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ZEW ADVERTISEMENTS INTIMATIONS
AMERICAN AND MANCHURIAN, LINE-
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM NEW YORK AND COLOMBO
THE Stanmably
"KIOTO,"
Captain JA. Bwith, baving arrived from the Above Ports, Consignees of Cargo bereby informed that their Goods are being ianded at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, and stared a Consigneos risk and expense.
All brcken, chafed, and damaged Goode a to"
be left in the Godowns, where they will be - exemined
De FRIDAY, 24th Rt 10 A.M.
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on
All Claims must be presented within FIFTEEN Days of the Steamer's arrival here, after which date they cancel be récognized..
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Gadows, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 24th Dec. will be sabjeet
to rent.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersignedby
JHEWAN, TOMÉS & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 1 th December, 1915.
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FOR SALE:
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TON salter" ERIN.", excellent condition, recently re-ringad. Owner leaving Colony. Reasonable price for immediate sale,
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Hongkong, 18th December, 1915,
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Naval Yard. [1300
COMPRADORE for at IMPORT and EXPORT Firm of long standing Security required. Apply fo
"COMPRADORE." Care of Mr. J. H. GARDINED, Solicitor, Hongkong. Hongkong, 18th December, 1915. [2200
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FIRM doing IMPORT and EXPORT A Trade in Hongkong and Canton desires to have an Active or Sleeping Partner to increase business. Good opportunity for investing money. Apply a regarde conditions tom?
"PARTNER
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references and application in own hand writing, stating age and salary required.
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[1278 Bong kong, 14th Denember, 1915.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS SA
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THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO.
LIMITED..
HAREHOLDERS are reminded that SA EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Registered Office of the Company, No. 3. Queen's Road Cantrel Victoria, Hongkong, TO-DAY (SATURDAY), 18th day of December, 1915, at 120'clock Noos, when the Subjoined Resolution which was passed at the Extraordinary General Mesting of the Company wild on the 3rd day of December, 1915, will be submitted for cozfirma tion as a Special Resolution.
That the Articles et Association of the Compeny be altered in muner following
(g) Article 19 shall be cancelled,
(b) In Article 50 in live of the words
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CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GEN- ERAL MEETING of the
CHINA A TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held at the Head Uflies of the Company, No. & Queens, Buildings, loe House Street, Victoring in the Colony of Hongkong, on MON- DAY, the 20th day of December, 1815, at 11.15 o'clock in the forenoon, when the subjoined Rosolutions which were passed as Extraordinary Resolutions at the Goneral Meeting of the Extraordinary
JEDAY, DECEMBRE 18TH, 1015.
INTIMATION
Lieut. Col. John Going, South Wales judging from a question that was asked in Parlament recently. All Borderers, promoted to that rank pro tem, such devices serve but to defeat their served with the Borderers in the opera object, if that object be victory. On the tions in North China last year, other hand, the knowledge that we ar facing a brave and well organised enemy: Brigadier-General W, S.
Delamain
S. WATSON of great strength and resource should CB., D.8.0., Indian Army, who is pro-
& CO., LTD.
said Company hold on the 4th day of CONFECTIONERY.
December, 1916, will be submitted for confirmation as Special Resolutions
Twenty-one clear days notice there shall be substituted the words "Ten days notice at least of every Meeting." (e) The following Article shall be substituted“
for Article 63, namely,
"Except in otherwisa · pr.vided by "these Articles no business shall be transacted at any Meeting nalees there shall be paisonally present at "the commencement of the business "Tea or
more Shareholders," (0) Article 64 shall be altered by striking ont all words after the words "apen a poll every shareholder” and by sdaing siter such words "present in person or by proxy shall have ono vote for every share held by tim."
Dated the 6th day of December, 1915.
By Order of the Board,
C. PEMBERTON,
Secretary,
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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF:
CANTON, LIMITED.
