NOTIOR.
Communications respecting Advertise- ments, Subscriptions, Printing, Bind- ing, de should be addressed DAILY Press only, special business matter Tax MANAGER
Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a fæed period will be continued until countermanded, Orders for extra copies of DAILY PRESS should be sent in before 11 a.m. on day of publication. After that hour the. supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash,
1.6. Box, 83, Telephone No. 13. Telegraphic Address: PRESS," Codes: AB.O. 5th E., Lieber's,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
STOCKBROKERS ASSOCIATION
OF HONGKONG.
HE"abora Association will be CLOSED
INTIMATIONS
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
AND
NOTICE OF ORDINARY
EXTRAORDINARY MEETINGS.
No
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 8ad, 1914.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation will be held at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the
INTIMATIONS
LANE
CRAWFORD & Co.
AUCTION
R.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
of
22nd day of August, 1911, at Noos, for FURNISHING DEPARTMENT. EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, of One Lot of
the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with a State ment of Accounts to 30th June, 1914, and for the confirmation of the election of Directors.
THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Corporation will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 10th August, to SATUR- DAY, the 22nd August, 1914 (both days inclusive), during which period no trans- fer of Shares can be registered.
AND NOTICE is hereby also given that
Tal farther Notice from SATURDAY, at the same place and on the same day
Jet Angust, 1014.
By Order,
E. M. RAYMOND, Secretary. Hongkong, 3rl August, 1914.
OFFERED.
1010
«TIVE ROOMS, Furuighed or Unfurnished,
Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms. Drawing and Dining Room, Large Verandahi, Kitobon, Electric Light.
If three rooms only should be required it can be arranged.
Apply **GOOD LOCALITY."
Care of "Deity Press" Office. ~Hongkong, 3rd August, 1914,
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LE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STWAY NAVIGATION COMPANY.
STEAM
FOR STRAITS,
AUSTRALIA, INDIA.
GEYLON. ADEN.
EGYPT MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, PLYMOUTH AND
FASH
LONDON.
BILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOR HATESTA PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN AND SOUTH AFRICA PORTS.
THE Steamship.
"DELTA,"
Captain W. R. Le Mare, n... carrying His Majesty's Maile, will be despatched from this cort for BOMBAY, on SATURDAY, the 15th August, 1914, at Noon, taking Passengers and Cargo for the above Ports, in connection with the Co's .s. "EarFT." from Colombo, passengers' accommodation which rossel is scured, before departare from Hongkong.
Silk and Valuables and Tea and Cargo for France and London (snder arrangement) will be translipped at Colombo into the Mail Steamor proccoding direct to Marmoillen and London. Other Cargo for Louden, ate, will be conveyed vis Bombay and transhipped to the ARABIA," due in London on the 23th Sept., 1914.
Parcels will be recred at the Office actil 4 P.. the day before sailing. The contents sal value of all packages are Tregnirad,
For further particulars, apply to
E. A. HEWETT,
Hengkeng And August, 101printendent.
FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF HONGKONG.
BANK HOLIDAY.
2006. 1914.
TO DAY (MONDAY), 37¢ aug lor
being a BANK HOLIDAY, all FIRE INSURANCE OFFICES will be CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS.
By Order,
E, A. M. WILLIAMS, Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 1st August, 1917,
13000
MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
OF HONGKONG,
BANK HOLIDAY.
10-DAY (MONDAY). 3rd August, 1014. T BANK HOLIDAY, 21 MARINE
INSURANCE OFFICES will be CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BÜSINESS.
By Order,
E. A. M. WILLIAMS,
Acting Secretary, Hongkong, Ist August, 1914.
WANTED.
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FURNISHED HOUSE, from 1st November, for six months or one year. Four Bedrooms, Dining and Drawing Room, Garden.
Kennedy, Bowen, or Robinson Road level preferred.
"P. B."
Reply
Care of Daily Press " Offico.
