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LOST.

CANARY. If found, kindly return 10-m

145, THE PEAR.

[1349

*FOUND

MOUND in Kowloon at 7 A.M. on Sunday FUN BRINDLE BULL BITCH, owner please apply to

BANKER & CO.

WANTED,

YOUNG MAN; with

f1350.

First class

A Commercial House experience, parti

cularly in Exports, is open to immediate engagement Excellent, References."

Box 1351. Apply

Care of "Daily Preas" Office. (1351

TO LET, FURNISHED. IVE ROOMED VILLA, at Kowloon

Box +352 Apply--

Care of Daily Presa" Office.

[+352

A

TO LET

SHOP in Nathan Road, Kowloon.

Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE FINANCE.

SO. LTD,a Alexandra Bundings

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.,. AND

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

CONSIGNEES per Company's steame?

PELEUS

are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kow- loon, where it will lie a Consignes') risk The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and

October 8th.

after

Optional cargo will be landed, unles notice has been given prior to steameri Arrival

All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridaya between the hours of 10.48 am and noon within the free storage period. No laims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown: and all Goods remaining undelivered after October 13th, will be subject to rent, All Claims against the Steamer mus be presented to the undersigned on or before October 27th., or they will not be recognised.

A

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRK,

Agente. Hongkong, October 4th.,

A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEER, ·BRVEYOR

GENERAL BROKER.

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AND

Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2932.

AVOURED with instructions

The Concerned,

FAY

from

will well by Public Auction, TO-DAY (TUESDAY), October 7th, 1919,

at 2.15 p.175.

at his Bales Rooms-

A QUANTITY or

MISCELLANEOUS GOODS & EFFECTS.

ALSO

30 cases Laundry S ap.

Rose's Unsweetened Lime Juice.

Bales Canadian bost Leather.

10

20 Sea Fuy E

Cason Aulsebrook Wafurs,

#

8 Cases Red Part

Boz Compound Bair Tonic.

30 doz. Hose Boap.

40 Blankets.

1 lot Glass ware.

TERM:-Cash on Delivery

Hongkong, October 6th, 1919.

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

Queen's Bond Central, Telephone No. 2931

NAVOURED with, instructions from

The Concerned,

F

willell by

Public

Aaction THURSDAY, October 9th, 1918,

at 2.15 PM,

at his Bales Room,

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND

EFFECTS:

on

Wardrobes, Desks, Chairs, Chest of Drawers Dressing Tables Bookcases, Arm

INTIMATIONS

TO BE SOL.D.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7TH, 1919.

THE VALTABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY KNOWN AS INLAND LOTS NOS. 1947 and 1262 VICTORIA,

INTIMATIONS

HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB.

ANNUAL GENERAL

MEETING of Members will be bold

in the Offices of MoSTE JARDINE, MATHESON

t Co., Lta, (top floor) hy kind permission

at 6. F..

INTIMATION

HONGKONG TOGETHER WITH THE TODAY (TUESDAY, OCTOLER TE, 1918, WATSON'S

MESSUAGES

ERECTIONS

BUILDINGS THEREON.

AND

NLAND LOT No 1247 contains a total NL

aria" of about 38,952 square from Inland Lot No. 1162 contains a toral area of about 33,348 square feet.

INLAND LOT No. 1947 is held for the residue of a term of 990 years having about 935 years unexpired and "Inland Lot No. 1263 is also held for the residue of a term of years also having about 935 years unexpired.

&

999.

The purchaser will buy the Lota subject to Lease for 6 years from the First fley of October, 1916, at rent of 86,550 per calendar month: The vendors will, if the purchaser demires, give twelve months notice to deter mine. this I in sccordance with the terms of such Lease.

The purchaser will also buy the above pro erties subject to a Mortgage for $187,000 with interest at 8% per annum repayable on the 8th Jane, 1920

Tender shall

The above-mentioned Lease and Mortgage can be inspected at the Offices of the under- signed Mesars. DEACON, LOOK12, Dracon & HLAESTON before Noox on FRIDAY, the 31st day of October, 1918, at which time all Tender be Deemed to be opened and the properties to the Tenderer whose shall be approved of and accepted by the undersigned Mesarsalf of the Vendors LOOKER,

whose Agouts DRACON, LOOKER, DRACON & HARSTON reserve the right to accept such Tender as they please. No Tender will be considered If it not as much as or more than the reserve price. The reserve price will be fixed by DRACON, LOOKER, DEACON & HALSTON prior to the opening of the Sealed Tenders but they stall be under no liability to disclose same..

