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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG

INTIMATIONS

NOTICE.

THE

MATRICULATION, SENIOR AND JUNIOR LOCAL | THE HONGKONG STEEL FOUNDRY

EXAMINATIONS.

STIHESE EXAMINATIONS will commence

on MONDAY, December 10th, 1817. Arrangements will be made to hold the Examinations at any town where a sufficient number of Candidates offer themselves. Candidates who wish to be examined of any other place theu Hongkong or Shanghai must apply to the Registrar on or before September 2nd, 1917.

Forms of entry and all particulars can be obtained on application to the Registrar, The Universit, Bongsong

The en ry form, duly filled in, must reach the lingistear, together with the fee (Ten Dollars, Hongkong Currency) on or before October 2xl, 1917.

Four Cesti Prixos will be awarded on the results of the Matriculation Examination. provided tast Candidates of sufficient merit. offer themselves

COMPANY LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE SEVENTH ORDINARY YEARLY * MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Company's Office, St. George's Building, Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY, August 15th, 1917, at 11.30 s, for the purpose of present ing the Report of the General Managers, and Statement of Accounts to May 31st, 1917.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from dust 6th 1917, both days inclusive,

GORDON & Co.,

General Managers, Hongkong, 6th Auguri, 1917.

Tvto

THE STEAM LAUNDRY CO., LTD.

5th

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 10TH,

AUCTION

For Sale

by

Public Auction.

Subject to the conditions prescribed by the Straits Settlements “ Alien Enemies (Winding- up) Ordinance, 1914," as amended from time to time by Ordinances, 1 of 1915, XIX of 1915, in this State:

af 1918 and VI of 1917 and as adopted

All that land known as THE BATU LIMA ESTATE consisting of about 1,016 acres, 1 rood, 38 perches held under East Const Country Grant No. 49 for 999 years from 1883, RENT FREE.

INTIMATION

BATHING

CAPS.

Candidion, whis secure such prizex must THE FIFTEENTH ORDINARY About 275 acres of the land is We have

enter the laiversity on January 2nd, 1918, and must ride in one of the hostels directly managed by the University.

The Esquinations will be conducted accuding to the Regulations for the Senior and Juul Local Examinations and for the Matriculation Examination, 1917,"

AMERICAN ASIATIC S.S. CO.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNERS

FROM NEW YORK.

THE Stanchi

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"HANNA NIELSEN," Captein L, J. Danielsen, having arrived from the above Port, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed a their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, sad stored al Consignoen

and exp risk

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on

on WED'DAY, 15th Ang, at 10 M6 All Claims must be presented within FIFTEEN DAYS of the Stemmer's arrival here, aftor æbich date they cannot be recognized,

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godogus, and all Goods remaining, indelivered after thʊ 16th Aug. will be subject

to rent

Consignees of cargo are hereby actief that thor must produce an Impert porinit signed by the Superintendent of Imports and Experts Hoogkong. before Bills of Lading can be counteragined,

No Fire Insurance bsa boon effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigood by

SHEWAN, TOMËS & CO.,

General Agents.

Hongkong, 9th August, 1917.

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5.8 "CORDILLEKE,"

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE.

“ONSIGNÉES of Cargo from Havm, do,, in connection with above Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods with the exception. of Opiom, Treasure and Vainebles are being landed and stored at their risks into the hazardous and or extra hazardons Godowns: cd,

HOLDERS in the above Company will be

GENERAL MEETING of SHARE planted with rubber (150 acres held at the Office of Sir C: P. Cuaren, C.M.G, in bearing) and 50 acres with on SATURDAY, 18th August, 1917, at 12 coconuts 3 to 4 years old.

clock Nons, for the purpose of receiving the Heport of the Directors with a Statement of Accounts to 31st May, 1917.

Situated on main road within

received

just

an

The following buildings in good exceptionally

condition are on the Estate:

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company | 5 miles of Sandakan Wharf, will be CLOSED from the 13th August to 20th August, both days inclusive.

BERNARD BROWN,

Secretary. Hongkong, 3rd August, 1917.

HONGKONG" ICE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE.

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"N accordance with the Provisions of No.

General Managers have this day declared an INTERIM DIVIDEND for the half-your ended 30th June, 1917, of TWO DOLLARS PER SHARE.

