NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
'EMPIRE DAY.”
THE EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOBED for the trousstion of EXCHANGE BUSINESS TOMORROW (THURSDAY), the 24th instant, at 1 PM
Hongkong, 22nd May, 1917.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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HE Undersigned has received instrue- tions from the Liquidators Of Messia. Witzke & Co. in pursuance of an arder of the Hongkong Government to sell by public auction at 19 o'clock (NOON) O MONDAY, the 27th day of Augutt, 1917, at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Stroet, Hongkong,
All the piece of ground situato at Yaumati, Kowlool, in the Colony of Hongkong, and registered in the Land Office as KOWLOON INLAND LOT No. 209,
IN ONE LOT.
The property consists of a piece of ground abutting on Battery Street and arth Street (acar the Prays) in Kew loon and contains an area of 4,500 square feet.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 282D, 1917.
INTIMATIONS
TOURNAMENT.
TENNIS
FIXTURES.
TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY), 2300 MAY, FINAL MIXED HANDICAP DOUBLES. MR. and Mas. NISHET
REV, COOPER HUST&MES. ARMSTRONG. TO-MORROW (THURSDAY), 24TH MAY, FINAL HANDICAP DOUBLES
COL. CRISP and E. 'A. REDMOND
色
S. E. GREEN and A. ABRAHAM FRIDAY, TH-Max,
FINAL DOURLES CHAMPIONSHIP, 8. E. GREEN and REV. COOPER HUNT
NG SZE KWONG and Woxe Po KEUNG. The Prizes will be presented by Ming MAY
P. M. HODGSON, after this event.
Hon, Secretary.
الحمية
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WM. POWELL. LTD. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN UA SIXTEENTH ORDINARY N GENERAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERE in the shore Company will be held The Lot is held for the unexpired rear the Company's Offices TO-DAY (WEDNES sidue of a term of 75 years created therein by an Indenture of Crown Lease dated the 4th day of May, 1988,
The Annual Crown. Rent is $80. For further particulare and conditions
al tale apply to
MESSES, HASTINGS & HASTINGS, Bolicitors for the Liquidator, or to the Undersigned,
GEO P. LAMMERT 1083 Hongkong, 23rd May, 1017,
HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE...
T IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE will be CLOSED TO-MORROW (THURS DAY) 24th May, at 1 o'clock P.M, EMPIRE
AY
By Order of the Committer,
R. HANCOCK, Secntary Hongkong, 22nd Ma:1917.
DAY), the 23rd May, 1917, at 12 o'clock Noos for the purpose of receiving the Beport of the Directors, and Statement of Accounts to 28th February
1917.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 16th May to the 23rd
By Order, May, both days inclusive.
"
H. O. HOLT.- Secretary,
[682 Hongkong 2nd May, 1917.
THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING To Heal and will be held in the Clue House, Happy Valley, TO-DAY (WEDNES
By Order
K. M. CUMMING, DAY), 28 May, 1917, at 5.30 PM.
Ho Bedretary.
PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, JAMES LIMITED. 78
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NONARY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of the SATURDAY,
HIONGRONG. GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOTICE
A GENERAL MEETING of the Members will be held on TUES Yth May,
AUCTIONS
PUBLIO AUCTION.
ARTICULAES and CONDITIONS of
the letting by Public Auction Bale, to G be held on TUESDAY, the 24th day of FORLIC WORKS DREARTMENT, by Ower of May, 1917, at 9 pm, at the Offices of the HIS EXCELLSNOY THE GOVERNOR, of Two Lots.
Causeway Bay LAND of CROWN the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at of Hts MATEST as Kise, for one further CROWN BENTS to be fixed by the Surveyor term of 75 years,
PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.
No of Bals.
Beglstry, Ko...
land Lot A
Locality.
Causeway Bay.
