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INTIMATIONS
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
RANKING CORPORATION.
TT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that an interim dividend of £2.30 per share, anhject to deduction of Income Tax, bas been declared for the HALF YEAR ndling 30th June, 1917, at rate of 2/6
•per dollar.
The dividand will be payable in and after Monday the 13th August, 1917, at the Offices of the Corporation, where Shareholders are requested to apply for Warrants.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Corporation will be CLOSED from MONDAY the 30th July to SATURDAY the 11th August, 1917 (both days inclusive) during which period no trans fer of shares can be registered.
By Deler of the Court of Directors,
N. J. STABR
Chief Manager,
Hongkong, July 12, 1917.
1953
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST
MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD)."
N INTERIM DIVIDEND af Three A and half Dollars per share for the six months endling 30th June, 1017, will be Dayable on THURSDAY, 28th July on which date Dividend Warrants may be abiained un application at the Company's Office.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com
pany
will be CLOSED trons EDSES BAY the 19th to THURSDAY the 26th Jaly (oth days inclusive) during which perial no transfer of shares can be registered.
By Ortler of the band of Bineluunt,
A. SHELTON ROUPER,
Semyntury,
Hongkong, July 10, 1917.
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THE WEST POINT BUILDING 10.7
LIMITED.
N INTERIM DIVIDEND af Three Dollars per share for the six months ending 3th Juney 1317, will be Payable on THURSDAY, 28th July on which date Dividend Warracts may be obtained or application. * the Company's Offices.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- Iwny will be LLOSED from WEDNES DAY the 18th, to THURSDAY the 26th July (buth days inclusive) during which period no transfer of shares ran be registered.
By Order of the Board of Dinveturs, A SHELTON HOUPER,
Secretary
Hongkong, July 10, 1917.
1947
THE NATIONAL LOAN OF THE THIRD YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC
OF CHINA (1914)
$16,000,000 AND SUPPLEMENTARY
ISSUE OF $8.000,00.
AND
THE NATIONAL LOAN OF THE FOURTH YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA
+
(1925). $24,000,000.
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UBSCRIBERS to the above TWO LOANS are hereby notified that in pursuance of arrangements recently made by the Chinese Goverment with me for the future service of these loans, interest payments are and will be adequately sured by cash funds in my hands and at my sole disposal.
F. A. ACLEN,
Inspector General of Custom, Inspectorate General of Customs, Peking. 11th June, 1917...
1950
RUSSIAN 5% INTERNAL LIBERTY LOAN 1917.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
THE CHINA MAIL.
ALWAYS ASK FOR IT
The Standard Tobacco.
"CAPSTAN
For Flavour. NAVY CUT For Quality,
IN MILD-MEDIUM & FULL STRENGTHS
FROM ALL TOBACCONISTS.
This Advertisement is issued by the
AMERICAN RAMSAY
1.
MACDONALDS.
HOLM.