NOTICE
16. HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GEN- ERAL MEETING of THE UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED, will be held at the Bend Ulice of the Society, No. 2, Queen's Buildings, Ice House Street, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, on MON- DAY, tho 20th day of December, 1915, 11 o'clock in the forenoon, when the subjoined Resolutions which were passed as Extraordinary Resolutions at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the suid Society held on the 4th day of December, 1915, will be submitted for
unfirmation as Special Resolutions
at
be increased to 84,000,000 (Four Mil- (1.) That the Capital of the Society lion Dollars) by the creation of 3,600 "(Three Thousand Six Hundred) Addi-
ཚ་
tional Ordinary Shares of 8250 (Two "Hundred and Fifty Dollars) esch ** (whereof $100 (One Hundred Dollars) “' shail, be oredited as paid up) ranking for Dividend, and in all other respects “pari passu. with the Existing Ordinary Shares of the Society and that the said Additional Shares, so far as shall be necessary for the purpose, be issued to those Shareholders of the CHINA "FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED, who hate accepted or shall "accept the Society's offer made to them "on the 4th day of August, 1915, such "issue being in accordance with the terms of a contract or memorandum in writing made or to be made pursuant “to the aid offer and to be filed with the Registrar of Companies: and that the halatice (if any) of the said Addi- “tional Shares be disposed of by the "Society's. Board of Directors in such "manner se such Board shall think most "beneficial to the Society," -
(2) That Article No. 9 of the “Sceiety's Articles of Association which * now reads:
"The Society shall have a first and paramount lien upon all the Shares of any. Shareholder for all monies due to the Society oither from him alone or jointly with any other person and where a Share is held by more persone than one the Society shall have a lien thereon in of all monies so due to it all or any of the holders thereof. be eliminated in its entirety and that
(1.)-- That articio No. 9 of the Com pany's Articles of Association which "Bowronda :---
stimulate us to greater efforts. The Germoted to major-general for distinguished raan has proved himself a foeman worthy service in the field, took part in the China of our steel, and his defeat will bring all Expedition. the more honour to the conqueror, But while acknowledging his brutery we do not think that his successes in the field ar to be attributed to this cause. They are in large measure due to the almost per fect organisation of the war machine, in all its branches, whether it be in the train ́ing of the men, in their equipment, in the
The Company shall have a drst and Selections of the Purest and Finest supply of munitions, or in transport.
paramount lien upon all the Shares
1
of any Sharoholder for all monies
due to the Company either from
him alone or jointly with any other Quality Imported from the Leading organisation.
person, and where a Share is held
by mure persons than one the Com-
pany shall have a lien thereon in LONDON .AND NEW respect of all monies so due to it
from all or any of the holders
thereof.
*
be eliminated in its entirety, and that ia licu thereof the following new Article be inserted as Article No. 9- (9.) The Company shall have a first and paramount lies upon all the Share Registered in the name of
HOUSES.
exel Hhareholder (whether solely or CADBURY'S jointly with others) and apon the proceeds of sale thereof, for his debts, liabilities and engagements, and solely or jointly with any other person, to or with the Company, whether the period for the payment, Fulfilment or discharge chereof
shall have actually arrived or not, and no equitable interest in any Share shall be created except upon the footing and condition that Clause 33a hereof is to have full effect. And auch lien shall extend
CHOCOLATES
in Fancy Boxes.
An old Hongkong resident has passed away in the person of Mr. Nicholas J. Ede. Ho died at his residence at Nettoy Abbey, Hants, at the ripe age of near!» eighty years.
The engagement is announced of Mr: George Sinclair Moss, of H.B.M. Consular Service in China, and Gladys Lucy, only daughter of Mr. G. A. Moore, of Engsyne, Spital, Cheshire,
At the Toys Bazaar in the R. C. Cath dral compound to-morrow (Sunday) after- noon, the proceedings will be enlivened both by the Orchestra Philarmonica, and the Baad of the Police Reserves, under Bandmaster Costa.
