SEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE
HAVE This Day handed over Charge of the Portugong Consulate in this Colony
to MR. E. V. M. I. DE SOUSA.
JOSÉ C. DE OBALDIA, Consul for Parama.
Hongkong, 27th April, 1916.
TO LET
PUBLIC COMPANIES
HONGKONG JOCKEY OLUB.
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 28TH, 1918.
AUCTIONS
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE HALF YEARLY MEETING of Members will be hold TOMORROW (SATURDAY), the 20th April, 1916, at 19HE Undersigned, have received instme- delock Noon, at the Offices of the JocKEY 1023
CLUS, on the Ground Floor of the HONGKONG CLUB ANNEXE, Chater Road.
OFFICES on 1st Floor, No. 3, Queen's Road
Central, at present in the occupation of Tho China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
Apply to
CHINA FIRE INSURANCE. Co., LTD. 1622
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY: LIMITED,
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE DIVIDEND of $7.00 and BONUS of 52.00 per Share declared at the Forty- seventh Meating of Shareholders held This Day will be Payable at the HosGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION on and after FRIDAY, the 28th April, 1916.
Shareholders are requested to apply to the Office of the Company for Warrauts.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
C. PEMBERTON,
Secretary.
Hongkong, 27th April, 1910.
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ÎN THE SUPREME COURT OF
HONGKONG.
IN BANKRUPTCY.
No. 74 of 1914.
By Order,
T. F. HOUGH, Hongkong, 16th April, 1916 ***.
Clerk of the Course. [069
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE THIRTY-FIFTH ORDINARY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the Undersigned out WEDNESDAY, the 3rd May, 1916, at NOON.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 19th April to the 3rd May, both days inclusive.
JÄRDINE, MATHESON & Co., LAP, General Agents, Hopgkong, 14th April, 1916.
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tions to sell by Public Auction the 2nd and 3rd May, 1016, at 10 .. each day, ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY,
at H.M. Naval Yard, Hongkong, and Kowloon Depot,
19 Coal Lighters from 50 to 150 Tons, Steam
Launches O
(Hull only), Steam Cutters
complete, and OLD AND SURPLUS NAVAL AND VICTUALLING STORES,
Comprising:
OLD-AND-SURPLUS NAVAL STORES ----Fan Engines, Boilers complete, 20 and 50 Tons; Boiler with Mountings, Propellers, Type- writer, Shanghai Baths, Canvas and Leather Coir Cordage, Paper- stuff, Cassand Lamps, Boats, Cars, Fir, Carpet, Rage, Canvas Rage, Old India Rubber, Reading Blankets, Tables, Bookcases, Catin Wardrobe, Cupboards, Mirror, Electric Cable, Firewood, Old Iron and Steel, Old Minoral, Rapeseed and Olive Oil, &c., &c.
OLD AND SURPLUS VICTUALLING STORES- Seamen's Clothing, Blankets, Officers' Heas
· Traps (s quantity of Electro-plated articles and Table Linen) Implements, Seamen's Meas Utensils, Oak Staves, do, do, 20
TERMS OF SALE-A detailed in tho
THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE Catalogue.
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
N
Rẹ F. J. V. JORGE, Junior, trading as MATHESON & CO., LTD., No. 16,
JORGE & COMPANY.
A First and Final Dividend of 820,50 per cent, has been declared in the above matter. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
NOTICE IS that the
received at the Offices of Mesra. Lowe, BINGHAM & Matthews. Now, Government Building, Victoria, on 20th day of April, 1010, or on any subsequent date between the hours of 10 a.. to 12 Nook.
Creditors applying for payment must produce any Bills of Exchange, Promissory Netes or other security held by them and must sign a receipt in the prescribed form.
Dated this 25th day of April, 1916.
U. A. da BOZA,
Trustee.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s Stemmer
"NANKIN."
(025
Arrived Hongkong on 97th April, 1915, FROM EOMBAY, COLOMBO, 'AND'
STRAITS.MY
Consignees of Cargo by the stove-named vatsel are hereby infomed that their goods are being landed and placed at ræuiz wiex in the Hongkong.and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each Consignment will be sorted out Márk by Mark and delivery can be obtained is the Goods are landed.
