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THE
& Special Permit for the month of June Lo-take Boara os bosed their Ships at 10 PM and Alidaight, from BLAKE FIER only Tickets may be taken on board at $1.00 per
head.
Daring the daytime the Motor Laurch "JESS" will be available from QUEEN'S STATUE WHAEP for Putzengar to the turbour at the zipio tarms.
WILLIAM C. JACK & Co.. LT. Boagkung, 4th Jnus, 1015.
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HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB.
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tk Jano, 191%, commencing at 3.30 P.1,
The Charge of Admission will be 31 for others than Members of the HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB or GYMKHANA CLUB,
Soldiers and Sailors in uniforin Half-Price. The Committee invite the Ladies of Hongkong to be prosent.
Hongkong, 2nd June, 1816,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 4TH, 1915.
HOUSES TO LET
TO LET.
FURNISHED, including a splendid Piano, FURRE VIEW MORE
Quarters. containing & Booms, with ample Servants
Apply to
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD, Hongkong, lat June, 1815.
TO LET.
1025
1620
CHEAP SALE FOR 15 DAYS ONLY.
OND FLOOR No. 1, DUDDELL STREET,
for Offee or Dwellings. Apply within. Hongkong, lat June, 1915.
1616
BANKRUPTCY No. 63 or 1914.
Re CRUZ, BASIO & COMPANY IN THE Undersigned will eal at a Clearance
Hongkong,
Merchants.
FIRST DIVIDEND is intended to be Adeclared in the alarm stor.
Creditors who have not proved their Debts by the 4th day of July, 1915, will be excluded.
Dated this 4th day of June, 1915,
C. A. DA ROZA,
Trustee.
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BANKRUPTCY No. 48 or 1914.
"B" "The CHI-WO-& COMPANY, atoly carrying on Buried at No. 90, Wing Wo Lane, Victoria, Ifongkong, Ship-Owners, FIRST and FINAL DIVIDEND is intonded to be declared in the shore
rasttor.
Creditors who are not proved their Debis by the 4th day of July, 1916, will be excluded,
Dated this 4th day of June, 1915.
C. A. DA ROZA.
Trustee.
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ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE.
TENDERS are invited for the supply of
CARPENTERS, FITTERS, CAULKERS.
PLATERS,
PLUMBERS.
BLACKSMITES and HammesMEN, PAINTERY Had SORAPERS,
SHORMAKKER OF LEATHERWORKBEN,
to H.M. NAVAL YARD.
Forms of Tender can be obtained at ble Chief Constructor's Office, H.M. NAVAL YARD, Hongkong, and should be filed in and returned an Jadiented in Tender Form not later than NOON, SATURDAY, the 12th June,
C. D. J. BELL,
for Chief Constructor.
H.M. NAVAL YARD. Hongkong, 26th May, 1915.
G.
NOTICE.
R.
Cheap Sale Clothing Materials comprising the following:-Japanese Silk, Satin. Tafetta, English Satin. Umbrellas, Sunshades, Towels, Vairet, Velvetin and Sondries.
H. HIPTOOLA & Co., 13 and 1. D'Aguilar Street.
[014 Hongkong, lut Jacs, 1915,
FOR SALE.
All kinds of
POSTAGE
And other PHILATELIC GOODS, at Prices to suit any Boys. GRACA & CO..
FOREIGN ALBUMS,
CAINE ROAD, No.Jila. Hongkong, 1st April, 1915,
TO LET
BRITISH CONCESSION, SHAMEEN, CANTON.
UST Completing: Building of Modern J
Fire-Proof Structure; Electris Light and Hot and Cold Water Installation through- out. Good Ofoe and Godown accommodation. Three self-contained Flats. Occupation and July. Inspection invited.
Apply
STAMPS
T. E. GRIFFITH, LT,
Canton. Canton, 28th May, 1915.
[011
·TO LET.
1 (485
FFICES in ALEXANDRA BUILD-
INGS. Apply-..
SECRETARY, A. S. WATSON & Co., LTD. [38 Hongkong, 28th May, 1915.
NEW CARTRIDGES.
popular
English
B'In al Bore and Sixas,
Manufacturer
SMOKELESS POWDER and CHILLET SHOT. From No. 10 to SSSG, at 86, 87, and $7.50 per 100. BPORTING REQUISITAS and AIR GUNS in Variety.
