NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HONGKONG JOCKEY OLUB. MEMBERS are minded that Entries
FOFCOMING RACES close TO-DAY (SATURDAY), 22nd instant,
It is requested that all Entries may be sent to the Undersigned at the JOCKSY CLUB OFFICE before 4 P.M
By Order,
T. F. HOUGH, Clerk of the Course, HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. Hongkong, 21st January, 1918. :[193
MARINE MOTOR WANTED IN OUTPORT
GOOD SECOND-HAND ENGINE Suitable for installation in Sampan, proferably 7-10 Hp, 2 cyl 4 stroke, tixed propeller.
Reply to---
"V.B." Care of "Daily Press" Offoe, Hongkong, 22nd January, 1916.
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VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.-
BOXING
received an
SUBJECT to ATEUR BOXING COMPETITION opon to Hongkong will be held in the Gymnasium of the VRC. on FRIDAY, February 20th.
CONDITIONS:
(a) 3 two minute rounds and if undecided
an extra round of one minute.
(b) In 3 weights: 118 lbs, 122 lbs, and 146
lbs.
(c) Competitors weigh in at V.R.C. on
night of February 24th,
Entries stating weight to be addressed to I. DEAKIN. Ea are of VR C., before February 16th. No Entrance Fue.
Nu Competition if less than 18 entries. The Committeo reserve the right to refuse entries.
Hongkong, 22nd January, 1919.
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SCOTTISH UNION AND NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. OF EDINBURGH AND LONDON.
Invested Funds Annual Incom
4. £10,000,000. £1,800,000
TAVING been Appointed AGENTS for bees Hongkong aud Macao we are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against Fire at Current Rates
J. M. ALVES & Co. Hongkong, 18th January, 1016. [190
SOCIETE DES PULPES ET PAPETERIES DU TONKİN,
(TONKIN PULP AND PAPER COMPANY), CAPITAL: 8760,000.
Head Ofico: 21, rue Jules Ferry,Haiphong. ISECOND NOTICE. T THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS hereby notify that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the SHARE HOLDERS of the above Company will be hold at their Head Office, 21, rue Jules Ferry, Haiphong, on SATURDAY, 5th of February, 4.4 P.M. when the following Resolutions will be submitted:
1. Winding up of the Company.
2: Nomination of Liquidators, with special powers for disposing of the assets, in movable and immovable property, to any New Concern at such terms and conditions which will be deemed advisable by the Meeting. For the Board of Directors,
CIM DÁNDOLO,
Haiphong, 29th December, 1916.
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PUBLIC COMPANIES
THE HONGKONG DAILY FEESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 1916,
THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the TWENTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & Company, LIMITED, ON TUESDAY, 1st February, 1910 at 11.30 AM, for the purpose of receiving the Report of Directors together with a a Statamant of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1010.
The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Com pany will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, the 20th January, to TUESDAY, 1st February, 1816 (both days inclusive), during which period na Transfer of Shares oan be Registerod
By Onder of the Board of Directors,
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE, HonaxoNG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY C.,
Acting Secretary to the
LIMITED,
General Agents for the WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LIMITED, Hongkong, 13th January, 1916.
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THE HONGKONG CENTRAL; ESTATE, LIMITED.
NOT
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be SECOND ORDINARY MEETING of held at the Offices of Messrs, JARDINE, DAY, 1st February, 1016, at 11.45 4. for MATHESON & COMPANY, LIMITED, on TUES the purpas of receiving the Report of the year ending 31st December, 1915.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com 20th January, to TUESDAY, 1st February, pany will be CLOSED from THURSDAY,
period no Transfer of Shares can be 1916 (both days inclusive) during which Registered.
By Order of tlio Board of Directors, THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE,
LAT
MOWBRAY'S. NORTHCOTE, Acting Scerotary to
The GENERAL MANAGERS. Hongkong, 13th January, 1916. [176
F
HOUSES TO LET
TO LET
AURNISHED HOUSE, Seven Living
Rooms, eto, with Garden, Apply
SECRETARY,
CHURCH MISSIONARY SOOLETY, 90, Bonham Road. Hongkong, 19th January, 1916.
TO LET.
