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NOTICE.
H. E. CHEUNG PAT SZE. DECEASED,
OWING to delay of the stammer the ceremony of removing the coffin to the Glass Wark at Taiwan in Kowloon Bay, rangad for the 2nd instant, will take pinge on MONDAY next, the 11th instant. Friendly of the deceased are invited to attoud at thin Chisa Merchants' Wharf at 3 P.. on that clay.
Hongkong, 16th Norember, 1016.
NOTICE,
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INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBEE limu, 1916.
HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in the United Kingdom).
LOST.
THE Mes nun bered from 1220, to THE SHARE CERTIFICATE No. 1680 _6369 "inclusive, standing in the Colonial (Hongkong) Megister in the name of Mr. Woo Yuk Cho, having been LOST, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that unless the said Certificate be produced at the Office of the Company, No. 1, Russell Street, Hongkong, within 30 days from the date hereof,
duplicate Certificate for the mid shares will
beloved and the old Certificate will there. after be held by the Company as null and void.
W, A. ROBERTS, Secretary. Hongkong, 18th October, 1918.
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SECOND. 54% RUSSIAN INTERNAL SHORT TERMED LOAN OF 1016 for Ebin, 3,000,000,000, THE Subscription to the above LOAN will be Openes frons 14th November to 20th December, 1916,
The price of issue is 95 per cent..
taxations. The Loan is entirely free of Income Tax and
on 14th Ikr
SAMSUI RAILWAY, after the: Board of Communications having bought four sevenths of its interests from the Provinces of Hunan and Hupeh, still has three-sevenths of its Shares belonging to the KWONG TUNGther YUEH-HAN RAILWAY COMPANY, LIMITED.
It was agreed with the Board that the Government, no a shareholder, should appoint Director while the undersigned should designate Manager to co-operate with the Director to administrate the affairs of said Railroad. Therefore, nil cheques for payments receita, agreements of purchase and other documents of the Diretor shall be countersigned by the Manager representing the interest of the adaraigued, otherwis key ure Null and Voil. Thepresent Manager is M. LAUKAMKONG.
By Order of Committer,
EWONG TUNG YUUHHAN RAILWAY CO., LTD., Canton,
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Canton, 9th November, 1916.
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Yu British Firm, a competent BRITISH BENOGRAPHER.
Apply in owu handwriting with references stating satury required to-
MERCHANT,
Care of Daily Press" Office.
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Kowloon.
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Marine Engineers Guild in Hongkong.
An Engineer Preferred. Reply to
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April and 14th October.
Coupons are payable half-yearly on the lith.
INTIMATIONS
The List will be Closed on or before 15th November, 1916.
HONGKONG GOVERNMENT
SIX PER CENT. WAR
LOAN OF 1916.
Issue of $3,000,000 Hongkong Currency six per cent. Bonds to Bearer authorised by the War
Loan Ordinance 1916.
INTIMATION
by Great Britain, who desired to smash A Social Evening in connection with Germany's trade. The war, in fact, is the Cathedral Branch of the Church o a trade war, they say, fought by Britain | England. Men's Society is announced ti and Germany, with some other Powers take place next Monday evening in the that Britain his fooled into siding with Seamen's Institute, Praya East. her, and this extraordinary "confention is actually accepted by some neutrals. We are not entirely blameless in the CHINA BY LAND matter, since the prominence given to
AND WATER,”
an album which portrays the
the boycotting of Germany's trade has made it loom rather large in the eyes of the public, and memories are short, What an enormous amount of confidence must those who held the reins in Britain have had if they planned a "trade war" against Germany with only the Fleet to darry it on With a ridiculously amul
wilfully sought a cause of quarrel with
THE PROCEEDS OF THE Chinese as they are in every-day army, and inadequate munitions, Britain
LOAN WILL BE HANDED OVER TO THE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT AS A WAR CONTRIBUTION FROM THE COLONY OF HONGKONG.
Government to convert it at an earlier date. October, 1926, without option for the Russian THE PRINCIPAL AND INTERRËT
OF THIS LOAN ARE GUARAN- TEED BY THE GOVERNMENT -- OF HONGKONG AND ARE. SECURED BY THE REVENUES OF THE COLONY.
14th October, the interest accrued on dato of As interest on the above Louri'rans from subscription must be taken into consideration and is to be added to the price of issue.
ready to accept applications for the above named The Russo-ASIATIC BANK in Hongkong is Loll.
Special favourable rates will be quoted for Russian Exchange.
Paymisut may also be made in Roubles, Applications will be wired to Petrograd free of telegraphic charges and commission.
