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號九月二年五十登百九千登克:
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.
BUSINESS NOTICES,
ESTABLISHED 74 YEARS
ו.
Wine & Spirit ¡Merchants
HAVE BEEN APPOINTED
Agents for
JOHN DEWAR & SON'S
SCOTCH WHISKIES.
PRICES ON AFFLICATION.
ESTABLISHED
1848
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1915. s
BUSINESS NOTICES,
FXROT
AGENTE
· Ordare for the “CHITA JE 125": (*nd ** Oyunland- Outra Ham ” may be made to our agente aË the following porta
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BUSINESS NOTICES..
W. S. BAILEY & Co., Ltd. THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD AND GREEN ISLAND CEMENT SO, ED.
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| THE KOWLOON LAND & BUILDING
COMPANY LIMITED.
P
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVES that the TWENTY SIXTH URDINARY
Company will be held at the
AMERICAN DENTISTRY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this
PORCELAIN FILLINGS.
THE Latest Improvements towards Tasting Workwnship and Painless Operations. No charge for examinations. Fem moderate. Diploms, Tekio.
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(CORNER OF FLOWES STREET).
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Hongkong. February 1815.
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DAY the 10th February, 1915 at Noos for the purpose of receiving the report of the Directors together with statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st Decem ber, 1914.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the COMPANY will be CLOSED from WED. NESDAY 3rd to WEDNESDAY, 10th February, 1915 (both days inclusive) during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary to the HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT
& AGENCY Co. Ln.
Agents for The KOWLOON LAND & BUILDING
Co. Love. Hongkong, Jan. 28, 1913.
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HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK.
ING CORPORATION;"
THE NATIONAL LOVE OF THỂ THIRD FR&E OF THE REI-UBLIC OF CHINA.
SIXTEEN MILLION DOLLARS (818,000,000)
AND
SUPPLEMENTARY ISSUE OF EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS (28,600,000).
ENGINEERING CO. OF:
HONGKONG, LTD.
TAIKOO DOCKYARD, HONGKONG
(HIPBUILDERS, BAGYORS AND REPAIRERS, BOILERMAKERS, FORJE MASTERS. BRASS AND IRON FOUNDERS, CONSTRUCTIONAL,
ELECTRICAL ARD MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, WELDING AND CUTTING OF METALS BY OXY-ACETYLENE AND ELECTRIC SYSTEMS, Bathmaten given for quicly soustraction and repair of Ships, Engines, Boliem, Railway Rolling Stock, Bridges and all Classes of Engineering. Irce sad Wood Work.
GRAVING DO 7873F
· Puppe empty Dock in 9-544 huara,
THREE PATENT SLIPWAYS taxing cela up to 1,000 tops displacement providing conditions forpainting ships with meet othclans reena.
100-Ton ELECTÍLIO CRANE ON QUAY-ELECTRIC OVERHEAD CRANES
unrough the Shops ranging up to 100 Too..
·
Portland Cement
In Casks of 375 io.net
to Kage of 957 lbs. neu
Shewan Tomes & Co
GENERAL MANA.
50-Ton Erdraulic TESTING MACHINE for Chains, Wire Reous. Etrots, st. CRUICKSHANK'S COUGH BALSAM.
JOHN L THORNYUROFT & CO., LTD.
PETROL & KEROSENE, MARINE MOTORS 7-1/2 to 180 RH.P.
as supplied to the British Admiralty and War Olics. MUTOR VESSELS, LIGHT DRAFT CARRIERS, GUNBOATS, LAUNCHES, HOUSEBOATS & PLEASURE CRAFT OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
NOTICE is hereby given to Satwaribers AGENTS FOR
"that arrangements have been made by the Chinese Government to hand to the undersigned each month the sum of Dollars Use Hundred and Twenty Thousand ($120,000) from the revenues as signed of these Leans, Loan service Accousta under the Loan Regulations to
to the
service
have been opened in the name of the Undersigned with the Bank of Chios and the Bank of Communications, into which these monthly instalments of interest will Dockyard be paid as received, and these accounts will be drawn on to meet the half-yearly intermediary of the above-named Banks. interest Conpooa payable through the
The Best interest instalment for the month of Jancary has been duly received and brought to account.
