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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF

HONGKONG.

KING'S BIRTHDAY OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all FIRE INSURANCE OFFICES Win Le CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS TO-DAY (MONDAY), the 4th

so, 1917.

A. R. LOWE, Secretary

1721 Hongkong, 4th Jane, 1917.

MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF HONGKONG.

KING'S BIRTHDAY. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all MARINE INSURANCE OFFICES pub CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS TO-DAY (MON. DAY), the 4th June, 1917.

By Onter,

A. B. LOWE, Becretary. Hongkong, 4th June, 1917.

WANTED.

ECOND ENGINEERS for

STEAMER trading between Hong- kong and Singapore. Must have Certi ficate; Sobriety essential. Apply

Coast wages.

No

AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION

THE HONGKONG DAILY

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET

THE Undersigned has received instrtic

tions from the Liquidators of

of Messrs. Jana & Co. in pursuance of an order of the Hongkong Government to sell by public auction at 19 o'clock (NOOM) Duddell Street on TUESDAY the 31st day of July, THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD 1917, at his Balos Rooms, PROPERTY situate at The Peak, Hong- koug, and being RURAL BUILDING LOT No. 19PTC

K IT ONE LOTT The Property Consists of

The piece or parcel of ground and premises known Bg Lysholt, 104, The Peak, situate par Mount Gough, in the of Colony of Hongkong, with an area 124,038 square feet and registered in the

Rural

Building Lot Land Office as a No, 19,

The Lot is held for the cosi; due of a term of 76 years created therein by an indenture of Orown Lease dated the 23rd day of April, 1896.NE

The Annual Crown Rent is $85.00 For farther particulare and conditions of sale apply to

MESSES WILKINSON & GRIST, Solicitore for the Liquidators,

or to the Undersigned,

GEO, P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

PUBLIC AUCTION

PRESS MONDAY, JUNE 4TH.

URNISHED FLAT, Tregunter Mansions, Mey Road, for 2 months from the middle.

June, Apply

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

TO LET

SHOP to 1

HOP to Let in Alexandra Buildinga.

Apply to

SECRETARY

A. S. WATSON & Co., LTD. [708

TO LET

Apply to OS. 3 A & B, ROBINSON ROAD

INTIMATION

1917.

WATSON'S

OLD BROWN

BRANDY

E

DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD

QUALITY.

TO LET

BISHEAL, No. 119, TH PHAK,

5, Queen's Bond Content.

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66

A

newly done up.

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Apply

CHATER & MODY.

HE Undersigned has received instruc

clo Daily Tirs Office THE

WANTED.

1724

L

ADY (Seni-invalid) arriving in Colony at end of June requires Furnished Room with Board, preferably in vicinity of University.

Apply

Care of" Daily Press" Ofoe. [723

quication

Messrs. WITZEE & Co. in pursuance of an order of the Hongkong Government to nell by public Auction at 12 o'clock (Noox) on MONDAY, the 27th day of August, 1917, at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street, Hongkong, de

All the piece of ground situate at Yaumati, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, and registered in the Land Office as KOWLOON INLAND LOT No. 209,

IN ONE LOT.

CANTON - KOWLOON The property consists of a piece of

RAILWAY.

HEREBY NOTIFIED. THE PUBLICIS EFFESDAY, June 8th SEVERAL IMPORTANT ALTERATIONS will be made in the Time Table., NEW TIMING OF EXPRESS TRAINS. DOWN

UP

LeaTO CANTON

p.m.

"I'd

7:25 +12.25 4.10

*12.10 3.30

Leave KOWLOON 8.03

*Saturdays and Sundays only Important alterations have also been made in the Local Train Service. A

For further particulars see Time Tables, which may be had on application at all Stations and at the Head Offices Kowloon and Canton.

NOTE: For the convenience of the public Arrangements have now been made for the pablication of the Time Tablo in this news- paper in an abbreviated form. It will be found on the front inge, and will in the futuro always occupy the same position. By Order,

By Order,

WEN TEH CHANG, Managing Director,

Chinese Section, Canton-Kowloon Railway.