BRITISH-AMERICAN TOKA COD Co., Ltd
| several Geranu language newspapers in Milwaukee, and in 1911 was elected on the first Focalist to sit, in Congress,
Anserican diplomatic agents abroad REFUSED PASSPORTS TO STOCK ve hept a close watch on the Socialist movement and their reports are under- stors to show clearly that the plan for a conference at Stockholm had its origin in Germany, and has met with the active encouragement of the German Govern. been nient. Pixperts already have granted to German delegates, who will keep at the front, of the negotiations the slogan of no annexations, interpreted here as a cardinal feature of Germany's programme for a truce to further con solidate a great Central Furopean empire. Bossian Socialists also have selected delegates to the mering, as a result, is
That the view taken of the Stockirolu Prace conclave in Amerien is even more unavourable than thist held in Great Britain is amply proved by a Washington Passports were telegram dated May 21,
actually issued by the Isritish Govern mant, but the Seamen's Union fully dis allowed the delegates to travel by any vessel manned by Unionist labour. The Washington telegram referred to ig as follows
Was
American taking part in the negotiations would be legally liable to severe punish
It
Eagan, a itember of the Sariety of Friends and a leader in Pennsylvania palities, had made a tour Froace on a self-constituted mission calculated to clone the widening breach between the Ameri cán. and French Government. At that time diplomatic relations between the two countries had been severed and there was, every indication that war soon would followy
The Act reads:---
Every citizen of the United States whether stually resident or abiding" within the same or in any foreign coun
who without the permission or authority of the Government, directly or indirectly, commepess or curries on pay verbal or written correspondence or inter- course with any foreign Gvernment 'or Emphatic disapproval of the peace pro-
officer or agent thereof with an intent to influence the ensures or conduct. of any paganda of European Socialists
is believed bere, of German influence foreign Government or of ary officer or to-day by the American -expressed
was in Russia that the pro-agent thereof, in relation to any disputes Government, which denied passports to
first came or controversies with the United States, American delegates to the Stockholm con-posal of "no annexations it into prominence, and was taken or to deleat the measures of the Govern ference and sened a warning that any
person being a 'citizen of or, resident up by the German Soufalists, who havement of the United State; and every urged upon the Government an immediate within the United States sad not duly declaration renouncing conquered" terci authorized who counsels, advises, or No formal autouncement el purpose tory to the East and West. Such pro-ists, in say such correspondence with not more than $5,000 and by imprison was, isoned, but officials explained that posals are regarded here as only a blind such inten; shall be punished by fine of ABOVE LOAN UP TO THE 28th the Government's entre would have the to end the war while Germany's expan ment during a term not less than six
mouths nor more than three years. JULY, 1917.
twofold effect of discrediting generallysion to the South is diare,
The Socialist Party of Great Britain. G. TISDALL,"
any peace moves by unauthorized persons Manager.
und of condemning in particular the pre has refused to send representatives to Exeeative Committee BUSSO ABLATIO BANK.
sest Socialist agitation, regarded piner Stockholm. its 1940 its inception, as inspired by Germany, declaring that such a conference is of
·Hongkong July 9, 1917.
no real importance and can only bring ridicule on the Socialist cause."'.
THE BUSSO - ASIATIC. BANK, HONGKONG, IS READY TOREJEIVE FURTHER SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE
NOTICE.
THE AMERICAN
ན་
ment.
Oficials made it clear to-night that their decision should be regarded rather
Representative Meyer London, Socialist. member of the Ilonse, mads the following comprat on the decision of the State Department
I am very much surprised, to hear of this attitude of the State Department I canot understand that sort of action. It seems to me that we would encourage the sending of delegates where and at any time to promote the care of peace
in this war have just heard of the view of the State Department. It is my
In making known the decision not to give passports to the American Socialists designated to take part in the Stockhol conference, Secretary Lansing cited the CONSULATE Logan Act of 1799 as defining the punish as a disapproval of the peace, move than GENERAL has received blanks ments which might be expected by 205 asrafection upon the winegrity of and copies of registration regulations for American now in Stockholm or who might | Socialists in this country. It was intention to take the matter tip to-morrow the registration of American citizens enbject to the conscription law known go there without e passport and parti emphasized that great danger night result prepared to arrange for the registration cipate in the peace discussions Under it unauthorized persons attempted at this law unauthorized persons who present to negotiate regarding peace with of Americans subject to that not.
1987 directly or indirectly trout with foreige foretan agents who appear in reality to Hongkong, July 8, 1017.
agents, regarding controversies of the be the instruments of a cleverly directed United States may be imprisoned for German war move. three years and Haed $5,000,
as the
Selected Service Act" and“ ja
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The American delegate to the so-
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ORIGIN OF THE LODAK ACT,
The so-called Logan Art, under which Secretary Lansing pointed out that such
the American Socialist Party over the pro- attempts could be punished, was pursed
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test of some of its foremost members, are by Congress in 1709 after Dr. George 1962 Victor Berger of Milwaukee and
Morris Hillquit and Algernon fee of New
York. They wore selected by the party YOUR HEALTH AND
Executive Committee after a notable
group of Socialista, headed by Charles both sater Edward Russel and William English constipation.
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