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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

SHAKEHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Company's Offices, on TUESDAY, the 28th of Sept. mber, st Noos, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Greenit Managers, together with a Statement of Accouate to 30th June, 1916.

The TR NSFER BOOKS of the Company

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET

From 1st November next.

TIN HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4ræ: 1816.

INTIMATIONS

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

LATS in "EWO MESS, No. 8, THE NOTICE IS HEREBY that

FRAK Apply, Property Office,"

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD. [1085

TO LET.

PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE No.

43/713, dated Hongkong, 17th February, 1908, for One Slure numbered 02518 Registered

INTIMATION:

dom. The recent betrayal of Grock in- terests in eastern Macedonia and the mode of King CONSTANTINE'S flight com bine to encourage this view. To divine the motives for any man's actions is admittedly a difficult task, because our judgment is so apt to be coloured by our

in the name of Miss SARAH DUNCAN FISKE THERE IS NOTHING MORE prejudices. But if we ignore King

has been LOST or STOLEN, and should this Certificate not be produced to the Bank before the 30th September, 1015, & DAY Certificate for the Share, will be issued and the aforesaid Provisional Certificate No. 43/713

as Null and Vold,

will be CLOSED from the 12th to 26th Joon. 6. Koomed House with Sorvants will be thereafter treated by this Corporation

September, buth days inclusive,

DOUGLAS LAPKAIK & Co,

General Managers.

[1002 Hongkong, 4th September, 1815,"

I No. 0015 of 1914, Companies (Winding IN THE RIGH COURT OF JUSTICE. up) MR. JUSTICE NEVILLE, In the mutter of the Companies (Consolidation) Act 1908. and In the matter of the NATIONAL GENERAL LIMITED.

INSURANCE COMPANY,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the CREDITORS of the above-named Company are required on or before WEDNESDAY. the 24th day of February, 1817, to send in their names and addresses and the particulars of their obts or Chains and the names and

if addresses of their Solicitors,

any, to SIR WILLIAM BARCLAY PEAT, at King's House, King Street, Cheapside, in the City of London, England, the Liquictor of the said Company. and so required by Notice in writing from the suid Liquidatur are by their Bolicitors to come in and prove their said Debts or Claims at the Office of the Registrar Companies (Winding up); Bankruptcy Buildings, Carey Street, London, England, at such time and place as in such

"PAULMER,” HART AVENUE, Kow, Quarters, de, from 1st October, 1910. Moderate Rent, Apply to-

A. ABDOOLRAHIM, 34, Queen's Road Central. [1080

OFFICE TO LET.

By Ocdor of the Court of Directors,

N. J STABB,

Chief Munager. Hongkong, 1st September, 1916. 1084

WANTED.

LONDON Firm of Manufacturers is opon to engage a GENTLEMAN as repro- ONE LARGE ROOM On the Top Floor of sentative for China and Japan Applicants

No. 2, Queen's Building. Apply--

THORESEN & Co.

کچھ

[900

TO LET

ODOWN in Duddell Street Light und Airyoos overlooking Statue Square. Morlerate rei

For rent a tother particulars apply to

"H.." Cato of Daily Press" Office, [840

TO LET.

must be well educated, energetic, and of good appearance Letters (which will be treated confidentially) giving full details of applicant's career, and accompanied by references, should be addressed to

Box No. 28, Care of Daily Presy”. Office. (1057

HOTIGH

NY Non-Asiafia or

Clefords thereof they will be or notice or in OFFICES on 1st Floor, No. 9. Queen's Adeshing to leave 120 Asiatic of Indian

the benefit of any distribution made before such debtc are proved, MONDAY, the 15th day of

October, 1917, at 2.30 o'clock .N., a

the Chambers of the Registrar Companies (Winding up), Bankruptcy Buildings, Carey dtreet, London, is appointed for adjuntesting on the Debte and Claims.

Dated this 24th day of July, 1918,

WILLIAM ACRUMP AND SON,

17, Leadenhall Street, London, KC,

Bolicitors to the above-named

Liquidator.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. -

THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steiner

NAMUR,"

Arrived Hongkong on 3rd Sept., 1916, FROM LONDON, MALI,

PORT

SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-me tessel are hereby informed that their goods ar being landed and placed AT THEIL 119K in th Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf sud Godow. Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where cac Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mar and delivery can be obtained as the toode ar landed.

