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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

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NOTICE.

K.

LAUNCE or BOAT is to lie at,

NLACE OF Leave Murray, Fier or

Statue Wharf Pier between the hours of 11:30 PM. and 11 rs on, the 18th and 19th

July.

"By Order,

BASIL TAYLOUR,

Captain. R.N., Harbour Master, &c.

[900 Hongkong, July 18th, 1919.

BANK HOLIDAY.

ATURDAY, JULY 19TH.. has been garetted & GENERAL HOLIDAY and the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the transaction of Public Business on that day.

Hongkong, July 15th, 1918.

SHANGHAI DOCK AND ENGINEERING COMPANY, LTD.

NOTICE

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the above Company CLOSE on JULY 19TH, and Holders of Shares wishing to Transfor same are advised to forward them on 'JULY 16ZE.

W. LOGAN, Acting Secretary. HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE, Hongkong, July 18th, 1919.

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HONGKONG HOTEL.

PEACE CELEBRATIONS.

FRIDAY AND BATURDAY,

JULY 18TH AND 18TH.

ON PECIAL TABLE D'HOTE DINNERS will be served in (tha Gril) Boom and Main Dining Room at $3.50 and $2.50 per heart respectively.

J. H. TAGGART, Manager,

FOR BALE.

HUPMOBILE NEW MODEL

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 16TÁ, LUIS,

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS DEPART-

MENT.

NOTICE.

PUBLIC HOLIDAY,

HIS DEPARTMENT will be entirely TATURDAY, JULY 19TH.

C. W. BECKWITH, Superintendent.

Hongkong, July 14th, 1919.

NOTICE.

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WITH regard to his previous Notice,

the Colonial Secretary begs to announce that all men who joined His Majesty' Forces at Home or elsewhere, and their names to him without delay. who are now in Hongkong, should send in

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GENERAL RECEPTION, GOVERN- MENT HOUBE,

NO written invitations are bairy issued

for the GENERAL RECEPTION at GOVERNMENT HOUSE at 11.30 AM. on

·SATURDAY, JULY 19TH

"It is requested that those who attend the reception will bring cards with their names clearly written thereon.

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WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS.

EALED TENDERS will be received at the Headquarters Uffices, Victoria Barracks, Hongkong, until 12 NOON on THURSDAY, JULY 31ST, 1918, for the supply of GENERAL SUPPLIES "A for the period October 4th, 1919, to March 31st, 1920.

Forms of Tender and other particulars Rmay be obtained from the Office of the O.C.,

RAS.C. at the Headquarters Offices.

· Hongkong, July 12th, 1919... (979

complete with 5 white wire wheel, Bumper, new estrá tyre and three sets new seat covers. All in first-class condition. Only used 3 months.

Apply-

Box 994, Care of Dully Prem" Office.

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PUBLIC" AUCTION.-

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THE Undersigned have instructions from the Liquidator of the trade and personal affairs of Gurray ADOLF GEORG FRIESLAND, deceased, in pursuance of an Order of the Hongkong Government, to sell by Pablic Auction,

On WEDNESDAY,

the Bird day of July, 1918, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, at their Auction Rooms, at

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NOTICE..

LI PERSONE, with the exception of those of Chinese race desiring to loave the Colony should apply in person between the hours of 8 to1P.X. And IPX 60 4 PM. daily, at the FASS OFFICE, POST OFFICE BUILDING.

Applicants will be required to product Parports or identification papers.

All persons, with certain exceptions, wao emain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register themselves under

REGISTRATION the

of PERSONS ORDINANCE, 1916.

Forms of Registration, giving the parti The VALUABLE LEASEHOLD calars required may be obtained at the PROPERTY tosta and hainig PARM LOT|G.F.0. and at all Police Sosmona

4 No & De Vear Road Central,

No. 40 and known as “Vilų. Miramare,'- The Penalty for non-compliance la a fine Pokfulam, Hongkong in one Tat.

There is a Fire-Bomed Bungalow with.| Outhouses and Garden situate on Property

A wall electric light plant is installed. The bann-laries of the lot are- unt äecur ately defini, bat it is intended that they shall be adjusted by the Government so that the purchaser shall have an area of 15!

nos exceeding $50...

