NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HONGKONG GYMKHANA OLUB.
NEE THIRD GYMKHANA. MEETING
To the Season will be held at HAPPY VALLET OR SATURDAY, the 18th instant, commencing at 3.46 F.SL.
The Charge of Admimion will be $1 for other than Mombers of the HONGKONG JOOLEY CLUB OF GYMKHANA CLUB
INTIMATIONS
WAR CHARITIES.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 18†¤, 1916.
HOUSES TO LET
TO LET.
FFICES on 1st Floor, No. 9. Qasem's
Road Central (In Ice House Street). Apply to
WILKINSON & GRIST.
691
INTIMATION
WATSON'S
MEETING CYTHE GENERAL COMMITTEE THE WAR O CHARITIES FUND will be held in Patho COUNCIL CHAMBER, TODAY (THURSDAY), July 13th, at 4.30 p.m., to consider the following Resolution :-
"That the Executive Committee bo authorised in their discretion to mako allocations of funds in hand beyond those reasonably required for TWO-STORIED EUROPEAN HOUSE, TAI YEUK FONG the Hongkong Hospital for the at No. 19, Kennedy Road East Royal Flying Corps, Bryanston Consisting of Four Rooms with Bathrooms Square, London, among (for the pre-and Outhosecs Complete.. sent the following objects:-
Working Parties,
Soldiers and Bailors in uniform Half-Price. The Committee invite the Ladies of Hongkong to be present.
Hongkong, 13th July, 1916.
WANTED.
1903
JUNIOR EUROPEAN CLERK for
Mercantilo Ofica
Apply
Box No. 13,
Care of "Daily Press " Office. Hongkong, 13th July, 1910,
NOTICE
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IN THE MATTER of the Estate of the late FERGUS GRAHAM KELL, decreased.
LL CREDITORS and others having
A Claims against the Estate of the above
decensed are requested to send them to me, the Undersigned, on or before the first day of August, 1910
E. THOMAS,
Administrator of the above Estate. Care of Boyn & Co.,
Amoy.
Amoy, China, 10th July, 1914.
1905
3
GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETO.
TENDERS for SPECIE and MEXICAN TH
DOLLARS, Current in this Colony, for Telegraphic Transfer on the Lords Commissioners of HITS MASTY'S TREASURY, London, up to and for the sum of £50,000. will be received by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER. ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT, until 11 A.M. on the 13th July, 1916.
The Tenders to state the total amount (in Ponuda Sterling). No Tolographic Transfor will be made for less than £109.
The Tenders to ba in duplicate, and in sealed cavers, addressed to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT,
endorsed TENDERS FOR GOVERN. MENT BILLS, sto."
The right to accept or reject any or all of the Tenders is
reserved
Copies of Forths of Toader can be had on application
Persons. Tendering for (Bills) are hereby notified that having regard to the provisions of the Acts 22 George III. Cap. 16, and 41, Georga III. Cap. 82, the socsptance of say such Tender I subject to the express condition that no Member of the British House of Commons shall be admitted to any benefit to any share or part la or to from the Contract thereby
made for the allotment of such (Bills)
The provisions in question do not apply to Contracts entered into by an incorporated Company in its corporated capacity and made for the general boneft e
of the Company."
U. L. COOPER HUNT, CF, Treasury Chest Offloor, A.P.D.
His Majesty's Treasury Office,
Hongkong, 12th July, 1916.
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THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED, NINTERIM DIVIDEND TWO A DOLLARS per Share for the six months ending 30th June, 1918 will be Payable FRIDAY,
on
21st July, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtainort on application at the Company's Office.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, the 14th July, to FILIDAY, the 1st July (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registere
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT &
AGENCY Co., LTD, General Agents for THE WEST POINT BUILDING CO, Hongkong, 7th July, 1915.
1890
THE HONGKONG, LAND INVEST MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD..
for Sailors Blinded in the The Star and Garter Hospital. Officers' Families Fund. Red Cross
Apply
TO LEP
YOUNG HEE,
10, Dos Venx Road Central.
TO LET.
(836
Tobacco and Cigarettes A SMALL GODOWN in PRINCES
Pipe and Tot
Fund,
with further authority to subscribe in their discretion a sum not exceed $200 to any other object not included in the above list," and any other business.
