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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

NOTICE.

MEETING of FOREIGN IMPOR

1ERS of Fion-good will be held at the Secretary's Office, Chambo of Commerce, New Government Buildings, TO-DAY (MON- DAY), the 3rd May, 1015, at 4 o'clock P.;

By Order,

E. A. M. WILLIAMS, Secretary. -Hongkong. 28th. April, 1910.

NOTICE.

1540-

THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Lof Members will be lied in the CLUB HOUSE, HAPPY VALLEY, TO-DAY (MON DAY), the May, 1815, ut 5,30 F.M.

By Order,

K. M. CUMMING, Hon. Secretary.

[$30 Hongkong, 23rd April, 1016.

HONGKONG CLUB

NOTICE.

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL AN EXTRAORDINARY GET A

at 6.15 P.M.

HONGKONG CLUB will held in tho Club House on MONDAY, 10th May, 1015 Business of set forth in the Notice posted in the Fall of the Club By Order,

E. DES VOEUX, Secretary. Hongkong, 29th April, 1915..

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THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA- TION CO., LTD.

NTIL further Notica Mn, EDGAR Las bean

UTRECE SHEPHARD

appointed ACTING SECRETARY

By Order of the Board of Directors.

MOWBRAY 5. NORTHCOTE,

Secretary.

Hongkong, 20th April, 1915.

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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LIMITED.

URING my Abeones and until further

NORTHCOTE has been appointed ACTING SKOBETARY.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

A. SHELTON HOOPER,

Becretary.

Hongkong, 23rd April, 1915

PUBLIC COMPANIES -

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LTD.

NOTICE TU SHAREHOLDERS. THE THIRTY-FOURTH ORDINARY MEETING SILAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offer of the Undersigned on MONDAY, the 10th May, 1915, at 11.30 A.M.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be OLOSED from the 28th April, to the 10th May, 1915, both days igolusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTE,

General Agents.. Hongkong, 20th April, 1918.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY JED, 1915.

HOUSES TO LET.

TO LET.

OARD and RESIDENCE for Gentlemen

with Apply

Both English Family in Kowloon

"O. K." Care of "Daily Prosa" Office..

[543 Hongkong, 27th April, 1916,

TO LEX.

HOUSE in TORRES BUILDINGS,

Kimberley Road, Kowlon. Apply 10

[09%...

SPANISH DOMINICAN PROCURATION. Hongkong, 15th April, 1916. (601

·HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY. LIMITED.

TO LET.

N

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the COLONIAL (Hongkong) REGISTER of the Company will be Closed from SATUR- DAY, 1st May, 1916, until SATURDAY, 29th May, 1916, both days inclts ve.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co...

Agents. Hongkong, 20th April, 1915.

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THE HONGKONG TOE CO., LTD. APPLICATION has been made to the Managers to issas to Caor YAU KUM duplicate Certificate for 10 Shares in the above Company upon the statement that the Original Certificata

No. 3050/3053-10 Shares

HAS BEEN LOST, NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that if within 30 days from date hereof no claim or representation in respect of anel Original Certificate is made to the General Mansgore they will proceed to deal with such spplication for a duplicate

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,

General Managers; man

[546 Hongkong, 20th April, 1015.

WANTED.

N ENGLISH NURSE to look after Two' A Young Children.

Apply-

"NURSE;" Cars of" Daily Press" Office.

1547 Hongkong, 28th April, 1915.

ORDER AT ONCE.

THE

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DIRECTORY

BANKRUPTCY No. 13 or 1914.

Re. The KwONG MAN CHEONG Firm of Hongkong slee trading as the Loo Chee BANG CEAN Firm of Hongkong, the Vow KEE Firm in Canton, as the LOK KEB H20 Firm, and the box 'CHER SANG Firm in Singapore and as the LOH KONG SENG and Lon Mow SENO Firm in Pening.

FIRST and FINAL DIVIDEND is

A intended to be declared in the aburo

matter.

Creditors who have not proved their debin by the 19th day of May, 1916, will be excluded.

-Dated this 16th day of April, 1915.

E. AL. WILLIAMS,

Trualoe,

Care of LOWE BINGHAN & MATTHEWS, Now Government Building,

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Hongkong.

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B. MA. NOUD, DECEASED.

