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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

BANK HOLIDAY.

N accordance with Ordinance No 5 of

IN TURANGE BANKS REC

CLOSED TU-DAY for the transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS.

Hongkong, November 13th, 1918,

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FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF HONGKONG. GENERAL HOLIDAY.

IS EXCELLENCY the Officer Administering the Government having declared TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY) NOVEMBER 13TH, 1918 & HOLIDAY, in Commemoration or cessation of hostilition is hereby given that all FIRE INSURANCE OFFICES will be CLOSED PUBLIC Transaction for the BUSINESS

By order,

ur

A. R. LOWE,

Secretary, Hongkong, November 13th. 1918. (1638

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

INTIMATIONA

SEW ADVERTISEMENTS

R

GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC.

ENDERS for SP2015. Darreni la to and for the SHANGHAL

aft

In Shanghai

$500,000 CRITE TE P

will be received by the

FFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT, intl 11.30 4.3 on the Nurember 14th, 1918.

The amount socepted is to be placed by the sanderer to the credit of an 4000uni with the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HANKING CORPORATION, Shashal, so as to be available in the November 13th, 1918.

Parsons tendering to stain alternatively (a) The amount of Hongkong Currency payable in Hongkong on November 18th, 1018, required for each $1,000 Shanghai Curro.cy and/or

(b) The amount of Dollars current in Shang- hal per £100 for Telegraphic Transfer on the "Lords Commissioners of HM. Trosaury,

London

MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF HONGKONG. GENERAL HOLIDAY.

HIS EXCELLENCY- the Officer Administering the Government having declared TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY), NOVEMBER 13TH, 1918, HOLIDAY, in commemoration of cessation of hostilities, Notice is hereby given that all MARINE INSURANCE OFFICES will be CLUSED PUBLIC for the Transar ένα of BUSINESS.

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By order,

LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

Becretaries..

[9859 Hongkong, November 13th, 1818.

DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF HONG- KONG AND SOUTH CHINA, EC.

MEMBERS of the DISTRICT GRAND

LODGE are Summoned to attend RIGHT the District Grand Master,

THOMAS WORSHIPFUL BROTHER FREDERICK HOUGH, who will open District Grand Lodge in the MASONIC HALL, Zetland Street, TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY) MORNING, NOVEMBER 13TH, at 94.

The Thanksgiving Service at St. Jour's CATHEDRAL will afterwards be attended.. Fall Regalia and Jewels to be worn. All Masons are invited to attend.

A. MORRIS, D. G. Secretary

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HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

NOTICE.

Members of the HONGKONG TSTOCK EXCHANGE will be AT HOME to their clients and their friends TO-WAY (WEDNESDAY) NOVEMBER 1278, between 11 and 15.

E. M. BAYMOND, /

Secretary,

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HONGKONG CLUB.

NOTICE.

PEACE CELEBRATION.

The tenders to be in duplicate, and in sealed corar, addressed to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT, and endorsed TENDERS FOR GOVERN MENT BILLS, E

The right to accept or reject any or all of the tendars la reserved.

Copies of Forms of Tender can be had on application.

PEACE CELEBRATIONS.

PINNER DANCES

will be held at

WISEMAN'S

CAFE

TO-DAY" (WEDNESDAY),

WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 13TH, 1918.

INTIMATION

immediate future. In the black days To-morrow morning at 7.45 there will of 1914, when the Kaisax announced that be a Choral. Eucharist at St. John's he had placed a ring of steel round Cathedral as a special I not of thanksgiving. French's contemptible little army," for vistory.

again during the terrible

We understand that the Government onrash of last Match our fortitude intends shortly to amend the 'Arms and was subjected to a very severe strain,Ammunition Ordinance so as to bring but we resolutely refused to believe that air-guns under the definition of "guns." A Chinese quartermaster, who was working on a steamer in harbour, acci dentally fell into the bold-a drop of about 28 feet and sustained injuries to

WATSON'S the Germans would ever succeed in

establishing their World Empire, Un consciously, perhaps, in many cases, we interpreted the lessons of history. As we look back over the past fifty one months

NAZALINE.nothing is more surprising than this

AN IDEAL

and

SATURDAY EVENINGS

ANTISEPTIC " AND

this week.

$1.

