NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
R
QUEEN'S COLLEGE, HONGKONG.
WIN
15th.
INTER TERM and School Year. commence MONDAY, September
Candidates for Admission should attend in the College Hall on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th, at
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS -
FOR SALE..
FIVE-ROOMED HOUSE at the PRAK.
Apply to-
M. HASTINGS & HASTINGS, Solicitors, No. 8, Des Vaur Road Central
[1999
Copies of Prospectus may be obtained upon LADY DOCTOR experienced Operator,
application to-
1935)
THE HEADMASTER.
B.
GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC..
for SPECIE current TENDERS OP to and for the rum of TERASURY CHEST $500,000 Burrent in Shanghai, OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT, aatů 11.30 AM. on September 10th, 1919.
The amount soospied
i to be placed by the sandarer to the credit of an sscount" witk the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Shanghai, so se to be available
September 11th, 1919.
Persons sendering to stale
Annati tist, and Obstetrician, 9 years' Hospital Experience requires asistantship or Hospital post. Free at once.
Ca "G". Guillame & Soar
Solicitors,
Salisbury Square,
London, EC.
12:30}
FOREIGN & COLONIAL MERCANTILE
CO. LTD. 51,Gracechurch Street, LONDON, EC Eng.
Codea Telograms :- GENERAL IMPORT & EXPORT COM "Focomerc Grace, Lon. Bently & Private MISSION MERCHANTS. PRODUCE EXPERTS, BUYERS AND SHIPPERS.
All enquiries receive prompt attention.. #:1931
INTIMATIONS
NATIONAL BONDS OF THE 3RD, 4TH AND 6TH YEARS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA,
FOTICE" IS HEREBY GIVEN that
N Repayment of Drawo Bonds and
payment of interest Coupons will henceforth be made in Hongkong Notes, at Current Rates, for the equivalent of the face value of aid Bonds and Coupons
For the BANK OF CHINA,
TSUYEE PEL
Manager Hongkong, September 1st, 1919.
NOTICE.
[1192
under
the undersigned of No AL, Wing Lok Street. Victoris in the Colony of Hongkong hereby give notice that in con sequence of an agreement with the Vendof,
1894, in respect imter 105773 of gross section 47 of the Yerchant
of the ship "EDI SANG
tons, register Connage 2790
tonnage 1776 sons, heretofore owned by The Indo-China Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. for permission to change her name to 8.8. "APOEY have her
registered in the new name at the Port of Hongkong as owned by
by THE LAT HING STEAMSHIP COMPANT L
LAMITED.
I have applied to the Board of ging Act
and to
name must be sent to the Registrar of
The amount of Dollars current in Shang. BEANGWAN CLARK & C). Any objections to the proposed change of hal per £100 for Telegraphic Transfer on the Lords Commissioners of EM. Treasury, London.
The tender to be in daphonts, and in sealed covers, addressed to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT. and endorsed "TENDERS FOR GOVERN- MENT BILLS, etc."
The right to sopept or reject any or all of the tenders
reserved.
Copies of Forms of Tender can be had on application
Persons tendering for (Bill) are hereby notified that having regard to the provisions of The Acts 22 George III
LIMITED.
Milton House,
8/B, Chiswell St.,
London EC.
and "India Houme Shipping at Hongkong within seven days
Manchester.from the appearance of this advertisement.
Date at Hongkong this 4th day of Sept. 1919.
LI KOON CHUN, Managing Director
Eastern Merchants & Agents
-Import & Export-
Shipment of PRODUCE advanced against., CONSIGNMENTS realized! to
advantage.
boat
C. IF offers invited. Samples reported on and valued free of
charge
2
Market Reports issued. We handle METAIS, BRISTLES, YARD,
PEANUTS, Rice and RICK BRAN Eogs and Eco PRODUCTS.
Cap. 45 and 41, George FE AND OIL SEEDS, CASSIA
III. Cap. 45, the scceptance of any such l'ender te subject to the expre condition that no Member of the British House of Commone shall be admitted to any share or part in or se say benefit to arise from the Contract thereby made for the allotment of such (Bill)
"The provisions in question do not apply to
BE
IN
INDENTS arefaily! executed Export Buyers in all departmenta Oor
representative WILL HONGKONG about October 3rd..
Letters addressed EH. Eastern"
Joutsats entered into by any incorporatedc/o the Office of this paper will reach him.
Company in its corporated capacity and made
for the general boneft of the Company.”“”
Any further information can be obtained by
personal application to the TREASURY
GHEST OFFICEE &P.D.
