ŒEW ADVERTISEMENTS
TO LEP.
MURNISHED ROUBE, Seven Living
Rooms, etc., with Garden
SECRETARY,
CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY, 90, Bonham Road.
Apply
Hongkong, 6th Mereb, 1916.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL
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have This Day REMOVED Our W Offices and Show-roons from the
First Floor to the Second Floor of 10, Der Toux Road Central,
(Above the Tobinson Piano Company). MOW FUNG & Co. Hongkong, 1st March, 1916.
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 6TH, 1916.
PUBLIC COMPANIES
BLUE CROSS CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO.,
FUND.
HORSES IN WAR TIME.
THE HONGKONG AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB
14
PRESENTA
THE ANGEL IN
THE HOUSE,” Å COMEDY IN 3 ACTH,
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By
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
NOTICE,
HAVE This Day RESUMED CHARGE
of
By Order of the Bird of Directors,
A. HELTON HOOPER, Secretary.
Hongkong, 1st March, 1918.
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THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA- TION COMPANY, LIMITED.
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HAVE This Day RESUMED CHARGE
of the Company.
By Order of the Board of DirecLODY,
MOWBRAY S NORTHCOTE, Secretary.
Hongkong, 1st March, 1916.
NOTICE.
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TE HAVE This Thy appointed Ma WILLIAM GOLDEN BERG to take charge of our Showroom in the Hongkong Hotel Building and to generally represent us in Hongkong.
MUSTARD & COMPANY, General Importors and Commission Agents,
Sale Distributors. REMINGTON TYPEWIUTER CO., Agents:-YALE AND TOWNE MFG. CO.,
Hongkong and China.
Hongkong, 1st March, 1914.
NOTICE
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NILE Undersigned, having been Appointed TH
AGENTS for the ESSEX & SUFFOLK EQUITABLE INSURANCE SOCIETY, LIMITED, are prepared to issue Policies against Fire Risks at Current Rates on approved Foreign and Chinese Properties.
For the NORTH CHINA INSURANCE
Co., LTD., S. J. CHINCHEN,
Agent. Hongkong, 20th February, 1910.
NOTICE
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LL Persons having Claims against MR.
GUSTAV ENGEL, of MEARS. WM. MEYERINK & Co, am requested to file samo with the Liquidators before 15th March, 1916.
ALEX. BOSS & Co., Liquidators. Hongkong, 9th February, 1916.
PUBLIC NOTICE.
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That it has Opened an Office at No. 191 THE Undersigned hereby gives Notice Nanking Road, Shanghai, as a Branch of WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY of New
and will conduct its Tolophone and York, Electrical Supply basiness in China hengo- forth from the Shanghai Ofic.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. are no longer Agents for WESTERN ELECTRIC COM PANY, as frou December 8th, 1916.-
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NOTICE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GEN it to Undersigned has been admitted a Partner in the YICK HING Firm() of No. 58, Bonham Strand West, Merchants and Commission Agents, as from the 1st day of the 2nd Moon, Ping Sani year (4tli March, 1916), and will assume the entire management of the Firm on and after that date.
NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that as from the said date all Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes and other Documents given by the Firm must bear the Signature of the Undersigned. All Claias against the present Partners in respect of liabilities incurred on behalf of the
B. MACDONALD HASTINGS.
AND
EDEN PHILLPOTTS,
Last Year's Great London Success. SECOND PERFORMANCE TO-NIGHT (MONDAY),
GTH MARCH, AT 9,ID P.M. THIRD AND FINAL
PERFORMANCE,
OF SATURDAY, 11TH MAROH, AT 3,15 P.M.
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform admitted at Half-Price:
BOOKING at MOUTRIES,
PRICES: $4, $3 AND $2. BLUE CROSS FUND. [299 Hongkong, uth March, 1918.
IN AID OF ALLIED WAR FUNDS. "PILKERTON'S PEERAGE,"
BY
ANTHONY HOPE,
CANTON CLUB THEATRE,
| TO-MORROW (TUESDAY), 7TH MARCH,1916) AT 8.10 P.M. Sharp.
Booking at WATSON'S, Shameen.
Seats:
Reserved $3.00. Unreserved $1.00. PROGRAMMES FREE Canton, 3rd March, 1918.
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7.
PUBLIC LECTURE
on the HONGKONG CURRENCY PROBLEM.
