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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

WANTED.

AUCTIONS

'PUBLIC AUCTION,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 8RD, 1917.

HIP'S DOCTOR for trip to Singapore per direction of the Government of

1.8. DORYST." Apply to --

H. M. H. NEMAZEE,

I, Prince's Building.

1905

WANTED.

A sentia

N ENGINEER, experience in surveying Hongkong, vis, : --

Apply, stating experie ce, etc..

Box No. 3,

Care of "Daily Prom" Offse. [906

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIN

JAVA-PACIFIC LIJN.

TIXE Steamship

Τ

"TJIMANOEK" (86) having arrived from SAN FRANCISCO, Consigness of Cargo are hereby natifled. that a Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and for extra hardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and for from the wharvos delivery may be obtained.

No Claim will be admitted after the Goodr and all Goods have left the Godowns, remaining andelivered after the 7th inst., at Noon will be subject the Steamer must be pre Very to reak

All Claims

weled to gained on or before the m

insi, or they will not be recognised.

All broken, shafod, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godówna, where they will bo skamined on the 7ib inst., #1 10 A.X., by the Company's surveyors, Messra, Goddard Douglas,

No Fire Insurance bas beezi effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.. Hongkong, 2nd August, 1917. 1907

BANK HOLIDAY, Nancordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912 the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on MONDAY, the 6th instant.

Hongkong, 1st August, 1917.

LOST.

E

ANVELOPE addressed Register. 5.8 Tum YING WA," containing provisional Ship's Register. Reward to finder returning same to this Office,

CARMICHAEL & ULAEKE. Tsaa

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION."

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

Notificato No. 3152 dated Hongkong 19th February, 1900, for 50 Shares numbered 54219 to 54213, 1208 to 10207, 29 to $2849, 4186 to 4190 and 55811 to 55815 and Provisions! Certificate No. 43/371 datod Hongkong, ith July, 1907, for 20 Shares numbered 83.06 to 88330, all Bugistered in the name of Sir CART MAYER, Bart,

have best LOST or STOLEN,

should this Certificate and this Provisional. Certificate not be produced to the Bank before the 2nd September, 1917, new Certificates for the Shares will be issued and the aforesaid Certificate No. 3492 and Provisional Certificate No. 43/371 will thereafter be treated by this Corporation ne Null and Void

By Order of the Court of Directors,

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager

Hongkong, 1st August, 1917.

301

Hongkong. MmsBRS. HUGHES L HOUGH have received instructions to sell by Public Auction,

OF MONDAY, the 13th day of August, 1917, 36K, at their Bales Room, Lee Hours

Bircet,

Victoria Hongkong The Following VALUABLE ERASE- HOLD PROPERTY situata at Vietoria,

All THOSE pic

pistes or parcels of ground situate at Victoria aleresaid and Lnown and registered in the Land Office as SECTION A OF MAHINE LOT NO. 10 and SECTION 4B OF MARINE LOT NO, 101 Together with the mesimages erections and buildings and buildings thereon known as No. 7, Queen's Read Central, Victoria aforesaid Terme years created by a Crown Lesen dated the 8th day of April, 1856.

Ares in respect of Section "A" of Marine Lot. No. 101-8445 sq. ft. Pro-

of Annual Crown Hent $84.4. portion

Area in respect of Bection of Marine Lot No. 101-678 89,

Pro portion of Annual Crown Rens #8.76.

For further particulare and conditions of sale apply to-

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,

"Prince's Buildings, 2

Ice House Street, Hongkong, Beligitors for the Liquidator of Ta Daurson Asiaticonn Bank, for to KERE, HUGHES & HOUGH, The Auctioneers. Hongtong, 9th May, 1817

PUBLIO AUCTION,

INHE Undersigned has received instruc

liquidator

of Mesura, WITZEą & Co. in pursuance of an order of the Hongkong Government to eell by publio suction: 1920'clock (Noor) on. MONDAY, the #7th day of August, 1917, as his Balos Room, Puddeli Street, Hongkong.

AUCTION

For Sale

by

INTIMATION

Public Auction. THERE IS NOTHING MORE

Subject to the conditions prescribed by the „Straits Settlements " Alien Enemies ( Winding- 19) Ordinance, 1014, as amended from time o tame by Ordinances, 1 of 1916, XIX of 2016, XVI of 1016 and VI of 1987. and as adopted in this State

• All that land known as THE BATU LIMA ESTATE consisting of about 1,016 acres, 1 rood, $3 perches held under East Coast Country Grant No. 49 for 999 years from 1883, RENT FREE. About 275 acres of the land is planted with rubber (150 acres in bearing) and 50 acres with coconuts 3 to 4 years old.

