NOTICE.
Communications respecting Advertisei ments, Subscriptions, Printing, Bind. ing, do, should be addrused DAILY PRESS only, special business matter Tas MANAGER.
and Subscriptions Advertisements which are not ordered for a fized period will be continued until countermanded. Orders for extra copies of Darur Passs should be sent in before 11 am, on day After that hour the of publication. supply is limited. Cash.
Only supplied for
P.O. Box, 38. Telephone No. 12, Telegraphic Address, FRzes." Codes: A.B.C. 5th Ed., lieber's.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.
HAVE This Day Established myself an
JOHN MANNERS.
I MIRCHANT AND COMMISSION AGENT,
Hongkong, 14th August, 1914.
NOTICE.
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INTIMATIONS
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
NOTICE
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, BATURDAY, AUGUST 16TH, 1914,
AND
OF ORDINARY EXTRAORDINARY MEETINGS.
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 22nd day of August, 1914, at Noon, for 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..
INTIMATIONS
LANE
CRAWFORD &Co.
AGENTS FOR
CHUBB'S AND PHILLIP'S
STEEL SAFES.
WARNING
INSURE YOUR VALUABLES AND DOCUMENTS AGAINST
LOSS BY
FIRE OR
BURGLARY
CHUBB'S
AND NOTICE is hereby also given that at the same place and on the same day BY PURCHASING A GOOD SAFE, WHICH WE CAN SUPPLY
at Noon or so soon afterwards as the Ordinary Half Yearly Meeting shall be concluded an Extraordinary Meeting of
TE HAVE CLOSED our Retail Business the Shareholders in this Corporation will BRASS DETECTOR
W
until further Notice.
F. BLACKHEAD & Co. (1026 Bougkong, 16th August, 1914
PEAK CLUB.
HE BAND will play as usus in the grounds TO-NIGHT(SATURDAY),the 18th inst.
THE
If wet a selection of Music will performed in the Ball Bona.
ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE, 11097 Hongkong, 12th August, 1914.
SITUATION WANTED. TANGLISHMAN, with many years Ripe China, free from Military Service, seeks position of trust.
Apply
Care of Daily Press " Offices (1094 Hongkong, 12th Angust, 1914.
JUFO,"
SOCIETE DES PULPES ET PAPETERIES DU TONKIN.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that No
SPECIAL MEETING of the OLD SHAREHOLDERS of the SOCIETE DES PULPES ET PAPETERIES DU TONKIN will be held at the Office of the Society, 21 Rue
be held when the subjoined Resolutions 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
AND GALVANIZED
PADLOCKS,
take the steps necessary to apply CASH AND DEED BOXES.
for the introduction of an Ordinance into the Legislative Council of the Colony of Hongkong supplemental to THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK ORDINANCE 1886, 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 Tax HONGKONG
SHANGHAI BANK ORDINANCE 1800, hereafter set out with such modifications (if any) as they may think fit and to accept such: Ordinance if and when enacted.
AND
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, For other real or personal property in antisfaction, liquidation, or payment of "any debt absolutely and bona fide pre-
YALE
LOCKS AND LATCHES.
CABINET LOCKS
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Jales Ferry Haiphong, on WEDNESDAY.viously due and owing to the Company: CANNOT 26th August, 1914, at 3 o'clock r
BUSINESS:--
and also to take any Mortgage or other lien or charge on real or personal pro- Ratification of the Resolution pissed at the "perty as a security for any monies actually and bona fide previously duo General Meeting of 25th May, 1014, relating to the increase of Capital by the "to the Company or for which any person issue of new Preference Shares.
may have rendered himself liable to tho. Rafitication of the Statutory modifications
"Company, and to hold such lands, houses consequent upon this increase of Capital-and other real and personal property Articles 8, 15, 44 and 47,
For the Board of Directors,
M-DANDOEO-
SOCIETE DES PULPES ET PAPETERIES DU TONKIN.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
OLD SHAREHOLDERS of the SOCIETE DES PULPES ET PAPE- TERIE DU TONKIN andto the Subscribers to the 2,000 Preference Shares created by resolution of the General Moiting held on the 25th May, 1914, that an Extraordinary General Meeting will be held at the Offices of the. Socisty, 21 Rae Jales Ferry. Haiphong, on WEDNESDAY, the 26th August, 1914, st 4 o'clock M. for the following purposes:
(1) Te verity and acknowledge the incority of the declaration of Subscription and of the payment relative to the increase of the Society's Capital.
(2) To rote on all the medifications to the Statutes consequent upon the Increase of Capital, especially with regard to Articles. 8, 15, 44 and 47 of the Statutes. For the Roard of Directors,
M. DANDOLO. Hongkong, 8th August, 1914 11022
S.S. TINGSANG " (Wrecked).
