INTIMATIONS
A. BUNE.
IN LIQUIDATION,
CREDITORS are required to send in their
Claims to the Undersigned on or before THURSDAY, the 30th November, 1916,
Dated the 14th November, 1916.
W. G. HUMPHREYS & Co.,
No. 14, Queen'e Road Central, Liquidators
NOTICE.
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NGLISHMAN with Some Capital and ENG tin wishes, to rant with one similarly placed; or, woubl join existing firm on partnership arrangement.
Reply (principals only);
Bo1 No. 39.
Care of Daily Prem" Office, 1380
ITALIAN CONVENT.
BAZAAR.
TO-MORROW (SATURDAY), Nov. 18, and Two Following Days, Commencing each day at 10 A.M..
CHILDREN'S FRocks, COVERS, HANDKERCHIEFS, BOYS' TUNIC AND SAILOR Surs. ARE JERSEYS
LADIES' DRESSES,
TABLE
CHILDREN'S BAZAAR! Dolls, Balls, and other Toys in great variety and at all pries. Sweets, Chocolates and Confectionery.
REFRESHMENT STAL), on Opening Day only,
PUBLIC AUCTION, HUGHES & HOUGH,
By Order of the Mortgagees.
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBRE 171r 1918.
SECOND 53% 'RUSSIAN INTERNAL SHORT TERMED LOAN OF 1916 for Rbls. 3,000,000,000.
THE Subscription to the above LOAN will be Opened from 14th November to 26th December, 1918.
The price entirely free
of tune is 95 per cont. The Loan
other taxations.
Insome Tax and
The Loan is redeemable at par, on 14th October, 1996, without option for the Russian Government to convert it at an earlier date.
HOUSES TO LET
TO LET.
TO. 1, CANTON VILLAS, Kowloon
A KOUSE in Knutsford Terrace.
Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
TO LET
Coupons urs payable half-yearly on the 14th. 42, ELGIN STREET. April and 14th October,
An interest on the ahore Loan from
14th October, the interest red run tren subscription must be taken into consideration and is to be added to the price of issue.
The Husso-ASIATIC BANK in Hongkong is wady to accept applications for the above-named Losi
Special favourable rates will be quoted for
Russian Exchangs.
Payment may she be mede in Roubles. Applications will be wired to Potrograd free of telegraphic charges and commission.
40 per cent. only of the cost of the Bonds may be paid on application, the balance to be pail on receipt of the Bonds,
The Bank is also ready to give every facility to subsoribits in the shape of advances against the serips.
G. TISDALL.
Manager. RUSSO-ABIATIC BANK,
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NOTICE,
WE horshy announce that the CANTON
SAMBUI RAILWAY, after the Board of Communications having bought four- Bevouths of its interests from the Provinces of
Hunsa and Hupsh, still has three-sevenths of its Shares belonging to the KWONG TUNG YUEH-HAN RAILWAY COMPANY,
MESSES HUGHES & HOUGH have LIMITED.
Auation,
received instructions to sell by Public
ON THURSDAY, the 23rd day of November, 1916, at 3. P.M., at thoir Sales Blooms, Ioe House Street, Victoris, Hongkong.
The following VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY situate at Mong Kok Tarr in the Dependency of Kowloon and Colony of Hongkong, viz,
All that piece or parcel of ground situats, lying and being at Mongkoktani in the Atpenderry of Kowloon in the Colony of Hong- Yong and registered in the Land Offlee as KOWLOON INLAND LOT No. 936, abat- ting on the North side thereof on KOWLOON INLAND LOT No. 937 and measuring thereon 30 foot or therabouts, and on the South side thereof on KOWLOON INLAND LOT NO. 935 and measuring thereon 30 feet or there. pboute, and on the East side thereof on a public theroon 34 foot or road unnamed and tacosuring thereabouts, and on the West side thereof on a
It was agreed with the Board that the Government, as a shareholder, skouki appoint Director while the undersigned should designate & Manager to co-operate with the Director to administrate the affairs of said Railroad. Therefore, all cheques for payments receipts, agreements of purchase and other doonments of the Director shall be countersigned by the Manager representing the interest of the undersigned, otherwise they are Null and Void. The present Manager is ME, LAUKAMKONG,
By Order of Committes,
KWONG TUNG YUDH-HAN RAILWAY CO., LTD.,
Apply to
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SIMPLIFY
THE
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PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING.