R. J. M. XAVIER has kindly consented MR
to deliver a LECTURE, to be followed by a Discussion, on the above subject, at the CITY HALL, on FRIDAY, the 10th March, at 5.15 P.M. invited.
Ladies and Members of the Public are
H. E. POLLOCK, Hon. Secretary, HONGKONG ODD VOLUMES SOCIETY. Hongkong, 4th March, 1916.
LIMITED.
NOTICE.
THIRTY-EIGHTH-
ORDINARY
THANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE-
HOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the Offices of the General Agents, Pedder's Street, on WEDNESDAY, the 29th March, at 11.30 4.3, for the purpose of receiving the Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1915
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 14th to the 29th March, both days inclusivo.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Lro, General Agents Hongkong, 2nd March, 1916.
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HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
FORTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY TMEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the Undersigned at Noox on TUESDAY, the 28th instant.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 14th to the 28th instant, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO, LTD,
General Managers, HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD. Hongkong, 2nd March, 1916. Lare
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY LIMITED.
CHARE CERTIFICATE No. 2966, dated 6th May, 1909, of Thirty Shares nuiabered 8115to8139inclusive and 18593/18596inclusive, standing in the Register in the name of Dr. JOSEPH WHITTLESEY NOBLE, having beau LOST, Notice is hereby given that unless the said certificate ke produced at the Office
INTIMATION
WE HAVE RECEIVED
NEW STOCKS OF
JEFFREY'S
PILSENER
BEER
(BREWED IN SCOTLAND),
of the Company, 20, Des Voeux Road, Central, A S. WATSON
Hongkong, on or before the 10th day of March, 1916, a New Certificato for the said Shares will be issued and the old Cortificate will thereafter be held by the Company as nall und voil,
DOUGLAS LAFRAIK & Co.,
General Mansgein. Hongkong, 9th February, 1918.
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CO., LTD.,
Mails for Europa vid Siberis cloed to-morrow at 11 am, and at 3 p.m..
No Criminal Sessions will be held during March.
According to the Chinese calendar today. is the festival of Ching-che, or "Excited Insects."
The natio of Mr. Arthur Turner las been added to the list of authorised. architects
A meeting of the Sanitary Board is to be held to-morrow, The agenda contains only formal business.
The Committee of the Territorials Enter tainment Fand acknowledge with thanks a doantion of $25 from G.H.B.
swans. If we concede CHOKWELL's splendid earnestness and sublimo faith, we must also conoede his political angacity. If wa con- ceda NAPOLEON'S services la the regenera- tion of France, we must concede his diplo matic skill and real anxiety for his coun- try'a sceneity. If we concede SaAKES- FEARE's pootic power we must also concede his moral worth. This unreasoning sub- mission of the mind is, as a matter of fact, very common. It has been the subject of irong in the proverbs of all countries, from the English "Love me, love my dog " to the Japanese A hateful priest is hate- ful even to his scapulary." Spencer re- marked on the enthusiasm of youth, but there is also the enthusiasm of old age, which bates to quality or moderato its opinions. In spite of all experiencs to the contrary, we hold that a man must be either bad or good. So far from hero-
The Shanghai Amatour Billiard Cham- worshipping being a vanishing idee, as pionship this year has resulted in £100- Carlylo contended, it was really continu-being song to the British Red Cross Motor ing to grow as blindly ng ever. Carlyle Ambulance Fund. was no exception to the general rule: he was simply its incarnation, Ho had no opinion at all of those who did unt go the whole hog"; such prople were to him Vice-Chairman of the Licensing Board, earthy, lacking the divine amatus. We with effect from February 28tlı, can understand his aversion to the type of men like Mill and Spencer, with their. delicately balanced judgments and un- clouded visions. Moreover, they were the preachers of individualism, the doctrine of taking thing on trast-of examining everything, of independence of judgment Carlyle sought to save the world by taking away its soul and delivering it into the &safe custody of the mystic fow to be
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wrought and turned and readjusted according to the stock pattern. That rein- el to him the road to safety. To-day it seems to us the road to perdition. Ger many delivered her soul into the hands of berberes," and the heroes" returned the article according to pattern. It was
THE HONGKONG STEAM LAUNCH WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, not the individual soul they returned.
TUG AND LIGHTER CO., LTD.
· LOST.
