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TER the Captain nor the Owners Hesponsible for any Debts Officers or Crow of the above September, 1618 [1138
OTICE.
public that I have This myself as Watchmaker,
All wor. As on the Promises and all orders will have my careful attention.
JMES.STEER
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16тa, 1916.
KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY.
JZ (BRITISH - BEOTION),
NOTICE
TIFFIN DE A IN...
HOUSES TO LET
TO LET
M
For Six Months or One Year," "from the lab Outoburge
FIVE ROUMED FULLY FURNISHED HOUSE, with Tennis Court, at Muga-
THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED zine Gap, at an inclusive routal of $150 per
that on and from SATURDAY, 18th eptember, and on each succeeding BATUR.. DAY until further Notice, Tifine will be served on the Train leaving Kowloon At 1:28 PM to First Class Passengers
only. The charge for Tiffin will to $125,
are
To assist the Management and for their own personal comfort, passengers requested to book their seats in advance, by telephone or letter which may be done, up to Friday night.
By Order.
AS. MACKICHAN,
For Manager. Telephone No. K. 281.
month we used M
Apply—wag DED
Care of DONNELLY & Ware, or Telephone 1400.
TO LET FURNISHED. For One Month or 6 Weeks.
F
UNGSHUI, Plantation Road
Cheap rental. Apply to-
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HONGKONG LAWN BOWLS LEAGUE. | 66
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LINSTEAD & DAVIS.
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"ODREENAGH WEST" No) 42, THE Peat, from 1st November, 1916, Apply to--
LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
THE deciding match of the season for HERECTION CUP" presented by Messrs. D. & J. MCCALLUM, of Edinburgh, will be played between TAIKOO. and KUW- LOON on the Police Green, Happy Valley, oa SATURDAY, 18th inat, at 5:30 PM. sharp. The Cap and trophies will bo presented at the conclusion of the game by Mrs. U. BoA
Meinbars of other Clubs and their Lady friends are cordially invited.
BL FROST,
Hon Secretory,
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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
N NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE NO 43/713, dated Hongkong, 17th February, 1808, for One Share numbered 92518 Registered in the name of Miss SARAH DONCAN FISKE has been LUST or STOLEN, and should this Certificate not be produced to the Book before the 30th September 1916, a now Certificate for the Share will be issued and the aforesaid Provisional Certificate No. 43/713 will be thereafter treated by this Corporation as Null and Void. ·.
By Order of the Court of Directors,
N. J STABB,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 1st September. 1916.-
COMPANY, LIMITED.
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(late of Cas. J. GAUFT & Co.), THE HONGKONG STEEL FOUNDRY
No. D'Aguilar Street. Hongkong, 1st September, 1916.
NOTICE.
SIEMSSEN & CO. HAL STEBS
O STRUCKMEVER,
F. DANIELSEN. R/STUTZKE
[1080
ANY persons having Claims against the
above who have not already lodged: same with the Liquilators are requested to prosent same to the Undersigned before 30th September, 10162
ALEX. ROSS & Co., Liquidators of the above. [1083
THE STRAITS TRADING COMPANY, LIMITED
(Incorporated in Singapore).
TN connection with the proposed increas of the Company's Capital the holders of
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
THE SIXTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company: will be held at the Company's Office St. George Railling, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 30th Sept 1916, at 11.3) AM, for the purpose of presenting the Report of the General Mannars and Statement of Account to
31st May 19.8.
The TIANSTER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 10th to the 30th September, both days in Insive,"
GORDON. & Co.,
General Manager. Hongkong, 15th September, 1016 [1145 HONGKONG CLUB.
NOTICE,
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TOʻLET.
Buildings. Cheap rental, SMALL OFFICE in Alexandra Apply
Care of Daily Press" Office. 1117
OFFICES IN HOTEL MANSIONS.
LET, from 1st Ontober, 1918, Four Largo Connecting ROOMS on the Third Floor of Hotel Mansons, facing Blake Pier. At present occupied by the Com- MERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY.
