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NEW ADVENTISEMENTS

HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB.

The will be held at HAPPY THE THIRD GYMKHANA MEETING VALLEY OF SATURDAY, the 7th August, 1915, commencing at 4 P..

The Charge of Admission will be $1 for etsers than Hembers of the Hoxoroso JOCKEY CLUB OF GYMKHANA CLUB.

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform Half-Price. The Committee invite the Ladies of Hongkong to be present.

Hongkong, 4th August, 1915

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KOWLOON-CANTON

RAILWAY.

(BAITISH SECTION).

CAPE. TOM D. GUNN'S AVIATION MEETING.

SHATIN -AUGUST 7TH AND STI

PECIAL TRAINS will leave Kowloon 1234, 100, 1:30, 2,00 2.40 and 3.20 P.M. and will set down passengers close to the Grand Stand.

ALTERATIONS TO TIME-TABLE. On Aayist 7th and 8th, the Train leaving Kowzoonat 6.15 and the Train learing Sav CHUN A1,620 will be Cannelled.

The EXPRESS TRAIN leaving KOWLOON

INTIMATIONS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5TH, 1915.

ROYAL HONG KONG GOLF CLUB. NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY

GENERAL MEETING.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that No an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the embers of the above Club will be held at the Club Hnnas, Happy Valloy, on FRIDAY, the 13th day of August, 1915, at 5,30 PM., when the subjoined Resolution, which was passed at the Extreordinary Gepersi Meeting of the Members of the above Club held on the 29th day of July, 1915, will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolation

That the Articles of Association of the

ENTERTAINMENTS

THEATRE ROYAL

Charles Howitt

A.Phillips Co.

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB be TONIGHT!|

altered in the manner following

That the following words be inserted in Article 42 after the word "Creditors":

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

By Order,

T. W. HILL, Aoling Honorary Secretary. [015 Hongkong, 30th July, 1915.

at 47.M. Fill set down passengers at TAIPON REGISTER BHARUS of the FASLINO or SHEUNG SHUI-On Nation being given to the guard,

Trains having KOWLOON at 11.35 and 2.32 and the Thin leaving Sam Crux at 3.00 will mot stop at SATIN.

The Train Timed to leave SHUM CHUN at 3.10 and arrivaat KOWLOON at 114 wil depart st 2.00 and arrive at 3.54.

By Order,

HP WINSLOW,

Manager.

Kowion, 5th August, 1915.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

P.M. 8.6. "KOREA," From BAN FRANCISCO. JAPAN

FORTS AND MANILA.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.' TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Corporation will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 2nd August, to SATURDAY, the 14th August, 1915 (both days inclusive), daring which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered,

By Order of the Court of Director,

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager, Hongkong, 27th July, 1915.

NOTICE.

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DONALD MACDONALD, of York

I, Balding, Hongkong, hereby give Notice

that in consequense of having purchased the 8.S. "OBIENTAL," I have applied to the Board of Trade, under Section 47 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 183, in respect of the ship "ORIENTAL of Greenook, official mauber HE above-mentioned Vessel having arrived, 33210, of grow kunage 5,284 tons, reglater Consignees of Carge are hereby notified tonnage 3.085 tons, beretofors owned by THE to sand in their Bill of Lading for counter. PENINSULA & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION signature and take immediate delivary of Cargo Ca., for perminador to change her came to from alongside Cargo impeding dischargeHONG KHENG" and to have her registered will be Luded immediately at Consignees risk * and expess.

st

Cargo remaining on board 6th Aug., Nom, will be subject to landing charges, and if undelivered 11th Aug., at 5 P.4., will ba sobject to both landing and stonge charges.

No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected. All chifed and otherwise damaged Cargo will be examined at the shore Company's · Godown. 12th Atz, at 10 AM.

No Caims will be entertained unless socom panied by short delivery note or list of excep tions taken at the time of deilvery to Consignees and signed for and on behalf of the Pacifie Mail B.B. Co.

All Claims must be filed on or before will not be 18th Aug., otherwise they recognited.

B. C. MORTON,

Agent.