DRACOR & HARATON on

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The Tenderer whose Tender is accepted all aforesaid shall forthwith enter into and sign Contract for the purchase of the Property in the form already prepared by the under- signed Messra DEACON, LOOKES, DEACON & HARSTON which can be inspected at their Office at any time during the unnal business

hours.

The Tenderer whose Tender is accepted as aforesaid shall also forthwith pay to the undersigned Mears. DEACON, Look RE, DEACON & HAESTON ten per cent of the purchase price as a deposit in accordance with and subject to the terms of the afore- Raid Contract.

Dated the 8th day of October, 1919. MES DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON

HARSTON,

ΤΗΣ

1; Des Voeux Road Central,

Victoria, Hongkong. Solicitors for the Vendors.

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE Undersigned have received instruc- tions from THE AMERICAN CONSUL GENERAL, to sell by Public Auction,

TO-DAY (TUESDAY),

October 7th, 1918, at 5.18 P.M., off Ah King's

Slipway.

The Motor Boat

* MASCOT," Solid teakwood ball, Enished in specially selected polished teak, has electric light and electric starting Lutht: convenient gailey, shower bath, two master, berths, roomy suskpit, tak wardrobe and drawers and other modern fittings.

Length

38 feet Beam Draft.

8

77

3 inches.

Motor H.P. "Oto" Speed 7 Knota.

Ingil running order.

Un view day of sale and can be seen by appointment.

Terms:-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, October 1st, 1919 [1396

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·FOREIGN & COLONIAL MERCANTILE CO. LTD. 51,Gracechurch Street, LONDON, EC.3. Eng

Telegrams

Cone

Focomere", Grace, Lou. Bently & Private

GENERAL IMPORT & EXPORT COM- MISSION MERCHANTS. PRODUCE EXPERTS, BUYERS AND SHIPPERS

All enquiries receive prompt attention.

HA

TO LET.

10, Des Vœux Road

[1231

ALF SPACE of STORE, may be used, as Office at moderare rent. For teribs etc.

Apply

26, Ice House St.

TO LET (UNFURNISHED).

1274

| 0=46-"STUWFORD, No~*,” Bonham

Road, in arctlient condition. Address-

"AB" Cure of "Daily Press" Ofice.

FOR SALE

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BURINES,

Passing of Annual Balance Sheet Election of Officers-is. Secretary, Treasurer and Committee.

To consider any business in the interest of the Club.

G. GERRARD,

Hon. Secretary.

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Hongkong,ctober 6th, 1919.

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that An EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of HUMPREYS ESTATE & FINANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held at the HosoING HOTEL on the 10th day of October, 1919, sa Noox, when the subjoined resolution Meeting of the which was passed at the Extraordinary Сотру

held on the 24th day of September, 1919, will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution.

Thas the Articles already approved by this meeting and for the purpose of "identification subscribed by the Chair- рал thereof be and the same &TO hereby adopted & the Articles of the Company to the exclusion of and in "ubstitation for all the existing "Articles thereof "

30th

Daved the 26th day of September, 1819,

Hongkong. By Order of the Board,

13.3)

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THE

E

PREMIER SCOTCH.

OF THE FAR EAST

· According to a report from Berling the German Government has decided to ap point Mr. Fritz Hoil as Ambassador. ta |Japan, and Mr. Radowitz as Ambassador

to China.

Paymaster-Commander C. Forbes Petch,. who has beer British Naval Agent at Shanghai for the past eight years, has left the settlement and retired from the Navy. which he entered some 49 years ago.

The Fire Brigade was strminoned shortly after even thirty last night for a fre which broke out in a Chinese house in West Point, near the Ko Shing theatre The blaze had not been got under up to the time of our going to press.

