HOUSER TO LET
TO LET.
BRITISH CONCESSION, SHAMEEN.
NE THREE-ROOMED FLAT, also Goo
Offico and Godown accommodation, Apply...
T. E. GRIFFITH, L20.,
Canton.
1708 Canton, 26th July, 1918.
TO LET.
TALE of
FULLY FURNISHED
HA HOUSE on PEAX. For two or three.
months.
*
Apply
Care of "Dally Press" Office. Hongkong, 26th July, 1913
TO LET.
1704
FROM THE September port, desirable SIX and BIGHT ROOMED Residences in Broadwood and Wong-Noi Chong Roads, the latter commanding a Fine View of the Race Course.
For terms and particulas, apply to
THE HONGKUNG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD.
767 Hongkong, 16th July, 1915.
TO LET.
ITOUSFS in 1YEEMOON VILLAS and HTOLRES FUILDINGS, ready for
cconpation from the 1st August next.
Apply to
SPANISH DOMINICAN
PROCURATION. Hengkona, 16th July. 1915.
NOLICA
[501
AMERICA'S TRADE WITH GERMANY.
THE HONGEÔNG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 7TH, 1915.
TELL-TALE OFFICIAL FIGURES...
Official statistics abundantly substan. tiate Great Britain's contention American exports to neutrals have not been injured by the British blockade, and that
the
KWANGTUNG FLOOD RELIEF HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.
FUND.
Ti Tung Wall Hospital begs 1 acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the Kwangtung Flood Relic Fund that
Hongkong Fiyo Insurance Co.,
Limited Canton Insurance Office, Ltd..... T. T. from Part Darwin £52 116. The Literary Closs of Hà Kung
mass of increased nontral trade between America and Scandinavian coua trics, Holland, Italy, and Switzerland s been for the Teutonic Allies, wrote the Now York correspondent of the Daily Chrozide on June 28th.......
The increases between April, 1914, and April, 1015, are:-
To From
£
Denmark £ 224,339 £1,489,172
1,825,002
Holland
Sweden
223,312 Italy ... 3,000,000
* Nearly
4,109,759
000,000 $4,000,000
Gee, Switzerland, Spain, and Ner way show an aggregate increase of £6,000,000
Exports to the Teuton Allies dropped £4,041.023, so that America gains some thing like double the trade she has lo despite the blockade,
The World attacks the British ship- ping memorandin, and classes it as an impudent persistence in wrong-doing, declaring it consists of sophistries and falsehoods. It asks:
When the Laited States, under In ernational Law. has her rights clearly established, what can be more intolerable than to have a professel friend say her rights will be invaded only with a mini- mam of inconvenienes?
Village in Houngshan District Mr. A. R. Marty in Members, Teachers, and Pupils.
of Tai Yuk School ... Natives of the Shoung Chak Village in Heungshan District. Per Messrs. Cheung Kim Fajard Chung Sub Kwan's Subscrip- tion Book
Mr. Tong Yubn
Mr. Tong Sik
Messrs, Tak Cheong Wa
St Chinese subscribers of §3.cach
Messrs. Wing Hop Loong European Subscriber of 'S and 1.
of: 50 cents
Already acknowledged
Total
Mears. Vernon & Smyth in their. weekly share report dated 8th August, 1918, state-
The market generally has continued active throughout the past week, and rates 500,00
with few exceptions show further improve. 500.00 5017ment, Plantation Rubber in London is unchanged at 2/61 per lb., and Standard 3031 250.00 Tiu, after declining to £155, is now quoted at C156) Bar Silver is quoted to-day at 222.70
928d, for ready, and Sterling T.T. at 1/9 62.00 The Bank's buying rate for 3 d/s bills on
Shanghai is 79, and cn Singapore 76,
INTIMATIONS
LANE
CRAWFORD & Co.
