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COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

· MARITIMES,

NOTICE.

CONSIGNORA Choro amor are keroby

of from Havre, &e., in informed that their Goode with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stared at their risks into the hazardous and or extra hazartons Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd. at Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after

Optional Cargo will on intimation is received from the Consignees before Noos To-DAY requating it to be landed hore,

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned. Goods remaining unclaimed aftor the 4th July, at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charged

All Claims meat be sent in to me on or before the 8th Joly, or they will not he rangnized.

All damaged packages will be examined on TURSDAY, the 3rd July, at 10A.M.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

Hongkong, 28th June, 1917.

F. THOMAS,

Agent

GENERAL HOLIDAY.

INDER Ordinance No. 5 of 1912, MON-

DAY, 2nd July, has been proclaimed GENERAL HOLIDAY,

UND

for Business on that day.

■nd

EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED

Hongkong, 27th Juno, 1917.

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AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION."

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE

Ping by public austion Sale, d

PARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of

by held on TUESDAY, the 3rd day of July, 1917, at 3 F., at the Out of the PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, by Order of Hre EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR. of One Lok of CROWN LAND above Boxen Road,

in the car with the option of renewal at Colony of Hongkong, for a term & CROWN RENT to be fixed by the Surveyor term of 75 years. of HIS MAJESTY THE KING, lor que farther.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

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(Approximate.)

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the

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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HOUSES TO LPT

TO LET

T Macao,

NICE FURNISHED A HOUSE in the best locality, for Summor. Immediate possession.

Apply to

OFFICE of PEAK HOTEL

£775

TO LET

FURNISHED ROOM and NE

Verandah, with Board and Attendança, on the May Bond Level,

Apply to

Box No. 29,

Care of "Daily Prea" Offico. [762

TO LET

NOS, 3 A & B, ROBINSON ROAD

1

Apply to-

DAVID BASSOON & Co., LTD, [623

TO LET.

NEW HOUSE in Conduit Road. Body for coempation, Alao 1 GODOWN in Duddall Street

For rent and other particulars apply to-

H.M.H. NEMAZEE, 1 Des Voeur Bod

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TO LET.

KOWLOON.CANTON RAILWAY THE Undersigned has received instruc- A FIVE-ROOMED HOUSE, with Tensis

(BRITISH SECTION).

THE PUBLIO IS HEREBY NOTIFIED Tthat commoting en SATURDAY, 30th instant, and an esok succeeding Saturday until further notice. Tiflus will not be supplied on the Train leaving Kowloon at 128 PM,

By Order

I. P. WINSLOW,

Manager. Kowloos. 28th June, 1917.

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KONG AND SOUTH CHINA, E.C.

tions from the Liquidators of Messrs. June & Co. in purssance of an order of the Hongkong Government to sell by public auction at 19 o'clock (Noo) RUESDAY, the 31st day of July, 1917, at his Bales Rooms, Duddell Street,

THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY situate at The Peak, Bong kong, and being RURAL BUILDING LOT No. 19,

In Oxm Lor. The Property Consists of:-

DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF HONG-premises known as "Lysholt," 104, The The piece or parcel of ground and Peak, situate near Mount Gough, in the Colony of Hongkooc. with an area of 134,089 square feet and registered in the Land Office as Rural Building Lot No. 18.

NOTICE.

SPECIAL MEETING of the

A DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF

HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA, held at the Masonic Hall Zotland Street, on SATURDAY, 23rd inst. in colobration of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the first Assembly of the Grand Lodge of England, which was commuumorated on that day through out the Empire, a collection was made in aid of

the

HONGKONG WAR CHARITIES FUND. Freemasons not present at the Meeting who wish to subscriba may, until 7th July, send donations to W, J. TOTCHER, Esq., who will be glad to receive contributions however small,

By Command of the D. D. G, M. Hongkong, 27th June, 1917,

NOTICE.

1781.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Partnership formerly subsisting between the Undersigned and MR. POON WAN KOCK carrying on Business under the Style or Firm name of UNION TRADING COMPANY in the Colony of Hongkong and elsewhere, has beson Dissolved as from the 31st December, 1916, so far as concerns the said M. POON WAN Koox, who Retired from the said Firm on that date.

Dated Hongkong, 27th June, 1917.

(8) S. M. CHURN, (d) C. HONKEY.

1777

HONGKONG JOE COMPANY, LTD.

NOTICE.