'
F. J. THURSBY-PELHAM LIEUT. COL
Troy Chest Offloor, A.P.D..
His Majorly's Trentury, Ofles,
MUSIC LESSONS.
1
or LAT HING S.S. CO., LTD.
NOTICE
1906
(2) On and after Monday, September 8th, 1818, the issue of permits to leave the Colony will be discontinued.
(2) British subjects wishing to leave Bong- kong must have in their possession pasaport which has been issued within the last two years.
11
[1193
*
Hongkong, September 8th, 1919." [1885 PRO DANENBERG will Resume his
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a: EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL
Piano Lessons this month.
NOTICE:
19:B
MEETING of HUN PREYS ESTATE THE CHANGSHA", which sailed FINANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held at the HONGKONG HOTEL on the 34th day of
September. 1818, at Noor, for the purpose of considering sud, if thought approving, the draft new Articles which wil be sabutted to the mening.
A
frota Sydney on 16th August, 1919, for Hongkong via ports, having grounded at Cairns, consignees of Cargo by her are to sign an Average Bond and pay a deposit Shereby notified that they will be required
(3) Foreign subjects wishing to leave
Hongkong must have in their posses sion a valid passport issued by their Consular respective diplomatic or Officers
(4) Persona arriving in, and leaving Hong-
SEPTEMBER 9TH 1919.
indeed Commander
INTIMATION
DEWAR'S
WHITE
LABEL
FINEST
SCOTCH
WHISKY
OF
GREAT AGE.
SOLE AGENTS
BELLAIRS accuses
Mrs. W. Chatham has successfully
him of having been responsible for undergode an operation at the Govern
ment Civil Hospital, and is doing as well much needless naval expenditure. The
as can be expected, titet is that we have emerged from the war withen greater Navy, actually nod
It is stated that Capt. Leslie Smithy relatively, than we ever possessed before, 2nd. Punjabin, takes up Major L owing to the disappearance of the navies | Case's post D.A.A, and Q.M.G.t of Germany, Austria and Russia. This Military Headquarters bere. la shown by the following figures, from which, all armoured ships and craisers over twenty years of age and all torpedo craft over filteen years of age have been excluded:...
Battleships
Battlecruiseru...
Armoured cruisers
Light cruisers
Destroyers
Tarped-hout
Submarine
Intun, LiAt, Tatite
18 30 JA
haly
"
"
+M
S 18
71
13
I
360-
14
3
34
79
1400
loubefal
18
can
Licus A. W. G. Johncock, M., R-GA, formerly a corporal of the 33rd Company at Lyemun, recently retired from the Army, receiving a gratuity.
Mr. L. G. Williams, one of the most popular employ of the Naval Yard, and Mr. and Mrs. Bailey, are leaving "for Home by the F. & O. Vayoya on Thurs- day.
Nine Chinese, charged with attempting - to export 849:20 in subsidiary coins, wh fined suas ranging from 8 to #10 by Mr N. L. Smith, at the Magistracy, yester day.
The Chaplain H. M. Dockyard (Rev. F. B. Hastings) asks us to mention that he would be glad of some gr phone recoride for the Royal Naval Hospitals.
It is considered extraly whether either France or Italy afford to maintain her existing Beet. So marked is our predominance that Ameri. (can statesmen and some leading Americap naval officers are perturbed by it. In urging that the United States should aim nt possessing the most powerful Navy in the world, however. Mr. DANIELS has explained that he is not actuated by any
Lieut.Comdr, C. P. Freeman, R.N.R., hostility to Great Britain, whose naval preeminence he fully realises to be necesitill recently in charge of the Chart Depoi....
in H.M. Dockyard, who was relieved by Liout Faslrwood, R. N., is leaving for Home by the P. & Q. Yngnya,
Lient. Ivan B. Franks, R.N., has taken over cominand of H.M.S. Sandpiper from Sub-Lient, EW Dufy, R. NR who is going Home in the H.5. Colomb for demobilization.
sary to the Empire. The spirit of com radeship established between the
wo nations during the war should prevent
Mr. Edwards, of 348, Nathan Road, any serious rivalry between-then-in-this.
howloon, has reported to the Police that matter. At the moment, as Mr. Anchi- during the past five or six days he bar
Captain R. G. E. Henderson, B., R..is in cominant of H.M.S. ¡larkins,
BALD HERD pointed out recently, the 704 lost a pair of gold-arrings and add ships under the White Ensign constitutenger ring. together worth $180 a fleet of unparalleled strength, apart from the three battle.cruisers, twenty-one light cruisers, ons hundred or so de.which is on her way to Hongkong. Cap tain Henderson will als net ng Flag stroyers and a number of submarines, Captain and Chief of Staff to the All-
miral! which were in such advaneril stages of construction when the Armistice came that work on thou could not be arrested. The real question for consideration Ye whether we can afford to maintain the Navy we now possess ön, a basis of real efficiency. Clearly Lord FISHER is con
kong by the steuner, will have their A. S. WATSON;& CO., vinced that we cannot. He declares that
passports examined on board, both on arrival and departure
departure.
