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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

UNIVER OP HONGKONG. MATRICULATION, SENIOR AND JUNIOR LOCAL EXAMINATIONS.

NOTICE IS BERSBY GIVEN that these

EXAMINATIONS 01 Commence on DECEMBER 8ru, 1912.

Entry Forma can be obtained on applica tion to the Registrar, and must be returned duly in together with the fee

$10 (Hongkong Currency) on or before OCTOBELL 15TH, 1919. a..

N. TEESDALE MACKINTOSH,

Registrar.

Hongkong, September 28th, 1919. (1304

KOWLOON-CANTON

RAILWAY.

ADDITIONAL TRAINS will

follows Commencing SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27T and until further notice.

ON SATURDAYS.

FROM KOWLOON

H

SHUM CEUX...

12.01 P.M."

5.04

ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOILDAYS

FROM KOWLOON

SHUM CHUK...

11:33. A.M.

5.04 P.X

By Order,

ROBERT BAKER

Manager.

Kowloon, September 8th, 1919.

[1309

A. G. DA ROCHA.

AUCTIONEER, SURVIVOR AND .A GENERAL BROKEŁ ·

Queon's Road Central. Telephone No. 2831.

PAVOURED with instructions from The Concerned.

will sell by Public Auction, TO-DAY (SATURDAY), September 17th, 1919,

at-130 PM.

at bis Sales Room, Queen's Road Central (Old Post Office Building).

THE

NTIMATIONS

UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG. TRE UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG invite immediate applications for the posts of part-time Lectureships in the | following subjecta

(Lectures and

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Strungth

Mechanica

Drawing,

of Materials,

Iron and Steal,

Machines,

Structure,

Driving Office Work (Machines &

Structures).

29TH, 1910

Duties will commence on SEPTEMBER Full particulars can be obtained from the DEAY of the. Faculty of Engineering.

IT

NOTICE.

R.

1992

T IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that on and after OCTOBER 18T, 1919, RICKSHAS will run on Cajne Road and Bonham Road. Stands will be at the following places:-

1. University.

Junction of Bonham Road and Centra

Street.

3 Nethersole Hospital

4. Junction of Caine Road and Old

Bailey.

5. At top of Glenoaly.

HONGKONG `DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH. 1919,

INTIMATIONS

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED

THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

of the above Company will be held & the Company's Offices at NOON TO-DAY (SATURDAY) SEPTEMBER 17TH, 1a19.

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

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DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO., General Managers. Hongkong, September 11th, 1919) (1238.

THE HONGKONG STEEL FOUNDEY

COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

HE 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 30TH, 1918, at 11:30, for the purpose of the Report of the General presenting the Managers, and Statement of Accounts to 31st May, 1919.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from September 23rd to September 30th, 1919, both days inclusive.

GORDON & CO.“

General Managers. Hongkong, September 18th, 1819 (1258

HÖNGKONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY.

THE the above SOCIETY will be: haid THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

in the CITY HALL, on TUESDAY, SEPTEM-

CAPT. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE.BER 30TH, 1919, at 5.30 p.m., for the purpose

Hongkong, September 26th, 1919. [130P

G.

NOTIDE

who remain in the

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LL. Persons, with the exception of A

persona of Chinese race, wishing to leave the Colony muss have in their passer- aico a VALID PAS-PORT. Passengers not in possession of passports will not be allowed to leave the Colony..

All persons with one for more than with certain exceptions, days are required to Register them selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE, 1916.

Forms of Registration, giving the par- ticulars required, may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all Police Stations

The Penalty for non-compliance is a Chesterfield Coach and Arm Chairs, Back-fine not exceeding $30. wood Farniture, Bras and Iron Bedsteads,

E. D. C. WOLFE, Brussols Tables,

Carpets and Rugs

**Captain Superintendent of Police. Overmantela

Silk

Tapestry Covered

[40 Hongkong, Soptember 22nd, 1919.