PPLICATION has been rande to this Company to issue Duplicate Certificate
of 30 Shares in this Company in the name of YUEN CHEONG or other Certificate or Certificates in lieu thereof upon Statement that the Original Certificate No. 39, Thirty Shares numbered 7729/7768 dated 18th August 1930, has been LOST or DESTROYED; and NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that if within 30 days from the date hereof no claim or representation in respect of such Original Certificate is made to the Company, the
such application for duplicate
For the HONGKONG STEAM LAUNOR TUG AND LIGHTER CO., LTD.,
GORDON & Co.
{379
General Managers. Hongkong, 10th February, 1910
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THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF
CLUB.
EIGHT PER CENT. MILITARY LOAN, SROOND DRAWING ON FEBRUARY 20TH.
HONGKONG.
MARRIAGES,
N EARLY MORNING COMPETITION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the LEDGARD THORPE. - At
will be hekl at HAPPY VALLEY commencing on MONDAY, 6th March, and continuing for one month for a CUP kindly presented by the Hon. Mr. DAVID LANDALE
CONDITIONS:
Nine Holes Medal Play under Handicap. Half full Handicap to be deducted, fraction of counting one.
Any number of cards may be taken out, but no player shall start later than 7.30 4.3.
Names to be ente ed in the Special Book in
played.
the Club House. Three ball games may be
T. W. HILL, Acting Hon. Secretary.
Hongkong, 2nd March, 1916
1916-17.
received at the R. N. Hospital until
Firm on or before the 30th day of the 1st Moon,EALED TENDERS in duplicate will be Fing San year (3rd March, 1016), should be sent to the YICK HING Firm without delay.
OHAN LAT CHUN (陳鼴泉)、 Hongkong, 2nd March, 1916.
NOTICE.
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N LOCAL BANKS
10 AM. on the 15th March, 1910, from persons desirous of Supplying BEEF, MUTTON, FOALS, PORE, BREAD, CHEER, PURZ Cow's MILK, ABRATED WATERS, ICE, and other Provisions and Necessaries for the year ending 31st March, 1017.
Secour Drawing for Repayment of the Eight Per Cent. Military Loan Bonds will take place in Feking on February 20th, on which occasion 81,160,000, worth of Bonds will be drawn for repayment. When the drawing is over, the numbers of drawu bonds will be published in the Government Gazette,
MINISTRY OF FINANCE. Canton, 23rd February, 1910.
£830
18
Honakosa Opion: 101, Dan Vœux Road, C. LONDON OPTION: 181, Fizny Staser, E.O
The Daily Press.
H.E. the Governor has appointed the Hon. Sir Paul Chater, C.M.G., to be
Mrs. Grant, 3, Queen's Gardens, reports. the theft of a gold ring set with five diamonds, valued at £14, from her jewel case during the night of the 20th ult.
The challenge cap for pot plants (Peak) as the Horticultural Society's recent ex- hibition was won by Mrs. A. H. Skelton, and not by Mr. S. Relton, as stated in our report owing to a printer's error.
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At a meeting of the China Society held on January 27th, a paper on The Chineso, as a Warrior in the Light of History" was read by Mr. S. G. Cheng, late of the. Chinese Admiralty. The chair was occupied by Sir Charles Addis
Suall-pux cases in the Colony are on however; it was part of their own soul, the ineresse." On Friday evening the which for the time has become Germany's police recovered from a street in West If the heroes" should ultimately proze Poing three bodies that had been "dump- unheroic-mero pachbock and not the true ed," ostensibly with the object of avoiding material-what shall it avail? Are the the disinfecting by the Sanitary authori hercas only to be selected from those dead, Lies.
who have gone through the tire of time
Mr. R. J. Remedios. head clerk of The and been refined? Sugh was not the limit. Cariyle assigned, nor would it be possible Morcantile Bank of India, Ltd., Hong- to assign any limit if hero-worship is to be kong completes today forty years of a living thing as he deemed. Then we service-for this bank and the old Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and
Chine. He went to the Back straight from school.
•
Undersigned will then proceed to deal with BLACKSTOCK-NEILSON, At Holy Trinity must have power to discriminate between Cathedral, Shanghai, on February the pinchbeck and the real, which is not cou. 28th, George, eldest son of the late Edward Blackstock, Dumbarton, Scot-sonant with the thick-and-thin principle. land, to Margaret Tighe, daughter of What Carlyle feared and hated was the
Recent subscriptions to the Prince of the late William Neilson and Mra Neilson of Glasgow.
sceptical frame of mind which distrusts Wales's Fund include the following :- ILES-HEWETT-On the 4th March, at all, which magnifies the faults and belittles Collected at Singapore (second instalment), St. Peter's Church, Hongkong, by the the virtues, and says in its heart: All £10,000; the British Residents in the Rev. W. T. Featherstone, M.A., ALMA
In this he is to be ap- Philippine Islands, fourth instalment, SYDNEY FRIS HEWETT and HENRY men are fiars." WILSON ILES, Lieut.-Colonel, Royal plauded, for there is nothing more hateful £1,000; British residents in Aoy, £569; Artillery.
