FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1918,
Hughes and Hough
AUCTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT AND ADMIRALTY.
"General" Auctioneers
AND
Share, Coal and
General
PROPRIETORS
INTIMATIONS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAT BANK. ING CORPORATION,
NOTICE IS HERERT GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEET- ING of the SHARKHOLDERS in this Corporation will be held at the CT HALL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 19th day of February, 1916, 45 Noor, for the per- § poss of 'boceiving the Raport of the Cours af Directors together with a statement of Accounts for the year ending the 31st December, 1915,
The REGISTER of BHARES of the Brokers.Corporation will be QLOSED from MON-
TO-KWA WAN DOAL STORAGE,
Dodos used
A.B.O. 4TH & ETH EDITIONL Áð, TELEGRAPHIE" CODE,"
Telegraphie Address
METRION HONGKONG.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
DAY, the 7th February, to SATURDAY, the 19th February, 1918 (both days inalualve), during which period no transfer of shares can be registered."
4.
By Order of the Ocurb of Director.
N. J.. STABB,
Chief Manager
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Hongkong, Jan. 31, 1818.
THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN
AND MORTGAGE COMPANY LIMITED.
THE NINETEENTH
ORDINARY
ANNUAL MEETING OF SEARE-
ΣΚ
THE CHINA-MAIL.
HORLICK'S
MALTED
MILK
SPEEDY SUSTENANCE
́s given by › Horlick's Malted Milk to those who atend
» tun down and exhausted—it helps Nature to restore has
recre force.
Hot ick's proves ́vary valuable as an energy- -)/ ipplying Food-Drink.
The demand in the East is very large and Increasing, y No cooking stir in water only-Made in a moment.
Of all Chemists and Stores'
in 3 sizes, 1/6. 2/6, und 11A. Kerk (in England).
bait utama teda rad, yang
INTIMATIONS J
HOLDERS in the Company will be held TEE SANITARY BOARD ELECTION.
at the Offices of the Company, St. Georga's
Buliding No. 6, Connaught Road, FRIDAY, the 25th, February, 1918, at 11.30
|&M for the purpose of receiving ▸
THE Undarsigned have received InstruStatement of Accounts and ite Raport of TEE Undersigned hav's rooted ins
(FOR LOCOUNT OF TER CONCERNEDĄ,
SATURDAY,
the 18th February, 1916, at 11a.m. at their Salos Rooma, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ten House Street,
·ONE. REX MỰTOR CYCLE in rutning order.
་་
RUOHIS & HOUGH;"
Auctioneers.
- Terms -Cash.
Hongkong, Feb. 15, 1918.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
the Goueral Managers for the year ending. Stat Decombes, 1913, and alecting Consulting Committee and Auditors,
TO THE ELECTORS.
AENTLEMEN,
n
I have bean roquested by a large number of my friends to offor myself as a candidats The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com-at the forthcoming Sanitary Board pany will be CLOSED from MONDAY.co the 21st February, 1918 until FRIDAY the 25th February, 1918, buth days ine usive.
SHEWAN, TUME: & CO.:
General Managers. Hongkong, Feb. 11, IDIS.
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THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE
SPORTING.
YACHTING..
ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.
The results of the serenth of the series of Club Championship Races for the Handicap, and One Design Classes are a follows:-
3
THE METAL MARKET,
|_ The annual-repors for 1918 of Marsei Wm..Jacks and Oo, stabes-The duota tions in prices during the past twelve A months will in themselves make the year 1915 memorable,ous in the Metal Trade.
Looking task we can see the affects of the formation of a standing, array of soine four million man, a Navy with one million and the remaining available labour of the country mainly engaged in pródáslog · Manlions of War, combined with the grene and growing scarcity of shipping, brought about by the duplicating ab various points on the map of our initial Expedi Hosary Foros and the consequend encry mous rise in freights.
