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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE. TWELFTH YEARLY MEETING T SHAREHOLDERS of the shore Company will be held at the Company's Office, St. George's Building, at Noos on FRIDAY, the 30th April, 1910, to receive a Statement of Accounts to alet December, 1914, and the Report of the General Manager and Consalting Committee and to elesta Consulting Committes mad Auditor.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 18th April to the 30th April, 1916, both days inclusive.
THE CHINA-BORNEO Co., LTD., W. G. DARBY,
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Hongkong, 13th April, 1915;
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THE Bloamship THE
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.
GOVERNMENT
OF THE
REPUBLIC OF CHINA. Chíměso Government 8 por, Cent.
Internal Lean of 1914. Under the regulations annexed herete, as nuthorised by FaxSIDENTIAL MANDATE dated the 9th day of the 2nd month of the 4th year of the Republic of China corresponding to the same day and month of 1915. - -
24,000,000 Polyang and New
Republican Dollars.
001
*• -.....
The above Loan of 921,000,000 is now offer- ed to the Public for subscription in China, Straits Settlements, Philippines, Java, etc., in bonds to bearer of $10,000, 81,000, $100, 810, 85 (with coupons attached), bearing in terest at the rate of 6 per cent. per an
the 12th interest payable half-yearly October and 12th April in each year. The first coupon for a full month interest will be payable on the 12th October, 191
lepayable in 8 years in six annual instal- ments commencing with the third year in accordance with the amounts and dates of the amortisation table attached.
Drawings will take place on the 15th Feb- ruary in each year commencing 15th Febru ary, 1918, and the drawn bonds will be due for payment on the 12th April following.
Bonds and coupons are exempt from all Chinese taxes and imposts.
__Subscription Price 90 per cent.
THE HONGKONG & SHANGBAJ Banking
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THE BANK OF CHITNA
THE BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS, No Claims will be admitted after the Goods having been designated by the Chinese have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining Government to be issuing Banks, are now undelivered after the 21 April will brenbjednrepared to receive subscriptions for the
Loan.
to rent.
All Claims against the Bteamar must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 28th April, or they will not be recognised.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods ara to be left in the Godowna, where they will
be ofmined on the 21st March, at 9.30 & it.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will to countersigned by
THE BANK LINE, LTD., General Agents, 14th April, 1915.
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Hongkong,
LECTURE IN AID OF THE PRINCE OF WALES' FUND.
CIR CHARLES ELIOT, KC.N.G., has Trindly consented to deliver a Lisature,
in aid of the above Fazd, entitled,
30
60
The price of subscription is 90 per cent payable as follows:-
10 per cent, on application
on allotment on 28th June, 1915, Applications must be made on the form to be obtained from the above Banks, and accompanied by the deposit of $10 per cont.
If no allotment is made the deposit paid on application will be returned in full, and if only a portion of the amount applied for be allotted, the balance of the deposit will be appropriatal towards payment of the amount due on Allotinent.
Failure to pay way of the instalments at due dates will render all previous payments liable to forfeiture.
Scrip certifientes to bearer in respect of the loan bonds will be issued against allotment letters; and
and scaled by the Minister
Native Customs in Kuei Kuan, Cheng To, Ning. Yuan, Yung Ning, Yeh Chow, Kuang
Yuan, Ta
(4) The Native Customs of Tai
Chien Lu, Total annual receipts.
Ping Kuan, total annual receipts .....
(i) The Native Customs in
Kalgan.
() Total Likin revenue in Shan
248,000
INTIMATION
A. S. WATSON and mental; in fact, that evolution itself different States will eventually agree that
& CO., LTD.
420,000
300,000
ESTABLISHED 72 YEARS.
