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THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN &
MORTGAGE CO., LTD,
THE TWENTIETH
ORDINARY
will
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE
HOLDERS in the Company, he
held at the Oices of the OFDPANY, I
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NOTICE
AHNHOÏD, KALBERO & COMPANY (Is Lagristol."
TOTICE is hereby given that all
claims against the above Estate
St George's Uniklings, Sud Connaught, should file with the Liquidaters on Bord, of FRIDAY che in February or before 24th February, 1987.
101 AM. for the purpose
receiving a Statement of Acounts and
the Report of the General Managers for the year ealing a st December, 1916 and electing a Consulting Committer and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS the will CLOSED from Company MONDAY, the 19th February, 1917, until FRIDAY, the stil February, 1917, both days inclusive.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Hongkong, Feb. 14, 1917.
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COLUMBIA
RECORDS.
General Managers.
Hongkong Pub. 13, 1917.
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HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
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ING of the Shareholders in this i Corporation will be held at the Cry | HALL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY. the
1389 Nood, ATH DAY of FRBRUARY, 1917, at for the purpose of reserving the Report of the Court of Directors together with
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a statement of Accounts for the your THE earling the 31st December 1916.
The REGISTER of shares of the Corporation will CLOSED from MONDAY, the TFBRUARY, DO SATURDAY, the 24TH FEBRUARY, 1917 "(both days inchsive daring which pero no transfer of shares can be registered
By Order of the Court of Directors,
N. J. STAEE
ANDERSON
MUSIC CO., LTD.
Des Vieux Road,
TEL 1199.
1
Chief Mary.
Hongkong, Feb, 6. 07.
WAR LOANS INVESTMENT TRUST
OF MALAYA.
SCORPORATE IN THE FEDERATED
MALAY STATUS).
ست.
CAPITAL $8,000) 560--
n shares of 8102 enc]; (Saraiza currency)
fully paid.
THE Sunnam which together with repayment of capital in fall on liquidation is guaranteed by the Govern ment of the Federated Malay Stares.
HE Shares bear intenst at the mate
Interes: nccrues from the 1st way of the r month following the date on which
4bscriptions are received and will be paid half yearly on 1st January and on 1st July.
Copies of the presiæetus-and forms of applications for shares can be obvairusi from and subscriptions will be received by, any of the following Banks.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF 1. A. AĊarsa, The Hosurova & Stasenu BANKING
CORPORATION,
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA LTD.
Hongkong, Jan. 9, 1917.
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NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE Co ·
IN WHICH AKYSSTED THE PHACEN OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LTD.,
And
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WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.
Hotel Mangions
Agents for ADMIRALTY CHARTS
ROSS'S BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS," BENSON'S ENGLISH WATCHES, ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacturers, High Class English Jewellery.
KAIPING
FOR ALL
INDUSTRIAL."
AND
HOUSEHALO
COAL
PURPOSES
"MADE IN ENGLAND
W. D. & H. O. WILLS
QUARTERMASTER-
GENERAL.
central stores and shipped overgene from
the military depots. 1 MITSUBISHI GOSHI KWAISHA
stens have been led by dicks purchase, the middlehan's profit has been elimin ated and millions have been saved.
WONDERFUL WORK OF SIR JOHN Mest was applied from the retrigerators
COWINS.
Whatever the historian of the future may have to say ghout the present war. he will ha compelled to acknowledge that no" army in the field was over fed, clothed logged, mulically treated, and armed as
66
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u bout the ships, thus doing away with the wasteful methods of driting live entile behind the marshing armies Re sull: the dier's meat ration has cost Tis than one-half it did during the South African War.
But ships and railways could not da everything to bring the soldier his sup- plies. There was the question of road the British forces have been for the pastumspect to be considered-transport for But this is not the whole troops by the million. No system for sury. We might. express satisfaction meeting anything outside the claims of this had happened to our Army on its old the original Expeditionary Force had ever been contemplated transport for the new footing. But it is now twraig times as
mis had to be improvised from the
horsm; by the end of last your 710,000 were at work.
MBE AUXILLIARY HOUSE BOAT large as it was when hostilities com berinaing. The Army had then 45,000
VER 13 H. E. Pursons Paraflin Motor with complete outfit. New sails recently pist up. Inspection invital Adressers by letter only to
"SANG KEE, Co Compralore, Hongkong and Shanghai Rank. Bodrg, Feb. 16, 1917.
