NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE CHINA-BORNEO CO., LTD.
No
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that An EXTRAUEDINARY GENERAL HEETING of THE CHINA-BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held at the Offices of Messra GIBB, LIVINGSTON AND COMPANY, St. George's Building, Victoris, Hongkong the Registered Office of the above-named Compsay, on TUESDAY, the 1st day of October, 1918, at 11.30 dslock in
the forencon, when the subjoined Resulu tion which was passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on abe 13th dy of September, 1918, will be submitted for confirmation as Special Resolution:
be
That the new Articles already
and
same
hereby
'approved by this Meeting and for the purpose of identification thereof subscribed by the Chairman thereof,
tho approved, wud that such Articles be and they are hereby adopted as the "Articles of the Company to the "exclusion of and in substitution for "all the existing Articles thereof."
A copy of the new Articles referred to may be inspected by any Shareholder of the sid Company at the Company's Offices in Hongkong, or at the Offices of Messrs. JOHNSON, STOLES & MASTER (the Company's Bolicitors, & Prince's Building, Victoris, aforesaid, on any week-day between the hours of 10 à M. KO₫ 4 PM.
Dated this 13th day of September, 1918.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agente
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THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGA TION COMPANY, LIMITED."
NOTION IS HEREBY GIVEN that SE
EXTRAORDINARY
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1478, 1918.
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.
INTIMATION
NIGHT FETE,'
NIGHT FETE will be held TO-NIGHT (SATURDAY), the
Commercing at 9 PM, Sharp.
FRESHLY
14th imat.
STRING BAND IN ATTENDANCE.
$1. Admission Non-Members
50 cts. Ladies and Members ...
Soldiers and Sallors iu. uniform,
Half-Price
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HONGKONG ST. ANDREWS SOCIETY ESSENCE OF RENNET. satisfied.
Society will be held in the CITY HALL on WEDNESDAY, 18th September, 1918, at 6.30 P., for the purpose of receiving the Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for the year anding 31st August, of electing office bearers for the ensuing year, de
THE ANNUAL MEETING of the above
J. M. GORDON, Asting Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 19th September, 1918, [3406
CONSULADO DE PORTUGAL EM
" HONGKONG.
AVISO.
CUMPRINDO o abaixo-assinado faser
comunicação
Á Comunidade
Portuguesa nesta colónia, é por este con- vocada uma reunião da mesma comunidade
2
[BY COURTESY OF TER "CHUNG NGOJ SAN PO,'')
י
THE SOUTH-WEST AND THE PRESIDENT.
A Chinese male, aged 28 years, has been sent to the Government Civil Hospital suffering from stab wounds. It is stated name of the Military Government, that that five or six men attacked the injured
Wh. Ting-fang has announced, in the
man in Queen's Road in the course of the South-West provinces can only recog
nise the President àfter pance is a quarrel over some business transaction.
cluded.
THE VICE-PRESIDENCY.
COL-
Monday, being the Day of Atonement, CHINESE TELEGRAMS. we imagine His attitude towards these fends in human form who are supposed all the Jewish business houses will bo to have accepted His teachings1 Hypo closed. The Day of Atonement is the crisy and cruelty. He loathed, and those Great White Fast of the Jews, and is the are the two dominant characteristics of most solemn day in the whole of the the nation against whom the Anglo-Jewish calendar.. Saxons, the French and their Allies are - now waging what may justly be termed a Holy War. No crusade of the Middle Ages could have been preached by priest with greater eloquence than the appeal CONCENTRATED made by these inhuman deeds. Outraged Justice cries aloud for punishment of the miscreants, and the democracies, of the
An eight-year-old Chinese girl has been Allies will fight on until Justice has been sent to the Government Civil Hospital, It is no question of revenge. suffering from injuries to the head, sus- After two years of warfare HATRI tained through being knocked down by a MARTERLINOR, gentlest of philosophers,motor-car in Pokfulam Road, near the #rote: "Must we hate the enemy to the Saiyingpun School, while running across end of time? The burden of hate is the the street... heaviest that man can bear upon this preparation earth; we should faint under the weight of it. On the other hand, we do not wish once more to be the dupes nad victims of confidence and love." Be warns us that the only thing to do is to disarm the enemy, for so long as be possesses weapons he cannot resist the frenzy of destruction, treachery and slanghter." The revelations of the past four years prove only too conclusively
For the instant
of delicious JUNKET.
