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Applications may be unde through the umornotel Banks from whom full information and the necessary forth may be obtained :---
"CHARTERED BASK_OF "ISMTA,
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA,
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAL
BANKING CORPORATION, MERCANTILS BANK OF INDIA, LTD.
War Savings Certificates
Talud 5 years
after purchase
£500
£1
Purchase Price
£387 108 15s. 6d.
FREE OF INCOME TAX. For every 153 6d. lant now £1 will be paid in 5 years' time equivalent to 8 per cent. com pound interest. No Income Tax will be payable.
Anyone, whatever his or her income may be. can 'bay War op to A Savings Certificates maximam of 500 E1 Certificates in all or their equivalent. **Mounwhile the money may be withdrawn in fn:l any time, wish an addition after the Arst year.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS. (1) A Certificate entities the purchaser to receive £t for eneis 15%, dd on the fifth anniversary of the date of purchase, free of income tax in respect of the maxviini- lated interest
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event
(2) A Certificate is not transferable except by permission of the Postmaster Genem a fee of 1s. will be charged in respect of eth transferee. In the of death, the same rules will be applied RY in the use of Savings Bank Deposits. (3) On written application (on a form obtainable at any Post Ofice) being made to the Controller, Money Order Department, London, the
15. 6. or part thongs in multiples of ce time, with an
tion of M.
will be rep for each lie til on the uicktion first anniversary at the rate of purchase and with a further wilition of Id per 15. 6. for each month thereafter.
(4) No person may hold more than 500 £1 Certificates or their efuivalent.
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PHE INSTITUTE will Re-open on
MONDAY, the 12th February. talents should attend at theen's College at P.M. on that date for Enrolment.
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NOTICE IS HERERY GIVEN that we have this day AUTHORISED MR. P.M. N. DA SILVA to sign our firm's hamu
WORCESTER & LAMMERT. Hongkong, Fob. 7, 1917.
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SECOND 6 RUSSIAN INTERNAL SHORT TERMED LOAN OF 1915.
LTHOUGH the nbscription lists
were closed on the, 26th December, the RUSSO ASIATIC BANK Hong king, is prepunal to ACCEPT ORDERS for the above Loan up to the 1 FARUARy on the subscription termas Las previously advertised.
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Hongkong, Jan. 19, 1917.
HONGKONG HOTEL. COMPÁNY LIMITED.
NOTICE.
THE ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY
MEETING SHAREHOLDERS
THE CHINA MAIL.
SPERO
FRERES
EGYE
TOCA FELUCCA
CIGARETTES
BEAR THIS HALL MARK
OF DISTINCTION ·
N°33
IS THE MOST POPULAR
will be held at the Company's Hotel on SATURDAY, 17th February, 1915, at SOS DRÁMA ON SHELLED
Noo, for the purpose of receiving a statement of Acwunts of the Company to 31st December, 1916, with the report of the Directors and to discuss any matter that may be competently brought before the Menting.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- many will be CLOSED from 19th to 17th February, 1917, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board.Į
J. E TAGGART,
ActinuĮServeiary. Hongkong, Feb. 1, 1917.J
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
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The El Cortificates (purchase price NORDINARY YEARLY MEET ... 158. 6.) at issued in book form. The ING of the Shareholders in this
Certificates for £12 (purchase price £0 Corporation will be at the
•fis.) and £25 (purchase price £10 78. l.) HALL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the without books. The 41, £15 4TH DAY of FEBRUARY, 1917, at Noos, and £25 Certificates are on sale at local for the purpose of receiving the Report the Court of Directors together with Post Offices and at most Banks.
statement of Accounts for the year
the 31st December, 1918.
Single Untificates for suns from £100
500 may be obtained on application the Comptroller and Accountant General, General, Post Dfice, Loudes Application forms are available at all PONT Offices and at most Banks.
II Certificates be hast, and the serial
numbers can be furnished to the Controller of the Money Order Depart ment, new Certificates will be issued at
charge of is.
