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THE FIRE BRIGADE.

A Fireman's Letter.

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We have received the following|

latter for publication:-

Bir-Re your paragraph of the

BILLIARDS.

Garrison Inter Mess League.

The results of the matches 14th inst, relating to the Hong-played during the week ending kong Fire Brigade, I quite agree Saturday Inst, are as follows:- with you that the fire appliances

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16. 1921.

HONGKONG BOXING

ASSOCIATION.

First TOURNAMENT Monday 21st February at 9 p.m. at the

MING YUEN GARDENS. MAIN EVENT. Catohweight Contest.

R.G.A. Stonecutters 2; Gar-"Sky" Kerrison,

R.G.A. Victoria 6; Wilts Sgts 0. R.A.M.C. 3; Wardere 1. R.E's. 5 R.G.A. Kowloon 1.

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of the Colony are not up-to-date. rison Mess 4. The water supply of the City is very poor and has failed the briga- de at many fires. The fire hydrants! are not all that could be ex- pected, and it is quite common for the hydrant to be filled up with dirt, etc., which, as you know, will hinder the best trained firemeh.

I wish to call, your attention to a previous article in your

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The League Table, including the above results now stands as

Matches Games Points

under -

R.G.A. Stone-

cutters

THEATRE

ROYAL

To-day, the 15th and Wednesday the 16th February.

Under the Distinguished Patronage of

15 round H.E. The Governor & Lady Stubbs & Senior Naval & Military Officers.

(Wolterweight champion

of the Colony).

Booking at

▼.

FRI-

A. B. Howlitt,-

HMS. Alacrity.

Montries. DAY February 18th-Members (on-production Current Mom- bership Cards only)

P. W. L. D.

та

0 4 84 24-32

SATURDAY 19th and MONDAY

21st--General Public,

paper in which you state that Petty Officers 18 14 the firemen are not trained;

R.O.A. Vic- 198uro you toria

17 14 that they have training under Garrison Mess 18 10 the fire-master, who also is a thoroughly trained man. I grant you it is not our profession, but can you tell me one instance in the past twolve months that the European membere of the Brigade have not

done all that could be expected from them? The Chinese firemen I decline to comment on.

"THE

PHARIES"

will give a

GRAND VARIETY PERFORMANCE

in aid of

THE PORTSMOUTH DISASTER FUND

NEW

ADVERTISEMENTS.

RACE BOOKS,

WANTED.

The Race Book is now ready SITUATION WANTED- and the only Authorised Edition | Trained · Nurse (English) t is that published by Mesars, present in Shangbai, reeks post. NORONHA & CO., WHICH IS Would take charge of infant or |COPYRIGHT UNDER ACT OF [amall child. Apply Box 509 ölm

1911.

Hongkong Telegraph.".

R. J. PATERSON,

Clerk of the Course, Hongkong, 15th February, 1921.

NOTICE.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Notice is hereby given that the ordinary yearly meeting of the Shareholders in this Corporation

Special Trams will be run ke- For the Dependents of the men lost in K5 Submarine.will be held at the City Hall 12 79 23 30 (fore and after the Tournament. 35 65 43 25

16 9 52 55 41 20 H.K. Police... 17 7 46 55 47 20 Wilte Sgts. 177 64 52 50 18 Royal Eng-

inoera

17 5 93 46 56 13 R.G.A, Lyce-

MELEO

16 5 9 2 43 53 12 R.A.M.C. 17 3 13 1 27 75 7

...

UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.

Prices

NOTICE.

THE INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS The Sixteenth Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held in the Offices of Messrs. Dodwell & Company Limited oni

The Directors of the above The fixtures for the week ond-Thursday the 17th February 1921

at 11 am. for the purpose of re- Company have declared an In- are ag

Dividend on Deferred ceiving the report of the General torim

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hext

H.K. Police v. R.G.A. Stono-Managers together with a state-Shares for the year 1920 at the

ment of accounts to 31st Decem. rate of 6/- per share. cutters,

fber 1920.

In last night's paper you say that money is no object, as the Government has ample. Then ing Saturday why have the people of Hongkong follows:- nover thought of giving the pre-: sent-day firemen an increase ? We receive the humble sum of $15. Do you honestly think that the above sum is sufficient to com-

far the pensate

risks one runs at fires and collapses ? The biggest part of that is paid away for the washing of clothes after a fire. At the prosent time,

Wo

are appointed to the Fire Brigade in addition to our duties and are not asked if wo wish to join, as they did,proviously, but very few of us refuse it, as most of us need all the dollars that we can lay our hands on for personal reasons of our own.

