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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVES that the ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Hongkong Tramway Company. Plaited, will be held at the Clices of Meery, hurdine. Matheson & Company Limiteri Pecker Street, Hongkong, in WEDNESDAY, the 25th day of April, 1917, at 1-lock Noes, to transact the ordinary business of the Company.
By Order of the Ban
V. E. ROBERTS,
Hongkong, March 2nd, 1917.
1701
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NOTICE TOɑ SHAREHOLDERS.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
Ne FORTY FOURTH ORDINARY
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THE FIRST GYMKHANA MEET
ING of the SEASON WI be held at HAPPY VALLEY dan SATURDAY, the 21st
April, 1857 commencing st. 3 p.m.
for othare then Members of the Fosakose The Charge of adprision will be $IUME Jocsay Cte or GYMKHANA Clon
Soldiers and Sailo s in uniform Free. Hongkong to be prevent,
The Committee invite the Ladion "of
Hongkong April 18, 1917.
THE CHINA MAIL.
SHALL GERMANS RETURN TO
HONGKONG ?
THE GOVERNMENT AGAINST THEIR EXCLUSION."
The following is an extended re- 1600 port of the debate on the Hou. Afr.
Holyoak's motion in the Legislative, ST. GEORGE'S DAY,Council resterday affirming that It
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I have considered this Resolution. and the possible grounds of Govern- ment objection to it, from every point of view, and I have been finally is the opinion of the Colnici! that that. it the Government refuses to
forced to one conclusion, namely,j it is in the best interests of the vote for this Motion, is cun do so Colony of Hongkong that persons of logically and constitutionally or oni German nationality should he ex-single ground, namely, on the ground elled therefrom for a period of at Resolution. Sow, as I have alwly, thas it does not agree with his least ten years following the declararged, the opinion of the Committee tion of Peuve; and, that, subsequent of the Chamber of Commerce ought|| Hy, they be only admitted into "the to le conchisive, with the Dorem- Caling duler strict Licence.". »
nent upon the mercantile aspect of j -Hon. Mr. C.' E. ANTON, in second-matter of cold business, there can this question. Therefore, as a nece ing the motion; sid: The proposer be no doubt that this lotion ought of the motion has gone so very largely to be accepted by the Government. over the ground that. I think it iBut, Sir, this Resolution has somies not necessary for me to
tling, more behind it than the mere intre
matter of dollars and cents. details which would only cause
We are fighting the case of civilization Fepetition. But I am in accord, fully against barbarism. At a recent, in accord with the motion's conten-Meeting at the Aliwych Club Sir th the desirability of excluding the Admiralty, said: We have to Edward Carson, the First Lord of ST. GEORGE'S DAY.
| Gernuis for a perigt of yours from deal with an enemy who has set at this Colony. It has been said, and naught all the humanities which, ng MONDAY, APRIL 23RD, 1917.
rightly said. that we are not warring the result of centuries, have been DISTRIBUTION OF BADGES, ETCinst the fernan peopire and at embodied in our international law." the beginning of the war there was That is the opinion of a very emin WITH reference to the Circular Committee, will Ladies in charge of I think it can be said that, fren the Letter sent us by the Ladies an element of truth in that, Sir; but Centres kily note that for the Convenience of these desirous of attendinging the entire German nation NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the 4 the Gymkhana to be held at Happy as beer warring against us and our pital ships, and the wholesale sowing f
Valley on the afternoon of SATURDAY,
YEARLY MEETING of the Society will he held at its Elegal Office, Ni, 4 chieen's Buildings Hongkong, on THESDAY the 28th April, 1917, at Noos, for the purpose of retriving the report of the Directors together with the statements of ecount to art Dember, 1916, and of declaring videndis kr.,
The TRANSFER ROOKS of the Bociety will be CLOSED from th April
to 28th April, both days inclusive.
By Orler of the Board.
C. MONTAGUE EDE
General Mager.
