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INTIMATIONS

THE MUSIC OF THE

VICTROLA

MAKES HOME LIFE A FINER THING.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PREES, MONDAY, MAY 14TH, 1917.

WAR SAVINGS. FIFTH LIST OF THE HONG KONG AND SOUTH CHINA ASSOCIATION Mergers, whose official numbers are given below, subscribed the following amounts last month, totalling $123,680, to the Hongkong and South China War Savings Association. The money has been invested in the Straits War Loan

at 6 per cent

Fall particulars and application forms for membership may be had from all the Banks or from the undersigned- $20,000, “No. 616

8,600,

48

0,250,

5,100,

241

1,000,

613

$3,000,

200, 683

2,500,

398, 85, 60S

2,000,

30, 007

» Instrument

1,500,

877-47

1,400,

554, 674

Victron Koningst

1,200,

811

1,100,

569

1,000,

PRICES

530, 430, 201, 579, 397, GIR,

37

000

507, 47

720,

595

700,

369

650,

572, 25

380,

014

-630,

300

500,

[86-1

450,

420,

208

400

320

565, 609

300,

ALL STYLES AND

EASY TERMS CAN BE ARRANGED.

EXCLUSIVE AGENTS:

MOUTRIE'S

SUMMER WEIGHT

PYJAMAS

We have now a large and varied stock of

438, 555, 317, 416, 668, 559. 568, 354, 393; 591, 692, 45t #29-317:

7 Best

562, 454, 581, 573, 004 440, 256, 937

267, 567,

570, 191, 414, 201, 184, 200, 200, 478, 655, 166, 477, 567, 610, 320, 281, 423874, 3972

950,

Summer Sleeping

Suits made of Fine Ceylon Flannel, Zephyr, Aertex Cellular, etc., all cut specially for us on full free lines that ensure perfect comfort in wear.

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PRICES RANGE FROM $5.00 per suit.

MACKINTOSH

4. CO., LTD.,

Men's Wear Specialists,

16, DES VEUX ROAD,

„ZWYSPHONE 29.

1108.

THE BEST STIMULANT

TEL: 696,

BRANDY.

THE BEST BRANDY-

Westminster

MODNIE'S

** ***** LIQUEUR.

REMEMBER THE BRAND GOLD VINELEAF.

DONNELLY & WHYTE,

QUEEN'S BUILDINGS.

[95

267, 586, 470, 291, 330

397, 457, 187, 665,571, 435, 580, 180, 449, 457, 475, 509, 535, 531, 537, 005, 2, 203, 396, 429

653, 308, 234, 327, 230, 294, 512, 588, 487, 186, 559, 608

170

150,

135,

305, 606

130,

924, 216

190,

422

110,

19, 256S

100,

300, 350, 42, 179;:371, 40, 248, 289, 410, 46, 574, 316,"

453, 93, 74, 473, 118, 125, 974, 275, 30, 45, 49, 272,

HONGKONG HARBOUR. FURTHER REGULATIONS.

The Gazette contains regulations made. hy H.E. the Governor relating to the control of the Harbours, Poris and Ter- ritorial Waters of the Colony, and the movements of vessels. These are as follows:

(1) The use of wireless telegraphy any description whatsoever is pro

(2.) Vessels fitted with wireless tele graph apparatus shall lower their serial wires on arrival within the waters of the Colony and shall disconnect their nering wires from the halliards and from the operating room, except in the cage referred to in paragraph (3) of this regulation

(3.) If a master switch is fitted in the captain's cabin, upon arrival within the waters of the Colony the aerial wires shall be disconnected at the lending in insulators and shall be carried to earth Dear the same, and all head listeners shall be locked up in the cap tain a cabin. Upon the arrival of an examination officer the master switch

COMPANY REPORT. THE CHINA-BORNEO CO., LTD.

TRANSPORT DISCIPLINE

The Gazette contains

contains regulations mada

by H.E. the Governor for the mainten The report for prescutation to the ance of discipline on board vessels shareholders at the fourteenth ordinary employed by the Naval or Military yearly meeting to be held on Friday Authorities. According to the regula next states:-be held on

loss account is $76,739.55 The balance at the credit of profit and From this has to be deducted- Fues to Consulting Committee.. Leaving available for appro-

priation andun ja pyN The Consulting Commitive re

4,000,00

serve on board any ship or vessel ]=(1) Il a person lawfully engaged to belonging to or chartered, hired, or requisitioned by the Admiralty or Army Council: $72,739 63 (a) neglects or refuses without reason- able cause to join his ship or vessol, or to proceed to sen in his ship or vessel, or desorts or is absent without leave from his ship or vessel or from his duty at any time; or e

