NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU- FACTURING CO., LTD.
ONE
ANNA DIVIDEND
DOLLAR por Share for the si months cuding 3th June, 1915, will be Payable on MONDAY, the 8th September, 1916, on which date Dividend Warmats may be obtained at the Company's Office.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, the 3rd Septembar, in MONDAY, the 6th September
1916, both days inolusivo,
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co","
General Managers. Hongkong, 30th August, 1914.
THEATRE
ROYAL.
FAREWELL VISIT
OF THE
HOWITT
PHILLIPS
INTIMATIONS
SANATOGEN.
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 31ST, 1915. -
Cute to notice of the many Tis not the practice of the Sanatogen Imitations which, during the last 15 years, have regularly appeared on the market, but, as recently, certain acknowledged and as regularly disappeared therefrom, Imitators of Sanalogen have endeavoured to induce the Public to purchase their Imilations on the plen-of-patriotism and the further plea of supporting Ho industries ns against alleged German made Sanatogen. it becomes our duty to our customers and the public to state that the whole of the stocks we offer for sale are mince in the Cornwall Works of the Sauntogen Co., and that the Milk used in their factory is purchased from Bome 200 farts in the immediate neigh- bourhood; that the making and forward ing is from the Company's London Works and Offices: thereby giving employment to about 3,000 British Workpeople, not a single German, Austrian, or Turkish subject being employed on this work.
One of their largest customers is the British Medical Army Corps for whom they have large contracts running at the present time.
HOUSES TO LET.
TO LET
HOUSES in "TORRES BUILDINGS,"
Kowloon. Choap rental, Apply to-
SPANISH DOMINICAN
PROCURATION, Hongkong, 28th August, 1915.
Canton,
TO LET.
1501
INTIMATION
WHISKY
HE Promises No. BR, SHAMEEN; RC.. HOUSE, GODOWNS and OUTHOUSES
comprising DWELLING knows less about than he thinks lately occupied by Messrs. F. BLACKHEAD & CO
Apply to-
DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD. Hongkong, 24th Angust, 1915. [831
sion.
TO
ORMAN COTTAGE, No. 2, Peak Road, 4 GOOD ROOMS. Immediate posses- Apply
LET.
FERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING. Hongkong, 20th August, 1916. (876
TO LET. The Sasaroger Company is working as TTARPERVILLE, Garden Road, SEVEN a BRITISH CONCERN under licence ROOMS, Very Large Dining Room, from the Board of Trade,
immediate possession, honse in excellent order.
H
CO. The whole of the particulars are in the Tennis Ceart and Garden.
ONE NIGHT ONLY.
SEPT. 4TH.
SATURDAY,
London's Latest Success,
THE LAND OF
PROMISE."
PRICES: 83, $2 & $1. COMMENCING AT 9.15 P.M.
BOOKING AT MOUTRIE'S.
Hongkong, 31st August, 1815,
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ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE.
FOR MOJÍ and YOKOHAMA,
HE Steamship
THE
SALAMIS."
4,609 long, Cartsin D. A. Gardinor, will be dospatched
коте 10 SATURDAY,
4th September.
For Freight or passage apply to
THE BANK LINE, LTD.,
Managing Agents. Hoogkong, 31st August, 1915, [915
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Stenmar
"SARDINIA,"
Arrived Hougkong on 28th Aug. 1915, FROM BOMBAY COLOMBO
AND
STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-named ve sol are hereby informed that their goods are being landed and placed AT THEIR nter in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Gidons at Kowloon, where each Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained an the Gools are landed.
This vessel brings on Cargo:-
From London, ke., ex sa. "Árabia" From Fersian Gulf, or s.. B. L. S. N.
and B. & P. S. N. Co.'s Steamers. Optional Goods will be landed here unless. instructions are given to the contrary within 6 hours.
Goods not cleared within 8 days including date of arrival will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any one whatever.
Damaged packages must be left in the Go. dowas for examins ion by the Consignees, and the Company's Surveyors, Mosers. GOODARD and DOUGLAS, at 10 a., ca MONDAYS and THURSDAYS. All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival hers, after which date they cannot be recognised, No Claims will be admitted after the Goods bare left the Godowan,
E. A. HEWETT,
Superintendent.
Fongkong, 30th August, 1915.
