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INTIMATIONS
NOTICE.
S. O. A. E. OF
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 81F, 1916.
HE Undersigned beg to notify that th Agency of the FAT EAT OXYGEN &. ACETYLENE Co. LZD. (Socinto d'Oxygens et d'Acotylene d'Extreme Orient) will be trans ferred from A.B. THE SWEDISH TRADING COMPANY CHINA LIMITED, to Messi'S. FLOQUET & KNOTH (1. Prines Buildings
November, 1916.
Bahat na SURGEON on Board Telephone 2082. Works Loss), un firm the 10th
Stemmer sailing for Singapore or Penang,
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SECOND JAY RUSSIAN INTERNAL SHORT TERMED LOAN OF 1914- for Ebis. 3,000,000,000.
THE
THE Subscription to the above LOAN will be Openeil from 14th November to 26th Decober, 1916.
The price of issue is 95 per cent.
The Loan is entirely free of Inecios Tax and other taxations.
The Loan is redeemable at par on 14th October, 1926, without option for the Russian Government to convert it at an earlier date.
Contious are payalde half-yearly on the 14th April
and 14th
October.
As interest on the above Loans from 14th October, the interest scerned on dute of Fascription stat be taken into consideration and is to be added to the price of issue.
The RUBEO-AMATIC BANK in Hongkong is ready to scoopt applications for the above-asmed
Special favonmblo rates will be quoted for Rain Exchange,
of
Payment may also he made in Renbles.
Will be wired to Petrograd free charges and commission.
40 per cout. only of the cost of the Bonds be paid on application, the balance to be
paid on receipt of the Bends,
The Bank is also roady to give every facility to subscribers in the shape of advances against the scrips.
G. TISDALL, Manager, Eusso-ASIATIC BANK,
₤1359
* GLEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM MIDDLESBRO,' IMMINGHAM; LONDON, GENOA & STRAIT..
THE Steamship
THE
GLENIFFER" Captain J. McGregor, having arrived from the above Ports, Coralgaees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed a thair risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, and stored at Consignees risk and expense,
"All brokan, chafeit, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be szamined on NATURDAY, 11th inst., at 10 am.
All Claims mont ke prassated within FIFTREN DAYS of the Steamer's arrival here, after who date they cannot be recognised,
A.B. THE SWEDISH THE FAR EAST
TRADING COMPANY IN CHINA, LIMITED. GUNNAR LUDIN.
OXYGEN M ACETYLENE
CO. LTD. F. PERNAUT, Technical General Manager.
₤1352 Hougkang, 1st October. 1016.
NOTICE
NDER bstractions from Head Ofco
UNDER er die Agency of
REVTEN'S TELEGRAM CH.. Lrb.. to Mn. J. P. BRAGA, of No. 8, Pedder's Hill, to whom all communications shone blessed in Entare. F. SMYTH.
Hongkong, 2nd November, 1916.
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RELIANCE MARINE INSURANCE CO. LTD. LIVERPOOL.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Hthe above Computy we are prepared to AVING been Appointed AGENTS_for
accept FIRE risks at murrent rates.
W. A. HANNIBAL & CO.: Hongkong, 6th November, 1916.
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HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO. LIMITED (Incorporated in the United Kingdom).
LOST,
THE SHARE CERTIFICATE No. 1638 Tr 50 Shares nansbered from 0320 to 5359 inclusive, standing in the Colonial (Hongkong) Register in the name of Mr. Woo YUK CHO, having been LOST, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that unless the said Certificate ba 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 thore- after be held by the Company as null and roid,
W. E. ROBERTS, Secretary.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
PROBATE JURISDICTION.
RE LEONARD RONALD NEEDHAM, deceased.
INTIMATIONS
The List will be Closed on or before
15th November, 1915.
HONGKONG
GOVERNMENT
BIX PER CENT. WAR
LOAN OF 1916.
ISAue of $3,000,000 Hongkong Currency six per cent. Bonds to Bearer authorised 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.
THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST OF THIS LOAN ARE GUARAN- TEED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF HONGKONG AND ARE SEOURED BY THE REVENUES OF
THE COLONY.
PRICE OF ISSUE $100 Pre Cent. Interest payable-rst May and
1st November, First Coupon for full six months' interest payable-1st May; 1917.
of
INTIMATION
SPEY-
ROYAL
Government control, and horsin lies hope for the future. Those who comparo the work of the Chinese Post Office to-day with what it was twenty years back, or cen remember sufficient of the conditions to appreciate the difficulties with which the organisers had to contend in the early days, will not cavil at the slow rate of
"Our Day" in Shanghai, resalted in £1,489.19s being sent honte for the Bri- tish Red Cross.
