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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

LOST,

·N OLIVINE PENDANT, set

Platinam, with small Diamonds, and

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH, 1915.

HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB.

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET.

Turquoise, Pauly Shaped, with Fire Platinam Tof the Season Win HANA MEETING

THE FIFTH GYMRHANA MEETING NO. 11 and 13, GAGE STREET, froth

Chain. Fifty Dollars Reward will be paid on same being returned to

"G.,"

Care of "Daily Press" Office. Hongkong, 20th November, 1915,

(1212

IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES

ORDINANCEB 1911 AND 1913,

Lod

IN THE MATTER OF THE PICTURE

PALACE COMPANY OF CHINA, LIMITED

(IN LIQUIDATION).

VALLEY TO-DAY, SATURDAY), the 20th November, 1910, commencing at 3.15 PM.

The Charge of Admission will be $1 for others than Members of the HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB or GYMKHANA CLUB..

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

[1204 Hongkong, 17th November, 1915.

EPINNING, HONGKONG COTTON

WEAVING & DYEING CO., LTD.

(IN VOL, LIQUIDATION),

A First and Final Dividend of 100% has been TAKE NOTICE that 3 MEETING of

declared in the above matter.

above-mentioned DIVIDEND may be received at the Offices of the Undersigned, No. 5 Queen's Road Central, First Floor, on FRIDAY, the 20th November, 1916, between the hours of 10 4.3. and 12.30 .. and on uny subsequent hy between the same hours, except Sunday:

Creditors applying for payment must pro- duce any Bills of Exchange or other Securities held by them and must sign a Receipt in the prescribed form.

Dated this 19th day of November, 1915.

PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING,

Liquidators.

(1213

IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES

ORDINANCES 1911 AND 1913,

and

IN THE MATTER OF THE PICTURE PALACE COMPANY OF CHINA, LIMITED

(IN LIQUIDATION).

FIRST RETURN OF CAPITAL. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a

NOTICE RETURN OF CAPITAL of $4.50 per Share will be Payable on and after FRIDAY, the 26th November, 1915, at the Offices of the Undersigned, No, 5, Queen's Road Central, First Floor, during Office hours.

Members are requested to produce their Sharo Certificates when applying for payment. No Return of Capital will be inace unless the Share Certificates are produced.

Dated this 10th day of November, 1915.

PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING,

Liquidators.

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Members f the above Company will be held at the Office of Mes-rs. JARDINE.

Boston, MONDAY, the .d day of November, 1915, at 12 o'clock NeoN.

AGENDA.

1. To lay before the Meeting on Account of the acts and deelings of the Liquidator and of the conduct of the winding-up up to the date of the Musting.

2. To pepas an ex raordinary resola ion sanctioning an interim ntura to Members as folk wa

1st January, 1316 Apply to-

J. VINCENT BRAGA, Toyo Kisen Kaisha. Hongkong, 18th November, 1910. [1190

NOS

TO LET.

708, 9 and 10, MOUNTAIN VIEW,

PRAK.. Apply to

M. J. D. STEPHENS. Hongkong, 12th November, 1915. (1170

TO LET.

BRITISH CONCESSION, SHAMEEN, CANTON.

FRO

AROM 1st December. ONE EIGHT-

ROOMED HOUSE. Apply

ST. E. GRIFFITH, LTD. Hopghong, 11th November, 1915. 11107

Apply

TO LET

Thorongbig renovated and repaired.

That su interim retura by the Liquidator of | 66 (TVE KENNELS”" 168, Muzzzino Gap.

One Hongkong Dollar par ghire to the pose who are regis ered as Members of the Compa yon ti o 18th day of November, 1915, be and the sime hereby is sanoti ned, The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 15th November, to MONDAY, 29th November, both days inclusivé.

1016.

Dated Hongkong, the 14th day of October,

C. BERNARD BROWN, Liquidator.

[1080

A

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

LOST.

PPLICATION has been made to this Company to issne to Mr. LAU SAI TUNG of Hongkong Duplicate Certificates of 200 Shares in this Company or other Certificate or Certificates in lien thereof upon statement that the Original Certificates Nos, 8564-10) shares numbereti 243039/246138. dated 16th November, 1908. Nos. 8803-30 shares numbered 197703/197727, 251056/201710; 25th March, 1909. Nos. 9788-50 shares numbered 6901.6950 dated 27th May, 1910. Notice is Hereby Given that if within 30 days from the date hereof no Claim or Representa tion in respect of such Original Certificates is made to the Company the Undersigned will then proceed to deal with such applica- tion for Duplicates.

