NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
TO LET.
ARGE and AIRY OFFICES (tel Floor) LARGE ATRY OFFs part of tons)
with all modern convertences. Moderate rent. Immediate possession.
Apply 10
"R. M.," Cars of "Daily Press" Ofilee. Hongkong, 9th October, 1915,
[1065
IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES'
ORDINANCES 1911 AND 1913,
and
IN THE MATTER OF THE CHINA &
INTIMATIONS
THE
THE HONGKONG DAILY FEESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9TH, 1915.
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
PROMENADE CONCERT
in the..
BOTANICAL GARDENS, TO-NIGHT (SATURDAY), OCTOBER 9TH,
AT 9 P.M.
Entrance et Main Gate and Albany Gats AL 9.30 P.M.
PART 1.
MANILA STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. | 1.-March...... "Action Front"..
(IN LIQUIDATION).
SECOND RETURN OF CAPITAL.
ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a
SECOND RETURN OF CAPITAL
2-Overture......" William Tell" 2-Selection..." Reminiscences
4.--Tentor Bolo
Mr. F. X. BOTELHO, II.K.P.R. -Selection. The Gondoliers Sulizan of FIFTY CENTS (50 cl.) per Share has beone-Alpine Echo...... "Siziliette". declared in this matter, and that the same may 7--Selection...."The Passing Ship"...Finche be received at the Offices of the Liquidators, 81. George's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, In the Colony of Hongkong, on or after TUESDAY, 12th October, 1915.
8-Soprano Solo
Mrs. VILLIERS SMYTH. PART IL
HOUSES TO LET.
TO LET.
HELTONDALE, No. 97, Tea Par
Fully Furnished. Apply
LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, 23rd September, 1915. joli
·TO: LET."
PARTLY FURNISHED for Six Months
from 1st November, FLATS in "EWO MESS" No. 8. THE PEAR.
Apply Property Offes, TARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 16th September, 1815. 1004 TO LET AT THE PRAK,
No reburn of Capital will be made uzles Valse..."Gypsy Life"... William Raymond No. 1 and 6, TORBES BUILDINGS,
Share Cerilicates are produced when applying
for payment, SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., Hongkong, the 8th day of October, 1915.
Liquidators.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
[1000
2-Selection..." Merrie England"...German. 3.-Bass Sola
Selected.
Mr. A. J. ENGLAND. 4.--Characteristic..."The Mill in
the Black Forest"...Wilson, 5.Selection..." Reminiscences
of Weber"...Godfrey. ---6-Two Step.... "A Restless Night"....Johnson. Band of the 74th Punjabis, Bandmaster Christian.
George Accompanist, P.-c.
Grimble,
Decorations and Illuminations in charge of Bergt. F. A. V. Ribeiro, H.K.P.R.
THE Undersigned have received instructions
Undercolor, Eng., to sell by Pablie H.K.PR
Anction,
O. TUESDAY,
the 12th October, 1915, commencing at 2.30 PM., at his Residence," LEWKNOL." No. 126, Plantation Road, The Peak,
THE VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.
$0.
&o.,
&o.. therein contained. Comprising:-Large Stained Teak Hall Stand, Deswing Room Suites, Arm-Chairs, etc, ato. (by Hail & Helte, Shanghai), Engravings, and Pictures, Lace Curtains, Carpets and Huge, Fire Bramer.
Find Dining Room Suite comprising Large Sideboard, Cabinot, Dinner Waggon, Ertension Table ( spare leaves), and 12 Chairs (Shanghai make), Leather seated Lounge and Rocking Chairs, Mahogany finished Bedroom Saite
(American make, Double and Single Bedsteads, Zine-lined Box Couches, Wardrobes, Toilet Tables, Medicina Cabinets, etc., Cupboards for Drying Room, Bath Room, Pantry and Kitchen Utensils.
Also
Upright Cabinat, Grand Piano by Sterling, Porcelaia Lavatory Basins Geyser, Sua Blinda, Tennis Poles and Netting, Plants in Pots, Standa, oto.
(Fall Particulare from Catalogue.). On Vior from SUNDAY, the 10th October. Terms-As usual,
HOGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, 9th October, 1915,
BANK HOLIDAY,
[1007
IN Accordance with Ordinance No. 3 of 1912, the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the Traneaction of Pablic Business on MONDAY, the 11th instant.
