NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HONGKONG HOTEL
NOTICE.
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKO ZG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 5TH, 1918.
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE.
GENERAL MEETING
THE TEA DANCE which was to beth, le GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
CANCELLED.
next, 8th inst,
J. H. TAGGART,
Manager.
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ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
HAPPY VALLEY COURSE.".
TH
THROUGH
the the courtesy STEWARDS of the JOCKEY CLUB, the Golf Club will be housed temporarily in the Jockey Club Stand, Racecourse.
THE ANNUAL OF: the HONGKONG, will be held TO-DAY (TUESDAY), 5th March, CHARTERED BANK COMMERCE BUILDING, for the following purposes:
(1) To receive the Report and Accounts of the Committee for the year ended 31st December, 1917.
(2) To elect a New Committee. (3) To transect any General Business.
By Order,
E. A M. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Hongkong, 2nd February, 1918, [1674
THE ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS AND DEALERS OF HONGKONG
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Members of the ASSOCIATION
THE
HOUSES TO LET
TO LET
MMEDIATE entry, Four very desir
able SHOPS, situated in Loone
Street, opporize the Grand Hotel, recour
Foticed
INTIMATION
For rent and other particulats app WATSON'S
Tar KANAGER
HongKona los Co., LTD., Connaught Road Central.
TO LET
OFFICES in York Buildings
HOUSES
Apply to REA
The Ladies' Room situated in the Grand Stand has also been lent for the use of Lady
Golfers, Caddies will not be allowed in the Race Club enclosure, but will use their quarters
the old Club House.. alongside
To prevent any abuse of the hospitality of OF EXPORTERS AND DEALERS OF the Stewarris of the Jockey Club, Members HONGKONG will be held TOMORROW A must strictly observe the special conditions (WEDNESDAY) 6th March, 1918, at 4 FM. in the CHAMBER OF COMMERCE regulating of Caddies and precisely in the concerning other matters which will be posted on the ROOM CHA
CHARTERED BANK BUILDING, Club Notice Board.
for the following purposez-m bo will The Jockey Club Room
open for Golf Club Members TO-MORROW (WED
NESDAY), the 6th inst
By Order of the Committee,
JOHN BENTLEY,
PONIES 1
Hon. Secretary.
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PONIES!
PONIES
PUBLIC ROUP.
Tour del by Public Roup
THE Undersigned have received instruc-
TO-MORROW (WEDNESDAY), the 8th March, 1918, at 3 PM at the Fountain, opposite the City Hall
A LARGE NUMBER OF
WELL KNOWN RACE PONIES. (Full Particulars from Catalogue). TERME -Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH; Auctioneers.
f1738
NOW ON SALE.
DIRECTORY
OF
PROTESTANT
MISSIONARIES
·YOR
CHINA, JAPAN AND COREA
Hongkong Daily Press
PRICE:
Cloth Cover Paper
Office.
81.25 0.80
NOW ON SALE.
TONGKONG HANSARD REPORTS
H
MEEPING of the
COUNCILS LEGISLATIVE
of the the for
Beeston, 1917,
REVISED BY THE MEMBERS,
PRICE....
DAILY PRESS" OFFICE.
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB
URCHASERS OF PARI-MUTUEL PERS, on the atth locond Day, for Cash Sweeps, Pisces and Winners, also Cash Sweep ticket holders of following Recos can obtain a refund on production of their tickets at the Offices of the HONGKONG JOCERY CLUB on the Ground Floor of the HONGKONG CLUB ANNEXE CHATER
ROAD, between the both March, 1918, 5.30 P.M. on MONDAY
S
(1) To receive the Report and Accounta of the Committee for the year ended 31st December, 1917
(2) To elect a New Committee,
(3) To transact any General Business.
By Onler,
E A. M. WILLIAMS,
Secretary. Hongkong, 22nd February, 1918, [1675
THE HONGKONG BOPE MANUFAC
TURING CO, LTD..
