1918-09-24 — Page 4

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

HONGKONG CHINESE RECREA- TION CLUB.

AT HOME" EMBERS and Friends are hereby MEMBERS and Fries Clube aurul "Ar Hex, postpened from the Pist instant, will take place on SUNDAY next, the 9th instant, at 4 r.M,

INTIMATIONS"

THE HONGKUNG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY,

THE CHINA-BORNEO CO., LTD.

Νο an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that MEETING of THE CHINA-RORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED, will be beri at the Others of Messrs GIER LIVINGSTON AND Victoria COMPANY, St. George's Building, above-named Company, on TUESDAY, the Hongkong the Registered Office of the

INTIMATION

Calendar of

1st day of October, 1918, at 11.30 o'cio CELESTIAL

in the forenoon, when the subjoined

There will be Tonnis matches between the Champions and the Rest in Division A, on which was passed at the Extraordinare B and C of the Hongkong Tennis League Members and Friends are cordially invited to atton l

UN HEW FAN, Secretary, Hongkong, 23 September, 1918. '[8450

HONGKONG GYMKHANA, CLUB.

·HE FOURTH GYMKHANA MEET- HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, the 98th instant. commencing at 3.45. p.m.

TING of the Season will be held at

The Charge of Admission will be $1.00 for others than Members of the Hongkong Jockey Club or Gymkhana Club.

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform free. The Committee invite the Ladies of Hongkong to be present.

Hongkong, 5th September, 1913. [2431

FOX

LOST.

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KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB. ANNUAL GENERAL MEE NING.

General Meeting of the Company held on the 13th day of September, 1918, will be submitted for confirmation A Special Resolution:

new Articles already

+ be

"That the

SEPTEMBER 2411, 1918.

A road in Shatin Gap, near. Po Reung FAR EASTERN CABLE village, has been partly washed away, owing to the heavy rains of last week. A similar incident occurred in Sai Keung,

must have something beyond a verbal promise. It must be inade impossible for them to break it." This means, of course, that the fighting, and the misery which it entails, must continue until the

The Canton Times, the first English Central European Powers are thoroughly daily newspaper in Canton, will appear beaten and sue for mercy. Those who on September 24th or 95th. The paper is believe this end to be unattainable will owned by the Chinese, but will serve all doubtless protest "against that which alike in Canton, native or foreign, in appears to them to be an

the promotion of international friend- prolongation of the terrible, struggle.ship and commerce. Chao Lim Pak, of We do believe, however, that the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, and several other well-known Cantonese are attitude will lengthen the war for backing this new enterprise, single moment. Whilst the Germans

A seaman of an unlicensed salt junk

not

UNÜCCESSATF

WATERWAYS President WILSON's uncompromising

this Meeting and for the Illustrated "by six Photogravures | retain a shred of hope that they may be has reported to the police that on the

able to divide the Allies or to secure some hereby and containing twelve Quotations concession from a war-weary world they

"approved by identification

thereal "parpose

subscribed by the Chairman thereof,

AZ kaine and the "approved, sad that such Articles "be and they are hereby adopted as the "Articles of the Company "to the "exclusion of sad in substitution for "all the existing Articles thereof "

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A copy of the new Articles refered to may be inspected by any Shareholder of the said Company at the Company's Offices in Hongkong, or at the Offices of Mesra, JORNSON, STOKES & MASTER (the Company's Solicitors), at Prince's Building, Victoria, aforesaid, on any, wock day between the hours of 10 M. and 4 PM.

Dated this 13th day of September, 1918.

GIBB LIVINGSTON & CO..

Agente

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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. THE HALF-YEARLY MEETING. of Members bY FUNDAY, the 1st October, 1918, at 12:30 PM at the Offices of the HuNGKONG JOCKEY CLUB, on the ground floor of the HoxGKONG. CLUB

MEMBERS ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED ANNEXE, Chater Road.

that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING will be held in the Club House on MONDAY, September 30th, 1918, at 5.30 P.K.

BUSINENA:

Report and account for 19-1918. Election of Ocers for 1918-1919. Goneral.

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L. J. BLACKBURN, Bon. Secretary. "Kowloon, 19th September, 1918.

KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB. OPENING OF NEW GROUND.

TEMBERS ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED Methat the OPENING of the NEW GROUND will take place on SATURDAY, September 28th, at 330 P.M.

Member, Friends and Members of other Sporting Clubs are cordially invited to attend. There will be Cricket. Bowls and Tennis matches.

L. J. BLACKBURN, Hon. Secretary. Kowloon, 18th September, 1918.

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WANTED AT THE PEAK. NURSE for child 3 years old. European

preferred.

