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HE BUSINESS hitherto, carries on &
So & and 6, BeaconsBell Arende of slealing in Spurting Arms and Ammunition under the style or firm name of WILLIAM SCHMIDT & COMPANY will in future be carried on by the undersigned under the styla or firm the of "THE HONGKONG SPORTING ARMS AND AMMUNITION STOBE."
HENRIETTA BRANCH,
Proprietor. Hongkong. 31st August, i918
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ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE, URING the SCHOOL year 1918-1910
D beginning on MUNDAY, 9th Septem- ber, Classes and 6 will be taught in the New Butkling, Rubiases Lond, und Classes 5-1 in the new prenais Rencely Road, which will also be the residence of the Teachers and Boarders.
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THE CHINA-BORNEO CO., LTD. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that AB EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of THE OHINA BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held at the Offices of Messrs. GIBB LIVINGSTON AND CourANY, St. Georg- Building, Victoria, Hongkong the Registered Office of
FRIDAY, the shove named Company, on
o'clock 13th day of September, 1918, as 11.39.c n the forecoon, han the aubjoined Resolutions will be proposed aa Extraordinary Resolutions, viz.:—
the
(1) Taconsider, and if thought at approve the draft new Articles which will be submitted to the Meeting.
And in the event of the approval thereof,
with or without modification,
(2) To consider and, if thought fit, to pass An Extraordinary Resolution to the effect-That the new Articles sirendy approved by this Meating and for the
ot purpose
identification
thereof subscribed by the Chairman thereof, be and the same are hereby approved, and that such Articles be nod they are hereby adopted as the Anicle of the Company to the exclusion of and in sabatitution for all the existing Articles thereof.
Should the above Resolutions be passed by the requires majority they will be submitted for confirmation za Special Resolutions to a Second Extraordinary Meeting which will be subsequently convened.
A copy of the new Articles referred to may be inspected by suv Stareholder of the said Company at the Company's Offices in Hongkong, or at the Offices of Mesars. JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER (the Company' Solicitors), at Prince's Building. Victoria, aforesaid, on any week-day between the hours of 10 M. and 4 P.M.
Dated this 7th day of August, 1918
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents.
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The Daily Press.
1918.
One case (one death) of puerperal fever FAR EASTERN CABLE was reported in the Colony on Saturday,
NEWS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT] PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
PEXING, August 31st.
The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., and Mrs. Pollock left the Colony on Saturday for a holiday
The Presidential election has been fixed for Wednesday.
AUTUMN SACRIFICE TO CONFUCIUS.
A Mandate appoints September 7th as
General L, Military Governor of Shanghai, turned the first sod on the new projected riverside road to Woosung on the date for holding the Autumn sacri the top of the main river embankment on fice to Confucius The Minister of the August 24th.
Interior has been drdered to act on behalf
ALLIES PROTEST AGAINST GOLD CURRENCY SCHEME.
the ostensible object of redressing the grievance. This scheme was so con- plicated that at first it was unintelligible, and further enlightenment had to be sought before it could be put into opera lion. The genius who devised, it must have had abundant time at his disposal, Teraple in the suburbs of Peking intend The new buildings at the Haikuo and been of the opinion that the Payed for the internment of enemy subjects Department in this Colony required something in the nature of a Chines have been completed. puzzle with which to amuse itself. If his object had been to make confusion warse confounded, in order to hide frout the man in the street the profiteering which was being carried on at the expense of H... Forces in this distant outpost of Empire, he could not have shown greater ingenuity: We have seen the scheme worked out in detail, but wo despair of our ability to explain it clearly and succinctly to oar readers. The rate at which the pay of officers,
