INCOMPLETE MANIFEST. THE SERVICE DOLLAR.
Imports and Experts Prosecution.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER -14, 1917.
POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.
Position Explained to the Navy League.
Ordera imened today by Mr. F. The folloning lester has been [C. Jenkin, DS P. (R), state :— The manager of the Osta sent by Mr. E., A. M. Williams,
Reports. Showen Kaisbs, Mr. Figuchi, was Hon. Secretary and Treasure of sammored before Mr. J. R. Wood, the Hongteng branch of the at the Police Court his morning, Navy League, to the General by the Imports and Exports Decretary in London :- parta ent for giving an incomplete Dear Sir,
by the Indo Mara. It was slleg.
On and from Monday, Septem ber 17, all reports against Police Reserve defaulters must be sent to the D.S.P.B.'s Office, and not, sa hitherto, 10 the A. S. P. R., BE Victoris / Col. .A from the
Band and Orchestra. There will be no bead practices September 22. during week ending Saturday,
manifest of the goods imported I beg to confirm my telegramove date, the entire business of the 28th ultimo reading of the Discipline Department will ed that the manifes: did not state follows: Hongkong branch that one chee of Japanese wine Navy Lea.us strongly supporte et ansferred to the store men was being imported.
application naval and military
tioned Offics. Mr. J. B. Lloyd, of the importa Services for relief from unbearable Office, mid that he did not impate hardship caused by high rate of any malades or guilty koow-schenge which reduces local pay ledge, but thought that the error silver currency by over one-third. was due to the carelessze a of Publish this London news- someone in the firm's ‹ fics.
Mr. Grist, for the defence, Io care this question of local Fointed cut that guilty knowledge currency te not clear to you, I will was an essential part of the endeavor to explain the position offence. He asked for the dis in this port, and indeed in Chica charge of the defendant, because generally. Section 87 of the Ordinance stared" that there could not be a con viction unless the ommision were committed knowingly.
A olerk in charge of the liquor manifests at the Imports Cffice epoke to the copy of the manifest supplied not mentioning the case of wine imported. Each abipping Company had to supply a correct
gops.
papers."
Orchestra praatioes will take place on Monday, September 17.; and on Thursday, September 20 fand not on Friday, September 21, as pr vicusly ordered).
Strength.
Crown Sergeant Cho U Ting ever to the rank of Constable at his own request.
appointed Section Commander of Crown Sergesat Chen Si-u in Section No. 13.
The currency of Hongkong and of Chios may be aid to be the silver or Mexican dollar, the sters ling equivalent of which fluctuates from day to day with the price off silver on the London or New York markets. To illustrate this,] TO AVOID DYSENTERY please note the following sum mary of her ailver prices and and Diarrhoes during the s sterling values of Hongkong Silmer months a gentle laxative should be need whenever necess- Sterling equivalary to keep the system claro,
ver dollars;
Year.
Bar Silverin London.
1:
ant to Hony.
kong Dollar,
Highest Lowest
4/02 3/71
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TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE UNION INSURANCE
SOCIETY OF CANTON,
LIMITED.
Incorporated in Hongkong,
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Mr. Lloyd went into the witness box and, on being questioned by Mr. Grist, stated that the ship's Highest Lowest. manifest did bow the wine, but 1880 5:2 5I: it was not shown on the copy sup- | 1890, 54* 4PA 3/10 3/ are lazative perfection.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN plied to the Imports, Office. It 1900 .36!
They 27 2/11/11
that an Extraordinary was quite possible for a mistake 1910 261 23-3/16 1/101 1/8-9/16 sick bedebea, bile. As good Insurance Society
diepel constipation, liverisbness, General Meeting of the Union Daring the war, the price of for the obiliren'ss for adults. Off Ltd., will be held at the Head of Canton, bar silver has steadily increased chemists, or pret free 60 cents Office of the Society. Nos. 3 & 4 anti-ic-day it is 49, and the the vial, from D. sterling squivalent of the Hong-Medicine Co., 96 Fzschnen Road, the Colony of Hongkong on the Williams' Quren's Buildings Victoria in kong dollar is 3/2.
