NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
G.
R.
GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC. TENDERS for SPECIE current in and for the SHANGHAI, up to
in Shanghal, of $500,000 current ill be received by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT,
nil 11.30 . on May 16th, 1919.
Qua
The amount accepted is to be placed by the Sanderer to the credit of an account with The HONGKONG AND SHANGHAT BANENG CORPORATION, Shangbai, so as to be available en May 17th, 1918.
Persons tendering to`state alternatively The amount of Bollari, current in Shang has per £100 for Telegraphic Transfer on the Lords
Commissioners of Hal, Treasury,
London.
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGXUNG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 15TH, 1919.
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO.,'
LIMITED.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTIETH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING will be held at the Company's Offices, St. George's Buildings on BATURDAY, MAY 17TH, 1019, at 11:30 AM, for the purpose of presenting the Keport of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to 28th February, 1919, and alecting Directors and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of
of the Company will be CLOSED from the 3rd May, to the 17th May, 1910, both days inclusive, By Order of the Board of Directors,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, April 28th, 1919.
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"The lendem to be in duplicate, and in sealed | THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE," sovers, addressed to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICIER ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT,
amt endorsed "TENDERS FOR GOVEEN- MENT BILLS, el."
The right to accept or reject any or all of the tenders in reserved, .
Copie of Forms of Tender can be had on application.
Persons tendering for Bille) are hereby notifial that, baring y regard to the provisions of the Acts 29 George III, Cap. 45 and 41, George III. Cap. 82, the noceptance of any such Tender subject to the express condition that no Member of the British House of Commons thall be admitted to any share or part in "or to way benefit to izies from the Contract thereby
made for the allotment of such (Bill)."
"The provisions in question do not apply to Contracts entered into by any incorporated Company in its corporated capacity and made for the general benefit of the Company."
Any farther Information can be obtained by application to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICEE, A.P.D.
F.J. THURSBY-PELHAM LIZDT. COL,
Treasury Chest Oficer, A.P.D.
."
His Majesty's Temnery Offles, Bongbong, May 10th, 1919.
1757
PHILIPPINE HATS.
ARE YOU INTERESTED 1.
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. „
HE THIRTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHARK HOLDERS will be held at the Offices of
the Undersigned on WEDNESDAY, MAY $187, 1913, 891130 4500 OF
· INTIMATIONS.
BONGKONG POLO CLUB.
EMPIRE DAY!
POLO CLUB GYMKHAÑA will be held at the Race Course, Happy Valley (by kind permission of the Stewards of the Hongkong Jockey 'Club) on' SATURDAY, MAY IT, at & r. (Weather permitting Entrance $1.00 (including Tex). Children under is half rice.
· INTIMATION ··
Two
Events open to all Ladies and Gentlemen DELICIOUS
who ride.
Entries close at Noon on MUNDAY, MAY
1918.
Programmes and Entry Fo ms may be obtained from
The Secretary, HONGKONG CLUB
The JOCKEY CLUB STABLES
The Hon. Nes. Folio Leabuve HeaD-
QUARTKEN CZUB.
and Mr. E. GRIMSTONE,
Hom. Soc. Honakono Polo CluR
c/o MESSAS JARDİNE, MATHESON & Co, Ltd,
1:53
HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA WAE SAVINGS ASSOCIATION.
NOTICE.
The TRANSFER BOOKS and REGISTER WE beg to of Members of the Company will be CLOSED from the 7th May to the 31st May, both days inclusive.
mediately after the above-mentioned the General Agents in pursuance of Article 17 of the Company's Articles purpose to at the Consulting Committee to sanction a call of 850 per share in respect of the monies unpaid on the shares held by
of the Company. members of
Kame time At the
the General Agents will 1o, under Article 104 (p), ask for the sanction of the Consulting Committes to the payment of a a Special Dividend of $50 per Share (payable immediately after the call our of the Reserve Fund.
Should these sanctions be obtained the Transfer Books and Register of Members will be closed for an aduitiona), 14 days, koleg until and including the 4th June, 1819.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD, General Managers. Hongkong, April 30th 1919.
