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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

WANTED.

TNGINEER, BRITISH, as WORKS FOREMAN. Applications with Copy References in own writing, stating age, experience and salary required. No other applications considered.

W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.

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FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF

N

HONGKONG.

BANK HOLIDAY, &T AUNT, 1917.

[OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that alt FIRE INSURANCE OFFICES will CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIQ BUSINESS TO-DAY (MONDAY), the oth Angust, 1917.

By Order,

A. R. LOWE, Secretary

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Hongkong, 4th August, 1917.

MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION

OF HONGKONG.

BANK HOLIDAY, 6TH Amoysr, 1917. NOTICE IS KEREBY GIVEN that all

MARINE INSURANCE OFFICES will be CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS TO-DAY (MON- DAY), the 6th August, 1917.

By Order,

A, R. LOWE, Secretary. Hongkong, th August, 1917 1917

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.

LADIES' SECTION.

THERE will be au Competition for the Captain's Cup daring August and September.

NOTICE.

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THE HONGKONG STEEL FOUNDRY COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE SEVENTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in

the above Company will be held at the

Company

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET.

THE WONGKONG DAILY BESS. MONDAY, AUGUST 6rm, 1917.

TMMEDIATE entry, Four very desirable

SHOPS, situated to loo House Street, opposite the Grand Hotel, recently reson

rated.

*

For reas and other particulars apply to

THE MANAGER: HONGKONG ICE CO., LTD., 46, Connaught Road Central 1800

TO LET.

TT:OMESTEAD,"

No. 43, PEAK

H Unfurnished, immediate possession,

for 3 months.

FLATS,Wild Dell Buildings," Wanobai. HOUSES and FLATS, Gap Road..

Apply to

SANG KEE, Care of COMPRADOEN DEPT. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION.

TO LET.

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INTIMATIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION,

direcion of the Government of Hongkong, Massa HUGHES BOUGH have received instructions sell by Public Auction,,

ON MONDAY, the 18th day of August, 1917, at 1-2.8, si their Bales Room, Ice Houss Street, Victozim, Hongkong. The Following VALUABLE ··LEASR, HOLD PROPERTY mituste at Vistoria, Hongkong, vis.

All THOSE pieces or parcels of ground situate at Victoria oloresaid and known and registered in the Land Office as SEUTION A OF MARINE LOT NO. 161 and SECTION “B” OF MARINE LOT NO. 101. Together with the manager, erections and buildings and buildings thereon known as No. 7, Queen's Road Central, Victoris aforesaid. Term 999 years created by a Crown Lento daba the 8th day of April, 18M.

Area in respect of Section "A" of Marine Lot No. 101=864% sq. ft. Pro- portion of Annual Orown Rent $84,48.

Area in respect of Bection "B" of

DEVONIA, No. 8. Peak Road, 81% Marine Lot No. 101 87% bet ft

ROOMED BUNGALOW, with Garden and Tennis Court,

HOUSES in Shameen, Canton, Nos. 31

"and ca

Apply to

DAVID BASSOON & Co., Lan.

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TO LET.

FIVE-ROOMED HOUSE, with Tennis Court, in Minden Villam,

Kowloon.

A FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon.

Apply to-

Pro

portion of Annual Crown Bent 86,78.

For further particular and conditions of sale apply to

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,

Princo Buildings

Ice House Street, Hongkong, Boliators for the Liquidator of Tax Dautek ASIATISCHE BANE,

or to MIRE. HUGHES & HOUGH, The Auctioneers. Hongkong, 9th May, 1917.

PUBLIO AUOTION,

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HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE Ttion from the Liquidabar

471HE Undersigned has received instruc

Oo., LTD., Alaxandra Buildings,

(688

TO LET.

of

Messrs. Witzen & Co. in pursuades of an order of the Hongkong Government to sell by public auction at 19 o'clock (Noom) on MONDAY, the 17th day of August, 1917, as his Bales Rooms, Duddell Street, Hongkong,

y's Office St. George's Building, OFFICES at 3, Connaught Road Con Taumati, Kowloon, in: the Colony of

August 10th,

at 11:30 A.M., for the purpose of present ing the Report of the General Managers, and Statement of Arvonts to May 31st, 1917.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from August 6th to 15th 1017, both days inclusive.

