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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE OF REMOVAL, MR. JAMES STEER, chronometer

clock and, nautical instrument re- pairer, notifies his patrons that he has removed from No. 4, D'AqUILAR · ŠTRKET so No. 8, Ica House STIFT.

- JAMES STEER.

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WISEMAN'S GAFE

A

DINNER ÄND DANCE will be held under the auspices of the Heather Day Fund at

WISEMAN'S CAFE

ON

MONDAY, DECEMBER 2ND, 1918, in aid of

THE HEATHER DAY FUND.

Tickets $2.50 each.

Tables may be booked.

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HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

INTIMATIONS."

PUBLIO AUCTION,

TEN HONGKONG - DAILY -PRESS MONDAY, DECEMBER AND 1918

DARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of letting y Public Austion Bals, to bebid O-DAY (MONDAY), the 2nd day of December, 1918, 15-P.K., 33 the Oftos of the PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, "by Order of En EXCELLENT THE OFFICER ADMENTS TEEING THE GOVERNMENT, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at

Territories, in the Cong Shui in the New

of Hongkong, for

.

sem of 75 years, commencing from it July 1888, with the option of renewal at i'Crown Rent to be fired by the Surveyor of His KARSTY THE KI, for one further term of 24 years, less three days.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT...

Near Lot Na. 137

Demarrationbara

Bcondary

Epek

Took

per

7.

معاون جلد

R

NOTICE.

F

300

(about

CZA'D

TO LET

GROUND TO LET.

AT WHITFIELD ROAD, CAUSEWAY BAT, part to our Uisas Factory,

リ

consisting of 16,000 Square feet, suitable for storing Coal do From January lat, 1818

Apply to

KWONG SANG HONG, LAD $48, Des Vaux Road Central.

*9619

A

TO LIT.

HOUSE in Kutaford Terrace,

Kerloon. Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND · INVEEN- MENT & AGENCE CO., LTD.

TO LIT.

12480

SHOP in Nathan Boad, Kowloon.

Apply to:-

HUMPHREYB ESTATE & FINANCE

Ok, Lam,

Alexandre Buildings.

$:000

[3713

TO LET.

HO

TOUSES, cin. Shâamsén, Canton. AHOUSE in Wongrichong Bondi

Apply to

THEE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENYT & AGENCY O. LTD

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FOR SALE

NY EUROPEAN, Non-Aristic or Indian

FANCY DRESS (CALICO BALLA Ytring to leave the Colony should

CITY HALL,

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13TH, 1918, 8 P.M

TICERTS :- Members of Police Reserve Non-Mambera Ladies ...

$5. ...Free.

pply in person as the CTL-POLICE STATION between the hours of 8 to 1-7.M. and 2 Facto.4 PM. daily.

Applicants will be required to produce. GALESEND, 109, THE PEAX, Bix Roeme

Passports or identification papers.

All persons with certain exceptions who remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register themselves under PERSONS REGISTRATION OF ORDINANCE 1916.

the

Forms of Eegistration giving the parti- alare required may be obtained at the

F.O, and at all Police Stations

Ticketa may be obtained by or through only. members of the Police Reserva App ications must be mare in person to the Invitation Committee at Headquarter Club 3rd, on and after Tuesday, December between the hours of 5 and 6 not exceeding 850. Applications by letter will not be attended

ba

Calico Fancy Dresy is not compulsory. Other Pancy Dress or Ordinary Evening Dress may 6 word. Prizes will be given, however, only for the most original costumes made of Calico.

The issue of Tickets will close at latent'

OF TUESDAY, DECEBER 10, but at an

earlier date if necessary.

G.

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BANITARY BOARD OFFICE,

- HONGKONG,

To the

The Penalty for non-compliance is & fine

WANTED.

"OUNG CAPABLE

(58

Yhild of 4 years-Apply Box 86,

c/o "Daily Press.

NURSE for

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FRENCH LESSONS

G. "MOUSSION,

15, MORRISON Hrz Boad.

A COMPLETE AERATED WATER PLANT FOR SALE

Bratby & Hinchliffe, Ltd, Manchester OWNERS OF DOMESTIC BUILDINGS. THE MACHINES are made by Messer and guaranteed in perfect working order. VAKE NOTICE that under No. 3. of the This complete plant will turn out 2,400 and dozen Aerated water per day, purchasers to DOMESTIC CLEANLINESS VENTILATION BYE-LAWS ( smiled), take over about 8,000 dozan, bottles at cost erery Domestic Building or part of such price.

Division Apply by letter within the CENTRAL Baiding

aber

of the City of Vistoria, and the WESTERN Division of Kowloon, occupied by Memb of more than one family, except those within the European Reservation or in Kowloon South of Austin Rod or those paris of a Domestic Building used sa Shop, Office or Godowa, mus be CLEANSED and LIME- WASHED THROUGHOUT by the owners daring

the months of December and January,

N.B.The word "throughout used in this Notice means that the House allende ab Rome, washed in respect of all the Walls of each Room All Cubicles, Fartitions, Stair Casings and Stair Linings, all Ceilings and the Undersides of Boot in Main Buildings, Offices and Servants Quarters and inclusive of Verandahs,

The Backyard must have ita containing walk

the level of the First Floor. Limewashed up to

Carved, Painted or Polished Woodwork in good condition, however, need not be Time washed, but must be Clessed.

|

ABRATED WATER PLANT," Care of Hongkong Daily Press,

Care of General Post Office,

Rear No. 121

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ICE PLANT FOR SALE

The Board is prepared to limewash FREE DAIRY OF CHARGE Tmited number of Buildings In those Divisions. OWNERS who desire is avail themselves of this after should apply in writing to the Secretary on or before the 7th December, 1018,

Choice among applicante will be in the absolute discretion of the President

The CENTRAL Division of the City lies between Gilman Street and Peel Street, on

CHEESET

FARM

CHEESE!!

the last and Tank Lane and Cleverly Adds variety to your diet and is Street on the West.

Kowloon is divided into the EASTERN

and WESTERN Divisions by Nathan Road and a straight line drawn from the North end through the Yaumati service Reservoir to the Northern Boundary of Kowloon

D. DANBY, Secretary. Dated this 30th day of November, 1918.

NOTICE.

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healthful food.

AMERICAN CHEESE

RENCH

COULOMMIER

COTTAGE

Tennis Court, immediats

possession.

Apply

QB GALE Public Works Department.

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HOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

8.8. *COLOMBIA" VOY 8-OUT

INTIMATION

BULL

DOG

The enemy offenkive in the earlier part of this year was delayed by our airmen, whe compelled the Germans to do in the short summer night things which they could have done more quickly and iciently in the long summer day. I spite of all precautions, such as hiding troops in holes in the ground. during the day and moving then only by night, our observers saw enough to prevent the Ger mans from affecting even the semblance of a surprise. The bombing of railways

Achin, with the Coromandel coast, and gun attacks by low-flying aeroplanes on between. Penang and Selanger.

The Gorman eagle has been removed: from its perch on the top of the German Consulate building at Hankow,

The death occurred in London, oo November 19th, of Mr. August Hutten- bach-head of the firm of Hattenbach, Bros., Penang. The late Mr. Eutten- bach went to Penang in 1872 and subse- quently founded firms bearing his name which he controlled at that. Settlement, in Singapore and in London. Ho in-

LIGHT ALE added to the delay, as did the machine augurated the steamship services

Fints and Splita.

BULL DOG

STOUT

Pints and Splits."

SOLE - AGENTS :

FROM SAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULU A S. WATSON

JAPAN PORTS AND SHANGHAI,

TE

arrived NEE above-mentized ramel having

trea

the above-mentioned port condgunes of cargo are hereby informed that their Cargo will be landed st. their

risk Into the Brussions and/or extra Esser- dous Godowns of as Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd; Kowloon; and stored at consigneer risk.

Cnees of Cargo are hereby notified that "They

by must produce as Import Fermit signed the Superintendent of Imports and Exporis, Hongkong, befors Bills of Lading as be countersigned

All brokan, ahsfed sud damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be

on December ath, 1818, at 10 AJ.. somized

All Claims must be presented within a month of the Blamer's arrival here, after which they sannot be recognised.