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Hongkong, 4th August, 1915.

NOTICE

E HATE authorised Mr. DUDLEY WVAUGHAN STEAVENSON to Sign our Firm name as a Partner from the First day of August, 1915,

DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON &

HARSTON. Hongkong, int August, 1915.

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8% NANKING MILITARY BONDS. PATMENT OF SEVENTH COUPON.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the Public that the SEVENTH COUPON of the 8% NANKING MILITARY BONDS recognised and registered by this Ministry an valid will be paid on the 2nd of August, 1915, by the BANK OF CHINA: Peking, and its Branches at Shanghai, Foochow and Hanker, and by other specially designated Agencies,

THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE. (823

FOR IMMEDIATE SALE. DOAN Pony Ideal Dablia, winner and placed Rios laat meeting, soud, very good pace;

should win a TROS. Apply—

L-COM WYNDHAM-QUIN.

- Hongkong, 10th July, 1915,

WANTED.

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THOROUGHLY COMPETENT ALL A ROUND JOURNALIST (Briton). for an old-established Morning Paper in South Chin Must have knowledge of affairs in the Far East, bo of sober habits, possers good credentials and be quite capable of soting ne Editor. Applicants are requested to send fall particulars, stating Salary required, to...

Box No. 4, Care of "Daily Press Office.

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UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG. TUTOR IN ENGLISH AND HISTORY AND READER IN ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY, THE bork Post will be VACANT from the 15th September, 1915. Salary £400 per zanum payable in demand drafts on London, Land Quarters.

A University degree and tosching experience are esantizi.

Full particulare may be obtained from the Registrar, to whem applications, testimonials, etcy, abould be forwarded not later than the 31st August

Hongkong, 2nd August, 1915.

1619

FRENCH LESSONS

G. HOUSSION.

16, MORRISON HILL HOLD.

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in the new names the Port of Hongkong us owned by THE HO HONG STEAMSHIP CO., LTD., [of 61, Kling Street, Singapore.

Any objections to the proposed change of name must be sent to the Registrar of Shipping at Hongkong within seven days from the sppearance of this advertisement,

Dated at Hongkong, this 30th day of July,

1915.

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TRAVELLERS' RESTRICTION

ORDINANCE. THE PUBLIC are informed that the PERMANENT PASSES itsued by the PROVOST MARSHAL will not be available after August 7th next. Any pemon desiring to renew PERMANENT PASS should give Notice to the CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE stating a full the reasons for his request, the pinoes to which he desires to proceed, the average hamber of journys made out of the Colony month, and at the same time return the

possession Permanent Pass in his

If the application is granted it will bo néversary for the appileant to forward two copies of his photograph, and call personally at the Central Police Station,

3"

The size of the photograph should be about

C. MOL. MESSER, Capiala Superintendent of Police, Hongkong, 18th July, 1915,

G.

Br

NOTIOR.

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NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiatis or Indian

A desiring to leave the Colony should apply

THURSDAY, 5th Aug andLast Performance:-

The Screaming Fasical Comedy,

**ARE YOU A

MASON."

PRICES: $3, $2 & $1.

BOOKING AT MOUTRIE'S,

NIGHTLY AT 9.15.

Hongkong, 3rd Augas, 1915.

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ALIEN ENEMIES (VINDING-UP) ORDINANCE, 1914, AND

IN THE MATTER OF BEEN MEYER & COMPANY, LIMITED, AN ENEMY COMPANY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE SAIDORDINANCE.

NOTICE OF

Of

SALE

AND HOUSES. FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD LANDS

SITUTE AT

INTIMATION

BY APPOINTMENT.

WATSON'S

E

OLD BROWN

BRANDY

THE

PEG O MY HEART.

writen,

The Gymkhana next Saturday at the Happy Valley is announced to begin at 4

'clock.

Commodore R. H. Anstruther, R.N., hus been promoted Rear-Admiral, and boisted. his flag on H.M.S. Tamar yesterday.

General Frank Melntyre, the new chist of tho Bureau of Insular Affairs in the Philippine Islands. arrived at Manila

last week.

