NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LTD. (Incorporated in the United Kingdom.}
LOST.
TRANSFER RECEIPT No. 250 and to MR. CHIU HOND PING for Transfer of 250 shares of this Company in his name having been MISLAID, LOST, OR DESTROYED, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that unless the maid Receipt is produced at this Office withits for the said the date berrof, the Certificate for Bhares will be delivered to the said CHIU HONG PING, and the Transfer Receipt will shereafter be held by the Company as null and void.
By Order of the Board,
W. E ROBERTS,
Secretary Hongkong, lit October, 1818.
VICTORIA BECREATION
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ANNUAL AQUATIC SPORTS will be
beid on THURSDAY, 3rd, FRIDAY, th SATURDAY, Mth October. Com mencing on THURSDAY And FRIDAY, at 130 PM, and on SATURDAY, at
3.30 P.M.
Admission Members 50 Cents each day of $1.00 for 3 days. Non-Members $1.00 each day or $200 for 3 days.
Ladies, 50 Cents each day or $1.00 for 3 days. Sailor, Soldiers, and Children 25 Centa each day.
BAND IN ATTENDANCE ON SATURDAY. N.B.-Sailors, Boldiers, and Bryn' Handicap events will be post entries.
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GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC.
SPECIE currant in and for the in Shanghai, TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT,
El 11.37 A.K. on the 2nd October, 1918. The amount sccepted in to be placed by the Sanderer to the Fredit of an account with the HONGONG AND SHANGHAI · BANKING "CORPORATION, Shanghai, so se to be available.
the 3rd October: 1918
TENDERS for
BEANGHAL, up to of $800,000 gurrent will be received by the
12
Parenos tendering to stale alternatively (a) The amount of Hongkong Currency payable in Hongkong on 3rd October, 1918, required for each $1,000 Shanghai Currency and/or
(b) The amount of Dollars current in Shang
per £100 for Telegraphic Transfer on the hal Lords Commissioners of H.M. Treasury, London
The tenders to be in duplicate, and in sealed sovers, addressed to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT, and
andersed TENDERS FOR GOVERN MENT BILLS, EM"
The right to accept or reject xay or will of the tenders is reserved.
Copies of Forms of Tender can be had on application.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1918.
THE CHINA-BORNEO CO., LTD.
【OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
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ARGE WHITE BULL TERRIER, long NOTICE
TION TRAURDINARY GENERAL Wrs lightly coloured be
brown spot on back; Collas Na. 683. Reward.
Finder kindly communicate with
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MERTING OF THE CHINA BORNEO COMPANY LIMITED. will be held at the Offices of MeaTS GIES, LITENONTON AND COMPANY, St. Georg Building. Victoria Hongkong, the Registered Office of the
TODAY (TUES DAY the Avamed Company,
1st day of October, 1918, st 11.30 o'clock in the forenoon, when the subjoined Besolution which was pared a Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on the 13th day of September, 1918 ill be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution:
"That the new Articles already "approved by this Meering and for the thereof purpose of identification "subscribed by the Chairman thereof, *be and the *me Are horoby "approved, and that such Article "be and they are hereby adopted as the the Articles of the Company to "exclusion of and in substitutina lor "all the aristing Articles thereof." A copy of the new Articles referred to may be inspected by any Shareholder of the said Company at the Company's Offices in Hongkong, or at the Offices of Hessrs. JOHNSON, STOK MASTER the Company's Selicitors), at Prince's Building, Victoria, aforesaid, on any week-day between the
hours of 10 M. HĐỒ 4 F 2.
Dated this 13th day of September, 1918.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agenia,
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HUNGEONG JOCKEY CLUB. THE HALF-YEARLY MEETING of Members wil be held TO-DAY (TUESDAY), the 1st October, 1918, at 12.30 P.M., at the Offices of the HONGKONG JOCKET CLUB, on the ground floor of the HONGHONG CLUB ANNEXE, Chater Road
A Report will be made at this Meeting a to certain proposals to substitute spectators' stands for some of the Mat-hods hitherto
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of views between Sun Crux-RUKM and LUX WING-TING, on the one hand, and HSU SHIN-CHANG, on the other, is ander-
The annual aquatie sports of the V.B.C. will be held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
Inouye with a score of 188, Kawasaki'
stoodi to`have been satisfactory. Though The antual golf championship of the two former may not be able to bind Japan has resulted in the title going bo their colleagues at Canton they ought to be able to induce those who are pre-running second with 158 to his credite disposed to a settlement to agree upon u basis of negotiations. In characteristic Chinese style, the leaders in the North and the South have their representatives at the beadquarters of their opponents. Hsu bas bis men in Shanghai and Can- ton, and delegates from Canton are to be found in considerable numbers in Poking. Northerners and Southerners have been meeting in an important pon- ference at Shanghai, and" other confer- ences at Nanking and Hankow are moot
The total suspui of the Kailan Mining. Administration's mines for the week end- ng 14th September amounted to 66,162 tons and the sales during the period to 52,600 tons,
The Vory Rev. Father M. A. Salmon, Vicar-General of the Catholic Apostolic Mission at Nagasaki, bas just celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of his arrival " at that port.,
Mr. Nelson Trusler Johnson, American
Chinese are showing a will to make peaced a passage to America on November which ought to find a way. The public 9th. It is assumed that he will be con:
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A desiring to leave the Colony should
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utteradices of so-called leaders need not
Affairs.
