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or THREE LARGE OFFICE

TROOMS in Prince's Building Lift,

Electris Light sud Vorandah.

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MESHES, SANDER, WIELER & Co. Hongkong, 22nd February, 1915.

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HONG KONG AND BHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

THE DIVIDEND DECLARED for the Telor ending sist December, 1914, at the Rate of Two Pounds Three Shillings Sterling together with a Bonus of Five Shillings Sterling per Share of $125, is Payable on and after MONDAY, the 22nd day of February, Curront, at the Offices of the Corporation, where Shareholders are requested to apply for Warrants,

By Order of the Court of Directors

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 20th February, 1818. 314

LIAO RIVER CONSERVANCY, THE BOARD) calls for Tenders fore LOAN up to Bir Bundred Thousand Dolan (300,000) Payable in Four Instalments. The Losa will be approved and guaranteed by the Manchurian Government with the action of the Central flovarument. The seonrity is

tariff surfax on goods and shipping sellested at

the Custom House under Agreement between the Chinese Government and the Ministers of the Treaty Powers. Further Particulars can be obtained on sppileation to the Commissioner of Customs, Newchwang Applications most resch Newchwang not later than the 15th March, 1915, after which date the Executive Committee will proceed with its arrangements to pluos the Loan,

8th February, 1915,

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(11:45 AM,,

Hongkong, 22nd February, 1915.

FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG.

RACE HOLIDAYS.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN flat all

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND, 1915

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

EACE MEETING 1915.

TO-DAY ⠀⠀ (MONDAY), TO-MORROW

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TO. 6, STEWART TERRACE, PEAK,

or at the Gate, Price 37 for the Meeting

(azaluding the Of-Day), or 3 per day, Tokotes IRA KONEDAW. L. CARTER.

for the Of Day, 22 oct a Ticket, to be shown to the Ticket Inspector at the Gate,

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NB-NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a largo proportion of the Receipts scerning to the Club will be donated to the PRINCE OF WALES' NATIONAL RELIEF FUND. A Grant will also be made to the HONGKONG Ladies' BunevOLENT FUND to Basist in meeting cases of distress coused by the Wark:

T. F. HOUGH,

Clerk of the Course, Hongkong, 17th February, 1915,

T

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

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THE STEWARDS request the pleasure of the presence of the LADIES at the GRAND STAND sad the ENCLOSURE: during the Races.

A. Stand and Enclosure will be reserved for Members' Wives and Families, Tickets for which are being sent out with the Members' Tiskets.

All Tickets must be produced to gain admission

Special accommodation will be reserved as in recent years for Chinese Ladies and their female attendants in the Btand erected on the plot of ground next to the Lusitano Club Stand.

T. F. HOUGH;

Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, 17th February, 1915. [297

HONGKONG JOOKEY CLUB.

TO Servants will bo allowad inside the

NENCLOSURE of the Race Course during

the Race Days WITHOUT TICKETS, which can be had on application to the Underpigasd, The Toketa are only available for Berrants while in attendance on their employers on duty at the various Stande

sho

Servants passes in their possession will forfeit Any Chinese foned loitering about with them and the holders thereof will be removed from the Enclosure THOUGH.

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THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE, CO., LTD.

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VEUX BOAD CENTRAL, occupied THE GROUND FLOOR of No. 6, DES by Madame Gains, ela

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Road

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INTIMATION

Among the passengers who returned to the Colony yesterday by the Suwa-muru wore Mr. E. A. Irving, Mr. David Wood and Mr. and Mrs. Jackman.

occasions of friendly intercourse between the Governments of India and Tibet, and between His MAJESTY and the DALAI LAMA should be a warning to these emissaries of the degree of success which they are likely to attain. We took part in the A Chinese telegram states that President Yuan Shih-kai, wishing to rootify his ancestry record, has sent delegates to the Tungkuen district of Kwangtung to mako investigations into his remote ancestry.

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EE POLLOCK,

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HOUSE in Knutsford Terrios, * Kowloon.

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From 184 March,

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tending or negotiating parties, but, as LORD MOLLY expressed it, as the honest. broker," and the DALAI LAMA's offer of troops to fight under our banners is

is a The Gazette contains a further list giv proof that a disinterested policy really ing the maximum retail price at which pays in the long run. This offer of troops, certain goods can be purchased, and it is too, is a curious indication of the value announced that any person selling such Tibet places on China's suzerain rights, articles at a higher price than that fixed though in reality China herself furnished by H.E. the Governor shall, on convic the precedent, for she did not choose to tion, be liable to a fine not exceeding 840, regard the Your HUSBAND expedition as or to imprisonment for a term not exceed involving her in war, and His Majesty's ing three months. Miruster remained in Peking while British

