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THE BRITISH DOMINIONS GENERAL INSURANCE CO., LTD.

Assets exceed £1,500,000 Bierling.

HE Agency of the Company bas Today Tferred from Alessrs. W. G. WORCESTER & Co. (resigned) to MESSES. J. M: DA ROCHA & Co., of No. 9, Ice House Street.

WA. RAY. Manager for China.

1698 Hongkong, 23th May, 1917.

HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB,

THE SECOND GYMKHANAMEETING To the Bruson will be held at HAPPY VALLEY, TO-MORROW (SATURDAY), the 26th May, 1917, commencing at 339 P.M.

The Charge of Admission will be $1 for others than Members of the HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB OF GYMKHANA CLUE

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INTIMATIONS

PEAK THAMWAYS COMPANY.

LIMITED.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FEIDAY. MAY 25TH. 1917,

NORDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL

(847 S

of

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the Hose- TO-MORROW Hongkong, KONG

the 28th May, 1917, at 11.30 for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directions together with a Statement o Accounts for the year ending 30th April, 1917. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 22nd instant to

Ays inclusive. the 28th instant, both days

PEAK TEAMWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED, JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managera. Hongkong, 15th May, 1917,

G.

AUCTIONS

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PUBLIC AUCTION. DARTICULARS and CONDITIONS &

to the letting by Public Auction" Bals, be held on TUESDAY, the 29th day of May, 1917, at 3 P.., at the Offices of the PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, by Order of HI EXCELLENT THE GOVERNOR, of Two Lote CROWN LAND at Causeway Bay, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal ai CROWN EENTS to be fixed by the Burveyor of HIS MAJESTY THE KING, for one farther

of

term of 75 years.

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PARTICULARS OF THE LOTE.

A. 8 WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE HIRTY SECOND ANNUAL

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company (since its registration) will be held ni the HONGKONG HOTEL Hongkong, TO. MORROW (SATURDAY); the 26th day of May, 1917 at Noon, for the purpose of recalving thas Report of the General Managers together with a Bistement of Accounts to the 31st December, 1916.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Cora psny will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 201 to MONDAY, 28th May, 19.7, both day Soldiers and Sailors in uniform fres.

May,

Transfor of period 210 The Committee invite the Ladies of, Hong-isolasive, during which

Shares can be Registered, kang to be present.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Hongkong, 12th May, 1917,

NOTICE.

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ADAME FLINT left for Paris yesterday, THE "STAR"

MA

and will RETURN to Hongkong the

end of September, with a Cholce Assortment of Evening and Pay Gowns, Costumes, etc.

Any ORDER8 intended to have been placed

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FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

with her before or d-parture can be forwarded NOTICE NINETEENTH ORDINARY

to and roarive her personal supervision.

NOTICE.

1385

At

JE HAVE from the 1st day of May WE OPENED

our OFFICES SHAREES, CANTON, Hndle the style of HOGG & KARANJIA, LIMITED, where we shall Import and Export and carry on business as General Merchants-Raw and Waste Silk and also Oriental Produce.

ARTHUR VIVIAN HOGG, NOSSERWAN BOMANJEE KARANJIA.

NOTICE

18 HEREBY GIVEN. ` that ANNUAL MEETING of this Company will be koeld at the Offices of Messrs. JARDIN, MATHESON & Co., LTD., on WEDNESDAY, the 30th May, 1917, st Noor, for the purpose receiving the Roport of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to 30th April, 1917

THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from THURS DAY the 24th May, to WEDNESDAY, the 80th May. 1917, inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

W. S. BROWN, "Secretary,

E6B8 Hongkong, 19th May, 1917 [463

NATIONAL CASH REGISTER.

RHLE WONGWI, expert monhanic from its fu-tors. Dit in. Chin, is now in charge of the Cash Regster business in Sonthero Chias

AMERICAN TRADING CO.,

General Agents HONTZ & CO., LTD, Hepresentativ

14, Den Von Road Central,

Hongkong

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BANK HOLIDAY. Neccordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912

the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the transaction of Public Business ou MONDAY, the 28th instant.

Hongkong, 23rd May, 1917.

