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NOTICE.
INTIMATIONS
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13mm, 1916,
HOUSES TO LET
TO LET.
I HAVE This Day established myself under THE 6 INTERNAL LOAN OF THE TWO HOUSES in "STONEHENGE
the Style and Firm name of JOHN. WILKIE & Co., IMPORTERS, EXPORTERS AND COMMISSION AGENTS, and will carry on Business at Hotel Mansions, 1st Floor, and nt Missions' Building, Canton,
JOHN WILKIE. Hongkong, 1st January, 1916.
NOTICE.
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VE HAVE This Day authorized Mr. P. W W. A. WILKIE to Sign our Firm per Frocuration.
JOHN WILKIE & Co. [159 Hongkong, 1st January, 1976.
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NOTICE.
THE BUSINESSES of ARCHITECTS AND CIVIL ENGINEERS carried on by COLBOURNE LITTLE is Hongkong: and by F. R. J. ADAMS and MARSHALL, WOOD, (under the style of TOMAS, ADANS & Woon) in Canton have amalganinted as from this date and will henceforth be con- ducted by the undersigned.
The new firm's name will be LITTLE, ADAMS & WOOD, and the Business of the firm will be carried on at their Offices in Hongkong and Canton as heretofore
COLBOURNE LITTLE, FR.I.B.A., F. H. J. ADAMS, A.MIM.E.. MARSHALL WOOD, A.R.LBA. Hongkong, 1st January, 1916.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
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ON and after the 1st March 1916, the present Light at Cape Collinson will be replacul by aath Order Aga Light of
the following: -
Character--Flashing-one escond light followed by seconds darkness making in all 10 dashes per minuta. This light shows bright to Eastward from NNW. to SS.E. and red to Westward. Vessels are warned to keep in bright
· Keutor.
C. W. BECKWITH, Commander, R.N.,
Harbour Master, ke.
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Harbour Departinent, Hongkong, 8th January, 1916.
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
PROVIDED that sufficient entries aro forthcoming the Britial: Section & the KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY have kally fered to prevent a CUP for a Ladies Singles match play Competition under Handicap to he played over the FANLING Course on stays other than SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS ADU PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
Entries should be sent IN WRITING to the Undersigned and will be received up to the 16th inst
T. W. HILL. Acting Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 6th January, 1016.
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THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOOK COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. HE GENERAL MEETING of the Com- To which was tudjourned on the 13th. day of December last, will be continued on MONDAY, the 17th day of January, 1916, at
12 o'clock Noon, at the Offices of the Company in Hongkong, when the Resolution for the adoption of New Articles will be proceeded with.
Dated the 6th January, 1916,
R. M. DYER,.. Chief Manager.
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THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.
A
NOTICE.
LL SHAREHOLDERS who have taken up and paid for the New Shares offered
to them can obtain the Certificates therefor on application at the Company's Office in Hongkong on and after the 13th instant.
By Order.
R. M. DYER,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 12th Junuary, 1916. [109
G.
NOTICE
·SRD YEAR OF THE CHINESE
REPUBLIC (1914). -
THE PUBLICARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
Tthat the third payment of interest of
the 6% Internal Loan of the 3rd Year of the Chinese Republic (1914) will full due on the 31st of December of this year. With the exception of the detailed regulations, Koverning the payment of intereat of the said loan, which have been published in the Government Guscite and which have been printed for the information of the Public by all the establishments authorised for the of interest, the following important payment points are hereby published for general information:-
1. The date when the payment of interest
begins:
31st December, 1915..
The organs authorised for the payment
interest:
Ali Magistrates Yamens.
b The Hend and Branch Offices of
the BANK OF CHINA and of the
BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS,
e. The reliable agents of the above-
mentioned two banks.
d. All Maritime Customs Offices.
3. The methods for the claiming of interest: The Publio when claiming for the interest must cut out the matured coupons and proceed to any of the above-mentioned organs with the said coupons. The said organs after examining the said
will then pay coupons
the
No, Robiaron Boed. Newly dene-up and remodelled,
Each Houns donisine downstair Two Good Rooms and upstairs Three Bedrooms, each with Bathroom.