(1058 Hongkong, 6th October, 1915,
WANTED
CONSULAR CONSTABLE; wages $100 per month rising to $140, with free House; aga 20-45 (limited extension for Army or Navy Man). Knowledge of Hindustani a recommenda tioa: Apply by letter stating experience, reforeness, do, with copies of testimonials, to H. B. M. CONSULATE-GENERAL
Canton,
0.
Ba
(1057
SPECIAL LICENCE ISSUED UNDER KING'S REGULATION No. 10 or 1915. WHEREAS · Special Licence was issued Wby me on the 8th day of September,
1915, permitting all British Sabjects, firma or corporations to trade with certain persons and bodies of persons of Ottoman astionality reciding and doing business in Chine, I, His Britannio Majesty's Minister in China, hereby announce that the following persons of Ottoman nationality are to be included in the list of those perasan named in the aforesaid Special Licence with whom sil British Subjects, arms or
Roaring.
of Verdi"...Godfrey.
SelectedURNISHED
or
UNFURNISHED,
3, Mountain View.
Blon
..Selected..
H. E. POLLOCK,
Princes' Buildings, Hongkong, 15th September, 1916.. [1046
TO LET
B.
sion.
LYEEMOON VILLAS.
Kowloon. Moderato rent Ready for occupation.
Apply to--
SPANISH DOMINICAN PROCURATION. Hongkong, 29th September, 1815. [963
TO LET.
ATORMAN COTTAGE, No. 3. Peak Road,
· 4 GOOD ROOMS. Immediate posses-
Apply
PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING. Hongkong, 20th August, 1915.
(876
TO LET.
[1038
WRoad.
THOLE or PART SHOP in Chister
CLARK & Co., Apply
Opiloiana Hongkong, 29th June, 1918, 1703
TO LET. FFICES ↳ Bz. Grozor's Burinima Immediate possonAÍON.
GOD SAVE THE KING.
ABMISSION 20 CENTS.
THE DAIRY FARM CO., LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE NINETEENTH ORDINARY
1 MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS OF Freelooking Harbor
in the shore Company will be held at the Company's Town Offloo, 2, Lower Albert Road, Hongkong, TO-DAY (SATURDAY), the 9th October, at 15.30 P.M.. for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors and Statement of Accounts to 31st July, 1915.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company. will be CLOSED from the 11 to 9th October, 1915, both days inclusive.
By Order,
M. MANUK. Secretary. Hongkong, 24th September, 1915. (1014
HONGKONG CLUB.
NOTICE.
Apply So
BHEWAN, TOMES & Co- Hongkong, Bed Donember, 1914
TO LET.
A
HOUSE
Kowloon.
189
INTIMATION
WATSON'S
Government of the Republic of China in,
Mr. W. W. Melville of the Municipsł that every child is entitled to and shall Health Office, Shanghai, late sergeant In roosive an education!!! In themselves the Shanghai Volunteer Artillery, bae these pronouncements and proposals may been promoted from Corporal to and not have meant much, but so long as they Lieutenant in the Royal Horse Artillery appeared regularly they were et proof for that
от
Wha
Services in the Field."
The music for the 8 o'clock Celebration of Holy Communion at St. John's Cathedral to-morrow will be as follows: -Introit, Paalm CXXII (Gregorian); Offertory, Hymn 303; Communion,
the authorities preserved, thought it necesary to pretend to pris serve, ther pristine zest, and it possible to hope that some day, when circumstances permitted, something would be done to put them into effect; now, however, so little is said on the Hymn 313; Ablutions, Hymn 558 (Tune 108) Recessional, Hyme 551; Service, subject that it in clear that those
Merbecke. authority realize that there is no longer. any necessity to preserve an appearance
The manager's report on the mining of zeal. Nor is the evidence only and milling operations of the Reub negative; it was only a month ago that Australian Gold Mining Co.'s properties A Liquid Dentifrice having all the the Ministry of Finance refused for the four weeks ended September 11th
EUMINTOL
Characteristics of Odol.
ins
10,370
tons
to allot extra funds to the shows:-Stone erushed Ministry of Education for the purpose amalgam 2,808 cas; smelted gold 1,195.88 of establishing numerous primary
ozs.; average yield per ton 2.306 dwts; schools so as to make universal education average fineness 204. something less than a dream-and this Applied directly on the brush it refusal came at a time when a surtax
cleanses the teeth and
prevents their decay.
