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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

TO LET.

INTIMATIONS

AN OPEN-AIR

TAS HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 18′′¤, 1915.

HOUSES

TO LET.

TO LET.

FURNISHED for Bix Month

LENSHIEL" No. 141, Plantation CONCERT AND FETE PARTY FURmber, PLATS in "EWO

Road, Peak, from 1st November, 1918,

Apply

LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, 18th October, 1915.

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WANTED.

N SECOND ENGINEER

will be held in

THE PUBLIC GARDENS, Albert Road,

IN AID OF THE FUNDS OF THE BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY and the

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

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

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EUROPEAN SEA Rate of Pay ORDER OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM, N No. I and 5 TORRES BUILDINGS,

$7.00 per day for seven days per week.

A

Apply to-

CHIEF ENGINEER, H.M. Dookyard. Hongkong, 18th October, 1915.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21ST, 1916, AT 9 P.M.

NDER the Patronage of HE. SIR HENRY

UNDA, R.C.M.G, L. E. Major-General F. VENTAIS, Rear Admiral R. H. ANSTRUTHIE, C.M.G.

ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB. Admission will be afforded at the Main Entrance

FIXTURES FOR 1915.

OPENING CRUISE-SATURDAY, NOV. 6TH.

PROGRAMME:

RACE:-ALL CLASSES R.H.K.Y.C. RACING BOATS. (2) 2.00 p.m.-CRUISER RACE. (3) 3.30 p.-ROWING-BACE

(1) 1.45 p.m.-SAILING

FOR LADIES' PAIR OARS. (4) 4.60 p.m.-LADIES SAILING RACE: -ALL CLASSES R.H.K. Y.C. RACING BOATS.

The STARTING LINE for EVENTS i and 2 will be off the HONGKONG CLUB, and for EVENTS 3 and 4 off the Crus HovaE (R.H.K.Y.C.), North Point.

The FINISHING-LINE for ALL EVENTS

is at the Crow House (R.H K.Y.C.).

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS. Nov. 13th:-FIRST BACE:-HANDICAP

and the Albany Entrance.

The Gates will be opened at 8.30 г..

By kind permission of Lieut. Colonel L. A. WATSON and Officers the Band of the 74th Panjabis will perform, and also The Police Reserve Band.

Vocalists:-MES, VILLIERS SMYTH,

ME. A. J. ENGLAND, ME. H. E. MURIEL,

Tickets of Admission, 50 coats each, can be obtained at Messrs. S. MOUTRIE & Co., THE ROBINSON PIANO C, and at either Gate on the night of the Fête.

TO LET

LYEEMOON VILLAS.

Kowloon, Moderato ront. Ready for occupation.

Apply to

SPANISH DOMINICAN PROCURATION. Hongkong, 29th September, 1915. [903

F

TO LET-AT THE PEAK.

TURNISHED ΟΙ UNFURNISHED,

3, Mountain Viow.

H. E POLLOCK,

Princon Buildings. Hongkong, 15th September, 1915. [1010

sion.

Hongkong, 14th October, 1915,

TO LET TORMAN COTTAGE, No. 2, Pear Road, N

& GOOD ROOMS. Immediate posses-

Apply (1077

PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING. Hongkong, 2041 August, 1915.

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MINISTERING CHILDREN'S

LEAGUE.

SALE OF WORK,

IN AID Or

and ONE DESIGN CLASSES. Nor. 27th:-SECONDRACE: HANDICAP LOCAL CHARITIES FOR CHILDREN,

undONE DESIGN CLASSES.

THE PRINCE OF WALES' FUND, Dec. 4th:THIRD RACE:-HANDICAP

and ONE DESIGN CLASSES. THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR

BELGIAN RELIEF, Dec. 18th-FOURTH RACE:-HANDICAP and ONE DESIGN CLASSES.

RACE CRUISERS. Nov. 21st:-FIRST Dec. 13th:-SECOND RACE-CRUISERS

D. K. BLAIR, Hoa, Secretary, Sailing Committee. Rongkong, 18th October, 1913.

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and

THE CHILDREN IN M. C. L. HOMES whose fathers have been killed in sotion, to be held in the

GROUNDS OF GOVERNMENT HOUSE (by kind permission of His ExcELLENOV THE GOVERNOR),

ON SATURDAY, 30TH OCTOBER, from 2 to 6 PN.