It is erroneously supposed that there is something distasteful, to the English mind This idea probably
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on stownways board the arises from the fact that organisation, has YORK become confused with militarism-s forced Standard Oil steamer Tacoma were sent organisation by the Government on milf to prison for six months by Mr. Hazeland tary lines. There are, however, directions yesterday. The steamer was about to in which organisation has arisen from leave for San-Francisco, privato inițiative with great success, oven. in England. "As examples, we may cit the organisations of the medical and legal professions, the trade unions and various associations of skilled workers. It is trus that there are occasions when the existencė of such organisations would seem- detri mental to the public weal, but it has to be remembered that abnormal conditions tend to throw every machine out of gear, and that the good attained is too frequent ly overshadowed by the existence of miner oils. Thus, in spite of the rigid spir of caste which it engenders, there can be no doubt that the organisation of the
the public, since it prevents it from being imposed upon by quacks. It may be quite true that the organisation presses severely on uncertified men of special ability whom one would hesitate to classify as quae
to all Dividends from time to time TOM SMITH'S AND declared in respect of such Share," Company's Articles of Association the (2) That after Article No. 33 of the
following new Article to inserted as "CALEY'S CRACKERS, medical profession is of great benefit to Article No. 33a --
(338) Save as herein otherwise pro
vided the Company shall be entitled to treat the Registered Holder of any State as the absolute owner thereof, and accordingly shall not except as ordered by a Court of competent jurisdiction, or as by Ordinance required, be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such Share on the part of any other person, Firm, Company or Corporation.*
Special Designs for Table
Decorations.
+
in view of their achievements, but
that should not blind us to the fact that
The following telegram from Jandon has been received by the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank: Treasury announce that unlimited issut Exchequer Bonds 6 per cent. 5 years at par, free of all taxes to Foreign residents.??.
His Majesty has granted to Captain the Hon. H. G. Brand, R.N., nathority to ear the Insignia of the Second Class of the Order of the Rising Bun, conferred on him by the Emperor of Japan in recogni- tion of valuable services rendered in ein- nection with the operations at Taingtao.
Few officers are better known on the
the organization has been of great China Station than Captain Raymond A. valus in mying the public from a large Nugent, R.N., who has just been reported
(1.) That the heading of Articles A.S. WATSON & CO.. number of charlatans In the trade
No. 94 to 99 (inclusive) of the Com- pany's Articles of Association read- ing: The Secretary' be altered co
the General Manager to read. and that in the last-mentioned Articles Nos. 94 to 99 inclusive) wherever the word Secretary appears such word the words General: be eliminated end that in lieu thereof Manager be **inserted."
(4.) That in the following Articles of the Company's Articles of Associa tion, viz-Articles Nos. 2, 7, 24, 25. 44, 45, 52, 54, 83, 93, 202, and 128 the word Secretary wherever it occurs be eliminated and that in lieu thereof. the words General Manager be “inserfed."
Dated this 4th day of December, 1915,
By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
Secretary.
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THE
NOTICE.
INSURANCE
CHINA FIRE
COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE CERTIFICATE No. 318. dated 25th
September, 1883, of Fifty Shares. Not 9311-9360 in this Company, standing in the name of MR. WEIA KWONG, of Hongkong has been LOST, and if at the expiration of One Month from the date hereof the above document be not forthcoming another Certi ficate will be issued by the Company and thereafter no other will be acknowledged...
Dated 13th November, 1015.
C. PEMBERTON, Secreta 1277
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT" CO., LIMITED.
LOST.
APPLICATION has been made to thie
or
LIMITED,
HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
MARRIAGES.
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CD'NER-EWART.-On November 12th, by special license, at Holy Trinity, Rasbourne, PATRICK WADE, Captain 9th Scottish Rifles, younger son of
anions the immediate benefits are not so obvious, except to the workers. In fast it would seem opposed to the public interest that any class of the community should be in a position to hold up the coun- try's supplies at a critical time, Abnormal circumstances, however, do not permit of normal judgment, the time to exercio
wounded. Captain Nugent, who is a son of the late Major-General, Nugent, Porta- ferry, Co. Down, served as first officer of H.M.S. Donaventure during the Boxe rebellion, 1000, and served another on- mission on the same Station.
The King has been pleased to give and grant unto Mr. Ernest Woodburn Trotter,
which is when the conditions obtain which Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bangko?, allow of the unions performing their pro His Majesty's Royal Licence and Authori- per functions. In those circumstances anty to wear the Insignia of the Thind Class WADE GARDNER, of the Hongkong association which ensures the payment of of the Order of the White Elephant which
and Shanghai Bank, and of Mrs, GARDNER, Eastbourne, to Madge, youngest datighter of fir. and Mrs. J. H. EWART, Eastney, Eastbourne.
