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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS:
NOTICE.
THE OFFICE OF CHINESE MARITIME CUSTOMS, for Kowloon and District will be CLOSED to Public Business on MONDAY. Che 1st October being the date of the AUTUMN HOLIDAY,
A. II. HARRIS, Commissioner of Chinese Custome York Buildings,
Hongkong, 27th September, 1917. [1043
8% MILITARY LOAN, ...
THIRD DRAWING FOR REDEMPTION. 【OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the Public that the Third Drawing for the Redemption of the 8g Military Lou will take place in Peking on 2nd October, 1917, the Fortal amount to be drawn being $1,700,000
The serial ung ers of Drawn Bonds will be published in the Corpment Gurrtic.
THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE Paying, 8tlt September 1917.
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ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
“LABINK? SECTION.
CAPTAIN'S CUP-OCTOBER.
THE aimse Competition will be played off lestween 22nd and 27th October, inclusive.
|
INTIMATIONS
THE HONEKONG DAILY PRESE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2856, 1987. -
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB. ANNUAL AQUATIC SPORTS will be held TO-DAY (FRIDAY), 28th, com- mancing at 4.30 r.M. and TÓ-MOKROW (SATURDAY), 29th Sept, at 4 PM.
ADMISSION:-Members, 50 cts, each day or $1.00 for 3 days.
Non-members, 81.00 each day or 89.00 for days Ladin, 50 eta, nach day.
Soldiers, Sailors and Children, 25 cts,” euch day,
HAND in attendance on Saturday. CHAMPIONSHIPS open to the Colony Half Mile, 440 yds, 220 yds.,, 100 yds, Long Page, High live and Kunming Hender.
Also Ladios, Girls and Boys Bare, Team Races and Water Polo.
Hongkong, 20th reptember, 1917.
NORTH POINT HOTEL SHAUKIWAN ROAD
Tel. 07.
[1077:
HEBAND of the sø, "Konea Manu? will
play elections on SATURDAY, the Luntans, un the grounds of the above note), from rai. to 11 PM./
[1079
PINKIE AND THE FAIRIES."
The A.D.C.'S WINTER PRODUCTION,
THE PARENTS of CHILDREN who are willing to help in this production are kindly requested to send in their names to tlin- [1085
A.D.C. s Hon. Secretary,
M. S. NORTHCOTE, Care of HONGKONG LAND Í VESTMENT,
11070
TO BE SOLD. 46LENSHIEL." had "GLENSHIEL
TEAK.
BUNGALOW, 10 and 15, C. T. BOWRING & CO...
Apply to-
Bor $42,
LTD., LONDON. (Bobina & Co., New York Correspondent.) 1098DESIRE to spent LOCAL REPRE-
Cure of "Daily Press" Cou
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, OF HONGKONG
Aunomices a free lesture on
CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE
WM. R. RATHVON," USB.
THEATRE ROYAL,
THURSDAY, DOTOBEL 4TH, 1917,
AT 5:30 PM.
"OUR
DAY."*
[1087
ADIES willing to Sell ROSES on "OUL DAY," 18th October, are requested to and in their names by BATURDAY, 8th October, to
LADY MAY,
Government House Writers are requested to state their profer- ence, if any, for a particular district, which will. be considered as far as possible.
ENVELOPES SHOULD BE MARKED "OUR DAY."
AL FRESCO FETE,
In Aid of the Funds of
(1080
SENTATIVES in HONGKONG,
in connection with their import and Export department Produce, General Merchandise, etc.). Extablish-d British Firms preferred. Apply diret to London, giving fullest detail #un cells:żક
[1049
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITED.
HE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Company's Offices, on SATURDAY, the 2uth of September, at NOON, for the purpose
iving the Report of the General Managers, together with Statement of Accounts to 30th June, 1917.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be ULOSED from the 21st to 29th September, both days inclusive.
...
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co,.
