NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
FOR SALE.
ALESEND," 108, THE FRAK,
"GALESEND,"
Apply to-
C. H. GALE,
P.W..Dept. [1064
KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB,
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Teas of the above Club will be beld in the Tub House, on WEDNESDAY, the 26th lostuni, st 5.30 †‚M.
S. E. GREEN,
Hon. Secretary.
TBR HONGKONG DAILY PRESE,
HOUSES TO LET
TO LET.
MMEDIATE 7. Four very desirable SHOPS, situated in Ice House. Etrees, opposite the Grand Hotel rooantly reson ekrusted.
For rent and other particulars apply to
THE MANAGER, HONGKONG ICs Co., LTD., 46. Connaught Road Central
$200
10
[1000-
HONGKONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY.
THE
HE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the abore Society will be held in the CITY HALL, on WEDNESDAY, 260-Septem ber, 1917, at 5:30 .... for the purpose of receiving the Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for this year ending 31st August: of electing office-bearers for the varninu vest. dc. IR. HENDERSON,
Sucretary,
1036
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
PROMENADE CONCERT SEASON, 1917.
The 1st Concert will be held in the BOTANICAL GARDENS,
OR
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, at 9.1.8. Vocalista:
Mr. C. W. Beswick, Miss CamiLLE CASTRO, Mr. CH. P. HAY, ME A. H. LAY. POLICE REBELLYE OACHESTRA.
Band of the 74th Punjabiæ (By kind per
mission).
“Admiedon (at Main Entrance only)--
30 coats and 81.00 including right to reserved but uveuinbered chair).
Naval and Military Forces in Uniform
10 cents.
Chitarea charged Adukt prizes,
Gate opeus at 2.99 P.M.
1020.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED
Offices
THE GENTS in the above THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING Company will be held at the Company's on SATURDAY, the 29th of September, at Noon, for the purpose of roceiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a Statement of Accounts to 30th June, 1917, of the Cor
BOOKS The TRANSFER will be CLOSED from the 21st to 29th.
TO LET
FFICES at 2, Connaught Road Central,
OFFICE in King's Buildinga.
HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terraces.
BOUSES on Shamsen, Canton. Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGENCY Co., LTD.
128
TO LET
FEAT in Nathan Rond, Kowloon,
FOUR-NOUMED HOUSES in Kowtoon.
Apply to-
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[943
INTIMATION
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 19TH, 1917.
WATSON'S
RESORCIN
HAIR
German intrigue and German brutality will live in the imagination of the most unemotional people, and the authors will find that retribution will overtake them as surely as night follows day. Fear of this future is evidently haunting the new German CHANCELLuft. The outstanding
Kowloon Cricket Club annual meeting will be held on the 20th inst
There was no business of public interest at the meeting of the Hongkong Sanitary Board yesterday.
The annual meeting of the Hongkong feature of that portion of his recent St. Andrew's Society is advertised to take speech,which related to peace was a thinly place on the 26th inst veiled concern, that the league in arins of our opponents" would, in the days of pence, become an cconomic offensive There can be no alliance against us."
+
Commander W. Cadinan, who was killed on the sinking of the Fanguard on July 9th, saw, service as a Sub-Lieutenane. on
RANDOM REFLECTIONS--
correspondent, writes:- In: young columus last week it was suggested that the names should be published of all the men in the Colony who had been conscripted. May be allowed, na a conscript, to add the further suggestion that the reasons, given by the conscripts for not joining before should also be given? Of cour there may be some who have simply been shirking their responsibilities, but there are certainly others who had good and valid
doubt that this fear. which afflicts the the Itedpole on the China Station during these reasons should also be made known;-
minds of German statesmen and capital- discussion of a isis, is justified,
TCBBORN for not joining up carlier, and it would be only fair, assum ing that they are to be pillorival," that
the outbreak of 1900.
otherwise some very unjust impressions may prevail. All are not slackers' or Colonel M. C. Cooke Collis, late Inhikers who do not don khaki, The
LOTION League of Nations to prevent war is futile dian Army, who died recently in London man who stayed at Home, had a morni
mentioned in despatches.