G.

PUBLIO AUCTION.

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DARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of

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INTIMATIONS

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

T IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that sa

per Share, subject to deduction of Incoras Tax, has been declared for the HALF YEAR ending 30th Jane, 1918, at rate of 3/6 per dollar.

IINTERIM DIVIDEND of £ 3:5:0

The Dividend will be payable on and after MONDAY, AUGUST 11TH, 1979, at the Offcor of the Corporation where Shareholders are requested to apply for Warrants.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Corporation will be CLOSED from MON DAY, July 28th, to SATURDAY, August 9th, 1919, (both daya inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Bharos

be Registered.

Can

By Order of the Court of Directors,

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, July 11th, 1918.

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THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED. AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of THREE DOLLARS per Share for the six months eading June 30th, 1913, will be payable on MONDAY, JULY 2873, on which data Divioad Warrants may be obtained on

as the Company's office.

INTIMATION

EAU

DE

COLOGNE

DE LUXE ·

(CLOCHÉ D'ARGENT BRAND)

there would be no police to regulate the

The Kowloon Cricket Club will be* AC crowds? The idea was preposterous! Home to, members and friends from a Obviously something had to be done at pm to 1 p.m. on Sunday next.

For stealing some iron bars from the P.W.D. store-house, two Chinese wer sentenced, at the Magistracy, yesterday,

once, and Mr. SKORTT, the new Home Secretary, cut out red-tape and, without waiting longer for the recommendations of the leisurely Committer of Inquiry, to six weeks' hard labour wich,

Be-

met the men handsomely on the question of pay and pensions, which was the thing

A vertain foreigner (tho Herald of Asia that really mattered.

The threatened states), resident in Tokio for many years

and connected with the Y.M.C., ha recently stated that prices and wages in Tekis have now gona up as much as 100 per cent on an average as compared with the pre-war days.

strike collapsed a consequence. fore the war Gast imagine it the London" policeman received only £1 108. a week, and his pension was based this small wage. During the the war bonuses, were granted, bringing At a meeting of the Recreation Crounds the payments to £9 131, weekly, but the Committee. on Monday ovening, the pension scale remained unaltered. Now, Indian R.C. and the South China Athletic the minimum pensionable pay for cou Club were granted a cricket ground and stables is to be £3 10. a week, and for

a football ground respectively in the other ranks proportionately higher. With Sokumpoo Valley. A football ground in this the Force is entirely satisfied, and if Happy Valley that will be vacant shortly the Government had given the concessionis being reserved for the Navy, sooner it would have appeared graceful not, as is now the case, outcome of agitation, while we should

and

the

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company FRAGRANT and DELICATE. have heard nothing about & strike. will be CLUSED from FRIDAY, July 18th, to MONDAY, July 2rth, (both days inclusive), during which period ne Transfer of Shares can be Registered.

ו.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

A. SHELTON HOOPER,

Secretary to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT

& donor Co, LAD General Agents for the WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LTD. Hongkong, July 9th, 1819.

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the most critical user.

THE BONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.

AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of THREE

P4

One thing however, the Government have refused to do, and that is to acknow ledge the Union Public opinion sup- A perfume calculated to satisfy ports this decision. It would be intoler. able if the Police Force, a disciplined body responsible for the maintenance of law and order, were on the same footing as the industrial Unions. In that case it is conceivable that we should have the leaders of the Police Union's call ing a sympathetic strike of policemen because the carpenters and joiners of Birmingham, or the boilermakers of Glasgow, were at logger-beads, with their $3.25 employers. The Police have sense enough

In elegant Crystal Globe

AND HALF DOLLARS per Share for the six months ending June 30th, 1913, on which date Dividend Warrants may be $1.00 will be payable on MONDAY, JULY 29TH, obtained on application at the Company

Office.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company. ill be CLOSED from FRIDAY, 18th, to MONDAY, July 28th, (both days inclusive), during which period, no Transfer us Shares, can be Registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors

A. SHELTON HOOPER,

...

Secretary. Hongkong, July 6th, 1919.

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THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE,

*** LIMITED.

N INTERIM DIVIDEND of FOUR A. DOLLARS per Share for the dir months ending June 30th, 1918, will be payable on MONDAY, JULY 28TH, on which dste Dividend Warrants may be obtained on Application at the Company's Offione

Company

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the will be CLOSED from FRIDAYIRE DE MONDAY, July 28th both days bucléaire), during which period no Transfer of Sharen can be Registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors"

A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to the General Managers. Hongkong, July 8th, 1919.

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TO LET

URNISHED at the PEAK, No. 4, Stewart

Terrace. Apply--

H. E POLLOCK, Supreme Court

1937

TO LET

acres. property is held for the 7 sidue of the letting by Public Auction Bale, to be TO. 102, TER FRAK, & Rowned House

The

term of 75 years from the 95th June, 1881, It must be clearly understood that the lease will not be extended beyond the present

term

The Crown Rent is 844.per annum. The property is offered subject to reserved price. N E

Particulars and Conditions of Sale may be bad from

Ms. DEACON, LOOKER. DEACON

HAESTON,

Solicitors for the Liquidator, or from Mzesas. HUGHES & HOUGH

The Auctioneers.

NOTICE.

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"IN re DEUTSCH-ASIATISCHE BANK

IN LIQUIDATION.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that under instractions from the Central Bureau of Liquidation, Faking, all parties of Chinese, allied and neutral nationwitim havi

g deposits in the above Bank in GULD currency are required to register same with the Local Bureau of Liquidation of the Deutsch Asiatische Bank, care of the Bank of China, Canton, within two weeks from date.

Canton, July 5th, 1618.

NOTICE.

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THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTE desire to again draw the attention of consumers to the following facts:-

the

of

of

at the Peak, Apply to--

PERCY SMITA SETH & FLEMING

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TO LET.

bald on MONDAY, the 21st day July, 1919, 8 the Offices

PUBLJO

WORKE

DEPARTMENT. by Order of BTA EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER, ADMINIFTERING THE GOVERNMENT, Of One Loc of CROWN LAND at Kowloon ta the; with the option of renewal at a Crown Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 yoken, Rent to be Exed by the Surveyor of His MAZZITY THE KING, for one further term of 75 years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Registry No.

Locatay.

Boundary

W.

feat. Jest

par

Upset Price.

URNISHED for 12 months, No. 87, Tax

bottles,

$1.75

to sea this, and, indeed, they realise that if they had followed the advice" of the hotheads in the Union to refuse the terms offered and come out on the question

A. S. WATSON & CO., of recognition they would have put them

LIMITED.

HONGKONG Dispensary,

TEL.: 16.

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Macao, Shanghai and Manila papera

WALL-At Bouthampton, on June 28th, H. E. WALL, wife of T. J. Wall of Driver & Co.; Southampton, and mother of Mrs. E. I. M. Barrett, Shanghai, after a long illness... Hongkong Office: 104, Dia Vaux Roan, O. LONDON OFFICE: 181, Far Staat,, E..

selves completely in the wrong with the country.

HONOUR TO WHOM IT IS DUE.

was

He

the

Of

A Chinese, arrested by the Police on suspicion of being a returned banishee, was found to be in possession of three $100 notes.

Asked where he got the

money, the man stated that a friend had paid it to him, in discharge of a loan. He has been remanded in Police castods. Pending investigations, as four $100 notes were stolen recently from Shaukiwan,

Postage stamps of four denominations to commemorate the restoration of peace. have been issued by the Imperial Japanese Post Office. In design they are extremely appropriate to the occasion. Their. colours are brown, green, blue and red, respectively, and the outstanding gure

each is the symbolical dove of peren In two, the dove appears with outstretch,

ed wings.

The P. & Hyypt, under Admiralty requisition as an ambulance transport, arrived in Hongkong on Monday evening

with 452 invalids of the Chinese Labour Corps. There were 19 deaths on board during the voyage between Marseilles and this.port. The steamer left yesterday for Tsingtao. On her return, the Egypt will take passengers Home from British Malayın.”

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diseases were reported in the Colony The following cases of communicable

during the week which ended on Satur day:-Bubonic plagte, ( deaths); enteric fever, 4 (3 deaths), and cerebra spinal fever, 2 (1 death). One case (one death) of bubonic plague, one case (one death) of cholera, and one case (one denik) the Colony on Sunday and Monday. of cerebrospinal fever were, reported in

the Jama Advertiner), bas received a Miss Jennie Manley, of Yokohama (snys

Ir was Mr. BALFOUR, if we remember rightly, who remarked that there was a morbid tendency on the part of our fellow countrymen to self-depreciation. Evid ently Sir DavGAR HAIG shares this belief, though not this weakness. 0542réd the people of Newcastle BIRTH.

the other day that MARQUES-On July 14th, 1919, to Mr. British Army that won the war."

and Mra F. L. MARQUES, & SOU.

course the gallant General was indulging please cops.

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in a little byperbole in order to emphasise DEATHS.

the indebtedness of the nation to the CRAMENT.-At the Victoria Nursing Home, fellows who fought and suffered," and

on July 5th, JAMES BOLAM CRAMENT, the excellence of his motive must be his from a woman on pain of death, wat A Chinese charged with demanding $10 of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., aged 51 years, a native of excuse. If report may be trusted, he has sentenced at the Magistracy, yesterday,

proved his earnestness by declining to to six weeks' hard labour. WILLIETTE EARTHAM LIN-

Defendant COLN, wife of Dr. C. F. S. Lincoln, of accept any reward for his services until pleaded that the case was trumped up St. John's University, Jessfield, sud-proper provision is made for the rank and against him by a constable who was a denly on June 30th. By cable from le. New York.

The victory which we celebrate frequent visitor to the place where the to-day is the fruit of the combined alleged offence was committed. The con- efforts of all the Allies, and we are not stable objected to witness, who was dis entitled, nor do we seek, to claim undue cussing the Peace Conference with credit. As a matter of fact, the people friend, talking in a loud tone.. of Great Britain have been rather prono to mainimise the part they have played in the great struggle, whether in comparison distinguished and wholly unexpected with the Overseas Dominions or the Allies. bonour in the shape of a gold and enamel As a result of this self-effacement, the medal and certificate from the National Germans represented that England Headquarters at Washington, in recogni- to borrow Bir DOUGLAS HAIO's termino- tion of ben. services in Red Cross work. logy--was using the Colonies to rake The certificate bears the signature of the chesauts out HUMPHREYS ESTATE FINANCE LONDON POLICE TROUBLE. her while many of the French people, from the American nation of her laboura of the fire" for President Wilson, and is an appreciation For the unfortunate position of affaire ignorant of the facts, suspected us as Assistant Supervisor of Woman's Work which led up to the threat of a Police for a time of being half-hearted. on the Siberian Commission. Miss Mary strike in London, a few weeks back From this it will be seen that while Lan also received a certificate and a it is evident, from the information modesty is a

medal with a ribbon bearing one stripe. charming Virtue in a received by the lay mail, that the autho-nation, as in an individual, it can be rities cannot be held entirely blameless. carried too far. The literal trub is that,

BOSTOCK'S VIROUS. Following the London Police strike last

the PRIME MINISTER declare recently, Bostock's Circus opened a season at the August, reforms were promised with reno country had a greater shafo in the Ming Yuen Gardens, North Point, Last. gard to pay, conditions of service, and tremendous victory of the Allies than the received each item of the attractive pro- night before a crowded house, which pensions, a Committee being sppointed to British Empire, which furnished nearly gramme... OUNG LADY thoroughly conversant inquire into the whole question and re-eight million soldiers and sailors, suffer- sensational chute dive by the Vardel

with the greatest enthusiasm." slide for life by Giro, the port; but the months rolled by withouted casualties to the number of thres Brothers, and the amusing feats of Bpuda, anything being dones For the partial

with, of course, some remarkably clever success of the August strike, when better millions, raised 28:500,000,000 in War feats by the animals, combine to make the pay was conceded, full credit was claimed Loads, performed the vital service of keep. Circus well worth a visita

There will be a matinee to-day at 5 p.m. by the Union of Police and Prisoning the seas open, and not only born t

as well as the usual performance at 9 p.m. AND Officers, to which many of the strikers heaviest burden of the fighting in France then belonged, and the immediate result during the last two years of the war but was a large accession of membership, not

also the whole barden of the successful only in London bot throughout the coun-attack against Turkey. This is a record

PRAXINO. 1 Stewart Terraon) containing

3 Bedrooms and Bathrooms, Hot and Cold Water, Drying room, Dining Room, Drawing Boom, Sitting Room and Usual Offices and Servante Quarters, also Large Garden. Possession July 18th.

ADDIY to

CO., LTD. Alexandra Baildings

NOR

THE PEAKA

SALE

For particolare apply to—

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sale plan. 19,296 297, 12/230 FRE A FIVE-BOOMED

AMUSEMENT CONCERN, FOR

SALE.

Known as

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THE LUNA PARK

A BIG MONEY-MAKING...

PROPOSITION.

Formerly run by Mr. BENIA. Owing to the delay, due to conditions ONSISTING of a Modern Caroussel or created by the war, in obtaining new Plant, Merry-Go-Round to carry Sixty four the Company find difficulty in carrying the persons, including. Automatic Organ load necessary for public and private supply by Electricity, Ocean or Circling Wave with

107.M.

worked

"XYZ" Care of **nally From" rice.

WANTED.

1424

in Office Work aeka situation as General Assistant. Reply to-

"ABC Care of Daily Pram" Offs

A. G. DA ROCHA, AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR"

GENERAL BROKER.

Queen's Band Central, Telephone No. 39.

The Daily

Press.

BONGKONG, JULY 1875, 1918.

the

The

POPULATION OF YOKOHAMA,

especially during the hours between 8 and Organ and Motor, Joy Wheel with Motor AVOURED --with "instructions from try. It was natural, perhaps, that the with which we may be well content, with Population of Yokohama has shown Colonsay us of electric light sourirequested Galler of Quaint Mirre Gallery, Laughing will sell by Public Auction, on THURSDAY, Police, on finding that their legitimate out denying to others the honor

are therefore

and Magneto, Base Ball or Doll Hitting

Mirrors

to use utmost economy in the use of light Electrically worked Piano, Shooting Gallery and of fans during the home mentioned, in with set of liverse Targets, Panching or erder that the possibilities of interruption in Strength Testing Machine, One Marshall and the supply, das to breakdown of the Bons Steam Engine, two Gasolene Motors machinery, may be avoided. This parti- and a Cinema. Tent cularly applies to khellurenings for 18th and

19th July, during Feace Celebra lot, and the bore is to be seen in Singapore and sold as a whole for immediate

Price $50,000 or nearest Offer.

consumari are especially, requested not to delivery. use any electric light for illumination. purposes.

GIBE, LIVINGSTON 400.

Offer and Applications for full particulars to be addressed to TAN CHENG KEE & COMPANY, 67, Waterloo Street, Singapore.

The Concerned,

July 17th, 1919, at £30 PM,'

at his Salos Hooty "

grievances remained unredressed, looket is their due. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND to the Union to get matters settled-this

**: EFFECTS,

timo satisfactorily and finally. The Wardrobes, Desks Chaira, best of Union leaders, Recordingly, proclaimed a Drawers, Dressing Tables, Bookcase

strike to begin, on the eve of the Derby. and

chairs, Carine Crock Pictures: The Boxes The result was a public outery against

Brake Orasmonta,

Home by the Talthybius on Monday

Mr. C. H. Blason left for a holiday at

A Japanese etaployed by the M.B.K.

Bedsteads, Clock, Typewriters, Overcanteln, Sideboards, Napkins, Table Cloths, Hat both the Police and the Government. What was fined 200 at the Magistracy, yester- Stands and a long line of Bundries.

Texas-Cank on Delivery,

was the country coming to if the Vic-day, for receiving a sum of $219 without tory Derby" was not to be held because cancelling the receipt stamp.

Hongkong, July 14th, 1913),

Since the outbreak of the war the

Agures fell offer 180,00 but in 1918, the almost a steady increase annually. In 13,203, due to the depres sion in undustrial circles as a result of the signing of the Armistice in November. The following shows the popula tion of the port during the past six years, together with the mortality :-

1913

1914

No of Population. Deaths.

390,102 419,705

6,878

428,6838,589

444,018 7,108

460,300

7,700

447,097

10,000