NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
B.
GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC.
PENDERS for SPECIE current in TIENTSIN up to and for the rum,
· MË $250,000 extent
at in Toutain, will be received by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT, until 11.80M. en OCTOBER 19TH, 1915.
Wha amount accepted is to be placed by the Tenderer to the credit of an account with the HONGKONG AND BHANGHA! BANKING COM- PORATION, Tientsin, so mu to be available on OCTOBER 17TH, 1918.
4.
Persons tendering to state alternatively (s) The amount of Hongkong currency payable in Hongkong on OCTOBER 17TH, 1918, required for each $1,000 Tiantain surrency sad/or
The amount of Dollars current in Tientaln per £100 for Telegraphis Transfer on the Lords Commissioners of H.M. Treasury, London
The tenders to be in duplicate, and in seslod covers, addressed to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT. and endorsed TENDERS FOR GOVERN MENT BILLS, Ela.”
The right to accept or reject any or all of the Senders is reserved.
Copies of Forma of Tender can be had on application.
Parsons, tendering for (Bills) sen hereby notified that, having regard to the provisions of the Acts 93 George LL, Cap. 45 and 41, George III. Cap. 59, the acceptance of any such Tender
mbject to the express condition that no Member of the Belfish House of Commons shail be admitted to any share on part, în or to
beanft to
arise from the Contract thereby
sade for the allotment. of Fach (BIL
4 The provisions in question do not apply to Contracts entered into by any incorporated Company in its corporated capacity and made for the
Any el hemofit of the Compa±7.”
information can be obtained by. personal spplication to the TREASURÝ
CHEST OFFICER. A.P.D.
སྟ་་་
F.J.THURSBY-PELHAM, LA. Colonel,
Treasury Chest Offer, A.P.D.
His Majtva Trauery (Mon,
Hoagkong, October 15th, 1918.
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"ST. ANDREW'S FAIR"
30TH NOVEMBER 1918.
ALADIES' STALL will again be arranged
connection with ST. ANDREWS FAIR, and all Scottish Women willing to masist ́are invited to attend ̈a: MEETING to be held at the BoxoKONG HOTEL TO-DAY (TUESDAY), OCTOBER 11, at 11:30 AM
ALICE DYER Hongkong, October 8th, 1918.
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PUBLIC AUCTION. HE Undersigned has received instrus. tions from the Liquidator of Mesura. BLACKHEAD & COMPANY, F. E. Hony F. J. R. BoaWARZKOPF, E. H. THIEL and J. E. DANDMA in pursuance of an Order of the Hongkong Government to sell by Public Auction at a d'clock in the afternoon,
TODAY (TUESDAY) :,
the 15th day of October, 1918, at his Auction Rooms in Duddell Street,
THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD
PROPERTY
OCTOBER 15TH, 1818.
THE HONGKONG, DAILY_
TUESDAY,
INTIMATIONS
HOUSES TO LET
INTIMATION
THE
TALK OF
HONGKONG.
WISEMAN'S DINNER
AND
WISEMAN'S
NEW ORCHESTRA
EVERY EVENING
7.80
A Great Feast and
Musical Treat.
[2.508
THE NESTLE ANGLO-SWISS CONDENSED MILE COMPANY.
EG to notify the Public that they have been appointed Bole Selling Agents for MISIRS BORDEN'S CONDENSED MILK. COMPANY.
BE
Regular supplies of Messrs. Bordon's Sweetened and Unsweetened Condensed Milks, also Sterilized Milk, have been arranged, the first consignment being dan to arrive during the next few days":
TO LET.
HOUSE in Knutsford Terrac Kowloon.
THE HUNGKONG LAND INVEST.
MENT & AGENCE 06, Lapi
Apply 10-
H
FO LET.
TOURES on Shameen; Canton,
[2480
A HOUSE in Wongnaichong Road,
Apply to...
TED HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT S'AGENCY-Ch, Lau
CO`LET.
A SHOP in Nathan Bond, Ko
KOWLOON ARINE LOT N suitable for Coal Storage.
Apply bas
HÜMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE :00 Izzy Alexandrs Balldig
3000
DESIRABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE:Ą
GLENSEE and BUNGALOW, Nos.
*140 and 141, THE PRAE. Apply to→
SEAMEN'S
GEO. P. LAMMERI
for the future. - The Governments of FAR EASTERN CABLE
Great Britain and America, though. preoccupied with the vigorous prosecu“. tion of the war, are giving the matter their earnest attention, sad they have behind them an overwhelming body of opinion which will insist upon jettison- ing many old theories of sovereignty and
CHRISTMAS CARDS. national rights before permitting a con-
DAINTY
CHARMING
fession of failure. Naturally, some form of general disarmament must be pre- liminary step, and Germany, who has forced the pace uphill in expenditure upon armaments, "mast lead the was downhill." Without a properly chasten-
NEWS.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
SIBERIAN CAMPAIGN ENDED.
