1918-05-27 — Page 4

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE

B.

INTIMATIONS

HONGKONG CLUB.

NOTICE

THE HONGKONG

N EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Members of the Dining Room on FRIDAY, the 31st May, 1018, at 5:30 PM.

ON and after 1st June Gd their HONGKONG CLUB will be held in the Largo

WAGLAN will exhibit their Proper Lights from sunset to sunrise

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C. W. DECKWITH, Commander RN, Harbour Master, &o, &c., do.

Harbour Department,

Hongkong, 20th May, late.

ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE.

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BOS BUSINESS :

To confirm the Resolution passed on the 16th inst. as Posted in the Hall of the Club.

By Order,

E. DES VEUX,

Secretary,

12027 Hongkong, 17th May, 1918,

E present students invite all Old Boys to attend a MEETING to consider the formation of a ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE THE ARSOCIATION. The MEETING will be held in the Lai Kwai Pad Hall at 8 PM. on THURS- Refreshments will be DAY, 20th May. provided.

TO LET.

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OOMBE No. 173. Coombe Road Magazine Gap, The Peak (Farnished), with Tonnis Court and Vegetable Garden, Electric Light And Telephone, for 6 months from lat June, 1918.

Apply to

DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON &

HARSTON,

Be

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PUBLIC AUCTION. PARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of the letting by Public Auction Sale to be held TODAY (MONDAY), the 27th day of May, 1918, at 3 P.M., at the Ofices of the PUBLIC Wonts DEPARTMENT, Order of H18 EXCELLANCY THE GOVERNOR, Ono Lot of CROWN LAND at Repulse Bay, in the Colony of Hongkong, for term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at CROWN RENT to be fired by the Surveyor HIS MAJESTY THE KING, for one further

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

kerm of 75 years.

Registry HO......

At Repulse Bay,

Locality,

Boundary

Shazzaments.

feat

Contrata

Square feet.

inį Annual Hent.

Upart Price

Soit Test

fost

A per “isle | plin, 109,000 £148,000

B.

NOTICE

12035

NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiatico Indian

A TO INC

Apply in person at the CENTRAL POLICE BARON between the hours of 9 AM to 1 F.M. and 2 P.M. to 4 FEL. daily.

Applicants will be required to produce Paszporta or idantification papers.

All persons with certain exceptions who remain in the Colony for more than 7 days to Begister themselves ander ORDINANCE 1010 OF PERSONS

are regulTRATION

Forms of Registration

ion giving

the parti

en required may be obtained at the 4.P.O. and at all Police Stations,

The Fenalty for non-compliance is a fine Mob exce_rli ig 350.

THE DAIRY FARM COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE Business of the manufacture and sale of Ice and the business of Cold Storage hitherto carried on by the HONGKONG Jus COMPANY, LIMITED, has been acquired and will in future be carried on by the DAIRY FARE COMPANY, LIMITED, Consequent upon such soquisition the name of the DAIRY FARM COMPANY, LIMITED, has been duly changed to THE DAIRY FARM 10E AND COLD STORAGE CO., LTD,

and its business will in fature be carried on under the new namba y

M. MANUK, Becretary,

THE DAIRY FARM ICE AND COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.

INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE

THE Steamship

*KWAIBANG

having arrived from the shove porta, Con signees of Cargo by hor are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Hazardous and/or extra hasardous Godown of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained, one

STAR" FERRY COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NOTION STURDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of this Company will be held at the Offices of Mesare. JADDINE, MATYRSON & Co., LTD., on THURSDAY, the 30th May, 1918 at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts to 30th April, 1918.

The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, the 24th May, to THURSDAY, the 30th May, 1918, inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors

W. 8. BROWN, Secretary, Hongkong, 18th May, 1918, 033

WM. POWELL, LTD. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the N

SEVENTEENTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHARE- GENERAL HOLDERS in the above Company will be hold of the Company's Offices on TUESDAY, the 4th of June, 1018, at 12 o'clock Nons, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and Statement of Accounts to the 28th February, 1918.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 25th of May to the 4th of June, both days inclusive.

H. O. HOLT, Secretary, Hongkong, 16th May, 1918.

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NOTICE OF REMOVAL

THE

THE STORE of GRACA & Co., dealers in POSTAGE STAMPS, FLOWER

SEEDS, TOYS, &c,

has beon REMOVED to No. 10, WYNDHAM

STREET.

Hongkong, 20th May, 1919.

1646

HOUSES TO LET

TO BE LET.

FURNISHED, No. 182, The Peak, for the

months July to October incluuva Apply to

ME. M. FLETCHER, Colonial Secretary's Office.

