NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Subscription List will be opened on the 12th April, 1915, and closed on or before the 12th Blay, 1915.
Subscriptions in places outsile Chins will be received at the Banks' drawing rate. of the day, on Shanghai.
GOVERNMENT
OF THE
REPUBLIC OF CHINA, Ohinose Government & par Can't. International Loan of 1915.
Under the regulations annexed hereto, as authorised by PRESIDENTIAL MANDATE duted the 8th day of the 2nd month of the 4th year of the Republic of China corresponding to the game clay and manth of 1915.
$24,000,000 Polyang and New Republican Dollars.
The above Loan of $24,000,000 is now offer -ed to the Public for subscription in China, Straits Settlements, Philippines, Java, etc, fa bonds to bearer of $10,000, $1,000, $100, 810, E5 (with coupons attached), hearing in terest at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum; interest payable lust yearly on the 19th October and 12th April in each year. The first coupon for a full 8 months' interest will he payable on the 12th October, 1914,
Repayable in, 8 years in six annual instal ments commencing with the third year in accordance with the amounts and dates of the amortisation table attached.
Drawings will take place on the 18th Feb- rary in one-year commencing 15th Febru. ary, 1915, and the drawn bonds will be due for payment on the 12th April following.
Bonds and coupons are exempt from all Chinese taxes and imposts.
Subscription' Prico 00 por Cent.
THE HONGKONG & Shanghai BaxkING.
CORPORATION ----
THE BANK OF Cura
THE BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS having been designated by the Chinese Government to be issuing Banks, are now prepared to receive subscriptions for the Loan.
The price of subscription is 10 per cent, payable as follows:-
10 per cent, on application
on allotment
30
50
on 28th June, 1915.
Applications must be made on the form to be obtained from the above Banks, and accompanied by the deposit of 810 per cent.
If no allotment is made the deposit paid on application will be returned in full, and if only a portion of the amount applied for he allotted, the balance of the deposit will be appropriated towards payment of the amount
on Allotment. dag
Failure to pay any of the instalments at due dates will render all previous paytuents liable to forfeiture.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
(c) The Native Customs in Ching Chow, Wu Chang, Han Yang; total annual receipts
() The Native Customs in Kiang Si, Chen Chow, Pao Tang Kunn; total Ching, annual receiptą, mindes mes (4) The Native Customs in Kuci Kuan, Cheng Tu. Ning Yong Ning, Yeh
Chow, Kuang Youn, Ta Chien Lu total menual receipts tr
(A) The Native Customs of Tai-
Ping Kuan, total annual receipts
(i) The Native Customs in 7 Kolgan eramaja pom () Total Likin revenue in Shan-
si, yearly receipts
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 121a, 1915.
700,000
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
B
INTIMATION
A.
S.
WATSON
& CO., LTD.
that day onward publio gambling was kept down by the authorities with a firm hand until the outbreak of the Rovolu tion.
Then, taking advantage of the chaos in the administration, the gambling evil once more flourished in Canton, and
in the matter of fan-tan there was some
·PUBIXO AUCTION, PARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of 318,000 held
the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be MONDAY, the 10th day of April, 1915, at 8 P.M., at the Offices of the PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, by Order of HIA EXCELLESdy Tan GoveRNOR," of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Star Street, in 420,000 the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 year with the option of ronowal at a CROWN RENT to be fixed by the Surreyor of His WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Monarchy regarding the vice of gambling.
300,000
$40,000
1,000,000
MAJESTY THE Kino, for one farther term of
75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Total $1,900,000 | 31
Art. 8 The repayments of principal and the payments of interest of this Loan shall be made by the Head and Branch Offices of the Bank of China and the Bank of Com- munications, the foreiga Hank or Banks entrusted in that capacity by the Govern Hont, substantial nativo banks and the Maritime Custerns Houses.
Art. 9. The Bonds of this Loan shall be issued at ninety per cent. (90 per cent) of the nominal valué..
