NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE KOWLOON LAND & BUILDING. COMPANY, LIMITED.
TOTICE, 18 HEREBY GIVEN that
PUBLIC COMPANIES
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29TH 1915.
THE WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LIMITED,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TWENTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY
INTIMATION
imperative to enable them to cara a liveli❘ with English and Portuguese books and hood. Once they learn the new language the latter will be left by, at least, the they find less use for their own. No one younger generation, to be digested by the can deny that the world opened by a cockroaches. The remedy, if remedy there knowledge of English is wider, deeper, be, lies further back than any of these and richer than that disclosed by a know- suggestions, If the tree does not bear.
NOTWENTY-SIXTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in thisA. S. WATSON ledge of Portuguese. It is a case of the fruit it is of little use spraying the leaves
Company will be held at the Company's Officos, Victoris Baldings, on WEDNESDAY, the 10th February, 1915, at Noos, for the purpose of receiving the Eoport of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1914.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company be CLOSED from WEDNES
will DAY, 3rd February, to WEDNESDAY, 10th February, 1915 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A SHELTON HOOPER,
Becretary to
THE HONGKONG Land InveITMENT &
MAORNOY CO., LTD.,
Agents for
THE KOWLOON LAND & BUILDING CO., LTD.
Hongkong, 27th January, 1915.
NOTICE.
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HE Honorary Becretary, MILITARY
· RACQUET COURT (100 yards from Peak Tramway Station) will be glad to receive applications from Civilian Gentlemen to join, Terms 32 per month, or 820 por year and extras. Easquete and Squash Racquets.
Apply
CAPTAIN R. §. WATERS, 40th Pathans, Kowloon, Hongkong, 28th January, 1915, [210
NOTICE.
Company will be held at the Offs of Messrs. JARDINE. MATHESON & COMPART, LIMITED, on TUESDAY, the 2nd February, 1916, at 11.30 for the purpose of receiving the Report of Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1914.
& CO., LTD.
substitution of the greater for the less, the more valuable for the less valuable Now this process can be easily under stood in places where English is the commercial language.
official and
The REGISTER of SHARES of the WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Portuguese people become prepared for Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, 22nd January, to TUESDAY, 2nd February, 1915 (both days Luclusive), during which period co. Transfer of Shares can be Registered. By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
www.Becretary to the
HONGKONG Land Investment & AGENCY Co., Ltd,
General Agents for the WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LTD. Hongkong, 13th Janmry, 1915. [160
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE,
· LIMITED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIRST ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will
No
BRANDY.
For Case of 1 dos,
A SUPERIOR PALE $30.40
• B. SUPERIOR
OLD
COGNAO.. *** $8,70
WATSON'S
COGNAC
*
WATSON'S XXX
* COGNAC Half bottles
$4.80
37.00
LIQUEUR COGNAC, Gold Capsule 40.30
be held at the Offlows of Messrs. JauDINE, • U. SUPERIOR OLD MATHESON & COMPANY LIMITED, on TUESDAY, the 2nd February, 1915, at 11,46 A.M., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together, with the State- ment of Accounts Zer the year ending 31st December, 1914:
TES REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, 22nd January, to TUESDAY, 2nd February,
MESSES. WM. YOUNGER & CO., 1916 (both days Inclusive), during which period
THE
LTD., EDINBURGH,
ALES AND STOUT,
CRAIG ELLACHIE GLENLIVET DISTILLERY CO., LTD., GLASGOW, WHISIT.
MESSES. A. & B MACKAY, LTD., GLASGOW, WHISKY.
WE HATE taken over the Aganojen of
the above Companies in Hongkong and shall be glad to submit prices and particulars on application.
BRADLEY & Co., LTD., 47 Queen's Building. Hongkong, 27th January, 1915. [220
NOTICE:
THE EAST INDIA SEA AND FIRE
INSURANCE COMPANY. NAR
WE HAVE taken over the Agency of the
now prepired to grant policies of Insurance at the most favourable rates,
THE CHINA COMMERCIAL: Co.," 23, Daclell Streek, Hongkong, 10th January, 1016.
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NOTICE.
L'UNION FIRE INSURANCE CO.,LTD., OF PARIS.
ȚE HAVE tikon over the Agency of the
Wabove Company formerly hold by
no Transfer of Shares can be Registered. By Order of the Board of Directors.