DIOCESAN SCHOOL & ORPHANAGE
~CHOOL will RE-OPEN TO-MORROW
(WEDNESDAY), 1st September. Application for admission should be made to
THE HEADMASTER Hongkong, 28th August, 1915. [904
J
WANTED.
TAPANESE. 31 years of are. Married. Seeks position as General Work Assistant or Bookkeeper. Experience on Accounting Staff of Bank and as Clerk of Shippard Fall investigation carted. Balary to be settled after trial.
Write-
O. SAKAI, No. 11, D'Aguilar Street. Hongkong, 18th August, 1816.
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hands of H. R. M. General, and in making arrangements to carry on the business of the Sanatogen Co, the Consul General's consent was first obtained on the understanding that a copy of the fiomee granted by the Board of Trade be supplied for his satisfaction.
We understand that small consignments of Samatogen of a German origin have occasionally been irregularly imported by certain German firms. but arrangements are being made whereby it is noticipated
a total cessation of such irregular ship-
ments will be effected in the future.
We are, however, in no way connected either with such shipments or with any other firm than the Sanatogen Co., Lon- den, our Agency being for the sale of the British nude goods exclusively and as their sole Agents for China and Hong bong.
Any further introduction of German Brade goods will be jealously guarded against by M
NORBURY & CO...
6. Kinking Road, Shanghai.
PUBLIC. NOTIFICATION.
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KING'S REGULATION NO. 10 or 1915.
THE Undersigned, His Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, publicly notifies all whom it may concern that it has been decided by His Majesty's Government that delivery of goods already sold to enemy firms is Chins must be completed by the following time limita:
Not later than August 5th 1815, in respect of goods already in stock in China;
Not later than Bva days after arrival in the port of discharge in Chias in respect of goods which left the United Kingdom prior to July 25th, 1915, but which hove not yet arrived in China:
Not later than September 20 h, 1915, in respect of goods which left the United Kingdom after July 25th, 1915, but which had been handed to su inland carrier for shipment before July 26th, 1915.
will not be periailled after the dates mentioned Delivery of goods to enswy firms in China above,
`J. N. JORDAN, ́ ́
Ilia Britannic Majesty's Minister, N.B. In accordance with instructions dated
Poking, August 14th, 1915.
August 20th. from His Majesty's Minister at Peking, it is hereby notified in reference to the above that goods from any British Colony or Dominion will be accorded treatment precisely similar to goods from the United Kingdom.
E. C. WILTON, Aoting British Consul General, Canton.
Exhibited 26.8.15.
E. C. WILTON,
Acting Consul General
0.
NOTICE.
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ANY HEROFRAN NO-Asists of Indian desiring to leave the Colony should apply in writing for permission to do so to the Captain SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, at least 48 hours before the intended hour of departure, | giring name, nationality, age, sex, height and occupation of the applicant, and stating the came of the steamer or other vessel or the hoar of the train by which the applicant wishes to Isave. Applicants should apply in person for their passes at the CENTRAL POLICE STATION between the hour of 9 AM to 1 P.M. and 2 PM to 4 P.M. daily.
Hongkong, 10th July, 1916.
FOR SALE.
1738
PACIFIC MAIL 8.8. Co. GODOWNS.
Nos. 1 and 2, connected by covered alleyway located on Eection B Marios Lot No. 243, Kennedy Town, Crown Rent $160.00 per annum, together with permanent STEEL PIER opporita Grodowns, and upon which the Crown Rent is $300.00 per sanam.
STEAM LAUNCH "AMERICA," in first class condition, having been atripped and thoroughly overhauled in 1914.
2 BUOYS WITH THEIR MOORINGS, both in first class condition, having been recently DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY. thoroughly overhauled and relaid with new
LIMITED.
mooring chains.
THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEET.
TENG SHAREHOLDERS above Company will be held at the Company's Offices, on FRIDAY, the 17th of September, at Noor, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with * Statement of Accounts to 30th Juna, 1915.
to-
For further information apply ORTON,
Agent. Hongkong, 34th August, 1915. {888
WANTED.
D
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company ESIDENCE of 3 ROOMS or more, with
will be CLOSED from the 3rd to the 17th of September, both days inclusive.
Garden or Tennis Court, on an elevated position, excepting Wanchai or East.
