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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG,
PROBATE JURISDICTION. In the Goods of YEUNG SHUN TO (0) alias YEUNG KIT COUS () alias YEUNG (YEONG) YEW NAM() YEUNG KWONG YUEN TONG (RLE) Inte of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong Gentleman, deceased.
RYOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
Court has, by virtue of Section 58 of Ordinance 2 of 1807, mado an Order limiting the time for sending in claims against the Estate of tho above used dexeund to she 31st August, 1918.
Creditors and others are hereby required to send in their clams to the undersigned by that date
Dated the 13th day of July, 1918.
GRO. K. HALL BRUTTON & CO.,
York Building, Chater Road,
Hongkong, Solicitors for the Administrator of the Estate of the above-named deceased. . [2240
"NEDERLAND" ROYAL
MAIL LINE.
THE Steamship" TH
"ORANJE"
will be despatched
Haiphong t Noos
18th July, 1918.
10 BATAVIA vin THURSDAY,
un
All Passengers must be on Board at 11 ..
Passports should be endorsed by the French Consul
For passago apply to- /
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 17TH, 1918
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.
N INTERIM DIVIDEND of THREE AND HALF DOLLARS per Share for the six months ending 30th June, 1918, will be Payable on FRIDAY, Beth July, 1918, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's Office
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, the 18th, to the 26th July, 1918 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER
Secretary, N Hongkong, 10th July, 1918. [2220 THE WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LIMITED.
N INTERIM DIVIDEND of THREE LA DOLLARS per Share for the six months. erding 30th June, 1918, will be Payable on FRIDAY, 28th July, 1918, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's Office.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, the 10th, to FRIDAY, the 28th July, 1918 both days inclusive) durlag which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered. By Order of the Board of Directore,"
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary,
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT
& Angncy Co., LTD. General Agents for the WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LTD., Hongkong, 10th July, 1918
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
·BANKING CORPORATION.
T IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that an INTERIM DIVIDEND of £2.3.0 per Share, subject to defaction of Income-tar, has been declared for the HALF-YEAR ending 30th June, 1918, at rate of 3/2) per dollar.
The DIVIDEND will be Payable on and aftor MONDAY, the 18th August, 1918, at
INTIMATION.
EVERY CAKE OF
WATSON'S
PURE CARBOLIC SOAT
IS GUARANTEED · TO CONTAIN
THE CORRECT AMOUNT
OF
PURE CARBOLIC ACID.
} SPECIFIED. SUPPLIED IN 3 STRENGTHS
VIZ
Lieutenant G. van Corback, of Peking, who has been serving with the Canadian forces in France, has been awarded the Military Cross,
THE
GENERAL MILITARY SERVICE TRIBUNAL
TODAY'S AGENDA.
POINT
OIL GODOWN AND STORES DESTROYED.
DAMAGE BELIEVED TO EXCEED HALF-A-MILLION DOLLARS.
and
A disastrous fire broke out early yes terday morning at the Nam Wo Godown, eituated between Bench Street Holland Street, in the West Point dis- trict. The extent of the damage has not yet been ascertained, but the godown and several other stores, as well as six houses, were completely gutted, All the property was insured in local insurance conr. panies for something over five lakhs of dollare.
ment, very properly, was reluctant to In the lifeboat of a vessel which DISASTROUS FIRE AT WEST dishonour its own signature except in arrived from Singapore a few days ago individual cases in which irrefutable P. Pincott discovered 330 lbs. of opium. evidence could be adduced to justify such a course, but Germany's utter unscra- pulousness during the past four years has compelled us at last to take the steps Becessary to protect ourselves from being victimised. It is now proposed to appoint a Committee in each county to undertake the revision of exemptions. from internment in the case of men and of exemptions from repatriation in the case of women. Where exemption is con- tinued the reasong will be accessible to the public. Naturalisation certificates wil hy reviewed, and those issued during the war will not be continued without good publio reason. The Home Secretary will be empowered to revoke them where they were obtained fraudulently or are. held by disloyalists, criminals, notable bad characters, and persons who have lived abroad for seven years. The device, which has been adopted extensively by alien enemies, of hiding their identily 4 p.m.-The Hongkong Tramway Codenly, to his surprise, flames began to under a good old English name will-no-A D. Macdonald Medically ft.
