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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

LOST, STOLEN OR STRATED

FRO

TAROM Crowsnest" No. 15, the Peak, SEALYHAM TERRIER DOG Nigh haired, white with black markings; age about one year. Last snes on Barker Ronel. A suitable reward will be given, Com municato above address.

RACE HOLIDAYS.

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will be THE EXCHANGE BANKS

of CLOSED for the transaction EXCHANGE BUSINESS on MONDAY, WEUNESDAY, TUESDAY awi

28TH ut FEBRUARY 247, 5TH and

11.48 A.M.

Hongkong, Febrsary 19th, 1919.

THE PEAK CLUB.

NOTLJE TO MEMBERS.

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THE First of the Second Series of TRA DANCES will take place TODAY (THURSDAY), FEBRUARY 20TH.

Dancing will commence punctually at 6.30 P.M., and Tea will be served from & 24.

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HEADQUARTERS OF THE COLONY OF MACWO

COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT.

IT

NOTIFICATION,

it]

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that

the MARCH 17, 21, Headquarters of the Colony, Tenders will be recived by the Committee referred to

·Regulamento de in Article 40 of the Fazenda dated Oct. 3rd, 191, for the supply of the following Articles:

Tanned leather foot or natural colour lester bus tambued

leather being preferred

700 pairs. natural colour 40 Calf hather boots, t Black tanuel leather boots, or black leather Insts (tumel

Jeber being preferred)

Black calf leather boots...

Buckles for legging

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH, 1919.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

RACE MEETING 199.

MONDAY, TUESDAY,

WEDNESDAY

and SATURDAY (OFF-DAY), FEBRUARY 24TH, 25, 38rit and

MARCH 187.

AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

BY APPOINTMENT.

Q

R.

HUGHES AND HOUGH,

AUCTIONEERS TO THE COVERERENT AND ADMIRALTY.

TICKETS of ADMISSION to the GRAND General Auctioneers,

STAND and ENCLOSURE may be obtained from Messrs KELLY & WALSH, Limited, or at the flute. Price B10 for the Merting (exelading the Off day, $3.)

No one whnitted without a Ticket, tu bo shown to the Tickot luspoor at the Gato

T. F. HOUGH, Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, February 10th, 1919. [347

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB

PA

DASSES for Servants will be issued on application to the Undersigned on SATURDAY, the 22nd February.

No Servants will be allowed inside the ENCLOSURE of the Race Course during the Hace Days WITHOUT TICKETS, which ena be had on application to the Undersigned. These Tickets are only available for Servants while attendance on their employers or when on duty at the various Stands.

Any Chinese found loitoring about with Servants' passes in their possession will for- foit them, and the holders thereof will be removed from the Enclosure.

T. F. HOUGA, Clerk of the Course, Hongkong, Fouruary 19h, 1819.

HONGKONG HOTEL.

RACE WEEK.

DINNER DANCES will be held on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20TU.

AND

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH.

PECIAL Table d'Hote Menus will be served in the MAIN DINING ROOM 1182.50 per beul and in the GRILL ROOM at $3.60 per head.

TABLE BOOKINGS AT HOTEL MAIN OFFICE.

NU

Canvas for legging mann...

70metres.

BONJ

Natural colour leather, or tanned father (natural cour) for

10 kilom

201

ነነ

Manager.

"

20

Hongkong, February 17th, 1919.

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Black calf leather

White calf leather ALCANENA HOLK

(for trimming) 20

White shop lasher ... Black sheep-leather ... White taces for brote Black laces for bote... Assorted cords for shoes ... Copper nails for shoes

11

... 400 pairs. ... 200 ... 20 kilos.

B TI

CONDITION FOR TENDERING:---

their legally lat-The tenderers, or authorizel attorneys, must hand to the President of the Committes, not later than the day and hour above fixed, their tendes, enclosed in sealed envelopes, written in Portuguese and according to the following

or the firm....

form

“established in ae colony of.. "Servet......... No....... propuse to "supply the following articles, at the heroin mentioned, and hindis hisself to follow any instructions "given to him by the Committee. The "articles will be made of the materials 'as per samples attached and accord- "ing to the pattern given,

The articles and the boots made to measure will be supplied within 46 dings, contant from the date of the "approval of the contract." andic tender must be accompanied! by a document proving that the tenderer had the BANCO made a deposit of $20 in ULTRAMARINO.