Hongkong, April14, 13177. 1670
CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
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WILL BE GIVEN to the HONGKONT: AEROPLANE FUND A. Sperint Concert after dinner bar been arranged by the Macugement,"
Book your Tables, early. Hongkong, April 19, 1917.
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will be distributed at the City Hall on the 21st instant, Trays. Tins and Badges Allies, and if they had been suggess
YEARLY MEETING of the Company the FORTY EIGHTH ORDINARY will be hell at its Hear thee, S. SATURDAY, between 12 and PP.. Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, THURSDAY the 28th April, 1983, at 19.30 PM for the purpose of receiving the report of the Directors together
the with
statements of account to 31st Disember, 1916, and of declaring
The Distribution will be continued in the afternoon between the hours of 8:30 and 5 1.36.
Dividends
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Con-i pany will be CLOSED from 16th April to 98th April, with days inclosivu.
By Order of the B,
CMONTAGUE EDE General Janupr Hongkong April 14, 1917.
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1877
BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE"
COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the Nhe FIFTY-FIRST ORDINARY TEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its Head Odice, No. Queen's Buildings, Hongkong on THURSDAY the 26th April, 1917, at 19.43. for the purpose
of receiving
ful if their world-wide designs I am their ends the rest of the world sure--that if they had accomplished
would have had very little consider
On MONDAY, APRIL 2, the Centre Depot has been changed from the City synipathy from our enemies. Hall to the Hongkong Cricket Club Now it is reported that some sections Pavilion, indident by the Committe of the Flongkong Cricket Club It is therefore requested that all Tins be the people in fierisany are blem handed in at the Cricket Cith Pavilion in the rulers for the position they and was previously advised at the
ieve got themselves into. City Hall,
. But, The distribution of Tins Trays and Badges etc., on SATURDAY next will take place at the City Hall
Songkong. April 30, 1917.
ST. GEORGE'S DAY.
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Hongkong. April 39, 1917. 1704
NOTICE.
after all, Si, I think, that the people are responsilite for the govimons, and I think, that being so, we must hold the people of Cheruby responsible for all their ateities and the viola. rion of, al! laws, human and divine, of which, Germany has been guilty We cannot really, I think, exclude their tre responsibility. As re gands the commercial side of the
of law, such as the indiscriminate lawyer, and, when we consider the nature of some of those reaches solarining of passenger and hos
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treatment meted out to our prisoners Agents of the seas with fasting mines, and when we also consider the brutall
as by German men, we must surely of war, by German women as well refuse a weled back to our shores people who are not only brutal to the living but even decrate the to people of German nationality.
ruins of the dead. Sir, und Flore Durable friend lus pointed out that
the Dominions are it one with us in, and, I would add that Great Britain their sentiments upon this subject, is equally at one with us, for, at a redout Meeting in London, Sir Algernon Firtis; the President of the Association of Chambers of Com Of the I am certain that the merce of the United Kingdom, said: people of this country will never gain stand German intrigue and Gemus spying and German. mono- poly and dishonest trading, such as Lave been tolerated for the last 20 question, we have heard it argied or 30 years in this country. Let the cat the Gergians should be excluded | Government back us up, and we will from the Colony, and there is somehow that British producers are the thing to be said for that, though test in the world. Sir, that is what we are asking for how. We are ask- ing the Government to back us
the report of the Directors together with THE HONGKONG STOCK EX. he statements of weequnt to 31st CHANGE will be CLOSED unthink it will not carry very suel December, 1816, and of declaring St. George's Day, MONDAY, 3rd April,
Dividends c.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from 19th April
26th April, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager.
rongkong, April 14, 1917.
LIMITED.
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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
NOTICE.
weight. We must look, I think, to the sentimental side of the position which, to a large extent, gevens such things throughout the world. And we must act. I think, on prin. ciples of humanity, righteousness and justice. Another point I ought to make, and that is in connection with the men who have gone home to fight, many of them, alas who have male the last sacrifice. We hope that a large number of them will return, and what would those men T.-F. "HOUGH,..
think when they come back, if they Clerk of the Couric.
find the Germans established here in Hoogkous. April 6, 1917.