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NOMMODIOUS and wall fitted SHOP in

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Aleandra Buildings

SECRETARY A.B. WATEOS & Co. LinTED.

TO LET.

11987

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well-built EUROPEAN TWO-STOREY

*** Apply to--

YURAM HING, c/o Messrs. JOHNSON, STOXES & Master

11956

TO LET.

HOUSES on Shamee, Chutan.

No. 87, THE PRAX, LUSTLEIGH.

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST

MENT & AGENCY CO, Im.

TO LEN

A FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloom.

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DAILY

INTIMATION

PRESS MONDAY, MAY 17TH, 1918.

WATSON'S

OLD

BROWN

BRANDY

WEBOL

Brown Brandy

SPABLISHED 200

25 YEARS IN WOOD

CANTON NEWS. (DE OUTETLEE of TAI 1 CHÒNG TÔI

an exhaustive inquiry into the terrible disaster at the Racecourse, the Govern ment will, pparently, content itself with drawing up certain regulations. It is not prepared to undertake the respons sibility for the stability of either perAILWAY ROWERY DENIED, manent or temporary structures which aro not its property, nor of niafshed theatres and other structures which are erected constantly all over the Colony by, private individuals. The impediment seems to be that the Public Works demand a very large staff for purposes of inspection and the Police require a great number of uppliances for coping with fire. We can imagine that there may be difficulties

CANTON, May 24th.

The reported railway robbery in denied. The rumour started owing to the delay of the train, and as a matter of fact the delay was due to the locomotive being out of order.

THE HWONG HOI CITY:

The Tuchun has received reports stating

that several hundred bandits are prepur ing to attack the Kwong Hoi city. THE KWONG HOI GUNBOAT.

SWATOW REPORTS.

We are informed that a certain Japan- in dealing with the more remote rural dis-ese firma in Canton has offered $900,000 for tricts, but it should be possible to take the gunboat Awong Hot The Tuchun adequate precautions against loss of life has rejected the offer, as it was decided in the urban areas. Obviously regula that the bont should be sold by public tions are a waste of ink and paper if it is auction. not anybody's business to see that they are observed. As the Hon. Mr. H. E. POLLOCK, K.C., argued, it is of no use to have general responsibility thrown over a body like the Civil Service of Hongkong, That has been demonstrated by the proceedings at the Coroner's inquiry, at which the Public Works Department and the Police played the game of battledore and shuttle cock Now the GOVERNOR chivalrously

Commander Chan Kwing-oing report ed that Canton forces recently gained victories and occupied several districts on the Fukien borders.

Several regiments of Che-Kinng troopa have arrived at Amoy. Local fighting continues on the Fukien treats

FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY ] THE SIBERIAN POSITION. PRESIDENT WILSON'S SCRUPLES.

PARTS, May 22nd. The Echo de Paris, commenting on the Sino-Japanese treaty, hopes the hour is approaching when Germany must traus for divisions from the West Front to Siberia, and declares that President Wilson's scruples are the only remaining obstacle to Sine Japanese intervention in Biberia, which is diplomatically justified by the Bolshevik repudiation of Russia's debts.

THE BANK OF ENGLAND: SIR CHARLES ADDIS RECOM- MENDED AS MEMBER.

LONDON, May 24th. Sir Charles Addis, London Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Cor- poration, has been recommended for an

ointment as a member of the Court of the Bank of England.

This is the first occasion upon which a

Joint Stock Banker has been proposed KWANGSI TROOPS FOR CANTON

A message from Shui-Hing states that for election to the Court. It is commment-

steps forward to share the blame for the about 1,000 Kwangsi troops, have arriveed upon as a further indication of the

at Shui-Hing. These troops are said to internal movement of reform in the Bank

be procecding to Canton at the Tuchunk of England

request

(FROM THE INTELLIGENCE BUREAU, "CANTON; }

CANTON, May 23rd.

recent catastrophe because he failed to pro vide precautions against fire at the Race Course during the nine years that he was Captain-Superintendent of Police. His EXCELLENCY, however, is going back at least sixteen years, and the risks have

The National Assembly in Extraordin- probably increased considerably since thenary Session in Canton Gually, on May owing to the growth in the number and 18th, passed the long discussed bill pro- size of the matsheds. We are not, how-viding for the reorganization of the so much concerned with the past Military Government established in as with the immediate future. So far as Canton last August. that is concerned, we are told that there. will never be any more matsheds at the

matshrds the aim will be to see that they are only one-storey high, that no cooking is carried on in them, and that there is ample means of escape in case of necessity. In the absence of any guarantee that the Government's inten- tions will be carried into execution, this secins a very tame ending to a terrible tragedy.

