NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
CHIÑA COAST OFFICERS' QUILD.
MEMBERS
EMBERS "Are informed that & GENERAL MEETING will be held at the Guild Office, 10, Des Vreux Road TO-DAY (FRIDAY), at 3. sharp.
LL'OLIVEYRA. Secretary.
FOR SALE.
Half
Price,
FL140
INTIMATIONS
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LIMITED.
NOTICE.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thei NSGRIF CERTIFICATE with respos
to 4 Shares numbered 8731/2734 in the above Oca standing in the asme of ONG HONG PIN of Singapore has been LOST, and should the same rot be produce before the 10th September, 1919, a No-Verificate will he issue in favour of the said ONG HOND WELL-BUILT Pr and no transaction taking place under
by the Office
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO LTD.,
Geners Agents. Hongkong, August 28th, 1019 [ 69
THE 'HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29rA. 1919.
NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES
INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO.,LTD.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SİNGAPORE.
THE Stenuhip
"KWATSANG
having arrived from above ports, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their rink into the
BATHING MATSHED at Repulse the old Scrip Certificate will be recognised hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godown
Eay.
Apply -
Box No 1173, Carn of "Daily Pross." Office.
11175
FOR SALE AT THE PEAK
-ROOMED BUNGALOW in excellent
condition with Tennis
Galen Area. 25,000 square feet.
Apply to-
LINSTEAD
NOTICE,
Court and
Low price.
DAVIS.
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WE HAVE This Duy alburied
WE MUSEETO ANTONIO, MAVIER
to Sign for Messrs. XATIRE BROS, LTD.
XAVIER BROS., ETD.
Powell's Building,
Hongkong, August 28th, 19:9. (1170
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HONGKONG OLUB..
NOTICE.
AN EXTRAORDINARY
GENERAL
MEETING of the Members of the HONGKONO CLEB will be held in the
Club Hours on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER
ATAC 1919, at 6.30 PIX.
BUSINESS-As posted if the Hall of the
Club.
By Order,
E. DES VEUX,
Secretary
Hongkong, tir August, 1919.
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In the Estate of - WILLIAM BARBOUR,
<loccases).
LT. Persons having Claims or owing Monies to the above Estate aro requested to send in such Claims or pay such Monies to the undersigned on or before the 15th day of September, 1919, after which fate no Claims will be recognised.
C. F. GARSTIN, HE.M.'s Acting Consul-General
(1157 Cantop, August 23rd, 1819.
S.S." CHEFOO”.
FOR FREMANTLE.
Sailing about SEPTEMBER 1st, 1919.
OFFICE: 227, Queen's Road Central.
Telephone 1445. Hongkong, August 27th, 1918. (1173
A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKEL.
Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 1931
NAVOURED with instructions from
The Concerned,
will sell by Public Auction, on SATUR- DAT, August 30th, 1918, at 1.30 PM.,
Et his Sales Boom, Queen's Road Central
· (Old Fost Office Building). EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
Comprising:
Chesterfield Couch and Arm Chairs, Black. wood Farmitare, Brass and Iron Bedsteads, Tables, Brussels Carpeta and Rugs Overmanteiz,
Q.
NOTICE.
R..
LL PERSONS, with the exception of A
those of Chinese race desiring to leave the Colony for places other than Canton, West Biver or Macao should apply in person for permission to, do the PASS OFFICE POST OFFE BUILDING between the hours of 9ax. tal.. and 3P.M. bo 4 pat dally.
Applicants will be reqared to produce Passports or identification papers
persons, with certain exceptions, wao remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register themselves under REGISTRATION of PERSONE ORDINANCE 1818
Forms of
the
of the
and Kowloon Wharf and Godown from the harves, delivery may be obtained. Goods not cleared by Aug. 31sh will be subject to rent
Von Limited, whence, and/or
All broken, chafed, and damaged packages are to be left in the Godorns where they will be examined. Claims against the steamer must be presented within 10 days of arrival; otherwise they will not be recognized.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by usin anyone whaterer.
Bills of Lading will he countersigned by JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.
General Managers. Hongkong, August 2-th, 1918, [116]
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEER.
FROM KOBE
of Boglebration, giving the part THE Stabip culars required, may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all Police Station
The Penalty for non-compliance is a flue son foeeding $50.
40
TO LET
HOUSE, Furnishes ROM October 1st,
Good location SIX.ROOVED
in
Kowloon. Apply-..
-
Bax 1188,
Care of "Daily Press" Omos
TO LET.
PART
of Ground Floor,
10, Des Vaux Boad Central.
Apply to
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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.
TO LET.
(1108
Not the Fork
TO. 10%, TH PEAK, &-Roomed House Apply to
FEROY SMITH SETH & FLEMING
TO LET.
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porta, are hereby being landed
"FOOKSANG" Consigue of Cargo by her haring arrived from the above informed that Goods at their risk into the hasardons and/or extra. hasardous Godown of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowe Company, Ltd, whees and/or from the Wharves delivery may be obtained.
Goods not alred by Sept. 1st, wil be
mbient, to rent.
All brokso, obafed and damaged package
to
CTA be the Godowna, wheem they will be
"Chalgam crainst the Stomer mags: be
prosented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise they will not be recognized.
No Fire Insurance will
In any case whatever.
effound by
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,
General Manasgora, i. Hongkong, August 15th, 1919. (1163
OLD
INTIMATION
BROWN
BRANDY
E
Faktu
Armut Brandy
Some of under our fo
25 YEARS IN WOOD.
SPECIALLY SELECTED FOR
27zzler
Lot
It
quantity being smuggled into China had House! It is well known fact that fallen proportionately This, however, morphin and beroine indented for direct would be a wrong conclusion to draw. parcels and are delivered to the ad- by local chemists arrivo in Peking by These returns, whilst true statements of dressy in the Si fact in so far as actual imports are end-
as if the parcel contained some innections (preparation. Th cerned, do not represent the tatal amount compelled to keep a register of the
chemists ATE of morphia which Japan - handled" ur
sales of such narcosies, and thus trafficked in, or bought and resold. They cuines to, would yield very bandsom
export to a temptation which, if sues do not include, the morphia imported profits. As China cannot very well compet into Dairen. while by the simple expedithese drugs it is reasonable to espect that foreign chemists to keep a register of rit of transhipping in Kobe Harbour they should be compelled by their own morphia destined for China the Japan authorities to keep si least the same kind es Customs are freed from the green by then when a Hure of when ofregisters as the law demnad, shall be The they are dispensing drugs" in a Colony
sígy of recording the
movement. neighbouring European territories in where them is an Opium former which Opium farmers flourish are points from which "much of the drug finds its way into Japanese hands andj-øventually Offers Guild will be held this atterave
general meting of the China Chast
at 4s. 4.3-fod, yesterday, rimus beating all The chang value of the dollar stood Past words.
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Nine enses 65 deaths) of gastri-enteritis, une ca of ebolera, and one puerperal fever were reported in the Colony on We Brigiday..
The proncher at St. John's Cathedral on Sunday morning will be the Rev. South Drange, New Jersey, Crawick Todd.. Rector of St. Andrew's,
inta China. The morphia shipped" toata velock Hongkong is not predited, anturally enough, with being an export to Japan. though enough has entér»d this C'olony to kill off the whole of the peptilation many times over. The Tupon Chronicle, stated recently that nes than 1,000 vuñces of morphin had arrived in Kub from America in the first five months of 1919. The official returns for same period corded only the importa. sion 2,378 buncis. The figure of 118,000 ounces is, aut given as the total
Weihaiwei has Beri prodained by shipments received in Kobe but Serely frnment a plio at which an infectious or FT.E. the Offer Administering the Glov as the quantity of which it has actual contagious disease (cholera) prevails, knowledge. This statement has t
In A Victim" will send us his name been challenged by Japan. If it is and address in confidence we will publish false it will not be long before we such parts of his letter on the Rice Ques w it officially contradicted by Ame rien. If it is true, America which in her Treaties has forbidden her citizens to participate in th" Opium trade or her resis to carry the drug. will not quibble when a derivative of opium is in question. She may be expected to
The Fulica are searching for a claimant take such action, as will put a stop tousion of a thines who could give no to eight dozen singlets, found in the pos reasonable explanation of how he came into possession of them.
