NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE OF REMOVAL
́E HAVE TO-DAY REMOVED our
WE HAVE TO PAT KIT
FEDDER STEKEw (opposite Hongkong Hotel),
PATELL & COMPANY. Hongkong, 10th May, 1915.
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NOTICE.
HAVE This Day taken into Partnership
kon. CHARLES REGINALÚ | CHRISTOPHER LATHAM. The Business formerly earried on by me-alone under the style et Latham & Co. will in future be carried on by as in Partnership.
Dated at Singapore, this 1st day of May, 1915.
HAROLD LATHAM.
WANTED.
An
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PUBLIC COMPANIES
CANTON INSURANOR OFFICE, LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
THE THIRTY-FOURTH ORDINARY | MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS | will be held at the Offses of the Undersigned TO-DAY (MONDAY), the 10th May, 1915, jai 11.30 AM.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of ins Company Wwill be CLOSED from the 24th April, to the 10th May, 1913, beth days insiumivo.“
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, Im,
General Agents. Hongkong, 20th April, 1915.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, HÁY 10m, 1815,
HOUSES TO LET
TO LEI:
N the 1st of May, No. 27, CONDUIT ROAD, Very Large Dining and Drawing Rooms, Throo Exsellout Bed: Booms and Bathi Rooms; well furnished throughout,
Apply to
"Misas. PERCY SMITH, SETH &|| FLEMING. -Hongkong, sih May, 1915,
[651
TO BIT.
A BUTEDINGS,
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO.,
LIMITED.
Englishman.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
ITUATION by
Experience of Import and Report Business and Commercial Travelling. Com petent Bookkeeper, Stenographer and Typist.
Apply to
0.0. S Care of "Hongkang Daily From" Olles.
[670 Hongkong, 10th May, 1915,
LOST.
910 REWARD.
PROM Tai-Po, SETTER-DOG, Half-grown, TOT How White Body, Black Fateh
op Back. Name “ Ber."
Finder please return to nearest Police Station.
D. W. TRATMAN. Hongkong, 13th May, 1915.
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C. H. WATSON, DECEASED, Late Commissioner of Customs at Mergizu.
ESTATE OF W.
LL MONEYS due to the abare esimie
A should be paid to the Undersigned
forthwith and all claims against the estate should to sent to the Undersigned before Jans ath after which date no claims will be recognized.
HERBERT GOFFE,
Consul General.
H.M. Consulate General Yunsaafu. Yunnasta, 30th April, 1915.
1671
Br.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S
'DEPARTMENT.
J
T IS HEREBY NOTIFIED
that
I the Government are prepared to let ze
Offices to suitable tenants, Rooms Nos. 5, 6 and 7 on the Tap Floor of the Fort Ofise Building (New Government Offices) in Fedder Streep on a yearly tenancy.
Farther particulars and conditions of letting may be obtained on application at the Office of the Director of Public Works.
CLAUD SEVERN,
Colonial Secretary,
Hongkong, 7th May, 1915,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
P.&O. 8, N. Co.'s Steamer
THE PA
"NUBIA,"
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Arrived Hongkong on 8th May, 1915. FZƠM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND STRAITS
Consigases of Cargo by the above-nassoc rossel are hereby informed that their goods a- being landed and placed at whatz zisk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowe Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where seal Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mari and delivery can to obtained as the Glovila are landed
This reasal prings on Cargo:-
From London, &c., a na, “Moldavia,”
$nd "Nutis
Kimberley Road, Kowloon, Apply tem
SPANISH DOMINICAN PROUTRATION. Hongkong, 15th April, 1916,
the TWENTY-SIXTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the SHARE. HOLDERS will be held at the Company's Oftoes, St. George's Buildings, o SATURA DAY, the 22nd May, 1915, at 12 o'clock Noon, for the purpose of prosenting the Eapart of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to 38th February, 1915, and olecting Directors- und Auditors.
TLTRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the Sik May to the 22nd May, 1015, both daya izolusiya,
By Order of the Board of Diroskors.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents. Bosgkang, 4th May, 1915,
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BONGKONG, TRAMWAY COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
COLONIAL (Hkg) REGISTER
of the Company will be Closed from SATUR- |DAY, Isi Hay, 1016, until SATURDAY, 29th
May, 1916, both days insignire.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
Hongkong, 26th April, za15.
PO LET.
(501
INTIMATION
on a smaller scale-are not due to mental aberration on the part of individual Bubmarine commanders, but are calmly and callously carried out by the express Cordera of the German Admiralty which unblushingly accepts
Donations and subscriptions to thi Prince of Wales' Fund at Foochter, to April 30th amounted to 80,238.73.
A. S. WATSON responsibility for these infamous and Administration, amounted to $114,991
& CO., LTD.
ESTABLISHED 1841.
ÆRATED
WATER |
MANUFACTURERS FORMAZONE.
A BEYRESHING, INVIGORATING HOUSE Oberwery Tan, Korisen PALATABLE drink particularly anilad
for Tennis and Batking Partim. Apply tod
PINTS $1 PER Doz. ARRATOON, V. APCAR & Co. Hongkong, 18th March, 1916.
SPLITS 60 OTE.
TO LAR
MODOWN, Nɔ,94, Praya Bant,
Apply
IWONG SANG HONG, LTD.
No: 248, Des Voax Boad Central Hongkong, 10th February, 1915. {305
""
PYERIS.
Chemically, an exnat reproduction of a well known German spring, at kaɗf the price. Blads Perfectly with Spirits, esposily Whisky. Onos try a Whisky Preris and you will ask for it ------Again.
PRICES :~~~
TO LET AT THE PEAK.
Naised and newly dene up.
0. 2 STEWART TERRACE, Apply
H. E. POLLOCK,
Prince's Building, –Hongkong, 10th January, 1816.
TO EST.
HOUSE
Agents. [+43 Alcox.
THE HONGKONG ICE CO., LTD.
PPLICATION has been made to the General Managers to issue to Cror Yap Kum duplicafè Certificate for 10 Shares in the above Company upon the statement that the Original Certificato
No. 8080/3059–10 Shares
Kastaford
30.85 PER Doz. PINES. $0.50
SPLITA.
23
warn
The amount of Stamp Duty paid in Hongkong in 1914 on registered docu mente exclusive of Probates and Letters of
The amount of Stamp Duty on Probates and Letters of Administration registered amounted to $81,844,
A private wire from Shanghat given tho result of the Grand Nationat. Steeplechase on the Off Day of the Races as: Marongo, 1; Bornite, 2; Mango Tree, 3 The first and second ponies are in Mr. Lamorton's stable, while the owner of the third is Mr. Robson.
barbarous crimes. In tho Decree promulgated early in February by the Clef of the Marino Staff at Berlin declaring the waters round Great Britain and Ireland to bo`a war zone, it was expressly affirmed that on ehd after February 18th every enewpy mur chant vessel found in this war region would be destroyed, without its being always possible to
crews and passingers of the danger threatening them." Tha acceptance of responsibility The Wei-bai-wei porrespondent of the by the Gorman Admiralty for such acts| N.-C. Daily News says that building has been again affirmed in the protest operations amongst the Chinese, nor
Many mado against Great Britain's decision chants are again in full swing. not to accord to the crew of a certain old haildings are being pulled down and German submarine the honourable treat new one put up in their stead, all ment usually accorded, "to prisoners of indicating that prosperity still rules WII. The German protest maintained amongst the Chiarse of this port.................... the right of these men to the same treat- ment as all other prisoners of war received, on the ground abat they were acting in obedience to the orders of the German Naval Staff. There can bo no shadow of doubt, therefore, regarding the direct responsibility of the highest German authorities for acts of bar barity which shock the conscience of the civilised world. A very large propor
OR
Mr. Sly, of H.M. Consular Servios, has gone to Wei-hai-wei to act as locum tencie for Mr. R. Johnston, District Magistrate, who is on leave for three months. Mr. Johnston's return Mr. Sly will take up duty in place of Mr. Mom at Port Edward, while the latter goes on a well- carned furlough.
