NEW ADVERTISEMENTS:
THE EASTERN EXTENSION AUS TRALASIA AND CHINA TELE GRAPH CO., LTD.
More Company's Business at this port from To-day and sutil forther Notice,
W. B, ELWES, M Superintendent. Hongkong, 4th March, 1915,
1969
TR, J. M. BECK will be in Charge of the
THE
NOTICE.
THE Partnership between MESSES, J. R BRAGA and M. FUJII having been This Day Dissolved, the Firm known as BRAGA & FUJI CEASES to exist.
The Businees heretofors will be carried on by the Undersigned, but they will not accept any lability for any debt contracted by the abova- usmed frm or persona. ⠀
BATALHA & Coj Hongkong, 4th March, 1918.
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NOTICE.
"A TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
NWING SHING Firm of No. 6. Pottinger Street, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, Tallers, is about to be wound up, and that the Debtors of the said Firm aro requested to pay all moneys due or owing to them on or before the 10th day of March, 1915, after which. data all aspaid Lecounts will be placed in the hands of their Solicitors for collection. Dated the 1st day of March, 1015,
WING SHING. [357 ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
GOVERNOR'S CUP.
ON Account of the FIELD DAY 8 SUNDAY, the 7th inst., the Unplayed. Rounds are each extended one week,
BY ORDER. Hongkong, 4th March, 1915.
G.
NOTICE.
R.
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ALL Ferrous applying to the PROVOST
MARSHAL for Fasses are requested in future to apply between the hours of 9 AM, to
1 P.M. and 2 to ir.. daily.
Hongkong, 18th February, 1015.
TES
NOTICE.
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▼HE OFFICES of the CHINA AND JAPAN TELEPHONE AND ELEC. TRIC CO., LTD., have. This Day, been REMOVED to 16, Ion Hover STEELT,F
Hongkong, 1 March, 1915.
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HOUSES TO LET.
TO LET
GODOWN, No. 94, Fraya Esat.
Apply
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARUR 4TH 1915
KWONG SANG HONG, LTD.,
No 948, Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong, 10th February, 1915,
TO LET,
306
THE GROUND FLOOR of No. 6, DES VOUS ROAD CENTRAL, occupied by Madame Gains, eto,
Apply to
DAVID SASSOON & Co. LTD, [272 Hongkong, 10th February, 1915.
TO LET.
HOUSES & CLIFTON GARDENS,
Conduit Road,ARN OFFICES, facing the Harbour between the Hongkong Club and Post Office.
26, WONG-NEI-CHONG ROAD 1, HILL SIDE, 110, THE PRAE.“ GODOWNS, New Fraya, Kannody Town. GODOWNS, at Wanchai Boad, Apply, oto
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. *MENT & AGENCY Co., Ltd. Hongkong, let Maroh, 1915,
N°
TO LET AT THE PEAK.
[98
0. 2. STEWART TERRACE,
Farnished and newly done up. Apply
HE. FOLLOCK,
Prince's Buikling. Hongkong, 20th January, 1915.
A
TO LET.
HOUSE in -Kontdford Terrice,
Kowloon,
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.
[45 Hongkong, lai March, 1915.
TO LET. From 1st March.
GODOWN, No. 6, Daddell Street,
Apply.
A, B.AVASIA,
Care of E. PADANET,
No 1, Daddell Street. Hongkong, 2nd February, 1915, ([244
TO LET.
NO. 168, THE PRAK, “THE KENNELS.
Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY 60. Lrn. Hongkong, 1st March, 1915,
THE NATIONAL LOAN OF THE BISPAK From 1st May next.
THIRD YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA; SIXTEEN MILLION DOLLARS ($16,000,000)
AND
SUPPLEMENTARY ISSUE OF EIGHT. MILLION DOLLARS ($8,000,000).
UBSCRIBERS to the above LOAN are,
hersby notified that the Interest Instal
ment for the month of February, amounting to Dollars One Hundred and. Twenty Thonssed ($120,000) has been duly received by the Under- signed and brought to Loan Service Account.
F. A. AGLEN, Inspector General of Customs, an | Vice-Chairman of the Bureau of
National Losus,
Inspectorate General of Customs, Feking, 19th February, 1815,
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HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN. CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE
TAKE TWENTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS ill be held at the Offom of Memib/ JardiNE, MATHESON & Co., LTD., TO-DAY (THUESDAY), the 4th March, 1916, at 11,30 AM.; for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement
154
TO LET FURNISHED.
