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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

WANTED.

MMEDIATELY TEACHER (Lady)

I for Beterary English Subjects.

Applications should be sent to-

How, W. T. FEATHERSTONE,

Diocesan Bays' School.

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T IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that Findlay

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14TH, 1818.

PRELIMINARY NOTICE,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received instrue

cions from Messrs. . MACDONALD

& Co., to sell by Public Auction,

at their promises Hung hom, THE WHOLE OF VALUABLE PLANT, da da

contained thereon,

LARGE GALVANIZED IRON BUILD. INGS, STOCK AND MACHINE TOOLS.

Comprising:-

Path my be used by chairs, both Machine, Shaping Machinechines, Cold

public and private, paly when travelling from Plantation load upward to Finding Road. Chairs are not permitted w use Findlay Path on downward journeys.

E. D. C. WOLFE, Captain cuperintendent of Police. Hongkook, December 13th, 1919. [2785

NOTICE.

Lothes, Planing Machine, Screwing Slating Machine, Drilling Sawing Machine Panching and

Weighing

Machine,

Machines

and Shatting Sundry Pamps, Assorted Chain Blocka, Screw Jacks, Stretching Screws, Tool Drills Stock and Dice, Steam Hammer, Blacksmith's Tools, Hundry Wooden Patterns, Band and Circular Sawa, Pipe Vices Coppersmith's

Test Pumps, Engin Machines,

ANOTHER BLOCK OF HOUSES FOR Helmets

A HOUSING SCHEME.

THE

HE Undersigned, having acquired the whole of the HOUSES in GRANVILLE TERRACE Kowloon, are prepared to make arrangements with any person desirous of owning any of these Four-Roomed Houses by purchasing on the instalment aystem, prefrench to

the present be given to

tenants.

J M ALVES & CO. Hongkong, December 7th, 1918. 2796

HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

WING to Alterations and Repairs at 10 Alteration the supply of ELECTRICITY will be SHUT OFF on BUNDAY, DECEMBER 15TH, from 7 A.M.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.

Agonte.

[2-80 Hongkong, December 12th, 1918.

tor.

THE

NOTICE

THE Library of the HELENA MAY INSTITUTE will be CLOSED for a wook from MONDAY next, DECEMBER 1TB

Members are asked to return all books on or before that date.

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SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL.

NOTICE

the

TEMBERS аге reminded of MENERAL MEETING to be held

in the Hall of Mission House, Caine Boad, on SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18TH, at 11 A.M and it is expected that each Member will bring a candidate for Membership so us la increase the roll of members of this useful Society.

J. M. ALVES, President feuera).

Bwish

Twist

Pending Blocks Pipe Water tanks and Tools, Emergency fittings,

Winches

Boilers Diving Pompe and dresses (Now and second and). a quantity of Steel Products includ ing Steel Plates, Angles, Bars, Rolled Steel, Joists, galvanized Steel Plates, wrought and galvanized Iron Piping and Fittings, Hrass and Copper Tubes, Muntz and Yellow Moral Sheathing, Metal and Copper Tacks, etc.

ALHO

One large galvanized Iron Building (wood framing),

One small galvanized Iron Shad (Steel framing)

One Motor Bosi 22 by 5' 8" by 3 font fitted with 15 |20 H.P. beavy duty Kelvin Kerosene Motor.

AND One 8 B.H.P, Bolinder Crudo Oil Engine direct coupled to dynamo illustrated” on page 25 of Bolinders catalogue.

(Fall Particulars from i atalogue. Date of Sale will be ng dished late.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Anctioners Hongkong, December 11th, 1918. (2784

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PUBLIC AUOTION.

DARTICULAES and CONDITIONS of the letting by Public Auction Bala, to be held on MONDAY, the 16th day of December, 1918, K PJ the Olden

of the Pussão Works DepartRETT, by Order of His BEOKLLABO? THE

THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING Tus Government, #f

of One Lok of OROWN LAND 1 Yaureati, in the Colony of Hongkong, for « Form of 75 years, with the option of venewal si a OBOWN BENT to be mal by the Surveyor of His Majesty zam Kise, for ons tariher term of 75 years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Locality.

Boundary Messzramenta

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test fowl

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70

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862,020

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NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

R. JAMES STEEK, chronometer alook and nautical instrument re- pairer, notifies his patrons that he has removed from No. 4, D'AorMAR STREET,

o No. 9, I Housi STREET.

/ JAMES STEER

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"TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN."

*PALAWAN."

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COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPART- MENT.

TT IN HERERY NOTIFIED

INTIMATIONS

WISEMAN, LTD.

are prepared to execute

CATERING ORDERS

of every description

BALL

SUPPERS

CINDERELLAS

CHRISTMAS

and

NEW YEAR PARTIES.

No orders

are too large or

too small.

D. M. GOODALL,

MANAGER.

TELEPHONE 407.

12508

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

COLD

CURE

The lecture

back in 1873 that which was her's long The total output of the Kailan Mining before France passesand it. 1t in not Administration's mines for the true. Alsace and Lorraine gured in ending 30th November amounted

week

to history in the wars of Julius Caesar, 72,610 tons and the sales to 02,170 tons. and, after some years of heruic resistance, Gaul came under the Roman beef us a

Dr Jordan will give a lecture at the colony.

Helena May Institute on Monday evening In the fifth century both this evlony and the Roman Empire itself

10 5.43 ji za upon the subject of Wenien were invaded by German hordes.

in Dar War's Workshops." Frosz

will be open to E then to the winth century the Franks beld Alsace-Lorraine. but on the death

Seserai Chinese riall-keepers were of Charlemagne the Frankish Empire charged at the Magistrory, Jesterday, dindved, and, like the whole of the land before Mr. (

Melbourne, with using on the left bank of the Rhine, it became

false scales, with keeping ting of kere bune

contention

sebe oil in a careless manart, etc. between the

Fines Frankish kingdom of the weat and the ranging from $20 to $30 were angesed, Germanic kingdom of the cast. The amounting in all to about $150.

11

TABLETS Tenth Century found the Holy Roman

CURE A COLD IN THE

SHORTEST POSSIBLE

TIME.

AN EXCELLENT REMEDY FOR

NEURALGIA AND

MALARIAL

Empire holding Alzner-Lavraine. Ger mans pretend that this inchoate mas 33 234 24 nation and represented them. henne their clain to the departments they fure from France in 1871 It was not a nation; internal dissension, envy.

Intred, and greed played their parts so

The local Manager of the Mercantile Bank of Judia, 144., bus recrised telg graphie advice from London that the Directors have authorised the 18KTC of 15,000 un-allotted "A" shares offering all existing shareholders a proportion of one share for every three held on pay

Payment wil

well that the Hole Roman Empire, fart of £iz.10 per share from being a harmonic whole,

at

WH

by dur on January 16th, 1019, and the new share will runk for davidens

as fream January 1st, 1919

vast, bloody, internreine battlefield. 1 wne devoid of all national sentiment, enl ME, 18 was, into a multiplicity of

A resident whose sareess with Bowers Įstates, kingdoms, republies, confedern

(especially Fuss) B well known, has tions, duchies, bishoprics, abbes, and arranged to put his best blooms on sale free town. Indeed, Holland, Luxem daily in the form of leation-holes for the burg, nearly a third of France, Switzer benefit of the Bed Cross Mrs. Harring land, and the greater part of Italy were tou, a member of the Hongkong Horti. included in it. If this is good ground cultural Society, has kindly undertaken for claiming Alsace-Lorraine, then tier the arrangement of the flowers and the HEADACHE, many has an inalienable right to the organisation of the sale. The sale will

Fest. All this time France was steadily open on Monday next, at 9.30 am. being welded into a geographical and the Hongkong Hotel, by courtesy of Mr political entity. Holland and Switzer Taggart, and will continue white bloomg

and achieved their independence by the remain available. Sult treaty which

to eeded Alsace

Ta American France 270 years ako, Lorraine wak French many years before the United & does the claim of language reat its various forms and reeds, including

PREPARED ONLY BY

HONGKONG SKETCH CLUB.A. S. WATSON

Proceeds in Aid of WAR CHARITIES

ANNUAL

EXHIBITION

CITY HALL,

MONDAY, DECEMBER 10To, Open 10 AM to 6 P.M. ADMISSION 60 CENTS.

