INTIMATIONS
TE. GRIFFITH LIMITED.
IN Accordance with Telegraphic instruc tions I have TO-DAY assumed entire ohorge to T. E GRIFFITH LIMITED.
H. SUTTON, Canton, 218 September, 1916,
LLDERUP & SCHLUTER.
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IN LIQUIDATION, REDITORS are required to send in their claims to the Undersigned on or before TUESDAY, the 31st October, 1916.
Dnted the 27th September 1814,
W. G. HUMPHREYS & CO.
No. 1 Queen's Road Central,
Liquidators.
NOTICE
[1188
beg to inform the public that I have This
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 291a, 1916.
THE HONGKONG STEEL FOUNDRY COMPANY LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
THE SIXTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Company's Offin St George Building, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 30th Sept.,
HOUSES TO LET
TO LET AT THE PEAK TURNISHED HOUSE.
Apply
SMALL
Apply
G. HEWLITT,
Architost. 12, Quson's Road Central,
1160
TO LET
OFFICE in Alexandra.
1018, at 11.30 a fer the purpose of Buildings Cheap rental. presenting the Report of the General +Manatera:
31st May 10ted af Account to:
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 15th to the 30th Boptember, both lays inclusive.
GORDON & Co,
General Managera. Hongkong, 15th Septembe, 1916, 1145
HONGKONG CLUB,
NOTICE
I Day Established anyagit as Watchmaker, THE THIRTIETH FINAL HALF-
Repairer, etc.../
All work donio on the Premises and all orders will have my careful attention.
JAMES STEERE (late of Cus. J. GAUPP & Co.) No. 4, D'Aguilar Street. Hongkong, 1st September, 1016,
YEARLY DRAWINGTM of 115 DEBEN. TURES of the HONGKONG CLUB (1896 Issue-$100 each) was held in the Club House on FRIDAY the 22nd Sept., 1916, when the folraving Debentures were drawu for Redemption
Care of "Daily Press Office. 21817
OFFICES IN HOTEL MANSIONS.
LET, front lat October, 1916, Four Large Connecting BOOMS on the Third Flear of Hotel Mansons, facing Blake the Cost- Pier. At present occupied by MERDIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY.
For particulars apply to
ros.
A MANAGER,
HONGKONG HOTEL
[2090
TO LET
OS 8 and 10, MOUNTAIN VIEW
PRAK
GODOWN, No. 111, Praya East, Storage 900 tons.
Apply
MJ. D. STEPHENS,
18, Bank Buildings. [1087
TO LET
From 1st November next.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Inc.
(1086
INTIMATION
WATSON'S
E
THE PREMIER SCOTCH
WATSONS Spotch Whisky
VIRY OLDUQUEU
·SSTABLISHED
(1080
13502
830
1308 1653
- 70: 518
78 507 602
859 1491
1429 1707
NOTICE.
E5 518 885
1709 1498 1718
654%
580
1805
1749
SIEMSSEN & CO.
40
586
903
1614
1784
H. A. SIEBS.
106
560
$27 1513 1767
O. STRUCKMEYER
133
-671
435 7623 1770
F. DANIELSEN.
159
R. STUTZKE.
ΝΥ
ANY persons having Claims against the above who have not already lodged. Bame with the Liquidators are requested to present samo to the Undersigned before soth September, 1916
256
695 SE (1576) 1771 174 GOO. 974 1636 1770 203 604 1051 1543 1781 236 613 1060 1503 1080 -1382 632
FLATS in EWO MESS," No. 8, THE
Apply Property Office,
1833
1836
271
Ba9 1092
1002
1883"
277
GOR
1101 1807
1031
TO LET
ខាន
711
1130
1614
-:193
ALEX. BOSS & Co, Liquidators of the above.
339 714
1156
1630
1940
201
708
1170
1638
1958
Giry Offices overlooking Statue Square,
(1083
394 780 1174,
1840
1960
397
802
1209
1640
1980
409:
600 1283
166 1995
472
8241210
1683 1997
For rent and other particulars apply to-
Care of Daily Press " Offien
1999
(240
TO LET
O
From 1st May, FFICES, 2nd Floor, St. George's Build.
inga Apply to
MILD
MELLOW,
MATURED
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in the United Kingdom).