10 per cent, only of the cost of the Bonds may be paid on application, the balance to be jaid on receipt of the Bonds,
The Bank is also wady to give every facility
to subscribers in the shape of advances against the scrips.
G. TISDALL, Manager. Russo-ASIATIC BANK.
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REMEMBER
KISMET”
MID DECEMBER.
A.D.C. Production
on behalf of the
KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY “STAR AND GARTER FUND
(Batzias SECTION),
NOTICE.
Alteration of the timing of the last Up Local Train from Kowloon and the last Down Local From Shram Chun to Kowloon.
ME PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that on and from SATURDAY, 11th November. 1918, l on each succeeding SATURDAY and SUNDAY and also ou PUBLIC HOLIDAYS the LAST UP LOCAL TRAIN will leave KOWLOON 4.99 .st, instead of 5.18 P... stopping ut all Stations to SHOм Cars, Bad the LAST DOWN LOCAL will leave Shum Chus at P. instead of 6.25 PM, calling at SHEUNG
PRICE OF ISSUE $100 PER CENT, Interest payable--1st May and
1st November, he
First Coupon for full six months" interest payable-1st May, 1917.
life, and it exhibits charming the most formidable military nation Surely the Father of pictorial sketches of a wonderful more impossible lie than this, and
The latest figures to hand show tha
handsome total of 8120,008 and in Malaces "Our Day in Singapore realised the 1,309. Towards the first named sum
the Chinese Chamber of Commerce con
tributed $8,000.
The Sui An, which caught fire at Macao on Monday, has been towed into the har boor by the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's tug Edith. She has been
time to repair. badly burned above deck, and will take
The Annual Demonstration of the Hongkong Sunday School Union will take place to-day work (November 18th) in the City Hall, commencing af 2 p.m. The Fresident of the Union (the Bishop seriously of Victoria) will preside, and a varied
of Europe: Lies could never have inventin
YET it is believed and
and fascinating old-world Country. discussed! Again, in other quarters one programate will be presented. Admission
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Principal repayable at par on ready for posting.
1st November, 1928, or, at the option of the Government of Hongkong, principal may be wholly or partially repaid at any time after the fifth year by drawings of Bonds.
A. S. WATSON
The HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Hong- CO., LTD., 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 the
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION, Hongkong. The first coupon will be attached to Scrip Certificates, which will be for Soldiers and Sailors totally exchanged later for definitive
Bounds.
disabled in the War.
NOTICE.
cirs the pinion expressed that Britnin's | will be freel real for the defence of Belgium' is all
Early yesterday morning a small äre hypocrisy; that she is not fighting for broke out un-board the s.5. Hongwan I the defence of Belgium at all, but merely which is lying alongside the Kowloo to prevent that country becoming the per-Ducks. The fire originated amongst some manent possession of Germany. This is packing and waste, which had boon placer & more subtle lie, because the in-in the engine room. The dockyard hand: dependence of Belgium and the inde-and the crew were able to extinguish the pendence of Britain hers are closely fire in balf-an-hour. The actual cause of bound together. Germany in Belgium the fire is not known.
J
HONGKONG MAIL LOST LON **ARABIA,"
has a jumping-off ground for further adventures, and there can be no question Packed in next cardboard box against whom these adventures would be directed. Thus the occupation of Bel- gium by Germany is not only an infringe- We are informed by the Postmaster ment of national rights but a menace to General that it is practically certain thai Britain also. Britain's critics may take the Hongkong mail which was aboard the it that way if they like. They must, at Arabia has been lost. This is the mai least, acknowledge that Germany has no which left Hongkong on October 6th by more right in Belgium than any other the P. and O. Sardinia, which vessel als Power, and that the German dreams of carried the Shanghai mail. These mails world Kultur make her a very undesir-following the usual custom, were trans able neighbour, even although separated ferred to the Arabia at Colombo, for the by a strip of the sea. But they must not Arabia, being a faater vessel, would have jump to the conclusion that Britain reached England within the contract time. wants Belgium for herself. More evidMr. Wolfe stated that he had wired ence is wanted of this than the mere fact Colombo to make absolutely certain about of wishing to drive out Germany. One the mails and bad not yet received a of the German lies which is not heard so reply, but there was little or no hope frequently Intely is that the French will that any of the Hongkong mail had been never got rid of the British from Frano; LONDON. OFFIER: 181, FLEET Bar, B, that Calais, at any rate, will remain in Britain's bands at the end of the war- always supposing that Germany háy nót captured it. This lio was so obviously intended to create friction between the French and British that it hardly at tracted attention. Yet it is occasionally found still doing service in the cause of backing up bad arguments. The worst of
HONGKONG
DISPENSARY.