DIVIDEND WARRANTS:

Smay be obtained on application at the Office of the Company on and after TUESDAY, 21st instant.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 10th to 20th

instant, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,

General ManRGOPY. Hongkong, 8th Angust, 1917° (929

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

NOTICE IS HEREBY

that Certificats. No. 5992 dated Hougious 19th February, 1900, for 50 Shares numbered 54219 to 54243, 1203 to 10207, 52840 to 52849, $188 to 4190 and 55811 to 36815 and Provisional

(a) 1 bungalow (50 x 30') containing 2 bedrooms, dining room and veran

dah. Corrugated iron roof, plank fine assortment

walls, tiled floor.

(6) 1 Store (63 x 29) Corrugated iron

walls

TOOL, 4392) Corrugated

(e) 1 Smoke-

(d) 1

iron walls and roof, earth floor. Factory (32' x 16'). Corrugated plank walls, cement floor. Contains 2 hand machines, 28 latex paile and over 9,000 cups.

root,

(e) 15 Coolie houses (each 18 x

Plank walls attap roofs.

The above property will be sold by Public Auction in the Court House o

Sandakan at 12 o'clock Noon, on SATUR- DAY, 20th Octüber, 1917. KESERVE PRICE $100,000 (ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) STRAITS SETTLEMENTS CURRENCY

(NOTE:-This reserve price has been based na report on the Estate by the Honourable

of

BATHING BATHING CAPS.

In all the latest Styles

and Colours.

1917.

THE SITUATION IN CHINA. (U) COURTEEY OF THE " margG NGÔI BẢN 20.1 CONDITIONS OF THE NEW LOAN.

SHANGHAI, August 9th. The following are the conditions of the great loan:

(1)Interest at six per cent. (2)Security, the Balt tax, (3)Payment 95 per cent,

Liang Chi-chão demands the pardon of Chin Chin-too.

The Cabinet has presented the Man- date to convene a special Senate to the President's office..

THE CONTROL OF GERMAN RESIDENTS.

The War Committee mot to consider the method of controlling German residents.

Hau Chi-chang visited Feng Kui-chang -

At the same time, it must not be forgot ten that a contributing cause of the success. of any industry in the Colony is the protection afforded by the Britiab lag, and for this protection we must be pre- pared to pay Hitherto payment has taken the form of contribution to the Imperial Exchequer of 20 per cent, of the Colony's revenue From patriotic motives this contribution has been made without a marmur during the war, but from the day that it was imposed until the bursting of the storm in 1814 it was regarded by the Colony as an injustice, In the infant days of the British occupation, the Imperial Govern. ment accepted practically the whole of the financial burden of the local administra tion, but in about 1850 this was reduced to a grant of £25,000 per annum, which was soon afterwards further reduced, and, finally, abolished: Then came the fixing of Military Contribution from the Colony. For the current year this amounts to 82,701,760, which, at the yesterday in reference to the future treat. present, high rate of exchange, represents ment of the Manchu Emperor. roughly £350,000, Naturally, nobody has raised any protest; indeed, the great increase in local taxation for war pur poses, including an immediate gift to the Home Government of $3,000,000, which was soon afterwards raised to 85,000,000,, and an annual contribution of $1,000,000 for so long the war laste, were generally approved by all sections of the community. Hongkong has gladly dono whatever, lay in its power to help to beat the Germans, but we must look ahead to ths great and happier days of reconstruc- fioo. The old grievance, which will certainly revive when the war is ended, is that taxation and representation du ́not go hand-in-hand in this Colony. That was the basis of the troubles which culminated in the severance of the Ameri-

The Government has ordered Lo Peh- kin and Liu Chun-hoo to come to Peking. Liang Chi-chao (Minister of Finance) has refused to sign the agreement for the Communication loan of $20,000,000, as Cho Ya-lum dissents from the proposal to let the China Bank have half the money.

"HONGKONG MAGISTRACÍ.

MINOR CASES.

A Chinese employed at the Taikoo Dock was charged with the theft of some copper and brass from the dock.

The man pleaded not guilty, and the case was remanded for further enquiries to be made.

On the application of Mr. Mattingley,

ean Colonics from the Mother Country, who appeared to defend, the case in The Dominions have had no such griev.which three Chinese were charged with ance, and, as 'n consequence, they are assaulting another Chinese at West Point

Certificate No. 43/871 dated Hongkong, 6th Ifr. F. E. Lease, Manager of Sapong Estate, A. S. WATSON &nd to the Mother Country by ties of was adjourned.

