NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
ST. ANDREW'S FAIR.
GOLF
It has been suggested that, a SPECIAL BOGEY COMPETITION should be played over St. Andrew's between 3P.M. and 1.30 PM. TO-DAY (SATURDAY)
There will be separate competitions for Ladies and Gentlemen.
Cards $2 each Any number of card thay be taken.
ST. ANDREW'S FAIR.
BOXING!
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TO-NIGHT.
BOXING!
AT ST. ANDREW'S FAIE HREE SPECIAL 6 Round Contests,
For valuable presented prizes. Admission to Fair for Sailors and Soldiers in uniform:-20 cents and to Boxing. Booth,
Ringside Beats: -8200,
Referee, Mr. W. BAILEY, Commence at B p.m. sharp.
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STANDREW'S FAIR Z00,
01343
URING the afternoon there will be for sale at the Zoo the following Pure bred Fox Terriers and Dogs of.
every description.
Pure bred Fowls; pure bred Pigeons
Turkeys, Geese, Pigs, Monkeys, Cats, Rabbits Guinea Pigs, etc, etc.
NEW
ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE OF REMOVÁLÍ
I bave The Day BEXOVKD our Ofice T IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that we
to the Second Floor of No. 7, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRALAN
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BRUNNER MOND & Co. LTD.
LOST.
$10 REWARD.
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WO SOUTH AFRICAN MEDALS (Evening dress) on ribbons and clasp..
Lieut. Col CHISE
488 Nathan oud, Kowlooni
CENTRAL BUREAU OF LIQUIDATION OF THE DEUTSCH-ASIATISCHE BANK IN
No
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that under instructions from the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Chile, thus business in Uhuis of the Deursen-ASISTISCHE BANK
And all Farcies of
has been placed in 149 C
Allies) and
HỒNG KÔNG DU L
PRES
INTIMATIO
WATSON'S
COLD
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1FT.
1917.
THE SERVICE DOLLAR. COMMENTS BY TRUTH.
The following expears in Truth dated September: 26th
CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
[BY OGURTESY OF THE'..
BAN-POI
T
CORN VERIZO
THE NEW CABINET.
L'IKING, „November HAL,
It is reported that the members of new Cabinet are the following:-Luk Cheng-
For a long time the chief concern of con restatesmen has been the attitude of Jabour towards (capital," SOMERO SLOYD Gronor, a day or two ago, received what ho described as a unique deputation" of employers and workmen in the ship. Following the rise in the price of building trades It is to be hoped that silver, the Hongkong dollar has now soared to 38. 21d. so that the hardship this heralds the beginning of some new
- to naval and military officers, and, men and permanent method of preventing the that Colony has become more serious great loss to national efficiency that has than even since I first drew attention to siang, Foreign Affairs: Tsien Neng-hsun, bren suffered in the past through lengthy the matter some weeks back. Their Ser disputes between labour and capital, In
vice pay, oma sterling basis, is converted recent years the Government has attempt into dollars and cents at the average rate ed, often very succusifully, to adjust those of the exchange for the
the preceding month. disputes, but public opinion was divided, A year ago the dollar stood at about Ea TABLETS in the pro-war days, as to how far it was For every £l due to him the sailor or
CURE
CURE A GOLD IN
THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME.
AN EXCELLENT REMEDY FOR
Neutral rationaliten laying Cinius against NEURALGIA AND MALABIAL the Grid Bauk bi Canton are hereby requited to notify Line Liquidation of their month from this use
Hureau of
Cone
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that all Parties indebted to the said Bank must discharge their abilities within one month from this date, after which
HEADACHE.
Copy of repeat order 16enty
eriod the Central Bureau of Liquidation received from England- will take such action as may. be necessary
LOCAL BUREAU OF LIQUIDATION
OF THE DEUTSCH-ASIATISCHE BANE, CANION
Canton, 1st December, 1971.
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"All Saints' Lodge,"
Howley,
Blackwater,
Hante
necessary or desirable for the State to soldier then got ten dollars. Now he intervenc.. It seems as if, in this matter will get six and some odd cents. Not
as in so many others, there will be a only has his phy been automatically cut harp contrast between public opinion down to this enormous extent, but what before and after the terrife experience is loft is worth less than it used to be of fighting the Central Powers
owing to the rise in the prices of most of the things he buys.
Interior;
Yuan Bhi-tao, Education;; Wang Ko-min, Finance; Luk Teong-yu.....
