NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB,
NOTICE
.
THE MAIN COURSE at FANLING will be CLOSED for play on and after
MONDAY, 15th July, until further porn JOHN DE B. LANCASTER, Hon. Secretary, Honghong, 28th June, 1918. [2183
LOST.
THITE BULL TERRIER, "TIM," G Wednesday night. Finder rewarded
NEWHOUSE,
Bowen Road.
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THE SHELL TRANSPORT AND TRADING COMPANY, LTD. CCORDING to telegraphic advices
received from London THE "SHRA TRANSPORT AND TRADING COMPANY, LTD., have declared a SECOND INTERIM DIVIDEND on the Ordinary Shares of the Company at the rate of 5/- per Share free of Income-tax payable July 5th, 1918 (Coupon No 30),
FOR THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO.
SOUTH_CHINA), LTD.,
N. L. WATSON. · Hongkong, 26th June, 1818,
[2186
THE WATERHOUSE STEAMSHIP
LINES, LIMITED,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM SEATTLE AND YOKOHAMA.
E Steamship
"THORDIS,'
karing arrived from the abare porta Codgasin of Cargo by her are hereby
Informed that el Goods are being landed at their risk into the hardous andfor extra hairdons Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd, whence and/or from the Wharves delivery may be obtained
Goods not cleared by the 4th July, at 6 r will be subject to rent.
All hroten, chafed and damaged packages are to be left in the Godawns, where they will be examined by M-B, Goddard & Dongle on 4th July, 1918, at 9,80 .M.
-
Claims Brainst the Steamer - must be presented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise they will not be recognized.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by
In any case whatever,
.1
Bils of Lading will be countersigned by JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,
Agents
Hongkong, 27th June, 1013.
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PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE.
INTIMATIONS
PUBLIO AUCTION.
THE. KONGKONG. DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 28гm, 1945.
BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE.
TO-DAY (FRIDAY), GEO. P. LAMMERT bas roccived instructions to sell by Public Auction,
the 28th day of June, 1918, at 3 P., at his Falos, Room In Duddell, Street, Victoria, Hongkong,
The following LEASEHOLD PROPERTY situsto at Victoria, Hongkong, vix
All those pieces or parcels of ground situate at Victoria aforesaid and known and registered in the Land Office 48 the REMAINING PORTION OF SECTION A
INTIMATION
WATSON'S
OF INLAND LOT No. 905 and THE THE
REMAINING PORTION OF. INLAND LOT No. 905 together with all the messuages or buildings erected thereon respectively, Torm 999 years. Estimated Area 20,000 and 30,000 Square Feet respectively. Proportions of Annual Crown rent $264.29 and 8336.43 respectively.
For further particulara and conditions of sale apply to -- MESSES. JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER
Prince's Building,
Ioo House Street, Hongkong, Solicitors for the Mortgage
or to
MR. GEO. P. LAMMERT,
The Auctioneer. Hongkong, 14th June, 1818. `- [#142
FOR SALE.
NE 39 H.P. HARLEY DAVISON
MOTORCYCLE and SIDE CAR.
Han shout 1,000 miles. Apply to— ..
Box No. 2171; Care of "Daily Press" Office.
FOR SALE.
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WE have always on band large lots of WOLFRAM ORE for Sale. Bayers are cordially invited to apply to
FooR YURN, 77, Dos Vanx Road West, Hongkong, or Fook Wo CHEONG, Tobacco for particulars. Firm, the Wai Lan Bridge, Canton,
THE TUNG NAM MINING CO.,
Hongkong. Hoogkong, 19th June, 1918,
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KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY (British Section)
THE
DRE PUBLIO IS HEREBY NOTIFIED feth instant, until further Notice TIFFINS that on and from WEDNESDAY, the
wull CEASE to be served on the train leaving Kowloon at 1.18 P.M. on WEDNESDAYS and SATURDAYS.
WING to REPAIRS to MACHINERY the TRAM SERVICE - will bo SUSPENDED on SUNDAY, 30th ́ ́ June After the 6P. Car until 7A . on MONDAY, H. Ist July.
