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INTIMATIONS
HOUSES TO
LET
THE NATIONAL
MISSION.
TO LET
【0.1, CANTON VILLAS, Kowloos.
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TO-DAY (THURSDAY):
1015 a.M-Bervice in the Cathedral,
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MEXT AND AGENCY CO., LTD. [1524
TO LET.
[1430
3.00 P.at. Meeting for Women. Quarry
Bay,
No
"ENGINEER." Care of Daily Prea "Oes,
NOTICE.
THE MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA'S Steamer TOKAI MARU" will be despatched by the TOYO KISEN KAISHA for Japan, Honelalu, San Francisco, Mexico and Central and South American Ports on FRI DAY, the 10th January, at Noon,
For information regarding freight, etc., kindly apply to the undersigned.
T. DÄIGO. Agent, TOYO KISEN KAISHA,
Hongkong.
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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY
LIMITED..
NOTEXTRAORDINARY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an GENERAL ISLAND GREEN MEETING of the CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held at the Office of Meats. SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., the General Managers of the Company, St. George's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the Fifteenth lay of Dooubor, 1910. at twelve o'clock NOON, for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing ns Extraordinary. Resolutions the following Resolutions, that is
a)
That the capital of the Company be reduced from $4,000,000 (Fony Million
Dollar) divided into 400.000 (Fone Hundred Thousand) Ehares of 10 (Ten Dollar) each, to 88,000,000 (Three Million Dollars) divided into 400,000 (Four Hundred Thousand) Shares of $7.50 (Seven Dollars and Fifty Cents) each, and that such reduction, bo effected by returning to the holders of the 400,000 (Four Hundred Thousand) Shares that have been issued paid up capital to the extent of 82.50 (Two Dollars and Fifty
Cents) per Share sud by reducing the nominal amount of each of the said Shares from 810 (Ten Dollars) to $7.50 (Seven Dollars and Fifty Cents).
(2) That application be made to the Supreme Court of Hongkong to confirm the redac tion of the capital of the Company
6.00 P.M.-Men Only, City Hall. Subject: Why Should Ken Lend a Moral
Life!"
TO-MORROW (FRIDAY):
743.-Holy Communion. Cathedral, 10.15 1.31.--Service in the Cathedral.
5.00 ..--Service in the Cathedral. 6,00. P.M.-Men Only, City Hall, Subject: Why Should Men Pray !!
11388
KISMET
A.D.C. Production
on behalf of the
STAR AND GARTER FUND" for Soldiers and Sailors totally
disabled in the War.
GALA NIGHT-FRIDAY, Dec, 15.
TO 42, ELGIN STREET,
Apply to
PEROY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING.
1326
TO LET—AT THE PEAK. FURNISHED, 43, Stewart Terres
Apply
HL, E. POLLOCK,
Prinses' Buildings: 1919
TO LET.
A HOUSE at Olourstory Villas, Kowloon,
Apply-
With Tennis
ARRATOON V. APCAR & Co. 14, De Veux Road Central
11916
TO LET. From lub November next.
FLATS in EWO MESS," No. 8,
Apply, Property Office,
INTIMATION
GILBEY'S
SPEY ROYAL
SCOTCH WHISKY.
Is Guaranteed
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Izn. ₤1095
Barley in a Pot Still
TO LET.
YODOWN in Duddell Street. Light and
Moderate rent.
Airy Offices overlooking Statue Square.
For rent and other particulars apply to
Care of "Daily Press Office,
TO LEA. From 1st May,
A mail for Europe vid Siberia closes to-day at 3 p.m.
It has been argued and not, perhaps, without some show of reason-thas the present size of the War Council precludes
The departure of the str. Venezuela has the possibility of taking action with the been postponed from Baturday, the 9th rapidity which the circumstances demand. inst., until Monday, the 11th inst., st The divergence of opinions amongst the noon. members inevitably end in compromise,
The Pacific Mail steamer Finesucia and compromises at this juncture are
arrived in Hongkong from San Francisco unathema to the British public. At any yesterday on her maiden voyage to the
East.
Mr. J. A. de Almeida acknowledges.
