NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO, LTD, OF DENMARK.
HONGKONG STATION.
HAVE To-day handed over Charge of this
Station to MR. T. KRING.
A. B. SORENSEN, Asting Superintendent.
Hongkong, 17th July, 1917.
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THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO., LTD., OF DENMARK.
I
HONGKONG STATION,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,
INTIMATIONS
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
TIS HEREBY NOTIFIED that an INTERIM DIVIDEND of: £2.3.0. por Shars, subject to deduction of Income Tax, bas been declared for the HALF-YEAR ending 30th June, 1917, at rate of 2/61 per Dollar,
The DIVIDEND will be Payable at the un and after MONDAY, the 18th August, 1817, Offices of the Corporation. Where Shareholders are request to apply for Warrants.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Cor poration will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 30th July, to SATURDAY, the 11th August 1917 (both days inclusivo), during HAVE To-day taken over Charge of this which period no Transfer of Shares can be
Station.
Registered. T, KRING,
By Order of the Court of Directora, Acting Superintendent.
N. J. STABB, Hongkong, 17th July, 1917,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 12th July, 1917. [836
WANTED.
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T\XPERIENCED LADY TYPIST and
STENOGRAPHER required for month or two from beginning of August, prospects of permanent position.
Apply
MARK,
Care of "Daily Prese" Office. [854
WANTED.
SSISTANT BOOKKEEPER
for Engineering Costs Apply fo wn writing with copy references and stating salary required to-
W. S. BAILEY & Co., Lap.
£855
COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE.
COMPANY, LIMITED.
FR
ROM this date until further Notice MR. GEORGE FREDRICK DUM.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
INTERIM DIVIDEND of THREE
ANAND A HALF DOLLARS per Share for the six months ending 30th June, 1917, will be Payable on THURSDAY, 28th July, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained an application at the Company's Offlon. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the 18th,, to THUESDAY, the 28th July (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary. Hongkong, 10th July, 1917.
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THE WEST POINT BUILDING
COMPANY, LIMITED,
AUCTIONS
PUBLIC AUCTION,
THE Cndersigned has received fastructions. From the quidators of Motare, J28385 & Co. in pursuance of an order of the Hong kong Government, to zoll by Public Auction at 18 o'clock (Noon) on TUESDAY, the ales day of July,
Strent 17, at his Gales Booms, Datdell THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY situnic The Peak, Henglong. and being EURAL BUILDING LOT No. 19, IN ONE LOT,
The Property Consists of ---
The pic or pureel of ground and premises known as Lysholt. 194, The Fesk, situste wear Maint Gough, in the Colony of Hongkong, with an area of 124,038 square foot and register. ed in the Office as Rural Buildlog Lot No, 19
The Lot is held for the unexpired residuo of term of 75 years created therein by an indenture of Crown Less dated the 23rd day of April, 1896 mic
The Anamal Crown Bant is 885.00.
For further particular and conditions of sale
*pply so
MES83). WILKINSON & GRIST, Bollaltors for the Liquidators,
or to the Undersigned,
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
Y direction of the Government of
BEongkong Mrésze. HUGHER &
HOUGH have received instructions to sell by Public Auction,
ON MONDAY,
WEDNESDAY, JULY 18TH, 1917.
INTIMATION
BY APPOINTMENT.
WATSON'S
DRY
GINGER-
FRAGRANT,
AROMATIC,
buying up the sub coins of other provinces At the Hongkong Magistracy yester and issuing new ones at a loss. Obviously day a Chinese was sentenced to one this could not go on for long, and the month's hard labour for stealing water have to come from the Ludian it tow-
decide between two alternatives either to lower the standard of their ten cent pieces to that of the other provinces, or else to give up the attempt to keep their coins in circulation.
This
light
reasons
оп
incident throws
Prof
one
the
strong essential
to
why China is unable reform her monetary system. So long as the provinces are allowed
to
run winte
loon,
Japan has decided to appoint a Consul Egypt. Hitherto Japan has not beori represented in Cairo, as sho had no polí. tical relations with Turkey. The decision is due to the increase in Japan's com mercial interests in Egypt, and to Egypt's new status.
