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France and England there would he an barriers to trade with Germany, At the same time other geats got busy with the refugees in Hollant and coaxed and bribed them back to "Antwerp and Brush Thousands are in refuge abrend and will so remain till the end of the war, determined nut to set fuct on the soil of At this season of the year we are allerving people as home are in some cases any hot a free Belgium, but the per se are est deen gemianie, I wippuse, to remark-forced to fall into the rats indicated by Well, hope the New Year has good their taskmasters, and Germany hopes thing in staan. Tais year most of us can these rats will hold after the conflict has add that we hope the coming year will be sounded its last note. better than the last. But dominating all other thoughts of purely economic ture there are on this occasing tha great and sbsorbing qaesti, na* How long will bum war last? What is the outlook ?'
Chuce. "In the House of Lords. Led Kit
• ener warned us to be prepared to poor; fresh men inti the battle line for three your or more. In a secert interview he is alleged-theagh he denies the language useil, at pay rate-to have put the rain arm on the war, and reiterated his convic tion that the British Empire can wear down her Prusin oppinest
Meanwhile the American Relief Com- mission, sided by Holland (marvelously in consideration. of the hery burden on that overseas, is doing pormonsly helpful work hospitable land), England and the dominions in feeding the famine-stricken Belvin This oek these eforts have drawn message of deeply boman thanke from "Krog albert himself..
AWZEPING THE BEAS
carping
We have
opinion batter than another, it was surely If anything could show the trend of
the song of praise that went up in all the lenus if she allien when Admiral urdeu We tern hemisphere, to say nothing of the avenged Adiniral radock and sent the German cruisers Scimborst, Gineisenku Lo pzig, and Nurenborg to the bottom of the Atlantic. The who criticised the length But in the City, where perhaps men of thine it took to gather in the Erad-n, concern theranelves more than Lord will now come their Kitchener does with the financial cost of no doubt a
Liggor
or thing to handle when the wự, tather than the physical exhaus-cons
Admiral VIRG
Nimitz aumasons up ena courage to Count and fuht in the . tion of the enemy, there is a much more Sen, but we have no fear of the result. optimistic tendency. They agree with Mr.
In fact the best of spirits prevails in Lyd George that financial exhaustion will these islands, and we laugh serialy when bing the Germans to their senses. Three pelins have been raining bombe on Londos, trend from Gerin sources that Zap years of war at the present rate would terrorisin the coast ports, and playing prolmbly come near to exhausting all the Ears with our shipping, or that our mes danbarant cuntries, but we would he the road have been guilty of some of these lear to feel seral anetary reas, and long shameful tactics that here e ndemned the before that the ray world be at the end Germans in the eyes of the civilised world. of his tether. For this reson, though the All these things are each flagrant fictions realises that it is a fight to a finish, that it astonishes us to bear that many
a nega pro-
'LOTION AT NIGHT.
тел
and store go only be one conclusion, stintive Chinese put any belief in them t they are of the opinion that the seney pressure is s
ure is a powerful ona mi they do not Think it will take three years to see the I of the German coffers,
We are still living in a darkened London, Li coming, if
but nothing like the darkness that prevails will, you
ju Continental cities, and we are not really portion of the war repor from the Balkan feeling any serious inconscience the otros. held, it is no longer in debt that the This werk these living in South London
fund the Ferbinas a hard d handful far more valiant little force and a bad rime, but it had nothing to bar they expected, in feta sort of second do with the darkness. While the main
power station of the South London Europe ours, zu hese tit sull was being repaired a fire started that burn
trame agrost debt. and owing to the ed out the cables supplying the power and ser proximity of Felgium we are, I fant.
her prone to overlook the merifices of the whole system, suddenly stopped, with the Balkan David facing the Austrian there to remain till the repairs could be the tramcu dotted all over South London, Golisch.