including not merely physical and mental; | But if the citizens of different countries - but also moral superiority. This, how-agree in thinking that their dwalings with evor, Mr. MALLOCK would entirely dany. each other must follow the moral laws. His view of the Darwinian doctrine of which guide them in their dealings with. progross by struggle and selection is their fellow-citizens, mny we not expect apparently that it is merely physical that the "groups of citizens forming the
is not susceptible to the laws which it their dealings as States must follow the follows. The struggle for existence" in
samo lines? If it is asked what unthority the past may be said to have followed can enforce such moral dealings between along a line which began with physical | States, it may be asked in reply-what- forco, leading on to mental force. It is authority enforces such moral dealings true it is impossible to draw a line between individual citizens Evidently, 540,000 WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. between the purely physical and purely in the last ense, it is the consensus of mental impulses, because they overlap opinion among the citizens themselves each other; but it may to safely stated which compels those less morally develop, that the physical impulse predominated
ed to obey the laws on pain of punish- at first, and that it was followed and
ment. In the same way we may, expect gradually superseded by the mental im-
that the observance of the moral law pulse-not necessarily consciously, for we
between States will be brought about ly take it that any act which tends to cons
a consensus of opinion among the States serve life, whether taken consciously or themselves and the punishment of those not, is a mental impulse. Are we to stop less morally developed. International there, or Bre we to acknowledge the relations have not yet fully passed the evolution of evolution by conceding that stage of trial by combat, although means the next impulse will be a moral one-have been provided for legal procedure. that starting from a physical basis, and But to deny that they ever will pass the
si, yearly receipts. 1,000,000
Total $4,000,000
Art. 6 The repayments of principal and the payments of interest of this Loan shall te made by the Head and Branch Offices of the Bank of China and the Bank of Com munications, the foreign Bank or Banks entrusted in that capacity by the Govern ment, substantial native banks and tho Maritime Customs Houses,
Art. 9. The Bonds of this Loan shall be issued at ninety por cent. (90 per cent) of the nominal value.
Art. 10. The Bands of this Loan shall bo Bearer bonds. In case the subscribers re quest the affixing of their names on them, their requests may be complied witli
Art. 11. The Bonds of this Loan shall be of the following five denominations :---
E. $10000 bach
1,000 100 10
"
Art. 12. The above. Bonds when they are due for the payment of principal and their matured coupons can be used us eash in pay- ment of Government Taxes and Duties, other than Maritime Customs Duties, and for other purposen as ready cash...
Art. 13. The above Bonds can be used as guaranty fund or the fiduciary reserve of banks.
Art. 14. The above Bonds can be bought, sold, mortgaged or used as security in case where a guaranty find is required in the public service
Art. 15. All officials and other persons.
concernel in the transactions of the above Bonde, who by any action injure the credit of the same, shall be liable to punishment in accordance with the regulations relating to the injury inflicted upon the credit of In-
ternal Loan
WATSON'S
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WHISKY.
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old Liqueur Scotch Whisky is a blend of the best Pot Distilled Scotch Whiskies, It is of great age, very fine, and mellow. Its superior quality has establishedi'sre. putation for over 80 years as THE LEADING SCOTCH WHISKY IN THE EAST.
THORNE'S No. 4,
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Art. 16. Fifteen days prior to the date of SCOTCH repayment of principal or payment of in- terest of this Loan, the Ministry of Finance shall petition the President to appoint two Censors and two Auditors of the Board of Audit, who shall proceed to the Bureau of Domestic Loans, the Bank of China and the Bank of Communications to inspect the ac
now
proceeding through a mental stage, the stage of trial by combat is to say in effect struggle for existence will finally enter that mankind has reached its highest on a moral plane? If wo agree, as stage of evolution. No doubt wars will apparently we must, that the moral continue that the more morally develop- faculties are the last to develop, that theyed will be compelled to resort to war to are indeed the final standard by which restrain or paukh the less morally deve we judge the greatness of the individual,loped, as is the case of the war there seems to escape from this conelu- sion. But accepting this, the doctrine of Might is Right becomes a mere jingle. To say that not only physical and mental, but also moral Might is Right is merely to say that morality is righteousness, where the two terms of the proposition
are synonyms. But the framers of the doctrine, and VON BERNHARDI and his critics, did not intend it in this senec, and as long as their arguments are con- ducted on lines which make Might include only physical and mental impulses there can be no hope of agreement; the sent mentalists will remain right in thinking that it is not the be-all and the and-all It is true
WHISKY. of the struggle for existenco.
As supplied to the House of counts and the fand for the repayment of Lords and House of Commons. principal and payments of interest of this Loan. The Censors, the Auditors of the A.S. WATSON & CO.. Board of Audit and the authorities of the Ministry of Finance shall also jointly super.
THE EASTERN THEATRE OF THE English, sida, printed in Chinese and intend the drawing of bonds for redemption.
WAR. SOME RECOLLECTIONS OF
AN EX-DIPLOMATIST,"
季
Sr. ANDREW's HALL, CITY HALL ON FRIDAY, THE Ben APRIL, AY5.15.
