NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER STY, 1918.
HONGKONG ÉLECTRIO CO., LTD. HONGKONG ST. ANDREWS SOCIETY.
WING to Alterations and Repairs BY Authorities DANCE will be held kind permission of the Military OW
the Poor Station the supply of ELECTRICITY will be SHUT UPS on SUNDAY, the 8TH DECEMBER, from 7 AM
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agonia Hongkong, December 5th, 1915, 12 03
to 1 P.M.
HORSE FOR SALE
wall trained
RIDING
A Beautiful
HORSE for Bale, For particular
apply to
"SUN,"
"Care of "Daily Press" Office.
HONGKONG
12764.
AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION..
INTIMATIONS
SANITARY: BOARD OFFICE, BONGIOSO
on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7TH, at 8,30 PM in the Cabaret Dance Hall, Murray Parade Ground. Tickets of ndusission, | Te the"
will be obtainable at the entrance. The Officials connected with Heather Day
INTIMATION
including Light Refreshment, at $2 per headl OWNERS OF DOMESTIC BUILDINGS BULL DOG
the
Fair request all Ladies who naisted in these functions to attend as their guests.
Any surplus funds after expenses are paid will go to St. Andrew's War Charities
Late trans and ferrics will be arranged There will be no auctions, raffles or other organisations.
The Refreshments will be supplied by the Hongkong Hotel
P. TOD, Hun. Secretary
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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that" HEATHER DAY" RAFFLE. NPROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE NO.
85163
43/994, dated Hongkong 1st July, 1907, for Five Sbarca nuaired 83150 to feinsive all Red in the nains
has been. LOST ANNIE MARIOX or STOLEN and should this Provisional Certificate not be produced to the Bank before the 4th January, 1919, a new Certificase for the Shares will be issued and the aforesaid Provisional Certificare No, 43/32 will there after be treated by this Corpocation an. Null and Void,
+
By the Order of the Court of Directors,
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, December 5th 1919.
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ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.
ORGAN
RECITAL
MONDAY NEXT
AT
12708
SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT" DE PAUL. will hold
THEIR 357 ANNUAL "AL FRESCO FETE"
Under the distinguished patronage of H.E. THE OFFICER AUMINISTERING
TIN GOVERNMENT.
in the Compound of the Roman Catholic C THEDRAL, ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, from 9 pa to 11.30 PK
Admission
*
81. Each ticket of advision carries with it. the right to a souvenir it presented at the Boavenir Stalls on the evening of the Fete only.
Tickets can be had from Magas. KELLY. WALSH and Mrs.. GRAÇA & Co.,
Admission Free
In the afternoon from 3 P3 to 7 FX. Children's Stalls will be opened and Tea and Cakes will be served.
Hongkong, November 12th, 1918.
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PALATINE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED
(Incorporated in England).
WE HAVE This Day been appointed W AGENTS for the above Company in Hongkong and are prepared to accept Fire Rinks on Buildings and Merchandise åt current rates.
HASTINGS, HODGE & Co, Hongkong, December 3rd, 1918...
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NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
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ME JAMES STEER, chronometers
clock and nautical instrument re- pairer, notifies his patrons that he has removed from No. 4, D'AQUILAR STREET, to No. 8, I HOUSE STREET
6/~ JAMES' STEER.
FOUND.
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IN Boro, Joneertain. Licence No.
■N Kowloon, a long haired Black and bite
742
Owner can have mame by applying at the--
PALAJE HOTEL, Kowloom.
WANTED.
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YOUNG CAPABLE NURSE for
Child of 4 years-Apply Box 84, b/o “Daily Press:
FOR SALE
19924
Winning Number,
Match-box
AR Cushion
Tea Cony Doll (won by G. Edgecombe)
136
Cushion X*...
Canaries...
Cushion...