A wide new road has been started from
tion, no doubt, of the Lusitania's mur.the-South-Gate-of-the city of Foochow STONE GINGER BEER. dered passengers were subject of the been imported from Shanghai. This, ze and SONG 15 to 20 riosban have
The only fermented Size Ginger Beer in United States and other neutral com least, demonstrates that some Chinese Barrace Boer is the favour produced by partial Mr. BALFOUR recently described as the of which so much are heard these lines, the Far East. The real sharm of Stone Ginger tries. Will the United States-whom residents have faith in the improvements formantation; without this no Stone Ginger greatest of all neutrals and a leader-of-says-the-Echo
Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.. MENTE AGENCY Co., Indi Hongkong, Jab Karch, 1915,
E45-
TO LET,
FILATS in Nathan Hoad, Kowloon,
A FLAT in Humphrey's Buildings, Kowloon. “PENTRHEW,” Kindsa Row, Kowloon,
HAS BEEN LOST. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ikat it6-Reamed House with Tennis Court within 30 days from date hereof no claim or representation in respect of suck Original Certificate is made to the General Managery they will proceed to deal with such application ter a duplicate.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Et.,
General Hanagers. Hongkong, 28th April, 1916. *** [645
THEATRE ROYAL,
CITY HALL.
TWO CONCERTS ONLY, SATURDAY, MAY 15TH, AND
Monday, May 17th: MISCHAEL PIASTRO, WORLD-FAMOUS VIOLINIST (The Gold Madallist of Patrograd Conservatoire), and
ALFRED MIROVITCH,
*** THE CELEBBATED PIANIST (Winner of the Great Reubenstein Prize),
5.Recmed House with Tennis Court,
1 and 2, VINDEN VILLAS, Kowloon, FOUR-BOOMED HOUSES in Humphrey's renne, Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon,
Apply Op
HUMPHREYS ESTATH & FINANON
Co., LTD., Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, 204h April, 1915.
Ho
TO LET
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CLIFTON GARDENS,
*OUSES
Conduit Road,
OFFICES, facing the Harbour between the Hongkong Club and Post Oos-
68, Tan Fax * THE RETREAT!” 21, WONG NEI-CHONG ROAD. GODOWNS, New Prays, Kennedy Town. GODOWNS, ak Wansoni Road, Apply, sto..
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, 1st April, 1015,
[as
TO LET.
From Persian Grif, or us. B. I. & NOW ON A WORLD-WIDE TOUR OFFICES in 52 GEORGE'S BUILDING
and B. & P. 8. N. Co■ Biesmera. Optional Goods will be landed hero walan instructions are given to the contrary within 6 hours
Goods not aletrad within 8 dayn kuolurilor date of arrival will be subject to reat.
No Fire Insurance will be affected by mi in any case whatever.
Damaged packaga most be left in the Go dowas for examination vy the Consignees, and the Company's Surveyors, Messrs. GOUDARC sad. Dovalke, at 10 à.a. en MONDAYS and THURSDAYS. All alsinus most be prosaates within ten days of the steamer's arrival beza after which date they, cannot bu escogradases No elsims will be admitted after the goode have left the flodowns.
E. A. HEWETT,
Superintendant
Pooptéar 8th May, 1915
HONGKONG, GENERAL CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE.
NOTICE.
MEETING « FOREIGN IMPOR
TERS of Flees-goods will ha held at the Soumiary's Office, Chamber of Commdoria,
es Gorennt Buildings, TODAY (MON DAY), the 10th May, 1915, at 4 o'clock P.M.
By Order,
E. A. M. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Hongkong, 7th May, 1915,
BONGKONG CLUB
NOTICE.
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N EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETIN of the Members of the HONGKONG CLUB will be had in the Club Hottes TO-DAY (@ONDAY) 10th May, 1915, it 6.15 PM.
Binainesa as set forth in the Notice posted in the Hall of the Club.
By Order,
E. DES YEUX, Secretary.
Hongkong. 29th April, 1915
TOKOHAMA.