SUBSCRIBERS to the Supplementary Esane of Eight Million Dollars (33,000,000) sre farther notified that in accordance with Article II of the Loop Regulations the fall of Dollars Four Hundred and Amount of Fighty Thousad (2480,000), being the amount of interest on the loan for cae
TUTIGE 13 HEREBY GIVEN ANAL 5. bag been duly mise by the Ministry
the ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY of Finance and the Ministry of Com MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS deposit in the name of the Undersigned munications and has been placed or fixed this Corporation will be held at the C with the Bank of Chins and the Bank of 30th day of February, 1913, at Noos, for
Hongkong on SATURDAY, the Commanica.jane, se a permanent guarantee HALL the purpose of receiving the Report of the for the interest on the loan Court of Directors together with a State-
F. A. AGLEN, mont of Accounts to 31st December, 1914.
Inspector General of Customs. and Vice Chairman of the Buran
of National Loans, Inspectorate General of Customs, Poking. 97th January, 1915.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Corporation will be CLOSED from MON. DAT, the 8th February, to SATURDAY, the 20th February 1915, (both days of Sbarts can be registered. Inclusive), during which period no Transfer
By Order of the Court of Directors,
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, February 3, 1915,
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be sent to the (ce, No. E, Wyndham PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,
Street, not later than 11.30 am,
Alterations and additions to Advertise.
menia on pagoa 1, 4, 5 and 8 should be
sent us not later than 1 p.m.
New Advertisements should be rent in before 2 p.m.
Advertisomers and Subscriptions which are not ordered fra fized period will be continued until countermandod.
Telegraphic Address *Mam' Hongkong. Code ABC. 5th Edition, Telephone No. 2
THE CHOA Mait, Lanierd
WAR NEWS.
Mr. Robert Yaxwell, the British amateur golf champion, whose feet wein frozen, was seat in from the fring line to a London hospital.
The Morning Post's correspondent at Washington states that German agents have allered
Western packers heavy topuses for large quantities of tinned ments, but the packers require payment for delivery at American porta. Goods cannot be shipped owing to the certainty of captarė.
Sir James Dunlop Smith writes to The Advocate of India: With reference to the Announcement of the engagement of Lady Elleen Elliot, eldest daughter of late Earl of Minto, to Capi, Tord Francis Scott, D., youngest brother of the Duke of Buccleuch, Lord Francis was seriously wounded recently in France, and is now in a nursing home in London. He is now out of danger, but his recovery will, be elow.
There was a to-do the other day at on of the "Fais" Battalions camps. There had hean night work practice, and derins the practice a message was sent off from one end of the lies to the other, passing in a whisper From an to man. This is how it left the right flank:-"Enemy
menty. This is Low it reached the last Hlank"Enomy advancing with bam shank; wood three-and-fourpence."
LIMITED,
TIME TABLR.
WZEK DAIJ.
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NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO.
IN WHICH ARY VEUTËD THE MARES OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
Comrast, Car..
and
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO.
1.50 4.m. to 8.00 am.. Every 16 minutes. TOTAL FeXD AT 31ST DECERE, 1913
£29,622,185.
8.00% to 10.00a.m...Every 10 minutes. 10.00am to 11.00a.m...Every 15 minutes-Authorised Capital £8,000,000 11.30 am to 19.45 p.m...Every 15 minutes.
19.45 p.m. to 1.15 p.m.. Every 10 minutes.
115 p.m. to 1.15 p.m...Every 10 minutes.
1.45 p.m. to 2.15 p.m...Every 30 minuten. 115pm to 5.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 5.00 p.m. to 8.10 p.m... Every 10 minutes.
