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s* NANING MILITARY BONDS.

PAYMENT OF SEVENTII COUPON.-

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to tho

Public that the SEVENTH COUPON of the B% NANKING MILITARY BONDS recognised and registered by this Ministry es valid will be paid on the rd of August, 1915, by the BANK OF CHINA. Poking, and its Branches at Shanghai, Fecehow and Hankow, aut by other specially designated Agencies,"

THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE.

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BANKRUPTCY NO. 6% OF 1914.

Re CRUZ, BASTO & COMPANY, late of Prince's Building, Victoria, Hong- Fong, Merohaute,

SECOND DIVIDEND of $10 per cent, Abas baou declared in the shore matter. Notice is hereby given that the above-mentioned Dividend may be rewired at the Offles of Messrs. LowE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS on the -7th day of August, 1915, or on any subsequent

date between 10 a M. and 12 o'clock Noon.

Creditors applying for payment in aet produce any Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes or other Securities hold by them and must sign a receipt in the prescribed form..

Dated this 4th day of August, 1985.

C. Á. * ROZA, Trustee,

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WANTED.

THOROUGHLY COMPETENT ALL-- ROUND JOURNALIST (Britor), for an old-established Morning Paper in South Chin. Must have knowledge of affairs in the Far East, be of sober bubits, possors good eredentials and be quite capable of acting as

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4TH, 1915,

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.

NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY

GENERAL MEETING. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Members of the above Clab will be held at the Club House, Happy Valley, on FRIDAY, the 13th day of August, 1915, at 5.30 PM, when the subjoined ozolution, which was passed at the Extraordinary General

ENTERTAINMENTS

THEATRE ROYAL.

Charles Howitt

A. Phillips Co.

Mesting of the Members of the above Club heid TONIGHT!

on the 29th day of July, 1915, will be submitted for confirmation saa Special Resolution :-*

"That the Articles of Association of the ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB be altered in the manner following :--

Article 42 after the word "Creditors

That the following words be inserted in

or be the subject of a nation between "which and Great Britain a state of war **existe."

By Order,

T. W. HILL, Acting Honorary Secretary, Hongkong, 30th July, 1915. -

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NREGISTER

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SHARES of the Corporation will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 2nd August to SATURDAY, the 14th August, 1915 (both clays inclurivo), during which poried no Transfor of Shares can be Registered.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, with July, 1915.

NOTICE.

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DONALD MACDONALD, of York

Editor Applicants are requested to send full, Building, Hongkong, bereby give Notice particulara, stating Salary required, tom

Box No. 4.

Caro of "Daily Proes" Ofisa.

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NOTICE. WE HAVE anthorised M. DUDLEY

VAUGHAN STEAVENSON Bign our Firm neme as Partner from the First day of August, 1915.

DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON &

HARSTON. Hongkong, 1st August, 1915,

NOTICE.

IS HEREBY

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NOTIFIED that I am Roaming Businear as a STOCK and SHARE BROKER on my own account as from 1st August.

W. G. WORCESTER.

16, Des Vaux toad,

Hongkong, 31st July, 1915.

that in consequence of having purchased the S.S. *OUTESTAL" I have applied to the Board of Tride, under Section 47 of the Merchant Shipping Apt. 1994, in respect of the ship * ORIENTAL" of Greeneck, official number 93,210, of grow tonnage 5,281 tons, register tonnage 3,085 tons, beretofore owned by THE PINBUSA & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIATION Co., for permission to change her name to HONG KHENG" and to have her registered in the new name at the Port of Hongkong as owned by THE HO HONG STEAMSHIP CO., LTD., of 61, King Street, Singapore.

Any objections to the proposed change of name must be sont to the Registrar of Shipping at Hongkong within seven days from the appearance of this advertisement.

Dated at Hongkong, this 30th day of July.

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WILLIAM POWELL, LIMITED.

Me position as Managing Director of [R. F. T. CHAPPLE, having Resigned the above Company, no longer represents the Company in any cajmcity.