The Secretary of the Hygienic Aerated Water Factory, Kennedy Road, has re- ported to the police that a runner in the employ of the firm collected $400

left growing in sequestered places. During the last two years some twelve officials have come and gone in this distret, and it is stated positively that eleven out of these have made themselves rich by don”- ing in the drug. Two of these even smoke it as well, and still hold office." There are not the only startling assertions made by the correspondent We Frequently read. for example, of the authorities publicly burning confiscated spium, as a warti ing to the people. Our Szechuan investi gator represents this as delusion, a throwing of dust in the eyes of the higher officials. **It is a well-known fact," he

that officials make a concoction | behalf of the firm and absonded. to resemble opium. When any opium is seized it is carried into the yamôn; then the said concoction is brought out and publicly burned. a photo is taken, and probably sent to Peking to show how China's officials hate the stuff. Would that the camera could take.smell' and also eclour. That would make it necessary to try another trick, yet I am sure that they would be equal to the occasion." Soldiers go out on the hunt for opium. and as a rule they are successful. They take upon their persons small packets of the concoction mentioned before, and when they seize the opium, they replace it by the false, and then with their com panions divide the speil! The cornes pondent says he could fill many pages in narrating such acts on the part of officials. but it would only be a recapitulation of the same thing.It is almost impossible to overstate the case," he says. This raises the presumption that what is true of Szechuan is probably largely true of many other provinces. The trade in Indian opium hus become a thing of the past, save for the consumption of the stocks

We would draw attention to the special trains aunounced for Saturday and Sunday in connection with Tom Gunn's flights at Shatin, and to the consequent alterations to the railway time table an Those two days.

Northern papers report an attack by a gang of armed pirates on the. Customs preiniven at Litag, ucar Weihaiwei.

The Customs premises were buried to the ground, and four of the police who un- successfully tried to cope with the gang were killed,

The master of a licensed fishing-boat has

to the complained

authorities thni on Monday, while sailing across the Har. hour near the Star Ferry track, a steamer, whose name he did not know, collided with hini while it was being towed to the The junk was damaged Kowlone Dock.

to the extent of $400.

Colonel Thomas Mair, of the Philippine Constabulary, perished in a fire which oc curred at his residence at Iloilo in the early hours of last Friday morning. The in Hongkong and Shanghai, and in this Colonel ·with the other occupants connection about a month ago our Shang-of

of the house got safely out hai contemporary told the following the house at first, but he returned, evid- story: "Not very many woeka ago, Mr.ently with the object of saving something)

Collyer Quay: De Souza Street, Prigos Street, A. S. WATSONE. C. WILTON, in charge of opium affairs and was not seen again, His charred

Kisah Marican Road, Robertson Quay, Mohamed Sultan Toul and Grange Road, Singapore,

TO BE SOLD

Br

PRIVATE TENDER.

& CO., LTD.,

The 31st August, 1915, has been fred as the WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

last day for the acceptase of tendern

Coples of the Particlrs and Conditions of Sale sad form of Tende can be obtained on and after the 20th June, from the Liquidator at No. 4 Collyer Qusy, Singapore, or from the Underigned.

SISSON & DELAY,

168, CHAME ALLEY, Bingapore, Solicitos for the Liquidator.

1768 Singapore, 1st July 1915,

BAGS OF USED POSTAGE STAMPS.

SUITABLE FOR PRESENTS.

ALL ABLATICS. 2000 for $5,00

300

- 21.00 ALL CHINA. 3,000 for $3.50 300, $1.00

MIXED STAMPA, 8,000 for $2.00 1,000 $1,00 ALL HONGKONG. 1,500 for 31.60 200, $1.00

GRACA & CO...

