NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
SANITARY BOARD OFFICE, Hasorore. To the OWNERS OF DOMESTIC BUILDINGS,
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 1916.
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.
ANNUAL AQUATIC SPORTS-
HOUSES TO LIT
TO LET AT THE PEAK.
TURNISHED HOUSE.
Apply
will be held on THUESDAY, Foto 18th FUR
FRIDAY, Sept. 29th, and SATURDAY, Sept. 30th, 1918, commencing on the first two days at 4.30 PM, and on Saturday, at 4. P.M.
Band in attendance on SATURDAY: Admission 81, or $2 for the three days; Ladies 50 cents: Children - half-price; Soldiers and Sailors, 25 cents.
A G, HEWLITT,
Architect.NE 22, Queen's Road Central, [1160
TO LET.
SMALLTM OFFICE in Alexandra Buildings. Cheap rental.
1167
Apply
"DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITED, E
NAKE NOTICE that under-No 6 of the DOMESTIC CLEANLINESS and VENTILATION BYE-LAWS (as amended), every. Domestic Heiking or part of sunf of Building within the WESTERN Division the City of Victoria, and the EASTERN Division of Kowloon and New Kowloon, occupied by Members of more than one family, except those within the European ReservaHE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING tion or in Kowloon Pouth of Austin Road or hose parts of a Domestic Building used us a Shop, Office or Godown, must be CLEANS ED and LIMEWASHED THROUGHOUT by the owners during the months of October and Nors mbar
N.B.-The word "throughout med in this Notice means that the Houses should be Lime- washed in respect of all the Walls of each Room, all Cubicles. Partitions. Stair Casings and Stair Linings, alt Ceilings and the Undersides, of Roofs in Main Buildings, Offices, and, Servants Quarter and inclusive of Verandahs,
The Backyard aust have its containing Walle Limewashed up to level of the First Floor.
A..
Core of Daily Press Office, 1117
OFFICES IN HOTEL MANSIONS.
of SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be hell at the CopyTO LET, from 1st October, 1916, Four Offices TO-DAY (TUESDAY) the 26th Large Connecting ROOMS on the of September, at Noox, for the purpose Third Floor of Hotel Mansons, facing Blake of receiving the Report of the
Pier. At present occupied by the Cor Managers, together with Statement of MERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY. B
For particulars apply to th
MANAGER, HONGKONG HOTEL. (1000
Accounts to 20th Tunzale of the
The TRANSFER BOOKS of Company will bu CLOSED from the 12th to 20th: September, both days inclusive
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co
General Managers. Hongkong, 4th September, 1918. [1093
Carved, Painted or Polished Woodwork in THE HONGKONG STEEL FOUNDRY gard condition, however, need not be Lime- washed, I must be Cleansed.
The Board is prepared to Lim work fren of charges limited number of Buildings in these Divisions. Owners who desire to avail them- selves of this offer should apply in writing to the Secretary on or before this 7th of October,
Choice among applicants will be in the abrointe discretion of the President.
The EASTERN Division of the City of
Victoris is bounded on the West by Gilman
Street and 1 esl Survet
Kowloon is divided into the Erstern nd Western Divisions by Nathan Bond and a straight line drawn from the North and brough the Yaumati service reservoir to the Northern Boundary of Eowlcon
W. BOWEN-ROWLANDS, Becretary. Lated this 25th day of September, 1916. ⠀⠀⠀ [1182
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
PROBATE JURISDICTION.
IN THE MATTER of the Estate of REGINALD LEWIS GANN JOHNSON, late CHIEF ENGINEER with the INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED, Deceased.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
N Court has by virtue of Section 68 of
The Probales Ordinance (No. 2 of 1897), made an Order Limiting the time for sending in Claims to or against the above Estate to the 8th day of October, 1910.
Creditors and Claimants are hereby required tore their Claims to D. MCMURRAY, Es care of the Undersigned, the Executer
COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE SIXTH ORDINARY YEARLY
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Company's Office St. George Building Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 30th Sept
on the Report of the General
and Statement of Account to
31st May 1916.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 15th to the 30th September, both days inclusive.
