NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE FRANK WATERHOUSE STEAM- SHIP LINE
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM SEATTLE AND JAPAN PORTS.
THE Steamship
·BANKOKU MARU," having strived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargu by her are hereby informed that Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the
Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co Lt whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
Goode not cleared by the
will be subject to vent.
15th
All broken, chafed and damaged packages are ᏥᏳ . bo left in the Godowne, where they will bo examined by Messrs, Goddard and Douglas, on 15th insk, at 10 A. Claims against the steamer must be presented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise they will not be orognized. No Fire Insurance will be effected by usin any case whatever,
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD., Agenta
Hongkong, 8th Jane, 1917.
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 11TH, 1917.
THEATRE ROYAL,
HONGKONG.
FOR THREE NIGHTS ONLY JUNE 12TH, 13TH AND 14TH.
FAREWELL VISIT.
MAURICE E. BANDMAN
Prosunta
THE
BANDMAN OPERA CO.
(1917)
In the following Lonton Successes
TOES, June 12th.
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June 18th.
THUBE. June 14th
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
HONGKONG,
PROBATE JURISDICTION.
IN THE MATTER of the Estate of AHMEDBHOY HABIBBHOY, late
of Bombay, in the Empire of India, docensed
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
Court has, by virtue of Benton 58 of The
The Phenomenal. Success THE HAPPY DAY,”
From Daly's Theatre
THE MERRY
SEN WIDOW.”.
** THE GIRL IN
THE TAXI.""
Booking at MOUTRIE'S. PRICES AS USUAL COMMENCING AT 9.15P.M.
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HOUSES TO LET
TO LET
UBNISHED FLAT, Trejuntor Mansions, May Road, for 2 months from the midd's об оде Be Applý
HUMPHREYS ESTATE
Co.
TO LET
FINANCE.
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HOP to Les in Alexandra Buldings.
Apply to
NOS
Probates Ordinance 1897 (No. 2 of 1887), made RUSSIAN 52 INTERNAL LIBERTY 1
an Order limiting the time for sending in Cisime
to or against the above Estate to the 20th day
of June, 1917,5/2
LOAN 17.
ubscription to the LIBERTY LOAN
All Creditors and Claimants are hereby required red THE BUSSO - ASIATIO
to wond their Claims to the Undersigned by the
sboro date.
Dated the 6th day of
June, 1917.
G. A. HASTINGS,
Administrstor,
8, Des Voeux Road Central;
Hongkong,
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NOTICE.
NATIONAL CASH REGISTER.
RCHIE WONGWAT expert mechanic
BANK, Hongkong, from date fa the 28th June. 1917
The price of issue is 85 por sent.
The Long is free of Income Tax and other taxstions.
The Lion is issued for 55 years and will be redeemable at par by yearly drawings beginning in December, 1922,
The Loan may be reimbursed at par alter the
20th Marob, 1957
Coupons are payable half-yearly on the 19th March and the 20th September.
Interest on the loan zans from the 29th March, 1917---interest from that date to be added to tho
change,tes will be quoted for
from its factory, Dayton, Ohio, is nowions will be wired to Petrograd free
in charge of the Cash Register business in
Southern Chiname
M
AMERICAN TRADING Co,
General Agonk
· HONTS2 & Co., LTD.,
Representative,
1, Des Voeux Road Central,
Hongkong
LIFE INSURANCE.
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R. E. P. HENDERSON, LOS. Retired, of 42, Leinster Gardens, London, W. 2, wishes to remind the readers of this paper that is advice is available, now sa for the last sixteen years, to all those of known position who agree to his conditions.
The war, which has pitilessly exposed the woaknesses of many Insurance Offices, has triumphantly vindicated the soudness of Mr Henderson's idrise.
