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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

CLUB LUSITANO,

the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the CLUB LUSITANO, the Members

ill be Ar HoME" TO-DAY (SATURDAY), he 10th instant, from 5 to 6 PM,

Frinds of the members are cordially invited to attend,

E. H. D'AQUINO, President of the Jubilee Celebration Committee.

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LECTURE AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

Ce a LECTURE on

APTAIN PELLIOT has kindly consented Central Asia as the meeting point of Eastern and Western Civilizations, on THURSDAY, the Mat Dec,

at 5.15 P.M.

All those who are interested a cordially invited.

By kind permission of Hte EXCELLEROY THE GOVERNOR, the LECTURE will be given in the Half Room at Government House.

H. E. POLLOCK, Hon. Sicretary," HONGKONG ODD VOLUMES SOCIETY,

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PUBLIC AUCTION. PARTICULARS and CONDITIONS

the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on MONDAY, the 18th day of December, 1918, at S P., at the Offices of the PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, by Order of Hre EXCELLENCE THE OFFICER ADMINIS- TERING THE GOVERNMENT, of Ops Lot of CROWN LAND at Mong Kok, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of ronowal at CROWN RENT to be fired by the Surveyor of HIS MAJESTY THE KING, for one further

-term of 75 years.

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HOUSES TO LET

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districts

KISMET"

A.D.C. Production

on behalf of the “STAR AND GARTER FUND " for Soldiers and Sailors totally disabled in the War. TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT! BECOND NIGHT SATURDAY DEC 16TH 18rm THIRD NIGHT-MONDAY, FOURTH, LAST NIGHT--

SATURDAY, 23RD.

AT 9 P.M. SHARP, MATINEE-WEDNESDAY, DEC. H. AT 4.30 YM.

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Romitining Seats.

The Seats for the following nights sre

Dress Circle

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UNGALOW at Talpo. Four Rooms

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of Famchow, Fangchong, Linge shan, and Lamchow with the Nanning area, the whole of the country on the Tongking border would, with the excep- tion of Yunnan, be brought under one local administrative head. It is not quite

DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON & WINES AND SPIRITS clear what is meant by Chuampion (the |

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H.M. H. NEMAZEE

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TO. 1, CANTON VILLAS, Kowloon..

No.

A HOUSE in Kuatsford Terrace,

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CASE NO. 1-$22.

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Bota. Port, Superior Light Invalid. 2 Botz. Gin..

1 Bot. Superior Old Liquer Cognac, 1 Bot. Very Old Lignaur Scotch Whisky

" D" Quality. 1 Bat. Dewar's Scotch Whisky.

CASE NO. 2-$28.

1 Bot. Bt. Marceaur Champagne.

1 Bot. Burgundy "Beaune.”

3 Bots. Claret, St. Estophe

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Today being the 50th anniversary of

the Club Lusitano the members will be

at home” to their friends from & to 6- p.m.

The striking postors for "Kismet were designed by Mr. M. A. Baptista,. and Mr. E. L. Sim designed the effective programme cover and also come of the posters.

Szechuan Morches), but, in view of the

The Colonial Secretary informs us fact that Szechuan is to be divided only | that the Government of Siam has declared Hongkong a suspected port on account of small-pex. All vessels from Hongkung for Bangkok must, therefore, call at Kohthra for examination.

into three new provinces, one of which is to include a considerable portion of Yun- nun and Kweichuw, as well as the whole of the troublesome, Lolo country, it would appear that this territory is to comprise the tribal country west of the Min River. If this in so, it means that China has abandoned the new proviner which CHAO EnH-FENG carved out of Eastern Tibet, nud, in any case, the absence of any re- ference to Tibet is noteworthy. But an examination of the scheme in detail is for the present of nondemic interest only, for the general principle has not yet

1 Bot. Sherry, Superior Fula Dry "Den accepted, and we are by no means

Quality

1 Bot. Pert, Superior Light Invalid:

sure that it ever will be. It is possible to find many strong argaments in its favour

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The Bishop of Victoria will to-morrow (Sunday) preach at St. John's Cathedral at the English service at 11 am at the samo place at 12.18 he will hold an Ordination service in Chinese, whon be will ordain to the priesthood three Chinese Deacons, and one new Deacon. The preacher will be the Rey. Fok Tsing Shan. The Bishop will conduct a service- al 8 p.m. at Quarry Bay in the Taikoo

Club

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Mr. H. P. Wilkinson, Crown Advocato, Shanghai, and Mrs. Wilkinson are among those homeward bound by the P. and O, S Venkin Mr. Wilkinson has been in very poni health for several weeks past. suys thy N.-C. Daily News and it is the cordial hope of many friends that he may regain his strength at an early date.

