NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE OF REMOVAL
TESSRS. W. G. HUMPHREYS & Co.
M2
have tow REMOVED to No. 5, BUDDELL STREET All communications In future should be went to that address.
Hongkong, 11th April, 1917.
WANTED.
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ELECTRICAL or MARINE
A ENGINEER L required as a Shift
Engineer at the Generating Station of the HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD, Wanahal Apply in writing accompialed by details of experience and espies of testimonials to –
The Manager, ' HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD,
St. Georges Baildings,
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ST. GEORGE'S DAY.
"SCENES FROM
SHAKESPEARE,
THEATRE ROYAL
AT 9.15PM.
Aren 23an, 1917.
(TOUCHERS which are being issued by the Hon: Seerotary are to be exchanged at Messrs MOUTIE & CO. ONLY on and after
9 A.M. MONDAY, April 18th
Bents cannot be booked previously.
Payment for gests is to be made at Messrs. MOUTRIN & Co., 86.00 each
J. BENTLEY,
Hon. Secretary,
St. George's Day Committes
DIOCESAN BOYS" SCHOOL.
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W TEACHER
ANTED an ASSISTANT ENGLISH
Apply to-
THE HEADMASTER,
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WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS.
CHALED TENDERS will be received at the Headquarters Offices Victoris Barracks, Hongkong, until 19 delock Noon, on FRIDAY,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL IST, 1917:
HOUSES TO LET
TO LET.
TO. 3, A. & R. ROBINSON ROAD.
Apply to
· DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD..
(473)
TO LET
■MMEDIATE-entry, Four very desirable SHOPS situated in Joe House Btreet, opposite the Grand Hotel, recently redo
trusted.
For rent and other particulam apply tom
THE MANAGER, HONGKONG TON Co., Ltd., 46, Connaught Road Central,
[401
TO LET AT THE PEAK.
NURNISHED and newly painted inside,
3. Stewart Tarruos. Apply
FURN
H. E. FOLLOCK,
Prince'" Buildings
TO LET.
10. 12 ELGIN STREET.
Apply to
PEROY SMITH, JETH & FLEMING
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TO LET
NEW HOUSE in Conduit Road. Bendy for occupation, Álso. 1 GODOWN in Daddell Street, Davi
For real and other particulers apply to.....
HM.H. NEMAZEE,
1-Des Voeux Road.
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GIOUR-ROOMED HOUSES la Gordon Torso and Salisbury Avenus; Kowloon,
A FLAT in Humphroys Buildings, Kowloon
TO LET OR FOR SALE. KOWLOON MARINE LOT 48 with
Storage or erection of Godowan
Apply to
INTIMATION
WATSON'S
OLD BROWN
BRANDY
E
QUALITY.
25 YEARS IN WOOD.
the ith day of Apell, 1917, for- Sharm Launch wharf are 68000 sq. ft. itable for Coal A. S. WATSON
and Boat hire for a period from 2812 June, 1917, 19 31st March, 1918
Ferms and other partimulare may be obtained anally at the above Offles between the hours
borns must be properly filed up, and dated, and delivered in a sealed
TENDEE
FOR
Tenders must be sud will not be
will not be entertained unless, accompanied by a deposit of $100 as a israntee of good faith, such sum to be for
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE Co, Lap, Alexandra Baiklings.
TO LET
1291
feited to the State if the fenderor fails to attend OFFICES t 2, Connaught Road Contral
the Headquarters Doe after 24 hours' notice
In writing being left at the tenderer's address or refuses to accept Contract allotted to him.
The right to reject all or any tenders is specially reserved.
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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Certificate 6, 1/N8 1856 dated Hongkong 21st February, 1912 for Three Shares numbered 07669, 14321, and 89965 registered in the name of Mrs. MARIA DAS Naves RIBRIO has been LOST or STOLEN, and should this Cortificate not be produced to the Tank before the 11th day of May, 1917
OFFICES ↳ King's and York Buildings.
