NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
ONE
OFFICE TO. LET"
NË LARGE ROOM en the Top Floor of
No, 2, Queen's Uuliding Apply
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CANADIAN
THORESEN & Co.
19:3
PACIFIC
OCEAN SERVICES.
LIMITED (PACIFIC SERVICE).
HE Steamship
TED
EMPRESS OF ASIA "
will be desp stohel from Hongkong at Noon on
WEDNESDAY,
9TH AUGUST.
for VANCOUVER via Usual Porte of Call.
Passengers and Bagrage most be on Board not later than 10 o'olvok Morning of Saillog.
C. PO. 8., LTD. ' Hongkong, 20th July, 1916,
854
HONGKONG-NEW YORK,
A For NEW YORK,
8,9. "BOLTON, CASTLE,"
On or about 20th Aar
It is intended that the above vessel will prodood via Pazama Canal,
* For Freight ind fariner information, spy
DODWELL & Co., Læs. Agents
Hongkong. 29th July, 1916
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES..
FROM CALTPTA PENANG and SINGAPORE.
HE Steamship
"SANTHIA."
baring arived from the whore Paris, Con sigrom of curga mea herebý žubormed that all Gonde arabe og lød-d st fair risk into th Bazedone -ndfir væri hazadons Bodowas o the Hinkoar wil kowlon Wharf an God on C. Lt. whence and or hem th wharvo delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Ocol have left the Goowee, and all Goods rumaini. andelivered after the 3rd Ang, will be subject
to rent.
No Fire Insurance has boon affected, Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD., Ágenta:
Houstone 'h July, 19 6.
WENDT & CO. (IN LIQUIDATION).
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LL further Cisima against the above
Arthast be sent in to the Under
signed before 31st inst
HARRY WICKING & Co.,
Liquidators. Hongkong, 28th July, 1918,
[$45
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
MEETING of Members interested in A SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFINS for the
next Races will be held at the Jockey CLUE Oftens on TUESDAY next, 1st August, at 12 o'clock No.
By Order,
T. F. HOUGH,
Clerk of Course. Hongkong, 25th July, 1916. (030
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB
MEN'S DOUBLES HANDICAP.
TANTRIES to bo tonda in pairs and to b
Denteret on the shoet in the Pavilion.
Entrance for $2 oich player to be paid to Tadpolo at time of entry. Half the entrance fees will be given to the TOBACCO
FUND.
Eatrix close 7th August, Hongkong, 27th July, 1916.
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HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY.
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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on SUNDAY, 3 th July, the Supple of ELECTRICITY will be DISCONTINUED as from 8 AM to 11 AN. This is necessitated by curtain work having to be carried out ar the Power Station as the result of delay in delivery of Plant from England on account
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 29TH 1916,
THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.
REDEMPTION. OF DEBENTURE ISSUE OF 1ST JANUARY, 1901
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the power reserved to it by Clauso 2.of the conditions cedorsed on the above in series redeem the debentures the numbers of which are set out underneath at the ex- piration of six months from the date of ihis notice, that is to say, on the Firs
Nthe Company will in pursuance
GOD
HOUSES TO LET
TO LET.
CODOWN in Duddell Street Light and Airy Ofices overlooking Statue quare, sloderate rent,
For rent and other particulars apply to
H., Care of Daily Press Offico. flongkong, 25th July, 191,
(040
TO LET.
day of August, 1918, at which date allFFICES on 1st Floor, No. 9 Queen's
Road Central (In Ice Home Street), principal and interest will be paid or
Apply to presentation and surrender of the deben
WILKINSON & GRIST. tures in question at the Company Bankers, the HONGKONG, AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
The holders of such debentures ar requested to present such dehentures for payment newrdingly, together with al coupons attached thereto to the Hore KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA rios on the 1st day of August, 1916, for payment, I
Dated this 29th day of January, 1910.
"By order of the Board,
3. B. TAGGART,
Acting Secretary.
NUMBERS OF DEBENTURES DRAWN.
TO LET,
691.
TWO-STORIED EUROPEAN HOUSE at No. 19, Kennely Road East, onsisting of Four Hooms with Bathrooms and Outhouses Complete.
Apply
YOUNG HEE,
10, Des Vaux Road Central.