For particulars apply to-
PEAK.
MANAGER, HONGKONG HOTEL 1090
TO LET.
NOS and 10 MOUNTAIN VIEW GODOWN, No. 111, Prays East, Storago 9.0 ton
Apply-
ML J. D. STEPHENS,
18, Bank Buildings. [1097
TO LET
From 1st November aust
ALATS in EWO MESS" No. 6, THE
PEAR -Apply, Property Office,
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Ltd.
[1035
TO LET.
A
INTIMATION TO British protection. At once
an improve Archdeacon and Mrs. Byrde, of Hunan
toll of the hope to leave Petrograd on September
ment was noticeable, but tropics was heavy-It was reported as 20th en route to China:
not a whito mail's country. It was
Mr.
- G. B. Touts, OMG., his been Mellom repetition of the history of the first
appointed H.B.M. Consul it Ichang vice) years of the occupation of the island of
Mr WM. Hewlett, C.M.G., who pro VAPPOINTMENT-1000 dát Hongkong by the British, But the
eeeds to Chengtu, BERTARAL NGA dogged determination of the Anglo Saxons made them hold on, and the ur
The London Gazette announces that the King has been pleased to approve of la robeh k their work of clearing up, the jungle Tien Bao Sin as, Consul-General of Ching,
The great discovery that malaria is in British North Borneo,gi carried from one person to another, by se total output of the
The
Keilad
Mining particular type of mosquito came as a Administration's mines for the week? ray of light to those workers in the fever-
ending 2nd September, 1918, amounted to stricken swapps. It was a definite fact, 42,087 tons and the sales to 48,618 tous.
WATSON'S recognised heroes want silently on with
PYERIS.
Begisteret.
An exact reproduction of a well-
known Spa at half the price,
Blends Perfectly with Spirits,
especially Whisky.
A little learning is a dangerous thing, Drink deep or touch not the Tyerian
Springe
There shallow drafts intoxicate the brain And drinking deeply sobers us again."--
Pope.
PINTS 90 CTS. PER Doz.
SPLITS 60
TRADY
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD..
and it is always heartening to know
exactly against what you are fighting,An unknown European was found near instead of battling with the unknown. the Hongkong Hotel late on Thursday The medical men determined that relentnight in a state of collapse, and was less war must be waged on the mosquito, taken to the Government Civil Hospital. and they showed how it could be done. Dr. G. E. Morrison, Political Advisor Chinese and white miners came flocking to the President of China, who has been into the district as the tales, of its spending the summer in Japan, is mak- mineral wealth circulated. The place ing his way home via Korea, and has rapidly grew to be extraordinarily pros- lately been making a trip, from Scou!, porous. As if the wealth of the newly to Diamond Mountain. discovered tin mints were not sufficient to compensate for the years of darkness, Nature showed man that the country gave all that was required for rubber planta ons. There is no need to dwell upon the remarkable development of that industry in Malaya. It was seen by the ex-coolles, who had accumulated some wealth as a reward of their unflagging energy in a land of justice, that rubber was going to pay. They seized the grea opportunity, as a celestial always seizes the chance to make money. It is useless
The local branch of the Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd., received a cable from the Head Office yesterday stating that an Interim Dividend on the "A" and "B" shares of the Bank for tho half year ending 20th June had been declared at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, less income tax
Among those who arrived in the Colony yesterday by the Emprest of Japan were Mr. E W. Carpenter, Mr. W. Clark; Mr. and Mrs. Crapnell and child; Mrs.
