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HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.
NOTICE.
•TMEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TEE. ORDINARY HALF-TEARLY
will be held at the Company's Hotel on FRIDAY, the 1st March, 1918, at 18.15 . for the purpose of receiving Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 117, with the Report of the Director and to discuss any matter that may be competently brought before the Meating. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from and February to 1st March, 1918, both days
By Order of the Board,
JE. TAGGART,
Secretary,
inclusive.
Bongking, Feb. 12, 1918.
THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING COMPANY,
LIMITED.
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NOTICE GREAT RALL
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
MEETING of the KowLOON LAND AND BUILDING COMPANY LIMITED will be bald at the Registered Office of the Company. Victoria Building, Hongkong,
FRIDAY, the ash day of March, 1918, at 11 o'clock in the forenooo when the subjoined Resolution which was passed at the Extraordinary Geters! Meeting of the Company hold on the 20th day of February, 1915, will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution
"That the Articles of Association be altered in manner following-
(a) That the word "two" be substituted for the word "three" in the definition of "The Board" in Article 2. (b) That the word "two" be substituted
for the word "three" in Article 72. (c) That the word "ose ". be substituted for the word "two" in lines one and two of Article 76 and that the word "other" shall be substitated for the word "others and the word "his" for the word "their" in line two af Article 76 and the word "member" be substituted for the word me bors in line three of Article 76.
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(d) That the word "Director" be sub- stituted for the word "Directors" in Article 11.
(s) That the word "Director" be sub stituted for the word "Directors" in line four of Article 79.
(That the word "signature" be sub-
stituted for the word "signatures"
in lines 1, 2 and of Article 89 and
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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 1 the Remainder of the 1919 RACE MEETING is ABANDONED.
By Order,
·
T. F. HUUQB,
Clerk of the Cours.
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Hongkong, Fab.: 97, 1916.
RACE.COURSE DISASTER.
WE have taken PICTURES OF Course Various scenes of the fire and THE DISASTER in the Race
of the falling of Matsheds worn very well taken and are now ready for sale. MEE CHEUNG. Hongkong, Fab, 17, 1918.
HONGKONG HOTEL,"
RAGE WIIK.
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HE DANCES ADVERTISED for The Week are. CANCELLED in view of the and catastrophe at Happy Valley.
J. H. TAGGART, Manager.
-Ecngkong, Feb. 27, 1913
. DIOCESAN GIRLS' SCHOOL.
IOWLOON.
ISC
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CHOOL WILL RE-OPEN on TUESDAY, March 19th, at 9 X. Boarders return on March 11.
An Assistant Mistress in required for the above.
Apply to
THE HEADMISTRESS. Hougrong, Feb. 17, 1918..
WANTED,
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AN ELECTRICAL or MARINE A ENGINEER is required as a Shift Engineer at the Generating Station of the HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO, LTD., Wanchai
Apply in writing accompanied by details of experience and copies of testimonials to
THE MANAGER, HONGSONG ELECTRIC CO. LTD..
St. George's Buildings. Hongkong, Feb. 20, 1915.
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that the word "one" be substituted KING EDWARD HOTEL for the word "two" and the word "Director" for the word "Directors
in line one of Article 80"
() "That the words "band of one of the Directors" be substituted for the words hands of two of the Directors" in line 3 of Article 10."
Dated the 20th day of February, 1018.
By Order of tho Board,
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT &
AGENCY CO, LD. General Agents for the Company.
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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAL BANKING CORPORATION.
THE FINAL
DIVIDEND DECLARED for the Year ending 31st December 1917, at the rate of Two Pounde Three Shillings Sterling, together with a Bonus of Uns Pound Sterling per Share, is payable on and after MONDAY, the 15th day of February, Current, at the Offices of the Corporation, where Shareholders are requested to apply for Warrants...
By Order of the Court of Directors,
N. J. STAPB
Chief Manager.
Hongkong. Feb. 23, 1918.
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desired to see; but a still greater surprise awaited him. For the large misa went straight to business, and in two minutes it was all settled.
The officer noted that one of the features of the large man's placid and
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number of functions that were formerly separate.
Here is a new fairy story that is being ( benign countenance was a broad, levy who just went to Glasgow and became
told in London..