OVER 80 LOCAL PICTURES FOR SALE TEA BY WISEMAN'S.

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Orchestral Music by Naval Band.

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THE SHELL TRANSPORT AND TRADING CO., LTD.

CCORDING to telegraphic advices received from London THE SHELL TRANSPORT AND TRADING CO., LTD., has declared an INTERIM DIVIDEND on the Ordinary Shares of the Company at the rate of 2 per Share free of Income Tax, payable JANUARY 8TH, 1918, against Coupon

No. 31.

FOR THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO.

(5. C.) LTD.

N. L. WATSON. Hongkong, December 11th, 1018

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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

I SEALED TENDERS

that TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in duplicate, N

PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE NO. which should be clearly marked " TENDER 43/224, dated Hongkong lat July, 1907, for FOR QUARBIES," will be received at Five Shares nabored 85169 to 86163 HE Under-igned will not be Rosnonsible this Office until Noon on WEDNESDAY inclusive, all' Registered in the name ofd

for any Debts contracted by Members the 18TH dag of DECEMBER, 1918, for the ANNIE MARION of the crew of the auxiliary motor schooner letting of the undermentioned Granite or STOLEN sud should this Provisionsi a been LOST Quarries at Hongkong, Kowloon, and the Certificate not be produced to the Bank F. E SOUTHARD,

New Territories, Lr one year from the 1st before the 6th January, 1818, a new Certificate Master. A. M. B. PALAWAN."

January, 1019.

Each Tender must be accompanied by Provisional Certificate No. 43/984 will there- for the Bhares will be issued and the aforesaid receipt to the effect that the tenderer has deposited in the Colonial Tressory suas after be treated by this Corporation as Nail

and Void. schedule hereunder opposite

By the Order of the Court of Directors, guarry as a plodge of the bond des

H. J. STABB, of his offer, which som shall be forfeited to

Chief Manager. the Crown, if

if the tenderer refuses to carry

Hongkong, December 5th, 1818. comply with the out his tender and conditions hereinafter contained, should the tender be accepted.

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CANTON POULTRY SHOW, (Under auspices of Canton Christian College).

INTRIES CLOSE on DECEMBER ster, 1918. Schedule and entry forms may be obtained from the Local Secretary, care of St. Paul's College.

Birds will be taken to and from Canton, free, in charge of European Steward with qualified staff.

ADY

WANTED.

wishes

[#700

her

1.8

stated in the

to each

The Government does not bind itself to accept the bighot or any tender.

Forms of tender can be obtained from the Director of Public Works

[2765

A COMPLETE AERATED WATER PLANT FOR SALE

CO., LTD.,

7

HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

Tz 16.

States of America were founded.

Nor

Д 打

Consul General

Jas

revived instructions from Washington

that all import restrictions on rattan in

canes, have been removed by the War solid basis; France dors not claim

Trade Board of the United States. French-speaking Switzerland; Germanystructions have also been received indicat In

herself does not claim the parts of

ing that the lists of restricted imports Switzerland where her tongue is spoken.

Nos. 1 nud 2 have been amended as to The German Empire, as such, is a mush-items 22, 77, and 135 so as to permit the room growth, and has no right whatever licensing of imports of cotton laces and to be regarded as the inheritor of the lace articles, soya beans, eggs, hair nets Holy Roman Empire. The constitution of

and bair nettings originating in and the German Empire is, in all essentials, coming from China. that of the North German Confedera tion, which did not come into force until MARRIAGE.

1667. The result of the Franco-tierman, FAR EASTERN CABLE JACKSON-TAYLOR-At the Union Church, war was that the South German Stales! Shanghai, on December 7th, by the joined the Confederation at the end of Rev. C. E. Darwent, M.A., Miss Janet Burnside,

daughter of the 1870. The Diet of the Confederation then Foungest late George

Taylor, of the C. M. Customs, and of Mrs. Taylor, of of the German Empire to the new Con- accepted the treaties, giving the Dame Shanghai to Mr. Thomas Leo Jack-

son, of Bangkok, Siam. Vice-Consul federation. A. F. Loohr represented the United States Consulate-General.

DEATH. BOWNESE-At 88, Woosung Road, Shang- hai, on December 7th, Steadman Bow. ness, late of Hall & Holtz Co., Ltd., aged 58 yeALTA.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

NEWS.

FROM USE OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

NO GERMAN NEED APPLY.

PERING, December 13th. claim a strip of land it coveted on the

It was mere perversity t

The chiefs of the Customs, Posts and plea that the Holy Roman Empire once

Salt Departments, having mei 20 held it. The territory in dispute has un

sider the re-engagement of dismissed

that of Belgium. area of about 5,001 square miles, or half employés, have agreed that Gesmans

Its products, both shall not be employed, the main argu agricultural and mineral, are of very ment being that returned soldiers will

Mrs. Joan Wain desires to thank all considerable value; in manufacture and decline to work alongside Germans.

friende for their Floral tributes and for their kindly expression of sym-28,607,000 tons of iron-ore produced in

commerce it holds a high place. Of the THE PEACE MOVEMENT IN pathy to her in her bereavement.

[2793 HONGKONG OFFich: 104, Das Vœux Road, U. Lampor Option: 181, Frans Bensen, EC.

The Baily Press.

HONGKONG, DECEMBKя'14TH, 1918,

ALSACE-LORRAINE ANSWERS GERMANY'S CLAIM

CHINA. Germany the year before the war, no

The Cabinet has approved of the lege than 21,135,000 tons came from this selection of the Northern delegates to tho source, which also yielded 3,800,000 tons Peace Conference, of steel and almost as many tons of coal.

The President to-day granted DJI Some people believe that Germany

audience to Chu Chi-chien, to whom ha engineered the present war mainly in

gave final instructions regarding the order that she might add the French Nanking Conference, which here is ex- mining districts of Briey and Longwy pected to open next week. to that which she had already wrong- fully annexed, for she has an insensate lust to control her supplies of raw material, as even Australia knows full well. Whether this supposition be truo or not, it is at beast clear that the

[BY COURTESY OF TUM "CHONG NGOI BAN FU."]

PEKING NEWS.

Tus enthusiasm with which the President THE MACHINES are made by Mears.of the French Republic has been welcomed

Bratby & Hinchliffe, Ltd, Manchester,

PERING, December 13th. and guaranteed in perfect working order in Alsace-Lorraine, despite the systematic geographical position of Alsace-Lorraine It is reported that Luk Ching-chang, PARTICULARS OF THE QUARRIES. This complete plant will turn out 2,400 efforts of the Germans during balf a dozen Aarated water per day, purchasers to

on the confines of Germany, France and

the Chinese Envoy to the Peace Confer- take over about 6,000 dozen bottles at cost century Lo

crush out the French Switzerland, as well as along that is documents, in Japan.

ence in Europe, has lost some important prios. with

ympathies of the population by legisla-portant highway of commerce, the Rhine, Goverment has ordered the Chinese The Peking tion and colonisation, is eloquent proof makes for great commercial and indus Minister in Tokio of the direction in which the affections trial importance.

this its Japançae Government regarding steps ta

Depost required

Approxi

Quarry Lot No

Anes in

tender

Trat Tez Mui No. 2

13.02

8 250

Shaukiwan Now. 3 and Hok Un No. 8 Ma Tau Kok No. 7

75.00 900

8.44 700

Apply by letter

"AERATED WATER PLANT," Care of Hongkong Daily Press,

Care of General Post Office,

Rox No. 290.

