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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

SHELL TRANSPORT AND TRADING

COMPANY, LIMITED.-

WWE have been requested by the shove Company to announce that Now Shires will be issued to present Shareholders at par (£1) in the proportion of 1 New Share: to 4 Shares. The Dividend of 5 per Share, Payable on 14th July, may be utilised to pay for the New Shares.

Shareholders should deposit their holding with their Buckers by 29th June in order that the necessary application may be made by Telegram on 30th June.

Farther particulars may be obtained from the HorokoNG & SHANGHAT BANKING CORPORA TION or the CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA, ou application.

For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION, N.. J. STABH, :

Chief Manager. 1769

8.S. TO MARU”*

are invited for the purchase o TWO BOILER SALVED from the

wraak of this Steamer.

Particulars and "terms of tendons can be obtained où application to the Undersigned. GILMAN & Co., LTD., Agents, The London Salvage Association Hongkong, 23rd June, 1917.

G.

1770

GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETO.

TUN

TENDERS for BPECTS current

in

SHANGHAI, up to and for the of $202,000-current in Shanghai, will be received by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT. until 11 A.. on WEDNESDAY, the 27th June, 1917.

The amount accepted is to be plod by the Tanderer to the credit of an account with the HOROYONG__AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Shanghai, eo as to be available on the 28th June, 1917.

£100

Persons tondering to state the Amount of Dollars ournant in Shanghai Por for Telegraphis Transfer on the Lord Commissionera of H.M. Treasury, London.

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The tenders to be in duplicate, and in scaled sovers, addressed to the TERASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT and endorsed "TENDERS FOR GOVERN MENT BILLS. etc."

The right to accept or reject any or all of the

benders is reserved.

Cepies of Forms of Tender can be had on application.

Persons toadering for, (Bills) are hereby notified that having regard to the provisions of the Acts 22 George III., Cap. 44 and 41, George III., Cap. 52, the acceptance of any such Tender is subject to the express onsilition that no Member of the British, House of Commone shall be admitted to any share or part in or to any benefit to arise from the Contract thereby made for the allotment of

of such (Bill)"

not apply to question de The provisions in Contracts entered into by an incorponted Company in its corporated capacity and made for the general benefit of the Company."

Any farther information can be obtained by personal application to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICEE, A.P.D.

F. J.THURSBY-PELHAM, Lt.Colonel, Treasury Chout Officer, A.P.D.

His Majesty's Treasury Ofios,

Hongkong, 28th June, 2017.

KOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

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FROM SHANGHAI, KOBE and MÔJI.. THE

HE Starhip

"SANTHIA,” having arrived from the above Ports, Consignee of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods

will be delivered from alongside.

Cargo impeding the disobarge will be landed at Consignece risk and expense, into the hazardous and/or ozira karardons Godowas of the Hongkong and Kurloon Wharf and Godowa Company, Limited.

No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned_by

DAVID BASS00N & Co. LTD.

Agents Hongkong, 16th June, 1917,

NOTICE.

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TN view of repeated enquirim which have been made to the Undersigned, Notion is

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received instructiona

to sell by Public Auction, TO-MORROW (WEDNESDAY).

LAND (THURSDAY), the 27th and 28th June, 1917, at 10 as evok day, at H.M. Naval Yard, and at the Kowloon Depot,

The Sale of OLD and SURPLUS VICTUAL- LING STORES, also at the Kowloon Depot, will commence on THURSDAY, 20th instant, about at 11 am,

OLD AND SURPLUS NAVAL AND VICTUALLING STORES,

Comprising

OLD AND SURPLUS NAVAL STORES

ÜDS

HOUSES TO LET

· TO LET.

NE large FURNISHED ROOM and Verandal, with Board and Altendance,

on the May Road Leral.

Apply to

TUESDAY, JUNE 26cm, 1917.

OUR

17627

Box No. 23, Care of Daily Pres" Offion.

TO LET

“HOP të Lot in Alexandre Building,

Apply to

Coal Lighter (carrying capacity 150 Tons), No.

Various Blips and Bonta Fittings, Fan Engines, Chavan Hoses, Coir Cordage, Paper- stuff, Comras Raga, Old India Rabier, Boat, Oars, Fir, Carpets, Rugs. Blankets, Bodefends, Electric Cable, Old Steel Tubes, Old Iron seed Stool, Mineral and

Olive Oil, Gas Cylinders, Bo,, ko..

