NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.
These part-time TEACHER of
THE UNIVERSITY requires - the
Practical Chemistry for four afterzicens weekly,·· commemoing in September next. Applications to be addressed to---
Tar REGISTRAR Hongkong, 20th March, 1918.
FOR SALE.
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PIANO FOR SALE God condition. Hopkinson. Made for this climate. $100.
Apply
Tel. No. 140, or No. 9, MOUNTAIN VIEW,
The Penta
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MOMFORTABLY FURNISHED ROOMS with Good Bath-rooms and wide Verandahs to let with Board at Narcissus Bay, Wei-Hai-Woi, from the 1st of June.
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UNION WATERBOAT CO, LTD,
\NE CERTIFICATE NO. 170 for
Oly Shares Noa 27000 to
27020 inclusive in this Company, standing in the name of Mr. La Man Hino, has been LOST; and if at the expiration of One Month from the date hereof the above
THE HONGKONG DAILY
INTIMATIONS
HONGKONG TIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY LIMITED. ***
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
FORTY NINTH
ORDINARY
TMEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the undersigned at 11AM TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY), the 27th March.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 13th to the 27th
March, both days inclusive
INTIMATIONS
PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27c8, 1818.
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. DURCHASERS OF PARI-MUTUEL TICKETS on the fifth Reco, Secouk Day, for Gosh Sweeps, Places and Winders, also Cash Sweep ticket holders, of following Bacas can obtain a refund on production of JOCKEY CLUB on the Ground Floor of the their tickets at the Offices of the BONGKONG EONGKONG ULUB ANNEXE, CHATER ROAD between the hours of 3.30 Pat 6.80 P.M. On MONDAY, 4th March, 1918, 20th March Saturdays and Bur
Bundays
excepted) MATHESON & Co., Lro,
JARDINE,
General Managers, HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD. Hongkong, 9th March, 1918, [1785.
CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO., LTD
NOTICE
THE FORTIETH
ORDINARY
ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE- HOLDERS of the above Company will be held at Offices of the General Agents, Fedder's Street TO-DAY (WEDNES
at 11.30 AM, for the DAY), the 27th March
of receiving the Report and purpose of Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1917.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 14th to 27th March, both daya inchisive.
JARDINE, MATHESON 3 Co., LTD..
General Agents. Hongkong, 6th March, 1918. (1747
HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LTD.
THE THIRTY-SEVENTH "ORDINARY
Certificate be not for another
TH will be issued
Certificate for the said.
by the Company, and thereafter to other will be acknowledged.
UNION WATERBOAT CO, LTD.,
DODWELL & Co, Iro.. General Managers.
· Hongkong 28th March, 1918. [1623-
G.
R,
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OFFICE.
NOTICE.
BUTTER AND MARGARINE,
FHE attention of Owners. Agents, and Masters of Ships is directed to the fact that the exportation of Batter and Margarine, whether as SHIPS STORES or CARGO, is absolutely prohibited. except under permit from this Office. Permits will be granted for such quantities as Bro only considered necessary for bona fide use a Ships' Stores. All applications for permits most be mark d "For use on board the SS. :"
and must be ...... only signed by the Ship Owners, Agents or Muuten, who will be held responsible for any breach of the Conditions of such Permit
D. W. TRATMAN Superintendant, Imports and Exports.
Hongkong, 26th March, 1918.
G.
11824
GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC.
MENDERS for SPECIE and MEXICAN DOLLARS Orient in this Colony. for Telegraphic Transfer, on the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's TREAJURY, London, up to and for the said of 'ertown, he received by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DE- PARTMENT, antil 'clock
ke A.M.' 00 the 27th March, 1916 state the total amount (in Pounds Sterling. No Telegraphic Transfer will be made for kas than £100.
The tenders to be in duplicate, and in sealed covers, widressed to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPART MENT and endorsed TENDERS FOR GOVERNMENT BILLS. Etc."
The right to accept or reject any or all of the tenders is reserved.
Copies of Forms of Tender can application.
ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the General Managers at Noon... TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY, the 27th March, to receive a Statement of the Company's Accounts to 31st Ducember 1917, and the
the Report of the General Managers
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 13th to 17th March, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Lao,
General Managers. Hongkong, 7th March, 1918.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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▼HE Undersigned have received instrue.”
tions from the Liquidator, Hamburg AMERIKA LINE, to sell by Public Auction,
TOMORROW (THURSDAY),
the 28th March, 1918, at 11 AM A No. 3, Duddell Street.
A portion of the excellent and well made Office Furniture consisting of Double Desks with Drawers, Office Tables, Lagu Teak Bersan, & dc, ko,
One Steel Safe, by Arnheim, Berlin, 6 x 43 x 31,
Ono Steel Safe, by Milner & Co., London, 31 x 26 x 26.
One Underwood Typewriter, and a number of Telegraphic Code Books, dc, dc, &a.
INTIMATION
restored the positions. The heaviest fight CHINESE TELEGRAMS-
TUAN OHI JUI RE-APPOINTED PREMIER.
ing has been on the flanks of the battle- front, which extends roughly from Arrna to La Fore, the southern lank yielding the most ground. The withdrawal u nie
[TEROVAH REUTER'S AGENCY:} centra, We are told, has been very slow, and carried out in an orderly manner Premior. This constitutes a political
PARING, March 2atii. Tuan Chi-jui ha been re-appointed
WATSON'S under the necessity, in most cases, of hiumph for the Northern Provincial
HOLDERS OF UNPAID WINNING NAZALINE.
nors) will also be paid at the same place and TICKETS (Cash Sweeps,
eps, Places and Win- between the same hours as stated above on production of their tickets.
LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS, Accountants to the HONGKONG JOOKEY CLUB.
BANK HOLIDAYS.
AN IDEAL
11712
ANTISEPTIC AND
the CANOE RIS NO PROPHYLACTIC OINTMENT. N accordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1913, CLOSED for the transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on FRIDAY, SATURDAY and MONDAY, the 20th and 30th instant, and 1st prozito.
Hongkong, 25th March, 1918.
EASTER HOLIDAYS.
CANTON NEWS.
far Cover:BF OF THE "CHUNG 1901 BAT BO. H
CANTON, March 26th..
maintaining a good liar. It is true that Governors, following their military the enein, have recovered in a few days successes against the Southerners. a great part of the territory which it took us twelve months to wrest from their grip, but this spectacular success is poor return for the appalling price which they have been compelled to pay in YEUNG KONG CITY. human life. We are merely following the We learn from a reliable source that example of General HINDENDURO, who liave been recaptured by Commandey Ti Yeung Kong city, which was reported to retired volunturily" from the greater Lich-kwan, is still in the bands of Lung's part of this ground onely last year in troops..
to avoid the continuance of heavy The Tuchun on learning that the order to
CANTON-24MSHUT RAILWAY, lossed At that time, it will be remem-Provisional Government had sent a re- bered, lie
Germans referred with Presentative to take charge of the Canton. pride to their
Camsbui Railway Company, became elastic" system of rather excited, and at onde sent an officer defence Our troops are getting out of to discuss the mattor with the Provisional
Government artillery,
GENERAL UT'S MOVEMENTS..
[1815 Specially useful for the prevention the range of the heavy German
HONGKONG STUCK, EXCHANGE
of
as we know from experience will
torn ground. The advantage so far has lain with the enemy, because they were
The Tuchun has received a telegram
b. difficult to move forward over the shell-stating that General Luk, who was re- ported to be coming to Canton, started from Kwai Yuen yesterday and is expected at Wuchow.
ROJECTED ATTACK ON KONGMOON. Lung's naval leader, Choi Chun-wa, has It again reported that General succeeded in persuading certain pirate date. The Tuchun has ordered the leaders leaders to attack Kongmoon on a certain
*HE HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE THE
will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, CEREBRO SPINAL FEVER free to choose the point of attack and March 29th, to MONDAY, April 1st, both days inclusive.
By Order,
R. HANCOCK, Secretary, HONGKONG BOOK EXCHANGE, Hongkong, 28th March, 1918, [1818
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OFFICE.
EASTER HOLIDAYS.
HIS OFFICE will be entirely CLOSED on GOOD FRIDAY, the 28th March It will be open for all purposes on the following SATURDAY, SUNDAY and MONDAY, till 1 P.M.
TRATMAN, D. W.
Superintendent, Importa and Experts
Hongkorg, 23rd March, 1918.
NOTICE
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A desiring to leave the Colony should NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiatic or Indian apply in person at the CENTRAL FOLIE STATION between the hours of 9 am to 1 r.. and 2 PM to 4 PM. daily.** ***
Applicants will be required
to produce Passports or identification papera
All persons with certain exceptions who remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register themselves ander the REGISTRATION
PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916
or
PE
Formes of Begistration giving the parti
On View from WEDNESDAY, the 27thculars required may be obtained at the Instant.
Traits :-As Usus!
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong. 22nd March, 1918, [1807
CANTON - KOWLOON RAILWAY.
NOTICE
THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THE betw one LOOK and CANTON that the following revised FARES will come into force on April 1st next ::
·2
3ri
Hongkong
Currency. Chinese
Cutroney.
85.35
2.70
*4,30
1:20
1.35
1st Class Single ... 80.00 1st Return..... 800 and Single...
9.50 Prel Return 401 Single 1.19 bat on
Return
1.80 In addition to the above for the convenience Persons tendering for (Bills) am hereby notified that having regard to the provisions of the travelling Public & Special First-Class of the Acts 22 (feorge III., Cap. 46 and 41 and Chinese Currency $11.80 available one Return Ticket at Hongkong Currency 311.00 George III, Cap, 59, the acceptance of any such Tender is subject to the express cond-way by Railway and the other by the tion
that
Member of the British House of Hongkong, Canton and по
Steainboat ComBions
shall be admitted to any share or Company Steamers will also be issued. part in or to any benefit to arise from the By Order, Contract thereby made for the allotment of wach (Billy)
The provisions in question do not apply to Contracts entered inte by any incorporated Company in its corporated capacity and made for the general benefit of the Company
THURSBY PELHAM, LA Colona), Tremaury Chest Ufficer, A.P.D. / His Majesty's Treasury" (fice,
Hongkong, 97th March 2018.
WANTED.
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By Order,
Масло
H. P. WINSLOW, Manager Kowloon-Canton Railway, British Section,g
WEN TEH CHANG,
Managing Director Cantan-Kowloon Railway
Chinese Section.
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FOR PAK, Hongkong. ENGLISH
G.PO, and at all Police Stations
The Penalty for non-compliance is a fine not exceeding $50.
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HOUSES
LET
LET
FROM 1st May next.
AIMAI VILLAS, corner NRKimberley and Aster of Rooms and stagens one Six-Boomed House, with separate Bath
Apply to
PATELLI COME Be Buildings, Top Floor
11885
TO LET
EDIATE try. Four very desir dble SHOPS, situated in Ice Hots Stress, opposite the Grand Hotel, recent ly reconstructed,
For rent and other particulars apply
Kowloon, 25th March, 1918,
WANTED,
NURSE for little girl of 3 years Reply with references to-
Boy 22 Care of "Daily Press" Office
[1802 0
TENOGRAPHER, Male or Female. Beata and infant.
experience, salary required And references. Apply
Boro. 100 Care of "DA Press" Office."
1817.
NOTICE TO ART LOVERS.
BEING
EING on tour through the South, but not having found here any suitable place for exhibiting my PICTURES, 1 respectfully beg the attention of all interested in Art to become acquainted with may work Bame may be seen at the CARLTON HOTEL, or the 28th and 27th March, from 10 AM till 19 Noor and from 3 to
€30 PM
DAIRY FARM NEWS. SAUSAGES!
SAUSAGES!
A Veristy
to suit all tasten OXFORD BAUSAGES. CAMBRIDGE PORK BLEF
LIVER
BOLOGNA, HRAD CHEESE, BLACK PUDDING. WHITE
IVAN KOLYYKÖFF.
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TER MANAGER, HONGKONG I Co., LTD.,
, Connaught Road Central
TO LEZ.
Alexandrs Buliding
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and other infeo' ous diseases.
COLD IN THE HEAD,
NASAL CATARRE.
Ero
concentrate their men and guns for the purpose, while the Allies had to be pre- pared to meet the challenge wherever it might come and could not afford to within Kongmoon to prepare to nieet such draw their reserves from other parts of
attacks. the ling until they were satisfied that the Commander Shum Hung-ving reports
ATTACK ON LUI CHOW CITY
that the attack on Lui Chow city started. THE PEOPLES ARMY yesterday and is in progkink
Dr. Sun Yat-son has ordered all the peoples armies which were recruited be issued to be despatched to Canton to igre, the Tuelun's prohibition order waz. form his bodyguard We learn that the these amics in the Shun Tak district and local authorities have detained one of sent the Tuchun's prohibition order to Sun asking him to have the force disbanded at once.
Gives quick relief in all cases first onrush was not intended merely to mask some other design. There is 10 longer any doubt that the Germans are making their supreme effort nos already hey have thrown a hundred divisions representing a million and a half nien, or half the total force at their disposal on the Western Front-into the struggle and are still adding others. As n risult our troops have been greatly out numbered and probably outgunned, and only the most superb gallantry enabled them to withstand the terrific onslaught Fighting with a doggedness that refuses to acknowledge defeat, they have defied the desperate efforts of the enemy to drive a wedge through their ranks and have struck back with such force thitt tio enemy a losses have been far more vere than ernment Civil Hospital, was charged,
PREPARED ONLY BY
S. WATSON
CO., LTD.,
HONGKONG.
TEL 16.
MARRIAGES.
&
f12
CRADDOCK TALBOT At St. Marylebone Church, on January 21st, Lieut. sbire Regt, only son of Mr. and Mrs.
HOSPITAL ACCOUNTANT CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLE- MENT.
ACCUSED DISCHARGED ON GOV ERNMENT INSTRUCTIONS. OWING TO CONSIDERATIONS OF
ON BEAUTHO
Magistracy yester
More Mr J. R. Wood, Albert J.
Tately Bccountant
of the Gov-
their own. The 30,000 prisoners which round with the embezzlement of 9500 the enemy claim to have captured must
to the Government
bestyring
not be taken to bear the usual proportion Crown Belitonginotto, the Assistent to casualties, for in a retirement many have been advised that if this man is who prosectized said: I am instructed by Government the& they field and their number alone, according th which requires medical rather wounded men are incrit bly left on the sentenced it will be prejudicial to his
health,
VAUGHAN D. K. CRADDOCK, late Vork to. Colonel REPINGTON, Would supposedly havent This case
Le far greater than this. Certainly there
wish the ease withdrawn.
been preying
A. K. CRADDOCK, Shanghai, to ETHEL VIVIEN, youngest daughter of the late is not a shadow of foundation for the Mr. W. H. TALBOT, of Yokohama.⠀⠀⠀ German boost that “a considerable por SYMONS-SIMPSON.--At Paris, on January tion of the British Army has been
19th, COLONEL B. O. SIMONS; defeated. The British forces are un-charged. D.S.O., to Sylvis Rose, second
pro
daughter of the late CHARLES LENOX beaten and their spirit is unshaken. The SIMPSON, Commissioner in the Chi- struggle has only beguu, and, as it nese Imperial Maritime Customs at Tientsin.
reeds, the task of the enemy will become WILLIAMBON-LESLIE. At the British Con more formidable. Stronger positions than. sulate, Shanghai, on March 20th, and those relinquished await the British, and afterwards at the Cathedral, by the Very Rev. Dean Walker, STUART for their defence increased means will WILLIAMSON, of Hongkong, to CLARICE Leslie, of Kensington, Sydney, Aus
be available. tralia,
HONGKONG OFFICE: 101, Una Youx Road, C. LONDEN OTTO: 131, Fir fram, E.
The Baily
Daily Press.
HONGKONG, 27TH MARCH, 1918,
THE GREAT STRUGGLE.
the
Missionary Association show that the The accounts of the Hongkong Church receipts during the year ended January 31st were $2,436.79 as compared with $2,020.28 in 1916, and that there is a balance in hand of 88.19.
Mesara Butterfield & Swire, of Shang-
Worship's pennission
March th he has been in bad health,
Mr. Wood: I understand that since Mr. Longinotto, Len Mr. Wood
Wood, Mr. Edwards, you um die Mr. Edwards was led out of the dock,
weeping
ARMED ROBBERY ON A FISHING JUNK.
per,
MAN AND WOMAN ATTACKED WITH CHOPPERS
The injured man and his wife been admitted to the Government Civil Hospital for treatment
The master of fishing boat No. 2304 has reported to the Police that at 1:30a.m anchored off. Na Lin Ho, a boat con- wife, his two daughters and himself, was yesterday, while his craft containing his
He challenged the occupanta, but they did tainit five armed men came alongside. not reply: Three men-one armed with
revolver and two with hoarded his
choppers-then bott, and out Save life the robber
he shouted armed During the forty-eight hours of his head, inflicting two serious wounds. chopper hacked him twice on the side of with a
Sunday and Monday thirty-five
His wife, attracted by the cases, of
Bounds of cerebro-spinal fever were reported, ali struggling, came on deck FLAT in Nathan Hoad, Howloom.
"Bave life,"
and commenced. shouting A
of them Chinese. The death, umbered other
whereupon ̈ ̈an- attacked her with a chope robbe THE latest news from the Western Front nineteen. There were also two fatal cases 70s and body.
inflicting severe wounds on FOUR BOOMED HOUSES ↳ Komrenssuring. Though the British line of enteric fever (one of them British) and
head, doon.
has been bent as anticipated, by the une fatal ease of small-por...
robbers then ransacked the boat and Apply to-
Any a black box. containing a tremendous flows which the enemy has HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE rained, upon it regardless of cost, it
mones and clothing to the value f $39.80. stands intact. The earlier messages gave hai, have received a telegram from Fort rise to the fear that the enemy had Said announcing that the CNS. Fochów, succeeded in breaking through
formerly on the China coast, which has been plying from Port Said into the defensive system west of St. Quentin, and Mediterranean, had been sunk, and the this fear was strengthened by the report.
captain, chief officer and 2nd engineer that the suburbs of Paris were being
drowned. subjected to a systematic bombardment. As far as was known, no gun was capable OF throwing & sheat more than thirty miles, and the nearest point in the chemy line to the capital of France was under stand to be double that distance. appears now that the gun which is being used for this purpose is eighty miles away, so it is evident that the Germans have discovered some new device or
Mr. Parker, answering Sir A, W. Yeo E. L. Shenton, who said he had been canlesive. That our anxieties were not in the House of Compass, stated that ustructed by Mr. Mattingler to appear without foundation is shown by the adresentations had been received from in his place
traders, paking the Ministry of Food to
d'Almada said mission that during Saturday afternoon arrange for the importation of Chinatructions to appeur.
he had received AMERICAN of modest aspirations the situation in the region of Ham looked which tes would be bought in China by mind who appeared, as he had already Shenton remarked that he did not ugly.” The enemy outflanked our line behalf of the Ministry of Food for in- Mr. Johnson said defendant's case must
tea be on received his fee and burried up cavalry to extend the portation to the United Kingdom in indeed be a bad one if two solicitors had enveloping movement, but vigorous was available it was intended to purchase Mr. Dyer Ball remanded the case fill
neutral tonnage. If sufficient tonnage to be engaged to defend her. counter-attack drove them huck and 2,000,000 lb in the present year.
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WANTED.
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to Sub-Let One or Two ROOMS for OFFICE in central location for a few monta Se
For 234, Care of Daily Prem" Olion.
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It
THE PEARLS CASE TWO RICHMONDS IN THE FIELII, At the Hongkong Magistracy, Yester day, before. Mr. Dyer Ball, a Chine woman was charged with the larceny of 1055 or, alternatively, with obtaining the
connection
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice knowledges with thank's the following with this case that a week ago two women Memorial and Affliated Hospitals acy by false pretences
will be remembered donations to the funds of the hospitals: were victimized. by a man and woman, Hongkong Electric Co Ltd 250 who obtained money from thousa Butterfield & Swife; $100; Hongkong and promise to give them, in return, thirteen Shanghai Banking Corporation, $100 large pearls. Jardine Matheson & Co., $100,
Mr. Bulmer Johnson prosecuted. ME EX d'Almada
and appeared for the defence
Mr. d'Almada pressed for a small bail, and in this he was supported by Mr. W
CHINA TEA PURCHASES.
Thursday, fixing bail at $1,300.