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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

BANK HOLIDAY.

PUBLIC COMPANIES

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC

CO.,

LIMITED.

Accordance with Ordinanes No. 5 of 1912,

ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that CLOSED for the Transaction of Public the TWENTY-SIXTH ORDINAEY Business on MONDAY, the 24th instant.

GENERAL MEETING of the SHARE- [191 Hongkong, 19th May, 1915,

HOLDERS will be held at the Company's Offices, St. George's Buildings, 20 SATUR DAY, the 22nd May, 1915, at 12 o'cloc. Noor, for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Ascounts to 28th February, 1915, and electing Directors and Auditors.

NOTICE.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT OF

MACAO.

Y instructions from the Govern Bment of the Province of Mache, it

is herely announced that Architects and Builders, residing in the South of China, may forward to the undersigned Plans: and Specifications for the construction of HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING in this Province, provided they are received not later than the 18th July, 1015. To the sender of the best plans and Specifica tions the sum of One Thousand dollars

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, HAY 20mm, 1915.

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET

LOUBES in “TORRES BUIRDINGS."

H "ROSE TERRACE "and"DUBBAR"

Kowloon

Apply tom

SPANISH DOMINIȚIAN. PROCURATION. Hongkong, 12th May, 1916

1501

TO LET.

Apply to

ARRATOON V. APCAR & Co. [391 Hongkong, 16th March, 1910,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company A HOUSE Observatory Vibe, Kowloon, will be CLOSED from the Bih My to the 22nd May, 1016, both daya belusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents.

Hongkong, 4th May, 1016,

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PRAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED.

(81,000.00) will be given; and Five Hun- NOTICDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL dred Dollars (8500,00) to the second best.

Certificates of honourable mention will be given to the senders of the plans and specifications that are passed,

Ponditions and further particulars may be obtained at the Public Works Department, Macao, and also at the Consulates for Portugnt Hongkong Canton, Shanghai, Manila, Singapore and Saigon.

For the Director of Public Works,

MIGUIL M. WAGER RUSSELL.

Maca, 15th May, 1915-

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

HP & O. B. N. Cr's SteamAT

THEY

ORIENTAL"

TO LET

LODOWN, No..84, Prys Esat.

Apriy

Go

KWONG SANG HONG, LTD

No. 248, Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong, 19th February, 1915.

008).

IS HEREBY GIVEN that the MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of the

TO LET AT THE PEAK. above Company will be held at the HONGKONG Horas, Hongkong, on TUESDAY, 28th May, 1915, at Noox, for the purpose of receiving the

TO. & STEWART TEBEACE, Report of the Directors together with a State and newly done up.

IL E. POLLOCK, Apply ment of Acounts for the year ending Mth

Prince's Building. April, 1915

Hongkong, 20th Jungary, 1915.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 20th justant to tha 27th instant, both daye inclusive,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managera.n Hongkong, 14th May, 1915.

168

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1502

A Kowloon

HOUSE

TO LET.

in Knutsford

Barrace

THE STAR" FERRY CO., LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD. Hongkong, 1st March, 1915,

TO LET

Arrived Hongkong on 19th May, 1915 FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO

STRAITS.

AND

Comignees of Cargo by the above-nacho reasol are hereby informed that their goods are being landed and placed a THEIR BISK in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godows Company Godowns at Kowloon, where onc Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained as the Good ape Infod

This vessel brings en Carge com

From London, de, ex ad. “Egypti

ind "Arcadia."

From Persian Gulf, ex as. B. I. & N. and B. & P. 8. N. Co.'s Steamers. Optional Gooda wl be landed here unl instractions are given to the contrary with

6 hours.

Goods not cleared within 8 days inclulla, Kate of arrival will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be affected by

in whatever,

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that SEVENTEENTH ORDINARY

APPE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.

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FINDSOR LODGE, Kimberley

ANNUAL MEETING of this Company 66 Wo, Kowloos, 6-Roemed House

be held at the Offoes of Messrs, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD., on THURSDAY, the 27th May, at 12.30 P31, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together statement of Acconats to 30th April,

withTM 1915.

ย

THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, 22nd, to THURSDAY, 27th instant, insigsive.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

W. S. BROWN.

Secretary.

[696 Hongkong, 10th May, 1915.

