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NOTICE.

THOSE having ACCOUNTS & CLAIMS against 8.8. "PING SULY" must render same to the Undersigned within 7 days from date,

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, 3rd August, 1818.

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FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF

HONGKONG.

BANK HOLIDAY.

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AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE

HONGKONG DAILY

PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 5ra, 1918

INTIMATION

PARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of

the letting by Public Auction Bale, WATSON'S

to be hold TO MORROW (TUESDAY), the 6th day of August 1918, at 3 p.m., as the Office of the FUBIC WORE DEPARTMENT, by Order of His EXCELLANCY THE GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Hattery Street, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a terza of 75 year, with the option of renewal at a CROWN BENT te bo xed by the Surveyor INSURANCE will term of years. bo CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS TO-DAY (MONDAY), the Gur instant.

NOTICE IS HERESY OFFICES All OF HIS MAJESTY THE KING, for one further

By Order,

AR LOWE

Secretary.

(2292

Hongkong, 5th August, 1918).

MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION

OF HONGKONG. ̧

BANK HOLIDAY,

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all

N

MARINE INSURANCE. OFFICES

will be CLOSED for the Transnotion of PUBLIC BUSINESS TO-DAY (MONDAY},

the 5th instant

By Order,

A. R. LOWE, Secretary.

Hongkong, 5th' Anguet, 1919. |2998

NOTIOR OF DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Farmer-hip hitherto existing betweed HAROLD LA ERAM and CHARLES REGINALD CHRISTOPHER LATHAM, both of Singnare, trading under the Firm and Style LATHAM & CO., has Loon diasolved by metual consent as from the 30th of June, 1818.

All Debus due to or by the above mentioned Firm of LATHAM & CO. will be collected or paid by the anid HAROLD LATHAM, who will continue to carry on the Business under the satue Style and Firm as heretofore.

HAROLD LATHAM, C. R. C. LATHAM Singapore, 16th July, 1918,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM PENANG.

ITKE Beamship

." ROTORUA "

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having arrived from the above port, Consignees of Cargo by her are advied that all goods are being landed at their risk into the Fazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, whetes and or from the whirres delivery may be obtained.

Goods

undelivered after the remaining 10th inst, will be subject to rent.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.,

Registry No.

Locality.

Kowloon Ioland

Bondary

Meat reuseŭtra, ·

(Apple)

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Square feet:

Annual Rep

Upset Price:

12,820, y

$1,290

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PUBLIO AUCTION.-

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PARTICULA by Paulia Anction Sala,

ARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of

to be held TO-MORROW (TUESDAY), the 6th day of August, 1918, at 9.P.M., if the

IVER

SALT

KEEWAY HOTEL

ALL DERBIGERENİS ortet ATOMACH

NEWS.

LEROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. ]

DANGEROUS SITUATION IN

hæome a vital part of the transport the French authorities, all the carburant FAR EASTERN CABLE system 'in time of war It is very signi- | required by the German Army was + 'fkant that out of ive services which to be produced in Germany by the they attempted to exploit in one depart State. Fortunately, the French Govers. rent, the Charente Inferieure, two start- 'ment was made to realise just in timo the el from a great naval base, Rochefort, grave danger of grinting to a German die terminating in the estuary of the company theuxclusive privilege - of Girondel near the fort of Royun. The || supplying the French Army with all the

bird line followed the Sen-coast, pussing carburant required by its motors.

The attention of the French public was quite near the part of La Pallico, which |

SIBERIA.

PEKING. August 2nd. General Semenoff's defent at Manchuli is an important submarine station. The drawu te Germany's hold in almost every and withdrawal ten miles into Manchuria, entriotism of the Conseil General" of department of French activity more than followed by the Bolsheviks, has created t That the result | dangerous situation, to meet which' thy the Charente Infericire defented the year before the war.

aneious efforts of these pioneers of Ger-

was so disappointing can only be explain. | Chinese Government is despatching Yuan man industry by refusing the concessions ed by the circumstance that for the Shih-kai's Model Army, which had been previous forty years the secret agents of intended for participation in the war in hey required for the establishment of

Germany had worked unceasingly to France. "that" net-work of alien-controlled trans-

arcotize and enfeeble the national spirit in France. In this task they were helped

GERMAN MILITARY ADVISERS FOR REVOLTING TIBETANS

port, but the society was, unfortunately, more successful in other regions and even managed to obtain from the State and by the crowd of financiers, German p froin several of the local authoritiene and origin, who created in various yearly grants which reached many thou circles of Paris society that atmosphere from the Administration at the Szechuan

sands of pounds.

