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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 1917.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

WANTED IMMEDIATELY.

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET.

HIEF OFFICER, for . SIMAN B Chius, au Eurasian or Portuguehe Com-

Yan ENGLISH LADY in Yuman,MMEDIATE entry, Four very desirable SHOPS, situated in loe House Street, psaion. Good home. Kowledge of French opposite the Grand Hotel, recently recon- desirable. Please apply stating salary required rusted. age and full particulars to-

Box 17. Care of Daily FriesTM Office. [ICLI

Apply

GERMINAL CIGAR STORE,

18, Nathan Road, Kowloon.

(1010

NOTICE.

KOWLOON WATER WORKS.

FT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that, dwing

*HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. CHINESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL

NEW CLASS for BEGINNERS" will commence on MONDAY, 1st

I to Alterations to the supply Matur to Outober, 1927, it sufficient, support be furth

Kowloon Peninsula, Water in the Distributing Mains will be ent off between the hours of P.M. TUESDAY, 18th instant, and 6 A.M. on WEDNESDAY, the 19th instant.

W. CHATHAM,

Water Authority. Public Works Department,

11042 Mongkong, 1th September, 1917,

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,

IN THE MATTER OF THE BRITISH]

TRADERS INSURANCE COM- PANY, LIMITED,

and

IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ORDINANCES, 1911 and 1012.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Uhout a

coming.

Application for enrolment and enquiries regarding hours of School, Fees, elé, should be made to the undersigned as early us possible.

By Order,

E. A. WILLIAMS, Beoretary. Hongkong, 4th September, 1917.

For rank and other particulars apply to-

THE MANAGER, BONGLONG JEE Co, Lap,,- 46, Conasught Bead Central. [900

TO LET.

OFFICES at 2, Connaught Road Central.

OFFICE in King's Buildings.

HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton

Terraces

HOUSES on Shameen, Canton. Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST! MENT AND AGENCY CO, LTD. [28

-TO LET.

1003

A FLAT in Nathan Boad, Kowloon

THE UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED. Incorporated in Hongkong.- NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERB. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY of UANTON, LIMITED will be held at the Head Office of the Society, Petition was on the bith day of Septem-Nos. 3 and 4, Queen's Buildings Leturia ber, 1917, presented to the Supreine Court of in the Colony of Hongkong on THURSDAY. Hongkong by the above-mel Company to the 27th September, 1917, at 12.15 clock confirm an alteration at the said Company's P.M., when the sabjoined Resolution passed at objecta proposed to be eflicted by a Specialan Extraordinary General Meeting convened Resolution of the Company unanimously passed at an Extraordinary Licneral Meeting of the said Company held on the 10th day of July, 1917, and subsequently unimously contrned at an Extortinary General Meeting of the said Company hold on the 16th day of August, 1917, and which Resolution runs as follows

That the provisions of the Company's *Memorandum of Association with "respect to its objects Le altered to as *to as shown in the print signed *for the purpose of

for that purpose and held on the 1st day of captember, 1817, will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution;

d

That the provisions of the Society's "Nemomnium of Association with respect Eto-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."

FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Kowloon

Apply 10~~

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO, LTD., Alexandra Buildings

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NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD.,

AND

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. ONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer

"TEIRESIAS "

are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kow-

on, where it will lie at Consignee's risk, The Cargo will be ready for delivery

"Chairou of this Metition by the Memorandum of Association coneguently from Godown on and after

Should the above Resolution bo

by contrmed as a Special Resolution by the requisite majority the alterations in the Society's involved will

be submitted to the Supreme

for confituration. Court of Hongkong

A print of the Memorandum us proposed. to be altered can be seen at the Head Office of the Bociety,

Dated this 14th day of September, 1917.

C. H. P. HAY, per pro General Manager. [1034

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,

AND NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the mid Petit on is directed to be heard before His Honour Sir WILLIAM REES DAVIS, the Chif Justice, on WEDNESDAY, the 24th day of October, 1017, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and any person niterested in the said Company, whether as Creditor, Policy Holder, er otherwise, desirous to oppose the making of an Order for the confination of the said alteration under the above Urdinances should appear at the time of hearing, by himself or of bis Counsel, for the purpose, and a copy she said Petition will be furnished to any such person requiring the same by the undersigned, the Company's Solicitors, on payment of the regulated charge for the TORPAREHOLDERS A Who shove Company will be held at the Company's Offices, on SATURDAY, the 28th of September, at Noow, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with Statement of Accounts to 30th June, 1917.

same.

Datex this 10th day of September, 1917.

DEACON, LOUKER, DEACON

&HAKSTON,

1, Des Voeux Road Lentral, Hongkong,

Solicitors for the Company,

(1043

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

'OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD.,

AND

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION

CO., LTD.

ONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer

"HYSON

MEETING

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 21st to 19th September, both days inclusive.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. 5th September, 1017, {1000

Hongkong, t

THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK"· COMPANY, LIMITED.

8th September, Optional cargo will be landed, unless

arrival. notice has been given prior to stenmer's

All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

RESORCIN

HAIR

when the Constituent Assembly met. This! A meeting of the Hongkong Sanitary is not in any way inconsistent with his Board is to be held to-morrow. The speech at the Moscow conferenti-recently, agenda contains purely formal business. when, after pointing out the parlous

The death is reported of Mrs. John C. plight of the nation, he urged the intro Ballagh, wife of Professor John C duction of avere disciplinary measures Ballagh, of Tokio. The deceased lady. in the Army and declared that the terrible had resided in Japan practically for the state of disorganisation was due to the last 30 years.

nets of people who were utterly ignorant of

nilitary affairs. But even if he be credit H.B. the Governor has been pleased ed with the most exalted mutives thereto appoint, under the provisions of thos can be be no question that the course he Hongkong Defence Corps Regulation

1917, Captain G E. Stewart to be fook was fraught with the gravest danger

Adjutant and Quartermaster.

to the State. According to the Minister of the Interior, one result of it was that the Russian fronts were left defenceless and German Club there, which is now closed

It is reported from Kobe that the

LOTION derless for three days. M. KERENSEY, will be sold by public nuction in view

COPY OF ORDER RECENTLY RECEIVED.

Eldoret,

British East Africa,

4th July, 1917.

Dear Sirs, I would be very

much obliged if you would kindly send me by parcels past some of your Resorcin Hair Lotion (oily).

In payment please ud enclosed Postal Orders for £2, which I hope you will be able to change into local currency.

Yours faithfully,

(Signed) M-M-D.

SOLD ONLY BY

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the Prime Minister, displaying that of the fact that the Germans are, no longer courage which has always characterised able to support it. The building is hint since be undertook the heavy respon offered at Y,850,000, sibilities of his difficult office, promptly

The Army Pay Corps, accompanied by refused to épuntennace the idea of a mili- their families enjoyed a very delightful

Lary

dietatorship, dismissed General trip to Repulse Bay on the 8th inst KORNILOFF from the position of Comman Swimming was indulged in, and after- der-in-Chief, and openly denounced him wards tea and light refreshments, were traitor to the Fatherland for dispensed. The party returned, at 6.30 attempting to take advantage of the feeling very grateful to the Service country's difficulties in order to establish Entertainment Fund. a condition of things contrary to the aima The sum of Y.2,140 subscribed by Bri of the Revolution. The Prime Minister|tish residents and their friends in Kobe, was loyalty supported by this Executives of Shimonoseki and elsewhere in Japan has the Councils of Workmen's and Soldiers' been presented to Capt. Flynn, of this Delegates and the Peasants Delegates, | Blue Funnel str. Trudarcus, by the Kobe who dispatched messages to the Army and branch of the British Association, in Navy declaring that General KORNILOFF recognition, of lits splendid work when: was heading a counter-revolution, and had the ship struck a mine off Simons Tosna geluded the troops whom he was leading last May, while conveying troops to Caper towards Petrograd into the belief that town. The money will be sent by Capt... her were required to crush a Maximalist - Flynu to King George's Fund for Se

conspiracy, which was non-existent. The men Army Committees were urged to ignore

[FROM OUR FEEING CORRESPONDENT.]

THE DUTCH MINISTER AND HERR:

EGGELING.

the orders of Kousitor and his Chief of CHINESE TELEGRAMS. Staff, General LEKOMSKY, and to respect the instructions of the Central Committee, For some reason which has not been dis closed, General KEEMOYAKI, who was aj pointed to the supreme military cam-1

PEKING, September 14th. mand in succession to KORNILOFF, was The Puking Daily News having asserted}"

will be examined on any Tuesdays and A. S. WATSON &on afterwards dismissed. Meanwhile, that Herr Eggoing, joint manager of this

Fridays between the hours of 30.45 AM. and Noon within the free storage period, No daims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 14th September will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be pressed to the undersigned on or before the 28th September, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agente Hongkong, 8th September, 1817.

(1035

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD.,

AND CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. YONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer ANTENOR""

C

are hereby notified that the Cargo willNDIVIDEND WARRANTS for the

IS HEREBY GIVEN that are bereby notified that the Cargo will

be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kow- loon, where it will lie at Consignee's riak.

INTERIM DIVIDEND of $2.50 per Share

be discharged into Holl's Wharf, Kow- loon, where it will lie at Consignee's risk,

from Gedown on and after

CO., LTD.,

Hongkong | DISPENSARY,

TKIEPHONE 16. -

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German Bank, was hidden in the Legationi.

Eggeling's whereabouts.