Apply to
Apply-
PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING. Hongkong, 20th August, 1915. [876
TO LET FURNISHED. AOREBANK DAST. No. 148, THE PEAK.
Tennis Court. From September, Apply-
No. 18, Care of Daily Press" Office. Hongkong, 18th August, 1015. (870
TO LET.
FROM 1st September, that part of the
he does.-
FASHION IS, ITS GENERAL
RECOMMENDATION.
Comparing
to-day, we understand, this flow of Hong-
In view of the Government prohibition kong sub-coin from the mainland to the forbidding Mongolian princes to mako Colony has practically ceased, the supply foreign loans, the Bank of China will presumably being exhausted, and the establish a branch office in Inner Monge Colony's sub-coin problem therefore is lia tet fransact financial business. fast being solved, so far as exchange with
But
The police, à Shanghai contemporary states, have issued orders prohibiting thei motley dress of women and condemning the fashionable tight gowns now sull by women, as indecent. The polico desire that the elders of the family should pro- hibit their women folk from putting on dresses of this kind.
the silver dollar is concerned.
The weekly return of commurienblo owing to the fact that the bank note has disease in the Colony shows that the eases now taken the place of the standard notified last week were:-Plague 2 (botli silver coin, and is quoted, as we have said, fatal); enteric fever 3 (one being ani Is a thing the Average Man at about seven per cent. premium over imported case, one fata!); Puerperal fover the standard dollar, the sub-coin evil is 1 (fatal, British ense) Paratyphoid
bad ау ever it
was. As we fever. 1 (atal, Italian). understand the master, the Banks have. given to the doliar note in Hongkong a high fictitious valuo in order to meet certain trade conditions in the East incidental to the war, and the result of this has been that we have had to live up to this inflated dollar in Hongkong, Even the Government, we are informed, requires that market rents shall be paid in bank notes rather than in the legal tender of the Colony as fixed by an Orday- in-Council. At least that is the reason alleged for an increase in the price of Swire and Sons, Ltd., Managers of the market produce. The difference of nearly China Navigation Company Limited, hava ten per cent. - between the bank note decided to pay a War Bonus to thi and sub-coin, is paid of course, Captains, and Officers of their steamers by the consumer, And this is but one of an amount equal to 15 per cent, earned illustration of what is going on generally for the year ending on the 31st inst. in the Colony. Everybody is demantling hanknotes, The discount on sub-coin Dr. Wu Ting--fang bis received a letter in exchange for silver dollars has in the from Mr. Chou Toggchic Minister past beer the justifieation for more than Agriculture and Commerce, inviting hini one increase in retail prices, and now the to go to Peking and preside over the high premium at, which the bank note Award Commission at The proposed with other brands will convince you ther rise of prices. It is the poor, whose in the Capital. Dr. Wu is reported to have stands supplies justification for a fur-exhibition of Chinese products to be held
WATSON'S
E
WHISKY
of its
The Imperial Merchant Savice Guild haw been informed that Messrs. Jolin
I
financial transactions are largely in accepted the invitation and will leave sub-coin, who feel the tax most, but the Shanghai for the Capital in the . early ultimate result is, of course, an increased part of next month. tax on the general trade of the Colony,
building known as "STONEHENGE," No. 5. Habinson Road, now in the occupation HIGH STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. We find the idea prevails that the Money
of the Nippon Yason Kaisha, particularly suitable for a Boarding House.
Apply to
DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD. Hongkong, 10th August, 1916. [8-17
TO LET. FROM 1st September next, desirable BIX and EIGHT ROOMED Residouces in Broadwood and Wong-Nei-Chong Roads, the laiter commanding a Fine View of the Race Connie,
For terms and particulas, apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, 16th July, 1915.
1767
NOTIUE,
TO LET A HOUSE at Observatory Villas
·
Kowloon Apply to
ARRATOON V. APÇAR & Co. Hongkong, 6th July, 1915,
[720
TO LET.
ND FLOOR No. 1, DUDDELL STREET,
for Office or Dwellings. Apply within. Hongkong, les June, 1915.
1616
WH
TO LET.
HOLE or PART SHOP in Chator
Road. Apply
Hongkong, 29th June, 1915,
CLARK & Co., a
Opticians.
[705
TO LET
OFFICES & Garlocking kont
Second Floor, Overlooking Harbour Immediate possession.
