NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
TENNIS
TOURNAMENT.
FINAL OPEN DOUBLES CHAMPION SHIP,
S. E. GREEN and Rev. COOPER HUST
No Sze Kwono and WoxG PO KEUNU. TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY), AT 4,30 F.M. on the
WAR CHARITIES COURT." Reserved Seats:
Enclosure
81.00 50 ots.
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform Half-Price, Book early at HOUTLIE'S. The Prizes will be presented by Miss MAY at the end of this match.
P.M. HODGSON, Hon. Secretary
TO LET.
HOP to Let in Alexandra Buildings,
Apply to
SECRETARY,
(707
A. E. WATSON & CO., LTD.-
NOTICE.
1708
WILLIAM MALCOLM WATSON
Mhaving rotired from our business, his interest and responsibility Ceased a from 31st December, 1916.
MR. JOHN DUFLON HUTCHISON and ME. THOMAS ERNEST PEARCE will:
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MAY
THE STAR" FERRY COMPANY,
LIMITED
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
AUCTIONS
PUBLIO AUCTION.
HE Undersigned has received instrue-
tions
from the Liquidators of
INTIMATION
SOTH, 1917.
LAVENDER
TALCUM.
Mossra JEBBEN & Coin pursuance of so GIANT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that order of the Hongkong Government to
theNINETEENTH ORDINARY well by public austion at
19 o'clock (NOON) ANNUAL MEETING of this Company will on TUESDAY, the list day of July, be held at the Office of Mesra JARDINE 1917 at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street, MATHESON & CO. DAY), the 30th TODAY (WEDNES.THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD 1917, at Nook, for the PROPERTY sitante at The Peak Hong purpose of receiving the T
Roport
of the Long, and being RURAL BUILDING Diresters together with a Statement of LOT No. 19/VA Ascounts to 30th April, 1917G YAN
IN ONE LOT. THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from THURS DAY the 24th May, to WEDNESDAY, the 30th May, 1917, inclusive,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. 8. BROWN, Secretsry. Hongkong, 19th May, 1917
HONGKONG CLUB
NOTICE.
466
N EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL
The Property Consists of
The Intest addition to our fine
Thời
that, in proportion to the number of sub- marines at work, the number captured of and sunk has decreased, in which case it Pool must be concluded that the boats are more succumb skilfully handled, possess a better know- proumonia.. ledge of the snares laid for them, and, perhaps, are equipped with improved appliances for destroying such snares. It
orted from Yokohama:
Peel, of Waihaiwel Mr.
wia on special service, «
an acute attack of
A meeting of the past students of St. Paul's College will be hold on Wednesday.
Is, renaonable, to assume that all the evening at the College Hostel at 7.30 various appliances hitherto employed fox o'clock. All past students are heartily
series of Lavender Toilet Articles communications made by submarines Championship will be played this after-
promises known as Lysholt 104, The is a powder of exceptional merit.
The piece or parcel of ground and
Peat, situato near Mount Gough, in the Colony of Hongkong, with an area of 124,032 square foot and registered in the Land Office Bural Building | Lot
of a
of
The Lot is held for ansxpired resi dos of
term
75 years created therein by an indenture of Crown Lease dated the sord day of April, 1890.
The Annual Crown Rent is $35.00.
For further particulars and conditions
A MEETING Members of Abe of sale apply o
HONGKONG CLUB will be held in the Club House TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY), the 20th May, 1017, ab5.15 2.M
BUSINESSAS set forth in the Notice
posted in the Hall of the Club,
By Order.
E. DES VEUX,
Beoretary, b Hongkong, 22nd May, 1917.
[679
ST. GEORGE'S SOCIETY.
PUBLIC MEETING WILL BE continue to carry on the business in Hongkong. A HELD TO-MORROW (THUESDAY)
May 31st, at 5.15 F., fu the Crry HALL, JOHN D. HUTCHISON & Co. Hongkong, 29th May, 1917,
the purpose of Forming s ST. GEORGE'S SOCIETY in HONGKONG. Result of St. George's Day Celebration will also be announced,
NOTICE.
