1918-05-04 — Page 4

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

LOST..

I POINTER DOG, Mawore to the Name N Kowloon, & LIVER and WHITE of Max. Anyone fourd hereafter in possession of the dog, without reasonable excuse, will be prosecuted.

ProDE SOUSA,

No. 1, Ormsby Villas, Granville Road, Kowloon.

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B

GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC.

VENDERS for SPECIE surrent in

TANGHAJ, up to and for the army of $250,000-currant in Shanghai, will be received by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT, anti! 11.30 AM, on the 6th May, 1918.

The emorat socepted is to be placed by the denderer to the credit of an account with The HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HANKING CORPORATION, Shanghai, so as to be available an the 7th May, 1918.

Perans tendering, to atake

The amount of Dollars current in Shang hal por $100 for Telegraphic Transfer on the Lords Commissioners of HM. Treasury, London

Leaders to be in duplicate, and in sealed art, addressed to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY FAY DEPARTMENT,

endorsed TENDERS FOR GOVERN- "MENT BILLS, Eto'

The right to accept or reject any or all of the tenders is reserved.

Coples of Forms of Tender can be. spplication.

Parsons tendering for (Bill) are hereby modified that having regard to the provisions of Bia Acta 20 George 111, Cap. 45 and 41, George 11. Cap. 62, the acceptance of any such Tender is subject to the express condition thai no Hamber of the British House of Commons ulinii be admitted to may share or part in or to „bensili to kriza from the Constat, thereby ando for the allotment of such (Bills).

The provisions in question do not apply to Contracts entered into by any incorporated Company in its corporated capacity and made For the general bensils of the Company."

Any further information can be obtained by personal application to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICKE, A.P.D. SAVIN

„F. J. THURSBY-PELHAM, Lt. Col.

Treasury Chest Officer, A.P.D.

- His Majonty's Trenazry Offer,

Hongkong, 4th May, 1918.

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UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG

OD

PPLICATIONS are invited for the

post of Acting Lecturer Pharmacology and Therapeutics. A course of 100 LECTURES is required to he delivered during the academic year 1918-1919 between the hours of 4-5 r.at, on any day. except SATURDAY. Application should reach the Registrar not later than May 6th. 1954

NOTICE

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that NOTICE

owing to the Winding-up of our Borines we have To-day instructed one Solicitor, Mr. LEO D'ALMADA CASTRO, to collect all outstanding debts due to us. Our customers are therefore requested to kindly pay their accounts to Mr. LEO D'ALMADA E CASTRO, of Old Supreme Court Building, Hongkong, as soon as possible, and his receipt for same shall be a valid discharge.

Hongkong, 29th day of April, 1918.

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INTIMATIONS

A. 8. WATSON & CO, LIMITED,

THE HUNGKONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY. MAY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thab the... THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company (since its registration) will be held at the HONGKONG Hore, Hongkong, TO-DAY SATURDAY, the

1918, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers together with a Statement of Accounts to the 31st December, 1917.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com- pany will be CLOSED Exote MONDAY, the 29th day of April, to MONDAY, the 6th day of blay, 1918, both days inclusive, during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.

&SON, JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SUN Goueral Manager, Hongkong, 24th April, 1018

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THE HONGKONG IOE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the HONGKONG ICE COMPANY LIMITED, will be held at the Registered Office of the Company Pedder Birest Victoria Hongkong on MONDAY. the 6th day of May, 1918, at 18 o'clock Noor,

when the cab oined resolutions which were passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting April, 1918, will be submitted for Confirma of the Company held on the 16th day of tion sa Special Resolutions

(3) That it is expedient to effect an Amalgamation of this Company with the Dairy Farm Company, Limited, and that with a view thereto this Company be wound up volantarily

INTIMATIONS

ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.

CLOSING CRUISE SEASON 1917/1918.

NOTICE

HE CLOSING DAY of the Yachting

Teacon, and Prize Presthe

take place at the Club House, North Point, TO-DAY (SATURDAY), 4th May,

The attendance of Members and friends is -requested from 2.30 p.m, onwarda. "y

D. K. BLAIR Sailing Secretary. [1960

Hongkong, let May, 1918.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

NOTICE

THE HALF-YEARLY MEETING of Kombers Advertised to be held on SATURDAY, the 7th April, is unavoidably postponed until SATURDAY, the 11th May, 1918, 12 o'clock Noon, at the Offices of the JOCKEY CLUB, on the Ground Floor of the HORORONG Club Annexz, Chater Road.