--
Art. 10. The Bonds of this Loan shall be Beaver bonds. In case the subscribers re- quest the affixing of their names on them, their requests may be complied with.
Art. 11. The Bonds of this Loan shall be of the following five denominations-
1 21000 cách
4.
1,000 2
1001 10 5
31
Art. 12. The above Bonds when they are due for the payment of principal and their matured coupons can be used as cash in pay ment of Government Taxes and Duties, other than Maritime Customs Duties, and for other purposes ne ready cash
Art. 13. The above Bends can be userl ag guaranty fund or the fiduciary reserve of banks.
Art. 14. The above Bonds can be bought, sold, mortgaged or used as security in case where & guaranty fund is required in the public service
Art. 1, All officials and other persons concerned in the transactions of the above Bonds, who by any action injure the credit of the samo, shall be liable to punishment in accordance with the regulations relating to the injury inflicted upon the credit of In- ternal Loan.
Art. 18. Fifteen days prior to the date of repayment of principal or payment of in- terest of this Loan, the Ministry of Finance shall petition the President to appoint two Censors and two Auditors of the Board of Audit, who shall proceed to the Bureau of Domestic Loans, the Bank of China and the Bank of Communications to inspect the ac- counts and the fund for the repayment of principal and payments of interest of this Loan. The Censors, the Auditors of the Board of Audit and the authorities of the Ministry of Finance shall also jointly super- intend the drawing of bonds for redemption.
Ohinese Government 6
Der Gent.
Scrip certificates to bearer in respect of the loan bonds will be issued against allotment letters; and bonds, printer in Chinese and English, signed and sealed by the Miuister of Finance and the Comptroller-General of the Bureau of National Loans will be de livered in exclunge for Scrip Certificates, when realy, as soon as possible, after the 28th day of the 6th month (28th Junication SCHEDULE OF INTEREST AND AMORTISATION.
ay be obtained from any of the Offices of
may
the Hongkong & Shanghai Ranking Corpora-
tion, The Bink of Chins and the Bank of Year. Interest Communicationry. -
Peking, 8th April, 1915.
Regulations of the Damastie Loan
of the Fourth Year of tho Republic of China.
Art. 1. The Government issue this Loan for the purpose of adjusting the old debts and increasing the funds of the National Trea sury. The authorised amount of this Loan shall be twenty-four million dollars (824,000,000.00).
Registry No.
Boundary Measurements.
Upect Prics.
fect fost
per
Jet
feet
sale plan. (abott) 281,809
Hongkong, 12th April, 1915.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. THE P.&.0.8. N. Co.'s Stommer
MELTAR
Arrived Hongkong on 9th April, 1915, FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AUD
STRAITS,
Consignees of Cargo by the above-named being landed and placed AT TESTE RISK in the vessel are hereby informed that their goods am Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godows Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each
Consignment will be sorbed aut Mark by Mask and delivery can be obtained on the Goods are landed
This vessel brings on Cazgo zar
From London, &o, ez na “Maloja"
and "Arabia.
From Persian Gulf, ex as. B. LAN,
and B. & P. 8. N. Co.'s Btosmern, Optional Goods will be landed bars "unlaw inatrustions are given to the contrary within
6 hours.
tate of arrival will be subject to rent.
Goods not cleared within 8 days including
No Fire Insuranos will be effected by mi any case whatever.
Damaged packages must be left in the Go downs for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's Surveyors, Messrs." GODDARD and Doveris, at 10 Lat, on MONDAYS and
THURSDAY, All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival kare,
No claims will be admitted after a good
have left the Godowna, Bog
the
E. A. HEWETT,
Buperintendent. Hongkong, 10th April, 1915.
B.
NOTICE.
20,540,000 fakure to apply between the hours of 9 AM to
16,873,000 1 P.M. and 2 to 4 P.a. daily,
Balance of
Repayments of Capital
Loan out
standing.