LIMITED. HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

HEREBY GIVEN

with Tennis Court,

"PENTEHEW" Minden Row, Kowloon, 6-Roomed House with Tennis Court,

9 and 2, MINDEN VILLAB, Kowloon, Roomed Houses with Tennis Court. FOUR BOOKED HOUSES in Gordon Terrace and Balisbury Avenue, Kowloon. FLATS in Nathan Road, Howloom. A FLAT in Humphrey's Buildings, Kowloon, Apply to-

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

Co., LTD., Alexandra Buildings, Hongkong, 18th May, 1915,

TO LET.

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TOUSEA in CLIFTON GARDENS,

H Conduit Bend

INTIMATION -

value for money than we could by

to

Seem

sound,

You

Yesterday was the birthday of H.M. the Czar of Russia, who is 47 years of age. The warships in the harbour dressed ship in honour of the occasion.

Engineer-Commander W. W. Hoed, succed who has been appointed to. Engineer Captain G. W. Roode, at the Naval Yard, arrived in Hongkong yesterday.

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The talented group of society enter tainers known as "The Quaints

Open for a short season of three nights at the Theatre Royal this evening, commencing at 9.15. The company has achieved great sucesses in the North, and return to the Colony with an assurance of a hearty

welcome.

on this head a good deal of wrath by sug gesting that if Germany had to make sacrifices the other Powers should do the like that is, if a permanent settlement was desired. He was unhappy in auggest- ing that one of the British sacrifice might be Gibraltar, sinoo be thereby stands for Excellant, and anyone trampled on all historic associations, but from the point of view of the general who drinks our E PORT. Eelioro after the war is over his prin

Vice Admiral H. P. Williams, who wás SHERRY, E WHISKYciples many may

The war is to teach Gormany that Commodore in Hongkong some years age E BRANDY can be in

the time is past for the creation and afterwards became naval adviser to no doubt that the letter E of a military despotism in Europe, the Turkish Government, has just retired

with the consequent invasion and | from active service. signifies excellence of a high order annexation of smaller States. The war and good value for money. By gives the means of doing this, but how the object can be accomplished-even if it, baying in balk from the very best

can be accomplished-is doubtful. firms, and bottling ouresives, we are cannot shange the opinions of a man by shooting him; it is doubtful if you can able to give our customers battar

even change the opinions of his nationals In a nation where the fighting spirit is so importing the same thing by the strong as it is in the case of the Germans,

such a process seems rather to streng The Organizing Committee of the Catholic Women's League Belgian Relief case. There is an old saying “Wines then conviction than to weaken it,

Nor do the enormous cost of modern Fund Concert send us a statenient of mature in bottle, Spírita in csak."

warfare and the consequent impoverish-accounts of the Concert held at the City That is the raison

ot d'être

ment of the people seem very patent Hall on the 12th inst. A donation of five our magnificent wine vaults, which factors in the destruction of militarism-dollars added to the vet proceeds of the at all events, while the real power is in concert brought the total to the round challenge comparison with anything the hands of the military easte Japan's sum of $500, which has been handed to of the kind not only in Hongkong last war caused her to incur enormous the Acting Delgian Consul for the Fund. but the Far East. There our wines debt, and seriously increased the cost of

The fortnightly whist drive of the R.N. Living, in which respect Japan now vies

But it has had Dockyard Recreatioir Club was "heid” at are bottled off soon after they arifva, with the United States. --but one spirits, except for a small little effect on the military spirit of the the Chaplain's room in the Vard Inst It is true that some cries evening, a very enjoyable time being. stock to meet daily requirements for retrenchment have been raised, but spent. The prize-winners were:-Ladies subsequent events have proved they were, Mrs Pile, 180; 2, Mrs. Wall, 170; 3, are kept in wood. That is why our

merely election cries, to be quickly for Mrs. Alderman, 168; 4, Mrs. Harrison, spirits improve in quality, and gotten when their object was attained. 100; hidden number, Mr Wind bank. spirits imported in case do not. Our But in Japan, as in Germany, it is Genta-1, Mr. F. Williams, 165; 2 Mr. doubtful whether the military spirit Wall, 181; 3, Mr. F. Tucker, 179; 4, Mr. customers get the benefit of that would survive if the ruling power were Hollands, 177; hidden number, Mr. incrament in valus, es we charge removed from the hands of the militarists Field. The prizes were presented at the

Militarism has undoubtedly a deadening close by Mrs. Rodney. nothing for it. We cordially invite effect on the people, since it demands

The King has been pleased to give and our castomere to pay a visit of entire negation of will power, and the

removal of the military rule, may result grant unto the undermentioned gentle- inspection to our wine vaults, and in the restoration of natural conditions. men His Majesty's Royal license and But it would be a difficult and delicate authority to wear decorations (as stated #stisfy themselves · Lo aboyo le

unatter for the Allica oven to suggest to against their respective names), which no idle newspaper paff.

