NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE CATHAY TRUST, LIMITED,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ha
the FIFTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the ahova Company will be held at the Company's Office No. 10, Conlon Road, Shanghal, on WEDNESDAY, the 8th day of May, 1918, at 4.30 ... for the purpose of receiving the Report Directors and Statement of Accomate for the twelve months ended 30th April, 1016.
The TRANSFER BOOKS
the Company will be CLOSED from the 22nd to the 26th
of the
instant, both datas incluzive.
By Order of the Board of Directors. ·
J. AUWATTIE & Co., Lzo., Secretaries and General Managers.
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PUBLIC AUCTION,
MHE Undersigned have received instructions
Tovell by Public Auction
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED); TO-MORROW (TUESDAY), the 25th May, 1915, at 230 P.M., at their Bales Rooms, No. 8, Des Your Road, Corner of Ice House Street,
PUBLIC COMPANIES
PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,
·LIMITED.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the HONGKONG Hore, Hongkong, TOMORROW (TUES DAY), 25th May. 1915, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Diretors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 30th April, 1915.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 20th instant to the 27th instant, both days inclusive,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managera, Hongkong, 14th May, 1915.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 24TH, 1915
ENTRANTE ORDINARY
THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thak N ANNUAL MEETING of this Comping will. be held at the Offices of Messrs. J LEDINE, A QUANTITY OF WINES, Ere, Erc. MATHESON & Co., LTD., on THURSDAY, the
As follows:--
27th May, at 12.30 PM.. for the purpose of PORT, SHERRY, CLARETS, BUR-receiving the Report of the Directors together GUNDY, WHITE WINES, HOCK AND with 's statement of Accounts to 30th April,
1915. MOSELLES BRANDY, CHAMPAGNE,
Erc
ETC.
Brc. ALBO Several Cues INDIAN CHUTNEY to be cold in smält lots.
And abent 6,000 CIGARS in geod condition. TRAKSA weun).
· HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.
Hongkong, 24th May, 1915
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
ANHE Undersigned have received Instructions from M. D. DEBTRANO, Eng. (Consul for Pern), to sail by Public Auction, ・OF WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY,
the 20th and 27th May, 1918, commencing each day at £39 PM at his residenor, Windsor Lodge, Austin Road, Kowloon,
THE WHOLE OF IS VERY VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD : FURNITURE,
COMPRISING
צת
UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE WM, POWELL, AND LANE, CRAWFORD (PRÁCTICALLY | New), MASSIVE BLACK WOODAND CHERRYWOOD CABINETS, ARM-CHAIR, CARD TABLES, FIRE SCREENS, ST. C., REVERSIBLE TURKISH AND AXMINSTER CARPETS AND BUGS, A QUANTITY OF CHINESE AND JAPANESE PORCELAIN AND BRONZES. CURTAINS, PAINTINGS, PICTURES, SOLID
THE REGISTER OF SHABES of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, 22nd, to THURSDAY, 27th instant, inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
"W. S. BROWN, “Secretary, Hongkong, 16th May, 1915.
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HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANT. LIMITED.
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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that the COLONIAL (Hongkong) REGISTER of the Company will be Closed from SATUR DAY, 1st May, 1915, until SATURDAY, 29th May, 1915, both days inclus ve
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., Agente. Honglung, 26th April, 1915,
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BRITISH CONSULAR NOTIFICATION.
BRITISH Bubjects residing in the Consular
District of Canton and hersby nosidad,
BRITISH PASSPORTS issued prior to the 5th Augurt, 1914, and held by British Subjecta in Chias will become invalid on the 1st August-gipat,
HOUSES TO LEY
TO LET.
PROSE TERRACE” and “DURBAR”
Apply Tom
Kowloon,
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SPANISH DOMINIDAN PROUURATION. Hongkong, 12th May, 1915.
B
TO LET.
A HOUSE at Observatory Vilen, Kowloon,
Apply tome"
ARRATOON V. APCAR & Co,. Hongkong, 10th March, 1916.
