NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
ST. PAUL'S INSTITUTION.
CAUSEWAY B1r.
TUIE REVEREND MOTHER Superior the Public and all kind friends of the Convert
Tof the Freacts Convent begs to inform
that from the 1st of October next there will
bo ao Exhibition and Sale of Work every day at the Conrent.
A large quantity of useful Articles suitable for Christmas Presents, including Underwear, Children's Frocks, vtc,, may be hail at Moderats Prices.
The RETEREND MOTHER-hopes that all kind friends will patronize the Work of the Poor Chinese Orphans and thus help the Sisters to contiove their Charitable Workst
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, – TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 1917.
HONGKONG ST ANDREW'S SOCIETY.
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the above Society will be held in the CITY HALL, on WEDNESDAY, 26th Septem- receiving the Annual Report and Statement of
bor, 1917, at 5.30 P.M, for the purpose of
AUCTION
For Sale
by
accounts for the year ending $1st August of Public Auction.
electing office-bearers for the ensuing year. du. R. HENDERSON,
Secretary.
11050
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING. THE
· of SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Company's FIREWORKS! FIREWORKS: OECOR on SATURDAY, the 29th of September, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, DISPLAY OF CHINESE FIREWORKS gather with a Statement of Accounts to
at
HAPPY RETREAT,
TO NIGHT (TUESDAY), 25th inst
from 8 to 10.30 P.M..
Admission $1.
Children Half-Price. Trams take you to the gate.
NOTICE.
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THE OFFICE of the Undersigned has
This Day been REMOVED to No. 27, WYNDHAM STREET,
N. MOHAMEDALLY. Hongkong, 24th September, 1917. (1067 C. T. BOWRING & CO.
LTD.. LONDON. (Bogaisg & Co., New York Correspondent.)
DESENTATIVES
ESIRE to appoint LOCAL REPRE- ia HONGKONG.
in connection with their import and Export department (Prodice. General Merchandise, ele.). Establised British Firms preferred. Apply direct to Londou, giving fullest details and gredentials,
WANTED.
(1049
ELL. FURNISHED ROOM. with Partal Board, from October 1st, ou one of the upper lorels or the Pouk,
Keply t
A. H. N.." Care of "Daily Press Office. ₤1068
NOTICE
R
NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiatic or Indian A
desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the CENTRAL POLICE STATION between the hours of 9 AM to 1 P.M. and 3 P.M. to 4 P.M. daily.
Applicants will be required to produce
or identification Passports or
papora. persons with certain exceptions who ramain in the Colony for more than 7 days
All
to Register theinssl vew under
are requirRATION
the
URDINANCE 1918,
ur PERSONS
Forms of Registration giving the par.
30th June, 1917.
Tho TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 21st to 20th September, both days inclusive.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers.
[1000 Hongkong, 5th September, 1917.
-
Subject to the conditiona prescribed by the Straits Settlements” Alien Enemies ( Winding- up) Ordinance; 1914," as amended from time to time by Ordinances, 1 of 1915, XIX of 1914, XVI of 1916 and VI of 1917 and as adopted in this States
All that land known as THE BATU LIMA ESTATE consisting of about 1,016 acres, 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.
Situated on main road within
THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA5 miles of Sandakan Wharf.
DOCK · COMPANY, LIMITED TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
DIVIDEND WARRANTS for the INTERIM DIVIDEND of $2.60 per Share payable to all Shareholders on the Company's Register at 30th September, 1917, 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 the Board of Directors, R. M. DYER Chief Manager. Hongkong, 8th September, 1917. (1012
NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION).
"INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND).
Unredeemed Bank Notes
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that any IN OUTSTANDING NOTES, will or puid on presentation to the undersigned on or before SATURDAY, 29th 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 chargé for payment of claims out of monies deport ed in the "COMPANIES LIQUIDATION ACCOUNT" at the Bank of England.
A. R. LOWE,
Liquidator.