·1500
SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)
Borneo.
COAL.
menced, and the cadres of our organiza tion have had, to be expanded in this ratio. Think what this means. Food, clothing, transport, munitions have had to be found in quantities which make the imagination gesp. Organization has had wy be improvised suddenly out of nothing. The Army Service Corps alone now con tains many more men than the whole of the Regnar forces at the outbreak of
the was.
り
But horses and mules played but al small part in the matter of transport. This Is & war of mastra and in no respect has the "one of machinery been more extended than in mechanical trans- port. Before the war-had been in pre- press for sered months 8,000 motor dor ries were at work about & quarter de many there were in the United King.
dom at the outbreak of hostilities. Since then the hamber has been "enormously
For all this work the Quartermaster-increased. HE Undersigned having been appointed
CLỞTINNG AN EVER GROWING 'ARKT. sts for the COWI× HARBOUR General of the Forces is "responsible. I COAL CO., LTD., are pronted to quote
Under the King's Regulations, his duties. Then us to the clothing of the soldier. prices for. hest quality SILIME PON CAL tried in Banker at BAT include the supply of all the food, forage, Some of the figures are astounding. The TIK SANDAKAN (British North banking, clothing, equipsest, and trans-for the Army was 245,000 pairs. In nine normal requirements per annoon of boots SILIMPOPON.COL. compares favour. part of the troops. He has to find horses months nearly eight million pairs had shly with the butter grades of Japan and mechanical transport, provide trains been provided. Since then the figures Coal and gives and resalta, pu a very, and ships, and distribute the arms, and have more than doubled, Tens of mil moderate consumption,. «
Steamers calling at SEBATTIK or SANDAKAN exclusively for SILIMPO PON COAT (either enrg or Binkers) are exempt from payment of all prt charg
At Seratik Steamers are berthod along. side the Company's wharf whare there is n TAL Fusps it list Dreamere, 1914, minimum depth of 27 to 28 feet at low
£23.970,367...
water Spring Tides.
Authorised Capital £5,000,000
|
(Mitsubishi Go.)
COAL DEPARTMENT.
SOLE PROPRIETORS OF TARASHIMA, OCHI, MUTABE KISHIDAKË YOSHINOTANI HOJO,NÄMAZUTA, SAYO, KAKADA SHINNEW, KAMIYAMADA, ́BIBAI- & OTURARI COLLIEBIES
AGENT FOR SAKITO COLL.
Head Office :— MARUNOUGHI, TOKYO
BRANCH OFFICES:--- Nagasaki, Moji, Karaten, Wakamatau, Otaru, Muroran, Hakodate, Kobe, Osaka, Kure, Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Tauraga. Vladivostock, Hankow, Peking, London, New York, Shanghai Hongrone. Eslphong
and Canton.
Cable Address :—“ IWASAKI Codes -41, A. P. C. 5th Ed. Western Union, and Bentley's
A GENCIES:- CHINKIANG: Mesers Gearing
Co
MANILA. Mesere Macondray
Lutd
Ammunition provided by the Master-lions of pairs of trouard, of juckets, of SINGAPORE: Messrs Borneo C," General of the Ordnance. He is not whirls, of socks, have flowed from the responsible for the care of the health of the men, but the Army Veterinary Ser vice is under his control.
Such is the tack, made gigantic and overwhelming by the scale upon, which we have been compelled to wage war, Charts of Sihak Bay (Sebattik Ear. which Sir John Cowane has had to face. Subarund Capital £5,500,000
bour). Pres and all other information And the way in which be has accom- Paid up Cugata
137,500 concerning the Port can behind on plisted it will always remain one of the -Firo Vands................ were sa 3,837,947 Application to the Agenta...
brightest spots in the long and splendid 11. Lite & Auquity kuúm. 27,567,300
·BRADLEY & GO. LTD., story of our national effort! Sinking Fund account .... 128,230
Agenta Cowie Barbour Coal Company, Limited.
£23,070,387
Rareaus Fire Kratch... 219,381,456
Late and Annuity { 2,141,393
Branch
337,230
Revenda Marine Department ... Orter Recaipta va £78.9.11
£25,389,228
The Accumulative Fand of the various Bras.chas are operateig -uveled, and, "y Act. Parliamezi, are set, sada to mat the claims ander the respective Depart ments of the Company's Bines
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
"Agents.
