NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
PARTICULARS and CONDITIONS" of "
of
PARTICULARS Blic Auction. Sab, to
But hid on MONDAY, the 24th day
the July, 1916. at P.M., at the Offices PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. by Order of HI EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CROWN LAND above Kennedy Road, in the Colony of Hongkong for àterin of 1 year.
Registry
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Estuary
Measurements (Approximate).
5
Content
Square teef,
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11
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9.316
1st Prica
Hongkong, 21st July, 1910.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
JAVA PACIFIC LIJN
THE Steamship
THE
"ARAKAN,"
haring served from SAN FRANCISCO, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notitied that a Goods are boinr landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hezardous
HOUSES TO LET
TO LET
OFFLE Control La House Street,
FFICES OR 1st Floor No. 3, Quoor'
Apply to--
WILKINSON & GRIST.
TÓ LET,
001
CHU HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 22ND, 1916.
TWO STORIED EUROPEAN HOUSE at No. 19, Kennedy Road East; Consisting of Four Rooms with Bathrooras and Onthouses Complete.
Apply
YOUNG BEE, 10, Des Voeux Road Contrai
TO LET.
SMALL GODOWN is
AULDING
For particulars, etc., apply----
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NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE P. & O. 8. N. Co. Steamer
"NOVARA," Arrived Hongkong on 16th July, 1816, FROM HOMBAY, COLOMBO AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-named Fossal are hereby informed that their goods are fanded and placed AT THEIR BRUK in the being
and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Godorus at Kowloon, where each Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark ad delivery can be obtained-ss-the-Goods- are landed,
This vessel brings on Cargo ****
From London, &o, ex as "Kalear",
I-Hind."
INTIMATION:
WATSON'S
From Persian Gulf, ex 6.5, B. L. 9. N. OLD
and B. & P. S. N. Cole Steamers. Optional Goods will be handed haza unless Instructions srẻ given to the contrary, withis 6 hours
Goods not cleared within 8 days including PRINCE'S date of arrival will be subject to rest.
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, doras for examination by the Consignes,
LTD.
TO LET
From 1st May.
885
OFFICES. 2nd Floor, St. George's Build-
ings.
Apply to-
SHEWAN, TUMES & Co.
[518
TO LET.
DOCKLANDS," No. 7, Robinson Road,
dawn of the Hongkong and Kowloon Rfrom 1st August, 1916, or earlier. Wharf and Gedown Co., Ltd, whence and/or from the whartes dalivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goodr nud all Goods have left the Godowns, remaining undelivered after the 31st July will be subject to rent.
All Cialis agafast the Stoomer must be pre- meated to the undersigned on or before the 3rd
Aug, or they will not be recognised.
All broken, chafod, and damaged Goods are to.
Apply--
M. J. D. STEPHENS,
18, Bank Buildings
[800.
TO LET.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by my In any case whatever.
Damaged packages must be left in the Go
and the Company's Burveyors, Messrs. GondaRF DonGLAB, at 10 AM. on MONDAYS, and 'THURSDAYS, All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized, No Claims will be admitted after the Goods bare left the Godowns.
EV D. PARR, Acting Superintendent. Bengkong, 18th July, 1916
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
́TIKE P. &. 0. 8. H. Co.'s Steamer
"SOMALL,"
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Arrived Hongkong on 17th July, 1916, FROM LONDON, MALTA, PORT SAID, SUEZ, AND STRAITS. Consignees of Carge by the above-named ressel are hereby informed that their goods are being landed and placed AT THEIR BISK in thị Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where eseb Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark Landed.
be left in the Godoras, where ther will be A HOUSE, in Observatory Villas, Kowloon. in delivery can be obtained as the Goode are
examined on the 30th July by the Company's
surveyors, Monars, (oddard &
No Fire Insurance bas beon
Dongiasi.
uffested.