Germany what form of Government have been conferred upon them by the she should adopt in the future. This President of the Republic of China "Ia -- was done in the case of France after the recognition of valuable services rendered

Government.

OFFICES, facing the Harbour between the AEK WATSON final defeat of NAPOLEON, but it cannot by them:-Third Class of the Order of

any are must be left in the GN COLONIAL HongKong) REGISTER HOTELS, Facing the Harben

downs for examination by the Consignes, and the Company's Surveyors, Mowers. Geodani and Dovolas. at 10. on MONDATE AN THURSDAYS. A claims must be presente within ten days of the steamer's arrival her after which date they cannot be recognised Ne daima will be admitted after the good have both the flodowne.

B. A. HEWETT,

Superintendent Rongkong, 19th May, 1915.

THE ROYAL HONG KONG GOLFCLUB.

FANLING.

9 hole knock-out Competition under A Handion, will be held over the 18 hole coarse on WHIT MONDAY, the 24th inst.

CONDITIONS:

Partners to be drawn.

The playors who lo is at the 9th hole will play the winner of the e uple following over the succeeding holes sna u on.

In the event of a lie at the 8th hole a short hole will be played to decide the winner; a tie at

the 1th hole will be decided by playing the first hols and continuing it necessary.

Entries limited to 64 which will necessitate the winner playing three full rounds. Com. petitors must therefore go out by the 8.45 train.

Entrance foe $1.00,

Entries to be sent IN WRITING to the Acting Hon. Secretary, care of BRADLEY & Co., or before LTD, 4 Queen's Buildings on FRIDAY, the 21st.

A Bhole Medal Competition will be held ovar the RELIEF COURSE in the afternoon for those knocked out in the above Competition.`--

Entrance fee $1.000. Optional Pool $100.

T. W. HILL, Acting Hos. Secretary.

Hongkong, 17th May, 1916.

NOTICE.

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THEGBEEN-NISBET TENNIS MATCH

THE POSTPONED at WEDNESDAY

next, the 28th. Inst.

All Tickets sold available

P. M. HODGSON, Secretary.

Hongkong, 19th May, 1915.

NOTICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NPower of Attorney dated the 23rd April, 1914, given by the Undersigned to Mr. Yuuxe SAI NGAM has been Revoked.

YEUNG TSO FU. [589 Hongkong, 10th May, 1915.

WANTED.

YOUNG MAN (British) for the post

of ASSISTANT DRAUGHTSMAN, must be quick and nearate, sostomed to. Shipyard and Gonem Engineering Work Age not to exceed 20 years, health must be good. Apply enclosing copies of testimonials and stating salary expected, to

THE BANGKOK DOCK Co., LTD., Bangkok, Siam,

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of the Company will be Closed from SATUR DAY, 1st May, 1915, tatil SATURDAY, 20th May, 1918, both daye inclus ve.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., Agents. Hongkong. 26th April, 1915.

58, THE PAR "THE BETREAT” 21, WONG NEL-CHONG ROAD. GODOWNS, New Paya, Kennedy Town, GODOWNS, at Wanchal Road,

Apply

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THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND

MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.: Payment of Interim Dividend on Shires for the

year ending 30th June, 1915.

T DIVIDEND OF ONE SHILLING THE Board having declared an INTERIM per Share free of Income Tax for the year ending 30th June, 1915, Holdere of Bearer Shares and Holders of Dividend Warrants received from London on account of Registered Shares will be paid their Dividend on presenting No, 5 Coupon of the Bearer Shares, and Dividend Warrants on Registered Shares to any of the following Banks at Shanghai or Tientsin:-

or

THE HoxaxONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, Austra-

LIA & CHINA.

THE RUSH-ASIATIC BANK.

