NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HONGKONG POLO CLUB. THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the HONGKONG POLO CLUB
THE
PUBLIC COMPANIES
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LTD. NOTICE TỦ SHAREHOLDERS,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PREES, FRIDAY, MAY 724, 1915,
HOUSES TO LET
TO LEF
Ottobot Male 1 CONDUIT
ROAD, Very Large Dining and Drawing
will be held at 4 F.M. TOM HROW (CATURE THIRTY-FOURTARDHOLDERS Rooms; wall furnished throughout, and Bad A.
DAY), May 8th, in the Club House, Cansowy Bay..
F. W. THICKNESSE, Hon, Besietary and Treasuror, HONGKONG POLO CLUB.
1502
Hongkong, eth May, 1916,
THEATRE
ROYAL.
CITY HALL.
TWO CONCERTS ONLY. SATURDAY, MAY 1bru, AND
MONDAY, MAY 17TH: MISCHAEL PIASTRO, WORLD-FAMOUS VIOLINIST (The Gold Medallist of Fairograd Conservatoire),
and
ALFRED MIROVITCH,
THE CELEBRATED PIANIST (Winner of the Grest Reubenstein Prise). Now ON A WORLD-WIDE TOVE. Direct from Queen's Hall, London, Bechstein Hull, Berlin, and the other principal Halls of Europe.
HORAKONG'S RICHEST MUSICAL TEBAT. Booking Now Open at MESES. MOUTRIE'S,
PRICES: $3, $2 & $1.
Commence 0.15 Sharp.
Hongkong, 7th May, 1018.
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REGULAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE,
PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.
For NEW YORK VIA PANAMA CANAL 8.9. MIDDLEHAMCASTLE,"
about and of May. For NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL 8.S. SAINT RONALD "..... Early in July. For Freight and further information, spply
DODWELL & Co., Lan., -Agoats.
منیما
Hongkong, 6th May, 1915.
BONGKONG CLUR
NOTICE.
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N EXTRAORDINARY GENERÁL A MEETING UP NA Mombers of the HONGKONG CLUB will be held in the Club House on MONDAY, 1014 May, 1913,
at 5.15 P.M.
Business us not forth in the Noties posted in the Hall of the Clab,
By Order,
E. DES VEUX,
Secretary,
Hongkong, 29th April, 1915,
G
NOTICE.
R.
NY EUROPEAN desiring to leave tho Colony should apply in writing for par, mission to do so to the PanvOST MARSHAL Head Quarters Ullues, at least 48 hones before. the intended_hour of daparture. givin'? namo, nationality, ego, sex. hoight, emaplexion and occupation of the applicant, and stating
the name of the steaner or thor resel or the hour- of the train by which the applicant wishes to leave. Applicants should apply in person for their passe to the Provost MARSHAL at Head Quarters Oics b-twon the hours of 9 AM. to 1 P.M.40€ 2... to-daily
Hongkong 28th Janary, 1915,
R,
1207
NOTICE.
LL Paraona applying to the PROVOST MARSHAL for Passes are requestaxi in future to apply between the hours of D ́AM, to
-1. P.M. and 9 to 4 P.M. daily.
Hongkong, 18th February, 1915-
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UNIVERSITY OF HONGKON L-
MEETING of
will be held at the Ofcom of the Undersigned on MONDAY, the 10th May, 1915, si 11.30 AX.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company wil be CLOSED from the 28th April, to the 10th May, 1015, both dazu incinsiro
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD,
General Agenta, Hongkong, 20th April, 1816.
[02T
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO.,
· LIMITED,
RYOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that TWENTY-SIXTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the SHARE HOLDERS will be held at the Company's
Apply to----
MESSES. PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING, Hongkong, 6th May, 1915;
[658
A Kimberley Road, Kowloom.
TO LEE.
HOUSE in TORRES BUILDINGS,
Apply to
SPANISH DOMINICAN PROCURATION. Hongkong, 15th April, 1915.
TO LET.
(501
INTIMATION
Father Watson left the Colony by the Manchuria yesterday, He is taking a holiday.
