NEW ADVERTISEMENTS-
BANK HOLIDAY,
accordance with Ordinazos Na & of 1913. the EXCHANGE BANKB will CLOBED for the traction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on MONDAY, JUNE TE 1919.
-Hongkong, June 4th, 1919,
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A. S. WATSON COMPANY, LTD.
ON
NOTICE.
INTIMATIONS
NOTICE
THE HONOKUNG
DAILY PRESS,
HAVE This Day Established myself a Merchant and Commission Agent under the style of RIBEIRO, SON 1 CO.
Old Supreme Court Building,
(Ground Floor)
V. F. V. RIBEIRO. Hongkong, June fud, 1919.
NOTICE.
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HE Undersigned have been appointed N and after, is JULY next, the hours Tools Hangkong for the Sals
of busineer will be as follows SVAKA GENERAL STORE, 18.30AM to 8 PM. WINE DEPARTMENT Saturdays 9.30 and WAREHOUSE, to 1 p DISPENSING DEPARTMENT;
8.30 AM to 8 T.M
(including Saturdayi).
Sundays 10 to 1 P.M.
P.M. to 7.30 F.M.
Such Public holidays as are observed by
ny sшë hours as on Sundays.
No Medicines can
of the BATTLESHIP Brand of Flour manufactured by the MOW BING and FOR SING FLOUR MILLS of WUSIEH and SHANGHAL
H. SKOTT & CO.
Prince's Buildings, 3.Chater Road. Hongkong, June Red, 1918.
NOTICE.
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be obtained after WE HAVE REMOVED our Offices
A. 8. WATSON & CO. LTD.
closing hours, as above.
Hongkong, June 4th, 1919.
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A. G. DA ROCHA, AUCTIONERE, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BRUKEE,
Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 3331
AVOURED with instructions
The Concerned,
from
will soll by Public Anation on SATUR
DAY, Janeth, 1818, at 23. PM,
A FINE COLLECTION OF CHINESE PORCELAINS AND CURIOS.
Comprising
A large variety of 3-coloured and coloured Vives and Plates Blue and White Yases, and Figures, etc, including Incense Burners of cung and Ming Dynasties, Peking Cloisonce, Crystal, agate and Jadestone Vases and Urnaments, etc, and a number of Snad Bottles
...Also
Lacquered Serena, Panels, Old Chinese Engravings and Kakemonos and a long line
of Sundries.
Cataloguee will be issued. Trash on Delivery.
Hongkong, June 4th, 1919.
1948.
AOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. US.L.E. "WESTVACA", VOY. L-OUT. From SAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULU, JAPAN PORTS, SHANGHAI AND MANILA.
vessel having HEbove-mentioned
arrived from
the above-mentioned Porta, Consignes of cargo are hereby informed that their Cargo will be landed a their risk into the Hazardous and/or extra Hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, and stored at Consigues' risk.
Consignees or argu are hereby notified that they must produce an Import Permit signed by the Superintendent of Imports ugkook before kills of Bud Export, Hough
Lading can be quanto signed
All broken, chafed and damaged goods are to be left in the Gudowns, where they will
10 o'clock. be examined on June 10th, ac
All Claims must be presented within a month of the Beauer's arrival here, after which they cannot be recognized.
No Claim will be admitted after the goods haye left the Glodovos,, ang all goods remaining undelivered after June 19th, will. bo subject to renta
Ball
No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected.
Consignees are requested to send in their of Lading for countersignature in- mediately. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
1850 Hongkong, June 5th, 1919.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
CO., LTD.
NOTIOR TU CONDIGNEED, FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE
THE Steamship
"KWAISANG*
having arrived from above porta, Consignees of Cargo by her are bæreby informed that all Goods are being landed as their risk into the hazardous and/or extra bazarious Godowa of the Hongkong and Ke loon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whence, and/or from the wharves, delivery may be obtained. Goodz not cleared by Jane fith, at Hoon will ba subject to
to rent
All broken, chafed, and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowas, where they will be examined. Claims against the steamer must be presented with 10 days of arrival; otherwise they will not be recognized.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by an in kay at whatever,
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., L.,
General Managers. Hongkong, June 4to, 1919,
from St. Georre's Building, Ind floor to HOTEL MANSIONS, 4th Floor, Rooms Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4. All communications should be addressed to our New Address.
