NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF
HONGKONG.
EMPIRE DAT
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all
NIRE INSURANCE OF STOES. will be CLOSED for the Tranmetion of PUBLIC
INTIMATIONS
HONGKONG POLO CLUB. EMPIRE DAY.
TAN HONAKƠNG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 1820, 1919.
INTIMATIONS
"A. & WATSON & CO. LIMITED.
【TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
BUSINESS 10 MORROW (SATURDAY) kong Jockey Club) on SATURDAY next 1918, at No. General Mixnagers together
WEATHER Permitting. POLO ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the will be hald. Company (sinon ita registration) will be at the RACECOURSE, HAPPY VALLET (by held at the HONGKONG HOTEL, Hongkong. kind permission of the Stewa ds. Hong-TO-DAY (FRIDAY), the 33rd day of MAY, for the purpose of receiving MAY 24TH, at 4 PM. Admission #1.00 the Report of including Tos) Children under twelve with a Statement of Accounts, to the dist Half-price
December. 1918.
MAY 24TH, 1919.
By Order,
Hongkong, May Sird, 1819.
AR LOWE,
Secretary.
1730
KARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
OF HONGKONG,
EMPIRE DAY.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all MARINE INSURANCE OF PANAS
will be ALONED NOT HA Transsetion of
includes:- Programma TEXT PEGGING, BRAIN-FIVER MOUNTED COMBAT, &c., do
Cash Sweeps.
RACE,
S. E. GRIMSTONE, Hoa. Secretary." Hongkong, May 19th, 1919. £774
WANTED AT ONCE
CLERK ih some knowledze of
Bookkeeping-must have desciclo
PUBLIC BUSINESS TO-MORROW | credentials. (SATURDAY) MAY RATH, 1919.
By Order,
LOWE BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,
Secretaries
Bongkong, May 231d,, 1919-
Apply in writing to
BRITON,
- Care of Daily Press Office.
1768
(791
ぶ
WANTED.
THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
T
THE General Agents have with the sanction of the Consulting Committee (obtained at a Meeting of such Committee bell on May 21st, 1019) made a call of 850 per Share in respect of the monies unpaid on. the Shares beld by Members of the Company such call being payable on June 3rd, 1918, to the General Agents at their Office Na 18, Peulder Street, Hongkong.
The General Agents have farther with the liko sanction obtained at the same meeting) determined to employ the sum of $500,000
part of the Heserve Fund of the Company in on the cal dividend of $50 per Share, paying a
held by Members of the Company. The said dividend is payable on 4th, 1918. Dividend Warrants can be obtained on application to be General
at the above address
ADDITIONAL
STE VARDESS for 8.8. "NEURALIA" for voyage to London.
Full particulars on application to-
MACKINNON MACKENZIE & CO
Agents.
1784
WANTED.
YOMPETENT ENGINEER with Good Shop Training for Local Engineering Work
Apply stating experience" and salary required to
Box No. 777, Care of "Dally Frenï" Office.""
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SITUATION WANTED.
with several рента mercantile experience verseal in Import, Export, Book-keeping and General
ould any Shareholder init to pay thei amount of the said call June 3rd, the PORTUGUESE
General Agents
zat
June 4th, apply the
will on
of the said call
Hisfactioned dividend due to him in Office Work is open for engagement.
After payment or satisfaction of the said call in the manner above indicated, a pote showing the extent to which the shares are then paid p will be endorsed on all Certificates of Shares presented at the Odices. of the General Agents
The TRANSFER BOOKS and REGISTER of Members will be CLOSED from May. 22nd
to June 4th. 1919, both days inclusive.
TARDINE, MATHESON & Co., L., General Agents
THE CANTON INSURANCE Orvice, LD,
1702 Hongkong, May 21st, 1918.........
SEMMENS
CHINA ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING COMPANY, (HONGKONG) LIMITED.
SIEMENS CHINA" COMPANY-BERLIN,
FRANZ EMIL. AUGUST EHRHARDT.
CREDITORS are required to send in their
against the above to the undersigned, Alexandrs Buildings, Des, Vaux Boad, on or veidre SATURDA 1, JAY, 3.87, 1919.
C. BERNARD BROWY,
Liquidato. Hongkong, May 19th, 1919.
[783
Possesses à 1 testimonials.