Bille of Lading will be countersigned he
JAVA-CHEMA-JAPAN LIJN,
alanaring Agents. JAVA-PACIFIC LIJN
Hongkong, 21st July, 1916
1932
INVEST- THE HONGKONG LAND
MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
N INTERIM DIVIDEND of THREE A and HALF DOLLARS per Share for the six months ending 30th June, 1916, will he Payable on WEDNESDAY, 20th July, which data Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company s Office.
on
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the 19th, to WEDNESDAY, the 6th July (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares entity Registerna. -- By Order of the Board of Directors,
A SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary.
Hongkong, 11th July, 1918,
1895
HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY, LIMITED
(INCORPORATED IS THE UNITED KINGDOM);
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an INTERIM DIVIDEND at the Rate of 7 per cent. For the Half-Your ended 30th June, 1916, has been declared. The Dividend will be Payable on azul after WEDNESDAY, the 13th day of September, 1910, to Share holders on the Register on MONDAY, the 1st day of July, 1916, and will be paid to
Apply to--
ARRATOON V. APCAR & Co.,
14, Des Voeux Road:
1011
TO LET.
FFICES on 1st Floor, No. 3, Queen's Road Central, at prescut in the occupation of The China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
Apply to- CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Co., LTD. [692
TO LET.
No. DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL,
First Floor.
THE
COMMODIOUS DWELLING HOUSE, with Ooes. Servants' Quarters, etc., No. 14, SHAMEEN, CANTOx, from 1st June, at present it the neenpation of the Imperial Russian Consulate.".
Apply 10
DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD. (415
TO LET.
OFFICES in Princes' Building.
Apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., Liquidators, Reuten, BROCKELMANN & Co
[572
TO LET.
Shareholders on the Colonial (Hongkong) OFFICES at 3, Connaught Road.
Register ut exchange of 2/1, per Dollar.
By Order of the Fount
W. E. ROBERTS, Secretary
Hongkong, 17th July, 1918.
PUBLIC AUCTION, 2
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ESSRS. HUGHES & ROUGH have
Mived instructions to sell by
Public Auction,
Os FRIDAY,
the 28th day of July, 1916, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon at their Sale Rooms, foe House Street. Victoria, Hongkong,
The following very desirable residential
Property at the Peak:
situate in Chamberlain Road, 100 yards from
ini
OFFICES in King's Buildings. HOUSE
CLIFTON GARDENS, Conduit Rond,.
Nos. 1, and 2. WEST END TERRACE, CANTON, Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD.
32
TO LET. TWO BOOMED-FLATS in Nathan Bond
Kowloon. THREE-BOOMED FLATS in Humphrey's." 'Buildings, Kow!son.
FOUR ROOMED FLATS in May Road
Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary within 6 hours.
Goods not cleared within 8 days including date of arrival will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be affected by ins ir say.case whatever,
PEG
E
BROWN
BRANDY
THE
O' MY HEART.
WATSON A. S.
CO., LTD.,
Darungod packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consigneos the Company's surveyore, Messrs. GODDARD and DOUGLAS, at 10 aar, on MONDAYS and. THURSDAYS, All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, WINE AND SPIRIT after which date they cannot be recognised. No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns,
EV. D. PARR. Acting Superintendent. Hongkong, 17th July, 1916,
S.S. #POLYNESIEN," COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
NOTICE.
Creation with store Stant: ano heroby Informed that their Goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valeables are being landed and stored at their risks into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., at Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.
ONSIGNEES of Cargo from London în
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unleas intimation is received froui the Consignees before Nuos To-DAY, requesting it, to be
of Lading will be countersigued by the Uu reigned. Goods remaining unclaimed after SATURDAY, the 22nd July, at Noon, will be kabject to rent sat funding charges.
All Claims must be sent in to me on or before the 25th July, or they will not be recognized
All damaged packages will be examined on FRIDAY, the 91st Jul, at 10 A..
No Fire Insurancs has been effected,
P. THOMAS,
Agent. Hongkong, 16th July, 1916.
"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
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8. "BENLOMOND," FROM MIDDLESBRO, LONDON AND STRAITS.
JONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informee
The
It is announced that, acting under doctor's orders, the Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak has resigned his See.