Yours etc.,

ONE OF THE BRIGADE. Hongkong, February 15, 1921.

FOR "JACK ASHORE.”

Chinese Restaurants Supplying Liquor.

Tho Police have diver that, with a view to cateri

Jack ashore," certain (

restaurants in Wanchai have been

Wilts Sgts v. R.G.A. Victoria. Warders v. R.A.M.C. P.O.'s v. RI. Engineers.

Mess Garrison Lyomun.

7. R.O.A.

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A very good game should be witnessed between the Police and Stonecutters. The former are likely to be without the services of

Pitt while the unsere will miss Ives who left for flame on the Delta". A drawn game is most likely.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 7th to 17th February 1921 both dates inclusive.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

General Managers.

EXCHANGE.

(Opening Rate: closing Rate on Page 1).

T/T

The Wilts are at home to the R.CI.A. Victoria and expected to give a batter display than they Demand gave against the samo opponents 30 die last week. Here also, a drawn 60 de game is not unlikely.

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The PO's should add to their list of wins as a result of their match with the R. E's, although | TIT. India. there are rumours afloat that the lutter are likely to be strengthen- ¦ed by the arrival of the last draft.

Tho Garrison Mess are at home

Himalaya." The supporters of the homesters anticipato a win but my vote goes for a draw.

NEMO.

to the Artillerymen from Lye in the habit of serving liquor mun. A good game should "after hours" to bluejackets. That ensue as the Lycmun team will this arrangement had been a long have the services of Davis who established one was evidenced returned to the Colony by the by the institution of "Hole in the Wall," Hole in the Sky," the "Half Way House" and other home-Jiko names by which those "in the know" were wont to designate their favourite resorte. Outside the privileged The Open Championship. circle, theso localities wero

The game between T, B. Golding known as No. 139, No. 137, and and Leung Kom Kong, which was No. 101 Queen's Road West,ved for decision last night, has Chinese restaurant shops. The bean postponed until the 21st inst.. fact, that a sale of liquora to Europeaus at these houses would owing to the foriner being detained be a breach of the conditions of their licunces,. was considered

of

st camp.

HO-KOM TONG CUPS.

Marsh, 22 and 21.

Demand, India

Dividends for Shareholders on the Colonial Register are free of Income Tax and will be paid at the rate of 2/10 per dollar.

$3, $2 and $1.

NOTICE.

HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND

FINANCE CO., LTD; ..

WANTED. Local Import- Export Firm desires extension by co-operation with new firms or partnership with

interested parties. Apply Box No. 510 e/o "Hongkong Telegraph."

WANTED.-Stewardess for steamer proceeding to Liverpool middle of March 1927: Applicants with previous experience and certificates of services only need apply, Messrs. Butterfield and

Hongkong on Saturday 26th day Swire. of February 1921 at noon, for the

purpose of receiving the Raport WANTED IMMEDIATELY :---- of the Court of Directors together Competent Stenographer, Apply with a statement of accounts for Box 507 co

the year ending 31st December 1920.

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The Register of shares of the Corporation will be closed from Saturday 12th. February to Satur- day 26th. February 1921 (both NOTICE is hereby given that days inclusive) during which the Ordinary Annual General period no transfer of shares can Meeting of Shareholders in this be registered. Company will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong on Saturday, the 19th February, 1921, at 11.30 am. for the purpose of! receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Stato- ment of Accounts for the year Hongkong, ending 31st December 1920.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of!

Dividend Warrants. will be ob tainable on and after Saturday, 26th February, 1921, at the Comthe Company will be CLOSED from tho 11th February to the pany's Office.

21at February (both days in-

Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from 19th February to 26th February, both days in

clusive.

JARDINE MATHESON & CO. LTD

General Managers. Hongkong, 26th January, 1921.

SELLING.

2:54

2/536

2/516

2/544

REPULSE BAY HOTEL.

4 m/s

2/54

T/T Shanghai.

Nom.

T/T Singapore, TT Japan

10146

9716

177

DINNER DANSANT.

Wednesday, 16th. February,

T San Francisco)

& Now York.f

IT Java F/T Mark's F/T Franca Demand, Paris .....

17714 4716

135 Nom. 0 60

Saturday, 19th. February.

BUYING.

4 m/s. L/C

2.78

Lew

4 m/a, D/P

2/7/2

Field's "Poor Ritz Girl"

6 m/s, L/O

21734

10 ds. Sydney and Melbourne

B.