We learn that the Dutch residents in troops were fighting on what China has Hongkong and neighbouring coast ports since declared is Chinero territory. To of South China, have shown their sympathy return to the Simla Conference, however, with the distress in Holland by contribut it will be remembered that the principal ing to the National Relief Fund in point on which it failed to come to an Holland a total of Fl 3,560, 16. agreement was the perpetual boundary sum Fl. 3,280.16 has been sent to Holland question. China was willing to agree to in three instalments, leaving a balance of the internal autonomy of Tibet--she could Fl. 250 available for a fourth romittance.. not well do less, for it was certain that

Of this

the Tibetans would maintain their The Gazette contains the following autonomy whether China consented or not, appointments:-Mr. A. B. B. McElderry and the only possible result of an obstruc- to be a meraber of the Board of tive attitude on the part of the later Examiners and of the Sub-Committee for would be a further struggle in which the the examination of subordinato Polios chances were

were that the Tibetans would and Gaol Officers; Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar, wrest even more from hor, Tibet, on the Hongkong Volunteer Reserve, to be a 2nd other hand, was willing that & Chinese Lieutenant; Mr. T. H. King to act as Superintendent of Imports and Exports. resident, with a sui

a suitable escort, should again be stationed at Lhasa, but he was At a meeting of the Council of the Empire to have no voice in the administration. Press Union last month, it was re- It may be that what prompted Tibetan ported that information had been received sequiescence on this point was the fact that a new telegraph convention had been that the Amban and his retinue would concluded between Japan and Russia, have to spend money in Lhasa without reducing the ordinary rate to 7d. per word. the power of extracting any. This agree between those countries. As the Press rate ment that was initialled as long ago as between Japau and England is still is. 3d. May last included these two clauses, the and Peking and London is, the British poing left pending was the question of Postmaster General's attention had been the delimitation of the boundary, and, as

to this matter. in the case of Mongolia, this has proved greatest difficulty. It was understood that a portion of Eastern Tibet was to pass into Chinese hands, but the difficulty Risks Insurance Scheme, that the rates of was to decide just where the boundary premium on hulle were reduced on Decem- was to be placed. The Kokonor region, ber 17th, from £1 per cent to 158. per cent.

the

ANNUAL MEETING OF DHARY NO. 189, Tax PRAZ, "THE KENNELS. A. S. WATSON & CO.. too, was left in dispute, but it seems prob

HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Offices of the Company, St. George's Building, No. 8 Connaught Road, on FRIDAY, the 26th February, 1815, at 11,50 Am; for

of receiving

Statement of Accounta the purpose and the Report of the General Managers for the year ending 21st December, 1914

The TRANSFER BOOÓKST of the

SATILE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

MENT & AGENCY O., LTD. Hongkong, 1st February, 1915. [64

Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, B Font No

the 22nd February, 1915, until FRIDAY, the 20th February, 1915, both days Inatosivatkun

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 12th February, 1816-** 1290

NORDEUTSCHER LLOYD STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

HONGKONG AGENCY.

THE CREDITORS of the shova Campany

FIRE INSURANCE OFFICES vill te CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business TO-DAY (MONDAY) TO MORROW (TUESDAY) and WEDNES DAY, thi 2204, 23rd and 9th February, Jespectively, at 11.45 A.M. 25th day of February, 1915.

By Order,

A. B. LOWE, Bang Boorstary, Hongkong, 19th February, 1915. [308

MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF HONGKONG.

RACE HOLIDAYS.

PTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all

NOTARINE INSURANCE OFFICES

will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Pablio Business TO-DAY (MONDAY), TO MORROW (TUESDAY) and WEDNES- DAY, the 22nd, 3rd, and 24th February, respectively, at 11:45 AM.

By Order

A. E. LOWE, Becretary. Hongkong, 19th February, 1915.

NOTICE

1309

LL Pemons applying to the PROTOST MARSHAL for Passes are requested in

fature to apply between the hours of 9 AM to

1. P.M. and 2 to 4 P.M. daily,

b

Hongkong, 16th February, 1915.

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FRENCH LESSONS

G. MOUSSION,

15, Moxxison HILL ROAD,

NOTICE OF REMOVAL

(205

WBlare REMOVED our PHILATELIC STORE from Hongkong Hotel Boild. ing, Pedder Street, to No. 11A, CAINE ROAD. GRACA & CO..

Hongkong, 8th February, 1915. (168

whose Claims have not been dealt with by the Liquidatom are required to send in the particulars thereof to the Liquidators before the

The Liquidators disclaim all responsibility for Claims not notified to them before the above-mentioned late.

LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS, de Liquidators. Hongkong, 25th January, 1915. [301:

S.

I. YAMATOYA.

SHIRT MANUFACTURER.