By Order

T. E. HOUGH, Clerk of the Conree. Hongkong, 23rd April, 1918.

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PUBLIO AUCTION.

LAMMERT bas received

Minstructions to sell by Public Anction,

on

TUESDAY,

and that Messra. Jardine, Matheson the 14th day of May, 1918, at 3 o'clock

in the afternoon, at his Fales Room in Deddell Street, Victoria,

& Co. Limited, be and they are hereby appointed Liquidators for the purpose of such winding u

(3) That the conditional Agreement sub- THE

mitted to the meeting for the amalgamation of this Company with the Dairy Farm Company Limited, upon the terms (inter alia) of the acquisition by that Company of the complete undertaking, business, good. will and property of this Company in retare for the issue to this Company of $2,000 shares, of the Dairy Farm Соmраnу,

nominal value of mited, of the

each credited as

Hongkong,

VERY VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

PROPERTY,

situate in Barker Road, at The Peak, and comprising those pieces or parcels of ground registered in the Land Office RURAL BUILDING LOT NUMBER 70 and GAR- DEN LOT NUMBER 24 together with the attractive residential house thereon-known

“TUSCULUM,”

paid up (being eight shares of $7.50 and garden tennis court thereto attached, each of that Company for

each abare

of $25 each of this Company) and of the lesne by the Dairy Farm Company, Limited, to Messrs, Jardine. Matheson Co., Limited, the General Managers of this Company (apon their entering into restrictive covenants which have been agreed upon and by way of

this

IN ONE LOT.

Rural Building Lot No. 70 contains au area of 23,700 square feet and is held under

Crown Losse for 75 years.

Garden Lot No. 21 contains an area of 7,860 square feet and is held under a Crown Lease for 21-

and conditions of

For further

bonas as compensation for their loss sale apply t

of office as General Managers of Company) of 2,000 shares of the Dairy Farm Company, Lamted, of the nominal value of $7.50 cack credited as fully paid up he and the same is

hereby

eby approved and that the Liqui- dators be and they are hereby authorised pursuant to Section 188 of -the Companies Ordinance. 1911 to

adopt the said Agreement and

the

mod into effect with such (if any) execution thereof as the sai

said Liqui

either before or after the

* davors may think expedient. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the Tet to the 10th May, 1918, both days inclusiva

Dated the 16th day of April, 1918,

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD

General Managers,

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THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC

* CO., LTD.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

**Megara. DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON

HARSTON,

1 Des Voeux Road, Central,

M

Vendors Solicitors,

er to

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

The Auctioneer. Hongkong, 22nd April, 1918.

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET.

[1929

TO O 1 CARNARVON ROAD Kowloon

well-built EUROPEAN TWO-STOREY, HOUSE good locality..

Apply to

YU, KAM HING, c/o Messrs. JounGON, STOKES & Master.

TO LET.

$1956

INTIMATION

4r. 1918.

WATSON'S

E

THE PREMIER SCOTCH OF THE FAR EAST

FOR 25 YEARS.

WATSONS Scotch Whisky

ESTABLISHES

POPULARITY MAINTAINED

BY ITS

EXCELLENT QUALITY,

NOT BY EXPENSIVE

WORLD-WIDE ADVERTISING.

S. WATSON

CO., LTD.,

The animal meeting of the China- Bornco Co., Ltd., will be held on the 17th inst

The closing cruise of the Royal Hong- kong Yacht Club will be held to-day, when there will be three races for Indies, followed by a scratch six oars ræer för military service men and a dinghy race for Chinese boys. At the close Lady May will present the prin won during the season.

The war has given great

opportunities + to a particular type of man, who, other wise, would never have found fane out side his ordinary work. The demand is for administrators rather than for

Four cases of cerebrospinal fever and orators, Sir WILLIAM WEI, who has one death from the disonse were notified succeeded Lord RoruÈRMERE at the Air in the Colony on Thursday. All the Ministry, is a man of this type. It is sufferers were Chinese. not without interest to notice that he

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice was one of the discoveries made by Memorin and Mr. LLOYD GEORGE while at the Ministry

