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INTIMATIONS

KOWLOON-CANTON

RAILWAY,

(BRITISK BETION).

THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that on WEDNESDAY MAY 770, aubsequani WEDNESDAYS,

Further Notice the following additional local trains will rug between LowLook and Sag

Orr

Love KOWLOON

Arrive SKUM CHvar

-LOLTO SHUM CHux

ENSUNG BHUT

“Arrive KowloOX

738. (stopping

all Stations)

· 8,31-

0:08 PM.

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG - DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 6TH, 1919. **

HONGKONG GENERAL OHAMBER

*OF

COMMEROR,

NOTICE

GENERAL MEETING of Members

AUCTIONS

A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR

„GENERAL-BROKER:

AND

Quoon's Road Central, Telephone No. 2931

The Concerned,

Will be bold on TUESDAY, MAY 13TH FAVOURED with instructions from 4PM, in the CHAMBER BOOM,ll well by Public Auction TO-DAY CHARTERED BANK BUILDING, TUESDAY May 6th, 1918, at NOON, ■* Queen's Boad Central, for the purpose of Ewong Ya Chen, No. 204, Des Voeux Rond cominating & Representative of the Chamber to serve on the Legislative Council during the absence on leave of the Hon. Mr. HOLTOAK

•P.B

Notice in writing of the names of candidate and of their proposers and seconders to be lodged with the Secretary at least 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the General Meeting.

By Order,

8.19 ม

0.50

By Order, HP. WINSLOW,

Manager

Kowloon, May 5th. 1919.

[725

EAM. WILLIAMS, Hecretary. "Hongkong, May 2nd, 1919.

(718

Cables: Sainetta, Reg, Landon:

LIMITED.

West

600 Bag Antimony, about 300-picala, TERME-Cash on Delivery. Hongkong, May 2nd, 1919.

A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONERE, BURVEYOR, AND GENERAL BROKER

Queen's Road Central, Telephone. No. 1831..

TAVING been Favoured with instruc- HAVING be the Concerned will well by Publia Auction, on WEDNESDAY, May Road, KOWLOON. EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.

AND EFFECTS ∞ BEAUTIFÜLA.

- HOME,

Code: &.B.C. No. 5. THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., 7th, 1919, at 5.30 pm No. 13, Cameron J. W. BIGGS, Enquiries for British Goods and Buying: CAN OFFER IMMEDIATELY SOLE

Agencies.

NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that

AGENCIES FOR VARIOUS

COMMODITIES. REGENCY HOUSE, WARWICK ST.,on

BEGENT ST, LONDON, W. 1.

WANTED

*001

NGLISH LADY travelling to London ENG

per 8.8. "NEURALIA" would welcome, from a fellow passenger, occasional help with one child eighteen months old. Terms to be arranged.

Apply-

Box 894,

Care of "Daily Press" Odoa

TO LET

[604

TO PATELL VILLAS, Hankow Road, Kwon,.. Cootsining S LARGE BOOMS with two Bath Rooms

Apply

PATELL & CO., Prince Baldings.

PEAK HOUSE TO LET.

and Furniture, June lit.

170a

ORDINARY THIRTIETH the GENERAL MEETING will be held at the Company's Offices Et George's Buildings, SATURDAY, MAY 17TH, 1919, t the 11:30 AM, for the purpose of presenting Report of the Directors together Statemens of Accounts to 99th February, 1919, and electing Directors and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Courpany will be CLOSED from the 3rd May, to the 17th May, 1818, both days insinsiva. By Order of the Board of Director

G188, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, April 18th, 1919.

"

[690]

THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.

T

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

consisting of Brass Bedstead, Bevelled Mirror Wardrobe, Dressing table, Couch, Arm-chairs, Carpeta Tables, Pictares, Overmantels, Glass and Crockery Ware, knives, Forks, Spoons, Blackwood tables, Brassware, and Sun-" dries.

Also

1 Piano by John Broadwood and Sons London (in good condition).

1 Gramophone by Pathe-new. 50 Records and 1 cabinet. Taxes:-Cash on Delivery.

Hongkong, May sed, 1918.

f.

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

with instructions fiom

will by Public Auction on THURS DAY May 8th, 1 19, at 215 PM, ab his Sales Room.

