NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION..
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 1ST, 1918.
FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF
HONGKONG,
EASTER HOLIDAY,
HOUSES TO LET
TO LET.
FROM 1st May next.
THE MATTER OF THE CHINA NOTICE. IS HEREBY GIVEN that alone Six-Boomed House, with separate Bath
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY LINITED
and IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES
ORDINANCES 1911 and 1913, TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a
Netition was on the 21st day of March, 1018, presented to the Supreme Court of Hongkong by the above-named Company to
FIRE INSURANCE OFFICES will be CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS TO-DAY (MONDAY), the 1st April, 1916.
By Order,
AE. LOWE,
Secretary.
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OF HONGKONG.
1, ATMAI VILLAS, corner of Kimberley and Austin Road, Kowloon, Rooms and Kitchens
Apply to
PATELL & CO. King's Buildings, Top Floor,
11005
TO LET.
COMFORTABLY FURNISHED ROOMS
Good Bath-rooms and wide
Bay, Wei-Hai-Wei, from the 1st of June.
Apply--
condem an alteration of the said Company'e MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION Verandahs to let with Board at Narcissus objects proposed to be effected by a Special Resolution of the Company unanimously. passed at an Extraordinary General Meeting of the said Company held on the 14th day of February, 191, and subsequently naani toonaly confirmedatan Extraordinary General Meeting of the ssid Company hold on 14th day of Marab, 1918, and which Resolution
rane as follows-
"That the provisions of the Company's
with Memorandum of, Association respect to its objects be altered so as to read as shown in the print signed for "the purpose of identification by the
Chairman of this Meeting"
AND NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the said Petition is directed to be heard before His Honour Sie WILLIAM REES DAVIES, Knight, Chief Justice, on 26th day of April, 1915, at 10 o'clock in the forensen and any person interested in the said Company whether as Creditor, Policy Holder, or otherwise desirous to oppose the making of an Order for the confirmation of the said alteration under the above Ordin ancas should appear at the time of hearing by himself or his Counsel for the purpose, and a copy of the said Petition will be farnished to any such person requiring the same by the undersigned, the Company's Solicitors, on payment of the regulated charge for the same.
Dated this 2nd of March, 1919,
UEACON, LOOKER, DEACON &
HARSTON,
1, Des Voeux Road Central,
Hongkong, Solicitors for the Company.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEED
FROM BHANGHAI, BOBE AND MOSI.
EE Steamship
THE
BANTAIA"
having arrived from the above Ports, Congnees of Cargo by her are notified that their Goods will be delivered from alongads.
Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed nt Consignee rich and expense, into the hazardous and/or extra hatarions Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited.
No Fire Lastimade has been effected, Bills of Lading'will be countersigned by * DAVID SASSOON & Co. LTD.,
Agrote Hongkong, 29th Marsi, 1918
NOTICE
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UNION WATERBOAT CO., LTD.
ANE CERTIFICATE NO. 076 for Twenty-one Shares Nos. 27000 to 27030 inclusive in this Company, standing in the name of Me. Li MAN HINO, has been LOST; and if at the expiration of One Month from the date hereof the above Certificate b nos forthcoming, another Certificate for the said Snares will be issued by the Company, and thereafter no o ber will be acknowledged.
UNION WATERBOAT CO., LTD
DOBNELL & Co. LTD., General Managora.
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NOTICE.
WE COMMODORE and OFFICERS of
TH.M. Navy and Dockyard mach regret that owing to the continued epidemio of Cerebrospinal fever, the At Home on Board HMS. TAMAN" on SATURDAY,, 6th April, must be cancelled.
WANTED.
11888
Eto look after 3 Children of 7 and UROPEAN LADY, Resident or daily,
MES. GALE 100, Peak.
8 Years.
Apply
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UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG!
THE UNIVERSITY requires the
THE
services of a part-time TEACHER of Practical Chemistry for four afternoons weekly, commencing in Boptember next, Applications to be addressed to
THE REGISTRAR Hongkong, 26th March, 1918. [1820
DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL,
'ANTED, an ASSISTANT ENGLISH
Apply to
W TEACHER
THE HEADMASTER
WANTED.
