NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HONGKONG CLUB,
NOTICE.
N EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL A MLETING of the Members of the HONGLONG CLUB Will be held in the Club House on MONDAY, the 14th May, 1917, at BUSINESSA Bat forth in the Notice
posted in the Hall of the Club. By Order,
5.35 P.M.
E. DES VŒUX,
Secretary,
Hongkong, 4th May, 1917.
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REMARKABLE WORK DONE
BY
DR. AND MR. McCANDLISS.
7E, Members of the Community of Hainan, We gentoful to the AND MRS. MC.
PUBLIC COMPANIES
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY,
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO.,
LIMITED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the TWENTY, FIGHT'E ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING will be held at the Co's Offices, St. George's Buildings, TO-DAY SATURDAY, the 5th May, 1917, at 12 o'clock NOON, for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with & Stalentent of Accounts 29th February
to
1917,
sad olocting Directors and Auditor
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the Zlat April to the 5th May, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co, Agenta
"Hongkong, 17th April, 1817
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INDO-CHINA STEAM, NAVIGATION
CO. LTD.
HE THIRTY-SIXTH ORDINARY
GENERAL MEETING of the Com
CANDLISS for the os services which typany will be held at the Uñoen of the General have rendered, to this Louniry
"DE. MCCANDLISS was soul be this Talaud 20 years ago by the Presbyterian Mission of America for the parpos of Establishing a Hospital for the
Maungers, Mesare Jardine, MatresoN & Co., LTD, Dia Vœux Houd, Hongkong, ou WEDNESDAY, the th May, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and Anditors.
grotust kill ink. Hahas shown the Directors, passing the Accuants, and electing
work and very few of his Patients leave the Hospital without being
quared.
Woman,
We are also indebted to Mas. Me. CANDLISS, a sympathetic and tender-hearted for the Establishment of a School for Boys and Girlsat Hollow where previously there Was Do Girls' School in existence, although it is the great commercial centre of Hainan.
The benest we have received from both
is DR. AND MRS. MCCANDLISS
BO grest that. we cansol but express our thanks through your valuable coinme to them and to the Presbyterian Higins in America.
THE CHINESE COMMUNITY OF
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KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MY. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM SINGAPORE.
THE Steamship
THE
VAN WAERWYCK" having arrived from the aboro port, Con signees of Carge by her are notified that all Goods are being landed at their risk into tho hazardous and/or extra hazardous Gedowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd, whence andor from the wharves delivery may be obtained
Goods not cleared by the 11th May will be subject to rent.
All broken, chafed and damaged packages are be left in the Godowns, where they will be emmin d
d on the 10th May, 1917, at 10 a.. Claims against the Steamer must be present ed in writing within 10 days after arrival of Steamer, otherwise they will not be recognised, No Fire Insurance will be affected by the dersigned in any case whatever. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, A
Agents. Hongkong, 4th May, 1917.
NOTICE,
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HAVE This Day REMOVED my OFFICE
Messrs. A TAOx & Co.'s Building, Des Voor Road Central.
Hongkong, 30th April, 1917,
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By Order of the Board, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Iro,,
General Managers, Hongkong, 25th April, 1917.
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THE CHINA BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED.
*THE FOURTEENTH YEARLY MEET- ING of SHAREHOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the Company's Oline, Beorge's Building at 11 AM, on FRIDAY, the 18th May, 1917, to receite a Statement of Accounts to the 81st December, 1916, and the Report of the General Manager and Consulting Committee, and to elect a Consulting Committee sud Auditor,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 6th instant to the 18th May, both days inclusive.
THE CHINA-BORNEG Co., LTD.,
W. G. DARBY DRES
General Manager.
Hongkong, 3rd May, 1917.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION:
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INTIMATION
MAY 5TH, 1017.
of the most remarkable, changes which the great war hag effected. The magnitude. of the figures his not hired our legisla tors, nor have thely percoptions become blunted by the strain and the suffering which the turmoil of the past three years
WATSON'S Live occasioned. They are no longer
OLD BROWN
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25 YEARS IN WOOD.
CORONER'S INQUIRY AT HONGKONG,
Colonel (Temporary Major-General) SUICIDE OF CHIEF OFFICER. V. B. Fane, C.B., CLE., Indian Army, who served in the China Expedition of 1000, has been promoted Major General for distinguished service in the field.