Apply--
Bar No. 764
· Game of "Daily Prom Office * 1784
TO. LAST No. 3, MOUNTAIN VIEW, Furnished Tthe Prax, with immediate possession, or Unfurnished.
Apply to
E. E POLLOCK, Supreme Court.
TO LET (UNFURNISHED).
(736
No from June 1st, 1918, in excellent
10, MOUNTAIN VIEW, PEAK,
condition
AddressTM
"A B. Care of “Dally Preši” Ofiss. [600
TO LET
THE LIVERPOUL & LONDON & GLOBE N°18 TH PRAR, Romed House
INSURANCE CO., LTD.
FOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that,
home
owing to the Undersigned proceeding on lave, M RIGBY HE KEWLEY will take charge of the Company's Hongkong Brancn as Acting Local Manager
a from MAY 21ST..
the Peak. Apply to
TEROY SMITH SETH & FLEMING
THE PEAK
T. REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from MUNDAY, the
of May to the th day of May, 191, bob days' Inclusive, during which period no Transter of Shared can be Registered.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON General Hanagers
Hongkong, May 19th, 1919
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PEAK TRAMWAYS. COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN bat
ANNUAL ORDINARY
GENERAL MEETING of SHARE
INTIMATION
WATSON'S
FORMAZONE
(REGISTERED).
HOLDERS of the above Company will be A Refreshing, Invigorating and held at the HONGKONG HOTEL, Hong- kuzg, on THURSDAY, MAY 19TH, 1919, 15 Noox, for the purpose of receiving the Report of tba Ditors together with a of Accounts for the year ending
1 30th, 1818.
TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 26th "instant to the 31st instant, both days inclusive.
PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LTD.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SUN,
Genral Managers. Hongkong, May 20th, 1919.
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THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.
Payment of Fi. al Dividend on Sharea for the year ending 30th June, 1910.
·BOARD having declarevi $0
TINTERIM DIVIDEND of Que Sailing
per Share: "Izan of Income-Tax, for the year ending-30th June, 18:0, inders of Bearer Share and holders of Dividond Warrants received from London
on account of Registered Shares, will la paid their dividends on presenting - 12 Coupon of the Bearer Shares and lividonei Warrants on Registered Share either of the following Banks at Shanghai Tientain:
TEL. HONGKONG And Shanghai BaxKING
CORPORATION.
THE CHARTERzed. Bask OF INDIA,
AUSTRALIA & CHINA,
The Russo-Asiatic Bank,
and Palatable Drink. Particularly
The Empress of Asia, which, arrived in port at noon yesterday, brought a big contingent of visitors to Hongkong Amongst those who returned on her were Mr. G. Grimble and Miss Grimble, who went to Japan to meet Capt Erie Grimhle and his wife
- We have received from the Postal Com-
they can. At Brst sight it seems almost. Four cases (two deaths) of bubonie inconceivable that the German people plague, three cases (one death) of cerebro- will deliberately revert to the conditions spinal faser and one case (one death) of prevailing before the Armistice; that small-pox were reported in the Colony on they can conteinplate with equabimity a
Wednesday. renewal of the blockade and a resump- tion of hostilities. On the other hand, they may argue that it would be aim possible for the Entente to make war upon & country which has no organised means of defence as it would be to allow seventy millions of people to starve to death. Refusal to accept the peace terms will mean that the Allies will have to take over the administration of a hostile missioner at Nanning a copy of a recently and disorganised country. The mere published postal map of Kwangsi. It is Auggestion of intervention in Russia is the most up to date map that psa yet been enough to daunt the boldest imagination, issued of that Province and should prove Similar conditions might easily be proof use to all baving business relationship duced in Germany, and in the present with the interior. The map can be pur- world-wide" unrest it is not improbable chased for a faw cents. that German statesmen will endeavour to
The Hongkong Chinese who took part drive a good bargain upon the assump in the Olympic Gaines at Manila returned tion that the Allies cannot calmly face yesterday on the Empress of Asia. The the possibility of the whole of Europe wins scored by the South China Athletic becoming seething mass of revolu- Club at football, by Ng Sze Ewong as tion. The saner elements urge that Ger- temis, and by Doaglus Laing (Leung many must how to compulsion and sign | Kwok Sam) at swimming were in, a large the treaty, as abstention would mean measure responsible for China having the detention of prisoners, occupation of gained 12 points suit-d for Tennis, Shooting and districts producing raw materials, the sharpening of the blockade, unemploy ment,
famine