706
CANTON, LTD.
SEL the most complete line ever brought UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF
into this. Co ony WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Room 481, HONGKONG HOTEL, Ofice Hours, 2.30 P.X, tọ 7 P.M.
THE
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TO LET.
COTTAGE, Barker Road. To be let furnished from May 10th. Apply-
DENISON, KAM & GIEBN,
TO.
TO LET.
(755
BROADWOOD ROAD,
Unfurnished.
No. 5, BROADWOOD ROAD, Furnished.
For particulars apply to
GEO. K. HALL BHUTTON & Co., York Building,
Chater Read, Hongkong.
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TO 'LET
For Nine Monthe
URNISHED HOUSE at the
Five Rooms, from July 1st, Apply--..
Box No. 747
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
·FORTY-SIXTH
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Society will be held at its Head Office, Nos. 3 and Queen's Building, Hongkong, on THURS DAY, MAY BIND, 1919, at ador. for the Lurpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statements of Account to 11st December, 1918, and of declaring Dividends etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED-Irom May 19th to May. 22nd, both days inclusive.
Board,
By Order of the
C. H. P. HAY, Deputy ueneral Malager. Hongkong, May 8th, 1919
announce that all Straite Settlemente War Loan inken up by this Association for ita Members has now been exhausted. Alt moneys paid into this Association will... in future be invested in British War
Loan bearing interest at 6 per cent per
annum.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.
Hon. Secretary,
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AND
A. G. DA ROCHA.
8.RVEYOR AUCTIONEER,
GENERAL BROKER.
Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2932.
instructions frain:
LAVOURED with
The Concerned,
AND
REFRESHING
SUMMER DRINKS
WATSON'S
LEMON
expansion lost at a time when the great Eight cases, (three deaths) of bubonio need of the world is for the quickest and plague, one case of small-pox and one fullest exploitation of all available case of cerebrospinal fever were report- sources. Is it to be wondered atted in the Colony on Tuesday.
his attitude has been one of increasing
irritation China still fails to realise Japan's frat concrete ship will be. that no nation in these times can be launched at the Sumida Shipyard, allowed to play the role of the dog-in-Mukojima, Tokjo, towards the middle of the manger indefinitely if she had any Jung. The length of the vessel in 77 feet recognised policy, if there was a desire and width 15 feet, her carrying capacity in any quarter to establish a form of being 160 tons. The total building cost Government for the sole purpose of bene is estimated at T, 20,000, which is from fiting the country as a whole, the situa-15 to 20 per cent. lower than the tion would be different. There would be higher than the cost of wooden ships.
steel ships, but is about 25 per cent.
cost of
no desire to interfere in her domestic politics; help might be given where it Amongst those who passed through the was asked, but no pressure would-be Colony, on the Paul Lecat, which left brought to bear in matters which were yestesday for Saigon, en route for obviously of no concern to the outsider, Marseilles, were HE. Senor 3. Batalha As it is, the militarists have been fight de Freitas, Portuguese Minister in". ing simply to maintain themselves as China, and Madame de Freitna.
Senor the dominant party in the State. The and Madame de Freital were the guests Cantonese members of Parliament are of Mr. A. G. Stephen, manager of the piqued because they have been deprived Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Shang- of the sweets of office, and they are hai, during their short stay in that city. determined, at all costs, to recompense Sener de Frritus is taking a furlough themselves. The demands on both sides after six years' service na Minister of are too high for a possible.comprom
Legation in Peking. The Shanghai Conference is becoming a farce, and all the while the country suf fera incalculably. There is no doubt that one of the great needs of China is a' more enlightened Press, and in this
SQUASH direction we think the Hongkong Wal
AND
will sell by Public Auction TODAY LIME FRUIT
(THURSDAY), May 15th, at 215 PM,
4
at bis Salen Room,
A QUANTITY OF
MISCELLANEÖrs ColDS,
Comprising:
Blankets, Serge Towels Soap, Grama- phones Brusher, Skates, Proxisions, Socks, Hose, Handkerchiefs, Perfumes, Provisiona and a long line of Sundrick
A180
60 Dozen tina Australian Cheese. 10 Ladies Swimming Hata. TyRMs---Cash on Delivery. Hongkong, May 13th, 1919.
A. G. DA ROCHA, AUCTIONEER,
SURVEYOR" AND GENERAL BROKER. Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2539.