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Among the Wranglers in the Mathe
boon lifted with most beneficial resulta. Certainly present conditions support the belief that the working-man is not so black as he has been painted. charges of extravagance which have been lovelled against the wago-enrnar to whommatical Tripos List, issued at Cambridge on June 15th, is Mr. S. Pollard (Trinity the war has brought increased earnings
College), who was born in 1804, at Tong- is not, it must be admitted, without
chuan' Fu, Yunnan." justification, but the worker could hardly. be expected to make sacrifiers, or to restrain a natural inclination to enjoy himself when the opportunity offered, if those in high places, to whom he might, reasonably look for au example, showed ters no great tendency to curb their own ex-Yokohama will be inkou by Mr. Edgar, penditure The preaching, of which
The engagement is announced of Miss there was a great deal, failed in its Hilda War, eldest daughter of Mr. and
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We learn (says the Peking Daily Press) that Messes. Thos. Cook & Sor have sappointed J. Green Chief Agent for China and Japan, "with his headquar
at Shaughini, and his place at
words.
Viscount Chinda, who succeeds the Marquis Inouyé as Japanese. Ambassador in London, graduated at an American University, and, after several years spent in the Foreign: Ollies at Tokyo, was ap- pointed in 1890 Cunsul a San Francisco. He afterwards served as Consul-General
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effect because in so many cases it wher Mrs. Way, Tientsiu. to Lieutenant Hayes not allied with practice, and the workA. C. Kroue, ath, Infantry Regiment, ing-man is quite alert enough to detect | United States Army, not stationed in the inconsistency in those who point out North China. The marriage will aske to him the road, he simuld travel and place early in September, carefully avoid it themselves. It
In the senior magistrate's court af only human naturk that the men who
Singapore, last week, the Nanyang were pretkeing the wealth should desire Murine and Fire Insurance and Ex- to participate in the excess profits which change Company, of Hongkong, ldd., was their labour yielded in many industries; summoned for not filing a certified copy, and that there should be a feeling of of its memorandum and articles of resentinent, at being deprived that association. A fine of $50 and costs was which they imagined to be their just.der. | infliereil ̧ If the Governiturut had taken a definite
When a junk was lying off Tytamtuk stamil over the question of excess war- Profits from us first, it is more than it was approached by a small boạt which likely that there would have been far less was manned by seven nien all armed with These men attucked the junk unrest. If it had been clearly explained to the men in South Wales and on the for the purpose of robbing it, but werɑ Clyde that, the safety of our armies debeaten off, the casualties on the junk pended upon their efforts, and that their being one woman and a child wounded. estra labour did not mean ximply the The police are making inquiries. enrichment of a few individuals, any ery for the cessation of work, raised thrunght th agency of German propagandists, would have horn speedily silenced. This much seems to be proved by the healthier tone which now prevails in all our great industrial centres Thy men know that the country is depending upon them and
Shanghai, Minister to Brazil, and they are giving of their best. If selfish Minister at The Hague. In 1000 he was interests alone had prevailed, the Com-sen: as Envoy Extraordinary and Minis- palsory Service Act would never have er Plenipotentiary to Washington, become law, for by no stretch of the im MERCHANTS agination can the democracy be said to be enamoured of conscription. The Act, however, was accepted almost without demur as soon as the need for it was: made evident. Trades. Union rules have been, suspended by agreement, and, dow, holidays are being cheerfully postponed. To General Sir DoveLAS HAIG'S appeal, n conference of Trades responded that not only should the supply of munitions be axintained, but it should be increased in every possible way. The inbouring classes have always provided their full quota of men to th Army and Navy, and there was no bobl ing back-except, perhaps, in the slow districts- when moving agricultural
recruits. Lord KITCHENER called for THE working-man has often been ad- Their record as a class is a good one, account of his and their patriotism has been abundantly versely criticised on attitude towards his employers during proved. They deserve well of the coun the present war. When he has asked for Liry, and their services are entitled to Lon-advarce in wages to meet the steadily generous recognition. In this war one increasing cost of living he has been spirit animates all classes, and, that is, accused of selfishly taking advantage of the determination to shrink from the abnormal shortage in the Jabir sacrifice necessary to secure a decisivo market: If, in some instances, he has victory over the enemy as a meals to an gene en strike to enforce his demands enduring praer, he has been condemned as a traitor, utterly regardless of his country's in-
Mr. Chenle, of Lyeeman Barracks, has terest, and willing to bring about indus trial chais at a time when it is of vital reported the theft of a gold wrist watch importance that the output of our faelonging to his wife, valued at $50. The taries should, is maintained at
It is reported that Sir John Jordan, highest possible level. It has never been easy to give full credence to these state- British Minister to China, will have for
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, 22ND JULY, 1918.
