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THE LITTLE GREEN TIN.
Time Obvious,
I'm a por old bach and I Eve alone
In a little back room I call my ow%,
And to for me would be no-juka
If I had "Three Custles" Cigarettes to smoke.
(CHORUS
"Ha-hasha, you and me,
Little Green Tin, don't fl love thee, Fhs-ba, you and me,
Little Green Tin, don't I love then,
(2)
When I go down to work each day" I've got to amoka upon my way, I smoke the best in all the land
Vr brand. Which means Willa" "Three Castles
(3
I can't afford to smoke cigars, My slender pay that habit bars, But I'ar as pleased, it's common sense, With a little Green T at 50 cents.
TUESDAT, DECEMBER 28, 1915.
YOU NEED A TONIC NOW INTIMATIONS
Almoch evaryano-iman, Woman, or child mendatario, sometimes, especially at this time of your. We often say that a man ilany besattes he takes little or na interest in his work and some unwilling to do ib but the traih la that he is not well. Ha needs a tomiorThe same with a woman who does not get up frosh and fit every morning hub only fools ds to be in bed.. She is not lazy, bat ill. A dull pain in the hand or the back, por appetite, los of strength with low spirits and lows of interest in life show that you need a bonio to brien up the nervos,and give you more blood,
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YOUR EYES
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Chorus.
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Chorus.
(4)
Like Johnson, it has proved its worth Te the Greatest Stoke On Earth" Obtainable from East to West The Three Chatles" Cigarette is the beat.
Chorts.
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الراد
It Eda tree that grew such leaf, I'd pluck the foliage by the sheaf; Then lay me down with spirits light And smoke "Magnoma" all day and night.
CHORUS
*
Ela-ha-ha, you and me, Little Green Tia, don't I love thee, Fla-ba ba 560 and we, Little Green Tin, den's I love thee.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG AND 00.
Korea Order in Council of 1904. Smilar regulativas existed for other Europesa countries, including Germany; and it might be stated, shartly, that the effect of theso sras that. not only were the respectiva STATUS OF THE FIRM IN CHINA. European communities governed by their own Dational laws among themselves, but the Chiseso authorities are precluded from exercising any authority in any día. purce between the subjects or citizens of the Europeau States respectively and other foraigners.
16, Esechuan Road, Shanghal. Ina. VOLT little while.
At the first symptom
of eye strain you should
while your appetite will improve and Jour digestion too. You will begin to consult us. We test
enjoy life and fodi your natural vigour
returning. Work will no longer be a task eyes scientifically and ft or axhaust you': 'and in thả svening you i
will feel full of energy to play games, walk, glasses to individual re. and axerage your increased strength.
"shares of the British partners: Ifrom fur her investig tion by the Procurator General Ea wa wife that hey did not continue to carry on a busins in conjunc tion with their Garmin partnera after the war in such a way as to subject their shares to risk of confixestion an *pplication could be made to the Court to reloise the shares to them. 1 otherwise, then H. E Arahold and F. Arebold must producs evidence before the Cocro within a reasonablo time
to explain what they did to break off their
quirements.
ENTIFIC OPTICIANS
ARK BLOGS.
RO
CHATER
HONGKONG
HONGKONG & MANILA,
connection. with the busines" after: "War } THE NATIONAL LOAN OF THE began.
His Lordabfp accordingly gave the THIRD YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC Procurator General and Mesars E. E. and
C. H. Arnhold liberty to sply as try the separate shares of the latter..
BRITISH AND OBINESE CORPORATION.
1
SOUND FINANCIAL POSITION.
OF CHINA +
(1914).
816,000,000 AND SUPPLEMENTARY
* ISSUE OF $3,000,000.
BAND
THE NATIONAL LOAN OF THE FOURTH YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA (1918)... 824,000,000.