Hongkong, 23rd July, 1914.
M
NOTICE.
1966
R.H.CRUZ, having arrived from Europe, has This Day Resumed Charge of the
H. CRUZ & Co.
Manegership of our Firm.
Hongkong, 31st July, 1914
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HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAC STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
N INTERIM DIVIDEND of FIFTY CENTS per Share for the Six Months ending 30th Jnue, 1914, will be PAYABLE on FRIDAY, the 14th AUGUST, 1014, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's Office.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, the 4th August, to FRIDAY, the 14th-Angout (both days inclusive) during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.
By Order of the Board of Director,
JOHN ARNOLD,
Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 28th July, 1914.
at Noon or so soon afterwards as the Ordinary Half Yearly Meeting shall be concluded an Extraordinary Meeting of the Shareholders in this Corporation will
NOW SHOWING
NEW
(TELEPHONE 97).
be held when the subjoined Resolations DESIGNS.
will be proposed as Extraordinary Resolutions:
(1) That the Directors of the Hongkong)
and Shanghai Banking Corporation be and they are hereby requested and authorised by and on behalf of the shareholders of the Company to take the steps necessary to apply for the introduction of an Ordinance into the Legislative Council of the Colony of Hongkong supplemental to THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAL BANK ORDINANCE 1866, and the enactment of the same by the Governor of Hongkong with the advice and consent of the Legisla tive Council thereof to effect the amendment of Section 20 of THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK ORDINANCE 1866, hereafter set ont -with-such modifications (if any)" as they way think hit and to accept such Ordinance if and when enacted. The following is the amendment above referred to --The deletion from Section 20 of the said "Ordinance of the words, To take and accept any lands, houses, or other real or personal property is
:
IN
BABY
CARRIAGES
HIGH-CLASS
COACH
IN
FINISH
EFFECTIVE
PARTICULARS A CONDITIONS of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be hold TO-MORROW (TUESDAY), 4th August, 1914, at 3 r.., at the Offices of the
day Pontic WORKS DEPARTMENT, by Order of Hrs CROWN LAND bolow Kennedy Road, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewalat a CROWN LENT to be fixed by the Surveyor of His MAJESTY THE KING, for one farther temi of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Bale.
Registry Nä.
Locality.
Boundary Measurements Japproximate.)
Contenta
Upeat Price.
+
F
feet feet
As
teet fest
7.450
er
plan (about) 52 1,310
Hongkong, 28th July, 1914.
TO LET
N
BANKS
EDERLANDBCH-INDIDE
HANDELSBANK. (Nazanalanda INDIA COMMERCIAL Bank
ESTABLIORED 1868,
Anthorised Capital El. 80,000,000 (£3,500,005) Fald-up Capital... FI. 17,407,000 (£1,450, 380 Reserve Fund. Fl. 8,518,000 ( £540,100)
Hub One: AMSTERDAM."
HMAD AGENOT: BATAVIA
LONDON BANKERS: THE WILLIAMS DONE BANK. Swiss BangVYBEIN.
The Bank transacts every description Banking and Exchange business, "resolves money on Current Account and on Fixe Deposit at rates which may be asseriained
G. VERMEY, Manager, No. 8, Des Four Road Central, Hongkong, 3rd October, 1918
on appliession.
THE MERCANTILE
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BANK OF
INDIA, LIMITED.
Authorised Capital Subscribed Paid-up
FA
Reserve Fund 1989
TO LET FURNISHED, URRINGTON, No. 128, PEAK, from 1st Apply to-
B. September till 16th October.
H. E. POLLOCK,
-6, Queen's Road Central Hongkong, 1st August, 1914
COLOURS. TOP FLAT,
Kowloon.
MODERATE PRICES.
INSPECTION INVITED.
desired.