240 TIT
0
Chatelaine
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The above Articles may be had by applying to the IATRON. Government Civil Hospital, during Office hours, i. s.m. to 1 p.m., 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
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HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE FANCY DRESS (CALICO) BALL
CITY HALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17TH, 1918, 9 PM
TICKETS:-
Members of Police Reserve
Non-Members
Ladies ...
***
***
$3. $5.
**
Free
Tickets may be ob'xined by or through members the Polen Reserva only. Appiestions must be made in person to the
AKE NOTICE that under No 3 of the DOMESTIC CLEANLINESS And VENTILATION BYE LAWS (e amended).
Domestic Building or part of such Building within the GEN FRAU Division of the City of Viatoris, and the WESTERN Division of Kawlorn, occupied by Members of more than one family, stoopt thos within the European Reservation or in Kowloon South of Austin lio l'or those parts of a Dastic Building used as a Shop. Oftes" or Godown, must be CLEANSED and LIME- WASHED THROUGHOUT by the owners during the "months of December and January,
"
N.B. The word "throughout" and in this Notics means that the Houses should be Lime- washed in respect of sill the Walls of each Room, sit Cubicleń, Partitions, Stair Casings and Stale- Linings, all Ceilings and the Undersides of Itoof in Main Buildings, Offices and Berrands? Quarters and inclusive of Verandahs
The Backyard must have its containing_wella Limewashed, up to the level of the First Floor,
Carred; Painted or Polished Woodwork in rood condition, however, need not be fre washed,
bet
maak be Cleaned... The Board
prepared to limewash FREE OF CHARGE limited number of Buildings in those Division OWNERS who desire is avail themselves of this offer should apply in writing to the Secretary on or before the 7th December, 1918
Cholos among applicants will be in the absolute discretion of the President.
The CENTRAL Division of the City lies the East and Tank Land and Cleverly between Gilman Street and Peel Street on
Street on the st
Kowloon is divided into the EASTERN and WESTERN Divisions by Nathan Road and a straight line drawn from the North end through the Yaumati service Reservoir to the Northern Boundary of Kowloon
D. UANEY, Bentary. Dated this 30th day of November, 1918.
invitation Committee at Hendquarera Ciah The
on and after Tuesday, Dec-tuber 3rd, between
the "hours of 3 and 6.x
The great problem which is being dis- The Central Council of The Bociety of cussed at the moment is What form will 8t Vincent de Paul acknowledge with the punishment taket Will the KA1ss thanks a donation of $100 from Mrs. A. be placed against a wall and shot, or L Soares to the al fresco fête to be will he be allowed to live? If the latter, beld on the 8th instant. will he be exiled, like NarOLSON, on some obscure island a prey to his own Government traffic, and shortage of staff Owing to cable interruptions, heavy bitter reflections? And what of the dis-through sickness, telegrama exchanged It may be urged with, or traversing, Great Britain are
solute Crown Prince?
in their defents that there has always subject to a delay of five or six days. been insanity in the family, and that The delay on deferred telegrams is from they should be judged accordingly. That 10 to Is days. ALE ple, though it would deprive them of
LIGHT ALE
Pints and Splits.
BULL DOG
Lai Hoi, a cook in the s.s. Fueng Sang, has reported to the Police that at 4.5 p.m.
borty, is likely to meet with very little sympathy from the relatives of the fallen, or from the people of Belgium on Tuesday, while he was walking along and northern France who have seen the Wing Fat Street, three Chinese accosted beast of the jungle, her jaws dripping him. Two of the men seised him, while with the blood of millions." Nor will the third stole money and jewellery to the plea that the KAISER and his son the value of $33. They then disappear-
ollowed the dictates of their owned.. bureaucrate exonerate them. It is the
At a Committee meeting of the Institu leader's duty to lead; if he is driven tion of Engineers and Shipbuilders of along and still remains the titular Hongkong, beld Inst evening, the follow- leader he piast pay the penalty of bis
ing resolution was unanimously weakness, as the Czar of Russia and ried: That no person of any enemy
War **9
car-
many other crowned heads have done. It was always open to the KAISER to abdi-country having taken up arms against the Allies, naturalised or otherwise, shall ente; instead of taking that COU FO
become a member of this Institution." he plotted and schemed for every new piece of evidence adduced. At the Magistracy, yesterday, Mr.
subject
morc proves
con. J. R. Wood, fined a Chinese $100, There is nothing vindis with the alternative of three months tire in the suggestion that those who hard labour, for barbouring
Evidence was given effect that the
woman left
STOUT
on the clusively.