Out of thirty British Offices, whose valuation took place during 1916, only fre maintained Meir
bonus rate included pre-war amongst these five are the two Oboes most frequently recommended by Mr. HENDERSON, and, moreover, the bonuses declared by, these two Offices are rospectively the highest and second highest of the whole thirty. Moreover, of neither of these Offices has the bonus rate ever opoo recoded throughout their long history
of telegraphis charges and Bonds will be for warded free of pestat arpentes
** The Bank it ready to give every fuility to subscribers in the shape of advances against ilus Bonde,
G. TIBDALL,
Manager,
AUCTIONS
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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HE Undersigned has received instruc
tions from the Liquidators of Mesars, JESSEN & Co. in puranance of an order of the Hongkong Government to
SECRETARY,
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD,
TO LET.
1708
OS 8 A & B, BOBINSON BOND Apply to
·DAVID BASSOON & Co., LTD;
TO LET.
BDSHEAL," No, 119, Tan PUL
A newly done up. Apply
CHATER & MODY,
$, Queen's Road Contral
(614
TO LET.
NEW HOUSE in Coninil Bond. Bendy for occupation. Also 1 GODOWN la Daddell Street,
For rent and other particulara spply to
H. M. H. NOMAZBI,
· 1 Des Voeur Road
TO LET.
1402
MMEDIATE entry, Two very desirable
1 SHOPS situated in Ico House Strood posite the Grand Hotel, recently recun
nfrunted,
For rent and other
apply to THE MANAGER HONGKONG ICM Co., LAD.. 46, Connaught Road Central,
E401
TO LET
INTIMATION
WATSON'S
E
THE PREMIER SCOTCH OF THE FAR EAST
FOR 25 YEARS.
E WATSONS
EL VERY OLD UCUN
Search Whishy
*STABLISHED.
POPULARITY
MAINTAINED
EY ITS
EXCELLENT QUALITY
Nor BY EXPENSIVE
WORLDWIDE ADVERTISING.
aren
Lady Rees-Davies and infant loft year terday for North Chins for the summer months.
· A meeting of the Hongkong Banitary Board is to be held tomorrow. The agenda contains only formal business.
Mr. H. J. Gedge has been appointed a member of the Medical Board during the absence on leave of Mr H. W. Looker
Mr. B. Perey Smith has been elected a member of the Licensing Board for six months, during the absence on leave of the Hon. Mr. E. Shellim
Our Army was busily preparing for the Lim Chong eang has been added to brilliant success which it has just achiay the Register of Medical Practitioners. ed in the salient south of Ypres. How elaborate the preparations were may be gatiicred from the statement that hundreds of gunners have toiled for almost a year at intricata time-tables, gangs of expert miners have lived for a similar period in foul and narrow shafts beneath the Ger man dug-outs, an army of railway men have laid a most complex network of lines, und for weeks before the battle all units were practising the role assigned to them with the most realistic completeness of detail The attack was rehearsed upon an open-air model, covering an equal to four tennis courts, which was perfect replica of the contours and lea tures of the locality. The result of these painstaking efforts is seen in the swift and complete attainment of our objec tive The preliminary bombardment, wo are told, was appallingly intens. The two villages Wytechnete and Messines were swept out of existence, and the face of the whole district was changed beyond recognition. How many stark Huns e amid the heatomb the Record ing Angel alone can tell," says REUTER'S Correspondent. The last two days of the bombardment were devoted to counter battery work, and, thanks to this mugni- ficent co-operation of the airmen, his largely curtailed the volume of German artillery fire. When the offensive opened, an hour before daybreak, a series of mines, some of which were dug a year ago, were exploded along the whole of the enemy position,, over a million pounds of high explosives being employed for this purpose
This must have been
a painful surprise to the Germans. The infantry advanced on a nine mile front shortly after three o'clock in themorning. and gallantly stori redthe
and Wytschuete Mossines Ridge, which for two years and a half has dominated our positions in the Ypres salient, reaching the crest in three hours The villages of Messines and Wytschnete, on the far side, had been occupied by mid-day, Oostavene, a little to the mid-day
TROUE ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon A. 3. WATSON & north, was carried in the afternoon; and
Terrace and Ballsbury Avenue, Kowloon,
A FLAT Bumpkrave Buildings, Karicon.