THE THIRTY-FOURTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS in the above Company will be held at St. George's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, on SATURDAY, the 9th March,
1918, at 11.30 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of receiving & Statement of Accounts the Report of the General Managers for and
31st Decomber, 1917, and Committon and Sof
the sig
electing a Auditors.
The TILANSFER BOOKS the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, the sta
Canton,
—if they look at the present, they Can THE CEREBRO-SPINAL find no reliable basis on which to make MENINGITIS EPIDEMIC
SEVENTY ONE CASES LAST WEEK
their calculations if they try to make the mere stable values before the war the foundation for the few duties they will During the week ended on March Sad find it difficult to adjust those equitably seventy-one cases of cerebrospinal men- for the collection of dulics while ingitis were reported in the Colony, abnormal war conditions prevail, when fifty-eight of which occurred in the City they look into the future, we hardly of Victoria. The number of deaths was imagine there will be prophete bold thirty-eight, all the victime being, enough to estimate now what figure will Chinese except one Portuguese. represent a fair five per cent, duty on, say, steel goods imported into China" a couple of years after the war. From the nature of the problem it will be impos- fever (one of them English and one of sible to solve it by any single formula; them fatal), one case of scarlet fevor AND still more will its solution be essentially (Chinese), and two cases of small-prox.
a matter of compromise from beginning (both Chinese and hoth fatal),
HYGIENOL
THE BONGKONG LAND INVEBE A HIGHLY
·MENT AND AGENCY O., LTD.
TO LET.
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BOUL-ROOMED HOUSES to Zon
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toon
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INFECTIOUS AND
WANTED.
WO or THREE LARGE OFFICE ROOMS in Central Locality. First for preferred.
Apply to
Ardent
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TONG SENG & Co, 19, Queen's Eoad Central. -(1867
WANTED.
EUROPEAN SURSE
PEAK, for a little girl of 21 years
Box No. 25, Care of Dally Pross" Offee..
WANTED
N ELECTRICÁL
to end. The Chinese delegates, presum ably, will be inclined to lay emphasis on the fact that, even before the war, there vers numerous casce where the specific duty on commodities fell far short of five per cent, so that for years past China had been receiving considerably less in rovenue than theoretically she Customs
In the same period there were threa cases of diphtheria (all of them Chines and 2 of them fatal), two cases of enteric
CANTON NEWS.
BY COURTESY OF THE CHUNONGOZ
BAN PU,
February 3rd.
YEUNGEONG CHANGES, BANDO AGAIN."
Yeungkong, which was occupied a
Centitled to. This, we take it, will second time by General Lung's troops, be generally admitted to be a reasonable has been remaptured again by Command- argament, and will receive full considera-
er Lam Fu and others. A regiment of tion in every instance, unless the Chinees delegates themselves spoil their case by Canton troops, who allowed Lung's troops. to enter the City, have surrendered to too grasping an attitude. In that event,
Lung's forces. a deadlock would bo inevitable where
LUNG'S ASTACE ON YRUNGCHUEN,
The Magistrate of Youngchuon district.
CONTAGIONS DISFASES. Upon it could only be decided that revision during the war was impractic able, so that it is only by a spirit of has reported that the district city is at- mutual accommodation that anything tacked by General Lung's troops, and will be accomplished. Even so, with will be obliged to surrender if assistance.. duzens of commodities to be assessed, each is not sent at once. of which has to be examined separate y and each of which presents its own special difficulties, it will probably be several months before the labours of the Commission are completed.
[1080
SOLD ONLY SY
MARINE
March, 1918, until SATURDAY, the ENGINNER is required us A Shift A. S. WATSON
March, 1918, both days inclusive.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers Hongkong, 27th February, 1918.
(1713
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED, INCORPORATED IN HONGRONG.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETINGSIDE THE CHINA FIRE
INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held at the Head Office of the Company, Queen's Buildings, Victoria,
Engineer at the Generating Station of the HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD., Wanchet.
