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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.
INTIMATIONS
TER HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH,
HONGKONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY.
HE OFFICE of the Undersigned af din above Society will be bold in the THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING This Day been REMOVED to No. 27, WYNDHAM STREET.
CITY HALL, on WEDNESDAY, Mh Septem N. MOHAMEDALLY.
ber, 1917, 1.5.30, P.1., for the purpose of Hongkong, 24th September, 1917. (1067
WANTED.
WELL-FURNISHED ROOM. with
Partial Board, Ermin October 1st, on ons of the upper lovels or the Frak
Reply to
"A. IL N
Care of " Daily Press Office.
PUBLIC, AUCTION,
BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAAKE
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receiving the Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for the year onding 31st August; of electing office bearer for the ensuing rear, do
E. HENDERSON, Secretary,
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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.“
THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Company's on SATURDAY, the 20th of September, at Noox, for the purpose of
Q5ces.
MESSUS, HUGHES & HOUGH have woteiving the Heport of the General Managers,
mceived instructions to sell
Public Auction,
****
WEDNESDAY,
by together with a Statement of Accounts lo
30ti June, 1917.
the 10th day of October, 1917, at 3.2.M., a
their Siles Room, fco House Strend, Victoria, Hongkong.
The following Valuable Lenschold Property situste si Victoria, Hongkong, viz.
ALL THAT piece or parcel of ground situate at Victoria aforesaid and known and registered in the Land Chice as Inland Lot No. 1356-Terin Us0 years created by a Crown Lease dated 16th Febræary, 1912-Angal Crown rent 878.0)--Area 10))) 10 square foot. For farthes particulars and conditions of salo apply to
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,
Prince's Buildings, Ice House Street, Hongkong, Solicitors for the Mortgagee,
Massis. HUCHES & HOUGH,
The Auctioneers. Hongkong, 24th September, 1917. [1069
of to
KONINELYKE PAKETVAART.
MAATSCHAPPY."'
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROK PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
HE Steamship
THE
» VAN WAERWYCK,” having arrived from the above poris, Con- signees of Cargo by her are notified that ail Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hasardous Godoxas
the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Grown Co., Ltd., whsscs and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
Goods not cleared by the 30th inst, will be subject to rent.
All broken, chafed and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 29th ingt, at 10 AM.
Claims against the Steemer must be present- ed in writing within 10 days after arrival of Blesmer, otherwise they will not be recognised, No Fire Insurance will be effected by the andersigned in any case whatever.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JAVA-CHINA-JAPÁN LÝN, Agenti. Hongkong, 23rd September, 1917.
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FIREWORKS! FIREWORKS!
DISPLAY OF CHINESE FIREWORKS
ht
HAPPY RETREAT, TONIGHT (MONDAY), 24th inst., and TO-MORROW (TUESDAY), 28th inst.
From 8 to 1030-PM.
-Admission 81.
Children Half-Price.
Trams take you to the gate.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,
IN THE MATTER OF THE BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE COM- PANY, LIMITED,
and
IN THE MATTER OF THE -COMPANIES ORDINANCES, 1011 and 1913.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 21st to ch September, both days inclusive,
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co, General Maisagers. Hongkong, 5th September, 1917. [1000
THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA
DUCK COMPANY, LIMITED. OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that N DIVIDEND WARRANTS for the INTERIM DIVIDEND of 82.50 per Share payable to all Shareholders on the Company's Hogister at 30th September, 1917, may be, obtained at the office of the Company, 2 Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, on and alter the tirer kiven 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 Managér. Hongkong, sur September, 1917.... [1012)
8th October, 1917
:
NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED. (IN-LIQUIDATION),
INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND):
Unredeemed Bunk Notes
N OUTSTANDING NOTES will be TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that any paid on presentation to the undersigned on or before SATURDAY, 28th September, 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 monies depot ed in the "COMPANIES LIQUIDATION ACCOUNT" at the Bank of England.