CO., LTD.,
THE LATE MR. J. N. McCULLOCH.
FUNERAL AT HAPPY VALLEY.
Amid numerous tokens of deep regret and esteein, the remains of the late Mr. J. N. McCulloch wers interred at Happy
COD-
in their honds. Tho result is not seen. Mr. L. "M, Wayte (Messrs. Donnelly The belief in one's own cleverness nusur- & Whyte) and M». E. E. Scrivan (Lane, ally begets the idea that all others are | Crawford & Co,) have left the Colony for fools, and ouce a bebisf in the foolishness the Front Mr. Scriven is the seventh, of others is entertwined prudence is flung member of the firm named who has joined to the winds This is where Germany the colours.. has made her mistakes. She thought that
On the occasion of the retirement from by an admixture of "frightfulness and the Customs Service of Mr. Frank Valley yesterday. The service was dooit she could handle the other nations Smith, Commissioner at Lappa, the ducted by the Rev. J. Kirk Matonachio, at her pleasure. Of the policy of foreign and Chinese staff, will present Minister of the Union Church, and at "frightfulness" "there have been countless him next Saturday with a silver bow the close of the ceremony examples; of the persuasive methods the bearing the following inscription:Totory prayer was said by the Rev. W. G. a benedic elaborate Fress campaign conducted by Frank James Smith, Esquire, Commis Upsdell, headmaster of St. Paul's Germany is the most striking illustration,sioner of Chinese Maritime Customs, College, at which deceased had recently Thousands of pounds were spent in dis- with all good wishes from the members, been in charge of an English class. seminating propagands of a claracter Foreign and Chinese, of the Lappa Cus- Those present at the graveside included which, bearing on the face of it all the toms Staff, on his retirerent from the the following-Messrs. HA Cart marks of having been bought and paid Service. Macao, 15th April, 1917 Awright, O. T. Breakspear and C. M. W for, could hardly impose upon the looking glass on a silver stand will be must unsuspecting. What the German
presented to Mrs, Smith on the same Governmiers expected to obtain from the publication of statements which were so obviously exparte as hardly to require refutation remains a mystery, unless the
occasion.
PUPILS CONCERT AT THE CITY HALL
Raynolds (Hongkong Daily Preit), B. Wylic, H. W Donaldson and T, 0. Wilken (South China Morning Post), B. A. Hale (China Mail), A. Morley (Hong- kang Telegraph); F. Jonkin, C. Gerkin, W. A Stephens, A E. Crapnell
students of St. Paul's College, and Mrs. Claxton, of the teaching staff. Floral
theory be accepted that she regarded the ere, was a large audience in the Stand Wattie, along with all the other nations as fools. At the commence men of the campaign such literature received some attention. Perhaps it was thought that Germany really had some thing to say in her defence. Now, what is left of it hardly awakes passing our ment. Indeed, it is on its death bed. A few of the journals struggle on, kept alive
by German readers; others have already fallen by the wayside, together with the
Andrew's Hall at the City Hall yester day to listen to the pianoforte rocital given by the pupils of Professor Damen- berg, who were assisted by Professor
tributes were sent by the follow- Gonzales Mr. Lai and a small orchestra. family; from the Staff of the Hongkong
ing:From his sorrowing The programme was delightfully varied, Daily Press; from the European staff of and the skill displayed by the varions the South China Morning Posts from to the instruction given. Quite youthful graph; from the staff of St. Paul's contributore was nu eloquent testimony the editorial staff of the Hongkong Tele- pianists dents with classical numbers in College, from the students of Form VI grand telegraphic service—all symptoms-
a most accomplished munter, and the of St. Paul's College; Mr. and Mrs. H. tic of another and greater crash still zo
applause was frequent and deserved. A. Cartwright, Mr. and Mrs. A. com. In return for all her hours to The programme was as follows:--Al-Ramsay, Mr. P. Matheson, Mr. and put the other nations on the right path dante for 2 pianos (Binding), Miss How Mys. O. T. Breakspear, Mr. and Mrs. to the paradise of Kultur Germany kos,
and Prof. E. Danenberg; (a) Pre 0. M. W Reynolds, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fung it is truc, gained some allies and wonude (from Kismet) (N. Peterkin), (6) Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stephons, some conquests. She has overrun such
Tarantella (Geza Horvath), Miss Elsa Mr. and Mrs. J. Lossius, Mr. and Mrs. powerful States, es Belgium, Servia Alves, Concerts (1st movement) (Schu A. E. Crapnell, and Mra K. Jensen. Montenegro and Roumania, and lus
mann) (with orchestral accompaniment). gained such respectable friends as. Tur-
Miss Elfrida Osmund; Wedding Day key and Bulgaria. The results do not
ek (Grieg), Mis May Choy, Gaits for 2 Boom oppressive; no doubt the KAISER has no misapprehensions as to their real pianos (Arensky), (a) Romance, (b)
ANOTHER HONGKONG
AEROPLANE.