Persons tendaring for (Billa) are hereby Ticket for Dinner & Dances... $2, goted that having regard to the provisions of the Acts 2 George II, Cap. 45 and 41, George III. Cap. 62, the acceptance of any such Tender is subject to the express condition thai 20 Dinner or Dance only Member of the British House of Commons any share or part in or to shall be admitted to any benefit to arise from the Control thereby aids for the allotment of much (Bills)."

spply to The provisions in question de nut Dantract entered into by any incorporated Company in its corporated capacity and made for the general benelt of the Company."

Dancing till midnight............

Any further Information can be chiained bTABLES MAY BE RESERVED personal application to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, AFD.

T. M. SHERWIN, LIROT, Trmenry Chest Offloor. A.P.D.

8 Majesty's Treasury Onics. Hongkong.

Hengkang, 13th November, 1918

LOST.

PROPHYLACTIC OINTMENT.

unshaken faith in the ultimate triumph of dur cause. "Only a few months ago is seemed not unlikely that the war would continue for three or four years longer; but that we should win in

Sir

his legs. He was removed to the Govern ment Civil Hospital,

The following cases of communicable diseases, were notified in the Colony for the week ended November 8th:---Cerebro pind faver, 4 (2 deaths-one British and one Portuguese), entoria fever. 1 ":1 death). One case (death) of cerebro- spinal, fever was reported on Monday.

ነ፡

of the end was always the centre the circle from which all of our thoughts and arguments radiated. There is only one explanation of this. At 1.15 m. yesterday a fire broke out

ARTHER CONAN DOYLA gave it on

the ground-flour of No. 18, Queen The Victoria Street, used as a compradora's in a phrase when Be wrote: imponderabilia of a just cause and":

shop, under the name of the Kwong Fuk Bery, sonse of wrong weighed down all Cheong. The fire, it is stated, originated the material advantage until the human in the cock-loft and spread to the shop. torrent, was slowed, was stayed, and, It was extinguished by the Fire Brigade Specially useful for the prevention finally, was turned." It was the fery in about half-an-hour. The chief damago

sense of wrong" that sent those eager was caused by water.. crowds of peace-loving civilians to the

The Rev. C. L. Cooper-Hant, C.F... recruiting, offices for the new citizen had 1 long and somewhat exciting Army, which suddenly sprang into being journey home, meeting a submarine-en in 1914. Those were wonderful days, and route which, there is every reason to the example of all classes of society in believe, was downed." After a month, the Head, England enabled those in the more leave, Mr. Cooper Hunt was stationed remote parts of the Empire to realise at Colchester, but, feeling that it was the need for sacrifice before they had his duty to share the dangers of the men learned' the full details of the infamië in France, he offered his services for the perpetrated by the fends in Belgium. Front and they were accepted. It was Beyond all else we won because as a arranged that he should cross the Chan- nation we felt that death was better than nel on September 10th.

of

Influenza, Cold

Nasal Catarrh,

TELEPHONE 407.

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D. M. GOODALL,"·

MANAGER.

Erc

Erc.

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WHITE and SPOTTED BLACK

A POINTER DOG, without badge on the collar since, November 5th.

Finder will be rewarded and anyone found detaining same after this Notice will be prosecuted.

Reply to:

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are of."

Press Office. 1235

FOR SALE

NALESEND, S, THE Past, Six Rooms, Grass Tennis Court, immediate possession.

Appig...

CH GALE Public Works Department.

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FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, HONGKONG,

announces a free lecture on

4%% FRENCH GOVERNMENT LOAN 1918

(Rente Perpetuelle 41%). Price of Issue Frs: 70.80 yielding a net income of b.68+ Bearing interest from OCTOBER 16th, 1918. Subscription List will be Opened on OCTOBER 20th, 1918, and Closed on November 20th, 1918. Further particulars on application to the

THE Club House will be thrown Open CHRISTIAN SCIENCE, BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE,

TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY), NOVEM

BER 1, 198, to Members friends Ladies

and nan Members) from 15.30 to 4 P.M.

By Order,

E. ABBAS,

Acting Secretary. Hongkong, November 13th, 1918

AVISO.

- BLISS KNAPP, C.S.B.

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at the

THEATRE ROYAL,

tän por està convidadas os membros da Comunidade Portuguêss de Hongkong.

para uma reunião magna, no Club Lusitano, hoje, quarta feira 18 de Novembru de 1918

as 6.30 P.M. & fim de deliberarem sobre TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH assuntos relacionados, com

scontecimento do guarra.

DE ultimos

Pode-se a comparencia de todos.

O Consul, Eduardo V.M.R. DE SOUSA Hongkong, 13 de Novembro de 1918-

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PUBLIC MEETING AT THE THEATRE.

