NEW ADVERTISEMENTS HONG KONG TRAMWAY COX `ANY,
LIMITED.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.) TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an INTERIM DIVIDEND of NINE PENCE per Share on account of the year 1918, has been declared.
INTIMATIONS. -
THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY
N INTERIM DIVIDEND of THREE. DOLLARS per Share for the six months ending June 30th, 1919, will be payable on MONDAY, JULY 2-Tu, on which
at the Company's office. date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be ULUSED from FRIDAY, July 18th, to MUNDAY, July 9th, (both days inclusive), during which penod nu Thauster of Shares ca pe Regstered. the By Under of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary to THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT
& AGENCY CO. LID General Agents for the WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LTD.
[84 Hongkong, July 9th, 1918.
The DIVIDEND will be payable on and After MONDAY, the 25th day of Au uit. 1918, to Shareholders on the Register on MONDAY, the lith day of August, 1818, and will be paid to Shareholders on the Colonial (Hongkong) Register at exchange rate of 3/6 per Dollar.
By Order of the Board,
W.E ROBERTS,
Secretary.
Hongkong, July 29th, 1919.
FINAL
[1043
NOTICE.
IN the matter of the Trading with the THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
TY
Enny Amendment Act 1918,, and In the utter of the DRESDNER BANK (London Branch) Whereas by an Order hade by the Board of Trade dated 15th July, 1918, under the provisions of the above mentioned Act, the Business carried on in the United Kingdom DRESDNER
whu
(Loades Branch), was ardiores o be wound up. claiming to be Creditors of the anid Branch Notics is hereby given that any person
not already sent in their claims Lave are requested to send their full names address and descriptions with full or claims by F debt X BROUGHAM their culars of
to HAROLD London W.C. & ENGLAND, (the Controller by the said Order) on, or befure appointed the in November, 1913. If they fail to do
Barius Official Receiver,
MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
N INTERIM DIVIDEND of THREE A. AND HALF DOLLARS per Share for the six months ending June 30th, 1819, will be payable on MONDAY, JULY 28TH, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company Office.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, 18th, to MONDAY, July 38th, (both days inclusive), during which period ne Transfer of Shares, can be Registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON "HOOPER,
Secretary. Hongkong, July 9th, 1918.
1963
so their claims wil be excluded from BY THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, dividends bereafter to be paid.
Daced this 16th day of May, 9 5.
H BROUGHAM,
Senior Orial Receiver and Controller of the DRESDNER BANK (London Branch). ₤10 5
AGENCY WANTED.
Old and DAW SILK for, LYONS. RAW
carious firm desires to act as Agent for Firm of CANTON and SHANGHAI RAW Very good connections. Silk Exporters. Highest references and guarantees (Hoxo- LONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
and others).
MUGGIANI & BERTHOLON, 14, Kue Désirée, Lyon.
[1028
TO LET~1st of August. YOMFORTABLY FURNISHED ROOMS
with or witoout board.
Box 1028, Apply→→
Care of Daily Press Office.
[128
·TO LET. "
"W
LIMITED
INTIMATIONS.
#
A. G. DA ROCHA, AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER, Qupon's Rowd Central, Telephone No. 1
from. FLAVOURED with instructions
will
The Concerned, well by Public Aqetion TO-DAY
(TUESDAY) July 2uth, 1819, A 15 Pag
at is Sales Room,
A QUANTITY OF
MISCELLANEOUS GOODS & EFFECTS
AND
Co
10 daz. French Tobacco Pipes..
3 doz Cigarette Pipes
30 cases Medoc Claror,ta, Lalinde and
25 cases Tuckey's Whisky, 12 years old.
30 doz. Playing cards.
67 cases Hemi Martin Brandy.
10 cases Hod Port.. TERMS:-Cash on delivery. Hongkong, July 24th. 1910.
A. G. DA ROCHA.
SURVEYOR AUCTIONEER,
GENERAL BROKER. ·
AND
Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2833. FAVOURED
NAVOURED with instructions from The Concerned,
will sell by Public Auction, TO-DAY (TUESDAY, July 29th,
at 9.30 P1
at his Sales Room..
A QUANTITY OF
STEEL WIRE ROPES,
of best quality and specially made 6 'strands
AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of FOUR of Wires each soil 190 fathours :-
per Sbars for the six DOLLARS months ending June 30th, 1918, will be payable on MUNDAY, JULY 18TH, on hich data Divid, nd Warrants may be cotained on application at the Company's Office.
will
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company be CLOSED from FRIDAY, 18th, to MONDAY, July 28th, (both days incins), during which period no Transfer of Shares By Or ler of the Board of Directors can be Registered.
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to
the General Managera.
Hongkong, July 9th 1919-
[966
HONGKONG, CANTON A... MACAO
} STEAMBOAT CO. TD. NOTICE TO SHAROLDERS.
N INTERIM DIVIDEND OF ONE ADULLAR per Share for the six months ending 30th June, 1913, will be PAY BLX on TUESDAY, AUGUST 5TH, on which da e Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, July 30th to TUESDAY, August 6th, both daya inclusive, during which period no By Order of the Board of Directors, JOHN ARNOLD,
Acting Secretary. Hongkong, July 22nd, 1919,
NO, 104, T FEAR, 4-Romer Hour Transfer of Shares can be Registered.
the Peak. Apply to-
PERCY SMITH SETH & FLEMING,
1523
TO LET VURNISHED at the PEAR, No. 4, Stewart
Terrace.
Apply-
HE PULLOCK;
Supreme Court... 1937
TO LET
It
(1025
SHELL TRANSPORT AND TRADING COMPANY; LIMITED.
WE have been requested by the above
Company to announce that new shares will be jared at par to shareholders ONE new share for very TWU old shares, fractions being di-regarried.
Holders of " BEARER Warrants should deposit their holdings not later than the 9th. of £1 Sterling for each new the equivaled, with their Bankers who will August, 1919, Reenapanied by payment of
Registered shareholders should pay to the words "IGHTS CLAIMED 1918. Bankers the equivalent of El Serling for uch now share claimed, not later than the For the HNGKONG AND SHANGHAI 9 August, IRIE.
BANTING CORPORATION, N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, July 21th, 1919,
Size-31/4' 3 colla
Н
-31/3'6 "1
→→→23/4" 4 *
23/27
The above Cels will be found very useful for steamers and Dockyarda.
TERMS og Delivery Hongkong, July 24th, 1919.
AND
A. G. DA ROCHA,
SURVEYOR AUCTIONEER,
GENERAL BROKER Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 131
F
„JULY " 79TH. 1919-
INTIMATION
During
the hot
weather
you will find
WATSON'S
HOUSEHOLD
desperate. The reduction of $9.50 per FAR EASTERN CABLE
NEWS.
picul may be as much as the Governament can effect at the moment, but it is to bá hoped, that when they have ascertained from the books of the dealers the stocks CHINA MAY SIGN THE GERMAN
byld in the Colony, the price paid for
done.
[TBADUGA REUTER'S AGENCY.)
TREATY.
Panis July Srd
A. Havna message says:- A strong: possibility prevails that Chino, will sign the German Treaty, in return for which the Japanese Peace Mission in Paris will make public the oral agreement made at time of the Chinese settlement, announcing the dute upon which Japan agrees to restore Chiness political rights in the Shantung Peninsula.
China has already made known ber decision to sign the Austrian Treaty. JAPAN AND THE RÁCIAL EQUALITY. AMENDMENT,
them, and the commitments in respect of them, something more. drastic will be Apparently the Committee ap- pointed to control food prices has not been invited to co-operate with the Rice Controller, although their business know ledge should be of assistance to him. The statement has been made that the Government were warned to take steps in anticipation of the present situa tion "several months ago, when good rice could be bought for #8 a picuk, but other counsels prevailed. We are more concerned, however, with the possibilities of the present and the future than with any neglected opportunities of the past. The export from Saigon is being stendily curtailed from month to month, and this, of course, has the effert of driving up prices In view of the friendly rela.
the tions subsisting "between and the British, we should have thought that the authorities in the neighbouring Colony might be induced to come to our rescite by granting facilities for the pur- chase of rice by the Hongkong Govern- men; direct from the producer instead of through the limited number of. frus possessing export. peruits. The authori ties in Kwangtung, also, might help, seeing that the majority of those who are sufering from the dearth belong to that province. In view of the shortage in India, Ceylon and British Malaya, and the restriction of export from China. Siam and Indo-China it may be prudent, to conserve such local stocks as are now
AMMONIA
The most refreshing
and
invigorating addition
to your
bath.