no Club Lusitano, na Segunda-feira, 16 do In bottles containing sufficient the truth of these words corrente, ás 8 pm, afim de se lhe faser a dita comunicação.
Pedo-se a comparencia de todo.
O Consul, EDUARDO V. M. R. DE SOUSA, Hongkong, 18 de Betembro de 1918.
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DIOCESAN GIRLS' " SCHOOL, KOWLOON.
GENERAL HEETING of the INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held at the Offices of Mesurs. JARDINE," MAHESON & COMPANY. Limited, No. 6, Pedder Stroet, Hongkong, THURSDAY, the 19th day of September, 1918, at 12 o'clock Noon, when the subjoined CHOOL wil RE-OPEN on WEDNES Resolution will be proposed as an Extra-DAY Morning, Sept. 18th. Boarders ordinary Resolution vis-
OB
"That the regulations contained in the printed document submitted to the meeting and for the purpose of identifi- ention subscribed by the Chairman there of be and the same are hereby approved and thst such regulations be and they are hereby adopted as the Articles of the Company in substitution for and to the exclusion of all the existing Articles thereof."
Should the shove Resolution be passed by the requisite majority it will be submitted for conbrmation Epecial Resolution to
General Meeting, and farther Extraordinary such Meeting will be held on TUESDAY, the 6th day of October, 1918, at the same. time sad place for the purpose of considering and if thought fit confirming such Resolution
& Special Resolution accordingly. Copies of the proposed new Articles and of the the Uent Articles can be obtained at
of the Company or at the Offices of Year DEACON, LOGEKE, DEACON & HALSTON
By Order of the Directors, JARDINE MATHESON & Co., LTD.,
General Managers. Dated the 7th day of September, 1918
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THE HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY,
LIMITED.
NOTICE.
Y accordance with the Provisions of the
I of
Company, the Board of Directors have This Day declared an INTERIM DIVIDEND for the First Half-Year ended 30th June, 1918, of THREE DOLLARS (83) per Bhare.
Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's Office on and after the 23rd September, 1-18.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company.. will be CLOSED from the 16th to tard instant, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Director,
J. H. TAGGART, Manager, Hongkong, 12th September, 1918 (2410
NOTICE.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
CE
ERTIFICATE No. 4100 istmed in the name of Miss MARY SAKUEL PIERT, dated the 27th day of January, 1918, for 14 Share Numbered 13484/77 has been Cancelled and is no longer negotiable, and now Certificate in the name of Miss MARY SAMTY PERRY has been issued in lieu thereof. -Dated this 11th September, 1918.
O. H. P. HAY, per pro. General Manager.
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UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.;-
FACULTY OF MEDICINE. PPLICATIONS are invited for the post of Acting Lecturer on Pharmacology-
A course of LECTURES is required to be delivered during the academic year 1918-1919 at 4.15 FAL, two or three afternoons a week. Full particulars may be obtained from the DEAN, to whom Applications should be made as soon as possible.
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UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.
A
ACULTY OF MEDICINE. -
PPLICATIONS are invited for the post
of Acting Teacher of Operative Surgery.
return on TUESDAY, Sept. 17th.
An Assistant Mistress is required for Upper School Work, and Class-Singing.
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to make 32. Pints.
60c. each.
PREPARED ONLY BY
03.
CO.,
A. S. WATSON
LTD.,
ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE. TERM begins
Examination OTA
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MONDAY, September 18th, 8.48
AM Entrance SATURDAY, 14th inst, at 9 AM
WANTED AT THE FEAS. Neferred
URSE for child 3 years old. European
MEL R. SUTHERLAND,
122, The Foak.