His Excellency the Governor will take the Chair:
Fiskets, Price One Dellar, may be obtained
from Messis. Mourers & Co. Hongkong, 9th April, 1915
NOTICE.
E HAVE This Day been appointed SOLE AGENTS for Hongkong and China by the TATA IRON & STEEL CO., and are prepared to quote for Pig Iron and other Iron and Steal products.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co Hongkong, 12th April, 1915,
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NOTICE.
LL Farsons applying to the PROVOST MARSHAL for Passes are requested in Tabure to apply between the hours of 9 AM to Irm, and 2 to 4 P.M. daily.
Hongkong, 18th February, 1915.
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PEAK TEAMWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE.
ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Na respect of all SEASON TICKETS available for Three Months issued on and after lat May, next, the respective Prices will be as followa
Gentlemen
Lidion
Children ...
$35.00 1
$18.00 $12.00
Chinese Government 6 per Cont. Internal Loan of 1915.
LIMITED,
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
ALEXANDRA Buildings, HonoKONG,
that as the moral impulse is the last to | bo evolved in the individual, so it is the last to be evolved in the State, and that
thus the moral relations between States
taking place. The retort to war oven now, however, cannot be accepted, as VON BERNHARDI would wish it to be accepted, ns evidence of higher development in a moral sense. Rather it must be regarded as an attempt to cover a lack of moral development,
A mail for Europe vid Siberia closes to-morrow at 11 am.
Mr. H. Bevan, of Hongkong, bas joined Driscoll's Scouts and is now serving in East Africa.
The Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-nak has been. elected Chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Mr. Ho Fook vice- Chairman.
A Chinese was fined $50, with "wn wa alternative of che month, at the Magistracy yesterday for having in. his possession 700 cartridge enSTE.
must suffer, as long as each remains im- But to perfectly developed morally. deny that it will ever be possible to sub- | stitute moral laws for physical and mental force between States, as vor BERNHARDI
Balanceof
denies, and as Mr. MALLOCK would deny, Loan out-
is to deny the path slong which erolu standing.
tion is moving. Mr. MALLOCK endones 24,000,000 24,000,000 Hоorona Ostran: 104, Das Faux BOAD O. VON BERNHARDI'S view that there is no offence,
SCHEDULE OF INTEREST AND AMORTERATION.
of Finance and the Comptroller-General of the Bureau of National Loans will be de- livered in exchange for Scrip Certificates, when roady, as soon as possible after the 28th day of the 6th month (28th June), 1915.
Prospectuses and Forms of Application Year, Interest may be obtained from any of the Offices of
1. 1,440,000 the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corpora
2. 1,440,000 in, The Bank of China and the Bank of
Communications. -
Poking, 8th April, 1915.
Regulations of the Domestic Loan of the Fourth Year of the Republic of China.
dollars
Repayments of Capital
(18
30,5-40,000 Losnos Ortion: 181, Fran Brar, EC. impartial power which can exercise over
3. 1,410,000 3,460,000 3,907,000 1,232,400 1,012,380 3,587,000
779,360
4,120,000 631,980
4,388,000 260,880
4,408,000
16,973,000 12,986,000 8,808,000
4,498,000
nil. [480
PUBLIC COMPANIES
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF
CANTON, LIMITED. ་་,
The Daily Press.
IN a
HỌNGKONG, Arsız 147, 1915.
paid half-yearly on the 12th day of April the FORTY-SECOND ORDINARY principles as enunciated in his now
an
At the Magistracy yesterday, Mr." J. W. C. Borniar was fined $5 for allowing-a-dog-to be at large without a muzzle. Mr. St Amory, 2, Stewart Terrace, was also fined 85 for a similar.
A Chinese woman residing at 120, Holly- the States themselves authority wood Road, has reported to the police that analogous to that which each State exer- some person stole from her house cises over its individual citizens, no
a basket containing alothing to the value power which can restrain their rivalry of 814, a gold finger ring value $10, and within the bounds of justice, or can use 810 in money, it with conscious purpose to promote the
Another foki has belied the coußdenes
Art. 1. The Government issue this Loin for the purpose of adjusting the old debt und
highest interests of mankind.” It may which was repoed in him. A stallholder MIGHT AND RIGHT. increasing the funds of the National Trea-
bo asked, however, how was obtained the in the Central Marke bas raported to sury. The authorised amount of this Loan i
million
recent issue of the Nineteenth authority which cach State exercises over the police that he sent bis Faki to pay shall be twenty-four (824,000,000.00).
