NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
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NOTICE.
WE HAVE, a from Octubèr Ist, converted our Business Inte a China Compary, ander the name of:
INTIMATIONS
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 58, 1917.
THE CHINA TIRE INSURANCE-
CO., LTD.
THE CERTIFICATE for one Flare No.
ARNHOLD BROTHERS & CO., LTD., 1911 in this Company standing in the
H. E. ARNHOLD,
NOTICE.
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AVE HAVE authorised the following W
Gentlemen to Sign po Procuration
For our Company:
Shanghai, Shanghai. W. HERENSPEEGEL, Haukow.
J. S. 8. CooPER,
J. A. MCLLER,
A. J. Cogren, FA, BELL
Hankow. Canton.
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ARNHOLD BROTHERS & CO, LTD.,
NOTICE.
HAVE Established myself as 31ER-
I CHANTAL EXPORTER
IMPORTE and COMMISSION AGENT, from 1st October, 1917, under the itame and -style of JOE MORAES & Co.
JOE MORAES, 34, Queens Row Central. 12217 Hongkong, 1st Octótæer, (417)
VICTORIA RECHEATION : CLUB
TINTRIES CLOSE for the HARBOUR ERACE LLUM on 8th inst. 20
HUN SECRETARY, VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB, 11118
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mume of WeltAME RUBBET of Yokohama, Japan has been LOST, and if at the expira tion of one month from the date hereof the abava doenment is not farthenwing, another Certificate for the said Shaury will be issued by the Company and thereafter no other will
teknowledged.
C. H. P... HAY, per pos Comes al Munnger. Ritve Hongkong, 4th October, 1917.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. TH
HE HALF-YEAHLY MEETING of Members will be behd on SATURDAY, the 13th October, 1917, at 12 o'clock Noosa the Offices of the HosaRONG JOCKEY CLUB, on the ground floor of the Hoxarone CLUB
By Order,
T. F. HOUGH,
Clerk of the Course, Hongkong, 2013 September, 1917. (1048
ANSENG Chater Ro:cl,
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SANITARY BOARD OFFICE, Hungrang, To the OWNERS OF DOMESTIC BUILDINGS.
TAKE NOTICE that under No. 5 of the
DOMESTIC CLEANLINESS and VENTILATION BYE-LAWS (amonded); every Domestic Building or part of such Bailding within the EASTERN Division of the City of Victoria, and the EASTERN Division of Kowloon and New Kowloon, than one family. more than except those within the European Reservation or in Kowkon_South of Austin Road or those parts of a Domestic Building and ma Shop, Office or Godown, mast be CLEANS ED and LIMEWASHED THROUGHOUT of the owners during the months of October
CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD. | occupied by Members of
NOTICE:
THE CERTIFICATE No. 1309 for two TH
Shures Nos. 8771 and 17510 in this Company standhing in the name of Mrs. ANNA JOSEFA CARNEJEO DE LECAROS (deceased), late of Macao, has ben LOST, and if at the ex piration of one month from the date hereof the above custest be not forthcoming;
another certificate for a sud Shares will be issued by the Coupe.y and thereafter an other will incalowidyed.
CH. P, HAY,
per pro. General Manager
lily Hongkong, 5th October, 1917,
ROCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
NOTICE.
THE Pablic are h reby notified thatowing to the inclemency of the weather, the AL FRESCO FETE which was held last. Sunday was unfortunately interrupted by the heavy rain, and the Council General of the Society have consequently deded to have another AL FRESCO un SUNDAY next, 7th inst., from 9 to 1139 PM, on the sante compran of the R.C. Cuthedral.
ADMISSION FREE.
THREE
WANTED.
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UNFURNISHED ROOMS. Flat or Bungalow, middle Bvel or Peak district. State full particulars.
Address-
Box 100, Care of Daily Press " Office.
WANTED.
November.
S.B-The word throughout rex in this Notine manus that the les aliou be Lime washed in rpet of all the Wails of each Room
Cubicles, Partitions, Stair Casing and Stair Lonings, a wings and the Undersides of Roofe la Main Buildings, Ofties and Secoats Quarter and incisive of Versailalu.
Backyard must have its containing Wall Linewashed up to the level of the First Floor.
