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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

FOR SALE.

THE HULL and MACHINERY of a Steel THExia Sarow River Stoner built in 1904 and recently damaged by fire.

Now lying in Shanghai Harbour and open for inspection.

Dimensions. 310' x 40' x 14'. Tomage; Gross 3394, Net 2011.

HULL--Collapsed above load line In fair condition below load line.

Double bottom fore and aft.

MACHINERY -Two sols triple expansion

ergines.

Cylinders 14" x 24" x 391"

30"

Two Boilera 10'0" diameter 11' 0" long. Engines and Boilers can be thoroughly repaired at moderate cost.

Each set of engines is complete in itself and could be used sparately.

Applications for inspection and tenders for the whole or part of the vessel should be sent to MESSRA. GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co, Shanghai.

Particulars believed to be correct bat not guaranteed and subject to examinatba by tenderers.

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THE HONGKONG UNIVERSITY.

T. JOHN'S HALL. Bonham Boad, for Under- Graduates. Residence of graduates Famil External Students, RE-OPENS September 11th.

Special facilities for Graduates.

Apply to-

THE ACTING WARDEN. [UE14

November.

Reply---

WANTED.

T Taipo or Fanling, a FURNISHED A BUNGALOW for second fortnight in

Box No. 9, Care of "Daily Prese" Office. (1112

THE STRAITS TRADING COMPANY, LIMITED

(Incorporated in Singapore).

IN connection with the proposed increase of the Company's Capital the hollers of bearer share warrants desirous of chiming an allotment of the bonus shares are notified that they will be required to exchangs their share warrants for registered share certifi cates, and the attention of shareholders is drawn to the fact that the bonus shares proposed to be issued will rank for dividend from 1st October, 1916, and that therefore no dividend will be payable in respect of them until about June, 1917.

By Order of the Beard,

H. A, E THOMSON, Secretary, Dated at Singapore, the 29th August, 1916.

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THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL · STEAM NAVIGATION CO.

STEAM

FOR STRAITS, CEYLOF, AUSTRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS AND LONDON.

THROUGH BULLS OF LADING Issuid

Batavia, AmeriCAN, CONTINENTAL AND SOUTH AFRICA POETS.

NHE Seawh.D

Bir

· NAMUR " Captain

S. C. Warner, carryinĮ Blajesty's Malle, will be despatobed from is porta. or about SUNDAY, the 14th Sept., 1916, at Day lgbt, taklar Pasengers And for the above Porte, The 8. NAMU" wil proceed through to Port Said, Marseilles and Louder.

8lk and Ya'aubles for Bombay (under arrangeme.L) will be transhipped at Colombo

into a Steamer of the B. LS. N. Co.

Parcels will be received at ibe Offius antil 3 F.M. the day before sailing. The contents and

alue of all packages are required.

For further particulus apply to

I. V. D. FAIR,

Acting Superintendent,

ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE, MAÇÃO.

THE above SCHOOL, situated in the

on FRIDAY, Sept. 15th,

E

A sound education in English, Portuguese

and Commercial subjects ia provided

Apply to the-

Fr. DIRECTOR.

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HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE

NOTICE.

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the

SEPTEMBER SETTLEMENT Dat take place on the 27th inst., instead of the 28th inst, as previously advertised.

By Order of the Committee.

EDWARD M. RAYMOND, Secretary,

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NOTICE.

SIEMSSEN & CO.

H. A. SIEBS,

0. STRUCKMEYER.

F. DANIELSEN.

R. STUTZKE.

NY persons having Claims against the A above who have not already lodged

sane with the Liquidators are requested to present same to the Undersigned before 30th September, 1916:

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

WANTED.

NENTLEMAN requires BOARD (Break-

Gr fast and Dinner) and Lodging, Private Family. State Terms ན་ ན་གི་

"L"

Care of "Daily Prous "Office.

{1101.

INTIMATIONS-

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBKE 9rg, 1916.

KOWLOON CRICKET. CLUB.

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET

NDER the Dist. A .C.M.-G. LEM PRAX, from 1st November, 1918.

Distinguished Patrange of 66TODBEENAGH WEST," No. 42, THE

H.E.

Major General HF VENTRIS, G.O.C., Commodore H. G. G. SANDENAN. OPEN AIR

VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL

CONCERT

IN AID OF

THE WAR. CHARITIES will be held on

THE CLUB GROUND, KING'S PARK; KOWLOON TO-NIGHT (SATURDAY), Sæer. 910,

1918, AT 15 T..

