NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
TO LET
IODOWN, No. 103, Praya East.
HI HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD.
GODOWN,
Apply
WANTED.
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and NOMPETENT LADY TYPIST
STENOGRAPHER Seeks engagement. Apply
Box No. 21, Care of "Daily Press " Office. Hongkong, 21st Jane, 1916
G,
E.
GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC.
(81K
TENDERS for SPECIE and MEXICAN
OD
DOLLARS, current in this Colony, the Lords for Telegraphic Transfer Commissioners of His Majesty's TreasuRY, London, up te and for the sum of £20,000. will be received by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT. until
11AM. on the 1st June, 1916.
The Tenders to alate the total amount (in- Pounds Sterling), No Telegraphic Transfer will be made for less than £100.
The Tenders to be in duplicate, and in sealed addressed to the TREASURY CHEST ICER. ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT,
and endorsed TENDERS FOR GOVERN HENT BILLS, etc."
AUCTION
B.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21ør, 1916.
PARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of
the letting by Pubila Auction Salo, to be held on MONDAY, the 20th day of June, 1916, at 3 P.M., at the Ofces of the of PERLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, by Orier HIS EXCELLENOT THE GOVERNOR, of Oas Lot of CROWN LAND st Kennedy Towe, in the Colony of Hongkong, for term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at CROWN RENT to be fixed by the Burveyor of HIS MAJESTY THE KING, for one further term of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Nr. 2f Males
Registry No.
Locality.
Boundary
Syst (Approatonte.)
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Binars teeb
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Upact Price.
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feel lect
As per male plan.
4.440.701.77
(n/out)
HOUSES TO LET
TO LET.
HOUSE, in Observatory Villas, Kowloon, Apply to
ARRATOON V. APCAR & Co.,
14, Des Voeux Road.
TO LET.
1871
INTIMATION
CIGARS
A sum of £125 will maintain one 'new- building serving a camp of about 5,000 soldiers for the first three months; £250 will start and maintain two buildings serving a cup of about 10.000 soldiers for three months; £600, will furnish and equip a new Y. M.C.A. hut in Britain or
:
The real truth is, of course, that the rev. gentleman wants to eat his cake and have it too; in other words, he desires to make sure of hie Y.3.C.A. without appearing indifferent to the war funds. He, there fore, questions the honesty of the opposi- tion and indulges in a little special pleading. If," he says, "there had France. beon signs that our cornmunity is really
Details of the scheme will be fouad in the advertisement published on page 7. atraining itself severely to support war work and war funds if, for instance, We have been requested to receive sub- our men had seen their way to drop thescriptions and have consented to do so drink, or if our women had recognised in order that whatever contribution may from Hongkong as a whole. If £000 is the propriety of turning their bridge be amde towards this cause may be made parties into working parties then some
sent-and, surely, this is not too much of us would have quite agreed that now was not the time to lay another interest to expect the Colony will have the satis- heform the public." This is, in truth, afaction of knowing that it has provided a curious style of reasoning; it is equival- well equipped": place of rest and ent to saying that if a man is no better entertainment where it is most urgently which needs doing at the moment. The kept in a specially prepared place than he should be ou need not fear to required. We shall have done something THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND which will aid them to mature, and the sage with, individuals," we are told, f fiture`need not concern us while the war
is not yet huished.
3. GAUPP & Co., Alexandra Buildings, PREMISES at present occupied by CHS. Chater Road,
Apply on premises or to-
LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,
Liquidatora.
TO LET-FURNISHED.
[705
connoisseur knows that a good A Cigar in bad condition is no better than an indifferent Cigar in good condition.
It is therefore of utmost should be **DDESLEIGH, 6, Bowen Road, for 2 or importance that Cigars
3 months from end of July,
Apply to
MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE,
AGENCY CO., LTD.
[803
TO LET. ▶OCKLANDS," No. 1, Robinson Road,
at the same time protect them from the damaging effects of a humid
make him wOTHO,
Whatever may
be
the Colony as a whole can do the one thing as well as it has been doing hitherto and add the other to it without being - anyway, over-burdened." Maybe it can.
A inail for Europe rid Siberia closes
"ROLAM August, lot, or earlier atmosphere such as prevails in this as body with a knowledge of to-morrow at 3 p.m.
Hongkong, 10th June, 1916.
[841
Apply
The right to accept or reject any or all of the IN Touders is reserved.
Copies of Forms of Tender can be had an application.
Persons Tendering for (Bills) are hereby IN notified that having regard to the provisions of the Acts 22 George III. Cap. 45, and 41, George III., Cap. 32, the acceptance of any such Tender is subject to the express condition that no Member of the British House of Commons whall be admitted to
BBY
share or in f
INTIMATIONS
and
THE MATTER OF THE COM- PANIES ORDINANCES 1911 AND 1918, THE MATTER OF THE "DEVA-
WONGSE" STEAMSHIP CO... LTD
(IN LIQUIDATION).
any benefit to arise from the Contract thorsby NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN in
made for the allotment of such (Bills).**
"The provisions in question do not apply to Contracts entered into by an incorporated Company in its corporate capacity and made for the general benefit of the Company."
U. L. COOPER-HUNT, C.F., Treasury Chest Ofour.
His Majesty's Treasury Office, Hongkong, 20th Jrue, 1916.
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FERD. BORNEMANN &.CÓ. (IN LIQUIDATION). REDITORS are requested to send their Claims against the above to the Undersiguel on or before the th June. JOHN D. HUTCHISON & Co., Liquidators.
Hongkong, 20th June, 1918,
CARL BODIKER & CO. (IN LIQUIDATION),
pursuance of Section 188 of the Companies' Ordinances 1911 that the FINAL WINDING UP MEETING of the above-named Company will be held at the Company's Office, 1st floor. No. 20, Des Voeux Road Central, in the Colony of Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY, 19th day of July, 1916, at 12 o'clock Noow, for the purpose of having the account, of the Liquidator showing the manner in which the winding-up has been conducted and property of the Company disposed of laid before such Meeting and hearing any explanation that may be given by the Liquidator.
Dated 16th June, 1916.
NG KAI CHI
Liquidator.
[807
The P. O. outward mail str. Khira, Colony during the Summer Months. hunan nature believe that it will? The tendency will be to encourage the belief We have recently constructed a that, so lug as expensive schemes with the London wails of the 8th inst.,
improving the amenities of life in the arrived at Pors Said on the 19th idem. Large Drying Room for Cigars Colony are lightly undertaken by those comprising the First Floor of No. 30, which ensures to Customers buying its for self-sacrifice
from us Cigars in First Class of the war. In any case can we regar the 6th May, arrived in London on the
M. J. D. STEPHENS,
ie, Bank Buildings.
1800
TO LÉT
UROPEAN OFFICES, from 1st July,
Des Voeux Road Central,
Apply to
ALEK. ROSS & Co. [796
TO LET..
Condition.
Brand for brand our Cigars, Parily besides being the Cheapest in the Market (as a reference to our Price List will show), are the best.
LENSHIEL, 141. PEAK
Furnished if required; anitable for
For all details apply to-
Meer,
GLENSHIEL. Care of "Daily Press Office. [783
TO LET-FURNISHED.
NO. 120, THE PEAK, from middle July to
middle October. For particulars apply--
No. 8, Care of "Daily Presa" Office, (780
TO LET.
IN THE MATTER OF THE COMURNISHED ROOMS, with or without
PANIES ORDINANCES 1911 AND 1913,
and
CREDITORS are requested to send their. IN THE MATTER OF THE PHRAN-
Claims against the above to the.
Undersigned on or before the 30th June.
JOHN D. HUTCHISON & Co.,
Liquidators.
Hongkong, 20th June, 1816.
NOTICE.
[820
REUTER, BROCKELMANN & Co. (IN LIQUIDATION),
REDITORS are required to send in their CR
Claims against the above to the Under signed, St. George's Building. Chater Road, on or before FRIDAY. the 30th June, 1918. SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., Liquidators.
Hongkong, 1st June, 1316.
A
NOTICE.
WM MEYERINK & Co.
H. TIMCKE
(757
LL CREDITORS are requested to rend
in their Claims to the Undersigned on
ALEX. ROSS & Co.,
or before 30th June, 1910.
4, Des Voeux Road, Liquidators.
(758
Hongkong, 31st May, 1916.
NOTICE.
DEUTSCH-ASIATISCHE BANK,
HONGKONG
(IN LIQUIDATION).
REDITORS are send in their
ANG" STEAMSHIP co,
LTD..
(IN LIQUIDATION).
Apply
Every convenience.
"BOARD," Care of "Daily Prest" Office. 1778
TO LET.
OFFICES on 1st Floor, No. 3. Queen's Kond Central, at present in the occupation of Apply to- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in The China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Co., Lt. (692
pursuance of Section 188 of the
Companies Ordinances 1911 that the FINAL WINDING-UP MEETING of the above-named Company will be held at The Company's Office, 1st floor, No. 20. Des-Vaux Road Central, in the Colony
Apply to
TO LET.
of Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY 19th OFFICES in Princes' Building. day of July, 1916, at 12.15 o'clock P.M., for the purpose of having the account of the Liquidator showing the manner in which the winding up has been conducted and property of the Company disposed of laid before such Meeting and hearing any explanation that may be given by the Liquidator:
Dated 18th June, 1916.
NG KAI CH
Liquidator.
TO LET.
[608
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., Liquidators, REUTER, BROUKEIJAWN & CO (67%
TO LET. FFICES on let Floor, No. 9. Queen's
Road Central (In Ice House Stroe Apply to
WILKINSON & GRIST.
891
TO LET
EAST,
Road, NO.4, DEN VŒUX ROAD CENTRAL, RAVENTRILLA BADT Balls Room
First Finor
Berrants” Quarters, de. Vacant 1st November THE COMMODIOUS DWELLING
Apoly ROUSE, with Offlors, Servants' Quarters, atd.,
DEACON, LOOKER DEACON &
HARSTON No. 14. SHAMEEN, CANTON, from 1st June, at
(80 present in the occupation of the Imperial Rossion Corpolate,
Apply tre
DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD.
TO LET.
Claims to the Undersigned on or before OFFICES at 2, Connaught Road.
31st August, 1916.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
Liquidators, Appointed by the Hongkong Government.. Hongkong, 18th June, 1916.
F
WANTED.
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GOREIGN ASSISTANT for Book Office of Local Shipping Company. Previous
experience essential,
For particulars apply to-
"BOOK OFFICE" Care of "Daily Press " Office.
Hongkong, 10th Jun, 1916,
FOR
WANTED.
(785
OR Singapore, CHINESE CLERK with a good knowledge of Chinese Characters; thorough knowledge of English essential; would be required mainly for translation work.
A. B. C. Care of "Daily Press" Office. (741 Hongkong, 8th May, 1918.
Apply
ON SALE
DOUND VÕLUMES of tor HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS, JULI DICEMBRE 1915, With Inox. Prisu $7.50.
On Sale as the Horexone DAILY PRESS Keaghong, 10th Apral 1916.
OFFICEB in Kine's Buildings,
F415
"HOUSE" in CLIFTON GARDENS, Condult Road.
No. 1; HILLSIDE THE PRAX Now and 2, WEST PND TERRACE, CANTON Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD.
32
TO LET
No. 5, MOUNTAIN VIEW, FRAS.
No. 3. CAMERON VILLAS, 63. PEAK. CRAIGMIN MAST, 160, THE PRAK, Unfurnished,
4.ROOMED FLAT to let at the PEAR. KELLETT CREST, 65, PRAK... No. 141 Spacious Godown.
4 WANCHAI ROAD, Large and SHORNCLIFFE," Garden Road, to let. Furnished, Rooms, Kowloon, from 1st May, 1976.
WOODBURY" Na, Haokow Rod GLENSHIEL," No, 141, Plantation Road, PenARTING.” Austin Road, Kowloons.
No. 8. BELILION TERRACE No. 25, BELILIOS TERRACE, wib satence on Condall Road,
TWO GODOWNS. in Daddell Street, Na DES VEUX VILLAS. EL. PRAT, Unfurnished my
No. 68. THE PAY IS DAMYBON VILLAB Apply to ITESTHAT A DAVIS g
3rd Floor, Alesandra Builči
LTD.
665
We keep a varied assortment of Brands of the following Factories always in Stock :-
LA CONSTANCIA. LA COMMERCIAL. AQUILA DEL MUNDO. COMPANIA GENERAL. LA INSULAR.
S. WATSON CO., LTD., CIGAR MERCHANTS,
HONGKONG.
TELEPHONE 016.
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HONGKONG OFFICE: 101, Das Vaux Road, C. LONDON OFFIC: 191, FL Stauer, E:C
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, 21st June, 1918,
in authority,
can there
br 假电 behalf on
£14,000 as suelt a bagatelle that it will have no effect on future gubscriptions from a Colony which has taken nearly two years to raise between £00,000 and
The P. & 0. Homeward mail str. Kashgar, with the Hongkong mail of
17th inst.
TYPHOON WARNING.
The following telegram was received by - the American Consulate-General, Hong- kong, from the Manila Observatory :- A
10 a.in., June 20th. Cyclone or typhoon over N. China Sea,
£80,000 for the various war funds 1 Wo confess that we take a less sanguine view, and we are not inclined to place much confidence in Mr. MACONACHIE'S forecasts when he declares that "the assumption that the Y.M.C.A. appeal would divert from the war fonds is not warranted." | direction unknown. Not warranted forsooth! Why, if it doen. not divert azother cent, it will have already robbed the Red Cross Fund of 835,000. We regret that it has not been possible to prevent this, but we are proud to think that the opposition which this newspaper led has, at least, resulted in the decision to lend the money collected to the Imperial Government for the durn tion of the war,
SOMETHING
WHICH DOING NOW.
NEEDS
CIVIL SERVANT CHARGED
WITH FRAUD.
A Chinese clerk in the Iriport and Export Office appeared before Mr. Orme at the Magistracy yesterday to wer serious charges of fraud, on three counts, namely that in June 17th he did. forge two cheques for $2,000 and $1,000 respec tively that he did attempt to utter the cheques; and that he did steal two che ques, the property of Mr. R. O. Hutchi son, of the Import and Export. Offier.
We have been asked to make an appeal for funds on behalf of the work being done by the Y.M.C.A. for ur soldiers on the actual field of battle, arid, beed that the bail of $3,000, which the police
cause of the great urgency of the need, we gladly comply. There are no two opinions regarding the magnificent manner in which the Association has
Mr. Crew appeared to defend, and ask-
requested, be reduced.
Sergeant Cockle objected, saying the
His worship agreed that, from what he charge was a very serious õna.
| seized the opportunities for useful service could gather of the case, it was
very
in this particular sphere Thousands serious, and bail would remain za $3,000,
CHARGE
AGAINST PORTUGUESE,
ALLEGED THEFT OF ELECTRIC. CURRENT
of hats have been erreted just behind the firing-lines, where ei, returning tired and mad-stained from the trenches. are able to obtain rest and refreshment. amid genial and confortable surround- WHAT IS CHRISTIAN EFFORT!gs. The glowing tributes paid by the soldiers to the organisation, which is We observe from the columns of our working so zealously on their behalf have
At the agistracy yesterday Victor H. contemporaries that the Rev. J. KIRS touched the heart of the British public.
Xavier, of 7, Punjab Buildings, Kowloon,"," MACONACHIE devoted the latter part of Purse-strings have been muloosened in'a way probably intreime of by the his sermon at the Union Church on Sun- day morning to the castigation of those originators of the movement, and liberal was charged with stealing Flectricity Br. E. L. Shenton represented the TO LET.
depraved souls who have expressed the donations have been received from all from the China Lighs and Power Co.