OLD AND SUBPLUS VICTUALLING STORES Provisions, Seamen's Clothing Blankets, Officers Hess Traps (A quantity of Electro plated Articles and Table Linen), Implements, Seamen's Mess Utensils, Coopemys Articlos, Oai Otaven, do đ

On view from TUESDAY, the 26th ist. Terms of Sale-As detailed in the Catalogus, Catalognes will be issued.

HUGHES & HOUGH, By Appointment Auctioneers to the Admiralty.

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

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PR Istling by Public Auction Sale, ic be hald en TUESDAY, the 3rd day of July, 1917, st 3 pa at the Ollons of the PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. by Order of H. EXCELLENOT THE GOVERNOR, of Ona Lot of CROWN LAND shove Bowen Road, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term ad 75 years, with the option of renewal ai

DARTICULARS and CONDITIONS &

SECRETARY, A. S. WATON & Co., LTD. (708

TO LET.

OS. 8 A & B, ROBINSON ROAD Apply to

DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD.

TO LET.

NEW HOUSE in Conduit Eoad. Randy for occupation. Also 1 GODOWN i Daddall Street, Pr

For rens and other particulars apply to

H.M.H. NEMAZEE, *1-Des Voeux Road.

TO LET.

1402

A FIVE-ROOMED HOUSE, with Tennis

Court, in Minden Villas, Kowlcon.

A FLAT In Nathan Road, Isowloon.

Apply to-

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

Co., LTD.,

Alexandra Buildings.

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TO LET.

CROWN RENT to be fired by the Surveyor OFFICES as 2, Connaught Road Central.

of His MAJESTY THE KINo, for oxa further term of 75 years.

Begiaty Ka

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Loomay

Boundary: Mexcrementa.

(Approximate)

Contac

SQUATO IN

pest Prics.

feet foot

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toot

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AS

par

plan. 25,000 $72 7,310

PUBLIC AUOTIUN,

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OFFICES in King's and York Ballings. HOUSES to Let, Wanguelchong Hond HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Road. HOUSES L Broadwood and Moreton Ferraces.

HOUSEB on Bhamoon, Canton.

Apply to

TEE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGENCY Co. Ltp. [24

WANTED.

HOUSE or WHOLE FLOOR with

Please apply toma

About 10. Booms in a central location.

Box No. 1, Came of " Daily Prom” Office, [787

WANTED:

THE Dadersigned has received instrue- OFFICE the Central Location

tions from tha Liquidators of Mesari. Juber & Co. in pursuance of en order of the Hongkong Government to tell by public asetion at 12 o'clock (Noow) on TUESDAY, the Sith day of July, 1917, at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street,

THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY situate at The Peak Hong- kong, and being RURAL BUILDING LOT No. 10,

In Ons Lor. The Property Consists of:---

The piece or parcel of ground and pismises known as “Lysholt,” 104, The Peak, situato near Mount Gough, in the Colony of Hongkong, with an area of 194,039 square feet and registered in the Land Office as Rural Building Lo NO IR

The Lot is held for the mexpired red- due of a term of 75 years or sated therein

Apply to

FURUKAWA & Co, 20, Des Vorax Bond Central. 1708

WANTED.

INTIMATION

GIANT

LAVENDER

TALCUM Is rapidly becoming as popular as eur 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:

WATSON' SUPERIORES LAVENDER

VRE

Talcum

REFF

TOILETAND NURSERY ASWATSON & COLD

CH

worms

compete for the command of the world's The total output of the Kailan Mining markets,, while much could be achieved at Administration's mines for the week end practically no cost it all. The funding 9th June amounted to 70,368 tons and

the sales to 63,324 tona. mental cause of the decline in the trade is the deterioration of the stock; proper Arts on May 2nd, Sir Robert Ho Tung,

