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TIMATIONE

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5TH, 1916

WILL THERE be a VICTROLA in your HOME this CHRISTMAS.

Victor

Wicirala Yub

PRICES AND

STYLESZTŐ

BUFT

ALL.

EXCLUSIVE AGENTS :

MOUTRIE'S.

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HONGKONG, CANTON,

MACAO

&

WEST RIVER STEAMERS.

........

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG. CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

HONGKONG-CANTON LINE. Bingle Fare by Night Steer Rotara

(available also for return In

by day stoamor) Bingle Fare by Day Steamer. Botura

*

FOL

www

$6,00

10.00 4,00 8.00

CANTON TO HONGKONG.

WEDNESDAY, TH JANUARY, 1916.

8.00, HONAM,

4.33 pm, FATSHAN.

HONGKONG TO CANTON, 1

8.01 a.m. HEUNGSHAN, 1000 p.m. KINSHAN,

THURSDAY, 6TH JANUARY, 1916.

8.00.4. HONAM. 10.01 p.m. FASяA N.

-8.00 s.m. HBUNGSHAN. 4.30 p.m. KINSHAN.

HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.

8.8, SUI TAI, Tona 1651.

8.8. TAISHAN, Tons 2,008, HONGKONG TO MACAO. Wook days al 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Whart daadays si 9 am, sod 1 pm. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf,

MACAO TO HONGKONG,“

Wook days at 7.30 am, and 2 p.m. Sundays at 7.30 am, and 3.p.m.

EXCURSION TO MACAO, SUNDAY, 9TH JANUARY, 1916.

The Company's New Steamship

*TAISHAN"

Will depart from the Company's WING LOK STREET WHARF et 8 am, and return trom Mono 8 pts.

N.B.-Tue Company will also run Steamer from Macso on Sunday sû 7,30. simi rad from Hongkong as I p., from the Company's Wing Lok Street Whert.

FARES AS USUAL,

CANTON-MACAO LINE.

8.8, AVI AN.

Departures from Macso to Canton un Monday, Wednesday and Friday, si 9 p.m.. Departures from Canton to Masso on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, si 4,50 p.m. JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.. AND THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. CANTON-WUCHOW LINE.

8.8, BAINAM, 688 tous, and 8.8. NANNING, 568 tons, Oas of the shore Steamers leaves Canton for Wushow every Monday, Wednesday ankl Friday, at about & a.m., and the other leaves Wachow for Canton on the same days at8.30 am. Roeud trips take about 5 days. Passengers can return to Hongkong or vice versa by the Company's direst Steamers LINTAN and SANUL, Thess. vessels have superior Cabin Basommodation and are lighted throughout by electricity. Electric Fan in each Cabin.

Booking Office open daily (Sunday excepted) 9am to 5 pm, Further particulars may be obtained at the Office of the

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STWAMBOAT Co., Lær:,

Hotai Manzioun (First Floor); opposite the Blake Pier,

At times of crisis it must be Bovril

NOTICE

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BRITISH TO THE BACKBONE

day between the hours of 1 and 4 PM

tion,

PAJAM, LIMITED.

SIXTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The sixth annual general meeting of the above Company took place at Singa pore last week, Mr. W. L. Walking pre siding

The directors report and accounts for the year ended September 30th, 1915, were received and adopted, and a final dividend of 25 per cent, making a total of 48 per ecot for the year, was de clared.

RUSSIA'S WAR SUPPLIES.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS,

THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY. [CORPS URDERS ET LIBUT.-DOL, A. CHARMAN, V.D,

to seaboard, but political considerations brought about a revision of the original all- Russian railway scheme.

So for ae Russia is concerned, write, Mr. James Armstrong in the World Work, she suffers seriously from the fact that Vladi- vostock is a port of little commerciaį uti- lity. It has been a de-tracked in the chome of transportation development, When that momentous enterprisa known as the Trans-Siberian Railway was adum- brated, it was proposed to link Petrograd The Chairman during the course of and the other European Russian oflies his remarks, said it must be borne in mind direct with the distant port upon the Faci- that the present year's dividend had been earned with the price of rubber much lower than that ruling lately. The stock of rubber has been realized at much above the value placed upon it in the balance shest The average output per acre--480 bs-wonld be considered satisfactory- In the moderate increase of 32,000 lbs. In the estimated crop for this year, allow anco was made for a diminution of latex, onsuing from an alteration in the system of tapping. In this measure the directors had been prudent with a view to preserv ing the trees in good bearing condition. Of the last purchase of 156 acres acquired during the previous working year, acres were in bearing, and in the current period probably all that area would be producing. With their capital, leaving reserve fund out of the calculation, the cost of the ostate worked out at about £46, and this with nearly the whole area in the productive state,

`ALOR GAJAH RUBBER CO.