THE HONGHONG CENTRAL ESTATE, LTD.,
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Bocratary to
THE GENERAL MANAGERS. Hongkong, 13th January, 1916,
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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LIMITED,
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TWENTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY of this
MEEDING & SHAREHOLDERE & JARDINE, MATHIBON & COMPANY, LIMITED, on TUESDAY, 2nd February, 1915, at Noon, for the Directors fogether with the Statement of parpore of receiving the Report of the
D. VERY FINE OLD PALE LIQUEUR COGNAO 46.90
BOUTELLEAU'S CHAMPAGNE LIQUEUR... ... 12:10
E. FINEST OLD BROWN
BRANDY ... 58,50
MARIE BRIZARD and ROGEE'S E FINE PALE COGNAC ... 31.50
8. V. F., Y. O. COGNAC 79,70
V.O. L., 80 Years Old 2.119.20 UNITED VINEYARD
Por Bot.
92,66
the neglect of their own language and regard it as a sad necessity But what they view with disgust is the fact that the same process is happening in the centre of Portuguese learning in the Far East. It is actually the case that English in taking the place of Portuguese among the younger generation of Macao.
There 210 many reasons for this. In the first place,
on putting a fence round the stem. – The roots must be attended to. The remedy for loss of nationality among the Por tuguese lies not in schools or libraries, be It lies valuable though these may be
in Portugal itself. Let Portugal sot its house in order. Let it cease squabbling whether republican or monarchical ideas are to prevail. Let the government refrain from interference in religious matters, and give the same treatment to all creeds, Let it assist the people to develop the resources of the country. Let it pay attention to Education and try to reduce the astonishing percentage of
LOCAL SPORT.
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. R.E. DRAW WITH POLICE The R.E.'s made their first first appear- ance on the football field this season
today, when they played the Police in friendly game, preparatory to entering Engineers still have several of their old into the competitive games shortly. The players in their ranks, and put up a very satisfactory opposition, claiming a draw of two goals all.
HONGKONG LEAGUE.
QUEEN & COLLEGE DEFIAT UNIVERSITY Queen's College defeated the Hongkong University at Happy Valley yesterday by one goal to love, after a very well- contested game. Moosdeen scored for the
2.00 the youth of Macao finds no outlet for its illiterated Let it by so doing help to Collegians from a free kick.
make its books and papers better printed and, more interesting. In short, let Portugal cento from standing still and begin to make progress; let it recall-its former proud position and strive hard to attain it again, and the result will follow that there will be do necessity to cry out against denationalisation:
A mail for Europe via Siborin closes to-day at 3 p.m.
Lady May has consented to present the prizes at Belilios Public Schol on Friday, February 5th,
energies in its native city. Commerce a 3.00 conspicuous by ite absence, and if a living wags is to be obtained it must be soughh outside. The passport to a situation is 1.60 good knowledge of the English language
Portuguese is of little commercial value in the Far East, and, accordingly, the 3.45 average Macaiste boy is more inclined to study English than his own tongue, The principal cause, then, of the neglect of 4.00 Portuguese is what may be called the bread-and-butter idea The Macão schoolboy will tell you frankly: “Portuguese is no use. Now this is not the truth Portuguese is of use, ít is the language of Brazil, of large districts of Africa, and of Portugal. What be means is that, for the purposes of getting a. situation in China, its value is 10 slight us to be negligible. Secondly, 8.05 Portuguese from Shanghai, Hongkong and other commercial centres in the East come to Macao for holiday. Their knowledge of Portuguese is small, and if their friends in Macao wish to convertions in London were 127 casks of wood oil and 2,400 bags of beans, shipped by mer with them they must. Arst learn English.
chants in China to German consignees, being part cargo of the Fangbeze.
4.65
4.55
2.65
29.95)
PROPRIETORS, 75 Years Old... 157.50 13.15
ourselves are guaranteed. Grape These Brandies bottled by
Spirit and of Pot Still Distillation
they thum create a feeling of arvy which Naturally, these visitors are not aby at displaying their accomplishments, and
acts as an incentive to the others, Thirdly, many parents a knowing what is most useful in after-life, encourage their children to learn English first. After then they can study Portuguese. This
It is proposed to forego the annual dinner of the Devonian Society this year owing to the war,
Mr. H. A. Nisbet, Registrar of the Supreme Court of Hongkong, returned to the Colony from leave yesterday.
Amongst recent Prize Court condemna
Accounts for the year ending A.S. WATSON & CO.. their children know English, they say, and F. S. Halliday, to Captains,
31st December,
The REGISTER of SHALES of the Corse CLOSED FRO 22nd January, to TUESDAY, 2nd February 1915 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Eharos o be Begistered. By Order of the Board of Directors
LIMITED,
HONGKONG AND CHINA.