Apply in writing accompanied by details of experience and copies of testimoniala
THE MANAGER, HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
- St. Georres's Buildings
(1008
Nos. 3 and 4RSDAY, the 14th March, Inmity later in the year to Now Zealand!
Hongkong, on
WANTED COMPANION GOVERNESS. NGLISH LADY in Malay States Governess for her daughter Companies in March & Europeun Usual English, good aged fourteen. French, and Music; to accompany A 12.30 F., when the subjoined thence to England as soon as per- and lation paused at an EXTRAORDINARY mitbed; must be energetic and t GENERAL MEETING convened for that travellor, age 25-35 years. Salary purpose and hald on the 14th February, 1918, per annum and all found. will be submitted for confirmation as a monies paid.
with copies Apply fully by letter Special Resolution:
testimonials and photograph to Box No. 1319," care of "Daily Freas
That the provisions of the Company's Memorandum of Association with respect to its objects be altered so as to read as shown in the print signed for the purpose öf
on by the Chairman of the Should the above Resolation be confirmed 18 Special Revolution by the requiéte majority the alterations in the Company's Memazandóm of Association consequently
will be submitted to the Supreme Court of Hongkong for confirmation.
A Print of the Memorandam & proposed to be altered can be seen at the Head Office of the Company.
Dated this let day of March, 1918.
U. MONTAGUE EDE General Manager.
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NATIONAL LOAN OF THE THIRD YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC (1814),
UBSCRIBERS to the above LUAN are Sidays. until 29th March (Saturdays and Sunday BONDS DRAWN OD 20th February last will hereby notified that redemption of the OF UNPAID WIN
WINNING TICKETS (Cash Sweeps, Places and Winbegin on 1st March, 1918.9
Fayment in cash or its equivalent will be ners) will also be paid at the same place and made at the BANK OF CHINA and BANK OF between the same hours as stated above on
COMMUNICATIONS or any of the Branches of production of their tickete
So the Whore Banks and also at the Shangha LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS Office of the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
Accountants to the w
BANKING CORPORATION, HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
(1717
HONGKONG CLUB.
NOTICE.
THE THIRTY SECOND YEARLY
GENERAL MEETING of the Membera of the HONGKONG CLUB will be held in the Club House, on MONDAY, the 18th March, 1918, at 5.30 PM,
By Order,
E DES VEUX,
Secretary, Hongkong, 2nd March, 1918.
(1730
Any bond of which the following are the two terminal numbers, namely, 08, 14, 23, 35, 47, 52, 53, 67, 77, 86, 00, is a Drawn Bond.
F. A. AGLEN Inspector General of Customs. 1727
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ISPENSARY Buildings, Raffer Plan
of the IvenREAL MERCHANT BREVIOR GUILD, where subscription are received, new, Members are enrolled and all Members are welcomed Visitors during their abay la port
passage
of
Office. 11729
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UB
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[17]
THE MURDER OF ADMIRAL CHING,
It is said that a certain M.P., who lives in a building facing the spot where Admiral Ching was murdered, han stated: that he rushed to the verandah whẹn hồ
·A·
heard the first shot. * second", shot. followed. He anw
With such a task before. thens, it may
a man dressed as a scem unreasonable to suggest that the Commissioners should devote their atten soldier, and wearing a yellow cap, throw tion to further problems. This is, how-away a revolver, and make good his ever an exceptional opportunity, and escape
The Tuchun, Mok Wing-son, has in very great weight would attach to any Andings of the Commission on any point creased the reward to 850,000 offered for of a cognate nature, so we hope that it the arrest of the assassin, may be possible, before they finally COMMANDER REFORTED KILLED. separate, to devoto, come attention to und
It is said that Commander Lam Fa was killed in action when ho wde dolent cd at Yeungkong. This, however, re quires confirmation.