General Managers. Hongkong, 5th September, 1917. (1000 THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DUCK COMPANY LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that DIVIDEND WARRANTS for the INTERIM DIVIDEND of 81.00 per Share payable to all Shareholders on the Company's Register at 30th September, 1917, may be obtained at the office of the Company, 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. DYER Chief Managor. Hongkong, 8th September, 1917. ·1012.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
PARTICULARS and CONDITIONS, of the letting by Pablic Auction Sale, to ha held on MONDAY, the 1st day of October, 1917, at 3 P.M., at the Cows of the PUBLIO WORKS DEPARTMENT, by Order of
AUCTION
For Sale
by
INTIMATION
be repaired in Japan. A storn of protest Bruse. Mr. CITANG CHIEN: and those who worked with him complained that they hadicen grievously misled and their Damer misused. Mr. Yu Ya-Guas, Chairman of the Shanghai Chinese Chamber of Com merce, pointed out that he had arranged to purchase the Austrian wessels previous
The office of Chines Maritime Customs und District will be closed on Monday, October 1st, the date of the autumn holl day
There was remarkable drop in exchange csterday. The opening rate of ̈ the dollar on demand was 3/2). Within
Public Auction. THERE IS NOTHING MORE in the declaration of war, and had only if an hour it was quoted at 118 and by
Subject to the conditions" premerited by the Straits Settlements" Alion Enemies (Winding- up) Ordinance, 1914," as amended from timer to time by Ordinances, 1 of 1915, XIX of 1915, XVI of 1916 and VI of 1917 and us adopted in this State:
All that land known as THE BATU LIMA ESTATE consisting of about 1,016 acres, 1 rood, 33 perchies held under East Coast Country Grant No. 49 for 999 years from 1883, RENT FREE. About 275 acres of the find is planted with rabber (150 acres
REFRESHING
IN YOUR BATH
THAN
in bearing) and 50 acres with WATSON'S
obconuts 3 to 4 years old.
Situated on main road within
5 miles of Sandakan Wharf.
The following buildings in good HOUSEHOLD
condition ure on the Estate:
(a) 1 bangalow (40x30) containing
badrooms, dining room and veran dah. Corrugated iron roof, plank walls, tiled floor.
(6) 1 Store (63 x 29). Corrugated iron
roof, plank walls.
(e) | Smoke-house (24' 20). Corrugated
from walls and roof, Barth floor. (4) 1 Factory (32 x 16) Corrugated
Iron
mof, pluk walls, cement foor. Contains 2 tund machines, 23 latex pails and over 1,000 cups.
(e) 15 Coolie houses. (each 19 x 14).
Plank walls attap roofs.
The above property will be sold by Public Auction in the
Court House at Sandakan at
clock it had fallen, to 3/03, at which. figure it stood at the close of the day'
[OUR: DAY."
TADY MAY DOSE FUNDI
vefrained from concluding the arrange ment because he believed that the Govern ment intended to take them over in the business interest of the Allies. The protests were so numerous that the Cabinet, were forced. to take notice of then. Upon investiga tion, the Cabinet sau found that they had been very uently trapped into signing the vessels away to a private Japanese
Subscriptions already acknowledged, $1,1908 shipping concern, but they could notiste
-Messrs. J. Michael-t why to cater the agreement, withoutr C. Thorne their why causing considerable scandal and pro- claiming their own negligence.
TSAO YG-LIN was so uncertain of his ground at the first meeting that He found it con- venient to have a sura leg and remain RWBY. By the time the second meeting took place he had persuaded Mr. Yu Ya-outs to withdraw his objections, and then, assuring his colleagues that all upposition had yanished, he prevailed" upon then to allow the contract to stand.
PEKING, September 27th Thus a number of ships which would have
The Government has wired to the South, been of the utmost service to the Allies West Provinces stating that the mandate
CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
[BY COURTESY OF THE "CHUNG NGO1,
SAN POE
13.
SENATE TO BE CONVENED.
AMMONIA. in Europe have been secured by a private to convene the Senate will be issued inno
In Bottles 75 Cts. Each.
