NEW ADVERTISEMENTS:
INTIMATIONS
HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY, THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND
LIMITED.
Si already notified, this COMPANY'S |
GENERATING PLANT is may,
Carrying in the vicinity of the maximum load
MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.
0% FIRST MORTGAGE DEBENTURES (KAILAN BONDS).
of the HALF-YEARLY
and no further installations can be made for the INTEREST das on 1st Januar), 1917,
pront Consumers and Wiring Contractors
At
sro warned sgainst the danger of making will be made on presentation of Conpon No. B. additions to existing installations and arest may of the undermentioned Backs, vis. :--- reminded that under the Regulations for securing the Eafety of the Public contained in the Behedule to the Electricity Supply Or dinaners 101. (agamondod) “-ny person making apy addition to any electrical installation non-
ected to the Company's main
shall be liable to â penalty not exceeding Fifty Dollars for every much addition." By Order of the Board,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agenta
Hongkong. 3th January, 1917.-
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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. RUSSO-ASIATIC BANK.
Banque de L'INDO-CHINE
Tieutein, Shangha
or
Hongkong. Tontain sod
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
Irp.
BANQUE BELOE Putk
L'ETBANGER,
Hongkong only. A Tientu and
Shoul valy.
The Interest, Jess Income Tax at 3/- in the £
.ON £20 BONDS.
GREEN 18LAND CEMENT COMPANY, will be
LIMITED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY. GENERAL MEETING of the GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED, will ba held at the Office of Messra. SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., the General Managers of the Company, Et. George's Building, Chater Road. Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, TO-DAY (FRIDAY), the Fifth day of January, 1917, at 13 Nook, when the nubicined Resolations which were passed as Extraordimry Resolutions at Gonoral Meeting of the Extraordinary said Company held on the Fifteenth day of December, 1916, will be submitted for confirma. tion as Special Resolations:-
B
Per Cuizpon (Gross) L'ax at 5/- in the 2
12. 0 3. 0
Net amount payablə
B. 0
ON £100 BONDE;"
3.
R
6. đ. 0, 0 10. 0
Por Coupes (Gross) Los Tax at /- in the
Net amount payable
ON 2500 BUNDE,
Por Conpou (Grose) Les Tax At 5/- in the
£2, G. O
£8, น. D 住 8 3 15. 0
£11. 0.0
Not amount payable
Payment will be made in Tels at the Demand Buying rate of exchange of the day the Coupon
presented,
a) That the capital of the Company be reduced from 84,000,000 (Four Millios Dollar) divided into 100,000 (Four Hundred Thousand) Shares of $10 (Tenis Dollars) each, to $3,000,000 (Three Million Dollars) divided into 400,000 (Four Hundred Thousand) Shares of $7.50 (Seven Dollars and Fitty Cente) emch, and that such redzation be effected by returning (on such date as the Company Board of Directors shall appoint)
tho to tha, holders
400,000 of (Four Hundred Thousand) Sharen that have been issued paid up capital to the
By Order,
THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION, W. S. NATHAN,
General Manager.
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THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.
DEBENTURES (KAILAN BONDS).
extent of 82.50 (Two Dollars and Fifty SIX PER CENT. FIRST MORTGAGE Cents) per Share and by reducing the nominal amount of each of the said Shares from $10 (Ten Dallas) to 87.50 (Sevon Dollars and Fifty Centa), *----
FOURTH DRAWING,
2). That application be made to the Supreme
Court of Hongkong to confirm the redua-NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
tion of the ospital of the Company in conformity with the foregoing Resolution. Dated this 19th day of December, 1916.
By Oder of the Board,
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers.
APOLOGY.
1161
*TTE, MESSRS. LONG HING & CO., W Photographic Goads Dealers, 17, Queen's Hoad Central, Publicly Apologise for the insulting conduct shown towards Two Barop Ladis in our Shop at 5.15 . on TUESDAY, January 2nd, 1917.