vexed question of taxation in the interior. MARRIAGE;
We do not refer to likin, the conditional WILSON THOMSON At HRM Cen-abolition of which was arranged in the
sulate, Shanghai, on February 23rd, and afterwards at Holy Trinity Mackay Treaty sixteen year ago, the JAPANESE. ADVISER, Cathedral, by the Very Rev. Doan immediate difficulty is the destination Walker, BERTRAM GORDON WILSON," or intishun which the Chinese 3rd son of Mrs. W. Armstrong, to
GERTRUDE THOMSON, youngest daugh authorities levy on goods that are pro ter of Mrs. 3. Leo Thompson and of tected by a Transit Pass from interaal the late J Lee Thompson, Kobe, Japan
HongKong OFFICE: 101, Dag Vœux Roan, C LONDON Office: 181, Flasz STREET, 5.0
Now
taxation. Although this levy is illegal DEATH
for the Chinese themselves can scarcely LOCKHART.-At 67 Granville Park, be deceived by their claim that the Blackheath, on January 2nd, 1816, Transit Pass protects goods up to the CATHARINE LOCKHART, widow of William Lockbart, FR.C.8., of town named as the destination, but not China, aged 04.
* on entry into that town-it is in very many cases found difficult to fight and is frequently tacitly acquiesced in, that the foreign Fowers are taking steps to give China her full rights in the amount of Import Duty to be collected it would be but logical for China to respond by giving the foreign merchant the complete immunity to which be is THE REVISION OF CHINA'S entitled in respect of Transit Pass goods
TARIFF
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, STH MARCH, 1918.
This matter probably comes outside the strict province of the Commission, but it should be possible for the delegates, as a body of experts on taxation, to pass a resolution on the subject, which cach
We are informed that a certain
Japanese politician, who is related to the Japanese Royal family, accompanied by the Japanese Consul, visited Dr. Sun Yat-sen yesterday. Dr. Sun received him very cordially, and requested him to act as a high adviser to the Provisional Government. REPORTED SURRENDER OF A LEADER.
Ku Yat-kwong (under Civil Governor'a control), who was stationed at Yeung fignting to General Lung. cauen city, has surrendered without
CANTON, March 4th.. THE MURDER OF ADMIRAL CHING.
Beveral arrests have been made in con-
action with the murder of Admiral Ching Pik kwong YEUNG KONG,
There is a report current that Comman- ders Lam Fu and Ngai Pong-ping have recaptured Yeung Kong. Waloarn from a reliable source, however, that the report is untrue and that the city is still in the hands of General Lung's troops BANDITS IN PO ON DISTRICT
Ir will probably be a considerable time before the Tarif Revision Commission now sitting at Shanghai completes its labours, and we fear that it is not im- possible that at the last, the revised individual delegate could transmit to his attack the district city again. The
mission.
Notice is given by the Harbour Master for the Canton district that the Fog Bell on Collinson Reach Barrier is discon- tinued till further notice.
The police reports that the fire which broke out in one of the bolds of the Japanese ship in harbour, on Saturday 15 lbs of rubber, 15 tons of coconut oil and 14 slew of fine hemp were damaged
A message from the Po On district, which is adjacent to the New Territory, states that several thousand bandits, declaring themselves to be Genezal Lung's supporters, are preparing to magistrate hus urgently requested assist ance
FULL COURT.
APPEAL AGAINST CHIEF JUSTICE'S DECISION.
The Chief Justice, Sir William Rees Davies and the Puisne Judge, Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, sat in Full Court Yester day to decide an appeal made by Mr. G. Martini a merchant, against the Chief Justice's decision in a recent case.