1 Bot. Very Old Liqueur: Scotch Whisky | from the point of view of the Central | During Mr. Wilkinson's absence, MiT.

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NO. 42, ELGIN STREET,

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"E" Quality:

PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING.

₤1325

1 Bot. Dewar's Sootch Whisky,

1 Bot. Gin.

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Soldiers and Sailers in uniformn Half-Price.

KOBE CLUB.

PPLICATIONS are invited for the post

of RESIDENT SECRETARY, Such applications, stating salary required, should be addressed to the Honorary Secretary. References

11.159

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TECHNIC Cars of" Daily Press" ca

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E. E. POLLOCK,

Princes' Buildings.

TO LET.

A HOUSE, at Observatory Villas, Kowloon,

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With Tennis Court,

ARRATOON'T. APCAR & Goj 14, Des Vanx Road Central.

(1915

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From 181 November next.

Bot. Creme do Menthe.

CASE NO. 3-832.

2 Bots. St. Marceaux Champagne. I Bot. Sherry, Superior Fale Dry "D"

Quality. 2 Bots. Port. Superior Light Invalid. 1 Bot. Very Finest OLD BROWN Brandy

"E" Quality

1 Bot. Vory Old Ligneur Scotch Whisky

Quality

-1 Bot. Dewar's Bootch Whisky.

3 Bots. Claret, St. Estephe. Bot. Creme de Menthe.

SPECIAL CASES PUT UP TO ORDER.

Advocate.

The Union Church Ladies Working Party us this werk, sent a case to Miss Ashworth, 21st Ceneral Hospital, Alex andria, containing: 160 rolled bandages, 31 many-tailed bandages, 26 eye bandages, 114 milk covers, suits pyjamas, 28 boil jackets, 18 hospital caps, 15 pairs sur gical stockings, and 2 reversible jackets) also a knitted quilt, ninde by The Child ren's Working Party, to Queen Mary's Needlework Guild.

Government, but as, from the standpoint. G. Mossop will be Acting Crown of the provinces, these identical argu- ments provide very cogent reasons for re sisting the change, they do not bring the question any nearer a settlement. No doubt the Central Government's principal object is, by reducing the size of the provinces, los diminish their independence and make then less powerful · rivals. Provincial independence has always been

Captain Polliot will deliver a lecture. strong in China; as long ago as 1862 Li

in the ball-room at Government House HUNG-CHANG pointed it out as a dangeron Thursday, December 21st at 5.15 p.m. apon the subject Central Asia as the meeting-point of Eastern and Western Civilizations.” Captain Pelliot, who came to Hongkong in order to receive the degree of Doctor of Laws offered him by the university here, is attached to the French Legation, at Peking. Ho is an explorer of note in the interior of China and a recognised authority an Chinese matters. His various published. works have given him a worldwide under whose nuspices the lecture is being given, are to be congratulated upon having secured his services. Captain Pellior has served in the present war both on the French front and at the Dardanelles and was awarded the British. military cross,

in a Memorial to the Throne, and at the time of the Japanese War in 1804 the Viceroy at Nanking refered to send his troops to fight on the ground that the quarrel concerned the 'Chihli Viceroy only, But though this danger often revealed itself under the Manchus it did not

UROPEAN ASSISTANT for Local ALATS in "EWO MESS, No. 8, TA. S. WATSON & appear in so imminent a form as at pre-reputation and the Odd Volumes Society, Eipping Ofice provious experianco

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HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

N lemand for Electricity has almost reached!

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the limit of the capacity of the present Generati Jug Plant, and as a result no further applications for new connections can be crepted as from 1st January next, auti! completion of the New Power Sintion z North Point. It was fully expected that the North Point Station would have been completed and running before now: bat owing to the War work in respect of the wow pinnt has been very considerably delayed,

By Order of the Bouril

GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agouts. Hongkong, 14th December, 1916.

NOTICE

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JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.

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For rent and other particulars apply to-

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W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,

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THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

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THE CERTIFICATE for Four Shares, 3380/3392 of the Originst Denomination of $500.00 per Share, in this Company, standing in the name of NICOLAS ALEXIS IVANOFF (since deceased), of Hankow, has been LOST, and it at the expiration of One Month from the data hereof the above document be not forthcoming another Certificate for the aquiralout thereof in the present denomination will be issued by the Company and thereafter no other will be acknowledged.

·C. MONTAGUE EDE, General Manager. Hongkong, 17th November, 1916. [1391

SECOND 54% RUSSIAN INTERNAL SHORT TERMED LOAN OF 1916 for Ebls. 3,000,000,000.

HE Subscription to the above LOAN will to Opener from 14th November to 28th, December, 1916.

The price of issue is 95 per cent.

The Loan is entirely free of Income Tax and

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NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiafia or Indian A desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the CENTRAL POLION STATION between the hours of 9 m, to 1 P., and 2PM. to 4 P.. daily.