Mr. W. W. Sime presided at the annual meeting of the Alor Gajah Rubber Co,

eld at Singapore last week.

The Chairman said the shareholders would notice that the profit for the year was $08,185.04, being over fifty per cent. on the Company's capital. He thought they could feel assured that the dividend for next year would be a very favourable one, and better still ng the years followed

on.

But the modification of the original plan was not brought about until the highway had been commenced. The proposal was to build from cast and west simultaneously, This idea was practically fulfilled, a length of track being laid from Vladivostock to Khabarovsk, a distance of approximately 477 m'les, and known as the Ossouri 200- tion. From Khabarovsk the line was to be: run through the Amur River valley to Bla gevechtchensk to which the rail head was carried from the west, From a point a few miles north of Vladivostock a line was carried eastwards to the Manchurian fron- tier, to effect a junction with a line run- ning across Manchuria vid Herbin, Kai- lar, and Nagadan to link up with the main line once more near Tschits. This was 10 the character of a cut-off saving the cir cuitous ran vid Khabarovsk and Blago vechtchensk,

In 1898, came the momentous deal with China, whereby Port Arthur was ceded to

gave the latter superior ports-Port Arthur and Dolny-available the whole year round Accordingly the section of railway down the Amur River Valley was abandoned; although the line was com pleted as far as Blagovechtchensk the main channel of traffle was from Port Arthur, through Mukden to Harbin and than by way of the Manchurian Railway to Tachita.LLG

the Russian Empire. This transaction

Mr. Peck asked for information regard ing the all-in cost of production. Ho estimated it at is. fd.. whereas the management had stated that it would be | · Although from 9d, to 18.

Mr. Sime, in reply, said that the all-in costs were slightly over one shilling per pound; it was a mistake to have estimated such a low figure as 9d. to 1s. In fact he hoped the shareholders would not expect 1 reduction of a penny per potind, year by year, from all-in costs." From his personal point of view, it was a mistake to go on taking all cut of the estate, and puiting nothing in,

A final dividend of 25 per cent, mak- ing 45 per cent, for the year, was proposed and carried.

A CITY LINER ATTACKED.

EXCITING ADVENTURE IN THE

MEDITERRANEAN.

VALUE OF JAPAN'S CO-OPERATION,

Stil)

Khabarovsk and

this subsequent rovision brought about, the abandonment of the all Russian trans-continental traffe upon the alter through Russia territory could be maintained Between Blagevechtohensk the river is navigable, so that the gap between the two railheads could be spanned by water, but this prao tice suffered from the fact that the water- way is open during the summer while movement is attended by all the inconveni- ences and deficiencies of trans-shipment.

Russia undoubtedly concluded that she had completed an excellent bargain, but

· RESIGNATION, 1-No. 1856 Private A. Place is permitted to resign, on leaving the Colony, dated 24th December, 1916.

KING'S PARK RANGE. 2-This range is allotted to the Civil Ser- vies Company from 2 p.m. till dusk on the 3rd Sunday in January, February and March,

PARADEN.. 3-Parailes for Wednesday, 6th inst.:-

7. Members of Signalling Suction and other Signallers,ns detailed in Signalling Section Order, dated 8th Devenhur, 1915. Semaphore practice at Headquarters, D

6.15 p.n. Recruits of Engineer. Co., Musketry and Rifle exercises at Tai- kon Dockyard under Sorgt. Everest. 5.16 p.m. Civil Service Co., Drill ot

Headquarters,

5.15 p.m. Signalling Section, Squad

drill at Headquarters, Remainder, nil.

DETAIL.

4. Gun Club Hill, Kowloon:

On duty until morning of 8th inst.:

H.K.V.R

P. of W. Camp, Kowloon

On duty until morning of 8th inst

H.K, V.R.

UNITED SERVICES HOCKEY LEAGUR.

The Corps has entered a team in this lugus and a meeting in connection thorewith- will be held at Headquarters, at 6.30 p.m., to-day, at which all members. of the Corps interested in hockey are particularly requested to attend.'

· HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE

MUOKETAT,

The Route March ordered for Saturday, January 8th, is hereby cancelled. In place thereof, Nos. 2 and 3 Companies will proceed to Stonecutter's Bongo for Volley Fring Only those who have passed Part I. of the Musketry Course will attend, and no absence from this important parade will be permitted

except on medical grounds. Men vil

take their own rifles and the whole of the ammunition issued to them;

por- tion of which will be used at this proc

Leave tice. Uniform, caps and covers, Blake Pier as follows:-- Np. 3 Company.-1.30 p.m. punctually. No. 2 Company.-3 p.m. punctually. All Iuspectors on the Stoff who are of- members of the Regular Police will also. attend the Range, leaving Blako Fier at either of the above hours.

...

The men of No. 9 Company will attend at the Central on Thursday, January 6th, Sice orders below.........

des

PARADES, ETU,

Uniform, caps and covers, rities and

ammunition,

sho was rudely awakened by the Ruave Japanese war, Owing to the breach in the western section she could only ship supa plies and munitions from the east with difficulty, and the blockade of Vladivostock virtually closed the Ossouri line. The up- shot of the war left her in a still more serious plight, because Japan" assumed control of the Manchurian Railway net The Ellerman liner, City of Marseilles, work, thereby bringing about the complete which arrived at Bombay on December isolation of the Pacific port and reducing 8th with many passengers, had an excit the Ossouri Railway to a cless length of lino able only to handle local traffic, which ing adventure with a submarine, an ad-is far from being adequate to prove re- With reference to orders of December 8th venture, however, which was fraught with munerative.

Wednesday, January 5th.-No. 3 Company,

5.30. p.m. Thursday, January 6th-No. 3 Company, also No. 4. Company, and Recruits of all Companies, 5.30 p.m. Sunday, January 9th-Musketry Course,

Part II, for all N.C.. Officers.

DANTERN

to 9th, Canteen accounts will be sent to-day to Platoon Commanders. Same must be collected and paid to the Orderly Room Sergeant on or before January 15th; No payment is to be made either to the Canteen or at the Central Station.

F. C. JENKIN

D. 8. P. (Reserve).

HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO.

Aa is well-known, the origina) Trans Siberian Railway was merely a single line, and indifferently built at that. It broke down lamentably under the strains im- posed as a consequence of the Eastern war, Upon the conclusion of hostilities the re- organisation and virtual reconstruction of the trans-continental line was handed over to the Into Prince Khikoff, probably the is as follows:- greatest railway builder which Russia has produced,

The approximate statement of traffic receipts for the week cuding 1st J.nusry,

Receipts for week.

811,461 10,201 802

Aggregate receipts

to 3 & Dor. 857, 65 6 8,359

no serious consequences, for the vessel met Under the circumstances it is somewhat German submarine in the Mediter-surprising that Russia did not concentrate. rancan, was pursued, fired upon without her energies upor bridging the last lap being actually hit and finally shook off between Bagovechtchonak and Khabar- her pursuer. The City of Marseilles avak but was content to reply upon the in arrived at Marseilles on Sunday after different connection offered by the water- noon, November 21st, leaving that port way. on the morning of the next day. Shortly before 9.40 on Tuesday morning,, the 23rd, as the vessel was off the Sardinian coast, a sabmarine was sighted. It was so 3 miles distant, on the starboard quar ter. Instantly and without any warning the submarine opened fro upon the liner. The first shot did not hit the vessel, although fragment of the shell as it burst were scattered upon the decks, The liner was worked up to its maximum speed and when a second shot from the pirate had barely missed the rudder, falling in the He brought the fruite of his experience sea just astera and deliging the poop in railway building and management gain. This year with spray, she opened fire with her sterned in Britain and the United States to Last year .... gun. The enemy vessel continued firing bear upon the issue, and wrought a wond- Increase but none of the shells hit the ship, the splinters of one, however, striking the bridge and those of another falling on. the quarter-deck. In all, eight shuts were fired at the City of Marseilles, to which During the Russo-Japanese war he dis- sho replied with six, after the last of played his prowess very strikingly by which the submarine was observed to have building the section around the southern a decided 1st to port, a fact that leads stretch of Lake Baikal, one of the most to the supposition that this shot at least difficult pieces of work sver consummated, found its mark Soon after this the sub- und completed it in record time in order marine disappeared, either crippled by to give his country direct and continuous the last shot, or resolved that the location railway communication with the Eastern Then, again, the fact that Japan is wag too uncomfortable for a longer ay battle front,

participating in the production of muni- This was the last seen of her.

