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The amount accepted is to be placed by the Banderer to the credit of an 1000mal with
the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORFOBATION, Shanghai, so as to bo
to bo avilabla on the 4th July, 1816,
Fersons tendering to state PER The amount of Dollars current in Shang- kai.
i.per &100 for Telegraphic Transfer on the Lords Commissioners of ILM. Treasury, London,
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ths Acts 22 George IIL, Osp. 46 and 41. George IL, Cap. acceptance of any such Tender
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THE HONGKONG STEEL FOUNDRY COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTIUE TO SHAREHOLDERS THE EIGHTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING 01 SHAREHOLDERS in the above Campany will be held at the Company's Office, St George Building, Hongkong, TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY), the 3rd July, 1916, at 11.50 A, for the purpose
of presenting the Report of the of General Managers and Statement Accounts to 31st May, 1018
will be CLOSED from 24th June to 3rd The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company
July, 1818, both days inclusive, hiki
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PULVOSMIDROSIS.
AN IDEAL DUSTING.
POWDER.
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NEWS.
BRUTAL MURDER OF A FAR EASTERN CABLE
BRITISH NAVAL MAN. MANAGER OF ROYAL NAVAL CANTEEN STABBED TO DEATH
IN HIS BEDROOM" Quite a sensation was crented in Hongkong, carly yesterday morning, when the news was circulated that a European had been stabbed to death by some person or persons unknown. On
enquiry it was ascertained that the un fortunate victim of the foul deed was Petty Officer Adams, manager of the Royal Naval Canteen.
[BY COURTESY OF THE CHUNG NOOI
SAN PO
THE MILITARY SITUATION.
FERING, July 1st.. It is reported that General Lang Chi- kwong has drawn the full amount of money which the Premier promised for military expenditure. Lang, it is said, will proceed ta Nam Hung rid Kings."
great decision, placing himself tempor arily at the bend of the Army. KURSILOFF was arrested, and a Republic was proclaimed with a Council of Five to
govern, hosted by M. KERENSKY, The Administration, however, was overthrown by a surprising coup d'état
last Novem ber, when the Maximalista ufder M LENIN, seized the reins of power. It was reported that the Ministers were arrest ed, but later it became known that, at et M. KERENSKY hand escaped. An armistice was promptly arranged with the commy, and, in the end, the people of Russia found, to their sorrow, that, having dissipated their means of defence,
Several conflicting rumours were our they were entirely at the mercy of a rent as to how the brutal murder was tyrannical and unscrupulous foe. The committed. Our representative, however, Russian delegates, realising their im gleaned the following information from potone, signed the Treaty of Brest an authentic source. It appears that { ["THROUGH LIUINN'S AGENOT.] Litovsk without even going through the the deceased, who was about. 42 years of
the
THE SIBERIAN SITUATION. formality of reading it. Since that ago, retired to rest in his quarters, which tine Russia has been dismembered are on the first floor of the Canteen
AMSTERDAM, June 29tbi by the gnemy, and
Allies, building, at about I a.bu. There were The Vorische Zeitung nanounces that though eager to render her aid, have sleeping in the building at the time the Constitutional Democratic leader, bega.compelled in the words of M. | Mr. J... ·H. Spillsbury -of the M. Milinkoff, and the former Foreign bouse boys. Minister and the Octobrist leader, M.
the
is subject to the aprons sutilion, that no ONE 70 HP HARLEY DAVISON Cool and sweet in the warmest KERENERY, to remain grim spectators B.M.L.I., and several
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any benefit to my share or part in or to Ran about 1,000 miles.
from the Contract thereby, wede for the allotment of rich (Bills)."
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Any further information can be obtained by partial- application le the TREASURY CHIEST OFFICKE, AP.D
1. J. THURSBY PELHAM, L-Col
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His Majesty's Trossary Offes,
Hangkang, 2nd July, 1918,
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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Partnership beretofore existing between the undersigned FRANK SMYTH and JOHN SOMERVILLE DOBIE, carrying on Bagues sa charbrokers at No. 4, Dus Veux Road Centril, Hongkong, under the
Box No. 2171, Care of "Daily Presa" Office.