$27,000.00

commend that a dividend of 60 cents per share on the sub scribed capital be paid to shareholders Write off launches and lights 8,000.00 Write off Hongkong saw wills, 6,000.00 Write off Sandakan saw mills... 7,000.00 Write off plant account

engine

off Sandakan works......... Write off timber concessions Carry forward

£3,000,00

(b) join his ship or vessel, or in whilet on board his ship or vessel, in a state of drunkenness so that the performance of his duties or the 6,000.00

navigation of his ship or vessel is 1,000,00 thereby impeded, 15,139.03 he shall be guilty of an offence against these regulations; and the master, mate, 872,730.53

or owner of the ship or vessel, or his tory officer, or any superintendent sa defined by the Merchant Shipping Acts, agent, or his agent, or any naval er mili-

1884 to 1914, may, with or without the

Mr. J. W. C. Bonnay, on leaving the ing Committee, and Mr. A. O Lang was Colony, resigned his sent ou the Consult invited to fill his place. This appoin

ires the Articles o

shall be sealed up under the direction of ment requires the confirmation of share nasistance of any police constables,

the examination officer

(4.) If there is no master switch in the captain's cabin, the wireless telegraph house shall be locked and sooled under the direction of the examination officer

(5) No seal placed in accordance with the provisions of this regulation shall be removed without the permission of an ozaminution officer.

2-(1) Unless otherwise directed by an examination officer, all vessels intending to cater the Port shall proceed to on of the examination anchorages and there anchor, and unless otherwise directed by an examination officer no vessel shall enter the Port unless it has been passed through an examination anchorage,

(2.). Except with the permission of an examination officer, no person shall board or leave any vessel, no boat shall bo lowered from any vessel, and no com- munication whatsoever by signals or otherwise shall be held with the shoro or with any other vessel from any vessel, which is either. proceeding to examination anchorage ar is in an examination anchorage

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(h) Except with the permission of an examination officer, no vessel shall work cables or be moved after it has anchored in the examination anchorage, unless com- pelled by stress of weather or other cir. cumstances imperilling the safety of the vessel

holders

of 2

As

In accordance with the sociation Mr. A. E Griffin retires from the Consulting Committee but offers him self for re-election,

SERVICE BADGES. APPLICATIONS FROM THE

COLONIES.

The Gazette contains a despatch from the Secretary of State relative to the awarding of silver Service Badges, undur. the following conditions

(1)To be awarded to those officers and soldiers who, having served at home or abroad since 4th August, 1914, have, for age or physical incapacity, retired, relinquished their commission, or been discharged from the Services, such in- capacity bong due to wounds or to sick- ness caused by military service.

(2) The award to include all troops. British, Indian and Colonial (3.)-To be worn only with plain clothes ou the right breast or on the right lapel of the jacket

convey on board his ship or vessel any seaman whom he has reason to believe graph (a) of this regulation, and police to be guilty of an offence under pars constables are hereby directed to givė assistance if required.

PASSPORTS FOR AUSTRALIA

The following regulations relating to persons entering or leaving Australia are published in the Gazette for general

information:

Pussport means a passport issued or renewed nct more than two years previously by, or on behalf of the Government of the country of which the person to whom it re lates is a subject or citizen, which contains a personal description sufficient to identify that person, to which is attached a photograph of that person, and which is still in force; and, in the case of a British subject, includes a certi cate of nationality, issued by a British Consul or other Officer authorised to issue auch certifi cates. which contains personal description to identify the person to whom it relates, to which is attached a photograph of that per son, and which is still in force. British subjects abroad who are unable, to obtain passports will be permitted to land on production of a certificate of Queen Alexandra's Military Nursing cates of nationality issued at inland Service for India, and members of places must be vised at the port of Voluntary Aid Detachments who have embarkation. quitted the Service under the conditions noted in (1),..

(4)-To be accompanied by a certificate bearing the name gerial number. The certificate always to be in possession when the badge is worn,

(5) The badge will also be awarded to members of Queen Alexandra's Im perial Military Nursing Service. Re

49, 388, 450, 459, 461, 176,(4.) The examination anchorages shall gular, Reserve and Territorial For nationality. All pasiporta and certifi

200, 301, 411, 390, 31, 103,

179, 202, 333, 357, 803, 415, 533, 000, 301, 23, 29, 388, 215, 325, 46, 42, 360, 508, 585)

2642

80, 135

608, 110, 122, 144, 165, 390, 102, 108; 104:

587.

