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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE EASTERN EXTENSION "AUS- TRALASIA AND CHINA TELE-

GRAPH CO., LTD.

CENDERS of TELEGRAMS are hereby

Notified that from the ist July, 1910, antil further Notics, the Currener Charges for Telugrates will be collected at the Bate of $0.49 to equni Franc 1.00.

J. M. BECK,

Saperintendent. Hongkong, 21st June, 1915.

THE GREAT NORTHERN TELE- GRAPH COMPANY, LTD.

HONGKONG, STATION.

CUREENCY CHARGES ON TELEGRAMS.

VENDERS of TELEGRAMS are hereby Notiflod that from the 1st of JUL7, 1915, until further Notice, the Currency Charges for Telegrams will be collerted at the Rate of 80.45 to equal Franc 1.00.-

R. C. BLACK,

Superintendent. Hoogkong, 3 let June, 1915.

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THE HONGKONG ICE CO., LTD.

NOTICE.

INTIMATIONS

NOTICE.

THE 6 PER CENT. INTERNAL LOAN '7 OF THE 3RD YEAR OF THE

CHINESE REPUBLIC (19)-1). —-— -

Public are hereby notified that the SECOND PAYMENT OF INTEREST of the 6% Internal Loan of the 3rd gear of the Chiuse Republle (1814) will fall das on the 30th of June of this year. With the exception of the detaid regulations, governing tha Payment of Interest of the Loan, which have been published in the Government Gurette and

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 21st, 1915.

HOUSES TO LEF

TO LET AT THE PEAK.

| FHOP FLAT, FURNISHED, 2 LARGE TROOMS Dressing Boom, Bathrooms, usa of Nursery, Dry Room, Kitchen, Servants' Quarters, Telephone, Inalesive $100 per month.

"NIC Apply

Care of "Daily Preas" Office. Hongkong, 19th June, 1916.-

TO LET

INTIMATION

BY APPOINTMENT.

[678 WATSON'S

which has be printed for the information of I Ground, ROOMS suitable for Ofis

the Public by all the establishments authorised for the Payment of Interest, the following important points are hereby published for general information :--

1. The date when the Payment of Interest

begins:

30th Jane, 4th Year of the Chinese

Republic

2. The Orgnas authorised for the Payment of

Interest:

a. All Magistrates' Tamers,

6. The Head and Branch Offices of the BANK OF CHINA and of the BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS.

The Reliable Agents of the above-

mentioned two Banke

4. All Maritime Customs Offices.

3. The Methods for the Claiming of Interest. The Public when Claiming for the Interest must eat down the matured Coupons and prossed to any of the above-mentioned Orgaon with the 1 Coupons Therald Orgaunafler examining the said Coupons will thon Pay the Interest and retain the Conpone so paid. But the holders of $1,000 Bonds and of $10,000 Bonds must not cut down the Coupons themselves, as the said Bonds have to be examined fimt by the Organs concerned.

0"

WINGES INCREASED COST of fasid

Manufacture, &c., it has been decided to raise the Price ofICE to 14 cents per lb, as from 1st July neszi.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,

Gezeral Managern. -

[076 Hongkong, 16th June, 1915,

HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY, LIMITED.

ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the HONGKONG HAMWAY Co., LTD., will be hold at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON Co., Lro, Pedder Street, Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY, 23rd June, 1916, at Nook, to transset this Ordinary Business of the Company.

By Order of the Board,

J. J. STODDART KENNEDY, Beoretary,

Hongkong, 21st Inas, 1915,

The Matured Coupons can be used a cash in Paymeat of Land Tax. The Interest of the Coupons is expressed in term of Big Dollar, " and If it is required to be converted lato Thels or Copper Cash, then the Rate of Exchange for different distriate will be decided and posted in consplecious places by the various Financial. Bareaux concerned..

The blank Coupon No. 1 of each Bond must be cut down at the time when the Coupon No. 2 is presented for paymont in sasher for payment of Land Tax and to be handed over for can. cellation together with Coupe No. 2. The Public are requ sted to read over the detailed regulations governing the payment of interest, which are obtainable at all authorised Organs above-mentioned.

'N CHATER ROAD, facing the Cricket

Apply to

"X. Y. Z:" Cars of" Dally Prosa" Offlce, Hongkong, 18th June, 1915,

TO LET.

істо

STONEVILLE No. 163, Wanchai

Small Garden, Splendid View of the Harbour. TWO GODOWNS at Wanchai, Nov. 8 and 8, Cross Laus (formerly occupied by Meyerink & Co.)-

D. F., Apply

Cars of" Daily Press "Ofea. Hongkong, 14th June, 1915,

TO LET-AT THE PEAK. TILL THE END OF SEPTEMBER.