HIPPERS and UNDERWRITERS interested in the Cargo of this Steamer are requested to communicate with the Under- eigned within three months from date.
GILMAN & Co,
Lloyd's Agents.
1860:
Hongkong, 23rd June, 1914.
WEIHAIWEI SCHOOL.
N ENGLISH SCHOOL in British Territory favoured with a "magnificent climate." Preparation by experienced and qualified teachers for entrance to schools in England. for commercial life in the East. School-house by the sea. Recreations :-Ses bathing, boating, cricket, featball, etc.. For ternis, apply to the Headmaster,
HERBERT L. BEEE, LC.P. 1343]
M
TO THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.
CERTIFICATED MORITA, MASSEUSE (with diploms in Physiology and Anatomy), will bo pleased to give Massage, under medical supervision. Address NOMURA HOTEL,
15, 16 and 17, Connaught Road. [992
Telephone No. 400.
Horgkong, 30th July, 1914.
GRACA & CO.
PEDDAR ST (longtong Hotel Building).
Dealers in
DOSTAGE STAMPS, PICTORIAL POSTCARDS, SEEDS, BOOKS,
TOYS, ko
JUST RECEIVED:
OSTAGE STAMP CATALOGUES
FOR 1914.
Hongkong 1st July, 1914.
SINGON & CO. ESTABLISHED AD 1980.
668
TRON, Stael, Metal and fardware Alor- shants, Wholesale and Retail Iron- mengers, Pig Iron and Foundry Coke Importers, General Storekeepers and Ship. chandlers. Nos. 35 and 37, HING LOONE STREET (2nd St. Wort of Ceptyni hˇarket).
Telephone Nc. 515,
145
4
"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 deal -with-any-security now held ur which.
may hereafter be held by the Company, "for, any monies owing or to becoms owing to the Company, or for any liabilities incurred or to be incurred towards or by the Company by way of mortgage, pledge, bypothecation, de- posit or otherwise howsoever of every. kind of property or rights."
(2) That the Deed of Settlement of the Company be altered in manner following:-
(a) That the following words be struck out of lines two and thres of Article 56, namely, the worda "for not exceeding fifteen days before and seven days after every ordinary Meeting" and that the following words be adopted and substituted there for, namely during such time as 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 56, namely, after the Meeting and that the follow- ing words
be adopted and substituted therefor, namely, after the re-opening of the Register.
(c) That Articles 76, 77 and 78 be
cancelled.
CHUBB'S
PATENT LOCKING BARS FOR
GODOWN DOORS.
BE WRENCHED OFF. DUST-PROOF.
Tobacco Cali
TO LET
TO LET.
* From laf September, 1914.
CANTON on SHAMEEN LOT 55. I The renises now in the occupation, of
the Bank of Taiwan, Ltd.
Apply to
DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD. Hongkong, 5th August, 1914.
1017
TO LET IMMEDIATE POSSESSION,
No
TO. 5, MORRISON HILL, fully furnished, ' 6-Boowed House and Four Bedrooms.
Apply
HARRY WICKING & Co..
St. George's Building.
(1021 Hongkong, 7th August, 1914.
TO LET.
ALEXANDRA
IVERY CONVENIENBUILDINGS
and ROOMS.
:
Apply-
SECRETARY, A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. Hongkong, 9th July, 1914.
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TO. LET.
TILATS, "WILD DELL," No. 147, Wanchai Road, newly built, each Flat with 3 Rooms, Kitchen, Bathroom and Servants" Quarters
THE NEUK," No. 83, Peak
Apply to
BANG KEE
Care of COMPRADORE DEPARTMENT,
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
Hongkong, 9th July, 1914.
H Unfurnished. Immediate possession.
BANKS
THE MERCANTILE BANK
INDIA, LIMITED.
Authorised Capital
Subscribed
Paid-up
Reserve Fund
ILO
£1,500,000
|125,000.
468,000
BANKING &
Bank of EngLIND,
Chand
LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LIMIvan
Every description of Exchange busines transacted.
INTEREST allowed on Current Assosul at 2 per cent. per aumum on Daily Balanse and on Fixed Deponite at rates which may be ascertained on application, a
A. R. LINTON, Manager.
Hongkong, 10th July, 1914.
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THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA
L'AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
INCORPORATED - BE BOTAL Charzan, 1800,
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. A
Paid-up Capitel...
Reserve Fund
BY
£1,200,000 ...£1,800,000
Reserve Liability of Proprietors £1,200,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Conneal Banking business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year o shorter periods at rates which will be grobed on application,
WM. DICKSON, Manager.
Head Office TAIFHZ, FORMOSA. +
[994
TO LET.