Our
1705
ATTEND.
HEBESS, WILKINSON & GRIST. Bolicitors for the Liquidators,
or to the Undersigned,
GEO. P. LAMMERT
Auctioneer.
PUBLIC AUCTION
f507
Y direction of the Government of BHongkong Messes, HUGHES HOUGH have received instructions to Boll by Public Auction, Ball by
ON MONDAY,
the 13th day of August, 1917, at 3 P.M., at their Bales Room, Ice House Street, Victoria, Hongkong The Following VALUABLE LEASE HOLD PROPERTY situste at Victoris,
WE HAVE from the Tat day of May ALL ENGLISHMEN INVITED TO Hongkong, viz. — WE
OPENED
OFFICES at SHAMKEN, CANTON, under the style of HOGG &KARANJIA, LIMITED, where we shall carry on business'as Import and Export and General Merchants Raw and Waste Silk. and also Oriental Produce.
ARTHUR VIVIAN HOGG, NOSSERWAN BOMANJEL KARANJIA.
NOTICE:
Chairman, His Honour Mr. H. H.J. GoneBIZ.
[702
HOUSES TO LET
[663
TO LET
N
08. 3. A & B, UOBINSON ROAD
Apply 10
DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD, [623
NATIONAL CASH REGISTER.
RCHTE WONGWAI, export mechanis from its factory, Dayton, Ohio, is now
in charge of the Cash Register business. in Southern Chin
AMERICAN TRADING. CO.,
General Agents
HONTEZ & Co. LTD.
Representatives,
Iba, Des Vox Road Central,
Hongkong
[666
THE BRITISIT DOMINIONS GENERAL
INSURANCE CO., LTD.
46 BDSHEAL," No. 119, THE PEAK,
TO LET
newly done up,
Apply—
CHATER & MODYA
5, Queen's Road Central,
[614
TO LET.
THE Undersigned, Agents for the above NO. 2. STEWART TERRACE, PEAK,
Company, are prepared to Accept Risks
against FIRE at tariff rates,
J. M. DA ROCHA & Co.,
2 Agents,
at No. 9, Toe House Street.
Hongkong, 28th May, 1917.
WANTED.
1095
THIEF OFFICER, Manila, $200 Philippine
Currency
Apply
GERMINAL CIGAR STORE, 18 Nathan Road, Kowloon
WANTED
FFICE at the Central Location.
OFFICE
Apply to
1681
FURUKAWA & Co, 20. Des Voeux Road Central.
1703
RUSSIAN 5% INTERNAL LIBERTY LOAN 1917.
nbscription to the LIBERTY LOAN i Opened at THE RUSSO ASTATIC BANK, Hongkong, from date to the 26th June,
Furnished. Apply to
HE. POLLOCK,
Prince's Buildings. 97
TO LEI. NEW HOUSE in Conduit Bond. Rendy 1 NEW HOUSE
Abs I GODOWN
Daddell Street,
For rent and other particular apply to
H. M. H. NEMAZEE, ́ ́ ́1 Des Voeux Road.
TO LET.
entry, Two
[402
* All THOSE pieces or parcels of ground situate at Victoria aforesaid and known And registered in the Land Office as SECTION A OF MARINE LOT NO. 101- and SECTION "B" OF MARINE LOT NO. 101. Together with the messages, erections and buildings and buildings thereon known as No. 1, Queen's Road Central, Victoris aforesaid. Term 999
the Sth day of April, 1856.
PURE
REFRESHIN
TOILET NURS
The final of the Open Doubles Tennis
roon on the War Charities Court. The prizes will bo presented at the end of the match by Miss May.