A FURNISHED HOUSE in Loodle Terrace. From 1st July next. -
TO LET OR FOR SALE KOWLOON MARINE LOT 48 with wharf are 58,000 sq. ft. mailable for Con! Biorage or wrocilan of Godawns,
Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE: Co. Lo Alexandra Buildings.
TO LET.
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OFFICES le King's and York Buildings, HOUSES to Let, Wangnelabong Rosd. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Road: HOUSES in Broadwood and
and Morsson
sall by public auction at 19 o'clock (Noo)FFICES at 2, Connaught Road Central Go TUESDAY, the 31st day ofJuly, 1917, at his Balos Rooms, Daddell Street, PROPERTY aitaste at The Peal, Hong THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD kong, and being RURAL BUILDING LOT No. 10,
In Oki Loz. 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 194,038 oquare feet and registered in the Land Office Rural & Building Lot No. 10, ui
26
Canton,
HOUSES on Bliminson,
Apply to A THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST
MENT AND AGENCY 00, LTD. [5
for the unexpired resi-N SHOP
Tot is held for
The Lot is
since they were established in 1836 and 1828 due of a term of 75 years orested therein
respectively.
When advice which has thus bren vindicated. by time can be got free of chargs, subject only te reasonable conditions, why not write and ask for it?
NOTIOL
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ANY EUROPEAN, Montilla on Indian desiring to leave the Colony should apply
in person at the Central FOLION SZATION between the hours of 9 AM to 1,3-2, and Sr. to F.. daily,
by an indenture of Orown Lesse dated the 23rd day of April, 180R
The Annual Crown Rent is
For further particulars and unditions of sale apply to
MESSES WILKINSON & GRIST, Solicitors for the Liquidators,
or to the Undersigned,
GEO P. LAMMERT,
Auctioner.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
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TO LET.
NO. 12, BEACONSFIELD ARCADE
No. 2, MERION, No. 5, THE PEAE. No. 7, BELILIOS TERRACE. 4-200MED FLAT at the Poak (separate entrance)... "
No. 2, Kowloon
6, PEAK
CO., LTD, WINE AND SPIRIT bemHANTS HONGKONU.
TelecMunk 618,
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MATTESON.Killed in action in France, Joan MATRESON, 2nd-Lient, Royal Engineers, aged 23 years, eldest son of John Matheson, Elphin, Suther land, Scotland, and nephow of Geo. Matheson, Shanghai,
HE the Governer has appointed Major Donald Macdonald, VD., temporary Commandant of the Hongkong Volunteer. Corps, with effect from the 23rd May, 1917.
The Hon. Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.Ç., will move for the admission of Mr. In Huan Tran, M.A., of Cambridge, as a barrister of the Supreme Court this morning at 10 o'clock.
A Chinese girl died on Saturday morn ing, whilst being conveyed to the Glovera- ment Civil Hospital She was badly injured by falling out of a cubicle to the floor.
A Chinese pawnbroker has reported to the Police that a bon containing 8060 în: money, and jewellery to the value of 8310, hug been stolen from his room at No. 52, Second Street.
Mr. David Wood has been appointed to act as Assessor of Rates, in addition to his other duties, during the absones on leave of Mr. Arthur Chapman, V.D., or until further notice,
The rainfall for May at the Botanical Gardens was 9,31 ine, on 14 days; at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellet, it was
9.60 ins. on 12 days, and at the Folies. the whole of the objective was gained by | Station, Taipo, it was 12.52 îns, in 13 nightfall. Upwards of soven thousand prisoners were taken, so it is reasonable
days.
Regulations for the Special Entry of Naval Cadets into the Royal Navy have
to infer that the German casualties can- not have been less than thirty thousand, whereas our own, happily, are described been received from the Secretary of by Sir Douglas Bald as light. This is State for the Colonies and may be seen the more surprising when it is remember- | on application at the Colonial Secretary &
Offes.