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HONDRONG QFries: 18, DES VEUX ROAD, C.
The The Daily Press.
Hoxazova, 11TH NOVEMBER, 1916.
TRUTH
AND THE WAR,
Bir wo can hardly expect to cacaps infection, Pussing from one to another, incidents which at first were, perhaps, only
saved.
HONGKONG MAGISTRACY. MESS-ROOM BOY'S AMMUNITION. A mess-room boy employed on the s.s.. China Was charged, with being on posscasion of 150 rounds of ammunition, Sergeant Boud, of the Water Police, snow defendant leaving the boat in a sampan,
months hard labour, was imposed.
DAMAGING TREES.
This loan will be free from any "IN time of war the nation is always it is that with all these lies floating in the A fine of $120, with the alternative of two local taxation as regards both of one mind, eager to hear something 1834 principal and interest.
good of themselves and ill of the enemy. Applications will be received by At this time the task of news-writers is the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI easy. They have nothing to do but to BANKING CORPORATION, Hang tell that a battle is expected, and after- kong, from whom the neccesary wards that a battle has been fought, in end. Then there are the invented lies- $150. A foki appeared for the alefendant.
Suvi 607 P.M., FANLING 6.09 PM. TAIPO A desiring to leave the Colony should apply Buch applications must be for $100 quering or conquered, did all, and our NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asistio or Indian Printed forms can be obtained, which we and our friends, whether con- MARKET 6.16 e... and TAIPO 6.18 P.M., and arriving KowLOOS 8.44 1.3.
in person at the CENTRAL POLICE STATION or any multiple thereof and be enemies did nothing. Among the to 4 P.M; daily.
By Order.
H. P. WINSLOW,
Manager, Kowloon, 8th November, 1916.
NOTICE.
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GLEN" LINE (McGREGOR, GOW
& CO.), LTD.
ERTAIN Cargo ex M. 8.
a little exaggerated cross the boundary
of truth and become absolute lies at the
Mr. Greene, of the Botanical and with damaging trees to the extent of Forestry Department, charged a Chinese
not so many of these, we flatter ourselves, and said that his master had gone to astin Dr. JOHNSON's time, when battles Canton and would ot be back or other were described from Grub Street, al-time.
between the hours of 9 am to 1 r., and F.Vaccompanied by a deposit of 25 calamities of war may be justly numbered though not many years have rolled by since ]
A presinti quired to produce Pass
ports or identification papers.
ANCE 1916.
All persons with certain exceptions who remain in the Colony for more than 7 days 8 required to Register themselves under the REGISTRATION OF PERSONS ORDIN Forms of Registration giving the partions "GLEN.quired may be obtained at the GP.O. and at ARTNEY" having arrived here per
all Police Stations.
The Penalty for non-compliance is a fins not 1.8. OLENIFFER." Mrs. GODDLED & DopaLan will attend at THE HONGKONG AND
execeding $70, KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN COMPANY'S
[77 Gonowys, Kowloos, on SATURDAY, 11 November, at 10 AM to survey all damaged packages. Consignois of Cargo arrived aro requested to have representatives present.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co...
Agents,
« GLIN" LINE (MCGREGOR, Gow & Co., LTD.
Hongkong, 8th November, 1916.
NOTICE.
5. O. A. E. Q.
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THE Undersigned beg to notify that the Agrosy of the FAR EAST OXYDEN S ACTYLEK Co., Ltd. (Societe d'Oxygene et d'Acetylene d'Extremo Orient) will be trans- ferred from A.B. THE SWEDISH TRADING. COMPANY IN CHINA, LIMITED, to Messis, FLOQUET & KNOTII (1, Princes' Buildings, Telephone 2082, Works 1933), as from the 16th November, 1916.
A.B. THE SWEDISH | THE FAR EAST TRADING COMPANY OXYGEN & IN CHINA, LIMITED, { ACETYLENE
GUNNAR LUDIN.
CO., LTD., F. PERNAUT, Technical General Manager. Hongkong, 31st October, 1916. [1852
RELIANCE MARINE INSURANCE CO., LTD., LIVERPOOL.
H
FIRE DEPARTMENT,
AVING been Appointed AGENTS for
the above Company we are prepared to s accept FIRE risks at current rates.
W.-A. HANNIBAL & CO. Hongkong, 6th November, 1916. ₤1350
ON
FOR SALE.
per cent. of the amount applied for
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 has the right to refuse any application.
Payment will be required as follows, viz
95 per cent, an application.
is allotment (4th Dec, 1016),
20th December, 1916.
25
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17th January, 1917.