Mr. Masasuke Akatsuka, Japasėse. Consul General at Mukiten, has been up- painted Commissioner of the Government- General of Kwangtung in addition to the position of Consul-General,
The retired rank of Captain, with right
progress, but will ratlier marvel at the development which has taken place. The Post Office, as we know it today, has to wear the prescribed uniform has been grown from the system in vogue in the conferred on Mr. D, C. Dick, in con- sixties by which, under the administra- | sideration of long and valued service with tion of the Customs, letters were trans the Shanghai Volunteer Corps. mitted from Shanghai to the Légations in Peking This system was extended
SCOTCH WHISKY until it embraced a considerable area in
the North, and the results proved so satisfactory that on March 20th, 1896, decree was issued for the creation of an Imperial Post for all China to be modelled on Western lines. Sir ROBERT HART, as head of the Maritime Castoma, was
Mr. Yu Ya-ching and several other Chinese merchants have, according to the Chinese Press, raised a sum of Ts 130,000 with which they propose to estab Fish an oil mill in Shanghai, to be called the Sing Chang Oil Company, Ltd.
There were eight cases of small-pox-ix the Colony during the week ending Nov-
10 YEARS OLD. naturally entrusted with the task of cimber 4th (all Chinese, two being in-
building up the necessary organisation.pirted) and six of the cases proved fatal. Be found in existence the Imperial In the same period there were eight cases.
courier service and a network of native postal agencies which had been long used and were well respected by the people. In the Treaty Ports, also, there were Foreign Post Offices for the transmission not only of overseas mail matter but also Obtainable from all Compradores of inter-port correspondence, thus de
priving the Chinese Postal Service of a potential source of revenue,
It was im- possible to abolish the existing native systems with a stroke of the pen, and they had, therefore, to be incorporated in the general scheme and improved, until, in course of time, the growth of steam com- munication along the scachoard, the development of inland navigation and the extension of railways should bring
Principal repayable at par on-
1st November, 1928, or, at the option of the Government Hongkong, principal may be wholly or partially repaid at A. any time after the fifth year by drawings of Bonds.
The HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
and Stores.
SOLE AGENTS
S. WATSON & shout their gradual elimination.
CO., LTD.,
of diphtheria (four British and four Chinese), four of which
proved fatal. There were also three casos of enteric fever, all Chinese, two of which proved fatal, and two non-fatal Chinese enses of puerperal fever,
TYPHOON WARNING.
The following telegram has been ra ceived by the American Consulate Geno ral, Hongkong, from the Manila Obser- vatory::
4 p.m., November 7th. Cyclone or Typhoon N.E. of Luzon, revurcing north-eastward.
THE ACTING GOVERNOR. The revenue of the Service exceeded the expenditure for the first time in 1915. A Government Gazette Extraordinary The total number of articles of mail announces that H.E. Sir Francis Henry. matter dealt with last year was nearly May, having left the Colony, the prescrib eight hundred millions. This is more ed Oaths of Office were on the 6th inst,
BANKING CORPORATION, Hong- WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS than double the number which passed administered by His Honour the Chief
kong, are instructed by the Govern- ment of Hongkong to invite subscriptions for the above Loan.
The Bonds will be issued in court has by virtue of Section 88 of TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the denominations of $100, 8000, No Claime will be admitted after the Goods Ordinance No. 2 of 1897 runde an Order $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000, payable have left the Godowas, and all Goods remaining limiting the time for creditors and others to to Bearer with half-yearly interest andelivered after the 13th inst will send in their claims against the above subject to rent.
Estate to the 16th day of November, 1916. coupons attached payable 1st May
All Creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the and 1st November, at the Office of the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI undersigned on or before that date.
Dated the 21st day of October, 1916.
JOHN BENTLEY,
BANKING CORPORATION, Hongkong. The first coupon will be attached
Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that they must produce an Import Parmit signed by the Superintendent of Imports and Exporta, Hongkong, before Bill of Lading can be countersigned.
No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
SHEWAN, TOMÉB & CO.,
Agatz Hongkong, 7th November, 1916.
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8.5. "POLYNESIEN " & "MAGELLAN," COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
NOTICE.
TONSIGNEES of Cargo from London fr connection with above Steamer are hereby Informed that their Goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored at their riska into the kazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown
Ca,
Ltd, at Kowloon, whence delivuy may be obtained Immediately after landing.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on naleer intimation is received from the Consignes before Noun To-Day requesting it to be landed hans.
Bills of Lading will be counteraigned by the Undersigned. Goode remaining undaimed afte WE NESDAY, the 9th Nor, at Noos, will be nabject to rent and landing charges.