(1928
TENOGRAPHER, Male or Female, State experience, salary required and ferences. Apply --
Box No. 100 Cars of "Daily From" Office
1817
FOR BALTA TBED POSTAVE STAMPS (all different) 2000 Stampa ℗ 8:00 ! 2500 Stamps § 50.00 $1500 Hom
16.00 2000 22.00 40000
800
25 000.
100,00 175.00
EASTER HOLIDAY.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all AND MARINE INSURANCE OFFICES will be CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS TO-DAY (MONDAY), the 1st April, 1018.
By Order,
A. R. LOWE,
Senretary
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EASTER HOLIDAYS."
HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE CHANGE THE HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE T
will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, March 29th, to MONDAY, April Ist, both days inclusive.
By Order,
R. HANCOCK, Secretary, Hongkong STOCK EXCHANGE, Hongkong, 25th March, 1918. 1.916
CANTON KOWLOON
RAILWAY.
NOTICE.
THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED
between osokoxɑ, KOWLOON and CANTON will cause into force on April let next :
Hongkong Currency.
1st Class Single ... $5.00 Ist
Chinese Currency.
25.36
Return
8:00
8.55
2nd
2nd
Returd
Single 2.50***
270
400
4.30
3rd
Single
1.10
120
3rd
Beturn.
1.80
1.05
In addition to the above for the convenience of the travelling Pablic a Special First-Class Beturn Ticket at Hongkeng Currency $11.00 and Chinese Currency $11.80 available one way by Railway and the other by the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company Steamers will also be issued.
By Order,
By Order,
H. P. WINSLOW, Manager,
Kowloon-Canton Railway,
British Seation.
WEN TEH CHANG, A Managing Director, Canton-Kowloon Railway, Chinone Seation.
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Kowloon, 25th March, 1918...
MARATHON RACE.
to
SERVIORS
O'UNIVERSITIES COLLEGES
SCHOOLS and the PUBLICGENERALLY STATUE SQUARE (Law Courts) to SHAURIWAN and BACK. Distance, about 10 miles. SATURDAY, APRIL 13th, 1918, Starting at 3 P.M.
Prizes according to number of Entries. Conditions:-Go as you please. No
stopping.
Minimum clothing, singlet and anhorts.
zame and rank (if any) to ...
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Rue de France,
Tientsin.
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118924
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FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon,
FOUR-ROOMED HOUSE! La“ Kow-
INTIMATION
WATSON'S Allied armice, we may fool confident,
OLD BROWN
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KUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
Oo LSD.. Alexandra Baildings
25 YEARS IN WOOD.
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TO LET
FFICER in York Buildings HOUSES on Bhamsen, Canton. Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT AND AGENCY Co., LTD.
FOE SALE
USCULUM, Barker Road, 155, Feak.
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DUNCAN CLARK, Care of LANE, CRAWFORD & Ca.
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G ROOMS.
A
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FOR SALE.
ALESEND, 109, The PEAK,
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WANTED.
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MERICAN, of modest aspirations,
wishes to Sub-Let One
ROOMS, for OFFICE in central location for a few months.
Box $34.
Care of "Daily Prem & Ofoo.
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THE BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM SEATTLE AND VANCOUVER.
Stenship.
"TEERTA"
A.
WATSON
CO., LTD.,
WINE AND SPIRIT
MERCHANTS.
TEL: 616.