The engagement is announced, and the of their own, issuing a distinct provincial wedding will shortly take place, hotween coinage and, incidentally, earning, Captain Franeis Lawless, of the Liver- especially through the manufacture of subsidiary coins, a large revenue for the Lawless, of Mossley Hill, Liverpool, and pool Regiment, youngest son of Major
ALE. Province, uny hope of reforms or unifying Hilda Graham, eldest daughter of Mr
Its "Dryness" is a feature which
BARTON has heen Appointed Acriko months ending 30 Per Share for the six HOLD PROPERTY situate at Victoria, has helped to give this drink the country.
LOCAL Manage of the lfongkong Branch of this Company,
W. H. TRENCHARD DAVIS, Manager for China.
L810 Rongkong, 10th July, 1917,
RUSSIAN 5% INTERNAL
LOAN 1917.
N INTERIM DIVIDEND of THREE
DOLLARS
June, 117, will be Pay- abla on THURSDAY, 20th July, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's offos,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the 18th, to THURSDAY, the 26th July (both
the 18th day of August, 1917, at 3 P.M., at their Sales Room, Ice House Strest, Victoris, Hongkong The Following VALUABLE LEASE Hongkong, vis situata at Victoria aforessid and Lnown
All THOSE pieces or parcels of
ground
SECTION A OF MARINE LOT NO. 101 and registered in the Land Office as and SECTION "B" OF MARINE LOT NO 101. Together with the messages,
LIBERTY), during which period no Transfer erections and buildings and buildings
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the RUSSO-ASIATIC BANK, HONGKONG, IS READY TO RECEIVE FURTHER SUB- SCRIPTIONS TO THE "ABOVE LOAN UP TO THE 28th JULY, 1917.
TE
G. TISDALL, Manager, Russo. Asiatic Bank.
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FOR SALE.
NEAKWOOD MOTOR BOAT HULL and FITTINGS in good order and condition, bottom sheathed with Muntz Metal.
.33'-0"
8'-6" 3'-0"*
Length Beam Depth Teakwood Deck House 18'-0" long, fitted with venetian shutters. Completely equipped with Stern Gear, including Brass Propeller, Brase Rudder, Steering Gour, Telegraph and Usual Accessories.
Veasel nay "be seen at THE KOWLOON ENGINEERING WORKS.
No reasonable offer refused..
Apply
N
SHIP CHANDLERY, LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.
[813
TO LET.
O. 6. STEWART TERRACE, Pax, Furnished or Unfurnished, imme diate possession.
Apply to-
DENNYS & BOWLEY.
TO LET
DROOMED
EVONIA, No. 9, Peak Road,
BUNGALOW,
Garden und Tennis Court,
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By Order of the Board of Director,
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary. Hongkong, 10th July, 1917.
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KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART
MAATSCHAPPY.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM PENANG AND SINGAPORE,
HE Steamship
THE
"a'JACOB," having, arrived from the above ports, Con- signees of Cargo by her are notified that all Goods are being handed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardom Godowns ar the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whense and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained
Goods not cleared by the 22nd inst, will be subject to rent.
All broken, chafed and damaged packages are
thereon known as No.4, Queen's Road Central, Victoris aforesaid. Term 200 years created by a Crown Leses dated: the 8th day of April, 1850.
Area in respect of Section "A" of Marine Lot No. 101-8445 sq.
Pro portion of Annual Crown Rent $84.46.
Ares in respect of Bection. "B" of Marine Lot No. 101-675 aq. Et. Pro- portion of Annual Crown Rent $8.76.
popularity it so well deserves.
and Mrs. A. G. Gordon, of Hongkong.
Me, D. M. Goodall, manager - of Wiseman's Café, has reported to the Police that between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the 10th inst. some person entered his residence at 2, Basilea, Lyttleton Road, and stole jewellery to the value of $555. He suspects his house-hey, who has absconded.