In the event of passengers by the 6.64 px, Train from SuRUNG But arriving too late to catch the 8 P.M. Car an Extra Car will run at 9 10 P.M.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers, Hengkong, 26th Juna, 1918
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GENERAL HOLIDAY.
INDER · No
of 1918, MONDAY July, has been a olaimed a GENERAL HOLIDAY. and tho. EXCHANGE BANKS wil be CLOSED for <business on that day, but
Hongkong, 28th June, 1918.
R.
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IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OFFICE,
PUBLIC HOLIDAY,
THIS OFFICE will be Open for all purposes from 9AM to 12 Noon on MONDAY, the 1st July, 1918
Licensed Warehinnene missed be Angnit that day.
MAAN, AHATMAN, Superintendent, Imports and Exports. Ta177
Hongkong, 26th June, 1918.
B
NOTICE.
NY EUROPEAN, Noa-Asiatico; olabin.
A desiring to leave the Colony should
By Order,
R. BAKER, Manager. Kowloon, 25th June, 1918.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION. BEHTAM KAIKBOSHRU BEJRAMJI MEHTA, otherwise written BEH-
BEH
RAM KAIKHUSHBOO RAMJI MEHTA, deceased. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
Court has by virtue of Section 68 of the Ordinance No 2 of 1897, made an Order limiting the tumo for creditors and others to send in their claims against the above Estate to the First day of July, 1918.
All creditors ani mhera are accur.lingly bereby required to send particul rs of their claims in to the undersigned on or before Lass date.
Dated the 8th day of June, 1918. Messrs. DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON
&HAKSION, Solicitors for the Administ ator,
E
CORRESPONDENCE.
**CEASE SUBSCRIPTIONS.”
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE ** HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.").
Sin-Yielding to the desire of your correspondent "Plebis, I am glad to explain my views regarding the matter in question
CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
[BY COURTESY OF THE *' CHUNG NGOL
BAN TO 1
PEACE OVERTURES,
PEKING, June 87th. General Luk Wing-ting has wired to the President that the vinces are prepared
th-West Pro
the Central Government if the President is willing to accept penso overtures. The President has replied that this matter should be referred to the Premier. The Premier is requested to allow a certain Hunan leader to surrender, and to declare an armistice on the Po Hing and Che Ling
refused the request.
incraces on the Eastern Front, would be in a position to hurl their entire strength upon their foss in the West and over whelm thom. As an illustration of tho success that might be anticipated,⠀⠀a terrife onslaught was made upon Italy, and, owing to the collapse of one of hey Armies which had been fraternising with the enemy, she was forced to beat a hasty retreat and narrowly escaped an irreparable disaster. With the advent of Spring came the great offensive in. The objcet of my suggestion was simply Franco and Flanders which was to to increase the War Funds by frequent drive
a wedge between the French Bond Drawinga instead of by occasional and British armies, place the subscriptions, and I do not in the least PREMIER coast porte in the eoccupation of condemn subscriptions, nor do I wish to
Germany, and enable the KAISER to enter create any bad effect upon the receipts (south Hunan) fronts. The Premier hita Paris in triumph on the first day of of the War Charities Fund. April
The nature of the resistance which has been encountered, however, from the English Channel to the Adriatic has sobered the enemy and com- pelled them to revise their estimates Though the Prime Minister us that another blow is Imminent upon which
the campaign may depend, he adds that tho Allies never felt better prepared to meet. it America, which the Germans deli- berately fouted in the belief that the
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, 28TH JUNE, 1916
warns
By means of subscriptions money can only be obtained from those to whom application is made, whereas Bond Drawings attract every class of people, even the lower class. In the hope of obtaining a good prize they will risk their dollars wülingly, and there is no need to accost them as in the case of subscriptions.
Subscriptions without soliciting have no effect, whereas in the case of Bond Drawings no soliciting is necessary pro-
CANTON NEWS.