BANKS.-Hongkong and Shanghain after F
38.60 small sales at 8820 have advanced to a 50.00 buying quotation of 8830 with no shares 60. offering. 25.00 1420.00 7.99
MARINE INSURANCES.-Unions continue to improve, and $930 is now offered with- out attracting sellers. Cantons are stil 5.5 enquired for at 8376, but no business has transpired, nor are sellers in evidence at $375,956.4 any reasonable advance on this e North Chinas are unchanged at Tla, 1676, $379,109.09 and Yangtszes at 8240 with ex. 73, both
nominal.
PRINCE OF WALES' FUND. SUBSCRIPTION LIST NO. 43.
Dr. G. D. R. Black (2nd Sub.)...8. Members of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders (June)
Bhagat Singh
Staff, Trikoo Sugar Refinery Co.,
Ltd. (July)
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Platt (July) Mr. D. Neilson
"PRATICAL, CENSORSHIP.' "What is insulent than to be assered by such a friend that, on inter-Collected by K. McLennan t rupting our lawink, trade with neutrais.
alf will graciously vetria from violener and ecnfiscation. In there any outrage one ROLET-A HOUSBs Obfervatory Vination can inflict upon another at peace
Kowloon.
Apply 10
ARKATOON V. APCAR & Q6 Hongkane, 8th July, 1915
(729
TO LET.
more humiliating, than to subject its com nere to piratical censorship!
"We bave other injuries in the Old World that mast in redressed, but to most Americans this, being in the family, se to speak, and reviving quard cuer settled. as we thought, for all time, may as well be attended to first. We went to war with.
ITOLE or PART SHOP in Chator Great Britain a century ago for a cause
WEoad.
Apply
CLARK & Co., Opticians. Hongkong, 29th June, 1915.
[705
TO LET.
no more grievous. If the United States cannot command respect in Great Britain, what reason have we to hope for any consideration in Germany P
TRYING TO BULLY BRITAIN, The Iorld has quite failed to appre eiate American feeling upon more than one occasion recently. Evidences show
OND FLOOR No. 1, DUDDELL STREET, that it misinterprets American feeling
or Once or Dwellings.
Apply within. Hongkong, 1st June, 1915.
(618
TO LET.
FOUR-ROOMED FLATS in Hanoi Rosd,
now, manufacturing interists, urged by strong German partnerships, are inclined te demand that everything shall be sacri- fieed to financial and trade interests.
This element has apparently misled the World into its late belief that the proper time to bully Great Britain. while watering down the tone in references
F100, and MAY ROAD, Hong Kong to Cras making of rentrals and the
with ppasersten en 1st September 11, English Baths and Kitchen Rouges, Hot and First Class Cold Water, Electrio Light. Modern Appointments throughout, including Water Carriage System.
"FENYRHEW Minden Row, Kowloon, 6-Roomed House with Tennis Court.
2 MINDEN VILLAS, Kowloon, 5-Poumed House with Tennis Court,
FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordes Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon. FLATS in Nathan Road, Kowloon.
A FLAT in Humphrey's Buildings, Kowloon. Apply to--
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
Co., LTD. Alexandra Buildings: Hongkong, 17th July, 1915.
TO LET.
1580
HOUSE CLIFTONE GARDENS,
Condals Bead.
OFFICES, fading the Harbour between the Hongkong Clab and Pod Offles.
58, THE PRAK "THE RETREAT.” 21, WONG-NEL-CHONG ROAD. GODOWNS, New Prays, Hannedy Town. GODOWNB, at Wanchal Road,
éto..
APP HONGKONG LAND INVEST
MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD, Hongkong, 1st April, 1915.
TO LET.
188
FFICES-in-Br. Grosen's BUILDING
OFF
Second Floor, Overlooking Harbour immediate possession.
Apply tom
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Hongkong, 3rd December, 1014
|
match,
Green. Witchell Kowloon Cricket Club Mr. S. B. Ureen ....... Master Eddie Abraham... Officers H.M.S. Tamar Staff of Standard Oil Co.
N.Y. (11th Sub.) Windfall"
Police (10th Sub.) Mr. S. G. Neswall Mr. R. D. Harvey's Fund: Collected by Capt. H. D.