This vessel brings on Cargo –
From London, do.. ar «8^" Karmalo,”
"Ar bis and Sairešte," TH From Persian Gulf, er da. B. I. S. N.
and B. & P.5. N., Co, Stemləri 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 mbjeotto rest..
No Fire Insuranos will be effected by me
once whatever.
Damaged
down for. Packager must be left in the Go
fen by the Cossignees, and the Company's Surveyors, Messze, GOUDARD Dovolar, at 10 AM. on MONDAYS and THOREDATE. All Claims most bo presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival bere. after whisk date they cannot be recognised, No Claime will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowna,
E. V. D. PAER Acting Superintendent.
Hongkong, 27th April, 1916
NOTICE
THE
THE Undersigan" having acquires the interest in the "Von Riegen," Patent Firebridge Bar, it will henceforth be known as the " ECLIPSE "PATENT FIREBRIDGË BALL
Full particulars and prices for installations
from:
THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD, Telephons 236.
2.Queen's Buildings. Hongkong, 17th March, 1918. f415
$% RUSSIAN INTERNAL SHORT TERMED LOAN OF 1916
for Rbis 2,000,000,000.
UBSCRIPTION to the above LOAN will
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that au EXTRAORDINARY GEN- ERAL MEETING of the CANTON. INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED, wil bo bald' at the Offices of Messra, JARDINE, Pedder Street, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY the third day of May, 1916, at 12.15 o'clock in the afternoon, when the subjoined Resolutions will be proposed as Extraordinary Resolu tiona, viz. :-
be Opened from 28th March till 5th May.
inclusively.
The Frice of issue is 95%.
The Loen is entirely free of Income Tax
and of other taxations.
The Loan is redeemable at par on 1st
14
(1.) That the provisions of the Com- pany's Memorandum of Associa- tion with respect to its objects be "altered so as to read as in the
Print Signed by the Chiron of this Meeting for the purposes of "'identification.**
(2.) That the Articles of Association "of the Company be altered in “manner following !-- ***That the following Artico shall be substituted for Article 1, "namely:-
Reminder tion of Commuter.
94.-The Members of the Committee shall be paid out of "the funds of the Company such remuneration as may be or "have been determined at any time by any General Kesting f the Company until such re- 'muneration is altered by any obsoquent General Meeting of the Company Such “sum shall be divisible amongst the members of the Committee is such proportions as the Committee or a majority thereof shall determino." Should the above Resolutions he passed by the required majority they will be sub mitted for confirmation as Special Besoin tions to a Second Extraordinary Meeting which will be subsequently convened.
Prints of the Memorandum as proposed to be altered have been circulated to the Shareholders, and a Print thereof can be seen at the Registered Office of the Company,
Dated this 15th day of April, 1918.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Ltd. General Agents, THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LTD.
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* HUGHES & HÕUGH, By Appointment Auctioneers to the Adraitalty. Hongkong, 25th April, 1916, (013
PUBLIC AUCTION
OF
VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES
situate. nt HUNG HOM, in the Colony of Hongkong, and being KOWLOON MARINE LOT No. 83 and KOWLOON INLAND LOT No. 1178, to be sold
IN ONE LOT ON THURSDAY,
the 4th day of May, 1918, at 3 o'clock PM,
BY.
TR. GEO; P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer,
Mats Auction Rooms in Budell Street.
The Property consists of :---
INTIMATION
organisation. The outbreak occurred at SUPPOSED TAINTED CARGO. noon on Monday, when a large body of
OFFICERS OF INDO CHINA armed rebels assembled at St. Stephen's..
STEAMER PROTEST. Groen, They sized the General Post Office, where they cut the telegraph and Certain serious rumours were in circula. telephone wires, and also occupied the tion in the Colony yesterday in regard to an alleged strong action by the officers of
WATSON'S principal atroits and quays At seven
FINEST - OLD
BROWN
E
o'clock in the evening they were in posses the Indo-China steaner Washing. It was siva of lour or five different parts of the said that the Captain and officers believed city, and the forces of the Crown, who were that they were carrying enemy cargo and ordered out to quell the rising, suffered as a proto doft the ship in Hongkong,
some thirty casualties, three officers fivo
On enquiry at the office of the General
BRANDY oldiers, two loyal Volunteers, and two Managers yesterday we were officially in- Happily, the formed that it was untrue that the policemen being killed. situation is well in hand, and there appear Captain and officers had left the ship, fact they had protested to be very prospect that aw and order but it was will speedily be restored. The incident that they suspected the Chinese charterora will be regarded with dismay by the vast of the vesse at Bangkok were endeavoar- majority of Irishajen, who thru asiding to ship tainted cargo consisting of the differences which divided thening rieg the outbreak of war and stand united
in the
their argon country
QUALITY.
