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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
Fond
sa EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Green Island Cement Company Limited will be held at the Office of Mears. Shuvan, Tomes & Co. the General Managers of the Company,
George's Builling, Chater Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong, FRIDAY the Afth day of January. 1017 at 12 o'clock noon when the subioined Kesclutions which were passed
Besolutions as the.
Finney, General Meeting of the
said Company held on the Fifteenth day of December, 1918 will be submitted for "confirmation as Special Resorttions;
(1)
That the capital of the Company
be reduced from $4,000,000 (Feer
million dollars) divided into
400,000 (Four hundred thousand)
of
abares sin(Tea dullar) suck. to $3,000,000 (Three million dollars) divided into 400,000(Four hundred
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LECTURE AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE
A
YAPTAIN FELLIOT has kindly con
scnted to give a LECTURE. on Eastern and Western Civiliations
Central Asia as the muting-point of THURSDAY, the 21st December, at 5.13 P.M.
All those who are interested Are cordially invited.
By kind permission of His Excellency The Governor, the Lecture will be given in the ball-room at Government House.
4. E POLLOCK, Iron Secretary Hongkong Old Volumes Society. Hongkong, Dec. 15.
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EQYAL HONGKONG. GOLF CLUB.
BOQEY COMPETITION
ני
thousand) shares of 87.50 (Soren A CUP has kindly been presented for
dollars and conte
And
BOGEY COMPETITION at FYLINK on December 23rd, 4th and
I be a by 25th.
that such redato as the
Ком
returning such
Company's Board of Directors
Entrance Fee $2.00 each Round.
ahall appoint) to the lulders of they may take out as many cards as
400,000 (Four hundred thousand) shares that have been issued paid up capital to the extent of $2,50 (Two dolmes and dity cents) par share and by reducing the nominal amount of each of the said shares. from $10 (Ten dollars) is $7.50 (Soven dollars and fifty conts). (9) That application: be made to the Supreme Court of Hongkong to confirm the reduction of the capital of the Company in con- formity
with the foregoing Resolation. Dated this 19th day of December, 1916.
By Order of the Board,
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SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.. General Managers.
-HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY,
LUNITED.
NOTICE.
demand for Electricity has almost reached the limit of the capacity of
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they like during the three days.
Proceeds to be given to War Charities.
MIXED FOURSOME COMPETITION.
ed for a MIIXED FOURSOME COM- TWO CUFS have kindly been present- fedal Play under Handicaps. PETITION on Boxing Day. 19.boles trance Fee $5.00 por couple.
En- Pro- ceeds to be given to War Charities Phrers select their own opponents. Entries close at Fanling, December 26th,
W. D. KRAFT, Acting Bon. Secretary, Bong. Dec. 13, 1918.
10 M
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ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
BOXING DAY.
MIXED FOURSOME HANDICAP half of their aggregate Handicaps. Post during the day,
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VIRGINIA CIGARETTES
WD &HOWIES
BRISTOL & LONDO
BRITAIN'S FOOD.
That's why “EMBASSY" VIRGINIA No.
has been justly described as
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THE CIGARETTE DE LUXE.
THE GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSALS.
H
In the House of Commons on the 15th ult, Mr. W. A. S. Hewins (Liberal) moved thas it
was the Government's
difficulties were due to the reduction of tonnage by German submarines rather than by the making of illegitimate profita. He hoped that the food control- ling Minister would be a dictator with power to snub departments of they failed to do what he required. Labour Fe
Mr G. J. Wardle, on behalf of the M. MEDAL PLAY. Players receive duty to adopt further methods of or
welcomed the proposals. NOTICE is hereby given that the Entries. Players may start at any tima unisation to increase the national food country's resources should have been expressed the opinion that the organised at the outbreak of the war. supply, and so diminish the risk of an expected that 3s Runciman would prolonged. He stated that Britain was shortage in the event of the war being have to go yet further in this direction. faced by an inereage of prices which would last for many years. The problem 1345 was primarily one of production, and they should have adopted a national agricultural policy.
the present Generating Plant, and at 10.08 a-m., Erst class passengers only. An Express Train will leave Kowloon a resalt no further applications for new connections can be accepted as
as from Ist
W. D. KRAFT," January next until completion of the New Power Station at North Point. It
Acting Hon. Secretary! was fully expected that the North Point
Hongkong, Dec. 18, 191. Station would have been completed and ranning befors now, but owing to the War work in respect of the new plant has been considerably delayed.
By Under of the Board,
HONGKONG HOTEL SPECIAL DINNERS will be served (GIBË, LIVINGSTON & CO. in the GHILL ROOM and DFNINO
ROOM on the following days;
„Kulgenti,“
Hongkong. Dec. 14, 1016.