The 17th annual meeting of the British and Chinese Corporation was held at theUBSCRIBERS to the aburs Two Cannon-street Hotel, London, on 18th at M. C. Macrae (chairman) presiding. The notice convening the meeting and the secretary, 3, E. R. Morris,
LOANS are hereby notifed that the Interest Instalments for the month December, each amounting to Dollars Que Hundred and Twenty Thousand (91, 90, (0X0));
by the Undersigned and brought to Loan
the status of firms carrying de business in subjecta registered themselves in the auditors' report having been road by th, 19240,000 in all have been duly received
THE TWO BRITISH SUBJECTS, In the present cans the two British British Consulate. They appeared, how
allow ever, to have been prevailed upen to the firm to be registered in the Ger man Consalate 18.
German Bra The fast, and the results were morA DAL folly stated in an afidavit by the chief
In the Prize Cobrt, London, on Nov. 2nd, the President, the Rt. Hon. Sir Samuel Evans, delivered his considered judgir sat on the claim of Mesera Arabold, Karbert & Co., of Shanghai, to a number of bales of feathers shipped in the British steamship Bumus, and copsigned to of Bremen
The en mined the question Chins and registered at their respective Consulates. The facts are stated in the judgment
The Present aid that the claimants described themselves as Arahold, Karberg and Co., of Shnagbei, China, importers and exporters. Up to the outbreak of war thaster, Mr Harry E. Arnhold, in certain ate of foreign loans in this country, the in the Colonial Prizesholdets may legitimately cony atulate thecise res upon the policy bo sedulously were "four partners is the 6rm-Barry Court of
"Their directory during the Edward Arnhold and Charles Lorbers Aro
ox). In
In the present case deargo
daya. good
I refer to the ho'd, both British subjects and Ernest
careful .K
The Chairman Mid-At a time when is consequence of the European, conflict the business of the Corporation has been sus perded owing to the prohibition against the
prize proceeding the str Dollowed
ho
Airetz and Max Niclasses, both German (Lordship) was not called upon to express of the financial stream h
subject could söquire
MAE Undersigned having been appointed at The shares of the British sub, any opinion whether at the present day of the Worparstion to a polat which rendnes
demicis in ais riemal like two Neither of the German, partners was dividend upon the shares at the rate of 5 CAL CO. LTD., as prepared to cote British subjects had lived at Shanghai for resident in Shanghai. One of them had per cent on the paid up capital's which ties for best quality SILIMPOPON Rome yours. Goetz Eved in London and his residence in Berlin. The latter's abare to maintain the valuable contrac's which CUAL trimmed into Buskers at SEBAT various places, and, according to the deed of goods claimed weald, therefore, be construction of the railways from Nanking the Corporation halda in sospense for the TIK or SANDAKAN (British North of
of partnership, was to rende abroad as liable to capture and confiscation as prize to Haus and the completion of the such places-as-Harry Arabold hold
even if the LIMPOPON COAL
direct. After the war he was interned in acuteal hours of trade. The abste of
dartoership car sticated Shanghai. Ha compares favont
the
-Hangehow Ningpo Line, it ha lily with the batter grades of Japanese England
A German. Niclames lived
wassles.confiscable as belonging to sen necessary to carry on by means of Coal and gives good results on a very in Berlin, and up to the data of the war moderate comsumption.
attended to the business of the firm in an enemy, ss be did not reside where, it drances the construction sad survey-of- allowed them to drop would have reanited Steamers elling at SEBATTIK or
Berlin. The claim was made on the foot suggested, he might have acquired a those lines already commenced, stace to bavs commercial domicile In any event, having
of the railways SANDAKAN exclusively for BILIMPO tag that the firm's business was carried on
and the, loss of the contracts. ·These HON CUAL (either cargo or Bankers) from Shanghai as the head offer. The regard to the ex-territorial conditions of in the shaadonment
Earopean traders in Shanghai, bis Lord are exempt from payment of all Port Erm was registered at Shanghai in the ship was of opinion that neither of the advances amount to £366, 77. they were
German Consulate sa a German firm charges.
nisde at s partners, British or German, did acquire and may be regarded as shoroughly well- At Sobattik Steamers are berched along was admitted that at the time of seizure de could have acquired, neutral com secured as; by the terms of the loan agree side the Company's wharf where there is a the goo la seized, and now claimed were mercial domicile in Shanghai in the
ment, they are reparable from the first minimum depth of 27 to 28 fest at low the property of the firm at Shanghai, circumstances of the mase. He failed to anter Spring Tides. -------
The grods were claimed (1). As there baw the business could he regarded pruceeds of the loan when issued, the loan property of the Shanghai. frm in s
itself being guaranteed by the Chiness character of neutral subjecte, Alterm.except as an enemy concern 15 Government, and so pred bp mortgage on in his to be treated as an enemy.
