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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE.

been

THE LR. C. "AT HONE" arranged for

Friday, March 7th, POSTPONED nasil WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12TH, 1910.

ROYAL

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY, 19TH, 1918.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

HONGKONG JOOKEY CLUB.

RACE MEETING 1919.

has

WINIFRED WILKINSON,

Hon. Rec 1038 Committee.

MONDAY,

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HONGKONG GOLF

CLUB.

LADIES SECTION.

ADY REES DAVIES COMPETITION

LADY

FEBRUARY 91HT.

DRAW:~~

Mrs. Hancock and Mrs Manning

play Mrs. Dremper & Mrs. Lindsell.

Mrs. Kout & Miss Wilkinson

play Mrs. Cassidy & Mrs. Morrison. Mrs. Wakens & Mrs. Montage Harstub

play Mrs. A. E Gritlin & Mrs. Falconer. Mrs, Anderson & Mrs. Arthur

play Mrs. Moore & Mrs. J. W. Taylor. Miss Denis & Miss Lander

play Lady Kees izvien & Mrs. Ormiston,

Mrs. Fletcher & Mra Adams

Play Mrs Itituhie & Mrs. Thursfield. Mrs. McKenny & Mrs. Redmond

play Mrs. Maitland & Mrs. C. B. Brown. Mrs. Fleming & Mrs. H. Griffin

TUESDAY,

WEDNESDAY

and SATURDAY (OFF-DAY), FEBRUARY 24TH, 207H, ZÔTu and 1ST MARCH.

*ICKETS of ADMISSION to the ⱭRAND

STAND and ENCLOSURE may be obtained frum Me-ars KELLY & WALSH, Limited, or at the Gate Price 10 for the Merting (excluding the Off-day, 83.)

No one admitted without a Ticket, to be shown to the Ticket Inspetor at the Gute.

T. F HOUGH, Clark of the Course. Hongkong. 19th February, 1910.

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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

PASSES for 8-rvants will be issued on application to the Undersigned on SATURDAY, the 22nd February.

No Servants will be allowed inside the ENCLOSURE of the Race Couro during the Hac Days WITHOUT TICKETS, which can he bed on application to the Undersigned. ThTickets are only available for Servanta white in attendance on their employers or

play Mr. Uawford & Miss J. Bodger.wht on duty at the various Stands Mrs. Rain & Mr. Shenton.

In the event of acy couple being unable to advise their play, would they kindly opponents as bon as possible go thul a scorer can be provided.

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HEADQUARTERS OF THE COLONY

OF

MACÃO.

COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT.

NOTIFICATION.

IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that

On

IMAGERY 1 FM in the Head unter of the Colony, Tenders will be ceived by the Committee referred to in Armele 10 of the "Regulamento de Farela" dated Oct. 3rd, 1001, for the supply of the following Articles:

Tanned leather beats, or natural

colour leather boots (tanned leather being preferred)

... 700 pairs,

Calf leather boots, naturs! colour 40 Black tanned leather boots, or

black leather boots (tanned

heather being preferred)

Black calf leather boots

Conves for legging in/900.......

Buckles for legging

市

Natural colour leather, or tanned

leather (natural colour) for

ahoes

Black calf leather

White calf leather

ALJANINA BOLE...

Any Chinese found luitering about with Servants' passes in their possession will for feit then and the holders thereof will be removed from the Enclosure.

T. F. HOUGH, Clerk of the Course, Hongkong, 19th February, 1979.

HONGKONG HOTEL

RACE WEEK.

DINNER DANCES

will be held on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH,

AND

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26Tп.

PECIAL Table d'Hote Menus will be served in the MAIN DINING ROOM at 82.50 per head and in the GRILL HOOM at $3.00 per head.

TABLE BOOKINGS AT HOTEL MAIN OFFICE.

"

50

J. B. TAGGART,

Manager. Hongkong, February 17th, 19.9.

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n

20.,

701gstres,

300

lú kilos.

10

D

**

20

"

22

5

... 200

400 pairs. 20 kilos.