The Ministers of the Navy and Communi Agriculture;, and Kiang Yung, Justice.
cations are not changed.
FIGHTING REPORTED.
Yang. Shen-tch's army and the Ningno-
my bad a fight at Bhaching, in which eng's army gained the victory The Pro-
Bident will send Liu Sun, Commander of. the 16th Division, to Chokiang.
PRESIDENCY REFUSED.-
it is plainly a monstrous injustice that
Li Yuan-hung has wired to Lak Wing officers and men stationed in the service of the British Government at Hongkong ting, stating that he cannot take the
President's post again.
It must be confessed that the whole mechanism of Government lent itself much more readily in Germany than in Great Britain to the rapid assumption by the State of the control of industry. Not should be allowed to suffer in this way long after the outbreak of hostilities a through the fluctuations in the rate of great institution, called the Central exchange. I am told that the naval and military authorities on the spot have Einkang Gesellschaft, was formed in
Liang Chi chao and Tang Hwa-lung has gone to Tientsin.
Tuan Chi-jui has visited the British made representations to the Admiralty Minister and asked him to help Wang- and the War Office and the Hongkong Shi-chen, to form the new Cabinet. Weekly I're states that the local Cham- ber of Commerce and the China Associa tion have also taken up the cudgels on behalf of the Services. Civil servante in the Colony receive four-fifths of their sterling pay at the rate of la. 8d. to the dollar, and the balance at the prevailing
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET
Messrs, Vernon & Smyth, in their weekly share report dated November 30th, 1917, state
Berlin, By means of this organisation the Government appointed men from civil life to control, on its behalf, all imports of raw material, and from that time onwards every German who wanted raw material for use in his factory had to purchase it from this source. Experts incline to the belief that the system will be continued in Germany in the days of rate. There ought to be a similar a will be much obliged by Messra WATSON Bending to her by post 10 bottles Peace If a German manufacturer ra- rangement for the Army and Navy, and, THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE of their Cold Cure. She will be glad to tom abroad the Central Einkang tained in the past, it should he made of the favourite speculative stocks, not-
quires, for example, copper or leather in view of the heavy loss they have sub
**Gesellschaft will obtain it for him. It retrospective. FURTHER Contributions of GOODS and to receive and forward to Pariz, Baye these as soon as possible, as she is
Auction at 4 PM
ST. ANDREW'S FAIR.
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for Sale nt the Fair will be Welcomed They may be sent to Mr. L. SUTHERLAND, Messrs. JARDINE, MATRESON & Co's Office,
or to Miss ANTON's Stall at the Fair in the
afternoon.
a.
SANITARY BOARD OFFICE, HONGLONG, To the OWNEES OF DOMESTIC BUILDINGS. STRAKE NOTICE that under No. 3 of the
DOMESTIC ULBANLINESS and VENTILATION BY-LAWS Linded), very Domestic Building ce part of such Buliding within the CENTRAL Division of the City of Victoria, and the WESTERN Division of Kowloon, cocupied by Members
more than one family, except thos within the European Reservation or in Kowloon South of Austin Head or those part of a Domestic Building used Bhop, Offos or Godown, must be CLEANS EU and LIMEWASHED THROUGHOUT
by
tho ówners during the months of December
and January throughout" used in this
N.B. The word
Notice means that the Houses should be
4% FRENCH LOAN, (Rate InRPÉTUELLE 4^).
CHINE beg to announce that they are free of commission telegram charges, at the selling rate of TT on Faris applica tions for the above Loan, which will shortly be open to public subscription
The list of
10ru, Pt. DECEMBER IN PARL of Oplications will be CLOSED and those intending to subscribe are invited to apply without delay.
Issue Prics: 88.607 particulars will be supplied on appli estion to the
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE
5 Chater Road.
4% FRENCH GOVERNMENT LOAN 1917.
Price of Issue Frs. 68.60. Bearing interest from the 18th Dec., 1917, payable quarterly,
Free of Taxes.
Not to be redeemed for 25 years, Subscription List will be Closed on the 12th December, 1917. Bills and Bonda of the "National Defence bought before the st November, 1917, are accepted in payment
Applications will be received by:
rashed in respect of all the Walls of each Room THE BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
All Labialem, Partitions, Stair Casings and stair
all Ceilings and the
Main Buildings, Dil Dendegais (8) Sher full particulars may be obtained
Quarters and inniusive of Vormedaks.