CORN

12, 215, 77, 481, 208, 432 550, 339, 33, 46, 556, 378, 388, 189, 514, 205, 444, 327, 471, 472, 73,428, 410, 589, 117, 118, 128, 129, 136, 137, 272, 141, 146, 62, 178, 990, 232, 206, 973, 208, 584, 180, 188, 242, 465, 550, 310, 349 508, 308, 203, 105, 108, 112, 16, 95, 221, 241, 48, 259. 341 347, 377, 476, 99, 292, 446, 484, 856, 572, 330, 491 463, 209, 135, 311 ____ 307484

240, 468, 75, 79, 427, 124, 131, 278 567, 76, 177, 381,

67, 110, 338, 240, 312, 208, 270

-561, 192, 71, 545, 494, 120, 270, 180, 133, 134, 138, 142, 145, 270, 88, 213, 235, 167, 499, 218, 287, 08, 02, 102, 106, 107, 100, 113, 24, 251, 501, 420, 576, 233 12 76, 78, 270, 271, 683, 123, 143, 147 14 50, 150, 170, 171, 413, 501, 30, 31, 297, 416, 418, 89, 596, 66, 63, 111, 237 267, 399, 401, 517, 508,

851, 675, 441, 154, 155, 132, 140, 246, 543, 114, 603, 530. 38%, 191, 358, 333, 295, 814, 448, 30, 402, 365, 198, 407, 673, 56, 81, 280, 70, 172,

984, 639, 151, 121, 474, 139, 8, 13, 54, 55, 84, 214,

be the areas notified from time to time

in the Gazette in that behalf.

3(1.) No junk shall leave the Port oxcept under the authority of a written permit from the Harbour Office, which shall be valid only as specified therein.

(2) Native sailing or rowing boats leaving the Port shall close the examina tion vessel for inspection,.

(3.) No other vessel shall leave the Port except under the authority of a written pass signed by the Officer in charge of the Examination Service, which shall be. valid only as specified therein

Also to civil practitioners regularly appointed to perform military duties and to other civilians who have accupied positions normally held by officers or other ranks of the Royal Army Medical Corps under a fixed agreement for a period of service, who have been forced

UNION CHURCH WORKING PARTY.

The Ladies Working Party at Union Church has this week went away the fol- lowing articles

case to the French Red Crous con-

caused by military service.77 handkerchiefs, an hospital caps, 34

Applications belonging to any oversea

forces other than those of the self-pairs of surgical stockings, 24 suits of

48 governing Dominions, including the local Pyjamas 12 vests, 15 pairs of socks, 8 COVETS 24 stump hand- forces of any Colony or Protectorate, pairs of mittens, kne caps, should make application as follows:

(a) If they are in the United Kingdom, to the Colonial Office,

(.) Every vessel shall stop when called upon to do so by any examination officer or by any examination battery, and every vessel shall comply with any other dinee tion given by an examination oficer, ***4(1), .If the exemanation vessels are withdrawn on nocount of bad weather, river steamers arriving at the Western entrance and wishing to enter the Port All applications under this beading shall hoist the international signal will pass through the Colonial Office to PD. "Permission is urgently requested the War Office; and the Army Council to enter harbour. This signal will be will arrange for the actual issue of each acknowledged by the examination battery badge,

at Stonecutters hoisting the international

nasvering pennant. Upon the examina-

(b) If not in the United Kingdom, to the Governor of the Colony or Protecto rate in which they enlisted

1 quilt (Junior Working Party). To Queen Mary's Needlework Guild 160 rolled bandages, 23 many-tail band- ages, 45 shrouds, & tray cloths, 9 surgical caps, 8 body belts, 27 hold-all bags, 12 pairs of surgical stockings 24 hospital caps, 28 eye bandages, 16 floor-scrubbers,

packs of cards.

To the troops leaving Hongkong :—43 shirts, 37 handkerchiefs, 45 pairs of socke, 2 muffera, 1 pair of knye-caps,

tion battery at Stonecutters hoisting the JAPAN PROHIBITS TRADING THE LADY ROBERTS FIELD GLASS

international signal T.X.A, Proceed into harbour, the incoming vessel shall proceed West of Etonecutters and shall anchor North of that island to the East ward of a line joining the West nint of Stonecutters and the Torpedo Pier at Lai Chi Kok

(2) While anchored in the above men tioned position no such vessel shall hold any communication whatsoever with the shore or with any other vessel.

(3) Upon the weather moderating every, such vessel which is so anchored shal proceed West of Stonecutters to the examination anchorage, and shall remain there until it has been examined and passed into Fort in the usual manner.

WITH THE ENEMY.

NEW REGULATIONS COME INTO FORCE THIS MONTH,

FUND.

