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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

ITALIAN CONVENT,

CAINE ROAD.

PITMAN'S SHORTHAND CLASSES.

PUBLIC COMPANIES

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, AUGUST 27TH,

HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY,

LIMITED

NOTICE

HE ORDINARY HALF YEARLY

NEW Term for Flems and Advanced MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS

(Theory)

(Speed) Pupils begins on MONDAY, 8rd be held at the Company's Hotel, on SATUB DAY, 1st September, 1917, at 12.15, pa for September, 1917.

the purpose of receiving a Statement of Jane, Accounts of the Company to 30th 1917, with the Report of the Directors, and to discuss any matter that may be competently brought before the Mooting-tem

Private classes held in the morning. Examinations for Certificates will be held at Ascal by the Local Committee at the end of the term.

For further particulars apply at the Convent

1970

WANTED:

BOUT end September by Local Shipping . Firm LADY STENOTYPIST previous Experience essential,

Apply

No

Quarters.

Box 30,

Care of " Daily Prose" Office,

TO LET.

(9714

ATO. 4. "BASILEA" Lytiloton Road.

ROOMED HOUSE with Sorvants Apply to- Mora, LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

Chartered Bank Building.

NOTICE

TE This

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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 28th August, 1917, to 1st September, 1917, both lays inclusiye.

By Order of the Board

* J. H. TAGGART, Manager and Secretary, Hongkong, 20th August, 1917

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BONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Neriticate No. 3452 dated Hongkong ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 19th February, 1900, for 30 Shares numbered 54219 to 54243, 10203 to 10207, 62840 to 52849, $188 to 4190 and 55811 to 66816 and Provisions Certificate No. 13/371 dated Hongkong th

1907, for 20 Shares numbered.

July

Registered in the name of Sir CARL Bark,, hays been LOST or STOLEN and 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 Cerkliente No. 3482 and Frovisional Certificate Na 43/871 will thereafter be treated by this

WE HAVE THE Day REMOVED our Corporation sa Nallavolo

to 4th Floor, YORK BUILDING, Chater Road.

S. C. ISMAIL & Co.: Hongkong, 24th August, 1917.

WANTED.

(937

OCAL Shipping Firm LNERGIO YOUNG EUROPEAN with provions experience. Knowledge of Typing and Shorthand preferred.

Apply to

Box 15,

Cars of" Daily Prms" Office.

WANTED.

1918

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

I

W. S. BALLEY & CO., LTD. 291

HOUSES TO LET

TO BE LET.

FLAT at No. 3, Jordan Road. Kowloon, Apply to-

KAYAMALLY'S CO.,

5. D'Aguilar Street,

Hongkong:

TO LET.

1969

MMEDIATE entry. Four very desirable SHOPS, situated in Io House Street, opposite the Grand Hotel, recently recon- wtracted.

For rent and other particulam apply to--

THE MANAGER, HONGKONG ICs Co., LD, 46. Connaught Rosil Central, (900

H

TO LET.

44 LTOMESTEAD," No. 43, FRAX Unfurnished, Immediate possession.

for 3 months.

FLATS Wild Dell Buildings," Wazohal, HOUSES and FLATS, Gap Lond.

Apply to

BANG KRE,

Care of Compradorn DePT., HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKINO,

CORPORATION.

TO LET.

10. 26, BELILIOS TERRACE.

No.

1894

A LARGE ROOK suitable for Office in Queen's Building (oorner of Connaught Road and Too House Street).

ONE GODOWN in Duddall Street.

Apply to--

LINSTEAD & DAVIS, 3rd Floor, Alesandra Bolldiage.

TO LIE

OFFICE ** 8, CooREsghs Road Cen-

COFPICE in King's Balldings.

HOUBER iz Broadwood and Honor HOUSEB on Bhamoen, ChubÖRG

"Apply to— THE HONGKONG LAND INTEET MENT AND AGENCY Co., Lam.