WING to the GREATLY INCREASED COST of Manufacturo it has been decided to miss the PRICE OF ICE to I cents pur Ib. as from the 1st July nart. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, L

Ganeral Managers, Hongkong, 22nd Juno, 1917

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

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

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has, by virtue of Ecction 58 of the Probatos Ordinance, 1897 (No. 2 of 1897). made an Order limiting the time for sending in Claims to or against the above Estate to the 8th day of July,

All .

and Claimants

are hereby required to send their Claims to the Under. signed by the above date.

Dated this 12th day of June, 1917.

C. D. WILKINSON,

Administrator.

9, Queen's Road Central, · Hongkong,

1753

FOR SALE.

DO NOT MISS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY..

and OIL MILL PLANT in

B perfect working order for Sale at Not to

scrap-iron price.

Please address enquiries to--

Care of "Daily Press " Offor.

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IRST-CLASS European Book-keeper

F

necks engagement. Write

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The Lot is held for the unexpired resi- due of a term of 75 years crested therein by an indenture of Crown Losse dated the 93rd day of April, 1805.

The Annual Crown Rent is $98.00.

of sale apply to

For further particulars and conditions

Massas WILKINSON & GRIET, Bolicitors for the Liquidators,

or to the Undersigned,

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

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[HE Undersigned has received instruo- of

tions from the Liquidator Messrs. WITZKE & Co, in pursuance of an order of the Hongkong Government to sell by public auction at 19 o'clock (Noo) on MONDAY, the 7th day of August, 1917, at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street, Hongkong,

All the piece of ground situate at Yaumati, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, and registered in the Land Offies as KOWLOON INLAND LOT No. 209,

IN O Lor

Court, in Minder Villas, Kowloon,

A FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon,

"Apply to.....

INTIMATION

BY APPOINTMENT.

29] H, 1917.

WATSON'S

STONE

GINGER-

Far East.

BEER

The real charm of Stone Ginger- Beer is the flavour produced by

partial fermentation; without this

no Stone Ginger-Beer can be said

to be genuine.

Embassy at Rome had promised help, both material and moral, especially ad- vertisements from Germans in Italy.. Austrian agents u Rowe themselves founded in January, 1915, sú anarchist sheet Gir le armi (Drop your

to break up a meeting held by the deputy, started the paper as the result of sa. Signor BATTISTI, it was found that the agreement between himself and the Aus- assailants wore strangers to Viarregioan Consul, von Prixa, and the German and had been organised and financed by Consul OsTWALD VOR PELLA had sup- an Austrian agent. Similar attemptslied the money and all information were organised at Florence in January, invessary to start it; OSTWALD had writ- 1915, by Gerrans with German moneylen an article for the first number; thu A meeting at San Jacopino" was broken up by workmen of the German Siemens Shuckert Company, which had threatened to dismiss any of its workpeople whe dared to speak in favour of war, Aflor the riots at Venice in March, 1015, the Socialist paper dearti lamented that though the Labour Society of Venice hand swords), and tried to feist it on tho

anarchists of Rome. This paper collaps opposed a general strike, the idea of such ed; but numbers of journale sprang up in a stríko had, nevertheless, been preached, the provinces whose origin and bruncing the leaders being certain individuals

was a mystery. More important was the well dressed and well fed," whose na case of COSTANZD CHAUVET, who put bis tionality does not appear to have been in paper, the Popolo Romano, at the service doubt Certainly numerous well-to-do of the Central Powera, merely becoming.

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The only fermented Stone Ginger Beer in the Germans took part in anti-war riots as thore active in their favour after Italy Naples and at Empoli, A definite atenterad the war In a libel action tempt to bribe an "anarchist" was made brought by CHAUVET against the Idei by a personage at the Villa Malta, the Nazionale, in which, among others, the residence of the German Ambassador, head of the Press Bureau and Signor Prince.vos. Buzov. The man revealed SALANURA himself gave evidenco, it was the matter to his Society, and by their proved that CHAUVET had sold himself to direction went to the Villa Malta to see Austria; that he had installed as editor what would be proposed. He was of his paper a certain MAXIMILIAN CLAA told there was no intention to bribe a paid ngent of the Austrian Embassy anyone, but that it was Italy's in that other members of the staff had been terest to remain neutral,

most recommended to him by the Austrian anarchists understood, and as they were Ambassador, and that the Press Bureau poor they could have as much money as was constantly obliged to suppress on- they liked for their propaganda. Brown-patriotic articles in the paper, which ing pistols and dynamite were also men- ained at depressing public opinion and tioned, and the personage stated that fur. undermining confidence in the Govern ther negotiations would be carried on, mont and the Army. Interesting, too, ant at the Ambassador's house, but in are some of the details of the visit paid * hired apartment in Rome. The Society, by a party of Italian journalists to Ger- of course went no further. A very many during Italy's neutrality, a visit thoroughgoing attempt was made to which gave rise to several actions for bribe the Italian Socialist party bodily, libel and to a commission of enquiry held at their National Convention held at by the Federation of the Italian Press. Bologna on the 18th May, 1915. The well. The facts thus established may be sum- known. Swiss Socialist, Herr GRECLICA, marised as follows, The visit was or introduced to the meeting a certain Eroganised by the Bureau of Propaganda in fessor NATHAN, represented its Swiss Berlin, which is under the control of the Socialist returned from America Foreign Office. The money was found by NATHAN stated that an American lady of the Hania Bund.

The local arrange & Chicago, on behalf of a well-known mil-ments were made by the German Consul lionaire, bad authorised him to offer the in Milan and by a German trader in Convention a large sun (it ran into Milan, FRITZ ROECKLING, a man in touch millions of lire) to aid the pesce pro with the Hansa Bund, who was subsequent- paganda of the Italian Socialists. They arrested for fraudulent bankruptcy. No

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE Co., LTD. Alexandra Buildings.

$1.00 per doz.

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TEADI

MARK

TO LET. FFICES ■* 2, Connaught Road Central. OFFICES La King's and York Buildings. HOUSES to Lek, Wongueishong Ed. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Road HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terraces.

HOUSES on Shamsen, Canton...

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY Co., LTD. [28

TO LET.

SHOP.

No.12, BEACONSFIELD ARCADE,

No. 2, MERION, No. 5, Tan PRAK No. 6. BELILIOS TERRACE.

No.

7, BELILIOS TERRACE 4HOOMED FLAT at the Peek (separate entranos).

KELLETT OREST, 66, PHARE entrance on Conduit Road.

No

28, BELILIOS TERRACE, with TWO.GODOWNS, in Duddell Street. (Unfurnished),

No. 2, DES VEUX VILLAS, 51, PRAK

Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS,

3rd Floor, Alexandra Buildi gu

WANTED.

A. S. WATSON

CO., LTD.,

TELEPHONE 436.

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DEATH.

ÆRATED WATER MANUFACTURERS. President at once suspened the sitting request was made to the Italian Press

and called on NATHAN, to withdraw the through the proper channels to send re“. meeting then demanded an explanation presentatives, but ROECKLING got together from GREULICH, who foally gave the lady's a party of journalists by soliciting in- Bane and said that the money was to be dividanls. A note of the suns paid to found by Mr. ANDREW CARNEGIE. The them was produced at one of the trials; offer was, of course, refused, and in and in one case at least a considerable HUMPHREYS. Suddenly at soa, on Tues-due course it appeared that neither the douceur was shown to have been given in day, 19th inst., on board the Empress lady nor Mr. CARNEGIE know anything addition to expenses The party, on leav of Asia, W. G. HUMPHREYS. By cable,

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about the matter; it is stated that it is ing Italy, were niet at Moriago by the ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

now known that the proposal originated Bavarian Chancellor, Count ron HEAT. The Brothers and Sisters in England with the German Government, Lastly, LING, who invited them to consider the and New Zealand of the late Mr. ALFRED we may mention what is, perhaps, the unity, the strength and the organisation HERBERT HEWITT, desire to thank most strangest strike ever recorded. In Prato, of the German people; and the Berlin sincerely all those who, by attendance and exquisite floral tributes at the Cemo a place where the local labour leaders Lokal Anzeiger published its account of tery, and by most kind letters, have were mostly in favour of war, a strike the visit, not as Italion correspondence, shown appreciation of their beloved and

with his relatives in their loss,

works II Fabbricone, on the cry of " down Agency, ie, through the Foreign Office. [782 with the war," and the strikers forced. These details throw an interesting light HÖNGKONG OFFICE: 101, Des Vœux Road, C. all the workmen in the town to join. on the much-advertised visits of journal- LONDON ORICH: 181, FLEST STHEEZ, E. These works were owned by three Gerists from other neutral countries to Gior named KOESSLER, MAYER, and many and the kind of information they KLINGER, and it was discovered that they send home; they are not in a position to had themselves authorised the strike and form and transmit af independent judg promised to pay their workpeople for ment. It may be remembered that an the days they were out.

account at first-hand of how the scheme is worked was published recently in the United States and reproduced in this newspaper.

The property consists of a piece of A NICE COOL ROOM (Furnished or much lamented brother, End sympathy broke out on 19th April, 1915, in the hut as information supplied by a Berlin

ground abutting on Battery Street and room. Fourth Street (near the Praya) in Kow- and contains &n ares of 4,500

loon

square fest.

