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NOTICE.
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IT IS HEREBY NOTLETEs, published under Government Notification No. 614 of 23rd November, 1917, commessing from 18
Annual JANUARY next L PRIVATE BICKSHAS have to be LICENSED at an
accordance Regulations,
cence fee of 10 payable in advance.. RICKSHA DRIVERS have to be Licensed st a fee of 30 cents Half Yearly.
C. McI. MESSER, Captain Superintendent of Polico. Hongkong, 18th December, 1917. (1395
THE SHELL TRANSPORT & TRADING CO., LTD.
INTIMATIONS
8% MILITARY LOAN.
REDEMPTION OF DRAWN BONDS.
TE Repayment of 180 Military drawn Third Drawing amounting to 1,700,000 will..commence on 10th December, 1917 The Repayment will be made in SILVER
THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE Peking, 26th November, 1917:
8% MILITARY LOAN.
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danger at the present moment, not the astrome pacifist, for he is discredited, and does not cominand any audience-Of a compromiss, which is suggested in some quarters, as a preliminary to future safe guards, Mr. Liovo GEORGE spoke in terms
WINES AND SPIRITS of impatience
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*We must take care,
he warned the nation," not to be misled by mere words. A league of nations, dis, armament, arbitration, security-they are all great and blessed phrases, but with. out the vitalising force of victory, they
THE HALIFAX DISASTER HONGKONO'S CONTRIBUTION TO
THE LORD, MAYOW'S FUND.
Up to date we have, received the follow- ing sabegriptions, towards the Fand being raised by the Lord Mayor of London for the relief of the many thousands of suf ferors by the terrible explosion which dealt death and destruction broadcast in Halifax. The list will be closed on Wednesday and the money telegraphed to London ......
are nothing but words. The German
Already acknowledged nation must be taught that wers of Staff of Tsikoo Sugar
Refinery
aggression do not pay, and that solema treaties cannot be broken with impunity Messrs MS Bassoon, R.
Until they learn that lesson it would ba
Old Liqueur Scotch Whisky a farce in the setting of tragedy" to
Port, Full Bodied.
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Bot. Superior Old Cognac.
30
Very
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For THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM Co.
'(SOUTH CHINA), Lan.
N. L. WATSON. Hongkong, 15th December, 1917
WANTED.
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TAMPLOYMENT by an experienced
·E BOOKKEEPER in D/E Books with good knowledge of English-sure to satisfy most exacting employer. Interview solicited
"HONEST,"
Care of "Daily Prese" Offies (1397
THE WATERHOUSE STEAMSHIP LINES
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES FROM VANCOUVER AND JAPAN.
THE Steamol.ip
about one fifth
by this Ministry. A List of Drawn Bends is published in the Government Gazette and other newspapers...
[1399
NOTICE,
Repayment of Bonds sold in Singapore, Batavia and the Philippine Islands will be made by the Branch Offices of the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR PORATION at these places. THE BANK OF CHINA, Shanghai, will transfer funds for Repayment of Bonds sold through the Batavia Box Po SAE In Cabe, Repay- ment will be made by the Changsha Guild upon surrender of the Bonds to the BANE THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED). that DELIVERY ORDER No. 3010 OF CHINA, Shanghai: in Yokohama by the CHINESE CONSULATE-GENERAL: in to our order covering two hundred steel Kiangsi by the KIANGBI BANK in plates ex s.5. Fukies by the BANK OF CHINA: Peking by the BANK OF CHINA. Beaides the above cases, Repayment of Drawn Bonds will generally be made by the BANK OF CHINA, Shanghai
D
“Tuorvia," arrived from Scattle on the 7th day of November, 1917 has been LOST and is now Cancelled,
MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, LTD, Hongkong, 13th December, 1917, [130 UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD
THE CERTIFICATE No. 4100 for
Fourteen Shares. Nos. 13164/13177 in the name of MAEY SAMUEL PERRY has been
Drawn Bonds when presented must be accompanied by all remaining Coupons, to all such Bonds are not entitled to any further interest after the payment of 11th Coupon. If all remaining ́Coupons (beginning with the 12th Coupon) are not presented together with the Drawn Bonds, then the total amount represented by repayable principal.sed of One Month from the date hereof the above documents be not forthcoming. Drawn Bonds must be presented for another Certificate for the said Shares will sardous andsor sxtra hazardons Godowns of Repayment within five years from thebe issued by the Society and thereafter no
other will be acknowledged. The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godewa date of Third Drawing, after which
come Null and Void.
