NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.
TYNDER Ordinancs No. 5 of 1913 TUESDAY, JULY 18, bas been proclaimed GENERAL HOLIDAY and the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for businam on that day.
Hongkong, June 30th, 1918.
TO LET
1017
8. MOUNTAIN VIEW, BAK, 8
NRooms, Parrished or Unfurnished.
Apply to
LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
Alexandra Buildings. 1918
THE SHELL TRANSPORT & TRADING CO., LTD.
COORDING to telegraphic advices received from London the "SHELL TRANSPORT & TRADING CO., LTD. bas declared a SECOND INTERIM DIVIDEND on the Ordinary Shares of the Company at the rate of per Share, free of Income Tax, payable July 6th, to Shareholders on the Register at June 18th, and to holders of bescer warrants against Coupon No. 32.
FOR THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO.,
(8OUTH CHINA) LTD., «
N. L WATSON, Hongkong, June 96th, 1919.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
AND
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA TION" "COMPANY, LTD.
CONSIGNEES por Company's Steamer
"NELEUS"
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are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Bolt's Wharf Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignee's risk. The Cargo- will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after June
Optional
has been giv
sech
cargo
Ill be landed, unless notice a given prior to steamer's arrival. All bruker, chafud, and damaged quoda are
lete in
in the Godowns where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 a.m. and Noon within the free storage period.
to
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after July and, will be subject to rent.
All Ulaims against the Stamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before July 18th, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Hongkong, June 5th, 1919.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
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OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY, LTD.
AND
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION. COMPANY, LTD.
CONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer
"OANFA"
FROM NEW YORK v14 PANAMA. are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will be lie at Consignee's risk. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on sad after June 18th.
cargo
ha
Optional will be landed, unless notice
been given prior to steamer's arrival. wAll broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowas, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 .. and Noon
Athin the free storage period. Witclaim will be admitted after the Goods
No
Godown and all
have
goods
سماء
lott the delivered after July
iming rem and, ill be subject to rent.
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All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before June 18th, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, June 8th 1919.
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A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER
Queen' Road Central, Telephone No. 2913. - HAVOUR The Concerned,
LAVOURED (with instructions from will sell by Papie Aurion, TO-MORROW (SATURDAY), June 28th, 1919,
at.-9.30
ab his Sales Room, Queen's Bead Central,
(Old Port Office"B: “ding). EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE Comprising:-
Chesterfield Couch and Arm Chairs, Bisok- wood Furniture, Brass and Iron Bedsteads," Tables, Brussels. Carpets and Bags, Brass Fenders, Overmantels, Silk Tapestry Covered
INTIMATIONS.
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NOTICE.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 27TH, 1919,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all
Private Motor Cars, Motor Car Drivers, Motor Cycles, Motor Cycle Drivers, Livery Motor-Cars, Trucks and other Privata Vehicles must be LICENSED an JULY 202, 1918.
CAPT. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE
Bongrong, June 94th, 1918.
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IMPORTS AND EXPORTS DEPART- MENT:
NOTICE.
GENERAL HOLIDAY.
HIS DEPARTMENT will be Open for All purposes till Noor, on TUESDAY next, JULY 1st. Licensed Warehouses will be entirely Closed on that day,
CWRECKWITH Superintendent. Hongkong, Jane 25th, 1919.
THE
VICTORIA DISPENSARY.
NOTICE.
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“HE BUSINESS hitherto conducted by
the above Pharmacy at 23, Queen Road Central, has been transferred to A. 8. WATSON & CO. LTD, the Hongkong. Dispensary, who have taken over the stocks,
NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES."
THE P. & O. S.. N, Co's SteamMET
SS. DUNERA.”
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Arrived Hongkong on June 23rd, 1819.
From BOMBAY, COLOMBO ADDI
STRAITS.
Consignes of Cargo by the above-named- Are hereby informed that their goods are being landed and pisood AT THEIR Lisk in the Hongkang and Kowloon Wharf and Growtowna Company Grdowns at Kowloon, where each Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained at the Gooda ken Handed
Thi
resol brings on Cargo ve
From Persian Gulf, en så. B. L. & N. and B. & P. & N. Co.'s Steamers: - - Optional Goods will be fancied bare uniom Instructions are given to the contrary before
& hours:
Goods not aloared within 8 days, including dale of arrival, will be subject to rent,
No Fire Insurance will be effected" by, un in any case whatever.
Damaged packages must be left in the Go downs for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's Surveyors, Mosers. GODDARD * Devaras, st 10 am. on MONDATS and THURSDAYS. All Claims must be presented within days of the Steamer's arrival bere after which date they cannot be recognised. No Claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godown.
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO., Agents,
P. ¿ O., B. I. & Arcan" Cira. Hongkong, June 24th, 1919.
-NOTICE. TO CONSIGNEES.
proprietary medicines and prescription THE P & O. 6. N. Co's Steamer
books.
Customers requiring prescriptions repeated will be able to get them dispensed at the Hongkong Dispensary,
P. W. STAPLETON, Manager. Hongkong, June 18th, 1919.
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INTIMATION
Bull
Dog
Stout
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Pints and Splits.
SB "PROSPER" Arrived Hongkong on June 23rd, 1918,
Frox BOMBĂT via BASRAH.
Consignees of Cargo by the above-named fym-sel are hereby informed that their goods se -being landed and placed an zutiz XISK in the Hoogkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa
AS WATSON & COMPANY, LTD. Company's Godowns st Kowloon where mak
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NOTICE.
Nand after 157 JULY next, the hours
Obutes will be as follows:-
Cassignment, will be sorted on Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained xa thạ Gooda are landed
Optional Goods will be lauded here, unious instructions are given to the contrary before 8 hours
SOLE AGENTS:
Four cases
His halt sheet of notepaper was in strik.
(two deaths) of bubonic ing contrast to the carefully considered plague, and one Case (one death) of reply of the Manacsss or Rires to the cerebrospinal fever were reported in thu inore ambitious scheme presented to the Colony on Wednesday. House of Commons in 1994. There can be no doubt that Mr. BoNAR Law would have made concessions us lightly as he withbeld them if the Governor had.G.A leave for Home shortly, when they
will retire from the Army.
Capt. B. Goode of the Manchester Regiment and Et. Harald Torr of the
* - ,',
advised that course. For proof of this we have only to turn to the case of the
Mr. Murray Scott, manager of the Protectorate. East Africa
The new Taikoo Sugar Refinery, will leave for Governor, Major-General Sir EDWARD Home shortly on retirement. It is likely NORTHEY, arrived in that territory on that Mr. D. Templeton, the assistant February and sof this
year, and only manager, will take Mr. Scott's place. twenty-two days later, in addressing the Legislative Council for the first time, he kong are entertaining Mr. P. P. J. Wode- The Indian Muslim Society of Hong-
used these words :-
I now pass to the burning question of the appointment of Unofficial Mem- bers to the Executive Council. I am convinced that not only does the public wish for this. but also that it will be of the greatest help to run in the
government of the Protectorate.
house, CIE, at Wiseman's Café, on Wednesday next.
to congratulate him upon the honour he has recently received.
A Chinese workman employed by the. Taikoo Dockyard was so severely burnt through a pail of boiling water being upset over him that he succumbed to his injuries a few hours after admission to the Government, Civil Hospital.
I also believe that the time has come when the Unofficial European Members of the Legislative fibuncil
The President of the Catholic Union, should be vireted. I LI of opinion
Club will be At Home to members of that, side by side with legislation to the Club, their families and friends this effect, it will assist the Government to-day in celebration of the Feast of the on questions in
Arabs and Sacred Heart of Jesus. A programme Indians are interested to ask is which promises to be interesting has been Majesty to nominate one or more repre- arranged. - sentatives of these communities to serve on the Legislative Council
which
.
Capt. H. Brewater, of the Antrim "I am glad to be able to state that R.G.A., Special Reserve, who has been adjutant, R.G.A., China Command, in answer to my representations sent
for the past two years, is shortly leaving Home since I arrived in the country. I received a cable on Saturday from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the effect that approval is given to my The details towards the proposals. necessary legislation will be put in hand at once..
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for Home, where be returns to civil life. Licuz A. J. Willcox, of the Hongkong- Singapore R.G.A, will be appointed to Capt. Brewster's post.
Bostock's Royal Italian Cirens, is still a favourite resort of young and old
From this it will be seen that His alike, in spite of the fact that the same
GENERAL 'STORE, 6.30 AM,. to 6 PM. WINE DEPARTMENT Saturdays 8.30 AM. date of arrival will be subject to rent.
Goods not cleared within 8 days including A. S. WATSON & CO... Excellency speedily discovered for him-rogramme has been presented since the and WAREHOUSE, 3 to 1 ráz.
No Fire Inamrands will be eltartad, by us DISPENSING DEPARTMENTĮ
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8.30 AM. to 8 PM.
(including Saturdays). Sundays 10 to 1. 6 PL to 7:30 7.3.
Buch Public holidays as are observed by na, saine hours as on Sundays.
No Medicine can be obtained after closing hours, as above,
A. 8. WATSON & CO, LTD.
Hongkong, June 4th, 1918..
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S.S.“ JOSHIN. MARU'
TENDERS are invited for Salvage of Gear and Machinery of the abova steamer wrecked near Swa'ow..
For particulara apply to
GILMAN & CO., LTD., Lloyd's Agents.
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Hongkong, June 24th. 1919.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD.,
Q
AJA
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
WOONBIGNEES per Company's steamer
"PRIAM",
are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kow loon, where it will lie at Consignee's riak. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after
June 24th
notice has been given prior to steamer's
it has beers vel perated unles
arrival
All broken, chafed, and damaged goods sre to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays, and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 and noon within the free storage period.
No claims will be admitted after the Good, have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods, remaining undelivered alter July 1st, will be subject to rant.
be presented to the undersigned on or All Claims against the Steamer mun before July 15th, or they will not be re cognised.
No Fire Insuzance will be dilected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, June 24th, 1919. [903
Drawing Room Buite, Sofas, Easy/NDO-CHINA
Occasional Tables Extension Dining Bevelled Mirror Wardrobes, Hat Stands, Dining Chairs, Silver Ware Cabinet, Tesk Bookcase, Dinnar Orockery, Glassware, Ornaments
Pictures, Curtains, Bed Sheets, Clocks, Marble-top Washstands, Cooking Cutlery, Toilet Beta, Electric Reading Stores Tampa, Cabinets, Sideboards and a long line of Bundries.
Catalogues will be issued.
TERM Cash on Delivery.
Hongkong, June 18th, 1919.
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A. G. DA ROCHA AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER,
Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2912. HAVING boon Favoured with in-
stractions from the Mortgages will sell by Public Auction, on MONDAY, June aula, at 2.30 pm. st 24, Des Voeuz Road Central, at Tus Far East Moror CAR -COMPANY:-
(9) Nine Motor Cars of different makes and all necessary spares and accessories.
Tanus-30% deposit to be paid in mediately on pho fall of the hammer.
*Hongkong, June 20th, 1919.
In any case whatever.
Damaged
must be left in the Go downs won by the Consignees, and- the Company's Surmayors, Masra GopDARD and Doueras, at 10 M. on Mondate and within ten days of the stemmer's arrival bars THURSDAYA, All Claims must be presented after which date they cannot be recognised, No Claims will be admutted after the Goods have led the Godowns
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO., Agents, P. & O.-E. 1. & "Araz " C11 Hongkong, June 14th, 1918.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES..
THE P. & O. S. N. Cola Stozanar
"HWAHSIN " Arrived Hongkong on June 24th, 1919. FROM BOMBAY.
Consignees of Cargo by the above- named vessel are hereby informed that their goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Godowns at Kowloon, where each consign Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's
ment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery, can be obtained sa the goods are landed.
Optional goods will be handed here un- lese instructions are given to the contrary, before 8 hours.
Goode not cleared within eight daya, in-
cluding date of arrival, will be subject to
rent.
No Fire insurance will be effected, by us in any cas whatever.
Godowns for examination by the Con- signees, and the Company's surveyor,
Damaged packages must be left in the
Mesars. Goddard & Douglas, &t 10 am, on Mondays and Thursdays.
All claims must be presented within sen
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE B. LEN, Co's (Apcar Line)
"JAPAN" Arrived Hongkong on June 28th, 1919. FROM CALCUTTA, RANGOON AND STRAITS.
7.
LIMITED.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
TIL $16.
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DEATH. CHRISTIE-Passed away at Victoria Hospital, Hongkong, on June 26th. NANCY, aged 32, widow of the late Capt. F. Christio. North China papers please copy-
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Boxarone Orion 104, Das Vaux Ron, Lowbox Orion: "181, Jram. Besi, É.C.
The Baily Press.
HONGKONG, JUN 27, 1919.
"THE FLOWING TIDE IS WITH US."
self the defects in the Constitution and opening night, complete change of lost no time in devising a liberal scheme programme is promised very shortly. Mr. of reform, which met with prompt accept . Y. Bostock, the proprietor of the ance by the-Colonial Office. Not content Circus, arrived in the Colony on the
Neleus. with this, he invited the Chamber of Commerce of Nairobi to assist him, in the The master of the licensed fishing junk meantime, in the selection of a nominated 857 reports that at 10 p.m. on June 23rd, member of the Legislative Council, because while his junk was railing to Cap-sziu. ' he had not been in the country long mun, it collided with the Kong Ning. enough to trust his own judgments, This The junk was sunk and the crew were refreshing modesty was reflected in the thrown into the water, but were rescued Chamber's reply, which is worthy of note by a passing sampan, which took thea While gratefully acknowledging the comto Canton. The total damage is estimated pliment paid to it, the Chamber pointed at $850. No lives were lost and nobody
was injured.
out that it was a sectional body” and held no mandate from the people of Nairobi." I assumed that the sole pur Amongst those who arrived in the pose of, further nominations to the Legis Colony on the China, en route for the lative Council was the consideration of F.M.B., was Mr. H. Ashworth Hope, head some measure of popular representation, of the firm of Messrs. Gibh and Hope, and promised to do all in its power to Ipoh and Penang. Mr. Hope was recent nanist in attaining this end." The Cham; [ly engaged in the famous Perak Water ber added that if His Excellency required Rights Case, and was forced to take a. an additional member at the present holiday after the labours which that case juncture it would suggest hebe elected entailed. Mr. Hope is credited with" in accordance with the Municipal and being the richest European in the F.M.S., electoral system, which was ready to having enormous tip and rubber interests hand. Yet when a resolution was passed He is a talented musician, and one of the last January at the public meeting con- most genuinely popular men in the vened by the Hongkong: Constitutional Premier State of the F.M.B. Reform Association, urging that three
rooms in Duddell
We have always thought it a pity that Sir added to the Legislative Council and Lusitano is being held shortly, to con- дого unofficial members should be A committee meeting of the Club HANET MAY did not seize the opportunity which was offered him of putting the that the principle of election should be sides a generous offer from Mr. A. M. L. days of the Steamer's arrival here aftercareer in this Colony by using bis in-tives, some of the people who count"
substituted for that of nomination, in Soares, who recently purchased that block coping stone to his long sad honourable the case of all the European representa of buildings now occupied by Mr. G. P. which date they cannot be recognised.
Lammort's auction No claims will be admitted after the fluence to secure for the public those appeared to be highly amused as the Street, from the Belilice Estates; for goods have left the Godown.
roforms in the Constitution for which extravagant nature of the demand. It 8138,000. An opportunity has arisen for MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO., they have been asking in vain for a quar-shows-does it not?-bow hopelessly anti-
Agente
the sale, to Chinese, of the present Club P. & O. B. N, Co.
ter of a century. Had he shown himself quated their mental machinery is. The Lusitano, the site and building of which Hongkong, June 24th, 1919.
more in sympathy with the spirit of the
East Africa Protectorate WILE
only have been the property of the Club for age and the aspirations of "the man in transferred to the "control of the British over fifty years, and the Club has been the street," it would not have been necca Government in 1895, whereas Hongkong endeavouring to find another site. Mr. sary now for his personal friends to erect has been a Crown Colony since 1843 Soares has offered the site he has just a statue to his bonear in stone or bronse, The population is estimated at four purchased to the Club, at the price, be for be would have lived, like Sir Geox millions or about four times that of paid for it, and it is very likely that the Bows, in the grateful memory of his con Hongkong-but of this number there are next fortnight will see the starting of temporaries and those who will follow long not more than 5,000 Europeans. In 1813-14 the machinery for the erection of a new Consignees of Cargo by the above after the ravages of time have rendered the imports were worth £2,147,938, and and better equipped Club building in named vesel are hereby informed that his effigy unrecognisable. It is to be hoped the exports £1,482,876, while the tonnage Duddell Street. There is, at the same their goods are being landed and placed that the new Governor, being a younger cleared" totalled 1,791,081 tons. The re- at their risk in the Hongkong and
time, a feeling that the Club will be look- Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's man with more modern ideas, will seize venus amounted to £1,123,756, and was ing well into the future if they decide Godowns at Kowloon, where each consign the opportunity which his predecessor slightly in excess of the expenditure.
on building in Kowloon, to which side ment will be sorted out Mark by Mark ** and delivery can be obtained as the good deliberately thrust aside, for we do not Compare these figures with thoes for the Portuguese community is going in are landed.
know of any surer method of ingratiating Hongkong, and then let the apponents of increasing numbers, and which promises Optional goods will be landed here on- "FOUSHING"
loss instructions are given to the contrary himself with the local community-and, reform say, if they can, why this im- to be the centre of the Fartuguese real- having arrived from above ports, Consignees of before 6 hours
of course, no Governor with a proper portint entrepot of trade should be con-
dents of Hongkong in aery few years. Cargo by her are bereby informed that all Goods not cleared within eight days, to appreciation of his position would be indemned to suffer a more patriarchal form
The site of Mr. Bour new purchase, Goods are being landed at their risk into the cluding date of arrival, will be subject to different to such a consideration. There of government than the pastoral and would be a good de for a hotel, of which hazardons and/or extra hazardous Godowns rent, of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whence, and/or us in any case whatever.
No Fire insurance will be effected by are admittedly many other reforms primitive territory known as the East Hongkong is badly in need at present. from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
urgently needed, but increased popular Africa Protectorate. Damaged packages must be left in the Goode not cleared by June 30th, at Noon Godown for examination by the Con-representation is the key to all of them.
obafed, and damaged packages Mesers. Goddard & Douglas, se 10 supporters of patronage and privilege aawway Bay on Wednesday evening
signees, and the Company's surveyor, Though it may be delayed by the
A Chinese boy went out for a swim in the Godowns, where they will be examined. Claims against the steamer on Mondays and Thursdays. must be presented, within 10 days of arrival; days of the Steamer's arrival here after claim submitted in the petition of 1916 was All claims must be presented within ten | it ́ ́ must come eventually: That the
The following telegram has been was drowned.
received by the American Consulate- No Fire Indians will be effected by ur in which date they cannot be recognised manswerable was shown by the discreet
General, Hongkong, from the Manila. The marriage will take place shortly Observatory: No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godown...
manner which Mr. BoxAZ LAW, whot Mr. James Steer, Hongh MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & COɑ was then Secretary of State for the G. N. Oughton, of Coventong, and Miss
STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD.
NOTION TO CONSIGNEER,
FROM CALCUTTA, FENANG AND SINGAPORE
THE Steamship
THE
will be
are, to be
All broken fo
otherwise they will not be recognized.
sny can whaleror.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & 06,
General Managers. Hongkong, June 2546, 1919.0"
Agente, Hongkong, June 20th, 1973.
Celonies, refrained from discussing try out from
and
7, who is on ber
TYPHOON WARNING.
** 8:15 am, June 28th. Typhoon in about 127 deg. Long. E. and 17 deg. Lat. N., direction-unknown-