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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

WANTED.

EUROPEAN Rate of Pay, 87 UROPEAN SECOND ENGINEER for

por day for seven days per week.

Apply to-

A

CHIEF ENGINEER, H.M. Dockyard.

TO LET.

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For Six Months or One Year, from the lat October.

INTIMATIONS

ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE.

HE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TR 1910.

THE NEXT TERM will Commence on

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET-FURNISHED. For One Month or 6 Weeks..

SATURDAY, 16 September, at 9AM | 66 TUNGSHUI," Plantation Road. There will be an Entrance Examination on FRIDAY, 5th September, at 9 AM.

F

Cheap rental. Apply to.........

LINSTEAD & DAVIS,

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KEY, WH HEWITT, MA, B.D.,

Warden.

NOTICE.

SS. AUGUST BELMONT."".

FIVE-ROOMED FULLY FURNISHED Ne Responsible for any Debts

HOUSE, with Tannis Courty at Maga zine Gap, at an inclusive rental of $100 por month.

"D. E. D., App

Care of DONNELLY & WHYTE, or Telephone 1498.

HONGKONG OLUB.

NOTICE.

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THE THIRTIETH and FINAL HALF

YEARLY DRAWING of us DEBEN- TURES (1808 tane) of the HONGKONG CLUB. Payable on SATURDAY, the 30th September, 1978, will be held in the Chub House at 11 o'clock &M, FRIDAY, the 22nd September, 1916.

Bearers of Debentures are invited to attend the Drawing.

By Ortor.

E. DES VIEUX, Secretary. Hongkong, 4th September, 1916. [1244)

THE HONGKONG STEEL FOUNDRY COMPANY, LIMITED.

T

NUTIUE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE SIXTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the shove Company will be held at the Company's Office, Et. George Building, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 30th Sept. 1916, at 11.30 A.M., for the purpose of presenting the Report of the General Mannzara and Statement of Account to 31st May, 1016.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 15th to the 30th September, both days inclusive.

GORDON & Co.,

General Managers: Hongkong, 16th September, 1918. (1145

SOCIETE DES, PULPES ET PAPE- TERIES DE TONKIN (Tonkin Pulp and Paper Company).

CAPITAL: $760,000.00, -

Head Office: 21, Rue Jules Ferry, Haiphong.

FIRST NOTICE. HAREHOLDERS of the above -Souisty are hereby notified that as EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEET ING will be held on SATURDAY, the 14th October nezi, si & p.m., at the Head Offee, No. 21, Rue Jules Forry, Hai- phong, when the following resolutions will be submitted :---

(1)To take such measures as:-

TEITHER the Captain nor the Owners, incurred by the Officers or Crew, of the above vessel.

I

Hongkong, 12th September, 1010 [1133 NOTICE.

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

All work done on the Premises and all orders, will have any careful attention.

JAMES STEER

(late of Cis. J. Gaure & Ca),';

No. 4, D'Aguilar Etroet. Hongkong, 1st September, 1816..

NOTICE.

SIEMSSEN E CO, H. A. SIEBS.

O. STRUCKMEYER,

F. DANIELSEN.

R. STUTZKE.

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ANY having huius against the above who have not already lodged same with the Liquidatore are requested to present same to the Undersigned before 20th September, 1916.

ALEX. ROSS & Co, Liquidators of the above. Стояа

WANTED:

MARINER, LONDON,

mout as MASTER on China Coast or Foreign-going steamer.

Apply

MASTER

CERTIFICATE is open for employ

*X. Y." Caro of Daily Press Office.

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KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY." (BRITISH SECTION).

NOTICE.

TIFFIN TRAIN,

HEREBY NOTIFIED

THE PUBLIC IS SATURDAY, 18th September, and on each succeeding SATUR DAY, until further Notice, Tiffins will be served on the Train leaving Kowloon at 1.28 r.z. to First Class Passengers only. The charge for Tifan will be $1.25,

To assist the Management and for their personal comfort, passengers are OWA requested to book their seets in advance, by telephone or letter, which may be done up to Friday night.

By Order.

A. S. MACKICHAN, For Manager

(a)-To guarantee the Company Telephone No. K. 261.

to carry on its business in came an opening for its pro ducts would be possible,

(6.)-T come to the dissolution

and liquidation of the Com pay if such an opening

possibility to use it

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HONGKONG LAWN BOWLS LEAGUE

THE deciding match of the season for "THE PERFECTION CUP" presented could not be found after, aby Messrs. D. & J. MCCALLUM, of Edinburgh, certain delay.

will be played between TAIKOO and KOW: LOON on the Tolice Green, Happy Valloy, on SATURDAY, 10th inst., at 3.30 .. starp The Cup and trophies will be presented us the conclusion of the game by Mrs. O. Bonn.

Members of other Clubs and their Lady friends are cordially invited.

-To give the Board of Directors power to finally liquidate and to appoint Liquidators. For the Board of Directors.

(Signed) M. DANDOLO. Haiphong, nh July, 1910.

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M

PUBLIC AUCTION.

ESSRS HUGHES & HOUGH have received instructions to sell by Public Auction,

BY ORDER OF SUPREME COURT,

ON MONDAY,

B. L. FROST,

Hon Secretary.

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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

SMALL

Ta

TO LET

OFFICE in Alexandra

A Buildings Cheap rental.

Apply

Cure of Daily Presa" Offico.

OFFICES IN HOTEL MANSIONS.

Tare Connecting HOUMS on the LET, from 1st October, 1916, Four

Third Floor of Hotel Mansons, facing Blalo Pier. At present occupied by the COM- MERCIAL UNIOn Assurance COMPANY,

For particulars apply to

MANAGER, HONGKONG LOTRI

(1000

TO LET.

05. 2 and 10, MOUNTAIN: VIEW

PEAKS GODOWN, No. 111, Prayn East, Storage

000 tons.WA

Apply

M. J. D. STEPHENS,

18, Bank Buildings, (1007

TO LET

From 1st November.nexk

ALATS in "EWO MESS," No. 8, THE

TEAR Apply, Property Office

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Fri,

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TO LET.

SMALL GODOWN PRINCE'S

BUILDING. For particulars etc., apply

A

THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE

LTD.

INTIMATION

BY APPOINTMENT.

WATSON'S

PYERIS.

Rojustera.

accustomed. Hitherto, they have been able to sond their letters to England and to other parts of the British Empire for 4 cents, the equivalent of one penny, while upon all such letters forwarded through the Chinese Post Office the ordin ary foreign rate of 21 was charged. In future the only advantage-nccruing to British traders from the fact that there is a British Post Office in the port in which they carry on business will be that they will not be under the necessity of trans acting their postal business at a Chinese Post Office, with its numerous coinage ifficulties. The change will be viewod with satisfaction by China, which main- tains that now she has entered the Postal Union the rates prescribed by the Postal Convention should be charged by all

An exact reproduction of a well-foreign postal agencies, as was the case

known Spa at half the price,- Blends Perfectly with Spirits,

especially Whisky.

A little learning is a dangerous thing, Drink deep or Louen not the Pyerian

Spring.

The shallow drafts intoxicate the brain And drinking deeply, sobers us again."

Popc

PINTS 90 Crs, PEE Doz.

SPLITS 60

665

TRAR

OFFICE TO LET:

NE LARGE ROOM on the Top Floor of

No. 2, Queen's Buikling Apply

THORESEN & Co.

(090

TO LET.

ODOWN in Duddell Street Light and Airy Odices overlooking Statue Square. Moderate rent

For rent and other particulars apply to

Cure of Daily Prass" Office.. [940

TO LET. From 1st May.

OFFICES, 2nd Floor, St. George's Balld-

·Arply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.-

24 [616

TO LET:

MARK

Mr. Beilby Alaton, C., who went to Peking a few months ago, is a younger son of the late Sir Francis Alston, so long Chief Clerk at the Foreign Office. He had five brothers, one of whom lost his life in the Boer War another of then, Mr. Conyers Alston, was seriously wounded net long ago in Worthern France

With the satisfactory conclusion of the official tests between the high-power wire- less stations at Funahashi, Japan, and Honolulu, the Trans-Pacific scheme of wireless intercommunication is now com- ¿ plote. It stretches from San Francisco scross some 0,300 miles of ocean, the station at Honolulu acting as a relay.

CLAIM ON A CONTRACT. In the Hongkong Summary Court

in Turkey before the war, and is still the case in Muruco The new regulaesterday the F xong Wah Hing, 21, tims, we understant, have been issucit Wing "Lok Btrees, saltpetre "andssulphur der the instructions of the Home merchants claimed from. J. Osawa & Co, authorities, acting on recommendations made by the Postmaster-General of Hong- kong, in the hope of making the British Postal Agencies in China, which have

always been a source of loss, pay their way. The Siberian mail, for example, costs Hongkong £7,000 a year, "The retireukent from the Imp rial Penny Pust rystem has not been decided upon. with- out-duc-consideration, for Mr. WOLFE has had the matter under cluse “investiga. tion for twelve months. Before making his recommendations be ascertained that thom affected would prefer to pay 2d. for each outward letter than that the British Postal Agency should be with drawn, which was the only alternative. The British residents desire to main tain their own Post Offices in the Treaty Posts because of the greater security of the mails in the case of Chinn being at war with any ather Power, or being disorganised by reason of interual strife Ching, of

Queen's Road, Central, commission agents, 804870 as damages suffered and sustained by plaintiffs by reason of the failure of defendants to deliver 109 piculs of sulphur, being the balance due under a contract made on October 23rd, 1915.

The case was taken in Chambers, defendants subsequently consenting tu. judgment,

was

HONGKONG MAGISTRACY.

A BANISHEE./

A Chinese who was banished from the Colony for life in May of this

year charged before Mr. Hazeland with te turning from banishment. who had been in gaol for manslaughter, mitted to take his trial at the next larceny and attempted stealing, was coun Criminal Sessions.

The mat,

* LEISURELY CHAIR COOLIES.

Mr. Wood had before him two chair coolies, charged at the instance of Mr. D. Hickie. Queen's Gardens, with

A. S. WATSON & course, would like all the foreign Postal rofusing to travel at a reasonable speed,

CO., LTD.,

ERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS.

TELEPHONE 436.

18

BIRTH. Kert Farnham on August 6th, the Wife of FCR. KEED, of Hankow a daughter

MARRIAGE

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Unions to be abolished, but though her postal service has made great strides in recent years this is not likely to be agreed to by the Powers for some time to come, and even then they will probably require Rasorance that the service will retasin under foreign direction order that it may not fall into the surne state as the Chinese telegraphic system. The mercy order business will be carried or as usual, and the rates from England to the Treaty ports will not be affected.

in

49 required by the regulations, Com- plainant stated that he hired the chair at the foot of Flower Street to take him to the upper levels. The coolies walked very slowly, and every few yards stopped

and put down the hair He was unde the impression that they were waitin for short Chinese fares. Nentence of a fine or fourteen days' imprisonment w passed.

THE KNIFE.

OFFICES on 1st Floor, No. 3, Queen's Road 4. St Bede's Church. In effect the increase may be regarded as igured before Mr. Hazeland

Contral, ab present in the occupation of The China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd...

Apply to CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Co., LTD.

TO LET.

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No., DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL,

First Floor,

THE COMMODIOUS DWELLING HOUSE, with Oleo, Mervants' Quarters, etc. No. 14, SHAMEEN, CANTON, from 1st Jano, at present in the occupation of the Imperial- Russian Consulate:

Apply to

DAVID SASSOON & Co, LTD [416

TO LET.

the 25th Sept., 1916, at 18 No Compro 43/713, dated Hongkong, 17th February, 1903 OFFICES at 3, Connaught Rond,

Kooma, No. 8, Des Vaux Road, Corner of

Ice House Street,

THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY

situato at

OFFICES in King's Rulldings.. HOUSE ia CLIFTON N GARDENS,

Nos. 1, and 2, WEST END TERRACE, CANTON. Apply

for One Share mumbered 92618 Registered in the name of Miss SABAR DUNCAN FISKE hay booD LOST or STOLEN, and should this Certificate not be produced to the Bank Conduit Reed, Yausti, Hongkong, abutting on Temple Street, Woosung Street, and Pakhal before the 30th September 1916, a new Street, Yaumati, Hongkong, and being the Certificate for the Share will be issued and the aforesaid Provisional Cortificato No. 43/713 right title and interest of St Ir SH in

will be thereafter treated by this Corporation KOWLOON INLAND LOT Na, 58,

IN ONE LOT.

as Null and Void.

The property consists of →

The right title and interest of But Ir Su in an undivided moiaty or hall part or share of and in all that plecs or parcel of ground situate at Yaumati, in the Colony of Hong- and Registered in the Land Office an Kowloon INLAND LOT-No.58,

The lot is held for the unexpired residue of years created therein by an Indenture of Crown Lease dated the 28th

B term of 75

of February, 1877

Annual Crown Hent of the lot is $21.27. The lot is not built upon.:

MESSES WILKINSON & GRIST,

Queen's Road Central, or to MESSES, HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers,

Ice House Street.

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X

By Order of the Court of Directors,

N. J. STABB

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 1st September, 1916.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION No. 192.

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

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TO LET TWO ROOMED FLATS in Nathan Road

Kowloon. THREE-ROOMED FLATS in Humphrey's Buildings, Kowloon,

Clapham Park, SW, on August 1st, in the nature of a war-tax, Ever since Captain VIVYEN Davi, A.S. C., only

son of Condr. Fred, Davies, RNR the war began people at Home have been and Mrs Davies, of Shanghai, to paying increased taxation, and soine of Ex, daughter of WAREHAM SMITH

this money has had to be used in order DEATIIS. ⠀ shume. RAWBON-WALKE-At Clifton, on "Augint

to maintain the pecny pustage at the and, EDWARD HENKY RAWSON Postal Agencies in the Treaty ports of WALKER, son of late E. H. Rawson China. It is, therefore, only just that, Walker, formerly H.B.M. Consul General at Manila, aged 36. WICKENDER-At Hove,

at a time like the present, when money TROMSS WICKENDEN, late Commander should no longer add to the burdens of on July 8th, is Bo badly needed, Britons in China P. & O. Service, aged 6s years. Fonggong Oprion: 10 DES VEUX ROAD, C.

their fellow countrymen in the United LONDON OFFICE : 181, FLEET STREET, R.C.| Kingdom,

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, 16TH SEPTEMBER, 1918,

INCREASED POSTAGE RATES FOR THE TREATY PORIS. A CIRCULAR was issued yesterday by the l'ustmaster-General of Hough

un-

nouncing that on and after the first day. of next month the British Post Office Agencies in China (with the exception of Wei Hai Wei) will withdraw from

The sixth annual meeting of shure holders in the Hongkong Steel Foundry, Co., Ltd., will be held at the Co's. office St. George's Building, on Saturday, 30th September, at 31.30 am.

There were two cases in which knes

In the first case the complainant as a Chinese whose appearance bore evidico. of his having undergone rough-treatnut," which he alleged had been inflictedby

coolie, who appeared under sujubas. It was stated that the two men bre elaninen “a and had quarrelied on the.. street. In the course of the row deful.

four or five times. Defendant denied ho ant drew a knife and stabbed complaint

stabbing A month's imprisonment as the sentence.

In the second case a Chiness was firdd $25 or one month's hard labourir. assault, 8250 or two months' hard labur- for being in possession of armis dugger) without a licence, and boual over to keep the peace for a year or fo feit $100. It appeared from the stal ments made that the men quarrelled i The thirtiel and faul. half-yearly brothel three days ago, when defendat drawing of 115-debentures. (1500 issue) of described complainant as a barber and the Hongkong Club, payable on Satur since the defendant had been looking day, 30th September, will I held in the out for a chance for revenge, The club house at 11 am. on Friday, 2nd chance came in another brothel, anıl September

Mr. B. E. Humplireys asks us to state that they donation of forty thousand

FOUR-ROOMED FLATS in May Rond with Srer modern convenience, Including the Imperial Peany Post system and will English Bathy and Kilchen Bangon, Hot Water and Water Chrringe System,& few collect the Lostal Union rates of postage cigars, etc., was not a personal gift from Flata specially designed to accommodate three on letters, viz., 10 cents for the first 20 him to the War Charities Fund, as was bachelors as reasonable rentals. Immediate portion.

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TT 18 HEREBY NOTIFIED that SEALED The total area of the whole et Kowloon ENDERS in duplicate, which should Inland Lot No. 56 according to the plan on be clearly marked “TENDER FOL the Crown Lesse is 9,312 square feet.

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT CONTRACT For further Particulars and Conditions of will be received at the Colonial Secretary Sale, apply to

Ofice until Nook of SATURDAY, the 7th Ostober, 1916, for the Supply of Aerated Waters; Bedding and Clothing; Beers, Spirits, Wines, etc, Spirit of Wino; Chemicals, Drugs, Surgical Instruments and Sundries: Furniture, etc; Milk, eta Pro visions; Suadrice; and Washing (Schedules. Nas. 1 to 10) required locally by this Department for the period of one year from NO. 5, MOUNTAIN VIEW, PRAE, the first of January xoxt inclusive.e

Application should be made to the No. 13, BEACONSFIELD ARCADE, Colonial Secretary's Office for the necessary SHOP. forms of Tender. All other information may No. 3, CAMERON VILLAS, 63, Pear, be obtained from the Fringipal Civil Medical 4.BOOMED FLAT to let at the PA Officer at the Civil Hospital,

KELLETT CREST, 66, PRAX.

ORGAN RECITAL

ST JOHN'S CATHEDRAL,

on

MONDAY NEXT,

AT: 9.15 P.M.

Violinist: Miss VERA CREES. Vocalist: Ma. J. DEWAR. NAVAL LEAGUE WAR FUND.

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J. T. C. JOHNSON, Principal Civil Medical Officer. Medical Department, Hongkong 8th September, 1918.

defendant and other men set on complain- ant on the street outside. They ran away and a lakong discovered the de- fendant under a bed and a dagger fell from his person to the floor Inspector Sullivan said if defendant had strack

YOUR BOOMED HOUSES grammes, and e cents for additional 20 erroneously stated in the communication anyone with such a dagger he was bound Formos and Ballabary

to Gordon gratames. The circular added that the sent to us, but the gift of the Philippine to have inflicted fatal injury. · His wor- Howloon “Apply towA

local rates to Hongkong, Wei Hai Wei, Company, Limited, of which be is the ship remarked that curtainly, the DOSPASSS- HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANOS the British Post Obec Agencies in China Manager.

sion of the dagger was a serious feature and to Macao (and between Canton and Alexandra Boillinge

of the case. Macao, also between Shanghai and Messrs. Hughes & Hough bave received Ningpo) will be maintained as at pre-instruction from the Supreme Court to sent. This means that in future British sell by auction certain leasehold property residents in Shanghai and the other at Yaumati, abutting on Temple Street, Treaty ports will have to pay the equiva. Wosung Street, and Pakhoi Street. The lent of 2.d. for each gutward letter, or sale will take place on Monday, Septem an increase of lid. upon the existing ber 25th, at 12 noon, at the auctioneers rate. On the faon of it, the circular sales rooms.

TO RET

41, Planisilon Road, indicates that a drastic step has been

Road, Kowloon,

CULTIVATION OF SISAL IN THE PHILIPPINES.

MJF-Boomer, U.S. Correspondent at Manila, states that a determined effort is being made to develop the grow2, ing of sisal in the Philippines. Exporters of fibre are backing the project. It has been found that the plant does exceed- ingly well in the islands, and that the fibre produced from it here is of excellent taken which might not unreasonably be We are informed by the local branch quality. The officials of the Bureau of BELILIOS TERRACE with expected to meet with opposition by Australia and China that the following and for the cultivation of sisal, Bank of India, Agriculture of the Philippine Islands are 35,

also entrance on Conduit Road, N

lending their support to the pro- TWO GODOWNE in Daddell Streek, British residents in the Treaty ports, telegrain was received yesterday from the Already considerable plantings have been who, although they have a British Post London office The Directors have de made, especially on the island, of Office Agency established in their midst,clared an Interim Dividend for the past few years the United States will become Masbate, and it is expected that within a half-year at the rate of 14 per cent permiare independent of tropical America in annum free of Income Tax.

obtaining a asal-fibre supply.

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No

TO LET.

[ODREENAGH WEST," No. 42, THE

"M PR; from 1st November, 1916.

Apply to

TINSTEAD & DAVIS.

1109

No. 1 DEB VIEUX VILLAS, 61, PRAX, Unfurnished),

No. 53, THE PEAK (6 CAMERON VILLAB Apply to="" LINSTEAD & DAVIS, 24-

3rd Floor, Alasandra BuildingE

will no longer derive the pecuniary ad vantage from it to which they have been

of the Chartered