TO LET.
INTIMATION
WATSON'S
OLD BROWN
LIQUEUR
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AND
SMALL GODOWN in PRINCES
A SMALL GOL
For particulars etc., apply
THE HONGKONG UÊNTRAL ESTATE,
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1005 703 31 301 195 773 1000 120%
1278
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315 043 805 1024 1313
318 048 825 1041
1348
550 830
1044
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32$ 551
1048
1256
1067 1268
1079
OF
FIR 330 365 843 838 559 846
1307 337 501 848 1084 1375 859 1085 *1402
123 335
LTD.
TO LET.
From It May.
685
FFICES, End Floor, St. George's Build-
ings. Apply to
SHEWAN, TUMES & Co. [318
TO LET.
›OOKLANDS,” No. 7, Robinson Road, from 1st August, 1916, or earlier. |'Apply==
M. J. D. STEPHENS,
18, Buck Buildings
1800
78
82 346 91
do 233
250
240
214 445
247 4:17
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$2* 1148 1453
THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO, LTD.
OTICE IS ALSO HEREBY given N
that the ABOVE NUMBERED DEBENTURES were drawn on SMUR nax, the 22nd January, 1816, for redemp ion on 1st August next as per notice.
The Company is prepared to purchase ny of the above drawn debentures before 1st August next, ie, on the first day of thy intervening month between this date ind date of expiration as set forth in such notice...
By order of the Board,
J. H. TAGGART,
Aéting Secretary.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS..
[950
DY direction of the Government of Hong.
have received instructions to sell by Public Auction,
ON FRIDAY,
the 11th day of August, 1910, at 3 P.M., at their Sales Room, fec Houso Street, Victoria, Hongkong,
The following VALUABLE LEASEHOLD. PROPERTY situate at Victoria, Hongkong viz
ALL THOSE picces or parcels of ground situato at Victoria aforesaid and known and HF MARINE LOT No. 101 and SECHON I registered in the Land Office as SECTION A
OF MARINE LOT No. 101 Together with the messunges erections and buildings thereon known as No. 7. Queen's Road Central, Victorin aforesai, Term 999 you's created by Crown Lease dated the 8th day of April, Ares in respect of Section A óf
Marian Lot No. 101-... Square feet, Proportion of Annual
Crown Rent... Ares in respect of Section B of
Marine Lot No. 101
1850,
Square feet, Proportion of Annual
Crown Rent...
The
TO LET.
HOUSE, in Obsariatory Villas, Kowloon.
Apply to--
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ARSATOON V. APÇAE & Co.,
14, Des Voeur Road.
[BI1
TO LET.
BRANDY
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QUALITY.
TRY IT
BE YOUR
OWN JUDGE
IT HAS
ALREADY DONE TIME
"21 YEARS IN WOOD.
FFICES on 1st Floor, No. 3. Queen's Roadh The China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
Contral, at presoat in the occupation of A. Apply to
CHÍSĂ FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.,
TO LET.
OFFICES in Princes' Ballding.
Apply to--
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SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. LiquidatorR, REUTER, BROOKELMANN & Co (673
TO LET.
TO. 4, DES VŒUX ROAD CENTRAL
First Floor THE COMMODIOTS DWELLING HOUSE, with Offices, Servants' Quarters, olo,, No. 14, SHAKEEN, CANTON, from let June, vi prept in the occupation of the Imperia! Roinn Conenlate.
Apply to
DAVID BASSOON & Co., LTD.
TO LET.
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OFFICER at 3, Connaught Rond. OFFICES in King's Buildings. HOUSE in. CLIFTON GARDENS, Coninit Boad,
Nts. 1 and 2. WEST END TERRACE CANTON,
8445
884.15
075
86.75
.apple
THE HONGKONG. LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD.
For further particolars and conditions of
of the War. The work in question will take sale apply to...
some time to explete, and the Company much regret the inconvenience to Consumers. In order, however, to minimise sneh inoon- venience as much as possible it is intended to close down on several Sund 1y mornings for similar parlodsns mentioned shove, and due notice will be advartis...) in load. Presa,
GIBB, LIVING-TON & Co,
Agents.. Hongkong, 25th July, 1918. [916
HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY, LIMITED (INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED Kisadom),
IS HEREBY GIVEN that an
NOINTERIM DIVIDEND at the Rate
of 7 per ornt for the Half Year ended 20th June, 1946, has been declared: The Dividend will be Payable on and after WEDNESDAY, the 13th day of September 1916. to Sher holders on the Register on MONDAY, the 31st day of July, 1918 and will be paid to Shareholders on the Colonial (Hongkong) Register as exchange of 2/11 per Dollar.