AR LOWE
Liquidator.
Chartered Bank Building,
Hongkong, 16th August, 1917,
0.
PUBLIO AUCTION..
1958.
HOUSES TO LET
TO LET
̈MMEDIATE entry. Four very desirable SHOPS, situated in Ios Hossa Street, opposite the Grand Hotel, recently recom-
For rent and other particulars apply tom
Tar MANAGER, HONGKONG ICE Co, Lin, 45, Connaught Road Caziml [900
"Pastel Grand H
TO LET
OFFICES at 2, Connaught Road Central,
OFFICE in King's Buildings.
HOUSES in Moreton Terrses And, Wongnelchong Road
HOUSES on Shamsen, Canton. Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGBNOY Co., LTD.
TO LET.
128
A
FLAT I Nathan Road, Kowloon. -
FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Kowloon,
Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE Co., LTD., Alexandra Buildinga
TO LET
No 6,1 ELILIOS TERRACE.
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From Int Novis aber. 1017, TOP FLOOR
of 7. Daddell Street, now used as Mesirs, Kally & Walsh's Printing Office
No. 4. DES VIEUX VILLAS, No. 53, PEAK
No FAIRVIEW, No. 3, Nathan Boad, Kowloon.
A LARGE ROOM suitable for Office in Queen's Building (corner of Connaught Rond and Ice House, Street).
ONE GODOWN in Duddell Sfresk
TO BE SOLD.
- GLENSHIEL,” No. 140 and 141, vam PEAK
Apply to
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, 3rd Floor, Alexandra Buildings,
NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES
34
JOINT SERVICE.
OF THE NEDERLAND AND "ROTTERDAM LLOYD" ROYAL MAIL LINES. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
MHE Steamship
THE
*WILIS" baring arrived from SAN FRANCISCO, Consignees of Cargo are bereby notified that all Goods are being landed at their rink into the hazardous and for extra hasedoni Godowns of the Hongkong and Kevlon
INTIMATION
1917.
Dr. W. V. H Koch and Mrs. Koebi
which is described as a wonderfulinchiere mert considering the character of the have returned to the Colony after a brief ground. Finding the trenches were 'e holiday in Japan...
The Junior N.C.Os. of the 89th Com
Ies against our artillery, the Germans | had prepared a new and canning system. of sinall concrete turrets erected in any, .G.A.,, entertained the Sergeanta
WATSON'S shel-hole. According to REXTER's coat a picnic on Batusiny. A very enjor-
E
respondent, they maudy forward positionsable day was spent at Dumbell Island, without any definite line,, building in- thanks largely to the untiring energy of numerabla concrete blockumises and so Corpi Clark, Hon Sec, of the Junior arranging them in depth that they en C.Os. Chat, who was ably assisted by
·These filader each other. These blockhouses Bowbrs Watson and Simmonde. were so strong that they would withstand N.C.Os. wore also responsible for the THE PREMIER SCOTCH anything short of a direct hit by one of excellent tifin and tea which were served.
OF THE FAR EAST
FOR 25 YEARS.
E
WATSONS Scotch whish!
MERVOUS LOURD
The N.C.Os, are indebted to the Services' Entertainment Fund for a grant towards
eating the expenses.
THE SERVICE DOLLAR
GRIEVANCE BEING PRESSED ON THE GOVERNMENT.
Mr: E. A. M. Williams, local Hon Secretary of the Navy League, has received the following cable, dated 21st September, from the General Secretary of the Navy League, London:
Your cable hardships Services owing: high rate exchange being pressed upon Government.”:
APPOINTMENTS.
The following appointments are Bl.