longer serve, for a retrospective require- ment will prevent any name from being changed without a certificate from the Home Office. Apparently, the PRINE! MINISTER'S recommendation. that all persons of enemy origin employed in: Government offices should be dismissed has been modified, the Bill before Parlin- ment providing that only natural-born Britons be retained during the war, unless national reasons justify oxcep- tions. All aliena, irrespective of their nationality, will be required to possessed
the Bets of the Corporation, where Share 5% FOR TOILET USE.identity books, and undesirable non-enemy
holders are requested to apply for Warrants. The REGISTER of SHARES of the Corporation will be CLOSED from
Pare $1.20 per box of three cakes,
aliens will be deported. It is probabic
MONDAY, the 20th July, to BATURDAY, 10% FOR THE BATH that under these regulations, though they
inclusive),
the 10th August, 1018 (both days. during which period no Transfer of Bhares. can be Registered.
By Order of the Court of Directors
N. J. STABL
Chief Manager.
Hongkong, 11th July, 1918. 12223
FOR SALE..
Parcs $1.75 per box of three cakes. 20% MEDICAL
SOAP
be applied with discrimination, the inno -cant will occasionally suffer with the guil- BATH, but the blame for that must be visited npon the Central European Powers, whose methods have made it almost impossible to distinguish between friend and foe and have created a deep feeling of resent. ment throughout the British Empire. Further restrictions, we are glad to notice are to be imposed upon enemy
PRICE 75 Cents par cake.
TO DE OBTAINABLE OTLY FROM
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, W WOLFRANO hand large lots of A. S. W
Tals. 1574, 1975, 1876.
Agents.
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ITZ Caro of "Dally Prea" Olles. $200
BEWARE OF FORGERY:
for Bale. Buyers
are cordially invited to apply to
FOOK YDEN, 77, Des Voeux Road West, Hongkong, or Foor Wo CHRONG, Tobacco Firm, the Wui Lan Bridge, Cantan," For particulars.
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THE TUNG NAM MINING CO.,
Hongkong.
HOUSES TO LET
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MURNISBED HOUSE To Be Let at the PEAK for a year. Four Bed rooms, Five Bathrooms, Grass Tennis Court.
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THE Undersigned has recently seized in a Cargo Boat alongside a Hongkong Steamer in Canton 40 cases of Firecrackers boaring forged labels of our Chop and Tride Mark which had been Registered in the
TO LET. Hongkong Registration of Trade Marka It is found that the seized goods weres forged OPEND your Holiday at Maple Bay (36 Lad sold to a concern of Hongkong by NO miles from Vistre in, BO and four SHEUNG, an Export Merchant of Canton m'o from Duncan Stati nl: ROOMS To The forged tools are found to be exceedingly Let with Board in House on Sea Bathing inferior and are now stored in the Chamber Brating and excellent end, flet 6sh and of Export Commerce of Canton for reference salaam fishing within stone's throw.
We have noither Branches nor Agents, and
Apply any sale of goods of our brands other than from us is a forgery or infringement. Beware of it!
YUT SHING Export Merchants.
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NOTICE.
NY EUROPEAN, Non-Adatio oz olmbin desiring to leave the Colony should Apply in person at the CITRAL POLICE EZAZON between the hours of 9 A.M. to 1 KM. and 2 P.M. to 4 P.M. daily,
Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers.
All persons with certain exceptions who remaia In
In the Are required Colony for more than 7 days
the
bo Register themselves under REGISTRATION
PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916.
Forms of Registration giving the parti enlara, required may be obtained af the G.P.O. and at all. Police Stations.