By Order of the Board.
W. E.ROBERTS, Secretary. Hongkong, 17th July, 1916.
FOR SALE.
NEStins. NEW TYPE TAPPET STEAM ROCK DRILL complete with Namerons Shares also ONE STEEL VERTICAL TUBE BOILER, with all Fittings, Working Pressure
·80 lbs, per square inch, mounted on trolley,
For full particulare apply
GILMAN & Co.
ONE
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JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,
Prince's Buildings,
Top House Street, Hongkong, Folicitors for the Liquidators of THE DEOTECH ASIATISCHE BANK,
Mears. HUGHES & HOUGH,
The Ancti neers. Hongkong, 11th May, 1918.
And On the same date, FRIDAY, the 11th August, 1918, after sale of the Property above described, sale by PUBLIC AUCTION will be ema Benced within the Building No. 7, Queen's Rood. Contral, formerly the premises of The Deutsch Asiatische Bank, of the Valuable
contained on the Buanment, Ground, Second, Third and Fourth Floors of the said premises,
As follows:
Offics Forniture, Electric, Fittings, etc., ste
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not true to the facts at any period. The his soul in utter obliviousures of ali¦ matter, therefore, is one upon which we else, then, perhaps, the West may rest need not dwell. Rather it is more to content with being called worldly. But the purpose to inquire how far the com- to claims that the West is merely con+ mon spiritual and vital heritage of cerned with the bodily pains and plea- Eastern Asia has proved of greater value tures of this life and has no deeper na a civilising, medium than the more thoughts in te shut the eyes to Western matter-of-fact philosophy of the West. culture. The philosophies of the East, Bir RABINDRA'S estimate of the ancient like the philosophies of Germany, have culture of the East day here well form too often been thought profound when the basis of argument. He regards that they were merely vague; the web of cumi- culture as enjoining man to look for his ingly woven words and plirases has seem- true wealth and power in his inner soul;ed to hold a deeper meaning than was, as giving self-possession in the face of actually the case As a result, the loss and danger; self-sacrifice without | philosophies of the West appear thin counting the cost or hoping for gain; de- | to the East. The Asiatic misses in them fiance of death; acceptance of countless these mystic phrases which he regarde as social obligations that we owe to man as containing the secret of life. But Six. a social being; and as the giver of a RABINDRA TAGORE cannot claim that it is vision of the infinito in all finity things, Eastern enlture alone which gives an "through which we huyo come to realise image of the infiuite in all things finite- that the Universe is living with a life who he considers that this forms the and permeated with a soul." Sonic uf basis of Christianity and of all the philo these benefits of Eastern culture Sir sophies of the West. All philosophies Rasinana would be the first to acknow- tagra in thinking that behind all visible ledgens, not peculiar to this East, among manifestations there is an invisible and then being the virtue of self-sacrifice Infinita Power. They may differ as to without counting the cost or hoping for the knowability or unknowability of this gain. The war in Europe has teslife! (rower, but they cannot get away from a ant defiance of death in the cause of First Cause. Materialismi, as a matter sruth and puro self-sacrifics can be found ¦ of fast, dnes not exist in the West any ia the Wrst to the same extent as in the ore than in the East, if by Materializin is meant a philosophy which regards life East, so that we must conclude that different forms of culture are capable of
and the Universe as uncaused, since producing the same result, or that the our resoning faculties do not allow cultures of the East and West coalisen to regard self-existence on some points. It may be claimed that ible. To sum up, non of the virtues the similarity is only artificial--that arising from Eastern culture is wanting when the Japanese, for instance, speaks in the West, where, however, their apply of defiance of death he means southing cation to the world and uri has been different from the Western use of the prought to a clearer aspect, and they term.
