NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
PINKIE AND THE FAIRIES.”
N Audition will be bold on the stage of the Theatre Royal of WEDNESDAY 24th inst, at 4 P.M., to which those Ladies and Gentlomm and Children who have already
others who wish to join, are invited,
Vocalists are requested to bring their Parents and relations cannot be solmittel.
M. §. NORI BCOTE
Hon. Secretary, | HOMROKU Amateur DramáTIO CLUB [1175
expressed their desire to undist, as well as
music.
"OUR
DAY"
EVENING TETE - AT-THE BOTANICAL GARDENS.
N consequence of the GREAT SALE OF Is the EVENING FETE held sterday, it has fæen' found necessary to arrange for a
REPETITION OF THE PERFORMANCE "TO-DAY (FRIDAY), Tue 19гu Iserast,
when the Programme will be the same as Yesterday,
All entrance tickets purchased for yester Jay and not used will be available, ani grating accommodation will be provided for $5 reserved seat tickets, but not for $1 unreserved seat tickets.
This evening 31 seat tickets will be available without further charge · for admission.
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MINISTERING CHILDREN'S LEAGUE SALE OF WORK IN AID OF CHARITIES FOR CHILDREN.
TO beheld in the grounds at Government
EXCELLANCY THE GOVERNOR,
To by kind permission of His
.OR
SATURDAY, 3rd Novembar, 2 to 6 pm. Entrance only at the Garden Gate in Upper Albert Road,
PRICE OF ADMISSION Adults ...
Chitron
TH
20 cents. 10
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INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.
THE CHINA LIGHT AND - POWER COMPANY LIMITED.
THE SIXTEENTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the Offices of
AUCTION
For Sale
the Company, St. George's Building a Public Connaught Road, Victoria, on the 20th day of October, 1917, at 11:30 AM for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Gimperal Manugera for the year andling the 31st July, 1917, and
and electing a Consulting Committoa and Auditors
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 16th to 20th of October, 1917, both days inclusive,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. General Managers, Hongkong, 5th October, 1917. [1130
NOTICE.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD..
by
Auction.
Subject to the conditions prescribed by the Straits Settlements" Alion Emenvies (Winding- up) Ordinance, 1914, as amended from timur to ime by Ordinances, i of 1945, XIX of 1915, XVI of 1916 and VI of 1917 and as adopted is this State:
.
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 in bearing) and 50 acres with coconuts 8 to 4 years old.
Lores
THE CERTIFICATE for one are No 14011 in this Company standing in the of WildAM De Rues of Yokohama,
as the 19 to as the the Situated on main road within Japon, has been LOST, and if at the expira
above document be not forthcoming, wother Certificate for the sud Share will be issued py the Company and thereafter no other will be acknowledged.
C. EL. P. HAY, por pre. General Manager. Hongkong, 4th October, 1917. [16
JHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
TH
NOTICE
THE CERTIFICATE NO. 4309 for two Shares Nos. 8771 and 17646 in this Company standing in the name of Mrs. Anna JOUEFA CARNEIRO de Lecaros (deceased), Inte of Macao, has bean-LOST, and if at the ex- the above document be not forthcoming piration of one month from the data hereof another certificate for the said Shares will be issued by the Company and thereafter no ether will be acknowledged.
CHL. P. HAY, per pro. General Manager Hongkong, 5th October 1917
HOUSES TO LET
TO BE LET.
FITIN
IN SHAKEEN. LARGE SIX-ROOMED
ISLAM Dust completed building. All All Members and Associates wearing M. C. Li, conveniences, Moderate rental. Excellent
badger free.
3 P.M.
situation.
Apply
A Children's Chinese play..... Children's Ballet & Variety Entertainment 5
Tea and Refreshments, Lucky Well, Xana Tree, Hoap La, Sweets, useful and attractive articles on the various stalls for children and grown-up
Prices moderate,
No chits taken.
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INSURANCE.