tions must not be overlooked, and this Upon the conclusion of the campaign source of production is contributory to the The passengers were all belus during the interchange of shots. Afterwarde Japan set out to overhaul the Manchurian steady continuous movement of supplies. they opened a subscription and presented railways, and also built a new length of The Pacife passage is somewhat uncer the captain of the vestel with a handsome line through difficult country from Fusantain, inasmuch as the progress of the steam. cheque, as a recognition of his gallant the treaty port. of Kores, through Seoul ship, especially of trampe, is governed in services. So far ay rould be seen, no and Antung to Mukden. This develop a great measure by weather conditions. torpedo was discharged at the liner, In- deed, the submarine was always just a little beyond effective torpedo range and contended herself with firing her gun.

from end to end while double tracking rous change. The railway was re-built was taken in hand.

Docresse mon

available for unloading is also of far reaching consequence because it prevents any possibility of congestion and delay. destination to the other, nocording to the Vessels may readily be diverted from one facilities available for removing the goods expeditiously by rail.

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET.

NWO, HOUSES TWO

and

"STONEHENGE,"

No. 5. Lobinson Road. Nowly remodelled.

don-up

Esch House contains downsisir Two Good Rooms and upstairs Three Bedrooms, such with Bathroom.

Outhouses and Grass Tennis Court Shortly available for cornpation, Apply to

K

DAVID SASSOON & CO, LTD. Hongkong, 22nd December, 1915.

TO LET

FFICES in Queen's Building.

F

Apply

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST IMENT & AGENCY CO., LTD Hongkong, 8th December, 1910,

·

TO LET.

[[105]

NOS. 11 and 13, GAGE STREET, from

1st January, 1918 Apply to

66

J. VINCENT BRAGA, Toyo Kisen Kaisha,

[100 Hongkong, 18th November, 1915,

TO LETA.

08. 9 and 10, MOUNTAIN VIEW;

PRIK Apply tom

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

TO LET.

THE KENNELS," 168. Magazine Gap.

Thoroughly renovated and repaired." Apply

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, 10th November, 1915.

TO LET.

195

●AVENSHILL EAST," Park Road, Servants Quarters, &o. Vacant 1st November

containing 6 Booms, 2 Bath Rooms,

Apply

DEACON, LOOKEE, DEACON & HARSTON,

Hongkong, 10th October, 1915,

TO LET.

[00

Boad, Peak, from 1st November, 1915, Apply

LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, 18th October, 1915. 188

TO LET

HOUSE in Knutsford Terrace,

Kowloon.

LENSHIEL," No. 141, Plantation

Apply HONGKONG LAND INVEST.

MENT & AGENCY _Co., LTD. Hongkong, 24th October, 1915,

TO LET

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FFICES in Br. Guoren's BUILDING, Second Floor, Overlooking Harbons, immediate poszcenion.

Apply to

64

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

TO LET-FULLY FURNISHED.

133

A BERGELDIE, 138, TE PEAK

建 About March, or BOUNGT convenient Apply

A. RITCHIE,

Care of Messrs. DODWELL & CO., LTD, Hongkong, 10th November, 1915, [1188

TO LET.

OFFICES at 5, Connaught Road.

OFFICES in King's Buildings, "OFFICES in Des Voeux Road Central.

HOUSES in CLIFTON GARDENS, Conduit Road,

NEW HOUSES in Broadwood Terrace, HOUSES at the Pear.

No. 1, MORETON TERRACE, Cazzoway Boy.

GODOWNS, si Wapolisi.

Nos. 1, 2 and 8, WEST END] TERRACE CANTON, Apply

THE HONGKONG LAND INVES

MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, 4th November, 1915, 32

TO LET.

TIWO BOOMED-FLATS in Nathan Road,

TWO

Kowloon.... THREE-BOOMED FLATS in Humphrey's Buildings, Kowloon.

FOUR-ROOMED FLATS in May Road, with every modern convenience, Laaluding English Baths and Kitchen Bangos, Hot Water and Water Carriage Bystem. A few Flats specially designed to accommodate thres bachelors at reasonable rentals. Immediate.