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1680

NHIEF OFFICER, Manila, 1250 Philippine

A

Currency: Apply....

nă Lot - Adfi ing 3n

Registry No.

Locality.

Causeway Bay.

Boundary Measurement (Approximate).

-feet

Contents

Square feet.

Annual Beat

Upset Price,

foot fet

As), per

14

feel

leplau. 16,569

172: 9,941

20,000621212,971

PUBLIC AUCTION,

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HE Unders ed has received instruc

tions from the Liquidators of Messre. JEBEN & Co. in pursuance of an order of the Hongkong Government to sell by publia auction at 12 o'clock (NOON)

оп

TUESDAY, the 31st day of July, 1917, at his Bales Rooms, Daddell Street, THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY situate at The Peak, Hong kong, and being RURAL BUILDING LOT NO. 10.

IN Oss Loz

The Property Consists of:-

The precs or parvel of ground and premises known as “Lysholt," 10s, The Peak, situate near Mount Gough, in the Colony of Hongkong, with an ares of 194,039 square feet and registered in the Land Office Rural Building.

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HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF No. 19. -...

COMMERCE.

NOTICE.

GENERAL MEETING of the Membera will be held on TUESDAY, 39th May, 1917, at 4 o'clock PM, in the Chamber Room, Chartered Bank Building, 3. Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, for the purpose of noninst

Chamber on the ing a Representative of the Legislative Council during the absence on the Honourable Mr. P. H. HOLYDAR.

of

Notice in writing of the names of Candidates and of their proposers and seconders to be lodged with the Secretary at least 48 hours before the time appointel for the holding of the tienerul Meeting

By Order,

A. R. LOWE

Acting Secretary. N.B.In view of the Whiteuntide holidayn,

nominations will be received up to 10 A on TUESDAY, 20th instant. Hongkong, 22nd May, 1917.

HONGKONG CLUE,

NOTICE.

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N EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL HONGKONG CLUB will be held in the Club House on WEDNESDAY, the 30th May, 1917, at 5 15.8.2

AMERTING of the Mesibors of the

BUSINES! As wit. forth in the Notice

posted in the Hall of the Club.

By Order,

E. DES VOUX, Secretary,

[679 Hongkong, 22nd May, 1917. GERMINAL CIGAR STORE, 18 Nathan Road, Kowloon.

WANTED.

(68) RUSSIAN 5% INTERNAL -LIBERTY

FIRE PROOF SAFE. Inside reasure

ment not less than 36 inches high, 31| inches wide and 18 inches deep.

Apply stating lowest price to-

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LOAN 1917.

absorption to the LIBERTY LOAN is Opezed at THE RUSSO ASIATIC BANK, Hongkong, from date to the 26th Juns, 1017.

The price of issue is 85 per cent.

The Loan is free of Income Ter and other The Loan is feed for 65 years and will be. redeemable at par by yearly drawings beginning in December, 1922

The Loan may be reimbursed si per after the 29th March, 1927.

Compons are payable half-yearly on the 19th

and the 29th Beptember. March

Interest on the loan runs from the 29th March, 1017-interest from that data to be added to the price of issue.

PRACTIAL ENGINEER OPEN TO ENGAGEMENT.

ARRIVED Hongkong recently. Splendid general all-round know ledge of Engineering, including Suction

Special favourable rates will be quoted for Gas and Motor Engins designing, Min-

Russian Exchange. ing Machinery, Machine Shop practice,

Applications will be wired to Petrograd free Marine and Ship Repairs, Deep Sewer of telegraphic charges and Bonds will be for- and Reinforced Concrete Construction warled free of portal aux pensen vanity to Owned and managed Engineering busi- The Bank is ready to give every facility ness, manufactured Engines and Com-subscribers in the shape of advances against the

Boada, pressors, etc., for fifteen years.

Completed engineering contracts to the value of £200,000 Excellent recommen- dations. British, aged 40.

Apply to

ENGINEER,

Care of Daily Preve" Offee, 1478

FOR DALE.

COLLECTION OF

1,000 Stamps, all different, for 28.

1,500

SIR

2,000

.500

3,000

POSTAGE STAMPS,

€ 95,7

*350* $100

GRACA & CO.. No. 4, WYNDHAN STREIT,

Hongkong.

