→EW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
HOUSES 10 LET
TO LET
THE HONGKONG DAILY FREES, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30TH, 1818.
WE Town i DOY REMOVED OF TWO HOUSES I STONEHENGE"
ings
have This Day ear
to 1st Floor, HOTEL MANSIONS,
No. 6. Robinson and remodelled,
Boad Newly done-up
- BANKER & Co. Each House conintas downstair Two Good Rooms and upstairs Three Bedrooms, euch with Bathroom,
Hongkong, 29th December, 1910.
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CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LTD
NOTICE
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
3 in
NSCRIP CERTIFICATE with respect the above to 10 Shares numbered 2789/2798 Office standing the name of HO E OAN dington has bon LOST, and (deceased) Should the same not be produced before the now Scrip Certificate 13th January, 1816, will be issued in favour of the said HOEOAN (deceased) and no transaction taking place under the Old Scrip Certificate will be recognised by the Office.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,
General Agents. Hongkong, 29th December, 1915,
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CHINESE CURIOS. CHINESE has lately brought from A Peking many from
The collection is on view at the MING LEE Boarding House, No. 118, Connaught Road Contral, First Floor, and may be seen any day between the hours of 1 PM, and 4 P.M. All those who are interested in such articles are cordially invited to pay a visit of inspec tion.
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Hongkong, 29th December, 1915,
THE BANK LINE LTD. FOR MOJI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA,
THE Stormship,
"SALAVIS,"
4,509 tons, Contain D. A. Gardiner, will be despatched as alore on SATURDAY 8th January,
For Freight or parange apply to
THE BANK LINE LTD, General Agents, Hongkong, 29th December, 1015.
BANK HOLIDAY,
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N accordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912, the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business on SATURDAY, the 1st January, 1916.
Hongkong, 29th December, 1015, 11333
THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED. ISSUE OF 10,000 NEW SHARES. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Outhouses and Grue Tennis Court, Shortly avaliable for occupation, Apply tom t
DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD.. Hongkong, 22nd December, 1916, f1a13
g
TO LET FURNISHED.
TO. SE CONDUIT ROAD 8 Booms,
Ample Servants Quarters, Two Tennis Courts. From 1st of March to end of your
Apply to
11207
COLBOURNE LITTLE,
19 Biak Balldings. Hongkong, 21st December, 1916.
TO LET
(FFICES. in Queen's Building.
HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD. Hongkong, 8th December, 1915. ^_____11201
TO LET
N1st January, 1916
TOS. 11 and 13, GAGE STREET, from
Apply to
J. VINCENT BRAGA, Toyo Kisen Kaisha, Hongkong, 18th November, 1915, [1190
TO LET.
089 and 10, MOUNTAIN VIEW,
PRAK Apply to
M. J. D. STEPHENS. Hongkong, 12th November, 1915; [1170
TO LET.
AUCTION
PUBLIO ADOTION,
DARTICULARS, And CONDITIONS:05
INTIMATION
The total output of The Kailangi
mines for thgele
of calling up reoruits the men were ed into forte six groups. The first twenty- ing Administration the groups consisted of unmarried men, ending 18th December, amounted to Bis graded according to age; while the remain-tons and the sales to 57,704 tons. ing twenty-three groups were composed The wolves have been more darit similarly of married mon, who, it was Kamu this year, coming down ton understood, would not to be called upon villages and killing children. Se
the sting by Pablo Avoilen 8 WINES AND SPIRITS until the unmarried groups were exhaust-years ago the wolves played" threa
to be held on MONDAY, the and day January, 1918, at & P., the Officer of the PUBLIO WORKE DEPARTMESTAY Orient HIS EXORTLINGY VEM GOVERNOR, Two CROWN LAND above Kannsty Road and South of L L. 1210, Robinson Road respec- lively, in the Colony of Hongkong, for term
75 year with the option of renewal at CROWN BENTS to be fired by the Surveyor farther of HIS MAJESTt was King, for on term of 75 years
| Chidinm
ASSORTED CASES FOR MAS.