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL | have been LOST or DESTROYED; and

STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.

STEAM

FOR STRAITS,

CEYLON EGYPT,

AUSTRALIA, ADEN,

MEDITERRANEAN PORTE

AND LONDON.

THROUGH BILLS OF EADING JASTED POS

BATAVIA, AMERICAN, CONTINENTAL,

AND SOUTH AFRICA POETS

THE Steamship

THE

"SARDINIA"

Captain J. T. Jeffery, marrying B Majesty's Malle, will be despatobre from this port on or about be 4th

.1915, Decembe

taking Passenge and Malla for the above Paris, iz connection with the Co.'s E. "MALWA, from Colombo, passengeri accommodati in which vessel ja secured before departare. from Hongkong.

Bilk and Valuables and Tea and Cargo for Italy, France and London (under arrange mast) will be transhipped at Colombo inte the Mail Steamer proseeding direct te Cargo for Otter Marseilles and London. London, oto.. will be conveyed vis Bombay and transhipped to the es " Kaghoab," due in London about the 17th Jan., 1916

Parcels will be received at the Offlor antil 4 P.. the day before sailing. The contents and value of all pinkages are required

For further partioulars, apple to

E. A. HEWETT,

Superintendent. Hongkong, 19th November, 1913

G.

NOTICE.

B

NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asistio or Lallen A desiring to leave the Colony 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 name, nationality, age, sex, height and ocupation of the applicant, and stating the name of the steamier or other veel or the hour of the train by which the applienas wishes leave. Applicants should apply in person for their passes at the CENTRAL POLICE STATION between the hours of 9 AM. 1 F.M. Kud 2 PM to 4 P.M. daily.

Hongkong, 10th July, 1015.

NOTICE.

{728

RYOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

For the GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.,

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

General Managers, Hongkong, 23rd October, 1915. [1101

PUBLIC AUCTION

of

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY situate at Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong in Six Lots,

To be sold in pursuance of an Order of the Supreme Court of Hongkong,

on

THURSDAY,

the 2nd day of Deberaber, 1915, at 3 o'clock p.m., by

MR. GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer,

at his Sales Room, Duddell Street,

Lor The Property consists of arcel of ground intended to be registered in the Land Office as Subsection No. 4 of Section F of Inland Lot No. 800 together with the messuage and buildings thereon known as No. 400, Queen's Road West..

Area 650 square feet or thereabouts. Annual Crown rent $8.70.

Lor 2-All that piece or parcel of ground intended to be registered in the Land Office as Subsection No. 5 of Section F of Inland Lot No. 800 together with the message and buildings thereon known as No, 108, Queen's Road West."

Area 600 square feet or thereabouts. Annual Crown rent $9.30.

Lor 3-All that piece or parcel of ground intended to be registered in the Land Office as Section 3 of Inland Lot No. 800 together with the messuage and buildings thereon known as No. 28, Sam To Lane

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCT Co., LTD. Hongkong, 10th November, 1915, (1102

TO LET FULLY FURNISHED.

66 BERGELDIE," 136, THE PEAK.

About March, or sooner if onvenient. Apply

A. RITCHIE, Caro of Moser. DoDwell & Ca,LTD. Hongkong, 10th November, 1915. [1163

TO LET.

DAVENSHILL

containing & Rooms, 3 Bath Rooms, EAST, Park Road, Servants Quartere, &c. Vacant lat November.

Apply

46

DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON & HARSTON, Pongkong, 18th October, 1916.

TO LET.

(1001

LENSHIEL," No. 141, Plantation God Peak, from 1st November, 1915.

Apply-

LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, 18th October, 1914.

(1099

TO LET.

NOS, 1 and 6. TORRES BUILDINGS, Kowloon. Moderate rent. Roady for

Apply to

cccupation.

SPANISH DOMINICAN

PROCURATION. Hongkong, 29th September, 1915. [963

sion,

TO LET.

BOOMS. Immediate pommes-

INTIMATION

PHOTO

XMAS CARDS

PIOTURES OF CHINA IN

CHARMING SETTING.