Situated on main road within 5 miles of Sandakan Wharf.

The following buildings in good condition are on the Estate:

(2) 1 bungalow (40′ x 20′) containing 2

bedrooms, dining room and veran dah, Corrugated iron roof, plank. walls, tiled floor.

(6) 1 Store (63' x 22) Corrugated iron

walls.

(c) Smok 4 x 20). Corrugated

iron walls and roof, earth floor.. (d) 1 Factory (8310) Corrugaterl iron roof, plank walls, cement floor. Contains 2 hann machines, 28 latex pails and over 9,000 cups. (e) 16 Coole houses (cach 18 x 14')

Plant walls, attap roofs. The above property will be sold by Public Auction in the Court House at Sandakan at 12 o'clock Noon, on SATUR- DAY, 20th October, 1917. The property consiste of piece of ground sbatting on Battery Street and RESERVE PRICE $100,000 (ONE. Fourth Street (near the Prays) in Kow-HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) Toon and contains sá aróm of 4400 square feet.

All the piece of ground situstest Yaumai, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, and registered in the Land Office a KOWLOON INLAND LOT No. 209,

In One Lot

5.

The Lot is held for the unexpired re- side of a term of 75 years arested therein by an Indeature of Crown Lesse dated the 4th day of May, 1898,

The Annual Orown Kang is 850,- For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to

MUA, HASTINGS & HASTINGS, Bolicitors for the Liquidator,

or to the Undersigned,

GEO. P. LAMMERT. [48] Hongkong, Urd May, 1817-1

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET.

MMEDIATE entry, Four very desirable

SHOPS, situated in Ies House Street, opposite the Grand Hotel, recently soon-

frusted.

For rai and other particulare apply torm

THE MANAGER HONGLONG ICE CO., LTD., 46, Connaught Road Central, [900

TO LET.

OMESTEAD,"

No. 43, Parix:

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS OURRENCY. (NOTE:-This reserve price has been based on a report on the Estate by the Honourable Mr. V. E. Lenos, Manager of Sapong Estate).

The sale is subject to the follow- ing conditions: FRE

(1) 380,000 (Singapore Currency) to be paid on purchase and the balance by monthly instalments thereafter of $10,000. Interest at the rate of 7% per annum will be charged on instalments overdue and default for 37 days will invalidate the sale and render the deposit and allinstalments liable to forfeiture.

REFRESHING

IN YOUR BATH

THAN

Tho report of the Capt.-Superintendent

hope that the situation of the rival forces, in Belgium will undergo a material of Police for 1916 and the report of the change. The thrust, if carrieri a few miles : Commission appointed to inquire into the further, will have a twe-fold effect It Teaching of English in Government will outflank the HINDENBURG line, and, Schools will be found

on page 6. at the same time, force the enemy to

After being postponed three times retire from the positions they hold on the

owing to the weather, a very successful Belgian coast. The British have crossed

picnic was held on the Ypres Comines canal, and heavy fight 70 imen of the Navy

in launches to A landing WEN. so that the railway Le Roulers is threaten effected about 11 a.m., and, after pitching ed. Further north, Bixschoote has fallen two tents, kindly lens by the A.O.D., most into our hands, and, in order to keep the of the party indulged in a baths before. Gensana well occupied and to prevent partaking of the good things supplied by them from sending reinforcements from Messrs. Wiseman The Chaplain of the one section of the front to the other, the Dockyard, who was in charge of the French are still hammering at the Chemin party, returns thanks to the kind friends des Dames away to the south. A few who contributed towards the expenses of miles gaited in Flanders, it must be re-the outing. A cask of fine old Edinburgh' membered, will have effects far more ale

particularly appreciated. important than ten times that amount of Cigarettes were supplied by Mr. Dowley, territory gained or lost in Russia, for and a grant was forthcoming from the

ing is now taking place at La Basso Ville, Clear Water when about ·

Whe

WATSON'S example. It has become increasingly Services Entertainment Fund.

HOUSEHOLD

AMMONIA,

In Bottles 75 Cts. Each.

