4
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.
The HELONA,
THIR Library of the HELENA MAY
INTIMATIONS
PRESS RONARONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18TH.
INTIMATIONS
HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD. Don't leave everything to the
W
WING to Alterations and Repairs at
the Power Station the supply
week from MONDAY next, DECEMBER | ELECTRICITY will be SHUT OFF A
16TH
Mosubnse are asked to return all books on LO 1 P.M. by before that date
(2740
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN."
THE Undersigned wad not he Responsible
THE
for say Dubl- contracted by Members.
of the crew of the maxilary mobor Bohooner
PALAWAN
LADY
PE SOUTHARD, Master. A M 5. "PALAWAN "
(2787
WANTED.
washer # rece comenc her ENGLISH NURSERY GOVERNES, for passage home to England in return for Horvices flood traveller.
A
Ay
M. W. A..
60 Peak, Hongkong.
12786
WANTED
in
Robe Foreign Firm with Oflices
Englund and Amorraon, seeks an adila MAN who is capable of opening and organiz
ang in Chierin Lima Applicants must have good knowledge ne Prawn Work, Polk Goods and Produce Apply stating qushfications
and Fetis Applications treated with the
strictest coaldeare
Reply to
"K.,"
Care of "Daily Press Office.
12759
CANTON POULTRY SHOW.
(Under auspices of Canton Christan College).
QUNTRIES CLOSE on DECEMBER IST JUI. Netre ule and entry forms may baubtained from the Local Societary, care of BL. Paul's Cillegn.
Binda will be taxon to al from Canton, free, in charge of European Steward with qualitiesi stall
[2790
SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL.
NOTICE
reminded
MENERAL MEU to be had
in the Hul of Mansion House, Cuine Hond, on JNDAY, DECEMBER 16TH, at 11 A.M., and it is expected that exol Member will bring a candidate for Memoarship so as to increase the toll of members of this useful Society.
J. M. ALVES, President General.
*2701
THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOT
TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN thai EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL
MEETING of the above company will be held at the Registered Office of the Company,
BL. Gourge's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, on FRIDAY, the 27TH day of 12 o'clock Noun, Sones which were Molutions
Hongking on DECEMBER, 1918, when the aujund
pass
sel at the Extraordinary treneral Meeting of the Company held on the ith day of December, lute, wil be submitted for con- firmation as Specia! Hesolutious:
(4) That it is desirable to rocnstruct this
Compal and writingly that this
be wound up voluntarily and
that Hugh Frank Campbell of
of
Building
Victoria, in the Colony Morchant, be appointed for the purpose of auth winding up no a remuneration of One hundred dollars
(2) That the General Managers of this Company, be authorised and requested
of
last moment,
Give your orders early for
2780
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, from 7 A.M.
GIBR, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents Hongkong, Decoinber 12th, 1918.
PRELIMINARY NOTICE.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
HE Tersiguest have received fínstruc
from Mesars. 1). MACDONALD
CLO
& Co., to self by Puble Auction,
at their penuiser Hung, hom, THE WHOLE OF VALUABLE PLANT,
Cuntainre thereon, LARGE GALVANIZED IRON BUILD. INOS, STOCK AND MACHINE TOULS. Comprising:-
Patterna,
Lathru
Planing Machine, Screwing Machine, Shaping Machine, Milling Machine, Slotting Machine, Drilling Machines, Cold Bawing Machine, Weighing Machines Punching and Shearing Machines, Blower, Test Pumps, Engions and Shafting Bundry
Blocks, Pumps, Assorted Chain
Screw Jacks, Stretching Scrows, Tools, Twist Dritis, Stock and Dies, Steam Hammer, Blacksmith's Tools, Sundry Wooden Rand and Circular Sawe, Pipe Tools, Emergency Cupola,
iug Blocks, Pipe Viene, Coppersmith's
Water tanks Helmets and dresses fittings. Winches, Boiler and second Diving Pumps, band) & quantity of Steel Products includ- ing Steel Plates, Angles, Bars, Rolled Steel, Juista, galvanized Steel Plates, wrought and galvanized Iron Piping and Fittings, Brass and Copper Tubes, Muntz and Yellow Motal Sheathing, Motal and Copper Tasks, ute.
AJNO
and
One large galvanized from Building (wood femmingh
INTIMATION
WATSON'S
WISEMAN'S COLD
CHRISTMAS CAKES.
DUNDEE CAKES
and
CHRISTMAS
PUDDINGS.
