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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE.

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I been made to the Undersigned, Notice is hereby given that the Parting whore namen were mentioned in the recent Mixed Court case ma. Wm. Katz and A. Kisz sro not, and newer have boen, in any way connected with the Finu of WM, KATZ & Co., which has been mtablished in China for more than a docada, and the present location of which is at 1, Jinkee Rd, Slangkal,

WM. KATZ & CO..

(Signed) W. KATZ.

[N view of repeated onquiries which have

Shanghai. 14th June, 1917.

WANTED..

1765

AN any Lady recommend a First Class Resident SEW AMAH who understands English to

MRS. ELDON POTTER, 133, The Peak:

WANTED.

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HOUSE or WHOLE FLOOR with

G.

AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 26TH, 1917.

FB Undərsigned Envé rucelved instruótkimin Leto sell by Public Axelton,

ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, the 37th and 28th June, 1917, at 10 AM och day, at H.3. Naval Yard, and at the Kowloon Depôt,

The Sale of OLD and SUBPLUS VICTUAL- LING STORES, also at the Kowlom Depot, will commence on Thursday, 28th instant, about at 11 mx.

OLD AND SURPLUS NAVAL AND VICTUALLING STORES,

Comprising:

Old and Éuzpéus Naval STORES ----Ons Coal Lighter (carrying capacity 150 Tona),

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET

NE FURNISHED ROOM and Verandah, with Board and Attendance,

on the May Boid Level,

Apply to

Box No. 23

Gare of a Daily Prosi " Offek

TO LET.

HOP to Let in Alexandın Buildings...

Apply to

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SECRETARY, A. S. WATSON & Co., Lmn. pros

TOLET.

Various Ships and Boats Fittings, Fan N, & A & B, ROBINSON ROAD

Engine, Canvas Howes, Coir Condage, Paper stuff, Canvas Hage, Old India Rubber, Boat, Cars, Fir, Carpets, Ruge, Blankets, Hodstonda, Electric Cable, Uld Steel Tubes, Old Iron and Steel, Minuml and Olive Oil, Gas Cylinders,

OLD AND SURPLUS VICTUALLING STORES

Aabout 10 Looms in a onntral location. Provisions Seamen's Clothing Blankets

Please apply to--

Box No. 1,

Cure of "Delly Press” Office,

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GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC. ENDERS for SPECIE and MEXICAN DOLLARS, current in this Colony, for Telegraphic Transfor, on the Lords Commissioners of His MAJESTY'S TERASURT, London, up to and for the sum of £60,000, will be received by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT, until 11 o'clock A.M. on the 25th Jane,

Offers Mess Traps (A quantity of Electro pisted Articks and Table Linea), Implements, Seamen's Mens Utensils, Cooperage Articles, Oak Slavery den, dip,

On view from TUESDAY, the 26th Init. Tarms of Bala 1----As detailed in the Catalogue, Catalogans will be issued.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

By Appointment Anationeers to the Admiralty,

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PUBLIC AUOTION.

ARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of

1917. The tenders to state the total amount (in letting by Public Auction Salo, to Pounds Sterling. No Telegraphio Transfor will be made for kam than £100.

The tenders to be in duplicate, and in sesied povers, 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 tendere is reserved.

Copies of Forms of Tendar cati be had on application. Persoas

tondering for (Bills) are hereby potified that having regard to the provisions of The Acte 22 George Lily Cap. 45 and 41, George III., Cap. 52, the acceptance of any such tender is subject to the express condition that no Member of the British House of ComMORE shall be admitted to any share or part in or to any benefit to arise from the Contract thereby made for the allotment of such

(BIL)"

"The provisions in gastion do not apply to Contracts entered into by an incorporated Company in ita corporated capacity and made for the general boneft of the Company."

F.J.THURSBY-PELHAM, Li-Colonel,

Treasury Chest Officer, A

A.P.D.

His Majesty's Treasury Office,

Hongkong, 25th June, 1917.

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HONGKONG JOE COMPANY, LTD.

NOTICE.

