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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

WANTED.

SMALL FURNISHED HOUSE on tho

As for Summer Moriks.

Reply to

W."

Care of "Daily Pres" Ofoe. Hongkong, Sth April, 1915.

FOR SALE.

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PUBLIC COMPANIES

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 8TH, 1915.

THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE DIVIDEND of$3.Coper Share declared THE Moral Meeting. Till be Payable at the HONGKONG & SHANGHAY BANKING COUFORATION on and after THURS- DAY, 1st April, 1916, and Shareholders Ara requested to apply for Warrants at the Town

DIANO, Excellent Tono, Pretically New Office of the Company, 2, Queen's Buildings, ⠀⠀

Onder leaving Colony:

PIAN

Apply

"BARGAIN,"

Care of" Daily Press" Office.

Hongkong, 8th April, 1918,

NOTICE.

HE Power of Attorney made by G. THEARTINI in favour of G. A. BENA

has been Revoked.

G. MARTINI,

by his Attorney,

M. GRANDL 1470

Hongkong, 31st March, 1915,

NOTICE.

EFERRING to the Notice pablished in

in order to avoid any misunderstanding. I beg to state that my Power of Attorney was revoked after the acceptance of MY RESIGNATION as Manager of the Firm.

Hongkong, 8th April, 1915.

G. A. BENA.

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KENNEDY'S HORSE REPOSITORY.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

NOTICE In the shore Business

must be forwarded to me on or before 10th April, 1915. No Claims, Foooived after that date on to entertained.

C. BERNARD BROWN, Liquidator, Caro of LINSTEAD & DAVIS, [474 Hongkong, 2nd April, 1916.

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICE.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

By Order of the Board of Directors,

GEO. A. CALDWELL,

Secretary.

Hongkong, 31st March, 1913,

HOUSES TO LET.

TO LET.

OFFICE in Hotel Mansions.

Apply to

HENRY HUMPHREYS, A. S.

Alexandra Buildings. .- Hongkong, 4th April, 1915.

A

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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

26TH

ORDINARY

ANNUAL MEETING SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the flow of the Company, St. George's Buildings, Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 10th day of April, 1916, at 12 o'clock Noor, for the parpose of moeiving a Statement of Account and the Report of the Director for the year ending 31st December, 1914, and

declaring a Dividend.

The TRANSFER BOOK of the Company, will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, inclusive. to SATURDAY, 10th April, 1915, both days

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF

DIRECTORS. Hongkong, 27th March, 1915.

TO LET.

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HOUSE at Observatory Villes, Kowloon,

Apply to

ABEATOON V. APCAR & Co. (293 Hongkong, 16th March, 1915.

TO LET.

NO.ROSE TERRACE," Nathan Road,

Kowloon.

No. 6, TORRES BUILDING, Kowloon.

Apply to

SPANISH DOMINICAN

PROCURATION. Hongkong, 22nd March, 1915.

Go

TO LET.

LODOWN, No. 14, Prays Ensk

Apply

1394

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KWONG SANG HONG, LTD.,

No. 248, Des Voeux Road Contral

[305 Hongkong, 19th February, 1915.

TO LET AT THE PEAK. TO. 2 STEWÄET TERRACE,

Farnished and newly doze up.

HE. POLLOCK, Apply

Prince's Building Henghong, 20th January, 1915,

TO LET.

*HOUSE ia

Knutsford

HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LTD. THE THIRTY-FOURTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of SBARE- HOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the General Managers at 12 Noor, on MONDAY, the 12th April, to receive a Statement of the

Company's Accounts to 31st December, 1914, and the Report of the General Managers

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 30th March, to the 12th April, both daye inclusive..

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 24th March, 1915.

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Ni rospect of all SEASON TICKETS HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK

Available for Three Months issued on and aftor 1st May, next, the respective Prices will be as follows:

Gentlemon Ladies Children ...

638 пит

*

4

$36.00

$18,00

WIP

$1200

and that the Price of Servants Punch Tickets Sasson Tickets expiring in April can be extended to April 30th, on same terms pro rata as now in force, but no three-monthly Season Tickets and no Annual Tickets will be issued in April.

Available for 20 Rides will be $1.20.

Notice is further given that on and after lat May noxt, daily return Tickets and Anuani Tickets will be abolished.

By Order of the Directors,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers.

