NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
BANK HOLIDAY.
TN Accordance with Ordnance No. 5 of 1912, the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business on MONDAY, the 11th instant,
Hongkong, 6th October, 1915.
WANTED.
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CONSULAR CONSTABLE; wages $100 por month rising to 8140, with free House; age 20-45 (limited extension for Army or Navy Man). Knowledge of Hindustani a recommenda tion. Apply by letter stating experience, References, do, with coples of testimonials, to H. B. M. CONSULATE-GENERAL,
Canton,
THE
HOUSES TO LET.
TO LET.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PEERS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7TH, 1915.
HELTONDALE, No. 97, TEN PRAK
Fally Furnished.
Apply
-LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Hongkong, 23rd September, 1916.
TO LET.--
INTIMATION
Monday next, le a Bank Holiday. holidays. It would seem that the cult, of Confundanima has newer appealed to Mr. P. A Farrar Manby, B.A.. the masses as it appeals to-day, but to baristor-at-law, Stipendiary. Magistrate what extent is appeals to them of Georgetown, British Guiana, has been religions festival, in the western sense appointed by the Secretary of of that term, as distinct from a public for the Colonies a Judicial Commissioner
WATSON'S holiday it is very dificult to say. When in the Malay States.
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OLD - BROWN
PART November, FLATS in "EWO MEBS," No. 8, THE FRAK. Apply Property Office,
DARTLY FURNISHED for Six Months
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD. Hongkong, 16th September, 1915.
TO LET-AT THE PEAK.
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TAURNISHED Or UNFURNISHED,
LIQUEUR
(1057
3, Mountain View.
H. E. POLLOCK,
Princes' Buildings. Hongkong, 15th September, 1915.
(1048
TRY
TO LET.
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
PROMENADE CONCERT
in the
BOTANICAL GARDENS,
011
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9TH, AT P.M. Entrance at Main Gate and Albany Gato st. 8.30 P.M.
Mrs. VILLIERS SMYTH.
MR. F. K. BOTELHO.
MR. A. J. ENGLAND.
BAND OF THE 7TH PUNJABIS. Accompanist:-Pc. GEORGE GRIMBLE,
H.K.P.R.
ADMISSION
20 CENTS.
Members of the Naval, Military and Police Forces in uniform are invited as the guests of the Police Reserve.
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LTEEMOON VILLAS.
NNos. 1 and 5. TORRES BUILDINGS,
Kowloon. Modorste rent. Ready for
occupation.
Apply to
SPANISH DOMINICAN PROCUBATION.
[963 Hongkong, 29th September, 1915.
TO... LET
NORMAN COTTAGE, No. 2, Peak Road,
alon.
GOOD BOOMS. Immediate possss-
Apply
PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING. Hongkong, 20th August, 1915. 1875
AMERICAN AND MANCHURIAN LINE WR
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
K
FROM NEW YORK AND COLOMBO.
THE Steamship
TH
"KAZEMBE,"
Captain J. W. Andersen, having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of "Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Goders Company, Limited. Kowloon, and stored at Consignees' risk and expense,
All broken, chafod, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on WEDNESDAY, 13th Oct, at 10 á.m.
All Claims must be presented within FIFTY DATS of the Steamar arrival lure, after. which date they cannot be recognized..
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 11th Oci, will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
SHEWAN, TOMÈS & Co.
Agents.
Hongkong, 5th October, 1915
NOTICE OF REMOVÁL
(1059
TO LET.
THOLE or PART SHOP in Chater
Apply
Bengkong, 29th June, 1916.
CLARK & Co., Opticians.
(705
TO LUT.
