THE HONGKONG DAILY
1RESS, MONDAY, JULY 30TH, 1917.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.
ROM and inclusive of To-day's date we Lave REMOVED our Offices from Susen's Buldings, Caster Road, to York BUILDINGS, Chater Bond, next to Mesirs, S. Montris & Co., Ltda sa
SNOWMAN & Co., LTD. 1889 Hongkong, 30th July, 1917.
WANTED.
PAIR of 20 lb- DUMBBELLS
Reply to
No. 14, Care of "Daily Press Office.
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THE HONGKONG COTTON SPINNING WEAVING AND DYEING COMPANY LIMITED
(In LIQUIDATION).
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an
NEXTRAORDINARY GENERAL
MELTING of the Mombers of the above- named Company will be held at the Office of MessT, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD, Hongkong, on MONDAY, the 13th day of August, 1917, at Noon.
AGENDA
1.-For the purpose of having in pursuance. of Section 188 of Ordinatice No. 58. of 1911 of Hongkong an account laid before the Member's showing the manner in which the winding up has been conducted and the property of the
Company disposed of and of hearing any explanation that may be given by the Liquidator. 2-To proponan Extraordinary Resolution sanctioning & Pinal return to the Ment- Lork as follows:
&
AUCTIONS
· PUBLIC
AUCTION.
HE Undersigned has received instructions
* from she liquidatom of Mears, JESSEN
HOUSES TO LET
TO LET-FULLY FURNISHED, During August and September,
169, PEAK 5-Roumed Apply to
Ber 23,00
Co., in paramapon of an order of the Hong-Nangal (Magazine Gry), Kong Government, to sell by Public Auction st 12 o'clock (Noo) TO-MORROW (TUES DAY), the Slat day of July, 1817, at his Bales Recr Daddell Street,
THE VALUABLE PROPERTY situste all The Peak Hongkong, and being RURAL BUILDING LOT No, 10. IN ONE LOT
The Property Consists of:—
The piece or parcel of ground and promise kdown a Lyaholt, 104, The Foak, sunte Bone Mount Gough, in the Coway of hongkong, with an area of 124,038 square feet and register od in the Land Offias no Rural Building Lot
19.
L is hold for the unexpired residue of storms of 75 orented therein by an Indenture of Crown Losse dated the 23rd day of April, 1898, bashar
The Annual Crown Rent is $85.09.
For further particulars and conditions of vale
apply to
Care of “Daily Prous? Office,
ROOMED
TO LET
1893
DEVONIA, No. 8 Peak Road, SIX- BUNGALOW, with Garden and Tennis Court, (?
HOUSES in Shameen, Canton, Nos. 31 and ca, po
Apply to
DAVID BASSOON & Co., LTD.
TO LET
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MERS, WILKINSON & GRIST OFFICES at 2, Connaught Road Cen-
Solicitors for the Liquidators,
or to the Undersigned,
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer, hane
PUBLIC AUCTION,
OFFICES in King's and York Build-
ings,
₤1597
Hongkong, Misses. HUGHES HOUGH have received instractions so sell by Public Auction,
Y direction of the Government of
ON MONDAY,
the 13th day of August, 1917, at 0 P.M., at their Salas Hoom, Ice House Street, Victoria, Hongkong. The Following VALUABLE LEASE- HOLD PROPERTY situate at Victoris, Hongkong, is
"That Einal return by the Liquidator of Nine Cents Hongkong Carrericy Share to the persons who are legistered as Members of the Company on the 7th day of
All THOSE pieces or parcels of ground August, 1917, be and the same hore bris sanctioned." 3.To determine
ine by Extraordinary Resolusituate at Victoria aforesaid and known and registered in the Land Office as SECTION A OF MARINE LOT NO. 101 and SECTION “B” OF MARÎNE LOT NO. 101. Together with the messungen, erections and buildings and buildings thereon known as No. 7, Queen's Road Central Vistoria aforesaid. Term 200 roars created by a Crown Lesen saten the 8th day of April, 1856.
tion the manner in which the books and accounts of the Company and of the Liquidator thereof shall be disposed of
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, the 7th August, 1917, to TUESDAY, the 21st August, 1917, both days inclusive.
