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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

G.

NOTICE.

B

KOWLOON WATER WORKS.

WING to alterations to the Water OWING IS BEKEBY NOTIFIED that the Water Supply to the whole of Kowloon will be SHUT OFF from 19 o'clock (Midnight) on TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 3380, until 4 AM, the following morning.

W. CHATHAM, Water Authority. Public Works Department,

Hoogkong, September 19th, 1919 (1978

NOTICE.

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TAIPO ROAD.

WING to alterations to the Water IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, frous a PM to RA. the following morning. the TAIPO ROAD will be CLOSED to a except pedestrian trafic at a Point South of

the Old Boundary Line BATHAM,

Director of Public Works.

Public Works Department

Hongkong, September 19th, 1918, [1473

THE EASTERN EXTENSION, AUSTRALASIA AND CHINA TELEGRAPH CO, LTD.. COREZYCY CHARGES ON TELEGRAMS..

ENDERS of TELEGRAMS, are hereby Natifed that from Detourz Int. 1919 antil farther Notion, the Currency Charges for Telegrams will be collected at the Rate of $0.20

to equal Franeo 1.00..

D. de R. FARRANT.. Superintendent. Hongkong, September 20th, 1919.

(1974

THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY, LTD.

HONGKONG STATION. CURRENCY CHARGES ON TELEGRAMS,

ENDERS of TELEGRAMS are hereby Notified that from OCTOBRE. "1.§. 1919 antil further Notion, the Charges for Telerrain will be collected at the Hata of 30.20 to equal Frano 100

TH KRING, Acting Superintendant Hongkong, September 20th, 1919. [1275

A. G. DA ROCHA.

SURVEYOR · AND AUCTIONEER.

GENERAL BROKER. Queen's Road Central. Telephone No. 2831

MAVOURED with instructions from

The Concerned.

FAY

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ill sell by Public Auction, T-DAY

(SATURDAY) September 20th, 1919,

it 130 P

at his Sales Room, Queen's Road Central

Old Post Office Building). EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

Comprising:

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

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER SUTH. 1918.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

TO LET

HALF STOrte, nat. For ALF SPACE of STORE, may be used

tarma etc.

Apply

Box 1971, Care of "Dilly From" Office.

NOTICE.

(1971

INTIMATIONS

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that MEETING of HUMPREYS ESTATE & FINANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held at the HONGKONG HOTEL on the 94th day of September, 1919, at Noon, for the purpos of considering and, if thought fit, the draft cew Articles which will Approving be sabuittal to the "meeting. A copy of auch Articles and a copy of the existing Articles may be seen at the Offices of the General Managers in Alexandra Building To much copy the portions of the proposed Articles are indicated by underlining in red

NEXTRAORDINARY GENERAL

R. MAKTAI WA of Wireless Station, M Parade Ground, Canton would like to communicate witlr. Major Cross and would be obliged if Mayor Cross woold, kindly write him at the above addres

Hongkong, September 19th, 1918

WANTED.

(1160

British Import & Export Firm & B COMPETENTE CRIST

A thorough knowledge of Eaglish essential.

Stat: experience and salary required to-

Box 1307, "Care of Daily Prom" Ofice.

NOTICE

(120

DERMISSION given by His Excellency

ink.

uki

Should the meeting approve of such Articles with or with utmodification the. resolation will be subjoined extraordinary prop sed.

"That the New Articles already approved by this meeting and for the purpose of "identification subscribed by the Chair

thereof be and the same are "bersby adopted as the Articles of the Company to the exclusion of and in ubatitation for all the existing * Articles thers £*

man

Should the resolution be passed by the required majority it will be submitted for confirmation & special resolution to s second Extraordinary General Meeting which will be subsequently convened

Dated the 9th day of September, 1915,

Hongkong.

By Order of the Board,

1877)

G. RAPP,

Secretary.

the Officer Administering the Govern THE HONGKONG STEEL FOUNDRY ment under section 10 of the Travellers. Restriction Ordinance, 1913.