Holy
Trinity than that spirit which sees only enemies British residents in Chefoo (further cou February in mankind, nor enything more noble than tributions), £200. Cathedral, Shanghai, on 28th, Harold, third son of the late
Sir. Havilland de Sausinarez and Mr. Joba A, Ledgard, of Norbury, London, the spirit which sees good in all, Buɛ the to Mary, youngest daughter of Capt. danger lies in the extremes. Fetween those H. H. J. Gompertz (Puisne Judge)" will and Mrs, R. J. Thorpe, of Sydney, who find everyone a "good fellow" and sit as a Full Court today in Court. of N.S.W.
those who pick holes in every coat, lia those Appeal. Three cases, all Chinese, are down. The fact that only two who discern the holes, but do not overfor hearing. estimate them; who are as quick and as judges will compose the Fall Court is a honest to recognise good qualities as they new departure allowed under a recont are sincere to admit bad qualities. To such Ordinance. The Chief Justice will deal the surrender of the will on questions with tho Summary Court work during the which bear on their own conduct is an in-sitting of the Full Court.
The Overeas Club announce a number possibility. The imitative faculties of a monkey do not suffice for our well-being of gifts to the Imperial Flotilla, including HEROES AND HERO-WORSHIP nor does the submission of the will suffice the following:-70 hp. biplanes, presented for the well-being of our country. More by the members of the Shanghai Race NEARLY seventy-five years have passed FRENCH LESSONS since Carlyle, lecturing a London on still to be dreaded is the deceitful phrase Club, through Mr. H. H, Read, Shanghai. "Heroes and Hero Worship,” brought which seeks to persuade the hero-worship (cost £1,500.); 70 h.p, biplano presented. down on his head the condemnation of pers that they still control their souls. The by Lady Ho Tang, Hongkong (£1,500.); Germans have been impressed that they 70 hp biplane, presented by Sir Robert Maurice. The fact is worth remembering
are fighting in defence of their country Ho Tung, Hongkong (£1.600.); 100 hp. because, although Maurice criticised from the point of view of the Church of England, and their liberty. Who would not surren Gnome Vickers gun-mounted biplane, pre- we have an uneasy sense to-day that der his soul in such a cause? Some day sonted by the residents of Shanghai, Carly'o, so far from doing anything to they will swaken to the fact that it was through Mr. H. H. Road, Shanghai suspend or prevent the state of dry-rat not their country or their liberty that was that he saw setting in, was in reality him in danger, and that they were actually self hastening the process. For, carried Carrying out the ambitious plans of these to whom they had surrendered their souls; to its logical consequences, hero-worship means the subservience of the minds of the just as the French, released from the EILANDONAN, No. 5, Des Voeux Villas, many to the minds of the few-and-what- hypnotism of NABOLBOX's presence, awoke
FOR SALE.
➜ICHMOND HOUSE, No. 145, Barker Road Also,
"DUNOTTAR" No. 81, Aberdeen Road. HASTINGS & HASTINGS, Solicitorn Hongkong, 3rd March, 1016.
G. MOUSSION.
15, MOARISON HILL ROAD,
TO LET.
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NO. 5, MOUNTAIN VIEW, PEAK.
No. 141, Wanchai Road, Large and Spacious "SHORNCLIFFE," Garden Road, to let Furnished; 6 Rooma
I view of the refusal of Lords culars can be obtained at the H. N. Hospital No.141
undermentioned Lines request Passengers and Shippers to pay all accounts for freight, pasiga money, etc., by choque or cash on
and after 1st March, 1916:
P. & O. B.N, COMPANY,
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES · CIE.,"
OCEAN 8.8. Co., LTD.,
CHINA MUTUAL 8.N. CO, LTD.,
**ELLERMAN" LINE,
CANADIAN PACIFIC OCEAN SERVICES, LTD.,
BANK LINE,
TOYO KIɛEN KAisha,
NIPPON YTBEN KAISHA,
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA,,
GLEN" LINE,
*BEN" LINE,
"SHINE" LINE,
DODWELL & Co. LTD.,
ROYAL MAIL STRAMSKIP LINE,
JAVA-PACIFIC LIJN,
JAVA-CHINA-JAVAN LIJN,
CHINA MAIL S.S. Co.,
EAST ASIATIO Co. of COPENHAGEN, BUSSIAN EAST ASIATIC 8.5. Co. SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC O. or Co., AMERICAN ASIATIC B.S. CO., LTD., AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE, AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE. Hongkong, 4th March, 1816,
Sealed Tenders in duplicate will also be received for COAL (Akaike and Yubari).