tariff may fall very far short of giving national authorities. The question would SAUSAGES! universal satisfaction. It has long been then have to be settled finally by the admitted that, owing to the rise of prices Diplomatic Body and the Chinese Govern since the import duties were last used, ment, but its settlement would be im the amount that China hta received in mensely facilitated by an expression of many cases has been very considerably opinion from the Tariff Revision Com- less than the theoretical five per cent ad valorem, and for some years past it has been recognized that, sooner or later, there must be a re-a
are assessment that would save Ching from this annual loss of revenue. Consequently when China declared war on Germany and Austria and the revision of the tart was indicat ed as a desirable quid pro quo, it was dificult to refuse, but it is none the less open to question whether, in the midst of a world war, it is possib to asecsa values of merchandise on an equitable hasis, especially when inflated prices are BY EUROPEAN, Non-Aratio or Indian
"GREGORY APCIAR" - desiring to leave the Colny should having arrived from the shove Ports. Consignees further complicated by an abnormal in person at the OSHTRAL POLrtos of Cargo by her are motifed that all Goods Chon between the homero to 1 F.ro being landed st their risk into the hamardous exchange. These two factors may coun- ISTIM WA
4 and/or of hamations Godewas of the Hongteract each other to a certain degree, but, Applicants will be required to produce Rong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Con at the same time, neither of them can be Paarports or identification papers. L bense and/or from the wharves Bellroy
Lids whenge and
ignored, for the tariff that is fixed now TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that persons with certain exceptions who may bet
29. obtained
Will be admitted after the Goods Mr. CHAN CHUNG Po having Volun- remain in the Colony for more than 3 0474 left the flodowns, and all Goods remair will not be open to revision until 1922 members of the Golf Club to be housed Justice beard this summong in Chambers
PARSONE ing undelivered after the 8th instant will be CLICK the per de que a peorandid the
resice has beens afected. Q.PO, and ball Police Staties
PROPOSALS FOR FROZEN BEEF
MUTION Headquarters Thilippine Department Office of Depart ment Quartermaster, Manila, P.I. Sealed Proposals will be received here until 11 A April 3rd, 1918, and then opened for furnish- ng about 8,000,000 The Beef and 75,000 lbs. Mutton. Further inforinstion on application [1731
THE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
the
NOTICE
REGISTRATIO ORDINANCE 1916
tarily Resigned from the position of are required to Register themselves under Compradore to this Company as from 98th ns, we have appointed MR KWOK HIN WANG to be Compradore in his place for car Hongkong and Canton Office
JOHN DE B LANCASTER,
Acting Local Manager, kans Hongkong, 28th February, 1918
Forms of Registraúfna
The Penalty for son caupliance in a fas not axevading 100! 1698
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES FROM SHANGHAI, KOBE AND BOJL
AHE Steamship??!
This of Lading will be countersigned by
DAVID BASSOON & Co. Lin,
Hongkong, 1st March, 1916.
by fire or water, y
In the first instance Chun Lung, &
Am C G Alabaster (instructed by 31esars, Wilkinson & Grist) appeared for the appellant and Mr. Eldon Potter (instructed by Messrs Deacon, Looker, Deacon & Harston) appeared for the re spondent Chun Lung. Chinese merchant of Hongkong, sned Mr G. Martini for damages for breach of contract dated November 20th, 1915, under which Mr. Martini agreed to Sir Charles Eliot KCMG has supply Chun Lung with 3,000 caser
tin plates. Mr. Martini was living in kindly consented to give a lecture at the Manila when the writ was issued and Helens May Institute on March 22nd on Chun Lang obtained leave to ine's con
aprediction of the Court. Mr. Martini then Peking: its Palaces and Temples" current writ for service out of the juris-- illustrated by Isntern slides. All are took out a summons to have the writ se cordially invited to attend, ave no jurisdiction, as he was an Italian sub..
Arrangements have been made for
by which date, it is to be hoped, peace temp condition will have been re-catablished Happ for A Corniderable time.
in the Jockey Club stand at
ESCRITOS Valley Richas or any other are not to be taken within the en
The Tariff Revision Commissioners are closure of the Race Course, and dogs thas beact with difficulties on every band to be left outside the enclosure.
aside au the ground that the Court had ject residing in Manila. The Chief and dismissed it and Mr. Martini is now APpealing against that decision
one
The point at sue is purely a legal
After the Court had heard Mr. Alabaster's arguments the case was adjourned until today.