REPRESENTATIVE :

K. TAKAHASHI,

Residing at HONGKONG HOTEL, ENQUIRIES SOLICITED PERSONALLY OB BY LETTER.

ALL OBDERS

PERSONALLY

ATTENDED TO.

Hongkong, 16th February, 1915,

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WANTED.

CLERK for General Office Work

Apply to--

A. B. S Care of Daily Pres" Oon Hongkong, 1th February, 1815.

WANTED:

[300

Harbour, from June or July ARGE OFFICES, preferably facing Apply to

Box No. 29, Care of Daily Press" Coe, Hongkong, 29th January, 1915.

12231

Oood Floor, Oreelooking Harbour,

TO LET FURNISHED.

ISHOP'S LODGE NORTH, No. 12, THE

For further partionlars, apply to ena

PALMER & TURNER, Alexandra Buildings, 3rd Floor, Hongkang, 90th January, 1915,

TO LET From 1st March, 1918.

NO and 2. STOCKWELL VILLAS

Kowloon, with open Tennis Lawn and

LIMITED,

HONGKONG DISPENSARY

KOWLOON DISPENSARY.

AND

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BIRTHS. FINLAYSON-On February 8th, at Foo

chow, to Mr. and Mrs. M. FINLAYSON, a daughter. Me Bux-On February 13th, at Shanghai,

to Mr. and Mrs. C. Blix, a son. BABSITY-On February 13th, at Shanghai, the widow of the Inte MATHEW A BASSITY, & 800.

A despatch from the Secretary of State, published in the Gazette, announces, in connection with the Government War

for a voyage, and from £2 per cent to

30s,

able that, had the Chinese been reasonably in their claims in Eastern Tibet, the Lhasa Government would have been content to forego its claim to the inclusion of the Kokonor country in autonomous Tibet. China, however,

insisted that All The Italian Opera Company gave n the country as far as Chiamdo was second performance of Il Trovatore to be coded to her, on the ground that at the Theatre Royal on Saturday after that town had

been been occupied by noon, and presented Carmen ” in the her troops for some considerable time, evening before a crowded house.

per cent for a round voyage, or for

time policy for three months. The rate: of premium for cargo was reduced, on December 31st. from a guinea and a half to one guinea per cont.

Mile

ignoring the fact that she had been driver Gonzalez took the leading role with great out of regions further cast. It is, in any success, and was well supported by the ease, difficult to understand the per- other members of the Company, though us `a whole we do not consider that sistence of China's efforts to annex a

* Carmen! was as well given as some of

Gardens around, at present in the occupation COHEN--On February 15th, at Shanghai, portion of Tibetan territory, for there the proccding operas. To-night, tho

of the Officers' Moss 10th Pathan

Apply to— STEPHENS & WILLSON,

Solicitors for the Owner. Hongkong, 3rd February, 1915,

QUEEN'S - BUILDING.

1261

FIRST FLOOR, Including Tromary NO LET the Bouth-Weed portion of the

on Ground Floor, lately In occupaslem of the German Bank,

GODOWN, No. 9, Ice House Sfree), Apply to side koht

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST DANA MENT & AGENCY Co., Læn.

Hongkong, lat February, 1915, 135

FLATS

TO LET.

FLATS in Humphrey's Building and

Nathan Road, Kowloon,

BIX-ROOMED HOUSE in Mindan Bow.

Apply tow

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

Alexandre Buildings, Hongkong, 12th November, 1914, 1280

TO LET

to Mr. and Mrs. WM. COHEN, IL YOU (still-born)

REALIDADEATH. HARRISONO the 19th February, at the

French

Hospital, Wanchai, of pneumonia, THOMAS LLOYD HARRISON, aged 30 (son of C. S. HARRISON, New port, Monmouthshire, Englan=1), for past ten years member of the staff of Standard Oil Co. of New York at Hongkong

is no reason to believe that she would be

sented.

in any way bettered by doing so. The charming opera " Mignon" is to bɔ pre- tracts of country in Western Szechuan inhabited by Tibetans are still far from A Bill contemplating the transfer of the being effectively under Chinese rule and American Consular Court and gaol to the are nothing but a drain on her exchequer, United States Court for China is now and if China carried her point and were being considered in the United States [al able to incorporate the whole of Tibet a Congress. The proposed legislation is in far as Chiamdo in the new province that response to recommendations made by she is designing in the west, it is hard to

Mr. Thomas Sammons, the American Consul-General, and Judge Charles see what she would gain by it. The coun- try. is

Lobingier, of the United States Court for scarcely suitable for colonization by China. Provision is also to be made for Chinese rice growers; the collection of

HONGKOND OFFLON: 104, Dan Varx Road C. LONDON Orion: 181, FLEET STREET, E.C.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 22ND, 1915,