ALI MONEYS due to, and Claims against,

the above-named slate should be seat

in to HL. B. M. CONSOLATE-GENERAL, Centon,

before the alat day of May, 1918,

CECIL KIRKE Acting Consal General

Canton, 39th April, 1916

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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

TT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that I SEALED TENDERS in Daplicato

which should be clearly marked "TENDER

AND

HOUSE atObservatory Villas, Kowloon. Apply to

ARRATOON V. APCAR & Co. [393 Hongkong, 16th March, 1915.

TO LET.

GODOWN, No. 84, Praye East.

Apply

INTIMATION

S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

ESTABLISHED 1841.

ÆRATED

more than twenty-million dollars, and as The total output of the Kailan Mining the abolition of likin would mean an in- Administration's mines for the week ond- creased revenue of forty-four million ing 17th April amounted to 71,804.81 tona the sales daring the period to dollars, there would be no difficulty, ho and thought, in substituting for the Zikin 56,786.47 tons. revenue the additional Custom revenue

The Hon. Treasurer of as security. No doubt the foreign credi- Memorial and Afiliated Hospitals lega tors would be satisfied to accept the to acknowledge with thanks the following Customs revenue as security instead of donation to the funds of the hospitals:

Choy Hing.....

tho Alico

...... 895

in, but we imagine that before this Barrangement can be made the foreign

A Proclamation by H.E. tho Governor. creditors to whom the Customs revenuo has already been plodged will need to be wakes His Majesty's forged in wat consulted, That, however, is a detail, Colony subject to the Army Act for the WATER which doubtless can be easily arranged.further period of the months from und

The important thing to note is that the after the 3rd of May, 1915.

It is learned, says the Japan Times, abolition of likin is now admitted by th high Chinese authorities to be quite fea that as soon as the pending negotiationa sible on the lines indicated in the MACKAY between Japan and China are concluded Treaty of 1903 In the preamble of a civil governor will be appointed to Article VIII, of that Treaty it is stated Teingtau and the present military rule. that "The Chinese Government, recoguis-will be abolished.

MANUFACTURERS

FORMAZONE.

A REFRESHING, INVIGORATING and PALATABLE drink particularly suited for Tennis and Bathing Partiem.

PINTS $1 PER Doz. SPLITS 60 CTS.

"

All public trials having been satisfie

ing that the system of levying likia and other dues on goods at the plaqu of pro- duction, in transit, and at destination torily carried out the Harung and impedes the free circulation of commodi. Kirishima, Japanese battle cruisers of ties and injures the interests of trade, 27,500 tons each, with eight 14 inch guns, horeby undertakes to discard completely were delivored to the Naval authorition those means of raising revenue,' with by the builders, the Kawasaki and Mitsu- Bishi Dockyards respectively, on April And the Chemically, an exact reproduction of a well-certain apecified limitations.

"The British 19th. In the latter part of next month known German spring, at haif the price. Blonde articlo goes on to say: [305

Perfectly with Spirits, especially Whisky. Once try a Whisky Pyeris and you will ask for it Government, in return, conscht to allow they will be listed; in squadrons for active again,

a surtax în excess of the Tariff rates for Fervice.

KHONG SANG HONG Tra

No. 248. Das Voir Road Central. Hongkong, 18th February, 1915,

GOD

TO LET From In March,

MODOWN, No. 6, Duddel Street.

Apply

A. B. AVASIA,

Care of E. PABANHT,

No. 1, Duddell Street,

1214

Hongkong, 2nd February, 1915.

TO LET AT THE PEAK, TO 2 STEWART TERRACE

Furnished and newly dens up. Apply.

IL E POLLOCK,

Prinoe's Building. Hongkong, 20th January, 1915.

HOUSE

[08

TO LEP.

in Kautafori

Terrace

A Kowloon,

AFE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.

MENT & AGENOY Co., IAD, Hongkong, 1st March, 1915,

TO LET

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TOUSES in CLIFTON GARDENS,

Conduit Boad.

OFFICES, facing the Harbour between the Hongkong Club and Post Office.

58, THE PEAY, "THE RETREAT!"

CHRONICLE WONG-NEY CHONG ROAD,

FOR CHINA, JAPAN, ETC. FOR THE YEAR

1915.

INDISPENSABLE

TO EVERY BUSINESS MAN.

TO BE OBTAINED FROM TH"-—

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS” OFFICE and

LOCAL BOOKSELLERS. 1,850 PAGES-PRICE $10.

The alterations this year are unusually heary, owing to changes incidental to the Was

Hongkong, 16th March, IP16.

YOKOHAMA.

BLUFF HOTEL.

No. 2, BLUFF. HEALTHY LOCATION AND BEAUTIFUL VIEW.