ISHOP'S LODGE NORTH, No. 12, THE
For further particulars, apply tosin BAR PALMER & TURNER,
Alexandra Buildings, 3rd Floor. Hongkong, 30th January, 1915.
QUEEN'S BUILDING.
1929
TO LET the South-West portion of the FIRST FLOOR, including Tresenry on Ground Floor, lately in nocupation of the
Germent Banks in
· GODOWN, No. 9, Ice House Bireel. Apply to town
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
·MENT & AGENCY 06, IZD. Kongkong, let March, 1915,
TO LET.
FLATS in Nathan Road, Kowloon
136
PENYRHEW, Mindan Row, Kowloon, 6-Reamed House with Tennis Court,
1 Bad 2 MINDEN VILLAS, Kowloon, 3.Roomed House with Tannis Court.
FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Heuphrey's Avant, Gordon Terrace anil Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon.
Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
Greg Co., LTD.,
Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, 4th March, 1915,
TO LET.
of Accounts for the year ending 31st DecembVELY CONVENIENT
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 22nd February to the 4th March, 1915, inclusive:
By Order of the Board of Director.
WS. BROWN, Bedretary.
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Hongkong, 15th February, 1815..
THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
THE FORTY-SIXTH ORDINARY T MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
will be held at the Ofoes of the Undersigned xt 12.30 P.M. on THURSDAY, the 18th March, 1916,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 4th to the 18th, March, 1915, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Ltd,
General Managers,
HONGKONG FIRE INFURANCE CO., LTD, Hongkong, 1st March, 1915.
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KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
CERITISK SECTION).
TIFFIN
TRAIN.
¡HE PUBLIC 18 HEREBY NOTIFIED`
that on and from SATURDAY March eth, and on meh succeeding SATURDAY until further Notice, Tiffin will be served on the Train leaving Kowloos. at 1:35 PM, to First Class Passengers only. The charge for Tifu will be $1.25.
Üve
To sist the management and for their personal comfort, Passengers are requested to book their seats in advance, by Telephone or letter, which may be done up to Famay night.
The Train will be made ap and waiting at Kowloon at 3 P.. so that Passengers crossing from Ferris will be able to start their Timo Hongkong by the 12.55 PM, 105 P.M. and before the departure of the Train,
By Order,
Telephone No. F. 43.
Kowloon, 1st March, 1915.
H. P. WINSLOW,
Manager,
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INTIMATION
A DEAL IN SUGAR SHARES.
INTERESTING LEGAL POINT!
and their experience has been particularly Lady May will distribute the prices at discouraging in the case of railway the Hongkong Horticultural Show in the schemes. For years capital was being Botanic Gardens this afternoon. rained, partly voluntarily bat principally
At the Summary Court yesterday the by means of a forced levy, for the con- The West River steamer wong Tai,
which left Wuchow on Monday night, hearing was continued before Mr. Justion striction of the Enakow-Chengtu line, but the unfortunate subscribers found struck a rock at Kai Sau, and about ten Gompertz of the case in which Menacos at their share capital vanished in the miles further down the river she was David Silas, by Charles David Silas, bie forced to run aground. There was no attorney, eued Hugo Charles Ehrenfels wages of a useless staff and in other less mishap to the passengers, who were trans for 9175, balance alleged to be due on reputable ways. Again, what has largely ferred to the Sanui.
a share transaction in China Sugar contributed to the apparent success of the Internal Loan has been the element of
Refining Company shares chanco attaching to it, making it little more than a gigantic State lottery, but CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS AND it would be difficult to finance a commer-
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.
ESTABLISHED 73 YEARS.
PERFUMERS. ETC. ETC.
BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR,
WATSON'S
HOUSEHOLD
AMMONIA
FOR THE BATH. TOILET. AND HOUSEHOLD.· Used in the Bath it promotes a healthy action of the skin, counteracts all affects of perspiration, and is refreshing and invigorating. It is especially useful for cleaning Jewellery, Silver, and Plated Ware, eto.
WATSON'S
CELEBRATED
CORN SOLVENT.
A permanent, speedy and painless CURE for
corns and bunions,
WATSON'S SHAVING STICKS.
The cheapest and best in the market. They give a free and lasting lather, and imparts soothing feeling to the ekin. For delicate and sensitive skins they sta unequalled
Vicente Sotto, who a few months ago returned to Manila from Hongkong, where he had resided several
years a fugitive from justice to escape the penalty of the law imposed upon him by the Court of First Instance of Coba and confirmed by the Supreme Court, has been pardoned by the Governor General and Inst week walked out of Bilibid a free man.
