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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

TOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY

(BRITISH" BECTION).

NOTICE.

OE the conventenes of Residente as the

Pesk the 'Train at present advertised to IN leave Shum Chas at 9.20 em, (arriving"" al Kowloon at 10.30 p.m.) will on and ɑrami WEDNESDAY, 20th June, Ianya Bhuan Ukra at 806 FM. calling at bheang shui 9.13 r., Fanling 8.15 Paige P.27 PM. and arriving

By Order,

Kowloon at 8:52 pm.

H. P. WINSLOW,

Manager. Kowloon, 16th June, 1917.

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WANTED.

Ya British quilted M-clical Man, no

Bappointment de URGHON on Board Steamer sailing for Sing pors and Pozang,

Apply...

Box No. 12..

Care of Daily Press" Office.

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3.5.

GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC. TENDERS for

SPECIE current in SHANGHAI, up to and for the of $75,000-currant in Shanghai, will be received by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER. ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT, antil 11 o'clock a., on the 19th June, 1912.

thu The meant accepted in to be placed by Tenderer to the credit of an account with the HONGKONG AND

SHANGHAI - HANKING

CORPORATION, Shanghai, so as to be available

on the 20th June, 1917.

Perseus tendering to state the amount

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 18TH, 1917.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG

PROBATE JURISDICTION. THE MATTER of the Patake-of AHMEDBHOY HABIBBHOT, Inte of Bombay, in the Empire of India, deceased,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has, by virtue of Section 58 of The Probates Ordinanco 1897 (No. 2 of 1897), made: an Order limiting the time for sending in Cisims to or against the shore Estate to the 26th day of June, 1917.

All Creditors and Claimants are hereby required to send their Clabos to the Undersigned by the sbore data,

Dated the 6th day of June, 1917.

G. A. HASTINGS, Administrator;

8, Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong.

NOTICE.

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NATIONAL CASH REGISTER,

ECHIE WONGWAL expert mobanis

A from itu factory, Dayton, Ohio, is noW in charge of the Cash Register business in Boushara China,

AVIERICAN TRADING CO.,

** General Agents.

HONTSZ & Co., Lin,, Representatired

144, Das Voeux Bood Central,

Hongkong,

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of. Dollari

lars surrent in Shanghai por £100 RUSSIAN BY INTERNAL LIBERTY

for Telegraphic Trauster on the Lords Commises of H.M. Treasury, Londen,

The tenders to be in duplicate, and in soled covers, sidressed to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT, and endorsed TENDERS FOR GOVERN MENT BILLS, sto."

The right to accept or reject any or all of the tenders is Ceserved.

Copies of Forms of Tunder can be had on application.

Porus toudering for (Bilis) are hereby

LOAN 1917.

ubscription to the LIBERTY LOAN E Opened a THE RUBBO ABLATIC BANK, Hongkong, from date to the 26th June, 1017

The price of issue in 85 per cent. The Loan is free of Income Tax and other taxations.

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

notified that having regard to the provisions of in December, raimbursed as par after the

she Acts 22 George It.. Cap. 45 and 41, George. III., Cap. 52, the acceptance of say such tender subject to live express condition that no Member of the tritosh House of Commons shall be admitted to any share or part in or tu any bensbitt urine, fed the Contract thereby made for the allotment of soch (Bills),“

the provisivas in question de not apply to

The Loan may be

39th March, 1827.

Coupons are payable half-yearly on the 19th March and the 29th September

Interest on the loan rane from the 29th March, 1917-internet from that date to be added to the prics of issue.

Special

Contracts entered into by an incorporated Russian ourable rates will be quoted for

Company in its corporated capacity and made. far the general benent of the Company."

Any further information can visited by to the TEBASURY person application CHEST OFFICEAL AP.U.

F.J.THURSBY-PELHAM, L-Colonel, Treasury Chest Offlour, A.P.D.

1750

His Majesty's 'Treasury Olive, Hongkong, 18th Jane, 1917.

B...

GOVERNMENT BILLS ETC.

