NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
LOST.
PUBE WHITE BULL TERRIER
of
A DOG answering to the name
Billy."Anyone andling same and re fursing it to M. 8. NORTHCOTE, S Boiren Road, will be rewarded,
Hongkong, 26th February, 1916. [338
SITUATION VACANT.
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PREES, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH, 1816,
PUBLIC COMPANIES
HONGKONG JOCKET OLUB. | HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF
RACE MEETING, 1918
TO-DAY SATURDAY) (OFF-DAY), FEBRUARY 26TH.
& GODOWN CO, LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
INTIMATION
WATSON'S which it is necessary to watch are trade for half that price by British engineers..
THE TWENTY-NINTH ORDINARYT ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., on THURSDAY, the 2nd March, 1910, at 11.30 the Report of the Directors and
THICKETS of ADMISSION to the GRAND STAND and ENCLOSURE may be obtained from Messrs. KELLY & WALSB, LTD., anced STENOGRAPHER and TYTIST, ahown to the Ticket Inspector at the Gate.
No one admitted without a Ticket, to be Genstal Office Work.
7. F. HOUGH, "J. R. S.".. Apply--
Care of "Daily Prom " Office,
Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, 10th February, 1916. Hongkong, 28th February, 1918.
[291
1000 Balary and Prospects for Experior at the Gate. Tickets for the Off-Day, 62. A., for the purpose of the Statement of
[387
8.8. " AMAZONE.” COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIEE MARITIMES.
NOTICE
CONGstion with chore Steamez 211 hereby informed that their foods with the exception of Opium, Tressure and Valuables a being landed and stored at their risks into the hazardons andfor extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf sud Godows Co., Ltd., at Kowloon, whence delivery may bi obtained immediately after landing.
"JONSIGNEES " of Cargo from London
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on intimation is received from the Consignees before Noos, TO-DAY, requesting it to be landed here,
Hills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned. Goods remaining unclaimed after Therday, the 2nd March, st. Noon, will be subjso-to rent and landing charges.
All Claims must be sent in to me on or befor Saturday, the 4th March, or they will not me recognised.
Alll damaged packages will be examined on Thursday, 2nd March, at 10 a‚M.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
P. THOMAS,
Hongkong, 25th February, 1916.
EU
WANTED,
Agent.
19
UROPEAN SHOP, in good centrs. Monthly rental 8200 to 8300. Lease
if necessary.
to-
NEWLY,
Care of "Daily Press Office, Hongkong, 25th February, 1916. [227
WANTED.
POSITION in Mercantile Shipping or
Office by CLERK (English),
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
THE
THE STEWARDS request-the-pleasure-of-
the presence of the LADIES at the GRAND STAND and the ENCLOSURE during the Races.
A Stand and Enclosure will be reserved for Members and Members' Wives and. Families, Tickets for which are being sent out with the Members Tickets.
All Tickels must be produced to gain admission.
Special accommodation will be reserved as in recent years for Chinese Ladies and seir Female attendants in the Stand erected on the plot of ground next to the Lusitano Club Stand.
T. F. HOUGH,
Clerk of the Course. Hongrong, 18th February, 1916.
[202
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
NO Servants will be allowed inside the
ENCLOSURE of the Race Course during the Race Day WITHOUT TICKETS, which can be had on application to the Undersigned. These Tickets are only avail able for Servants while in attendance on their employers or when on duty at the various Stands
FINEST OLD
Accounts for the year ending 31st December, BROWN
1916.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 21st February to 2nd March, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors
W. B. BROWN, Secretary Hongkong, 14th February, 1918:
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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
THE
HE FINAL DIVIDEND DECLARED 1916, at the Rate of TWO FOUNDS THREE for the Year ending 31st December, SHILLINGS STERLING together with a Bonus of FIVE SHILLINGS STERLING per Share, is Payable on and after MONDAY, the 21st day of February, Current, at the Offices of the Corporation, where Share- holders are requested to apply for Warrants.
By Order of the Court of Directors
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 19th February, 1916.
1314
THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED, NEW SHARES AND DEBENTURES. REMINDER TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NEW SHARES. TUESDAY, the 29TH FEBRUARY, is the
Any Chinese found loitering about withLAST DAY for: Bervante passes in their possession will forfait them, and the holders thereof will be removed from the Enclosures.
T.. F. HOUGH,
Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, 10th February, 1916. [203
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB
BOXING.
who has had large experience in manufactur A GRAND AMATEUR BOXING CONTEST (OF ing works.
Addres
CLERICAL Care of "Daily Press Office. Hongkong, 25th February, 1916.