·GENERAL POST OPrice, Loydos,
June, 1916,
(For examples of Investament in Wac Savings Certiñentes, see the other side.)
Examples of Investment in
War Savings Certificates.
281 57 168 15
975
118 15 --
Valus after
B years.
43 15-
260 ₫ --- : 035 --- --- .
177 10 --
187 10 ·
866
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Price,
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18 15-
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153-
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33
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16 18
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7 17. a
8 17 4
07 4
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5 8 5
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1 13 6
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N.B. The Investment may be say
multiple of 15. 6d. up to £337 10%.
COLUMBIA
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STEAMER.
URGENT APPEAL TO WARSHIPS SPEEDING TO RESCUE.
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HOW SHIP CARRIED ON AND ESCAPED A SUBMARINE.
"[BY ALFRED NOyis.] – Few of us at home realise the inter- sity of the beer-drama, in which our merchant seamen, night and day, are risking their lives to keep our sea-roads Only by exploring incidental open. Etters, that are pat incirded in the published reports, cloes one begin to alise that there are sca romances in the world around us, surpassing any thing that Hakluyt or Richard Eden ever knew. --
signals Abandon vessel 59 Psible"
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“As a last resource, can you ram She MITSUBISHI GJSHI KWAISHA will then give in. Can you see my sinoke north-east of you!",
CAPTAIN'S DILEMMA-
"No. No. She is too close. We are. stopped and blowing of It was at this point that the captain apparetip wavered between_abandoning his and going on
The reader will note!
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COAL DEPARTMENT,
SOLE PROPRIETORS #F
the subtle distinctions in the follow-TAKASHIMA, COHI, MUTAJE
KISHIDAKR the Anglo-Californian,
YOSHINOTANI, fag. dialogue
as an trarmed ship being chiefly HOJO, NAMAZUTA, SAYO. KANADA, anxious to
escape, while the man of war is anxious also
bag the SHINNEW. KAMIYAMADA, RIBAI submarine, if possible. The sea was still&OYUBARI OGLLERIES naked of help, though beyond the horizon
AGENT FOR SAKITO COAL. the great ships were foaming up at full speed. It was the encouragement of the wireless rather than a faint wip on the sty-line that persuaded of smoke
called the the captain to continue the struggle.
"Can see you distine, from you. Cryptic
on.
Am about
Yes. Yes. He is running away." "In what direction. !"
น
He is on the port side, we are between and him. Harry, hurry, hurry, he getting abeam to torpedo us."
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4.
I am coming.
For God's sake, hurry up. Firing Sice blazes.
OK. Keep quiet, as though we were only coming to your assistance and nothing else
The tale of the unarmed Anglo-Cali-is in REGISTER of Shares of the fernian, for instance, was illucinated Corporation will be CLOSED from for me by, the exploration of a record of FEBRUARY, her wireless messages. These, in them- MONDAY, the 12TH SATURDAY, the 24 FEBRUARY, 1917 (both days incusive), derin which elves, tell a tale which, in the days pericxì
no trasfer of shares can be before the war, we should bare dis registered.
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N.J. STAER,
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The Anglo-Californian was homeward bound from Montreal to Avonmouth. with a cargo of 927 horses. She was chased and shelled by a submarine. She sent out wireless calls, and was answered by a man-of-var, beyond the horizon. The ring grew 30 hot that, when the submarine signalled "abandon ship," the captain decided to obey. He the engines, and two boats were lowered, Une was fired on, and both captized.
A wireless message was then received telling t
hold on as long as the captain to
And he decided possible,
to go on again. He had some dificulty th permading the firemen to go down below; but he was probably helped by the w
e way in which
Keeping him astern. Hurry up." "We are firing. Can you inform re- "Can hear you. Several being. wounded. Shrapnel, I believe,"
sult
"Keep men below, or those on deck lie face down.
All taking shelter in front of bridge- houses. He is firing shell."