H.E. the Governor kas appointed, pro- non-commissioned officers and men is visionally and subject to His Majesty's converted from sterling into local cur-pleasure, M. H. W. Bird to be an rency varies considerably according to Unofficial Member of the "Legislative the allowances granted and the manner Council, during the absence on leave of in which they are drawn-whether in the Hon. Mr. E. E. Pollock, K.C.. kind or in money The greater the local allowances the more the recipient leses. For example, the rate of the dollar for July was taken at 2. 3d, this figure Į being based on the average of the previous marth, and, under the elaborate method of calculation which is now in opera tion the actual rate of conversion worked out at anything from 28. d. to 2. 3d. For August, of course, the ratë will be still higher. In other words, the situation is little, if any, better now than it was when the protest was first made. The flagrant injustice is evident when the fact is recalled that just before the outbreak of war the exchange value of the dollar was 18. ed. For their parai- mony the Home Authorities have not a shadow of excuse, because with the growth in the revenue of the Colony the local
The total casualties throughout Japan Military Contribution of 20 per cent. to daring the recent rice-riots are not yet the Imperial Exchequer has automatically available, but the official figures in the jumped up from approximately a million Osaka Prefecture alone show that 200 and a' quarter dollers in 1910 to two and persons were killed or injured, of whom' three quarter million dollars for the finan., 182 belong to the police and Fre-brigades The real casual cial year just closing, while the sterling while 30 were soldiers. value has more than quadrupled. In the ties among the people are believed to former year, Sir FREDERICK LUGARD, who have been large (says Rehter) because was then Governor, stated, in reply to nearly a quarter of a million participat. a motion by the Unofficial members ofed in the troubles. the Council in favour of fixing the annual Military Contribution at L
Mr. H. G. Hegarty, of the Hongkong of the President. and Shanghai Bank, who has been doing excellent work in the Royal Flying Corps, has won the M. C. and promotion to the rank of Captain.
and protested
The British, French, Russian Japanese Legations have against the gold currency regulations
ORIUM SALES, Opium-sales-commerce on September 1st at Nanking and Soochów,
[THROWON 'LEUTER'S AGENCY.] The C.N.S.Anhui, for years on the Shanghai-Hongkong Canton run, charter.
JAPANESE ROUT THE ENEMY. ed to H.M. Government, was recently sunk in the Mediterranean, presumably
LONDON. August 29th. Reuter's Correspondent nt Vladivostock between Port Said and Salonica, the reports - On the Ussuri front on the victim of a submarine attack. All the 24th inst., the enemy attacked desperate- crew were saved with the exception of onely. All the Allies exept the Americans - Chinese:
The Gazette announces 'that it is the intention of HE, the Governor to make an order at the expiration of six months from August 30th directing the removal of all graves in that portion of the Kai Lung Cemetery which is shown edged blue on a plan deposited in the office of the Sanitary Department so that the arcas may be laid out properly in' ter- races for future interments,
Mr. R. W. Lee Jones, son of the former Registrar of the Supreme Court of Hong. kong and a member of the staff of Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co., has fractured his collar-bone owing to a fall in an aero- plane of about 600 feet due to engine trouble. He was training for a commis sion in the Royal Flying Corps, but is
Cadet Corps for a commission in the infantry.
The Distinguished Service Cruss boa been awarded to Flight Sub-Lieut. G. R. S. McBain, Royal Naval Air Service, son of Mrs. R. S. F... McBain for con- spicuous bravery and devotion to duty in carrying out bombing raids on enemy troops, aerodromes, and lines of com muncations. On March 18th, 1918, while returning from bombing, an enemy aero- drome, Lieut. McBain was attacked by five enemy scouts. After a short combat and its tail plane fell off. one of the scouts was seen to nose-dive The four other enemy aircraft retired. Lieut. McBain bas carried out many hombing raids, at all times showing great determination, and setting a splendid example."
participated.
Over three hundred of the enemy were.. killed.
The Japanese, who bore the brunt of the fighting, were infuriated at Soding matilated comrades. They charged and routed the enemy.
The Allies are advancing without inter- mission.
"
JAPANESE ASSUME OFFENSIVE.
Tokio, August 30th.
It is officially stated that the enemy's, forces on the Japanese front tutul about 8.000 infantry, 14 Bold-guns" and same Hght and heavy guns...
An attack on the Japanese right wing on August Wird was repulsed, while on the left wing the Czechs resisted the attack, but subsequently retired, which re inforcements covered and stopped.
We assumed the offensive in the dires- tion of Sviyagina on August 24th and drove the enemy northward after severs Sighting. We proceeded to attack the high ground north of Shimakofn. SEMINOFF CONTINUES ADVANCE.