E. R. HALLIFAX, Honorary Secretary, War Charities Committee.
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Hongkong, 10th July, 1916.
AUCTIONS
PUBLIC AUCTION.:
Tto sell by Fablic Auction,
HEUndersigned has received instructiona
OS FRIDAY,
the 14th July, 1918, commencing at 2.30 r.a., at the Tovo KISIN Karna's Godown
(and afterwards at Messrs. H. SKOTT & Co.'s Godown), Kennedy Town, SUNDRY SHIP'S GEAR
..CHIYO MARU," Comprising - Steam Winches, Boat Davits, Brass Port Scuttles and Fraines, Brass Baloon Window Frames and Windows, Electric Fons and. Lamps, Copper Whistle and Syren, Brass Signal Gon, Engine Room Telegraphs and Compasses Electric Water-tight Shutter Box, Copper and Brass Steatr Pipes, etc., etc.
And
One Searchlight. N.B. Further sales will be notified later. On View now,
Catalogue on application. TERMA-Cash on delivery.
GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer. Hongkong, 10th July, 1910 (868)
PUBLIC AUCTION."
THE Undersigned has received Instructions
to sell by Public Auction,
ON TUESDAY,
the 18th July, 1916, commencing at 130 P.M., at the Tovo KISEN KAISHA'S Godown (and afterwords at Messrs. H. SKOTT & Co's Godown), Kennedy Town.
BUILDING NATUR
For particular, etc., apply THE HONGKONG LENTRAL ESTATE,
LTD.
A Kowloon
HOUSE
635
TO LET.
In Kauttford Terrace,
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD.
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Apply to
HAIR WASH,
AN ELEGANT TOILET
REQUISITE
which
of a
the theoretical admonitions contained in this codification of the marine law of nations, and the reason for this will be immediately apparent when some of its majn" provisiona are explained. The Declaration placed “foodstuffs," which the Germans would not require for the short and sharp campaign upon which they counted, in the list of articles which could be made conditional contraband "* ·
without notice. On the other hand and most significantly, as Lord SYDENHAM pointed out-it placed in the category. of commodities which were not to be con- traband in any circumstances, raw cotton, a vital ingredient of propellantë; rubber, essential for motor transport and other
military purposes; and metallic ores, in- dispensable in the manufacture of muni- tions. The Declaration further rendered COMBINES THE PROPERTIES the supply of a belligerent through nentrál posts more easy than before by the abandonment of the rule of “ con- tinuous voyage on which the United States took their stand in the Civil War, It stipulated that & blockade must not extend beyond the ports and consts accupied by the enemy, and that
RESTORER, POMADE AND
HAIR WASH.
noutral wssels might not be
cap-
The Gymkhana meeting, postponed from last week on account of the weather, will be held at Happy Valley next Saturday.
Mr. R. C Morton returned to the Colony yesterday by the Tengo Maru to take charge of the local brauch of the Pacific Mail S.8. Co.
A meeting of the Legislative Council" is being held this afternoon, at which the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak will move his resolution that all enemy trade-marks, now on the loent Register shall be ex- panged.
The passengers who left by the Empress of Russia yesterday included Dr. J. W. Noble, who is returning to America for the summer Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Hodgson, who are going
on a trip to inert, who are taking their little boy to Japan; and Mr. and Mrs. H. A Lam-
Amerien for medical treatment.
The progmmine of the organ recital to be given to-night at 9,15 at St. John's Cathedual by Mr. Dengan
Fuller, FBCO LRA.M., is as follows: Allegro appassionate (Sonata 1.), Basil Harwood; Andantino, E. Leraure; Revit. tured for branch of blockade except Mendelssohn, Mr. Frank Austin; Pre--
and Air, Lord God of Abraham,” within the area of operations of the fude, Rachmaninoff; Hymn 477; Salut. warships detailed to render the blockade d'amour, E. Elgar; Air, "It is enough," effective.'' It was declared illegal to Mendelssobe, Mr. Frank Austin; Later- enpture a ship for breach of blockade if mezzo and Easter Hymn, P. Mascagni PICKERING, YORKS, Englandshe were on the way to a non-blockaded A collection will be taken in aid of,
port, even though she might subsequently general expenses of the Cathedral. intend running the blockade. A ship's
We have just received the follow- ing Order from-
TO LET
From 1st May,
OFFICES, 2nd Floor, St. George's Build.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. [518
TO LET.
