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THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA
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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. HE DIVIDEND of $300 per Share
declared at today's Annual General L. No. 1408. Meeting will be payable at the HONG- KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING COR-
167 APRIL, 1915, and Shareholders are requested to apply for Wartanis at the
BUILDINGS.
advanced poat which it is very importantPORATION and after. THURSDAY, to hold. At two in the morning the Bass cropt up, and in the confusion rushed the post and got it. Two hours after Turn Ufice of the Company, 9 Queens counter-attacked, bat entirely failed to get the post back. After this a regular attack was organized Cur artillery was. to bombard the place for nearly ton "minutes, then the moment they stopped a line of bomb throwers were to rush for. ward, closely followed by a line of men with bigonets. At the appointed momout the Artillery opened are, and gare the most awial bombardment there has ever been I'd think, every gun from all round, fring
on to ona Foot C0 yards wide by 200 long. All were ring a fast as possible, and making wonderful shooting,
At exactly the end of the tea milaator. I opened covering fire with one of my gun, which was a sort of signal to the bomb throwers and rest to start. Then I got an neful right, for the guns did not stop Bring, and I thought I bad started our own people off to he killed by our own
ahelis:
By Order of the Board of Directors,
GEO. A. CALDWELL,
Searelity. Hongkong, March 31, 1915.
401
HONGKONG. & WHAMPOA DOCK
COMPANY LIMITED.
the
SUF PAT POO STREET.
CANTON and Nov. 237, 239, Dan Voux Road
Tel No. 811.
and No. 199. Connaught Road Central.
Hongkong.
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PEAK TRAMWAY COMPANY,
LIMITED
TIME TABLR.
WEEK DATO.
100.m. to 8.00 am... Every 10 minutes. 8.00. to 10,00 Every 10 minutes. 10.00am to 11.00am. Every 15 minutes, 115 pm. to 1.15 p....Every 10 minutes. 12.45 pm to 1.15 p.m. Every minutes. 11.30am to 12.45 pm. Every 15 minutos..
T fur. 10 and 25 shares THE SHARE CERTIFICATES Nos. respectively, cambered 12738/12748 and 23638/45869 inclusive, standing in Andrew Hastings and John Barham Register the joint names of George Cardsko, Solicitors, Liverpool & Birming
bron lost or destroyed. 6.50 p.m. and 9 paz. 9.30 pm to 11.00 NOTICE
p. very half hour.
hatin about half a minute i realized tharam, ba, HEREBY OTVEN that
1.45 p.m. to 2.15 p.m...Every 10minate $15 p.m. ta 6.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 6.00 pm to 8.10 p.m...Every 10 minutes. NIGHT CAKE.
our guns tad all lengthened their runge unless the mid certificates be produced at by about 100 yards. The attick was the the Office of the Company, Queen's Build: 11.00 pm to 11.45 p.m. every quarter of Sinast thing.
hava ever seen. The ings, Victoria, Hongkong, before the 24th homh-throwers threw their bouts over. April, 1016, now cestidostas for the said and then the men with bayonets ran
oulland void.
GEO. A CALDWELL,
Sver stary. Hongkong, Starch 24, 1915.
op and into the place. There were prac. abaras will be issued and the old certificates tically no Hune leit after the shelling they will thereafter be held by the Company as got, and we captured about thirty. H over, they did not stop in the post, but wout on beyoud it, and took another plac further forward The whole thing was a magnificent sight to watch, and ganerals. from all round have been reading con. gratulations. The whole thing was don with asa company of outs and one of the Irish Barde
LOSING WEIGHT BY THE POUND
"Under Weight," a conditio of ill-health, shows your assim. Hative powers are decreasing
WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND:
Suppils the blood with the wanted zoumbing and healthy "flesh bullding materials. Very
OF ALL CHEMISTS
PRICES 81.25 and $225
GREEN ISLAND-CEMENT
COMPANY LIMITED.
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BONDAT.
7.45 a. to 10,80 ... Every 15mizate 10:30a.m. to LL00 m...Every 10minuta. 11.30 am to 18 Now...Evety 13 minutes 12.00 Nocz to 100 p...Every 10 minutes 1.00p.m. to 6.00pm. Erary 15 minutes 5.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m...Every 10 minuta. 8.00 pm, to 7.00 p.m...Every 15 minutes 7.00 pm to 8.10 p.m...Every 10 mínozes, NIGHT CARS as on Wark Days.
SATURDAYS.
THE 20 ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of Shareholders in the
Extra Car nt 19 midnisk... Company will be held at the Offices of the
SPECIAL CAL y arrangement at the Company, Sr. Oroza'a BuLDINGS, Chater Jompany's Ds, Artxanda Benix Road, Victoria, Hongkong, na SATUR. Des Vanx Bead Central, DAY the 10 day of APRIL, 1916, at 12.0LOCK Nous, for the purpose of Living a statement of Account and the Report of the Directors for the year ending 31st December, 1914 and declaring a Dividend.
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APRIL 1918, both days inclusises:
By Order of the
BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Hongkong, March 27, 1915.
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PURE Manila
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