WING to the GREATLY INCREASED COST of snufacture it has been decided to raise the PRICE OF ICE to 1 cents perib. as from the 1st July next.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Lrn,

General ManagÓTA, Hongkong, 2nd Jane, 1917

WANTED

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IRST-CLASS European Book-keeper

seeks engagement. Write-

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Caro of "Daily From" Offes. [704

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG,

+

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

IN THE MATTER of the

Estate of

· AHMEDBHOY HABIBBHOY, inte of Bombay, in the Empire of India, deceased

FOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has, by virtue of Section 58 of The obates Ordinance 1897 (No. 2 of 1897), made an Order limiting the time for sending in Claims to or against the above Estate to the 26th day of June, 1917.

All Creditors and Claimants are hereby required So send their Claims to the Undersigned by the above date

Dated the 6th day of June, 1917.

G. A. HASTINGS,

Administrator

8, Det Vasex Ecnd Content, Hongkong.

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be held on TUESDAY, the 3nt, day of July, 1917, at 3. PM, st, the Offices of the PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, by Order of His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOE, of One Lot of CROWN LAND or Borren Road, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years with the option of renował st

• CROWN RENT to be fixed by the Burveyor * HIS MAJESTY THE KING, for one further form of 75 years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Locality

Regisær Ko.

Howen Raad i

Military Hospital

BALIONY

Metalvarota

(Approximate.)

W.

Upact Prios.

fost

fort

Fer

mile (plati,25,000 (172) 7,380

Tabeot}

PUBLIO AUCTION,

"Apply to.......

DAVID SASSOON & du, LTD. [628

TO LET.

for occupation. NEW HOUSE la Condall Eosd. Ready Also 1 GODOWN is

Daddell Birch

For rent and other particulars apply to

1. Des Your Body

A.M.H.NEMAZEE,

TO LET

FIVE-BOOMED HOUSE, with Tennis

Court, In Minden Ville, Kowloon.

A FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon, Apply to~

0

RUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

Alexandra Building

(638

TO LET.

FFICES at 3, Connaught Road Central

OFFICES in King's and York Buildings. HOUSES to Let, Wongnisichong Road, HOUSES to Clifton Gardens, Conduit Road. HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton HOUSES on Shamcen, Canton,

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVENT- MENT AND AGENCY Co., LTD.

No

TESTO LET.

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0 12 BEACONSFIELD ARCADE.

SHOP.

No. 2. MERION, No. 5, THE PAK

No. 7. BELILIOS TERRACE.

4-ROOMED FLAT at the Peak (coparato entrance).

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No.

KELLETT

CREST, 66, PEAK

28, BELILIOS.

11BE Undersigned has received instruc

entrsace en Coxdnil Road TERRACE, with

TWO GODOWNS, in Daddell Street,

INTIMATION

OUR GIANT

LAVENDER

TALCUM Is rapidly becoming as popular as our well-known Lavender Water, Blended with the Purest and Softest Powder, is the Sweet Fragrance of Lavender, and the Effect on the Skin is Delightfully Cooling and Soothing.

ERIOR

VRE

FRESHING

TOILET HURSE ASWATSON & CL

TRASE

LAW, und, more recently, by the Prime HONGKONG AND EXCLUSION Minister himself. Nor can it be repre

sented that it conveys any implied rebuke to the local community, for, while it may be

OF GERMANS. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

premature for the Imperial QUESTION RAISED IN HOUSE OF

·COMMONS

Government to express an opinion" which would amount to a decision, it

LONDON, June 22nd. may be, and undoubtedly is, quite com-

In the House of Commons, Mr. potent for subordinate bodies to make Gershon Stewart asked whether the pro- their views known to those who will be posal of the 12ongkong Chamber of ultimately responsible for settling the Commerce, that Germans should be ex- post-war policy of the Empire included from the Colony for some time accordance with the ascertained wishes of after the war, was rejected by the Legis- their constituents. Mr. LONG's reply Iative Council, all the official members in other words, of the usual colourlers voting against it; whether it represented official character. It was, of course, his the view of the Imporial Parliament and whether Germana after the war would

duty to defend his Department, and that

explains his cagerness to shelter the officiul majority behind the two Chinese nominated members of the Legislative

Council who voted against the motion. When the full report of the whole incident: reaches Home, however, supplementary be addressed to the

questions may

Secretary of State that will put rather different complexion on affairs. At the time, it will be remembered,

bfres to re-enter the Crown Colonies, specially where there was a large native population, in view of the recent repeti- tion of hostile German intrigue:

Mr. Walter Long replied that he had seen the report, from which it appeared that the Chinese members of the Council and the official members voted against the proposal. The remainder of the question raised matters of future policy, on which it would be premature to express an opinion.