TO ETA

FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon,

By

INTIMATION

1917

as it was submitted to the Legislative The Chinese Minister underwent Council We regarded the omission successful operation by Dr. Cantlie on then as due to an oversight, but, upon June 30th.

the matter being raised on the second Mr. M. H. Yung, Kwong Yueh-Han reading, it was immediately made evident Railway Company, Canton, has been that the omission was intentional, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Although it is quite possible that the Arts.

Mr. D. Forbes, acting agent of the

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor- poration at Canton, has gone to the

North WATSON'S

B

BRANDY.

measure would not have been disallowed if it had been passed in this form, wo were convinced that, once the issue was definitely raised, the Imperial Authori ties would never countenance it, for a very important question of principle was involved. In the circumstances, to have sanctioned compulsory military service for all time in Hongkong would have placed the British Ministry in an extreme ly embarrassing position. Their action would have been regarded as a straw showing which way the wind blew, and would have exposed them to the charge of secretly favouring militarism while openly professing a deep-seated antipathy to it."

The principal blemish in the Bill having disappeared, we can, afford to view the others in a more indulgent light, because, at the worst, any hardships are only tem. A serious attempt, however, must Le made to soften down very considerably

CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

[BY COURTESY OF TAKORUNG NGOI

BAN FO

THE HEALING EFFECT OF WAR.

SHANGHAL, August 26th. Chi Tao-kong, Acting Tuchun of Sze- chwan, has wired to Peking stating that, owing to the declaration of war on Ger many, the Szechwan and Yunnan troops. will make peace in order to oppose the

Subadar Mehr Khan, 74th Punjabis, enemy unitedly. has been appointed an Honorary Aide- de Camp to H.E. the Governor Fife ontertained the Foreign Ministers Subadar-Major Bribal, T4th Punjabis.

The Government Gazette contains re- gulations governing the importation of goods into Bussin, which have been approved by the Russian Provisional Government.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs has

CANTON NEWS,

[BY COURTESY OF THE CHUNG Ngo SAN POL"]

AUGUST 26th.

THE DECLARATION OF WAR.

The names of the following have been

A despatch through the Dutch Conenl added to those qualified to perform the has been received by the local authorities duties of Auditors under the Companies requesting that protection may be afford- Ordinance:-Mr A. E. Hinch, 29, Broaded to German chapels in various districts way, New York; and Mr. A. T. Roberts, 26, Broadway, New York,

The Government Gazelle announces the

Ex-General Lung Uhai Kwong has telegraphed to Peking that he favours the declaration of war with Germany,

the asperities of the Army Act in its escission of the regulations with refer and is willing to go to the front in Europo A form of appreciation from the Government has been received.

application to the Hongkong Defence Corps. This Act, it is true, has been in

Clef Manager, Superior Old Cognac. force for a long time without any visible

Order of the Court of Directors,

N. J. STABB Hongkong, 1st August, 1917. » NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED

(IN LIQUIDATION). (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND).

Unredeemed Bank Notes.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that any

NGSTANDING NOTES will be

paid on presentation to the undersigned on

or before SATURDAY, 9th September, A. S. WATSON

1017, at Noons A

AFTER THAT DATE, holdes will find it. necessary to claim repayment IN STERLING TRADE, LONDON, to from the BOARD OF whom the necessary funds will be remitted.

THE BOARD OF TRADE make a charge for payment of claims out of monies deposit- ed in the "COMPANIES LIQUIDATION ACCOUNT" at the Bank of England.

A. LOWE,

Liquidator.

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Chartered Bank Building,

Hongkong, 16th August, 1917,

R.

NOTICE.

NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiatic or Indian desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the CRNTHAL POLICE STATION between the hours of 9 AM to 1 PM, and 2PM to 4 daily.

Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers.

persons

with certain exceptions who remain in the Colony for more than 7 days required to Register themselves ander. the BEGISTRATION Nor PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918.

Forms of Registration giving the par- ticulary required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for non-compliance is a fine not exceeding $50.