CASE No. 1-820
3 Bottles St. Estephe Claret.
2 Bottles Sherry, Light Dry
PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS
9 Bottles Port, Superior Light Invalid.
Locality,
paansarogy
Boundary
Capproximate
[20,711 1815,942
65,116, 380 11,023
Hongkong, 29id December, 1918, [1320
NOTICE
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 POLICE, at least 48 hours before the intended hour of departure, giving name, nationality, age, sex height and pocupation of the applicant, and stating THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTame of the steamer or other vessel or the hour
MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD. Hongkong, 10th November, 1910.1109
66 THE KENNELS" 168, Magasins Gap
Thoroughly renovated and repaired Apply
TO LET.
Ratuning-16 Rooms, 3 Bath Rooms,
DAVENSHILL EAST, Park Road, Servants Quarters, &o. Vacsni 1st November.
Apply
DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON & HARSTON, Fongkong, 19th October, 1915. ₤1094
TO LET
LENSHIEL," No. 141, Plantation
HAREHOLDERS RESIDENT IN THE LEoul, Post, from 1st November, 1915,
COLONY are reminded that applica tions for new shares, as above, must be lodged with the Company's Bankers in Hongkong, the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING
the 31st Decem CORPORATION, not later
ber, 1015.
than
R. M. Dvi
DYER
Chief Manager. 1334
Hongkong, 28th December, 1915.
NOTICE.
INSURANCE
THE CHINA FIRE
COMPANY, LIMITED,
THE CERTIFICATE No. 318, dated 25th
September, 1883, of Fifty Shares No 9311-8360 in this Cumpány, standing in the name of six. WEIA KWONG, of Hongkong, has been LOST, and if at the expiration of One Month from the date hereof the above doouinant be pot forthcoming another Certi Ecato will be issued by the Company and thereafter no other will be acknowledged.
Dated 13th November, 1915.
C. PEMBERTON,
Apply
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Hongkong, 18th October, 1915,
A Kowloon,
11089
TO LET.
In Knutsford
Terrace,
·HOUSE
Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, 24th October, 1916.
TO LET.
Second Floor, Overlocking Harbour, FFICES in Sr. GEORGE'S BUILDING,
immediate possonon.
Apply to
KUN SHEWAN, TOMES & Co
139 Hongkong, 3rd December, 1814.
TO LET.
ry.
FFICES et 3.
Bocivi 977ught Bond.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT, CO., LIMITED
LOST.
FPLICATION has been made to thie Company to issue Duplicate Certificats of 50 Shares in this Company in the name of MR. ARTHUR ROBERT DONNELLY or other Certificate or Certificates in lies thereof upon Statement that the Original Certifionte 234577/23-4620 No. 8518-50 Shares numbered dated 21st February, 1910, has been LOST or DESTROYED; and NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that if within 30 days from the date Keroot no claim or representation in respect of such Original Certificate is made to the Company the undersigned will then proceed to deal with such application for duplicate.
For the GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LI,
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. *
General Managers. Hongkong, 14th December, 1916. [1275
FOR SALE.
NE 10, B H.P. HORNSBY ACKROYD OOH ENGINE complete with and coupled direk to one 6 KW, Continuous Current Shant Wound Dynamo of 50/70 volts with shant rernistor,
SWITCHBOARD ONE ALSO ACCUMULATOES, DYNAMO, & complete
ON
with instruments for 100 Amph,
For further particulare apply to
- LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
Alexandra Buildings.
Hongkong, 16th September, 1818. (805
for
FRENCH LESSONS
G. MOUSSION,
15 Mosnis) HILL BORD.
OFFICES is Kingle Buildings. OFFICES in Des Voeur Road Central. HOUSES in CLIFTON GARDENS, Condult Boadilla
NEY HOUSES in Broadwood Terrson, HOUSES & the Peek.