TROOPS.
is being levied on title deeds, nominally APPEAL FOR COMFORTS FOR for educational purposes, but is being used to satisfy the demands of an paid and discontented soldierý.
ill-
We
Lady May asks that the knee-caps and do not minimize the difficulties of the sleeping-eaps may be sent when finished central and provincial governments in to Government House-not later them.
When mixed with Water it forms this respect, nor do we dwell fondly on Monday, October 11th,
a pleasant antiseptic Mouth
Wash, which purifies and
refreshes the whole mouth.
Prepared only by
THE FRENCH CONVENT BAZAAR.
Rev. Mother Superior desires especially to thank Lady May for attend- ing and performing the opening ceremony so gracefully, and for the great interest her ladyship takes in all the work of the Convent. Her kindness is greatly appre- ointed by the Rev. Mother and all the Sisters,
hopes of the speedy realization of universal education, but there certainly see grounds of believing that the. authorities are rather content to dwell on. the difficulties than anxious to overcome
kem. In the absence of anything The receipts of the Bazaar hold this. resembling reliable statistics, it is impos-week-at the French Convent smowisted to sible to bring forward definite proof of 89,219.90. the standstill, but we think those who The PRICE: $1.00 PER BOTTLE. have been in close conta! with Chinees affairs will agree that very little has been done in the last 12 or 18 months in the way of opening up new schools or of ensuring that existing schools are of anything approaching a modern type, This latter consideration is really of more importance than the former-it is of comparatively little use to multiply establishments of the old type, where for their generous assistance all the Ludies pupil spend years memorizing abstruse who were in charge of the stails, and also classics without really learning to read, all those who kindly patronized the Bazaar, but if these already existing establish- or contributed in any way to the success ments (which are mostly private ventures of the effort. We are asked to mention run for the profit of their proprietor) that the sale of the articles not disposed were made to modernize their methods, of at the Bazaar continues at the new. the result would be that instead of Convent at Causeway Bay, possibly one or two of the scholars gaining a fair insight into the classica, the whole school would be in the way of acquiring the essential rudiments,, The two difficulties that beset the path of the educational reformer in China are lack of funds and lack of pupils.
WATSON Knutsford Terra A. S. APE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
& CO., LTD.,
MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, 10 Marsh, 1916
FOU
TO LET.
[45
OUR-BOOMED FLATS in Hanoi Road,
Kowloon, Immbellato possession. FOUR-BOOMED FLATS in May Road, Hongkong, with posseton on or about 15th NEXTRAORDINARY GENERAL October next, Engish Baths and Kitchen Bages, A MEETING of the Members of the Hot and Cold Water, Electric Light First Class HONGKONG CLUB will be held in the Club Modern Appointments throughout, including FOUR-BOOMED HOUSES La Gordon 1880, on THURSDAY, the 14th October, Water Carlare Bretem 1915, at 0.15 P.M,
Business-As set forth in the Notice in the Terrace and Salisbury Avanus, Kowloon, Mail of the Club.
FLATS in Nathan Road, Kowloon, By Order,
E. DEN VŒUX, Secretary. Hongkong, th October, 1915. (1055
G.
NOTICE.
E
NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asistio or Indian
A desiring to leave the Colony should apply in writing for permission to do so to the Captain SUPERINTENDENT OF FOLICE, i lessi 43 hours before the intended hour of departure, giving name, nationality, age, sex,"height and occupation of the applicant, and stating the name of the steamer or other vessel or the hour the train by which the applicant wishes to ere people the CENTRAL FOLIOR STATION
should apply
for
between the hours of 9 AM, to 1. P.M. and 2 P.M. to 4 P.M. daily.
Hongkong, 10th July, 1916.
FOR SALE.
1788
NE 10 B.H.P. HORNSBY ACKROYD
for
worporations are permitted to trade, namely: EID ENGINE complete with and J. A. DAVID, of Shanghai, Import and Export Merchant; E. S. KADGORIE, of Shanghai, coupled direct to one 6 R.W. Continuous financier; R. E. KADOOBIS, of Shanghai, Current Shont Wound Dynamo of 50/70 volts Sharebroker and Member of the Shanghai Stock with shunt regulator, Exchange; SELIM A. KHURI, of Shanghai, Mining Prospector; and N. Norar, of Hankow, of the firm of NoURT & Co., Silk and Hide Merchants.