HE THIRTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY FAVOURED it instr

YEARLY MEETING of SHARE ROLDERS will be held at the Offers of the Undersigned on WEDNESDAY, MAY 218T, 1919. at 11.30 AM.

The TRANSFER BOOKS and REGISTER. of Members of the Company will be CLOSED from the 7th May to the 31st May, bo h days inclusive.

Immediately after the above mentioned NO. 6, MOUNTAIN VIEW, Six Rooms Meeting the General Agents in pursuance of Article 17 of the Company's Articles purpose to sak the Consulting Committed to sanction a call of 650 per share in respect of the monies unpaid on the shares held by members of the Carapany

Apply-

DENNYS & BOWLEY. (713

TO LET (FURNISHED).

At the same time the General Agents will Iso, under Article 104 (p), ask for the sanction

Committee to the payment. Dividend of $50 per Share

of the

of

·

OWLOON (Chatham Road) FIVE

(pens after the call), out of

from July.

ROOMED HOUSE for 6 months Apply

"JOHNSON STOKES & MASTER,

Prince's Building, Hongkong.↓

TO LET (UNFURNISHED).

1704

TO. 10, MOUNTAIN VIEW, PEAK,

NO MONTAY VIEW

condition.

Address

Cars of "Daily Prem" Office, [869

-LET-

from 1st Juze

DERRINGTON No. 8, Peak Road, 6 Booms and 1 Tennis Courts

Apply to--

LINSTEAD & DAVIS.

the Beserve Fund.

Should these sanctions be obtained the Transfer Books and Register of Member will be closed for an additional 14 days, it until and Including the 4th Jane, 1910.

JARDINE. MATHESON Co., L., General Managers. Hongkong, April 3th, 1910.

NOTICE.

R

1705

A QUANTITY OF MISCELLANEOUS GOODS,

Comprising

Blankets Serger Towels, Soap Gram-

aphones Typewriters, Port Cards Cameras, Brushes Skates, and Sandries,

Also

20 Dosen Liale Thread Hose.

tipa American Cheese

90

#

20

tina Australian Cheese.

55 tins American Dyes in flb tins.. T-Cash on Delivery. Hongkong, May 5tč, 1919,

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

Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 233%

NAVOURED · with Instructions from

The Concerned, will sell by Public Auction, on SATURDAY! May 10th, 1919, at 330 P.M., at his Balee Room, Queen's Road Central, (Old Post Office Building), EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

Comprising:

LL PERSONS, with the exception of Cheaterfeld Coach and Arm Chairs, Black- those of Chinese race desiring to leave wood Furniture Brass and Iron Bedsteads, the Colony should apply in person between Tables, Brummels Carpets and Bugs Bras the hours of 8 to far, and Fra bo readers, Overmantels, Silk Tapatry Coverad daily at the PASS OFFICE, POST OFFICE Drawing Room Buits, Sutary: C BUILDING.

Ovcamiona #Tables Bateson Applicants will

be required to produce Bevelled Mirror Wardrobes, Hat Stands,

Cabinets Ware

Teat Passports or identification papers.

Dining Chairs, Silver All persons, with certain exceptions, wap Bookcase, Dinner Crockery, Glaarware, emain in the Colony for more than 7 days Ornaments, Pictures, Curtains, Bed Sheets, are requISTRATION

to Begister themselves under Clocks Marble-top Washstands, Cooking PER3028 Stove Cutlery, Tallet Sets, Electric Reading Cabinets, Sidebo

Bideboards and a long-ling -ORDINANCE, 1818

Forms of Registration, giving the part

Catalogues will be immed." calare required may be obtained as the G.P.O. and at all Police Stations.

Tri-Cash on Delivery. Hongkong, May 5th, 1919-

the Alexandre Buildings. [d]2

TO IKT

TO. 10% THE PRAX,- 4-Ron-a

at the Peak

Apply tow

of

The Penalty for non compliance is a Ene

Houset ezoceding $5

FEROY SMITH SETH & FLEMING

TO LET.

FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon...

Apply to

[523

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

COMPANY, LTD, Äleranden · Building: '

(81

THE PEAK.

NOR

BALE ·A· FIVE-ROOMED Besidence For particular apply tome.

*ITZ Cars of # Daily Prom* Offloo.

