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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE OF REMOVAL,

E have This Day REMOVED Our

Wees and Show-rooms from the

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 187, 1916.

PUBLIC COMPANIES

PONIES! PONIES!! PONIES!!! DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY

PUBLIC ROUP.

LIMITED.

instrucHARE CERTIFICATE NO. 2965, dated

First Floor to the Second Floor of 10, Dessions to sell by Public Roup,

HE Undersigned have received Veux Rond Central,

(Above the Kobinson Piano Company).

TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY) HOW FUNG & Co.

the 1st March, 1916, at 3.M., at the Fountain, Hongkong, 1st March, 1016,

opposite the City Hall, A LARGE NUMBER OF

TO LET

(360

[O. 1, TOGO TERRACE, Kennedy Bosd,

No. 1

Apply

LI FUE TSAU, Čaro of Mesars, WILKINSON & GRIST,

9, Queen's Iload Central.

1355

-Hongkong, 18 March, 1918.

TO LET.

NEWLY BUILT FLATE, I SAIFLE

SIMILAR FLATS in Jordan Road, Kowloom. Rents very moderate.

· TERMS:—Cash.

WELL-KNOWN BACE PONIES (Full Particulars from Catalogue.)

HUGHES & HOUGE, Auctioneers, Hongkong, 28th February, 1916. [342

“HỌNGKONG HORTICULTURAL

SOCIETY.

NNUAL SHOW of FLOWERS and VEGETABLES to be held in the BOTANIC GARDENS;

Road. -also,

A

Electric Light and Gas installed.

Apply to

KAYAMALLY & Co., 5, D'Aguilar Street. Hongkong, 1st March, 1916.

Tass

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.

NOTICE..

I of the Company,

HAVE This Day RESUMED CHARGE

By Order of the Board of Directors,

A. SHELTON HOOPER, Scorelary.

Hongkong, 1st March, 1916

NOTICE.

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NOTICE Oxists in the Canton Pilotage Service, which will be filled by con petitive examination in accordance with the General Regulations of the Chinese Pilotage Service.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a

The Examination will be held at the Harbour Master's Office, Chinese Maritime Customa, Canton, on March 10th, 1916.

FRIDAY, 3rd March, 2 to 6,30 r.M.

Admission

81.00 Lady May will present the Prizes at 4 P.M.

SATURDAY, 4th March,

10.30 to 3 P.M.-Admission 50 Cents. 3 to 8.30 r..--Admission 20 Cents. The Band of the 74th Punjabis will play on both days.

Tea will be obtainable on the Ground.

The Committee hope that during the dis tribution of Special or Presented Prizes winners will show courtesy by being present

A. NICOL, Hon. Becretary. [334

bo receive them.

Hongkong, 25th February, 1918.

BLUE CROSS

FUND.

Thuse wishing to sit for Examination HORSES IN WAR TIME.

should forward their names and addresses to the Harbour Master's Office not later than March 8th, 1916.

ARNOLD HOTSON, Acting Harbour Master.

Harbour Master's Office,

Chinese Maritime Customs, Canton, 28th February, 1916 Approved:

(Bigned) H. F. MERRILL,

Cetmmissioner of Customs.

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KWONG WO HING CO., LTD. (IN LIQUIDATION).

Registered in Hongkong.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on

the 4th January, 1916, the Supreme Court of Hongkong ordered that the volun tary liquidation should be continued but. subject to the supervision of the Court, and appointed CHARLES CLEMENT DUNMAN

be

And NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on 2nd February, 1916, the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlemonts ordered that the Company be wound up by the Court, and appointed CHARLES CLEMENT DUNMAN of Singapore, Chartered Accountant, to be Liquidator.

Creditors are requested to send in parti- culars of their Claims forthwith.

All persons indebted to the Company are requested to pay their Debts to the Under- Bignel

‹ C. C. DUNMAN,

The Liquidator. Care of LowE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

4, Raffles Place, Singapore, 17th February, 1916. [369

NOTICE

THE Undersigned, Inving been Appointed AGENTS for the ESSEX & SUFFOLE EQUITABLE INSURANCE SOCIETY, LIMITED, are prepared to issue Policies against Fire Risks at Current Rates on approved Foreign and Chinese Properties.

For the NORTH CHINA INSURANCE

Co, LTD.

S. J. CHINCHEN;

Agent. Hongkong, 29th February, 1916.

NOTICE.

(350

7E HAVE This Day authorised Mn FRANK EWART JOSELAND to Sign the name of our Firm in Canton

DONNELLY & WHYTF. Hongkong, 25th February, 1918,

NOTICE

THE HONGKONG AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB

PRESENTA

"THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE.”

A COMEDI IN 3 Aors,

By B. MACDONALD. HASTINGS

AND

EDEN PHILLPOTTS,

Last Year's Great London Success.

AT 9.39 P.M.

ON SATURDAY, 4TH MAROH, Į AND MONDAY, 8TH MAROH, }

BOOKING Now Opened at MUUTRIE'S.

PRICES: $4, $3 AND $2.

BLUE CROSS FUND. Hongkong, 15th February, 1916..

TENDERS.

(286

CEALED TENDERS are invited for

UPHOLSTERY, Dyrino, Dry-CLEANING WORK and MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES FOR H.M. Naval Establishments for One Year from the lat April next.

Tendors will be received at the Rear Admiral's Office until Noos on FRIDAY, 10th March, 1016,

Forms of Tender may be obtained on application to the Naval Store Officer, H.M. Naval Yard. ··

The right is reserved of rejecting all or any Tonders and of accepting any portion. of Tender,

G. L. PLATT, Naval Store Officer. Hongkong, 28th February, 1916, - [343

[386

G.

LL Porsons having Claims against Mr.

B.

TENDERS.

TENDERS are invited for the Supply of

GUSTAY ENGEL, of MERS. WHAROUE and LIGUTERACE for Admiralty MEYERINK & Co., are requested to file same with the Liquidators before 16th March, 1910. Coaling for a period of 12 months oortoin ALEX ROSS & Co., from the 1st April, 1916.

Líquidators. Hongkong, 9th February, 1916.

WANTED.

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EUROPEAN SHOP Food centre. Monthly rental $200 to $309.- Lease if necessary.. Apply to

NEWLY, Care of "Daily Pross" Office. Hongkong, 25th February, 1916. (341

EIGHT PER CENT. MILITARY LOAN.

SECOND DRAWING ON FEBRUARY 20TH,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Second Drawing for Repayment of the Eight For Cent. Military Loan Bonds will take place in Peking on February 20th, on which occasion $1,150,000, worth of Bonds will be drawn for repayment. When the

Forms for Tendering can be obtained on application to the Naval Store Officer, H.M. Naval Yard, Hongkong, and Tenders should be lodged in the Rear Admiral's Office not later than Noor on the 10th March, 1918.

A deposit of One Hundred Dollars will be required from persons Tendering, and will be returned in the event of non-acceptance of the Tender.

G. L. FLATT, Naval Store Officer. HLM. Naval Yard,

Hongkong, 28th February, 1910. [344

NOTICE

NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiatic or Iddian

8th May, 1009, of Thirty Sliares numbered 8115to 8130 inclusive and 18802/18696inclusive, standing in the Itegister in the name of Dr. JOSEPH WHITTLESEY NOBLE, having been LOST, Notice is hereby given that unless the said certificate be produced at the Office Hongkong, on or before the 10th day of March of the Company, 20 Dos

Voux Road, Central, 1916, a New Certificate for the said Shares

INTIMATION

FULLER'S

| Mr. Lansing, they "the introduction of submarine warfare has changed the, status of armed merchantmen, on the defensive powers of submarines are limited evan against light guns. Therefore, the right of merchantmer to carry armaments is legally doubtful.” This is, in truth, a curi- ous style of reasoning. The right of arming mergħantinen in immemorial, and has been established by American as well as by British decisions. Now, however, the time for argument is over. A cable from

instructed Count Bernstoney to inform the United States that the Lusilania assurances

will be issued and the old Certificates will CONFECTIONERY. Washington today states the Germany has

thereafter be held by the Company as null and voll,

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,

General Mausgers. Hongkong, 9th February, 1918

A miscellaneous concern is to be givom at the Seamen's Institate this evening by the Lyemun Entertainment Club. The concert is being held in connection with the Men's Club.

Mr. A. J. McKenzio has left Kobe for Landou to join the British forces. Mr. MeKenzie, who has been resident in Kobe for about three years, resigned his posi- tion in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank in order to volunteer for military service.

"He has n come-down; walrus-like mous "tache, and would probably look like a Bikh

if the whiskers were there. He has not goi. [354 WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED apply only to unarmed merchantmen, It a beard; that may be lucky for him or it is understond that Germany contends that may not be” This was a remark made by armed merchantmen are liable to destruc. | Mr. Jenkin at the Criminal Sessions poster- tion without warning and bas instructed | day in reference to the facial expression of bar submarine commanders to act according.

an Indian sergeant. 1. It would be natural to ask how it is pro-

Arising out a question of procedure as the posed to determine whether a merchantman Criminal Sessions yesterday, Mr. Jenkin, is, or is not. armed before the submarine in contesting a ntention by Mr. Orme, proceeds to sink it without warning, but who appeared for the Crown, robiarked that such a question would be simply waste of Mr Orme would find that he was wrong by tine. America's hand is forced.

Herreferring to the Attorniy-Ceneral in por- vacillating policy has led Germany to

son on the subject. "No doubt,” ̧ndded imagine that she may be browbeaten with

Mr. Jenkin, Mr. Orme is anticipating mpunity, and a few days must decide holding got office." Mr. Orme..." I ̈çan whether or no Germany has misread the assure my friend thing I have no such anti- situation and added ona muro to her strendycipations,"

THE HONGKONG STEAM LAUNCH TUG AND LIGHTER CO., LTD.'

LOST.

A FRESH STOCK OF

APPLICATION has been made to this FULLER'S

Company to issue Daplicate Certificate

of 30 Shares in this Company in the name of YUEN CHEONG or other Certificate or Cartificates in lieu thereof upon Statement. that

the Original Certificate No. 99, Thirty 1910, has been LOST or DESTROYED; and Sharee numbered 7729/7758 dated 16th August NOTICE IS HEREBY 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 proceed to deal with such application for duplicate.

For the HONGKONG STEAM LAUNCH TUG AND LIGHTER CO., LTD.,

GORDON & Co.

General Managers. Hongkong, 10th February, 1010/

1250

UNION INSURANCE. SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.

NOTICE.

CHOCOLATES

AND

FULLER'S

Tong list of diplomatic blunders.

Gör-

A vary successful fancy dress Inil was

man gold has been poured out unstinting- ly, and the result is reflected in the held at the Naval Canteen last evening.. political crisis which has arisen innvitations had been extended to members. of both braunlies of His Majesty's Services: It would appear; The United States.

and to civilians, and about 250 attended, however, that at last President, WILSON'S patience has been exhausted and that The costumes were remarkably varied and he will insist upon the right of Amori original, many of them being of exceptional. cans to travej unmolested in any ships they merit. Mr, Buck, R.N., was the President SWEETS, choose. He has declared his firm opposition

ASSORTED

THE CERTIFICATE No. 3765 for Five

Shares, 8100 paid up, numbered 3848/50j|| EUSTACE ALBAN KENYON, having been standing in the Register in the name of declared LOST, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that unless the said Certificate it produced to the Society on or before the 18th May, 1016, A NEW CERTIFICATE for the said Sharos will be issued and the old A. S. WATSON Certificate will thereafter be held by the Society as null and void.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

C. MONTAGUE EDE, General Manager. Hongkong, 10th February, 1016. 308

Trade

YA SHIRT CO,

Mark

YAMATOYA SHIRT Co.

YOKOHAMA.

REPRESENTATIVE:

K. TAKAHASHI, BESIDING AT HONGKONG HOTEL ALL ORDERS, PERSONALLY ATTENDED TO, Mr. TAKAHASHI goes to Canton on Thursday night, Returning to Hongkong on Monday. Hongkong, 24th February, 1916. -- [323

NEW CARTRIDGES...

popular

Buglish

Ball Bores and Slew Manufacturers,

SMOKELESS POWDER and CAULED SHOT. From No 10 to 1890. at 36, #7 and $7.60 per 100. SPORTING REQUISITES And AIR GUNS in Variety.

Inspection invited.

WM. SCHMIDT & Co.

Hongkong, 4th February,f1914.

CHILDREN OF FAR OATHAY,

CO., LTD.,

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

the Committee responsible for the to any legislation attacking this principle arrangements, Messrs. Raffles and Puckett of freedom. It remains to be seen whether carrying out the onerous duties of. M.0% Fis declaration will be followed by corres-

The music was provided by Mrs. Alderman ponding action, Germany lias dung down at the piano) and Corp. White (violin). her challenge, and there is no longer any Prizea were awarded for the most original

meritorious nucl & possibility of evading the issue by protract-udges must have found their task a

ed academic discussion,

costumes, and the

dificult one. The prizes, which were pro- sented by Mr. Buck, were won as follows:-

at

A mail for Europe via Siberia olosas For originality-Mrs, Oxberry, dressed as to-morrow at 3 p.m.

a bat; and Mr. Bullen, who was attired in The Committee of the Territorials' Enter-Court dress. Most pretty ladies' costume.....

Miss D. V. R. Razavet, who wore tolzmout. Fund acknowledge with thanks a doration of $10 from Epsom" and 5 Eastern drose, Most comic, for gentle- men-Mr. Jacobs, who represented Charlie from Indicated."

Chaplin, the cinema comedian. The size of the Chinese newspapera in Hongkong Orsion: 101, Dan Vaux Roan, C. Peking has been reduced owing to the cut- LONDON OFFICE: 181, FL Bar, E.C.ting off of supplies of paper from Europe

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, LIT March, 1918

GERMANY'S AVOWAL.

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From to-day, murder on the high sens

The more fact that the German Covera- becomes Germany's avowed naval policy.

ment has brazenly, repudiated the under- taking which it gave to the United States After the Lusitania outrage will mean no

inflicted on merchant shipping or in

and the high prices ruling in Japan. At present the Chinese journals in Shanghai- are issuing full-sized sheets.

Miss Pitt, of No. 11, Bonham Road, has reported that thieves gained an en trance into the school in Caine Road by climbing through the fanlight and pur- loined 10 American chairs, and four wooden stools, of the value of $21.

Why, the man is as bad as a woman,” remarked Mr. Justice Gompertz yesterday at the prolonged absence of a witness who was asked to change into the clothes he was

Counsel and

HONGKONG

LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Legislative Council is. to be held today at the Council Chambers. The orders of the day are the second reading of the Bill intituled, An Ordi-. nanes to prevent the use of false passports, and to confer on the Governor-in-Council power to order the internment of certain ́suspected person8."

THE BISHOP'S PURSE. STORY BY THE PUISNE JUDGE.

In the course of his address to the jury. difference in the losses which will be wearing at the time of a stabbing affray at the Criminal Sessions yesterday in

獻 on a Blue Funnel steamer,

armed robbery case, the Puisne Judge related a rather amusing story to illustrate a point. The point under consideration, he said, reminded him of the story of the Bishop who was in a big crowd, Suddenly an alarm was given that someone had lost a purse. The police esme along, and the Bishop, feeling in his pocket, feit a purse which was not his own, Presumably it had been "slipped" there. A friend who beard the Bishop telling the story ask. ed. What did you do?"

The Bishop replied," Woll. I thanked heaven I was a Bishop."

PLEAS.

NAIVE

the tell which will be levied onjury nodded approval, human life, because from the day that

At the Magistracy yesterday a Chinese the submarins campaign was initiated

was charged with driving a truck at a German submarines bave done thair worst,

reckless speed, and whilst so doing run. utterly regardless of international law or

à Japanese poodle the laws of humanity. Whenever a Germaning over and killing submarine has succeeded in eluding the belonging to a Japanese lady. The owner of vigilance of the British Admiralty it has the animal said that the dog was worth

850. Defendant was ordered to pay com wrought the greatest havoo in its power,

pensation amounting to $10, and if its intended victim has escaped it bas been entirely due to skilful seamanship