By Order of the Board,

WILLIAM TOWELI, Dro,

H. O. HOLT,

Secretary. Hongkong, 31st July, 1915,

FOR IMMEDIATE SALE.

1811

******.

Rtwice last pieting, und, very good pass;

OAN Pouy Ideal Dahlis, winner and placed

should win a 1808.

Apply

LT-Com WYNDHAM-QUIN.

Hongkong, 10th July, 1915,

UNIVERSITY

1730

OF HONGKONG,

TUTOR IN ENGLISH AND HISTORY AND

READER IN ECONÒME! GEOGRAPHY.

TH

E abore Post will be VACANT from the 15th September, 1915 Stary £400 per

aanum payable in d and drafts on Loudun, and Quilters,

A uuitersity degree and to hing experieDes Bro PesontiR),

AUCTIONS

PUBLIO AUCTION.

PARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of

the lotting by Publio Auction Sale,

to be held on MONDAY, the 9th day of August, 1915, at 3 P.M., at the Office of the PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, by Order of HIS EXCELL YOY THE GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Conduit Road,

WEDNESDAY, 4th Ang-

ANNIVERSARY ****

THE WAR.

The Popular Faros,

"WHAT THE BUTLER SAW,"

When 40% of the Night's proceeds will be given to the

**RED CROSS FUND.” The support of Patrous is kindly requested so that a "mbstantial aum can be given to the above most deserving cauao,

THURSDAY, 5th Acg., and Last Performance:-

The Screaming Farcical Comedy,

“ARE YOU A MASON?”

PRICES: $3, $2 & 81. BOOKING AT MOUTRIE'S. NIGHTLY AT 9.15. Hongkong, 3rd August, 1916

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SAVE! YOUR BLADES

GIVE YOUR RAZOR A

NEW LEASE OF LIFE,

Remember we do all kinds of

grinding and odgo making. We sharpen Clippers, Shears, Scissors, Pocket Knives, Surgical Instro- ments, eto..

75 Ct.

per.

Dozen.

WE SHARPEN EVERYTHING,

CAMPBELL, MOORE & Co., LTD. Hongkong, 22nd July, 1915.

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BAGS OF USED POSTAGE STAMPS.

SUITABLE FOR PRESENTS,

ALL ASTATICS,

2,000 for $5,00

300, $1,00

ALL CHINA 3,000 for $3.50 300, $1,00

MIXED STAMPS. 3,000 for $2,00 1,000....$1.00 ALL HONGKONG, 1,500 for $4.50 $1.00

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GRACA & CO..

No. 11a, CAINE BOLD, Hongkong, China. Hongkong, 27th July, 1915.

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INTIMATION

BY APPOINTMENT.

WATSON'S

E

universal friendship and pacifc ideals to influence. The aims of the Allies are the while that he was enormoudy increas olcar and unalterable. They are fighting ing his land and sea forces was wholly not for aggression, but in defence of prin- unprepared to engage in a great war on the ciples the maintenance of which is vital Continent of Europe. She was well pre- to the civilisation of the world. In that pared, however, to defend her own shores cause the Allies are prepared to fight to including her wide-flung Colonies and the last ounce of gold, to the last man, and | Dependencies--from aggression, thanks to the lust drop of blood," and there can be the fact that in face of the growing menareno end to this war until she dragon of of German naval expension in recent Prussian Militarisin, which has created a years, the British Parliament had seen to war unparalleled in the history of the it at the Navy was kept equal at least world, is killed. We shall never shoathe to my two-Power combination. Thus the sword-which we have not lightly we have been able to “laugh at invasion" drawn "--said Mr. Asqurun in a speech at the London Guildhall last November, and at the same time to ensure by our

