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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

WANTED

THE

AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE HONGKONG DAILY, IRRSS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19TH, 1918.

AUCTION

UNDER RESERVE.

POSITION as MASTER or Mate of River Baterie Liquidatory of Mrs. BY INSTRUCTIONS OF TRUSTEES

Applicant holds British

Master's Certificate and can produce excel lent referencea Resigned his position as Captain of Foreign-going Steamer last weak, being desirous of sailing out of this port where his Children are boing educated.

MASTER MARINER, Care of " Dally Press" Office. [12:4

NOTICE.

BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE CO., LTD.

THE

tions from

Megars, WITZKE & Co, to sell by Public Auction,

TO-DAY (THURSDAY), S the 12th October, 1916, commencing at 10.80 on their premises, No. 1, Ningpo Street,

Taumat, VALUABLE PLANT, MACHINERY,

TOOLS, & Including CAST IRON SCRAP and Merals,

As follows

One Electric Lighting Set, consisting of High-speed Vertical Steam Engine, etc., complete with Mountings. and Switchboard, Marine Multitubular Boiler with Furnace, Boiler complete with all

THE undersigned resumes charge from Mountings and Feed Pump, One Hori

this date. By order of the Bourd

C. MONTAGUE EDE,

General Manager.

[1255

Hongkong, 19th October, 1810.

NOTICE.

zontal Compound Non-Condensing Stewe Engine with Pipe Connection Valves and Storage Tanks, Several Double-Geared, Boron Cutting and Surfacing Lathes, Shears of Varying Lengths, 1 Planing Machine, complete with Pulleys, etc., 1 Shaping Machino complete with Shaft, Slotting Machine complete, 1 power and Hand-Driven Screwing Machine with Shaft and Miscellaneous Assortment of Dies, Vertical Double-Geared Drilling THE undersigned resumes charge from Machine complete, One Double Pillar

By order of the Board,

CHINA FIRE INSURANCE

this date.

CO., LTD.

C. MONTAGUE EDE,

General Manager. Hongkong, 12th October, 1916, [1250

NOTICE.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.

FOR DEBENTURE-HOLIERS, FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION

ON A DATE IN DECEMBER

(To be subsequently announced),

IF NOT PREVIOUSLY DISIDSED OF BY PRIVATE SALI,

THE ORIENTAL HOTEL KOBE,

As a Going Conderi

INTIMATION

GIN

SIR ROBERT

OLD TOM

tion of the House of Cand, there have been two revolutions, and a movement for the restoration of the monarchal prin- eiple, and that even now the finances of the Inndare in a parlous condition, while no one knows what may happen next in the southern provinces. Some of the Manchu leaders have probably read Eng

lish history; they must have recalled how the dissensions in the latter days of the Commonwealth so disgusted the people that they were glad to welcome back the STUARTS, and ther may accordingly argue that China has passed through somewhat similar vicissitudes and that therefore

THEORIENTAL HOTEL is a palatia) T building of brick and done, cover- BURNETT & CO.'S survive their ing an area of 598 tsubo (bout 21,350 square feet), mero or los, hold on Perpetual Lease, situated or the Bund, Robc, and having an uninterrupted view of the Harbour and Osaka Bay It is within 150 yards of the prifcipal land- ing place, and is close to other points of Geared Vertical Drilling

Machine embarkation and disembarkation, besides (equivalent to two machines), by Apple- being 10 minutes' walk from the Railway yard & Co., Halifax, England.

Station. The building faces free streets, the Band, Harima-macbi, and Maye muchi, to each of which it his access.

One Double Column Steam Hammer complete with all connections. One Belt Driven Draught Blower for Blacksmith Shop complete with connections, One Ore Washing Tank with Agitating Gear and | Shafting, etc.

ALBO

Pulleys, assorted Belting, a large quan- HE undersigned resumes charge from tity or Miscellaneous Material, Tools,

this dule::

ete., Tubes and Piping, Steel Bars, Wrought Iron, Steel and Cast Iron Scrap.

By order of the Board,

C. MONTAGUE "EDE,

General Manager, Hongkong, 12th October, 1916. (1257

GULA KALUMPONG RUBBER ESTATES, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 15th instant to the 1st proximo, both days inclusivo.

LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

Colonial Register.

Hongkong, 11th Dctuber, 1918.-

(1962

FRANK WATERHOUSE & CO., INC.

NOTICE TU CONSIGNEES.

FROU KOBE.

THE Steamalip

THE

GISHUN MARŲ,"

having srrived from the above Portă, Consigane/ of Cargo by, har ses harshy informed that all Goods are being lauded at their, risk into the hazardons and/or extra hasariona Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowy Co., Ltd, whence, and frca the wharees delivery may ta obtained

Goods not cloned by the will be subject to renk

104, to go,

All broken, chafed and damaged packazan mæ is he loft in the Colowas, where they will be examined on 18th Def, at 9.30 am." Clalma against the Steamer must be premuted within 30 days of arrival, otherwise they will not be woognited,

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us t any case whatever.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD...

Agents. Hongkong. 11th October. 1916-

ULDERUP & SCHLUTER. IN LIQUIDATION.

11957

REDITORS are required to send in their claims to the Undersigned on or before TUESDAY the 31st October, 1916.

Dated the 27th September 1918,

W. G. HUMPHREYS & CO.

No. 14, Queen's Road Central, Liquidators. [1189

CHINA EXPORT-IMPORT AND BANK

N°

COMPAGNIE

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that any Persons or Firms having Claima painst the Hongkong Branch of the CHINA EXPORT IMPORT & BANK COMPAGNIE are required to file same with the Liquidators on or before 31st October, 1916, after which date no claim will be recognized,

A large varied assortment of Brass Valves and Corks, Brass Bods, Machine Screws, Copper Pipes, Copper Plates, etc.

AND A

Sundry Office Furniture, etc. (Full Particulars from Catalogue.) Un view from Monday, 2nd October...... Terms: Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.

(1196

PUBLIC AUCTION.

WE Undersigned has received instructions

to sell by Public Auction,

Oa” SATURDAY,

THE

the 14th October, 1916, commaneing at 11 AM at the Godowns of the Hongkong and

Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.,

Ltd., Kowloon,

Salved ex s.s. "CHIYO MARU,"

A Quantity of COPPER, BRASS, IRON, STEEL, etc., etc.; Also

1 REFRIGERATOR,

1 AIR PUMP

1 ELECTRIC MOTOR. Terms: Cash on delivery..

PARTI

GEO. I. LAMMERT.

Auctioneer. A

[1261

B.

PUBLIC AUCTION. "PARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of the letting by Public Auction Bala, to be held on MONDAY, the 16th day of October, 1918, at 3 P.M., at the Offices of the PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, by Order of HIS EXCELLEKOT THE GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CROWN LAND above Conduit Bond, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal ni 6 CROWN RENT to be fixed by the Burveyor at His MAJESTY THE KING, for one farther torta of 75 yours.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No. of Sale

Registry o

Beuing Infond Let

Conduit Roast.

Locally.

Boundary Measurements (Approximate)

Th

`4%, 1 MW,

Contente

Square test.

· Annual Dent

"Upset Price,

|

The HOTEL consists of ✅ FOUR STOREYS, with a BASEMENT in which MACHINERY is located, gether with REFRIGERATOR ROOM, KITCHENS, STEAM HEATERS, &c. ALELEVATOR runa from the Basement and Foyer to all the Floors and the ROOF GARDEN, a hundred feet above street-level, frem which a magnificent view of Osaka Bay is obtained.

The FOYER of the Hotel, on the ground

floor, is the finest in the Far East. On A. S.

AND

DRY.

WATSON

CO., LTD.,

The P. & O. homeward mail steamer footten, with the Hongkong mails of the 25th August, arrived in London on the 7th inst

It is announced that the transfer books. of the Gula Kalampong Rubber Estates,

to the 1st prox., both dates inclusive. Ltd, will be closed from the 15th inst.

Two Chinese farmers, of Kwan Ti

11 p.m. on the 9th inst., while they* village, have reported to the police that

with their bullocks, etc., five meu eutered were sleeping fu their matshed, along

the hour is ripe for the return of the the tshed tied their hands and feet, Manchus. Even so, it may be pertinent

and stole two bullicks and a black cow, of the total value of $12. to suggest that the STUARTS did not long recall the historical parallel may, however, be pushed too far,

Anther old Macao resident has passed and it is never of more than doubtful away in the person of Mr. Antonio applicability in China. It is from quite Cyrillo de Rocha, who was in charge of different reasons that we are inclined to the Telephone Co. for many years. Mr. discredit the rumours of a forthcoming da Rocha died at his residence, Praya counter-revolution by the Manchus. That Grande, Macus, yesterday morning. His there are Manchu nobles anxious to bring genial and obliging nature gaived him about such a result we fully believe, and many friends, by whom his loss will be that they would jump at a really favour much regretted, in the Portuguese and able opportunity, but we shall be very

foreign communities of Hongkong, much surprised as far as nothing in Macau, Canton, and the outports, China can aurprise us-it any overt steps are taken to give effect to their desires. We are told that TIES LIANG is enlisting 820,000,000 worth of brigands as soldiers, and that Prince Su will soon be able to take the field at the head of 200,000 & soldiers, while LANG Satin-xx will look after the political side of the movement.

At a meeting of the vestry of St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, on the 3rd inst, it was decided to piner a memorial table in the Church, to the memory of the late Rev. H. O. Spiuk, M.A., C.F. (formerly Chaplain of St. Andrew's Church), whose death at the front was

It is hardly necessary to examine the tals | recently reported in this Colony. Sub-

the same floor is the main DINING HALL and the PRIVATE DINING and GRILL ROOMS, with READING ROOM and DRAWING ROOM.- Shut off from the residential part of the Hotel, but on the same floor, is the BAR and BILLIARD BOOM, with a separate WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, at such long odds; they could probably

catranco...

The first, second, and third storeys in the southern half of the building, and the first, second, third, and fourth in the northern section, are set apart for guests, Some of the rooms have private baths at tached. All are provided with excellent lavatory prrangements, with a constant supply of hot and cold water. The rooms" are large and lofty, and some have bal- conies from which fine views of the hary bour are obtained, s

Although the building is practically fire-proof, a FIRE-EXTINGUISHING APPARATUS, installed by the Water works and connected with the mains in the street, has been fitted on each floor.

but almost all the rooms are fitted with fire places,

HONGKONG AND CHINA:

ESTABLISHED A D. 1841.

TELEPHONE 618.

DEATH.

CENTRAL HEATING is installed WMYsa Killed in action, on 28th July, 2nd Lieut. N. D. WEMvsa, late of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, London Staff,

(1251

This OLD-ESTAHLISHED HOTEL is the only Hotel in the business quarter of

war.

in detail. The Manchus may have twenty seriptions may be sent to the Roy, N. C. million dollars to fling away, but we can Pope, the Vicarage, Nathan Road; or to- hardly imagine them plunging so heavily Mr. B. B. Fielder, Hon. Secretary, A Torres Buildings, Kowloon. If the sub- accumulate a mob of brigands, but it scriptions excued the amounts necessary would be difficult to train them without for the erection of a memorial-tablet, the matter coming to the cars of the the surplus will be given to Dr. Chinese Government. Two years ago we Barnardo's Homes, in which the Rev. H. O. were told that the Manchus were plotting are in urgent need of help in this time of Spink was specially interested and which, with HUANG HSING and SUN YAT-BEN; Dow it is LIANG SHIH-YI, and possibly in another two years we shall be told that

Readors are reminded of the "Our it is LUNG CHI-KWONG, WU TING-EANS, Day concert which is to be held at the or someone else equally absurd, who is Victoria Theatre this evening, commene in conspiracy with them The Manchus ing at 9.20. The concert will be under must, excopt for a few irreconcilables, the distinguished patronage of H.E. the realize that whatever was uncertain and casual about the 1911 revolution, all who took part in it were dominated by one definite principle--the Manchus must go. This was a deep-rooted sentiment that had been at work for years; the people

Kobe, within easy reach of the Japanese PONGKONG Orizon: 10%, Das Vaux ROAD, Chad seen the Imperial House grow more town as well as the landing-pisce and | LONDON OSTIUM: 181, Fumar Stamız, B.C.. railways.

The HOTEL is for sale as a GOING CONCERN, together with GOODWILL and all the CONTENTS, FURNITURE, MACHINERY, &c.

UNDER RESERVE,

BY INSTRUCTION OF TRUSTEES

FOR DEBENTURE-HOLDERS

Should the Hotel not be disposed of as a Going Concern, the

LAND AND BUILDING

OF THE

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, 12TH OCTOBE), 1918.

Governor, IIE General Ventris, and Commodore Sandeman, and the pro- gramme will be contributed to by well- known local artistes. Miss Dione May will also assist, and the programmes which will be on sale have been designed by the Misses May. In addition to the con cert programme, there will be selected pictures of a war flavour. Lady May, Commandant of the V.A.D., will be present in uniform, and those members of the detachment intending to be present are expected to wear their uniforms, The bookings are numerous, hut every care will be taken to provide adequate

TYPHOON WARNINGS.

The following telegrams have been received by the American Consulate Geu- eral, Hongkong, from the Manila Observatory"

and more effete, and the ruling class them selves must have felt for the last forty years of their reign that their hold on the throne was of the feeblest, Evon before the Taiping Bebellion there were mutterings of the storm, but that cata clysni struck the final doom of the dynas THE RESTORATION OF THE

ty. Thanks first to foreign support and MANCHUS.”

then to the exceptional strength and accommodation. WHEN H man with: YUAN SHIH-KAI's ability of the Empress-Dowager, the

with knowledge of China can make such a dynasty survived another fifty years, but mistake as to the feeling of the country all the time its doom was writ, and it as he did when he accepted the Imperial might be said that it existed only on Throne, the foreigner can surely be ex sufferance. In these circumstances, what sused from venturing an opinion as to chance is there of its ever winning its the probable outcome of even the most way back to the throne of China? The chimerical scheme, but none the less we Manchus won the throne of China origin- think there can be little difference of ally by the sword, and it is only by the opinion as to what will eventually come same means that they could hope to re- of the present movement, that has for its gain it; but the conquest of China now object the replacing of HausG-TUNG on would be a very different task from what the throne of China. That there should it was in the seventeenth century, and he such a movement need cause no sur we can scarcely imaging the ex-Emperor, prise; a deposed dynasty takes long to or his advisers, imperilling his pension on the 5th October, and Close on the HOLDERS in the Company will be held st 996h of the same month.

the Oflice of the Comeroy, St George's THE LAND upon which the Orients realize that it has actually and finally of four million taels a year by giving The Bonds are issued in Franos, in Building, No. 8, Connaught Road, Victoria, on

Hotel is erected is of 506 pubs forfeited its power, and there are always his countenance to so chimerical, a multiples of Fre 100.00 and upwards. SATURDAY, the 21st day of October, 1916, (about 21,350 square feet), more or less, to

Bills and bonds (of: the "National Defence 11:30 AM, for the purpose of receiving in extent. It is held on Perpetual Lease, to be found a number of its adherents project, bought before the 1st October, 1916, are Statement of Accounts and the Report of the with all the advantages concerning taxa, who, either from motives of pure loyalty *opted in payment.

General Managers Applications will be received by the Hong

from date.

Hongkong, 3th September, 1916. (1198 RUYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.

BRADLEY & CO., LTD., Liquidators.

[1208

IRS

110

125-1331 106, 2,937

about

11212

6% FRENCH GOVERNMENT LOAN 1916 THE CHINA, LIGHT AND POWER

COMPANY, LIMITED. Price of issue Fry 87.30.

FIFTEENTH

UBSCRIPTION LISTS will be OPEN ANNUAL NIE ORDINARE

ORIENTAL HOTEL, KOBE,

WILL RE

SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION UNLESS PREVIOUSLY DISPOSED OF BY PRIVATE SALE.

kong Branch of the Banque de l'Indo-Chine mittee and the rear ending 31st ton arising out of that form of tenure: to the exiled race or for less altruistic

THE TWELFTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING will be held at the Club

Hous, North Point at 0.30 PM. on

&

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 5th October, 1916 1988

with a roomy BASEMENT and an attractive BOOF GARDEN,

French mail Paul Lecat

A Chinese male has been sent to the

WEDNESDAY, 18th October, 1916, for the THE DAIRY FARM CO., LIMITED into a BANK or SHIPPING OFFICE White Rowe Society persists to this day. Government Civil Hospital in a state

purpose of presenting accounts for 1915/1916, electing Committees and other General

business. 4

Launches will leave Blake Pier and Statue Wharf for the Club House at 5,10 PM.

T. A, LOUGHLIN, Hog Secretary. Hongkong, 11th October, 1916. [aso

FOR SALE)

NE B.H.P. HORNSBY ACKROYD 10 ENGINE Complate and unlod dirant So one & E.W. Continuous Current Bhans Wound Dyname of 50/70 volt with sheat regulator

FALSO ONE) SWITCHBOARD ACCUMULATORS, DYNAMO, dini, complete will increments for 100 Amps

Nor arther portionisasi syyy_|

MIKUTLAD & DATE,

Could be converted without difficulty

CLUB or EXCHANGE.

Bitunted in the centre of the Business

9 p.m.. October 10th. Cyclone or typhoon W. of Balintaug Channel, moving W, or W.NEW.

11:50. 8.10

Oct. 11th Typhoon in about 117 deg Long E. and 21 deg Lat. N., moving W.N.W.

DEATH OF R NEEDHAM

News has been

of the death of Mr. L.

Colony

Ewens &

tecessed left

weeks ago,

place on

seoding Home, shortly it had left Marseilles on the ith Details of Mr. Needham's demise are not yet

Maile for Europe rit Biberta close Partner in the arm by July, 1918, and

Consulting Com

THE BUILDING is substantially con reasons, are ready and anxious to intri- to-day at 11 am, and at 3 p.m.

Needham, solicitors, me The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company structed of BRICK and STONE, and do

the Colony for Home - will be CLOSED from the 18th to 91st of copies virtually the whole of the site. Sue for the discredit of the new régima

Mr. and Mrs, C. Montagu Ede re and it seems that death October, both daya inclusive.

is of THREE STOREYS on the south and the restoration of the fallen family. side and FOUR STOREYB on the north, it took the STCARTS inore than half a turned to the Colony on Tuesday by the board the vessel on think he was pro

century to realize that they had no chance of recovering the British crown, and the

Accordingly, we do not find it difficult to understand that there should be a large ING of the SHAREHOLDERS in the Life of Kobe, close to the Customs House section among the Manchu nobles who above Company will be held at the Company's and the new Wharves.

refuse to regard the present situation BS irrevocable, the more so as they have strong personal reasons for desiring a For further particulars or for cards to reversion to the former state of affairs, view, apply to the

The revolution deprived them of all their Trustees for First Debenture-holders, feudal power and of a large proportion

LJ. Healing,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE TWENTIETH ORDINARY MEET.

Town Office, 42, Lower Albert Road, Hong- kong, on MONDAY, the 30th October, 1918 at 32

Noa, for the purpose of presenting Report of the Directors and Statement Accounts to 31st July, 1918, 20

will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the fall The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company October, to WEDNESDAY, the 1st November, 1910, both days inclusive

By Order,

bein

M. MANUS, Secretary. NB-Fermons holding shares not registered

in their own BAINOR BEG FOCOmmended to? send such shares to be transferred.

1230

Elevator to all the floors

Tokyo.

of their revenues, and they are not un. M. Unemo cho, Kyobashi-ku, | naturally anxious to recover these, if it be possible. Then, too, i they so that the revolution has by no means brought the country the promised peace and prosperi ty; they have seen that, sincs the abdica.

ROBERT YOUNG,

to Banawa-machi, Kobs.

1106

rescued by the crow of the ferry... · The man was apparently insane.

of collapse. While travelling to Kowloon hand, but the brief ingimation of hi by the 7.15 p.m. ferry on Tuesday, be death was received by a cable despatched

Needham came to Hongkong in 1910 an jumped overboard, to be subsequently to MH W. Looker. The late Mr.

a clerk to Messrs Ewens & Harston, solicitors, and in 1813 he became a The Hon Treasurer of the Alice partner in the firm. He was about 34 Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals years of age, and when he left the Colony acknowledges with thanks the following appeared to be in this enjoyment of good donations to the funds of the hospitals health, though previously he had suffered per Mr. Chau Siu Ki-Chiu U Tin from various attacks. The deceased was Chan Siu Ki. The Yam Chi, Fung Fing a most popular member of the local Shan, Kwok Siu Lau, Un Kan Wa, oh Bar, by whom his death will be deeply Cho Teun, Au Chak Man, 8. W. Tò, regretted. Kia large circle of friends in Cheung Bum Woo, and Lo Cheuk Wan the Colony will hear of his death with

much regret. $100 each.