NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
FOR AGENCIES.
IVE FIRM OF MANUFACTURERS' AGENTS, with large fell of Sub.
L'
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY
THE
HONGKONG ROPE MANU- FACTURING CO., LTD.
N INTERIM DIVIDEND of ONE
Agents and connections invites enquiries A DOLLAR (11) per Share for account and additional agencies for all claves of materiala. Shipping, Insurance and For-1918 will be payable on THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH, 1919. Shareholders are warding etc., conducted HERRTAGE, KILNER & CO., College Hill Ceambers, requested to apply for Dividend Warrants College Hill, London EC. Englant
at the Company's. Office bit. George's Build- ing, Hongkong.
TO LET:
MIGL
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company" will be CLOSED from Thursday, August 21, 1913, to Thursday, August 9th, 19, both clay inclusive.
SHEWAN TOMES & CO, General Manager.
[1123 Hongkong, August 15th, 1819, Good location
ROM October KE, A SIX-BOOMED-
HOUSE Furnished.
FROM
in Kowloon.
Apply
Box 1168, Caro of Daily Pros" Onion
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"CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE,
LIMITED:
NOTICE.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that SCRIP CERTIFICATE with respect to 4 Shares numbered 2731/2734 in the above. Ufer standing in the name of ONG HONG PIS of Singapore has been LOST, and. should the same not be produced before the 10th September, 1919, a New Certificate will be issued in favour of the aid ONG Hose Pix and no transaction taking place under the old Scrip Certificate will be recognised by the Office.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO LTD.
Genel Agents. Hongkong, August 26th, 1919. (1 60
CHINA COAST OFFICERS' GUILD.
informed that FO
BERS
M Secretary is now in Hi raking and
may be consulted at the Guild Odee, 10, Des Vanz Kond, between 2 and in the afternoon.
R.
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NOTICE
LL PERSONS, with the exception of those of Chipose race desiring to leave the Colony for places other than Canton, West River or Macan should apply in person for permission to do so at the PASS OFFICE POST OFFICE BUILDING between the bours of 9 AM to 1 P.M. and 3 FM Do 4. P.x, daily.
Applicants will be required to produce aporte or identification papers.
Al
persons, with certain exceptions, won remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register themselves ander the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE, 1916
Fort of calarm required, may be obtained at the
Registration, giving the parti G.P.O. and at
Folice Stations. The Panaity for non-compliance is a fine act exceeding $50..
WANTED
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NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNIES.
THE P. & O. S. N, Co's Blommer
88DUNERA * Arrived Hongkong on August 94th, 1919, FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND
Kad
STRAITS.
Consign of Cargo by the above-namel ve are hereby infirmed that their goods are being landed and placed AT THEIR RISK in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown CompT
■ Godowns at: Kowloon wherò esch. Condgament li be sorted out Mark by Mark Ty can be obtained as the Gooda Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions have been given to the contrary 8 hours before arrival of the Stemmer.
'Goods not clarad within & days, including :date of arrival, will be mbjeët la rent.
No Fire Insurance will be affected by us in Lay choo whatever,
AUGUST
971a.
INTIMATION
THORNE'S
OLD VAT
NO. 4.
downs for assmipation by the Consignees, and Damaged packages must be left in the Go- the Company's Surreyors, Meena GODDARD and Doors, at 10 x on MoxDLTs and TETESDATE, All Claims must be presented: within ten days of the steamer's arial bere. SCOTCH
aftar which dute tu87 cannot be recognised, No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO...
Agents, Hongkong. August gith, 1912.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES..
5.5. ITOLA " Arrived Hongkong on August 24th, 1979. FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-named Temel are herebe informed that their goods are being landed and placed TELEX ZEX in the
Godown at Kowloon, where each Conrigament will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained as the Goods are jando
A
1919.
were not fructions of a legal standard. Lieut.-Col. Morley, senior ·Brit:ab Both issues were at a discount, and the Ueer, Frkutsk, writing to the Post- inconvenience to business and injustice muster General of Hongkong under date to the labouring class which this August uh, says: With last mail F created fed to the appointment of Com received a large parcel of papers, maga mitters to investigate the situation, zines, and books forwarded by you frans Eventually it was decided to clear the Hongkong. These have been nich L'olong of the competing fereixi egins appreciated by th“ Officery, N.C.04, and y legislation, but this step was not taken on under my sunand, who all join without grave misgivings in many quarwith me in expressing gratitude you ters. Sir Marrs Varnas, who was for so kindly gullecting, and forwarding always regarded as an exceptionally thin Astute Governor, solemnly assured the Secretary of State that is as "not
Yokoban will soon have one of the best parks in Japan if the plans now to make Chinese coinage under contemplation aro realized. Owing
practicable illegal and abolish it. He predicted that *** to make it punishable by law to possess manicipality is now planning to build a the rapid growth of the city, the sich enin ur to differs or accept payments large park in Tobecho which. will, it is in it would All the gnals of the Colony said by the tiny authorities, have all the and at the same time, dal a serious, if tentares generally found in good parks nop mortal, blow to the large traffic and in America and Europe such as a hig petty-trade which goes on between ilongological garden. library, butanical kong and Canton." Nevertheless, withinanden, etc. The total cost is roughly.
six years of this oraenlar pronounerpentstimated at Yer 20,000,000;
the danger was faced without any at the
evil COILSESFUENCES foretold by Sir We are advised that the Pierrot & WHISKY. MATTHEW NATHAN and others being, felt. Pierreste Daner helt at the Fenk Clab
THIS VAT WAS STARTED BY THE
After the change was introduced, the on the 9th, just, in aid of the Ministering C'elony's coinage circulating in the in. Children's Ligue (Peak branch) realised perior Hawed back. and at the beginning the sum of $636-22-£131 1. This of 1915 it was at a discoun; of 8 or 9 per satisfactory result a due mainly to the cent compared with the silver dollar, magnificent support accorded by the mem
LATE RUBERT THORNE OF GREE which, in turn, was worth ten cents lesbery of the Peak Club and to the willing than the bank note, though that was shin- and able assistance of the ladies who ply a promise to pay a silver dollar. The were responsible for the sale of tickets.
small coins at par value in payment of in an unexpected and very gratifying Government revenue in amounts up to manner
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Tour Tennis Court Company od okolo Kove and Godown NOCK AND HAS BEEN SOLD AS policy of the towernment in accepting The Stall" also increased the receipta
of
the
required.
Apply to-
Box No. 1155, Carn of "Daily Press" Offico..
41155
TO LET.
In the Estate of WILLIAM BARBOUR,
A
leceased,
LL Persons having Claims or owing fonies to the above Estate are requested to send in such Claims or pay such Monies to the undersigned on or before the 15th day of September, 1919, after which date no Claims will be recognised.
C. F. GARSTIN, H.B.V.'s Acting Consul-General, Canton, Augast 23rd, 1819.
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ART of Ground Floor
PART
10 Des Voeux Roul Central. -
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.
TO LET (UNFURNISHED).
NOctober 1919.
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TO. 9, MOUNTAIN VIEW, from 1st
Apply-
A.B Care of "Daily Prom" Offo.
TO IRT.
Optional Goods will be landed here unles instructione have been eiran to the contrary 6 hours befoen arrival of the Steamer.
Goods not.aleared within 2 days, including date of arrival, will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected be us in any case whatever.
Damaged packazes must be left in the Go downs for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's Surreyon, Momers. GODDARD DOUGLAS, at 10 LK. on MONDAYS. ' and THURSDAYS All Claims must be presented.. within ten daya of the Steamer's arrival bere
No. 4.EVER SINCE 1831.
SOLE AGENTS :
after which date they cannot be recognised. A. S. WATSON & CO..
No Claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godown.
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
Agents,
[1004
P. 10, 8. N. Co. Hongkong, August 24th, 1919.
INDO-CHINA
11
TO. 101 Tax PEAK, &-Boomed House.
at the Peak.. Apply to-
FEROY SMITH SETH & FLEMING
-
TO LET
STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE
[THE Steamship
"KWAISANG * having arrived from above ports, Consigue of Cargo by her are hereby informed that all
THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGA. TION COMPANY, LTD. CHAREHOLDERS are reminded of the EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company to be held ou WEDNESDAY, the 10th day of September, 1319, at 11.30 o'clock in the forenoon, at the FURNISHED at the PEAK, No. 4, Stewart Goods are being landed at their risk into the Office с Менята JARDINE MATHESON & COMPANY, LIMITED, No. 18, Pedder Street, Hongkong, for the pur and if thought it coupe of considering
confirming a pecial
.
Resolution the Resolation set out underneath
which was psed at the Extraordinary
H
Apply--
"H. E. POLLOCK,
Supreme Court.
[937
"General Meeting of the Company held on the FOR SALE or TO LET on long Icase.
20th day of August, 1919.
Tast the Articles of Association of the
LTURNISHED OF UNFURNISHED from Company be altered as follows -
October lat, 1910 No.96, THE PEAK,
·(1) By inserting
Article 31 after the End House of Stewart Terrace) Hot Water, words “upon all the shares in the throughout Double Grass Tennis Court second lins thereof the words "other with Favilion and large Kitchen Garden. then fully paid shares.
Apply→→
E AM WILLIAMS, LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS," Chartered Bank Buildings
(2)
By adding at the end of Article 88 the following works but any director sa appointed shall hold office only until the next following Ordinary General Meet ing of the Company, and shall then be eligible for re-election.”
(3) By adding the following new Article to
be numbered 90s vix :-
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MAL Apply
FOR SALE.
"OUNT GOUGH" No. 131, Tar 6-Roomed House with
"The Company may by a Special
Resolution remove any Director Large Garden. "before the expiration of his period of *Office.
(4) By
striking out the word "forfeited" in the second line of Article 136 and insert ing in place of such word the word utilized and by omitting the full stop
at the end of such Article and by adding
at the end of such Article the words
"until claimed.
(5) By
word
LOXLEY & 00.,
York Buildings.
TH145
A. G. DA ROCHA.
inserting the sixth line thereof |
in Article 141 after the AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR
in words time be forwarded to the Recratary
and two copies of
GENERAL BROKER.
AND
the following each of these documents shall at the Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2832.
same
of
the Share and Loan Department, The FA
Stock Exchange, London.
By Order of the Directors,
JARDINE, NATHESON & Co. LTD.
General
Managers
Dated 1st day of August, 1918.
TO-NIGHT
WHEN YOU VISIT
THE CORONET
"PUT YOUR NÄME DOWN
(1152
AVOURED with instructions from
The Conceraed;
will mell by Public Auction, on THURS DAY, August 28th, 1918, at 215 PM st his Sales Rooms HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE" AND "
EFFECTS Wardrobes, Docks, Chairs, Cheat of Drawers chairs,sine T Bookcases, Arm" Crockery
and Glassware, Brass Ornaments, Vance, Pictures, Ice Boxes Bedsteads, Clocks, Typewriters, Overmantels, Sideboards, Napkins, Table Clothe, Hat- stands and a long line of Bandries.
ALSO 1. Priamatic Binocular in Brot-class condition
TrCash on Delivery. Hongkong, August 28th, 1918.
1248
PALACE HOTEL, KOWLOON,
hazanious and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godora Company, Limited, whence, and or from the wharved delivery may be obtained.. Goods not cleared by Aug. 31st, will be subject to rent
LIMITED.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
TIL 618.
(12
"
Hanggang Orrica: 10, Dr Vaux Boin, C. LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLAT 87, E.C.
The Baily Press.
All broken, chafed, and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns, whore they will be examined. Claims against the steamer must be presented within 10 days of arrivol; THE otherwise they will not ne mognized.
No Fire Insurance will be affected by us in BET se whatever.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by JARDINE MATHESON Co, LD,
General Managers." Hongkong, August 24th, 1919. [1181 INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM KOBE THE Stormshup -
"F OKSANG” having arrived from the above
pozta Csiganes of Cargo by her are hereby informed that l Goods are being landed they risk into the hazardous and/or extra hasardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Lt whence and/or from the Wharves delivery may
be obtained.
Aoods not cleared by Sept. 1st, will be
subject to rent.
All broken, chafed and damaged packag examined. isima sgabost the Steamer musi At be left in the Godowns, where they will be presented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise they will not be recognized.
in KAT ONES LÍNUM.
No Fire Insumos will be effected by a Bill of Lading will be countersigned by JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
General ManagATE. Hongkong, August 25th, 1919. 1183 BEN LINE OF STEAMERA.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. SS. "BENAVON. FRCK MIDDLESBRO LONDON AND STRAITS
Horaxoxo, Avotst 277x. 1819,
two dollars and buying them, also, in the The condition of the indian sergeant open market for conversion into bullion who was shot at and wounded by a has helped materially to rehabilitate the Chinese constable is still regarded as roinage. We say helped" berase it is possible that the artificial difference showed thug one bullet had passed from serious. An examination of the man, ɛequal now, we behove, to about 15 per left to right of the abdomen. A rumour cent maintained between the Hollar in has been in circulation that an Indian this Colony and the outports, by means constable on duty at Wanchai Gap saw of the Ordinance probibiting the exporta the fugitive constable coming in his tion of silver dollars, has raised the direction and attempted to arrest him, relative value of the subsidiary silver but failed. A careful watch of the prin- coinage In one year alone the with-
cipal roads in the city is still being drawal by the Government of subsidiary maintained. coinage involved a loss of three-quarters cf a million dollars, The Government could have avoided this and the com- plications referred to by taking over the on August 9th and 9th- The dis- note-issue, as we suggested in 1915. It
triet under the jurisdiction would have been in a position then tu bildings and dwelling houses except the Taihoku Ofo, suffered most severely, all control the value of the note, and at the Daito Hospital and a few other large same time to withdraw from circulation
structures being destroyed such a number of subsidiary coins as
Sana.oura would have
and other villages under the jurisdiction -sufficed immediately to
of the Riryu Office were wiped out. 'It is For this feared some hundreds must have suffered
| establish a state of parity.
latter purpose it could have kept a portion of the cash reserve held against the note issue in subsidiary coinage, pur- chasing this at a discount whenever favourable opportunities offered. "By having its own note issue the Government COLONY'S CURRENCY Woid have been able, alun, to avoid borrowing, and thus to save interest, and to earn a revenue on any surplus cash remaining over for investment.
AGAIN.
Mr. RF. Mattingley, of Messrs.
Sergeant Lannan, who was wounded by a robber in Kowloon City, in progressing favourably in hospital.
roof of No. 1. Wing Lee Street collapsed Owing to the recent wet weather the
on Monday night. Fortunately no one was injured.
A report has been received Japan aturing that a violent storm swept For.
of the
east coast of the island was practically death" and injury. It is strange that the unaffected.
bas
The American Consul General received instructions from Washington enabling him to issue emergency pass- ports and otherwise document Americans desiring to travel for legitimate and reasonable purposes to practically all countries "of the world except Germany, Europe, certain portions of Siberia and Hungary, and certain ports of Russia in Mexico, and including Czecho-Slovakia, Poland, Roumania, Bulgaria, Austria, India, Egyply Constantinople, Asia Minor, Armenia, Syria, Mesopotamia, Palestine and Arabia.
tennis player, who has recently been Mr. A. W. Gore, the famous lawn
contributing a series of articles entitled Forty years of Lawn Tennie" to a Home
To the vagaries of our local currency there appears to be no ead. After suffer- ing for some years, from a plethora of subsidiary coins we are now threatened with a dearth. This is owing, apparent-Deacon, Looker, Deacon & Harston, is Iy, to the consignment of a large quantity indisposed. of Canton subsidiary coins to wangsi for, the maintenance of the depreciated notes in that province. H.E. THE OFFICE ADMINISTERING THE. GOVERNMENT ia Council has found it necessary to pro- hibit the export of subsidiary coins from the Colony without a special permit, the only exception-and it seems to be a wide one being
bonú file traveller may take with him a number wide at Repufs, Bay on Monday morning reference to Mr. H. A. Nisbet, the pre A small grass fire started on the bill-sporting paper, has mude an interesting
sent Registrar of the Supreme Court, Hongkong. He says that in 1808, when he achieved his first tangible success in the Wimbledon Championship, there was victims on that occasion was Mr. H. A. A fairly strong entry-list. Among his
Nisbet, who "now, of course, has drop- ped out of big tennis." Mr. Gore, who. has represented England in several Davis Cup tournaments, won the championship of England, generally regarded as the world's champichship, in 1908 and 1909.
that
&
of the face value of five dollars. This
and was put out by the Police, assisted'
is; in strange contrast with the legislation by some coolies. passed some six years ago to exclude Chinese coinage as a first step towards
A cargo boat, valued at $5,000, was rehabilitating the Colony's subsidiary blown ashore off Ping Chau Island coinage, & considerable amount of which during the recent gale, and became a was subsequently withdrawn from cir-wreck. There was no loss of life. culation at a loss to the Treasury. That
Mr. RA. Ponsonby Fane, till lately course was rendered necessary by the Private Becretary to H.E. the Officer large quantities of subsidiary coinage Administering the Government, is not representing some $43,000,000-which had returning to the Calony.
He is travel been issued for local
use by the ling in Japan and will later spend some Hongkong Government since 1863. The months in Siam. Chinese, finding it a much more con- venient" form of exchange than Jong Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals AC-
The Hon Treasurer of the Alice FAR EASTERN CABLE strings of copper cash, employed it exten-knowledges, with thanks, the following nively in the neighbouring provinces ubscriptions to the funds of the Hos-
Fresh Fish Guild, 30.-
NEWS. (THROUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY.)
Corner of Haiphong & Hankow Roads from the whartes delivery may be obtained until at one period it was estimated that nitals:-Wo Ping Theatre (special). 450; THE AMERICAN SENATE ON THE
Tel. K. z.
Til. Adirmant Palaos
CONSIGNEES of Cargoarther by informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra har dous Godown of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., hence and/or
claims will be admitted after the Goods not more than ten per cent of the total have WO Minutes from Ferry and Railway ing undelivered after Aug 31st, will be put into circulation remained. in Hong- left the Godowns, and Goods remain- To This Hotel has just been completely renovated, and refurnished is
subject to rent. now up-to-date in every respect and under, English Management. Cuisine under personal supervision of the Proprietor. BAR AND BILLIARD BOOMS, TERMS MODERATE. Special Arrangement for Families on Application top
J'ÉL ÓXHERRY,
TO. RECEIVE. GRATIS
THE REVUE.
Ir
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Proprietor.
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before Sept 7th, or they will not be recognised.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on Aug Ab, at 11 AM.
No Fire Insurance has been effooted. Billa of Lasting will be countersigned by GIEB, LIVINGSTON "& C04
Agente Hongkong, Augnst
Dist
&
kong. In course of time the Chinese. The following cases of communicable authorities, realizing the demand, began disease were reported in the Colony dur- minting similar small silver coins, with ing the week which ended on Saturday: the result that not only did the importa Enteritis, 5 (5 deaths); cerebro-spinal tion of British coins receive a serious levar, 2 (2 deaths); and cholera, 1 (1 check but the Colony was fooded with death). Ten cases (7 deathz) of enteritis Chinese coins, which, although of the were reported in the Colony on Sunday same weight and files as the British, and Monday,
SHANTUNG QUESTION.
WASHINGTON," August 24th."
mistes has adopted Senator Lodge's reso- The Senate Foreign Relations Com- Jution giving Germany's rights in Bhan- matter will now be fought out on the tung to China, instead of to Japan. The floor of the Senate. The Republicans de clare that they have sufficient votes to uphold the amendmcat, which the Dema crats are confident of defeating