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*```` A. BHELTON HOOPER,
Hongkong, 18th January, 1015,
THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA- TION CO., LTD,
Messrs. BIEMBREN & Co., and are prepared to FOURTEENTH ORDINARY
ACCEPT RISKS from this date.
CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME
ORIENT,
Prince's Buildings, Hongkong, 20th January, 1915.
NOTICE.
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THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED
Tthat we have taken over the Stock-in- trade and Business premises lately occupied by KRUSE &, and will in fatura carry on the Business of Merchants, Commission Agente sud Tobacconiats under the name of
HONGKONG CIGAR STORE, Tengkong, 22nd January, 1915. ·[199
WE
NOTICE
TE HAVE Dow Established our own Branch in Hongkong at the Undor- mentioned Address for the Sale of the British Maanfactures of ATR LYD
MESES, J. & E COATS, LTD.
JONA'S BROOK & BROS, LTD. CLARK & Co., LTD. JOHN CLARK, JUNIOR & Co. THE ENGLISH SEWING COTTON
Cơ, LTD, sad Others.
THE CENTRAL AGENCY, LTD.,
Connaught Road,
Hongkong. Hongkong, 27th January, 1915.
WANTED.
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WIRELESS OPERATOR for sea
voyage.
Apply
**SHIPPING," Care of Daily Press" Office, Hongkong, 26th January, 1915
WANTED.
(209
XPERIENCED English speaking AMAH, from March, far one child of two, at outport. Noedlo wirk dayantial.
Reply-
Care of Daily Press" Office." Hongkong, 28th January, 1915. [203
THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
NOTICE.
GOVERNOR'S CUP.
EB Closing Date of the Competition for the above CUP has been extended to 31at inst
Any additional entries must be lodged with the Undersigned before that date.
The First round to be played by the 14th inst.
Second Third Fourth Semi-Final Final
#
"
28th,
14th
4th prox.
21st
K. M-CUMMING,
Hon. Secretary,
Hongkong, 26th January, 1915,
R. H. G. C. (216
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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will le held at the Oflow of Mesra, JABDINE, MATHESON & COMPANY, IZD., où TUESDAY, the 2nd February, 1915, at 18.15 P.M., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Abopants for the year ending 316
31st December, 1914.
The REGISTER SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, 26th January, to TUESDAY 2nd February, 1915 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Sharm can be Registered. By Order of the Board of Directors,
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE, Secretary Hongkong, 15th January, 1915.
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SATURDAY'S FIXTURES.
Police v. Club, on Military Ground, 415.
(Mr. E. Tyler).
Lam Liong. Victoria Rovers, on Mili-
tary Ground, 2.45. (Mr. F. * Eager).
HONGKONG LEAGUE..
Tables up-to-date.---
RG.A Clab
Polins
Club,
DIVISION I
Goals. P. W. L. D. F. A Pt.. 63-03 10 89 629-14:35. 6 12 32.65 50% 33 53
DIVISION II.
Club. Queen's College, Lam Lieng ya Confuciana St. Joseph's College Viatoris Rovers Diceeeens University Lusitatio
P. W. L. D. F. A. Ft. 3 311 10:50-7 4 3 10:10
5 22 1117
2 2 0 0 6 0
3142
3 11 1.2 5.
·3 0·3
30 3.0 0
UNITED SERVICES LEAGUE.
The following Clubs have agreed to compete for this
Navy,
.Club.
The following promotions of R.U.A. J. Pelite, and Hongkong officers in Hongkong have boon gazetted-Major E. W. Comyn to Lieut. Colonel, Leuts. 8. Mead, D. G. T. Sneyd, F. W. Thicknesse, W. Leslie, M. Sykes, The P&O re building a steamer of fond hope is doomed in every case te disappointment. Once the child acquires 1,000 tons exclusively for the local trade good knowledge of English he remains of the Malay Archipelago and to act as porfostly content, and to attempt to make a foeder to the Company's main line. hím study bis own tongue is only to arouse She will be known as the date Hari (Eye opposition. The fourth reason is a moet of Day) and will be seen in these watera
early this year.
WIGWAM TENNIS CLUB, In connection with the Wigwam Tennis Doubles Handicap has been won by Club tennis tournament, the Men's
Messrs. le Breton and Lindstrom, who defeated Messrs. Humphreys and Hicks. In the Ladies Singles Championship final Mrs. Hicks beat Mrs. Jeffries.