There will be no tennis at Mountain- Lodge on Friday, on account of the Mission Service which is being held that day, but Lady May will be "At Home" as usual on the following Friday.
rate, it appears that the formation of a smaller Council, with practically unlimit ed powers, is the particular rock upon which the Cabinet has split. Mr. with thanks a suru of $32 on behalf of ASQUITH, the cold, calculating unemotion-Portuguese Red Cross Society" con al statesman, in whom, we believe, the tributed by members of Catholic Union. bulk of the people placed unbounded con- fidence, agreed to a reduction of the number, but insisted, as was natural, upon his right to act as Chairman. His chief opponent--Mr, LLOYD GEORGE who is credited with having formulated
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice plan, which was discarded, for rendering assistance to Houmania was determined Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals no- that Mr. AsquITH should have no place knowledges with thanks the following in the Council but should, retain merely donations to the funds of the Hospitals: the right of vato upon its decisions-a-Sir Robert. Ha Tung, $100; Ho Fook, nebulous kind of position carrying with $25,
it
connection with Meetings in
the National Mission to be held today include service in the Cathedral at 10.15 a.m.; meeting for Women at Quarry Bay, at 3 pm, and a meeting for man only in the City Hall at 8 pm, when the subject will be "Why should men lead moral life?"!
little real power. It is not surprising to be made from Pure Malted it tremendous responsibility but very that this plan proved unacceptable to the Premier. Mr. LLOYD GEORGE CODEC quently resigned. As he is the statesman who, rightly or wrongly, is credited with the power of getting things done," and has a tremendous following in the coua try, the impossibility of leading the
An Extraordinary General meeting of the Green Island Cement Co., Ltd., will Government against his opposition was evidently recognised by Mr. ASQUITH,
be held at the offices of Messrs. Showan, afterwards immediately who almost
Tomes & Co., the General Managers, on placed his resignation in the hands of Friday, December 16th. at noon, in order
10
YEARS
OLD.
1940
SECOND NIGHT-SATURDAY,, 16TH. OFFICES, and Floox, St. George's Balld.
THIRD NIGHT MONDAY. MATINE E-WED'DAY,
PRICES:
Inge.
18rx.
20тн.
Apply fo
SOLE AGENTS:
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. [518
TO LET
A. S. WATSON
conformity with the foregoing Resolation. Gala Night-Centre Dress Circle Seats 810 OFFICES on 1st Floor, No. 8, Queen's Roud
Should the shore Resolations be passed by the requisite majority, they will his submitted for confrmation as Special Resolutions to a Second Extraordinary General Meeting which will be unbsequently convened.
Dated this Fifth day of December, 1916.
By Order of the Bourd
SHEWAN. TOMES & Co., General ManagSTA.
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BUME & LEIF.
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that M
I BERTHOLD REIF will no longer ne the Firm name of Bus & Rays, but will carry
on Business in future under his own name.
GIBB. LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 5th December, 1916.
NOTICE.
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THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. LIMITED.
THE CERTIFICATE for Four Shares, Nos. 3389/3512 of the Original Denomination of 3500.00 per Share, in this Company standing in the name of NICOLAS ALEXIS IVANOPY (since decesset), of Hankow, has been LOST, and if at the expiration of One Month from the date hareef the above document be not forthcoming another Certificate for the equivalent thereof in the present denomination will be issued by the Company and thereafter
o other will be acknowledged.
C. MONTAGUE EDE, General Manager.
[1991 Hongkong, 17th November, 1916.
R.
SANITARY BOARD OFFICE, HONGKONG.
To the OWNELS OF DOMESTIC BUILDINGS,
TAKE NOTICE that under No. & of the DOMESTIC CLEANLINESS and VENTILATION BYE-LAWS (as amended), every Domestic Building or part of such Building within the CENTRAL Divialon of the City of Victoria, and the WESTERN Division of Kowlom, pocupied by Members of more than one family, except those within the European Reservation or in Kowloon bouth of Austin Road of Shop, Unios or Godowa, must be CLEANS those parts of Domestic Building used as ED and LIMEWASHED THROUGHOUT by the owners during the months of December and Janasty.