Outhouses and Grass Tennis Court. Sherily available for occupation. Apply to
DAVID HASSOON & Co., LTD. Hongkong, 22nd December, 1916.
OF
TO LET.
FFICES in Queen's Building. Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND IN TEST IMENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, 8th December, 1915, 1305
TO LET.
NO. 11. GAGE STREET, from lat January,
1910. Apply to-
J. VINCENT BRAGA, Toyo Kisen Kaisha, Hongkong, 16th November, 1915.
(100
TO LET.
interest and retain the coupons so paid. But N, 9 and 10, MOUNTAIN VIEW,
the holders of 81,000 Bonds and of $10,000 Bonds must not cut out the coupons them- said Bonds have to be examined да the
salvese organs concerned,
Girst by
The matured coupons can be used as cash in payment of land tax. The interest of the coupons is expressed in term of "big dollar," and if it is required to be converted into tools or copper cash, then the rate of exchange for different districts will be decided and posted in conspicuous places by the various Financial Bureaux concerned.
The Public are requested to read over the detailed regulations governing the payment. of interest, which are obtainable at all authorised organs above mentioned.
Peking, 24th December, 1918,
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HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.
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PAX. Apply to
M. J. D. STEPHENS. Hongkong, 19th November, 1915.
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INTIMATION
WATSON'S
FINEST OLD
BROWN
fact that the war is destroying liberty, Mr. W. George Maxwell, CMG, destroying progress, destroying mankind Adviser to the Government of Kedah, has itself. Wo may gloss over the evils of war been appointed to act as Colonial Score- by dwelling on the patriotiem it evokes tarý, Straits Settlements, with effect and the self-sacrifice it calls for, but the from the 3rd inst. patriotism that justifies itself in the "Lauriston," No. 1. Bowen Road, the hatred of other countries, the self-sacrifico residence of Mr. K. S. Morrison, of which involves the sacrifice of others--| Bradley & Co., was entered by a burglar how can these things atone for the whirl early on Tuesday The thief, who go in wind of murder and rapine and lust which through an open window stole various shakes Europe from one end to the other articles, of the total value of $150. All War is beil," A SHERMAN said, and ye the property has since been recovered, must make up our minds, in spite of the with the execption of a clock valued at
BRANDY Church, the professorin desk, and the 836.
public platform, that it remains holl under all conditions to all parties, however right they may be, or however wrong they may
E
QUALITY.
TO LET THE KENNELS," 165. Magasine Gap,
Thoroughly renovated and repaired, Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co. Lan. Hongkong, 10th November, 1915, [95
FACTOR
Brown Brandy
KABLISHED A
TO LET.
►AVENSHILL EAST,
Boots
Park Road,
Servante' Quarter, &e. Vsount 1st November.
Apply
DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON & HARSTON, Hongbong, 19th October, 1915.
TO LET.
(90
| No. 141, Plantation
Apply
CHARE" CERTIFICATE No. 6122, dated 18th July, 1904, of One Hundred Shares numbered 86001 to 65100 inclusive fully paid- up, standing in the Register in the name of ML ANTONIO JOAQUIM BASTO, of LENSHIEL n let November, 1915 Macao, having
been LOST or DESTROYED, Notice is hereby given that unless the mid certificate be produced at the Offices of the Company, Alexandra Buildings, Des Voeux Road, Central, Hongkong, on or before the 8th day of February, 1916, Now Certificate for the said Shores will be issued and the old Certificate will thereafter be held by the Company as null and void.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hongkong, 7th January, 1916. [150
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LIMITED.
LOST
APPLICATION has been made to this
Company to issue Duplicate Certifionte
of 50 Shares in this Company in the name of Mr. ARTHUR ROBERT DONNELLY or other Certificate or Certificates in lieu thereof upon Statement that the Original Certificate No. 9518-60 Shares numbered 234577/234828 dated 21st February, 1010, has been LUST ər
LINSTEAD & DAVIS
· Hongkong, 18th October, 1915.
TO LET.
HOUSE In Knutsford
A Kowloon
Apply
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Terrace,
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST: MENT & AGENCY CO. LTD: Hongkong, 24th October, 1915. [37.
0
TO LET.
FFICES la Br. Gronor's BUILDING, Second Floor, Overlooking. Barbost, linmediate possession.
Apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co Hongkong, tri December, 1914.
138
TO LET.
DESTROYED; and NOTICE IS HEREBY OFFICES at 5, Connaught Road. GIVEN that if within 30 days from the date hereof no claim or representation in respect of such Original Certificate is made to the Company the undersigned will then proceex to deal with such application for duplicate.
For the GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers, Hongkong, 14th December, 1915. [103
OFFICES lu King's Buildings. OFFICES la Des Your Bond Central. HOUSES ja CLIFTON GARDENS, Conduit Road.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY CO, LTD.
LOST,
THE SHARE CERTIFICATE No. 4200
Tfor Twenty-five Shares numbered 4901 to 4925 inclusive, standing in the Register in the name of FRANK BARRINGTON DEACON, having been LOST, Notice is hereby given that unless the said Certificate be produced at the Office of the Company, 6, Queen's Road Central. Victoria, Hongkong, on or before.
NEW HOUSES in Broadwood Terrace. HOUSES at the Peak.
No 1, MORETON TERRACE, Causeway! Bay,
GODOWNB, så Wanchal.
Nos. 1, 2 and 3, WEST END] TERRACE - CANTON,
Applyom
25 YEARS IN WOOD.
A. S. WATSON
& CO., LTD.
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
HONGKONG.
MARRIAGE.
INGRAM LOWE-At Brighton, England, on December 31st, 1915, JAMES 'INGRAM, of tho Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, to GERTRUDE ADELE LOWE (née Bidwell).
DEATH. Rocas. Ap 6, Chancery Lane, Hongkong, On January 12th, AVELINA AUREA DA SILYA ROCHA, the beloved wife of ANTONIO JOSE DA CRUZ ROCHA.-The Funeral will pass the Monument at 5.30 pita, to-day, Japan, Shanghai, and Manila papers please copy. [170
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HONGKONG OPzzon: '101, Das Vœux Road, LONDON Orica: 131, FLEET STREET, É.C.
The Daily Press
HONGKONG, 13TH JANUARY, 1916
be,
Hitherto the antimony mizes of Kuangsi have been operated by private indivi- duals under special permission of the Government. It is now decided, says the But wer is now being waged and it must Peking Grafte, that the mines are to he go on to a finish. The nations must slake operated under the supervision of the their fury whatever the consequences. He Government, and a sum of $200,000 has who would cry pause now would be but been set aside in connection with this building up for his children even greater purpose.
torture The superfluous wenith, tho The wife of Sanitary Inspector Wood thing that made a higher civilisation
engaged a rich at Wiseman's Café to possible, must be dissipated, so that it can
take her to her residenos in Wood Road, be no longer used for accumulating wea-Wanchai. The coolie was given the lega! pons of destruction. But these are only fare of 20 cents, but he demanded more. negative means for protracting the inter- vals of peace. Can nothing else be done M. ROLLAND looks to the formation of body of public opinion to pass judgment on any violations of the Law of Nations. Such a body of opinion is at present entire | ly lacking. The neutraj notions look on in a daze. Not the greatest of them has
Mrs. Wood refused, and the coolie then followed her up the stops and struck her twice in the side, saying he did not care even if her husband cans out. At the Magistracy yesterday the coolic was fined $25, with the alternative of a month's ini. prisonment,
We have to acknowledge the receipt a word to say when the grossest crimes of a copy of The Shanghai Wor Book,? against this law are committed. Perhaps which is ¿ register of many of the they fear being drawn into the conflict. Britons and some of their allies on ser- Perhaps they any in their hearts,We vice from China, together with a few of are not under any obligation to interfere. those from Japan. A roll of honour is It is no concern of ours. It is a tremen also included, as well as
S list of dous task to build up a body of public patriotic funds, The volume, which is opinion that shall rise above ice, above clearly printed on good paper, is sold sacial prejudice, above all those forces at a dollar a copy, the proceeds being which are continually engaged not in devoted to the Shanghai Overseas Air- destroying rac al barriers but in strengthen-cft Fund. The compiler is Mr. S. ing them. It is a great task to teach that Hammond and the publisher Mr. C. E. one can love one's own country without Sparke, 44, Kianga Road, Stanghui.