H

(for trimming) White sheep-

-feather Black sheep leather

White laces for bouta. Black laces for boote... Assorted cords for shoes Copper nails for shoes CONDITION F

TENDERING -

their legally Ist-The te derars, or authorized attorneys, must hand to the President of the Committee, not later than the day and hour above sxod, their tendera, analused in sealed envelopes, written in Portuguese and according to the following fortu

or the firm..... "established in the colony of......... "street. No propuse to "supply the following articles, at the prices herein mentioned, and binds "himself to follow any instructions "given to him by the Committed. The articles will be inade of the materials as por samples attached and accord "ing to the pattern given, "The articles and the bouts made to "mensure will be supplied within 4 "days, counted from the date of the

'approval of the contract.' 2nd.-Each tender must be accompanied by a document proving that the tenderer had made & deposit of $20 in ULTRAMARINO.

the BANCO

This deposit will be forfeited in the following cases:

(a) If the successful tenderer refuses to sign the contract.

(b) If he does not supply the articles within the time Bxed, or if the shoes made to measure be not of the some

material of the samples, or if he fails to observe any of the conditions of the contract.

3rd.The tenderore must attach to their tenders samples of the materials of which they propose to make the aboos, as well as samples of other articles they propuse to supply.

4th-Payments will be aade only after all the articles have been supplied.

6th-The tenderera must mention in their tenders the currency in which they want the payments to be made.

6th.--Persons not offering guarantee of honesty or not having the necessary quali fications may not be admitted to tender.

7th.-The Government reserve the right of not accepting any of the tenders.

Commissariat Department, Maze, February 1919.

The chief of the department, (gd) MANUEL ALVES MORGADO.

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LOST.

BLACK SPANIEL PUPPY (Bitch)

Aaged about 6 months. White patob on chest. A reward will be given on finder

returning eamG.

D. J. LEWIS,

Lauriston,

F340

The Undersigned hove received instruo tions to sell as their Sales Roorua, No. 8, Dos Voux Road, Corner of Ion House Street,

One Upright Cottage Piano, specially made for the climate by Francis Bacon, New York. (Praotically noW),

HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE CO., LTD.

BANKING

HAREHOLDERS ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the DIVIDEND on Account of the your 1918 of SIXTY CENTS (60 Cents) por Share is now Payable at the HONGKONG AND SHANGRAT CORPORATION, Hongkong, or Warrants to be obtained at the Company's Office, Alexandra Buildings, Des Vaux Road, Central, Hong- kong.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & BON,

General Managery.

[389 Hongkong, February 17th, 1919.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

FOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

NORDINARY YEARLY MEETING

of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation will be held at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, OD SATURDAY, 220 day of FEBRUARY, 1919, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Director, together with Statement of Acounts for the year ending the 31st December, 1918.

The REGISTER of SHARES • the Corporation will be OLORED from 1 N. DAY, February 10th, TO SATURDAY. February 22nd, 1919 both days inclusive), during which period ao Transfer of shares can be Registergyl

By Order of the Court of Directors.

N. J. STARB,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, February 4th, 1919,

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HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the above Company will be held at the Registered Office of the Company, Pedder Street, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the 28rm day of FEBRUARY, 1918, at Noon, when the sub-joined resolution, which was passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Com- pany held on the Eighth day of February, 1919, will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolation

That the Articles of Association be altered in manner following, vit

"In Article 82, the word 'five' shall be "substituted for the word "four".

The effect of this resolution will be to increase the maximum number of Directors from four to five.

Dated the Fourteenth day of February, 1918

By Order of the Board,

J. H. TAGGART, Scoretary and Manager.

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HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that the

ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of

the "HAREHOLDERS in this Company will blod at the Company's Hotel, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH, 1919, at 19.15 .M., for the purpass of resolving the Report of the Board of Direotrs togather with n Statement of Accounts for the year ending atan Dacomber, 18.

The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, February, ist, to FRIDAY, February 28th 1919, (both days inclusive) during which

AUCTIONS.

FUBLIC AUCTIONS.

BY APPOINTMENT.

G.

R.

HUGHES AND HOUGH,

AUCTIONERES TO THE GOVERNMENT ARD ADMIRALTY.

General Auctioneers,

Share, Coal and General. Produce Brokers

and

Commission Agents.