Only 70,286 emigrants left Hongkong during Inst your, to compared with 148,769 in 1913.
approach that which should result from Mt. B. J. Grist and Mr. Needham Jeft that disappearance (540 ships of 1,068,148 for Homs by the Manchuria yæterday. tona is the not decrease under those two flags since the war broke out), the balance being adjusted by large increases under the Japanese and Norwegian flags." The S. WATSON foot of the war on the ocean-going ship- ping in chown very clearly by two com parative tablus-one giving the returns & CO., LTD.
for the first seven months of the year; the second giving the figures for the remain ing five months. While for the first period the returns of both British and foreign occan-going vessels, showed an increase in nambers as well as tonnage En total increase of 325 ships and 1,032,567 tons as compared with the returns of the corresponding period of 1913), the returns for the last five months of the year showed a decrease of 753 ships and 1,844,747. An interesting feature of the returns is the
ESTABLISHED 1841.-
ÆRATED WATER
MANUFACTURERS
FORMAZONE.
Mr. R. B. Wallaos, of Bhanghai, has been appointed Sworn Maasror for Tientsin, taking over the duties from Mr- Stubbe from 1h May,
Mr. C. B. Buyers, Superintendent of the Peak Tramway, is a passenger for Home by the Sardiin leaving to-day, and during his absence Mr. A. Sheffield will act as Superintendent.
Mr. T. G. Sinclair, late Chief Engineer
Oece, St. George's Buildings, on SATUR. A HOUSE „KObservatory Villan, Kowloon, and PALATABLE drink particularly suited strikingly turions fact that in the first on "Ee Chipskiaj, who has been in the
DAY, the 22nd May, 1915, at 12 o'clock Noon, for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Director together with a Statemout of Acconots to 28th February, 1916, and electing Directors and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 8th May to the 22nd May, 1918, both days, it clusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 415 May, 1915,
650
HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the COLONIAL (Hongkong) REGISTER of the Company will bo Closed from SATUR DAY, 1st May, 1916, until SATURDAY, 29th May, 1915, both days inclus ve,
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Agents. Hongkong, 26th April, 1915. [542
THE HONGKONG ICE CO., LTD.
APPLICATION has been made to the-
Gesers Managers to issue to Chor YAU KUK duplicato Certificate for 10 Shares In the above Gmpany upon the statement that the Original Certificato
No. 3050/3050-10 Shares HAS BEEN LOST. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that if
within 30 days from date hareef no claim or
representation in respect of such Original Certificate is made to the General Managers they will proceed to deal with such application for a duplicate,
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Læ,
Gecoral Managers. Hongkong, 26th April, 1015- (545
YOKOHAMA,
BLUFF HOTEL.
No. 2, BLUFF.
HEALTHY LOCATION AND BEAUTIFUL VIEW,
EXCELLENT CUISINE. AND HOME COMFORT. MODERATE--TERMS
1348
FOR SALE.
All kinds of
FOREIGN
STAMP3
POSTAGE ALBUMS, and other PHILATELIC GOODS.
at Prices to suit say Buyers. GRACA & CO..
CAINE ROAD, NO. HA Hongkong, 1st April, 1915,
NEW CARTRIDGES.
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Ypapa'ar English Manufacturera
MATRICULATION, BENIGN AND JUNIOR LAL BL all Bores and bites.
EXAMINATIONS.
TOTICE IS HERERY GIVEN that 11 o
SMOKELESS POWDER and CHILLED SHOT. From No. 10 to 5880, st 86, 57 and
#7.50 por 100 SPORTING REQUISITES LOCAL EXAMINIONS wid be held AIR GUNS in Variety. the following Paine :--
Luspection Invited.
JULY 18th-17th, 1915, Arrangements, wil ha molto bell the Examinations-at--any-town-- whogon salloient number of emulidades av tá muita,
Candidates must posed in their Names, an they Registra, will the fet er hyung 1st, 191.
Existien Freu
1 glove nerepey},"
· Forms of Euty Falls Dog's • máy ba obtatained
USIYARRITY, Hondrose
Two King Eowyno Vll. Seucrauships of £10 a your mel, for bayam, will Feuwarded on theresults of Mariculation Ex vaimatize. Those Rcharstips are fecalda by: British subjects maly who anasi bu nude the age of 21 on the 1st July. A Candid to who wishes to compofe mast, on or before the first day of the Examination. deliver to the Itagistar proof that he is a Britisă subject.
