NOTICE
Communications respecting Advertisements, Bubecriptions, Printing, Binding, &o, should be addressed DAILY PRESS only, and special business mattor THE MANAGER.
Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a fixed period will be continued until countermanded.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 3RD, 1909.
EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM. SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
FOR SHANGHAI, and Taking Through GREAT THEATRICAL EVENT. HOLDERS in the Company will be held in the
Cargo to MOJI, YOKOHAMA AND
KOBE.
"EASTERN,"
Orders for extra copies of DAILY PRESS THE Steamship should be sent in before 11 am. on day of publication. After that hour the supply in Liosited. Only supplied for Cual Telegraphis Address: PREMS Codes: ABC. 6th Bd-Lieber's.
F.O. Box, 33. Telephone No. 12.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
MAGISTRACY.
IS HEREBY NOTIFIED
IME HEREBY
that
JERS of the PRACE for the Colony will be held at the MAGISTRACY, at 2.15 P.,, on TUESDAY, the 13th April, 1909, for the purpose of considering the following application under the Liquor Licences Ordinances, 8 of 1896 and 8 of 1908, Viz::
From one ARTHUR E. GAGUON for a publican's licence to sell by retail intoxi- eating Equers on premises numbered 2, Pak Shui Wan, under the elga of." THE BELLE VIEW HOTEL.
J. H. KEMP,
Police Magistrate.
Hongkong, 2nd April, 1909.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
NOTICE.
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THE HALF-YEARLY MEETING of Tthe above Club will be held on SATUE DAY, the 17th April, 1909, at 12.30.M., at the Offcon of the Jockey Club on the ground foor of the Hongkong Club Annexe, Chater Rond.
By Order,
που GA T. F.
Clerk of the Course. [570 Hongkong, 3rd April, 1999.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG and SINGAPORE.
HE Steamship
THE
#JAPAN," having arrived from the above Ports, Con. signees of Cargo are hereby informed that their goods will be delivered from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed at once, at Consignees risk and expense.
Cargo remaining on board after 4 P.M. of the 5th fast, will be landed at Consignees risk and отредка,
Captain McArthur, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 6th iust., at 10 A.M.
This well-known Steamer is specially fitted for Passengers, and has a Refrigerating Cham
EASTER MONDAY, APRIL 12TH- EASTER MONDAY, APRIL 12TH. EASTER MONDAY, APRIL 12TH- EASTER MONDAY, APRIL 12TH. EASTER MONDAY, APRIL 12TH.
A
FEW NIGHTS ONLY.
PUBLIO COMPANIES GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.
ORDINARY TWENTIETH ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE Office of the General Managers, St. George's Building, Victoria, THIS DAY (SATUR DAY), the 3rd day of April, 1909, at 11.30 o'clock A.M. for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Managons for the year ending 31st December, 1908, declaring a Dividend and electing a Con- salting Committee and Auditors.
bor which ensures the supply of Fresh Provisions, HUGH J. WARD'S LONDON COMEDY CO. both days inclusive
Ico, &c, throughout the royage.
The Steamer is installed throughout with tho Electric Light,
A Stewardess and a duly qualified Surgeon are carried
NB-To assure the addition comfort of passengers the stormers of the Company hore electric fans titted in staterooms.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agente.
[565 Hongkong, 2nd April, 1909. EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. (Calling at PORT DARWIN, and QUEENS- LAND POETS, and taking through Cargo to ADELAIDE, NEW ZEALAND, TASMANIA, 20.)
THE Steamship
THE
"EASTERN," Captain MeArthur, will be despatched as above on WEDNESDAY, 28th fast at Noon.
This well-known Stoamer is specially Attad for Passengers, and has a Refrigerating Cham her which ensures the supply of Fresh Pro- visions, Ico, &c., throughout the voyage.
This Stoamer is installed throughout with the Electric Light:
A Stewardees and a duly qualified Surgeon are carried.
NB. To assure the additional comfort of passangers the Steamers of the Company have lectric fans fitted in staterooms.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agenta. Hongkong, 2nd April, 1909.
WANTED.
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QUALIFIED ACCOUNTANT for an
A Out Established Firm in Hongkong. Must be willing to assist in Office Work
MANAGER, Apply by latter to~~-~ generally sud furnish o guarantee.
Hongkong Daily Press. [551 Hongkong, 1st April, 1909.
IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE THOMAS BROCKETT, Fooohow, China, Storekeeper.
NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that all
Consignees of Cargo from SINGAPORE und PENANG sro requested to take IMMEDIATE Parsons having Claims against the above delivery of their goods from alongside, such cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees, risk and
expenke,
No Fire Insurance has been offested. Bill of Lading, will be countersigned by
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD., Agents. Hongkong, 2nd April, 1909. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
[E-Steamship
THE
"PRINZ SIGISMUND,"
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Estate are required to send particulars of same to the undersigned before the 15th Day of MAY, 1909. And all persons indebted to the said Estate are required to make immediate payment to me.
F. Wa. SHAW, Attorney for the Executor. [502 Fuochow. 16th March, 1909.
INCLUDING M188 GEACE PALOTTA AND TWENTY BEAL FIRST-CLASS ENGLISH ARTIBIS FORMING
THE BEST COMPANY
OP
COMEDIANS, SINGERS AND DANCERS EVER SEEN IN THE EAST. A COMPANY OF THE FINEST TALENT AND HIGHEST QUALITY OF WHOM THREE EMPHATIC STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE PRESS OF INDIA, BURMAH AND SHANGHAI, 12:
THAT THEIR ACTING IS EQUAL TO THE BEST LONDON. THAT THEIR PLAYS ARE THE FUNNIEST EVER PRESENTED TO
EASTERN AUDIENCES,
THAT THEY HAVE RAISED THE STANDARD OF THEATRICAL ART
TO THE HIGHEST PINNACLE.
FOR 22 NIGHTS NOT A SINGLE VACANT SEAT HAS BEEN AVAIL ABLE AT THE LYCEUM THEATRE, SHANGHAI, WHERE THE COMPANY IS NOW CONCLUDING
THE MOST SENSATIONAL SEASON EVER KNOWN IN THE THEATRICAL HISTORY OF CHINA.
BRILLIANT LAUGHING
ATTRACTIONS.
MONDAY, APRIL 12TH.
THE SPARKLING, EFFERVESCENT AND FURIOUSLY FUNNY FARCICAL COMEDY, INTERSPERSED WITH POPULAR SONGS AND DANCES, THE BACHELOR'S HONEYMOON.”
4.
TUESDAY, APRIL 13TH.
THE BRILLIANTLY CLEVER MEDÆVAL SATIRE NOW NEARING THE 700TH PERFORMANCE IN LONDON,
WHEN KNIGHTS WERE
BOLD"
AN EXACT REPLICA OF THE ORIGINAL PRODUCTION AT WYNDHAM'S.
WEDNESDAY - APRIL 14TH.
THE HIGHLY DIVERTING FARCICAL COMEDY, WITH A BUDGET OF
CATCHY SONGS, AND DANCES.
THE NEW CLOWN."
THURSDAY, APRIL 15TU
B. C. CARTON'S KEENLY WITTY SATIRICAL COMEDY AS PLAYED WITH GREAT SUCCESS IN LONDON,
MR. HOPKINSON.”
FRIDAY, APRIL 16TH.
THE INTENSELY POWERFUL AND HEART-HOLDING COMEDY.
THE FENCING MASTER.”
SATURDAY, APRIL 17TH.
THE HILARIOUSLY FUNNY FARGE WITH A PROGRAMME OF ORIGINAL
“THE
GRAN
15
SONGS AND DANCES,
TALK OF THE TOWN."
SATURDAY, APRIL 17TH. CHILDREN'S MATINEE.
THE NEW TOWN."
CHILDREN HALE PRICE TO ALL PARTS.
THOMAS HOWARD DECEASED. DURSUANT to the Statute 22nd and 23rd PURANT, intitulada 23 to farther amend the law of property and to relieve Trustees NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all Creditors and other persons having any claims or demands at Terrace, Cowes, Isle the estate of THOMAS HOWARD late of 7,
f Wight, formerly of Hongkong, deconsed (who whose Will was proved in the Principal Registry of the Probate Division of the High Court of THE BOX PLANS FOR THE ABOVE PERFORMANCES WILL BE OPENED AT Justice on the 13th day of February, 1909, by EMILY HOWARD of 7, Castle Terrace, Cowes aforesaid, and the Public Trustee of 3 & 4, Claments In Strand, W. C., the Excentors thereiu named) are bereby required to send the No Claims will be admitted after the Goods particulars in writing of their claims or demands have left the Godowns, and all goods remaining to me the undersigned on or before the 15th undelivered after the 9th April, will be subject day of July, 1909, after which date the said
having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods with the exceptioned on the 10th day of January, 1909, and of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are being lunded auit stored at their risk into the hazarians and for extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowe Company, Limited, Kowloon, and West Point Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained.
to rent.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 9th April, at 9.30 A.M.
