NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
No
NOTICE.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that tho
Partnership of LEE NGAN SAN in one Firra terminated on the 28th August, 1916.
WALTER FORỪTM & Co.
1828
RUSSIAN 5% INTERNAL LIBERTY LOAN 1917.
NOTICE
AUCHIONS
PUBLIO AUCTION.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, JULY 10×πr, 1917.
DARTICULARS 12 CONDITIONS Pike letting by Pablo Auction Sale, to be hold an MONDAY, the 16th day of July, 1917, 4:3 PL, at the Offices tbe PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, by Order of ELIS EXOMALEROY THE GOVERNOR, of Osa Los of CROWN LAND Above Bowen Road, in the Colony of Hongkong, for term of 75 young with the option of renewal at CROWN LENT to be Ezed by the Surveyor of Han MAJHart the Kins, for one further
【OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the RUSSO-ASIATIC BANK, HONGKONG, IS READY TO RECEIVE FURTHER SUB-born of 75 years. SCRIPTIONS TO THE ABOVE LOAN UP TO THE 28th JULY, 1917.
G. TI¬DALL,
Manager,
Russo-Asiatic Bank.
1824
I
GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC.
for SPECIE and MEXICAN
TDOLLARS, current in this Colony,
for Telegraphic Transfer, on the Lords
Registry No.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Loonlity
1.
feet
A
BoGudary Немесе (Approximate).
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nate plait, 32,423 224 2,000
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AUCTION
For Sale
by
Public Auction.
INTIMATION
Subject to the conditions prescribed by the WATSON'S
Strasts Settlements" Alien Enemies (Winding up) Ordinance, 1934, 28 amended from time to time by Ordinances, 1 of 1915, XIX of 1916, XVI of 1916 and VI of 1917 and as adopted
this State
of the Austrian Socialist party, in a strong criticism of the schemo, sarcasti- enlly says: “A handful of now voters is ejectoral reform, corresponding with the greatness of the times and with the sacrifices of the population.
This
is the thanks to millions who have bled for their country, the poor Hungarian people, to whom this can be offered as the reform of a great time. The resumption of the offensive on the Eastern Front is the most convincing answer which could possibly have been given to the overtures
All that land known as THE FORMAZONE for puce which the Government of Aus-
BATU LIMA ESTATE consisting of about 1,016 Berea, 1 rood, 33 perches held under East Coast Country Grant No. 49 for 999 years from 1888,
MARINANT
FREE.
About 275 acres of planted with
land is (150 acres
in bearing) and 50 acres with coconuts 3 to 4 years old.
Situated on main road within
5 miles of Sandakan Wharf,
(REGISTERED).
tria-Hungary made recently to the Russian Provisional Govorn It is an answer which will bring the people to the conviction that they are being exploited in the interests of the dynasty and the militarist party, and when that conviction comes fully home to them the end will not be far distant. Many of the A Refreshing Invigorating and subject races of which the Dual Monar
chy is composed look to the Russians as their brothers and liberators. There is no enmity between them, and on the battlefied, ny has been proved repeatedly,
Palatable drink particularly suited
The following buildings in good for Tennis, Shooting and Bathing it is difficult to restrain many from sither
Commisioness of HIS MAJESTY'S TERASORY, THE CLUB HOTEL, LIMITED condition are on the Estate
London, up to and for the sum of £60,000, will be received by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT, until 12 o'clock A.M. on the 10th July, 1917.
The tenders to state the total amonat (in Founda Bterling), No Telegraphio Transfer! will be made for feas than £100.
The tenders to be in duplicate, and in sealed covers, addressed to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAT DEPARTMENT, and endorsed "TENDERS FOR GOVERN MENT BILLS, eta."
The right to accept or reject any or all of the sonders is reserved.
Copies of Forms of Tender can be had on application.
