NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
"SHIRE" LINE OF STEAMERS, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. From MIDDLESBRO, LUNDON GENOA, CULOMBO AND STRAITS.
Tonasahip
* MERIONETHSHIRE,” having arcived Trom the abse Porta, Consignes of Cargo by her are heraby informed that all Goods are being landed AT TUMIS RIg into the kazardous and or exits hardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Limited, whense and/or from the wharven delivery, may be obtained.
Goods not cleared by the 4th Nov. at 5 7 M. will abject to rent
All broken, ouded and damaged package are to be left in the Godewas, where they will be ained on Frd Nov., at 9.30 A.M. Claims against the Stomer must be presented within 10 days of arrival, otherwim they will nos be⠀⠀ kroogaised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us i Bay cảen whatever
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD.
Agents Hongkong, 29th October, 1916
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SHIPOWNERS COMPOSITION
COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE Advertisement which has been appear- TH
ing in this paper was inserted without our authority. Mr. CHAS. A. MUTTON Conses from this date to reprosent us for the male of this artick. (1)
W. A. HANNIBAL & CO... Bole Agents, HONGKONG AND SOBTA CHINA. (1320
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG,
PROBATE JURISDICTION.
RE LEONARD RONALD NEEDHAM, deceased.
No
TOTICE IS HEREBY OIVEN that the Court has by virtue of Section 58 of Ordinance No. 2 of 1897 made an Order limiting the time for creditors and others to sond in their claims against the above Estate to the 15th day of November, 1816.
All Creditors and others are accordingly. hereby required to send their claims to the undersigned on or before that date.
Dated the 21st day o
1916. JOHN
clo THOS, COOK & SON, Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong, Excoutor of the Estate of L. R. NEEDHAM,
deceased.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
PROBATE JURISDICTION.
In the Goods of CHEANG HONG LIM
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGBONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER SOTE, 1916,
THE DAIRY FARM CO., LIMITED
- NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE TWENTIETH ORDINARY MEET ING of the SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Company Town Office, 2. Lower Albert Road, Hong- kong, TO DAY (MONDAY), 30th Oct. 1910, at is Nony, for the
purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors and Statercent of Advourite to 31st July, 1916,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 14th October, to WEDNESDAY, the lat November, 1916, both days inclusive.
By Order.
M. MANUK, Secretary. Hongkong, 6th October, 1916 || 1239
No
THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an INTERIM DIVIDEND of 82.59 per Share will be paid to all Shareholders on the Company's Register at 3(at October, 1916, The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 1st to 8th November. both days inclusive.
INTIMATIONS
The List will be Closed on or
15th November 1916.
HONGKONG
GUVERNMENT
SIX PER CENT. WAR
LOAN OF 1916,
Issue of $3,000,000 Hongkong Currency six per cent. Bonds to Bearer authorise! by the War- Loan Ordinance 1916.
THE
PROCEEDS OF THE LOAN WILL BE HANDED OVER TO THE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT AS A WAR CONTRIBUTION FROM THE COLONY OF HONGKONG,
INTIMATION
GIANT
LAVENDER
TALCUM,
endorsed by Major-General KELLY, Gen- A private telegram reached the Colony eral Officer Commanding the Troopt, to on Saturday announcing the death of whom Major Lawpen" recomm ion | Mr. John Macgregor, senior partner of was referred. In his petition to the the firm of Mears, Caldbeck, Macgregor Governor-in-Council Mr. RICHMANN, & Co The deceased, who was in his 80th who li of military age, pointed out that year, took an active oversight of the he left Germany in 1897 with the fixed branch of the business in Shanghai, determination of never returning to it, where he was well-known to the older and, as consequence, he could never set residents. foot again in German territory without
As the result of a junk colliding with incurring heavy risks. Moreover, it had
the West River steamer Shun Lee, the wife been rendered impossible for him even of a junk master has died, following
to associate with German subjects by reason of the fact that he hadfre immersion. When the collision occurred quently expressed very strong views in the deceased and another woman, the only people on board the junk, were thrown the hearing, or to the knowledge, of Gorinto the water An Aberdeen launch re- man subjects in favour of Great Britain sened them, but the junk-master's wife, and against Germany in the present
despite efforts at artificial respiration crisis." He further explained that he had applied to the local Government for FC Fall, expired The latest addition to our fine letters of naturalisation in 1912, but was ineligible to receive them because he had not, at that date, resided in the Colony
series of LAVENDER TOILET for the qualifying period of five years. At the time ve remarked that if this
Messrs. Wassiemull. Assomull & Co. bave kindly presented three chests of tea to the War Charities Committee for the use of the wounded in hospitals. At the request of the donors, two chesty are
tary of the Bind Women's Branch of the Botnbay Presidency War Relief Fund at Karachi, and the third to the representa, lives of the Way Charities Committee in
Dividend Wants may be obtained at the THE PRINCIPAL AND LUARAN ARTICLES, is a powder of information had been confided to the being despatched to the burner of the
Hongkong Queen's Buildings, on THURSDAY, 0th November, 1916.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
R.M. DYER, Chief Manager. Hongkong, 25th October, 1918.