TO EFT.
From La Marak,
GODOWN, No. 6, Duddell Street.
Apply-...
A. B. AVASTA,
Care of E. PADANET,
No. 1, Duddell Streat, [244
Hongkong, 2nd February, 1915.
TO LET-AT THE PEAK,
-28TEWABT TERRACE, Farnished and norig dans sp. Apply
E. L. POLLOCK,
Prince's Building Hongkong, 20th January, 1915,
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TO LET.
A Kowloon.
HOUSE
Knutsford
Apply
ForTheo
AFE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
MENT & AGENCY Co, LD, Hongkong, 1st March, 1915.
TO LET.
WINDSOR LODGE
45-
Kimberley
Road, Kowloon, 6-Roomed House
with Tennis Court: "PENYEKEW.
Minden Bow, Kowloon, 6-Roomed House with Teals Court.
2 and 3, MINDEN VILLAS, Kowloon, 6-Boomed Honses with Tennis Court.
FOUR-BOOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon,
FLATS in Nathan Bond, Kowloon, A FLAT in Humphrey's Buildings, Kowloon, Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
Co., IɛD., Alexandrs Buildings, Hongkong, 18th May, 1915.
TO LET
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INTIMATION
To-day being Whit Monday," competition has been arranged to played off at Fanling. The competitio is a nine hole handicap and will bo Played over the eighteen hole course, Play will be take place in the morning, and in the afternoon a nine hole com-
children's festival in a wider songe, and the question which has been naked there in connection with the celebration is whether the children should be enter tained this year as on former occasions. What decision has been reached we do not know, but the consensus of opinion scomed stands for Excellent, and anyone to be that in this memorable year the code-petition will take place over the Relief
Course for those knocked out in whe drinks our E PORT, E bration of Empire Day should be such
as would make a deeper impression than previous competition SHERRY, E WHISKY
any previous celebration on the minds
The second concert arranged by the or E BRANDY can be in of the children and the public generally. Hongkong Volunteer Corps, for the enter- While it was felt that the public tainment of the men of the Shropshires, no doubt that the letter
Ewould gladly provide all that was took place at the Volunteer Headquarters.
to entertain signilles excellance of a high order needful
the children, on Saturday evening. The unsettled it was suggested that "The Day might state of the weather did not prevent and good value for money. By be made a memorable one and burned to
the concert being held in the open baging in balk from the very best good account for suffering humanity by air, and those present spent a fow
the school authorities, in conjene enjoyable and thoroughly enthusiastie. firms, and bottling ourselves, we are tion with the public, organising hours. A most entertaining progrannie able to give our customers better". Children's Empire Day Gift had been arranged to which the following Offering" for the relief of the stary contributed-Pe. II. E. Marial, P. H. value for money than we could by
ing women and children of Belgium. Rolph, Pte. Allen, Cpl. Brown, Pies Groy, importing the same thing by the Surely the watchwords of the Empire Day Cpl. Smith, Ptc. T. W. Hill, Pte. P. care. There is an old saying "Waos movement Responsibility, Duty, Byin-Simpson, Ptr. Logan and Mr. W. A. Han pathy and Self-Sacrifice"could have nibal. The accompanists were. Capt. mature in bottle, Spirits in cask?