TENDERS for SPECIE burront

ENTENTSIN, up to and for the want

of 875,000 corrent in Tientsin, will be received

by the TREASURY UHEST OFFICER,

SA

Applications will be wired to Potrograd free of telegraphis charged azil Bonds will be for warded free of postal expenses.

The Bank in ready to give every facility to subscribers in the shape of advances against the Band

G. TISDALL, Mazzagor,

AUCTIONS

"PUBLIC AUCTION.:

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ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT, til 11 A.MHE. Undersigned has received inatre

19th June, 1917

sions from the Liquidators of The amount accepted it to be placed by the Mesars Jussan & Co. in pursuance of an Tenderer to the credit of an account with the order of the Hongkong Government to Hongkong "And Shanghat Banning Conell by public section at 19 o'clock (Noos) PORATION, Tientsin, so as to be available on the un TUESDAY, the Blat day of July, 40th June, 1917.

1947, no his Unlos Rooms, Daddell Street, Other tendering to state the amount TE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD of Dollars current in Tiantain par £100 PROPERTY BUBALs at The Fear, Hong for Telegraphic Transfer on the Lords kong and being RURAL BUILDING Commissioners of H.M. Treasury, London

LUT No. 10, The tenders to be in duplicate, and in sealed

10 Lon covers, addressed 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 tenders reserved.

Copies of Forms of Tender man be bad on application.

Persons tendering for (Bill) are hereby notified that having regard to the provisions of the Acts 22 George IIL, Cap. 40, and 41, Georges IL, Cap. 62, the acceptance of say such tender is anbject to the express dopeition that no Members of the British House of Commons shall be admitted to any ahare or part in or to any benefit to arise from the Contract thereby made for the allotment of such (Bill)

A

The provisions in question do not apply to Contracts entered into by any incorporated Company in its corporated capacity and made general benait of the Cobained by for the

Any further information can be personal application to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, AF.D.

F.J. THURSBY-PELHAM, LA Colonial, Treasury Chest Of, APD.

His Majesty's Trosary Office,

Hongkong, 18th June, 1917.

781

NOTION TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND

SINGAPORE,

The Property Consist of:—

Place or parody of ground, preidises known Lysholt, tos, The Peak, atuste nost. Mount Hough, an tho Colony of Hongkong, with an area of A4, square feet and registered in this Kasted Ulice se Bural Building: Lat No. 10.

The Lat is held for the unexpired rani- das of a term of 76 years created sherwan by an indenture of Urown: Loont dawn the sard day of April, 1896.

The Annual Crown: Rent is $85.00. For further partionlars and conditions of sale apply to

MEERS, WILKINBUN & GEIST. Solicitoza for the LiquidstoES,

or to the Undersigned,

GRO. P. CAMMERT,

Auctionsor."

PUBLIC AGOTION.

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SHOP

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET

HOP to Let in Alexandra Balklinge.

Apply to

SECRETARY, A. S. WATHON & Co., LTD.

TO LET

NOS, JA & B, BOBINSON ROAD

Apply to

1708

DAVID SASSOON & Co., Len.

TO LET

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NEW HOUSE in Conduit Road Ready for occupation. Also 1 GODOWN i Daddell Street

For rent and oiler parklonlars apply to

E. M.E.NEMAZED

1 De Young Road

TO LET.

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MMEDIATE utry, Two very dasizable SHOPS altuated in Ioe House: Streek, opposite the Grand Hotal, receably reson- ritsefied.

- For rent and other particulars apply to... STE MANAGER

Hongkong Tan Co., Ltd., 46, Connaught Rond Central

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TO LET

FIVE-BOOMED HOUSE, with Tennis

-Court, in Mindən Villas, Kowloon,

A FLAT în Nathan Road, Kowloon,

Apply to-

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

Co., LTD.

Alexandra-Baildings.

TO LET.

1688

(FFICES at 2, Connaught Road Central

OFFICES in King's and York Buildings, HOUSES to Les, Wonguatchong Hoid. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Bosd, HOUSES in Broadwood and Houston

HOUSES OF

Apply 86-2

Canton,

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEJE „MENT AND AGENCY Ca, Imo..

TO LET.