Pints and Splits.
SOLE AGENTS
19739
FRECTOR
Toy-like structural Steel A. S. WATSON
a Miniature of the
CO., LTD.,
Applications by letter will not be a tended MECHANICAL WORLD
Calico Fancy Dres is not compal.ory. Other Fancy Dress or Ordinery Evening Dress may be worn. Prizes will be, gives, however, only for the most original costumes made of Calico.
The ftue of Tickets will close at latent, on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10 E, but at an earlier date if necessary.
12737
THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the above Company will be held at the Registered Office of the Company Bt. George's Building, Chater Hood, Victoris, Hongkong on WEDNESDAY, the 11TH day of DECEMBER, 1918, at 1 o'clock Noos for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing as Extraordinary Resolu- tions the following Bewolutions, viz:---
1
You will never
grow tried of making Erector Models because it's the most FASCINATING TOY
in the world. GRACA & CO.. Dealers in Toys. Postage Stamps, Flower and Vegetable Seeds,
&c.,
&c.
No. 10, WYNDHAM STREET, P. O. Box 620.
HONGKONG
TO LET
GROUND TO LET.
1846
(1) That it is desirable to reconstruct this ABAX, next tocar las Factory, T WHITFIELD ROAD, CAUSEWAY Company, and accordingly that this Company be wound up voluntarily and consisting of 16,000 Square feet, muitable for that Hugh Frank Campbell of Bastoring Coal, &c. From January 1st, 1919. George's Building, Victoris, in the Colony Apply to of Hongkong, Merchans, be appointed, Liquidator for the purpose of such winding up at a remuneration of Oas bundred dollars
the
(2) That the Leceral Managers of this Company, be authorised and requestad to form and procure to be incorporated, a naw Company to be called the "Chin Light & Power Company (1918), Ltd." (of which they shall be appointed by Agreement General Managers) with the objects (inter alia) cf acquiring undertaking businem, machinery, plant, book-debts other assets whatzoover of this Company, and of carrying on business in or near Kowloon and/or elsewhere if thought desirable with Messrs Shawan Tomes & Co, Hongkong, and their successors m business as General Managers so long a
الله
KHONG SANG HONG LID. 248, Dea Vaux Road Contrala
TO LET
HOUSE in Kowloo
A
Knutsford Terrace,
Apply to- THE HONGKONG LAND INVERİ AS KENT & AGENOR Co, ktp.
TO LET.
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the General Managers for the time being SHOP in Sathas Road, Kovicon.
(a corponlion) or (if an unicorpora'ed Grm) any one or more partner or partners in the firm of the General Managers individually or collectively shall hold not less than one thousand shares of the Company.
(3) That the proposed Memorzadan and Articles of such new Company sub- mitted to this meeting be and the samZI ALIO hereby approved and that the Liquidator be authorized to consent to the
regiatze
tion of such new Company with such Memorandum and Articles accordingly.
(4) That the draft Agreement
Apply tos-*
HUMPHREYS ESTATS & FINANCE
·Oby Lang Alexandra Buildings.