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HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO. LIMITED. (Incorporated in the United Kingdom)
LOST.
THE SHARE CERTIFICATE NO. 1680 Torso Shares numbered from 8220 to 6369 inclusive, standing in the Coloniai (Hongkong) Register in the name of Mr. Woo YUK Uno Inving been LOST, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that unicas the said Certificate be produced at the Office of the Company No. 1, Russell Street, Hongkong, within 30 days from the date hereof, a duplicate Certificate for the said shares will be issued and the old Certificate will there after be held by the Company as null and void,
W. E. ROBERTS, Secretary, Hongkong, 20th October, 1910.
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MINISTERING CHILDREN'S LEAGUE SALE OF WORK
IN AID OF
Local Charities for Children and CHILDREN OF THE EMPIRE FUND for DISABLED AND BLIND SOLDIERS AND SAILORS and the BELGIAN ORPHANS IN BELGIUM. jan
To be held in the grenis of Government House, by kind permission of His Excellency
the Governor
* ON SATURDAY, 11TH NOVEMBER.
from 2 to 6 FMİŞ
OF THIS LOAN ARE Z
TEED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF HONGKONG AND ARE
SECURED BY THE REVENUES OF
THE COLONY.
Licensing Board before it dealt with the applications the trouble which subse exceptional merit. It has real quently aros might have been avoided, but, though we still think that would
ANTISEPTIC properties and is have been the proper course to adopt, it
is no longer possible, in view of what occurred on Friday, to argue that it
Price or Issue $100 PER CENT. Wonderfully 600THING to the would have influenced the Board's deci-
Interest payable-1st May and
1st November First Coupon for full six months' interest payable=~rst May,
1977.
SKIN.
Principal repayable at par on~ 1-LB. Size for
1st November, 1928, or, at the option of the Government of Hongkong, principal may be holly or partially repaid at any time after the fifth year by drawings of Bonds.
The HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Hong- kong, are instructed by the Govern- ment of Hongkong to invite subscriptions for the above Loan.
The Bonds will be issued in denominations of $100, $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000, payable to Bearer with half-yearly interest coupons attached payable 1st May and 1st November, at the Office of
alias CHEANG BENG HOON, Entrance only at this Garden Gate in Upper the HONGKONG AND SHANGBAT
decensed, lite of Singapore in the Straits Settlements.
FOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that after The pinion of sight lays from date hereof application will be made to the Supreme Court of Hongkong in its Probsta Jurisdiction for the sealing of the Probate of the Will of CHEANG HONG LIM ahue CHEANG BENG HOON, late of Singapore in the Straits Bettlements, deceased granted by the Supreme Court at Singapore aforesaid on the 15th March, 1893, and on the 6th day of March, 1898, and on the 26th day of June, 1899, to the Exonutrix and Executors therein appointed respectively. Dated the 26th day of October. 1916.
OTTO KONG SING, Solicitor for the Applicant, Knоo EK NEO.
£1314
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
HONGKONG.
Albert Road.
BANKING CORPORATION, Hongkong. Adults 30 cents. PRICE OF ADMISSION Children 10
The first cupon will be attached All Members and Associates wearing M. C. 1. to Scrip Certificates, which will be Badges, free.
ter for definitive
exchanged later Come to the SWANKS" and Bonde.
$90 TABLEAUX 3:30 r.m. Tickets 21.00:
Tags and Fancy Articles Ices, Bereets, Ts,
Lucky Well, Tobip Garden, Maypole Danes.
No CHITS TAKEN
2
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that any Persons or Firms having · Claims against the Hongkong Branch of the CHINA EXPORT-IMPORT & Bath the liquidators BANK COMPAGNIE on or before 31st October, 1916, after which In the Goods of CHEANG KAK BOE date no claim will be recognized.
PROBATE JURISDICTION..
(deceased), late of Singapore in the Straits Settlements..
NOTICE fation of eight days from the date
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that after
hereof application will be made to the Supru Court of Hongkong in its Probate Jurisdiction for the sealing of the Letters of Administration of CHEANG KAK BOE, lale of Singapore in the Straits Settlements, decesest granted by thứ Supreme Court of Singapore aforesaid to Khoo El Neo on the 23rd day of February 1907.
Datod this 26th day of October, 1916.
OTTO KUNG SING, Solicitor for the Applicant, Kнoo EK NEO.
M
PUBLIC AUCTION.