Shanghai
27th September 1917, at 12.15 a'clock P.M. when the subjoined Resolution passed at an Extra- ordinary General Meeting coa- vened for that purpose and held on the ist day of September, 1917, will be submitted for con- firmation as a Special Resolu-
to have been made in the copying. His Worship adjourned the case, suggesting that Mr. Lloyd might like time to re-consider his position.
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CANTON NEWS,
More Talk of Northern,
Oar
Expedition.
Mercantile assistents and civil servants coming from the Home. land bare, & general rule, their salaries fixed in sterling by
| agreement, and from 1894 to 1915 it may be roughly assumed that in firing these sterling salaries
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
Canton correspondent employers here had in mind Consignees per Steamer writes onder date of September, dellar having a sterling valua
13 as follows:
of round about 2/
It will
BRAZIL.
Godowa on and after 6th Sept.. will be ready for delivery from
tion.
That the provisions of the "Society's Memorandum of Association with res be seen that a man whose ster- are hereby notified that the Car- A meeting bell in the General-
pect to its objecte be issimo's office at Whampoa decid-ling salary is, say, £300 per go will be discharged into Bolt's
altered so as to read as ed on three points les, the oncm has, antil 1915, been Wharf, Kowloon, where it will
"shown in the print signed training of 10 divisione for the drawing in local currency about lie at Consignees risk. The Cargo Northern expedition (the General- 3,000 silver dollara. This mac
for the purpose of iden tification by the Chair issimo of the Army and Navy to now draws at the current rate of
man of this Meeting." be the Commander-in-Chief); exchange $1894, a sbrinkage in
Should the above Resolut ca 2nd, the 3rd division of Tanneneme of $1,100, or over 38
confirmed ax a Special Resolution All broken, chafed, and damag-majority the alterations in the by the requisite troop to march from Solukwn perc. At the same time, the for Hunan and the 4h for actual purchasing value of the ed goods are to be left in the Go-Society Memorandum of Asso. Fakien, seaisted by the naval price of practically all local amined on any Tuesdays and will be submitted to the Supreme silver dollar Las decessed for the downs, where they will be exciation consequently involved squadrop; 3rd, to ask the Special Parliament to Tale a big loan necreatier, and even
in the Fridays between the hours of Court of Hongkong for confirm to cover ammasition and military cass of things which may be 30.45 am. and noon within the ation.
free storage period.
expenses.
mature
Optional cargo will be landed i unless notice has been given prior be to steamer's arrival..
A print of the Memorandum as proposed to be altered can be seen at the Head Offie of the Society.
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asid to be in the
imported A traption has been given to
of
No claims will be admitted af- lararies the
ter the Goods have left the the Civil Governor by the Pro-bigh exchange has failed to steamer's Godown, cnd ali Goods vincial Assembly. The Speaker: Compensate for the higher cost of remaining undelivered after the atsted that this reception was
production, freight, etc. In the 12th September, will be subject to Dated this 14th day of Sept. 1917. more for Governor Li personally case of the Services, where the rent.
C. H. P. HAY. than for the Ciril Governor of sterling pay translated into local
All Claims against the Steamer' per pro. General Manager. Canton, as Li is a stive of this currency barely slices for essen- must be presented to the under- tials in normal times, the poai- signed on or before the 26th province and would do a great desi for the benefit of the people. tion of the men, both Army and September, or they will not be Li replied that he was merely a
Navy, at the moment is intoler- recognised. military man and consequently able. Married men, in order to No Fire Insurance will could not expresa his political provide the bare necessa. iea of
life for
BUITERFIELD & SWIRE, opinione, but be
would say reduced to the degradation of Hongkong. 6th September, 1917.
their families, BIO that situation in Kwangtong accepting private charity.
Agents for Charterers. like d
boat in a storm-it depended on the 'ce- Bepresentations have been capanta to anite to save the bost. made by the beads of the Navy He added that all the members of and Army to the authorities, His Excellency the Governor bse
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the Assembly were the occupants communicated to the Secretary of State and argent telegrams bare
of the boat.
It is interesting to note that been dispatched by the Joint the official document from Peking Committees of the Hongkong for Li La-bon's appointment to
General Chamber of Commerce the post of Civil Governor w2
effected.
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JOINT SERVICE
be
of the
A
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED. AND. CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LİD.
"Bigned by the Ac'ing President and the looal branch of the China Consignees per Co's Steamer
and countersigned by the Premier Tasa Chi-jai, whom the Southern Provinces say they do not re" cognise.