& Value, however useful he may have found raise, (e) Polonaise, Miss May Woo and
them in the past as a means of advertisProf. E. Danenberg: Etude Mignon (E GENEROUS GIFT BY MR. HO FOOK. ing the strength of German arms. An Schutt), Miss Connie Martin; Mandolin
We ate informed by the Hon. Mr. E. alliance with Turkey is not a diplomatic (Thome), Miss Helen Flint; Spring Song R. Hallifax, Secretary for Chineso (Mendelssohn), Miss May Finchers Affairs, that Mr. Ho Fook has forward- achievement, which would be regarde Sonata Tragica (la roovement) (Mae aduir,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS
TELEPHONE Sie,
(12)
MARRIAGE.
in
nor would it redound to the credit of a dowell), Prof. E. Danenberg; Concerto the cost of an aeroplanesome: £1,500-- great European Power, in jurnal times, in A Major (1st moveniat) (Mozart) for service at the Front: In accepting to form an alliance with Balgaria Bur (with orchestral accompaniment), Mre, this very generous gift HE, the 'Gor the robber chief does not make too strich FX. V. Ribeiro; Song (a) “Mehd inquiries into the antecedents of bis cushia (Macmurrough), (b) "I'm fall myrmidons; he takes them where he can ing in love with some one" (Victor
Gonzales; (a) Concert Etude (Macdow
1), (6) Intermezzo in Octaves (Les- chotazky), Miss Elfrida Oamund; Hun garián Rhapsody XV. (Liszt), trof. E.
HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Road. | MOMERKIN-BARI. —— Before the British Consul General, und afterwards at the Darwent, M.A. Shanghai, on April get them. It is said that when the Herbert), Mr Lai Fiolin Sobi, Prof. through the medium of the Overseas
· HOUSES in Broadwood And Moreton TerraOCE
HOUSES on Shameen, Canton,
Apply to
TAS HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY Co, LTD...
TO LET.
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Union Church, by the Rev. C. E
Sh, HERBERT WILLIAM PORTER, only KAISER signed the Declaration of War Son of the late WILLIAM MCMUKUN he expressed to those around him the J.P. Manchester, and Mrs. Mc MESKEN, Bedford, to JEAN KINO, only hope that they would not live to regret daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs it. It is possible that such an utterance JOHN BARR, of Greenock.
was made for however autocratic a Danenberg. sovereign the KA18ER may be, and bow- ever loyal may be those surrounding lim, he, like the Tsar Nicholas, must bond to the wisdom or folly of the bulk Fof_bis" councilors. Nevertheless, the| Head of a State must share responsibili
HONGKONG Urvice. 104, Die Vœux Road, TO 3 CAMERON VILLAS, No. 89, T LONDOon Orrion: 181, Fuzz érszer, E.C.
PHAE, Furnished, r
No
-ROOMED HOUSE at Mount Kellett, Furnished for 5 or 6 months,"
and the aforesaid Certificate No. 5/NS 1956 will thereafter be treated by this Corporation as Null and Void.