The Backyard must have its containing Walla Limewashed up to the level of the First Floor,
* Carred, Painted or Polished Woodwork in however, need not be Lime-
good conditt be washed, but
Clemused. The Board is prepared to limewash FREE OF CHARGE limited number of Buildings in those Divisions: OWNERS who desire to avail themselves of this offer should apply in writing to the Secretary us or boo
us or before the 7th December, 1/17.955il to in the
Cheloo among Applicante absonte discretion of the between Gilman Street and Peel Street on the East and Tank Lane Street on the West
end through the Yaurasta service reservoir to the NORTHERN Boundary of Kowloon.
C. 1. W. HEYNOLDS,
Dated this 30th day of November,
JOINT
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SERVION –
NEDERLAND" AND "ROTTERDAM "BOYD” BOYAR MAIL LINES. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
HE Simmably
L. BERINDOAGUE, Manager Hongkong, 9th November, 1917. (1883
E
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S
DEPARTMENT.
SEALED TENDERS in
to-day sending her last bottle to her son (Capt. of the Buffs), who is at the front and finds the Tabloids excellent for stopping Cold
PREPARED ONLY BY
A. S.
WATSON
CO., LTD.,
HONGKONG Dispensary.
TWERPHONE, 16.
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will buy, not for one manufacturer, bat for many, and will have its agents all over the world ready to purchase raw materials in huge quantities. That is an elaboration of practice followed by soine
Since our last report of 23rd inat our local market has been active and a fairly large business bee taken place in most ahly. in. Indo-China Deferred, Docks and Wharves Investment stocks have not. participated in the demand, and remain as dull as ever, Shanghai market shows some improvement, with a good enquiry for Cotton shares
In connection with this subject I lately published a statement by a former rest dent at Hongkong to the effect that it is possible for an officer to make an an Singapore market for Hubbar shares nual agreement with a bank for the excontinues stoads, but prices how ne
change of any consequence
The following are our t-day's wired quotations
big commercial undertakings in Great change of his Service pay at a fixed rate Britain, and appears to be a very for the ensuing year. As to this an offi
Ik économicnt method of encouraging indus. Der, now in France, rite to say that &try by what is practically a guarantee in all the years in which he soldiered
MONGKORS UNION: 104, Da Vaux Boan, O. Los mon. Offron 2 101, #xmart Brass, B.0.
of cheap raw material. The Gormans in Hongkong he never heard that such endorse the Socialist view that the Icgical an arrangement could be made, and evt. development of all industry lies in com dently, therefore, it has not been a gen- In any event, it would hingtion, and they openly scorn the cral practice. attempts made in America to break up not really, meet the grievance that exists.""
trusts. In this particular case, they have
trade to combine. The Americans, as
CANTON NEWS,
[BT COURTESY OF TER CHUNG NGOL
BAM PO
CANTON, November 30th.
Alor Gajala
Ayer Panas Glenoslys Kerlalia Кетра....
Malaka Pindas Maikkoja
New Serendahs Bandycrofts
Tapahs
$4.60
12.20
2,50
4.90
9.00
2.85 xd
4.00.
4:00
34.55
52,60
Plantation ubber in London la quoted
19/ Bar Silver is quoted 424 Sterling T.T. is 2/10). Singapore T-T, is 1231. Blanghai TT is nominal at about 70 and, the Bank's buying rate for 3 days' bills is nominal at about 70
BANKE No transactions are recorded and Hongkong and Shanghai shares are still offering at $6.30
MARINE INSURANCES-Market has been very quiet Unions are on, offer at 8750 and Cantone at $320, North Chinas have slightly improved their position and are in demand at Ts, 115 and Yangtszes at 8100 with exchange 73.
FIRE INSURANCES China Fixes could be placed in small quantities at $130. Hongkong Fires are nominal at $310
SHIPPINGA considerable business bas
carried their logic to the furthest point possible by making only one huge com- bination, but they have also taken the BIRTH ROBERTSON,At 160, Peak, on November precaution of placing it under the direc
30th, to Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Ltion of the State, and that is simply
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State Bocialism, Tho attitude even of DEATH.