Dated the Second day of July, 1917.-
C. BERNARD BROWN, Liquilator.
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VICTORIA THEATRE.
TO-NIGHT!
TO-NIGHT!
MONDAY, 30TH, TUESDAY, 31ST JULY, LAST THREE NIGHTS
OF THE L
CAMEOS.
AN ENTIRE CHANGE OF
PROGRAMME!
SPECIAL MATINEE !
TO-MORROW (TUESDAY), alsT JULY, AT 6P.M.
CAMEOS.”
Pars 80 s. 60 elk. 40 cts. CHILDREN HALF PRICE TO
PARTS.
ALE
WEDNESDAY, IST AUGUST, "THE END OF THE WORLD,”
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of
INTIMATION
WATSON'S
LOTION
Bank of China, saveth that institution Of late we have heard much in China øyer & million dollars. When ChaNG about replacing foreigners in various Haun “made a second demand upon the pablie departments with trained Chinese. Bank for money with which to pay his This policy bus, indeed, already been fol troops his messenger member of his lowed extensively, but the resultant mis own staff as truculent na himself-found Management and ineficiency have been Mr. Lucas in charge and naturally had to such as to prove that not for a long time deal with a man very different from the Yot will China be able advantageously to dispense with foreign supervisor in scared manager from whom he had pre-
PRICKLY HEAT wrung notes of the face value of ten million dollars. The renewed demand was firmly resisted by
Mr. Lucas on the ground that he had no authority to pay over the money, Even CHING HAUN himself could not make this intropit British official betray hia trust
No doubt the Bank in
AND
POWDER
are certain cures
for Prickly Heat.
A HOUSE, Knutsford Terrace (Kow- Can be used either in conjunction
loon),
HOUSES in Wongneichong Road.
HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit. Road. A
HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terraces
HOUSES on Shameen. Canton.
Apply to THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
·MENT AND AGENCY Co, Lzn;
TO LET.
FIVE ROOMED HOUSE, with A Tennis Court, is Kinder Villas, Kowloon
A FLAT in Nathan Hoad, Kowloon.
Apply to-- HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE Co., LTD., Alexandra Buildings.
TO LET.
Area in respect of Bection "A" & Marine Lot No. 101-8445_sq ft Pro portion of Annual Crown Benut $84.45.
Ares in respect of Bection B of No. 20, BELILIOS TERRACE. Marine Lot No. 101-570 eq. ft. Pro- portion of Annual Crown Heat 38.76.
and conditions
For further particulare an
of sals apply to-
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,
Prince's Buildings, thr
Ice House Street, Hongkong, Solicitors for the Liquidator of THE DEUTSCH ASIATICOER BAHL,
...-or- to
·Maskas. HUGHES & HOUGH, The Auctioneers. Hongkong, ssh May, 1017.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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HE Undersigned has received instrue
tions from the Liquidator
of Mosers, WITTER & Co. In pursuance of an order of the Hongkong Government to sel] by public auction at 19 o'clock (Noo) on MONDAY, the 37th day of August, 1917, as his Bales Rooms, Daddell Street, Hongkong, m
All the piece of ground situate us Yanmati, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong and registered in the Land Office as KOWLOON INLAND EOT No. 209,
Iw Cam Lor.
The property consists of a piece of ground sbatting on Battery Street and HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY, Fourth Street (near the Fraye) in Kow.
LIMITED
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom).
loon and contains an ares of 4,800- square fest
The Lot is held for the unexpired re- sidue of term of 75 years orenbad NINTERIM DIVIDEND at the rate
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an therein by an indenture of Orown: Lasse
of
dated the 4th day of May, 1638.
3 per cent, for the year ending 31st December The Annual Crown Kent is 360.
1917, has been declared. The Dividend will be Payable on and after WEDNESDAY, the 15th day of August, 1917, to Shareholders on the Register on SATURDAY, the 4th day of August, 1917, and will be paid to Share holders on the Colonial (Hongkong) Register at exchange of 281 per Dollar.