All Claims must be sent in to maon or before the 8th Nov, or they will not be recognised
All damaged packages will be examined on SATURDAY, the 11th Nov, at 10 AM.
No Fire Insurance has been efectel.
J TOURTET.
fr Agest.
2
Hongkong, 7th November, 1815
REMEMBER
"KISMET "
MID DECEMBER.
A.D.C. Production
on behalf of the
*STAR AND GARTER FUND"
c/o Taos, Cook & Son, Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong,
Tatarxons 618
MARRIAGE.
WEBER-TOCKER. At all Saints', Tientsin, on October 25th, by the Rev. C. W Scott, JoHN WILLIAM, SOU of R. J. WEDDER, of Croydon, England, to ELLA, daughter of J. J. Tuckyn, of Perth, Western Australia,
DEATHS.
through the hands of the Postal Authori-Justice, in the presence of the Executive ties in 1810, a systematic increase having Council, to the Hon. Mr. Claud Bevern, been maintained throughout the interven- Colonial Secretary of the Colony, and ing period. It was reported from various that the Hon. Mr. Claud Severn there- provinces that an undercurrent of popu-upon assumed the Administration of the lar unrest was adversely affecting the Government. H.E. the Officer Adminia- volume of work, and the European war tering the Government has appointed had, of course, a similar effect generally, Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher to act as Coloniał but these influences were not sufficient to Secretary, Mr. J. A. E. Bullock to act as Clerk of Councils, Mr. II. Pensonby cause any serious set-back. The Postal Fane to be his Private Secretary, and Service has evidently become too well Lieut. F. J. Kinchin Smith, King's Own established now to be easily disorganised. Shropshire Light Infantry, to be his Perhaps. the most satisfactory feature of
Aide-de-Camp.
Executor et Vie Estate of L. I NEEDHAM, to Scrip Certificates, which will be Kr-At the Victoria Nursing Home, the report for 1915 is the improvement
deceased.
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in own writing with copy refs., stating age and salary required to
W. S. BAILEY & Co., LTD.
Kowloon.
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exchanged later for definitive Bonds.
i
Bhanghai, on October 1st, EDITH ANNIE, the beloved wife of GEORGE in parcel traffic, for it demonstrates how W. Peance King
"the commercial activities of the people Kaux. Died on July 20th, of wounds
received in action on July 1st, Lieut, respond to safe opportunities for trade."
G.
hai,
This loan will be free from any ENGINEER, Br., betainer, for thoror local taxation as regards both only brother of C. C. Kirk, of Shang.
principal and interest.
Applications will be received by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Hong. kour, from whom the necessary printed forms can be obtained. Such applications must be for $100 or any multiple thereof and be accompanied by a deposit of 25. per cent, of the amount applied for.
AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY for the
Marine Engineers Guild in Hongkong. An Engineer Preferred. Reply to
17, NANKING ROAD, Shangha
PUBLIC AUCTION,
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iron the Liquidators of Messrs. WTIZKE's AHE Undersigned have riseived instructions
& Co, to sell by Public Auction,
TO-MORROW (THURSDAY),
the th November, 1918, commencing at 10.30 A.M., on their premises, No. 1. Ningo Street,
Yaumati A QUANTITY OF METAL, &c., &c.
Comprising: Copper Plate Cattings, a large quantity of Copper Pipes, Monta Metal Roda, Brana Platan and Bols. Zino Concentrates. Scuttle Fort
Framus, Putent Automatic Embricators, Cast Iron Ries Boilers, Brass Bushes, Valves, Pings, Oil Caps, Scrowed Bent Cooks, Straight Flanged Stop Valves, Brass Locks, Colls of Brass Wine Pressure Gauges Weighing Machine, ke., dai
On view from WZpsESDAY, 8th November. TREMS--Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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Applications may be accepted in whole or in part, and in the event of partial allotment the surplus amount paid as deposit will be appropriated towards the payment of instalments due on allotment.
The Government nas the right refuse any application. Payment will be required as follows, viz.:-
26 per cent, on application.
to
100%
*
allotment (4th Dec, 1018). "20th December, 1916.
17th January, 1917.
7,300,000 in 1014 to 0,200,000 in 2015, an
The number of parcele handled rose from MARTIK-At Nanking, on October 30th, increase of no less than 25 per cent, in
W. A. MARTIN. Moones-At the General Hospital, twelve months. The Money Order system, Shanghai, on November 1st, ROBERT also, continues to find favour with the MOORES, late chief engineer of the P.8. Kiangfou, China Merchants' public, the total value of Money Orders Siled in action, on the 15th dealt with amounting to 327,000,000 as
N. Co., aged 54. September, ALAN DAVIDSON SHEWAS, compared with $24,000,000 in the previous, Lieutenant (Temporary Captain), year. Without going into all the figures, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, it may be said that there has been sub second son of Alexander Showan,
THE "SUT ON.”
