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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB,

GYMKHANAMEETING

THE SECOND will be held at HARTT VALLEY on SATURDAY, the 5th June, 1915, commencing at 3.30 rm.

-The Charge of Admission will be 81 for others than Members of the HONGKONG JOCKEY": CLUB OF GYNKITANA CHUD.

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform Half-Frico. The Committee invite the Ladies of Hongkong

to be present

Hong kong, 2nd June, 1916,

A

WANTED.

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, JUNE 380, 1915

TURNISHED, including a splendid Plano, FAIR VIEW, NO 3 Robinson Road, containing G Rooms, with ample Servanta” Quartore.

Apply to

DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD. [G13 Hongkong, 1st June, 1915.

INTIMATION

stands for Excellent, and sayone The drinks our E PORT. E SHERRY. E WHISKY or E BRANDY can be in doubt that the letter E signifies excellence of a high order and good value for money. By

TO LET

1625

ND FLOORNO. İ, DUDDELL STREET,

for Office or Dwellings. Apply within. Hongkong, Ist June, 1916.

20

1816

N EUROPEAN SECOND ENGINEER for UM. Tag "ALA" Rate of pay $7.00 per day for seven days per week. Apply to Engineer Commander W. W. REED. Chief Eaglorer, HM. Dockyard. Boagong, 3rd June, 1916.

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FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION

OF BONGKONG.

KING'S BIRTHDAY

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all FIRE INSURANCE OFFICES will

N

be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Husiness

TO-DAY (THURSDAY),

3rd June.

By Order,

Hongkong, 2nd Jang, 1915.

TO LET.

BRITISH CONCESSION, SHAMEEN,

CANTON

TUST Completing Building of Modern Fire-Proof Strastero; Electric Light and Hot and Cold Water Installation through- oat.

Good Offco and Godown socominodation. Three self-contained Flate. Occupation and July. Inspection invited.

Apply

the

T. E. GRIFFITH, LTD.,

Canton. Canton, 28th May, 1915.

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AR. LOWE, "Secretary.

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MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION. OF HONGKONG.

KING'S BIRTHDAY.

TOTICE 19 HEREBY GIVEN that all ̈

NOTICE IS HERERANCE OFFICES

will be CLOSED for the Transaction of

TO LET.

FFICES in ALEXANDRA BUILD-

OINGS

·Aprir-

SECRETARY. A.-S. WATSON & Co., LTD. (50 Hongkong, 25th fay, 1916.-

TO LET [OUSES in "TORRES BUILDINGS" Public Basiness TO-DAY (THURSDAY) ROSE TERRACE," Kowloon.

and Apply to

the 3rd June.

By Order,

Hongkong, 2nd June, 1915,

A. R. LOWE,. „Secretary."

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SPANISH DOMINICAN PROCURATION. Hongkong, 12th May, 1915,

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A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTIETH ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company faince its registration) will be held at the HONGKONG OTEL, Hongkong, TO-DAY (THURSDAY), 3rd day of June, 1915, si NOON, for the purpos of receiving the Report of the General Managers together with a Statement of Acasunts to the 31st December, 1914.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the dist May, to FRIDAY, the 4th June, 1915, both days inclusive, daring which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & BON,

General Managert. Hongkong, 5th May, 1916.

NOTICE.

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TO LET. HOUSE at Observatory Villas, Kowloon Apply to-"

ARRATOON V. APCAR & Co. -

(393 Hongkong, 16th March, 1916,

TO LET AT THE PEAK.

TO. 2, STEWART TERRACE,

Farnished and newly done up

HL É. POLLOCK, Apply......

Prince's Building Hongkong, 20th January, 1815,

R

A Kowloon,

HOUSE

TO LET.

in

Knutsford

Terrace

LL Persons applying to the PROVOST MARSHAL for Passes are requested in

fature to apply between the bound al ́Î ̈à

to

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

Hongkong, 16th February, 1915.

