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it is T IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that it is
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Proofs of debt should be lodged at the Oficial Receiver's Office not later than the 13th day of September, 1915.
Dated this 13th day of August, 1915.
E. CARPMAEL- Official Revolver, Hongkong, for the Official Assigass, Bombay.
(662
AND
THE SHANGHAI BUILDING
INVESTMENT CO., LTD. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that SHARE CERMIFICATE No. 3 in the name of CHEONG TREUNO CHI (#2) late of 41, Connaught Road, Hongkong, for Forty (40) Partially Pald. Up Shares Nos. 1701 to 1740 in this Company, has been declared to to LOST, and the public are warned againat negotiating ss23).
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 14mm, 1915.
GENERAL LICENCE UNDER KING'S REGULATIONS No. 10 or 1915.
WHEREAS under the provisions of the
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prohibiting trading with the enemy all persons subject to the jurisdiction of His Majesty's Supreme Court for Chino were prohibited from doing certain things mave, so far as licences might be issued enabling them
do
AND WHEREAS by paragraph XI. of the aforesaid King's Regulations it is provided that nothing i in such Regulations shall be taken to prohibit anything which
expressly permitted by the hall be by the license given ou His behalf by a Secretary of State or on the like behalf by His Majesty's Minister in China whether uals or he announced to classes of persons much license be specially granted to individ.
NOW THEREFORE I His Britannia Majesty's Minister in China liereby announce as followa
In the stent of the above-mentioned Certi flease_not_being recovered on or before the 11th September, 1917;'s now Certificate will b issued, and the above-mentioned Certificate will | | be cancelled forthwith."
By Order of the Dinotors,
J. A. WATTIE & Co., LTD., Secretarios and General Menggers.
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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
REGISTER of SHARES of the Corporation will be CLOSED from MONDAY;" the 2nd August, to SATURDAY, the 14th August, 1916 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.
By Order of the Court of Director,
N. J. STABB,
Hongkong, 27th July, 1915,
Chief Manager,
1500
HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE.
*N Accordance with the Provision of No
111 of the Articles of Association the.. General Managers hare This Day declared a INTERIH DIVIDEND for the half-year ended 20th June, 193, of TWO DOLLÁBS PER SHARE.
DIVIDEND WARRANTS may be obtained on application at the Oiles of the Company on and after TUESDAY, 24 instant.
The TRANSFER BOOKSf the Company will be CLOSED from the 12th to 23rd instant, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,
General Managera.
Hongkong, 9th August, 1915,
NOTICE,
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NE of our Chinese Employèss; named A
ONE MAN, has been Dismissed from our
sarvios at from the commencement of this month. We, therefore, request sur Customers not to hand over any Machines for repairs to bin or to any other person unless he produces s signed authority from na.
RAMSEY & Co.,
59, Des Voeux Hoad, Hongkong.
Hongkong, 10th August, 1915,
FOR SALE.
[848
INDIAN MOTOR CYCLE, Big Twin 1013. Bollent running order, cheap, for
Immediate Sale,
Apply to
Cars of "Daily Press" Office. Hongkong, 13th August, 1916. (860
Box No. 13,
WARNING.
LE PETIT CHAT" SAVON,
EXTRA FIN
"CAT" MARK BRAND OF PERTUMED SOAF),
MProprietors and Manufacturers of this
FERRIER & Co., the
(1) In this license the words "person "and" enemy," shall have the same meanings as are given to them in the said King & Regulations No. 10 of 1915.
(1) Any person carrying oun rotail business is permitted to supply for cash to an enemy articles of clothing, drugs, food- stulls wines; spirits, waters and other provisions and articles of ordinary household use or consumption and the neocities and accorspaniniente of daily life.
Any person is permitted to purchase for cash such articles from a retail business carried on by an enemy.
(3) Any person at the date of this license.
occupying any land, lilding, flat #partments or rooms belonging to an efony is permitted to pay rent for the same to such enemy during, the inexpired term of any existing leaso or "tenancy or during any renewal there.
(4) Any person being tlu:-lessor of any land
building, that spartments-ar-rooms- which at this site of this license is in theoseupation of an enemy is permitted to allow the continuance of such compation during the mespired term of any existing lease or tenancy or during any renewal thereof. Any person is permitted to supply board aul lodging to an enemy.
HOUSES TO LET
G.
R.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
TO LET.