Pas, July 3rd. »
A Havas message says:- The Press Bureau states that the Japanise Peace Delegation contradicts French the statement that the decision regarding the settlement of the Shantung question depended on the Japanese amendment to the Covenant of the League of Nations, regarding race equality, as the discussion on the Racial Clause bad practically closed in April, long before the Kiaochau question came before the Council of Four.
CANTON NEWS.
July 29th.
THE CIVIL GOVERNO ESHIP.
It is believed that the question of the Civil Governorship will be settled shortly. The Committee of the General Chamber ot Caunero have recommended Lung Kin-chang for the office. Although available. The regulated anle will enable various candidates are being recommend the shop-keepers to form a fairly açentitated the anthorities will pay no regard judgment of the actual" requirements of to them, as they have" already decided the consumers and prepare them for the upon their nomínce. introduction of rationing. if that system THAKATENED ATTACK ON XWANGST." should ultimately become necessary here as and the Federated Malay
Besides the report of the threatened attack on Kwangs by the Yunnan troops,
AVOURED with instructions from A. S. WATSON & CO., in Colon hide, there would, seem to disturbances are reported to have been
प्र
The Concerned,
Auction, will well by Public
THURSDAY, July Blat, 1919,
t 2.15 P at his Sales Boom, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND
EFFECTS,* Wardrobes Dears, Chair, Chest of Drawers Dressing Tables, Bookcases, Arm- chairs, Curios, Crockery and Glassware, Brass Ornaments, Vases, Fictures, Ice Boxes, Bedsteads, Clooks, Typewriters, Overmantela, Sideboarda, Napkins, Table Cloths, Hat Standa and long line of Sundries.
TELES:-Cash on Delivery. Hongkong, July 24th, 191,
A. G. DA ROCHA, AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR
AND
GENERAL BROKEN: Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 1931. CAVOURED with instructions from H. Public Auction, on FRIDAY, August 1st, (1919, at 13) r., at No. 6, Morrison Hill.
EXCELLENT HOUSEBOLD FURNITURE
Comprising:
Blackwood Furniture, Iron Bedsteada,
LIMITED.
HONGKONG
DISPENSARY,
THL 16
[12
ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Mr." C. 4. DA Roza desires to thank his numerous relatives and friends for the many kind expressions of sympathy and Boral tributes received in his
1:042 recent sad bereavement. Hongkong Ox91: 10, Dus Vœux Road, C. LONDON OFFICE: $1, FL Gras, E.C.
The Baile Pres
HONGKONG, JULY 29TH, 1919.
THE RICE RIOTS.
be ample scope for philanthropic effort created by, the Mintzi on the "Kwangsi Several districts are being The weather which has been experienced borders. during the past few days has deprived occupied by these wild prople, who are many of the laboaring classes of the supported by the Yunnan and Kweichow opportunity of earning money, and, at troops. General Luk Wing-ting has wired: »
to the Tuchun Mok Wing-won, to send best, their circumstances preclude them from making provision for a rainy troops to Kwangsi at once as certain.. day." In the Straits Settlements the places are being bestiged. The Tuchun. wealthier Chinese banded themselves to has, accordingly, ordered the Kwangsi gether to relieve the distress of their leaders to send 20 battalions of Kwangsi, poorer compatriots. Their example might troops as soon as possible. well be followed in Hongkong.
PIRACY.
The 43. Fanning, which runs between.
One case of enteric fever was ported Canton and Wuchow, was pirated by a in the Colony on Saturday.
A violent earthquake, tremor was felt in Swatow on July 25th, but no damage resulted.
An accountant of a Chinese firm has been arrested by the Police on a charge embezzling 25,000,
An interim dividend of bd. a share will be payable to the shareholders of the
th...
J
gang of about 900 pirates, shortly after she had left Wuchow on the 25th inst. Al the passengers were subjected to a close search, and their goods carried away. The ship. returned to Wuchow with the passengers, and reported the matter to the local authorities. The loss is estimated at more than $10,000, as the ship contained
valuable cargo. PEKING CABLE NEWH.
Luk Ching-chang has reported that.
FM (No.1 Stewart Terrace) containing MURNISHED for 18 months, No. 87, THE 3 Bedrooms and Bathrooms, Hot and Col Water, Drying room, Dining Room, Drawing stamp he wurents on the face thereof with Overmantels, Brass Ornamenta. Bolas, Easy THAT the food-problema amongst the Hongkong Tramway Co., Ltd., on August China will be allowed to join the League Boom, Sitting Boom and Usual Offices and Servante Quarters, also Large Garden. Possession July 15th
Apply to HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO. LTD. "Alexandra Baldings
NOR
THE PRAK
81
BALE A FIVE-ROOMED FResidence
"A
Fur partieslars apply to ——
G.
TZ
Care of Tally From" filce.
NOTICE.
1424
their
(1034
AMUSEMENT CONCERN FOR
SALE.
Known as
THE LUNA PARK:
A BIG MONEY-MAKING. PROPOSITION.
Formerly, ran by Mr. Bavis. YONSISTING of a Modern Caroussel or Merry-Go-Round to carry Sixty four
EL PERSONS, with the exception of
those
of Chinese race desiring to leave persons, including Automatic Organ worked
by Electricity, Orean het ware with the Colony should apply in person between | Organ and Motor, or Dell Hitting
and Magneto, Base
Forms of Registration, giving the part to culars required may be obtained, a5, the G.P.O..and at all Police Stations.
Tables, Carpots and Ruga, Bras Fenders,
poorer classes of Chinese is becoming Chairs, Occasional Tables, ext-adion Dining
A Chinese woman has been arrested on Tabl
Bevelled Mirror Wardrobes, Hat
acute has been made evident by the
It appears Dining Chairs, Silver Ware Cabinet, Teak Bookcase, Dinzer Crockery, Glassware, disturbances with which the Police have a charge of manslaughter.
Bed Sheets, been called upon to deal during the week she gave some white powder to a child, Fictores, Curtains, "Ornaments, Clock, Marble-top Wash-stands Cooking Stove, Catlery, Tollet Sets, Electric Reading end. It is to be feared that the measures who died à few minutes after swallowing Lamps, Cabinets, Bide-boards and long taken by the Government, though brought it. line of Sundries.
Catalogues will be issued.
TERM Cash on Delivery. Bungkong, July 24th, 1918.
THE PENINSULAR
STEAM
CO.
ORIENTAL
NAVIGATION
1248
into operation several days earlier than
Mesara, Jardine, Matheson & Co. have was expected, will not meet the situation received a telegram from their Swatow adequately. Under the system of control office to the effect that one of their assist which started yesterday, rice is to be
of Nations if she becomes re-united, so the Shanghai Conference must be resumed Luk added that Japan bax at once. agreed to restore Shantung to China at a that neither Japanese troops nor Police will be stationed in Shantung. certain date, and the Allies will ensure
Liang Shih-yi has requested the Peking Government to allow a certain quantity of rice to be sent from Wuwu and Shang-
AND retailed at the rate per picul of $21 for unts, Mr. V. A. Maunder, was drowned, hai to Hongkong, "as there is a scarcity
STEAM FOR STRAITE, CEYLON, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITER PANEAN FORTS AND LONDON.
there.
PROJECTED PUBLIC LOAN,
We are informed that the members of
on Saturday, while bathing, No. 1 quality, $15 for No. 2 quality, and
The Sai Hing 8.3. Co.'s passenger: $19.50 for No. 3 quality. These prices represent a tremendous advance upon steamer Vanning was, pirated on the West those current a few months back, and, River, on Friday afternoon. by 18 armed the Military Government, are proposing no far as we are able to ascertain, de Chinese, who stole carga, jewellery, and to raise a sum of about one million dollars not give much comfort to those whom money to the value of $10,000. The piracy by the sale of loan bonds. This amount,
was reported in Hongkong Williams, of the Tai Ming.
they are designed to beneft If we eliminate from consideration the two higher grades as affecting those sections
by Capt.
it is said, will be utilised to form a bank, which will be named the Yue Kwok Bank, Mr. D. Tollan was absent yesterday and to revive industrice if the money
of the community who are in comparative morning when his name was called in the sufficca. Regulations for the Bank and
When he appeared sideration. ly comfortable circumstances, we find that Supreme Court for service on the jury for the sale of the bands are under con the coolie is still left with the alterna-in a murder case.
about half-an-hour late, his excuse was coal coolie, for instance, carna little more that he had been so basy he could not
possibly get away from his office. tive of going hungry or of stealing. A than 30 cents a day. In ordinary cir-Chief Justice imposed a fine of $10. cumstances he can buy the food he needs
THROUGH BILLS of "Lading Isno. O BATAVIA, AMIRica, Cox*TAL, with Motor
AND BOUTH AFRICA POR.. the hours of 9 AM to 1 P.X. and IPM to 4 Pac
Amusement Show, Dait Gallery, Laughing
"DILWARA dally, at the PASS OFFICE, POST OFFICE BUILDING.
Gallery of Quaint Mirrors with Automatic HE Homeward Mall Steamer Electrically worked Piano, Shooting Gallery Applicants will be required to produce
net of diverse Targets, Punching or carrying His Majesty's Mall, will be for the above Ports Peporte or identification papers,
persons, with
certain exceptione, no Strength Testing Machine, Ono Marshall and, despatched from this port about JULY
Passenger accommodation remain in the Colony for more than 7 days Sons' Steam Engine, two Gaaolene Motors 30TH, 1919, taking Callum in the connecting tre required to Register themselves ander
The above is to be seen in Singapore and vessel. S. NANKIN for MARSEILLES and LONDON secured before departure" front of PERSONE and Cin ma Teut. REGISTRATION
for immediato the
Hongkong ORDINANCE, 1918.
delivery."
Silk and Valuable Cargo for Italy, France to sustain him in his Inborious work for be sold as a whole Price $50,000 or nearest Offer, Offers and Applications for fall particulars and Landon (under serangement) will be
Bombay and there: Franshipped be the present time he must either pay double to be addros-ed to TAN CHENG KEE conveyed by this Steiner proceding to between 20 and 25 cents a day, but at the COMPANY, 67, Waterloo Street, Singapore.
ra-carrying Steamer for Marseilles and that sum-which, of course, is impossible Lucia will be received at the Ofice futilor rest content with half satisfying bis requirements: Unless some more-herpie the day before sailing. The contanes and value of sil packages are required. 1
For further particulars, sailing dates, etc method of dealing with the problem can be devised than that which has been Apply to
adopted a recrudescence of trouble is to be expected, for, as the situation in Ex rope has shown, famished men become
The Femaley for non-compliance is a fine
not exceeding $50
WAI KEE
FLAG AND BAILMAKER
No. 139, Des Teux Road Central,
Top Floor,
HONGKONG, TELEPHONE No. 1872.
OF SALE.
1929
OUND VOLUMER of the HONGKONG
BWEEKLI PERSS, JULY to Deck-
BER, 1015.
With Index, Prisa $7.50.
Oz Bals at the Hannzare Buy Pass
3'P..
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE
.
00
Agenta.
P. & O, B. N, Co. ·
Post Box 112,
Ri, Des Vaux Road Central,
TYPHOON WARNINGS.
The
The following telegrams have been received by the American Consulate General, Hongkong, from the Manila Observatory-
4.4.30 p.m., July 27th. Typhoon in about 113 deg-Long and Cyclone or typhoon, E. of Northern 17 deg. Lat. N., moving West. Luzon, less than 300 miles distant, moving
W.N.W.
Cyclone or typhoon, B. of Guam, diree Lion unknowa.
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIVES PETI- TION TO THE KING.
A delegation from the South African Native National Congress, representing tho varidus tribes of the Bantu peoples in South Africa, has been to London with King for the removal of the disabilities the object of presenting a petition to the imposed on the native people of South Africa since the formation of the Union 1 1009. The petition recites the "many services rendered by the natives of South asking for independence suggests that the Africa during the war, sud, while not time has arrived for their admission to British citizenship as British subjects
ر جمهوری است در سالی که در ایران ها
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.