ITALIAN CONVENT BAZAAR. Entrance only at the Garden Gate in Upper

ON SATURDAY, 231 OCTOBER, 1915,

and following days.

Commersing each day at 10 .....

LADIES' DRESSES,

CHILDREN'S FROCKS,,

TABLE COVERS,

HANDKERCHIEFS,

BOYS' JERSEYS,

BABIES ROBES,

In a large variety of styles. NB.-No ticket will be interchangeable for Souvenir if presented after 30th October, 1915, when the Bazaar will be closed.

Special CHILDREN'S BAZAAR A

Sweet Stalls: Feature of this year'e Sale.

Toys in Dainty Chocolats and Maroons. great variety and at all prices.

Refreshment S'all.

Hongkong, 19th October, 1915.

THE HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL

SOCIETY.

NYONE interested in Horticulture is

Aligible assed b

Persons wishing to join should communicate with the Hon. Secretary.

Non-Members who intend to exhibit will receive a copy of the Schedule for next year's Show on application.

A. NICOL,

Quarry Bay,

Hon. Secretary. 1074 Hongkong, 11th October, 1915.

N

HONGKONG CLUB.

NOTICE.

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Members of the HONGKONG CLUB will be held in the Club House on FRIDAY, the 29th October, 1918, at 6.15 P.M

BUSINESSA set forth in the Notles posted in the fall of the Club. By Order,

E. DES VEUX, Secretary. Hongkong, 15th October, 1915.

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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

NOTICE.

THE HALF-YEARLY MEETING of

TH Members will be held on SATURDAY, the 30th October, 1915, at 12 o'clock Noos, at the Offices of the JOCKEY CLUB, on the Ground Floor of the HONGKONG CLUB ANNEXE, Chater Road.

By Order,

T. F. HOUGH,

Clerk of the Course. (1085 -Hongkong, 16th October, 1915,

Q.

NOTION

B

NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asistio or Indino

A desiring to leave the Colony should apply in writing for permission to do so to the Captain SUFERINTENDENT OF POLICE, si lensi 48 hours before the intended hour of departure, giving nama astionality, age, sex, height and compation 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 lourd Applicants should apply in person for their passes at the CENTRAL POLICE STATION between the hours of 9 a M. 60,1, P., and; * PAL 10 4 P.M. daily.

1738 Hongkong, 10th July, 1919.

Albert Road. Prices of Admission: Adults

30 Cts. Children 10

2 All Members and Associates free. Come to See the "MERRIE MUMMERS," 5.30 P.M. Tickets $1.

TOYS AND FANCY. ARTICLES, ICES SWEETS, TEA, BRAN TUB, CHRISTMAS TREE.

No CHITS TAKEN. Hongkong, 11th October, 1915.

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ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.

FOURSOMES COMPETITION will be Autores the Tas Ling Course 101 Prize kindly presented by H.E. THE GOVERNOR, CONDITIONS.

Members with Handicaps of less than 7 to be

--TO-LET,

Floor, Overlooking Harbour

Immediate possiation,

Apply tome

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. · Hongkong, Brd Dooczber. 1914

INTIMATION

ESTABLISHED 1841.

The new Japanese garrison whigh of shord staple, and there are not suff- nient spinning and weaving shed in recently arrived at Hankow to fake that China to supply the national noods. To place of the man who have been there for take the agricultural side only of the the past year numbers 833 officers and Those are not taken from any question, the limited area wider cotton men.

a Artied cultivation is probably due to the limited particular regiment, but are markot for China-grown cotton, though election. The new garrison is officially, difficulties of communication" possibly designated as the 1st Battalion, Contral

China Garrison: A. S. WATSON what as a restraining factor to a slight

extent. The lack of railways, roads, and A programme of a grand amateur con- navigable rivers does not prevent Indian cert recently given at Brodiek (Scotland), & CO., LTD., varn finding its way into the recesses of under the chairmanship of the Marquis of the Arran Tibet and Turkestan, however, so we of Graham, in aid. think that if China' grew cotton of a branch of the British Red Cross Society, marketable quality. it would coon find shows the four daughters of Mr. and Mrs. [its own means of communication, while A. G. Gordon of Hongkong as contributors. the profit that would be realized would Miss Gordon and Miss Alix. Gordon in soon prove an effective incentive towards a duct; Miss Peggy Gordon playing a the extension of cultivation. The short violin solo; and Miss Dorothy Gordon staple of Chinese cotton must always be assisting as one of the accompanists. the drawback, as it is only suitable for