BY COURTESY OF THE "CHUNG NGO1
SAN PO'
CANTON, June 27th. THE CHINA BANK.
We are informed, that the director of the China Bank, whose disappearanco wan reported, returned to Canton yoster. day, and it is said that the bank business will be resumed shortly
Was would be won before she could participate in it, is pouring troops into Ple will rush at them eagerly and volun- CHAIRMAN OF THE CONTROLLERB.-
the battlefield at a rate which will soon give the Allies a numerical superiority The enemy must know that they are fight ing against time and that unless they can achieve a decisive result now their doom 25 souled. It is useless for Baron von KUEL MANN to seek shelter in the statement made by General VON MOLTAE in the Reichstag in 1800 that the duration of a great European war was incalculable. At best,
It is said that Shum Chun-huon will bo elected Chairman of the Controllers to the Confederation Government
WANGSI GOVERNOR.
tarily. This was my principal point-- obtaining more funds and by a much easier method. The prizes in the Bond Drawings might be increased in number
A message from Nam-bing states that by reducing the first three big prizes, thus providing more chances of success. By Chan Ping-kwan, the present Governor of this means dollars will roll into the Kwangsi, has gone to Kwailin and will Funds more quickly than through sub-ay visits of inspection to all the import-
ont positions. scriptions.
1 quite concur that both Subscriptions
A FREQUENT SUBSCRIBER. Hongkong, 27th June, 1918.
it is a non-committal statement, and the and Bonds may run together, and do not probability that MOLTKs never suggest the total abolition of the former dreamed of
conflict of this I hope this explanation will satisfy mignitude Wars in the past, it is your correspondent and that it may have true, have lasted longer notably the the approval of the various Societies men- Thirty Years War and the War against tioned by your correspondent At BONAPARTE--but they were "affairs Opinion on the 23rd instYoure, of outposts" compared with the buge masses of mica and material employed today. VON MOLTEE's ideas were more likely to have been influenced by the short duration of the Franco-Prussian War, which opened in the middle of 1870 and ended in the early part of 1871. We know, at any rate, that when Germany wantonly plunged Europe inte, war in 1914 she counted on a speedy success, Even in Great Britain Lord KITCHENER appears to have been none of the
correctly
to
(TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG, DAILY PRESS"]
a certain number of
THE LUI-CHOW FRONT.
The Tuchun, in view of the grave situa- tion in Lui-chow, sont an additional army of three regiments to the Lui-chow iront yesterday.
It is reported that Lung's troops in Lui-chow City have been very active in the past few days. They are well-armel and have been told that reinforcements are coming from North, so they are stubbornly resisting the Canton forcés,
SWATOW REPORTS.
It is reported that Commander Chan Kwing-tning has directed all the magi trates in the places adjacent to Swatow to sell bonds in order to raise money or the troops. The magistrates have askutt the Tuchun whether they are bound to do
BRUTAL MURDER OF A WOMAN.
HUSBAND BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE.
DOMESTIC QUARRELS OVER MONEY MATTERS.
At the Hongkong Magistracy, yester
SIR, -I quité. concur in the suggestion made by your correspondent “A Frequent Subscriber", that War Bond Drawings are preferable to subscriptions. By Bond this. Drawings every class of people, without distinction, have chance of putting
the very few
gange __ the their money in them with the prospect of nature of the struggle in which a beneficial
whereas subscriptiong we were involved, and when he invited are limited to recruits to join the Army for three people and offer no inducement of any Years or the duration of the war, the return whatever, gontrol impression was that the war's You may, perhaps, argue that this is duration would be very much shorter not a business to expect profits, but more than three years. Since then, of course, money is obtained when the benefits are day, before Mr. J. R. Wood, a burly ideas have changed, and Sir AUCKLAND | Peciprocal, and that is advantageous to | Chinese, oxwain of a steam luunch, was GEDDES remark the other day that there the War Funds. It is a good scheme,charged with the murder of his wife on was no guarantee that the war would be and the easiest and speedirat way of tais. May 24th. BREARING THE TRUTH TO over in 1919 was received with calming funds. It avoids begging and gives
THE GERMAN PEOPLE.