No. 1, HOBETON TERRACE, Causeway GODOWNS, M Wanchai
Nos 19 and 2, WEST END TERRACE CANTON,
Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND, INVEST MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, 4th November, 1915.
TO LEA
38.
TWO BOOMED-FLATS in Nathan Road, WO
Kowloon, THREE-ROOMED FLATS in Humphrey's Bulidings Kowloon
FOUR-ROOMED FLATS in May Road, with every modern convenience, including English Bathe and Klichen Range, Hot Water and Water Carriage Bystem. A few Flate specially designed to socommodate thres bachelor at reasonable rentals. Immediate possession.
FOUR-BOOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon,
Apply low
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
Alexandra Buildings, Hongkong, 29th December, 1915,
(17
ON BALE.
NGKONG BANBARD REPORTE
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Session 1914.PREDN
H MEETINGS
REVISED BY THE ME# 125,
PRICE
DAILY PRESA OPTION. Hongkong 20th February, 1913,
the
of the train by which the applicant wishes to
3 Bottles Glossary
1. Batle Superior Old Liqueur Cognto.
1 Bottle Very Old Liquear Soctor Whlaky Ja El Quality,
61. Bosilu Dewar's Bootch WhIKY.
CASE No. 2-826,
1 Bottle St. Marosanz Champagne
1 Bottle Sparkling Bergandy
Bottles Claret, St. Estophe,
1 Bottle Sherry Superior Fals Dir,
1 Bottle Port, Superior Light Invalid,
1 Bottle Superior Old Liqueur Cognac.
ed. The question at Issue, would appear havoc, even attacking adulte in broad a to turn; therefore, upon the number light.
The "China Steck and Share Book".
_of_men"="required, and on--this point The many friends of 2nd Lieut 2.1
the estimates vary considerably. After Long will be glad to hear that a lette, the reverse in Franco and the fall, of has been received from him dated Nov Antwerp a million men were called for. 23rd. He is with the 2nd Brigade, Later two millions were mentioned and R.F.A., in the 3rd División “somewhere then three Now authority has been in France," He writes in the best of given to raise four millions, and obviously health and spirita, finality has not been reached. In consider- ing these figures we must not lose sight of the population of the British Isles, The census return, for England and Wales in 1911 gave the number of men between the ages of eighleew and forty as less than six and a half millions. To this total must, of course, he added, the number D available in Scotland and Ireland possibly another million. Of this total, about three millions have already enlisted, From the remaindor probably twenty per cent
1 Boltla Very Old Liqueur Scotch Whity
E Quality
3 Bottle Dewar's Sootab Whisky,
-1 Hottle Gin.
Bottle Crime de Menthe.
CASE No. 3-830,
of the groge total must, be deducted
unfit, thus leaving
than less three millions available. Of these, sixty por qent, are married, while a large proportion are engaged in essential indus tries from which they cannot be released if we are to maintain the supply of muni Dtions to the armies in the field and hus
2. Buttles St. Marceaux Champagne, 1 Battle Sherry Soparios Pale Dry. - 4 Bottles Port, Supôrice Light Invalid.
Bottle
Finest Old Brown Brandy
1 Battle Very Old Ligneur Bootch Whisky
Quality Rottle Dewar's Scotch Whisky,
3 Bittles Claret, St. Estepha Bottle Crême de Menthe,
by Mr. H. E Mortise and Mr. C. B. Maguire has just been issued for 1915. In concise form this carefully-prepared work of reference contains all the neces sary information for investors in shares quoted on China exchanges and u précie of the accounts of the companies for four, five, and six years past.
According to the report of the Ministry of Education, China has at present 11 universities, 21 collages 7 technical schools, a modical colleges, 415 normal schools, 502 middle schools, 60,071 primary
medical schools, 208 girls phools, schools, 968 half-day schools, 38 military
industrial schools, 49 law schools, and 79 schools established by foreigners.