IN LIQUIDATION,
JNO. W. HALL
ksa voncived instruations from
6. O. HEATH, Esq.. Liquidator, to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
at the Safe Rooms, No, 61, Yokokama, ON TUESDAY, the 31st JuLY,
2 F.X.
ALL THE VALUABLE
SETTLEMENT PROPERTY
Persons toudering for (Bills) are hereby notified that having rogard to the provisions of the Acts 22 George III,, Cap. 46 and 41, George III., Cap. 52, the accoptanes of any such Tender is subject to the express condition that no Member of the British House of Commons shall be admitted to any share or part in or to THE
benefit to arise from the Contract
thereby made for the allotment of such
"The provisione in question do not apply to Contracts entered into by an incorporated capacity and made Company in its corporated for the general benefit of the Company."
F.J.THUREBY PELHAM, Li Colonel, Treasury Chest Offlæer, A.P.D.
Any
His Majesty's Treasury Offloa Hongkong, 10th July, 1917.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM KOBE.
• Stormshiy
1925
-TJILIWONG- haring arrived from the abovu port, Consignee of Cargo by ber are notifed that all goods are being innded at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong- Long and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the wharvas delivery
ba obtained.
Goods not cleared by 16th July will besubject
to rent.
All broken, shafed and damaged packaged are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 14th July, at 10 AM.
Claims against the steamer must be presented in writing within 10 days after arrival of steamer, otherwise they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by the undersigned in any case whatever.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Agents.
Bengkong 9th July 1917
NORWEGIAN
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LLOYD INSURANCE
COMPANY LIMITED.
HAVING be pre prepared to AVING been Appointed AGENTS for accept FIRE and MARINE RISKS for Hongkong and Canton at current rates,
THORESEN & Co.
Agentes,
(800
THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.
#% FIRST MORTGAGE DEBENTURES
(KAILAN "BONDS).
DAYMENT
PA
of the HALF-YEARLY INTEREST doo on 1st Jul», 1917 will be made on presentation of Coupon No. 10 at any of the undermentioned Banks, vix. -----
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
CHARTERED Bank of India, ÄUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Russo-ÁALATIO: Bank.
BANQUE DI D'IND-CHINE
Yokohama BPECIE BANK,
LTD. BAKQUE BELGE
L'ETRANGRE.
Pouk
At Tientsin, Khaoghai
Hongkong Tientsin and
Hongkong
only.
Tientein and
Shanghai only.
The Interest Lves Income Tax at 5ỗ- în the ́E,
will be
ON £20 BONDS,
Per Coupon (Gross)
Less Tax at 5/- in the
Net smount payable
ON 2100 BONDS.
Pe. Coupon (from) Less Tax at 5 in the
z d 12:0
2
2 d.
& 0 0
16, 0
Nel amount payable
21. 5, 0
ON £500 BONDA
cd
Per Coupon (Gross)
·00.
Less Tax at 5/- in the £ 2 16.
Nel amount payable
BIL
Payment will be made in Taels at the Demand Baying rate of exchange of the day the Coupon sprosented.
By Ordur,
THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION: W. &. NATHAN,
General Manager.
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known ad
CLUB HOTEL LOTS No. 5 A AND B, BUND
sororing as per Title Denda 1527 Tsubo of Land with three frontages, to Band approximately 216 feet, Biws the 259 feet and Water Street
260 feet, together with all the BUILDINGS thereon.
Thə PURCHASER of the PROPERTY 40 have the option of taking over all the HOTEL FURNITURE na it stands at valuation.
For Cards to view and furikor particulars apply to
Tas AUCTIONEER,
No. 61, Yokohama, 1818
PUBLIO AUCTION.
NHE Undersigned has received Instruo
tions from the Liquidators of Messrs, Juse & Co. in pursuance of an sell by public auction at 19 o'clock (Noor) order of the Hongkong Government, to
1917, at his Sales Booma, Duddell Street. on TUESDAY, the six day of July,
"THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY situate at The Peak Hong kong and being RURAL BUILDING LOT No. 19,
IN ON LOT. The Property Consists of:-
The piece or parcel of ground and premises known Lysholt, 104, Thr Peak, situate near Monat Gough, in the Celony of Hongkong, with an Ares of 194,039 square feet and registered in the Land Office Rural Building Lot
No..10.
