NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
BANKRUPTCY No. 63 or 1914.
Re CRUZ BASTO & COMPANY, late of Prince's Railding. Victoris, Hongkong, Morchants.
FINAL DIVIDEND is intended to be declared in the above matter. Creditors who have not proved their Dobta by the 28th day of Angart, 1917, will be excluded. Dated this #7th day of July, 1917.
C. A. DA BOZA, Trustee,
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WANTED.
THE
AUCTIONS
PUBLIC
AUCTION.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
FRIDAY, JULY 27TH,
INTIMATION
THE Undersigned has received instructions
from the Liquidators of Mesra JEDSEN.
& Co., in pursuance of an order of the Hong kong Government, to sell by Public Auction at
AUCTION
For Sale
by
1917.
12 o'clock (Nnow) on TUESDAY, the Slat day Public Auction. WATSON'S
of July, 1917, at his Sale Rooms, Daddell Stroot,
THE VALUABLETM LEASEHOLD PROPERTY situata si The Peak, Hongkong, and being RURAL BUILDING LOT No. 15, IN ONE LOT.
The Property Consite of:-
The piece or parcel of ground and promises known as "Lysholt," 104, The Peak, virate near Mount Gough, in the Colony of Hongkong, with an area of 124,082 square feet and register-
No. 18.
ON the PRAK, from beginning of October, od
oxperienced ENGLISH NURSE to take charge of one baby, Wages $50 a month.
Apply-
Box No. XX, Care of" Daily Presa" Office.
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TO LET FULLY FURNISHED,
During August and September.
JO. 189, PEAK (Magazino Gap), 5.Boomed
Nungalow. Moderate vental.
Apply to-
Box 23,
Care of "Daily Press" Office. [883
THE WATERHOUSE STEAMSHIP
LINE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM SEATTLE AND JAPAN PORTS.
NHE Stormskip
THE
LUISE NIELSEN " having arrived from the above Ports, Consignom of Cargo by her are hereby informed that an Goods are being landed AT THEIE RISK into the hazardons and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
Goods not oleared by the 2nd Aug. et 5 PM. will be subject to rent.
Ali broken, obated and damaged package
are to be left in the Godowas, where they will be examined by Mess. GODDARD AND DOUGLAS, on the 2nd Aug-, at 10 a.M.
Claims against the Steamer must be presented within 10 days of arrival, otherw'sa they will not be rosogaïss 1.
No Fire Insurance will be affected by us is any cash whatever.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.
Agente Hongkong, 24th July, 1917.
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VICTORIA THEATRE.
TO-NIGHT!
TO-NIGHT!
FRIDAY, July 27th, at 815 PM.
THE
CAMEOS
NOTICE
The present samson of "THE CAMEOS will be exterled till July 21st. Booking now open for Monday and Tuesday.
BOOKING AT MOUTRIE'S.
Prices $3, $2 and $1.
(8 Jdiers and Sailors Half Prics to Pit.)
B
LOST,
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›LACK and TAN AIREDALE. DOG, wearing apiks collar, answers to “ MIXE.” Finder please communicate with-
R. M. DYER, HONGRONG & WHANPOL Dock CO., LTD.
Queen's Buildings,
HONGKONG
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COMPANY,
TRAMWAY LIMITED (Incorporated in the United Kingdom),
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an
NINTERIM DIVIDEND at the rate of
? per cent, for the year ending 31st December 1917, has been declared. The Dividend will
in the Land Office sa Rural Building Lot The Lot is hold for the unexpired residue of a term of 75 years orested therein by indenture of Crown Losse dated the 23rd day of April, 1898.
The Annual Crown Rest is 885.00.
For further partionlara and conditions of sale
apply to
MESSES. WILKINSON & GRIST, Solicitors for the Liquidalore,
or to the Undersigned,
GEO, P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer,
PUBLIC AUCTION,
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Y direction of the Government of
HOUGH have received instructions to
all by Public Auction,
ON MONDAY,
BH MEMBRE, LUORES &
•
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 situate at Victoria, Hongkong, vis. :-
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 messuages, erections and buildings and buildings theroon known as No. 7, Queen's Road Contral, Victoria aforesaid, yourg created by a Crown Lease dated the 8th day of April, 1858.