In the Men's Single Championship, Mr. Hansen will meet Mr. le Breton in the final,
BIRTH: FASSE-At 4, Durbar Villas, Kowloon,portant one. It may be news to British on 26th January, 1915, Mrs. J. FASZ, entirely ignorant of Macao, to learn that people in Hongkong who are almos?
MARRIAGE.
the Portuguese Forn in China, even in Macao, only in very rare cases Icarns to speak and write his own language with correctness and fluency. The average Macaiete speaks a language of his own It is a debased, degenerate, and ruined in the first reserve of the machineg Mrs. Jeffries and Mr. Hansen play Mrs.
WHITE CHUNTUT-On January sito, at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, JAMES WILLIAM WHITE, to MYRA KATHLEEN CHUNYUT, daughter of the late HT. Chunynt, of Melbourne,
Australia. No Cards."
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form Renakong Ornica: 101, Das Forex Loan C. LONDON OFF101 : 181, Funny 811917, E C.
The Daily Puss.
HONGKONG, JANUARY 28TH, 1915.
PORTUGUESE IN THE FAR
EAST.
Mr. H. G. Lowder, son of Mr. E. Gordon Lowder, Commtesioner of Cus tome, has resigned from the Chinese Customs to volunteer for a active service He left Antung & few weeks ago and has Hes enlisted in the London Scottish,
section.
The wedding of Mr. George Alan Dalton, of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham, and Matthews, with Miss Georgios E. Stuart Callaghan will take place on Saturday afternoon, at 2:30, at St. John's Cathe dral. A reception will afterwards be held at the Hongkong Hotel by Mrs. A. R. Lowe
WAYANG
meet Mears, le Breton and Lindstrom in Messrs. Humphreys and Hicks have to
the final of the Men's Doubles Champion- ship.
In the Mixed Doubles Championship,
Hicks and Mr. le Breton in, the final.
In the semi-final round of the Ladies' Singles Handicap Mrs. Jeffries will play Mrs. Kennedy, and Mrs. Lambert will meet Mrs. Hicks.
THE UNIVERSITY FETE. The Colony will have an opportunity
less plenty of people will take advantage on Saturday of enjoying itself, and doubt-
of the chance to see over the University and to attend the excellent. Concert which has been arranged....
of Portuguese. In its constructions it shows the effect of association with Chinese. Certain modes of expression scem to indicate an English influence. is not Portuguese. The speaker of pure Portuguese can understand it, but abhors and despises it, When atudents in Macao wish to learn pure Portuguese they und it difficult to root out this mongrel tongue and to replace it by the proper speech. Indeed, it so difficult that they The Whangpo Conservancy Board has HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO
find it easier to learn English. Teachers been requested by the Kwangtung Censer BTEAMBOAT CO., LTD.
in Macao acknowledge that the boys of vancy Bureau to allow its Engineer-in NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
In Hongkong at the present moment Macao learn English with greater facility Chief, Mr. Von Heidenstam, to make au an attempt is being made to found a than they learn Portuguese. If they are inspection of and give advice on THE NINETY-FIFTH ORDINARY school for Portuguese.
This
Colony is a forced to study their own tongue they conservancy of the West River Accord TEARLY MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS in the Company will be held at most cosmopolitan one, representa resent it. There is a rather astounding ingly Mr. Von Heidenstam has left the Offee of the Company, Hotel Mansions, tives of almost every nation, but the example of this Until recently, in Shanghai for Canton. on TUESDAY, the 0th February 1915, a great bulk of its population may to Macao, there was a difference in the two 13 o'clock NOON, for the purpose of receiving s Report of the Directors, together with a divided into three distinct classce, viz., principal schools. In one it was possible Mr. Victor G. Labrum, manager of various ladies connected with the Univer Statement of Accounts, declaring Dividend English, Portuguese and Chinese. In to study only English; in the other, the Mears. Kelly & Walsh's printing depart. sity, but payment may be made at the and electing Directors and Auditors,
The TRANSPER BOOKS of the Company
almost any school in Hongkong an
directors made it a rule that no ment, writes: My attention has been gates. There will be a Military band, will be CLOSED from the 20th January to English boy can get an English educa Portuguese boy could study English unless called to the fact that there are rumours and all the Scientific Laboratories will be the 9th February, 1015, both days inclusive.