Lammer and Mr. Georgo-Grible. no more appealing interpretation than That is the raison, d'être of the events of the past ten months, begin- The Quaints" performed before a ning with the invasion and devastation of. | large audience on Saturday evening. The our magnificent” wine vaulis, which
peaceful Belgium by the modern ATILLA Programme contained several items that challenge comparison with anything and his Huns in violation of an interna have been popularised by Mr. Salisbury's of the kied not only in Hongkong tional guarantee which our national happy little band in Hongkong, and was
interests no less than our national honour undoubtedly a great succes To-nig but the Far East. There our wines made it necessary for us to defend with "The Quaints" will present an are boliled off soon after they ariive, the whole might of the Empire. It was
programme, in honour of this barbarous aggression that immediate Empire Day and patrous are bat our spirits, except for a small-
ly brought forth the most signal proof of promised a really dolightful-eroning. stock to most daily requirements, the British Empire's unity and deep sense Among the items to be given aro: Mer- of risponsibility for the maintenanes of rie England"; "Carry On," composed, are kept in wood. That is why our
public law; proof also of the high sense of written and
sung by spirits improve In quality, and Duty and Sympathy animating the com
Salisbury; "Quaints" version of Tipperary" spirits imported in case do not. Our ponent parts of our mighty empire, and
"Boots" (by Rudyard Kipling); " Who their rondiness-to make unstinted striKilled Bill Kaiser Topical version ocstomers get the benefit of that fices in defence of the rights of humanity of Nursery Rhymes"; and "Kep the Increment in value, as we charge and the interests of civilisation. There is, the box plan will be open at the Hong- Old Flag Flying." Owing to the holiday indeed, every reason why the observanes kong Hotel from 10 am to 6 p.m. to-day. of Empire Day, 1015, should be a memorable one, and in many places it might even prove a most useful adjunct in augmenting the military an i naval forces of the Crown.
nothing for it. We cordially invite our customers to pay a visit of
inspection to our wine vaults, and
- satisfy themselves ho above is
no idle newspaper puft.
OUSES In CLIFTON GARDENS, A. S.
Ho FIRE
BRASS FENDERS, BRASSES. TO HANDSOME DINING ROOM SUITE (Quaux Anna Desión),
SUNDRY FINE JAPANESE TEA
SERVICES, гo., TEAKWOOD BFD. ROOM SUITES, TWIN BEDSTEADS, NEW HAIR AND WIRE MATTRESSES TOILET BETS, LINEN, PO. BATH ROOM, PANTRY, AND KITCHEN REQUISITES T
ALSO
GEWING - SINGER” HAND MACHINE (PRACTICAZUT NEW), LARGE AMERICAN ICE CHEST, BERKFIELD FILTER, RUBBER-TYRED RICKSHA Us Væár GooD CONDITION, SUN BLINDS
AND BATTAN FUENITURE,
(Fol) Partionlara from Catalogue.) On Vi-w from Monday, the 34th May, TERMS:=CMh.
HUGHES & HOUGH.
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, 24it May, 1926.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
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⠀⠀ * P.M. 93. – SIBERIA,”
Frou SAN FRANCISCO, JAPAN PURTS AND MANILA.
THULLE above-mentioned Vesselhaving arrived,
Consignees of Carge are hereby notified to send in their Bills-of-Lading for conaber digantura and take immediate delivery of C-rgo from alongside. Cargo impeding discharge will by landed imuraediaboly et Consignees' rish and exposao.
Cargo: remaining on board 26th May, at
Noom,
will be subject to landing charger, and if unde ivored 30th May, at 5 p... will be subject to both landing and storage charges.
No Fire Insurance whatever will be affestad. All chafed and otherwise damaged Cargo will be examined at the above Company's Godown 29th May, at 10, 4.
No Claims will be enterinized unless nosom. panied by short delivery note or list of aroop tions taken at the time of delivary to Consigness and signed for and on behalf of the Pacife Mail 8.B. Co.
Holders of ash Passports in this_Consular Distrist are required to apply to the Under signed for Fresh Pamports on the Oficial form
appilation which can be obtained at the Contralate-Go of Fanport requires the
The ow Insortion of is description of the holder. His photograph and signsinte must also be filed thereto, and a duplicate copy of the photographi should be provided for retention at the Consul
ate General.
Only the Wife and Children under the age of it may be included on the Holder's Passport and in such cases the particulars, photograph (in duplicats) and aposiman signature of wite, and names, age and sex of Children, are required to be inserted. All other persons must
obtain separate Famsporte,
The foe chargeable for a Pastport will be fire akillings.