0. 12 BEACONSFIELD. ARCADE

SHOP

NĚ. 2. MELION, No. 5. Tw■ PHẨx. No. 7, BALILIOS TERRACE. ←ROOMED FLAT at the Poak (separate entrance)

KELLETT CREST, 66, PRAK

No. 26, BELILIOS TERRACE, with entrance on Conduts Bond.

TWO GODOWN9, în Duddall Street, No. 2, DES VŒUX VILLAS 51, PALE

Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS.

3rd Floor, Alexandra Bulldogs.

(Unfurnished).

WANTED.

OFFICE at the Central Location.

Apply to

FUBUKAWA & Co, 20, Des Voeur Bond Cantral. F703

WANTED.

CHINESE CLERK with good knowledge.

of English and Offen er parience, Apply stating amiary required to

Caro of Daly Pros" Olles

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LIFE INSURANCE, MRP HENDERSON LC. Retired,

of

xizster Gardens, London, W. 2., wishes to remind the renders of this paper that

his advice is available, 201 as for the bot sixteen years, to all those of known position who gros to his conditions.

HE Undersigned has received instrue Tinte from the Laquidator of Mesers, Wizzka & Co. in pursuance of order of the Hongkong Government to sell by publio auction at 18 o'clock The war, which kia nitilessly exposed the (Noos) on MONDAY, the 37th day of August, 1917, at his Bales Rooms, Daudellises of many Insurance Offices, had Street, Hongkong,

triumphantly vindicated the soundasss of Mr All the piece of ground situate at Henderson's adrice. JAPAN."

Ysamati, Kowloon in the Colony of Out of thirty British Offices, whose valuations, haying arrived from the above portar, Commigasse Hongkong, and registered in the Land

Cargo by her are fed Offico za KOWLOON INLAND LOT No took place during 1918, only five maintained

THE Steamaldy

900,

Honda are being landed at their risk into the Makarious and/or extra hasardens Godowns of

I Ors Lot. the Hongkong

cong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company ground abutting of Battery Breno and from the The property consists of a piece of delivery may be obtains will be Fourth Street (near the Praya) in Kow, Goods not cleared. 23rd

pagne look and contains an area of 4,500 subject

rent by shi broken, chafed and damaged packages square lost, A

are

to

to be left in the Godowa, where they will The Lot is held for the unexpired re be examined by Messen, Goddard and Douglas sidue of a term of 15 years orosted therein by an Indenture of Crown Lease dated the 4th day of May, 1888

on Find inst. at 10 AM A S

Claims against the Steamer must presented in wesling within 10 days after arrival

at Steamer, otherwise they will nok ko recognised

No Fire Insurance will be effected by the undersigned in say dias whatever,

Bill of Lading will be countsesigned by

DAVID BARBUDA A VO, LEDG

Agenta. Hongkong, 18th Jans 1917.

of

The Annuží Crown Bent is 860, For further particulars and conditions sale apply to helst grue Values Masas. HASTINGS & HARTINGS, Solicitors for the Liquidator,

or to the Undersigned,

GEO P. LAMMERT. Hongkong, Sard May 1917. 1683

their pre-war

rate: Included amongst these five are the two Offices most frequently recommended by Mr. HENDERSON, and, moreover, the house declared by sises two Offices are respectiamly the highest and second highest of the whole thirty. Moreover, of neither of those Offoss has the bonus rate rex one receded throughout the long history since they were established in 1850 and 189 respectively

When advice which has thus been vindicated by time can be got free of charge, subjust only to reasonable conditions, why not write and ask

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INTIMATION

WATSON'S

OLD BROWN

BRANDY

E

QUALITY

Brow

TEARS IN WOOD.