Prices from $1.00 each.
CURE
TABLETS
1918.
Acker existed. Two restrictions have always been admitted
The usual pen Billiard Champion (ship of the Culony will be held early m January at the Victoris Recreation & luk Intending competitors are Riven ample tate to practice.
One case of enteric fever was notified The one ie then the Colony on Wednesday right of a belligerent to seize, contraband of war, and the other that neutral trade 8 1 not interfere with wariske opera- 111s. True, the legitimacy of counter cial blockades has frequently been dis puted, particutmals In Amerten off the ground that neutral trade with belliger A these has reported in the Police ents should be free su long as it
that whilst walking from Tai Kok Tsui in varried on with
# port against which Mongkok Ferry he operations are actually in progress.
was attacked by wa Hen, who threw him on the ground and by us, however, that af
but from his jacket Sto in money a belligerent wer at liberty to carry on lux commerce in neutral ships has enemy would
scarcely able to exerere
Is t
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Telegraphe news has beedi Trenerved in Hongkong that. Mr MacGregor, lately more effective head of the firm of Messi Caldbeck, Mac pressure from the sea then if interference Gregor & Lu, Hongkong with trade were based altogether Tomeci prisier in Germany, has nepaved safely. wha 44 JES 11 this why te injunkier to naval Posers London neutrals have sobattled to a derogazacons) of the binely
The domab urred in Novemba 201 It cannot be demanes, however, that during the present war
at the fineral Hospital, Singapore, of international law has been spetched for commanding the Frenen stenter Pa Fau Captain Frances Marie Le Troguer,
CURE A COLD IN THE beyond the old limity in meet the new
SHORTEST POSSIBLE
TIME.
AN EXCELLENT REMEDY FOR
- Pon
entitions which have arisen It w Ithagine, rectify this that Presalent Wisus seeks, and there is no doubt that he will have, the warm support of the Alles So far as tirea Beani cerned us only necessary to recali ker attitude this subgret i Hague Conference of 1907 and the Nova! Con fetener of Landon in 198 Her in the was to reduce the restrictions upon meti tral trade to the bowest possible manam
with the chief offensive wea pot of a naval Power the weapon of HEADACHE.ck against the trade of its enemy
NEURALGIA AND
Our goods are
premises and under
made on the
European
MALARIAL
Ong small galvanized Iron Shed (biteel | Supervision. framing)
One Motor Bont. 22 by 6'9" by 3 feet fitted with 1520 H.. heavy duty Kelvin Kersone
Mour
AND
One RB H.J. Bobuder Crude Oil Eogine direct complet to dynamo illustrated on page 25 of Blinders catalogue).
(Full Particulars from Catalogues). Date of Sale will published later.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Anotioneers, Hongkong, Deceber 11th, 1918. (2784
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
DARTICULAES and CONDITIONS of
the lettlag by Publio Austion Bala, ko to held on MONDAY, the 16th day of December, 1918, «i 8 PM., at the Off.com of the PUBLIO WORKS DEPARTMENT, by Order of His EXCELLENCY THE OFFRES ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT, of One Lo of CROWN LAND at Yaumati in the Colony of Hongkong, for Ser of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a CROWN RENT to be red by the Barvayur at His MAJESTY THE KING, for one farther berms of 75 you.PT.
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PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Begistry No.
Locality.
Boundary
Honouroucela.
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Contents
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PREPARED ONLY BY
D. M. GOODALL,
MANAGER.
TELEPHONE 407.
(2008
A. S.
CO.,
BOXING!
BOXING!
CITY HALL, SATURDAY, DEC. 14TH, 1918,
at 9 p.m. sbarp.
G.O.C.
UNDER the auspices of the HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE and under the Distinguished Patronage of His Freefloney the Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, C.M.G. His His Honour dir William Hoes Chief Justice, Commodore Gurner, K.N., Captain Edwards, R.N., His Honour Mr. Justice Gompertz, The Hon. Mr. Messer, Capt. Supt. of Polica, E. J. C. Wolfe, Bag, First Police Magistrate
Excellency Major General Vovies, HO,
1
CONTEST.
SIX-ROUND WELTERWEIGHT Private Finlay. Leading Stoker Houchin
(Army) SIX-ROUND
(Navy).
D. Seaman Dangers
(Navy).