1

6.70 200

[2789

4.00 400

to recommend

LENGLISH NURSERY GOVERNESS for passage home to England in return for services. Good traveller.

Apply

M. W. A., 00 Peak, Hongkong.

A

WANTED.

Kobe Foreign Firm with Cffices in

England and America, socks an able MAN who is capable of opening and organiz Ing an Offico in Obina. Applicants must have good knowledge in Drawn Work, Silk Good,

and Producs. Apply stating qualifications

and torma. Applications treated will the

strictest confidense.

Do No. 8 Jordan Road No. 10... Taumati No. 11

Ngau Tau Kok No. 6 ...

Do

Do

Nos. 1-5, 7, 9,

Do No. 10, 19, Nos. 20 & 20. Do No. 8, 11-14 La Nos. 21 & 29

Che Kwo Liang Nos. 1-30 ... Sai Teo Wan Nos. 1-10... Lyemus Nos. 1.95...

Do No. 20 Fak Tun Houng No. 12 Thing I No. 1 ...”

FOUND..

4.60 200 2.98 130 2,00 300

OF

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CHRISTMAS GIFTS Stockings,

XMAS BASKETS, Stamp Bags and Packets, DOLLS DOLLS!! DOLLS!!! Celluloid Toys, TINKERPIN,

10.18 300

3.00 100 24.08

10.63 140 20.44 600 $10 40 4.80 200 2.30

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Educational

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TINKERTOSS, Educational Board,

IN KAwloon, a long haired Black and hito DOG. Brood uncertain. Loonco No.

Owner can have same by applying at the-

PALACE HOTEL, Kowloon. 19756

Reply to

749%

Cure of "Dally Frees" Offon, [£700

Gamce,

&o. &o. &o GRACA & 00.. No. 10, WYNDHAM STREET, HONGKONG.

P. O. Box 690

1840

Add

to

to

consult tho

Consul-General in London,

The Cabinet proposes to appoing

CANTON NEWS,

[BY COURTESY OF THE "CADRO NGOL

BAN PQ.

of the two provinces have always lain. agricultural advantages, ita mineral probe taken for their recovery. Ever since 1870 a stream of the original ducts, and its factories for iron-smelting, inhabitants leaving for France bas told for cotton, wool, silk, chemicals, gla the story of bitter persecution for the and paper manufacture and it is easy crime of being French. A like stream of to understand why this rich alien of land: Germans has flowed into the annexed presented an irresistible temptation to territory, but their rights and privileges Teuton eyes. will be in good hands when the tricolour waves again over this portion of old French territory. Liberty, equality and fraternity are no mere French catch worde; they are the inspiration

Bout of the

of the great French nation, emblazoned upon her banner of of enteric fever were reported in the civiliantion and progress.

Colony on Thursday. The question

The Rev. M. C. Mackenzie, of Wuking- tu, Swatow, gove on Home leave early in the coming year.

Two case of diphtheris sud one onse

of the rightful ownership of Alaneo The Athlotác Sports meeting of the Lorraine has never really been in doubt, Hongkong Districts Schools, which was but, with the genius for tortuous literary to have been held yesterday at Happy propaganda which the Garman professor Valley, was postponed, owing to the put at the service of the politician, the inclement weather, till Tuesday, IL.E. facts have houn olseured, and Germany this Officer Administering the Govern has been represented an merely taking ment will distribute the prizen.

THE PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY,

CANTON, December 13th,

The Civil Governor has prohibited Assembly an at present constituted. Ha further meetings of the Provincial bag ordered that the elections for new members shall take place on January 18th.

DANINO BURGLARY.

n

A burglary at the American Consulate been reported. A diamond ring and Consul'e wife were stolen. The cook pearl neck-lace bolonging to the employed in the Consulate disappeared the 10th inst, and the Consul ban quested the Authorities to lentic warrant for big arroak,

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