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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

WISEMAN'S CAFE

-A

DINNER AND · DANCE

will be held

AT

WISEMAN'S CAFE

ON

MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1918 in aid of

THE HEATHER DAY FOUND.

DA Tickets $2.50 each. "Tables may be booked.

HEATHER DAY.

PEAK DISTRICT.

12731

`INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICE:

REGRADING OF LINE AT DEPRESSORS.

I will be necesary do bring into use the TEMPORARY TERMINAL STATIONS

on SUNDAY, DECEMBER 187, and on THAT DATE the UPPER AND LOWER ROAD AND TERMINI, BARKER KENNEDY ROAD STATIONS WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC.

TOLLS

An allowance of 20% will be made on all tickets (dog tickets and charges for goods. excepted) for such time as the Cars sro running the shortened distancal

SEASON TICKETS.

Thess will be charged at usual rates. The Allowance of 90% will be made, so the expiration of the period for which the ticket was issued.

PUNCH TICKETS.

Special punch tickets at reduced rates will he issued. Old panch tickats may be held cyer until the, Cars are running the fall distance or, if turned to the Company's the unused portion

LADIES Resisting on "HEATHER DAY" Office, & pro rate refund will be made for

will receive their Collecting Tias, Boards and Baskets at the PEAK CLUB between 10 3. and Noos 10-MORROW (THURSDAY)

MRA, SUTHERLAND..

Contener.

HEATHER DAY:

CENTRAL DISTRICT. ·

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LADIES assisting on "HEATHER DAY"

will receive their Collecting Tins, Boards and Baskets at the Othons of the CANADIAN PACIFIC OCEAN BIEVICES, LTD. between 6,30 and 8.30 PM. TO-MORROW (THURSDAY)

M. & BLACK,

Convener.

[8723

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

THE

Company's Steamship

"

"NERA*..

will be despatched for Shanghai on or about the 20th December.

Hongkong, November 26th, 1918.

HONGKONG OLUB.

NOTICE. HEATHER DAY.

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THE CLUB HOUSE will be thrown Open FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 298, to Members friends (Ladies and Non-Members) from 12 Noon to 3 P.M.

By Order,

A. É ABBAS, Acting Secretary. Hongkong, November 23rd, 1918. [2713

THE OHINA LIGHT & POWER COMPANY, LIMITED.

ORDINARY

HE SEVENTEENTH TGENERAL MEETING OF SHARE HOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the Company St George's Building, No 8 Chansaght Road, Victoria TO-MORROW

Every effort will be made to complete the work as soon as possible in order to minimise the inconvenience to residents of the Peak and Upper levels.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers.

[zest Hongkong, November 15th, 1918.

ST. ANDREW'S FAIR SCOTTISH WOMEN'S STALL

who have the Ladies VILL

generously dotated articles to the W above Stall at the Fair, kindly send their gifts to the following Conveners on or before November 28th :--

Mrs. Sutherland... ...Peak District. Mrs. Milroy...**

...West Point Mrs. Shaw

...East Point » ...Quarry Bay, n

Central

Mrs. Templeton.

Mesdames Black and

Ormiston

Mrs. C. Forsyth...Kowloon

31

All perishable goods should be sent direct to the Scottish Women's Stallst the Fair Ground early on the morning of November 28th.

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ST. ANDREW'S FAIR.

GOLF SECTION.

WEDNESDAY,

NOVEMBER

TO LET

INTIELATION

TO LET

From January 1st, 1912,"

ESIRABLE ROOM RESIDENCIE,.

DNo. & Broadwood Road.

Apply to

YE HALL BRUTTON & Co.,WATSON'S

Chater. Road.

GROUND TO LET.

(3670

T WHITFIELD ROAD CAUSEWAY

A RAY. next to our Glase, Factory COLD consisting of 18,000 Square foot, suitable for storing Coal, de From January 1st, 1918.

Apply to

KWONG BANG TONG LTD. 248, Des Vaux Road Central.

19619

·TO LET.

HOUSE in Knutsford Terrace, A Kowloon

Apply THE HONGKONG. LAND" INVEST-

VINTAGENCE Co., LTD.**

[$1490

CURE

1918

exhibition which she has given of her ability to organise the machinery of war we shall see her organising for the disposal of the output of her factories in the days of peace

·Not a

single case of communicable disease was notifed. in the Colony an Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

A dinner and dance will be held at Wiseman's Cafe on Monday, December

During the last four years the condi tions of life have been so abnormal that 3rd, in aid of the Heather Day" Fund We understand that H.E. the Offer all statistics relating to it are well-nigh valueless as a" guide to the future. Administering the Government is attend- Nevertheless, we welcome the Trade Re-ing "The Stunts" performance to-night turna for the third quarter of 1918 unofcially.