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revenue from the warrior-lamas would an additional Vice Consul-General, who probably involve an expenditure

will have charge of all matters pertaining exceed ing the amount received; there would be vacancies for a few officials, but we do not

to emigration and the passage of Chinese to the United States.

s

A fire which broke out in the tallow FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES Kowloon AN ABORTIVE CONFERENCE. think the posts would be popular or

erative; while, on the other band, there godowns of Messrs. Olivier & Co., of ONE of the many enterprises brought to would be continual border warfare. The Hankow, on the 6th inst., caused extensive a close with the cutbreak of the European gain to China from the annexation of a damage. Except the tallow cargo, the war (though it is doubtful whether it few miles more or less of Tibetan territary damage was covered by insurance. The would not trave come to an abortive end does not seem commensurate with the risks amount of loss was roughly estimated to in any case) was the Sims Conference, involved, and it would appear that China be about Th. 60,000, the insuranes cover- at which representatives of China Tibet,uld be well-advised to proft by the ing roughly Tis. 35,000. The companies and Great Britain were endeavouring to DALAI LAMA's recent overtures and to concerned are the Union Incondeie of find some basis of agreement between the conclude a permanent peace with him, Paris, the Batavia Sea and Fire Insuranes two former which would be satisfactory even at the cost of placing her boundary Co., Ltd., and the Union Assurance Co. of Co., the Law Union and Rock Insurance to China while at the same time preserving

stones a little further to the east than at London. The fire started, it is thought, for Tibet all that she had won by her own the Simla Conference she declared her through the fusing of electric light wires exertions. It may be remarked in passing intention of doing.

in the refinery. that, even though Great Britain was not, at the time, able to carry the task through to its final completion, Tibet was left in

IN ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, LEVERY CONVENIENT OFFICES

and ROOMS, Including a Fine Commodious Saite

Apply.....

SECRETARY, A & WATSON & CO., LTD. Hongkong, 23rd October, 1914,

TO LET

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TO. 1, NATHAN ROAD, Kowloon (No. 1, N° Fairview), from 1st Februar

SHORNCLIFFE," Garden Bend, to let furnished (6. Rooms),

AL

HOGATE Austin Bond, Kowloca, from lat February, 1915, p

"EILANDONAN" No. 54, Mount Kellett Boad. 6 Borms, unfurnished, from 1st March. No 2, DES VEUX VILLAS, 51, PEAK (Unfurnished),

A Peking telegram reports the execution

no doubt as to our intention, and the of an army officer for receiving bribes. pro-British feeling which has been grow-

ing in Tibet ever since Darjeeling offered

Mr. W. P. Ker, H.M's Commercial asylum to the DALAI LAMA fleeing before Attaché, is coming down to Hongkong this CIAO ERK-FENG's advence guard found a week. concrete manifestation in the offer of 1,000 Tibetan troops for service against Ger

Memories of a pleasant evening spent at Wyndham's Theatre or, may be, at announcement that, thanks to the enter The Savoy, are conjured up by the prise of Mr. Henry Dallas, The Qunints are to visit us here in Hong- kong, making their debut at the Theatre the same little band of players who Royal on Monday, March 1st

This is

entertained the King and Queen some twelve months ago, and Mr. Dallas, who has given us many good things in thy After leaving Aden, Sir West Ridge past, is to be congratulated on the success No 7" "MOUNTAIN VIEW" FRAK, many and in the Pontiff-Sovereign's way, who is on his way to North Borneo which this new venture has attained ROOMS, suitable for Office, on the First

rst orders the lamas to recite sutras for developed high temperature and was Malaya a success that will, without throughout India, Burma, and British Floor of No, 8, Daddell Streek,

~No. 62 THE PEAL

CAMERON the success of British arms. The Germans

doubt, be repeated in Hongkong Our VILLAS)___ Furnished.sere

are said to have agents at Batang who are

ontemporaries both at Home and in the endeavouring to excite the lamas there The Board of the Liao River Con East have been most eulogistic in their res ferences to The Quaints in Pierrolland." and eventually to cause trouble on the servancy is calling for a loan of $600,000. But for the outbreak of war and cons- northern frontier of India, but this touch- Particulars will be found in the advertisequent alterations of the Company's plans. ing, proof of sympathy with us, coming mert which appears in the first column it is very improbable that we should have been afforded the opportunity of witness- as it does as the chmax to numerous of this page.

ing their clever performance,

TO LET FFICES in ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, Plantation immediate possession.

Apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co Hongkong, 3ni Décember, 1914,

Bond BEACONSFIELD Bakkurz 2

Path. No:39, Tus FEAT (SCAMBRON VILLAS) Apply to ANSTEAD & DAVIA

Brd Floor, Almarin Buildings Hongkong, 1362 Zebruary, 2010,

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advised to break his journey at Colombo,

some