100%
NE 10 B.H.P. HORNSEY ACKROYD
OIL ENGINE complete with Current Shunt Wound Dynamo of 50/70 volts compled direct to one 6 KW. Continuous with shunt regulator.
ALSO
ONE SWITCHBOARD for
the diminution of the love of truth by the falsehoods which interest dictates and credulity encourages. Bu, out of his fund of strong common sense,
wrote
about, the criticisms remains substantially true. Now, as then, we are eager to bear | well of ourselves and ill of the enemy; now, as then, we are accustomed to hear of the valour of our own exploits and the demoralisation of those opposing us; ACCUMULATORS, DYNAMO, ..complete In case of default in the pay-now, as then, the public demand for ment of any instalment at its due news of a pleasing character tends to LINSTEAD & DAVIS.date, the deposit and instalments diminish the love of truth-It is true previously paid will be liable to that we can safely ascribe to the enemy forfeiture.
in a superlative degree thus faults which Dr. JOHNSON noted; but the fact re-
an
A warrant for his arrest was issued; DUMPING. A BODY,
were
American journalist described the battle of Pingyang from the verandah of
A Chinese man and woman the Grand Hotel in Yokohama. Perhaps SAMUEL JOHNSON in The Bambler one
now we rather favour the suppression of brought before Mr. J. R. Wood, and hundred and fifty years ago, and, after and the censor aids us in this a good of a child's body. The man was se, at the truth than thas invention of the lie, charged in connection with the dumping making the necessary allowance for the del
The angination is certainly Hunghem early in the morning damping changes in manners and customs which helped by the soclusion of Germany. As the body of an infant female child on a the hundred and fifty years have brought our forefathers were regaled with fairy cant piece of ground. He was arrested, stories of the wonders of Japan when it and from information he gave the mother was still closed to the common tourist, so of the child was arrested. She was charg to-day from Germany come tales whiched with procuring the man to dump and may or may not be true, but which are also with failing to report a case of in- certainly not consistent. The most popu- fectious disease, the child being found to. lar, unhappily, are those which picture have died from small-pox. Germany on the verge of starvation, and
The case was remanded they are, therefore, in the majority. We
PROPERTIES OF "PUTCHUCK " confess to a suspicion that Germany can go on a long time yet before being Putchuck is a fragrant root, which is starved into surrender. In the words of exported from India to China, sad is SHAKESPEARE: "Thero - la scarce truth largely used in the making of joss-sticks Scrip Certificates, with coupon mains that the old faults of human as enough alive to keep societies secure""Ten" is also made from it, which the attached for the first half-year's
ture afflict us as well as them; that we one of the calamities of war which is Chineee drink when subering from heart interest dae on 1st May, 1917, are as eager to swallow stories redound-
least regarded. will be issued after payment of the ing to our credit as we are impulsive in instalment due on allotment, and believing tales which go to their discredit.
A coolie was charged before Mr. F. A.. The Council-General of the Society of such certificates, when fully paid, One consolation is that, while the St. Vincent de Paul acknowledges with possession of 49 lbs. of "putchack
Howland with beingîn unlawful will be exchangeable for Bonds Germans have gone deliberately to thanks the grant of $100 towards the valued at $14. The man was found carry-- when receive 1. Notice will work in their campaign of lies, we still have a lurking fondness for tho RATES OF EXCHANGE AT BOMBAY given when Bonds are ready for For Demand Drafts on London on the day delivery.
truth as far as the Censor will permit of or precedings the departure of the
with instruments for 100 Amps.
For further particulars'apply to---
Alexandra Buildings.
JUST RECEIVED.
EGETABLE SEEDS. TRESH Supply of FLOWER
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GRACA & CO.,
No. 4, WYNDHAM STDEKT.
ON SALE.
A TABLE OF THE
(1012
English Mails; also Table of the Yearly Approximate Average
for 36 yeareA PRICE CARN.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
On Sale at the Daily Pass Office or Hongkong, 25th October, 1912.
Local Booksellers.
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funds of the Society by the Colonial Government,
us to learn it. The Germans lie un- We understand that Mr. P. H. Hodg- Ulushingly and with an earnestness which son, whose resignation of the appoint might almost deceive their enemies, as it ment of Assistant Crown Solicitor will has deceived many neatrais. They still take effect at the end of the year, will
persist that the war was forced on them remain in the Colony.
disase. For this purpose it can be pur- chased at any medicine shop
ing it in two baskets, and was unable to... give a satisfactory explanation of where he had found it. Defendant now told the Magistrate that he bought the ** put chuck" from sampan mau.
· Fined $25, in default, six weeks" hard Labour.