"until Belgium recovers in full measure Navy's operations that victory in the war, though it may be yet long delayed, all and more than all that she has sacri- OLD BROWN shal ultimately rost with the Allies. Not ficed's until France is adequately secured only has the British Navy ben able for against the menace of aggression; until the

rights ofthe smaller nationalities a whole twelve months to keep the German High Sons Fleet within the Kiel Canal, Europe are placed upon an unassailable but every German warship which was

foundation; and until

the military sbroad on the outbreak of war has been domination of Prussia is wholly and destroyed and with some assistance finally deatroyed." That represents the from the Fleets of Japan, France attitude of England. France and Russin and Russia, the high seas through as firmly to-day as when those words were attered and in view of the situation on wide world-have-been- cleared of German mercantile ships from Russia during the last few days of the Eastern front we have been reminded Moreover, the Navy has enabled hundreds the Czar's inflexible resolve. not to end of thousands of troops, not only from the the war till every German soldier has been United Kingdom but from the British Colenies in all parts of the world, to be will Italy by deterred till she has achieved

expelled from Russian territory. poured into France and Belgium as well the objects for which she is so strenuously as into the Gallipoli Peninsala without and successfully fighting; nor will the the loss of a single life. And while the Navy has kept the trade rentes of the Allies in possession of the Dardarelles and war end without seeing the forces of the world open to British commeres, this the Turkish-capital - Only when eachraint

BRANDY

THE

PEG 0 MY HEART.

out the

securing the nation against starvation, it has compelled Germany

Nor

all of these things are well in sight will rely very the KAIER be entitled to say that is the

largely upon her own resources, Germany's efforts at retaliation by means of sub-great drama is now drawing to its close.!!. marine piracy, which it was hoped would drive British merchant ships to enforced to-morrow at 5 p.m.

A mail for Europe Siberia closes idleness, have miserably failed, as the weekly shipping returns of the United Dr. Dalmahuy Allan, who recruily' Kingdom amply attest, While the Gerunderwent an operation for appendicitis, nux Admiralty have had the melancholy has left for a trip to Japan.

A. S. WATSON Satisfaction of sinking a number t

& CO., LTD.,

unamed merchant-ships and of gloating" over the drowning of many hundreds of men women and children travelling on the high seas in fancied belief that the law's of warfare guaranteed their safety, the WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.net. Beault of the submarine piracy cam- paign has been to gravely imperil Ger- mery's relations with the neutral Powers, and notably with the United States, of

HONGKONG AND · CHINA.

BIRTH.

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10 Mr. and Mrs. LEONARD ASHTON, a

son.

in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of FRENCH LESSONS HONGKONG OFFICE :10A, Des Veux Road O.

75 years. _with_the_option of renewal at a CROWN RENT to be ixed by the Surveyor. of HIS MAJESTY THE KING, for one further term of 75 years.

Fall pati-nars may be obtined from the Hagistra, to whom applications, testimonials, me, skonil, be forwarded not later thn tuo IN 21st August.

Longkong, 2ail Auga4 1915.,

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TRAVELLERY RESTRICTION

ORDINANCE.

THE PUBLIC is informed that the PERMANENT PASSES issued by the PROVOST Marshal will not be availabio kitar August 7th next. Aav person desiring to reser PERMANENT PASS should give Notice to the CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE arting in fall the wavons for his regnet, the places to which he desirest procesi. the average iamber of journeys inade out of the Colony a moath, and ut "the same time return the Permanent Pass in bis posa erion --

If the application in granted it will be uesesery for the applicant to forward two copies of his photograph, and call personally

at the Centr Polls Station.

2" x 3."

The size of the photograph should be about

C. Mcf. MESSER, Captain Superintendent of Police, Hongkong, 19th July, 1915.... (772...

G.

NOTICE.

R

NY EUROPEA V. Non-Awintig or Indian. A desiring to lear the elony should apply in writing for permission to do so to the Captain SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE. at least

48 hours before the intended hour of departure

giving bama, uationality, age, sex, height and occupation of the applicant, and stating the name of the steamer or other vessel or the hour of the train by which the applicant wishes to leave. Applicants should apply in person for their passes at the CENTRAL POLICE STATION bet reon the hours of 9 AM. to 1 P.M. and ? P.M. to 4 P.M. daily.

Hongkong, 10th July, 1915,

1738-

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Registry No.

Locality.

West of Intand

Born dary Airgasmäta

tamps matil,

text fout fees ; feat

Contents

Upset Price.

wide plus 23,007; 194 4,3306 alisat

Hongkong, 2 x Angust, 1915.