The Fenalty for non-compliance is a fine
not exceeding 450
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DAIRY FARM NEWS.
JUNKET!
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COMMODIOUS #oil. Centrally Situated NEW OFFICES, with lift, in the old Mercantile Fank Buildings corner of Queen's Road Central and Ice Hous Strvati
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For rent and farther particulars apply to DAVID BASSOON & Co, LæD, 84, Des Vœux Road.
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BIRTH
TURSER. At Shanghai, on 10th July,
1918, the wife of W. C. D. Te of a daughter.
DEATH.
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GOODFELLOW, AL No. 340, Avonus Joffre, Shanghai, on July 10th, HENRY STAP FORD GOODFELLOW, in his 42nd year.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Mr. J. Rodger and family tender their heartfelt thanks for the many kindly ex pressions of sympathy during their recent
sad bereavement; also for the numerous floral tributes.
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, 17:μ Juzv, 1018.
THE ENEMY IN OUR MIDST Tua introduction of legislation such as that now before the British Parliament to unfeguard the country against the alien donger has long been demanded. It may be taken for granted that when a foreigner seeks naturalisation it is almost invariably for business or social reasons,
3.30 p.m.-7'he Vacuum Ou Co, ;-
C. C. Stark A. Loach
J. Brook
Medically fit.
Rejected as unfit.-A. Jenkins. 3.40 p.m.-Messrs. A, S. Watson & Co.: -
W. T. Elson S E. W. H. James H. E. S. Payne
Medically ft.
Rejected as unfit.-F. C. Todd, J. R. Suitor, A. W. Smith, D. Wilson, W. H. Whitely, W. H. B. Muskett
Medically fit.
It appears that at about 6 am the Indian watchman employed at these godowns went on his usual patrol round the buildings, and noticed a quantity of amoke issuing from the first floor of No. 39, which was stocked with tubs and tins of peanut oil, amounting to over
5,400 pfculs and valued at $130,000. 8.
Rejected as unfit.-W. E. Roberts. 4.10 p.m.-The Dairy Farm (0,1--
P. J. Taylor T. Oliphant B. W. Bradbury Rejected as unfit-J. A. Bullin. W 4.30 p.m.-esra. Aler, Rose & Co, i- Macfarlane, F. G. Thompson.
J. Wattie-Medically fit. Rejected as unfit.-P. A. Loader, L. le took place. Breton, A. W. Smith.
The following man is on leave from the Colony:-D. K. Mass. 4:45. p.m. ~4. Hughes, London Mission
ary Society Medically fit.
APPEAL TRIBUNAL
His Excellency the Governor-in-Council will sit a1 9.30 am, to-morrow (Thurs day) to hear an appon by Messrs. Brewer & Co. from the decision of the General Military Service Tribunal.
CORRESPONDENCE.
shoot through the doors and windows. Adjacent to the godown were a rattan store, a molasses store and one or two other stores, as well as several houses, occupied by coolies working in the godown. The blowing of the watch- man's police whistle and the shouts of the crowd who had assembled woke up the coolies, and a disorderly scramble Men, women and children rushed to every means of exit, clamber- ing up the roofs: and running along the verandah, which, fortunately, was built corridor-wise, thereby giving the inmates an opportunity of running from the por tion which was in inmediate danger fo comparative safety. It is believed that everyone in the buildings escaped, as so far no report has been received of any person missing.