A

MASS MEETING will be

held TO-DAY at 3 P.M. in the Theatre in connection with sending a telegram of congra- talations to His Majesty the King from the Public of Hong- kong. Ladles, are invited to attend.

HE POLLOCK, K.C. P. H. HOLYOAK, HO FOOK CHAN KAI MING, & H. DODWELL

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HEATHER DAY

ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN.

WANTED:-Elephants, Lions, Tigera

for the Zoo; also Geese, Turkeys, Poultry, Pigeons, Duck Rabbits, Dogs, Cats, etc, the latter to be sold. Com

unicate with

K TAYLOR, No. 4. Gregument Quarters, Park Road.

1918, at 5.30 P.M.

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NOTICE

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES.

6, CHATER BOADy:. M. ROUET DE JOURNEL

Hongkong, October 18th, 1915. (2538

4%% FRENCH GOVERNMENT

LOAN 1918.

Price of Issue Frs. 70.80. Bearing Interest from OCTOBER 16th, 1918, payable quarterly.

Free of Taxes. Mad Not to be redeemned for 25 years. Subscription list will be closed on November 20th, 1918. Bills and Bonds of the "National before Delance" bought “ October 29th, ste Locopbed

pesin paymentu p

PREPARED ONLY BY

WATSON

CO., LTD.,

HONGKONG.

TEL. 18.

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The Daily Press

HOSGKONG, NOVEMBER 13TH, 1818.

WHY WE WON.

dishonour. ¿

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.). PEACE REJOICINGS AT PEKING.

PERING, November 12th

The news of peace has been received enthusiastically in Peking.

The American Legation Guard band visited the British Legation, at which the Allied Ministers were holding's coo- farence.

The British Minister delivered a speech, Paying a generous tribute to America

The Allied troops went in procession through the Legation Quarter...

There was bell-ringing everywhere, the city was beflagged, and noise was univer- sal Thanksgiving services were held at the different chutches.

The statue of the Kaiser at Tientsin, locally known as " Tin Willy" was pulled down last night.

Three holidays have been proclaimed in Peking.

The hotels, clubs and public places enthused up to a very late hour.

The Italian Minister read out the newa at a picture house last night-

NEW CONSTITUTION TO BE DRAFTED.

Prxia, November 12th. Parliament has beed that a new Constitution shall be drafted, indepen- committee dent of the former one, by a composed of thirty."members" of each House

They held on at all costs, will FAR EASTERN CABLE 'be posterity's verdict upon the British

NEWS. Army. The British people as a whole have shown that their traditional dogged- ress has not deserted them; They have evinced, also, an extraordinary degree of adaptability. The nation has been almost transformed. The women have left their homes to take the places of the men in the workshop, in the shipyard, and on the land. The means by which the result has been obtained seem more remarkable, indeed, than the result itself. This is not the time to do more than pay a passing tribute to the magnificent spirit of our Allies, especially to heroic Belgium and wonderful France, who have been superior alike to the most terrible tribula- tions and the most subtle temptations Fundamentally, the cause of victory sonlething beyond the physical, some- ching that is within the realms of the spiritual; but one of the main causes to which we owe the great news received on Monday is the magnificent morale of the French, who have won in- perishable laurels in the great test of national endurance. They were nearer than the British to the scorching heat of the fire, especially in the early days of the war. They count their dead and injured in greater numbers. We do not know the extent of their casualties, but before long the veil will be lifted and we shall learn what the struggle has cost each of the belligerents. Riarr has once more triumphed over

We were convinced that the ideals of Might. The conflict lasted much longer civilisation must finally triumph, We than many thought possible four years realised, on the day that we received the cables announcing the sinking ago; it has cost Gt. Britain alone nearly a million lives, besides bringing untold of the Lusitania, that the Germans, re-united their atrocities, had by L'INDO-CHINE,y, upon countless others; and it has

laid upon the nation a financial burden the two halves of the Anglo-Saxon so colossal that the mind is utterly race. We and our Allies have paid unable to comprehend it. But this a very heavy price, but we have victory is worth it all-worth every WOD. That is the great fact lieu of security. pain which humanity hea suffered, celebrate to-day. The typical German every tear which has been shed. The whine in the message from Dr. Sou alternative was too awful to contem-

shows that the Bully of Europe under- plate The

great shadow is lifted; stands that he is now at the mercy of Moloch is shattered; and the false the Allies. We have something mach image of Militarism which has darkened more than an Armistice; we have the earth since 1871 has been razed to Victory of that Dr. Sour's messige the ground.27