cond Floor Overloading Harbour FFICES in Sr. Gronow's BUILDING mediato pomocsion,
Apply to-
BHEWAN, TOMER & Oc Hongkong, Brd Desambar, 1914
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State
Of five Chiness who wore rescued from the recent disastrous fire in a bakery a Wanchai, four have died from the injuries and burns received, while the fifth is in à serious condition. The total number of deaths caused by the fire is ten,
Mr. H. W. Gammon, formerly of H.M. in 1913 the Chinese Government maele
Consular service in China, and well- application to the Christian Churches A Chinese cook-boy, employed by Mr known in Peking. Hankow, Nanking, throughout the world for intercossion by Brooks, of the Wаповн Hospital Yunnanfu, etc., has resigned the Con prayer on behalf of the young Republic gambled away a sum of $14 odd with sular Service and has joined the Inna grant hopes ware aroused that the New which he was entrusted for the payment of Court O.T.C. for training. He hopen China would become a Christian Chin; of a compradore's bill, and was charged to be gazetted 2nd Lieut. this month. but the effect this unprecedented set with the theft at the Magistracy yester- He promised to repay the money seems to have had on China has been to day, stimukite great revival of Con- to his employer, and the DRB0 was fucianism. By many missionaries this remanded pending the fulfilment of that is regarded as "only a phase of the undertaking. present stable of unrest," The wish
Mr. N. L. Watson, manager in Hong in this case in probably father to the thought; at all wents, there is little kong of the Asiatic Petroleum Com- indiostion of the phase passing in the pany's interests, left, with Mrs. Watsom IT AND BE YOUR tear future. All the signa, indeed, and infant, by the Mongolia yesterday point the other way, for the past two on a voyage to California with the years have seen a notable revival of the intention of proceeding later to Eng- OWN JUDGE.
old religious customs of China Last Land Mr. Watson has been in an Debember, it may
ba recalled, the indifferent state of health lately as it is PRESIDENT, as head of the nation, and hoped that the change will effect a com- therefore as direct
guccessor of the plete restoration. Emperor of China, performed the wor-
QUALITY.
IT HAS
ALREADY DONE TIME
YEARS 21
IN WOOD,
A
TO LET.
HOUSE fin Knutsford Terrass
Kowloon
Apply
A. s. WATSON
& CO., LTD
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Oɔ, Ian. Hongkong, 1st Mark, 1915-
[45
TO LET.
HONGKONG
AND CHINA
recently came before a Magistrate in The defendant in the caso Hongkong was fined 915, and because his master, a rice dealer named Chan Sing U, of
Bonham Road West, refused to pay the fine for the man all the coolies employed by the dealer, to the number of about They created no 50; went on strike
Mossra, Lowe Bingham and Methows are in receipt of information that an interim dividend of one shilling less Income Tax at the rate of two shillings and eight-pence, in the pound has been declared by the Gula-Kalumpong Rubber Estates Ltd., and will be payable on and after lat November, 1915.*
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
RUNNING POOL AT FANLING, SEPTEMBER.
HANDICAPS OF 10 AND UNDER.
Clabs "A"-
Mr. A. Ritchie
Mr. C. B. Johnson
Mr. A B Stewart
80-3.77
08.8 -98
80-9 80
39 Entries HANDICAPS OF 11 AND OVER. Class "B":
Mr. E. J. R. Mitchell
27 Entries
90-14 85
AT HAPPY VALLEY.
CAPTAIN'S CUP AND POOL, OCTOBER.
B2-16 70
95-18. 77
04-10 78
93-14 79
Mr. G. A. Tisdoll Mr. D. G. Cheesma Mr. J. C. Fletcher Mr. G. H. Bowker
HONGKONG · AMATEUR ATHLETIC FERERATION.
SWIMMING SPORTS,
The Hongkong Amateur Athletic Federation arranged a series of swim ming contests, part of which was run off yesterday, the remainder to be contested on Monday. The short distance events
disturbance, however, and the dispute were held in the baths of the Victoria
ship of Heaven at the Temple of A Japanese who wan charged with the Heaven, in accordance with the old-theft of a quantity of precious stones time cerquonial, and just a month ago from M. B. R._Doray, was Jesterday the old official sacrifice to Conruerus discharged. Mr. Leo d'Almada, for the was conducted at Peking by the SEORE-Conplainant, said that he and the TARY of STATE instead of the PRESIDENT, defendant were partners at one time, in accordance with the rites prescribed and when the partnership was dissolved by the Classics, and in the presence of all these articles were missing.. They had The Ministers of State and high officials since been found in defendant'a safe, but in the capital. There is nothing in they did not believe there was any inten all this of anti-foreign or anti-Christian tion of depriving them of the stones. feeling. There scams now to be religious
There
was an interesting sequel toleration in China fo an extent of
yesterday to A case of assault which which there is very little, to complain and a great deal to be thankful for.