TRANSFER OF SHARES.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
Na has resolved its accordance with
ARTICLE 31 of the ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATIO3 to charge a fee as from 1st October next in respect of the transfer of any share or number of shares, such fee to be at the rate of ONE DOLLAR per transfer.
In the ease of oy Shareholder requiring
482 835 1316 1092
and will be Payable at the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION on SATURDAY, the 30th Sept., 1916, in ex- shange for surrender of same.
By Order,
E DES VŒŒUX,
Secretary Hongkong, 22nd September, 1916. [1176
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB
HALF-YEARLY MEETING of more than Ons Certificate in exchange forbers will be held on SATURDAY, Transfer deposited for registration a fee the 7th October, 1916, at 12 o clock Noow, at of NE DOLLAR for every new Certificate the Offices of the HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB, Issued over and above the fee for Registre on the ground floor of the HONGKONG CLUB tion) will tas charged..
JAT KEMASSAelstar Kabuyers. Boughery, Spromos, 1910.
0180
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB,
CHAMPIONSHIP 1916,
October,
0
VEF HOUGH,
Clerk of Course. Hongkong, and September, 1916. [1175
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
HEREBY GIVEN that
NPROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE NO.
restricted to players of INTRY
Handicap, and under Entries to be made, personally or by telephone, at the CLUB-House at HAPPY VALLEY, or to the Hon. Secretary on or before MONDAY, the 23rd 1915, Fitat god Second Rounds to be played
SUNDAY, the 29th October. The draw will take place at HAPPY VALLEY on WEDNESDAY, the 25th October, when the dates for the playing of the furthers Null and Voil, Rounds will be announced.
un
The Competition will be played over the
Fanling Course.
NOTICE TO MARTNERS.
1199
TEAMSHIP AMERICAN" (French).
TOOK FIRE and SANK 20th September 1976 at 9 AM
Fosition rf Wreck-One Mile East of. North Point, Fast: Brothers. About sir feet of minst is above surface at half tidė..
C. W. BECKWITH,"
Commander, RN, Harbour Master, ke
[1185
Harbour Department
43/713, dated Hongkong, 17th February, 1908, for Ono Share numbered 92018 Registered in the name of Miss SARAH DUNCAN FISKE has been LOST or STOLEN, and should this Certificate net be produced to the Bank before the 30th September, 1916, a new Certificate for the Share will be issued and the aforesaid Provisional Certificate No 43/713 will be thereafter treated by this Corporation
By Order of the Court of Directors,
N. J. STABB
Chief Manager Hongkong, 1st September, 1910,
11054
SANITARY BOARD OFFICE, HONGKONG. the To the
OWNEES OF DOMESTIC BUILDINGS
TAKE NOTICE that under No. 5 of the |
DOMESTIC CLEANLINESS and VENTILATION EYE LAWS (as amended), erery Domestic Building or part of such Building within the WESTERN Division of 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 Reserva- fiator in Kowloon Fouth of Austin Read or those parts of a Domestic Building used as a Ebop, Office or Godown must be CLEANS ED and LIMEWASHED THROUGHOUT by the owners during the months of October
PUBLIC AUCTION. DARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of PARTICULAR Public Auction Sale to be held on MONDAY, the 2nd day of October, 1016, 63, at the Offices of the PUBLIC WOBES DEPARTMENT, by Order of
and November
N.B. The word "throughout."- used in this Netics means that the Houses should be Line vashed in respect of all the Walls of each Room, all Cubicles, Partitions, Stair Casings and Stair Linings, all Ceilings and the Undersides of in Main Buildings, Offices and Servants
ODOWN in Duddell Street Light and
Moderste rentN
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.
(618
TO LET
FFICES on 1st Floor, No. 3, Qacer's Road
OFFICES Mosecution The China Nire Learance Co., Ltd.
Apply to AN CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD. [622
N
TO. 4, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL,
First Floor. THE COMMODIOUS
DWELLING
HOUSE, with Offo, Servants Quarters, eta, No. 14, SHAMEEN, CANTON, from lat Jane, af prosent in the occupation of the Imperial Rusalan Censulato.
Apply to
DAVID SABBOON & Co, LED. "[415
TO LET.
