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CHINA'S PLACE IN THE NEW WORLD.

ENGLISH ALMOST SECOND MOTHER TONGUE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

NOTICE.

- REPULSE BAY HOTEL.

SATURDAY. MAY

8th-

.NOTICE.

| KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY. (British Section).

The PUBLIC! is notified that

TEA DANSANT FROM 4 TO the trains advertised to lonvS Kowloon at 220 pm, and Shum Chun at 9,04 pun, on Wednesdays and Saturdays are liable to be cancelled in wat weather.

Mr. George Berwick writes to 7PM. DINNER DANCE FROM the Daily Aronicle from Borling. P.M. as follows:--

China has not had a great deal of attention paid to her during the war; the fascinating East: has been veiled by the battle- smoke of the grim, warring West.

I have found it interesting, therefore, to have a talk with Mr. Yen who was China's Minister here before the war and who balted in Berlin en toute from his post at Copenhagen to Peking for a long-postponed holiday.

CHAT IN ENGLISH.

Mr. Yan is a delightful person- ality, speaking English with really amazing fluency, and having a wonderfully intimate knowledge of world politics.

V

SUNDAY, MAY pth. Orchestral Concerts during Tiffin and Afternoon.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on

Wednesday, the gth. May, 1920

commencing at na am.

at their Sale Roama, 6 Duddell Street

"How bas China been affected 125 pieers Braas Rods by the war?" I asked.

"It has not, of course." Mr. Yen replied, "made such a deep

mark in China

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other

countries more definitely engaged

in the struggle.

"Naturally, the long war did

great harm to our trade; in the

-latter stages the great Russian

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Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers,

market was shut against China's] KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAAET

tea, and our silk trade generally

decreased a great deal.

MAATSCHAPPIJ.

The worst effect has been NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. enforced absence of foreign

capital from the country.

result some of the railways have From SINGAPORE, PENANG, stopped working.

BELAWAN DELI

The Steamship

By Order,

H. P. WINSLOW,

Manager. Hongkong. 6th May, 1930,

NOTICE.

ESTATE OF DENNIS KEBIR......it's

MOSS, DECEASED.

All

persons having claims against or owing monies to the above estate are requested to notify the undersigned.

For acd on behalf of the Exe cutrix.

E. A. M. WILLIAMS,

ro Lowe, Bingham and Matthews.

Hongkong, 5th May. 1920

NOTICE.

are

It is hereby notified that on the 21st May, at the Treasury of Maran, at 3 p.m. tenders invited by verbal competition fat the Monopoly of Opium, for the period of three years, commencing from 1st August 1920 to 31st July 1923.

EMBARRASSING WEALTH.

**VAX WAERWYUK

All the terms and conditions for "Yes; the east of living has gone up by 30 per rent, 1 having arrived from the above the tender can be obtained on the Portuguese should say

but wages have in-ports, consignees of cargo by her application at creased, too, so that we have are notified that all goods are Consulate in Hongkong, or at escaped comparatively lightly in being landed at their risk into the Treasurer's Department in

the hazardous and or extra- Marate

PLINIO TINOCO. hazardous godowns of the Hong-

Whart kong & Kowloon Godown Co. Ltd., whence and or

Treasurer's Office of Macao. from the wharves delivery mayad April, 1971. be obtained.

that direction.

But we are troubled by the rate of exchange.

“When I was in Berlin before the war I used to receive two marks for Dur silver dollar yesterday I got a hundred marks. "Our dollar. Mr. Yen went on, with a smile," is perhaps the must saluable evin of its kind in the world.

*

Goods not cleared by the 13th of May will be subject to rent.

All broken.chafed and damaged packages are to be left in the

Treasurer.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

godowns, where they will be HEUndersigned have received

"But that is not an unmixed examined on the 12th of MYTHE instructions from Messrs.

THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1990)

NEW

ADVERTISEMENTS.

REYNOLDS DENNISTON

THEATRE

ROYAL

To-Night

at 9.15 sharp.

THE

DENNISTON

PLAYERS

THE LAST THREE NIGHTS OF THE GREATEST AGGRE- GATION OF POPULAR PLAYERS THAT HAVE EVER VISITED HONGKONG.

Each and Every Member of the Company Carrying away the

Happiest Memories of Hatigkong..

TO-NIGHT at 9.15

FRIDAY, Teb May

SATURDAY,

Sth May

*

The Perpetual Laugh

NIGHTIE NIGHT."