One Sell rabip will le tende ku thì Featy of Arts, the other in sny Fucnby, kongkung, 5th May, 1914 -
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FRENCH LESSONS
G. MOUSSION,
MOREIBON HILL ROAD.
1514
WM, SCHMIDT & Co.
Hongkong, 4th February, 1915,
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UNITURE AND PEUTO GOODS
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From 1st March.
GODOWN, No. 6, Duddal Street.
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"AERATOON V. APCAR & Co. Hongkong, 16th March, 1915;
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ODOWN, No. 94, Praya East.
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KHONG SANG TONG LTD.
No. 248. Des Voeux Road Central Hongkong, 19th February, 1915. [305
TO LET-AT THE PEAK,
NTO. 2, STEWART TERRACE,
Fornished and newly dons up. Apply E. POLLOCK,
Prince's Building £53 Hongkong, 20th January, 1815,
TO LET.
HOUSE in
Kowloon.
Kantsford
Torres
Apply-
THE HONGKUNG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, Jet March, 1015.
F45
TO LET.
LATS ILATS in Naiban Road, Kowloon.
A FLAT in Humphrey's Buildings, Kowloon. PENYRHEW Minden Row, Kowloon, 6-Roomed House with Tennis Court.
1 and 2, MINDEN VILLAS, Kowloon, 5-Roomed House with Tennis Court,
FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Humphrey's Avenue, Garden Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon.
Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
Co., LTD. Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, 20th April, 1915, -
TO LET.
{280
LHOUSES in CLIFTON GARDENS,
Conduit Road, OFFICES, facing the Fatbeur bekwoon the Hongkong Club and Post Office.
68, THE PEAK, "THE RETREAT." 21, WONG-NELUHONG ROAD. GODOWNS, New Prays, Kennedy Town, GODOWNS, as Wanchal Road. Apply, etc..
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PINTS $1 Pen Doz. SPLITS 60 CT8, 59
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PRICES:
$0.85 PER DOz. PINTS. $0.50
SPLITS.
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service of Messrs. Jardine Mathion & Co, for the past twelve years, gces Home on leave on the Sardinia to-day.
Two concerts aro announced to take
seven months of the year the junke engaged in foreign trade showed. a. decrease of 1,731 in numbers and 28,122 in tonnago; but in the last five months. A plumber was sent to repair the roof instead of there being a further decline of the house of the Government Analyst, corresponding with the decrease in occun- and it is alleged that ho decamped going ships, there was actually with 45 lbs. of load from the roof he had increase of 3,552 junks and 355,840 tons. repaired. He was charged with the The explanation of this curious incon-offence at the Magistracy yesterday and Bistency suggests itself, namely, that the the case was remanded. figures for the first seven months are unreliable, the decrease being really dus to what the Harbour Master describes na Plaod at the Theatre Royal on the 15th "the increasing habit on the part of the and 17th inst. by Mischael Pietro junk masters of failing to report them-(violinist) and Alfred Mirovitch (pianist). As will be soen from the advertise- solves." Bince the war broke out no vessel has been able to enter or leave the ment appearing in another column, both harbour. without reporting, and the are performers of the first rank, and examination service sees to it that nous judging from the accounts wo have seen evade the obligation, so that the Harbour of the concerts given at Shanghai, music Master is able to report that of the lovers in Hongkong can be astored of a junka trading with Victoria Harbour, rare musical treat. A critique of one of which means about 90 per cent, of those their concerts at Shanghai enys: "Wo trading with the Colony, we are now
cannot give the two young artists too able to account for all, which was very much praise." obviously not the case before and wo suppose it may be added that it is hardly likely to be the case again after the war ends and the examination service is dis- continued. It would be extremely interesting to have comparative figures of the trade of the port, but as there is no Customs or other staff to compile them, the report of the Harbour Master in his capacity of Superintendent of Imports and Exports can only be accepted as a arrested was sent to the hospital, and thu very rough guide to the movements of foreman who endeavoured to effect the subsequently found hint-elf trade. Commander TAYLOUR puts the arrest decrease in imports at 220,089 tons, or arrested. He was remanded ab the 46 per cent, and exports at 299,212, or Magistraty yesterday. HONGKONG OFFICE: 104, Dua Voz Road C,
11 per cent. If these figures are approxi LONDON OPIC: 181, FL Starr, E.C.mately accurate, it will be agreed that
the decrease has been remarkably small Committee, presented at yesterday's meating of the Legislativă: Council, “iz considering the circumstances which pre was stated that the Chairman had sub- vailed in the last five months of the year.mitted a plan which had been prepared
DRY GINGER ALE. FRAGEANT, AROMATIC, DRY. Its "Dryness" is a feature which has helped to give this drink the popularity it so well deserves.