*

He Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Grodowns and all Goods remaining andelivered after December 6th, 1918, will be

bet to rent.

No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected. Consignees are requested to send. In their Ent of Lading for comm.dersignatura immediately,

PACIFIC MAIL 88. 00.. J. ORAM SHEPPARD,

Acting Agent. Hongkong. November 27th, 1918. [3729

"SHIRE" LIKE OF STEAMERS..

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, FROM JAPAN AND SHANGHAL THE Stably

"CARMARTHENSHIRE"

THE PENINSULAR AND

CO.,

LTD.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

BIRTHS.

to

He

bought the direct cargo of petro loum from Philadelphia and introduced petroleum lamps into Penang. After becoming naturalised as a British sub- ject-ha was born at Worms on the Rhine in 1889-he took an exceptionally. keen interest in all public matters, especially after the Government had ap pointed him a member of the Legislative Council. He was among the first to agitate for the boon of a sound currency, was a strenuous advocate for a Part Trust, and was one of the promoters and founders of the Penang Association, formed in 1906.

German working parties. The value of this delay, apart from the effect of the palpable Allied air superiority" o the moral of the harassed German soldier, was that Americans were all the time arriving, conwyed by the Navy in conjunction with sbmarine-scouting air craft of R.A.F. units. Additional embarrassment was enused to the Ger mans by the intense bombing of their billets in the neighbourhood of the line, so that troops were moved further back for protection and had to make long marches to get into action. German batteries were continually engaged for destruction, as the tersely expressive phrase has it; while, on the other hand, German reconnaissance machines were forced, by the combination of Allied anti-aircraft guns and fighting squad- rons, to By at a height of 10,000 feet, whence accurate observation is dificult, to say the least. In actual battle cur aeroplanes dropped smoke-screens in front of the enemy's strong points, pro-at King-chow, the Tuchun has recalled visioned troops who were temporarily the military and naval. forces to Cantan, cut off, bombed and broke the bridges of It is proposed to hold a ceremony to the Marne and other rivers, and carried welcome them on their arrival.. death and confusion" into the ranks of the retreating Germans. On many & occasions the enemy's. projected counter-

on

SKERRITT-ROGRES.-At Foochow,

November 20th, the wife of C. C. SKREETT-ROGERS, a daughter.

[9741 BMALLEY-On December 1st, the wife of Dr. J. T. SMALLEY, L.R.C.S., MR.C.S., LR.C.P., of a son.

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Hangzona Orrioni (Da, Dus Vaux Roan, C. Londen Ürsion: 181, Frans staart, K.O.

The Baily Press.

HONGKONG, DECEMBÈR 2ND, 1818.

THE WORK OF THE AIR

FORCE

CANTUN NEWS.

[BF CDURTESY OF THE "CHỪNG NGÒI SAN PO.").

Carros, December 1st.

XING-CHOW ASTAIRS.

In view of the conclusion of hostilities

The Civil Governor has agreed to the Tuchin's appointment, of the Defence Commissioner and Prefect of King-chow.

attacks melted away under the ministra-THE-CIVIL GOVERNOR, tons of our airmen

In addition to all the concentrated vigour of the air battle above the land battle, the Independent Force of the

. The ex-Civil Governor, ̈LL Yew-hon, who went to Shui-hing for his daughter's marriage, has returned to Hongkong. It is said that he is called to meet a repre- sentative sent by the North for consulta-" tion.

THE COMMISSIONER-GENERALL

The Commissioner-General of Customs,

who came to Canton in connection with the proposed revision of Customs duties, left for Peking yesterday. He was s off by a large gathering of local authori ties and the staffs of the Customs. TELEGRAPH DIFFICULTY. „

R.A.F. pursued its raids over Germany with such effect that the enemy, whose repeated attacks on open English towns had provoked these reprisals, pleaded for the discontinuance of bombing operations behind the wartone in the interests of humanity and for the preservation of the monuments of civilisation! We learn now that the number of British air-raids into Germany during the past twelve months was five times as great as the German air-raids into Great Britain during four years. No fewer than 660 tons of bombs were dropped in 700 visits This taste of the horrors of warfare, will be suspended. added to the shortage of food caused by PEACE CELEBRATIONS. the blockade, contributed powerfully to the disintegration of the enemy's capacity to resist.”

No case of communicable diseases was notified in the Colony on Friday.

Green Island and Cape Collinson lights will be exhibited again on and after De- cember 15th.

We are informed that the stafïs of the

Telegraph Company have not been paid for several months, and have decided to strike unless they are paid to-day. It is feared that telegraphic communication

The 29th ult. was the third day of the peace celebrations in Canton. An im- pressive scene was witnessed in the har- bour. The junks and vessels were dressed |with flags, and a dragon-boat festival was

carried out.

His assailant has not the bullet in the Hospital yet been arrested.

News has been received by the Right Rey, Wm. G. and Mrs. White, of Honan, of the death from pneumonia, at Chelses Hospital, of their eldest son, Stewart. B White, late and Lieutenant in the Royal Flying Force."

stomach.

EXCLUSION OF GERMANS,

PENANG COMMENT ON HONG-

KONG MEETING. “

Referring to the recent public meeting beld in the City Hall, Hongkong, the Perang Gazette ways

Hongkong has a Constitutional Reforma

POLICE INTOR "ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. making Plast in first class condition,

The Chief Inspector of the No. 1 Police SECOND-HAND belt-driven CO Ice complete with Distilling Planter

Station, in the 8th Section of Canton, Tons of Ice per day with Circulating Water

was killed by accident. It is said that he at 85 Fah. Owners buying larger plant. This plant is offered subject to being unsold having arrived from the above porta, Con-

The high tribute which has been paid signees of Cargo by her are hereby informed

One Chinese stabbed another Chinese asked for a policeman's revolver in order. on receipt of acceptance. For price and

that all Goods are being landed at their rist by the Air Council to the valoar and detailed specification refer to-

with a knife jesterday morning at Wan- to examine it. The policeman dropped *NAMKENG,"

into the hazardous and/or extra haardous

devotion to duty of the Air Force serves chai. The victim is in a serious condition the weapon and a cartridge was exploded, Cure of Daily Press Office.

Chodowas of the Hongkong and Kowloon (2683

to remind us that the development of Wharf and

entering the Inspector's Godown Company, Limited, whence, and/or from the wharva. delivery this new "arm” bag been the most re- NEWS may be obtained.

Goods not cleared by the Dec. 6th, 1918, markable feature of the great struggle. at § F.M., will be abject to rent.

"In every war theatre, by sea and on All broken, enated and damaged packages will be examined by Me Goddard is declared officially to have been “ are to be left la the Godowns where they land, the assistance of the Air Force Draglas, on Dec. 6th, 1918, at 9.50 K Claims against the Steamer must be presented fuctor of ever-increasing importance in CHEESE!!! 10 days of arrival, otherwise they will the operations of the Army and Navy."

not be recognized.

No Fire Insurace will be affected by us in When the opposing armies first came my come whatever, at d

together the German, had a preponder- H.E. the Officer Administering the hills of 1 ding will be evantarsigned by me JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, Lts, ance in machines, but they did not long Government has appointed Mr. E. W.

Wild Agents,

retain this advantage. Even while Hamilton to act as Assistant District: Hongkong, November 29th, 1918, 19733

they held it they were unable to maks Officer in the New Territories, in addi- Asaxiation which concerns itself with many of the questions affecting the inter- full use of it owing to the individual tion to his other chaties, in place of Mrests of the Colony, and occasionally makes its voice heard on behalf of the superiority of the British and French F. P. EL Poster, resigned.

public, which in many Crown Colonies is airmen, whose lesa rigid military train. Judgment was given in the Danish Con almost inarticulate. The recent investi- ing left them with greater initiative and salad Court, Shanghai, on November gation and report of the Singapore Hous