MAVOURED with instructions fron. The Concerned,
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THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO "SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTIETH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its Head Office. Nos. 3 and 4, Queen's Build ings, on THURSDAY, MAY 22ND, 1918, at 12.30 PM for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the PEAK, Statements of Account to 31st December,
Cars of" Daily Preen" Office
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TO LET.
"T the PEAK, with immediate possession, No, MOUNTAIN VIEW, 'Furnished or Unfurnished.
Apply to-
ELE POLLOCK,
Supreme Court.
TO LET (UNFURNISHED);
733
NO 10, MOUNT 1919, in excellent TO 10, MOUNTAIN VIEW, PEAK,
condition.
Address→→→
P
"AB Cure of “Daly Presi" (Mon.
TO LET.
(eda
70. 101, Tax FEAK," &-Roomed House
Not the Frak.
Apply to
FEROY SMITH SETH & FLEAKING ・・
TO LET.
AFLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon
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HUMPHREYS ESTATE & PINANCE
CO., LTD., Alexandra Buildings
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"THE PEAK.
1918,
And of declaring Dividends, etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from May 12th to May 22nd, both clays inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
C. H. P. HAY, Deputy General Manager.
Hongkong, May 9th,” 1919;
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BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
FIFTY THIRD ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at it Head Office, Nes 3 and 4, Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, on THUES DAY, MAY SAND, 1919, at 12.45 PM, for the purpose of receiving the Report" of the Directors together with the Statements of declaring dividends, etc. Account to 31st December, 1818, and of
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from May 12th to May 22nd, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
C. H. P. HÁY, Deputy General Manager. Manager. Hongkong, May 9th, 1919.
1737
A. S. WATSON & CO, LIMITED, TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL
will sell by Public Auction on SATURDAY, May 17th, 1918, at 2.30 PM, at his Sales Room
USEFUL HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND EFFECTS,
Comprising
WHO'S WHO IN AFGHANISTAN TO-DAY.
HOW THE PRESENT TROUBLE ORIGINATED.
"
versity might render good service if it
The following are some details relating would only address itself to the task.to the murder of the late Amir and events The demonstrations" of" the students in that led up to the succession to the " Peking show that among the younger throne of Amanullah Khan, the third som generation at any rate among those who of the late Amir.
Habibulla Khar, the have not yet associated themselves with.
late Amir, who was at the time at any self-secking clique-there is a desire Jellalbad, was on to place the country first. The action bis fate overtook him. He had left his
• grouse shoot when
of these youths may be condemned as
ceeded sixty miles out of the city. The palace at Jellalabad by motor and pro-
criminally foolish, but the feeling
CHAMPAGNE, prompting them which exploded under a
sense of national injustice are those) #Hiob should be fostered and directed if the country is ever going to obtain salvation. Venality in high places can
A. S. WATSON & CO.aly be prevented by public opinion, and the young educated Chinese lack at the moment any properly organised means of making their views known. Allowing for the national characteristics it is
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arty accompanying the Amir on the shoot included his eldest son and Nas rullah Khan, bis brother. The Amir tre yelled with the eldest son and others in"
one motor, and the rest of the party were to meet bim at the shoot. Two days before his death the Amir was seen at Kha- laut-al-Soraj, where he lunched at the re- sidence of a European engineer. Habi bullah Khan had proceeded 26 or 27 ÆRATED WATER MANUFACTURERS. Probable, even now, that the attack on
Taso JU-LIX's house may bave far-reach- miles beyond Khalaut-ul-Seraj ind was ing results. It is impossible to conceive on the nights of the 17th to the 20th camp a leading statesman in England being ing at a little place known as Kolfagosh driven out of public life by a mob of He slept in, a large tent well guarded by youngsters, but the impression seems to soldiers drawn from a number of regi- prevail that Teo has lost face" to menta, and, within, were just His such an extent that he will be unable Majesty in one section, while in the again to occupy any prominent position. other were four or five page-boys, who He was one of the pillars of the military took it in turn to watch, according to party, and with "hia, withdrawal an the practice of His Majesty. At about 3 avenue may perchance be opened for in the morning a pistol shot was heard reconciliation by convincing all parties to ring out into the stillness of the night, that a body of public opinion is growing and on the Amir's brother, and the eldest which it will be increasingly dificult son, rushing into the tent they found Habibullah Khan lying dead in his bed, shot through the ear.