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THE MATTER OF THE ALIEN

ENEMIES (WINDING UP) ORDINANCE, 1914, AND

OM

IN THE MATTER OF BEHN METER &-COMPANY LIMITED AN ENEMY- COMPANY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE SAID ORDINANCE.

NOTICE OF SALE FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD LANDS AND HOUSES.

SITUATE AT Collyer Quay. Da Sonas Street, Prince Street, Robertson Quay, Kwalsh Mariaan Road, Mohamed Sultan Road and Grange Road, Singapore,

TO BE SOLD Br

PRIVATE TENDER.

The 31st August, 1016, has been fixed as the

last day for ke acceptatos of tenders.

Copies of the Particulars and Conditions of

Sile and form of Tender can be obtained on and after the gata June, from the Liquidator at No. 4. Collyer Quy, Slagapɔre, or from the Undersigned,

S SSON & DELAY, -168. CHANGE ALLEY, Singapore, Solicitors for the Liquidator. Singapore, 1st July, 1915; ~ \. [766

F

A LING & CO..

19, Queen's RoaD CENTRAL.

NURNITURE

PHOTO GOODS

SLORE

Photographic Goods of Every Description

la Stock.

Developing, Printing and Enlarging. Canton, Marbles in Various (Shades.

fulEPSÖNA 1219.

Hongkong, Aik February, 1818,

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G. MOUSSION.

15, MORRISON WILL ROAD.

1595

NEW CARTRIDGES.

Bin Bores and Eisen.

SMOKELESS POWDER, and CHILLET 180T From No. 10 to BSBG, at $6, 87 and 120 per 100, BPORTING REQUISITES and AIKĮGUNS in Varicly.

Inspection Invited.

English Manufacturers

WM. SCHMIDT & Co.

1579 Hongkong, 4th February,11918.

DRINK

ALLSOPP'S

BRITISH PILSENER

LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET Sears, E.C.

The Daily Press

America.

from

At the Magistracy resterday H. J.

ned $5 for allowing a dog to be at large Stanley, 2, Wood Road, Wanchai, was

without u

muzzle.

The German staff at the Hotel des Wagons Lit at Peking left the Hotel on July 26th as the result of the application of the British prohibition against trading with a comforting the enemy.

Master William W. Mackenzie, sou of The warfare en land has no progressed Mr. and Mrs. Mackenzie, Barker Road, as lapidly as was generally anticipated lengkong, has passed with distinction the would be the case in the opening stag Higher Division School Examination of AHTONAt Shanghai, on the 20th July, of the war, especially after the retreat the Associated Board of the Royal

of the Germans

the Marie Academy of Music and Royal College of Erents have shown Germany Music, la pianoforte. niuch more thoroughly prepared for the wer than she professed to be, though her

Mr. F. W. Eager, formerly Hon. Secre- "preparations" from the start had been fary, and Treasurer of the Hongkong Foot- recognised as far in advanes of these of ball Association, and Football League, either of her adversaries, lo there cirwrites to his success i' in those 'offices that euntaners, the fact hat in spio of most Dir has leëir appointed to the Ordnance dejermined efforts Germany, las been able | Store Department at the Admiralty, which to make no advance towards Calais co is a considerable, promotion. Paris, but has been forced back, in faei. at many points on the long lim, represents an achievement on the part of the Allies of the highest importance. For while the Germans have been thus held in check, Cat Britain has been creating and train ing the armies which will put her on a

HONGKONG, AUGUST 4TH, 1915.

ANNIVERSARY OF THE

WAR.