All Claims must reach us before the 13th April, or they will not be recognized.
No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the undersigned
NORDDEUTSCher Lloyd,
MELCHERS & Co.
General Agents.
Hongkong, 2nd April, 1909.
xecutora will
proceed to distribute the sasets
of the said deceased among the parties entitled therale, having regard only to the claims and domande of which they shall then have had notice and they will not be liable for the sasets of the said deceased or auy part thereof to any person or persone of whose claims or demands they shall not then have had notice.
Dated this 18th day of February, 1909- FRANCIS T. JONES,
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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS & TCHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT
is now ready and contains
Fipitome of the Week's News.
Leading Articles:
Government of China.
The Balkans.
The Powers and Chinese Roformers.
The Crown Agents' Office.
Railway Constraction by Crown Agents.
Random Reflections:
Hongkong News.
Cable Station Looted.
Hongkong Legislative Council.
Sanitary Board,
Suprazão Court.
Trade Mark Cuso.
Callous Chinese Boatman, Post Office Proscaution... Hongkong Ferjury Case. Philiprine Poll Tax. Company Reports Shanghai G&S
Company, Limited. Yangtze Insurance Association, Ltd. Company Meetings:
Shanghai and Hongk-w. Wharf Co., Ltd.
A Distinguished Visitor.
Volunteer Inspection.
Hongkong Volunteer Reserve Association,
Race Pony Attackel by a Ball-dog.
Customs Beturns for 1908.
Railway Construction in Crown Colonies.
Jugan Notes.
Triple Bill to the Theatre.
Far Eastern Telegrams.
Accident at the ss." Kutsang."
Sailors, and Soldiers' Home;
Shanghai Trade.
Commercial.
Shipping
Extra copies 30 cents each, Cash.
Copies can be posted from the Offee to atdresses sent; including postage 34 cents each or $1 Cash for thres copies.
Subscription: $12 per annum, payable in afranco: postage $2.
Hongkong, 3rd April, 1909.-
44, Finsbury Square, London, E.C
Solicitor for the Executors.
SUTTON'S
SEEDS.
Special Selections for South China.
CHINA EXPRESS. CO.
3, Duddell Street, Hongkong,
Shipping and Insurance Agenta.
Hourkony, 22nd January, 1909,
W
ICE
S. MOUTRIE Co.'s LTD. ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 7TH.
PRICES: $3. $2 & $1....
Hongkong, 3rd April, 1909.
ALBERT GOLDIE,
BUSINESS MANAGER.
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THEATRE
ΒΟΥΔΙ
TO-NIGHT
APRIL 3RD
SHORT SEASON ONLY..
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, 27th: March until SATURDAY, 3rd April, 1909,
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co,
General Managers.
[512 Hongkong, 3rd April, 1909,
THE CHINA-BORNEO COMPANY, LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
SIXTH ORDINARY YEARLY
INTIMATIONS
FOOTBALL MATCH.
"N Aid of IN FOOTBALL LEAGUE FUNDS.
CIVILIANS V. MILITARY. TO-DAY (SATURDAY), 3RD APRIL, 1909. HONGKONG CLUB GROUND, AW.4 P.M. . Corored Stands ...
... $1.00 Open Stands
50 cts. ALEX. P. STORRIE, Hon. Secretary.
Hongkong, 1st April, 1909.
TO-NIGHT?
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TO.NIGHT!
(SATURDAY), SED APRIL,
TONGKONG
H°
....
AT THE
VINEMATOGRAPH
CINE
Opposite the Central Market. JAPANESE JUGGLERS AND COMEDY COMPANY.
ON TOUR TO EUROPE.
TMEBLING of SHAREHOLDERS of Under the direction of PROF. KIKUGORO,
the above Company will be held at the Company's Offlce, St. George's Building, at NOON, on MONDAY, he 5th April, 1909, to receive a Statement of Accounts to the 31st December, 1908, and the Report of the General Manager and Consulting Committee and to olect a Consulting Committee and Auditor.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 22nd March to the 5th day April, both days inclusive.