At a meeting of the Royal Society of care is not taken to select healthy cocoons J.P., Hongkong, and Mr. Lim Pong for, breeding purposes, the

are Siang, of Singapore, wore balloted for insufficiently fed, and all worms-good, and elected Follows of the Society bad, or indifferent are allowed to spin The engagement is unnounced in the alike, with the inevitable result that, on L. and C. Express between J. Elliot Murray, M.D., Temporary Lieutenant one hand, the average quality of the R.A.HC, of Shanghai, elder son of the cocoons is becoming inferior, and, on late W. H. Murray, M.D., Galashiels, the other, discase is becoming more and NB and Jocelyn Frances, youngest daughter of Mr. Montague Beartof more common among the worms, and Sawbrigeworth, Herta, late of China and every year a large porocntage is destroyed Japan."- before reaching the spinning stage. During the work ending June 2ard a These are all defects that could be non-fatal Chinese case of plague was re remedied by n few very elementary pre ported in the Colony. In the cautions, and the results that could of enteric fever (one Japanese and two period there were three mon-fatal cases be achieved are shown by the fact that Chinese), and a fatal Chinese case within eight years from the passing of there have been cases of plague in the of puerperal fever Bince January 1st the Silkworm Diseases Aot in 100s, the Colony, of which number 18 have proved

fatal.

saine

The military funeral took place at the Bombardier W. Light, of the 87th Com- Happy Valley Cemetery, yesterday, of pany, RG.A., and Gunner J. Turner, of died suddenly at the Military Hospital the 83rd Company, R.G.A., both of whom during the week-end. The band of the Middlesex Rogt, was in attendance, and a large number, which included officers, W. Os. and N.C.Os, and men of the two. companies, followed the gun carriages.

HONGKONG MAGISTRACY, CHAIR COQLIES AT VARIANCE.

Five chair coolics who were caught fight. ing, following the usual-discussion as to right of way, were charged before Mr. Wood, and were each fined £3.

export of silk from Japan had doubled Here is a direction in which China's Sir William Adamson, C.M.G., aged Parliament could prove itself of real184. of Avenue-rd, Highgate, N. chair- man of Adamson, Gilällan & Co Ltd., utility to the country, and go some way East Indie merchants, Billitor aveaus, towards justifying its existence. Some EC, and for more than 21 years a thing has been done already in the way director of the 1 and 0. Company and of establishing Schools of Sericulture, but formerly a member of the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements, left so far no great results are apparent, unsettled estate of value of £20,845, with

[net personalty 'óf $20,360, probably owing to the fact that, what ever good advice they may give, therợ is no immediate incentive offered to put it into effect. Consequently, the farmers follow the penny-wise-pound-foolish prac tice of seeking every year to raise the greatest

cocoons, possible number of irrespective of the quality, with the result that with every year that passes the quality becomes worse and worse. If a system could be introduced - whereby a preferential likin rate would be granted to growers who could produce a certificats showing that their silk had been grown in accordance with the recommendations of the School of Sericulture, we should soon see an advance in quality. It is impossible to touch on all the phases of the question, but it muy bé suggested that the cultivation of the mulberry trees is a matter that demands equal attention with the rearing of the worms. That this side of the industry is receiving some thought and care is shown by the recent importation of 120,000 mulberry trees into Kiangau from Chekiang, and by the distribution of explanatory pamphlets among the farmers. This is a good be ginning, but it must be confessed that HYDE MARRIOTT, At the British ConsuChina often makes good-beginnings which

late Shanghai, on June 19th, and never go any further. afterwards at the Union Church, FRANK H. HYDE, to HELEN ROEDER MARRIOTT

DEATH GIRTINS. At River Bank, Shepperton, on May 14th Jous GIFTING, late of Foochow, aged 75.

1-lb. Size Price $1.00.

A. S. WATSON

CO., LTD.,

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

TELEPHONE 18

MARRIAGE.

HONGKONG OFFION: 10A, DES VEUX ROAD, C. LONDON. ÜBELOW: 191, FLEET STREET, E.0.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, 28TH JUNE, 1917.

IGNORANCE OF THE LAW.

Iguaren of the law was pleaded in case in which a Chinese, who has re- with attempting to export 40 lbs. of lead rently arrived from America, was charged to Macao. Mr. F. X. d'Almada defend- ed, and the Magistrate imposed the small fine of $5.

FRANK THIEF.

A Chinese boy who has been out of employment for some time, was charged before Mr. Wood with the theft of a hose top from a launch. The defendant frankly admitted stealing the article and added that he intended to sell it

He was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour.

OPIUM.