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UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.
WANTED.
MECHANICAL ENGINEERis required by the UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG, to Bet as workshop instructor and foreman in the University workshops and engine roots. Commending Salary 6280 and quarters.
HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5TH, 1917.
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The drawn Debentures, with Coupons Nos. 10 to 20 attached, must be left four clear days for examination.
By Order
A
ALFRED W. BERRY, Secretary,
Countersigned:
JWP. JAURALDE,
Notary Public Austin Friars, London, E.C.,
2nd November, 1916.
in oonformity with the conditions endorsed upon the Debenturee, the under- mentioned numbers of Debentures of the total value of £24,000 were drawn on the 22, Second day of November, 1916, at the Offices of the Company, No. 22, Austin Friars, in the City of London, in the presence of WALTON FATZJAME TURNER, one of the Directors, ALFRED WILLIAM THE BERRY, Secretary of the Company, and JOHN WILLIAM PETER JAURALDE, of 7/8, Great Winchester Street, London, E.C., Notary Publio
The said Debentures will be paid off st par on the 30th December, 1916, at either of the following places.
In London:-At the Transfer Office of the Company, No. 5, London Wall Buildings, E.C.;
In China-At the General Offices of
the Company, Tientsin.
6 BONDS OF £500 BACH, NUMBERED:-
31 710 126
70 BONDS OF $100 EACH, NUHBERED
140
203
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3494 3504 3506 2597 3600 8617 3829 3708 3713
Applications to be made in writing to Professor MIDDLETON SMITH, The University, Hongkong, from whom further particulars may bo obtained,
NOTICE.
MY Firm hitherto carried on as JOHN 25 BONDS OF £20 EACH, NUMBERED : {
MANNERS has This Day boon formed into a limited Company under the style of MANNERS & BACKHOUSE, LTD."
JOHN MANNERS, Hongkong, 1st January. 1917.
NOTICE.
180
7E HAVE This Day taken over the Firm JOHN MANNERS, which will be
W
carried on under the style of
MANNERS & BACKHOUSE, LTD.
MANNERS,
Direnters JAMES H. BACKHOUSE.
Hongkong, 1st January, 1917.
I'
- NOTICE.
133
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that Mr. GEORGE PILIP LAMMERT has been, admitted & Partner in this Firm, the Business of which will henceforth be carried on at the same address under the style of WORCESTER & LAMMERT.
W. GAWORCESTER & Co.
6. Des Vienr Road. /
Hongkong, 1st January. 1916.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
134
PARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of
the letting by Public Auction Bals, to be held at MONDAY, the 6th day of January, 1917, at 3 P.., at the Ofoes of the PUBLIC WORKS. DENARTMENT, by Order of HR EXCELLENⱭT: THE GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CROWN LAND, at Kennedy Road, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term * 75 years, with the option of renewal at CROWN RENT to be fixed by the Surveyor of HIS MAJESTY THE KING, for one further terus of of Jente
*No, of Bala
Registry No.
PARTIOULABS OF THE LOT.
2153, Kennedy
Boundary Measurements. (approximate.)
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feet
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sala ph
#
21,3257812, (abouz)
193
3798
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SEATTLE-VLADIVOSTOCK LINE
OF STEAMERS.
Messrs. Frank, Waterhouse & Co., LTD, Seattle, Managers,
FR
ROM date the Undersigned wil Ant sa MANAGING AGENTS in the Eart
for Messrs. FRANK WATERHOUSE & Co's SEATTLE-VLADIVOSTOCK LIST OF STEAMERS.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,
Tel. No. 215, sub, oz. 10. Hongkong, 1st January, 1917, 07 139
HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY, LIMITED
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom),
LOST,
RANSFER RECEIPT Nod. 1277 issued T
to Messrs. LOGAN & BASTO for Transfer of 100 Shares in this Company into the uame of Mrs. REBA WELLS, having been MISLAID, LOST, DESTROYED, NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that unless the said
OY
Receipt is produced at this Once within 30 days
from the date hereof, the Certificate for the said Share will be delivered to the said Mrs. RHEA WELLS, and the Transfer Receipt will thereafter be held by the Company as null and void.