Thugh the Germans, by desperate many thousands of South London dwellers ace'mplished te next day. In & consequence Mapfreininreements, brake, the cloring had to walk here, for the train services Raning ring in Fuland and extricted were overladea in the rush hours. thema at Fearful loss, there can only be one and in that side, for Russian adjacent to Buckingham Palace the other They tell me of an sausing incident millo us are there and enter for the fray, night. A policeman on duty in the grounds la the West, Germany tails to ake any heard a restling in the hoalsas and instant- Ilway, and it is confidently waited byly all his forces rose to arrest what he vikipore a Flanders that, na kater than Golieved to be a spy or a desperto in- Kabay Belgium will be clear of the der. invaders..
He gave chua and grabbed the arrested one of the King's hans emu. form dimlyatlined before bimand
Fr. Franer I hear the heat reports of troops and the temper of the people. Fr nce has found her and again this
the
CATTLE MIN WERK.
·
SATURDAY, JANUARY 23 1915,
:
West End now taxing their ingenuity to necoaneiro, their acquaintancun, for reappearance in London circles and thuic, alandonmour of the battlefield The fact is that who self-wierifong service is meeting with ready recognition, those who are out for dirtations with ofleurs PO service are promptly dismissed sod sand home again to practice their arts an Piccadilly Juhenies and pink soekad men abent town.
EITTY. Sometimes we bare udency dapeste the talk of spying that apjes in the papers, but two cac that here Iven told me by personal feieuds appear to hire the stomp of truth to me. He know the chief characters, on the English sides wil. Innerea luiy stipulated to the Belgian refugees committee that they must net ber as a guest very relined young lady. In due entry the guust scrived rather stoutly built, but ementilly retined in.manzora. All went well fill me eren. [ing the hostom observed
* light in hør guest's room and pe-ped in, thinking the maid had left the light on by mistake- There was the guest thating her" chin. The police were communicated with And speedily found that the pretendad Belgian refugee was a very expert German
fier- the bickerings and the apparent Our country pussins, especially those * Leek of wability have give place to calm from the Waths in the Bant arb revnica
Ai ananinuty of purpose, wors urgently employed as special com Coderia Art panitia ule in the tables-have been doing Londria this week. Rench frenches. The French have now daring the great Cattle Show Conne in reserva, forco f which the best quently the theaccos sve been doing well. acreonts are given. It wit he held for the I met one of the cheery sops of the mil sent that General Jorn chooses to and the hunting-field myself they day how his full weight upon the enemy and lefore yesterday-this is a fact in the it may be counted-apoa to give a good train at Mark Lase. He was rabiegod nad recent of itwell. Bere is a factor, we at jolly and his head or use of those fat home have libt loss relying upon it topped falt hats much sa John Bull is should sit our optimism.depicted as staring. Telf no said he Another item from the front is that Siram I right for Baker Stroar 7 Well John French has added de-k on active said I you can gob rosid this way, but you service, and his grey hair han turned a good
God ould be there a deal faster if you got out." dent whiter. There was a stage in the and took the Inner Circle Eastward instead early fighting when the oatluck was bad of this
WAY. Westwind. Enough: to shake the nerve of a man of sud he as he took out his watch and pre- Well, Wall! iron, but that was overcome by the parod to leave for the change I got on the Ruprama beroam of the British army and train at twenty past twelve and its pow
allics, and
to-day. Sir Joba is quite twenty to two re scan Mark Lane three satisfied with the situation. During the times, but no Baker Street !!! Jull of the past reek or two he has per
uns
By Fisted every battalion under his command, and has addressed each on
- paride, his austinted tributes to devotion gently may ng both offices and men,
BACK FROM HOSPITAL SERVICE.
miks about the Rociety ladies who were I fancy in a previous letter I made some demanding to be trained for hospital work
in a week and, we their setting out for
One with has beer through Belgium tolle France, after go ting their pictares in the me that Gorman thrash peas is being paper and all the rest of the publicity
hown in the begupation there, sith a slew
to resolta to Cemalt, when the handgas. Then was, su overybody knows.
1
.of
to reto her grasp upon the kingdom. A considerable amount of scandal and the bettie King Albert, Fizetara bo African campaign and it made Lord.
Irregularity
way in the South deliberate plan of terrorising atrocitira, hurnings, and all the rest the Kitchener vary: angry. So this time he things and at the gyun inda agate set to work asid-penly toimetust issues orders to le responsible print on the Delgian mid the idea that where neceuty. The result is that there won at the franticta tako druidic motion unit if Belgious henceforth test trade with are five prominant Indies in Society in the
people lato submission, but after that Ger- kept his ov
[ you have test your appllite on off! the big Variety of dainty dieheat the ALEXANDRA CAFE Sure to Empt
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have taken over the stock in-trade, THE PUBLIC is hereby stifled thas business promises, lately recupied by Kauss & Co, and will in forure carry on the Busincas Merchants, Commission Agents and Tobacconists under the Name THE HONG KONG CIGAR STORE Hongken. Jan. 99, 1913.
THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY LIMITED,
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In another; se ne nuse in Bolgium NOTICE IS FERIET GIVEN that wrote to a Hanupstand young lady who bad LY the TWENTY SEVENTH OR- completed bur Continental dae tion, DINART MEETING of SHARE. telling ber of a case of a very respectable, HODDERS to the Company will be held midd a aged women, who desired to come at the Offres of Messrs. Jardine bisthason to England as a refugee and search for &
& Company, Limited, her husband whom she believed to have Bad February, 1915 t
co TUESDAY the પત
(191 taken refuge there.
am, Ion the The young lady purpose of receiving the Report of the offered a room to the stricken woman Directors together with A. statement of And in due course she also arrived to Accounts for the year erkling 31sa Decem partake of English hospitality. She spoke ber, 1914- excellent French, but as intimacy grew The REGISTER of SHARES of the niewhat greater she one day, when off Company will be CLUSED from FRIDAY, her guard, answered her bostess with a 2nd January to TUESDAY, End February word that is only known by the speaking 1915 (both days incluice), during which colloquial German. This coupled with a period au Transfer of Shares can he rather larg correspondence that was reach-Ro.istored. fing the refuger, make the English giri suspici us, so bou: the woman went out. #ho nike A cursory examination, of her rein. Thery was suma indication of incriminating correspondence and any amount of Aamples of Englih ip ment for troops.
Duporinily klaki and en forth. Scotland Yard advised con- stant watchfulness, but no opon suspicion, and this was adopted. In a few daya the refugee declared that she had beard of hae husband in Franes and would love to see hins.
By Order of the Beart of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary, THE HONGKONG LAND »NVEST, MENT & AGENCY CO., LT
fenoral Agents for
The Wust Point Building Co., Ltd. Hongkong, Jr 13, 1915,
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AGENCY COMPANY LIMITED.
The Hampatend girl accompanied her to the stating and on the sight of her Ann stepped into the same e mpartment ng the refuge. He was from Scotland" Yard and thirty miles. dorn the line be Arreated the women. In her bodice, under some embroidery, were details of the IntextOTICE ES DIEREBY GIVEN THỊT, Befener arrangements for London and a
hole lot of data besider.
THE SEW PRUSSIAN SONG..
The Gormans are all hawling at the top of their voices that in this way England WA
aggressor and it was due to her that
was a
ibe
the TWENTY SEVENTH OR- DIVARY MEETING of SHARE- WOLDERS in this COMPANY will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Jardine TUESDAY the 2nd Futasty, 1916 at Baharon &
Company Limited on for the purpose of receiving the Prince atd as the other day, Chancellor report of the Directors together with the van Bethimaan Rollweg followed wait, and statement of Accounts fre the endiag
ysar then Admiral von Tirpita, finding inter-3 st Doceber, 1814. viewing/la-** irksome than fighting
TThe in the The REGISTER at SHARES. of North See, lot himself go in a wholesaled Company will be CLOSEU FRIDAY, atterince in the same theme. All this is 22nd January to TUESDAY, 2nd February, chiefly for the benefit of America-though 1915 (both days inclusive) during which other neute I I countries are no doubt kept period Transfer of Shores can be in wind
registered.