be considered too seriously, for they donected with the Bureau of Far Eastern, not always mené all they say. Much is being done under the surface.
The great difficulty encountered by the President Elect in negotiating peace was anderstood to be thas of finding someone
CHINESE VIEWS in the South who would assume respon-
sibility, but judging by the conferences already alluded to, we may assure that The this difficulty has been overcome. Canton "Government, of course, did not wish to stultify itself by recognising the
apply in person at the CENTRAL POLICE STATION between the hours of 9 AM. to i P.M. and P.. to 4 rst. dally.
Applicants will be required to produce The Cards are Neat and Tasteful election of HSU SHIK-CHANG as President Passports or identification papers.
with certain exceptions who All persons remain in the Colony for more than 7 days
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NEEDLEWORK
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HONGKONG BRANCH,
Forms of Registration giving the parti- culars required may be obtained at the G.P.O and at all Police Stations
Your friends who receive them.
The Penalty for non compliance is Enc not exceeding $50.
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DAIRY
FARM
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MEETING of the GUILD will be held There is no substitute for any A.
in the CITY HALL on WEDNESDAY,
October the Snc, at 10 o'clock. All Woman interested in the Work of the Guild are invited to attend.
ALICE D. HICKLING,
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at Peking, and the opinion was expressed
be prepared themselves to elect Hst as President in order to legalise negotia tions with him. That certainly would a long way towards a settlement, especially if it were done before October 10th. W PEL-FC, the pacifist general who inaugurated the present perce move. ment, has sent some "strongly.worded telegrams to the Government. In one of these be warned the President-elect
Mr. Thon W. Scarborough, who is con- nected with the firm of Mr. George Why mark, Kobo, was a guest at a farewell dinner given in his honour by the non- bers of the members of the Kobe Club, on the eve of bis departure for England to join the British army.
Suit has been filed in the United States Court for China by Mr. H. Leslie Ford against the Macdonell-Chow Corporation Plaintif in for breach of contract. suing for Tls. 5,600, alleging that ho was brought out from the United States dia- on a three-year contract and was missed in three months without cause.
of
Mr. Duncan Browne, clerk of works Ltd, met with a fatal accident at the Peking Road jetty or the evening of the 25th, ult. It seems that he missed his footing and fell into the Huangpu. The body disappeared and covered until 7.40 p.m., when the Polies drag-bots began operations.
the Shanghai Land Investment Co
WILS
4. 200
Inspector Sim, who has been so successful in his steps against the armed rubbers who raided five money-changers' shops in the City, has arrested another Chinese with a pistol. The immediate charges against this man.are those of
8. WATSON & against assuming an office to which he attempting to shoot another Chinese, and
CO., LTD.,
Dairy..
FRESH
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Children
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"ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE THE TWENTY-SECOND ORDINARY HOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Company's Town Office, 2.
Albert Road, Hongkong SATURDAY, the 5th day of October, 1918, at Noon, for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors and Statement of Accouzits to list July, 1918.
Persons tendering for (Bills) are hereby petified that having regard to the provisions of Aria 99 George III. Cap. 46 and 41, George 69, the soceptance of any sach Tender in subject to the express condition that no Lower Member of the British Hour of Commons shall be admitted to say share or part in or 10 benefit to arise from the Contract thersby My
de for the allotment of such (Billy)."
The provisions in question do not apply to Contracts entered fato by any incorporated Company in its corporated capacity and made for the general benefit of the Company."
Any further information can be obtained by application to the TREASURY persons! CHEST OFFICER. A.P.D.
F. J THURSBY-PELHAM, Lt-Col
Treury Chest Officer, A.P.D.
His Majesty's Trysenry Ofice,
Hongkong. 1st October, 1818.