to estituate how many many Chinese R. M. Dyer, Mr. and Mrs. M. 8. capitaliste there are in the Malay Northcote Mr. and Mrs. W. Tutcher; peninsula to-day, as it is needless to add Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Winslow, Mr. O. A. that they went down to this land, rich Dreaper and Mr. H. P. White.. in tin and rubber, without even the The Right Rev Bishop White, of proverbial six-pince. They have denton Honan, has devoted part of his furlough strated, time and again, their full apto chaplaincy work with the Canadians, preciation of the advantages of British having been given a commission with the administration. While it is true that Overseas, Forces. He and Mrs. White in a single generation this country has hope to leave. Petrograd for noturn to become one of the most prosperous in China on September 28th The Right the world, it is also a fact that there Hev, Bishop Price of Fukien, also, has appeared schools for children, hospitals given a year of his furlough to chaplaincy for the sick, pure justice for the litigant work, mainly with the troops in the Dardanelles and the Mediterraman. He returns soon to China, leaving Petrograd possibly on October 3rd,
SMALL GODOWN in PRINCE'S. ÆRATED WATER MANUFACTURERB and the lawless, science and sanitation BUILDING For particulari eto, apply
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE.
LTD.
605
OFFICE TO LET
NE LARGE ROOM on the Top Floor of
No. 2, Queen's Building Apply
THORESEN & €6, [900
TO LET.
LODOWN "in Puddin]) Street. Light and
Moderate ren
THE THIRTIETH and FINAL HALF. YEARLY DRAWING of 15 DEBEN- CLUB Fayable on SATURDAY, the thiry Offices averlooking Statue Square. TURES (1898 issue) of the HONGKONG September, 1916, will be held in the Club House at 11 o'clock A, on FRIDAY, the
Bearers of Debentures the Drawing
bearer share warrants desirous of claining22nd September, 1916 to attend
an allotment of the bouna shares are notified that they will be required to exchange their share warrants for registered share certific cates, and the attention of shareholders is drawn-to-the-fact that the bonus-shares proposed to be issued will rank for dividend from 1st October, 1916, and that therefore nu dividend will be payable in respect of them until about June, 1917.
By Order of the Board,
HL AE. THOMSON,
Secretary. PR Dated at Singapore, the 29th August, 1916.
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ORGAN RECITAL
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL,
MONDAY NEXT, AT 9.15PM.
Violinist: Miss VERA CREES. Vocalist J. DEWAR. NAVAL LEAGUE WAR FUND.
G.
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION No. 3 192.
HEREBY NOTIFIED that SEALED
By Order.
E. DES YEUX,
Secretary... Hongkong, 14th September, 1916." [#144. FOR SALE.
for.
ONE 101 B.HP, HORNSBY ACKROYD OIL ENGINE complete with aud soupled direct to one & KW. Contiimous Current Shunt Wound Dynamo
of 50/70 volis with shunt regulator.
A180 ONE SWITCHBOARD ACCUMULATORS, DYNAMO, &o, complete with instruments for 100 Amos.com h
For arther particulars apply tom
LINSTEAD DAVIS, Alexandra Buildings --
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MITSUBISHI GOSHI KWAISHA (MITSUBISHI 00)
COAL DEPARTMENT.
**BOLE PROPRIETORS OF TAKASHIMA, OCHI, MUTABE, EISHIDAKE, YOSHINOTANI, TOJO, NAMAZUTAMIRATO, W KANADA: SHINNEW. KAMIYAMADA, BIBAL AND OYUBARI COLLIERITE. AGENT FÓR SAKITO COAL.,
HEAD OFFICE :-
· MARUNOUCHI, TOKYO.
For rent and other particulars apply to-
Care of Daily Press" Offico.
1810
OF
TO LET From 1st day.
FFICES, 2nd Floor, St. George's Baild-
Tags Apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. [518]
TO LET.
FFICES on 1st Floor, No. 3. Queen's Road Chantal, al prone Co, coruption of The Fire Insurance Ltd.
Apply to CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
TO LET
TELEPHONA (38.