*MMEDIATELY. Nos, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12 and 113, AUSTIN AVENUE, Kowloon. Rent,
INTIMATION
peat all understanding. For, when all is said that can be said of Gorman successes in the wor, the balance of advantage is heavily on the side of the Entento Powers, and it is perfectly obvions that Germany's chance of final victory grows less and less every week
including use of existing deatrio light Stlinge, THE KING OF WINES.” with any of her atversaries. In the $38 per month.
|
6
Particulars on application to
·O.C, A. S. C.. Victoria Barracks, Hongkong. Hongkong, th August, 1916,
TO LET-FURNISHED.
[813
LEMISH, No. 3, THE PEAK, from
1st September. Apply
MISERS, HASTINGS & HASTINGS. Hongkong, 12th August, 1815. [800
TO LET.
RO 1st September, that part of the building known på "STONEHENGE
No. 5, Robinson Road; now in the opupation
course of the past twelve months she has lavishly depleted her reserves of men and munitions, and the supply of men is
Mr. Roger S. Greene, Resident Dirse- tor in China of the Rockefeller Modical Foundation, has arrived in Peking to take up the work which has been planned. A Chinese steward of the P.M. gleamer Manchuria has been sentenced at Manila
THE WINE OF KINGS Germany entered upon the war with ato pay a fine of P.200 and to undergo tw. vastly greater part of her fatal force years' imprisonment for muggling opium. immediately available thui wa's the cause A robber who invaded a houseboy's room at the Sanitary Inspector's quarters at Mataukok was able to take away nothing more valuable than a clock and some pieces of clothing, worth altogether 819.50. On the other hand, Great Britain and Russia, aud, to a smaller As a result of reports against Mr. 1.ja extent, France have been steadily grow Wei-chang, Chief Judge of the High Pre ing in strength, both as to personnel | vincial Court of Kwangtung, the Minister and as to material. There can be wo of Justice has petitioned the President t doubt as to how the war will aimately recall him to Poking for another appoint, end, and the only effect ido publicationment,
CHAMPAGNE Limited
DE ST.
MARCEAUX
of the Professors' Manifesto can possibly News has reached Peking that Mr. have will be to stimulate Germany's Chang Yun-mon, Director of the Fsagtien adversaries to still greater efforts Currency Mill, died at his homg in Feng-. make the destruction of Prussian
yunhsien, Chilli. Mr. Chang is che non Militarism, of which this Manifesto is of Chang Jen-chun, formerly Viceroy ut
Liangking.
of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, particularly IS A GUARANTEED VINTAGE the flower, final and complete. Apart suitable for a Boarding House.
Apply to
DAVID SASSOON & Co. LTD. Hongkong, 10th August, 1915.
TO LET.
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BE 3TISH CONCESSION, SHAMEEN.
NE THREE-ROOMED FLAT, alno Good-
Office and Godoys scogmmodation. Apply---
T. E. GRIFFITH, LTD.,
Canton, Canton, 28th July, 1915,
[796
TO LET
Mist September next, desirable-BTI
and EIGHT BOOMED Resilences in Broadwood and Weng Nei-Chong Bonds, the latter commanding Fine View of the Race Course,
For terms and particulas, apply tom
THE HONGKONG. LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, 16th July, 2015.
1767
TO LET.
(5) Any person having at the date of this license in his or her employ an zuemy performing services of a purely doneestic nature is permitted to HOUSES in LYEEMOON VILLAS and TORRES BUILDINGS, ready for occupation from the 1st August meri.
Apply to
*** continue such employment and pay- ment for such services during tho unexpired term of any existing con- tot or during any renewal thereof. (6) Any person being at the date of this license in the employ of an enemy for the performance of services of a purely domestic mftore is permitted to con- tinue in such service during the usexpired term of any existing con- tract or during any renewal thereof. (7) Any peran supplying gas, water,
electric current or telephonic com munication is permitted to supply the same with the fittings necessary therefor to an enemy, and any person is permitted to receive und pay for such services when supplied by an enemy or an enemy Municipality.
(8) Auy British Municipality is permitted to perform its accustomed services to or for the benefit of an enemy, and any person is permitted to take advantage of and pay for the accustomed services of an enemy Municipality.
() Any person residing within the limits of an enemy Concession is permitted tpay the rates, taxes and dues levied by the Municipality or other proper authority in such Concession for the maintenance and administration there of. Any person can ying on the pro- fession of a medical practitioner,
dentist
permitted to surgeon or attend and treat an enemy as a patient, and any person desiring to do so is permitted to consult, and ctigang
treatment from, au energy medicine, surgery or dentiatry, and to mako nayment for such services.