GODOWNB, New Prays, Kennedy Town, GODOWNS, ai Wascani Hond Apply sto

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

138 Hongkong, 1st April, 1915,

TO LET

ALATS in Nathan Road, Kowloon.

A FLAT in Humphrey's Buildings, Kowloon. PENYRHEW Minden Bow, Kowloon, Roomed Hone with Tennis Court.

1 and 2, MINDEN VILLAS, Kowloon,

5-Roomed House with Tennis Court.

FOUR-BOOMED HOUSEN in Humphreys Avenus, Gordon Torraceand Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon,

Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

Co., LTD., Alexandre Buildings, Hongkong, 20th April, 1915. 1280

TO LET.

in

unmediate possession.

BuzLDING

OFFICE HR, Overlooking Harbour

Apply tow

SHEWAN, TOMER & Co Hongkong, 3rd December. 1814.

TO LET.

*39

PYERIS.

PRICES:-

$0.85 PER DO PINTS.

SPLITS. $0.50

STONE GINGER BEER. The only fermented Stone Ginger Beer in the Far East. The real charm of Stone Ginger Bear is the flavour produced by partial fermentation; without this no Stone Ginger Beer can be said to be gennine,

PRICE: $0.85 PER Doz.

DRY GINGER ALE. FRAGRANT, AROMATIC, DRY. Its "Dryness" is a fostare which has helped to give this drink the popularity it so well Roservos,

*PRICES

tho tin being in force, to be imposed on The W. Piltendrigh mentioned in one foreign goods imported by British sub-of the casualty lists published to day is jects, and a surtax in addition to the possibly Mr. William Pittendrigh who export duty on Chinese produce destined was formerly a clerk in the trapley of for export abroad and constwise pro- Messrs Deacon, Looker, Daiconnad viding that "in no case shall the surtax Harston's and subsequently a partner in on foreign imports excood the equivalent Arndt & Co. When that firma came to an of one and a half times the duty leviable end he joined the firm of U. Rumjako & in terms of the Final Protool signed by Co. Mr. Pittendrigh, while at home, on- China and the Powers on the 7th day of business, joined the new army as an September, 1901. This treaty was sign interpreter.

Alter an uninterrupted stay of seren

od twelve yours ago, and although one of the promises made in the first blush of the Chinese Republic was that this undertak-or eight years on the Singapore stuff, ing to abolish likin should be fulfiled, says the Straits Times, Mr. E. H. Wil we havs actually seen the likin taxation, of the Eastern Extension Telegraph in China increased-notably in Kiangsu,Co., is being transferred to Hongkong, where the importation of piece-goods was and leares, with Mrs. Wilcon, by next The departure of the brought practically to a standstill in week's quail.

will be greatly regretted consequence. A year ago China intimated popular." Pup to the Powers her wish, in view of the in the Settlement, where he has been financial difficulties of the country, to particulariv. uotable figure in volunteer- raise her' import duties to an effective & ing. The S.R.E. (V.) lose in him à cup- per tant, but a Delegate of the Finance able and much respected sorgeant.

The variety entertainment, organised Department who attended a congress of the Chambers of Commerce and the by Mrs. Carroll, assisted by Mrs. S. E. A.S. WATSON & CO.. Canton Guild a year ago at Shanghai Green, in aid of charities, which was

$1.00 PER Doz. PINTS. $0.60

LIMITED.

SPLITS.

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explained that the Powers demanded in given with much success in the Catholic return the abolition of likin and the Union Hall three weeks ago, was repeatca solution of the copyright and trade- on Saturday evening. There was a large marks questions. This commercial Con and enthusiastic audience, who enjoyed MARRIAGES. DRAPER BENTLEY GUTZER. On April gress manifested no objection to the every item on the delightful programing. The contributors were:-Mra. Charlton: 26th, at Shanghai, HARRY DRAPER abolition of liking on the contrary BENTLEY, to FANNY DORA GUTTER speakers roundly denounced it, mainly, Missus E. Milian, G., V., and D). CHAPEAUX - HEARD-On April 24th, at however, on account of the gigantic Razavott, K. and B. Leonard, M. Danea- Shanghai, AzagaT LEON CHAPEAU, to squeezes" associated with the collection herg, E. and A. Lopez, E. Lambden, K. THERESI AUNES, ond daughter of of the tax. According to the spooches Russell, G. and C. Smithy Professur the lato Mr. R. H. HEARD, of Shang made by the Delegates of the Ministry of Gonzales, and Mr. Higginbotham. hai, and Mrs. HEARD.