Mr. Heywood (Mr. Leo d'Almada's pice) represented the plaintiff, and Mr. PW. Goldring appeared for the defen-
dant.
His lordship, at the outset, said that the onus was on the plaintiff to prove that he obtained the best prios for his
client
cial profit-carning enterprise on these lines, and in any case it remains to be proved that the Internal Loan scheme s really finsacially sound. It would, at the same time, be a mistake to overlook the fact that China is built some rail-R ways without recourse to foreign'aid, the most famous being the Peking-Kalgan line with its extensions and branches. As this was built out of the profits of the Imperial Railway of North China, a system under foreign supervision, it was only in name that it was financed by China, The Hangchow railway is more of a case in point-here the funds were raised among the local Chinese as a move
Mr. Goldring-How many brokers did: against a foreign concession, and this per-
you go to 7-Messrs. Logan & Busto.. haps, by contract with the Chengtu line, The Quaints gave their third enter
Only one firm 1-Yes, but Mr. Ehrenfels shows to what extent and in what circum-tainment at the Theatre Royal that night. told me that he went to several Brokers. stances China might be able to help It is evidence of public appreciation that
Why do you say you saw berself. The fate of the Chengtu line the audience is larger on each succeeding brokers, and in the next breath may you the impossibility of raising funds night, and we have little doubt that before saw only one? The question is whether voluntarily for a railway that would not their short season ends in Hongkong the you are speaking the truth or not. I put be seen for some years to come, and of talented little Company will be getting it to you thu Mr. Potts had offered the securing anything approaching trust the full houses their entertainment defendant $742-No, I do not know that. worthy and efficient management of socertainly merits. To-night there is to be large a financial undertaking-aa con- an entire change of programme. trasted with the comparatively sucocssful raising of the funds required for the short Hangchow line, indicate the condi- tions under which Chinese might possibly subscribe to Chinese railways.
Plaintiff, in the witness-box, said prior The Shanghai Municipal Council bar to the sale of the shares ho went to the ing beon notified through H.M. Consul defendant and asked him if he would General that the War Office requires the tako #73) for them, Mr. Ehrenfels went services of Lieut. Col. R. N. Bray, Com to different brokers and had an offer of mandant of the Shanghai Volunteer $134. Witness himself went to various Corps, has acquiesced in his vacation of brokers and tried to sell at a better rate, the command. At the Council's request and afterwards defendant gave instruc- Major T. E. Trueman, Second-in-comtions to witness to sell at 8734. The sala mand, has consented to act as Comman took place early in the day. dant ad qulerim.
The
One of our subscribers at Swatow, when asking to have his paper addressed to him care of the Chinese Post Office " so that he may get the paper earlier,
sap.
various
Your best price was 873, you say... It is rather strange that you should have got 874 just afterwards-I don't know about that,
You did not go round with Mr. Ezra # Messrs. Logon & Busto No.
it
no
Mr. Brank Smyth was then called, and question the capital would have to be raised, almost explains that: The local British Post stated that on the day in entirely, locally-e in the district in Office is not opened bore until nearly 18 market was at 874 In fact he believed which the railway was to run, so that the o'clock, although the mails from Hong- was at that figure on the previous day. shareholders could coo substantial fruits kong generally arrive at about 7am. He himself offered Mr. Ehrenfels 874, of their investment; the system could not The Chinese Post Office also promptly knowing that he had shares, and defen. be a very extensive one, or the door stends to arrivals on Sunday."-Verb. dant told him that he had sold them for would be opened for abuses in the manage
8731 The Stock Exchango was at that ment, and, moreover, the shareholder
official The statement of accounts of the Japan time closed, and there was would not be pleased at seeing his capital Cotton Trading Co., Ltd., of Osaka, pro-business, except for local settlements.
Mr. Heywood-Mr. Ehrenfels tried for looked up for a long period of construc prietors of the Sesshin Cotton-Spinuing tion and bringing in no return. This Mill, Shanghai, and of Cotton Press, two days to sell them but could not. But A.S. WATSON & CO.. would practically mean that the most Bean Cakes and Cotton Seed Oil that might be before the settlements. I
probable form of Chinese enterprise in Factories at Hankow, shows that there could not get the shares at $74, LIMITED,
this field would be a number of short was n net profit for the half-year ending HONGKONG DISPENSARY
lines linking up large cities with any 31st December of Yon 260,942, which, with evidenes of the defendant in regard to the KOWLOON DISPENSARY.
important town or port in the immediate Yen 128,558 brought forward, left Te nature of the order he gave the plaintiff. or near neighbourhood, but almost all the 339,501 available. This was disposed of stated that prior to the actual sale plain- On the resumption, Mr. Ehrenfels large cities are already involved in some by placing Yen 100,000 to reserve, declar-tiff informed witness that he had an offer foreign railway contract or agreementing a dividend of 15 per cent, absorbing of 8733 Winess said that the market was A more useful form of railway activity Yen 150,000 and carrying forward Yen at 974, and told plaintiff to get the best for Chinese capitalists suppose any are
BIRTH.
AND
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FERRIER. On February 25th, at Manly,
Sydney to Mr. and Mrs. J B FERRIER, of Shanghai, a son.
to be found willing to engage in such would be the construetion of short feeders" to the trunk lines already in existence short branch lines to produc
DEATH. DUNSTAN-On February 25th, at the
Shanghai Nanking Rail Hos pital, EDWIN JAMES DUNSTAN ing centres that would, while incidentally (Locomotive Superintendent, Shang-adding to the traffic on the main fine, hai-Nanking Railway), aged 53 years. have for their chief end the developing of HONGKONG OFFICH:10, Des Vœux Row U. LONDON OFFIOS: 181, FT Brainz, E.O.
The Daily Press.
the trade of the interior districts of
139,500
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Council is called for to-day, The orders of the day are:-~~-
Second reading of the Bill intituled, China, which is now so hampered for the "An Ordinance to provide for the pay lack of easy means of communication. | ment of fees in respect of Private Bi'ls.'' This would be an undoubted boon to Becond reading of the Bill China and would add considerably to her “An Ordinance to amond the trade, but we question whether such to Seditious Publications." humdrum utilitarian schemes would
intituled, aw relating
His lordship adjourned the case for the
price he could. Subsequently, Mr. Silas returned and told him he had sold for $73). He could not recall having given authority to plaintiff to close at that price Witress had no recollection of an interview or telephonic conversation between the plaintiff and himself, in which he (defendant) gave instructions to plaintiff to sell at 873).
His lordship found as a fact that the market prics on that day was $74, and that with ordinary care and diligence 874 could have been obtained. There
Second reading of the Bill intituled, fore, the plaintiff ought not to have sold charm the dollars from Chinese pockets «An Ordinanes to authorise the publica-133, and in so calling the plaintiff did in the same way as did (on paper, at all tion of an edition of the regulations, rules not not in the best interests of his client. events) the gigantic national lottery and by-laws in force in the Colony on the contract and the return of the shares, his On the point of the repudiation of the grandiloquently described as an Internal
31st December, 1914, SAT
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HONGKONG, MARCH TR, 1915.
RAILWAY SCHEMES FOR CHINA
Loan.
IN HALEXANDRAD BUILDINGS, OFFICES
and ROOMS. Including Fine Commodione Suite
Apply
SECRETARY, A. S. Watson & Co. LTD. Hongkong, 23rd October, 1914,
[98
TO LET.
Second Floor, Overlooking Harbour, FFICES in Br. Gaonar's BUILDING,
immediato possession,
Apply lo
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO Hongkong, 3rd December, 1914.
TO LET
No. 1. NATHAN ROAD Kowloon (No. 1,
Fairview), from Lat February, No 1, GOUGH HILL ROAD, TEE PRIX, Furnished or Unfurnished. From 1st April,
1015.
Second reading of the Bill intituled, lordship told Mr. Goldring that he did LAST year was remarkable, inter alia, A mail for Europe vid Siberia closes "An Ordinance to provide for certificate not think he could get the shares back.
for the number of railway agreements to-day at 11 am. that were concluded with China, but it is already apparent that, in the large
No intimation, official or otherwise, has majority of cases, this year will witness beon received at the American Consulate
the contracts for the Yamchow Yunnan, their abortion. We do not suppose that Nanking-Changsha, Bhasi Singyi, and Shantung and Mongolia lines will be can celled, but whether they are cancelled or not, the effect will probably be the same capital can be more profitably employed clsewhere, and in the case of British con- Cessions, the recent law placing an embargo on the issue of capital for enter- prises outside the Empire will render any
visit of Mr. Roosevelt, in Shanghai as to the reported impending
Of the teu torpedo boat destroyers which were in course of construction in Japan for the Japanese Navy, six have already been completed and the remaining four will be completed within the next two months.
The President of the United States has
BHORNCLIFFE Gurdon Read, to let preliminary steps towards construction accepted the resignation of Frank E
furnished to Rooms),
“HOGATE," Austin Road, Howloon, from BILANDONAN No. 54, Mount Kellett Road 5
(Unfurnished).