1: 1,440,000
3.
1,440,000 1,440,000 3,100,000 1,232,400 3,067,000 1,012,390. 3,887,000
£1,000,000 24,000,000
12,980,000
779,100 4,12000) 531,000 4,308,000 20,680 1,498,000
8,866,000
4,499,000
inil.
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AMERICAN AND ORIENTAL LINE.
FOR NEW YORK AND SUEZ.
HE Steamship
Art. 2. The rate of interest of this Loan shall be Six per Center Annum (6%).
Art. 3. The interest of this Joan shall be paid half-yearly on the 12th day of April | 4,789 ons, Capt. A. Wallace, will be despatched
and the 12th day of October of each year.
Art. 4. During the first two years follow- ing the date of issue of this Loan, only the interest thereon shall be pair: commencing from the third year, the amount of redemp tion to be made each year in accordance with the schedule of payment to be hereto attach-
INVERICH
sa above on FRIDAY, 14th May.
For Freight, ato, apply to
THE BANK LINE, LTD, General Agents. Hongkong, lith April, 1915.
[498
STEAM NAVIĦATION COMPANY.
Hongkong, 16th February, 1915.
[292
PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,
LIMITED.
NOTICE.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
available for Three Months issued on and after 1st Afay, noxt, the respective Prices will be as follows:-
**$36.00 $18.00
Gentlemen Ladies Children ...
**** $12.00 fand that the Price of Servants' Panob Tickeʻz Parsik ble for 20 Rides will. E6 81.20,
Besson Tickets expiring in April can he extended to Ape, but no three-monthly Beason extended to April 30th, on same terms pro rila
ed, shall be effected by the drawing of bonds THE FENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL Tickets and no Annual Tickets will be issued
and the entire amount of this Loan shall ba
releoned in the eighth year. The above- mentioned drawing of bends shall take place
* Peking, on the 15th day of February of STEAM FOR A STRAITS, each year,
Art & The Ministry of Finance shall raiso the full amount of one million four hundred and forty thousand dollars ($1,110,000), which is the amount of interest on this Loan for one year, and shall hand it over to the Inspector-General of Customs to be deposit ed by him in his name in the Bank of China and the Bank of Communications, to be per manently deposited there as a guaranty for the interest. Besides this the Ministry of Finance shall likewise appropriate overy, month a sum of one hundred and twenty thousand dollars ($120,000) and shall hand it over to the Inspector General of Customs to le by him deposited-in--Loan-Service Ac-- equnts in the above two banks for the pay. ment-of-interest on due dates.
Fun,
Art Beginning from the third year, the funds for the repayment of principal of this Loan shall be appropriated and deposit ed in the same manjor as stated in Article 5. Art. 7. This entire Loan is secured, in respect to the repayments of principal and
est by the unconditiona payments of interest guarantes of the Chinese Government and by a first charge on the unpledged revenues of the Native Customs of the Republic, n
,spect fied below, and the Revenue from Likin of the whole Province of Slanasi, ---
The amount of the above-mentioned re- venues is as follows:
(a) The Yang Yiu Native Cus
toms of Kinng Su, yearly receipts
(b) The Native Customs
Amoy, Min-un, Chu-chi, Hung Teng, Chang An, Pa Cheng, Kuang Teo, Shang Hang and Peilin, yearly receipts...
(c) The Native Customs in Wenchow, Haun Chow; total annual receipts
(d) The Native Customs in Hai Nan and Swatow; total annual receipts...
8470,000
380,000
232,000
530,000
GBYLON,
ADEN
AUSTRALIA, INDIA,
EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON.
2BKogan Bizz OF Lading IsgunD „FŐS BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN AND SOUTH AFRICA PORAH.
THE
Steamabip
MALTA," Captain C, G. Smith, ..., carrying His Majorly's Malls, will be despatched from this port for BOMBAY on FRIDAY, the 23rd-April, 1918, at Noon, taking · Paq sengers and Cargo for the above Porta, in connection with the Co.'s as. MOREA," from Colombo, passengers' sooommmodation in which vessel in soonred before departure from Hongkong.