Printed Forras of Tender and further parti- The right to reject the lowest or any Tender is reserved.
--DONALD T.-HOSKIN, Surgeon General. B-N Hospitali
Hongkong, 3rd March, 1918.
NOTIOR.
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NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiatic or Indian
A desiring to leave the Colony should apply
GLENIFFER, 3, Hankow Road, Kowloon.
HONGKONG, 6TH MARCH, 1918.
(£2.250.)
The visit to the Orient of Mr. Morgan Schuster, former American Minister to Persia, who arrived in Hongkong a fow
days back, is regarded as of considerable
No M, THE PRAX Fully Farofahod, including this can effect is seen in Germany to-day to the fact that it was his own destiny he diplomatic significance (say's the London
Piano, frem Ist May to 30 h November,
and China Express). Mr. Schuster, it is
Far Eastern "atmosphere," for the future WOODBURY, No 4, Hankow Road, It is true there are heroes and heroes, and sought and not that of his people. Nor Howloon, from 1st May, 1916.
that it is possiblo that, given the right need we discard faith in discarding hero said, is to report to the President on the We can have faith in my guidance of the Government. Other reports
No. 2, ZETLAND STREET. No. 26, SHELLEY STREET.
No. 25, SEYMOUR ROAD, WOODLANDS VILLA WEST.
on Caino Road No 28, PEEL STREET, lovel
**GLENSRIEL," No, 141, Plantation Road,
Peak, from 1st November, 1915.
HARTING, Austin Road, Kowloon, ROSENEATH 2. Haakow Ed., Kowloon No. 6, BELILIOS TERRACE extratice on Conduit Toad,
worship.
sort of hero, a certain amount of worship would be beneficial. But the hero of one things which Carly'e himself prized-in min is not always the hero of another, and righteousness, in justice, in humanity o discover who is the right sort of hero Kant is said to have been impressed by two would be an endless task. That man spectacles the universe of stars and the is a hero to his own valet" is a remark morat sense of mankind. Nor, although containing a good den of wisdom, not the moral senso has
apparently receded
In writing for permission to do so to the Cap No 25, BELILIOS TERBAUR with merely of the negative sort. Properly from Germany, need we despair of its re-
SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, at least 48 hours before the intended hour of departare, giving name, nationality, nga, sex, height and occupation of the applicant, and stating the name of the steamer or other vessel or the hour of the fals by which the applicant wishes to leave. Applicants aimild apply in person for Their parece at the CENTRAL POLICE STATION between the hoars of 9 AM. - 1-P.. Nud 8. P.M. to 4 PM. daily,
77 Hongkong, 10th July, 1815.
taken it means that every hero has his appearance. The noble feeling of pity will survive all submarines, and justice will ONE GODOWN, No. 8 Encrows Stroot, weak points when we get behind the scones, Wanokai.
TWO GODOWNS in Daddell Street, and that to swear by him through thick prove stronger than the largest guns which No. 3, DES VEUX VILLAS, 51, PLXnd this is to swear not only by his virtues Krupps can make. Men will always be (Unfurnished)
No.59, TES PAR CATERON VILLAS, but also by his faults. But Carlyle's found to fight for these virtues sa for their Apply to LINEAD & DAVIS,
ero-worship is nothing without the thick lives, for with their disappearance dis
are appears the human race. and this method, "All his geese
THE FOUT, Alexande Baudinys, Hongkong, 18th February, 1916.
say that his work will lie chiefly in Japan,. from which it is inferred that he will
ing between his country and Japan, and sttempt to bring about closer understand- report on the situation between Japan and
Chiba.
A correspondent of the Ruskor Slove, that the German High Command is discussing German designs in Asia, argues deliberately spreading rumours of a pro-
mash the true direction of the blow which - jected campaign in Egypt in order to is aimed at the Russian Aziatic fronter and the boundaries of India