Finance at that gathering, the Govern accompaniments were provided by Mas. ment, at that time, was unwilling to C. Smith:

Tho sale by auction of German concede any of the conditions the Powers were making in return for an increase ships in Tsingtau Harbour was held in

DEATHS.

HIER-On April 25, at Shanghai,

GEORGE

CHAMIER,

M. Inst.C.E.,

father of MTE. FRANK GROVE, of Nan king, aged 72. WILSON.-On April 20th, at Wei-hai-wei, DUDLEY J. WILSON, Medical Mission ary Student, aged 19. HONGKONG OFFICE: 101; Da-Vœux Bold C. LONDON Ornica: 181, Frar Frame, E.C.

The Daily Press.

HORORDNO, MAY 3RD. 1915.

THE LIKIN QUESTION,

The

war-

of the import duty to an effective 5 per the presence of bidders. The success-- cent. Consequently, that proposal would ful bidder for fire warships was Mr. seem to have been abandoned, and the Nakai, of Ozaka, whose tender of £2,578 Government is now proceeding on the yen was Eccepted, says the Japan Mail. lines of the policy indicated in the Mr. Yamada, of Dairen, was another MACKAY Treaty. Germany and Japan successful bidder for one torpedo-boat an have been represented hitherto as one mine-layer (400 tons), his tender of standing in the way of the adoption of 15,000 yen being accoplod. All the war- that policy, and though nothing is said ships just mentioned being under water on this aspect of the question in the from 18 to 33 fathoms deep and, morcover, report published concerning this recent the current being very rapid, itir Conference at Peking, it is to be presumed salvago will be attended with great diffi- tuat the Chinese Government-

now culties. It is hoped, however, that tho regards the question as being merely one mine-layer will be refloated and rendered: of foancial convenience, And as the seaworthy without having to undergo any EXCELLENT CUISINE AND HOME THE GROBOADORSAL.B. DW oksarve that the question of abolishing stolition of like is considered to be f

VŒUX ROAD CENTRAL, & capled | tikin still continues to engage the serious ble on the conditions indicated in the COMFORT-

by Madame Gains, etc.

attention of the Chinese Government, A MACKAY Treaty, the question rows come Apply to-

DAVID BASSOON & Co., Lao.

special Conference to discuss the questions to be within the sphere of practical poli-weak at Shanghai. Ms. Chamier, who was Hongkong, 10th February, 1915, [278

has just been held in the Presidential tice and more will doubtless be heard of Office. Many high authorities of the the matter in the immediate fature. Government, including the Minister of Finsnor, the Minister of Agriculture and Commerce, and the Director of the Hsuiwuchu were present, but what the to sult of the Conference was the publiske report omita to state. It gives merely an Mr. S. B. B. McElderry, passed Cadet, abstract of specchies delivered by the has been appointed na Oficer of Class Minister of Finance and Mr. LIANG TIL of the Civil Bervice, Satu-, the Director of the Hsaiwnehu.

MODERATE TERMS.

1318

FOR LEASE OF PART OF OLD FRENCH LESSONS

SUPREME COURT BUILDING will be received at the Colonial Secrets y's Office until Noor of MONDAY, the 10th day of May, 1915, for the Lease of Certain Rooms on the Ground and Firet Flours of Old Bapreme Court Building from 15th May to 318$ Decomber, 1915, subject to certain conditions which can be ascertained at the Office of the Director of Fablic Works,

Each Tender must be seenmpanied by receipt to the effect that the Tende er has deposited in the Colonial Tasury s sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500) 23 a pledge of the bond fides of his offer, which som she be forfeited to the. Crows if the Tenderer refuses to carry out his Tender and comply with the above-mentioned conditionerbould the Tender be accepted.

Form of Tender and further particulars an be obtained from the Office of the Director of Publia Worke.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest o any tender.

W. CHATHAM, Director of Fablic Works. Hongkong, 30th April, 1915.

G.

NOTICE.

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ALL Persons applying to the PROVOST MARSHAL for Passon are requested in fiture to syply between the hours of 3⁄4 ̧AM to 1 P. and I to 4 P.M. daily.

Hongkong, 16th February, 1915.

G. MOUSSION,

1. MORRISON HIZ Row,

FOREIGN

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FOR SALE.

STAMPS

All kinds of

-POSTAGE ALBUMS. and other PHILATELIC GOODS,.

at Prious to nuit any Buyers,

GRACA & CO..