The first of the meetings for united“- weft and short-end work--it is this rea- son that leads to the manual exportation intercession will be held at St. Paul's College at 6 p.m. to-day. It will be con- to Japan of thousands of tons of raw cuation that is really destined in the ond ducted by. the Bishop of Victoria. for Chinese consumption. Efforts have Preaching at St. Andrew's, Church, Kow- heen made to rectify this, but so far the on, yesterday the Bishop emphasised umeal Chinese rent has followed; the the importanes of intercessory prayer in He said that Shasi Trade Report says: The supply connection with the war.

many brave men were encouraged by the of fresh cotton sced from America or Egypt for sale to growers might well be thought that the churches were praying taken in hand by the Board of Agricultor them. Every hour souls were passing ture, the Americas seed, introduced into beyond the vale. Christians must pray, Hupeb by CHANG CHI-TUNG, having and special blessings were promised for o viated from bad selection and arited prayer. Prayer would help Eng

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

BOURBON

WHISKY.

and to find her soul and her God: --

An unasundly

thunderstorm

SEVERE

We are in a position to offer our customers a limited quantity OFFICES in Br. & mor's BULLSING of very fine old Bourbon Whisky cask aged which has been in our bonded warehouse in Hongkong for the past four years and which

we guarantee Samples will be sent to intending shasi. The ordinary Chinese fariner particularly violent and, apparently,

TO LET.

HOUSE in Knutsford Terrass

A Kowloon,

Apply

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY 36, LTE. Hongkong, 1st March, 1915.

[45

TO LET.

purchasers free.

ten.

years

old.

careless cultivation." At present Man chariz and Shantung, are in the position that Hupeh enjoyed during the Vice- royalty of H.E. CHANG: new seed has ccurred at Singapore on the 7th insti been introduced and a long staple cotton Referring to the storm the Straits Times is being grown, but unless the ordinary says:The people in the Arcade had & methods of the Chinese farmer have been lock this morning in the course of the abolished in those provinces, they will thunderstong which broke over the oity.. probably soon be repeating the tale of about ten o'clock. One of the crashos was

does not believe in

weed right overhead. This proved to be the case, he much prefers to use some that he has

buying

for the roof of the Arcade was struck and

saved himself from the last year's crop, the building shaken from top to bottom. with the result that any now variety that | The electric lights were extinguished and is introduced soon loses its distinctive fuses blown out and, luter, it was dis-

OUR-ROOMED FLATS in Hanoi Road, A. S. WATSON & CO..qualities and tends more and more every covered that one part of the souf haid boa

Kowloon, Immediate possession; ant FOUR-ROOMED FLATS in May Road, Hongkong, with possession on or about 15th October next, English Baths and Kitchen Bangen, Hot and Cold Water Electric Light. First Clas Moders Appointments throughout, including Water Carriage System.

FOUR-BOOMED HOUSE9 in Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon.

FLATS & Naiban Hond, Kowloon, A FLAT in Humphrey's Buildings, Kowloon, Apply to-

LIMITED,

HONGKONG,

113

year to conform to the native stock. The damaged. On the top floor there are supply of new sced to the growers is no residential appatments and these suffered doubt an excellent measure, but if it stops somewhat from the rain that poured in. there it will soon lose all its effectiveness. It is quite a long time since a thunder- If China wishes to produce an adequate storm of such violence has passed directly supply of good quality catton, she will over the town. have continually to issue new seed ot intervals, and u to ascertain that the seed issued in each district is the best

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE HONGKONG OFFION: 10A, DES Vœux Road, C adapted to the soil of that particular |

Co., LTD., Afarandra Buildingu. Hongkong, 6th September, 1913.

TO LET.

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FARPERVILLE, Garden Road, SEVEN HROOMS, Very Large Dining Room,

LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, É.C.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, OGrower 18TH, 1915,

PEKING NOTES.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

PERING, October 7th.

This implies a very paleṇal district. administration, but it is certain that if

A LITTLE DISPUTE. the fate of agricultural progress is:

The Peking and Tokyo Governments are allowed to be dependent on the initiative; and resource of the individual fariner, discussing a question arising out of the it will not long be in the balance; for this operation of the recent Sino-Japanese reason we are glad to see the great efforts Treaty. It relates to Chinese jurisdiction that the Ministry of Agriculture is in Chientau, on the border of Kores, The

drawn by lot with Members with Handicaps of iramediate possession, house în excellent order. COTTON-GROWING IN CHINA Į making in the province of Chihli, and we Chinese contend that the recent Treaty

18 or more.

