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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE,

Forms of Tender can be obtained at the Chief Constructor's Office, H.M. Naval Yard, Hongkong, and should be filled in and returned as indicated in Teader Form not Labor Loan NOON, THURSDAY, 8th June,

PUBLIC COMPANIES

THE CHINA BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE THIRTEENTH YEARLY MEET TENDERS are invited for the SUPERING OF SHAREHOLDERS, the

of Carpenter, PLATEES,...... CAULKERS, PLOMBE and SHOEMAKER to HM. Naval above Company will be held at the Company's Officd, St. George's Building, Rt 11:30 AM. Yard,

TO-DAY (MONDAY), the 22nd May, 1916, to receive a Statement of Accounts to the 31st December, 1915, and the Report of the Central Manager and Consulting Committee and to elect a ConsSri BUOKS of the Company

and Auditor The TRANSFER will be CLOSED from the 8th May to the 22nd May, 1916, both daysNZO CO., LTD.,

THE CHINA-BORNEO

DARBY General Manager Hongkong, 4th May, 1910.***

1016

C. D. J. BELL Chief Constructor.

H.B. Dockyard, Hongkong, 18th May, 1918.

1721

THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

★TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

EIGHTEENTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of this Company will be held at the Officer of Messrs. JARDINE MATHESON & Co., Lin, on THURSDAY, the 1st of June, 1910, at Noox, for the purpose af receiving the Report of the Directors

with a together wi Statement

50th April, 1918,

of

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LTD.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 22ND,

HOUSES TO LET A

TO LET FURNISHED.

TO 5. THE TEAK, SIX ROOMS aud Tennis Conit. Within 10 minutes of

Apply

H. A LAMMERT.

(750

TO LET

“REMISES at present coëupied by CHS.

PGAUPPE Co., Alexandra Buildings,

Chafer Road

LOWE BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

Liquidators.

ORDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the (TUESDAY), the 23rd May, 1916, at HONGKONG HUTZI, Hongkong, TOMORROW of for: the purpose of receiving the Report Accounts to

the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 30th April 1916. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 19th instant to the 26th instant, both days inclusive.

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LTD.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers.

[694 Hongkong, 12th May, 1916

The REGISTER or SHARES of the Com pany will be CLOSED. from SATURDAY, the 27th May, to THURSDAY, the 1st June, 1916, inclusive

By Order of the Board of Directors,

PHILIP R. WOLFE, Acting Secretary

Hongkong, 20th May, 1918.

(+22

PUBLIC AUCTION______ 52 RUSSIAN INTERNAL SHORT

THE Undersigned las received instructions

to sell by Public Auction,

OF MONDAY,

the 29th May, 1016, commencing at 11 A.M., at the Toyo Kisen Kaisha's Godown faith afterwards at Messrs. H. Scott & Co.'s

Godown) Kennedy Town,

SUNDRY SHIP'S

fog. GEAR,

ex as "CHIVO Manu," Comprising -

Steam Winches, Bost Darits, Brass port Fouttles and frames, Brass Saloon window fratacs and windows, Electric Fans and Lamps Copper whistle and syren Brass signal gua, Engine Room telegraphs and compasses, Electric water tight shitter box, Copper and Brass Steadi Pipés, etc, nie,”

One Searclilight:

N.B. Further sales will be notified later. On View from Fawax, the 26th insti Catalogues on application. TERMS Cash on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

"Auctioneer. G

Hongkong, 20th May, 1818.

TERMED LOAN OF 1916

far Rbls. 3,000,000,000,000,

THE Public is hereby informed

the

that the Subscription List to above

The

en promises or lower

TO LET.

£705

FFICES on 1st Floor, No. 9, Queen's

Food Central (un Lee Honge Street) Apply to

WILKINSON & GRIST.

TO LET

[001

FFICES on 1st Floor, No. 3. Queen's Hoad Contra), at present in the occupation of China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

Apply to — Vikash

CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD

(023

OFFICES in FOR GREN'S

BUILDINGS,

TO LET

Apply to

Reasonable rent.

THE UNION TRADING Co., 6, Queen's Buildings,

1574

TO LET.

LOAN will be Closed OFFICES in Princes' Building.

on 26th May, 1916, and not as heretofore advertised.

The terms are as under:

The Frice of issue is 05%.

The Loan is entirely free of Income Tax and of other taxations.

Apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., Liquidators, HEUTEE, BROCEELMANE & Co.

£572

The Loan is redeemable at par on 1st 1926, Russian style, without option for the Russian Government to convert it at containing February

an earlier date.

Coupons are payable half-yearly on the 1st February and 1st August, Russian style. As interest on the above Loan runs from 1st/14th February the interest accrued on date of subscription must be taken into considera-

is

and is to be added to the price of issue. The Russo-ASIATIC BANK in Hongkong ready to accept applications for the above.

4719); nained fourable rate will be c

CANADIAN PACIFIC OCEAN SERVICES.

LIMITED.

IE Sleemably

THE

STRINDA”

will be despatched for

VANCOUVER,

B.C.,

Via Usual Ports of Chil Alout the 30TH MAY, 1916.

HB of Lading issued to all Overland Points in Canada, United States and West Indies, ve

For Freight Rates, eto, please apply-

J, K. WALLACE,

General Agen Hongkong.

Hongkong, 22nd May, 1916, pe

(718

BOARD AND KESIDENCE

Largo Hause; convenient situation, goutlook. Confortable House excellent cuisine. Moderate terms. :

Appli

CM Care of Daily Press" Office. #longkong, 19th May, 1916.

HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE,

G. PRIENŲ

ALL BERGDAHE & CO.,

F. LORRIA THO

(IN LIQUIDATION).

[714

Special

above.

TO LET

DAVENSHILL EAST, Past Bond, Rooms, 3 Bath Rooms, Serrante Quarters, &o. Vanani Lat Nerember.

Apply PA

DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON & HARSTON.

TO LET

quoted

for A SMALL GODOWN in PRINCE'S Russian exchange made in Roubles

AUGAT ROD be wired to Petrograd

may also be

free of telegraphic charges mud commission.

40% only of the cost of the Bonds may be paid on application, the balance to be paid on receipt of the Bonds.

The Dank is also ready to give every facility to subscribers in the shape of advances against the scrips.

G. TISDALL Manager RUSSO ASIATIC BANK. Hongkong, 15th May, 1916.

FOR SALEMAS.

CONCERN

70%

BUILDING For particulars etc.; apply

THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE,

NO.4

MADALID.

TO LET

665

TO. 4, DES VŒUX ROAD CENTRAL,

· THE COMMODIOUS DWELLING HOUSE,ith Oflees, Borvants' Quarters, etc., No 14, SEAMKEN, CANTON, from les Jane, at prosent in the coeupation of the Imperial Russian Consulste:

Apply to

DAVID SASSOON & Co., Lzo. [418

GOING

A

TO LET.

HOUSE. in Kaatsford

Kowloon

Terrape,

Apply

THE CENTRAL CHAMBERS. 10, QUEEN'S (ROAD CENTRAL

NRE above RESIDENTIAL CHAMBERS are most centrally situated, containing Newly Furnished Rooms, with every requisite: Telephone, Hot and Cold Water und Gas laid on, Electric Bells, 4 Bath Rooms, Boys Room, Kitchen, &e

For full particulars and cards to view apply

ALEXANDRA CAFEA Des Voeux Road Central Hongkong, 20th May, 118.

1227

FOR SALE

NE SET VERTICAL MARINE

ENGINES, With these cylinders of

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., Lanjut

TO LET.

From 1st May.

[27

INTIMATION

the

Assembly,

Nanking Provisional

Amongst the members of the Commis which is regarded as the source of all sion International de Ravitaillement, Republican authority and all so-called who had the honour of being received by legal jurisdiction. It is only to be ex- the King on April 9th, when His Majesty pooted, of course, that General FENO invested them with the insignia of the would play an important part in the Orders into which they had been ad-

WATSON'S procedings of such an assembly, but mitted, was the Japanese repressatative,

E

THE PREMIER SCOTCH OF THE FAR EAST

FOR 25 YEARS.

WATSONS

MORY CHE LIQUEUR,

POPULARITY MAINTAINED

BY ITS

EXCELLENT QUALITY,

NOT BY EXPENSIVE

WORLD-WIDE ADVERTISING. E

A.

there is no reason to assume that he would push personal ambitions before national interests when he has two other influential men sitting by watching him. The view finds wide acceptance that FENG KUD CHANG

M. Isaburo Yoshida, admitted to a Companionship of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath

The first approach of a typhoon this season occurred. on Friday evening. There was nothing exceptional about the

storm to thase acquainted with tho The maximum squall typhoon season. velocity of the wind was sixty miles an hour, and 1.993 inches of rain were re- corded. When the squall was at its height it was found advisable to stop the run- ning of the Kowloon ferries. The police have received reports to the effect that several junks capsized in the, harbour, but no loss of life apparently ensued. The typhoon passed within 100 miles of the Colony

The Bishop of Koren, in his letter to

formation contemplates the of a party which shall hold the balance between North and South, but even if that be so, it is obvious that he will have to ally himself with one party or the other before he can accomplish anything. There is always the possibility, too, that the others may combine to suppress him, Little is heard about the forthcoming peace conference, and it is open to doubt whether it will actually be convened. It is true that the armistico has been ex- tended for another month from the seventh instant, but it is also true that the Guvernment is becoming restive | readers of Morning Calm, says that he is under the restraint of idle armies, which in Japan for three months, studying the have to be paid and be paid promptly language. Life becomes more and more. when there is no opportuny for loot intolerable, and work of all kinds mori The Government feels the financial pinch and more difficult of accomplishment in very keenly, and anything may happen Korea, he writes, for those of us who to force its hands. Frantic efforts to

know no Japanese. It is rather a forlorn raico loans are reported, but it may he hope this, tackling a new Oriental lan questioned whether the financial genius guage in my 54th year, and I am wonder...! of the clever Cantonesc who is the goomed worth while making. Oddly ing what I shall make of it. But the effort

President's henchman will be equal to

enough, when I was making my plans, E. raising the wind" at this juncture. It is

found that Dr. Underwood, the senior said that Messrs. Lee, Higginson & Comissionary of the American Presbyterian of Boston have intimated to the Chinese Minister at Washington their desire to suspend the loan agreement until the country is in a more settled condition. The advance of $1,000,000 which they have A few days ago we announced that already made to the Peking Government the Straits Times had decided to present is to be regarded as a separate loan at

a Scout aeroplane costing $11,000 seven per cent. interest per annum, to odd and was inviting its readers to-con- be redeemed within three years if the vert the gift into a fighter" costing Chinese Governinent are not in a po$19,200, and that at the same time it tion to refund the money at the present was appealing to the European com moment,

The existing state of affairs is manity of Singapore to subscribe for a intolerable.

drastic and "fighter so as not to lag behind the other Something

sections of the community who fad already presented four aircraft to the British Army We see now that not only have both these objects been attained, but that a surplus of 85,000 has been received» and forms the nucleus of a third fund which now reaches $12,000. The Hou Mr. Tan Jisk Kim has also contributed

S. WATSON & dramatic must happen soon. CO., LTD.,

A mail for Europe rià Siberia closes

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, to-morrow at 3 p.ni.

HONGKONG,

MARRIAGE.

The annual meeting of the Star Ferry Company. Ltd., is announced for June 1st. The register of shares will be closed as from the 27th instant

SMALLBONES-PROCTERA H.B.M. Con- sulate, and afterwards at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, by the The total output of the Kailan Mining Dean, on May 13th, JOHN SMALLBONES,Administration's mines for the week nf the Electricity Department, Shanghai, to FLORENCE, third daugh ending th May amounted to 61,838 tons ter of HENRY PROCTER and Mrs. and the sales 56,160 tons. PROCTEE, of *" Llanswarde,**

•Kent

DEATHS.

2

Mission in Korea-who came out thirty, years ago was taking steps in the game direction."

fighter." It has been suggested to

us that this example ought to arouse Hongkong to increased effort, and we

agree.

HONGKONG'S NEW MEDICAL OFFICER.

'APPOINTMENT OF DR. PEARSĒ.

