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THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.

STEAM FOR STRAITS, CEYLON, AUSTRALIA, BOMBAT, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN POLTS AND LONDON,

THROUGH HILLS OF LADING 'LESUND POS BATAVIA, AMEIGAN, CONFIFENTAL,

AND SOUTH Areca Ponze.

THE Beamship

or

"NAGOYA” Captain A. E. Garwood, LNB', carrying His Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this port од

about FRIDAY, the 16th June, 1916, taking Fazeszgern and Cargo for the above Forte, in connection with the Co.1 88. "KHYBE," from Colombo, passengers accommodation in which vessel is secured before departure from Hongkong.

Silk and Valuables and Tea and Cargo for Italy, France and London (under arrangement) will be transhipped at Colombo into the Mall Steamer

direct to Masoilles and proceeding London. "Other Cargo for London, sto,, will be Conveyed vis Bombay per ss. "NAGOYA," due

1916

London about the 2nd Aug...

Parcels will be received at the Office until 4 F.. the day before sailing. The contents and Tale of all package are required.

For further partionlara, apply to.

E. V.D. PARR, Acting Superintendent.

Hongkong, 4th June, 1916

SOCIETE DES FULPES ET PAPL- TERIES DU TONKIN

(TONKIN PULF AND PAPER COMPANY). CAPITAL $760,000.00.

Head Office: 21, Jules Ferry, Haiphong

SECOND NOTICE:

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET.

P GAUPP & CO., Alexaudes Buildings,

DOREMISES at present occupied by CHS.

Chater Road, A

uply on promises or tomong LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

Liquidators.

TO LET.

LENSHIEL, 141, PRAX

Partly

U Furnished if required; suitable › for a Mesr.

For all details apply to---

GLENSHIEL

Care of "Daily Press” Office.

TO LET-FURNISHED.

1749

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, JUNE 5TH, 1910,

INTIMATION

BY APPOINTMENT.

WATSON'S

DRY

GINGER-ALE.

NO. 6. THE PEAK SIX ROOMS and FRAGRANT,

Trant.

0

Tennis Court. Withia 10 minutes of

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H. A LAMMENT.

(720

TO LET.

FFICES on 1st Floor, No. 3. Queen's Road Central, at present in the occupation of The China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

Apply to W

CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Co., LTD.

(629

OFFIC

TO LET

FFICES in Princes' Building,

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SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., Liquidators, REUTER, BROOKELMANN & Co.

1672

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

TO LET. NNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Secury or PULPES AND DAVENSHILL BAST, Park Bond, OF OR IN will be held at the Head 8 Boumas, & Bath Rooms, Office, 21, Rue Jules Ferry, Haiphong, on the Servants' Quariere, &a. Vasant tel November.

Apply 8th June, 1910, at 4 o'clock ra, "for the purpose of:

Receiving the leport of the Directors, Receiving the Report of the Auditor,

Passing the Accounts,

Electing Directora and Auditor for this

year.

For the Board of Directors,

(Signed) M. DANDOLO. Haiphong, 12th liny 19

1715

COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

EDWIN LESTER GILBERT

MARNOLD has been Appointed fron

the 1st June, 1910, Local Manager in Hong- kong of the above Company, in place of Mr. PERCY TESTER, Rosigned. GOR

W. H. TRENCHARD DAVIS,

Manager for China, Shanghai.

Hongkong, 1st June, 1918

TH

NOTICE.

DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON &

HARSTON.

10 LET.

190

A SMALL GODOWN PRINCE'S

BUILDING. DURCH

For particulars. sto., apply THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE,

LTD.

Ong

TO LET.

From Est May.

665

FFICES, 2nd Floor, St. George's: Build

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SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. 618

TO LET

[765

A HOUSE C

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Kantsford Terrape,

Kowloon

AHE-Connection of Mn. D. K. SETHNA with our Firm living CEASED, the Power given to him to Sign our Firm is hereby revoked.

Our CAWASJEE PALLANJEE ̈ ̄ & Co. Hongkong, 1st June 1816.

NOTICE.

1755

TR. H. S. ABDEALLI, having retired

Myron Sur Firm, his Interest therein

Ceases as from the 31st May, 1918. The Firm will be carried on by Mrs. ABDULKYUM und MR. T. A. TYEDKHAN, the remaining Partners

H. HIPTOOLA & Co... Millinera and Drapers, 13 and 15, D'Aguilar Street.

£750

Bongkong, 1st June, 1916,

NOTICE

KEUTER, BROCKELMANN & Co. {{K LIQUIDATION). REDITORS are required to send in their Claims against the above to the Under- signed, St. George's Building, Chater Road, on or before FRIDAY, the 30th June, 1816. SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

Liquidators Hongkong, 1st June, 1918.

$257

A

NOTICE:

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H TINGKES

LL CREDITORS are requested to send in their Claims to the Undersigned on

or before 30th June, 1916 MAR

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Its Dryness" is a feature which

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popularity it so well deserves.

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always professed a desiro, but for which when the opportunity,

arrives they show no inclination." Our battleships_op- peared on the eceno a little too late to do any great damage, but they are still waiting and some day their time will

.com

The fighting commenced in the Skager Rak at bo'clock in the afternoon, when

a German reconnaissance force first met our ships, and it gradually developed until the whole German fleet came into action

When our main forces hove in sight, however, the enemy adopted the tactics to which we have grown accos

tomed. They began to retire, fighting as they went, and, aided by the bad light and a rising mist, they managed to escape destruction. We were thus robbed

Capt. Arthur Dobbs, son of Col. Dobbs, of Bray, Ireland, who was married last year to the daughter of Mr. John-Lam- bort, Lloyd's Burveyor in Hongkong, is reported wounded and missing in Meso- potamia. Capt. Dobbs was attached to the 74th Punjabis while in Hougkong.

Under instructions from the Secretary of State for the Colonice, E. the Gov. ernor has been pleased to recognise M. Paul Kromer as being in charge of the Spanish Vice-Consulate in Hongkong The King's Exequatur, empowering Senor Don Anibal Pucció to act as Consul for Peru in Hongkong, has received His Majesty's signature.

·H.E. the Governor has been pleased to decisive victory but as the appoint his honour Mr. H. H. Gom KING proudly says in his message to pertz to act as Chief Justice, Mr. F. A Admiral JELLICO The events amply Hazeland to act as Puisne Judge, Mr. justify my confidence in the value and JR Wood to act as First Police Magia efficiency of the fleets at your command.trate and Coronet, and Mr. G. N. Orme Our ships coming from the west were at to act as Second Police Magistrate, dur- a disadvantage, as they would stand out

ing the absence on leave of his honour clearly upon the horizon against the Sir William Rees Davies, or until für setting sun whilst the Germans would be practically hidden. These were the conditions prevailing

when

ther notice.

The returns of the average amount of Bank Notes in circulation and of Spanic in Reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended 31st May, as certified by the managers of the respectivo banks, are as follow:-*-

Average Specie Amount

in Reserve.

PURSE SNATCHER.” SENT TO PRISON FOR TWELVE.

MONTHS

At the Magistracy on Saturday a Chinese was charged with purse saatch

ing

The evidence went to show that "on.. Friday evening Mrs. Warren-Smith &lighted from a riosha and proceeded an Pedder Stroot, and whilst passing the money-changer's opposite the Hongkong Hotel a Chinese in bare feet crept up. behind her and snatched from her wrist a ladies' handbag containing articles and money, to the total value of about 3600. The thief pulled so hard that the chain

by which the bag was suspended from the lady's wrist was broken, and imme- † diately he had gained possession of it be made off, closely followed by an Indian constable, and several Europeans. The delinquent had got almost as far as Messrs. A. Tack's, in Des Vieux Road, when he ran into the arms of an Indian watchman who was successful in securing hin

A previous conviction was proved against defendant, who, it was stated, had previously been convicted of larceny and had been banished for five years in

His worship sent the man to prison for twelve months, ordered him to receive twenty-four strokes with the birch dur ing the first six months, and also to be placed in the stocks for four hours on the last day.

Admiral CRADOCK engaged VON SPEE'S BANK NOTES IN CIRCULATION | 1909 aquadron off Coronel with such disastrous results more than a year ago, and in view of the statement regarding the low visibi. lity of the German Battle feet there then scenos overy likelihood that was a similarity in the relative positions of the ships on this occasion. Whilst the British fleet is

Baaks. maintaining a blockade of the German | Chartered Bank of coast and the German ships have India, Australia.

and China: B Bale

and Hongkong

Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation 24,777,161 20,000,000 lercantile Bank of

Indin. Limited 1,073,576 550,000+

$33,904,7(4): 25,550,000 *Sterling Securities deposited with

mine

their refuge behind areas, it bas,

course, to be as, of recognised that all the advantages lio with the enemy They dash out when their airship scouts warn them that they can do so with impunity and scuttle back to cover when danger threatens, In

& this case, however, they appear to have

AERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS,

TELEPHONE 136.

MARRIAGE:

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST PARDOST ROBINSON. On April 21st, 1916,

at Shepherds Bush, London, A. E H. PARROTI, of D. Coy, 8th Cadet Battalion, eldest son of Dr. and Mrs Parroti, Shanghai, to, Dorothy. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ROBINSON, of Shepherds Bush, London

TO LET

Total

$3,053,977 5,000,000*

THE KING'S BIRTHDAY,

COLLECTION FOR BELGIANS BY

HONGKONG BOY SCOUTS

Despite the unpropitious weather, the Hongkong contingent of Baden Powella Boy Scouts were busily engaged on Fri- day and Saturday in selling small Union Jacks, the whole of the proceeds of which will be devoted to the fund for Belgian Children and Blind Soldiers.

COMFORTS FOR THE TROOPS. The following two letters have been res ceived from Matron D. Millicent C Michell No. 27, General Hospital, Abbas- sia, Cairo, dated the 6th and 18th April, respectively

We have received through Colonel Gordon Hall a case of comforts for our patients from the Hongkong War Mos pitals Supply which we are most grateful for. We have just started this hospital and are therefore danbly glad of such useful articles as sheets, pillow cases, bead- ed covers, eta They are most noceptable and will be much appreciated by our bur ing staff at tinies when such things are in great request and the supplies rum short. With many thanks to all kind dmore, etc."

Colonel Gordon Hall has told me I may write and ask you if it would be pos sible to suppy any of our needs for the Saicle in this hospital.co

We have over 600 nt present and are: extending to our full 1,059 to take in patients from Mesopotamia. We get the enterics from all over Egypt and are get- ting dysentery too,

waited long enough to inflict very heavy the Crown Agents valued at $1,550,000.

Securities with the Crown Agents damage, and while they have had to pay for their temerity it seems doubtful £68,040. whether their losses were fully equal to our own. We have lost three battle. cruisers aggregating 63,000 tons and three first class cruisers with a displacement ranging between 13,500 and 14,000 tons each, aggregating, say, about 42,000 tons, and eight destroyera of roughly 1,000 tons each a grand total of about 113,000. Tons. The toll of life on the British side must also have been very heavy, for the big ships would carry 1,000 men each and there is only news of small num bers of dead, wounded and unwounded" being picked up hy Dutch trawlers and tuga, Indeed, it is known that all the On Friday the sum of $79:10 was collect officers of the Queen Mary, Invincible, ed, and on Saturday the handsome summ Indefatigable, Defence, and Black Prince, of 94.15 was raised. The Fox Patrol with the exception of the Commander colleetod $74.32, and the 1st Hongkong and & Lieutenant of the Invincible and Troop collected £249.65. four midshipmen from the Queen Mary. In connection with the collection the have been lost. Against these figures Boy Scouts beg to acknowledge with the Germans are known to h have lost the thanks the receipt of the fellowing dona battleship Wewtfalen, of 18,200 tons, &tions Mr. N. d. Stabb, 100; Sir battleship of the user class-we will Robert and Lady Ho Tung, 210; Hon.

box very shortly to No. 7 General Hos -assume of 24,000 tons displacement; one fx. Lau Chu Pak and Bona, 310 Mr pital, and will be very grateful for con- THE 6rst meagre reports of the naval battle cruiser of 28,000 tons, one light B. Crew, 410; Mr. Ho Kom Tong $3,

tributions of the following, which may English Baths and Kitchen Ranger, Hot battle which took place off the coast of cruiser and a submarine. It is, however, Rev. G. M. Spada, 85; A Friend of Bol.be sent to the Hon. Secretary at the kity