The Gun Practice which was to have taken place on the 24th and 20th instant is cancelled. Practice will now take plaw from Mount Davis in a8. W. direction, on the 21st inst.; and from Pottinger Battery, in a S.E, direction. on the 23rd instant, between the hours of 10 a.m. and. 1 p.m. in each case.
incasures is vain, ~The problem of China's currency in, indeed, largely the problem of China's system of government. The issue by the provinces of their own land coinage is a symbol of the extent to which they are independent of the Con- tral Government, and there is no like lihood that the. Inent coinages will be sup pressed and the coins issued by the DRY, central mins will be the one and only national currency unless and until the relations between the provinces and the capital are put on a proper footing and the Central Government is able to pro- mulgate laws which will, ipso facto, he of unquestioned validity throughout the
It is sometimes objected that the real reason why Ching ennnot put her mone tary system on a proper basis is the fact that she is compelled in admit dollars issued by foreign countries inte ber eurrency. As a matter of fact, the real truth is almost the reverse. "A moment's thought will show into what a debased. state Chine's coinage would speedily sink if the standards that alje canao; tamper with were removed. It is only the fact that they have to compete with Mexican and other dollars that keeps those issund. hy the provincial mints up to a proper standard, and, if the importation and THE CAINE ROAD COLLAPSE use of foreign dollars were pirohibited.
SIX PERSONS DEAD, the mints would soon try to make an
make The cecualtion in the mordinate profit by lowering the fineness
Caîne of the metal used. No one will deny dead and eight injured.
collapse are now officially given as six that it is undesirable to have half-a-dozen
Four bodies foreign currencies circulating in a coun-
were recovered from the debris, three by The brigade and one by the Public Works try, but when the country itself has a similar number of varieties the evil is hospital, and cight are now in hospital Department, two persons died at the
PINTS $1.20 PER DOL.
SFLITS 70 CTS.
For further particulars and conditions A. S. WATSON
of sale apply to-
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,
Prince's Building,
Ice Houss Street, Hongkong, Solicitors for the LiquidstorTM of THE DEUTSCH ASIATIBU BANK,
of to Massus. HUGHES & HOUGH, The Auctionsera; Hongkong, 9th May, 1917.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
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THE Undersigned has received instruc
ol
tions from the Liquidstor, Mears. Wizz & Co. in pursuance of an order of the Hongkong Government to sell by public auction at 13 o'clock (Noon) on MONDAY, the 97th day of August, 1917, at his Balen Booms, Duddall Street, Hongkong,
to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 21st inst, at 10 AM.
Claire
against the Steamer must be present ed in writing within 10 days after arrival of Steamor, otherwise they will not be recognised,
No Fire Insurance will be effected by the undersigned in any case whatever,
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JAVA CHINA-JAPAN EIĴN, Arvat Hongkong, 15th July, 2017.
[846 INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION | 200,
COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. ·
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND
SINGAPORE,
THE Steamship
TVUEE
"KWAIBANG” having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the SIX-hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of with the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or from the wharves
obtained.
HOUSES in Shaneen, Canton, Nos. 31
and 63.
Apply to-
DAVID SASSOON & Co., Ltd. (806
TO LET
delivery met bored by the glat inak, will be
Goods not
subject to rent,
All broken, chatod and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be exsmixed.
OFFICES at 2, Connaught Road Cen- not be recognized. OFFICES in King's and York Build-any case whatever. ings.
A HOUSE, Knutsford Terrace (Kow- loon).
HOUSES in Wongneichong Road. HOUBES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Road.
HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terraces.
HOUSES on Shreen, Canton.
Apply to-
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY Co., LTD. [28
TO LET
FIVE-ROOMED HOUSE, with Tennis Court, in Minden Villas, Kowloou.
A FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon.
Apply to-- HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
Co., LT Alexandru Buildings.
TO LET
(038
TO 19 BEACONSFIELD ARCADE,
SHOP.
No
No. 6. FLILIOS TERRACE, No. 7. BALILTOS TERRACE
ROOMED FLAT as the Poak feparate entrance).