Hoxazona Orrier: 10, Daa Vox ROAD, O. Loxoan Orion: 181, FLEN STREET, B.C.
The Baily Bress.
Hotrong Hay LDTE, 101
Blackwood Furniture, Teakwood Mirror door Wardrobes. Chest of Drawers, Clocks, Carpets, Rugs, Buy Chairs, Overmantels, Dining and Lard Tables, Single and Doable Bedsteads, Curtains, Brass Figures, Knives, Forks, Spoons, Glass and Croc_ery Warus, Vases, Bowls, Electric Fans, Typewriters, A SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENT. Piano and lot of Sundries.
1ma-Cash on Delivery, Hongkong, May
146b, 1919.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
HE Undersigned has received
tions to sell by Public Auction,
On WEDNESDAY,
THE
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The Wreck of the 8.8. “CHIYO MARU as she now lies off the Lema Islands. when vessel will be at purchaser's risk
TERMS: Cash on fall of the hammer,
GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer.
The Chinese are admittedly a people whose mental processes are difficult to follow. Honourable traders and shrewd business men, they are often able to instrucguide commercial enterprises to sub- stantial success by methods which, according to all rules acknowledged by May 1st, 1919, at Noov, at his Sales Booma, Western peoples, abould quickly land
Daddell Street.
them in the Bankruptcy Court With their undoubted acumen and foresight there seems to be inextricably woven an inherent inability to take a practical view of affairs and a childishneas which is positively bewildering. Many examples might be quoted in proof of this. Take, for instance, a record of some of their industrial undertakings. As Professor MIDDLETON-SMITH amusingly pointed out in a recent article," the Chinese will frequently refuse to consider such unim. portant details, as deterioration of plant when deciding upon a distribu- tion of profits. They seem to imagine that a machine which is running satisfac torily at the moment will necessarily be
G.
NOTICE.
R
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LL PERSONS, with the exception of thom of Chinese race desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person between The hours of 3. A.M. to 1 P.M. and STM to 4 PM daily, at the FASS OFFICE, POST OFFICE BUILDING.
Applicants will se required to prodsos Passports or
or lentification Parsons, with certain exceptions, ne
papers.
to ignore..
This year Batavia, the chief city of Java, will celebrate its 300th anniver
Kry
Nasrullah Khan as Naib-us-Sultan death, pending the appointment of a took charge of affairs after the Amir's.
new Amir. If Inaytullah Khan, the Ticket No. 186 won the yacht Authore.aldest son of Habibullah Khan had any Part of the proceeds of the raffle will be claims they were probably compromised given to St. Dunstan's Home.
by Nasrullah Khan, for not only did the eldest son of Habibullah Khan concur in Amir, but also all the officers of the State the proclamation of Naaurullah Khan as
of Jellalabad, including the others Mean- while the third son of the Amir, who The Banvard Musical Comedy. Com-father's absence, heard the news of the was Governor of Kabul during his
A Chinese woman, aged 25 years, re- siding at No. 10, Leighton Hill Road, has committed suicide by taking an over dose of opium.
pany repeated "Hello Hawaii" last dimir's death and took a vow in public 27 to avenge his father's death, raised the night. They are presenting" Oh Papa
pay of the soldiers from Rs. 12 to Ra. to day, at a matinee, commencing at 4.3020, and the soldiers proclaimed him at the sul night per: Amir. There were thus two Amire in Pim, and
Afghanistan, one to whom all those in formance.