(Army NIX-ROUND MIDDLEWEIGHT
FEATHER-WEIGHT
CONTEST.
furt Tell
Foul
Private Wondleku
30
70
4A
3,100 2
4.530
(2772
Stoker Brown (Navy). SIX-ROUND
CONTEST.
Private Morrison
(Army). FEATHER-WEIGHT
G.
R.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPART MENT.
ta form and procure to be incorporated, AL HEREBY NOTIFIED that
the
FOR
CONTEST. Gunner Sainsbury . Private Johnson
(Army).
(Army) SPECIAL FIFTEEN-ROUND CONTEST FOR THE MIDDLE-WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE COLONY. Leading Seaman Lucas v. Stoker Saunders
(Navy)
(Navy) EXTRA SPECIAL TWENTY-BOUND CONTEST FOR THE BANTAM- WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE COLONY,
a new Company to be called the "China
SEALED TENDERS in duplicate, Light & Power Company (1818), Ltd which should be clearly marked "T TENDER (of which they shall be appointed by this Office unti
will be received as QUARRIES"
BEARSOON OL Agreement Gouerai
with
WEDNESDAY Managers) objects (inter alia) of acquiring the the 18TH day of DECEMBER, 1918, for the undertaking, business, goodwill lutting of the andermentioned Granite
mahinery, plant, book-debts and all Quarries at Hongkong, Kowloon, and the Stoker Patty Officer Amoy (Navy) other assets whatsoever of this Company, January, 1919.
New Territories, for one year from the 1st
v. Stoker Neighbour (Navy). and of carrying on business in or nese Kowloon and/or elsewhere if thought
Profits to be handed to the widowed mother desirable with Messrs Shewan Tomas
of the late ERGEANT LINFIELD, Co., Hongkong, and their successors in
Naval Yard Police. business as General Managers so long as
as stated the schedule hereunder opposite the General Managers for the time being
to each quarry, as a pledge of the bond fides (if a corporation) or (if an unincorporated af hie offer, which sum shall be forfeited to firm)
the one or more partner or partners out his tender and comply
if Crown
the teadorer refuses to carry is the arm of the General Managers conditions hereinafter contained, should the with the individually orvollectively shall hold not
tender be accepted. less than one thousand shares of the
The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any tender.
the
proposed Memorandum and Artioles of such now Company submitted
(3)
to this
meeting be
be and the same ars
Each Tender must be accompanied by receipt to the effect that the tenderer has deposited in the Colonial Treasury skła
Forms of tender can be obtained from tho Director of Public Works.
hereby approved and that the Liquidator PARTICULARS OF THE QUARRIES.
bG authorizel to consent to the registra tion of auch new Company with such Memorandum and Articles accordingly.
(4) That the draft Agree nont submitted to
Mooting (marked
between
expressed to be made bots
and that tho
and
KELEBEK :-H. J. GEDGE, E. ORGANISERS: Staff Inspector J. O. Wildin, Police Reserve, and Mr. F. C. Jankin, Commanding Hongkong Polion Bosorve
SEATS -RINOSIDE, 85; STALLA, Firat ve rowa, ; Last three rowa, 82; Darsa CIRCLE, First two row, 12 Last four rows $1; PIT. $1.
All Seats roserved except the $1 Seats in the Pil. The Band of the Police Reserve will play. BOOKING AT MOUTRIE'S. NO BEATS AT HALF-PRICE
WATSON &
LTD.,
HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
TXL 18.
[1
Th Germnu objevt.
As far as posable, to disarm the strenger naval
Yo, plying between Saigon and Singa The Fo Fon Fee, wax B Hook yesterday konk Sunday and left for Reg-D
A fire broke out on Wednesday in the ¦xtone cirilers" titshed, posate the per manent remetery at Aberdeen The struc tare was burnt down in lega minates and caused dainage to thingy headstones and the personal belongings Arnamental
of the workmen, represent
value of 1970 Thu for in Jadaved po have originated through a workaum light- ing sotite jess paper and then forgetting
A Filipo Mission comprising the Manue! Que (President of the Earn
Power while leaving to the weaker every Hon
weapon of offence or defence. regardless Phillipine Senate), Mr. Thomas of the ights of neutrals For example, Great Britain proposed clant a munes should be illegal, or failing, this, that ches should never be land in the open sea, brat only to the territoriul waters of the belligerents and facing naval ports. so as to leave trading parts accessible to neutral ships except
when formaily blockades.