FOUR-BOOMED HOUSES in Gordon

Termes and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon,

Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANO»

at Co., LTD., Alexandra-Buildings. Hongkong, 29th December, 1918.

TO LET.

ment converted the latter point into an The water schedule may readily be thrown 5 MOUNTAIN VIEW, FRAK important railway junction inasmuch as away. Bus such a circumstance cannot proviously the solitary line ran southwards affect the main issue, because the prodhuet to-Dalay-and-Port-Arthur

of the Japanese munitions facturice can be sent forward to fill any trains that may be waiting.

at Ekaterinburg the trans-continental line

199

No. 3. ZETLAND STREET, No. 25, SHELLEY STREET. No. 25, SEYMOUR ROAD, WOODLANDS VILLA WEST.

No. 50, FEEL STREET, on Caine Road level

GLENSHIEL, No. 141, Plantation Road,

LEWKNOR." No. 126, THE PEAL

ONE OFFICE

Austin Road, Kowloon.

Ground Plon or SHOP in Daddoli Street,

NIE ALBANY ROOMS, in Daddell Street,

ROSENEATH,"2, Hankow Rd. Kowloon

6. BELILIOS TERRACE. No. 25 BELILIOS TERRACE, with entrance on Conduit Road.

STONIFICANCE OF MANCHURIAN RAILWAY. CHINESE CURIOS.

The completion of a treaty between A law will soon lake effect in France, Russia and Japas and the fact that a battle line in the East the distribution of Peak, from lat November, 1918.

Owing to the enormous length of the CHINESE has lately brought from according to the dispositions of which the alliance exists between-Britain and Japan the supplies as they arrive over the A Feking many kinds of CURIOS. vacant places in the Public Administra has solved what might otherwise have been thresberian is a task in itself. But The collection is on view at the MING LEE tion of the State Departments, communes, an extremely critical problem, Japanis Boarding House, No. 119, Connaught Rond and colonies will be, to the greatest pes lending the whole of her assistance to the lineup with the European Russian rail- Central, First Floor, and may be seen anyers as well as to the mothers, wives, operating with Russia

extent, reserved to the mutilated enuse of her Allies and is heartily coway network radiating to all corners of the country between the Black and White The circumstance that Japan's mer. Beas. desiring to love the Colony should apply are cordially invited to pay a visit of inspecGeneral Gallion has already applied cantile feet is intact is of great signifi-

No The benefits accrning from the double these measures to the services of the Central Administration at the Ministry cance, inasmuch as the bulk of the sup-tracking of the Trans-Serbian Railway of Wer, where any officials have been plies are being handled expeditiously are being experienced at the present sent at once to their depote, and replaced thereby. As a matter of fact, the Pacifin eritical moment. By enbjugating—all -- by the people mentioned above.

has been virtually bridged by a ferry of other trafic to the needs of the military steamships-which are ceaselessly swinging it is possible to move the supplies from to and fro.

the Pacific ports to the front in about While the faster ships put in at Yoko twelve to fourteen days. Indeed, the hama, whence freight is shipped across crossing of the mighty Russian Empire, the land and the inner sea to Fusan, notwithstanding the greater mileage to be other vessels proceed direct to the main covered, is more expeditions and cazier land ports. The fact that four ports are than the traversing of the United States,

to 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 sgo, to loght and ogcupation of the applicant, and staring the name of the steamer or other vessel or the hour of the train by which the applicant wishes to

Hongkong, 29th December, 1915.

JO LIA. From 1st March.

leave. Applicants should apply in peigos for GDOWN, No. 6, Doddal Street.

their pass at the UENTRAL FOLICE STATION -between the - hours of 9 AM to 1 PM, and

SPM to 4 P., daily.

Hongkong, 10th, 1916.

Apply-

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A. B. AVABIA,

Cory of E. PABANNY,

No. 1, Duditoll Street, Hongkong, 2nd February, 1915.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENT.

The str. Kathlombe is expected here from New York on 6th Januarý,

ONE GODOWN, No. 8, Barrows Skrest, Wanchai.

TWO GODOWNS, in Duddell Street. No. 1, DES VEUX VILLAS, 51, FAX (Unfurnished),

No.69, THE PRAX (SUAMREON VILLAS. Apply 10 INSTEAD & DAVIS,

3rd Floor, Alexandra Bulldirra. Hongkong, 8th December, 1915,