HOUSE, in Observatory Villas, Kowloon, Apply to
Please send me Six Large Bottles
of
your TAI YEUK FONG HAIR
WASH
ARRATOON V. APCAR & Co., 14, Des Voeux Road.
(811
R
Apply
TO LET.
DOCKLANDS," No. 7, Robinson Road, from 1st August, 1016, or earlier.
A
64
M. J. D. STEPHENS,
18, Bank Buildings
TO LET FURNISHED.
(800
DDESLEIGH," b, Bowen Read, for 2 or
3 months from end of July, Apply to NORTHCOTE,
MOWBRAT THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
TO LET
(803
SUNDAY SHIP'S GEAR AND O Central, at present in the occupation of
PUENITURE
ex ss. "Carro MARU,"
Comprising st Leather-Covered Armchairs, Revolving Saloon Chairs on Iron Frames, Wooden Iron Bank Fraries and Mattresses, Patent Folding Chairs, Nickelled Brass Bedsteads, Folding Washstanda, Oak Writing and Centre Tables, Mirrors, Coloured Glass Windows, Mattresses, Rugs and Carpets, etc, etc, etc
On View now. Catalogue on application.. TERMS: Cash on delivery
GEO. P. LAALMERT, Auctioneer. Hongkong, 10th July, 1016.
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R.
PUBLIC AUCTION. LARP letting by Pallic Auction Sale, to PARTICULAES and CONDITIONS of be held on MONDAY, the 17th day of Jaly, 1916, át 3 P.M., at the. Ofees of the PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, by Order of HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, of One in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term Lot of CROWN LAND at Bee Lan Street, of 75 years, with the option of renewal st CROWN RENT to be tired by the Surveyor of His MAJESTY THE KING, for one farther term of 75 years.
N INTERIM DIVIDEND of THREE and HALF DOLLARS per Share For the six months ending 30th June, 1918, will bs Payable on WEDNESDAY, 28th July on which date Dividend Warrants may
be obtained on application at the Company s
Office
Tho TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com pany will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY. the 19th, to WEDNESDAY, the 26th July (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered, By Order of the Bard of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary.
Hongkong, 11th July, 1916.
Lens
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that an IT
INTERIM DIVIDEND of £2.30 per Share, subject to deduction of Income Tax. has been declared for the HALF-YEAR ending 30th June, 1010, at rate of 9/11 per
Dollar DIVIDEND will be Payable in and
after MONDAY, the 14th August, 1918, at
PARTICULARS OF THE LOC
No. of Bale.
Begistry No.
Mee Fain Street.
Locality..
Boundary Measureme (Approximate).
2
T
Contenta
Square feet.
Arrutial Rent,
Trees Price,
Les tous feet
As per wale | plan. 1,016
Hongkong, 8th July, 1916.
tae Offices of the Corporation, where Share M
764,184
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
ESSRS HUGHES & HOUCH have received instructions to sell by
holders are requested to apply for Warranta Public Auction,
The REGISTER of SHARES of The Core ON FRIDAY,
poration will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 8th day of July, 1918, at 3 o'clock in the
the 31st July, to SATURDAY, 12th August, afternoon at their Sale Rooms, Ice House 1915 (both days inclusive, daring which
period to Transfer of Shares can be Registerod
By Order of the Court of Directors,
NJ STABB
Chit Manager,
Hongkong, 11th July, 1918.
FOR SALE
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Street, Victoria, Hongkong
The following very desirable residential
Property at the Teak :
situate in Chamberlain Road, 100 yards from
the Peak Tran
FFICES on 1st Floor, No.3, Queen's Road The Chins Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
Apply to CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Co., LTD. (622
TO LET. FFICES in Princes Building,
Apply 10-
(579
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Liquidators, REUTER, BROCKELMANN & Co
TO LET.
**U, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL,
First Floor, TUE COMMODIOUS DWELLING HOUSE, with Offldes, Servants' Quarter, sto,, No. 14, SHAMEEN, CANTON. from lub Jane, at present is the coonpation of the Imperial Eussion Consulate,
Apply So
DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD. [418
TO LET.
FFICES at 2, Connaught Road.