FOR SALE.
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any
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NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiatic o. olnbin
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Dated the 1st day of July, 1918.
F. SMYTH,
J. SOMERVILLE DOBIE,
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VERNON & SMITH.”
Dated the 1st day of July, 1918.
NOTICE
F. SMYTH.
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Dated the 1st day of July, 1918.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
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Petling by Pablo Auction Sale,
So be held on MONDAY, 1he
8th
day of July, 1918, 8., at the
apply in person at the CENTRAL POLICY STATION between the hours of 9'4.36 to 1 Pa And S E.M. TO 4 P.Az daily.
Applicants will be required to produce
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All persons with certain exceptions who A. S. WATSON
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ars required to Register themselves under REGISTRATION OF PERSONS
ORDINANCE 1916.
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giving the parti enlare required may be obtained at the G.P.Q. and at all Folico. Stationa
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DEVONSHIRE CREAM! Can always be had. We supply Junket Tablet on
application
HOUSES TO LET
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Offices of the FURG WORKS DEFAUSKEIT, HOUSE
By Order of His EXOELLAMOT TUB GOTZENOR,
of One Lot of CROWN LAND Happy Valley
in the Colony of Hongkong, for a teras of 16% weare, with the option of renewal ai s CROWN BENT to be fixed by the Burveyor HIS MAJKOTT THE KING, for one faráher cheen of 75 yearE.
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The
Baily Press
HONGKONG, 2ND July, 1918,
MKERENSKY'S APPEAL THE British Labour Conference will be memomble by reason of the presence of M KERESKY, who was reported some tins ago to have been killed by his political enemies. The object of the ex-Premier of Russia in attending the Conference was to tell the delegates, and, through them, the whole world, somic thing of the forlorn plight of his native land and to ask for the sympathy and support of the Alliez No man is better qualified to perform that task than he whose courageous efforts to restore order after the revolution and keep the coun- try loyal to its engagemcats were watched with hope and admiration by the Allies. It was not long after the abolition of
the old regime that M. KERENSKY Was called upon to accept the portfolio of War Minister, when the Coalition Mis try was formed in order to placate the Socialists. Already discipline in the Army was so lax as to give rise to state of virtual armistice" on souve sections of the Front, and M. KLEEWSKY
did godd service by visiting the troops
Come quickly. My
The Tuchun of Kwei-chow has request- ed the Peking Government to cancel the order for attacking Kwangtung
Numerons Northern M.P. are ceeding to Canton.
placed themselves at the head of a counter-revolutionary movement.
JAPANESE SEEK TRON MINES IN YANGTSE AREA.
Lonnox, July 1st,
of the tragedy" until the oppressed At about 4 a.m. Mr. Spillsbury was Gutchkoff, have arrived at Harbin and people should give a clear sign that they awakened by hearing cries of Murder, would welcome-and-not-resent, interven murder. Help. tion on their behalf. M. KERENSKY Bays: God, I'm done for.” He rushed out of "I bear witness that the Russian people the building, thinking that the sounds will never recognise the Treaty of Brest, proceeded from the street. There was, which hurled Hussin into the abyss of however, not a soul to be seen outside, annihilation.**
except two Sanitary Board coolies. Ho It was never supposed that dey would, having regard to its then ran up to the fret door, and enter a series of questions by Sir Charles nature and the circunstances undering Mr. Adams room, saw the unfortu Hobhouse, the Foreign Under-Secretary which it was concluded. Nor have the ale man staggering towards the telo said the Government are aware of the phone. Mr. Adamy was quite conscious negotiations proceeding for the acquisi- Allies ever disguised their intention of
at the time, and stated that some mention by a Japanese syndicate of the Feng- insisting, when victory shall have crown."