The sale is subject to the follow- Ning conditions:-

July, 1907, for 25 Shares numbered 85206 to 88230, all Registered in the name of Sir GARL MEYER, Bart, have been LOST or and should this Certificate and this Provisional OF STOLEN,

Certiloste not be prodnood to the Bank before the 2nd September, 1917, now Certifester for the Share will be issued and the aforesaid Cartläcate No. 3482 and Provisional Certificate No. 43/371 will thereafter be treated by this

By Order of the Court of Disselors,

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 1st August, 1917. (901

Corporation as Null and Void.

PUBLIC AUCTION T

(1) 330,000 (Singapore Currency) to be paid on purchase and the balance by monthly instalments thereaftor of $10,000. Interest at the rate of 7% per annum will be charged on instalments overdue and default for

30

days will invalidate the sale and render the and all instalments liable to forfeiture.

(2)

dens payment of the deposit nu agree.

ment will be executed by the liquidator undertaking to complete the transfer of the

HONGKONG

CO., LTD.,

DISPENSARY.

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estate, free of all incumbrances, on payment Haxorosa Úrgica: 101, Dhe Vaux ROAD, O. of the final instalment of the purchase money. LONDON Optics: 131, Fiat Stanz, E.U.

And to the following special

the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown B direction of the Government of conditions :---

Co., Ltd, at Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing,

Hongkong, MAOLS, HUGHER. * HOUGH have received instructions to

ptional Cargo will be forwarded on unless sell by Public AOND

Intimation is received from the Consignees

before NOON TO-DAT requesting is to be landed

hers

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned. Goods remaining unclaimed after the 15th last., a Noos, will be subject in rent and landing abargia.

All Claims must be sons in to me on or before

the

OR

this Balos Boom, lee House 18th day of August, 1917, air Etreet, Victoria, Hongkong. The Following VALUABLE LEABR. HOLD PROPERTY situste şi Vistoria, Hongkong, vie :-

(1) The purchaser must be a British subject and not under any foreign influence; he will be required to satisfy the Governor that no or indirectly interested with him in the pur- person of enemy or foreign origin is directly

chase,

ase, and he must make such statutory declaration in that behalf as may be required. by the Governor. B

(4) For the purposes of this sale any person entitled under the Land Laws of North Borned to rank as a Native shall be deemed

British subject.

The Baily Press.

BosaкORO, 10TH AUGUS2, 1917.

AND IMPERIAL PREFERENCE.“

HONGKONG

sentiment, the strength of which has astonished the world.

ASSAULT CASE TALLS THROUGH.

It is impossible to forecast the scheme

When a case in which T. Leach, Chief that will be introduced for consolidating | Engineer of the His. On ler, was charged the Empire after the war, but we know with assaulting the Chinese steward of (that, whatever it may be, the elected the same boat was called on before Mr. representatives of the self-governing Dyer Ball, Mr. Guy Haywood, who sp= Dominions will take part in shaping it. peared for the defendant, said he underg It may be that, in planning some general stood that the case was to be withdrawa scheme of tariffs for the reconstructed The Magistrate enquired if it was not Empire, it will be necessary Colony to fall into line with the other Marine Court, and Mr. Haywood in- for this cate which should have gone to the

Dominions Overseas, but before anything timated that he was of the same opinion. is done we hope that the local commercint | However, he understood that the steward community will at least be afforded an wished to withdraw the churge. opportunity of expressing its views. It The steward was called, and in reply may be trusted always to give due" weight.] to the Magistrate said that he wished to to Imperial as well as to local interests. withdraw the charge, as “bis master had Never were "sentimental" considerations spoken to him." in regard to trade and industry stronger The charge was then withdrawa, than at present and we believe that they will continues to exert a powerful influence

the 18th fast, or they will not be recognised, situate as Victoris aforesaid and known to be the case of a Company formed for YESTERDAY we referred to this subject of when the war is over, for we shall ben!

All damaged packages will be examined on WEDNESDAY, the 15th inst, al 19 ÀM

No Fire Insurnace has seen effected.