GORDON & Co.,

Genoral Managers. Hongkong, 6th August, 1917.

THE STEAM LAUNDRY CO, LTD.

1919

HE FIFTEENTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Office of Sir C. P. CHATER, C.M.G, on SATURDAY, 18th August, 1917, at 12 o'clock Noo, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors with a Statement of Accounts to 31st May, 1917.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED frote the 13th August to 20th August, both days inclusive,

BERNARD BROWN,

Decretary.

Hongkong, 3rd August, 1917.

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BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED (Incorporated in Hongkong). NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE COMFANY, LIMITED, will be held at the Head Office of the Company, No. 3 and 4, Queen's Buildings, Victoria,

in the Colony of Hongkong, on THURSDAY,

OFFICE in King's Buildings.

A HOUSE, Knutsford Terrace (Kow- loon).

HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terracon.

HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.

Apply to-

INTIMATION

THERE IS NOTHING MORE

REFRESHING

IN YOUR BATH

THAN

WATSON'S

HOUSEHOLD

of its roads, and Barbadoes or Ceylon poor use of their attainments. They does not, therefore Hongkong is in duty might, with advantage, fill the higher bound to make a corresponding increase administrative positions, while an experi- It is enced teacher from a Council school in in its grant to education 7 a commonplace that statistics can England would teach the elementary be made to prove anything. Before we work equally well, if not bettor. We have can institute any useful comparisons we never understood the system of appoint- |ments, and we see no reason why the must know all the surrounding facts.

The terms of the instruction were Director of Education, any more than tho perfectly plain. The Committee were" to Director of Public Works, should be a

Jack-of-all-Trades. enquire into the teaching of the English

So far as WO can understand, the language to Chinese boys in Government

Government schools train all their boys Schools, and to examine the question whether by a reduction in the number with the object of passing certain examis of other subjects more time can be devoted nations arranged by the University. We to such teaching" The origin of the hope it is not expected that a boy who is to have the advantage of a Univer enquiry was the complaint that the standard of English, as revealed in bussity career should be trained in the same manner as a boy who will pass direct from ness, is lower now than in former days'

school into an office. la general, the among Chinese boys leaving schon). This

University graduate may be expected to complaint was endorsed by old residents

be the official, scholar or "captain of of the Colony, and, if well-founded, calls for some explanation in view of the fact industry," while the youth whose educa- tion ceases at Queen's College, or at a more that a larger proportion of Chinese parents speak English, commercial inter elementary school, will, as a rule, sccupy, a less exalted position. There will. of course between Europeans und Chinese in

couray, always be exceptions, but that the English language is more frequent, is the general idea. It is, however, in- travelling abroad is more common, and

evitable that only a very small propor- many emigrants return from Australia,

tion-say, about one in five hundred America, and the Straits Settlements to

AMMONIA. deterioration, with all of which we sen

In Bottles 75 Cts. Each.

ONLY FROM

All the piece of ground situate se AS. WATSON Hongkong and registered in the Land Offco as KOWLOON INLAND LOT No. 209,*

In On Lor.

The property consists of a piece of ground abutting on Battery Street and Fourth Street (near the Praya) in -How. loon and contains an area of 4,800

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-square test.

MENT AND AGENCY Co., Ltd.

TO LET.

NO. 26, BELILIOS TERRACE,

No. 2. FAIRVIEW, Kowloon.

3 and 4-BOOMED FLATS at the Peak. ONE GODOWN in Duddell Street,

Apply to-

LINSTEAD & DAVIS, 3rd Floor, Alexandrs Buildings.

20

WANTED.

HOUSE or WHOLE FLOOR wäh about 10 Roeme in a central ioonilenü Please apply to-

Box No. L. Cam of Daily Prom" Office.

WANTED.