ONLY FROM

A. S. WATSON

CO., LTD.,

HONGKONG

DISPENSARY.

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(2) Upon payment of the deposit an agree-Hosordne Osmos: 10s, Dan Vaux Road, C. mens will he executed by the liquidator LONDON, OF: 181, FLEET STREET, E.0. undertaking to complete the transfer of the estate, free of all incumbrances, on payment

of the final instalment of the purchase money- And to the following special conditions.

:

(1) The purchaser must be a Britishi subject and not under any foreign influence he will be required to satisfy the Governor that no person of enomy or foreign origin is directly or indirectly interested with him in the pur- chase, and ho must make such statutory

by the

declaratiovernor

The Baily Press.

HONGKONG, BED AUGUST, 1917.

THE NEW ANGLO-FRENCH

THRUST.

in that behalf as may be required The great Allied offensive movement in

evident that the war will be won on the

nor will be

[AY COURTESY OF THE "CHUNG NGOI *SAN PO,""]

FIVE MORE PROVINCES APPROVE OF A SENATE.

SHANGHAI, August 2nd, Chili, Fengtai, Kiangsu, Anhui, Fukien and Honan have signised to the Government approval of the proposal to establish a Senate.

..i

THE PREMIER AND THE BANKS. Tuan Chi-jui will consult with the bezels of all the Banks with a view to maintain. ing the money market at Peking.

Western Front Realising this, the Ger- CHINESE TELEGRAMS. mans have shown their readiness by fari- nus and costly counter-attacks to make any sacrifices in order to retain their positions until the time when, they Imagine their submrmes, by weakening our resources, will have robbed us of the power to take the initiative. The loss of their submarine bases on the Belgian const would destroy their last remaining hope of obtaining peace by this means, and would certainly be the beginning of the end, regardless of any temporary micgess which they may have gained against the disorganised Rossinn forens RAUTER'S Correspondent informs us that the struggle in Flanders promises to develop into the biggest battle of the war." It is therefore probable that before the climax is roached the records of the Somme and the Ancre will be eclipsed. Progress must inevitably be slow in face. of the formidable obstacles confronting our troops, for, although the nature of the soil has made it impossible for the Germans to construct deep dug-outs, there Are many concrete cupolas, forming miniature lorts, to hinder the advance. We are, however, steadily eating into the. very vitals of the

to be patient nemy and can afford

The Wigwam Tennis Club will be "At Home "on Saturday next from 3 to 6 p.m. There will be a Spoon Competition.

PROVINCIAL DISTURBANCE

Tang Chiyaons wired to Peking and the Provinces demanding an attack upon Liu Chun-hoi, and stating that the Tuchun has been killed by Szechuen troops.

The Eighth Division of the Northern troops will proceed to Shanghai.

FUSILLADE OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.

POLICEMAN FORCED TO SEEK

COVER.

When an Indian constable was walking in Jubilee Surces on Wednesday in searchi of offending hawkers he was suddenly struck in the stomach with an onion. He at

man onepchased the

who had thrown the missile, but was pulled up by

fearful fusillade of

Battery Sergt.-Major T. R. Smith, who was a N.C.O. in the 87th Company, vegetables and fruit of all kind RUA has won the D.C.M. in France

Major A. J. Thompson, E.G.A., @ former Staff Officer of the Volunteers in Hongkong, has heen. awarded the D.SO.. The Garrison Library is indebted to the

pumpkins and harmmas, cabbages and las chis, potatoes, beetroot, etc. So heavy was the bombardment that the constable had to make for cover. However, during alul in the fusillade the constable bravely dashed across no-man's-land and

THE HONGKONG COTTON SPIKNING Unfurnished, immediate possession, for the purposes of this sale any person Flanders, although meeting with the most Customs Officials at Amoy for kindly succeeded in bringing in the man who

WEAVING AND DYEINGYE

COMPANY, LIMITED

(In LIQUIATION)

ATOFICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an

NEXTRAORDINARY GENERAL

MEETING of the Members of the above. namod Company will be held at the Office of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD. Hongkong, on MONDAY, the 13th day of August, 1917, at Noon.

AGENDA.

1-For the purpose of having in purensuce

of Section 188 of Ordinasi

for 3 months.

FLATS, "Wild Dell Buildings," Wanchai. HOUSES and FLATE, Gap Road,

Apply to-

SANG KEE,

Care of COMPRADOER DEPT., HONGKONG AND SHAWO HAI BANKING CORPORATION,

TO LET.

