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to the name of JINKS,

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JD. HUMPHREYS.

Alexandra Builders,

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HONGKONG ROPE MANU- FACTURING, CO, LTD.

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AUCTIONS

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY' AUGUST

INTIMATIONS

INTIMATION

The Undersigned have received instrue tions from the Marshai of the Prize Court, to sell by Public Auction, on

MONDAY,

the 18th August, 1919, at 10.30 a.m., at the Break-water. Jaumati. The Steam Launch

*NORD,"

Built of teakwood by the Hongkong Whampoa Dock Company, Ltd.

Bength o

Length b.p. p.

su ft. 0 in. .33 It. s. in.

Breadth extreme s

.1 ft. 0 in.

Depth moulder: ....... Draught mean

5. ft. 4 in.

1. 4 in.

ENGINE bon-condensing,

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OFFICE.

NOTICE

WHEREAS on July 18th, Licensed Junk Tobe wa usizod by the

Revenue Department, whilst lying off Salt fish Lane Take Notice that if this junk is not claimed within seven days from Aust andth it will be sold by Public Auction to

defray expense incurred.

&W, BECKWITH, Superintendent. Ituporta and Exports. Hongkong, August 12th, 1919. (1107

Diameter of cylinders 7 in. and 18 in. Stroke in.

Bailer cylindrical tubular,

INTERIM DIVIDEND of ONE-Diameter 4ft, din, Length 7it. Oin. with

one plain furnace 2 diameter. W. P. 125 lbs, per square inch. Including Anchors, Chains, Navigating Lights, Auxiliary Feed Pumps, &c

A. DOLLAR (31) per Share for account 1910 will be javable on THURSDAY, AUGUST ESTE 1019. Shareholders are requested to apply for Dividend Warrants at the Company Office St. George's Baild ing. Hongkong.

A Lunch will leave Blake Pier at 10:

chasers.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Companya.mp day of sale to convey intending par- will be CLOSED from Thursday, August 213, 1919, to Thursday, August 99th, 1915, both days inclusive.

SHEWAN TOMES & CO., General Managers. Hongkong, August 15th, 1919, [1125

TIENTSIN DISTRICT.

PILOTAGE NOTIFICATION.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that an

NEXAMINATION OF CANDIDATES

a provi is for by Article/IV of the General Recular for the Pilotage Service in China will be held in this Office on THURSDAY, the 28th day of August, 1919, at 10 a

ROBERT COUGLAS,

Harbour Master.

Harbour Master's Office, CUSTOM HOUSE, Tientsin, August 8th, 1819

G.

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GÖVERNMENT BILLS, ETC. TIENDERS for

SPECIE errent in TIENTSIN, up to and for the sum of $500,000 current in Tientsin. will be received by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT, until 11.30A.M.

August 18th, 1919.

The amount accepted is to be placed by the Tenderer

to the credit of an sscount with the KONGRONG AND Seanobal Banking Cos: POR TUX. Tiantain, soms to be available on August 9th, 1919.

Parsons tendering to state

The amount, of Dollars, current in Tientsin per £100 for Telegraphic Transfer in the Lords. Commissioners London,

of H.M. TraTLEY,

The tenders to be in duplicate, and in sealed sovers, addressed to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT, and endorsed TENDERS FOR GOVERN MENT BILLS, etc."

The right to accept or reject say or all of the sendes is reserved,

Copies of Forms of Tender can be had on Application

Persons tendering for (Bill) are hereby notified that, having regard to the provisions of the Acts 22 George III, Cap 45 and 41. George sach Tender LIL, Cap. 52. the acceptance of

subject to the express condition the Member of the British House

Dall

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vete of Commons be admitted to any share or part in or to any benefit to arise from the Contract thereby made for the allotment of such (Billy"

The provisions in

question do not

not apply to Contracts entered into by any incorporated Company in its corporated capacity and made for the general benefit of the Company

Any further information esa be obtained by personal application to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, A.P.D.

E...THURSBY-PELHAM, Lt.-Col;

Tray Chat Ocer. A.P.D.

His Majesty's Trouenzy Office,

Hongkong, August 16 h, 1919.

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

Queen's Roud Cmtral, Telephone No. 2132.

FA

LAVOURED with instructions

The Concerned,

from

will sell by Public Auction, on TUESDAY,

August 18th, 1919,

9.30 P.M.,

at his Balea Room

A QUANTITY OF MISCELLANEOUS GOODS & EFFECTS

Comprising:

100 Pairs Ladies' White Shoes, just landed from Am rica.

'10'cases Oatmeal.

10

Cocoa

Canned Turnips.

Beetroot.

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Carrots.

Tomato.

10

10

French Beane

Melon and Lemon Jam.

Plam Jam

Pineapple Jam..

French Vermouth, N. P. & Co. Tuckey's Liqueur Whisky.

And a long line of Sondries TERMS:-Cash on delivery. Hongkong, August 15th, 2010.

TO-NIGHT

WHEN YOU VISIT

THE CORONET

PUT YOUR NAME DOWN

TO RECEIVE GRATIS

THE

REVUE.

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On view from the 16th August. Terms: Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers to the Government, Hongk. 7th Augus. 1919.

G.

B.

HONGKUNG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

HE DIVIDEND DECLARED for the

Talf Year ending June 30th, 1919, at the rate of Two Pounria five shillings starling per share is payable on and after MUNDAY, the 11th day of August, Current, at the Offices of the Corporns on, where shareholders are requested to apply for Warranta.

By Order of the Court of Directors, . J. STABB, '

Chief. Manager. Hongkong, August 9th, 1919 $100B

HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE.

T IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that an INTERM DIVIDEND of 4 per share has been declared for the Half Year onding June 30th, 1819.)

The Dividend will he parable on and after THURSDAY. AUGUST 28TH, 1919, the Offices of the Company, where

Shareholders are requested to apply for

The Undersigned have received instruct tions from the Marshal of the Prize Court, to self by Pastic Auction; or ""

MONDAY,

the 18th August, 1919, at 10.30 am, at the Break air, Yaumati, The Stun Launch

LLOYD."

Built of Lenkwood by the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, Ltd., in 1909.

.66 ft 0 in."

Length s.a.

Length b.p.p.

Breadth ex

Depth moulde

Draught mean

.62 ft. 0 in.

I ft. 0 in.

ft. 9 in.

... 5 ft. 3 in..

ENGINE--Compound surface condensing. Diameter of cyclinders 7in. and 15in: Stroke 10in.

BOILER Cylindrical tubular,

Diameter Str. Bina. Lugth 7ft. Uin. with une plain furnace 30in. diameter. W. P. 130 lbs. per square inch..

Including Anchors, Chains, Navigating Lights, Auxiliary Feed Pumps, &c.

A launch will leave Blake Pier at 10 em, day of sale to convey intending pur chasers

On view from the 10th August. Terms: Cash.

HUCHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers to the

overnment..

Hongkong, 7th August, 1919.

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The Undersigned haw received instruë tions from the Marshal of the Prize Court, to sell by Public Auction, op

MONDAY,

the 15th August, 1910." at 10.30 a.ui., nt the Break-water, Yanmati, The Steam Launch ** BREMA,"

Built of tenkwood by the Hongkong und Wampos Dock Company, Ltd, in 1900.

Length o.a.

ft. 0 in. Leagth b.p.p.

ft. 0 in.

Breadth extreme....... Depth moulded

Draught, mean

11 ft. 0 in.

ft. 9 in.

5 ft. 3 in!

Warmints

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from August 20th to 17th, 1919, (both days inclusivel during high period no fransfer of Shares can be Registered

By Order of the

Band Directors,

J. H. TAGGART, Manager. Hongkong, Anzung 14th, 1918.

SIR

ROBERT

16TH.

1919.

BURNETT

& CO'S.

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THE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS

ORDINANCE, 1871.

(No. 1 of 1872)

PURSUANT to Soc 16 of the Legul Practitioners Ordinance 1871 (No. 1

The Jeep Advertiser states that the Funking, which arrived in Hongkong on

14 million

voice deafened' with the tramp of millions of armed men and the thunder of the gunners practising in her honour-Pear Tuesday. brought nearly with her belt stuck full of pistols and dollars worth of gold for the Far East. rifle on her shoulder is a modern ervation. | This is the biggest shipment of gold siner far removed from the gentle godules-de- the embargo on ita export, was fifte picted by ar forefathers.

Chserve," some weeks ago,

The Chinese in the International Set-

she cries, "these pistols are nos intended to make war on you; they are for melement of Shanghai have refused to pay'

the increased municipal rates です the ground of the stagnation of trade, and they have no volve in the municipal the increased cost of living and because aministration,

Protection. Touch me and I shall them, bus nos otherwise." So tha we read the gu-fighters of the mining camp of the Western States of America went armed and yet, curiously enough; nó ode ser to have identified them as pacificists.. Where wonder that men grow suspicion of a godless of Peace thus armed 1ke the god of War What wonder that the arms. ing of one nation for pener was the signal charged with kidnapping: An old man

for the arming of others, till it beeque headlong rush for armaments. Yet we would not cry in oire has that arms ments make for war. In the present con- dition of the human race they make. within limits, for peter, hút once those limits are passed, oner the armaments cross the line separating the defensive from the offensive, they must be consider ens making for war. The difficulty of deciding where this line is to be drawn. however, is immense. The bringing .co perfection of a tebting machine is an in- ducement to the use of that machine, not to defend that which you possess but to Lobtain more, er, at any rate, từ vstablish an ascendency which, in the end, will allow you to obtain more. The power to do ill deeds makes ill deeds, done"

1871) bereby give one month's notice that A. S. WATSON & CO., upon the policy of conscription for the

is my intention to apply for examination and admission as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Hongkong.

Dated the 8th day of July 1919.

A e ARCULLIL

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[ENTLEMAN who booked Single berth 1st class, on August 20th, for San Francisco by EXPRESS UT JAPAN, wishes to change with Gentleman who booked on September th, by EMPRES OF Ruseti.

Apply-

XYZ., Care of "Daily Prom Office,

TO LET.

PART of Ground Floor.

--[1108

10, Des Yeux Road Central.

Apply to-

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AGENCY CO, LTD.

[1109

TO LET

From November 1st.

FURNISHED BUNGALOW in Kowloon

atanding in its own grounds, Splendid Garden and Tennis Court.

appy w

*C.B." Care of "Daily Fress " Office.

f1110

TO LET (UNFURNISHED).

ro. 2. MOUNTAIN VIEW, from lat

Apply -

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ENDINE-Compound surface condensing October, 1919.

Diameter of cynden sin. and 16in. Stroke Em

Butta. Cylindrical tubular,

Diameter 5ft, Din., .ength TL, Din. with one plain furnace in, diameter. W. P.

120

s. per square inch. Including Anchors, Chains, Navigating Lights, Auxiliary Feed Pumps, &c.

A launch will leave Blake Pier at 10 a.in. day of sale to convey intending pur. спакета.

On view from the 16th August. Terms: Cash,

HUGHES, & HOUGH.

No

Care σ","Daily Prom" Offes. [1064

TO IET

TO. 102 T PEAK, 8-Roomed House

so the Peak.. Apply to-

PERCY SMITH SETH & FLEMING

TO. LET.

(539

Auctioners to the FURNISHED at the PK, No. 4, Stewart

Government.

Hongong, 7th August, 1010. · [1120

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

Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2933

Terrace. Apply→→

ELE POLLOCK, Supreme Court.

1537

TO LET.

FURNISHED for 12 months, No. 57, Tas

FAVOURED with instructions from Servants Quarters, also Large Garden.

The Concerned,

will sell by Public Auction, TO-DAY

(SATURDAY), August 16th, 1919,

at 9.30 P.,

at bis Salos Room, Queen's Bond Centra (Old Post Office Building). EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE Comprising:- Chesterfield Couch and Arm Chairs, Black. wood Furniture, Brass and Iron Bedsteads, Tables, Hrussels Carpets and Rags Brass Fenders, Overman els. Bilk Tapestry

Covered Drawing Room Suite, Solas, Easy Chairs, Occasional Tables, Extension Dining Table,

Wardrobes, Bevelled Mirror

Pictures Curtains, Red Sheets.

Crockery

Glasswart, Ornaments, Cabinet Teak Bokcase, Dinner Con Dining Chairs, Silver Ware Marble-top Washstand Reading Cooking Slove Cutlery, Toilet Se Lampe, Cabinets, Bideboards and a long line of Sundries

Catalogues will be issued TERMS-Cash on Delivery, Hongkong, August 14th, 1912.

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MR. Lindsell has granted the application of the Canton authorities" for the extradition of three Chinese

was released by the robbers when he paid them a ransom of 1990. The men were arrested in Faunati.

The murderer of Mr. and Mrs. K Gumpert at Tientsin, was shot dead on August 5th by the Chinese authorities, in the presence of American and British Offers and representatives of the British Municipal Police. Mr. Gumpert was in charge of 31stars. Caldbeck, Meliregor & Co., Hongkong, about 2 years, ago.

The Singo Campany are "plaaniar to establish a factory in Canton in order to promote native goods, and provide work for those who are without anything to do. The management and the opera tion of the factory will be modelled after those in London. It is proposed to raisg $10,000,000 for the thevelopment of the enterprise,

The Thina Mail stramer Wife, which agrived in Hongkong yesterday with 1,700

Francisco, Supplementing the service now provided by the China and they Nanking.

There is no doubt that conscription is in itself provocative of war

The Angle Saxon race hitherto, has Ersolutely set its face against this stem except to meet a crisis. firent Britain herself bas never given cause for anxiety to any of Chinese labourers, is on her way to hur n-ighlaners hy" such action in time ef Tsingtan When she returns to Hong-- penge, and she does not eviace any dis-kong, she will go into the Naval Dockyarṁ- position to do so now, but the United for a thorough overhauling before being States is considering a proposal to embark handed to the China Mail S.S. Co., wher intend putting her on the" run to Sam first the There can be no doubt that countries which follow the conscription system lay themselves open to suspicion. The State which presses all her able-bodied citizens into the ranks of the army and produces a trained fighting force millions where it WA formerly content with thousands must inevitably How suspicion and distrust and runs the risk of reaping that which it has auwe. All its so-called preparation for prace are apt to prove in the end but preparations for wer. Even mimesis in * MARRIAGES. ·

this connection may be as dangerous a qua ROSENFELD- - FLEISHMAN.; At the Palace

Hotel, San Francison, U.S.A., on | lity as sheer pugnacity shd vaulting ambi- July 4th, Julics - RosenFELD, 10

tion. At any rate, peque and armamenta Grave, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fleishman, of San Francisco. must part company. The goddess must no SMITH-LEVERSTON.--At Holy Trinity longer be allowed to go about in the guise

Cathedral, Shanghai, on August of Mars, trying to look mild-eyed over 11th, by the Very Ray, Dean Walker.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

TEL. 616.

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Of

H. E. SMITH, of the Chartered Bank Forest of lethal weapons. If we must con of India, Australia & China. Canton, tinue arming-and he would be sanguine, to MILLICENT M. BEAVERSTON, of Engineer, who regarded the seront struggle

land,

as the final one then let us be honest and arm in the name of the god of War, even although we seek but to save on

Chief Revenue Officer, Wildin hopes ten urganise a boxing tournament as the

Theatre

Oktober.

Royal Lowarda the end of "Sky" Kerrison, the un brates willter

and middle-weighe champion of the Colony, and A. R. Neal of the Tamur, are willing to meet any one in their class, while à num ber of other contents are expected; from men of the Hawkins, Cairo and flohunter, now on their way to Hongkong. Alf the proñts of the tournament will be handed to the widow of Inspector Terrett. 1t has also been decided to arrange a big boxing tourney during the visit to Hong- kong of the cricketers from Shanghai and Singapore,

.:

The Shanghai Gatelle is the authority for the statement that the Empress of yesterday afternoon, brought to this port Jap, which arrived in "Hongkong

a number of passengers who are on their way to Canada In the ordinary cours they would have embarked at Shanghai reported in the Colony on Wednesday on the return trip of the steamer, but, and Thursday.

DEATH.

BRITT-At the St. Francis Hospital, Wanchai, at noon on August 15th, JOAQUIM PEDRO DE BRITTO, aged 83. The funeral will pass the monument lives and not to destroy those of other at 3.30 p.m., today.. Macao and Shanghai papers please copy.

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Howa zonG OFFten: 10%, Dm Vaux ROAD, C. Laibox Ones: 181, Flare Sras, E.C

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, Acotar 167, 1913.

No

cases of communicable disease were

owing to the new quarantine regulations W. Dolon, a European, was fined at that port. it has been decided that at the Magistracy, yesterday, for being neither the Empres of Japan nor the drunk and incapable in Hollywood Road | Monteagle will call at Shanghai on their In answering a charge of wounding are on their way to Canada from Shang- outward voyage: Those passengers who and cutting a woman, « Chinese caused hai will therefore stop at Hongkong and great amusument at the Magistracy, yesat Vladivostock, where the steamer go

a direct from here, before crossing to.

Vancouver,

POWERFUL ARMAMENTS AND terday, hy giving his name

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was fired $25.

THE BANVARD MUSICAL COMEDY.. CO.

The Banvard Musical Comedy Co. were For stealing a bar of "iron from "the greeted by'n fairly large house last night. Monteagle & Chinese who had a previous The

first half of the

programme

to a Special mention must be made of the. Bongs of Miss Myrtle Dingwall (in the character of a Japanese Geisha) and Min Jardiniere, and the dancing pl Min. Hazel Boyd and, Miss Rhyllis Bazne The second half of the programme, con sisted of selections from The Suf fragetten."

THAT powerful armaments are conducive

A Chinese woman found in unlawful to pence is a muxim which has received a possession of 7 catties of rice was ar good deal of attention in recent years. reated by the Police and produced at It has been the excuse for naval and the ngistracy, yesterday, where she military expansion and for the enrich- of armament-makers everywhere. PEAX (No.1 Stewart Terrace) containing 3 Bedroom and Bathrooms, Hot and Cold The tired householder has had it Water, Drying room, Dining Room, Drawing presented at his head like a pistol every conviction against him was sentenced consisted of a vaudeville entertainment. Room, Sitting Room and Usual Offices and

time he demurred at putting his band at the Magistracy, yesterday, Possession July 15th.

into his pocket for increased taxes, months' imprisonment. HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE and it has been a salve to the con Four Shanghai men returned from the

CO. LTD..

science of many

a latent jingo whose war by the str. Nanking, viz., Licuts Alexandra Buildings

ideas of the greatness of his country are W. Ward and (i, D. Raeburn (of Messre measured by the strength of armies and Jardine, Matheson & Co.), 3. 0. navies. Happily the overworn maxim Martin and W. J. Wilton. shows. signs to day of "breaking down. The motor-bous Moonraker was sold There is a feeling in the air that the yesterday at Ah King's slipway, by Mr. erifices made were not offerings on G. P. Lammert, for $770, the purchaser the altar of Peace, as was supposed, but being a Chinese named Lee Muk Chai. on that of a very different deity, People There were an offers for the yacht

Toinette... are paking themselves whether there was not something grotesque in the idea of

Mesars, W. R. Loxley & Co. are ex- Peace being decorated with the imple. Colony, yesterday, on the Empress of hibiting in the windows of Messrs. Kelly, ments of War-Peace, the beautiful and Japan were. Licut. J. C. Fletcher, of & Walsh a collection of very fine photo- OR SALE & TO LET No. 125, Tus soft-eyed, hidden behind siege guns, Queen's College; Mr. G. 6. Archbut, graphs of the Handley Page Biplane.

PEAK" For particular andly tf. «

FOR. SALE or TO LET on long, lonso.

FURNISHED or UNFURNISHED from

October 1st, 1919. No. 06 THE PEAK End House of Stewart Terrace) Hot Water throughout Double Grus Tennis Court with Pavilion and large Kitchen Garden..

Apply...

E A. M. WILLIAMS, LOWE BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

Chartered Beak Buildings.

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GILMAN CO., LTD.

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Amongst "those who returned to the

The Company close their Hongkong season to-day, when they are staging Hello, Hawaii at a matinee and at the usual evening performance,"

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moines, floating batteries known as battle. Mrs. G. Mooser," Mr. Alex-Boas, Mr for which they are. the sole agents for ships, and submarines; her pleading (A. C. Joseland, and Mr. W. B. Walker, Hongkong and South China.