By Order of the Mortgages.
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'ESSES. HUGHES & HOUGH have reveived instructions to sell by Pabllo
Ox MONDAY,
Auction,
the 15th day of November, 1916, at 3 PM. st thair Bales Room, Los House Street, Victoris, Hongkong,
The following VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY sitante në Victoria, Hongkong,
ALL THAT nless or parcel of ground situate Victoria aforesaid and known and registered In the Land Office a INLAND LOT No. 1356. "Form 999 Tears created by a Urown Lease dated 16th February, 1912, Appwal Crown Bant $76.00 Ares 100,110 square feet.
For further partionlses and conditions of sale, apply to
JOHNSON, STOKED & MASTER
Prince's Buildings: 104 Zones Bizet,
Hongkong Solicitors for the Mortgagee,
MESIR
HUGHES & HOUGH The Auctioneers.
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Hongkong, 26th October, 1910
London.
Major McHardy R.F.A., who, was in Hongkong when war broke out, hus now: become a Brigadier-General. The officer had made a great study of German mili- tary matters in anticipation of a war between England and Germany, and when in Hongkong he greatly lamented the fact that he was not at the front. Later on, however, he attained his am- bition, and is now a Brigadier General,
most rapid promotion.
sion, for it is to be assumed that on the present occasion the Board were fully cognisant of the facts Last year the re newal of the Grand Hotel licence was refused by five votes to one, the majority $1.00. including two members of the Executive Council, one of whom was an official. On Friday the figures were 6-3, the minority consisting of the Colonial Secretary, the
We are informed by Bishop Pezzoni Captain Buperintendent of Police, and that, next Friday, a Solemn Pontifical Mr. T. F. Houge. It may be remarked, Requiem Mass will be held in the Catho- in passing, that it does not seem desirlia Cathedral at 7.30 am. for the repose able, if only for the sake of appearances, of the souls of those who have died in that the Police, by whom objections to the war. All the Catholics of the Colony licences are advanced, should take part are earnestly exhorted to attend. Tho in the deliberations of the Board. The commemorations to be held (Recording to point, however, that we wish to make the Catholic Directory) on the 3rd, 4th, now is that seven out of sight, members and 6th November will, consequently, of the unofficial Justices of the Peace who be held one day later in each case respec- have been called upon to serve on the|tively.
A. S. WATSON
CO., LTD.,
HONGKONG
&
DISPENSARY,
TRIMPHON‹ IS.
*13
RONGKONG ONION: DA, Das Youx Road, C. LONDON Orion: 181, Frams, B.C.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, 3o Ta Ocrozen, 1914.
cidents that attracted so much attention last year the proceedings were not devoid
of interest. For the third time in
This loan will be free from any local taxation as regards both
THRICE REFUSED. principal and interest.
Applications will be received by ALTROUGH the annual meeting of the the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Hongkong Licensing Board on Friday BANKING CORFORATION, Hong-was free from any of the enlivening in CHINA EXPORT IMPORT AND BANK kons, from whom the
necessary COMPAGNIE.
printed forms can be obtained Such applications must be for $100 on the application for the renewal or any multiple thereof and be of the Grand Hotel licence was refused accompanied by a deposit of 20 on grounds which, in the sbsence of any per cent. of the amount applied for. objection to the house or to the way in Applications may be accepted in which it has been conducted, must be whole or in part, and in the event obvious, though the Chairman declared of partial allotment the surplus his inability to satisfy Mr. F. Reică- amount paid us deposit will be aw's curiosity on the point. The doci appropriated towards the payment sinn is the more noteworthy in view of of instalments due on allotment.
The Government nas the right to refuse any application.
Payment will be required as follows, viz.
BRADLEY & CO. LTD, Liquidators.
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ULDERUP & SCHLUTER.
IN LIQUIDATION.
NREDITORS and required to send in their claima to the Undersigned on or before TUESDAY the 31st October, 1916, Dated the 27th September 1RMAS
W. G. HUMPHRYS & CO.,
No. 18, Queen's Boss Central, *Liquidators. [1188
WANTED.
URSE or NURSERY GOVERNESS O
The Peak for little girl aged 8.
Apply...
Box 28.
Care of “ Daily Press," Office,
WANTED.
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N ASSISTANT SECRETARY for the A Marine Engineers Guild in Hongkong.
An Engineer Preferred: Reply to
17, NANKING BOAD, Shanghai.
WANTED.
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25 per cent, on application. *
allotment (4th Dec, 1016), 20th December, 1916." 17th January, 1917.
·DA!