Torm 999
Pro
Area in respect of Section of Marine Lot No. 101-8445 8q. 1 Pro- portion of Annual Crown Rent 884.45.
Area in respect of Section "B" of Marine Lot No. 101-678 8q, t.. portion of Annual Crown Hent $5.75.
For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to---
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,
Prince's Buildings,
Ice House Street, Hongkong, Belicitors for the Liquidator of THE DEUTSCH. ÁSTATISOKS BANK,
or to
MESSES, HUGHES & HOUGH, The Auctioneers. Hongkong, 9th May, 1917.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
(01)
HE Undersigned has received instruc tions from the Liquidator of Mesars. Witze & Co. in pursuance of an order of the Hongkong Government to sell by public auction at 19 o'clock (Noo) on MONDAY, the 17th day of August, 1917, at his Sales Rooms, Daddal Street, Hongkong,
All the piece of ground sitante at Taumati, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong and registered in the Land Offon as KOWLOON INLAND LOT No. 909),
IN ONE LOT.
The property consists of piece of ground abatting on Battery Street and Fourth Street (near the Preya) in Ko
Subject to the conditions prescribed by the Straits Settlements " Alien Enemies ( Winding-
holding a public meeting to ventilate. the grievance until other methods of attaining the object in view had been bried and found to be unavailing. We have no doubt, however, that the stop which has bien taken will lead to the de sired result. The China Association in Lan- don is an influential body with the means of access to the Heads of Government Departments, and the case which they
up) Ordinance, 1918, as amendet from tim PRICKLY HEAT have to present is unanswerable, Nox is to time by Ordinances, 1 of 1916, XIX of 1915, XVI of 1910 and VI of 1917 and as adopted in this State:
All that band known as THE BATU LIMA ESTATE consisting
of about 1,016 eres, 1 rood, 33 perches held under East Coast Country Grant No. 49 for 999 years from 1883, -RENT FREE. About 275 acres of the land is planted with rubber (150 acres in bearing) and 50 acres with coconuts 3 to 4 years old.
LOTION
AND
POWDER
are
certain cures
for Prickly Heat.
of separately.
Situated on main road within | Can be used either in conjunction 5 miles of Sandakan Wharf.
The following buildings in good condition are on the Estate:
(e) 1 bungalow (40' x 30') containing 2 bedrooms, dining room and veran. dah. Corrugated iron roof, plank walls, tiled floor.
(b) 1 Store (03' x 22). Corrugated iron-
roof plank walls
(c) 1 Smoke-house (24' x 20'). Corrugated
iron walls and roof, earth floor. (d) 1 Factory (32 x 16), Corrigated iron roof, plank walls, cement floor. Contains 2 hand machines, 29 latex mails and over 8,000 sups.
They will also be found invaluable
for preventing and relieving Sun-
burn, Freckles and all Skin
Erritations.
PRICKLY
LOTION
HEAT
in Bottles at
50c. and $1.00
HEAT POWDER
PRICKLY
(e) 15 Coolie houses (each 18 x 147).
Plank walls, attap roots. The above property will be 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 prios has been based on a report on the Estate by the Honourable Mr. F. E. Lusse, Manager of Sapong Entale). A.
The sale is subject to the follow- ing conditions ;——
(1) $30,000 (Singapore Currency) to be paid on purchase and the balance by monthly instalments,t thereafter of 810,000 Interest at the rate of 7% per annum will be charged on instalments overdue 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 an agree mens will be explete by the liquidstar undertaking to the of the estate, free of all incumbrances, on payment of the final instalment of the purchase money.
And to the following special conditions :-
(1) The purchaser must be a British subject and not under any foreign influence; he will be required to satisfy the Governor that no person of enemy or foreign origin is directly ur indirectly interested with him in the pur chase, and he must make such statutory declaration in that behalf as may be required by the Governor.
(3) For the purposes of this sale any person entitled under the Land Laws of North Borneo to mank as a Native shall be deemed
loon and contains an area of 4,800 to be a British subject rompany formed for
square foot.