H. P. WINSLOW, Manager, British Section, Kowloon Canton Railway. [714]

Kowloon, 1st June, 1917,

NOTICE.

NATIONAL CASH REGISTER. RCHIE WONGWAI, expart mechanic from its factory. Dayton, Ohio, is now in charge of the Cash Register business In Southern Chins.

AMERICAN TRADING CO., General Agents. HONT-Z & Co., Ir, Representatives,

1da, Des Vosur Road Central,

Hongkong

1656

WANTED IMMEDIATELY.

ECOND OFFICER.

Apply MARINE DEPARTMENT,

THE ASIATIC PETERY CO. (SOUTH CHINA);

OFFICE

Apply to

WANTED.

at the Central Location

(719

FURUKAWA & Co,

20 Des Var Road Central,

[703 RUSSIAN 5% INTERNAL LIBERTY LOAN 1917 abscription to the LIBERTY LOAN is Opened at THE RUSSO ASTATIC FANK, Hongkong, from date to the 26th June,

1017

The price of jane is 85 per cent.

The Lacan is go

of Income Tax and other

The Loan, in:

ground abutting on Battery Street and Fourth Street (near the Prays) in Kew Inon and contains an area of 4,500 square feet.:

The Lot is held for the unexpired re- sidue of a term of 15 years crated therein by an Indenture of Crown Leaso dated the 4th day of May, 1868

The Annual Crown Rent is $60. For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to

MESSRS HASTINGS & HASTINGS, Solicitors for the Liquidator. or to the Undersigned,

GEO P. LAMMERT. Hongkong, 23rd May, 1917.

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LIFE INSURANCE. RRP HENDERSON, LC.8., Retired, of 48, Leinster Gardens, London, W. 2, Paper that wishes to remind the readers of this

M

his advice is available, now is for the last sixteen years, to all those of known position who agree to his conditions,

The war, which has pitilessly exposed the weaknesses of many Tosarance Offices, has triumphantly vindicated the sedness of Mr Henderson's advice."

Out of thirty British Offlces, whose valuations took place during 1916, only five mintained bonus rate included thoir pre-war amongst these five are the two Offices most frequently recommended by Mr. HENDERSON, and, moreover, the bonuses declared by thran two Offices are respectively the highest and second highest of the whole thirty. Momover,

of neither of these Offices has the bonus mate ever once receded throughout their long history since they were establisked in. 1838 and 182, respectively.

When advice which has thus boen vindicated by time can be got free of charge, subject only to roasoable conditions, why not write and ask for it?

NOTICE

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NY EUROPEAN, Non-Ariatie or Indian

A desiring to leave the Colony should apply

In parson at the Casa POUR STATION between the hours of 9 ant to 1 P.X. and 9PM to 4 pm. dally. UNG

Applicants will be required to produce Pate ports or identification papers.

All persons with pertain exceptions WIRD Tem in the Colony for more than 7 days REGISTRATION or PEEBONS ORDIN are required to Begister themaal under the ANCE 1916.

TO LET

NEW HOUSE is Conduli Road, Tandy For conpation. Also 1 GODOWN in Duddell Street.

For rent and other particulare apply ko-:

HM. H. NEMAZEN, 1 Des Voeux Read

TO LET

402

Brown Brandy

MMEDIATE entry, Two very desirable

STOPS rested in Lee Home Street, opposite the Grand Hotel, recently red stracted.

For rent and other particulars apply to

TOCON.

THE MANAGER, HONGKONG TON CO, LTD. 46, Connaught Road Central,

[401

TO LET

the hostile demonstrations. The House

HE the Governor has been pleased to

of Representatives was so angered that it appoint, provisionally and subject to ignored two peremptory requests from His Majesty's pleasure, Mr. Stanley the PREMIER to come to an early decision Hudson Dodwell to be an Unofficial in regard to the Government's war Member of the Legislative Council dur- policy, and when finally, it met it adopting the absence on leave of the Hon. Mr. ed a resolution that the declaration of Percy Hobson Holyoak or until further

notice.