Lot

INTIMATION

GIANT

LAVENDER

The latest addition to our fine series of Lavender Toilet Articles is a powder of exceptional merit.

than anarchy, and that is tho only word Thooper Doubles Tennis -Chown) to describe a condition of affairs ship is been postponed owing to the which admits of bands of robbers roam-weather All tickets sold will be avail- ing about the country. We are aware able when the competition takes place at

a later date. that the situation is full of difficulties. Civil Governor CHU CHING LAN eeems to. dor his utmost to stimulate interest in the industrial development of the pro vince Probably he realises that the presentation of The Girl from Ciro's... roots" of all the mischiefli in The principal parts were ably sustained... Haunted by the fear by Mr Fred Winn, Mr. Compton Coutts.

and Miss Addie Leigh. The Company will give their farewell performance thin. evening, when The Girl în the Taxi ” will be staged.

Despite the inclemency of the weather there was a satisfactory attendance at thos Theatre Royal last evening to witness tho

economie causes

TALCUM.of starvation, men band themselves together in order to reap where they have never own. Canton has always within it people who live on the brink of starva, tion. Contrary to the usually accept- ed theory of the results of an intensified struggle for existence, there are no signs of any economic or social improvements arising out of this lamentable stato of things. There is poverty which is grinding beyond description, and Celebration Committee this week it was

WATSON'S

SUPERIOR

LAVENDER

Talcumpo

REFRES

FOR

PURE

LUXURIOUS

TOILET AND NURSERY

ASWATSON & COLD

ATHADE

MARK

It has real antiseptic properties

The Lot is held for the unexpired real and is wonderfully soothing to the due of term of 75 years created therein by an indenture of Crown Lease dated Skin. the 23rd day of April, 1996-

The Annual Crown Rent is $85.00. For further particulars and conditions

ale apply to

B

Solicitors for the Liquidators, MuSSES, WILKINSON & GRIST,

or to the Undersigned,

GEO PLAMMENT,

Auctioneer,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Y direction of the Government of Hongkong, Mesars. HUGHES & HOUGH have received instructions to soli by Public Auction,

OF MONDAY,

the 13th day of August, 1917, at 2 PM, at their Sales Hoom, ice House Street, Victoria, Hongkong

The Following VALUABLE LEASE- HOLD PROPERTY situate at Victoria, Hongkong, viz. D—TH

1lb. Size for $1.00.

A. S. WATSON

CO., LTD.,

Honakone

Dispensart.

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HONGKONG OPTION: 101, Uma Vanz Boin, LONDOR OFFLON 181, Franz Benam, B.C.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG 25th May, 1917,

ST. GEORGE'S DAY CELE,

BRATION..

THE FINANCIAL RESULT...

At a meeting of the St. George's Day

It was decided to devote this money in equal moities of £1,000 oach to I

Lord Roberts' Workshops for; training: disabled soldiers to earn their living...

The Dreadnought Hospital and other Minesweepers' charities.

The Prisoners-of-War Fund... The French Red Cross.

the general cause is that the popu ́reported that the sum raised had amount. lation is greater than the means of ed to $33,00€ odd. support. Reluctantly some of the younger. members of the community emigrate, and the majority of them prosper. The alert and quick-witted Cantonese is the trader of the Dutch East Indies as well as of British Malaya. Millions of dollars have flowed into Kwangtung from foreign' Inads, for the Cantonese in California, Formosa, Indo-China, Malaya, Burma and Australia is always thinking of the home of his ancestors, Eyen if China is nel entirely governed from the grave- yard, it is a nation whose economic con- dition is due to the commands of those who have passed away. The rapid multiplication of the inhabitants, and the ancient methods of industry, both unite to create poverty, and where life hangs only by a thread men will always risk it for small rewards.

We must not, however, overlook the importance of good government in estab lishing law and order in Kwangtung, No one can say that since the first re- volution of 1911 Canton has been parti- cularly fortunate. The floods, the political unrest, and the depreciation of paper money have all assisted to swell the forces of disorder. The present state of affairs is bewildering to the onlooker.