THE BANQUE BELGE POUR L'ETRANGER.

The Payments will be zande in either Dollars

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

[38 Hongkong, 1st April, 1915

TO LET.

OFFICES 1 ST. GROMON'S BUILDING

Becond Floor, Overlooking Harbour immediate possesion,

Apply lo

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Hongkong, 3rd Desens bor. 1914

TO LET.

THE GROUND FLOOR at No. 6. DES VIEUX ROAD CENTRAL, «:cupied by Madame Gains, sto.

Apply to

DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD. (172 Hongkong, 10th February, 1915,

10

QUEEN'S BUILDING,

Tacks as the holder may wish of the buying out, het die Treme FIRST FLOOR, Including Treseary rate of Exchange of the day.

GENERAL MANAGER, on Ground Floor, lately in compaiion of the KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION. German Bank,

GODOWN, No. 3, Loe House Birast. Hongkong, 15th May, 1915.

Apply to

G.

NOTICE.

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LL Persons applying to the PROVOST A MARSHAL LOT Pastos are requested in futurs to apply between the hours of 9 AM, to

P.M. and 2 to 4 Pat, daily, Hongkong, 16th February, 1915.

IT

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B.

NOTICE:

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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

NOTIFTED HEREBY

that TT IS

SEALED TENDERS in Duplicate which should be clearly marked "TENDER FOR LEASE OF PART OF OLD SUPREME COURT BUILDING," will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office until Noos of WEDNESDAY, the 20th day of May, Ground and First Floors of O Supreme Court 1915, for the Lease of Cartain Rooms on the

Building from 1st June, 1916, to 31st December,

1916, subject to certain conditions which can be ascertained at the Office of the Director of Fablic Works.

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

TO LET.

ALEXANDRA

136

BUILDINGS, TTERY CONVENIENT OFFICES and BOOMS. Including Fine Commodious Suits.

BECRETARY, Apply

A.B. WATSON & Co., Len. Hongkong, 23rd October, 1914.

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YOKOHAMA, ~ BLUFF HOTEL.

No. 2, BLUFF.

HEALTHY LOCATION AND BEAUTIFUL VIEW. EXCELLENT CUISINE AND HOME COMFORT. MODERATE TERMS.

NOREIGN

Each Tender must be scompanied by a receipt to the effect that the Tenderer bas deposited in the Colonial Treasury a sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($300) sa pledge of the bond fider of his offer, which sum shall be forfeited to the

F Crown if the Tenderer refuses to carry out his Tender And comply with the above-mentioned conditions should the Tender be sccepted.

For of Tenders and further particulars can be obtained from the Ofles of the Director of Public Worke.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any Tender.

W. CHATHẢM. Director of Public Works Hongkong, 17th May, 1915.

1085

FOR BALE.

All kinds of

POSTAGE ALBUMS,

(218

STAMPA

and other PHILATELIC GOODS,

i Prices to suit any Buyers.` GRACA & CO..

—¡Casa Bo4, No. 11a Hongkong, In April, 1915,

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& CO.,

LTD.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS

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HONGKONG Orion: 104, Das Vœux Road O. LONDON OFFICE: 151, Fism Seanor, E.C.

The Daily Press.

Hongrong, Mar 29cm, 1915.

RE-DRAWING THE MAP

EUROPE.

be eaid that it was 311ccess, The

Germans are a virile nation; thera is the Exellent Crop; Frank James small probability of their decay as the Smith, Esq., and John Clark Johnston, Maritime Customs Service. Fourth Class result of defeat. The English will, Esq., Commissioners in the Chinese have to meet them and work side by side of the Order of the Excellent Crop with them in many parts of the world, and Rowland Heary Rochfort Wade Esq., it is unlikely that the idiosyncracies of and Charles Edward Holworthy, Esq., such a nation can be moulded by a foreign Deputy Commissioners in the Chinese band. Germany will have to work outMaritime Customs Service Fifth Class her own salvation along her own lines.

of the Order of the Excellent Crop: Already before the war began, the power

of the democracy was being folt, and in Creil Porey Dawson. Fiq, Chief Tide- the course of another twenty or thirty Surveyer in the Chinese

Custome Bervice. aud Claude Ivon years such a crisis as the prcent would

Maritime

Esq., Commander in the

perhaps have been impresible. It has Williams, been suggested that the House of Hohen-Chir se Maritime Customs Kervice. OF zollern should by removed from supreme

power, even as NAPOLEON was, but the cams are somewhat different, and such

Tur question of how the map of Europe extreme action might result in defeating

TYPHOON WARNING.