In connection with Mr. H. H. Fox hav

War of Germany should not be consider cd until the Cabinet had been reorganis ed. Eventually, there was an interview between the PRESIDENT and the PREMIER ng taken over the affairs of the British Commercial Attaché, we understand (saya in regard to the situation, followed by

the M.-C. Daily News) it is practically the dismissal of the PREMIER. Nobody arranged that there will be a Senior and to be eager to undertake the re Junior Attaché, the former in Shanghai, and the latter, Mr. Archibald Rose, in Peking

appears

The Gazette notifies that complaints

sponsibilities of the vacant office, which. meanwhile, is being administered by Dr. WE TING FANG. The opposition to General Tuan accuses him of playing the part of a President with the added having been received regarding the effects powers of a Dictator, and expresses the of the flowering privet, the Government fear that a declaration of war with him is prepared to prune down all privet in office would mean the end of Repub-plants on Crown land adjoining private licanism. The Military Governors, who residences. All requisitions for pruning side with the ex-Premier have urged the should be addressed to the Colonial PRESIDENT to dissolve Parliament, but Secretary, His Excellency has replied that he doubte his authority under the Provisional Con. stitution to take this extreme step. He prefers to advise Parliament to sink all personal feeling and proceed with the

His Majesty the King has been pleased to grant to Mr. C. S. Mckinley, of Messrs Butterfield & Swire (and formerly of H M. Dockyard, Hongkong), the

framing of the permanent Constitution Royal licence to accept and wear the Nevertheless, five Tuchune have demanded insignia of the Seventh Class of the not merely the dissolution of Parliament Excellent Crop, which was conferred on and the creation of a new Constitution, him by, the late President of China,

but also the formation of a new Cabinet: by TUAN, the dismissal of disloyal officials," and the execution of those who are influencing the President. At the same time there are reports of an intention to march troops on Peking Thus it will be seen, a national quration has degenerated into a political dispute, which threatens, to become a grave con stitutional issue. It is gratifying to learn that the Navy disapproves of the course taken by the lenders of the revolt, and that the Southern provinces have held aloof from the movement, which, indeed, is strongly denounced by the Kwangtung Assembly, While it cannot be denied that Parliament has behaved in a manner WATSON & calculated to try the patience of any

LTD..

25 YEARS IN WOOD,

FOUE-BOOMED HOUSES in Gordon A. S.

Ballabary Avenue, Kewicen.

A FLAT In Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon TO LET OR FOR SALE. KOWLOON MARINE LOT 48 with wharf are 69,000 yenitable for C Storage or erection of Godowns,

Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

MeCo., LTD., Alexandrs Buildings.

TO LET

638

FFICES 9, Connaught Bed Central OFFICES in King's and York Butklinga HOUSES in Clifton Gardens Conduit Bend. HOUSES Broadwood Moreton Termos.

HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGENCY Co., Ltd.

TO LET

[$8

NO. 12 BEACONSFIELD ARCADE

SHOP

No. 2 MERION, No. 5. THE PEAK.

No. 7, BELILIOS THEBACE. 4ROOMED FLAT at the Peak (separato entrance).

No. 2, "FAIRVIEW," 3, Nathan Hoad, Kowloon

CREST, 66, PRAK

CO., WINE AND SPIBIT MERCHANTS TELEFONE Ble

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Premier, the interference of the Military Party is a matter for regret. It looks

autocracy by force; indeed, it is describ very much like an attempt to re-establish

ed by the authorities in Poking as a struggle between Militarism and Con stitutionalism. How the matter will

end it is impossible to forecast, but the fact cannot be ignored that almost every