TO LET.
OFFICES in HOTEL MANSIONS:-Four rooms (communicating) facing Blake Pier and the General Post Offee. Nos. 9, 10, 11 and 12 on the Third Floor of Hotel Mansions.
For particulars apply.
MANAGER, HONGKONO HOTEL
11392
TO LET AT THE PEAK:
FURNISHED, 3, Stewart Terrace.
A
Apply-
"A highly successful social evening was "There is no man in this country who given adherence to the policy (of refus held at the Men's Club on the 18th inst, ing to make peace until the military when the ball was packed with an domination of Prussian is wholly and attendance which numbered 220 and in- fually destroyed") laid down by the cluded four officers. A very enjoyable Prime Minister and the Secretary of programme was submitted, the whole of State for War who does not know," said the arrangements being made by the men Sir EDWARD CARBON in the House of themselves. The Billiards tournament, of Commons last month, that we must be which the first round is now being play- prepared to make far more sacrifices than fed off, has attracted an entry of 64. It we have made hitherto, and to put the is gratifying to find that the club is so country and the country's trade to far widely apprecated by these for whose
use it was started. TROUBLE greater inconvenience then either we or anybody else have suffered in the past." Recent reports from Home have told us of the new “combing out process that is now taking place in order to obtain the numbers required. At one of the tribunals the military representative. announced that he had been instructed to gineering industry has now taken place, The necessary alterations to the Me oppose all applications for the exemption
of selecting your Xmas Cards
by sending for
OUR BOX OF 12
OF
H. E. POLLOCK,
Princes' Buildings.
1918
CHINESE VIEWS.
SATO LET. HOUSE at Observatory Villas, Kowloon,
With Munis Couri
Apply
4
Canton. 1368 F
Canton, Oth November, 1916.
HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in the United Kingdom). LOST.
"ÅRBATOON V. APCAR & Co,
14. Der Vor Hoad Central
(1918
TO LET.
SMALL OFFICE in Alexandra Buildings. Cheap rental. Apply
15
76
The Cards are neat and tasteful and their own inclinations. It is not, how ever, so easy to replace them here as in Great Britain. As H.E. the GOVERNOR will certainly please you and your stated in a letter which he addressed to
friends who receive them.
PRICE $3.50 PER Box,
1117
Care of "Daily Press " Office.
TO LET From 186 Novosber next.
TALATS in "EWO MESS," No. 8, 201
Apply, Property Office,
JARDINE, MATHEJON & Co., LTD. [1065
TO LET.
LODOWN in Daddell Street Light and
Moderate rent.
kablie latio, containing total ares of 1,029 THE SHARE CERTIFICATE No. 1656 G Airy Offices overlooking Statue Square
square feet or thereabouts. TOGETHER with the messages and premises thereon known as Nos. 2 and 3 of the unnamed public road aforesaid at the back of Nos. 488 to 530 Shanghai Street, Mongkoktani aforesaid) and with all rights, easemente and oppurtenance thereto belonging.
The Property is held for the unexpired residue of a term of 75 years commencing from the 30th day of March, 1896, crunted thorsin by Crown Lease dated the 31st day of October, 1913, and insde between His Majesty King George V. of the one part and one Io Lox SHAN of the other part, subject to the payment of the annual Crown Kent of $3.50 and the performance and observance of the covenants and conditions contained in the said Crown Loose.
For further particulars and conilitions of sale apply to:-
GEO. K. HALL BRUTTON. York Building, Chater Road, Hongkong,
Solicitor for the Mortgagees,
or to MESSES. HUGHES & HOUGH,
The Auctioneers.
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BRITISH MUNICIPAL COUNCILS, TIENTSIN, NORTH CHINA.
THE COUNCILS are prepared to receive applications from British Subjects for the post of MUNICIPAL ENGINEER
Candidates will be required to pass medical examination as to their fitness for the position.