bad stabbed him;
huangsham Iron Mines, but have received
In the House of Commons, replying to
ed their arms, upon justice being done Mr. Spillsbury telephoned at once to no official information that the negotia to all those peoples who are temporarily H.M.S. Tamar and also to the Police. tions are concluded. The mines are under the domination of the Central Ponding the arrival of the ambulance, situated in the Yangtse River area, which Power. They realise perfectly well that Mr. Spillsbury examined the wounded His Majesty's Government has always the interests of the Allied countriesman and found that the left side of regarded as their special sphere of in- nee inextricably interwoven and that his abdomen had been ripped open. His terest in China in the sense that British they cannot afford, even if they desired, clothes and the slicets on the bed were to be indifferent "20 the fate of saturated with blood, while blood was Russia. They know that Bolshevism in glowing profusely from the gaping wound. responsible for the present unhappy state Mr. Spillsbury dressed the wound to the of the country, and that its rule is oppres best of his ability, gave Adams some water, sive, but, unless and until the people show and, later, when the ambulance arrived, a disposition to free themselves from its took him to the Naval Hospital Adams thraldom, the Allies would not be justi-survived about three hours, expiring at fied in interfering in the internal affairs
of the State What guarantee is there 70 m. He was able to make a state that those “worn-out masses of soldiers," ment to the Police, in the course of which The exclaimed: "Thank God, the money who were deceived by the false uppesis
is all right."! Lof German agents, and thus became the strength of Bolshevism, would not again be misled, and make common cause with the enemy under the impression
that their rights were being menaced M. KEENERY does not appear to have brought with bin any mandate: From the Russian people. I say be that in the near future the situation will become more clearly defned. From the many" of conflicting stories that reach us the fact scents, to emerge that the Bolshevik rigime is weakening, but that will not
ve of mach assistance to the Allies if Grand Duke NICHOLAS has been proclaim the newspaper report be true that the
ed Emperor by General KORNILOFF and General KALEDIN, who have occupied Moscow and overthrown the Bolsheviks with the aid of German troops,
ABMED ROBBERY AT WANGHAI.
According to the statement made by the deceased it would seem that three men, who were masked, entered his room
able consideration by the Chiness Authori- subjecta possess a prior claim to favour-
ties of any applications they may make før industrial concessions in that region, but they think that neither British nor any other foreign claims to spheres of interrat in China should be pressed inconsistently. with the principle of the open door. Neither the British Ambassador nor the Foreign Office has been consulted in the matter.
CANTON NEWS.
[BY COURTESY OF THE "CHUNG NGOI SAN-FO."1
through the window. One man crept up THE CONTROLLERS.
CANTON, July th
to him and held something over his nose. It is reported that Shum Chun-huen
- apparently altempting to chloroform will cerce to Canton on the condition that be is appointed Chairmen of the Con- him. It is also possible that there was a
Aicted. No sooner did the murderers se struggle, during which the wound was introllers to the Confederation Government. He will recruit one division of troops, their victim staggering towards the, tele- which will be totally under his command phone than they decamped. It is not
in order to strengthen the Government. known how they effected their escape.
"A mesange from Shanghai states that Shum has left the Northern port and is expected in Canton within the next
days. According to accounts hure, however, the Canton authorities do not. agree to his conditions. BANDITS.
A rumour was current to the effect that the men lift a knife behing but the
wero reticent. Nothing is missing from Police, when questioned on the subject,
the Canteen, and it is suggested that the motive for the crime was a desire for revenge on the part of some discharged was once with Lung's army, but deserted The bandit-leader, Taui Tung-hoi, who servants. The murderers, probably aware soon after he had obtained a quantity of that the place would be deserted owing arms, is creating disturbances in the to the fact that all available men were compelled to remain on board their Yeung-chuen district. His men have ships owing to the typhoon signals being ransacked all the houses in the No. 5 hoisted, thought it a favourable oppor Section of the district, and carried away tunity to carry out their brutal design.