EXCELLENT HOUSEBOLD FURNITURE

Comprising:-

Drawing Room Suite, Sofas, Hasy Chairs,

Tables, Extension

Mirror

Ward Dining Tabis,

Pictures

Ware,

Bed Sheets Crockery, Glassware, Ornaments, Cabinet Tear Bookcase, Dinner W gons Dining Chaira, Silver Clocks, Marble-top Washstands, Cocking Stoves Cutlery, Toilet Set, Electric boards and a long line of Sundries.

Catalogues will be issued.

Trays Cash on Delivery. Hongkong, September 4th 19ta

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A. G. DA ROCHA,

AUCTIONEER SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER

Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2932.

FAVOURED with instructions from

The Concerned,

will well by Public Auction on TUESDAY, Beptember 30th, 1918, at 2.16 r.x, at his Sales Room,

A QUANTITY OF

NOTICE.

af receiving the Annual Report and Stato ment of Accounts for the your ending 31st. August," of electing Offices-bearers for the ensuing year, ete

P. TOD. Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, September 22nd, 1919, [1988

THE DAIRY FARM ICE AND COLD

STORAGE CO., LTD..

NOTICE TO BHAREHOLDERS. THE TWENTY-THIRD ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of the SBARE- beld at the Company's Town Otice, Lower HOLDERS in the above Company will be Albert Road, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, 11th day of Ocross, 419, at 12:30 o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of presenting the of the Directors and Statement of Report Accounts to 31st July, 1919.

INTIMATION

DEWAR'S

WHITE

LABEL

FINEST

A

ally when elections are not far djstant, An Old Chefno Ray," Dr. Andrew as is the cass in the United States. This, Clark, has been awarded the Military we think, gives the key to some, of Cross, President Witsos's rather remarkable utterances lately. We agree with our correspondent that the statement that fever were reported in the Paleng on

Five cases ( deaths) of gastroenteritis and one case ( death) of cerebro-spinal

Thursday.

The opening dianer-dade will be held at Wisemans Café to-nighs; no one will be whether

allured in the dancing room dancing or nut, without a dance ticket,

the only way by which the case of Shan ting could be bettered was to go to war against Britaia, France and Japan" does not sound like, ordinary common-sense and still less like an expression of the high intellect we know the speaker to possess. It is true that under the Anglo- The Hongkong University Enion is Japanese Alliance each of the two contract. Kiving a, valedictory. dinner to Sir ing parties agrees to assist the other in the Charles Eliat in the Great Hall of the event of being involved in war in defence | University, or October lak, ates ̈pim; of its territorial rights r special ic- terests. by reason of inprovoked attack.or aggressive action on the part of any other Power or Powers. There is, however, a proviso that either, party shall bea. exempt from this obligation if it has con-

The following Hongkong vinded comprehensive Arbitration arrived by the Empress of it, which Treaty with the third party. Certainly arrived in Harbour at 3 p.m. yester the people of fireat Britain with be day: Mr. A. G. Gordon. Mr. and Mrs. very unlikely to take up arms against J. J. Harrington, Mrs. A. Ritchie, and any nation-least of all America Mr. R. A. Nicholson. order to perpetuate anything which they

SCOTCH regarded as an injustice. While, there

WHISKY

OF

GREAT AGE.

+

SOLK AGENTS +

fore, we incline to the view that President WILSON was drawing upon his imagina tion when be presented the situation to his audience, we think. a; the same tim that to ask him to say whether he regards the Shantung settlement as just for unjust is expecting rather too much of human nature. We have no doubt that in assenting to the settlement be had to compromiss with his principles and that ne'made the sacrifice in order to further other and greater ends. In short, ne chose the lesser of two evils. If every delegate to the Conterrace of the Audies nau insisted upon the complete accept- lance of his own views nothing would have brch "hccomplished. T. must always be remembered that there at at least two sides to every case, and it is not always

*aple matter to siy which

a preponderance let alone monopoly of Fight Japans con- tentio is that she took Tsingtao prozr Germany and inherits Germany a rights with the consent of China. Ia bannut, of course, "be pretended that Chian gave ber

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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company A. S. WATSON & CO., the nas

will be ULOSED from October lat to 11th, 1919, both days inclusive.

|' .