ONLY FROM
PENAL SERVITUDE FOR LIFE.
concern, which is practically Japanese diately This bus naturally placed the Japanese Legation in an awkward position, for the Japanese had expre sed their willingness. to allow the ships to be taken over by the British if they could come to a satisfactory arrangement with the Chinese, It is difficult to understand why the Chiness Government, if it knew the ships were to be re-chartered, did not lease them out
12 o'clock Neon, on SATUR A. S. WATSON & right to the British. In the desiderata
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:—
CO., LTD.,
HONGKONG
DISPENSARY.
TELEPHONE 16
112
CONG OFFION: 10A, DA VORUZ ROAD, O ich: 181, Frass Szaum, ÉC
(1) $30,000 (Singapore Currency) to be paid on purchase and the balance by monthly instalments thereafter of $10,000. Interest at the rate of 7% per annum will be charged: on instalments overdue and default for 30 daye will invalidate the sale and render the deposit and all instalments liable to forfeiture,
(2) Upon payment of the deposit an agres ment will be executed by the liquidator undertaking to complete the iransfer 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 interested with him in the pur chase, and we 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 to rank as a Native shall be deemed to be a British subject..
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, 28TH SEPTEMBER, 1917.
THE
INTERNED ENEMY SHIPS IN CHINA.
Tuz manner in which o Sino-Japanese company secured the charter of the in- terned German and Austrian ships, which were taken over by the Chinese Govern ment when it declared war on the Central Powers, is the subject of considerable comment, Sone months ngc, when the
The Military Court has sentened Lei Chun Chun to penal servitude for life and has Aned Leng Lin-kuo $500,
The Court of Cassation has sentenced Chang Chin-fang to penal servitude for and has ordered him to pay a fine of
THE CANTON PARLIAMENT.
included in the document sent in to the Foreign, Office on September 8th by "M." MONTY, the Frencă Minister, as doyea of the Diplomatic Corps, it was nien.
A telegram has been dispatched to the tioned that the interved enemy ships Public Prosecutor of Kwangtung demand- should be placed at the disposal of the ling a list of the names of the members of Allies for war purposes. As this docu- the extraordinary Parliament in ment was handed in the Chinese after the order that steps any le taken for Their Allies had agreed to the postponement
arrest,
of the Boxer indemnity for five years, to the raising of the Customs Tariff to an effective five per cent, and to the o revision of the Boxer Protocol of 1001 so as to allow Chinese troops to enter the proscribed ares in Tientsip Chinesa Government finds itself faced with a very difficult problem
A lecture on Christian Science will he given by Mr. Wm. B. Rathvon G.S.B, et the Theatre Royal on Thursday, October 4th at 5.30 p.m.
Sir William Rees-Davies, Chief Justics of the Supreme Court of Hongkong, ne companied by Luly Reca-Davies, is at present on a visit to the capital.
The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week end-
(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.}
FLOODS IN NORTH CHINA
PERING, September 2001.
The concessions at Tientsin as flooded. Walls have been built round the godowns with a view to saving the merchandise.
UNREST IN SOUTH CHINA
LONDON, September 28th. The garrison at the strategic pass of Linling, in South Hunin, ha declared Its independence, at the instigation of the Southern leaders The object is to. guin control of Hanan from the North- assist the rebeli, einers. Kwanza troops are going to
SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL HIS EXCELLENT THE GOVERNOR, Das Company falling possibility of tows got abroad that Chinn. was likely to ing 15th September amounted to 58.728 Hongkong Policy Court yesterday into
to be hell in the Compound of the ROMAN CATHOLIC CATTEDRAL
.on
SUNDAY,
30th Sept., 1917, from 9 P.M. to 11:30 F.M.
INDER the Distinguished Patronage of Excellency Sir F. H. Mar,
Uis
M.C.M.G.
Admission Ticket, $1,
which is entitled to a Souvenir on ita prasenia- tion at the Souvenir Pavillon (on the evening of the Fête only).