Association to the Prime Minister
"ANTENOR."
* NEDERLAND * AND *
ROTTERDAM LLOYD ".
Royal Mail Lines.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
HE Steamship
"PRINSES JULIANA”
having arrived from HAN fall without apparent ffect.
FRANCISCO, consignees of car- The feeling among the Services are hereby notified that the Cargo are hereby notified that, all is intense, and I enclose for your 20 will be d scharged into Holt's goods are being landed at their Wharf Kowloon, when it will risk into the hazardous and/or -Owing to financial difficulty,
information cuttings from the the Treasury bas borrowed from cal press of correspondence and Cargo will be ready for delivery God. Co. Ltd. whence and/or lie at Consignee's risk. The Hcni kong & Kowloon Wharf & extra-hazardous Godowns of the
varions baskers a total am of;
loading article.
from Godewa on and after 5th- $150,000 to meet the expenses of'
In 1913, the Hongkong Govern-September.
from the wharves delivery may the Yannan troops and then, presumably with the Optional cargo will be landed, be obtaired. expenses for civil and militars approval of the Home Authorities, unless notice has been given
recognised the hardship.canand prior to steamers's arrival
cere.
1
Noclaim will be admitted af- ter the goods have left the. Go-
comparison with his own cuiform, dullar, and the balance et current) pp.45 aim and neon within the signed on or before the 26th Sep-
He had accordingly ordered 1,000. automer and 1,000 winter ani-
On the day of bie sccepting servonte by a high dotar All bruker, chafed, and damar downs, and all Goods remaining cfice as Generalia-im, Dr. Saa 5 granted them the privilege ed gords are to be left in the undelivered after noon the 23rd. observed that the uniforme of his for the future cf drawing 45.1. Godowns, where they will be September, 1917, will be subject
of their pay
examined en ary Tuesdays and to rent. at 1/9 to the Prisays btween the hous of bodyguard were very poor io!
All claims against the aleamer rate. It is urged that similar free storage period,
must be presented to the under. coucession should be granted to members of the Serviced nationed after the Gods have 1-ft the recognized.
No claim will be admitted tember, 1917, or they will not be firms to be made for his men, thoi fumer to cost $12 and the latter Bouglong and China generally, steamer's Godown, and ali Goods ed Goo:s are to ho left in the A broken, chafed' and 'damag- $50 each.
and that any conceretocé ebould remaining undaliveral after the Tan Germans who were em-
be retro-pective. I trust you will 13th September, will be subject Godowns, where they will be exa iued on the 42nd September, ployed by the Maritime Customs give the subj et master of this to rent. at Kongmoon, along with their beribe very widest publicity, as wives and children, have been appears that only a Prese cam signed on rb fore the 27th-ept. dard & Douglas.
All Clim against the Steamer 19.7, at lun.m. by the Com must be presented to the under-pany's Surveyor Messrs, God- tent to Canton by the Super pige can move the Imperial or they will not be reconised. No Insurance whatsoever has. intendent of Castors there and Authorities to ordinary Bota of are kept in the German chapel at justice;
Bills of Lading will be counter Fong Chean, by order of the Provincial Authority.
it
I am, dear Sir,
Yunes faithfally,
EAM WILLIAMS,
effected
No Fire Insurancs will be
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents... Hongkong, 6th September, 1917,
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been affected.
signed by
JAVA-CHINA JAPAN LIJN. Hongkong, 16th September, 1917.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO.,
LIMITED.
AND
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD. -
Consignees per Co.'s Steamer.
TEIRESIAS,"
a e hereby notified that the Holt's Wharf. Kowloon, where Cargo will be dircharged into
The Cargo will be ready for it will lie at Consignes's risk.
delivery from G down on and after 8th Sept.,
Optional cargo will be landed. unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival.
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All broken, chafed, and damag- Godowns, where they will be ed goods are to be left in ibe!
examined on any Tuesdays and | Fridays between the hours of 10.45 am. and noon within the free storage period.
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stesmer's Godown, and all Goods remaining ur delivered after the 14th Sept, wille subject to rent All Claims against the Steamer
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the
must be presented t the under- signed on ort efore the 28th Sept. or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong September 8th, 1917.
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