Inspection Invited,
TO LET.
Hd BOSE TERRACE," Kowloon.
"OUSES ↳■ * TORRES BUILDINGS”
Apply to
SPANISH DOMINIDAN PROCURATION. Hongkong, 12th May, 1915.
[001
TO LET.
HOUSE at Observatory Villas, Kowloon,
Apply to
ARRATOON V. APCAB & Co. Hongkong, 16th March, 1915. [303
WM. SCHMIDT & Co.
1508 Hongkong, 4th February, 1915.
A
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ONCE.
1610
NY EUROPEAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in writing for per, mission to do so to the Provost MARBHAL Head Quartore Offices, at least 48 hours before the intended hour of departure, giving name, nationality, age, sex. height, complarion and econpation of the applicant, and stating the name of the steamer or other veel or the hour. of the train by which the applicant wishes to leave. Applicants should apply in person for their passss to the PROVOST LABSUAL at Head Quarters Office between the hours of 9 AM to 1 F.. and 2 r., to 4 P.M.-daily. Hongkong 26th January, 1915,
NOTICE.
1207
LL Persoas applying to the PROVOST A MARSHAL LOT Fasson are requested in future to apply between the hours oË Ô AM. 15 1 P.M. and 3 to 4 P,ne dailyjant
Hongkong, 16th February, 1918.
WANTED.
N EUROPEAN SECOND ENGINEER for H.M. Tag "Aras." Rate of pay $7.00 per day for seven days per week. Apply to Bagione Commander W. W. REED, Chist Engiaser, HM. Dockyard. Hongkong, Sed June, 1815.
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A LING & CO..
19, QUEEN'S BOLD CHYTRAL. QURNITURE AND PHOTO GOODS
STURE.
Photographie Gods of Every Description
In Stock Developing, Printing and Enlarging.
Canton ̈v Arbes in Various des
THE
DIRECTORY
AND
TO LET AT THE PEAK.
INTIMATION
still refused to recognise defeat, and in thoir desperation resolved to achieve success by the foulest means their devilish ingenuity could invent, since they could not achieve it by the means sanctioned by international law. But though they gained a temporary measure of succces stands for, Excellent, and anyone by insking use of clouds of poisonous who drinks our E PORT. Eg in order to gain what the valour of their troops failed to achieve, they SHERRY, E WHISKY have since lost whatever territory they filched by such means and they have con- or E BRANDY can be in
demned their army to undying disgrace no doubt that the letter
Einto the bargain. Recent news has shown that the Allied troops are now prepared signifies excellence of a high order to copa with this new lethal weapon, and once more the plans of the kultured and good value for money. By
Germans have been upset. On the seas buying in bulk from the very best Germany's failure has been even more complete than on land. The great High Sens Fleet, which before "The Day" actually dawned was expected to win for the Katsen the proud title of the Admiral of the Atlantic, has not dared to venture outside its fortified harbours in full strength to challenge British supremacy. Attempted raids on the British const by squadrons have proved costly and have evidently inspired the German Navy with a wholesom fear of the result of The an encounter in full strength. Naval authorities have long ago now
Arms, and bottling ourselves, we are
able to give our customers better ralue for money than we could by importing the same thing by the case. There is an old saying "Wines mature in bottle, Spirits in csak."
That is the raison d'être
of our magnificent wine vaults, which challenge comparison with anything
Sixty German soldiers loft Tientsin by the Tainpu Railway on the 25th ult. bound for Shanghai. "We do not see what use these mon can be in Shanghai, days-a-Tientsin paper.
On the occasion of his retirement, after 25 years' service as hen. editor of the Friend of Chine, Mr. Joseph Alexander, secretary of the Society for the Suppres sign of the Opium Trade, at the areal meeting on 26th inst., was presented with a testimonial from the Society.
In accordance with a Royal wish the birthday of King George passed of locally without any ceremony whatsoever. The majority of Hongkong people were-- released from business for the day, and, the weather proying fine, they spent it in the open air; golf, tennis, walking abroad, yachting and bathing...