"The Lot is hold for the unexpired re sidue of a term of 1 year created therein by an Indenture of Crown Los dated the 4th day of May, 1888
The Annual Crown Eens is $63. For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to
M. HASTINGS & HASTINGS, Bolicitors for the Liquidator, or to the Undersigned,
GEO, P. LAMNERT. Hongkong, #rd May, 1917.
HOUSES TO LET
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(3) In the case of a
in Boxes at
$1.00
PREPARED ONLY BY
S. WATSON CO., LTD.,
HONGKONG
DISPENSARY.
TELEPHONE 16)
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BIRTHS. BesT-At No. 40, Nathan Road, Kow
loon, on the 26th instant, to Mr. and Mrs. H&C. Best, a daughter.
1880 DAVISON-At 30, The Peak, on 26th July, to Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Davison, á daughter.
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BONGKONG OFFICE: 104, Dan Vaux Road, C. LONDON, Orris: 181, Fian Syamaz, E.C.
The Daily Press.
HONGLONG, 27TH JULY, 1917.
the purpose of acquiring the business its Memorandum of Association must contain special provisions, to be approved by the Governor, to exclude the possibility of the SERVICE MEN AND THEIR Company falling under foreign control. speaking, it will be necessary to Generally prevent more than one fourth of the shares
the or roting rights being held by, or subject to the control of, foreigners.
the
(4) In the case of a Company already in existence, if Articles of Association do not already so provide, they must be altered in a manner satisfactory to the Governor so of the Company
PAY,
The funeral of the late Mr. W Humphreys will take place at Valley this evening, with military hon ours, the deceased having been a meinher of "D" Company of the Hongkong Volunteer Resorve. The curlège will pus the Monument at 5.15 p.m.
The death occurred at Shanghai tush week, from scarlet fever, of Mr. Henry L Hutchinson, assistant local manager of the South British Insurance Co., Ltd. The deceased, who was 37 years of age,
was only ill four days. With the excep tion of a short spell in Hongkong he had been in Shanghai since 1905, being one of the most popular residents in the Settlement. He was a member of the Shanghai Club, the Shanghai Country Club, and the Shanghai Golf Club, nudi
was Hou. Treasurer of the Shanghai Ainateur Dramatic Club.
Much yin pathy is felt with his widow and two children.
there any reason to doubt that the Prine ALinister or his colleagues at the War Utive and the Admiralty will prove sympathetic Mr. LLOYD Grones has spent his life in endeavouring to right what be regarded as wronge, and he is nut the man to allow justice to be! strangled with red tape; while Dr. MACNAMARA, Chu Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty, is the son of a private soldiers and may, therefore, be assumed to know something of the lot of the rank and file. We can only imagine that the reason why no redress has been grubted The bathing pienic arranged for the before this is that the situation has not troops stationed at Mount Davis and been properly understood. The question Beichers for Wednesday was postponed on which Mr. HOELER addressed recently account of heavy run, and in place of LO Dr. MacHÁMARK referred only to it an impromptu concert was held in the
Mount Davis. chargemen in the Naval Dockyard, who evening at
Captain le uro paid axed number of dollars a-week AJ. S. Roche Kelly, R.0.A., and Lieut. and find that the rise in exchange E. H. Wilkinson, R.G.A, attended, and renders the able to be assessed for Master Gunner May, R.G.A., occupied Income-tax at a higher scale, though the the chair. During the interval refresh- increased sterling equivalent of their ments were dispensed by the hard-working wages carries with it no advantage except committer, over which C. 8. M. Allison presided. Before the singing of "God in regard to the remittance of money to Englund. Though this may be unfair, Save the king," the U. C. Troops, Capt. it is a triding injustice in comparison J. S. Roche-Kelly, passed a with that Buttered by the general body thanks to the subscribers to the Survices
· Entertaininent Fund for of Service men, whose pay-never very
their ready assistance in providing the troops with magnificent-has, in effect, shrunk by
such entertainments. something like one-third since the out-
The programina break of war owing to the reduction in the number of dollars which they receive as a corsajuence of exchange soaring, For roughly, from 18. Od to 28. 7d. example, an officer whose pay is £30 a month now receives $232 in place of $342.
in
Yote of
was contributed to by Lieut. Wilkinson," Bumbr. Silcocks, Quar. Jones, Gunr. Martin, Gaar. Moss, Boubr Powell, Guar. Claydon, Bombr. Cooper, Guar Rovelle, Guor. Jones, Master Gummer May, Gaar. Hail, Gunr. Dewhurst, Bombe, Pearman, Sergt. Tipper, Gun. Martin, Bombr. Powell, Sergt. Grifiths, Bombe Cooper and Corpi, Coomber, The accompaniments were played by Bombr. Silcocks and Guurs. Hall and Revelle.
