NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
TIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF HONGKONG.
TO-DAY (MONDAY), 8th November, 1915,
a BANK HOLIDAY, all FIRE INSURANCE OFFICES will be CLOSED for the Transuction of Pablic Business
By Order,
A. R. LOWE, Secretary.
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Hongkong, 8th November, 1915.
INTIMATIONS
THEATRE ROYAL
HONGKONG.
OPENING
TO-NIGHT!
NOTEHEER 8TH.
MR. MAURICE E. BANDMANN
PRESENTS
MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION HORACE
OF HONGKONG..
10-DAY (MONDAY), 8th November, 1915,
being
BANK HOLIDAY, all MARINE INSURANCE OFFICES W be ULOBED for the Transaction of Public Business,
By Order,
A. R. LOWE,
Secretary.
11159 Hongkong, 8th November, 1916.
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, STEAM FÖR STRAITS, CEYLON,
EGYPT, AUSTRALIA, ADEN,
MEDITERRANEAN PORTS AND, LONDON,
THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED YOS
·BATATIA, AMERICAN, CONTINENTAL,
AND SOUTH AFRICA PORTS.
HE Steamship
THE
"NELLORE,"
Captain A. M. King,
Hi Majesty's Mails, will from
this port
or 01
carrying
be despatched
in
about the 19th Passengers taking November, 1915,
Ports, Mails
the for
above and connection, with the Co's 6.a. "MONGOLIA, from Colombo, passengers' accommodation in which vassal is secured before departure from Hongkong,
Bilk and Valuables and Tes and Cargo for Italy, France and Londen (undor arrange meat) will be transhipped at Colombo inte the Mail Steamer proceeding direct te Marseilles and London. Other Cargo for London, eto,, will be conveyed via Bombay
the 6.5. "KHIYA, and transhipped to dae in London about the 3rd Jan, 1916..
Parcels will be received at the Offe until 4 PM. the day before sling. The contents and value of all packagesare required
For further particulars, apply to
E. A. HEWETT,
Superlatendent
Hongkong, 8.b November, 1913.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
THE Steamship
THE
*JAPAN.
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having arrived from the above Forts, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongade.
Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed at once, at Consignees risk and 'expense.
Cargo remaining on board on the 9th Nov. will be landed at Consignees' risk and expense. Consignees of Cargo from SINGAPORE and PENASG are requested to take IMMEDIATE delivery of their Goods from alongside, such Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.
་་
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.
DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD.,
Agante Hongkong, 6th November, 1915.
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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED
NOTICE:
GOLDIN,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH. 1915.
The World's Greatest Conjuror and Magicfan, and Leading London Company of Vaudeville Artists, including MI BARBARA BABINGTON,
London's Principal Boy. MISSEN HAY AND CRAWFORD,
Simultaneous Dancers Extraordinary. MR. T. GOSWARD,
Italy's Louding Musical Comedian. LEYWOOD AND NORELL,
Burlesque Impressionists.
And Company of 30 Artistes. SPECIAL MATINEE! SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH, AT 4 P.M. Children Half-Price Everywhere. Booking at MOUTRIE'S from 8.30 A.M. to 12.30 P.A. and at HONGKONG HOTEL from 2 to 6 P.D,
PRICES: $3, 82 & 51. Hongkong, 1st November, 1915.
HOUSES TO
LET
TO LET-AT THE PEAK. TURNISHED, 3, Mountain View.
Apply to
H. E. POLLOCK,
Princes' Buildings. Hongkong, 8th November, 1916,
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TO LET. DAVENSHILL EAST, Park Road, Servante' Quartors, do. Vacant 1st November.
Renting & Rooms, 3 Baik Roous,
APP BACON, LOOKEE, DEACON & Hengkong, 19th October, 1915. (1094
HARSTON,
TO LET
Road, Peak, from 1st November, 1915. LENSHIEL," No. 141, Plantation
Apply-
LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, 18th October, 1915.
(1090
INTIMATION
the disease is provalent among all olasses, it is rampant among those who have to subsist mainly on rice. When not on active service the Japanese soldier is very wall fed; in fact, it has been stated on goad authority that he fares better than he would at home. Plenty of meat and nourishing food is provided, and the dist A gift that will be remembered is varied as much as possible. It is, there- fore, only when on active service that the martial spirit of the Japanese soldier is hupposed to be fostered by plain living.