ON BALE:

the

ONGKONG HANBARD REPORTE

the ・ MEETING LEGIELATIVE COUNCILE for the

Hermien 1918

of

1284

PUBLIC AUCTION. THE Undersigned have received instrue

PALACE HOTEL, KOWLOON. Toto by Publis Auction,

Corner of Haiphong and Hankow

...Roads.

Tal, Address : Princ.

NEL

On

• WEDNESDAY,

the 7th day of May, 1918, at 2 o'clock, P.M. 1W0 Minutes from Ferry and Railway THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD TO

station. This Hotel has just been com-- pletely renovated and refurnished, is now op to-date in every respect and under English

Management.

Cuisine under personal supervision

at

Proprietor. BAR AND BILLIARD · BOOMS.

TERMS MODERATE Special Arrangement for Families on Application to

7. I. OIBERRY, Proprietor

109)

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned has received instruc

*** On WEDNESDAY,"

Tour to rail by Public, action,

May 7th, 1918, commencing at 3 ra, at the Taikoo Docks,

Five Boilers alred xx/xCHIYO MÁRU

Diameter over all Length

11' 8"

Four Furnaces Weight about 58 Tons each. Tizi-Cash on Delivery, Inspection orders on application.

GEO. 1. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

FRENCH LESSONS

MOUSSION.

15, Moon HITE FORD.

PROPERTY, SITUATE AT:

INTIMATION

BY APPOINTMENT.

WATSON'S

DRY

GINGER-

FRAGRANT,

ALE.

Mr. F. Nightingale, Mr. G. W. Gogg, and Inspector and Mrs. O'Sullivan were amongst those who left the Colony yes-

The bearing of the case against the Chinese who attempted to shoot. four Indian constables at Kowloon,, on Intar- day, has been remanded till the 19th inst..

-31.S. Vingu, a destroyer of a"very old type, which, has been, stationed in Hongkong for some years, is to be solih. by public auction in the near future,

Three men and woman have been arrested in connection with the murder of a lukong at West Point on Sunday even- ing. The funeral of the unfortunate con- stable took place yesterday afternoon.

"At an auction sale of Crown and, held at the P.W.D... yesterday afternoon,. Mr. Lo Tak Hing acquired the lease of 3,000 square feet of land in Nathan

charged with the task of considering the propriety of instituting: prosecutions founded upon the commencement of war and the violations of neutral Status-Itsterday on the Sewa Maru conclusions, were that, strictly and technically, criminal prosecutions would be both anomalous and unnecessary, but that the whole conduct of those who planned the war was so putrageous that the Peace Conference itself might think it right to adopt special measures, and to create a special machinery in order to deal with them. The other sub-commis sion was concerned with the breaches of the laws and customs of war, and pro- Posed, in addition to the jurisdiction of national courts. the constitution by the different Powers of a High Tribunal, which should not, in the exercise of its criminal jurisdiction, be blocked by any consideration of rank. If these recom mendations have been adopted, there fore, we may hope in the words of Mr.Road, Yaumati, for 75 years for $3.980,

the upset price being $3,800. LLOYD GEORGE, that there will not be the poor "one kind of justice for wretched criminal and another for be It may AROMATIC, Kings and Emperors."

argued that there is no precedent in international law for taking proceed. ings against the K-KAISER and the small clique of officials whom he collect- ed round him. The answer to this in that the most eminent jurists in France and Great Britain hold that WILEEM II. is legally and personally responsible for the war and the crimes committed by his armed forces.

Mr. G., Rapp, when called upon to. Apart from that, bow- ever, precedents. in order to exist, must act as a juror in a ener in the Supreme Be first be created, and surely there is ample Court, yesterday, was found to

He was subaequently brought justifiention for creating a precedent, if absent. none already exists, in the present in before the Chief Justice and said his stance. It is not a question of showing absence . due to lip of the. any vindictiveness, but of safeguarding mentory." He was Ened $10. peace in the future by making the

It is announced, that Ho Wing-ching individual personally responsible for the has been appointed Vice-Minister for awful damage of a 'wanton war of which Foreign Affairs to the Military Govern-

DRY.

Its "Dryness" is a feature which

has helped to give this drink the

popularity it so well deserves.

Plats $1.20 Per Dozen.

Splits 70 cts.

The Hon. Mr. D. Landale left the Colcay" yesterday on the Sven Marus He was seen off by a large number of friends at the landing jetty. Thenu - was much cracker-firing at Messrs. Jardine, Matheson Co's office in the morning.

Mr. G.. N. Orme, it is reported, is to be Director of Education, and will be

succeeded at the Magistracy by Mr. R.

Hutchison, formerly Superintendent of the Imports and Exports Department,

who has just returned" from. Hame.

he has been the author or the accomplice..ment of the South-West. He is the son The objection has been raised that, ns it of the late Hon. Sir Kai Ho-Kai, of would be unjust to arraign the President Hongkong, and is related to Dr. Wo of a Republic or the Constitutionai Ting-long, the Foreign Minister. Monarch of a democratic State for

A. S. WATSON & CO.giving his formal sanction to an

LIMITED.

ERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS

TEL. 438

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provoked act of war and impossible, in the alternative, to indict capital punish ment upon a whole nation it is, there- fore, unfair, to treat the Head of a more autocratic form of Government, more harshly. To us it seems entirely a ques tion of the degree of culpability, and in this respect there-in-likely to be a vast MARRIAGES.

difference between a servant and HILLIARD DAWBON-At Holy Trinity

Cathedral, Shanghai, on April 29th, ruler of the people. Apart from the by Dean Walker, HUBERT DOTHY EX-KAISER'S OWn boastful utterances, it HILLIARD, Deputy Commissioner of Customs, youngest son of the late is a fact that, in the words of the Mr. J. A. Hilliard, to CEILA Man Prussian Constitution, "The King GARET DAWSON, eldest daughter of Mr. alone possesses the power of the execu- O. P. Dawson, Chinese Maritime Customs.

tive"

The Ministers are the King's servants, not the country's. Again, in the German Reichstag the only Minister.) with any power is the Iniperial Chan- SCOTT WEDDELL Un March 8th, by the allor, and he is answerable only to the Rev. H. Foster Fegg, M.A., GR020 Sovereign. Though it is doubtless true SPENCE, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs that the German people approved of the James Scott, Thunderaley, to Lava KATHARINE second daughter, of M. KAISEE's policy in regard to the war and Mrs. John Weddell, London.

that was the result of the training be HONGKONG OPTION: 10A, Das Vaux Roan, O, had given them ita democratically- Loupes Orics: 181, Fiam Sa, E.C. governed State is guilty of precipitat

BISCHMANN-HOFERTY-On May 2nd, at St. John's Cathedral, R. RICHEL MANN to CLabice IsabelLE ROBERTS. Tres

The Baily Press.

THE

Horarono, MAY 6TH, 1919.

RESPONSIBILITY THE WAR,

ing warfare the individuals who com- pose-it are called upon to bear the sacri- fices of life and limb, and in the event of defeat-the only condition under which those who have been attacked can exact justice-they continue to pay the FOR price of their criminal folly with the sweat of their brows. In the case of an Autocracy those who

affairs generally escape the consequences of their own.actions. It is for these reasons amongst others, that a Democracy is less likely than a military Autocracy to dis. sipate its energies in "bloated arma- ments" and to rush into unnecessary corifficts.

It was, of course, a foregone conclusion

No. 3, MOUNTAIN VIEW, THE PEAK that the Commission appointed to

HONGKONG,

With the furniture überein - IN ONE LOT.

At their Auction Rooms in Des Voeux Road,

time.

Central;

registered in the Land Offes as

direct

Happily, absolute monarchs and dictators are fast disappearing, but & long as any remain in the world they must be made to realise that their responsibility is commensurate with their authority, for in no other way can free

against their caprices and ambitions.

inquire into the responsibility for the outbreak of war would find Germany and Austria guilty. The evidence which has been published in support of this charge has been overwhelming, and there The property, which has been newly done is no doubt that the Central Powers will up inside and out, is fitted throughout with have to pay the penalty of their wanton Electric Light, and can he inspected at any aggression under the terms of peace now The property consists of the pieces or awaiting their signature. The Commis parcels of ground situate at the Peak, Hoog-sion has drawn up a list of thirty-two Long, and SECTION O OF BURAL BUILDING LOT indictments of grave violations of the and peace-loving peoples be secured 18 and SECTION "B" OF RUBAL BUILD roles and customs of civilised warfare,

tenewsent

as set forth in the Hague Conventions thereon known w No. 3, VIEW (and No. 34 Peak) held for the of 1899 and 1907, for which no excuse of respective residues of two terms of 76 years osch created therein by two Crown Lesaca perving & military object can be offered dated respectively the 31st December 1888 We are further informed that the report and the 4th May 1888, together with the gives opinions on the degree of respon furniture theiria i

Aros-6,700 square feet-or thereabouts, libility of members of the enemy force

including the Ex-KAISER, and also examines the question of procedure for High Tribunal or

ING LOT 00 with the merruage ADANTANE

Crown Rent 235.00 per annum. *- The property is abject to and has the benefit of the right of way along the front of Mountain View Terrace

F

Particulas and Conditions of als may be the creation of

MINER-DENNYS & BOWLEY; No 6, Des Vaux Road Central, Vendor's Bolicitors,

or from MESS. HUGHES & BOUGH

The Ato somers,

[$80

statement-is-not-very-

The Cherniavsky Brothers, who return- ed to:

the Colony during the week end,

are leaving Hongkong to-day on the Tenyo Maru. On arrival at Vancouver, Mischel Cherniavsky, the 'cellist, is to be married to Miss Mary Rogers, daughter of the late Mr. J. B. Rogers, one of America's Sugar Kings.".

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Acting upon strong medical advice Dr. Lander, the Bishop of Victoria (Hong-) kong) nailed yesterday by the Sure para for Canada, He hopes to return to the Colony at the beginning of October. Dur.", 'ing his absence the Ven. Archdeacon Bar

Rev. A, D. Stewart, of St. Paul's College, Bett will act as his Commissary.

The.

will attend to all the Bishop's correspon dence

The following cases of communicable diseases were notified in the Colony dur- ing the week eaded last Saturday Bubonic plague, 36 (30 deaths); cerebro- spinal fever, 10 (5 deaths), enteric fever, typhoid fever, s 2 (1 death), small-pux, 1, (1 death), One typhoid fever cases (opa death) of bubonic plague were patient was English. On Saturday two reported.

Mr. H. P. White, Mr. G. Grimble and

Miss Grimble left the Colony yesterday an the Sua Maru. Mr. White is going Home, but Mr. Grimble and his daughter will stop in Japan and there await the Empress of dia, on which they will return together with Capt. Eric Grimble, LA.F. and Mr. Grimble, who sailed from England for Hongkong soon after their marriage.

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Commendatore Volpicelli, who has been Italian Consul-General for Hongkong, South China and Macao during the last twenty years, has recently been trans ferred to the Foreign Office in Home. He is succeeded by Cavaliere E. Eles, LL.D., who has already assumed charge of the Consulate General and will reside in The office of the Royal Hongkong. Italian Consulate General is at Hotel Mansions (opposite the Post Office)..

The Tenya Maru, which sails North.. today, is carrying a full passenger list in overy class. Amongst the Hongkong residents who are going Home on her are Mr. Andrew Forbes, Mr. B. B. U. Bird, Capt. G. G. Wood, Mr. F. I de Rome, Mr. F. Birley Johnson, Mr. Charles" Klinck (of the Hongkong Rope Manufac turing Co.) Láent. F. C. Millington and Mrs. Millington Mrs. Lee (of the Government Civil. Hospital) and Miss Mrs. J. H. Taggart is going to Lee... Japan to meet her husband, who is re turping to the Colony after undergoing A successful operation in Canada.

Addressing a farewell parade of the Volunteer members of the Shanghai Fire infest-Brigade, Mr. E. 0. Pearce, the Chairman Volunteer Brigade had a record of more of the Municipal Council, said the than 50 years, of which its members, past and present,

had every reason to be proud,

Mry W. J. Hinton left Hongkong'on Saturday on the Ainula Maru, V

Hongkong has been declared an ad port by Shanghai on account of the prevalence of plague.

Mr. Lau-woon, a Hongkong merchant hine been elected a directur af the Council, Thia Illuminating, but some light may be Canton-Hankow Bailway Company. thrown upon it by referring to the find-

The case,

at the Chinese robber who ings of two of the three sub-commissions 12 socused furdering a Zukong in Des Sunday, has been remand amongst which the work of the Commis Yux aion was distributed. One of these was ed ill next

and

and for which the community were very grateful. With the growth of the city the changed conditions, fire preven- tion and are fighting, was now & YEL exact science and to meet present more exacting requirements and those of the near future, the community rely more time could be devoted not only to the fully upon a paid fire staff whose whole extinction of fires but to their prevention.