Hongkong, las April, 1916.

Q.

NOTICE.

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Takashims... ***

8,800 Tons.

Торать

*-* 0,780. .... 2,000

000 判

#

COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE SHARE CERTIFICATES Nos. 2410/2413 for 10 and 25. Shares and numbered 12730/12748 respectively, 35858/85882 inclusive, standing in the register. in the joint names of GEORGE ANDREW

HASTINGS and JOHN BARHAM CARSLAKE, Solicitors, Liverpool and Birmingham, having besa LOST or DESTROYED, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that unlean the mid Certificaten be produced at the Office of the Company, Queen's Buildings, Vistoria, Hong kong, before the 24th April 1915, New Certificates for the said Shanes will be fasued and the Old Certificates will thereafter be held by the Company Null and Vold.

GEO. A. CALDWELL,

Secretary Hongkong, 25th March, 1915.

Fo

WOREIGN

FOR SALE.

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STAMPS,

FFERS are invited for the purchase of the following approximats quintities of

Government Coal:-

Yubarl

Hangay Lump...

briquettes de guerre 3,900

51

*

marine 200 Enquiries and quotations should be addressed.

to be NAVAL STORE OFFICER, H.M. NAVAL YARD, Mongkong, at later than the 12th inst.

G. L. PLATT, Naral Store Officer.

Hongkong, 1st April, 1918.

All kinds of

POSTAGE ALBUMS, and other

PHILATELIC GOODS,

st Prices to suit any Buyers.

GRACA & CO..

CAINE ROAD, No. 11a.

Hongkong, 1st April, 191b.

ORDER AT ONCE.

IT

G.

R.

NOTICE.

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LL Persons applying to the PROVOST

THE

DIRECTORY

AND

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AU

Apply

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., Lap. Hongkong, 1st March, 1915.

TO LET

From lui Marsh

GODOWN, No. 6, Duddell Street.

Apply

Hongkong,

A. B. AVASIA,

46

Care of E. PARANEY,

No. 1, Duddell Street. 2nd February, 1915/

TO LET.

NO. 16 MAGAZINE

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GAP

No. 103,MAGAZINE GAP "HARFORD.” Apply...

INTIMATION

& CO., LTD.

MSEMA WATSON|

ESTABLISHED 72 TRA

The cases of communicable disease ro- ported in the Colony last week word one fiatal case of diphtheria, four cams of relapsing fover (al Indian) and threa fated Chinese cases of small-pox, one be

with the Army Admitting first that the Dum was naturally disinclined to the arts of familiarity with his men to which BONAPARTE was accustomed to resort, the reviewer went on to inform the critio that from the habits of drunkennessing an imported case, which prevail among the lower classes in England, from our system of recruiting, which applies our ranks with the most Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs reckless of that does, and through the to acknowledge with thanks the follow- abstinence from plundes which justicing donations to the funds of the Hos

pitals:- and policy alike roquin, it is more dif-

E. A. Irving ficult to maintain order in an English

D. G.

TRI

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice

.810.

B and C Companies of the 4th Shrop-

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS Army than in any other. Our men, on their first enlistment, have scaredy, one good quality of soldiers, except courageshire Light Infantry (Territorials) - ar- rivel in Hongkong yesterday from Singapore, under the command of Major Hawkins The other officers werd Cap- in Morris, Lieute, Hughes and Roberts, and Second Lieut, Smith,

WATSON'S

VERY OLD LIQUEUR SCOTCH

WHISKY.

Hence the need for a disciplinariari. We are not in a position to dispute or endorse this estimate of the Army of a century ago: we simply quote it as afford ing a striking contrast to the universal testimony of the high character and

