NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
·WANTED.
„MERICAN, of modest aspirations, wishes to Sub-Let One or Two ROOMS for OFFICE in central location for a few months
Box 234, Care of "Daily Prosa" Offlos. [1805
PUBLIC AUCTION,
THE Undersigned have received instruc- tions from the Liquidator, HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, to sell by Public Auction,
On
THURSDAY,
the 28th March, 1918, at 11 A.M., ob No. Duddell Street.
A portion of the excellent, and well mado Office Furniture consisting of Double Deska with-Dmwers, Office Tautos, Large Teak Screen, ko,, 225, ROJ.
Also
One Steel Safe, by Arnheim, Berlin, 64 x 43 x 31.
Ono Steel Safe, by Milner & Co, London,
31 x 26 x 16.
One Unuurwood Typewriter, and a number of Telegraphic Code Books, do, do, go.
On View from WEDNESDAY, the 27th instant..
TERMS as Usual.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.
Hongkong, 22nd March, 1018.
[1807
| LOOSE-LEAF BOOKS
& NOTE-BOOKS.
MATSUMOTO SHOSHA, Shio-cho, Odenma, Nihonbashi,
TOKYO, JAPAN... Catalogue sant in exchange for 10 Sen.
Correspondence Invited.
[1808
NOTICE.
PATENTS ORDINANCE 1899.
GAMMETER'S PATENT.
SECURING WRIar WATCHES TO WEARER'S WELST
HUPROVED MEINS
OF
ASHCR PATENT
AJOTIVE IS HEREBY GIVEN that His Majesty's LETTERS PATENT (No. 12033) were granted in the United Kingdom on the 20th August, 1918, and LETTERS PATENT have also been granted in HONGKONG, to ERNEST OTTO GAM- METER for the above invention
ANY PERSON infringing the rights of the Patentes will be proceeded against according
to law,
Hongkong, the 8th day of March, 1018.
DENNYS & BOWLEY, folicitore for Ernest Otto Gammeter,
Anglo-Swiss Watch Company,
7, Dalhousie Squaro, Calcutta,
[1748
WANTED.
PEAK Hongkong
ENGLISH NURSE for of years
and infant.
Reply with references to—
Box 21, Care of "Daily Pross" Office,
WANTED.
APORAN NURSE
[1802
T the PEAK, for a little girl of 2 years Apply
Box No. 25, Cars of "Dally Press Office. [1686
WANTED.
TEVEL THEODOLITE
aliable. Also Drawing Materials
Reply to
PIAN
Mast bo Office
"C. H.". Care of "Daily Press Office,
1788
FOR SALE.
JANOFORTE Upright Iron Grand, in good order, very little used, owner leaving the Colony and runst be sold at once. Cost $450, will take $225 Can be Deen so the HONGKONG PARCEL EXPRESS, 3, Daddell Street.
[1604
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, MARCH 23ED
THE GREEN IBLAND CEMENT-
COMPANY, LIMITED.
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. PURCHASERS OF PARI-MUTUEL TICKETS on the fith Race, Second Day, for Cash Sweeps, Places and Winners, also Cast Sweep ticket holders, of following Races can obtain a refund on production of their tickets at the Offices of the HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB, on the Ground Floor of the HONGKONG OLUB ANNEXE CHATER ROAD, between the hours of 3.30 PM on MONDAY, 4th
*THE
TWENTY NINTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of SELARE HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Offices of the Company, St. George's Building Chater Road, Victoris, Hongkong TO-DAY (SATURDAY), the 23rd day of March, 1816, at 11.20 o'clock in the forenoon for the purpose of
of the Directors for antil the anding and deolariar
Accounts and the Statement of 15.30 · Mazel (g, sta karch, Bid
31st December, 1017, and
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY the 14th March, 1918, until SATURDAY, the 23rd Marcb, 1916, both days inclusive.