Boundary "Mazermente
(Approxima
(about)
feet foot fest
As per sale
plan. 16,669
372 9,541
20.618 21219n
Bhav
PUBLIC AUCTION
ed has received instruc THE Under
tions from the Liquidators of Mesara Jana & Co. in pursuance of an order of the Hongkong Government to sell by public auction at 13 o'clock (Nook)
1917, at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street, LRASEHOLD THE VALUABLE PROPERTY situate at The Feak, Hong TUESDAY, the 31st day of July,
kong, and being RURAL BUILDING LOT
IN ONE LOT.
The Property Consist of:-
The plecs or parcul of ground and
INTIMATION
treacherous hypocrisy, the barbarous in habitants had full scope for their savery, and the Chinese inhabitants watched with suspicion the advent of their European rivals.
It is actually only a quarter of a cen- tury ago that the Dutch and the English SANDEMAN SONS arranged a delimitation of their respec
CO.
FINEST
PORTS
AND
The final of the Mixed Handicap. Doubles will start at 5 o'clock to-day.
The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak has left the Colony for a holiday in the Unitady States:
The annual meeting of the Golf Club
T will be held to-day (Wednesday), at 6,30 in the Club House, Happy Valley,
A fine of $25 was imposed yesterday upon a Chinese by Mr. Melbourne, for
i possession of a revolver. being found in
At a special meeting of the Hongkong Sanitary Board yesterday, the proposed changes in the estimates for 1916 were. denit with in Committee..
tive spheres in Borneo. At present about one-third of the island is under the suzerainty of Great Britain. Of all the varied lands which go to form the British Empire none presents a more romantic story than the territory which owns the sway of the White Rajab of Sarawak. The country is fertile, is well- watered, and has a rich subsoil. It has been carefully explored, both for scienti fic and economic purposes. Towas have sprung up, trade has developed, and the population has increased. It is of parti
Captain W. J. Gilpin and Captain B. cular interest to note that, in the opinion of the local administrators, the most imLF Dimmock, both former P.G.A. off- portant factor, after the protection cers in Hongkong, have been appointed. offorded by the Union Jack, in the acting majors while in command of Siega economic development of Sarawak has Batteries,
SHERRIES been the industrious Chinese. Without
WINES FOR THE
premises known as Lysholt, 104, The A.
Peak, situate near Mount Gough, in the
Colony of Hongkong, with an area of
rands Office 20
Ulice a Rural Failding Lot 194,032 square feet and registered in the
19.
abuse Company will be held at the Horde unexpired resi
KONG HOTEL, Hongkong on
at 11.30 the 28th May, Directors together with a
the year? Accounts for
for the The Lot is held for
theo of by an indenture of Crown Lease dated
the due of a term of 75 years created therein
purpose of ant
The TRANSFER Ring 30th April, 1917 the 3rd day of April, 1886 DAN
391, at 4 o'clock in the Clumber Room, the 28th instant, both days. LIMITED,
Cleartered Bank Building, 3 Queen's Road
of nominate
Contrel, Hongkong, for the Chamber on the ing & Representative of the Legislative Council during the alyouce on leave
P. H. BOLYDAY of the Honoarabie Mr.
Candidates Notice in writing of the names of and of their proposers and seconders to be lodged with the Secretary at least 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the General Meeting
By Order,
AR LOWE,
Acting Secretary. N.B.Ia view of the Whitsuntide holidays, nominations will be received up to 10 AM. OD TUESDAY, 29th instant.s Hongkong. 22nd May, 1917,
HONGKONG CLUB.
NOTICE.
N EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Members of the HONGKONG CLUB will be bold in the Club
Horse on W ENDORS
$1518. P.M.
of the Company
ays inclusive. will be CLOSED from the 22nd instant to
PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPA
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers.co.