Telegraphio advice has been received by band our resources for this war of exbans the Hongkong office of the Nippon Yusse tion. As we are told, however, that Mr. Kaisha that the Fame Maru, Kashima LLOYD GEORGE, who is the Minister of Mara, Senuki Muru and Wakusa Maru, Munitions and the wuthor of the phrase all outward bound for Europe, will pre- ced, after Colombo, vis Durban, Cape that the war would be won by “ailver
town,
and Madeira, thence to London. A bullets," is in favour of compulsion,
call will not, therefore, be made at Mar- it must be nemmed that thoro is:
seilles and consequently cargo and par still a considerable proportion of unsengers for that port cannot at present married men who can be spared and be accepted.
enrol
lento. Applicats should apply in person for SPECIAL CASES PUT UP TO ORDER. who have shown reluctance to
their passes at the CENTRAL POLICE STATION between the hours of 9 to 1 FM and
a FM. to ă îm daily..
Hongkong, 10th J7, 1915,
NEW CARTRIDGES.
popolar
English
B Bores and Sises
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SMOKELESS FOWDER and CHILLED SHOT. From No. 8880, at $6, #7 and $7.50 per 100. SPORTING REQUISITES
AIR GUNS n Variety,
Inspection Invited.
WM. SCHMIDT & CO.
Hongrong, 4th February, 1915. 1099
their names upon the register. In a large percentage of cases it is probable that the reasons which prevented then from volun-
Li Pui, the Chinese who was convicted st the November Criminal Sessions of murder in a brothel at West Point,
WATSON ring earlier in the wor still obtain. It expiated his crime on the gallows in
& CO., LTD.
BIRTH.
23
- Hongkong, on December 28th, the wife
BELLA Belvedere, 134, The Peak,
of W. E. Bell of twin sons,
MARRIAGE. THOMAS NRLIGEE At E. B. M. Consulate
General, and at the Hay Trinity Cathedral, on December 3rd, Her bert Thomas, son of the late John L Thomas, of Liverpool, to Mario Chrys tal Luise Seliger, younger daughter of Friedrich W. U. Seliger, of Ber- Fin
YO DEATH. BL188-At the General Hospital, Shang
hai, on December 23rd Venetia May, the beloved wife of Leonard Bliss.
HONGSONG OFFICE: 104, Dan Vatz Road, Ɑ. Photographis Goods of Every Darities Loxbox Ogren: 131, FLAT STRIT, E.,
A LING & CO..
19, QUEEN'S ROAD ÜHTERAL.
JURNITURE AND PHOTO, GOODS:
FURNITURE STORE
In Stools
Developing, Printing and Enlarging
Canton Marbles In Various Bbw?di.
Tasphorn 1219
Hongkong, 4th February, 1916.
$1516
does not, of course, follow by any means that because a man is single he has no responsibilities. Not infrequently he has a mother or sister to support, and he fecia
Victoria Gaol yesterday. He killed two employees in the same hours and attempt. ed the life of another. At the inquest my the afteration, held by the Coroner (Mr. FA Hazeland) Dr. MeKenny said that death resulted from fracture of the neck, and a verdict was returned accordingly. The jurors were Messrs. G. K. Haxton, A. A. Fyfe, and H. Hayner.