The King has boon pleased to give and efficiency of the British Army of to-day. It was not to set an example to the Army grant unto the under mentioned gentle- that the KING and Lord KITCHENER His Majesty's Royal licence and have placed a ban on the use of alcohol in authority to wear decorations (as stated

against their respective mames) which their households during the period of the have been conferred upon them by the war, but rather as an example to the President of the Republic of China in ro working classes at Home, especially that cognition of the valuable services ren- dered by them:-Third Class of the Order Gection of them to whom a period of of the Excelent. Crop, Paul Healy King. Our Celebrated Every old exceptional prosperity has afforded Esq. Fourth Class of the Order of the increased means of indulging more freely Excellent Crop, Charles Talbot Bowring, Liqueur Scotch Whisky is in the cup that inebriates with the result Esq. Fifth Class of the Order of the Excellent Crop, Walter Henry Williams, a blend of the best Pot that their capacity for labour is weakened Esq., Harry Robert Boyd, Esq. Distilled Scotch Whiskies. at a crisis when the highest state of It is of great age, very fine, efficiency in the organisations of labour and mellow. Its superior is essential in order to feed our great and quality has established itsreetill growing army in the field with the putation for over 30 years as other equally necessary supplies for the THE LEADING SCOTCH

great offensive which is about to be com WHISKY IN THE EAST mened The Emo's example will appeal to such me with peculiar forec, and probably will prove more effectual in accomplishing the end in view than an Act of Parliament. At all events, we can well believe that the influence of the KING'S example will be such that there will be little or no funther justification for complaint that the drinking habit of the workmen. ard seriously curtailing the possible output of the munitions of

THORNE'S

No. 4.

OLD VAT

SCOTCH

WHISKY.

As supplied to the House of Lords and House of Commons.

PE HONGKONG LAND INVESTAS. WATSON & CO..

MENT & AGENCY Co., LaD. Hengkong, 31st March, 1915.

FLATS

TO LET.

184

in Nathan Hood, Kowloon, "PENYRHEW," Minden Row, Kowloon, 6-Rcomed House with Tennis Court.

1 and 2, MINDEN VILLAS, Kowloon, 5-Boomed House with Tennis Court.

FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Humphrey's Aveane, Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Korloon.

Apply fami

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

Se Co., LTD.,

Alexandra Balldings. Hongkong, 4th March, 1915.

TO LET.

1280

HOUSES in CLIFTON GARDENS,

Conduit Road,

OFFICES, facing the Harbour between the Hongkong Club and Post Offset

58, THE PEAK, "THE RETREAT" EL, WONG-NEL-CHONG ROAD. GODOWNS, Now Prays, Kennedy Town. GODOWNS, ni Wanchai Road, Apply, etc..

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD.

138 Hongkong, Jas April, 1915.

TO LET FURNISHED, ›ISHOP'S LODGE NORTH, No. 12, THE

BFRA From 1st May next. For further particulars, apply to

PALMER & TURNER, Alaraadra Building, 3rd Floor.

CHRONICLE Hongkong, 30th January, 1915.

MARSHAL for Passes are requested in

fature to apply between the hours of

1 P.M. and 2 to 4 p.at. daily.

a to

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FOR CHINA, JAPAN, ETC. - FOR THE YEAR

Hongkong, 16th February, 1915,

KOMOR & KOMOR ART UNION EXHIBITION OF

WATERCOLOURS

Open from MONDAY, the 22nd of March. Pictures by-KATO, YOKOUCHI, MORI, OZAWA, KASAGI H. YOSHIDA, atc., etc.

ALL PICTURES WARRANTED TO BE GENUINE.

t

An inspection is cordially invited,

KOMOR & KOMOR,

Alexandra Building.

Hongkong, 22nd March, 19,5.

YOKOHAMA.

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BLUFF HOTEL

No. 2, BLUFF.

HEALTHY

LOCATION

·BEAUTIFUL VIEW,

AND

EXCELLENT CUISINE AND HOME COMFORT.

1915.

TO EVERY BUSINESS MAN.

INDISPENSABLE

TO BE OBTAINED FROM THE----

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS OFFICE and

LOCAL BOOKSELLERS.

1,850 PAGES PRICE $10. The alterations this year are unusually beary, owing to changes incidental to the War.

Hongkong, 16th March, 1915.

TO LEE.

TH VEUX ROAD CENTRAL, occupied

THE GROUND FLOOR of No. 6, DES by Madame Gains, etc.

Apply to

DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD. Hongkong, 10th February, 1916.

1272

OFFICE

TO LET

£29

FFICES in S. Grora's BUILDING Bocond Floor, Overlooking Harbour immediate possession.

Apply to

**SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Hongkong, 3rd December, 1914.

QUEEN'S BUILDING.

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NO LET, the South-West portion of the TEST FLOOR, including Treasury on Ground Floor, lately in occupation of the German Bank,

GODOWN, No. 9, Ios House Direct. Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, let March, 1815.

