NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.
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HUND AND ELEC G
TRIC CO., LTD.. have This Day been REMOVED to 16, Ien HouBE STREET.
Hongkong, 1st March, 1915.
NOTICE.
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GABARDI, Hector of the Roman Catholic by Cathedral, beg to invite all the Catholics and the Members of the Portuguese Community to take part in the Commemorating Services and reception on the 1st MARCH, 1916,
7.30 AM.-Solemn Mass,
8.30 P.M.-Hymn by the Choir and Sermon by Rev. FB. J. DA COSTA NUNES
Via Geforal of Massa). "To Deum" to be followed by a Reception at the Club Lusitano. All-aro cordially invited.
J. M. A. DE GRAÇA, Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 27th February, 1916. [344
HONGKONG GYMKHANA OLUB.
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THE ANNUAL MEETING of Members will be held TO-MORROW (TUESDAY), the 2nd March, 1915, at 5,15 P.M.,st the Rooms of the JOCKEY CLUB, Ground Floor of Annere of Hongkong Club. Members of the Jockey Club Interested in Gymkhanas are invited to attend.
Hongkong, 1st March, 1915.
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HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE TWENTY BIGHTH ORDINARY
ANNUAL MEETING. of SHARE. HOLDERS will be held at the Ofoes of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD., THURSDAY, the 4th March, 1915, at 30 for the purpes of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of
DAVID SASSOON & Cb, LTD, 1273 Hongkong, 10th February, 1915.
TO LET. 'OUSES. in CLIFTON GARDENS, H Conduit Road.
OFFICES, facing the Harbour between the Hongkong Club and Post Office.
26, WÖNG-NEL-CHONG ROAD. 1, HILL SIDE, 110, THE PEAK. GODOWNS, New Praya, Kennedy Town. GODOWNS, at Wanchai Road, Apply, etc..
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 1sr, 1915.
INTIMATION
ESTABLISHED 78 YEARS.
CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS AND PERFUMERS, ETC., ETC. BI APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.
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COMPANY MEETING.
HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.
The ordinary annual meeting of the
all these facts constituted an urgent call The meteorological observations made at for immediate remedial measures, but it the Royal Observatory, Hongkong, during is useless to urge on China elaborate the nonth of January show that the mesa schemes which it is quite impossible for temperature for the month was 40.1, com- ber to put into effect. This, however, ispared with a mean of 64.6 for the same above was held at the Hotel on Saturday. no reason why Chinese officialdom should period in the previous thirty years. Mr. F. Maitland (Chairman) presided, A. S. WATSON look on with hands folded; over if the Thore were 178. hours of sunshine, and and thous also present were-Messrs. J. V. O. 56nnar and E. Kadoorie. (Direc whole cannot be accomplished and 0.345 inches of rain.
tors), and Messrs. G. T. Lloyd, P. 0. & CO., LTD.
absolute prevention of floods ensured, the
Colonel C. H. Darling, B.E., who was Potts, W. Logan, E M. Haymond, She perils and losses could be lessened if only stationed in Hongkong a few years ago as Po Shan, Fung Tat Hung and Lai Chau, the officials who are paid to do so honestly
Commanding Officer ol the Royal with Mr. JH.
Taggart (acting devoted to this purpose the funds given Engineers, and subsequently retired on Secretary).
The aeting Secretary read the notice ad hoc. Even now, we understand, theropension, offered his services on the out- is a movement among the people of the break of war and has been appointed to convening the meeting, after which. flood-areas of the West River to raise by Hongkong to the command of the Royal
The CBAIRMAY said: Gentlemen,' public subscriptio
Engineers. Colonel Darling arrived on The report and accounts under review amelioration of the drainage basin; we aturday by the Sardinia.