Brown Branty
Suspicion had been entertained appar defenently for some considerable time, for a great
determinat against foodent of correspondence hag taken place.
whose brutal excess in Belgium aroused in their breasts feelings of the deepest re seutman and disgust. The port that quiet reigns in other parts of Ireland ou courages the belief that the rising is purely local, and the those who fomentel it have acted upon a criminal impulse without pausing lo consider the conse quences of their action. Unfoss they have been grassly misled by promises of support
The authorities at Bangkok have been urged in, increase their vigilance and to protect the shipping companies as far as possible. Investigations, we understand, aro being conducted into the matter.
CHINA COAST OFFICERS,
THREATEN TO STRIKE.
A strike that may tie up the sequbre which have not been forthcoming, they must in the entire China, const trade is threaten- have known, if they had given the mattered by foreign officers of these ships, saya a moment's thought, that, confronted with a recent issue of the China Press (Shang- the opposition of the general body of their hai). The date of the "showdown” is. fellow-countrymen as well as the named May 1st. An ultimatum has been delivered e forces of the Crows, and unable to main to the shipowners, and the officers declare toin communications with the outside that they are simply waiting for the date.? world, their resistange must be very short The move is a direct result of the acco- lived, Germany's attitude, is, of course, nautic tendency of freight rates since the moro istelligible. It was worth the cost of big European conflict broke out. Oficers a little powder and shot to offer encourage say they have not been getting their share ment to any movement, however forlorn, of these spoils of war and they declare that that gave any promise of embarrassing the the strike is their only alternative, British Government. Even if it failed to divert to any appreciable extent the energies of the nation from the vigorous WATSON & prosecution of the war, it would at least servo, in conjunction with the theatrical CO., LTD., aerial and naval displays on the East Coast, to, distract the attention of the Gers mau people from the disastrous and humi
25 YEARS IN WOOD.
All those pieces or parcels of ground situate at Hung Hom in the Dependency of Kowloon and Colony of Hongkong and registered in the Land Office respectivoly as KOWLOON MARINE LOT No. 83 and KOWLOON INLAND LOT No. 1178 Kowloon Marine Lot No. 33 contains an area of 139,800 SQUARE FEET and is held for the term of A. S.
years from the 16th May, 1904 (rebowable for another term of 75 years), created therein by a Crown Lease dated the 11th day of October, 1908, and made between His late Majesty King Edward VII of the one part and DONALD Macdonald and JOHN WILKIE
of the other part mibject to the payment of WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, sting falare at Verdun and to produce
the Crown rent and to the observance and performance of the Lessee's covenants there-
and contained
reserved land Let No: 1178 is situate on the North-west side of Kowloon Marine Lot No. 83 and contains an area of 17,073 SQUARE FEET and is held for the sem of 75 years from the 16th May, 1904 (renewable for another term of 75 years), crested therein
HONGKONG.
TELEPHONE 818.
$13
by a Crown Lease dated the 19th April 1911, | HONGKONG OFFICE: 101, Dea Vizux Road, C. and made between His Majesty King George Lospox Orricı: 181, Frzez STREET, E.C. V of the one part and the said Donald Mac- Donald and John Wilkie of the other part subject to the payment of the Crown rent and to the observance and performance of the Lessee's covenants therein reserved and contained.
Crown Hent of Kowloon Marine Lot
·No. 83-81,284 per annum, ̈ ̈
· Eat Crown Rent of Kowloon Inland No 1178-8248 per annum.
Farticulars and conditions of same way be had from-
MERS. DEACON, LOO
LOOKER, NEACON
MĚ LEO
& HARSTON,
1, Des Voux Road Central,
ALKADA E CASTRO, Old Supreme Court Bailding, Venders Solicitors
and also from ME. GEO. P. LAMMERT, The Auctioneer. Hongkong, 25th April, 1918.
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The Daily Press.