Bilk and Valuables and Tea and Cargo for Italy, France and London (under arrange ment) will be smanshipped at Colombo inte the Mail Bteamer proceeding direct ta Marseilles and London. Other Carge for London, etc., will be conveyed via Bom bay and transhipped to the “ "CALEDONIA," due in London on tài 3rd June, 1915.
Parcels will be received at the Offley will 4 rat. the day before sailing. The contents and value of all packages arı required.
For further particulars, apply to
EA. HEWETT.
Buperintendent dongkong, 122 Apri', 1915.
WANTED.
I WO
in April.
Noties is further given that on and aftor 1st May next, daily return Tickets and Antaal Tickets will be abolished:
ESTABLISHED 72 YEARS.
WATSON'S
E
VERY OLD LIQUEUR SCOTCH
A mail for Europe vid Siberia closes to-morrow at 11 am.
The Rov. Charles Bone, with Mr. and Miss Bono, left Hongkong on Saturday for Home.
Mr. H. P. White and Mr. G. M. Foung
thing like an approach to old conditions. have returned to the Colony after several. When once the Republican Administra-months' absence at Home, "fion had been established, however, it was
Mr. Eric Grimble, son of Mr. George made plain to the country that the Grimble, the well-known local organist, Government of the Republic was in entire has received a commission in the Hert- sympathy with the policy of the late fordshire Regt, and is about to proceed to
the front
One of the warlicat mandates issued by President YUAN SHIH KA mounced his
It is announced in the Gazette that all
determination to uniformily apply and Indians desiring to leave the Colony must obtain permits at the Central Police rigidly enforce the laws against gambling which the late Dynasty had enacted, not-Station 24 hours before the time intended
for departure. withstanding that the financial disorgani-. sation following upon the Revolution. afforded the greatest temptation to revive so ready and profitable a source of revenue for administrative purposes. had previously been the practice Canton and in numerous towns and
villages throughout the province to ear WHISKY.mark, as it were, the proceeds of the gambling monopolies for the maintenance of the police and the military, and thus
Our Celebrated E very old Liqueur Scotch Whisky is a blend of the best Pot Distilled Scotch Whiskies. in order
when it became necessary, following the outbreak of the Revolution, to increase the strength of the fofess to keep in check the
It is of great age, very fine, brigandage which the political distur- and mellow, Its superior bances favoured, the suspension of the quality has established its re-gambling laws was advocated as the only putation for over 30 years as
means of obtaining quickly the funds THE LEADING SCOTCH led for the maintenance of these addi- tional forces. A deaf car, however, was WHISKY IN THE EAST.-
consistently turned to all such arguments and appeals until quite recently, when the high provincial authorities, from pretended motives of charity," as the Consors say in a memorial to the PRESIDENT, gave their sanction to a "Charity Lottery," and actually succeed. ed in inducing both the Ministry of Finance and the PRESIDENT of the Republic to accord the scheme a limited approval.
THORNE'S
No. 4,
OLD VAT
SCOTCH
Tho a.. Kumchow (Capt. F. Martin) has been chartered by the Saigon Govern- mant to take a cargo of rico to Marseilles, This is the first voyage of its kind which the Kumchow has undertaken.
The Gazette announces that at the
expiration of three months, unless cues is shown to the contrary, the name of the White Cross Steamship Company will be will be dissolved, struck of the register, and the Company
A notification appears in the Gazette to the effect that no person shall board or
leave any vessel which has been ordered by an examining officer to hoist the police flag, until the vessel has been boarded and examined by the police.