[681

TO 2 STEWART TERRACE

Furnished and Lowly done up. Apply..

H. E. POLLOCK,

Prince's Building. Hongkong, 10th June, 1015.

TO LET,

child born after wedlock is legitimate,

Dr. Joseph Glaister has been added to

no matter at what time it was conceived the Register of Medical Practitioners

the

This, so for-as-it-goco_is_very_well, but entitled to practise in this Colony. to exclude the children born from the some parente before wedlock, na English law does, is both illogical and absurd. The French family law, more mciful in this respect, ordains that

such a marriage legitimatises not only

Lady Fraser left Shanghai last week

Sir Everard is. for Home via Siteria accompanying her as far as Daloy.

Mr. F. B. L Bowley his been elected

all children born after its celebration, as a lay-member of the Church Body of St. but also these born before, and a reform John's Cathedral to fill the vacancy occa- of the English law along these lincssioned by the departure of Dr. By:oneis would alleviate in part some of the evils Clark. incurred under the present law. The

DRY

GINGER-ALE. much more difficult question of how to

FRAGRANT.

Its

deal with the cases where no form of

The Swatow Branch of the Patriolić

League of Britons Overseas has remitted 315.18.6 to the Bead Office in London. This sum comprises donations towards warship, and subscriptions for the year

1015.

marriage ceremony has been carried out has brought forth many proposals-Ons proposal is that some modification of the Scotch marriage laws should be adopted. In Scotland, as is well known, aceial

The Navoe Vremyo welcomes the agree conditions led to the development of afment-between. Chine and Japan, and most intricate system, which while

expresses the hope that the Tokyo Govern- nominally for the protection of women, mont–will not abuse ita privileged posi DRY. led to such complications that casts arose tion. The future will show how far thin where only a court of law was capable Government will fulfil its promise to of deciding whether a man and woman observe, the principle of the open door

AROMATIC.

F

is

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were legally married or not. Never and equal opportunity. Sa long as it theless, apart from its complexity, the conscientiously maintains the foundations "Dryness

feature general principal of the Scotch marriage of all European and Americam policy in lawy 1s obvious enough. It is that the Ching it will be possible calmly in regard which has helped to give this assumption of a marriage by a man and the new agreement.

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drink the popularity it so

deserves.

well

*PACIOUS GODOWN, No. 10, Ice House

Street, Apply to-

DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD.

[051-2- Hongkong, 9th June, 1915,

TO LET. TOUSES in TORRES BUILDINGS,

Kowloon. Apply to

SPANISH DOMINICAN PROCURATION. Hongkong, 9th Jane, 1918.

PINTS $1.00 PER Doz SPLITS 60 Crs.

TRADE

MARK.

woman, such as living together as man

59

and wife, and leading third persons to As the result of a successful appeal by man and wife, are the Crown, and in accordance with the suppose they are sufficient to form a legal union, The direction of the Judge, Mr. G. IV. King assumption is that the parties have made H. M. Police Court at Shanghai n Saturday the 12th inst. entered a cou- verbal contract before witnesses,

viction against Messrs. Andrews von such

considered contract being

Fischerz & George on the charge of breach binding as one made in writing The

of the King's Regulations with regard to disadvantage of the system is fairly

trading with the enemy. A penalty of obvious; it at once covers too much and

£20 was imposed in this ense is in the too little. It covers those semi-regalar others, and his worship made an order unions which the simple reform in the for the payment of $25 costa

English marriage laws mentioned above would effect, but it leaves out of sight all those transitory unions, the results of which press most closely for reform. It has to be remembered that it is not question of support. The law already

FURNISHED, including a uplendid Piano, A. S. WATSON enables the mother of a child to clain

3,

[679

THE PENINsular and ORIENTAL

STEAM NAVIGATION

Be Order. THE BUREAU OF NATIONAL LOANS.

[668 YOUR DULL SAFETY

TO LET.

COMPANY.

SAVE

STEAM

FOR

AUSTRALIA,

CEYLON STRATTS,

INDIA ADEN EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, PLYMOUTH AND

YOUR

BLADES

BLADES. NEED NOT BE THROWN AWAY.

75 Cts,

containing Rooms, with smple Servants Quarters.

Apply to

DAVID SASSOON & Co., Izo. [615 Hongkong, Isi June, 1915,

& CO., LTD.

пот Dozon.

TO LET.

ND FLOOR No 1, DUDDELL STREET,

for Office or Dwellings. Apply within, Hongrong, 1st June, 1915.