"MAYACHT MARU” having arrived from the above prt, Consisten of Cargo by her are hereby informed that sil Goods are being landed AT THEIR RISK into the
theee Coupons shall be deducted from the
Spouted, where and for from the period of five years such Bonds shall be
be obtained. delivery sy Goods not cleared by 27th Dec. at 5 PM will be subject to rent t
All broker, ebsfed and damaged packigu are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be Mesure GODDARD & DOUGLAS, cateined
on the 2nd Doo, at 10 a
Bile of fading will be countersigned by
SALDINE, MATHESON & CO. L
Agenta
Hongkong, 10th December 1917.
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Claim Brainst the Stamer nut be
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any quo whatever
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AND ROTTERDAM "NEDERLAND?
LLOYD ROYAL MAIL LINES NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
THE
IHK Shamship
SRONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN." having arrived from SAN FRANC1800, Consignees of Cargo are hereby actibed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hamardous and/or extra hasanions Godowns of the Hongkong sud Kowloon Lid, whence and/or Whart and Godowa wom the whare delivery, any be obtained.
No Claim will be adausted after the Gooda have left the Godowns, and all Goods msining undelivered after noon of ik 21st Dec. will be subject to rent, a
tes Steamer must be
рте
- All Usime aged on or before the 254 -
mented to the
Dee, or they will not
recognised,
All broken, chafed, and damaged. Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 20th Dec, si 10 by the Company's sarveyors, Mostra. Donglan
Groddard
tar has bear whatsoever No Fire Insuranos #footed,
Bill of Lading will be craniereigned by
JAYA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, Agente,
Hongkong, 15th December, 1917.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNBES.
FROM KOBS AND MOJL
HE Steamship
THE
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BANCA having arrived from the above Farts, Consignees of Charge are hereby informed that their doodi will be delivered from, alongside M Nam
Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed Consignees risk and expense, Into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of
Wharfe and′′
·Hongkong, and Kowloon Wha
・
Godown Company, Limbled
No Fire Insurance has been affected.
Billa of Lading will be countersigned by
BASSOON & Co, Lab,
DAVID BAA
Hongkong, 14th December, 1917
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trust the future of the world to the proc. E.. H. Beavis
mises of a perjured and unrepentant A. W. people. It would simply be bartering our M 4
Case No. 2. $28 00
future security for a measure of present
Total
case, and would be a betrayal both of
the heroic dead and the unborn. Mr.
Bot. St. Marceaux Champagne. **Burgundy “Besune,” Bote. St. Estophe Claret.
H
Bot. Light Dry Sherry, Sandeman's.
Port, Superior Light Invalid.
Old Liqueur Scotch Whisky
El Quality Dewar's Spotch: hisky
eryd Liqueur Cognac
Gin.
Orange Curacao.
and
82,265 and 210-
205
100
$2,775 and £1
DEATHLESS ARMY."
Do you not hear them marching
Da! women who love and yearn For the man who have dared, and daring,
Ha footed the last sharp turn Tramp, tramp, tramp-still to victory!
Muffled the tread, what then Xowhere, the Great Staff Captain waito,
They've answered the call for men.
Lloyd George leaves us in no doubt us **IN THE RANKS OF THE to the alternatives with which we are confronted. One is to make easy terms with a triumphant outlaw. This means. abacing ourselves before lawlessness; it means ultimately a world intimidated by successful bandits. The other is to go through with the task, vindicating justice so as to establish a righteous and ever lasting peace for ourselves and for our St. Marceaux Champagne
children." Greater efforts and greater Old Brown Sherry E.E."
sacrifices than ang which have yet oder Quality, Superior Old Port ** D* Quality, made may be needed. There seem to be Very Finest OLD BROWNighs that Germany is preparing to
Brandy" E "Quality,
Case No. 3. $32.00
1 Bot.
1.
2 Bots.
Vers
Katy Liqueur Whisky (guaranteed
21) years old). St. Julien Claret.
1
3 Bota 1 Bot.
Gin.