PIXING, October 15th. The Bolsheviks having retreated to the west of the Urals and the Siberían lines. of communications being held by the Allies, the Siberian compaign has ended.
The American Government does not entertain the idea of activities west of
Mr. Reinach, the American Minister, Peking, accompanied by
ed Germany, a League, however formed, the Urals this winter. would offer but little, if any, improve
PHOTO GREETING CARDS, red against another. There would
PICTURES OF
LIFE AND SCENERY.
ment upon the conditions prevailing arrived today, when one group of nations is Mr. Crane..
be feverish competition in building up military strength in order that one nation might place itself in a parition
[The above telegram was apparently dispatched from Peking on Saturday at on. It was delivered yesterday afternoon, Upon inquiry at the Great Northern Cable
to dictate to, or defy, the others. As office we were informed that they are Mr. BALFOUR has reminded us, the war forbidden to give any information as to the "has not yet produced a universal use of the wholly unnecessary delay, which CHINESE change of heart. What it has generally prevented the publication of this message. done is to convince nations that war is in our issue of Monday morning. We do a very expensive, costly, bloody, cruel not know why such secrecy should be and brutal thing, but it has not yet enjoined unless there be some neglect of convinced them that it is a thing which duty on the part of the Censorship to hide. ought to be cast aside, and that two If these delays continue we shall have no great nations ought no more to fight each alternative but to instruct our correspond other than a civilised man should knock ent not to waste any more money on his neighbour down if he happen to jostle telegrams. We were obliged to take this against him in the street" Therefore, course earlier in the war in regard to it cannot be too often reiterated that Shanghai. The public is the loser. E., the first essential of a League of Nations H.D.P.J must be the absolute and unconditional surrender of our present enemies. Pre- sident WILSON doubtless realises this.
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14 Cards neatly boxed.
Price $3.50 per box.
INSTITUTÉ.
21, PRAYA EAST, HONGKONG.
All Departments of the above Send them to your friends at home. and on this ground alone we think the
are now Open after extensive repairs.
Reading and Writing Rooms, Billiard Room (two tables), Restau rant, Concert Hall and Meeting Room.
Sleeping Accommodation-33
Cabins and 70 Beds in Dormitories.
All men of the Mercantile Marine, H.M. Navy and Army are welcome to use the Institute.
Manageress Mas, ALLEN, REV. W. T. FEATHERSTONE, Acting-Chaplain and Secretary. [2519
NESTLE & ANGLO-SWISS CONDENSED DAIRY FABM NEWS
MELK COMPANY. 11. Queen's Road Central,..
Hongkong, October 8th, 1918."
[2507
situate and being SHAUKIWAN MARINEN TRANSACTIONS OF SHARES for
LOT No. 1 and known as Blackhead's
Scop Works
IN OWE LOT.
The Property has an area of 95,800 square feet of thereabouts and consists of level ground with a sea wall in good condition on the water troat. On the property stands a Soap Factory and buildings in connection therewith comprising two odowns one with coolie quarters over, a Manager's House,
Boile
and Machine House, an Iron Sted, and a. Tank.
A RESERVED PRICE OF $195,000 HAS BEEN FIXED).
The Property is beld for the residue of a term of 990 years from August, 1890. Tac Crown Rent is 8440 per annum.
Particulars and Conditions of Sale may
be had from:
MERE DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON
HARSTON,
Solicitors for the Liquidator," or from
M. GEORGE F. LAMMERT,
The Auctioneer.
THE ROYAL HONGKONG
YACHT CLUB. ?
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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FOURTEENTH ANNUAL
HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all
December Settlement will be negotiated ou MONDAY, DECEMBER 2380, 1918, fastend of Friday, December 27th, as previously advertised.
By Order of the Commitses.
E. M. RAYMOND,
Secretary. HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE. Hongkong, October 11th, 1918) --- [2513
NOTICE.
Ꭱ.
ANY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiatic or Indian
There is no substitute for any Dairy Product.
FRESH MILK
is both Food and Drink.