A. S. WATSON & Racecourse, and that in regard to village

CO., LTD.,

WINE AND SPIRIT

MERCHANTS,

TYE. 616

Hongkong Unzive: 304, Dre Veux Hoan, C. Lesday Owaton:, 101, Sime frame, EC.

The Baily Press.

HoxGxona, 27TH MAT, IELB

The Government has so consistently opposed any anggestion of Hospital reform that it was only to be expected that the proposals submitted by the Hon. Mr. P. H. HOLYOS under this head would be rejected. As we have urged before, the Government Civil Hospital is situated in an insalubrious and con- gested neighbourhood that is inaccessible to Europeans-the vast majority of whom

The Articles of Reorganization, when roughly translated, follows :-

Article 1The Military Government of. the Republic of China is founded upon the Confederation of the Constitutionalist Provinces and shail, during the incap ability of the National Assembly and the President to perform their functions, and in accordance with the. Article of this Act. exercise the axecutive powers of the Republic of China,

THE SINO-JAPANESE TREATY GREAT BRITAIN'S SATISFACTION.

LONDON, May 3rd.. The British Government regards with satisfaction the Chino-Japanese Treaty.

ANOTHER QUESTION FOR THE GOVERNMENT.

A SUGGESTED ANSWER. With regard to Roadster's letter, in our issue of Saturday last, a corres spondent writea to us as follows:----

"Although only visitor to Hongkong Roadster's suggested questions re- garding & new road somewhere in the

enquiries, and I find that the answers to hill land opposite caused me to make

Article II The powers of the Military his two questions would be as follows:--- (1) It is not a fact that the road Government shall be as follows:-(1) To conclude peace and declare war, (2) to referred to has been completed, although transact foreign affairs and make con- it is nearing completion as the result of tracts and treaties, (3) to supervise energetio progress during the past twelve common finance, (4) to decide disputes month The engineer-in-chargo has between provinces, (5) to recognize the wisely left the small piece of road re admission of armies from Constitutional ferred to by "Roaster" to the last in Provinces, and (6) to deliberate on the order that eager but thoughtless motorista road until the many preparation and general plan of war may not use the All contracts or agreements involving large banks have had a chance to con- financial burden on the people, the issue rolidate when the raing come, thus saving of domestic or foreiga bonds, and the or ratified by the National Assembly in dollars. Extraordinary Session.

(2) This question does not appear to

either live on the higher levels or offer of terms of peace shall be approved the taxpayer some of his hard earned: Kowloon and in the summer months. it is a veritable inferno. By selling a portion of the aite it is probable that a Hospital for Europeans could be provided. in the Central District, with a branch at Kowloon, without making any heavy demand upon the taxpayers. that it is

QUESTIONS AT THE COUNCIL ONE of the most valuable service, which it is in the power of the Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council to render to the public consists in asking Government,

The pre-

RECOVERY.

Article 111The powers of the Mili tary Government shall be executed by an require a reply. Administrative Council consisting of seven directors elected by the National Assembly in Extraordinary Session. All. meetings of the Council shall be presided the directors. Each of the Constitu over by a chairman chosen by and among tionglist Provinces and each of the send a delegate to the Council for parti- cipation in the deliberation on affairs Uk, Lost-too-long, oh, Hardily—regain. mentioned in Sections one, two, four, and six of Article Two

[A BONNET.]

the Government questions from time to mature to come these question recognized Constitutionalist armies may Whero have you wandered all these weary

years,

Article IV-The Military Government Unwitting of the ever-flawing tears may establish the ministries of foreign By which my care-worn cheeks are deeply affairs, finance, war, general staff, navy, interior, communication, and justice, all' Administrative Council. under the immediata direction of the

unfess

`stained?

Could's't thou have known how my sad soul

was pained,

time on matters of interest and import ance, and it is obviously desirable that replies should be returned as promptly as possible, No-one will deny the im- portance of the questions which appeared on the agenda last Thursday, and the Hon. Mr. P. H. HOLYOAK was thoroughly justified in complaining of the interval of more than two months which had clapsed since they were submitted. This is not the first occasion on which consider able delay has occurred, and we are glad that H.E, the GOVERNOR has promised that greater expedition shall be shown in future, especially as the answers when given are not always complets, thus necessitating, as in the case of the hospital. The natural and proper course the Article IX The internal sub For now--my rifle has its proper bolt

but the majority of people, we believe, will disagree with this opinion an furs at least, as it relates to the provision of accommodation in Kowloon, which is already a very populous residential dis trick and is entirely eat off at night- time from the Island. On this side of the Harbour the position would be vastly improved if the Victoria Hospital on minister. Barker Road-which was erected, partly Article VI-All mininters shell be to give again thy being to my sight. of appointed by the Administrative Council from funds subscribed by the public ton regular session assembled. During the serve as a hospital for women and child. inability of a director to function, he Ol, Lost too long, thou hast returned to ren-performed its proper functions stends to 30 30 be Since October 1912, however, it has been closed to maternity cases on the ground that these are not suitable for a general

