1918-08-03 — Page 4

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

WANTED.

XPERIENCED BABY

G.

AMAH

EXE district. Exceptionnd

wages for om who can do Fancy Neede

work,

Apply

Box 2287, Care of "Daily Prose Ov

[z287

10

PROPOSED SAILING

AUCTIONS

R.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE HONGKUNG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1915

DARNICULARS and CONDITIONS of

INTIMATION

Pe letting by Public Auction Bale, WATSON'S cantime, although even three years ago

on TUESDAY,

the vik be beld

at the day of August. 1918, at 8 PM.

the PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. Offices of t by Order of His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOS, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Battery Street, is the Colony of Hongkong, for a term

HONGKONG/SAN FRANCISCO of 25 years, with the option of renewal at a

THE Stausbi

THE

"MEIKAI MARU."

Londing about 15th August.

For further particulurs, please apply te-

SHIPPING DEPARTMENT.

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, LTD.,

Agents.

[2268

N

BANK HOLIDAY,

eccordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912,

the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED be the transaction of PUBLIC the 5th BUSINESS On MONDAY,

August

Hongkong, 31st July, 1918.

G.

B

[27.

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OFFICE.

PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

THIS OFFICE will be Open for all purpises from 9 AM to 12 Noor on MONDAY, the 6th August, 191.

Licensed Warehouses cannot be opened on that day.

D. W. TRATMAN, Spperintendent,

Imports and Exports.

Hongkong, 1st August, 1918.

(9204

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

THE HONGKONGIMPORT AND OBINA PRODUCE EXPORT. 1, hare This Day REMOVED to D, 2 V N ROAD, CENTRAL, First Flor the Wiscano's).

TULIS

NOTICE.

1281

is to advise that Mn. H. E. PRICE, late of our Cantor Office, is no longer

in the employ of this Company.

BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO CO. LTD.

THE

HONGKONG

[2230

ROPE MANUFACTURING CO. LTD.

N

INTERIM DIVIDEND of ONE DJLLAK (81) per Share for account 1918 will be Payable on THURSDAY, the Shareholders are August, 1918. 15th requested to apply for Dividend Warrants at the Company's Offices, St. George's Build- ings, Honkong

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will is CLOSED from SATURDAY, tho 10th August, 1918 THURSDAY, 13th Angust, 1918, both days inclusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers, Hongkong. 30th July, 1918,

(2275

HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD. (Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an

NINTERIM DIVIDEND of SEVEN PENCE per Share for the year ending 31st Desember, 1918, has been declared.

The DIVIDEND will be Payable on and after WEDNESDAY, the 21st day of August, 1918, to Shareholders on the Register on WEDNESDAY, the 7th day of August, 1918, and will be paid to Shareholders on the Colonial (Hongkong) Registar exchange rate of 3/31 per Dolar.

By Order of the Board,

W. E. ROBERTS, Secretary;

Hongkong, 29th July, 1918,

ab

[9267

the

THE STEAM LAUNDRY CO., LTD.

SIXTEENTH ORDINARY

CROWN RENT to be fixed by the Surveyor HIS MAJESTY THE KING, for one further term of 10 years,

No. of Sale!

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Registry No

orality,

Boundary

alcare. (Approximate.}

JEEL

tret

feet,

G.

R.

PUBLIC AUCTION..

Anau Rest

11,260

[2268

PARIO By Public Auction, Sale,

DARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of

A SAFE AND GENTLE

APERIENT

THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

world-dominion for Justice deepens France, many a syrow-stricken mother | CHINESE TELEGRAMS. day by day. The very length of the war, and widow who thinks only of what a with all its sufferings, is the best proter few feet of earth in France contains, is

[BY COURTESY OF THE CUNG NGỜI tion possible for posterity for each now tired," but there is not one of the

BAN 201 month we realise more and more the wives or sweetheart, but is mora deter- depth of the abyss which the "Germania | mined even than four years ago that the had so cunningly prepared. Revelations | world shall be made safe for humanity no matter what the cost. Though peace we thought that, we bad witnessed all that is on yet won something has been devilish ingenuity and wantonness could | Recomplished, The Empire his been show us, The story of trickery and fused so that it is indivisible, and the raee has been welded chinery in Russin, for which the last Anglo-Saxon year will always remain notorious, has together so that its ideals will dominate not how the least of the lessons to las international politics för our life-time. remembered when the Gerans sues for

pence.

The Licusowsky Memorandumi

Two cases of enteric fever and ung ease] his set the seal on Germany's blood-of bubonic plague were notified in the guiltiness.