MEM. R. SUTHERLAND, 123, The Peak

WANTED,

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FOREIGN NURSE to take charge of two little Girls (age 4 and 2 years) in Peking

Write and send references to

MADAME SAINT PIERRE Banque de l'Indo-Chine, Peking

NOTICE.

£2425

R.

NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiatic or Indinn

A Ting to the Colony should

apply in person at the CESTRAL POLICE STATION between the hours of 9 AM to 1 P... and 2 PM to 4 PM, daily.

Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers.

All persons with certain exceptions who remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register themselves ander 'the

of PERSONS REGISTRATION

ORDINANCE, 1916

Forina of Registration giving the parti- eulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for non compliance is a fine not exceeding $80.

DAIRY FARM

FRESH MILK

A Report will be made at this Meeting as to certain proposals to substitute spectators' stands for some of the Matabeds hitherto erected on part of the Jockey Clus property and the adjoining Land.

By Order,

T. F. HOUGH,

Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, 18th September, 1918. [2420

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

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

from the

"SAYINGS OF CONFUCIUS '

with six verses

on river and lake

written by famous

CHINESE POETS

Packed ready for posting,

Price $2.50

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WATSON &

CO., LTD...

HE TWENTY-SECOND ORDINARY A. S.

ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE HOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Company's Town Office,

Hongkong Albert Road, Lower SATURDAY, the 5th day of October, 1918, at Noox, for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors and Statement of Accounts to 31 July, 1912.

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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 27th September to 5th October, 1918, both days inclusive.

By Order,

M. MANUK, Secretary.

Hongkong, 30th September, 1918. [2444 THE INDO.CHINA STEAM NAVIGA TION COMPANY, LIMITED. CHAREHOLDERS are reminded of the GENERAL EXTRAORDINARY MEETING of the COMPANY, to be held on TUESDAY, the 8th day of October, 1918, at 12 o'clock Noos, at the Uffices of Messra. JARDINE MATHESON & COMPANY, LAMITED, No. 6, Pedder Street, Hongkong, for the purpose of considering and if thought t as & Special Resolution the confirming Resolution set gut underneath which was at the Extraordinary General Mest- passed ing

of the Company held on the 19th day of Beptember, 1918-

That the regulations contained in the "printed document submitted to the

meeting and for the purpose identification subscribed by the Chair- man thereof be and the some are hereby appr wed and that such "regulations be and they are hereby

adupted

.."

'thereuf." ....

to the

Dated the 20th day of September, 1918

By Order of the Directors, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,

General Managern.

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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

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Kangrans Carron: 104, Dan Vaux Road, C. LONDON OFFIC: 191, FLær Besar, E.C.

The Daily Press.

:

HONGLONG MÁTE SÆPTEMBER, 1918 -

"WE MUST HAVE ABSOLUTE VICTORY."

14th instant, while his junk was near Sai Shang Samman on its way from will never acknowledge defent. In the

Tau, in Fukier, to Hongkong with a past, the activities of our well-meaning

rgo of salt. the mast was broken off but ill-advised pacifists baye probably by a heavy gale, which was blowing at encouraged them in the belief that the time. The sails were torm and the opportunities for a compromise would rudder was damaged, and the junk drift occur if they showed no signs of yielding.ed for two days. Then it was picked up More recently they must have seen that of the Nine Pins, a group of islands near feeling was hardening against them, and Hongkong. No lives were lost;

the reception accorded to the Austrian Peace Nöte should finally banish all their delusions. It remains to be seen what effect it will have on the German people -whether they will allow themselves once again to be duped by their. military masters, or whether they will realise that the quickest way to end their sufferings and sacrifices is to take the control of affairs out of the hands of those who have perpetrated so many infamies in their name. Months ago, when President WILSON declared his readiness to discuss

fair, just and honest petice," 'Ger- many allowed her commanders in Russia to give the answer to the world. Forco alone, they said, could decide. America acerpted the challenge. Now the condi tions have changed. Germany Ands that the power of the sword, is falling from her grasp; her armies are being driven

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TYPHOON

WARNING.

The following telegram has been received by the American Consulate General, Hongkong, from the Manila Observatory;--

«

September 23rd, § a.m.

Cyclone or typhoon E.S.E. of Naha moving N.N.E. or N.E.

CORRESPONDENCE.

LADY MAY'S ROSE FUND.

[TO THE EDITOR OF "THE HONGKONU DAILY PRESS."]

Si, Before her departure Lady May directed me to express her regret that she would be unable personally to assist Back, and she has lost the great stake for which she played The question is how the Our Day arrangements in October, and to state that Mrs. Gurner had kindly long it will take the German people to

consented to supervise the Rose Fund realise and accept the inevitable. There must be a complete restoration of Bel-organisation on her behalf. The title of the Fund will remain, as in previous gium and Serbia, and an unconditional

years, Lady May's Rose Fund," and surrender of Alsace-Lorraine apd the the subscription-list is now open... Italian Irridenta. The independence of Poland and the Slavs must be guaranteed, and Russia and Roumania must be freed

NEWS.