Sir MATTHEW NATHAN came to the con clusion that the only way in which the Hongrong subsidiary coinage could be rehabilitated, was by the general public following the example of the Govern ment offices in refusing to accept Chinese coins, That the Chinese coinage should he made illegal and abolished is not practicable," be informed the SECRETARY OF STATE.To make it punishable by law to posses such evin or to offer or accept payments in them would fill the gaels of the Colony and at the same time would deal a serious, if not mortal, blow to the large traffic and petty trade which goes on between Hongkong and Canton.. As your lordship is doubtless aware, some

The second Gymkhana of the season takes place at the Happy Valley Saturday.

од

AMONG THE FLOWERS- AND FROGS.

A YEAR IN THE BOTANICAL

·GARDENS..

Generally

beautiful

The Han, Treasurer of the Alice Memo-

speaking the rial and Affiliated Hospitals begs to ge knowledge with thanks the following inhabitants of the Botanical Garden had donation to the funds of the Hospitals:quite a good time last year, and the annual report of the Botanical and ..$50 A. Ross & Co (Special)

Forestry Department, though it looks quite a dry, technical affair, contains a The Bishop of Victoria has written to lot of interesting items of the year's work the Chaplains in charge of English among the flowers and foliage. No cruel Churches drawing their attention to the typhoons came to ruthlessly crush the fact that the Archbishops of Canterbury areations of nature which, favoured with and York have given instructions that plenty of sunshine, were able to blessani on Juno 6tlu (next Sunday) appeals be forth in all their glory. But what made to church people to support the interests a novice more than anything else.

buying in bulk from the very best. 4,000 people daily come and go between National demands in this time of crisis. in the annual reports on the gardens are

Grms, and bottling panelves, we are able to give our ezstomers better value for money than we could by

case. There is on old saying "Wines. mature in bottle, Spirite in cash

ddre

of That is the raison. our magnificent wine raulls, which challenge comparison with anything of the kind not only in Hongkong

the two places. For currency purposes Hongkong is, and must remain, an integral portion of the Chinese Empire, and it is no mora possible to exclude Chinese subsidiary coin from the Colony importing the same thing by the than it is to excludes dollars and establish a gold currency thera". Yet, what has months ago that is to say, within-six happened? A littis more than twelve years after this oracular pronouncement was made-the Government by legislation cleared the Colony entirely of foreign coins. A short period was allowed to clapse betüren the passing of the Ordinance and its coming into operation, so that tro Chinese might prepare them solves for the change, and when at last it enme into force we found the Chinese clicy it. So far perfectly ready to from the gaols of the Colony being Biled by offenders against this law, that a single

bat the Far East. There our wines --are bottled off soon after they arrive, but our spirits, except for a small stook to mest daily requirements are kept in wood. That is why our spirits improve in quality, and spirits imported in case do not. Our customers get the benefit of that increment in vaine, as we charge nothing for it. We cordially forite car onstomers to pay a visit of inspection to our wine vanits, and satisfy themselves that the above is no idle nowspaper puff.

Though he considers that the majority of British subjects in this Colony are show ing by their enthusiasm and self-scorifice that they do not need any appeal from the pulpit, he feels they will wish the services on Sunday next to be in accord with those in the home Churches and he asks that the National Anthem and other suitable hymns and prayers be used. The Bishop will preach at the Cathedral on Sunday morning.

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the stupendous names with which quite dainty little flowers are burdened. The writer, being a most ignorant admirer of a Bougainvillen flowers, would hesitate before accepting an invitation to 603. spectabilis, for instance, or a Lager. stroemia indicu. The latter savours o much of a country which has just our love and respect that it would possess real terrors. Yet they are only lovely flowers like our dainty mauve friend in Statue Square, the Bauhinia Blakeana. For some razon or other the. Poinciana vegin and the Paulownia Fortunei defused to flower-probably due to fear of war or typhoons. The Poinsettias risked every- thing and made a gorgeous show.

ca parte application that the deportation order made against a Chinese clerk employed at the office of Messrs d'Alnada & Mason be set aside again came before the Full Count yesterday. Tho Attorney-General said he had con-