Petty Officer Adams had been stationed in Hongkong for nearly five years, and had been manager of the Canteen for over two years. He was well-known in local It is reportal that on Sunday night at sporting circles, and was very popular about 6 o'clock four men, armed with with the men of the Services, who patron. revolvers and knives, broke into that he was expecting to retire in a few
ised the Canteen. It is a pathetic fact! money changer's establishment in Queen's Road East, and, after threatening the proprietor and his fokis, ransacked the place and made off with $4,000. So far no arrests have been made.
ROBBERS STEAL $1,000 FROM A
MONEY-CHANGER'S
A BIG HAUL OF OPIUM.
WORTH OVER $2,120,
At the Hongkong Magistracy, yester day, a young Chinese was charged before Mr. E. D. C Wolfe with being in unlaw ful possession of 100 taels of prepared opium and 20 lbs of loose oniam, valued at $2,120,4
months time on a well-earned pension He had also received his second, mate's tion three months ago, and intended to certificate, having passed that examina join the merchant service.
Owing to the death of Petty Officer Adams, the fortnightly whist-drive ar ranged for to-night by the B. N. Quad- rille Club is cancelled.;
* T'RE FUNERAL
a large amount of booty. SWATOW REPORTS,
Commander Chan Kwing-ming has re ported that the Canton forces have gained victories on the Weng-kong front.
The situation in Bwatow is quiet.
SAIGON RICE MARKET. The Compagnie de Commerce and te Navigation d'Extréme Orient, of Saigon, in their report, dated June 2nd,
·stalo:
The improvement we mentioned in our last report has not increased because
Rangoon prices are more favourable
Despite the heavy rain, there was quite a large gathering of sympathising friends Japan bas ceased purchases. Neverthe present at the funeral of the late Petty lem, our rates are maintained on account Officer Adema, which took place, at 430 of the exchange. coffit, which was covered with a profusion p.m. yesterday, at Happy Valley The of floral tributes, was borne on a gun The total surrount of rics exported from Immediately preceding it marched the the 1st of January up to 11th carriage, drawn by deceased's comrades. firing-party composed of men of H.M's 1018, is 880,099 tons against 584,012 to
of June ships under Command of Lient. Lecer RNR The Rev. F. Hastings, Naval 1017 Chaplain, conducted the service at the graveside, and at the
the conclusion three
and impressing upon them the dangers. of disanion. Some notable successes in the field followed, but, aufortunately, they were short-lived, owing to the Army relapsing again into a state of demora lisation. The Ministry was reconstructed once again, this time with M. ERDENSKY at its head. But though invested with an limited power, the new Government atrova: in vain to check the spread of anarchy Inspector Wilden stated that defendant the solemn appeals made by M. KERENSKY was arrested while travelling along the volleys were fired over the grave and the
and General KORNILOI to the delegates Praya in a risha. His box was searched Last Post" was sounded.
Wo quote to-day-White Saigon Rice No. 2 sifted, Japan quality, Hongkong,
84.08 per picul, Lo.b. Saigon for July-
"ABERTHOLWYN, No. 14, Peak Road, at the great Moscow Conference falling and the opium was found tied up in present were Commodore August shipment,
from 1st Augasa
on deaf ears. Meanwhile, the enemy Apply to
pressed their advantage, and the internal HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE situation was further complicated by the emovement engineered by General KOEXT-
LOFF to overthrow the Government M ant to five months' hard Inbour, and KERENGEY acted on that occasion, with ordered the confiscation of the opina.;
Alexandra Buildingu.
and Commander Gibson The parcel
were amongst those who sent wreaths H.M's. Defendant said the opium belonged to Dockvara Police in Harbour The Director of the Royal Observatory another pan.
Committee, Royal Naval Canton RN. Yard Police; RN states that the typhoon probably entered Quadrille Club Dockyard Recreation the coast to the south of Swatow on Sun Clab the Novel Yard Royal Marines day evening and is now filling up to the Mr. F. C. Jenkin, D.S.P. (R.); Mr, and Mr. 3. Spillsbury. MJJ. Blake, Mr. J. C. Wilder, und
NE of Hongkong. The typhoon signal. was lowered at 9.30 yesterday morning.
Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe sentenced defend
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