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NEW "ADVERTISEMENTS

JULIO

DESPEDIDA.

INTIMATIONS

ZEC HINOKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 12ro, 1016.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.

NOTICE.

LIO ALBERTO BASTO, retirande-so

· desta colonia e não dispondo de tempo | TIRE ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY

THE

of SHAREHOLDERS para pessoalmente se despidir das pessoas de MEETING suas relações e saírade fa-lo por este melo, will be held at the Company's Hotel, TO-DAY (SATURDAY), the 18th August, oferecendo-lhes os seus limitados prestimos 1916, at Noox, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts of the Company to Africa Oriental Portuguesa.

30th June, 1910, with the Raport of the Hongkong, 10 de agosto de 1946.

Directors and to discuss any matter that may Dipotently brought before the Meeting

WANTED.

[1000

HIP'S DOUTOR for immediate appoint.

ment. Apply to-

Box No. 12, Caro of "Daily Press Office. Hongkong, 19th August, 1916. [1991

WANTED

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company. will be CLOSED from 4th to 12th August, 1918, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board.

HOUSES TO LET

OFFICE TO LET

NE LARGE PO0M on the Top Floor,of

No.4, Queen's Building. Apply

THORESEN & Co. Hongkong, 11th August, 1916. 1999

TO LET.

Airy Offices overlooking Statue Square.

CLODOWN in Duddell Street. Light and

Moderate root.

For rent and other particulars apply to—– Cary of " Daily Press” Office. Hongkong, 28th July, 1916,

(940

[982

TO LET.

J. H. TAGGART,

Acting Secretary, Hongkong, 1st August, 1916.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

OFFICE ASSISTANT (British) wanted THE Undersigned have received instruc

with some experience.

Apply-

Box No. 18,

Care of "Daily Press Office. Hongkong, 12th August, 1916., (1000

WANTED.

UNIOR OFFICE ASSISTANT (British)

required. Apply

Box No. 14, Care of "Daily Pros" Office. Hongkong, 13th August, 1916. 11003

G.

B.

PUBLIC AUCTION."'

ARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of

Pe letting by Public Auction Sale, to

he held on MONDAY, the 21st day of August, 1916, at 3 P... at the Offices of the PUBLIC WORES DEPARTMENT, by Order of HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CROWN LAND ab The Peak, in the Colony of Hongkong, for term

of 75 years, with the option of removal at CROWN RENT to be fixed by the Surveyor

term of 75 yearn,

tions from the Liquidators of CHS. J. Gauer & Co, to sell by Public Auction,

TO-DAY (SATURDAY) AND..

MONDAY, the 12th and 14th August, 1918. commencing each day at 10.30 A., on their Premises, Alexandre Buildings, Chater Road, VALUABLE STOCK IN TRADE,

Comprising:

Gold and Gem Jewellery: English, American and Swiss 18ct and Hot Watches; Silver and Nickel Watches; Diamondai Pearls; Marine Chronometers, Liquid Steer- ing Compasses; Jog Rotators; Sinkers; Thomson Compass Cards, Board of Trade And Standard Mercurial Barometers Megaphones: Anemometers) ¦ Squares; Set Squares: Curves"; "Microscopes; Thermo- meters; Spirit Levels: Surveying Chains and Arrows; Admiralty Charts; Nautical Books; Optical Sundrier,

&c..

(Fall Particulare from Catalogue.) On View from 10th August TERMS:- Cash.

OF

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

Bend Central (In Ion Homes Street), Apply tom

WILKINSON & GRIST.

TO LET.

691

SMALL GODOWN in PRINCE'S

BUILDING.

For particulare, sło,, apply➡ THE HONGKONG VENTRAL ESTATE,

LTD.

TO LET From 1st May.

665

FRICES, Bnd. Floor, St. George's Build.

Apply tow

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.

"RO HUGHES & HOUGH

Auctioneers.

Hongkong, 7th August, 1915.

FOR BALE.

66

(034

NE 104 B.H.P. HORNSBY ACKROYD

Apply

TO LET.

DOCKLANDS,” No. 7, Robinson Road.

M. J. DA STEPHENS,

18, Bank Buildings

[600

TO LET

of His MAJESTY THE KING, for one farther O OF ENGINE complete and A HOUSE, in Observatory Villas, Kowloon,

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No. of Bale.

Registry No.

Locality.

Boundary

Menturemõista (Approxknate).

Coplest

Square tech

Upset Price.

fert

feel

sais plan. 15,360 94-(1,975

Hongkong, 11th August, 1916,

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

THE P. & O, S., N. Ca's Chirtered Steamer

TH

"SANGOLA."