CAINE BOAD, No ila Hongkong, 14 April, 1913,

QUEEN'S BUILDING,

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TO LET, the Booth-West portion of the FIRST FLOOR, Including Treneury an Ground Ficor, lately in enenzsiion of the German Bank.

GODOWN, No. 9, Los Hours Etreet. Apply to

,:,

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

135 Hongkong, lai March, 1915,

TO LET. ALEXANDRATM BUILDINGS IVERY CONVENIENT OFFIORE and ROOMS. Including Fine Commedione

Apply-

SECRETARY, A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. 136 Hongkong, 23rd October, 2014,

Suite.

TO LET.

66 PISHOP'S LODGE SOUTH,” No. 11, "BIS

D. THE FRAK, Untarnished, Rooms, No. 3. DES VOUI VILLAS, 2 Monat Kellett, The Pask (Furnished or Unfurnished). No. 25, BELILIOS TERRACE, with entrance on Conduit Road.

No. 27, BELILIOS TERRACE, with entrance in Conduit land. 1a very good ordez. 3 ROOMS, itable for Offices, Ist Floor, Queen's Road Centr-1.

Owing to the storm on Saturday, no play was possible in the Hongkong C.C. tennis tournament.

The purpose of the speakers seems to have The Res. W. H. Prioe, who has been been to satisfy the Conference that from acting Chaplain of H.M.S Triumph, a financial standpoint the proposal is has returned to Shanghai. quite feasible. According to the Minister

ست.

Mr. A. Hughes will conduct the meet

extensive repairs,

The many friends of Mrs. Frank Grove in Hongkong will regret to learn that her father, Mr. George Chamier, died lost

passenger by the Fushima-maru, Was mized with an attack of apoplexy shortly after the vessel entered the river on the 24th ult, and he succumbed the following day in the General Hospital at Shanghai, The late Mr. Chamber, who was 72 years

UK, of age, had had wide experience as a civil engineer. He left Engla d when your and began his professional career in Now Zealand, subsequently taking a part in the construction of the first Tasmanian railway and the carly Western Australian railways. He practised as a Consulting Engineer fer some years both in Adelaid and in Sydney, NSW His last pro as inspector of steel rail manufactures fessional work was undertaken in China at the Hanyang works on behalf of everal of the leading railways in China. Ho was buried in the Bubbling W11

of Finance, the total annual receipts ing of the Hongkong Christian Union at centery, the chief mourners being Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Grove, of Nanking.

from all the likin stations amount to scarcely over forty million dollars, and Ying Wah College, 57, Caine Road, to-day daughter and son-in-law of the deccasal.

at 5.30 p.m.

The Engineering Society of China was if, after the abolition of tho likin

represented by Mr. A. C. Clear, and a Mesta. Lowe, Bingham & Mathews few engineering friends, as a mark of stations, the rate of the Customs duty ba WESTWARD HO," Bonham Rɛad. EGGESFORD, No. 124, THE FILEncreased to 124 per cent ad valorem, are being sued as the liquidators of the regard and sympathy. Unfurnished ( Rooms), from 1st May, 1915.

"MERION," No.4, THE Prax, Unfurnished it will, on the basis of last year's revenue, estato of D. Bulken by Mrs. Hickio fur (6 Rooms).

bring in an additional sum of forty-four 2440 ROOMS in BEACONSFIELD and 66 million dollars into the Government ELGIN TERRACE.

*EOGATE," Austin Boad, Kowloon Treasury. Thus the loss sustained by the No. 2, DES VEUX VILLAS, 51, PRAE Government consequent upon the aboli- (Untarnished).

BOOMS, waitable for Ofless, on the Firetion of the likin stations would be more Floor of No. 8, Daddell Street.

than offset, Mr. LIANG SHIR-V men No.58, THE PEAK (6 GAMERON VILLAS).

tioned that the skin revenue formed the Apply to TALSTRAU & DAVIS,

Bed Floor, Alexandra Butidings, security for certain foreign loans, but as Hongkong, 3rd May, 1915,

the total of such loans did not amount to

143

The death is announced at Singapore of Mr. Robert J. Jacobs, chief warehouse- man at the West Wharf, Tanjong Pagar, who died of enterie fever after a brief illaces, at the age of 54. Mr. Jacobs was an old servant of the board, having seen about 25 years' service.

THE TERRITORIALS' ENTER- TAINMENT FUND. Already acknowledged E. A. Irving: J. W. Kow & Co. Another Unwilling Shirker

Tolai