Carved, Pudited or Polished Woodwork in
condition, however, need to be Liz washod, but most bo Clemused.
good
The Board is prepared to lim wash FREE OF CHARGE limited number of Buildings Da those Divisions. OWNERS who desire le ivail themselves of this offor should apply in writing to the Susretary on or before the th of October.
Choles
beinte dire aplinks will be in the
discretion of the President. The EASTERN Division of the City of Victoris is bounded on the West by Gilman Street and Peel Street.
Kowloon is divided into the EASTERN and WESTERN Divisions by Nathan Road and a straight line drawn from the NORTH end through the Yaumati service reservoir te the NORTHERN Boundary of Kowloon.
A. M. GALE
Secretary. Dated this 23th day of September, 1917,
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TO BE SOLD.
LENSHIEL. and GLENSHIEL BUNGALOW," 140 and 111, THE Apply to-
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PEAK.
GENTLEMAN TUTOR 1 give Lessons in English two evenings a
week befora 7. P.M.
Apply to
*F: M. S.."
fare of " Daily Pruss” Ofice.
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LTD. LONDON. (Bodging & Co., New York Correspondent)
G.
Box 543, Care of "Daily Press" Offico. [1046
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FUBLIC · AUCTION,
ARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of
C. T. BOWRING & CO. P the lotting by Public Auction Sale, to be held. on TUESDAY the 8th day of October, 1917, at 3 P.M., at the Oficer of the PEBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, by Order of His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, of Que Lot ESIRE to appoint LOCAL REPREof CROWN LAND si Nathan Road, Kowloon. DSENTATIVES
in HONGKONG, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 yours, with the option of renewal at s CROWN RENT to be fixed by the Burroyos of HIS MAJESTY THE KING, for one further term of 76 years.
In connection with their Import and Export departo nt (Produce, General Merchandise, atc.). Established British Firms preferred. Apply direct to London, giring fullest details and credentials.
BANK HOLIDAY.
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N accordance with Ordianuoe No. 5 of 1912 the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on MONDAY, the 8th instant.
Hongkong, 3rd October, 1917.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL
NESTLE & ANGLO-SWISS CONDENSED MILK CO., HONGKONG.
H. Queen's Boad Central
account of alterations to our present Office Building, we are Temporarily Removing to 7, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (formerly German Bank Building), at which adress all communications should be made afron Ist-October, 1917. -
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THE "GLEN" LINE, LTD,
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WE HAVE This Day heon Appointed AGENTS of the “ GLEN "LINE, Lr. All enquiries should henceforth be addressed to the Undersigned.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Agents,
GLEN LINE, LTD. Hongkong, 1st October, 1917.
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***SUIKALTM-
NOTICE:
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No of Sie.
Lowbags and Lot | Registry No:
Locality,
Br
Boundary
ATCARDTEMPATA (approximate).
feet feet fees. toot
Contents
Annual Beat,
Upset Price
Ater sale | plan. 127,050 | 810 · 27,053
(about)
PUBLIC AUCTION,
AUCTION
For Sale
by
Public Auction.
Straits Settlements" Alien Enemies (Winding- Subject to the conditions prescribed by the up) Ordinance, 1914," as amended from time to time by Ordinances, 1 of 1915, XIX of 1915, XVI of 1910 and VI of 1917 and as adopted· in, this State:
All that land known as THE BATU LIMA ESTATE consisting of about 1,016 acres, 1 rood, 33] 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 Sandakán Wharf,
The following buildings in good. condition are on the Estate:
(a) 1 bungalow (40′ x 30) containing 2 bedrooms, dining room and veran- sah. Corrugated iron roof, plank walls, tiled floor.
(6) 1 Store (43' x 22). Corrugated iron
roof, plank walls.
(c) 1 Smoke-house (24%20"). Corrugated
iron walls and roof, earth floor. (D) 1 Factory (32 x 16). Corrugated iron roof, plink walls, coment floor. Contains hand machines, 28 latex pails and over 9,000 cups
14).
(e) 15 Coolie houses (unch 18 x
Plank walle 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. KESERVE PRICE $100,000. (ONE- HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS) STRAITS SETTLEMENTS CURRENCY: (NOTE:-This reserve price has been based on a report on the Estate by the Honourable. Mr. F. E. Lease, Manager of Sapang Estate)!