FFICES at 2, Connaught Road. OFFICES L King's Buildings.
GARDENS, HOUSE in CLIFTON Nos. 1, and 2, WEST END TERRACE, Conduit Road CANTON Apply
THE BONGKONG LAND INVEST
MENT & AGENCY:00), Lan).
TO LET:
TWO BOOMED-FLATS 2 Nathan Read:
Kowloon THREE-ROOMED FLATS in Humphrey's Baldlegs, Kowloon Bay
FOUR-ROOMED FLATB in May Road with every modern convenients, including English Balbs and Klichen Hanges, Hot Water and Water Carringó Bytom, A few Flats specially designed to accommodate threa Immediale bachelors af rosecnable rentals. Ima
HOUSES in Gorden Avenue, Kowloon, Texcoro and
Sallabary Apply to
UMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
Co., Lry Almendra Buldians
N
TO LET
TINGS.
TO. 5, MOUNTAIN VIEW, PEAK. No. 12, BEACONSFIELD ARCADE, SHOP
No. 3, CAMERON VILLAS, AS, PEAS. KELLETT CREST, 65, PEAL
GLENSHIBL, No. 141, Planinidon Road, Peak C
HARTING" Amatia Bosd, Kowloon.
No. 2, BELILIOS TERRACE, satrance on Conduit Road.
TWO GODOWN8, in Daddell Streek
VILLAS, 61, PRAX,
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, of One Quarters and inclusive of Verandahs...No. 2 DESSU
Lot of CROWN LAND at Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years with the option of renewal at CROWN RENT to be fixed by the Surveyor of HIS MAJESTY THE KING, for one farther term of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
:ogr£rysi3ont -
Lot No. 15
Ta cality.
Howlogu..:
Boundary
Approximate.)
ACAPOJE MOOSTE
Lestreet feet
$7:
Contents:
Square feet
Upeet Price,
The Backyard must have its containing Limewashed up to level of the First Floor.
Carred Painted or Polished Woodwork in good condition, however, need not be Time. washed, but must ha Citanged
The Hoard is prepned to Livech FREE OF CHARGE init d qumber of buildings in three Divisions. OWNERS we desire to avail themselves of this offer should apply in writing to the Secretary on or before the 7th
Choice among
will ba ab cluto diseration of the President.
The EASTERN Division of Lie
cf October.wplicants
Unfurnished)
No. 59, THE PRAK (5 CAMERON VILLAS, Apply to LINSTEAD A DAVIS.
3rd Floor, Alactandra Buildings,
NOTICE.
35
A. S. WATSON
CO., LTD.,
THE DANGER OF DELAY.
this result it was necessary to include in the estimated receipts an Internal Loan of 820,000,000, and in the present state THE impression created by the news that of China there does not seem to bo much the Bank of England will shortly issue- chance of this item being realized. And, Bongs, bearing interest at the rate of six per cent per annum is that the prospectu of course, no one ever knows how near to
or far fromthe truth the estimates of of Hongkong successfully raising revenue and expenditure really are, for loan of three million dollars for war the actual aceonats of the preceding year purposes has been very seriously pro are never published, while from the form judiced. During the spring of this year in which the estimates are given it is it was urged in these columns that the diffent to guess to what degree they may Colony was not bearing its fair share be correct, it is possible for the outside of the burdens of the war, and the Aug world to gange whether the estimates for gestion was repeatedly made that a local, the revenue from the Land Tax, Customs, loan should be floated. Three days ago and Salt Gabelle are more or less exact, wo
chy we congratulated the Government upon but what of such items as Miscellaneous having, at last, acted upon thin gugges Datics Sundry Taxes, and Direct tion, but it is to be feared now that they Receipts by the Central Government. It have delayed too long. As an investment. is worthy of note, too, that though tho with the present high rate of Exchange duties collected by the Customs (includ- tho Bonds to He issued at Home are more ing Native Customs) amounted, roughly, attractive than a six per cent. local dol to only $80,000,000 in 1915, the estimated lar loan and the question of patriotism revenue from this source in 1910 is pat is not involved in this case, because all at over $70,000,000; if in an item that it the money is to be devoted to the same is possible to check accurately the end. Little excuse can be found for the estimale is so optimistic, it seems certain dilatoriness which has resulted in such that the other estimates of revenue are a position. Sanction for raising ʼn logn equally inflated, and that even if it were had, of course, to be obtained from the possible to raise an Internal Loan of British Government, but the war has $20,000,000 there would still be a consider been in progress for over two years, and able deficit at the end of the year. This many other British Possessions, includ presupposes, Loo, only strictly normaling the Federated Malay States, obtained expenditure; but expenditure this year sauction for a similar project some has been and still is far from normal. months back, and are consequently, in Can we wonder to these circumstances, the happy position of having raised all Dr. CHEN CHIN TAD 18 in the money for which they nsker Hong- that poor despair. Then, to make things worse, kong awoke to a recognition of its obliga when the provinces are told that they tions too late. Let us hope that the lesson, must disband their troops at their own will be learned. expense, and that they must resume their G regular monthly remittances to the Central Government, LIANG CUT CHAO replies that is Peking's business devise incans of raising money for the disbandment of superfluous troops and for the reconstruction of the provinces; otherwise, empty talk about union and the consolidation of the provinces is less, while LIANG SII-VI takes advant age of his freedom from responsibility.