any morphia, heroin, or similar drug even passing through her territory. For these reasons and because it is impossible for Americh not to investigate the alle.
"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERE AS. WATSON & CO..gation that she is a party to this true,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
S.S. "RENAVON.
FROM MIDDLESBRO, LONDON, AND STRAITS
YONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed risk into the hasardous andfor extra bazas dous Godown of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, whence sad or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and Goods remain-
FURNISHED at the PRIX, No. 4, Stewart ing undelivered after Ang. 31st, will be
Terrace. Apply-
HL E POLLOCK, Supreme Court.
1937
FOR SALE or TO LET on long lease.. FURNISHED or UNFURNISHED from
October 1st, 1919. No. 06, THE PEAK, (End House of Stewart Terraco) Hot Water throughoub Double Gras Tennis Court wita Pavilion and large Kitchen Garden.
Apply.
E. A. M. WILLIAMS, LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,
Chartered Bank Buildings,
1049-
M
".
FOR SALE.
64 [OUNT GOUGH" No. 131, Tar
PEAK. Roomed House with Large Garden. . Apply-
Bill Tapestry Covered FRENCH Drawing Boom Suite, Easy Chairs, Occasional Tables, Extension Dining' Bevelled Mirror Wardrobes,
Curtains, Bed
Sheete. Urockory, Glass a Ornaments, Cabinet, Teat Bookcase,
Wagons, Dining Chairs Bilver Ware, Marble-top Washstands, Cooking
Clocks,
Stoves, Catley, Toilet Set, Electric Reading Cabinets, Sideboards and a long line
Vandrien
of
Cataloguee will be immed.
TM Cash on Delivery. Hongkong, August 25th, 1919
TO-NIGHT
WHEN YOU VISIT
THE CORONET
PUT YOUR NAME. DOWN
TO RECEIVE GRATIS
THE REVUE.
FOXLEY * Củ,
York Buildings. Buildings
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subject to rent.
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before Sept. 7th, or they will not bo
recognised.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on Aug 30th, at 11 A.
No Fire Tourance has been affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO,
Agenta Hongkong, August 25th, 1919,
THE
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LIMITED.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
TIL 616.
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BIRTH. HOLLANDE.-At No. 3, Queen's Gardens, on the 27th, inst., to Mr. and Mrs. H. E. HOLLANDS, E SON, (1174 HANDKONG UP7102: 10%, Das Vatx Boab, 0. LONDON OFFICE: 181, Fan Ɛimant, E.O.
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The Baily Press.
BONGKONG, AUGUST 9, 1918,
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tion and the War Tax as we do not con- sider libellous.
Memorial and Afiliated Hospitals ac The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice knowledges with thanks a donation of 100 to the funds of the Hospitals from Mr. Kwak Sin L.
TE Taipo Polica have arrestand Chinese who is suspected of being con cerned in the shooting of Sergeant Lang nan. The sergeant it is stated identi fed the man as his assailant.
Chinew who are accused by the Canton Inspector Grant has arrested thred authorities of the murder of a man in Su Ting village. The crime is said to have been the 'result of a quarrel over the construction of a gate.
Amerien is to be welcomed as a factor in the traffic. Mr. JULEAN AEXOLD, We have to acknowledge the receipt of American Commercial Attaebs in China, 1810 each from "Anonymous "wad "A has been asked to supply information as which institutions, accordingly, we are re- Friend for St. Dunstan's Home, to to the regulations in force in the United mitting a draft for £4. Os. 10, Stater governing these drugs, und if, during the course of his investigations, be discovers that the American tranship ment regulations are being abused' and that morphia is being sent wit the States to throw the rest of the world of the scent we can rest assured that such re presentations will be made by him as will lead to it thorough investigation and to an immediate stoppage of abuses. Whatever information may be asked will be supplied, and it is to be hoped that
As a cent meeting of the Hongkong Lawn Bowl Association it was decided in a very short time the public will be to send an invitation to Shanghai and placed in possession of such information Hankow to send teams to Hongkong to- that it will make the public denunciards the end of next month for a trian- tion at the League of Nation's Congress played on the Kowloon Bowling Green igula, sournament. The matches will b of every, nation concerned in the traffic Chib's rinks.
PENINSULAR · AND THE MORPHIA SCANDAL IN inevitable if reforms are not immediately
ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION OO.
STEAM FOR STRAITS, CEYLON, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITER RANEAN PORTS & LONDON, Through Bill of Lading issued for Batavia, American, Continental, and South African Porta
HE Homeward Mail Steemer
"DUNERA
T
His Majesty's Mail, ill be ESSONS etched from this port about SEPTEMBE
718, 1919, taking Cargo for the above Ports Passenger
nger accommodation in the connecting ressol, if available, secured before departure From Hongkong,
G. MOUBBION,
IL MOTION HILL ROAD.
WAI KEE
FLAG AND SAILMAKER.
No. 19, Des Voeux Road Central, Top Floor, HONGKONG. TELEPHONE No 133.
TWO
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PALACE HOTEL. KOWLOON, Corner of Haiphong♣ Hankow Roads.
The Ke
Tul. Adérovo: Jaincu, WO Minutes from Ferry and Railway station. This Hotel has just been completely, renovated and refurnished is. now up-to-date in very respect and under. English Management. Cuisine under personal supervision of the Proprietor.
BAR AND BILLIARD BOOMS, TERMS MODERATE Special Arrangement for Families Application to:-
on
J. H. OXBERRY,
Proprietor.
London
.CHINA.
The district watchman, accused of send- ing a letter to a shop-keeper demanding *60 by menaces, R. Lindseli, at the Magistracy, Jes- was discharged by Mr terday, or the ground that the chop on house were dissimilar. the letter and that found in defendant's".
Are
artists who are to appear at the Victoria We are asked to announce that the
Manila by the Empress of Husain. The Theatre to-night arriving from Vessel is expected to-day, but should she ran will have to be postponed till not arrive to time, the musical pro.
to-marrow night.
enveloped the whale
undertaken. "The remedy for the whole THE many articles published lately on the and allow none of the drag to nove with situation is simply to control production subject of the Morphia trafic have all dwelt upon the proved sources of supply his possession any of the drug unless he out a permit; allow no one to have in of the drug. It is not necessary to calarge upon the negligence shown by clear record of the sales; allow no one to keeps a register of its incoming and a Gt. Britain in allowing the manufacture sell unless the purchaser presents a permit creding frun Kongmoon to Fatshark, on Information bas been received locally of morphia in quantities far in excess of
that a three-decked junk, which was pro-.. to purchase, which the Government would the West River, caught fire in consequence the world's legitimate requirements and in permitting unlimited
only "issue on the understanding that he of a lighted cigarette being thrown export to Japan on the mere strength of licences phia to be shipped to another country junk, and over twenty passengers were keeps a similar register; allow no mor crackers. The re of 10-paper and
amongst the cargo of to import, issued either by the Japanese unless that country's laws are similarly escaped by jumping overboard and swim-
hornt Home Office or by the Japanese autho strict, and then only after prior notice ming away from the craft.
to death. Several passengers Frities of the Kwangtung Leased Terri of the intending shipment has been sent
tory. These licences are enormously in ahead so as to prevent any sudden side Gooh created a big disturbance, venter- An American weaman from the Went either Japan or excess of the legitimate requirements of tracking of the drug into another market. day evening, at Wanchai. He assaulted and its Surely the public have the same right to crowd. A Chinese constable who inter Chinese Ind, and was stoned by a large vicinity.". Under" the system of licences conditions have been modified only to the farmer. Yet in Singapore, simply because who would have fared very badly if some
be safeguarded as,
the Opium-vened was threatened by the American, extent that!' open shipment" by a vessel thero happens to be an Opium farmer winehouse close by and bathed his wounds. bound for Japan cannot be made unless has paid. the Colony for the privilege Things were looking ugly when Sergeant Japanese had not dragged him into a the shipper Grst produces a licence to of selling, morphis under the no ques etc.import issued by the Japanese authorities. tions asked "
McWalter arrived on the scene. He spent A quarter of an hour endeavouring to + system, This has had the result of driving the British or American chemist desiring to his ship, but the man got out of the respectable persund the seaman to return quietly to exporter, to the ever-open back door purchase (Hay) half-an-ounce of morphia strike same Chinese. He was then arrest Japanese hotise and again attempted to the Post Office-aw a channel through to be used by him in the compounding ed, and with some difficulty was taken which to transport his drugs and, in-
to No. 2 Police-station. cidentally, to do so without leaving any medical practitioners has first to take his pf prescriptions" written by qualified
Bik and Valuable Cargo for Italy, France and London (ander arrangement) will be conveyed by this Steamer proceeding to Bombay, and there transhipped to the on-carrying Steamer for Marseilles und Parcels will be received at the Office until 3 P.. the day before sailing. The conten and value of all packages are required.
For further particulare, sailing dates, Apply to
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE « Co,
Agents, P. &0.8. N. Co Post Box 112,
2, Des Voeux Road Contral.
"Dairen
trace behind. By this is meant that no indent for the drug to one of the officials W. Edley, wharfinger of the Hongkong, Mr. R. E. Belilios informs us that Mr. 香
Canton aid Macao Steamboat Co., and
【報 合 總商華港
HONGKONG CHINESE COMMERCIAL NEWS
PO
INCORPORATED WITH THE CHUNG NOOI 8
(Chinese Daily Pun) Published Daily under the suspices of the CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Terms for Advertising (Translation fee) can be obtained at the Office, 104, Des Vieux Road Central, Hongkong, 131, Fleet Street London, or from the different Agenta
Ducamenta translated from into Ciazdeal Colloquial CizineRO,
summary or abstract is made of the of the Colony (the C.M.O), who signs Detective Sergeants Fallen and Stimson,
various commodities leaving G. Britain's. and sends it on direct to the whole who were associated with him in the through the Post Office, and the statistica sale frm of druggists at Home who are gallant work done during last Thursday's of export of morphia will not, therefore, to supply the morphia. Not only is the Belilios Life Saving Medal. Mr. Edley gale, have been recommended for the show the amount which has been sent out order sent direct by a Government himself knows nothing of this unexpected of the country in the form of postal addressed to him, and is by him handed' terday that he could not understand why official, but the morphia comes out honour, and informed our reporter yes- parcels. The fact that the "recorded" figures of the import of morphia intonally indented. The local chemist is as he only did what anyone else in hin to the local firm of chemists who origi-such a fuss was made over the incident, Japan from Gt Britain show a falling he disposes of the morphia, and that like virtue, has its own reward," he said.
obliged to keep a register showing how position would have done. off in 1918 of 136,149 ounces as compared register is sent for inspection monthly. In this connection, we may mention that Bravery,
by the uninitiated as proof that the ing how they dispose of any morphia or early hours of last Friday morning will with the previous year might be taken
Are British or American chemists in China compelled to keep a Register showed by Detective Sergeant Mason in the it is hoped that the daring reactes effect- traffic was decreasing and that the heroine which they may get out trou not be overlooked;