Une Continual Scream: **THE UNKISSED BRIDE"

The Farewell Night:

IT'S"

3 Warida Howard, Miss Florence ('hapman, Miss Vatentine Shines. Miss Press Pring.

Miss Huxley..

Mr. Len K-nu-ly,

AU REVOIR.” NIGHT TO

Mr. Reginald Wykeban,

in

Mr. W. D. Howard.

Mr. W. Augustin,

Mr. Vaughan Morgan,

Mr. E. D. Clifton.

Mr. Helbridge.

The Comedy that is Certain to Satisly.

**OOR WIVES.

The Box Plans now open at Messrs. Moutrie`s.

Packs

4. $3 & $1.

ENTERTA

NMENT

FRIDAY AND, SATURDAY 7th AND 8th MAY

leasing. The tire: Chinese ship at 10 am. by Messrs. Goddard Thoresen & Co to sell by Public AT THE ROYAL ARTILLERY THEATRE, VICTORIA BAR RACKS to reach Europe arrived at Ho- Douglas. terdani a few days ago. When it

Claims against the steamer:

left hins its cargo of silk, seast be presented in writing zier, &c., was valued at alegit 3, within ten days after arrival of per Chinese dollar; now the ravel Stromer, otherwise they will nat ja about 9., and the cargo very be recognized. naturally cannot be disposed of"!

ELESIVE IDEALS. Speaking of che Versailles Treaty which China has not yet signed owing to difficulties about the Shantung question), Mr. Yen

No Fire In-grance with bel effected by the undersigned in ang Case whatePMT.

Auction on

Tuesday, the 18th May, 1920.

commencing at 3 p.m.

at their Sale Rooms, Duddell" Street.

The Steamer "DAGMAR' as she not lies in the Menara River, Bangkok, with all her machinery, gear and appurten

Bills pf Lading will be counter sened by

JANA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN. ances etc.

Acents.

referred to the League of Sations Hongkong, 6th May, 1990,

“We were vastly interested in

This great idea," he declared.

"You see, the Chinese are a

sentimental rare. By age long emenied, and though there has

1457 tons gruss Reg.

911 as net Reg.: 1892 mas deadweight capa. rity on I feet mean draft Speed i kno:""

This steamer went ashore in! the Gulf of Siam, was waived, and

tradition, and be all our tearing been a certain amounted to Bangkok, where she was we believe in moral forrest sur pazanda it has met with dry-docked and patched up.

hole philosophy is founded outcess."

the deal of morality.

Mr. Yen went on to speak of i Inspection or lers on application

in China.

So the Chinese regarded the oportunities for foreign enterprise League of Nations as a splendid ¦ realisation of their ideals, and we are rather disappointed that it has rom developed as rapidly as appeared probable at fir-1.

ENGLAND AND ENGLISH. We look to England expecial. la to help us in this dinetion.

*Such

will. opportunities become greater as enlightened! "And internal conditione iometerniem advances, And it pl China, Mr. Yen!"

DIVIDER AGAINST ITSELE

advancing

the East Asiaties Co. Ltd.. Bangkok.

The steaner to be at purchasers risk after fall of hammer, when Purchase money as to be pail

? For full particulars apply to

LAMMERT BROS.

"We are still diziled into twa You will belizterested to know. AS THE TEST for topthat among the educated Plasces! provinces are behind the Peking the English language is bezóm- Government, with Mr. Hsu as the ling - general as, to be regarded head: tour provinces in the South almost as

XXX Second mather give allegiance to the Canton tongue."- Government, headed by a go-

And, said Mr. Yen. in corelu- mittee of seven,

-ion. Let me

word in praise of the work done by poor,. missionaries. Ther men and woman, and Chips | awes more than it ran repay to their self-denying efforts.

"Friefly, the quarrel was about the dissolution of the previous Papiony Kabirent, fie en LESCU, sits there, and the old one sits in Canton.

RTA

*Several provinces between the

But it is a great pity that the two divisions remain neutral; and war has made the world such a we hope that negotiations may great place again. Before the soon bring bath sides together again."

VASISHED PRACOCK THROSE

war one could travel from Peking| to Berlin in 11 days. Now my journey will take 55 days.

In our efforts to advance wel "No." Mr. Yen continued. "hope England and China, with sol do not think there is any chance many common interests, may be

of a restoration of the royal very closely bound together."

dynasty. I think the present

system is much better for the

country and much more generally

supported that the old.

PRISON FOR DUM. OFFICER...