have brassigned their proper place. To a Japanese-perhaps to an Asiatic-defiance of death may mga
zie Wost cues much to the East, but, willingness to die at any moment for while the East has been, slumbering and any reason. Western culture places more dreaming of the past, the West, under. valne on life, and to an Asiatic this very stemer. munditions gt. life, has been often appears to imply fear of death. driven onward to a peint which the East It has not retro- The phrase "defiance of death"
nas not yet reached. may, herefore, he said to apply more to "the | gradud, as Sir RABINDRA would spoin to Asiatic altitude. The Western view ismply; it has continued along the road- not defiance of death, but a readiness to the East would have taken bad it not, met death in a cause which is regarded for various reasons, suspended its on- is righteous. The European is, willing card march. so give his life for others, but he is not
S. WATSON &illing to throw it away uselessly. In CO., LTD.,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
HONGKONG.
TELEPHONE 610.
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DIRTH, ANDERSON-At the residence of her mother, 49, Belsize Park, NW, on June 25th, MOLLY (née Noble), the wife of LIONEL JOHN CrossLEY AN- PERSON, of the Hongkong and Shang- hai Bank, Tientsin, of a daughter (MARY FRANCES).
DEATHS BONE-Killed ju action in France, on 22nd July, 1916, JOHN HUGH Boxe, 2nd-Licut, 6th-East Surrey Regiment, aged 23 years.
[052 NIBLOCK-A Cheloo, on July 18th, HENRY BRENBAN NIBLOOK, aged 65 years.
The Baily Press.
HONGKONG, 29ra Jozy, 1916.
EASTERN AND WESTERN PHILOSOPHIES.
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pus
are on their
Sir Paul and Lady Ch way to San Francis by the T.K.K. Teajo Maru.
Mr. Donald Macdonald and Mr. P. C. Potts returned to the Colony yesterday from the North by the Nippon Maru.
By a Presidential Mandate - Huang Ya-gung has been appointed Chief of the Administrative Department in Kwaig tung.
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Me merial and Aliated Hospitals acknow- ledges with thanks a donation of 8200 to the fonds of the Hospital from the In 3urance Co's. Guild.
Mr. H. J. Noel Walker, of the F.M.S. Government Service, has been killed by a fall from his horse at the Kuala Lumpur racecourse. He was a prominent figure
Straits racing circles,
Asia the saving of life is not regarded a duty exempt in so far as it comes sithin the scope of filial piety, In Japan an injured person will too often Mr. Frank Smith, Commissioner of ac left unattended till the police arrive | Customs at Macao, and Mrs. Smith have ar the scene. Not long ago in Japan a gone to Japan. boat full of boys and girls was crossing
Owing to an outbreak of rabice, the 1 river when it was upset through the entire pack of the Shanghai Eon't Hounds. carelessness of the boatman. All the has had to be destroyed. girls were drowned, while all the boy's saved themselves by swimming. Not one if the boys tried to save any of the girls, or did anyone appear to think they hould have done so. Altogether it is not Infair to regard the Western view of elf-sacrifice and defiance of death as on higher plan than that of the East. The East values life less than the West, shigh, while yaluing life highly, is not Anwilling to risk it in the cause of duty. Honggong (Prior: 13. Dys Youx ROAD, CAgain, the acceptans of the social ob LONDON OFFICE: 181, FT STREET, E.Cigations that we on to mas as a social being is certainly carried ont more thoroughly in the West than in the East, where social cbligations are limited to Family or clun duties. In Japan the itate has taken the place of the elas, ut there is a very dim ides of the obligations of citizens une to another, the The Rev. W. A. F, Campbell and Mrs. cial organisation being, in fact, very | Campbelt, of Toronto, a young couple much inore loosely knit than in the West. who have been attached to the Canadian the culture that enjoins man to look for Mission in Tokió, have been murdered by eum- a Japanese burglar at their summer TWO BOOMED-FLATS in Nathan Roadvisit to Japan, recently lectured before is inner soul is undoubtedly
owloon
never forget coltage, No. 363, Karuizawa, the Imperial Tokyo University ou Theendable, but we must THREE-BOOMED FLATS in i Buildings, Kow.son.
