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HONGKONG JOCKEY OLUB.

MEETING of SUBSCRIBERS to the SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFINS LIST will be held TO-MORROW (WEDNESDAY), the eth October, al 12.30 p.m., at the Office of the HONGKONG JOCKET CLUB, Chater Road

By Order,

T. F. HOUGH,

Clerk of the Coursa. Hongkong, 5th October, 1916,

HOUSES TO LEL

TO LET.

THA HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5T¤, 1915.

THELTONDALE, No. 97; Tan PRAK

Fully Furnished,

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LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, 23rd September, 1915.

TO LET.

DARTLY FURNISHED for Six Months

PARTLY FLATS in "DWO

MESS." No. 8, THE PRAK Apply Property Office,

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD. Hongkong, 16th September, 1915.

TO LET-AT THE PEAK.

1984

URNISHED

or

UNFURNISHED,

3. Mountain View.

[1054

H. E. POLLOCK,

Prince' Buildings.

Hongkong, 15th September, 1915.

(1048

NOTICE OF REMOVAL

TO LET

LYEEMOON

KTO:

TE havo REMOVED oar Offices to N Nos. 1 and 3, TORRES BUILDINGS,

No. 6, DES VEUT ROAD CENTRAL (Second Floor), over the Bank of Canton,

DENNYS & BOWLEY,

Solicitors and Notaries. (1040 Hongkong, 1st October, 1915.

Q.

R.

TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.

VENING CLASSES is the following

E Subjects will commence on MONDAY,

the 4th of October→→→

ENGINEERING SECTION :--

Building Construction.

Field Harveying

Applied Mechanics.

Steam.

Machine Drawing.

Mathematics.

SCIENCE SECTION -

Chemistry.

Makallurgy

Physics

Electricity.

Banitation.

First Aid.

COMMERCE SECTION 1-

English.

French

Shorthand.

Book Keeping.

TELOWEEN' Classes. POR:—

Woman (English and Vernacular).

Mon

( Do, )

Students should attend at QUEEN'S COLLEGE

at 6 P.M. during the week commencing - on- MONDAY, 4th October, for Enrolment,

E. RALPHS,

Director.

Hongkong, 2nd October, 1915.

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[1049

SANITARY BOARD OFFICE, HONGKONG.

To the power OWNERS OF DOMESTIC BUILDINGS.

VTVAKE NOTICE that under No. 5 of the

DOMESTIC CLEANLINESS and VENTILATION BYE-LAWS (as amended), every Dimentio Bullding or part of such Building within the EASTERN Division of the City of Victoria, occupied by Members of more than one family, except those within the European Reservation or in Kowloon South of

Kowloos. Moderate rent. Ready for occupation.

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SPANISH DOMINICAN PROCURATION. Hongkong, 29th September, 1915. 1963

TO LET

No

JORMAN COTTAGE, No. 2, Peak Bond, 4 GOOD ROOMS. Immediate posses.

sion.

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PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING. Hongkong, 20th August, 1915, [875

TO`LET.

WHOLE or PART SHOP in Chafer

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Hongkong, 20th Juna, 1915,

TO LET.

CLARK & Co., Opticians.

[705

FFICES in BT. GEORGE'S BUILDING Second Floor, Overlooking Harbour

OFF

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immediats pometalon.

SHEWAN, TOMES à 0%

Hongkong, 3rd December, 1914

TO LET.

SPORTA

HOUSE to Knutsford Torrhos

Kowloon

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INTIMATION

tedium vitae. The fogion) conclusion to be drawn from Mr. WELLS' descrip- tion is that England is to fall into al sort of lethargy, politically and socially, but we have an idea that this is not exactly what he intends to convey. The

WATSON'S fact probably is that, in the lửa that

OLD BROWN

LIQUEUR

TRY

BRANDY

E

QUALITY.

OWN JUDGE.

A mail for Europe vid Biberia closes to-day at 3 p,m,

The Yangtze Valley. Aoroplane Fund on the 24th alt. amounted to $14,838, Tis. 410, and £10,

H.E. Dr. Paul 8. Reinsch, American Minister returned last week to Peking from his short furlough to America.

Eight cases of enteric fever (three fatal) were reported in the Colony last week;

tab great political questions which halve shaken England during the last forty years are merely talk-that obey in earnest not the Home Ruler nor tho Suffragist nor anybody else -- his anxiety to rehabilitate his fellow- creatures in the garls of earnestness has also two fatal cases of plague and one

case of diphtheria.

bridge

HONGKONG MEN IN

FLANDERS.