have been in your hands for some time, and I will, with your permission, adopt must confess that we have not overmuch
A further list of contributions to the the usual course and take them as read. faith in such subscriptions, but we pre-local Cigarette and Tobacco Fund for I am sorry that through a printer's aupe some money will be forthcoming,
the Allied Forced at the Front brings the error, the date of this meeting was given and then, what will be ite fate? If the total up to $3,089.17, of which suas 27th February, 1914, instead of 27th past is any guide, it will, so far as it spent $2,694.24 has already been expended, February, 1915, on the first page of the on the river at all, be wasted on look leaving in hand a balance of $313.03, roport. Your directors regret that the see" work-on making expensive repairs which is not sufficient to defray the cost profit on the working account is less than to the banks in some place where they are of another consignment. Mr. Geo. J. B. for many years past, and shows a falling, bound to be seen by many, regardless of Sayer, of 19, Queen's Road Central, Hon.off of nearly 50 per cent, as compared the fact that, perhaps, the real danger Secretary and Treasury, asks for further with the corresponding period of 1914; spot is in some more remote district where contributions to tho Fund.
one of our best half-years, the thief cause the danger of a further irruption, which
The annual meeting of the Association being the large decrease in the tourist will sweep away all the "improvements,”
traffic When I addressed you last remains undiminished. This is what has will be held this evening (Monday, March
September, I remarked that If business happened repeatedly in the case of the 1st) at St. Paul's College at 5.30 p. did not improve, the dividend would have Yellow River, and it will continue to hap- The Bishop will preside and the speakers pon unless the work is placed under the will bo Dr. Wilkinson of Foochow and to be reduced, and your directors, after giving the matter full consideration, charge of men both skilled and honest, It the Rev. C. L. Cooper Hunt. is imposible to separate the question of Thompson, who has just come from Eng recommend a final return for 1014 of $2.50 land and who was to have spoken, has per share, making 86 in all for the year. food-prevention from that of irrigation had to proceed to Pakhoi. The Rev. This final dividend could not have been L. Cooper Hunt has just returned from a tour to Pakboi, Nanning, Yunnanfu and other mission stations.
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TO LET.
From 1st March,
Accounts for the rear ending 31st December, GODOWN, No. 6, Duddell Street.
1914.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 22nd February to the 4th March, 1915, inelasiva.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. S. BROWN, Secretary. Hongkong, 15th February, 1815. [316.
PONIES! PONIES!! PONIES!!!
PUBLIC ROUP.
HE Undersigned have received instructions
to sell by Public Roup,
ON WEDNESDAY,
the 3rd March, 1915, at 3.P.M., at the Fountain, opposite the City Hall,
SEVERAL WELL-KNOWN RACE
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(Full Particulars from Catalogue.),
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recommended. but for the large carry, forward (842,385.53) from the previous account, and your directers hope that sharoholders will approve of the appro- priation of the available balance of proft
nowhere, perhaps, has untaught industry combined works to serve both ends better than in the Chengtu plain, in Szechuan. The upper waters of the Yangtze (or rather, of a main tributary) surging out of the Tibetan mountains, are at once of our readers to the advertisement and loss account as follows:-- divided by dams into two or three appearing in another column inviting To pay a dividend of $2.50 per
share on 20,000 shares....... ..$50,000.00 channels, which are again subdivided members of the Catholic congregations to To write off furniture and fix- until they spread the most prolific forti-participate in the celebrations in com: To write off steam launch
turos.
10,000.00 1,000.00
Total is over and busines
(888,664,00
lity over hundreds of miles of country, memoration of the 25th anniversary of the To carry forward to new account. 27,604.31 while at the same time the diffusion of ordination of the Rev. Fr. Gabardi, the the stream over so wide an area and popular and much revered rector of the through so many channels minimizes the Roman Catholic Cathedral. At the recep Until the war dangers of inundations. The unimpaired ion at the Club Lusitano, we understand, improves, we cannot look for much im- provement, and your directors fear that existence of this systero for so many cen-five addresses will be presented from it may be necessary to again cut down turies is due to the faithful observance of various sections of the community. one of the behests of its founder, LI PING. "Dig out the bed; don't pile up the
ISHOP'S LODGE NORTH, No. 12, THE A.S. WATSON & CO.. banks," is quoted as his guiding maxim,
PEAS. From 1st May next.