But even-flowers have their own little. sented provisionally to the hearing of the

wars wornjen, it would seem. The raport application that morning, though the minimum of two days' notice had not been notes that the Nun Lilies, poor delicate cumplied with, but he regretted to say inoffensive orchids, by the way, were that he was not in a position to argue the brutally attacked by a fungus with most cass that day, and asked their lordships disastrous results to their general decora ariel" or even to adjourn it. He suggested that hondative appearance. diaryllas, not the one

we are Not WATC

по necessary. proscention has been ean it be said that this new enrrency law has dealt a "serious" blow to the large traffic ail tty trade which goes on between Hong kong and Canton. We think it can quite safely be asserted that it has ant made the smallest difference. Does not this one lact in itself very strongly suggest that the difficulties in the way of the adoption. of a Gxed dollar for Hongkong are great- ly exaggerated! The object in view in excluding foreign subsidiary coin from the Chlony is to rehabilitate the Hong- kong coins and maintain them at a

S. WATSON fixed value in relation to the dollar. In

& CO., LTD.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

BIRTH.

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principle there is not a long step between

Mr. F. C.

next would be convenient. Jenkin (for the proposed leporice) said at the fair, but very beautiful all tho that would be convenient to him, but ret same, not only made a splendid show, to his client. He renewed his application but was responsible for a quantity of seed for bail, and bail was graated in 82,000, from which "a stock of young plants bas the hearing being fixed for Monday at been raised:" The lovely mauve tinted Bauhinia Blakeana, however, easily led 10.30 a.m,

the way among the flowers, for the report. says that this is still the best winter- flowering tree in the Colony, and during the year no less than sixty "layers" were taken from the trees in the Gardens, and there are now beautifying different parts- of Hongkong and the New Territories.

The young Yet another little war, and innocent Cassia Fistula trocs in the

WAR AND DELIVERY OF

GOODS.

AN INTERESTING SUMMARY COURT JUDGMENT.

In the Summary Court yesterday,Old Garden were attacked by a green The bruto's ancestry was Mr. F. A. Hazeland, Puise Judge, caterpillar. delivered an interesting fadgroent in the traced and it was found to hail from the action in which On Hing, trader of butterfly Catopailia pomona. Leaves of. 162 Wellington Street, claimed from G. violets in pots were missed by the green Martini, a merchant of King's Building, caterpillar, but had to face attacks by

Apply HONGKONG LAND INVEST. | CARPENTER.-At Kirtlington, Oxfordshire. of Keangtung a year or two ago delivery of twelve bases of Lamia brand, hailed from a butterfly; the Arggris.

MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD. Hongkong, 1st March, 1015.

"W

TO LET

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Kimberley 66X7INDSOR LODGE,

Head; Kowloon, 6-Roomed Hous CHEAP SALE FOR 15 DAYS ONLY. with Tennis Court.

HE Undersigned will soll at Clearanas T

Cheap Sale Clothing Mate inls comprising the following:Japanese Silk, Satin, Tafelts, English Satin, Umables, Sunshades, Towels, Velvet, Velvetin and sndries.

B.IPTOOLA & Co.. 13 and 15. D'Aguilar Street.

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Hongkong, Int June, 1918,

FOREIGN

FOR SALE.

All kinds of

POSTAGE ALBUMS

and other

PHILATELIC GOODS.

STAMPS

* Prices to wait soy Bayswė.

GRACA & CO..

CAINE ROAD, NOSILA

Hongkong, 1st April, 1915.

NEW CARTRIDGES,

Popular

Finglah

Binal Botes and Bises.

"PENYRHEW," Minden Row, Kowloon, 8.Roomed House with Tennis Court

2 and 3, MINDEN VILLAS, Kowloon, 5.Roomed Houses with Tomnis Court.

FOUE-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon Tarrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon, FLATS in Nalkan Road. Kowloon, A FLAT in Humphrey's Buildings, Kowloon. Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

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

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TO LET TOUSES in CLIFTON GARDENS, H

Conduit Road. OFFICEE, facing the Harbour between the Hongkong Club and Fost Office,

68, THE PEAX "THE BETREATIE 21, WONG NEI-CHONG ROAD, GODOWNS, Now Pays, Kennedy Town. GODOWNS, Wanchal Road, Apply

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

188 Hongkong, 1st April, 1915.

TO LET.

to Mr. and Mrs. E. W. a son. (By cable).

CARPENTER,

нет

HONGKONG OFFIon: 104, Das Vaux BOLD G. LONDON Ownica: 181, FIRE: BIRKE, E.C.