[894

EVONIA, No. 9, Pask Road, ́BIX-

Garden and Tennis Court.

DOUMED BUNGALOW, with

HOUSEB in Shameen, Canton, Nos. 31

Apply to

1911 of Hongkong an account laid before the Mombers showing the manner in which the winding up has | and 6. boon conducted and the property of the Company disposed of and of hearing any explanation that may be given by the Liquidator.

-To propose an Extraordinary Resolution sanctioning a Fies! return to the Men- bers as follows:

DAVID SASSOON & Co.,” Ladi [000

TO LET.

FIVE-ROOMED HOUSE, with Liquidator of Nine Cents Hongkong. Tennis Court, in Minden Villas,

"That a Final_return_by_tha

Currency Share to the persons Kowloom. who are Registered as Members of the Company on the 7th day

of August, 1917, be and the same here- 2-To determine by Extraordinary Result Resolu

tion the manner in which the booka 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.

under the Land Laws of North Borneo to mok as a Native shall be desined (3) In the case of a Company formed for the purpose of acquiring the business its Memorandum of Asa ciation must contain special provisions, to be approved by the Governor, to exclude the possibility of the

to be a British subject.

strenuous resistance, has already achieved very considerable success, and the cables which are coming to hand as we write encourage the belief that far more im portant gains than have yet been recorded are imminent. The thrust is the natural sequel to the capture of the Messines or the voting rights being held by, or subject salient. The high ground enclosed in to the control of, foreigners,

falling under foreign control, Generally speaking it will be necessary to prevent more than one-fourth of the sha

(4) In the use of a Company already in that salient dominated a large section of existence, if the Articles of Association do the British line to the north and south not already so provide, they must be altered

presenting four crates of books to the troops of the Garrison.

The next meeting of the Church of England Men's Society, will be held on Monday next, on board the Oneone, which will leave Statue Pier at 3 p.m.

Colonel (tempy. Major-General) A. A. Chichester, C.B., 15.0, who was foriver- ly on the Staff in Hongkong, has been

promoted Major-General for distinguishe

in a manner satisfactory: to the Governor scand, as the superiority of the Allied aired service in the field. as to exclude the possibility of the Company Bervice has prevented the enemy from failing under foreign control, and the Direc

Figures issued by the Shanghai Brilish Chamber of Commerce show (says the

tors must furnish an undertaking to use their making aerial reconnaissances we have best endeavours to have the provisions| been able to mass troops and to make referred to above inserted in the Memorandum of Association if legislation should be preparations for the present advance.-C. Daily News) that very small stocks introduced enabling the Memoranduin of practically unobserved. The tremendous of some classes of pieer goods are held Association to be altered by the insertion of

locally. at week was cannonading during the past" such

naturally regarded by the Germans as pre- At Union Church next Sunday morn-

had taken the initiative with an onion, and conveying him to the police station.

When charged before Mr. Dyer Ball, the defendant pleaded that it was a small boy who opened the bombardment.

The constable stated that he was a marked man armong the hawkers, and the bombardment was the result of very careful preparation.

The case was adjourned until today.

INDIANS CHARGED WITH MURDER

tables who have been in custody for some The three Indian Naval Dockyard con- time on a charge of wounding an Indian appeared before Mr. Dyer Ball on the Bergt. Major, also of the Naval Police, capital charge yesterday, the Sergt. Major having died on July 28th

Mr. Leo Almada appeared to defend, but no evidence was taken, the case being. Exed for hearing to-day.

(6) I the Governor for any reason not. approve of the purchaser, the contract may be rescinded by the Governor and the deposit liminary to an attack in force, but they ing the third Anniversary of the declara will be returned without interest or expenses had no means of knowing when ortion of war will be commemorated by a ORGAN RECITAL AND PRESENTA ______Further, particulars may he where that attack would be delivered special service The Rev. Ernest DewefceTIONS AT UNION CHURCH. obtained on application to the SIT DOCGLAS HAIG has pushed for will conduct, the servios and deliver an HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE undersigned.

A FLAT in Natban Road, Kowloost.

Apply to

Co., LTD..

word:

a front of from twelve appropriate address, W. W. SMITH,

to ifteen miles e

extanding roughly Liquidator from the Franco Belgian frontier jus

Alexandra Buildings.