It is only natural that, or such an ocrasion as this we should attempt, how- ever superficially, some calculation of our losses and gains. Nobody supposes that the war, hus- benefited any nation. The only people who could possibly have profited by it in ʼn nuteriai sense were the Germans, and for them to do so a speedy victory was essential. Although it in inevitable and, indeed, Justice would be | outraged were it not so that in the end the Germans, will suffer more "Reverely than any other nation, yet every one of the belligerents will carry the sears of this conflict for generations. Such a tre.

to be bold on TUESDAY, the 6th day of August, 1918, at 3-P.M., at the Olloes of the making a Pleasant, Cooling andiendous burden of debt will oppress PUBLIC WORES DEPARTMENT, by Order of HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Babington. Path, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 76 year, with the option of renewal at a CROWN RENT to be fixed by the Burroyor. THIS MAJEsty zaR KING," for one farther ferm of 75 years,

No. of Sale

Registry N

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Bounties

Zenansementa

Cautente

&quace fest

Annual i

Upast Price

+

T

freb

Tees Tons

fock.

per

ale plan. 7,673

42 2,786

NOTICE.

Refreshing Drink.

SOLD ONLY BY

them that the only hope for humanity is that the natural resources of the earth will be developed more scientifically in the future than in the past. By inven- tion and new knowledge some compensa tion may be gained for all the present prodigious waste of labour and material. Nothing alas can bring back to this generation its dend, and it is the swelling of the casualty-lists that pains us' most. It is easier to bear the loss of“ ihmey or leisure than the flower of our mice.

Colony on Thursday.

PEKING, August 2nd. . Chang Cho-lara's troops desire that Chang should be elected Vice-President. Chung is willing to take the offer and suggests Tuan Chi-jui for the Presidency, These proposals are being opposed by certain, leaders.

THE JAPANESE LOAN.

Pcking Government to cancel the affores The Kirin Assembly has requested" the

tation loan from Japan on the ground.

CANTON

NEWS.

[DY COURTESY OF THE "CHUNG NGOI BAN PO]

A quiet but pretty wedding was that the people in Kirin are willing to solemnized at St. John's Cathedral, lend ten million dollars to the fiovern- yesterday, the contracting parties being ment,

Miss Olive Mac Randall, late of the Victoria Nursing Home, Shanghai, and eldest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Knight Randall, of London; and Mr. George Howard May, fifth son of the late Mr. Charles Benjamin May and Mrs. May, of Marlborough, Wiltshire. The Rev. V H. Copley Moyle officiated. The bridegroom is a well-known and respected resident of the Far East and posal for a Canton and Macao railway had been shelvedändefinitely,' but now a for many years has been manager of merchant has formed a syndicate with a Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, Ltd. The bride,

who

CANTON, August 2nd. KAILWAY.

THE CANTON-MACAO")

It was the general opinion that the pro-

was given away by Mr. N. 1. capital of 14 million dollars to construct a railway from Canton to Shik Ki (near Railton, wore a gown of cream French hand-embroidered act with picture hat of Macao). An application has been made cream and black crêpe ninon. Mr. J. H.to the authorities for permission, and if. Moore Mend carried out the duties of this is granted construction, it is said,

will soon be commenced. " **hest-man." Later in the day the happy

INTERFED 'ENEM199. couple left for Macao, where the honey- moon is being spent.

TYPHOON WARNING.

The following telegram has been re- ceived" by the American Consulate-

A. S. WATSON & The British Empire may pride itself Genend, Hongkong, from the Manila

CO., LTD.,

₤2269

NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiatic or slabin desiring to leave the Colony bould spply in person at the CNTRAL POLICE STATEN between the hours of 9 A.M. bọ 1 P.M. and 22.M. to 4 PM, dally,

Applicants will be required to produce Pazuperts or Identification papers-

All persons with certain exceptions who. remain in the Colony for more than 1 daya <re nquired to Register themselves nader REGISTRATION or PERSONS

vie

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

TEL. 16,

[23

MARRIAGE. MAY-RANDALL-At St. John's Cathedral, angkeng, on August 2nd, OLIVE MA RANDALL and GEORGE HOWARD MAY.

12983 ·

Bongzóna Urwow!, 101, Das Vaux Road, C. Loxion Ortion: 181, Plant Stanz, E.C.

The Daily Press.

go.

CORRESPONDENCE.

EXPLANATION.

AN

{TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG, DAILY PRESS."]

Co.,

The British Consal-has-informed the authorities that the residence of the interned enemy subjects is' loo near the wireless station, find has requested that it may be moved. The authorities have instructed the Harbour Department` to investigate fie rantter.