*PRICES:
$1.00 PER Doz, PINTS. $0.60
SPLITS.
>
"
A.S. WATSON & CO..
LIMITED.
The Daily Press.
Hongzone, May 7ım, 1815.
HONGKONG SHIPPING.
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tomorrow at 4 p.m.
There was quite a scene in the Western Market on Chinese foreman was about to arrest a Wednesday evening. A Chinese for stealing fish. The thief resist ed arrest and struck the foreman. He was at once set upon in a very heroe manner by the foreman and a number of coolies and was beaten until he becaus uncon
acious. The man who was to have been
In the rapart of the Public Works
A mail for Europe' ría Siberia elesis for the erection of a row of six 3-storied houses on vacant Crown land on the wash. side of Happy Valley, and to the north of Inland Lot No. 2039 to provide quar lers for European subordinava" officers."
"Attention is called to the new advertise ment of the South Manchuria Railway
which is annually revised on May 1st.
The Hou. Treasurer of
bouses was $61,000. The Chairman, also › read certain minutes in which a proposal to construct a 3-storied block of flats was discussed,.. The Commitee were of opinion that, in the pase under considera- tien, 2-storied houses were preferable to flats, and they unanimously agreed to re- age with the plan submitted be erected. commend that a block of houses in accord-
FFICES in ST. GEORGE's BuildinG. THE Report of the Harbour Master Company's steamer and train service. The dated cost of the Tick of six Ocond Floor Overlocking Harbour the year 1914, which was laid on the tahir: of the Legislative Council yesterday, is
the Allge Apply to
SUEWAN TOMES & QU especially interesting because of the Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals bags Hongkong, 3rd December, 1014.
| information it affords regarding the to acknowledge with thanks the following
TO. LET.
efect of the war on the shipping of donation to the funds of the hospitals
Alfred Morris When we bear in mind the
....... $5 THE GROUND FLOOR of No. 6, DEB fact that five months of last year were TVEUX ROAD CENTRAL, Dcupied affected by the war, some shrinkage both execution having been issued since the Owing to an abnormal number of by Madame Gains, etc.
Apply to
in the number of ships entering and outbreak of war" there was an increuss DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD. clearing at the ports of the Colony might of $4,000 in the expenditure of the Hongkong, 10th February, 1915. [272
have been confidently expected, but the QUEEN'S BUILDING,
TO LET, the South-West portion of the FIRST FLOOR, including Treasury on Ground Floor, Intely in cconpation of the German Bank.
GODOWN, No. 9, Ise House Streót, Apply to--
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY C. LTD. flongkong, let March, 1915,
Saite.
*TO LET.
136
Apply-
SECRETARY, A. B. WATSON & Co., Læn Hongkong, 23rd October, 1914,
136
the Port..
report shows that, in point of fact, thera Supreme Court of Hongkong on this THE WAR AND POST OFFICE
account during the first quarter of 1916,
There was a balance of revenue over
WORK,
Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, Postminster-dien-
was an increase of 27,211 vessels, but a decrease of 988,031 net register tons. When it is stated that the 517,439 vessels expenditure on the work of the Hongkong oral in Hongkong, writes in his annual which entered and cleared in 1911 repre- Post Office last year amounting to report for 1914-
The sents a total of 30,750,951 tons, a drop $26,740.32.
revenuo abowed ů The chief icature of the year was tho of less than a million tons is, in the cir-¦ decrease of 840,762.99 as compared with outbreak of the European war, which has cumstances, surprisingly small. Of the the revenue for 1913.
insterially affected the General Post Office total given above 51,214 Vessels of
In his report on the General Post Office, and which accounts for the decrease of 25,278,624 tons were engaged in Foreign IVERY
N ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, Trade, as compared with 47,520 vessels 24 Hongkong, for the rear 1914, Mr. E. D. postal business and of the postal revenue.