Mr. H. E. Victor, formerly of the Hongkong Daily Press, now with the "Diehards" at the Front in Flanders, writes an interesting letter to Quarter master-Sergeant Dawson, of the HK Volunteer Reserves

It's simply grand," be says, "the way our boys face any and every hardship here, and to see them advance on an onedly trench, as though on ordinary akirmishing work, is sublime My duty in

trenches is finished pro teni, I went into the orderly-room as assistant, but am now, chief clerk. It is a rather strenuous job. doing clerical work in the field,' and I often fancy a return to the trenches, but realiss that I will be much better off where, I am for the winter. I had an oppor The latest news of the typhoon east of tunity of going back to the Division iạ. Luzon, dispatched from

the Manila stenographer and typist, and was prob Observatory at 1p.m. yesterday, is that itably foolish in neglecting to take it, but was more than 300 miles distant east of do not like to leave the sound of the guns, Luzon recarving north-eastward,

and any big "serep" that might come off, I managed to get Briggs appointed in my, stead; however, and he is now treading na- velvet.

The Mt. Austin Men's Society has ur- ranged to hold a short entertainment to morrow evening in the Recreation. Hail, Mt. Austin Barracks, at 8 o'clock. entertainment will be open to`ail.

The

led him to the other extreme. It the party politician is not in earnest then Mr. J. G.. Anderson, Secretary to tho must get rid of party politics Tientsin Club, has been given a commis altogether. But is the party politiciansion in the 10th East Lancashires, and is not in latticet 7- And wh the stress in training at Pembroke College, Cam- on the word "party" The words “party politician" have two sons, a good sense and 11 bad sense, but IT AND BE YOUR unfortunately be bad sense has over

whelmed the good sense, so that to call maal party politician is at once to accuse him of being willing to sell his country for the sake of his party. But we are all party puliticivos, simply beause union gives strength. Even the nominally independent politician is, in this sense, al pality politician, for if he holds peculiar views which are not shared by others, all big afforts are

The following dividends were devoted to forming a party in agreement

announced in London om September with hir, since alone ho is powerless to 20th-Batu Caves Rubber Co., Ltd., 25 effed the reforms he advocates No

per cent, (interim); Kurau Rubber Co doubt party politics demand BORNE

Ltd., 15 per cent. (interim); Tanjong suorifice of individual opinion, We

Malim Rubber Co., Ltd., & per cont, (full). may find ourselves in agreement in principle but not in the details, and the At an auction of two lots of Crown question politicians are so often called land yesterday afternoon Mr. Ellis upon to decide is how far they should Kadooria bought Inland lot No 2,139, sacrifice their individual views for the May Road, at the upset price of 84,086 sake of the general principle This, and Mr. To Chung Main bought Inland however, is a problem that confronts us lot No. 2,140, Ship Street, for $2,130, the in every walk of life. Social organi upset price.

IT HAS

ALREADY DONE TIME

off

Mr A E. Groenland, of Messrs.

"I received clippings from Hongkong newspapers last pay day, and I went round to the Company, and Lapsley, Evers and I adjourned to a wayside beerhange, and digested the Hongkong news over some French beer. Evers, by the way, will in all probability soon got his com mission, as he has been recommended. That is one reason why I regret having left the Company, as I might have been away with him, seeing that we were both keen on patrol work. I hear Storrie haa his commission, but I have no idea where he is, nor have I heard of Captain Bird.“

THE MOTOR AMBULANCE

FUND.

Lady May acknowledges with thanks.

sation every where demands schw amount take-whether between. give and husband and wife, parents and children, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Tientsin, employer and employee, or Government who is a well-known motorist and the a donation towards the Motor Anbul- and people.

Everywhere the individual champion swimmer of North China, hasance Fund from Mrs. Rowell. desirje bave to be modified to suit the obtained leave from kis firm and is pro 21 YEARS" IN WOOD,eral desires and t blamier the seeding home vid Siberin to offer his ser

vices to the Royal Flying Corps,

FOUR-ROOMED FLATS in Hanoi Road,

Kowloon, Immediate possaadion; and A.