unless some weapon is to be placed in the at the age of sixty-six, served in the hands of such a League. If the idea ever China Expedition of 1900, when he was COPY OF ORDER RECENTLY materialises-and we earnestly hope that
The 0.8. K. vessel Amakura Murn, It will then-evil-vers amongst nations. RECEIVED.
will be made to suffer the penalty of which went ashore at Amoy during the their misdeeds. The swiftest and most typhoon last week, has been refloated. effective form of punishment will be the She is due in Hongkong on the 20th economic blockade. In the Far East the calling at Swatow en røaté. Chinese have shown is what a powerful
Commander R. L. Jermain, who has become. trade boycott may weapon
been appointed to H.M.S. Minotaur; There is no nation on earth with a keener served in the China Expedition of 1900 desire to extend their opportunities for as a Midshipman on the Centurion making money; indeed, some critics aver when he was mentioned it despatchres. that the Chinese have no patriotism and
Mrs. S. E. Green, who has been absent that each places his own interests before those of his country. Nevertheless, they from the Colony, will be returning shortly
and will be glad to receive any communi have not hesitated to adopt a policy cations, etc., from the workers of "Our which they knew must entail loss and
·" after Saturday next: inconvenience to themselves when they considered some other nation guilty of The police have received a report to the imposing upon their military weakness.cffect that an Indian constable at Lamma We believe the majority of patriotic Island has caught a snake measuring ten Britons will be equally verse from fect. The constable found the reptile in resuming business relations with the the act of devouring & young gost, had Germans for many years after the guns promptly killed it. in France and Flanders have done their work.
Eldoret,
British East Africnt,
4th July, 1917.
Dear Sirs,—I would be very
much obliged if you would kindly send me by parcels post some of your Resorcin Hair Lotion (oily).
In payment please find enclosed
Postal Orders for £2, which I hope
you will be able to change into
CHIMA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION | local currency.
CO., LTD.
NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD.,
AND
CONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer
"HYSON "
are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kow- loon, where it will lie at Consignee's risk. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after
17th September, Optional cargo will be landed, unless A. notice has been given prior to steamer'a arrival. .....
All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and
of the C Fridays between the hours of 10:45 ..
September, both days inclusive KC & Co.
DOUGLAS LAPHAIK
General Managers, Hongkong, th September, 1917. [1000
THE HONGKONG AND WITAMPOA
DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
NOTICI VERILANTS NE the INTERIM DIVIDEND of $4.50 per Share payable to all Shareholders on the Company's Register at 30th September, 1017, may be obtained at the office of the Company, 2, Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, on and after the 8th October, 1917.
Notice is further given that the SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 1st to the 6th October, 1917, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors
R.M. DYER
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 8th September, 1917. [1018
NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED
(IN LIQUIDATION).
INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND).
Unredeemed Bank Notes.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that any NUTSTANDING NOTES will be paid on presentation to the undersigned on or before SATURDAY, 29th Septembar, 1917, at Noon.
AFTER THAT DATE, holders will find it necessary to claim repayment IN STERLING from the BOARD OF TRADE LONDON, to whom the necessary funds will be remitted.
THE BOARD OF TRADE make a charge For payment of claims out of moniss deposit- ed in the "COMPANIES LIQUIDATION ACCOUNT" at the Bank of England.
AR LOWE,
Liquidator.
Chartered Bank Building,
Hongkong, 18th August, 1917.
WANTED IMMEDIATELY.
1958.
Y ENGLISH LADY in Yannsa
and Noox within the free storage period.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered. after the 24th September will be subject to rent,
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 8th October, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
·Agents." Hongkong, 16th September, 1917,
[1045
Yours faithfully, (Signed) M-M.-D.
SOLD ONLY BY
WATSON S.
CO., LTD.,
HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
TELEPHONE 16
MARRIAGE.
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&
our
Little Bit Society -
The rak return for the fortnight ending September 8th, shows that during the week ending September 1st, 1,940 rate were killed, none of which was found, to be infected. During the week ending September 8th, the rats caught totalled 1,084, and here again none were found to be infected.
in it which should be remembered by thos who are so ready to jump at disparaging
conclusions."