BLUFF
1549
HOTEL.
No. 2, BLUFF.
HEALTHY
LOCATION AND
BEAUTIFUL VIEW.
· EXCELLENT CQUISINE AND HOME
COMFORT.
MODERATE TERMS,
;
Direct from Queen's Hall, London, Rechstein Hall, Berlin, and the other principal Halls of Europe. HONGKONG'S RICHEST MUSICAL TERAT, Booking Now Opoa at MESSES, MOUTRIE'S. PRICES: $3, 82 & $1. Commence 6.15 Sharp. Hongkong, 7th.May, 1916
$.
NOTICE.
R.
A
LL Persons applying to the PROVOST MARSHAL for Passes are requested in fabase to apply between the hours of 8 am, to 1 F.. and 2 to 4 P.M. daily.
Hongkong, 16th February, 1916. [292
UNIVERSIFY OF HONGKONG.
MATRICULATION, SENIOR AND JUNIOL LOCAL
EXAMINATIONI.
NHATRICULATION, SENIOR and GIVEN that the
LOCAL EXAMINATIONS will be held on the following Dates:
JULY 12th-17th, 1915. Arrangements will be made to hold the Er minitions at any town where sufficient number of candidatra offer themselver, Candidates mast send in their Names to the Registra, with the fer, mot later than Jude IKE, 1973.
A
Examination Fee $10 (Hongkong Currency), Forma of Euty and all particulars may be chatained-on-pplication to the REGISTEAN, UmVERSITY, HONGKONG.
Second Floor, Overlooking Harbour Linmediate powersion.
· Apply to-
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Hongkong, Brd Desember, 1914.
TO LET.
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THE GROUND FLOOR of No, 6, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL, 0.cupied by Madame Gains, sto.
Apply to-
"DAVID' SASSOON & Co., IAD. Hongkong, 10th February, 1916, F872
QUEEN'S BUILDING.
TO LET, the Bonth-Wort portion of the FIRST FLOOR, including Treury or Ground Floor, mtely in coongation of this German Bank.
GODOWN, No. 9, Ice House Street, Apply to-
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Co, L. Hongkong, 1st March, 1915,
TO LET,
ALEXANDRA
135
BUILDINGS, IVERY CONVENIENCES And ROOMS. Including Fins Commodious Juito.
SECRETAEY, Apply
A. B. Watson & Co., LTD: Hongkong, 23rd October, 1914
TO LBT.
136
BISHOP'S LODGE SOUTH, No. 11
PRAX, Unfurnished, 5 Rooms, "WOODBURY,” No. 4, Hankow Road,
Kowloon.
No. 1; CAMERON VILLAS, No. 61. THE PEAK, Furbished. Immadis e posts-sion.
No. 3. DES VEUX VILLAS, 52, Mount Kellett, Tas Pesk (Furnished or Unfurnished), No. 25, BELILIOS TERRACE, will
TWO KING EDWARD VII. SCHOLARSHIPS of 10 year each, for five years, will be awarded on the results of the MATRICULATION Examination.entrance on Condnit Road.
These ehehehips are tomable by Bri ish subj ce only who met be unde the age of 21 na the 1st July. A Candidate who wishes to com ete must, on or before the first day of the Examination deliver to the Registrar prof that he is a British subjact.
One Schul rship will no temable in the Faculty of Arts, the other in sy Faculty.
Hongkonu. 5th May, 1915.
Gor
TO LET
From 1st March,
ODOWN, No. 6, Daddell Stevek.
Apply
A. B. AVARIA,
[660
Care of E. PABANEY,
No. 1, Daddell Street.
Hongkong, 2nd February, 1910.
[244
WESTWARD HO," Bonban Road, EGGEBFORD," Nos. 124, THE PEAK, Unfurnished (6 Rooms), from 1st May, 1915.
MERION," No. 6, THE PRAK, Unfurnished ROOMS in HEACONSFIELD and 65,
Beer wan be said to be genuine.
PRICE:-$0.85 PEE Doz.