A woman who was found at the Kow- loan railway station with seven taels of stated that her mistress had given her opium dross in her possession, at once the drug to take into the country. The

Of equal importarice with the rearing of the worms is the winding of the; silk, and here we see even more strikingly illustrated one of the reasons for China's gradual loss of the trade. There are in China about 20 steara filatures; in Japan there are between two and three thou-mistress was interviewed and she confirm

od. this statement. sand. Almost all the winding in China is still done by the cradest of hand machinery, that has remained unimproved for centuries; throughout the province of Szechuan, which is one of the chief silk.

CAN any Lady recommend Fini Class CHINA'S NEGLECT OF HER producing areas, there is, we believe, not

Resident SEW AMAH who understands English to

MES. ELDON POTTER, 183, The Peak,

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WANTED.

hereby given that the Parties whose name by an indenture of Crown Losse datedIRST CLASS European Book-keeper ditios in which she originally held a That she has been able to retain so much

were mentioned in the recent Mired Court case

WM. KATZ and A. KATZ sro not, and nover have been, in any way connected with the Firm of WM. KATZ & Co., which has been established in Chine for more than a decade, and the present location of which is as la, Jinkee Boad, Shanghai

TEL. KATZ & Co.

(Signed) W. KATZ Shanghai, 14th June, 1917,

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HONGKONG ICS COMPANT, LTD.

HOTICE.

WING to the GREATLY INCREASED

ansfeclare it has host

the 23rd day of April, 1890.-

The Annual Crown Rent is $85.00,

of

For farther particulars and nonditions

sale apply, to

MESNA WILKINSON & GRIST, Holicitors for the Liquidators,

seeks

engagement. Write

Care of "Daily Press" Office,

·FOR SALE.

BA

STAMPS.

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AGS OF USED ASIATIC POSTAGE

400 Elampa for $0.50 † 2000 Stamps for $3.00 0.603006 11

or to the Undersigned,

GEO. P. LAMMERT

Auctioneer.

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-1500

1000 1500

decided to raise the PRICE OF ICE to RUSSIAN 57 INTERNAL LIBERTY

3 cents per lb, us from the Int July sert.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.

General Managers,

Hongkong, 22nd June, 1917

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

IN THE MATTEE of the Estate of PERCIVAL JULIUS WERLICH late of the United States Navy, deceased.

No

LOAN 1917.

Cubscription to the LIBERTY LOAN

st THE BUSSO - ASIÁTIỪ BANK, Hongkong, from data to the 36th June, 1817

The price of ins is 85 per cent.

The Fah I of Theme Tar and cihse faxations,

The Loax is issued for 55 year and will be redeemabla si par by yearly drawings beginning

December, 1922,

in

The Lucan may be reimbursed as par after the 2042 Marsh, 1997,

Coupons

payable half-yearly on the 12th March and the 29th September,

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

Court has, by virtue of Section 58 of Interest on the loss runs from the 29th the Probstes Ordinance, 1897 (No. of 1897), Marah, 1917-interest from that cale to be added made su Order limiting the time for sending into the price of issue. Chaims to or against the above Estate to the 9th day of July, 1917.

All Creditors and Cisimante are hereby required to send their Claims to the Under signed by the above dale, › A

"Dated this 1245 day of June, 1917.

C. D. WILKINSON. Administrator,

2. Queon's Bond Central, Hongkong

1763

Special farommable rates will be quoted for Russian Fachang

portu

1.00 14000 1.50 8000

T

2.70 4,60

GRACA & CO.

No. 4 WYNDHAM ÉR

Hongkong,

NOTICE

to the

When the case was called on neither of the women put in an appearance, and the bail of 380 was accordingly estreated.

THEFT OF ELECTRIC WIRE.

Sentence of two months' hard labour

and four hours ttocks was imposed upon a Chinese, electrician employed at the Kowloon docks who was charged with the theft of a quantity of electric wiring "to the value of $35.

The man was seen carrying a basket Hunghom police station. The lukeng's by a lukong who was on duty at the

suspicions were aroused, he apprehended tht electrician, searched the basket and found the coils of wiring

FAULT ON BOTH SIDES.

a single flature using mechanical power STAPLE INDUSTRIES.

When we consider the extent to which One of the saddest features in connection China is allowing herself to be handicap with China's trade is the way in which, ped by her own conservatism and stupidi. through her own self-sufficiency and conty, the marvel is not that her trade has servatism, she is gradually losing her fallen off so much but rather that she hold on the world's markets in commo has any appreciable market left at all.

monopoly. Owing to her failure to keep held on what used to be ber exclusive abreast of the times and adapt herself preserves is the surest of proofs of her An Indian watchman employed at the to the requirements of modern competi-natural advantages. The Customs Report assault.

Kowloon godowns charged a coolie with tion, her tes trade has largely vanished; points out the assets which Chins The watchman stated that the coolin the loss of the silk trade is, perhaps, in possesses in the hardy constitution of the refused to be searched, and when he (the 4 way even more remarkable, for the

complainant) persisted, the coolie knock cultivation of silk occupies an important native worm and in the greater strengthed him down and also bit one of his place in the social fabric of the land. It and durability of Chinese silk. We fully

The coolie's story was that the watch- is laid down in the classics as one of the agree with the Statistical Secretary in man pushed him about and tried to hit easential duties in life of women, and his remark that the export of this staple him.

The Magistrate decided to discharge the in former days the Empress herself used might easily be doubled, but to achieve

coolie. to set the example by rearing silkworms, that end the industry will have to bo At one time China furnished Europe, with overhauled from top to bottom-from the practically all its silk products, and fifty cultivation of the mulberry trees and the years ago it still supplied half the trade, resring of the worms to the winding of Now it has to be content with less than the cocoons. one-third, and is being rapidly left be

Commander H. C Allen, who, as a hind by Japan. To quote from the last

midshipman of the Barfleur was mention Customs Report on the trade of China:ed in despatches for services at Tientsin In 1872 the export from Japan was in June, 1900, has been appointed to the but little more than 17 per cent of the Waveney

fingers.

CHASE IN THE HARBOUR.

A Chinese boatman was charged with the theft of half a ton of coal from a steamer which was lying off Wanchai. Mr. Mattingley appeared to defend and pleaded not guilty,

Sergt. Bond, of the Water Police, stated that about 4.30 am. on the 23rd. he heard police whistle being blown from steamer which was lying off Wanchai. He immediately proceeded to the ship in the police launch, and upon arrival,

ANY EUROPEAN Colony should apply value of the Chinese exports, but by 1905 Lient. Commander W W Hallwright, learned that, several coolie junks which in puron afike CNTRAL PomoS STATION the Japanese had forged ahead, and in who was among the killed in a recently were moored to the vessel had been between the hours of 9 AM to 1 P.MC, and § P.M., 1913 (the last year before the great war) published casualty list, had only the boarded by boatmen who had come along- previous day been mentioned in an side in campana, regardless of the pre- hotra, dally be required to produce Pas Chinese exports were worth only 3 per Admiralty despatch. He was a midship sence of the crews of the junks, and that

Applicants will be

for identification papers, entre cent of the Japanese trade." man in the Terrible, when that vessel the boat-people had stolen a quantity of All persons with seriala suceplant Many of the industrial reforms and was on the China Station, under Captain coal Witness proceeded to heard the remain in the Colony for more than 7 days

Percy Scott,LO

junks whereupon the boat people made China Megy Applications will be wired to Petrograd free are remired to Register themeslter nder the developments that are urged on

off. He gave chase, and, coming up with of telegraphic charges and Bonda will be for REGISTRATION OF PERSONS ORDIN

are impossible because they demand a A partner in the Yuen On jeweller one boat he got on board and found the warded free of postal expenses.

ANCE 1918.

abop, 35, Gage Street, has reported to the defendant stowed away in the bottom of The Bank is ready.

the particular large initial outlay before any fruit can police that on the 21st inst, he entrusted the boat. Three other men who were on Forms of Registration giving gira every facility to subscribers in the shape of advances agatum the coquid ma be oblined at the 20 beroaped; in the case of the silk trade, one of his workmen with two diamonds, board managed to escape,

All Police Stations

The Family for non-compliance is a two not however, only a comparatively small valued at $250, for the purpose of setting The case was adjourned, bail being them in ear ornaments. The man de fixed at $200. The coal, it was stated, is expenditure would be needed to put it

it camped with the diamonds and has not the property of the Mitsui Bossan onde more into a favourable position to been seen sinca

Kaisla

Blorida.

E

G. TISDALL.

·Manager,

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