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NEW ADVERTISI MENTS

NOTICE

THE OFFICES and STATIONS of

T. CHINESE MARITIME CUSTOMS

for Kowloon and District will be CLOSED to f'ublic Business on WEDNESDAY,

Cube, silur the date of the National Festival

of the public of China.

A. H. HARRIS, Commissioner of Chinese Chatoms. York Buildings,

Hong kong, October, 1917.

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HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB.

THE BONGKONG

THE ANNUAL

MEETING of the FOOTBALL CLUB will be held in lus Officer of JARDINE, MATHEWON &

Місняги;

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER Sem, „917.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

FIRE INSURANCE, ASSOCIATION OF

HONGKONG..

--DANK HOLIDAY:

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN at all N FIGUE INSURANCE GYFTA all

be CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS TO DAY (MONDAY, the 5th October, 1917.

By Order,

A. R. LOWE, Secretary.

[128 Hongkong, th October 1917.

MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCİATION OF HONGKONG,

BANK LIDAY TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN at all

Ce.. LTD. (l'op Floor) by kind peranission, en WEDNES NARINE INSURANCE OFFICES DAY, 10th October, at 3,30 É M.

W. J. MORRISON,

Acting Hon. Secretary.

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THE CHINA LIGHT: AND POWER COMPANY LIMITED.

THE SIXTEENTH ORDINARY

GENERAL MEETING & SUME HOLDERS will be held at the Olices of the Company, St. Urge's Building, Connaught Road, Victoria, sin SATURDAY, the 20th day of October, 1917, at 1020 A3, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the import of the General Managers for the year ding the 31st July, 1917, and electing a insulting Committee and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 15th to 20th of October, 1917, both days inclusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., Gem Mangers. Hongkong, ath Detabur, 1917.

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IN THE SUPREME COURT

HONGKONG.

OF

PROBATE JURISDICTION,

IN THE GOODS JOHN LEMM,

deceased.

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court made so Order limiting the timis for uding in Claims to or against the abowy state to the 6th day of Novembar, 1917. Creditors and Caimants are hereby required to send in thvir Claims to the Undersigned by tim ab date.

J. H. GARDINER

INTIMATIONS

NOTICE.

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.

THE CERTIFICATE for one Fhare No. 14011 in this Company standing in the name of WILLIAM HE RUSSET of Yokohama, Japan, has been LOST, and if at the expira tion of one month from the date hereof the above document le not forthcoming, another Certificate for the aid Share will by ionized by the Company and thereafter aoother will Dancknowledged.

C. H; P. HAY, per pro. General Manager. Hongkong, 4th October, 1917.

CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD. NOTICE.

THE CERTIFICATE No. 4300 for two ALONE AND 12616 for this PUBLIC BUSINESS TO-DAY (ON Company standing in the name of Mrs. ArxA DAY), the 8th October, 19.7.

JOSEFA CARNEIRO DE LECAROS (deceased), late By Order,

of Macao, has been LOST, and if at the ex A. R. LOWE,

pitation of one month from the date hereof Secretary, the above document be not forthcoming, ifonglois, 6th October, 1917.

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another certificate for the said Shures will

MASTER MARINER.

47X year agarionce Eastern Waters. thoroughly minted transporting and aut conditions in Nuropean waters, in open for reg« mənt

Apply-

Cars of" Daily Pross" Offee. 1.25

PUBLIC AUCTION,

GEO. P. LAMMERT, AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER AND SURVEYOR.

HE Undersigned tins received in- structions to sell by Public Auction

on .1 WEDNESDAY,

the 19th October, 1917, eineneing at 2.30, Nettlewood," No.

5. Robinson Road.

INTIMATION.

WATSON'S

DHOBIE

ITCH

CURE

be issued by the Company and thereafter no Copy of recent order rceived: ether will be acknowledged.

C. H. P. HAY, jer pro. General Manager Hongkong, 5th October, 1917.

Dear Sirs,

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF

HONGKONG."**

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

IN THE MATTER OF THE BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE COM PANY, LIMITED,

and

THE IN THE MATTER OF COMPANIES ORDINANCES, 1911 aat 1913.