Major J. Coe, attached to General Headquarters, A., has been mentioned in recent despatches from the Commander- in Chief of the British Forces in Italy, in Hongkong Major Coe was formerly with the Sird. Co. at Lyemun.

Mr. J. E. Harris, who has been in the ing further conflict, but also good general- ship-in losing no opportunity of manœuvr-Chinese Customs service for over 37 years, ing his opponents into an unfavourable left Shanghai by the Atsuta Mura:for position, for victory was assured to the Hone on 12 months' leave.. side which could convince the public that it was in the right. Any fears which were entertained this the PRIME MINISTER was weakening were dispelled by the uznoutics mert that he resolutely refused to resume negotiations with the strikers unless and until they returned to work. That condi biop still stands. The others, however, have been modified. When the series of meeting between the Government and the representatives of Labour were broken off on the 3rd inst., the lines along which the Government were willing to continue the discussions with the strikers were 1.llows. A guarantee, was, briety as offered that there should "not be any reduction of wages until March 31st next, while the extension of that date would be open to consideration by the Government after the end of the present year- the term for which both parties originally agreed that the present rates should remain in operation. The Government, also express ed its reading to discuss with the rail waymen any unfairness or hardship affecting any partienlär grade, of work

Li-Col. Clandë D. of Moore, 0.31,48, men through the operation of the scheme D.SO., Royal Warwickshire Regiment, of standardisation already proposed by who has been appointed to the command of the Dist (Young Soldiers) Battalion the Government, and to consider Any Royal Warwickshire Regiment in the Fanomaly ny between the various grades in Army of the Rhine, was brigade-major in the application of the percentage of the North China when the War of 1914-18 Provi-pened. He was with the British troops increase proposed to each grade.

under the command of General Barnardis sion was made for referring to arbitration ton in the siege and capture of Tsingtao, any point upon which agreement could end subsequently in France and elsewhere. nut be reached in this connection. The Railwaymen Union, however, declined to entertain these proposily and repeated their former demands, which had already been rejected.. It is now agreed that, on the resumption of work, negotiations shall be contiuud, on the understanding FOR 25

that they will be completed by December 31st Wages will be stabilised at the pre-Company, POPULARITY MAINTAINEDent level until September 30th next year,

G. -RAPP,"

Secretary.

E WATSON'S Scotch Whish

"THE ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT

CLUB.

THE YEARLY GENEHAL MEETING of the show Club will ne red at the Club Hense North Point on FRIDAY, OCT BER 10, 1919, at 5.30 PM and NOTICE IS REREBY GIVEN that EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Members of the Club will be held at the Club House on FRIDAY OCTOBER 102, at 845 P.M.

BUSINES

As pasted in the Club House,

87

A Launch for the comvenience of Members will leave Status Pier on FRIDAY, 06 5 p.m.

RE MACDOUGALL,

Hon. Secretary- Hongkong, October zad, 1918.

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

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE TWENTY THIRD ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE- HOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Company's Torn Otics, Lower Albert Road, Hongkong, onSATURDAY, 1 th day of Ocroza, 1-18, at 19 30 o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpe of presenting the Report of the sectors and Statement of Actinta to 31st July, 1919.

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

By Order,

M. MANUE

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

J

THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY, LTD.

THE THIRTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY THE

1 GENERAL MEETING of the Com- pany

will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, Meners, Jarding, Mater- SON & Co., LT Pedder Street, Hongkong, од FRIDAY, OCTOBER, 17TH, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, passing the Accounts, and electing Directors and Auditors

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from October 11th to.. October 21st, both days inclurise

By Unter of the Board,

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.

General Managera Hongkong, October 2nd, 1919

11330

"GULA-KALUMPONG RUBBER ESTATE, LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVER that the SHARE REGISTER of the above Company will be CLOSED from 19th September to 17th October, 1919, both days inclusive.

LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,,

Colonial Register. Hongkong, September 29th, 1918. [1311

'THE CALL FOR ECONOMY

and

THE COST OF LIVING.

YERY OLD CHEE

ESTABLISHED

BY ITS

YEARS.