The new form of Passport will be valid for two years only, but may be renewed for four farther periods of two youan tach.........
Passporte which have been issued since the Bib August, 1014, will be regarded as valid for two years only from the date of their issue.
CECIL KIRKE, Asting Consul-General. H.B.M. Consulate-General, ✨ Canton, 18th May, 1915,
G.
NOTICE.
B.
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A HARSHAL for Fases are requested in LL Persons applying to the PROVOST
„future to apply between the homes at à ax. to 1PM, wid, 2 to 4.7.31. daily,
Hongkong, 16th February, 1915.
YOKOHAMA.
[SER
BLUFF HOTEL.
No. 2, BLUFF.
HEALTHY LOCATION AND BEAUTIFUL VIEW,
All Claims must be fled on or befan 7th June, otherwise they will not EXCELLENT CUISINE AND HOME
Boognized
R. C. MORTON,
Agent
Hongkong, 24th May, 1915.
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COMFORT MODERATE TREMS
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FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FRENCH LESSONS
OF HONGKONG..
WHIT MONDAY. HOLIDAY.
TOTICE IS HEREBY, GIVEN that all FIRE INSURANCE: OFFICES will
to CLOSED for the Transaction of Pabllo Business TO DAY (MONDAY), the 24th May.
By Order,
A. R. LOWE, Secretary.
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Hongkong, 22nd May, 1015.
MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF HONGKONG,
WHIT MONDAY HOLIDAY.
ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all MARINE INSURANCE: OFFICES will be CLOSED for the Transaction "of Public Bazinom TO-DAY (MONDAY), the 24th May.
By Order,
Hongkong, 22nd May, 1910.
A. R. LOWE,
Secretary.
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G. MOUSSION,
I. HG IBOM HID Bom,
NEW
CARTRIDGES.
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BIs all Bore and Siss
popular English Manufacturera.
JMOKELESS POWDER and CHILLED SAOT. From No. 10 to SSSG, ut $6, $7 and 17.50 per 100 BPORTING REQUISITES and AIR GUNS in Variety,
Turpection Invited,
WM. SUHMIDT:& Co.
Hongkong, 4th February,}1816-- -1509
Conduit Bood OFFICES, facing the Harbour between the Hongkong Club and Port Offco.
68, THE PRAE "THE RETREAT!”. 21, WONG-NEI-CHONG ROAD, GODOWNS, New Prays, Kennedy Town. GODOWNƐ, si Wanchal Bond. Apply, cle
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY DO, LÆD, Hongkong, 1st April, 1915
TO LET.
(NFFICES in St. Grozar's Building --Becond Floor, Overlooking · Harbour immediate pessoasion.
OFFICES
Apply to
BHEWAN, TOMES 4.Co. Hangkung, Bed December, 1814.
TO LET.
[39,-*
THE GROUND FLOOR of No. 6, DES
QUEEN'S BUILDING.
A mail for Europa vid Siberia closes to-morrow at 3 p.m.
British "
HONGKONG TENNIS
LEAGUE,
all-
SUCCESS OF KOWLOON. Kowloon "A team met the Wigwaw Club in connection with the Hongkoy
WATSON-Tutcher, Headmistress of Belilios Tennis League on Saturday wad won b
& CO., LTD.
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
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Honakowa Orion: 101, Das Vœux Boan C. LONDON Orsion: 181, FLOST BEAM, O.
The Daily Press.
HONGRING, MAY ZITH, 1015,
School, reports that thres electric fans. 75 to 22. The scores were as follows, t valued at $100 have been stolen from the Kowloon players being the first name School.
---Griep and Ford beat Humphries and Dreyer 10-1 beat Han and Sewell beat Le Breton and Lambe 7-2 (rain interfered.
is game), Green and Abraham beat Humphries. and Dreyer 101, bat Hanson and Sowell 0fe2, beat Le Breton and Lamb.rt 9-2.