Few people outside the high circles of business and finanse know anything | about him, but in shipping he has long been known as one of the master uninds of business. He was Kirkcaldy boy
a great shipowner, and then went on to Unce upon a time there was stationed brow, beneath which were a pair of London and became a super shipowner. in the British capital an officer belonging keen eyes wide apart, and that the He knows all there is to be known about to a great Allied nation who was lower part of his face was of a strength things such as products and ray responsible for the supply of food and firmness which even his easy, good, cause he wanted to know and had the materials, processes and markets, be materials to the armies his country was Lumoured, full-lipped smile did not capacity of learning. He is a master of sanding to fight side by side with our entirely camouflage. When he had aystem.
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own upon the Western front. The ascertained the officer's requirements Mr. Bonar Law, an old scquaintance, faster they came the greater graw the he consulted his files of documents and, knew that. Mr. Weir went to the War difficulties of his tasks, for his own land tuning over the pages with extracrtin- staff of voluntary helpers, to have a
Office last spring, with a competent.. was far distant and shipping was scarea ay celerity, ran his fingeralong lines and look round. He spent six weeks in so that he had to look to the British War the commodities concerned. He, had got done, and why, and at the end of columns of figures referring to each of finding out how things were done or Ofee for stores of many kinds. One daily returns showing the quantities in the six weeks, he sat down and draw up i day it happened that there was made store, the quantities already under secepted and committed to his direction. & scheme of reorganisation which was upon him a sudden and urgent demand requisition, the quantities in course of It has worked a fairy change. Nobody for incredible quantities of all sorts of production. In two minutes he restored at the War Office werks any harder than things to be delivered with imposible his documents to their former neat before he arrived but they work under. before--they all worked to the ntiost rapidity. His friends gathered round him saying, "What about it" and he that he could have all that he had asked better. He knows exactly what they array and told the astonished officers better system. and therefore work said, "I must go round to the British for at the dates he had mentioned, are all doing, and they know he knows. War House, hoping that they will get al AM HO alias LEUNG NOOK is 20 ALEXANDER PRINCE put on his tat and coat and went, and his business settled ho descended the stairs. to hiin mean as much as music to
"Gee-whizz! but this is going some! There is a wonderful system of records move on and see me through." So he cried the officer as with the whole General to survey everything. Figures and accounts which enables the Surveyor. longer in our employment since the 11th instant Henceforth, all moneys in payment of debts due to us by any of 7318 our respectable customers should be baaded to the Undersigned and NOT to the said PEG. LEUNG alims LEUNG
NOTICE.
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REGAL
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BY
ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
NG. LEUNG alisa LEUNG
LIM CHO alias LEUNG NGOK who
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bas no authority to receive same. The receipts for payments should bear our 700 prope Cat Becsipt Chop, otherwise they shall not be treated as valid. - This is specially notified so as to prevent any dispute in future.
Dated the 11th day of February, 1915.
WING BUN & CO.,
54 Queen's Boad Central,
Hongkong, Feb. 14. 1918.
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ST. GEORGE'S DAY PRODUCTION.
EHEARSALS FOR THE BALLET Riberamed on FRIDAY, LE
Harb and those who have already signifled. - their desire to assist are requested to attend regularly on Fridays and Tuesday's at 6.35 p.m. at the Theatre Royal.; Jie
There are vacancies for more Dancers, and Aspirants should airly on the above days at the Theatre
Blongkong, Feb. 37, 1918
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friends meurned him as one lost in the When he returned to headquarters his musician. He has a feeling for statistics interminable corridors of the Never friends were overcome with amazement which is the poetic expression of
"What good fairy has Business System. Naver House, where men are referred and joy.
wrought this wonder 1" they asked, and from Department to Department until the officer, taking off his cap, said, "It Before the creation of his department it He is saving the country millions. they die of despair.
was the large fairy that delivers the was nobody's business to exercies the When the officer entered the gloomy goods."
But the most surprising thing of all only became possible by means of the broad and comprehensive control which portals he encountered one who bude in this fairy story is that it came true complete organisation which he has him fill up a form, and his heart asak and was tene, and is really happening indevised. But when he bad done so, filling in the London every day. The real name of name of the Top Dog, to his great aur. the large fairy is Andrew Weir, and the prise the janitor bide him pass straight System. He has only been at the War magic wand he waves is called Business up. He ascended a noble flight of stairs, Office since last March, and be has done
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