HARDIK, August 29th. Colonel Seminoff. continuing
his advance, captured Daaria station and Haranor siding. The enemy retired to Sokatin siding.
Cavalry are fighting the Bolshevik rearguards Eve versts west of Haranor.
The enemy is concentrating at Borzia station
AN ALLIED ADVANCE,
TIENTHIN, August 30th. The Allies on the Ussuri front ad- vanced to the Uyeraya River, where they were held up owing to the enemy destroy- ing the bridges,
OBITUARY.
VEN. ARCHBEACON MOCLE
million dollars, that the Colony paid only from one.haif to one-third the total. cost of the Defence force, fortifications and armaments provided by the Imperial Government. It is clear, therefore, that the Colony to-day is furnishing a sum HAYWARD SHERMANA Holy Trinity very considerably in excess of the now in training, with the Inns of Court
Cathedral, Shanghai, on August 24th,perial Government's disbursements in this by the Very Rev. Dean Walker, ALBEET, EDWARD HAYWARD, SON of direction. In the present, crisis nobody, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hayward, of course, will cavil at that; on the con. of Rochester, Kent, to GrarAUDZ GLADYS daughter of the late Mr. and trary, the Colony has eagerly and spon- Mrs. GEORGE WILLIAM SHERMAN, of tanepusly voted substantial additional copy.)
sums to the Imperial War Chest. But DEATHS. KENNEDY.At Mohkanshan," on August
its generous instincts are outraged by the squeeze" the soldiers and 25th, FREDERICK Capel, aged 14, son attempt to of the Rev. Alexander and Mr.
sailors in its midst. Its sincerity is Kennedy, of Tang-si.. SAVAGE-Killed in action in Franer, on proved by the fact that has not been
June 30th, Lieut. E. H NOEL SAVAGE,
content merely to protest against "the Royal Engineers, brother of Mrs. Ernest Samsun.
practice, but had offered to accept the financial responsibility for carrying out its own proposals. We hope that, until an equitable settlement of this question
LONDON, August 28th. is reached, the Unofficial members of
The death is announced of the Ven. A. E. Mou, D.D.. late Archdeacon în Council will follow Mr. LANDALE'S lead
the Missionary Diocese of Mid-China. and oppose any further contributions to
[Deceased arrived in China in 1801 and Imperial War Funds. Beluctant as they
was present at the storming of Ningpe by the Taipings, their expalsica in May, 1882, ant may feel to adopt this course the attitude
the second seige of Ningpo by the Taipings of the Home authorities seems to leave
at the end of the same year. Decerned THE SERVICE DOLLAR them--no-alternative. Of course, they
was engaged in missionary labour in tha Ningpo district from 1861 to 1860, and was în Tazze is no doubt that the public are in would be outvated, but any gift made in
charge of the Mission from 1864 to 1860, complete sympathy with the demand such circumstances would be shorn of its
We are informed that when Dr., Wu Mid-China, moved to Hangchow. Deceased when his brother, afterwards Bishop in made by the Hon. Mr. H. E. POLLOCK, sentimental value, and if the public were Ting-fang was visiting the Consuls in
Shameen the other day he was advised by Hangchow from 1878-79.
was again in Ningpo from 1873-78, and in K.C., and the Hon. Mr. D. Landald bi
to learn through the Press the true
a certain Consul that if he sent an army hanghai as Secretary of the Mission, where He went to the last. meeting, of the Legislative explanation, the Government would he from the South-West provinces to the Council for a further adjustment of the compelled speedily to ameliorate the Western front in Europe it would be he houred from 1887 to 1814; he war easier to obtain the Allies' recognition of the Holy Trinity, was invalided home in Service Dollar. For something like two present painful position in which the Military Government in Canton. It 1894, and retired by C.31.S., 1898.
From years now the Imperial Forces quartered members of the Services in this Colony mitted for consideration, and a great part Valence, Dorset. In 1000 he rejoined the
is said that the suggestion has been sub-1998-1002 he was Rector of Compto in this Colony have seen their pay, are placed. We are surprised that no of the Yunnan troops in Canton have CMS. and worked in Chekiang and
force is to be raised.
reserve, He was Vice-President of the COMMODIOUS and Centrally Situated always small, growing gradually less steps have been taken by those in Hang- offered to enlist for foreign service if a Kiangsu and returned home in 1810 on
NEW OFFICES, with lift, in the old owing to the steady rise in exchange. kong who have votes in Great Britain to VICE-SPEAKER'S DEPARTURE.