J. WHEELEY
General Manager. Hongkong, 18th March, 1909.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
493
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NOTICITY-SIXTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Society will be hold at its Head Office No. 2, Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, ou WEDNESDAY, the 21st April, 1909, at Noox, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directora together with the Statements of Account 31st December, 1908, and of declaring Dividends, etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 11th April, to the 21st April, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE, Secretary.
[$17 Hongkong, 25th March, 1909. UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. AYOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an
NOTIONARY GI GENERAL MEETING of the Society will be held at its Head Office, No. 2, Queen's Buildings, Victoria, Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY, the 21st April, 1909, at 12.15 r.m., for the purpose of consider. ing and, if thought fit, passing the following
•Special Resolution
JAPAN'T GREAT CONJURGE, Don't Miss this opportunity. FEW NIGHTS ONLY
م
Grand Sights, Wonderful Illusions, Mysterious Transformations, Astounding Changes. PROGRAMME
1-Water contained in bottle will be changed
into long streamers of paper.
2---The three nations' Bags.
3-Burn up Bank note, but the same noto
will
ro-appear.
4-The burning ashes will then be changed
into ourios
5-A string of several nations flags, 6-Mysterious change of handkerchiefs into
umbrella cover.
7-Prof. Kikugoro transforms his body several times. (No one should miss this sight.) 8-Mysterious empty boxes and Daram,
From a plain white cloth, several Japaneżo ...paper umbrellas will appear, 10-Japanese dance (Fukusuke Dwarf).
10 MINUTES Interval.
"Geisha" Cherry
11- Japanesa
(6. Dancers). 12-Japanese clown.
dance
13-Mysterions hat tricks (handkerchief and
watchi),
14-Boiling eggs changed into living birds. 15-Mr. Kikugore's "Great Water Act."
PRICE OF ADMISSION:
First Class $1.00 Second Class 70 cts.
Third Class 20-ots--- Doors Opens at 8 PM. Performace 9 P.M.
[560 Hongkong, 2nd April, 1909.
A
NOTICE.
WILKS & JACK, LIMITED,
8 and from This Date the Interest and Responsibility of MR. EDWARD CHARLES WILKS a General Manager of the abayo Firm CEASES; the management being taken over by the andersigned,
W. C. JACK. Hongkong, 1st April, 1909.
NOTICE.
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with
HAVEN Firm of WILES & JACK,
Bovered my connection
"That the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Society be respectively ortented, altered and amended, so as to real as shown in the print signed for the purpose of identification by the Chairman of this LTD., I have established myself as Consulting at YORK Meeting and that such extended, altered Engineer und Surveyor, $10, and amended Memorandum and Articles of BUILDINGS (1st Floor), Hongkong.
E. C. WILKS. M.I. MECH. E. Association be henceforth adopted as the
• [559 Hongkong, 1st April, 1909. Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Society to the exclusion of those heretofore prevailing."
Should the above Special Resolution be duly passed, it will be subsequently submitted for
NOTICE.
to
confirmation to a farther Extraordinary General $150,000 Mond
Meeting, of which Notice will be hereafter given. Particulars of Securities offered to
By Order of the Board of Directors,
C. MONTAGUE EDE, Becretary.
[544 Hongkong, 31st March, 1909. THỦ CHINA TRADERE INSURANC COMPANY, LTD.
"X." Caro of "Daily Press" Office. [537 Hongkong, 30th March, 1959,
NOTICE
WAN
WE than trading in Hartan Hair, beg to XTE, the Undersigned, a well-established NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
inform the Public that we have now Opened an Office in Hongkong at 127, Des Voeux Road,
Hitherto our Business TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NFORTY-THIRD
ORDINARY(first door).. MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the carried on at Ka Ying Chou and Canton, above Company will be held at the Head but in the interest of our Patrons, and in order Office No. 2 Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, to make ourselves more widely known to pros on WEDNESDAY, the 21st April, 1909, at pective purchasers in this part of China we have 12.30 PM, for the purpose of receiving the thought it advisable to open the above Offos for Report of the Directors, together with State the Tranmotion of our Hongkong Business. ments of Account to the 31st December, 1908, We also desire to make known that the Goods sare of the best quality procurable supplied by ne and of declaring Dividends.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 7th April, to the 21st April, both days inclusive.