EXHIBITION, by
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M. KINSEN, WAZI (well known landscape painter)
WATER
KOMOR
Open
MR.
on
If...
CHRISTMAS DAY.
BOXING DAY.
NEW YEARS DAY.
L
four.
nt could "it had
BAND in attendance Plan of tables tralia., Canada's crop was abundant, and Dot take over pat
can be seuri at Hotel Office. Hongkong, Dec. 19, 1916.
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COLOURS, DAIRY FARM NEWS.
FOR TUX FESTIVE SEASON. TURKEYS. GEESE, CAPONS, CHICKENS
& "KOMOE, S ART GALLERY
MONDAY the 18th Dec. for five days only.
world and gives Hongkong
chance to see and purchase his wonder ful paintings at Messrs. Kemun & KOMOR "from & a.m. till 6 p.in.
FOR FIVE DAYS ONLY. Hooghong, Dec. 16, 1916
POPULAR
XMAS
330
RECORDS.
[Christians Awake_ Quartetto
1471
The First Noel.
1472-
Good King Wenuelas
While Shepherds Watched,
(O Come All Ye Faithful 1473 Hark The Herald
Angels Sing (He Shall Food
His Flock O'Rest In The Lord Rejoice Greatly
489
HAMS.
Order Early Το Avoid Disappointment.
SECOND
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Colonel Winston Churchill said that the shortage of labour was due to indis- criminate voluntary recruiting on gigantic scale in which social
erory form of Act introduced order and tary Servient was enforced. The Mili. organisation in place of chaos. He Tao Psilent of the Board of Trade
warned the
House against exaggeration The Admiralty of the submaring (Mr. Runciman) waid :-" The strain this had a great anti-sensi country will have to bear next year, which was able to cope with the danger primarily in the matter of food supplice, if properly used. Armed ships enjoyed tragie as it might be, will be more severe armed vessels. Roughly spe
STeat manity
compared with an in Austria and Germany." He declared fifths
of the pas
unarmed ships: that it was unnecessary to stimulate the perished, production of wheat in Canada anë, Aus- He asked why the
over the ment should also utilise native Continuing, Mr. Rasciman said:-Next and thus largely decrease the congestion Fear we will have to depend on Australian at the great ports. Unless the war came supplies. The fact that we had com
to an unexpected end, he believed the Government should regulate all import- roandeered a large fleet at artificial rates ant employment. Rations for had ceased the problem of transport, and that mattered should be served out to ons for everything also encouraged Austalian production everyone while prices should be fixed in The food problem was shared by France order to secure for the poorest people
sufficient food and Italy The Governmen: regarded in producing munitions. He believed maintain their efficiency the whole question of shipment of wheat the time had come when there abould be like universal service, not but also in industry He felt quite sure
its transport way.
taken
with. It was expected that the ball. ¡only.
to
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to the Allies as a problem to be dealt moment the BDY TO were comis CHINETANG: Messrs Gearing &
yent's production of shipping would ap to the national
proach half
1 million tons.
of agricul
Thetare, similar torko Of muni-
Government was ranging for the peol-tions making. We should have as great
Co.
ing of all engineering effort on the Tyre an organisation for producing munitions MANILA. Messrs Macondray & and elsewhere, and was bringing back of life, as the organisation of labour For hundreds of skilled workers frete the producing munitions of death It was
the paclists intervener. esential to take drastic measures before
frent. In a normal year we could build practically the whole of the tonnage lonts since the beginning of the war. Ger- many knew that we chartered neutrals
The President of the Board of Trade (Mr Runciman), replying. to references
SINGAPORE: Messrs Borneo Co.
Ltd
to the shortage of shipping, said it waGLASGOW. Meeurs A. E. Brown really due to the Navy's requirements.
5% RUSSIAN INTERNAL, bence the submarine warfare. The food shortage was largely due to
the
food
The Government was taking powers to the failure of the North American SHORT TERMED LOAN prevent the making of undue profits by harve
barvesth Regarding complaints of the potato growers and milk sellers. It was Government's delay ip grappling OF 1916 FOR
necessary to dispense with some forms Problem he said be believer of food, especially elaborate confection-prepared and drastic-control would blic opinion had hitherto been on- ROUBLES 3,000,000,000 ery. Powers would be taken to prescribe cause trouble. He did not our State the purposes for which articles were to control of shipping, because the work
would not be
be done as efficiently as in
HE Subscription to the above LOAN be used, and to prosecato persons weet present banda I will be opened for 14there todoring or destroying food. If the volunternt hation of Mr. W. A. 8. Hewink
to 28th December, 1916.
The price of issue is 95 per cent. The Loen is entirely free of Income Tax and other taxations.
The Loan is redeemable at par en 14th Dotober, 1926, without option for the Contralto Baian Government to conter it we as
carlier date.
15502 Come Unte
(Messiah) Boy Soprano
Him THE ANDERSON MUSIC CO., LTD.
TEL. 1222.
SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)
COAL
Coupons are payable half yearly on the 16th April and 14th October,
As interest on the above loan rupe in 14th October, the interesi accred
effort at economy failed, dristle mea urging the adoption of proper methods Kures would be necessary. It was pro-
for the organisation of the food supply, posed to prohibit the milling, of fine adopted by the Bouss white flour, thus raising the yield by '03 por cent, The Government was also taking powers to regulate the markets,
McFarlane & Co, Ltd.
Foi Particulars, apply to
K. KATO,
Manaya,
No. 2 PRODTE STREZA,
Koxoxox.
SINGON & CO.
ESTAKLUSYID L.D., 1980. prevent cornering in the sale and dis-
FRON, STEEL METAL and BARD tribution of arioles. In order to be in
WAKE MERCHANTS. Wholesale During the hearing of a case in the and Betall Ironmongers. Fig Iron and position to act immediately if the Prize Couri Sir Samuel Evans, in looking Foundry Core Importers Chezeral Storn necessity arose, food tickets would be through pose intercepted correspon-teepers and Shipohandles Now 35, and used...
dence, said there was letter written 97 He Loose Baker, (2nd Street, wan Mr. Runcima explained that a Burelative. in New York, which began
apparently by a German in Germany to of Centralparket) Telephone No: #15.:; on date of subscription must be taken would be passed at the earliest opportu with a motto which was worthy, a
Hongkong September 4, 191.... into consideration and is to be added to aty embodying the Government's pro. Ciceros, the priss of lexue
posule. Some were immediately practic-master becomes a diplomatist be invari- The epigram said: "When school- ble under existing powers, Lotably those bly makes mess of things relating to milk contracts, potato stocks, That commented his Lordship, " snd four milling. A Food Controller obviously inference to the American would be appointed immediately a suit.
President
The Busso-Asiatic Bank in Hongkong is randy to accept applications for the
shove named Loan..
Special favourable rates will be quoted for Rossian Pachanga
Paymans may also be made-In Bouble
able man was found. lie, would have date powers, and the Board of Trade frea of felegraphis, charges and ord man in the Empire. Demonstrating tu Applications will be wired to Petrogradould regard him as the most essential
secessity of treating big shipbuilding
THE Undersigned having been appointed COWIE HARBOUR COAL CO., LTD., are prepared to quote prises for best quality BILIMPOPON OUAL trimmed into Bunkers at SEBAT Bonds may be paid is application, the instanced the case of 10 vessels waiting THE BANDAKAN (Britials North balance to be paid on reools of engines. He had arranged to concentrate
energy upon most of the advanced ve BELIMPOPON COLL
40 per cent. only, of the cost of the centres no one concam Mr. Banciman
Barnac
COUGHING INTO
thembattlepares favent The Bank is miso ready to give every old, and he hoped that by the year's end CONSUMPTION
Binda.
of Japancas
advancen against the scrips
better grades Gels and gives good rasnite on very facility to subscribers in the shape or no vesels would lie in a hallánished
moderate commumption.
Steamers calling at SEBATTUK
BANDAKAN exalosively for SILISIPA
PUR GOAL
are exempt
CATO ago or Banks)
Payment all Port
A Sebattike Biasites are berthed along.
side the Company's wharf where there a a
Minimum depth of
of $7 to 28 fest at low water Spring Ter
Charta of Sibula Bay (Sebatik Ha Joure Prices and all other information domcerning the Port can be had on application to the A
00. LTD.
Harbour Couf
condition. Alr. Bundimas explained that be regarded new constructions: the most G. TISDALL
Important part of the slipping problem. Manager. RUSSO ASIATIC BANK he hoped that as a really of the Munition. There was a temporary stud shortage, but Hongkong, Nar. 7, 1814 1223 Ministry's action there would be ample
upplies in the new year, ne
LESSONS IN CHINESEL
MR LIMON WAX Shine gradentes
meals and Merchants in the Colony for testam Day Iteratery, has been a tougher to: Parga
I has a good soethod / trad Koreans to Baie in the Chimahe deedimailme, and is pass
ot fetita vertálcais no = CRISANA DELches? Der alte à good know imies of Sidarta's KAKEN.
QU
The President of the Board of Trader smelled by afating that the Govern. prices, but naked for power to be thent did not propose to taxmaximu (k)
prices. He had been told that the coun fry wanted to be governed, and he asked the House to gig the Cabinet power to
The tone on Bay Colleges for Edward Carson said that
the
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