No. 11. CAINE BOLD, Hongkong, China. Hongkong, 27th Jiɲ, 1915.-

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·HONGKONG...-- AND CHINA

at the British Legation, and Mr. ARCHI- remains were found when the débris was BALD ROSE, of the Consular Service, were removed. at Chingkiang fully equipped for a voyag

of opium discovery throughout the pro- vince of Riangsu, the British Government San

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"Reuter's Agent

Shanghei bis received the following telegram from

thousand awards

коде

havo

having been invited by the Chinese Over Francisco dated July 24th: Government, in accordance with the beer gained by Chinese exhibitors of arrangements of the Opium Convation of 1911, to appoint a commission of inquitytion. Among the awards are fifty Grand "all" departments in the Panama. Exposi-

and to satisfy itself that no opium was [13

being grown. With M. WILTON and My,

Hasarosa Otos:10a, Dar Venox BOAD Roge were the delegates-from-the Wai Chinese Pavilion was also awarded the

Loson Unwich: 181, FLEET STREET, E.C.chiaopu solemnly appointed to observe the discoveries. The local officials were nervously wondering what direction the

The Daily Press.

Honorowė, August 5ta, 1910.

All were Chinese The other cases of communi-

Prix, fifty mudals of honour, and two hundred and fifty gold medals. The

Grand Prix."

Thirteen cases of plague were reported Ten examiners would follow and hoping that in the Colony last week-all fatal. nothing wou'd be found to blacken their of them occurred in "districts other than faces,

This bringe the The examiners themselves were the city of Victoria." straining at the leash, longing to be afout total number of cases for the year up to CHINA AND OPIUM.

m their benevolent purpose of certifying 113, with 109 deatha, the province free of the hated poison. In casts. TAERE is Chinese official authority, we believe, for the statement that opium the meantime, however, events were taking cable disense reported in the Colony last cultivation and opium smoking is to be place in Shanghai of which all the parties week was ote British case of diphtheria. finally stamped out in China by the end just indicated were totally ignorant. Mr.

TSAI NAI-HUANG, ex-Taotai of Shanghai,ported. of this year.

was in close confabulation with the Opium fatally. Cor: GIVE YOUR RAZOR A on this statement is supplied by a

Combine (consiging of Chinese and respondent who writes to the NC. Daily NEW LEASE OF LIFE. on the conditions which are at pre-foreigners) and the outcome of their deli Colonel J. Lindang Johnson, Director of Remember we do all kinds of sent prevailing in the western provinces berations was the signature of an agree the Philippine Census, after two weeks' grinding and edge making, W. of China Yunnan, Szechuan and Kwei- ment whereby for the next two years in illness, the result of kidney trouble. chow were among the largest growers of Ported opium is to pays surtax of $3,500 Colonel Johnson was a native of Rome. the poppy, and though the claim has per chest and to be allowed unrestricted Georgia, and was a typical gentleman of Pocket Knives, Surgical Insira- | frequently been made by the Chinese entry into Kiangsu, Kiangsi and Kwangthe old Southern school.

authorities that they have succeededung. The number of chests in stock atprietor and editor of the Rome Tribune-· WE SHARPEN EVERYTHING, } completely suppressing the cultivation of the time this agreement was signed was, Herald, and besides owned a large cotton We believe we are correct in saying, 6,000 plantation wear his home. He cany to CAMPBELL, MOOBE & CO., LTD. opiùm in these provinces, the statement which means that, in order to get the Manila last September for the purpose of entirety by independent observers. So far opium off their hands, the Combine was conducting the taking of the Philippine

SAVE

YOUR

BLADES

per

in writing for permission to do so to the 76 Ch. Captain SuraITENDENT OF POLICE, st loust 48 hour before the intended hour of departure, giving name, nationality, age, sex, height Dorn. and occupation of the applicant, and stating the name of the stemer or other vessel or the honr of the train by which the applicant wishes to leave applicants should apply in person for

their passed at the CHETRAL POLIO STATION between the hours of 9 ax. to 1 P.M. and ? PM to 4 PM. daily,

Hongkong, th July, 1916.

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✔

AUCTIONS

R.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

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Pelling by Public Auction Sale, DARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of to be held on MONDAY, the 8th day of August, 1915, at 3 P.M., at the Offices of the PUBLIC WORK DEPARTMENT, by Order of HIS EXCELLANCY THE GOVERNOR, of Oze Lot of CROWN LAND at Conduit Road, in thu Colony of Hongkong, for s term of 75 years, with the option of renewal of a CROWN RENT to be fixed by the Burveyor of His MAJESTY THE KING, for one further terms of 75 years,

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No, of Bate.