LABOUR AND THE WAR,
Unionists
the Peak Tram Station and adjoining the with every modern convenience, including that all Goods are being landed at theirments, because this is a war in which home in the early part of September.
Peak Hotel,
Being RURAL BUILDING LOT No. 78.
English Baths and Kitchen Hangos, Hatisk into the hazardous and/or exten hasardous that demoerney holds dear is at stake,
A few Jodowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Whar Water and Water Carriage System.
and Godown Co., Ltd, whence sudjor from te and we should have to assume that the and known by the name of "TREVERBYN." Fhis specially designed to socommodate
erharren delivery may be obtained.
#e
the
FAULTY WEIGHTS AND
MEASURES.
HOW HONGKONG PURCHASERS
ARE: DEFRAUDED. – Recently the Hongkong Police have instituted a campaign against defectivo, weights and measures, and quite a number of cases of discrepancy have been fis- covered. At the Folien Court, yesterday Inspector Terrett shon-keepers for using faulty scales an
measures,
summoned several
Ta a Chinese draper's shop in Gage Street the Inspector found a "yard"
ensure which was more than half an inch below standard, and it was the only measure in the shop. The shop-keeper. -fold the Magistrate that he did not use
vent.
the mensure produced, bat Inspector Terrett informed Mr. Orme that when be was walking out of the shop with the measure in his possession the shop-keeper Lexelaimed-- What do you want to tuka my measure away for, I shall not have anything to measure with now." This defendant was &ned $40. By attaching two cash-to-his-ching, (Chinese scales) a shop-keeper of 27, Hollywood Rond was able to defraud each purchaser at the rate of two per Inspector Terrett said the cash had been deliberately, attached to tlus scales, and that his suspicions, were Baw cash hang- ing to scales. always aroused when he
A fine of $25 was imposed, Another Hollywood Hoad shop-keeper was found to be using scales which went against the purchaser to the extent of
man used family scales," a of per cent. Inspector Terrett said this wrong thing for a shop-man to do, as the springs weakened. This defendant was. fined $36, and another user of family scales," who also defrauded each pur chaser of 6 per cent, was ordered to Fines of $20 and 30 were imposed upon shop-keepers whose scales were in their own favour to the extent of three pér cent.
The property is held under Crown Leasebachelors at reasonable rem Tum No Claims will be admitted after the Good working-man was not only a rogue but W. Looker, and Dr. and Mrs. Stedman pay a similar fine;
and contains an area of 44,604 square feet..
For further particulare and conditions of sale apply to:-
MESA HASTINGS & HASTINGS,
Vendor Solicitors. No:8, Des Voeux Road Central, MESSA HUGHES & HOUGH,
The Auctioneers.
or to
Hongkong, 10th July, 1916.
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FOR SALE. NEina NEW TITE TAPPET STEAM ROCK-DRILL complete with Numerous Spares. Also ONE STEEL VERTICAL TUBE- BOILER, with all Fittings, Working Pressure 80 lbs. per square inch, mounted on trolley.
For full particulars apply
GILMAN & Co.
FOR SALE.
(896
NE 101 B.B.P. HORNSEY ACKROYD OIL ENGINE complete with and coupled direct to one 6 K.V. Continous Carrent Shoot Wound Dynamo of 50/70 volts with shant regulator.