By kind permission of L-Col. Watson and. Offers the Band of the 74th Punjabis will render selections,

ADMISSION BY Ticker $1 Each...

Obtainable from Members of the Club, Mears. MOUTHIE & Co, RoULBOS PIANO CO Axxson Muste Co., and at all Clubs in the Colony.

NOTICE,

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I beg to inform the public that I have This Usy Established myself is Watchmaker, Repairer, etc.

Apply to

LINSTEAD & DAVIS.

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OFFICES IN HOTEL MANSIONS.

To

NO LET from 1st October, 1916, Four Largo Connecting ROOMS on the

INTIMATION.

WATSON'S

FINEST OLD

Third Floor of Hotel Mansons, facing Biske BROWN

Pier. At present occupied by the Com- MERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY.

For particulare apply to

MANAGER, HONGKONG HOTEL

1000

TO LET.

NOS, 3 and 10, MOUNTAIN VIEW

PEAL GODOWN, No. 111, Praga East, Storage 8.0 tons.

Apply

M. J. D. STEPHENS,

18, Bank Buildinga. [1007

TO LET..

All work done on the Fremises and all HOUSE, No. 4, Seymour Terrao,

orders will havo my careful attention.

JAMES STEER

(late of Cus. J. GAUFP & Co.), No. 4, D'Agullar Street.

(1030 Hongkong, 1st September, 1918:

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that.

NPROVISIONAL CERIFICATE NO. 43/713, dated Hongkong, 17th February, 1908, for One Share numbered 92619 Registered in the name of Miss SARAH DUNCAN FISKE has been LOST or STOLEN, and should this Certificate not be produced to the Bank. before the 30th September 1918, ». DEW Certificate for the Share will be issued and the aforesaid 'rovisional Certificate No. 43/713 will be thereafter treated by this Corporation as Full and Void.

By Onder of the Court of Directora,

N. J. STARE,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 1st September, 1816,

(1084

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

1st October.

Apply to-

P. M. N. DA SILVA,

6, Des Vœux Road.

[1099

TO LET,

From 1st November next.

FLATS in "EWO MESS," No. 7, THE

PEAK

Apply. Property Office.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.

TO LET.

(1085

SMALE GODOWN in PRINCE'S

BUILDING.

For particulari, sto,, spplyi

THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE

ONE

LTD.

OFFICE TO LET

085

NE LARGE ROOM on the Top Floor of

No. 1, Quoon's Building. Apply-

THORESEN & Co. [900

THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Company's Offices, on TUESDAY, the 28th of September, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Mangers, together with a Statement of Accounts to 30th June,Airy Ofices overlooking Status Square.

1918.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 12th to 26th September, both days inclusive,

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,

General Managers, Hongkong, 4th September, 1916, [1093

FOR SALE.

ONE 10 BHP. BORNSBY ACKROYD

OIL ENGINE complets with and soupled direct to one 8 W. Continuou Current Shunt Wound Dynamo of 50/70 volls with shunt regulator.

ONE SWITCHBOARD. for ACCUMULATORS, DYNAMO, &c., scmplete with instruments for 100 Amjs.

For urther particulara spply to-

LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Alexandra Buildings

THE

A

LING & CO..

19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

JRNITURE AND PHOTO GOODS

STORE.

FURNITU

Photographis Goods of Every Desaription in Stock.

Developing, Printing and Enlarging.

Canton Marbles in Varlons Shaden.

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*Sir Henry Ponsonby is com- manded by the Queen to thank Mr. Darlington for s copy of his Handbook."

"Nothing better could be wished for

British Weekly. far superior to ordinary guides.

Daily, Chronicle. Vitors to London should ne

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TO LET.

MODOWN in Duddell Street Light and

Moderate mn

For rent and other particulars apply to-

H. Care of Daily Prera" Office. 1940

0

TO LET

From 1st May.

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

Inge. Apply 10

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. [518

TO LET

Otel al present in the ocompation

FFICES on 1st Fiver, No. 8, Queen's Road

The Chins Fire Insurance Co., Ltd,

Apply to CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Co. LTD.

TO LET

FFICES in Princes' Building. Apply to-

OFFICES

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.. Liquidators, REDTEE, BROOKELMANS & C%

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of

TO. 4,DES VOUX ROAD CENTRAL,

Nice Flow

THM COMMODIOUS DWELLING HOUSE, with Offles, Servants Quarters, sto, No. 14, SHAMEEN, CANTOs, from 1st June, present in the oconpation of the Imperial Russian Consulate.