By Order of the Board,
W. E. ROBERTS, Secretary
Hongkong, 23rd July, 1917
MOTION.
of sale apply to
For further particulars and conditions of sale HASTINGS & HASTINGS,
Bolloitora for the Liquidator,
or to the Undersigned,
GEO P. LAMMERT. Hongkong, #3rd May, 1917.
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WANTED
N the PIAE, from beginning of October, NURSE to take charge of ano baby. Wages $50 a month..
Apply
Box No. X, Care of Daily Prosa" Offen. [682
NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asistis or Indian
da destring to leave the Colony skould spply
in parson at is Chathal Pozor BZATION
between the how of 9 AM to 1 pm, and 3p.
1⁄2 10 4 1.1. daily.
Applicants will be required to prodane Pass-
pork or identification paper,
All person with curiain exceptions who remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register themasives under the REGISTRATION OF PERSONS ORÐIN. ANCE 1916.
Forms of Registration giring the partianlarn required may be obtained si the G.P.O, sud at ali Police Stations,
The Penalty for non-compliance le a Ens not exceeding $50,
B
FOR SALE.
£8
RITISH FOSTAGE STAMPS in packels.
(no duplicate).
100 Strops for $0.75 † 225 Elamps for 23 25
*150
175
2:0
$799
175.27%
asy 300
2.75 397 *
$4.25
525
GRACA & CO.
NO I WYIDRAN BILLIE
Hongkong.
香港中外新報
CHUNG NOOI MAN PO
(Chinese Daily Press),
PUBLISHED DAILY.
Is the oldest and still immeasurably the
beat Advertising medium among the Native Community.
Established for over. Pirtt YHARE,
Circulates largely throughout Boatharn China, Indo fhina, eta,
Terms for Advertising (Translation free) can be obtained at the Omice, 101, Dea Four Food Central, Hongkong, 181, Fleet Street, London or from the differ Agents
Documents translated from or ink Classical or Colloquial Chinese,
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3 and 4-ROOMED FLATS at the Pank. ONE GODOWN in Diddell Street,
Apply to 256KA
LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
Brd Floor, Alexandm Buildi ev.
WANTED.
HOUSE OF WHOLE FLOOR with. About 10- Rooms in a central location. Please apply to
THE
Box No. 1, Care of Daily Preas" Celos.
761
PENINSULAR AND
OBIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.
SERAM FOR STRAITI, UNYEON AUSTRALIA, BOMBAY, IGIPT. MEDITEBBANHAN POREN
AND LONDON,
Tasovan Billa Or Lading ImmuRD FOR BATAVIA, ANNEidam, CoszinueNAN, ́tus: Rouyn-Arnina Ponze,
or separately.
They will also be found invaluable
for preventing and relieving Sun-
burn, Freckles and all Skin
Irritations.
PRICKLY
HEAT LOTION
in Bottles at
50c. and $1.00
PRICKLY HEAT POWDER
in Boxes at
$1.00
PREPARED ONLY BY
A. S. WATSON
CO., LTD.,
HONGKONG
DISPENSARY.
innumerable capacities. Surely, the facts which have been enumerated above furnish further convincing evidence of the unwisdom of allowing so-called patriotic considerations, to put Chines in charge of public services to the detri ment of the State. Such services are for the public weal, and it cannot be denied that when cupable and honest foreigners are superseded by incompetent, and corrupt native officials the nation suffera in order that a spurious sense of patrios
grateful for this se
service rendered, but how is this gratitude expressed By rewards of three months' salary to the members of the staff for their exceptiam may be gratified, tional labours. Yet only 45 or so out of about $50 employés remained at their
posts, and even these only did so
nominally
The launch of the s.s. Chak Bung and
Probably Mr. LUCAS will E. Prosper will take place at Kowloon be offered some cheap decoration in Dock next Saturday at 10a.m. recognition of his services in saving
The Gazette notifies that the care of
the institution so large a sum and, to Turkish interests in the British Empire that extent, helping to maintain the has been undertaken by the Government
financial stability of the country, for had of Sweden. - the Bank been compelled to submit to CHANG's demands it would have been broken. Stories of British pluck are
During
A Gurette notification announces a sale of 67-old iron canoon lying near the
The Licensing Board have received an application from Joe Yamakawa for a restaurant adjunct licence to sell by retail intoxicating liquors at No. 26, Praya East, ground floor.