Адво ONE BWITCHBOARD for ACCUMULATORS, DYNAMO, &o, complete with instruments for 100 Amps,
For further particulmen upply to-
LINSTEAD & DAVES Abrandım Buildings
possession.
Gordes
FOUR-ROOMED
HOUSES in Terrace and Balisbury Avanze, Kowloon,
Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANOS
Co., LTD Alexandra Buildings
BOARD AND RESIDENCE.
➜EAUTIFUL
160%
couvenir.uce Apply
SITUATION.
SELECT
Every
Care of "Daily Press"
loo.
1909.
ON SALE 【ONGKONG HANSAND REPORTS H
the MEETINGS of COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE Ses-ion, 1915
for
the ths
REVIED IT THE MAMBLES,
PRICE
DAILY PRESS OFFICS Hongkong, 25th February, 191c
Among those who returned to Colony yesterday were Mr. and Mrs. H.
a fool. We should be forced to the con- and child have left the Godowns, and all Goodá zemsining andelivered after the 25th inst, will be subjeclusion, also, that he was callously in- to rent.
different to the fate of his mates in the
All Claims against the Simmer moues be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 20th irat, or they will not be recognised.
All bration, chafed sud damaged Goods Kre: on be left in the Godowns, where they will be eramined on the 26th inst., at 11 AM.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
GIEB, LIVINGJTÖN & Co., Agent. Hongkong, 19th July, 1916
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FORTHCOMING EVENTS.
TONIGHT
9 pm-Night Estest the V.R.C 0.15 p.m.-New Bandman Opera & Comedy Co. at the Theatre Boys" Grand Variety Entertainment."
9.15 p.m.-"The Palisade," at Kowloon,
Monday, 24th July
3pm-Auction of Crown Land at Pablis Bill Works Dapto de
9.15 p..-New Eandman Opers & Comedy Cas the Theatre Royal The Bello of New York."
Lieut.-Commander Sir E. (1. Chiches
trenches, and therefore not merely unter, R.N., who has been appointed to English but inhuman. Such a repre- the President, sorved on the China sentation of the situation, if true, would Station some vents age.
mean that the majority of the ichabit- The total output of the Kailan. Mining ants of the "British Isles were not in tristration's mines-on-the-ck and sympathy with the war, whereas the facting 8th July, 1916, amounted to 49,911 is that in no previous campaign has the tons and the sales to 52,007 tons. nation been so united. For these reasons
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Rear-Admiral Rowland Nugent, whe we think that thos who have beers just been advanced to flag rank, com- ready to decry the working-man hav unconsciously, of course performed a poor service to their country by assisting the German Government te mislead the
masses into the belief that the British nation is divided against itself.
manded the gunboat Algerine in the Pacific for a commission. The Algerine was a long time in the Hongkong reserve.
Sir W. Taylor, formerly Resident If at General, Federated Malay States, has the outset of the war Labour failed to been designated by the Secretary of State appreciate the magnitude of the struggle for the Colonies a member of the Execu in which we were engaged, the fault for rive Council appointed under section this lay with those who prated abuut (4) of the Imperial Institute (Manage
By way of variety another · Chinese-
went against himself to the extent of ano shen keeper was informed that his scales. and three-tenths per cent. "I did not know that, exclaimed the shop-keeper with evident regret. "Oh, I am sorry, said Mr: Orme, amid laughter. No ne was imposed in this case.
FATAL ACCIDENT TO MR. 1AN CARMICHAEL. News Was received in the Colony
Carmichael, only son of Mr. F yesterday to the effect. that Mr. D Carmichael, of Messrs. Carmichael & Clarke, had been killed in a ca plane necident. The deceased, wher was attached to the Royal Flying Corps, was born in Hongkong in Octo extended to Mr. and Mrs. Carmichael. 158, and much sympathy will be in their tragi bereavement.
The scanty information obtainable points to the fact that the deceased ap
« Business as usual;" and kept the people ment) Act, 1916, for the purpose of carry-parently lost his life as the result of en
in the dark as to what was happening ating on the management of the Imperial accident to a seaplane of which he was the Front: Since these days the veil bas Lostitute.
in charge.
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