1618

LONDON.

THROUGH BALE OF Lading Zasuan soi BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL. AMBRICAN AND SOUTH AYRICA PORTT

(HE Steamship

THE

Hib

*SARDINIA," Captain J. Jeffery, carrying Majesty's Muila, will be despatched from this post for BOMBAY on SATURDAY, the 3rd July, 1915, at Noon, taking Pos ingers and Cargo for the above Porta, in connection with the Co.'s sa "MEDINA," from Colombo, passengers' accommodation in which vessel is secured before departure from Hongkong.

Bilk and Valuables and Ten and Cargo for Haly, Frande and London (ander arrange- ment) will be transhipped at Colombo lute the Mail Steamer proceeding direct to Marseilles and London. Other Cargo for London, etc, will be conveyed ris Bom

ahe 10 transhipped Say and "CALEDONIA," dus in London on 18th August, 1915.

the

Parcels will be received at the Oklee Ent 4. the day before calling. Thi sontents and valte" of all packagen ure requirod.

For farther partien'ara, apply to

4. A. HEWETT,

Superintendent

Hongkong, 21st Jan, 1915,

POLO.

INDER the Distinguished Patronage of UNDER of K.C.M.O.. Major-operal KELLY, CB, and Commodore ANSTRUTHEM, I.N.

A POLO MATCH

will be played at CAUSEWAY BAY.

ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 238D, AT 5,30 P.M.,

Weather penuitting..

BELGIAN

IRELAND

Maj LAWDER.

IN AID OF THE

ORPHAN

FUND.

Peres THE REST

Lt. WYNDHAM QUIS,

R.X.

Capt

Capt. ILATTERGI.Y- SMITH, R.A.

V. SMYTHE, Eg, R.A. JANDALS THOMSON, 19 DAVID.

Esq. L.I.

A. ENOLL, Esq. Li. FORBES, R.N.

By kind permission of Major Nicholson and Officers of the Regiment,

The BAND of the 18th LIGHT INFANTRY (will attend.

ADMISSION :

To seate and tea provided by the Members of the Hongkong Pow Club, $2.

Admission to ground for N.C.04. und men of H.M. Hegular and Territorial Forces and their wives, alvo the British Employees of H.M. Nara) Yard,

25 Ceuts.

Refreshment Tent in Aid of the Fund.

By the kindness of the Hongkong Tramway Co Extra Cus will be run to Causeway Bay from 4.45-3.30. Hongkong, 19th June, 1915.

NOTICE.

LL Persons applying to the PROVOST MARSHAL for Fasses are requested in fature to apply between the hours of 9 AM to 1. P.M. and 2 to 4 r.. Agily.

Hongkong, 16th February, 1015. [292

Send them to our Expert Rasor He will resharpen shy Caller. make of Safety Razör is keen at Now. He sharpens everything.” CAMPBELL, MOORE & Co., LTD.

(607 Hongkong, 16th June, 1915.

MESSRS.

KOMOR & KOMOR

TAXHIBIT at their ART GALLERY

Alexandra Buildings,

FOR 10 DAYS › ONLY, FORTY-FIVE SELECTED

PICTURES

by

E. KATO.

An inspection is cordially invited.

KOMOR & KOMUR.

****[STOTM* Hongkong, sth June, 1915,

TO LET From 1st March,

GODOWN, No. 6, Daddell Street,

Apply

A. B. AVASIA,

Care of E. PAHANNY,

No. 1, Daddell Street, Hongkong, 2nd February, 1916.

TO LET.

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66 DISHOP'S LODGE SOUTH,” NË 11.

B D THE PBAK, Unfurnished, 5 Rooms. No. 6, BELILIOS TERLACE.

ONE GODOWN, No. 8, Burrows Street, Wanchai.

TWO GODOWNS, in Duddell Street, "SHORNCLIFFE" Garles Road (Bowen Roid level), 6 Rooma Furnished.

ONE LARGE SHOP is Queen's Road Centrel (opposita Hongkong Hotel).

"WOODBURY," No., Hankow Road, Kowlood.E

No. 1. CAMERON VILLAS, No. 61, Tax FRAX, Fariehed. Immedit e possession.

No. 3, DES VEUX VILLAS: 52. Mennt Kellott, The Peak (Furnished or Unfurnished). No. 25, RELILIOS TERRACE, with entrance on Conduit Road,

No.

27. BELILIOS TERRACE, with entrance is Conduit Road. In very good order a ROOMS, suitable for Offices, lit Floor, Queen's Road Central

WESTWARD HO," Boshaw Road. MERION," No.6, Unfurnished Rooms).