DRY GINGER ALE. FRAGRANT, AROMATIC, DRY. Its Dryness" is a feature which has helped to give this drink the popularity is so well deservOS,'
PEIGHS $1.00 PER Doz. $0.80
LIMITED,
PINTS. SPLITO.
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The following official appointments are gazetted:-Dr. W. W. Pearse to act as Medical Offer of Health, Sanitary Superintendent and Superintendent of Statistics, during the absence on leave of Dr. F. W. Clark, or until further notice; Mr. A. Dyer Ball to net as Assistant District Officer for the Southern District of the New Territories.
reform in international procedura"-be satisfied with a formal expression of regret and a promise of monetary con pensation from Germany, for the deli- borate murder of many hundreds of American subjects? It is incredible. If this colossal murder does not make plain to the Government and people of the United States its duty to civilisation, nothing will."Protests are useless" in
The Government Gazette notifies that, this connection as in every other case
after May 1st, passengers will not be per- whero Germany has dishonoured hermitted to land at Marseilles unless pro- pledged word-as, for example in the vided with a passport hering the rim of
extensive scale of
a French consular officer. Passports will
recent
FIL 1193 on
A.S. WATSON & CO..sphyxiating gases in her warfare on be examined by the Harbour Police at land. The world cain respect a defeated the gangway and stamped for landing, foe which has fought with clean hands but passengers for England or the fron- and observed the recognised rules of tier as described by France must obtain warfare, but a foo which in its warfare. || Marseillez consular and prefectural eisa, on land
with the barbarous savagery of the Dervishes" and on sea Financial Statement for the month of The Gazette contains the following deliberately conducts a submarine February, 1015 :---
MARRIAGE. TOEG-DAVID-Or May. 2nd, at Shang
hai, SOLOMON E. TORG, to HANNAH DAVID, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. DAVID.
1
DEATHS.
* vizs
Balances
901,295.49
$3,083,094.38
880,712.75
183,132,381.83
warfare against fishing trawlers and Balance of assets and liabilities MARTINHO MARQUES-On May 3rd, at passenger liners, places itself antiruly Revenue from 1st to th-Fabri
on 31st January, 1915 83,051,799,00 Shanghai, Rosa LOETITIA MACHADO outside the pale of civilisation. These MARTINHO MARQUES, the dearly
ary, 1915 beloved wife of Martinho Marques. things can neither be forgiven nor KALKMERER-On May 4th, at Shanghai, forgott. At this moment they can, but Expenditure from 1st to 25th-
KABL ERNST PAUL KAEMMERER, aged 0 years.
strengthen the resolve of the Allies, to
February, 1916 mikk: Gormany pay dearly for her crimes Hongkong Orion: 101, De Vaux Boan O. LONDON OFFION: 181, FLr Sráme, E.O.
when the day of reckoning arrives; and
The Gazette publish's the following they must, at the same tims die, would think, appeal with irresistible forea to
returns of the average amount of hunk the conscience of the neutral peoples ou reserve in Hongkong during the month- notes in circulation and of specio im whomelearly rasts an obligation 10 ended 20th April, 1915, as certified by share the duty and responsibility of the managers of the respective Barks enforcing the international codes govern ing warfare which they themselves assist- ed to frame and to the observanec of which they are pledged,
The Daily Press.
HONGLONG, MAT 10TH, 1916.
"COLOSEAL MURDER."
ALL the other incidents of the great war
Avenge
A mount.
Specin in
Banks. Chartered Bank of Indio, Australia. and China ...$ 6,921,675 $ 5,000,000* Hongkong સભર્યુ.
Shanghai Banks
A mait for Europe ri Siberin closes Mercantile Bank of
17,500,000 ing Corporation. 22306,933 to-morrow at 11 am.
Julia. Limited 1,323,347 200,000
.....830,451,350 $29,300,000
are for the moment oclipsed by the amazing and atrocious act of piracy com- mitted in the Irish Sa by a German submarine in sinking, without warning, the giant liner Lusitania, and causing.