,
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS that his first daty is to them. Though many firms have made it easy for their employés to go to the front by agreeing to pay half their salaries while they are absent and to keep their
places open for
Mr. Charles Mills, an Americam avia- them when they return there are thousands
tor, arrived in Japen by Shinya-maru of others whose circumstances have not bringing with him two machines, moso permitted them to offer similar induca plane and a biplane. He is to make flights ments. It would not be just, therefore, in Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe and other citio, to brand as ahirker every man who has After spending several weeks in Japa, besitated to volunteer, and that is ro be intends to proceed to China, Java and doubt the reason why the canvassers under Australia, Mr. Mills is a young Ameri Lord DERBY's scheme were instructed to can of about twenty-five. In his fighte make a careful note of the reasons given he loops the loop" and does the “Dead by each of those who declined to enlist. Dive." Doring the civil disturbance in To compol every one of these men to go Mexico he took an active part as aviator, to the front before other men, who, though serving first with General Villa's Army, married, may be in far better circumstances, and later under General Carranza, would seem an injustice, and this may be Seven bomb cases wore found in the pos one of the considerations weighing with session of a man who was arrested while the many eminent statesmen who still coming off the Taumati ferry wharf at cling to the voluntary system, which, to Hongkong. He was brought before Mr. view of the opposition which has been Wood at the Magistracy yesterday and threatened by, some of the Trades Unions sentenced to twelve months' hard inbour. and by the Nationalist Party in Ireland, is He declared that he had brought the bomb not likely to be abandoned so long as there cases from Manila and intended to use is by hope of its yielding the numbers them to kill high Chinese officials at required. That the war must be won at Canton and Peking. Another Chinese all costs is admitted on all sides, but there was charged with unlawful posession of are those who still believe that the freedom 15 bomb cases, Mr. P. W. Goldring sp- loving sons of the British Empire will be peared for the defence, and the case was found prepared to make voluntarily the remanded, bail being granted in $1,000. merifices necessary to the attainment of that end. Whether their faith is justifed events will soon show.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, 3 ra DECEMBER, 2010.
CABINET AND CONSCRIPTION.
AYTEE the glowing accounts which have NOW READY.
reached us of the success attending Lord DERRY'S recruiting campaign it is some DIRECTORY. thug of shock to learn that the members of the Government are seriously divided over the advisability of continuing the
Until the Prime voluntary "system. Minister makes his promised annouve
PROTESTANT
MISSIONARIES ment in the House of Commons with re-
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gard to the results of the recant uppent to the manhood of Great Britain any opinion at to how the present situation ho, arisen must, necessarily be conjectural
New decorations to commemorate the | inauguration of the new Empire will be issued to oficials on Yuan Shih-kar'n formal-acousion to the Throne The State Department has decided that there shall be two kinds of deconstions--one of gold Amait for Busope vid Siberia close and the other of silver. Both will bo
the form of full moon and the figure of to-day at 3 pm,
a dragon will be stamped on therm, while the Divine Face of the Emperor in his Captain A E Wear of Reuter's | mien und du will form the central figure Agency, Paking, who were home to volun- teer for active service early in the year, bas left Australia for the front.
been offered the post of Couneillor Ku Wen-in the Chenshilang,
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of the decoration. The ribbon attached to the gold decoratim will be of yellow. satin and embroidered with figures of yellow dragons,
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL
A meeting of the, above i to-day the Orders of the
held
however, probable that though the response of the nation, taken as a whole, has been satisfactory, the figures in some of the classes have been disappoint
Dr. John C. Ferguson is returning to ing and that, consequently, an influential Peking about the middle of January, section of the Cabinet is in favour of says an exchange. It is said that he hat resonting to compulsory measures. It will ho remembered that in the House of Com mong on November 2nd Mr. AsQUITH BRYO
The variety concerts held under the An Ordinares to provide for
Becond reading of the Bill intituled a pledge that if a sufficient number of young men not indispensable to business auspices of the Shanghai Amateur Drabe paid in this Colony in respect of of national importance did no volunteer tic Club in aid of the fonds of the various things and masters to be granted or done under the provisions of the ation on British Nationality and Status of Aliens before the 30th of the month the Govern. British Women's Work
December 18th and 20th realisod 86,400. ment would seek compulsory before calling upon married men to fulfil The Chinese Government line decided their engagement
Lard is the new Constitution of the Empire DEBBY's scheme essared that every man shall be drafted within a period of three should have brought to his knowle the months. It will be made ready so soon fact that the country needed hit services as the Convocation of the Citizens Co 3some form or other For the purpose – vention taken place,
powers
- Second reading of the Bill intituled, An Ordinance to amend further the Tram- way Ordinance, 1902.
Second reading of the Bill intituled, An Ordinand to amend the Societies. Ordinance, 1911.
Second reading of the Bill intituled, An Ordinance to amend the Deporta 4ion Ordinación, 1912-30142
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