DEATHS. FLETCHER Killed in action, on Apriled that the enemy have had two years
23rd, T. M. G. FLETCHER (Tommie), and a half in which to perfect their de 2nd Lieut. 1st Bedfordshire Regiment, fences, and, were well aware of our in- tentions, thanks to their position, which enabled them to overlook our prepara tions. They had omitted no precau tion," says Bir DOUGLAS HG, the incessant labour of years could provide, guided by the experience gained. in their defeats on the Semme, at Arras, and at Vimy Ridge." Their forward defences consisted of an elaborate and
ACKNOWLEDGMENT..
hich
The dead body of a young Chinese woman was found by the Police at No. 121, Des Yeux Road Central, and re- moved to the Public Mortuary The woman is believed to have committed suicide by taking poison.
The Hongkong Observatory returns for May show that the UCATI temperature Was 748
highest point reached being 29.6, on the 31st, and the lowest 59.7, on the
The Undersigned (sons of the lato Mrs FH. Sair) have lean deeply touched by the numerous expressions of sympathy in their bereavement, and take this opportunity for thanking those who sent wreaths as undernoted intricate system of well-wired trenches at Mrs. I. Haynes and family, Mrs strong points, forming a defensive belt
Mra. F W Stapleton, Mr and Wotherspoon Suiter, usual concrete dug oute, and machine-gun humidity was 82,
and Mr. W over a mile in depth, replete with the
Mrs. and. Taylor, Messrs. H. Relph, A. P. Nobbs, J Millar,
H. Humphreys, D. E. Clark, J. A emplacementa, Numerous farms and Tarrant, M. Wong W. E. Clarke, J. woods, also, were strongly fortified. The
A Connor, The Officers of the
Steamboat
Ist. There were 163.8 hours of sunshine and 9.68 inches of rain. The average
Mr Porey Smith has received news
4.5 Hojer, U. Ramjaha, the Office Staff enemy were able to bring na increased that his son, Hubert David Kendall
Canton and Macao Nathan Bosd of the Hongkong, She Tat Tsoi, Makumber of gans of all calibres to bear not Parcy Smith, passed out of Sandhurst
Co., Ltd., Fong, Liu Kwai Wing, P. Wong, only on the front but also on the Blanks 25th out of 220 candidates, and has re- KELLETT CREST FREEAOE with 1 Wong, Young Tak Hing, Pang Ko of the attack. Yet, despite the difficulties esived a commission in the Indies are
Shun, Fatty Dad, Watson's Boda Water
entrance on Conduit Rosdahejah
TWO GODOWNS, in Duidell Street No. 2, DES VOUX VILLAS, GI, PEx (Unfurnished)
Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS, -
3rd Floor, Alerandre Bulkiugn
WANTED:
HE Undersigned has received instrucFFICE at the Central Location.
tions from the Liquidator of Messrs. WrZEE & Co. in pursuance of an order of the Hongkong Goverment to Applicants will he required to produce Passall by public auction at 11 o'clock ports or Identiflestion papers.
(NOON) on MONDAY, the 27th day of
All persons with certain exemption who August, 1917, at his Sales Rooms, Duddell remain in the Colony for more than 7 days Street, Hongkong,
"ANCE 1918-
Are required to: Register themelven under the All the piece of ground situate at REGISTRATION OF PERSONS ORDIN Yaumati, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, and registered in the fand Ferms of Registration giving the particulars Office as KOWLOON INLAND LOT No. required may be obtained at the C.P.O, and at 209, All Police Stations.
The Penalty for non-complixoe is a fine nos xavosding $50.
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IN ONE LOT.
The property consists of a piece of ground abutting on Battery Street and Fourth Street (near the Praya) ia Kow- loon and contains an area of 4,500 square feet
The Lot is held for the unexpired re- sidue of a term of 5 year created TSED ASIATIC POSTAGE STAMPS therein by an Indenture of Crown Lease
USED
FOR SALE.
in packet of
100 Stamps for $0.80 350 Stampe for 88.00
200
960
300
2.50 400-
**/400, | 4501.
£0.00 500
10.00
谢
1200
15.00
GRACA & CO.,
No. 4, WYNDHAM SULENI,
Hongkong.
dated the 4th day of May, 1888
The Annual Crown Rent is 260. For further particulare and conditions
of sale apply torre
MESSA HASTINGS & HASTINGS, Solicitors for the Liquidator,
or to the Undersigned,
GEO PLANMERT; Hongkong, 23rd May, 1917.