and death ta the masses, ultimately bringing a terrible catastrophe compelling signature."" In opposition to this, Countyor RANTAU
The others dis- represents that the signing of the Treaty hammer in his hand,
persed when they saw the Police. The will be equivalent to passing the death- sentence on many millions of Germans man was fined $10, at the Magistracy, because, owing to the loss of important yesterday, and bound over in a band of productive regions, raw materials will be $50 to keep the peace. anobtainable in sufficient quantities and At the Union Church, yesterday, Mr. industry will be destroyed to un enorme Wan Iu Shing, «B.Sc.. (Lond.), son of There will not be enough; Dr. War, of Hongkong, was married so work for all in Germany, and emigra- Miss Chan, Muf Sen, daughter of Mr. tion will be practically impossible pu Chan Kwai Chuk, a well-known Shangs account of the embargo which many coun-hai, merchant. The bride, who was given' tries have raised against the peoples of away by her father, was attended by Miss the Central Empires. The situation as
Chan, Miss Cheung, and the Misses Let it is presented to the masses is calculated as bridesmaids. Mr. Charlie Chan acted to lead them to believe that they are as best man. The Rev. Dr. T. W. Pearce, between the devil and the deep sea, and assisted by the Rav, G. H. Wells and the that, in the circumstances, it is not a Rev. Cheung Chuk Ling, conducted the matter of great moment which course, ceremony. they adopt. We may be quite sure as to the
Bathing Parties.
nts $1.20 Per Dozen.
Splits 70 Cts.
19
THE BANQUE BELGE POUR L'ETRANGER. A. S. WATSON & CO.
The Payments will be made in either Dollars or Tuels as the holder may winh, at the buying rath of exchange of the day...
GENERAL MANAGER, THE KAILAN, MINING
ADMINISTRATION. -
780 Hoogkong, May 16th, 1919
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned has received instruc tions to sell by Public Auction, " TO-DAY (FRIDAY),
May 23rd, 1918, commencing at 11 AM, at his Sales Kowna, Duddell Street. 10 Bules "ANTIQUE" WOVEN PAPER 37′′ x 23o, 50'1b, to reɛm.
On view now. TREMS-Cash on Delivery:
GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer.
$789
A. G, DA ROCHA, AUCTIONEER, BURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER.
Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2931.
LIMITED.
ons extent.
The timely intervention of the Polica prevented a serious faction fight in Cross Strcet, Wanchai. Hearing a commotion, a number of constables hurried to the scene, and arrested a Chinese, who had a
The Shinyo Yaru, "which leaves Hong-.
ÆRATED WATER MANUFACTURERS side upon which the emissaries of Lenin Kong to-day for San Francisco, is so full
TEL 436
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DEATHS. HAYS-At the Isolation Hospital, Shang. bai, on May 18th, JOHN HAYS, only son of Canon John Hays, of Navenby Lincolnshire, aged 48 years.
year
LOAK-At $4 Avenue Road, Shanghai, on May 16th, Eliza, widow of the late W. B. LOAM, L.M. Customs, aged 60
ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Mrs. Jack and family beg to acknowledge
with many thanks the many expres sions of sympathy they have received
{793
in their said bereavement
are working with the unlimited amount that the Company has had to refuse of paper money at their disposal; Get accommodation in every class, even to many has to pay a penalty and it means Shanghai. Amongst those who are leav
much to us whether in this last moment
4)
she agrees to pay it or leaves the Allies to ing on her are Lady Rees Davies, for exact it at the point of the bayonet. The Shanghai; Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Tuteher, decision trembles in the balance, and for Japan; Mr. and Mrs. J. M. da Rocha, from the information available it is for America; Mr. E. Ohno, Manager ci impossible to state
with any certainty the Yokohama Specie Bank, who has into which scale the greater weight will been transferred to an office in Japan, be thrown. It seems reasonable to believe, and Aire. Ohno; Mr. J. de B. Lancaster, however, that in the end the Germans who goes on long leave; Mrs. L. Mooser, will. submit under protest if, as Lord the mother of one of the Pinkies," for
mined not to allow any serious modifica Home; Mr. T. L. Miller, who recently CURZON indicates, the Allies are deter Shanghai; Mr. E. Grant Smith, of Messrs. Dodwell & Co, who is going tion of the Treaty, be the consequences did some expert engineering work for what they may. In the meantime, of Messrs. Butterfield & Swire and is now
NAVOURED with instructions from Hongkong Owzzoz: IDA, Das Vœux ROAD, O., course, the Government at Berlin has going Home; Mr. E. C. Shrubsole, of the London Office: 181, Fian Snake, E.C.nothing to lose, even though there be Nestle's Swiss Milk Co., Canton, who a .