Hongkong, 8th June, 1914.
01494
ROOMS, suitable for Offices, on the Ground Floor of Bello Buildings, 81, Wyndham
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITUR.
Street.
Apply to
P." A. XAVIER, Care of Hongkong Printing Press. Hongkong, 11th July, 1914.
(INCORPORATED BT SPECIAL IMPERIAN CHARTER).
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Capital Subscribed
Yen 10,000,000
Capital Paid-up
TO LET
Reserve Funds
7,499,250 8,480,000
OUSES in Kowloon, Furnished or
Apply to
Branoms: anD · Å GENCİNS:
SPANISH DOMINICAN PROCURATION. Hongkong, 11th Angost, 1914.
Amoy
Kiukiang
Shanghai
Batavia Kobe
Singapore
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Bombay
London
Swaton
Calentía
Manila
Taichp
Canton
Moji
Tuloan
B
TO LET-FURNISHED.
URRINGTON, No. 128, PEAK, from 1st
September till 15th October. Apply to
Dairen
Nagasaki
Takow
Foochow
Nowchwang
Kagi
Keeng
1*39
H. E. POLLOCK,
5Queen's Road Central Hongkong, let August, 1914.
NOPAD LOCKS ARE REQUIRED WITH THESE.
INSPECTION INVITED.
Westminster London
ΤΟ
NOTICE
ALL SMOKERS
Tobacco Calia
Westminster London
of Cigaret
& Smoking?
f the Highest Qual
ghest Quality o
E bog to inform the Public that the Prices of our Brands of TobaccosTM und WCigarettes have not been advanced. Should it be necessary at a later date to Advance Prices due Notice will be given.
The presont retail Prices are omi
CIGARETTES. WESTMINSTER TURKISH "SPECIALS'
WESTMINSTER
"RECESS No. 44
TOP FLAT
Kowloon.
TO LET:
11008
Humphrey's Buildings, Immediate oconpation if
desired.
Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
Co., LTD. Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, let August, 1914.
TO LET
(1099
FFICES in Hotel Mansions. From let
September next. Apply to
HENRY HUMPHREYS, Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, 8th July, 1914.
TO LET.
Hongkong New York
Osaka
Tucani
Tokyo
Yokohama
San Francisco Eko.
Current Asociado,
HONGKONG OFFICE, 8. Das Vorex BOAD. Interest allowed on Deposita resolved on terms which may di bad on application.
K. TSUDZURABARA, Msusger, Hongkong, 19th February, 1914. 648
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
HE Business of the shove Bank in som Teds the HONGKONG AN BHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Bules may be obtained on application.
INTEREST on deposita is allowedɛon" the Minimum Monthly Balances at 81 per sent,
per annum.
Deposits may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the Horakone AND SHANGHAI RANK to be placed on FIXER DEPOSIT at 4 per cent. per annum.
For the Hosaxóng and Bring TAE
Banking CorpORATION,
A G. STEPHEN,
Acting Chis! Manager,
Hongkong, 14th May, 1914
1915 INTERNATIONAL
From 1st September, 1014. OUSE, No: 5,-Conduit Road. Fine.View.
Harbour Newly painted and repaired.
For further particulars, apply to--
H. MH. NEMAZEE Hongkong, 24th July, 1014.
QUEEN'S BUILDING. $1.25 PER TIN OF 50 CIGARETTES. TO LEE, the South-West portion of the FIRST FLOOR, including Treasury 0.85
on Ground Floor, lately in oconpation of the German Bank.
Apply to
PER TIN OF 50 CIGARETTES..
(d) That, the following Articles be WESTMINSTER AIDE-DE-CAMP" No. 22. 0.70
adopted and substituted for Articles 78, 77 namely:-
aud
78,
WESTMINSTER "REGENT"
PER TIN OF 50 CIGARETTES.
0.15
PER, TIN OF 10 CIGARETTES.
TOBACCOS.
ARTICLE 76 General Meetings shall bu buld once in every year, at such time and place in the Colony as may be "prescribed by the Company in General
Meeting, and if no such time or place SMOKING MIXTURE is prescribed, then at such time and "place as may be determined by the SLICED PLUG TOBACCO® "Court, and unless and until othervize
AMULET MIXTURE prescribed or determined as aforesaid
General Meeting shall be held in 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."
T
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the
(e) That Article 90 be altered by inserting and adopting after the word holding" to line fire thereof the words
representing by proxy
or and
by striking out at the end of
the said Article the
.14
present in person."
words
(f) That the following words he added to Article 94" The Court may from time to time pay to the Shareholders such. interita dividends as appear to be justified by the position. of the Company
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- HENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, 17th June, 1914,
BANKS
1838
AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION,
$1.00 PER 4 LB. TIN.