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Staff, Watson's S. W. by which our troops were confronted and
Factory Office WWW. Factory the disadvantages under which they Depot Staff, Nos. 1, 2
and
He will probably be attached to a British Regiment until September and
3 bottlers, Foreman and Sugarman. Watson's Fitting Shop Staff, Jaboured, they performed their allotted then leave for India Watson S. W Factory Staff, the Motor tasks almost in exact accordance Sampan Staff. Ali Bux, Deen Mabommet with the arranged time-table. The Bunta Sing,
Ho Jan, Ho Yuan, Yau Kai
Cheung Yeang Man Hing, Yue Shing, struggle resolved itself into a test Yee Yik, and also a few wreaths from of the ability of the Germans to
cards unknown friends, from which the were missing and in consequence of which it is not possible to thank the senders by
8 BELL SMITHL ALSERT W SKITIE FRANKH SMITH,
name.
Apply to
FURUKAWA & CO. 20, Des Voeur Bood Central 1703
7401
FORTHCOMING EVENTS.
Tuesday, 12th June!
9.16 p.m.-Bandman Opera Co., at the Theatre
Royal The Happy Day." Tuesday, 31st July
Noon Auction of Valmble Leasehold Pro
perty from the Liquidators of Messrs. Jebsen & Co., at Sales Brooms, by Mr. Geo, P. Jammert,
Monday, 15th Aug,
8 pm Auction of Vaicable Leasehold Fro- perty at Sales Rooms, by Moser Haghes ** & Hough
Monday, 27th Ang. --
Noen Auction of Valuable Leasehold Pro perty from the Liquidator of Messrs. Witcle & Co., 11 Salse Rooms, by Mr. Goo, P. Laminert,
The Daily Press.
HOROKONG 117 JUNE 1917.
THE NEW BRITISH PUSH.
“TREASON IN GERMANY.
The authors of an anonymowa pamphlet
stop car advance under conditions most Favourable to themselves. The result entitled The Lesson of t Mass Strike furnishes yet another splendid proof of have been arrested near Berlin as the the superiority of the British and of result of a reward of 3,000 mark offered
for their apprehension. They will be the hollowness of the German Chancel
executed for treason. Get
PRIZE TICKET ON THE TRAMS,
An ingenious and simple method raising funds for war charities has bec applied with conspicuous success Glasgow
HONGKONG OFFICE: 10, DES VEUX ROAD, 0.fore boasts about the impregnable steel LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, B.C. wall on the Western front." It is a The organisation triumph of British enemy's discomfiture is shown by the futile attempt to distuise the defeat by attributing to Sir DOUGLAS HAG the intention of aiming a blow at Brussels and Antwerp when, in point of fact, the Passengers on the city tramways may purchase what are termed war savings and operation was designed to remove a comforts tickets. Each ticket costs one vulnerable point in our line and fully penny, and on the back is a number. Once THE Kaart was rather premature in his achieved its purpose. The important a week a draw takes place, and the positions which the enemy have lost and holders of tickets bearing the winning congratulations to the Crown Prince of made, vain and disasterous attempts to numbers are awarded prizes, consisting of Bavaris upon having brought Eng-recover not only deprive them of war savings, certificates and portraite by high ground in a land of plains, local painters The remainder of the land's war-like intentions to nought."
but, by straightening out the Ypres money subscrihed goes to various war The lul observable in the fighting for salient, finally bar the way to Calais, charities, some time past was not due to the The roup may also have momentous This system has been so keenly appre paralysis of our offensive, as His Imperial strategical consequences, as the Ger-ciated by the general public that since its man must hold the ground before Ypres inception an average of £1,100 a week has Majesty sought to represent, bub was in order to retain the Belgian coast and been handed over to charities and o
distributed as patien merely the calm that precedes the storm Lille..
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