C.B.

BROADWOOD,

FORMER O. 0. COMMANDING IN HONGKONG DIES OF WOUNDS,

HOLYOAK elicited from Mr. LAU CHU-PAK the admission, that he had not consulted the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, of which he is the Chairman, as to the LT.-GENERAL attitude be should adopt, although a fortnight had clapsed since the notice of motion was given, Mr. HOLYGAK went on to say that, like Mr. Lav CHU-PAK, ho had discussed the matter with some of his Lieut-General R, G. Broadwood, C.B., Chincke friends and they agreed that it whose death from wounds in announced would be in the best interests of the by cable, was in command of HM Forces Colony that the Germans should not be in Hongkong and South China from 1906 allowed to return. Obviously, therefore, to 1910. Before coming to this Colony the Chinese are not unanimous in regard be bold command of the troops in Natal to the question. We have little doubt, (1903-4), and, us Brigadior-General, of however, from information which has the troops in the Orange River Colony reached as from Chinese professional and district (1904-8). A son of the late Mr. commercial circles, that Mr. LAU CHU-PAR Thomas Broadwood, of Holmbush Park, voiced the mentiments of the majority of Surrey, he was born on March 14th, 1882, the Chiness community, who appone, and therefore attained his fifty-fifth year to regard the war with indifference three months ago. He commenced his because they have not suffered any of its military career in the 12th Lancers in horrors, and, being unable to read the 1851, and since that time had seen much In 1888 he took part in English newspapers, do not realise the active service. principles which are at stake. The only the expeditions of June 7th and Septem- inconvenience which they have experienced ber 10th. He was mentioned in dispatches, is a discontinuance of those long credits received the Egyptian medal with two upon which the Germans relied for so clasps, and the British medal, and was much of their business, and, not unnatur. given the brevet rank of Lieutenant- ally, in their minds the question turns Colonel. In the following year he took mainly on this point. But, despite its part in the Nile Expedition, and was proximity to China, Hongkong is, after present at the action of Abu Hamed and

MOND, wife of HERBERT DENT, of voice of the British community has been gaining two further clasps to the Egyptian Canton, youngest daughter of the late Spencer Shelley.

HONGZONG OFFICE: 10a, Des VIRUS ROAD, O. LONDON Unica: 181, FLEET Grass, E.C.

1-lb. Size Price $1.00.

A. S. WATSON

CO., LTD.,

HONGKONG

DISPENSARY.

TELEPHONE 1.

DEATH.

₤12

No. 2 DES VEUX VILLAS, 51, PA DENT--In London, on April 2nd, Rosa, British Colony, and now that the the subsequent occupation of Berber,

(Unfurnished).

Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS,

3rd Floor, Alexandra Buildi va.

Apply to→

WANTED,

30

FURUKAWA & CỔ, 20, Des Voeux Road Central,

1709

Mennen. Janamor & Co: in pursuance of an tions from the Liquidators of

order of the Hongkong Government. se sell by public auction at 18 o'clock (Noo)FICE at the Central ration un TURSDAY, the Bish day of July, 1917, at big Safes, Rooms, Duddell Btreet, THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPKETY situate at The Peak, Hong kong, and being RURAL BUILDING LOT No. 18,

Is On Los. The Property Conniste of:- The Dine or parcel of premises known, in ** Lysholt," 104, The

of 48, Leinster Gardens, London, W. 2 Pesk, situste near Mount Gough, in the wishes to remind the readers of this paper that Calony of Hongkong, with an `srah · of 194,039 square feet and registered in the his advice is available, now as for the last Land Office a Bural Building Lo sixteen youre, to all those of known position No. 19.