We regret to record the death of Mrs. Chapman, wife of Mr. Robert Chapman, accountant' and storekeeper in the Medical Department. Mrs. Chapman, who had resided in the Colony many years, had been in a poor state of health for some time past and she passed away at the Victoria Hospital-yesterday after. Her death in deeply regréftel by neon. a large circle of Friends, and sincerce sympathy is felt for the bereaved husband
of the kind not only in Hongkongrested their hopes of bringing about the destruction of the British Empire by a but the Far East. There our wines
submarine blockade of the British const. are bottled off soon after they arrive, This so-called blockade has been in
Sir John Winfield Bonser, formerly hat our spirits, except for a small force, according to the German declare
cept for
tion, since February 18th. It is one more stock to meet dolly requirements, proof of the invincible optimistn of the Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements, Germans if they can still feel that the of 3, Eaton place, S.W., who died on are kept in wood. That is why our
British Empire is doomed to destruction December OthInst, aged 67 years, left, un- settled property of the gross value of spirits improve in quality, and by any such methods. With the meagre £51,309, with net personalty £27,701. The weeks of these efforts residue of the property is left in trust for pirits imported in ease do not. Our results of ten
before him, we notice, however, that his wife for life or widowhood, and then customers get the benefit of that
of FLAMM, Professor a Dr.
Ship as to one-half in trust for each of the the Technical High testator's children, Joyce and Phebe. In increment in value, as we charge Construction at
School at Charlottenburg,
was able
the event of the failure of these trusts, nothing for it. We sordially invite
to write an extraordinarily optimistic the residue is to go to Christ's College, our enstomer to pay a visit of article on the subject at the beginning Cambridge, for founding scholarships for
-poor and deserving students. iospection to our wine vaults, and of May for the Vossiche Zeitung in the course of which he writes of Germany's entisfy themselves that the above in prospects in the following terms :—~~ no idle newspaper puff,
TO. 2, STEWART TEBRACE, A. S. NFarnished and newly done up.
Apply.
H E. POLLOCK,
Prince's Buiking. Hongkong, 20th Juanary, 1915.
CHRONICLE A
FOR CHINA, JAPAN, ETC. FOR THE YEAR
1915.
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Hongkong, 18th March, 1916.
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From 1st March.
LODOWN, No. 6, Duddall Street. Apply A. B. AVANIA,
Care of E. PARANBY,
No. 1, Daddell Street.
(214 Hongkong, 2nd February, 1915.
TO LET.
66
DISHOP'S LODGE SOUTH," No. 11
LODGfarmabed, 5 Boems,
"SHORNCLIFFE." Garden Road (Bowen
Road Jovel), 6 Rooms Furnished.
HOUSE
TO LET.
in
Knutsford Terrios
APE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT & AGENCY Co., Ian, Hongkong, let March, 1915.
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TO LET.
Kimberley
INDSOR LODGE,"
with Tennis Court
"PENYRHEW” Minden Bow, Kowloon, 6-Roomed House with Tennis Court.
WATSON
& CO., LTD.
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
jun,, of Shanghai,
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LONDON OFFLON: 151, Fiat Brainz, E.C.
Anybody who wants to fight England. must not attempt it by striving to bring against England larger and more nummer ous battleships and cruisers. That would be not only anwise; but also very costly.
He must try another method, which makes England's great sea power completely illusory, and gives it practically opportunity for activity. This method Is the cutting-off of imports by submarine
fizets.