Commission probably acted as resource than their opponents. The final end, in the case of action for

libel simulus to the Hongkong Association, for struggle for serial supremacy took place brought by Mr. B. Hope against Mr. it has asked the Government there to

appoint a similar Commission. during the summer campaign of 1018 Gordius Niesen The latter was sen-question which received attention is one to see dealt with definitely we should like and ended in the permanent triumph of tanced to 30 days' imprisonment,

hore-we' refer to trade and other restric- the Allies a triumph illustrated by the

At the agistracy, on Saturday, tions upon Germen subjects after the war. fact that during the twelve months ended

Expressions of opinion have been record- The last June the British brought down 3,866 before Mr. E.D. C. Walle, a Chinese was ed, but hitherto we have had no indication Association realhrined its Mr. Mattingley, German aircraft and lost only 1,168 of charged with being in unlawful possession of official policy in this respect.

that no German ODY Cuir own at the commangment of of 12 teels of opinn troom this port a zal, aring a hostilities the work of the zeroplace was who appeared for defendant, asked for subject shall be allowed to reside in the and Carge for the above Foris. Passengers

years. If the United Malaya Council commation In the connecting rezal, Imited to strategical reconnaissance, remand, which was grantext, heil being Colony or trade there for a period of wishes to show that it is, a live body, it secured before departure from Hongkong,

might follow this example. There may be Bilk and Valuable Cargo for Italy, France Boon it included the direction of artil. fixed at $2,000.

The Board of Arbitrators, appointed a few merchante and traders who for and London (under arrangereza will be lory fire. Then came the dropping of conveyed by als Ebermer, proceeding to

bombs on caemy railways and supply to determins the amount of compensation various reasons may object to much a Bombay and there transhipped to the

of people consider, and rightly consider mowrying Bioszone”. Все London for Marseillow and depots, and, ultimately, co-operation, to be paid li respect of the resumption policy of exclusion but the great majority attack with the infantry by flying low of Lots Nos, 1 and 2, Matsuching, is that the Germans deserve, and ought to

followed larter, by certain restrictions, and machine gunning troops on the constituted a follows:-Mr. O, H. Gale be penalised, and exclusion for time

This is not march or in the trenches. This last forte (chairman), Mr. W. Hamilton the best way of doing Thi of attack was introduced by the British (nominated by His Excellency the Officer vindictiveness, it is justice; and we hope to Beetit meted out to those members of and proved very destructive to the moral Administering the Government) and Mr. an imprincipled nation who will infict

themselves, upon us later on H. W. Bird (omgnated by the geners). of the Garman soldier.

Day REMOVED WE HAVE This

Our Office from No. 6, PRINOZE BUILDING TO NO. IL QUEKS'S BOAD CESTEA, The (Becond Floor of the old MERCANTILE BANK BUDDING), entrance by Ice House Street.

BENJAMIN & POTTS, Hongkong, November 29th, 1918. [8731

SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE.

21, PRAYA EAST, HONGKONG

LL DEPARTMENTS of the above are

A now OPEN after extemive repair

Reading and Writing Rooms, Billiard Room (bwo tables), Restaurant, Concert Hall and Meeting Rooms and Bleeping Accommodation-12 Cabins and 0 Beds in Dormitories.

All men of the Mercantile Harins, HM Favy and Army are welcome to use the Institute,

·MANAGERESS.

PIONIC PO'NEED

1523

ERECTOR Toy-like structural Steel a

a Miniature of the MECHANICAL WORLD You will never grow tried of making Erector Models because it's the most FASCINATING TOY in the world.

GBACA & CO. Dealers in Toys, Postage Stamps, Flower and Vegetable Seeds,

10, 10, WYNDHAM STREET, P. O. Box 610

HONGKONG

STEAM ORIENTAL

NAVIGATION CO.

STEAM POE STRAITS, CEYLON, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITER

ABANTAN PORTS 2

LONDON,

THRODER BILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOR BATAVIA, "AMERICAN, CONTINENTAL · ARD. BOOTH AFRICAN PORN.

THE Homeward Mall Samar, carrying Tile Majory's Mall, all be despatched

eth

Parcels will be received at the Office 12.M. the day befors saling. The content and value of all packages ace required, at For further particulars, mailing dates, rác, spply to

B. V. D. FAKE,

Superintendent.

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