NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
STRUTBERS & DIXON, INC.
FROM SEATTLE ETC.
THE American Steamship
"WEST HENSHAW" baving arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that all the Cargo will be landed at their risk into the "bazardous andjer extra bazardous Godowns of the Godown Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Co, Ltd. whence delivery may be obtained.
Goods not cleared by the 19th Sept., wil be subject to rest.
All broken, chafed and damaged packagen are to be left in the Godown where they will he examined at 10 AM, ON WEDNESDAY the 17th Sept by Messra. Godelard & Douglas.
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Claims against the Steamer most be pre sented in writing within 10 days after the arrival of the Steamer, otherwise they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by the andoraigned in any case whatever.
.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the undersigned.
GEO. GRIMBLE & CU Agents. Hongkong, September 19th, 1919. (1245
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INTIMATIONS
THE
HONGKONG CORINTHIAN YACHT
CLUB
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the above Chib, will be held at the Club House on WEDNESDAY, September
H. C. RESKER, 17th, 1919, st 6. rv.
Hon. Secretary. Hongkong. September 10th, 1918. [1136
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HONGKONG CLUB.
** NOTICE.
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EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Members of the Horaxoxo Ctrs will be bold in the Club House on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 1918, at 5.30 PM...
BUSINI BR-As posted in the Hall of the. Club.
By Order,
E DES VEUX,
Secretary Hongkong, 10th September, 1919. 1937
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITED.
THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING Tof the above Comp vag will be held at NOTICE. MISSION given by His Excellency the Company's Offices at Noox on SATUR the Officer Administering the Govern-DAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 1819. ment under section 10 of the Tmvellers Restriction Ordinance, 1915.
PERMIE
On and after the 8th day of September,
1919-
(1) Persons who are in possession of such produce the are hereinafter mentioned and
the same as hereinafter mentioned are permitted by His Excellency the Officer Ariministering the Government to leave the from the Captain without a pag
tendent of Police. A British
tish subject is permitted to leave Police Pass, provided Colony,
withou's & that he has in his possession a valid passport which has been issued or renewed within the two years and provided that he produces such passport, on demand, on board of an
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from September 19th to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., 27th, both days inclusive.
General Managers- Hongkong, September 11th, 1919. [1238.
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HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY
"INTIMATIONS
MUSIC LESSONS.
PROF. DANESBERG will Resume his
Piano Lessons this month.
NATIONAL BONDS OF
12 9
THE
3RD, 4TH AND STE YEARS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN tha
Repayment of Drawn Bonds and payment al interest Coupons will benceforth be made in Hoogkong Noten, at Current Rates, for the equivalent of the face value of said Bonds and Coupons.
For the BANK OF CHINA,
TSUYEE PEL,
Manager. Hongkong, September 1st, 1919.
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ROYAL HONGKONG GULF CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP:
Big Course-Fanling,
For players whose handicaps are 10 or
under.
First round to be played by SATURDAY,
OCTOBER LTH.
Entries close on SUNDAY, September 29th, on the list at any of the Club Houses or at the Hongkong Club.
18 HOLE COMPETITION AGAINST BOGEY.
For & Silver Cup presented by "Grateful Temporary Member,
Big Course-Fanling: Under Handicap.
+
To be played on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, 1918.
Post entries at Fanling. Hongkong, September 10th, 1918 (1245
KOWLOON CANTON
RAILWAY,
peior to the departure of the steamer day of September, 1919, at Noox, for the HE Public is bereby notiñed that on and..
which
he is leaving.
COMPANY, LIMITED.
A EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL NOTICE IS BREEBY GIVEN that MEETING of HUM PREYS ESTATE & hald at the HONGLONG Hort on the 24th FINANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, will be
the draft Rew Articles which will purpose of considering and, if thought St, be such Articles and a copy of the Articles may be seen at the Oicos of Art General Managers in Alexandra Buildings In such copy the portions of the proposed Now Articles which differ from the Uld Articles are indicated by underlining in red ink
from TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER LETE will be made in the timetable SEVERAL IMPORTANT ALTERATIONS
mitted to leave the Colony, without a Police approved to the mee ing. A coping i September 13th, and may be had on applica-
(2) A Subject of a Foreign Power is per Pass provided that he has in his possession valid pasoort granted by or on behalf of the Government of the Country of which he is a subject, and provided that he produces such passport, on demand, on board of, and prior to the departure of the steamer by which he is leaving
arriving in and leaving the A person
permitted the same steamer is. Colony Colony, provided that be bas to leave such valid passport as aforesaid and pro- vided that be produces such passport, on demand for examination on board, both the arrival of the steamer in the prior to Colony and prior to its departure from
S.
the Colony.
