GENERAL NEWS.
Land Tax Reform.
According to The Chinese Times, Dr. Morrison, the Polical Advisor to the Chinese Govern- ment, has presented a memorial
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1915,
NOTICE,
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to the effect that if the land tax17425- were readjusted under the control of a foreigu advisor, the revenge from that source will certainly be tripled. He then recommended Sir Richard Dane's younger brother. It is understood that the younger Dane has a great des of experiences in lend faxs7536- tion which be learned in India during a dozen years.
100,000 Summonses lasued for
Non-Payment of Rates.
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ONE CENT PER WORD
FOR EACH INSERTION.
TO LET.
TO LET-FOUR-ROOMED
TO LET.
FLATS in Hanoi Road To LET.-"La Hacienda" E., No. 74 Mount Kellett Road. Kowloon, Immediato possession: Victoria Lodgo, No. 15 Peak Rd. and Four-Roomed Flats in May Apply to UHATER and MODY. Road, Hongkong, with possession 5 Queen's Road Contral. on or about 15th October next, English Baths and Kitchen Ranges, Hot and Cold Water, Electric Light. First Class
Modern Appointments through- TO LET. No i Morrison Hill. Apply Property Office, JAR- System.
DINE MATHESON & Co. Ltd.
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No fewer than 100,000 sum-17759-a The Four Flags March monses for non-payment of rates have been issued by the roting department of Camberwell Borough Council. This is grast- ly in exosas of any previous issue, and is attributed to the unpre- cadented increase of 5d. in the pound levied on the general rate 64254- Owing to a special demand by the Camberwell Beard of Guardiano 64158-
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in September last year. It is|6420 |— chiefly the professional olasses resident in the borough who have
baen hardest hit by this high
rate, which is nearly 10. in the pound.
Professor W. B. Bottomley. Professor W. B. Bottomley of King's College, London, referred
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EXCLUSIVE AGENTS
MOUTRIE'S.
at the meeting of the Bitish AA "STOP-THE-WAR" KITE Goverment is not fully satisfied.
sociation at Manchester to the
behaviour of a special sabatanos
found in post treated by bacteria, called soximones, which had
IN AMERICA.
Armed 'Peacemakers."
He says that from the State Da partment comes a re-affirmation of the principle that "Germany most guarantee the safety of all American citizene, regardless of whether passengers or members
Four-roomed Houses in Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon.
Flats in Nathan Kowloon.
Road, TO LET Norman Cottage,
A Flat in Humphreys Build- ings, Kowloon.
Apply to.-
HUMPHREYS ESTATE &
FINANCE CO., LTD.
Alexandra Buildings.
TO LET.-Office 2nd Floor, No.
14 Padder Street; also Large Godown on Water Front Fast Point.-Apply Property Office, JARDINE, MATHESON
& Co., Ltd.
TO LET.-Offices at 2 Con-
naught Road.
Offices in King's Buildings.
Houses in Clifton Gardens, Now Houses in Broadwood Terrace.
of the crown of belligerent mer-Conduit Road. obsotmen."
The German Embassy, being (From The Daily Chronicle asked whether Germany is pre- Special Correspondent, George pared to concede this wider de- Bateman).
maad, replied, "Certainly not; our
remarkable ffects in promoting Three Conditions from Berlin's plant growth, and which werd apparently essential to plant Butrition. Professor Hartog said that the meeting of the section would be remembered for the paper, and the influence it would have on the food supply of the world.
The president of the section said that the conclanion reached showed that Professor Bottomley was on the fringe of a very great discovery,
Whitebalt at Greenwich.
reason which
Postbly oue might be put forward for the de-
Houses at the Peak.
No. 21 Wongneichong Road. No. 1 Moreton Terrace, Cause-
Godowne at Wanchai. Godowns at New Praya, Ken- nedy Town. Apply to:-
as "authoritative though anoff-lives of passengers on regular
New York, Sept. 3.-Described purpose is to guarantee caly the way tay. Dial," a statement issued to-day passenger ships." by the German Embassy bere formulates the terms of penon which circalate bere are chiefly Meantime the peace rumours which would be now acceptable based on the inspired German su to Germany.
nouncement that the Central THE HONGKONG LAND IN- Empires are prepared to casse hor VESTMENT & AGENCY tilities if they be allowed to retain
Co., Ltd. so much of the plander stolen from the unprepared regions of Europe; to redraft the map of the world; to build armies and navies; to point to their control
This remarkable document in cludes a forecast, or warning, asy of the old wbitobait dinners that the price to be paid by Ger- at Greenwich of which we have many's present enemies will be been hearing something in con-heavier if acceptance is delayed. nection with the closing of the
The terms stipulated in this Trafalgar, may be found in the authoritative though unofficial" expense involved. Thas in manifasto aro.--
1840 Gladstone notes that he wont down to Greenwich for Grillion'e (the great dining club) fieh dinner to the Speaker. "Great merriment and an ex-
1. Independence of Poland. 2. Equality and fall rights for
Jown everywhere.
3. Complete freedom of the
NOAR.
cellent speech from Stanley-good No amplification is given of the sense and good nonsense.
Bat phrase in Clause 3. though we diued at six, these expeditions do Bot suit me. I am ashamed of paying £2 108, for a dinger,"
Disbradment of Troops.
CONSIGNEES
of the oceans; and to reorganisa AMERICAN ASIATIC 9.8.Co. the mid-Europesa mosarobies in coalition, orushing the smaller nationalities into adjuncts of the Pan-Germen empire.
The
when Germany is prepared in World remarka that
talk of the kind of pesca which will not only render justice to
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM NEW YORK,
HE Steamship
rooms,
No. 2 Peak Road, 4 good immediate possession. Apply PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING,
TO LET-For six months from
1at November flats in No. 8 The Peak (partially furnished), Apply Property Office. JAR- DINE, MATHESON & Co., Ltd.
To LET-No. 6 "Lyeemoon
Vilias." Nos. 1 & f "Torres
Buildings" Kowloon. Moderate rental. Ready for occupation. | Apply to:-SPANISH DOMINI-
CAN PROCURATION.
TO LET A House in Knuts-
ford Terrace. Apply to: THE HONGKONG LAND IN- VESTMENT & AGENCY Co., Ltd.
FOR SALE,
FOR SALE h.p. Motor
Cycle, late 1914 model.- Apply to Motor Cycle. c/o Honakong Telegraph.
PUBLIC COMPANIES
AND
SOUTH
HONGKONG
CHIN A STEAM FISHERIES Co., Ltd. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDEKS. The Fifth Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the Under- signed. No. 4, Queen's Buildings. Victoria, Hongkong, on Wednes- Įday the 27th day of October, 1915
at noon.
AND SOUTH HONGKONG
CHINA STEAM FISHERIES
Co Ltd.
Notice is heroby given that an
The Peacemakers i the wronged peoples, but will TH The Evening World refera o gaarantee to civilisation some to the German statement that measure of protection against the
"ST. BEDE."
The Transfer Books of the Capt. J. Fortay having Company will be closed from 20th A high efficial lately submitted Berlin's action in making cones-Moloch of militarism-then the a memorandum to the President ions to America was primarily for Government and people of the arrived from the above Port, to 27th day of October, 1915, both
Consignees of cargo are hereby days inclusive. suggesting the disbandment of the purpose of "joining forces USA. will immediately respond. informed that their Goods are
BRADLEY & Co., Ltd. What Some Americans Know. being landed at their risk into
General Managers." certain troops in the country to with the U.S.A. in efforts to
Paris, Sept. 3. In the Figaro the Godowns of the Hongkong Hongkong, 14th October, 1915. reduce the amount of military establish the freedom of the seas expenditure in the next fiscal and promulgate an early Europe the well-known writer" Polybe," and Kowloon Wharf and Godown
Badget.
: an peace your's
and that the settle- referring to the German-American Company, Limited, Kowloon, According
and stored at Consignoes' risk to his project, 25 per cent, of the meat of the principle at stake be-negotiations, says:
tween the German and American The Germans have lost ao and expense. men who are now ander arms Governments was only a second- many submarines that it does not All broken chafed and damag- should be disbanded, the troops
cost them much to promise ed goods are to be left in the reorganized on a more efficient ary purpose. basis and the country's military of Germany is to appear in the forth abatain from torpedoing instant at 10a.m.
Apparently, the double purpose Ameries that they will bence- godowns. where they will be ex Extraordinary General Meeting amined on Friday. 22nd of the above Company will be expenditure reduced. He enti-
held at the Offices of the Under- mates that the number of regular eyes of America as having propos merchant vessels.
All Claims must be presented signed, 4 Queen's Buildings, Vic- ed conditions which involve only Thas the American Republic within FIFTEEN DAYS of the toria. Hongkong at 13.15 o'clock troops the country ban at present the satisfaction of the bighest may be brought to believe that steamer's arrival hore, after which on Wednesday the 27th day of million, and by disbandment, ideal of world government; the it bas gained a diplomatic victory; date they cannot be recognised. October, 1915 for the purpose of
Germans asking nothing for them-and the Lusitania orime may
No Claims will he admitted considering, and (if thought fit). some 120,000 men should be eelves. Then, when these con- remain unpunished throughout after the goods have left the Go- passing the following Resolution
ditions which do not include the ages.
downs, and all Goods remaining 59 an Extraordinary Resolu- Although it is now a namber that first essential, the restoration "There are Americans who undelivered after the 22nd instant tion
will be subject to rent. of years since the law prohibiting of, and compensation for, Bel-know, within a very small margin, No Fire Insurance will be persone other than Menghae and gimbare been rejected, the the number of Germsa sub-effected. Mongols to own land in the Taree middle European Powers can pose marines which no sleep at the Bills of lading will be counter- Eastern Provinces was removed, the victims of a war-inflamed bottom of the sos; others have signed by
only to ask in order to receive very for people from the older Europe. provinoos have been induced to Berlin also desires to pretend information." Cattle there on account of the that Germany and America are: extreme cold. With the ex-co-operating for the ending of the
option of the distriots along the war-thereby the Kaiser's ad-statement pablished here says:- railway zone, very few have pro-visers hope to influence other ceeded to such parts as Changpei neutrals. Mountains, Lisotao, and districts
amounts to something like half o
weeded out.
Arable Land to Manchuria,
Concessions, Limited. Meanwhile America's second
"
Peace Talk. Washington, September 3. A
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.
General Agenta. Hongkong 15th October, 1915.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM KOBE AND MOJI.
"The Papal massage to the U.S. Government is not to be THE Steamship published by the U.S. Govern- ment, although the latter has no
"ITOLA"
NOTICES.
Masperos frenes
MASPERO FRERES "SPECIALS
THE EGYPTIAN CIGARETTE DE LUXE. $1.50 a tin of 50 Cigarettes.
NOW SHOWING THE LATEST IN
LADIES' BLOUSES
GLOVES
COATS AND SKIRTS DRESSES
GOLF COATS
TRIMMED HATS ETC.
SMART UP-TO-DATE GOODS AT MODERATE PRICES.
39
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.
WE
WILL SUPPLY
DISS BROS,
ENGLISH TAILORS. No. 1, WYNDHAM ST. (Flower St.)
(
NOTICE.
YOU
WITH A PERFECT
FIT.
Established 1900.-
N. LAZARUS & Co..
QUALIFIED OPTICIANS,
HAVE REMOVED TO
28, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL
(lately occupied by W. POWELL, Ltd.)
KEROSENE OIL.
guarantee all kerosene cil sold by us to be pure and unadulterated.
Prosont price.-
'COMET,"
(1) That the affairs of the Com- pany bo voluntarily wound uo and that Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Matthews be appointed Liquidators. Should the above Resolution We be passed by the requisite majori- ty it will be submitted for confirmation as a special Resoln. tion to a further Extraordinary General Meeting which will be held on Monday, 15th Novembor". 1915 at the same time and place for the purpose of considering. in Kitia sad Huilangkisng, to reclaim the waste lands which are thoughts are modifying the earlier objection to Cardinal Gibbon having arrived from the above and if thought fit, confirming
ports, consignees of
a special. offered by Government to settlers. and too-jubilant estimates of the giving it out.
cargo such Resolution as The Ministry of Finance basvalos of Germany's so-called
"Enough of the contents, how are hereby informed that their Resolution accordingly.
BRADLEY & Co. Ltd. decided to appoint officials to deal" concession" on the submarinover, are known to afford ground goods will be delivered
alongside.
General Managers. with the matter. It proponas to
for the assumption that Austris,
Cargo impeding the discharge Hongkong, 14th October, 1915. take over all the official arable]
Germany and Turkey are not will be landed at Consignees This country is beginning to lande in these three provinces realise that the limitation to averse to the discussion of peace risk and expense into the hazar and sell them to the people for liners" leaves unaccepted the
dous and/or extra hazardous Go-| cultivation. According to cfficial President's primal insistence upon
downs of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown estimate, the value of these lands the rights of non-combatants and
Company Limited in Fengtion is $30,000,000; in neutrals to protection from Kirin, $40,000,000; and insination, Heilangkiang, $30,000,000. After
controversy.
Embassy's Answer. ^-
deducting all expenses in con-
terma.
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IF you have lost your appetite ore of the big variety of The Washington correspondent dainty dishes at the ALEXAN- nection with the sale, the Govern of the Press now confirms his DEA CAFE is sure to tempt dment calculates on receiving a net own earlier impression that the, you mind
amount of at least $80,000,000,
from
No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected.
Bills of Lading will be counter signed by
DAVID SASSOON & Co., Ltd.
Agents, Hongkong, 15th October, 1915.
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NOTICE SINGON & CO.
Established A. D. 1880.
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$3.90 per case ex store.
"WHITE ROSE,"
$4,30 per case ex store,
CHING CHEONG 168 Des Voeux Road, Cen.
RON. STEEL, METAL and HARD (2 blocks West of Cent. Market.)
WARE MERCHANTS. Wholesala and Retall - Ironmongers, Fig Iron and Foundry Coke Reporters. General Store- koopera and Shipchandlers, Nos. 35. and. 37, Hing Long Birent, (Tad Stroei wein of Central Market) Telephone No. 515
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