24
The Lot is held for the unexpired resi
by an indenture of Crown Lasse dated due of a term of 18 years orcated therein
ths 93rd day of April, 1896,
The Annual Crown Rent is $85.80. For further particulars and condition. of male apply o
M38888, WILKINSON & GRIST, Bolicitors for the Liquidatora,
or to the Undersigned,
GEO, P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer.
DEY
HOUSES TO LET
TO LET.
EVONIA, No. 8, Peak Road. STX- ROOMED BUNGALOW, with Garden and Tennis Couri.
HOUSES in Shamoen, Canton, Now. 31
and 18.
Apply fo.....
DAVID BASSOON & Co., LTDES
TO LIT.
1806
A FIVE-ROOKED HOUSE, Tais
Court, in Minden Villas; Kowloon,
A FLAT in Nathan Rood, Komioon.
Apply to
0
HUMPHRETO ESTATE & FINANCE
Co, Lamą.
Alexandes Buildings.
[698
TO LET.
FFICES st 2, Conmight Road Central,
OFFICES in King's and Fork Buildings, HOUSES to Lek, Wonguelchong Bosd. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Candoit Ebač HOUSES In Broadwood and Moreton
HOVENS ∞ Bhameen,
Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGENCY Co, Leo, 138
(a) 1 bangalow (40′ x 30') containing 2 bedrooms, dining room and veran- dah. Corrugated iron roof, plank walls, tiled floor.
(6) 1 Store (63' x 22') Corrugated iron
roof, plank walls.
(c) i Smoke-house (94% 20). Corrugated
iron walls and roof, earth four.
Corrugated iron roof, plank walls, cement floor. Contains 2 hand machines, 28 latex paile and over 9,000 cups.
(2) 1 Factory (39 x 16).
(e) 1 Coolie houses (each 18" x 14′).
Plank walle, attap roofs. The above property will he sold by Public Auction in the Court House at Sandakan at 12 o'clock Noon, on SATUR DAY, 20th October, 1917. RESERVE PRICE $100,000 (ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) STRAITS SETTLEMENTS CURRENCY.
(NOTE:-This reserve price has been based on a report on the Estate by the Honourable Mr. F. E. Lease, Manager of Sapong Estate).
The sale is subject to the follow- ing conditions
(1) $30,000 (Singapore Currency) to be paid: un purchase and the balance by monthly instalments thereafter of $10,000. Interest at the rate of 7% per annum will be charged on instalmenta overine and default for 30 days will invalidate the sale and render the deposit and all instalments liable to forfeiture. (2) Upon payment of the deposit ad agree. ment will be executed by the liquidator undertaking to complete the transfer of the estate, free of all incumbrances, on payment of the tinal instaliment of the parchase money.
And to the following special condition- 1—
Parties.
PINTS $1.20 PEB Doz.
SPLITS 70 Crs.
A. S. WATSON
CO., LTD.,
ERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS.
TELEPHONE 436,
+12
MOKOKONG OFmus: 104, Des Yaux Road, C. London, Urpion: 181, Fræer Stress, É.C.
The Baily Press.
HONGKONG, 10TH JULY, 1917.
(1) The purchaser mast hea British subject and not under any foreign influence; he will THE POSITION OF AUSTRIA- be required to satufy the Governor that no
HUNGARY. person of onemy or foreign origi is directly or indirectly intereated with hin, in the pur- chase, and be must make such statutory Fox months past evidence of widespread declaration in that tohalf as may be required unrest in Austria Hungary has been by the Governor.
steadily accumulating, and the people, it would seem, are now almost ripe for revolt. There is no doubt that they are far more discontented and difficult to
the realisation that their sufferings have restrain than their German allies. They have suffered more with less to gain, aud
(1)For the purposes of this sade any person entitled under the Land Laws of North Borneo to rank as a Native shall be deerand to be a British subject,
(3) In the case of a Company formed for the purpose of acquiring the business its overnor, to exclude the presibility of the Memorandum of Association must contain provisions, to be approved by the
ABDICATION OF THE
EMPEROR.