Mr. and Mrs. B. F. C. Muster and Mrs. you Zeppelin and Mr. H. L. Tonssiant, . the finalists in the Mixed Doubles Chau pionship at the Country Club, Shanghuri, : played their match last week. The game lasted less than half an hour, Mis, you Zeppelin and Mr. Toussaint winning two

wils

De

TO-DAY will be marked throughout the British Empire as the anniversary of the war so far as British participation ** it is concerned. The war was actually on August 1st, 1014, by Germany's leclaration of war against Russia.

| better forting of equality with Germany straight sets fairly easily by G-3 and France. as Russia's Ally, accordingly and enable her to co-operate wils France on 6-1. ordered a general mobilisation on the same a scale carumonsurate with her high posi

All Kwangtung "officials resident in' day. It was not until German troops

tion in the world and the enormous Peking, headed by Mr. Liang Tun-yen, violated the neutral territory of Belgium interests she has at stake in this war by have submitted a joint petition to the en Angust 4th, with the deliberate inten Germany for world dominion. Though the President expressing their warm grali- tion of marching through Belgium o turn of events on the Eastern front during tide-and-appreciation- for the liberal Franer, that Great Britain joined in the the past two months has appeared to ti grant of the Central Government and war, in defence of the public law of Europe greally in Germany's favour, long views the personal kindness of the President in and of her own interests which were so must be taken of the situation, and it contributing a large sum of money to gravely inenaeed by Germany regarding distinctly reassuring to read, in spite of relieve the sufferers of their province. the Treaty guaranteeing the eutrality of it all, the recent affirmations of Russian Belgium us "a more serap of paper." The statemen of their unshakeable determina-at the Magistracy the

In the Hung Shiu Lung extradition case

defence Kasin has rently solemnly declared in and their firma confidenes in ultimate closed yesterday, after the defendant that it was not he who willed the war."victory. It is unnecessary to add that had been recalled by Mr. Brutton. but the impartial historian, be he Ger; this confidence in the ultimate defeat of man, French, British, Russian, or of any Germany is fully shared by France and

fendont stated thay the third revolution other nationality, with the ample evidence England who, at this moment, are better the policy of the Government under the was started because of dissatisfaction at before him furnished by the diplomatic cor prepared and equipped for the great task control of Yuen Shih-kai, which had respondence published by all the Govern which lies immediately before them than abolished the Parliament and the Cabinet ments conccrued in the war, will have they have been at any time since the war had cruelly treated the Kuomintang, and

o difficulty in finding that the responsi

began. Every week's delay in the great killed many of its members. bility for the cutbreak of hostilities resta effensive strengthens their reserve of force, Revolution succeeded they would have On Germany, sed on Germany alene,

while Germany's strength is bong lavishly elected a new Presidcat. Either Wong There is no uerd, however, for us to-day expended in the great battles in which she Hing or Sun Yat-sen would have been ap to deal at any length with the origin of the

pointed temporary Presidkat, is compelled to engage on the Eastern war. It is more to our present purpose to

front. The plans of the graat military By judgment of the Supreme Court CALDBECK,

ceview briefly what has happened since leadles who have been entrusted with the of the Philippines the Hongkong and ho-tilities began and to glance at the conduct of the war on behalf of the respee1ecovered from ssrs. Aidea & Co. Shanghai Banking Corporation hava probable future course of the wur.

tive nations of the anti-Teutonic alliance and Isabel Palet y Gabarro, jointly and MACGREGOR&C. Nothing stands cut mere clearly in n

everally, the sum of P.344,924.2, together are known only to themselves, but the with interest thereon, at the rate of seven review of what has happened since the events of the past twelve months have per cent, per annum from August 10th, war began than the fact that Germany abundantly justified our cofidence in 1812, until paid with costs in both instances. In the event of the defen- WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, had deliberately plamed this war and had thar judgment. We know they are acting dants failing to satisfy this judgment by prepared for it for years past within cooperation with one another, and the paying the amount due thereunder within

horoughness which the events of the past KALER's terrible threats have long ago

60 days from notice to the defendants that twelve months have abundantly demon ceased 20 alarm those against whom they below, plaintiff may proced to fore the records were returned to the court

trated. Great Britain, half Voluded by are directed, or to be seriously regarded clothe mortagages created by the

defeudante... the Kaiser's hypteritical professions of by the neutrals whom they an designed

BEER.

SOLE AGENTS :

18 QUEEN'S ROAD CESTRAL,

Had the