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INTIMATIONS
HONGKONG JUCKET CLUB:
TEMBERS and the PUBLIC are
Meros nouified that Mr. H. D. SANDFORD for many years Flon. Treasurer of the Hongkong Jockey Club having expressed his wish to be relieved from that office his resignation has been accepted.
Mesir, LINSTEAD & DAVIS bave been appointed Secretaries an Treasurert the Club as from the 10th January instant.
INTIMATIONS.
INDOCHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE DIRECTORS of the above
Company bare declared AN IN. TERUM DIVIDEND of 3% (equal to 3/- per share) on the Preferred Ordinary Shares and 81 (equal to 6/- per share) on the Deferred Ordinary Shares. enlouisted at the rate of 9/11 per Dollar.
Members who have not yet paid their DIVIDENDS are free of Income Tax subscriptions for the current son are for those Shares on the Colonial Regia- requested to make payment to Messrs.ter, and will bo
and after 15th February, 1918, at the Company's Office.
authorised to collect all monies due to the Club and will in future disburse funds in settlement of accounts owing
Meurs Linstead & Davis will issue to Members, and Members' Ladies, Tickets ef admission to the grand stand and enclosure and will be in charge of the sale of Admission Tickets for the guneral public which may be obtained as hereto fors from Messrs. Selly & Walsh, limited, or at the gute on Baco Day.
By Order HOUGH,
Clark of the Course.. Horakone Jackay ̃QUE.
Hongkong, Jan. 1, 1918.
THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED.
TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, 7th February to THURSDAY, 14:3 February both days incisive.
JARDINE, MATELESUN & Co., La.
General Managers Hongkong, Jan. 24, 1918.
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THEATRE
NOTICE IS HERESY GIVEN that
THIRTIETH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Mesere, JARDINE, MATHESON & COMPANY, Limited, on TUESDAY, 29th January, 10.8, at 11.30 AM for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Director together with a Statement Accounts, for the year ending 3 st December, 1977.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will to CLOSED from SATURDAY 10th to TUESDAY, 29th January, 1918 (both days inclusive), during which period yo Trauster of Bhares can be Registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Seeretary to the
HONGKONG LAND INVERTMINT Æ
AGENCY CO, LTD.
General Ayenia for the
WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY,
LIMITED..
"Rongkong, Jan. 11, 1912.
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE LIMITED.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the FOURTH URDINARY MEET- ING of SHAREHOLDERS in this ompany will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE, KATHEON & CORPANT Limited, on TUESDAY. 29th January 1915, 11.45 M. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1917. The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will bo CLOSED from SATURDAY 19th to TUESDAY, 20th January, 1918 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Share can be Registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL
ESTATE LIMITED.
A. SHELTON HOOPLE
Secretary to
The Genwal Managers. Hongkong, Jan. 11, 1918.
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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the THIRTIETH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS his Company will be held at the Ofices of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & COMPANY, LIMITED ON TUESDAY, 20tis January, 1918, at Noos, for the purpose at receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounta far the year ending 31st December, 1917. Th KEGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from >ATURDAY 19th to TUESDAY, 29th January, 1918, (both days inclusive), during which period. no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors, A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary.
Flongkong, Jan. 11, 1918.
THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMATION COMPANY,
UNLIMITED.
:;'
HONGKONG.
ROYAL,
TWO GRAND
CONCERTS
SATURDAY, 2nd
and
THURSDAY, 7th Feb.,
at 9.15 p.m.
A. MIROVITCH
(PIANO)
M. PIASTRO
(VIOLIN)
BOOKING. AT
· MOUTRIE'S.
PRICES: $3.00, $2.00 & $1.00.
HELENA MAY
INSTITUTE.
CONCERT
73
(71
Under the Patronage of His Excellency The Governor, WEDNESDAY, 30th January,
at 9.15 p.m.
TICKETS 68 EACH may be obtained at the Institute.
Proportion of Proceeds in Aid of WAR CHARITIES.
G.
SANITARY BOARD OFFICE, HONGKONG,
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THE CHINA MATIL
"The Criterion of Quality"
EMBASSY
No77
Virginia Cigarette
"THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS, ISSUED BY THE
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO CO., LTD
PEERAGE ROMANCE.