Arrived Hongkong on 11th Aug, 1816, -

FROM ROMBAY, COLOMBO AND

STRAITS

Consignos of Cargo by the above-named wassal are hereby informed that their goods. se ting landed and plansd AT THEIR DIDE in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowos at Kowloon, whste o Consignmul will be sorted on Mark by Mart and delivery can

bo obtained as the Goods ar landed.

This vessel brings on Cargo

From Paraíba Gulf, "mx 1.5. B. LAN.

and B. & P. S. N. Cha SteamIDEN Optional Goods will be landed here nake instructions are given to the contrary withio

hours.

Goods not cleared within 8 days including data of arrival will be subject to rest.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever.

Damaged packages must be left in the Go downs for examination by the Conaigusos, såð the Company's Surveyors, Mours, GODDARD

Dovoza, at 10 AM, on MowDAIS and Thursdats. All Claims must be jumate? within ten days of the steamer's arrival' hørs. mfter which date they cannot be recognised,. No China will be admitted after a Goods have left the Godowns.-

1-

EV. D. PARE, Acting Superintendent. Hongkong, 11th August, 1916

HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO, LTD.

TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that NUNDAY, August 18th, the Bapply of ELEUTRICITY will bo DISCONTINUED -as from 6 AM to 11 AM to enable the Work in progress at the Power Station to be continued

GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO, Agents, Hongkong, 11th August, 1916.

NOTICE.

couplad direct to ons 8 E.W. Continuous Current Shunt Wound Dynamo of 60/70. volts with shunt regulafor.

·Azso ONE SWITCHBOARD for ACCUMULATORS, DYNAMO, &s., vompleta with Instruments for 100 Ampa

For further particulars apply done

LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Alexandra Ballidi=go

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UHILDEEN OF FAR CATHAR

A BOOLAG AND" POLAZIOAL NOVEL OF

BY CHAS. J. HALOOMBS, Formerly of the Imperial Chinese Custom, Berrios, Author of "The Mystie

Таз

TER

Flowery Land," etn.

HR VOLUME, which onning of 201 Pages, and includes a Sketch Plate

of historical interest showing the dimoni.

Apply to

"ARRATOON V. APÇAR & Co,

- 14. Dəs Vœux Kond/

(811

TO: LET:

FFICES on 1st Floor, No. 8, Queen's Road Central, at present in the occupation of The China Firs Insurance Co, Ltd.

Apply to-

CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Co, LEDEN

TO LET.

OFFICES to Princes Building.

Apply 40-

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., Liquidators, Rauvin, Brochaimann & Co [673

TO LET.

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

No First Tour

TO.4, DES VEUX BOAD CENTRAL, COMMODIOUS DWELLING

PRICKLY HEAT

LOTION

18 NOT ONLY A

CERTAIN CURE

TOB

LOXLEY AND CO.'S TRADE

MARKS..

HONGKONG

MAGISTRACY:

comparatively close proximity to one another and experiencing similar con- ditions would not be an easy task,

The trade marks action between Messrs. while to accord representation to a few W. R. Loxley & Co. and The Sun Tai of the more important would probably firm was announced to have been settled give rise to a great deal of heart-burning in the Summary Court yesterday. The Nevertheless, it seems eminently desirable defendants, the Sun Tai arm, did not that the Crown Colonies, which, taken | appeal, bat admitted the infringement of as a whole, play no unimportant part in Messrs. W. R. Loxley's Double Circle " the trade of the Empire, should not be mark, paid a certain sum for damages. entirely ignored. This is especially true, and costs, and gave an undertaking not of Hongkong, which serves as the main to use the mark again.; base of British trade in China, the prin cipal open market of the world where, it may safely be predicted, competition will be extremely keen after the war. It would clearly be an advantage in such' a case as this if those with an intimate knowledge of the peculiar local condi- tions wore to place them before the Conference. Perhaps this and could best be attained by inviting each of the Crown Colonies to furnish in of its views. ascertained by means of a series of sesolutions at a public meeting, for the consideration and guidance of the Com

LUKONG CHARGED.

ference. The momentons nature of the Three charges were preferred against decisions which the Imperial Conference alukong in Mr. Wood's court. The will be called upon to make is evident ukong was employed as a searcher on from the recommendations submitted by one of the Cantun wharves and he was, the International Conference at Paris.charged with larceny from the person, With those that reinte to the steps to be accepting a bribe, and also with mis- taken during the progress of the war we conduct.