Wa E ROBERTS, Secretary Hongkong, 19th December, 10161 [110
NOTICE
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
7490 7534 7650 7711
THE CERTIFICATE for One Share, 7071 9000 8010 8265 No. 5101, in this Company, stand- ing in the name of Miss Jose. De JESUS, of Mano has seen LOST, and it at the expiration of one month from the date hereof the above document bei
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not forthcoming another Certificate for the said Share will be issued by the Company and thereafter so other will be wknowledged.
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager. Hongkong, 10th December, 1916. [114
NOTICE.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
* INTIMATION
WATSON'S systems, an expedition was sent to Kwei-dug from the ground in the immo-
HYGIENOL
A Highly Concentrated and
Perfectly Safe
DISINFECTANT.
The best preventative of
INFECTIOUS AND
of the adjacent low-lying country have this increase has been made, successive been carefully investigated. Owing to additions of earth to the top have been I rumour that the extreme flood laid without regard to the necessity of in the Kwoi-kiang during 1914 was proportionately increasing the width of due to the demolition of certain weits the base. The earth required for the and water-gates in the Singau Canal, work has, in fact, often boon procurad Connecting the West and Yangtzo Biver from the lower part of the dyke itself, or lin, and ascertained that the closing diate vicinity of the base, thus weaken- of this means of communication would ing either the embankment itself or the not produce any noticeable improvement. foundation upon which it rests. Not The creation of an additional outlet for content with the use of the dyke-elopes - the West River, either to the Tongking for agricultural purposes, the country Gulf or the South China Sea, which has people do not hesitate to carry on excava been frequently suggested, has been found tions in the dykes in order to gain a few: to be impracticable owing to the inter additional square feet of land for their vhing mountain ranges. Even if the adjacent rice-fields. Indeed, the dykes. natural conditions were more favourable seem to be considered as "no man's. it is considered doubtful whether the land," which everyone has the right to construction of a conal would be justified use for his own selfish purposes, instead economically on account of its length and of being looked upon as the common pro- the magnitude of the work necessary to perty of the whole population for the divert the large volume of water from safety of whose life and property they the main river that must be disposed of
are provided. There are, it is true, comp- in order to secure the desired end. Amittees for every dyke district, formed" circumventing canal passing around the by delegates from the different communi Ling Yang gorge, either to the north or ties within the protected area, whose the south, though presenting no techni- function it is to supervise and carry out cal difficulties, is not regarded necessary repairs. In most cases these- advisable on account of the expense committees have no aptitude for dealing. involved. The enlargement or dredging | iu a thorough way with the problems. wnica arise, and their overagat 18 mit- ed to a partyùly of the dyke-system, Consequently, a district surrounded by a continuous embankment, on solidity and maintenanes Lae safety of the whole enclosed area depends, is often kept under supervision by several com- atmittees, each working in its own interest without any co-operation whatsoever. The result is that one part of the em- bankment may be well kept up while another is left to its fate, one committed being well supplied, the other ill sup- are undertaken they are carried ous un- plied, with funds. Even when, repairs satisfactorily owing rather to lack of. proper planning and supervision than to lack of funds. It seems, therefore-- says the Engineer-in-Chief-that one.
¿CONTAGIOUS DISEASES. the Volga and the Mississippi,
SOLD ONLY BY
A. S. WATSON
CO., LTD.,
TELEPHONE 16.