"What speed
"Twelve, twelve and submarine koop. ing pace. He is still very close, within know if you will fire to scare him.' two hundred yarda. Captain wants to
“FIRING TO SCARE HIM." - Firing to scare him. Please bead to wards me."
"We can't. You are'astern, and so is submarine."
"Head. for us in round about south.
the submarine had treated their "places 1f submarine is only 200 yards astern
opened
of safety." A1 so01 AS
as the ship went on, put ropes astern and tow in order to foul the submarine ope fire on the bridge his propellers. Cat you see my smoke
And again. another ship andiously and boats. The captain and eight bands were killed; seven hands were badly repeats the question: "Cryptic wants to wounded, and 9 horses were killed. know if you can see his smoke"
MAN-0J-WAR TO THI RIACCE.
I shall not attempt to paint that picture the smoke, the confusion, the
"Yes, yes, a long way off. Can see
smoke astern.
you torpedoed!"
"Are JOE but
flat
changes of command, the concussions, Broken glass all round me.”
the neighings of the horses, the pounding. of the engines. But, with all that as a background, and the single statement that the wireless operator was inan
position exposed
just abalt the
the bridge Land:
remained at his post throughout, let the reader study for himself the amazing
melodrama of this wireless con- versation between the Anglo-Californian and the invisible man-of-war rushing up
the sky line
Not yet, but shots in plenty bitting. "Stick it, old man"
the place stinks of
gunpowder. Au
Fething better, old man. Keep your
old man." pecker up.
Is there anything else Sure thing. coming to us, please
Yes, I am Cryptic Coming full
33 knota
"Yes, you bet. Bag on the floor."
speed,
"I have had to leave 'phones. Yes, I say, I smell gunpowder here strong, and
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Egzamzan A.13, 1385.
TRON STEEL METAL and HARD WARE MERCHANTS. Wholesale
bgos, SOS, being chased by sub | ajo lying on the door. My gear begin- and Retail Ironmongers, Pig Iron and marine. 08. Position latitude soning, to By around with concussion. Foundry Coke Importers General Store- and so. N., longitude seund so. W., Smoke W.N.W. of me, there is a man of reapers and Shipchandlers No. 85 and steering so nad so
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has dived. Submarine has dived."
Hongkong September 4, 1910. Now altering course to South."
"Beport her trail at intervala" "Are you the Cryptic?" He is rapidly overtaking up."
"Yes. Steer so and so, and keep me informed."
That is impossible. We are being
00.
"Where is submarine!"
Now astern "Endeavour to carry out instructions. Important
"es
"Can't. He is now on top of us and I can hear his shots hitting on."
"Did you get mange from Cryptic This was an invisible destroyer speak
TOTAL FUNDS AT S1ST DECOR, 1914, ing from new point of the compeas, 40,
LYN,970,357,
RECORDS.Authorized Capital £6,000,0001
569
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On with the Dance
Cecile
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5891 At A Georgia Camp
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The Magic Melody Gorgin Grind
Lailes away.
Don't know who he is. Believe it is
Sphinx "
No. Cryptic Exid something about
't hear him.
Bubscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital.........................................£2,487,500
Fire Food 3,897,047 Pproaching you." III-Life & Annuity Funds 17,567.690
as much cast as possible." This Sinking Fund Account 128,230
was Cryptic resuming her long-distance 823,870,367 instructions and cross-examination with the calm of a doctor r addressing a nervous £2,381,456 patient
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ard the Anglo-Californian. Have you many passengers?"
"No; but we are 100 men on board.
the claims under the cospective Depart fre rocket to verify position.
menta of the Company's Burizem.
SHEWAN, TOMÉS & DO?
What is position of submarine1"
・最
"Bight asters, Aring at wireless."
Now firing our rockets, Bubmarine
"I hope she e atops down there. It is getting hot here."
Wo "We are coming.
BIO coming. Have you launched al boata?"
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