For further particulars, apply to
LIMITED,
PALMER & TURNER, Alexandra Buildings, 3rd Floor.
HONGKONG 1229
DISPENSARY KOWLOON Dispensary.
AND
Hongkong, 30th January, 1916.
QUEEN'S BUILDING.
·Auctioneers. [347 THIRST FLOOR, including Treasury
LET, the South-West portion of the
Hongkong, 1st March, 1915,
YOKOHAMA.
BLUFF HOTEL.
No. 2, BLUFF.
HEALTHY LOCATION
BEAUTIFUL VIEW.
AND
EXCELLENT CUISINE AND HOME
COMFORT.
MODERATE TERMS.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
THE P. & O. B. N. Co. Stemmer
"SARDINIA."
Arrived Hongkong on 27th Feb., 1915, at 4 P.M., FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND
STRAITS,
Consignees of Cargo by the above-named Fessel aze hereby informed that thair goods art being landed and placed AT THE Bidh in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where mob Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mari
and
are inde aan be obtained as the Good
This venal brings on Cargo:
From London, do, 83 88. "Mongelis" From Persian Gulf, ex . & L... and B. & P. S. N. Co's Bizamara.. Optional Goods will be landed here onlow instractions are given to the contrary within 6 hours.
Goods not cleared within 8 days including date of arrival will be subject to rent
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever.
Damaged pookage must be left in the Go- downs for examination by the Consiguess," and the Company's Burveyors, Messrs. GODDARD and Douglas, at 10a.m. on MONDAYS and
THURSDAYS. All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's orrival hors after which date they cannot be recognised. No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Glodowns.
E. A. HEWETTİ,
Superintendent.
Hongkong, 28th February, 1915.
TO ALL TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
HE Substitution in favour of LEUNG LAITING dated the 14th day of Decembar, 1814, under a Power of Attorney given to me by GEORGE LEOPOLĎ DUNCAN dated the 30th day of November, 1914 is hereby revoked.
The Signature of the said LEUNG LAI TING purporting to be made as "per pro" for Messrs. MCEWEN, FRICKEL & Co., is invalid no from zbis date.
Dated the 25th day of February, 1915,
DAVID KEAT BLAIR. 1333
on Ground Floor, lately is econgallon of the German Bank.
GODOWN, No. 9; Loo House Skreek, Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCT Co, L. Hongkong, 1st March, 1918.
TO LET
185
FLAT Rd, Pon
LATS in Humphrey's Buildings and
BIX-ROOMED HOUSE is Minden Row.
FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES at Kowloon
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HUMPHREYS BETATE & FINANCE
Co., LAD Alamadre Boilings, Hongkong, 12th November, 1914.
Buite,
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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,
INTERY
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BECRETARY, A. S. WATSON & Co, Lad, Hongkong, Brd Ogbober, 1914.
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Ocond Floor, Overlooking Harbour, FFICES in ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, immediate possession.
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SHEWAN, TOMES Ca Hongkong, 3rd December, 1914
TO LET.
B9
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furnished (6 Rooms).
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DEATHS. SINGER-On. February 20th, at Shangbai, WINNIE, aged 17, dearly beloved youngest daughter of J. W. F. SINC BURGESS-On February 22nd, at Stang hai, GEORGE BLAT BURGESS (whar finger, China Merchants' S.N. Co.), sgod 52 years.
and this eminently sane advice, which if followed in the case of the Yellow River would have altered the fate of Eastern
MACAO NOTES.