Article V-Each ministry,

Backword to me I trow thou would's't have Administrative Council, may have a

strained directly controlled by a director of the Thinking thee lost in some dim Ewigkeit,

Government : Civil Hospital two years

to follow when that discovery was made would have been to add a new wing, but this the Government, without assigning any reason, flatly declines to do, and so the institution must remain more or less a white elephant." War céonomy can-

ngo, supplementary questions extending over many months. It is not surprising, FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Kowloon.

in such circumstances, if the idea gains Apply to

currency that the Government is deli- HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE berately adopting a policy of procras

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Alexandra Buildings,

12000

FOR BALL

(ALESEND” 100, THE

Goods not cleared by the 28166 ROOMS.

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inab. ab

All broken, chafed and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined, DATE

Claims against the steamer must be pro- bented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by m

any Cass whatever,

Bits of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE MATHESON & Co, Li20.

General Managers. Hongkong Slat May, 1918.

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A locality

a minister to act in his

by the

EW.H.

TYPHOON WARNING.

The following telegram has been receiv

Hongkong, from the Manila Observatory

5 p.m., May 24th. Cyclone or typhoon south of Naha, recurving north-eastward.

will die down or that something will refusal to make suitable provision for the Government cohy the Proed at the American Consulate General,

and suffering. The Colonial

Article VII-A director of the Admin. To calm the anguished tumult of my heart

Ta stny my soul's unreasoning revolt ! Article VIII All documents of the strative Council may hold other offices. Administrative Council shall be jointly And, as once more I see thy symmetry, signed for promulgation by the directors. I can outface my fortune's keenest dart, ordinate bureaux of the Administrative shall be organized by a separate Council law

powers and functiona of the Governments, of the Constitution

Article Provinces shall continue as hitherto But

Government, end which can the Peking those organs, which are subordinate to not be directly

be vinces, may

Article XI-These Articles shall be hull and void when the National Assem

For exercising their powers.

bly and the President are again

Article XII The

articles aball inte force on their promulgation,

In accordance with the foregoing

The Frener newspapers comment on the articles, the National Assembly in Extra- ordinary The Bession, on May 20th, elected use of the words, We were fortunate

as directors of the in being able to save the lives of 10 Ger Administrative

Council Mr. Tang man officers and 108 men from the vessels Shaoyi, Ex-Premier of the Republic of which were snnk" which recently occur China Yunnan

General

1 Tang

Chi Ve Ting fan

Military and in a British Admiralty

The

Gaulois pat

it neatlyngućn Yesterday The following cases of communicable Minister for Foreign Affairs and tip British declared theriselves happy, a The Government's attitude towards the discases were notified in the Colony Ex-Premier Dr Sun Yat-sen. First saving German Enilers That is cirtma

Provisional President of the Republiction, that is humanity. Some days car the central matshed question does not give much during Thursday and Friday:-Cerebro Admiral Lin Pao-yih, Commander-in-Chief lier we read that a German submarine

promise of satisfying public sentiment on spinal fever, 4 (3 deaths); bubonio of the Chinese Navy General Lu Ying had sunk a hospital ship without evo the matter. Despite the recommenda- plague, 2 (2 deaths); enteric fever, 2 (2 ting, Inspector-General of Liang Kwong attempting to come to the help o

Mr. Tsen Chuan-hsun, Former Viceroy of wounded it carried. That is “Kultur, Liang Kwang

-Daily News. tions of the Special Jary, which held such deaths); and diphtheria, I (1 death)

¤ H. GALE,

arise to divert it into other channels. Bick Pressure of work in the Attorney Treasury is overflowing, despite the large sums devoted to improving the General's office is pleaded as an excuso for the failure to hold a meeting of the

facilities for motoring round the Island

108, THE PRAX, SIX Council for the despatch of ordinary and to constructing a network of roads in business since February 21st, but there the New Territory: seems to be no reason to wait, as in the present instance, until seven Billa carr be presented together,

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