In ordinary times trade demands con tract sa prices rise, and practically vanish sa the advance Is onrried beyond à certain level, but all paak sxperience counts for nothing under present conditions. The War produs which have sourred to our American friends have led to a sharp revival in the Homs demand there which has gone, far to scalerate the upward tendancy that has
sbroughout the entire year.
prevailed
Iron Cleveland prises sagged early in the year on the general stackinosa pravalling in the Foundry Trade and stocks increased, but the rising freights made importations of American iron impossible, and with the rise of 50 per ten in Hematite and similar adrances in coal and coke, it was impossible for Cleveland iron not to follow
Copper has had wide flatuations, due no doubt partly to American manipulation of the Warrant market to assist them is marketing their incrassing output of lectolytic at two to three times its dat of production. With the Rumlan, demand abacrbing the bulk of the Japanese ou put HANDICAP GEARO.
woll
considerable portion of the Cours-Channel Reck (P) Kowloon Amaliah output, their task has been an Rook (P) North Fairway Buoy(P) Distance easy and trustable one. 10.1 miles.
bas.only beet affected indirectly by the War, and the fluctuations have been. shindy caused by the giving and withholding of Export Licenses by the Government. The fact that yo Homeward bound tin has 6 S 50 6 41 11 been set to the bottom during the yuar 5 14 13 14 11 must be a source of great satisfaction to § 47 38 8.45547mers and underwritere-i zot t 858 57 563 04 poculators.
Handicap on Finishing Corrected
Time
Tima E. M. 8.
Course M. 5.
I was born and educated in Hongkong, am a Bachelor in Surgery and Bachelor of Medicine of the University of Hoogkong and have practiced medicina is thie Colony sincs 1919 During that time my work! Yacht has taken me mainly among the middle and Dione
Eor. Jena poorer claseca, and I here thus had
5.1.41 peculiar opportunities of roliais g
the Rans
Beratch hygienic needs of those who live on the La Linds lower lavals and in, Kowloon, and of seelog Kathleed 5.53 herein lies the need for Banitary reform Colleen 8.44 in the Colony asshole.
Dorothea, 10.08 Ayezba 10.06 Baccaneer 15.09
...
3. 39 '8 33 11
Į
Lead has moved both ways like Copper, depending largely upon the Rsaalau demand
earlier in the year, and later on the rapid rine in Atlantis freights, which, of course, is reflected in lead to a much greater degres
Points for race Points to date than in copper or spotter.
I have made and am making cluas study of Hygiene, and not merely from theoretical point of view and I venture to claim that my ideas and mothuda on all anitation questione are practical and up to (1) Roon.....
Position
Lige charitable institutions amongst which are the Blind Hoine at Bowloon and the Le Linda.
(5) Diane St. Lewis Industrial School (West Point)(B) Kathless. provides me with an ever increasing stock of valuable experience..
THE Undersigned have received instruc.] TWENTY-NINTH ORDINARY date. My work as Medical (ficer to mad? | (2). Colleen...
tons to sell by Public Auction, (50% "CCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
200
SATURDAY.
the 19th February, 1918, at 21 ■.m., ab their Sales Roerik, No. 8,
Das Vaux Road. Carner of
Ice House Street,—'
A LARGE QUANTITY OF GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY,
50.
Comprising
Gold, Silver and Fancy Wrist Watches, a large assortment of Gold Riuge, Bot with Diamonds, Pearle, Rubies Sapphires, Tamquois, da, &c., Gonk's Gold · and Enamelled Scarf Pins, Brooches, Pendants, &c., Coral and Amber Neck Chains, Fancy Goods, do.
(Full Particulars-frqan Catalogue.) Terms -Canhe...
HUGHES & HUCOB,
Suctioneers.
Hongkong, Feb. 2, 1915.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
THE Undersigned bara rocolved Instase-
Hons to sell by Public Auction,
.......
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED).
до
SATURDAY,
the 19th February, 1916, at 2.35) pazi
at No. 2, Canton Villas, Lower Flat" Kimberley Road, Kowloon,
SUNDET
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE HOLDEES will be held at the OFFICES of Mawr. Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd., on THURSDAY, the 2nd March. 1918, at 11.90 .. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the State- ment of accounts for the year ending 3155 December, 1915.
P TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from 31st February to 2nd March, BOTH DAYS INCLUSIVE By Order of the Board of Directors:
WS. BROWN,...
Secretary. Hongkong, Feb. 14, 1916.
LEE YEE'S
"
HATA DRESSING SALOON. Electric Facial Manange with
Should you see fit to acct me to the vacancy created by the departure of Dr. follow the excellent lines laid down by that Fitzwilliams, I readily. plodge suell to gentleman-especially in regard to the water-carriage system and other important. matters.