MARRIAGE FOLLY JERS--At H.B.M. Consulate Gen. ral, Shanghai, on May 26th, THOMAS FOLEY, eldest son of Letor Faley County Clare, Ireland, to political crisis in Peking of recent years BEATRICE MAY, only daughter of Chief has been preceded by memorials from the Inspector AH AERE, Shanghai

principal military lenders. It remains fo Municipal Police.

be seen whether Parliament will amend

ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

Mrs. TAKAHASHI and the Staff of the the new draft Constitution, which is one Japanese Consulate General, Hong of the bones of contention, and otherwise kong, wish to express their heartfelt thanks for the kind attendance of submit to the dictation of the Tuchunk. friends at the funeral of the Inte If it should refuse, its dissolution would Consul General S. Takahashi, also for the floral tributes sent and the ex pressions of deep sympathy tendered.

£709

HONGKONG OFFICE 101, Des Vœux RoaD, 0, LONDON OPPIDE 181, FLEET STREET, E.C.

The Daily

Press

HONGKONG 4TH JUNE 1917.

appear to be inevitable, and China's entry into the war will presumably, be indefinitely delayed, for until a new Parliament had been elected it would appear impossible for any decision to be taken which the Allies could regard as satisfactory. As champions of democracy they would scarcely wish to see China coerced into war by her military lenders

In

celebration of the fifty-second

No. 26, BELILIOS TERRACE with THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN anniversary of the birthday of HM. entrance on Conduil Bond

TWO GODOWNS, In Duddell Street No. 2, DEB VEUX VILLAS, 51, PEAK (Unfurnished),ENDADA

Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS,

3rd Floor. Alozazden Bnikli -

ON SALE.

$0

A TABLE OF THE RATES OF EXCHANGE AT HONGKONG

FOB

DEMAND DRAFTS ON BOMBAY

On the Day preceding the Departure of

Forme of Registration giving the particulare the English Mails from the Year of the All Police Biaklass

CHINA

Ta political situation in China at the present moment can only be described as extremely grave, Nine provinces have now declared their independence of the Central Government with the avowed object of reinstating General TUAN Cal 301 38 Premier and securing acceptance of his war policy against Germany. It will be remembered that when General TUAN found himself in conflict with the PRESIDENT two or three months ago he left Peking for Tientsin and offered his resignation, but was prevailed upon to reconsider his decision and return to the Capital. Despite the assurances of sup port, however, which he received on that Occasion, he soon found himself deserted by the Cabinet and confronted by a

fars Hope for £55 years and will required may be obtained at the GPU and closing of the Indian Mints to the Freehostile Parliament An attempt recently

redeemable at par by yearly drawings beginning The Penalty for non-compliance les ans not Coinage of Bilver

The Losa may be relcibarred at pas after the sxoeding $50,

In Decentber, 1922.

29th Marcha vahia half-yearly on the 19th.

Coupons are

March and the 29th September.

Interest on the Iran runs from the 29th Marah, 1917 interest from that date to be added to the

Special favourable rates will be quoted for Hassion Exchange

Applications will be wired in Petrograd free

of tolempiin ofarges and Bonds will be for wardal free of postal expersen, G

FOR SALE

38

USED ASIATIC POSTAGE STAMPS

in packet of

10) Stamps for $0.80 1350 Stamps for $8.00 260 400

10.00 12.00 16:00

The Bank in rady to give every facility is subscribers in the shape of advances again the Bouday

250

4.00 450

300

6.00 600

G. TISDALLA

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464

GRACA & CO. NO. 4. WYRDIAM STREET, Hongkong.

WHOM 1883 TO 1009;

AX:60

RATES FOR SOVEREIGNS, GOLD LEAF, BAR SILVER (From 1900), and other Useful Information.

the King to-day will be observed is a public holiday. Long live the King

A Chinese nurse at the Nethersole Hospital has reported to the police that 85 in money, and jewellery to the value of $346, have been stolen from her room.

The last of the series of monthly meet- ings arranged by the Hongkong Christian Union will be conducted by Rev. HE Anderson in the Helena May Institute to day, at 6 p.m.