AUSTRIAN MINISTER'S DEPARTURE. DELAYED.

energetic measures were taken for the defence of Petrograd, but, happily, there is reason to believe that these will not Quarter, the Dutch Minister officially now be necessary, for it is announced that denies that Eggeling is in the Dutch- the advance of the mutineers on Petrograd Legation or that the Minister know has been arrested, and that KORNILOre's Headquarters Staff have surrendered, One of the revolting Generals, after order. ing his troops to lay down their arms and subunit to the Government, is reported to have committed suicide on arrival at the his departure from Peking to-night, has COLIN, Capital. KORNILOFT himself is said to again postponed it this time until son of DONALD CAMPBELL, of Gartness, have offered to sorrender on terms, but Sunday-owing to steamer delay. Scotland, to GERTRUDE RUTH, daughter of H. WILSON, of Hongkong the Government insist on his uncondi CARLOTT-KURNA H. B. M. Consulate- tional surrender and have instituted legal

General, Shanghai, on September

MARRIAGES.

CAMPBELL WILSON. At the British Con- sulate General, Shanghai, on Sept. 7th, and at the Union Church, Shang- hai, on the 8th instant,

The Austrian Minister, who was taking

AUSTRIAN MARINES INTERNED.

One hundred and sixty- Austrian marines were interned this morning,

Силика 8th,

CARROTT, of the proceedings against him. Some of his Electricity Department, S. M. C., subordinates have already met with to ESTHER KCBN, of Yokohama, PaxнOY-DAVEY (née Arnold).At the shore-shrift at the hands of infuriated BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS AND

British Consulate General, Shanghai, soldiery. The news from the Provinces,

SPECIE PAYMENTS, on September 7th, and afterward at

the Union Church, RICHARD SNAILES We are told, indicates the existence The Bank of Communications is bring- PIERCY, son of G. PIERCY, of Hong overywhere of a spirit of loyalty ing numerous cases of silver dollars from kong, to WINIFRED LILLIAN DAVEY,

The Cargo will be ready for delivery payable to all Shareholders on the Company's The Cargo will be ready for delivery RAWLINSON-LANG-At Toledo, Ohio, on Commander-in-Chief of the Western and

from Godown on and after.

17th September,

Optional cargo will be landed, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival.

All broken, chofed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.43 A.M. and Noon within the free storage period. No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left, the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered

Register at 30th September, 1917, may be obtained at the office of the Company, 2, Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, on and after the 8th October, 1917.

Notice is further given that the SHARE REGISTER and TILANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 1st to the 6th October, 1917, both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board of Directors,

RM DYER Chief Manager. Hongkong, 8th September, 1917 (1012

7th September, Optional cargo will be landed, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival.

All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 4.4. and Noon within the free storage period. No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered

daughter of the late A. G. Arnold and fidelity to the Government, but, on Tientsin, and it is beloved that there will and Mrs. Arnold; of Hongkong. the other hand, it is admitted that the I be an early resumption of specie payment.

July 9th, the Rev. FRINT JOSEPH

AUSTRIAN MINISTER'S

RAWLINSON, MA, D.D, to Miss South-Western Fronts have allied them. FLORENCE BODLEY LANG, daughter of selves with the KORNILOFF movement. Mr. and Mrs Augustus Howe Lang.

Though others have been appointed to

DEATHS.

DEPARTURE.

FEKING, September 18th.

Rosthorn,

On Friday Dr. A. von

FERGUSON-A Newchwang, on Septem- supersede them, it does not necessarily

ber 5th, DoRKEN Jrasie, only and follow that this step will sufice to restore | Austrian Minister, departed by special beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. order M, KERENSKY has himself assumed train for Shanghai, D. FERGUSON, of Shanghai, aged 6 years G1890-At the Victoria Nursing Home, Shanghai, on September 6th, JAMES E. GIBSON, aged 75 years.

JOHN GILES, Staff Sergt. of the Canadian Fusiliers, formerly of Bhanghai.

the office of Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armies with General ALEXIEIFF, who was recently retired on the ground

after the 24th September will be subject NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED after the 13th September will be subject GILES-Killed in action, on July 17th that he was not sufficiently optimistic, as.j

to rent,

All Cloūns against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 8th October, or they will not be prengnised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, 16th September, 1917,

[3044

JOINT SERVICE

OF THE NEDERLAND" AND ROTTERDAM

LLOYD" ROYAL MAIL LINES,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEEK.

FIHN Binnenship

"PRINSES JULIANA having arrived from SAN FRANCISCO Chaelgnees of Cargo are hereby notif that all Goods are being landed at their rikk into the hasardons and for extra basardons Godown of the Hongkong

and Howloon Wher! and Godown Ltd., whence and/or feam the wharten delivery may. be obtained.

