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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

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GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC.

NENDERS for SPECIE current in TENDANG AT SPOLErron the Bum of 3300,000-currant in Shanghat Will be received by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT,

ntil 11 o'clock am, on the 6th June, 1917.

The amount sccepted is to be placed by the rer to the credit of an account with tenderer the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING 80 as to be available CORPORATION, : on the 7th June,

Parasne tendering

to stata alternativaly

() The amount of Hongkong entrenor payablo in Hongkong on 7th June, required for ench $31,000-Shaugtal surrency and/or (b) The amount of Dollars current in Shanghai par £100 for telegraphic transfer on the Lords Commissioners 3 of H.M. Treasury, London.

The tenders to be in duplicate, and in nonlod addrarod to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT and endorsed TENDERS FOR GOVERN- MENT BILLS, etc.”

The right to accept or reject any or all of the Sanders is reserved.

Persons

Copies of Forms of Tender can be had on app Pomons tecilering for (Bills) are horaby Rotilisa

that having regard to the provisions of the Acts 23 George III, Cap. 45 and 41, George III., Cap. 52, the acceptance of any such Tender in subject to the express acndition that no Bumber of the British Hense of Commons shail be admitted to any share or part in or to benefit to arise from the Contract thereby mile for the allotment of such (Bille).

The provisions in question do apply to into by an incorporated

INTIMATIONS

NOTICE

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY,

NATIONAL

AL CASH REGISTER,

ROHIE WONGWAT, expert mechanis.

A from a factory Dayton, Ohle, is zow a charm of the Dagile China Bowthorn ChAMERICAN TRADING CO.,

General Agente HONTSZ & Co., Lra.. Representatives, 14a, Des Voeux Road Central,

Hongkong."

PUBLIO AUCTION:

1666

HE Undersigned has received instruc- Test the Liquidstore of Messe. JEBARN & Co. in pursuance of an order of the Hongkong Government to sell by public auction at 12 o'clock (Noox) on TUESDAY, the Sist day of Juiz 1917, at his Salce Rooms, Daddell Street

THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY situate at The Peak, Hong kong, and being RUBAL BUILDING LOE No. 19,

I ONE LOT.

The Property Consists of:—

The plecs or parcel of ground and premises known as "Lysholt, 104, The Peak, situate near Mount Gough, in the Colony of Hongkong, with an area of Lot 194,032 square feet and registered in the Land Office & Rural No. 19.

Contracta outoredated capacity and made dus of a term of 75 years created therein

ite

Company in benefit of the Company. for the

The Lot is held for the unexpired resi- by an indenture of Crown Lesas dated

Shy tion can be obtained by the 23rd day of April, 1896.ASME personal application to the TREASURY CHEST OFF. ER, AP.U.

F.J.THURSBY-PELHAM, Lt-Colonel,of

Treasury Chest Officer, A.PL..

Hi Blajesty's Treasury Office,

Hongkong, 5th June, 1917,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

JOINT SERVICE

1725

of the

"ROTTERDAM

·NEDEBLAND” AND

LLOYD ROYAL MAIL LINES,

THE Steamship

"REMBRANDT," having arrived from SAN FRANCISCO, Consignee of Cargo are hereby notale that all Goods are being landed at their rink into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Gedowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Whart and Godown Co., Ltd. whence

and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

Be Claim will be admitted after the Goods bare lett the Godowns, and all Goods parining undelivered after the 10th Juze at

to

All Clairas

the steamer met ba pre pented to the Undersigned on or before the 14th Jana, or they will not be recognised.

All broken, chafed, and damaged bloode are to ts to the trudowny, where tung, will be wined on the 101 June, at 10 A.,, by the Mears (oddard &

Denglis

No Insurance, whatsoever war been effected. Bills of lading will b countersigned by

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIN.

Agents.

Hongkong, 4th Jane. 117.

The Annual Crown Rent is $56.00, For further particulars and conditions

mala apply to

ME9589 WILKINSON & GRIST, Solicitors for the Liquidators,

or to the Undersigned,

GEO, P. LAMMERT

Auctioneer.

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET.

ᎢᎢ .

URNISHED FLAT, Tregunter Mansiona, May Road, for 2 months from the middle

Apply

of June..

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE Co.

TO LET

HOP to Let in Alezaaden Buildings.