Germany refused to subwic
if
straw. Alr Carles Caugan, Mr Alagro and Dr. Jose Rastamante arrived in the Colony on Wednesday on the Shongo Mara, with the silent of trying to arrange for The Mission as proceding to America
Islands. the dependence of
Phillipane The members are optimist that their mission will meet with success.
The American Consul General has 16-
4 any Purl regulations, which would ceived instinctions from Washington to have saved neutral ships from a deadly the effect that hereafter export licences peril against which no precautions are issued to cover the export of merchandise ponsible She did, however, agree that from the United States, and which had mines should be eu constructed as to
not expired before the 18th of November, become harmless if swept from their will thereafter be valid without limit or Honexone Orion: 101, Das Vaux ROAD, C.
maoring, and that unachored tiles
untii revoked. The foregoing. however, should be entirely prohibited, or,
does not apply tu licenses issued euvering Laxvor Orica: 181, FL Braam, É.C. | licensed as + suraps of defence to be
exportations to Norway and Sweden, thrown out by
a retreating fleet, they Fare Islands, feland and Switzerland.
Denmark proper, European Holland, the would be sa constructed as to become harmless an hour after being released. Even these conditions, as we know, s has utterly ignord Again, when Great Britain suggested the total abalition of <+ the ground that 10 dert Warfare
is practically im-
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, DECEMBER 18TH, 1918,
"
FREEDOM OF THE SEAS,"ruland,
'' In
M Alec Moreton Mookland, manager of Segambut Estate, was charged at Kuala Lumpur on November 29th with having caused the death of Frete Marion Monkland by shooting her with a vulver, which was a negligent set not amounting to culpable homicide The
Lo be tried.
FE-
We have heard a great deal about the possible to decide what are and what are
freedom of the seas" during the pre-net mounting of war, Germany subjected; defendant pleaded not guilty" and seat war without any clear explanation and, also, in apposition to the Britisa elauned of what the phrase was intended
Eventually the to proposals, insisted 6341 Convey There was never any doubt, of destruction
# right of Magistrate said it was not a case where course, xs to Germany's interpretation of carrying contraband without waiting for accused to four days' imprisonment, but, of neutral shipe a fine would meet the case. He sentenced ii; she simply desired the removal of the † the decision of a chief obstacle that blocked her path to American contention was that all private was in hospital, he would be free to leave Prize Court. The accused had been under arrest and police guard during the fours days ho world-dominion. to
It was never possible property, whether ships or cargos, and when the court rose for the day. suppose, however, that WILSON meant this, although at first his be exempt from wizure or destruction; President whether enemy or non-belligerent, should utterances on the subject were somewhat but that goods destined for a belligerent cryptic.
in submitting his peace pro government should (if contraband, us from the Colons was passed unanimous– gramms Congress Inst January such goods practically always are) bely. In view of the fact that the war he asked for absolute freedom of Fiable to seizure and confisention. Davigation of the seas outside territorial governments were to be prevented from barbarity and jack of honour with which
How
was indisputably due to German in- trigue, and as a protest against the grea | added the very important qualification: individuals was not explained.
waters, aliko in peace and war," but importing goods under the names uf
except as the seag may be closed wholly
Some or partly by international action for the enforcement of international covenants."
Lar
whare 4
when
advance towards the American view was made at the London Conference with the resalt that the British Parliament refus
on
Singapore Chamber of Commerce
At a meeting of the committee of the November 27th the following resolution dealing with the exclusion of Germana
the German Army and Navy have con- ducted it, and the apparent acquiescence methods, the Committee of the Singapors of the German prople in such dastardly that sonte mark of the disgest and shame Chamber of Commerce is of the pinion which is felt therent should be placed on record, and recommends to Govern- a period of ten years after the setilo- ment that no German subject should for ment of Peace be allowed to land, reside, or trad within the Colony of the Straits Settlements.”
In so far this may be taken to implyed to ratify-it because it would strip that the 19ague of Nations,
sca-power of an indispensable weapon. formed, shall
That was the position when war broke responsibility out, and since then the rights of neutrala Great Britain for more than bu red which, in practice, has been borne by have been very gravely assailed ar
result of Germany's refusal to respect years, it is likely to meet with general novations introduced by the Allies have any regulations. The only important in- acceptance.