GORDON & Co,
General Managers. Hongkong, 14th September, 1918. [1145 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE NO. 43/713, dated Hongkong, 17th February, 1908, for One Share aumbered 92518 Registered in the name of Miss SABAH DUNCAN FIREE has been LOST or STOLEN, and should this Certificate not be produced to the Bank before the 30th September, 1916, & DOW Certificate for the Share will be issued and the aforesaid Provisional Certificato No. 41/713 will be thereafter treated by this Corporation as Null and Void.
By Order of the Court of Directors,
N.J. STABE,
Hongkong, 1st September, 1916,
TO LET
INTIMATION
CIGARS
behalf of the wor. We do not deny that a considerable sum of money has been raised in one form or another aud re- mitted Home For example, £31,000 was collected for the Prince of Wales's Fund; the War Relief Fund now. stands ap proximately at 15,000 and is steadily mounting; substantial sims have been invested in War Loan and Exchequer Bonds the money for the purchase of four aeroplanes has been provided, and the list might be almost indefinitely of many smaller contributions to the numerous.. organisations which are engaged in car
A connoisseur knows that a good Cigerxtended by the inclusion in bad condition is no better than an in- different Cigar in good condition.
It is therefore of the utmost importance that Ogars ahould be kept in a specially prepared place which will aid them to mature, and at the same time protect them from the damaging effects of a humid atmosphere such as prevails in this Colony during the Summer Months.
We have recently constructed a Large
The crops From the estate of the Soenget Rumpah Rubber and Coconut Plantations Company, Limited, for the month of August vero: Rubber, 23,000
b. Coconuts, 1,580 nuts,
During the week ending September 3rd, two Chinese cases of plague were reported, one of which proved fatal. In the same period there were a fatal Chinese case of enteric lever, & non-fatal Chinese ease of puerperal fever, and three cass of small-pox (one English and the reat Chinese), of which two proved fatal.
The intermeat took place at Happy for the wounded and providing for Valley last evening, amid many mani- the disabled. Moreover, as H.E the festations of surrow
ow and regret, of GovERson reminded us a month or two Lack, wife of Mr. S. Lack, assistant will amount this year to $2,300,000, and graph in Hongkong, who died with pain- ngo, the Colony's military contribution electrician of the Eastern Extension Telo-
the wherewithal has to be found to pay ut suddenness on Sunday Practically for the maintenance of our German all the members of the European staff of prisoners in Australia and for the up the Eastern Telegraph were present, and keep of our Volunteers. At first sight this there were meny, beautiful floral tributes. record may appear fu give no room for criticism, but it has to be remem-
TOR 9 and 10, MOUNTAIN VIEW Drying Rooni for Cigars which ensures n
N°
•PEAK. GODOWN, No. 111, Praya East, Storage 900 toba.
Apply
M. J. D. STEPHENS,
18, Bank Buildings.
TO LET
[1097
From 1st November next, TALATS in EWO MESS," No. 8, THE FLATS i
Apply Property Office.
A
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, LAD. [1085
TO LET.
SMALL GODOWN PRINCE'S ** BUILDING For particulars, eta, apply
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE
LTD.
TO LET.
866
ODOWN in Duddell Street. Light and Airy Offices overlooking Statue Squara. Moderate rent, BOK
For rent and other particulars apply to— Care of " Daily Press" Office.
TO LET
From 1st May. 2nd Ficor, St. George's Balli- inga. Apply to
Chief Manager.FICES,
1084
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB, HE HALF YEARLY MEETING of Members will be held on SATURDAY,
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. 528
TO LET
FFICES on 1st Floor, No. 8, Queen's Road
Brand for brand our Cigara, besides being the Cheapest in the Market (as re- ference to our Price List will show), are the best.