Affiliated Hospitals of Munitions. He is now a member of

Acknowledges with thanks the following the Government, and yet it is worth donations to the funds of the hospitals :-

re cording that his name does not appear

Mr. U. Rumjann, 25; the Jayn-China- in the latest issue (1917) of Who's Japan Lijn, tea. Who. Sir WILLIAM WEIR gained a very practical outlook upon, life in the largo engineering works of his father, who has the reputation of being a stern indivi. dualist. The son, however, was unknown în technion] circles before, the war, for we can and no record of him on the usual Government advisory committees It is noticeable that Sir WILLIAM WEIR

"E.W.H." writes:-I should be much seems to be the same type of man as Sir ERIC GRDDBE, the First Lord of the obliged if you could afford me space to Admiralty. These new Ministers are thunk, through your columns, all thos

who have purchased (signed or unsigned) striking contrast with the men who were invited to join Governments either by copies of my booklet. Thanks to the reason of their pedigree or as a reward generosity whereby the signed copies were for political ncelity. They are practical taken up at figures far beyond the fixed price, I have been able to forward this men of affairs and certainly get things

day a

cheque for 8475 to the Tjensurer, done, even if their oratory is not War Charities. I may add that a few polished as that of noliticians whom they copies are still unsold, and, though suf-- Fhave replaced.

fering slightly from writer's cramp. I can still sign my name, if there be any who desire a signed copy at a slightly enhanced price."

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, HONGKONG.

TEL. 618.

MARRIAGE

The study of personality is always a fascinating subject; and when the length, if not the ultimate issue, of the war dependa so largely upon the conduct of a group of men in office in London we may be excused for dwelling upon their characteristics. Of all the politicians în the line-light none strikes the imagina tion of the man in the street” so much as does Mr. LLOYD GEORGE. Mr. ARNOLD BENNETT MAY EQy that the most powerful men in Great Britain are Lord NORTH CLIFFE, Lord MILNER and Sir EDWARD CARSON, and accuse Mr. LLOYD GEORGE of being their spokesman and apologist, but the past record of the PREMIER shows that he has that quality which his fellow. countrymen admire most of of all courage. The man who refused the advice of his friends and insisted, at the risk of his life on denouncing Mr. JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN in the Birming ham Town Hall, established a reputation for audacity and courage which has been more than maintained since. It

MAIN-COULTAS-At the CM.8. Hospital is probable that posterity will regard

Chapel, Hangchow, on: Friday, the present April 26th, BYDNEY DUNCAN,, eldor

Prime Minister very

son of Dr. D. D. MAIN, to CAROLINE much as we regard PITT. A close studens JESSIE, only daughter of the Rev. of politics described him ten years ago G. W. COULTAS, of Hangchow. ng the unknown factor of the future,

DEATH.

FURNISHED, 4-Roomed FLAT on the SANDERSON Ou May and it Govern. the potentiality of politics, and it has

PEAK, To Let from Middle May for

Apply

Care of Daily Press Office.

THE SHIU CHEONG FIRM,

the TWENTY-NINTH ORDINARY Tailors, Drapers and Outfitters,

GENERAL MEETING will be hold at the three months. No. 12, Wellington Street.

Company's Offices, St. George's Building, on SATURDAY, the 11th May, at 12 o'clock Noox, for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with, a Statement of Accounts to 28th February, 1918, electing Directors and Auditors

TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 12 o'clock Noon April 17th to 12 o'clock Noos May 11th.

NEWSPAPERS and

· PERIODICALS: OR OVERSEAS.

GRINDLAY & CO... Bankers | 84. - PARLIAMENT ST.. Agents, LONDON, S.W.1,

SUBSCRIPTIONS

ANNUAL

(52 WEEKS) Including Postage. (Subject to any alteration in present publisher's prices or postage rates.)"

Amateur Photographer... Answers or Tit Bit

Bystander

Ghurch. Times or Country Life

Record

or Cycle Car

aironicle or Daily News

Graphic or Daily Mail ...

Engineer or Engineering Field or Queen Gentlewoman

By Order of the Board of Directors, 3

GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

Agents, Hongkong, 20th April, 1916.777. 7₤1840 CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE

LIMITED

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE THIRTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY

TMERNING SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on 100FRIDAY, the 17th May. 1918. NOON P

2136

1926 18 O

1 10 10

~ 360 1170

Gradbio or illustrated London News 2 11 0 Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News 2 10 0- Jewish Chronicle or Fishing Gazette 17 4 John Bull Ladies Field

Langet

Land and Water

Lloyd's News or Reynolds

News of the World or People

Mining Journal

London Opinion -

Nation or New Witness

Panch

Eketah

Sphere

Istler

Times, Weekly

Woman's Life or Home Notes Blackwood's or Contemporary Cassells or Little Falksi Captain or Chamber's Jourma „ Grind or Royal De

London or Woman-at-Home

8

216 1 12 1

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 3rd May to the 17th May, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, La,

General Agenta.