MACAO, February 27th, THE OPERA IN MACAO. The Italian Opera Company arrived
the dividend. Further, at no distant- date, we shall have to make large outlays for furnishing, repairs, painting, ate, of our buildings which must be kept up, oven in bad times. Certain economies have been effected in running expenses and I have pleasure in stating that, your
China, has been observed religiously, here on Sunday and presented "11 Trova-manager and staff have worked well in while Li Ping himself has become a tore" to a full house. The opera was a your interests.. I now beg to propose the adoption of the report and 'accounts and, demi-god. Thus a grateful posterity treat to Macao and was greatly appre after some shareholder has seconded, I rewards those who have laboared for it ciated. The Company will return at the will be glad to answer any questions to and have wrought their people lasting beginning of next week and remain here the best of my ability. good," but we very much doubt whether three days. this reward will aver fall to the lot of any
The Profession of the Cross was due to member of the PRESIDENT's newly-formed National Bureau of Irrigation. This is, have taken place here on Sunday last. as usual, beautiful in theory-instead of This procession is an annual event in a number of local irrigation systems, with Macao and is a very interesting spectacle.
THE PROCESSION OF THE CROSS.
There were no questions, whereupon The CHAIRMAN proposed the adoption. of the report and accounts.
Mr. Ports seconded, and this
HONGKONG Orion: 10a, Dzu Vœux Road C. probably one district tapping the water It is understood that the steamer sly agreed to
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, MARCH 197, 1915.
MURDER IN TAIPA.
of
LOGAN proposed the re-election Mr. F. Maitland as director.
Mr. LLOYD seconded, and this was agreed to.
LONDON Orion: 131, FLEET STREET, E.0 supply that should be fertilizing another Beau was chartered to take a large party | the whole system of the country is to be of Hongkong people to Macao to witness the Procession. When the steamer consolidated and coordinated so as to arrived the passengers discovered that for seconded by Mr. She Po Shan Messrs. On the proposition of. Mr. RAYMOND, avoid alike overlapping and omissions some reason or other the date of the A. R. Lowe and A. OD. Gourdin wera and to secure that the best possible use is Procession had been altered to March 7th.re-olected auditors at a remuneration of made of every stream. Even so, excellent Great disappointment was expressed that 8200 each. though it would be from one point of the change had not been announced view, it would be an ill-balanced machine; earlier. the flood problem and the irrigation question must be handled together and by the same authority, or there will be the New Year a raiber unusual murder took AFTER the terrible experience of flood danger that the methods used for prevent place in the adjacent island of Tsipa. It through which the valley of the Westing inundations will be prejudicial to the is said that some Portuguese soldiers River passed last year, it is not surprising irrigation system, and vice versa. We entered a gambling hoase there and after to hear that the inhabitants of that region do not suppose the National Irrigation Playing for some time lost, all their Under the influence of drink are becoming anxious, as they see the Bureau will ever advancs far beyond the spring approaching, lest there should be establishment of numerous branches and they went out and returned later with Public Trafic Regulations for the Port
THE CONSERVANCY OF THE WEST RIVER.
the appointment of officials; but even if it does take the business seriously in hand, it
It is reported that during the Chinese
money,
This was all the business, and the Chairman announced that dividend war- rants were now ready and could be bad on application at the office.
MOVEMENT OF SHIPS.
The Government Ciazṛtte announces that the following paragraph is hereby added to Part II, Clauss (b), of the
revolvers or rifles and fired into the The proprietor was gambling den.
of Hongkong?"
DAY.
I will still be, at the best, an ili-balanced ported to have been killed and some (i)-Except to avoid accidents shipe
concern unless it deals with the conser vancy question as a whole, correlating the prevention of floods and the improvement of irrigation.
a repetition of tho catastrophe this year, sad are asking what is to be done to ensure safety from this perpetual menace. There does not seem to have been much progress made towards a practical solation of the problem beyond enunciat ing the profound dictum that "something ought to be done." Nor need this impasse can surprise; the conservancy of the Mr. H. Symes, of Hewett & Co., and Novior), frown let February. West River, which is only one among Mr. A. Mitchell, of the Shanghai uni SHORNCLIFFE," Garden Road, to let many streams needing attention, would cipal Council (Electricity Department); KOGATE," Austin Road, Kowloon, from be an expensive undertaking, and China have left for Home in order to go to the
i3 finding it hard enough to raise funds February, 1816. * EILANDONAN,” No, 54, Mount Kellett
"
Rarme, unfarnished, from 1st March, for her current expenses without embark- No. 2 DES VEUX VILLAS, 61, PRAE ing on further works which, however (Unfurnished),
laudable and beneficial, have been dis- MOUNTAIN VIEW,” PEAK. No. 7, ROOMS, suitable for Offoes, on the First pensed with for so long that a further Floor of No. 3, Daddell Street.