Century, Mr. W. H. MALLOCK, the well- its citizens Was it voluntarily conceded a bill of 8200, incurred at a poulterer's Art. 2 The rate of interest of this Loani shall be Six per Cent. per Annum (8%).
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. known writer, discusses in a philosophic by the citizens once for all? Or has it
The bill has not been paid, and shop. Art. 3 The interest of this Lonn shall be
spirit General VON BERNHANDI's social hot been rather the gradual growth of the foki cannot now be found TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
an agreement among the citizens them- and the 12th day of October of each year."
At the Magistracy yesterday, throq Art. 4. During the first two years follow YEARLY MEETING of the Society will be famous book. To deal adequately with selves as to what is right and what is ing the date of issue of this loan, only the held at its Head Office, No. 2, Queen's Baildings, all the propositions of the German wrong Through constant experiment, Chinese corstables, along with two other interest thereon shall be paid: commencing Hongkong, on FRIDAY, 1h4 23rd April, 1915, from the third year, the amount of redempat Ncon, for the purpose of receiving the General, even as summarised by Mr. trial, enactment and elimination & code Chinese, were remanded on a charge of assaulting a Chinese woman. Inspector the schedule of payment to be hereto attach- Biatements of Account to 31st December, 1014, but there is one of some importance is taken up with the details of the about the ease. The men were charged tion to be made each yearin accordance with Report of the Directors together with the MALLOGE, would take too much space, of laws is formed. Much of our history Courlay said he did not know anything ed, shall be effected by the drawing of bonds and of drearing Dividends, da and the entire amount of this Loan shall bo
which threatens to swallow--perhaps has struggle for the cancellation of bad laws with assault on several different dates on redeemed in the eighth year. The above
already swallowed-all the rest. "We and the enactment af good ones. The the same summons. mentioned drawing of bends shall take place at Peking, on the 15th day of February of each year.
Art. 6. The Ministry of Finance shall rise the full amount of one million four hundred and forty thousand dollars (81,440,000) which is the amount of interest on thit Loan for one year, and shall hand it over to the Inspector-General of Customs to be deposit and the Bank of Communicaticas, to be por ed by him in his name in the Bank of China as a guaranty for manently deposited the interest. Besides
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 13th April to the 23rd April, both days inclasire, By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE, Secretary, Hongkong, 9th April, 1915.
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CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.
allude to the doctrine “ Might is Right"| whole evolution of the State is thus in Mr. MALLOCK, who disdains all senti- the direction of moral progress, the
The U. Daily News of Wednesday- Last says:-For the benefit of those who nentalism and prides himself on his Stato, of course, being the individual have been trying to work up scares about commonsense views, thinks with vow citizens themselves. Here it may e Tsinanfu, the last day or two has wit- BERNHARDI that throughout a large region observed that yox BERNHARD deceives nessed a demand for yarn and piecegoods of human affairs Might does make Right himself with words. He uses the wor from that city, which, though not enar. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. and goes so far as to state that to ignore State in one clause to express country,"
movs, is a complete tovelty as compared TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thathe this fact is to indulge in mischiefous and and in another to express the individual with several weeks past. N FORTY-NINTH ORDINARY idle dreams, such sa Socialists and citizens inhabiting a country. Correct bester proof of the absolute falsity of montb-a-sum of hundrate every YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be Radicals are prone to. Yet at the same ing his statement, accordingly it should rumours of disturbanoo.
of Finance shall sum, the Ministry
and twenty thousand dollars ($120,000) and shall hand it over to the Inspector General of Customs to be by him deposited in Loan Service Ac and that the Price of Servants Panch Ticke's counts in the above two banks for the pay
ment of interest on due dates. available for 20 Bites will be $1.20.
Season Tickets expiring in April es be Art 6. Beginning from the third year extended to April 30th, on same terms pro rule the funds for the repayment of principal of as now in force, but no three-monthly Season this Loan shall be appropriated and deposit Tickets and no Annual. Tickets will be issueded in the same manner as stated in Article 5. in April.
Notics is further given that on and after lat Jay next, daily return. Tickets and Annual Tickets will be abolished.
By Order of the Directors,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers.
Hongkong, 1st April, 1915.