The sale is subject to the follow- ing conditions --
INTIMATION
lands conquered abroad: have, welcomed the Allied iroops as deliverers. Another important difference lies in the fnet that it is impossible for the Germans to recover their Colonies by Torce of arms, whereas every day the Allies are press. ing the enemy further back in France and Belgium. Progress may be slow but it
THERE IS NOTHING MORE is none the less rend
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"OUR, DAY.”
LADY MAY ROSE TUNI Subscriptions already acku
ledged
Mrs. Edking.
Capt, T. P. Hall
$1,890
ON "OUR DAR
In answer to enquiries, we lon. that the drawing for War Bonds vilt bo arranged in the following way
The
In the Par Blat we are mediately interested in the islands of DRAWING OF WAR BONDS. the Pacific, but the greatest losses of ter-i ritory suffered by the Germans have been in Africa With regard to diese lands
lere are four possible methods of rangement open to the Peter Conference, The first and-as w: think the am number of prizes promised in only satisfactory method, is to leave the prospectus, besides the three principat now. under Prizes, is ten of 2500 each and thirty of the Union Jack. The natives and, 100 ch, making forty-thren altogethe indeed, the whole world - would benefit by Should the value of the tickets wi coed that more than by any of the alternativas. $50,000 the three principal prizą, vill to which have been suggested. It is reased, in amount proport puitely, jingoism which inspires, this statement; and the smaller prizes will be deceased not a desire to see the "my of the world | in number and amount at the Committee's grow redder and redder; hat a knowledge discretion, but in such manner thaiso per of the beneficent results of British in cut of the surplus will be added to the fluence elsewhere. The proposal made by prizes. As soon as the sale of tickets Mr. LLOYD GEORGE in his famous Glasgow closes, the prize-list will be preparck, and speech is to leave the native populations published, sach prize being numbered. To decide for themselves under which On Our Day" the numbers at the flag they will seek protection. The objer prizes will first be drawn from June tion to this is that the possibilities Toy in machine, arid, immediately after, bach trigue, britery, and bullying among the number of a prize is drawn, a "tickit will
AMMONIA. primitive oples of Africa are immense, be drawn (by its serial beer and hun-
In Bottles 75 Cts. Each.
A. S.
ONLY FROM
WATSON &
LTD.,
HONOKONG
DISPENSARY.
TELEPHOSK 16
(12
(1) $30,000 (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 30 days will invalidate the sale and render the deposit and all instalments liable to forfeiture ExONG Osica: 104, Das Vaux Boan, O
(2) Upon payment of the deposit an agree ment will be executed by the liquidator | London, Opinion: 181, Fianar Stansi, E.C undertaking to complete the transfer of the estate, free of all facumbrances, on payment of the final instalment of the purchase money. And to the following special conditions :-
(1) The purchaser must be a British subject be required to astify the Governor that ne and not under any foreign influence; he will
person of enemy or foreign origin is directly or indirectly atcreated with him in the pur chase, and Le nut make such statutory declaration in the t behalf as may be required by the Governor.
(2) For the purposes of this sale any person entitled under the Land Laws of North Borneo to rank as a Native shall be deemed to be a British subject.
The Baily Press.
Hosezone, 6TH OCTOBER, 1917.
THE GERMAN COLONIES. WHEN the leaders of Germany bid the people turn to the map of Europe for comfort they discreetly withhold the map
Tickets 5 each and erplus of the arg spects are obtainable at the prinpal banks,
and Germany may be trusted fully to her) from a second machine, which telec exploit them. It is, of course, lightg will be the winner of the said prizeand improbable that the natives would wish her of the prize drawn from the first
50 on For example, suppose che mura to be governed by the Germans, but the machine is 9, and the ticket drawn from difficulties of sertaining their mal the second machine is B13, then fokot Ble wins the 9th prize and therefter views are well-nigh insuperable. The ticket 8183. having won a prim, wil of scheme of “internaţional vortrol, of which course, be ineligible to win, any dur Mr. NOEL BUXTON is the chief sponsor,
prize. is not practient politics, Tir experiente of Samoa alene is sufficient to condemn The Foreign Office of every great Power would be kept in a constant state of ferment if it was partially concerned in the local administration of nutlying lands all over the world. Each colony We published paragraph would be a house divided against itself, recent issue of the Straits Times) i tho effect that no further promises to especially if there was a German in any prosecute persons organising War und position of authority. The League of lotteries will be given in Mainga. Tis is Nations will find plenty of work Indian Government has taken up, and
practically the same ajude as the .
watching big questions, without worrying itself about detaile of local administia- tion. We must, therefore, discard that method of settling the matter. Finally, we are left with the Porz's proposal to restore the conquered territories to the Germans. Against that the ery of thou sands of ill-treated natives rises up in protest. Even had these Territories been, well administered by the Germans we should not be disposed to hand then back; for, although we do not seek blind revenge, we do hope to see justice moted What some soft-hearted peonie do even yet, fully realises is that the German nation has bern guilty of crimes unspeakable for which it should make atonemens We must never allow ourselves
out.