News has reached Shanghai of the dentis at the front of Mr. G. U. Robins, of the firm of Messrs. Brand Bros. & Co., Ltd. He was attached to the East Yorkshires,
in which regiment he held the rank of Captain. The late Mr. Robins was recoin- mended for a coramission in December by HM.'s Minister to Peking and left with the first batch of officers on Christmas Let it not be said that the attain Day. For some months prior to leaving ment of this end requires a very great, he had been lieutenant of the Special deal of material. England, as can easily Reserve, B.V.C., and he served in the he se'n from the map, possesses a fairly limited number of river mouths and ports South African war; resigning his commis-
sion on the termination of hostilities for rapid development of her great over- sen trada Beginning in the north-east, He was well-known in Shanghai and they those on the east coast are mainly the Firth of Forth, the mouths of the Tyneousports, having visited the Far East on and Humber, and then the Thames; in several occasions during the past fifteen the south, Portsmouth, Southampton, years. His chief sport, says the Mercury. and Plymouth, with some neighbouring was that of polo, and he represented harboury; in the west, the Bristol
DEATH. CHAPMAN-At Victoria Hospital, Hong kong, on the 3rd instant, ANNIE ELIZABETH the wife of ROBERT CHAP
[832 MAN, Medical Department. CUBINY.-Killed in action, at Shaiba, Persian Gulf, April 14th, DONALD OUSENY, Lient. 2nd Botth. Dors Regiment, son of late Alex. Cuenny, Channel, the Mersey, the Solway, and the Shanghai against Hongkong in an inter- Clyde. Those are the entries that have port match several years ago. He was a "W Read, Kowloon, & Hoomed House Hong KONG OPTION: 104, DES VOU ROAD U. to be blocked in order to cut off imports metiiber of most of the local clubs, and on in a way that will produes. the full the receipt of the news of his death the impression. For this purpose 130 of the submarings of to day fully suffice, so that flag at the Shanghai Club was lowered the goal is within reach. Marcave, the to half-mast Deceased acted for a brief
Commissioner Land
** development of this arm wi'l enormously period increase its value, and so, come what may, England must reckon with the fact that her world-supremacy cann much longer exist, and that the strongest navy can mako no difference. When once the invisible necktie is round Johr Bull's neck, his breathing will soon cease, and the task of sucessfully putting this necktie on him is solely a question of. technica" progress and of time, which now moves so fast,
2 and 3, MINDEN VILLAS, Kowloos, 5.Roomad Houses with Tennis Court.
FOUR-BOOMED HOUSES In Gordon Terrson and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon.
FLATS in Nathan Rood, Kowloon,
A FLAT in Humphrey's Buildings, Kowkon. Apply
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
Co., LTD., Alexandra Boildings. Hongkong, 18th May, 1915,
[580
TO LET HConduit Bond.
OUSES in CLIFTON GARDENS,
OFFICES, facing the Harbour between the Hongkong Club and Post Oftes,
56, TRE PEAK THE RETREAT” 21, WONG-NEL-CHONG ROAD, GODOWNS, New Prays, Kennedy Town, GODOWNS, si Wanchal Rond Apply, eta,
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD., Hongkong, 1st April, 1916
TO LET
139
ONE LARGE SHOP in Queen's BFFICES In Sr. G'S BUILDING Central (opposite Hongkong Hotel),
Becond Floor, Overlooking Horbozr No 2 CAMERON VILLAS, 82, Tyn immediate possesion.
Apply Tomis PRAK (Furnished)
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co Hongkang, ård December, 1814.
"WOODBURY," No. 4, Hankow _Read,
Kowloon
No. 1, CAMERON VILLAS, No, 61, THE PEAK, Furnished. Immediate possersion.
No. 3, DES TŒUX VILLAS, 52, Moont
Kellett, The Peak (Furnished or Unfurnished),
TELEPHOND-1219,--—.
Hongkong, 4th Wəbenary, 1935.
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►
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(Chinese Daily Prens),
PUBLISHED DAILY
ts. the oldest and still inima-asurably the bes Advertidag mediors among the Native Community, Established for ever FIFTY YEARS tralates largely throughout Southern Chisa
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Terms for Advertising(Translation free) on be obtained at the Oflee 10a, Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong, 131, Flest Street, Tonlen or from the differant Arenta.
Trotments translated frons or Inde Claudes! ne Colloquial Chinese
No. 26, BELILIOS TERRACE, with
V
TO LET.
THE GROUND FLOOR of No. 6, by Madame Gains, ste
DES
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JUNE 4TH, 1915,
PLANS MADE IN GERMANY,
Is everything in the war had turned out just be
the German theorists had calculated, the struggle would have been over long ago; bat calculations made
But tire does not move fast enough to
in Germany" are continually proving enable Germany to "put the necktie on unreliable. To begin with, the Gorman JOHN BULL's neck" in the present war. Like most German plans, this one works War Lords found they had made an
on paper than in actual extremely grave error
in ignoring out better altogether the military strength of the practice. Tims and technical progress Belgians; they made a still more serious are not Ceranan monopolice, and we have of no doubt that while they may enshlo miscalculation when they talked walking over Bir JOHN FRENCH's "cou- Germany to build more submarins they the will at the same time enable Great Britain temptible little Army"; ther plans for an imposing entry of the to find more effective means of rendering KAJAEL into Paris within six weeks from them ineffective. -the commencement of the war were upact; and when, after they had recovered somewhat from the blow to their ambitions received in the battle of the Marne, they began to prepare, with the complete confidence born of the valour of ignorance, for the captars of Calais as a base for a move upon London, they but invited another proof that their calculations were falla-
Shanghui.