By Order of the
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, Hongkong, 5th March, 1918. [1748 THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA
DOCK CO., LTD.
"OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
NOTION VARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the Office of the Company 2. Queen's Buildings,- Hongkong, on MONDAY, 26th March, 1918, for consideration of the Directors at 1 and Statement of Accounts for the
Report. year ending 31st December, 1917.
The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED frous
the 16th to the 25th it, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
R. M. DYER,
Chief Maonger. Hongkong, 18th March, 1918, [1778
HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO, LTD. (Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the COLONIAL (Hongkong) REGISTER of the Company: will. be CLOSED- from TUESDAY, 28th March, 1918, to WEDNES DAY, 24th April, 1918, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. E ROBERTS, Secretary, Hongkong, 18th March, 1918. [1798.
HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE
IN
COMPANY LIMITED, NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
HE FORTY-NINTH ORDINARY TMEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the undersigned at 11 a.. on WEDNESDAY, the 27th March.
Tho TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 13th to the 27th March, both daya inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD,
General Managers HONGKONG FIRE INJURANCE Ĉo, Lan. Hongkong, 9th March, 1918, [1756
CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO., LTD
NOTICE
ГЕЕ FORTIETH ORDINARY
ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE HOLDERS of the above Company will be held at Offices of the General Agents, Pedder's Street, on WEDNESDAY, the 27th March, at 1130 A, for the purpose of cats for the year ending 31st December, the Report and Statement of
Accounts 1917.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 14th to 7th March, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,
General Agents.t
01747
Hongkong, 6th March, 1918:
HONGKONG IOE COMPANY, LTD. THE TRIETY-SEVENTH ORDINARY
ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the General Managers at Noon on WEDNES DAY,
the 7th. March, to receive December, 1017, and the Report of the Statement of the Company's Accounts to alat General Managers
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED) from the 13th to 27th March, both aya inclusive
JARDINE MATHESON & Co., LAD,
General Managera.. Hongkong, 7th March 1918.
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NATIONAL LOAN OF THE THIRD YEAR OF THE REPUBLIO (1814),
UBSCRIBERS to the above LOAN are bereby reminded that interest coupons become invalid for payment on the expiry of three years from the date on which the half yearly period covered by them ends. This Coupon No. 2 covering interest on the above Loan for the period 1st January to 30th June, 1915 will cease to be valid for payment after 30th June, 1918, Bondholders who have not yet presented this coupon for payment should do so before 1st July, 1918,
F. A. AGLEN Inspector General of Customa,
[1803
LONDON BUYING AGENTS
Wo offer you our services as buying sganta for British or Continental goods, Established in 1844, but thoroughly up-to- date, car success is attained by making Der eastomers interests our first alms, Five expert bayers, with capable staffa, manage different departments, buying, with greatest care every class of a goods giring cur enstomers all the advantaged of wide experience, and ensuring their requirements being rightly supplied at lowest prios and best discounts.
KEYMER, SON & CO.. Whitefriars, London.". Telegrams, Koymer, London,”
ON HALE.
A TALE OF THE
Est. 1,844
WATES OF EXCHANGE AT BOMBAY For Demand Drafts on London on the day of or preceding the departure of the English Mails; also Table of the Yearly Approximate Average for 38 years
PRIOR
On Sale at the Daux Pams Office or Local Booker:Hara,
acepted March (Saturdays and Sundays WINNING
TICKETS (Cash Sweeps, Places and Win ners) will as be paid at the same place and between the same hours aa utated above on -production of their ticketi.
LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,
Accountants to the HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
TOLLERS OF NE
NOTICE.