Apply to
satisfaction, liquidation, or payment of LANE, CRAWFORD & CO
any debt alsolutely and bona fide pre "viously due and owing to the Company, and also to take any Mortgage or other lien or charge on real or personal pro- perty as a security for any nonies actually and bona fide previously due to the Company or for which any person may have, rendered himself liable to the "Company, and to hold such lands, houses and other real and personal property respectively for such reasonable time as may be necessary for selling and dis- *posing of and converting the same into "money" and the substitution therefor of the following words:-" To take, "accept, enforce, release, realise or deni "with any security now held or which "may hereafter be held by the Company, for any monies owing or to become owing to the Company, or-for-any- liabilities incurred or to be incurred "Lowards or by the Company by way of mortgage. pledge, hypothecation, de posit or otherwise howsoever of every -kind of properly or rights,”
"
(2) That the Deed of Settlement of the Company be altered in manner following:--
4
(e) That the following word
struck out of lines tw
s be of Article 56, nar and three for not onely, the words eseding fifteen days
and seven days after every ordinary Meeting" and thut the following words be adopted and substituted there- for, namely, during such time 19 the Court thinks fit, not exceeding in the whole thirty days in each year."
(b) That the following words be struck out of the last line of Article and that the follow- namely. "after the Meeting ing words be adopted and substituted therefor, namely, after the re-opening of the Register:"
(e) That Articles 76, 77 and 78 be
cancelled.
Remington
SIEMSSEN
Delicately
paffumed off for beautying and ins creasing the growth, offichair.
To berubbadwen herds of 78,hehair daily.
(d) That the following Articles be adopted and substituted for Articles 16,77 and namely:
ARTICLE 76" General Meetings shall be held once in every year, at such timid and place in the Colony as may be prescribed by the Company in General "Meeting, and if no such time or place is prescribed, then at such time and place as may be determined by the Court, and unless and until otherwise prescribed or determined as aforesaid
д
General Meeting shall be held in the month of February in every year." ARTICLE 77.The General Meetings mentioned in the last preceding Article shall be called Ordinary Meetings ARTICLE 78. All other General Meet- ings shall be called Extraordinary "Meetings."
"
(e) That Article 90 be altered by insorting and adopting after the word
'holding
in line five thereof the words or representing by proxy" and by striking out at the end of the said Article words
"present in person.
The
KAMINIA ›
PERFUMERYCE
SOMBAY
다
THE NAME
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REMINGTON
STANDS FOR
The Longest History,
The Widest Experience.
The Greatest Manufacturing Resources.
The Most Complete and Comprehensive
Product.
The Largest Selling Organization
of any concert in the Typewriter Business.
From every angle and from every point of view the REMINGTON qualifies as the
"Recognized Loader Among Typewriters "--
FIRST and ALWAYS
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TO LET.
Hainphrey's Balldings, Immediate occupation if
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
Co., LTD., Alexandra Buildings, Hongkong, 1st August, 1914.
TO LET."
***
...£1,500,000
701
... 1,125,000
562,500
465,000
BANKERS: BANK OF ENGLAND,
and
LONDON JOINT STOCK HANE, LIMITED,
Every description of Exchange businem transacted.
INTEREST allowed on Current Account at 2 per cent. per annum on Daily Balanse and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on application.
A. B. LINTON,
Manager. Hongkong, 10th July, 1914.
[941 THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITIK-
(INCORPORATED ny Śricial IMPERIAS
CHARTER).
T
Capital Subscribed
Capital Paid-up
Reserve Funda
... Yon 10,000,000 7,499,200
" 3,430,000
HRAD Òrrion: TAIPHE, FORCE
BRANCHER AP Ä GENOIRA Y
Amoy Kinking
Shanghai
Batavia
Kobe
Bingapore
(695
Bombay
Loudon
Swatow
Calcutta
Taichu
Canton
Taipin
Takow
wowchwang
Tameni
Hongkong
ew York Tokyo
Kagi
aka
Yokohama
FFICES in Hotel Mansions. From lat
Septenter next.
Apply to
HENRY HUMPHREYS, Alexandra Buildings.