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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,
NOTICE,
THE HALF-YEARLY MEETING -* the i The Club will be held on SATUTE, the 24th April, 1015, at 12.30 P.M., at the
เล
of the HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB, ON LOG- Floor of the HONGKONG CLUB ANNEXE, Car Road.
By Order,
T. F. HOUGH, ・・
Clerk of the Course. 1483 Hongkong, 10h April, 1015.
Art. 7. This entire Loan is secured, in respect to the repayments of principal and payments of interest by the unconditional guarantee of the Chinese Government and by a first charge on the unpledged revenues of the Native Customs of the Republic, speci fied below, and the Revenue from Likin of the whole Province of Shansi.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 13th April to the 23rd April, both days Inclusive,
By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
Boerstary. Hongkong, 9th April, 1915.
[$85
HOLKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.
There a no
held at its Head Office, No. 2, Queen's Buildings, Heppkosg, on FRIDAY, the Bird April, 1816, time he holds that the doctrine of mere read : There is no impartial power
12.10 P.M. for the purpose of receiving the
The Prize Court will sit to day ́ ́ in Report of the Directors together with the Might as the arbiter of Right is which can exercise over the different Statements of Account to 31st December, 1914, monstrous, although it is idle te prattle countries an authority analogous to that connection with the capture of the and of declaring Dividends, &c.
about Right if there is no Might to de-which the citizens of each country exercise 8.8. Paklat. At the previous bearing It is not our purpose to over themselves. It would take too long several months ago, it was put forward fend it. endeavour to reconcile these opinions of to inquire why the citizen of each on behalf of the claimante for the vessel Mr. MALLOCK; they appear to us irrecon country exercise this authority over that she was a charity ship engaged in cilable, but it may be of interest to dis-themselves, but briefly it may be described taking refugees away from Tsingtao, cuss how far the doctrine of Might is
as a part of the struggle for existence, and the bearing was adjourbed to allow Right, rests on a sound basis. Perhaps the beginning of the final or ethical stage the claimants to produce evidence to this This evidence will be given at effect. the reason why the doctrine is of the struggle. It would be absurd to
to-day's hearing. THE SHARE CERTIFICATES Nos. repugnant to many is that the definition suppose that the growth of this moral
2410/2411 for 10 and 25 Shares given to Might is mere physical force, or use should be limited to dealings The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice respectively, numbered 12739/12748 and 35869/25895 inclusive, standing in the register that sort of cunning which enables between citizens of the same country, Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs in the joint names of GEORGE ANDIEW deficiency or lack of physical force to be that the moral principles which animate to acknowledge with thanks the following HASTINGS and JOHN BABHAY CARSLAKE,
AKE made good. The man who has only a man in dealing with his fellow-country-donations to the funds of the Hospitals:- Solicitors, Liverpool and Birmingham, been LOST or DESTROYED, NOTICE suficient physical strength to pull the man should be abandoned when he con- IS HEREBY GIVEN that unless the said trigger of a rifle may, in this sense, have fronts one of another country. If this Certificates be produced at the Office of there might than a modera Hencoise, but were the care all international dealings Company, Queen's Buildings, Victoria, Hong- 360,000 kong before the 24th April, 1916, New all would hesitate to say that the extire would be impossible, and we should revert
Certificates for the said Shares will be issued and the Old Certificates will thereafter be heldtion of the latter and the survival of the to the primitive practice of piracy and 232,000 by the Company s Mall and Void,
former make for righteousness If the robbery. The growth of international GEO. A. CALDWELL,
doctrine is to be accepted we must seek is commerce is one of the most significant Secretary. $30,0001 Hongkong, 25th March, 1915.
give Might a much larger significance, I signs of the process of moral evolution.
The amount of the above-mentioned re- venues is as follows:
(a) The Yang Yiu Native Con
toms of Kiang Su, yearly receipts (b) The Native Customs.
Chu-chi, Amoy, Min-gn, Hung Tang, Chung An, Pu Cheng, Koang Teo, Shang Hang and Peilin, yearly. receipts
(e) The Native Customs In Wenchow, Hean Chow; total annual receipts (a) The Native Customs in Ilai Nan and Swntow; tatal annual receipts....
-$470,000
having
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Hon. Br. Lau Chu Pik
Ho Tungg Tak Shing Hong Ku Ping Nam Wong Kam Foot Chung Joy Taun In War Cho tới Ip. Li Kong U Hoi Chan
Chan Cheuk Hing.
8100
100
50
50
50
50
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25