Chartered Bank Building,
Hongkong, 16th August, 1917.
FOR SALE.
portal Police Stations at the 66 GALESEND," 109, THE PEAK.
G.P.O. and
The Pensity for non-compliance is a fine
not exceeding B÷O -
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
DARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of
be held on MONDAY, the Jas day of October, 1917, #3 P.M., at the Offices of the PUBLIC WORKS Department, by Order of HIS EXCELLENCT THE GOVERNOR, of Ooa Lot of CROWN LAND at Nathan Road, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, for term of 75 years, with the option of renowal at CROWN RENT to be fired by the Surveyor of HIS MAJESTT TEE KING, for one further term of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Let Bo.
Registry No.
Between
Locality.
Boundary (Approximate.)
Acasurezaeil
Contents.
Square feet
Abu Reut.
Upert Prion.
t.
.
10et
feet
160
69.
ES 18.200 1627,920
(about))
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE.
ESSRS. HUGHES & HOUGH have
MES
received instructions to sell by Public Auction,
on
WEDNESDAY,
the 10th day of October, 1917, nt: 3 P.M.,
their Sales Room, Ice House Street,
Victoria, Hongkong.::
The following Valuable Leasebold Property situate at Victoria, Hongkong, viz,-
ALL THAT piece or parcel of ground situate at Victoria aforesaid and known and registered in the Land Office as Inland Lot No. 1355--Term 999 years created by a Crown, Louse dated 16th February, 1912-Annual Crown rout $76.00-Area 100,110 square feet. For further particulars and conditions of
to
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,
Prices Buildings, Ice House Street, Hongkong, Solicitors for the Mortgagee, ABBES. HUGHES & HOUGH,
The Auctioneers. Hongkong, 24th September, 1917. [1069
Annty to-
1958
C. H. GALE,
P. W. Dept.
· [1054.
JUST RECEIVED : ●
VEGETABLE
FLOWER AND
79%
SEEDS.
GRACA & CO., No. 6. WINDHAM ÜTZBET
Hongkong.
HOUSES TO LET
TO LET.
"MMEDIATE entry, Four very desirablo
The following buildings in good condition are on the Estate:
(a) 1 bungalow (40' x 30') containing 2 bedrooms, dining room and verun- dah. Corrugated iron roof, plank walls, tiled floor.
(2) 1 Store (63 x 29). Corrugated iron
roof, plank walla
(c) 1
(4)
Smoke houss(24'x 20). Corrugated
iron walls and roof, earth floor, Fuctory (39 x 16)
Corrugated
iron mof, plank walls, cement floor. Contains 2 hand machines, 28 latex
paile and over 8,000 caps.
(4) 15 Coolie houses (each 16 x 14).
Plank walls attap roofs.
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 price has been based on a report on the Estate by the Honourable Mr. F. E. Lease, Manager of Saping Estate),
The sale is subject to the follow- ing conditions -
(1) 830,000 (Singapore Currency) to be paid on purchase and the balance by monthly instalments thereafter of $10,000, Interest
INT IMATION
WATSON'S
acknow
B600
200
100
2950
to the Government. Since the late General
**QUR DAY." Te Ao marched the Yunnan, troops into
LADY - MAY: ROSE FUND. the province when be conuenced his cam- paign against YUAN SH-KAIB monarchy
Subscriptions. already scheme the people of Szechuan have always Sir Ellis Kadoorie
ledged
suspected their neighbours of coveting aj Mrs, E. M. Stabb” part of their territory, and this suspicion has been strengthened by the refusa) of the Yunnan troops, to withdraw. The re- sult, has been considerable disorder. Advantage was taken of the restoration of the Monarchy by Craya Hsun and, again, if its overthrow by TUAN, CHI-Jut to make THE PREMIER SCOTCH further advances into Szechuan. The disicuties of the situation were increased by several of the Szechuan Generals
appos. ing TUAN, CHI-Jux and, for the time being, making common cause with the. Yunnanese,
E
OF THE FAR EAST
FOR 25 YEARS.