Mr. J. P. Donovan, until recently thereby the loss of nearly 1500 living after a long period of service in Postal Commissioner in Hankow, is retir- men, women - ind children. It is Hot China war, but cold-blooded murder on colossa! scale.
Total
News has been revived in Japan ly cable of the chath in Chicago, on the 26 ult. of Mr. Fred Hellyer. The demensúly In all probability the Mr. Alxander Mackinzie has been says the Japan Chránile, came out to submarine had gone to the Trish Sea for appointed a Visiting Justies to the Po Japan in 1865 to join the Nagasaki irm the express purposs of attacking, the Leung Kukire Mr. J. F. Wright, of Art & Co. W. J. Alt being his. Lusitanie as she was approaching home resigned.
On the latter's retirement Mr. parts from New York. At all avents,
Mr. S. J. Hanisch, Deputy Commis Hellyer and Mr. H. J. Hunt (also of Ali, the Commander of the German sub- sioner of Customs, has arrived in Shang Co.) started in business at Nagsaki aring when, he sighted the vessel would hai from Hoilow and will proceed to and Kobe under the firin name of Hunt
ship of that class without warning and with the knowledge that an appalling loss of life would be inevitabis shows a callousness which
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uncle.
know that she was not likely to have on Hankow.
& Hellyer. This partnership was sub- board less than two thousand souls-
sequently dissolved, and the two prin- on-combatants, a large proportion of Among 10 names of the companies cipals established, the müselves as Hint & them women and children. To sink a
struck off the register is than of the Hong Co. and Hillyer & Co. The latter firm kong and Yaumati Band Inssiment Come was established in Kobe on April 1st, pany, Limited.
1861, when Mr. T. W. Hellyer (who is now resident in England) joined his brother. Mr. Freil Hellyer left Japan for Chicago in 1855 to establish the arm of Hollyer & Co. Much sympathy will bo felt for Mrs. Liddell, of Shanghai, daughter of the deceased, and his two sons, of whom the younger, Mr. Harold Hellyer, now redides in Kobe, while Mr. Arthur Hellyer only recently arrived on a business trip.
no
H.E. the Governor has approved of adjective can Lieut. A. M.. Preston, 4th Battalion No. 27, BELILIOS TERRACE, with adequately-characterise. entraven in Conduit Road. Ju very good order. that the Lusitania had on board at the Hongkong Volunteer Carps.
It transpir
Cheshire Regiment, bring attached to the 3 BOOMS, mitable for Offices, 1st Floor, Queen's Road Central.
time a total of 2,160-a nunder below
The Prince of Wales' Fund and kindred that often carried by trans-Atlantic organizations did quite well as a result liners of the Luxitang class-and. of of the three days' racing at Hankow, this total nearly 1,500 have perished, some graeruus winners giving as much Words are utterly inadequats to cxpress as 50 per cent. of their prize. the deep indignation and horror which, the news of this crime against civilisa tion and humanity must arouse in every corner of the civilised world, and that horror must be heightened when it Corps ("K" Company), Last month he made clear that it was the Annexe to the
(6 Rooms).
ELGIN TERRACE
“HOGATE,” Austin Road, Kowloon, No. 2, DES VIEUX VILLAS, 51, Pear (Unfurnished).
ROOMS, suitable for Once, on the Fin Floor of No. 8, Duddeli Barsal, D
No. 59, THE PEAK (5 CAMERON VILLAS Apply to-- LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
3rd Floor, Alexander Buildings Hongkong, 4th May, 1915.
recognised that such ads as thee-and there have been many of them, happily
Mr. E. Brook, Secretary of the Country Club. Shanghai, has been granted a c mission as Lieutenant in the Army Service
was stationed at Aldershot, but sxpveted to leave at an early date for either Franes
or the Dardanelles.
With reference to the frequent state- Tsingtau has been confiscated and is now ments that the Prinz Heinrich Hotel ak
under Japanese management; it should be Prinz fleinrich that was confiscated, nut the hotel itself, which is running under the same management as for years past. N.-C. Daily News,