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for all. The gifts of the residents of that part of the Empire to the Imperial cause have been á munificent as they hüve been surprising. If, in this Colony, **OxoxonG OFFLONY 101, DES Vatz Road, U. wo have had our thoughts centred upon LONDON OFFICE: 191, 11 STREET, Kwangtung and its possible development
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, 16TH SEPTEMBER, 1916.-
ADVANCE MALATA.
we must always remember that north of us on the Yangtze and south of us in Malays our fellow countrymen are ful; tivating a growing trade to the great benefit of the Empire Primarily the development of Málnya has been due 10 tho fact that it is protected by the shadow
of the Union Jack. It has been, how! It is not uncommon for British states ever, rendered habitable only by the men to point, with pardonable pride, rathless campaign against the wily to the beneficial results of clean adminis amphelings By a well-directed and care tration and efficient public, works in fully thought out system of drainage by the segregation of the native population -India and Egypt It is, indeed, remark
able how great an improvement has been on sanitary areas, the general health of effeled during the last half-a-century in the place has been so improved that the the daily life of the inhabitants of those vital statistics seem to be almost unbe countries No reasonable and unbiassed lievable. In four years the admissions to neutral would deny that the British hospital in Klang and Poet Swettenarm have lifted the natives on to a higher fell from $10 to 23 Dr. WATSON em plane of life, while, at the same time, phases, the appalling waste "caused by they have also enabled the whole world disease He points out that with. 40,000
The schedule has been issued for the 1917 show of the Hongkong Horticultural Society. The sections include plants in
(open to all except Peak Gardens and Chiness market gardens); plants in pots (Peak Gardous only); plants in pots (open to all who do not employ a gardener); vegetables, etc. (open to all except Peak Gardens, and Chinese market gardeniers), with a special plass for Peak Gardens only "cut flowers, with the same Conditions; general exhibits (open to ull); and cut flowers and a wedding bouquet, which market gardeners.
be open to Chinese
INDIAN OFFICER HONOURED. FORMERLY IN THE HONGKONG
REGIMENT
Indian vernacular
papers announce that Honourary Captain. Ajab Khan, Sirdar Balindur, 1.0M has been nominated by the Viceroy of India as an unofficial fember of the Imperial Legis-
to benefit from the increased produc-coolies the loss of a sent a day on each Councillor set of me (622
DAVID SASSOON & Co. Ltd.
TO LET
ICEB at 2, Commsught Eost.
·1416"
OFFICES in Klog'e Buildings, HOUSE LOLIFTON HARDENS Conduit Booday?
Now, and WEST END TERRACE,
CANTONE
·Apply
22
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was
soon promoted to the rank of
Subadar Major, and was the youngest
Bubadar Major in the whole Indian
my. He saw servic in China, iil 1900, and in Mesopotamia during the present war, where he was awardell the 2nd Class Indian Order of Merit for very con- Khafayel He spicuous gallantry at K courageously lead a party, who swam the Karkheh river, & rapid stream 150 yards wide, supported by a covering fire and
tivity of those territories. The romance means £15,000 per annum. And the
The Captain, who is a brother of Mr. of the results of British influence in drainage and filling up of the swamps in TO. 4, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL, Malays are, however, equally remarkable Port wettenham was done for less tunasham Khar, sectaid lerk the Hong No
kong Magistracy! was formerly Subadar two obvious, but First Floor
though less commonly understood. Some £10,000. There aro
in the Hongkong Regiment and when COMMODIOUS DWELLING notes and observations on the subject of very real morale to be drawn from this the regiment wás diskas THE HOUSE, with Officon, Servants" Quarters, eto i NO. 14, BEAMEEN, CANRON, Erem, 181 Juus, at the vigorous fight against tropical dis-story of the transformation of Malay transferred to the 76th, Punjabi Ho present in the occupation of the Imperial cases in the Peninsula have just been one is that the Chinese require only good Russian Consulate,
Apply tom
published
Dr WATSON, the author, government to show that latent ability, found a suitable field for his medical, amazing industry, and penetrating enter knowledge and his very great energies prise, which those of us wo deal with in Klang Port, Swettenham and other them in the Far East know they possess parts of British Malaya. It is inspiring The other is the simple efficiency of to read of what has been accomplished scientific methods, especially when ap in a region which,, not so long ago, was plied to the problems of trade and the fever-stricken and almost hopeless from tropics. Mental capacity is, in these the point of view of industry and com great days of national strain, displacing rastre. It is little more than forty years routine The spending of a little money since that the Malay peninesie was the on medical research has made possible nu
in the face of a heavy fire from the enemy home of a few backward people, who astounding change in Malaya. Not only on the opposite bank. He was also one oked out a precarious existence on a few has an awful wastage of life been arved of the first who, under a heavy fire, rush- grains of rice and banches of fruit. They, but thousands of people in Britain, as ed the doorway of afort which was TWO ROOMED-FLATS in Wajan Boad possessed naithes property or energy. well as in Asia, have been offered male stubbornly held by some fifty Arabs. On
THREE BOOMED FLATS in Humphrey's
and the only signs of enterprise were riad prosperity by the amazing advance both occasions he set e gallant example. Balldings, Kowloon
sporadic indulgences in piracy and of Malaya. That its rapid development For further distinguished and gallant FOUE-ROOMED FLATS in May Road | marauding adventures. The ubiquitous may continuo is the fervant wish of all services he was awarded the 2nd Class Coties: A1, A.E.Cth Ed, Western Union, in order conreningealding Chinese coolie appeared in small num-of us who know the country.