7. N. JORDAN, His Britannic Majesty's Minister. Peking, 29th July, 1915.
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Samtier Cigarettes
well known Perfumed Soap, have ascertained THE SAM HEE Cigarettes manufactured
thing alwed on the market auters mark which he led mind by the Public, sinc: that Bop zande by other Manufacturers TH by us and introduced under the 'above is a gross imitation of the registered "Lther were put on the market half a year ago, PETIT CHAT" mark belonging 10 Messrs. C for which we are extremely obliged. Recently FERRIER & Co. Bach manufacturers ar we received a letter from the British American warned that Moasr C. PERRIER & Co. wil Tobacco Company stating that our SAM HEE not hesi ile to tako all steps open to them to label snewint resembles their THREE stop sach frendat-nt competition.
CASTLES label and requesting us to modify And alwerobants and shepkeepen are warnedite appearance in order to mark a distinction that steps will be taken without notice against 507 14 20% found selling or in the possession of soap bearing a mark which is an imitation
LE PENT GRAT" mark of Messrs. C. FEBRER
Co. The sole representative of Messrs. FELFIEL& Co. In Hongkong is Mr. E. Non of the frm of E NERE, 93, Rue de Republique, Mara álles. -
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ON SALEUN has ➡OUND, VOLUNES of the HONGKONG BWEAKLY PRESS JANUARY 10 JUNE,
1815 With CuDRE | Prics STIGO DOU
On Bals at the “HongKoso DarLY FERA," Ofos
Hongkong,
Толь
and prevent parchasers from making a stake. Now our SAM HEE mark has been duly registered with the Government, but since the British American Tobacco Company is of opinion that our SAM HEE label somewhat resembles their THREE CASTLES label, we have no desire to break the friendship on account of such a matter We are, therefore, using the RAVEN. and KA WOD marke to substitute our SAM HER
mark for the time being. Our object is to make the prices cheap and the goods fine, these are most important matter. In future || We shall uso more exortion towards making the finest goods to meet the taste of our
people.
BROS, TOBACCO
CANTON M COMPANY.
Hongkong, 10th August, 1915,
SPANISH DOMINICAN PROCURATION, Hongkong, 16th July, 1915.
NOTICE
Kowloon
[601
TO LET A HOUSE of Obsecratory Villas
Apply to
ABRATOON V. APCAR & Co. Hongkong, 6th July, 1915.
TO LET,
[720
W Ford
HOLE or FART SHOP in Chater
Apply
CLARK & Co., Opticians.
[705
Hongkong, 39th Jane, 1915.
TO LET
ND FLOOR No. 1, DUDDELLSTREET,
for Offee or Dwellings, Apply within. Hongkong, 1st June, 1915.
with
*1816
next.
-WINE.
VINBRUT, OR VERY DRY.
VINTAGE 1908.
from its detailed statement of German aims the noteworthy feature of the Manifesto is that it appears to be directed mainly at Gront Britain. There is an obvious suggestion to the anticrities that they should seek a separate peace with France. The KAISER has already made overtures to Russie which have been firmly repelled. Quito carly in the war the Entente Powers foresaw the
THE WINE OF THE probability of such maneuvres as these
CONNOISSEUR.
SOLE AGENTS:
The Rov. Father Brown, SJ, of Manila, who is pasting through the Colony on his way to England, with the object of going to the Front, delivered nu informal address on Character and self-denial" at St. Patrick's Hell last evening. Bishop Pozzoui presided overt
fair attendance.
and concluded a compact not to make
HONGKONG WATER SUPPLY.
poses separately. The war has been waged. The monthly water-eturn issued by the in common by the Entents. Powers from Water" Authority shows that the storage the beginning, we will be so waged to in the reservoirs in the City and Hill Dis- the end. Bat German kattar somehowtrict Waterworks level amounted at the ent cannot cease to regard international of July to 603.24 million gallons, which is pledges as "were soraps of paper." considerably less than at the end of July There are indications, however, that the last year, when the storage was 747.00 mil view entertained in the most responsible lion gallons. The consumption of water circles in Germany on the subject of the for the month by an estimated population
A. S. WATSON ending of the war do not entirely of 261,610 amounted to 184.97 million
& CO., LTD,
WINE & SPIRIT, MERCHANTS, ing on the authority of "
HONGKONG.