Petition was on the thesy of Septem TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a ber, 1917, presented to the Supreme Court of Hongkong by the above-named Company to contain alteration of the said Company's Special objects proposed to be effected by a Resolution of the Company unanimously

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD passed at an Extradinary General Meeting of the said Company held on the 10th day of FURNITA 4k comprising :-

Gasly: the ordinary. Generi 1917, and subsequently unanimously ing of the said on pany held on the Meeting!

of August, 1917, and which 16th

th day Resolution rans as follows!--

That the provisions of the Company's "Memorandum of Avancistion with

Canton Backwood cabinet, desks, hali nie, esairs and flower-stents, teak up bolstered diairs, Axminster pile and Brussels carpets, ne lace curtains, tenk

rates, brass flower pots and vases, brass tender and fire irons, etc., etc, etc. Teak sideboard with bevelled mirror, dinger waggon, dining table and chairs, leather suta and armchairs, glues and dinner and dessert services, table linen, etc, etc.

Solicitor for the Exsentor,

9, Queen's Road Central,cutlery,

Hougkong.

Dated the 6th day of October, 1912.

MAGISTRACY.

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OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

NOTICING of the LICENSING BOARD will be held in the Council Chamber in WEDNESDAY, the 31st day of October, 1917, at 1215PM for the purpose of considering applications for Publicans' Licences, Restaurant Adjunct Licences, and Hotel Koopers Adjunct, Liceners. for the year 1917-1018 under the Liquors Con-

lidation Ordinance, 1911,

Forms of applications must be forwarded to the Magistracy.

All applications must be forwuried to the Magistracy on or before Wednesday, the 17th day of October, 1917, and must he Accompanied by a deposit of Faur Dollars,

Applicants for transfers or new licenses, and persons objecting to such applications, must appear in person,

G. A. WOODCOCK, Secretary to the Licensing Board. Hongkong, ath Deton, 1917.

G.

B.

Brass double bedstead, single brass mounted bedsteads, teak toilet table and washstands, chest of drawers, toilet crockery, bed linen, etc.

Pantry and Kitchen Utensils. Also

A large quantity of pot plants, On view from TUESDAY, the 9th inst Catalogues will be issued. Terms Cash on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Anctioneer.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

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THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, 1 LTD. will Remove on TUESDAY, 0th October, 917, from the present premises va B. Queen's Road Central, to No. 7, Queen's ROAD CENTRAL

CHAMPRIN, Acting Manager.

NOTICE.

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to its objects be altered so as "to ashown in the print signed

A meeting of the Licensing Board will held in the Council Chamber on October 31st, for the purpose of consider- ing applications for publicans' licences, restaurant adjunct licences, and hotel keepers adjunct Moonens for the year 1917.1818 under the Liquors Consolidation

Forest of Houthulst, to Ostend..The The annual general meeting of the significance of our advance is fully China Light and Power Co., Ltd., is walised by the Germans, who view with advertised to be held on the 20th inst. growing apprehension the prospect of

Mr. W. J. Davis," student interpreter both their flanks being exposed. It will at the British Embassy, Tokio, has been render their position in Flanders unten appointed acting British Consulat able, and, by compelling their retirement, Tainsui, Farmesa, daging the absence on will deprive them of convenient bases for leave of Mr. Thioms Harrington, tho' submarine attacks and air-rds on Consul. England. Hence their desperate attempts recover the lost ground attempts which lave proved both costly and unavail. ing. Valuable, however, as is the territory. which we have taken, it does not con- stitute the only cause for satisfaction The offensive has demonstrated once again The complete ascendancy of the British troops over their adversaries, The, Ger-

The Committee of the Confucian mans were fully alive to the impending blow, although they did not know exactly Society acknowledge with sincere thanks when or where it would be delivered, and ¦ & gift of 6,500 cigarettes from the British from the appearance of two Divisions uk for the benefit of the Society at the aid American Tobacco Co., Ltd, to he

from the Russian. Front it is obvious that celebration of the anniversary of Con- they had taken all the steps in their fucius' Birthday at the Tai Ping Theatre. power to prepare for it. Nevertheless, on the 12th inst they were utterly defeated. Their losses are declared to have been greater that on

Ordinance, 1911.

I herewith request you to send any previous day this year. This is part. is serving with Major Moore m Palestion

ly explained by the fact that we fore

Lieut E. Evenden, who was with ne 1.K.S.B. at Kowlorin, previously being Master tuuner in the 87th Company, and has been mentioned in the latest Lient, Evendin rerrived a despatches. the outbreak of war,

me 3 bottles of your DHOBIE stalled a big attack which they were commission from the ranks shortly after

ITCH CURE, which I found to

be excellent when in Hongkong

a few weeks ago..

Signed

Y'. B. D.

$1.00 per bottle.

