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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

PEAK CLUB. WEDNESDAY, SÄTENDER ORD, at 9:15 PM.

PIÁNO RECITAL: PROFESSOR SKLAREYSKI,

by

PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE Chopin Ballade A Flat Major.

Nocturne F Major. Scherzo Minor. Sgambatt....Antique Minut Beethoven Rabinstein-Turkish March. Berlian.In the Convent, Chopin Popaise A Flat Major,

Members can obtain tickets for theins selves and guests from the No. F Boy, or the HONORARY SECRETARY,

TICKETS & EACH,

HONGKONG GYMKHANA

CLUB,

INTIMATIONS

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE,

LIMITED,

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, KATIṬRDAY

NOTICE IS HERMEY GIVEN that

NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

From CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

SYNTHE

SCRIP CERTIFICATE with respect to Shares numbered 2731/2774 in the shove Chce standing in the name of ONG HONG PIN of Singapore has been LOST, and shoul! the rame but by provvedi

before the 10th September, 1919, a New Ceriticate will be issued in Envour of the said so. Hoya Pis and no transaction taking place under the okl Scrip Certificate will be recognised by the Office

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO LTD.

General Agruba, Hongkong, August 26th, 1910. [1 60

Q.

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THE FOURTH GYMKHANA MEET. In the Estate of WILLIAM BAREOUR, THE

ING of the Season will be held at HAPPY VALLEY, on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1TH 1918, commencing at 1.30. P..

The Chargs af Admission will be $1 tor others than Members of the EONGKONG JOCKET

INA CLUB,

Club

flors in uniform Free

invite the Ladies of Hong eat.

August 23th, 1919.

NOTICE

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ST XAVIER BROS, LTE.

ing,

XAVIER BROS, LTD.

August 28th, 1910.

GKONG CLUB

NOTICE.

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AORDINARY GENERAL G of the Members of the. ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER LUB, will be held in the

0.5t 5.30P.M.

BUSIN-As posted in the Hall of the

By Order,

E. DES VEUX Secretary,

(1172 Hongkong, 27th August, 1915.

S.S.

CHEFOO

For FREMANTLE.

Sailing about SEPTEMBER 1ST, 1919.

Office: £27, Queen's Road Central.

Telephone 1445..

Hongkong, August 27th, 1918.

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A. G. DA ROCHA, 3, AUCTIONEER,

deceased'.

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ALL Fersons having Jains or owing A Monies to the above Estate are requested to send in ah Claims or pay such Monier to the undersigned on or before the 18th day of Septemb, 1919, after which date no Claims will be a see irpisod

CFJARSTIN, H.B.M.'s Acting Consul General Canton, August 23rd, 1919. ... [1157

G.

NOTICE.

Steamship

"KWAISANG"

Daving arrived from above porta, Consigneono Cargo by her are hereby informed that al- 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. 31st, will be subject to rent.

Ali broken, obafed, and damaged packages to be lefs 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 noogaired.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any onto whatever.

Billa of Lading will be countersigned by JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD,

General Managers.. Hongkong, Auguan Bibh, 1919. (1162

INDO-CHINA

AUGUST 30rd 1918.

INTIMATION

OLD

BROWN

great popular victory. On the occasion

referred 50, the Howa Mr. P. H. HOLYAR insoved that person, of Liers man nationality should be excluded from the Colony for a period of at last tim

years this was afterwards altered to ing the

declaration

be admitted

Six cases (six deaths) of gastroenteritia were reported in the Colony on Thursday,

The Hongkong Chinese Chamber,, of Commerce received a telegram, yesterday, from the Feking Government to the effect

a terms of years"-follow that, in compliance with the request of of peace, and the Chamber, orders have been given to the Governor of Elunan to permit ex- portation of 100,000 shek of rice (one shok quals 60 calties) to Hongkong. Chwing to the flood, no rice can be expertedi,fromí, Anhui.

they that subsequently only under strict liveper. The Governor, Sir Hay 3w, rillealed the idea, and declared that the official majority, had no intention of cnping

In recent months a large number of the responsibility if not hapting the resolution because it souls with an Im-orders for cotton mill plaat have been placed with British and American Arms in Shanghai. The total 'gares are no wariable, but the N-". Daily Serenaya it is in formed on good authority that one Erm alone, Messrs. Anderson, Megani a

BRANDY hity fivides when con-

STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD..

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNERS.

Brach Brandy

STOLÍ

FROM KORE

&

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THE

HE Steamship

ALL PERSONS, with the exception of those of Chinese race desiring to leave the Colony for places other than Canton, West River or Macao should apply in pera

for

permission to do so at the PASS OFFICE POST OFFICE BUILDING between the hour of 9 AM to 1PM. and 3 F.K. to 4 PM. daily.

Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papera

All persons, with certain exceptions, who are required to Register themselves as main in the Colony for more than 7 days

the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE, 1818

Forms of Registration, giving the part cuları required, may be obtained at the G.P.0. and at sil Police Stations.

The Penalty for non-compliance is a fine act exceeding $50,"

PART

TO LET.

of Ground Floor.

10, Des Vaux Road Central.

Apply to-

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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.

TO LET

BURVEYOR AND N Pak.

GENERAL BROKEK Queen's Road Central, Telephone"Nó 2933

JAVOURED with instructions from

The Concerned,"

FA

will sell by Public Auction,

TO-DAY

(SATURDAY). Angunt 3uth, 1918, [at 9.30 PM

his Sales Root, Queen's Road Central

(Old Post Office Building).

EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.

Comprising

Chesterfield Couch and Arm Chairs, Black- wood Furniture, Brass and Iron Bedsteads,

Brussels Tables,

and. Carpets Overmantels, Silk Tapentry Drawing Room Suite, Sofas, Easy Chairs, Decasional Tables, Extension Dining Table, Wardrobes, Pictures, Bevelled Mirror Curtains, Bed Sheets Crockery, Glassware, Bookcase, Dinner Ornaments, Cabinet Wagons, Dining Chairs, Silver Wareh Clocks, Marble-top Washstands, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Set, Electric Reading. Sideboards and a long line Lamps, Cabinets,

"of Sundries.

Catalogues will be issued TERMS Cash on Delivery. Hongkong, August 25th, 1819

WAI KEE

FLAG AND SAILMAKER No. 192, Des Voeux Road Central,

Top Floor,

HONGKONG. TILIPHONE. Na 1833.

TO-NIGHT

WHEN YOU VISIT

THE CORONET

PUT YOUR NAME DOWN

TO RECEIVE GRATIS

THE REVUE,

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TO. 102, THE PEAK, 6-Poomed House

· Apnir to....

PERCY SMITH SETH & FLEMING

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TO LET."

QURNISHED 1t the PRAK, No. 4, Stewart

Terrace Apply.

FL. E. POLLOCK, Supreme Court.

[937

FOR SALE or.TO LET on long lense

FURNISHED or UNFURNISHED from October 1st, 1919. No. 16, THE PEAK, (End House of Stewart Terrace) Hot Water throughout Duable Grass Tonnis Court with Pavilion and large Kitchen Garden.

Apply

K

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

Chartered Bank Buildings.

M°

FOR SALE.

1049

(OUNT GOUGH" No. 131, THE PEAL Boored House with Large Garden.

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LOXLEY & Đa,

York Building

FOR SALE AT THE PEAK.

145

5-ROOMED BUNGALOW in excellent with Teania Court and Garden Area 25,000 square feet. Low price.

Apply to-

LINSTEAD & DAVIS.

FOR SALE.

Price,

"FOOKSANG" having arrived from the abors porta, Consign of Cargo by her are hereby formed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or exten hasardous Godown of the Hongkong and Kowloon Whard and Godown Company, Ltd. whence and/or from the Wharves delivery may

bo cbtained.

Goods not cleared by Sept. 1ut," will be subject to rent.

All broken, shafed and damaged paskagen are to be left in the Godowus, where they will be

they will not be recognized, examined. Claims against the Steamer must pe presented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise

No Fire Insurance will be effected by ma in any case whatever.

Bill of Lading ATELIESON & CO., LTD. will be countersigned by JARDINE,

General Managers.

f1163 Hongkong August 15th, 1918.

"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

SS “BEYAVON."

FROM MIDDLESBRO, LONDON AND STRAITS:

YONSIGNEES of Cargo are her aby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous andfor extra hazăr- doas Godown of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd, whence and/or From the wharses delivery may be obtained.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and Goods remain- ing undelivered after Aug. 31st, will, be subject to rent.

Al

Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before Sept. 7th, or they will not be recognised.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on Aug. 3 th, at 11 am.

No Fire Inersace has been effected. Bills of Lading wil be countersigned by GIER, LIVINGBION & CÓ,

Agenta. Hongkong, Angast 25th, 1919.

THE

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PENINSULAR AND

ORIENTAL STRAM NAVIGATION CO.

STEAM FOR STRAITS, CEYLON, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITER

25

لسلة:

YEARS IN WOOD.

SPECIALLY SELECTED FOR

LIMITED.

which will ran into millions of tarts."

A gallant act by a Chines named

vinced that the proposal was not in the interests of the Colony. Either they have changed their opinions since then, or they have voted against their gonvictions. The Attorney-General the, Han, Mr. J.Co., Ltd., have received this year no fewe than 20 orders for mills the total cost of H. Keur pleaded that sentiment-wagat very poor guide amongst the cold hard facts of economits, but, as we minded hìm at the time, if we had aprely con- | Leung Kan. employed on Harbour Dept. sidered the cold hard facts of evone boat No 1. has been reported to the mies" we should never have gone to war, | Harbour Master. On Wednesday evening “* for war means the destruction of wealth. ju Chinese girl fell overboard from a junk. In that matter we nitowel sentiment to The Harbour Department boat was elese sway us, nad after the revelationg of the by, and tne of the seamen threti a life- past five years sentiment is likely forbels to the "girl in the water. but she was some time to come to exergise à very unable to reach it. She was sinking when powerful influence upon our actions. Leung Kah jumped in and saved her. The Undismayed by the insympathetic attigirl w frighted that she nearly tude of the Government, the Chamber of dragged her rescuer down. Commerce held a general meeting of

S

TYPHOON WARNING.

ben

15 following telegram received by the American Consulate General Hongkong from the Manila, Observatory:

August 29th, 10 am. Typhoon E of Luzon more than 300 niles distant moving W.

its members at which the rejected anotion WIE re-armed with only two dissentients

*1* ! * So strungly did the public Ing! on the subject that, in sponse to a very widespread demand, Mr. Holtoak, ignoring the advice of his mere timorons colleagues, convened a meeting at the Theatre Royal nữ” which the resolu tiod was carried with practical unanimi- ty by a gathering of some seven hundred people Sine that time the pesolution.

· has been re-firmed by the Colony, and has been adopted, in principle, by many other portions of the British Empire. Thus we find that the seed which Hung-

A. S. WATSON & CO., kong sowed two and a half years ago has borne fruit despite the efforts of the Government to destroy it. This lesson, we hope, will not be lost upen those who are always apt to ask What is the use" whenever any attempt is made to give expression to the wishes of the public..

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

#

TEL. 618.

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BIRTH. BRANDWIN.At Swatow, on August 28th., the wife of Dr. C. H. BRANGWIN, OF

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& son..

Mr. H. J. Brett, Trade Commissioner, returned to Hongkong yesterday on the Haitan.

A Chinese woman, aged 8 years of age, bay committed suicide by hanging Berself in her cuticle at Tse das Terrace.

HONGKONG' OWPIcs: 104, De Vanz BOLD, C. Exchange opened yesterday morning at LONDON, OFFICE: 181, Fran Brar, E.0.44. Old.. At noon a cable from Lundon advised a drop of 30% in silver. The 'rate opened in the afternoon at 4.

The Baily Press.

HONGKONG, August 30, 1919.

A GOVERNMENT DEFEAT.

At present there are ships being built in Shanghai of 63,000 tons dend weight. They will keep the yards well employed for any months,

The Chinese constable who was charged

CANTON NEWS.

· August 29th.

In view of the fact that the surplus of the Customs revenue in the second half of the year is to be returned to the Peking Government in December, Dr. Wie Ting tong has requested the British Consul and the Commissioner of the Canton Customs to enquire as to which day of December the Diplomats will return the money. It is said that Dr. Wu will request, from the Foreign Diplomats, another contri- bution to the Military Government. BALT AFFAIRS.

CUSTOMS, REVENUE SURPLUS.

The salt merchants have restined busi- ness since the 27th inst.. when the extra

key on salt was withdrawn.

It is reported that the Kwangsi jaders are proposing to levy an extra tax on salt transportation aeroes the borders, as they see large quantities of all being sent. from Yam Chow and Limchase to Kwangsi. The salt merchants, in this." locality threaten to go on strike if this tax is imposed.

DEMOBILISED TROOPS, AND BANDITE.

A disturbance by demobilised Shiubing troops and bandits in the Sanhing dis trict (near Shiuhing) was reported by the magistrate a little time ago.

More recently, the inngistrate has re-

THz power that public opinion may with being asleep on duty near theported that the troops and bandits are exercise even in a Crown Colony was Pumping Station was fund by Mr.

illustrated at the meeting of the Legisla tive Council on Thursday, when the Enemy Aliena Restriction Ordinance was passed. This measure enacts that for the next three years no subject or citizen of any State with which we were at war during the year 1918 shall come to ibis Colony even for a limited period without a permit signed by the Colonial Secretary. The penalty for disobedience is deportation with the possibility of a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars doying from this port about SEPTranz and imprisonment for any term up to.

RANEAN PORTS & LONDON,

Through Billa of Lading issued for Batavia, American, Continental,

and South African Porta. ̧

THE Homeward Mail Steamer

Hin

"DUNERA”

from Hongkong.

Majesty's Mail, will be

7x8, 1919, taking Cargo for the above Porta Passenger accommodation in the connecting real, if available, secured before departure Silk and Valuable Cargo lor Italy, France sad London (under arrangement) will be conveyed by this Steamer proceeding to Bombay and there transhipped to the on-carrying Steamer for Marseilles and London will be received at the Office until 3 PL the day before mailing. The content and vaine of all packages are required.

For further particulars, ailing dates, etc.

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2. Des Yeux Road Central:

PALACE HOTEL, KOWLOON. Corner of Halphong & Bankow Roads.

Tel. L. &

Tai, Addreast Palac

Two Minutes from Fey and Halmar station This Hotel just been completely renovated and refurnished is now up-to-date in every respect and under, English Management. Cuisine ander personal supervision of the Proprietor BAR AND BILLIARD ROOMS, TERMS MODERATE. Special Arrangement for · Families on Application. tor

J. E. OXBERRY, Proprietor.

one year. It is not intended that the

prohibition shall apply to those friendly peoples who were formerly incorporated, against their will, in the "territories under the sway of our enemies and have been given their independence under the Peace Treaty. The only defect in the

R. E. Lindsell, at the Magistracy, yes- terday.

The next Criminal Sessions commences on Monday.

The calendar includes a case in which a Chinese is indicted for robbery with violence from Miss Enit Corne!!.

The Erst stage of the municipal clee tions in Harbin has resulted in a victory for the merchants and householders. The candidates Russians, 250 Chinese, and 12 Japanese.

for election comprise 234

Two Chinese youths were playing or the verandah of the third story of A building in Quera's Road when one over. balanced himself and fell to the ground below, a distance of 30 feet. He died on the way to the hospital.

approaching to attack the district xity and that the regular forces available will not be strong enough to resist. THE TRAMWAY SCHZMI,

was

The members of the Provincial Assem bly are protesting strongly against the tramway contract on the ground that it not been referred to the for approval. They have recently demanded the cancellation "of the agreement, several of its conditions must be amended. It is rumoured that, owing to certain improperly worded conditions in the agreement, the Board of Communications permitted the registration of the syndi- of the Military Government has not yet

cate. ·

THE CIVIL LAW ACADEMY.

The authorities have decided to have the Civil Law Academy, the students of which rejected the new Headmaster, have been warned to leave the Academy ispended for one term. The student as the place is to be given as a harrack. to certain troops.

Academy may not be suspended as the Another message states that the guardians of the students are trying to mediate. It is said that another Head master will be appointed if the studenta are willing to forego their demreds.

FREEMASONRY.

The marriage of Miss Katherine Louise Ordinance is that all. the powers which it Erdner, of Portland, Oregon, U.S.A., coofers rest in the hands of the Governor, and Mr. Harold Joseph Sheridan, of the who can insert such conditions in the Standard Oil Company of New York, permits as he sees fit, and the Colonial Shanghai, took place on August 15th, at Secretary, to whose unfettered discretion the American Consulate, Tairon the issue of permits is entrusted. Pre-

this "arrangement has been the Royal Society of St. George (Shang: sumably

At the invitation of the Committee of dictated by the Secretary of State inhai Branch) Mr. A. P. Wood, a former order that modifications may be made member of the committee for very many from time to time, without difficulty, a

A quarterly court of the governors and changing circumstances may demand. President in the place of the late Mr. Hall, Great Queen-street, under the pre- years, has accepted the position of Vice-beribers of the Royal Masonic Institu tion for Boys was held at Freemasons' seems to imply a belief that a rigid C. W. Wrightson. *** policy of exclusion will not be persisted

sidency of Mr. C. E. Keyser, to admit to ballot, sixty-six boys, being the

benefits of the institution, without in for the full period, contemplated by the measure. Be thiens it may, the ment Civil Hospital aufering from a

list of candidates for the approved action of the Government in introducing number of stab wounds. It appears that whose fathers have been killed or died October 10th next. Eleven duly qualified,

prection

due the Bill embodying a principle at which his assailant owed him some money, and, on active service, were alea ndmitted they meered when it was submitted to when asked for it, became enraged and

without ballot, thus making 182 such boys. their consideration by the representative picking up a knife attacked him. The of the festival of the institution, held on to date. It was reported that the result of the Chamber of Commerce in the incident occurred at Tai Kok Taui, and June 11th laat, had been increased to

part of 1917 representar

£80,555. the assailant has now disappeared,

early

A Chinese has been sent to the Govern-

the