OFFICE
91. WONG-NEL-CHONG ROAD. OFFICED in King's Ununinga. HOUSE CLIFTON GARDENS, Conduit Road.
31, HILLSIDE" THE PEAK. No. 1, and WEST END TERRACE,
CANTON
Apply
(Signed) JW.T
Prepared only by
A. S. WATSON
CO., LTD.,
TELEPHONE 16.
papers were inade conclusive evidence.
of destination unless she were found out | HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE
of her course, which, in the case of the long-distance blockades now inevitable,
·would be extremely difficult to prove. Incidentally, the Declaration provided latitude of excure for sinking captured neutral ships. Hitherto England had held that noutral prizes could not bo destroyed at sun, but must be properly condemned by a Prize Court. Her dele-
& gates, however, agreed to claus
CLUB.
TO BE OPENED THIS MONTH
The Police Reserve Headquarters Club, - premises for which have been secured of the top of Prince's Buildings, Ice House. Street, will consist of seven large and commodious rooms, included in which is. the suite of rooms formerly occupied by the Austrian Consulate. The rooms will
be transformed into buffet bar-room, a
permitting such destruction to take place lounge, reading and writing room, card where the sending of the prize into port room, games room, committee room and would involve danger to the safety of lecture liaff, and it is hoped, if funds the warships engaged. It is not difficult permit, to secure a billiard table which. to understand how the British delegates will be placed in the lecture hall or enmp to consent to some of the foregoing committee room. There will be no en- conditions. In regard to the list of comtrance lee or monthly subscription, the modities, for instance, which were not} idea being" to run the Club without | to be declared contraband, it is probable profit. Should this be found to be in- DEATHS.
that they failed to realise the military workable after a certain period, a small LITTLE-At the Red Cross Hospital, use to which these could be put. Nor can subscription fee will be decided upon.
Shanghai, on July 7th, ELLA DAVID- SON, the beloved wife of the Rev. they be blamed for this; they were not The Club will be entirely open to all LACY LITTLE, Presbyterian Mission, chemists and could not be expected to members of the Police Reserve irrespec-- Kiangyin, aged 49 years. SOUZA At Hongkong on July "th.
foresee the developments of modern soien- tive of rank, there will be no reservations DUARTE EuMundo, dearly beloved son tific warfare. There was for less excuse
for officers, and the members will be
latter siguring their names in [901ed an invitation to submit the whole the visitors book The Club will lose ACKNOWLEDGMENT..
question to a commission of experts for open from 9 2.21 onwards, and light Mr. and Mrs. D. E. de Souza and consideration. That our delegates did refreshments will hp procurahle at all family beg to return thanks to their many friends for kind expressions of not press for the inclusion of "" food
hours of the day up to tho hour of bereavement.
of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. de Souza for the House of Commons, which allowed
(Shanghai and Manila papers please endorsed the proposals, because it declin upon bring visitors to the Clnis
copy).
sympathy and condolence in their rerent stuffs in the list is explained by the closing. Alcoholic beverages may be
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HONGKONG OFFion: 10a, Dan Verux Road, C. LONDON Ornes: 181, Far Braker, E.G
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, 13TH JULY, 1816,
Club by subscribing an additional sum of 8120. The argements for the Club are proceeding rapidly, and it is hoped that the premises will be ready for use at the end of the present mouth.
fact that they were concerned for the obtained at tiffin time, and also from 6 safety of Great Britain's fed supply P. onwards, on a restricted scale, and from overseas in case of war. Indeed, only at the hours stated. A representa Live General Committee has been appoint they were": "severely criticised at the
ed, along with a Furnishing Committee, time for agreeing that foodstuffs miglit,| Ber Committer, and & Recreation ander certain conditions, be liable Committee Several subscriptions have to seizure. That our Navy would so already been received towards the ex- speedily and thoroughly swerp, the seas penses of fitting up the Club, and yes-- of onany, ships was not then anticipated, terday Mr. F. C. Jenkin received a But the stupidity of agreeing to condi. Handsome douation of $1,000 for this pur THE DEAD DECLARATION.