Mr. E. D. CWolfe, Postmaster Gen STALKERA the General Hospitaleral, has been appointed to act as Shanghai, on May 13th WILLIAM Colonial Treasurer, in addition to his SEVERIGHT STALKER. Master Marine other duties, during the absence on leaves. Clate S. N.

do-China . Y. Co), aged 63 of the Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson, or until Dr. W. W. Pearse has been officially ap

years.

further notice:

CONNELL At the General Hospital

Shanghai, on May 14th, GALTY' COLEMAN CONNELL (Shanghai Nan king Railway), aged 31 years P Lest. At the General Hospital, Shang

hai, on May 14th, RoBeer HDD STON LENT (Formerly of the China Merchants 8. N. Co.), aged 65 years.

OFFICES, 2nd Floor, St. George's Balld- Howong OFFICE 30A, DHE VOLT ROAD,

ing

Apply fo

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. [518

TO LET

LONDON Ormon: 181, FLEET STREET, EC.

The Baily Press

TWO ROOMED-FLATSjizzNallan Road

THREE-BOOMED FLATS in Humphrey's 15 inches, 24 inches and 40 inches diameter,

ith Condenser and Pumps, complete. Also Buildings, Kowloon, three bilge directing boxes, one reducing FOUR BOOMED FLATS in May Road THE valve, two discharge valves, one set double with every modern convenience, insteding

REDITORS are required to send in their safety valves, one steam distributing valve English Bath and Ellaben Ranges, Hot

sigred

Water

HONGKONG, 2nd May, 1916.

POLITICAL SITUATION

IN CHINA.

Claims against the above to the Underchent with valves, one bulkhead flange for Flute pad Water Carriage Byriem. --- A few RECENT developments have not tended to

Dated the 13th May, 1916, A

of Queen's Road Central, on craft one msiz injection valve, and one before WEDNESDAY, the 31st May, 1916

apare condenser door, all having been formerly used in omnection with the afore. said engines. Built in 1904 and been in ase only 14 months,

J. HENNESSEY SETH, ASAA,

Liquidator.

NOW ON SALE

THE

DIRECTORY

AND

(603

CHRONICLE

FOR CHINA, JAPAN, ETC.

FOR THE TEAR

1916.

INDISPENSABLE

TO EVERY

BUSINESS MAY

TO BE OBTAINED FROM

"HONGKONG DAILY PRESB-OFFICE/

LOCAR BOOKSELLERS

1,750 Pages—PRIOR $10.

The alterations this year are untemady hotvy Fag to changes Insidontal to the WK

1,933 b,-Self-Hard ning Steel. -1,877 lbs. —L, A. Turning Stes..

928 lbs. Oral Chimo] Steel ⠀⠀⠀ 2,998 lbs. Round Punching or Tursing

One bandred Kilos Metal Packing

Open to Offeras del sige For further particular

Apply

GEOP LAMMERT,

Duddell Street.

TO LET.

OFFICES at %. Cosaght Bold.

OFFICES N Kise's folldiegu. HOUSE Ja – CLIFTON Conduit Read.

NO. 1. HILLSIDE." THE TEAK GODOWNS, 33:37 marhat

Now,

ANTON,

GARDESS

and 3, WEST END TERRACE

THE HUNGKONG LAND INTEST MENT & AGENCE CO. LTD.

designed to accommodate thres at sonable rentals. India

HOUSES in Goron Turmsco and Balabury Avenue, Kowloon.

Apply to--CRET

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

Alexandra Buildings

TO LET

BDZ

NO MOUNTAIN VIEW, Prax

CRAIGMIN EAST, 16), THE FRAK, Unfurnished,

4-ROOMED FLAT to let at the Psar. KELLETT CREST, 66, PZAL. No. 141. WANCHAI ROAD, Large and Spacious Godown

Garden Road; to let

SHORNCLIFFE

Furnished, 6 Bo

"WOODBURY." No. Kowloon, from 1st May, 1916.