FOUR-ROOMED FLATS in May Road, Hongkong, with possession on or about 15th October next Engfish Baths and Kitchen Ranges, Hot and Cold Water, Electric Light. First Class Modern Appointments throughout, including Water Carriage System,

FOUR-BOOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terence and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon, FLATS in Nathan Road, Kowloon, A FLAT in Humphrey's Buildings, Kowloom. Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANOR

Calma Co., LTD.

Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, 6th September, 1916,

[858

TO LET.

ARPERVILLE, Garden Road, SEVEN

immediate possession, house în excellent order Tennis Court and Garden,

S. WATSON

& CO., LTD., HONGKONG AND CHINA.

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politician for not wishing to disrupt the social organisation is like blaming watea for its inability to run uphill, What Mr. WELLS political tenets are How we do not know, but be used to be a Becialist, and if Socialism is not the most thorough form of party politics te principles have not yet been properly arplained. As for the other things wherein England is to be improved as BIRTH.

mesult of the war, Mr. WELLS is rather CALDERWOOD.-On September 28th, at

Shanghai, the wife of W. M. CALDE It is apparently to be WOOD, of S SOD,

leaner England-more muscular and not so bloated. This is quite probable, *DEATHS.

but what may be a source of strength to come will be to others a source of näerry.

COSTA.--On September 28th, at Shanghai,

ANNA MARIA DA COSTA, in her 61st year..

Ansin Hoed or those parts of a Domisko HAROOMS, Very Large Dining Room, Sirsox.-On September 3rd, at Reigato,

Building med sa Shop, Office or Godown, must be CLEANSED and LIMEWASHED THROUGHOUT by the owners during the mouths of October and November.

N.B. The word "throughout" used in this Notics means that the Houses should be Lime. washed in respect of all the Walls of each Room, all Cubicles, Partitions, Stair Casings and Stair Linings, all Ceilings and the Undersides of Boof in Main Balldings, Oflies and Bervants' | Quarters and inclusive of Verandahs.

The Backyard must have its containing Walks Lisowashed up to the level of the First Floor.

Carved, Painted or Polished. Woodwork in good condition, however, need not be Lime

mahed, but must be Cleansed.

The EASTERN Division of the City is bounded on the Wost by Gilman Stroot and Peel Strvel. Kowloon is divided into the BASTERN and WESTERN Divisions by Nathan Road and a straight line drawn from the North end: through the Yaumati servios reservoir to the Northern boundary of Kowloon

Dated this lat day of October, 1915.

W. BOWEN-ROWLANDS,

Secretary

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UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.

MATRICULATION, SENIOR AND JUNIOR EXAMINATIONS.

Applyin FELCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING, Hongkong, 20th August, 1915. [876

TO LET.

THIROM lei October maxi, OFFICES at

& Connaught Boad, at present in the cccupation of Messen. Dennys & Bowley,

HOUSES in Broadwood Terrse), HOUSES in "OLIFTON Conduli Bond.

GARDENS,

OFFICES, Laing the Harbour between the Hongkong Clah and Fori Onlos.

68, THE PHAK “THE RETREAT," 21, WONG-NEX-CHONG ROAD. GODOWNS, Now Prays, Konnady Town. GODOWNA, ■i Wanchal Rosd, Apply, sio..

The Daily Press.

HONORING, OCTOBER ära, 1915,

a

Mr. W. W. Eustace, a private in the 10th Regiment of Australian Light Horse, and eldest son of Mr. W. W. Eustace, a former partner of Lane, Crawford & Co. Yokohama, has died of wounds received in action in the Dardanelles. Mr. Eustace was born in Yokohama, and was in his twenty-fifth year,

Of late President Yuan Shih Koi, contemporary says, has received no fewer than twenty memorials from a number 1 old-fashioned scholars of note, regretting the decay of national learning among the

cards would find a larger market in Chios

With reference to the romittance to London of £460 out of the grand toth of $5.338.85 subscribed, the following note was duitted by an oversight in t announcement printed yesterday-£4 quads $4,979,83 at the present rate exchange.

Therefore it is proposed

hand over the surplus $357.02 to the Fur in aid of the Red Cross and St. Jo of Jerusalem Societies, subscriptio for which are now being collected send home on October 21st,

The women of Hongkong alre` to heartily congratulated on their succ ful and humine effort.

Defendant said he was after a job of looking after premises for a business r

in Hongkong who was going to Cante He had been living at the Seamen's Inh tute, and on Thursday and Friday nights he stayed at the Tokyo Hotel..

Defendant was sent to the House of Detention.