The question of wrial transport also aroused great interest in the German apitalist. Some time before the war the

of cosmopolitan corruption which was so vividly reflected in the plays of Henry Bernstein. Another element which also contributed to the success of German pre

A SAFE AND GENTLE Germana awoke to the importance of Paganda was the wide dissemination by

APERIENT

using acroplanes as scouts, and they centred all their attention on the problem of the application of wireless telegraphy to flying machines. The French War Office, also, realized the part that acre planes provided with wireless apparatus

Offers of the PUMIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, making a Pleasant, Cooling and would play on the future battle-field, and

by Order of EIS EXCHILENOY THE GOVERNOR,

Ons Los of CROWN LAND si Babington Path, in the Colony of Hongkong, for torm of 75 prers, with the option of renewal at a CROWN RENT to be fixed by the Barreyor of His MAJESTY TAX KING, for one further karte of 75 years.

No of Sain

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Locality.

Begiatry No.

Lot No. 1653,

Brandary

Moniurements.

feat fort

A

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Contests

Square feet

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fect fect

(about) saloplas 7,573

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET.

All Claims against the steamer must be A GODOWN. Central District.

presented to the Undersigned on or befors

the 17th inst, or they will not lo recognised.

All broken, chafed and damaged goods are

to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the ith inst. at 11 am by Messrs. Carmichael & Clarke.

No Fire Insurance is effected by the under- signed in any case whatsvar.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

SNOWMAN & CO,,

Agents. Hongkong, 6th Angust, 1918.

THE HONGKONG

(2295

ROPE

MANUFACTURING CO., LTD, “

N INTERIM DIVIDEND OF ONE

A DOLLAR (3) per Share for accoust 1918 will be Payable on THURSDAY, the 15th August, 1918. Shareholders. requested to apply for Dividend Warrants at the Company's Offives, St. George's Build ing, Hongleng

Apply to

Annual Bout

Upart Frie

Refreshing Drink.

SOLD ONLY BY

the French Government gave a big order for the equipment of their principal wireless stations-the Eiffel Tower, the stations of Bordeaux, Ajaccio, Dakar and Tangier to the "Compagnie Generale Radio-Telegraphique" which was using a German patent invented by a German of the name of Lapel. In view of the co- stant possibility of war between France and Germany such a policy was, to say the least, foolish. The most important point of this affair, however, was tht

German agents of Socialistic and Inter national ideas, which tended to abolish

notions of duty either towards the country or towards its sacred institu- tions, and only proclaimed the rights of the masses to a self-indulgence leading to anarchy and Bolshevism. Having thus corrupted the minds and the souls of a handful of French and of English, the Germans thought they had vitiated hoth nations, and that it would be as easy to conquer these crumbling rivals as it has been to seduce and ruin the weak and ignorant Russians. They have learned their mistake.

Mr. P. C. Hall has been appointed a end-Limit in the Hongkong Defence

The Government has received a report

frontier that the Tibetans have revolted and bave Germans as military advisers.

GERMANS BUYING CATTLE IN MONGOLIA.

German agents have purchased huge quantities of cattle in Mongolia

[BY COURTESY OF THE "CHUNG NGOI JAN PO."]

JAPAN'S OFFER.

PERING, August 4th. The Japanese Minister at Peking has announced that Japan will return tha Boxer idemnity to China if she is allowed to establish iron-factorics in China.

LUK. WING TING WANTS PEACE.

Lan Shiu lai, the Pcking delegate, has reported that General Luk Wing-ting is desirous of peace.

A. S. WATSON & the manager of the Compagnie Generale Corps with effect from the 29th July, Wong China-yuen, Tuchun of Hapeh,

CO., LTD.,

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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY O......, LTD,

TO LET

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FURNISHED HOUSE To Be Lei as the PEAK for a year. Four Bed-rooms, Five Bath-rooms, Grass Tennis Court.

Apply

E. POTTER Prince's Building. [2232

TO LET.

PEND your Holiday at Maple Bay (30 miles from Victoria, BC and four miles from Duncan Station) Brė

ROOMS To Lot with Board in House on Fen Bathing, Boating and excellent ood, dat bar and Balmon fishlug within stone's throw.

Apply

The TRANSPER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 10th August, 1916, to THURSDAY, 15th August, 1918, hath raga inclusiva.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

General Marsgers,

12976 Hongkong.. 30th July, 1918.

HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO. LTD. (Incorporated in the Unut Kungtomaj

NOTION IS HEREBY GIVEN that an

INTERIM DIVIDEND of SEVEN FENCE per Share for the year ending 21st December, 1918, has been declared.

the

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

By Order of the Board,

WE KOBERTS, Secretary. Hongkong, 29th July, 1918, (2267

WANTED.

A

MR. SPRINGETT, Maple Bay, BU Cards.

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TO LET.

SHOP in Nathan Food, Kowloon.

Apply to:----

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

Alexandra Buildings.

PO LET.

9000

Also in Canton House, No. 31, Shame, BABY XPERIENCED

British Concession. AMAH. Middle level district Exceptional

For rent and further particulara apply to DAVID SASSOON & Co, Lap, wages for one who can do Fancy Needle-

BA, Don Voux Road work..

(2917 Box 2287, Carn of "Daily Pres" Office

Apply

WANTED:

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

TEL:18.

MARRIAGE.

1918.

弩

tons, and sales to €2,053 tons, The following cases of communicable diseases were notified in the Colony on Friday-Bubonic plague, 2 (1 death); cerebrospinal fever, 2; diphtheria, 1 (1 death); enteric fever, J.

has requested the Teking Government to enter into peace negotiations.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

THE SERVICE DOLLAR.

COMMENTS HY "THE TIMES,"

Radio Telegraphique" had a seat on the Board of the Compagnie Universelle de The total output of the Kailan Mining. Administration's nines for the week Telegraphie et de Telephonic sans fil" and made no seerel of his intention of ending 20th July, 1918, amounted to fostering the amalgamation of the small 62 * Compagnie Universelle." On paper the Tast-named Society was to all intents and

LONDON, August 2nd. purposes & French Limited Company

At a meeting of the China Association," With a capital of ten million francs, more

Mr. Anderson drew attention to the grigy- than half of which, however, had been

ance inch of the British Services in subscribed by the Commerz und Disconte

The Tank figures from north Japan as China wing to their salaries being Bank of Berlin, in other words, that

last reported are, as follows: Tokio reckoned in sterling and paid in dol powerful German bank controlled the

(down to the 13th-instant) £182,000, and | tars, which were now worth 3/6 na-'coun-- Compagnie Universelle, and so, quite.Yokohama (down to the 19th instant)pared with 1/0 before the war. naturally, its director was offered the

The Times comments that the Govern-

post of Vice-President, for it would have been a little too obvious if the Chairman.

£15787, making a total of £319,378.

DAVID COPEN-At H.B.M. Consulate General Shanghai, on July 27th, JOSEPH SALEM DAVID, only son of Mr. and Mrs Salem S. David, to ROSALINE COHEN, sister of Mra. Mark Leichter, of San Francisco, Cal, U.S.A.

DEATHS

Dr. G. D. R. Black and Dr. Irvine Wment's decision last year to bear balf the BAKE--At the General Hospital, Shang-

is believed that an Inter-Departmental hai, on July 27th, CLIFFORD ERNEST ship of that French company had heen Kew have been appointed rumbers of the loss in exchange does not go very far. It AFR (Messrs Arnhold Bros. & Co.. given to a pure German. But why. it Dental Board for a term of three years. Committee agreed that further revision Ltd), aged 43 years.

may be asked, had the Diggonto Bank with effect from the End Angust, 1018, PETCH-At 4, Route Doumer, Shanghai,taken such a practical interest in that ire Dr. 9. Marriott and Dr. F. H. Kew,

on July 28th, CHARLOTTE PETCH, widow of the late Captain John A. R. French Society? At that time wireless resigned. Petch, N., aged 75 years. SPRATTAt her residence, No. 40, Dix companies were in the early stage of wall Hosd, Shanghai, on July 28th, fexperiment, and offered more inducement Government who could afford to Mr. EULALIA ANNA SPRATT, aged 74 to

spend money in the hope of obtaining re- ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

sults useful for the defence of the country Mra P. A. LOADER tenders her heartfelt

thanks for the many kindly expres than to individuals who sought to turn' sions of sympathy and condolences them into prosperons commercial under during her recent sad bereavement, takings. The importance to Germany of also for the numerous floral tributes.

having the control of an enterprise which [2269

might one day be of national value to HONGKONG OFFICE: 10, Dre Your Road, C. France in time of war is evident. LONDON OPTION: 181, FL Brar, E.0.

years.

The Daily Press.

HONGIORG, LTH August, 1918,

GERMANY'S "PEACEFUL PENETRATION" OF FRANCE.

་་

was necessary as regards Consular and Diplomatic pay, but that there are still difficulties in the way of doing anything. Mr. H. Gals has been nominated a

more for the Naval and Military Services. The Times says that the whole position member of a Board of Arbitrators ap pointed to determine the amount of com.particularly curious that the offer which

is eminently unsatisfactory.

It seems

'pensation to be paid in respect of the it is understood the Hongkong Govern- resumption of Lot No. 2310 in Survey ment made to bear the whole loss on District IV.

exchange by the Naval and Military Ser vices during the war had been declined at

The death in France is reported of Captain George C. Dell Clarke, M.C., of the Royal Air Force, who resigned n good position in Messrs. Samuel's office in Kobe three years ago in order to volun teer for military service.

men

Home.

TYPHOON WARNINGS.

The following telegrams have been received by the American Consulate- General, Hongkong, from the Manila Observatory :---

Through its many friends in France, Germany bad a thousand other wayn of.

Mesars: Lo and Lo ask us to státe that insinuating its produets into the complex Mr. Caer Clarke repudiates the statement machinery which was vital to

the made at the Police Court on Friday that economic life of its hated rival. Let us be admitted that "through his fault or

9.30 a.m., August 3rd. take as an illustration of Germany's that of his clerk he had failed to informi

Cyclona or typhoon near or over the ful conquest of French industry the manager (of the Empire Theatre) northern Ladrone or Mariana Islands, the story of the machine oil made by the July 2nd or 3rd for renewal, had been

that the licence, which had been sent on moving W.N.W. or N.W. German frm af Stern-Stonneborn for the suspended."

7.56 p.m., August 3rd. It would require many volumes to Grands Moulins de Corbeil, managed, of YOMMODIOUS and Centrally Sibusted describe in my detail Germany's" peace. course, by a naturalized Frenchman. Lyemun on Wednesday and Thursday E., 20 degrees Lat. N., moving W.N.W.

Cyclone or typhoon in 139 degrees Long OFFICES, with lift, in the od

Two first-rate concerts were held at Mercantile Bank Buildings, corner of Queen'sful penetration" of France. By making This oil was adopted exclusively by the last, the whole of the talent being pro-

9.5 am, August 48h. Road Central and Loo Hous Street.

naturalisation of all German subjects and part of the French Army. In view of the thoroughly appreciated, and beth con- use of two powerful means the easy French War Office for the motor trans-

vided by the men of the R.G.A. Company

Cyclone or typhoon N.W. of the stationed there. The various items were the perfect system of information placed economie war which seems likely to follow whole Company, including the

Ladrone or Mariana Islands, moving certs were attended by practically the N.W. or N.N.W, at their disposal by an official agency the present military struggle it is worthy stationed at Devil's Peak. The Services" such as the Schimmelpfeng Institute the of note, in passing, that the firm consent Entertainment Fund kindly gave a dunk. Germans were able to enter into the coun-ed in most cases to a heavy rebate on

tion which enabled cigarettes and refresh- try as into a place already surrendered their average prices in order to cut out success of the entertainments was largely ments to be supplied each evening. The by the enemy within. In less than twenty of their own market the French makers due to the efforts of C.QM.S. Clark,

A DOZEN WOUNDS ON EACH.. years they managed to occupy somę.

R.G.A. The programme was contributed of machine oil, and if this unfair com of the most important avenues of Erench-

to by Gr. T. Wright, Cpl. H. Glead,

The Police of Sam Shiu Po Station petition had been allowed to go on a for CMB Clark, Gr. E. Sharp, Br. Esent to the Government Civil Hospital, life, political, military and industrial.

years longer Meeste. Stern and Stonne Porkin, Cpl. H. Mann, Gr. A. Gregor on Friday morning, two They had a finger in enterprises which born would most likely have succeeded in Gough, Gr. W. Middleton, Gr. E. Sharr, mistress of a junk and her daughter- women--the were connected with national defence as obtaining a monopoly throughout France Gr. F. Lee, Gr. W. Middleton, Gr. both suffering from about a dozen cuts well as in those which controlled the Meanwhile, the German Government, Wright, Gr. S. Brown. The accompanist economic life of the country. Take, for realising fully the national importano concluded with a dramatic sketch en be in a critical condition.

was Gr. Blagborough, The entertainment and stab wounds. Both are reported to instance, the road transport which they of motor transport, of zeppelins, and of titled,The Ellesmere Necklace," in

The same morning, a man was sent to tried to monopolize by starting a society internal combustion engines, decided that which the cast was as follows:- Lord

Ellesmere," Cpl. H. Glead;

Lady the Government Civil Hospital by the of Messageries Departmentales par it would itself manufacture all the motor Violet (his daughter), Gr. W. Ostle; Yumati Police, suffering from stab automobiles" for the purpose of covering fuel nerary for the use of motors 70

"Dexter Travers (a friend), Gr. wounds. In this case, also, very little Jones; the high-ways of France with motor cars the Army and the Navy. Thus, in con- leave), Gr. C. Blagborough, Desmond hope is entertained of his recovery.

Stanley West" (home

and lorries which were intended to trust to the confiding attitude adopted by Towers" (a cracksman). COMS. Clark, The Police are investigating the matter.

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time.

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WANTED.

+2285

NOR HOTEL in Shanghai, Experienced

BOOKKEEPER, unmarried.

FOR

and Lodging free.

Board

Reply stating age, qualification and

references to-

Box 2974, Care of "Daily Prom" Office

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STORE XPERIENCED CHINESE MKEEPER Apoly in own writing, with coples of references, stating ago, experience and salary required, to-

W. S. BAILEY & CO, LTD.

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