3. Members of ships crews are permitted to sign on without obtaining a permit from the Captain Superintendent of Police.
Note:-1. All persons, who are either without a passport or without such a valid
pasport as above mentioned, must continue to comply with all the provi. sions of the Travellers Restriction Ordin. Ance, 1915.
2. To prevent delay in sailings. Ship- ping Companies should satisfy themselves that intending passengers, have the neces sary passports aforesaid in their posses sion.
On and after MONDAY, SEPTEMBR 15TH, 1918, the PASS OFFICE and the Office for the Registration of Persons ander Or linance 6 of 1916, will be located at the Central Police Station and-
nd not at the Port Ofice
building
All persona, with certain exceptions. who remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them- selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE, 1916.
Forms of Registration. giving the pur- ticulars required, may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all Police Stationa
The Penalty for non-compliance is a fire not exceeding $50.
E. D. C. WOLFE, Captain Buperintendent of Police. 5th September, 1919.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
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HE" Undersigned will sell by Public
THE
the
of Timetables will be available on SATURDAY, tion at all Stations and at the Head Ulfices,
By Order,
ROBERT BAKER Bowloon and Canton
Kowloon, September 11th, 1919.
• Milton House,
LIMITED.
Manager.
"
SEPTEMBER 18TH 1919.
INTIMATION
DEWAR'S
WHITE
LABEL
FINEST SCOTCH
WHISKY
OF
GREAT AGE. ';
SOLE AGENTS :
Eleven cases (4 deaths) of gastro case of cholern were enteritis and one reported in the Colony on Friday, ·
Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Goldring and Mr. P.. P. J. Wodehouse, C.I.E., were
and they have been subject to the Army Act, ever since. Technically, therefore, they have been on active, service, for five years While it is true that they have not bad to make any great sacrifice they have done and they were prepared to amongst those who left for Shunghat un do-all that the competent military the shine on Thursday afternoon.".
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الرسم
Mr. H. Sandford and Mr. J. W. Franks returned to the Colony, yes- terdag, on the "Vippon duzu after a short health trip to Japan.
& . . Fira, with Sir The Reginald Stubbs, the new Governor of Hongkong, on board, is due to lears Bombay to-morrow and is expected to arrive in Hongkong on September 30th.
Extradition progedings, on behalf of the Cahton authorities, will be commenced
authorities demanded of them, and have suffered no little inconvenience. In this Jelimate, for example, a is expecting
good deal of human nature to ask ulen to forego their usual night's rest in order to do sentry daty or operate search-lights and to work as increased pressure in their offices next day owing to depleted staffs The fact that these civ linn soldiers were permitted to pursue their ordinary avventions does not detract from, but rather enhances, the value of their services. It will be remembered that, in reply to an article which we pub.ext week in the case in which a Chinese lished in December, 1915, Sir Hasey May is charged with assisting in the emigra wrote stating that it was the consideredtion of three girls to Bangkok for im
moral purpoNUS, policy of the General Officer Comunanding. and of himself to keep the volunteere up to the fullest strength possible," for reasons which they had carefully consider ed and upon which they were in complete added: EXCELLENCY His agreement.
Among other points, we have not lost sight of the fact that a man who can work with his head to maintain and, if possible, expand the trade of the Empire, and thus husband or increase the resources of the Empire, while at the same time he uses his hands in defence of the Colony,
or for the maintenance of law and order, is too valuable an asset of which lightly. to deprive the Colony." At that time, of course, the war was young and we did not know the demands that it was to make upor, the man-power of the Empire The slogan at Home then was "Business as usual. But the young men who were retained in the hongs of this Colony made il posible to transfer a large part of the regular garrison to the Front, where, by reason of its efficiency, it could be of
Owing to the fall in the price of rice, it is the intentiña of the Government to reduce the, allowance granted to men in Government employment, receiving a monthly wago of 820 and under, from 82 to 21.50 from September 18th.