25
100%
the fact that, with the exception of the
Colonial Secretary, who presided, the membership of the Board has undergone A completo change during the past twelve month. That change, it will be remem bered, was rendered necessary by the resignation en bloc of the whole of the unofficial members as & protest against the action of the Executive in over-riding In case of default in the pay the decision of the Board and restoring ment of any instalment at its due to Mr. P. O. PEUSTER and Mr. F. Reice date, the deposit and instalments MANN the licenses of the Peak Hotel and previously paid will be liable to the Grand Hotel respectively after they
forfeiture.
Licensing Board--one half on the nomi-
Last Friday, Saturday and Sunday, a nation of H.E the GOVERNOR and the Triduum Service took place in the other half on election by their colleagues Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, have maintained the same attitude,in compliance with the wishes of His This is a fact of very considerable signi- ficance. In the event of an appeal it Holiness the Pope, who has directed this will not make the task of the Executive Triduum to be held throughout the Catho- Council any easier, and, if it be true le Churches in order to implore from. the Almighty the blessings of peace.
that the GOVERNOR intends to leave the
Colony for a much-needed holiday durDuring these days, masses were said in
the morning with a sermon in Chinese the Colonial ing the present week, Secretary, as Acting Head of the Ad-in the evening the Holy Rosary and ministration and as Chairman of the Litany of the Blessed Virgin were recited, Licensing Board, will be placed in rather and a sermon was delivered in Portu-
& delicate positioni.
Sir Everard Fraser, the British Consul General at Shanghai, is on a visit to Peking,
guese, followed by the Benediction of the Holy Bacrament. The Very Rev. Dr. A. Gomes, vice-rector of the St. Joseph'e. College, Macao, was the preacher and be close for his subject the convenienco
of freqcunt Communion, its, utility mod
added to the local register of medical practitioners.
The name of Dr. H. Balean has been necessity.
A coal coolie, while loading the s.s chow on Friday, few overboard and
was drowned.
During the absence on leave of Mr. E.
R. Dovey, Mr. C. F. Lubatti will act as Government Analyst,
CORRESPONDENCE.
TO AVOID MISADVENTURE.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE
HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS.
SIR,--Cases of misadventure (such are the vericts of the jury in most of the cases) through careless driving of motor- During Friday night some person endars and cycles are becoming too frequent. I have called attention several times to red 43, Staunton Street, occupied by Mrs Broadbridge, and left with clothing the fact that motor-driving should never be allowed in narrow and crowded streets, valued at $10.50.
such as Wanchai Bond and other similar streets, and yet motors are still allowed to run at high speed, sounding horns to the annoyance of the passers by and residents. in that district. Sometimes three or four cars follow one after another full of
The Military Medal has been awarded to Mr. H. J. Millington. Before leaving Hongkong for the front the recipient was
Sanitary Inspector.
The Gazette contains a proclamation
by B.E. the Governor which subjects ladies of the celestial empire, etc. Wan H.M. Forces in the Colony to the Army chai Road is unsuitable for motors; they Act for a further period of three months should take their course along the
Had been withdrawn. In the correspon
Mr. C. D. Wilkinson, of Hongkong. Prays, where the crowd is not so marked Scrip Certificates, with coupon on the subject, the unofficial members at will stay with his brother, the British
dence which was subsequently pubisted has left Peking for Hankow, where he and the road much wider. attached for the first half-year's sounced that the Government had reduced Consul-General, Sir W. H. Wilkinson, to less than that at which the trams The speed of motore should be limited interest due on 1st May, 1917, their position to a miserable farce," to will be issued after payment of the which they would no longer be parties,
HM the King has not been advised to run when approaching stations-Pro- instalment due on allotment, and The Government then explained that Mr. respect to the Ordinance authorising the only means of avoiding having to listen the exercise his power of disallowance with Per driving and due precautions are the sush certificates, when fully, A PEUSTER WAS & naturalised: Britian sub appropriation of a supplementary sum in Court to cans of " death through mis will be exchangeable for Bonds cost, and, as such, entitled to enjoy all CED OPERATORS to when received. Notice will be the privileges attaching to that status, the year 1915,
Children get nervous whenever they drag line excavators given when Bonds are ready for while Mr. Reichory was “the only male
rim tuto danger, and men also sometimes German «Pbject, who was exempted from delivery
It is notified that gun practice will be feel the effects on their nerves. Why, deportation at the time that those mem carried out on Sunday, Noven
then, do not motors lessen their speed HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
bers of the Germian community who were from Belcher Fort in & north-
and stop at once when they sec danger ↑ BANKING CORPORATION.
were deported and this direction, between 10 am, and
This is such a, servious imutter, that the not lini
ture should deal with the quès, Hongkong, 25th October, 1916.
was granted at the express né- All, junks, ships “and”
Yours, etc. r quest of Major Lawoze, Provost Marchal swamed to Leep clear of the ranges.
stion:
Fonts now
by pomies
1805
of 83,347,097.41 to defray the charges of
nture
APRUDENT ADVISER-