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DEATH. GIDLEY-At the Victoria Hospital, Hong- kong, on August 18th, Mrs. ELIZABETH GIDLEY (widow of HUBERT J. GIDLRY) aged years. Funeral passes the monument to-day
(804 (Saturday) at 5.30 p.m.
HONGKONG Orion : 10a, Dus VEUX ROAD C.
of water in Kowloon durjug July amount-
accord with the ventilated by the gallons, as compared with a consumption Gorman professory. In striking contrast in July, 1014, by an estimated population to their demand that Belgium must be of 251,010 of 171.09 million gallons. held politically and -militarily, we have
The storage in the Kowloon Gravitation the Times correspondent at Mila's report- Reservoir amounted to 352.60 million gal- a competent lons, which is exactly the same as at the source at the Vatican" that Germany is end of July last year engaged upon preliminary overtures to
The consumption obtain the mediation of the Pors for u discussion of peace terms on the bed to 34.18 million gallons by an estimated of the restitution of Belgium! That population of 96,650, as compared with a Germany and Austria manifest great consumption in July, 1814, of 38.43 million unwillingness to face another winter gallons by an estimated population of | campaign can readily be understood, but 94,830.
such terms of peace na would satisfy Germany at the present stage of the war are not the terms likely to prove sccept- able to the Entente Powers.
NUBIA" BREAKING UP. Continually swept by rough seas the Evidently Nabia, completely deserted by officers as another miscalculation has been made by. well as crew, is reported by the latest mail LONDON OPzon:· 181, Farat Staker, E.C. the German Government as well as by to be rapidly breaking up, and if the wea-
The Daily Press.
HousKong, August 14TH, 1915,
TO LET.
TOUR-ROOMED FLATS in Hanoi Hond, Kowloon, and MAY ROAD, Hongkong.
October possession in
GERMAN AMBITIONS, English Bathe and Kitchen Ranges, Hot and
Electric Light Fini Class Ir further evidenco were needed to Modora Appointrants throughout, including show at the end of the war is Water
Bystem
long way off yet, it is supplied by the Minden Row, Kowloon, 6-Boomed House, with Tennis Court
remarkable manifesto issued by the MINDEN VILLAS, Kowloon, 5-Roomed intellectuals" of Germany. A portion House with Tennis Court,
FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terrace and Hallsbury Avanna, Kowloon.
FLATS in Neihan Road, Kowloon.
A FLAfin Humphrey's Buildings, Kowloon, Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
T Co., ETE Alexandrs Buldings Hongkong. 17th July, 1915,
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TO LEE OUSES CLIFTON GARDENS, Hendait Road,
OFFICER, facing the Harbour between the Hongkong Club and Post Offerspron
68, THE PHAK "THE BETREAT" 21. WONG-NELCHONG BOAD. GODOWNƐ, New Praga, Kannody Town. GODOWNS, si Wandkai Road, Apply, sto
THE HONGKONG LAND INVERT
MENT & AGENCY Cơ, Ignat Hongkong, Jas April, 1935,
188
TO LET. O Bond Floor, Orerlocking Harbour FFICES In 82. GEOLSE'S BUILDING immediate pormension.
Apply low
SHHWAN, TOMES A CO Hongkong, 3rd December. 1816
TO LET.
Kowloom. HOUBE in Knutsford
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Appl
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST HENT & AGENCY Co, Lan Hongkong, Já March, 1915
148
QUEEN'S BUILDING. Try Now Both, Wisch pain FIEST FLOOR, Lesindeg. The Ground Floor, lately in quemption of the German Hank,
GODOWN, No. 9, Too Home Street.
VAŠKE HONGKONG LAND INTP HEMENT PAGENOX Që, Toms. !
Hongkong, 1 March, 1914,
of this manifesto appeared in our issue of yesterday and a further portion
the German Professors.
ther continues vielent will soon become a total wreck.Fittings and furniture, in
A math for Europe zi Siberia closes cluding a portion of a piano, have been to dy at B p.m.
Mr. A. G. Gordon left on the Tango- mart yesterday on a short visit to Japan
for the benefit of his health.
י
washed ashore in increasing quantities, while the vessel is filling hourly.
At the Colombo Joint Police Court six of the lascar crew were sentenced each to. three months' rigorous imprisonment for being found by Customs officers in posses- Nubia's cargo.