Applications should state age, qualifications, salary required, etc., and should be forwarded, together with ropies of testimonials and parti enlars of provions employment, to the Under signed on or before 31st December, 1916.
By Order.
Councils Offices,
J. R. LINESS. Secretary.
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Tintin, 6th November, 1916.
WANTED.
Eshop. Apply in own writing with copy
INGINEER. Br., alotainer, for Harbour or
refs., stating age and salary required to-
V. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD..
Kowloon
WANTED.
For rent and other particulars apply tɔ- Cale of "Daily Press Office.
for 50 Shares numbered from 5320 to 6369 inclusive, standing in the Colonial (Hongkong) Register in the name of Mr. Woo YUE 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 said shares will be issued and the old Certificate will there OFFICE after be held by the Company as null and void,
W. E. ROBERTS, Secretary: Hongkong, 26th October, 1918, [1307
NOTICE.
Ph
ANY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiatic or Indian
desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the CENTRAL POLICE STATION between the hours of 9 am, to 1 p.m. and 3 r.m. to 4 P.M. daily.
Applicants will be required to produce Pass- ports or identification papers.
All persons with certain exceptions whe renin in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register themselves under the REGISTRATION or PERSONS ORDIN. ANCE 1916,
Forms of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and ni all Police Stations.
The Penalty for non-compliance is a fine not exceeding 850.
REMEMBER
KISMET
MID DECEMBER.
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'N ASSISTANT SECRETARY for the
Marine Engineers' Guild in Hongkong.
An Engineer Preferred. Reply to
A
17, NANKING ROAD, Shanghai.
WANTED.
A.D.C. Production
on behalf of the
177
STENOGRAPHER with good knowledge «STAR AND GARTER FUND
of English for Saigon. Apply.
Box 10, Care of Daily Press "Offee,
WANTED.
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for Soldiers and Sailors totally
disabled in the War.
[13$4
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FRESK
SECOND-HAND TYPEWRITER in
good condition,
Reply stating particulars to-
* TYPIST" Care of Daily Press Office.
WANTED.
| ENTLEMAN, British, desires Board and Residence in prirate Boarding Home or
Apply
Care of Daily Frens," Office. FL383
JUST RECEIVED.
Supply of FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS.
GRACA & CO.,
TO LET.
1940
From Tat May.. FFICES, Fad Floor, St. George's Build.
Apply to
SHEWAN, TUMES & Co.
[518
TO LET. FFICES on 1st Floor, No. 3, Queen's Bond The China Fire Insurance Co., Led
Apply to CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD. [esg
Oo, al root in the cooupetion of
TO LET.
OFFICES at 2, Connaught Road Central,
OFFICES in King's and York Building. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Road. Terraces.
HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton No. 1, WONG NEI CHONG ROAD. HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.
Apply to--
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGENCY Co., Ltd.
TO LET
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We are informed by the Acting Cor- fissioner in China, Mr. A. Ramsay that the fusion of the British Engineers Association and the Manchester Scheme for the Organisation of British En-
of men under thirty years of age. Inmorandum and Articles of the Associa principle, of course, there can be notion are in hand to enable the extender objection to equality of sacrifice through programing to be carried into effect. It PHOTO XMAS CARDS out the Empire. As far as Hongkong is it estimated that the fusion will bring, new members into the concerned--and we do not doubt that it at least. 200 is the same in every British community British Engineers' Association.