Apply to

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

OLD BROWN

BRANDY

E

QUALITY.

25 YEARS IN WOOD.

[20A. S. WATSON

SECRETARY, A. S. WATSON & Co., IAD.

(708

726

TO LET NOS. SA & B, ROBINSON ROAD

Apply to

DAVID BASSOON & CO. LTD. [628

UANTON KOWLOON

RAILWAY.

THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED

CO., LTD.,

JUNE OTH, 1917.

SIR ELLIS KADOORIE. HONGKONG'S NEW KNIGHT

HE the Governor of Hongkong has received the following telegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies

*

"It gives me much pleasure to in form you that. His Majesty has been graciously pleased to approve of the Order of Knight Bachelor for Mr. Ellis Kadoorie Long.”

RANDOM REFLECTIONS.

The Hongkong Aeroplane Fund is ring very slowly. It was rather un- fortunate that at the time MT. JJ. Bryan issued his appeal the claims of the Homeless in Northern France and the celebration of St. George's Day should have monopolised public attention. Now that the field is clear again, it is to be hoped that strenuous efforts will be made to furnish the balance of $5,000 required to complete the sum of $12,000 which Mr. Bryan courageously set out to collect. If the total amount is forth-

a well-known Englishman has promised coming by the end of the present month

present a second aeroplane so that every dollar contributed now carries with

has been accentuated and intensified by maladministration and treachery. There. were probably millions of ignorant peas aants who believed that with the over throw of the dynasty would come the dawn of the millenium. Torn with doubt and suspicion and finding that there has been no lightening of their burdens, they offer promising material for the unscru pulous political agitator and the enemy: intriguer to work upon. It would be idle

The news of the bonour conferred upon to suppose that Germany is not resorting to every possible device to profit by the this well-known mongkong resident will situation, and although many of her be received with feelings of much grati highly-placed agents have been driven fication by a very wide circle of friends, from power there are doubtless hundreds not only in Hongkong, but in the East of others in humbler spheres working generally Undoubtedly it is an honour insidiously in her interests. From these richly deserved, for Sir Ellis Kadoorie has spent his wealth freely on behalf of sources, we suspect, spring such pro- nouncements as those of the Workmen's many good works, in fact, he may boit at least two others,

fairly ranked among the Colony's most and Soldiers' Delegates regarding annex- ations. The working man has not the handsome benefactors. These benefactions have been confined almost exclusively to dotect the knowledge necessary to

the advancement of education, in which sophistry in the arguments addressed to he has always evinced the deepest in hin, and has little stomach left for sufferterest, and schools bearing his name beep ing for high principles which he does not understand "Russia will not sacrifice a single soldier to help hor Western Allies to repay a historic injustice" is a staternent of policy which he would probably endorse because he is unable to appreciato ita true significance, and for the same reason he might readily sub- scribe to a peage resolution deprecating "adventures resulting in the army becom- ing manure for foreign fields." In his ignorance Jins the chief danger confront ing the Russian Cabinet, and it is satis factory to know that both the British and French Governments are taking steps to assist in dispelling it. M. Tuomas, the French Minister of Munitions has been making a tour of the Eastern Front, addressing the troops and explaining the position of affairs to them. Everywhere he has been accorded a splendid reception, and there is no reason to doubt the stead. fastness of the great majority of the men

definite

Of the need for acroplanes at the Front the cables furnish eloquent evidence daily. The wastage is enormous, and if we are to maintain our ascendancy in the air, and all that this means in the con- duct of our Army's operations, this crected at Hongkong, Shanghai and wastage must be made good without Hanan. Sir Ellis Kadoorie has handed delay. It has been suggested that this is over the Hongkong School to the Govern the work of the British Government, but ment, by whom it is now controlled. I cannot imagine anybody withholding Quite recently, also, Sir Ellis presented his support on this pretezt, for it is to the Colony the premises at Soo Kun equivalent to saying that the taxpayer Poo Valley in which the school for at Home should bear the whole of the Indians is housed. In addition to this burden of prosecuting the war. That the he has contributed generously to the Hongkong University, in recognition of which he has been made a member of the Court. The Intest of Sir Ellis Kadoorie's beneficent works is me- morialised in the Holena May Institute, for the erection of which he was primarily 1914 Mr. Kadoorie ex responsible. In pressed his willingness to contribute a sum of 815,000 for the purpose of erecting a women's institute or hostel, provided that within two years from the date of the oller an equal sum of money was rais ed. The only condition stipulated was that the building should be

