NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
WANTED.-
INTIMATIONS
CANTON KOWLOON
RAILWAY.
SUMMER TRAIN. SERVICË:
THE Names of one or two reliable Indent Marchants who deal in Batians, Pith Cane, and material for the Wicker Trade in geners), he wanted by a Now Zealand firm
"N. Z." Write-
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thit on and from TUESDAY, Juni 5th, SEVERALIPORTANTALTENTIONS. and additions will be made in the Train Servios, Thren Expres Trains will take the place of MESSIS KOMOR & KOMOR those now running, timing as under:
AXHIBIT at their
ART GALLERY
UP EXPRESS TRAINS. Kowloox dep.
-7.05. A.M.
12.05 1.
CANTON BRY.
DOWN EXPRESS TRAINS.
4.00) 1.M.
CANTON dop.
1.00 A M..
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HOUSES TO LET
TO LET IN KOWLOON. FURNISHED ROOM with Roard in
A English Family; Nico locality, Tarza
moderate.
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TO LET-AT THE PEAK, THL THE END OF SEPTEMBER,
ATO. 2 STEWART TERRACE.
No Famished and newly done up.
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Kow1.308 arr.
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3:12 P.M.
7.32 1.1.
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PICTURES
E. KATO.
An in-pation is cordially invited..
KOMOR & KOMOR.
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Important Alteations have also been made
in the Local Tesin Service:
For further particulasses Time Tables, which -may-bo-had-on application at all Station and of the Head Offices, Kowloon and Canton.
By Order,
II. P. WINSLOW,
Manager,
British Section, Kowloon-Canton Railway,
تنا
Hongkong, Sth Jane, 1915.
TO LET.
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Street. Apply to-
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By Order..
THE ADMINISTRATION, Chinese Hection, Canton-Kowloon Railway.
Ho
Kowloon, Sth June, 1915.
Cein
TOUSES in TORRES BUILDINGS.
Kowloon, Apply to--
SPANISH DOMINICAN PROCURATION. Hongkong, ith June, 1915.
[501
TO LET
KEROSENE.
WHAT O do you get? and what do you
pay?
Probably you tell your boy to get just "Oil" from the Compradore. Why not tell him to.
got
"FISH"
·OR***
CROWN?
It is just as easy, and you will-bo-cortain to get something good. Besides, you will pay
les8:
THERE IS NO BETTER-OIL THIAN.
"FISH."
Packed in casa. Priza $3.75 per caso, THE BEST ON FOR ORDINARY HOUSEHOLD' USE IN
-"CROWN.“
Parked in naked tins without 3389. Price for 2 lins, $8.60.
KUI YICK & Co..
73, Queen's Road West,
Hongkong, th June, 1915.
NOTTUE.
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LL Persons applying to the PROVOST AMARSHAL for Fassin are requested in tature to apply between the hours of M. to 17.1, and to 4 PM. daily;
Eongkong, 16th February, 1916.
WANTED.
NEW
CARTRIDGES.
Binal Bores and Sisea,
popular Engleh
FURNISHED, including a splendid Piano,
VIEW No. 3, Robinson-Road, Maantasturers containing & Rooms, with emplo Servants
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1509 Hongkong, 4th February, 1915.
A LING & CO..
19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. MURNITURE AND PHOTO GOODS
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in Stook
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The alterations this voar are anusually heary owing to changes incidontal to the War.
Rongkong, 16th barch, 1915,
TO LET.
FOUR-ROOMED FLATS in Hanoi Road,
FRENCH LESSONS FR, and MAY ROAD, Hongkong.
-G, MOUSSION,
18. MORBISON HILL ROAD.
LEGISLATIVE
·ON-SALE.
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for
tar the
Ho the
ONGKONG HANSARD REPORT:
Session 1914.
REVISED BY THE-MUMTIES,
PRICE
DAILY PHIs Overall, Wongkong, 26th February, 101k
with possession on or about 1õtt August next, English-Bathe and Kitchen ranges, Hot-and Cold Water, Electrio Light. First Ch Modern Appointments throughout, including Water Carriage System.
PENYEHEW Minden Row, Kowloon, 6-Roomed House with Tennis Court.
2 and 3, MINDEN VILLAS, Kowloos, Roomed Houzes with Tennis Courts. FOUL-ROOMED HOUSER in Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon. FLATS in Nathan Read Kowloon,
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85.