REGISTRATION OF BRITISH RESIDENTS IN JAPAN.

A DESTITUTE SEAMAN. Charles Haughton, a seaman, Britain is by engaged in younger generation and requesting the

charged by Inspector Gordon at the Government to intervene. Burrey, JAMES Braeson, formerly living on the national accumulation of

Among the

Magistracy pesterday with vagrancy Shanghai, China, in the 76th year of wealth, or, in another word, its capital more notable of the memorialists are The Inspector told the Magistrá his age.

This is a very pleasant operation while Messrs. Kang Yu-wei, Feng Cheng-hsien that the defendant came to Hongkong Horarono Orsion:10s, Dus Vaux ROAD 0. it lasts, but a time will come when the and Huang Kai-wen The President has the Provident from Australia, and had a London Orries: 181, Frans Grasur, E.0. capital will have to be replaced and ordered the State Department to select a

fused to take passage back when the ver then will come the hard times. It may number of memorials submitted by Mr. changed hands. Since than he had held be to the benefit of the rich that they Kang Yu-wei and others to be referred to appointments for short periods in the should experience some diminution of the Ministry of Education for adoption. Dockyard Police, Customs, and Jardine, their fortunes, but to those who live on the edge of things the Lean years may is on the increase in China.

The demand for foreign playing cards Matheson & Co.'s sugar refinery. Or

In Shang- Saturday night he came to the Police St mear misery and starvation, Mr. WELLS describes war as an acute phase of hai, for instance, the Chinese are showing tion and gave himself up, saying that he AFTER THE WAR.

preference for "Western" playing cards had no money. He was then under the the natural state of things This is PRESUMABLY it is on

the principle rather a mystic utterance, but if over their own so-called "sparrow cards" influence of drink, of making the best of a bad job that means that war is a part of the

The popularity of the foreign cards, says an American consular report, could be THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. 5o many of our amateur soothsayers are ordinary means of progress a means

MENT & AGENCY Co., Læð.

prophesying that the war will result in whereby man's adaptation to the ever-greatly increased by the addition of Hongkong, 13th September, 1916

the revivifying of the national life, in changing environment is accelerated it Chinese characters for king, queen, and THE DAIRY FARM CO., LIMITED, the laying side of all that is bad and may be answered that as man's "nature jack. The cheaper grades of playing in the fostering of all that is good changes and the environment changes, NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. Mr. WELLS, who has taken a prominent THE NINETEENTH ORDINARY place among the prophets, is among tion is best effected

so do the means change wherelsi adapter than would the more expensive kinds. The THE

MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS

If wain was once Chinese are also fond of showy cards, in the store Company will be held at the those who see all sorts of national

2 incans of progress a debateable hence those with pictured backs would be Company's Town Offco, 2, Lower Albert Road, possibilities of the finer sort in the war, proposition-it by no means follows that most popular, especially if the backs were Hongkong, ou SATURDAY, 8th October, at but as his views are always coloured by it remains so to-day. 12.30 PM for the purpose of presenting the

It is a question designed in Chinese fashion.

The Japan Gazette of the 21st ult. Report of the Directors and Statement of his sympathies of the moment very of balancing the benefits with the evils,

Bays!→→→ Accounts to 31st July, 1915,

A gathering of St. Stephen's College Attention is called to the advertisement flecting moment-it is to be feared that and it is difficult to see what benefis Old Boys was held at the King Edward appearing in this issue inviting all local The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company. will be CLOSED from the 1st to 9th October, they are hardly trustworthy, Accord will accrue from the present war which Hotel on Saturday evening in honour le British subjects to register at the 1915, both days inclusive.

ing to him all the old political and will overbalance the very real evide

Consulate-General, This stop, advocated By Order,

M. MANUK..

social problems which confronted Eng which are patent to us all. Mr. WELLS the Rev. Mr. W. H. Hewitt and Mrs. locally for some time, is due to War condi Secretary,

land before the war will die-perhaps view of the benefits to arise from the Hewitt. Mr. Fung Man Sui presided over tions, and will enable the authorities to Hongkong, 24th September, 1915.

ascertain the material available in case of war is significant in one direction.

a gathering of 51, the company including need, and the qualifications of service of (1014

have already died—a natural death. Although one can hardly pick out a Не ате FRENCH CONVENT BAZAAR.