Orange Carneao
Quality Old Liqueur Scotch Whisky strike a tremendous blow on the Western Front within the next few months. Cor. respondents have noted for some time past the transference of great bodies of troops from Russia, and it is a plausible theory that she intends to use the whole of her available resources in one last
LOST or STOLEN, and if at the expiration SPECIAL CASES PUT UP TO ORDER. effort to break wir lines before America
O. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager, eve Hongkong, 15th December, 1917. [1388
A. S. WATSON
CO., LTD.,
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
EFORE
LIMITED.
purchasing
ELECTRICAL
BAPPLIANCES, FOE se la connection
with the Company's supply, Consumers sro recommended to communicate with the Undersigned with a view to ascertaining
and their ase, Bro
1. If the Appliances the Company's
in accordance
Regulating of tho
the promises, where 2. If the
it is intended to instal such. is suitable jostal such Appliances It is important that the foregoing infor- mation should be obtained from the Company, a- not only does the neglect to do Bo endanger property by fire, but in addition may lead to a contravention of the Ordinance
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents,
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CENTRAL BUREAU OF LIQUIDATION, OF THE DEUTSCH-ASIATISCHE BANK IN
CHINA.
FOTICE IS HEREST GIVEN that
No under instructions from the Ministry
«TILEPHONE 618.
MARRIAGE.
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has her armies ready. The whole of the burden will, of necessity, fall upon Great Britain and France, sud the utmost, steadfastness of purpose will be required to carry us through a period of anxiety the strain and stress of which will, in the opinion of many, bo only comparable with that experienced during the dark days of 1914. Mr. ELUYD GEORGE has once again sounded the
tiumpet call. He has no delusions
about Germany,
neither have the
vast majority of his fellow-country-
CorDON BURKE At Holy Trinity Catho me. The path of duty lies clear before
dral, Shanghai, on December 10th, ERNEST HERBERT, eldest son of ALFRED Great Britain, and she will tread it with ERNEST GUEDON, Bedford, to RITA no faltering or uncertain steps. It may ABTREA, third daughter of JAMES be long and rugged, but, as TENNYSON
BURKE, London,
WWW DEATHS,
reminds us
MICHAEL--Suddenly, at the Shanghai Not once or twice in our rough-island story General Hospital, on December 11th,The path of duty was the way to glory." ISAAC B. MICHAEL, aged 62 years. YOUNG.--At the Isolation Hospital. Shanghai, on December 9th, A. T. Young, ages 27 years-
Moruxome Orvice: 104, Das Vaux ROAD, O Lunman, Unnzon: 181, Piave Sexanz, E.C.
The Baily
Press.
HANGTOKG, 18TH DECEMBER 1917-
NO HALFWAY HOUSE.
of Finance and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China, the busines in Chins of the DEUTSCH-ASIÁTIBURE
THE BANK has been placed in Liquidation.
And all Parties of Chinese, Allied
AFTER Lord LANSDOWWE's letter on the Neutral nationalities having Claims against the said Bank in Canton are hereby subject of peace which various statesmen required to notify the Canton Bureau of have been ingeniously trying to explain Liquidation of their
within one
Mod does not mean what it says the un- month from this date, MA
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER
which equivocal spech GIVEN, that all Parties indebted to the said ost discharge their liabilities
Bank must within one month from this date, after which period the Central Bureau of Liquidation will take such action sa may be
Mr. D. Landale was among the passen gers arriving at Shanghai from England] on December 10th.
The weekly religious meeting of the Helena May Institute this afternoon at 5 o'clock will be conducted by Lieut. Sylvester Lee.
Can you not soe them smiling
As those who have won well through? Yesterday, lips and eyes stern set
Told there were deeds to do, Honour at stake, aye, your freedom To wrest from the tyrant's hand- Now, to the Royal presence called,
They smile for they understand. Do you not hear them speaking7.
Brave heroes who've paid their tolls!
Telling of lore Alled to morrows,
Bouls re-united to souls 1. List in the vastnesses round you
Ever the dear voices say, Blest in a
deathless communion Sorrow may last but a day!
Can you not hope, sa hoping
You cheered when they marched to fight! Maybe, a tear-filled silence,
Then joy of a fulsome light f Smile as they smile on you, waiting Despatch of the King's command- You--by the living love you held,
Together, you'll understand
-Ex
CORRESPONDENCE.
MAN-POWER AND AMUSE MENTS.
· HONGKONG
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE
DAILY PRESS.""}
SIE, The War is in its most criti cal stage.
The burning questions at home now are Man-power and Munitions. Mr. Lloyd George has told us that there is no Halfway House, we must fight to
to a finish. Colonel Repington eays we need one million men.
Of communicable disease cases notified
There are many fit men in Hongkong during the week ending December 14th two were diagnosed as diphtheria (Chinese, of Military Age, whose only excuses for both fatal) and nine as enterie fever (one being here are that they are essential for British, two French, two Indian, and the the business and defones of the Colony rest Chinese), three proving fatal. as a part of the Empire.