Q.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
Plotting by Public Auction Bale, ARTICULARS and CONDITIONB of
so be held on MONDAY, the 18th day of September, 1918, at 8 F.K., si the Omoon of the PUBLIC WORKS Devantment, by Order of Hrs EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOK, of One Lot of OROWN LAND's Tokwawan, beton In the Colony of Hongkong, for
of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a CROWN BENT to be dead by the Surveyor of HIS MAJESTY TEM KING, for one further term of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Registry No.:
Locally.
Boundar
**(Approximate.)
foot
A
per
T.
food
milan.
-1 1
Contants
Bquare foot
•] Annust Hi
€1,810 356 9,195
PUBLIC AUCTION.
12304
ARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of PARTI
HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
TTL 18.
of
An armed robbery took place on Sep- tember 19th at Kung Sing in the New Territory. Five or six men-one whour was armed with revolver-entered a farm yard and stole three bullocks, valued at $300. One of the animals has since been recovered.
Tuchuns of the Yangtze Valley and other Northern leaders have announced
to a Southerner, that the Vice-Presidency must be offered
MEDIATION.
It is reported that the British and American principals have decided to mediate between the North and South.
Shu Shih-chang his received many cables urging him to commence peacy negotiations.
CANTON NEWS.
[BY COURTEST OF THE CHUNG NGOI aag po.”
Two children lost their lives on Thurs day night as the result of a collision in It appears that a boat, the harbour. containing seven occupants, was proceed At times we cannot resist the conclusioning in the direction of Yaumati Break- that the Apglo-Saxons are very simple water when the ferry launch Lee Tack collided with it. The cupants of the and unsuspecting people. We do not
boat were thrown into the water, and five think that our French friends were ever deceived by the KAISER and his satellites of them were rescued by some sampan to the same extent as the British and the men, but a little girl and boy, aged | stating that Shiu Hing troops in the Americans were. It is impossible to look seven years, were drowned. Their bodies Sha-Fing market (near Kongmoon) have
bave not been recovered.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
CANTON, September 13th.
A MUTINY REPORTED.
The Civil Governor has received reports.
revolted. They tried to shoot their officers, but failed. Other troops were sent to suppress the matineers. Soveral of them were arrested, but the rest have "deserted It is said that the with their aTHIS
back over the history of the last thirty years without a feeling of humiliation that we were so easily duped, and our cousins in America, for all the obvious excuses that we can make for them, mustTHE HOUSING DIFFICULTY market is to be jattacked again by these & share that feeling. Among the minor
£29
Hongkong Orvice: 105; Das Vœux 'Roan, C., LONDON Orica: 182, Flaxs ST, É.C.
The Daily Press.
HOFOTONG, 14TH SEPTIMERK, 1918
THE ISHMAELITES OF EUROPE
DAMNING evidence of German cruelty continues to accumulate from all parts of the world. At the time of the Luatania erime we thought that the outlaws of civilisation had plumbed the lowest depths of infamy, but since then
K
HONGKONG
(TO THE EDITOR OF THE
DAILY PRESS.").
SIR,In a footnote to my letter, which appeared in your issue of Saturday, you say --
We think our correspondent has overlooked the fact that in this Colony the land belongs to the Crown, ie, the com munity."
band of deserters and misted by a robbers.
CITY IMPROVEMENTS.
We are informed that several wide roads will be laid through the city shortly;
Public gardens, similar to those in Shanghai, will also be laid out by some of the rich residents. ATTACK ON AMOY.