INTIMATION
WATSON'S
1918.
and on team-cars, whereas it is not so GOVERNMENT SERVANT very long ago that they travelled in CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLE-
variably in a covered chair. There does
not seem any probability, however, that any form of tramway will drive the ricshn off the street. When the days of peace come round again, some ingenious persba may invent a vehicle which will be a compromise between the taxi-cab and the ricsba, but, amongst the Chinese especially, the popularity of the vehicle
NAZALINE. will depend upon the fares charged, and
AN IDEAL
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ANTISEPTIC AND
MENT
G-6. H. ACCOUNTANT PLEADS FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES.
MONEY-LENDERS DROVE ME INSANE BY PERSECUTION.". At the Hongkong Magistracy, yester day, Albert J. Edwards, accountant of the Government Civil Hospital, was charged,
man-power is very cheap in China. The and, before Mr. J. R. Wood with
embezzling the sum of $500. price of petrol and electricity may some
Mr. Lee Longinotto, the Assistant day he so reduced that even the Chinese coolis will be unable to compete against
Crown Solicitor, conducted the prosecu tion. it for traction purposes, but for many. years to come such modern methods of traction are likely to be used only by the wealthy,
When the case was called, defendant said: Sir, may I make a request?
Mr. Wood: I think you had better hear the evidence first,"
PROPHYLACTIO OINTMENT. there has been a great increase in the During the last three or four Venta
Dr. Johnson, Buperintendent of the number of public and private motor-care that the defendant had been the account- Government Civil. Hospital, depeacd in the Colony, and when the road roundant and store-keeper at that institution
desiring to leave the Colony should Specially useful for the prevention the island is completed there will un
to 1 F.L
NY EUROPIAN, Non-Asiaticor Indian
person at the CENTRAL POLICE apply in BRATION between the hours of 9 and 2 PM to 4 PM daily.
Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers.
All persons with certain exceptions who
remain in the Colony for more than 7 days CEREBRO are required to Register themselves under
the REGISTRATION OF PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916.***
Forms of Registration giving the parti culars required may be obtamed at the GP0, and at, all Police-Stations.
The Penalty for non-complianca is a fine not exceeding 850.
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Ekroot, oppuerto, she Grand Movel, recont ly reconstrastad, S
to
For rent and other particulars apply
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The MANAGER, HONGKONG® los Co., L., Connaught Road Contral. 000
TO LET.
TLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon.
FOUR-BOOMED HOUSEB in How-
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Oo., La., Alexandra Buildings.
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FFIOZE in York Buildings HOUBES on Shameen, Canton. Apply tom
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USCULUM, Barker Road, 156, Peak.
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and other infectious diseases,
since May, 1917, Dac of his duties was
it to the defendant.
doubtedly be a still greater demand for this form of locomotion. It is not im to receive money from persons paying it probable that there will be a gradual Treasury-On February 7th witness in; and to remit it to the Government development of the southern side of the received from the Government a cheque SPINAL FEVER island, which is reputed to be the cooler the Chinese staff of the Hospital on for 8500 with which to pay advances to side in summer. The great problem, how.account of the Chinese New Year. over, is not so much to provide housing Witness endorsed the cheque and handed At the end of accommodation for those who can afford February, witness received the usual.. motor-cars ns to relieve the congestion cheque for a full month's salary for the department. This cheque, too, witness of Victoria, Kowloon has, of course, endorsed and handed to defendant, whose done a great deal in that respect, and, duty it was to eash the cheque and pay whatever happens on the island, Kowloon the money to the staff. Witness did not seems assured of a prosperous future.ing the deduction of the $500, which had give defendant any instructions regard It will probably be the centre of gravity been previously advanced to the staff. Ho of the industrial life of the Colony, which will increase greatly in the next few rears. On this side something resembing the suburb of an English town is needed, and it will probably spring up when some form of public service, east or west, is inaugurated. Suggestions have beer made from time to time for a system of motor-omnibuses.