0.70. » 1.10 19 "
HONGKONG
*
»
*
Paid-up Capital
***
37
2
Reserve Funds ---
Storling
WESTMINSTER TOBACCO CO., LTD.,
18. BANK BUILDINGS, DONGKONG. Hongkong. 8th August, 1914.
"
(h) That the word Half" be struck out of the 19th line of Article 174 and also out of the 6th line of Article 175.
(i) That the word twice"
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TO PARENTS.
ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE, MACAO.”
DOARD, Lodging and Education at most
and Boderate taxas. Portuguese, Chinese, the words "the 30th day of "June and be struck out of French, sta Complete commercial course in lines and of Article 178 English. Opens 1st September. and that the word once !! be adopted and substituted for the word twins in the fourth line thereof.
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.
(g) That the following words be Should the Second Resolution be passed struck out of the first three and by the required majority, it will be ab.
a half lines of Article 14, mitted for confirmation as a special namely, the words "Half-year Resolution to a Second Extraordinary ending the 30th June and the Meeting which will be subsequently. 31st December, shall make convened. "general Half Yearly," and that the following words, be adopted and substituted there- for Year ending the 31st day of December shall make A Geceral."
By Order of the Court of Directors.
(Signed) A. G. STEPHEN,
Acting Chief Manager, Hongkong, 21st July, 1914 (963
Apply
RECTOR. Care of "Daily Press" Office.. Hongkong, 16th August, 1914...
11027
HONGKONG SHORTHAND AND TYPEWRITING BUREAU.
E are prepared to conclude Contracts
We Guarantee our Qualifications, but ask our Frice, which is standard and reasonable.
Rings up and come to an arrangement before the chance is lost.
H. E. VICTOR,
Manager,
W or Perpetual Work
6. Des Voeux Roed Central (First Floor). Telephone No. 650,
Hongkong, 15th May, 1914.
1710
$15,000,000
$17,650,000
£1,500,000 st 2/-$15,000,000 Silver...
832,650,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 816,000,000
COUNT OF DIRestaza. Hon. Mr. D. LANDALE--Chairman.
W L. PATTENDER, Esq-Deputy Chairman. S. H. Dodwell, Esq.
G. T. M. Edkins, Kaq. C. S. Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq.
J. A. Pinmmer, Esq. Bon. Mr. E. Skellim.
Ogier ManaGHBY Hongkong-N. J. Brany,
ACTING MANAGER: Shanghai J. D. SHIRT.
LONDON BANK BES;
LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINSTER BANK, LIMITED.
HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED.
Os Carreas Account at the rate of Twi per sent. per annum on the Daily Balanse, :On Firm Deposits.. For months, 2 per cent. per Annum For 6 months, 3 per cent. per Annum For 18 months, & per cont. per AnausaË, A. G. STEPHEN
Acting Chief Manager. Hongkong, 8th August, 1914,
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CORPORATION.
F10
BANKING
HRAD OPTICH: 60, Wall Street, New Tor LONDON, OFFION:, 86, Bishopsgate, 1.0;
Canton.
BRANCHES -
Bombay...
Kube
Calcutta.
Manija.
Mexico.
Panama.
Peking.
San FransİBOR,
Hongkong,
Hankow.
Shanghal. Yokohama.
Ceba. Colon.
Empire.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS Gold $2,300,00n
equal £1,480,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING
BUSINESS transacted. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the arud
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, ɓzed for one you
terms.
at
4 per cent, per annum or fej skorter periods, at rates which may. be secertained on application. BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED, MAIL and TELEGRAPHIO REMIE
TANCES made.
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DEAFEK granted on all the principal, slalom In the World.
THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT are available all over the World.*
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDI
insued. Al
PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks
Bhares effested.
TRAVELLERS' CHECKS sold and anxhak,
GEORGE HOGG,
1, Queen's Boad,
Manager.
1956
Hongkong, 21st October, 1918,
NEDE
EDERLANDSCH-INDIBON MUHANDELSBANK. (NOTLANDS INDIA COMMERCIAL BANKA
ESTARLIGHED 1968.
Authorfeed Capital FL. 80,000,000 (£3,500,000) Paid-up Capital... FI.-17,407,000 (£1,450,889) Zéserve Fand ..... FL. 6,518,000 (£545,108
T
Linad Officn: AMSTERDAM. Emad Asrnor': BATAVIA
LONDON BANKERS:
THE WILLIAMma Dracont; BAXE. Swion BankVERSIN.
The Bank transacts every deseription Banking and Exchange business, receives money on Current Account and on Fizse Deposit at rates which may be maserkalmeð on application.
G. VERMEY, Manager, No. 8, Des Voeux Road Central, Hongrong, 3rd October, 1913