To
(3) Persons embarking from Hongkong will have their passports examined an prevent delay in sailings stemselves that intending Companies should satisfy pussengers have the necessary passports in their posseSSİON.
(6)
Members of ships crews are permitted
to sign without obtaining permit from the Captain Superintendent of Police.
ach Articles and a copy of the copy of of 5% on c.i.f. and e.. value before delivery of remain in the Cology for more than 7 days ·
existing Articles may be seen at the Office of the General Managers in Alexandra Buildings, In such copy the portions of the proposed New Articles which differ from the id Articles are indicated by underlining in red ink.
Should the meeting approve of such Articles with or with ut monification the kubjoined extraordinary resolation will be prop wed.
That the New Articles already spproved "by this meeting and for the purpose of "id-tification ascribed by the Chair "..ci thereof be and the spar "bernby adopted a the Articles of the Company to the exclusion of and in "an batitation for all the existing "Articles theroof"
Should the resolution be passed by the required majority it will be submitted for contemaion sa a special resolution to second. Extraordinary Geners! Meeting which will be subsequently convened.
Dated the 9th day of September, 1919,
Hongkong. By Order of the Board,
1227]
G. RAPP,
Secretary.
INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
NOTICE
CO. LTD.
TO CONSIGNEES,
FROM KOBE
THE Steamship
"NAMBANG" karing arrived from the above borte Consigns of Cargo by her are hereby Informed the rll Goods are being landed At
risk fro the hamedowy sadjur autan Ardons Godown of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd. wheres and/or from the Wharves dolinay may be obtained."
Good not elared by Sept. 13th, will be rabject to rani.
Al
their cargo can be grante
All persons, with certain exceptions, who are required to Register, themselves under REGISTRATION of. PERSONS ORDINANCE, 1918.
Forms of Registration, giving the parti calare required, may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all. Police Stations.
the BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
AguniR Australian Oriental Line. Hongkong, September 6th, 1918.
[1818
WANTED IMMEDIATELY.
ASSISTANT by Local Shipping Firm. AXERIENCED TYPIST and OFFICE State tarras and experience to
For No. 1220, Care of "Daily Press." Offica
[1820
OFFICES WANTED.
WANTED by lending British insor
ance Company a suite of Offices on
or before the 21st Uctober next, in, the Central District of Hongkong.
Heply-
RA
Box.1927,
ས
Cars ofDaily Prous" Ofen. [1991
FOR SALE
ACING yacht "BOLLA" of "the Handicap Cass. Winner of Com- modore's Cup last year and socond in Championship.
Apply to
P. C. PUTTS, 11, Queen's Road Central.
(1209 Hongkong, September 4th, 1919.
*
The Penalty for non-complianos is a fine non szedding $50.
40
A. G. DA ROCHA, AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER
Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2831.
from with instructiona
FAVOURED The Concerned.
!!
will well by Public Auction TO-DAY (TUESDAY), September 9th, 1918,
at 2.16 P... at his Sales Room, Á QUANTITY Or
MISCELLANEOUS GOODS & EFFECTS
Arso
20 cases Rose's Unsweetened Lime Juice, 10 cases Schweppes' Cordial Lime Juice. 19 casss Lovin's Lemon Squash.
15 cases Laundry Bar Soap
57 Blanketa.
cases Cocoa,
- TIRMS :—Cash on delivery.
Hongkong, September 4th, 1918.
A G. DA. BOCHA. AUCTIONEER, ༄ SI EVEYOR
GENERAL BROKER.
FAY
AND
On
Queen's Boad Central, Telephone No. 2231.
#YAVOURED with instructions from
....The Concerned, well by Public Auction. THURSDAY, September 11th, 1919, at 15 PM., at his Sales Room. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND EFFECTS:
TO LET. JERY Nice Furnished Apartments with will skafed and damaged prakages broken,
board, in Upper Level. Apply
B. P... Care of "Daily Prom" Office. [11:208
are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be mxamined. Claims against the Steamer must se presented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise
they will not be recognized.
No Fire Loguranos will be affected by u
la say can whatever?
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD,
General Managers. Hongkong, September 8th, 1919 11223
PALACE HOTEL, KOWLOON, Corner of Haiphong & Hankow Roads.
Tal. Addrum: Palace
TWO Minutes from Forry and Railway station. This Hotel a just been completely renovated and refurnished is "How up-to-date in every respect and under. Foglish Management Cuisine under personal supervizion of the Proprietor. BAR AND BILLIARD BOOMS, TERMS MODERATE. Special Arrangement for Families Application to:-
J. H. OXRERET,
Proprioka.
TO LET.
PART of Ground Floor,
14, Des Voeux Eoad Central.
Apply tom
TELE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO, LTD.
[1109
TO LET.
NO. 10% THE PEAK, 6-Hopewed House
as the Peak.
60
Apply to-
PEROY SMITA SETH & FLEMING
LIMITED.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
TEL 818
[19
Hanexosa. Orics: 104, Da Vaux Roar, 0.
The Baily Press.
Hangkong, SepteMNER YTA, 1818.
half the Navy is already obsolete and should be scrapped. This is in keeping with the plan he pursued while first Sea Lord. Out-of-date ships are ad mittedly a hindrance instead of an aid in war, for the speed of the slowest deter mines the speed of the rest, while their limited gun range may cause them to be
It is there nothing but floating coffins. Jore evident that Lord Fisuer is aiming
JZ'
Eng Liens. Barker, R.N., Eng. Lieut. Og, R.N, Art. Engineer Ferriam, RN, and Warrant Engineer W. M. Jones, E.N.R, the remaining officers of E.M.S Kent will leave for Home on the Nagug on Thursday.
Surg-Lieut. A E, Malone, M.E..
been appointed to H. MS. Muth, one of our new river boats. Surg. Lieut. A. R. Price, M.B has beca appointed th H.M.S. Scor, which is on the Yangtse river service.
The Committee and members of time C.R.C. will be At Home" on Saturday from p.m., when the tennis and cricket A teunis prizes will be distributed. match will be played between the C.R.C. and picked players from the other team in the League.
Major C. L. Hickling, R.G.A., who in
at efficiency nu less than econeray, anden route to Hongkong by the a.s. 7hgen, and Singapore R.CA. It is expected has served previously in the Hongkong that he will take command of the 7th Company at Stonecutter's Island from Acting Major F. E. T. Willett, who will be going back to civil life.
་་
London Ownica: 181, FL, 1.0. the facts would appear to justify his
eampaign. Mere paper strength is costly delusion; it saps our resources and lulls us into a false sen of security. According to Dr. MACNAMARA, Financial
Secretary to the Admiralty, a great deal of evening. a party of motorists met with a While proceeding to Taipo on Sunday new construction which was contemplated mishap near the Taipo Hill, near where Mr. and Mrs. McKay's ear fell over, a before the cessation of hostilities has been A NAVAL HOLIDAY.
The Back wheel of the Gr precipice. cancelled, ninety-eight of the older, shipsgave way, but fortunately, the driver had “ THE PRIME MINISTER'S appeal to his have been sold, 1,500 trawlers.and drifters the presence of mind to apply the brakes.
The Hon. Mr. C. Mel. Aegser. Com colleagues in the Cabinet to exercise have been restored to their proper voca
mander Beckwith, and another gentleman. every possible economy has been followed tions, and the personnel of the Navy
who were travelling in the same dire by & protest from Admiral Lord FIRE has been reduced from 400,000 to 170,000, tion, conveyed the party to Shatin. against the incredible and ruinous which is very little above the pre-war waste un naval expenditure." Lord level. Presumably, FISHER speaks with the experience of one rot. satisfied -with these economies. port for Hongkong on August 28th., who has held nearly every important posi. It is expected 10%
The now naval Commander-in-Chief, Lord Fisher is Vice-Admiral Sir A. L. Duff, left Devon-
that the Naval arriving at Gibraltar on August 31st, in the new Admiral's yacht for the about Chin Station. R.M.S. Alarrity.