use
Mr. G. A Dutton, who was invalided Hums in the Spring, is not yet well enough to return to the East.
The Council General of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul acknowledge with thanks a donation of 85. to the funds of
E the Society from the Hon. Mr Shellim
& to deliver the dictum that "It is no We are informed by His Lordship
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS:
TALEPRONE 18.
BIRTH
O'Hara - On August 4thị
Roser!, Maidstone Rond, Rochester, the wife of Colonel J. O Himi, of a sun.s
(1193
necessary for China to take steps for additional taxation, nor is it necessary for Ching to borrow foreign capitel [In passing, we would ask who was Minis der Finance when the American Loan Leverantiuzes:
Bishop Pozzoni that the dispensation from abstinence lately granted by him to it Catholics of Hongkong has now been cancelled.
Chvinede Revenue officers seized thirty seven Laels of prepared opium from
The sampan woman on Wednesday.
and was drowned.
The contributions from the provinces an normal times are sufficient for the re quirements of the administration; China drug is valued at $150 and is supposed cao cut down her expenditure and to have been brought down from Hui- abolish sundry taxes levied in 1915, As, Plong
A Chinese seaman employed on the however, when LANG SH-YI said this he must have known that the Mandate Blue Funnel steamer Irion was drowner for his arrest and punishment could
in the urlour on Wednesday. He wa DEATHS,
not be long delayed, perhaps we
Komployed in dixing the cable to the bug BUINO September 28th, at 3 ought not to take this too seriously, when he accidentally fell off the buos
Quariy Point, Quarry Bay, NELLY, wife of 0. A. Bugs, and daughter of though the reference to the needlessness the late FG. Hicks of Bangkok of a foreign lean looks very like an at
4 subscribor in England Writes :- Funeral will pass the Monument attempt to stir up tranble for his successor, 19:20 am to day
[110
We fully believe that, given a fair chance, Fermit me to congratulate the longe VICTOR --Killed in action in France, on
July 1st Carp, H. 1. Vicron, 2nd China can pay her own way and find kong Duty Press heartily on the cent
· Middlesex Regt.--Australian papers funds for all the pressing reforms, but maign against the YMCA Building,, please copy.
at present she is not having a fair chance. Surely nine men out of ten in tho and we may say frankly that we believe Colony must in their hearts have been MCKENZIE CHANDLER On September that in her present straits a foreign loaft opposed to going on with the scheme
ist, at Holy Trinity Cathedral,
• is necessary to enable her to restore while the war lasts. The rithers have only Shanghai, by the Very Reverend. Doan Walker Dorothy WixiFRED, mattern to a normal basis, and we also to come Home to feel the war and he con ́ only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A believe that, if the Group Baukaverted to your views. CHANDLER, of Shanghai, to Herner? GEORGE MCKENZIE; of Tientsin.
