AUCTION
PUBLIC AUCTION.
roovivad instructions to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,
On MONDAY,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25TH, 1911.
A Publican's Licence has for many years been beld by the late Proprietor's Nominee and the Present Licence will (subject to the transfor being approved by the Licensing Board) be MESSES, HUGHES & HOUGH have ausferred to the Furchaser and he can hold the same until the Licence expires on the 30th day of November, 1911.
WITH THE ABOVE WILL BE BOLD EDWALD," Licence No. 372. Length 60 ft. 5i.. The Single-Sorow Steam Lannah "KING Breadth 10 ft. 8 in., 139, together with all ber depth 7 ft. Gross Tonnage Tackles, Gear and Apparatus, Engines and 27.15, Net Tonnare,
Boilers as she now lies afloat in the Victoria Harbour, This Steam Launch was in the Month of May, 1911, thoroughly over-banled and repaired.
the 30th day of October, 1911, at 3 o'clock at their Sales Room No. 8, Des Voux Road Central
The Furniture, Fixtures. Fittings Assets and Effects of the KING EDWARD HOTEL and the Goodwill of the business as a going
concern,
Comprising the necessary und Valuable Hotel business carried on by the late Mr. DHUNJSEBHOY DOLABJEE NOWEO nnder the style of THE KING EDWARD HOTEL together with the benefit of the Leases of Portions of Royal Buildings and Prince's Buildings hereinafter mentioned, The premises occupied by tla Hotel and the accommodation is as follows:
1. ROYAL BUILDINGA
Consist of (a) Underground Godowns, etc. (b) Ground Floor (u) Tween Ground Floor and
obtained from the Undersigned and from Particulars and Conditions of Sale may be the Auctioneers.
Orders to view the premises excepting the premises of the sub-lessecs may be obtained from the Undersigned.
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,
Prince's Baildings, Hongkong,
Solicitors for the Yendors. -Hongkong, 9th Oöföber, 1911.
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First Floor (d) Five Uppor Eleons and (0) Ters SUPPLIED TO THE HOUSE OF
of Fifth Floor, all disposed as follows-
(a) UNDERGROUND-partitioned off luie (1) Two Spacious Godowns one used for Storing Láquors, Wines, Aurated. Waters, Mineral Waters, Cigars Bad other Bar supplies and the other for Bloring Passengers laggage-and-al/0- effects belonging to the Hotel of which there is a Large Stock la reserve (ii) a Room for Storing empty bottles (iii) Largo Room for Compra- dore's Offico (iv) Two Rooms for Godown coolies (v) a Carpenter's Workshop and (vi) an open space in which a Salt Water Pump with a Wall ik leid.
(b) GROUND FLOOR—is divided into two Sections, namely, (A) Ofees aut (B) Bar.
̈(A) Offices~(i) Fooking Office with Counter (ii) Manager's Office adjoining (ii) a spacious Hall with Tables and Seats for visitors all of which are in front while at back two Private Ofices and a Telephone-Room.
LORDS AND HOUSE OF COMMONS
THORNE'S
OLD VAT
No. 4
This vat was started by the late Robert Thorn of Greenock and has been sold as No. 4 since 1831
WM. POWELL.
LTD.
ENTIRELY NEW STOCK OF CARPETS
AXMINSTER AND VELVET
SEAMLESS SQUARES
WITH
HEARTHRUGS TO MATCH.
FURNISHING DEPARTMENT.
PHONE 346.
DANGERS OF DIRECT TRADING,
A Hongkong correspondent, writing to the Manchester Guerdian, 38:-
Many bare perhaps at one time or another wondered how it is possible to reconcile the oft- bond with the statement that "for ways that heard assertion that a Chinaman's word is his are dark and tricks that are rain the heathen Chinee is peenliar." Much as one would desire to place the Chinaman on a high moral pedestal, it is unfortunately accesser to tako bin as one oven generally true that a Chinaman's word is his bond. Unill ten or teen years ago the British and. foreign merchants in the Treaty Ports had certainly some cause to extol the Chiusman's virtues sa a striot keeper of promises. In the old daya there were compara tively few European merchants established in the Far East, and the Chinese merebants found that it answored their purpose to keep faith with all contracte entered into,
(B) Bar-contains ) Bar with counter and SCOTCH WHISKY. has found him. It is no longer universally or Caab Register, all ted up in Brat class style, with three Billiard Tables complate () Laya tories and Urinals with Hot and Cold Water Pipes for Wash Hand Basine, all' up-to-date Fittings
(c) "Tween Ground Floor and First Floor- are two Compartments-(i) Private Bar and (ii) Drying Room,
d) FIRST FLOOR-Comprises (i) Two Large Dining Rooms (i) One Funtry (ii) Ous Carving Room with Healing Range (iv) Kitchen with Cooking Range complete (v) Baker's Room and (vi) a space with Boiler for Hot Water.