767

The Lot is held for the unexpired re sidne of a term of 75 years, orestert therein by an Indenture of Crowa Lasse dated the 4th day of May, 1888,

The Annual Crown Rant is $88. For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to

Massa, HASTINGS & HASTINGS, Solicitors for the Liquidator,

or to the Undersigned,

GEO P. LAMMERT Hongkong, sard May, 1817.

NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN

JAVA-PACIFIC · LIJN,

HE Steamship

THE

*7JIMÁNOEK" (96) having arrived from BAN PHAN CISCO, Consigueen of Cargo sro hereby notified risk into the hazardous and/or extra barrions Ecowas of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Co, Ind. whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

No Claim will be slaitted after the Goods bayo

the 10th day of Augast, 1917, at 12.13 delock ANGINEER experience is surveying that all Goods are being landed at belt P.3., when the subjoined Resolution duly passed at an Extraordinary General Meeting convened for that purpose and held on the 10th of July, 1817, will be submitted for

day confirmation as e

s & Special Resolution:-

That the provisions of the Company's Memorandum of Association with respect to its objects be altered so as to read as shown in the print signed for the purpose of identification by the Chairman of this

Meeting Should the above Resolution be confirmed as a Special Resolution by the requisite

Apply, stating experieuse, eta,

Box No. 3, Care of" Daily Press Office. 1908

G.

TOTICE.

CO.,

HONGKONG

LTD.,

DISPENSARY.

TELEPHONE 16,

DEATH.

112,

ASVERUS-At Swatow, on August 4th, HENRIETTS ABVERUS, in her 80th year.

1920

HONGKOND OFFIon: 10a, Das Vœux ROAD, O. LONDON, OFFICE: 181, Frane Brar, E..

The Baily Press.

HONGKONG, 6TH August, 1917.

TEACHING OF ENGLISH IN LOCAL SCHOOLS.

Tu report of the Committer recently appointed by H.E the GOVERNOR to enquire into the teaching of English in Government Schools is rather s appointment. It seems to us that, instead of conaning themselves to their instruc.

dis-

Are left the Godowns, and all Good rexaining undelivered after the 7th kust, sttions, the Committee have made a number Neon wil be ambjent to rent.

of vague recommendations upon all sorts of inatters, which, though useful in their way, are not directly concerned with the

All Claims against the Steamer must be pre. vented to the Undersigned on or before the lite inat, or they will not be recognised.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to

majority the alterations in the, Company's ANY BUROPEAN, Non-Asiatic or Endlen be loft in the Godowns, where they will be important subject under consideration.

Memorandum of Association consequently involved will be submitted to the Supreme Court of Hongkong for confirmation.

A print of the Memorandum as proposed to be altered can be seen at the Head Office

Dated this 4th day of August, 1817.

CH.P. HAY

of the Company. ...

per pro. General Manager.

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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that N Certificate No. 3482 dsted Hongkong 19th February, 1900, for 50 Shares ambered 54219 to 54243, 10208 to 10207, 52840 to 32849, 4186 to 4190 and 55811 to 55815 and Provisional Cortifiento Ne 43/57) dated Hongkong, 5th July, 1807, for 25 Sheree numbered 68208 to R$290,

all Registered in the name of Sir CARL Maya, Bart, hars been LOST or STOLEN, and should this Certificate and this Provisional Certificate not be produced to the Bank before the 2nd September, 1917, now Certificates for the Shares will be iced and the aforesaid Certificate No. 3482 and Provisional Certificate- No 49/371 will thereafter be treated by this Cerporation sa Null and Void

By Order of the Court of Directors,

NJ. STABBE

or Chief Manager.

Hongkong, let August, 1917.

WANTED.

NEXPERIENCED PRINTER capable

desizing to love the Colony should apply || namined on the 7th just, si 10 km, by the paron The CENTRAL POLION STATION Company's surveyors, Meem Goddard & between the hours of 9 AM. to 1 2.M. and 2 2.M. Douglas. ta 4 P.M. daily.