The Loi is held for the unexpired resi- who agree to his conditions. due of a term of 75 years created sherein by an indenturs of Crown Lessa. datel the 23rd day of April, 1896.

The Annual Crown Rent is $81.00. For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to hand

MR. WILKINSON & GRIST, Bolicitors for the Liquidators,

or to the Undersigned,

GEO, P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

PUBLIO AUCTION,

497

THE Undersigned has received instruo tions from the Liquidator of

LIFE INSURANCE.

MB. P. HENDERSON, LC.S., Retired,

The war, which has pitilessly exposed the weaknesses of many Insurance Offices, has triumphantly vindicated the sandness, of Mr. Handerson's advies.

The Daily Press.

Hoxoxone, en JUNE, 1917.

expressed se emphatically us it was a medal and the ch class Osmanich. He the public meeting at the Royal Theatre was present at tas Cavalry reconnaissance We do not believe that it will be ignored, of April 4th, 1898, and at the battles of or that Imperial policy will be dictated Albers and Khartoum,

Twice he was mentioned in dispatches and in recogni by any but the citizens of the Empire.

tion of his services the brevet rank of colonel was bestowed upon him, whilst ke received two additional clasps to the Egyptian medal and was awarded the British medal. During the South-African War, 1819-1902, when bo raised "Roberts"

2nd Cavalry Brigade, he was five times Horse" and afterwards commanded the

special mentions by Lord Roberts, Ho mentioned in dispatches, including two

was made Aide de Camp to H.M. the

The name of Wong Kwok-kun has been added to the register of Medical Practi tioners.

It is notified that H.E. the Governor

2nd, to be observed as a getieral holiday. in Council has appointed Monday, June

It is notified in the Government Gazette that no application for the transfer of

THE EXCLUSION QUESTION. WHEN the Hon. Mr. P. H. HOLVOAK. submitted to the Legislative Council in April a motion on behalf of the Com mittee of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce in favour of excluding the Germany from this Colony for a term of the registry of a British ship from a King and was awarded the Queen's medal years after the war he made it perfectly port of registry in the United Kingdom with six clasps and the King's medal with clear that his object was merely to place to a port of registry outside the United two clasps, while the Order of C.B. was the views of the focal British community Kingdom shall be made without the also conferred upon hima.

authorities for their consent of the Board of Trade,

Out of thirty British Offices, whose valuations before the took place during 1916, only five mintsiped guidance. their

pre-war bonus

That

oject has now been

included achieved more completely than if the amongst these Áva are the two Offices moet Government had accepted the motion, for frequently recommended by Mr. HENDERSON, and, moreover, the bonuses declared by these two Offou are respectively the highest and second highest of the whole thirty. Moreover,

in that case the resolution would merely have been transmitted to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and, ́per- hape, pigeon holed, whereas now it has

PORTUGUESE TROOPS AT THE FRONT.

ALL ENEMY RAIDS REPELLED.

The following telegram from Lisbon

· HONGKONG · MAN BEVERELY

WOUNDED

The many friends in Hongkong of 2nd-Lient. Thos. Fuller, 6th Royal West- Kenta, will be sorry to learn that be baa been rather seriously wounded. Never-

of neither of flize Offices he the bonus rate gained; very wide publicity. The matter "PPears in a supplement to the 'Boletim theless, he writes cheerfully and says he

aver once receded throughout their long history, sinne they were established in 1836 and 1891

respectively,

When advice which has thus been vindicated.

RUSSIAN 6% INTERNAL LIBERTY Mears. Wirzza & Co. in pursuance of an

LOAN · 1917.

order of the Hongkong Government to by time can be got free of charge, subject only |self by publie auction at 15 o'clock ubscription to the LIBERTY LOAN is (Noor) on MONDAY, the 27th day of to reasonable conditions, why not write and sak

Opened at THE BUSSO ASIATIC | August, 1917, at his Sales Rooms, Duddall | Torn1 ANK, Hongkong, from date to the 26th June, Street, Hongkong,

1917

The prios of issue is 85 per cent. The Lown in free of Income Tax and other

The Loan is issued for 55 years and will be redeemable at par by yourly drawings beginning in December, 1922.