1st February, 1815.
impossible. British financial support for Chinese railway schemes is therefore ruled
18
Hinckley, of California, District Attorney for the United States Court for
of origin in respect of goods, wares and However, the point was a most important cortain places and to provide for the He would rive either side leave to apply merchandise sought to be imported from, and had given the Full Court of Appeal in England considerable difficulty. furnishing of import manifests, "
Committee on the Bill intituled
Ordinance to amend the Alien Enemies (Winding up) Ordinance, 1914.”
CORRESPONDENCE.
GERMANS IN HONGKONG.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG
DAILY FRESH"]
to hear legal argument, and meanwhile
would look up cases bearing on the matter himself, and would take it after the list on Friday.
A SERVANT'S EMBEZZLE-
MENT.
At the Magistracy yesterday, before Mr. J. R. Wood, a Chinese who was formerly employed by Noordin, tailor, of Beaconsfield Arcade, was charged with embezzlement. Mr. P. W. Goldring pre- secuted.
DEAR SIR, Being the unconscious cause of apparent uneasiness to your 'corries- pondent Anti Humbug and in consid pays me of having so correctly spoken ment to the defendant on 11th January
Mr G. A. Robinson, of Messrs Butter-
Pras, unfamished, from 1st March, out, and the same will apply to French, to be effective when his Eu eration of the very great compliment hefeld & Swire, gave evidence of the pay-
No. 2, DES VEUX VILLAS, 51. PEAK ROOMS, suitable for Offices, on the First Floor of No. 3. Daddell Street.
Chaney P Holcomb, of Delaware, qualifies at an early date.
Defendant admitted
assistance; nor can any help he looked for from neutral sources, for money, unlike
German, as to be mistaken for an enemy, last of 248 on a bill presented by the water, will always find the highest leval, Mr. N. T. Johnson, U.S. Vice-Cousut, I shall be pleased if you will sparo a VILLAS.) Furnished.
No. 63. THE PEAK (No. 2, CAMERON and while there is a rich return to be has left Shanghai for Chungking to take small space for me to explain that the
latter
"KIRKENDOA" Furnished, No. 128, resped in Europe, American gold is not up his appointment there as Consul Mr culprit is merely an Englishman who
receiving the Plantation Rosd. Peak
**BEACONSFIELD.” Britory Pith.
likely to wear itself, out in the humdrum E. 3. Cunningham, recently appointed landed from the English mail on Satur-money, and said that he had spent it. No.69, THE PEAK (CAMERON VILLAB), work of financing Chinese railways. It Consul at Hankow, is due to arrive at day and one who does not understand labour. Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
3rd Floor, Alexandrs Balldings, Hongkong, 13th February, 1915.
RAWANTED, 4
KEPPER And SEXPORT CLERK OSITION by ■ COMPETENT BOOK
þwith Good Knowledge of Canton and Hongkong Exporte, and Highest Testimonial. Salary medarute. No objection to Coast porta, pada *23 Addrem WORK,"
- Care of " Daily Preen" Ofoe
[361 Hongkong, 2nd March, 1916.
might perhaps be suggested that the Shanghai shortly Mr. Cunningham was success of China's Internal Loan gives formerly U.S. Consul at Singapore reason to hope that capital will be forth- coming within the Republic for carrying out some of these enterprises, but, even in cases where foreign contracte would
not form an insuperable obstacle, we de not think there is much help to be looked for from this monroe The Chinese have s not unreasonable distrust of joint-stock enterprises under. Chinese management,
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals bege to acknowledge with thanks the following
$10
donations to the funds of the hospitals : -
Ojagar Singh General Electric Co of Chao) 10, Han. Mr. W. Chatham, C. M.GX. 10
CBE Richardson Colonial Government Growisatakan 1300"
He was sentenced to three months bard
a dozen words of the German language.”
Incidentally, my reference, which was [addressed!] to a gentleman who hails CANADA'S from Bradford, was to a lady and not a fortification. Yours faithfully,
EYE-WITNESS.”
Sir Max Aitken, M.P. for Ashton under Lyne, has been appointed as Eye- A TOURIST.
witness in the Canadian Expeditionary [We are able to assure our correspondent Force with the rank of major. The was that he was hop the unconscious, cause of born at New Brunswick and was in busi- the uneasiness of Anti-Humbug, whose ness as a bond merchant in Halifax, N.S., references were to a group of ladies and Montreal until 1010, when he entered apparently residing in the neighbourhood Parliament, In the following year he
was knighted.