In view of the reccns disturbance in Singapore and tie consequent uncertainty of their being able to carry out any arrangements they might make for the Interport Rifle Match it has been mutually agreed by all ports concerned that the match will not take place this
Year:
The financial statement issued by the Colonial Treasurer for the month of January shows that on December 3165
WHISKY.It appears that this "Charity Lottery there was a balance of assets and Habili-
As supplied to the House of Lords and House of Commons.
A.S. WATSON & CO..
LIMITED,
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Alexandra BuiLDINGS, HONGKONG,
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Hongkong Offics:104, Das Vau-BOLD C.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, ATBL 127H, 1926,
KWANGTUNG AND THE GAMBLING EVIL,
....
has been started with the object of securities amounting to: 82,910,473.97. ing funds for "relief work"
as well as revenue for the maintenance of some additional
Tho
to 31st
from January. was 8997,255-41, and the expenditure
3835,930.20, the credit balance on the Inst day-of the month being 83,081,700.00.
troops which have recently been carolled for preserving public order in the pro vince In view of the fact that the
According to the Royal Observatory Ministry of Finance has within the past report, the mean temperature last month six months "vigorously refused" sanc was 64.9, March 12th was the hottest day fron for
̈projects, in other with a charla reading of 777 degreés provinces on the ground that "a-baneful Fahr. Only 2.040 inches of rain fell dur, influence is exercised by the lottery system ing the month at Kowloon. The fall on the moral standard of society," it is at the Botanical Gardens was 3.73in. difficult to see what sound reason existed
12 days, at the Matilda Hos
SIMILT
an eighth. The gold production of the
ALL Persons applying to the PROVOST Losses Oren: 181, Fear Brass, E.C. in the present case for different treatment,pital, Mount Belieft, 3.34in, on 0 days,
MARSHAL for Passes are requested is
It is true that the Ministry of Finance and at the Police Station, Taipo, 3.24in. makes it clear that it objects on general on 10 days. principles to the Kwangtung Charity
The Gazette announces the following Lottery; but it is of little use having [objections or laws and regulations unless appointments. Mr. F. A Hazeland to they are enforced. The unsatisfactory. act as Puisno Judge; Mr. J R. Wood to grounds on which the Ministry of Finance act as First Police Magistrate and recommended, the President to give a Coroner; Mr. R. E. Lindsoll to net as limited sanotion to the lottery were briefly Second Police Magistrate; Mr. W that it had been already sanctioned by the Schofield to act as Second Assistant to the It is now nearly four years since-high provincial officials and that its sud-Secretary for Chinese Affairs and Deputy movement for the suppression of gambling den stoppage would greatly embarrass Registrar of Marriages; Mr. R. A. C. in the Province of Kwangling received the provincial administration. We do North to act us Third Assistant to the the endorsement of an Imperial - Edict. not know what revenue this lottery is Secretary for Chinese Affairs. Since then efforts have frequently been expected to yield to the Provincial, The gold output of the Philippines made to undermine this policy, but a
treasury, but we cannot suppose it to be a shows a large increase on the output of managed to succesfully defeat every sacrificed when it decided four years ago at full capacity and shortly there will be strong and healthy public opinion has sum comparable with the four and a half
millions which the Canton Government dredges operating in the Paracale district previous years. There are now seven attempt. It may be doubted whether the to suppress all lotteries and other forms spirit of gambling was ever so deeply of gambling throughout the province. It Paracale placer and lode claims for 1013 ingesined in any people as it is in the
is noteworthy that neither in the Memorial exceeded P1,720,000. For the year 1914 Cantonese, and prior to 1011 the Govern
of the Ministry of Finance nor is the the output totalled P2,408,887, and it is ment. at Canton derived » very large
PRESIDENT'S minate is there any condem- revenue from the licensing of gambling in
nation of the notion of the provincial of placer and quartz mines for the pre- couservatively estimated the production a variety of forma, This but had the
officials in allowing this lottery to be sent year will run upwards of F3,000,000, effect of encouraging the evil, though the