related, also, in connection with the Police Station, Tung Chung, Lantao
Island. The upset price is $1,000, operation of the railways. the preliminary skirmishing which took
place at Fengtai, train crowded with refugees from Feking was at rest in the station, when suddenly shots were fired by some of CHANG SUN's soldiers. The driver and stoker of the
"The Cameos," whose excellent enter- locomotive, the guarderan and othertainments have been attracting large train officials, bolted immediately, leav-homes" to the Victoria Theatre during ing the unfortunate passengers to the the past week, will extend their visit tender mercies of the pig-tailed sharp- until the middle of this week, To-morrow shooters, who were doubtless aiming at a (Tuesday) they will give a special matinés supposed enemy on the other side. Mr. for children at reduced prices. BONE, the traffic inspector, however,
Mra, van der Linden, of No. 1, Jordan Prob- to the rescue.
Road, has reported to the Police that & promptly came
ably he had never driven a loom whilst she was absent from her residence, tive in his life before, but, mounting the between 2 and 5. p.m, on the 27th inst., platform, he started the engine and took some person broke into her house by the train out of the danger zone. He was forcing a door and stole nine pices of another Briton who risked his life for jewellery of the total value of 8211. the wake of Chiness and bounce, Hae
An
extraordinary general meeting Mr. Lucas, he did not limit the intepreta-
the members of the Hongkong. Cotton tion of his duty by the strict letter of his
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HONGKONG UNEIon: 101, Das YOUR ROAD, C. London. Ursion: 181, FLEET STRIKT, E.
The Baily Press.
HONGKONG, 30TH JULY, 1917.
is advertised to be held on August 19th
the winding up and sanctioning a final return by the Liquidator of nine cento per share.
NEVILL-At the Peak Hospital, on July "greement. Another son of Britain, Mr. Suning, Weaving and Dyeing Co., Ltd. 8th, the wife of Captain P. NEVIEL PEARSON, the Legation constable, showed for the purpose of receiving a report upon
characteristic courage by standing on locomotive platform during a journey to Tientsin in order to ensure that the Chinese driver did not desert his post when the train passed through the danger A Gazette notification states that Dr. zone. Other foreign officiale also spared no Harold Macfarlane has been appointed effort to keep the railways open. Similarly, to act as Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, in the foreign employs of the Telegrapli addition to his other duties, during the Administration stood by their instruments absence on cave of Dr. Adam Gibson Dr. Gibson, who and, though pestered by an army of or until further notice. CHINA'S DEPENDENCE UPON called censors, they maintained, com has just recovered from typhoid, has gone
FOREIGNERS
munication with the outside world, home on eight months' leave. CHINA'S absolute
dependener upon thereby helping the Chinese to deal with
The Gazette notifies that information foreigners was learly demonstrated the situation which had arisen in the has been received from the Military
capital. The Chinese Post Office Authorities that gun practice will bo during the recent monarchical restora- tion and the upheaval which followed. institution of remarkable officiency, carried out as under between the hours THE Homeward Mall Beamer, carrying
of 10 am. and1 p.m.-On Monday, July His Majorly's Malls, will be despatched
It was the Foreign Settlements which thanks to foreign administration-rose from this port malaking Pasang sheltered the political leaders and enabled to the occasion with commendable cour 30th: From Fattinger Battery, in a and Cargo for the abone Ford. Passages them to plan their compaign for the age and enterprise, and, in spite of the south easterly direction. All junks, ships, 1 neominodation in the connecting vessel secured. bor degarines from Hongkong.