Mr. G. N. Orine to be an Assistant to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs in addi- tion to his duties as District Officer.
the heavier shells, and a direct hit was very difficult to obtain on so sunt a wark. They held little garrisons of about £fly, men, composed chiefly of ingchine-gunners and picked men especi ally trained for outpost work, the ide being to damage so soferely an advancing battalion that the forward lines passing through and beyond them would be so, spent and weak that, they would fail easy (victims to the turntruppen, who were -held in reserve for counter-attacking. It was necessary, therefore, to vis special methods of^nttack for overcoming these new obstacles. The ingenuity of Sir DOUGLAS Haid and his Stuff proved fully equal to the solution of the problem; and the British have now gained the complete mastory of the Westhoek Ridge system. Never, is said, has the British. Army had to tackle a tougher pennced in the Government Gazettez- position than "This attack upon a de- fensive area of great depth "held so densely that it is estimated lint there was an average of over four Germans to every yard of front. Nevertheless, our steeras has been complete, and our losses are described as light. The Germans, de the other hand, have suffered very severs. ly indeed, they are said never to have engaged in a bloodier battle. Our advanc ing troops found the ground littered with an enormous number of corpses, and in the subsequent fighting, which was of a band-to-hand character, three thousand prisoners were taken, a large proportion of whom were wounded. In a series of desperate and fruiticas counter-attacks A. S. WATSON & great gaps were ploughed in the ranks of the enemy. In many instances troops were dispersed by our artillery as they were massing for the attack, and on two- occasions when they succeeded in reach-restaurant. ing the open they were broken up by machine-gun-fire and rifle volleys before they could get to close quarters. Several
POPULARITY
BY
MAINTAINED
ITS.
EXCELLENT QUALITY
NOT BY EXPENSIVE
WORLD-WIDE ADVERTISING.
LTD.,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
HONGKONG.
112:
HONGKONG Ornes: 104, Das Vœux Road, U.
Mr. Law Yampak to be a Member of the Board of Examiners, during the sibsence on leave of Mr. A. E. Wond, view
Mr. A. R. Cavalier, with effect from Sept.
11th.
NO CHITS IN PUBLIC BARS NEW HONGKONG LEGISLATION.
The Guzette contains the copy of a Bill which it is proposed to inwoduce în the Legislative Council.
The object of the bill is to prohibit, the sale, except for cash, of intoxicating. liquors to be consumed on any licensed premises, unless such salo is to a resident at an hotel, or is of liquor to be con- sumed at a bond fide meal at an hotel or
The opportunity is also taken to repeal certain provisions in the Liquors Uon- solidation Ordinato, 1911, requiring the
Wharf and Gedown Co., Ltd., whence and/or LONDON, ORFIOR? 181, Frani Hamone, Burt of the berg German divisione have been publication in Chinese of all regulations:
trons the wharice delivery ney for the Good
may be obtained. No Claim will be
have left the Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 26th Rapk, at
will be subject to rent.
NOOP,
All Cisiune
against the Steamer must be pre- PAROLAS Po Quelles Bales, Septate they voignie
DARTICULARS and CONDITIONS ofted to the Undersigned on or before the 19th
15
The Daily Press.