Hondrong, 2TH APRIL, 1916
THE RISING IN IRELAND,
a misleading impression upon neutral uations. Viewed in its proper light, it is, of course, but another admission of week ness when the foe is obliged to resong, lọ such paltry devices in order to raise b's droop ing spirits and keep up appearances in the eyes of the world:
Amail for Europe vid Siberia dose to-morrow of 10.30 nằm.
The P. & O. Homeward; wail, steamer
Malan, with the Hongkong mail of the 24th March, arrived at Manulles ou the 25th lustant,
The demands appear to have been made. by the China Coast Officers' Guild, and it seeins that owners refuse to recognise the Guild, and had not replied to the demand when the last mail left Shanghai.
MACAO NOTES.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
MACAO, April 28th.
It is mid that fenor Cervoirs de Albu- querque o Castro, the Portuguese Consul) at Kebo, has been transferred to Hong- kong,
Though there is much trouble in the Chinese villages near us, good order prval's in this pity. Many launches are to be seen patrolling near the Lappa ga wall, to For a few hours the water boats did not. return with their usual supply and this caused great di appointment to the Chinese community who made representations to the higher authority,
A pelition having been addressed by the WHEN the news first came to band that
**In consequence of disturbances in the Provedor de Sacts Casa de Misericordia, the notorious Sir ROGLE CARESENT hadvicinity of Canon the Centon-Kowloon | General Rodrigues, to the Government for been captured on a German auxiliary Railway) nuthorities suspended the through a donation with which to rebuild a wing which was endeavouring, in the guise of service yesterday: It is not known to what of the Civil Hospital the sum of $15,000 Dutch merchantman, to landanarmy and extent the disturbances have reached. It is mmmunition" on the weg ost of Ireland, hoped that they are merely focal, and will it lent colour to thị rumour that the mind be quickly oxtinguished. of this renegade bid bescme unhinged by long residence in tropical climates.” Such an exploit carries us back to mediaeval times, when it was common for claimants to the throne to land at the head of a Landful of men in some secluded corner of the Kingdom regarded as favourable to their couse and rais, the banner of revolt
CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE
COMPANY, LTD. AG
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
TÓTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held at the Head Office of the Company, No. 4, Connaught Roul, Victoria, in the Colany
FRIDAY, of Hongkong, the 5th day of May, 1916, at Noon, when the subjoined Resolution which was passed as an Extraordinary Resolution at the Extraordinary General Meeting said Company held on the 18th day of April Special Resolution— 1910, will be submitted confirmation as a
CHRONICLE in the hope that adherents would flock to being requisitioned by the Government we name of the Company be
That the
תפ
NOW ON SALE.
THE
of the DIRECTORY
changed to BETTISH TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED." Dated this 18th day of April, 1918.
By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE, General Manager.
FOR SALE
503
NE SET VERTICAL MARINE ENGINES, with three cylinders saf
February 1926, Russian style, without option 15 inches, 24 inches and 40 inches diameter,
for the Russian Government to convert it at with Condenser and Pumps, complete. Also an earlier date. We
Coupons are payable half-yearly on the int February and 1st August, Russian style. As interest on the above losu runs from 1st/14th February, the interest accrued on date of subscription must be taken into considera tion and is to be added to the price of issue, The BU90-ASTATIC BANK in Hongkong is
to accept
applications for the above med Loan.
Special favourable rates will be quoted for Bussian exchange.
Payment ma
may also be made in Rombles. Applications will be wired to Petrograd- free of telegraphic charges and commission.
40% only of the cost of the Bonds may be paid on application, the balance to be paid on receipt of the Bonds,
-Overv
The Bank is also ready to facility to subscribers in the shape t advances against the scrips.
G. TISDALL, Manager, RUSSO-ASIATIC BANK [490
Hongkong, 30th March, 1916
three bilge directing boxes, ong reducing valve, two discharge valves, one set double safety valves, ons steam distributing valve chest with valves, ons bulkhead flange for shaft, one main injection valve, and one spare condenser door, all having been formerly used in connection with the afore said engines. Built in 1904 and been in case only 14 months,
1,983 lb-Self-Hardening Steel- 1,877 lbs, A. Turning Steel.
