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Order of His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOB, by ON of One Lot of CROWN LAND s Repulse Bay, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal af s CROWN RENT to be fixed by the Burveyor of HIS MAJESTI THE KING, for one further term of 75 years.
Begintzy No
·PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
At Reprise Bay,
Locality.
Bandary
Measurementa
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Square feet.
Annual Hent.
Upset Price.
*
[Fact] feet; feat
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5,000
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"THE Business of the manufacture and sale of Ice and the business of Cold Storage hitherto carried on by the HONGKONG ICR
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The Bishop of Victoria, accompanied by Mrs., Miss and the Masters Lander, has gone to Victoria, B.C., for a few months. He hopes to return to the Colony in the autumn, Bishop's absence Archdeacon Barnett, at During the
St. Paul's College, will act Bishop's Commissary.
as the
The report of the Director of the Royal Observatory, Hongkong, for 1017, statos. that in May the question of Daylight Saving Measure for Hongkong was referred by the Government to the Director, who recommended the adoption
· military advisers down to the con temptuous refusal of the Junkers to allow him to keep his promises to the Prussian people in regard to electoral reform, and this at a time of crisis in the country which demands the greatest unanimity among the people. Therefore, we may take it that the real rulers of the German people at the presqut time are the Military authorities, and that it It is announced in the Gazette that is they upon whom the question of war Mr. A. Gibson has been appointed to net or peace rests. The illusory German as Head of the Sanitary Department, in successes in the field in the new offensive addition to his other duties, and Mrs. appear to have created a military Tone D. Hickling a Secretary, to the tion in Germany for a time. Perhaps Sanitary Board, Mr. D. Wood has been this reaction is already vanishing, but it appointed to not as Assessor of Rates, has enabled the Junkers to proclaim in addition to his other duties, during their mastery over the Prussian Landtag, the absence on leave of Mr. A. Chapman. and it has served to arouse hopce again with effect from the 22nd inst, that Germany may emerge from the war not economically worse than abe entered it. This reaction is, of course, ultimate. ly traceable to the breakdown of Russia, equivalent to her defeat on the field of battle. The hasty reasoning was adopted that, one enemy having been disposed of, it was possible that the others might of 135th meridian time, in place of 120th also be disposed of in the same way. A meridian time, provided the Chinese and new way for Germany to win the war Philippines Governments would make a was opened a way which did not depend similar change. A memorandum showing on her own strength so much as on the the advantages to be derived from such a weakness of her opponents, and a little measure was forwarded to the above energetic pushing might assist in attain Governments, but neither was able to ing this result This started the reaction accept the proposal. in favour of militarism, a reaction which seems now to be reaching the end of ita force. What is to happen next. Are the
TYPHOON WARNING. Germans to continue to shatter them selves to pieces in the vain attempt to
The following telegram •has been snatch a speedy victory? Or are both received by the American Consulate- armies to dig themselves in and stand
General, Hongkong, from the Manilo facing each other for another year, the
Observatory
12 noon, May 24th. Allies waiting for the American army to Cyclone or typhoon E. of Bashi Chan- arrive and the Germans for the unexpert.nol, moving N.N.W, or N. ed to occur? Or are there to be further attempts to arrive at peace? There are rumours already that Germany is pre paring new terms. The Pore, also, is said to be moving again, but the very fact of his offering himself as a pence- maker is being impeached and his sincerity questioned. Another very powerful bar to peace, especially to from Germany, is the
MARRIAGE: WOOD-BROADWOOD. On May 4th, Caps EDWINA P WOOD, Durham. Light Infantry, only son of Mr. and Mra AP. Wood, of Shanghai, to JANETI youngest daughter of the Into H J T. BROADWOOD, Esq, and of Mrs Broadwood, of Bone Hill, Et. Albans, Borts
HoNORONG ONELCH: 101, Das Vœux Road, C. Lokon Ursica. 181, Frau Brant, B.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, SETH MAY, 1918
CORRESPONDENCE.
ANOTHER QUESTION FOR THE GOVERNMENT.
(TO THE EDITOR OF THE “
DAILY PRESS.