BONGKONG, 24TH SEPTENDER, 1017,
Bo shattered as to necessitate their with
relating to dealers' licences, Chiness re-
staurant licences and brewery licences. These provisions are considered rinacres
ary,
Every person
who is guilty of an
drawal. This reckless expenditure of life is evidence of the great tactical and strate- gic importance which the Germnas attach to the ground wrested from them. The Wedge which Sir DOUGLAS HMG is driving into the enemy's front between the Ypres IN Roulers and Ypres-Meniu roads threatens
to separate the German forces in the south fine not exceeding 3250, and north of the River Lys and to pre The comparative calm which has prepitate another voluntary retirement vailed on the Western front during the
be hold on MONDAY, the 1st day of All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to Octobst, 1917, at 3 P.M., the Offices of the be. Ift in the Godowns, where they will be
10 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, by Order of mined on the 26th Sept, at
by the THE HIB EXCELLENCE THE GOVERNOR, of One Umpany surveyor, Mess Goddard à
Dong ina. Lok of CHOWN LASI ̈st: Nathan Road, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, for term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at A CROWN RENT to be fixed by the Surveyor of HIS MAJESTY THE KING, for one further term of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Se, of Sale,
Registry No
Locality,
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a
Petition was on the 6th day of Septem ber, 1017, presented to the Supreme Court of Hongkong by the above-named Company to coal.rm as alteration of the said Company's objects proposed to be affected by a Special Resolution of the Company unanimously THE pasted at an Extraordinary General Meeting of the said Company held on the 19th July, 1917, and subsequently unanimously confirmed at an Extraordinary General Meeting of the said Company held on the 16th day of August, 1917, and which Resolution runs as follows:-
"That the provisions of the
with "respect to its objects he altered so as "to read as shown in the print signed
Memorandum of Associa ompany's
for
purpose of identifigation by the
Chairman of this locaTHER GIVEN AND NOTICE directed to be heard that the said Petition is Before His Honour Sir WILLIAM REES DAVIES, the Chief Justion, on WEDNESDAY, the 24th day of October, 1917, at 1 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and any person interested in the said whether as Creditor, Policy Holder, Company,
Cratorviss, desirous to oppose the making of an Order for the confirmation of the said alteration under the above Ordinances should sppear at the time of hearing, by himself or his Counsel, for the purpose, and a copy of the said Petition will be farnished to any
andersigned, the Company's gone by the undersigned, the Company's Solicitors, on payment of the regulated charge for the
same.
Dated this 10th day of September, 1917.
DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON
4 HARSTON,
1. Des Voeux Road Central,
Hongkong,
Solicitors for the Company,
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Boundary Xezauromanca,
(Approximate)
B
E
W
feet Jeet Lock
foot
ΣΤΑ 150
88
99
PENINSULAR
ORIENTAL
Contrala
Square feet
Annux Heut.
"Upset Price...
13,200) 1597,020
STEAM NAVIGATION 00.
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AND
STEAM FOR STRAITS, CEYLON, AUSTRALIA BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS AND LONDON,
THROUGH BELLA OF LADING IBADED FOR BATAVIA, AMERICAN, CONTINENTAL,
LED SOUTH AFRICA PORTS.
THE Homeward Mail Steamer, carrying his Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this port as usual, taking Passengers and Cargo for the above Forts Passengers accommodation in the connecting vessel recured before departure from Hongkong.
Valuables and Tea and Cargo for
Silk and Italy, France and London (under arrange ment) will be conveyed by this Steamer proceeding vis Bombay to Marseilles und Londen.
Farcels will be received at the Office until 3 Par. the day before sailing. The contents and value of all packages are required.
For further partionlars, sailing dates, etc. Apply to
ZV. D. PARE
Superintek dent
AN
No Fire Insurance has been affected, Bills of Lading will be muntersigned by
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIN, Agents. Hongkong, 18th September, 1917,
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEBES.
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND
(Also from
SINGAPORE.
Colombo and Madras Euryalus" and "Thongwa
HE Steamship
THE
ex
BRITISH SUCCESS
FLANDERS).
past three or four weeks is now shown to according to plan, similar to that which have been a period of preparation for teck place on the Summe. another vigorous British thrust. When.
the Anglo-French offensive in Flanders The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyouk and Mrs. djed down last month, after openHolyoak and children, who have been ing so promisingly, the impression spending the summer in the United States, prevailed that the Allies" plans and are at present in Japan, miscarried, The true explanation, how-
“JAPAN"
every appears to be that the subsequent having arrived from the above Porto, Consignees full was due to the new tactics, which of Carge are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the bacardous consist in progressing by advances, strict- and/or extra hazardous Godowas of the Hong-ly limited, over ground rendered unten- kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.,
Ltd whence
nce and/or from the whares delivery
may be obtained.
Goods not cleared by 28th Inst. will be subject to rent.
All broken, chafed and damaged packages are to be left in the. Godowns, where they will be ermined by Meeam. Goddard and Douglas on
inst., at 10 AM. 27th
Claims against the Stamer must be presented- in writing within 10 days after arrival of Steamer, otherwies 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
* DAVID SAS800N & Co., LTD,
Agente
·124 Hongkong, Stat September, 1917,
G.
NOTICE
The King's Exequatur empowering f Luis Alvarez Calderon y Asete to act es Consul for Peru in Hongkong has received His Majesty's signature;
The King's approval of the temporary appointment of the Hon Mr. R. G. Shewan, and the Hon. Mr. S, B Dodwell as unofficial members of the Legislative Council is notified.
offence against the Ordinance will ba liable, upon sumpiary conviction, to a
Where any intoxicating liquor is sold
by a servant or employs in contravention
of the Ordinance, the employer, whether a natural person or a body, corporate, shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence against the Ordinance unless he proves affirmatively that the sale was against his express orders and without his consent or connivance.
Every person to whom any liquor, is supplied in contravention of the Ordi cance will also be guilty of an offenco against the Ordinance.
HIGHWAY ROBBERS.
EUROPEAN HELD UP.
able by incessant bombardment. Pre- rious experience has taught that in this way the attainment of our objectives is assured at a minimum cost in casualties, and it is confirmed by the results of the latest British attack, which has been delivered on an eight-mile front hounded on the south by the Ypres Comines Canal and on the north by the Ypres-Staden rail-cognise, provisionally and pending the of four Chinese who were armed with
way. For some days our artillery was concentrated on the enemy's ingeniously constructed defences, levying a "fearful toll of death" and cutting off the ad-
The
H.E. the Governor has been pleased to
The police have received a report to the effect that, on the 12th instant, a European who was walking on his way to the Sin Ha Bang load mises, un dha Tau Kok district, was held up by gang
ceipt of instructions from His Majesty's revolvers and kuives. The robbers seized Coverment, Mr. Eisaku Suzuki as bold of the foreigner and began to relieve him of a quantity of dynamite he had in hia possession and also a wrist watch-
Consul General for Japan is Hongkong
Five hundred dollars for the Over-
the robbers tied their victim securely with ropes and left him lying on the road, where he remained in this helpless e dition for about an hour, when some Chinc, who witnessed the bold-up, set
Arrests have boch roade in convection
vanced lines of the enemy from all seas Aeroplane Fund have been received Finding they could extract, nothing more, supplies. Even at night, when it was from Mr. H. F. Carmichael and will be no longer possible to fire the heavy guns forwarded to the Overseas Club by Mr. with accuracy, field guns and trench J J. Bryan, the corresponding secretary NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiatic or Indian
desiring to leave the Colony should mortars were used for throwing ges-shells
The body of a Chinese youth, aged apply in person at the CENTRAL POLICE and oil-drume amongst the enemy STATION between the hours of 9 AM to 17.. actual preliminary bombardment was of 18, has been sent to the Public Mortuary. him free. and SF.. to 4 PM. daily.
Applicants will be required to produce short duration but of incredible intensity, The body was found floating in Gin- Passports or identification papers.
deceased was drowned accidentally while All persons with certain exceptions who consisting of a series of barrages one in drinkers Bay. It is believed that the remain in the Colony for more than 7 days advance of the other. By this means the are required to Register, themselves under way was prepared for the infantry, who bathing at Stonecutters Bay op the 20th
REGISTRATION PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916,
had been thoroughly rehearsed in their insamt. The deceased has been identifed Forms of Registration giving the par- tients required may be obtained at the parts and performed their allotted task as a Scholar of Ying Wah School, Caine Road. He was a member of the Ambul with greas dash and eign. The whole of
the
(L.P.O. and at all Police Stations.
The Penalty for in-compliance is a fine not exceeding $50
the objectives were speedily captured, the ance Section of the Hongkong Folion troops penetrating to a depth of a mile, lesers
with the affair
LADY MAY ROSE FUND.
Subscription already acknowledged 8508 Messr Snowman & Co.
100
$600)