CARGO OF TEA DETAINED.
GERMAN EMBARGO REMOVED.
In H.M.'s Supreme Court at Shangbai last week, before Bir Havilland de Sausmarez (Judge) the case was continued regarding a shipment of tea which is at prescat being held by a British-company in Shanghai to the order of German subjects." The plaintiffs were Vve. A
A. K. Craddock), made a claim again Caroire Fils, who, by their attorney (M the Shanghai and Hongkow Wharf (X). Ltd., as follows;--!
For a declaration that the plaintiffs are entitled to possession of certain cargo shipped under bill of lading for carriage from Calcutta to certain places in Bussin by way of Shanghai, which cargo, in of consequence of the abandonment voyage, is now held by the defendants as
A mal for Europe 4 Siberie closes warehousemen to the order of German subjects: The particulars attached to the writ ware: 312 cho ta of tea for- to-day at 4 p.m.
Moscow, and 198 and 65 chests of ten for Tacheliabinsk.
President Wilson has indicated his willingness to act as umpire in the Arbitration Treaty between the Nether lands and China.
Lieutenant Walter R. Barker, Cornwall
Mr. G. H. Wright appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. A. C Holborow for defendants. Ma
No.. 27, BELILIOS TERRACE, with || VŒUX BOAD CENTRAL, ozeacted cious. After nine months of wan theyLight Infantry, who served with the 2nd tea from three firms carrying on business
entrance in Conduit Road. In very good order. BOOMS, suitable for Offices, 1st Floor,
Queen's Road CentreL
WESTWARD HC." Boatan Road. *EUGESFORD," Nos. 124, Tas PEAK, Unfurnished (6 Booms), from 1st May, 1916
'No. 6, THE PRAX, Unfurnished
(6 Rooms).
ROOMR in BEACONSFIELD and 55, ELGIN TERRACE.
HOGATE Austin Road, Kowloon.
NAZ DES VOUS VILLÁS, 61, FEAK (Unfurnished),
BOOMB, wilable for Oloss, on the Fast Floor of No. 3, Daddell Street,
No.59, THE PEAK & CAMERON VILLAS Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
Bed Floor, Aleeandis Baldinge Hongkong, 2nd April, 1926:
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Apply to
DAVID BASSOON & Co., Lav, Hongkong, 10th February, 1915,
1272
the
Battalion at Hongkong, has been pro- are compelled to ruminate on
He is serving at the palateable fact that since they were moted captain.
front. held in check on the Marns and driven
The engagement is unnoticed betwe back they have not won a single victory, but have been steadily losing ground. Mr. John Armstrong, of Batchelor's Ha!! This consideration has made them "vie Hunden, Suffolk, formerly of the Charter with the Dervishes" in their methods ofed Bank of India, Australia, and China, 10 LET, the South-Wort portion of the warfare The Hague Convention has and Winifred, only daughter of the lal THE FLOOR incinding Treantry — Grand Floor, lately in costipation of the heen for the Germans, but one more Rev. Henry Falcon Gipps, MA, for German Bank.
QUEEN'S BUILDING,
GODOWN, No. 9, Ice House Birsel, apply to
scrap of paper to be disregarded if some time vicar of Hundon, and of Mr
it should serve their purpose Defeated Gipps, and granddaughter of Comman THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-gain and again while they adhered to Francis Osburn, R.N., of Wensley.
MENT & AGENCY Co, La
the recognised methods of warfare, they Emsworth, Hampshire. Hongkong, 1st March, 1816,
1.
Mr. Wright said that before the declaration of war his clients purchased in Calcutta for shipment to Moscow. There was no other interests in the tea The ten except that of the plaintiffs. was held by the defendants for a German arm, whose interest was merely that of It was brought to transhipping agents. Shanghai by one of the B.I. boats, and was going to be shipped to Russia by ove of the Rickmer Line steamere, for which Co. were agents. When the Indo-China the German firm of Driedrichsen and Co. attempted to obtain redelivery they were refused, the reason given being that on the cargo as being contraband of war, the Gerican Consul had put an embarga Evidence was then given by Mfr: Crad His Lordship entered judgment for the dock, also by Mr. Heard of the I-C. Co. plaintiffs.
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