Auctioneers,

Hongkong

A COMPLE E ERATED WATERI

PLANT FOR SALE.

KWONG SANG HONG LTD.,

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG TUTORIAL

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE

43. Bonham Road.

Opposite the University Tel No. 732. P.0. Box, 593.

Principal

T

JOHN P. JONES, B.Sc., M.E. Min.

and

Our aristocracy of birth is not In sentencing Harold Dunstan an important factor; our real Penn. D.C.M., aged 43, -Beuten- Toe Institute Hords Special Ere aristocracy is that of intellect. ant in the Royal Air Force, lately paration (Class and Private, Day and Mr. Hay and such men belong to employed as Stores Officer at the Evening, Oral and Correspondence! that class, and they represent Founslow Depot, to four months.civeraity Matriculation that enlightened China which imprisonment in the second divi-Degree Examinations. alone can hope to progress.", sion for stealing Government New Session has now commenced.

motor-cars, the ‹ommon Serjeant, Tutorial Classes are being conducted at the Old Bailey said it was a in English, Mathematics, Trigonyme- "And does China fear Bol very sad thing for him to have to try, Mechanios, Physics, Chemistry. sbevism, now that the Red armies punish a man who had served his History, Geography, Latin have swept along her frontiers to King loyally and bravely, "French, fur Hongkong University Vladivostok ?" I asked.

know the conviction means ruin July Examinations. "No... do not think we have to you," the Judge added. Bat Private Tuibon can also be bad its anything to fear from that. The you were in a position of trust, tham subjacka.. "great masse" of people are fairly and abused it

NO FEAR OF THE RED9.

---Prospectus on applicati

and

in aid of the

CATHOLIC MEN'S

CLUB

15: Patrick's Hall Garden Road)

FOR CATHOLIC SAILORS AND SOLDIERS. Under the distinguished patronage of His Excellency the Governor and Lady Stubbs, Commodore V. G. Gorner, R. N., and Colonal J. Young, Commanding the Forces in China.

ONE ACT PLAY

"The Conversion of Nat Sturge" Major Law, Captain and Mrs. Bristow and Mr. E A. Halford. Wiltshire Regiment THOUGHT READING.

Mr. Kilgour. And VARIOUS ITEMS,

Col. Crosse. Lt. Franks, R.N and other well-known Aruateurs.

The Band of the 2nd Wiltshire Regiment will play.

2.06

$1.00

ADVERTISE YOUR WANTS.

WHAT YOU WANT SOMEONE HAS-WHAT YO” DON'T WANT SOMEONE ELSE DOES.

ONE CENT PER WORD PER INSERTION

Two Cents if not Prepaid.

A SMALL ADVERTISEMENT IN THESE C»LUMNS WILL BE PRODUCTIVE OF MANY ENQUIRIES REPLIES AWAIT BOX No.:- 346 347 & 249

TO BE LET.

¡TO LET.~From 1st June, a five

rooded Country Bungalow, witn-

WANTED.

WANTED-Competent and ex-

in easy reach of Town, comfort-[perienced stenographer with good ably furnished, for six months, knowledge of English. Apply Farden, sa bathing, quiet and Chas. E Richardson, Prince's healthy. Aoply Box 354 c/o Building.

Hongkong Telegraph.”

WANTED.--Une small puppy

of good breed. No chow dogs.

TO BE LET-A five-roomed house at Peak, fully furnished and conveniently situated to be let from beginning of June for Please state age, breed, price, etc., three four months, rent $250 per when replying to bax 355 co. month. Apply P.O. Box No. 6. Hongkong Telegraph."

FOR SALE

FOR SALE. Fire Site at Peak. WANTED. Young lady' roomed House. Area 12,955 (British Nationality) desires square feet Further land avail. position as Steno-Typist; has had able. Immediate possesion. previous experience of office work. Apply Box 35 co "Hongkong Reply Box No. 349 e/o "Hongkong

Telegraph." Telegraph."

NOTICE.

NOTICE.

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE] UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY

COMPANY LIMITED.

OF CANTON LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

the that the 51s: ORDINARY YEAR- that

47th ORDINARY LY MEETING of the Company YEARLY MEETING of the will be held at its. Read Office, Society will be held at its Head Nos, 3 and 4 Queen's Buildings on Office, Nos, 3 and 4 Queen's FRIDAY 215 MAY, 1920 at Buildings, Hongkong on FRI- 1230 P., for the purpose of reDAY 31 May 1920, as Noon, for ceiving, the Report of the Diree-the purpose of receiving the. |tors together with the Statements Report of the Directors together of Account to 31st December 1919 with the Statements of Account and of declaring Dividends etc. to 31st December 1919, and of

declaring Dividends, etc.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company with be CLOSED from 8th May to 21st May, both

days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

C. H. P. HAY, Deputy General Manager.

Hongkong.4th May. 1920.