HONGKONG
peace emanatch other's promises. In addition to the many interest
lack of reliance in
On the Allies' side there is very solid ing questions which might have been put ground for doubting Germany's sincerity, at the Council meeting, yesterday, the and on the German side there is no doubt following suggests itself:- a disposition to apply their own peculiar (1)Is it the fact that a 2-foot road universe. Without trust of some sort în standards of honour to the whole
tun good faith of the other side it is. obvious that peace cannot be concluded
of the
without an unconditioned victory, and therefore it follows that the only peace which can be concluded now is the same as would result from an unconditioned
victory--that is, the laving down by the Germans of their arms and absolute sub- mission to the demands of the Allies. All roads to peace thus seem barred. If it can be reached at all now it can only be by the failure of one side or the other to maintain that organisation of the THE REMOTENESS OF PEACE State which is even more necessary in It now seems certain that the German war time than in peace time. In other offensive has failed to accomplish its words, peace might come along the lines which have enabled Germany to impose objectives. A certain advance has been måde at the expense of a great loss of it upon Russia. There have been too. many rumours of unrest in Germany, life and the expenditure of an immense amount of labour employed in the manu
however, for much hope to be placed in facture of munitions, but the war has denied that the chances of a breakdown this way to peace, and yet it cannot be been brought no nearer a satisfactory
in the German organisation are great- conclusion from the German point of
far greater than they are in the case of view. It is said that the German offer the Allies. It may even be that the mas sive was started on the proposal of HisDeserne and somewhat contrary to act of rejecting the Prussian Franchise the wishes of the KAISER. INDENDE for there could hardly be imagined any Bill will prove the beginning of the end, so runs the story, won the KAISER'S CONCE
has been completed at a cost of over $100,000 from Cheung-sba- won and Lai-chi-kok to Tsun- wan, and that such road is total- ly inaccessible to wheeled traffic because it begins in a cabbage patch and ends at the foot of Tai- mo-shan 1
(2) If the answer to (1) is in the
affirmative, will the Government arrange with the Star Ferry Com pany to provide transport for vehicles to and from Cheung-sin- wan (at the expense of the Gov- ernment officials who are
respon- sible for the delay in providing the missing link between the Taipo Road and Cheung-sha-wan), in order that the taxpayer may receive some return for the ex- penditure of so many of his hard- carned dollars?—Yours, etc.,
ROADSTER
Hongkong, 24th May, 1018.
THE CONSCRIPTION SCHEME
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]
Sin, In view of the forthcoming weeding out of men available for the Front, I hope that the Commission who are appointed to conduct same will not verlock those who, since the last Con mission sat, have thought it consistent.
preference to going to the front. with their loyalty to leave the firms they were then with to join other concerns in
If those men were indispensable then it is fairly evident they can be dispensed with nowEnclosing my card, yours truly
CON. SCRIPT
sent by promising to break through the act no likely to turn the tide of popular Anglo-French arthy before the
the end of feeling. Nevertheless, the prospects of April. The story is probably an inven- such a road to pence being opened are tion; and, in any case, it seems doubtful remote. All that can be done is to whether the KAISER has anything more
consider
fer any offers for peace on their to do with the conduct of the war than British may be depended upon to prevent se merits. The sound common-sense of the to content to the plans of the military them from being cajoled of persuaded or leaders. No doubt he maintains the bullied into making a peace which does appearance of being the Supreme War not contain the minimum terins which Lord, but the war has done nothing to they have laid down, disturb that opinion of his abilities which Lord MORLEY in his recently. published Recollections, recorded as Tomorrow (Sunday) the feast of the obtaining ten years ago. The general closing of the Month of Mary" will verdiet from people well qualified to be celebrated in the Cathedral of the judge was then adverse to any claim Inmaculate Conception by High Mass a to a place in the front rank, ey, with 8 a.m. (preceded by general Communion men-like BISMARCK, OF CAVGUE, or old at 7.30 m.) and by a solemn proces entitled, METTERNICH, or statesmer of the foxy sion at op.m. which will go round theng America's fashionable Society life breed like. LEOPOLD of Belgium. Super Cathedral compound, hearing the Statue and the temptations of the smart set. ficial, hurried, impetuous, hadly balanced of the Blessed Virgin and accompanied A mirth-provoking comic, in two parts, these are a few of the descriptive by the Band of cha Philharmonica Afters "Lonesome Lutor and the Wild epithete" This description tallies well the procession a termon will be preached Woman," with Harald Lloyd in the prin with what has happened since be allowed by the Rev. Fr. Jarme Ribeiro Martins, cipal rol. There is also an interesting bimself to be dragged into war by his of Macao.
Pathe Gazette.
THE VICTORIA THEATRE.
The Vistoria Theatre is at present, exhibiting a splendid five-part drama, On the Square Girl, deniet-