CMS. Decoused compiled many books on Road Central and Toe House Street Mercantile Bank Buildings, corner of Queen's Meanwhile, to make matters worse, the tives in Parliament in placing this of Parliament, left Canton suddenly the
enlist the support of their representa" Dr. Wong Ching-ting, the Vice-Speaker Chinese subjects.]
British Concesion
Also in Canton House, No. 31, Bhanjega, cont of everything has increased owing to matter before the House of Commons. other day. It is stated that he is pro
[BY COURTESY OF THE “CHUNG NGOI we were ceeding to Shanghai on his own affairs. For rent and farther particulare apply to the war, and it is no longer possible to Wo remember that when
last in the House of Commons nearly | SWATOW REPORTE. DAVID SASSOON & Co., LED, exchange notes into subsidiary coin for an hour was occupied in Committee of It is reported that, owing to Comman
AN ARMISTICE 8. Des Yeux Bond.
der Chan Ewing-ming's strong protest petty disbursements at a gain of from Supply discussing the case of one man (2217
fifteen to twenty per cent Attention was whose arm had been amputated six weeks against the forcible seizure of charitable
PEKING, September 1st. funds by the Yunnan troops in Waichow, after he entered the Navy, owing, it was
The Northern and Southern troops on drawn in the Press to the hardships thus alleged, to some inoculation which he the dispute between the leaders has become the Hunan front have declared
very serious. created in July of last year, when the had undergone. Although Dr. MACNAMARA“
armistice. The Northern leaders on this. Chiu-chow are again, The people in dollar had reached 25. d., with the Admiralty he was obliged finally to protary expenditure and the Canton authori, denounced the Premier.
danied responsibility on behalf of the forced to pay contributions towards maili- front have again demanded peace and result that representations were made to mise to find the man such employment ties have ordered them to refuse. Li Lich
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. 5 Levels of The Feak...
OF 6-ROOMED HOUSE on Higher the Home Government in favour of as he could fit. It will be noticed that wan has been ordered to proceed thither
to take over command of the two armies. RAILWAY TRAFFIC.
MITSUI "BUSSAN KAÏSHA, LTD. H
STEAMSHIP "MITSU MANU"
THE
FROM KOBE.
uboseba
*sbbamer having artivul here yesterday noon from Kobe, Consignees of all be landed at their risk into the are hereby notited that their cargo hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godown
of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Contained immediately after ut Kowicon, whence delivery may be landing.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the undersigned. Goods remaining unclaimed after WEDNESDAY, the 4th Sept, at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges.
Claims against Steamer must be presented within one week after the steamer's arrival, otherwise they
will not be recognized. No claim will be admitted after the goods have left the Godown.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever."
"Consignees of Cargo must produce Import. Permit signed by the Superintendent of the Imports and Exports Office before Bills of Lading can be countersigned by us.
SHIPPING Departhest, MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, LTD,
Agenta. Hongkong, 20th August, 1918. [3363
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【OUBES on Shameen, Canton.
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2000
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MEIST & AGENCY Co. LTD
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WANTED TO ́RENT
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HONGKONG, 2ND, SEPTEMBER, 1918.
fixing the dollar at two shillings for conversion poses, and, ultimately, in the following November, a scheme was approved by the War Office with
the Government has promptly granted an increase of pay to the Metropolitan Police who went on strike. Surely, it can be equally considerate to the members of the Services here who have shown such exemplary patience,
L
CANTON NEWS.
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HANT PO.
September lit.
THE WAY TO OBTAIN RECOGNITION.
Traffic on Canton-Kowloon railway was restored yesterday.
The Canton-Bomahui railway trafic is again suspended owing to the floods.
sp
It is said that unless the Tuan Chi-jui resigns the Premiership the elect, n of the new President cannot be held,
The clection of President is fixed for the 2nd inet
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