QUALITY EXCELLENT

NOT BY EXPENSIVE WORLD-WIDE-

ADVERTISING.

A.S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. HONGKONG.

BIRTHS.

but may be reviewed at any time after August 1st This represents an extension of six months. So long as the cost of living is not less than 110 per cent, above the pre-war level no adult räilwaymen shall receive less than 618. a week... This is equal to an increase of 10%. apon the previous minumum of 40, which was double the pre-war rate of pay. As the

Colonel Temporary Brigadier- General)

6. Pritchard. CM.G.. D.S.O, RA, who commanded the 99th, Co. R.G.A. a few years ago, has been the American Distinguished Awarded Service Medal by the President of the Laited States.

Mfr. D.-H., Binke, vize-president and general manager in the Far East of the American Trading Co., has been invested with the Fourth Order of the Rising Sun, conferred by HIM. the Emperor. in recognition of services in tion with the development of Japan's foreign trade. Mr. Blake's commercial activities in Japan date back to 1990: He is now leaving for london to take charge of the Europeim interests of the

Connec

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE WIDENING OF QUEEN'S ROAD, EAST.

1.

170 THE EDITOR OFTES HONGLONG DAILY PRESS."]

cost of living to-day is stated to be 125 Best owing emoval of all the verandabs.

property-owners, and

Six-There is great distress amongst the property-owners, shop-keepues, and tenants of the houses in Queen's Rond to the Government's decision to order the per cent. higher than it was before and shop-irunts in order to widen the August, 1914, it will be seen that there road for motor-cars.

How much has the Government Fut is nothing very extravagant in this con aside for land

And will resumption?

and shopkeepers be [12] cession.

It only remains to hope that property-owners a just and lasting settlement will be compensated for the damage done to their

property and business? reached within the next three months.

Such

improve will spell ruin.to The success which has attended the many of the

shop-keepers And thein families in this COMPTON.-At 19, The Peak, on October Government's efforts to organim, the district, Can the Government afford to

ath., to air. and Mrs. A. H. COMPTON,

[1347 a sod. HOPSON. At 3, Studley Avenue, Shang

hai, on September 30th, to Mr. and Mrs. DurGLAS HOPHON, a daughter. SMITH-At Chengtu, Szechuan, on Bep tember 14th, to Mr. and Mrs. VIVIAN Sai, Chinese Postal Service, a daughter. Srocka-At Double Island, Swatow, on September 24th, to Capt. and Mrs. G. ST. MAUR STOCKER, a daughter, BORGKONG OFFICE: 101, Das Vaux Bon, C. LONDON OFFICER: 131, FLERT STREET, E.C.

The Baily Press.

HONGKONG, OCTOBER 18, 1918.

work

on

country for meeting the challenge thrown spend money for such improvements dar

ing the

W distressing and trying down to it, the ready response to

Limes?

not postpone such improve the call for co-operation, and the cheerful

better times? ments to.

Such improvements are not of pressing spirit in which disconforts have been",

importance, and should wait till accepted by the public, should Kerve 15 a wholesome lesson to any who completed.

It is anxiously expected that .E. the may have been inclined over-rate Governor will be pleased to give this mat their power and abuse it. Great Bri-ter his kind consideration, thereby saw tain is evidently in ao moud to tolerate ing the people from untold hardships and

suffering. Yours truly, Bolshevism, for which we may thank the intelligence of the nation and the liberal institutions we enjoy. 1 those bad had their way who declared that the country was going to the dogs" when popular education was introduced and the franchise was widened our native land might have been reduced by this time to

THE END OF THE STRIKE. the sorry plight of Russia,

GENERAL relief will be felt at the news that the Railway strike at Home is over, and that, apparently," both parties to the dispute are satisfied with the terms of the settlement. Nobody who realises the aufferings that a fight to a finish would have inflicted upon all classes of the population, the damage that it would have done to the nation's trade at this critical juncture, and the danger that it would develop into civil war can do other than rejoice that such a dread possibility has been averted. It is to the credit of

One ease of gastro-enteritis was refiort-. ed in the Colony on Saturday,

The next Gymkhana meeting will be held at Happy Valley on Saturday.