BOOMS in BEACONSFIELD and 55, ELGIN TERRACE.

HOGATE," Anada Road, Kowloon, No. 2 DES VEUX VILLAS, 51, Prax (Unfurnished),

ROOMS, suitable for Offices, on the First Floor of No. 8, Duddell Street,

No. 69, THE PEAK CAMERON VILLAS Apply LINSTEAD & DAVIS,

3rd Floor, Aleandes Balldings.

Hongkong, 16th Jane. 10:5

QUEEN'S BUILDING,

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NO LET, the South-Wert portion of the FIRST FLOOR, including Treasury in Ground Floor, lately in coongation of the Gertaan Bank,

GODOWN, No. 8, Tos House Straat, Apply to...

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY O., LTD,

135 Hongkong, la March, 1915,

TO LET.

BRITISH CONCESSION, SHAMEEN, CANTON.

UST Completing: Bailding of Modern J-Free Structure Electris Light and Hot and Cold Water Installation through- out. Good Office and Godown accommodation. Three self-contained Flats. Occupation ond July. Inspection invited.

Apply

T. E. GRIFFITH, LTD.,

Canton..

[611 Canton, 28th May, 1916.

TO LET.

FOUR-ROOMED FLATS in Hanoi Road, Kowloon, and MAY ROAD, Hongkong. with possession on or about 15th Angust next, English Baths and Kitchen ranges, Hot and First Class Cold Water, Electric Light.

Modern Appointments throughout, including Water Carriage System.

PENYRHEW, Minden How, Kowloon,

8-Rooned House, with Tennis Court

2 and 3, MINDEN VILLAN, Kowloop, 5-Boomed Houses with Tennis Courts.

FOUR BOOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avenus, Kowloon.

FLATS in Nathan Road, Kowtoon. A FLAT in Humphrey's Buildings, Kowloon, Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

Co., LTD., Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, 4th June, 1916.

[580

TO LET.

Krutsford

Terrace

HOUSE

Kowloon. Apply

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

[45 Hongkong, 181 Marob, 1815

TO LEA TIRE GROUND FLOOR of No. 6. DES TCX ROAD CENTRAL, compled by hisiane Gains, sto

Apply to--

DAVID BASSOON & Co., LTD. Hongkong, 10th February, 1915.

TO LET.

1973

ERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS.

DEATHS.

al

Shanghai papers announce the death of Mr. Wilhelm "Christian Paulsen, marine surveyor, of the firin of Messrs. Paulsen & Bayes Davy. The deceased, who was a native of Denmark, was about

the support of the father should be fail 52 years of age, and had been resident in He was for gome to give it voluntarily. What is required Shanghai since 1893. is that the child itself should not suffur time Assistant Surveyor to Lloyds, and from the parents' weakness. The so-called was subsequently appointed Full Sur. endowment of motherhood scheme, which veyor. He had many friends in Shanghai, who will learn of his demise, after an has been so much discussed, does not

illness extending over two months, withi The deceased was not deep regret. married.

DEATH OF MRS. ROBERT COOKE.

solve the problem, since it only provides [13-for-the-support of the mother and child To enable it to do more than this would necesitate changing the line of descent, that is, making the mother the head of the family and tracing the lineage through HOFFMANN-On the 11th June,

If Shanghai, GEORGE HOFFMANN (British the female instead of the male line.

all children took the mother's name A very old resident of the Colony passed Cigaretle Co.), aged 58 years. PAULBEN On the 12th June, at the Red instead of the father's. then it would be away yesterday in Mrs. Cooke, wife of the Cross Hospital, Shanghai, WILHELM | simple enought to dissolve the bar between late Mr. Robert Cooke, who was for many CHRISTIAN PAULSEN, Marine Surveyor, legitimacy and illegitimacy, but such a years connected with the Hongkong and Shanghai.

sweeping reform would probably arouse Whampoa Dock Company. Mrs. Cooke too much opposition to allow of its came to the Colony in 1874 when her consummation.

practical husband joined Sund's Slip, which wa proposal seems to the the legalisation of eventually absorbed by the Koloon adoption. In most of the countrica of docks. Previous to their coming to Hong- Europe (as well as in Asia) provision is kong Mr. and Mrs. Cooke had lived at made for the adoption of a child, which Singapore. Mrs. Cocké hád tirus lived henceforth becomes as much the legal in the East for over forty years, and she child of the person adopting it as if i6joyed the best of health until old age were born of his or her body. In England

HONGKONG OFFICn: 104, Das Vaux Boan C. LONDON ÜFFn: 181, Flann Bennet, E.V.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JUNE 27&T, 1915.