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LOTTERIES..
ATTITUDE OF THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT.
in this "connection the following Jetty is interesting:
From The Hon. Sir James HuBolay, K.C.LE, C.S.1, Secretary to tho Government of India, Hon Degr mient
To Local Governments other han Bengal, Bimla, May 5th, 1017. No 5174 to 185, dawd May 31st, 182, St-In the Home Deparinent ter the attention of local Governments and administrations was drawn to the act for whatever object, was distinctly that the practice of holding totteles,
chievous, and that it should not rece encouragement of any kind from he Goverontent. As instances have com to. the notice of the Government of Indiof attempts to organise Lotteries, in varŝus parts of India, in aid of the war lás, they consider it necessary to emphafse the importance of strict adheres to he poliny laid down in 1862, which it is t intended to alter. Recently, it is tri, Royal Calcutta Turf Club have ben the Western India Turf Club and the authorised, with the approval of to the Germans in Belgium, France and Government of India, to conduct lotteris Serbia.
in aid of the war loan. The circum They must "nover again have a chance of oppressing the natives of stanecs in which sanction was given werd however, entirely exceptional, and these Africa or the islands of the Pacine, and two instances should not be regarded as area is more than eight times that of the only way to make sure of that is constituting precedents for the encourage Great Britain and Ireland, and fifty to leave the administration of these ferent or authorisation of other lotteries cent greater than that of Mexico. It is i
whether in aid of the war loan or net. " estimated thas at least one hundred mil-ories in the hands of South Africa and I am accordingly to request that with the Astralia. In favour of this course, permission of His Excellency the Gover
public lottery that may come to the ence in the United States that he "TC of the Government (of Bengal) may be Hotke joiced to find an increasing seatinent.⠀ promptly warned that such lotteries will ot be authorised by Government, and thut if the promoters of them contravene the provisions of Section 201, of the Indian Penal Code, they will be liable to prosecution."?
નાય
in the Their total
of the world, for with the single except condone the systematic brutality of tion of German East Afrin all the Colonies upon which the enemy set such (3) In the case of a Company formed for the purpose of acquiring the business its high hopes before the war Memorandum of Association must contain ocupation of the Alli Coveruor, to exclude the posability of the provisions, to be approved by the Company falling under foreign control. Generally speaking it will be necessary to provent more than one-fourth of the shares or the voting rights being held by, or subicct to the control of, foreigners.
(4) In the case of a Company already in German Government in the attempt to
lion pounds sterling were spent by the Lord NORTHCLIFFE recently told an audi-nor a Council the organisers of asy existence, if the Articles of Association do not already so provide, they must be altered develop them speedily. Those who have to the Governor so visited Tsingtau recognise that it was as to exclude the falling under foreign control, and the Direc
in a manner asibility of the Compaid out regardless of expense and in
tors must furnish an undertaking to use their keeping with a definite Colonial policy: best endeavours to have the provisions
For the Harbour Race held under the
referred to above inserted in the Memorandum Efforts were made to found New Berlins auspices of the Victoria Recreation Club of Asociation if legislation should be in Africa and elsewhere. n.roduced en bling the Memorandum of from the Fatherland found, - however,
The settlers entries close next Monday evening. Association ce altered by the insertion of such provisions
the bureaucratie formel govern
(6) Should the Governor for any rosson notent and the social shackles from which approve of the purchaser, the contract may
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he rescinded by the Governor and the deposit they had hoped to escape when they will be returned without interest or expenses. emigrated. Many realised that if they Further particulars may be wished to prosper and free themselves obtained on application to the front irritating restraint they must go to undersigned.
British Colonies. Eloquent proof of this W. W. SMITH, is furnished by the fact that the total Ligaidutor number of Germans in the African Colonies and in New Guinea was only
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RESIDENTS. OFFICE
SANDAKAN, NORTH BORNEO, 29th June, 1917.