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HONGKONG, BED MARCH, 1918,
from the salary, or whether it was to be did not say whether was to be deducted recovered from the staff after their salarica had been paid, It was defend- and to remit it to the Treasury On ant's duty; however, to recover the $500 March 4th defendant came to witness and Permission was granted, and next day. asked to be allowed half 'a' day's leave." witness received a medical certificate from allowed a day's sick leave. On March 6th, Dr. Woodman stating defendant was The advocates of when witness went to the Hospital, he. railless electric traction in Shanghai made enquiries to find out the reason, and found the defendant was absent. Witness assert, however, that the cost of opera- found in the defendant's office pay- tion of such vehicles is so high and the sheets which purported to hear the signa depreciation so rapid that they could not had been made and also for the receipt tures of all persons to whom advances possibly pay with the low fares which of the full month's salary. Immediately
sh
represent that maximum which the native after luncheon, seting that the defendant population will my. As Hongkong is absence to the Colonial Secretary, the bad not. returned, witness reported his more hilly than Shanghai the wear and ID, and the Audit Department. AMA fear would naturally be greater in this sorch was made but defendant could Colony than in the Settlement. The rail.reocived
not be found. That same night witness÷
telephone message from less system of traction was introduced by Inspector Davitt at Kowloon City stating
that a Chinese had informed him that. the Tramway Company in Shanghai in Mr. Edwards, was in his house. Witness July, 1818, on 2 conereted road. The told him to bring Mr. Edwards across to Chairman of the Council, at a meeting Station.
Inspector Grant at the Central Polica Witness also telephoned to of ratepayers held in 1916, stated that Inspector Grant and asked him to send it is safe and free from noise, and I for Dr. McKenny to be present on Mr. think it is popular." If the extensions, whether defendant had become suddenly Edwards arrival, as he did not know which are rather more than nine miles ill or insane. When witness, went to the in length, now asked for are granted, wo Hospital on Thursday, the 7th instant, shall have a practical demonstration in quarters in bed. When witness entered he found defendant lying in his own MECHANICAL TRACTION AND the Far East of the working of this the room defendant said: "I am sorry
THE RIOSHA.
system. There seems every reason to beWitness asked him if the accounts were. for having given you all this trouble * EFFORTS are being made in Shanghai to lieve that it will succeed, if given a fair all correct, and he replied that he had extend the system of railless electric trin, in which case it is certain to be been involved in financial dificulties and traction, which bea beo given a trial in adopted in other parts of geographical
had used acme Government money.. DUNCAN CLARK.
Mr. Wood: Did he specify the amount The Foreign Settlement. Those interested China. It is, perhaps, too much to Witness: No.. I asked him why he Care of LANK, CRAWFORD & Co. in the scheme have prepared an interest-expect a cheap service round the island, his mind for some time. He knew he went away. He said ho hud'gono out of ing pamphlet on the subject, which was but there is something very attractive in had done something wrong and had got circulated as an inact to a recent issus the iden of an extension of the present more and more involved. On the morn of the Municipal Gazette. The traffic tramway service, especially if there is no to go to speak to a priest, and that priest ing of the 6th instant he left the office problemas of Shanghai aro not unlike need for rails to be laid down on the advised him to go and see witness and to those of Hongkong, and it is of interest, roads outside the city boundaries.