No. 8, BELILIOS TERRACE, with entrance on Conduit Road
TWO GODOWNS. in Duddall Shemak,- No. 3, DES VEUX VILLAS, 31, PRAT
( Unfurnished),
Apply to- LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
3rd Floor, Alexsaden Buildings,
Claims against the steamer must be presented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise they will
No-Fire-Insurace will be effected-by-ur-in- Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,
General Manager. Hongkong, 14th July, 1917,
KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART
T
MAATSCHAPPY.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM SINGAPORE
EE Steamship
[6
VAN WEARWYCK.” having arrived from the above port. Con signes of Cargo by her are notified that all goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazard- ous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whenco and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained,
Goods not cleared by 23rd July will be subject to rent.
All broken, chafed and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 21st July, at 10 M
All the piece of ground situate at Yaumati, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong. and registered in the Land Office as KOWLOON INLAND LOT No.
In Om Lor.
The property consists of a piece of ground shutting on Battery Street and Fourth Street (near the Praya) in Kow. loon and contains an area of 4,500 square feet.
The Lot is held for the unexpired re- sidue of term of 18 years created therein by an Indenture of Crown Lease dated the 4th day of May, 1888,
The Annual Crown Bent is $60. For further particulars and conditions of sale apply toda
MRS. HASTINGS & HASTINGS, Bollcitors for the Liquidator,
or to the Undersigned,
GEO, P. LAMMERT. Hongkong, #3rd May, 1917. [687
Q.
NOTION
ANY FOROPHAN, Non-Antatis or Indian desiring to lowre the Colony should apply In parton at the CENTRAL POLICE STATION between the hours of 9 A.K. to 1 P.M, and 2. 10 4 P.M. daily.
Applicants Ill be required to prodius Pas ports or identification papers.
A
persons with certain snoepfiang whe remain in the Colony for more than 7 dayı are required to Begister themelves ander the REGISTRATION ANCE 1910 OF PERSONS ORDIN NO Registration giving the partiola
ot
required may be obtained at the G.P.0. und 21 all Police Stations.
The Penalty for non-compliance le a fre not exceeding $50,
B
FOR SALE.
DO NOT MISS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY.
EAN and Nut OIL MILL PLANT in -perfect working order for Hals at next to rap-iron price.
Please address enquiries to---
Care of "Daily Press Office, 1776-
CO.. LTD.,
ERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS»
TELEPHONE 490
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DEATHS.
Dow, Killed in action, in France, on May 18th, D. W. Dow, Acting Capt, Seaforth Highlanders, late of Hong- kong and Shanghai Banking Cor poration, London Staff... [851 Jack. At Shanghai, on July 11th, Jois BURNET JACK, Chinese Maritime Customs, aged 30 years. * y** LAING. At Johannesburg, South Africa, on 27th May, 1917 W. F. LAIKG (Johnnie), late of China Navigation Co.
[850
Hoxogeno Ortoa: 101, DES Vaux ROAD, O. LONDON. OFFLO: 181, Fins STEHT, É.C.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, 18TH JULY, 1917.
CHINA S CONFUSED MONETARY SYSTEM.
Nanking Mint is venturing on a daring- experiment and is about to issue 10-cent
greatly diminished, and in the case of China the use of foreign coins 'serves a Į valuable purpose which far outweighs
the
tina beon
TYPHOON WARNING. The following telegram received by the American Consulate- General, Hongkong, from the Manila Observatory: ---
12 noon, July 17th, Cyclone or typhoon N. of Manila, moving W.N.W, or N.W.
suffering from shock and bend and body injuries.
inconveniences and complications A large number of people visited the occasioned. In this respect, too, these of the disaster yesterday, when parallel between China's government and gangs of P.W.D, coolies were engaged in removing the huge heap of bricks and earth.
coinage applies: until China has suc ceeded in reforming her laws and ad- ministration, of justice in accordance with Western standards she must admit extra-territorial jurisdiction, and, in the same way, she cannot be allowed to exclade extra-national coins until her national coinage system has been placed) on a proper basis. A reform of the legal and judicial system does not consist in compiling word-perfect criminal and civil codes and then leaving them to be administered by inefficient or venal officials. Nor will the coinagebe reformed by the simple expedient of
The clock on the wall of the demolished servants' quarters was still ticking away, it having escaped the fall, not even the glass of the timepiece having boen so much as cracked,
STANDARD OIL LAUNCH IN COLLISION. ENQUIRY AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.