Malvan het AGRADECIMENTO
MARRIAGE
Athapazia. Maria de Lima FonsECR, BUus placa, gearos, nora e delos, muito penhorados, the pessoas que se ascadelen todas digouram mandar as
asribuldas
eustis tiramo funeral do sou mui Baudoso esposo, pa sogro e Ave, ANTONIO A, TONSECA Hongkong, 28 de setembro do 1916 (119)
PONGKONG OFFICE: 10, Dre Voux Reap, C. LONDON OSTION: 181, FLEET STREET, EC
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG 19TH SEPTEMBER, 1915.
CHINA'S FINANCIAL STRAITS,
TYPHOON WARNINGS.
The following telegrams have been recurved by the American Consulater. General, Hongkong, from the Mallu Observatory -—
exclusive of Germany, should see their 23 way to furnish the loan of £10,000,000, Secured on the Salt Revenue, for which application has been made, it
would prove vite investiment. But China can never find financial salvation from loans, though they may tide her over a perand of exceptional stringency. Her finan
p. September 27th, etal salvation depends upon herself, and
Cyclone or typhoon E. of Naha, moving three centrale for the may be menNI tioued. It will be necessary to ensure they 4.15 p.m., Septe" "ber 28th. honest collection of revenue, to establish Cyclone or typhoon NE of Naha, proper relations between Peking and the moving N.N.E provinces, and to develop the commercial Cyclone or typhoon N. E of Luzon, resources of the country The pheno direction unknown... menal expansion of the Salt Revenue since it came under Sir RICHARD DANE'S
supervision demonstrates sufficiently what
MASTER MARINERS!
"CERTIFICATES.
BOARD OF TRADE REGULATION; The Mercantile Marine Service Associa
tien have received a circular from the
Trade stating that the Board have decid Marine Department of the Board of ed that during the war no man nay bos
might be achieved if the first of these Or all the troublons posts in the ad- desiderata were effected in every jevenue- ministration of China, the least enviable collecting department. The greater part especially at the present time must be of the troubles of China spring from the that of Minister of Finance A Minis fact that the relations between Peking
as master (home trade unless he is a Bri ter who confined his energies to seeing and the provinces are not on a settled examined for a certificate of competency that there were sufficient funds in the basis; if this were rectified, it would tish subject, and at the time of his birth In ordes Treasury to pay his own salary, might include a proper distinction between each of his parents was a British subject to prove that the candidate complies with find the task, though difficult at times, Imperial and Provincial revenues, and by birth or by naturalisation be in the
NY EUROPEAN, NOD-Ariatio or Indian not altogether intolerable, but when the the question of remittances would no these conditions, he must produce, to the birth certificate and the birth certificate A desiring to leave the Colony should apply post is held by such a man as Dr. Cins longer be a bone of contention. The examiner of masters and mates his own Victoris is bounded on-
in the West by Gilman in writing for permision to do so to the Captain CN-TA he must find the constant and development of the commercial resources or certificate of naturalisation of ench
SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, LA
before the day on which the candidato Westem Divieicna by Nahard Road and giving kamp, rationally, age, men, height and we are not surprised to hear that working, her mineral deposits and open-edged with the examiner at least a week hours before the lubenden hour of departure Lopeless struggle almost unendurable, of the country would includo, inter alia, his parents. These documents should be oncopation of the applicent, and wisting the
resignation ing up the country to a greater degree wishes to present himself for examina
whether a candidate complies with the loan, is to Foreign trade-stepe which would add tion. If in any case there is any doub showed directly to the national wealth and conditions set out in this circular, the would consequently, indirectly increase matter should be referred by the locat examiner to the Marine Department,
Board of Trade. hieve the revenue of the State.
Street and Pas) Street
Kowloon is divided into the Eastern end straight line drawn from the North and Through the Yanmeti &rvice reservoir to the time of the leamer or other reel or obor Dr CHEN has threstrict 2162,820 185 22,018 Northern Boundary of Kowloon
Beet
Kont
of the train by which the opplionat elehe Lare. Applicants should apply in person their passes at the DENTRAL POLICE STATION between the hours of 9 ALSO EPA and 1182 13.7.M. 18 4 PM, Daly,
W. BOWEN ROWLANDS, Secretary o Dated this 25th day of September, 1916.
1178
Shupf
unless hef,
The Bucket forthcoming an excess of recei amounting to $400,000 onl
diture