New Certificate for the shares will be issued TELD ARCADE
By Order of the Court of Directors,
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager. 500
Hongkong, 11th April, 1917
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,
NOTICE.
HE HALF-YEARLY MEETING of Members will be held on SATURDAY, the 21st April, 1917, at 12 o'clock Noon, at the Oion of the JOCKEY CLUB, on the Ground Floor of the HONGKONG CLUB ANNEÌH, Chater
By Order,
T. F. HOUGH,
Clark of the Coursə. Hongkong, 6th April, 1917.
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CA
NOTICE.
66, PEAK
25, BELILIOS TERRACE, with entranon on Candult Boud:
TWO GODOWNS, la Duddell Streck. No. 1, DES VŒUR VILLAS, 51, PRAK (Unfurnished)om
Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
FOUR
3rd Floor, Alexandra Bulldi gv.
WANTED."
OUR ROOMED HOUSE in good locality
Kowloon Furnishet preferred.
BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO
Co., LTD.
NOTICE
NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiale or Indian Admiring to leave the Colony should apply in person w the CELZ POLER STATION between the hours of 9.1.a. to 1 P.X. and 2P.M. to
will be required to produce ports or
A. LUKHMANOFF, JAPTAIN D
RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET Agent fox Nagasaki and Hongkong, has the honour to notify the clients of the Company that the APP Antification vaporn. political changes in Russia do not affect the Soutany's business, which will be carried en
All pawong with certain exceptione Wha *** remain in the Colony for more than 7 daya 1302 are required to Register themissives under the RESISTRATION PERSONS DEDIN ANCE 1816.
JAPANESE LESSONS. T NAKAHARA,
Top Floor,
90a, Prays EM,
ON BALK
∙1462
KONG HANSARD REPORTS
MEETINGS
COUNCIL
Forms of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the GPO, ad All Pollos Stations,
The Penalty for non-compliance in a fine not urecoding 350-
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FORTHCOMING EVENTS.
Saturday, 21st April
Noon-Hongkong Jockey Club, Half-Yearly
Mesting
Monday, 2nd April ------
St. George's Day.
9.15 p.m.—” Scence from Shake
Theatre Hoyal
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG 13TH APRIL, 1917.
GERMANY'S FOLLY.
in nearly half
IN THACKERAY 8 phrase, the world a one time belonged to NAPOLEON The modern NAPOLEON has reversed the situation; his only boan
can be that he has arrayed more than
CATHAY TRUST.
WINDING-UP RESOLUTION
CARRIED
An extraordinary general mesting of the shareholders in the Cathay Trust,
ernor has arranged, in accordance with the wishes of the donor, that it shugad be conveyed to the Imperial Government
Club, of which Mr. Ho Focu
life member in recognition of his share in the provision of other aeroplanes earlier in the War
COMPANY REPORT.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF
CANTON, LIMITED.
Subject to audith Directors of the
ty for the errors of the State. He cannot, was held of the Company's offices Union Insurance Society of Cantoo, take refuge behind the backs of his coun- on April 5th, in respotiso to a letter of Ltd, will recommend that a final cillors, or plead that he acted on instrue requisition from shareholders, for the dividend of $20 nad a bonus dividend of tions, when the day of reckoning comes purpose of considering a resolution for Rather he and his councillors must stand the winding up of the company. or fall together. We have seen Russia, in the midst of the struggle, dethrone an Emperor; it is not improbable that mission of the resolution was signed by tributory premium. They will further the holders of more than 80 per cent of recommend that £100,000 be passed to the registered shares of the Company and Reinsurance Fund, and that $1,685,000
we shall see Germany overthrow the Hohenzollern dynasty and place herself in the hands of Europe to suffer a reconstruction - and a new birth.
Bernard de St. Croix, elder son of Mr.