TO LIT.
this Meeting (marked AHOUSES on Shameez, Cacto expressed to be macle between this Com
and
pany and the Liquidator of the one part The Chins Light & Power Company Id, of the other part - ba and that the Liquidator be ized parsnart to Section 185 of the
Companies Ordinanc 1911, to entar
into an Agreement with such new Com pany (when lacorporated) in the terms of the said draft and the same into
effect with such (if modifications either before or after the execution. thereof as he with the approval of
of the General Managers of the new Company -thinks fit. (3) That the Liquidator be suthorised to obtain advances from the Ganarak Managers of any monies requisite upan rach termass be thinks fit
Should the above Resolutions be passed by the requisite majority they will be subunitted
MOTOR CAR NO is eylender for confirmations Special Resolutions to
Passenger Touring Driven only
1100 miles. Perfect condition. Will accept reasonable offer. Owner leaving Colony.
Apply
Box 1753,
Cars of “Daily Prom” Offas.”
12733
A HOUSE in Wongnichong Road.
Apply to...
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY 0), Lab.
FOR SALE
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTE,
the
woman
was
attended that fatal conference at Potr-married "woman. dam and decided to unsheath the sword to should now perish by the sword. It her husband and lived with defend- would, indeed be only fitting that the ant in Hongkong as his wife The de hill in which the most diabolical con- fendant stated that the spiracy in human history was hatched starving and came to him for shelter till should be the scene of the trial and she found employment. In the witness- box the woman refused to say anything Judgment of the plotters.
that would compromise the defendant.
The punishment of the German nation, less dramatic than that of the leaders, must be severe. The Prussian systera is FAR EASTERN CABLE & discredited, and it is to be hoped that
Hangzong Owner: 104, Dan Varox ROAD, C. Lapon ÜSTzon: 181, Fzar Övarez, F.C.
The Daily Press.
Hontrose, DECEMBER 6TH, 1918
THE DAY OF
RECKONING.
at last we have come to the end of the extravagant expenditure on armaments. Civilisation, of course, will have to re- tain the power to defend by are its ideals against any. who may challenge them, but there will be a recognised code of international morals and, no Power will be allowed to follow the example of Prussia and lagrantly outrage this for
NEWS.
NY COURIERY OF THE CHUNG NGỜI GAN YO."]
PEKING NEWS. ·
"
PEKING, December 3rd. Ng Pui-fu, the Northern leader on the Hunan front, has occupied six districts in Hunan and has declared independeros
one hundred and fifty years. The from the Peking Government. elaborate wystem of espionage which was
The Foreign Diplomats have pointed"
one of Prassin's worst contributions to out to the President that the interference
the "decadence of international morals must go. All the nations were com pelled, in self defence, to follow the evil example set, although nons of then went to the extravagant lengths of Prussia.
The fate of the Romanoffs has been settled in a ghastly manner; that of the Hohenzollerns and the Hapaburga is in the balance. We are almost inclined to pity the ex-Emperor of Austria, for he reached the throne so late that it is dia- cult to blame him for the disasters which have overtaken his dynasty. We do not know enough of his real attitude towards the RAISER to decide the degree of his guilt, but he might surely have a firmer stand if he was op taken up posed to the Kala's plans. The sins of omission are often as great as sins of commission. The definite refusal of the
ERENT cables make it clear that Civilian tion will not permit the malefactors of Europe to withdraw quietly into an easy obscurity. Very few people would be willing to trust them, for they have proved the truth of the maxim that
the leopard cannot change his spots King of the Belgians to barter with the Many, however, may believe that the Germans would be powerless to organise any great evil in the future. Even if that be granted though for QUF OWN part we consider it wiser to rus no risks, whatsoever we must remember the
past. The Allies, and especially our French comrades-in-arms, are not ready to wash off the slate of memory the hideous deeds perpetrated by the enemy during the war. They demand that the KAISER and the junkers shall be tried. The Germa system of philosophy failed to produce thesuperman" but helped to mould the mind of the "super-criminal." If to commit a murder merits death who can estimate the corresponding penalty for the fiends who for the most selfish pur-
POSCS, let loose hell upon earth for over four years. The crimes committed in Belgium and France were no atrocious that no mention of such deeds is to be found in the records of the words on the
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of the militarists in polities. is
The Government, obstacle to peace. fully aware of the power wielded by the military leaders, is proposing to abolish the posts of divisional commanders and to appoint more sub-division leaders.