In regard to the civilian population, just as the English people mainly subsist on bread, so, the Japanese, like other Asiatic peoples, mainly subsist on rice OUR CALENDAR They do not eat rice in preference to
all the year round.
During the temporary absence of Bir Everard Fraser, Mr. Horbert Phillips will be in charge of the Consulato-General in Shanghai.
Mr. Barlow, of The Peak, was fined $6--- by Mr. Hazeland at the Magistracy on Saturday for allowing his dog to be abroad without a muzzlo,
A Chinese was charged at the Police Saturday with Court, Hongkong, “on stealing $25 in notes from Mrs. Stapleton,
The of 6, Victoria View. [adjourned...
case was
Beats may be booked to-day at Moutrio's from 9.30 a.m. and at the Hongkong Hotel from
rs.
to 12.30 5.13-
11.111
race
to 6 pm. for the performances of . Goldin and Company.
bread for reasons of economy or for the encouragement of high thinking. They eat it because they like it; because it gives Mr. R. J. Birbeck, M.A., of Queen's them a satisfied feeling which they do not | College, is on his way out from Home. He is completely restored to health, and “did his bit" for his country by working on the
obtain on a foreign diet. Medical men inform us that rice is not so nourishing wheat and that therefore a larger quantity | National Register at Bristol, has to be taken, the result being a feeling
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice: of repletion and, incidentally. A greater Memorial
and Affiliated Hospitals strain on the digestive powers. It is this
acknowledge, with thanks the following feeling of repletion which the Japanese donations to the funds of the hospitais: -- miss when on a foreign diet, and as Pawnbrokers' Guild, 2200; Bram and 8 INTERESTING absenec makes them feel that their hunger Iron Dealers' Guild, $60; St. Stephen's
is uel satisfied it is not uncommon for a
Church (CMS.' Chinese), $2.51. Japanese to supplement a foreign style dinner with two or three bowls of rice
OF CATHAY
TO LET.
TOS. 1 and 6, TORRES BUILDINGS, No Moderate ront. Beady for ocupation.
for 1916
Apply to
SPANISH DOMINICAN
· PROCURATION, Hongkong, 29th September, 1915. [962
CONTAINING
(1135
NO
sion.
TO LET.
ATORMAN COTTAGE, No. 2, Posk Road, 4 GOOD ROOMS. Immediate postes.
Apply
PICTURES OF
CHINA LIFE.
PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING. [B75 Hongkong, 20th August, 1915.
PRICE $2.00
THE HONGKONG CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB.
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Members of the above Club will be held in the Clab House to receive the Committee's Report and pass the Accounts for the year ending the 31st August, 1915, TO-DAY (MONDAY), the 8th November, 1015, at 8 PM.
A. D. GEE,
Hon. Societary, Hongkong, 1st November, 1915.
11132
HONGKONG COTTON SPINNING, WEAVING & DYEING CO., LTD.
(IN VOL. IzqUIDATION)."
AKE NOTICE that a MEETING of Members of the above Company will he held at the Oos of Messra JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD., Hongkong, on MONDAY, the 22nd day of November, 1915, at 12 o'clock Noor.
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 propose an extraordinary resolution anctioning an interim return to Members as follows:-
That an interim return by the Liquidator of Ous. Hongkong Dollar per share to the persors who are registered as Members of The Company on the 16th day of November, 1915, be and the same hereby is sanctioned. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 18th November, to MONDAY, 29th November, both days inclusive,
1915
Dated Hongkong, the 14th day of October,
C. BERNARD BROWN, Liquidator,
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G.
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IN HIS · BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S CONSULAR COURT AT CANTON.
PROBATE JURISDICTION. Canton, Thursday, the 28th day of October, 1915. CITATION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION.
In the Goods of SMOLLETT CAMPBELL,
of
Deceased
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD., Thon Registered Office is situated at Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong, Hereby Give Notice that in consequence the purchase by the Company of the Steam TN virtue of an Order of His Majesty's said ship" MOURA," it has applied to the Board Court, bearing date This Day, I do hereby of Trade, under Section 47.
