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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE.

Mutant, how This Day In admitted R. ERIC MUNRO BOSS Chartered

Partner in our Firm.

LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS. Hongkong, 1st Novomlar, 1016.

TO LET.

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NO. MOSQUE STREET. +Koomed

House.

Apply to

J. C BARRETTO, UNION TRADING COMPANY, Queen's Buildings.

THE

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SWANK S

KING GEORGE'S HALL.

SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE.

MONDAY NEXT, NOV. 6TH, 1916,

AT 8.30 P.M.

ADMISSION FREE

Collection on behalf of INSTITUTE FUNDS,

An invitation is gison to all, especially to the

Mercantile Marine, the Noval and Military.

COME AND HEAR THE SWANKS.”

COME AND SEE THE INSTITUTE.

11830

„HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO. LIMITED

(Incorporated in the United Kingdom).

LOST.

THE SHARE CERTIFICATE No. 1636 To shuts nubered from 1890 to 5369 inclusive, suading in the Colonial (Hongkong) Register in the name of Mr. Woo YOX CHO, having been LOST, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that unless the said Certificate be produced at the Office of the Company, No. 1, Russell Street. Hongkong, within 30 days from the date hereof, a duplicate Certificate for the Bid shares will be issued and the old Cortifente will thoro

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET

O. 1. CANTON VILLAS, Kowloon.

Apply

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST, 1916,

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT AND AGENCY C6. Drb. 11321

TO LET

TO. 12. ELGIN STREET.

Apply to

PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING.

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TO LET.

OFFICES HOTEL MANSIONS: Fr large racing (communicating) facing Blako Pier and the General Post Offen. No 9, 10, 11 and 12 on the Third Floor of Total -Bansions.

For partienkis apply.

MANAGER. HONGKONG HOTEL.

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TO LET-AT THE PEAK.

FURNISHED

Apply

ISHED, 3; Stewart Terrace.

HE POLLOCK,

Princes', Buildings.

1219.

TO LET-AT THE PEAK.

›-ROOMED FURNISHED HOUSE, for

6 or 6 months. Apply to--

g:

LINSTEAD & DAVIS.

TO LET.

(1272

A With Tennis Court.

HOUSE. ai Observatory Villas, Kowloon,

Apply

ARRATOON V, APCAR & Co., 14, Des Yeux Road Central

11216

TO LET.

A SMALL OFFICE in Alexandis

Buildings. Cheap rental: Apply-

HA

Care of "Daily Pross" Office. 1117

TO LET From 1st November next.

TALATS în "EWO MESS,” No. 8, TEE

PEAK

Apply, Property Office,

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.

[1085.

TO LET.

DEODOWN, in Duddell Street. Light and

after be held by the Company as null and Gary Offices overlooking Statue Square.

void.

W. E. ROBERTS,

Secretary, Hongkong, 26th October, 1918, [1307

SHIFOWNERS COMPOSITION

COMPANY, LIMITED.

Moderate rent

INTIMATIONS

The List will be Closed on or before 15th November, 1916.

HONGKONG GOVERNMENT SIX PER CENT, WAR

LOAN OF 1916.

Issue of $3,000,000 Hongkong Currency six per cent. Bonds to Bearer authorised by the War

Loan Ordinance 1910.

THE PROCEEDS OF THE LOAN WILL BE HANDED OVER TO THE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT AS A WAR CONTRIBUTION FROM THE COLONY OF HONGKONG,

THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST OF THIS LOAN ARE GUARAN. TEED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF HONGKONG AND ARE SECURED BY, THE REVENUES OF

THE COLERY.

INTIMATION

GIANT

LAVENDER

TALCUM,

understand the significance of the state ment that, owing to delay in the pro- sentation of the accounts, a sam of $539 in respect of drugs ordered for 1914 "was not paid anti 1015 The date of payment does not appear to be material, unless we are to conclude that it affects the returns of expenditure incurred in

which case we should expect to see the figures originally given for 1914 and 1915 |

increased and reduced respectively by a corresponding sim. As a matter of fact these financial statements are of little assistance in solving the problem which awaita solution. It is admitted, for example, that the cost of drugs · and disinfectants has gone up considerably

in some cases since the beginning of tise war, with the result that Luc Bemė, sum of money purchased considerably less after August, 1914, than it did before. There is also the factor of the fluctuating exchange to be considered. It is further series of LAVENDER TOILET necessary to ascertain the difference

The latest addition

to

our fine

ARTICLES, is a powder of

exceptional merit.

ANTISEPTIC properties and is

PRICE OF ISSUE $100 PER CENT. wonderfully SOOTHING to the the whole administration of the institu

Interest payable--1st May and

SKIN.

rst November. First Coupon for full six months. interest payable-1st May, 1917. Principal repayable at par on→ 1-LB.

1st November, 1928, or, at the option of the Government of Hongkong, principal may be wholly or partially repaid at any time after the fifth year by drawings of Bonds.

The HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORFORATION, Hong- kong, are instructed by the Govern- ment of Hongkong to invite subscriptions for the above Loan.

The Bonds will be issued in denominations of $100, $500, | $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000, payable to Brazer with half-yearly interest Jare of " Daily Prom" Office coupons attached payable 1st May and 1st November, as the Office of the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAT BANKING CORPORATION, Hongkong.

For rent and other partionlara apply to ---

TO LET. From 1st May,

(940

THE Advertisement which has born appear.OFFICES, sud Floor, St. George's Build-

ing in. this paper was inserted without our authority. M. CHAS, A MUTTON Courses from this dute to represent us for the rade of this article.

W. A. HANNIBAL & CO... Bole Agents, HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA,”

PUBLIC AUCTION.

By Order of the Mortgagee.

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Meceived instructions to sell by Publig

HUGHES & HOUGH have.

Auction,

ON MONDAY,

the 13th day of November, 1916, at 3 P.M., at their Sales Room, Ice House Street, Victoris, Hongkong,

The following VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY situato at Victoria, Hongkong,

ALL THAT piece or parcel of ground situate at Victoria aforesaid and known and registered in the Land Offics as INLAND LOT No. 1955. Term 999 yours created by a Crown Lease dated 16th February, 1912. Annual Crown Bent $78.00. Area 100,110 square foot.

For further particulars and editions of sale apply to-

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,

Prince's Buildings, Ics House Strot,

Hongkong,

Solicitors for the Mortgages,

・or ta

The AnctionBers.

MESSES. HUGHES & HOUGH,

Hongkong, 28th October, 1016.

WANTED.

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'URSE or NURSERY GOVERNESS on

Nhe Peak for little girl aged &

Apply

Box 28,

Care of Daily Press," Office. [1821

WANTED.

AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY for the

Marine Engineers' Guild in Hongkong

An Engineer Preferred. Reply to

17, NANKING ROAD, Shanghai.

TO LET,

YO. 4, DES VOSŤ BOAD CENTRAL.

First Floor

THE COMMODOUS |_ DWILLING "HO☺85, with Often viszonte. Quarlem, vis, No. 14, Sivanadka, flavivum, from, lek Jøds; al gent in the focussion of the Imperial Rusins Chaunistas.

DAVID SASSION & Co, Lab, 425

Apply t

SHEWAN, TUMES & Co. (518

TO LET.

OFFICES on 1st Floor, No. 3, Queen's Bond Central, si present in the occupation of The China Fire Insuranos Co., Ltd.

Apply to-- CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Co., LTD. FORE

TO LET.

FFICES at 2, Connaught Road Central.

OFFICES in King's and York Buildings,

> No, 21, WONG NEI CHONG ROAD,

HOUSES on Shamuon, Canton.

Apply to--

MENT AND AGENCY Co., Lap.

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TO LET.

TWO ROOMED-FLATS in Natsu Rost,

The first cupou will be attached to Scrip Certificates, which will be exchanged later for definitive Bonds.

This loan will be free from any local taxation as regards” both principal and interest.

Size

HONGKONG WEDDING.

DOVEY--MACKENZIE,

Á very pretty wedding took place yes- terday afternoon in the Union Church, which was tastefully decorated for the occasion. The bridegroom was Mr. Ernest Roadley Dovey, Government Analyst, Hongkong, and the bride Miss Jessie Matheson Mackenzie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex, Mackenzie, of

Dunedin," Barker Rond.

The bride, who was given away by her father, was attired in a white Duchesse mousseline silk gown, trimmed with ainon and pearl embroidery. Her veil was of silk embroidered tullo, surmount ed by a wreath of orange blossom, and her shower bouquet was composed of white roses and chrysanthemums, The bridesmaids were Miss Helen T, Macken- zie (younger sister of the bride) and Miss Jean Dalglish Cousland (aughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. D. Cousland), They wore. white voile dresses, trimmed with Valen- between prices hore and at home, before ciennes lace and blue ribbon, and Dutch. the actual purchases can be discovered bonnets. They carried baskets of pink by this tedious process. What is needed

roses tied with blue ribbon. The grooms- man was Mr. John Wattie, of Messrs. is a patient investigation of the stores It has real book at the hospital, and that, of course,

Alex. Russ and Company's office. The would involve a great expenditure of

ceremony was performed by the Rev, J. time and labour. The facts, we feel Kirk Maronachie, in presence of a large convinced, will never be elicited without attendance of friends, Mr. E. J. Chap- the aid of a Commission to inquire intiman, organist conducted the musical part. of the service, which was fully choral, the hymns Father, all-creating and tion. We imagine that it is this which

"O Perfect Love" being sung. After the Unofficial membera of the Council the ceremony there was a reception at propose to demand, and, in view of the the residence of the bride's parents, disclosures which have already been where the large number of beautiful and inade, we think the Government would useful presents received were on view, be well advised in its own interests, The honeymoon will be spent in Japan, be well as in those of the general public, whence the happy couple depart by the to concur. If there is nothing now to Empress of Russia to-morrow. hide it is as well that the fact should bride's going-nway costume is of Shan- The be established beyond all cavil. It is tung silk, and she will wear a coloured obvious that the Nursing Staff has been picture hat with pink and blue trimmings. overworked-and anyone who had beon a patient in the hospital could testify--- and it looks as though Hongkong has been given a wide berth by the profession as a consequence. In practice it has been found impossible to carry into effect some of the most necessary re-arrangements DISPENSARY, which H.E. THE GOVERxor announced last August, and the eituation, though undoubtedly aggravated by the war, shows how much wiser it would even to grant the increase in the staff asked for in the early part of 1014 and to have of the Unofficial

$1.00.

A. S. WATSON

CO., LTD.,

HONGKONG

TELEPHONE 16.

&

DEATH. JOLLY-At Forchow, un the 31st October, L. G. JOLLY, Agent, Chartered Bank

of India, Australia & China.

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FONGKONG Orion: 10, Dai Voor Roan, C. LONDON OFFIOR: 101, Franz Star, E.C.

The Baily Press.

HONGKONG, 1er NOVEMBER, 1916.

Applications will be received by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

THE HOSPITAL QUESTION. BANKING CORPORATION, Hong- kone, from whom the necessary Tue replies which the Government printed forms can be obtained. returned, at the meeting of the Legisla Such applications must be for $100 tive Council yesterday, to the Hon. Mr.

of instalments due on allotment.

acceded to the

request

members for the appointment of a Coin mittee to sift thoroughly the conditions of employment. If casual visits to the Hospital, such as His EXCELLENTY rectamends as an alternative, were

of

asy value:

Frida

shoulo

have

jexpected reforms to Le intréquced long ago, for it is to be assumed that the Visiting Justices do not walk round the hospital with their eyes closed and that their reports are not treated as so much waste-paper.l

CRIMINAL SESSIONS. CHARGES AGAINST HARBOUR OFFICE CLERK

AUQUITTED" OF TWO AND PLEADS GUILTY TO ONE,

The case in which Wong Chan War, an ex-clerk in the Harbour Once, was indiet ed for forgery, uttering, and larceny, was concluded yesterday, when the jury a quitted him of the first two, and the prisoner pleaded guilty to the third.

It will be recalled that the accusation

Wong was that he forged two beques-one for $4,000 and the other for $2,000 in the name of Mr. E. D. C.

Wolfe, Postmaster-General of Hongkong, and that he stole zwo blank cheques, the property of Mr. Hutchison, Superinten- dent of Imports and Exports.

Mr. G. N. Orme prosecuted on behalf of the Crown, and

Mr. Eldon Potter (instructed by E.Davidson) de fended.

The accused, in the witness-box, said

A mail for Europe vid Biberis closes he met the man Lau, a witness for the to day, at 10.30 am.

prosecution, some time ago and they had been to dianera, together and had been

Mr. E. M. Ross, chartered accountant, gambling, at which Lan nearly always

at the front, and is in the same Battery

as Major Mead,

*The Swanks" are announced to give a performance at the Seamen's Institute Enext Monday evening. Admission” will

HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Road or any multiple ̋ thereof and be E. H. POLLOCK's questions on the subject has been admitted a partner in the arm won. He owed Lau $380, which was all HOUSES in Broadwood and Morstos accompanied by a deposit of 25 of the supplies of drugs and disinfectants of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham, and Matthews for gambling debts, for which he had Terraces.

per cent. of the amount applied for, at the Government Civil Hospital were

Sergeant McCubbing, who was well-given an 1.0.0, Lau pressed him for Applications may be accepted in distinguished rather by bravity than known locally, being instructer to the payment and said that a friend of his THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. whole or in part, and in the event lucidity. The point at issue is whether artillery section of the H.R.V.C., is also would be pleased to sign any cheques 21

of partial allotment the surplus the use of these requisites has been

u loan, as his friend had plenty of money in the bank. His friend lived at amount paid as deposit will be unduly surtailed since the present Prin appropriated towards the payment cipal Civil Medical Officer entered upon

the Teak, and if he went home to get n his duties in 1013. At the preceding

cheque it would too late to cash it at the Council H.E. meeting of the

Bank. Lau requested prisoner to get u blank cheque, and prisoner did so. Lau said his friend was waiting outside, and behalf of the Institute Funds.

shortly afterwards. Lau came back and Captain 8. Mend, who on the outbreak sald another blank cheque was wanted, of war was "Captain Instructor in as his friend was going to lend him a Gunnery" in this Command, is now

very large sum of money. The cheque a Major and in command of a Biege was

obtained, and later prisoner Battery somewhere in France.

endorsed the cheques because Lau had The School for the Study of Chinese, promised to lend him $1,000, out of which

Kowloon.