-
Dorothea. Ayesha.... Buccaneer
יי
ONE DEKISY CLASS,
357388 ||||
Spoiter ross E87 in the first six months. of the year, principally on the fact that all sheets used in the camps throughout the country were supplied galvanised. By the time a suitable substitute for spelter was discovered by the Government, in bitu- Iminoza paint the price of spelter fall.£80, bus later on firmed again on the increasing demand for munitions.
sible
write,
1918-Fo the New Year it is impos prodiot, as ovarything depende Course:-Treese Rock (1) North Fairway upon the duration of the Wat. As wo freights have advanced further, and Bucy (P) Distance 8.45 miles,
the new recruits are called up.costs of 'cap on Finishing Corrected all raw material produced in this country Couro. Time. Time ata toand to increase.
35, B K.... Scratch
"I am an advocats for efficiency combined with strict economy and, if slected, I under take to keep always, in mind the general 117 all round wellars of the ratopsyers and Ailm
other inhabitants of Hongkong.
Massage Cream, Perfume,
By
EXPERIENCED HANDS Novels, Magazines,
Ladies Fashion Beks and. ...Tollet Requisitos." 12, D'Aguilar Street Hongkong. July 5, 1915.
Business Connection in all Countries.
I have the honour to remain, Gentlemen,
Your obedient survant
Yasht
Daphne
Benita Halcyon
F. M. GRACA OZORIO,
M.B., B.5.
Position.
(1) All........
Hongkong, Feb. 15, 1915.
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(2) Daphne ...
(3) Halcyon ...
SANITARY BOARD ELECTION.
TO THE ELECTORS.
ENTLEMEN.
Genres of several prominent.
residents of the Colcuy. I have decided to offer myself se a candidate at the forthcoming alection to the Sanitary
631 Board-L therefore venture to place befora
you my qualifications as follows,
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL
INTELLIGENCE BUREAU.
FURNITURE,·
Consisting of :-
Extazion Dining Table and Chairs,. Double Bed. Cheat-cf-Drawers, Roll-tpp. Deak (American make), Electric Table Fan, Shanghai Bath, etc., etc.
Alse
Small Piano by Brandwood. Un view day of Salo. Tings-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.
Hongkong, Feb. 12, 1918.
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kong
TAINABLE the Cats/ MAL
Office, Wyrdham Street, Hong,
HISTORY OF UNION CHURCH
*** (1831-19031) HONGKONG'S MUSICAL
HISTORY
ES ON WILD LIFE IN HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA by Roy. G. A Bunbury, M. A.)
Pari
Mammals and Birds.00 Fast Reptiles, Amphibia and
PREACHING OF THE GO PEL POINT JAPAN AND TIBER
(Hystorical Pamphlet
THE MISSIONS ETRANGERES M (History of the Eastern
Churohen) CHINESE SCHOOL BO
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813 - BOBERT
16, St. Helen's Place LONDON E.C.
with entrespondenta and extensive connections in all countries. Manager: J. BENDIEN.
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a. Agents in any country. b. Agencion
e. "Addresses of Exporters, Importers, Manufacturer,"Agents, etc., in overy.country.
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LONDON, EC.
Hoogkong, June 14, 1915.
SINGON & CO.
· ESTABLIRES A.D. 1880.
TRON STEEL METAL and HARD WARE MERCHANTH Whole and Retall Ironmongers, Fly, Iron and Foundry Coke Impertera. Getaral Store-- Nire and Bhigahandlers N. 15 and 37 Exe Looze Smart, (End Break, wast Cat Dental Market) Telethone No. 613dges WASHING BOOKS (for me) 30
Blomekong, September 4, 1918.
LAND TAXE MEMORANDUM ( criticism)
(1) Pellow, late Lecturer and Member-
of the Escative Gconcil Incorporat
8 43 67 6 43 57 368 825 58:33 5 59 2459 24 6 12 036 17.03
Podata for race Points to date
(4) Bonita....
G
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HEYWAND HATS AND GAEL CÍL 1880. Curse:-Trocas Rook (P) North Fair way Bucy (P) Distince 8.45 imites.
Un acccxiet of the course not being completed by the first bost of this class within the time limit vi6pm, the race will require to be rasailed.
CHINESE ENGINEERING. &
MINING : CO.
Iron is more affected than other metals by this question of labour, but with a fall. ing off in geseral demand and increasing difficulties, in the way of rail and shipping: facilities, consumption seems to us to have reached ita maximum.
Copper-The Transatlantic freight, on- tracia at 17. 6d. per ton are a thing of the party and freights are now three to four times that figure. The block at New York and the scarcity of shipping facilities are likely to prevent any elous ses back in prices of Electrolytic copper, and stooks of standard copper ate small and easily msipulated.