SEPIA

For depositing rubbish in Wyndham much-vaunted Armies fail first of their objective in France, where the odds were Street, a Chinese was fined $5 b. Mr. all in their favour, and again in Russia; Hazeland at the Magistracy yesterday. to find our ourefully fostered overseas P.-, Arnold, of the Police Reserve, trado suddenly shattered and our Colonies arrested the defendant. wrested one by one from our grasp, while In order to effect the suppression of the Navy, upon which we built such bright the numerous salt smugglers in Kuang- hopes, lay rusting in ignoble sloth "tung provine, the Government has Unless our temperament underwent a very appointed Chao Yuch-hsiu to be Com radical change we should find in all this mander of the Salt Troops, in Kwang- abundant cause for disappointment and tung Province. dissatisfaction, if not dismay. We should soon begin to question the capacity of our General Staff, who had involved us in such A stupendous sacrifices of blood and treasure to no purpose. We should want to know, too, what our Foreign Office meant by plunging us into war against such a power- ful combination as the Quadruple Entente and what our well-paid secret service had been doing to mislead us so grievously about the readiness of the British Empire to fall to pieces like a pack of cards se son as the first shot should be fired. We should

BROMIDES marvel at the ingenuity shown by the

HAND-COLOURED Photos.

the

The Chinese Government, says Peking Gazette, has resolved to adopt Conscription next year. A set of regu- lations governing the system of com- pulsory military service has been sent to the local officials for enforcement,

The Bishop of Victoria will hold a confirmation and preach at All Saints' Chinese Church, Yaumati, to-morrow (Sunday) at 11 am. He will address the children's service at 3 p.m., and preach at 6 pm at St. Andrew's, Kowloon,

The Captain Superintendent of the Shanghai Police, Mr. K. J. MoEwen, Inspector Johnston, and Sub-Inspector Mc. Gregor, are to be recommended to the Chinese Government for decorations for the part they took in the arrest of the Essassins of Admiral Tseng,

enemy in devising means for meeting on entirely new form of warfars on the acas, and contrast the freedom with which ships GREEN AND BLUE-TONED BROMIDE sail to and from British ports, despite the submarine blockade," with the results of that other impenetrable blockade which, starting on the very day of the declaration The stocks of silver in the banks of of hostilities, has never since relaxed its Shanghai on the 5th instant consisted of grip. At the same time we should point Tls. 61,978,000, $18,850,000, and 508 Bars. with surprise to the wonderful powers of Of this total the Chinese banks, includ organisation which Great Britain had dising the Bank of China, the Bank of the Commercial played in raising and equipping in little Communications and more than a year an Army of approximate Bank of China, held between them Tis ly three million men from her degenerate 6,100,000, and $8,700,000, sons by the much-despised voluntary

For the reformation of the currency system, and in converting the country in system of the country, the Chines a few months from a hive of peaceful Government has decided to re-mint all industry into a huge arsenal from which the silver and copper coins now in munitions flow in sufficiant volume not circulation. The period fixed for the only to supply the needs of her own troops carrying out of this reform is five years, but also those of her Allies.

To be obtained from-

A. S. WATSON

CO., LTD.,

HONGKONG Dispensary,

and also from.

THE VICTORIA

DISPENSARY.

BIRTHS.

+13

JACKS,On November 19th, at No. 170, The Peak, the wife of PHILIP JACKS, of a daughter.

[1211 at the NORMAN COTTAGE, Yo 2 Pond. EVANS, O November 14th,

Viatoria Nursing Home, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. A. F. EVANS, a son.

DEATHS," OPPE. On November 6th, 1915, HENRY SIGISMUND OPPE, of Shanghai, killed in action in the Dardanelles. THOMSON. On November 14th, 1915, at No. 3, Denmartt Estate, Shanghai, GODFREY HEATHCOTE TROMSON, aged

Apply- “PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING, [875 Hougkong, 20th August, 1915.

FYICES

TO LET.

On Floor, Overlooking Harbour, immediate possessiva.

Apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.. Hongkong, 3rd December, 1914.

139

TO LET,

HOUSE in Knutsford A

Kowloon, Apply

Terrace,

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD.

[45 Hongkong, 24th October, 1915...

· TO LET.

TROUR-BOOMED and THREE-ROOMED

FLATS in Humphrey's Buildings,

30 years.

HONGKONG OFFIOS: WA, DES VEUX ROAD, LONDON OPOD: 181, FLEET STREET, E.C.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 20TH, 1015.

SELF-DEPRECIATION. WHATEVER may be said of us individually, it cannot be denied that as a nation we are prone to self-depreciation. We are ever ready to point to the methods of

that is, two years for the re-coinage of the silver dollars, one year for the subsidiary silver coins, and two years for the copper coins.

