W ADVERTISEMENTS
TO LET
A Cou
HOUSE in Observatory Villas with Apply to--
ARRATION V. APCAB & Co.j
14. Des Voeux Boad,
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AMERICAN ASIATIC 8.8. 00.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
From NEW YORK,
THE
THE Steamship
**ROYAL PRINCE," Captain D. Coull having arrived from the above Port, Consignees of Cargo srS horoby informed that their Goods are being Iwaded at their rink into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Limited, Kowloon, and stored Comlgnees' risk and expense.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods arr to bo left ing the Godowns, where they will be examined
MONDAY,
1st May, at 10.A.K.
All Claims must be presented within FIFTE DAYS of the Steamer's arrival bore, after whiab date they cannot be recognised.
No Claims will be sävaltied after the Goods Lave left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 1st May will be subject to rent.
Consignees of Cugs are hereby notified that they must produce in Import Permit sigued by the Superintendent of Imports and Exports, Hongkong, before Bills of Lading can be countersigned,
No Fire Insurance has been affected.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co..
General Agents.
Hongkong, 24th April, 1916."
1620
“SHIRE" LINE OF STEAMERS, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM MIDDLESBRO. GENOA," COLOMBO AND STRAITS.
THE Steamship
THE
" MONMOUTHSHIRE,” karing arrived from the above Parts, Consigne of Cargo by her are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the bazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Co., Ltd, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained,
PUBLIC COMPANIES
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON. LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
FINAL
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26rm, 1916.
DIVIDEND of TWENTY A DOLLARS and a Bonus of TEN DOLLARS per Share for the year 1914 and an INTERIM DIVIDEND of THIRTY DOLLARS per Share for the year 1918 will be Payable on TUESDAY, the 18th instant.
Warrants may be had on application at s the Office of the Society on or after that date.
By Order of the BoardNTAQUE EDE.
General Manager. Hongkong, 18th April, 1016,
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
the
AUCTIONS
B.
PUBLIC AUCTION:
Lions to sell by Public Auction 14 NIE Undersigned have received, instruc
ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY,
2nd and 3rd May, 1016, at 10 each day,
at H.M. Naval Tard, Hongkong, and Kowloon Depot,
INTIMATION
JUST ARRIVED
Steam
NEW STOCK
12 Cost Lighters from 10 to 150 Tons,
Launches (Hull only),Steam Cutters
complete, and
OLD AND SURPLUS NAVAL AND VIUTUALLING STONES,
Comprising
OLD AND SURPLUS NAVAL STORES-- Fan Engines, Boilers complete, 3 20 and 50 Tons; Boiler with Mountings, Propellers, Type- ofiter, Shanghai Baths, Canvas and Leather Hoses Stage Inshings, Coir Cordage Paper stuff, Canvas Rags, Old Indis Rubber, Reading Lamps, Boats, Dar, Fir: Carpet, Rugs, Blankets, Tables, Bookcases, Cabin Wardrobe Cupboards, Mirror, Electric Cable, Firewood, Old Iron and Steel Old Metal, Mineral, Hapeseed and Olive Oil, &c., &c...
THE FORTY-SEVENTH MEETING
SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Company's Offies, No. 3 Queen's Road Central, Victoria, TO-MORROW THURSDAY), 27th April, 1015, at 12 o'clock Noos, for the purpose of receiving a State mant of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ending 31st December: 1915.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 14th to the 27th April, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directon
C. PEMBERTON,
Secretary. Hongkong, 11th April, 1016.
T
1545
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREROLDERS.
THE THIRTY - FIFTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the Undersigned on WEDNESDAY, the 3rd May, 1910, at Noon.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 18th April to the 3rd May both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., IAD.,. General Agents. Hongkong, 14th April, 1016,
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THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE.. LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that EXTRAORDINARY GEN- ERAL MEETING of the CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED will be held at the Offices of Messrs, JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., No. 16. Pedder Street Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY, the third day of May, 1918, at 12.15 o'clock in the
OLD AND SURPLUS VICTUALLING STORES: Seamen's Clothing, Blankets, Officers' Mess Traps (a quantity of Electro-plated articles and Table Linen Implements, Seamen's Mess Utensils, Oak Staves, &c., &c.
TERMS OF SALZ-As detailed in the Catalogue.
HUGHES & HOUGH, By Mpointment Anetanear to the Admiralty.
Hongkong, 26th April, 1916.
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PUBLIC AUCTION
Or
VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES situate ut HONG HOM, in the Colony of Hongkong, and being KOWLOON. MARINE LOT No. 83 and KOWLOON INLAND LOT No. 1178, to be sold
IN ONE LOT or THURSDAY, the 4th day of May, 1916, at 3 o'clock ra,
HY......
MR. GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer
Street.
at his Auction Rooms in Duddell
The Property consists of: at Hung Hom in the Dependency of Kowloon All those pieces or parcels of ground situate and Colony of Hongkong and registered in the Land Office respectively as KOWLOON MARINE LOT No. 83 and KOWLOON INLAND LOT No, 1178. Kowloon Marine Lot No: 53 contains an area of 189,800 SQUARE FEET and is held for the term
cerm of
BULL
DOG
Mr. F. S, James, C.M.G., the new Colonial Secretary of Singapore, leaves England for the Straits Settlements oth April 22nd. Mrs. James accompanies him.
Mr. McCubbin, of the Taikoo Club, bas reported to the police that someone entered the Club, when the door happened to be. pen, and stole a billiard table cover-and 33 electric bulbs; valued ni ia.
A Chinese married woman and three of her children have been admitted to the Government Civil, Hospitalin a state of collapse due to poisoning, the effects of which became apparent after they taken their evening meat
single men and thus keep faith with the
The total output of the Kailan Mining: married men, who were promised that they Administration's mines for the week onding would not be called up unless all but an in- Sth April, amounted to 61,548 tons and significant number of single man offered the sales to 57,162 tous. their services. The system of exemptions and reservations which was introduced, however, produced such a paralysing effect that the married men found themselves summoned to the colours long before they expected. In consequence of the protest which they raised, instructions were issued to curtail the list of reserved occupations and to refuse exemption from military service to man below a certain ago who were engaged in suelt ocospations. It was further decided that men who had joined the reserved sccupation, after August 14th, 1915, should not in future enjoy the same position in regard to exemption as those who had joined before, At the samo time the calling up of further warrio
The wedding took place on 7th March, groups was suspended. It must in fairness be admitted that the married men who at St. Mary's, Dover, of Lieutenant-Com-
attested under Lord DER's schemo lud a
mander Somerville P. B. Russell, R.N.,. legitimate grievance, and it was in all who was formerly in cominand of a torpedo probability the attitude they adopted which host in Hongkong, and Eileen France, elder rought about the recent crisis. They daughter of Major-General F. H. Kelly, were urged to attesy in order to preservo“ their right of appeal, as, under the com- pulsion which was foreshadowed by the STOUT.ruiting agents, no appeals were to be permitted. In order to safeguard the interests of their wives sad families, maay were led by these representations to inscribe their names as willing to serve, only to find that a half measure of com- pulsion was brought in and that, is, a
LIGHT ALE
AND
GUINNESS.
IN PINTS AND SPLITS.
BOLE AGENTS:
A. S. WATSON
CO., LTD.,
2
result of their patriotic action, they would be called, upon to leave their homes and businesses to financial rain whilst one thousands of exempted single men and willion unattested
|
C.B..
Road, Kowloon has reported to the police Mrs. D'Almada e Castro, of Kimberly that while she was proceeding along the Canton Road on the evening of the 23rd a Chinese snatched" black bag which she was carrying and decamped. The bag was valued at $4, and its contents at $8..
P
One fatal Chinese caso of bubonic plague- was reported in the Colony during the week Hunghom district. In the same period ending April 20th. This occurred in the
there were ten cases of mall-pox, nine of which proved fatal, at being Chinese, married: 10ën were There were also three Don-fatal cases of allowed to remain behind. There were
enteric fever (Italian, Freach and Chinese) and a non-fatal Chinese case of diphtheria.
Goods not cleared by the 2nd May, #k5 r.m. afternoon; when the subjoined Resolutions 75 years from the 18th May, 1904 (renowable/ WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. and single alike, is certainly a more simple branch of the Oversens Club. This shows.
will be subject to rent.
All broken, chafed and damaged paskures are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined, on 2nd May, st. 9.30 4.3 Claims against the Steamer must be presented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise they will not be recognized.
No Fire Insaans) will be effected- by 'as iz any case whatever, al
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by -
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Lap.,
Agents.
- Hongkong, 25th å pril, 1916.
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HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
TENNIS TOURNAMENT,
· #ITO-DAY
(WEDNESDAY) 20th inst., CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES
NG SZE KWONG . S. E. GREEN, at 4.30 P.M.
TOMORROW (THURSDAY), 27th inst., FINAL PROFESSIONAL PAIRS-S. E GREEN and A. A. CLAXTON v. LT-COL CRISP and CAPT, HAMILTON, at 4.30 PM.
Hongkong, 26th April, 1916.
THE NATIONAL
LOAN OF THE
THIRD YEAR OF THE
REPUBLIC OF CHINA A
(1914),
'SUPPLEMENTARY ISSUE OF $8,000,000,
$16,000,000
AND
AND
THE NATIONAL LOAN OF THE FOURTH YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA (1915),
824,000,000.
NUBSCRIBERS to the above TWO LOANS
are hereby notified that the Interest Instalments for the month of April, esch amounting to Dollars One Hundred and Twenty Thousad (8130,000) 8340,000 in all have been duly received by the Undersigned and brought to Loan Service Aconant.
F. A. AGLEN, Inspector General of Customs. Inspectorate Genemi of CustomS,
Paking. 17th April, 1918.
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51% RUSSIAN INTERNAL SHORT TERMED LOAN OF 1916. for Rbls. 2,000,000,000. NUBSCRIPTION to the above LOAN will be Opened from 28th March till 5th May Inclusively.
The Price of issue in 95%. The Loan is entirely free of Income Tax sad of other taxations.
The Loan is redeemable et par on 1st February 1920, Bussian style, without option for the Russian Government to convert it at an earlier date.
Conver
Coupons are payable half-yearly on the lat February and 1st August, Russian style. As interest on the sbore loan runs from lat/14th Fobruary, the interest accrued on date of subscription must be taken into considera- tion and is to be added to the price of issue. The Russo-ASTATIC BANK in Hongkong is ready to accept applications for the above- named Loan.
Special
favourable
Russian exchange.
rates will be quoted for
will be proposed as Extraordinary Resolu- for another term of 75 years), created therein by a Crown Lease dated the 11th day of tions, via.
(1) That the provisions of the Com-October, 1906, und ende between His late "pany's Memorandum of Associa Majesty King Edward VII. of the one part
"tion with respect to its objects be "altered so as to read as in the Print signed by the Chairman of "this Mooting for the purposes of "identification."
Reniunera elon at Commustee.
(2) That the Articles of Association "of the Company be altered in
manner following:-- That the following Actide shall
namely **4494.- The Members of the Committee shall be paid out of **the Funds of the Company such ** remuneration as may be or have been determined at any "itime by any General Meeting **of the Company until such re- muneration is altered by any ""subsequent General Heating of the Company. Such 45812 ahali be divisible
***mongst the members of the *Committee in such proportion. "as the Committee or a majority
thereof shalt determino.: 77 Should the above Resolutions be passed by the required majority they will be sub- mitted for confirmation as Special Resolu tions to a Second Extraordinary Meeting which will be subsequently convened.
Prints of the Memorandum as proposed to be altered have been circulated to the Shareholders and a Prini thereof can be been at the Registered Office of the Сотраву,
Dated this 18th day of April, 116.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD. General Agents, THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LTD.
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CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
HONGKONG.
TELEPHONE 616.:
113
and DONALD HAUDONALD and JoHN WILKIE the Crown rent and to the observance and of the other part subject to the payment of performance of the Lewee's covenants
there in reserved and
contained. Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1178 is sittinto on the North-west side of Kowloon Marine Lot HONGKONG OPTION: 10, Des Vœux ROAD, G. No. 89 and contains an area of 27,073 LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, EC. SQUARE FEET and is held for the them
of 75 years from the 16th
term vay, 1901 (remembi
(renewable
by a Crown Lease dated the 19th April, 1911, and made between His Majesty King George V. of the one part and the said Donald Mac- subject to the payment of the Crown rent Donald and John Wakie of the other part
the Lessee's covenants therein reserved and and to the observance and performance of contained.
Crown Rent of Kowloon Marine Lot No. 83-$1,284 per annum.
Crown Rent of Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1179-8248 per sonuni.
Particulars and conditions of sale may be had from-
MESSEN. DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON
4 HARSTON,
Arac
1, Des Voeux Road Central,
ME. LEO D'ALMADA E CASTRO,
Old Supreme Court Building Vendors Solicitors,
and also from
MR. GEO. P. LAMMERT, The Auctioneer. Hongkong, 25th spil, 1918.
2014
FOR SALE. RICHMOND HOUSE, No. 14, Barker
Road.
Also, DUNOTTAR NG 81, Aberdeen Road, HASTINGS & HASTINGS, Solicitors.
1371'
T. B Care of Daily Preas" Office Hongkong, 17th Apŝl, 1916.
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SITUATION VACANT. Competent MALE Stenographer and A NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL General Office Assistant may obtain a MEETING of the CHINA TRADERS Bood permanent position on application to INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held at the Head Office of the Company, No. 4, Connaught Road, Victoris, in the FRIDAY, Colony of Hongkong, on the 5th day of May, 1916, at Nook, when the subjoined Resolution which was passed as an Extraordinary Resolution at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the said Company bold on the 18th day of April, 1918, will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution
That
the name of the Company he changed to BE TRADERS' LIURANCE COMPANY, LIMITEÐ.!"
Dated this 18th day of April, 101",
By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUEEDE, General Manager.
593
UNION INSURANCE. SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.
NOTICE. “
THE CERTIFICATE No. 1065 for two TH Payment may also be made in Roubles. -
Shares. 8100 paid up, numbered Applications will be wired to Petrograd 6888/6887, standing in the Register in the free of telegraphic charges and commission. pané of MOCK MUN Po, having been declared
40% only of the cost of the Bonds may he LOST, Notice is hereby
to the Society wedge on or before the 13th July, 1916, A NEW
sid on application, the balance to be paid Certificate is prudu that unless the
on receipt of the Bonds.
The Bank is also ready to give every CERTIFICATE for the said Share will be facility to subscribers in the shape of issued and the old Certificate will thereafter advances against the scrips
be held by the Society as null and void. By Order of the Board of Directon,
C. MONTAGUE EDE, General Manager 651 Hongkong, 13th April, 1916.
6. TISDALL, Manager, BUSSO-ASIATIC Bark
₤490
Hongkong, 30th March, 1916,
The Daily Press
HONGKONG, 2TH APRIL, 1918.
An audited statement of accounts in con- nection with the recent effort to provide. fres Hongkong"" beds in Netley Hos- pital has heer issued by Mr. J. J. Bryan, Hon. Secretary and Treasurer of the local'
that a total of 1003 was received and, after paying expenses, 81,523:00 (repré- leaving a balance in band of $150-19. It senting 150 was cabled to England
is hoped to be able to maintain the; three
IUSSES beds until the close of the war, though the Sura now raised only covers the cost for twelve months
many other anomalies and injustices which were inseparable from the confusion crested by the admittedly cumbersom, systera- half voluntary, half empulsory-which. vogue. Now that we have gone ss für, general compulsion for all married
and equitable method of procedure. Those however, who urge that it is a ensure which should have been introduced in the first instance, and argue that the present confusion and general discontent is simply the result of half-hearted tinkering with the problem, must remember that in Great Britain-governments by tonsent of the people, Any leapt to introduce general compulsion in the early ages of the war Mr. Mike Newman is to be congrat would have been the signal for industriatulated on his enterprise in securing for revolution. No-one reviewing dispassion. production in Hongkong that truly remark- ately the political history of the past eigh-able-picture-satire Hypocrisy. The pic- teen months will deny this. The Govern- ture, which is in five parts, was screened' ment have had to feel their way cautiously, at the Victoria Theatre last night before a- and public opinion has had to be educated very large house, and it undoubtedly. step by step to a true realition of the needs ranks aurong the very finest seen in a WE ventures to think that the great relief of the situation, which, apparently, were Hongkong theatre Above all it is a experienced in politieat circles at Home fuly appreciated for sem, t'me even by picture with a purpose, and the scenes when it became known that the Cabinet those in authority. The heart of the intion are as daring in their conception as they had arrived at an agreement over the reis sound and the people are prepared to are moving in their effect. It posseses an cruiting problem was shared by British make any sacrifice to rach the goal of absorbing human, as well as a religious. subjects in all parts of the Empire. The victory, but they must first be convinced interest und grips the attention through
out Mr. Newnan prosents.*.st the dissolution of the Government at this criti that such sacrifices are necessary and that
Theatre to-morrow night a great wor cal moment wou'd have been, as Mr.they are not simply being exploited by one
picture taken under the direction of the or the other of the great political parties Belgian Government on the battlefields of Asquing declared, a "formidable disaster.” and it could scarcely have fled to ex-How the demands of the military unhori Belgium, and show scenes of actual fight. courage the enemy, whose one hope now ties are to be reconciled with the esos of ing at the Front. Twenty-five per cont. of rests upon the possibility of dissension industry is not yet clear." Mr. › LLOYD
the total proceedy is being given by the tong the Entente Power, or upon suceORGE, who said this war would be won by *s.lver ballets" is one of the strangest
organiser to the Hongkong Bandage Fund. lomestic troubles as would prevent, one or other of the allied countries from bend this halt, the maim and the bind-presumir-St. Peter's Church, We-t-Point, on Easter advocates of couscription, and it is scaierly A pic-nie to Shatin under the aegis of
COMPULSORY MILITARY»
SERVICE
its full energy to the vigorous prosecu
tinn of the war, The exact terms underly the only ones to be lift, when the full | Monday proved very succesful and enjoy. toll is taken-who can be reed upon to which the members of the Cabinet hav anafacture these costly requisites. We kindly placed at their di possi by the Kow abl Proceeding in a special carriag composed their differences are unknown, but there has apparently, been no com
Lave also heard a good deal about ibe loon Railway Co, a contingent of 90 mem plete surrender on either side. The sette ocity of being prepared to meet fieres bers and friends of the congregation. ment, therefore, is megssarily in the nature
Gerana competitions after the war, and, travelled to Shatan. On arrival the strip.
Mr. RUNCIMAN has pointed out, the way
of water was crossed, and a landing offected of a compromise, and it is reasonable, to suppose that the compromise follows upon the lines of Mr. HENDERSON's suggestion that general compulsion should be intro- duced if, during the next six weeks, the THE HALF-YEARLY MEETING of recruiting campaign does not produce
Members will be held on SATURDAY, 15,000 volunteers each week, the number the facts and figures are being placed clear the th April, 1918 4 12 o'clock Nook, at which the military authoritica declara musty before them in secret session. the Offices of the JockET CLUB. on the Ground Floor of the HdKONG CLUB ANNEXE, be maintained until the end of the year. Chater Road. a
HONGKONG JOOKEY CLUB
NOTICE.
By Order,
T. F. HOUGH,
Hongkong, 15th April, 1918:
Clerk of the Coursa. ∙1580.
ON BALE
TABLE OF TYR
RATES OF EXCHANGE AT BOMBAY For Demand Drafts on London on the day of or preceding the departure of the English Mails; also Table of the Yearly Approximate Average for 28 years, FROM 1874 20°: 1000.
the
to do that is not to kill our commerce while close to the residence of Sergeant Davney, war is being waged. For this reas we who had Eind'y made arrangements for the are glad that the elected representatives comfort of the invaders.
Boating
A mail for Europe vid Siberia closes to-morrow at 3 p.m.
2.
the people are, at last, being taken into swimming, walking, nature study, etc.. the confidence of the Government and thatngaged the attention of differcut erosions of the visiton until tea was served, when full justice was done to the efforts of the ladies in charge of this necessary part of successful outing. The returu journey: was made is good time but not before. Sergeant Devoey had been scoorded thres hearty cheers for his courte y and kindness. in assisting to make the outing so success. ful. At the suggestion of the Rev. W. T. Featherstons (Chap sin) a similar expres. The body of a Chinamos, of about 4 ton of appreciation was
Conveyed to the ladies who had looked years of
which was found hanging age,
well after the commissariat department. It is hoped to
Mr. D. B. Murray has been appointed manager of the Singapore branch of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited.
To meet such requirments even in noras! times would mean that every seven days htown with a population of upwards of 7,000 would have to be denuded of all its able-bodied male inhabitants between ages of 18 and 41 years. Already, it must be remembered, several million men are under arms. When Lord DERBY began his grea, campaign it was stated that there were roughly five-milton bien of military from a tres on the Aberdeen and Stanley arrange smitar outings in the future. road, has been taken to the mortuary.
age available, including of course, members
of Territorial, battalics enlisted for home Tha body of an European named Jolin defence. Of this total como thra, millings Peptoney, aged 18, Chief Officer of the Ettested. Of the remaining two millions. Esin Song, tas been taken to the mor approximately half we married and half fury. It seems that the deceased expired were single men. The Military Bervice suddenly on the evening of the 24th folow On Sale at the DALY PRESS Ofer oft was passed in order to conserib, al ing a heart seizure. Loes! Booksellera
PRICE ***** $2 CLUB.
TYPHOON WARNING
by the American Consulate General, Hong- The following telegram was received hong, from the Manila Observatory
11 2,2, April 24th. Cyclone a typhoon N.E. of Lason, moy.. ing Nor N.N.E
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