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 fixed, or if the shoes

nude to measure be not of the ame material of the samples, or if he fails to observe any of the conditions of the contact.

3rd. The tenderers must attach to their tenders samples of the materials of which they propose to make the shoes, as well as amples of other articles they prupuse to supply.

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

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

Sth Persons got 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.

Macao, 7 Commissariat Department, February 1910.

The chief of the department, (Sgd.) MANUEL ALVES MORDADO.

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·

A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER.

FAVOURED with instructions

The Concerned,

from

will noll by Public Auction on FRIDAY, FEB UABY S1st, 1919, at 2.30 PM.,

at bis Sales Room, Queen's Road Central, EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

and

Comp Blackwood Furniture, Brass and Comprising:-Chustorlaid Couch Iron Bedsteads, Tables, Brussels Carpets and Rugs, Brass Fonders, Overmantels, Bik Rinol Sofas, Fasy Chaim, Occasional Tablos, Extension Dining Table, Bevolod Mirror Wardrobes, Hat Stands, Dining Chairs, Silver Ware Cabinot, Tonk Book ease, Dinner Crockery, Glassware, Ornaments, Pictures, Carlain, Bed Sheets, Clocks Marble-top Washstands, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Tollet Bebe, Elootriot Reading Lampa, Cabinets, Sideboards and a Jong Hing of Sundries.

Catalogues will be levned.

Cash on Delivery. Hazard February 18th, 1910. 1284

J. B. TAGGART,

Share, Coal and General. Produce Brokers

and

Commission Agents.

PROPRIETORS

"TO-KWA-WAN COAL”

STORAGE.

CODEN USER:

BENTLEY'S

A-BC. 4th 5th EDITIONS

A1 Telegraphic Code, Telegraphic Addresa “MEINION," Hongkong-

PUBLIC AUCTION.

The Undersigned bave received instruc tions to sell by Public Auction,

(For Account of the Concerned), ON FRIDAY, February 21st, 1918, ni 10.30 A.M., at their Sales Rooma, No. 8, Des Voeux Blond,

Corner of Ice House Etreal, VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE CURIOS, ORNAMENTS, etc., etc., removed to salerone for convenience of sale. Terms: Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

ON THURSDAY,

February 27th, 1919, at 2.3 P.M., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Den Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,

A LARGE QUANTITY OF

USEFUL HOUSEHOLD LINENS, DRAWN

WORK, AND EMBROIDERIES,

Comprising:-

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

Emulsion of

COD

LIVER

OIL

with Hypophosphites.

A Highly Nutritive Food

Nerve Tonic.

and

change over to industrial life as carried on with machinery. In Europe and in America, the Governments exercise come control over the conditions of life for

Mr. John R. Sumers, who is making a short stay in the Colony, gave an exter- tainment at the City Hall last night. There was a small audience. Mr. Somers

is a humorist of a rare order, a clever

conjurer and A brilliant raconteur of "ontchy " stories. He posresses varied and extensive repertoire.

the workers. We may be sure that fac tory life in India is subject to supervi sion, but we cannot be sanguine of any such action in China unless there be very great change in the methods of

I in proposed to give a performano administration. It is doubtless with unskilled labour in such countries that of Btainer's "The Crucifixion in St. A John's Cathedral on Good Friday even most of the difficulties will arise. present there are millions in China who ing. and a large choir is being formed live on the edge of existence. At the for the occasion Singers who desire to first shock of famine they

take part are invited to send their names. More than eighty per cent of the people to Mr. J. W. White. P.W.D., as early depend upon agriculture for a livelihood, as possible. The first rehearsal will be on Thursday, and, as there is no modern transport held in the Cathedral

Wo March 6th, at 6 p.m. arrangement, life is precarious.

secund.

may, however, expecs changes in the near future, for with the opening of mines and railways the new era will produce new onditions. There will be an inevit able rise in the scale of living, trad

increase with the realisation f human needs. If, for example, the same proportion of the population in China' were to subscribe to a daily newspaper, as is the case in England, a huge in dustry would arise which would not only provide work for many thousands but would stimulato millions to exert them

Agreeable to the taste and very selves more efficiently.

readily digested by Delicate

Children and Invalids.

PREPARED BY

HOUSEHOLD LINENS Single and A. S. WATSON

Double Plain and Hemstitched Sheets,

Pillow Cases, Double White Satin Quilts, Linen Damask Serviettes, Class Cloths, Bath Towels, Face Towels, &c. &c DRAWNWORK-Bodspreads, Pillow Cases,

Tray Cloths, &c., &o. EMBROIDERIES: Bedspreads, Tablo Covers, Tun Cloths, Runners, 18 by

54 in.

AND

BANKING

few lots of Attache Cases and Bellow

Valines. (All new goods and small lots to swit purchasers). Terms: --Cash

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

Y

ON THURSDAY,

HUMPHREYS ESTATE

FINANCE CO., LTD.

ARE HAREHOLDERS

HEREBY NOTIFIED that the DIVIDEND on Account of the year 1918 of SIXTY CENTS (60 Cents) per Share is now Payable at the

SRANDRAI AND HONGKONG CORPORATION, Hongkong, on Warrants to be obtained at the Company's Office, Alexandra Buildings, Des Vieux Road, Central, Hong-February 27th, 1910, commencing at 2.30 PM

at their Safes Rooms, No. 8, Dea Vasux kong.

Road, Corner of Ice House Street, TEAK WOOD. AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, BRASS AND BRASS- MOUNTED DOUBLE AND TWIN

CURTAINS, BEDSTEADS,

CARPETS &o., &c., Comprising:-

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SUN,

General Managers. Hongkong. February 17th, 1918. [338

SHANGHA)

HONGKONG AND

BANKING CORPORATION.

Two Chesterfield Sofas and Arm-chairs NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING (new). Folding Card and Occasional Tables, of the SHAREBOLDERS in this Corporation Line Upholstered Suite, Bedroom Furniture will be held at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, comprising Teakwood Twin Bedsteads, SATURDAY, the 22K day of FEBRUARY, large and amall Wardrobes, Dreasing Tables 1918, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving Washstands, do. (fumed Teak wood) Side- the Report of the Directors, together with a boards, Diener Waggons, Extension Dining Statement of Accounts for this year ending Tables and Chaira, do, Dinner Services, the 31st December, 1918.

Crockery, and good Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutler

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Eu SATURDAY, Corporation will be LOSED from MON- DAY, February 10th, February 22nd, 1918 (both days inclusive), during which periori no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, February 4th, 1919.

HONGKONG

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HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the above Company will be held at the Registered Office of the Company, Pedder Street, Victoring in the Colony of Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the r day of FEBRUARY, 1918, at Noon, when the sab joined resolution, which was passed at the Extraordianry General Meeting of the Com- pony held on the Eighth day of February, 1919, will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution:

NOTICES HEREBY GIVEN that an

Thai the Articles of Association be altered in manner following, viz:-

"In Article 82, the word 'five' shall bo "Aubstituted for the word 'four", The effect of this rosolation will be to increase the maximum number of Directors

fran four to live.

Dated the Fourteenth day of February, 1910.

By Order of the Board,

J. H. TAGGART, Secretary and Manager.

&c., Batb Boom Utensils,

Electro-Plated

Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood and Teakwood Screens, & quantity of Blackwood Furniture, including Large Blackwood Screen Blue and white Panels, Side Tables, Chairs, Cabinete, Pictures, Severals Carpets new and second-hand.

Á180

Treadle Sewing Machine (nearly new) by Willcox & Gibbs with all accessories, 1 Piano by Ernest Kaps, Dresden in very good con- dition and one "Reliance" Typewriter (new)

(Full Particulars from Catalogus). Terms:-Cash.

BUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.

On FRIDAY,

CO.,

LTD.,

HONGKONG DISPENSABY,

T. 19.

&

BIRTHS. CHAPMAN. —At "Redhill," 120, The Peak,

on February 19th, to Mr. and Mrs. E

[349 J. CHAPMAN, a son. SORENEEN-At 127, The Peak, on Febru ary 19th, the wife of Mr. A. 8. SORESSEN of a girl.

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Roxazona Oreon: 104, Das Vœux Road, C. LONDON OFFICE: 181, Flame Sear, E.C.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 20TH, 1819.

LABOUR PROBLEMS.

Ta great war has profoundly changed many of our ideas about life and its As we look back upon the problems. world as it was before August, 1914, wo are almost inclined to think that such

The well known

CORRESPONDENCE.

HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE CO'S MEETING.

19D THE EDITOR OF “ THE HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS.''}

B-In his letter of the 18th instant, which was published in your 211212319 yesterday, Mr. Alves remarks,

"I only said at the meeting that I had declined to entertain certain sug- gestions made to me by the Directors, and nothing more."

and he adds think thereupon I said that it was necessary for the to state the facts to my supportari,

sociologist, Mr. SERBOHN ROWNTREE ha recently published a book called The Human Needs of labour that is well worthy of perusal by all thoughtful people. He has arrived at the conclu.

My. Alves above rezarks do not cor sion that the family of the average work man in Great Britain is five, and that, reetly represent the Engis, for--as your with the past war value of money, they report of the meeting shows after Mr. on less than 44 Alves had stated that the Directors had eumot live decently

That is to say, the approached him with certain suggestions shillings a week,

to average labourer, however unskilled hel which he had absolutely declined

consider and after the Chairman hand than two may be, must receive more

the close of Mr. Alves' pounds sterling a week if he is to live intimated, at

was not exrrent to Bay properly. When we compare that with speech, that it

that the Directors had approached Mr. the wages paid thirty years ago we are. surprised at the advance. Sp Jong, however, the wages are property earned that is all to the good. We have advanced so much in knowledge in thirty years that the standard of decency has changed. Mr. Lloyd George has announced his intention of making Great Britain a lzod" for herows to live in. We must be prepared to see wages increase, and we may confidently expect a mote intelligens appreciation of the duties of life. In the new orientation of the world it seems as if the organisa tion of the human race will be directed

Довь

Alves with the proposition he (Mr. Alves) bad mentioned, Mr. Alves deliberately replied,

I wish to contradict that remark. I was invited to be one of the Directors and went to a private meeting.** and it was then, and not till then, that addressed the meeting and dealt with what, to my mind, amounted to a breach of confidence by Mr. Alves.-Yours faith- fully,

J. SCOTT HARSTON. Hongkong, February 18th, 1919.

BOND DRAWING.

RESULT OF THE SALE OF

TICKETS.

War

Bond

in a less haphazard fashion than hitherto, ST ANDREW'S SOCIETY WAR and that, with a scientific developinent. of the resources of Nature, it will be possible more nearly to satisfy human needs. There will be less indiscriminate

St. Andrew's Society's | charity and no sympathy for those who

will not make the effort to earn a living. Drawing will take place at the City All over the world there is a demand Hall, on Friday, at 5.30 p.m. It will be on the part of manual labourers for conducted by Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & iraproved conditions, and in the abs Matthews, Chartered Accountante, and, stract, thoughtful people sympathiso | apart from the prospect of winning one with that demand. Everyone benefits if of the fifty-six prizes, it should prove an there is greater spending power. In nor attraction to a large body of the general moments of depression we can derive public. The maching to be used will bo consolation from the knowledge that the sealed to-day. It has been brought over standard of living is steadily improw-frum Macao for the purpose and is, we

believe, the first of its kind over bere.

ing.

Reed

The sale of tickets has fallen short of One case (one death) of cerebro-spinal

the doubt owing to a catastrophe was needed to stir the fever and one case tone death) of enteric expectations, no

uumerous similar drawings elsewhere in thoughts of statemen towards the great fever were reported in the Colony on

The one lesson that has been

Tuesday.

ihe East and the sudden cessation of ideals. learnt by all of us is the essential inter-

hostilities. Nevertheless, a vory hand- The banks will be closed for the trunume result has been achieved, enabling dependence of the whole of the human family. The bizarre antics of an Em-eaction of exchange business on Monday, the organizers to allocate a sum of no peror caused us to smile in the old days, Tuesday and Wednesday arxt, at 13.45 less than $71,750 to War Charities, to for we did not realise that they were the prelude to a tragedy that would

February 28th, 1918, at 11 AM, at No. 2, finally bring suffering and death to our

Humphreys Building, Kowloon,

THE SUNDRY VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE,

&c. therein contained,

including:

ko,

Largo Chesterfield Sofa and Arm-obair English make), a for pinces of Blackwood Farniture, ato.

Large Brass Bedstead, Wardrobes, Toilet Table, Washtand, da, ko

Electric Fittings and Bunblinds. On view day of ante. Terms: --Cazhi. [334

HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED,

Νο

HUGHES & HOUGH, Áuctioneers.

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a.m.

Mrs. J. McPherson will deliver Dearcat and dearont. No longer aan we lecture on ** Appreciation of Pictures affet indifference to that which happens at the Helena May Institute, on Monday, elsewhere. The ghastly, business of March 3rd, at 5.30 p.m. Bolshevism does not concern only the Russians who are suffering from it at the moment. "Spanish influenze may,

benefit which was the chief object of the drawing. The number of tickets printed was 40,000, of which 28,700 were seld, which, at each, amounts to $143,500. "Deducting expenses, amounting to 84,750, there is a sum of $87,000 available for distribution

Bg prite-money. The $6 prizes range in value from $17,810 to

·850. Details of the allocation will be

The first of the second aries of tea found in an advertisement which appeare dancos will take place at the Peak Club elsewhere.

from 5 p.m., and dancing will commence at 6.30.

or may not, have had its origin in to-day (Thursday). Tea will be served

the thousands in South Africa, China, Spain, but it has claimed its victims by

Now Zealand and many other countries. A dread of far-sighted humanitarians

Major General F. H. Kelly, C.B., who in lest yellow fever should appear in commanded the Troops in this Commund China or India. It tuen been kept out of those dansely-populated countries so no means cortain that far, but it is by it may not be introduced at a future date. The worker in a scientific labor-

on the outbreak of hostilition, has been placed on the retired pay list with an Indian pension,

Lieut.-Colonel E, W. Comyn, D.8.0., TOTICE 15 HEREBY GIVEN that the

ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of TO ALL TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, atory in Paris, Liverpool or Chicago R.G.A., who commanded the Hongkong- willBingapore Battalion R.G.A. in this Com- NOTION INDIANCE BOCIETY confer a blessing upon countlose thou-mund a few years ago, has been awarded

[OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the may discover some scores which

the PHAREHOLDERS in this Company, will be held at the Company's Hotel, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY revise the 18.15 p.. for the purpose of rooslving Report of the Board of Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1918,

The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be OLOSED from FRIDAY, February, Stat, to FRIDAY, February tha 2019, (both days inclusive) during which poril no Transfer of beroe Registered.

'cal' bo

By Order of the Board of Directors,

J. U. TAGGART,

Manager. Hongkong, February 18th, 1910., 19

OF CANTON, LIMITED, intenda wadads of other roos. Try as we might, the Uraix de Guerre. early date to apply to the Legislative Donvart ite Bilvor Capital foto Gold Council of Hongkong for a Bill for power to we

bould

not

horrora confug the

of war to one or two antrics, andi

It will be gratifying to all supporters of the St. Andrew's Day effort to know that, with the addition of the fifty per cent of the proceeds of the drawing, the Society will be able to donate a sum of over £21,000 to War Charities. As compared with previous years, this is a very grati tying result, the figures being:-

1015

7018

1917 1018

$ 2,900.00

18,000.00

47,000.00

£91,000.

NEVER HEARD SUCH A NAME. "I give it up, your Worship," said Inspector Boulger in reply to an enquir ing glance in his direction from Mr. 1. E. Lindell, at the Magistracy, yentor-

A Chinese was charged at the Magin day. The insoluble problem was the pro

per pronunciation of the niamo of a

"

A copy of the proposed Bill can be cannot prevent the spreading of tracy, yesterday, with being in possessionemer which the interpreter said wne inspected at the Offices of the Undsreigned. Dated this 14th day of February, 2015,

DRACON, LOOK, B. DEACON

KHARATON.

* Foliation for

THE UNION INTRANCE 'Bootary OF CANYON, LIMITKEN

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dinoase.

of 100 rounds of ammunition. He was One of the Committees of the Fence searched, on suspicion, by a Naval Yard Conferenon will doul with problems of policeman. He said that he had brought

The Far the atomunition from Vancouver. labour all over the world. East has already commenced the groat Magistrate imposed a fine of $150,

The

wah 4. "I never heard such a num with the use, in which a Chinese, was romarked the Magistrate, as he proceeded

charged with abstracting a roll of noten for 904 from the pocket of roman belonging to the ship. The Magistrala

rathanded the asne for today