It would, of course, be idle to pretend that Great Britain has not committed any mistakes of been guilty of any mismanage. ment in this war. Nor do we share the To strike terror into the hearts of views of those who think that it is either armed robbers," the Chinese Govern- expedient or proper to hide the truth from ment is reported to have ordered the the nation, when the lives of our gallant Shanghai Military Authorities to revise soldiers and the fate of our Empire are the punishment of decapitation in deal- A at stake. In such circumstances, it seemsing with these lawless elements." to us, the public have an indisputable vernacular paper at Shanghai learns right to know how those whom they have that hereafter members of a robber gang placed in authority are discharging their consisting of more than three persons responsibilities and in insisting upon the will be summarily beheaded when cap- dismissal of any who, after a full and tured flagrante delicio. impartial investigation, are shown to have An interesting defence was made by

ceased when

been guilty of culpable negligence or in- Mr. Davidson at the Magistracy yes- competence. Only by the strict obser- terday for an elderly Chinese who was vance of this right is confidence begotten, charged with being the keeper of an efficiency promoted, and the tongue of opium divan at Triangle Street, Wan- chai. Mr. Davidson said that the man calumny silenced. But while we do not

had formerly been a licensed opium deny that there have been defects and divan keeper, but he serious defects--in connection with the conduct of the war, we protest against any suggestion that they are evidences of an inborn and ineradicable stupidity peculiar sleeping. He still kept the opium pipes to the British race. When we find that and lamps and occasionally the lodgers Continental nations, living in the midst of borrowed them to smoker opium. never sold

.it

sub-let became illegal and place, which had been fitted up

his

1ts

a divan, hawkers and coolies for

en armed camp and relying for their securi. The defendant, however,

ty upon their Armies, have been weighed them any opium, nor dia he in the balance and found wanting, is it a get any profit out of it. The man, who matter for surprise that, in-improvising told the Magistrate that be

Was

a huge force to play a part that we never licensed keeper for ten years, was dis anticipated being called upon to play in a charged. A number of other men who European war, we should have made many were charged with smoking opium at mistakes! Rather, it seems to us, a matter the house were also discharged." for surprise that we have not made more..

ALLEGED LARCENY BY A TRICK.

A mail for Europe via Siberia closes to-day at 5 p.m.

The hearing was resumed before Mr. Hazeland at the Magistracy yesterday of the case in which a Chinese was charged with the larceny of $1,430 by means of a trick.

Ares 1,022 square feet or thereabouts.

her nations, whether it be in relation Kowloon, with every modern convenience. to government, diplomacy, science, art or Annual Crown rent $13.50.

Lor 4-All that pice, or parcel of Immediate possession, FOUR-LOOMED commerce, as examples of the perfection ground intended to be registered in the FLATS in May Road, possession on or about of human wisdom and to belittle our own. Land Office as Section K of Inland Lot 1st November next. Modern appointments No. 800 together with the messuage and throughout, including English Baths and This tendency has been especially marked buildings thereon known as No. 141, Ritchan Ranges, Hot Water and Water since the war began. Germany has been of five hien-districts which suffered from plainant for about ten years. He might

Carriage System. A few Fists specially designed to accommodate three bachelors at reasonable rentals.

Second Street.

Area 783 square feet or thereabouts. Partnership hitherto subsisting Annual Grown rent $10.35. between the Undersigned, DONALD The above-mentioned premises are held MACDONALD and JOHN WILKIE, from the Crown for the residue of a term carrying on Business as ENGINEERS, SHIP of 999 years from the 30th day of June, BUILDERS, CONTRACTORS AND MACHINERY 1869.

AGENTS at York Building, Chater tood, Lor All those pieces or parcels of Victoria, Hongkong, under the style of MACDONALD & Co., has been Dissolved ground intended to be registered in the Land Office as Section C of Inland Lot

by mutual consent as from the Thirtieth No. 759 and Section C of Inland Lot No. September, One Thousand Nine Hundred 758, both held for the residue of a termi and Fifteen, so far as concerns the said of 909 years from the 7th day of January, JOHN WILRIE, who retires from the aid in 1862, together with the messuages and

Dated this 15th day of November 1916.

buildings thereon known us No. 55, D. MACDONALD,

Second Street. JOHN WILKIE.

NOTICE..

1197

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE CERTIFICATE No. 697, dated 16th TEC 1 of 597, dated 10th in this Company, standing in the name of MR. THOMAS BROWN, of Shanghai, has been LOST, and if at the expiration of One Month from the date hereof the above document be not forthcoming another Certificate will be issued by the Company and thereafter no other will be acknow- Sedged,

Dated 11th Norember, 1915.