To get rid of their, Japanese-popularly known to the Chinese slow grade
dealers have attempted to sell it under British trade- marks. The Canton Chief of Police has issued orders prohibiting such a practice.
beer-some Cantonese
.
of
Canlon is about to see the appearance a daily newspaper managed and It will be known as edited by women. Chen Quan's Women Journal The editor She will will be Miss. Wong of Japan: be assisted by a manager, and three assist-
ant editors
Mr. A. et Areulli, son of Mry A. F Arculli, ja to be admitted to practice as
solicitor in the Hongkong Supredze o Cours on Monday morning." He will be
a
[1930 A. S. WATSON & CO., immediate use. There were not at that the first Indian solicitor in the Colony.
Should the meeting approve of such Articles with or without modification tha subjoined extraordinary resolution will be BRANGWAN CLARK & CO, proposed.
"That the New Articles already approved by this meeting and for the purpose of the Chair. by identification inbscribed man thereof be and the same are "hereby adopted as the Articles of the Company to the exclusion of and in the existing "abstitution
Should the resolution be passed by the
Articles thereof All
it will be submitted for required majority confirmation as a special resolution to a second Extraordinary General Meeting which
Dated the 9th day of September, 1918, will be subsequently convened.
Hongkong. By Order of the Board,
:1817]
G. RAPF,
Secretary..
8/9, Chiswell St.,
London EC.
and "India House"
Manchester.
Eastern Merchants & Agenta
-Import & Export-
Shipments of PRODUCE advanced against realized to best CONSIGNMENTS
advantage.
CLF offers invited. Samples reported on and valued free of charge,
Market Reports issued.
We handle :- METALS, BRISTLES, LARD, TALLOW, OIL AND OIL SIDS, CASSIA LIGHT FEANUTS, RICH and BICE BRAN, Enos and EGG PRODUCTS.
INDENTS carefully executed Export Buyers in all departments
representative WILL
Our
BE HONGKONG pour October 3rd.
IN
Letters addressed "HEH. Eastern" c/o the Office of this paper will reach hith
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AND
A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEEL, SURVEYOR
GENERAL BROKEL Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 29019
from
FAVOURED
AVOURED with instructions
The Concerned,
will sell by Public Auction, TO-DAY (SATURDAY) Beptember 13th, 1919, at 9.30 P.M.,
at his Sales Room, Queen's Road Central (Old Post Office Building)
PUBLIC AUCTION OF PILOT BOATS WE are favoured with instructions to seil by Public Auction the well-known
"SEA LION"
sad # ALLIGATOR"
Pilot Boats
The Auction will be be d at car Offices at Noon on SATURDAY, Uctober 11ta 1819.
VIEW DAYS
The "SEA LION' may be viewed at any time on application to Mrs. THOM, Pagoda Anchorage.
LIMITED.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
TIL 618
£12
MARRIAGE. BERTBET MADAR. At the Holy Trinity drd, by the Rev. C. J. F. Symons, Cathedral, Shanghai, on September ERIC ANTOINE, eldest son of Mr. J. A. Berthet, to MARGARET YVETTE (Daisy) eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. A Madar.
..DEATHS.. Inwoon. At Tokio, Japan, on September 4th, NELLIE COWIE. PEARCE IN WOOD, of Morayshire, Scotland. POMEDY.At the General Hospital, Shanghai, on September 6th, PAULINE, wife of P. Frank the beloved Pomeroy.
Hoxekong. Orion: 104, Des Vaux BOLD, O. LONDON Orsion: 131, Bxx Brar, B.C.
The Baily Press.
HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 13TH, 1910.
FORCES.
EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE Comprising:-
The ALLIGATOR" will be brought to Chesterfield Coach and Arm Chairs, Bisck- wood Famiture, Brass and Iron Bedsteads, Pagoda Anchorage on Tuesday, Sept. 30th CLAIMS OF THE AUXILIARY
Carpets and Rugs and will be alongside the "SEA Laax in the Tables, Brussels
Creek near the Standard Oil Co.'s premises. Co Billk Overmantele,
T's peatry
Easy Drawing Room Suite,
bles, Extension Dining Table, Lot I "SEA LIO Tonnage ea", Length 73, Cocasional Bevelled
kery, Glassware,
Se is a 3-Mastod Schooner, built of Teak Curtains, Bed sheets
Ware, Duck, Hoogkong.
Pictures,
breath 16' 6", draft 7'6"
Auction by order of the Marshal of the rente Cabinet, Teak Bookcase, Dinner word and Fine at the Kowloon and Whampoa
Wagons, Dining Chairs, Silver Clocks, Marble-top Washstands, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Bet, Electric boards and a long line of Sundries.
A180
Prize Court,
ON THURSDAY, ' September 18th. 1919, at 11, at Yaumati Brenk-water
The Motor Vessel
PIONEER
Hall Teakwood Built 1813.
Length 87 fest.
Draught 7 feet.
Beam 13 feet 6 inches.
Engine,
Internal Combustion, 2 Cylinder Junker
Diesel Type.
sparo gear,
TEX-Cah on Delivery, Hongkong, September 9th, 1919.
p
Mr.Arcoll, who was articled to M. E. L., Agassiz, will act for him shortly while Mr. Agassiz goes on Home Jeave,
Mr. D. J. Lewis appeared before Mr. N. L. Smith, at the Magistracy; you terday, and succesfully applied for the
was convicted of being in unlawful pe re-hearing of a case in which a wom session of opium labels and anumition and sentenced to twelve months hard
previous hearing a man came forward and claimed the lubels and ammunition, labour. It was pointed out thas at the
which, he said, he had placed in the
stage thousands of B and B men available for garrison duty. Early in 1917, in response to a widespread demand, Military Service Commission was ap pointed in order to hear and advise upon the applications of mer fit and anxious active service outside the Colony whose employers were of opinion that they could not be spared. Last year, when the call for men became more urgent Military Service Tribunal sat with com
for overgens service of every "British pulsory powers to consider the eligibility subject of pure European descent" be. tween eighteen and forty years of age.woman's house. Eu view of these facts it must be admitted that the Defence Corps-in which service was compulsory up to the age of 50--was a military necessity and that it is a alun der to say that it served as a shelter for
luckers." The facility with which son
released icr indispensables "
were
TYPHOON WARNINGS.
The following telegrams have been received by the American Consulate- Genern, Hongkong, from the Manila Obfervatory:-
Or
19
9 p.m., September 19th. Cyclone or typhoon W. of the Ladrane Mariana Island, nelining North
Home leave after the Armistice and be fore any reliefs could arrive has been freely commented upon, but it would be extremely unjust to regard any isolated cases of this description as a reflection upon the patriosisin of the rest of the com- munity. Fortunately, it happened that Island, inclining Westward,
this Colony escaped any bloodshed or material damage during the war, but may not that have been due in part to
ward.
5.20 p.m., September 11th. Typhoon W. of the Ladrone or Mariann
10.30 m., September 12th. Cyclone or typhoon E. of Luzoń more than 300 miley distant, moving W. or
measures in which the Defence Corps and the measures taken to guard against it-W.N.W
SHOULD the "members of the Hongkong Defence Corps be awarded a medal in
was always the risk of trouble from deknowledgment of their services during
within or without. At the outset of hos the war. This has formed a subject of discussion during the past week in the tilities, there was a German Fleet off the [EY correspondence columns of our sprightly cast of China, and until nearly the end evening contemporary, The China Mail. there was always the danger of German The qucation seems to us to admit only intrigue. Nor must it be forgotten that of an affirmative answer. The claim to a portion of the same regiment that such recognition was made at the begin-mutined at Singapore was artered in ning of 1916 by the Hon Mr. P. H. this Colony. At one period even the HOLYOAK, who, in urging the removal of Europein members of the Police Reserve the interned alien enemies from the were ordered, to keep their rifles and Colony, told the Government that while twenty rounds of ammunition always af After all, it" cannot be denied that the work of hand in case of emergency. guarding the prisoners was never co-bowever, a general service medal is not a Chain 75 fathoms off and 45 fathoms ofsidered, a labour of love,' it was cheer reward for gallantry-there are other de-
Main ail, Foressil and Jib complete. Telescope, compass, tinoculars, clock and riding lights.
NEWS. its predecessor played their part? There FAR EASTERN CABLE
She bas one Gig and one Dinghy on board, chors, Chains, Mainsail, Foresail and Jib is well furnished and carries com- past, clock, barometer, binoculars, riding 1 Piano by Bansall & Sons, Londen, in lights, pumps and is in all respects complete with 4 bunka, 2 sofas also three Cabin wash good condition.
stands. Catalogues will be ismod.
The Pilot Bat Licence is dated 1st July, 1809, the year the boat was built.
This boat is Lot II "ALLIGATOR
slightly smaller than the "SEA built of Teakwood and Finé.