dealing with submarines are known to invited to attend. the enemy, either through spies or through-
which have fallen into the toils, bat, by good luck, afterwards escaped. Instances of this have been related. It is there fore quite likely that the German sub-
2nd Lieut. Cecil Shekury, son of Mr. marine designers have hit upon devices which have made the submarine superior G., L. Shekury, has been awarded the temporarily to the traps laid for it. The Military Cross for great gallantry in- situation thus created is a serious one, action, coupled with the congratula- not only for the present but also for the tions of his Divisional Commander. future. It is true that Germany will
During the week ending May 28th, never win the war by the submarine, but there were firs Chineses cases of plague by its use she may greatly prolong the reported in the Colony, five of which war and add very largely to the suffer proved fatal. In the ime period, there inge of the world. Already immense was a non-fatal Chinese case of diphtheria, quantities of food supplies to say four fatal Chinese cases of enteric fever, nothing of other necesarios representing and a fatal Chinese case of smallpox, the results of human labour, have beer Four of the fatal plague cases occurred destroyed by this agency. Germany her in the city of Victoria district, self will, of course, suffer ultimately from
The members of the R.G.A Sergeants this rage of destruction, for when the
Mess held Tennis-at-Home, on Whit end_comes and sho, toeka to relieve
Monday An enjoyable afternoon was. her famished population she hardly expect her
Conquerors to spent by the members, their wives. After a motor-ride. diminish further their own restricted and children. resources in order to help her. She to Aberdeen, a musical evening was
Songs wore mung, will also find that she will have to spent in the mess..
Sergeant Master (runner May, pay tremendously increased prices for by
can
the supplies she will require to continue Davis, Sergt Bacon, Sergt. Grifiths, her trade, and the boast that she has Sergt. Tipper, Sergt. Major Youngraan, kept all her money in the country dur Sergt. Major Tation, Mra Tatten and Desborough: Mra Tallourd Borgt foreign any It has real antiseptic propertiesing the war and not incurred
Skin.
11b. Size for $1.00.
yeats created by a Crown Lasse dated and is wonderfully sothing to the delt will prove to be hallow when she caused great amusement with his “ Fan
finds what she has to expend in the effort act. The accompaniments were played. to maintain her position. It is not even by Sergt. Davis At the close of the going too far to say that if the sub-evening Sergt. -Major Allison proposed a marine menace is not checked it may vote of thanks to the Committee Messrs. prove a serious blow to civilisation. If May, Youngman, Bacon, and Tipper-and to Mr. and Mrs. May, to whose efforts the ous then it will be left an outstanding very successful day was mainly due question among the nations how far they
Area in respect of Section Marine Lot No. 101-8445 sq. ft. Pro- portion of Annual Crown Rent 884 45
Ares in respect of Section B of Marine Lot No 101-675 sq ft. Pro portion of Annual Crown Rent 28.76
For further
of sale
and conditions
&MASTER,
JO Prince's Buildings,
Ice House Street, Hongkong, Solicitor for the Liquidator of THE DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE BANE,
or to MESSRS, HUGHES & HOUGE, The Auctioneers, Hongkong, 9th May, 1917.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
1619
THE
HE Undersigned has received instruc
tions from the Liquidator of Messrs. WITZEE & Co. in pursuance of an order of the Hongkong Government to sell by public Quetion at 13 o'clock (NON) on MONDAY, the 27th day of August, 1917, at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street, Hongkong,
All the piece of ground situate st Yaumati, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, and registered in the Land Office as KOWLOON INLAND LOT No.
IN ONE LOT.
A. S. WATSON & the wards with the submarine victori-
CO.. LTD.,
Hongkong · Dispensary.
GS TELEPHONE:18
are to trust each other in conducting:
warlare according to agreed principles THE LATE JAPANESE CONSUL. Germany has thrown all the conventions | FUNERAL SERVICE AT CAUSEWAY to the winds, and has thus established a 12 dangerous precedent. What guarantee will the world have in the Luture that Anine other nation, may not follow her
BAY
The body of the late Mr. Shinjf MARRIAGES PEARSON¬d'ELBOUs –– At Changsha, on
Takahashi was yesterday conveyed from May 17th, by V. L. Savage, Esq., evil example and launch a feet of sub- the Protestant Cemetery chapel to the 11. B. M Consul, THOMAS YEOMANS marinea to hold up and destroy the comeremptorium at Causeway Bay, and, PEARSON, Darby to FRANCES CLARE d'Ersoux, of Anerley, London, 8.E. merce of the world. A nation with no after cremation, the remains will be HUNGxos, UFFICI 14. 1711 voox kian C. above sea Navy, as Germany is practies, taken to Japan. A procession, of repres London Üssion: 121 First Street, 6,0. ly to-day, may yet with a fleet of sub sentatives of the Japanese community inarines strike a very serious blow at
was formed at the cemetery chapel, and another country. In these circumstances
at Causeway Bay it was joined by repro- all nations might be expected to main sentatives of other nationalities. Among tain fleets of submarines for purposes of those present were HE the Governor retaliation in case of an enemy running (Sir Henry May KCMG), the Ron, amok, among their shipping. The danger Mr. AGM Fletcher (Colonial Secre would also untail an endeavour on the tary), H.E. Major General Ventris, the part of each country to provide itself Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp (Attorney-
The Baily Press.