NOTICE.

ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE BRANCH, KOWLOON.

Pitman's Shorthand Evening

Classes.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will de CLOSED from 8th May to 21st May, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board.

C. II. P. Hay, Deputy General Manager. Hongkong, 4th May, 1920.

NOTICE.

BRITISH TRADERS' INSUR-

ANCE CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 54th ORDINARY A class for young meh will | YEARLY MEETING of the commence on Monday 3rd May. | Company will be held at its Head For particulars apply by letter to Office, Nos. 3 and 4. Queen's the above address.

Reserved Seats Body of Hall

Sailors and Soldiers Half Price

BOONIS(CAT MUUTRIE S

Doors Open at 8.45 p.m.

THE ROYAL HONGKONG "GOLF CLUB.

...

NOTICE.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.

SOTICE.

THE ORIENTAL COTTON TRADING CO., LTD.

(THE TOTO MESKA KAISHA LTD.) Members are reminded that the

NOTICE is hereby given that Nomination for Officers and

the above named Company has! N.COs, having now been received. Balloting for the various Com.been incorporated in Japan under panies will take place at Head- Japanese Law with a Capital of Y35,000,000 for the purpose of quarters on the following dates

the business in and times. Ballot papers will be carrying on

Cotton, Cotton yarn, Cotton piece issued at Headquarters.

goods and other similar goods) Artillery Company 6.13 p.m. which has bitherto been carried

Monday, 10th May.

op by the undersigned and that Engineer Company 6.15 p.m. from the 16th April 1920 all

Tuesday, 11th May. Machine Gun Company 8.15 p.m. Wednesday, 12th May Infantry and Light Infantry Companies 6.15 p.m. Thurs- day, 13th May

Scottish Company 6.15 pm

Thursday, 13th May Mounted Infantry Coy. 6.15

p.m. Thursday, 13th May Reserve Company 5.15 p.m.

Friday. 14th May.

G. F. E. RAPSON,

B.T., Major

Adjutant,

Hongkong Volunteer Defence

Corps.

Buildings, Hongkong, on Friday, [21st MAY 1920, at 19.45 p.m. for the purpose of receiving the Re- port of the Directors together with the Statements of Account to 31st December 1919 and of | declaring Dividends, etc.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 8th May to 21st May, both

By Order of the Board,

C. H. P. HAY, Deputy General Manager. Hongkong, 4th May, 192,

The Adjourned General Meet-days inclusive. ing of Members will be held in the Chamber of Commerce room. City Hall, on Monday 10th May at 5.15 p.m.

By Order of the Committee.

L. S. GREENHILL.

Hon. Secretary.

NOTICE.

THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE. LIMITED.

....

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS..

NOTICE...

THE HONOKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED.

Notice is hereby given that the Thirty-First Ordinary General Meeting will be be d at the Com pany's Offices, St. George's Build- ings, on Saturday. 22nd May The thirty-ninth Ordinary

1920, at 11.30 a.m. for the purpose: Yearly Meeting of shareholders of presenting the Report of the will be held at the Offices of the Directors together with a State- undersigned on Tuesday the 25th ment of Accounts to 29th Febru May 1920 at 11.30 am.

the rights and liabilities of thei undersigned in connection with; the said business and the benefit and burden of all contracts and engagements now subsisting in connection therewith have been taken over by the above named Company.

The Transfer Books and Reary 1920, and electing Directors

4.Bİ Auditors. The Transier. authorised agents of the sald gister of Members of the Company Books of the Comany will be Company to carry on business of will be closed from the 11th May closed from the 15th to the 22nd the said Company in the Colony to the 25th May, both days in May 1920, both days inclusive. of Hongkong and its dependencies clusive. ss from the said date.

The undersigned are the duly

JARDINE MATHESON &

THE MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, LTD.

CO, LTD.

“Agents"

General Agents kong 3rd Mar, 1920.

Hongkong, Ji May, 1920. -~ - Hongkong, 5th May, 1920.

By Order of the Board of,

Directors. GIBB, LIVINGTON & CO.

Bgung, 4th May, 1920