5
The Howity Phillips Company, who to Customers buying from us Cigars inhered that the life-and-death struggle ju
were advertised to open Inst night at First Class Condition:
which we are engaged will Tax the Theatre Royal, were compelled to the resources of the Empire to the postpone the performance of " A Little uttermost, and that until such time as Bit și Fluff * owing to the late arrival pence shall be declared our simple duty of the ss, Norwn, and will commence is to shoulder our full share of the their seaso fa-night with "Peg o'my enormous financial burdens which the war Heart" one of the most successful plays imposes. That is the least--and the most of recent years. The rest of the week's that we can do As we have so often programine will be played as advertised." re-iterated, the question is not whether, "A Little Bit of Fluff" will be staged A Colony we are doing enough but
on Monday next. The plays for the re whether we are doing all that we can maining nights of the visit will be and, Wire Our record up-to-date is announced shortly examined from this point of view and in
We keep a varied assortment of Brands of the following Factories always in Stock:
LA CONSTANCIA.
LA COMMERCIAL.
AQUILA DEL MUNDO.
COMPANIA GENERAL.
LA INSULA R.
IN ACTION,
the light of our admitted prosperity and LIEUT. ALAN SHEWAN KILLED immunity from all real hardships, it looks painfully inadequate and almost insignificant. We have had before us the example of other Colonies. There is little need at this time to recount what each is doing, but, however we may turn and twist the figures, and however distaste
A. S. WATSON & the admission may be, there is no
CO., LTD.,
CIGAR MERCHANTS, HONGKONG.
TELEPHONE 816-
$23
of the will of the above Deceased, by the the 7th October, 1916, at 12 o'clock Noon, at Central; at present in the occupation of HoNGKONG OFFIow: 10%, Dag Vœux ROAD, G.
above date.
Dated the 20th day
1916. FASTINGS E HASTINGS,
Solicitors for the Executors,
8, Des Voeux Road Central,
Hongkong
(1182
THE BANK LINE LIMITED-
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES:
FROM JAPAN.
THE Steamship
the Offices of the HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB
on the ground floor of the HONGKONG CLUB ANNEKE, Chater Road.
By Order,
T. F. HOUGH,
Clerk of Course Hongkong, 22nd September, 1018. 1176
The China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
Apply to
CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Co., LTD
TO LET.
$30)
TO. DES CENTRAL,
THE STRAITS TRADING COMPANY, NE VEUT ROAD
LIMITED
(Incorporated in Singapore).
I interes
"N connection with the proposed increase
"HUDSON MARU." having arrived. Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the basurdens and extra hazardone Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, whence delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining'. undelivered after the 2nd Oct. will be subject to rent.
All Claims against the Stramer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 9th Oct., or they will not be recognised.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goodi are to be left in the Godowns, where they will
be examined on the 254 Oct., at
.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
G.
THE BANK LINE, LID
General Agenta
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
ARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of the lotting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on MONDAY, the 2nd day of October, 1916, at 3 P.M., at the Offices of the FUBLIO WORKS DEPARTMENT, by Order of HI EXCELLANCY THE GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, for
term
of 75 year, with the option of renewal at
■ GROWN BENT to be fixed by the Surveyor of HIS MAJESTY THE KING, for one further. term of 75 years.. →
bearer share warranta desirous of claiming an allotment of the bonus shares are notified that they will be required to exchange their share warrants for registered share certiti- cates, and the attention of shareholders is drawn to the fact that the bonus shares proposed to be issued will rank for dividend from lat October, 1916, and that therefore no dividend will be payable in respect of them until about June, 1917.
By Order of the Board,
H.A. E THONSON,
Secretary Dated at Singapore, the 20th August, 1016
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T. E. GRIFFITH, LIMITED.
TN Accordance with Telegraphic instruc
entire charge to F. E. GRIFFITH, LIMITED
H. SUTTON.
HONGKONG CLUB,"
NOTICE.
HE THIRTIETH and FINAL HALF- YEARLY DRAWING of 115 DEBEN- TURES of the HONGKONG CLUB (1800.
OR FRIDAY, the 22nd Sept, 1916, when the following Debentures were drawn for Redemption:
1683
· THE - COMMODIOUS DWELLING HOUSE, with Offices, Servants Quarters, etc., No. 14, SHAMEEN, CARTON, from 1st June, at present in the occupation of the Imperial
Apply to A
Bassian Consulate.