We hold no brief for any particular

con party, but it does not seem to be ducive to good administration to have au- Civil thority divided. Not only is there C Governor Can, but there are also Generals LUK and LUNG. The last named is said to have about 3,000 soldiers under his command, and they are maintained at the public expense. General LUR seems to have created a good impression in Peking, and he may be able to hunt down | the brigands and robbers of the province. The outstanding fact of the present situa tion is that not only is the provincial treasury empty, but there is a monthly

deficit of m

CORRESPONDENCE.. HONGKONG AND THE GERMANS.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS."] Sin-As if Mr. MeGuigan's two long. essays on Free Trade were not enough, he inflicted a third thundering one on this subject, which he so ably handles. The subject, however, bristles with many issues, and he has now distinctly drifted to Socialism very debateable policy- which has rent Europe asunder for many years past and up to the present has been found more destructive than con structive.

and

STOR

in

&

As I said in my last letter, the question before us is whether or not, in the light of recent revelations, it is meet that the Germans should return to their former places and avocations,, and have free run of the British Colonies and Possessions, Mr. Menigan, in his lust letter, lays all the blame for what has happened on the and nation autocrats "of Germany feeble way, sec

Becks to exculpate from all responsibility opprobrium. A nation stepped in, and inebriated with, the venomous teaching of Traitschke, an apostle of night

right, whose heterodoxy recognises no rights, for fechle nations: whose teaching has corrupted and tainted the whole. German nation, perverted the mentality and made have megalomanines of them so that they cast all morality to the winds, have staggered huvianity, by their cruel Herod in their treatment of sick and and heartrending atrocities, out-heroded wounded saldurs, and have disgraced European civilization in the eyes of the Asiatics and the whole world. Look at the individual German in all parts of the world-how have they behaved them- selves in the neutral countries under In whose protection they were living America, by arson, treachery, conspiracy. Look at Mexico, what have they done there? Everywhere they are found to be sorce British people by various plausible the interest of Free and in the arguments Judases. Yet these are the gentry whom

Trade now ask us to invite into

the old Me old easy, midst after the war on the

Are British traders NO out in all parts of the world that needs must call in the Germans for ad-

of Free Trade" be incomplete tial to success. Improved methods, oftment of their trade? Will the prin- German Canton delta. There is, fortunately, a transport, also, are needed. There is without the advent of the

traders in our own Colonies and De bright side to the sordid story, fer, good coal in Kwangtung and Kwangsi pendencies? Is that to be the reward although the outrage was summitbed and there are also other minerals await of our brave soldiers, who go to face death for their country, leaving behind nearly two years ago, Nemesis has over- ing enterprise in order to provide profif them all they hold dear in this world? taken two of the miscreants. The arm of and employment to the people in the dis. What will those who return think, when they see their places already taken by the the law, when such crimes take place in tricts wherein they are situated. It is a

very men they went out to fight? Bri- remarkable anomaly in Chica that, while tain, if that is to be the result, thou hast British territory, is long, and acts as a

But no hap fought this way in vain!

Already, wise deterrent to other evil-doers. It is parti the native business man is generally

Britain bas words have been uttered. cularly satisfactory to know that corporal shrewd and enterprising, the officials ara

many wise ministers and statesment punishment, as well as a long term of almost always, at heart, opposed to pro-who have prescience enough to guard it Read the recent PUBLIC AUOTION.

imprisonment; was meted out to those greas. In the Customs, the Sale Gabelle against such dangers.

of the soldier-statesman, General and the Post Office, the administration Smuts, in which he said, inter alia, that ▼HE Undersigned has received instrue. who captured, and held to ransom, the

we would remember not merely tions from the Liquidator of only son of a peaceful Chinese contractor. by Europeans produces large revenues he hoped, when the time for settlement for the Chinese Government. If only the central Europe, but the whole of the Bri Messrs. WITZKE & Co. in pursuance of an This is not the only case of kidnappinginis would employ men like the late tish Empire. He did not wish the Em order of the Hongkong Government to

All THOSE pieces or parosla of ground situace at Victoria aforesaid and known and registered in Board Office as SECTION A OF MAHINE LOT NO. 101 and SECTION "B" OF MARINE LOT Together with the messages, erections and buildings and buildings THE STATE OF KWÅNGTUNG. thereon known as No. 7, Queen's Road

Terin 999 THE details which were related at the Central, Victoria aforesaid. years created by a Crown Lease dated Criminal Sessions a few days ago of the the 8th day of April, 1850.