GERIN, DREVARD & CO.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
INTIMATIONS
THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY (1918), LIMITED,
TOTICE IS ERREBY GIVEN thes SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Office of the Company. St George's Build- ins, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, JUNE STE 191, at 19 o'clock, Noos. pursuant to Section 66 (3) of the Companies hrdinance 1911
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
General Managers,
(est Hongkong, May 30th, 1919.
NOTICE TE BERE MEETING of
HONGKONG GYMKHANA" OLUB.
THE GTWl be held at HAPPY THE THIRD GYMKHANA MEETING VALLEY, on NATURDAY, JosE 7TH, com- mencing at 4 P.X
The Charg
of Admission be $1 for others than Members of the HONGKONG JOCKI CLUB OF GYMKHANA CLUB.....
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform Frio.
The Committee invite the Ladies of Hong- kong to be present.
H. B. L. DOWBIGGIN, Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, June 2nd, 1918.
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G.
QUN MAN WOO CO. Shipchandlers, S
Naval Contractors sul General Pro- viders, bare this day REMOVED from Nos. 18 & 18, Connaught Hoad Central, to their new premises at Noe 09 & 101 Des Vaux BOAD CAT. (opposite to west corner of the Central Market) Te ephoon 309. Hongkong, May 26th, 1919.
VICTORIA DISPENSARY.
NOTICE.
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THE BUSINESS hitherto conducted by. Tore pharmacy, at 33, Queen Road Central, will on 15th June next be transferred to A. S. WATSON & CO. LTD. the Hongkong Dispensary, who will take Customers requiring over the stocks, proprietary medicines and prescription books. prescriptions repeated will on and after the
fate aforesaid be able to get them disponed
F. W. STAPLETON, Manager. Hongkong, May 28th, 1919.
at the Hongkong Dispensary
K WONG FAT, NEWLY ESTABLISHED.
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DEADERS IN LL kinds of IVORY, SANDAL-WOOD, MOTHER-OF-PEARL SD SILVER WARES, WHOLESALE AND RETALL
37, QUzer's ROAD. CENTRAL, HONGKONG.
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WANTED IMMEDIATELY. ECOND ENGINEER for British Steamer
"SHIMAN." -Apply ***
GERMINAL CIGAR STORE, 18, Nathan Road, Kawinca
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UNFURNISHED.
TO LET. BROADWOOD BROADWOOD
ROAD,
ROAD,
No. FURNISHED.
N
For particulars apply to
GEO, E. HALL BRUTTON & CO„ York Building, Chater Road Hongkong,
TO BE LET FURNISHED, From July 1st.
NOTICE
THURSDAY, JUNE 8TH, 1919.
INTIMATION
BY APPOINTMENT.
WATSON'S
DRY
GINGER-
ALE.
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FRAGEANT,
AROMATIC,
DRY.
LL PERSONS, with the exceptive of
Athose of Chinese rade desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person between the hours of 9 to 1 P., and Spa, to 49.22 dally, at the PASS OFFICE, POST OFFICE BUILDING.
and it is whether be was acting wisely. Presumably he was anxious to prevent the morals of the public from being corrupted by the publication of tawhale some details, but he can safely leave that aspect of the matter to those who are responsible for conducting the news papers.
We are quite satisfed from 'a news point of view with the promise that we shall be informed of the finding of the Court, but it is wrong in principle, and we resent the reflection cast upon
The exchange banks will be closed for the transaction of public business Monday, June 9th.
on
The Police discovered nine dead bodies, including those of two infants, at dif- ferent places in the Colony, on Tuesday,
Ten:cases (eight deaths) of bubonic plague and one case (onedbath) of cerebrospinal fever were reported in the Colony on Sunday and Monday.
not
After the recent aftray the American ns and our readers. In "his unnecessailors were non allowed on shore for two sary concern for the public morals days. A threatened visit by some of them
local newspaper office did Mr. LINDSELL has. unfortunately, over to looked the fact that in this materialise.