The
battle would then assume a new aspect. Mr. A. H. Swan, of Shanghai (Secre Under the direction of General Focn, tury for China for the Far Eastern who played such an important prt with Athletic Games), will present the mednis his new army at the Battle of the Inrne, won at Tokyo last year by the Hongkong and later was the chief director of the athletes at the Chase Y.3.0.A. at the defence of Ypres and the Yser, the close of an exhibition game of Volley Ball between two picked teams at 4 p.m. Lo will strike at the right time and dny, on the Association grounds, Bridges place. It is believed that the Germans-
Street The public is invited to attend cannot long bear the present rate of It is notified in the Gazette that the ancrifice which they are called upon to Board of Arbitrators appointed to deter- niaka for their territorial gains. The mine the amount of compensation to ba sight of the ground carpeted with corpses paid in re
respect of the resumption of Lot is said to be affecting the enemy's now No. 2309 in Survey District IV is con troops. Before the offensive the enemy stituted as follows:-His Honour the End 100 divisions in the line on the Chief Justice (Chairman), Mr. C. H. Gale Franco-British front and 70 in reserve, (appointed by HE the Governor) and. and it is calculated that they have Mr. Tsang Kam-Lem (nominated by the already thrown into the battle more than owner). A meeting of the Board will be the whole of the reserves which they had held at the Courts of Justice, on Satur
day next at 10 am. in France and also denuded certain sectors of the best troops. It is obvious from the glowing tributes which the Ger- Memorial and Affiliated mau Press is paying to the valour of the acknowledges with thanks the following British army and the warnings which donations to the funds of the hospitala :- it is giving to the people of Germany not Dairy Farm Co, Ltd, $100, Sir Paul to expect swift successes that the enemy
Chater, CMG, $50; Canadian Pacifio have encountered a more stubborn resist Ocean Services Co., Ltd., $50; Gibb, ance than they anticipated and are bleak Livingston & Co., $50; Standard Oil Co. ing the news gently. If they continue of New York, $50; A. S. Watson & Co., their present methods they will find them. Ltd, $50 Mr. A. F. Arculli, $25; Benja selves at the critical moment with very min & Potts, $25; British American diminished reserves in the presence of Tobacco Co., $25; Cawasjco Palanjes & absolutely intact French armies. It is Mr. N. J. Stabb, $25; Sir Ellis Kadooric, Co., $25; Lane, Crawford & Co, $25; not without significance that the Berlin; and Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C.. newspapers are foreshadowing the early participation of Bulgarian troops in the struggle ou the Western Front. This indicates that Germany is feeling the strain, and does not contemplate any immediate operations on
an extive senle in Macedonia. If the present opposition to the intervention of
& the Austro-Germans in Russia should develop, and M. Trozsky's invitation to the French to reorganise the Russian triny encourages the belief that it will Germany may soon have cause to regret the prodigality with which she has pour. ed out the blood of her soldiers in France during the past week.
BIRTH. LANGA 9The Peak, on the 29th March, the wife of A. D. LANG, of a Bon.
[1889 HONGKONG Orixen? 101, Das Vaux Road, C. Losnog Orsion 181, Fire Sex, B.C.
The Baily Press.
HONGKONG, 1ST APRIL, 1918,
THE LINE HOLDS,"
To-bay the Germans are due in Paris, according to the programme of General VON HINDENBURG, but, though they have ndvanced their line something like thirty miles during the past nine days, they are still fifty miles away from their objective The drive along the valley of the Oise
His Excellency Mons. Boppé, French Minister to Peking, Madame Boppé and children
are staying at Government House.
Lient. Colonel L. L. Hepper, who com manded the Hazara, Mountain Battery at Kowloon a few years ago, has been awarded the D.8.0.
Mr. Reginald Fleming Johnston, at present administering
the Government of Weibaiwei, has been appointed a Com mander of the Most Excellent Order the British Empiro.
Lieut. Col. H. W. Iles, R.G.A, who is well-known in Hongkong, where he com manded the Royal Artillery for some time after the outbreak of war has been awarded the D.8.0.
Lieut.-Col. and Brevet Colonel (Tempy Brig. General) A A. McHardy, C.M.G., D.SO. R.A., who was a Staff Officer in the Command when war broke out, has been made a Companion of the Bath.
Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Hospitals
CANTON NEWS.
(BY COURTESY OF THE CHUNG NGOI
SAN PO
CANTON, March 31st.
REWARD, OFFERED FOR THE CAPTURE KO CHOW,
Commander Li Lich-kwon, has offered
810,000 to his troops for the capture of Ko Chow city.
PROJECTED ATTACK ON YAN. PING.