Apropos of certain award, announced in or to the possession of an effective wespon recent Mandates, the decoration of the of defence in the shape of a gun of good Most Excellent Grain has long been ralibre These conditions have never been known familiarly (says the N.-Q. Daily OPIUM SMUGGLERS' in abeyance, no matter what undertakings News) as the "Order of the Thick Ear.' Germany may have given. Germany's The "Single Stork" medal now bestowed- | latest threat may therefore be described on a number of (äkin collectors might ap- as full of sound and fury signifying propriately be called the "Order of the nothing" so far as the Allies are concerned. | Long Bill.” It simply means that in future there

The following official list is published had not the slightest idea how it got there. will be no attempt to gloss over crimes, or

in the Singapore Government Gazette for to protend justification for them, and the the information of traders and others who

His worship You will be fined $2,040. wearisome exchange of "Notes" will, pre desire to know what cigar factories in unlawfully being in possession of 9 tsels Another Chinese who was charged with sqmably, come to an end. These are the Manila Are British. or under enemy in- only changes foreshadowed. The issue, fluence: British Factories-La Minerve know it was Government opium, and added of opium, valued at $81, said he did not is, therefore, placed very clearly before THE VOLUME, which consists of 491 America. She must intervene now, with control, management of influence La

-and- La Giralda. Factories under enemy that he had been given $5 to carry it. A THER

Pages, and includes a Sketch Plan of historical interest showing this disposi armed force if necessary, in support of her Perla del Oriente, Helios, Yebena and LaChinese constable said he saw the men on tion of the Forces at the battle of Kwei-coutentions, or acquiesce in Germany's Prueba.

a ship and asked him what he had in a lin, is dedicated to Sir ROBERT HART, claims. The notification, harded to the

tin he was carrying. Defondant said it G.O.M.G., and Dr. A. RENNIL

Artbassadors of neutral nations some time

A BOOTAL AND POLITICAL NOVEL OF

ARBORSING INTEREST,

By CHAS. J. HALCOMBE, Formerly of the Imperial Chinese Customs Service, Author of "The Mystic Flowery Land," eto,

A Chinese who was charged beforo Mr. Hazaland with being in possession of 28. taels of opium had the opium tied round big waist when arrested. Defondant said he

Inspector P. Sullivan, prosecuting two of was tooth-powder. A fine of $810 was -

drawing is over, the numbers of drawn bends desiring to leave the Colony should apply Its description of Chinese Social beck, that it was the intention of Germany the crew of a consting steamer for import Posed, or three months' imprisonment in

will be published in the Goreument Gazells,

MINISTRY OF FINANCE, Canton, 23rd February, 1910.

FOR SALE.

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in writing for permission to do so to the Captain Customs and Superstitions, combined SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, at least with the insight it gives into political and Austria to treat as werhips mercinating Chinese copper coins, said the mon 48 hours before the intended hour of departure, conditions in China, makes CALLDREN zen armed for defensive purposes after were caught coming off a sampan, and one giving name, nationality, age, sex, height and or FAR CATHAY an excellent volume for. ocenpation of the applicant, and stating the presentation to friends at Home.

March 1st was merely for the purpose of them had 941 in copper cents, and the ICHMOND HOUSE, No. 145, Barker name of the steamer or other vessel or the hour R Road, 27,200 square feet of Land of the train by which the applicant with te

of impressing ncutral opinion with a other $16.00. Apparently the men wero PRICE

$3,50 including Tennis Court.

sense of German fairness, Some appear in the habit of changing these into silver To-be obtained from Mesars KELLY &ance of suppore was lent to Germany's dollars and when taken to Shanghai they WALAH, LTD., MOSTA BREWER & Co. or contention that she was justibed in made about 20 cents pront of avery dollar from the Printers and Publishers, the

HONGKONG" DAILY PRIES ??: Office

her acts of piracy by the declaration of The ease was remanded.

Appilyone

HASTINGS & HASTINGS, Solicitora. Hongkong, 29th February, 1916. 14

loare. Applicants should apply in person for their paaron at the £ENTRAL POLICE STATION between the hours of 8 to 1 P.M. and 2 PM to 4PM, daily,

Hongkong, 10th July, 1915.

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default.

TYPHOON WARNING,

The following telegram quoted below was received by the American Consulate... General, Hongkong, from the

Manila Observatory

0.30 px, February 28th, Cyclone or typhoon east of the Visayas: Jaznds, direction woknown,