[643 Hongkong, 15th May, 1917. AS WATSON & CO., LIMITED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the THIRTY-SECOND ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company (since its registration) will be held at CHONGKONG HOTEL Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 20th day of May, 1917, NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report Statement
of Acceants to the 31st December, of the General Managers together with 1916
The BEGISTER of SEARES of the Com will be CLOSED from MONDAY
1017, both daya pany
indusito, during which period
of
The Annual Crown Bent is $85.000 For farther particulars and conditions
MESSER
1 sale WILKINSON & GRIST
Solicitors for the Liquidators,
or to the Undersigned
GEO FLAMMERT
Auctioneer.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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Y direction of the Govorament of Hongkong Messes, HUGHES & HOUGH have received instructions to sell by Public Auction,
ON MONDAY,
the 13th day of August, 1917, at 3 PM.. at their Sales Room, Ice House Street, Victoria, Hongkong.
The Following VALUABLE LEASE-
May, to MONDAY, 28th May MATERIAN HOLD PROPERTY situate at Victoria,
no
Bhares can he Registere OUDEYS & SONS
JOHN D.
General Managers. Hongkong, 12th May, 1917. THE
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LIMITED STAR FERRY COMPANY,
the 30th May, 1917, NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS BUSINESS-A set forth in the "Notice
posted in the Hall of the Clob,
By Order.
E. DES VEUX, Secretary
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Hongkong, 22nd May, 1917,
WANTED IMMEDIATELY. HIP'S DOCTOR
Apply 19mm
Box No. 23, Care of " Daily Prose" Office
WANTED.
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Hongkong, vis
All THOSE pieces or parcels of ground situate at Victoria aforesaid and known
CONNOISSEUR
LE AGEN
SWATSON
O LTD.,
the Chinaman," said the Bajah as far back as 1989, we could do rothing." It is one more illustration of the success and enterprise of the natives of China when they are under a just and stable Government.
"
Colonel W. B. Brown, R.E., who was Chief Engineer in this Command previ- ous to the outbreak of war, has been ap pointed Deputy Director of Works.
Inland lot 2,232, east of the Military
Hospital, Bowen Road, and comprising 12,980 square feet, has been purchased by is My E. Newhouse for $1,158. Crown Land,.
Major B. L. Barton, R.G.A, who, prior to the war, was an officer in the 8th Company, R.G.A., and acted as Adjutant R.A. for time, has been appointed noting Lieutenant-Colonel
he wee Staff Sergeant. J. Hummond,
The first English Rajab of Saruwak was a man of daring and great resource. Born in Benares, the son of & Member of the Bengal Civil Service, he was educated at home. Hearing the calf of the East" at the early age of sixteen he abruptly terminated his scholastic studies by running away and entering a Bengal Infantry Regiment. He quickly showed himself a leader of men, for, on the outbreak of war with
& Burma, he raised a body of Native
WINE ANIPIKIT MERCHANTS,
HƠN 916.
R.A.M.C., and Staff Sergeant G. Heard, RA.M.C., two former N.C.Os of Bowen mentioned in despatches for good work Road Military Hospital, have both bean at the front. Staff Sergt. Hammond is in France and Staff Sergt. Heard is in Egypt.
The ladies and children of the Kowloon Branch of the Ministering Children's. the League are entertaining a large number of Service men to ten in the Sailors' and. Soldiers Home, on Wednesday, and a concert sad display at afterwards to the Seamen's Institute, all the items u which will be given by the children of the league.
Volunteer Cavalry A wound in the lungs
sent him home, but his restless energy rebelled against monotony of life in England, and he came out again to the East, visiting the Straits Settlements, China and Sumatra. It was then that he seems to have made up his mind as to his own future, for, although he went back to England again,
Daring lus address to the jury at the he came out to China in a small brig, [12.- returning once more to fit out a schooner Hongkong Criminal Sessions yesterday, for his voyage to Borneo. The motives Mr. Orme described a witness as an amphibious person, because he some which inspired BROOKE were probably RTH: EDKINS.—AL 100, 112, The Peak, mixed. Undoubtedly the love of adven times caught oysters in British territory Hoogkong the 22nd May, 1917, ture, which is latent in the British race, and sometimes in Chinese territory; and to Mr. and G. T. BDKINS, a son.