Joncs :---
Capt. and Mrs. H. D.
Jones
.830.00
Mr. F. G. Becke...... 15.00 Mr. J. H. Woollacott, 20.00 Mr. W. L. Forster... 10.00
Collected by Capt. C. A.
Mution, Amoy :- Capt. and Mrs. Mut
...815.00
Mias F. O. Sullivan..... 7.00 Mr. J. Nobley
Mr. J. Gibson
50.00
FIRE INSURANCES-Chinns, in sympathy with Unions, have advanced to $155 buyers, but no shares are obtainable under a further advance. Hongkongs have been booked at $398, and are now enquired :or at 100.
SHIPPING-Ins in the earlier part of 210.66 the week advanced to $152 with sales for 500 cash, and at $100 and 8162 for December delivery, but have since weakened to a 359.45 selling rate of $180 with sales at this for
at $158 --2000 cash, and
for December. 10. Douglases, after a decline to $671, have improved to a buying rate of $683 for cash, and elese strong. Sales for September 120) delivery are reported at 869, $70. and $71. 25.00 and for October at 71 China and 21.00 Manilas are unchanged with buyers at 40 40 cents, Steamboats at $20, and Star Ferries
at $30.
120.00
Olis.-Shell Transports have been booked 37.03
at 88/ and at 58/0, and continue in 291.00
15.00 request at the former rate. Langkats are unchanged with buyers in the North at Tle, 381,
REFINERIES.-China Sugars show further improvement, but close somewhat on the quiet side after Business
U
I S H I
TELEPHONE 1741.
JUST RECEIVED:
CASEMENT CLOTHS
IN A VARIETY OF SHADES.
CRETONNES
AND
TAFFETAS
N LINENS,
SHEETINGS,
TISSUES.
D E
WIDE RANGE OF BORDERS TO MATCH.
P
PATTERN BOOK ON APPLICATION.
lias also been done as Rias for SeptemT LANE, CRAWFORD
$138 for October, and $140 and $141 for December delivery. Luzons are quiet, bus
7500 steady at $40 and, with no business to
10.00
10.00
Mr. H. Cadmian
10.00
Mr. G. F. Matthew... 5,00
57 00
now is
Collected by the Victoris
Dispensary:
Capt. J. S. Lewingdon. 2.00
W. H.
2.30
Mr. A. P. Nobbs
5.00
Mr. E. W. H. Jan.
5.00
air Loris Quy
3.00
Mr. F. W. Stapleton...
5.00
Mr. J. R. Capell
6.00
Mr. H. Rapp
5.00
2.50 3.00
agassination of non-combatante. unless they be American citizens,
America will not stand for that. because. she recognizes that Great Britain has been actuated by a spirit of consideration for the rights of neutrals, while Germany ha persistently, contemptuously and brutally ignored all dietates of humanity and the rights of everyone but Teutonic fighting
Ill.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
ORDERS BY LIEUT.-COL. A. CHAPMAN, VI
JOINED.
Private W. Bilbrough joined the Corps on 6th inst., allotted Corps No. 1997 and
tec to Centre Section 31. G. Co.
PARADES.
Parades for Saturday, 17th instant:-Nil. DETAIL.
Gun Club Bill, Kowloon :-
On daty until morning of 12th inst.---
Scouts Co.
Oflicer on duty-Capt. Stewart. Deteation Camp, Kowloon:-
Oficer on duty--Lieut. Murphy:
On duty to-night-No. 1 Section Artil-
K
lery Battery and 10 men of Right Section M. G. Co.
Officer on duty-Capt. Wolfe.
On duty 8th inst-Left Section M. G.
Co. and 6 men of Bight Section. M. C.) Co
Officer on duty-Capt. Armstrong.
Orderly Officer until 12th inst.-Lieut.
Danby.
Silus.