to have no

dirt statement from his remarks which Archdeacon and Mrs. Barnett and several those registered," 4 party would prove the case, the reader cannot ladies. After dinner the toast of the health voluntary, we are sure all British male Although the registration is purely politics," though what kind of politics fail to form the conclusion that Mr. (HongkongTHE FRENCH CONVENT ANNUAL

will BAZAAR

is to take their place is not stated. WELLS ces among the benefits to be of the Rev. Mr. W. H. Hewitt was cor residents will willingly fall into line and take Curancy)

place on Forms of Entsy and all particulars may be Convent at Causeway Bay. One Fart of the be no more women suffragists, no more Garman model in social and political

WEDNESDAY, 6th October, in the New Perhaps no politics at all.

enjoyed by Britain as a result of the dislly received. Mr. Howitt has recently give the information desired, which we There will *wair, closer approximation to the obtained on application to the Registrar, establishment being Completed, LADY MAY

returned from England after furlough to learn will include name and age, resid ence, piofession, particulars of dependents University, Hongkong,

This kindly consented to Open this part of the land questions, no more questions of organisation.

that, take charge of St. Stephen's College 28 and whether one has had any military His Excellenes the President of the building at 10-30 4.nf. on the 6th of October, self-government,

to having undertaken the war more national throw

<iver- Warden. Previously Mr. Hewitt has training, Residents will also be required 21 organisation which abe B'Scholarships each of the annual value of BAZAAR

A

Ito state what they are prepared to do, $400 (Peking Currency), tenable at the University by students of

Rev. Mother Superior begs that all good procent war, according to Mr. WELLS, of the world, Britain is to herself oopy short musical programme was submitted. Chinese friends and those who have always shown such

the argatisation. Perhaps Mr. WELLS Nationality who pass the Matriculation & kind interest in the work of the Convent was not called a truce on these matters would say that it is not the organisation The arrangements for the function, which Examination. The list of these Scholarships | consider this Notce as an invitation and will it has settled them literally by giving itself which is a fault, but the spirit proved most enjoyable, were in the capable the desirability of having at the Consolste will be awarded on the result of the Kindly attend on this occasion. Examination mentioned above.

them their death-blow, No one ix There will be a great variety of beautiful and

owes its existence to the combined hands of Messrs. Li Chor Chi, Wan Ue Five prizes of $100 each will is awarded to useful Work, Underclothing and Fancy Work going to worry any more over Home madal activities of the Germans people, Shing, and Tro. the successful candidates who obtain the made by the Orphans also-Small Articles at Rule or why women cannot have votes, and it is the organisation which has highest marks. The winners of the prizes Mederale Prics, and Toys and Sweets for the The war is to reoxygenate the atmospy the organisation is to sopy the

made the present war possible. may enter any Faculty but must join the children. University on January 3rd, 1915.

Visitors will have an opportunity of viewing phere and produce such blissful content sperit. It is possible that Britain will Hongkong are undergoing. Holders of the President's Scholarships and the transformation that the Cotton Mills of the the voice of dissension will no emerge from the war with her views Paget, and Lady Ermyntrude Malet, the it is earnestly recommended to all

strongly modified by those of the enemy No Chils will be taken.

longer be beard, but only the sound of she has been fighting, but this would be

induced by prolonged pawns

the Germany's revenge, mol Brain's gain-

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the MATRICULATION, SENIOR and JUNIOR LOCAL EXAMINATIONS will be held on the following dates:

DECEMBER 13TH-18TH, 1915. Arrangements will be made to hold the Examinations at any town where a sufficient number of candidates offer themselves.

Candidates must send in their nunes to the Registrar, with the fee, not later than October 31st, 1975,

Examination Fee $10.00

no

more

Repablio of China bas been pleased to endowatter which she will proceed to open the aspirations of any kind or 'sert. The regards as inimical to the civilisation been Warden of St. John's Hall,

winners of prizes must reside in one of the Hostels directly managed by the University. Hongkong, 29th September, 1915. [1097

-Hongkong, 28th September, 1915. [1029

in which it is used; but the organisation

To

The Duchess of Somerset, Lady Arthur

France's-day," handed committee of the French Ambassador £21,000 for the French Rod Crow Society..

The advertisement reads as follows:- In view of the present state of war and

as complete a record as possible of British residents in the district, British Subjects are requested to register at this Consulat General, where application forms for regi tration can be obtained. No Consular F is levied for registration.

Registration is, of course, voluntary, F

British Subjects

A="M. CHALMERS,"

H.B.M; Consul-Gener]