47 of the Merchant Shipping Act of 1894 in respect of Steamship menish and cite all and all manter of persons "MOURA," Official Number 101726, Gross to appear in the said Court on or about the 28th
day of November, 1916, and show cause, if they have, why leiters of administration (with the will annexed) of all and-singular the goods, chattele, rights, and credits of SMOLLETT CAMPBELL, late of Macao, China, who died at
nzine to
Tonnage 2,027 Tons, Registered Tonnage 1,217 Pons, heretofore owned by the UNION STEAM BHIP COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND, LIMITED, for permission to change her "HAI-HONG," and to have her Registered in the new name at the Port of Hongkong as owned by the DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP Co., LTD.
Any Objections to the proposed change of name must be sent to the Registrar of Shipping within seven days of the appear ance of this advertisement.
Dated at Hongkong, the First day of
November, 1915.
OREEN
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers, DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. [1136
ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.
LOST.
PPLICATION has been made to this
AD
Hongkong on August 26th, 1915, should not be granted unto ARCHIBALD SMOLLETTĈAMPBELI, Attorney for ELLA GRACE CAMPBELL, of 48, Bennewick Gardens, Kensington, London, England, the widow of the said testator and the universal legstee named in the will, ar, in default thereof, the Court will proceed to grant the same accordingly.
(Sd) R. S. PRATT, Vice-Consul and Additional Judge. [1156
A
NOTICE,
R.
NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiatic or Indian desiring to leave the Colony should apply in writing for permission to do ao to the Captain SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, At least
48 hours before the intended hour of departure, giving name, nationality, age, sos, 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 POLICH STATION between the hours of 9 à.M. in 1 P.M. and 2. P.M. to 4 PM daily.
Hongkong, 10th July, 1815.
A Company to issue to Mr. Lat SAS TING of Hongkong Duplicate Certificates of 200 Shares in this Company or other Certificate or Certificates in lien thereof apon statement that the Original Certificates Nos. 8564-100 shares numbered 216089/246138 dated 18th November, 1908. Nos. 8803-50 shares numbered 197703/107727, 251686/251710; 25th March, 1909, Nos. 9786 50 shares numbered 6901/6950 dated 27th May, 1910. have been LOST or DESTROYED; and Notive is Hereby Given that if within 30 days from the date hereof no Clain or Representa- tion in respect of such Original Certificates is made to the Company the Undersigned will then proceed to deal with such applicat tion for Duplicates.
For the GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD., SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 23rd October, 1915. [1101
FOR SALE.
1738
shading in its own Grounds, situated TAIPO, containing Four Rooms, ont-offices,
Electric LightTM For particulars apply to--
ESIRABLE COUNTRY RESIDENCE,
etc.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, 30th October, 1915.
[1127
TO LET
FFICES in ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, Second Floor, Overlooking Harbour, Immediate possesion,
Apply to-
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Hongkong, 3rd December, 1914.
HOUSE
A Bowlcon.
TO LET.
Knutsford
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when he returns to his home. Further, even although a large quantity of rice be caten, the small amount of nutrition it contains requires that the meals should be many, This is more especially the case among those engaged in manual labour, Thus the farmers have five, six, and, sometimes, even seven, ments a day-a fact
which seems not to be known to those who dilate on the plain living of the Japanese. The sedentary classes, of course, do not require se many meals, but, nevertheless, Terrace, A. S. WATSON there is a considerable amount of eating
Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, 24th October, 1915.
TO LET.
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TYOUR-ROOMED and THREE-ROOMED FLATS in Humphrey's Bolldings, Kowloon, with every modern convenience. FOUR-ROOMED Immediate possession. FLATS in May Road, possession on or about Modern appointments 1st November next throughout, including English Baths and Kitchen Rangen, Hot Water and Water A few Flats specially Carriage System. designed to accommodate three bachelors at reasonable rentals,
FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowlson.
TWO-ROOMED FLATS in Nathan Road, Kowloon,
WINDSOR LODGE, Kowloon, Six-Roomed House, Tennis Court. Immediate possession.
Apply tom
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
Co., LTD Alexandra Buildings, Hongkong, 3rd Noveber, 1915,
TO LET.
OFFICES at 2, Connaught Road.
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OFFICES in King's Buildings. OFFICES in Des Voeux Road Central. HOUSES in CLIFTON GARDENS, Condalt Road.
NEW HOUSES in Broadwood Terrace. HOUSES at the Peak.
Bay
No. 21, WONG-NEI-CHONG ROAD. No. 1, MORETON TERRACE, Causeway GODOWNS, at Wanchai. GODOWNS, at Naw Prays, Kennedy Town Nos. 1, 2 and 3, WEST END TERRACE, CANTON. Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD.
|38 Hongkong, 4th November. 1915,
TO LET From 1st March.