Jellalabade had done obeisance and the other supported by the army and the
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and affiliated Hospitals ac knowledges with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals: Zoroastrian Charity Fund, $100; Sui Un, 960; Tem Hung Kwon, 810; Chan
Yeuk Pang, $7.50
country.
- .!
Nasurallah Khan, who saw exactly bow. things were, abdicated in favour of h ment, as were also the two elder bro nephew and was placed in close confine thers of Amanullah Khan, the present Commander-in-Chief, and his family, and Amir. There were also arrested the
ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the semat in the Colony for more than 7 da capable of doing the name work for ever. Tsun Tseung, #16; Anan., $10; and Kwok all his kin, who were taken to Kabul
held at the HoxGKONG HOTEL, Hongkong, Company (since its registration) will be on FRIDAY, the 83rd day of MAY, 1910, for the purpose of receiving the the Report of the General Managers together with a Statement of Accounts, to the 21st, December, 1018.
at
Noo..
Te REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 19th day of May to Monday, the 26th day of May, 1919, both days inclair period no Transfer of Bhares can be Registered.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers. Hongkong, May 12th, 1919. >[748
ON SALE.
Feridence.
BALE A FIVE-BOOMED B WEEKLY PERSS, JOLT TO DE
OUND VOLUMES of the HONGKONG
·EIX, 1918.
For particulars apply to....
XYZ"
$20
ORDINANCE, 1916.
required to Register themselves antler REGISTRATION of FERSONS
Forms of Registration, giving the parti lars required may be obtained as the The Fensity for nou compliance is a fine GP.O. and at all Police Stations, not exceeding $50.
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PALACE HOTEL. KOWLOON Corner of Haiphong and Hankov Roads.
Tel Address: Palaca,
station. This Hotel bas just been com. plebely renovated and refurnished, is now up bo-data" in every respect and under English Management. Cuisine personal
In other directions a similar desire to
in chains from Jellalabad. The chains saatch the proceeds of to-day and leave
were exceedingly heavy, weighing well The Construction of the. Hakone in-over a hundred pounds and the horses to-morrow to take care often manifests itself. A moderate Gora hot-springs, 2,000 feet above the About half-way, however, whether out of of itself clined electric railroad from Yumeto to bad a severe task in drawing up bill these prisoners and their heavy chains. return apon capital invested, with sea-level, has been completed and the compassion for the prisoners or the ample prevision to make their original trial runs are already being made. The ponies is not known, the chains were to them as a nation. Invariably their miles, and the new line cost an average outlay secure, does not appeal forcibly distance between the two resorts is 5f
ordered to be removed.
tendency is to adopt a hand-to-mouth of Yen 500,000 a mile policy, and as it is with business so it is in the greater policies of the State.
M. David Rhein, of the French Consu
TWO. Minutes from Band Ball The gambling instinct manifests itself. late General, Peking, was amongst those In the troubles which have been dividing who wanted through Hongkong on the the country into two great parties of French mail steamer Paul Lernt. He is of the the North and South there have been expected to return to China early next very few signs on one side or the other year. M. Rhein bas boca in China for The eight years. He came to the Far East of any true patriotic feeling. foreigner has had to look on and see in 1911 when be joined the diplomatic plendid opportunities for commercial service at the French Legation ir. Peking.
BAR RAND HILLARD ROOMS
TERMS, MODERATE KORRA Special Arrangeme
Familien Påpplication to :
- With Innáz, Prios #7.50.
· Care of "Thilly Press* Offon..
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3. OXKERET
Proprietor,
family are now in confinement" and a The Commander-in-Chief and his
new man has been appointed to the office by Amanullah, Khan. The new He has never been outside Afghanistan, Amir is a young man of about 20 or 27. He was educated at home by a private tutor, has an active brain, and keen in telligenes.
The home of Evangeline, at Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, izomortalised by Long- fellow's poem, has been bought by the Canadian Pacific Railway and will be maintained as a public park