who are called upon to do the actual with the name of Lady Manted

and be

fighting, Petrograd is still the storm-added that if it were found that the & centre and the breeding-place of intrigue, building could not be erected for a sum In this city Mr. HENDERSON has arrived of 830,000 and it was found that it cost to demonstrate on behalf of the British upwards of $40,000, he would be willing Government the immovable resolution of to pay half the difference in the extra all sections of the British public to carry cost. The offer was accepted, with warm on the war until victory is won He will expressions of thanks, and the project shortly

be followed by a deputation of was made possible by Mr. Ho Kom-tong English socialists, including the peace- coming forward with a sum of 825,000, extremist, Mr. RAMSAY MACDONALD, who The expenditure was heavier than was

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANT

TELEPHONE.el6.

MARRIAGE.

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contributions from Overseas are cordially welcomed is shown by the following message from tas Prime Minister:-

“I should like to take this oppor“ tunity of congratulating The Over-Sens Club on the formation of the Imperial Aircraft Flotilla. I understand that to date-thanks to the splendid genero sity of the subscribers overseas--you have been able to present to the Royal Flying Corps over eighty aeroplanes, with promises of a number more...

I hope that your ambition of an- Imperial Air Fleet of 100 units will be realised.

"It is very gratifying to note that

our kinsmen over-seas are taking such a deep interest in our Air Service- Yours very truly, D. Lloyd George' It may not be generally known that if the machine which it is proposed to give from Hongkong should come to an untimely end it would be immediately replaced by another bearing the same

name.

Bweep

WETHERSTONE MELVILLE - HIZLA will present the views of the British anticipated, but Mr Kadoorie with of all the trophies but, one by one, they

SEVERAL IMPORTANT ALTERATIONS 66A RUSHEAL," No 118, THE TEAK, LYALLA Wellington, Somerset, on

will be made in the Time Table, NEW TIMING OF EXPRESS TRAINS.

DOWN

Leave CANTON

UP

&,

p.m. p.m.

7.95

12.25 4.10

Leave KOWLOON 8.05

*12:10 3.30

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

For farther particulars so Time Tables, which may be had on application at all Stations and at the Head Offlser Kowloon and Canton,

NOTE--For the convenience of the public arrangements have now been made for the publication of the Time Tablo in this news- paper in an abbreviated form. It will be found on the front page, and will in the future always occupy the same position.

By Order,

By Order,

WEN TEH CHANG, Managing Director, Chinese Bection. Canton-Kowloon Railway.

H..P. WINSLOW, Manager, British Section, Kowloon-Canton Kailway,

41714

Kowloon, 1st June, 1917.

BUSHIAN 3 INTERNAL LIBERTY

LOAN 1917.

TO LET

newly done up, Apply

CHATER & MODY,

5, Queen's Bend Central. [614

TO LET

NEW HOUSE in Conduit Road. Bendy for occupation. Also 1 GODOWN in Daddall Street.

For meat and other particular apply so-

HMH. NEMAZEE, 1 Dos Vorax Road.

TO LET.

£400

IMMEDIATE any Two or disable SHOPS situated in Lon Home Street, opposite the Grand Hotel, recently moon

strusted,EN

For rent and other partimlari apply fời.

THE MANAGHE HONGKONG TO Co., LTD., 46, Connaught Bowl Central

1401

TO LET.

FLAT to display Austin, Kowloon ubscription to the LIBERTY LOAN FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES is Gordon

Opened st THE RUSSO ASIATIC BANK, Hongkong, from date to the 26th June,

1917

The price of issus is B5 per cent

The Loan is free of Income Tax and other

kazukiens.

The Loan is issued for 55 years and will be redeemable at par by yearly drawings beginning

December,

at par after the

:強

The Loan may be

29th Maron, 1997.

Coupona are parable half varly on the 19th

March

and

the 29th September.

the loan runs from the 29th Interest

GB March, 1917-interest from that date to be added to the priow of insus

Special forearable raten

quoted

aten will be Applications will be wired to Petrograd free of telegraphic charges and Bonds will be for warded free of postal expenses.