Hank

Rond

** GLENSHIEL NO. 11, Planiston Road, Peak from Ist November, 2015 SEPT HARTING Aut Road, Kort on

BALILIOS TERRACE No 6

No. 36 BERILIOS HERBACK will TWO GODOWNB in Daddall Streef.” No. 4 DES VEUX VILLAS, 81, PRAY,

NAGA TRIPRAVIKOAKERON VILLAB, Apply LINSTEAD & PAYIN

Bel Floor, Alaxandre BaikālayS

clarify the political outlook in China. The formation of the Southern Con

federacy with LI YUAN HUNG As Great

President, though not altogether un -expected, was, nevertheless, in the nature of a surprise, as there was a widely pre vailing impression that the various leaders in the South were insisting upon the recognition of their claims to im portance. General Fevo Kro CHANG'S by the redoubtable scheue-backed General CHANG SUN, a former enemy, and General NI SHIH CHENG “another

H.E. the Governor has, under instruc tions from the Secretary of State, ap- painted Dr. Wilfred William Pearse to be Medical Officer of Health, vice Dr. Francis William Clarke, retired on per sins, with effect from November 29th,

A proclamation by H.E the Governor in the Gazette prohibits, for a further period of one year, the exportation from the Colony and the carriage coastwise within the Colony, of arms, ammunition, gunpowder, Naval and Military stores, sulphur and saltpetre."

Tokio and Peking in order to confer

with Mr. E. Regnault, the French Am- bassɗdər in Japan, and Mr. A Conty, the Minister Plenipotentiary is China

A Gazette announcement states that

pointed Medical Officer of Health for Hongkong in succession to Dr. Francis.

Clarke, whose retirement was announced some time beck.

The new Medical Oficer will be no stranger to his duties, for he came to the Colony fifteen years ago as Assistant Medical Officer of Health and since that date has acted as Medical Officer of Health off and on for five years during the absence of his senior colleague. Dr. Peurse carly associated himself with & scheme to afford Hoogkong Sanitary Board inspectors an opportunity of studying sanitary science, and it was mainly due to his efforts that the local branch of the Royal Sanitary Institute was founded. The movement inaugurat

Mr Ernest Roume, Governor-General of Indo China, is returning to France, Siberia, at the request of the French Gor- ernment. He has been asked to pass throughed by the Secretary of State for the teaching of hygiene in schools was also ably supported in Hongkong by Dr. Pearse, who, at the request of the Govern ment, wrote an elementary book on hygiene for use to the local schools. Dur- A python, close upon ten feet in ing his service in Hongkong Dr. Pearso length, was on view at the lower Peak has made a special study of the tram station on Saturday morning. The epidemology of plague, and has contri reptile had been caught earlier in the buted writings upon the subject which day in the fowl house attached to were highly thought of by students of the residence at the Peak of the Hon.

the subject in other parts of

of the world. Mr. Claud Severa, Colonial Secretary Dr. Pearce graduated as M.B., C.M.. in 1803, and ob When caught the python disgorged two at Aberdeen University in 1 full-grown fowls

_____tained the Diplonia of Publæ Health for

the same University in the following

...

military leader" for the convocatio of a conference at. Nazking of representa The death has occurred from double year. In 1000 he received the degree of tives from the Provinces, in order to and pneumonia, following ayon diphtheria, MD with highest honours from his a solution of the present dificulty, has

of Mr L. RO. Bevan, wife of Pro University, for his thesis on plague. ....... introduced a new element which is exfessor Bevan, of the Government Univer Before he came to Hongkong Dr. Pearse tremely displeasing to the irreconcilables ait, Peking. Amongst those present and other tropical countries. On occasion had had experience in India, Mauritius of the South, because one of the pojects at the funeral were Sir John and Lady he has been Surgeon Superintendent of

of the proposed conference is declared Jordan, Dr. G. E. Morrison Mr W. H. Government emigration ships, and was to be the retention of YUAN SHIH-LA Donald, Mr. H. B-Donaldson, tr, FL station at Mauritius. Consequently home President on the understanding that he ly hands over all powers to the sincerely new Cabinet. Such an assembly would be just as representative and as legal as

Pratt Professors, Barrand, Swallow Newlands, Lonergan,

o Adderley Lund, Cooper, and Drs. Wheeler, Stuckey, and Cormark

-et one time in charge of the quarantine,

has had exceptional opportunities of studying tropical diseases and hygiene. We congratulate both him and the Colony upon his promotion, which has been thoroughly well earned