LODOWN, No. 6, Daddall Streal.
Apply- A. B. AVASIA,
Care of E. Padanny,
No. 1, Daddell Street Hongkong, 2nd February, 1915.
TO LET.
& CO., LTD.,
HONGKONG
DISPENSARY.
13
HONGKONG OPPTION: 10, DES VEUX ROAD, C. LONDON OPTION: 181, FLEET STREET, E.C.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 8TH, 1916.
DIET OF THE JAPANESE SOLDIER AND CIVILIAN,
JAPAN has for so many years been repre sented as the land of high thinking and plain living that it is natural that meny amateur economists should, at this crisis, when the necessity of meeting the heavy expenses of the war is pressing upon the people, turn to a country where thrift is
The Indian watchman at Tai Po rail-
station way
with the was fined $15
alternative of a month's imprisonment by. Mr. Hageland on Saturday for being intoxicated while on duty. Mr. Aslett, Traffic Inspector, said there was a good deal of drunkenness among the Sikhs on the railway.
A Chinese (convicted before, Mr. Lånd-
sell at the Magistracy on Saturday of swaling a mackintosh and gold watch from 45, Queen's Road Central, was sentenced to six weeks hard kibour on
each of the charges of larceny, and to a year's imprisonment for returning from
banishment.
The October issue of the Fellow, Dragon Magazine says: "We have heard, with the deepest regret, that of the two brothers
between the three or four meals they take The peasants, who cannot afford to eat only rice, mix it with barley. This prob ably does not lower the nutritive value of the food, but, on the other hand, it does not increase it. There is, also, a large con- sumption of different kinds of peas and forces in the Dardanelles, one was killed' beans, sweet potatoes and other routs, of outright by shrapnel, while the other is re- which the Japanese have a great variety.ported wounded and inissing." Mr. Ral ston is one of the masters at the Collega
All
of Mr. Ralston who were with the land
A Gazette notice states that when a vessel is entering or leaving the Whampoa Naval Dock a large blue flag by day, and three red lights, vertically, by night, will
Steathers observing either of
the above specified signals exhibited must proceed at dead slow speed when passing the vicinity of the Dock gates.
rendered these preparations are palatable by a little fish (fresh or dried), or, in the absence of this, some kind of pickles. These, however, are not used as a d'et by themselves, but merely to flavour the rice or other cereals which form the be exhibited at the head of the Dockyard basis of the meal. Rice or burley without flag-staff. an appetiser may be likened to the dry bread which is regarded as the lowest form of diet in Europe. But while the Japanese prefer rice to broad, which they regard as a kind of cake, it is not by proof the funds of the Hongkong branch
the Society of St. ference that they limit the delicacies, to of
Paul will be hold next be eaten with the rice; it is a matter of de necessity. Japanese food is as expensive day, under the patronage of H.E. the as foreign food when due variety is taken, Governor and Lady May. Upon the and the average income is not large enough to cover such an expenditure.
What is the effect of this diet on the people! Japanese statistics are acknow ledged by the authorities themselves to be not very reliable, but it may be noted that
conscripts have recently shown that Japan is retrograding rather than progressing physically. Constitutional discuses, such trachoma and tuberculosis, are said to be on the increase, while the stamina of the race on the whole shows no improve
supposed to have become a fine art. Un-the results of the yearly examination of fortunately, however, there seems to be little knowledge of the actual facts, and some most extraordinary statements as to the food and manner of living of the Japanese are being circulated by those who pretend to be in a position to know.
This may be merely a passing Thus we find a member of the Japan ment. Society stating that the Japanese soldier phenomenon, but it is worthy of notice as on active service subsists on raw hah, raising the question whether those princi vegetable and fruit salads, seaweed, ples of thrift which aim at reducing the with amount of nutriment, in proportion to its uncooked eggs and [244
which he is happy and content "provided weight, supplied to the body are really he can secure a little boiled rice and hot sound or not. To increase the productivo power seems to be the right road to enable This is putting the cart weak ten." before the horse with a vengeance, the
a nation to meet the increased cost of fact being that the diet of the Japanese living, but, so far from there having been soldier when on active service is rice, with pickled plums to make the rice go down This is the official menu, and while, no
TO. 2, "FAIRVIEW," Nathan Road,
No Kowloon
No. 25. SEYMOUR BOAD, WOODLANDS VILLA WEST.