Apply to-
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Hongkong, 3rd December, 1914.
[39
HOUSE
Kowloon,
TO LER
in Knutsford
Forrige
Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, 1st March, 1916
[48,
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
HONGKONG
AND CHINA.
The Daily
113
Bress.
HONGKONG, Avocat 31st, 1915,
to
Mr. George Ng Fuk-shang, First Clerk Changers Guild is largely responsible and Accountant in the Police Depart- for the continuange of
sub-ment and Clerk to the Fire Brigade, is coin evil. In the City of Victoria | retiring after over 41 years' service in the there are upwards of eighty money | Colonial Government. changers who find the business pro-
For his work in fitable
Connection with the Colonial, and Indian enough
make it worth Exhibition in 1887 he received a diploma their while to pay a license fee of 850 per and medal, while three years later ho re- annum (bank notes, now presumably),ceived the commendation of the Colonial instead of only $10 as formerly, There meetings are held by the money changere
Treasurer, and Government for services in. daily at which sub-coin is bought and connection with the despatch of Colonial sold forward and the discount rate accounts for Home audit. His colleagues. decided according to the nature of these in the Junior Civil Service, among whom operations. The Government could bring he was extremely popular, gave a dinner the sub-coinago with the silver dollar to in his honour at a West Paint hotel on par in a month if it would under Saturday night, Mr. E. II. d'Aquine. take to receive its crown rents and 1.8.0, the oldest Ho gkong Civil ser market rents in sub-coin. Failing this vantpresitting. There were orp.
to-morrow,
The Hongkong Rope Manufacturing
INDO-CHINA “COMBINED"
SHARES.
COMMENTS BY THE TIMES."
50
no auch
4 com-
HONGKONG OFFICE: 104, Das Vœux ROAD C. the only other prospect of promptly present, LONDON OFFIC: 181, FIE STREET, E.C. rehabilitating the subsidiary coinage would be for the large concerns liks tho Electric Tramway Company, the Star Ferry Company, and the Steamboat Companies whose revenues are largely in sub-coin-and who as a consequence loss heavily on exeliange every year--to THE CURRENCY MUDDLE.
deposit this win in the banks instead of Quite one of the features of Stock selling it periodically to the money Exchange business lately-sugs The Times THE few comments
changers. Otherwise, if the evil is entirely of July 29th-has been the buying of published on Saturday on this subject have brought to be removed the Government would have Indo-China Steamcombined shares, forth it bumber of suggestions from to keep on withdrawing and demonetising although in reality there ar readers which induce as to revert-to-the-until the exchange is at par with the shares Nine-years ago the £10 shares problem.
fictitious value of the bank note. Thus we were split into Six per cent. Preferred One suggests that so far as the subsidiary coinage in concerned the have in the Colony what may well be shares of £5 and into Deferred Ordinary Government could now easily remedy the called a currency muddle.
shares of £5 also, but the Chinese never evil. But it may at once be pointed out
recognize this division, Consequently, when, as has frequently happened lately, that if the bank note were really worth
cable crders are received in London from in the market the specified number of today at a p.m...
A mail for Europe viá Siberia closca China to buy so many shares, silver dollars printed on the face of the
bined"
shares are always understood, and the broker goes into the market and, note, there would be no subsidiary
from the same douter if possible, buye Mr. Justice Hazeland leaves to-day for the same coinage problem of serious importance Japan to spend the vacation.
number of Preferred and to-day. That the sub-coin evil is still
Deferred shades One price is named, so that the quotation to be marked, for the as bad as ever it was is due to the
The departure of the Pacific Mail Co.'s purpose of the Official List, of the Pro fact that the bank note has now taken steamer Ching for San Francisco, via merely a paper price to be agreed upon ferred and Deferred shares separately, is the place of British and Mexican dollars ports, has been postponed until noo
by broker and jobber after the deal han as the standard currency of the Clony,
been transacted. the
It is deceptive to the oxtent that it is not the actual price paid Banks' LO.U.'s being actually
for the Preferred or the Deferred shares, worth aixut seves
per cent.
because in many cases mere. than
legal
Doe has been tender. As be Co., Ltd. announce an interim dividend of bought separately. tween the sub-coin-
the Fund
silver
one dollar per share for the six mouths buying from China, no one on this side As to the reasons which prompt this dollar the discount has dwindled to ended June 30th.