Draft Hig Number of Manto Boats Anchors
Complete with Navigating lights, and e
of quantity
The latter can be seen, by application to AUCTIONEER, the undersigned
A launch will leave Blake Pier 10 AM, day
of sale to convey intending parahasers.
On view 17th inst.
Terms: Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH. Auctioneers. Hongkong, September 10th, 1918.. (1245
G.
PUBLIC AUCTION. THE Undersigned ill sell by Public Auction by order of the Marshal of to Prize Con-t
On FRIDAY,
September 19th, 1919, at 10.30 A.M., at Bailey'e Slipway, Kowloon Bay,
The wreck of the Launch
HAPAG
as she now lies
The "BAYAG" was wrecked by Typhoon,
18th August 1919.
On view from Wednesday, 17th inst. T:-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, September 10th, 1918. (1247
A. G. DA ROCHA,
SURVEYOR GENERAL BROKER..
AND
Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2831 FAVOURED with instructions"
from
The Concerned, will well by Public Auction on TUESDAY September 10th, 1919, at £15 P.M., D at his Sales Boom,
À QUANTITY OF
MISCELLANEOUS, GOODS & EFFECTS
ALSO
40 cases Laundry Bar Soap.
B
n
Crab Brand Boap Tablets
40 Shoe Protector nails.
隙
10 dozen Levin's Lemon Squash.
Schweppe's Cordial Lime Juice.
Copon
27 Hoad Extinguishera.
41 Monarch Fire
La Blankots
24 Tobacon Pipes
A Quantity of Tennis Cricket and Football gear, also. 7 cases Electric Balba in
sorted Candle power.
TEAMS-Cash on delivery. Hongkong, September 11th, lala.
248
11
7
Lorcha
Two Two Ένα
This boat was built in Hongkong July 1884 and has this year been thoroughly over kauled and painted at an expense of more than one thousand dollars
Both boats are well farnished and each has a complete set of signalling flags.
HS. BRAND & CO.,
Auctioneers.
Foocuow.
CRISY OF THE “HONGKONG, CHINKSE
COMMERCIAL NEW"]
INTERNAL PEACE
SHANGHAL, September 11th, Wong Yap-tong, the chief delegate for the North, left for Fengtein to consult Chang Chok-lam, the Military Governor, leaves for Shanghai with the other repre- in regard to the peace negotiations. He sentatives on September 14th.
THE NEW PREMIER.
Kan Wan-pang will be selected as
It was given during mier, bas promised to do everything in fully, whole-heartedly, and loyally undercorations for that but simply that which Premier Tuan Ki-sui, the former Pre- taken by every member, of the Corps its name implies.
service of the Crown who merely steppeded, if Parliament will not approve the Reserves and Volunteers-as their part the South African War to those in this power to help him, and has threaten
their light part of the burden of the ashore at Cape Town, nad it is to be appointment, to have the Parliament dis-"" Empire. And at the close of this great given, we believe, to those who were called solved.
NEW CABINET NOT ADVISABLE. wer, sir," he added, "I ask you to be up for service but never left the shores of Great Britain. Locally, decorations of good enough to see to it that, whilst we various descriptions have been distribut
Ngai Chi-chung, the Military Governor have never for a moment asked for uayed for war services of one kind and payment nor even desired it, we shall andther, and, in view of this and the of Anhui, called on the President and souvenirs presented to those who took informed him that it would not be advix- receive that reward which is given for part in the Diamond Jubilee and Corona- able to form a new Cabinet at the present labour well done in the cause of Empire, tion processions, we can see no valid res moment. Moreover, Kung Sum-cham has local defence forces. We sympathise with FRENCH LESSONS in the shape of a service medal to be son for passing over the members of the not yet tendered his resignation.
awarded to this Colony," The Volunteers Singapore and Cey'on, which have an PREMIER WANTS ANOTHER LOẠN, Kung Sum-cham bas naked the repre- -as they were then termod-were called even stronger claim to recognition, and
we hope that ultimately they will receive sentatives of the Bank Association for a 9, MOUSSION.
out for actual military service on August their due, but, in the meantime, we are further loan of money. The representa-
16, MORTON HILL ROAD.
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etb,, 1814, the date on which war with not prepared to admit that wrongs retives replied, that they would have to
telegraph to London for instructions. Germany was proclaimed in Hongkong, pented make a right
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