GILBERTIAN STORY OF CHANGE OF BABIES.
GARDENER'S CLAIM.
When the romanes of the Waterford inheritance came again before the London courte recently, a curious story was told of a gardener claimant and of two babies, one of whom was adopted by Indy Waterford from the workhouse. It is
alleged that the babies in Gilbertian manner got "mixed up.”.........
Christina, showed to poor Florence (Lady! Waterford), the mistress you'so cruelly." betrayed, who died as you means the should with no nume doctor.
You were bought over by wicked old Ohriftina to de her bidding. Before long the name of Priscilla White will stink in the nostrils of the British public."
The position, said counsel. became intolerable. The claimant was arrested; and at the Old Bailey his counsel apologised.
"The appeal was allowed..
THE NEW RATIONS AT HOME.
The seventh Marquis of Waterford and MORE BREAD FOR HARD WORKERS. his trustees apposled from an order of Mr. Justice Borridge in edit brought by George Boresford, sometime known
as Tooth.
Sir Arthur Yappat Manchester recent ly laid down the new scale of voluntary
Mr. Hume Williams, E.C., for the aptations, pellants, said that the judge had refused leave to use in this suit evidence of two (73 witnesses, Mrs. Emma Viryan, and Mrs.
Priscilla White to perpetuata testimony
should be taken afresh.
The position of the food supply is such that the utmost economy in the use of all kinds of food must be observed by all persons of all classes.
Meat.
OTHER VJOLS.
Cereale (oatmeal, rice, &e) is Butter, margarine, lard, oils and
fats Sugar
Ib. oz.
012
and
0 10 0 8 These are the same for all adults. Bread includes all floor, whether used for bread or for cooking Flour may be taken instead of bread at the rate of b of four, for every pound of bread.
Other Cereals include catmeal, rice, tapioca, sago, Barley meal, corndon, maize meal, dried pens, beans lentils, all cereal products except reed and flour. The weight given is the weight of the dry article, 85 | bought If the full bread ration is not used, the amount saved can be taken in other corents at the rate of Elb. of cereals for every pound of bread saved.
Meat includes the average amount of one, which may be taken as one-qaar- bone, ter of the weight of the actual meat. Any parts of meat (such as rump steak, bacon or auet) which are bought without bons must count for one-quarter mors band, any bone in excess of a quarter of than their actual weight. On the other the actual meat bought may be deduct- ed Poultry and rab its may be count ed as half their actasi weight The mest rations include suet.
Kachange of Bread and Mest.--Any person may take half a pound of mest over and above his meat ration in ex-
He had ordered that their evidence In particular is is necessary that Coansal said the claimant in the strictest economy should be practised in legitimacy suit was a gardener, who the use of the staple food; bread, four claimed to be the Marquis of Waterford.and other cereals; meat, butler, mar-change for half a pound of bread to be His client a case was that on March 99, garine and lard; and wager, 4, 1873, the 8th marchioness gave birth to stillborn child; that Lady Waterford
deducted from his breed ration. Similar
| | ร zy person may take half a pound. extra of bread in exchange for meat.
In addition to the economy necessary in regard to the foods mentioned above.
The weekly rations of these staple had a cook, whose sister had an illegiti-foods, which are stated in the following mate child born in the workhonsa, and table for different classes of adulis ac it is essential that the consumption of that Lady Waterford took that child cording to then sex and occupation, out of the workboase and bad it should on no account be exceeded. educated.
Counsel said that the illegitimate child
Children's needs dider so greatly that OWNERS OF DOMESTIC BUILDINGS. Was the claimant On the other hand, no definite ration is l-id down for them." the claimant said be was not the child,
ERRAD
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·7.0
5:0
&
bot the child whom the appellanti
lb. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ARY NOTICE that under No. 3 of the alleged to have been atili-born.
