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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.

THE

HE ATTENTION of Members is drawn to the necessity of giving Notice to FAMLING in advance as to Meals required there.

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Notice should be given at Fanling not later than the day tefore and Members failing to do so may not in fatore be

served

Hongkong, September 22nd, 1919. ||1187

INTIMATIONS

F.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY

SALE BY TENDER, OF HMS.

VIRAGO.*

ENDERS are invited for the purchase of

TENDER above-named Torpedo Boat

Destroyer with Engines and Boilers and

variouï auxiliary makuinery king up

The vessel is to be sold for

HONGKONG ST. ANDREWS SOCIETY.Particular of the ship, conditions of sale, s of tender and permits to inspect the ship, may be obtained on application to the

deposed forms of tender can be

is required before undersigned.

The veal wil be on view in the Naval Camber, Hongkong, between the hours of 10 A3. od P.x. from September 25th to reach the Commodore's Office not later than 19 Noon on MONDAY, October 8th.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Above SOCIETY will be held in the CITY HALL, on TUESDAY, SEPTEM BER 30TH, 1919, at 6.30 P., for the purpose of receiving the Annual Report and State August, of electing Offices-bearers for the ensuing year, etc.

P. TOD Hon. Secretary- Hongkong, September 22nd, 1919. [1298

INTIMATIONS

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANOR

COMPANY, LIMITED,

TOTICE IS HERKET GIVEN

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of HUMPREYS ESTATE & FINAMUN COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held at the HONGKONG Hors on the 24th. day of September, 1918, at Noox, for the parpon of considering and, if thought approving the draft new articles which will be submitted to the meeting. A copy of such Artichs and a copy of the existing Articles may be seen at the Office of the General Managers in Alexandra Buildinga In such copy the portions of the

proposed Now Articles which differ from the k Articles are indicated by underlining in rod nk.

Should the meeting approve" of such Articles with or with ut modification the

prop sed.

SEPTEMBER ZSRD.

INTIMATION

MOSCATINE

(REGISTERED)

THE ORIGINAL

ment of Accounts for the year ending 31 Uctober 2nd, inclusiva, and Tenders must subjoined extraordinary resolution will INSECT

A. G. DA ROCHA.

AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR

GENERAL BROKER

G. L. PLATT, -Naval Store Officer, Hongkong, September 20th, 1919. [1983

G.

"AND

Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2932."

HAVOURED with instructions from

The Concerned,

FAY

will sell by Public Auction TO-DAY (TUESDAY) September 3rd, 1919, at 215 Pos

at his Sales Rooms. " 15 cases QIN SENG.

Delivery

| Texas:--Cash

Hongkong. September 23rd, 1918.

A, G. DA ROCHA

AUCTIONEER,

SURVEYOR AND

GENERAL BROKER

Queen's Road Central, Telephone No, 1939.

F

VOUREDth instructions.

The Concerned,

from

will well by Public Auction TO-DAY (TUESDAY), Beptember 13ml, 1919,

at 216 P,

abis Sales Room,

QUANTITY OF

MISCELLANEOUS GOODS & EFFECTS

ALSO

70-ases Laundry Bar Soap, 30 cases Crab Bel Soap, 140 calss per box, 35 cases Shoe Protetor Nails, 50 Blankets, 10 cases Rose's 17dsweetened Lime Juice 5 cases Remy Metin Brandy, 10 oves Five Years Old Rai Purt, 10 cases Tuckey & Liqueur Whisky,

2 Rosan Chemical Toilet..

TEAM-Cash on delivery. Hongkong, September 19th, 1919.

. SOTICE OF REMOVAL

WE

948

TE HAVE This Day REMOVEN to No. 2QzEv's ROAD CENTRAL top

SÍLVA-NETTO & CO. Hongkong, September 22nd, 1818 [1178

tior.

NOTICE

M MAR TAI WA of Wireles Station,

Rantern Parade Ground, Canton, "would like to communicate with Major Cross and would be obliged if Major Cross

NOTICE

KOWLOON WATER WONKS.

WING to alterations to the Water

Mains IT IS HERERY NOTIFIED that the Water Supply to the whole of Kowloon will be BHUT OFF from 19 o'clock (Midnight) on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER S3RD, until 4 AM. the following morning.

W. CHATHAM," Water Authority. Public Works Department

Hongkong, September 19th, 1919. (1979.

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NOTICE.

TAIPO ROAD."

OWING to alterations to the Water

Mains IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED

That the,New Articles already approved

by this meeting and for the purpose of

'man thereof be and the same are hereby adopted as the Articles of the "Company to the exclusion of and in *substitution for I the existing

Articles there f

Should the

the resolution be passed by the required majority it will be submitted for confirmation" sa a special resolution to a woond Extraordinary General Meeting which will be subsequently convened..

Dated the 8th day of September, 1918,

Hongkong By Order of the Board,

127)

G. RAPP

Socretary.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING THE GEway will be belo st the Company's Offices at Voor on SATUR DAY, SEPTEMBER 97TIL 1919-:

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from Beptember 19th to 17th, both days inclusive.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK. & Co., General Managers.

Hongkong, September 11th, 1919. [138

COMPANY, LIMITED.........

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

that on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, THE HONGKONG STEEL. FOUNDRY from 8 r. to 6. the following morning, the TAIPO ROAD will be CLOSED to all except pedestrian traffic at a Point South of the Úld Boundary Line

W. CHATHAM, Director of Public Works. Public Works Department.

Hongkong, September 19th, 1919. [1973

G.

NOTICE.

ALL Persons with the exception of

persons of Chinese race, wishing to leave the Colony mus have in their posses tion & VALID PAS-FORT. Passengers not in paporta will not be allowed possession of to leave the Colony

All persons, with certain exceptions, who remain in the Colony for more than days are required to Register them- selves ander the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE," 1918.

Registration, giving the par- Forms of ticular required, may be obtained at the C.P.O. and at all Police Stationa

The Penalty for non-compliance is a fine not exceeding $50.

E. D. C. WOLFE, •- Captain Superintendent of Police. Hongkong. September 2 ind, 1919. 140

would kindly write him at the above BRANGWAN CLARK & CO.,

address.

Hongkong, September 18th, 1918. (1983

LOST, STOLEN OR STRAYED.

Black and Tan DOG answering to the

name of DARKIE". License No. on collar.

Finder will be rewarded if returned to-

H. F. CAMPBELL cjo SHEWAN TOKES & Co.

[1279.

FOREIGN & COLONIAL MERCANTILE CO., LTD.

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61, Gracechurch Street, LONDON, EC2 Eng

Telegram 4-

Coges:- "Focomere", Grace, Lon. Benti y & Private GENERAL IMPORT & EXPORT COM.

MISSION MERCHANTS. 争 PRODUCE EXPERTS, BUYERS AND SHIPPERS. All enquiries receive prompt attention.

WANTED.

11231

BY&British Import & Export Firm

COMPETENT STENG TYPIST. thorough knowledge of English essential.

State experience and salary required to--

Box 1987,

$8.

· Car of Daily Prew" Offre.

A

Milton House,

LIMITED.

and "India House" 8/9, Chiswell St,

Manchester. London EC.

Eastern Merchants & Agents.

Import & Export - Shipments of PRODUCF advanced against. CONSIGNMENTS realized to best

THE NINTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company, will be held at the Company's Office St. Georges Building, Hongkong on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER

REPELLER

A few drops sprinkled on the bands, feet,

nape of neck at about the room give absoluta protection.against

MOSQUITOES,

1919.

The Shanghai British .303 ride sham- pionship has been won, for the second time, by Mr. A. 3. Collaco with a sever. of 317. He led in all three stages, which constitutes, record since the competis tion was inaugurated in 1913. R. 1. ko came next with a total of 300,

Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews, Colonial Register, far the Gola Kalum- penig Ryhber Estates, Ltd, have received intrusion that the Company has de

pence less Income-tax at the rate of 6s, is the pond, payable on October 17th,

mingham and went on to London to the Patent office to register his claims. In 1768 he stayed for two weeks with MATTERN BOULTON, who was such a true friend and helper, but it was not until 1774 that the two entered into partner ship. Thus Ware was nearly "forty years of age before practical steps were taken-- largely through the courage of BOULTON tp manufacture the steanengine, It was in 1776 that the engine was demonstrated to be completely successful. For the nextclared an interim dividend of eighteen- - forty-three years Ware continual to use h's great faculties in scientific endeavour It would be easy to give a list of the i remarkable results that Hawed from hi genica. but it would be difficult for theed at Kennedy Town bench on Satur mw-technical render to appreciate what day last at 3:30 pm, when six recently the words "really meant in the early converted Christians from Gospel Hal were baptised in the Apostolic way. days. Although Warr's name ix time

After the singing of a hymn and prayer. mortal because of the steam-ngime, it

a short address was delivered to show must not be supposed that it was only to steam that he devoted his attention. He ivanted many things, including a copy- ing machine. When he died, bis room was left just, as it was, and there could hosen the beginnings of the translation

of many idea into matter.

It has been said that "invention breeds invention."' So recent are our best aids in the struggle against Nature that we can still remember the days when they did not exist. One of the most dramatic events in the history of mankind took place only a few weeks ago when SANDFLIES two young Britons thew across the At

and other insecta. Will not stain or

injure the most delicate skin..

lantic. Those who wish to quibble may any that the reproduction of speech by more means of the telephone is even wonderful than mechanical flight, or that diving into the depths of the ocean in a submarine is the greatest triumph of mankind over the forces of Natura

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40c, 75, $2.00 per bottle. is a small consequence which of these many wonders we choose. The vital fact is tha; without the remarkable work of JAMES WATT none of them could have

PREPARED ONLY BY"

An impressive ceremony was solemnia

forth from the Scriptures the signiñgines wi baptism. The vandidates were then led one by ond' into the water,, and, on their confession of faith, wer duly baptised. The happy company then pro- ceded to Gospel Hall, where a prayer

meeting was conducted

FORTHCOMING WEDDINGS.

Mr. R. 3. Austin, of Messrs." Jardine, Matheson & Ca. Hongkong, and Mixe Margaret Grant Gordon. The ceremony will take place at St. John's Cathedral.

Mr. W. B. Hind, solicitor, "of Messrs. G. E. Hall Brutton & Co., and Mrs. Millicent Catharine Peel-Miller, why is staying at the King Edward Hotel.

Mr. Robert Gray, foreman of the Tai koo Dockyard, and Miss Sigrid Linde

Mr. P. R. Glendinning, Chief Inspec tor of the Hongkong Tramway Co., and Miss Elsie Susan Hillier, who is on her

way to the Colony frors "Australia on the 3.5. St. Alban's.

been used by this generation, even if FAR EASTERN CABLE

NEWS.

they had been used at all. The aero- plane of today is an evolution. from WATT's steam-engines No sooner did WATT (BY COURTESY OF THE HONGKONG CHINESE constrict, his steam-engine for pumping

30. 1918, at 11.30 AM. for the purpose of A. S. WATSON & CO. water out of the mines than FELTON ex presenting the Report of the General Managers, and Statement of Accounts te 31st May, 1919.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from September 23rd to September 30th, 1913, both days inclusive.

GORDON & CO. p

General Manag Fongkong, September 16th, 1913.. (1258

THE DAIRY FARM ICE AND COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

LIMITED.

HONGKONG DISPERBART,

TEL. 16

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HE TWENTY-THIRD ORDINARY g Omnicy: 104, Dr Vaux Hoa, THE

ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE-

London Ursion: 151, Fix Seam, E.C. HOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Company's Town Office, & Lower. Albert Road, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, 1 th day of OCTOBER, 18, xt 1230 o'clock in the for the purpose of presenting the after of the Directors and Statement of Report Accounts to Alat July, 819.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from Octoler 1st to 11th, 1919, both days inclusive.

By Order.

M. MANUK,

Secretary. Hongkong, September 2nd, 1919. [12%

THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY (1916), LIMITED. FOTICE HEREBY GIVEN to advantage.

SHAREHOLDERS &f the above C.L F. offers invited. Samples reported on and valued free of namer Company that the TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, Market Beports issued.

SEPTEMBER 3, 1919, until TrESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH, 1919, both days inclusive. SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

General Haragers, Hongkong, September 14th, 1918. [1262

We handle :- METAIS. BRISTLES, LARD, TALLOW, OIL AND OIL SEEDS, Carsta, LIGNEA PRANUTS, Ruck and Rick BRAM, Kean and EGG PRODUCTE

INDENTS carefully executed Export Buyers in all departments. Ont

BE representative WILL HONGONG about October 3rd.

Letters addressed "HEH. Extern" c/o the Office of this paper will reach him.

HAL

"TO LET.

10, Des Vœux Road.

IN

ALF SPACE of STORE, may be used as Office" at moderate rent. For terms etc.

26, Ice House St.

Apply

[1207

"

No

“WAR PUFFIN.”

PBE Undersigned invite Tenders, in

TO LET (UNFURNISHED).

(3871

10. 46, "STOWFORD, No. 2," Bonham

Road, in excellent condition. *A.B* Address-

Caro of "Daily Press” Offies. (1260

THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

The Baily Press.

EONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 3 L 1918

plained that it ould be made to propel ships, and STEPHENSON demonstrated that it would be useful for land locomotion Then FARADAY found that it was the source of power which was essential for his dynamo. and industry used it to drive a million wheels in the great machine which, to-day, produces our clothes and other requirements, And now in this. generation we have seen the amazing development of the petrol-engine, which drives moto-cars, aeroplanes, numberless agricultural tractors and myriads of motor-boats. Whenever we see any of these wonders we may surely spare a thought for that patient, gentle and re markable man who laid the very founda tion of our Nieteenth Century progress. Chambitions, he refused all State recog nition, being content with the knowledge) that he was working for humanity.

Four caacs (three deaths) of gusta enteritis and one case (one death), of cbolera were reported in the Colony, on Saturday.

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THE WATT CENTENAKY, EXACTLY one hundred years have elapsed since the close of JAMES WATT's career,

The annual general meeting of St. and the commemoration held in Birming- ham this month was only a fitting tribute Andrew's Society will be held un Septem- to the memory of a great man.

As the ber 30th, years pass by the genius of WATT becomes

This rewards offered for information in recognised more and more. The man who made the steam-engine & Practical factor the Weiss, case at Shanghai have been in- in commerce did more to cheapen producerused from $1,000 to $3,000,

Members of the Golf Club arc warned tion,-elig the "standard of living, and Bing out the message of freedom to all that unless they order meals at Fanling the nations of the earth than any other in advance they may in future go hungry. individual in history. The story of his life is now better known than it was thirty years agn, but there are still many of the English-speaking race who are almost ignorant of it. Born in Greenock, NOTICE 16 BERERT GIVEN tha WAT spent most of his life in Birming

SRARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will ham, and died there at the age of eighty. be CLOSED from October 1st, to 6th, both three. Like other strenuous workers, be days inclusive.

Warrants for the Interim Dividend can be showed dearly that great mental activity had the Office of the Company, 2, Queen' does not shorten a mo's days. At the Buildings

Hongkong, on and after the 7th age of eighteen he went to Glasgow to October, 1919.

learn the trade of mathematical instru By Order of the Board,

mens making, and a year later he left for London. The metropolis evidently did not prove attractive, for twelve months afterwards he returned to Scotland. For seven years he worked in & humble capa "MOUNT GOUGH 141, city as an instrument maker in the finiversity of Glasgow. The turning point of his life came at the age of twenty-eight when he was shown the model of a stcam-onging. At that time, it Becond Division'.

RMDIER.

Chief Manager, Hongkong, September 22nd, 1918. [1281

Large Garden "Apply

FOR 84LE.

No. Tx.

Inizer & Co. York Buildings.

(1953

FOR SALE.

writing, for the purchass of this veel which is aahore at Longstone Reef, Bear the mouth of the Moulmein River Amherst Barms. The vessel is in favourable position for ship breaking *perations. A copy of the Surveyer't report TO. 67MOUNTAIN VIEW, No 31, PAL FIVE-BOOMED HOUSE at the Prax

can be seen at the office of, and fall particulars and terms obtained from,

GILMAN & CO., LTD. Lloyd's Agents.

1383

."

TO LET UNFURNISHED.

▼ROOMS, Heat $127-Immediate possession.

Apply...

X

LINSTEAD & DAVIS.

HE HASTINGS & HASTINGS,

-Solicitors, No. 8, Den Tan Brad Central.

(1280

[1229

COMMERCIAL szws."1

KUNG. SUM-CHAM RESIGNS

SHANGHAI, September 2nd. The Military Governors of chihli nad Fengtien have sent a joint telegram to the Peking Government complaining that Kung Sum-cham, the Finance Minister and Acting Premier, has not dealt with the finance wisely. When Kung beard of this telegram, he sent in his resignation

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at once.

INTERNAL PEACE.

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Wong Yap-tong, the Chief Northern delegate, arrived in Shanghai on Septem ber 18th, but no meeting has yet been beld.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA.

The Board of Trade Journal says from the investor's point of view, the prospects of railway development in China are promising. Even the proposals, which in themselves are unattractive, will be in a much stronger position when they form. part of a comprehensive railway systero.

It may be expected that 50,000, ́even 100,000, miles of railway will be built in China in the next quarter-of-a-century, linking up all the principal ports.

MACAO ITEMS.

MISAPPROPRIATION OF $42000.

Four Portuguese and two Chinese have been arrested at Macne on a charge of misappropriating $10,000 belonging to the Dredging Department of the Macau the Public Works. Their trial takes place in Fushimi Maru for the United States on November, when the new Judge, who is

He will return to expected from Lisbon, arrives. leave of absence. Hongkong, probably in March next

Mr. Leighton Hope, Vice-Consul of the United States, left yesterday

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THE MACAO BANK CHEATED,

Several Portuguese and Chinese are accused of cheating the Macao Bank of 840.000 by drawing a false cheque. "Feel-

Two French aviators Bew from Takore zawa to Hamamatsu early on the morn ing of September 5th, passing over Mount Fuji at an altitude of 4,500 metres. The distance was covered in an hour.ng has been stirred in connection with this case by the action of the Mannger of

In response to the general desire, the the Bank in dismissing two of his clerka St. Joseph's College football team have for visiting one of the Portuguese in the decided to join the First Division of the gaul. The dismissed clerks are suing for Football League for the coming season. damages for wrougful' dismissal. They are also entering a team in the

is true, the expansive force of steam The American Consul-General has re- wha understood by a few scientific, men,ceived instructions enabling him to waive but nobody had attempted to make engines the viss of passports of non-Americans on & commercial scale for pumping or travelling through the Panama Canal purposes of locomotion. At the end of a zone and not touching at any other port year of study WATT put forward his first or place in the United States when such great idea, that of the separate con- traveller would otherwise be permitted to deneer. Two years later be visited Bir- make the trip.

A HORRIBLE MURDER

A Chinese gambler of Macao, "sponging on a hard-working wife, is said to have proposed to her that she should lead an immoral life so as to furnish him with more cash. Naturally the railed at him and told him pointedly "and repeatedly a billet of wood. He is then alleged to--- what he was. Angered, be felled her with have poured kerosene oil on the ancon- scious woman and burned her to death.