other to destroy
countries. king
Application was made before the Full Grenter still is it to teach that love of Court yesterday for leave to appeal justice which rises above country, race, against à decision of the Puisto Judga and creed; which claims that the State is (Mr. Justic, Gompertz) in a ease in which amenable to punishment, that the crimes plaintiff, who was a land broker, sought of the State do not differ from the crimes to recover the sum of $800. Mr. Eldon of the individual. But the greatest task Potter said he understood that the amount of all is to bring about the solidarity of was claimed because the property con- humanity, to bring all the nations of the cerned had been sold for more than the world to acknowledge a common course. amount mentioned as the sale price be We are not pessimistic enough to believe it tween the parties. The grounds of impossible. Much progress has been made, Never have the nations of the world had greater facilities for knowing each other then at present. But the human mind has undergone a change.. Its ideals have vanished. It no longer trails “clouds of glory."
What is the reason for this? It may be the swing of the pendulum; it may be the effect of that facility of intercourse which seemed to promise a noble view of man's position. No progress enn be lasting which is made at the expense of the many for the benefit of the few. The many will have their revenge and drag down the few to their own level or lower still. In the same way, the progress of humanity must be as a whole. It is useless to produce highly civilised nations at one cad of the scale and semi-civilised nations at the other. Contact between the two extremes must result in the establishment of a mean, if the whole balance is not to be over thrown. May we not seek in the present TWO ROOMED-FLATS in Nathan Road, for Literature. Amid the clash of arms,
the mutual recriminations, and the vita re-barbarisation of humanity a re-arrange- THREE-ROOMED FLATS in Humphrey'speration, M. ROLLAND'S appeal sounds like ment of the balance which was to serve Buildings, Kowloon
h every modern convenience, including FOUR-BOOMED FLATS in May Road, a clarion note calling the nations to make to maintain the threatened equilibrium?
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, 4th November, 1915.
Kowloos.
TO LET:
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A STRIKING APPEAL. A STRIKING appeal in regard to the war way issued some time ago by M, ROLLAND, the winner this year of the NoBEL Prize
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appeal were two-fold: firstly, that as a matter of law this contract must be in writing; secondly, on the question of fact. The ruisne Judge said the point if lav as no raised before him. The applica tion was formally adjourned until today.
ILLEGAL SOCIETY CASE. Before Mr. Wood at the Magistracy the case in which several Chinese are charged with being members of an unregistered Society was again mentioned.
Mr. Otto Kong Bing submitted that there was no evidence that a Society did he must decide to the contrary, exist, but the Magistrate said be thought
Mr Kong Sing said there had been absolutely no proof of that. The fact that the defendants used the premises was not evidence that a Club existed.
His worship suggested that the defenes thou call evidence on the point, and then he could decide. As soon as defendanta closed their case he would give his deci sion
Mr. Kong Sing said he did not think his worship should suggest they should call certain evidence. He could not com mit his client until he had considered the
The case was again remanded.
mattor.
CHINESE PERJURY CASE.
To delivering judgment at the Supreme
A desiring to lowo the Colony should apply Certificate for the said Shares will be issued Water and Water Carriage Bystem." A for the common enemy of mankind, the moral, disease which it felt coming over it, but Court yesterday in the case Rea v. Hung
NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiatic or Indkn the Third day of February, 1916, a New English Bathe and Kitchen Ranges, Hot war, not against each other, but against Humanity struggled to throw off-the-
or permission to do so to the Captain and the old Certificate will thereafter be held | Flats specially designed to accommodate three epidemic or cosmic contagion which has the struggles were ineffectual and the Hon Chi, the Chief Justice (Sir Wm. Rea
in writing for SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, at least by the Company as null and void.
48 hours before the intended hour. of departure, giving name, nationality, age, sex, 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 wisken leave Applicants should apply in person for their partes at the CENTRAL POLICE STATION between the hours of 9 AM to 1 P.M. and 2 PM to 4 P., daily.
Hongkong, 10th 7, 1915.
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WANTED.
