NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
IN THE POLICE COURT OF VICTORIA, HONGKONG.
The KING by PUN TAZ YUEN of No. 15, Wing Wo Street, Victoria Confectioner, Complainant, and LO KEE otherwise MAN CHAI KEE to
of N2, 34, Staunton Street, Victoris,
Defendant.
NOTION Tore to the contrary
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
HOUSES TO LET'
TO LET
TURNISHED, including a splendid Piano, F
"FAIR VIEW," No 3, Eobinson Road, containing 6 Booms, with ample Servants' Qusctors,
Apply to
DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD. 1015 Hongkong, lat Juve, 1918.
TO LET.
FLOOR No. 1, DUDDELL STREET. for Ollesor Dwollings, Apply within. Hongkong, 1st June, 1915.
at the above Pollos Court at or before 10 o'clockND in the forenoos, on TUESDAY, the 15th June, 1918, all the Goods and Articles seized by the Polica at No. 36. Staunton Street. Vietoris, on the 12th May. 1915, under a Warrant issued on the 19th May, 1915, the same will be forfette 1.
Datel the 4th day of June, 1915,
G. A. WOODCOCK, First Clerk and Magistrate.
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"GLEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.
From
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
MIDDLESBROUCH,
IMMING
HAM, LONDON, GENOA AND STRAITS.
THE Steamship
THE
*GLEN TURRET," Captain F. T. Jones, having serived from the above Porta, Consigue of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, and stored at Consignesn' wisk and expense.
All brokea, ebafed sad damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on FRIDAT, 11th inst., at 10A.M.
All Claims must be presented within FIFTE DANS of the Steamer's arrival here, after which date they not be recognised,
No Claicos will be admitted after the Goods Eave left the Godowns, and all Goods romaining undelivered after the 11th fast will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by ́ ́
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., Agenta.
Hongkang, 4th June, 1915.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES:
THE P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s Stormar
"MALTA,"
STRAITS.
TO LET.
1016
BRITISH CONCESSION, SHAMEEN, CANTON.
UBT Completing: Building of Modern JFire-Front Structure, Electric Light
and Hot and Cold Water Installation through- out, Good Ollies and Godown sccommodation. Threa self-contained Flats. Occupation and July Inspection invited.
Apply
T. E. GRIFFITH, LTD.,
Canton.. Canton, 28th May, 1916.
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TO LET.
FFICES in ALEXANDRA BUILD.
INGS.<
Apply
SECRETARY, A. S. WATSON & Co., LTD. [30 Hongkong, 28th May, 1915.
TO LET,
HOUSES IN TORRES BUILDINGS"
and "ROSE TERRACE," Kowloon.. Apply to
SPANISH DOMINICAN PROCURATION. Hongkong, 12th May, 1915.
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TO LET.
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Arrived Hongkong, on 4th June. 1915. FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND Consignees of Cargo by the above-named Te sel are hereby info.md that their goods are boing landed and placed at THEIR RISK-in the Hongkong and Kowloon Whart and Godown Company's Gowns at Kowloon, where each Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery on be obtained as the Gools are linded.
This versel brings on Cargo:---
Frem London, &c., or as Mažina”. From Parsian Gulf, or 5 B. 1. 5. N.
and B. & P. 8. N. Co.'s Steamera.
HOUSE Observatory Villas, Kowloon. Apply to
ARRATOON V. APOAR & Co. Hongkong, 16th March, 1915.
TO LET-AT THE PEAK,
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2 STEWART TERRACE, Furnished and newly done sp. Apply
H. B. POLLOCK,
Prince's Bailding. Hongkong, 20th Janupry, 1915,
TO LET
HOUSE in
Optional Goods will be loaded hurt uutoss An
instructions are given to the con'rary within 6 hours.
Goods not cleared within 6 diye iucteding dto of a rival will be subject ie ont.
No Fire Kasarance will be affected by we an aur due whatever.
·Apply-
Kantfort
Terraco
APPLE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
MENT & AGENCY Co., LTE, Hongkong, ist March, 1815,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PEESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 5TH, 1915.
Damgad pickages must be left in the Go.
TO LET. downs for examination by the Consigness, and the Company's Surveyors, Mess- GODDARD and Dovora", at 19 As, en MONDAYS and
POUR-BOOMED FLATS in Hanoi Road, THURSD· YA All Claims must be presented woon, and MAY ROAD, Hongkong, within ten dare of the ateamer's aerical here, with possesion on or about 18th Angust next, after, wich date they cannot be recognised, English Baths and Kitchen ranges, Hot and
have left the Gh downs.ne
E
INTIMATION
stands for Excellent, and anyone who drinks our E FORT, E WHISKY SHERRY, E
The second Gymkhana' takes place at Happy Valley this afternoon.
Sir Robert Bredon, who has been con fined to the General Hospital, Shanghai, suffering from a broken shoulder, is making satisfactory progress towards
capital shortly. recovery and hopes to be back in the
BANKRUPTCY COURT.
LIST OF MINOR CASES,
.
35 PER CENT.
ABSCONDING CLERK.
point of view, as well as the philan thropic, Of how many rivers in China can much the same thing be said! Wo notice that the Peking Gazette observes
'Re Tuck On. that these appeals for succour that pour
This was an application for the in almost without interruption upon the Peking Government from almost every
Debtor offered 25 per cent, on all claims provcable in bankruptcy, and the Official province, are becoming unbearable to
Pproval of scheme of composition
every thoughtful Chineso; "each one is a
The funeral of the late Mrs. Robert Receiver explained that a vole among the reproach to the Guvernment and a reflection upon the administration," Is Chapman took place last evening of the creditors on the matter resulted in them is, at least, a hopeful eign, when thought Happy Valley, many friends attending the agreeing to accept the offer, as it repre or E BRANDY cam bo info Chinese begin to take this view of last sad rites, including Dr. Johnson, sonted three parts of the proved claims. E the matter, and to consider it high the Principal Civil Medical Officer, Dr. Debtor was a small contractor, and he no doubt that the latter
time to have done with tinkering and Koch and many of the Sisters of the attributed his bankruptcy to the fact signifies excellance of a high order amateurish methods. As our metropolitan Government Civil Hospital. A very large that his offers were too low on his con- At the public examination be and good value for money. By contemporary says, the work of river number of wreaths were borne on the tracts.
conservation needs to be taken up in a hearse to the cemetery. The burial service failed to produce all his books, and was read by the Rev. Copley Mayle, alleged that they had been taken by an buying in bulk from the very best comprehensive manner and a policy de- termined upon and followed out without frms, and bottling ourselves, we are
flinching and regardless of the tender Chaplain of St. John's Cathedral, of the employee. As a conséquence, he had been
The application was granted. susceptibilities of well-meaning but im choir of which the lata Mrs. Chapman unable to explain a deficiency of 82,000. had for many years been a member. Capable E- practicable reformers.
A delivers coolie employed by tho gineering experts, and many of them, must be engaged and entrusted with the Hongkong Daily Preas Ltd., was charged tasks that await their direction. We at the Magistracy yesterday with stealing helieve the Chinese Government already four copies of the paper. The prisoner's has in its service a few conservancy defence was that he did not, as allaged, experts who from time to time move take any papers from the office and secret them about his person, but handed four about the country aking mrveys and drawing up schemes which, however, are subscribers copies out of his bundle. to a street vender who was a friend of his, never carried out. Only about a year ago the Chincas Government appointed a Dutch, expert to be consulting engineer on the understanding that the man would to the National Conservancy Bureau, hand buck a corresponding number to It had the effect of creating an impression him later on when all the subscribers' that the Government intended to take copies had been despatched and he was the Conservancy Question into earnest able to get a supply for sale from the consideration. A year previously the office. The case was adjourned. American Red Cross Society, as a result of the appalling devastation caused by foods in the Hwai Valley, boro flic expense of bringing out from America engineers of more than national ropate to draw up a scheme of conservancy in that particular region of China. The Society. if our recollection serves us correctly,
able to give our customers better valus for money than we could by importing the same thing by the case. There is an old saying "Wines mature in boitle, Spirits In cank
"That is the caizon
our magnificent wine vaults, which challenge comparison with anything of the kind not only in Hongkong bat the Far East. There our wines are bottled off soon after they arrive, but our spirits, except for a small stock to meet daily requiremonts,
are kept in wood. That is why our spirits improve in quality, and spirits imported in case do not. Our customers get the benefit of that
R. Fung Kwong Yap.
The
Official Receiver said that a
on his own petition. Eo was, at the time receiving order was made against debtor of his bankruptcy, a clerk in the Post Office earning 675 a month, and he made an offer of 825 per month. Since then, however, he had absconded, and thero would ho no money for distribution. Hence he applied for the Reission of the receiving order.
This was granted.
MCEWEN FRICKEL AND CO. Re MoEwen Frickel & Co.
This was an application for adjudien-
tion.
The Official Receiver explained that a. Receiving Order had been made in the matter on April 13th, on a creditor's petition. The first general meeting of The chair and ricsha cookie class have a creditors was held on May 18th, and it reputation for honesty, and at frequent was unanimously resolved that debtor intervals one learns of articles inadver- should be adjudged bankrupt, and that tently left in a vehicle by an absent-mind-Messrs. A. A. Claxton and W. Edwards
should be appointéd trustees
The application was allowed. ed passenger being returned afterwards.
'NEBULOUS AND VAGUE ASSETS. A young European lady yesterday en-
Re Teun Ying Nam; application for aged-a-chair on the lower levels, and
Mr. C. F. Mason appeared for. the petitioning creditor, and said that the petition showed that debter was indebted to the petitioner in the sum of $500, an of bankruptcy was the suspension of the amount due on a deposit note. The act
showed, as far as the petitioner could ascertain, that they consisted of $8,000 or thereabouts, which was due from various persons and firms in Hongkong and other places for money lent and other transac tions. The liabilities were put at $10,000 and hd asked his lordship to make a receiving order.
increment in value, as we charge contemplated carrying out this great found on reaching her residence that she adjourned hearing of petition.
nothing for it. We cordially invito undertaking itself by means of a loan had dropped a sum of 860 in notes in the The Police were promptly our enstomers to pay a visit of raised in America, believing that this conveyance.
would not only appeal to the Chinese informed, and they as promptly got about inspection to our wine vaults, and people as striking evidence of America's their business, but their further services satisfy themeolres that the above is sympathetic interest in China, but would were subsequently found to be unneces payment of debts. The disclosed asseta
be to the Chinese authorities an example sary, as the coolies, on discovoring the of what might be done for the welfare of money in the chair, returned it to the
·wwner. Needless to say, they acquired the people in all parts of the country where the flooding of rivers now 50 something more substantial than the mere sense of satisfaction at doing an honest dead.
no idle newspaper pud.
A. S. WATSON frequently entails much suffering
& CO., LTD.
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
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DEATHS. Soares.-Killed in action, FRANK SOARE, son of Mr. F. E. L. Soares, of Hong kong. (Shanghai and Japan papers please copy.) TAYLOR-On April 30th, in Scotland, WILLIAM TAYLOR, formerly of Hong kong.
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and
loss to the people. But the monetary
The Official Receiver said that no assets stringenes which has obtained since the
Sir Frank Bowden, one of the new had been shown in that gase; nes ta were outbreak of the war appears to have, held up this scheme, and also caused the Birthday baronets, was in bis earlier alleged to be due from various tradera bren given. He had attempted to obtaio Chinese Government to postpone the days employed in the office of the late Mr. but at present not a shigle particular hai tulfilment of any good intentions they D. E. Caldwell, solicitor. After spend information from the debtor, and also from the petitioning creditor, hut he bar may have had when they appointed a ing several years in Hongkong, Mr. recognised export on the subject as Bowden went to America to look after been unable to find either of them. Ho not show sufficient assets to justify the adviser to the National Conservancy mining and other interests, and, walk submitted that the affidavit on the file did But the great and imperative thre, was married at San Francisco.making of a reéciving order. There was Bureau. need for this work on a comprehensive scale. Later, be travelled on the Continent for merely a vague and nebulus suni of
It was while in a sani-alleged debts due. in China must force itself constantly on several years. the thoughtful classes of the people, and torium recruiting his health that he began respect for the Government will be to ride the bicycle, which was just coming enhanced when it sets itself seriously to into us, and from this exercise bo derived the tesk of preventing, as far as is
England he acquired a couple of disused | ed. which bring impoverishment and starva- flon to thousands of people in China lace factories at Nottingham, in conjunc- every year because of the culpable neglect tion with one or two French gentlemen,tion for the rescission of the rice ving of the Government to discharge its obvious and began the manufacture of bicycles. This venture developed into the well- known Raleigh Cycle Co., "Titel. Mr.
No Claims will be admitted af or the Goods Cold Water, Ekstrio Light First Class BONGKONU Orrion: 104, Đâu Varx ROAD C. anly possible, the great calaanities/ 50 much benefit that when he returned to
E A. KEWETT,
Superintendent. Ho glory 4th Jnow, 1915.
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HONGKONG CYMKHANA CLUB.
TH
THE SECOND GMKHANA MEETING of the Besson will be held at HAPPY VALLEY TO-DAY (SATURDAY), the 5th June, 1915, commencing at 3.30 P.X.
The Charge of Admission will be $1, for others than Members of the HONGKONG JOOKBY CLUB OF GYMKHANA CLUB,
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform Half-Price. The Committee invite the Ladies of Hongkong to be present.
Hongkong, 2nd Jane, 1916.
1025
CHEAP SALE FOR 15 DAYS ONLY.
THE Undersigned will sell at a Clearanes
Cheap Sale Clothing Materials comprising the following Japanesa Silk, Sailn, Tafelte, English Salin, Umbrellas, Sanshades, Towels, Volrat, Velretin and Sundries.
H. HIPTOOLA & Co., 13 and 15, D'Aguilar Street.
[614 Hongkong, 1st June, 1915,
G.
E.
NOTION
LL Persons applying to the PROTOST MARSHAL for Passes are requested in Tuture to apply between the hours of 9 AM to 1 P.M. and 2 to 4 P.M. daily.
Hongkong, 16th February, 1915.
WANTED.
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ANDURO Tog "ATLAS Hats of pay NEUROPEAN SECOND ENGINEER
Medern Appointments throughout, including Water Carriage System.
PENYELEW," Minden Row, Kowloon,
6-Roozed House, with Tennis Court
2
and 3, MINDEN VILLAB, Kowloon, 6-Roomed Houses with Tennis Courts,
FOUR-BOOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terrace nad Balisbury Areaue, Kowloon, FLATS in Nathan Road. Kowloon.
A FLAT in Humphrey's Buildings, Kowloon. Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
Co., LTD., Alexandra Baildings. Hongkong, 4th June, 1915.
TO LET
(580
?
HOUSES in CLIFTON GARDENS,
Conduit Road.
OFFICES, facing the Harbour between the Hongkong Club and Post Office,
58. THE PEAK THE RETREAT.” 21, WONG-NE-CHONG ROAD. GODOWNS, Now Frays, Kennedy Town. GODOWNS, Wanchef Boad, Apply eto,
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD.
[88- Hengkong, 1st April, 1915.
TO LET.
OFFICES in B. GROB'S BULLSING inmedie pocenion
Apply
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Hongkong, 3rd December, 1914.
Becond Floor, Overlooking Harbour
$7.00 per day for seven days par week. Apply to Engineer Commander W, W. REED, by Chief Engineer, H.M. Dockyard. Hongkong, 3rd June, 1815.
FOREIGN
FOR BALE.
All kinds of
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STAMPS
POSTAGE ALBUMS, and other PHILATELIC GOODS,.. Prices to suit any Buyers. GRACA & CO.. CAINE BOAD, No. 1a. Hongkong, 1st April, 1916,
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TO LET
(89
GROUND FLOOR. of No. 6, DE WES
VŒUI ROAD CENTRAL, o cupled Maiame Galas, ote
Apply to
DAVID BASSOON & Co. In Hongkong, 10th February, 1915, [978
QUEEN'S BUILDING,
Then, the Booth Wosk portion of the
FIRST FLOOR, inshading Treneurs on Ground Floor, lately in occupatios of the German Bank.
GODOWN, No. 8, Ine House Street. Apply tom
Loxox On: 181, Frans Graz, E.C.
The Daily Pres
HONGKONG, JUNE 5TH, 1915.
FLOODS IN CHINA,
duties.
A mail for Europe vi Siberia closes Bowden pussed through the Hooley crisis to-day at 4 p.m.
safely, and within the last few years has resumed possession of all the shares in the Archdeacon Bartctt will conduct a
Raleigh Co. A man of great energy and service in the British Church, Macao, tenterprise, he has adapted himself so well morrow, commencing at 5.30 p.m. Visitors to modern requirements in connection
with the eyele
the industry that and residents are cordially invited.
Raleigh stands in the front rank of Instructions have been received from eyeles at the present day.
THE season of the year is fast approaching when we may expect to read again of floods and famine in various parts of China Indeed, from the province of Chili appeals are already issued by the missionaries for help to relieve the the United States Legation by the Ameri- distress occasioned by the flooding of the can Consul General at Canion to the P'u-t'ao-ho river. Five hsiens report<ffect that the Government of the United total of 416 villages flooded, containing a States bas taken over the protection of population of over 413,000. In three of Swiss citizens in China. these five-bsiens details have been obtained of the extent of extreme need. They show that famine conditions prevail in 16 villages, with populations of 81,900.
We
Mr Vivian Findlay Smith, youngest son of Mr. A. Findlay Smith, of the Peak Hotel, Hongkong, has just passed his
DEATH OF MR. WILLIAM TAYLOR.
His lordship remarked that over and over again he had said he would never give any decision in bankruptcy where the assets were obviously practically nil or nothing at all.
dieallow- Mr. Mason's application
OPPOSITION TO DISCIBBION Re Ip Ching Po. This was an applica- order, on the part of the Official Receiver,
who said that the order was made on debtor's own petition. The only assets. produced came to a sum of $200, and it was on the ground that the assets were insufficient that he made the application.
Mr. Hind opposed the application and a long legal argument ensued, in the course of which Mr. Hind said that such applications in that Court had become much more frequent since the present Official Receiver bud occupied his position.
Mr. Carpma replied by producing. similar applications which dated back to 1902, and he remarked that there were four similar applications in 1913.
His lordship remarked to Mr. Hind that he had been practising in that Court News has reached the Colony of the
for many years, and he could have death in Scotland 1.on April brought that application forward ou 30th of Mr. Willian Taylor, who for previons cccasions. twenty-six years was the nualyst at the China Sugar Refinery, and was familiarly
Mr. Hind said he had had no occasion
Official Recsivers had not made such to do so up to the present, as the previous
have no doubt that the charitable public final examination for the English Bar spoken of Sugar Taylor, to dis applications in cases on which he was
the
and is about to be called by Gray's Inn, foreign residents in province especially, will come to the aid of these of which he has been a student. starving people, as they usually do. But A new manager for Wiseman's Café. we are glad to see that the appeal, which Mr. Donald Goodall, arrived from Eng; has been issued by a missionary,
engaged,
tinguish laim from other residents bearing same surname. Long before
His lordship, in granting the Official Taylor went home, about two years ago, Receiver's application, remarked that ho he had become partially paralysed, and was merely following the procedure He which had been followed in that Court his condition grew steadily worse.
was very popular in the Colony and had for many years, and, if he agreed with a wide circle of friends.
Mr. Hind he would have to say that the practice which had been adopted in thaf HONGKONG MAN KILLED IN Court in past years was irregular He
ACTION.
emphasises the duty of the Government and yesterday by the P. and O. steamer Mr. Goodall has been for the
therefore, on that ground more than any and people of China to take these Mallo.
other, was not prepared to say that the conservancy problems seriously in hand. past three or four years with Whiteley's,
Court's procedure was wrong, and with He mentions that some years ago a com-Ltd., the famous Universal Providers.
Weegritto record that Mr. regard to the present gas, Mr. Hind, The donations to the Territorials' Enter Frank Soares, one of the men who went with the decision being given against him. pany was projected to make this river navigable over a distance of 400 7 and fainment Fund now amount to 81,226.72. from Hongkong to England to join would have power to take bis point for consideration to a higher Court Mr a steamers on it, but the Government The following monthly subscriptions, Kitchener's New Army, has been killed in sind had contended that to rescial an eventually refused sanction, perhaps in the interests of the Kin-Han railway totalling 875, have also been received for action. Mr. Soares was attached to the order of the Court originally and rightly.. Battalion of the Middlesex made, was an abuse of the process of the which crosses the Pu-l'aoko near Cheng May-Waylong Mess, 27; S. J. Card
it down for future guidance that it woul ting-fu; for repair of the river would 15; Friends E. E. Telegraph Co., 810; Regiment, and the intimation of his Court, Hs would therefore like to lay Staff of Shewan. Tomes & Co., 88; W. J. death, which reached his brother, Mr. be as well, instead of coming to the Court": diversion of traffic from the
Pringle, 85.
C. Soares, yesterday, was in the form of a and asking for the rescission of a receiving railway. The said traffic is, I under-
returned registered letter on which the order owing to insufficiency of assets, to stand, chiefly coal from Shansi, for Judgment was given at the Summary wordsKilled in action" were inscribed be satisfied on the point when the At first the letter had been receiving order was being asked for, so in red ink Tientsin. An estimate quoted to me from Court yesterday for the plaintiff in the marked "Unknown as addressed, and as to avoid a recurrence of such a practice town on the river puts the possible case in which Wai Leung, a houseboy: then it seems to have travelled from the as that now being dealt with. What he annual income from dues on the unter.sued Sybil Rothschild for $91.30, wages depot of one battalion to that of another was inclined to do in the application was chandise passing through at four million due The witnesses for the defenes failed until it was finally ascertained that the to set aside the precedent, on his own All this goes to show that repair to put in an appearance, and Mr. Dixon addressee had been killed in action. Be initiative, which had been in vogue in that to appeal to a higher of the river has been and can still be (for the plaintiff) was given judgment, fore joining the Artsy Mr. Soares was a Court for a number of years; the proper
Trading Society in Hongkong. regarded as feasible from the financial Mr. Mason intimated that he intended to clerk in the company of the Netherlands med
apply for a re-hearing,
mesp
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tribupal.