No. 12, BEACONSFIELD ARCADE, Tor Floor.
No. 58, PEEL STREET, on Caine Road level.
GLENSHIEL," No. 141, Plantat. a Road,
Peak, from 1st November, 1915.
"LEWKNOR," No. 126, THE PEAK. "HARTING." Austin Koad, Kowloon,
HILLSIDE," No. 110, THE
PEAK,
5 Rooms Furnished, from 1st November, 1915.
ONE OFFICE or SHOP in Daddell Street, Ground Floor.
Nor. 1 and 2, COLLEGE GARDENS 6 ROOMS each, from 1st November.
No. 3. "THE ALBANY." ROOMS, in Daddell Btrest.
ROSENEATH,"2, Hankor Rd., Kowloon. No. 6, BELILIOS TERRACE.
No. 25, BELILIOS TERRACE, W entrance on Conduit Road,
ONE GODOWN, No. 8, Burrows Street Wanchal,
TWO GODOWNS, in Daddell Stroek, "WESTWARD. HO," Bonham R si.
MERION," No.6, Ian Pax, Unfurnished ( Rooms).
No. 2, DES VEUX VILLAS, 51, Prax Unfurnished)
No.60, THE PEAK (5 CAMERON VILLAS. Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
8ri Floor, Alexandrs Buildirga Hongkrug, 3rd Nerɛmber, 1973,
swestmeats,
The annual al fresco féte in aid
Vincent
Sun.
efforts of the local branch about one hun- dred poor families are more or less depen. dent, and the funds for their support are almost entirely obtained from this annual fixture.
The death took place at the Shanghai
General Hospital recently of Mr. George Norman King, of Messrs. Dodwell & Co., at the early age of twenty-six. Deceased came to Shanghai in March, 1910, to join the staff of Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., having been previously employed in the firm's Londen office. He was an ardent volunteer, being a member of "A" Com pany. Deceased was the son of Mr. Chas. H, King, who was for many years & re- sideat in Shanghai, and in the later years was in the-office of Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., retiring in 1904 to take up duties in the company's office in London, in which capacity he is now serving,
The death has occurred at Home of Cap--
an increase of the productive-power of tain George Payne, a well-known and a recent visitor to the factories highly respected captain of the Indo- Japan,
the country
the China S. N. Co. Captain Payne joined decided that
of
vero
the Indo-China S.N. Co., in September,
1881 as second officer, and became master in 1880. In 1906 he was promoted to be marine superintendent in Shanghai, hav- ing previously been known as a very sue-
A mail for Europe vid Siberia closes cessful master en the Shanghai-Tientsin today at 9 a.m.
doubt, it is occasionally amplified, the Japanese would never be a great indus Japanese soldier regards this as the fight-trial nation unless the workmen ing food. Moreover, the Japanese are speeded up very considerably. proud of the fact that the soldier's diet is such a simple ons, and ascribe Japan's victories to the high thinking which is alleged to attend such plain fare. This Spartan dict, however, is probably actual- ly due to a desice for economy. When the food is thus severely limited the handling of supplies is facilitated, which, with the cheapness of the food itself, greatly reduces the exponse of maintaining an army in the field. The picture, however, has a reverse side which is not to pleasing. The disease of beri-beri, which has been traced to a germ in rice, is not the least
A Gazette announcement states that Mr. Ng Hon-tsz has been re-appointed a men ber of the Sanitary Board.
For the convenience of their customers, Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Co. will open- their premises until midday on Wednes
Jay.
Mr. A. E. Crapnell has been appointed trustee of the Zetland Lodge of Free-
of the enemies the Japanese soldier has masons, in succession to the late Mr. G. J. fight when on active service, for, while B. Sayer.
and Hongkong-Calcutta lines. During his many years' stay in Bhonghai before he retired in 1914, Capt. Payne earned the good-will and esteem of a very large circle of friends On his return to England, Captain Payne became nuutical advisor to the Indo-China S.N. Co., in London. He died at the age of 57.
TYPHOON WARNING, The following telegram was received by the American Consulate General, Hong kong, at 10.50 a.m., on Saturday, from the Manila Observatory:
Cyclone or typhoon E. of the Visayas Islands direction unknown.
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