On and after the 8th day of September, 1919:-

(1) Persons who are in possession of such Passports as are hereinafter mentioned and produce the same as hereinafter mentioned ure permitted by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government to leave the without pass from the Captain

Superintendent of Police.

(3) A British subject is permitted to leave the Colony, without a Police Pass, provided that he has in his possession a valid passport which has been issued ar renewed within the last two years and provided that he produces on demand, on board of and such passport, on prior to the departure of the steamer by which he is leaving.

(3) A Subject of a Foreign Power is per mitted to leave the Colony, without & Police Pas provided that he has in his possession

valiu

passport granted by, or on behalf of the Government of the Country of which be is &

sa subject, and provided that he produces demand, on board of and such

passport, on Po he is leaving:

to the departure of the steamer by arriving in and leaving the A person Colony by the same steamer is permitted to leave the Colony, provided that he has such

ich valid passport as aforesaid and pro vided that he produces such passport on demand for examination on board, both prior to the arrival of the steamer in the Colony and prior to its departure from

Colony.

*.

the

3. Members of ships' crews are permitted to sign on without obtaining a permit from the Captain Superintendent of Police.

Note:-1. All persona, who are either without a passport or without such a valid passport as above mentioned, must continue to comply with all the provi sions of the Travellers Restriction Ordin. Anoе, 1915,

2. To

COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE NINTH ORDINARY YEARLY

MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company, will be held at the Company's Othen St. Georges Building, Hongkong, no TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER

11.30 AM 308, 1818, a

for the purpose of General the presenting the Managers, and Statement of Accounts to 31st May, 1919

INTIMATION

MOSCATINE

(REGISTERED)

THE ORIGINAL

INSECT

REPELLER

A few drops sprinkled on the hands, feet, nape of neck or about the room give absolute protection against

MOSQUITOES,

An organ recital will be given at St. John's Cathedral on Tuesday evening.

One case (one death) of gastroenteritis vas reported in the Colony on Thursday,

tion of financial conditions, and he gums up the position in the sentence: "As it is our object to live within our means, it is essential that we should reguláto the expenditure according to the income." This is a reversal of the procedure of It is reported that Count Terauchi, European financiers, which consists informer, Premier of Japan, is critically ill at his villa in Oiso, and is rapidly failing.

Professor K. H. Digby, of Hongkong

estimating the annual expenditure and then deciding how the corresponding amount of revenue shall be raised. This University, and Mrs. Digby returned to however,

implies an elastic revenue, but

the Colony yesterday on the x.. Kaya in China the limit of elasticity under

Jaru. present conditions has been reached and there is no hope of broadening the basis of taxation." We bave, indeed, a sicioused that the water-supply will be shut off from midnight on Tuesday until 4 o'clock the following morning.

circle;, there can be no prospect of an increase of revenue until, the government of the land has been set in order, but largely increased revenue

is needed for

The inhabitants of Kowloon are warn

Taipo Road will be closed to all except

this purpose, even after the political pedestrian traffic at a point south of the quarrels between the North and Southold boundary line from 8 p.m. on Tues- have been settled.

| day until 8 am on Wednesday,

The gravity" of the

Enancial position is suficiently exposed

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„Dr. Fletcher Moorshead and Dr. 'Ingla of the Baptist Medical Missionary Com mittee. London, are visiting Peking in connexion with the work of the Medical Union.

The total output of the Kailan Mining in Mr. Kusa Rais-rsas's Budget for the Administration's mines for the week end- Sth fiscal year of the Republic. ing September 6th, amounted to 1,055 estimates of revenue certainly do not err

tons and the sales to 71,846 tons. on the side of pessimism, but the only way in which he can balance his account is by assuming an internal loan of $200,000,000; and advances, to the tune of $38,710,665. From philanthropic banks. Mr. Ce succinctly sums up the position

follows: --the annual revenue is Latest advice from Seoul put the total $370,000,000; of this sum #250,000,000|| casualties of the recent bomb outrage at must be warmarked for Toan services and 32 The situation is now quiet. It is necessary, administrative expenses; the reported that at the request of the only way, therefore, in which to balance authorities the government has decided

as

#

SANDFLIES the annual account is by reducing the to despatch 1,500 policemen as reinforce

and other insecta. Will not stain or

injore the most delicate skin.

ments to Seoul for the maintenance of peace and order there.

army to such an extent that it will cost no more than $10.000.000 per annum. This certainly is sounder than Mr.