TO BE BROUGHT TO HONGKONG TO-DAY.
The Sui An, which caught fire at Macar in the early hours of Monday morning as a result of which all her superstructure was demolished; will be towed to Hong- kong to-day. Captain Clark Secretary of the Hongkong, Canton and Macue Steamboat Company, the owners of the vessel, is leaving for Macau to-day accʊm-
Indian Civil Service (retired), and [stantial progress in almost every branch of panied by Captain Arthur, and after tius: Mrs. Shewan, St. Andrews, Fife, postal activity, and this progress has been Sui An has been pumped out she will be aged 24 years.
die At 46, Great Western Road, due nur so much to the extension of the towed to Hongkong. Shanghai. on October 20th, ELLEN postal network, as to the inspection and MABY SPEAGUE, aged 78 years.
improvement of working conditions in HONGKONG OFFICE: 30%, DES VOUS ROAD, the Offices already established. China, of LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.
The Daily
Bress.
HONGKONG, 9TH NOVEMBER, 1918.
CHINA'S POSTAL SYSTEM,
Those who occasionally grow despondent
In case of default in the pay over the slow progress which China is ment of any instalment at its due making, and sometimes wonder whether date, the deposit and instalments the country will ever become that rich THE Undersigned have received instructions previously paid will be liable to field of commercial and industrial enter-
from the Liquidators of Messrs. WETZEE's forfeiture. & Co. to all by Pablic Auction, ON FRIDAY. the 10th November, 1916, at 11 am.. at thei
Brewster, Yaumati
The Steam-Launch
META, Constructed of Teakwood.
Length overall
Beau *******
-50 ft. ∙10 f
Depth moulded...
Condensing Engines,
Dis. of H. P. Cylinder
Length of Stroke
·HONGKONG | MAGISTRACY..
KOWLOON COMPRADORE'S RUM,
course, would like to see all foreign Postal Agencies within her borders abu- lished, and, although the time is not yet Hung Cheong, a compradore, of 30, ripe for this, she can, at any rate, view Nathan Road, Kowloon, was summoned. with salisfaction the recent withdrawal by Inspector Terrett for selling rum below of the British Post Offices in China from the standard required. Mr. Goldring the Imperial Penny Post system, and the appeared for the defense, and produced return to the rates prescribed by the certificate of a sample of rum which Postal Convention. China has now had been analysed by Mr. Dovey, the entered the Postal Union, and the time Government Analyst. This showed a con may not be very far distant when the siderably less percentage of the saine whole of the postal business throughout either as contained in the sample before the Republie will pass unecservedly into the Court. At the same time, the certi her hands.
A mail for Europe vid Siberia closes
prise which has been predicted, will find encouragement in a perusal of the recent Scrip Certificates, with couponly published report covering the activities attached for the first half year's of the Chinese Post Office during 1015 to-day at 3 p.m. interest due on 1st May, 1917, Through all the turmoil of political will be issued after payment of the upheavals, revolutionary movements,
The meeting for Intercession on behalf instalment due on allotment, and peculations and extravagances, which of the National Mission will be held One set of inverted Compound Surface such certificates, when fully paid, lead to an almost chronic state of nations to day (Wednesday) at St. Paul's College will be exchangeable for Bonds bankruptcy, the Post Office is surely and at 5.30 p.m. It will be conducted by the when received. Notice will be effectively bringing the great masses of Bev, E. W. L. Martin.
when Bonds are ready for the people in the far distant parts of given delivery.
the Republic more closely into touch with
The Bishop of Victoria has gone to one another and with the outside world. Canton to attend the half-yearly meting HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
With the increased facilities for wom of the Chinese Anglican Church Confer- BANKING CORPORATION.
munication" must come enlightenment ence to-day. He expects – to return Hongkong, 25th October, 1916, and a stronger and more widely-respected, to morrow (Thursday).
10 张:
One Cylindrical Multitubular Boiler Dia. Sty for Soldiers and Sailors totally Length & 6 in.
disabled in the War.
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A Launch will loss Blake Pier at 10.30 Am day of sale to convey intending purchasers.
On view from. Vi LANESDAY. 8th November. TEEM-Caki.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Anetioneers.
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Beate said that the sample answered the legal requirements.
Subsequently, a remand was granted. and during the interim Inspector Terrett will make enquiries, along with Mu Dovey, into the position.
HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD.
The approximate statement of traffic receipts for the week ending 4th Novembe is as follows
This Year. Less Year
Epereano
Beosivta
week. $13.760 $10,509
for 44 weeks.