SOLD ONLY BY

for the purpose of identification by the A. S. WATSON Chairman of this Mesting

AND NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the said Pelit on is directed to be heard before His Honour Sir WitLIAM LEES DAVIES, the Chief Justice, on WEDNESDAY, the 24th day of October, 1917, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and any person interested in the said Company, whether as Creditor, Policy Holder, or otherwise, desirous to oppose the making of an Order for the confirmation of the said alteration under the above Ordinances should by himself or at the time of hearing, appoar

of his Counsel, for the purpose, and a copy the said Tetition 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

Hama

Dated this 10th day of September, 1917.

DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON HARSTON,

1, Des Voeux Road Central,

Hongkong, Solicitors for the Company,

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HOUSES TO LET

TO LET.

MMEDIATE entry, Four very desirable ISHOPS, situated in Tor House Street opposite the Grand Hotel, recently recon For rani and other particulars apply to-

THE MANAGER, 2 HONGKONG Ion Co., Ltd., 46, Connaught Road Central

(1132WERAVE, us from October 1st, converted trusted.

PUBLIC. WORKS DEPARTMENT.

our Business into a China Company, under the name of:

ARNHOLD BROTHERS & CO., LTD.,

JL E. ARNHOLD,

NOTICE.

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that WE HAVE authorised the following Gentlemen to Sign per Procuration

duplicate,

JB. S. COOPER, Shanghai.

3. A. MOLLER,

W. HEBERSPERoza, Hankow.

TT. B HERERY NOTIFIED SEALED TENDERS in which should be clearly marked "TENDERS for our Company " FOR THE SUPPLY OF STORES" will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office until Nour of MONDAY, 15th day of October, 1917, for the supply and delivery of the following Stones required by Govern ment Departamts during the year 1918 :---

General Stores, Ironmongery, etc. Asbestos Rubber, Leather, Packings,

Ropes, etc.

Clothing, Drapery, Haberdashery, etc. Bamboo and Cano Goods, Firewood, etu. Dryaalteries, Oils, Paints, Varnishes,

ete,

Lubricating Oils Kerosine, Electrical Stores. Wrought Iron Pipes and Fittings, Brass

Taps, etc.

Iron and Steet Bars, Plates, Angles,

Brass and Copper Bur, etc.

Iron and Brass Castings, Manufactured

Ironwork, ete.

Timber.

Bricks, Cement, Lilar, etc.

Each of the above is a separate and distinct tender. Tenders may quote for any one or more or all of the above lists, and any one or more or all may be accepted or rejected in whole or in part by the Government.

produce Each Tenderer must

with each tenler

receipt

he trus deposited in the thait Colonial Treasury the sun named on the

A. J. COOPER.

F.. N. BELLA,

Shanghai.

Hankow. Canton,

ARNHOLD BROTHERS & CO, LTD.

NOTICE.

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HAVE Established myself as MER-

I CHANT, GONERAL EXPORTER and

IMPORTER and COMMISSION AGENT, from 1st October, 1917, under the name and style of JOE MORAES & Co.

JOE MORAES, 34, Queen's Road Central Hongkong, 1st October, 1917. (1117

VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.

TALES CLOSE for the HARBOUR

RACE at 6 PM. TO-DAY 8th inst. to

HON. SECRETARY, VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.

WANTED.

HREE UNFURNISHED ROOMS, respective fender form, which sur shall be Flat or Bungalow, middle level or Peak

district. State full particulars,

Address-

loui of his tender, forfeited to the Crown should the Tenderer refuse or f

fail to carry out to the satisfaction of the Government, the whole or any portion of the respective tender or tenders which may be accepted. The deposit will be returned to any Tenderer wliose tender is not acceptert.

For form of tender and further particulars apply at this Offee,

Box 100, Car of "Emily Press" Otion. [1121

TO BE SOLD:

LENSHIEL" and "GLENSHIBL BUNGALOW, 140 and 141; THE Apply to-

The Govermist does not bind itself to PEAK accept the lowest or any teader.

MW, CHATHAM,"

Director of Public Works, Hongkong, th October, 1917.

Box 543, Cars of "Daily Prost” Oflen: 1086

OFFICES

TO: LET.

(900

and

FFICES ai 2, Connaught Road Central OFFICE in King's Buildings,

in Moreton Terraca HOUSES Wongasichong Bowl.

HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.. Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY Co., LTD. [28

TO LET

FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon

FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Kowloon.

Apply i

CO., LTD.,

HONGRONO

DISPENSARY."

TELEPHONS. 16.

(12

about

apon

them

conscittence

lung been granted a commission as Lien- He tenaut in the Army Service Corte left with she first contingent, of volunteers from Shanghai on October 10, 1914, and Hince joining the Army Service Corps has been almost continuously in France.

Lo make with the object of revering the Zonnebeke Ridge. For this

Tokio now boasts jossession of the first purpose no fewer than five Divisions had and only licensed woman cauffeur in- Japan. She is 26 years old and ene hoch brought into position, when our

from near Nikko in January with the barrage decaded'

public with determination of becoming at

terrible effect. As a

of motor driver. She attended an automo- bile school, graduated, joined a garage. this, when our troops dashed forward and received her licence a fortnight" ago. the Germans in many places were

Stuff-Sgt. Major T. B. Maguire, farmer- already halting like dazed rabbits."ly chief steward of the Shanghai Club, Those who did not run, we are told, were captured in blocks almost without fight ing. Tse Gormni artillery did its best to check the disaster, but was handicapped, like our own, by the atmospheric condi tions, and the battle resolved itself into a contest between the infantry, in which the rifle and machine-gun were the prin- cipal weapons employed. The bayonet scarcely came into play at all. The slaughter is said to have been the worst in the war, thus proving, in the words of General Stirs that even an advance of one mile involves tremendous enemy losses comparable to those sustained in great battles in formier years. We car tured 5.000 prisoners, and they included a larger percentage of boys than on any previous occasion, which confirms the belief that Germany's man-power is approaching exhaustion.. REUTER'S cor respondent states that within a fortnight

MARRIAGE. ABBOTT-DALBY.-At St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, by the Rev, A. G. H Griffith, on September 27, WALTEwe have sent the enemy reeling back about ARBOTT, Shanghai Municipal Police, three miles, mostly uphill, and have taken MABEL DALBY, of Cherry Barton, prisoner about 9,000 and inflicted casual East Yorkshire, England.

Lieut. NORMAN HOPE VANDEILUOK Mas, H.A.C., detached

Customs

little inore thun

قلائد

business men will shortly visit China for A party of representative Japanese the purpose of inspecting commercial conditions in the country and promoting better understanding with the Chinese not only in regard to ccannerefat bub The visit is being other relations. arranged by the Tokio Chainder of Com

meree.

The examinations by the Government, Analyst during the quarter ended 30th September showed no adulterations. The samples were nine of milk, four of port wine, two of sherry and two of gin, Two of the samples of milk containe preservative, and were of such a poor quality that it was advised that the: dealers should be warned

A certain British firm in Kobe (says the Japan Chronicle) has offered the sain of Y.5,000 to the local branch of the Bej- tish Association in lieu of the war profit tax it would have to pay if its bead ofien were in England. The disposal of this sum, for war-charity work or as a co- tribution to the National Exchequer, is left to the discretion of the British Asso- ties conservatively estimated at 40,000.ciation Committec. DEATHS. HENMAN-Killed in action, somewhere in As an illustration of the severity of the

Owing to the general holiday the box- Franer, Dar August 10th. LIEU losses suffered by the enemy it is stated plans for the "Fantastics" will not be SYDNEY HERMAN, R. E., Inte of the

that the Australiaus counted nearly at Moutrie's to-day, but seats may be Shanghai Volunteer Corps, aged 31. Mius-Killed in action in France, a thousand corpses ou 1 front of reserved at the office of the Hongkong Hotel, where the plans will be on view thousand yards from 1-p,m, until 6 p.m. The opening M.G.C. brother to S. V. Mitis, of the Chinese) In the attack .on Poelcapelle we programme, for Wednesday evening is brimful of novel items. Eccentric dances, Look a particularly heavy toll of the new and witty comedy-songs and mono Souza, No.

18, Wonglee Rond,

Six battalions on the front line logues, violin and xylophone solos, Shanghai, on October 1st, Moves enemy. CHRYSANTO DE SOUZA late of there reported to have all been either killed soprano and contralto numbers Chi! I.. Standard Oil Co.), aged 50 yeaȚS...

studies by Miss Billio Seaton, orche or captured, while two battalions, who stral selections, and a series of liverting were seen coming along the road to re- "musical jokes" wili figure prominently. inforce them, were #blown to rags" Sir R. A. Gamble, at present Comp before they could get into action. Hap- traller and Auditor General in India and pily, our own casualties are described as formerly Commissioner for the Northern India Salt Revenue, has been offered an light. Such experiences, frequently reappointment in the Salt Galelle by the peated, cannot fail to have a demoralising effect upon the enemy while, on the other hand, it increases the confidence of our own troops in their ability to accomplish the great task they have undertaken.

HongKong Union 101, Dus Your Road, LONDON, Obvion: 131, FL Seasür, E.0.

The Baily Press.

HOMOLONG, STH OCTOBER, 1917,

.

The Hongkong Football Club's annual meeting will be held on Wednesday even-

ing.

Chinese Government at £4,000per unnum, (says the Poking corresponent of the N.-O. Daily News). The proposal is that Sir R. A. Gamble shall arrie in China

January, when he will understudy Bir Richard Dune until April. After that Sir Richard will take seven months leave Under the present arrangement. Sir Richard Dane retires in January, 1919, and it is intended that Sir E A. Gamble shall not for Sir Richard Dene in his absence and eventually succed him.

BATTLE OF BROODSEINDE GENERAL Sir DOUGLAS HAIG continues, aytomatically and irresistibly, to strike at the very vitals of the enemy in Flanders. Following up his two successes in the neighbourhood of Ypres last month, he

The Hongkong Police Reerve success delivered a third attack on an eight-mile

Satrday night front on Thursday and speedily gained

in tho Botanical Garlens, which his objectives, penetrating, according to o'clock.

were. as usual, tastefuly illuminat

for the German admissions, to a depth of

eil

the occasion HE. the Dr. Charles William McKenny has been Governor honoured the gthering with

The Helens May Bendoging Claes will full bio shots, kolu peale cuocere

open next Thursday morning at 10 of this season

on

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE about a mile between Peelcapelle and appointed an Official Justice of the Peace his presence. An excellent programme of

Co, LED Alexandra Baildings

(841

TO LET.

NO. 6, BELILIOS TERRACE,

·Becelaere. As a result, the Broodseinde for the Colony. Ridge, that commanding spur of bitter byegone memories,” is once again in our hands. The strip of territory wrested from the enemy, though small in ares, is

Major W. A. Moore, R.G.A., D.S.0, who left here after the outbreak of war, has been mentioned in the latest Egyptian despatches.

of the utmost importance, for it places An order has been made by the No, 4, DES VEUX VILLAS, No. 63, THE PEAK Newly painted and colourwashed us in dominating positions, which will Governor-in-Council that no person shall import or export any silver subsidiary from 1st November, 1417.

enable our big guns to command the coins of the Straits Settlements. No. 57. WHITFIELD HOUSE

stretol's

of coast from Nieuport to Ostend GODOWN, Shaukiwan Ecad.

and

& Walsh's FiveW, No. 3, Nathan Road,

stable

in for Offse

Kowloon Queen' Building (corner of Connaught Road

No

A LARGE ROOM

and Ion House Street).

ONE GODOWN in Daddell Streak.

To determine the amount of compen From let November, 1817 TOP FLOOE in the north and the approaches to Lilleon to be paid in respect of the resump of 7, Daddell Street, now used as Messrs. Kelly in the south. We are now practically intion of certain lots in Cheung Sha Wan a posression of the whole ridge which Ger- Board of Arbitrators has been constituted Printing Office.

many has been struggling desperately to consisting of Mr. C. H. Gale (Chairman), hold during the past two months. The dr. E. W. Hamilton, and Lt. Col. A.

Chapinan, V.D. Keiberg spur and an isolated height at

It is notified in the Government Gazette Mooralade alone remain in her hand, that Mrs. Gale, M.B., Ch.B., B.Sc. TO BE SOLD. -GLENSHIEL” No. 140 and 141, Ts and, when her troops have been ejected (Ulasgow), has been appointed to act as from these they will be wholly on, the Medical Officer of Health during the absence on leave of Dr. Wilfrid William plains, and the way will be open to the Fearse, or until further notice, with effect Roulers-Menin line, and, through the from the 1st October, 1917.5.

PRAL

Apply to

LINETEAD & DAVIS- Tri Floor, Alozandra Beiklings,

music was submitted and was evidently thoroughly enjoyed. In adition to a number of popular selectius rendered by the band of the 74th Purabis and the orchestre of the Police Reseve, tongs were contributed by Miss Enit Cooper, Mins Cordon, Mr. H. E. Murl and Mr. E. G. Aquino, each of whom has encored.

A party of Naval Pett.Officers had 2 very enjoyable trip to Meno last Thurs day. The Rev F. G. Hastings was responsible for the arrangements, which Fave every, satisfaction. The party left. at Macao at about 115 nm. Tiffin Wing Lok Wharf at 8. n. and arrived provided by the Service Entertainment Fund, was taken on hard.

iri

The two hours allowed ashore we spent by some wandering around he town, while others visited the fant houses for

Hutter with the exf threepence in day that is coming. Hongkong and Macao Steamboat Copany generously grunted free passages, and tea and non- intoxicating beverageswere supplied at the expense of Mr. Aold,