NB. The word "throughout" used in this Notice means that the Houses should be Lime washed in respect of all the Walls of each Room, l Cubicles, Partitions, Stair Casings and Stair Linings, all Ceilings and the Undersides of Boofs in Main Buildings, Offices and Bervants" Quarters and inclusive of Verandahs.
The Backysed must have its containing Walls Limewashed up to the lovel of the First Floor.
Carred, Painted or Polished Woodwork in good condition, however, need not be Larne- washed, but must be Cleansed.
The Hord is prepared to Limewash FREE OF CHARGE limited number of buildings in these Divisions. OWNERS wan desire lo avail themselves of this far should apply in writing to the decretary on or before the Tih December, 1916.,
Cheloe among appllende will be in the absoluts discretion of the President,
and all remaining Seats 85.
The Boats for the following nights are:-
Dress Circle
Stalls
Pit...
$4. 3. 1.
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform Half-Prise.
SECOND 51% RUSSIAN INTERNAL SHORT TERMED LOAN OF 1918
for tbls. 3,000,000,000." **-*
THE Subscription to the above LOAN will Tube Duned from 14th November to 26th December, 1916.
The price of issue is 95 per cent.
The Loan is entirely free of Income Tax and other taxations.
The Loan is redeemable at par on 14th October, 1926, without option for the Russian Government to convert it at an earlier date.
Coupons are payable half-yearly on the 14th. April and 14th October.
Ar interest on the above Loan runs from 14th October, the interest scerned on date of subription must be taken into consideration The Russo-ASIATIC BANK in Hongkong is
is to be added to the price of issue. ready to sopept applications for the above-named Loan.
Special favourable rates will be quoted for Russian Exchange.
Payment may also be made in Roubles. Applications will be wired to Petrograd free of telegraphic charges and commission..
40 per cent, only of the cost of the Bonds may be paid on application, the balance to be paid on receipt of the Bonds,
The Bank is also ready to give every facility to subscribers in the shape of advances against the moripe.
G. TISDALL,
Manager, RUBEO ABLATIO BANK.
(1350
R.
PUBLIO AUCTION. PARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of the letting by Pablle Auction Bale, to
Central, at present in the occupation of The Chins Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
Apply to-
CHINA FIBE INSURANCE Co., Isp.l
· [622.
TO LET
FFICES at 9, Connaught Resi Central.
OFFICES
OFFICES in King's and York Bulldings, HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Road. HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terracos.
No. 21, WONG NEI CHONG ROAD. HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD
TOLET.
MOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloom
TO LET OR FOE SALE. KOWLOON MARINE LOT 48 with
-t
CO., LTD.,
the King.
Mr. ASQUITH, who is 94 years of age,
to consider the advisability of reducing the capital of the Company from four
has been a member of the House of Cominillion to three milion dollars.
mons for thirty years. He was Home Secretary from 1802-5 in the Gladstone
Dr. A. §. Comes, K.O.S.G., says the
and Rosebery Administrations, Chancellor Religan e Patrie, has most generously of the Exchequer from 1905-8 in Sir Henry Presented a handsome gift of about Campbell-Bannerman's government, and 810,000 (£700 in Exchequer Bonds and has been Prime Minister continuously 500 shares of the Tramway Company) to Antonio, West Point, since 1009. He is generally regarded as the Asilo de Sto an eminently “sound" man and one who which he established in the beginning of is, above all else, loyal to his colleagues. this year in memory of his deceased wife, WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS MT. LLOYD GEORGE has been a member Mrs. Helena Brandao Gomes."
"Deferred" telegrams exchanged with of the House of Commons since 1890. In Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman's the United Kingdom and North Europe: Ministry be occupied the position of vid the Eastern service are still subject President of the Board of Trade. When to heavy delay, but, repairs to one of the Mr. Asquith was called upon to lead the broken cables having been effected, such Government, he accepted office as Chan- telegrams are now being disposed of by cellor of the Exchequer. This position wire, as opportunity offers, instead of he held at the outbreak of hostilities, by post between Gibraltar and London, and he won the admiration even
as previously notified. those who had formerly been most bitter-
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201
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HUNT-On November 29th, at the Isola-ly opposed to him by his masterly hand-
Those who wish to attend the Gala Per
tion Hospital, Shanghai, J. W. HUNT,ling of the financial situation. Cuttingformance of " Kismet" on Friday, 18th aged 28, late of the British-American himself adrift from all precedent, helinst., and who have not already secured Bre adrised to book without Tobacco Co., Ltd.
enlisted the assistance of the business seats,
LONDON OFFICE: 181, Fram STREET, É.C. wharf areas 58,000 sq ft, suitable for Cpal HONGKONG Orion: 10a, Das Vœux Road, C. Storage or erection of Godowns.
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HUMPHREYS ESTÀTE & FINANCE FINANCE Co., LTD., Alexandre Buildings.
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONGTH DECER, 1918.
measures to meet the new and unparal-dress circle seats left. There are still experts of the City in formulating delay as there are only a low $10 leled situation. When the new Ministry 85 seats to be hed on the ground floor, of Munitions was formed in May, 1915, which are excellently placed for witness- following the disclosures regarding ing a production of this kind, the shortage
high explosives, he was the man to whom the nation instinctively turned to direct its activi ties. Upon the death of LORD KITCHENER, deceased, who was in the employ of Mr. he succeeded to the control of the War J. Walker, of the Dairy Farm Copp&NF, Office. No one has had a more strenous
of
The body of a Chinese chauffeur bas been taken to the public mortuary. The
THE POLITICAL CRISIS.
political career. A few years ago he was was attempting to turn the car Jar a As far as it is possible to judge from
renowned for his vigorous denunciation cowshed on Tuesday when the vehicle got the meagre information available, it
of the monied classes and there was, per- appears very probable that the Cabinet haps, no one more bitterly execrated by off the road, and dashed down the hill-
with that crisis, culminating in the resignation the aristocracy. He has thrown himself side, eventually stopping in a ravino
into war-work, however, TWO MARINE ENGINEERS with Shep first of Mr. LLOYD GEORGE and then of energy which seems to be his outstanding about 100 yards below the road. The
some of his former political friends, he experience to Act as Workshop Forumon, Mr. ASQUITH, may be attributed in large characteristic, and while he has alienated car was badly smashed and the driver was MAKER and a FOREMAN SHIP PLATER measure to the highly unsatisfactory posi- has secured the support of all those thrown out. When picked up later, It
which formerly condemned him in such to take up duties in Shanghai Address all tion of affairs prevailing in Roumania.influential organs of public opinion was found that the chauffeur was dead. The leading Chinese in this Colony ar The slow progress on the Somme and the unmeasured terms. Whatever the verdict recrudescence of the submarine campaign of history may be upon his abilities as a
statesman, there is no doubt that his getting up a series of Chinese theatrics!
persuasive may also be contributory causes. There magnetic personality and seems to be no doubt that the British eloquence has enabled him to tower above performances at the Tai Ping Theatre to
great crisis,
from the evening of the 7th December, in Mr. BONAE LAW has been summoned by aid of the War Charition Fund. A Com of military operations. They have will- people are discontented with the trend his colleagues in public opinion in this last four days and five nights, commencing ingly made every sacrifico which has been the King to reconstruct the Government,
and it will probably he found that the mittee, under the chairmanship of the. demanded of them during more than two new Cabinet will contain most of the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak, is now busily years, and they have been buoyed up Unionist leaders, together with Mr. with the hope that at last the tide, which was running so strongly
be held on MONDAY, the 11th day of December, 1918, at 3 P.M., at the Omoes of the PUBLIC WOBES DEPARTMENT, by Order of HIS EXCELLENCY THE Governok, of One Road, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term Lot of CROWN LAND at Wanchai Gap of 75 years with the option of renewal ai refs,
CROWN RENT to be fixed by the Surveyor of HIS MAJESTY THE KING, for one further term of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Loon Hy
medjoining 1.1.
Beriatry No.
Boundary
Marents. (Approximate.)
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Upest Price,
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FOR SALE
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WANTED.
11427
Shop. Apply in own writing with copy NGINEER, Br, abstainer, for Harbour or
W. 8. BAILEY & Co., L., stating age and salary required to
Kowloon,
JUST RECEIVED.
New
€1848
LLOYD GEORGE, and possibly an additional engaged in making preparations. About representative of Labour, Sir EDWARD 180 Chinese gentlemen have already given CARSON will almost a
A ORIENTAL SATIRE, GEORGI Csere, the nutning of tong against them in porco, who can certainly be given 1850 each, while some of them have, t
of
33 and 40. Queen's Bond Central,
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ment securing the confidence of the country addition, taken special boxes costing from will depend largely upon the course of $200 to $500 each. In view of the object military operations and upon the attitude adopted by Mr. ASQUITH and those who of this undertaking, it is believed that the are said to support him, including, European community may like to give the VISCOUNT GREY. If they should form themselves into an Opposition and become performance their patronage. Those such unsparing critics of the Govern desiring to secure seats are requested to menta policy as Sir EDWARD CARBON has
PERSIAN PLAIN and FLOWERED CREPHS, that the Allies, on one front or the other, INDIAN CARPETS and Buor.
were within measurable distance of a An inspection is earnestly solicited.
D. CHELLARAM,
decisive victory. Instead, there has been a position almost approaching stalemate in both the East and the West for some
been since his resignation from the Cesli communicate early with Mr. Ip Lan BRITISH MUNICIPAL COUNCILS, time past, and the climax has been reach-
TIENTSIN, NORTH CHINA. Ved in the failure to prevent the invasion tion Cabinet, Mr. Bosan Law's task will chaen, Secretary of the Chinese Chamber
of office has been as Colonial Secretary THE
HE COUNCILS are prepared to receive of Roumania. There is no weakening in not be an enviable one. His only experience of Commerce, as most of the seats have applications from British Sabjects for our resolve to win the war, our con- since the formation of the Coalition been booked. The price of a reserved the port of MUNICIPAL ENGINEER..
minence as a Tariff Reformer and was Candidates will be required to pass a medicaladence in ultimate victory is unshakon Government. He first came into pro-seat is $10. 10 DMP HORNET ACEROmination as to their fitness for the position and absolutely unshakeable, but there chosen as leader of the Unionists after steadily growing feel the resignation of Mr. BALFOUR, when it
Admiral and Mrs Winterhalter left. Applications should state age, qualifications,
appeared possible that the rival claime coupled Mirect to a 6 K.W. Continmous Current Shunt Wound Dynamo of 50/70 volts salary required, etc, and should be forwarded, has been
together with coples of testimonials and parting that the fullest and best use of Mr. WATER LONG and Mr. CHAMBER Tientsin on November 28th for Nonking, with shual regulator. A
breaking up of the Party, Mr. Boxan the Brooklyn. The whole of the American for enlare of previous employment, to the Under has not been made of all the immense LA to the position would lead to the where the Admiral joined his flagship, PÉSORFœes at our command Whether the Law has been a successful business man troops in Tientsin paraded on the Recrea migned on or before 31st December, 1916.
By Order
Government, as a whole, or individual but he has yet to show himself the tion Ground, where Colonel Hats (0.0), possessor of those qualifications which members of the Cabinet only, are to blame a will onable him to succeed where with Admiral Winterhalter a guest of for this failure it is difficult to decide. Asquith is presumed to have failed honour, received the renew..
The CENTRAL Division of the City Bes
Between Gilman Streek and Pool Street on the
Ta and Tank Lane and Cleverly Street on the woon in divided into the Eastern and Western Divisions by Nathan Rood and Miesight line dr way from the North and through the Feumasi Service recurvair to the Northern Bonadary of Kowloon,
Dated this 1st day of December, 1916.
W. BOWEN-BOWLANDS.
(2490
BEP. ACKROYD
ALSO ONE SWITCHBOARD ACCUMULATORS, DYNAMO, &, complete with instruments for 200 Ampe
For further particulars apply to
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Alazinadrá Buildlage.
J. R. LYNESS, Becretary,
Councils' Ofiloes,
Tientsin, 6th Wormber, 1910.
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