928 lbs. Oval Chisel Steel,
2,896 lbs-Round Punching or Turning
Stegi...
and One hundred Kilos Metal Packing. Open to Offers
For further particular”,
Apply to
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
4,--Duddalį Street:
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AND
FOR CHINA, JAPAN, ETC, FOR THE YEAR
1916.
INDISPENSABLE TO EVERY BUSINESS MAN.
To an OPTAINED FROM THE
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS OFFICE-
LOCAL BOOKSELLERS. 1,750 PAGES PRIOR $10.
it as the invading force marched on its way through the countryside. Owing however, to the changed conditions of the country, these little expedition, went out of fashion about two hundred years ago, and no gane man could hope to revive them with any chance of success in these days of railways and telegraphs even if the reopla did not now posszas praceful means of compaling respect for their wishes. It seemed incredibe, ther fore, that the German Government should have lent their support to a hare-brained venture fare-
has been granted. Provedor Rodrigues never allows an opportunity to pass of im. proving anything connected with the Banta Casa. The poorer class are to be con- In connection with the prosecution gratulated upon the feat thut the hos- against Captain Rodway, of the str,pital via soon be worthy of the name, Pyrius. at the Magistracy on Wednesday, After the rebuilding is completed the Pro- we have been asked to site that Mr.vedor should tum his attention to the Preson, who appeared for the defence, question of the efficiency and súffciency, remarked that 25 per cent, of the fleet (not { of the nursing steff, the profits) of the Blue Fannel line was
Eastertido las pas ed off as asual. The weather was ize and clear, affording abundant opportunities for Church attend- azee. The Government offices were plo de on Thursday and Good Friday.
We are informed by Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co., the local agents, that the appal of the Yangtze Insurance Associa
Many junks, loaded with merchandise, tion, Ltd. against the recent conviction and some launches are anchored in the bar- under the Trading with the Enemy Rebour. They are willing to proceed to their gulations has been upheld by the H.B.destinations, but are unable to do so owing Supreme Court for China, which has re-
to the troubics that are taking place in versed the Shanghai Magistrate's decision
Chinese waters. and granted the appellants costs.
At on Examination in Home Nursing
As the result of Me. *! Miko” Norman's" held recently under the auspices of the pictures at the Victoria Theatro Jash
The alterations the year are unusually heavy dosed to ignominious failure, and for that John Ambulance Association at the Co-evoning the local Bandage Fund has benes wing to changes Incidental to the Wa
ON SALE
TAIN OF THE
RATES OF EXCHANGE AT BOMBAY For Demand Drafts on London on the day of or preceding the departure of the English Mails; also Table of the Yearly Approximate Average for 28 years, FROM 1874 TO 1900.-
PRICE
CASH.
On Bale at the DAILY PREss Üdies of Local Booksslines:
reason we inserted a note of interroga tion in the manage received. If we ubstitute the landing of "irms and ammunition for "an army and somuni tion" we begin to me, in the light of the grava disturbances reported from Dublin that, in the words of POLONIUS, though this be madness yet there's method in it? It is clear that Sir ROGER CASEMENT must have been in communication with the Sinn Fein party, who represent the irre- concilables in Ireland, and that his arrival was timed to coincide with a revolutionary movement engineered by this treasonable
A
erament Civil Hospital by Dr. W, V. M. fitted to the extent of 807.51, represent- Koch, Honorary Examiner, the following pupile from the Belilios Public Schooing twenty five per cent of the proceeds. very powerful picture was scusened, were guccessful; -Miss Julia Ah Wee, Miss which was full of excelt ng happenings Fok Kum Yung, Kiss Kwun Woi Hing, Hias
f, the Delminda Lopes, Miss Poon Sau Han,
on the battlefield of Flanders itself; {
Miss Tang Hon Ying, and Ming To Kyun pictures having been taken, with the ap Fong The following passed the Junior proval of the Belgian Government, from tho Exacination: -Miss Mercedes Baretto, trenches of the sun who are in the firing Miss Chung King Yuk, Miss Anizia Lopes, line. At an interval in the programny Mr Miss Florence Lyon, and Miss Aurea Newman announed that he was bringing Xavier. All the members of the Class were several more such stirring pictures to the muccessful in obtaining a Certificate Mrs. thotre sxt week and that he would give McGregor, M.B., B.Ch., ustel as Hon. ton per cont. of his personal gross takingt-
to one or other of the local war funds. Lecturer.