Too, Cakes, sud Refreshments will be served Juring
the afternoon and night. Tickets can be obtained from To-day at Mera, GRACA & Co., No. 4, Wyndham Street, and at the ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL COMPOUND ON SUNDAY, 30th September, from 9 AM to 7 P., and at the Gats on the night of the Fito.
The various stalls will be opened for inspection of the public from 3 to 8 r., on 30th Sept.
[1081
NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION).
#INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.
Unredeemed Bank Notes:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that any
NOTES will paid on presentation to the undersigned on or before SATURDAY, 29th September, 1917, at Noon.
AFTER THAT DATE, holders will find it noonesary to claim repayment IN STERLING from the BOARD OF TRADE, LONDON, to whom the necessary funds will be remitted.
THE BOARD OFTRADE make a "chauge" for payment of claims out of monies depoat- ed in the "COMPANIES LIQUIDATION ACCOUNT at the Bank of England,
A. R. LOWE
Liquidator. Chartered Bank Building
Hongkong, 16th Angel, 1917 ; ) [955
Lot of CROWN LAND at Nathan Road. Kowloon
in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal af CROWN RENT to be fired by the Sarveyor of His MAJERTY THE KING, for one farther berm of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT,
No. of Sale.
Registry Not
Locally,
Boundary fmsurements (Approximate.)
Coptents
Egnare fert
Annua Benk
Mesta saada
K
x
fost
1bet fest
lant
100
85: 18,200 1527,920
about
224
[1066
to
B0
tons and the sales to 50,977 tons.
A Chinese widow, aged 40, has been sent
The Royal Hongkong Golf Club au- Bounce that the Captain's Cup competi- tion for October, Ladies' section, will be played off between the 22nd and 27th October inclusive,
The ment
from Mount
Davis, aud
EUROPEAN'S DEATH. MJB Wood held an enquiry at the
the circumstances attending the death of Henry Reincke, age 49 sugar boiler of Chion Sugar Refuery, whose body, was found dead on the ground below bis
room in the quartera at Grent George Street.
Dr. Macfarlane said that the injuries were very severe and death roust have been instantaneous. -
Mr. G. M. Shaw, manager of the Sugar hefinery, stated that deceased arrived in January of this year. On September 18th witness received a report of the deceased's body having been found in the late below his window and he at once went to the
.(3) In the case of a Company formed for the purpose of acquiring the business its Memorandum of Association must contain provisions, to be approved by the Governor, to
to exclude the
foreign control. enter the war against Germany and her Generally speaking it will be necessary to Allies, the British Government made au provent more than one fourth of the shares or the voting rights being held by, or subject offer to acquire the ships either by pur
the control of, foreigners.
chase or charter. At the same time the to the Government Civil Hospital suffer- (4) In the case of a Company already in existence,
if the Articles of Association do remainder of the Allies, realizing howing from injuries sustained by being not already
krocked down in Shanghai Street by they must be altered great was the demand for tonnage in in a manner satisfactory to the Governor so Britain for the purpose of carrying war:
motor car No. 95. as to exclude the possibility of the Company falling under foreign control, and the Direc- supplies, ote, acquiesced in this proposal. tors must
an undertaking to use their To the application of the British autho- bost endeavours to have the
provisions referred to
above inserted in the Memorandum rities, however, the Chinese returned an of Asociation if legislation should be Aroduced en bling the Mexmorandum of evasive answer. As soon as war was Association ce altered by the insertion of declared, numerous Chinese companies
spot. He found the deceased lying on such provisions
his side, dressed only in his shirt - Death attempted to charter "the ships. Chief. (5) Should the Governor for any reason.not
must have taken place some time previs approve of the purchaser, the contract may among them was a company headed by
ous. The fall from the window was about he rescindert by the Governor and the deposit CHANG CHIEN, who was desirous of Belchers made a pleasant trip to Stanley 18 feet, and the lane below was cemented will be returned without interest or expenses
Further particulars may be securing the ships in order to form the on Wednesday Captain A. J. S. Roche-over Witness added that be thought the
affair was purely an accident. obtained on application to the nucleus of a mercantile marine for Chins Kelly, R.G., companied the party At the same time a number of Japanese The arrangements were in the hands of undersigned."
