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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE.

URING the almence D

BLUY #BERGEN from Shameen MB, DHTE WECHEL will be in charge of the Canton Offon of our Company.

HOLLAND CHINA TRADING (5 [791 Hongkong, th June, 1917

AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

Mr. PHE Undersigned has received instruc- tions from the Liquidators of Messrs. Jes & Co. in pursuance of an order of the Hongkong Government to well by public auction 13 o'clock (Noo) on TUESDAY, the 31st day of July, 1917, at his Sales

THEATRE

ROYAL.

HONGKONG.

FOR THREE NIGHTS ONLY,

LEASEHOLD THE VALUABLE addell Street, PROPERTY sitzate at The Pak Hong kong, and being RURAL BUILDING LOT No. 19,8 M

AIN ONE LOT

The Property Consists of ----

The piece or parcel of ground and premises known as Lysholt, 104, The

JUNE 12, 18TH AND 14. Post, situate near Mount Gough, in the

FAREWELL VISTT.

MAURICE E. BANDMAN

Presente

THE

BANDMAN OPERA CO.

(1917).

In the following London Scones:

TUEL

June 12th

WED. June 13th,

The Phenomenal Basness "THE HAPPY DAY," From Daly's Theatre.

{"THE MERRY

WIDOW:"

THURS "THE GIRL IN June 14th THE TAXI

Booking a MOUTHIE'S

PRICES AS USUAL. COMMERCING AT 9:15 2.M.

NOTICE.

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NATIONAL CASH REGISTER ROHIE WONGWAI, expert mechanis from in Lectory Dayton, Ohio, it now

in charge of the Cheb Register husiasts in

Southern China,

AMERICAN TRADING CO.,

General Agents. HONTSZ & Co., LTD., Representative,

14, Das Visar Road Central,

Hongkong

TOTICE

1656

NY EUROPEAN, Non-Aistis or Indian desiring to leave the Colony should apply parson 11 the CHATRAL POLICE STATION between the hour of 9 A.M. 30 1 F.M2 and 2 P3M 40:4 punt. Gally,

Applicate

will be required to produs Pary

works or identidostion papare.

All persons with certain szeptions

wain in the Colony for more than 7 an

are required to. Register flemaal ander the

REGISTRATION OF PERB!

or PERSONS ORDIN

Colony of Hongkong, with an area of 194,032 square feet and registered in the Lot Land Office a Rural Building No. 10, Ma

The Lot is held for the unexpired reai- due of a term of 75 years created therein by an indenture of Crown Losse dated the 23rd day of April, 1896. V

The Annual Crown Rent is $96.00.

For further particulars and conditions

of esis apply tổn th

MESSER WILKINSON & GRIST, Bolicitors for the Liquidators,

or to the Undersigned, d

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

“Auctioneer.

PUBLIÓ AUCTION,

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Y direction of the Government of

Born of the HUGHES HOUGH bave received instructions to sell by Public Auction,

ON MONDAY,

the 13th day of August, 1917, at 3 P.M., at theit Sales Boom, Ics House Street, Victoria, Hongkong

The Following VALUABLE LEASE- HOLD PROPERTY situate at Victoria, Hongkong, is the

A

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET

DURNISHED FLAT, Tregunter Mansions, May Road, for 2 months from fan middle

of June.

Apply

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE Co.

[720

SHOP

TO LET.

HOP to Lot in Alexandra Buildngs,

Apply to-

SECRETARY,

TO LET.

TOS. 3 A & E ROBINSON BOAT

Apply to

1708

* DAVID SABBOON # (0, Len

TO LET

ROSHEAL" No. 119, TE PRAX,

newly done up.

CHATER & MODY

̈5, Queen's Road Central. [614

TO LET.

NEW HOUSE in Conduit Road. Ready Also GODOWN i

1 Daddell Street,

For rent and other particular upply to...

H.M.H, NEKAZEE, 1.Des Voeux Road.

TO LET

02

All THOSE pieces or parcels of ground situate at Victoria aforesaid and known and registered in the Land Office as SECTION A OF MARINE LOT NO. 101 and SECTION OF MARINE LOT NO. 101. Together with the mesenages, I SHOPS diuated in Too House Sinet, erections and buildings and buildings opposite the Grand Hotel, resily recon- thereon known as No. 7, Queen's Razdrted.

MMEDIATE entry, Two my desirable

Central, Victoria aforesaid, Term 109 For rent and other particulam apply to years created by a Crown Lease dated the 5th day of April, 1856

Area in respect of Section "A" of Marine Lot No. 101-8446 31. ft Pro portion of Annual Crown Rent 891.45.