The vessel brings on Cargo:~.

From London, &c. ex as. "Kırmda ! From Persian Gulf, ex 2.8. E, I, S. N.

and B. &.-P. B. N. Co.'s steamD=IN. Options can will be inued herd'nings Instructions are gaven to the contrary wILL

6 hours.

Goods not alsared within 8 days includin date of arrival will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me i any cass whatever. ⠀

Damaged prokages net be left in th Godown for examination by the Cousigne and the Company's surveyors, Mesere. GODDAM and Dovazas, at 10 44, on MoNDATE an THUESDAYS. All Claims saust be promentue within ten days of the steamer's arrival here after which date they pannot be recogaisu. No Claims will be admitted after the Good- have left the Godoyust

E. V. D. PARE. Acting Superintendent Hongkong. 3rd September, 1916

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OFFICES IN HOTEL MANSIONS.

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NO LET, from let October, 1918, Four Large Connecting ROOMS on the Third Floor of Hotel Mansons, facing Blake Pier. At present occupied by the Co MERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY.

For particulars apply to-

MANAGER.

HONGKOSU HOTEL

NOTICE.

1090

MR.A. L. GALLOTTI FR. Á. L. ALVES basacquired the whole

& Co., and from This Day will carry on the same Business under the Firm style of A. L. ALVES & Co.,

at Victoria Buildinge, No. 6, Queen's Rond. Hongkong, 1st September, 1916. (1078

NOTICE

beg to inform the public that I have This Day Established myself as Watchmaker, Repairer, oto.

works done on the Premises and all orders will have my careful attention.

JAMES STEER (late of Cas. J. GAUPP & Co.), No. 4, D'Aguilar Street.

[1080 Hongkong, 1st September, 1916.-

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

HE ITALIAN CONSULATE has This Day REMOVED to No. 1, PRINCE'S

BUILDING, Top Floor.

U. C. GALLUZZI, Acting Consul for Italy. Hongkong, 1st September, 1916.

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NOTICE.

SIEMSSEN & CO.

H. A. BIERS.

O, STRUCKMEYER,

F. DANIELSEN.

R. STUTZKE

A

Contral (In Ice House Street)..

Apply to

WILKINSON & GRIST.

-897

TO LET.

in writing for permission to do so to the Captain SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE si laast 48 hours before the intended bror of departure, giving name, nationality, age, sex, height and ocupation of the applicant, and coming, bus asms of the steamer or other vessel or the hour of the train by which the applicant-wishen to:

SMALL GODOWN in PRINCE'S love. Applicants should apply in person for SMALL GO

For particulara eto, epply

their paroos at the CENTRAL POLICE STATION between the hours of 9 AM to 1 Fod

THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, TM to 4 PM, daily,

A

LTD.

TO LET.

From 1st May,

885

FFICES, 2nd Floor, St. George's Build-REGETABLE SEEDS.

Ingen,

Arply to-

SHEWAN, TOMES & C5.

[b18

TO LET.

HOUBE, in Observatory Villas, Kowloon.

Apply to...

ARLATOON V. APCAR & Co,

14, Des Voux Road..

(811

TO LET

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

Apply to

CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Co., L

TO LET.

FFICES In Princes Building.

Apply to-

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

TO LET.

1572

ATO. 4, DES VŒUX BOAD CENTRAL

First Floor THE COMMODIOUS DWELLING HOUSE, with Offoes, Servants' Quarters, etc. No. 14, SBAMEIN, CANTON, from 1st June, at present in the occupation of the Imperial Fan Consulate.

Apply to

DAVID BASSOON & Co., LTD.

TO LET.

OFFICES at 2, Connaught Road,

(415

OFFICES in King's Buildings. HOUSE ia CLIFTON GARDENS, Contalt Road.

No 1, and * WEST END TERRACE, CANTON, Apple

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD.

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TO LET. TWO BOOMED-FLATS L-(Nathan Boad

ROWLOLL THREE-ROOMED FLATS in Humphrey's Barkloos Kowloon.

FOUR-ROOMED FLATS in May Road with every modern couranlence, including Water and Water Carriage System. A few English Baths and Kitchen Ranges, Hot Flate specially designed to accommodate three bachelors af reasonable rentals, Immolat possession.

FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gurion Terros and Salisbury Avente, Kowloon,

Apply tow

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANOR

Co., Ltp Alexandra Buildings

No

TO LET.