THE SITUATION AT PEKINO.
[FROM OUR PERING CORRESPONDENT.]
PARING,
Despatched, July 8th, 6.10 p.m. Delivered, July 9th.
The Republican troops have encircled Peking.
An Edict cancelling the Monarchy. and roestablishing the Republic has been awaited since last night
Negotiations are proceeding with a view
to Chang Hsun evacuating. He still ro- mains in his house, and his troops ure still in the Forbidden City.
The 13th Division, which had been or- dered to Onchow, have returned and are demanding their pay The pig-tailed troops withheld them at the East Gate. There was fighting but no casualties.
PEKING,
Despatched, July 9th, 1.10 p.m. Delivered, July 9th; 5.50 p.m. The dragon-flage have vanished from the City.
The Edict of renunciation is expected to be issued to-day,
The train sorvice between Peking and Tientsin is partially resumed,
[BY COURTESY OF THE "CHUNG NG01 BÀN DOJ
surrendering or offering their services unconditionally to the Russian command. Austria-Hungary, in the purious condi tion in which she inds herself, will be unable to withstand a serice of Russian KIRCHERSON. The cables within the last day or two have told us of a peace procession composed of thirty thousand people from whom a telegram was dispatched to the Emrekon requesting him to adhere to the ponce policy. A message received a work or so, previously described the franchise demonstration in Budapest 25 *** most serious." The offensive on the Eastern Frout. i continued with vigour, will demonstrate conclusively that Russia CHANG HSUN'S ARMY DEFEATED. cannot be tempted to treat the Pact of London as a scrap of paper," and then will come the Eurenon's opportunity of showing the ancerity of his longing for that peace for which, he assures his "people, he is working untiringly. Accord- ing to all the portents, he will soon have to choose between severance from Ger many and the partition of his Erapire. To throw off the German yoke and to put into practice the principle he avows regarding the right of nations to decide their destiny for themselves" would be, of course, a confession of | dolent and the ruin of all Germany's grandiose schemes in the Near East, but it might save the Hapsburg dynasty. If, he persists in his present course, the decision will simply pass from his hands into those of the people, and there can bo no doubt what the decision will le
The total output of the Kailan Mining ending 23rd Juno amounted to 40,677 tons Administration's mines for the work
and the sales to 52,651 tons,
SHANGHAI, July 9th. Tan Chi-sui's army attacked and de- feated Chang Heun's army and the latter returned to Poking.
Dr. Wu Ting Fang has arrived at Shanghai, and hae wired, the Foreign. Ministers to the effect that Linng Ton- yien cannot represent Chins.
ABDICATION OF THE EMPEROR.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
J
PEKING, July 8th. The Emperor has abdicated.
MONARCHISTS ATTACKED,
LOADON, July stb.
A message from Shanghai states--The
he attacked the Monarchists on Friday ex-Premier, Tuan Chi-jui, reports that
near Langfang. The Republicans ad-
A young Chinese woman has been sent vanced ten miles towards Peking, pursu to the Government Civil Hospital entering the enemy. ing from the effects of an overdose of opium which was self-administered.
The Hongkong branch of the Russo Company falling under foreign control,
Asiatic hunk aunounces that it will Generally speaking, it will be necessary to been accentuated by the policy of pre- prevent more than one-fourth of the shares ferential treatment for the Germans, receive subscriptions to the Russian 5 for the voting rights being held by, or subject which the predominant partners in the per cont. internal Liberty Lean up to Acting Presidency and form a Provisional
to the control of, foreigners.
consistently
pursued the 28th July.
throughout the war, has led to a bitter
(4) In the case of a Company already in Alliance have
if the Articles of Association do existence not already so provide, they must be altered in a manner satisfactory to the Governor. 50 as to exclude the posibility of the Company falling under foreign control, and the Direc tors must
furnish an undertaking to uw their was reported recently to have predicted period there were seven Chinese cases of best endeavours to have the provisions that this feeling would almost inevitably enteric fever, three of which proved fatal. referred to above inserted in the Memorandum
During the week ending July 7th, six hatred of Germany, especially wrong fatal Chinese cases of plague were the poorer classes. An Austrian financier reported in the Colony. In the same
of Association it legislation should be result in an outburst of popular ex- introduced enabling the Memorandam of asperation at an early date, and a corre Association to be altered by the Insertion of such provisions.
W. W. SMITH,
Liquidator
RESIDENT'S OFFICE,
- SANDAKAN, NORTH BORNED,
· 29th June, 1917.
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FOR SALE.
spondent of an
influential London journal ays that in Hungary the
TRAMWAY SHELTER AT
CAUSEWAY: BAY,
President Li Yuan-hung has appointed Tuan Chi-jui as Premier and given him the President's seal for conveyance to Feng Kuo chang, who will assume the
Government at Nanking.
¡PALACE BOMBED FROM THE AIR.
LONDON, July 8th.
An aeroplane travelling at a great height bombed the palace in the Forbid den City and killed one man and damaged buildings near Chang Houn's headquarters, which was probably the objective.
Chang Hsun has tendered the resigna
The Hongkong Tramway Company have again evinced their consideration for the convenience of the travelling public by tion of the Emperor. erecting & Shelter at Causeway Bay for the use of first-class passengers
who may ho compelled to wait at this point for a connection Causeway Bay is a very
weather
Tho Republicans occupy the strategis cal positions on the outskirts of the city. Two hundred and fifty American, Japanese and Annamite reinforcementa have arrived.
The railway line was torn up at several places, but it was quickly repaired.
The Chang sunites, after slight fight-
(4) Should the Governor for any reaso not approve of the purchaser, the contract may be rescinded by the Governor and the day criticism of Germany is even more out- will be returned without interest or expenses, spoken than in Austria and has led to a Further particulars my be strong protest from Count Tisza in the obtained on application to the name of the Hungarian Government. undersigned.
The general impression derived from the accounts of persons who have recently been in Vienna is that the army and the
busy terminus for the cars from Whitty exhausted Bre civilian population alike
Strent and from Shaukiwan, and we are and apathetic, while the national moral sure that this shelter will be much appre- has been dangerously weakened. There clated by the public, particularly in wet is apparently, a general weariness of the
The building, which is orested on the war, and, although it cannot be said thatIsland, was designed by Messre. Loigh & Orange, and is very handsome and artis. the nation as a whole has abandoned the tic. It is built chiefly of strong half-ing at Langfang, rapidly retreated to the hope of ultimate victory, that hope is timber construction with coloured glazed possible famine. There is a longing for has been roofed with green-glazed Chinese from Peking, from whence the largely discounted by the dread of ornamentation and rough cast panels, it important railway centre at Fengtai, ten
Joss-House tiling, fnished with charac- peace and a growing desire for a more teristic enrichments. The inside of the cannonading was heard. democratic control of affairs. We have shelter has good seating accommodation, acen how an attempt has been made to and is fitted with ceiling fans and electric meet the latter aspiration by the promise been installed, and, to add to the con
light. A “Standard Time" clock bas
of an extension of the franchise invenience of the building, & public tele- Hungary, but the proposals which have phone has been put in
The completion of the building has bean formulated have not brought the been greatly delayed on account of the rival factions into any closer sympathy files for the roof, which were ordered perialists have demanded an armistice, The proposal is described as " merely the from Canton, having been captured by mockery of the ides of extension," and pirates, who not only refused to part with them, but held the contractors repre- the Arbiter Zeitung, the central organ sentative for ransom,
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Please apply to--
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767
Most of Chang Haun's troops have deserted
Strong Republican forces are encloung him, rendering the position desperate,
Another telegram states that the Im
It is expected that the Foreign Minis- ters will endeavour to effect a settlement.