OF
DAVID SASSOON & Co., LED. (416
TO LET.
FFICES at 3, Connaught Road. OFFICES in King's Buildings, HOUSE in CHFTON GARDENS, Conduit Road,
NO 1, anil 2, WEST AND TERRACE, CANTON,
Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD.
Kowloon
Balklinge,
HARSTON.
TO LET.
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The Daily Press.
News was received in the Colony ye terday that Laeut. Alan Shevan, of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, was killed in action in the region of the Sonime or the lath inst. The deceased, who is a nephew of Mr. Robert Shewan, was 25 years of age. Possessed of a most doubt that Hongkong has hitherto lagged | jovial disposition, he was very well known bebind in the race towards the support in the Colony and his denth will be re of Home and Empire. We have not borne gretted by a large circle of friends. At that proportion of the burden which in the outbreak of war
the late Lient ”, ;,.r our financial and commercial strength we Shewan had been employed in his uncle's might reasonably have been called upon office for about two years. He left Houg- kong with the first volunteer contingent to bear.
and following a CON PRC, of training secured a commission in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Information as to the manner in whick the loan is to be floated has not yet been LONDON OFFIOS: 181, Fiant Staker, E.(). made public, but we trust that the
method
to be pursued will enable the man of small means to participate equally, according to his ability, with the well-to-do, and that the Govern ment will adopt vigorous measures to bring home the advantages of the invest rent te every British subject in the Colony, Those soulless individuals who
HONGKONG 26TH SEPTEMBER, 1916.
HONGKONG'S WAR LOAN.
Ir is very gratifying to ser that Hong kong is at last coming into line with other British possessions by making a direct contribution towards the cost of the wor, In this connection, we do not believe that the Government could have made an announcement more calculated to arouse
CORRESPONDENCE.
NATIONAL MISSION OF ➤
REPENTANCE AND HOPE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,]-
Sing Mey we have the courtesy of
wy calculate that, on account of the your coluning to make known the follow high exchange and other reasons, theying preliminary meetings in connection
obtain some better return for their with the above? money elsewhere should be reminded that any sacrifice of interest which they may called upon to make is not comparable with the supreme sacrifice which so many hundreds of thousands have made in a lively sense of satisfaction than that order that we may continue in the enjoy.
Secretary
pablished yesterday ---" Th
Short meetings for prayer will be held each Wednesday, alternately at St. Paul's College at 5.30
P... and the Peak Church at 0.30 p.m. The first meeting will be held on Wednesday next in St. Paul's College,
There will be núministration of the
of State for the Colonies has approved mert of our present security. Those, a130, Holy Communitas each Thursday morn
of the flotation of a local loan of the who consider that they are doing all theying in St. John's Cathedral at 7.45 a.m..
million dollars, guaranteed by the Government of Hongkong, bearing in- terest at six per cent, per annum, repay
can be expected to do should compare seriously their present financial contri-
butions with those which they would be
Calculating the man would pay
The local Council of the Mission rightly attaches great importance to these meet- ings and services, and gives a very cordial
C. GERKEN, W. L. PATTENDEN, (Local Hon. Secretarie
Hongkong, th September,, 1010,
TRAM-CAR DANGER.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS.
TO LET FURNISHED,
able in from five to twelve years at the called upon to furnish if they were still invitation to the wide circle of your
of the Government, the whole living in England. Four Rooms, option of
numerous readers to take part in them. 1181 BUNGALOW at Taipo
Garden. Servants Quarters, &c. amount raised by the loan to be given dollar as worth 2, a
Further information regarding the Apply
DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON & by the Colony of Hongkong to His £20 59 year in income-tax if earning Mission will be issued at an early date.