The Police, upon being notified of tho outbreak, set all the alarma bells ring- ing, and within a quarter of an hour all the available fremen, with the engines, fire-floats, and other appliances were on the scene of the disastor. The St. John Ambulance Brigade, also, turned out in
businesses. The liquidation and wind. WHAT IS A BRITISH SUBJECT? full force, with their stretchers and other
ing up of enemy banks, which Lörd
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONOKONU NORTHCLIFFE offered some time back to
DAILY PRESA." complete in six uusuths, is to be expedited, and, in view of the well-established fact
SIE Oun You or
you or your readers supply that in the past they were used for the me with the definition of a purpose of filching British trade and subject? Are all the Chinese born in the connections, no such institutions will Colony British subjects? What must one be permitted to be opened in Great de before one can be called a proper Britain for a term of years after the British subject 7 Are persons who are War. These measures; which meet with not of pure British descent British the approval of the self-governing subjects?--Yours, etc. Dominions and will, no doubt, be extend. ed to the Crown Colonics, embody the principle contained in the resolution.
rejicted by the Legislative Council last Fear and enthusiastically endorsed by the Public meeting in the Theatre Royal On that occasion, it will be remembered, the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, acting as the spokesman for the Government, ridiculed the idea of basing a policy on sentiment. We police, however, that neither the PRIME MINISTER nor the Home Secretary
made any secret of the fact that public aentiment had been mainly responsible
for shaping the new legislation. Lord NEWTON, too, dealing in the House of Lords recently with the question of an exchange of prisoners with Germany, frankly admitted that in a democrati- cally governed country a wave of public sentiment is strong enough to overwhelm
whatever military objections may exist" to a given course.
equipment, but fortunately their services were not required....
There was a heavy gale blowing at the time, and, fanned by this, the flaines extended rapidly, enveloping several of the adjacent buildings." British
A FIGHT BETWEEN ELEMENTS.. fight between the two elements---walur hoses were turned on the burning pre- and fire-then began. More than ten mises from different angles, but, despite the efforts of the mode to stani the flames spread, and it was within thirty or forty yards, so great was the heat. For live and a half hours the battle raged, but all efforts to save. the property proved futile, The build- ings were gutted. The firemen then turn ed their attention to the other buildinga. in the vicinity, which, but for
would probably have hoen involved.
IN-DARKNESS.
The answer to the first question is in the affirmativa The third question is super. hy virine of his parentage or place of birth tus Anyone who is not a British subject eat become one by taking out Naturalition Papers -Ev., II.1).I^.]
CANTON NEWS.
[BY COURTESY OF THE "CHUNG NGOI ĐÀN PO.”.
July 15th.
THE CONFEDERATION GOVERNMENT.
forta,
A STREAM OF DIL
The Captain-Superintendent of Police with his assistants, and also Inspector Macdonald, who is in charge of the dis trict, were early on the scene, directing operations, while a cordon of police, were placed round the burning building to keep back the crowd. Admirable
order
was preserved. The roadway soon resembled a miniature stream of oil, about a foot deep, and even at distance of some feet from tha Braya Wall oil was to be seen. floating.
oil in bucket on the surface of the sea. Several coolies were busy engaged trying to recover the
DESTITUTE AND HOMELESS.
well to came to Canton to take up his General Laak Wing-ting, being too un
duties as Controller, has nominated the It is reported that over a hundred Tuchun, Mok Wing-son, as his represendered destitute and homeless by the Br
coolics and their families have been ren- Several of them are being sheltered at making arrangements for the the houses of friends, and the Police are others.
the housing of
tative,
It is said that the Controllers are pro- posing to establish a bank and issue notes
in the name of the Confederation Gov Most of the head offices of the com-
THE DODOWN AND STORES DESTROYED:
ernment.
panies owning the godowns are in Con- naught Road,
Ip Tsin Ng, master of the Nam Ma godowns,
states that his godowns were on
THE CIVIL GOVERNOR.
and in case of conflict between the coun. VILLAS, try of his adoption and the country of Iris birth it is only natural that his sympathies should incline to the latter. If proof of this were needed it is furnish Lieutenant Douglas Yates, M.G.C, esl by the PRIME MINISTER's statement formerly of the B.AT. Co, Shanghai, is that every British set-back has brought now officially reported a prisoner of war him letters from Germans in Great in German hands, after being posted Li to return the Governor's seal within
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENOX C, La.
THE PEAK, Apply to
RO LET.