A. S. WATSON

CO., LTD.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANT,

the fact that China's mineral deposite are limited and are largely worked already by native methods. He unques tionably_hits_the_tight nail on the head when he says that the extra-territorial rights of the foreigner are the real stumbling-block, though in making this admission he gives away the whole Chinese case. Jealousy of the extra- territorial rights of the foreigner, and a determination to restrict them as far as

It is notified in the Gazette that undar regulation 2 of the Regulations made by the Governor-in Council on April 5th, relating to launches and motor hosts, the owners of all Lunches and motor-boats are required, before obtaining licences, to

have their launches or motor-houts sur veyed by a Government Marine Surveyor. Surveys by the owners' private surveyer cannot be recognised. Applications for surveys should be made to the Govern

possible, is the real reason why Chinament Marine Surveyor at the Harbour

Office has never taken any effective steps towards fulfilling the promise that she A large number of service men of the made in the Shanghai Commercial 88th Company, which included officers, Treaties to recast her Mining Law in warrant officors, N.U.Os, and

men, spent an enjoyable afternoon last week, when such a way as, while promoting the in- terests of Chinese subjects and not injur- they went on a bathing picnic to Pienio ing in any way the sovereign rights of Ray The arrangements were in the China, will offer no impediment to the capable hands of Sergt. -Major Allison. attraction of foreign capital nor place An excellent tea was provided

The foreign capitalists at a greater disadvan- Service Entertainment Fund very kindly tage than they would be under generally gave a grant, which ensured the success accepted foreign Regulations." Mr of the outing, and the trip was so much TING's comment on this is that it is neces enjoyed that the men are arranging an- sary to offer some impediment, as foreign other, which they will pay for themselves. mincs would be under foreign law and All those who participated,wish to thank complications would arise owing to ignor the subscribers to the Entertainment ance of European, American, and Japan Fund,

crux of the matter is that mines must

inevitably liù in the interior, where foreigners have no Treaty right to acquire property. It is this fact alone that has enabled. China, to pursue sucessfully her obstructive tactics for so long.

Were

Considerable excitement prevailed in Des Voeux Road, near the Victoria

Theatre, yesterday morning, when a small

law on the part of those dealing with them. Similarly, a foreign cotton- mill is under foreign law, but we have yet to learn that for that reason it has. been impossible to allow the investment monkey escaped from one of the houses of foreign capital in industrial under and became entangled by his broken chain takings of this nature in Chine. Then the overhead telephone lines. For about an hour a large crowd watched his efforts to escape, and his wonderful acro- batic feats were greatly enjoyed by the onlookers, who were mostly Chineso. At last electricians appeared on the sceno. The telephone wire was loosened from a house on one side of the road, and was gently hauled in from the other side. Just as the monkey appeared to be cap- tured, however, be made a dash and again escaped, and a wonderful journey through the air landed him on the side of the house occupied by Messrs. Tsang Foo & Co. He gained considerable ap plause for this. foot. After many morS during performances on narrow ledges and window sills, he reached the top the house by a prodigious "jump, and disappeared into the back premisce, ge sumably to safety. The large crowd, which at one time threatened to hold up. the tramway traffic, then melted away, apparently well satisfied with the tree entertainment.

foreigners given a free baad, China's mines would long ago have proved her as it is, the greatest source of wealth; mining engineer is dependent entirely on China's goodwill and on her iden of good faith towards the Mackay Treaty. As a remedy for China's failure to fulf! her promise to amend her mining lows so as & to offer no impediment to foreign capital, Mr. TING makes the haive suggestion that foreigners should meet China half way, as he expresses it, by consenting to the abolition of their extra-territorial rights and by accepting China's present imperfect mining regulations. He ap- pears to overlook altogether the fact that HOSTRONG DIPIOS: 104, Das Vaux Roat, Othe investment of foreign capital in LONDON OPTICS: 181, Fleet Street, E.C. mining enterprises would benefit China far more than it would the foreigner, that any progress that has been made in the mining regulations has been wrung out of China by foreign insistence, and that the only mines in the country that are in any sense playing their prope part in the economy of the land are those under foreign control. Looking at the

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HONGKONG 18TH JUNE, 1917,

MINING IN CHINA.

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ALMOST simultaneously with the despatch problem in the light of these considera

BREACH OF CONTRACTS.

QUESTION OF UNLAWFUL REPUDIATION.