Applieam will be required to produse Fran- port of Identitation papers AR

All persons with certain exceptions who remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are rerabred to Beglvier themaalves under the REGIFERATION or PERSONS ORDIK- ANCEST

the parklanlars

Form at Begistration cormired may be obtained na the 0.P.07 234 61 all Police Stations

The Pensity for non complianss in a £ne 200 receding $50.

FOR SALE.

RITISH POSTAGE STAMPS in packed

(no duplicate). 100 Bapa for $0.75 | 925 Stamps for $2.25

150

175

800

No Fire Insurance has been selected, Bills of Laling will be countersigned, by

JAYA-CHINA-JAPAH LIN. Hongkong, 2nd August, 1917, 1907

THE

PENINSULAR

We

settle down in, or near, Hongkong. The of the boys trained in English in the local schools will pass on to the Univer Committee give three reasons for the

sity. Therefore, we want some examina- tion system which will be suitable for thess who are to leave school fitted to muta their own living. It may be that the present system meets this requirement, for anxious, are in any case, the sako of the general prosperity the advancement of Hongkong and Western ideus of

ព Ching, overy possible improvement should be made in the teaching of English in the local schools, and we would gladly wei- come an increase in expenditure to accom plish that end, provided the money werd wisely expended.

Litt

in agreement. While, on the whole, they approve of the curriculum in the schools, they think that the time might to reduced. in which pupils study Chinese. Upon this point the Committee disagree with the well-known policy of the Education Department, which has often laid stress upon the necessity of teaching a Chinese boy his own language. What is clearly necessary is to distinguish, in the higher classes of the school, between the curricu lum of boys who aspire to become Chinese officials or scholars and of those who intend to follow commercial pursuits. If it is not practicable to divide the boys at school, the alternative is to send the prospective officials and scholars to the University, where they would have time

H.E. the Guverner will be "At Home" and facilities to continue the study of at Mountain Lodge on August 23rd and their own language. Any youth who September 20th-

wishes to enter Chinese official life or to become a Chinese scholar should be able either to afford the additional expense, or

To-day being Bank Holiday, Fire and Murine Insurance Offices will be closed.

Capt. H. P. W. Weed, R.E., who wants formerly in Hongkong, was recently

to win a scholarship, The Chinese youth gazetted D.A.Á.G.. in a local business office is valuable for | Capt. (Acting Major) P. de Fooblangne, his knowledge of English:

We may be R. E., who was well known in Hongkong, sure that he can always speak and write has been appointed D.AAG, B his own language, und it is not essential

The annual meeting of shareholders in that he should be steeped in the classica. the Hongkong Steel Foundry Co., Ltd., Incidentally, we observe that it je pro-will be held on the 15th inst.

posed to drop Cordmercial Geography, although it seems to us an advantage for a boy entering a local office to know whenee imports are derived and whither exports go.

A meeting of the Hongkong Sanitary Board is to be hold this afternoon. The agenda contains purely formal business.

Capt. A: G. B. Buchanan, R.E., whe laft Hongkong after the outbreak of war, was recently appointed to the Staff to a Brigade Major's post.

The competition for the Captain's Cup in the Ladies' Section of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club will be suspended during August and September.

A second reason given by the Comniittee for defective English concerns the Staff of the schools. While bluntly condemning. the general spirit and organisation st Queen's College," the report states that there is a "call for further investiga tion." If that is necessary why contine this investigation to Queen's College Many people are of opinion that it is the whole system of Government educa- tion which needs overhauling and that an independent Commission should be ap pointed for the purpose. After all, of the eight members who composed this Committee, the Chairman and Secretary published in the Gazette, makes His are normally employed by the Government Majesty's Forecs in the Colony subject to further period of on educational work, while four others the Army Act for are engaged in teaching in institutions aided by a Government grant. Nor

The death of Brigadier Göneral L. B. Walton, of the Indian Army, is reported. As Lieut.-Colonel this offor was in Hong- kong in Command of the 26th Punjabis.

A Proclamation by E. E. the Governor,

three months.

3.