SIGER CANO,
6.50 p.m. and 9 pm, 9.30 pm, to 11.00
p.m. syy half hour.
Subscribed Capital £4,500,000
Fire Funds
3,898,114 Paid up Capital £8,457,500
Sinring Fund Account
Town Office.
MOTOR PUMPING & LIGHWING SETS. MOTOR VEHICLES, C Maunger can be seen between the bours of 11 a, m. and 18 noon at tha
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE;
SONGKONG. CHINA AND JAPAN AGENES
TEKPHONE NO. 213.
Telegraphic Addrem ; CAIKOODOCE.
HONGKONG TURKISH BATH & TOILET CO, LD.
NOW OPEN
LADIES' DAYS MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS CHARGES :-
Turkish Bath
Electric Bath.
Complete Body Massago Simple Bath.
-
*
70 cts.
FOR MEDICAL BATH DOCTOR'S PRESCRIPTION WANTED. SPECIAL PRICES FOR VOLUNTEER. 13 Qumri Boss Com Boraxosa.
J. O. SOFIESS, Manager,
LIPTONS
No, 1 Tea 95 cts. per lb. Foochow Buda 80 eta, per Ib. Our own Special Blend of India & China Teas 85 cts per lb.
Roasted & Ground daily the best Java Coffee 75-cts, per lb.
For absolutely the best Cup of Tea, Coffen, Cocos: also Scones, Cakes &c. procurable in Hongkong-w be obtained only sa
HI--Le & Annuity Funds. 16, 156, 160 THE ALEXANDRA CAFE
68,519
£22.661.203
Revenue Fire Branch... 2,867,158
果
Life and Annuity Branches in 2017
1,973,239
369,639
430,133
£5,239,312
11.09 pm to 11.16 p.m. every quarter of Ravenne Marina Department
an hour.
Uther Receipts
• BUSHAT?
The Accumulative. Fusds of the varione 16.30 cm, to 11.00 sm...Every 10 minutes. Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet 7.45 a.m. to 10.30 am... Every 15 minutes Branches are separately, invested, and, by 11.30am to 11 Noon....Every 15 minutes.the claims wader the respective Depart 12.00 Nooute 100p.m. Every 10 minutes. manta nf.the Company's Busines
1.00 pm to 6.00p.m...Every 15 minutes. 5.00p.m. to 6.00pm. Every 10 minutes. 4,00p.m. to 7.00p.m...Every 15 minuton 7.00p.m. to. 8.10 p.m...Every 10 minatos, NIGHT CARS á on Week Daya.
SATURDATA.
Extra Car at Is,midnight. Company's Office, ALLANDIA BOпeiser'.. SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the
Des Voeux Road Central,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON
General Managers
SHEWAN, TOMES & DO,
Agents.
GHEN KHONG & Ld.
GENERAL IMPORT & EXPORT.
CANTON
LARGE WHOLESALE & RETAIL
STORE
PATELL & CO. HURNITURE Draperies, Unseerias,
advancing on right Baak, sund reinforce Exporters & Importers
The London correspondent of the Nottingham Guardian states that som beautiful fighting is going on quite in the dark all over the globe, wherever & British eubaltern in charge of a platoon scents a Fackelhaude anywhere near him. The way they do things in some of the odd comer
General Merchants
and
of the Empire, where they are comparatiry Commission Agents,
free from Marsonism is very pretty. The eleer in charge of a certain ninterland.
received from bis superior oflear at the
baie some time.in
August
the mesango
Wax bas boon declared. Arrest all enemy
steps in your district," With commend. BONGKONG. CANTON,
ablepromptitude the superior officer received this reply. Have arrested seren Germans, four Russians, two Frenchmen.
fio Italiane, twa Roumaniens, and an American, losse say who were at WAT
SHANGHAI AND
HANKOW.
and Shoes). Makers of Jewellery, Lacqueres, Crockery Ware. tran-mongery, Wine and Spirits. Foreign Clothes for gentiemen made to order by our own. tailors.