there But
is little likelihood of Christianity superseding Confucianism China for a very long time to come. These are, as Professor GILES points out, three real obstacles to the spread of Christianity. These are, first of all, the Confucian dogma that man is born good; secondly, the practice of ancestral worship, which is incompatible with will probably be amicably, settled
Roerration Club, and the longer dis Christian doctrine; and thirdly, the A case in which two Chinese wero tance competitions in the Harbour out- rules and practice of filial piety, due charged with illegally conducting aside the Clubhouse, The Hongkong directly to the patriarchal system which | luftory revealed a strange lottery system. | University, Chinese Y.M.C.A., Confucian obtains in China. It has indeed been It appeared that the Brst, second, and Society. Queen's College, the Diocesan seriously urged, says Professor Gies, third prises were, respectively, musages, Boys' School, St. Paul's College, and thal the unparalleled continuity of the prime meat, and cuttlefish. Tickets the Ellis Kafgorie School all enterod Chinese nation is a reward for their representing various weights were sold, representatives. faithful observance of the ffth command- a pot, with a lighted cracker inside, was. The Sports, officials were as follows:- ment, and be adds: "In the face of then exploded, and that ticket bearing a Referee, Mr. F. Lammert; Starter, Mr. this deeply implanted sentiment of lumber which most nearly approached Un Hew Fan; Judges, Mesura. W. H. reverenco for parents, it is easy to see the number of pieces of the broken pot Viveash, Cheal Tiang Ean and A. what a shock it must give to be told, as was the winner of the first prise,
Hughes; Timekeepers, Messrs. F. M.. in Mark x, 7, 29, 30, that a man shall of the defendants were fined $15, and the Mohler, Ng. Fung Chau, and E. G. leave his father and mother and cleave other was discharged.
Stewart; Steward, Mr. Chan Hing Wal to his wife; also, that if a man leaves
It is astonishing how the big, some. Mr. 3. L. McPherson is Hon. Secretary his father and mother for CaniST's times, affects the small, and vier versn. of the Federation: sake and the gospel's he will receive an We most of us know the story of the Details:- hundredfold now in this time, and in loss of a horseshoe nail being the means
CHAMPIONSHIP SVENTS.
31. P the world to come eternal life."
50 yards 1, Yet of losing a kingdom. In Shanghai, WA
(Chinese Gittins (University); YMCA 2, W. In the Christian Missions in China are have an instanes of the vice versa,
3, A. V. Hall (University).-Time, 323-3 It used. adding yeah by year to the number of Bradway, there is a bakery.
100 yards, M. P. Choi; 2, W. Gittone; their converts. Possibly this leavea to be called the Vienna"; the pro-13, W. Hall (University).—Time, 1.12 3-5, ing influence may in time evolve such a practor
Hence his Russiaini
220 yards-1, R. Les (Chinese Y.M.C.A.); State religion 05 Professor GILES patriotism induced him to change the 2; A. V. Hall; 3, Wong. Pun (Confucian) RUCHWALDY On September
Society).-Time, 3:183-5. 30th,
"Leb
marnet the Austriam
Russian at the Shanghai-Nanking Railway suggests when he
440 yards-1, R. Lee; 2, M. P.. Chol Warsaw." Hospital, EDITH, daughter of Mr. Chinese people bei encouraged, by the "
When the Russians era 3, Wong Pun-Time, 7.11 3-5. and Mrs. L. R. RUCHWALDY, aged werection of temples and by forms of cuated this town and it became German, weeks. TAYLOR-On September 30th, at Shang-prayer, to join in the old unitarian he changed the name to "Petrograd."—
hai, RooER WILSON, dearly loved son worship of four thousand years ago. Union, of Mr. and Mrs. ALBERT TAYLOR. Let then transfer to Tien, GOD-dis Aged months.
carding the Duality caused by the later CLIFTON GARDENS, HONGKONG Orion: 104, Dax Vox ROAD Cintroduction of Shang Ti-all those Thoughts of reverence and gratitude which have been centred so long upon the human, to the neglect of the divine. Their stirring battle-cry would then be
There is no God but God, and Conruenus is His Prophet".
FOUR-ROOMED FLATS in Hanoi Road.
Kowloon, Immediate possession; and FOUR-BOOMED FLATS in May Road, Hongkong, with possession on or about 15th October next, English Baths and Kitchen Bages, Hot and Cold Water, Electric Light. First Class Modern Appointments throughout, including Water Carriage Bystem.
FOUR-BOOMED HOUSES in Gordon
WE have REMOVED LOAD CENTRAL TOOL BAsbury Avenue, Kowloon
No. 8. De
(Second Floor); over the Bank of Canton,
DENNTS & BOWLEY,
Solicitors and Notaries.
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Hoagkong, 1st October, 1915.
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SANITARY BOARD OFFICE, HONGKONG.
To the OWNERS OF DOMESTIC BUILDINGS.
TAKE NOTICE that under No. 6 of the
TA
DOMESTIC CLEANLINESS aud VENTILATION BYE-LAWS (as amended), overy Domestic Balding or part of such Bailding within the EASTERN Division of the City of Victoria, ccupied by fembers of more than one family, except those within the European Reservation or in Kowloon South of Austin Kand or those parts of a Domestic Building used as a Shop, Office or Godown, must be CLEANSED and LIMEWASHED THROUGHOUT by the owners during the months of October and November.
N.B-The word "throughout" used in this Notice means that the Houses should be Lime- washed in respect of all the Walls of each Room, all Cubicles, Partitions, Stair Casings and Stair Bintage, all Ceilings and the Undersides of Roofs in Main Buildings, Offices and Servants' Quarters and inclusive of Verandahs,
The Backyard must have its containing Walls Limewashed up to the level of the First Floor.
Carved, Painted or Polished Woodwork in good condition, however, need not be Lime washed, but must be Cleansed,
The EASTERN Division of the City is
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PLATE in Road,
A FLAT in Humphrey's Buildings, Kowloon. Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
Co., LTD., Alexandes Buildings, Hongkong, 6th September, 1916.
HA
[858
TO LET.
FARFERVILLE, Garden Road, SEVEN ROOMS, Very Large Dining Room, Immediate porzemian, house in excellent order Tennis Court and Garden,
Apply
PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING. Hongkong, 20th August, 1915. [870
TO LET.
FROM 186 October next, OFFICES at
2. Connaught Road, at present in the occupation of Messrs. Dennys & Bowley,
HOUSES in Broadwood Terrace.
HOUSES
Condult Road,
OFFICES, facing the Harbour between the Hongkong Club and Post Office,
68, Tax PHAR “THE RETREAT” 11, WONG-NEL-CHONG ROAD, GODOWNE, New Praya, Kannady Town, GODOWNS, 11. Wanchal Bond, Apply, eks
THE HONGKONG LAND INVÉFT. MENT & AGENCY 00., LTE, Hongkong, 13th September, 1915
BIRTHS.
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BELL-On September 29th, a Shanghai,
to Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Bet, a son. BLAIR-On September 30th, at Hankow, to Mr. and Mrs. T. L. BLAIR, a daughter.
LUND. On September 27th, at Kulang, to Ray M. and Mrs. F. E. LUND, Wubu, a son. THESDALE-On September 30th, 1915. at
Shanghai, to Mr. and Mra, J. H. TEESDALE, a son.
MARRIAGE,
CHAPMAN-CATHIO-On. September 29th,
at Shanghai, WALTER MANSFIELD CHAPMAN, of Tientsin, to MAY WILSON CATHLO, of Kirriemuir, Scotland. DEATHS.
LONDON OFFIC: 181, FL STREET, E.C.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, OCTOBER 7TH, 1915.
says:
is
*
Ho the
One
SCHOOL EVENTS.
Choi
50 yards-1, M. P. Choi (Queen's College); 2, A. V. Hull's (Queen's College); 3, Wong Kam Choting (52 Paul's College).--Time, 32 1-5,
Team Raco-1, Queen's College; 2, St.
It will be remembered, says a Peking contemporary, that Isu Shih-ying, Governor of Fukien, some time ago sub. Paul's College; 3, Diocesan Boys' School... mitted a scheme to the Central Govern- Time, 2.30 2-5,
The events to be contested on Monday ment stating that by raising a patriotioare: 220 yards breaststroke Champion- contribution, at the rate of one dollar from ship; plunge for distance, Schools and each inhabitant of the province, he could Championship; Championship team race; | collect, an enormous amount for the salva-20 yards Schools; 100 yards on back, tion of the country, and after making the Championship: One Mile Championship.. project a success in Fukien, it should be
4 mail for Europe vid. Siberia clones copied by other provinces. He was allow to-day at 2 p.m.
ed to make a trial, but now he has sub- mitted another memorial to the President
carrying out of his plans on account of requesting permission to postpone the
A typical Man-
Bankers' Guild Rice Dealers' Guild
.....$125
..... 100
"unforeseen obstacles," darin abortion I
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. HONGKONG FC. PRACTICE MATCH.
The Hongkong Football Club will oper their season on Saturday, when, if suf- ficient members tun up, a practice match will be held at Happy Valley, commspeing Dr. A. C. Price and Mr. Brown, both at 5.15 p.m., between teams captained re- of the Shanglung Road Hospital, of spectively by Messrs. J. McCubbin and W. Shangbai, are proceeding Home to serve. Penzell. their country. Dr. Price has already been chocen:
been recommended for medical service,
THE CONFUCIAN REVIVAL, THE DAIRY FARM CO., LIMITED,
If it be true as Dr. HERBELT GILES NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. remarks in one of his recently published The Italian War Relief Fund
HIBBERT Lectures on "Confucianism and Shanghai amounted last week to 1,000 bounded on the West by Gilman Street and MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS its Rivals," that the Chinese in general lire; 400 taels and 2,545 dollars.
THE NINETEENTH ORDINARY Pool Street. Kowloon divided into the EASTERN and WESTERN Divisions by in the above Company will be held at the are impatient of a weekly day of rest, Nathan Road and a straight line drawn from Company's Town Office, 2, Lower Albert Road,
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice the North end through the Yannsti service Hongkong, on SATURDAY, 9th October, at it cannot be denied that since the
Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs reservoir to the Northern boundary of Kowloon, 19.30 P.M... for the purpose of presenting the Revolution they have show strong
Report of the Directors and Bistement of inclination to increase the number to acknowledge with thanks the following Dated this 1st day of October, 1915.
Accounts to 31st July, 1915. W. BOWEN-ROWLANDS,
The TRANSFEE BOOKS of the Company public holidays. Within the past ten donations to the funds of the Hospital:- Secretary.
will be CLOSED from the lat to 9th October, daye wo have seen the Chinese generally
The following teams havo 1915, both days inclusive.
By Order,
observing two new holidays one in! celebration of the Revolution, and the
First Defence.-E. J. Edwards; M. D... Andther Promenade Concert in the and Mr. Brown, as an expert chemist, Railton and J. McCubbin other yesterday's event-in celebratic Botanical Gardens under the auspices of will find ample opportunities to help Croucher, J. Stewart, and W. C. Bone; N. 1.
of the birthday of CONFUCITS
the Hongkong Police
is Réserve
Dr. Price is the fourth member of the N. L. Bailton, J. Fraser, P. W. A. Wilkie,. It may, indeed, be said that few
announced for next Saturday night. The changes which have followed the
vocalists on the occasion will be Mrs staff of the London Missionary Society, Rodger, and I. L. Goldenborg.
China, to enlist Revolution in China have been Villiers Smyth, Mr. F. X. Botelho and
medical service, tho other three, First Attack.-A. Goldenberg; C. Edge- more conspicuous than the resuscitations Mr. A. J. England.
now at the front, being Dr. Peake combo and J. Schultze; J. P. Jones, R. B. The Manila Observatory on Tuesday Tientsin, Dr. Bragg, of North China, and Wood, and N. Brewer; G. A. Robinson, common to the rest of night reported a cyclone or typhoon in the Dr. Stenhouse, of the Union Medical Tod (Watson's), F. W. Black, H. McE.. China. All the principal Chinese places Pacific Ocean, about halfway between College, Peking, the latter being a McTavish, and W. V, Pennell. of business in the Colony were closed the Mariana Islands and the Locehoos, son-in-law of Dr. Hopkyn Rees, Shang- There are members of the same yesterday and there was a display of moving E.N.E. Yesterday moming's mes-hai. bunting such as in former years was to sage dated that the typhoon was E.S.E. Society from other fields serving their
country at this juncture. be seen only, during the New Year of Nahat, inclining northward.
R
ΝΟΤΙΟΣ,
NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiatic or Indian desiring to leave the Colony should apply
in writing for permission to do so to the
M. MANUK. Secretary Hongkong, 24th September, 1915. [1014"
HONGKONG CLUB.
NOTICE.
Captain SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, at least AN EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL of Confucianism, if the manifestatious
MEETING of the Members of the
48 hours before the intended hour of departure, giving name, nationality, age, sex, height and occupation of the spplicant, and stating the name of the steamer or other vessel or the hour of the train by which the applicant wishes to leave. Applicants should apply in person for thair passed at the CENTRAL POLIO STATION between the hours of 9 AM to 1 pm, and
to 4 pm daily,
10th July, 1915.
1788
HoseRONG CLUB will be held in the Club among the Chinese of Hongkong and House, ca THURSDAY, the 14th October, Canton are 1916, at 6.25 PM,
BusinessAs set forth in the Notios. In the Hall of the Club.
By Order,
E. DES VŒUX, Beorstary. Hongkong, 6th October, 1916. 11050
from
the
It is requested that any of the above who are unable to play inform the last ommed as soon as possible. Any other members desiring practice would oblige by sending in their names.