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The TRANSFER BOOKE of the Company will be CLOSED from 27th September to 8th October, 1918, both days includin
By Order,
M. MANUK, Secretary,
Hongkong, 20th September, 1918, [2444
THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY, LIMITED. HAREHOLDERS are reminded of the
SE EXTRAORDINARY „GENERAL
MEETING of the COMPANY, to be held on TUESDAY, the 8th day of October, 1918, at 12 o'clock Noor, at the Offices of Messrs JARDINE MATHESON & COMPANY, LIMITED, Na & Pedder Street, Hongkong, for the purpose of considering and if thought fit confirming, as a Special Resolation the Resolution set out underneath which was раллед at the Extraordinary General Meet- anding of the Company held on the 18th day of
September, 1818:
TAKE NOTICE that under No. 3 of the DOMESTIC CLEANLINESS VENTILATION BYE-LAWS (as amended), of wach wrey Domestic Building or part Building within the EASTERN DITHI of the City of Victoria, and the EASTERN Division of Kowloon and New Kowloon, occupied by Members of more than one family, except those within the Earopean Reservation or in Kowloon South of Austin Road or those parts of a Domartie Building used man.
CLEANE Shop, Office or Godown, must be ED and LIMEWASHED THROUGHOUT during the month of October by the owners and November.
N.B-The word "throughout" used in this Notice means that the House ahould be Lime washed in respect of all the Walls of each Room, all Cubiales. Partitions, Blair Canings and Stair Linings, all Ceilings and the Underside of Foods in Main Baildings, Offices and Bervanta Quarters and Inclusive of Verandahs.
Backyard must have ita containing Walls Link to the level of the First Floos. Carred, Painted or Folished Woodwork in good condition, however, nood not. I washed, but must be Cleansed
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That the regulations contained in the "priated document submitted to the "meeting and for the purpose of identification subscribed by the Chali- "man thereof be and the same are approved and that such o be and they we hereby "ad pied as the Articles of the Company Min
the aabetitution for and to "exclusion of all the existing Articles "thereof."
Dated the 20th day of September, 1918
By Order at the Directors,
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,
General Manager.
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LIMITED.
THE ORDINARY-GENERAL MEETING
be Limit the above Company will be held at
The Board is prepared to limewash FREE the Company's Offices at Noon on SATUR-
OF CHARGE limited number of Buildings DAY, the 18th of Untober, 1918.
in those Divisions OWNERS who desire to avail themselves of this offer should apply in writing to the Secretary on or before the 7th
October. Choice among applicants will be in the absolute discretion of the President
The EASTERN Division of the City of Victoria is bounded on the West by Gilman Street and Peel Street.
Ko iron is divided into the EASTERN and WESTERN Divisions by Nathan Road and a straight line drawn from the North and through the Yaumati service Reservoir to the Northern Boundary of Kowloon.
JL MPHERSON, Becretary,
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of October, 1918.
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had not been legally elected. Wr's superior officer, General Tsao Kux, as also made a telegraphic contribution to the discussion from Paotingtay in which he said nothing to the extent of a full newspaper column. The value of this literary effusion, however, lies in what it does not say. As it contažas no re ference to the prosecution of the war against the South, it is taken to mean that TSAO KUN, has joined the peace-
MARRIAGES. HSTERRINGTON-FOPOPBAX.--At the Bus makers. He may ultimately, steal Wo
Bian Church, Shanghai, on September! 2nd, WILFRID HETHERINGTON, sidest Pri-Fu's thunder; indeed, it is strongly son of the late John Hetherington, suspected that Wo's action was taken of Sunderland, England, to VERA VIC
TOROVNA POPOFSKY, youngest daugh- under the inspiration, or at least with of the late Victor. Popofsky, the consent, of Tao Krs. Again, the
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Russian
ment Hubarovsk, and Lubow resignation of the Premiership by Tux Michailovan Popelsky, at present of CH-Jet, with its acknowledgment of Telegraph Postal Administration,
the failure of his military policy, proves Habarovsk, Maritime District.
that there is no desire to continue the
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possessing a revolver without a licence. There is reason for the belief that the man's record may be a lurid one.
Under the direction of Mr. A. T. Harr, chairman of the Chinese committee, the American Liberty Loan Committee is starting an active propaganda anong in- fluential Chinese in Shanghai that will have wide reaching effect in influencing Chinese investments in Allied war bords. mportant Charabers of Commerce, in all cities in China, are heartily co-operating in the movement, and it is expected that the three weeks' Liberty Lean drive will show a large percentage of Chinese-invest- ments in the cause of world liberty.
An eight-year-old Chinew" girl was killed by a track on Bunday afternoon near Eastern Street. It appears that she ran across the road, dodged a tramcar, and colliding with the truck, was knock- ed down, the wheels passing over her. The two Chinese who were in charge of the truck appeared before Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe at the Magistracy yesterday. to answer charge of manslaughter Inspector Macdonald said that the Polic had had no time to investigate the matter, but it seemed as if it was an accident. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, for the defendants, asked whether there waR any case against his clients. Alter somo - discussion the case was remanded for a week, bail being fixed at $250 each.