8. WATSON
CO., LTD.,
HONGKOND DISPENSARY
TEL:18
BIRTH PEIRCE-On the 12th inst., at No. 106, The Peat, the wife of T. E. PEARCE, of a son
[2526
Hoxerone Omics: 104, Du Vaux Boab, U.
fears occasionally expressed that our American, comrades-in-arms will be dis
C:
posed to negotiate terms. in the sense of adopting a give-and-take" policy, are ill-founded. When the first great preliminary step of disarmament has been taken, Germany and all other nations must become" members of the Lengue. Then, although there will still be many obstacles in the way of making the League the sure safeguard of peace that we all hope it may be, the questions to be settled will fall almost within the "category of details. The vadjustments which will be nectary after the war having been completed, the machinery provided by the League, brought into bring by the good sense of the nations, should prevent the world from again experiencing the horrors of the past four years.
(THROUGH AJUTER'S AGENOT.)
JAPANESE IN SIBERIA.
TOKIO, October 2nd.
(delayed).
The War Office announces that cavalry and infantry are pursuing enemy from Zeui towards Banbuki. W captured Lorakai and Jaldmin. Ou troops reached Welgevzinsk. Our min sweepers cleared the Zaya River.
[BY COURTESY OF THE "CHUNG NOOI BAR PO."]
THE PRESIDENT'S POLICY
PEEING, October 14th. Hsu Shih-chang has decided to declam war on the South. Han expects to defeat the South-West provinces within thre months and the monthly expenditure his been fixed at 30 million dollars.
The new President has appointed. Lâ Yew-hon, as Civil Governor of Kwang- The annual meeting of the Royaltung and a sum of one hundred thousand Children must have it-adults LONDON ON: 181, FLET STE, EC Hongkong Golf Club will be held at the dollars has been remitted to Li for the
relief of refuges.
should have it
FRESH CREAM
concentrated food..
1523°
"BOTTERDAM LLOYD" ROYAL MAIL LINE.
desiring to leave the Colony should STATION between the hours of 8 A to IP.X.THE Steamship Apply in person at the CENTRAL POLIC
and 2.3 to 4 PM, daily,
Applicants will be required to produce
Passports or identification papers
“KAWI".
OCTOBER 1STE from Hongkong
All persons with certain exceptions who will this trip be despatched TO-DAY remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register themselves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916.
giving the
Forms of Registration
*parti culars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all Police Stations.
The Penalty for non-compliance is a fine
168
GENERAL MEETING of Members will be not exceeding 200 held at the Club House, North Point TO-DAY (TUESDAY), OCTOBER 15TH, 1918, at 5.30 PM,
Buszress : A
To receive the Reports and Accounts for the perind ended 31st August, 1918, To electfficers for the ensuing year, and
other General Business.
NOTE-A Launch for the convenience of Members will leave Queen's, Statue, Pier at 5 pm. October 15th.
By Order,
RE MACDOUGALL,
Hon. Fer, and Tremenror. Hongkong, Octuber 3rd, 1918.
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HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY, LIMITED.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)
LOST
TRANSFER RECEIPT. Nod. 250 ised
A-I KEE
FLAG & SAILMAKER, No. 128, Des Voeux Road Central,
•Top Floor; HONGKONG Telephone No. 1839.
$867
BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME,
VIA MANILA®
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, OCTOBEE 15TH, 1918.
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Now that victory seems to be in sight- although, as Viscount GREY says, it may not be within reach—-the question of the machinery to be devised for saving the world from a repetition of the catan trophe of war acquires an added interest. Opinion is crystallising "steadily in favour of the formation of a League of
and Japan Porta to Honolulu and San Nations. In some quarters, it is true,
Francisco.
For particulars of freight and passage please apply to
JAVA CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, Ågental Hongkong. October 8th, 1918 [1501
THE PENINSULAR AND
ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION 00.
STEAM FOR BTRAITE, CEYLON, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITER. HANBAN PORTS AND LONDON
THROUGH BILLS of Lading ISSUED - PO
Bazavia, AmzXICAN, CONFINENTAL AND SOUTH AFRICAN PORTA,
the proposal is regarded with scepticism born of the failure of Arbitration Treaties and Hague Conferences in the past, and in others is, is looked as askance za something akin to pacifism,"
club-house this evening at 6.30.
Matron Lucie M. M. Toller, R.R.G... QAIM.NS., who, a few years ago, was a Bister at the Bowen Road Military
·Hospital in Hongkong was recently awarded the Military Medal for gallan- try and devotion to duty during an air- raid.
Lieut. R. I. Pulleyne, D.S.O., D.SC whose death recently occurred in action served with the Navy at Hongkong in 1913 and 14. By a tragic coincidence his
114. death was made public on the same day as his appointment to the Distinguished Bervice Order.