M. A. W. Gibb.............. J. E.
Mr. R. D. Harvey's Fund:- Collected by Mr. H. Mur-
ray Bain:---
Mr. W. A. Donaldson $15.00 Mr. W. F. Knupton 3.00 Mr. E Seth
Mr. G. Harper
5.00
5.00
Mr. H. Murray Bain... 15.00
Collected by Mr. R. D
Harvey:--
Mr.
Herbert Gulfe,
C.M.G. (13th Sub.), 50.00 Capt. 8. C. H. Wildo... 10.00
Staff of Cement Works
report.
MINING-Rubs have improved to $4 buyers after sales at this and at 93.75. Knilans continue in request at 30/-, and Tronchs steady at 30/- nominal.
& CO.
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YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO TAKE RISKS
DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNS.-long- kong and Whampoa Docks have ruled ervatic with reported sales at Sa 10 870, the closing quotation bring $75 sellers. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharves. after doubtful firmness at $795 and $80 buyers, are easier with "probable sellers ai 879. Shanghai Decks have advanced to Tls. 51 with sales and buyers, New · 0 Engineerings ring nochanged at T. 9. nominal, and Hongkew Wharves easier at the reduced quotation of Ts. 90 nowana!, LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.-Hong- kong Lands are in request at $110, Kow- loon Lands at $40, and West. Points at $73 Rum- all without business to report 69.00phreys Estates have been booked at $6.30, but at this there are sellers, Hongkong Hotels are unchanged at $116 buyers aul Central Estates at $100 nominal.
-13.00
Kowloon
78.00
Mr. C. G. Fry
Mr. E. F. Lyle
Mr. F. Bevingtou
10.00 7.50 19.00
Miss Baylis ...............
Mr. P. W. A. Wilkie
Mr. F. A. Coleman ...
5.00 2,00 3.00
Mr. W. McKay
3.00
Mr. A. E. Harvey
3.00
Mr. and Mrs. McGraun
2.00
Inspector 0. Sims H. B.
3,00 5.00
$1,818.95
195.50
COTTON MILLsEwus in the North have declined to a buying quotation of Tis. 170. Shanghai Cottons are on offer at Tls, 109, whilst Internationals and Laou. Kung Mows are unchanged at Ts. 92 and Tls. 875 respectively. Kung Yiks are quiet with probable sellers at T. 142.
MISCELLANEOUS-China Borneos are
wanted at 910, China Providents at $8,
IN THE AIR.
TOM
GUNN
IS WISE AND ALWAYS USES
SHELL
MOTOR
SPIRIT
Dairy Farms at 891, Ices at $185, Steam IN THE AIR, ON LAND AND WATER.
Laundries at $1.20, Watsons at $6.15, and Hongkong Trams at 25 after sales at 85.10 and intermediate rates, and at 853 for October delivery. Electrics have advanced to $444 with sales and no sellers, under $46, Cements have advanced rapid- ly from the closing quotation of $7.15 of A week ago to $8.25, with sales at these and intermediate rates, and closing with further buyers. Ropes have advanced to 827 buyers, but no business is reported nor are there any shares at present on offer, China Lights have been booked at 841 and Union Water-Boat at $18.
MEMOs. Next Settling Day August
Orderly Sungt, until 12th inst.--Seret Already-acknowlodged lists 1/12. 259,492 51 27th. Hongkong and Shenghai Banking
G. E. STEWART, Caplain, Adjutant, H.KVR. HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
Less discount on sub-esin for July
Corporation interim dividend of £2/3/- $281,101.40 per share payable on the 16th instant, 10:63 transfer book closed from the 2nd to 14th August inclusive, Steam Laundry Co., $231,000.57 Ltd., annual general meeting 7th inst.
82,312.90 Already acknowledged lists 1/42. 52,412 31
HUAKD) (CENTRAL FOLICE STATION) 9.45 PM Monthly subscriptions
A
HOUSE
Kowloon.
TO LET
In
Saturday, August 7th.
Kansford Terras
British ........
Sergt. and
7 men.
Portuguese
13
17
15
Apply-
Chinese
...2
14 か
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, lei Murah, 1015
QUEEN'S BUILDING.