(1948

Hongkong, 29th April, 2018,

THE CHINA BORNEO CO, LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE FIFTEENTH YEARLY MEETING THE SHAREHOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the Company's Office, St. George's Buildings, at 11 AM, ou 2. 3. FRIDAY, the 17th May, 1818, to receive

Statement of Accounts to the 31st December, 18 0 o 1917, and the Report of the General Manager

O and Consulting 20

Committee, and to elect a Consulting Committee and Auditor.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 4th May to the 17th May, 1918, both days inclusive,

THE CHINA-BORNEO Co,

W. G. DARBY, General Mana

Nash's or Storyteller g

Nineteenth Century

Eed Magazine

Weldon'sJournal or Fashions for All

0

Windsor or Pearson's

*

128

Subscriptions being payable in advance,

Hongkong, 2nd May, 1918.

NOTICE.

F1965

UNION INSURANCE BOCIETY OF

* CANTON, LTD.

NAE CERTIFICATE NO. 3061 for 38 Shares Nos. 11410 to 11 446 standing

the books of the Bociety in the name of FRANCISOD DE PAUL, Uzineixo late of Wimbledon Middlesex, England, has been

TO LET,

+(1855

RESIDENTIAL FLAT in Prince's

Building

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- SMENT & AGENCY Co., LAD

1875

ment Civil Hospital, FEANK SANDER SON, late 2nd mate, Indo-Chins Steam Nav. Co., Ltd., aged 35.9. 1968 HorozanG OFF: 104, Du VODE ROAD, C.

The Daily Press.

CANTON NEWE.

[BY COURTESY OF TEN - CHUES EGOI

CANTON, May 3rd.

CANTON-BANKOW RAILWAY.

The Tuchun has instructed the direc tors of the Canton Hankow Railway to maintain a strict guard over their line in view of the troubles on the north borders. If any person is found at- tempting to interfere with the railway he will be severely punished. KWANGTUNG TO BE ATTACKED

It is reported that at the meeting attended by the Premier, in Hankow, it was decided to send three armies to attack Kwangtung from a ve direc tions. Chang Wai-chi, the Tuchun of Shantung, has been appointed Chief Commander of the stay. Chan

Kwong-yiten, of the second, and Li How- ki, the Tuchun of Fukien, of the third. THE SOME EXPLOSION.__________

We are informed that the Dutch Con- su! in Canton, owing to reports that certain Germans employed to mako bombs had been killed by an explosion,

often been said of late that he is the natural successor of his great adversary metter. It was stated that no foreigners sent representatives to investigate the Mr. CHAMBERLAIN. Beyond doubt he has had been identified among the victims. stood out from his colleagues of the War MILITARY GOVERNMENT-ÅND RECRUITING, LONDON OFFICE 111, FLEST SERIE, EC. Cabinet, and he is popularly supposed It is reported that pince the announce to be the dynamic power which has pushment of the proposed change of the ed things along. It is his detachment Military Government, the Minister of from tradition and theory which is the War has sent efficers to recruit new sol- real source of his success. To the con- diers, and has gradually increased the sideration of every problem he brings a military power to meet any nergency. mind agile, fresh and untrammelled. We learn that over 20 regiments have We cart, even at this distance, understand been recruited from various places, and his delight and confidence in co-operat- will be dispatched to Canton very soon. ing with that other unorthodox states Other messages state that one of Dr. Sun's recruiting officers in the Poon-yu- man, General Suure.

district has been arrested by the local authorities.

HONGKONG, 4TH MAY, 1916.

PERSONALITIES OF THE WAR.

POLITICAL

TO LET.

MMEDIATE entry, Four very desirable

opposite the Grand Hotel, recently recon-Tax resignation of Lord ROTHERMERE and structed and other partier

the appointment of Sir WILLIAM WEIR For rent and

particulars apply

as head of the Air Service reminds us THE MANAGER, HONGKONG ICE Co, LD,

of the many changes which have taken 40, Connaught Road Central place in the administrative departments

1900

TO LET.

FOUSES on Shameen, Canton,

No. 07, THE PEAK, LUSTLEIGH.

“Apply tomar de

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY Co, Im

TO LET

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It seems a very long time. that

and since t Bank Holiday in August, 1914, when the whole world waited with bated breath of the Government since the beginning for the response of the British Cabinet of the war. At this distance from to the challenge which the Germans then London it is abnost possible to regard threw down.

When the decision was

UCHUN'S VISITORS.

The Tuchun entertained the Japanes Consal and several other Japanese nobilities in his Yamen on the 2nd inst Wo ara informed that the conference

the personal factors dispassionately, known most of us instantly thought of was in connection with certain loans,

The fact that most of the cables relate its effect upon the leaders of public

SWATOW REFORTE,

the Canton forces, Serious ighting han Fukien have commenced their attacks on occurred in Wong-kong, and the northern troops were defeated and compelled to retreat a considerable distance.

CORRESPONDENCE. THE CAT SHOW.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONO

DAILY PRESE,

to the battles on the Western Front and opinioa. Lord MOBLEY, a“ double firstIt is reported, that northern troops in that the mails take so long to reach us in literature and statesmanship, and assists us in the endeavour to disregard. Mr. Jons BURNS promptly and quietly the clamour made by rival partisans, retired from the Cabinet, The then and so many, new men have appeared Prime Minister is now the leader of the A FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon.

upon the stage at Westminster since Opposition," and still a force to be FOUR-BOOKED HOUSES in Kowloon.

most of us were at Home that we are reckoned with in politics. Lord Gazy, able to form our judgments about them who made the outstanding speech of the Apply to

without preconceived bias.

crisis, is no longer in office, but is likely The great HUMPHREYE ESTATE & FINANCE test which we seek to apply in this to have an important influence when the have they materially assisted in the day comes to discuss the terms of peace. Co., Lima,

prosecution of the Alexandra Buildings.

war? If that Mr. WINSTON CHURCHILL and Mr. AUSTEN

can [1028

CHAMBERLAIN, who suffered a temporary be answered in the affirma- tive" inost

to eclipse, are now back in the Government are ready suspend judgment on

on minor and per. Mr. Broun still enjoys the public con- GARSUND 109, The FRAX SIX sonal matters. It is impossible at pre-idence in an exceptional degree, and sent for us to answer that question in Mr. BONAR Law has figured more pro- connection with the services which Lord minently since the war than before it ROTHERMERE rendered to the Air Minis try. The resignations which preceded his own revealed the fact that the N MOUNT PARISH, WANCHAT, s Garden, Electre Light, Gas and Telephone Nevertheless, the Prime Minister recent not working smoothly, lastalled. Apply to-day

DD. V. STEAVENSON, ly paid a tribute to the assistance Hests. DEACON, LOOKER, DELEON rendered by Lord ROTHERMERE and seem

HARIZON

(1942

ed to regret the resignation.

FOR BALE.

ROOMS.

Apply

CH GALE

RW.D.

(1968

FOR WALK.

remittances should be sent with all orders, daclared LOST and if at the expiration of well-built Four-Roomed House with machine was

FULL LIST CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE OFFICE OF THIS PAPER

Passagea tooked to all parte of the World, Baggago whipped, clearéil and stared..

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one month from the data berent the above

document be not forthcoming another Certificate for the mid Shares will be used by the Society and thereafter no other will be acknowledged.

C. MONTAGUE EDE

General Manager, a tea Hongkong, 10th Apell, 1918.

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SIRAs it appears, from the corres pondenes in your columns, that the prize. winning black setter was half retriever, that the Pekiness poodles were really Japanese ones, the Boston bulldog terrier, etc., I venture to raiss Qué Mole point tem

I heard one gentleman at the show de- Josephins being awarded the first prize claiming volubly against the Empress The work of reconstruction after the war in the class for Persian cats. He stated will demand the highest statesmanship that she was an Angora cat and that she Who will be the men entrusted with this ly did think that the Empress " WEA

oght to have been disqualified, I certain

classical culture There will, of course, my friendship for them peculiar. Could great task Will they be men of wide rather short of hair, but I admit that business experience or men of a purely my knowledge of cats is sciolistic and always be dynamic personalities such as any of your readers throw any light on Mr. LLOYD GEORGE, but they are not the this somewhat delicate question I am, result of any special form of training;ete they have all the sportaneity of genius

"OLD ETONIAN,”*