THE CLYIL GOVERNOR. DAVIES.-At the Shanghai General Hos, the people of the United States upon
The Civil Governor, Li Yew-hen, au pital, on November 25th, GEORGE this problem appears to have undergonerous Wilman Davisa, aged 71 years,
various requests, has agreed to return to some modification. There is a bill before Canton to undertake the Governorship Congress designed to beneft the producer until a successor is elected. The Provin2 by enabling those engaged in the export cial Assembly has passed a resolution requesting the Civil Governor, Li Yew- their newspapers plainly show, recognischen, to explain why he requested the been done in Indo-China Deferred After touching $155 cash, the market receded to that trusts and combinations are not only Peking Government to allow him to re- $145 cash and $150 for February, since Horozora, 1st Decemsen, 1917. permitted but encouraged in Germany sign, and why he sent delegates to Peking which it has strengthened and we close with sales up to $150 cash, and strong The Cartel" is a system, or an instituat a time when, independence had been buyers at 8119 cash and more than cor- CO-OPERATION V COMPETtion, which hog certainly obtained advan decided in the Province
responding rates forward. Douglaeca have been in better request and sales were tages for Germany's manufacturera
Numerous leaders of the army and navy made up to 380 cash and 93 February The theory of the last quarter of the
have requested the Asserably to elect a new Market is now rather quieter, with 8803 nineteenth century in Great Britain was that competition was the great stimulus Civil Governor at an early date. Ads the nominal. Steamboats have been neglected all the work and are on offer miral Ching rik-kwong has also made at $19. Star Ferries are unchanged at. to activity. £lve remarkable discoverity. PREPARA
the same request.
323) nominale ur
OILS.-Bales of Bhells were made up to SWAZOW "AITAIRE.
(15) and there are now buyers at 1107-.
The Daily Press.
TION
THE recent announcement that more Trade Commissioners have been appointed for Canada South Africa and Aus
FOR QUARRIES will be received at this hope for an addition to the number of the other Victorian champions of the PARO
for the letting of the
undermentioned
the
The
154
Ural Caspians are nominal at 30/-. quested Mok King-yu to make peace with REFINERIES,Chine Sugara have been
Canton for peace negotiations.
GUNEDIT'S DEFENCE.
to $58 and they close with buyers oldering
fof tender can be obtained fférence by the State was undesirable thoughtful business men accepting and vesse or suspicious persons attempt Wharves have also been largely dealt in
and price has improved to a buging quotation of 835 and corresponding rates forward, Bhanghal Docks are easier and close with buyers offering Tl P
Lawns. HOTELS AND BUILDINGS This section has been very quiet and the
president, 8HEREBY NOTIFIEDYS that tralasia will no doubt, meet with of DARWIN, and the treachant interpreta AR, SKAGAYANGE The CENTRAL Division of the City lies which should be clearly marked approval in commercial circles. We may tion cf them by HUXLEY SPENCER 84 Owing to situation at Bwatow becom Langkats have nueinated between T. 16 time and Office until Noon on MONDAY: the rebars to commerce in China, for 1 theory of the survival of the fittest ning worde two certain Consul. have re-nd Tis. 14. and are now wanted at Tx
and WESTERN Divisions by Nathan Road koug, Kowloon, and law Territories, in modern industry it is necessary to where aro signe, however, of a great and 11s suig that he will send repres Malabong have been in strong Kowloon le divided into the LASTERN December, 1817 Anarries at Hong.is becoming more and more evident that fuenced all thonght of tunt period his superiors in Canton May has agreed the medium of a small business from 390 and a straight line drawn from the NORTH for one year from the lot January, 1018 create a demand for goods, and that can reaction from the idea that life is governentatives to accompany the Consuls to demand, and price has improved to
Each tender must be accompanied by a receipt to the effect that the tenderer hee best be done by the assistance of experted only by the law of tooth and claw.
buying quotation of 33, which has so far deported in the Colonial Treasury sum of
brought out, no shares. 1550 as a pledge of the bond Ades of his agents in a position, to advise as to the tendency of all social legislation in
steve beach market. The
MINING Market is dull and lifeless which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown if best methods to use in each
Great Britain for a decade before the The commanders of gunboats, fearing and no transactions are reported tenderer refuse to carry out his tender old idea of the Manchester school of the commencement of the war was in the
DOCKS, WHIRVIS, AND GODDw59-A and comply with the conditions hereinafter
being attacked and sunk like the two good business has been put through in the tender be secxpted days of Corner and BRIGHT was that may direction of State assistance for the weak, contained, should
The Government does
not bind itself t
to assistance or, as they termed it, inter-and in the near future. We ray bad already reported, have held a meeting to Hongkong and Whampoa Docks, both for discuss self-deicnco. It was decided that cash and forward delivery. They close the b accapt highest or any tenders
with good buyers at $125) cash, Kowloon Director of Public Works an
but, as experience accumulates, and new
dictum that competition is but a relic of Conditions of letting and plans of the
arise, we see the need for reviz, barbarist, and Lust one of the first symping to go near them will be fired at with Quarries can be seen on application to the
ing our methods. A new science of toms of a higher civilisation is the effort out actice Principal Land Surveyor, P.W.D.