Applicants will be required to produce Pass- ports or identification papers..

All persons with certain exceptions who romain in the Colony for more that 7 days are required to Register themselves under the REGISTRATION OF PERSONS ORDIN. ANCE 1916,

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From Int May..

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

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SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.

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OFFICES on 1st Floor, No. 3, Queen's Rosd

Central, ab present in the occupation of The China Fire Insurance Co., Lteli.

Apply to-- CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Co. Lan.

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Forms of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G,P.Q), and mi. all Police Stations,

The Penalty for non-compliance is a fine not exceeding $50.

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OFFICES to King's and York Buildings. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Road. HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terraces,

No.,21, WONG NEL CHONG ROAD. HOUSES on Shamoon, Canton.

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sent, for the old wholesome rule that no official could hold office in his own native province ensured that the provincial government was never in sympathy with any aspirations the people had towards local autonomy, and also furnished a guarantee that no satrap could become powerful enough to defy Peking. That salutary regulation bus largely fallen into aboyance since the revolution, and at the same time the Provincial Assemblies are beginning to grope their way towards R. H. CRAIG of the Worcestershirepower, so that especially if the claim of Regiment and of the Hongkong the Cautor Assembly to elect the Governor Harbour Department, à son.

BIRTHS. BOND-On the 26th October, at Dudley, Worcester. The wife of . H. Bond, of a daughter, (Joan).

11407 Crata. At Crewkerne, Somersetshire, ou the 7th November, the wife of Lieut.

MARRIAGE,

were compeiled-centrifugal force is now asserting itself very strongly, and the TURNER-POULE--At Holy Trinity Cathe-need of some measure to chuck the growth

dral, Shanghai, on December 9th, by the Dean, the Very Reverend A. of provincial independence is patent Walkor. M.A Robert Charles,

PROPOSED RE-ARRANGEMENT OF THE PROVINCES OF CHINA. (Translated from the Sau-ming, fil-pau, November 30th),

The late Minister of the Interior, Sun Hung-vi, was a believer in the principle of sub-dividing the provinces into smaller administrative aroux Before he left his post he had had a morandum prepared. on the subject, which Mr. Hsich, the Vice-Minister, has handed to a depart- mental committee for examination. It provides for the division of the whole country into 48 provinces and 7 speciał districts, as follows:

The metropolitan district to be Tsin- gintrucics of Chilli formerly under

youngest son of the Rev. W. We doubt whether that end would be at Turner, late Vicar of Middleton,tained by Mr. SUN's scheme of subhai province, including the various ma Pickering, Yorkshire, to Maud Ger- division, for it would be many years be-Tientsin trade Eleanor, second daughter of

Major A. E. Poole, Military Knight fine the old provinces would pass into. of Windsor, late of the 10th Hussareoblivion. In spite of the century and HONORING OFFIon: 101, Dzi VÆVE HOAD, C. more that has passed since France was LONDON OFFICE: 181, FIRET STERET, E.C. divided into, departments, the memory of

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG 16TH DECEMBER, 1916.

other taxi is redeemable at par on 14th October, 1926, without option for the Russian Government to convert it at an earlier date.

Coupons are parable list-yearly on the 14th Current Shunt Wonnd Dynamo of: 30/70 volts, wharf area 58,000 sq. ft. suitable for Co Minister for the Interior, sets forth the

April and 14th October,

Aa interest on the shove Loan runs from 14th October, the interest acorsed on date of subscription must be taken into consideration and is to be added to the price of issue,

The Russo-ASIATIC BANK in Hongkong is ready to soceps applications for the above-named Loan.

Special favourable rates will be quoted for Russian Exchange,

Payment may also be made in Roubles.

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40 per cont. only of the cost of the Bonds

SWITCHBOARD

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NB1 ENGINE complete with and coupled direct to ons 6 K.W. Continnons

with shunt regulator.

ALBO ONE ACCUMULATORS, DYNAMO, &o, complete with instruments for 100 Amps.

For further particulars apply to-

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be paid on application, the balance to be ARTISTIC CARDS with CHINESE

paid on receipt of the Boats,

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS.

TO-DAY 5 p.m.-Club Lusitano "At Home."

TO-NIGHT

9p.m.-A.DC Performatica of "Kismet"

iu aid of "Star and Garter" Fund.

Monday, 18th Dec.---/.

8 p.m.-Auction of Crown Land of Falle

Works Dept

9 ADC Performance of Kiams

in aid of Star and Garter” Fund. Wednesday, 20th Doc.

4.30 p.m.--Matinee Performance of Kismet Thunday, 21at Dea

515 pm-Lecture at Government House. Saturday, Zird Dec.:-

9p-Ext Ferformance of “"Kismet.” Sat, 23rd, Bun. 24th, and Mon, 25th Doo,;---

Begey Competition at Fathing. Monday, 25th Dec.