A

All the piece of ground situato a Yaumati, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, and registered in the Land Office na KOWLOON INLAND LOT NË. 209,

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NOTION.

was brought before the House of Com

Official of Macao-

"The Prime Minister read yesterday mone on Friday in the form of a question in Parliament the following communiqué by M. GENEHO SIEWART, who asked

from the Officer Commanding the Portu guese Expeditionary Force: I beg to inform you that our first division will a few days take over its sector. It has at present a brigade of infantry and nine batteries in the fighting-line, and a few battalions of infantry and other

whether the vote of the official members of the Legislative Council on the occasion referred to represented the view of the [162 - Imperial Government, and whether Ger

mans would be free to re-enter the Crown Colonies, especially where there was a large native population, in view of the risk of a repetition of hostile German brigados at the front under training

y be reimbursed ai par sterk ground abutting on Battery Strest and desiring to leave the Colony should apply policy of the Government, and how far

NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiatis or Indian intrigue. This attempt to ascertain the Several raids were made during the last few days on the trenches occupied by our Fourth Street (near the Prays) in Kow- la person at its CRTAL POLICE STATION it was reflected by the action of the official forces after severe bombardment by the loon and contains an area of 4,500 betoon the hours of 9 to 1 and 2 PM square feet. But

10 drak, dažy

majority in Hongkong, was parried by enemy, but they were all repelled The Lot is held for the unexpired re-Applicants will be required to produce Pan Mr. LONG with the skill of an old cam morale of our troops is excellent,' sidus of a term of 15 years created porte or identification papers. therein by an Indenture of Crown-lease remain in the Colony for wine them 7 day said, "are matters of future policy upon A ZEPPELIN PASSENGER SERVICE. All pemons with seriain exceptions who paigner. The questions- raised,” he dated the 4th day of May, 1888

ars required to Begister themselves under the

· Im Oun Log.

the The property consists of a piece of

The Lost may 19th March,

Compons payable half yearly on the 19th March and the 20th September,⠀

Interest on the kan me from the 29th March, 1917- Interest from that date to be added to the price of issue.

Special favourable rates will be quoted for Eussian Erahaage

Applications will be wired to Patrograd free of telegraphic charges and Bonds will be far warded free of postal expansen.

*The Bank is ready to give every facility to onbeeribówn in the suape of må valgos galant the

DALLA

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The Annual Crown Rent is $80.

The

REGISTRATION or PERSONE ORDIN which it would be premature to express A telegram from Copenhagen reports

For further particulars and conditions ANCE LULU MAMPU giving then opinion. This answer, while non- that a passenger service has been in

of sale apply to a deg

A. HASTINOR & HASTINGS, Solicitors for the Liquidator,

* or to the Undersigned, d

A GEO. P. LAMMERT Hongkong, Sard May, 3017.

Form of Boghkration

required may be sullied at la G.P.), mist committal, is jo no sense unsympathetic augurated with Zeppelin airships between all Pohon Sation,

There is, indeed, nothing in it incom-Hamburg and Constantinople, a distance The Penalty for non-ocarplinnan li a Ano 201patible with the views expressed for many of 1,764 miles. There will be éleven

58 years past by Mr. Long and Mr. BOSAR stopping-places.

hopes once again to get into the Sring line. The following letter from 2nd-Lient. of a legal arm here Fuller was received recently by a member

"Dear Mr. I am sorry to have to report that I was temporarily put out of action in the battle of Arras on the 9th April. I had the misfortune to stop a machine-gun bullet, so hour. after we had gone over the top of the ridge. The bullet catered my life side, passed through my stomach and finally came out at my right hip

They kept me at the Casualty Clear. ing Station for nine days before it was deemed safe to pass me on, and I'm now at the base waiting until the time cones when the doctors consider it will be wise to move to England.

It will be some weeks before I am fit for service again, although I'm sup- posed to have made a wonderful re covery to date.

As I have only begun to take su interest in life again daring the last

few days, and am still very weak, I'll close for the present, and will advise you how I progress later. With kind regards,

Yours very sincerely,

THOS, FULLER." 2nd Lieut. Fuller's brother was badly wounded at the beginning of the war,