The Bank in ready to give every facility to abscribers in the shape of advances against the Bonds

G. TISDALL, Manager,

[809

A in Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon TO LET OR FOR BALESE KOWLOON MARINE LOT 48 with harf are 58,000 ng. Ek, mulable for Coal Etorage or erection of Godowns,

Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE Co. Læde Alexands Buildings,

1658

April 15th, CATHERINE, widow of GEORGE LYALL, formerly of Hong! kong, aged 88,

BONUKONG OFFICE: 10, DES VIEUX ROAD, C. LONDON OFFIon: 191, FEEST STREST, EC.

The Hongkong C.C, tennis tournament came to an end lust week, and the full results show that the English players are still able to keep their end up.” At one time it was thought that the Chinese competitors would make a clean H.B.M. Consulate General Shang-workers and set forth again the reasons characteristic generosity, more than ful-were forced out by superior play, until, Kwong and Wong Po Keung survived. ksi, on May 29th, Frederick Jou which make it imperative to continue the filled his promise, with the result that in the end, only the remarkable Ng Sze. WETHERSTON-MELVIE, of the Manj- opal Health Department, to ADA struggle. Ruch evidences of the solid his total contribution to this laudable This pair did exceedingly well to secure BLANCHE HILL, only daughter of arity of France and Great Britain cannot object reached a sum of no less than first place in the Championship Doubles final. Green took away four prizes, along CHARLES HILL, Esq., of Shanghai.

fail to impress those to whom they are $82,000, this including the covering in against Green and Cooper Hunt in the DEATHS.

adduced The Russians are passing of the Albany nullah the laying out with the Championship cup, which now LATTIMORE.At Boochow, on May 22nd,

MARY LATTIMORE, of the American through a critical period during which of the garden behind the building, and becomes nis absolute property. A the

tennis player in the Colony. Presbyterian Mission.

their energies are being sapped by the the defraying of the entire cost of the present time Green has no equal as a

influence of many rival furniture. Mr. Kadoorie also contribut

the interport shoot are provided with pernicious factions, but they are sound at hearted $35,000 towards the Y.M.C.A. build Hongkong marksman who took part in The incident at Cronstadt is disquieting, ing which is to be erected in Hongkong food for thought in the fact that their successful Shanghai rivals shot off at but it is not necessarily symptomatic. It after the war,

In addition to these outstanding acts of 6.30 am, taking advantage of a cool and clear morning. The Hongkong rien, fol- is not improbable that there will be similar incidents before discipline has generosity, the new Knight has benefitted lowing the usual custom, waited until the been restored sufficiently to enable the the Colony in many other ways. He has afternoon of a hot day, with the result Government to deal effectively with the been a lavish contributor to war funds, that there were some unpleasant sur- and, in a most unostentatious manner, prises in the way of low gooring. I situation. Owing to the number of dis has helped more than one deserving in know of one good markenan who is very cordant elements of which this situation dividual who has come upon hard times. keen on encouraging his colleaguos to He has large commercial interests in the follow the example set by Shanghai. A is composed, the task is admittedly one Colony and other parts of the East, and cool and clear morning is infinitely better of extreme difficulty, but there is solid is known to many interested in racing than a broiling afternoon with sun play- ground for hope in the fact that all that as the popular owner of the Chiefsing on a sight which will not take the

which have more than once won the lead smoke. is beat in Russian public life is supporting events at the hongkong racer. ing the Provisional Government. As we The new Knight, who is on his way RUSSIA is now suffering the aftermath of write, pewa comes that the General Coun the revolution in the shape of serious cil of Cossacks has given an assurance labour troubles. They are delaying, at a on behalf of these splendid fighting units critical period, the difficult work of re- that they will assist any offensive to their organisation which must be accomplished atmost in the conviction that peace in before the nation can render its Allies only procurable by force of arms.” The that assistance on the Eastern Front for Cossacks one regret is that they are die which we are anxiously waiting, and tributed over the whole of the front it is probable that we see the result instead of being grouped together so as reflected in some measure in the to be able to strike a powerful blow at Whilst this spirit Comparatively slow progress made Intely a given

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG 5TH JUNE, 1817.

AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA,

point.

Those who suffer annually from privet born at Baghdad some fifty odd years announcement that the Government in back to the Colony from Shanghai, was cough or privet throat will welcome the ago, and he has resided in the Far East Row prepared to prune down all privet In common with many others we extend residences. So long, of course, as the tinue to be fringed on either side by the for about 30 years. He is unmarried plaats on Crown land adjoining private our hearty congratulations to Sir Ellis roads which they have to traverse.com privet they cannot, it is true, expect to Kadoorie on his well-deserved honour.

experience any very sensible benefit from a short illness, of Mrs. Watson, the wife their susceptibilities, but they regard it We regret to announce the death, after the concession which has been made to of Capt. J. E. Watson, of Kowloon Dock as tardy admission that their oft The sad event took place at the Peak repeated complaints were not frivolous pathy is telt by a large circle of friends Hospital yesterday morning. Mach syn and as a hopeful sign for the inture. for Capt. Watson in his bereavement, Apropos of my note of last week,

yesterday evening was

by our armies in France Trom the animates the Army and Navy there is no largely attended, Wreadas, were sent by an indignats bount is write to the

meagre information with which we are room for despair. supplied the outlook does not appear encouraging, but it would be foolish to

Captain

Watson, Mr. Chrispion, gest that the Food Prices Committee Mr A Nicholson, Mr. O Crispin, Mr. might well have been left to continue. their slumbers for all the good they have and Mrs. J. Harrington,

dry and

and done. The prices which they have pub Mra 5. H. Westre, W. John-lished are, the complains, higher in mang

ston,

Mr. and Mrs. G. Duncan,

take too pessimistic a view of the present Mr. Alfred Thomas Manger, J.P Mrs Kinross, Mr and Mrs, ward cases than they were two years ago and

Position, and unpardonable, at this stage, to question or distrust the determination

and Mrs Sullivan, tunity to add to his probta

of the Russian people to fight on until 24th, aged 69, left estate of the value of H Taggart, Ming Mr, and The Chamber of Commerce is not so

the whole of the Allied objects have been secured. Some such development of the situation as that which we now see was almost inevitable Industrial unrest is

£34,525, and, net personalty of £52,914,

F. E. Hall, Mr. and

formerly of Messrs. Douglas Lapraik and Mrs. D. Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. C. Bond, higher than those current last month, Co., Hongkong who died on January. Wooloora, Capt. and Mrs. Wilson, with the result that the wily comprador Mr and Mrs J. Lambert, Mr. and Mrs has eagerly availed himself of the oppor--

Mira Mr. and MTR

Boulger,

Ward Mrs Cornelise intolerant as some of its critics would have us believe. It may not want the Mr. and Mackenzie, Mr. and Misses JW. Gra Germans back in the Colony, but it cer Cooper, Mr. W. Davidson things. For example, at the meeting of ham, Mr. and Miss Wilden, Mr. D. Btainly discriminates between, persons and Dock Staff, Capt. and Mrs. Tall,

an agenda-paper sud pencil-end each and Mrs. J. M. Smyth Mr. and Melatash, Mr. W. O. Lambert Kowloon members last week rich chair, contained Mrs C. Atkinson, Mr. and Mrs. E, Mof the pancils bore the legend Made in W3. Stokes, Mr E Bowron, Capt. tion, doubtless, of the way in which the Wilson (Gun Club Hill), Mr. and Mrs. Nurnberg, Germany Another Wustra

Mr and Mrs P. Sullivan and Mrs. Pennefather, Mr. Oren Wilke, enemy piled up stocks before the war.

TO LET.

At the Easter examination of students

FFICES at 5. Connaught Hond Central,

general throughout the countries of of the Inns of Court held by the Council OFFICES in King's and York Bulkings. HOUSES in Clifton Chedona, Comituit Bond Karope. It is the direct result of the of Legal Education, Leang Tai-chun HOUSES in Broadwood and Maraton hardships and suffering occasioned by passed in the Second Class in Criminal almost three years of warfare These Law and in Class III in the final exami. Terracce

HOUSES am Shansen, Carton.

hardships fall necessarily with the nation, Lek Chew passed in Class III Apply to THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST greatest severity upon the poorer classes, in Criminal Law, and Nai Bien in

MENT AND AGENCY CO. LID.

Tss and the discontent, manifest in RussIA

Class I in Real Property

and

RODERICK RANDOM