It is reported that the Tuchun of Fukien has fied and that "military and
aval affairs are in the charge of the ➤ Commander of the Northern squadron. The suburbs of Amoy are being bombarded by the Canton forers.
episodes of the Nineteenth Century there was one piece of organised hypocrisy that should bave raised a violent storm of protest throughout enlightened Chris. tendom, but was, unfortunately, regarded with amusement because of the bizarre anties of the chief actor. Yet when the KAISER hastened to Constantinople to clasp the hand of the Sultan of Turkey, that hand was dyed crimson with the
The fact referred to has little bearing blood of Christians ruthlessly massacred in Armenia. And when the KAISER left on my letter. The land in England, also, the bloodthirsty despot with whom he had belongs to the Crown, but that fact has in no way lessened the housing difficulty sought to ingratiate himself he went there, and the fact that the land in this
There, near
Colony belongs to the Crown does not The scenes consecrated by the most sacred lessen the housing difficulty here. to the Mount of Olives. memories, amidst surroundings calculated land which is not in actual possession of Premier, have arrived at Amoy.
General Lung Chai-kwong has sent all to remind the most blatant blusterer of the Crowns let out to a the fierce denunciation of pride and cruel number of holders on conditions that give his recruits from Tientsin to reinforce ty which had echoed from that neighbour-them a monoply, which enables them to Amey. A big battle is therefore expected hood around the world for two thousand withhold the land from use until their shortly. years, this royal mountebank proclaimed terms are accepted. himself, with studied melodramatie piety, the champion and patron of the Christian faith. At the time thoughtful men auch as LECKY, in Great Britain, denounced such rank blasphemy, but public opinion trented it as a joke. It was, however, in indication of what was to follow, and should have been regarded as seriously as
very small
A message from Amoy states that four Northern cruisers, which were sent by the
Land in possession | THE RECENT ATTACK ON COMMANDER LI. “ of the Crown can be withheld in the same way... If the people cannot get the use of the land it is a matter of little im portanee whether it is withheld by the Crown or by Mr. Graball.
So far as the housing of the people is concerned, the land might just as well the Crown while the present land policy be owned by a private corporation as by is maintained.-Yours respectfully,
J. H. McGUIGAN.
A
поч
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The men who were arrested on the spot where an attempt was made on the life of Commander Li Lich-kwan have been Li himself, no evidence of their compli released, as, in the enquiry conducted by city in the crime was brought to light.
had fired the shots were handed back to The two soldiers who, it was suggested,
their Commander, Lam Fu
It is said
that the would-be we have been so sickened with fresh acts it deserved. Since then the world has
assassins were set to their task by a cor- tain leader in Canton. Li, who has learnt of savagery that we have almost come to learnt its lesson. Never more will civili-
September 18th, 1918, regard the cold-blooded murder of womenantion give the Germans an opportunity
the reasons for the attempt on his life. to repeat the horrors of which they stand
[We were, of course, perfectly aware being made, has announced that be will and children at sea as one of their lesser offences. The publication of the report convicted. But the white race, in order that in law there is no such thing us
not punish the criminals even if they are of their treatment of the unfortunate to regain that honour of which the Ger- the absolute individual ownership of land.
caught. natives under their tyrannical rule in mans have so fosily robbed it, must punish In Hongkong, however, the land is South West Africa is the latest shock, the evil-doer. We cannot expect the black, actually, and not merely academically, and, inured to horrors as we are, this the brown and the yellow races to respect the property of the Crown. We mention indictment deserves close attention and
us if we ignore or conduce the hideoused this because we were of opinion that should be circulated amongst the subject infamies inflicted by the Germans upon it had a very direct bearing on our cor- races of the British Empire. It comes natives in Africa and elsewhere. The respondent's demand for the taxation of A DISPUTE OVER SIXTEEN CENTS.
whole world to-day is reading with disundeveloped sites.~~ED., H.D.P.] may and disgust the report presented by
it demands that the guilty shall be made Mr. E. H. L. GOBGEA, and instinctively to suffer. The entire German nation will
a terrible answer to Dr. Sota's claim it: Germany should be regarded as an idoul colonising power for it shows the brutal German actually engaged in that which
the latting by Public Auction Salo, to be held on MONDAY, the 10th day of September, 1818, at 3 P.AL., at the Ofoes of the PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.. by Order of Em EXCELLENCY THE GOVERzson. of Two Lots of CROWN LAND at Laichikok, New Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, for form of 75 years, commencing from 1st July 1893, with the option of renewal at a Crown, the Secretary for the Colonies described as Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His his "mission work." The record is more 24 years, less a daya.