A SOCIAL PROBLEM,--|

The

A GREAT deal, of attention in being paid tion can be carried out.

most

Children may

there is no procedere by which such adopt made itself felt on her strong constitution a few years ago. She died at Brocidis" yesterday afternoon at the age of 52 after

few days' illness..

in the Home Press to what is being be adopted, it is true, but the adoption The children remain cuphemistically called the War Baby" is unly in name, -problem. It has been alleged that the the adopted son or daughter, and in the country is faced with an alarming increase event of the perudo father or mother. in the number of illegitimate births, in dying intestate the child has no claim districts where large bodies of troops have for further support. beea temporarily stationed, but so far as

a simple and inexpensive procedure for these allegations have been-investigated.

legal adoption would enable mothers of nos substantial justification would seem to called legitimate children to at once exist for what are described as these

remove aļ stīgma from their offspring. who would be enabled to take their place

The funeral passes the Ménument al 5 o'clock to-day...

The enactment of SHIP'S COOK AND STEWARD

DRUNK..

cruel libels on our brave soldiers." The discussion on the subject, however, has

in the world as responsible citizens. The naturally raised again the necessity for child could, of course, be adopted either

At the Marine Court yesterday, "before Commander C. W. Beckwith, R., Jam Fotheringhame,

of tim foresby, charged Alex. Tait, steward,

master

and William Sanderson, enok,

انه

Complainant said that when he went on board at 0 p.m., on Friday, he found the cook speechlessly drunk, and no food- had been cooked for the crew. All tho day's supply of food was missing, an I the crow had to be supplied with tinned food

a reconsideration of the wholo question under the name of the mother or that of the said ship, with being drunk and illegitimacy. Some fifty years ago the father." The only objection to the unlawfully disobeying his order, on the WILKIE COLLINS, following in the foot-

former, from the social point of view, is 18th inst steps of his master CHARLES DICKENS, our modern distinction between Miss or attempted. to awaken public consciences a distinction quite unknown up to to the disabilities of the present system. the time of Pepys and later. At the same He showed that even ander the must time, there is nothing to prevent an favourable circumstances-cimcumstances inarried woman calling herself Mrs if to which the most formal of moralists his cutes to do so, and it may well ho would have to give his approval, it was contended that the adoption of child possible for child to grow up with under a Law of Adoption would give her absolutely no right to any name at all, the necessary excuse for doing so. Though, to be unable to participate in the rights as we have said, the problem is at the of citizenship of his or her country, and morrent receiving much attention, the results of investigations as fur conducted by philanthropic organisations do not appear to reveal such a state of affairs as is likely to induce the Government,

urimsly consider any legislation affecting

HOUSES I CLIFTON GARDENS be compelled to carry throu deserved.

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

58, THE PEAK THE RETEBAT." 21, WONG-NEI-CHONG ROAD. GODOWNS, New Praya, Kennedy Town. GODOWNS, #t Wanchai Road. Apply etc..

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., LAD, Hongkong, let April, 1915,

[38

TO LET.

FFICES in Br. Gaza's Buzzing Od Foot Orerloading less immediate possession.

Apply to

BILEWAN, TOMES & Co. Hongkong, 3rd December. 1914

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which had

not been deserved. WILKIE COLLINS's appeal fell on deaf ears, and now, fifty years later, the brand of illegitimacy still remains as a disgrace

to our social reformers. Everyone is in this connection the established seitk

-Tait said he gave the crew their break-- fast and dinner, and that his get drunk in the afternoon and did not remember

any more,

Witness went on to say that he proceed- to the Police Station for assistance and,

when he came back, he found the chicf

came up

He and

toward in the saloon, also drunk. to complainant's room, insulted him, and fought with the crew.

found defendants The Magistrate guilty, sentenced them to seven days' in- prisonment with hard labour, their pay to be forfeited during the time of incar-

now agreed that the social faults ecm-iew and customs of the country. mitted by the, parents should not be laid upon the child. Yet, apart from certain cases, there is no settled opinion as to how the yuce ion is to be dealt with. The certain cases referred to are those which arise when the parents go through formal contract of marriage after the child is born. Coder English faw every

A mail for Europe riú Siberia closes ceration. to-morrow at 3 p.m.

questi

.1

The police have been informed that in the coures of an alleged attempt at armed robbery at West Point a woman, was stabbed to death

The Kaiser has fixed the date for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the October 24th, that being the date on which reight of the House of Hohenzollera for the oath of fidelity was taken..