TO ? DES VŒUX ROAD CENTRAL,

First Floor

COMMODIOUS DWELLING THE HOUSE, with Ofoes, Servants' Quarters, etc.. No. 14, SHAMBEN, CANTUN, from 1st June, at present in the occupation of the Imperial -Russian Consulate,

Apply tom

TAVID SASSOON CO. L [413

TO LET. TWO ROOMED FLATS in Nathan Road

Kowloon for great THREE-BOOMED FLATS in Humphrey's Buildings, Kowloon,

FOUR-ROOMED FLATS in May Red modern convenience, including

with every

Water and Watse Chreinze System ▲ top Flats specially designed to socommodate three bachelora si ressonable rentala, India possession.

Oo, Len

Aloisades Balldings

1692

TO LET.

OFFICES at 2, Connaught Road

HONGKONG OFFICE: 10a, Das Very Hoan, C. London Office: 131, FLEET STEKET, É.C.

The Daily Press.

HONGIOMO, 6th June, 1916

THE NAVAL BATTLE.

Jutland on Wednesday caused a certain It was not feeling of consternation.

believed that another battleship of the hummer class was sunt by gunfire; and

Theatre for allowing Boy Scouts to sell flags before the performances and during

the intervals:

The fund has not yet been closed, and A mail for Europe vid Siberia closes all contributions will be most gratefully

to-day at 3 p.m.

Mosquito nets 6 by 3 are most ne- Ini Thiu pyjamas, sweets, pipes, matches," stationery, cholera helts,

VAR "We are constantly being asked for can- vas and won, as the men love making belts, in fact anything like this to keep then employed when lying in bed, same- times for weeks at a time, Razors and strops are very difficult to obtain, yenili We have a lovely hospital here. It was the Egyptina Police schools, and has adapted itself splendidly to its present purposes."

In answer to the above appeal, the Hongkong Association of Women War Workers hopes to be able to send off a

Hall, or to Mrs. B. C. Martin, 22, The

Materials for sheets, pillow cases, mog quito nets and thin pyjamas may be ob tained at the City Hall every Tuesda morning between 10 and 12, and still mor workers are requested to come and tak

is

gian: Children, -85. The Scouts also doubted, of course, that the British Navy it was observed that two other battle thank Messrs Noronha & Co. and the Peak Stationery, old flannel trousers FOUR BOOMED HOUSES in Gordon had played its part well and had main cruisers were damaged, and at least two Hongkong Printing Press for printing for making into cholera belts, canvas and Terrace and Salisbury Avesus, Kowloon,

Apply tom DA PR

tained its glorious traditions, hat German light cruisers were seen to be the flags free of cost; and the Victoria wool for making belts and old razors and SHUMPHREYS ESTATE A FINANG it seemed certain that our ships had been disabled. Under these circumstances fur. Cinematograph and the Bijou Cinema strops.

taken, in some way, at a disadvantage ther reports of German lusses may not and had suffered cruel loss without being unreasonably be expected. given the opportunity of exacting cor responding payment from the enemy. Incomplete reporta are open to the ob jection that they often convey a wrong impression. Even now, we have not full details to hand, but there is sufficient in- formation to show that our Battle Cruiser fleet has been severely tested and has passed through the order most cre uitably No wonder there is a feeling of elation in England at the latest reports of Origin will be required for every place 1.8.0 FOR MR. NG FUK SHAN The profits of neutral shipowners m from Admirał JELLICOE. Our ships went in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Holland into enemy waters seeking to fight: They and Switzerland. met the entire German Battle Fleet,

OFFICES lu King's Buildlags. HOUSE in CLIFTON Conduit Road AIRWA

No. 1. HILLSIDE.” THE PRAK GODOWN8, at Vazianni

SARDENS,

GENE MANow 1 and 2, WEST END TERRACE, ALEX ROSS & Co

CANTON, Apply

4, Des Voeux Rood; ·

Liquidators.

1758

Hongkong, 31st May, 1916.

WANTED.

BRITISHER Seeks Employment, tempor

ary or otherwise. Many years' expori ence in the East. Excellent references and testimonials. No objection to outports.......