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TO LET.
in
Ennisford
Terrast
Kowloon.
PP
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HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, 1st March, 1915.
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(016 Hongkong, 1st June, 1916.
TO LET,
2ND FLOOR NO. 1, DUDDELL STREET,
for Office or Dwellings. Apply within Hongkong, 1st June, 1918.
·TO LET.
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BRITISH CONCESSION, SHAMEEN,
J
CANTON.
UBT Completing: Building of Modern
and Hot and Cold Water Installation through- July. Inspection invited.
E
INTIMATION
atands for Excellent, and suyons who drinks our E PORT, E
H.E. the American Minister, Dr.
nations do," the obligation to take the usual precaution of visit and search to Reinsch, loaves Peking this month on a ascertain whether a suspected merchant- short furlough to the United States.
A donation of fob has boon roccived man is in fact of belligeront nationality
from the staff of Messrs. Butterfold & or is in flot carrying contraband of war under a neutral flag." It has, however Swire towards the Torritorials' Enier- been made abundantly clear that Germany tainment Fund.
With the hot season drawing near infec- does not now recognize any such obli gations which reat upon the "stered prin- ciples of justice and humanity" Hertions discases are very easily propagated SHERRY, E WHISKY doctrine is might alone is right" in places like the prison wards, mays
rate of the Metropolitan, District has Peking paper, Consequently the Magia. issued orders to Yamen runners to have
or E BRANDY can be in
no doubt that the letter signifles excellence of a high ordo: and good value for money. By boying in bulk from the very beat firma, and bottling ourselves, we are able to give our customers better value for money than we could by importing the same thing by the case. There is an old saying "Wince cisture in bottle, Spirits, in ossk,” d'être of That is the raison our magnifeont wing vaults, which challenge comparison with anything of the kind not only in Hongkong but the Far East. There our wines ara bottled off soon after they arrive, but our spirits, except for a small stock to meet duly requirements, aw koptjin wood. That is why our
In
and might ungoverned by any inter national code or moral principle. her methods of warfare she is deliberately,
as Lord KITOBINER has said, "vieing with all the prisoners taken from their wards Mr. and given an opportunity for exercise the savagery of the Dervishes."
BRYAN, as an advocate of peace at any and work in the open. price, seems to have conjured up doubts. as to whether a practice which the whole
Dr. Frank Johnson Goodnow, who sotel
insugier world condemns and which. The Hague as legal advisor to the Chinese Govern
ated on the. 20th, ult. as President Convention expressly forbids-may not ment during 1913 and 1914, was
John Hopkins University, Baltimore, after all be found to be justifiablo by 'an |
International Commission under the U.S.A. Dr. Goednow was connected for many years with Columbia University an he is compelled to admit Germany is not Professor of Administrative Law dad Arbitration Treaties," to which Treaties
Municipal Science and as Political Science.
dear that these Americans were entitled to disregard any warning of that sort given
Acting Doun of
The Chinese Gioverament Bureau for
a signalery. If that is not the idea at the back of Mr. Bayan's mind, we cannot conjecture what purpose would be served by an investigation on a subject which. the juriste of the nations have already manufacturing the new weights and mea settled by The Hague Convention. Mr.sures is basily engaged with the work and BRYAN maistains also that Americans had it is expected, says a Peking paper, that no right to imperil their country by next year the new weights and measures travelling in the war one after the will be ready for issue to the public by Now it is perfecily | the Goverment. Regarding the enforce German warning.