Hongkong, 8th July, 1914.
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Ofleis! Typewriter of the Panama-Pacific I VEI International Exposition.
TO LET.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, CONVENIENT OFFICES
REMINGTON and ROOMS.
TYPEWRITER COMPANY
CO.
Incorporated).
SOLE AGENTS for
Hongkong, Canton, South China and Formoss
HAVE YOU USED
KAMINIA OIL?
[Registered).
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THE WORLD'S FAVOURITE.
HAIR OIL.
For Beautifying and Increasing the Growth of the Hair, for preventing its falling off, for restoring it to its natural colour, for making it silky, pliant and lustrous, and for keeping the brain cool and refreshed. No other Hair Oil can approach it in perfection. It has, besides, the most delicate and charming perfarne,
TEST IT FREE.
A sample phial will be sent free of charge to all who write
PRICE
J
- for it.
... 80 Cents & bottle, nett...
Can be bad from all Universal Providers and other principal dealors in the Colony or from the Sole Agent, CHẢO CHUCK WAN, No. 8, Yee Wo Street, Hongkong.
Sole Proprietorn :-
KAMINIA PERFUMERY COMPANY, Bambay, India
"Half" be (h) That the word.
struck out of the 18th line of Article 174 and also out of the 8th line of Article 175. (i) That the word "twice"
and
the words the 20th day of June and" be struck out of lines 4 and 5 of Artielo 176 and that the word once** be adopted and substituted for the "twice" in the fourth word line thereof.
(1) That the words or the Ordin- ary Half-Yearly and the words" as the case may be " struck out-of-lines-10-and-11 of Article 177.
(f) That the following words bemitted for confirmation as
Resolution to
added to Article. 94: The
Apply--
SECRETAPTU A. 8. "80,30 Hongkong, Dth July. 191 & Co., LTD, 423
TO LET.
TILATS, "WILD DELL," No. 147, Wanchai Road, newly built, each Flat with 3 Rooms, Kitchen, Bathroom and Sorvants' Quarters.
"THE NEUK," No. 83, Peak
Apply to-
BANG KEE 'Care of COMPRADORE DEPARTMENT,
HONOKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Hongkong, 9th July, 1914.
(924.
TO LET.
ROOMS, suitable for Offices, ou the Ground Floor of Bello Buildings, 31 Wyndham Sireet.
Apply to-
P. A. XAVIER, Care of Hongkong Printing Press. Hongkong, 11th July, 1914.
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BANKS
HONGKONG
AND
BHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
1667
Paid-up Capital
$15,000,000
Reserve Funds:
Starling
£1,500,000 at 2/---$15,000,000
Silver...
$17,850,000
$32,650,000
TO THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.
MORITA,
MASSEUSE
CERTIFICATED diploms in
(with
NOMURA HOTEL,
COURT OF DESTOSU,
Physiology and Anatomy), will be pleased Reserve Liability of Proprietors $15,000,000, to give Massage, under medical supervision.
Address
15, 16 and 17, Connaught Road, Telephone No. 400.
Hongkong, 30th July, 1914,
(922
TO LET
QUEEN'S BUILDING,
a specialO LET the South-West portion of the FIRST FLOOR, including Treasury on Ground Floor, lately in occupation of the German Bank.
Apply to
Should the Second Resolution be passed by the required majority, it will be sub- ☐ Second Extraordinary will be subsequently Court may from time to time Meeting, which pay to the Shareholders such convened.
By Order of the Cours of Directors. "interim dividends as appear
(Signed) A. G. STEPHEN, "to be justified by the position
Acting Chief Manager. of the Company"
Hongkong, 21st July, 1914.
(g) That the following words hel struck out of the first three and a half lines of Article 174, namely, the words Half-year ending the 30th June and the
December, shall make a
general Half Yearly," and
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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY Co, IND. Hongkong, 17th June, 1814.