tions which would deprive us in large pose from Nan Yang Brothers Tobacco measure of the advantage of vir comm-Company, Hongkong, Mr. Kan Chin TER announcement that the Declaration mand of the sea by enabling the enemy Nam, the managing partner of the Com of London has been officially repudiated to obtain supplies freely from all parts
has also became a founder of the pany, by the British and French Governments of the world through the agency of neigh
which, as the two chief naval Powers bouring neutral nations is only excceded amongst the Allies, have been most ham by the folly of the Government in striv- pered by its restrictious will be weling to adhere to those conditions after TO LIT.
comed throughout the Empire. The action they had been shown, in practice, to be WO BOOMED-FLATS in Naiban Road now taken is a logical aquel to the ad-
se detrimental to our interesta, missions made in the House of Lords THREE-BOOMID 1
Humphrey's Boldings, Kowloon,
FLATE IS
last December, when Lord LANSDOWSE, POUE-ROOMED FLATS In May Road in reply to criticisms elleging that with every modern convenience, including the British Fleet was being harassed for English Baths and Kitchen Range, Hot Water and Water Carriage Systems A few the benefit of the enemy, said that the Flats specially designed to accommodate three Declaration was dead as an instrument bachelori
at reasonable rentals,⠀⠀⠀ Lameckists
of international obligation." In point of FOUE-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon fact, it was never ratified after its Terrace and Balisbury Avene, Kowloom.
Apply to
visional acceptance by the conference HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE of representatives of the Powers which
Alexandra Buildings
drew it up in 1909, the House of Lords rejecting the Bill in which it was un-
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY Co., Ltd.
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Belux RITRAL BUNG the ORGAN RECIMALI
78.
and known by the name of THE ERBYN."
The property is held under Crown Lease
OVELNEW TYPE TAPPEE STEAM sale apply HAS
ROCK DRILL complete with
Spares, also ONE STEEL VERTICAL TUBE BOILER, with all Fittings, Working Premare
30 lbs. per square inch, mounted on trolley.
For full particulars apply
GILMAN & Co.
anri contains an area of 44,601 aquare feet.
For further particulars and conditions of
MEBUS HASTINGS & HASTINGS,
Vendor Solicitors, No. 8, Des Vaux Road Central, MEMES, HUGHES & HOUGU,
The Auctioneers, Hongkong, 10th July, 1916
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL,
THURSDAY
JULY 18TH,
AT 9.15 PM
Vocalist: ME. PRANK AUSTIN.
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Hongkong, 11th July, 1916.
(89)
pro
bodied when the measure was submitted
HONGKONG'S WATER SUPPLY. On July 1st the storage of water in the
At the Marme Court yesterday a City and Hill District reservoirs total- beatmaster named Cheung King was od 75605 million gallons, as compared under way during prohibited hours. PS.ponding period last year. The consump fined $8 for unlawfully having his boat with 447-15 million gallons in the corres Button prosecuted.
eittion of Women War Workers desire The Committee of the Hongkong Asso
to notify working members that a case will be packed on the 20th inst., and they will be very glad to receive as much work
to them by the House of Commons, Nuran possible not later than Tuesday, 18th
was the International Price Court which inst, between the hours of 10 and neon
it was proposed to establish ever brought into existence. Nevertheless, though the Declaration was never an international code and had no international validity, its provisions were adopted “in part
by the British Government after the eut break of war. ́ ́ for the guidance of our
Prize Courts and the Prize Courts of our Allies. In practice, however, it was found impossible to respect many of
at the City Hall.
tion of water in this district during June was 16560 million gallons, which,, with an estimated population of 264,010, gives an average daily consumption per head of 20-8 gallons. In June, 1915, with total consumption was 17490 million an estimated population of 201,319, the
gallons, or an average of 22-3 gallons.
The storage in the Kowloon reservoirs on July 1st was 352 50 million gallons, against 330 24 million gallons on the same date last year. The consumption during. Mr. C. E. Anton, of Messrs. Jardine, June in Kowloon totalled 35 64 million Matheson & Co. Ltd., Hongkong, haagallons, with an estimated population of arrived in Shanghai to take charge here, $5,200, this giving an average daily con- it is understood, while Mr. J. Johnstone the same month last year the total con sumption per head of 121 gallons. In goes south. It is uncertain how long Mr. sumption by a population of 23,500 was Johnstone will remain in Hongkong, but 33 70 million gallons, or 117 gallons per (says the G., Daily Ney's) we underreports show that the water is of excel· head daily. The Government Analyst's stand, not permanently.
lent quality.