It is reported that General Lung Chai- wong has sent a large body of advance recruited from adjacent places, to attack guards and over 1,000 bandits, newly Yan Ping Agas VENEN GENERAL LUK'S MOVEMENT.
It is said that General Luk has wired to various leaders requesting them to send a representative to his headquarters for military meetings. HUNAN AFFAIRB
We are informed that Chief Comman- der Tan Hoting has retreated from Changsha. Tam has wired to the Yun- aun Tnebun, Tong Eai-yew, requesting him to send reinforcements. It is said that a great deal of ammunition has been sent to Hunan from Canton for the pur pose of reattacking Ao Chow and Chang- sha cities.
THE PEACE OVERTURES.
General Luk Wing-ting and other Bouthern leaders have been asked if they are willing to negotiate peace with th Peking Government, Luk has according ly invited the other leaders to give their opinions.
PROTECTION OF THE CHINA BANK
Dr. Sun Yat-sen has proposed to take charge of the China Bank The Tuchun has accordingly sent a body of his guards to prevent it from being seized. A gun-- front of the Bank. boat has also been ordered to anchor in
A PROPOSED LOAN.
It is said that the Local Authorities are proposing to obtain a loan of $600,000, from a certain foreign firm offering the Telephone Company as security.
[FROM THE CANTON INTELLIGENCE BUREAU.]
Entrance fee Una Dollar, to be sent with ving arrived from the above ports, Con. has been arrested, and this route to the We regret to learn that 2nd-Lieut: Canton officials that they have been in signers of Cargo by her are hereby informed that capital is now barred by French reserves. D. Lammert, of the Gloucester Regiment, all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Checked in their onrush, the enemy second son of Capt. G. P. Lammert, was bssardous and/or extra hamrdous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Whan and have abandoned the system of marching reported missing on March 23rd, the day Godown Co. Ltd., whence and/or from the straight upon their objective and break whartes delivery may be obtained
Staff Inspector J. C. WILDIN, Hongkong Police Reserve Headquarters,
*****Princes Buildings,
Ice House Street. Entries clore on SATURDAY, April 6th. [1811
NOTICE.
R
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that, on and Notice the following ROADS will be after the lat April and until further CLOSED to all except Pedestrian Traffic.— From SHAUKIWAN to TAITAM TUK. From TAITAM TUK to STANLEY. From STANLEY to REPULSE BAY. ZAWA CHATHAM,
Director of Public Works Public Works Department,
Hongkong, 27th March, 1918. [1827
NOTICE.
in order to force the Allies back as far
TAN CHI-CI'S RETURN TO THE PREMIERSHIP. The Intelligence Bureau learns from
formed by Peking of the reappointment the leading Constitutionalists and high
The South-West will regard this action of Peking as a new challenge to of Tuan Chi-jui as Premier of China,
on which the German offensive started and more determined
another conflict Goods not cleared by the 2nd April at 5p.ing down resistance by overwhelming
The Peking Government, since will be subject to rent
the all broken, chatod and damaged packagon se ubers, and are striking at weak spots Messrs Lavors & Clark, 3, Kiukianged by the South Western Constitutionalist A burglar entered the show-room of forced and illegal dissointion of the Nar
tional Assembly, he never been recogniz to be left in the Gedowns, where they will be ramined on TUESDAY, the 2nd April, as possible before being brought to a 24th, and got away with nearly $10,000 to the Provisional Constitution of the Road, Shanghai, on the night of March Provinces as a proper one, as according 10 AM
Claims against the stemmer must be pre
ut he pre. standstill. They are pushing on in a worth of jewellery, mostly gem-t gold appointed by the Fresident with the conted within 10 days of arrival, otherwise series of wedges straightening their and platinum.
Republic, all Cabinet ministers shall they will not be recognised.
sent of the National Assembly. When a line and widening their salient. Their
mental law of the land and renders his tional Assembly he
the funda- appointment null and void. The Presi dent cannot maintain that there is now is allowing the rebellions military gov no National Assembly in China when he ernor to dictate to him and prevent the regular meeting at Peking of the legisla- ture of the THE SOUTH-WEST AND PEACE OVERTURES
No Fire Insuradod will be effected by us any case whatever
Bills of Ladies will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD
Agents, Hongkong, 25th March, 1018.