Dr. N. Bradley, of the Church Mis Bionary Bociety, who has spent a year doing Red Cross work in Russia in the ifoscow district, has arrived in the Colony. During his stay in Russia word
but there is no doubt that upon some was received that the French Govern such organisation the world must basement, through the Governor-General. its hopes of future peace A League of of Tonkin, had awarded him the Che Nations, as outlined by Viscount GREY, valier d'legion d'honneur, for services in is not substitute for the successful taking over the French Military Hospital termination of the war; it is, as Mr. in Pakhoi, and for his work on behalf BALFOUR has pointed out, entirely of the Allied cause in publishing at his own expense a newepspor in the ver- Until Germany opposed to pacifism
Dacular in the Pakhoi district. As ociated with Dr. Bradley's name is that of the English Protestant Mission in Pakkoi
is utterly defeated and made to realise that she cannot force her will upon the world at the point of the sword it is, in FLOWERS BEAUTIFY Sand
one sense, & waste of time to talk of TYRE Homeward Mail Steazer, carrying make attractive THE HOME as from this port usual, talding Passengers, the pressure which it might be able to His Majesty's Mail, will be despatched anything in the nature of a League and
nothing else can do.
to ME CHIU HONG PING for GRACA & CO.. Valcabis Cargo for Italy, Fran
Transfer of 350 shares of this Company into
his name having been MISLAID. LOST
OE DESTROYED, NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that unless the said Beceipt is FLOWEE produced at this Office within 30 days from.
the date hereof, the Car ilicate for Casmid
Dealers in
AND VEGETABLE SEEDS. TOYS, POSTAGE
POSTCARDS.
Bhares will be delivered to the said MESTAMPS, CHIU HONG PING, and the Transfer Receipt will thereafter be held by the Company as null and void.
By Urder of the Board,
W. E BOBERTS,
Becretary.
Hongkong, October 1st, 1818. 2472
No. 10, WYNDHAM STREET, HONGKONG,
· P. O. Box 630,
and Cargo for the above Porks. Passengers, socommodatira in the connecting vessel, secured before departare from Hongkong! and London (andorrangement conveyed, by this: Steamer proceeding t Bomber
crying Steamer
8. Steamer for Marseilles And London, and AN
Strahlpped to the
2- Parcels will be
be received all ban Offor unit 7 Fac: the day before smiling. The contents and valus of all packages are required,
• For further particulart, calling dades, esc Apply to
FL KNIGHT
"Artían Hæperlatendera
exercise in keeping recalcitrant members in order. When, however, the Prussian military spirit has been exercised no time should be lost in establishing the
TYPHOON
WARNINGS
The following legrams have been recaived by the American Consulate
CANTON NEWS,
BY COURTESY OF THE "CHUNG NGOI
BLE PO.”
CANTON, October 14th.
THE CIVIL GOVERNORSHIP.
A message from the Tuchun's Yamen
states that the Civil Governor, Li Yew- hen, has promisd to comply with the Military Government's order to hand over the Civil Governorship to Chak Wong. Chak, it is said, will assume office shortly. ANOTHER PIRACY REPORTED.
It is reported that the ss. Tai Lee, formerly a Hongkong steamer, which runs between Canton and Kongmoon was pirated, shortly after leaving Canton on the 11th inst. The steamer was ransacked, all the goods and a number of passengers were carried away, and the pirates made good their escape.
£10,000,000 GERMAN PLOT. TO NOBBLE THE AMERICAN PRESS.
According to the evidence published by the Attorney-General, George Viereck, the former editor of the defunct pro-German
organ Fatherland, has admitted that he planned, with Dr. Demburg, to secure the control of thirty leading newspapers in this country, and concentrate efforta on keeping America out of the war.
Viereck estimated that the cost to the Kaiser would be £6,000,000 to £10,000,000
It would have saved them from war, Viereck testified. Had the plan been
International Court of Arbitration with General Hongkong, from the Manila carried out America would never have
o
mic and m
the necessary - economic. military power at its command to compel propt submaission to its rulings. There are admittedly, great difficulties – tó över- come before any such ideal can be realis- ed but they will have to be surmounted if there is to be any semblance of security
Observatory'?
9 p.m.; October 13th. Cyclone or typhoon E. of the northern Visayas or south-eastern Luzon, direction
(unknown
I p.m., October 14th. Cyclone or typhoon E. of southern Luzon, moving N.W.
entered the war??:
It would
been baro cheap at the price? queried the Attorney-General. "Yes, sir, they spent more than that here, and did not get any thing for it," responded the editor. Viereck confessed that he had received a Lew thousand dollars from Germany for personal:work