It is a curings demonstration of the low lovel of intellt encero which PressiAD egutism places the people of other nations, It is only a month or two since the Germans were expressing atonishment that: Eng. land was ready to fight-after Germany bad made the first more against B lgium.
SHIPPING COMPANIEN,
As a result of a conference of the ru presentatives of the leading shipowners. memures..are to be taken to relieve the
By Order of the Board of Director
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Sterclary. Hongkong, Jan13, 1915,
24
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE
LIMITED.
dication under which many lines are NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the being conducted owing to the Government FULST ORDINARY MEETING of haring taken over their vessels for trans- SHAREHOLDERS in this COMPANY rt and similar work. Much of his will be held at the Offices of Mas Engnago available is not equal to the JARDINE MATHESON & COMPANY demands upon it for mail and first class LCD:.00
FARI the 2nd February panonger services, so it is said that a new at 11.45.AM for the purpose of
eleme of charter will be heaught into list
szczy ng the report of the Directors involving easy exchanges of tonnage together with the statement of Account periods dependent upon the progress of for the year ending 31st December 1914. the war and coveri g internal alterations of The REGISTER of SHARES of the slips affected.
Company will be COSED from FRIDAY,
At the same time, I hear, one steamship owners have made a lot of money at bigk | freight rater, and all their ships are husy, I am also informed, by a man long a high position in trade in the Far East, that apart from other disadvantages British trade has suffered under, thats were secret rebates guted to German firme by German abipping companies trading with Chines porte, It was intricately arranged but very eflectir-ly hampered: British competition in many cases, ard caused many Britonsin the art to feel there was a nigger in the wood pile somewhere. My Informant positively affirm that these necrot rabate- have been steadily granted to Garman Arms. He put it this way.
Taking the experts from Chinn-the belonging to the conference, has granted lending German steamship line, though secret returns on freights to its largest erman supporter.
The inignitoas part in that owing to the quantity of curge they lied to fr very
the
January to TUESDAY 2nd February 1935 (both days inclusive) during which period no Trander of Shares csn Registered..
By Order of the Board of Directors,
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL
ESTATE LTD. A. SUELTON HOUPER, "Secretary to
The General Malingera. Hongkong. Jaguary 13, 1915,
20
THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA-
TION COMPANY LTD...
Auch returns were allowedents of Company will be held "ny the Ofices of
also to bandlo
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN SHA
the FOURTEENTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Mesara JARDINE, M (THESON& for the British and Japanes lines COMPANY LTD on TUESDAY, 201 in on city in the Far East at least. In February, 1918 at 12.167. for the pur
attempt to wrent the import trade pose of receiving the rejo of the Directors from the British (mostly Manchester goods together with a statement of Accounts for creditate linem, ond granted-extended the year ending 31st Demember, 1314.
Chinese, by which
The REGISTER SHARES of the
businens
theit:
xere erentially soms millions of taels to Company will he CLOSED from TUES the bad. But their 31inister and ConsglDY 26th January TUESDAY, 201 lent timely assistance and finally succeeded February, 1915 (both days inclusive) during in extracting Bonds Irm the Chinese which period no Testifer at Shares can be Government for the amounts owed by registered. (« ti Chinese traders. He addedThe British By Order of the Board of Directors,
int beware of such proceeding, and the MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE, Chinese thould swake to the fact that they can put their money to much better und than by redeeming such Bonds." I give this statement' se it was made to me, and suggest it is worth investigation."
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HONGKONG, CANTON & MACÃO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAKEHOLDERS,
HE NINETY FIFTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF SHARE HOLDERS in the Couray will by-held at the Office of the Compung. Fuel Mad sions, on TUESDY, the 9th February, 1910, 12 o'clock noes, for the purpise ot receiving a Report of the Directors, toge thor with Statement of Accounts, declaring a Dividend and clecting Directors and Auditors
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will by OUSHIY from the 6th antary to the 9th February 1915, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Direct
WE OLABEE
Takong, January 10191
NOR
Secretary
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