O. C. Guard, Sergeant-Major Koylance"
Sunday, August B
British
·{45.
Portuguese
Chineso
Indian m
Sergt. and 7 men
13 23
扫
7
Q. C. Guard, Chief Inspector Mazon. Monday, August 9th,
LEW, the Bonth-Wesh portion of iBritish TMEST FLOOR, including, Treasury
Chinese
Ground Floor, lately in ocupation of the Portoguese
German Bank,
GODOWN, No. 9, Ice Home Bimek
Apply to
THE BONGKONG LAND INVESI MENT & AGENCY Co, Lan
Bangkong, 1st March, 1914,
135
A warmated cure for all acquired or constitutical Dis abarges from the Urinary CLARKE'S Organs in either sex. There
B. 41. PILLS.
famous Pills also care Grarak Pains in the Bick and al Kidney Disorders. Free from mareury Forty years' sne sees Bald by all Chemist and Storekeepers throughool the world?
165,
Indian
Sergt. and 4 men
Kemitted to London :- £17,000 1/9 5/16
£7,000 @1/9% and 1/10
£4,000 @ 1/97
8:54,725.21
$315,810.15
FLYING AT SHATIN. TO-DAY'S EXHIBITION FLIGHTS.
Given favourable weather conditions, the Chinese aviator, Capt. Tom Gunn, $290,117.47 will be giving, flying exhibitions at
Balance in hand8 25,608.71 Hougkong, 5th August, 1915.
NJ STARE,
Hon. Treasurer.
13 "
10
"
*
HOW TO AVOID GUN-DEAFNESS.
כן
D'Almada Inspector O. C. Guard,
N. C. OFFICERS PARADE. All N. Officers will Parade in mufti, with rifles, under the 1). S. P. at the Central Police Station on Monday, August 9th, and Thursday, August 12th, at 6 p.m.
SUBSTITUTES FOR GUARD,
Any member detailed for Guard The finds it impossible to attend is made responsible for providing a substitute and for advising the O. C. Guard accordingly at the Charge-Room.
MARTINI CARBINE NO. 91.
The
The member of the Portuguese or Indian Company to whom the above Cartine we issaed is requested to return same to the Store Sergeant at the Central Police Station and to draw another in its place. number, will be found on a small circular brass plate let into the batt.
P. C. JENKIN,
D. S. P. (Reserve)
DO
YOU?
IF NOT, INSIST ON HAVING IT.
THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO.
SOUTH CHINA, LTD.
".
SPECIALISTS IN MOTOR
FUELS.
KING'S BUILDINGS
Hongkong, th August, 1915.
Shatin to-day. In connection with the BEFORE LEAVING
flying tho
Kowloon-Canton Railway authorities have shown praiseworthy enterprise in arranging for the running of special trains which will set passengers The down close to the flying ground. times at which these trajas are to be dea
Gua-deafness among those fighting at the front is said to be very provalent, the patched will be found on reference to our attributable to the advertising columns. We understand affliction being tremendous din incidental to modern war that special trains are also being ru fare. It has been found, however, says the contributor of the science roles in from Canton, and, with fine weather pr:- Chambers Journal, that the plastis prevailing, there should be large crowd; the fights. by a paration which is normally sold as a kind
Guun will use a of clay medium for modelling by children prezent to can be so treated as to render it a perfect Chinese aviator.
The plane for his exhibitions, for the ground Panacea against gun-deafnss
which
of the material is packed in a strong box
at Shatin pocket. "Small plug can be carried in the are made from this substance, and slipped long rum requited by the ordinary flying into the ears, The cerve-shattering com machine before it leaves the earth. cussions are effectively deadened by thes plugs, owing no doubl to the resiliency of the material, while at the same time the Faculty of hearing is not impaired. The plastic material is prepared specially, i antiseptic, and is perfectly safe to use.
does
not admit
As will be seen from the advertisement in a neighbouring column the aviator is using "Shell" autor spirit supplied byi the Asiatic Petroleum Co.
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