Colonel (Temporary, Major General)
who has been promoted Major-General H. T Brooking, R.C.B., Indian Army,
for distinguished service in the field,
politicians concerned chiefly with domes tic affairs. Their whole outlook has. broadened, and they are confident now. that the trade, the resources and the served on the Staff in the China Expedi wealth of the Empire are more than tion of 1900, and was present at the relief suficient to meet every demand. As Mr..
of Peking.
CHAMBERLAIN remarked, to the great men of the past the annual expenditure of over £200,000,000 would be absolutely inconceivable. Our prosent rate of ex- penditure would be inconceivable to all of us had we not learned the lessons which a world wide war can teach.
An inquiry was conde
at the Hongkong Magistracy yesterday by Mr. J. R. Wood, into the circumstances sur
Chief Officer of the Yat Shing, who com- rounding the denth of Boyd Johnstone,
mitted suicide in a room at the King Edward Hotel on April 7th.
Dr. MacFarlane, who made a post mortem examination of the deceased, said there was cut across the right wrist, and four cuts on the left wrist, and there were eleven cuts, all skin deep, on the chest. Approximately there were 23 cuts on the neck. The internal organa
were much diseased.
Last week, a shop coolie reported to the police that he had been assaulted and robbed of $2,000 money which had been entrusted to him. It has now been dis covered that the report was a false one, and that the whole affair was nothing
ale, Dovey, Government Analyst, said more nor less than an opium swindle.
he round 1 grains of opium in the Introducing his Budget for the ensuing
Urgans of the deceased sent to him, whiên Major-General Sir V. Cox,
Was HOTAUS Ir no treatment was given. Gnancial year, Mr. BONAL LAW made the KCMG., CB, C.S.I., Indian Army, so und braces of chloroayne. welcome anuouncement that the Domin who has been promoted Lieutenant- tons will henceforth be able to supply General for distinguished service in the their own needs, and there is no doubt field, took part in the China Expedition that the financial assistance of America of 1200. Ho has been mentioned in dei, the next morning the No. 1 boy came will help materially to lighten the finan-spatches and awarded the K.C.M.G. for no answer trom defendant's room, Wit- cial burden upon our Allies. Groat Britain's receipta for the past financial year amounted to five hundred and
services in the present war.
Colonel (Temporary Major-General)
LATE 19 (Witchell, manager of the 55. nu aay netore his death tus deceased Hoter, sud una "deceased occupied room seemed to be in a normal condition. AL §.30
to his ouce and said he could obtain
ness went to the room and found the door locked. He knocked once or twice, obtained no answer, and then forced the door. Upon forcing the door he saw the There were pools of blood all round. There were a number of wounds on the body, face and hands. On the floor near
seventy-three million pounds, and excred W. C. Barratt, C.B., D.S.O., India deceased Lying on his back on the floor.
ed the estimates by seventy-one million pounds. From this it will be seen that no inconsiderable part of our expendi ture is being met out of revenue. No other belligerent, declared Mr. BONAL Law, could show such satisfactory figures as these. As a matter of fact not one has attempted to pay even the interest on its war loans by taxation. Last year
Army, who has been promoted Major General in recognitica of his valuable services in connection with the war, has even campaigns to his credit. He was present at the Relief of Peking in 1900, and at the actions of Pietsang and Yaungtaun.
the body was the blade of a safety razor. Witness notified the police and also sent. for Dr. Allan.
In reply to the Coroner witness asid he did not notice if there was a bottle of whisky in the room. There was a bottle showing traces of chlorodyne, and also a bottle of chlorodyne.
The Bishop of Victoria's engagements for tomorrow, (Sunday) are follow-deceased on the foor of the room. There
the Excess Profits Duty yielded fifty-8.16, celebrate Holy Communion at the four millions sterling, and the Encome tax ten millions sterling, more than was anticipated. No
for the ensuing financial vett Excess Profits duty fans been raised from 00
nt to 80 per cent. per
By this means it is expected to produce an addi tional twenty-millions. Another seven and a half millions will be raised by in- creases in the Entertaininent tax and Tobacco tax A guiding principle in the disbeult task of arranging the incid ence of taxation should be the refusal to
OTIVE
HEREBY GIVEN has Certifionte No. 5/NS 1966
dated Hongkong 21st February, 1912, for Three Shares numbered 87689, 14921, and 89966 registered in the name of M. MARIA DAS
RIBEIRO has been LOST or NEVES
STOLEN, and should this Certificato not be produced to the Beak before the 11th day of May-1017
Now Certificate for the shares will be issued, and the aforesaid Certificate No. 5/NS 1956 will thereafter be treated by this Corporation WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS llow anyone to profit from the war, as Null and Vold.