The latest variant of the confidence none of those who are eligible for mili tory service in the field would resent trick was recounted to the police yester. being called upon to go to the front ifday by a Chinese widow, She said that, the need for them to do so should arise, when on her way to purchase a lotion for and there are many who would have gone her eyes, a man asked where she was. long ago if they had been free to follow going. She told him and he replied that he could soon cure her, if she would hand him the gold earrings and a hair-press. she was wearing, to make a little gold dust necessary for the cure. She coma- this paper when the subject of a further plied with his suggestion and then draft of men from Hongkong was under retired up a staircase in the vicinity, discussion last December, "many a young which, he represented, was an indispen- to complete success. man has been refused permission to re-sable condition aign in order to enligt in the armies which After waiting for some time she returned His but was unable to see aither the "eye- are being raised in England.” Excellency explained that the consider doctor" or the potential "gold dust."· ed policy of himself and the General
The monotony of the proceedings in Officer Commanding was to keep the Mr. Wood's Court at the Magistracy was. Volunteer Force up to the fullest strengthsharply and suddenly shattered yesterday: possible, for reasons which they had by the advent of a monkey, which rushed: fully discussed and upon which they were into the Courtroom trailing behind it a "Among other chain attached to a collar it wore. It in entire agreement. points," he added, "we have not lost claded all efforts to catch it, and sight of the fact that a man who can work altimately swarmed up the wall to the with his head to maintain, and if sill of a window well out of reach. There possible, expand the trade of the Empire it remained for a time, viewing with and thus husband or increase the evident interest the proceedings in a caso sources of the Empire, while at the same being heard by Mr. Wood, meanwhile time he uses his hands in the defence of keeping up a running chatter, which was occasionally embarrassing to both bench the Colony, or for the maintenance of law and order, is too valuable an asset of and bar. Some of the animal's antics which lightly to deprive the Colony."
were very amusing, and ultimately Mr. Though the argument with regard to the Wood had to join in the "audiblo maintenance of trade may have lost some smiles" that prevailed and laughingly. of its force since those words were written, ordered an adjournment to Mr. Haze- and may lose even more in the future if land's Courtroom, which at the time was
A. S. WATSON
CO., LTD.,
HONGKONG.
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HONGKONG Orton: 10a, Das VEST ROAD, C. LONDON OFFICE 181, FLEET STREET, EC,
The Baily Press
HONGEONO, 17TH NOVEMBEE, 1916.
THE CROWN COLONIES AND increasing difficulty is experienced in unoccupied. The intruder was ultimate-
obtaining manufactures from England, ly taken in charge by its owner, a police oving to the demands made on the pop-official, to whom it joyfully gave itself lution, in other directions, the necessity
THE WAR.
FROM the very meagre report which reaches us by cable of Mr. Boxan Law's of maintaining an adequate defence force. reply, in the House of Commons, to Mr. remains undiminished. If the Military WeDowood's question regarding the conAuthorities should be eventually of the tributions of the Crown Colonies to the opinion that more men could be spared armed forces of the Crown it is impossible it is probable that, as the Chairman of The the Chamber of Commerce suggested on to draw any definite conclusion. wards attributed to the right hon. gentle the occasion referred to, the view will man are, that "the influence of the obtain that such men should be first forthcoming from the Regulars, Terri Colonial Office was directed towards securing the largest possible man power torial Forces, and, lastly, from the from the Crown Colonies." This way Volunteer Foress." mean anything or nothing. It may indi-
YO. 1, MINDEN VILLAS. 5 Booms with cate the abandonment of the view, which
No.1, YILLAy Hoad, Kowloon
TO LET.
NO.5 MOUNTAIN VIEW, PRAX
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No 3, CAMERON VILLAS, No. 63, PEAK, Furnished.
$BOOMED HOUSE at Mount Kellett Furnished for 5 or 6 mouths. No. 38, PEEL STREET.
up.
Carelessness on the part of a Chine responsible for his appearance before Mr. Wood it, the Magistracy yesterday
to his business premises instead of, in charge of taking 366 lbs. of tobacco
the first instance, to the licensed go-down, He was convicted on evidence, but Mr. Grist, solicitor, who appeared on his be- half, pointed out that it was a pure ace
of carcisssness, as evasion would not have benefited him. He was merely the agent of the owner of the tobacco, which was in
A mail for Europe vid Siberia closes course of transit from Macno to Yunnan. to-day at 10 am.
The Dockyard Recreation Club hold their opening dance of the season in the Royal Artillery theatre to-morrow
(Saturday) commencing at 7.45 p.m.