ment of the use of the new weights and measures, the Ministry of Agriculture and by the German Minister in Washington, Commerce has decided to render its use and to disregard_it_without themselves compulsory as tlie change may be opposed imperilling their country unless the by the conservative elements of the Government of the United States endorses country. spirits improve fiu quality, and it by proscribing Germany as outside the Captain Combes, for some years in the able to civilised law. In the original Captain Sinart in Kobe, has donted tho spirits imported in case do not. Que pale of civilisation and therefore unamen.Y.K. and latterly associated with King's uniform, and ILS Lieutenant Note to Germany, which Mr. BRYAN, as
Combes is serving on H.M:S. Manco- the Secretary of State, signed, it was firmed that American citizens net within
where he does not say, but presumably "Somewhere in the North Sea" -Cap- their indisputable rights in travelling! wherever their legitimate business calls
serring as Lieutenant R.N.R. on one of them on the high seas, in the well-instified in Parsons, another N.Y.K man, is confidence that their lives will not be His Majesty', ships, and Mr... Suther
man, is endangered by auts done in clear viola-land, yet another ex-N.V.K. tion of universally acknowledged inter serving somewhere with the rank of national obligation, Hence the Ameriens
Engineer citizen who exercises his indisputable Chronicle. right to travel on the high seas does not
customers get the benefit of that increment in valos, as we charge nothing for it. We cordially invite our enstomers to pay a visit of
suspection to our wine raalts, and satisfy themselves that the above
no idle newspaper puf
is
Fire-Proof Structure: Electrio Light A. S. WATSON
& UU., LID. WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
Apply
T. E. GRIFFITH, LTD.,
Canton Canton, 8th May, 1915.
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TO LET.
OFFICES in ALEXANDRA BUILD
INGS.
Apply
SECRETARY, A. S. WATSON & Co., LTD. Hongkong, 28th May, 1915
TO LET.
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HOUSE at Obervatory Villas, Kowloon, Apply to-!
ARRATOON V. APCAR & Co. Hongkong, 10th March, 1915.
[393
TO LET.
Road.
Hongkong Club and Post Outles
59, THE PLAN THE RETREAT 21, WONG-NEL-CHONG ROAD, GODOWNS, New Praya, Kennedy Town. GODOWNS, Wenchal Road, Apply, ste
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD. Hongkong, Lot April, 1915.
TO LET.
FFICES in Br, Geonor's BUILDING Second Floor, Overlooking Harbour onmediate posscenica.
Apply to
SHEWAN, TOLES & Co. Hongkong, 3rd December, 1914.
MARRIAGE.
He knows sufficient of international law Apmadcostone! that if that law is observed. bis greatest risk, if the be attraver is the loss of his effects such personal discomfort as may follow his forced trans- fer. to another vessel. [13
necessarily imperil his country thereby,
GRAHAM WHYMARK-On May 27th,
Kobe, Joan LaoNin, send sou of the late WILLIAM GRAHAM, of Yok kama, and MAE SUSAN, second daugh- ter of GEORGE HARVEY WHYMALE, of Kobe.
Honarono Orion:10a, Das Vaux ROAD 0. LONDON OPVION: 181, FzamN STAFAT, B.0.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JUNE 12TH, 1815.
THE RESIGNATION OF ME, BRYAN.
Ir is a well-worn proverb that example is more forcible then precept. Some famous
International
Sub Lientenant, -- Jugen
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE WHITE ANT.
HONGKONG
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY TREES.
Sin, We have just passed through &
law guaranteen his personal safety, and if period when our lires in the evening ars. tint guarantee is dishonoured then herande miserable by the swarming of the justifiably looks to his Government, so-called. White Ants. During my rest- as one of the makers of the law, and dense in the East I have heard many therefore one of the guarantors, to insist statements regarding those, adine saying that the belligerent defying the law shalt that after the wings como off they become be held to strict accountability" for any the White Ant which eats so much of our
wood-work. Others hold that...by... losing........ infringement of his assured rights as a
If one of Mr. non-combatant
mist We
Yours truly,
"INTERESTED.".
BRYAN, however. ite wings, the creature diss
He your scientific readers would enlighten is, shrinks from the responsibility.
price as to the life history of the White Ant [ would have peace at any
that the am sure many.in Hongkong would feel conclude and first Noto sent to Germany was in his grateful.--I am, Sir, wind, a pure bit of bluffing, like his recent sonurous warning to Mexico, which the fighting factions there have completely and unanimously dirregarded. It is well for the United States that all the other members of the Government are men who when they say a thing are prepared to Mr. BRYAN's show that they mean it. rightful sphere is evidently the pulpit
Force,
TENNIS LEAGUE.
The following will represent Club de Recreio in their match against the Kow- loon "B" to-day at 4.30 p.m. latter's ground:-
Messrs. P. Roza and J. Lopes; A. Lopen.
on the
and. F. Remedios; V. Yvanovich and P.
CHINESE DUTY ON IMPORTED
CIGARETTES.