COMMISSIONERS FOR THE PORT OF PANGOON..

FOR SALE,

WIN SCREW, Steel, Self-Propelling Suction Dredger PELICAN and Floating Pipe Line, built by Mosers. W. SIMONS & COMPANY, Renfrew, 1908.

beam

DEEDGER Length 208 feet by 26 feet maximum draught 10 feet 7 inches. Two acts triple expansion surface condens ing propelling and two sets pusaping engines with 4 boilers. Two 30 centrifugal pumps with nominal capacity of 30,000 cubic feet Band

or silt per hour fifung from a depth of 33 feet and delivering through 3,000 feet of pipe line.

of

FLOATING PIPE LINE in 48 lengths of steel pipe 50 feet long and 42 inches diameter on circular steel pontoons 26 foet

diameter and 4 feet 4 inches deep.

Further particulars may be obtained from

THE SECRETARY, COMMISSIONERS FOR THE PORT OF RANGOON,

Post Box No. 85,

Rangoon, Burma,

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PUBLIC AUCTION. THE Undersigned has received instruc tions from the Liquidator of Messrs. WAZEE & Co., in pursuance of an order of the Hongkong Government, to sell by Public Auction at 19 o'clock (Nooy) 10-DAY (MONDAY), the 27th day of August, 1917,

BLAIR.

CO.,

LTD.,

WINE AND SPIRIT

MERCHANTS..

TEL. 616.

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DEATHS. Whilst travelling to England per str. Kashima Muru, on August 14th, Rom HAIR, late of Mesura Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., of heart failure BROWN.Killed in action on August 17th, 1917, 2nd-Licut. E. J. BROWN, Royal

Flying Corps, 45th Squadron. Coogs-At the General Hospital, Shang- hai, on August 20th, MARY, beloved wife of JoиNE. Cook (Moto Noel, Murray & Co., Ltd.), nged 97

years. HILLER,In England, on August 14th, after a long and painful illness, ADA, the beloved wife of E. G. HILLIER, OMG, Hongkong and Shanghai

SMITH.

of Amoy

ence to the refund of duty on exported tobacco, and also the reduction of the quoual fee for a Licensed Tobacco Ware house licence from $250 to 875.

THE SOUTHÈEN PARLIAMENT. The sum of $100,000 has been remitted, through the China Bank, to Dr. Ban Yat-sen from one of the federations in

Naval salaries and expontes.

effect. Nevertheless, it has undoubtedly produced a feeling of uncertainty and insecurity amongst those who are subject resident members of the German Club and Singapore. The amount is given to

On Saturday evening (August 16th) the

the secretary had taken themselves else

The Special Parliament held its firat where and the last seals were affixed by the Chinese authorities, and now what meeting yesterday in the Provincial about the German Consulate and the ex- Assembly Hall, which was decorated with officials who continu, to enjoy its use flags and dowers. Tho ceremony this is an irregularity (says the attended by local officials, Foreign Con- Daily Neue) which ought no longer to suis and the officers of the Army and Navy A crowd of several thousand he tolerated.

people was present. The cremony con- cluded after several lectures had been delivered and tea had been served.

to it. Technically, it deprives nearly the whole of the adult British male pops lation of the Colony of its civil status, and it is only due to the moderation of the Government that it has not done so in fact. While it may be argued that the mildness of its application in the past should gives confidence in the future, it may, with greater force, be contended that if experience has shown it to be unnecessary there is no need to continue it. Discipline is maintained in the Police Reserve without its aid, and, while that is the case, an inequitable distinction is drawn between two sections of the civilian population. At least, the extent to which the members of the Defence Corps will be amenable to the Act should be clearly stated, so that every one may know precisely what civil rights, declaring that he had not stolen it. Be still retains.