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TWO HOUSES in "STONEHENGE," and romodelled
No. 5, Hobinson Road. Newly done up
INTIMATION
WATSON'S
E
Some doubt was cast upon the sincerity of this utterance by the Italian Fress whon the report of an unconditional surrender was circulated a day or two back, but the news received since shows that the Mon- tenegrins, though in sore straits, prefer the sherfices of war to an ignoble peace. It is to be hoped that their dauntless courago will not go unrowarded, nod that the Entente Powers may be able to go to their aid before it is tea lato. The task is ad mittedly one of considerable difficulty. Owing to the impossibility of transporting
Esch House contains downstair Two Good THE PREMIER SCOTCH | food, to say nothing of war materini, into Rooms and upstairs Three Bedrooms, each with Bathroom.
Onthouses and Grass Tennis Con1. Shortly available for occupation.* Apply to
DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD. Hongkong, 2nd December, 1918.
[119
OF THE FAR EAST FOR 25 YEARS.
TO LET.
OFFICES In Queen's Building,
Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND INVËSİ IMENT & AGENCY Co., L20. Hangkong, 8th December, 1915. [106
NO.1
TO LET.
TO. 11, GAGE STREET, from 1st January,
1918. Apply to--
J. VINCENT BRAGA, Toyo Kisen Kaisha. Hongkong, 18th November, 1915, [100
TO LET.
09. 9 and 10, MOUNTAIN VIEW,
PAK Apply to
M. J. D. STEPHENS. Hoogkong, 19th November, 1915, (07
TO LET
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-HE KENNELS," 188, Magazine Gap,
MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
NOTWENTY RIGHTH ORDINARY
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD., on TUESDAY, 1st February, 1916, at Noox, for
the purpose of receiving the Iteport of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December,
1918
can
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com pany will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, 90th January, to TUESDAY, 1st February, 19.8 (both days inclusive), during which Registered. period no Transfer of Shares
be By Order of the Board of Directora
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,
Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 12th January, 1918,
[177
THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA- TION COMPANY, LIMITED, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will FIFTEENTH ORDINARY MEETING be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD on TUESDAY, 1st February, 1918, at 12.15 r., for the purpose
of
receiving the Report of the Directors. thewear ending 31st December. 1915. together with Statement of Accounts for
REGISTER of SHARES of the Com- puny 20th January, to TUESDAY, 1st February
will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, 1818(both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be
Registered By Order of the Board of Directora
E. BRUCE SHEPHERD, Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 18th January, 1916.
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THE HONGKONG TRAMWAYS CO., HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
I
LIMITED.
NOTICE.
HEREBY GIVE NOTICE in accordance with Section 7 of the Train way Ordinance 10 of 1902 of my intention to apply to the Governor-in-Council for power to constract an additional CROSSOVER TRACK between the two existing TRACKS in YEE WO STREET at its junction with CAROLINE STREET and opposite Inland Lot 1090,
J. J. STODART KENNEDY,
General Manager, s HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD. Hongkong, 17th January, 1018. [193
NOTICE
NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asistig or Indian A desiring to leave the Colony should apply
to writing for permission to do so to the Captain SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, at least
CO., LTD.
HARE CERTIFICATE NO. 5122, dated 18th July, 1904, of One Hundred Shures: numbered 85001 to 85100 inclusive fully paid- up, standing in the Register in the name of M. ANTONIO JOAQUIM BASTO, OF Macao, having been LOST or DESTROYED Notice is hereby given that unless the said certificate be produced at the Offices of the Company, Alexandra Buildings, Des Voeux Road, Central,
1916, New Certificate
8th day of Febrgkong, on or before the
for the said Shares will be issued and the old Certificate will thereafter be held by the Company as null and void.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers, Hongkong, 7th Jannary, 1916, -T150-
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
LOST.