KING-CHOW TO BE ATTACKED.

Sam Hung-ying's forces are to attack King-chow from three directions, and thụ: local authorities have now deciter! to send gunboats to co-operate with the military forces 86 that the attack may b successfully completed.

NEW INT.

It is said that the Kwangsi authorities propose to establish a mint for Kwangsi in Nanning Special missions have brete. sent to purchase machines.

upon its record during the past four Observatory : ----

9.30 am, August 2nd.. It has neted as universal pro years.

·vider to the Allies, maintained the lines Cyclone or typhoon near or over the of communication over the pecan high-northern Ladrone or Mariana Islands,

direction unknown. ways, and raised an Army of eight million men. Mistakes, we know, bave not been entirely avoided, but, although "some ïncidents of administration lave „irritated and annoyed the British public, yet it is generally recognised, that, we must take a mean average, and, on the whole, the Empire has done infinitely better than the most optimistic would Si regret that in my evidenco have ventured to prophey four years before the. General Military Service MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF As in the past, the pension has Tribunal I should have inadvertently MEN FOR MILITARY SERVICE. brought forth the men Both in the made a statement which has given the Councils of The Empire and in the Army Impression that Mr. W. Gardner, of the and Navy reputations have been made Hongkong Rope Manufacturing rapidly. The one great disappointment, is not an engineer. That this is not the case his credentials fully estab. has been Ireland, but amazing axbüve fish. been the blunders of mom of all shades of opinion in dealing with that country, we case still hope for better things. Against AFTER FOUR YEARS. that dark cloud we may set the splendid

Colonial Secretary's Office, VER few people thought it probable conduct of all the British trung and

Hongkong, 2nd August, 1918. most of us, indeed, thought it impossible tenien in the face of the foc.

S-I am directed to acknowledge the EXPORTATION OF IRON.

receipt of the letter, dated the 26th July, TENOGRAPHER and TYPIST.-|-in August, 1914, that the Great Ware consistent from the days of the WANTED AT ONCE for full or part would just for four years When Lord magnificent old "Contemptibles" to the

KITCHENER invited men to enlist for last action against the enemy. We CHINESE MERCHANT FINED $750, signed by you and the other Assessors 407 the Appellate Tribunal suggesting that Sule terras and experience to-

MAGELLAN,"

At the Hongkong Magistracy, before

employers of men passed, or to be passed," "three years or the duration of the expected courage and heroism from, they' Care of "Daily Press" Office. 9285

war it was generally believed that hemen of the Royal Navy and the regular Mr. J. R. Wood, a Chinese merchant was was seeking to impress the enemy Army, and that expectation hagsheen summoned for exporting over 40 tons of as it for military service should be nilow- abundantly fulfilled. But that men, old iron without complying with thee to send in to the Medical Examining Authority a report from the usual medied with our determination. Today people WANTED.

attendant of such, men giving certain. besitate to put a time-limit to this world fresh from the plough, the pit and the requirements.

Mr. D. W. Tratman, Superintendent

particulars. COR HOTEL in Shanghai, Experienced catastrophe, for we have learnt that, counter should so splendidly follow their.

Ilut responsible duty of examining men BOOKKEEPER, unmarried. Board despite the mobilisation of nations and example is surprising indeed, and of Imports and Exports, stated that de and Lodging free.

Reply stating age, qualification and the pouring out of streams of blood and farnishes the finest justification of the fendant had exported a quantity of iro under the Military Service Ordinance as

In the bra Japanese steamer.

to their physical fitness for A hus been

ORDINANCE 1836.

Forna of Registration giving the parti nlars required may he obtained at

PO and at all Police Stations. The Penalty for son comp isno le i di set exeeding 360

time

WANTED.

59

references to~~~

Box 2274,

Care of Daily Free" (ce

(2274

HOLDERS in the above Company will be required, ta~~ held at the Office of Sir CP CHATER, C.MG, on FRIDAY, 9th August, 1918, at

12.30 PM for the purpose of receiving the

Heport of the Directors with

Statement of

WANTED.

12208

HONGKONG, Jrd August, 1918,

It has

REPRESENTATION OF ASSESSORS ON THE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL,

The following reply has been received While making this statement by the Hon. Mr. 11. E. Pollock, K.C., should like to add that he is also and from the Colonial Secretary to a se and valued servant of the Company: Ition relating to the medical examination am, yours faithfully,

of men for military service outside the W. ADAMSON.