The two tags purchased at Singapore sion of silk goods which formed part of the aby the Macao Government have reached Hongkong and are moored near the Sutano Wharf
appears to-day. Germany obviously has much to do before it realises a tenth of the ambitions of the German schoolmen whose modest programme is that Germany must conquer the French channel and coast in order to fortify itself against Great Britain; must have a big indemnity from France; must hold Bolsplant cally and militarily; must supplant Great Britain's world-wide trade; must secure the Persian Gulf with the assis tance of Austria and Turkey; must reconstitute, with the assistance of Islam," the German Colonial Empire-reconstitu- tion in this case memning that Germany | must · sequire more productive lands: Germany must have Egypt, which is the neck of the British Empire"; and as for a war indemnity, Germany "can never demand coough money from Eng land." And one of the means towards realising this modest programme opp
bribe France rently is to.
into a
soparate peace. France might
offered
one of
the sides of the
Mr. G. A. Stanford of Lane, Crawford & Co.'s Office, sails to-day on the ss.
to join the Forces. He has been reccomended for a commission.
The Bishop of Victorin will to-morrow (Sunday) officiate at All Saints' Chinese Church, Yaurati, in the morning, and at the Cathedral in the evening.
The Hour, Mr. Claud Severn, Colonial Seeetary, left yesterday for Japan, on a month's leave, travelling on the Tango mas. The Bow Mr. AM. Thomson will act as Colonial Secretary until Mr. Severn's retuin.
A JAPANESE SCHOLAR IN
TIBET, The Tibetan traveller, Rev. Dai Kawa- gachi, arrived in Calcutts last month on It is believes! likely that Sir Rabindranath Tagore, the his way home to Japa Bengali poet, and Rai Sarat Chunder Das Bahadur, C.I.E., are also likely to proceed to Japan by the same steamer. The
Rev. Kawagachi is anorudite scholar, fond of Oriental lore and has a wonderful mastery of Tibetan and Sanskrit He arrived in India about he has visited Tibet trice. His first visit eighteen years ago and during this period to that country, was about fifter years Tibetan. In this vint he received great ago. Then his object was to assistance from some Tibetan friends, and the Tibetan Government on hearing of this put those Tibetans into prison, but they were eventually released by Sir Frank Younghusband's missing,
We are asked to state that the entries for the Hongkong Cricket Club's Men's on hie geotud visit to Tibet from which In 1913 the Rev. Kawagachi proceeded Tenuis Doubles Tournament will close to be returned about two months ago, bring- night, instead of at noon as previouslyg down with him quite a large collee-
tion of Tibetan manuscripts. announced; but intending orants are asked to send in their names as soon as possible.
The sum of $25.80 was collected for the Prince of Wales Fund at the last Bard performanes at North Point, and in the Tram Car hoxes from the 5th to the 12th inst. the sum of $23.65 was collected, making a total paid into the Fund from the little boxe of $321.9, exclusive of foreign coins-
Interviewed by a Press representativa Rev. Kawagachi said that he took month to reach Tibet, travelling by foot three servants accompanying him with well treated by the Tibetans and lived as baggage. On arrival in Tibet he was.
guest of the Dalai Lama, He says that the Tibet of to-day is quite different from ago, The Tibetans are now more tolerant the Tibet which he saw some fifteen years of foreigners and we civilised and u roads mud cleaner. They are now lea ing the use of soap the practice f polyandry has absolutely
disappeared from the country and monogamy is now the rage, there being only some cases of polygamy heard of new and then, The with the Dalai Lamas who presented him Rey Kawagachi had several sydiences
Suez Canal whilst Germany of course, would retain the other. If this outlined at the programme had been beginning of the way some excuse might have been found for the exuberant
The business of the Bank of China sceni, Optimism of the German schoolmen, as to have made rapid strides during the Germany embarked on the war fully year ending June 30th, 1915. Upon with 110 interesting manuscripts, some in and convinced closing the year's accounts it has been gold; the Tasi: Lama presented him with prepared for it,
500 Tibetan block-printed books. His own that she would dominate the whole found that the total profit exceeds collection comprises about this world in a few conths. That way 81,010,000. The profits for the preceding manuscripts Rev. Kawagachi is now in
a
in Germany year totalled $170,000. The mumber of his fifty-eighth year and be entertains the group of intellectuale
hope that he may return from his country hould at this stage of the war ishe a branch offices has also jugreased from 37 to India, where he his spent the greater Manifesto of this blatant description is to more than 70.
part of his life.: