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PUBLIC AUCTION.
Public Auction Sale, to PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of be belle SIGNESDAY), the 12th
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 1TE, 1918.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
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GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC:
TENDERS for SPECIE urrună.
SHANGHAI G
ad for the of $500,000 current in Shangbal, will be received by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT,
ntil 1.30 AM. on November 11th, 1919.
day of NOVEMBER, 1919, or, at the Offices of the Fabijs Works Department, by Onler of His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, of one
The amount accepted is to be placed by the Lab of CROWN LAND on West side of Tytam Bay, in the Colony of Hongkong, forenderer to the credit of an account with a term of yours, with the option of renewal the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Shanghai, so na to be avaliable "At Crown Bent to be fixed by the Surveyle
November 14th, 1919. of Elis MAJESTY THE KING, for one further term of 75 years.
Regtary No.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Locality.
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Bentley
Hoaxirements,
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90,500, 70
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PUBLIC AUCTION. ARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of
Pe letting by Public Auction Salt, to
be held TU-DAY (WEDNESDAY), the 12th lay of NOVEMBER, 1919, at 3 P.M., at the Offices Order of the Public Works Department, by of HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, of One
Winst Aide
"of Lot of CROWN LAND on Tytan in the Colony of Hongkong, for Yuri 75 yet, with the option of the wal at a Crown lent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His MAJESTY THE KING, for one further term of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Boundary
Contents
onoba
Opes Flor
+
T.
Leot foot
As per
wale plan 30,000) 32 (-796.
G.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
Parsons tendering to atale
The amount of Dollars current in Shang- si per £100 for Telegraphic Transfer on the Lords Commissioners of H.M. Treasury, London.
The tenders to be in duplicate, and in sealed Jover, addressed to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT, and endorsed TENDERS FOR GOVERN HENT BILLS, eta."
The right to accept or reject any or all of the tanders is reserved.
Copies of Forms of Tender can be had on application.
Parsons tendering for (Bills) are hereby otified that, having regard to the provisions of the Acts 2: George 171. Cap. 45 and 41, George II., Cap. 68, the acceptance of say such Lender is subject to the express condition that no Member of the British House of Commen
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be admitted to any share or part in or to any bencit to sries from the Contract thereby nade for the allotment of such" (Bill)PAS
The provisions in question de nos apply to Contracts entered into by any incorporated
in its corporated Company
capacity and made for the general benes of the Company.
Any further information can be obtained persons application to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICLE, A.P.D.
INTIMATIONS
PUBLIC AUCTION
BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGKIS
F. LAMMERT has received
On FRIDAY,
Minoructions to sell by Public Auction.
the dist day November, 1919, at 3 o'clock in the af ernoon at his Sale Room in Duddell Street, Victoria Hongkong.
The Steamship "ASIA" 1081 tons now lying in Kowloon Bay in the Harbour of Hongkong together with all the furnitures, Store equipment and appurten ances now on board
IN ONE LOT
This ship is Chinese ship registered, in Cantor and is constructed of steel. She has the following dimensions namely, Length 48 feet, Breadth 32 feet 6 inches, and Depth 18 feat. Pinches, and her speed is about 10 knots. Sale and for orders for inspections of the vessel please apply to
INTIMATION
and much more ambitious project was Inspector Browne appeared before Mr. also under consideration. This was The R. E. Lindsell, yesterday, and applied for German Association for World Com a withdrawal of the case in which a truck. merce," embracing within ita rinks every coolie was charged with reckless driving, industrial organisation of importance thereby causing injury to the little son in the country, for the purpose of of Mr. Dixon, of Kowloon Docks. The conducting a gigantic camp on be Inspector stated that the" parents did not half of German commerce. 2. agents, wish to proceed with the charge. Mr.
A S. WATSON & CO., fanfliar with the language and castons Lindsell, wordingly discharged the de
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED 1871.
of the countries to which they were sent.fendant. were to study every market in the world
Particulars are given in our Advertiser where opportunities existed for introdue
mens columns. by Messrs. Benjamin ing or developing German trade. It was also to be incumbent upon them to repudi Potts, stock and share brokers, of the
location of the Ulu, Benut Bubler vo ate promptly and publicly ny statements
Ltd, with a nominal capital of a millian which might be made in disparagement of
and a half Straits dollars and a paid-up the Fatherland or its manufactures. To capital of $1.130,000 in shares of one wards such pow.rful trade combinations, dollar each. The property "consists of relentlessly ppraning Π well-defined 2.836, acres, of which 1,944 notes are
For farther particulars and conditions of CONFECTIONERY: policy along scientific lines, the British plante und 770 acres in bearing. Appli-
MESES. KUNG YUEN
123, Wing Lok Street,
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MISS. DEACON. LOOKER, DEACON
& HARSTON,
F.J. THURSHY-PELHAM LIEUT COLA
Tresanry Chest Officer, A.PD." His Majesty's Treasury Ofoe,
Hongkong, Nove. ber 19th, 1819 1313
ULU BENUT RUBBER COMPANY
LIMITED.....
Nominal Capital" ....
Paid Up Capital
$1,500,000
$1,150,000 Share ValueOne dollar Straitą, 25 cents an Applica
Payment
tion and balance on Allotment.
Total area,
Planted acres
Bearing Acres
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PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY), the 12th day of NOVEMBER, 1918, at3 P., at the Offices of the Public Works Departinent, by Order of HIS EXCELLENCE THE GOVERNOR, of Use Lot of CROWN LAND on West side of Tythin Bay, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crowa Kent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His MAJESTY THE KING, for one further term of 75 yeaTAJ
No. et Hala.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Registy No.
st side of
Locality.
Boundary
Mesurement
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5,1990 781 767
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PUBLIO AUCTION,
DARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of
Pthe letting by Public Auction Sale, to
be held TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY), the 12th day of NOVEMBER 1919, at 3 F.M., at the Offices
of the Public Works Department, by Drder
2,636 Acres.
1,844 Acres.
770 Acres, yield- ing 400 lbs. per acre per annum.
Purchase Price
$475,000 cash and 440,000 fully-paid shares.
"Application closes at Singapore on the
97th of November.
BENJAMIN & POTTS. Hongkong, 11th November, 1919. [15:1
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NOTICE..
REPULSE BAY HOTEL
Order to cable the Contractors to the above Hotel at the earliest possible date without interruption, and in order to avoid all possibility of damage to the Flooring, Tile Paint Work, to the public are requested to kindly abstain from visiting the Hotel as on and from this date until its completion and formal opening of which due Notice will be given by Advertisement in the Local Newspapers
Dated this Sixth day of November, 1819. FOR THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD, Proprietors of the REPULSE BAY HOTEL,
J. H. TAGGART,
of His EXUELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, of One will
of CROWN LAND on West side Lot
of
Tytan Bay, is the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal
at a Crown fent to be fixed by the Surveyor
of His MAJESTY THE KING, for one further
term of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
On Vitst side of
Looky.
J.
Boundary
Mennazoenta
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* Lyuk Brick,
2.
fret
29,000 64 835
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TRY JAPANESE CHOW.
Bakiyaki Torinabe Chiri Yosenabe Tenfura Kakimeshi
Just the season sad best cooking
HOTEL CHITOSE
Is Clan Hotel.
Manager.
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A. G. DA ROCHA. IS THE AUCTIONEER.
A. G DA BOUHA, AUCTIONEER
sell by Public Auction TOMORROW
(THURSDAY), 13th November, a: 230 P.M.
1. Des Voux Road Central, Vendors' Solicitors
or:
to Ma GEO. P. LAMMERT,
The Auctioneer.
G..
NOTICE
R.
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persons of Chinese race, wishing to LL Persons, with the exception of leave the Colony must have in their posses sion & VALID PASSPORT Passengers not in possession of passports will not be allowed to leave the Colony
AU persona, with certain sxceptions,
CADBURY'S
and
BUCHANAN'S
1.
were content to adopt an attituïle of ention closes at Singapore on November lofty indifferdhce, and to rely for the 7th. we have received fresh stocks of maintenance of their commercial supre.
A pathetic tale was related to the mncy upon independent individual effort. Yet there is no doubt, as the Chairman Secretary for Chinese Affairs, yesterday, of the Shanghai Conference contended. by a Chinese woman, who had attempted that much of Germany's, as of America's, to corunit suicide by jumping, into the success was flue to appreciation of the harbour. The woman is reported to have CHOCOLATES fact that modern conditions, demand said that she was married when & young large-scale organisations, which are "im. girl to an old Chinese doctor in Canton, possible withunt some merging of indivi. who treated her badly. She left him and went to live with a man she loved. The dual effort in a comtuen scheme and some loss of individual identity. While it doctor threatened to assault berand, in might not be wise for us slavishly to copy fear, she lock a passage to Hongkong unt the example of others, regardless of our attempted to end her life on the journey. uwn temperament and natural aptitude.
A fire bfcke out on the Chrong Shing, we ought to be able with advantage to one of Mesars. Jarding, Matheson & Co.'s adapt to our own requirements" methods vessels, yesterday morning, and might have proved semous but for the prompt which experience has shown to be produe arrival of the Fire Brigade, which ex tinguished in a quarter of an hour. tive of good results when employed by
be outbreak originated in the 'tween our rivals Thanks to being the first to
11{ 13 curge decks, which contained enter the markets of the world our mer shamsul and rive, and was due, it is bes chants enjoyed a long run, of prosperity, lieved, to somebody carelessly throwing a and this bred an unshakeable belief in lighted cigarette into a bruken package of shamsul. The damage done by water and their old-fashioned methods, even when and fire is estimated at about $1.000.
It way these were devoid of method. believed, apparently, that the superio- rity of British goods was so well estab lished that nothing more was necessary, and that for the privilege of obtaining them people all over the world would
CHOCOLATES
who remain in the Colony for more than King George-Bournville Nut- 7 days are required to Register them
REGISTRATION of selves under PRESONE ORDINANCE, 1918.
Forms of Registration, giving the par- ticulars required, may be obtained at the G.F.O. and at all Police Stations.
The Penalty for non-compliance in a ine not exceeding
$50
E. D. C. WOLFE, Captain Superintendent of Folios. Hongkong, Soptembe, and, 1819. 40
MRS. L M HUDSON, SKIN AND EAR SPECIALIST.
Queen's Selected Princess
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Boudoir-Exquisite-Opera
o her varieties.
Captain R. C. Brennan, famous for his saccess id transporting Allied troops front England to France during the war, DA board the White Flyer Fale, formerly on the run between San Francisco and Su Diego, Cal., but taken over by the United
by the States Navy, has been appointed Pacific Steamship Company as marine Eust with in Hongkong. Captain
cheerfully contend with any and every arent for the FET
UPERFLUOUS hair painlessly and A. S. WATSON & CO., difficulty. Meanwhile, other nations sent
permanently removed.
Bast development and buat reduction Chiropody speciality. Late of Boshard College, Melbourne, Australia,
CAMPBELL, MOORE & CO.
Chater Road
1483
LOST.
Dark Brindle Bull PUP Bitch. Finder Awill be awarded.
Beply to
Box No. 1474, Care of "Daily Preas" Uffice.
LIMITED.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
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The Daily Press.
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qualifications opportunities Write stating and salary required, to-
Box No. 1448 Care of Daily Press Office
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GERMINAL CIGAR STORE, 18, Nathan Road, Kowloon.
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TO LET.
FLATS in EWO MESS. No. &, FRAX for 6 months from November For further particulars apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD.
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TO LET. SUITABLE FOR COAL STORAGE
VACANT PLOT of Land at AYRomati
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA-
TION CO., LTD.
HONGKONG NOVEMBER 12TH, 1913,
MODER ISING OUR METHODS
until repairs on
severni D.8.0. The ris, CR..
A dinner party was given at Govern- ment House on Monday night in honour » of H.E. Senhor Henrique Correia da Silva,
included H.E. General F.
Y. G. Gurner, R.N., Hon. Mr.
.M.G., Mr. E. V. M. de Sousa, Captain
Pay Liect Batalha of the Patria,
O.B. E., Captain and
J. A. VIL- A. Holborn, LUX.
out representatives who were good lin Brennan, who arrived in Kobe from
the Seattle guists and skilful salesmen, and to their Seattle recently, will handle the Heffr suggestions paid the sympathetic atten, these hi peale spind tion due to the man on the spot" battling with actual conditions on their behalf. In China there are powerful British concerns working on siinitar lines to these, and there is a grow ing disposition to do business direct with the Chinese by encouraging the study of the Innguage.
There are also signs of closer co-operation between manufacturers and merchants. The American, like the German, learned in the bard' school of experience that if he wanted ester a territory already occupied by the British h must study
and give people what they not "what be thought they ought to want. In this way he was often able to supplant British goods of Moreover, he was superior quality.
tasti THE conference of British Chambers of wanted and Commerce at Shanghai and the forma- tion of permanent union, which is one of the results, furnish conclu-
to
local
A. F. B. Silva-Netto. H. E. the Governor of Macao spent Monday night at Coven ment House and left yesterda afternoon in the gunboat Patria for Macro.
Amongst those who arrived in the Colony, yesterday even.ng, on the Kurling are was Mr. Theodore E. Burton, former
Senator for Ohio. Mr Burton who is one of the leading public men of the United States, is ranking a sour of the East to
study political and sucind conditions."
As a member of the Exrcu- tive Committee of the Inter-parliament
Union, be
has travelled extensively in Bry Europe, while at home, he was the fax- ourite son candidate of the Ohio delega dential nomination, and at a previne convention it was Senator Burton who made the nominating speech that placed President Taft in line for his high ofice by Mr. George E. Anderson, General for the U.S.A.
xive proof that British traders have enterprising, and understood that he ion in 1916 for the Republican Presi-.
past
we have
The Management of the Hotel feel unre that they may rely upon the ready
could not expect to reap a rich harvest co-operation of the public in the foregoing SEND ENGINEER for British Steamer realised at last, the value of
operation. In the regard
unless he was prepared to sow freely. heard much of the disadvantages under To achieve bis ead he was willing t which our fellow-countrymen, seeking to
wager & beavy stake by bringing a vast extend the markets for their manufse aggregation of capital to bear, like a tares, have laboured as compared with battering ram, in beating down oppos?- their rivals in the matter of Government tion: An increasing tendency towards Tsapport. Nor can it be denied that this amalgamations is observable now amongst was a genuine grievance. Not only has British, firms. We have learned many the "dollar diplomacy "of other nations valuable lessons during the past five brought griat to the mill, but the sasist-years, and there are gratifying indica ance rendered to foreign business men by: tions that we intend to proft by them. their Consular officers has been very valu“ able. Steps to remove these handicaps
The body of a Chinese woman, who have been taken recently by the British committed suicide by taking an overdose Government, and Bir Joan JORDAN bas of opium, has been sent to the Public given evidence of his warm sympathy Mortuary. with the movement by his') presence at the
The Bt. Rev. Bishop D. Pozzoni left Shanghai Conference and by his advice to Hoi Fung to-day on his annuel pastoral the Consuls in China to cultivate close revisit and expects to be back by the end lations with Chinese officials and the Bri- tish communities. When, however, every allowance has been made for official in difference in the past it must be admited that the British merchant has suffered largely from his own neglect. He failed to appreciate the value of combination, though he had abundant opportunitice of observing what a potent weapon it was in the hands of bis competitors. Shortly before the war a German-China Tastitute was formed in Berlin with a very wealthy, and influential backing to promote the economic interests of Ger- many in the Far East. In furtherance of ila object it was to establish and maintain
at his. Salca Room.
EIG IT FOX TERRIER PUPTIES From two distinct litters) TEENS-aah on Delivery, Hongkong. November 17th 191U
A. G. DA
ROCHA,
AND
AUCTIONEER, S.RVEYOR
GENERAL-BROKER. "
Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 7:32 · NAVOURED "with instructions from
Mr. H. NouuuA, will sell by Pablic Auction, TO-MORROW (THURSDAY), November 13th, 1918,
FAY
at 2.15 p...
at bis Sales Boom.
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND
EFFECTS:
Wardrobes, Desks, Chairs, best of Drawers, Dressing Tables, Bookcases, Arm-
and, Glasware,
chairs, Curios, riteLoe Boxes
Bess Ornamenta, A
line of Sundries.
Bedsteads, Clocks, Hatstands and a long!
1 TYPEWRITER
TO LET.
1
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*A VACANT PLOT of Land, Prays East.
Apply to-"!
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO. LTD.
(1308
TO LET.
SHOP in Nathan Road, Kowloon
Apply 'to-
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings
Tablecloths, 66"
Large Garden. Apply
ex.col- in
1 OLIVER lent condition.
No. 6, Hau Fang Lane. 1397
Teams: Cash on Delivery
Hongkong. November 13th, 1912.
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of the month
Among those who left the Colony. yesterday, on the Afentor ware Mrs. H. A. Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. A D. Keigwin and Mrs. R. B: Wood.
Mr. Burton was met on board, Consul-
THE ARMISTICE.
YESTERDAY'S UNIQUE
OBSERVANCE.
There was a perceptible interval of silence in the business part of the City. at éleven o'clock, yesterday morning, when, in obedience to His Majesty's wish,, all business was suspended in celebration of the first anniversary of the mistico. The bedde of the various business housea and frias bad given orders for a complete cessation of work, and the unique cele bration passed off in the most fitting man- ner possible
At the Supreme Court, Mr. Pollock was addressing the Court when the gun from the Murray Battery Pared on the stroke of eleven. The Court rose, and His addressing the Acting Attorney-General said: "In obedience to His Majesty's re- business for an
Heat
Wa terval of two memory of the restoration of pence, and" in tribute to our Glorious Dead."
The Court remained standing for two
will 5 minutes in grateful
Owing to a printer's error, the value of the draft presented to the Rev. C. Eminstes, the very impressive silence being Darwent was given in yesterday's is A $1,300 instead of £1,300.
A small matsked, covering the roof of a house in Bowen Road which is being renovated, caught fire yesterday after noon. The damage done was slight.
A brutal assault was made upon Mix Farmer, of Kowloon, yesterday morning. whilst she was on her way to the Post
China German schools in China for com- MOUNT COUGH 131, Emercial, technical and medical training;
to supply German teachers to Chinese Office, by a Chinese, who endeavoured to schools, and to afford assistance to snatch a locket. The man was arrested, Chinese students in Germany. Another after a chase, by a Chinese detective" ·
Tunk Maildings
broken only by the sound of two siren calis from launches in the harbour.
Both Courts at the Magistracy,
for two minutes suspended proceedings
the Police stood at attention. police to stop all traffe
was not thought possible for the Hongkong during the two minutes of silence, but the Hongkong Tramway Co. and the Peak Tramway Co, gave orders for their cars to stop on the signal being given. The Star Ferry which was timed to leave at La Waited two minutes
Perhaps the most impressive gilence wan felt in the Naval Dockyard where, when the gun was fired, every engine and machine stopped working, and every worksen laid down his toola
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