Mr H H. J Gompertz was elected the first President of the newly-formed. St. George's Society in Hongkong, and the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, vice-President, and not vice-verea au stated in the report of the meeting.

It is notified in the Gazette that, as the expiration of three months, the Oriental Petroleum Company Limited, will, anless cause is shown to the con- trary, be struck off the Register and the Company dissolved.

Shib Kai.

Fire broke out at 12.25 am, on Satur

day on the third floor of No. 2, Black- smith's Lane, Causeway Bay, occupied by servants of Mr. Tsoi Po Shin, com- predore of the China Sugar Refinery, The fire brigade responded and the flames were soon extinguished. The fire, which was confined to the third foor of the building, was caused by the overturning of a kerosene lamp. The extent of the damage is not yet known.

HONGKONG AEROPLANE EUND SUBSCRIPTION LIST NO. 7. HE Sir Francis Henry May,

K.G.M.G..

Katz ..

Erio, Vids and Doris

Hon Mr. E. fl. Sharp, KU.

Kowloon Docks, per r, W.

Crawford RM Dyer 45

Nemo

D. Gow

T Neave W. Davidson DS. Cooper

Logan, N. Hall P, E.

Stone, EL Martin, C. H. White- ley, D. Neon, CR Crispin, E. Watson,

JG Garraway A, R. Kinross, J Parkes, J. Puncheon, D Reith, W JBattey, J, G. Oz rie W. Tuplip, J. W. Allan,

McIntosh, G, Hender BOD, RHB Mitchell, CL Howell, J. 0, 0 Weir, WW. Johnston, F. O. Coleman, W. F. Fordjur. W. F. Ford, P 3. Dixon, W. Taylor, A. Bolton, W. D, Lambert, J. M. Smith, D. Steel, W. Brown, W Robion, KR Macaskill, W. Nicholls, S Gray, J. G. Dick, H. Scott F

M. Remios, WA Morgan, 5 each

A W Blair W Hodley,

W Peters Graham, T Tukes, J. Bradbery, H. Evans, $uch 20

500:00

500,00

$100.00 25.00

$50

.20

$145

Amount previously noknow-

·ledged.***

431.00

$1,156.00

6,049 30

87,205.39

HONGKONG MAGISTRACY. MISSING DRUGS.

Before Mr. J. R. Wood, a Chinese was of $80 from the Queen's Road Pharmacy. charged with stealing drugs to the value

The case was adjourned

DUMPING A BODY.

The hearing was continued before Hr. was charged with dumping the dead Dyer Bail of the case in which a womar body of a child in Caine Road,

His Worship said he had considered

the case and the defendent would be dis- charged

LARCENY FROM TAIKOO DOCKYARD

A Chinese coolie was churged befor Mr. Wood with the theft of a bra electric light guard from the Taikoo Dockyard

to overawe the opposition by organising a great pre-war demonstration outside the House of Representatives was bitterly

The defendant, who pleaded not guilty resented by the members, especially when it was discovered that the mob consisted

The collection at the opening Recital, to the charge, explained to the magistrate chiefly of beggars paid at the rate of 13

given by Mr. Denman Fuller, F.R.C. Othat be had merely picked up the guard cents a day. After that incident most of the Cabinet Ministers tendered their LR.A.M. on the new organ at Union resignations not, apparently, because Church amounted to $337.93. This their views in regard to the desirability amount has been handed over to the Tren of declaring war against Germany had surer of the War Charities to be brane On Bale at the "DAILY P2235" Office undergone any change, but because of the mitted to the Scottish Women's Hospital

charge that the Premier was a party to Fund. or Local Booksellers

PRICE #1 Cash,

in order to examine it.

the defendant was arrested whilst leaving

Mr. G. T. Burd, head, watchman of the Taikoo Dockyard, however, stated the

the dockyard with the stolen guard in hi possession,

His worship sentenced defendant. one month's hard labour and four hour stocks.