Since the enforcement of the destination
duty on imported cigarottes, the Chinese
merchants have reported themselves to the Authorities for the payment of this but objections have bocu raised by foreiga A rail for Europe vid Siberia closes merchants to the enforcement of this tax, to-day at 4 ́pm. -
It is reported that the 4th Year China Domestic Loan has been fully subscribe!
The Bishop of Victoria will conduct the service at the Peak Churdi to-morrow evening at 6.30.
and through diplomatic channels the Chinese Authorities have arranged with the British-American Tobacco. Company (of Shanghai)-to pay the tax at the rada of 818 per box on first-class cigarettes and 83.50 per box on second clasa cigarettes. Tho duly will be paid at the time the goods are packed for transit to inland cities. Revenue stamps will be used in the payment of the tax.-Peking Gazette. PILFERIG OF CARGO AT MANILA.
HOUSES CLIFTON GARDENS, clergyman preaching on the subject, and not the arena of practical politics said: "People look at my six days of the OFFICES, facing the Harbene between the week to see what I mean on the serenth," Everyone will share in his desire for the Marques.
This is not inapplicable to the case of day when swords shall be beaten into Germany has given Mr. BAYAN, who has just resigned the ploughshares-but, was, the Millenium is bigh office of Secretary of State. A month yet a long way off.
abundant proof that the only Persuasion ago he was saying to the people of these will recognise is the Persuasion of United States: "Don't rock the boat," and over since it would seem, be himself {99
has been doing all the rocking himself. Happily, the boat has not been swamped. Mr. BEYAN has left it and the remaining cecupants appear to be rowing unitedly and steadily on a straight conreo store
It can occasion no by the Captain, surprise to learn from the telegrams that the American public is puzzled over and
tonished by Mr. BRYAN's action, seeing Professor Middleton-Smith, of- the- that the Note to which he objects merely Hongkong University, with Mrs. Middle- reaffirms the original Noto and in poton Smith and family left yesterday for a peaceful Wei-bai-wei. wise closes the way to solution," Mr. BRYAN by signing the
Dr. N. Ariga, Political Adviser to the original Note endorsed the demands it unde. In the language of diplommer it President, arrived in the Capital recently required Germany to cease submarine Many prominent officials of the Govern warfare, since it had been made manifest ment gathered at the station to welcome that submarines cannot be used against him merchantmen "without an inevitable At the shareholdery meeting of the violation of many sacred principles of Hanychping Company, held recently at justice and humanity." The Note, which Shanghai, Mr. Sun Pro-chi war-elected we print to-day in full in another column, Chairman of the Board of Diavetors of
A portion of the stolen goods have been emphasises this in the strongest possible the Company by 30,600 rotes, manner. Germany's quibbling reply had
As moet of the Manchus in the Capital found to the possession of the Chinese already been sufficiently met in the have discarded their ones, the Guardia merchant, and, it is understood, the American Government original Note of the ex-Imperial Family has requested Forbes, Munn & Co.'s" personero," Esta when it said the American Government the ex-Imperial Consort to abolisi the. cio, has made a full confession of his con- assumed that the German Government time-honoured red tasselled hat and nection with the affair, in which other zdopt the Republican hat for all Manchus prisoners are alleged to have been im
plicated. recognised among other things, as other on ceremonial occasions.
TO LET THE GROUND FLOOR of No. 6. DES YOUX ROAD CENTRAL, Ca:spied by Hindams Grains, sto
Apply to
DAVID BASSOON & Co., LAD. Tera Hongkong, 10th February, 1915,
QUEEN'S BUILDING. TO LET, the South-West portion of the FIRST FLOOR, including Tressary an Ground Floor, lately in occupation of the German Bank,
GODOWN, No. 9, Tea House Street. Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Co, Eze. Itongkong, Ith March, 1915,
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Five Filipinos and a Chineze merchant named Tan Tiapco have been arrested by the customs secret service on a charge of stealing cargo from one of the piers. The case has to do with the theft of 22 essen of On that date there textile goods which disappeared from pier b about May 18th. arrived on the steamer Middleham Castle, consigned to the firm of Forbes, Munn & marks. Of this number 22 cases, valued Co., 123 cases, of cotton goods, of various it approximately P10,000, were stolen Liter having been transferred from the ship's side to the pier.