18 the same old way? The thought to ne would be intolerable, as I think it would be to then.
MEETING
CANION INSURANCE OFFICE THE HALF YEARLY of DAX, the 21st April, 1917, at 12 o'clock NOON, at the Offices of the JOCKEY CLUB on the Ground Floor of the HONGKONG CLUB ANYEXE, Chester Road. By. Order,
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THIRTY-SIXTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be be'd at the ices of the Under- signed on THURSDAY the 3rd May, 1917, at Noox.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com pany will be CLOSED from the 19th instant to the 3rd 3ay, both days nclusive.
JARDINE. MATHESON & Chi, Io.
General Agents. Hongkong, April 14, 1917, "
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NOTICE
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General Agenta., Hongkong, "April 18, 1917. ∙1702
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NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that
At the TWENTY-EIGHTH » OR- DINARY GENERAL MEETING will
be held at the Company's Offices St
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Hon. Mr. LAP Cnu Pax: Sir, while sympathising with the object; of the resolution, I am afraid I can. ot support it, in tota for reasons 1 am going to give. At the outset, I would like to say that if I were to consult my own inclinations and to be excluded not only for ten years hus for ever and a day, for I have Wishes, I would ask for the Germans
large interests in companies recently and expressly formed to secure a big hire of the business formerly in the revolution, Sir, is based on higher hands of the Germans. "But the motives and on different grounds and it is precisely on the same! The Hon. Mr. H. E. POLLOCK said; grounds that I have reluctance in Sir, I submit that this Remolition After listening to what my bon taking up the position I am taking. ought to be accepted by the Govern- çoličugues opposite have said, I am ment, supported, as it is, by the still not certain that if the suggestell expert opinion of the business menure were enforced it would be coraposing the Committee of the It may be so and it may not be for in the best interests of the Colony, Hongkong, Chamber of Commerce, no one can tell for certain what will Op such a cutter as this the opinion happen in the next ten years or so. of Huels a body is entitled to the At any rate, we have to bear in mind greatest possible weight. It is sought these countries full into line with us the surrounding countries. Unless by tuis Motion to pass on that opinion the advantage aimed at by the resolu to the Secretary of State for the Lion would be nullified. However Colonies. Surely this is a very pro recully we might be in keeping per course for this Council to adopt. the Geimans out of this Colony, it I could even go so far as to say that will not avail without the co-opera-
is the positive duty of this Council tion of these surrounding countries
to pass on this opinion of business prevent the Germans from com then to the Secretary of State, seeing peting with us close to our doors. that that Oficial is the representu Again, Sir, it should be borne in tive of the Crown Colonies upon the mind that if the measure were to be Imperial Committee which is sitting adopted it would have to be applied to consider post-war trade problems, to every part of the Empire. In my Surely this Colony, through its Coun-opinion it se un Imperial question cil, must bave the right to instruct and one that might well be left in ita own representative, Surely we the hands of the Imperial Govern are not going to be told that either nient, strengthened by representa the Constitution of this Colony ortives from the Dominicne and from instructions from the Secretary of India. The Imperial Government State forfid the passing of such a might be trusted to arrive at a co Resolution as this, Then what other clusion in the highest interests of argument can be alleged for not the Empire. It is, however, Sir,
George's Buildings, on SATURDAY, the KING EDWARD HOTEL acceding to this Motion? Ars wa to with due oference and a proper
MAY, 1917 at 12 o'clock Noor, for the
purpose of presenting the Heport of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to 28th February, elosting Directors and Audi
and
The TILANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be OLOSED from the 21ST APRIL, to the 6TH MAY, both days inclusive,
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be told that this Motion cannot be sense of responsibility that. I wond accepted on the plea that it will suggest that the rosolmion be allow mburruss the Home Government?ed to stard over. In conclusion, Sir, Such a ples would, I submit, I might say that I am in sympathy that the Besolution involve no con absolutely unsound for the reason with that part of the resolution which suggests the placing of Cer- Rictwhatever between this Councilman ander strict licence and the Home Authorities. We are
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