11006

TO. 8, MOUNTAIN VIEW, PEAR. No. 12, BEACONSFIELD ARCADE, SHOP.

* ROSENEATH,” No. 4, Hankow Road, Kowloon

No. 3, CAMERON VILLAS, 68, Peat. 4-ROOMED FLAT to let at the PMAX KELLETT CREST, 66, PEAK. A *GLENSHIEL,” No. 141, Plantation Bond,

Pet

HARTING," Austin Road, Kowloon, No. 20, BELILIOS TERRACE, E

TWO GODOWNS. in Daddell Stroek. No. 2 DES VEUX VILLAS, 51; Prax, Unfurnished),

ANY persons having Claims against the airavo on Condnis. Host

above who have not already lodged same with the Liquidators are requested to present same to the Undersigned before 20th September, 1916.

ALEX ROSS & Co., Liquidators of the above. (1083

No.50, TE PAK (6 CAMERON VILLAS. Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS,

3rd Floor, Alexandre Building,

REFRESHING

‚ IN YOUR

THAN

BATH

CONSTANTINE'S close connection with the HOHENZOLLERNs and his admiration for the German military machine, we shall still find it difficult to reconeile his actions with his professions. It will be remembered that When M. VANEZELOS urged that it was in the interests of Greed to identify self with Great Britain and France, who wore astors of the. Mediterranean, by sending 15,000 troups to co-operate: in the landing at Gallipoli, the KING-and his Staff re-

Captain HEE. H. Sandeman, of Canton, has been elected a non-resident. Fellow of the Royal Colonial Institute.

The P. and 0. Homeward mail steamer Malta, with the Hongkong mail of the 28th July, arrived at Marseilles on the 31st ultimo.

The Ordinary General Meeting of the Douglas. Steamship Co. Ltd., will be held at the Company's Offices on Tuesday. September 26th, at noon.

H.E. Viscount Chinda has accepted the invitation of the Japan Society become the Society's President, in place of Viscount Ivongé the ex-Ambassador,

Printed in 1167, twenty volumes of the works of Liu Tsung-yuan, a Chinese philosopher, which have been acquiret. by Cambridge University, are the oldest printed books in the library.

Dame

Letitia Florence Bowen, of Sussex-square, Brighton, widow of Sir George Fergusson Bowen, 1st Governor of the Colony of Queensland, and later other Colonies, left unsettled estate of the value of £23,011.

WATSON'S jeeted the proposal on the ground that Governor of Hongkong and

HOUSEHOLD

the force was too small to be of any use, while it would render Greece less ablo to oppose a Blank, attack from Bulgaria. Again, when M. VENERLOS Subsequently increased, the number l. 40,000 men, thus romeving the first objection, it was argued

that this would, seriously

A reception is to take place at the.. Club Lusitano.to-morrow at 5.30 p.m., to bid farewell to H.E. 3. Carlos da Maia, Governor of Macao, and. Lady, who are leaving for Lisbon this week.

cordially invited to attend.

The Por-

AMMONIA, I country's power Kas tuguese community and their friends are

IN BOTTLES 75 CTS. EACH

ONLY FROM

WATSON

CO., LTD.,

JUST RECEIVED.

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GRACA & 00,

HONGKONG

851

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1788

MITSUBISHI GOSHI KWAISHA (MITSUBISHI Co).

COAL DEPARTMENT.

BOLE PROPRIETORS OF

Bulgaria. Though it is

His Excellency the Japanese Ambas sador, and Viscountess Chinda had the honour of being invited to luncheon with the King and Queen at Buckinglun Palace on July 31st. and Viscountess Chinda have taken up the Embassy, 10, their residence at Grosvenor:squard.