By Order of the Court of Dir
of Directors, NJ STABB,.
Chief Manager.
Hongkong, 11th April, 1917.
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HONGKONG IT MAY, 1917.
Sergt. Shannon spoke to finding the
were several safety razor blades near the
body. Peak Churah; 11 a.m., preach at the Cathedral and celebrate Holy Commun ion; C ́p.m., preach at St. Andrew's, Kowloon. On Monday he is to conduct United Prayer meeting in the Helens May Institute at 6 pm.
CORRESPONDENCE.
HONGKONG
AND THE GERMANS."
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS,"
DA
Fat Shing said he had known the de
Capt R. J. Anderson, master of the
Anderson, master of
ceased for avo years, and he could find reason why deceased, should have taken his life. He was an excellent officer, and had been given leave to stay at the hotel while the ship was in Hong- kong.
The Coroner-There was some trouble, was there not 1 Read this letter.
After reading the letter Cept. Anderson said there had been really no trouble. Un the way up from Singapore he noticed, for the first time, that the deceased was under the influence of drink, dae, he thought, to the fact that deceased had not heard from his wife for some time; S1.We have at last a Daniel come he had had some trouble at home. Wit which is imposing such heavy sacrifices to judgment in the person of your
ness reported this on arrival, and the correspondent, Mr. 3 H McGuigan deceased apologised to him. The Super upon the nation as a whole, and upon Although he might have enlarged more intendent sent for deconsed to speak to this ground the increase in the Excess on the supposed credit evil by showing him in connection with the matter. The Profits Duty will be generally approved themselves countenanced this system by he had had some trouble at home, and how English manufacturers and bariks deceased told witness he was sorry, that
The new duty is retrospective from granting the German merchants D/A asked to be allowed to go to the King January let, but concessions will be made terms, his letter is, on the whole, a Edward Hotel, mying he would be in regard to interest on new capital masterpiece of logical reasoning and all right when the ship was due to sail. lucidity and voices the opinion Witness gave him this permission. Sub- introduced since August, 1914. So far of no small section of the com sequently witness went to the hotel to
is
disturbance, which
es shipping is concerned, the excess promunity. It would surprise Mr. Holyoak see the deceased and found him lying fity will not by taxed, but in lien of and his deluded (I use the word advised on his hed, fully dressed and sound ly) supporters if they could be aware asleep. Witness loosened his collar and this, the Government will requisition the of the number of people who are in op- tie, and then left. Deceased was found tommage it needs at a fixed rate. With position to their proposal and, should we dead the following morning, and witness
include the Chinese, I would venture to was sent for THE BRITISH BUDGET- the additional twenty-seven and a half way that the exclusionists would actually In answer to the Coroner. witness anid millions to be raised by these three metfind themselves in a minority. It is that up to the incident soon after leave GREAT Britain's expenditure during the hode, the revenue for the year is placed at beings could be led astray by the utterly oxceptionally sober man. Be was a great
astonishing how otherwise rational humaning Bingapore, docensed had been sa
past finsacial yong was considerably over, no less than £638,600,000, The expediture fallacious arguments of the Chairman reader of theosophist and theological two thousand million pounds. The estis estimated at £2,200,381,000, and leaves of the Chamber of Commerce, and I dare bocks, but he would never discuss these say, if passionato hate had not bioased subjects. Deceased also used to carry out mated deficit for the next twelve months deficit of £1,651,781,000 to be covered the sentiments expressed at the late Mass experiments on the lines suggested in some is more than one thousand six hundred by loan, It is impossible fully to grasp Meeting, the result of the voting would of the books he read. Deceased had millions, and the National Debt, exclud- the significance of such colossal figures, have been somewhat different. The opalways been a healthy man,
posing party at this meeting and the Inspector Brown remarked that the ing the loans to our Allies and Dominions, but the position is not so alarming as
previous Chamber of Commerce sitting deceased's onbin was full of such books 10. 10, SEYMOUR TERRACE. From already amounts roughly to three thou it appears at first sight when it is remem was, with the exception of a few courts mentioned by Capt, Anderson,
The Coroner returned a verdict of 1st June, 1917
ageous souls, conspicuous by its absence, sand million pounds. A hundred years bered that our national debt Apply to
hot so much because of any inherent luke. suicide while of unsound mind: ago, when the National Debt reached the almost equalled what the experts warmness as from the laudable desire of unprecedented, figure of nine hundred describe on our national ancome" for wishing to avoid
seemed inevitable owing to the blindness CHUNG LING 500 AT THE millions the financial burden upon the one year. The nation, to use Mr. Mc of the supporters of the movement, The
THEATRE ROYAL. population of twenty milliona was con- KENNA's illustration, is in the position fear of being stupidly dubbed Pro- | German by the ignorant for a mere dif-
Chung Ling Soo completely mystified sidered almost insupportable. In 1914 of a man with an income of £5,000 a year ference of opinion, no doubt also deterred a large audience at the Theatre Royal [O. 2, STEWART TERRACE, PEAK, the debt was seven hundred millions, and, whose total debts amount to £5,000 Buch many from putting in an appearance. last evening by his remarkable skill as a in the light of present experience it a state is far removed from insolvency, they have been obliged to witness had tion for himself at the London Hippo And what an unedifying spectacle would conjurer. He established a great reputa. Apply to-
amusing to recall the extravagant fears and justifies. Mr. BONAR Law's assurance they attended? Revolting blood-thirsti drome and has certainly maintained it which were expressed then that the that want of money will not prevent ness, unworthy of true British spirit,in Hongkong. The programme described Chancellor of the Exchequer would drive us from winning the war.''