recently compiled by the Imports and Ladies assisting in the Heather Day." of Hongkong collections in the Central Districs and Exports Department These returns may be described as the Peak District will receive their collect bye product of the war, because preing tins between 5.30 and 6.30 p.m. at vious to the outbreak of bostilities the office of the Canadian Pacifè Ocean

and services Ltd., and between 10.4m and “ the part

perfectly tree statistics were not available. As it noon at the Peak Club, to-morrow, res;

pectively. "

W35

is; the returns now issued do not in clade cargo brought to the Colony for

Mr. Salem S. David was presented

TABLETS transhipment only, goods handled by the with a unique: testimonial on the 15th

TO LIT.

A

SHOP in Nathan Road, Kowloon

CURE A COLD

Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE Ok, Lab,

Alexander Rufidiuses.

2000

TO LET.

OUSES on Bhaineen, Canton

Ho

A HOUSE in Wongneicbong Road.

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY:Ch., LTD.

FOR SALE

BS]

LESEND, 109, THE PEAK, Six Roome Grass Tennis Court, immediate

possession. Apply

C. H. GALE Public Works Department.

NOTICE.

[2603

NY EUROPEAN Non-Asistic or Indian. desiring to leave the Colony should. "BOUT 40 Mashies and Pasters will bepply in person at the CENTRAL POCIE

daily. A required for the Golf Course in the STAmor between the hons of 9 AM to 1 P.M.

and 2 P., to 4 PM Fair Grounds on the 29th and 30th inst

Applicants will of required to produce. Those who may be good enough to Passports Q

or identification papers.

their clubs to extend over the two days

for play have them returned to any course on SUNDAY, if required. If lenders will kindly label their clube, the committee of the Golf Section will take care the same are returned to their respective owners without

fail.

·ARCH. RITCHIE, Convener. 2, Queen's Buildings.

[2701

HEATHER DAY.

ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN,

"ANTED:-Elephants, Lions, Tigers fer the " Zoo*; also Geese, Tarkoys,

THURSDAY) NOVEMBER 29TH, 1918, at Pultry, Pigeons, Dacks, Rihhite, Dogs,

11.30 AM. for the purpose of receiving

statement of accounts and the report of Cats, et, the latter to be sold. Com the General Managers for the year ending

Birt, July, 1918, and electing a Commitingmunicate with— Committee and Anditon

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 23rd to 28th, of November, 1918, both days inclusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co...

General Manager.

Hongkong, November 19th, 1918, [3000

PUBLIC AUCTION.

DARTICULARS 5 CONDITIONS of the letting by Public Auction Bale, No held on MONDAY, the 2nd day of December, 1918, ni 8 rac, ai the Qfiles of the PUBLIC WORKS DEAkzakkz, - by Order of BAS BLOKLE BOYER OFFICE ADMINIS TERING THE GOVERNMENT, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Sheung Shui in the New Territories, in the Colony of Hongkong, fore Mrm of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, with the option of renewal at e Cera To pancreas of fa MAJESTY THE KING, for one further term på 24 years, loss three days in

PARTICULARE OF THE LOT."

Locality

Boundary

ANTED

12718

CAPABLE BUREE far

Yalld of 4 yours-Apply Box 54,

Daily

AK TAYLOR, -

No. 4, Governmen

Quarters,

Park Bosd.

A COMPLETE AERATED WATER PLANT FOR SALE.

THE MACHINES are made by Mex Bratby & Hinchliffe, Ltd, Manchester

price

Apply by

persons with certain exceptions Tho remain in the Colony for more than 7 days

REGISTRATION are required to Register themselves under the ORDINANCE 1916

Government Departments, or goods im-

inst. on the occasion of his retirement ported under a general licence. This

from the firm of Mesara E. D. Sassoon last category comprises the bulk of the& Co., Shanghai, alter forty-two years" importa from the Canton Delta and West continuous service. It is interesting to River and a portion of the imports from recall that in 1919 the late Sir Jacob IN TRE the China Coast Ports, south of Shang Sassoon. Bart., the senior partner of the

hai." Consequently, the returns

firm, presented Mr. David with a gold watch and chain in appreciation of his 38 years services.

are

SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME. very incomplete, bus, even so, they are of interest. We see, at a glance, that Fongkong is becoming more and more. an industrial centre, The value of the

AN EXCELLENT REMEDY FOR

NEURALGIA ANG MALABIAL

HEADACHE

PREPARED ONLY BY

A. 5. WATSON

CO., LTD.,

HONGKONG

DISPENSARY

TEL. 16.

of PERSONS ·Hayakone Urtica: 18a, Der Vœux Egan, C. Forms of Registration giving the parti-Loan Ort: 181, TETT, B,C. calare required may be obtained at the G.P.O: and at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for non-compliance not exceeding $50.

a fine.