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X.T.Z Care of Daily Press" Office. Hongkong, 30th May, 19182 1748

WANTED:

OR Singapore, CHINESE CLERK with

Food Howledge of Chinese Characters; thorough knowledge of English essential would be required mainly for translation

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AB Care of “ Daily Press” Office. tongkong, 29th May, 1816.

1741

TO LET

FFICES on 1st Floor, No. 1, Qosen's

Rod Central In Lee House Street) Apply to

WILKINSON & GRIST.

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. LINTAGING GO Lau

32

TO LET.

TO. 5, MOUNTAIN VIEW. PELL

ORAIGMIN EAST, 1000,

THE P, Unfurnishe

4-ROOMED FLAT to let at the FRAK - KELLETT ÜREST, 66, PEAK.

No. 161 WANCHAI ROAD, Large and Spacious Godownloade

engaged them for more than four hours in a desperate conflict and forced them to return to harbour and to abandon any enterprise they may have contemplated. SHORNCLIFFE," Garden Road, to let It is inevitable under the circumstances Furnished, 6

g that our losses should be heavy, and they WOODREK

4. Hankow Bod Kowloom, from Lat May, 1916, 30 are deplorable, but the Germans have been **GLENSHIEL,” No. 341, Plantation Bead, taught a lesson which they will not readily forget, For the major por HARTING" Austin Boad, Kowloose. No. 6, BELILIOS TERRACIA

tion of the time they had by far the No. 25, BELTIMOS TERRACE, With entrance on Conduit Daldall Strook

He was greater force at their disposal and TWO GODOWNS £7)

were held in check, and it was only No. I DES

VILLAS, SL Prix,

the mist that eventually enabled Unfurnished).

them to evade, once more the full conss- quence of the encounter for which 85 BIS MATUSTY BAY

Posk

#NO, 59, TER PRIX(SCAMERON VILLAS.

Apply to LINSTEAD DAVIS.

Red-Flacir-Alemades Bathliyet

A Casette notice states that the Lai

Hoo Musical Club has been exempted from registration under the Societies Ordinance

The Gazette annonaces that Certificates

It is notified that the Holy Cross Church, Shaukivan, has been added to the list of places licensed for the solemni zation of marriages,

H.E the Governor has been pleased to appoint Messrs. R. Sutherland and F. H Thomas to be 2nd Lieutenants in the Hongkong Volunteer Beserves, with effect from May 23rd.

received by Scoutmasters Edwards and Braga, at 8, Pedder's Hill.

The parade postponed from last Satur day will probably take place next Satur- day, weather permitting.

materials as the Association very anxi ous to send off a large consignment as soo as possible.

SHIPPING PROFITS. £54,000 FROM A NEUTRAL'S

ROUND TRIP

be indicated in the case of the record freight of 1728. 6d. a ton which has ju His Excelleney the Governor has been paid for the voyage from the Riv received the following telegram from the Plate to the French Atlantic ports

carry about 4000 tons of grain, which Secretary of State for the Colonies: It may be assumed that the vessel wou "It gives me much pleasure to in 1728 9d a ton would yield a freight form you that His Majesty has been £33,675. The same steamer is underto graciously pleased to approve of an to have loaded outwards from this cou Imperial Service Order for Mr. Ng try a cargo of coal at 72% ed, per to

Assuming that she carried 4,200 tons Fak Bhan.

coal, the outward freight would amou Mr. George Ng Fuk Shan entered the to £15 226, giving a total freight for

round voyage of three or four months Government service on July 1st, 1874, 55 £54,000, or perhaps nearly double w

a clerk, and retired last year. During the steamer coat to build a few years a of his service he was Her value would, of course, have en the last seven a countant in mouely appreciated at the present time Higher Grade Clerk

2 PM MT Since neutral vessels are, as a rules Maxim Gorky, the great Russ:80 the Police Department. As far na canect to ap excess profits taxation, neut writer, is comin

ar East Wes be sscertained Mr. Ng Fuk Shan is the shipping which is being remunerated learn, adds the Peking Daily Netes, that first Chinaman in the Colony to receive such a scale as this is obviously being M. Gorky will Arst visit Japan Mathis distinction. Two others who have

Gorky's real name Alexis Pieshkaff, they have and he is expected in Japan shortly

the Order are an Armenian and a Portu

guese

into a much stronger position than

ish shipping, which, in the first pl caran lower freights and then heavily taxed