A collision between the Standard Oil Ininch Standard, and the launch Tai On:
an in-
Noriso, perhaps, better illustrates the ordering that certain coins are to be in the Yaumati typhoon shelter on July inextricable confusion of China's mone accepted as of a certain relative value 4th, had its sequel at the Hongkong tury system than the interest that unless they actually are of that value. Marino Court yesterday, when excited by the minouncement that the We fear, therefore, that the experiment formal enquiry was conducted by Mr. of the Nanking authorities, so far from C. J. Thomson, of the Harbour Office. solving the problem, will only introducs MFB-L Borley represented the pieces which will be worth one-tenth of Further complicating factor. It is owners of the Tai On, and Mr. Fothergill a dollar and which the people will be less to hope for any solution until the watched the case required to use on that basis. We envy Central Government is in a position to Standard Oil Co, the light-bearted optimism of the Nanking suppress the provincial mints and issue
doomed to disappointment. Most whole land, and when this has been done authorities, even though we fear it is its own coins for use throughout the
Chinese coins that are issued bear some when the only dollura issued in China statement as to their relative value, but are those struck under the direct tble statement is regarded only as an authority and supervision of the Central abstract expression of opinion, and the Government we do not think that it will
value of the coin adjusts itself according be found difficult to arrange for the
to its purity and the numbers issued exclusion of foreign dollars. In the present instance, provided the
on behalf of the
The evidence went to show that as a suffered damage to her stem, which has result of the collision the Standard
since been entirely renewed, The cox wain of the Standard claimed that: the To On, which overhauled the Standard collision was entirely the fault of the
and bumped beavily against her stem. He also claimed that his engines were
his vessel. He further states that
Nanking Mint is prepared to forgo its A Chinese shopkeeper, of 25, Jervois going astern, and that the way was off pron, there is no reason why the subStreet, has reported to the police that Tai On continued her course without
sidiary coins issued should not
ho entrusted a shop assistant with eight be intriusically worth the exact fraction of cheques, mounting to $2,134, to cash. adollar that they are denominated. The assistant has not been seen since he though even here a complication would
finding out what damage lind been done, and that at the time of the collision there were other, Larneles about to enter the
left the shop, but the cheques have been typhoon shelter and that they had to go
arise owing to the fact that there are cushed. half-a-dozen dollar, in use, all varying slightly in value. But where a greater Henry Vanstan Larstensen, second difficulty would arise is in the fact that officer of the s.s. Childar, has reported to all the other provinces of China would the police that while riding in a ricsha still be using inferior coins, and these in Connaught load. West on the 13th
West on the would constantly tend to invade Kiang-sint, and when near the Po Yuan Billa of Lading will be countersigned A HOUSE 07 WHOLE FLOOR with and to replace the full-value coins restaurant, he was set upon by six
Claims against the steamer must be presented in writing within 10 days after not be recognized. arrival of steamer, otherwise they will
No Fire Insurance will be effected by the undersigned in any case whatever
by
JAVA OHINA-JAPAN LIJN,
Agents. Hongkong, 61th July, 1917, (847
WANTED.
about 10 Rooms in a central location. Please apply to
Bor No. 3, Care of "Daily Press " Office.
767.
emanating from the provincial mint Chinese who overturned his ticha, throw The authorities, in order to keep their him to the ground and robbed him of his watch and chain, a pocket book which new coinage from being driven out of contained 827 and 20 kroner, pasaports circulation, would have to be constantly and discharge pepers. In all he lost. 864.
astern to avoid the Tai On. An enquiry was asked for on these statements.
By the aid of a number of models and a sketch of the typhoon refuge, the cox- swain of the Standard detailed what hu said was the position of the two launches and other craft at the time, trying to prove that the coxswain of the Tai On was at fault.
The coxswain of the Tai On also gave: his statement.
After all the evidence had been taken, the enquiry was closed.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.