(a) SECOND FLOOR-bas (1) Reception Room (ii) Private Dining Room (iii) Writing Roon (iv) One Large Hoon with two Billiand Tables and other saltthle Fittings (v) Tu Room (vi) Cloak Room and a number of Subsidiary Rooms as follows:--
One Ladies' Laratory.
One Gentlemen's Laratory.
One Lailies' Bath Room.
One Gentlemen's Bath Room.
Two Spare Rooms for use of servants and for keoping sundries. Rooms I to III and V to VII can be used as Bed Rooms.
No. of
(d) Upper Bod. Lavatories Bath-
Floors rooms
↑ Spare
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PLASMON
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PLASMON BISCUITS,
PLASMON OATS.
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PLASHON
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3rd Floor 9
1 Ladies 2 Ladies
1 Grat.' 2 Geat.'s
4th...
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9
1 Ladies
3 Ladies
2
1 Osnt.
2 Goat.'s
19
4
2
Gent,
5 Gent.'s!
I Ladies 3 Ladios
The Bed Rooms on there Three Floors with wuch of the Rooms on the Second Flror as are contortible as Bed Kooras wake 43 Bed-Rooms in all, the Billiard" Room can also be used a Bed Room.
All the Lavatories are of the latest paltern and the Bath-Rcome are equipped with First- elnas Atlantic Baths.
(e) Top of Fifth Floor ara Chinese Kitohon
and Servants' Hall.
A Fire Escape runs from the roof right down
to the Ground Floor outside,
Each Floor has a Telophoon-Room
With the above will be sold the benefit of the Original Lease of Portions of Royal Buildings upon which the above promises are situate dated the 23rd day of October, 1905, for a term of 14 years from the 1st day of September, 1905, and for a further term of seven years from the ex- piration of the said term of fourteen years at a Monthly Rectal of $1,716.67 and taxes which amount to approximately 8223.16 per 2. PRINCE'S BUILDINGS
manner
Month. Consiztof (i) Ground Floor with Undergronad Godowns now to let to the Medic Halland (i) Threa Upper Floors disposed in the following Ground Floor is divided into Tmely, A and B. Section A is let to the Bank of Tairan upon an agreement for Lease which will expire on the 30 day of September 1912, at a Monthly Rental of $600 inclusive of taxes-and Section B is let to Emil Niedhardt carrying on business as The Medical
Hall upon a sub-lease which will expire on the 30th day of September, 1917, at a present Monthly Rental of $500 for the first two years of the said term and the Monthly Rental of $500 Month during the succeeding 3 years and at the Monthly Rental of $700 for the remaining 2 years 2 Months and 17 days of the said term exclusive of taxes. Full particulars of those sub-leases can be supplied by the Undersigned.
(11) No. of
Upper Bed- Lavatories Bath
Spare
Rooms Rooms
1 Gent. 2 Gent,'s
Floors rooms
1st Floor, 9
1 Servants' 2-Ladies
2nd
9
1 Ladies'
2 Gent's
3
3
3rd
9
1 Gent.
3+
1 Fervants 2 Ladies*
2 Gent Sorvasts 2 Ladies!
Of the 27 Bed Rooms on the store Floors certain Lounis are let to MESSES, JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors and Notariee," upon a sub-lease which will expire on the 30th day of September. 1917, st a Monthly Rental of $350.00 exclusive of taxes. Full particulars of the above sub-lence can be supplied by the Undersigned,
On the Second Floor is a Chinese, Kitchen Ier the nse of servants while on the Third Floor there is accommodation for the Hotel Watchmen.
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With the above will be sold the benefit of the Original Lease of Portions of Prince's Buildings which the above premises se situate dated the 12th day of August, 1909, for a term of sight years from the Ist-day-of-Octobez, 1909, sta Monthly Rental of $1,750.00 and taxes which amount approximately to $227.50 per Month.
The and
Arg-ta Effecta
omprise the Valuable up-to-date Furniture, Fixtures and Fittings, Callery, Glass and Crockery, Table Linen and Electrio Installation (Lights and Fans) in and upon the above premises and all other para-' phernalia now in and upon the suid premises ased thereon for the carrying ou of the maki usiness, an inventory of which may be inspected the Office of the Undersigned.
and
KEATING'S
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THE WORST COUGH Can given inlied. An increasing sale of over to years in a cartala best of their marvellous vaine, Sold in bottles ruszywkare.