(18
on
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of the present river-bed is also out of the question from a financial point of view. Similarly, the provision of artificial storage reservoirs, such as exist
dismissed, for the time being all events, as impracticable. So far as is known, there are NO natural lakes of any importance, in the West River Valley, and it has not been pos- sible, with the funds and staff at the disposal of the Conservancy Board, to ascertain if there are suitable sites available for reservoirs. Information
Wause
Hoxazoro Orinen: 104, Das Vœux Road, Bibly Kweichow, and the political com- main river or some of its tributaries. LONDON ORVION: 181, FLEET STRENT, B.C. cannot be overlooked. A rough estimate plications which this might give rise to
The Baily Press.
HONGKONG 5TH JANUARY, 1917.
& obtained, however, from native and homogeneous organization, with sufficient. Foreign travellers shows that at least the power, independent of local influences,
and pussessing main tributaries-Yuk-kiang, Hungshui.fications to overcome technical obstacles, the requisite quali-
kiang, and Lin-kiang-flow through
is the only suitable corporation to.. conduct the supervision. wide, cultivated valleys with scattered gularity which characterizes the pres The irre- town and villages, and these conditions wasdyke districts, especially in the are not promising for the location of repped delta, calls for an entire reorgani
zation of the old divisions, into which Bervoirs. Moreover, a complete reservoir the dykes have been split without due. consideration for their functions. At pre-- system in the West River would concern
sent there exists a great number of smail Kwangtung, Kwangsi, Yunnan and pos enclosures, divided by channels and
bordered on one or more sides by the.
demand as high and substantial dykes. The dividing channels, natural or arti ficial, not being closed by watergates, as the main river. By combining several. of these small enclosures into one large one, surrounded by a continuous system of main dykes provided with a suflicient. amber of sluiceways for irrigation and uniformity, and economy would be at- navigation purposes, a higher degree of tained. The total length of main dykes, constructed and maintained to resist. the floods, would evidently be less, and the yearly cost of their upkeep con area, it might be necessary to maintain siderably reduced. Within such a large. several secondary systems of dykes of a but these would be independent of the cheaper construction for local purposes,. main dyke and not exposed to the floods. The prevention of inundation for a dis- trict depends entirely upon the main dykes, which should be the property of Y the Government and maintained out of public funds, The secondary dykes. might be the property of one or severn! villages and might also be maintained by them. If these should break because of poor up-keep the damage would be only local and of slight extent. A care- ful investigation in detail of the pre- vicinity of the West River, but also along sent dyke districts, not only within the the North and East Rivers; and, last but not least, throughout the delta..
FLOOD PREVENTION IN KWANGTUNG.
TRE disastrous foods which have caused such grievous lose of life, and property in Kwangtung during recent years led
L
of the cost of such a scheme works out at no less than 51 million Hongkong dollars. With regard to afforestation, which has been so frequently urged, it is pointed out that it must not be taken for granted that this is an absolute pre- vention of floods in all cases. In any event, to be effective it would have to be carried out on such a large scale that its influence could not be felt for many years. From another point of view, however,
to the appointment on December 13th, afforestation would serve a very useful Through lack of cover by 1814, of Admiral Tax Hox HENG as purpose. Director-General of the Board of Con-vegetation, the mountains are now freely servancy Works in the Province. His exposed to erosion, and, besides, their surfaces are brought to a state of de EXCELLENCY promptly arranged for an inspection of the rivers by Mr. H. von composition. Heary showers, which are HEIDENSTAM, the Engineer-in-Chief of the frequent in these regions, carry quan- tities of decomposed inatter down into Whampoa Conservancy Board, upon
the river valleys, and this accounts for whose advice Capt. G. W. OLIVERCHON the silt deposits met with in their lower was engaged to make a detailed survey
A scheme of afforestation on 09. & becessary preliminary to the pre-
courses.