The ladies and children of the Kowloon There are, however, many been the blockade-at-a distance," the branch of the Ministering other points to be considered. There has ships into harbour to be searched, and the afternoon, of entertaining about 300 men asertion of the right to take neutral League had the pleasure, on Wednesday Children's been no question of the freedom of the prevention of the ingress and egress of of both Services at the Sailors and meas in time of peace since first Spanish all goods to or from enemy countries, Boldiers' Home and the Seamen's In-
whether through enemy or neutral ports, atit and then Dutch naval supremacy
atitufc. Ten was served in the Home was whether in enemy or neutral ships, and the tables being beautifully decorated overthrown by the British and piracy whether "contraband"
or not. This wit
with flowere, ward a very happy spirit was destroyed.
JABL This attributable to amounts to a new definition of con
Immediately after tea, an traband, according to which it would adjournment was made to the Seamen's
prevailed. Great Britain's traditional love of be, not the character of the goods, Institute, where an enjoyable concert liberty, to her belief that all restrictions but their
their Doctors FORSYTH and Kew have both on the movement of trade are in the The
destina was given by members of the League and tion, which would make them illegal. a few friends. Mrs. Balean's violin motog expressed the opinion that it will be long run harmful, and to her refusal to have
- Личнитев, however, impossible, from a medical point of view,
and Mrs Goldsmith'e songs met with been rendered neoesty for Stoker SAUNDERS, IN, to fight
by keen appreciation, Germany Laviossness.
Miss Mary Hide It is suficient danced the Highland Fling" to the Championship of the Colony on
Naval strength, ROOSEVELT should NIGHT
drelare thni the afterwards gave the sword dance ne am white powerful for defenen, in by itself phrase, freedom of the sea," rant encore. An officiant and capabilo substitututa for all but powerless for decisive offence, Navy, in the event of a future war, re-
The children were responsiblo he Stoker HAUKURI is forthcoming in Seaman
interpreted to prevent the British for severni welcome contributions. Every Cox, R.N. It is intended that these shall and therefore any abure on
Hetts of the programme was received with fight under the same conditions
the part peating the tremendous service rendered land cheering. At the clone, the crowded those of
Great Britain arranged originally. If both untestants are
her naval in war.
According to Bir F. E. auslience of Hervice men gave thres SMITH, Great Britain will be quite satis hearty cheers in response to a similar unable to weigh in at the Middleweighs limit supremacy must have led to wars in Bed with a definition that will quable her compliment paid to them by the child (1) Stone 3) the content will be a Catch which she would have been unable to Navy in future wars to do exactly what, rep. wolghts.
The men also ei furca a decision. In time of war, how
reased their grote- it has been doing for the past eighteen | ful mon Lha
with the assistance of the organised the gathering, and to the indion appreciation to Ars. Aitken, who ever, absolute freedom of the sens has American Navy.
of the League.
Approxi
Quarry at No
male Ares Jo
Deport regalred WILD
Acres Leixler
12.02 250
73.00
900 8.44 700
A CHANGE IN THE PROGRAMME!
6.70 200
4.60 500
4.00 200
2.08
130
2.00
Do
Non 1-0, 7, 8,
บด
No 30, 19
Do
10
No 20 & 25.
Di
No. 8, 11-14,
Do
10.12
3.00
ab
100
Com pany and the Liquidater of the one part Teat The Mui No. 9 and The Chian Light & Power Company Shaukiwa Nos. 3 and 4 (1918), Ltd.. of the other part be
Hok Un No. 6 approved
Liquidator be authorised pursuant to Section 18t of the Ma Tau Kok No. 7 Do No. 8 Companies Ordinance, lull, to cotox
Jordan Road No. 10 ... into an Agreement with such now Com.
Yaumati No. 11... pany (when incorporated) in the terms of the said draft and to carry the game into Ngau Tau Kok No. offeet with auch (if any) modifications either before or after the execution thereof na ho with the approval of the Gonom! Managers of the now Company thinks fit
(6) That the Liquidator be authorised to obtain advanoon from the General Managers of any monies requisite upon auch terma as he thinks it. Dated this 19th day of December, 2018
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
General Maragorn,
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Nos. 21 & 221 Cha Kwo Liang No. 1-30 ... 24.56 500 Sai To Wan Non, 1-10... Lyemun Nos. 1.26...
Do No. 28 Fuk Tan Houng No. 19 Taing I No. 1 ...
10.03
14)
20.44
009
2.10
4 20
250
40
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source, or
two
Sommon Loos, R.N., for the Mirading attempt, except in moments of crisis, to iustification of our actions that Colonel accompaniment of Piper Wilnon, and
bo a great land power.
SATURDAY
(0701
of
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