Members with Handicaps of 7 to 12 luclusive

to be drawn with Members with Handicaps of 13 to 17 Inclusive.

Competition to be ander Club Handicaps. Intending Competitors are requested to enter their names on the boards in the Happy Valley or Fan Ling Club Houses, or to send asme IN WRITING to the Asting Hon. Becretary, care of Messrs. BRADLEY & CO., LTD.

Entries will close on FRIDAY, 21st inst.

CHAMPIONSHIP.

The Competition for the above will be held over the Fan Ling Course, commencing on SUNDAY, the 31st inst.

Limited to Handicaps of 6 and under. Intending Competitors are requested to enter their names on the board in the Ulab House at Happy Valley before WEDNESDAY, the 27th inst.

T. W. HILL, Acting Hon. Secretary. 11082 Hongkong, 15th October, 1915.

HONGKONG

COTTON SPINNING, WEAVING & DYEING CO., LTD.

(IN VOL. LIQUIDATION),

Tennis Court and Garden.

Apply

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

TO LET.

OFFICES at 2, Connaught Road.

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OFFICES in King's Buildings. HOUSES CLIFTON GARDENS, Conduit Road.

NEW HOUSES in Broadwood Terrace HOUSES at the Peak.

No. 21, WONG-NEI-CHONG ROAD. No. 1, MORETON TERRACE,

Bay

did not apply to this district, while the Japanese claim that it did. Negotiations are proceeding in a fairly conciliatory

manner.

KIDNAPPING.

shall watch with interest the progress of ONE interesting point in this table the proposed object lesson to the other is the proof it gives of the undeveloped provinces of China. slate of the national resources, China grows cotton of excellent quality, but included in the cotton goods (in 1918) is. A mail for Europe e Siberia closes cotton yorn to the value of Tis. to-day at 5 p.m.

So writes the Statistical 71,030,089."

The name of the Tack On Club, Ltd., pecially being carried off and sold to Secretary of the Chinese Customs with reference to a table showing the increase has been struck off the Register.

!

in China's importation of pertain classes A number of aviators have been sent of goods, and his remarks toach very to the province of Szechuan in response Castly on a question of great importance

GODOWNS, st Wanchs'. GODOWNS, at New Prays, Kennedy Town Apply

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENOV Co. LZD Hongkong, 18th October, 1915

(88

TO LET

From 1st March

LODOWN, No. 8, Duždell Street.

Apply

TAKE NOTICE that a MEETING of GODO

Members of the above Company will be held at the Office of Mestre, JARDIKL MATHESON & Co. LTD., Hongkong, on MONDAY, the 22nd day of November, 1915, at 12 o'clock NOON.

AGENDA.

1. To lay before the Meeting an Account of the acts and dealings of the Liquidator and of the conduct of the winding-up up to the date of the Meeting.

2. To propens an ex raordinary resolution sanctioning an interim return to Members as follows:-

That an interim return by the Liquidator of One Hongkong Dollar per share to the pass who are registered as Members of the Compar y un the 15th day of November, 1915, be and the same hereby is sanctioned. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 15th November, to MONDAY, 29:3 November, both days inclusive.

1915.

Dated Hongkong, the 14th day of Octelor,

C. BERNARD BROWN, Liquid stor.

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Apply to

WANTED.

A. B. AVANIA,

Care of E. PARANNT,

No. 1, Daddell Street Hongkong, tud February, 1915.

TO LET.

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TO. 2, FAIRVIEW," Nathan Road,

Kowloon GLENSHIEL, No. 141, Plantation Road, Peak, from 1st November, 1016,

LEWKNOR," No 126, THE PEAK. "HARTING." Austin Road, Kowloos, "HILLSIDE" No. 110. THE PRAK, 5 Rooms Furnished, from 1st November, 1915.

ONE OFFICE or SHOP in Duddell Street, Ground Floor.

Not. 1 and 2, COLLEGE GARDENS 6 ROOMS ch, from 1st November.

No. 9. THE ALBANY." ROOMS, In Duddell Street.