Ares in respect of Section of robbery and kidnapping at Deep Bay, Marine Lot No. 101-8445 sq. ft. Proin the New Territory, remind us of the portion of Annual Crown Rent $84.45.

Area in respect of Section of very unsettled condition of life in the Marine Lot No 101-675 60 ft. Pro- portion of Annual Crown Heat #6.75.

For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to urging, me

JOHNSON STOKES & MASTER,

Prince's Buildings,

Ice House Street, Hongkong, Solicitors for the Liquidator of THE DEUTSON ASIATISCHE BANE,

or to

MEBARS HUGHES & HOUGE, The Auctioneers. Hongkong, 9th May, 1917.

618

(NOON) on MONDAY the 27th day of trict. 115 but a few weeks ago that an sell by public auction at 12 o'clock that has occurred recently in this dis August, 1917, at his Sales Rooms, Duddell

ex pupil of Queen's College died as a Street, Hongkong,

All the piece of he at

more than a million dollars, The only real solution of the trouble is the development of the great natural ro

sary is it to encourage mining enterprise. sources of Kwangtung. Especially neces

There is vast wealth in the earth, and the people who will benefit most by its exploitation are the Cantones. Expert advice and foreign supervision are essen

terms mea

pily this is not to be!

our

free

Sir Roeest HarT OF Bir RICHARD DANE pire to have fought in vain. We did but for our future security. to advise them about the mines, there not fight for material gain, nor for ter- Only were never uttered. would be no difficulty in providing

Mr. W. F. Yaurmasti, Rovioon, in the Colons of result of the treatment keceive the remunerative employment for the natives.cently, too, New Massey, Prime

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Hongkong, and registered in the Land Office as KOWLOON INLAND LOT No.

facts of the case were very distressing.

The father had paid everything in his IN OSE LOT The property consists of a piece of possession to purchase his son's liberty,

On Wednesday night the Dockyard Ra

ground abatting on Battery Street and but, after making himself penniless, all creation Club had a whist drive to which the New Zeaths, within the walls

Fourth Etreet (near the Praya) in Kow that he has is a grave wherein rests the mortal remains of the victim of anarchy

loon and contains an area of 4,500 square feet.

The Annual Crown Rent is

200

The state of affairs prevailing in

The Lot is held for the unexpired re-in South China, sidue of a term of 75 years created therein by an Indenture of Crown Lease dated the 4th day of May, 1888 Kwangtung is always a matter of more than passing interest to our communi- For further particulars and conditionsty for Hongkong as the port and the distributing centre for the province The trade of the Colony is regulated by

of sale apply tog

MESKES HASTINGS & HASTINGS, Solicitors for the Liquidator,

or to the Undersigned,

GEO PLAMMERT Hongkong, 23rd May, 1917 [¢8#

a number of friends had been invited.

Mr. H. Budden car on the duties of M.C., and after an en, yable evening Mr. V. Stannard, the Hon. Secretary, presented the prizes to the following

competitors: Ladies-1 successful

Mrs Bears; 2nd, Mrs. Brock; 3rd, Mrs. Rewell; Booby prize, Mrs. Alderman. Gentlemen-1st. Mr. Morley; 20d, Petty

the trade of Canton and the surrounding Officer Buckett, B.N., 3rd, Mr. A. B. district, Nothing 18 worse for trade Allan Booby prize, Mr. Lawrence.

zan: Parliamen

wherever he got an opportunity he was going to advocate preference within the Empire, and he hoped to do this, in the course of a few

at Well- ington, it can

It is on such brains that we rely for the safety and well-being of our vast Empire, and not on hard, calculating men, who coolly count their coing and gains during and after this great war. Thank goodness, such people are few and far between. As the poet wrote:

fares the land to hastening

Wher

wealth accumulates and mea

The British have not sunk so low as that.

deeny The war has amply demonstrated that

HB KAYARANA, fact and more. Yours, etc.,

Canton, 23rd May