THE SITUATION IN CHINA,
FROM OUR PEKING CORRESPONDENT. Í
PCXING,
Despatched, July 25th, 5.30 p.m. Deavered, July 26th, 10 nm.
THE PRESIDENCY.
What this means, particularly to married man, enn easily be intagined. it is well-known that the price of conimo- dities does not fall in correspondence with the rise of the dollar, while the rentals of houses and the tariffs of hotels and boarding-houses--which represent i very important item in the cost of living flongkong---o not undergo any modification at all. The non-commission- ed others and men must find themselves in very sore straits, especially as, to a greater extent than in days gone by, they have dependents. As we have previously pointed on, the Home tivvernment 19 receiving from this Colony a larger 311- tary Lontribution than and is lenciting also by the high exchange. It needs, we know, all the money it can get, but the last class that the public would wish to see squeezed " for this purpose is that composed of the soldiers and sailors who have uffered ailment of one dollar notes, arranging for the Police to act as agents for the ex- change of twenty thousand dollars.
TREATMENT OF THE IMPERIAL HOUSE
evor before
they have in detence of the Empire.
Gun Practics will be carried out from Pottinger Battery on the 30th instant,
We are very glad to know that the between the hours of 10 1.M. and 1 publicity given by the Hongkong Bally.m., in a . E. direction.
'ress to the hardship which the officers
"
Feng Kuo-chong, the Acting-President, has postponed his departure for Peking.
Heung Hei-ling has visited Li Yuan- hung, the ex-President, at the french Hospital and urged him to retain office.
THE BANK OF CHINA.
The Bank of China resumes specie pay-
Daily telegrams are exchanged between the Government and the Provinces in and men of the Naval and Military morial and Affiliated Hospitals acknow- Imperial House. Sweeping modifications The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Me- regard to the favourable treatment of the Services stationed in the Colony are
as to exclude the posso and the Dire suffering as a consequence of the abuorn-ledges with thanks a donation of $10 ar recommended..
falling under foreign tora must furnish an undertaking to use their
best endeavours to have the provisions alty high rate of exchange has resulted so referred to above inserted in the Memorandum promptly in representations being made of Association if legislation should be.
TO LET
introduced enabling the Memorandum of to the Imperial Authorities. As un- Association to be altered by the insertion of nounced in our issue of yesterday, the EVONIA, No. 9. Peak Road, SIX-meh provisions.
BUNGALOW, with Garden and Tennis Court,
HOUSES in Bhameen, Canton, Nes, ai and 63.
be Parable on and after WEDNESDAY, the DROOMED 15th day of August, 1917, to Shareholders on the Register an,SATURDAY, the 4th day of August, 1917, and will be paid to Share- holders on the Colonial (Hongkong) Register at exchange of 2/8) per Dollar,
By der of the Board,
W.E ROBERTS Secretary Hongkong, 23rd July, 1917
1989
Apply to--
DAVID SASSOON & Co., I.
TO LET
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RUSSIAN 5% INTERNAL LIBERTY PRIORB st 2. Connaught Road Con
LOAN 1917.
OFFICES In King's and York Build-
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN HOUSE, Knutsford Torrace (Low-
that the RUSSO-ASIATICoon). Sa
HOUSES in Wongnaichong Road.
BANK, HONGKONG, IS READY HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit
TO RECEIVE FURTHER SUB-|
SCRIPTIONS TO THE ABOVE LOAN UP TO THE 28th JULY, 1917.
G. TISDALL
Manager, Russo-Asiatic Bank.
1894
TO LET.