The Lot is held for the unexpired re- sidue of a term of 78 years oreated therein by an Indenture of Crown Lesse dated the 4th day of May, 1883,

The Annual Crown Rent is $60.

Unfurnished) with Verandah and Bath Attendangs but no board required. Raply tom

Care of" Daily Proes" Office.

WANTED.

(774

For further particulars and conditions A Dont 10 Rooms in a cantal location.

of sale apply to

MESSRS. HASTINGS & HASTINGS,

Solicitors for the Liquidator,

or to the Undersigned,

GEO. P. LAMMERT.

Hongkong, 23rd May, 1917.

G.

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HOUSE or WHOLE FLOOR with Plenas apply to-

B

OFFICE

ANT FUROPEAN Coloration To

desiring to leave the Colony should apply in preson 1 the CRNTRAL POLICE STATION between the hours of 9 am, to 1 PM, and 2. to & P.M. daily.

Applicants will be required to produce Pass- porke of 3000

or identification papers. All persons with certain suptions who remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register themselves under the REGISTRATION OF PERSONE ORDIN. ANCE 1916.

Box No. 1, Care of " Daily From" Office. [767

WANTED.

FFICE at the Central Location,

Apply to--

FURUKAWA & Co. 20, Des Voeux Road Central. [703

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The Daily Press.

Hoyokong, 29TH JUNE, 1917.

"PEACEFUL PENETRATION.”

kans

Owing to sudden illness, the lecture

and drill to be given at the Military Hospital today (Friday) have been post When heponed indefinitely.*

In 1893 the Reichstag, at the request of Count CAPULVI, passed a credit for the purpose of paying, the expenses of pub YESTERDAY we gave some details of the lications abroad useful to German policy. social-economic aspect of the German This soon bere fruit. Dr. HAMMANN system of “peneful penetration" abroad. made the Press Bureau, of the Foreign We shall now give a few details of the Office a considerable power in champion manner in which this system sought to suping Germany's economic and political în- part anti-war propaganda and influence terests in foreign countries. the Preas in Italy, which at the time retired (November 1st, 1910) he was in- was a neutral country, One of the tending, according to the Frankfurter Sergt. Stagg, Gimners Munsen und methods adopted in order to support the Zeitung, to perfect the system of in propaganda which aimed at keeping fluencing" the British and American Italy out of the war was to foment dis-Press. According to the same journal, turbances and strikes and to attempt to there were by August, 2014, in foreign win over Socialists or extremists to the countries 168 papers; either German or German interest. As long ago an 1893 tied to German interests, engaged in the then Italian Foreign Minister, Signor forming public opinion in a sense layour- GIULIO-DEVELE, stated that every Chan-able to Germany. Everyone is now fami- Mount Davis on the 3rd, 5th, 17th and Gun practice will be carried out from callery knew that some of the big strikes liar with the German trick of inserting 10th July in a S.W. and W. direction abroad had been organised by German in one of these papers of their own in

MeEvoy, who left Hongkong for home after the outbreak of war, have been wounded but are progressing favourably. Bomb. Carroll, who left at the same, time, has been killed in action.

between the hours of 10 s.m. and 1. p.m., and from Pottinger Battery in a SE direction on 6th, 13th, 18th, ar d. 20th of July between the same hours.

A very successful Whist Drive was held

money; and we bave recently seen at some neutral country an article in praise Athens how a riotous mob

· be used to of some German action er other, and then Germany's advantage. A good many of having that article quoted in the Press the disturbances which took place in of Gormány as evidence that the country Italy during her period of neutrality in question approves of what Germany were brought about by German or Aus has done; indeed, this trick is now so trian agents. At Milan meetings of well understood that, though noxious, it in the Dockyard Naval Police Mess on interventionists were persistently at is no longer as dangerous as it was. In Wednesday evening, eighteen tables being tacked by neutralist" bauds, whose mem- Italy the Germans began by trying to occupied. Prizes were won as follows: bers nobody know and who did not bay up four great dailice-Corriere de la Ladies-1st, Mrs. Rowell, 2nd, Mrs. belong to gay labour group or society, Sera, La Stampa, Tribuna and Giornale Robinson; ard, Mrs. Badden, Men--1st, though in this case it was not discovered d'Italia. Failing in this, they fell Mr. Bacon; 2nd, Mr. Crocker, 3rd, Mr. who was actually directing their opera back on humbler methods. A certain Cochrane, Booby prize, Mr. Townsend. Offictions. At Viarregio, however, where in VIRGILIO SCATTOLINI, owner of a paper Mr. AB, Allen, the M.U., handed the

February, 1915, neutralists" attempted called L'Aquila, confessed that he had prizes to the winners.

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