Viscount Chinda

In Wei-lui-wei, at the experimental tobacco farin established by the British American Tobacco Company, some good quality leaf has been produced, and with tue experience gained the prospects are The company has been encouraging. successful an enlisting the co-operation of the native fariners, who are watching the results with interest as well as caution,

All persons travelling to New Zealand, says the Gazette, must carry passports which have been issued to them at a date not more than two years prior to the date. of arrival in New Zealand. Pass- ports held by persons other than British subjects must bear the visé of a British public official, and all passports must nave a photograph of the beror attached,

against

Lo says wut influence such assistance as that proposed would have had on the opera l'ons at Gallipoli at that time, it can be represented, with a considerable show of reason, that King CONSTANTING and his Military advisers were justified in their attitude by actual events. Similar- ly it may be entended that in repudiat ing the Grecu-Serbian Treaty of mutual defence the Kisu only sacrifid principle to expediency in his anxiety to save Greece from the horrors of warfare. We know that when M. VENEZELOS declared that the nation ought to take its stand by the side of her ally, one of the two excuses offered for abandoning Serbia to her fate was the Bulgarian monace. Yet we find that the Kind refused to co-operate with the Entrade Powers after they had landed a force at Salonika by invitation

It is notified in the Gazette that from of M. VENEZELOS, despite the fact that the 1st inst, onwards parcels for Russin in Europe and Russia in Asia will be ac- the British Minister at Athens handed Mcepted for transmission via Vladivostock. ZA13115, the new Premier, a copy of the The rates of postage on parcels not ex- sceret agreement between the Central ceading 11 lbs in weight will be 82,50 for Russia in Europe, $1.15 for Bussia in European Powers and Bulgaria, promis- Asia, $1.00 to other parts, and $1.00 ta ing CEAR FERDINAND, as a bribe for his Russian Post Office in Manduria. support, the territory of Albania and the An officer well known in Tientsin whole of Macedonia--Greek as well as society, writing to a friend, says that Serbian -the new Serbia and the now campaigning in Mesopotamia is like cam-

paigning in the infernal regions. Greet. TONGKONG OFFICE: 10, DES VEUX ROAD, C.

How is this attitude to be recould not be any worse there, he remarks. LONDON OFFICE: 131, Figaz STREET, E.C.conciled with that previously maintain-ducts of the country, he avers, and the "Heat, flies and filth are the chief pro- fighting serves as a welcome break to the monotony of the banks of the Tigris and the Euphrates,

foenl Among the

resicicnts who returned to the Colony un Satur-

of by theEmprese

Kneziu Landale and' children,

DISPENSARY,

TELEPHONE 616.

BIRTH.

CLARK.-On September 2nd, at No. 7, Tregunter Mansion, May Road, the wife of DOUGLAS E CLARK, of a sou..

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, 4T SETEMBER 1916,

GREECE AND ITS KING.. THE report that King CONSTANTINE has

Bid from Greece, under a German cscort, though not confirmed, is followed by the satenent that he has abdicated in lavour of the Crown Prince. -. } this be rue, it indicates that he realises the in possibility of thwarting any longer the 'll of his subjects in the interest of his brother-in-law, the Kutsen. Despite the expensive propaganda "of BARON VON SCHENK, the mass of the Greek people k ve always been in sympathy with the

Entente Powers, though at fines they may have been tempted to listen to the Toise of those who, pointing to the

KISHIDAKE, YOSHINOTANI, HOJO TAKASHIMA, OCHI MUTABE, NAMAZUTA, FAYO, KANADA, SHINNEW, KAMIYAMADA, BIBAL his

AND OYUBARI COLLIERIES. AGENT FOR SAKITO COAL.

HEAD OFFICE --

MARUNOUCHI, TOKYO,

ed7 The only conclusion possible is that the fear of Bulgaria was employed as plausible pretext for offering no obstacle to the designs of Germany and her. Allies in the full assurance that compensation day

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On Saturday night about nine o'clock a breakdown occurred in the electric

trict, with the result that the inhabitants cable supplying current to the Peak dis

of the houses on the May Road level had to resort to other and out-of-date methods of illumination. At lighting-up time yesterday the current was still inter- rupted, but on inquiry at the Hong that it was hoped to have the defect kong Electric Company we were informed

repaired by midnight.

would be forthcoming when the spoils of were Mira, war were being divided. Even the pregen, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Pere, the r. and Mrs., Nisbet, Mr. d'Ontin- songe of the Anglo-French Expeditionary Misses Rodger, Mr. R. E. O. Bird, Mr. fores on Greek soil failed to produce Lambert, Mr. A. G. Gordon, Mr. E. Des R. J. Birkbeck, Mr. P. Mycock, Mr. J..

any ready compliance with its reasonable | Vœux, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hodgson, and requests; indeed, it was not until great