[083 was a great factor; but, as his letters sometimes, no doubt, he would, have one UAE VOUS HAU, show, he had seen the vision of Empire, foot in Chinese territory and the other London Office Plasz 972219, É.C. Like RAFFLES, he wanted to extend in British territory, when he was accking
British commerce and contribute to for oystore.
Hosesong UNRIG
The Lo
Press.
HONGKONG MAY, 1917.
CHINESE AND A BALLIFE.
British ascundancy in the Far East. He had the Briton's love of order and justice and hatred of chaos and treachery.
At the Hongkong Magistracy yester Simple in administration, his reforms were effective, and were possible chielly day, three Chinese were charged before
hobstructing Mr. Mr. Wood with the natives, who were amazed at his skill O'Sullivan, Supreme Court, bailiff, in
the execution of his duty. and registered in the Land Office as THE ROMANE SARAWAK because of his remarkable influence over
The bailiff, in the course jah of Sarawak in horsemanship and shooting. His know- SECTION A OF MARINE LOT NO. 101,
remarkable ad lodge of their character was profouni
very long He abolished slavery and 'introduced an evidence, said he went out in a sampan to a junk, taking a foki of a plaintiff East Indian equitable system of taxation He was These heal
territories ruler who himself meted out justice infrm with him. The foki boarded a junk but their fall open court, and the Dyaks quickly re- With the aid of the British Admiral, Sir garded him with reverene, and affection
and SECTION "BOF MARINE LOT THE death of NO. 101. Together with the messunge reminds us of
which, erections and buildings and buildings thereon known
IOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that Central Victoria Bioré dentures
islands
dated age, took place ANNUAL MEETING of this Company will the 8th day of April, 1858 f
Are in respect of Section he held at the Off Mars, JARDIRE MATHESON & CO., LTD on WEDNESDAY Marine Lot No. 101-8446 41 Pro- form a land of
The of Borneo is of the future. the 30th May, 1917, at Noon, for the purpose portion of Annual Crown Rent 864.45, development is one great works
raseiring the Report of the Directors Area in respoet of Section*** B** of together with Statement of Accounts to Marine Lot No. 101-475 g ft. Pro- 30th April, 1917.
OF SHARES of the THE REGISTER Company will be CLOSED from THURS. DAY the 24th May, to WEDNESDAY, the 30th May 1817, inclusiva, is
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. 8. BROWN, Becretary, Hongkong, 19th May, 1917 RUSSIAN 5% INTERNAL LIBERTY LOAN 1917 absoription to the LIBERTY LOAN 16 Opened at THE RUSSO ABIATIC Hongkong, from date to the 26th June,
portion of Annual Crown Lent 3075nly imperfectly e but the Dutch For further particulars and conditions portion alone is knibe about never- teen times the ardolland, while JOHNSON, STOKES &
the British porticbout one-half of sale apply to
CHIEF OFFICER, Manila, $250 Philippins 1917
Cerremoy
Apply
GERMINAL CIGAR STORE, 18 Nathan Road, Kowloon,
NEW ORGAN
UNION CHURCH,
Recital
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M. DENMAN FULLER, FR.CO. LRAM. TO-DAY
23RD MAY, ATG P... Collection in ld of Scottish Women's Hospitals T'und.
BANK
The price of issue is 85 per cent. The Loan is free of Income Tax and other The Loan is issued for 55 years and will be yearly drawings boglaning by redeemable at par in December, 1923,
The Loan may be 29th Marab, 1827.
at par after the
Prince Buildings
Ice House Street, Hongkong, Solicitors for the Liquidator of THE DEVISCH ASIATISCHE BANK,
MENSES. HUGHES & HOUGH The Auctioneers Hoogkong, 9th May, 1917.
Tels.
PRACTIAL ENGINEER OPEN TO ENGAGEMENT
HENRY KEPPEL, he dealt a series of crush ing blows to piracy in the Borneo Reas.
of his
where it was thought the wanted" man foki tried to get back on to the samopan, was, but he was not there, and when the
the defendants threw him down and beat him. Witness endeavoured to get away.