shipping firms also made bids for the Bobr. Davies, Gunners Hammond and
·W, W. SMITH,
vesels. Failing, they united and interest Timson. An excellent tex was provided, Liquidator
od & Bumber of Chinese in a new scheme, and the Committee are indebted to the Ser and it is this combination, which has vices Entertainment Fund for kindly [819 and
now proved successful. The Minister of giving a grant to defray cxpenses. Communications, who is alleged to be We regret to learn that Mr. A. W interested in the deal, gave the remainder Grant, B.A. (Custab), second master at of the Cabinet to understand that the Queen's College, has been Invalided out scheme which be placed before them was that of the service. He left the Colony yester.
A Chinese Waler seller of Ian Tsu outlined by CHANG CEIEN with but slight day for British Columbia, and his many ALL THAT piece or parcel of ground siteste at Victoria aforesaid and known and
modification. Thinking that the Minister friends will hope that the more invigorate the night of the 254, while he was sleep- Island has reported to the polios that on registered in the Land Office as Inland Lot THE REVEREND MOTHER Superior of Communications knew more about such ing climate of the coast of Canade willing in his house with his brother, four No. 1536--Terma 989 years created by a Crown of the Freach Convent begs to inform Lease dated 18th February, 1912-Annual the Public and all kind friends of the Convent matters than anyone else, the Cabinet restore his health, which has been failing men came up from the beach, cach armed with revolvers and knives. The men broke Crown rent $76.00-Area. 100,110 square feet that from the 1st of October next there will gave scant attention to the details and for some time past. Mr. Grant has been into the house and then proceeded tor For further particulars and conditions of be an Exhibition and Sale of Work everyday signed the contract making over the ships in the Colonial Civil Service for eighteen bind the water celler and his brother. salHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,
Prince's Buildings, Ice House Bircet, for large quantity of weeful Articles suitable to this particular company. It was then years, and for nearly the whole of that This axemplished, they proceeded to
Christmas Presenta, including Underyear, Children's Frocks, etc, may be had at Moderate learned that the greater part of the money time has been on the staff of Queen's money, clothing, etc. The robbers, then Prices
The REVEREND MOTHER hopes that all kind invested in the company was Japanese, College, in which institution he took a left in a small boat, and when 100 yards from shore they boarded a twz-masted friends will patronize the Work of the Poor that the Japanese would have practically lively interest. On two or three occasions junk and sailed away towards Chinese Chiness Orphans and thus help the Sistare to continue their Charitable Worka,
full control, and that the ships were to he has been Acting Head Master
PUBLIC AUCTION.
BY ORDER OF TER MORTGAGEE.
MESSILS. HUGHES & HOUGH hate BESIDENT'S OFFICE,
received instructions to sell by Peble Auction,
on
WEDNESDAY,
the 10th day of October, 1917, at 3 PM, 41. their Sales Room, Tos House Street, Victoria, Hongkong.
The following Valuable Leasehold Property
situate at Victoria, Hongkong, viz.
Hongkong, Solicitors for the Mortgagee, MESSES HUGHES & HOUGH,
The Auctioneers. Hongkong. 24th September, 1917. [1063.
SANDARAN, NORTH BORNEO, 29th June, 1917.
ST. PAUL'S INSTITUTION,
at the Convent
Causeway Bax,
Mr. RH. Whiteford, Mr. F. G. 8am- ways, and Mr. A. R. Forbes, sagar boilers, and Inspector Sin also gave evidence, all being of the opinion that the fall was accidental. It was surmised that the deceased was sitting on the window ill, as it was so hot, and that be cozel and over-balanced. He had previously been quite cheerful
Averdict of accidental death wan returned
ROBBERS.
ransack the premises, getting away with
territory,