Ho did send the tobacco to the licensed warehouse by two coolies, but the go-down was closed for the day and it was not accepted. Where he was careless wats in not going to the Imports and Exports shoe first thing the following day; had he done this probably there would have. been no more said about the matter. The Magistrate imposed a fine of 825," but declined to graut an application by ths. Among the passengers who returned to Prosecutor, Mr. Hutchison, Superintend the Colony to-day by the P. and O. Coment of Imports and Exports, to confiscater pany's mail e.s. Nyanza were Mr. F. Maitland, Mr. and Mrs. S. Stafford, Mr. and Mrs. H. Humphreys and. Miss Humphreys,
the tobacco.
The band of talented entertainers, The Scamps," opened a short return visit to Hongkong last night in the Theatre Royal. There was only a fair audience, but rising superior to that depressing circumstance the company were "merry and bright" and provided
has prevailed for some time past, taut FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gorton any further depletion of the British population of these territories is to be Terrace and Salisbary Avenue, Kowloon.
deprecated and foreshadow & further Apply to-
effort to secure mom from this source for HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE military service at the front, either by
CO., LTD.,
voluntary enlistment or by the applica Alexandra Buildings.
ton of some form of conscription such a that which is in operation in Great Britain. On the other hand, Mr. BUNAR Law's statement may be regarded merely as an assurance that the poten- Tantialitica of the Crown Colonies as a field for recruiting have not been overlooked. Reasons can be advanced in favour of either interpretation. In support of the former view it may be pointed out that, as a result of the experience gained in
programme of music, mimicry and mirth that was highly enjoyable and the recent successful offensive in the
elicited the heartiest appreciation of their auditors. Recalls were frequent, Somme district, it is realised that we are
the singing of Miss Dora Dolaro, Miss confronted with a Herculean task, which
Isabel Guidici, Mr. Bernard Ansell, Mr. will demand the employment of the Empire's resources to an extent not
Clayton Roberts, the clever dancing of Miss Alice May and Mr. Clayton Robbins, the humorous interludes of Mr. hitherto appreciated. The old cry
formances of Mr. Wolseley Charles, were “Business as usual" is no longer heard,
Reeves Hansford, and the pianoforte per- Important though it admittedly is to
all favoured with this mark of special ensemble items and sketches, all cleverly maintain our trade at the highest possible
approval. There were also a number of Ladies:-1st, Mrs. conceived and capably presented. The figure in order to retain our markets a by Mr. Matthews.
"Seamps are undoubtedly a combina- to meet as far as may be the enormous Deane; 2nd, Mrs. Harrison; ärd, Mra ALF of FURNISHED HOUSE, Penk
present an entertainment of a really H District,
There Tramway Station, cost of the war, it is realised that the Brock. Gentlemen-1st, Q.M.S. Talbot;tion of highly talented artistes and
Bnd, Mr. Cuthill, 3rd, Vincent; th, Mr. enjoyable and refined character. question of man-power must take pre-
is a change of programme nightly. Box 15 M.,
cedence over all other considerations. Coles Care of "Daily Pream" Offer"
No. 17. MOSQUE JUNCTION. No. 25, SHELLEY STREET. No. 12, BEACONSFIELD ARCADE, SHOP.
No. 3, CAMERON VILLAS, 63, PEAK. KELLETT CLEST, 66, PEAK. "HARTING," Austin Road, Kowloon... No., BELILIOS TERRACE, with entrance on Conduit Road.
TWO GODOWNS, in Duddell Street, No. 2, DES VEUX VILLAS, 51, PEAK (Unfurnished).
No.50, THE PEAK (5 CAMERON VILLAS) Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
3rd Floor, Alexandra Buildings,
WANTED.
DOST
| Moderate rezİ...
No. 4, WTDELE STEKET,
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Among those who returned to the Colony yesterday by the Nyanca from the North were Mr. F. Maitland, Mr. and. Mrs. and Miss Humphreys, and Mr. W. Sinclair. The Kashina Maru brought from the South Mr. and Mrs. Raworth, Mr. D. K. Blair, and Mrs. W. H, Lake,
The Dockyard Police Mess held a Whist Drive on Wednesday evening. There was a large attendance, twenty-one tables being occupied. Mr. A. B. Allan carried out the duties of M.C. and the prizes were presented to the successful players
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