Christmas Day-Public Holiday. Tuesday, 26th Dro.

Boxing Day-Fublic Holkday. 10a.m.-Winter “Bisler" at Stonecutters. 10am-Mixed Foursome Compeition

Fanling

the old provine still lingers, Kwang tang and Kwangsi might be broken up into half-a-dozen smaller divisions, but the new Yuehsi Chaohui, Leikiung, Kwei in, and Nanning would continue to eling together and to co-operate as the old Liang Kwang As a political move designed to counteract this tendency to

Chihli to be Panting Province. Fengtien to be Fengtien Province. Kirin to be Kirin Province, Keilungkiang to be Heilungklung Province.

Shautung to be Taipch Province, Kies- tung Province, and Tainan Province

Honan to be Taliang Province, Hopeh

Provine. Province, and Juman

Shansi to be Chine Provinés 2nd Hotung Province.

Kiangsu to be Hwaipeh Province (in- cluding portions of Anhai, Honan, and Shantung), Kiangpch Province, and Kiangnan Province.

Anhui to be Huanpeh Province and. Hunan Province

Kiaugsi to be Vachang Province and Kannan Province

Fukien to be Minpeh Province and Minnan Province.

Chekiang to be Chest Province and Chetung Provinc

Hupeh to be Kinnghau Province,. Isiangyang Province (including 4 dis tricta of Honan), and Chingna Pro-

vince

Hunan to be Hsiangtung Province and Hsiangei Province.

Shens to be Changan Province and Hanhsing Province

THE POLITICAL SUB. DIVISION OF CHINA. ALTHOUGH the question of re-scheming thewards provincial autonomy the scheme does not seem very sound. From the political sub-divisions of China has been

practical point of view, however, the pro- raised two or three times since the revolu-ject has much to commend it as a means tion, no details as to the nature of the of simplifying local administration, proposed changes have hitherto been There is no doubt that the majority of, given, but a memorandum drown up at if not all, the provinces are too large and the bidding of Sus HONGYI, the late unwieldy to be effectively governed from one centre Before the revolution, this broad outline of the changes which he difficulty was overcome by dividing the ing some districts of Shensi), Hesi Pro Kansu to be Lungyu Province (inolud- proposed to effect. These were radical province into three or four circuits, each vince, and Ninghsia Province (includ enough the old 22 provinces were to under a Taotsi. These circuits were again ing Yulin and other districts of Shensi). Sinklang to be Shanpen and Shannan vanish altogether, and even their names. divided into a number of prefectures, ench Szechuan to be Chuansi, Chuantung, were to disappear, while, instead, China under a prefect, and, yet again, into a and Chusanan(including Chaotong and other districts in Yannan, and the dis was to be divided into 40 provinces, in number of districts, each under a magistricts of Weining and Yungcheng in addition to which there were to be 7 trate. This chain of officials linked up weichow)

Chaobai, and territories, or special divisions, as Mr. the provincial authorities with the re- Leikiung

Kwangsi to be Kweilin Province and SUN calls them. In the absence of any motest district and gave the former

Nanning Province (including Yanchow exact particulars as to boundaries, it is degree of supervision and control. Since and three other districte in Kwangtung); impossible to examine the schome in de the revolution, the prefectures, and, in Kweichow to be Kweisi Province and tail, though one or two features may be many cases, the circuits, have been abolish-Chientung Province

Yunnan to be Tienchung noticed. The general rule appears to ed, and the provincial authorities experi- Tienen Province, in cheng Province, have been to cut each province in two,ence the same difficulty with regard to though the recently organized Man the outlying districts that Peking has in churian provinces remain intact, while respect of the distant provinces. For this the the larger and more populous provinces reason the reduction of the size of th are trisected. This farnishes the means Provinos would be an undoubted benefit, of settling the old disputa between Kwai- but we hardly think the Central Govern lin and Nanning as to which should be ment will feel strong enough to take so the capital of Kwangsi; under Mr. Sun's drastic a step at present, scheme each of these cities would be the capital of a province called by its own name, while, by zalgamating the four

BONIE

Bishop Norris has returned to Shang- hai, en rouse for. Peking, on board the Shantung

Kwangtung to be

TERRITORIES. - Suiyuan, including 4 districts of Chahar

Jehol, including Chinchow and Ichow, in Fengtion.

Chahar, including all that portion of Chibli north of the Great Wall.

Chuanpien (the Szechuan Marches) Altai

Taoyuan, cut out of the regions bor dering on Fengtan, Kirin, and Hechung, kiang

Chinghai (Kokonor),

The old 22 proviness tau become 401 provinces, while the former 7 territorica: remain at the same figure,