permeated the proceedings, and this is his entertainment as this most beautiful, inexcusable unless sanctified by the heat baling and interesting series of illusions the country to financial disaster by
of battle. If the hate meeting had over submitted to the public." This des only resulted in a general collection for cription, perhaps, does not err upon the the Overseas Club Aeroplane Tuud good side of modesty, but there is no doubt might have como ont of evil, but then I that his tricks, if such elaborate decep presume there would not have been such tions may be called by such a name, a full house. I think it high time that baffed everyone present and it was some really great men" came forward exceedingly interesting to watch them to subdue our local firebrands. Thank through the various processes until the Gnd we have in E. Sir Henry May wonderful climax was reached. And in Governor who will not let them run the hands of this clever Chinese illusionist amok to the detriment of the Colony, everything seemed so simple. In addi- Yours respectfully,
tion to shooting a ramrod with a ropa attached clean through the body of a girl, and doing other little trifles, he managed se a finale, to produce representatives of
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proposals which demanded the enor mous" increase of ten million pounds ihe Peak Sunday School has been closed for the summer months, until further revenue. Mr. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN Was
notice. cheered to the echo in the House of Com. mons.when, in his criticism of MT, LLOYD
and Colonial Services, the Service in In the recent estimates for the Foreign:
Chisa is put down at £78,962, and that for Japan and Siam ut £38,835,
An extraordinary general meeting of GEORGE's Budget, be
be warned the nation the members of the Hongkong Club will that it was spending more than it could be held in the Club House on Monday, afford. The attempt to raise £210,000,000 May 14th at 6.15 p.m.
Within a very brief space of time," he filled him with serious misgiving.
th mexic
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Mr. Templeton, Assistant Manager of Tharf ares 18,000 sq. fi milable for Cold HOUSES In Broadwood and Moreton Elmost mechanically the expenditure of the Taikoo Sugar Refinery, has reported florage or erection of Godawna
two thousand two hundred and ninety to the Police that sometime on the ard Ambly tom
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SHAVING THE BRIDE'S FACE,
COMMONSENSE.
most of the nations from a small globe
such as one is accustomed to see in most When a case was being discussed at the schoolrooms. First of all he extracted Hongkong Summary Court yesterday, the fags of the nations and hung them which was list day," it was stated that round the stage and then, at his invita the defendant (a Chinese) entered into tion, out stopped British Tommy, a contract with plaintiff for the marriage French polin and others until one began of her daughter to plaintiff on April to wonder how large the army was to be 12th, 1917 and plaintiff, on considers Chung Ling Boo unquestionably holds tion of this, paid her $210. The wedding, a place at the top of his profession and for godt reason or other, did not even his entertainment is well worth studying tuate, and plaintiff claims the money he even although it may be impossible handed to defendant, and also money he satisfactorily to solve the riddle as to alleges to have spent on Pork, wine, how his marvellous effects are obtained. sister, a further dollar paid to the same company of vaudeville artistes. candles, fish, two dollars to the bride's | He is assisted by a bright and clever
person for shaving the bride's face, and Mr. Chung Ling Soo will give two the fee paid to a fortune feller for fixing entertainments to day (Saturday) one s a lucky day for the wedding. o'clock and the other in the evening
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