delay of three or four years will scarcely No. 62 THE PEAK. (No. 2, CAMERON imperil the existence of the Republic. In "KIRKENDOA" Furnished, Nu. 198, saying this we are not blind to the terrible Plantation Road, Pesk
amount of suffering and distress these periodic floods occasion; we do not over- look the economic harm they do the coun try in suspending all commerce and agriculture over large sections of the
Road.
front
other Chinese wounded.
are not to move at any time whilst in the port without leave from the Officer in Charge of Examination Service.
in
THE STATUE OF CAMCENS. Every tourist in Macao visits the fam ous Grotto of Camoens, the retreat to which the
was Portuguese post accustomed to retire and where he is said
THE "QUAINTS. to have written much of his poetry. It is one of the principal sights of Macao.
The members of Mr. R. B. Salisbury' The Grotto is now a pleasant place with popular company, "The Quaints shady walks and well laid out grounds. Fierrotland," which Mr. Henry Dallas Beside the statue of Camoens stand some has brought to the East, reached the granite stones with poems inscribed there Colony yesterday accompanied by Mr. The directors of the Tientsin Land on. These poems are in many language. Salisbury, and give their first perform- Investment Co., Ltd., resolved, at their and are tributes from many nations to ance at the Theatre Royal this evening. last meeting, to recommend the payment the poet's greatness. Some time ago the Many of our readers will doubtless bo of a dividend for last year of 8 per cent lettering of these expressions of apprecia aware of the great success of the Com- with 1 per cent, bonus
tion had become weather-worn and almost pany's unique entertainment at Wynd- illegible. Someone in authority has since bar's Theatre in London, and when Among rubber company dividends directed the letters to be repainted and we mention that the Company has twice recently announced are the following the work must have been entrusted to a had the honour of appearing before His Shelford Rubber Estate, Ltd. an interim Chinese The artist has been totally Majesty the King, we feel that no better dividend of 5 per cent.; Sumatra Para unfamiliar with European writing and testimonial to the excellence of the enter Rubber Plantations, Ltd., 9 per cent, has painted the letters as he thought they tainment they provide can be given. land; we are aware of their political The Hon. Treasurer of the Alics ought to be. The result is ludicrous. The Wherever the Company has yet performed effect in depriving large numbers of the Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs poems can not now be read at all in the East, it is evident from the Press
As Macao is proud of Camoens, it is TO-MORROW (TUESDAY), the 2nd so creating a favourable breeding ground donations to the funds of the Hospitals/rather a pity that one of her most valued audiences, and a Company with the
thus rendered possessions should be ridiculous in the eyes of every visitor simply for lack of a little supervision
VILLAS.) Furnished.
#BEACONSFIELD," Battery Path, No. 59, THE PEAK (5 CAMERON VILLAB), Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
3rd Floor, Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, 136 Wobruary, 1915
DIOCESAN GIRLS' SCHOOL, KOWLOON.
43
SCHOOL WORK will be commenced
populace of their means of livelihood and
to acknowledge with thanks the following
Bothelo Bros......
| March, st 9 A.H ADAS
Boarders return on MONDAY 1st March.
Hongkong, 26th February, 1915,
afternoon,
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for brigandage and like disorders. In any other circumstances but those in which China now finds herself we should say that
$15
Percy. Smith, Seth & Fleming
10
C. Dick Melbourne
10
reports that they have delighted their
reputation of "The Quaints in Pierrot- and can hardly fail to attract goo houses wherever they go in the East.