TO LET.

O

FFICER 12 2 Connaught Road Cen:

RESIDENT'S OFFICE

SANDAKAN, NORTH BORNEO, 20th June, 1917;

WANTED,

(800

Dated the Second day of July, 1917,

C. BERNARD BROWN, Liquidator.

HONGKONG

OFFICE in King's Buildings

north of Armentieres to the River Yaar [813 The preliminary objectives have all been carried, and in some cases our armies have penetrated two miles into the German

The Dockyard Recreation Club held a Whist Drive in the Dockyard on Weines day evening, fourteen tables being accu- pied. The prizes were won as followe Ladies-1st, Mr. Budden; 2nd. Mrs. Meade, 3rd, Mrs, Windebank Meu Ist

A HOUSE, Knatsford Terrace (Low HOUSE se WHOLE FLOOR with positions. It is impossible yet accurate Mr. Budden; 2nd, Mr. Meade, rd, Sergt..

loon). B

HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton

COMPANY, Terracon.

TRAMWAY ...LIMITED (Incorporated in the United Kingdom)

IS HEREBY GIVEN that an

NINTERIA DIVIDEND at the rate of

9 per cent. for the year ending 31st December, 3917, has been declared. The Dividend will

be Payable on and after WEDNESDAY, the

HOUSES on Bhameen. Canton.

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

·MENT AND AGENCY, CO, TAD.

TO LET

16th day of Aug to hold on No 26, BELILIOS TERRACE the Register on SATURDAY, the 4th day of August, 1917, and holders on the Colonial (End to Share nisl (Hongkong) Hegister,

at exchange of 2/8) per Dollar

By Urder of the Board,

WE ROBERTS,

Secretary. 4

Hongkong, 23rd July, 1917

No. 2 FATEVIEW. Kowloon

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3 and BOOMED FLATS st the Peak. ONE GODOWN In Dudósti Stesel) –

BARA LINSTEAD & DAVIS,

Bed Plone, Autundes Buddings

about 10 Rooms in s emtral location, Please apply to

Box No., L Cáze of !! Daily Pres" Ooo.

-767%

ON BALE.

A TANEM OF: TAD,

RATES OF EXCHANGE AT BOMBAY For Demsed Drafts on London on the day of or preceding the departure of the English Mails; plan Table of the Yearly Approximate average for 30 years, PRICE.

On Sale at the DALLE Local Booksellers.

Clayforth, R.M.L.I. M. V. Stannerd carried out the duties of M.CZ

On Wednesday evening, before a large and appreciative audience, an enjoyable organ recital was given at Union Church by the organist, hdr. E. J. Chapman, on the now organ which has been recently installed, padma

The programme was as follows : – Festive March in D. (Beary Smart). “Morning" ( Grieg). Tenor Solc If with all your hearts" (Mendelssohn's Elijah "), Me Edgcumbe,

“Intermezzo" (A Hollins).

to estimate the raptures, but already

Hallelujab Chorus (Handel), In an interval, the Rev. J. Kirk three thousand five hundred prisoners are

Maconachie alluded to the difficulties reported The one thing to hope for now.

which were encountered in connection I that the weather may speedily im Two binoculars, from Mr. C. B. Davis with the erection of the organ and which had been successfully overcome by the prove. The elements have not been kind (Batterfeld & wire) and Mr. D. G

combined skill and ingenuity of Mr. to us on several similar occasions and Bruce (Asiatic Petroleum Co., Kongmoon Blackett, the builder, and Mr. Chapin, again, in this instance, operations have branch), and an anonymous donation of the organistations

large Hilver rose-bonl suitably heen seriously hampered by heavy rain 75 are new to be added to the local con inscribed, was then presented, on behalf and low visibility. According to the tributions to the Lady Roberts Field of the Congregation, to Mr. Chapiaan latest messages from the front, however, Glass Fund. Glasses to be included in as a token of gratitude for his untiring

servicerati should A silver-mounted blackwood tray, there are signs that the worst of the storm the pareal now awaiting despatch has passed, and if this is so, and our reach the Hon Becretary of the War an troops are enabled quickly to follow up Charities Committee (Mr. R. Hallifa) their initial successes, there is reason to not later than the 10th inst?UI

engraving of the church in silver upon 9 was also presented to Mr Blackett in recognition of his good work and as a memento of his visit to the Colony