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SAVINGS CERTIFICATES
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CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA
AUSTRALIA, AND CHISA. HONGKONG AND SHANGILAT
BANKING CORPORATION, MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.
-6%. Exchequer Bonds.
Repayable 1920
"These Boris,and the interest thereon, are free of Income Tax, if in the bene dcial ownership di persons not culinarily realent is the-United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Bonds are issued in denominations of £100, £200, 2500, £1,000 auf £7,000.
The interest is payable ball-yearly on 16th Pubruary and 14th August.
Bonds,can be chained to
Bearer,"
or they may be registered in the books of the Bank of England.
A declaration regarding exemption from Income The is necessary the esse of Benres Bonds, hat the interest! warrants relating to registered Bonds, without any deduction of Income Tax, can be sent dirred to the owner of such, registered Bonds of to his banker.
War Savings Certificates
Value 5 years
after purchase
£500
EL
Purchace Price
£387 10 0
159. 6d.
TREE OF INCOME TAX.
For every 15s. 8d. laat now £1 will be paid in 5 years' time. equivalent to & par "cent, com pound intorsst. No Income Tax will be payable.
...
Anyone, whatever his or her lacame may be, can buy War Savings Certificatos up to a maximum of 500 £1 Certificates in all or their equivalent.
Meanwhile the money may be withdrawn in fall any time, with an addition after the frat year.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
(1) A Certificate entitles the purchaser so receive £1 for each 155. 6d. on the Fifth.
anniversary of the date of purchase, free of income tax in respect of the accuino- lated interest,
(2) A Certificate is not transferable except by permission of the Postmaster General; a fee of 18, will be charged in rospect of ench transferee. I the event death, the same rules will be applied as in the case of Savings Bank Deposits. (3) On written application (on a form btainable atsy Post Office) being made to the Controller, Money Order Department, London, the purchus price, or part thereof in multiples of 15%. will be repki at any
time,
with an
the
addition of 3d for each 158. 6d. first anniversary of the date of purchase, and with a further addition of Id. per 158. 1 for each month thereafter.
(4) No person may hold more than 500 £1 Certificates or their equivalent.
The 1 Certificates (purchase price 15. fd.) are issued in book form. The Certificates for £12 (purchase price. Ell and 225 (parchuse pricu £1978, 601.) are issued without books. The £1, 419 and Certificates are on sale at local Post Offices and at most Banks.
Single Certificates. for sums from £100
to £500 may be obtained on application to the Comptroller and Accountant General, General Post Office, London application forms are available at all L'ost Offices and at most Banks.
FINAL PERFORMANCR de "Kisser"
ON 13001 DECEMÁZA, 1916.
INriow of the fact that the above
performance will cominenca AF 7.00 p.m. an AFTER THEATRE SUP- PEE will be served in the Grill Room | at 1045 p.m.
| SUPPER TICKETS 8200 PES HEAD, The entire proceeds of the sale of the above will be devoted
to the
"STAR AND GARTER FUND “.
Intending patrons are kindly requested to book seats beforehand
Plan and tickets may be obtained at the Hotel Office,
Hongkong, Dec. 22, 1916":
BANK HOLIDAY.
1363
FN accordance with Onlinance No. 3 HANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction Lof Public Business on MONDAY the
1st January, 1917.
Hongkong. Dec. 28, 1910
1370
FIRE INSURANOM ASSOCIATION
OF HONGKONG,
NEW YEAR HOLIDAY.
OTICE in hereby given that all FIRE. INSURANCE OFFICES will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business on MONDAY, the 1st January, 1517.
Es Order.
A. R. LOWE,
Brorstary. Hongkong. Dec. 20, 1916.
1391
MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
OF HONG KONG,
THE CHINA MAN
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QUALITY is the point
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Embass
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SCOTTISH SPORT.
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THE CIGARETTE
(From Our Own Correspondini.)
Evisation, Dec. 29
KLORY.
NEW YEAR HOLIDAY.
NOTICE tereby given that al
As was expectel Fettes won their MARINE INSURANCE OFFICES | Champitphip engagement, but Edin will be CLOSED for the Transaction of burgh Academy made a gallant re- Public Business on MONDAY, the 1st sistance, and were unfortunate not to January, 1917.
By Order,
A. R. LOVE,
Secretary, Hongkong, Dec. 59, 1918,
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WANTED.
SQUIRED somebody to act
DE LUXE.
incisive. St Mirren provided the
sensation by winning at Dundee. But there was merit in the achievements of Partick Thistle and Raith Rovers in holding their own against Celtic and Hibernians. Results:-
Hiberniana, 3: Raith Rovere, 3 Aberdeen, 2; Hearts, O.. Caltic, 0; Partick Thistle, O Rangers, Clyde, 0.
YOUR EYES
SHOULD NOT BE NEGLECTEL
At the first symptom
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HONGKONG & MANILA
HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY, LÜLITER).
NOTICE.
Nemand for Electricity has almost TOTICE is hereby given that the reached the limit of the capacity of the present Gaterating Plant, and as result so further applications for new connections can be accepted ar from 186 January next, until completion the New Power Station at
North
Point. It was fully expected that the North Point Station would have been completed and running before now, but owing to the 0. | War werk in respect of the new plant
bus been considerably delayed.
By Order of the Board
Greenock Morton, 2; Apr, United, Falkirk, 3; Motherwell, 1. Kilmarnock, 1; Airdrieonians, 3. Dundee, 0; St. Mirten, 2. Hamilton Academicals, 3; Dumbar
ton, 1.
score at least once. The forwards were pretty equal: Fettes were better in the loose, and the Academy in the tight. The Rettes backs were clearly 1392auperior some of their passing, in THE GRAND DYKE AND COLF.
which the forwards fréqueilly joined,
The Grand Duke Michael of Russia, was pretty and effective. The Academy whose daughter the Countess Lady rear had many opportunities to develop Torby was married to Prince George of and yet they failed to do so they Battenburg, is a keen golfer and well defended well, but showed no initiative known so the principal courses through- in advance. Ross and
R NURSE to infant daring vayage sheer for Fettes, and R. I. Marshal
London. Fubruary or March.
Reply-
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IE Certificates be lost, and the serial LOZENGES
numbers can be furnished to the Controller of the Money Order Depart ment, new. Certificates will be issued at
a charge of Is. "
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June, 1916,
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and DC. Hutton for the Academy were the outstanding players. It was a fine game, full of movement and energy Glasgow Academy seem to have lost much of their earlier form, and were decisively beaten by George Heriot's
out the country. A regular frequenter
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.
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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.
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FOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL
MEETING of the Green Island Cement interest the leading amateurs and Company Limited will be held at the professionals. The Grand Duke and face of Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co, the Countess Torby Lave played a good
the General Managers of the Company, deal at North Berwick, where they have Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong, on St. George's Building, Chator Road, had the benefit, like other notables, of FRIDAY the fifth day of January the inimitable tuition of Ben Sayers 187 at 12 o'clock noon when the
M. A. Allen, and D. S. MDowall made Grand Duke and the Countess
het Resolutions at the
who this year posscas a rare good pack. On one occaion, the story runs, the subjoined Tesolutions which were passed
great efforts, but were badly supported. Holidaying at St Andrew's in a rather said The result seems to indicate that busy period of the golfing season. Like
General Meeting of the held on the Fifteenth day
Heriot's backs were worthy of their commoner mortals they had to submisconfirmati 18 will be submitted for
forwards, but in reality they were not themselves to the luck of the ballot for
R. J. Anderson at stand-off was disstarting places Waiting their turi at
but.. D. Benzies and appointing
the tee one morning, the visitors were
calling upon Michael and Torby to tee up. Evidently the ballot at St.. Andrew's, as elsewhere, levels all up-
and down.
D. Drysdale were elever and effective, amused to hear the stentorian starter while W. Bryden ran with resolution. Glasgow High School kept up their ruDS of wins by defeating Grange. The present side is scarcely so brilliant as that of last year, but is generally sounder. Hillbead High School were alightly smarter and more varied in their tactics thea Stewart's, and to this fact their victory is due. Results:-
Fettes, 14, Edinburgh Academy, 0. Heriot', 23'; Glasgow Academy, 0. Watson's, 12; Royal High School, 12. Stewart's, O; Hillhead High School, 3. Loretto, 5; Main. University O.T.C., 5. Glasgow High School, 12; Grange, 0.
ASSOCIATION..
GERMANY'S UNDERHAND
METHODS.
ANONYMOUS CIRCULARS RECEIVED IN JAPAN.
Efforts have been made, says The Japan Times, to conclude independent peace negotiations with Japan, and in order to induence public opinion bere Stormy weather spoiled, Association favour of Germany various forma play; but the results were pretty much circulars have lately been distributed
s expected. Morton or Airdrienne country. may not be found in the position they
presently occupy when the League, any of the
it)
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prominent Pers are sent but they bear postmarke schedule is completed: but they are of either China or the United States, and t is beyond doubt that German schemers doing good work for the competition in have prepared such circulars and sent making it more open affair than usual them put broadcast from Peking or Ban Meantime it may be pointed out that Francisco. Bangers, who are fourth, are one point Recently a circular entitled" "Why less than the present leaders, and that Japan Waits" has been seat froin Fe- Celts are still unbesten. A sustained, king to many prominent Japanese. It is competition between four clubs, how. written in a most amusing manner and erer; is a pleasant novelty. The table outlines the advantages Japan would obtain by joining hands with Germany: reads thus:-
and incidentally points out the Morton, 14 played, 22 points vantages of being on the side of the Airdrieonians, 14 played,
21 pointa. Allics. The letter is so fall of ribald Celtic
20 points, statements that no newspaper in this 12 played,
country could, we feel sure, be found to 12 played, 19 points. print it. Rangers,
The defence of Ayr was sound, but their forwards failed miserably and gare the game to Murton. A series of At the outbreak of the European war mistakes st Kilmarnock two points, Lord Roberts, of the British army, whore Airdrieonians would have been organized a movement to supply the pleased with a division. Rangers would also have abared in a drawn gama had the Clyde forwards been a trife more
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6104. The carrying out of the scheme was under taken by the National Bervice League, of which L Lord Boberts was president, special branch of the league being formed "for
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and she adds: "It was my father's wish that, when possible, the glasses should be returned to their owners at the end of the war, and every glass. has been. registered and numbered."
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of $10 (Ten dollars) each to $3,000,000 (Three million dollars) divided
into 400,000 (Four hundred
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centa)
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application be made to the, Supreme Court of Hongkong to confirm the reduction of the capital of the Company' in con formity with, the Resolution.
foregoing
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