THREE ROOMED FLATS in Humphrey's Buildings. Kowloon.

FOUR-BOOMED FLATS in May Boad with every modern convenience, including English Baths and Kitchen Ranges, Hot Water and Water Carriage System. A few Flats specially designed to accommodate thres bachelor at reasonable rentals. Immediate possession,

FOUR BOOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloom.

Apply to -

Co., LTD. Alexandra Buildings.

TO LET

NO. 5, MOUNTAIN VIEW, PRAK.

The Government pas the right GOVERNOR made a very able defence of be free, but there will be a collection on

25 per cent, an application.

allotment (4th Dec, 10101 20th December, 1918. 17th January, 1017.

to refuse any application.

Payment will be required as follows, viz. JOENSON, pleading that he was the vittim of jealousy and that he had incurred hostility by his action in storing the waste that prevailed previous to his arrival in the Colony. At the time wo ventured to observe that if the laxuesa of Dr. JOHNSON's predecessors

25

-100%

In case of default in the pay-

forfeiture.

the auspices of the Hongkong General cheques in the office of the Super. Chamber of Commerce, will be opened intendent of Imports and Exporta. Lau in the old Y.M.C., building to-morrow suggested that prisoner should endorse at 5.30 p.m.

the cheques, as he (Lau) did not want THE “TAI LEE” FIRED UPON money, for they would press kim for his friends to know he had so much

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE ment of any instalment at its du was as gross as the instances cited would which is being established under the he was to pay Lau the $350, He got the..

date, the deposit and instalments suggest it was curious that the fact was

Bot more plainly reflected in [1006 previously paid will be liable to

expenditure, which has remained singularly uniform, amounting to 10,905 Ser p Certificates, with coupon in 1912; 80,781 in 1914, and 39,714 in 1915 attached for the first haf-year's But whereas in the first year the pur interest due on 1st May, 1917, chases made locally to supplement those will be issued after payment of the ordered

d fr

from England amounted instalment due on alletament, and only to $1,505 they rom to $3,468 in such certifi n es, wien tully paid, 1814, and then fell again to $1,003 last will be exchangeable for Bonds year. It is stated that about half the when recrive, Notice will b local expenditure in 1914 was in respect and a thot was fred from-Belchers as Lau, waid it was the name of his friend

which could not be an intimation for the ship to stop at the Peak

The jury found the prisoner not guilty"

No. 23. SHELLRY STREET.

No. 8. BURROW'S SLEEET, WANCHAI, „GODOWN.

No 12 BEACONSFIELD ARCADE, SHOP.

Na 3. CAMERON VILLAR, 63, PEAK, KELLETT OREST, 66, PRAKAR

"OLENSHIEL." No. 141. Plantation Road

#HARTING" Ástin Road, Kowloon,

Pook

⠀⠀ No. 2, BELILIOS TERRACE," with entrance on Conduit Road

TWO GODOWNS, in Duddell Street.

No. 2. DES VEUX VILLAS 51, PEAR (Unforutsher)

No. 56, Tits PRAK 5 CAMERON VILLAS). Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS,

3rd Floor, Alexssidira. Balldings.

given when Bonds are ready for

delivery.

HONGKONG AND SHANGILAT BANKING CORPORATION. Hongkong, 25th October, 1913.

of requirements nation of this

foreseen, but no explanation

SEVERAL CHINESE WOUNDED. The Tai Lee had a very alamming ex perience or Sunday morning when leav ing for Macao. The signals were wrong

repayment of loans. It was not true that he forged Mr. Wolfe's signature; he did not fill up the fronts of the cheques at all said that he saw the signatures of Mr. Cross-examlied by Mr. Orme, prisoner Wolfe, but did not know who he was

as she failed to do so another shot was on the first and second entres

is offered. It is regretted that, owing fred, which went right through the He was then charged with the larseny and three or four Chinese passengers were Butchison. He pleaded guilty, and was vessel just underneath the saloon deck of two blank chrjues belonging to Mr. wounded.

to a mistake, the expenditure for 1914 was returned at the previous meeting as $10,147 instead of 781-an exoces of $360 Bo far that is clear, hat we do not

Luckily the damage done was above the sentenced to six months' hard labour, the water-line, and the boat was phlo subse-sentence to ran from the date he was quently to continue on its journey.

taken into eustody.