By Order,

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UR Icturest and responsiblity in the Business hitherto carried on by us neder the name and style of WB LOXLEY & CO., at HONGKONG, CANTON and LONDON, Merchants. Ceased on the 1st April 1919.

The said business as from that date has been acquired be J. A. RUSSELL & CO., KUALA LUMPUR, F.MS who have assumed all responsibility for the liabilities of the Roma existing on that date and properly contracted during the period from that date to the present date."

JOHN MONTGOMERY BEATTIE, ANDREW BEATTIE

MATTHEW P. OLE BEATTIE. Hongkong September 24th, 1919 [198

“

NOTICE.. WE HAVE acquired the

Business hirberto carried on be MiseRS, W. R. LOXLEY & CO., at Hongkong, Canton, and LONDON and shall continue to trade

MISCELLANEOUS GOODS & EFFECTS, ander the same Firm name and style.

A180

The Business having been taken over sa a going concern as on the las April, 118, the

1t-Sentt's Code, SHIPOWNERS CODE proper liabilities of the firm as on that date BOOK.

1 International Code Book.

2. Whitelaw's Code Book..

1 A.B.C. Code Book.

Chinese Dictionaries, latest Edition.

70 lota of Nov la, History etc.

60 cases Laundry Boop.

American Moda Biscuits.

19

1

Five Year Old Bed Part.

10

Rosa's Unsweetened Lime Juice.

60 Blanketa.

TERMS: Cash on Delivery... Hongkong, September 27th, 1919.

TO LET.

GODOWN. Praya East

Apply bain

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

Alexandrs Buildings

WANTED.

..81

'SMART Young Clerk thoroughly experienced in Book-keeping. Alan Junior Clerk with good knowledge” of typing.

Apply in own handwriting stating age and salary required to-

XYZ,

Care of "Daily Press " Office. (1300

FRENCH LESSONS

G. KOUNION.

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Rad those contracted since in carrying o the business are assured hy "crasives.

JOHN ARCHIBALD KUSSELL, DONALD OSCAR RUSSELLA ROBERT CECIL RUSSELL. Rongkony, September 24th, 1818 11,237

+3

SS. WAR PUFFIN."

THE Undersigned invite Tenders, in writing, for the purchase of this vessel which is bore at Longstone Rock Des the mouth of the Moalmein River Amherst Burma. The vessel in favourable position for ship breaking operations. A copy of the Surveyer's report can be seen at the office of, and fall particulars and terms obtained from,

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

1283.

BRANGWAN CLARK & CO.,

Milton House,

LIMITED.

8/9, Chiswell St.,

London, EC.

and "India House"

Manchester.

Eastern Merchanta & Agents.

Import & Export

M. MANUK, "Secretary. Hongkong, September 2nd, 1919. 128

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVERY that DEXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of HUMPREYS ESTATE & FINANCE COMPANY, LIMITED will be held at the HONGKONG HOTEL on the 10th day of October, 1918, at Noox, when the subjoined resolution, which was passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on the 24th day of September. 1919, will be submitted for confirmation as & Special Resolution.

"That the New Articles already approved

"by this

this meeting and for the purpose of "id-rtification wahecribed by the Casir "man thereof be and the same are "hereby adopted as the Articles of the "Company to the exclusion of and in "abstitution for all the existing ..* Articles & erent Dated the 26th day of September, 1918,

Hongkong. By Order of the Board,

1302)"

G. RAPP,

Secretary.

THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER

COMPANY (1918), LIMITED. - ·

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

NOTAREHOLDEREBY

to

CO

named Company that the TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLUSED from TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2320, 1919, until TrESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH, 1819, both days inclusive. SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

General Managers, Hongkong, September 18th, 1818. [1162

THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCE COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that

And

the SHARE REGISTER TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from October 1st., to oth, both days inclusive.