MAJESTY TUX KING, for one further torm of revolting than the imagination of the be condemned to wander in the wilderness.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Bala
Registry No
Locality
The
Boundary
Mesanetan.
As
per
T
ชา ลา
· Square fash
Annual Bank..
0
(163,000) 1,122
for years, shunned by all decent men and women.
ordinary individual could conerive: Although we know that German "fright- fulness" is part of à pre-arranged pro-
Une English case of enteric fever was gramme, we are amazed at the individual depravity of those charged with the task reported in the Colony on Thursday. of carrying it into effect. The philosophy The total output of the Kailan Mining of the German militarists advocates the Administration's mines for the week end masacre and terrorisation of non-coming 21st August, 1918, amounted to 59,5
- plan. 465,000, 3,134 | batanis, and that iden is, of course, tons and the sales to 58,243 tons.
repugnant to any humane man. Yet it
An extraordinary general meeting of fails to convey to us the impression of ferocity contained in the story of the the China Borneo Co., Ltd., will be held infant who was used as a ball by German at the offices of Messra, Gibb, Livingstone soldiers and finally impaled on the point & Co., on Tuesday, October 1st, at 11.20 of a fixed bayonet amid their delighted..
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ON BALE.
OUND VOLUMES of the HONGKONG
BREACH OF HARBOUR REGULATIONS.
CHINESE CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER-
At the Hongkong Magistracy, yester- day, before Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, a Chinese was charged with the manslaugh ter of another Chinese on September 11th at No. 5, MacGregor Street, Wanchar
Sergeant MeWalter prosecuted
At the Marine Court, before Com- ander C. W. Beckwith, yesterday, Leung Shing and Cheung Kam Shui, "masters'
It appeared that the deceased-e youth of the steam launches wrong fat and aged sixteen-owed the accused sixteen Yik Un, zespectively, were charged with cents, and when asked to return it re- having unlawfully made fast, or caused piled that he had no money with him. A to be made fast, certain junks by their quarrel ensued and accused is alleged to steam launches to a steamer in harbour, have pushed the deceased down a flight whilst under way, without the permission of steps, on which they were standing. of the master or officer in charge.
with the consequence that the deceased" Pe. Bläckman deposed that he saw sustained a serious fracture of the skull.
the steamer going towards Kowloon under
Hospital, where be died an hour later. with junks in tow going alongside her. her own steam, and a number of launches He was removed to the Government Civil The defendants stated that they thought Accused was arrested by a district watch man and taken to the Police Station, the steamer was at the whart.
Leung Shing was fined 230, with the where he disclaimed all responsibility for allernative of a month's hard labour; the death of the youth. He admitted that of Galilee who said of those who ill of India, Australia and China have de Cheong Kam Shui, who had two previous treated little children that it were better clared an interim dividend for the past convictions against him, was hued $50, a millstone were hanged about their necks half-year at the rate of 14 per cent. per with the alternative of two months' hard
Isbour. and they were thrown into the sess. Can annum, free of income tax.
B WEEKLY PRESS, January to June, laughter. There was once a great Teacher The Directors of the Chartered Bank
during the Spring Term (January-March); A practical course is required to be given 1919, at 8.30AM. on TUESDAY, THURSDAY 1018 and SATURDAY. Full particulars may be obtained from the DEAN, to whom applica- tion should be made as soon as possible.
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With Inox, Prios $7.50.
On Sale at the EoxeroxG DAILY PREJ
Office.
the deceased owed him money and refused to discharge the debt....
Mr. Wolfe remanded the case for week,