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PHILLIPS CLOUTING-At Menchubsien,
Sz, on September 5th, by the Rev. fratricidal strife, although the Anfu D. A Callum, assisted by the Rex: Society is said to intend to run Tras for T. Caldwell; "the Rev. ALFEED A the Vice-Presidency. It seems tolerably PRILLIPS, C.M.S., to JOSEPHINE AMY, daughter of the late Jon's R. CLOUT certain that the terms of agreement be ING, Ear F.RC.S., and of Mrs.tween the North and South will involve Clouting, Sevenoaks, England.
the dissolution of the existing Parlia Mr. E. D. Q. Wolfe Held an enquiry rounding the death of a Chinese, who wan 8400-At the General Hospital. Shang. ments in Peking and Canton, and the yesterday into the circumstances abr- hai, on September 21st, J. R. RAGG, election of another which will accord electrocuted at Hanghom on August 24th. of Shipping and Engineering and more with the ideas of the Constitution. The evidence proved the fact that deceased touched a live wire of 2.200 yoltage whilst late second officer; China Navigation
aliste: the assumption of the financial engaged on some building oporations and Ca, aged 27 years.
He died a few obligations of the Canton Military day later in Bospital. Another man Government; and the inclusion of who went to deceased's assistance, suffered a severy shock. The electric wires are the Southern representation in the Adminis-
property of the China Electric Lighting have FENG Kro-CHANG, the Acting Pre-proceedings on behalf of the Company sident, resume the Vice-Presidency, for misadventure."
The jury brought in a verdict of "death b
They exonerated the Company from Elame and recommended that, in future, where scaffolding had to he erected between the live wire. the P.W.D. notify the Electrio Company. should post notices on the electric poles They also suggested that the Company as a warning to the general public, until the underground system, contemplated by the Company, was adopted.
LUNDHOLM.-At his residence at Orush, near Nagasaki, on September 20th, Mr. JOHN BELHARD LUNDHOLM, for merly in the China Coast Service, and Yangtste and China Sea pilot,tration. Southerners may be satisfied to Co., and Mr. R. F. Mattingley watched, at the age of 66,
Hongkong. Ürytos: 104, Das Vœux ROAD, C LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEST Braket, EC
The Baily Press.
· HotGEONG 1st Octones, 1918
he has shown himself to be in sympathy with the Kuomingtang, or they may put forward SUN CHUN-HUEs for the office. In any case they are sure to be given several portfolios in the new" Cabinet,
THE PROSPECT OF PEACE Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Compton have left
Shanghai for Hongkong."
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The first snow of the season fell in Harbin on September 10th,
Two-cheer-(two deaths).of.cater
fever
IN CHINA.
THEER are welcome signs that the restoration of peace is at hand in China Apart from the compelling influence of necessity there is evidence that the beat were reported in the Colony on Satur.- -men in the two political camps are work- | day:
ing for a reconciliation between the
Mrs. E. Irving's many friends will KOWLOON MARINE LOT No. 8, North and South, and it is significant suitable for Coal Storage:"
that those who trim their sails to every be glad to know that she arrived Home breaze that blows the men who always safely on the 29th ult. Apply to
HUMPHREYB ESTATE & FINANCE seek to be identified with the winning party are associating themselves with the movement. The very fact that peace is so generally desired and is being striven for by so many men of different views is the best guarantee of its carly attainment,
The President-elect has declared that the re-establishment of
PA C. E. M. Thomson, Shanghai Scot- unity between North and South in his first objective. After that, nooded retish Co., S.V.O., is this year the winne of the Arethusa Cup Competition with forme will be introduced. The exchange a ine score of 97 points.
CO. LTD. ́Alexandru Bulidings."
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Capt. Douglas Valentine, son of Mr. 7. Valentine, of Dodwell & Co., has been promoted Major, in the RA.M.C.
Mr. G. W. King, Registrar of H. M. Supreme Court and Police Magistrate at Shanghai, has gone Home on eight months' leave
LADY MAY'S ROSE FUND.
LIST NO.
Already acknowledged.
Thorac Esq. Mrs. Sachse
TYPHOON
$620 50
10
$880
WARNINGS.
The following talegrams hérË BELD received by the American... Consulate- General, Hongkong, from the Manila Observatory
7 p.m., Bent 28th. Cyclone or typhoon esat of Northern ViSAVAR OF Bouth-eastern Luzon, moving W.N.W.
1'pim, Sept. 29th Cyclone or tynhoon east of Southern Luzon, moving W.N.W.
10 11.45 a.m., Santi 30th: Cyclone or typhom east of Leron, leas than 300 miles distant, inclining north- ward.
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