DEATHS.
proper wage and reasonable hours of Labour works indirectly for the common. wel, which can never be served by under- payment or over-work in any branch of EDL-On November 18th, at Oakhurst," industry, The cheapness which comes of Netley Abber Hants, NATHANIEL badly paid workpeople, working long JOSEPH EDE, formerly of Hongkong, hours, is only an apparent cheapness; the in his 80th year!
HALL On November 14th, at Torquay, real price of the articles has to be paid for W. T. Haut, son of late Capt. 8. P. indirectly in poor-rates and in the life
HALL, of Hongkong. JAMESON-On December 11th, at Shang- blood of the nation. A good deal of the
hai, NELSON JAMERON
fiction arising from the trade and other JONES-On December 10th, at the associations in England is due to the in-
Victoria Nursing Home, Shanghai,
ROBERT KERFOOT JONES, Chief Ea gineer 8.8. Ningchow, aged 38 years WITHERBY On November 8th, at St. Leonards-on-Sea, MABEL C., daughter. of JOSIAH WITHERBY, of C.E.Z.M.S Missionary in China for 20 years.
LONDON Ornica: 181, FZ STREET, E.C.
The Baily Press.
HONGKONG, 8TH DECEMBER, 1915
VALUE OF ORGANISATION,
AUROPEAN requires employment in Office.in lieu thereof the following new
"Article be inserted as Article No. 9:
(9) The Society shall have a first and paramount lien upon all the Shares Registered in the name of each Shareholder (whether solely or jointly with others) and upon the proceeds of sale thereof, for his debt,
liabilities and engage ments, and solely or jointly with any other person, to or with the Society, whether the period for the payment, fulfilment, or discharge thereof shall have actually arrived or not, end ne équitable interest in any Bhare shall be created except * upon the footing and condition that Clause 4s hereof is to have full effect. And auch lien shall extend to all Dividends from time to time declared in respect of auch Shares. (3)-"That after Article, No. 34 of. the Society's Articles of Association the
Company to issue Duplicate Certificats "following new Article be inserted as of 50 Shares in this Company in the name of "Article No. 348-
MR. ARTHUR ROBERT DONNELLY (348.)-Save as herein otherwise pro- other Certificate or Certificates in lieu thereof vided the Society shall be entitled upon Statement that the Original Certificate to treat the Registered Helder of No. 9518--10 Shares numbered 934577/234826 NEVKE has the value of organisation, both any Bhare is the absolute owner dated 21st February, 1910, has been LOST or from the positive and negative sides, beep thereof, and accordingly shall not, DESTROYED; and NOTICE IS HEREBY except as ordered by a Court of GIVEN that if within 30 days from the date more fully demonstrated than in the pre competent jurisdiction, or as by hereof no claim or representation in respect sent war. To organisation is due what Ordinance required, be bound to of such Original Certificate is made to the recognise any equitable or other claim to or interest in such Shore Company, the undersigned will then proceed
to deal with such application for duplicata. fon the part of any other person, For the GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD., DEAN FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Firm, Company or Corporation."
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., UNIVERSITY HONGKONG.
(4.) That the heading of – Article,
General Managers. Hongkong, 15th December, 1915 [1283 "Nos. 195 to 100 - (inclusive) of the Hongkong, 14th December, 1915.
[1276 "Society's Articles of Association read- ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB "ing the Secretary' be altered so s
#te read the General Managers and OMPETITIONS will be held over the "that the last-mentioned Articles FANLING Course on MONDAY, 27th (Nos. 35 to 100 inclusive) wherever the "word Becretary appears such word December, as follows:-
MORNING-18 Holes Bogey. Competition" be eliminated and that in lion thereof General Manager ba under Handicap. Entrance fee 81.02 AFTERNOON: Mixed Foursomes Com- petition 18-holes Medal play under Handicap Competitors must choose
and opponents,
Can of "Daily Press" Office. Hongkong, 10th November, 1915. [1164
UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.
DEMONSTRATOR IN ENGINEERING, THE Services of a DEMONSTRATOR in ENGINEERING in the UNIVERSITY or HONGKONG are required. Preference will be given to a graduate in Engineering. For further particulars apply to the
the
"inserted."
which
decoration has been conferred upon him by his Majesty the King of Siam in recogni tion of valuable services rendered by him.
H. L. O. Larsen was fined $5 by Mr.
orderly manner in the charge-room at the Wood yesterday for behaving in a din.