E WATSONS Sauch whisky
TÉRY CLO ÚSUND
POPULARITY MAINTAINED
BT IT'S
EXCELLENT
QUALITY
NOT BY EXPENSIVE
WORLD-WIDE ADVERTISING.
ATAS. WATSON &
CO., LTD &
HONGKONG.
LE
at the rate of 7% per annum will be charged WINE AND SPIBIT MERCHANTS, on instalments overdue and default for 30 days will invalidate the sale and render the deposit and an instalment liable to forfeitum.
of the deposit an agre ment will be executed by the liquidator undertaking to complete the transfer 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 or indirectly uterested with him in the pur ohase, and to must make such statutory declaration in
in that behalf as may be required by the Governor.
2). For the purposes of this sale any person entitled under the Land Laws of North. Borneo toʻrank as a Native shall be deemed to be a British subject.
(3) In the case of & Company formed for the purpose of requiring the business its Memorandum of Association must contain provisions, to be approved by the exclude the possibility veror, to
of the falling ander foreign control. Company Generally speaking it will be necessary to prevent more than one-fourth of the shares
or the voting rights
BIRTH. Chink-At the Government Civil Hos
pital, on 24 September, to Mr. and Mrs. W. G. CLARE, 2 809. (1072
DEATHS. GAGE-At Lake Louise, B.C., on August 3rd, on his way to his home in Con- necticut, Houtaron CAGE, SOD of the Rev. and Mrs. BROWNELL GALE, of the Yale Mission,
agsten
years.
GRENE-At Shanghai, on September 17th, MADAME MARTHE GHENE, dearly belov ed wife of Mr. GEORGE GRENE, Chief Engineer of the French Municipal Council Shanghai. VERNOKilled in action at the front, on the 16th September, 1917, Lieut. T. C. VERNON, R.N., Wing Com nader RN. Air Service, only sur viving son of Mr. and Mrs. 7. I. V.
L1073
VERNON, late of Hongkong.--Shanghai papers please copy..
-to the control ang teki by, or subject userene Ürsion: 101, Dm VOUS ROAD, U.
the In
foreigners.
(4) the Articles of Association do
case of a Company already in
it
existe.so provide, they must be altered
not
to the Governor so
in a manner samt the Company
tas to exclude the
falling under foreign control, and the Direc tors must furnish an undertaking to use their best endeavours to have the provisions referred to above inserted in the Memoranium of Asociation if legislation should be I SHOPS, alused in los Heuss Streon acroduced en bling the Memorandum of Association c e altered by the insertion of such provisiona
the Governor for any reason not approve of the purchaser, the contract may be rescinded by the Governor and the deposit will be returned without interest or expenses Further particulars may be obtained on application to the undersigned.
opposite the Grand Hotel, recently recon siructed.
For rent and other particulara upply to-
THE MANAGER, HONGKONG Iim Co., İzo., 46, Connaught Road Central, [900
TO LET.
FFICES at 2, Connaught Road Central
OFFICE in King's Buildings. HOUSES in Moreton Terrace and Wongneichong Road,
W. W. SMITH,
Liquidator
RESIDENT'S OFFICE,
SANDAKAN, NORTH BORNEO, 29th June, 1917.
HOUSES on Shameen, Canton. Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT AND AGENCY Co., LTD..
[28
ON BALE.
TO LET.
FLAT-in Nathan Road, Kowloom.
FOUE-ROOMED HOUBES in Kowloon,
Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
Dây đ Alexandra Buildings
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A TABLE OF-230
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RATES OF EXCHANGE AT BOMBAY For Demand Drafte on London on the day of or preceding the departare of the English Mails; also Table of the Yearly Appraxirsta áverage for B6 years,
PRICE. §9 CASH.
On Bale at the Daily Prass Olles or Lona] Bookmllara.
LONDON, OFFIC: 181, Fxas STERIT, `É.C.