Apply 10

DAVID BASSOON & Co., LTD. (410

OFFICE

TO LET

\\FFICES at 2, Connaught Bond

OFFICES in King'u Boldlagu.

HOUSE in CLIFTON GARDENS, Conduit Road.

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The Daily

Aress.

Hotorong, 9T SEITEMBER, 1916,

A MERCANTILE CODE NEEDED IN CHINA.

The Bishop of Victoria will preach at the Peak Church at 6.30 p.m. to-morrow,

The Taishan will leave for Macao on Sunday at 9 am, and will leave Macan on the return journey at 3 p.m.; instead of at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. respectively, as previously announced.

Lient, 0. Morrington, R. G. A

formerly in the office of Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton, and who left Hongkong for. active service a year ago, is engaged with trend-mortar batteries at the front. Dr. Bateson Wright, formerly Head- master of Queen's College, has been of the classes nt the

The next organ recital in St. John's Cathedral will be on Monday, September 18th, at 9.16 p.m., with Miss Vera Crees (violinist) and Mr. J. Dowar (vocalist) as soloists It will be in aid of the Navy League War Fund,

the

China. This is an old grievance of the foreign merchant, and is a constant source of grave inconvenience. The China Association made representations on the subject seventeen years ago, bat in spite of the frequent occasione on which attention has been given to the Penal Code, China has not yet shown any sign that she sees any necessity for recti- fying the want of a code of commercial law. As a matter of fact, the Chinese themselves do not feel this want, for it rarely happens among the Chinese that the majesty of the law is invoked to settle a commercial dispute unless there is some criminal question involved in it. taking some Any question as to the interpretation of Bournemouth Secondary School in conse a contract is usually settled by the guildquence of younger man being requirel of the particular trade concerned in for the war. accordance with the special customs of that trade and with regard to local prac tice. Consequently, an ordinary contract may be susceptible of numerous varying interpretations, or liable to various un- expressed conditions, according to the particular class of goods involved and according to the place. This does not inconvenience a Chinese merchant to any [great degree, for be inturally knows the rules with regard to the particular dass of goods in which he himself deals, but it is a constant source of difficulty so the foreign merchant who is endeavouring to develop his business, and is often a real handicap. In commercial transac tions, a British merchant is bound by British law; the Chinese party is bound by no definite law at all, but only by a collection of local custoras and andis coverable preendents. It speaks volumes for the common-sense of both sides that this chaolje state, of affairs has been able to continue so long without giving rise to constant friction. There has been one striking excmplification of the difficulties that may arise-gome years ago a British bank called up the reserve liability on its shares; Chinese shareholders refused to pay, and the officials before when the case was tried supported them on the ground that this practice was unknown This particular among the Chinese.

Last night's entertainment by Scamps in the Theatre Royal met with a most appreciative reception. In the majority of the items the performers were recalled and readily responded. To-night their farewell appearance' will, be marked by a specially attractive pre-

gramme.

A letter has been received from J. Grant, formerly a ward master at the Government Civil Hospital, and now on active service in France, stating that he sustained a shrapnel vound on July 29th, as a result of which his left leg has been fractured. At the time of writing he was about to leave for a hospital in England. The workers of Our Little Bit Society," Kowloon, have forwarded, through the kindness of Messrs. Showai, Tomes & Co., the following articles to Miss Eden, Jackanupes Work Society, 54, Marborough Mansions, West Hamp stead. NW-2,092 bandage rolls, swabs, 17 flannel many-tailed bandages, 14-milk covers, 38 suits pyjamas, and o bedjackels.

at the Feak Church. There was

a cele-

point was ultimatey adjusted by

On Thursday a Quiet Hall Day, clause in the MACKAY Treaty to the effect that Chinese taking shares in British Primarly for C.M.8. workers, was held companies should be bound by the rules bration of the Holy Communion at 8.30 of the company da interpreted by the

3.1., and during the morning two British Courts, and sice vered, but it is

addresses were given by the Bev, N. C. provich by

Pope. In the afternoon the annual obviously impossible to Treaty for every separate commercial report meeting of the C.M.§. was held complication that may arise. What is at Mountain Lodge, at the kind invitation needed is the publication by the Chinese of Lady May. The Bishop presided at the meeting and interesting reports of the work at the C.M.8, stations in the

Government of an authoritative plate- ment of the law which will leave no room

CORRESPONDENCE.