P. THOMAS,

Hongkong, 0th August 1917

Agwat,

2

RITIKK TRADERS INSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

MESSES, BUTTER

This Day

pointed Greasers

Agents of the above Company for Fire Insur

• noe for Longkong and China.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

C. H. P. HAY,

per pro, General Manager.

Hongkong, 8th August, 1917.

WANTED.

1926

ONE of funds invites applications for

the Largest British Fire Insurance

AGENCIES Hongkong, Shanghai and Treaty Ports. Apply

Box 3,

Uure of " Daily Proes" Office.

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All THOSE pieces or parcels of ground and regiatored in the Land Offos, ka SECTION A OF MARINE LOT NO. 101 the purpose of acquiring the business its

(3) In and SECTION "B" OF MARINE LUT Memorandum of Association must contain NO. 101. Together with the messages, special provisions, to be approved by the arection and buildings and buildings Governor, to excind

the

possibility the

YELLOW RIVER BRIDGE.

the representation of the Far East in any realise more fully than we do now the TO BE REPAIRED AT A COST OF $11,000,000. Convention that may be summoned for distremendous encrifices that have been made

therson known as No. 7; Queen's Road Connany falling ander foreign control aussing the reconstruction of the Empire. I by all parts of the Empire to save modern suanuing the Yellow River on the Peking-

Central, Victoria aforesaid." Term 29 Generally speaking:

It will be necess years created by a Crown Lease dated prevent more than one-fourth of the the 8th day of April, 1864.

or the voting rights being held by, or s to the control of, foreigners.

Articles of

Arsa in rospect of Section "A" of Marine Lot No. 101-8448 sq. ft. - - Pros

portion of Annual Orown Boat 1844

Ares in respect of Section B of Marine Lot No. 101-875 g, Et Pro portion of Annual Crown Kent 88.7%.

For further particulars and conditions of sale apply tõmm

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,

Price's Buildings,

Ice House Street, Hongkong, Solicitors for the Liquidator of THE DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE BANK,

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

PUBLIC AUCTION,

AE Undersigned has received instrus

tions from the Liquidstory of

·Menara. Witexs & Co. in pursuance of a ADY STENOGRAPHER and TYPIST. order of the Hongkong Government to

LA

WANTED.

Apply stating experience, etc.

Box No. 131, Care of "Daily Press" Office. (928

WANTED.

sell by public suction at 11 o'clock (Noo) on MONDAY, the 17th day of Angost, 1917, na his Sales Rooms, Daddell Street, Hongkong,

All the piece of ground situata as Faumati, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, and registered in the Land Office as KOWLOON INLAND LOT NO.

N EXPERIENCED PRINTER, capable

of taking obarge of an old-established | 209, Printing Office in the Straits Settlements. One with knowledge of the working of the

Vinotype Machines preferred. Good prospects to competent miAN.

Apply with references, and stating age, estionality, and salary required, to---

Vare of “Daily Prom? Office.

WANTED.

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IN ONE LOT

The property consists of a piece of

ground butting on Battery Street and loon and contains an area of 4,406 square feet,

Fourth Street (near the Prays) in Kor-

The Lot is held for the unexpired re- sidue of term of 75 years created therein by an Indenture of Crown Leses dsted the 4th day of May, 1898

The Annual Crown Kent is 350.

ZNGINEER BRITISH a WORKS For further particulars and conditions E FOREMAN of male apply to

Copy References in own writing stating age, experience and salary required, No other applications considered.

W. 8 BAILEY & CO., LTD.

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MU. HASTINGS & HASTINGS. Hollaltors for the Liquidator,

or to the Undoerigoad,

GEO PLANNERT. Hongkong, #rd May, 1917-193

On account of decay, the great bridge

Hankow Railway will have to be recen-

to Today we propose to allude to the ques civilisation, and there will be a general tion of Imperial preference, which has al disposition to revise our conceptions of

structed. (4) In the case of a Company already in ready been accepted, in principle, in many political economy and to incur the risk

The engineers of the railway have existence, i

:i£ The

Association de parts of the Empire. To a distributing of some sacrifice if we are convinced that found it necessary to start reconstruction not already so provide, they must be altered entre such as Hongkong, free trade it will take for greater security work at the earliest date in order to in a manner satisfactory to the Governor so as to exclude the possibility of the Company means almost everything. Thirty years It does not necessarily follow, however, ensure safety for the passage of heavily falling under foreign control, and the Direeg, Dr. Eiral wrote: "The genius of that a scheme which is suitable to Great loaded cars. ters must

ust furnish an undertaking to use their

It is estimated that the

tion is able to pay in a period of five years. An amount of $2,000,000 will have to be appropriated every year from the earnings of the railway.