paration of a practical scheme... The the mountain slopes in the vicinity of must precodo any reorganization R
results of the investigations carried out under Capt. OLIVERCRONA'E supervision during the twelve mouths ended in June last are embodied in an exhaustive report which has just heen issued, and they show the thoroughness with which the work has been performed, It is pointed out that the West River has
total langth of about 1,790 kilometers and', draing" an area of 339,000 square kilometers. For the greater part of their course, the river
at
the rivers would keep the soil in a systematization of the present division into districts. The outlay necessary to and would be justified for that purpose big into effect the alone. But a much more important cromediately proposed, which
improvements cumstance to be considered is the general construction project for the
comprise
West. River between kilometers 160 and 304 comic benefit to be derived by the together with vertain regions along the North River above and below San shui, whole country from forest cultivation.
is estimated This speaks in favour of the adoption of 11,389,000, divided over a period of six
Hongkong dollars; an afforestation scheme throughout the years work. This programme covers, West River drainage basin, worked in a
however, only about one third of the total work and cost for a complete scientific way and supported by the reconstruction project of the main dykes authorities as well as by, the country subject to inundation in the province of and watergates within the total area now people themselves.
Kwangtung,
Roughly estimated, the These several projects for protecting project is in round figures 34,000,000 whole amount required for the entire
Hongkong dollars. Although
CON
THE CERTIFICATE for Two Shares, and its tributaries pass through a noun- the valley and delta of the West River Nos. 5414/5415 in this Company, tainous region, only the last 140 kilome from inundation by lowering the high standing in the name of Miss FELIBDINA ters falling within the delta formation.water level having been rejected for the NOGUEIRA, of Macao, has been LOST, and. if at the expiration of one month from This formation, embraces an area of the date hereof the above document be about 8,000 square kilometers and is pene alternative of embankments. The pro-its power. For the most part the capital
reasous set forth, there remained only the not forthcoming auother Certificate for the said Shares will be issued by the trated by an immense number of sent extensive dyke system in Kwang Company and thereafter no other will be channels, formed partly by Nature and tang originated at least 800 years ago. acknowledged.
On account of the steep It represents a prodigious amount of O. MONTAGUE EDE, partly by men.
General Manager. mountains and the gradients of the effort and bears witness to a degree of Hongkong, 19th December, 1916, (116 valleys, the run-off during rainfalls enterprise and skill on the part of past
occurs with such rapidity that the generations not displayed by the present figures to 42 cents. In other words, the water-level rises considerably in a short in dealing with problems relating to time, and the rivers swell to foaming river regulation. The old dykes were torrents which inundate the land and cause prosion and landslides on the monn- tain slopes: During the floods of 1919, for example, the gange at Wachow in- dicated a rise of 8.76 metres in 24 hours No fewer than seven different pro- posals for presenting the flooding
JEBSEN & CO.
(IN LIQUIDATION).
YREDITORS are required to send in their Clains to the Undersigned on or before MONDAY, the 15th January, 1917, Dated the 20th December, 1916..
W. M. HUMPHREYS, No. 16, Queen's Road Central,
Liquidator.
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this sum might be raised, within the siderable amount, it is suggested that Kwangtung province by levying au annual tax of $1,300,000 for fifteen years, without burdening the population beyond spent on
labour, construction and materials would remain within the pro- vince and would go back to the tax- payers. A rough computation places the agricultural land which would be taxed kilometers, or 5,538,000 maw. The yearly within the area affected at 4.734 sq. tax per mou would thus amount in round farmer would have to cede yearly 1.7 to 14 per cent of his not prout for fifteen. massively and scientifically constructed to completion. There is no reason, how- years in order to bring the dyke systems
flow from the then prevailing high water. indirectly, by the improvement should to an elevation sufficient to prevent over who would benefit, either directly or ever, why other classes of the community,
In ecurse of time, however, oving to
not also participate in the cost. Finally alterations in the river-bed, this level has delay, the necessary funds for proceed. it is suggested that, in order to avoid risen, necessitating a corresponding in ing with the first year's work should be
raised by means of a foreign or, domestic- crease in the height of the dykes. Where lost.