Tin-There seemt no reason to look for important ductuations in this metal, supply and demand seem evenly balanced and the Government have taken steps to insist that stools in this country are kept at a reasonable lovet. This metal im also los affected by peace prospects than any of i Lite others.
Lead. It icems to be doubtful whether the position in Mexico has really improved or not, but any prospace of more setti-d conditions there would appear to us to
The Chinese Engineering & Mining Co,make land at £30 serm on a high ba is.
ed Institute of Hygiene, Lordon. held ita third annual ordinary general
Spaltor. It is to be bepod that gru-
(2) Late Lecturer in Bielogy. Demon-meeting to London on December 17 to ducers in this constry will be able
atrator in Physiology and Member receive the directors' report and accounts of School
(2)
Hospital 7 Cannoll, Middlesex fur the year ended June 30, 1913. From a
gradually to increase their prodaction
INTIMATIONS
PETER WALKER'S LAGER
braved in ENGLAND.
PETER WALKER'S LAGER
contains a very small amount of Alcohol and large amount of nutritive material, ?
PETER WALKER'S LAGER
is therefors not only light and refreshing but is an ideal Dietetic, PETER WALKER'S LAGER
is brewd from only the best malt and hope ASK FOR
5.
TEL 636.
A
J
A "SMALL PETER" DONNELLY & WHYTE.
SOLE AGENTS.
Appropriate, always.
With certain dishes, such as Game, LEA & PERRINS' SAUCE is always appropriate. It is the recognised sauce for such use,
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In fact, for everything with which a sauce can be used, LEA & PERRINS' is invariably. the BEST. It has a refinement of flavour that suits the most delicate dishes and appeals to the most exacting palates.
Lea Herrins
The Original & Genuine WORCESTERSHIRE.
THE KWONG HIP LONG CO., LTD.
(NOW RECONSTRUCTED).
TINGINEERS and SFBUILDERS, BOILKILMAKERS, BEA IBON FOUNDIAL. All work dons in this established to guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience.
f 200 feet long.
Yo own twu Slipways and can accommodate
any Town Off 43, Cox: UGHT BOLD CENTRAL Hoogkong. Telephone No. 450. Shipyard Baum Sel-Po. Kowloon, Hongkong,
Telephone No K
• Estimates furnished.on application,
WONG PING WA, Manuter. Eongong, April 1, 1912.
craft
>
AND
VETARZONERVE FOOD
barassing dreams restlessness that can settle to nothing, irritability of temper, female complaints, bateria backache, bearing dows senasiasa wating diseases, consumption, wight sweats, muddy, bigh-coloured water, de, are all, so many different phases of brain and nerve wreckage and
conjunction with our Australiso frioada perluring h„LIFE. WITHOUT HEALTH 18 LIVING DEATH, Benga Professor Physiology and Biology,opy of the report, received by the last mail, and so make us independent, of outsidu it is seen that the gross profit of the Kailan supplies, but this wil take time, and under Shof Hongkong.
Mising Administration, under which the present conditions it does not roem pro be successful in obtaining your mines of this company and thear of the bable that America will allow the position confidates and be slected, it will always be Lanchow Mining Company, ang, carried to care.
The latest discovery of moderatimes, is without equal in all cases of defective nerve and brain power, my endeavour to support the adaption of on ne a joins undertaking amounted to
whether induced by worry, overwork, dissipation, or other taigences. /Skoplessners; palpitation We trust that early in 1916 the presentastof condescercuerai debitky premature desalty or deficiency of the vital forces, loss of vitality,
defective circalation, nervosa dypepala, tic or pears those sanitary measures which modera 83,448,505.64. After making provision for situstion, both as regards peace and prices,
z peuralgia, low spirits, metal, and bodily freztation, sciatica shows are so necessary for the one year's interest on the six per cent.. preservation of health and the prevention Kailan bonds (£69,840); redemption of state of things.
will be replaced by a happier and better of disunce."