Buppression of CHANG HSUN. It was the interrupted railway service, surmounted and other vessels are warned to keep Foreign Concessions, also, which gave the dificulties in
a very creditable clear of the ranges. asylum to thousands of refugees. The manner
This could not have been greatest service of all, however, was accomplished had the administration rendered by the foreigners in the several been composed of Chinese who preferred public services. They, and they alone, the security of the Foreign Concessions kept the wheels of the Administration of Tientsin to the uncertainty of the revolving while the Chinese directors and capital. Perhaps, more than any other assistant directors and other managing service bave the foreign staff of the Post officials sought safety in fight. Imagine Office proved that they are faithful even There has been serious fighting at the loss in money and the internal con- unto death, especially in outlying parts Chengtu, two bodies of troops contending
Wilk and Valuables and Tew and Cargo for Italy, France and London fender arrange will be conveyed by this Biesmer predeoding ria Bombay to Marsailles and London,
Paronis will be received at the Offee until 3-plat. the day before sailing. The contents and value of all packages are required.
For further partiendars, walling dator, ese apply to
E. V. D. PARR
Superintendent,
THE WATERHOUSE STEAMSHIP LINE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
FROM SEATTLE AND JAPAN PORTS.
THE Steamship
ON-LUISE NIELSEN”
but the
THE SITUATION IN CHINA, SERJOUS FIGHTING AT CHENGTU,
(THROUGH KEUTER'S AGENCY.1
SHANGHAI, July 28th.
The Democratic party at Shangbɛj has **
fusion which would have resulted had the of the country, for several have suffered for the mastery of Szechuan It is re foreign staffs of the Maritime Customs, serious injuries as a result of their Salt Gabelle Telegraph Service, Rail- devotion during the past seven or eight ported that the city is aftre and people
feeing wildly. way Administration,
and of the years, The Salt Administration, though Bank of China itself, been as timid a younger service is also establishing a DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S APPEAL TO as their Chinese associates and dis- fine record In Peking the Chinese staff
THE ENTENTE. appeared at the first siga of trouble, absented themselves from leaving their several duties to take care foreign members remained at their posts of Cargo by her are hereby informed that all of themselves. Bebellions and revolutions undismayed. If Sir RICHARD DANE and telegraphed to the United States Congresa, Goods are being landed AT TASIR RISE into the and popular uprisings are the bane of his foreign staff had declined to take the the Russian Council and Duma the the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown republican China, but they ought to make risk of being abroad in these troublous French Chamber, and the British House Tompany Limited hemos and/or from the the nation grateful that so many of her days the whole administration would have of Commons declaring that the demo» wha red delivery may be obtained
Goods not cleared by the 2nd Aug. at 5 PM. public interests are under foreign super become disorganised and a few more cracy in China is fighting the same for will be subject to reich,
All brakes, chafed and dainged rckages vision, for in these departments she is million dollays would have been added to as the democracies are fighting in the are to be left in the Godowns, where they be served by men who have a strong sense China's already heavy losses. In like
eaving arrived from the above Forts, Consigne
hazardons and/or extra hasardons Godłowon of
rained by Meest GODDARD AND DOUGLAS of duty, compared with which the cheaper manner the administration of the Mad West, namely, the Beast of Militarism,
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en the 2nd Alb the ust be services of her own rice-bowl patriots are time Customs was carried on as usual.
Ciaiņas" ngsinst presented within 10 days of arrival, elberwise costly indeed. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ they will not be recognised
No Fire Insurance will be affected by us la say case whatever
Bill of Lading will be nounbeesigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Era.
Agents Hongkong, Mih July, 1912.
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Had this been in Chinese hands, China
and appealing for support.
the
Take, for example, the more picturesque would have suffered a diminution of It is notified that a general licence har of the incidents associated with the revenue far more serious than that which been conveyed to His Majesty's Custoran imperiul fnaco in Peking. It is not has actually taken place as the result of permitting the importation into generally known that Mr. 8. E. LUCAS, the dislocation of trade in a restricted United Kingdom of dried fruits which the foreign assistant-manager of the arta
ere the produce of His Majesty's Domin-
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.