CANTON NEWS.
[BY COURTESY OF THE MCHUNG NO01 BÀI ĐỌC I
CANTON, December 4th.
QUESTION OF PEACE.
The Consular body in Shameen" visited the Military Government yesterday, on instructions from their Ministers in Peking. The Consuls explained that the Allied Governments are hoping for an early conclusion of peace in China.
"A DEAL IN INDIGO. CHINESE MERCHANTS AT VARIANCE.
ER over a moral issue immediately placed him high in the estimation of all decent-minded people. We have lived to ses the diabolical scheme of Frederick of Prussia, and his inheritors, "destroyed In the Summary Court, yesterday, by the awakened vigour of Christendom, before Mr. Justice Gompertz, the U. Tai Fong Street, but neither the present generation nor Sang firm, of Knu posterity will be satisfied unless the Wuchow, deslers in indigo, claimed from malefactors of to-day are individually the Wa On Firm, of No. 6, Queen's collectively punished, not in a Street, Hongkong, dealers in indigo and opium, the sum of 81,323.81, for indigo vindictive but in a judicial spirit.„
sold and delivered.
Mr. Moofe Bennet arrived in Hong kong yesterday.
Mr. FX. d'Aimada appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. E. I Agusir for tha defendant.
Mr. d'Almada said that the claim was The date of the Canton Poultry Show in respect of a balance due on account
has been altered to January 4th.
was
One case of cerebrospinal fever reported in the Colony on Tuesday, The Hon. Mr. EH Sharp, O.B.E., returned to the Colony day on the Kaifong from Bhanghai.
Mr. E. Irving, Director of Education, ALESEND, 109, THE PRAK, Fix Boome tablet which form the foundation of our who left for Vladivostack recently on indigo, to sell. Some time after the de
Court, immediata lays The Ten Commandment state de special mission, returned to the Colony
finitely, the temptations of humanity and
yuterday the Kaifong, gire with the voice of Authority, a
Thou shalt not which our own A" Centipede" dance is being held human instinct for the preservation of at the Club Lusitano to-night. This is the race re-echoes. But these awful the first of a series of dances which will crimes were on too colossal a scale to be be held twice a month in that institu- taken into account in the structions tion.
Grass Tenzis
HOUSE
"Apply tal
second Extraordinary General Meeting which from January will be subsequently convened
Dated this tnd day of December, 1918
SHEWAN, TOMES & Ca,
Genze Maing
£2754
"CEL GALE, Public Works Department.
WANT:
Famished or
Upper Levels
W. WHITE,
P.W.D.
19759
оп
of indigo sent to the defendant for sale Plaintiff waived the sum of $323.81 and claimed only $1,000, so as to bring the:: action within the jurisdiction of the Summary Court. The defendant had ob E.Ctained leave to file a counter-claim deny yestering the debt and alleging that $212 was due from plaintiff to defendant, w
Mr. Agassiz said he brought the counter-claim is an alternative defence.
Mr. d'Almada said that the plaintifs had sent the defendants two lots of fendants had effected the sale, plaintiff asked defendant to pay two suma of $500 one to Bing Hing and the other to Yok On. These were paid, and the de fendant was then indebted to the plain tiff in the sum of $1,323.81. According to their own statement, defendants sent another statement to San Ki, a anleaman in the plaintiff's firm (who was also a buyer in the defendante employment) that the particular lot of indigo in In that statement the defendant alleged question was a transaction with Ban ki, and had nothing to do with the
The hearing was adjourned until December 12th.
for human conduct during the carlier A small fire broke out ally yesterday days of man's struggle towards a better state of society. We may be sure that Civilization, having triomphed at such s cost will be sternly just”!
morning in a house at Hing Hong Hao West Paint, and was extinguished by the Fire Brigade in half an hour plaintiff firm damage was slight,