THE
E SHARE CERTIFICATE No. 4209 4925 inclusive, standing in the Register in the for Twenty-five Shares numbered 4001 to
name of FRANK BARRINGTON DEACON, having been LOST, Notice is hereby given that unless the said Certificate be produced
giving name, nationality, age, sax, haigh the Central, Victoria, Hongkong, one before 48 hours before the intended hour of depart the Office of the Company, 5, Queen's Bend
applicant, and stating
Occupation of. the name of the steamer or other vessel or the hour the Third day of February, 1916, a New of the tralo by which the applicant wishes to Certificate for the said Shares will be issued leave. Applicants should apply in person for and the old Certificate will thereafter be held their passes at the CENTRAL POLICE STATION by the Company as null and void, between the hours of 9 a. to i P.M. No
P.x. to & P.M. daily. Hongkong, 10th July, 1815.
FOR SALE.
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NE 10 BHP. HORNSBY ACKROYD OIL ENGINE complete with and coupled direct to one 6 K.W. Continuous Current Shant Wound Dyname of 50/70 volta with shunt regalator.
Atso
ONE SWITCHBOARD-for ACCUMULATORS, DYNAMO, &o, complete with instruments for 100 Ampa
For further particulars apply to--
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, 16th September, 1915, [04
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,
Acting Secretary Hongkong, 3rd January, 1916
ON SALE.
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▲ TABLE OF THE BATES OF EXCHANGE AT BOMBAY For Demand Drafts on London on the day of or preceding the departure of the English Mails; also Table of the Yearly Approximate Average: for 36 yearS, FROM 1874 TO 1903. PRICE
$2 CASH,
On Sale at the DAILY PRESE Office Local Booksellers.
Apply
Thoroughly renovated and repaired." THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST« MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD, Hongkong, 10th November, 1916,
[95
TO LET.
R containing 6 Rooms, 3 Bath Roums, Servants Quariam, &c. Vacant Ist November.
Apply
DAVENSHILL EAST, Park Bond,
DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON & HARSTON. Hongkong, 19th October, 1915. [00
TO LET. LENSHIEL" No. 141. Plantation
WATSONS Search whisky
VERY OLDUQUN
KEENOCK SOLANG RITABLE AND
POPULARITY
MAINTAINED
BY ITS
EXOBLLENT QUALITY Nor BY EXPENSIVE WORLD-WIDE ADVERTISING.
A. 8. WATSON "God, Pook, from 1st November, 1916
Apply
& CO., LTD. LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Hongkong, 18th October, 1915.
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, HONGKONG.
TO LET
in Kaatsford
69
Torreon,
HOUSE A
Kowloon Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY CO, LTD, Hongkong, 24th October, 1916, [37
TO LET FFICER in Br. GEORGE's BUILDING, immediate possession.
Second Floor, Overlooking: Harbour, Apply lo→→
SHEWAN, TOMES & C Hongkong, 3rd December, 1014..
TO LET.
OFFICES at 2, Connaught Bond.
OFFICES in King's Buildlegs. OFFICES in De Var Road Central.
HOUSES in CLIFTON GARDENS,
Conduit Road.
NEW HOUSES in Broadwood Terrace HOUSES M the Fenk.
$18 HONGKONG OPZON: 10, Des Youx Road, G. Loxton Orion: 181, FLARE SEE.O.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG IND JA VARY 1916
'An amateur boxing competition open to Hongkong will be hold in the Gymnasium of the Victoria Recreation Club -on February 28th, if sufficient entries aro received. Details will be found in our advertisement columns.