The Daily Pres
HONGKONO, 25TH SEPTEMBER, 1917. ·
THE SITUATION IN CHINA.
The chanuing embroidered pictures now on view in the window of Messrs. omor & Komor's shop, Des Vætx Road, are being raffled for “Our Day $5 cock,
Tickety.
HONGKONG MAGISTRACY.
THEFT
When a Chinese was charged with the
When, however, the Yunnanese attempted theft of a water-smoking pipe, it was to march in Chengtu these generals broke | stated that he had a record of convictions from them and joined the forces of the against him, and Mr. Dyor Ball sentenced Government. Then, further friction arose him to three months' hard labour.
GAVE HIMSELF AWAY.
A constable saw a Chinese carrying quantity of old iron in Yaumati, and, when be approached the man," the latter
on account of the various military coin manders striving more for their own ad- vancement than for the peace of the province, The Government finally removed a númber of them and opened negotiations with TẠNG CHI-YAO, the Governor of effered him a bride of 80 cents to say Yunnan. Previous to the declaration of nothing about the affair, and thus gavs war on Germany, this official had shown himself away,
Mr. Wood passed sentence of 21 days sympathy" with Dr. SUN YAT-REX and his followers, bug the appeal of the Governhard labour for offering a bribe, and ten ment for unity throughout the country, days hard labour for unlawful possession combined with the manner in which the of the fron Powers cold-shouldered. SEN YAT-SEN, seems to have prevented him from joiuing. them outright and to have led him to think that, for the good of the proviace which he has controlled so long, an attempt should be made to come to terms with the Central Authorities. Originally, he was in favour of the retention of L
NOTHING TO EAT.
A Chinese painter pleaded guilty to purse matching, putting forward as his exous that he had nothing to cut, and he also had to support his mother. 10 was stated that the complainant was walk-. ing along Connaught Road Central on Sunday afternoon when he suddenly felt
pocket "become fight. His turned sharply around and saw the defendant with the purse in his hand, and held on to him until a policeman arrived."
Sentence of two months hard labour was passed.
IRON BARS AND RAMBOO "POLES.
. In the small hours of Sunday morning. gang of night soil coolies sat down for a quiet game of cards. Suddenly some- thing went wrong, high words were used, and then came a free fight in which ironi Indian constables arrived on the scenes bars and bamboo poles were used. Summe
and, as Inspector Brazil explained to Mr. Dyer Ball, the police arrived just in time to prevent the coolice damaging themselves seriously. One of the men sustained a scalp wound.
Each of the defendants was fined 83, and they were all bound over to keep the prace,
RICSHA COOLIE AND HIS FARE.
YUAN-HUNG as President and the recall of the defunct Parliament. Now, he asserts that he is not opposed to the establishment of the National Council provided the elections for a new Parlia met take place before the next Presidential' election The Government, having agreed to this, he has promised to support it and has now withdrawn nearly all the Yunnan troups from Szechuan, much to the delight of the Szechuanese. By taking this course TANG CHI-TAO shows most decidedly that he does not intend to associate himself in any way with the new Canton Govern- ment, and, as the majority of the old officials like We TING-FANG, SUN HUNG-YI, and others have declined the posts to which they have been appointed by those members of the defunct Parliament who now form the Canton Assembly, the whole movement seems destined to fizzle out. Both in the Legation Quarter and in high official circles in Peking Dr. BUN YAT-SEN's latest move is regarded as a joke. An amusing feature of it is that the Canton Assembly, which terms itself a military Rovernment, is not composed wholly of imenihers of the old Parliament, for, when it was ascertained that so few members would come to Canton to take part in the new Parliamentary burlesque, several of BUN YAL-SEN's Followers took it upon themselves, to represent various abrentees
OFFICE COOLIE'S ESCAPADE, without any authority to do so. While this comedy is proceeding, delegates fromf Mr. E. Richardson, of the Fisher-
An office coolie fortaculy in the employ Peking are endeavouring to arrange terms | Flouring Mills Co., was charged with thờ of settlement, General LeK. WixGrisG, | theft of some brass carios and a Corona, who has been careful to avoid compromis ing himself with either party, is reported
Three Chinese engaged ricsbas to.. corey then from Yaumati lo the Star Ferry Pier. One of the men lind $200 in ten cent pieces in his possession, but after he had paid off the coolies be found that. informed and, in due course, the cuolin iba $200 was missing. The police were. who had driven the man who bad lost. the 3200 was apprehended, and the money was found concealed under the sout-board. of the riesho
When the coolie was chargd before Mr., Wou with the theft, Mr. Mattingley appeared to defend the coglie, and, upon his application, a remand was granted. bail being fixed at 8500.