Area in respect of Section B of Marine Lot No. 101-675 80 fl. Pro portion of Annual Crown Rent 86.75.8

For further particulars and conditions

Stom zale

of

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, ge Prince's Buildiaga,

Lee House Street, Hongkong, Solicitors for the Liquidator of THE DEUTSCH ASIATISOR BANK,

or to MES HUGHES & HOUGH, The Auctionette. Hongkong, 9th May, 1917:

PUBLIO AUCTION.

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Ford Regisfimilon giving the pardesiam THE Undersigned has remired instrue

of

vegafred may be obtained ab

all Police Bistion

The Female for non-complianes is a fas not amocekling $50,

38

RUSSIAN 5% INTERNAL LIBERTY LOAN 1917.

abaoription to the LIBERTY LOAN is Opened at THE RUSSO ABLATIO BANK, Hongkong, from date to the 26th June, 1917,

per cent.

The pelos of issue is 85

Tho is free of Income Tax and other

tuations,

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

December, 1922

The Loan may be reimbursed at par sfter the 29th March, 1957,

Coupons are parable half-yearly on the 19th Marck and the 29th September.

Inform on the loan runs from the 29th interest from that date to be added to the

zuton will be quoted, for Applications will be wired to Petrograd free of Wolographis charges and Bonda wil by Eato warded free of pormal expenses,

The Bank is ready to give every foility to abscribers in the shape ca adyandem ngaluat the

6. TIBDALL

WANTED.

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LADY Wee Vished

ADY (Besi-invalid) arriving in Colony with Board, preferably in vicinity of University,

Apply

Cure of Dully From " Offee.

WANTED IMMEDIATELY.

ECOND OFFICER

[720

Apply

WHA MARINE DEPARTMENT, THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO (SOUTH CHINA),

OFFICE ni

WANTED

E mi the Central Joentina,

Apply

(719

FURUKAWA § 00,

20. Das Vox Road Central,

1703)

tions from the Liquidator of Messrs. Wizze & Co. in pursuance of an order of the Hongkong Government to soll by public auction st 12 o'clock (Noon) on MONDAY, the 27th day of August, 1817, at his Babes Rooms, Duddell Street, Hongkong,

All the piece of ground situate st Yaumati, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, and registered in the Land Office se KOWLOON INLAND LOT NO.

200,

IN ONE LOT.

LATES MANAGER, HONGYONG I Co., LTD., 48, Connaught Road Central,

TO LET.

TYOUR-ROCHET HOUSES in Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avorza, Kowloon

A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon

TO LET OR FOR SALE. KOWLOON MARINE LOT # wharfares 53000 my. ft., sulable for Cool Biorogs or erection of Gestowan.

Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE FINANCE

Alesundes Buildlage.

1638

TO LET FFICES at 2, Copppught Bond Central OFFICES King's and Tori Buildings HOUSEET Clition Gardens, Conduis Bond HOUSES L Broadwood and Moreton Termock.

HOUBES Shameen, Canka.

Apply

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST

MENT AND AGENCY Co, Lan,

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TO LET

The property consists of a piece of ground abusing on Battery Street and Fourth Street (near the Praya) in Kow- loon and contains an area of 4,5000, 12, BEACONSFIELD ARCADE square feet. KËTË

The Lot is held for the unexpired re- sidue of a term of 75 years created therein by an Indenture of Crown Lesso dated the 4th day of May, 1888

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

Man, HASTINGS & HASTINGS, folicitors for the Liquidator,

or to the Undersigned,

GEO, P. LAMMERT.

(683 Hongkong, rd May, 117,

FOR BALEA

ASED ASIATIC POSTAGES STAMPS

** in packet of

100 Biampe for 80.80 350 Shumpe for 48.00

© 200

250

464)

(2.50 -400

14:00) 450

6.00-1-600°

10.00 12.00

18.00:

GRACA & CO.

No. A. WYIDZAM STANUT, Hongkong

▼ HITOK TO CANTON

- Uhould Purcinia

FROI HONGKONG TO CANTON

BE THE PEARL RIVER”

CAPrats 0. Y, WOID,

With Illustrations, Maps and Pla

PRIOR

SHOP

No. 2 MERION, No. 5, THE FRAK.”

No. RELILIOS TEERAJENON 4ROOMED FLAT at the Pak (separate intrate) AIRVIEW", 3, Nathan Road,

No Burl ALEVIEW".

KEELET CREST, 66, PLK. No 28, DELILIOS TERRACE, with antrauen on Conduit Bend, wa

TWO GODOWNB, in Dudell Birust. MGS, DE VODI VILLAS, 61, PRAK (Uskarnaked)

Apply *** LINSTEAD & JAVIB,

3rd Floor, Alexandre Bulkdi p

ON SALE

WEDNESDAY,

JUNE ÜTEL

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

OLD BROWN

BRANDY

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QUALITY.

【興

25 YEARS IN WOOD,

1917.

of tragedy and harrowing incidents. Knowledge it is true, is always better that ignorance, but most of us find that there is plenty to depress

in the ordinary affairs of life, and wo fancy that in the end, a really wholesome and amusing comedy like Charley's Aunt" will prove more poph lar than problem-plays or plays with a moral

It is clear to anyone who studies current literature that the war is chang ing the outlook of our best writers. **There is a stirring in the dry bones of fetion," says one critis, and it is evident that the old type of novel has been buried among the debris in Flanders." Mr. Britling Sees Through" gave us a glimpse of the great change, and now a nephew of Mr McKENA has written a stimulating novel, entitled Sonia," full

The Hon Treasurer of the Alios Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals ac knowledges with thanks a donation of 860 to the Nethersole Hospital Extension by Anonymous."

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alics and Affiliated Hospitals Memorial acknowledges with thanks the following donations to the funds of the hospitals:- Mrs Wilson. Melbourne, £6, T. Arnot,

10.

During the weer ended June £ad there were two cases of plague, both fatal, and three cases of enteric fever, two of which were fatal, notifed in the Colony, All of them occurred amongst the Chinese.

THE KING'S BIRTHDAY.

The lato Mr. W H Stone, adviser to the Japanese Department of Communi of a passionate vision of life and an imcntions, whose death at the age of 80 is patient scorn of the world which has announced by cable, had been in the passort. It is the story of thousands of service of the Japanes Government for women who have suffered through the nearly ifty years, and was the last of the (war) The war broke and bruised

Foreign Advisers, He was the father of "SONIA" and made her a real woman. Mr. P. E. F. Stone, of the Hongkong an 1 Her old notions of having a good time"

Whampon Dock Co. every day of her life and of indulging in selfish luxury vanished. The great crisis through which we are passing has shaken individuals, just as it has sunken Empires. It has utterly transformed our ideas about politics and future legislation. Beyond everything else, it has affected the position of women in the British Empire. The work which has been done in the munition factories and elsewhere during this time of stress has led many old opponents of female aufrage like Mr Asquirm to meknowledge cheerfully that women have now earned the right to vote, That is a remarkable ovent in Parlia mentary history.

War.

It is, perbags, too much to say that the much-discussed play, Damaged Goods," is one of the fruits of the because the leaders of the women's suffrage movement and other reformers had previously directed public attention:

GREETINGS FROM MACAO,

The following telograme have passed between H. E. the Officer Administering the Government of Macao and H. E. the Governor of Hongkong--

1th June, 1937. His Excellency the Governor,

Hongkong.

I have the honour to tender Lour Excellency in the name of the Colony of Macao sincero congratulations on the occasion of the anniversary of the birth- day of His Majesty the King and

Administering

the Emperor.-Officer Government,

S. WATSON & to the widespread misery caused by mg the Government,

CO., LTD.,

TELEPHONE: 616.

5th June, 1917. His Excellency The Officer Administer-

Maeno I have the honour to acknowledge Your Excellency's telegram of yesterday's

the hidden plague. For many de cados people seem to have accepted it as inevitable that the sins of

date and to convey, to Your Excellency WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS the parents should be visited upon the

the sincere appreciation of myself and children even unto the third and fourth of the Colony of Hongkong of your generation Medical science has, however felicitations on the occasion of the an- done its utmost to alleviate suffering,niversary of the birthday of King George irrespective of its origin. We do not now

the Fifth May. accept the Oriental outlook, which is simply fatalism. The desire of most people is to do whatever may be possible to check the ravages of disease.

DEATH

on the 3rd inst BTONEAL Tokyo,

WILLIAM HENRY STONE, M.LT.E. Foreign Secretary Imperial Depart ment of Communications, in his 80th year-B

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HONGKONG OTICE: 104, Des Vaux Hoan, C. LONDON OF 131. Fizer Street, E.C.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG GTH JUNE, 1917

DAMAGED GOODS."

Ir is a strange coincidence that while the military authorities have introduced into the British Empire a Press cenfor

It has been said by one very brilliant writer on the seamy side of London life

ALLEGED MOTHER MURDER

At the Hongkong Police Court yester that good wages for women are the best day a Chinese was charged with murder safeguard against the social evil. In mg his adopted mother at Thin Wal. the-future-se may expect to see all the The woman was found killed in her house, influence of the women's lenders brought with very severe wounds on the jaw and to hear in favour of securing higher rear. A blood-stained chopper was found. The moused subsequently first went to muneration for their working sisters.

Priestess

certain marks on his hands and some.

The hearing was adjourned,

WARE THE FAN THIEF.

A Chinese who had successfully prac tised the fan stealing trick was charged before Mr. Dyer at the Hongkong Magis tray yesterday.

is often used as an illustration of nathy with the fallen. Certainly His sympaty CONFUCINA mistrusted the fair sex, and other Easter teachers have not been too complimentary in their references to it. But even the East is changing, thongh,

Detective Sergt. Cockle explained the perhaps slowly, and all Orientals do not

ruse adopted by fan thieves, who were hold the same view as their fathers heldry busy at this time of the year. The

We would not, in any way seek to the deceased's brother, saying that his discourage earnest reformers, so long as mother had fallen down and killər their efforts are carefully thought out, herself, and give promise of being practical Dr. Macfarlane, Government Bacterio ship which would never have been tolerat Much mischief is caused by presenting logist, poke to examining a quantity of ed in normal times the Stage has gained only the sentimental side of the problem. blood stained clothing and other articles. a great victory in the matter of the Such a clos, student of human affairs as Human blood stains were found,

LECKY told us that The Eternal Dr. McKenny said he examined – the censorship of plays. Playgoers and

prisoner in Victoris Gaol, and found will always remain in any dramatists have long complained of the restrictions (japosed upon them. Permisociety, unless human nature is utterly ion to slag a play was withheld in changed. In the East the Asiatics regard. s thus matter differently. The Christians most arbitrary manner. Recently, how ever, a drama has been produced in claim that CHRIST was the greatest friend London that would certainly have been of woman, and the story of the MAGDA- banned a hw years ago. It deals with abject which though it has beɛti brought: vậy prominently to the notice of the public during the last decade, is not a pleant one. Novels have been written around it, sermons have been preached about it, and a Royal Commir sion has recently made a report upon i

d to The

subject in usually referred. the hidden plague," and the play in which the terrible effect of the disease is portrayed is called Damaged Goods DEMAND DRAFTS OF BOMBAY

It is by the famous French dramatist, On the Day preceding the Departure of BRIEUX, and has been presented to crowd-inst. the English Mails from the Year of the red houses in London. In time it will Closing of the Indian Mice to the Free probably reach Hongkong. It is de Coinsns of Bilver

scribed as a play will a great moralment of the Hongkong and South Chins War Bavings Association will close to-day purpose. Before the curtain rises the

(Wednesday) at 4 p.m following words are addressed to the audience about the play It contains Surgeon General Sir William Taylor, no scene to provoke scandal or arouse who died recently, in his 74th year, was disgust, nor is there in it any obseme a distinguished medical officer During master of the shop said the defendant word, als we must believe that folly his career he saw a great deal of active was not employed there, and that the fan and ignorance are necessary conditions service; or the North-West Frontier, in was in good repair when it was sent out. of female virtue.” There can be no Burma, on the Gold Coast and in the donht, however, from the varions descriptions given by the critics that the great or lesson is taught by the aid

A TAKLE OF THE

RATES OF EXCHANGE

AT HONGKONG:

PROM 1883 TO IKIA

RATES FOR SOVEREIGNB, GOLD LEAF, BAR BILVERK (From -1900), wnd other Useful Lafomation

On Hale as the "Day

•WATSON # C or Loonl Bookselle

in regard to the position of women.

The Banduan Opera Co, are announced to pay a farewell visit to the Colony for three nights only, beginning on the 12th

The subscriptions to the next invest

Soudan. In the war between China and Japan he acted on medical attaché to the Japaness Army.

fan bad been purchased by a women, de- fendant got to know of this, and then went to call upon her, representing him- self to be from the shop where she had Purchased the fan. The man explained to the woman that the fan had not been properly repaired, and that he would have to take it back to the shop for examination. He was handed the fas bat did not return on the day statek Subsequently the woman went to and there discovered that she had been made the victim of a very old

از خیلی ها آیاز

hop

The defendant, who served a term of imprisonment last year for a similar offence, was sentented to three months” hard labour