A. VICTIM. Hongkong, October 8th., 1919.

1J

CANTON NEWS.

QOTUBER 6th.

PEACE PROSPECTS.

It is proposed to elect Shum Chun-buen as successor tu Tong Shiu-yi, resigned.

Tong Shiu-yi explained that he resigned because he did not expect the resumption. of the Shangbai Conference to meet with

success.

The members of the Military Govern- ment are being urged to decide whether it is possible to declare war on the Peking Government.

Wong Yup-tong, the chief of the North- ern peuce envoys, has telegraphed to the Military Government stating that the Consular body in Shanghai bas urged tho. A Chinese was fined $20, at the Magla-resumption of the Shanghai conference, tracy, yesterday, for being in unlawful possession of ammunition which found in a house in Wellington Street.

was

..

The annual general meeting of the

Several of the Northern Tuchuns are favouring the roumption of an ofensive against the South-west provicces if the Bouthern envoys still refuse to open negotiations with Wong Yap-tong after a certain time-limit.

It is stated that the acting Premier in

the strikera" that they have behaved with Hongkong Football Club will be held this Peking has promised to recall Wong Yap-

evening at 5 o'clock in the offices of tong, and appoint another to be the chief Meurs, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. - of the Northern peace delegation.

THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,

admirable restraint, but if the struggle had been protracted who can doubt that

It is announced that, in connection passions would have been argused" and that serious loss of life and damage to with his landing, HE, the Governor property would have resulted? The desires to thank the Police Beserve Band whole of the Trade Unionist organisation for ably performing their taek in spite of saw clearly all that was at stake, and the inclement weather. their leadera strove their utmost to keep open the door to negotiation. If the Gogerament had closed it, as some of their

The Committee of the General Chamber of Commerco are being denounced "for their inability to settle the boycott of the big stores satisfactorily. A number of the the Chamber reformed, so as to placa it leading merchants are proposing to have

under the absolute control of the mer- chants and make it representative of all the merchants in the city. LANG SHIH-71.

To those who realise the urgent decority "MOUNT GOUGH" No. 131, Tar

PEAK. Roomed House with for greater economy and to those who are Large Garden.

confronted with the great problem of the increased cost of living, we would suggest that one of the foremost factors in reducing expenses is the intelligent and consistent more ardent supporters desired, the arrested in Hongkong were discharged, arrived at Hongkong on the 2nd inst

Apply

LOXLEY L CÔ

York Buildings. «"

1955

FOR SALE.

FIVE-ROOMED HOUSE as the

chairs, Curice, Crockery and F

Brass Ornaments, Vases, Pictures, Ice Boxes, Bedsteads, Clocks, Typewriters, Overzzantele, Bideboards Napkins, Tablecloths, stands and a long line of Bundries.

T-Cash on Delivery. Hongkong, October 8tb,-1919.

Hat-

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MEERA HASTINGS & HASTINGB, Solicitors. No: 6, Doa Veus, Bond Centan).

cultivation of home gardens.

1:

GRACA

&

00.,

Dealers in Vegetable and Flower Boods,

No. 10, WYNDHAM STEKET, HOEGIONG.

(1229

F.C. Box 89). •

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The four Filipino youths who had stowed away on the canber and were

We are informed that Liang Shib.yi.

Many of the ex-politicians and officials are calling on him at his residence in Robin- son Road. THE NATIONAL-DAY.

Trade Unions would have felt it their yesterday, on the understanding that they

were to be sent back to Manila, duty to support the Railwaymen by de

whereas if The twenty-two, Hakka and Hokio claring sympathetic strikes,

It is announced that there will be an the Railwaymen, proved unreasonable and fishermen who were charged at the Magis other parade by the students on October intractable the other Unions would have tracy, or Friday, with ughing at 10th, the national-day. The people are stood aloof. The PRIME MINISTER there. Cap-sui-mua, were bound over by Mr. R.requested to decorate their premises. The Customs and the Post Office will be closed fore showed not only true statesmanship E. Lindsell in $100 cech to keep the peace on the 8th (the Moon Festival) and 10th. in exhausting every possibility of avoid for six months,

insta.