Warrants for the Interim Dividend can be had at the Office of the Company, 2, Queen' Buildings, Hongkong, on and after the 7th October, 1919.

By Order of the Board,

H. M. DYER,

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

ICHTHEMIC GUANO,

a really good manure for

FLOWERS AND VEGETABLES

to best

of all kinds,

Shi prorate of PHODUCP advanced against. CONSIGNMENTS realized

advantage.

C.LF offers invited.

Samples reported on and valued free of charge

Market Beports issued.

We handle META, BRISTLES, LARD, TALLOW, OILS AND OIL SEEDS, CASSIA LIGNZA PEANUTS, Rick and Eroz BEAN, Bogs and EGG PRODUCTS.

INDENTS

Export B carefully executed

in all departments Ovr representative WILL HONGKONG about October 3rd.

at 75 cents per packet.

GEACA

& 00.

Dealers in Flower and Vegetable Secde, Toys, Postage Stampe, Rost Cards, etc. No. 10, WYNDHAM 'STREET, HONGKONG.

BE IN

18, Moryson Kızı Bogn,

Letters addressed "HE. B. Eastern o/o the Office of this paper will reach him.

P.O. Box 13,

(1223

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LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS

TE 316

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ان

consent. voluntarily, but if every Treaty Which is exacted by force is to be abrogat ed Germany can plead that as an excuse for evading the obligations into which sue has entered. The Treaties of Brest Litovsk and Bacharest, which were anaul led, do not furnish an exact parallel to. the Stau-Japanese Treaty of 1915 because MARRIAGE.

in those cases Germany and her victims PERRY-BATEMAN. AL Holy Trinity only were involved Germany was cone-

Cathedral, Shanghai, on September 2nd, by the Res. J. F. Symons,pelled to renounce the rights of which she ARTHUR VIVIAN, second son of Mr. had rubbed them, and she has been obliged Arthur Perry, of Dartford, Kent, to to do the same in regard to Shantung Doris," youngest daughter of Mr. John Bateman, of Bramhall, Cheshire,

DEATHS

SAMSON At the Victoria Nursing Home, Shanghai ANNA MATRILDA SAMBON, aged 15, the beloved mother of Ale

xander Ernest and Minnie Samson, GARDEN-At Blagoveschensk, Manchuria, H. G. GARDEN, of the Marine Depart Juent, Chiness Maritime Customs, aged 44 years,

Hoxoxone Orion: 104, Das Vœux Road, C. LONDON OFFICE: 181,. Frame Sezar, E.0.

The Baily Press.

HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 27711 1919..

PRESIDENT WILSON AND THE

SHANTUNG QUESTION.

Japan, however, argues that as she was the direct instrument employed for this latter purpose she is entitled to the reversion of German interests and that China is not prejudiced thereby. It is probable that this is her explanation of the Marquis Oxums's statement, while Premier in 1913, that Japan has no ulterior motive, no desire to secure more territory, no thought of depriving China or other people of anything which they

The official "now" possess,** that Japan was holding Tsingtao with a view to its eventual "restoration to China is equally susceptible of an elastic On the other side, of interpretation.

Assu.runce

Miss Rose Blenheim Jupp, who is to be married to Mr. R. O. Hutchison, of the Imports and Exports Offices, arrived in* Hongkong, yesterday, by the Empresa of

♫

CANTON NEWS.

residents

September 26th,

„STUDENTS ÎN TROUBLE

The arrest of the Chines, students on charge of having tried to prevent the importation of Japanese good's has. caused great feeling among the people against the Police.

Eleven stadents

were arrested; three

of them are out on bail, and the re mainder have been handed over to the Tuchun for punishment. They wern arrested at the request of those big Com- panies whó den largely in Japanese goods, as it was alleged that the students had published leaflets asking the people not to deal with those Companies.

There was demonstration by over 1,000 students in front of the residence of the Superintendent of Police, who was in danger of being attacked, but the demonstration was dispersed by the Police in the nick of time.

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Another message' says that the students -- were released to-day at the request of certain leaders,

FIGHTING IN HUMAN.