seems to have any exact information. But there is often a strain in the Chinese character to which speculation appeals, and there are certainly factors in the pre- sent position of the company and pointe speech which induce the belief that the results for the present year should be very considerably better than those for the end of last year that Far Eastern 1914. To begin with, it was only towards trade began to improve, and not only has this improvement been well maintained this year, but on the subject of higher rates in the Calcutta route an agreement has lately been reached with the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, whose strenuous competi tion was for many years a thorn in the flesh of the Indo-China Steam, German flag now appears on no craft in The the Eastern seas, and British, Japanese, and neutral ships are able to carry on their business absolutely undisturbed by merchants of South China, seeing the mines or submarines, Perhaps, there
ships leave and arrive fully laden with fore, it is not surprising that the
think that some of the profits they have merchandise paying good freights should perience since the Government
earned from high prices for produce hibited the circulation of foreign silver
might be, with advantage, invested in the feet, for a time at any rate.
Further, соіл in the Colony bears out the was issued yesterday notifying that cof.they may have heard of the suggestion of conjecture. Fears had been expressedton, cotton linters, cotton waste and cot dividends might in future be paid half- ashareholder at the meeting, that APPLE HONGKONG LAND INVEST iately find its way back into the Colony. absolute contraband
that tons of this sub-coin would immed-ton yarns have been added to the list of yearly instead of annually, and the con- as from the 21st the board will pay au interim dividend Adence expressed by the chairman that Large quantities have come back, but August
with
TO LET.
FOUR-ROOMED FLATS in Hanoi Road, Kowloon, and MAY ROAD, Hongkong, possession i October next,
First Cla
about two per cent, so that the policy pursued by the Government of withdraw-
Negotations for the purchase of the Astor House Hotel at Shanghai by the
been successfully concluded last week.
English Baths and Kitohen Ranges, Hot anding from circulation all sub-coin paid Central Stores, Ltd., are reported to have in the report and the chairman's recent
Cold Water, Electric Light. Modern Appointments throughout, inslading Water Carriage
"PENYRtem
Minden Raw, Kowloon 6-Boomed House, with Tennis Court.
FOUR ROOMED HOUSES in Gordas Terraos and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon. FLATS in Nathan Road, Kowloon, A FLAT in Humphrey's Buildinge, Kovibon. Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
Cà., LTD. Alerendra Buildings. Hongkong, 17th July, 1915.
TO LET.
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TAROM 1st October zexi, OFFICES at Connaught Read, at present in the Docupation of Messrs. Dennys & Bowley.
HOUSES in CLIFTON
HALDENS, Conduit Road, ---
OFFICES, facing the Harbour between the Hongkong Club and Post Qune.
68, THE PEAK "THE RETREAT.” ai, WONG-NEI-CHONG ROAD, GODOWNS, Now Praya, Kennedy Town, GODOWNS, at Wanchai Road.
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Care of "Daily Press" Office. ongkong, 20th August, 1915. [905
MENT & AGENCY Co., Lan, Hongkong, Iri August. 1915,
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DOUGLAS. LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. Hoogkong, 27th August, 1915,
into the Treasury as Clovernment revenue, for the purpose of demonetising it, has had a perceptible effect, and, no doubt,
sub-coin would be once again at par with it trade conditions were normal the
of last year the Government hail in this the standard silver dollar. By the end way withdrawn from circulation, for
was
"demonetisation, well over twelve million dollars' worth of these coins, The approximate amount of Hongkong sub sidiary coin put into circulation forty-four million dollars, but it was confidently believed that a siderable part of this, which had gone into circulation in Kwangtung, had found its way into the melting pot to be
very con-
converted into silver ornaments. Ex-
pro-
It will be seen that the Howitt-Phillips
and will play for Coare returning to Hongkong this week
one night only Promise," the latest London success. Saturday, the play being "The Land of
Another Shanghai man, Pte. J. G. Thomson, of the 18t. Gordon Highlanders, has been killed in action.
The deceased was formerly an engineer in the C. N. Co. and afterwards in the China Merchants.
to-day that the Kwangtung Flood Relief It will be seen from the list published and raised by the Tung Wan Hospital Committee now exceeds the half million
dollars mark by just on four thousand.
A Government Gazette Extraordinary
as soon as it is feasible to do so.”