TO LET

S5.

BISHOP'S LODGE SOUTH," No 11

THE PEAK. Unfinished, 5 Rooms.

LIMITED,

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, HONGKONG.

BIRTH.

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KIRKE-On the 6th inst., at the British Consulate General, Canton, the wife of C. C. A. KIRKE, Acting British Consul-General, of a daughter..

{us

HONGKONG Orion:10a, Des VUE HOLD C. London Ontion: 181, FLET BEE, E.C.

necessary quantities of ammunition and

war.

AMERICAN CONSULAR

REPORT.

DOUBLE CURRENCY DISCOUNT

IN HONGKONG. The US Consul-General, Mr. Georga E. Anderson, of Hongkong, in a recent report says that currency troubles in South China and Hongkong, which have existed for many years, but which have been greatly accentuated in the past few. months, tam to be approaching a crisis. In the meanwhile they have produced a situation even in Hongkong itself and with Hongkong currency which is serious- ly affecting trade of all kinds, and is having a marked infuence upon the sale of foreign goods in all Hongkong trade

territory..

commence

The BISHOP OF VICTORIA in his

The discount on Chinese coins-that is, Easter Day sermon took occasion to Chinese 20 cent pieces at the present time recomanend all earnest members of the (December, 1914) as compared with the Church in Hongkong to follow the KING's corresponding standard paper dollar in Hongkong is about 28 per cent, while the eximple. While we are in complete discount on Hongkong 20-cent pieces is sympathy with the BISHOP's desire to s 17-8 per cent., and that on Hongkong 10- al check put upon the "national sin of cent pics 18 per cent. The most remark able feature of the situation, however, is intemperance," we confess we are unable that standard silver dollars circulate at to recognise in the social conditions of a discount of 8 to 10 per cent compared this Colony any special call upon the with paper currency issued by local patriotism of the community to forthwith banks, which ure, in fact, promises to pay renounce the use of all alcoholic liquors. on demand these same silver dollars.

The entire situation is altogether Obviously no action taken in Hongkong artificial, and seems to be dun to manipu- guild, which operates not only in Hong- would be likely to influence those whom lations of the Chinese mony-changers' the KING seeks to persuade, nor can we

Long but throughout the whole of South recognise that the very intelligent reco China. The operations of the guild have of people" midst whom we live in this hem such that the Hongkong Government

has been compelled to part of the British Empire can be pre-course of strict regulation of the money- community by exchange business, which has operated in against the judiced "watching our conduct" in this respect. recent years under a licence of the Hong- Intemperance is certainly not a conspi- kung Government, so far as the colony cuous evil in this Colony, and so long as is concerned, but which the Government is now permitting only under much more that remains so we ought not to overlook strict regulations as to premises, the the consideration that a sudden goneal manner of conducting business, ita con- abstinence from alcoholic drinks throughnection with ather lines of trade, and out the Empire would add immensely to similar factors in the trade the distress resulting from the war, because it would immediately throw out From the very beginning of the war it of employment a vast army of men and has been recognised in all countries that women employed not only in the wine popular drinking habits imported growing, distilling and brewing indus-moditics likely to be paid for in into the calculations of military tries, but also in many other departments success a grave element of uncertainty. of activity concerned, as for example, in We do not need to recall Lord KITCHENER's the manufacture of casks and bottles and parting injunction to the British troops in the distribution of supplies. on their departure for France to koop themselves constantly on guard agairst excesses of every kind, and particularly Today at a p.m.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, APTIL BE, 1916.

THE WAR AND ALCOHOL.

to firmly resist the temptation of wine. Nor do we need to remind the reader of

The most immediate result of the great discount in the value of small coins as compared with standard coins, and un advance in the prices of all commodi- especially of the paper money, has been ties generally, especially prices of com- subsidiary coin. Many of the Hongkong business houses specify prices in small coins, or in paper curreng, as the case may be, independently of the limit of 92, which is that fixed by the Hongkong Government up to, which small coins are. legal tender. This advanos in prices,

A mail for Europe vid Siberia closes while not really so great in actual

Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Cadge left for the summary suppression of the great Home by the Pacific Mail steamer trate in vodka throughout Russia, or of Manchuria. the suppression of the sale of absinthe in

We are informed by M. Thomas, France. Of what has been done in Ger- Agent of the Mesageries Maritimes, that many-the land of bear halls in the the tailing of the Ernest Simons on the same connection we have no information, but the entire world is well aware that 17th April has been cancelled. She will

if the German troops were ever cautioned leave instead on Saturday, May 1st, at against intemperance they paid little p.m.