The Daily Press

HONGKONG, JUNE 3RD, 1915.

THE CURRENCY OF THE COLONY.

It was made very evident in the little symposium of views on the question of

colonial subsidiary ooinage of fixed value (while Chinesa subsidiary coins continue to fluctuate in value) and a colonial dollar of fixed value. Experi: anes gues to slww that the Chinese would readily adapt themselves to the sifuation. Even when the provincial currency notes

stood at gmething like 40 per cent, below the value of the Hongkong bank note and ths silver dollar, Hongkong's trade suffered no mortal blow because Hong- kong notes were not depreciated to the same level. We believe with Mr. Ho Tugs that this fear of striking a serious or mortal blow at the trade of the Colony by the adoption of a fixed dollar for Hongkong is a more bogey. The real difficulty that now. stands in the way of a change of currency, wo imagine, is the necessity for a loan for the purpose, and in these days when the war as making such heavy demands on the financial resources of the Empire a question of that character

the sum of $1,000, for damages for non.

red and black brutes, both of whom

sold to the plaintiff ander a contract hyperlitus in this instance. That sourals dated May 21st, 1014.

ferocious and brutal onough, nt-any-rate. In the course of his judgment, bis et this is not the end of the story of Lordship said he found, as a fact, that these little nature wars, The white the goods, which were the subject matter had a say, and as the result of

depredations a large and handsome of the action, had not arrived owing to the existence of the war, that owing to

Thers was a fearful slaughter of frogs, the war the following conditions are in Aruncuria excelso was laid low. existence.-(4), an irregular arrival of wool from Australia; (b), a difficulty in whose incessant croaking throughout the is noticeable that the report deals with obtaining dyes; (c), a lack of tonnage; night brought about their massacre. It (d), Italy, where the goods where to come from, was mobilized and was short this sanguinary picge of business in such of hands; (e), there was a prohibition idyllic surroundings in the following cold-blooded manner. In the spring with respect to the exportation of spumenths the basin at the base of the foun-

a fixed standard of currency for Hong would have yo y little chance of sympathe wool from England; (f), there was a protain in the Old Garden becomes the home

the consideration.

be

Lown

on

In accordance

occasion this

with 1↓

hibition with respect to the exportation of manufactured wool from Italy..

of many frogs, and as they keep up their eroaking all night long

.8

Kuny

kong which we published last week that

The plaintiff was told of the non- the opinion generally prevails that,

THE KING'S BIRTHDAY.

as possible are caught and destroy- however greatly we may all wish for a

Today is the birthday of HM King arrival at due date, and also that the stable currency, we cannot move in the

His Majesty soma weeks ago war, and he said that be would wait with for!" When we remember that in the matter apart from China. Of all the busi- George V., who reaches the fiftieth year goods were being delayed owing to the ed. Last spring about 500 were accounted nos men whose views on the subject were of his age.

but goods had never arrived in-the-Colony, turns, if even only lightly, to thoughts of canvassed, Mr. Ho Tung stood alone in the mids known his wish that Hags should respect of the delivery of the goods. The Spring fancy, according to the posts, belief that a fixed dollar for Hongkong at no dinners, reviews, salutes or and plaintiff was told that they might love, the lats of the frogs scoms absolute is a perfectly feasible idea and would other celebration should take place arrive at any time. He was of opinion 13 brutal. 500 Frogs ruthlessly slaughter- local ordi- that the case had to be decided having ed because they serenaded the moon and assist, rather than destroy, the Colony's prosperity. We must confess to some

hance the day in Hongkong is a Bankgard to one of the conditions in the stars, presumably! Or, influenced by astonishment that so many of our leading Hiday, but apart from this there is tract, which was as follow: If spring, their toughts may, quite natur; business men are so profoundly obsessed day bou of the occasion. Neverthecargo does not arrive within the svipu ally, have turned to thoughts of love, and with the idea that for Hongkong to this is a year in which every loyal lated time, buyer, on notification, has at their creaking may really have been but once to avail himself of the option to the result of love-making in an old world possess a currency different from that of British subject will think of the King o ManufacturersFond Floor, Orerlocking Harbour and prosperity of the Colony Ms. Ho

FFICES in Br. GEORGE'S BUILDING China would be disastrous to the trahis birthday and more fervently than prolongate or to cancel the contrast." fountain silvered by moonlight; surely ever wish long life to His Majesty, and Flaintiff elected to wait, and, that being a pardonable outburst in such softening. so, he had to wait until the seller was in surroundings. And 500 of them were immediate possession.