[FROM OUR OWN COLLAPONTENT.] AFFAIRS IN SIBERIA.

PIXINO, September 15th! The Siberian Government has sent an ultimatum to General Horvarth's troops to disband or join General Semenoff's force.

THROUGH REUTER'Ş AQENCY. ¡ JAPAN RECOGNISES CZECHO. SLOVAKS.

Texto, September ind. The Czecho-Slovaks are recognised as co-bolligerents against the common enemy. JAPAN'S CABINET RESIGNS.

Tokio, September 22nd. The Cabinet hav resigned.

[BY COURTESY OF TES" CHUNG NGOT

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THE PREMIERSHIP.

PEKING, September 3rd. Hou Shih-chang has recently announced that the Premiership should be retained by Tuan Chi-jui.

CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE

SOUTH,

The Peking people are surprise that Li Yew-hon, the Civil Governor of

Canton, should have sent telegram. congratulating the new, President upon his election.

EXPORT OF SILVER.

The foreign diplomats have agreed to China's prohibition of the export of silver.

FIRE ON BOARD A JAPANESE STEAMER IN PORT

A CARGO OF COAL IGNITES. Some sensation was caused in the Harbour, pesterday forenoon, when it be came known that heavy smoke was issuing out of the bunkers of a Japanese ship, which arrived from Dairen four days ago with a cargo of coal and was anchored off No. Police Station. As soon as

Subscribers are asked to be good enough the alarm was given the ship. was towed to address all letters to: Lady May's out to Stonecutters' Island. The Fire Roe Fund, Government House," and Brigade assembled quickly and were taken

no tinie was lost in tackling the Are.

from the shackles fastened upon the subscriptions so sent will be acknowledg. joft on the launch to Stonecutters, where

ed as before, individually, by a rose of a special design and by publication in the Press.

on

by the Central Powers under the cloak of a treazy of peace. These are only a few of the conditions which the Allies will have to enforce for the security of

The organisation for the sale of roses future generations. Germany's military

"Our Day" is in hand, and the machine will be broken beyond repair, but her national life will not be menaced details will be published in due course. Although the Junkers will never willing. It should be mentioned that the roses are of a new design, and are being made ly pay the price of peace while there locally through the courtesy of Mr. Ho still remains & supply of "cannon- fodder available, the people may take the decision out of their hands. This,

Kom Tong, who, in conjunction with other gentlemen of the Chinese com. indeed, is the easiest road to redemption,munity, has already made good the cont for, in the words of the French Frenier, of the whole number required – Yours

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most terrible account from one wople to another has been opened, and it shall be paid "

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A portion of the party wall of No.

A big boulder fell down on Saturday at Aberdeen, damaging the water main. This was promptly repaired. "

Mr. E. R. Dovey, A.R.C.S., the Govern ment Analyst, has recently been elected an Associate of the Institute of Chemistry The annual “At Home" of the Hong- kong Chinese Recreation Club, postponed from the 31st inst, will take place on Sunday next at 4 p.m....

faithfully,

E. R. HALLIFAX (Hon. See: War Charities Committee)

RAIDS ON MONEY-CHANGER'S

SHOPS.

The combined efforts of the Fire Brigade and the crew of the steamer re- sulted in the subsidence of the heavy smoke which was issuing from the ship, and, though some considerable 'monetary damage was sustained by reason of the burning of nearly half the cargo, there is no danger of the ship itself taking fire. The ship loaded, 2,000 tons of coal at

Din for Hongkong, and on her voyago to this port it was noticed that smoke was issuing out of the coal, though not in such volume as to cause alarm. As the ship was loaded from end to end with coal it was obviously impossible to do anything to stop the smoke and the voyage was continued without any mishap till Hongkong was reached.

During her stay in the harbour" the smoke continued issuing in small quan- A-GANG OF NINE CHINESE.

tities till Sunday night, when the volume It has now been defnitely established increased to such an extent that the that the gang of robbers which is believed Captain ordered his crew to pour a quan- to have been responsible for the five raids tity of water on the coal. This had the on money-changers' abops in the city immediate "effect of stopping the smoke, during the last two months was composed which, however, came on again in such

Of these, seven are in of nine men. eustody and it is hoped that the other twantities yesterday morning that it was will be in the hands of the Police this deemed necessary to summon the Fire Brigade. Yesterday morning the smoke was seen to issue not from the hatch only, as previously, but also from the bunkers.

week.