started, contrary to law, save the mild the greatest year in the history of this Government's hope, apparently, had been
censure which may perhaps be read into to check it, and in the latter days
the recommendation that the lottery
district. of the Monarchy it was
recognised
should be sanctioned only for a period of The shoot for the Swire Cup, which is that more drastic measures were necessary. A total suppression of all lotteries provincial authorities should be required field and Swire who are members of either three years and that in the meantime the confined to employces of Messrs. Butter-
and fan-tan houses Government to a sacrifice of revenue to providing the revenue neceuary to cover
committed the to devise less objectionable. means of the Volunteer or Reserve forces, took place on the Taikoo Runge yesterday. Despite the tune of something like four and a administrative expenditures. It was a
surprise to learn that sanction on any the somewhat adverse conditions there million dollars, at a time, too, when there terms whatever had been given to the was some very good shooting. The hand- some cup, which helt for one year, was constant wailing over the difficulty of project by the FRESIDENT. Now, if we making ends meet, even with that interpret aright the telegram which we along with the small replica, were won by print in another column from our corres Capt. Stewart with a total score of 101 substantial gasistance. But the Viceroy pondent in Peking, the PRESIDENT's (actual 76, handicap 25). The runner up of the time (YUES SHU HAUN) recognised sanction has been revoked on strong was Private Nicholl, and the third man the extreme seriousness of the evil, and in representations having been made by Private Heath. The latter made the
afluential Cantonese residents in Peking highest individual score, but he was his representations to the Central Govern-against any relaxation of the gambling "scratch marksman,
By Order of the Directors,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers.
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· Hongkong, lai April, 1915,
LECTURE IN AID OF THE PRINCE
OF WALES' FUND. CIB CHARLES ELIOT, KC.M.G., has kindly consented to deliver Lecture, in aid of the above Fund, entitled,
THE EASTERN THEATER OF THE WAR: SOME RECOLLECTIONS OF. ・ ・ AN EX-DIPLOMATIST."
At
* ST. ANDREW'S HALL, CITY HALL, ON FRIDAY, THE 16ty Arniu; at 5.15 r.
His Excellency the Governor will take the Chair.
Tickels, Price Ose Dollar, may be obtained from Mesere. MOUTAIE & Co, Hongkong, 9th April, 1915
YOKOHAMA.
BLUFF HOTEL.
No. & BLUFF:
HEALTHY LOCATION. AND BEAUTIFUL VIEW.
MALL FURNISHED HOUSE on the EXOBLLENT CUISINE AND HOME
PEAK for Bamizer Months. Reply to
COMFORT. Care of Daily Press" Office. Hongkong, 8th April, 1916.
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MODERATE TERMS.
}
at the
ment on the subject he had the firm support laws. It is a good and healthy sign to
LOAN
of the Provincial Assembly. In course of
this public interest taken in NEW CHINESE GOVERNMENT the welfare of the province. The time the suppression of gambling became incident is one which serves to emphasise the settled policy of the Central Govern the need for the resuscitation of the
The Prospectus of a Chinese Govern ment. The various lotteries came to an
Provincial Councils. Had the Provincial. Assembly been in existence public opinion mant 6 per cent. International Loan for end as the contracts of the monopolists on such a question as this would have $24,000,000 will be found in our advertise- expired, and at midnight on March 20th, been properly ventilated, the high pro- ment columns. The price of subscription 1911, every fan-tan house in Canton was vincial officials would probably have been 00 per cent, payable in three instal-
finally closed, the occasion being 4g malised the following day by a public holiday and a gorgeous procession in which the evils of gambling illustrated by tableaus vivagats. From
were
saved the rebuke they have received, and
an overworked PRESIDENT would not have menta The issuing Banks are the | had to stultify himself before the world Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor by revoking an order which he had given poration, the Bank of China and the a month earlier on an imperfect apprecia Bank of Communications. The subscrip- tion of the significance of the precedent tion list opens to-morrow and will be he was thereby creating.
closed on May 12th.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.