J. N. JORDAN, His Britann's Majesty's Minister. Peking, 24th September, 1915. (1003
TO ALL TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
ALSO ONE SWITCHBOARD ACCUMULATORS, DYNAMO, &o., complete with instruments for 100 Amps.
For further particulars apply to
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Alexandra Bulldings. Hongkong, 16th September, 1915. [885
AMERICAN AND MANCHURIAN LINE
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM NEW YORK AND COLOMBO,
MOTHER SUPERIORESS in the Colony of Hongkong of the Society of the Daughters of Charity of the Canossian Institute, by which the institution known as the "Daughters of Charity of the Canossian Institute" and as the "Italian Convent" is carried on, intends at an early date to applyTHE Steamship to the Legislative Council of Hongkong for a Bill for the incorporation of the Mother Saperioress of the said Society, for the vesting of the Remaining Portion of Sub section 3 (or remaining portion) of Section A of Inland Lot No. 58; the Remaining Portion of Section R of Inland Lot No. 58; the Remaining Portion of Sub-section 1 of Scetion A Inland Lot No. 148; the Remaining
of Portion of Inland Lot No. 148; Inland Lots Nos. 178 and 1370; Kowloon Inland Lots Nos, 189, 169 and 617; Sowkewan Lot No. 106 and Aberdeen Inland Lot No. 77, and all rights in connection therewith in the said Mother Superiorass of the Society when incorporated and for the other purposes in the said Bill mentioned.
A Copy of the proposed Bill can be inspected at the Offices of the Undersigned.
Dated the 1st October, 1915.
STEPHENS & WILLSON, Solicitors for the Mother Superioress of the Daughters of Charity of the Canossian Institute.
[1047
"KAZEMBE," Captain J. W. Anderson, having arrived from the above Parts, Consignees of Cargo ar hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godow Company, Limited, Kowloon, and stored si
onsigneer' risk and expense.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will to examined on WEDNESDAY, 13th Oct., at 10 a..
A FLAT in Humphrey's Buildings, Kowloon. Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANOS
Co., IED.. Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, 6th September, 1915.
HA
1668
TO LET. ARPERVILLE, Garden Road, SEVEN ROOMS, Very Large Dining Room, immediate possession, house în excellent order Tennis Court and Garden.
Apply
PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING. Hongkong, 20th August, 1915. [876
TO LET.
ROM 1st October naxt, OFFICES at 2. Connaught Road, at present in the occupation of Masara. Dennys & Bowley,
HOUSES in Broadwood Tarraca HOUBES in CLIFTON GARDENS, Conduit Road,
OFFICES, facing the Harbour between the Hongkong Clab and Post Ofis
68, THE PEAK "THE RETREAT.” 21, WONG-NEL-CHONG ROAD, GODOWNS, Now Praya, Kennedy Town, GODOWNS, * Wandant Bond, Apply, etc.,
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY 00, Læn, Hongkong. 13th September, 1915 188
DRINK
ALLSOPP'S
BRITISH PILSENER
BEER.
SOLE AGENTS:
CALDBECK,
All Claims must be presented within F MACGREGOR&C.
DATE of the Steamer's arrival here, after which fate they cannot be recognized.
-,
HONGKONG AND CHINA.
BIRTH.
[23.
TAIT-On the 26th September, at Dundee, to Mr. and Mrs. A. H. TAIT, of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, a son-
[1084 MARRIAGE. BRAND - CONOD. — On October 2nd, at Shanghai, WILLIAM BRAND, of Shang hai, to MARIE ALICE CONOD, Daillene, Switzerland.
of
The Rev. Mother also wishes to thank
THE LATE LIEUT. NIGEL WALKER.
Some particulars have now reached the Colony of tho circumstances undor
is easy to talk of compelling all children | which Lieut. Nigel Walker (formerly in over six years of age to attend school, the Hongkong office of Messrs. Gilman but when in many households children of & Co.) met his death at the Dardanelles six, or even less, have to take their share on August 7th last.
Mr. Walker went home on leave lost. LAPLANCHE-On October 3rd, at Staingin breadwinning, there will always be a
years,
DEATH.