One telescope contributed by the Hong- kong Corinthian Yacht Club, through Mr. Alex van Andel, Hon Secretary, is now to be added to the list of glasses received and forwarded to the Lady Roberts Field Glass Fund. The total now stands-One stand telescope, sixteen hand telescopes, forty-nine binoculars,

of $75.00 donation

An Imperial Ordinance prohibiting Japanese trade with enemy subjects was promulgated in the Official Gazette of April 24th The ordinance, which will be enforced beginning May 14th, pro. hibits Japanese from trading with

HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS. enemy countries, enenly subjects, enemy juridical persons, those living in enemy countries or persons whose principal CORPS ORDERS BY LT-OOL CHAPMAN, Y. object is to have business in an enemy

Orders published in country and interests which are either In the Volunteer wholly or partially controlled by enemy the Daily Press on Saturday there was an subjects or which the Minister of error respecting the date. The Orders Agriculture and Commerce has publicly for Thursday and Friday next are a announced to be under eremy influence follow

In case a Japanese subject wants to import any products of enemy countries

articles passing bries, see thong which the authorities Con-exempt from the act, he must obtain permission from the government Viola tion of the clauses of the ordinance is punishable by imprisonment for less than one year or a fine of no more than 200

480, 487 488, 586, 1, 302 PAR EASTERN MEN AND

189, 166, 393, 389, 408, 597, 184, 209, 412, 82, 104, 200, 243, 355, 302, 812) 197, 287, 228, 249, 250, 61, 60, 82, 153, 156, 157, 128, 127, 148, 11, 217, 218, 285, 394, 6, 28, 284, 85, 161, 162, 163, 164, 80, 594, 595, 509, 801, 602, 308, 465, 307, 301, 408, 409, 516, 189, 249, 250

4th List

$123,880 39,100 10,280 62,075 210,205

Total amount received to date

Total:

Turkish

What Makes

WESTMINSTER "SPECIALS

SO GOOD.

The painstaking care observed la the varlous stages of Manufacture which pro- duce a standard of quality second to none.

Westminster

TURKISH

SPECIALS

From all Leading› Tobacconista,

Westminster

bacc

1st List

2nd List 3rd List

1578

$148,440

UNION INSURANCE BOCIETY OF

CANTON, LIMITED:

(Hon. Treasurers and Secretaries) Hongkong, 12th May, 1917.

MAILS VIA SIBERIA STOPPED.

THE WAR.

Mr. H. F. Rankin, who was formerly chairman of the Shameen British Cestion, Amoy, is now at work in the Food Controller's Department.

THE MAXIMUM PRICE OF RICE IN yen

NORTH BORNEO

The North Borneo Oficial Gazette of April 21st, notifies that the maximum price at which rice may be sold at any port in the State served by a direct ser Via of steamars from Singapore Hongkong shall be 88 s pien) and at any other port or place within the State such maximum price shall be 88 a picul with a surcharge, to be approved in writing by the Resident, equivalent to the cost of freight and transport from such other port or place to the place of sale

In the House of Lords on March 21st. the Duke of Marlborough announced that The British Postmaster at Shanghai the Government was now using 100 has announced the receipt of cable in American motor tractors, bater- structions to stop the despatch of mails

24 Siberia. All main that formerly pillars manufactured for Russia, and went via Biberia will be despatched by 430 motor tractors lent by private owners. way of Canada Other mails will go These were capable of ploughing 300

acres daily forward as in the past.

Thursday, 17th instants

5.10 p.m. Mounted Section at Jockey

Club Stables, T

5.30 p.m. Artillery Battery at Bel- chers Battery Friday, 18th instant :--

7.30 am. Belchers 6 Section at

Belchers Battery

6.15 p.m. Recruits of all units on Murray Parade Ground. C. 6. M. Witchell, Corple, Grimes and Edg cumbe will attend

Section,

Ph

6:30 p.m. Signalling

class, at R. A Theatre 5.30 p.m. Artillery Battery at Bel

chers Battery.

G

E. STEWART, Capt., Adjutant, H. KV. Corps.

11th May, 1917.

Speaking of the Act, Mr. Oka, Director of the Bureau of Commerce in the Do partment of Agriculture and Commerce, says that the regulations have been pre- pared as the first step toward the fulfilment of the suggestions reached at the Allied Economic Conference held in Paris last year, Not only the Japanese subjects, but foreign residents in Japan, as well as Japanese in Chine and Biam,

KRUPP 8 £45,000 YACHT. are prohibited from trading with enemy: subjecte, or dealers named in the Black

The Privy Council has decided that List, as published by the Department of Agricultre and Commerce. Herr Krupp is not to have his £45,000 which can be imported racing yacht Germania. He bad appeal Mer

ermission of the authorities ed through Baron Friedrich von Bulow inglucose-stuffs, medical goods, books, from the judgment of Sir Samuel Evans nesse magazines and several other in the Prite Court condemning the vessel arides Interests believed to be of an as prize of war. enem character will in some cases be The Germania had gone to Cowes for placed under special control, by an order the regatta just before the war The from the Minister of Agriculture and Kaiser took great interest in her ex- Commerce, go that they may not benefit ploits in order to encourage the German untries in any way Japan people to develop a live concern in the enemy

Advertiser:

German-navy.