JOHN DE R. LANCASTER FOR SALE A FIVE-ROOMED will well by Public Auction. TO-DAY
Acting Local Manager.
Residence.
Hongkong, May 19th, 1919. [773
For particulars apply to-
"XYZ"
Care of “Daily Prem“ Diffien.
1434
HONGKONG "AND SOUTH CHINA WAR SAVINGS ASSOCIATION.
NOTICE.
W
beg to
Ascounts that all Straits Settlements War Loan
TO LET.
Saken up by this Association for its AFLAT in Nathan Road, Kowicon.
Memberi has now been exhausted. All "moneys paid in to this Association will, in future be invested in British War Loan bearing interest at 5 per cent. per UNŢÒN INSURANCE SOCIETY OF DANTON, LTD.
Hon. Becretary,
FOR BALE.
(730
PORTABLE GARAGE, with all appurtenances, and Fire. SERLOT Car used only 14 months. No reasonable affer will be refused. Owner leaving Colony.
Apply
•Box 778, Cars of "Daily Press" Office.
··1778-
PHILIPPINE HATS
ARE YOU INTERESTED!
EE the most complete line ever brought into this Colony WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Boom 481, HONGKONG HOTEL, Office Hours, 2.30 PM, 107 PM/
STAMPS BOUGHT.
All Sorts of Portage, Revenue and Telegraph Stampe purchased in large quantitie
Cash per return.mail. -
HL ROSS SHIELLS CO
4, Eldon Street, London, EC2. England
(Banken: National Provincial &
Union Bank of England).
1205
A Four-Roomed House in Gordon Tarraco, Kowloon...
Apply to-
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LTD Alexandra. Buildings
INDO-CHINA
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STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE
THE Steamship
"KUMSANG"
(FRIDAY), May 23rd, 1019,
at 2:30 PM at his Sales Room... EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
Comprising
Chesterfield Couch and Arm-Chairs, Black- wood Furniture, Brass and Iron Bedsteads, Tables, Brussels Carpets and Rugi, Brea Fenders, Overmantels, Silk Tapestry Covered.
The Daily Press.
Hosokong, May 23zo, 1918.
Drawing Boom Suits, Sofas, Easy Chairs, 18 IT A GAME OF BLUFF? Occasional Tables, Extension Dining Table, [... Bevelled
little to gain, by making a show of resiste ance and coquetting with Bolshevism, going Home; and Major Bankow, who
is also going Home They know that the terms are not so harsh as those which they would have imposed in the event of victory.
All Fire and Marine Insurance offices
Dining Chair Wardrobes, Hat Stand, The discussions during the last few days will be closed for the transaction of public Deportation Bureau in Canton to be
Silver Ware
Ware Cabinet, Teak Dinner Crockery, Glassware, Bookcase, Ornaments, Fictures, Curtains, Bed Sheets, Otocks, Marble-top. Waabatanda, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, Electric Hooding Lamps, Cabinets, Sideboards and a long line of Bundries.
Arso
"
"Fox Terrier" pajk Catalogues will be issued. TCash on Delivery. Hongkong, May 20th, 1919.
A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEER SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKEK,
Queen's Boad Central, Telephone No. 1932.
have shed very little light upon Ger- many's real intentions, with regard to the Pence terms The attitude of her delegates at Versailles, which apparently
CANTON NEWS,
CANTON, May 22nd. DEPORTATION OF ENEMY BUBIKUYS.
The Civil Governor has ordered the business to-morrow (Saturday).
closed at the end of May. The Military Mr. B.
Government has appointed Leung Lan Mr. R. M. Dyer and Mr. F. Nightin-Fan, the Superintendent of Customs," to
take charge of enemy properties. gale returned to the Colony, yesterday, SWATOW 2018.
on the Dilwara from Shanghai.