"Half the people who ride bicycles in this Colony ought not to be allowed to " suid Mr. Hazeland, in ordering a Chinese who had knocked down a little girl pontation, or go to prison for 14 days. through reckless riding, to pay $5 com-
Mr. H. Spakler, Consul-General for Hol the interior the Armies could not be re-land, leaves the Straits Settlements, in victualled, and Signor BARZILAR, the which ho has been stationed for 19 years, Italian Minister, has explained that for New York early in February. Ho.. to save Mount Lovcher, which would changes places with the present Consul in háve mcant saving Montenegro, be tho American city, Mr. van de Saude tween 200,000 and 300,000 troops would Baekhuizen, LL.D. have been needed, while, in
quence of the lack of trunsport facilities, the effort would have been six times
Lord Ellenborough, Commander R.N., who died on December 9th at his Surrey
Six men, four armed with revolvers,
"
as great as that involved in conveying the residence, Windlesham Court, was a mid- same force in home territory, Some shipman in the Highflyer on the China incans; however, my be devised of with-station from 1851 to 1860, and took part in drawing the Armies to safety, even if the blockade of the Canton River and in Montenegro itself has to be abandoned. other operations, receiving the Ching When discussing the rumoured enpitala- Medal, with the Cantor clasp. tion a day or so ago the Italian Press de- clared that the Austrians would meet with a very different resistance in Seutari and attacked a salt-fish dealer's shop at 133, Albania, and if this be the fact the Mon and articles to the value of $400. The Des Voeux Road West, stealing money tengrins are not far removed from the protection of their Allies. Inasmuch as into a room, where one of the robbery stori shopkeeper and four fo' is were driven it has not been found possible, cwing to guard over them. None of them was s lack of roads, to bring up guas of sufficient saulted, and no alarm was raised by the enlibre to Mount Lovchen to menace the inmates. Austrian fleet in the harbour of Cattaro, which is within sight, the occupation
In the course of a public lecture in of the country would not, confer any mili- Berlin on "Our Future in China," Dr. tary advantage upon Austria now that Linde, general secretary of the German the adjacent territory in Serbia is held Chinese League," said that German busi- by the enemy, on the contrary, it would pes men must look to China as the market coustitute a source of weakness by diffus wherein to seek compensation " for the ing her forces over a wider aron. At the trade they have permanently lost in "other same time, the moral effect of one more markets. "Kino-chow having pussed from apparent enemy success upon other their grasp, it is instructive to read of the pations, who may be hesitating as to the speaker's assurance that the Germans side upon which they should range them- "cherish no territorial designs on the selves, canant be altogether disregarded, Chinese. China for the Germans in and for this reason, if for no other, it is nothing but the request of the Open satisfactory to know that Montenegro has Door," "
Her ultimate fate, like the fate of Serbia and
The Hon. Mr. E. G. Broadrick, Resid Belgium, will be decided not by local ont of Selangor, opened a reading-room incidents, but by the final result of the and library, which has been built for the great campaign, in which, Mr. LLOYD use of the Government subordinate ser- GEORGE points out, the Allies will soon be vice at Kuala Lumpur, on New Year's facing the army under conditions of com Day. The new building consists of one plete equality as regarde munitions and floor and a verandah and contains about with the numerical advantage for the 400 books. The Resident mentioned that, first time on their side.
in 1914, the fines fund having reached auch proportions, the Government approached A mail for Europe giá Siberia closes in connection with what would be the bent certain members of the subordinate service today at 5 pm,
not yet hauled down her flag.
Entries for the forthcoming Race Meet ing must be sent in to the Hongkong Jockey Club Ofice befors 4 o'clock this afternoon.
MONTENEGRO AND THE WAR. ALTHOUGH it is now officially announced that the peace terms offered by Austria have boon rojected by Montenegro and vised the Tonkin papers that the lives and The Governor-General of Indo-China ad- that hostilities have been resumed, it
Frenchmen, would be scrupulously respect property of Europeans, particularly of ed in the rising in Southern China,
would be unsafe on that account to build any hopes on the continued resistance of the little kingdom unless the Allies are in position to lend active support without
The directors of the British India
CANTON
delay. It is, indeed, surprising, when we Steam Navigation Company report for the Nos. 1-2 and 2, WEST END TERRACE remember the size and situation of Hon. Fear ended September 30th an availablo
No 1, MORETON TERRACE, Causeway GODOWN, Wanobias.
Bay,
Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD. Hongkong, 4th November, 1915,
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use to which the money could be put. These members had suggested the present lib- rory, which was specially of benefit to the junior members of the service who had so- cording to the various sebemes, to pass
Literary Society in connection with the career. He suggested the formation of a examinations during the course of their
the undertaking every success. Reading Rooni and concluded by wishing
ANOTHER SUICIDE AT HONGKONG HOTEL.