-in-your partners were claimed as the property man suthorities and commanity under and
HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE
NOTICE
It
Servico Account.
F. A. ACLEN, Inspector General of Customs, and Vice-Chairman of the Bureau of
National LoaZIS,,
Inspectorate General of Customs, Peking, 18th December, 1915.
MARTIN'S ..
#& STEEP: EDPILLS
APIOL &
MARTIN'S
PAPIOLENTE moderate rate of interest,
STERL MELS
tively (2) The shares of the respectivorad just as much as it the Gethe railway-The-depreciation SINGON & CO.
tively.
La German
investments, although Fery much less tha
the frm had a neutral domicila in Shang. /Germany 123 or within the precinis ofriting down of these investments by:
ESTABELARD A.D.1880
Charts of Sibuko Bay (Sebattig Har hour), Prices had all other information concerning the Pors est he had on application to the Agents.
BRADLEY & CO., LTD.. of neutral and British subjects respecsmong which it was established wars within in the esee if other gilt edged. zoeuritics liko console, has nevertheless involved te Agenta Cowie Harbour Coal
As to claim (1), it was contended that
4414,729, all of which has been 'Company, Limited.
provided be condenmed, the That being so,
investiments which TRON STEEL METAL and HARD Boogkong, Dec. 2, 1915. 1097 hal. As to claim (9), apart from alleged 57/100 shares of Goatt and Niclaseen in for nut of poft che in a pecus ruling WARE MERCHANTS, Wholesale
new stand in vtr books commercial domiciles, it was admitted that the two Germen partners were at the goods as enemy property to the fox on 20th Jans are equal to 1206,514, and Retall Ironmongers: Pig Iron and
feited to the Crawa sa droits of Admiralty jects of the Germanic Empire, and that the
Whether the 43 100 shares of equisaient to value of £8 per shste Fenndry Coke Importers General Stors other two partners were subjects of this Arnhold and C. H. Arnhold should be on the paid-up capital of the orpora keepers and Shipchandlers N 35 and country.
As to the Arm, it was costended that its condemned depended on whether they tin, and taking our assets and liabilities 37, Ease Loong Sat, (nd Street, wog
Kime to das whole, the net result if realised of Central Market) Teleohama No. 615 took proper steps in dos trade was carried on in neutral territory sociste themselves from
day would show a value of fully :0: the business to
Bungkong, September 4, 1913. and it ought therefore to be treated as Unfortunately, the facta pil-col before per share. Moreover, it may be pointed out that as the 'grest bulk of our invest they took in part sequence, its property was exempt from
monte ars in Lovernment or municipal the firm's business since "the confiscation by captare at sea, or kizare în
doubt post. Assuming only for the purpose of meagre and the matter was left
thera desling with this argument that the firm even upon their own showing. The second be little or no loss to the Corporation.
affidavit of E. Arabold stated, that he the long run, and that meantime could be treated saa separate eauty, and his brother, in the month of Malastion these investments yield fully 6
no low on interest received. At the praxent!] part from its four members, it was 1915, Both cassed to have anything to do 99th March.
par cent. I think you will all agres that conceded that so far as the business with or to take any past in the affairs of 27th Apr.
this in a very sound financial position, and And assets of any of the partner werth Business of Arnhold, Karberg and Co.. within the jurisdiction of control of the German Consalar sathorities Is China at Shanghai or elsewhere in China. It although the resumption of active businers the firm was liable to be treated in all of their own in Jsonary, 1915, and that The item.ah wing the indebtedness of the was explained that they started a business may be relayed, the Corporation can lock forward with confidence to the future. respects we subjects to German law. The from January they only collected sasets frm iself, after the war, took up the past and paid the liabilities of the old firm's Chinese Gurerament to the Corporation
advances and for tion in reference to some British merchants business. They appeared to have been in
interuet higher thae Paint! that it was registered as a German firm, By Order of the Committee,
and that as such it was prohibited by theme communication with the British Beardsinst; £362,844, the result; of Trade The perind from August 4 h, German authorities in Shanghai from 1911, to January, 1915, was not illuminated of the further advance made by the Cor EDWARD M. RAYMOND,ing out its contacts with one British cus by any evidenes
Dun, Secretary,
HE Committee has decided that the neutral house of trade; and that, in con- the Court as to what the WET We bonds repayable at par, there will probably JAPANESE MAKERS
following shall be the Settlement Dayy for the year 1916--
FRIDAY28th January,
29th Febrsary.
MUNDAY, WEDNESDAY, ... THURSDY, TUESDAY, 20th Ma WEDNESDAY.... FRIDAY, ...
» TUESD Y.
THUR DAY,
FRIDAY,
- TUESDAY:
FRIDAY
28th
June. 28th July. 20th August 28 h September. 27th Octuber. 28th November, 22nd December.
Hongkong, Dec. 21,"1815.
The Procurator General relied on a letter of September 25th, 1914, written in the name of the firm to Wels and Co. E
poration is the period puder r.view/ Against the fall credit item of the stunt owing to us.. viz., £399,254, you will ante on the opposite side of the account that nut fabili les to creditdie amount to £352,247:
tomor Hongkong Stock Exchange, Shanghai was a treaty port, and German mercbante wers, ko the inerchants of 1082 Great Brit-in and other countries, governed
by the law of their own country in the Lordship ascertained, that the letter was this being the total of the two-itema commercial biasiness, carried on in that written by Groutz, and he did not think it entered on the debis side of the balance
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Having regard to the establishment of the Arm in Shanghai, an e. German fires subject to German laws under treaty with China, and with ex-territorial rights and privileges, he (his Lordship), was of opinion that the firm should be treated in all matters relating to the jurisdiction of Prize Court in time of war as if it were rutablished in Germany itself. A similar caule must folic from consideration of the parition of the firm, not as a separate entity is was contended, but from the mare accurate position of a partnership of the four individual partners. They although subjects of different States, agreed to the business is co-partnership
in Shanghai, and a stich, Wece this joint owners, in varying shares or proportions, of the goods now a'aimed
"mas of the Indian Chief (30. Rab 12) was referred to as the great-authority on the doctrine of the immiscible character of merchante of western countries residing and carrying on trade in Oriental lands. But it was to be remembered, that the case doalt with what was known as the factory system, which, had long sizeo
Under tresty, Chins had accorded the rights and previleges of ex-tarritoriality fo the chief, Entopean Slater)
-In Shanghai there was British Supreme Court. In other parts of China there were the anal Consulst Courts. The British communities were now regulated by the Chins and
was sufficient to show that the British partners continued to take part in the sheet Bills payable" and "Croditura business. Mr. Berin, for the claimante, mainly arises from the fact I have already and other outstanding accounts."- Thla, aid he would tander Mr. O. H. Ahold so stated to you, namely, that in order to
witness, but he was not called. In that state of the evidence he did not make the advances to the Chinese Govera propose to pass fuil judgment us to the out which we bare felt compelled to do we have ourselves been obliged to borrow the
moneys, as it had been imponsible to dost loans to provide them. The general reserve account stands at the mine figure as before, £110,000, and the net result of the year is to leave a balance to the credit of profit and loss of £7,672, which added to the balapes of £1,119, Falance brought forward from last year after deducing the dividend paid, onsbles
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THE CHINA MATI.
im to recommend dividend at the same TYPHOON
rato, viz & per cent. for the year, beorbing £0.260, and try forward the balance £12641. I now more that the report and accounts be adapted, and that a dividend of
share, free-ot income
be declared.
2. Sz Charles, Addia esconded, "and the
révolution was carried,
2. On the motion of the Chairman, second. ed by Mr C. H. Bo, Sir David Barbour, ECS.I., was re elected a director. The reappointment of the auditors brought the meeting to a close.
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