10. 26, BELILIOS TERE AUE.
3 and 4ROOMED FLATS st the Pak.
ONE GODOWN in Duddell Street,
Apply to— TEORE
VALINSTEAD & DAVIS.
Srd Floor, Alexanden Buildi mu
Road,
HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton- Terrace.
HOUSES on Shameen Canton.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY Co., Ltd:
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TO LET.
FIVE-ROOMED HOUSE, with
A Tennis Cours, in winden Villas,
Kowloor.
(5) Should the Gove not for any reason not Chamber of Commerce and the local approve of the purcha er, the contract may branch of the China Association have be rescinded by the Governor and the deposit will be returned witboat interest or expenses jointly dispatched a felegram to the Prime Further particulars may be Minister on the subject, and there is obtained on application to the no doubt that is taking this step they undersigned.
have correctly interpreted the wishes of the general community. The contents of the message have not been made public, but we hope the suggestion has been offer ed that the practice of the local Govern
W. W: SMITH,
Liquidator
RESIDENT'S OFFICE
SANDAKAN, NORTH BORNEO,
29th June, 1917..
WANTED.
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A HOUSE OF WHOLE FLOOR
about 10 Booms in a central location.
Box No. 1 Cars ofDaily Press " Offos.
Please apply tom
767
ment should be followed of converting
four-fifths of the sterling pay of Civil Servants into local currency at the rate of 1s. d. to the dollar and the balance
from A. H. to the funds of the Hospitals.
Yesterday afternoon that happy hand
of entertainers, “The Cameos," gave a
There
NO-MUKDEN RAILWAY
DAMAGED.
Bain has caused a wash-out of the
performance for the special benefit of the Peking Mukden Railway near Talingho. soldiers and sailors of the Colony, was a full house," and the Service men present thoroughly enjoyed the pro- gramme provided, especially the topical war items, Rarely, have The Cameos? had such enthusiastic guests.
received Scoutmaster Braga has letter in which Scout A. F. Demez states the bas bien decorated with the
[BY COURTESY OF THE “ CHUNG NGOI
SAN: PO,"
TROUBLE WITH CHANG HSUN'S TROOPS.
SHANGHAI, July 26th. Chang Hsun's troops at Hsuchow have raised a disturbance, and the Govern- ment have ordered the Kianga, Kiangsi,
Croix de Guerro” for bravery on the and Anwei troops to attack them,
French Front. He is in perfect health,
THE FAY OF THE M PR
but is feeling very lonely and would The Ministry of the Interior has made welcome letters and magazines of any a demand upon the Ministry of Finance
at the prevailing rate of exchange; or kind. His address is letne d'Ligne, for $1,050,000 with which to pay the alternatively, that the pay of officere and 10eme Compagnie, Sector Postal 83.
Mra
The Royal Naval Yard Police held a Whist Drive in their Mess in the Neval Dockyard on Wednesday evening. Harrison carried off the first prize for ladies with more of 177, Mrs. Black- man and Mrs. Deane being close behind
men on this station should be fixed ind dollars. Certainly, there is no reason why the armed forces of the Crown should be accorded less favourable treatment than any other branch of His Majesty's Ser. vice. It is only fair, too, that any NICE ROOM with Bathrooms
Verandah (Furnished or Unfurnished), concession which may be made should be with or without board,
A FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon
Apply to ENT HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE preferred.
Alexandra Buildings.
Idag
WANTED.
ATK]
Members of the late Parliament.
Tan Yien-kai, Tachun of Hunan, hes wired to the Provinces to mediate.
TYPHOON WARNING.
The following telegram has been received by the American Consukų
Observatory --
Kennedy Road or Macdonnell Road level retrospective, dating back at least to thwith 170 and 180, respectively. The men's General, Hongkong, from the Manil
prizes were won by Mr. Crocker (179), Mr beginning of the year, when the exchange | Gast (173) and Mr. Ponsford (170). Mr. value of the dollar was already over A. B. Allen carried out the duties of 28, 41d. There were obvious objections to M. C.
Bus 232
Care of Dally Press Offer
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1.30 p.m., July 28th Cyclone or typhoon over N.E. Chine Sex, filling up.