PRICKLY HEAT, writing an expression

BUT 18 ALBO

AN INVALUABLE PREPARATION

FOB PREVENTING AND

RELIEVING

SUNBURN, FRECKLES AND

ALL IRRITATIONS OF

THE SKIN.

50 CT8 AND $1 PER BOTTLE.

Prepared only by

A NOISY PRISONER.

A Chinese was charged by Detective Sergt. Wills with the theft of gölbs. of lead from the Loco, Shed at Hunghom. He was also charged with damaging

well in Yamati to the extent at Defendant pleaded guilty to the first charge, and was remanded until to-day for the second charge to be heard and sentence to be passed.

need not concern ourselves,, for they are Inspector Watt said the evidence for largely in operation. The proposals for the prosecution would show that the the Reconstruction period, however, con-lukong searched one of the passengers tain some very important departures, who came on to the wharf and was asked sneh us the donial to the Enemy Powers to accept $20 to allow the man to pass. of "most-favoured-nation treatment; During the search some opium pills were conservation for, and interchange be found and these the lukong kept, and tween. the Allied countries of their the 820 was paid over to him. Subse natural resourees; and protective mien- quently, the lukong was found to be in sures against dumping" and for pro possession of the pills, but there was no vonting enemy subjects in Allied count sign of the 890. tries from engaging in industries which

Defendant was remanded for a week,

A. S. WATSON & concern national defence or economic bail being fixed at $200,-

CO., LTD.,

HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

TELEPHONE 16.

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HONGKONG OFFICE: 104. Das Vœux Row, Lostnok Office: 181, FLEET STREET, EC.

The Daily Press.

Hamarosa, lita August, 1616.

TOBACCO ORDINANCE

PROSECUTION.

COMPRADORE CHARGED AT

HONGKONG,

independence. The recommendations of a permanent character aim at rendering. the Allied countries independent of enerny countries in raw materials and manufactured articles essential to the normal development of their economie activities; facilitating and improving

At the Hongkong Police Court yester- the interchange of their products;

day "Mr. Wood dealt with the first caso assimilating the laws governing patents, under the recently passed Tobeco Ordin- indications of orgin, and trade marks; ance. The compradore of the Norwegian and adopting an identical procedura integrer Huldis was charged with import- regard to patents, trade marks, and literary and artistic copyright which have come into existence in enemy coun tries during the war. This is admittedlamps into the Colony without a permit.

ly only a framework and everything de pends upon the way in which it is filled. Nowhore will the task raise so many coin- plex problems or entail such vital con #cqueners as n the British Empire, and for this reason it is absolutely necessary that those charged with the responsibility of executing it should have at their con mand the fullest information possible.

CROWN COLONIES AND THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

REPIXING to a question in the House of BOY 32, with Cubes, Serrante' Quarters, etc.) - Commons this week, the Secretary of No 14 SHAMERs, Canzon, from lat Juna, at

at in the compation of the Imperial State for the Colonies expressed the Euan Consulate.

opinion that it would not be practicable Apply tonin.

to give the Crown Colonies an oppor tunity of stating their views individual- The night fete at the Victoria Recrea ly at the forthcoming Imperial Confertion Club, which was postponed a week ence on the resolutions adopted by the ago, is to take place this evening, com recent Economic Conference of the Allies mencing at 9 o'clock,

DAVID BASSOON & Co., LTD.

TO LET.

FFICES at 2. Connaught. Bond.

OFFICES is Kine's Bülidings, HOUSE in OLIFTON GARDENE, Conduit Road,

Nos 1. sad 1, WEST END TERRACK, CANTON

Appl

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. HUNTA ACE3O4 D. Lan

TO LET TWO BOOMED FLATS la-Fahas Bond

TWO

Alessandies Buildings

(1006

at Paris. It must be admitted that the

was moored off Eastern Street, on Thurs day, and was drowned. His body has not been recovered..

Crown the

A coolic accidentally fell from the difficulties, if not insuperable, are gangway of the Conservancy barge, which formidable. In the first place, the fact. that a more or less patriarchal system of

obtains in the government Colonies leaves them without the ordin ary machinery for ascertaining the views of the majority of the community. The official olement has neither the necessary backing nor experience of trade to be

ablo to speak with authority on the ques- tions which will come before the Confer ance, and though there are, doubtless, Chambers of Commerce in most, if not all, of the Crown Colonics, their dele

As will be seen from our advertising columns, the ordinary half-yearly meet- ing of shareholders of the Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd., is to be held at the hotel at noon to day.

CHINESE SCHOOLBOY'S

ESCAPADE,

THEFT FROM A FRIEND.