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THE CHINAMAN IN BUSINESS. objeot in view, false trade-marks are stamped on goods and short weights made up, and goods are ordered in inferior qualities. Cheap Japaness goods are packed into boxes style, and in a thousad and one ways the which have contained British gcoda of the same average Chinese merchant manages to kinces Every firm out in the East will report that
dishonest
brought constantly to their notice, and it is
percentage out of his trading.. cases of infringement of trade-marks are boing regrettable faol that this pirating of trade-marks is.increasing at an alarming rate. In exporting their own produce the Chinese are equally an. qualities are supplied promises are not kept, and trustworthy. Short weights are shipped, inferior generally, it is not safe to export ang Chinese wares.ndless every pound, yard, or piece, as the Europeans on the spot. In order to get out of case may be, has been carefully inspected by
promise anything for the morrow, but the a pressing ditiouity to-day the Chinaman will
been written with anfalälled premises, and it whole history of Chine has, up to the present, looks as if this state of things will continue for many years to come. Now and again it is farge possible to come across a European who has and who will sert that the Chinese hare boeu well-treated by the Chinese in businear, a higher commercial morality than the rare exceptions. It is perhaps significant of white man, but these men will be found to be
insurance rates for buildings occupied by Chinose the moral hazard" that in Hongkong the fire aro 11 to 3 per cent. per annum, whereas if the some buildings are coupled by Earopeans the rate is only i per cent, per annum at most.
they were practically one and all pecially as
profits on every transaction.
All that was neorary in those days was to take gool care that the European traders did not make big profile, and to keep to their promises for fear that such merchants might refuse to have further tranazolions with them.
Compared with other Eastern nations, bow- all their faults they are an amiable and almost ever. the Chinese still hold their heads up. For lorable peoplo Like children, they get over their difficulties with smiling faces, and their eleverne is indisputable. The pity is that as with Europeans is not what is used to be. a commercial nation their honesty in dealing
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It must be said, however, in common justice that there are still left many Chinese merchants of the old school whose integrity will compare favourably with the average European standard; but nowadays one notes with regret that a new class of Chinese merchant is springing up the Treaty Porte. There ports have grown in size and importance, and competition has become much more severe then in the old days. Man ROYAL FAMILY estor and Bradford merchante send out scores of travellers now, whereas a decade ago a man travelling to the Far East to sell bis goods was rare.
The result has been a mushroom growth of small Chinese importing firms and sad falling-off in the standard of Chinese commercial morality. As long as the average Chinoman can make good profits on his chases so long will he be prepared to keep to pur his promises. When, however, loses loom up before him then he will show his adeptness in wriggling out of his bargain. To make matters worse, there are on aver-increasing number of young Chinese entering cominercial life who have received a semi-European educa tion at the schools and colleges of Hong kong and Shanghai. There men, from a business point of view, are the most untrust worthy of all, and are frequently_aroided altogether by the old-established European merchants. Direct trading, bowover, gives them their opportunity. It is now a simple matter for Cineman with a fair knowledge of English to address English merobants with a view to doing a direct business-that is to without the help of a European merchant established in China. During the last ten or Afteen years the Chinese have endeavoured to werk direct imports themselves, without mach success, and generally with many disappoint ments for the home firaus who have engaged in the trade, The Chinaman, who, when be starte hes generally a fair balance at the bank, will
Bo-called a
oredit in the home merchant's favour,
abil undertakes accept any drafts that may be drawn on to him for his oders. All goes well while his capital lasts, but sooner or later, the inbred gambling instinct asserts itself, and he orders. vast quantities of goods as a speculation with out having received definite orders from bis ap-country
basera. The result is easy to fore-
Chinamon's lecked up in a portion of the goods ordered, and the home merchants find themselves with s wonderful array of goods only suitable for the Chinese trade thrown on their hands. Gener-KYOYE MARD, Japanese air.. 461, K. Manda, ally there is a loss of from 10 to 50 per cent, en the to sale, as in cases like this the market is invariably against them. It the market was goed the bayer would of course, have faken them up. Merchante at home should be on their guard against Chinese firms with English
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Nearly all baciners done by European merebants in China through the medium of a compradore. Compradors is the name applied to a wealthy Chinaman who undertakee for a commission of per cent, on the transaction) (usually to guarantee the falliment of contracte and puchares made by native buyers. The coo pradore usually deposits a large sum ss security, and this is held in test against losses made by bayers repainting their purchases disappearing into the interior, and getting the test of him in many subtle and elusive wayt, might be
expected,
the supply of good compra- dores getting smaller and smaller Adequate security is no longer to be bad, and many Europesa firms have recently had cause to regret that they ever opened up in
China a
at ell Many of the older houses have been heavily hit and several have gone under through no fault of their own. The Chinese who trought about the failues had ordered large quantities of goo's, and quietly disappeared when they found the market against them, leaving the Birma to bear the lesses incurred by re-sale. Guarantors' securities are quickly swallowed cases like
this, and the merchants have to suffer. A well- known bank mausger in the East reports that from Bombay to Yokobama the ery of the European merchants is that they cannot make imports pay. It is well here to remark, as showing the general character of the Chinese iu businear, that it is not only the European mer. chaot who has to bear the brust of all this trickery and chicanery. The Cuinsman would jos as soon get the better of his own people,
In the Treaty Ports trade marks are carefully 127 transferred from ene quality to another and ship ped up country with a view to cheating the smaller provincial buyers.
With the same
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