Mr. H. E. Arnhold, who presided, men tioned that the letter calling for the sub
$10 per share be paid for account, 1915, making 960 per share for the year an interim dividend of 830 per share for 1916 and a bonus of 20 per cent. on con-
Mr be carried forward to Underwriting
had the support of the Directors, WS. Jackson proposed and the Rey Suspense Account, thus closing the Pere Sallon seconded, That the Company account for 1915. be wound up voluntarily and that Fre derick Newman Matthews, of No. 36, Pek de St. Croix, of Shanghai, has ing Road, Shangha, and James Crichton assed the qualifying examination for a Dyer, of No. 10, Canton Road, Shanghai, naval ondulship and will enter the Royal be and they thereby appointed liqui Napal College, Osborne, în May next- dators for that purpose of such wirding.
This was carried unanimously.
HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S REPORT
The annual report and statement of the Hongbong Horticultural: for presentation at the annual meeting on the 17th inst, des cribes the recent saDY
without doubt the finest over beld spices of the Society. Cut flowers,
half the world against him. If Germany had deliberately set herself to make us many csemics is possible she could not Com- have met with greater success. mencing the war with only four oppon ents, aho is now confronted, either active- ly or passively, by no fewer than eleven, and the number seams likely to be in creased. Some of these she antagonised from the start, such as Belgium, which was driven into the opposite camp by As will be seen on reference to bur up. an entirely unwarranted and unprovoked advertising columns, seats for the Shake- invasion; or, almost from the start, such spearean performance in the Theatre The Chairman I wish to notify you Italy, which, though actually in Royal on Et. Gorge Day cannot be that according to the information received alliance with Germany, found German booked before 9 am on Monday next. from the manager, subject to the con methods and Germso barbari too Tickets will be issued by Messrs. Mostri firmation of the resolution, the quidators flagrantly outrageous to countenance & Co. in exchange for the vouchers will be in a position to repay the whole in particular, were a decided improve Other belligerente, such as Japan and by the Hop Secretary of St. George's Portugal, were bound by the which Day Committee on payment of $6 each. brought them into the Entente, although there is little doubt that without such bonds their neutrality would hardly have lasted as long as that of the United States.
It was reserved for the fun! ing constions to the funds of the round of Germany's desperate re to Hospitald $25 each from Gilman & appear on the new Er notes, Mr. Bonar 1917, and the prizes "wow have increased ruin to have the power and influence of Co Holland Chins Trading the United States and the peaceful in tenturm of Chips urrayed against her Bor many years the Germans have hren
Yes, for I have seen them myself," priding themselves on their cleverness, Stone & Master,
explained Mr. Bonar few
What part of the kingdom does, the the end of last add to some extent the wor has con- Candes Frics & Co., and Dennys & daffodil represent?" asked Sir Walter gbscriptions. spired to encourage them in the belief howley 130 from Charles Brown; and Tomar Law adro tay said: “I am not
DESERT Sex Amid general amusement Mr and the proceeds of that the brains of Europe were gathered 410 each from J. R. Wood and V. B. an expert on, the matter"
1817 to 378:30.
The Hon Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begy to acknowledge with thanks the follow-
Jaya China Japai Davis, A. R. Nemäzée, Moroz
month of May, immediately after the for peas, which a few years ago were only of the preference capital during the ment de recent veura Roses and sweet
mality of convening a meeting of creditors has been complied with, th
given by a few, are now to be found nearly everygarden. The entries sum bered 100 an increase of 390 over Jaat year The membership has grown from
**KG DAFFODIL OR LEEK,
The robe, thistle, slipmrock and 127 in 1908 and 137 in 1918, to 180 în
dafodil are four national emblems which
Co.Law informed Mr MacCallum Scott in from 149 in 1908 and le9 in 1910 to £7.
the House of Commons recently ch4 Are they visible to the naked eye?
in 19172 asked Mr. Scott
Lijn Linstead &
My &C, H. M. & Taylor, Johnson, Hannibal & Co.
The accounts, how a credit balance of $1 005.27, as coldhared with *77 32 at
agunte
he lower show in