HONGKONG 30TH MAY, 1917,
THE SUBMARINE,
The property consists of a pieco of WHEN, some years ago, Sir Percy SCOTT with means of self-support, which, in General), Sir William Rees Davies,
SHOPS situated in Tee House Stroek, ground abutting on Battery Street and opposite the Grand Hotel, recently reconoon and contains an ares of 4.500 stracted,
square feet are of 4.500 For rent and other particulare apply tom TER MANAGER,
The Lot is held for the unexpired re sidue of a term of 75 years created TONGLOBE To Co. LTE, 46, Connaught Road Central, therein by an Indenture of Crown Lense
[401 dated the 4th day of May, 1839
TO LET.
OUR BOOMED HOUSES iz Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon, A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon
TO LET OR FOR SALE KOWLOON MARINE LOT 48 with wharfares 58,000 mg, 16, witable for Coal The Lown is free of Income Tax and other | Storage or ersation of Godown
Apply to
1917
The price of isene is 85 per cent. pe
The Loan is famed for 65 year and will be
redeemable at par by yearly drawings beginning
in December, 1925.
The Loan may be reimbursed as par after the
29th March, 1927, 32
Coupons are payable ball yeszly on the 19th
March and the September
Interest on the loan runs from the 20th
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE Co., LED Alexandra Bulldings.
TO LET
1699:
March, 1017—interest from that date to be addedFFICES at 2, Connaught Road Central
to the price
Special favourable rates will be quoted for Bussian Exchange.
Applications will be wired to Petrograd free telegraphle charges and Bender will be for warded free of postal expensen,"
The Bank is ready to give every facility to subscribers in the shape of advances against the
FOR BALE
TISDALL
Manager,
[609
COLLECTION OF POSTAGE STAMPS.
1,000 Stamps, all different, for 38:
1500
2000
2.500
9,000
#18
$25,
·850,
$100,
GRACA & CO..
No. & WINDMAN ÉPEMET,
Hongkong.
OFFICES in King's and York Bulidings, HOUSES in Clifton Gardem, Conduit Road. HOUSES in Broadwgod and Marston
HOUSES on Shamesa, Canton.
Apply today
Terraco
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST
MENT AND AGENCY CO, LAD
TO LET.
The Annual Crown Rent is $60, For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to A
MESARE. HASTINGS & HASTINGS, Solicitors for the Liquidator, or to the Undersigned,
GEO P. LAMMERT Hongkong, 23rd May, 1917. #1683
ON SALE
TABLE OF THE
RATES OF EXCHANGE
AT HONGKONG.
FOR
DEMAND DRAFTS ON BOMRAY
the
expressed the opinion that the future of turn, would mean a diminution in in the Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, M... the Navy lay in the enbmarine, his viewternational trade and a decrease of that the Hon. Mr E R. Hallifax, the found little support among experts, 71) solidarity among the nations which is Hon Mr E H Sharp, K.G., Tegarded the submarine as a useful wea now one of the most hopeful signs of the Hon. Mr. McI. Messer Comme pon with a rather limited range of times. Already in Japan publicists are Sandeman, Captain E. D. C. Wolfe, activity, ✅ The sinking of three British beginning to preach the necessity of mak Commander Beckwith, Capt. Cassell, Mr. ruiners by a German submarine shortlying the country self-supporting, and, no Anderson (Contul-General for America), after the war opened seemned for the time doubt, they will continue to do so in Mr. d'Ottengden (Russian Consul), M.