JAPANESE MAKERS
Every kind of Footwear
MADE
TO
ORDER
OHERRY & CO
PEDDERSFIREBIR
Bougkou. às
MARTIN'S
3STEEL SALE PILLS
APIOL
15 Branch Samolyth alliranenkuptua
kung ghost the World, se pot has be
MARTINES S APIOL
LLS
1097
EUROPEAN AGENCY.
WHOLESALE Indents promptly axecuted at lowers cash prices for all British and Continental gods, including
Books and Statiopery,
· Boots, bhoes and Leather, Chemicala and Druguista' Sandries, ¿!
Chios, Barton Car and Accessories Cycle Millinery and Piece Goods, Drapery, Fancy Goods and Parfumeryè stat Hardware, Machinery and Metals, Jewellery, Plate and Watches, Photographic and Optical Goods," Provisions and Oilmen's Stores,
.etc., etc.
Earthenware and Glangware,
Common 27% to 6%. Trade Discinta aliosted. Special Quazations on Demande Nample, Casca from £10 upwards. Consignments of Produer Sold on Account WILLIAM WILSON & SONS)
25, ABCRUNCIL JANE, LONTON, EQ/ Callá addrem! Sura Lowboy,
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bountiful store-bouses which have sprung GLASGOW. MESTE AB. Brewe up at the coll of Sir John Cowan magic wand. Millions of skins have been found McFarlane & Co., Ltd.
line the coate of Tommy Atkins in
Fai Particulars, apply to the winter season
K. KATO,
Hanager
No. 2, PEDESE Stande
KÖNGKANG.
SINGON & CO.
But this is not all. With the British manufacturing Treasury and British power behind you, you can get what you want by paying, for it. But waste always }; follows.in the train of profusion. The.. Quartermaster-General hes not overlook-
HOUSING AND TRANSPORT.
ed this fact. He has created a branch of his department whose daty it is to Dificulties apparently insurmountable) had to be faced from the very start. The keep an eye on this waste, sad device This has been barrack, accommodation in the United esta of checking it. Kingdom in August, 1014, was sufficient done with eminent success. School of for less than 180,000 troops. Within nine cookery, have boon formed, in which months, accommodation had to be found many thousands of male cocka have boca FRUS STEEL METAL and HARD trained in the best method of preparing WARE MERCHANTS. Wholesale for a million zid & hall. It was done the soldier's food. Not only has this and Retail Ironmongers. Pig Iron and But still the merhood of the country resulted in Temmy Atkins being better Foundry Coks Luporters. Geceral Store. continued to flock to the colours, and fed, but it has actually led to saring cooper and Shipehandlers Now 35 and they were provided for-in billata, if the meat ration, which representa a87, EG LOONG STREET, (Zad Street, weat
over
some millions a year.
Such is a bare outline of the work which Sir John, Cowans has done for the Empire. How great it is, how wide are its ramifications, and how..well it has been carried ond are known to the Army.
hute, in comps, and in hired buildings. reduction of the taxpayers burden of
But while this was being done the Expeditionary Force had to be mored to Franco. How swiftly and silently that was done is in the memory oE, all; at the busiest period of the year, 1,800 special trains rushed the troope to the southern ports, while swift steamers bore them across the Channel Ever without ceasing a continuous stream since then, by day and by night, of men and stores have followed.
That was not all, nor nearly all. From the very ends of the eart's the noun of the Empire came to her assistance. From Australasia, from Canada; from Indik, the soldiers of the King came la their hundreds of thousands, some lo Egypt, some to Europe, Rome to the Mediterranean, some to Mesopotamin. Divisions had to be sent to India to take the place of those mere seasoned troope who were wanted at the front. Day by day the work has gone on since; to and from all those places have gone drafta and reliefs, suites and forage the sick and wounded have been brought home-
The more weight of supplies reaches ea appalling total of millions of topt. The soldier, fom the outbreak of war,
dependent upon the state for all be needs.
to hupply him, Sir John "Covsun"","and"-"his dan hava, created, a yatera hich has worked with the
There are d rietors all supples are unlavard, from
They ought to be known and appreciated by the people se well.
COUGHING INTO CONSUMPTION
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it while it is ONLY a cough.
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