The fields of France and leaves no doubt. Of course the Allies Flanders are still wet with blood; the fair cannot and will not pay back the Ger PRICE OF ISSUE FCS, 70.80. NET INTEREST PRODUCED 6.65%. cities and romantic villages of the past mans in their own coin. They cannot are reduced to heaps of rubble, but the descend to the level of the enemy and RUNNING FROM OCTOBER 162, 1918.

horrible carnage has consed, antocracy has be brutal and callous to women and received its death blow, the British Em-children, but the guilty must be punish SUBSCRIPTION LIST CLOSING

NOVEMBER 201, 1918, pire has been welded together, and a new ed. In the words of the Prime Minister, Brotherhood of nations has been formed the terms of peace must be such as to SPECIAL PAQILITIES FOR

For these blessings we cannot be too thank discourage Ambition and Arrogance FRENCH EXCHANGE, ADVANCES fal Fature generations will regard the from, repeating the atrocity of four We cannot treat the GEANTED AGAINST SORIF.

sufferings of the world during the past years ago. FULL PARTICULARS ON APPLI-four years as the birth pangs of a new infamy of this horrible war as if it were and brighter era. The one thing that an idle pageant entailing no judgment CATION TO THE

they will find it difficult to understand upon the system that was responsible." will be that none of us ever really The Allies have, won the right firmly to doubted the result of the tremendous re-establish Justice on her throne, and struggle, even in the darkest hours. We unless they exercise that right to the full may, at times, have despaired about the our victory will have been incomplete.

Applications will be receved by z

H. J. TOURTET has This Day taken THE BANQUE DE M charge of the above Denpasa Hongkong Agency.

F. RADAMELLE,

Agent. Hongkong, November 12th, 1913.

NOTICE.

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WE HAVE please in panouring the

we have This Day established ourselves sa MERCHANTS, SHIPPING AGENTS and COAL CONTRACTORS at No. 2 Connaught

CFRENCH BANK)

Princes Building, Charter Road, where full particulars may be obtained.

A. SIRE. Acting, Manager. Hongkong, October 19th, 1918 [3567

Hoad and that we have succeeded THE 4%

OKURA TRADING CO., LTD., at the same premises, their business hereafter wil bo carried by us an their agents.

For FUKUKAWA & Co., L

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NOTICE.

TE, HAVE This Day transferred our Office to MESSES FUKUKAWA

& CO., LTD, and appointed them as our AGENT in Hoogkong and Canton

For OKURA TRADING Co., Ltd.

PAKETUAJ. MUGL Hengkong, November 11th, 1918 (2042,

WINTER NOTICE.

HOPKIN'S BUTCHERY, Corner of Ningpo and Szechuan Road, Shanghai, are now prepared to supply to their Patrons and the Public in Hongkong during the Winter Season their well known GAME PIES PORK PIES, BRAWNS. FORK SAUSAGES PRIME FRESH d CORNED BEEF, FRESH and CORNED PORK.

Bhanghai, November 1st, 1918, (2017

FRENCH GOVERNMENT

LOAN 1918.

RUSSO ASIATIC BANK R. A. RODGERS,

Manager, Hongkong. October 28th, 1916.

125:16

'[BY" COURTESY OF THE CHUNG - NGJI BEN, PO"]

ALLIED BANKE LOAN CONDITIONS,

The Peking Government has requested the Banks to grant a restoration loan of 300 million dollars without security. The Banks have demanded the supervi

sion of the nation's Anâncis] afişirs in

THE SALT AND CUSTOME SURPLUS.

The Banks, have returned to the Peking Government the surplus of 85,300,000 from the Balt and Customs revenue.

POLITICAL DIFFICULTIES.

It is said that, owing to diplomatio dificulties Hsu Shinchang will the Presidency,

It is reported., that strong opposition. is offered to Liang Shib-yi's Cabinet by the militarista

LO GROUP BANKS' LOAN,

PEKING, November 12th. American has joined the Group Banks

in agreeing to make a losú 97, 30 million dollars to the Peking Government, for reorganisation purposes. It is stipulated ́the fcan' shall be used to pay off all the small loans that have been obtained from other sources recently, and from

industries.

THE TUCHUNS' MEETING.

The Peking Government has decided to stop the Tanhuns meeting in Peking while the North and South até preparing for peace negotiations.