ROSENEATH.” 2, Hankow Rd., Kowloon. No. 6. BELILIOS TERRACE

No. 25, BELILIOS TERRACE, with ONE GODOWN, No. 8, Burrows Street, TWO GODOWNS. In Duddell Street. WESTWARD HO." Bonham Road, "MERION,” No. 8, TRE PRAX, Unfurnished (61Tooms)

"No. 1, DES. VŒUX VILLAS, M; PEAK

entranos on Conduit Road.

ECOND and THIRD ENGINEERS, also" | (Unfurnished),

THIRD OFFICERS-with Certillonter. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. Hongkong, 13th October, 1916.

₤1075

No. 69, THE PRAK (6 CAMERON VILLAR. Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS,

- Bed Floor, Alavandes Bulidinat. Hongkong, 18th Oe ober, 1916,

to the future industrial development of to the request of the Chiangchun, saya

the Peking Daily News. China The innate conservatism of all farmers is a byword; the general stagna- tion of the Chinese people, individually

The Royal Hongkong Yacht Club's opening cruise is fixed for Saturday, is proverbial; multiplying the first factor November 6th. An advertisement in by the second we may arrive at a product another column gives the Club's fixtures which will explain the Chinese farmer's for 1913.

rooted objection to change of any kind,

Kidoapping has become rather cenituds. in this part of the country, little girls -

theatrical people or into brothels. For- tunately, public opinion is very much against the practice, and the police alo are under instructions to arrest those found engaged in this nefarious trade. Very heavy punishments are to be mated out for this offence.

A NEW ADVISER.

The latest addition to the list of advisers is Mr. W. F. Sherfesee, Director of For- estry in the Philippine Islands. This marks an important advance in the project for reforestration, and if he be given a free hand and his advice followed there is rea son to hope that in time to come China's

even though the change would be highly A London cable to Japanese newspapers profitable. Even this, though, will states that the Pope will be represented at scarcely suffice to explain the failure of the Coronation of the Emperor of Japan cotton cultivation to establish itself on by Monsignor Pertelli, Apostolic Delegato sorrows directly due to the denuding of a large scale, for outtun is by no means to the Philippines.

Cotton has been a new crop in China. grown in China for centuries, and is

her forests may be materially reduced. But and it is an eloquent but "—it is Inquiries at the Austrian Legation too much to expect that an exception will

grown on a greater or less scale through-regarding the frucus which took place he made in favour of this gentleman. Ad- out the whole land, even as far north between Austrian and Italian bluejackels vice is listened to with polite patienos es the Mongolian borderlands, yet it has on the night of the 4th-5th, says the when the adviser has an opportunity of not succeeded in establishing itself gen. | Poking Gauette, have elicited the informa-tendering it, but it is not always acted erally as a staple crop, and so far from tion that the Austrian Minister has China being a cotton-producing country, ordered a "strict and thorough inquiry she cannot supply her own, needs, and into the whole affair to be made by an has to import sume $200,000,000 worth of independent officer."

upon.

a

WORSHIP OF WAR HEROES. Militarism is becoming a cult in China. Not only have we the prospect of a con-

cotton goods annually. Her export of News has been recrived from Home to script nation, but we see appeals to pat- raw euston exceeds, it is true, her in the effect that Mr. Cleveland A. Concor riotism being responded to in greater de as 2nd gree than ever before, and the Chiness portation of that article, but it is only has been granted a commission

au infinitesimal fraction of the whole

that is really and finally exported much Lieut. and attached to the 12th (Reserve) who formerly despised force are being com- of the so-called export trade consists Battalion Waressier Regimest. Mr. Con-pelled to see the wisdom of big battalions. solely of sending the goods to this Colony nor left Shanghai by the str. Suwa Mara In pursuence of this cult the revival of the for transshipment to other Chinese ports, with the second contingent last October.wership of War Gods took place last year, while the large amount that does actual- He is well-known in Tientsin and Shang-and this week according to ancient custom Prior to his departure for home be the quaint old ceremony of worshipping ly leave China soop returns in-another hai. form. There are at least three main was instructor to the B.-P. Boy Scouts, war heroes took place in the temple of It was an early morning Kwang Yueh causes which prevent China. ever becom for a number of years a member of the

"lasted for two hours, testing, no ing self-supporting in cotton goods-Customs Co. and B Co., Shanghai Volun. affair, beginning at 3 o'clock, and wor- there is not a sufficient area under cul-teer Corps, and a member of the Standard doubt, the fortitude of the high officials.

who were told off for this duty. tivation, the cotton grown is poor and Oil Co..

ship