It is reported that the Northern leader, Ng Pui fu, of Hunan, has commenced an attack on the Tuchun of Hunan, Cheong Ying-yew. Fighting has been in progress since the and instant. The authorisjes have telegraphed to Hunan requesting confirmation of the report.

A message from another source states that the disagreement between Ng Pui-fu and Cheong King-yew was caused by a dispute over certain military expenditure...

The Tuchun bas declared martin law. in Eastern Hunan, and has been watch- ing the movements of Ng for some time. TAN ON WOLFRAM ORE

イト

A petition has been forwarded to the Military Government by the wolfram merchants asking that the tax on wolfram

are may be reduced owing to the decline in the price of the metal, and the Treasurer has asked the authorities to accide to the request. Although the trade in wel- fram ore flourished during the way the price has been dropping steadily since the Armistice. Nearly all the wolfram ex- porters have closed down,, as the price is very low indeed at present. The authori- ties have agreed to reduce the tax on the ore from 6 to 83 per pitul. THE CUSTOMS SURPIUS.

account.

SALE OF ENEMY PROPERTIES.

It is stated that, with the permission of the Foreign Diplomats in Peking, the course, it may be pointed out that the

sum of 8670,500, being the surplus of the state of war between China and Germany Customs revenue, was handed over to the abrograted all treaties and that, like the Military Government the utter day. Altogether, about $1,500,000 has been German concessions at Hankow and Tien-paid to the Military Government on this tsin, Tsingtao should have reverted to China If it be said that when the fate of Tsingtao was settled China was not one of the Allies, the answer is that this was solely the fault of Japan, who oppoe-perty Bureau during this month. It is

added that the word "enemy ed China's entry into the arena on two be used in reference to Germans and

Austrians when peace has been concluded. with them.

The authorities have received a circular telegram from the Peking Government ordering the sale of all enemy properties, and the closing down of the Enemy Pro-

is 'not to

PEKING CABLE NEWS.

It is announced the Kan Wan-pang has been appointed. Acting Premier, Kong Sam-jarm having resigned. Li Hi-so has been appointed Minister of Finance.

sung Kuo-chang the ex-President, September 24th. arrived in Peking on The President, is consulting him on cur- tain questions.

One of our cutrespondents invites a further expression of opinion from us upon the Shantung Question. As we have repeatedly discussed this subject in our columns recently and dealt with all the fucts which have been brought tu light from time to time, we con- occasions. China ultimately declared war clude that he desires LIB to address in August, 1917, and if, as seems certain,' ourselves particularly to

a secret treaty was arranged that year President

action between Great Britain and France, on WILSON's defence of his own in countenancing Japan's claims. We the one side, and Japan, on the other, have some hesitation in doing this because agreeing to support Japan's claims to although we profess to know something of Taingtao it would be instructive to know our own fellow countrymen and their the date on which and the conditions which it was signed. If política we cannot pretend to the same under degree of knowledge in regard to Ameri- value has been received it would not be bonourable to repudiate the engage. cans and their politics. There is, bow-

While, however, Japan's ever, one characteristic common to partyment now, politics in all countries and that is the legal position may be unassailable readiness of the Opposition to advance there remains the moral aspect of the their own interests by discrediting the matter to be considered. One ally ought i Government in the eyes of the electors by not to seek to profit at the expense of several new items in their programme at attacking any part of their policy, domes another and so to strain the meaning -the-or-foreign that offers a target for at language as to demand compensation adverse criticism. In self-defence the for doing that which she was generally Government are often under the necessity understood to be willing to do uncondi of indulging in a little hyperbole, especi- tionally.

The Feking Government having heard #real of the proposed formation of a

in Canton, has telegraphed Governme to the Military Government protesting against this step.

THE VÍCTORIA THEATRE,

The Prize Packets" are introducing:

the Victoria Theatre to-night. A novel item will be the musical pot pourrs, in- cluding solos on the aluminium chimes and the musical rattles Episodes 9 and 10 of the Lighting Raider" are being screened.