economica has grown up and valuable to substitute co-cperation for the crude TUCHUN'S NARROW EXCAPE
traumes and wasteful methods of intense competi-san having arrived from SAN FRANCISCO, PARTICULARS OF THE QUARRIES. statist have been accumulated. It is inn. The difficulty of course, is to Un learning that Dr. Wu Ting-fang now generally admitted, that the State obtain the advantages of combination had arrived this morning, the Tuchun Consignes of Cargo are hereby notifed
STRANGULARS without the evil, of monopoly. It can. that all Goods new being. Inade at their
has more duties to perform than people not be denied that during the last forty Mak Wing-son and all the leaders went Cik kato 4 hamordows and or extrs
of ene or two generations ago recognised years the Germans won great commer to welcome him. As the Tuchun was on Foints at $79. Lands are nominal at 358, Godown of the
The Germans have made experiments, tial successes, and that many of those his way a bomb was t
succenses were due to the fact that everyEATE some of which proved successful, and manufacturer, exporter, and inventor in and killed a few of h followers. The an advance. woy are wanted at Tis Biggd 170, Kung Viks at Tls 16, Shanghai other countries have teeted new trade the Empire knew that he had behind him Tuchua was not hurt and the trouble was Cottons at T 113 Yangtzenbos could
weight and influence of the A theories in practice with encouraging Goytz nent in his efforts to develop soon over The thrower of the bomb be placed at Tis Orientals are offer
ing at Tle. 40,- results. It would be foolishs for the cominer
escaped during the confusion,
MISCELLANEOUS—A fair businesa. been dono in Cements at gradually GENERAL LUK, citizens of the British Empirs to ignore
The total output of the Kailan Mining General Luk Wing-ting, who has decid-proving price up to 17.80 for cash and these facts. Above all, the demantis of Administration mines for the week
As from $7.00 to $8 for, February. Go the war have litroduced remark ending 17th__ November amounted to cd to return to Nanning, has requested lines of Watsons have been taken at
08.195 tons and the sales to 13,833 tons. | Chan Fing-kwan the ex-Tuchun, to stay Electrics are wanted at $48. Loes Changes concerning traus in the EmpÍ
improved to $160 – China Lightn itself, and nobody believes that it will
Victoria will to-morrow at Wnchow to look after the situation of wanted at thien Borntos at th
Communion | the two Kwong:- We have received other Dairy me at 634 Traniways possible when peace is restored, to refur
15. preach at Bl. reports stating that General Luk who was weller 180 and Peak Tramw to the precise condition which obtained
11am, and preach at the accompanied by Chan Fing-kwan left on ole Cathedral E6 pm.
Wochen yesterday, before August, 1914
Hard
OBANJE
Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Getown Co, Ltd, whasons and/or from the harico delivery may be obtained,
Ne Chain will be
karo e latte the Godov remaining undelivered after
Des will be object to rest.
Tist Ten Mui No. 2 (after (ha Goods Shaukiwan Noɛ3&4
and all Goods Hok Un No. 6
8:44
Query Lots No
·Aron Ja
Bank
1209 | 600
73-90- $3,400
2,100
070
700
24°00.
1-800
194
200
46531000 5981,000)
of the 6th Ma Tau Kok No.7.
All Claims against the immer must be pre Ma Ti No. 9.
ted to 1. Undersigned on or before the Ma Jordan Road No. 10. Doch ie they will not be
All broken, chairs, and damaged
kit In the Godowns, where they will a
Dec
Taumati No 1
Ngan Tau Kok No. &
Tau Kok Nos. 1.6.7, 8, 10, 18, 20, Ngwa Tan, Kok Nos. 3, 11-,
has been Cha Kwo Ling Nos. 1:30.
Ski Tao Wan Nos. 116. Laymun Nez 1-25
Fuk Irun Heang No 12:
#200 9800 ** 2013 1,300
$300 600 [24700 10% 60% 20443000 $429 1200
T1510
the
danych
only business reported is in Humphreys at 565 and small sales of Hotels et 200 Centrals are wanted at $90 and Wenty
yo at his chair, | COTTON MILS-Pricent mostly, show
NB Bitlement DY PILIN