A Chinese schoolboy appeared in the

time ago

ing two pounds of tobacco into the Colony upon which duty had not been paid. He was also charged with importing four

Me. Lloyd, from the Imports and Ex- ports Office, prosecuted,

A Chinese Revenue Officer said he was engaged in examining baggage in the praya when he came across a box which contained four lamps. The lamps were | wized and it was then found that the large white globes belonging to the lamps

were packed with tobacco.

Mr. Lloyd said that lamps could not. le imported into the Colony without a

permit, and the defendant gave the ex- ouse that he was bringing them to Bong kong for a friend. He did not know of the presence of tobacco.

..

Mr. Wood imposed a fine of $25 in regard to the lamps, but said he was of the opinion that the defendant was not: aware of the presence of the tobacco. The weed would be confiscated.

EXPORTING COAL.

HEAVY FINE INFLICTED AT HONGKONG.

A fine of $1,000 was imposed by Mr. Hazeland at

Hongkong Police Court yesterday connection with a case in which the Hongkong branch of the Boc, Anon: de Navigation Chinoise de Tonkin was summoned for exporting coal with-- out a permit.

Mr. Ormy, who appeared to prosecute

on behalf of the Crown, explained that the Company shipped 500 tons of coal on board the s.s. Moresby, bound for Saigon

This coal was placed in the bold, but the

no export permit being applied for. Tha ship cleared from the port as in ballast, Company also failed to supply the Im ports and Exporta Ofice with a copy of the export statement, ie, export mani fest, within the proper time allowed.

ELD PLATE How TOUR BOOMED FLATS La Mar Rood with every modum convenience, inaloliny English Fathe and Hilaben Range, Wong wad Waker Chezig, Eyriers Anew gates would not be invested with the The cowpecially designed to date the requisite authority to take part in the dock at the Hongkong Police Court yes

strmsonably, rentals. Immediate deliberations of a gathering of Imperial pomion.

Apart, however, from these terday charged with the theft of 8121 in BOUE-ROOMND HITSEB in Gordon statesmen, Teernos and Salimbury Avenue, Kewison,

considerations, the very number of the tea, a promissory note, and a purse. Amply to.. ***HUMPERETA ESTATE & SINANOS | Crown Colonies presents a serious obsta. The evidence went to show that some the defendant met another clo to their inclusion. If only one re- presentative were accorded to each there Chinese n the Canton train, and they became friends. On Thursday, the de would be nearly thirty in all, and unless the great self-governing Dominions offendant was staying in this friend's house Mr. Orme, pointed out the great danger, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and in Hongkong, and was resting on a bed in time of war, of a ship clearing from and reading a newspaper when com the port with 500 tons of coal, about South Africa, the Dependency of India, plainant had reason to leave his house which no mention was made in the ship's and the Mother Country were to be in Upon his return he found his friend had papers. This coal, he said, could have gode, and that the money, etc., mention-been transshipped at ses into a hostile hopeless minority the Conference ed above were also missing. Informa vessel and nothing would have been would have to possess a membership tion was given to the police and the same known about it when the ship arrived evening the lsd was arrested as he was at Saigon. The coal was landed in Sai- which would make it unwieldy. On the about to board & Canton boat. He had gon and it was said it had been used for other hand, the Crown Colonies are so 72 in his possession, also the promissory the vessels of the same Company. Mr. widely distributed and so divergent in note, a brand new gladstone bag which Orme explained that an export, permit ho had purchased with the stolen money, would probably have been granted on character that any attempt to give them along with a straw hat and a suit of silk certain conditions, such as the giving, of collective representation, such as Mr. clothing. He also informed the police a bond.

to that some of the money had been absorb would BONAR LAW's puswer

ed by a motor car ride and a good meal imply, would be most unsatisfactory. Bestence of four months' hard labour Even to "group those situated in was passed

ISITORS TO CANTON

Should Purchase

And after the 18th instant, Mr. 2. tion of the Forces at the battle of frei DAIGO will take charge of the Hong-Hin, is dedicated to Bir Bomer

HAST. kong Ofise of the Toyo Kr KAISHA. G.O.M.G., Md Dr. A. Ravi KOREA

description of Chineme Social Customs and Superstitions, nothined with the insight it given into 'politimi conditions in China, makes a Orutora "FROM HONGKONG TO CANTON OF Fan CATHAY” an excellent volume for presentation to fræads ut Home.

K. DOI Agent. Hongkong, 11th August, 1916.

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TAUBOPEAN NURSE by English family. in Teingtau, to take charge of three Children, aged 4 3 and 1. Good wages. Healthy climate.

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The Magistrate imposed the penalty mentioned, the alternative to payment of the fine being twelve months imprison ment