resignation in striking contrast to the much less trouble to the Committee. THE HONGKONG STEEL FOUNDRY 12 begins to look as though these similar announcement. When we recall Charities Funds will give their attention sensation produced in Germany by a I hope the Committee of the War COMPANY, LIMITED,
responsible for the direction of affairs the efforts, innde hitherto to delude the to this matter. We are not dietating, but NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS in Germany realise that their hopes of German people we can only be surprised suggesting.Yours faithfully,
inflicting a crushing defeat upon the (THE EIGHTH ORDINARY YEARLY
at Baron vos KUHLMANN's candour on MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in Allied forces in the West this year are the sbare Company will be held at the doomed to disappointment. That is the by the belief that his bold recognition of this occasion. Possibly he was encouraged Company's Office, St Doorg Building, Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY, the 3rd July only inference to be drawn from Baron facts would prove discouraging to the 1918, at 11.30 AM, for the purpose of VON KUHLMANN's admission in
Allies. If so, he made a profound mis- esenting, the Report of the General
leet for it is far more likely Accounts to 31st Reichstag that it is doubtful whether Dagers and Statement of
calculation. It May, 1918.
the war wie be finished even in 1919 to strike dismay into the hearts of the we can easily believe that this admis Austrians. Even the Germans must find sion created a sensation, for the Gerinait distressing to be told, at the end of people have been buoyed up from four years sacrifices, that “ an absolute time lo
time with assurances that end can hardly be expected by purely victory lay almost within their grasp. military decisions alone." The indiscriminate submarine campaign
12139:
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 24th June to 3rd July, 1918, both days inclusive.
GOBDON & CO.,
General Managers Hongkong, 24th Jane, 1928, (2170 DAIRY FARM NEWS
JUNKET!
apply to person to the OESTRAL POLICE Cannot be excelled with tinned
BATION between the hours of 9 AM. to 1 PM and S Pat. to 4 PM daily.
· Applicants will be required
Passports or Identification papers.
to produce
All persons with certain exceptions who remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register themselves under the REGISTRATION ORDINANCE 1916
PERSONS
Pl
Forms of Hegistration giving the parti enlara required may be obtained at the G.P.O and at all Police Stations.
The Penalty for non-compliance le a fine mat exceeding 650-
NOTICE:
IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that BOGG. KARANJIA LTD, of Canton, have
the budness" carried ours, by Bequired KARANJIA & COMPANY, Hongkong, as from the First day of May, 1918, and that the Bame of the Company has been altered from
or fresh stewed fruit.
COULOMMIER CHEESE!
COTTAGE CHEESE ! Nourishing and ideal food. DEVONSHIRE CREAME Can always be had. We supply Junket Tablet on application.
GRACA & CO.
KG 10, WEIDHẬN STEELT,
HONGKONG, Dealers in
1.523
BOUG & KARANJIA, LTD, HOGG POSTAGE STAMPS, VIEW POST-CARDS KARANJIA & CO. LTD." and that the
aid Company will in future carry on business both at Hongkong and Canton
under the latter styles
HOGG & KARANJIA, LTD. (Canton. KARANJIA & COMPANY (Hongkong..
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FLOWER BREDS, TOYS, &ting New Eapply of STAMP MOUNTS.
180
the
was to cut the communications of the Allics and bring Great Britain to her
The main course at Fauling will be closed for play on July 15th until further
within six months When the time-fimit had expired without the
The Shell Transport and Trading Co.,. expected result being achieved Admiral SCHEEP, the commander of the German Ltd., har declared a second interim High Seas Fleet, endeavoured to hearten dividend of 54. per share, free of tar, up his fellow-countrymen by declaring on the Ordinary sharts. that Submarines promise everything.