At the Hongkong Supreme Court on Saturday, before Sir William Rees- Davies, the official reeciver, as trusted

by China of a special Mining Commistions, we should expect China to be so of the estate of Kan fu-cho, trading as sioner to the United States there have eager for foreign capital and assistance the Wing Shing Cheong firm, a bank- appeared in a supplement to the North China Daily News two very interesting articles on China's mineral resources and mining laws, respectively, by Mr. V. K. TING. Mr. TING's estimate of Ohina's undeveloped mineral resources is so con- servative that, by contrast with the views of other geologists, it is almost pessimis- tie. For instance, he gives 100,000,000,000 tona je s fair gunimum 5gure for China's total reserves of workable coal.

This is

rupt trader of si, Queen's Road West, sued the Wing On Tai firm, of 944, Connaught Road Central, traders, for $10,000, damage for breach of Ave, con- tracts between the parties for the sale and ray of hope delivery by defendant to plaintiffs of

5,400 cases of tin plates, the said con tracts being wrongfully repudiated and cancelled by the defendants. The con tracts were dated December 31st, 1916 (three), and January 5th, 1916 (two). It ́

that she would let nothing stand in ita way, instead of imposing all the obstacles that she can devise. Fortunately, the Government does not seem to be entirely of Mr. TING's way of thinking, and per haps we may find a faint in the visit of Mr. Chen Cao's Commis- to the United States. We cannot Pretend to be unduly sanguine as to the fruits of this Commission-we have Been too many of them for that but, at all

Bion

arrived in the United States,

and, even

Mr. Eldon Potter (instructed by Mr.

Bulmer Johnson, of Messrs. Dennys & Bowley), appeared for the plaintiffs, and defendants were neither present nor re- presented.

almost exactly the same quality na the vents, the Commission has actually was an cr-parte action. estimated coal reserve of the United though we cannot accept at their face Kingdom, and it does not need an expert value the plans to revolutionize her to judge whether it is really likely that mining industry" that China is said to there is any parity in this respect be have set on foot, we can at least regard tween two countries differing so immense the despatch of this Commission as ly in size, especially when it is definitely evidence that Mr. TING's obstructive known that the larger contains thousands counsels are not to have a free held

The name of Wong ra chuen has been added to the register of Medical Pris titioners,

Mr. Potter explained that as the plain tiff firm went into bankruptcy in De cember last, the Official Receiver had been substituted as plaintiff. The refusal to deliver the tin plates was contained in correspondence which passed between Mr. J. H. Gardiner, who was then acting ag solicitor for the defendants, Messrs. Dennys & Bowley. The price agreed to

The Gazette notifies that all persons - be paid for the plates was 879,830. ~ Then

of square miles of coalfelds which have been barely touched. Mr. TING is evident ly not very sure of his figures, for he goes pe on to say that the probable real reserve may be ten times his estimato e remark which would lend one to suppose that his figures are little more than a blind gucay, even if they are not specially adapted to suit bis argument. By way of contrast, we may quote the expert computation that the Shansi coalfield alone contains £30,000,000,000 tons, and Baron von Under the heading of "Farcical Pro- RICHTHORE's opinion that China's coal ceedings," the Japan Chronicle of the 2nd seams are sufficient to supply the world's inst gives a full report of the recent nests for a thousand years. In bis article Censorship prosecution against the Daily on China's mining laws Mr. TING cote to defend the Government and to prove

travelling to Spain must be in possession of passports vined by a competent Spanish Diplomatic or Consular Officer.

sets out Press.

the market went up and the market price of the tin plates, on the date the con- tract was repudiated by Mr. Gardiner, was 89,270 in advance of the original price.

A Chinese proved the rising nature the market and judgment was given for the plaintiffs for 80,970, and costs.

Victim

that it is not obstructive, but that the For the convenience of Peak residents difficulties which stand in the way of the train now leaving Bhum Chun at 9,20 am It" foreign assistents in the exploitation of p.m. and arriving at Kowlson et 10.10 China's underground wealth lie partly

p.m. will, on and after Wednesday next, in the privileged position of the extra bave Shum Chun at 9.00 pm and reach territorialized foreigner, and partly in Kowloon at 9.68 p.m.

What has happened Where

Doctor You have been seriously in jured in a trolley accidant. But cheer up you will recover.**

Victim: How much 172