2/87%

30 dis. San Francis-1

co&New York

4936

4 m/s. Marks......

Nom.

7.20 7.40

4 m/s. Francs

6 m/s. Francs,.... Demand, Germany. Demand, New York 4778 T/T Bombay ......... Nom.

176 Demand, Bombay ...

Nom. T/T Calcutta Demand, Calcutta... 1774 On Yokohama........ 9766 Domand, Manila 107%

On Haiphong

Nom.

On Bangkok

·861⁄4 No. 7.90 Sovereign Gold leaf per Tael... 51.80 Dar Silver, ready... 39%

forward

34.

Bank of England rates 7%

little import to the The following are the results of culprits, but a different view was the games played last night Domand, Singapore. 10514 taken by the Police, who have at A. Andrews (—50) bent W length succeeded in exposing the Mash (-195) 250-234. Highest | On Saigon keepers, and taken løgal measuros breaka---Andrews, 22 and 21; against them. Yesterday, the liconse of the "Hole in the Sky" A. J. Osmund (-300) defented was fined under a conviction and A. Brown (-)25) 250--98. to-day it has to be recorded that Best breaks:-Ösmund, 38, 34 the "Hole in the Wall" met with (twice), 80, 29, 27 (twice), 24, 22, the same fate. Evidence was first given by Sergeant McFall that on entering the shop in the small hours of the morning. be saw a number of sailors holding a convivial party around a table and there was the clearest evid-s.

to show that

their cheerfulness was in the main promoted by the contents of a number of bottles of Asabi beer lying about in profusion. A fine of $200 was the magisterial mandate.

18, 16 (twice) and 15 (three timos); | New York/London... 3.894 Brown, 21 and 16.

ence

FILMS AND EYESIGHT.

To-night's Games. Gp.m.-C. Bond (----150) v. W.

Smith (-100).

SUBSIDIARY COINS.

10 5

J. Sowray (-200).

p.m.-A. Greensett. (scr.)ong 50 cts. pieces 1/10% dis. 1/2% dis. 1.2% dis. Canton subcoins 18.8% die. Hongkong Feb. 15. 191.

NEW "HUSH HUSH" SHD'.

A Home journal states-It is understood in well-informed oircles in Portsmouth that the dockyard is to be entrusted with the building of the first warship of an entirely new type. The

GUERNSEY TO USE BRITISH MONEY.

MISS ALMA ADAIR

"That American Singer of Popular Songs"

By Order of the Court of “

Directors

A. G. STEPHEN, .

Chief Manager 5th February, 1921.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

clusive), during which period no Tl Undersigned have received Transfer of Shares can be Re gistered.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON

General Managers. Hongkong, 31st January, 1981.

instructions to sell by Public Auction on

Saturday, the 19th Feb., 1921,

commencing at in a.m. at their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street.

10 cases Coloured Woollen THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT Yarn 3 ply Rose Wheeling

4 cases Worsted Border Venc tians

CO., LTD.

The THIRTY SECOND OR DINARY ANNUAL MEETING. OF THE SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Offices of the Company. St. George's Buiding. Chater Road, TUES. Victoria, Hongkong on DAY, the 22nd day of February, 1921, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the

Direct from Broadway, New York, Report of the Directors for the year ending 31st December, 1920 and declaring a Dividend.

late of.

F. Keith's New Vaudeville Houses,

Little

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED York from SATURDAY the 12th February, 1921, until TUESDAY, the 22nd February, 1921 both days inclusive.

J. J. and Lee Shubort's Winter

Garden.

New York, and the

Capitol Theatre, New York. MISS ADAIR HAS KINDLY. CONSENTED TO RENDER SOME

OF THE LATEST SONGS,

REPULSE BAY HOTEL

By Order of the BOARD OF DIRECTORS, Hongkong, 3rd February, 1921.

NOTICE.

WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS.

I case Fuitings

I case Black Brocades.

6 Suit Lengths

2 cases Toilet Soap 14 Stool Trunks 183 Galvanized Oval Baths, sizes ranging from 12" to 30"

8 Garden Forks Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers.

THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on

Thursday, the 17th February, 1021.

commencing at a.m.

graph."

Hongkong Tele-

TO BE LET.

TO LET. Spacious Offices an Ground Floor in Central District. Apply Box 511 c/o Hongkong Telegraph."

FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.-4 Cylinder, 12-16 H. P., five seater Humber Car, wire wheels with spare, acetylene lighting. May be viewed at the Hongkong Electric Company's North Point Generating Station any time by appointment.

FOR SALE.

MILNER'S SAFES

APPLY TO

LAMMERT BROS. Duddall Street.

FOR SALE.

One Hornsby -- Ackroyd Oil Engine-3 Horse Power. Fuel: Kerosene. Complete with cooling apparatus; in good condition. May be viewed by appointment at

GUN CLUB HILL BARRACKS

KOWLOON,

Apply to the undersigned,

LAMMERT BROS.

WAR MEMORIAL.

SUBSCRIPTION LIST.

For the erection by Public Subscription, of a building to be run on Y. M. C. A lines, to be called the War Memorial

at No. 10 Godown of the Hong-Instituta" and to be managed for. the joint use of the Navy, the Army and Civilians by a Joint Board of Directors.

kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co. Ltd, Kowloon (for account of the concerned). 150 Dales 43 x 29 Heavy Cees Green Stripe Gunnies, 24lbs. Terms: Cash on delivery

LAMMERT BROS. Auctioneers.

Sealed tenders will be received THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public at Headquarter Offices, Victoria Auction on Barracks, Hongkong, until 12 the o'clock noon on the dates stated,

for the undermentioned services) for a period of twelve months from: 1st April, 1921 :---

tem-

of

The approach roads to above Hotel are closed porarily for the purpose regrading. Patrons are, therefore, kindly requested to use the steps opposite the main entrance, until completion of such work."

REPULSE BAY HOTEL.

FANCY DRESS BALL Derby Day-Thursday, 24th February, 1921. At the request of numerous patrons, the management have decided to alter the above from a Supper Ball to a Fancy Dress Dinner Ball; therefore, tables may be booked on the usual lines, and holders of the supper dance

Birmingham Licensing Justices design is secret, but the vessel By 36 votes to 6, Guernsey tickets can obtain a refund on

Forage and Indian Supplies, 18th February, 1921.

Fuel, 21st February, 1921. Meat and General Supplies A"; 22nd February, 1921.

General Supplies "B", 28th February, 1921.

Barrack Services, 1st March 1921.

Transport Services, 3rd March

1921.

Hospital Supplies, 4th March

1921.

Tender forms and any necessary information may be obtained at the above offion between the hours of 10 a.m. and 1. p.m. daily,

Tenders will not be entertained unless accompanied by a deposit baye decided that a space of 30 will embody all the experience Staten have decided to use presentation of such tickets.

The charge per head for the of 6100 as a guarantee of good feet must separate cinome screens gained by the naval ongagements British money, and to accept the and front row seats, in order to during the war. It was in Port-Treasury's offer of £63,000 for Dinner Ball will be on similar faith.

now in lines to the ostial Wednesday and protect the eyesight of the audi-smouth dockyard that the firet the 1,440,000 francs

Saturday dances. Dreadnought was constructed.

anco.

circulation.

The right to reject the lowest or any tender is reserved.

Wednesday, the 16th. February,

1920,

commencing at 11 a.m.-

at Hon Shan Godown, Kennedy Town.

(for account of the concerned)

20 Bales Tanned Hide (all more or less damaged by. sea-water}

Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS..

Auctioneers.

THEUndersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on Tuesday, the aand February, 1921 -commencing" at 2.45 p.m.` at No. 5 Aimai Villas, Kimberly Road, Kowloon

A Quantity of Valuable Househeld Furniture to Me (Particulars from catalogue) Terms: ash on delivery

A portion of the sum raised will be devoted to the erection of a per- manent stone memorial which will be put in hand at an early date.

Lists may be found at:---- Messrs Lane Crawford: Messrs. Kelly & Walsh Mesare. Mogtrie

Mesars, Wm. Powell Ltd. The Hongkong Club The Hongkong Cricket Club The Club Lusitano The Eagineers' Institute The Victoria, Recreation Club The Kowloon Cricket Club The Kowloon Bowling Club The Peak Club The Club de Recreio The Craigengower lub

M. J. BREEN, Hon. Secretary War Memorial

Committee. HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,

Notice is hereby giving that on and, after 14th: February 1921, the Hongkong Bavings Bank will be open on:-

Week days from 10 am. to 3 p.m. Saturdays front 10 am to 12 noon.

A. G. STEPHEN,

Chlef Manager. Hongkong & Shanghai Banking LAMMERT BROS.

Corporation Auctioneers. Hongkong, 2nd February, 102

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