WANTED,
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Englishi and ENGLISHMAN (38),
American Commercial experience, Time Btore and Bookkeeping knowledge of Bhipping, Lumber, eto, would accept Pesi- tion in Colony. Best references.
Apply......
Box མ -- Care of "Daily Prose" Office. Hongkong, 24th February, 1910. 324
G.
R.
TENDERS.
"
TENDERS are invited for the Supply of TIMBER, TINKE MATERIALS, and Brans
to H.M. Naval Yard for one year from 1st April next.
Forms of Tender with full particulars may be obtained on application to the Naval Store Officer.
Tendera must reach H.M. Dockyard not later than 9th March next ---··
11. M. Dockyard,
G. L. PLATT, Naval Store Officer.
Hongkong, 24th February, 1915.
NOTICE.
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E_HAVE This Day authorised Me
WFRANK EWART JOSELAND to
Sign the name of our Fim in Canton.
DONNELLY & WHYTE Hongkong, 25th February, 1916.
NOTICE,
1326
ALL Persons having Claims against Mr.
SIX ROUNDS DURATION BETWEEN YOUNG MAHER (Amateur Light-weight Champion of Hongkong)
BATTLING JOE (Amateur Lightweight Champion of Manila),
Preceded by an Amateur Competition at the following weights
116 lbs., 139 lbs. and 148 lbs. TO-NIGHT (SATURDAY), 26TH FIB, nt 9.15 P.M.
PRICES:
Ringside Seats
Unreserved Seats
*..*$2.00 ....$1,00
Booking at ANDERSON MUSIC Cv.
Referee W. LOGAN, Esq.
【H. J. GEDGE, Esq. Judges:-
¿DA. HOUGH, USN. Time-Keepers-Messrs. BOND and LYON.
M.C.-J. OXBERRY, Esq. Hongkong, 95th February, 1016.
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HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY.
VEGETABLES to be held in the BOTANIC GARDENS;
**$1.00
FRIDAY, 3rd March, 2 to 6.30 PM.
Admission... Lady May will present the Prizės at 4 P.M.
(1) Payment for accepted shares.
(2) Acceptance and payment of shares by
absent shareholders. After that date shares accepted and not paid for will be liable to forfeiture and the right to accept unaccepted shares will lapsa. DEBENTURES,
TUESDAY, the 29TH FEBRUAET, is the Debentures. LAST DAY for receiving applications for
R. M. DYER,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 25th February, 1916. [329 DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANT
LIMITED,
E
to forget that the business man who sppeals | China, and that our rivals would to them for assistance is representing ng unless they were circularised for quota- not know anything of what was pida something more than his own individual tions by the man. on the spot. In proof of Entereat. Yet in many of the countries in his contention he pointed to the sleutzia which we have diplomatic representatives which o German firm charged 638,000, lighting installation as Yunnanfu, for the chief, if not the only, interests over though the work could have been executed"
It is probable, however, that squee was not without its influence in obtaining this order. In any case, China is becoming more spen every year, and, in the mean- time, it is difficult to understand why an. agent who is paid by commission should bother himself unnecessarily to reduce to a minimum the figure upon which that com British reputation for honesty stands, it is mission is earned, Deservedly high as the to be doubted if it over attained to such lofty attitude as this would indicate.
A mail for Europe vid Siberia close to-day at 5 p.m.
interests, and in very few instanges aro these of a nature to demand diplomatic action in the generally accepted sense of the terms. "Our officials will tell us a thousand things that we may not do," do clares Mr. BENNETT," but they will never
BRANDY tell us what we may do." No better illus tration of the truth contained in this statement could be cited than the attitude adopted towards the Press of this Colony-a- the
presout timbe.. Restrictions often irritating, vexatious, and foolish-are free- ly imposed on the pretext of snfeguarding Imperial interests, but we have yet to learn that any support: moral or material, has crer been accorded to those who are seeking
QUALITY.
Brown Brandy
·STARLIGHTS 4
25 YEARS IN WOOD.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,
HONGKONG.
18
CHARE CERTIFICATE NO.. 2065, clated 8th May, 1908, of Thirty Shares nambered 8115to 8130 inclusive and 18692/18596inclusive, standing in the Register in the name of Da JOSEPH WHITTLESEY NOBLE, having the said certificate be produced at the Office WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, been LOST, Notice is hereby given that unless of the Company, 20, Des Voeux Road, Central, Hongkong, on or before the 10th day of March, 1916, a New Certificate for the said Shares will be issued and the old Certificate Will thereafter be held by the Company annull and void.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co
Generi Mausgers. Hongkong, 9th February, 1916. [264 THE HONGKONG STEAM LAUNCH- TUG AND LIGHTER CO., LTD.
LOST.
APPLICATION has been made to this
Company to issue Duplicate Certificate
of 30 Shares in this Company in the name of YUEN CHEONG or other Certificate or
HONGKONG OFFIon : 10%, Das Vœux BOAD, C. LONDON OFFICE: 181, Fume Bramer, §.C.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG 26TH FIREUAZY, 1916.
BRITISH TRADE METHODS.
and
michael and Clarke) has obtained a com Ms, T. G. H. Brayheld (of Messrs. Our mission Engineer-Lieutenant in the Royal Navy,
The P. and O. Homeward Mají stromos to counteract the pernicious propagandsdraia, with the Hongkong Mail of the of journals subsidised by the enemy.
14th January last, arrived in London on the 23rd inst.
Mr. George Grimble, of Hongkong, has Captain Neville Grimble, nephew of again beco wounded while serving with his regiment in the neighbourhood of Kut, Mesopotamia.
Mr. C. H. Gale; Second Assistant Direc tor of Public Works, has returned to the arrival Mr. A. H. Hallingsworth left for Colony from Home leave, and on his Home by the Hitachi daru.
When, however, every allowance has been made for these handicaps, it must be ad mitted that the British manufacturer or merchant suffers as much from his own neglect as from any indifference shown towards him by the official classes. He has
Mr. Souza, of Kowloon, asks us to state yet to learn the value of co-operation, | dog should be kept under observation in that the order of the Magistrate that hin though he has had abundant opportunities the Dogs' Home for two months was maile of observing what a potent weapon it has
with his consent, become in the hands of his rivals. Towards powerful trade combinations relentlessly pursuing n well-defined poligy along saientific lines, Great Britain has been con- tent hitherto to assume an attitude of lofty indifference, and still to rely for the main tenance of her industrial supremacy upon independent individual effort. In too many cases our manufacturers and merchants are inclined to believe that the methods, even though devoid of method, which have served yesterday an application for permission to a meeting of the Sanitary Board in the past are good enough for the pre- Road Central was withdrawn. There were erect a trough closet at No, 16, Des Voeux cent and the futare, seemingly oblivious present at the meeting Mr. D. W. Tratman of the fact that conditions have changed. B. L. Bowley, Chaa Kai Ming, and (President), Lieut.-Colonel Crisp, Messrs, and are constantly changing. The idea Ng Hon Tsz, Dr. W W. Pearse (Medienį
(Secretary).
A Norwegian steamer trading to Bang kok has been offered and accepted a cargo. of rice, 1,300 tons, from Saigon to Hayre or a French Atlantic port for £14,300, which works out at 220/eton. The vessel goes home round the Cape.
At
News has been received is the Colony of the death at the front of Lieut. E. N. Mitchell, son of the late Mr. E. W
originally gazetted to the Bedfordshire Mitchell and brother of Mr. E. J. R. Mit chell, of Hongkong, Lieut Mitchell was Regiment, but was subsequently attached to the Lance, and Yorkshire Regiment as bombing offer. Much sympathy ią felt for Mrs. Mitchell and the family at home, as well as for the many relatives and friends in Hongkong
appears to prevail that the superinity of ficer), and Mr. W. Bowen-Howlaris British goods is so self-evident that nothing mare is necessary. In this connection the words addressed to the New English Club
bassador are worthy of note. "If we are in Petrograd recently by the British Am.
to oust the Germans said Sir Gronde BUCHANAN, *our merchants and manufac turers must radically change their methods They must stady local requirements and local tastes, and must give up the old- fashioned idea that what an Englishman likes ought to be good enough for a foreigner, They must send out more British commercial travellers, and, if single firms cannot bear the expense, firms belong- ing to allied trades ought to co-operate and have ozo
common representative. They must also be prepared to grant greater
Certificates in lies thereof apon Statement In it be true that in the multitude of credit facilities." The same warning is that the Original Certificate No. 39, Thirty ANNUAL SHOW of FLOWERS and 8310 bas bob LU59/2738 dated 16th August counsellors there wanleth not wisdom," heard from all parts of the world, where
1810, has been LOST or DESTROYED; and British manufacturers NOTICK IS HEREBY GIVEN that if within.
merchants British trade has suffered severely from 30 days from the date hereof no claim or engaged in the Far Eastern trade will lack of adaptability to local conditions and representation in respect of such Original have no excriss if they are found unpre-
from representation by those unacquainted Certificate is made to the Company, the Undersigned will then proceed to deal with
with the language and customs of the auch application for duplicato.
country. For the HONGKONG STEAM LAUNCH TUG AND LIGHTER Co., LTD., GORDON & Co.
General Managors. ́. Hongkong. 10th February, 1016 [259 UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF
CANTON, LTD. ·
SATURDAY, 4th March,
10.30 to 3 P.M.-Admission 50 Cents. a to 6.30 PM-Admission 20 Conte, The Band of the 74th Punjabis will play on both days.
Tea will be obtainable on the Ground. The Committee hope that during the dis GUSTAV ENGEL, of MERS. Wxtribution of Special or Presented Prizes METELINK & Co., are requested to file same winners will show courtesy by being present with the Liquidators before 16th March, 1916, to receive thom.
ALEX. ROSS & Co. Liquidators. Hongkong, 8th February, 1916 · [251°
EIGHT PER CENT. MILITARY LOAN.
SECOND DRAWING ON FEBRUARY 20TH.
NOT
VOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Becund Drawing for Repayment of the Eight Per Cent. Military Loan Bonds will take place in Feking on February 20th, on which occasion $1,150,000, worth of Bonds will be drawn for repayment. When tho drawing is over, the numbers of drawn bonds will be published in the Government Gazitie,
MINISTRY OF FINANCE. Canton, 23rd February, 1918, [330
THE NATIONAL LOAN OF THE THIRD YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
$16,000,000
AND
(1914),
SUPPLEMENTARY
ISSUE OF $8,000,000,
AND
A. NICOL, Hon. Secretary,
Hongkong, 26th February, 1916,
BLUE CROSS
FUND.
HORSES IN WAR TIME.
THE HONGKONG AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB
PRESENTA
THE ANGEL
THE HOUSE,”
IN
A COMEDY IN 3. Acrs,
HASTINGS
THE NATIONAL LOAN OF THE BY B. MACDONALD
FOURTH YEAR. OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA
(1915), $24,000,000.
UBSCRIBERS to the above TWO LOANS
AND
EDEN PHILLPOTTS,
Last Year's Great. London Success.
SATURDAY, 4TH MARCH, AND MONDAY, STH MARCH, AT D.30 P.MY.
are hereby notified that the Interest ON Instalments for the month of February, each amounting to Dollars One Hundred and Twenty Thousand ($120,000)---#240,000 in all
have been duly received by the and brought to Loan Servion decondersigned
-and-
F. A. AGLEN
General of Customs, Chairman of the Bureau of
National Loanaangalia Inspectorate General of Customs, Feking, 16th February. 1916.
[331
BOOKING at MOUTRIE'S from FRIDAY, February 25th, at 9 A..
PRICES: $1, $3 AND $2. BLUE CROSS FUND.
Hongkong, 15th February, 1916, (289
NOTICE.
pared for the commercial struggle which will follow upon the close of the war. For some time past a plethora of advice bas While we are in general agreement witli tear offered to them, and, though some of the views expressed by Mr. MOORE BENNETT it may be superfluous and ill-informed, it is difficult to follow him in all his there still remains much that may be arguments, We do not think, for instance, pondered with profit. Without endorsing that the one' all-pervading passion of the the view of those who appear to think that German merchant in China was to obtain other nations are always right and that work for the factory-hands at home, regard-
THE CERTIFICATE No. 2755 for Fiv we are always wrong, it must be admitted less of his own welfare. We believe that
standing in the Register in the name of progress in the face of many drawbacks. for himself. When, as sometimes happen. EUSTACE ALBAN KENYON, having been declared LOST, NOTICE IS HEREBY In the first place, they did not enter the ed, he represented two competing interests,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
C. MONTAGUE EDE General Manager. Hongkong, 19th February, 1916. ,308
CONSULAR REGISTRATION OF AMERICAN CITIZENS
P.-c.
Pepperell prosecuted a Chinese for re-
At the Magistracy yesterday fusing to pay motor-osy kiro. It wen that the defendant formed one of a party of Chinese who engaged motor-car No. 77 for about three hours, All the party save the defendant got out of the car at West Point, and the driver asked defendant for the hire money, about $16.25. He said he to the police station, where only a few had no money, and he was eventually taken cents were ound on him. He was fined $20, and ordered to pay $16.25 compensa.. tion to complainant.
HONGKONG RACE MEETING.
THE STAKE-WINNERS.