Mr. J. R. Wood took his seat in the heed to the injunstion when they ones succeeded in getting among the wine First Court at the Magistracy yesterday, ollars in the famous champagne districts Mr. F. A. Hazdend being transferred to of France Our purpose, however, is to the Supreme Court to act as Prisne refer to the subject as it affects the troops and the people of Great Britain. During

"

Judge during the absence of Mr. Justios

standard coins or currency, checks con- sumption at once.

On the other hand, the Chinese pro- ducers in the interior receive compara- tively about the same price in subsidiary silver they have been receiving for their produce, while the value of such return is contantly decreased when it is used

in the purchase of foreign goods. The and this added loss on subsidiary coins, low exchange value of silver in general, have all but stopped business in some dis- cerned in foreign trade find it difficult tricts The people in the interior con to get rid of their small silver at all, and this constant 3 tends to drag the value of the currency still lower.

The Hongkong Government is continu- ing ite policy of retiring large quantities of subsidiary sier, and in time it may be anticipated that there will be an end

3 BOOMS, muitable for Ofees, lt Floor the eight months the war has been in pro Gompertz. Mr. A. P. Lindsell, from the though even in such case the situation

Queen's Brad Centr·).

gress

we have soon absolutely nothing, office of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, "WEST WARD Bonham Read..

EGGESFORD," No. 124 THE PEAK from any source, hostile or friendly, occupied the Bench in the Second Court Unfarnished (6 Rooms), from 1st May, 1915.

MEBION," No.6, THE PEAK, Unfinished (6. Rooms).

ELGIN TERRACE.

ROOMS in BEACONSFIELD and 55, No. 1, GOUGH HILL, No. 100, THE PEAK, Farnished or Unfurnished, from 1st April, 1915.

"KOGATE," Austin Road, Kowloon. "EILANDÓNAN," No. 54, Mount Kellett Read. 5 Rooms, ofurnished.

TO LET.

No. 2, DES VEUX VILLAS, 0, FRAK ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. (Unfurnished). IVERY CONVENIENT OFFICES ROOMS, suitable for Offices, on the Fir

No. 59, THE PEAK (CAMBILON VILLA8). ROOMS. Including a Firs Commodious Floor of No. 3, Duddell Street,

SECEFTARY, Apply

Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS, B A. S. WATSON & Co., LTD.

3rd Floor, Alexandra Buldings. Hongkong, 23rd October, 1914,

Hongkong, 29th March, 1915.

Salte

MODERATE TERMS,

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which conveys the slightest suggestion at the Magistricy. that Lord KITCHENER'S advice in this

Sir Charles Eliot, Principal of the respect has not been followed with the Hongkong University, has kindly consent. almost loyalty by the troops at the fronted to deliver a lecture, in aid of the Prince This one fact in itself shows how much of Wales' Fund, at the City Hall at 8.15 the moral standard of the Army has been p.m. on Friday, the 16th inst. . E. the enhanced since the days of Waterlon Governor will take the chair. The title Glancing recently over a critical review of the lecture is, "The Eastern Theatre of the life of the Duke of WELLINGTON, of the War: by an ex Diplomatist." Sir written more than seventy years ago, Charles Eliot while in the Diplomatic were interested particularly in the defence service had experience at St. Petersburg, set up by the writer for the alleged Constantinople, Bulgaris and Servin, "non-popularity" of the ION DUBs as well as in other parts of the world.

to the discount as to Hongkong coins, nary easily arise where small coins will be at a premium. The real dificulty in Chinese people to regard silver in any the matter is the disposition of the form, coins as well as bullion, as a com- modity rather than as an establi hed currency with fixed value. To the Chinese, trained by generations of dealing in silver by weight as a means of exchange, every transaction is a barter. The possibility, and even practicability, of manipulating coins just as ma the market market for any commodity might be manipulated are taken as a matter of coure. Until this bartering in coins can be prevented there will be no freedom from currency troubles in China, and any scheme of currency reform for China or for any colony using a similar currency must have regard for this fact,

for