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SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE.

31, PRAYA EAST, HONGKONG. LL DEPARTMENTS of the above are AW OPEN after extensive repairs.

floading and Writing Rooms Billiard Booth (tables), Restaurant, Concert Hall and Meading Boom

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, NOVEMBRE 27TH, 1916.

LOCAL TRADE RETURNĘ. Now that the fighting is over we can concentrate our thoughts more easily on matters of trade. We may expect soon to

NEWS.

(BY COURTESY OF THE “CHUNG NGOI BAY.P.

cement imported-presumably from FAR EASTERN CABLE Japan and Haiphong--Was £14,312 and of that exported £137,171. We may be sure that a very great deal more local cement was used in Hongkong than was imported, for enormous quantities are

for required

buildings, retaining While walls and reclamation schemes. teakwood and hard woods worth about

SPEAKER OF THE UPPER HOUSE RESIGNS.

PEKING, November 28th. Liang Shib-y, Speaker of the Upper- House, has tendered his resignation to the President,

CANTON" NEWS.

? [BY COURTESY OF THE CHUNG NGOL

SAN PO."

CANTON, November 28th,

IN A COLLISION.

The

£87,000 were imported, little more than one-third of that amount was exported. All sorts of Chinese medicines were.im- ported and exported; it will probably readers to learn that surprise our ginseng to the value of £10,955 (came into the Colony and only one third of it THE HOI MING

It is reported that the Hai Ming, which was sent out again, showing that the

left Hongkong ca Friday night, collided local consumption is considerable. The with a fishing-junk on her way to Kong

weather. imports and exports of rice practically moen, near Ki 0, in the Heung Shan

district, daring bad balanced one another, representing apjunk was sunk but the crew of 14 were proximately two million pounds sterling rescued. The collision caused a leak in in each ease.

Condensed milk invoiced the bow of the Fri Ming, and she had to run ashore. The passengers were trans- at a figure exceeding £450,000 was ferred to the On Lee Launches have

Hongkong for repair. received during the eight months, but, been sent to tow the Hot Hing back to apparently, nearly ninety per cont of it was destined for other places-much of it, no doubt, for Mesopotamia.. Coal cost na £584,177, and we recovered £186,417 for that re-sold outside the Colony. For hardware the returns seem

It is reported that one of Lung's leaders, small-probably owing to, the difficulty

Chiu-hing, was taken prisoner and of obtaining supplies. Under the heading another, Wong, Shun-Ig, who bid him certain Consulate, has escaped of machinery and engines" the biggest self in a

Commander Shum Hang-ying has report- item is that for internal combustioned that his attack on King Chow WAS engines, the imports being placed at successful and that all his forces will

return to Canton shortly. £150,059 and the exports at £10,127, 80

POLICE STATION ATTACKED, we may conclude that a number of these engines have been installed in the Colony. There are reports that very

be heating about the munitions of peace good ones are made by Chinese firms in

XING-CHOW OCCUPIED.

The Tuchun has announced that King- Chow was occupied on November 16th, and all Lung's troops, who remained, have surrendered. The Canton leaders, Wong Chi-woon and Wong Ming-tong, have been appointed Defencs Commissioner and Prefect of King Chow, respectively.

Li

It is reported that No. 4 Police Station in the Heung Shan district was The bandits, gained November 23rd. CI attacked by a gang of bandits on the night

Arts, and set fire to the station before During a short struggle an entry into the station, seized all the

Sleeping Accommodation-33 Cabins and instead of the weapons of war. If we Canton, and, no doubt, many are being they escaped seven of the police were

All men of the Mercantile Marine, HM 70 Bads in Dorinitories: Navy and Army are welcome to use the Institute.

MANAGERES3.

CHEESE!

CHEESE!!

healthful food.

AMERICAN CH

FRENCH

killed and two were wounded. The clerk

are not sanguine enough to believe that used on motor boats. It is curious to with the

£319-560, respectively, ably for ransom. the stage in man's evolution has been notice that the figures for steel bars are reached when swords can with national 12123,880 and

of the station was carried away, presume

HONGKONG UNIVERSITY

PUBLICATIONS.