RUBBER PLANTER HANGS HIMSELF.
tenegro, that it has been able to hold out balance (including the amount brought for so long. Its extreme length is only 100 ward) of £116,390. The directors propose miles and its greatest width 80 miles, the to distribute a dividend of 7 per cant, TO LET.
total area being estimated at 5,600 square free of tax, and a special bonus of 21 per An American subject named H. E. TWO ROOMED-FLATS in Nathan Road, half-s-million, and, though every male sub carried forward.
miles. The population is not more than cent, free of tax, leaving £15,870 to be Pound, a rubber planter by profession, of Kowloon,
Sumatra, was found hanging by a rope THREE-ROOMED FLATS in Hampl jest is liable to military service from the Buildings, Kowloon.
→Fat death has taken place at Saigon of net support in his bedroom at the Hong- suspended from the top of the mosquito FOUR-ROOMED FLATS in May Road,
eighteenth to the sixty second year of his the Rev. G. Gex, assistant Procurator of Kong Hotel just after siffin yesterday. He with every modern convenience, heladerage, the war strength of the Army does the Missions Etrangeres, Singapore had only been in the Colony since Tues- Water and Water Carriage System. fwtary: force is organised on a militin basis, health some weeks ago, and left Bingapore Hotel to the Hongkong Hotel on Wednes English Baths and Kitchen Ranges, Hot not exceed forty-thousand men, The mili Father Gex had a serious breakdown in day, and transferred from the Graid Fita specially designed to accommodate three bachelors at reasonable rentals. Immediate and its training in times of peace is, for a trip to Saigon in the hope that the day. It is understood that he was travel- poression. Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon,
FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gerdin
therefore, slight. But during the last few change would prove beneficial. Unhappily, ling for the benefit of his health.......... years the Army has seen a good deal of the reverse was the case. Deep sympathy Apply home
service in the field, for previous to the
The discovery was made by Mr. will be felt for Father Couvreur, the Pro- Chilcote, an American, who was a friend
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE present conflict the Montenegrins joined curator, in the los of a very old colleague of the deceased. He went up to Pound's
Co., LTD. Alexandra Balldingm, Hongkong, 29th December, 1915.
NOW READY.
DIRECTORY
OF
PROTESTANT
FOR
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room and found the door locked. On Under the auspices of the Dockyard his friend a body hanging from & rope looking through the keyhole he observed. Recreation Club a very successful whist near the bed. It would seem that after
in the Balkan campaign against Turkey and a very dear personal friend. and obtained, in returu for their co-opera- tion, an extension of territory, embracing two thousand square miles, at the expesso
of the common enemy. On the north and drive was held on Wednesday at the Re-tying the rope around his neck, deceased
REPLY TO "D.8.0."~A WARNING.
Oh! Volunteers, cheer not in vain! Not yet unto your beds ye go,-
They'll get you by the neck again. Although the post told you
west the State is bounded by Hertzego creation Club-room, Between 0 and so jumped from the bed, vina and De matin, so that it was exposed people spent a very enjoyable evening, and to attack from Austria on two sides. That at the conclusion of the Drive the priz it has resisted invasion for so many months (Chairman of the Club) The prize win were presented by Mr. Athol A. Andersin MISSIONARIES natural defences, the surface of the coun- 2nd, Mrs. F. W. Black, 3rd, Mrs. A is attributable, in large messure, toners were:-Ladies-Ist, Mrs. W. Budden; try being very broken and the means of Hamson, Gents 1st, Mr. E. Sears; 21. communication deficient. In saying this Mr. D. Tacchi; 3rd, Mr. A. Tate. There CHINA, JAPAN AND COREA.
it must not be supposed that we overlook were also two Booby Prizes presented, the HongKong DAILY PRESS OFFIOR the traditional bravery of the people, who unpacking and discovery of which caused have fought doggedly at the side of Serbia much amusement, and these wore wou by since August of 1914. Their spirit is Mrs. E. Bears and Mr. A. Alexander shown in the recent utterance of King respectively. Mr. F. W. Black (Hon, Sec NICOLAS that, the nation wou'd resist to the retary of the Whist-drive Section made end,"preferring death to slavery."" the arrangements.
PRYOR!
Cloth Cover Paper
Hongkong, Zizi December, 1915,
81.25. 0.80
At least not permanently yet!... I hear there is a pleasant beach,
Some further duty now yo'l get. Where they can give a job to each; Tis in a hay called “Telegraph,”
And, though yo will not Germans "strafe," Call down confusion on their heads
For causing you to leave your beds.