CONVENIENT OFFICES 25,821,632 tons in 1813. The Report
C. Wolfe remarks:-"The vagories of On the outbreak of war the movements of and ROOMS. Loading Fine Commodious further shows that of vessels of European the silver market and the puzzling ships became very erratic, a large number fluctuations in the silver dollar currencies were withdrawn, and serious delays construction, 4,292 ocean atcamera, 4 sailing ships, 4,213 river steamers, and obtaining in each China Fort and Hong-occurred in the arrival and despatch of 3,10% steam launches entered during the kong would account for the greater demand for Local Postul Notes (ineresse year, giving a daily average entry of 92.4) "DISHOP'B LODGE SOUTH" No. 11, ships, as compared with 29.0 in 1913, and about $0,000) for postal remittaners.";
THE FEAR. Unfurnished, & Room 28.7 in 1912. The usual table comparing The entry of China into the Lai No. 1. CAMERON VILLAS, No. 61, THE the statistics of the year with those of versal Postal Union, which took whole of whose Pacific fleet had been PEAL, Farníaked. Immedis a posao sion.
the preceding twelve monthis shows an effect on September Jet last, has requisitioned by the Admiralty. It is a No. 3. DES VEUX VILLAS 48. Mount Kyllett, The Peak (Furnished or Unfurnished), increase in British can-going ship-brought about a reduction in the matter for congratulation that lagi No. 25, BELILIOS TERRACE, with ping of a ships, or 1.3 per cent, though work of the General Post Office whith Siberian mail service, which was entirely No. 27, LELILIOS TERRACE, with the aggregate tonnage showed a decrease is much appreciated, says the annual suspended in August was re-opened in loss extranes in Conduit Road. In very good order. of 127,811 tons or 1.5 per cent. This, as report on the work of the Hongkong. Post than a month, and though the servico, is
ROOMS, suitable for Ofice, 1st Floor, the Report explains, was due to the fact Queen's Read Central
the correspondence WESTWARD HO,” Berham Road, "EGGESFORD," No. 124. THE PEAK, Unfurnished 10 Boors), from 1st May, 1915.
MERION, No. 6, THE PEAR, Unfurnished (6 Rooms),
ROOMS in BEACONSFIELD and 65, ELGIN TERRACE.
TO LET
entranos on Condait Road,
Office.
Most of
mails. A considerable improvement bad, however, been effected by the end of the year, the only non-enemy service which remained suspended being that of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, the
slower than before the war (mails now
on an
that so many large ships were taken of formerly weat à découvert to Hongkong reaching the Colony in 32 days on the run to be employed as transports, etc. for onward transmission to China and average which before the war errived in The effect of the war on the port's ship vice verso now passes through the General 20 days), it is very satisfactory to find ning is most marked, of course, in the Post Office in closed mails entailing co.. that this service is working so smoothly case of foreign ocean-going vessels, which giderably less work on the part of the under prevailing conditions. Only two
"ROGATE," Austin Road, Kowloon, show a decrease of 450 ships of 680,413 General Post Office Staff. The local ratsmails have been lost, owing to the sinking Na 2
DES VEUX VILLAS, 51, PEAT tons or 19.2 per cent, in numbers and 7.3 of postage from Hongkong to China the str. Ale in the North sea, i., (Unfurnished)
those dated the 7th and 8th November BOOMS, amitable for Ofimes, on the Fiat per cent. iu tonnage.This, the Report which were in existence prior to her entr Floor of No. 3. Deddell Streef.
all says," may be ascribed almost entirely to imo the Union are still in force, and ji from London, and the services to the disappearance of the German and is hoped will be maintained in the allied and neutral countries are working Austrian flags since the commencement interests of the Chinese Post Office no less countries were suspended shortly after the satisfactorily. The services to enemy of the war. But this decrease does not than the General Post Office, Hongkong outbreak of war and are still suspended
No.59, THE PLAY (CAMERON VILLAS Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
Sed Floor, Alemmden Buildings. Henghong, 4th May, 1915,