Yours Faithfully,
banda, for the year to June 30, 1918 (£24,000),
for depreciation (8317,290.85), the proportions of profit, to which the Obibli Provincial Government is satitled ($103,318.065, and other fans, there remains a net prot of $3,258,415.91, which le divisible as follows : 60 per cent.
the Chides
Engineering and Mining, Co., and 41 per cat the Lanchow Mining Company, Limited
H. GEARLE, MA. MB. (Cantab. | Hongkong University, Fak. 18, 1918.
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COLUMBIA
Double-Disc
to
BIR G. REID AS A BASE
*Kraktikus, the cutied. Of by flam, Lig-mekli only be successfully combated by them of t
which we are confretted en crery hands her portion of the miser 10-heith and despondency by wonderful and highly schulde preparation. Bracing up the system generally, it gives tone to the chanted ears, situsta, ali wesidening? wanting 'dlecExpres, restores the lafling energita, and imparts new life and vigour to those who had so recently socmed played out, ideed up and valueless. --VETARZO BIood Medieme. See text insertion for fullerparticulare: Sandi stamped addressed Lenveldse for Free Booklet, or P.D. 219 for Trief Battle of either remedy to THE VETARZO REMEDIES CO. DOSPEL QAX. CONDON: Unprinciples Vendors may try to sell you something ster for extra profit-do not accept it, but Inalat on having YETARZO, KTMu ganulta han word MYSTARZO, REMEDIES” on Government Stamp BOLD MY BOOT'S, CASH CHEMISTRY
Sir George Red High Commissioner for Australia, told this story against his own The amout brought to the credit of the bulk at a Christmas dinner to Ancacs in company's profit, and foss account, London: Imst Bir han Hamilton it one BLUE CROSS FUND, including intareat. in China, la certain of the clubs and told him I wanted to go to small expenses is £101,108 8 d. the front," he said. "I told him I wasn't Interact and other items bring up the total mich of a walker, that when I went shoot- credit to £171,542 144. 3d. After deducting I nearly shot myself, and that when administration and other expenses in I got on a horse I didn't know whether Earote, there remains & net profit of I should get off when I £158,067 8 101. Adding the sum of But I said, Why can't you let me go to The Hougkong Awatour Dramatic Club
·wanted, to £62,263 6. 7d. brought forward from the the front as a armurod fort), Sir Ia laat account, and deducting the sum of looked me up and down and said, "Well, £12,176 12. 1d for Income Tas, bhore Bir George, I don't think we would send
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RECORDS
$1.50.
Fit your Mach
ASK TO HEAR THE LATEST.
THE ANDERSON
MUSIC CO., LTD.
6) Des Your Road,
not.
HORSES IN WAR TIME
protects
remains an arailable balanos of £199,169 you to the front is sa armoured fort, bat THE ANGEL
1s: Bar dividend of ara per cent.;
An interim
free of Income tax,” was paid on May 15, 1915. The board propose that a-farther dividend of five per pent be declared; free
JD
of insome tax jonking a total of las per cant, for the gher), parable
December 21. and that the balance, £99,159 is 8d., be carried forward to the next scrunt.
"Notwithstanding the dificulties caused by the war in Europe the report says, birise vdone by the Hallen: Mining Administration chowed, an insetos which Wan, hoWater Countersciad: by, the fall in the rate of exsharga. The totali kahes of coal for the rear smombed to 3,692,882
BEWARE OF OLDS.
NHILDREN Izs much more likely to contract the contagions diseases when Tat. 1829, they have colds. Whooping cough, dipht- harts, sasrich fever and counoption are diseases that “aze afbet contracted when the child has a cold? - That is why? 1 medical" aythorities say: "beware of colde For the qulos cure of colds you will fad
You happen to be lase your meals will be Ofarcinaly and Promptly marred nothing better than Chambarlam's Cough at the Sama. Only at the DEXAN- Hemedy. It can always be depended upon DRA CATE
apdía pleasant and min belaka. 2. For ma
by all Chemists and Storekeep
think we might make a base of you."
LOSING WEIGHT
BY THE POUND Under Weight," a a condition of ill-health; shows your kasimą. fiative,povers are decreasing,
WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD ELVER OIL COMPOUND
the blood
*IN THE HOUSE
A Comedy in 3 Acta by B. MacDONALD HASTINGS and EDEN PILLPOTTS.
Last Year'i g cat, London Success.
оп
SATURDAY, 4th MARCH, MONDAY, 8th MARCH,
at 8:30 p.m.
JAPANESE MAKERS
Every kind of Footwear
MADE
TO
ORDER
BOOKING at Moutrios from Friday, HERKY & 00,
truszy 26th at 8s.m..
Prices-$1.00, 82.00, $200.
BLUE CROSS FUND.
FRODER STREET, Opposite Ilangkong Houl Telephone No. L
March 20, 1914