Four of

the

seven prisoners were brought before Mr. E. D. C. Wolle at the Magistracy, yesterday, and Inspector sim asked for, and was granted, another

PRESIDENT WILSON'S recent address to the Allied diplomats and "American politi cinns should serve to silence the “pose the Articles of the Company and feeble talk" regarding the possibili. in Hubstitution for and "exclusion of all the existing Articles of negotiating a peace with Germans. We must have absolute victory," he insists No pour parlers are ädinis- The fourth Gymkhana meeting of the xible."

At one time it was suggested season will be held on Saturday, the 28th that Germany was eager to bring inst. America into the war, believing that ber AND WHAMPOA military power was negligible and that DUCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

she would exercise a moderating influence, Shanghai Street collapsed on Satur-

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the upon the Allies at the Pesco Conference day as a result of heavy rains. No SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED Both ideas have now been shattered. The NEWS from the 1st to the 5th October, both days PRESIDENT'S Curt and definite statement

inclusive.

Warrants for the INTERIM DIVIDEND of policy, backed by the necessary force can be obtained at the Office of the Company to carry it into effect, should make the There is no substitute for any 2, Queen's Buildings, on and after MONDAY,

Prussians realise that they are not to be 7th October, 181#. Dairy Product.”“

By Order of the Board,

allowed to escape punishment for the RM. DYER Chief Manager. countless crimes which, in the pride of Hoogkong, 23rd September, 1918. (2447

their military strength, they have com TO LET..."

mitted against the civilised world. For over four years they have wantonly dis GODOWN. Central District.

regarded all laws and covenants, and Apply to-

have gloried in placing the power of the sword above every consideration of truth. and honour. They sneered at treaties as "scraps of paper" and the penalty comes in the flat refusal of the Allies to discuss terms with them for the cessation of hostilities. No-one will question President WILSON's sincere devotion to peace indeed; not long ago it was levelled against him as a reproach-"but Apply to:-

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE be sees clearly that the issue must be to be

A Chinese was knocked down by three or four other kindred spirits, have fought to a finish if the world is Co., Lt Alexandra Ruildings.

spared a renewal of the conflict, and tram-car near No. 2 Police Station short-committed the three robberies which have there is no doubt that British and French ly before noon yesterday. One of the taken place in that district during the opinion will follow the strong lead which wheels of the tram ran right over one last ten days. he has given in his declaration that of the man's legs. Mr. D. McCrae, of **Even if Austria is prepared immediate the Taikoo Sugar Refinery, Limited, who ly to accept the fourteen peace points, I was passing at the time on his motor THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST formulated, the fact remains that we bicycle, took the man, who was unconscia total of £6,122,838, of which £3,811,215

cannot trust our enemies word. We ous, to the Hospital in his side-car.

is both Food and Drink.. Children must have it-adulte

have it.

should FRESH CREAM

is concentrated food.

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AGENCY COLD.

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Dealers in

STAMPS.

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KOWLOON MARINE LOT N suitable for Coal Storage

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HOURES on Shamoen, Canton,

Apply to--

2000

MENT & AGENCY C, LED,

week's remand.

Mr. F. X. d'Almada, who appeared for

H.E. the Officer Administering the one of the prisoners, asked that the man

be allowed bail. radiogram Government has received a from II.E. the Governor (en route to

The Magistrate pointed out that if the Canada) stating that Miss Dione May is man was convicted of the charge of armed improving slowly."

robbery he could be sentenced to imprison

Mr. A.E. Carleton, who has for a number of years been the United States Vice-Consul in Hongkong, has heen appointed Consul at Batavia. He leaves Hongkong next week to take up his new post...

It is estimated that nearly half of the coal on board has been so damaged. as seriously to affect its value, but it is not possible to give a true estimate of the damage till a survey has been com- pleted. The loss is covered by marine insurance, and an inquiry into the causes of the fire will probably be held before. Roy claim is paid.

It is not possible to state with certainty

the cause of the fire. When the coal war caded at Dairen there was very heavy rain, and the conl was wet. It has been" noticed that smoke sometimes issues from

ment for life.

Mr. d'Almada: If the charge is proved, wet coal.

It has also been stated that the smoke Bail was granted in $2,000

may have been caused by spontaneous There is reason for the belief that the combustion in the interior of the batch, two members of the gang who are still owing to the heavy rolling of the steamer, ut large have transferred their activities which experienced very heavy seas on the

voyage down, to Yaumati, and there, with the help of The fact that the smoke was first seen to issue from the coal nearest to the

the engine-room may have caused the engine-room suggests that the heat from coal to ignite

The Prince of Wales' Fund has reached

has been allocated for relief..

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The ship, of which Messrs Suzuki & Company of Hongkong, are the agents, was built only last year. In ordinary circumstances she would have unloaded

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her cargo of coal in Hongkong and taken

cargo of rice for Japan. It is now like. A v that she will be held up in Hongkong indefinitely.