EUROPEAN PRAFES, LIMIT
EUROPEAN BRAKESMAN for the PEAK
Apply to the
SUPERINTENDENT, Hongkong, 11th January, 1916.
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NE 103 BH.P. HORNSEY ACKROYD
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ma
compled direct to and 8 KW Continuos Current Shunt Wouad Dynamo of 50/70 volls with shunt regulator,
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For further particulars spply tom
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, -Alamandra Buildinga. Ho. gkeng, 16th September, 1916. 101
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,
Acting Secretary Hongkong, 3rd January, 1916
NOTICE.
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THE CHINA
COMPANY, LIMITED.
FIRE INSURANCE
bachelors at reasonable remzinkage Ermediate possession.
FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Garder Terrape and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon,
Apply to➡
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
Co., LTD., Alexander Buildings, Hongkong, 29th December, 1918. [59
NOW READY.
DIRECTORY
OF
BE CERTIFICATE No. 318; dated 25th THE
September, 1883, of Fifty Shares Nos. 9311-9360 in this Company, standing in the name of ALB, WEI A KWỎNG, of Hongkong, has been LOST, and if at the expiration of One Month from the date hereof the above document be not forthcoming another Certi ficate will be issued by the Company and PROTESTANT thereafter no other will be acknowledged,
Dated 13th November, 1915.
CPEMBERTON,
Becreta y
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overtaken humanity. The appeal is likely at present to fall on few cars When the passions are in full play who can stop to listen to reason i But after the war has exhausted itself there will be what Me WELLS calls the ironie silence which fol- lows a great controversy, and in that ironic silence men will ask, "Who has done this thing?" Who, indeed? Who will accept the responsibility 1 Not the rulers, As M. ROLLAND says, they dare not, Nor the people, for why should they desire war? Rather they shift the responsibility to
whole fabric of society was overthrown.
Davies, K.C.) said ben
In this case the prisoner was convicted before me (the Chief Justice) with a jury on a charge of perjury, and was sentenced
A mail for Europe vid Siberia closes to twelve months imprisonment on the to-day, at 3 p.m.
Amongst those who attended the audi- ence for the New Year congratulations to the President of China on the 8th inst.g appeal. In regard to the first point, in the Hall of Ceremonies, were Sir Richard Dane, KCIE, Dr. G. E. Morrison, Dr. W. Willoughby, Mr. W Cooper, Mr. A. G. Wheeler, and the
Her, Mr. Sowerby,
15th day of November, 1915. The sentence is now running, and we are asked to grant leave to appeal to the Privy Coun cil under Section II, B of the Rules re- gulating appends to the Privy Council; or, in the alternative, to grant bail pend
this Court has already expressed the, opinion in the case of Rez Ebrahim, that there is no power in this Court is
conviction. We think it right, however, grant leave to appeal from a criminal to observe that there is nothing in the circumstances of this case which would come supernatural influence, before which,
justify the Court, in our opinion, in re garding the case as one "of great gen they claim, they are powerless, So there
In compliance with the instruction of eral or public importares within the MISSIONARIES is one to stem the torrent Everyone is the President, Mr. Chang Shou-ling, the weaning of sub-Section (6) of the Rule
in a conspiracy to deepen the waters, in Vice-Minister of Finance, summoned the leave to appeal exists.
even assuming that the power crease their flow and render them more authorities of the Bank of China, and destructive What are the leaders of Bank of Communications ex the 2nd set thought doing! If they are of the belli-requesting them to mint a considerable gerent nations, they declare that the cause number of silver dolara. It is said that of their country is the cause of God and the two banks have ordered the Govern the cause of liberty, and even the cause of ment Mint at Tientsin to coin 18,000,000. progress. I, too, proclaim it," says M. The weight of each dollar is to be six ROLLAND. Yet this does not dispose of the mace, eight candareens and eight cash.
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Thea as regard the second point, wo de to grant bar pending not think there is any power in the Court" than being the application to It is laid down clearly that a prisoner in execution of a sentence is not bailable except under the provisions of some ticular statutos visions of some par
In the case before us, as we have point- ed out, the imprisonment runs from the time of the conviction.
No comments yet.
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