in to give support to Sir Pency Ecorr's con- spite of the criticism that such an effort Reau (Consul for France), M, Obaldin tention. The incident, however, o
度
isolated one, and was more due to the
is incompatible with the development of (Consul for Panama), Mr. L. A C. Astate
British Navy being off its guard than to foreign trade. The only hope lies in any real superiority on the part of the submarine. Since then the submarine, in its legitimate sphere, has only been
(Consul for Peru), My Bernedo (Consal
Bolivia), Mr. Ota (Japanese Consul at Canton), Major Wakeman, Major Macdonald, Capt. Dewar, R.N., à repre- sentative of the American Navy and Messrs. G. T. Edkins, EV. D. Parr, N
the feeling for the sacredness of public for righta proving strong enough to hold in cheek those ambitious nations who seek to rise to power on the ruins of a world effective against transportă.. It is hardly
It is impossible to put an interdict on to be supposed that Sir PERCY SCOTT Con-
submarines, and it is chriaus that any Stabb, E. V. Carpmael P. Jacks; H templated the illegitimate us to which international regulations as to theiz A. Nishot; T H King (D.8.P.), 1. the submarine has been put the staking
are only as P. J. Wodehouse (ABP), F. Winslow, employment werfare without warning of merchant and passen- strong as the determination of the in H. H. J Compertz, G. Hastings, C. H. ** ger, ships of all nationalities, and even dividual nations to abide by them. Yet Hay, Ponsonby Fans, Mr. Hoku (Japanese of hospital ships--and, therefore, it may the desire among the majority of the Vice-Consul), and representatives from
be said that while in legitimate war-
Japanese business firms in the Colony along with the staff from the Japanese Consulate.
The service in the chapel at Causeway
fare his prophecy has not been fulfilled,nations for the preservation of public the M.B.K., O.8,K,, and the various rights--in which the democratisation of On the Day preceding the Departure of he unconsciously laid down the the English Mails from the Year of the which would arise when the new weapon Europe, so notably advanced by Russia, [28 Closing of the Indian Minta to the Free was applied to illegitimate warfare will nndoubtedly aid-may prove strong Jadging from the experiences of the enough to hold erring nations in check, Coinsge of Silver
few months, there seems little doubt that, and prevent them from falling into the for a time, the defensive measures against temptation of resorting to that formid submarínes proved inadequate. As to the able weapon which Germany is now using number of submarines captured and sunk 80 unscrupulously, we have little information, It is possible that the total does not fall short of that we
10. 12. BEACONSFIELD ARCADE.
NHOP
GROOMED FLAT at the Feak (separsle entrance)ARY
No 2" FAIRVIEW" 3, Nathan Rosd, Kowloom.
KELLETT CREST, 66, PEAK
28, BELILIOS TERRACE, with No. 28 satrance on Conduit Bonding
TWO GODOWNE, in Daddell Struck. No.2, DES VEUX VILLAS, 61, PRAK (Unfurnished)ESS
Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
Shed Floor, Alexandre Buildi.gs.
FROM 1883 TO 1909;
ALBO,
BATES FOR SOVEREIGNS, GOLD LEAF, BAR SILVER (From 1990)
and other Useful Information,
Prich #1 Cash,
On Sale at the DAILY Paras " Office or Local Booksellers
Bay was conducted by the Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie, the hymn "Nearer my God- to Thee? being sung, along with
Japanese hymn at the conclusion of the
service. In accordance with Japanese? custom, addresses were delivered by
in the earlier periods of the war when It is reported that the kerosene oil various members of the Japanese com
There was a large collection of beauti- ful floral tributes, including wreaths from HE, the Governor and the Colonial
the submarine menace seemed well in field which was recently discovered at munity. hand. If that be so, then the increased Arikawa, Goto Islands, promises to yield large quantity of oil, and the Kuhara losses of shipping must be ascribed to the larger number of enemy submarines in Mining Company has decided to under operatka. It is more robable, however, take exploitation immediately.
Becretary