best endeavours to have the provisions British free trade and political liberty Britain or South Africa will be equally reconstruction of the bridge will cosé referred to above inserted in the Memorandum constitutes unmistakeably the vital ele-suitable to Hongkong, and for that reason $11,000,000, which the railway administra of Association if legislation should be. introduced enabling the Minorandpa of ment in the historic development of it is imperative that all those concerned Association to be altered by the insertion of Hongkong" Without, any disparagement shall be consulted before any decision is such provisions

(6) Should the Governor for any reason not of the enterprise of the commercial cou-taken. approve of the purchaser, the contract may he rescinded by the Governor and the deposit will be returned without interest or experises.

Further particulars may be obtained on application to the undersigned.

W. W. SMITH,

RPRIDENT'S OSPICE,

Liquidator

SANDAKAN, NORTH BORNEO, 29th June, 1917.

NOTICE:

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unity, it may certainly be said that

there is no place in the Empire which has A pair of binoculars has been received profited more by free trade than this by the War Charities Committee from Colony Shall we in the near future Mr. R. Aitken, Taikoo Sugar Refinery, voluntarily abandon a system which has for forwarding to the Manager of the been of such inestimable advantage? The Lady Roberts Field Glass Fund. question is obviously one that requires

Count Leo Lovortch. Tolstot, son of the very careful consideration, for it is as great Russian author who is now on a true to-day as at any time during the tour through Japan and Chinh may seventy-ave years of the British occupa (says the Japan Daily Mail) settle in tion that the main source of the great Shanghai to deal in curios and works of prosperity of the Colony is its shipping art.

One of the early G Governors described

Hongkong as "a sort of honded ware

A desiring to leave the Colon hould deposit their goods until it was on A NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiatic or Indian house," in which British merchants court Sply in person at the CENTRAL POLICE vrient to distribute them. That descrip STATION between the hours of 9 am to 1 PM. and 2 to 4.x. daily.

tion still holds, despite the fact that we Applicants will be required to produer Passports or identification paper have witnessed, especially during the past

All persons with certain exceptions

ons who twenty years, the development of various remain in the Colony for more than 7 days cal industries, including two large are required to Register themselves under

ORDINANCE 1916.

The Matriculation and Benior und

It is now eleven years since the Peking- Hankow Railway wag built. The Huang- ho Bridge was originally guaranteed by the French engineers and contractors for ib years.

TIENTSIN CORONER AND CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

An inquest was held recently at Tien- tain on the body of a child, the daughter of Christian Science parents. The coro

University of Hongkong will commence on Junior Local Examinations of theer, Mr. H. F. Handley Derry, retu

the following verdict Death was due December 10th. Centres will be arranged to natural causes, to wit, exhausion, con- at places other than Hongkong and sequent on diarrhea and convulsions. Shanghai if a sufficient number of candi As no qualified medical practitioner was dates offer themselves.

called in prior to death, no definite find- The Hon Treasurer of the Aliceing can be given as to whether medical Memorial and Affiliated Hospital aid could have saved the child's life, acknowledges with thanks the following the REGISTRATION or PERSONS shipbuilding yards, sugar, cement, paper donations to the Funds of the Hospitals: but the Court wishes to put its opinion

making, rope and other factories. A tax Mr. Leung Yan Po $100, Mr. Lo Choud Forms of Registration giving th

Shan, $100 Mr. Ho Mun Shang, 850 on record that, from the medical evidence ticulars required may be obtained the on the raw material used by any of them Mr Wong Fa Hung, 825 Mr. Tang given, had steps been taken to combat the G.PO, and at all Police Stations

would naturally affect their businese, Chi Ngong, 225: Mr. Yu Yin Pak, 825 exhaustion, and maintain the body fluids, The Feralty for non-compliance is a fine

Mr Chow D Ting, 825 Mr. Li Yau uch might have been done to assist tho close investigation, indeed, is needed to Chan French Bank Compradore, not exceeding $50.

158 ensure that it would not stifle them

the

Pay

child:"

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