B

The statement, for example, that Wan teni School needs better ventilation" concerns the administration of the Educa tion Department, and the same might be said of recommendations relating to the

The Hon. Treasurer of the position of Shiyingpun School and the renewal of equipment. The medical should it be forgotten that the permanent Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals repres acknowledges with thanks a donation of AND inspection of schools, and the compara. Staff of Queen's College was not repres

ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION 00. STHAM YON STRAITE, CRYLON AUSTRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT,

MIDITERRANEAN PORFI

ARD LONDON.

· Casovun BILLS OF LADIES ISSUED FOR USTAVIA, Ämunicam, ContYNEETAK,

MoorK Awnica Pow.

time he was killed.

Alice

tive figures about, the cost of education Doubtless there will be general 825 to the funds of the hospitals from in a selected list of Crown Colonies are agreement with the recommendations to Chen Kai Ming.

Lieut. Col. H. G. Sergeant, R.G.A, also subjcots outside the terms of reduce the number of boys in each class reference, and the Committes might just of the local schools, to employ European who was stationed in Hongkong before as reasonably have given their viaws upon women teachers in the lower classes, and the war broke out, has been killed at tho athletics, typewriting, or the teaching of to improve the facilities for training front. He was asleep in a dug out as the the Scriptures. We are all in favour of Chinese teachers,

Finally, we agree, in principle, with the

Capt. (Acting Major) P. R. M. Collins, increasing expenditure un education in Hongkong provided that good value is recommendation that the salaries of both E. G. A., a popular junior officer of the obiained for the money, but because English and Chinese masters should be 7th Company a few years ago, who was Ceylon devotes 4.45 per cent. of its annual increased. While the general conditions well-known locally as a cricketer and expenditure to education, and Hongkong under which a master commences at Rugby player, bas been awarded the THE Homeward Mall Beamer, sarrying only 26 per cent, it does not necessarily Queen's College are not unattractive, D.8.0 for good work at the front.

His Majesty'e Maila, will be despatched follow that the teaching of English in promotion is painfully slow. It is, how- The Hon. Mr. E. E. Hallifax, hors from this port se meal, taking Passang árn and Co for the shown Perle Pagers the Government schools in this Colony is ever, only fair to add that all the English 16000 motion in the corking.

worse than it is in Ceylon. As a matter schoolmastors are in the Civil Service befors Reparture from

BILnd Valuables and Tea and Cargo for of fact, in 1916 Hongkong allocated 29 and, presumably, enjoy the usual privi- MEETINGS of the ray, Franse and Trondon (under arrangement) per cent of its public expenditure to legos, including, possibly, the proposed

will be conveyed by this Stanmor proceeding vin Bombay to Marseilles and London.

Farcal ill be enceived at the Once until 3F.. the day before sailing. The contente and valus of all packages are required. “

For further particulare, milling daten, we, apply fo

EVD PARR

Superintendent.

1.75 276

ท

3.25 300

2.75 825

495 4.75 4,25

792

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ON BALE

ONGKONG HANSARD REPORT

Had the

of taking charge of an ald established LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Printing Office in the Straits Settlements. Serion, 1976,

One with knowledge of the working of the

Linotype Machinee preferred. Good prospecte

to competent maIL

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Can of "Daily Press" Quinn,

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FRIOF

DAILY PENS UPFICE

Vessel sostred

educat, 11·1 per cent to Public Works house allowance. Nevertheless, their pro extraorosary, and 100 per cent to spects are nothing like as bright as those “Military expenditure." Is it not of the more fortunate Cadets. Some of manifestly abeurd to suggest that because the local schoolmasters are Oxford and this Colony builds a huge reservoir, or a Cambridge graduates, and to place them typhoon shelter, or extends the mileage in charge of elementary classes is to make

secretary of the Hongkong War Charities Committee, informs us that one telescope

received from Mr. R. Baker of the and one pair of binoculars have been Hongkong Civil Service for forwarding to the Manager of the Lady Roberts Field Glass Fund, Glasses to be included in the parcel now awaiting despatch should reach the Hon. Secretary not later than 10th August. The total local con- scope eighteen hand telescopes, fifty-six tributions now embraces one staad tele binoculars, and donations of 2150.