2.8 the
Capt Fisher, the Admiral's Flag caso" it
very desirable, China Mail points out, for the Crown Captain, and the rest of the Admiral's to have impartial witnesses present to Staff leave for the North to-day, en route testify to the proper conduct of the for Wei-hai-wet, where they will join Sir proceedings. It will be interesting to see Frederick Tudor Tudor: whether. in the event of the case being sent for trial. the Supreme Court will follow the Magistrate's example.
The periodicals in the reading room at the City Hail are lamentably behind time. At least ore cover, bearing the legend "Last Mail" upon it has a week- ly magazine.dated January 8th!
In availing themselves of the discretion permitted them by the local Ordinance, our local magistrates would be well advis
While a Chinese was working on the ed to remember that, subject to a general power of the Court to exclude the public new road above the Cemeteries at Happy where the interests of justice require it, Valley, a rock fell on him and injured it is an axiom of English law that the one of his legs. The man was removed administration of justice should be open to the Government Civil Hospital.
Unless there are to the whole world.
Applicants will be required to produce Its "Dryness" is a feature which reasons of great weight against it, the Passport or identification papers.
All persons, with certain exceptions, woo remain
the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register themselves under of PERSONS the REGISTRATION ORDINANCE, 1916
Forms of Registration, giring the parti sulars required may be obtained as the G.P.O. and at all Police Stations.
The Penalty for non-compliance is a fins. not exomellan #5C.
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RAW SILK EXPORTERS.
MUGGIANI, 14 RUE DESIRF). PVOG SILK MERCHANT, Bes
to represent as Agent in Lyons (France) Exporters of Raw Silk from Canton. Excellent references and connections.
Thorough Experience.
Offices and warehouse established.
9.8.
'TENASSERIM.".
(LATE P. HENDERSON LINE). " (LLOYD'S REGISTER NO. 398)..
THE Undersigned are prepared to receive TENDERS in writing for the purchase of this Yessel which has been damaged by fire and now lying at Rangoon
A deport
osit amounting to 10% of the Tender may be required before the same is submitted to the Owners.
On acceptance of an offer the buyer to pay immediately the parcha money in cash, and take delivery of the ship as she now lies.
Harbour Dues, Crew's Wages and other to be for the account of buyers from charges to date of
A permit to inspect the ship may be obtained on application.
A ale to approved Foreign Owners might be entertained.
The owners do not bind themselves to accept the Highest or any Tender.
GILMAN & CO., LTD, Lloyd's Agents
ม
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THE
JO. 7, MOUNTAIN VIEW, THE PRAK.
Apply tom
W. L PATTENDEN.
GILMAN & CO LTD. 84, Des Voeux Road Central (707
TO LET.
T the PRAE, with immediate possession, Na 2 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Furnished or Unfurnished.
Apply to-
H. E POLLOCK, Supreme Court.
TO LET (UNFURNISHED).
1735
O. 10, MOUNTAIN VIEW, FEAK, from June 1st, 1919, in excellent condition.
"A B Care of "Dally Pawn" Offen.
TO LET.
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PENINSULAR AND
ORIENTAL -TEAM NAVIGATION UO.
STEAM FOR STRAITE, CEYLON,
BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITER- RANEAN FORTS AND LONDON.
1
THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOR BATAVIA AMERICAN, CON "ENTAR, AD BOUT Arnicus Poz..
THE Homeward Mail Steazuer
"DUNERA
has helped to give this drink the
popularity it so well deserves.
Plats, $1.20 Per Dozen.
Splits, 70 cts.
A special Criminal Sessions will be held. on Saturday. There is only one case to be dealt with--that of a Chinese, of the Chinese Labour Corps, indicted for mur- dering another coolie in a British ship on the high seas.
public should have the means of know ledge which a trial in open Court afford There are admittedly various classes of савск where the interests of justice require the exclusion of the public from
On Tuesday evening, opposite the Royal the hearing, such, for example, as suits
The front. 14 tram-car. affecting wards, lunacy proceedings, and Hongkong Yacht Club, motor-car No. 248 cases involving trade secrets where collided with
cause wheels of the motor-car were damaged, secrecy is the essence of the Except in these cases and in cases under and the footboard of the tram-car was the Incest Act, 1908, however, it does notuashed into matchwood. appear that a judge trying a criminal
"
.
An additional-gift from Manila of
case has any power to exclude the public two cases of tobacco cuttings, presented
in general and to bear the case in camera.
A. S. WATSON & CO., Central Criminal Court, early this year,
LIMITED.
ERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS TAL 138
by La Insular Cigar Factory, has been If any such power exists we bave never received by the War Charities Committee known it to be exercised. Even in a case for forwarding to London for distriba- under the nest Act of 1908, at the
tion among the British Troops.
employed by Mr. A Chinose" boy. Mr. JUSTICE DARLING littered a strong protest against the operation of that Act, Hassian, supervisor of the Repulse Bay which stipulates that trials under its pro-Hotel, was knocked down by motor-cycle visions must be heard in camera. He was No. 141 near Deep Water Bay. He us told that at that Court it was anusual tained injuries to his left thigh and right for the reporters even ta mention that such cases were being tried. Thus people; might never know that an accused man had been acquitted. In the cases he had tried during the last two days one man had been acquitted and one convicted. H. thought it would be much better if these cases were heard publicly. No more harm Ronazone Urrics: 104, De Vaux BOLD, O. could be done by publicity. Row it wai LONDON OFFICE: 181, Fiat Bra, B..that Parliament enacted that these cases
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DEATH. BALDWIN-At San Francisco, on May man 25th, WILLIAM BALDWIN, late
per Paraffine Paint Company of
[848. San Francisco (by cable).
The Baily Press.
HONGKOND, JUNE STE, 1919.
A QUESTIONABLE PROCEDURE FROM time to time we have felt it our duty to protest, either publicly of pri- vately, against the attempts of those in authority in this Colony arbitrarily to
ese, and was removed to the Hospital.
Some of the Japanese shipping firms in Hongkong.are refusing to take ship- ments for Chinese ports, on the ground that, owing to the boycott, they are hot sure of being able to land the goods, Japanese shipping is being greatly dis- organised by the boycott.
Inspector Watts produced a man, yes- must be heard in serret he did not know.terday, at the Magistracy, and applied 1t.was a variation of the law of the coun-for an extradition warrant against him.” try: He bad tried a great many such The offences alleged against the man were cases, and be desired to say that, in bis that he kidnapped several people from judgment, more harm than good was done village in the neighbourhood of Canton. by hearing them in camera. If they were Mr. Hutchison remanded the case.
There are whispers of an inter-Port tried in publie, justice would be done to the people charged, and the public would cricket match against Shanghai in the be provided with the knowledge as to coming winter, possibly during the what was really the moral condition of Christinas holidays. the country. Cases of Incest are no more Colony will not be as strong as in pre- indecent in their details than any other war days, the Hongkong team, it propert In indecent chosen, can be depended upon to give curtail the freedom of "the Press. Once
cases of sexual offences. do the
casce the Court has power, under the a good account of itself. again we are constrained to
thing, owing to incident Children's Act of 1908, to clear the Court
A Chinese youth, working in a shop "at the Magistracy while a child or young person is giving at Wuhu, informed his master that he occurred yesterday afternoon, when
be did not return for several hours a Sargeant was charged with an indecent Legislature has expressly provided against going for a swim at West Point As offence. Mr. R. E. Lisos, whose duty the exclusion of bond-fide representatives search was made and his body was found it was to bear the case, insisted on of the Press.
Samu which
an
Police evidence, though in this instance" the
» Although
the
carrying His Majesty's Mail, will be
In Scott Scott, 1913, the LORD on the foreshore a few miles away. Tha despatched from this port about JULY 6TH, 1919, taking Cargo for the above Ports, the general public and the newspaper
As in. the CHANCELLOR said: "Whatever may have body was nude, indicating that the man Passenger accommodation in the connecting reporters leaving the Court. vessel, when available, secured before depar whole of our experience of Courts of been the power of the Ecclesiastical was drowned while bathing
A Chinese was fined $5 at the Magi. turn from Hongkong.
TO 10% THE PRAK, Boomed House and value of all packages are required.
ab the Peak, Apply to-
PEROY SMITH RETH & FLEMING
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THE FRAK.