H.E. the Governor has been pleased to appoint Dr. W. J, Woodman to be at Assistant Medical Officer in the Medical Department,
at
During a violent thunderstorm Shanghai a week ago a lofty motebed covering the tower of the new building near the Race Course was demolished.
A German telegram" from Shanghai to Manila says:" The Sayville wireless sta
most of the messages from tion, where most Germany are received, is proving unre liable." Unreliable in more respects than
one!
EMPIRE DAY.
TO-DAY is Empire Day. A month or two TOUX BOAD OENTRAL, ocupled ago we observed in both London and by Madina Gaine, ut.
certain Colonial papers some little Apply to...
By a regulation made by the Governor. "DAVID BASSOON & Co., LTD,
doubt expressed
to the advis-in-Council, Canton Road, Kowloon (north) Hongkong, 10th February, 1915, ̧ [272
ability of holding the usual Empire of Navy Street and south of Jordan Day celebrations in a year of war.
Road) is closed to vehicular and pedes. The EARL OF MEAT, the founder of the trian traffic between the hours of 7 p.. movement, wrote in answer to an inquiry and 5 am, on the subject: "I can see no valid reason why it should not be observed, as long as it is kept in the proper spirit. Indeed, it appears to me that this is the very year of all others when it should be observed with the grave solemnity and in the most sober spirit of national, devotion. Was not the movement started for the very
[¡NO LET, tha Boukh-Werk portion of the
on Ground Floor, lately in occupation of the Formen Bank.
TFIRST FLOOR, including Treasury
GODOWN, No. 9, Iss House Street, Appår to---
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENNT & AGENCY CO, LTD. Hongkong, Tri March, 1915,
136
TO LET. ALEXANDEA BUILDINGS, VERY CONVENIENT OFFICES and BOOMS. Including a Fine Commodious Svile
Apply
SECRETARY, A. B.. WATSON & Co., LED, Hongkong, 23rd October, 1914-
TO LET.
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66 ISHOP'S LODGE SOUTH," No. 11,
D THE Prix, Unfurnished, 5 Booms, PEAK (Furnished)
No. 2 CAMERON VILLAS, 62, THE
!
Lieut-Colonel, Lt, Colonel
williams is a brother of Dr. G. H. Fitz williams, of Hongkong.
Erans and Blackburn beat Humphrica and Dreyor 7-4, boat Hangen and Sewell 7-4, beat Le Breton and Lambert 9-3.
The Kowloon "B" tram met tu Olympic in the sans competition and were also successful,
HARBOUR REGULATIONS; FOR THE TYPHOON SEASON. The following Notices are published in the Government Gazette with, reference to the Public Traffic Regulations for the Port of Hongkong promulgated; in Noti- fication No. 260 of the 3rd August, 1011:- Major F. C L Fitzwilliams, A.S.C.. (who was in Hongkong when the war
Regulations for River Steamers wishing to take shelter in the Port of Hongkong broke out), has been promoted to the rank tion Vessels are withdrawn on account of
during bad weather:If the Examina of
Fitz bad weather River Steamers arriving at the Western Entrance wishing to enter harbour should hoist the International Signal P.D., Permission is urgently will be acknowledged by the Examination requested to enter harbour." This signal Battery at Stonecutters hoisting the In- ternational Answering Pennant T.XA., Proceed into harbour,
On the Examination Battery hoisting incoming yesel may proceed West of Stonecutters and anchor North of the Island to the Eastward of a fine joining. the West Point of Stonecutters and the anchored in the above mentioned position torpedo pier at Lai-chikok. Vesels while are to hold no communication with the shore. On the weather moderating vessels are to proceed West of Stonecutters to the Examination Anchorage where they are to remain until they have been examined and passed into harbour in the usual maimer. Disobedience of any of the above regulations will render the offender liable to be fired on without warning.