Inland Lot

Tigiatry No.

Year of

Kuland

Lot

Conduit Road.

Locality.

Boundary

Measurements (Apprestonate),

J

fset Feet Toot

· Asļ- per

Square feet.

donnay

Upset Price

fort

204 4,200

Кабош

Hongkong, and August, 1915.

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sharpen Clippers, Shearn, Scissors,

merita, tis.

Hongkong, 22nd July, 1915

DRINK

ALLSOPP'S

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BRITISH PILSENER

BEER.

SOLE AGENTS:

CALDBECK,

An interesting commentary

one which has never been accepted in its

at

least

19 Szechuan

willing to pay $21,000,000. The Chines Government, ever out at elbows, was, of course, equally ready to arrange for such

and four cases of enteric fever (one im

Twe of the enteric cases ended

Manila papers announce the death of

He was pro

census, accompanied by his daughter.

province is concerned, car Shanghai contemporary's correspondent is "positively certain that the final suppression of opium oultivation and opiniz smoking can only be the dream of persons sadly ignorant of the true state of affairs; who have, ary, was why, after the British Govern Magistracy, before Mr. Wood, in which perhaps, false information from Chinese mot bad been invited to appoint delegates the surrender of Hung Soiu-Jung is

a handsome windfall. What the Chinese HUNG SHIU-LUNG EXTRADI- and other people find a little difficulty i understanding, remarked our contempor

ufficials in the provines." The correspond.

TION CASE

The extradition proceedings at the

to search the province, these delegates requested by the Canton Government n

eat, who has been in the province since 1899 should not have been allowed to carry out three charges of murder, is at last nearing

(presumably as a missionary), claims that their task. ho has information that opiam was grown last Spring (1915) in the provinces of Yun- pan and Kweichow, also some in remote parts of Szechuan; that officials are carrying on the business in opium and making themselves rich; that there arestist 50 per cent. of opium smokers now in com- parison with 1906; that there are secret opium dens in every city and market town in and around the district of Luchów (10,000 square miles), that many people do not want to give it up, and have begun to

MACGREGOR&C.. talk of again growing the puppy; that

large quantities of the drug are stored up in Szechuan and neighbouring provinces.

WINE &ESPRIT MERCHANTg. The correspondent adds that he himself reported to a high official at Peking the fact that opium was being grown this 15 Quia's ROAD CENTELL.

year." Consequently large quantities of growing poppy were destroyed; but mostly along matin reads. A quantity was

The obvious inference, of its end Police Inspector Watt, who

Ho pro-

course, is that the Governor of Kiangsu visited Santochuk, the village at which "bad made a mistake," and that opium the murders were alleged to have boon was being grown in the province after all, committed, with a military escort from At all events, as our contemporary remarks, Canton and a photographer, stated that the only alternative explanation is that, be found the shop whose existence knowing the province to be in fact free, attested by Crown witnesses, had been the Government, for the sake of denied by, the defence, and had the shop $21,000,000, deliberately decided to keep photographed inside and out. it open to foreign opium for one or two duced three chops and papers handed him

Whatever the true explanation in the shop. years.

During the course of the evidence, Mr. may be, the facts of the opium situation generally in China, clearly falsity in Brutton (for the defence) told the advance the prediction that opium cultiva Magistrate that the other side were tion and opium smoking will be finally making a statement that he had bribed the

Ha trongly. suppressed in China by the end of this people in Santochuk.

objected. Mr. Hind went up with only $200 to pay his expenses. A mail for Europe sid Siberia closes The Magistrate said he heard no stato-

ment to-day at 5 p.m.

year.

Filipino capitalists in Manila are con- templating the erection of a new theatre at a cost of 300,000 pesos.

Mr. F. C. Jenkin—Mr. Brutton and I were having a little friendly conversation, your worship. (Laughter.)

Ultimately the case was remanded.