C. PEMBERTON, Secretary

1174

Area. 768 square feet or thereabouts Annual Crown rent 810.14.

LOT -All that piece or parcel of ground intended to be registered in the Land Office as Section D of Inland Lot No. 759 held for the residue of a term of 909 years from the 7th day of January, 1862, together with the messauge and buildings thereon known as No. 50, First Buzzet

or

Area 792 square feet. thereabouts. Annual Crown rent 810.47.

For further particulars and conditions of sale apply fo

DENNYS & BOWLEY,

6. Des Voeux Road Central,

Solicitors for the Vendor,

ot to Mr. GEO, P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer. Hongkong, 17th November, 1915.

[1201

FOUR BOOMED HOUSES. in Gorder Terrsos and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon,

TWO-ROOMED FLATS in Nathan Road,

Kowloon.

constantly held up to our admiration as a State so wisely directed and so wonder fully organised that it is able to carry out its well-laid plans with the smoothness and precision of a machine, while we are WINDSOR LODGE, Kowloon, Six-Rocmed

muddling and blundering along in hope House, Tennis Court. Immediats possession,

Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCKless confusion. Far be it from as to seek

Co., LTD., Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong. 3rd November, 1915.

[1177

TO LET.

FFICES at 2, Connaught Road OFFICES is Buildings. OFFICES in Des Your Road Central HOUSES in CLIFTON GARDENS, Conduit Road,

NEW HOUSES in Broadwood Tarraco, HOUSES at the Peak.

No. 21, WONG-NEI-CHONG BOAD. No. 1. MOBETON TERRACE, Causeway Bay.

GODOWNS, at Wanchal

GODOWNS, at New Prays, Kennedy Town. No. 1, 2 and 3, WEST END TERRACE, CANTON.

Apply

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- KENTE AGENDY CO, Jan Hongkong, 4th November, 1915,

133

At the request of the Governor of Kuangtung, the payment of the land-tax floods is either waived or postponed.

According to a Northern porary, the local steamship companies running from Tientsin will raise freight tariffa twenty-five per cent. after the 10th December until 25th February.

Two Chinese revenue officers boarded two sampans in Shaukiwan Harbour and discovered on board 8013 taels of prepared opium and 312 lbs of raw opium, worth altogether about 811,000.

Four German officers who recently have reached

An Aberdeen draper who was called. as a witness said he had known com

buy anything. Witness first saw de fendant on November 1st at Ying Wah contem-Terrace, Witness went there on the re- quest of complainant to see a bargain carried out between the parties. De- fendant produced three diamond rings, and said he wanted $1,500 for them. Ultimately the price was fixed at $1,430. Complainant intimated that he had no money and said he would bring it the Witness went the next following day. to under-rate the achievements of the

day with complainant and another man. enemy or to suggest that we have nothing

Defendant was there with another man to learn from them. But we cannot help

for the rings, asked complainant to hand and some women. Defendant, when asked thinking that those who extol them 89

over the money, and complainant did so, loudly and so persistently are apt to

Defendant took the money into the cubicle, and a woman came out and said forget that Germany has had the inestim

that a relative had just been and taken able advantage of making war at the escaped from Harbin

wait here I will go to my relative's moment she considered most suitable to Peking. It will be interesting to see if way the rings, and added. If you will the Chinese will intern them or act as place and bring back the rings." They herself after long years of systematic pre- they did with Dinklemann, says the all waited with the defendant. At 4 paration. While we were cherishing,

o'clock the woman had not returned, 0.0, Post.

and at 5 o'clock defendant said hopes of peace-which, though shown by

he was going out himself to get the Chinese rings back from the woman, and left the. after events to have been illusory, may,

It is reported that the

house. He said he would be back as nevertheless, be accounted unto us for Government has decided to amalgamate soon as possible. Witness stayed on with Next day righteousness-Germany was quietly and the River Conservancy Bureau and the complainant till 9 o'clock. relentlessly equipping herself for war. National Oil Administration with the they went back, but defendant was not

there. The woman was there. Let us reverse the position, and ask our- Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce, waited in different places for the de selves what we should say, in similar while the Land Measurement Bureau will fendant's retura, and followed him to the house, and after a little disturbance circumstances, at the present position of be placed under the Ministry of the they all went to the police station. affairs. Should we be satisfied to see our Interior..

The case was remanded.

They