PROPRIETORS

"TO-KWA-WAN COAL”

STORAGE.

CODES UNED

BENTLEY'S

B.C. 4th 5th EDITIONS

AI Telegrapalo Codes. Inlegraphic Aðdræn “MEIRION_# Honghong,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

The Undersigned have received instrue- tion to scil by Public Auction,

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

Emulsion of

COD LIVER

OIL

with Hypophosphites.

When Mr. DANIELS OX- original plan. plained the Building programme he said: It is in line with the policy adopted by this Government, which met with the entire approval of the American people, of building up a Navy strong enough for If authorised by Con- all requirements. gress, ns 1 confident it will be, it will give us a further sixteen capital ships that will be equal to any afloat at the time they are built."

A Highly Nutritive Food and of the big-gua abrips.

Nerve Tanic.

My

CORRESPONDENCE.

HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE 00'S MEETING.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE BONGRONG.

DALLY PRESS.

B-I have read the letter addressedi to you by Mr. J Scott Haraton, which appared 1) your igyel Lo day. written apparently as a reply letter to you dated the 16th inst

Any person who has followed the report

{1} my

L

of the meeting and the correspondenco arising therefrom must Brorssarily con

It is not my intention to go over the same ground again, as 1994 from his

letter nothing boi an niterapt to beg the question.

However, I should like to call

It may be accepted as certain that the American Navy will be second only to that of the British Empire, authore fore the combined strength of the clude that Mr. Harston is merely manking use of legal strategy to get out of n force controlled by the Anglo-Saxon race

difficult position. will be enormously superior to other possible combination of the ima diate future His particularly interest. ing to note that, despite the demand for anti-submancine devices during the recent war, both American and British the attention of those who were present experts retain a Grm belief in the value at the meeting, as well as those who wern IL 18 now two not present, to two simple facts--I only years sinor the technical details of these said at the meeting that I had declined to entertain certain suggestions made to new ships were made public. Their most

ne by the Directors, and nothing oure noticeable feature was the electric drive thereupon, Mr. Harston said that it was arrangement of the battle cruisers, the

necessary for him to atoke the facts to estimated speed of which was thirty five his supporters, but this important luet As far as we can gather from the unfortunately escaped his mentory, name. y, the boneur which the Directore did the only metbad of attaining these high me on the 7th inst. by authorising Mr. speeds with big ships is by using aleam Clark, of Messrs. John D. Humphreys turbines for propelling purposes. There& Son, the General Managers of tho are two difficulties with turbine engines, Company, to pay me a visit at my office. however, the chief being that they cannot

That I did not bring up this interview. be reversed. Special mechanical devices in my reply to Mr. Harston's aperch does must, therefore, he introduced so

not signify that по importance was The omission was the ship may be made to go astern as attached to it by mo well as ahead. The other trouble is con deliberate because formed the opinion, nected with the propeller, which is not altor Mr. Hurston's pleading, that the so efficient at the high rates of revolution majority of the members present

To my mind, my purpose of usual with steams turbines. The Ameri against me. cans have overcome these troubles by acquainting the absent members of the Experi-interview would be better served by a

(For Account of the Concerned), TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY), Fobruary 19th, 1910, at 1st Kwong Tuck Cheong's Shipyard, To Kwa-Wan ONE COMPLETE SET ENGINES AND Agreeable to the taste and very sporches delivered by Naval authorities,

BOILER IN GOOD WORKING ORDER, DESCRIPTION:

Set of Compound Engines, 16 x 33 x 24 stroke

Lbs. Boiler, 12 x 10%, working pressure 1201 on Veritas survey.

To be sold in one tot, together with Engine Scat, Shafts and Propeller and all piping, da, connected with the above-mentioned Engines and Boiler.

$1,80

Anchors and Chains, Wooden Mast,

AND

2-Navigating Compasses.

On view at Kwong Tack Cheong's shipparl. Launch to convey intending purchaser) will leave Blake Pier at 1.30 AM. on date of sale.

Teris-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneerz

On FRIDAY.