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INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
TO LET.
From 1st-September, 1914.
Hon. Mr. D. LANDALE—Chairman.
WL. PATTENUEN, Esg.-Deputy Chairman.
8. H. Dodwell, Esq.
G. T. M. Edkins, EB
C. 8. Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq.
G. Landgraf, Esq.
F: Lieb, Esq.
J. A. Plummer, Esq. Her. Mr. E. Shellim, H.A. Biebs, Esq. 4d. Widmann, Eq
CHIEF MANAGEME Hongkong-N. J. STANN.
AOTING MANAGER :' Shanghai-J. D. SMART.
LONDON BANKERS:
LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINSTER
·BANK, LIMITED.
HONGKONG-Lntarent. ALLOWED,
On Current Account at the rate of Tw per sent. per annum on the Daily Balanss. ON FIXED DEPOSITE. months, 2 per cent. per Annum, months, 8 per cent. per Annum.
For
For
that the following words be D15th June, 1914, may be had on appli-HOUSE, No. 5, Conduit Rood. Fine View For 18 months, 4 per cent. per Annum
COMPANY, LIMITED.
IVIDEND WARRANTS dated London,
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Lm,
General Managers. Hongkong, 31st July, 1914
11004
adopted and substituted there cation at the Offices of the Undersigned.
for: Year ending the 31st "day of December shall make
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"a General."
A. G. STEPHEN,
Acting Chief Manager. Hongkong, 14th May, 1914.
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of Harbour. Newly painted and repaired. For further particulars, apply to
H. MH. NEMAZEE Hongkong, 24th July, 1914.
Dairen Foochow
Keolung
Intere
San Francisco, Etc.
RONGKONG OFFICE,
, Des Vinox Road.
allowed on Current AssonzING, Deponiteceived on terms which may se bad on application.
K. TAUDZURABARA, Manager, Hogkong. 19th February, 1814. 1648
HE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA
AUSTRALIA AND OHINA,
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHABTEN, 1850. HRID OFFICE-LONDON.
Paid-up Capital...
Reserve Fund
£1,200,000
... £1,800,000 Reserva Liability of Proprietors £1,200,000
FOREIGN
EXCHANGE and General
Banking business transacted.
CURRENT
FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or ACCOUNTS opened. sad shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
WE. DICKSON, Manager,
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Hongkong, 8th June, 1914.
HONGKONG. BAVINGS BANK.
THE Business of the above Bank is so- SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Bules may be obtained on application.
Tucted by the HONGKONG AND
Minimum Monthly Balances at 81 per sent. INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the
per kutum.
Depositors may transfer at their opilen baleeces of $100 or more to the HosexONS -AND-SHANGWAT BANE to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 per cent, por sadam.
For the HONGKONG AND SHANGWAR
BANKING CORPORATION, A G. STEPHEN,
Acting Chief Manager. Hongkong, 14th May, 1914.
INTERNATIOPORATION BANKING-
HEAD OFFIOR: 60, Wall Street, New Yo London Orion:, 86, Bishopsgate, 2.0.
BRANCHES:
Bombay. Caloutta. Canton.
Coba. Colon.
Empire.
Kobe.
Manila.
Mexico.
Params,
Peking.
Hongkong.
San Franeker. Shanghai.
Hankow
Yokohama,
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS Gold $7,100,00....
equal 21,480,00 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSINESS transmetod.~~§' QURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the arusi
terms.
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fixed for one yous
at per cent, per annum or for shorter periods, at rates which may be ascertained on application. BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED, MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMIT LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS
TANCES made.
granted sa all the principal sitios in the World. THE BANK'S CIRCULAB LETTERS OF CREDIT are available all over the World
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREBIA
issued.
PURCHASE and EALE of Stock and
Shares effected. TRAVELLERS' CHECKS sold and rasked,
GEORGE HOG®,
Mr Mannger.
Queen's Road, Hongkong, 21st October, 1918,
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