The Daily Press.
hai PAULINE LAPLANCHE, aged 49 percentage who must necessarily remain autumn and joined Kitchener's new outside the educationat öeld. But in Army, being posted as a lieutenant in the He was very HONGKONG OFFIon: 104, Dan Vauz Roan C.hese old-type schools there is a large 10th South Staffordshires." LONDON OFFICE: 181, FIRST STREET, E.O supply of pupils ready to hand, and the keen on getting to the front, and it is premises (such as there are) are also in understood that at the time be met his existence--all that is needed is to revise death he WOR attached to the Stat the curriculum. Even this has been Manchester Reginent. According to done, over and over again, on paper; letter from Captain Ross of that Regi- all that remains to be done is to compel ment to Captain Ward of the 10th South those who are still running schools on Staffordshires, two officers of the regi the methods of centuries ago either toment were found to be missing at the adopt the new or to give place to some end of the day after a heavy attack: Ir may sound somewhat startling to one who can It cannot be sufficiently Lieut Walker got a commission to go.
· Honexone, OCTOBER 9TH, 1815,
EDUCATION IN CHINA,
accuse
China of slackness in
that the emphasized
China's first Bad
ont and look for them, taking twelve-- foar educational field, but wo that greatest educational need is to teach as there would at present be found some many as possible of her children the men with him, but they did not succeed, and Lieut. Walker was later found dead or rudimentary arts of reading and writing in the trenches ground for such an allegation, at least for the charge of having the elaborate specialized curricula can
Lieut.-Col. D. MacCarthy Morrough, allowed her first enthusiasm to die down. come latter; it is therefore lamentable to
W29,
remembered,
In the early days of the Republic there we still existing so many schools where commanding the stb Manchester Betta-
it will be
much children are wasting their time over the lion, in a letter to the deccased's mother perfervid declamation about the evils old methods, and to we sa much good expressing the deepest sympathy of the that the Manchu dynasty had inflicted educational material turned to little officers, on the land by their neglect of this account.. subject--"Dominated by ignorance and
wrote: "I have only recently taken over the command of the Battalion, and I considered
selfishness," said Dr. Sun, "the Manchus A mail for Europe vid Siberia closes Four on one of its most promising
closed, China to the outer world, and today at 5 p.m.
to
with the Ladies' Recreation Club on October 23rd.
officers. It will, at least, be some consolation to you to know that he was buried by a party of our own men, and that a
wooden cross, bearing his rank, name and regiment, mark the place where his body lies. Some barbed wire placed round is also ensures that the place will remain undisturbed.”
plunged the Chinese into a state An American tennis tournament has of blighted mentality calculated to been arranged to take place in connection operate inversely
their neutral talents, thus committing ni crime against humanity and the civilized nations which it is almost impossible to The Bishop of Victoria's engagements expiate." Coupled with these accusa- for to-morrow, Sunday, are:-To preach tions were glowing statements of thest St. Paul's Chinese Church at 11a.m. Lofty aims of the new leaders, and these and at the Peak Church at 8.30 p.. schemes of reform continued to appear
A telegram has been received from Lou- periodically after Dr. SUN Bad his don advising that the War Office reports followers had vanished. Barely two
E. H. Moss as missing. Mr. Moss, who years ago, for instance, Mr. WANG TA- SIEH, the Minister for Education, drew went home on leave from the Malacca up a scheme for universal compulsory office of the Hongkong and Shanghai fice on the altar of patriotism. education, and instructed the provinces
....
Bank, held Gloucesters.
*
commission in the
Mr. Walker during his residence in Hongkong was a general favourite and: the news of his death has been received by his many friends in the Colony with
ration which we all feel for the men who sincere regret, mingled with that admi-
in their thousands in this terrible war have gailently made the supreme sacri-
Lieut. Walker was engaged to be
to enforce it; about the same time, the
married to Moire, only child of Colonel Mc- Huped Commissioner of Education pre-
McArthur, K.O.S.B., and Mrs. At the Magistracy yesterday
His two brothers have commis- posed that parents should be fined from application was made for the confiscation gions in the new Army. One is in the 11th
Arthur. andelivered after the 15th Oct. will be subjent WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. $50 to 8100 if they had children over 5 of 800lbs. of raw opium sized on the West Yorks and is now in France; the
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods, are left the Golowns, and all Goods remaining
to rent
No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.
Agenta. Engkong, Cth Cctober, 1915. [1039
15 Quaan's BOAD CENTRAL.
years old no attending school, while Blue Funnel liner Kintuck.
Chinese
Mr. W. K. CHUNG, the Canton Education members of the crew were seen during other is in the 4th Home Counties, the right preparing for the conveyance Commissioner, laid it down that. One of the opium ashore. The usual order H.F.A. and expects to go to the front. of the foundation principles of the was made.
very soon.