The British Consul in Swatow has re ported that the troops in Swatow bare Prince Yugula of Siam returned to force..
bean occupying peoples' residences by Hongkong, yesterday, en route for Bangdelegates to investigate the disputes be The Canian Authorities have sent kok, after a short visit to Japan. tween the Canton and Yunnan troops It is reported that the Canton forces have recaptured the positions which were occupied by the Yunnan troops recently. Fighting still continues in certain places. PEKING CABLE NEWS.
The members of Craigengower Cricket
aroused the ire of some of our Colonial statesmen and Labour leaders, need not be taken too seriously. It is a matter of small moment whether Count von RAZAD retained his seat at the Conference out of a desire to be insolent or because, over- come by the humiliation of his position, Club will be At home" to their friends he feared that his knees would refuse to at the Club house on Saturday from 4
to 7 p.m. support him. The former is the more natural interpretation to place upon his action because it is hardly to be expected that Germany has changed her nature so soon, or that her representatives, bullying and overbearing in the hour of success, could be anything but sullen in the days of defeat. The question of whether the peace terins will be accepted A Large Variety it enloured and or rejected, however, does not depend 5-coloured Vaacs and Plates, Blue and White upon the psychology of the German mind Vasen, and Figuros, ete, including Incense
FAVOURED with instructions from
The Concerned,
will sell by Public Auction, on TUESDAY,
19 May 27th, 1919, at 2:30 rw,
STOCKS OF CHINESE PROCELAINE
"AND CURIOS EVER FLACED ON
AN AUCHION FLOOR FOR SALE.
having arrived from aboveporta. Consignees Cargo by her are bereby informed the ofOSE OF THE LARGEST AND OLDEST Goods are being landed at their risk Into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowos of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf, and Godown Company, Limited, whence, and/or from the wharves, delivery may be obtained.
Goods ant
not cleared by May
Noon be aubject to rent a
will
All broken, chaled, and damaged packages
are
The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines, for the week ending May 10th, amounted to 303 tons and the sales to 66,752 tonn.
&
It is reported that the Foreign Diplomats will demand that compensa tion be paid to the foreigners who have strife, suffered losses owing to the internal-
Twenty-nine packages of explosive powder
were discovered in the train from Tientsin on the 20th inst
Peking reports state that General Luk Wing-ting, who was requested by the
can.
A Chinese was arrested in the act of cutting a hose pipe, installed in Peking Government to cancel the inde Chinese mat-shed theatre, in Kowloon, replice declaration in Kwangsi, has that he will do so as soon as he aid was sentenced to three months hard The M.P labour, at the Magistracy, yesterdar, by propose the recognition of the Military Of the Feking Parliament Lovernment in order that a peace settle ment may be hastened. RICK MANKET.
Barners of Bung sad Wing Dynasties, Peking It will be decided on a soulless considers Mr. Hutchison to be left in the Godowns, where they: Cloisonne Crystal, Agate and Jadestone tion of policy, the issue simply being
Amongst those who left the Colony yes
will be examined. Claims against the steamer Tasen und Ornaments, ete, and a name of whether the country will lose more-by terday, for Australia, on the Aki Maru, have received a telegram from Shanghai must be presented within 10 days of arrival; Snuff Bottles,
The Committee of the Belief Burea otherwise they will not be recognised.
Lacquered Screens, Pantis, Old Chinese-operating whole heartedly with the Were Mr. H. P. Winslow, Manager of the announcing that the coolies in Sh
In Shanghai Engravings and Kakemonos and a long line Allies in an endeavour to redress the Kowloon Canton Railway, Mr. B. Gveracs The Japanese, vessels which were
are not willing to work for the Japaness A of Sundries
grievous wrongs which have bean com- Newall, Manager of the South British hired to convey rice from Shanghai to Catalogues will be inund
Cash on Delivery.
mitted than by casting upon the Allies Insuranc
Danton are lying idle in the Shanghai Hongkong, and Mrs. harbour. The rice market in Coaton is angkang May Roth, ESEM,
the onus of enforcing the terms as bent Newall.
affected and prices are rising 7
No Fire Insurance will be effected by my in any one whaley
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by y JARDINE, MATHESON & CO, LAD,
General Managers. - Hongkong, May 20th, ZELA. 1780
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