Central Police Station. Evidence showed":
that defendong came to the station with a ricsha coolie, who complained that prisoner had no paid him, Defendant paid the fare with evident reluctance, but when askod to leave the charge-roon he beenno abusive.
The King has been pleased to give and grant untó Major (temporary Lieut. Col.)
At the Magistracy yesterday, before Mr. J. R. Wood, six well-dressed Chinese were charged with keeping a Club without the same being registered:. The men ware arrested at No. 24, Connaught Road. The
of organisation, completeness occasions a lack of balance. The associn- tions, not finding any sufficiently acti opposing force, are apt to become overbear- ng and to make demands which outstop the HONGKONG Orion: 10, DAS VERUR ROAD, CA bounds of reason. An example of this 8 Claude Douglas Hamilton Moore, D.8.0, furnished by the present attitude of the His Majesty's Royal Licence and Authori- shipping companies in regard to freighty to wear the Insignia of the Fifth Clays rates, Having en association, the ship-o the Order of the Rising Sun, which de ping companies can work together to racoration has been conferred upon him by the freights to as high a level se thes
his Majesty the Emperor of Japan in please without fear of any attempt at recognition of valuable services rendere1 cutting." while the shippers, not being by him in connection with the operations
at Tringleo. organised, have no choice but to grin and bear it. If the shippers were as well- organised as the shipping companies sucz a condition of things could not exist.
Such private organisations are, of course, different from the vast Stale ever measure of success has attended organisation of Germany on military lines, German arms, and to lack of organisation but in the end they would be as effective is attributable the chief difficulties of oven in emergencies. In a time of crisis. the Allies. Germany has for years if a national organisation were bech organising her country on a military it could be immediately found by the brais, and so perfect was the organisation elected representatives of the privato that the military machine, once set in organisations, who would be in a position motion, worked with marvellous smooth to give information as to the strength and ness, though it did not succeed in accom capabilities of their organisations that plishing what it sot out to do. Neverthewould be of great servics in enabling the less, it would be showing wilful blindness to refuse to the Germans eredit for whs they have accomplished. At the begin ning of the war there was a tendency to decry the morale of the German troops, in the face of repeated testimony from th front as to the bravery of the enemy, and an attempt to give the Germans credit for courage does not [1292 meet with the approval of the censore,
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.
ORGAN
(5.) That in the following Articles "of the Society's Articles of Association, "Viz-Articles Nos. 8, 7, 25, 30, 46, 47,|||| their own partner the board in the "53, 55, 84, 94: 103, and 129 the word
Entries can be Club Houses at HAPPY VALLEY and FANLING and in the HONGKONG CLUB, or may be sent in writing to the Undersigned, care of Messrs. BEADLEY Co.. LTD.
Entrance fee $200 per couple
T. W. HILL Acting Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 15th December, 1915. [1285
Secretary
wherever it occurs be eliminated and that in lien thereof the
General "words
Manager "inserted."
Dated this 4th day of December, 1918.
By Order of the Board,
O. MONTAGUE EDE,
Secretary,
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RECITAL. MONDAY, DEC. 20TH,
WAT 5.30 PM.
Vocalist: Ma, G. PITZIPIOS,
Hongkong, 18th December, 1815.
even now
necessary.
collective energy to be wisely directed. A State organisation such as obtains in Ger ma may work well when the problem, to be solved is a simple one and the energies can be directed by a few experts, as in the conduct of a war. But in more compl ented casos, such as in the carrying on of trade and industry, it provas rather a hindrance than otherwise. One of the standing grievances of German merchants in the past was the constant Government interference in matters on which it was not fully informed
to
ecretary for Chinese Affairs (Hon. M E. R. Hallifax said he was not prepared › go on. There were something like 200 documente seized, and they would havə to be translated, which would take some time. The case was remanded,
Mr. A. C. Burn, who is well-known in Shanghai Manchuria, end Hankay,- having boon for some years with Messrs. Samuel & Co., has just returned to th
Far East after about two years, absence in England. He will shortly go to Han- how, where be will be in charge of the new offices of Representations for Britia Manufacturers, Ltd., which will be open- ed after the New Year, It is said that: after the Hankow offices are opened stena will be taken to open at Canton also,