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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

INDO-CHINA STEAM

INTIMATIONS

THE HOVAKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST

4TH. 1919.

INTIMATIONS

INTIMATION

NAVIGATION FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO

CO. LTD. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANO AND SİNGAPORE.

THE Steamship

"KUMSANG"

davine arrived from above ports, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whence, and/or from the wharves, delivery may be obtained. Goods not cleared by Aug. 9th, will be subject to

All broken, cbafed, and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined. Claims against the steamer must be presented within 10 days of arrival; otherwise they will not be recognized.

by as in No ties Insurance will be effected any case whatever.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.

General Managers.

Hourkong, August And. 1919,

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. OCEAN-STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.,

AND

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM

33 NAVIGATION CO., LTD. TONSIGNEES per Company's staamar

***HYSON."

are hereby notified that the Cargo will

be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kow.

loon, where it will lie at Consignee rísk The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after August 5th.

Uptional cargo will be landed, unle notice has been given prior to steamer' arrival.

Allsbroken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they any Tuesdays and will be examined Fridays between the hours of 10.45 am. and noon within the free storage period. No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown. and all Goods remaining undelivered after August 11th, will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before August 25th, or they will not be recognised.

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No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agenta.

[1069 Eongkong, August 2nd, 1919.

G.

NOTICE.

R.

LL PERSONS, with the exception of those of Chinese race desiring to leave

the Colony should apply in person between the hoar of 9 A. trim and 27.M. in wa daily, the PASS OFFICE, POST OFFICE BUILDING

A will be required to produc

All

or identification papera.

with certain exceptions, wee persons, comain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register themselves under

of REGISTRATION

PERSONE tion ORDINANCE, 1916.

Forms of Begistration, giving the parti culars required may be obtained at

HONGKONG.

BANK HOLIDAY.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ail

NE INSURANCE OFFICES Will CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC

TO-DAY MONDAY "BUSINESS AUGUST 4TH.

By Order, LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS, Secretaries.

[1066 Hongkong, August lat, 1919.

MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION ÖF HONGKONG.. BANK HOLIDAY.

TOTICE IS HEREBY, GIVEN thai all

NOTICE IS JOY OFFICES

STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.,

N INTERIN DIVIDEND OF ONE A DOLLAR pre Share for the ais months ending with June, 1919 will be PAY BLE on TUESDAY, AUGUST 4TH, be on which do Dividend Warrants may obtained on application at the Company's LOB

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, Jay 30th to TUESDAY, August seb, both days inclusive, during which perind no Transfer at Shares can be Registered.

By Order of the Board of Director,

JOHN ARNOLD,

Acting Secretary, Hongkong, July 22nd, 1919,

will be CLOSED for the Transaction of HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY, PUBLIC BUSINESS TO-DAY (MONDAY), AUGUST 4TH.

By Order

LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

Secretaries

[1087 Hongkong, August 1st, 1919.

ST. PETER'S CHURCH, WEST POINT, HONGKONG.

*

LIMITED

(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.).

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an

NOTISFERIM DIVIDEND OF NINE PENCE per Share ng account of the year) 19:5, has been declared.

The DIVIDEND will be payable on and after MONDAY, the 25th day of August, 1918. to Shareholders on the Register on MONDAY, the 11th day of August, 1919, and will be paid-10 Shareholders on the Colonial (Hongkong) Register at

URING AUGUST there will be Divine

NO SERVICE at 8 AM.

D Service each Sunday at 11 am. but exchange rate of 3/0 per-Dollar

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NOTICE.

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By Order of the Board.

DEWAR'S

WHITE

LABEL

danger, its clear conscience showed its duty. It any evidence were needed of our¦ postponed again for a week. pacific inclinations it was surely afforded:

The V.R.C aquatic sports have been

The name of Mr. O.. B. Raven has been

by our utter unpreparedness for warfare added to the List of Authorised Arthi-

เ

Mr. W. J. Dexter, of Hongkong, and Mr. N. Bowey, of Shanghai, hate goined. the Colonial Institute.-

-

The restrictions on the use of wireless" telegraphy by merchant ships in Siamese territorial waters have been withdrawn.

Sir James Canthies the eminent surgeon, previously of Hongkong, preached at St. Peter's. Yerestreel, W...on Hospital Sunday, June end.

ou anything like the Continental segle. tests.c Happily, our Navy was mistress of the sex, and justified the King's confidence that it would revive and renew its old glories and prove once again the sume shield of Britain and of her Empire in the hour of trial. Under its protection, our small Expeditionary Force of less than two hundred thousand men was soon transported to France, where it fought against overwhelming odds with the most magnificent galintry and devotion. Dismay chilled our hearts for a while when we read one Sunday afternoon the KAISER's boast that he had FRENCH'S contemptible little army surrounded by a ring of steel. The elation which the War Eurd then expressed was justified by | appearances, but, as bad so often happen

efore in our bistory, the British soldier won by his dauntless courage when, ky all the Pales of warfare, he ought to have lost. The troops fought like heroes, and, even after a bloody retreat, retained

the FINEST SCOTCH the discipline and the spirit which

W. E ROBERTS,

Secretary. Hongkong, July 28th, 1818.

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WE ARE REMOVING our Offices as SHELL TRANSPORT AND TRADING Dudell Street to 41, WYNDHAM STUIET.

"from AUGUST 4TH, from No.1,

CURRIMBHOY & CO, LTD. [1061 Hongkong, August 1st, 1919.

A. B. WATSON & COMPANY, LTD.

WING to the GREATLY INCREASED

(RICE SUGAR, the price of all our SWEET waters will be advanced Five Cents per duzen, as from this date, until further Notice.

A. 8. WATSON & CO, LTD.. Hagokong, August Int, 1918

WANTED.

11067

CHINESE ASSISTANT with good knowledge of English also for keeping accounta. $1,000 00 cash guarantee required. Good salary to suitable man

Box No. 1053, Apply to-

Care of "Daily Press Office.

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WANTED.

COMPETENT TYPISI, STENO-TYPIST

preferred Apply stating saiary required.

W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD., Kowloon.

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WAN FED

MMEDIATELY thorough's

efficient

Typist and Stenographer Apply rating salary rega red to-

GILMAN & CO., LTD.

the

G.P.O. and at '1 Police Stations.

The Penalty for non-compliance

a fine

not exceeding $50.

W.

A. G. DA ROCHA AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND

GENERAL BROKER.

Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2339,

FAVOURED

with inatractions from The Concerned,

will sell by Public Auction on TUESDAY,

Aug 5th, 1919, . 2.15 P.M.

at his Sales Room,

A QUANTITY OF

MISCELLANEOUS GOODS & EFFECTS

ALBO

90 cases Tackey's Liqueur Whisky 12

years old.

20 cases Medoc. qts. Lalanded Ca

40 Dozen Playing Cards

26 cases Stilly Frat & Co. Vermouth.

10

6 years Old Red Port.

10 Dozen Tobacco Pipes.

q

Cigarettes holders.

TERMS Cash on delivery. Hongkong, August 1st, 1919.

PALACE HOTEL, KOWLOON, Corner of Haiphong & Hankow Roads.

Tel. 5

Td. Address: Palace.

TWO Minutes from Ferry and Railway 1 station. This Hotel has just been completely renovated and refurnished in now up-to-date in every respect and under, English Management. Cuisine under personal supervision of the Proprietor. BAR AND BILLIARD ROOMS, TERMS MUDERATE. Special Arrangement for Families on Application to:

910]

J. H. OXBERRY,"

Proprietor.

FRENCH LESSONS.

NOUSSION,

11. KÖLNISON HILL BOAD.

COMPANY, LIMITED.

E have been requested by the above Company to announce that new shares will be sued at par to shareholders on the 18th June, 1918, in the proportion of ONE new share for very TWů old shares, fractions being disregarded.

Holders of

"HEARER Warrants should

deposit their holdings not later than the 9tia August. 1918, accompanied be payment of the equivalent of £1 Sterting to each new share claimed, with their Bankers who will stamp the warrant on the face thereof with the words "RIGHTS CLAIMED 19.'

Registered shareholders should pay to their Bankers the equivalent of El Serling for each new share claimed, not later than the 9th August, 1919.

WHISKY

OF

GREAT AGE.

SOLE AGENTS

enabled them to aid the French nt the Battle of the Marne, to cross the Aisne, and then, side by side with General Foca's valiant army, to defeat decisively the culminating effort of the enemy at Ypres. While these great events were in progress there was a spontaneous uprising of Great Britain and 'het Bominions to mitet the German challenge, and a great national army was in the making. In the week ending September 5th, 1914, 174.900 Regular recruits enlisted, and by May 1913, no fewer than a mittion and u quarter Regular recruits and pearly hall. -million Territorials had responded to the call of King and country. The great problema at that time was to cope with the intake of 'en, and arm and equip them for service. It was not until the war had

We are informed that, unless unfore seen eircumstances arise, buth curs on the Peak Tramway will resume running tha

all distance this Monday) morning.

Nile Steamship Co., Ltd., will be struck At the expiration of three months the off the Register and the Company will be dissolved, unless cause is shown to thu

contrary.

Dr. G. E. Morrison was able to leave the nursing home where he recently under. went an operation and journey to Forest Row, Sussex, on June 21st, to completr his recovery.

The Government ask these who do not. from doing so now, and they hope that ordinarily, eat rice to abstain entirely all hotels, and restaurants will eliminate it from their menus,

Mr. Henry Bell Wortley, of Chester.. a director of the Chian Murual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.. has left estate valued at £100.571 14 Id., with net per- sunalty of £08,583 48. Tu,

Oud case of enteric fever, one case (one death) of bubonic plague; and one co (one dth) of cerebrospinal fever were reported in the Colony on Friday. The case of plague was British.

The Rev. Dr. Timothy Richard, the well-known missionary, who had spen, 45 years in China, where he was appointed Mandarin of the First Rank, has left by his will estate valued at £1,547.

gust, 19H NGKONG AND SHANGHAI A. S. WATSON & CO., been in progress, nine months that the Rond. The men, who were identified by

BANKING CORPORATION, "

N. L STABB

Chief Manager. Hongkong, July 24th, 1919.

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THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGA TION COMPANY, LTD. TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that AD EXTRAGRDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LIMITED, will be held at the Office of Messrs JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Lao, No. & Pedder Street, Victoria. Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY, the 20TH day of AUGUST, 1919, & 11.30 o'clock in the forenous, when the subjoined Resolu tion will be proposed as an Extraordinary Resolution, viz

(1) [1063

TO LET (UNFURNISHED). 0.9 MOUNTAIN VIEW, from Ist

October, 1918.

·A.B., Apply

Care of "Daily Press" Olace.

No

TO LET.

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70. io, Tx PEAK, B-Roomad House

at the Peak. Apply to

PERCY SMITH SETH & FLEMING'

[624

TO LET.. AURNISHED at the Prax, No. 4, Stewart

Terrace. Apply--

FUR

F

HE POLLOCK, Supreme Court.

1937

TO LET.

That the Articles of Association of the'! Company be altered as follows -

in Article. 31. *fter the inserting By in words "upou all the shares in the second line thereof the words "other thua paid shares." (2) By adding at the end of article 18 the

following

but, any director 39 Appointed shall fold office only until the nexo following Ordinary General Meet ing of the Company, and shall then be eligible for re-election

word

"

(3) By adding the fol owing new Article to

be Dumbered 993 viz:-

(5)

The Company may by a Special "Resolution remove any. Director before the expiration of his period of

of the Share and

LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

TEL 818

BIRTH,

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FORSYTH-At the Victoria Private Hon. pital, Victoria, B.C., on June 28th, 1919, to Dr. and Mrs. CHARLES FORSYTH, & Mon.

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MARRIAGE. MARTIN POWELL-At-Barry, on June

19th, Capt, E. M. J. MARTIN, Assist Superintendent of Police, Shanghai, to FLORENCE KATHLEEN POWELL." Hasexore UFFICE: LOA, DR YOUR ROAD, C, Lowden Orion: 181, Fran 8xxxz, É.0.

The Baily Press.

RoRGEONG, AUGUST 4TH, 1818.

FIVE YEARS AGO.

Five years ago to-day, at midnight, the ultimature which Great Britain delivered to Germany expired, and the two nations. became locked in a life-and-death struggle

The Police have succeeded in arresting two Chinese who attacked Miss Esme Cornell, on Wednesday in Lyttleton the young lady, will be produced ng the Alagistracy to-dily.

Delence Electric Light practice will take place from Belebers and Stonecutters on August 18th, commencing at 7 p.m.; from Lyemun, on the 11th, commencing at 7 pm; and froin Belchers every Wednes day evening, commencing at 9 p.m.

T

The death has pecurred at Rochester, in his 85th year, of Col. H. S. Shinkwin, inta of the 50th Regimens of Foot, one of the few remaining survivors of the, China war of 1856-59, when he was wounded during the fighting which resulted in the capture of Canton in December, 1957.

Mr. A. H. Hollingsworth has been ap pointed a member of the Board of Arbit- rators in connection with the resumption

Section A and the remaining portion of Lot No. 339 in Survey District IV, and in connection with the resumption of Section B of Lot No. 2:09 in Survey District IV.

first division of the new armies disembark. ed in France, and it was not until after the lapse of two years that our troops were placed on an equality with the enemy in point of armament. The mare recent history of the war and the ever-increasing sacrifices that were made to meet the new situations which arose when Russia cul Inpsed, dragging down Rumania with her, and Italy received a staggering blow are too fresh in the mind in need recapitula tion The way was long and painful, and at times the outlook was overcast, and gloomy; but the spirits of the men in the trenches and of the people at Home never wavered. As H.M. THE KING reminded us the other day, it was impossible to foretell even this time last year when victory would come or how much it would cost:" Fifteen months ago it looked as In Coren's Rite Review for June, 1913,

Central

the following paragraph, appears :-- though the

freed Powers,

"nongkong is practically bare or surplus. All from

the anxiety, un Eastern stocks and cable advices from thas port Front, might succeed in their desperate indicate probable Government action and the placing of an embargo on July 7th." attempt to drive

a wedge between the This, it will be seen, was a remarkably Allied forces in the West to the sea-coast. intelligent anticipation of events It proved, however, to be the darkest hour that immediately precedes the dawn. How different, the situation to-day, with German militariam destroyed and avic- torious peace imposed upon those whe were so long a menace to the whole of Europe. We can claim without fear of contradiction that the pledge which the PRIME MINISTER gave at the Guildhall in November, 1914, has been redeemed in

every respect : —

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The Chinese Government will indemnify the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company for the loss of the steamer angkan, according to a decision of the Cabinet on July 17th. The sinking of the vessel followed a collision with the Bupeh Provincial Government gunbong Chutkni, near Hankow.

Another visit was paid by barglars to Messrs. Brewer's book store, on Friday' This particular store seems to night. possess a peculiar fascination for them, Is this is the fourth occasion on which robberies are reported to have taken place We shall not sheath the sword, there, a night watchman, noticing the which we have not drown lightly, until door of the shop open, raised an alarm,

which quickly brought several Belgium reecvers in full measure more than all that she has sacrificed, until stables on the scene. On examining th France is adequately secured against premises they found that nothing had the menace aggression, until the been stolen. rights of the smaller nationalities of The current number of Church Notes,

con-

"office." (4) By striking out the word "forfeited" in the second line of Article 135 and insert ing in place of such word the word utilized and by omitting the fail stop at the end of such Article and by adding at the end of such Article the worda "until claimed."

in Article 141 fer the erved in the sixth line thereof word "i

words and two copies of Though many of our fellow countrymen each of these documents shall at the had long regarded this as inevitable, it same time be forwarded to the Secretary can honestly be said that our statesmen strove to avert it by every means in their Should the above resolution he passed by power. At the moment, it is true, Ger-

Stock Exchange, London Partment, The the requisite majority it will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution to many was anxious to keep Great Britain General Meeting and out of the strife in order the more easily further Extraordinary such meeting will be held on Wednesday, URNISHED for 18 months, No. 87, The 10th day of September 1810, at the same to accomplish ber designs on the Con-

PEAK (No. 1 Stewart Terrace) containing 3 Bedrooms and Bathrooms, Hot and Cold time and place for the purpose of consider tinent, and, with this end in view. Resolution promised that, if we would pledge our Special Water, Drying room, Dining Room, Drawing ing and, if thought. at, confirming such

resolution Room, Bitting Room and Usual Uhoes and Recordingly.

selves, to neutrality, she would undertake Servants Quarters, alio Large Garden

not to httack the northern coast of Possession July 15th:

Apply to

France. She laboured under the delusion. HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

XXX)., LTD.,

that, with trouble brewing in Ireland and Alaxandra Buildings

perplexities confronting them in other said that we have spared nothing to help chit paper and left it perfectly blank. parts of the Empire, the British people,

our Allies even in moments of our most shows a very irreverent spirit, but when To do such a thing at any time in Church sunk in luxury and slothfulness, would bitter need. In all, we have placed in the. the collection was for those blinded in the eagerly avail themselves of any plausible field nearly eight million men, suffered war it in hard to find words strong pretext for keeping out of the areas. That over three million casualties, and in cough to describe so contemptible an was the first and the greatest' of many mis- curred a debt of eight thousand millions calculations. We refused to ignore our

The American Consul General has sterling. Our dead alone number between received instructions from. Washington obligations of honour with regard to the

five and six hundred thousand of the indicating that the rules as to the visu Belgian treaty, though Germany, in

flower of our manhood, but we may find of passports of persons procceding to the further effort to lull us into inaction,

United States have been much further ra Kaye formal assurance that even in consolation for these irreparable losses in laxed, particularly in favour of the ro the thought that they have not been in latives of aliens now residing in the vain. As BYRÒN XİYA:→→ 5

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FOR SALE or TO LET on long lesse.

FURNISHED or UNFURNISHED from

October 1st, 1910. No. 96. THE PRAK (End House of Stewart Terrace) Hot Water thioughout Double Grass Tennis Court with Pavilion and large Kitchen Garden.

Apply-..

EAM. WILLIAMS, ANA LOVE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

Chartered Bank Buildings.

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By Under of the Directors, JARDINE. MATHESON & Co., LTD.,

General Managera. Date 1st day of August, 1919.

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FLAG AND BALLMAKER.

11059

No. 139, Des Vaux Road Central, Top Floor, HONGKONG.

TELEPHONE NO....1822.

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>OUND VOLUMES of the HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS, January to June,

With Izzz, Prico $7.50. On Sale at the Hexacona "Daily Erila Office

1910.

Europe are placed on an unassailable foundation, until the military domina-sued by St. John's Cathedral, contains the following caustic comment :-"The tion of Prussia is fully and finally collection was for St. Dunstan's home for destroyed."

those blinded in the war and amounted This result has been achieved only at to $842. In counting it was revealed in unusual piece of meannces by some in- tremendous cont. It can truthfully be dividual who had carefully folded up a

the ease of armed conflict with Belgium' she would not annex Belgian territory under "any pretence. This Mr. AsQUITH characterised as an infamous proposal," and the whole Empire echoed his words While Great Britain's Burc fastinet That overpower all others, and dat cuabled it to realise something of the The world at least to Freedom."

They never fall who dis In a great cILURE. ...Though years Elapse, and athers share as dark a doom, They but augment the deep and sweeping

thoughts

act."

United.. States. A new feature of the passport arrangements also provides for a continuing visa, valid for six months, for the passports of persons whose busi- ness necessitates frequent journeys to the United States or American territory. Such avisa is valid for repeated visits to the Baited States at any time within the time limit indicated.