tion. The same may be said regarding
ho also studied Portuguess. By Order of the Board of Directors,
Cases current to the effect that I am leaving on view. For those who wish to try their W. E. CLARKE,
the Chinese. In all the principal schools occurred repeatedly of boys who came to Hongkong to take up a post in the skill there are various side shows auch as Becretary,
of Hongkong the Chinese boy has a chance the latter school to learn English, but, Government Printing Ofice at Singapore dual 16, ale
aunt sally, etc., while for the children of Hongkong, 19th January, 1915,
But no proexpected to pay codes were also As I know nothing about this ant have all ages & Punch and Judy show has been
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THE NATIONAL LOAN
OF THE
THIRD YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA, SIXTEEN MILLION DOLLARS (316,000,000)
to learn his own language..
vision af all is made for instructing a
on discovering that
the
and this includes entrance to the concert. The admission to the grounds is 50 cents Children will be charged the same fees as
adults. Tickets are obtainable from
and
In connection with the convert H.E. the Governor has very kindly consented to give a recitation, and variona well-known people have their names on
As all the proceeds will go direct to the Prince of Wales' Fund it is to be hopen that a good eum will be realised...
attention to their no intention of leaving my firm, it has provided. Chinese magicians Portuguese boy in the Portuguese mother tongue, they refused to do so and caused me no little inconvenience. I marionettes will also perform, and these language The Portuguese community promptly went to the other institution shall therefore be obliged if you will side-shows require only a few 10-cent The Portuguese are the first to admit that make it known through the medium of pieces to enable the visitor to sen them of Hongkong is a fairly large one
outside of Portugal they are fast losing your valuable columns that I am con- and it is strange to find that no opport their nationality, and they are wide awake tinuing in my present engagement in the nity is offered for the study of this tongue.
What is the printing department of Mosara. Kelly & Practically every Portuguese in Hongkong to the necessity for action. or Shanghai apcake English; in fact it is remedy? Many suggestions have made. Walsh, going about my #businuss quite common to find people born in the In the first place, they say, in all towns usual Far East, bearing Portuguese names, who with a numerous Portugues poulation
The death has occurred, following an the programme, are able to speak only a very few words there ought to be schools for the study of UBSCRICERS to the shore LOAN are of their own language While this fret Portuguess. There ought to be libraries operation, of Mrs. A. Macdonald, wife
hereby untifed that, in acordance with Article of the Loan Regulations, the full may be very gratifying to British people, of Portuguese works. There ought to be of Mr. A. Macdonald, employed at the amount of Dollars Nine Hundred and Sixty it is far from being so to patriotic Por- Portuguese clubs with Portuguese nows Power Station of the Hongkong Tramway Thousand (3960,000), being the amount of interest on the Loan for one year, has been duly guess. They view this loss of their tongue, papers on thein tables. There ought to Company, and daughter of Inspector and raised by the Afinistry of Finauon and the the first step towards denationalisa be local Portuguese papers. There ought Mrs. Churcher, of the Royal Naval Dock
Eighty-one foreign-built vessela, of yard Police. The deceased lady was quite deposited by the Undoraigned in the following who come to the Far East from Portugal munities and the mother country. But Colony. The funeral took place at Hoppy America registery under the act of of Communications, and has been tion, with feelings of great regret. Those to be a closer relation between such com young, and has many friends in the 285,268 gross tons, have been admitted to Foreign Banks, namely THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAT BANKING CORFORATION and THE are invariably surprised to find people all these aims might be accomplished and Valley yesterday, the principal mourners statement prepared for The New York BUSSO-ASIATIC BANK, 29 permanent here with no attribute of their nationality very little improvement result. Put a being the husband and father. A large Times by Eugene T. Chamberlain, Cou guarantee for the interest on the Loan.
number of European Police from the missioner of Navigation, Nineteen save their names, The observer can find Portugueses and an English school side by Naval Yard, together with a detachment the vessels are passenger steamships, while good reasons for this condition of affairs. side and the Portuguese parents will send of Indian police in uniform, and a con- sixty-one are freight vessels. Only eight In Hongkong and Shanghai all business their children to the English school. Pat siderable number of the general public of these ships were German, a few were is transacted in English. The Portuguese an English illustrated paper beside a Copley Moyle officiated at the graveside freighter, the Suriname, was burned a followed the coffin The Rev. V H Belgian and the remainder British. Ons are generally employed in offices, and Portuguese paper and there is no doubt There was a large number of floral Watling Island, Bahamas, on September knowledge of
English is, therefore, which will be picked up, Open a library tributes of
23rd last.
FA AGLEN, Inspector General of Customs, and Vice-Chairmass of the Bureau of
National Loans, Inspectorate General of Castoma, Peking, 18th January, 1916.)
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