By Oxder of the Board of Directors,
C. MONTAGUE EDE
Secretary,
F526 Hongkong, 27th March, 1909.
THE CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE: COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at its
NEXTRAORDINARY
50 ROYAL ENTERTAINERS Head Offoe, No. 2. Queen Buildings, Victoria,
E HAVE MET THE CUT and are now Selling Ice from our Depot, Noe: 55 & 57, Des Voeux Road Central, for HALF A CENT PER POUND.
We have the ONLY FACTORY IN from HONGKONG Manufacturing Tee DISTILLED WATER and therefore we GUARANTEE ITS PURITY.
ORIENTAL BREWERY LTD.
[474- Hongkong, 16th Marob, 1909.
ANOTHER SHIPMENT. JUST UNPACKED!
HE CELEBRATED
THE
W. B. CORSETS.
NUFORM AND ERECT FORM.
Most popular in the World and worn by the leading Society Balles of Europe and Americ
Only to be had from
AN AGGREGATION OF
ALL STAR ARTISTS.
LAST
TO-NIGHT
NIGHT!
BUT ONE
"THE GIRLS AND A CADDIE”
A LAUGHABLE COMEDY,
OWING TO THE TREMENDOUS SUCCESS BEHIND THE SCENES "
POSITIVELY THE LAST TIME OF THIS SPARKLING MUSICAL COMEDY. CHANGE OF PROGRAMME NIGHTLY.
BOOKING AT
S. MOUTRIE & Co., LTD.
$, $2 & $1.
HOOSAIN-ALI & Co.
[41 Hongkong, 30th March, 1909.
PRICES
Hongkong, 2nd April, 1309.
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Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY, the 21st April, 1909, at 12:45 PM., for the purpose of consider- ing and, if thought fit, passing the following Special Resolution-
That the Memorandum and Articles of
Association of the Company be resportively extended, altered and amended so as to read as shown in the print signed for the purpose of this of identification by the Chairman Meeting and that such extended, altered
heretoforo S
and amended Mamorandum and Articles of Association be henceforth adopted as the Association of Memorandum and Articles of the Company to the exclusion of those Should the above Resolution be duly passed, it will be subsequently submitted for confirmation to a further Extraordinary General Meeting, of which Notice will be hereafter given.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
Secretary.
(545 Hongkong, 31st March, 1909.
GRACA & CO.. (Established 1896.)
No. 27 DES VEUX ROAD,
Dealers in
POSTAGE STAMPS and all Philatelic Goods. Pictorial Post Cards. Birthday Cards. MANILA CIGARS AND CIGARETTES Albums, Novela, Tweezers, Hinges, Linsoe, Flower Seeds,
Inspection solicited.
etc..
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and are subjected to a special process of cleaning and drying known only to ourselves.
To prevent imitation and fraud we have adopted a special TRADE MARK an illustration of which appears beneath,
LUN CHEONG
& Co.,
M'
187, Des Voeux Rd.
(first floor),
Hongkong. [460
MITSUBISHI GOSHI KAISHA. (MITSUBISHI CO.) OAL DEPARTMENT. SOLE PROPRIETORS of TAKASIMA OCHI, HOJO, NAMAZUTA, BAYO,
KISHIDAKE AGENTS 3HINNEW and KAMIYAMADA, Collieries. BOLE
MIYAO and KIGYO KOMATSU Coals.
FOL
"Special attention is invited to the fast that, MUTABE, the well known coal mine, near Karaten, has lately been taken over by the Company, and is now being worked on a arger scale.
HEAD OFFICE-MARUNOUCHI TOKIO.
BRANCH OFFICES NAGASAKI, MOJI, KARATSU, WAKAMATSU, KOBE, OSAKA, SHANGHAL HONGKONG, HANKOW, Cable addresses for above, "IWASAKI ” Codes, AI, ABC 5th Ed., Western Union.
AGENCIES:
YOKOHAMA: M. ABADA, Esq. CHINKIANG: Mesara, GEARING & Co. MANILA: MOSSES. MACONDRAY & Co.
For Particulars apply to
H. VIŠEL Manager, No. 2, Fedder, Street, Hongkong. Hongkong, 9th January, 1909.
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