Mr. Matsuoka, who has arrived at New Kuso's loan policy, which would solve York from Paris, predicts the withdrawal the difficulty only for the current year, of Japan from Shantung at the earliest and would call year after year for re- possible moment: He said he would not current loans which, owing to the con- be "surprised to hear that Japan' had stantly increasing interest and amortiza- | opened negotiations with China within

few months or even a few weeks for the

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company 40c, 75, $2.00 per bottle. tion charges, would inevitably grow in will be CLOSED from September 23rd to September 30th, 1919, both days inclusive."

GORDON & CO.,

General Manageri. Hongkong, September 10th, 1919. (1256)

THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY (1918), LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to

PREPARED ONLY BY

geometrical progression. This is the highway to national bankruptcy. For tunately, no one is likely seriously to contest the necessity of reducing China's army, at the earliest possible momnezt. from its present inated state to reasonable number.

settlement of the Chineda question în a way satisfactory to all goncerned.

The last report of the Yokohama Specie Bank states that since the Armistice. Japanese "trade with such newly cul- tivated fields as India, the South Seas, South Africa, and, South America has This introduces another phase of the decreased very considerably, and that, question. The whole army will have to unless steps are taken to improve the receive heavy arrears of pay, while it quality of goods and sales methods

SHAREHOLDERS of the above A. S. WATSON & CO., will be of the first importance to ensure experts from Japan. cannot be main-

named Company that the TRANSFER BOOKS ill be CLOSED from TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER $320, 1919, until TerSDAY, SEPTEMBER JUTE, 1919, both days inclusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co,

General Managers, Hongkong, September 18th, 1918 (1162

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

Tal. K. L.

Tel. Add rema: Palace

station. This Hotel has just been prevent delay in sailings, Ship-TO Minutes from Ferry and Railway ping Companies should satisfy themselves completely renovated and refurnished is that intending passengers have the neces Dow up-to-d to in every respect and under.

English Management, sary passports aforesaid in their posses rion,

Cuisine under personal supervision of the Proprietor. BAR AND BILLIARD ROOMS, .

TERMS MODERATE. Special Arrangement for Families Application to

J. H., OXBERRY, Proprietor. 910)

On and after MONDAY SEPTEMBER 18TH 1919, the PASS OFFICE and the Office for the Registration of Persons under Ordinance Tables, Brandi Carpeta and 8 of 1918, will be located at the Central Overmantels Bük Tapestry

Covered Police Station and not at the Post Office Easy Chairs, Drawing Boom Baite, Bolas.

building Occasional Tables, Extension Dining Table,

All persons with certain exceptions, Wardrobes,

Picture Bevalled Mirror

who remain in the Colony for more than Curtains, Bed Sheets. Crockery, Glassware,

inner 7 days are required to Register, them Ornaments Cabinet. Teak Bookcase, Thinner

selves under

REGISTRATION of Ware;

the Magos Dining Chairs Bilver

Marble-ton Washstands, Cooking PERSUNS ORDINANCE, 1916.. Stoves Cutlery, Toilet Set, Electric boards and a long line of Sundries.

Catalogues will be imaod. TEM-Cash on Delivery. Hongkong, Beptember 18th 1918

A. G. DA ROCHA, AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR

GENERAL BROKER

AND

Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2931.

F

AVOURED with instructions

The Concerned,

nell by Public Auction TUESDAY, September 23rd, 1919,

at 2.15 2.x,

at his Sales Room,

A Quantive or

Forms of Registration, giving the par- ticulars required, natalion the G.P.O. and at all Police Statione

The Penalty for non-compliance is a sne not exceeding $60.

E. D. C. WOLFE, Captain Superintendent of Police 5th September, 1919.

BRANGWAN CLARK & CO, LIMITED.

♫

from

Milton House,

on

8/9, Chiswell St.

London E.C.

MISCELLANEOUS GOODS & EFFECTS.

Arso

70 cases Laundry Bar Soap 30 cases Crab Brand Soap. 140 cakes per box, 35 cásca Shoo Protector Nails, 40 Blankets, 10, cases Rose's Unsweetened Lime Juice, 5 cases Remy Martin Brandy, 10, Case Five Years Old Bed Port, 10 cases Tockey & Liqueur Whisky, 1 Rosan Chemical Toilet

Teams :-Cash on delivery. Hongkong, September 19th, 1912.

248

9.9.

"WAR PUFFIN."

THE Undersigned invite "Terders, in

and "India House"

Vanchester.

Eastern Merchanta & Agents.

Import & Export --

Shipments of PRODUCF adv-need against. CONSIGNMENTS Tralized to best advantage.

C. I. F. offers invited.

On

LIMITED.

HONDRONG

DISPENSARY,

TRL 16

(19

The Baily Press.

HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 1919.

CHINA'S FINANCES.

that the disbanded troops are provided tained. with a livelihood so that they will not go to swell the multitude of brigands. Space does not permit 2 detniled examination of this problem. Mr. Cac calculates that this end could be attained

on.

CANTON NEWS.

THE PROVINCIAL ABSZMHLY.

MILITARY METINY.

September 19th..

at a maximum total cost of $213,500,000, Lam Ching-huen has biten elected Per- and we take his figures as correct, thoughmanent Speaker of the Provincial Assem they are probably an underestimate.bly by 00 votes, and Tam Ping-wah and IF 8239,000,000 is to be borrowed, as Mr. Tsang Shukki have been elected Vice KUNG assumes (it is to be noted that his Speakers by B6 and 80 votes respectively. Budget was to be effective only after the The members have again passed a resolu

Conference had successfully con- Peace, Hongzona Oprice: 10, Da Vas BOAD, Ccluded its labours), it will have to be.

tion to extend the session for another seven days as there are questions un- Larson Orica: 181, Frank Genais, E.C.

employed in reducing the army, but ww

settled. fear that we cagant follow Mr. Kuso in his hope of raising the bulk of the

With reference to the report of the amount by an internal loan. As security for this loan he proposes the Land Tax, military troubles in the Ching-Yuen dis- and we trust that when, after the con-trict, it is reported that saveral regular. clusion of peace between the North and battalions in the district have mutinied South, the inevitable foreign loan is con against the Kwangsi, troops in adjacent cluded the same security will be insisted places. The mutineers first joined the We are confident that under foreign bandits in Yeungkong and Yeungchun supervision this staple of revenue would and then looted many of the villages and LONDON BUYING AGENTS CHINA's abortive Peace Conference, held show the same result as the Salt Tax has markets. The bandits are growing very shown. Sir Roszar HART estimated that, rapidly and creating great disturbances: We offer you our services as buying at Shanghai. cost her $119,000. She can spenta for British or Continental goods scarcely afford to throw away this sum

at the moderate rate of 200 cash a wou in these districts. "They have obtained a certain revolutionary Established in 1844, but thoroughly up-to for nothing, but, as far as can be seen,

leader and have defeated the troops who dale, ost wages is stained by making the only return that it has yielded is (or, Hay, 81 per aere), the Land, Tax supplies from

Duz Arst almas. Five expert buyers, with capable stana, the memorandum by Mr. Chu Car-ca', would yield $600,000,000 per

This may he too optimistic a figure, but were sent to suppress them. department, buying, the Northern delegate, embodying a different manage

By order of the Commissioner of Cus- with greatest care every class of a goods scheme for the political reorganization there is no question that the total amount giving

our customere she adrazings"

thair of the country. This document contains extracted from the taxpayers is at pre toms, a large quantity of raw and pre- experience, and ensuring t of wide

rightly requirements

masser of valuable statistics and much sent vastly in excess of that received by pared opium taken from smugglers was the Government. In the case of one lowest prices and best discount.

burnt in the Customs House compound. useful advice, but as the statistics are, KEYMER, SON & CO., Whitefriare, London.

or should be, diready on record in the province (Ilonan) Mr. Morse calculated Its destruction was supervised by the Telegrams, Kermer. Loadou Bab, 18'4

Government's archives, while the advice that the people paid Tls. 28,300,000, Commissioner bimself and witnessed by is little more than has been given gratui though the official report stated, the the delegates sent at his invitation by tously by the fureign Press during the return to be Tla. 8,000,000 only; while of the Civil Governor. past few years, the scheme must be Szechnen Mr. PARKER says: "I spent a opium destroyed is said to have been not

customary ratings, allowances, etc., prae- XWANGB) ARSENAL, admitted to be dear at the lakh that it year in that province, and found that Isas thun 8:300,000

Mr. Cau's scheme comprises all the tically made the land-tax in some dis- recognized stock-in-trade of the political tricts ten times its nominal charge.” of The struggle between the Provinces and reformer finances, troops, civil reorganization, educational the Central Government can be set at development, police administration, self- rest only by a financial system under FOR SALE. “

a which the former are guaranteed a settled government currency reform, and [OUNT GOUGE" No. 131, Taz national highway system all receive notice income for local administrative purposes, M

PEAK 4-Boomed Howe within his memorandum, but on none of them while at the same time the Central Govern, lishment, and representatives have been Large Garden.. Apply-

our customers'

TO LET (UNFURNISHED).

Samples reported on and valued free of NO, 16, "STUWFORD, No 2," Bonham charge.

Market Reports issued.

We handle MTTAIS. Bristles, Lard, TALLOW, OILS AND OIL SEEDS, CASSI Lion. PRANDTE, RICK and RICE BRAS, Reas and Eco PRODUCTS.

BE IN

INDENTS carefully executed Export Bayers in all departments. Our

WILL representative HONGONG hou! October 3rd.

Letters addressed. B. Fern c/o the Office of this paper will reach him.

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writing, for the purchase of this FRENCH LESSONS

vessel which i nabore at Longstone Beef, near the mouth of the Moulmein River Amherst Barma, The veel is in a frourahi position for ship breaking perations. A copy of the Surverer's report cau The FORT at the offire of. and full particulars and terms obtained from,

OILMAN & CO. LTD. Lloyd's Agents.

[1303...

G. MOUEBION.

18. MOESTRON Mizz Ho^0.

Rood, in excellent condition. Addres--

"AB" Care of "Daily Prem" Offon.

(1250

LILEI & C

York Buildings

(1255

FOR BALE

FIVE-ROOMED HOURK at the PRAX

Anniv 10-

FIVE

MESSES. HASTINGS & HASTINGS, Solicitors, No. 8, Des Voda Road Contral.

[12:29

bus cost.

disbandment

annum.

does he say much that is new, though his ment receives a reliable income of its own dictum that the Treaty clauses prohibit so that it shall no longer be under the ing monopolies do not preclude the necessity of constantly imposing dow We are con- Government itself from organizing mono- burdens on the "Provinces. polies will certainly excite some survinced that the condition precedent to prise. We do not propose to examine all permanent harmony between Peking and the above separate headings in detail; the Provinces is a just apportionment of with China in her present race towards revenue between the two, and also that bankruptcy the question of her financial this end would be most simply achieved salvation embraces all others. Mr. CHU by reorganizing the collection of the recognizes this, for more than half of his Land Tax and placing it on an honest memorandum is devoted to an examina- 3 basis..

CONFISCATED OPIUM BUENT.

The value of the

Most of the equipment of the Canton Arsenal has been removed to Kwingri for the establishment of another arsenal at Nanning Ma-chai, the Superinten-

dent of the Canton Arsenal, has been appointed to take charge of the estab

sent to America to purchase more machin- ery and other things required for the pro- ject.

LLOYD GEORGE ONE OF CARNEGIE'S HEIRS.

The will of the late Mr. Andrew Car- negie, disposing of his cetate, which is including many charitable bequests, estimated at 30,000,000, provides for annuities of $10,000 to Mr. Lloyd George and $5,000 for the widow of President

Roosevelt.

Mr. Carnegie's 'awyer says the deceased gave away $250,000,000 during his life: