NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
"HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO
STEAMBOAT CO., LTD,
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG" DAILY PEESS, WEDNESDAY
"NOTICE TO GENERAL PUBLIC
R JAMES STEER, Chronomater and Matchmaker, of No.3, Ice, Horse Street, begs to inform the General Public that his soup will be CLOSED till JULY
(1021 Hongkong, July 22nd,
AN INTERIM DIVIDE for the air Toyos to his variet
per six months ending 30th June, 1919, will be PAY-BLE TUESDAY, AUGUST 5TH, on which date Dividend Warrants may be abtained on application at the Company's
Utice.
NOTICE AND CAUTION.
KOWLOON INLAND LOT 176.
HEDERUS and DOCUMENTS &lating to be above Property having been nostmen in China fua pe po-arasion of the owner, the public is hereby cautioned not to enter into any negut ations regarding the same with reference to the undersigned..
Dated the 17th day of July, 1919.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, July 30th to TUESDAY, August 6th, both dags inclusive, during which period Transfer of Shires can be Registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
JOHN ARNOLD,
Acting Secretary. Hongkong, July 22, 1912.
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AGENCY WANTED.
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DAW SILK for LYONS. Old and serious Firm desires to set as Ågent, for Firm of CANTON and Shasuar Ba Silk Exporters. "Very goot connections Highest references and guarantes (Hono SUS AND SHANGRAS BANKING CORPORATION
and others)
MUGGIANE & BERTHOLON,
14, Run Désirée, Lyon.
WANTED.
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ENIOR EUROPEAN ASSISTANT for Bhipping Office Excellent prospects.
P. O. Box 38. Apply
Care of "Daily Press Office."
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TJ LET-1xt of August, TOMFORTABLY FURNISHED ROOMS
with or without bori Apply-
COMFORT
Box 10% Care of "Daily Press Office.
TO LET.
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LEO. D'ALMADA” E CASTRO, Solicitor for the owner.
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PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED
NOTICE..
LANDSLIP SHOVE BARKER ROAD
ROAD HILST
and KENNEDY ROAD STATION being used as temporary termini an allow. ance of 20% will be made on all tickets (dug tieghts and charges for goods exceptæl).
SEASON TICKETS.
These will be issued at usual races The allowance of 20% will be made at the expiration of the period for which the tickets were issued..
PUNCH TICKETS.
Special Punch tickets at glued rates will be issum, Old punch tickets may be held over until the cars are running the full distance.
Every effort will be hade to repair the damage as soon as possible in anier to minimise the inconvenience to residents of the Peak and Upper levels.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Madsgers. Hongkong, July 18th, 1919
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PUBLIC AUCTION. THE Undersigned have instructions from the Liquidator of the trade and personal Baits of Gustav ADOLF GEORG FRIESLAND, TO. 10%, THE PEAK, B-Roomed House deceased, in pursuance of an Order of the Hongkong Government, to sell by Public Auction,
at the Peak.
Apply to-
PERCY SMITH SETH & FLEMING
TO LET.
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TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY) the 23rd day of July, 1918, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, at their Auction Rooms, at No. F. Des Voeux Road Central The VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY situate and being FARM LOT
TURNISHED at the PEAK, No, 4, Stewart No. 40 and known as "Villa Miramare,"
Terraco
Apply--
H. & POLLOCK, Supreme Court.
TO LET.
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URNISHED for 18 months, No. 87, THE
PAK (No.1 Stewart Terrace) containing 3 Bednx ms and Bathrooms, Hut and Cold Water, Drying room, Dining Room, Drawing Room, Sting Room and Unual Ufices and Servant Quarters also Large warden. Po-sension July 16th.
Apps no HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FI ANCE
CO. LTD.. Alexandra Balidlige
$1
81
THE PRAK
SALE A FIVE ROOMED
Filence.
Care of "Tally Press Office.
Pur particular apply to
X.YZ.*
A. G. DA ROCHA, AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR
Pokfulam, Hongkong in ore, Lot.
There is a Five-Roomed Bangalow with
Outhouses and Garden situate on Property
the
A small electric light plant is installed. The boundaries of the lot are not accur
shoofin-d, but it is intended that they be adjusted by the Government so that the purchaser shall have an area of 18'
acres.
The property is held for the ridue of term of 73 years from the 25th Jane, 1861. must be clearly understand that the will not be extended beyond the prosent
term.
The Crown Rent is $3 per annum. The property & ufferat subject to a reserved price,
Particulars and Conditions of Sale may be had from
MEBRES DEACON, LOOKER. DEACON
& HARSTON,
Solicitors for the Liquidator," or from Messas. HUGHES & HOUGH,
The Auctioneers
Q.
R.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
AND
GENERAL BROKER. Queen's Roid Central, Telephone No. 932.. Instructions from FAVOURED with
The Concerned.
will sell by Public Auction, on THURSDAY, July 24th, 1919, at 215 r., at his Sales Room,
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND
EFFECTS,
Wardrobes, Deaks, Chairs, Chest of Drawers Dressing Tables, Bookcases, Arm- chairs, Curios Crockery and Glassware,
Brass Ornaments, Vases, Picture, Ice Boxes, Bedstende
Clocks, Typewriters, Overmantels,
Sideboards Napkins, Table Clothe, Hat
Btands and a long line of Sundries.
Traxa: Cash on Delivery.
Hongkong, July 17th, 1919.
A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER
Queen' Road Central, Telephons No. 2932.
HAV
FAVING been Favoured with instrao tions from The Mortgages, will well by Public Auction, at his Sales Room on THURSDAY, July 31st, 1918, at Noon.
The well known Steam Launch. "PO CHEUNG” -
As she now lies in Yatimati:
PARTICULARS.
Gross Tonnage Not
Length
J1
*** 77.58
4.88
:
J Leet. Pread th
14 bet win. Dopth
A fert all particulars may be had from The Inspecting orders, Conditions of Sale and. Auctioneer, or on application to Mesary WILKINSON & GRIST, Bolicitora, Hongkong, July 22nd, 1919.
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PARTICULARS and
DARTICULARS and CONDITIONS A
to be held on MONDAY, the 28th day of July, 1919, at 3 P... at the Offices of the PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, by Order of His 'EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER of One ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT, Los of CROWN LAND Kennedy Road In the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 you, commencing from 2nd October, 1005, with the option of renewal 4 UROWN EENT to be fixed by the Burveyor of HIS MAJESTY THE KING, for ous further | Larm of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT..
No of min
Regletry No.
Adjoining==dWest
of Inland Low No.
Locality.
Hondary
Manurematta,
Contents
Square feet
** Annual Beat
1,778
Upset Price.
+
W.
feat fast
foot
Toit
plan. 1000
·NOTICE.
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INTIMATIONS
THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED.
N INTERIM DIVIDEND of THREE DOLLARS per Share for the six months ending June 30th, 1910, will be jayaboon MUNDAY, JULY 2-ru, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on
ppication at the Cupen office
TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLUSED from FRIDAY, July 18th, to MONDAY, July 29th, (both days inclusive) during which period no Transder of Shares can be legistered,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A BHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary to THE HONGKONG Land Investment,
AGENCY CO., LTD., General Agents for the WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LTD. Hongkong, July 8th, 1919.
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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
JULT SED. 1919.
INTIMATION
EAU
DE
COLOGNE
DE LUXE
(CLOCHE D'ARGENT BRAND).
meeting had been thrown apen to the It was made plear that no such risk should publi. That, however, is not the point.he run by the members of the Defences We maintain that the public should † Corps when compulsory service was intro- have been consulted, Falling the duct and the Army Act was flourished'
4.K
As it
The meeting should have been made in the air. We do not suppose that "thes
two culprits who have, cornmitted t heinous offener of expressing their views in garint on the subject of the Police Beserve Club will loss much sleep over the fate which awaits them. They are cot likely to be shes nt dawn. The incident, however, is iliaminating.
pepresentative as possible. was, there were sine exraordinary omissions. It is as didient in discover the principle on which the invitations were sent out as it is to tracs any method underlying the appointing of Justices of Peaus. It will be noticed that, except for twe legal practitioners."-niih those, we believe. of this senior men, (bers of their, brauch of the profession none of the professions was represented
cl
Tha Jajitese Vice-Consul at Shanghai. Mr. Kishi, has been appointed Cousuk at
adko in the Colony was Liverpool.
the qualification for admission to the cluirmed circle interims that Sir Robert Ho Tusu and Mr. J. 1ỵ, Staress were overlooked! If public service, counts Ed why wik Sir BassaN WHYP amongst the ghinese ! If - length of residence was taken into consideration
Two of the Ave Chinese suffering from thus efforts of poisoning'in Yaumati have did. v)
Major L. Cassel, until recently DIMA. and QM.G. has received the O.RE.
Military Division).
A slight earthquake shock. lasting une
N INTERIM DIVIDEND of THREE AND HALF DOLLAHS per Share for the six months ending June 30th, 1818, will be payable on MONDAY, JULY 25TH,
gentleman with can look backoupen thirty | Yokohama An July 10th. on which das Dividend Warrant as obtained on application at the Company FRAGRANT and DELICATE.wars' activities in Hongkong to be
[ how is the absence of Several well-known minute and forty seconds, was felt in
Office.
TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company
be CLOSED from FRIDAY, 18th, to MONDAY, July 18th, (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares, can be Registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary,
Hongkong, July stb, 1919..
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THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE,
LIMITED.
For being in unlawful possession of a explained? If the age of business bonses rusty old sword a Chinese was fined $1 was the determining factor why we then the Magistracy, yesterday. newspapirs maited. Some of them have
Active preparations are in progress for an impressive memorial service at St. Joho's Cathedral, on August Brd, to the Hongkong men who were killed in the
A perfume calculated to satisfy taken a close interest in local affairs for sixtyor" seventy years. Where were the Chairner of 15 St. Andrews" Society. I war. the Society of St. Grunge, the institu
The report of the reces. Peace Celebra tional Reform Association, ad püher retions will be reproduced in full in the presentative institutions? In short, why next issue of the Weekly Press. Orders for copies should be sent. in today" to was the co-operation of all sections of the pavoid disappointment. rommunity not sought? Tver is no reason, of course, why Sir Pur CHATER
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the most critica!
user,
In elegant Crystal Globe
bottles.
$1.75
N INTERIM DIVIDEND of FOUR DOLLARS per Share for the siz months anding June 30th, 1918, will be payable on MONDAY, JULY BATE, on which date Divid, nd Warrants may be obtained on $1.00 application at the Company's Office.
The TRANSFER BUUK of the ComPRAT ill be CLOSED from FRIDAY, 18th, to MONDAY, July 24th, (both days incive), during which period no. Transfer of Shares can be Registered.
By Or lor of the Bonif Directnes
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to the General Managers. Hongkong, July 9th, 1919.
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AMUSEMENT CONCERN FOR
*BALE.
Known As
THE LUNA PARK
A BIG MONEY-MAKING
41
PROPOSITION.
Formerly run by Mr. Baxis.
YONSISTING of a Modern Carousel de
Merry-Go-Round to exrry Sixty four persons, including Automatic Organ worked by Electricity, Ocean or Circling Wave with Organ and Motor, Joy Wheel with Motor and Magneto, Base Hall Doll Histing Amusement Show, Dart Gallery, Laughing Gallery of.
Mirrors Quaint
with Automatic Electrically worked Pieno Sho-ting Gallery with wet of diver e, Target, Punching Strength Festing chine, Line Maralalf and Sona Sream Frizine, two Gaine Motors
Tone Cinem
or
The above is to be seen in Singapore and to be sold as a whole for immediate delivery,
Price $50,000 nearest Offer.
Offers an Apu fcations tur full particulars to be addres rd to TAN CHENG KEE & COMPANY, 67, Waterloo btreet, Singapore.
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KONINKLIKE PAKETVAART
MAATSCHAPPY,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM SINGAPORE, PENANG AND BELAWAN DELL
THE Steamship
VAN WAERWYCK,"
signees of Cargo by her are notified that all having arrived from the above ports, Con Goods are being inured at their risk into the bazardous and/or oxira-bazardous Godowas of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Gotowa Co, Lti, whence andfor from the wharves deliver may be obtained.
Goods not cleared by July 20ths will be subject
rent.
All broken, chafed and daroged packagra are to be left in the Clodowns, where they will be carmined on July 21st, at 10 AM. by Messra. Goddard & Douglas,
Claims against the Steamer must be present ed in writing within 10 days after arrival of Steemer, otherwise they will not be recognised
No Fire Insurance will be affected by the undersigned in any case whatever,
$3.25
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED.
and those whom he cares to associate with
Twa ash coolies, residing in the same house at Krener Street quarrelled and
one stabbed the other on the head. The"
injured man was removed to Hospital: and his assailant was taken into custody.
10 Major tieneral Ventris, 5,0,0.. was awarded the CB in the recent Birthday Honours. Majordineral Rid out, thỐC, the troops in British M was created a Knight of the British Empire.
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himself should not offer a formal greeting [to Sir Banis að" STTR when he lands, if they wish to do so, but we are entitled, in,such ciremistanees, pus perut against this little group arrogating tử themselves the right to speak in the name of the people of Hongkong. It reminds us of the Three Tailors of Tooley Street, While the re-works display who began their petition with the words: progress, on Saturday night, amb ex- We the people of England" This sorti ploded in a junk, containing several sky. rockets etc. The junk was s brr}1、。 of thing may have been accepted with damaged than it sank. Om man is -- docity in the past. But there are signs to have been injurk that it will not be tolerated.much longer. If that spirit of fraternity abous which we hear su much is to prevail, more modern methods must be introduced. The men. especially, who have offered their lives to preserve the Empire will not be denied a voice in the direction of its affairs. whether it be to Hongkong or Great Britain. It would not be surprising Pienson. At 2118, East Seward Road,
Shanghai, on July 18th, AMANDA the Constitutional · Reform Association
HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
year.
1.
TL 16
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DEATHS
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WILHEMIA PIZRADORY. in her 2nd | were to assert itself and rganim the SILVA At the General Hospital, Shang-presentation of a public address to the
hai on July 10th, ANTONIO MANUEL
new "Governor. D'ARAUJO & Šuva, aged 74 years,
Hoxazone OFF10n::104, Das VODI ROAD, O. LONDON Ornos: 181, FLEET STRAP, E.O.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JULY 23RD, 1919,
A QUESTION OF PRINCIPLE We wonder when the self-constituted
we find the saine
AN INCIDENT WITH TWO
MORALS.
*
The acrimonious discussion which took place, last werk, over the closing of the Rolice Reserve Club, is an illustration of the resentment which is caused when people find their affairs settled behind their backs. Nabody, we venture to think,
who has read the reasons offered for the decision of the acting Depoty-Superin
Several
Because a building contractor refúsey). to pay the wages of sine coolies h, halt kaged, two unknown men visited his hotter at "night, and stabbed him in the throat. The injured man was removed to the Government Civil Hospital.
The wedding of Mr. Hugh Wilmot Malcolm, manager of the Rising Sun Betroleum Co., Kobe, and Miss Marion Rian Bell, of Dumfries, sister of Mr. David Bell, of the Hongkong and Shang- hai Bank, took place of July 7th.
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W are informed by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Pazzoni that the ordination to the Priesthood of the Rev. Harciso Campos and the Rev. Alberto Gonsalves, both of the St. Joseph's Seminary of Macue, will take place at the Cathedral of the Immarit- Tate Conception on Friday, at 7 n.m.
The death occurred at the Peak Hön- ital on Monday night, of Mr. Alexander one of Mars. Moller & Co.'s stemnya. McGregor, chief engineer of the Geneth,
which arrived in this port regently in her maiden trip, frou Shanghai. Death was due to cancer in the stomach. The funeral took pince yesterday evening.
The following cases of communicable diseases were reported in the Culohy during the week which ended on Fatur. day: Bubonic plague, 5 (5 denths);
eruits the BHC of Police whistle blasta. A number of
station, imagining that a' murder had
render assistance. The C.S.P. immediate-
ham
leaders of Hongkong will acquire a little tendent and bis colleagues on the Comcholera, 3 (3 tenths) cerebrospinal fever, savoir faire. After the irritation caused mittee will deny that they were suficient. (2 deaths); enteric fever. 2; diphtherin recently by the Government's selection of but, unfortunately, they were given son (1 death); and paratyphoid fever, 1. late. In other words, a lack of tart was one case of cerebro-spinal.fever was re- the Pence Celebration Committee-G system which gave rise to a serious agita shown. There is une other moral that we ported on Sunday and Monday. tion in Malta-it wemed reasonable to wish to point in connection with this Mr. C. G. Perdue, A.S.P.. in demon- made to avoid dissension in connection interpretation which officials are apt to several expect, that every endeavour would be controversy, and that is the very frustrating in his office to some Chinese re with the presentation of an address of give to rules and regulations from which European Indian and Chinese con welcome to the incoming Governor. Yet they derive their authority. There is, stables who were in the Central Police hole-and-corner" for example, a fegulation forbidding en committed, rushed down the street to methods being adopted. in this matter members of the Police Reserve to cam- that have given rise to repeated protests municate information to the Press, andy sa mage to relieve their minds. in the past. The initiative was taken by warning them to be on their guard when
The "American Consul-General the Hon. Sir PAUL CHATER, C.M.G., who, talking to representatives of newspapers. precived instructions from Washington
the senior unofficial member of the As, there have always been
indicating that all restrictions imposed Executive Council, is admittedly the pr journalists in
w the United States Censorship, authori the Force this isaties on the use of the cables will terminate per person to assume the responsibility. rather
foolish instruction ut best, 3 nm. on July 23rd: The Consul- Gederal has also received instructions to Instead, however, of issuing an open but it is obviously "intended to apply the effect that all bunker regulations in- invitation, through the Press, to all thom: only to Police duties. Yet, on thevolving the control of shipping have been. interested to attend a raceling for the strength of it. the aeting Deputy cancelled as of the date of July 14th, 1919. purpose of discussing the subject und Superintendent has plaeed" on "report a
În voite of Bolshevism in Siberia leaving them to elect a Commistes, be Police-constable, who was the joint donor the gold mingu afe being fairly well chose the alternative of asking to his office of a cup to the Reserves, for writing from Siberis to the value of two and a
worked. Within the past six weeks gold, 華 港香
score of gentlemen, who formed them to the Press naking information about half millions sterling has been shipped to. selves into a Committee and delegated #' the Club and its effects. At the same time Shanghai on account of Admiral Kolt. few of their number to draft an address, a somewhat similar action on the part has already been absorbed by the Chinese chak's Government. Verly nearly all thin presumably for subsequent signature by of a Staf-Inspector was stigmatised as Pold shons, which have not had such the people of Hongkong. The "gathering mischievous and insubordinate,” and it chane since America stopped gold ex- wall composed of the unofficial members of was announced that if the officer could beportation. the two Councils, the heads of nine of the identified he, also, would be placed on
Owing to a shrewd kupicion on the part principal commercial firms, the manager report. When this is the official attitude of the Hongkong University examiners of two banks (there was a third present, who can be surprised if pseudonyms are that certain papers in the Matriculation Examinations, which took place last but he attended as a member of the employed by those who wish to ventilate a week. had previously est into the hande Excutive Council), two solicitors, and grievance real or fancied? Is if seriously of at least one Chinew student, it was Parided to hold a secnol examination: IT" three Chinese other than those holding suggested that a man who gives gratuitous all the compulsory subjects. This second public offices. No ohjection can be raisedly part of bis kisure to safeguard the amination commenced on Monday and to any of these gentlemen; probably most peace of the Colony in a time of crisis concludes to-day. Meanwhile, en investi- pation is proceeding as to the leakage of of them would have been selected if the thereby renounces bis rights on a citizen! these confidential papers.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN,
Areais.
Hongkong, July. 18th, 1919.
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R.
報會,
·LL PERSONA, with the exception of A those of Chinese race desiring to loave the Colony should apply in person between the hours of 8 LX to 1 P.M. and trx to dr daily, at the PASS OFFICE, POST OFFICE BUILDING.
Applicants will required to produce Passports or identification papers.
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persons, with certain exceptions, wae. emain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register themselves morlar the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE, 1916.
Formon of Bogistration, giving the parti is required may be obtained at the G.PO. and at all Police Stations.
The Penalty for non-completing is fine
nat ezseeding $0.
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