There is no doubt, also, that if the Government, were to lower the age for exemption it would be a very popular concession, despite the fact that they have already undertaken to introduce a modi hed form of training for men over fifty It might very well be left for those over forty-five to volunteer, for it may be taken for granted that all who felt able to be of use would cheerfully offer their services for the duration of the war. The demands which it is proposed to make upon the younger men cannot be regarded as exact- ing. We confess that we have no sympathy

able-bodied

who, with Young

men

though they ouse work at five o'clock in

A Chinese, who snatched a handbag con taining $12 from a Portuguese lady near Sincere's, was sentenced to twelve months imprisonment by Mr. A. Dyer Hall at the Magistracy on Saturday. The pri soner, who had been previously convicted, was chased by the prosecutrix and over. Lakon. He then endeavoured to strike the prosecutrix, and, although told that if he returned the bag nothing more would be said of the occurrence, declined to give it

was

A dinner was given by the Civil Governor to the Parliamentary repre- sentatives yesterday,

An aerial service-school or corps will be formed by Dr. Sun Yat-sen.

"FAIR AND WARMER." SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE BY

THE FRAWLEY CO.::-

Mr. W. H. Gaskell has been presented The Frawley Company made a highly by his colleagues in the Hongkong Special successful first appearance at the Theatris Police Reserve with a cheque on the Royal, Hongkong, on Saturday night, and ecasion of his departure for England to justified the favourable reports which had volunteer for work connected with the preceded them. The comedy" Fair and war, although he is fifty-five years of Waemer, which they chose for their age. It was pointed out, on the occasion opening performance, kept the large of the presentation, that P.-c. Gaskell was house in a state of contin nous

is merriment. one of the original twenty members who The cast is a small one, but all the formed the nucleus of the present force, characters were remarkably well sustain- that he had never missed a drill, and thated. The story deals with the domestic he was the only member of the European misunderstandings of two couples, who Company to be awarded the badge of live in adjacent flats. It opens at the merit by HE, the Governor.

Major Percy Robert Murdoch: Collins, D.S.O, R.G.A., after serving for three

point where a wife, bored by her prosy husband, meets an old sweetheart of a more dashing disposition, and threatens to sue for a divorce. The perplexed hus. band, in his dismay, goes to his neighbour

and counsel, and is urged. for aympathy break of war, and joined the heavy siege by him to absent himself from home battery, with which he went to the Front occasionally on some plausible pretext in May, 1915. He was appointed to the in order to keep his wife wondering.” command 10 months ago, and continued He confesses himself, however, tempera- to hold it until he fell on June 25th last mentally unsuited for the role of a He was mentioned in despatches at the fancur. Being upbraided a little later by New Year and awarded the D.8.0. on his friend's wife for the infidelity which the occasion of the King's Birthday last she assumes to be the cause of the rift within the lute; he is provoked to dis month. Major Collins leaves a widow.

close her husband's duplicity Loft at home together that evening, the two decide to arouse the jealousy of their absent spouses by being found together in The time

Banking Corporation, Peking

years at Hongkong and during the the evening and have every Saturday native disturbances--at Canton, was PARSONS.-Died on active service, on

August 18th, 1917, at Athens, Greece, afternoon and Sunday to themselves, ordered to England soon after the out- Lieut. KT. J. Parsons, eth Royal begrudge any time spent in learning to Irish Rifles (by cable). SMITH-At Sianfa, on August 7th, Iris, become cicient in military exercises

the dearly beloved wife of VIVIAN Such men, however, are very few and far between. At the same time duties TAMPLIN. At the Victoria Nursing

Home Shanghai, on August 1st, that deprive a man of his proper rest MARGARET CONSTERDINE

TAMPLIN, and so unlit him for his work next day. widow of the late Lewes H. Tamplin should be curtailed as far as possible now that business-houses are being run with depleted staffs owing to the release of men for active service overseas. We have never hesitated to urge that there should. be, as far as practicable, equality of sacrifice between this Colony and the Mother Country, and we have had the Batisfaction of seeing many of the sugges tions offered in our columns carried into effect, but we see no merit in unavailing: escrified The Imperial Authorities have refused either to entrust local defence to

Hongkong Uraine: 10, De Vœux BoAD, C. Loxuan. Orion: 131, Frans See, E.C.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, 272K AUGUST, 1917.