Tuxo, in the interview with bin publish pray God to

a position to supply the goods under the dragged from their fairy-home and ded Apply to

contract. His lordship said he had way to be butchered, and, quita prob SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. ed in the Daily Preas of Monday Inst

obtained from one of the leading Eng ably to be subsequently served up as an Hongkong, 3rd December, 1914

recalled that similar views widely pre-

lish firms in the Colony their form of edibles delicacy at West Point! vailed when the idea of excluding Chinese

The report did not stop here, but all contract, and the condition in that con interest in it for the writer ceased siter subsidiary coin from this Colony was first mooted with the object of rehabilitating the Colony's own coinage. This reference rack us as being very pertinet to the

The fortnightly whist drive of the R.N.buyer has no claim an account of dor- subject under discussion, and we should

arrival of the goods, and either party like to recall to the recollection of the Dockyard Recreation Club was held in

shall be at liberty to rescind the con- few more facts in thie Chaplain's room in the Yard last community connection with the subsidiary crinage evening. There was a large attendance, tract, 14 days grace to be allowed which the Germans are wrangling about, e been credited to many composers, notably, agitation. It will be renumbered and the usual 24 hands were played. The would be seen that that condition was can be traced back for centuries, and has by many raders that the deprecia prizes, were distributed by Mr. Bearne to much more stringent in its terms, than and certainly appropriately if there is tion OE the Colony's subsidiary the following winners:-Ladis-1, Mrs. the condition of the contract con- anything is a name to Dr. John Bull. National anthem is undoubtedly due to coinage was a question which received Wall, 2, Mrs. Cochrane; 3, rerned in this case. He was opin But the honour of wedding the words much attention during the Governorship Edwards. Gents.-1, Mr. McKechnic; 2ion that the plaintiff, haying elected and music together and calling them the of Bir MATTHEW NATHAN. There were Mr. Puckett 3, Mr. Gast. The hidden to wait, must wait until the defendant Carey, of Bally in our Alley fDTHS number prizes were awarded to Mrs, was in a position to deliver the goods. who boldy published thera both as his own for a pension on the strength of his Committees of investigation, and much Stonyer and Mr. Windebank (the Hon

father's authorship. official correspondence on the subject Secretary). The next drive takes plac: Judgment was given for the defendant 1712 And later on his son petitioned

SMOKELESS POWDER and CHILLET 6802. From No. 10 to 888G, st 86, 87 and $7.50 per 100, SPORTING REQUISITES and AIR GUNS in Variety.

Inspection Invited.

WE. SCHMIDT & Co.

(509 Hangkong, 4th February,¡1918.

LING & CO., 19, Que's Bead Chitral. FURNITURE AND PHOTO GOODS

STORE. Photagraphic Goods of Every Description

In Stock! Developing, Printing and Enlarging. Canton arbles in Various Shade

FRESH [219.

Henghong, 4th February, 2015.

TO LET.

THE GROUND FLOOR of No. & DEE TEUX ROAD CENTRAL, oxcupied by Madame Gains, sto

Apply to

DAVID SASSOON & Co., Lan. 1272 Hongkong, 10th February, 2015.

QUEEN'S BUILDING,

TO LET the Booth West porklog of th FIRST FLOOR. Including Traseury Ground Floor, lately in occupation of the Gaman Banks.

GODOWN, N. & The Home Survet Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY Co. LTD.

185 Hongkong, Int March, 1815,

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Send him victorious,

Happy and Glorious, Long to reign over

A mail for Europe vin Siberia closes tract with respect to non-arrival of goods reading of the cruel fate of these 500 at due date was as follows: If goods frogs, simply because they crooked at do not arrive within stipulated time, night.

to-morrow at 4.p.m.

on the 16th June:

with coste,

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM,

The tub of God Save the King,"