The telegram quoted below was received

LATER.

is to be re-arranged after the war in the very object the Allies have is at the American Consulate General, over is already troubling a good many view. The creation of martyrs is always Hongkong, from the Manila observatory people. A suggestion has, it is said, been

It is doubtful whether at 4 p.m. yesterday- a bad principle. made in Germany that Belgium should democracy has reached sufficient strength Cyclone or Typhoon S. E. of Meiaco- be relinquished in return for the German in Germany to effect any revolution in sima. Dircetion unknown. colonies which have been captured by the the form of government; the deadening Allies, while from France comes the effect of militarism is yet too strong upon proposal that Germany should be driven

the people But with the natural im back over the Rhine and German Poland bo re-united with Russian and Austrian poverishment of the country consequent on the war, and the necessity for retrench- Poland to form a new Polish Kingdom.ment, it is to be hoped the power of milit- In England there is less inclination to arism will he checked and time given for count the chickens before they are

There are now 750 mombers of the Shanghai Branch of the Overseas Club.

Mr. D. MacHaffie, of Messrs. Jardine, Mathison & Co., has ben transferred from Hankow to Tsingtau:

A cyclops or typhoon B. E. of Naha, moving N.E. or E.N.E.:

CUSTOMS OFFICER KILLED BY SMUGGLERS.

A British employee of the Chinese hatched, but this, of course, dees not the people to awake from its influence

Maritime Customs Administration is imply that there is any doubt as to the Time will do the rest, result of the war, It simply means that

Mails for Europe i Siberia close reported to have been killed by smugglera off the coast between Macao and Chinsan. all the factors leading up to a settlement

He was about to board a junk which was are not yet available. Evon the certain to-day at 10 am, and at 3 pm.

suspected to be engaged in sotuggling ties of the war cannot help us to mater tain the final situation. Thus, it appears

operations, and as he rowed alongsida certain that Turkey will be driven out.

the smuggler he was shot dead. A of Europe, and that Constantinople will again fall into the hands of one of the

Chinese assistant, is also reported to have been killed. The smugglers were Christian Powers, but which Power this

armed with revolvers. The name of the will be we can only dimly guess, though As was anticipated, the tea sales, says a Englishman killed is given

as Martin- Russia seems the most likely possessor Lendon paper, have been characterised by presumably W. J. Martin, who was thọ provided the Dardanellas forts, are disa remarkable show of strength. We officer in charge of one of the revenue mantled and the Straits made neutral-

launches attached to the Lappa station. or it may he that a suggestion to establish

Some of the smugglers concerned in the a neutralised State which will sur

outrage are stated to liave been arrester, round the Marmora and the Straits at each of its ends might find favour, The German suggestion that the German potonics should be restored to her in return for Belgium will not find favour in England, firstly, becauss it would imply that Germany had some right to Belgium; and secondly, because it would give Germany a pretext for maintaining her navy above the strength neccesary for the defence of her coast-line. At the same time there is a certain amount of feeling that Germany should not be beaten to her knees, or, in the German phrase bled white. The Headmaster of one of the

should have to go back to 1879 to and a previous record of anything approaching the present conditions. Then exminen China Congou rose to 1s. par lb. that was due to a short speculative burst. Now the movement is due to deeper stated economic causes..

But

HONGH NG TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

Last evening a semi-final game was Captain James Dixon, Middlesex Regi ment, who fall on March 10th when load played in connection with the Profes- ing his men in an assault upon the Cersional Pairs, when the brothers Hancock of Neuve defeated Nisbet and Phillips, 6-3, 4-6, north-west man position

69. The winners now have to meet Chapelle, was a keen sportsman, an ex- cellent horseman and polo player. When Faichnic and Hattersly Smith in the with the 3rd Battalion he played three final. seasons in succession for the regimental team in the Hongkong Tournament, the

English public schools recently drew downtiment winning the West Kent Cup on

each occasion.

For their league game with the Club da Recreio on Saturday the Club will bo

and Linton, and Hall and Mean represented by Kent and Hewitt, Murphy