A VICTORY FOR LIBERTY.

CORRESPONDENCE. THE MILITARY SERVICE BILL TIME LIMIT TO BE INSERTED. The following letter has been received from the Hon. Colonial Secretary..

fro riż zatron oF THE HONGKONG. DAILY PERSS."] Sin-I am directed to inform you

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1.

a compromising situation with the

hangs heavily, however, idea of keeping themselves awake, decide to take some alcoholic stimulant, to which they are both unaccustomed. The extra- ordinary cocktails which they mix, com-

*this Sales Rooms, Duddell Street, is with general satisfaction that the the residenta or to apply conscription to that His Excellency the Governor bas bined with copious libations of chaus

Henglong

All the piece of ground situate at Yanmati, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, and registered in the Land Office as KOWLOON INLAND LOT No. 203,

In On Lor.

FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES La Kowloon.

Apply to

The Lot is held for the expired residue HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE of a term of 7 years created therein by an Indenture of Crown Lease dated the 4th day of May, 1888.

Oo., LTD., Alexandra Buildings,

WANTED.

• HD M

(941

A 10 Rooms in a central location,

HOUSE or WHOLE FLOOR with

Please apply koina

Care of " Dully Panin" Olloni

the Colony for overseas service. In the

is circumstances it is only reasonable to sasume that they attach importance to

public have received the announcement that the Secretary of State for the Colonies has upheld the objection to the permanent character of the Military the vigorous prosecution of local commer The property consists of a piece of ground Service Bill, and that the local Govern- cial activities, and this fact should be borne in mind when considering any abutting on Battery Street and Fourthment will, accordingly, introduce as Street (near the Prays) in Kowloon and

amendment limiting the operation of the scheme of military service. There is no contains an area of 4,500 square fest

measure to the duration of the war and desire to shirk responsibility, but there six months afterwards. All those concern is natural tendency to ask that the ed may, we think, be congratulated upon duties which people are called upon to this smooth and speedy settlement of a perform shall be justified by necessity question which has already aroused very Certainly it seems rather late in the day threatened to to call for any drastic changes when the considerable feeling and culminate in a public urotest. It will be local auxiliary forces have been serving remembered that the omission of any under war conditions for three years and time limit was the first of the criticisms all the neighbouring territories are now which we offered against the Bill as soon our Allies.

The Annual Crown Bent is $60. For further particulars and conditions sale apply to

MESSES, HASTINGS & HASTINGS, Solicitors for the Liquidator,

or to the Undersigned,

GEO. P. LAMMERT.

$80]

communicated to the Secretary of State for the Colonies the objection raised by the Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council to the fact that the Military Service Bill consins no clause limiting the period of its operation.

Mr. Long has replied to the effect that, having regard to all the circumstances, the operation of the bill should be limited to the duration of the war and a period of six months afterwards, and an amend ment will be introduced accordingly I am, Bir, your obedient servant, CLAUD SEVERN,

Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office.

Hongkong, 25th August, 1817.

or intoxica. pagne, produce a state of utter

to attain is fully realised when they are tion, and the result which they set out found later on Serious complications ensue, but, of course, everything is satis

cle of a young woman in her cups is, per.. factorily adjusted in the end. The specia haps, scarcely edifying, and although Miss Hager, who is a very accomplished actress, depicted it with great skill, and a much delicacy as possible, this scene might with advantage, we think, be some-

what curtailed As "Billie Bartlett," MT. Daniel Frawley gave a splendid impersonation of the husband whose wife was first exasperated by his virtues and then by bis supposed vides. Laura Bartlett, his impulsive wife was ad mirably portrayed by Miss Annette Tyler, while. Mr. Homer Barton in the part of " Jack Wheeler " was a wildly deceiving, husband of a rather engaging type.

Tonight the play will be staged again,