LIFE MR. P. HENDERSON, L.C.S., Ectired,
of 48, Leinster.Gardens, London, W.2, wishes to remind the readers of this paper
that his advico is available, now as for the last sixteen years, to all those of known position who agree to his conditions,
The war, which has pitilessly exposed the weaknesses of many Insurance Offices, hai triumphantly vindicated the soundness of Mr. Henderson's advice.
Out of thirty British Offices, whose value tions took place during 1918, only five
LITTLE, ADAMS & WOOD, Architecte,
Canton.
TO LET OR FOR SALE
NO. 47, CONDUIT ROAD.
Apply to--
COMPRADORE DEPT., Messie, KALANȚIA & Co, 2, Connaught Head, Central [1149
TO LIT. IEOPS, situated in fee House Street, MMEDIATE antry, Four very desirable opposite the Grand Hotel, recently recon efracted.
For rent and other particulars apply to-
THE MANAGER HONGKONG ICE Co. Lao, 46, Connaught Road Central. [900
maintained their pre-war bonus rate: incinded OF
amongst these five are the two Offices mont frequently recommended by Mr. HENDERSON and, moreover, the bonuses declared by these two Offices are respectively the highest and second highest of the whole thirty. Moreover of neither of these Offices has the bonus' rate ever on receded throughout their long history since they were established in 1836 and 1828 respectively..
TOLET.
|FFICES at 2, Connaught Road Central
́OFFICE in King'e Bulkingo.
HOUSES to Moreton Ternoo Wongrelchong Road.
End
HOUSES on Shameen, Canton. Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGENCY Co., LTD. [28
TO LET.
When advice which has thus been vindicat. A FLAT in Nathan Road, Koricon, ed by timo can be got free of charge, subject only to reasonable conditions, why not write and ask for it?
G.
R.
[1000
·PUBLIO AUOTION.
DARTICULARS and CONDITIONS. of.
Ping by Public Austion Sale, to
be held on MONDAY, the 22nd day of October, 1917, at 3 r.., at the Otom of the PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, by Order of HIB ELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, of Que
Los of UROWN LAND at Nathan Road, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a Serin of 23 years, with the option of ranowal AUROWN BENT to be fired by the Surveyor of HIS MAJESTY THE KING, for ore farther form of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Kartoon Inland
Replatry Ro.
Locality.
Boundary
(Approximate.)
varementa
Conteni
Vyset Price,
FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Koloon.
Apply to-
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE Co., LTD., Alexandra Buildings
(941
TO LIT.
No. 26, BELILIOS TERRAUE.
GODOWN, Shankiwan Road.
HOUSE
No 57, WHITFIELD
and
From 1st November, 1917, TOP FLOOR of 7 Daddell Street, now used as Mesers, Kelly & Walsh's Frinting Office,
No. 2, Kov, 2. FAIRVIEW, No. 3, Nathan Road,
A LARGE ROOM suitable for Offco in Queen's Building (corner of Connaught Road
Ice House Btreet), ONE GODOWN in Daddell Street,
TO BE SOLD."" "GLENSHIEL," No. 140 and 141, THE
Apply ta
PELL
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Srd Floor. Alexandrs Buildings.
30
TO BE SOLD. G BUNGALOW, 140 and 141, Tax LENSHIEL" and "GLENSHIEL
Boet
72
50
00 3,800 00 2,700
Pric
Apply to
(1161
Bor 545, Care of Dally From" Oflen.
5 miles of Sandakan Wharf.
The following buildings in good condition are on the Estate:
(a) 1 bungalow (40' x 30') containing 2
bedrooms, dining room and veran dab. Corrugated iron roof, plank walle, tiled floor.
Store (63x 2) Corrugated iron
(6)
roof,
walls.
(e) 1
plank
Smoke house (84' x 20'). Corrugated iron walls and roof, earth floor. (d) 1 Factory (32 x 16) Corrugated iron roof, plank walls, cement floor. Contains 2 hand machines, 25 latex pails and over 9,000 cups.
(e) 16 Coolie houses (ench. 18 x 14).
Plank walls sitap roofs.
FRIDAY
OCTOBER 19rs,
INTIMATION
DEWAR'S
"Imperial Institute
SCOTCH
WHISKY
The Whisky of your forefathers..
SOLE AGENTS:
[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 A. S. WATSON. HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) STRAITS SETTLEMENTS CURRENCY. (NOTE:-This reserve price has been based report on the Estate by the Honouratie
CO., LTD.,
Mr. F. E. Lease, Manager of Sapong Estate).
The sale is subject to the follow.WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, ing conditions:
(1) $30,000 (Singapore Currency) to be paid purchase and the balance by monthly instalments thereafter of $10,000. Interest the rate of 7% per annum will be charged di instalments overdue and default for 30 days will invalidate the sale and render the deposit a all instalmente liable to forfeiture payment of the deposit an agree 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:-
TELEPHONE 616
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Boxaroni Ormiem: 101, Dai Várx Road, U, London, Opuzen: 191, Frane Sexuay, B.C.
The Daily Press
HONGKONG, 19TH OCTOBER, 1017.
GERMAN SOCIALISTS.
1917.
moralityy. humanitarianism, and even of, dreper, and every former friend of GET- civilisation to her determination toniany mist now be asking himself triumph over her enemies. Flex chau-Wine of the system, of the Kultur, pions claim, of course, that this ten- which can priduce such barbarity anti porary subordination of mural to material | they attempt to justify it upon the gro considerations has been, and is, justified ground of, the desirability, of material by necessity and by the advantages success 1. Do not such facts strike with neering from German victory. From the perfectly dondly, force and insistence at ethical and, perhaps, from the sentimental | the, very roots of Germaniana; and have and humanitarian, points of view that is we not, in our deference therete, drawn in theme for the casuists and moralists. near to the edge of a veritable abyss-to Taking. however, the merely practical system the fundamental badass of and policy point of view, Germany's which makes it rank, among the most friends and admirers in other countries, dangerous errors recorded in the history whilst perhaps hardly qualified is estimate of mankind ?". In the circumstances. necurately the material gains attaching the refusal of the Entente Socialists to to her attitude, view with real regret the take part in the Stockholm, Conference, normous loss of prestige, it has eifailed. Whether or not disappointing te is. Ger- They cannot disguise from themselves mas pronsters, can hardly, even by them, the fact that, leaving out of the count
be regarded as surprising.. altogether those who are voncerned chiefly with the humanitarian and sen timental aspects of actions of the sort we have referred to, there remain still. the great body of the
earnest Thinkers and. students throughout the world, who, 1 considering these acts, are hd to ask, often with sincere regret, whether it is possible, that the Kultur which produced and justifies them can be a product of civilization at all..
assist in the forthcoming production of Those who have expressed a desire to
Pinkie and the Fairies" are asked to day afternoon at 1. o'clock. attend at the Theatre Royal :xt Wednes
The body of a Chinese male found hanging from a tree in Wongaelchong Road, just opposite the Government Quarters, has been removed to the The deceased probably com-
We understand' that the Hon. Mr. Wer
There is danger in generalization, and Mortuary. it is wine to consider a conarete illustra-mitted suicide.: tion Publicity has recently been given to a German proclamation or order, issued by Colonel Gross, the Gerano Commandant of Holon, and posted in 25 commstues in the St. Quentin area This order appeared “translated into French" for the benefit of the unfortunate eivilian populace whose fate it decreed. It is reproduced here, intact and šiterally, as posted :
All labourers, women and children of
Yuk, M.G., is about to resign his seat enjoy greater leisure. on the Legislative Council in order to approaching three score years and ton, Mr. Wei Yuk is and has had a long record of twenty-one yours' useful service to his credit as one of the two representatives of the Chinese comming or the Council, Rear mention the name of Mr. Ho. Fook in
16 years of age and upwards are connection with the vacaner which with ordered to work in the fields every day, thus be created, Bundays included, from 4 a.. to 8 p. (French time). Half-an-hour's break allowed in the nanning, one hour at mid-day, and half-a-hour in the afternoon.Disobedience of these orders. will be punished as follows::
(1) Labourets who shirk their work will be formed into & labourers' company for the period of the harvest, in Lax racks under the charge of German non- commissioned officers; after the barvest the shirkers will undergo six months imprisonment, every third day on bread and water
(2)Women who shirk their work will be deported to Holnop to work After the harvest they will undergo six months' imprisonment.
(3)--Children, who shirk work will be flogged.
The Commandant, in addition, re- serves the right of administering 20 strokes every day to all labourers who shirk. The labotarers of the Commune of Verdelles have been severely punish- ed.
TYPHOON WARNINGS
The following telegrams have been received by the American Consulate- General, Hongkong, from the Manila Observatory
p.m., October 17th- Cyclone or typhoon cast of Mindanao, moving wost..
1 p.m., October 18th. Visayas or northern Mindanao, direction Cyclone or typhoon east of the southern
unknown.
HONGKONG MAGISTRÁCY. JAPANESE AND CHAIR COOLIES.
A. Japanese was charged before Mr. Enquiries only too fully justify the damaging a chair to the extent of $1.30.
Wood with being disorderly and wilfully inference that. ** shirking" cimbraced every sort of failure to maintain steady
It was stated that the defendaat took working efficiency. The same interpre Murray Road, He ordered the coolies to a chair from Morrison Read down to tation applied to delicate and ailing take him to Wanchai. The coolies refused, women and children as to able-bodied whereupon defendant became disorderly men. It is wid that very few of the men and damaged the chair. Defendant was were able-bodied," in the sense,
for
be required to satisfy the Goremor that no (1) The purchaser must be a British subject and not under any foreign influence; he will person of enemy or foreign origin, is directly or indirectly nterested with him in the pur. chase, and Leatt make such statuired THERE have been various expressions of declaration in that behalf as may be required. by the Governor.
For the purposes of this sale any person surprise and disappointment over the entitled under the Land Laws of North refusal of responsible representatives of Borneo to rank as a Native shall be deemed Socialism in the countries of the Autente to be a British subject.
(8) In the case of a Company formed.for. to recognise or take part in the proposed the purpose of acquiring the business its Conferences of Socialists at Stockholm. Memorandum of Association must contain The disappointment is, of course, easy to
be approved by the posial provisions to the possibility of the understand, but the surprise must be Governor, to Company falling under foreign control regarded rather as formal and official
aking, it will be necessary to Generally speaking, prevent more than one-fourth of the shares han as sincere and actual. For teen working hours, they were literally maker at No. 101, Des Voeux Road rest before about p.n. During the si audry articles of clothing from a watch.
driven, whatever their condition, and Central
O! the voting rights being held by, or subject admitted that all the motive power behind to control of, foreigners,
tit
example, of being fit for military servicesfied $5 and ordered to pay $1 compens Yet they, and the women, and the child gation to the chair coolies ren, in every varying condition of health, about 3 am in order to be actually at before Mr. J. R. Wood with stealing
AN UNDESIRABLE VISITOR. were compelled to begin their days at
An unemployed Chinese was charged work by 4 nut, and were unable to obtain
It was stated that the defendant was
(4) In the case of a Company already in the Conference came from one side. The fogging was the remedy offered for every
attitude of most, representative Socialists. It must be admitted that the conacen by a Chinese delective coming out. in France, Britain, Americs, and many ditions obtaining in every respect rivalled at an empty house carrying a handle
As to exclude the possibility of the other countries is that the Socialists, of the blackest chapters of the annals of very early in the morning. On being
exutence,
if the Articles of Asociation do not already so provide, they must be altered wainer satisfactory to the Governor so
falling under foreign control, and the tors must furnish an undertaking to the t their best endeavours to have the provisions referred to above inserted in the Memorandum of Association if legislation should be introduced enabling the Memorandum of Association to be altered by the insertion of such provisions.
(5) Should 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.
Liquidutor
W. W. SMITH,
RESIDENT'S OFFICE,
SANDAKAN, NORTH BORNEO, 29th June, 1917.
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Germany have proved themselves traitors to the cause of Socialism, and quite at side the pale of comradeship, by giving their consistent support to the rule and policy of German militariam since
thought it had abolished for over that slave trade
which Christendom arched, a set of burglars tools was busings which brings with it much only came from the country the previous
War, at best, is
found strapped round his waist. & grim and blondy
Defendant pleaded guilty, stating he night. He went through the empty home. verandah. and into the ext house through the
August, 1914. They point to men like avoidable misery, and even, at times, Herr LIKNICHT as evidence that even dictates of ordinary humanity. It might enforces temporary disregard for the in autoematic and militarist Germany be thought, for example, that such an it is possible for a genuine Socialist to
in
Sentence of six months' hard labour and four hours' stocks was passed.
CHARGE OF OBTAINING GOODS
BY FORGED ORDERS..
Farther particulars may be be true to his principles, if he be honest extraordinarily inhuman order as that obtained on application to the and sincere; but to have become a mere quoted above might conceivably have been undersigned.
wing. of the most purely militarist explained in part, though it could never Administration
be justified, by the pressure of starvation Europe,
tlic 27 | Majority Socialists of Germany have or the approach of a victorious enemy done, and to endorse ruthless submarine Yet the world knows that in July, 1915, attacks, the sinking of hospital ships full when the order was posted, no enemy of wounded soldiers and doctors and threatened the St. Quentia area, no short nurses; the deportation of helpless age of food existed, and the German civilians into Germany; and other forms Armies had not begun to feel even the case of shellfish of the value of $52.16; of ruthlessness those things, they claim, threat of that enemy pressure which has of the value of 1.28; Chun Shing Hong Man Wo Hong firta, two cases of shellfish prove either that the German Socialista been steadily dosing in upon them since form, one case of mushrooms of the value
G.
NOTICE
A Chinese buyer of the Kin Wing firm illegally obtaining the following goods was charged before Mr. Wood with on forged orders purporting to come. Li Yuen firm, Shark fins to the value of from the Kin Wing firm from the Sang $201.00; the Tye Bang firm, seaweed to the value of $10 Yau Hing Loong, one
ANY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiatic or Intiae Apply in person at the CENTRAL POLICE desiring to leave the Colony should STATION between the hours of 9 AM, to ? P.M. and PM to 4P.M. daily.
Applicants will be required to most aggressive type at the outbreak of this inhuman order, will be met by the the orders were all genuine. OVERNIG
produce war. The view taken by the Socialists of stern reminder that nobody in the whole Passports or identification papers.
All persons with certain exceptiona who other countries is a natural one, and world could be made to believe that the remain in the Colony for more than days their indictment is not easy to answer democracies of France, Britain, America the REGISTRARKister themselves under are required to
PERSONS The warmest friends of the Central or the new Russia would tolerate for an ORDINANCE 1918,
Powers and the most ardent admirers in instant the authorisation by their govern the past of German intelligence and monts of such crimes as those of which
admit that in this war Germany has tarien considerations involved are cop culture have long since been forced to Germany has been guilty. The huniani
Lelected to subordinate considerations of pelling enough; but the matter goes much
never were true Socialists at all or that July, 1916. The cassist who should argue of 201.77; and from the Tak Shing Hong and adopted in its place militarism of the sufficiently explains all such matters a they definitely foreswore their Socialism that war is inevitably eruel, and that it firm, one case of fungi of the value of
$288.650
Defendant pleaded not guilty, stating went to the firms mentioned above, order- Inspector Terrett stated that defendant
Forms of Registration giving the titulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all Folien Biationa
The Penalty for (non-ompliance is a fine not exoooding $50
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ed the goods, and obtained delivery with the forged orders. Complainants became auspicious when they found that the goods. Macao, where the head office of the Kin were destined for Wuchow instead of Wing firm was. They made enquiries and
thereupon had the goods stopped. found that defendant had no authority to issue the orders. The complainants
The case was adjourned.
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