The following is a list of the stak winners with an estimate of the amounts. attached to the races won a
Sir Paul Mr. John Peel
$10,285
3,711
Mr. Dynasty...
1,840
Mr. E. Kadoorie
1,154
Mr. Goshead..............
1,100
Mr. D. M. Boss...............
800
Mr. Horsford...
800
Mr. Charles
780
Mr. Mace
700
Mr. H. P. White
850
Mr. Soares
500
Mr. Bes
500
Mr. Cire
400
Mr. H, Humphreys
300
Mr. Slog
300
300
200
Mr. Al
100
Mr. Adamg...
100
Mr. B. D. F. Beith
100
Mr. Gurkha
100
Mr. Henry Morris
100
Mr. Staves
Mr. Trident
The trophies were appropriated
follows:-
Mr. Ross...
American Cup.
Fenchow Cup.
Lusitano Cup.
Ladies' Pure
Professional Cup Exchange Plate,
8. G. Challenge Governor's Cup. Gymkhana Cup, Jockey Cup. Garrison Cup.
GIVEN that unless the said Certificate is commercial arena until we had firmly the one German and the other British, there produced to the Society on or before the 18th established ourselves as the premier indas-is no doubt that he would give the prefer May, 1916, A NEW CERTIFICATE for the said Shares will be issued and the old trial nation of the world, and, secondly, ence to the former always providing that Certificate will thereafter be held by the they did not enjoy the advantage of a chain he suffered no loss by so doing. It may Society us null and vid
of Colonies and Dependencies such as that seem an anomaly that British firms should which links to Great Britain and fifth of have been content to place their agencies
Mr. John Peel.... the population and ares of the world. The with Germans, but not infrequently they Mr. John Peel fact, therefore, that they were challenging have pleaded as an excuse that the Ger- Mr. John Peel Mr. John Peol jur supremacy before the outbreak of mans were more active and enterprising Sir Paul hostilities indicates that their methods On the other hand, it may be pointed out Sir Paul cannot be dismissed as unworthy of con- that German manufacturers were sometimes Mr. Dynasty
Mr. Charles THE attention of American Citizens and sideration. It cannot be denied, as Mr. represented by British hongs. In both Dr. Forsyth
the Representatives of American ́ in- stitutions and concerns is called to the fact MOORE BENNETT pointed out in the cases, no doubt, the manufacturer was Mr ident that the Department of State's regulations interview which we published yesterday, actouted solely by a desire to advance his contemplate that all American Citizens, that our fellow countrymen who are seeking own interests. It may be that the British institutions, and corporations shall
ANNUALLY with the Consul in to extend the markets for their monafac registered
manufacturer wished to avoid" adding whose
district they live or operate. The cures are at a great disadvantage whon another to the long string of agencies in object of this registration is t to facilitate the protection of American citizens, Institutions, compared with their rivals in the matter the hands of British merchants in Ching, and corporations on the part of the age
of the agents of official support. Speaking generally, which Mr. BENNETT regarda “as about the of the Government
Those
who knowing the regulations, British business men are not able to count greatest menace which the British man-ins are novertholeas fail to register and maintain upon the same ready support from their facturer has to face." To these merchant such registration may reasonably he presumed not to be entitled to register and not to be Embassies, Legations, and Consular offices says Mr. BENNETT, it is a matter of entitled to the American
Government's as Americans and Germans are accustomed supre indifference who executes the order protection.
American citizens, institutions, and concerns to receive from theirs, Mr. BENNETT gives so long as they get their commission as located in Hongkong are expected to register an illustration of this, and we could addictermediaries. When it was put to him at the Consulate General in Hongkong and to maintain sach registration without notice ethers within our own knowledge. The that to obtain time lowest price was a par-lands, Bluelight, Day, keer tight from this office.
For the
Coaster,
THE OFF DAY.
SP
The programme for the "Off Day prises nine events, the principal of ore the Tytan Handicap (once round) the Hongkong Handicap (1 mile), the ter to be divided into A and B
B C tam Handicap the thr Plougredield, but the host of
King Charles, Starboard abil should win. In the Hongkongdica Oregon seems to be very lenioglie, and should, with Standard For
the mark in either C, Social remaining evente, King ahlia, G Schemer, Adventure, Gia Portlight
mela.r
GEORGE E ANDERSONfficial classes, no ho akys, are inclined in fectly natural and legitimate method Freddie and Antony shown the pard
Consul General Hongkong, 22nd February, 1916. [338
too many cases to regard trade, except in of doing business be retorted that it observation for winne
mutuel. the abstract, as beneath their notice, and was unnecessary ir the interior of
NIMROD