Britain rejoicing at the event. Was it not a naturalised German who, in 1914, declared that" Once a German always &
is understood, encouraged those of its people who were residing abroad to be
Cannot be excelled with tinned No. 1, STEWART TERRACE, No. 9 come naturalised for the increased oppor
or fresh stewed fruit.
COULOMMIER CHEESE !
COTTAGE CHEFSE1
Nourishing and ideal food.
DEVONSHIRE⠀⠀ CREAM!
Can always be had.
We supply Junket Tablet on
application.
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Brd Floor Alexandra Buildings, [2068
TO LET
A FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon
FOTTR-BOOMED HOUSES In Kowloon. A SHOP L Nathan Road, Kowloon,
"ABERTHOLWIN, No. 14, Peak Road, from 1st August.
Apply BRRYS ESTATE & FINANCE
On Loc Alexandra Buildings
$300
missing.
The members of the RE, AS.C., and Middlesex Detachments, Kowloon, thank
It is reported that owing to reports, ground flooix of No. 39, No. 390, and
that the Civil Governor, Li Yew-hon, is No. still communicating with the Peking Government, Shum Chun-huen has order
a specified number of days. LUI-CHOW CITY.
It is reported that Lui-chow city is
WAL BOND RAFFLES.
We are informed that, in view of the
all stacked with wood oil, aggregating Belcher's Street. They were over 5,000 piculs and valued at $130,000. kong Insurance Co, for $5,000; the Hung The godowns were insured with the Hong- On Insurance Co. for $37,000; Lun Yik Insurance Co. for $27,000-in all, 809,000.
of the Fuk
and the
Tain Hung Tim, master of Wa Cheung rattan shop. No. 390, Be
totel, $9,500 insuran
erman " The German Government, it the subscribers to the Services Entertain bombarded every day. Most of the cher's Btrect, states that his store was ment Fund for an enjoyable launch trip have been captured by the Canton forces, Wing On Insurance Co. for $3,500; aud important positions outside the city in the On Insurance Co. for E3,000; the filled with rattan goods and was insuredl
round the island on Sunday last. -
and the city is expected to fall within the Fak Un
Co. for 33,000 tunities which it gave them of being The following cases of communicablə
two weeks.
mister of the Che Leung Chenag, master of Cheung useful to the Fatherland. Obviously, it diseases were notified in the Colony on
The
molasses store, states that his short was a step which every Gerson agent Saturday and Sunday:-Enteric fever,
was in 35, Belcher's Street: The goods were insured in the Liverpool and Lon- would take at the earliest moment possible 3 (2 deaths)); cerspro-spinal fover, depleted condition of the Treasury and don and Globe Fire Insurance Co for in order to avoid suspicion and obtain bubame plague, 1. One of the sufferers the pressing demand for military ex-35,000, and also in the British Dominions
General Insurance Co.: 10
Cofor $5,000— total, greater liberty of movement. With the from enteric fever was British.
penses in the province, the authorities | $10,000.
The inpuwerable examples of German treach:
propose to start war hond raffles inhich master of the 2nd floor of 305, is also a rattan store states that ery throughout the world which this war
Canton. A drawing will be held once a his goods were not insured. It is betteval has furnished us the imprudence of
month, and one hundred thousand tickets the stock was worth over $15,000. allowing these people to enjoy the full
of $10 each will be issued for each advantages of British citizenship became
drawing. Seventy-five per cent of the
The Rev. Fr. Miguel de S. Caralt. M.A., Missionary Apostolic of the district of Kwaishin, is leaving this week on furlough for Toronto, Canada. The many
self-evident. An even greater danger, because more difficult to deal with, was Hongkong with him bou cojuge and the naturalisod "neutral" The Govern. | speedy return.
friends he made during his short stay in
total received will be devoted to prins and the remaining 25 per cent. will be used for military expenditure.
The first floor of No. 29, the third floor of 20, also several other floors were occupied by coolies
rough
goods on estimate of the damage to to this be added the damages to build- ings, the total reaches something over $500,000,