No Claim will be admitted after the Good have left the Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 23rd Sept Noor, will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be pre

(IN LIQUIDATION).

(INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND).

Unredeemed Bank Notes.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that any AN OUTSTANDING NOTES will be paid an presentation to the undersigned on or before SATURDAY 29th September, 1917 at Noon.

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

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

A. R. TOWE

Liquidator.

(956

Chartered Bank Building,

Hongkong, 16th August, 1917.

TO LET. NO. 26, BELILIOS TERRACE.

PEAK.

No. 4, DES VIEUX VILLAS, No. 53, No. 2, FAIRVIEW, No. 3, Nathan Bred, A LARGE

to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 27th September, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 6th Eeptember, 1917.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

YONSIGNEES per Steamer

ON

HANDLI“ BŘAZIL.”

[1038

are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kow look, where it will lie at Consignee's risk, The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after.

8th September, Optional cargo will be lauded, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival. de gris un kard

HEABLONG URFion: 104, Ene Væruz Eoin, U. Lanson, Oavica: 181," Zzane Strast, E.C.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, 17TH SEPTEMBE, 1817,

تانی

GERMAN BANK MANAGER LEAVES-

PEKING

а

This morning there was a Chinese his Chief of Staff. M. KELENBKY has military guard at the station, where issued a proclamation affirming his com few friends made farewell to Cordes, the. plete confidence in the Army and Navy point, manager of the German Bank in and declaring that, everyone, whether Peking, who was released on bail on General or soldier," will be punished for Friday through the offices of Gilbert Reid. the slightest disobedience. It is time, "The German Bank's missing books have he says, to crase playing with the coun- not been found, but the Procurator deem- try's fate, and of this truth, it is to be ed it useless to detain Cordes, who was hoped, there will be a general recognition well treated in gaol. before the country is placed entirely at the mercy of the invader There are still differences between the various political partics to be adjusted, but, if the lesson of recent events has been learnt, a spirit of accomodation should now prevail, and domestic differences should be thrust into the background until the safety of the

State is assured......

THE RUSSIAN REVOLT. THERE are welcome signs that the black clouds which have been brooding over Russia throughout the past week are beginning to disperse. The Germans are encountering more vigorous opposition in the Riga district, the Don Cossack rising All broken, chafed, and damaged goods seems destined to prove abortive, and, ure to be left in the Godowns, where they

of will be examined on any Tuesdays and more important than all, the revolt Fridays between the hours of 10.48 M. General KORNILOFF, the Generalissimo of and Noon within the free storage period.

the Russian forces, is declared to have No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, definitely collapsed. The announcement and all Goods remaining undelivered made on the 9th inst. that General after the 12th September will be subjectKORILOW had demanded that all civil All Claims against the Steamer must he and military power should be vested in presented to the undersigned on or before him came as a bolt from the blue. His the 96th September, or they will not be action looked like the basest treachery in No Fire Insurance will be effected. an unparalleled crisis. He declared, how-

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, ever, that his only object was to lead The name of Mr. S. II. Ellis has been

Agents for Charterere.

the nation along the road to fortune and added to the list of authorised architects Hongkong, 6th September, 1917.

that he would relinquish all authority in the Colony.

wanted to the Undersigned on or before the 28th Kom boom ROOM mítable for Olea in to rent, N

Sept

or they will not be recognised.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are te be laft in the Godowas, where they will be mained on the 22nd Sept, at 10 AM, by the Lompany's surveyors, Blemre. Godi

Goddard Dongles.

No Fire Inrurance has been affecter Bill of Lading will be sevmienioned by

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LAN,

Agentan ni

Hongkong, 16th September, 1917.

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Queen's Building (corner of Connaught Road and Ice House Street), **

ONE GODOWN in Duddall Strast.

For Sale GLENSHIEL," No. 140 and recognised.. 141, THE PEAK.

Apply to

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MAIL NOTICE..

We regret that, owing to revised instructions having been received from the Secretary of State, we ars unable to issue Mail Noties to nur subscribers, as we had intended.

[BY COURTESY OF THE CHUNG NGOI

SAN PO."]

THE AUSTRIAN MINISTER,

SHANGHAL, September 14th, To-day the Austrian Minister left Peking for Shanghai to take passage by a Dutch ship,

LUK WING-TING'S ADVICE.

Liu Cheng-un states that Lak Wing- ting's opinion is that the Government should -- mg ta

(1)--Convene a new Parliament. (2) Not revise the Constitution. (3)Not move the Tuchuns of the South- West Provinces.

(4)-Give Li Yuan-bung freedom, (5) Arrange Ezechuan and Hunam affairs peaceably:

THE CANTON PARIAMENT.

Li Yew-han has wired to the Govern- ment opposing the Canton Parliament and demanding that the new Parliaments be convened.