The following case of communicablo There are no two minds about that diseases were notified in the Colony on in our Navy. A child can reckon Wednesday: Cerebro-spinal fever, 4 (4 that with the present rate of sinkings deaths); bubonic plague, 2 (2 deaths): the day must come when England will enteric fever, 2 (2 deaths), see that she must give in. That was last August, and to-day new shipping is being constructed more rapidly than the enemy can destroy it. Meanwhile, to The following telegrama have been re divert the attention of the nation Irom ceived by the American Consulate-
TYPHOON WARNINGS.
this failure Russia was induced by Ger-General, Hongkong, from the Manils man agents & place her neck unsuspect Observatory=-
12.30 p.m., June, 47th,
gly under the Prussinu jack-boot, and Boumania, abandoned by her neighbour, Typhoon E. of Luzon, less than 300 was compelled to follow suit. This, miles distant, moving N.W acaia,
12 was heralded as the prelude to the complete triumph of the Central
1:50 p.m., June 27th. Typhoon in about 123deg. Long. E. and European Powers, who, freed from the 15deg, Lat. N., moving W.N.W.
WAR BONDS." Hongkong, 27th June, 1018.
SPORT.
·LAWN TENNIS.
HONGKONG LEAGUE DIVISION: * C."
KOWLOON C.C. v. DOCKYARD R.C.
This match at Kowloon op Wednesday resulted in a win for the Dockyard by 15 gamer (57 to 12). Bcores
Bouza and Davidson lost to Pile and Black, 38, lost to Parry and Crocker, 4-7; beat McCormac and Wright, G-5. - Brown and⠀⠀ Tulip lost to Pile and beat Parry and Crocker, 7-4; Black, 4-7; beat McCormac and Wright, 92.
Mead and Elson lost to Pile and Black, 1-10; lost to Pasry and Crocker, 5-6, lost to McCormac and Wright, 3-8.
JUNIOR TENNIS LEAGUE
ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE V. B.G.A.
(STONECUTTER'S.)-
Mr. Leo Longinotto (Assistant Crown Solicitor) prosecuted, and Mr. P. W. Goldring appeared for the defence.
It will be remembered that some three columns to the effect that the dead weeks ago a paragraph appeared in our
borly of a woman, bearing several stab wounds, had been found at West Point. The Police, who found the body, did not think the motive for the crime was rob bery, because a quantity of jewellery was found on the deceased. As a result of inquiries a relative of the deceased identified the body and informed the Police of several domestic differences which had occurred between deceased and her husband.
Pier
Inspector MacDonald told the Magi- strate, yesterday, that deceased left her house at about 6 pm. and was discovered dead at 9.30 p.in. According to the evi- dence the woman was last seen in the Company of ceased at Blake
The deceased's daughter, a little girl a years of age, described her mother's life AS. wretched. She said there had been several domestic troubles during the ast four or five months, and her father had In all the quarrels there was a constantly ill-treated her mother, often striking ber scouring talk of money. The last time Eaw her mother alive was on May 23rd. In the evening her parents quar relled and her father left the house. Her mother went out shortly afterwards, stating that she was going to her hus band's launch to get some money Sho did
return. Witness"
fathe came
but Po enquire for h
not
wife. On May 28th the
little girl informed
her father of her mother's absence and he
W
In this match the Collego won by 68 we games to 33. Scores
not
back
on
other woman.
went out, promising to look for her. He also told witness that he had seen her H. P. Yew and §. H. Ng beat Hortop mother in Wanchai on May 24th. As her and Carruthers, 8-3; heat Knight and her aunt and they informed the Police. mother did not return witness consulted
White, 7-4; beat Green and Dunbar, 10-1. Her father was very familiar with BO
HI. H. Tsoi and K. P. Lui beat Hortop had heard that her mother was assaulted one occasion witness and Carruthers, 8-3; beat Knight and by this woman, who throw pepper into White, 7-4; beat Green and Dunbar, 6-3 her mother's oyes. That was all the Britton and M. K. Tue beat Horton knew, except that she identified the
clothes her mother was and Carruthers 6-5: beat Knight and time White 6-5, beat Green and Dunbar, 6-5. The case was adjourned till to day.
Webring
at the