Dewriter, the property of Mr. Richard so, and also with the theft of two gold rings from a Chinese goldsmith of Queen's Road East.
to have declared, his readiness, to cancel the independence of the two Kwangs, of Richardson's employ a few days ago, which he is Inspector-Genera), on condi- tion, that a new Parliament is convened and that he is appointed Vice-President At the present moment both sides are pay- ing court to him. The Central Govern ment has promised respectful attention to his views, and is consulting him as to its nctions, while the Canton Assembly is load={ ing him with gifts and congratulations in
It was stated that the coolie left. Mr.
before he left, he took the office key with him. He obtained the gold rings by stat
that they were for Mr. Richardson's compradere.
The position in the south and south- western provinces of China has improved considerably of late. There are clear in- dications how that the south-western provinces have realized the futility of honour of his birthday.. opposing the authority of the Central Governant. The struggle which has been
There will be an exhibition and sale of going on for some months in Szechuan work at the French Convent, commencing
ou October 1st..
was the hub around, which revolted the smaller factional fights in that part of the country. Happily, this is how prac During the week ending Sember tically at an end. The chief cause of the 22nd, three Chinese cases of enterte fever trouble was the invasion of the province were reported in the Colony, of which by the Yunnanese for the purpose of two proved fatal. dominating it and enriching their own Japan, holds the record for paying the impoverished province at its expente, highest price per ton for a steamer. The These two provinces, which join each Moji Shosen, has contracted for the pur other, are antipodal in regard to wealth, chase of a 1,000-ton steamer now building, Yanaaa, enclosed by bleak and rocky paying Y,1,000 per ton. mountains, has never been able to sustain its people and has had to ask continually for grants from the Central Government Szechuan, on the other hand, is extremely fertile and, although its resources have been hardly scratched, has always been able to remit with ease the amounts due
The coolie admitted the charges, and was sentenced on the first charge to six months' hard labour, and, on the second, te sa werks hard labour,
THEATRE RUSHERS.
The licked collector at the Ko Shing theatre was charged with assaulting another Chinese, by striking him on the head with a large wooden pipe. The com- plainant had bis head heavily handaged: evening a gang of six or seven roughs Isspector Brazil said that on Saturday
tried to rash the theatre entrance, and it was alleged by the complainant that the ticket collector struck him on the lead with the pipe. The man had a scalp wound, but it was no serious. Apparently he had tried to get in without payment.
Answering Inspector Brazil, the cam- plainant denied that he lived with a mong of idlers, but admitted that he had re cently been arrested by the police, along with some of his idle friends
Inspector Brazil remarked that there was not much doubt, but what the cont plainant went into the theatre, saw some thing good," and then went out to get The velcome announcement has been some of his friends to assist him in bring made (says the Changsha correspondenting off a coup.MARANNYA of the NC Daily News) that a company complainant was pickpocket, and that The ticket collector also said that the of Singapore Chinese have come to an was why he would not allow him to go agreement with the authorities to open into the theatres up mining work inside, the province of Both the defendant and the complamart Hunan. They have brought $2,100,000 were bound over in the sum of $100 each, into the depleted treasury,
thlm of good behaviour for six months,