February 21st, 1918, at 10.30 .., a thoir Sales Rooms, No. 8, Dee Vaux Bond, Corner of Ice House Street, VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, CURIOS, ORNAMENTS, Bic, sty removed to salerooms for convenience of sale. Terme ---Casis.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

On FRIDAY, February 28th, 1919, at 11 AM at Nà, 2 Humphreys Building, Kowloon, THE SUNDRY VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

Sico-

FURNITURE, &c..

therein contained,

including

Large Chesterfield Sofs and Arm-chair (English make), a few pieces of Blackwood Furniture, etc.

Large Brass Bedstead, Wardrobes, Toilet Table, Washtand, &c, &c.

Electric Fittings and Sunblinde On view day of sale. Terms: -Cash

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, Felynary 18th, 1919 [281

WISEMAN, LTD.

راد

TEA DANCES

TO-DAY at 4.30 p.m.

Tickets 50 cents each.

DINNER DANCES

Friday,

on

February 21st,

Monday, February 24th,

21.Ch

Saturday, March

. L

Ist

DINNER... ***

DANCE

$1.00

$1,00

readily digested by Delicate

Children and Invalids.

+

PREPARED BY

knok.

A. S. WATSON & using the turbo-electric drive.

CO., LTD.,

HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

TML. 16.

HONGKONG OFFion: 101, Dan Vove Road, C. Lennon Orion: 191, FLAT S, EC.

The Baily Press.

HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 19TH, 1918,

THE AMERICAN NAVY.

for

Ta mysterious messages from President WILSON Concerning the necessity

the American Naval carrying out Programme have evidently caused con- because sidorable surprise; probably

the there is still some doubt as attitude of the PRESIDENT on the

"Freedom question

of of the

the

Веда"

the

to

war,

thni

were

I have no docht whatsoever in my own

me.

(2) In making communications of an alleged confidential nature to a third party.

menis were made on the U.S. collier letter to the Press. Jupiter and were a successful that the new battle-cruisers, six in all, will have mind that the complaint of breach of electrical transmission gear between the confidence on the part of Mr. Hurston cumouflage pure and simple to main engines and the propellers. If this was system should be entirely successful, it appeal to bie supporters in order to cover will probably be adopted for passenger the following tactical errors:

(1) In authorising Mr. Clark's call on vessels. American naval opinion will be profoundly influenced by Admiral Sims and his officera who have been in Euro Whether pean waters during the war. the well-known tendency in the United States to acrap" machinery will be applied to naval designs remains to be

29 atated by Mr. Hurston, the seen, but if it is it will not ease the burden of the tax-payers of other nations. Directors had decided to oppose my American naval policy will accommodate candidature, and that decision had been itself to American foreign policy, which conveyed to me, I fail to see the reason has changed in fundamental principles. or the necessity for any secrecy; that decision could have been published to the We must therefore be prepared to

world.

sce

a big American Navy, which, like that of the British Empire, will be a bulwark of international morality.

at the

The Red Cross Flower stall Hongkong Hotel produced, up to Monday, $1,318,84, the receipts since January 21st amounting to 8233.15. The stall will be open every morning during Race week.

year.

(3) In

If.

inviting me---JUN perhaps, regarded inadvisedly to attend a meeting of the Board.

Ice in Mr. Harston's letter nothing but a laboured attempt to extricate him- Belf and his co-directors from a difficult position. I am well satisfied to leave the matter to the shareholders; as far as am concerned I do not at present propose to encroach further on the hospitality of

However, 24 à charc your columns. holder with an important interest in the Company, I should be failing in apprecia tion of Mr. Harston's gratuitous legal services, which he is in nowise bound to render as a director, unless I make amende for the omission in my previous letter by taking off my hat to him. Yours faithfully,

3. M. ALVES. Hongkong, February 18th.

CANTON NEWS.

BY COURTESY OF THE "CHUNG NGOI

BAR PO

CANTON, February 18th. PO MAN."

THE GUNBOAT

The gunboat o Man, which escaped to Haiphong during the reoccupation of King Chow by the Canton forces, will, it is said, return to Canton, as the Com mander of the boat is now willing to The authorities have agreed surrender. that the Commander shall not suffer any penalty, and it is expected that he will with the boat to Canton this

return

REWARDS TO MILITARY AND KAVY.

The three-year building pro- ! At the annual general meeting of the gramme of the United States that British Chamber of Commerce, Canton, became law in August, 1018, six months on Monday, Messrs. H. 8. Smith, O. W. Durch, D. Forbes, H. S. Kavarana, C. A. before the nation entered

Peel and G. H. Bowler were elected mem- authorised the construction of no fower bers of the Committee for the ensuing than one hundred and fifty-six vessela. These included ten battle-ships, six battle-cruisers, ten scout cruisers, fifty The following cases of communicable destroyers, and a number of submarines, discuses were reported in the Colony fuel-ships, etc. The work was put in during the week which ended on Satur hand quickly, and arrangements were day last-Corebrospinal fever, nine (0 made at once to enlarge the building deaths); diphtheria, two two deaths); Two cases (two plant at several of the dockyards. When and scarlet fever, one.

deaths) of enteric fever and three cnees war was declared against Germany con siderable progress had been made with (one death) of cerebrospinal fever were

reported on Sunday and Monday, the above programme, but on the com mencement of bostilities drastic altera

The Bishop of Victoria, Hongkong, tions were made in it. The Allied Battle and Mise Linder have returned from a month. Fleets were so strong that the heavy ships visit to Canton and neighbourhood. The Bishop confirmed sixty-six Chinese at were not so important as the lighter Pik-kong, Kong Pei Tau, and Loashan. Mission Hall craft, and there was an argent need of He also opened a new

connected with the Church Missionary moro destroyers and other anti-submarine Society. He has arranged to spend next craft. The American Naval Department, Sunday, at Shok-ki, Heungshan, when he therefore, concentrated its energy upon will also hold a confirmation. the rapid construction of small and effec Judgment was delivered on February 8th in the International Court, Bangkok, five vessels to fight the U-boat menace. by Mr. R. B. H. Gibbins, British Advisor, What the actual accomplishment was it is and Phra Bukhum, in the case in which

A inemago from Shanghai states that difficult to discover, but three or four Thomas Lewis and A. Farrar, pat and scound officers, respectively, of the Linnn,

Chu Kei-kim, the Chief of the Northorn months ago Mr. Joseesus Daniels stated a regular caller in Hongkong, wore Envoye, arrived at Shanghai last night.

with smuggling 1,740 that the United States aimed at possis charged

It is stated that the most important 200 tooln of opiumi respective

question to be discussed in the domobilias ing a floct of destroyer, more numerously, alleged to have been carried tion of the Tuan Chi-jui's Nationat Judgmont was to the Defence Corps." The Foreign Diplomats than those possessed at the outbreak of from this port.

effect that the Arst, defendant be food in Peking are of opinion that the fores war by all the Europoon. Powers com Tes. 40,000 and undergo two years' it should be dispersed. bined. It is obvious thae în pushing for prisonment; and second defendant Tes, 5,000 fine and one year's imprisonment, ward the construction of destroyers the The imprisonment clause was suspended Americans served the best intereste of in the case of both defendanta owing to

Mr. B. Gray beat Mr. W. E. Crocker their previous excellent character, the by 400 to 157 points in the first round of the Alline, and it now remains to bo prosent charges against both of them being the open Billiard championship of the Bunting opinion, agreed with the opinion Gray, who made a break of 37, lod all powerful battle-feels or

whether the of the Adviser except in regard to the through the gang. Mr, Crooker was off.

form. League of Nations' iden will modify their order for suspension of punishment.

and

The Military Government and the Authorities, in view of the victorien of both military and naval forces in the fighting with General Lung Chai-kwong and others, have decided to promote all the officers. The troops and mariners are to be rewarded with a fow dollara ench. Gold medals have been conferred upon the commanders of certain transporte for

good servico.

TER INTERNAL FEACH CONFERENCE,

Ons Boudoir Grand Piano, by Collard & nerodno Tesaur of Blures can be MANAGER, D. M. GOODALL.seen whether they will decide to have heat offences, Phra Bukhum, in die Colony at the V.R.O. at night. Mr.

Collard, in good condition.

Particular from the undersignod. Termon-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.

Begiatorer.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

J. H. TAGGART,

...Manager. Hongkong, February 18th, 1910.

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