The Governor returned yesterday morn
In order to keep fit for business and for defence & certain amount of open-air
the Prime ing by the R8. Tango Muru from a short exercise and recreation is necessary. The
Minister delivered to the Heads of the visit to Kores with Mr. H. J. Gedge for exercise is provided by drills, the recres- Air Service at Gray's Inn comes as a shooting. His Excellency has taken uption by occasional golf, tennis, cricket, welcome change. It will long be remem-residence at Government House, where he football and other open-air pastimes. LOCAL BUREAU OF LIQUIDATION bered not only as a masterpiece of close expects to entertain visitors to the Colony OF THE DEUTSCH-ASIATISCHE BAN reasoning, but even more as a courageon.during the next few months.
CANTON
Canton, Ist December, 1971,
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PUBLIO WORKS DEPARTMENT.
NOTIFICATION.
re-affirmation of Great Britain's inflexible determination, af a vary critical moment of the war, to maintain the struggle until
HONGKONG WEDDING.
EDGOUMBE-MARTIN.
the principles in defence of which she A very pretty wedding was solemnized drow the sword in 1914 are firmly yesterday at St. John's Cathedral, the contracting partice bring Mr. C. Edg1
Those of the women, who are not rear- ing or training the coming generation, or releasing business men and others for the front, can find ample War Work and charitable work to occupy their time. To keep
themselves fit they, also, require
occasional golf and tennis and the like.
Every man and woman should at the
T IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that on the established. It is impossible to read
8th January, at 3: F.M., at the Fun without a thrill the noble words in which cumbe and Miss Constance Martin P. present crisis to devoting his or her whole WORKS DEPARTwer, and before a Committee presided by the Engineer Director of the Mr, LLOYD Gsonal declared that there bridegroom, who is well-known in Chins, his or her spare cash to the same object, Pablic Works bendera will be received for,
energies to the service of the Empire, and
either through War Savings or War Charities
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ING FOR THECOLONIAL SECRETARY'S dominant note of the speech was that no firm of Messrs. Butterfield & Swire. He OFFICE
The conditions
onditions of the tend
the tendering, the peace worthy of the name is possible left them to join Mesers Snowman &
destroyed and Co., ship and freight brokers. The Rer follow that all dances, card games, ut Plane of the Building until Prussianism and specifications are open to the Public the PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT and in the Powerug mankind liberated from the perpetual C. L. Cooper Hunt CONSULATE in Hongkong, where they can mense of a military tyranny "There ceremony. be examined all week days...
"Pablio Works
is to half-way house,” says Mr. Llovn Department, 6th December, 1917, 5904
GEORGE, "between victory and defeat,” HAUL M. DE FARIA MAIA,
Engineer Director,
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Mr. JH Wallace gave away the bride and Mr. Thomson was best man." The Misses Violet Martin (sister of the bride), Sheila Tisdall and Annie Millar
If these axioms are accepted, does it not
nepensary drinks and food, and the like are mere waste of the time, the energ and the money of the Empire 1
And are not all such amusements essen-
While he can understand, though he doesmaids DANN ER Swat were tially selfish! Even if indulged in for
not agree
with, those who opposed the war from the beginning, he has nothing YOU ARE INVITE o cotta and fit contempt for the man who, seized
inspoct our Fine Assortment of
with indignation at Germany's outrages, DOLLS, TOYS,
helped to commit the nation to a career of honour and now, before the task is nearly accomplished,wishes to shake hands with the malefactor and trade with him to mutual advantage. It is be, with is plausible sophistring, who is the real
CHRISTMAS CAEDS. Prices from 10 Centz gpwards,
GRACA & CO.
No 4, WTHDRAM SIEBIE, Hongkong.
ao spent in useful work, and the money
The bride wore a gown of white gulle the benefit of charity, would not the chari- and shadow lace and carried a bouquet ties benefit to an equal extent if the time of white roses; - The bridesmaids were dressed in white net and carried bouqueta of pink and white roses.
sent direct to the charitable agencies↑ After the ceremony a reception was If the men have time for dances and held
at Kingsclere were felicitous speech, Mr. H. Wallace rotike, have they not time to go to the
the
of the bride and If the women have time for bidge, etc.. bridegroom. The bride and bridegroom have they not time to relieve a men and were the recipients of numerous and send him to the front or at least to in- valuable presents. They leave on the crease their War Work-Yours truly, OVER AGE
Korca Marz to spend their honeymoon
in Canada and the D.E.A.