Majesty's Government for purposes of $250 a month; £62 10s. if earning 3500 Yours faithfully, the war. In April last, when a month; and £1,740 if carning 95,000 a "Patriot" first suggested in our columns month. How many of us are there giving a loan of this character and of exactly voluntarily a sum equivalent to that. issue-$100 each) was held in the Club House ROOMED FLATS Nathan Road this amount, we strongly supported the which would be taken from us by tho THREE-BOOMED FLATS in Humphrey's proposal and pointed out that such a State had we remained at Home? Surely 1936 FOUR-KIOMED FLATS la May Road loan would have the advantage of appeal it is not too much to expect that at least
Awith every me modern convenience, inslading English Baths and Kitchen Ranger Hoting to local pride. Its simplicity, we the amount which would be payable in Water and Water Carriage Bystem.A few felt suro, would ensure its popularity, income-tax in Great Britain will be lent Flats specially designed to accommodate thres especially amongst the Chinese who, we
to the Government at six per cent. If bachelors at reasonable rentals. Imediata
ventured to predict, would avail them- this is done the loan will be an immediate FOUR ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon selves freely of such an attractive oppor- and outstanding success. Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloom.
Apply to
tunity of showing their appreciation of HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANOS the benefits which they enjoy by living
Co., In
Mails for Europe vid Siberia close perty landed, for they cannot jamp us under the broad folds of the British flag-to-day at 11 am, and at 3 p.m. Alexandrs Buildings
the men do, and, consequently, they run We see no reason for altering those
the risk of a fall while stepping out wheu opinions to day. Now, as then, we be
the cars are in motion. here the amount of the loanerrs on the
side of modesty, but, at any rate, it is a step in the right direction, and, as such, it is warmly to be welcomed, There
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1491 1709 869 85 518 885 1499 1718 92 554 880 1505 1749 90 650 903 ∙1614 1764 105 560 B27 1515 ·3767 930 1593 1770 065 1635 1771 974 1536 1779
133 .571 159 503
174 600
203 604
143
1781
1051 613· 1000 1563 1833
935 256 632 1080 1682 1825
971
669 1002 1602 1893
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
277
663 1101 1607 1931
312
711 106 1614 1939
Beglary
Locality.
Boundary
Measuremete.
(Approximate.)
&
Itet
feet
foet
47
210
210
Contents
Square feet
Aunua Beat
Upset Frios.
230 714 1150 1630 1949 1170 1639 1958
361
768
38+
780.
397
403
1040 1174
1869 .8021209 1649 1988 8061382 1664 1095
472 821-1310 16651007
482 835 1316 1682 1999
NOTICE.
STEMSSEN & CO. HA BIEES
O, STRUCKMEYER.
F. DANIELSEN.
R. STUTZKE
11006
NY persons having Ulaims against the
and will be Payable at the HONGKONGA above who have not already lodged
AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Jenkin are going on a short trip to Janen next month.
Dr. Harston is leaving for a holiday at
Home shortly and intends to offer his
SIE, It would be advisable for the Tramways Co. to instruct the conductors not to be too hasty in re-starting the cars until ladies and children have been pro-
An old lady only narrowly escaped a fall yesterday owing to my prompt assistance in seizing hold of her arms. is no doubt that the sam named will be service during his vacation to the War The conductor has no business to sound the bell while passagers are alighting, quickly subscribed.
and I hope the Company will take The inal of the Hongkong O.C Men's due notice of this complaint Fours,
At one time there appeared to
Office
2,870 136,29,010 SATURDAY: the 30th Sept., 1916, in ex-zame with the Liquidators are requested to be a tendency in some quartera to Doubles, which was to have been played etc, PRO BONO PUBLICO.
11178
change for surrender of same. B
E DES VOEUX
Scoretary
By Order
Hongkong, 22nd September, 1016. [1178
present same to the Undersigned before 30th Beptember, 1918)
ALEX ROSS & Co., Liquidators of the above. [1083
adopt an attitude of self-satisfaction off last evening, was postponed on account of the absence of Kent, one of the con in the contemplation of the efforts.
testants, who was attending the funeral which Hongkong had already made on
of the wife of an office colleague.
Hongkong, 25th September, 1016, respuddent's complaint is well-founded.--
[We know from experience that our car-
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