My correspondent's demand is a per- féctly just one. I very much doubt, how ever, whether those who have become members of the local Defence Corps by compulsion will be pilloried. "If they are it will serve no ameful purpose for thera is no question now of rousing men to a recognition of their responsibilities-bul on the contrary, will create a lot of bad blood. An aggressive spirit of self- righteousness is not one to be encouraged at the expense of others. Some of those already serving, be it remembered, re- quired a good deal of persuasion before they enrolled. I know of one man who has often been the object of jibes because
arrived in the Colony, yet he was amongst he has not donned a uniform since he the first in England to volunteer for active service at the outbreak of war In thu rush he was nccepted, but after a few weeks' training collapsed and wha discharged. I do not know what the physical standard will be for the Hong- kong Defence Corps-probably not very high in view of the fact that men up to afty-five years of age are eligible-bub however wide the net may be thrown a Friend of mine says he is willing-to-give to War Charities a dollar for every man obtained in excess of the nuruber twenty-. five.
опс
paper
I am glad to see that the idea of enlisting the support of the London Press on behalf of the movement for securing a just rate of pay for Service men stationed in this Colony ocurred to the It in local branch of the Navy League, not, however, quite as easy to do as it tooks Editors of leading London papers are almost as inaccessible as Malaimina, and a letter for insertion in the corres not sufficiently pondence columns in arresting. The best plan would be to dispatch a telegram to only, setting forth the grievance clearly and succinctly, but even in that case no attention would be paid to the message unless it bore evidence of coming from a trustworthy source In due course the Daily Press will get Home, providing the mails are not sent to the bottom by submarine, and will find its way into the right hands. Failing everything else, n wag has suggested that every adult British resident in the Colony should send a letter on the subject to the Editor of The Daily Mail! An avalanche of such letters would be convincing proof of the feeling entertained locally, and The Daily Wail could be safely depended upon to galvanise the pundits of Pall Mall into activity
The new arrangement with France reminds us, however, that there is a brighter side of this question. If we have learned to hate the Germans, we have learned also to admire more and more the Allies with whom we are united in fighting the battle of freedom. It is im-
Commander R. P. McHardy, whose possible to express the feelings of our death occurred recently at Plymouth, was own countrymen fowarde France. That serving as gunnery officer of the Fear nation, which even the most friendly less at the outbreak of war and was in critic before the war was apt to regard as the actions of the Bight and at Jutland somewhat volatile, has been weighed He served on the China Station in the in the balance and has not been diphitrite, and afterwards in the Ocean, found wanting. We yield to none returning home in 1905. HUTCHISON-SHEARER-At the North U. Fin
of: the admiration
self-
An open-air Convert is to be given in Church, Renfrew, on August 2nd, LT. THOMAS (TOMY) HUTCHISON, sacrifice of our own fellow country the grounds of the Helena May Institute of Shanghai, of the Oxford and men, but the determination of the French on the evening of the 28th inst. A good Buckinghamshire L 1, to MINNIE, eldest daughter of the late Mr. in the face of the enemy and the heroism programme is promised, ARCHIBALD SHEARER, of Shanghai and with which the nation has borne its heavy popular local items and selections by the Hankow and of Mrs. Shearer, qufferings is the epic of the war. No-one Police Reserve Band. Tickets 50 cents Mondowflat, Renfrew.
of the prestat generation in the British (refreshments free) may be obtained from Empire can ever forget what France has the Matron, Helena May Institute, " doue, we doubt if our children's children A Chinese has been sent to the Govern will be allowed to forget it; and we hupement Civil Hospital suffering from the that the e cager desire to show our uppre effects of immersion. The man was unnecessary suffering which the Chinese ciation will find practical expression, n
passenger on the launch Hang On, from Hongkong we are not very far away Nam Tan He jumped overboard, and a from Franca Indo-China, and both the member of the crew bravely dived into the British and the French are interested in water and sustained him until they both Road East when I saw a boy ap the economic development of the Southern were rescued by the other members of the proaching with a fowl and a duck. The Provinces of China. One of the first acts
DEATH.