REGISTRATION OF ENEMY

TRADE-MARKS.

for doubt or ambiguity. The rules and dioceses were read. During the day practices of the various guilds would pro-hospitality was given by several resid- ride a good framework; theas could be ents on the Peak. readily ascertained by the Ministry of Laws and then codifed, local variation being, as far as possible, abolished, It would then be necessary to compile laws governing those modern developments of commerce that the guild rules would not

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "MONGROYE cover, such as joint-stock companies,

DAILY PRESA."] bankruptcy, patents and trade-marks, and so forth. The resulting Mercantile

StnI have read with great interest Code would not abolish the anomaly that the report of the proceedings of the Legis- the two parties to a contract have each lative Council on the occasion when the to interpret it by a different law that Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak brought up will necessarily continue as long as extra his excellent motion for the entire nulli- territoriality endure-but it would savefication of enemy trade-marks in the the foreign merchant from any uncer | Colony, tainty as to where the Chinese party The chief official objection seemed to be stood legally under the contract and on the grounds that so other part of the would remove the inequality of the Empire has had the energy or initiative foreigner being bound by his national to actually do this yet, and that thers- fore, pe focio, it was a matter to which the Government itself must give ita

Now that the Parliament has been reinstated and Young China is ence more given a voice-if nothing more-in the government of the land, it is probable that we shall soon bear that the question of the abolition of extra-territoriality has once more been raised. We may say at once that we are convinced that the time is not yet ripe for such a step; it may, However, be well to examine the conditions that China has to fulfil before the matter can come within the sphere of practical politics. Great Britain has given a very guarded promise on the sub jeat. Article · XII. of the MACKAY Treaty ays: * China having expressed a strong desire to reform her judicial system and to bring it into acord with that of Western ustions, Great Britain agrees to give every assistance to such reform, and she will also be prepared to relinquish her extra-territorial rights when she is satisfied that the state of the It has been reported to the police that Chinese laws, the arrangement for their during the typhoon blow a large electrić administration, and other considerations light standard was blown down at Sham warrant her in so doing.". Accordingly, | Shui Po. from time to time the Chinese Govern- ment devotes itself to the task of revising

while the Chinge was subject only

to a lot of vague and varying customs.

careful attention," and, of course, ap point a Committee, with the result that nothing will ever be done.

The oficial attitude also seems to indi cate that, as the scheme is only the pro- duct of the best business brains of the Colony, and the result of far more care- ful thought and practical experience than they themselves are either capable of or

An armed robbery has been reported from Nam Cheong. A Chinese woman its Peral Code. It would be a compara-states that six men entered her house and tively simple task to compile a Penal Code that would satisfy the Western got away with a large quantity of jewel-likely to give it, they must frown it lery, clothing, etc., of an unknown value, down, but should their fellow Bumbles in Westminster, when the war is over

World; it would be found much harder to institute, such arrangements for its

Capt. C. C. Chambers, R.G.A, who administration as would also give satis served in the 23rd Co., RG.A at TW Kortom

TWO ROOMED-FLATS in-Nathan Bord faction; but, even if these two require Lyeman, when stationed in Hongkong

J. Bertram B.G.A., THERE-BOOMED FLATS in Humphrey'sments were fulfilled in the most perfect and Lieut. Bushings, Kowloom.

FOURLOOMED FLATO in May Road manner imaginable, China would have formerly Bergt. Major at Singapore, with ovary modern convenience, including performed only half her task. Foreigners were both wounded in the last British keen walchfulness over the business of English Bath and Elshen Banges, Hot in China do sometimes cornit crimes,offensive. Water and Waler Carriage Bystem. A t

and the Germans have settled down to their business stride again," evolve some half-hearted and unworkable scheme, why, then they will be only too pleased to smilej on such signal proof of the Government's

the Empire, and, incidentally, appro- A Chinese doctor residing at 44, Wingpriate any kudos going. Flats spatially designed to socommodate the and so would have some degree of interest bachelors at reasonable rentals. Immalsk in the Penal Code and its administration, Lok Street, has reported to the polics the I have little admiration for Mr. but it is far more often in connection suicide of a clan, They were Horatio Bottomley's paper, John Bull, with commercial affairs that they come travelling from Canton to Hongkong by but one attice of his faith I fervently into contact with the Chinese judicial the Fatshun when the clansman jumped echo "Oh, for a business Government. system, only to find that nothing re- overboard near Ching Sha Wan. The Yours faithfully,

TRADEMARK. senbling a Mercantile Coda existe in body has not been recovered.

Canton, September 7th, 1916.

possession.

FOUR-BOOMED HOUSES In Gorder Terrace and Balisbury Avene, Kowloon,

Apply to

KUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

Co., Las Alesandrs Buildinga

11006