Order of British India, and has recently and Bentley'e,
Englih Bathe Kitoban – Hot
been promoted to the 1st Class of tho. same order, with the title of Birdar Bahadur Upon retirement he was gazetted to the rank of Caplain, and now comes the further's honour referred to above This is.
ccasion, say, the a Indian vernacular yapers, upon Omeer as been nominated for the
Council Imperial Legislati
BRANCH OFFICES-NAGASAKI, MOJI,
KOBE
TENDERS IN Opiate which should KARATSU, WAKAMATSU, DIARU, ba clearly marked "TENDER FOR MURORAN... HAKODATU, MEDICAL DEPARTMENT CONTRACT OSAKA, KURE, TOKYO, YOKOHAMA, will be received at the Colonial Secretary's
NAGOYA, TSURUGA,VLADIVOSTOCK, Offos until Non of SATURDAY, HANKOW, POKING, LONDON NEW October, 1-16, for the Supply Aerated
YORK; SHANGHAL HONGKONG, Waters: Bedding and Clothing: Beers, Epirite, Winer, eta. Spirit of Wine HAIPHONG AND CANTON, Chemicals, Druge, Surgical Instruments shd Budi Sundries; and Washing (Schedules Suadrics; Furaiture, ale; Milk, eta; Pro
and
Nos. 1 to 10) required locally by this. Department for the period of one year from the first of January next inclusive,
Application should be made to the Colonial Secretary's Office for the necessary forms of Tender. All other information may be obtained from the Princips] Civil Medical Officer at the Civil Hospital.
JTC. JOHNSON, Principal Civil Medical Officers Medical Department
-[1182 Hongkong 9th September, 1916.
Cable Addree82--" IWASAKIMA
CHINKTANG Mesure, GRABING & 50. MANILA-Messrs. MacONDRAY & C SINGAPORE Met. Bosno CofLen GLASGOW-Man A
THE BONGKONG LAND INVEST, MENT & AGENCY Co., Lam,
TO LET.
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FOUR BOOMED HOUSES in Garden MCFARLANE & CR BROWN, Tarrson and Salishary Areas, Kowloon
For Particulate, Spply to m
K. KATO, Manager No. 2, Pedder Street Hongkong."
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Water and Water Carriage Aprion. A few bers, and dredged a little in from the Flate specially designed to socommodate three rivers or picked it out of the soil; but backalors as reasonable rentals. Immediate posrassion.
there was neither security of life nor
A Chitose shopkeeper of 180, les Voux property, and the Chinese visitors worn Road Central, has reported to the police well aware of the grave risks they ran that he sent a foki to change e cheque for Then came the great turning point in 8890 at the Mercantile Bank The cheque the history of that strip of territory in has been cashed, but the foki and the 520 the south-east corner of Asis; it came under have disappeared,
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