SHARPLES.-At the General Hospital, Shanghai, on September 11th, ERNEST WILLIAM SHARPLES, aged 47 years.
JOINT SERVICE
OF ТЕМ NEDERLAND AND "ROTTERDAM | Honacong Onnica: 104, Dan Varun Boun, 0.
LLOYD" ROYAL MAIL LINES, LONDON. OFFIon: 181, Frane Senour, E.C
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE Steamship
THE
"PRINSES JULIANA". having arrived from SAN FRANCISCO, Consiguson of Cargo are hereby motif d that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardour Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
No Claim will be admitted after the Good
the Godowas, and all remaining undelivered after the 23rd Sept., at
will be
subject to rent.
Noor,
lett
All Claims against the Stamer must be pre- end to the Undersigned on or before the 26th Sept., or they will not be recognised.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be mamined on the 22nd Sept., at 10 AM by the Company's servagore, Mosers. Goddard & Douglas
No Fire Insuranos has bess effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, Agents.
[1045 Hongkong, 16th September, 1917.
KONINKLIKE PAKETVAART
MAATSCHAPPY,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
BELAWAN, DELI, SINGAPORE
AND PENANG.
BC, NEULA Portugax Cum From
THE Steamship
paulon Good home. Knowledge of French desirable. Please apply stating salary required, age and fall particulars to-
Box 17, Care of Daily Free" Oleo.
TO LIT.
O. 28, BELILIOS TERRACE.
No.
Dow
"g' JACOB " having arrived from the above port, Consigne of Cargo by her are notified that all goods aro being lauded at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowar of the Hong kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd, whence and/or from the wharves delivery
be obtained.
Goode not cleared by 24th
24th lust.
No. 4, DES VEUX VILLAS, No. 53, subject to rent,
PEAK,
ba
No. 2, FAIRVIEW, No. 3, Nathan Road, to be left in the Godewas, where they will be All broken, cliated and damaged packages are examined by Mosers. Goddard, and Donglas on the 22nd irst, at 10
Kowloon,
A LARGE ROOM suitable for Office in Queen's Building (corner of Connaught Read and Toe House Street).
ONE GODOWN 'in Tuddell' Strast,'
in
10
Clainis against the steamer must be presented
writing
within: days after "arrival" of For Sale GLENSHIEL," No 140 and steamet, otherwise they will not be reangnized
No Fire Insurance will be affected by the andaraigned in any case whatever, g
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JAVA-CHINA-JAPÄN LIJN,
Mate Agents. Hongkong, 17th September, 1917. 11059
141, THE PEAK,
Apply to-
LENSTEAD & DAVIS. 3rd Floor, Alexandrs Buildings:
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, 19TH SEPTEMBER, 1917.
lo
of the new Governor of Indo-China was
China
crew..
“including
You have often written about the indict upon live fowle and the like owing to the manner in which they carry them," writes a correspondent, and therefore you may be interested to learn that the other day I was walking along Queen's
birds were being carried by their wings, bath were uttering cries of pain, and After eight years service with the it was obvious that they were in great Lo establish an Agency in Paris to assist Kwangtang Electric Supply Compasy of suffering. I went up to a lukong and pointed to the incident. He nodded his in the better exploitation of the resources Canton, Mr. Ernest E. Garrard has head, looked silly, and walked away. I then approached an Indian constable,
TRADE AS A WEAPON. Amough there is still much obscurity about the details of the economic policy of that Colony, France requires the raw resigned his position in order to proceed of the Allies after the war, it is certain material which the Colony can supply, to
the front to do his bit." Mr who smiled, muttered something unirtel ligible, and also walked away. As I could that efforts will be made to establish some and Indo-China needs money for develop Garrard has been acting chief engineer get no assistance from the guardians of definite working agreement which went. Though we do not know what for the Company for the past two years, law and order I went un to the boy assist in the task. reconstruction.
showed him the proper way to carry them under his arm. I trust that the OS.P. took the birds out of his hands, and
will take note of the callous indifferenod of two members of his force."