▲ FIVE-BOOMED ПОВ SALE
Boldenon "Fur particulam apply to
Care of "Tally FromsTM Dice. TERA
TO LET
HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA
WAR SAVINGS ASSOCIATION.
NOTICE.
beg to announce
that all
White Settlements War Loan
taken up by this Association for its AT&T in Nathan Road, Kowloon
Members has now been exhausted. All money paid in to this Association will in future be invested in British War Loan bearing interest at 5 per cent. per
UNION INSURANCE BOOTETY OF CANTON, LTD. Hom. Secretary,
Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LTD.,
Alexandra Buildings
1
It
Silk and Valuable Cargo for Italy, France Justice, which is probably more extensive Courts the power of an ordinary Court and London (under arrangement) will be than that of the learned magistrate, we of Justice to hear in private cannot rest stracy yesterday for obstruction, onveyed by this Steamer proceeding to
on his individual view that it is desirable appeared that defendant was, wheeling a Bombay and there.
transhipped to the have never known of such a course being merely on the discretion of the judge or on-marrying Steamer for Marseille and taken before, we have gone to the trouble for the aske of public decency or morality trick along the tramway in Des Voeux London
private. If there is any exception to the Parcels will be received at the Office und of consulting the loca! Magistrates that the hearing should take place in Road West and one wheel became stuck 87.x, the day before sailing. The conte Urdinance, and we find it therein stated broad principle which requires the ad in the groove of the tram-line with the ministration of justice to take place in consequence that five cars were held up, For further particulare, sailing dates, etc., that
The room or place in which a Magis the open Court that exception must be and the road was blocked for some time, apply to
At a meeting of the Board of Directors MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
and over-riding principle which defines trate sits to hear and try any complaint based on the application of some other Agents,
or, information shall be deemed an open the field of exception and does not leave of the Industrial and Commercial Bank, P. & O. 8, N, Co
and public Court," to which the public its limits to the individual discretion of Ltd., last Monday, Mr. J Using Ly, Post Box 11,
generally may have access, so far as the the Judge. If "the evidence to be given formerly of the Dupont National Bank is of such a character that it would be of. Washington, DC., was appointed $3. Den Voraz Bond Central,..
impracticable to force an unwilling wit manager in succession to Mr. K. H. Chan, ness to give it in public the case may come he has gone to the Hankow branch. within the exception of the principle Mr. Ly is an American University grad. which requires the bearing in all but uate and arrived from Canada a few days exceptional cases to take place in open ago. Court But a mere desire to consider feelings of delicacy, or of excluding from publicity details which it would be desir the eruption of the Kloet volcano put the Apparently, therefore, if the term able not to publish, is not enough the number of dead and missing at 10,000. law now stands to prevent a public bear The eruption threw.out the whole of the Celine under personal supervision of the fpublic" is taken to include" the ing And, therefore, to justify an order contents of the crater lake, which were
PALACE HOTEL. KOWLOON, Corner of Haiphong and Hankow Roads
Tol &Adzugu 1. Palace. TEL [WWO Minuts from Ferry en Ballway Talion. This Hotel has just bom som pletely renovated and refarulübed, is now ny -to-date in every respect and under Eaglah At Management. ⠀
Propriate taches BAR AND BILLIARD BOOMB TERMS MODEBATE
1001
same
can conveniently, contain them, unless the Magistrate otherwise directs where the evidence is of an indecent character, in which case he shall make a note on the depositions of the direction which he has given.".
The latest estimates of loss of life in
Press "an assumption which does not for bearing-in-casiers if canet be shown estimated to be about forty million cubie necessarily follow, as we shall show that the paramount object of having that metres of water and mud. There i ustice done would really be gather doubt. Fra flowed at the speed of about thirty later the Magistrate was acting strictly ful of attainment. Unleat can be kilometres an hour, and the damage was, within the powers conferred upon him, shown a publice rules tendered more extensive and devastating by the local legislature. There is, how on in accordance with the rules which, by reason of the fact that the stream ram govern the general procedure in English down the fountain in different "dires-
tion ever, a wider consideration than this, Courts of Justice.??