give an account of his wrong-doing. De- therefore, to examine the arguments offer
fendant and not done so, because he was · afraid. Fbe told witness that he wished ed on behalf of this new system of
he had done so. The next thing defend ant knew was that he found himself in traction. The first plea is almost na
Kowloon. He did not know how he got thers. He walked and walked the whole attack upon the ricsha, and makes us wonder if, in the next few years, the
day, and when he got tired he entered a one man-power vehicle will disappear
Chinese house in Kowloon City. Con tinuing, witness said that after the inter- from the roads of the Colony just as the
view in the afternoon, the office safe was hansom cab rapidly left the streets of Mr. F. H. Hinds, who formerly held sum of $389,73 in the safe, of which opened by Dr. McKenny. There, was a London. The convenience of riches is the billiard championship of Hongkong, 3206.98 was in cheques. This sum had no auch that no one would wish to see them is, according to latest advices, doing well connection with the 8500 with which de removed unkes some vehicle more suit-in, the English Amateur Championship. view at the Hospital, at which Dr. Mc- fendant was At later inter able were substituted. It is not without He accounted for Mr. J. G. Taylor in the that he had used the Government money. Kenny was present defendant again said interest, however, to record the opinion first heat and recently defeated Mr. He was very penitent and asked for an E. G. Christey in the seventh heat, held by some, if not by all, the medical recording his thousand up with average opportunity of retrieving his position men of the Colony that ricaha coolies are breaks of 10. Mr. Hinds, who lives at and his character. Witness told him that the chief / carriers” of the present Eastbourne, plays at Home under the he was afraid he could not do anything
name of E. 8. Bourne."
for him he had no alternative but to epidemic of cerebrospinal fever. The concort arranged by Prof. E. plied. As I have-made my own bed have him charged. Defendant then re- advocates of railless traction in Shanghai Darienberg for the benefit of the orphans I must lie in it. I have spoiled my fifteen point out that rieshas to carry the same of the Portuguese victims who perished years of good service. I owed money to in the Rascourse Disaster will take en Indian may lender. I have paid place on Monday, at 5.15 p.m., in the St. this man fourteen times over, but he has Andrew's Hall, City Hall, H.E the nearly driven me out of my senses by Mrs. Stevens, Mr.
Mrs. Balean, big persecution." He admitted be had berg and his pupils will take part. Prof. defendant had been very forgetful lately Papini, Mr. Pamics and Prof Danen- and had been often reprimanded. berg will play a trio by Beethoven for Inspector Grant said defendant show- piano, violin, and 'collo,
ed overwhelming signs of distress when The Bishop to-morrow morning at St. Andrew's, said he received 980 from the defendant
of Victorin will preach arrested.
Mr. L. Yuk, chief clerk at the Hospital, and we believe the statement to be correcclock) at St. Paul's Church D early in February. At the end of the Kowloon, and in the evening (7 that since the introduction of electric Holy Week there will be a service from fendant, and repaid him 880 as a refund. month he received $153.60 from the de traction the rumber of rishas in the Monday to Thursday, in St. Paul's to the Government. He did not Colony has increased, but that is merely are the speakers and subjecte Mining, any receipt for the money receive College Chapel, at 6 p.m. following another proof of the growth of trafic in March 9th Rev. Copley Movie, subiect,
Another Chinese witness said be receiv Hongkong. Especially noticeable has the Mother of our Lord": Tuesday, od 26 advance early in February, and 810 98th. Rev. A. D. Stewart, St. Peter! more at the end of the month. He re- been the fact that each year more and Wednesday 27th. Rev. B. C. Tavlor, paid the $6. more Chinese ladies travel both in rieshusw. E. Hipwell," Mary of Bethany
Pontius Pilate Thursday, 28th, Rev
Mr. J. R. Wood remanded, the care till Tuesday next at 0. a.m.
LIVER
BOLOGNA, HEAD CHERER. BLACK PUDDING. WHITE
(IFSH
NOW READY.
THE
DIRECTORY number of people that can be accommo
AND
dated in a trama-car would occupy about
Sixteen casos of cerebrospinal fever were reported in the "Colony during the twenty-four hours of Thursday, all the sufferers being Chinese. The deaths numbered twelve..
The
mixteen times the space takon up, by the Governor will be uriel, Prof. Danen-bren vory foolish. Witness added that:
latter vehicle. On the other hand, there
CHRONICLE, the advantage that the ricsha can pass
FOR
through narrow streets, and it is an CHINA, JAPAN, STRAITS SETTLEdvantage to be able to go by the shortest
robte to a destination. It has been said to 100 MENTA, INDO-CHINA, PHILIPPINES, ETC.
1918
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