A BUILDING
SMALL GODOWN in PRINCE's opinion that any money which the Colony sections of the community, regardless of
has to spare at the present time should any consideration but the one overwhelan Company, and said that a Mr. Hyndman ing desire to ameliorate, as far as occupied one half of No-7, Punjab Build- For particulara, etc., #uple- THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, be devoted to one or other of the many
war funds instead of being expended possible, the hardships which the menings, and the defendant the other half. pany's electricity, while defendant was. upon the provision of a building in who are fighting our battles are called The former was a consumer of the com
upon to suffer. Hongkong for the Y.M.C.A. For the mos part the rev. gentleman's remarks consisted of platitudes, and the charges which berought were rather by innuendo and implication than by direct attack,
two wires inside defendant's He spoke, for example, of the opposition Hongkong, met with little public sym: electric åtter was testing the mains when connected with the which Christian effort always encounters pathy. The objection to the proposal he mw
Two notches had been cut in the in this world and of the tendency to was not, speaking generally, raised in half which were single out CHRIST's work us the proper any spirit of opposition to the Y.M.C.A main A Kowloos
"timidities and econo- There are probably many in Hongkong main, and copper-wim wound round to sphere for our
what they regarded as a luxury who will defendant's house. The current was THE HONGHONG LAND INVERT. mies". This can only mean that, in the who positively refused to give to divert the current from the main into. who think with him, the many fun readily support this endeavour to add passing through no mater. The sitter saw, Hongkong Hut" to those already in defendant come down-stairs and pull the existence in France and elsewhere. This wires off the main. Another visit paid present appeal cannot be delayed, and if by the fitter, on the following day, show anything is to be done it must be done ed the wires had once more been connect- quickly.
TO LET" From 1st May.. FFICES, Tod Floor, St. George's Build-
LO Apply to
SHEWAN, TUMES & Co.
[518
TO LET.
HOUSE
-Knutsford
Terrace,
MENT & AGENCY Co. LTD.
TO LEL
(37
estimation of Mr. MACONACHE, and those
which are being raised for the allevia tion of the distress and suffering caused TWO ROOMED-FLATS in Nathan Bold
by the war do not come within the THESE ROOMED FLATS in Humphrey's category of "Christian effort” or, at Buildings, KOMED FLATS in May Road best, that they are on a much lower plane
FOUR-ROOMED with every modern convenience, including than the work of the YM.C.A. in Hong- English Baths and Kitoken Ranges, Hot kong Frankly, we do not agree with this Water and Water Ohrringe Byrbem. Fists specially designed to senommodate three view nor should we if it were gadorsed bachelors al vanaọnable rentals. Immediate by the Governors of all the Crown pomenica.ND HOUSES in Garden Colonies and the Bench of Bishops
A Love
as well. We do not consider that there Terrace and Salisbury Avents, Kowloon.
Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTÁTE & FINANOS is any comparison between the urgency
Oo.. Lze
of the two pauses, or the slightest ques- Alemandra Bullding.
tion as to our duty in the present crisis.
1692
The recent controversy in our midst not. The electric main belonging to the showed that the appeal, initiated by Company passed through the back of the Ch June 6th, an H.E. the GOVERNOR, for funds with house, there being a proper connection. which to erect a YM.C.A. building in for Mr. Hyndman.
B
By supporting this work of the ed visit by the fitter and a foreman, Y.M.C.A. you will be directly contri-a day after, showed that the wires had
again been removed. bating to the power of the armies to
Mr G Ireland (of the complainant bring about more speedily the end of
Company) gave evidence. showing that the war.
the main belonged to the company.
"The War Office have shown their
Defendant said: "I have not done it appreciation of this point by the facilities they have given to the that is all there is about it. Besides I. YMCA for the extension of the do not know anything about electricity.
The case was adjourned. WOTK"
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