the SEVENTEENTH ORDINARY DOMESTIC CLEANLINES8 and About 1903 the elaimant began to Man on heavy industrial work or MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in VENTILATION BYE-LAWS (as amendmake those sertions, and it was feared on agricultural work this Company will be held at the Offices ad), every Domestic Building or part of that the only people who know any Men on ordinary industrial or other of Messrs. JAXoing, Haterson
sash Bailding within the CENTRAL thing about the matter might die before &
manual work........ COMPANY, LIMITED, on TUESDAY, 29th Division of the City of Victoria, and their evidence was available. The chief. Women on heavy industrial work
or on agricultural work. January, 1918, at 18.15 PM for the the WESTERN Division of Kowloon, persons were Mrs. Priscille White
more than formerly Kynaston), companion to the Men gnoccupied or og sedantary purpose of receiving the Report of the occupied by members of Directors together with the Statement one family, except those within the fifth marchioness, and M. Vivyan, a
work f Accounts for the year ending 31st Europe Reserration or in Kowloon friend of the marchioness.
South of Austin Road, those parts of December, 1917.
"OS "LIAR AND MURDYNESS.” The REGISTER of SHARES of the Domestic Building used a Shop Uffice
Following slander action against Company will be OLUSED from or Godown, must be CLEANSED and Mrs White on the ground that she had BATURDAY 18th to TUESDAY, 29th LEJEWASHED THROUGHOUT by the said he was illegitimate and an im Juary, 1918, (both days inclusive), new during the months of December poster, the claimant said counsel, sent during which period no Transfer of and January Sabusive letters to Mrs. White, such Shares can be kegisterod.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
MOWBRAY 8: NORTHCOTE
Secretary.
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Hongkong, Jan. 11, 1918,
NB-The word throughout." used in this Notios means that the Houses should be
he "You wicked liar and murderess. Look
Limewashed in respect of all the Walls of at the morning papers. You will atch Room, all Opticles, Partidos, Stair they are protecting you for a little while. Carings and Stair Linings all Cesting and I mean the public 7. know what you the Undersiden of Roofs in Main
receive your money for Tell your Buildings, Offices and
naband the truth, and he will do with
and inclusive of Verandate a
UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY, I The Backyardımnas have.its: Coptaly Co out your dirty money, What
LIMITED.
the level of the
Walls Lémewashad Firab Floor NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. Carved, Painted or Polished Woodwork in good condition, however, need not be THE THIRTEENTH ANNUAL Limewasher, but must be made
GENERAL MEETING of SHARE The GENERAL Division of the City HOLDERS will be held in the Offices Hes between Giland Brock and Fan
of Mesars DoziwaLL & Co., LIMITED, Stress on the East, and Thak Lane and
TUESDAY, the 6th February, 1918, Cleverly treat on the West
Lerd Justice Swinfen has that reference to
Me Cola 5.0 for the claimant: I is suggested that this lady has secure a change of the two infrats at the instance of Chicistine, the Dowager, and that she sa been at the bottom of the thing all Alth the way through - because the
· marellioness was divorced lady, be
a refused to allow the child so inherit, and
induced Kynaston to eff, eta change Lord Justice Swiith Bady de
At 11.30 for the purpose of receiving Kowloon divided into the Eastern the Report of General Managers together and Western Divisions by Nathan Bout with Statement of Accounts to Fiat sad straight line drawn from the December 1817 DEVA North and through the Tauman service
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the reservoir to the Northern Boundary of Company will be CLOSEU from the Kewloose METR joch: January to Bfh. Fobrtiary". 1919,
CMW. REYNOLDS, both dates inclusive/or sp
DOD WELL
COMPANY, LTD the Day of January, 191
longkong, Jan. 18, 1918..
it
your case that the child was not sul- born ESDEVEN
Yes. We may the chi Mr Cplain Yes We was brought from the home There the birth took place to the house of MIL Jones bere he has been
Women on ordinary... îndustrial
work or in domestic service FLAMATO Women unoccupied or én seden-
tory work
The Man Who Gets There
Is the man who has blood- real rich red blood sad plenty of
is body. WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED
COD LIVER OIL
COMPOUND
milk and cheese chall be restricted as far as possible. These foods should be reserved for persons for whom they are indispensable.
A coors extensive use should ba
mande of fresh vegetables, and fruit, and "in particular of potatoes which are not rationed. This season's excellent potato STOP supplies the means of observing the prescribed rations without privation and it must not be wasted.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1918.
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