We have received a copy of the current Calendar of Hongkong University, in Medicine, Surgery Artsy Training of which details of the rarions, courses. in and Commerce are given.

safety be beaten into ploughshares, we which shows that during the period de expect that the bell-factories will under review Hongkong sold more than DAIRY FARM NEWS be diverted to other and wore it bought. The quantity used was con productive purposes. Recently a lead siderable, so that local stocks were de ing financial journal in Great Britain pleted. A similar position is revealed in contained the following statement about regard to steel plates, the shipments China which gives us some idea of the received being entered at £217,925 Teachers,

formation concerning the fees, conditions way in which the workshops at Home can and the shipments outwards at £345,960. There is also a good, dend of general in- A list of graduates CHEESE!!!be kept busy-Undoubtedly the great The exports of wolframite and tin were of residence, etc.

work in the

they professions and guaranteed in perfect working order This complete plant will turn out $400 Adds variety to your diet and is demand in China in the immediate worth more than half-million sterling shows that there are now quite a number future will be for machinery. The in each case. Great quantities of mineral of alumins of Hongkong University at The publications issued by the Univer dozen Aarsted water per day, purchaser to

growth of cotton mills at the Treaty oils were handled. Very large sums of have been grained for which

sity: also include the regulations for the still the money appear under the heading of Porta anggests that there is take over about 6,000 dozen bottles at cos

and Senior and Junior Local widest scope for: textile machinery in. Piece goods." and the same may be Matrimalonations conducted by the These examinations are held University, waity centres where the cotton plant que en woolens, alatches reach the sub flourishes." It is obvious to anyone who stantial figures of £13,633 for imports each year in July and December in vari

Shanghai, Singapore, Hankow, eto, observed the remarkable change and £1,646 for exports. Some of the ous centres besides Hongkong ruch ne which has taken place in the attitude of returns are given in local currency, but the University Authorities state that they holding these examinations in almost any the Chinese towards Western methods it, for the sake of simplicity we take are prepared to make arrangements for in former during the last twenty years that six dollers se equivalent to the pound, place in the Far East

Books of the questions

and concerning, scholar machinery will soon be in demand for all and use, round numbers, we find that the

value of the importe was about Tears are amphlets omnis isola

13,000,000 and of the exports £20,500,000. those who are interested in educational of the important omissions Registrar for information concerning and, in vie to which we have alluded, indicates that these publications. This works ont st £50,000,000 a year, matters are invited to apply to the the volume of Hongkong's trade is even greater than is generally supposed.

AERATED WATER PLANT Care of Hongrong Daily Press,

Care of General Post Office,

For No. 220.

от

ICE PLANT FOR SALE

COULOMMIE COTTAGE

PICNIC POTTED

FRECTOR

1528

bas

ECOND-HAND belt-driven Co Is The Toy-like structural Steel a kinds of industrial work in the Far

making Plant in first-class condition, complete with Distilling Plant Capacity 6 Toms of Ice per day with Circulating Water at 85 Fah Owners buying larger plant This plant is offered subject to being unsold on receipt of acceptance. For price and

to- detailed specification refer

NAMKENG. Cars of "Daily Prom" Office

KEH.

FLAG & SAILMAKER. No. 189, Dor Your Boad Central, Top: Floor HONGKONGS Telophons No 1888.

a Miniature of the

East. There will be, in fact, at no distant

this part of the world as there was MECHANICAL WORLD date as big fn industrial revolution in during the Nineteenth Century in You will never grow tried of making Erector Models because rope. It is inevitable, and we think

it's the most FASCINATING TOY

in the

GRAGA & CO.

·exid of:

Two farther cases of pipe tobacco bare been generously presented by Messti Meerkamp & Co., Mesila, to the Hong kong War Charities Committee for the benefit of wounded soldiers in England.

PALACE HOTEL BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.

2nd

Last night's matches in the Billiard tournament now in progress at the Palace Hotel, Kowloon, resulted as follows:

Mr. Vas (100) beat Mr. G. May "(-40), 250-08.

cos operating that it will be one of the for the recovery of the world from the devastating effects of the war just ended. The logic of the position, ie dnassailable- the raw materials which the West requires

Mr Bond (130) boat Mr. Parken Two large maker and three small ones Des lers in Toys, Postage Stamps,the East can produce; the East needs

Farkes best breaks were 42,31 made their appearance at the Victoris materials mach Flower and Vegetable Seeds

to develop thosS TRÝ

Experiment Poultry Farm at daybreak 330-83.

They attacked a 24 Mr. Bond made a break of 34 and and the West can supply it Great on Sunday morning. Britain is the home of invention, the very valuable pen of minorcas before the two of 24park that he making pi

were discovered by coolies, who mingged Mr. J. P. Robinson meet Mr.-W. Ger- Fuss other two "snakes zard at 6 p.m. to-day and Mr. A. G. E.

Morton meets Mr. A. Simpson RƐ 9 pầm. cradle of the steam engine, the telegraph to kill three. and electric light Burely, after the escaped,

No 10 WINDHAM

HONGKONG

P. Q. Bax 22.