(1819
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG ARD SINGAPORE.
THE Starship
chief success during the past day or two Twenty-seven cases of cerebrospinal has been the capture of Montdidier, an fever were notified in the Colony during important jarction on the railway be the forty-eight hours of March 28th and tween Amiens and Paris. This involved 20th. No Europeans were attacked.
is
con
President acts 10th of the Na
country
a retirement of eight miles. While the The deaths numbered Gifteen. There were seriousness of this loss is recognised, there also two cases of small-pox, one of which
a disposition to reserve judgment proved fatal.
Replying to the suggestion of Military pending the intervention of the Allied Colonel (Tempy. Surgeon General) J. Governor Li Shan, of Kiangsu, given reserves. Fortunately, the stroke was M. Irwin, C.B., M.B., who was the through former Viceroy Teen Chun-huan, delivered too late to achieve the enemy's Deputy Director of Medical Services in demands because of the recent loss ef that the South-West should modify its JAPAN
object, which was clearly to separate the this Station, before the outbreak of was state that they are not discouraged by the Yochow, the Constitutionalist leaders having serived from the shove Ports, Consignees French and British forces. The junction has been placed on the retired list, having event, but more determined in the struggle of Cargo by her are notified that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hasariom between the two armies, we are told, will attained the age-limit. He has been for a constitutional government and NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiatic or Indian kang and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. French force strong enough to meet all and made a K.O.M.G.
and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong never be broken now, as it is covered by granted the hon, rank of Surg-General Tan Haoming, Commander-in-Chief of
free leigslature of the people. AN
desiring to leave the Colony should Ltd., whence and/or from. the whares delivery
the Allied Southern Troops in Hunan, STATION between the hours of 8 AM to 1 P. Goods not cleared by 4th April will be sidered to be over, and the situation is not in connection with 8t. George's Day Cole OPPOSITION TO LUNG CHI-KWANG apply in person so the Central POLICE may be obtained.
eventualities. The gravest crisis is con-
reported that on March 27th be or dared offensive
to retake and 2.3 to 4 PM. daily.
Yochow Passports or identification, pe perete
Applicants will be required to project to rent.
produos All braken, hafed and damaged packages are causing the slightest anxiety at British brations is the collection of prizes which agad to be left in the Godowns, where they will be
Generals Lu Ying ting, Chen Pin-chuu, All persons with certain exceptions who examined by Mrs. Goddard and Donghas on Headquarters Fresh troops and artil are being given by generous residents for Tan Hao-wing and Mu Ying-hsien, in a remain in the Colony for more than 7 days 3rd April, at 10 AM
roclamation urging are required to Register themselves under Claims against the Steamer must be precended lexy are steadily flowing towards the the purpose of promoting the sale of lowers of Long Olli-kwang to return to the REGISTRATION or
or PERSONS in writing within 10 days after arrival of threatened area, and the initiative which spills. These spills will be on sale from the support of the existing governments, ORDINANCE 1916.
Steamer, otherwise they will not be recognised the Germans had at the outset will soon the 15th to the 22nd of April at 81 cach
No Fins Insurance will be affected by the undersigned in any case, whsterer
pass to the Allies, M. CLEMENCEAU pre and a large proportion of them will con Bills of Lading will be countersigned by dicted on Thursday that the moment was tain a price ticket. War Bond tickets DAVID BASSOON & Co., LAD. near, when the British and French reare suitable prizes and some have been Hongkong, 28th March, 1918.
serres would come into action, and the given already.
Forms of Registration giving the parti. GRACA & CO., enlargequired may be obtained at the
G.PO, and at all Police Stations.
The Penalty for non-compliance is a fine not exceeding $50.
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•HONGKONG
SIS
A correspondent writes:-The Tombola
Lin Pao-yil has also issued a declaration of Kwangtung and Kwangsi. Admiral promising the support of the Navy now in Canton against Lung Chi-kwong. He affirms the determination of the indepen- dent Navy to support the Constitu" "onal
cause