Mr. B. Janes pressure had been brought to bear that an Assurance was eventually extracted from the Greek Government that, in the event of the Entente troops being obliged to retire across the frontier, they would ot be interned. Since that time, the force assembled at Selonika by the utente Powers has attained very formid able dimensions, and this combined with

growing enharrasments of the Con- Amongst the subscriptions received by tral European Powers and the interven the Lord Mayor of London for the Lord Kitchener National Memorial Fund are tion of Roumania has convinced King the following The British India Steam CONFTANTIKE and his advisers that they Navigation Co., Ltd. £500; the P&O Steamship Company, 2500 Sie Marcus have espoused a losing onuse. The com- Samuel, £1,000; the Shell Transport and placent attitude offered by those in Trading Company, Luu. £1,050 Mesara. authority to the Bulgarian invasion of Boustead & Co., £250; the Eastern Tele- M. Samuel & Co., £105; Messrs, Edward

that a change of air would be beneficial to his health. Thousands, we are told, cherred M. VENEZELOS when he declared a few days ago that the King was the victim of ill-informed military authori-

The Gazette states that H.M. the King has not been advised to exercise his power of disallowance with respect to the Ordi- nance to provide for the extension of the restrictions relating to trading with the enemy to persons to whom, though not resident or carrying on business in chem territory, it is by reason of their enemy nationality or enemy associations ex- pedient to extend auch restrictions, and the Ordinance to facilitate marriages be tween British subjects resident in the Colony, and British subjects resident in the United Kingdom.

achievements of the Central European Powers, counselled prudence. By various ingenious pretexto the KING has sougat tu represent himself as a neutral actuated solely by the laudable desire to save the country of his adoption from dias Greek territory-now that it has come-graph Company. Ltd., £250 Sir John Jackson, £250 and the Japanese Explo duct can hay much doubt that fact that their rulers are not to be trust but no one who impertiully reviews has opened the eyes of the people to thesives Co., Ltd., 2105. states refusal to take part in the war hased and the dangerous revolutionary been que, in reality, to his reluctance to movement which it has provoked has place himself in opposition to Germany, doubtless led the Kino to the conclusion not so much from fear of the consequences to the Greeks as from his own natural BRANCH OFFICES-NAGASAKI, MOJI, Germanophile tendencies. Circumstances KARATSU, WAKAMATEU, OTARU, have not enabled him to follow his own -MURORAN, HAKODATE,

ROBE, cation and rally to the standard of OSAKA, KURE, TOKYO, YOKOHAMA, NAGOYA, TSURUGA VLADIVOSTOCK, the War Lord; he has, therefore, beenties and of his own admiration for Ger- HANKOW, PEKING, LONDON, NEW obliged to content himself with prevent-nauy, through whose victory he hope YORK BHANGHAI, HONGKONG,

ing any active support from being ex to weaken the Constitution and concen-

In connection with the Shakespeare HAIPHONG AND CANTON,

bonded to the Entente Powers. In order trate power in the hands of the tercentenary celebration, As conference. was opened at Stratford-on-Avon July to necomplish this he has not scrupled to monarchy Once again M. VENEZELOS 318t upon the national life of the Allied Cones-A1, A.B.C. Bib Rd Western Union abuse his prerogatives and juggle with exhorts his country to take instant countries. The first session was occupied with Japan's national characteristics and the Constitution. The probability is that action, and on this occasion we have Japanese ideale. Mr. Hellyer said that he was emboldened to take this dangerous litt doubt that his advice will be fol might be described as the means of ob art and diplomacy as practised in Japan cours by assurances of loyalty from his wed, “Who can doubt,” he asks," that taining a desired object with the last General Staff who, like himself, receivBulgaria will now sek a separate peace, possible exercise of physical force uz without the exercise of any physical force BROWN,led their military training in Germany--and who does not understand that if this whatever. The systematic entertainment and by promises of assistance from the happens before we join the Allies it will of the distinguished visitor was a fine art KAISER if security were menaced mean

the permanent extinction of in Japan, and gave the appearance of being part of an claborate system of diplomacy. either from within or without his King Greece !"

Cable Address IWASAKI.” and Bentley's,

Agencies

CHINKIANG--Mostre. GRARING & CO. MANILA-Mess. Macondray & Co. - - SINGAPORE MA, BORNEO CO., LTD, GLASGOW-Messrs A. R.

MOFARLANS & Co., Lv. For Particulars, apply to--

K. KATO, Manager, No. 2, Pedder Street Hongkong.

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