Colony- Hongkong, 2nd August, 1913

He had taken

tressure, modern warfare can be waged armal, Twentieth Century life. alnest indefinitely so long as the oppos- past we may have deplored the slender out the usual perniit, but had not had placed in the hands of the officers of the ing armies are willing to fight and the physique of the city clerk or the inttore the iron exmuined by à Revenue Officer Roral Army Medient Corps, who are well people behind them are content to work hand, but the war has shown that it is after it had been loaded into a lighter qualified to carry out the work imposed and to suffer for the issues at stakelig enough to contain a dauitless spirit, as required. The defendant was a large upon them without the assistance suggest-

So with the men of the Royal Navy and

exporter and knew the terms

A regulated.

Full consideration has, however,

While, however, it is disappointing to TUPERIENCED CHINESE STORE- huy to record that the nations of the Mercantile. Marine. Steam power and tion had been brought into force some invariably been given in the past to any

KEEPER. Apply in own writing, with copies of world are catering upon the fifth year of wireless may have deprived them of the months ago prohibiting the export of medical certificates which he has any Colony.. In the present case, one did similar consideration will be given in TGENERAL MEETING of SHARE references, stating age, experience and salary concentrated destruction, it is encourag-old life-and-death struggles with the eletron which was required by thed in by men under examination, and ing to know that the enemies of civilisa-ments, but that they are worthy desend not know how much of the scrap ison was the future to such certificates. The certi- W. S. BAILEY & Co., LTD.

tion cannot possibly wcomplish the mits of DRAKE and Hawkins has begi de

ported. It defendant did export it, it ficates should be handed in by the men would be a fine thing for him, as would get a large sum of money for it. There had been no chance to recover the iron for examination. This iron was declared at 81,700; if it was seran iròn it would be worth something like $4,000. The maximum penalty was af fine of $10,000, but he did not wish to ask the Magistrate to impose that.

Accounts to 31st May. 1918.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company DAIRY FARM NEWS. will be CLOSED. from the 3rd August to the 10th August, both days inclusive.

C. BERNARD BROWN,

Secretary

Hongkong, th July, 1918.

P

[2263

LANTING PAKRO SEEDTAPE is easy. You do not have to replant or transplant, because the seeds germinata and ere the correct distance apart.

-0. Box

GRACA & CO..

No 10, WINDHAM STEIFT,

HONGKONG,

1845

JUNKETI Camot be excelled with tinned

or fresh stewed fruit. COULOMMIER CHEESE!

COTTAGE CHEESE, Nourishing and ideal food. DEVONSHIRE CREAM!

Can always' he had. We supply Junket Tablet on

application."

L528

finish

nonstrated time and again, and galably in the resont daring expeditions to Chtend and Zeebrugge. We have seen pass the most momentous day's in all history. At critical moments the British Empire has trembled in the balance, but the people have never lust their calu, never faced crisis in a firmer, sanor manner. All things are possible with faith," and the faith of the British in the purity and, justice of their cause was never letter justified and never so great as it is today. The Commander-in-Chief's message to our Army this year will rank in history even "Many before NELSON's historic signal. amongst us," he said, are now With our backs to the wall tired..

objets for which they had planned and plotted for forty years. The Allies live yon the war; all that they are fighting for now is to make the victory complete. Although we realise more dearly than in August, 1914, the horrors of the struggle, we are even more firmly resolved now than then to see the fight through to a There are some words of that brilliant and patriotic Irishman, Pro- fessor Tou KETTLE, who died with his Dublin Fusiliers at Ginchs, which express better almost than any others the reelings of the men at the front on the subject. **War is hell," he wrote, "but it is only a hell of suffering, not of dishonour And through it, over its flaming coals, Justice must walk, were it on bare feet each one of us must fight." Many an The determination of the Allies to ensurt old father who has neve been near

Defendant admitted that he had com- mitted a mistake."

Mr. Wood fined defendant $750.

SOLDIERS FOR SHIPYARDS.

In the House of Comomns on June 3rd. Mr. MacPherson, plying to Mr. Alden, said that nearly 10,000 men had been released from the Army for shipbuilding purposes.

themselves, and they should show:

(a) The date of examination by the medical practitioner concerned; (b) The length of time the patient has been personally known to the certi- fier;

(e) What diseases the latter has attend

ed bin for;

(d) The patient's present physien?

chition

The certificates should be confined to matters which have come within the practitioner's personal observations and should refrain from any expression of opinion as to the man's fitness or unfitness. for military service.--I am, sir,

Your Obedient Servant,

(Sgd.) CLAUD SEVERN,

Colonial Secretary.