A recent cable announced that trade special trading facilities the British mag in the place of the late Capt. G. 8,
obtain in Indo-China, we hope that the Thorne, R. F. C. principle expressed in the new arrange- ment between Franes and Great Britain- will be extended to the Colonies of both countries.
barriers between Great Britain and France have been swept aside. That may be regarded as the first practical step in the direction of the new trade policy, and we may expect to me it followed by others. In thus waiving her tariffes
It is the irony of file that the main purpose of the Germans in making war
UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND CASH PRIZES.
The Senate of Hongkong University France has departed from her established
was to capture markets, and that their has approved of the following awards on policy of protection, and, unless the con-adventure threatens to result in excluding the results of the Matriculation Exami-
cession is to hu of merely temporary unra tion rendered necessary by the exigencies of the war, it would appear to call for form of reciprocity, affecting Great Britain's attitude towards neutral coun- tries and towards the Central European
soine
Powers.
There is more sentiment in business than is generally admitted, and the war
is increasing it. The instinct of the
Things one would like to know: What impressions Col. John Ward, M.P., has formed of Hongkong 3
If a well-known local amateur Thespian
+-kick in it?
is busy on a war-play with a moral Whether anything is going to be done to suppress slavery in Hongkong?
Why Oak Bay was not running at the them from those to which they have always had free access. Like the greedy nation held in July, 1917-
Gymkhana meeting on Saturday, and the dog of the fable, they have lost the sub- KING EDWARD VIĮ, SCHOLARSHIPS-Lin Middlesex colours were not seen on a stance for the shadow. If they had been Keng Sim and Cheat Keng Seng, bath, of pony an
What is going to happen ou Chir honourable foes, if, so we say in our
Day in Hongkong! Time is running homely phrase, they had played the Penang Free School,
PRESIDENT'S SCHOLARSHIP TE 57 Pao on, and Singapore has already ayanged game, there would be no reason to de-
a progranine, spair of a speedy reconciliation with the He. Westminster College, Anioy, Allies. At it is, the idea is abhorrent. It is, of course, possible that the entry of Ameri
CANTIN GOVERNMENT SCHOLAR BIPS.
ca into the League against Germany Wong Kwok In and Shin Lok Sang, of may modify the original agreement of Queen's College, Hongkong, Tao Teng the Paris Economic Conference. The President of the United States has hinted Ming, of St. Stephen's College, Hong
European residents of Hongkong when that he hopes to spare the German people kong. they demanded the exclusion of all Ger- and is chiedy concerned in destroying the
&nalien of years truly said, however, that
Why a certain Company of the Reserves is being photographed this week! Has this anything to do with the impending change of uniform?
Why the statue of the late Queen Victoria has been singled out for pre- ferential treatment now that we have a CASH PRICES OF $100 EACH.-Lim Keng plentiful water supply make
Why the Government do not arrange
levels and thus obviate the persistent.
mans from the Colony for a terme power of the Hohenzollerns. It has been Sim, Cheah heng Seng and Foo Keati after the war was a natural one. Whatever has the Government it deserves We Kheng, of Penang Free School, Lin Wa for a Chinese reservation on the higher statesmen may do or may leave undone have witnessed & great, if gradual, Po, Diocesan Bchool, Hongkong and attempts of wealthy Chinese to acquire
change in public opinion in America Phoon Seck Foo, Raffen Institution, property in the existing Peak distrieb in connection with economic treaties, the during the last three years, and we ven-
These candidates were 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th lot of the German seems destined to be a ture to think that when the American Singapore..
troops see France and Belgium, and hear placed, respectively, hard one in the Colonies of the Allies, for the stories of German atrocities from the and eth in order of merit on the Matri lips of those who witnessed them, they calation list. The third place was ch will feel that justice demands that the authors of all this misery must expiate taired by the late Mr. Cheah Teik Hong their crimes.
of the Penang Free Schools.
it will be a long time before the ghastly tale of atrocities committed by the Cer mans is obliterated from the memory,
The name of the Magistrate who was told by a crenin solicitor that he was not Magistrate, and that the Court he was sitting in was not a Court-and whether this explains certain antedated Gazette notices regarding. Courts and Magistrates
ROBELICE RANDON,