Ad
tion in the Navy, ashore and affent, and Estimates will be reduced to be predicts that "if the nation does not seventy millions sterling, which is con-miral Duff is due at Singapore about Oct. 9th, and at. Hongkong about Oct. sack the spendthrifts the day of crumblsidered equivalent to the pre-war expen ist. On the arrival of Admiral Duf and ing will not be far off." While there diture of half that sum when allowance staff, Vice Admiral Bir F. C. T. Tudor will be no disposition to question the is made for the increase in costs and in and staff will return Home, probably imperative need of adopting a policy of rates of pay. No new ships, it is th America or Canada, direct from
Wei-bai-wei.
ruuared, will be built in the immediate future, but the Admiralty "Dockyards Cathedral, be decided to adopt a custom Mr. J. W. White, organist of St. John's will be kept ready to mort any emergency long obtaining in many churches at House In the meantile, we may be sure, that of singing Fort 1 (The Christ-
** beform" watchful eye will be kept upon the build-mas Music") of The Messiah ing programmes of other Powers. It will Christmas. The exact date will be settled' not, therefore, be possible to, charge 128 later, but it will probably be during the with leading the world in a mad race second week in December. It is desired for armaments. Some of the money thue to organize, for this purpose, a choir a saved will be required for the new Air 100 vices, and Mr. White will be pleased Force; the rent will help to fertilise the to hear from any who wish to take part Selds of industry and restore that pro- The first practice will be held on Thurs sparity which is such a valuable asset day, October 2nd., at 5 p.m. both in peace and war.
Nise case (6 deaths) of gastroenteritis were reported in the Colony on Saturday! Mr. G. Platt, Deputy Naval Store Oficer in Hongkong, has been appointed to Chatham Dockyard.
Another organ recital will be given on Sept 23rd., at St. John's Cathedral, when other works by British composers will be played by Mr. J. W. White. They will in clude
retrenchment in view of the nation's colossal debt, it is probable that the vest majority of people will feel that the Navy is the last direction in which any thing even faintly resembling parsimony should be shown. It is universally admitted that sea-power, of which the British Navy is the embodiment, was the decisive factor in the victory of the "Allion. The American Navy," said Admiral Bims on his return to the United States,har no delusions as to bow the war was wan, or by whom. Had it not been for British fighting ships, American fighting men could never, have got nerose the sea in time." In a recent speech at Sydney, too, Admiral Lord JL100 urged the paramount necessity of naval upremacy for the existence of our widely scattered Empire, and expressed. the hope that, this necessity would not be forgotten when discussions took place on such subjects as the League of Nations
Admir Rodgers, of the U.8. Navy, arrived in Hongkong pn 8anday from And the limitation of armaments,
Manila on the yacht General flava. He Troubles about finance, he added, must be
transfers his flag to the Brooklyn, which overcome. This, at first sight, would
has been awaiting bingin, the Harbour appear to be in conflict with Lord
for several days. The distinguished visitor landed officially, yesterday morn FRENCH LESSONSF's views, but the difference may be
The captain of the FreWech-s-day-and-received at Blake-Pier by a more apparent than real There is Chinese vessel; has reported to the Police guard-of-honour supplied by the Max- He was welcomed nothing in Lord Fine's record to sug that he brought from King Chow, 10 chester Regiment. gest that he would advocate a cheese males, & females, and 6 children who ashore by Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, were on two Hongkong licensed fishing A.D.C. to H.E. the Officer Administering paring policy in regard to the service in junks wrecked off Man Chow district the Government and motored with him
to Government House. which he has the spent whole of his life; during the recent typhoon,
o
Wardrobes, Desks Chairs Chest Drawers, Drowing Tables, Bookcare, arm chairs, Curios, Crockery and Glassware- Brass Ornaments, Vases, Pictures, Ice Boxes Bedsteads Clocks, Typewriters, Overnantels Bideboards, Napkina, · Tablecloths, « Ext stands and a long line of Sundries.
ALOo THEMA:-Cash on Delivery. Hongkong, September 6th, 1918.-
G. MOUSSION.
Moon Buzz Rosa.
A little giri, who was standing on "maringo boat as Mongkok," fell over board and was drowned.
The First Brigade were called out last night to put out a fire on a heap of rubbish near" the University.
Brevet-Colonel Humphry, C.MG, has taken Lieut-Colonel G. B. Crisp's post as Deputy Director of Medical Bervibes.
Yasnaya Polyana "» (tone-poem for the organ based on old Russian airs) by Harvey Gaul; "Requiem Aeternam by Basi! Harwood and i Festival Pre- ludo" by W. Faulke on the tune to "A safe stronghold.". The vocalist will he Mr. A. E. Paine, who will sing ". My hope is in the Everlasting (Stainer), and "How Many Hired Servants " ́ ́ (Sul- livan),