Message of India to Japan. As might hat if there is worldliness there is also FOUR-ROOMED FLATS in May Rad have been expected, the lecture was cast ther-worldliness, The East has suffered in pustic form, and thereby the con- grally from this evil, which may be aired meseage is protected from criti-considered as partly responsible for the su Nevertheless, the thought, cannot long slumber into which the Continent be avoided that a good many of the pic-fell. However objectionable may be the tures drawn were 26. fur coloured by the rush and hurry of modern life--"those pect's imagination as to be removed ordid days of screeching machinery and from the truth. Sir RABINDRA preferred gigantic selfishness," as Sir RABINDRA lo forget all the past history of Asia in facou describes then the other cx- so far as it deals with wars, commotions, rune offers an equally objectionable and disasters, and to remember only those picturs. The selfishness which can arise philosophic bonds which he regards us by carrying soul-culture to an extreme uniting the people of this continent, is little better than the selfishness which These philosophic bonds, he thinks, pro- arises from too great n regard for bodily duced a civilisation, which was not poli- comfort. The culture of the East has in tical and not predatory, but spiritual this respect expressed itself in the reli: and based upon all the varied and deeper ions fanatis, torturing his body to cul relations of humanity. His message to tivate his soul with total disregard of Japan is practically a warning against the world around him. In the West this any forgetfulness of this philosophy inform of religious fanaticism has mainly her onward course. It does not requiro aen driven out, though traces of it still close familiarity with the history of Asislinger in Cortalu quarters. If it he to know that Sir RABINDRA'S picture of roridliness to think that man's part in
TO LET.
32
Humphrey's
with every modern convenience, Insinding English Enths and Elfchers Ranges, Hot Water and Water Carriage System. A few Flats specially designed to accommodate ihrer bachelors at reasonable rentals. Immediate
pousragion.
TOUR ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon Taree and falletary Arenue, Kowloon,
Arply to-
KUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
* Co, L2ND Alexandra Building®
ON BALE.
• TAKEN OF TAS
(003
Four Large Fire Proof Safes Combination Cabinet Safes, Large and Small Desks, Book- cases, Teakwood Seats and Stords, Leather- covered Upholstered Desk and Armchairs, Sofas and Settees, 2 Clocks, Typewriters, Duplicators, Copying Press, Filing Cabinets, RATES OF EXCHANGE AT BOMBAT Book Waggon, etc., etc., ('eiling Fans, Electric
For Demand Drafts on London on the day
Brackets, very powerful Electric Ceiling Lights, Headling and Desk Lamps, etc., etc.
(Full Particulars from Catalogue). On view from FRIDAY, 4th August, until day of sale.
TERAS:-Casin.
JOHNSON, STORES & MASTER,
Solicitors for the Liquidators of the
DEUTSCH-ASIATISCHE BANK,
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.
(048
of or pieceding the departure of the English Mails; Llav Table of the Yearly Approxizate Average
for 38 years, ... ·
FROM 1874 Yo· 1906,
PRIOR
81 CASH.
SIG RABINDRA TACOSE, the well-known poet and philosopher, who is now on 8.
The police have received teports of two- attempted suicides yesterday. A Chinese woman jumped into the harbour opposite Arsenal Street, and another Chines woman in the West Point district at. tempted to hang himself.
Both were rescued by the police.
"Our Little Bit Workers' Society have despatched the following work this. week to Miss Eden, Jackanapes Work Society, 94, Marlborough Mansions, West dressing jackets, 28 auits of pyjamas, 67 Hampstead, NW1,296 bandages, 18
coyers, and 12 pairs socki,
milk
The Malay Mail, of July 19th, says :— Miss Baird, who came out to Singapore on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Wilkinson, became engaged to a Mr Harb, fron Canton, when on her way, home, and was married by Archdeacon Scott at Holy Trinity Church, Geneva, in April,
M. Raymond Ducheue, who used to be Vice-Consal attached Legution in Peking, has just received to the Belgian the Distinguished Conduct Medal for is s dier of the 12th regiment, infor
allantry is the field. M. Duchene, whos try in the Belgian Array, was at the out-
the whole of Eastern Asia united with the world is an active, not a passive, et of the war attached as despatch ritter. On Sale so the Daily Pans One of India in the closest ties of friendship is one; that he is not here merely to sava still.
· Local Booksellers.
to British corps in France and is there