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BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE MESSRS, HUGHES & HOUGH bave
received instructions to selt by HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE. Pablic Auction,
The
On
WEDNESDAY,
the 10th day of October, 1917, at 3 P.32., 21 their Sales Room, Ice House Street, Victoria, Hongkong. following
Valuable Leasehold Property situate at Victoria, Hongkong, vizs
ALL THAT piece or.
parcel of ground situato at Victoria aforesaid and known and registered in the Land Office as Inland. Lot No 1335 Term 9 9 years, 1bf2-Aŭnusł created by: & Crown Lease dated 16th [1037
Crown rent $75,00— Area 110,110 square feet.
For farther particulars su
and conditions of sale apply to
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,
Prince's Buildings, Ice House Street, Hongkong, Solicitors for the Mortgages, MESSES. HUGHES & HOUGH, The Auctioneers. Hongkong, 24th September, 1917. [1069
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Undersigned are the Original Time Charlorers of the above-named RS BUIKAL
ON WO SS. Co
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PROMENADE
CONCERT
SEASON 1917.
The Second Concert will be held in the BOTANICAL GARDEN,
SATURDAY, 6TH OCTOBER, AT ? F.M Vocalists:
Hi ENID COOPER, Mr. H. E. MURIEL, Miss GORD NAME. G. Aquiso, Ponce RESERVE ORCHESTRA, 74th Punjabis Band (by kind permission). Admission 30 cents and $100 the latter includes the ri: ht to use, the reserved butuanuinhered chairi, Naval and Military Forods in Uniform 10 cents.
Children charged adult prices Gate, opens at 63) FM.
f1206
diers or police
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals ac knowledges with thanks $18 from Woo Chan Sw, and ♬ from Luk Hang Sze.
Donations to the Lady May Rose Fund amount to 31,770, and Roses have been sent in acknowledgment to the donors. More subscriptions are earnestly invited so that the total amant subscribed shall
ayo.
ît
In order to remove some misconceptions may be pointed out that the Singapore lottery is not befig conducted by the Our Day Committee, but by tho asked for sanction and, as in the cases Singapore Sporting Club, That club of the Western India Turf Club and the Royal Calcutta Turf Club, the cireum stances in which Ennetion was given werg entirely exceptional." The whole of the money subscribed by purchase of tickets is at once devoted to war purpo esto Fund direct, and to the extent of 78 the extent of 25 per cent, to the Red Cross cent, to the War Loan Bouds Fund. The assumption is that the lottery will make available for war burpees a million dollars in small ams which would not otherwise be available. Circumstances arising out of the war are wholly excep tional; so also the methods to meet these eiroumstances are exceptional.
per
We understand that the Singapore. lottery, the Penang lottery and the Selangor lottery represent an experiment
in war financing, which will not be repeated. They are distinguished from all pablie gaming aimed at by the law in that there is no element of private preft for those engaged in their promo-
17,000, and of these 3,200 were either solt, at any rate, be less than that of a
year.
Comparatively little has been said
asked to remini ladies who are We about the Fate of these territories in the willing to sell Roses ou "Our Day" that recent discussions which have arisen out they should send in their names at ones, of the Papal Pens Notes. They are dis to pound out to aroo day next. missed in that document in ten words. and more helpers are required, Appli After orging that Germany, should cations should be addressed to Lady May, evacuate Belgium and French territory; Government House, and cnvelopes must it mys: The other group of belligere marked “Our Day." ents should restore the German Colonieslan
Owing to the heavy downpour of rain
THE RECENT PIRACY. His Holinces appears to suggest that the position of Germany in Belgium and interfering with the al fresca fête; held
under the auspices of the Society of St-have been pirated, arrived at Hongkong The B.8. Sazfoo, which was reported to France is comparable with that of the
Vinent de Paul last Sunday, the on the 30th ult. She belongs to the On Alligs in the overseas lands which were Council-General have decided to hold an-Yick 8.8. Co. of 29, Connaught Road formerly possessione of Germany. One
very great difference, however, is that other fefe on Sunday at gnm in while the Belgian and French loathe the order to dispose of the articles left unsold sight of the invader the natives of the and proceed with the drawing of prizes
jon
West. The lose sustained amounts to about $700. The crew, who was stized, have been released. The matter has been reported to the Hongkong Police by the secretary of the above Company
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