Shanghai was getting no German telegrams last week because, the Merrary presumed," cable communication between Shanghai and Manila is interrupted, and all telegram have to be forwarded through Hongkong, where they are sub-
Purpose of arousing all British subjects to a knowledge and appreciation of their duties to the Empire? Was it not hoped thereby to assist towards the consolida tion of the Empire, and thus to strength-jected to British consorship.". en it in the face of peaceful competitinu or of hostile aggression? Sooner than was expected by the majority oven of those Britons who anticipated the near juf, was charged with unlawfully leaving "pproach of war, the British Empire the larbour, with 63 passengers on board finds itself locked inn life-or-death
At the Marine Court on Saturday Gens Christensen, Master of 6.5. Feith
́his vessel, without a licence from the Hori
"WOODBURY No. 4, Hankow Road,struggle with the most powerful military bour Master, on the 21st inst, Defend-
Kowloon.
Is not
ant pleaded guilty, and was hard $100.
At the Kiangnan Dockyard the Clunes
the
· No. 1; CAMERON VILLAS, No. 61, Tax nation in the world, supported by two | PEAK, Furnished. Immedia/e possession.
No. 3, DES VEUX VILLAS, 52, Mount other great raditary Powers. Kellett, The Peak (Furnished or Unfurnished), this the very moment when the watch-gunboat Yucu-chiung was successfully
No. 25, BELILIOS TERRACE, with words of the Empra movement Relaunched in the presence of a larger binek) all vessels are to at onion raist entrance on Conduit Hood,
No. 27, BELILIOS TERRACE, with entrance in Conduit Road. In very good order. 3 ROOMS, paitable for Oloos, let Floor,
Queen's Rand Central.
WESTWARD EO," Bonham Road, "EGGESFORD," No. 124, THE PEAK, Unfurnished (6 Roumë), from Ind May, 1915.
“MERION,” No. 6, THE PRAX, Unfurnished (6 Rooms).
ROOMS in BEACONSFIELD and 56, ELGIN TERRACE.
"ROGATE" Austin Bond, Kowloon.__
Typhoon Signals Should the local typhoon signals be hoisted (either red sponsibility, Duty, Sympathy, and Self-number of foreign and Chinese. guests steam or make other preparations for Sacrifice should ring in the ears of The launching ceremony was performed--shifting-berth. every subject of the King throughout his by Admiral Jee Ting-sing, who made su vast dominions -" Thera is but one ference to the gradual growth of the answer to the question and we have very | Chinese navy. little doubt, indeed that Empire Day will
bo observed this year with a deeper sens?
Mr. Vieter J. Holland, of the Customs
of the significance of the movement than Statistical Department, was a passenger
it has ever been before. In Hongkong on the P. and O. Nubio from Shanghai,
No. 2, DES YGUX VILLAR, 61, Praxagin most of the other colonies having been recommended for a comquis (Unfamished),
BOOKE, suitable for Offoms, on the Floor of No.3, Daddell Bizoo.
No.69, THE PHAK (5 CAMERON VILLAS Apply to INSTEAD & DAVIS,
Brd Floor, Alexandra Bellings. Hongkong, 24th May, 1010′′
Empire Day is observed by services sion by Sir John Jordan.
Mr. Holland
for school children held, at the Angli- was a member of the Shanghai Artillery can and Roman Catholic Cathedrals. In Company, which gave him a farewell dia other parts of the Empire as, for inner on Saturday and a hearty send-off stance, in Australia-Eupire Day is a at the Municipal Jetty,
Steamers are to shift to Kowloon Bay 38 scon as possible. All steam launches to proceed to Chin Wan or Monk Kol Tsui Shelter.
All nativo craft to proceed to ofther Mong Kok or Causeway Bay Shelter,
Should the typhoon signals be hoisted night all vessels may proceed to their respective ghelters. When the signals are lowered all veselo may return to their respective berths by day:
by
The channels to the south of Lantao open to river traffic and junks
aru
The owners of launches and other small craft are informed that the entry of their vessels into the port will be greatly facilitated if they are each supplied with a set of International Code Flags.