He was greatly irritated by critics at in his sampan, but the vessel was tied to the junk. The first defendant shouted
home, who finally forced an enquiry into
the size of the Washed by his conduct, but the Commission, which the China Sea, the Sea, the Sen sat at Singapore, cleared him of all the
out that he would kill them and drown them There was a big mob. there and
of Celebes and the Sulu, Borneo charges. Soon afterwards he was nearly defendants were endeavouring to incite
is the largest of all islands. It murdered during a rising of the Chinese, them to attack. The noise was an great
but the Malays and the Dyaks stood by
is, even in these dexploration, a
place known but im to geogtarthur British ruler, and the rebellion was phical experts. It & impression suppressed.
that he could not make himself heard.
The second defendant drove his sampan
woman away"
The defendants were each fined $20 or of a huge, squat vered with The Rajah whose death has just dense forests, watere eat rivers, been announced was a nephew of this in default six weeks imprisonment,
Ho administered RRIVED Hongkong recently.
Splendid general all-round know and bathed in mop pours; the remarkable pioneer. ledge of Engineering, including Suction home of deadly discaryet a land Sarawak upon the firm, just and generous Gas and Metor Engine designing, Min- ing Machinery Machine Shop practice of fomance and adv Until the and Reinforced Concrete Construction.
CHURCH
Thia evening, at 8 o'clock, Mn, Denman principles of his predecessor. Useful ORGAN RECITAL AT THE UNION
Coupons are payable half yearly on the 19 Marine and Ship Repairs, Deep Sesser sixteenth century its as that of and valuable to Britain as was his work,
March March
and the 2th September. B
7-interest from that data to be addedness, manufactured Engines and Com. of tribal and racial cof sudden which, although we say that they appeal Fuller, F.B.C.O., LR.A.M., organist of on the loan runs from the 2011 1 Owned and managed Engineering husithost of the islands ofta story it had none of the touches of romance
will be quoted for
padomes pressors, etc., for ifteen years.
Completed engineering contracts to th value of £200,000 Excellent recomtsen dations. British, aged 40,-
Apply to
Interi to the price of inste
Special favourable rater Exchange. Applications all be wired to Petrograd free of telegraphic charges and Bonds will be foz- warded free of postal expenses,
tho The Bank is ready to give every facility to malcribers in the shape of advances against Bonds
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death at the hand of meer insect; to the schoolboys, yet make all of us feel St. John's Cathedral, will give a recital
of a place so richly en Nature that the age of adventure has great on the new organ which has just been that nobody cultivated develop attractions, There were not the same installed at the Union Church. A collec opportunities offered to the late Bajah, tion will be taken on behalf of the and his task was to continue, rather Scottish Women's Hospitals Fund, to In which the congregation is asked to con than to inaugurate, a policy.
The programme will
ed those human facultieme only as the result of the strugxistence in more temperate clither less than four hundred year 1501 Sarawak piracy and head-hunting have tribute liberally the Portuguese landed the been rooted out, trade is expanding, be as follows:-
E. Elgar
CARRIER F H. Lomara WE HAVE from the 1st day of May pioneers of Europe Ab years and agriculture advancing. The family 1-Choral Song and Fugue, S. S. Wesley
Madrigal ... SHABEN, CANTON, under the style of HOGG later the Dutch followed camo of BROOKE must mitted to a high 2-Meditation
Symphony 16.-Recessional Silk End KARANJIA, LIMITED, where we shall English. During the hand place among the behelsefors of humanity, Air and Variations ....... H. Smart ceaseless conflicts between last that the present happy state of affairs
has replaced in British Borneo the Serouad carty on business is Import and Record eighteenth centuries the most for it is almost entirely due to their efforta Finale (Pathetic General MerchinaR: NAY
named nationalities. All
villainics of only a few decades ago, 6LOCCE Drinces Tes various native
and also Oriental
Wasto
ARTHUR VIVIAN HOC NOSSERWAN BOMANJEE KARANJIA
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their
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