Large assortment of Chinese Silks and Foreign Goods of every description.
AD goods sold at roozable Prin The Cheapest and Best place in Canton & Hongkong to buy Chinese and Foreign
"Goods"!
Txx. a. 1400,
HUP PAT PO0 STREET,
CANTON and Bom, 237, 239, Des Voeux Road and No. 190, Orzhanght Road Central
Hongkong
{Tel, No, 811.
THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Cannot be Boston, Equalled For Bread Dakar, Confectionery, Mania with Wines de
.
LADIES CLOAK ROOM.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL
AND
GRILL ROOM
J. H. TAGGART,
MANAGER
PEAK HOTEL
ADMIRABLY "SITUATED AT VICTORIA GAP. Adjoining the Tramway Terminus, 1,100 foot above Sea Level
FIRST-CLASS FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL AND TOURISTS" HOTEL..
Telephones in all rooms, First-cload Casine, Lounge, Smoking and Ladies" Rooms, Roof Gridan
Terma-From 8 per d
GRAND
#Telegraph Azð: "Posesful,"
P.U. PEUSITER Managi
HOTEL.
Athe vicinity of all the principal Banke
FIRST CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE HOTEL, a central location within
A VALUABLE REMEDY FOR COLDS BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA AND ALL DISEASES OF THE CHEST AND LUNGS PRICE $100 Per Bottle.
MARTIN'S MIXTURE.
A SPECIFIC FOR INFLUENZA, HAY FEVER, COLD IN THE HEAD, PRICE $1.00 Per Bottle.
VICTORIA DISPENSARY.
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Co., Ld.
Establistred 1883
„MANUFACTURERS OF
PURE Manila ROPE
STRAND
*" to 15"
CALCUNFERENCE.
CABLE LAID
4.STRAND
5" to 15"
.3" to 10"
Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 3,000 feet in length,
- Prices, Samples and fall particulars will be forwarded on application to
Shewan Tomes & • Co., General Managers,
Hangkong, April 11, 1912.
漫画
MUMEE
**While-you-wait/ Photography
JUST ARRIVED FROM JAPAN A FULLY QUALIFIED ARTIST WITHE
APPARATUS "AND MATERIALS WHICH CAN FINISH
...IN AN BOUR
PRICE 2.00 per 8 pcs, for Post Oard.
No. 81 Queen's Bond Central.
TILL. No, 354.
·THE KWONG HIP LUNG GO
Noted for the Best Frod, Refreshments, Accommodation and Cleanliness. Cuisine under European Supervision. A First Class string Orches'en renders solectioża from 5.80p.m. o 11:30 pm.
Special monthly forms for residente and fer Shipping particulers only.
For further particulars apply TELEPHONE 192 TEZKORÁTEIS ADDRESS="COMFORTI
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JANDINEERS »DA SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER-MAKERS BRASS and TRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experians. We owe two Blipways and can accommodate any crafkr of 200 feet lon
Town Uttice, 48, Coxsus kolo taract, Hongkong. Telephone No. 450. Shipyard, Enum-Sai-Pa. Kowloon, Boazzone.
Talentona No. K Ratimates furnishad on application,
Hoatrol, Air L 1815.
WONG PING WA, Managey
Bournville
The "COCOA de Luxe"
HIGHEST GRADE BRITISH MADE
BOURNVILLE COCOA represents the highest grade of nutritive cocos at present on the market; it fully maintains its high reput» tion in foodwatun and delicacy of flavour, and
The Mark of Pisty. 'fa second to noneimany respect whatsoever." "Mcdani Magazine, Merch, 1912
ADBURY'S
CADBU
CHOCOLATES
In Tins and Fancy Boxes
Specialy Fooled for Export
FROM "THE FACTORY IN A GARDEN," BOURNVILLE, ENG,
ziong, Dod. 17 1909,