NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB,
AMERICAN CUP.
HE American Members of the Club have
during the CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.
T kindly presented a Cup for Compotition
CONDITIONS, - 18 holes Bogey over Fan Ling. Entranon Fen $2.00 Pez Cazo to be given
6
to a WAR CHARITY.
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'TO LET FURNISHED. From May to end of October,
TRAWBERRY HILL, THE PEAK Bir
Rooma, Gardea and Tennis Court. Apply to-
"H. W. L."
1, Des Voeux Road Central,
TO LET
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY,
PUBLIC COMPANIES
*
UNION
INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
NOTICE:
THE CERTIFICATES, Nos. 249, 244, 245 and 246, for Five Shares each, 325 paid up, Nos. 26012520, standing in the Register in the same of AUKERHOF HABIBEHOY, having been declared LOST, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that unless the sit Captilestone produced to the Society on or before the Twelfth day of April, 1917, now Corticates for the said Shares will be issued and the old Certificates will thereafter be held by the Boloty as null aud vdid.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
C. MONTAGUE EDE, General Manager. Hanglong, 19th January, 1917.
378
NOTICE.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE CERTIFICATE. No. 258, for Fire TBharos, Nos. 156-6/15590, standing in BLUE BUNGALOW" 11, Peak of A
D Road Furnished, Tennis Lawu. Kitchen Garden. Foultry House and ran. From 1st May,
Apply to-
ARTHUR CHAPMAN,
Assessor's Office,
P.O. Building.
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K.
GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC.
FENDERS for SPECIE and MEXICAN
HAMBBHOT, having been lard LOST, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that aules the maid Certificato be produced to the Company on or before the Twelth day of April, 1917, new Certificate for the asil Shares will be issued
and the old Certifients will thereafter be held by
the Company na null and void.
By Order of the Board of Direstora
C. MONTAGUE EDE, General Manager, Hongkong, 12th January, 1917, (177
NOTICE.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
DOLLARS, oarrent in this Colony, for Telegraphia Transfer on the LordsHE CERTIFICATE for One Share, Commissioners of HIS MAJESTY'S TREASURY, No. 401 in this Company, stand London, up to and for the sum of £30.000 ing in the name will be received by the TREASURY CHEST JESUS, of Mano, has been LOST, and of Misa JCB DE BFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT. if at the expiration of one month from until 11 o'clock A.M. ca the 17th January, 1917. the date hereof the above document be The Tenders to state the telal amount do not forthcoming another Certificate for Pounds Sterling). No Telegraphie Transfor will the said Share will be issued by the be made for less than £100.
Company and thereafter no other will be
cknowledged.
The Tenders to be in duplicate, and in sealed sovers, addressed to the TREASURY CHEST. OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT,
d endorsed "TENDERS FOR GOVERN- KENT BILLS, etc."
The right to accept or reject any or all of the Tenders is reserved.
Copies of Forms of Tender can be had on *pplication.
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager. Hongkong, 19th December, id. (114
NOTICE.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
Persona Tendering for (Bills) are hereby notified that having regard to the provisions of the Acts 22 George III, Cap. 46 and 41, George III. Cap. 32, iho acceptance of any such TenderHE CERTIFICATE for Two Shares, Member of the British House of Commons standing in the name of Miss FL188INA subject to the express condition that no No. 5414/5415 in this Company, eball be admitted to share or part in or to NOGUEIRA, el Macao, has been LOST, and
any any benefit to arise from the Contrast thereby if at the expiration of one month from made for the allotment of such (Bills)"
the date hereof the above document be the said Shares will be issued by the not forthcoming another Certificate for Company and thereafter no other will be acknowledged.
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager. Hongkong, 19th December, 1918.
"The provisions in question do not apply to Contracts entered into by an incorporated Company in its corporated capacity and made for the general bonefit of the Company."
F. J.THURSBY PELHAM Lt-Colonel, Treasury Cheat Officer, A.P.D.
His Majesty's Treasury Office,
Hongkong, 16th Jansrs. 1017.
JUST RECEIVED.
₤190
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PUBLIC COMPANIES
THE WEST POINT BUILDING
COMPANY, LIMITED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the MEETING of SHAREHOLDERE in this NOT
TWENTY-NIRTH ORDINARY Company will be held at the Offices of Howar JARDINE, MATHESON & COMPANY, LIMITED, OR MONDAY, 29th January, 1917, at 11.99 L., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the for the year nading Directors together with a Biatament of Accounts
Slat December
1916. Company will be CLO ED from THURS The REGISTER of SHARES of the DAY,
18th, to MONDAY, 291
January, 1917 (both days inclusive), during which perfod no. Transfor of Shares can be Registered." By order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary to the
HONGKONG LAND INVSSTMENT & AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED,
General Agents for the WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LTD. Hongkong, 11th January, 1917, 178
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, LIMITED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that tha THIRD ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be bold at the Offices of Mesars JARDINE, МАТИЧНОМ & COMPANY, LIMITER,
咖
JANUARY 17TH, 1917.
INTIMATION
DEWAR'S
IMPERIAL”
AND
EXTRA
SPECIAL"
MONDAY, 29th January, 1917, at 11.45 A. SCOTCH
for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1916.
The REGISTER SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from THUES- DAY, 18th, to MONDAY, 29th January, 1917 (both days faclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares oxa be Registered,
By Order of the Board of Directora, THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE,
LIMITER.
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to THE GENERAL MANAGERS Hongkong, 11th January, 1917.
179
THE HONGKONG LAND' INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
NOTIOR NAHERINTH
YOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
ORDINARY
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this
The opening of the Hongkong Full Court of threo judges has been delayed owing to the late arrival from Shanghai of Sir Havilland de Sausmarez. The Court WILE to have commenced on Monday.
Early yesterday morning a fire occur red at 380 Queen's Road, Central, cigarette shop, and did some damage, be fore it was mastered by the fire brigada The origin of the outbreak has not yet been ascertained. The damage is entf• mated at 8500.
A University, if its degrees are to carry with them any measure of distinction, cannot allow itself to develop into an institution merely akin to a good class secondary school. When wo 100 Chinese students passed out into the world as Bachelors of Medicine, Rachelors of Engineering, and Bachelors of Arts, we want ground for the belief that they would be competent to take their place side by side with the graduates from, at any rate, the smaller Universities in our own country. It will thus be seen that a very high level of all-round general education has to be attained. A Univer aity has little donira for a boy who can only claim a thorough knowledge of the English language, and, as the matrien- lation examinations are the goal which every secondary school has before it, there is a tendency to crowd subjects into the school curriculum which it would be wiser to exclude. The influence of this can be traced from the top right through" the whole educational system. Cramming is unavoidable, and, in the circumstances, Monday night. The junk-mistress re
Mr. P. M., Hodgson, hon. sec. of the
he has sent to the Hon. Treasurer of the Hongkong Cricket Club, informs us that
War Charities a cheque for $300, being the proceeds of sale of entrance tickets. Messrs. Church and Throkorton and at Monday's Tennis match between
Messrs Nisbet and E. Hancock.
A foki, on board a junk moored in the harbour was accidentally drowned on
to bring a charge of "defective teaching" | ported to the police that at about sid against the echoelmasters, who can only o'clock the deceased, while sitting on work according to the syllabus provided, the gunwale, lost his balance, fell into appears unjastified. It must be remem
the water and was drowned before help could be obtained. The body has not been recovered.
WHISKY. bered that the Chinese youth bas to learn two languages simultaneously, and that he has to acquire his scholastic education and satisfy his examiners in the one which is alien to him. He has probably few opportunities of extending his know. lodge of English in his home, and he has no text-books in his native tongue to which he can refer in order to gain assistance in his
AGENTS:
Company will be held at the Offices of Meers A. S. WATSON
JARDIN, MATHESON & COMPANY, LTD., On MONDAY, 29th January, 1917, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Ascounts for the year ending 31st December, 1910.
pany will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com- 18th, to MONDAY, 29th January, 1917 (botk
CO., LTD.,
Western studies.
A statement of accounts for the Men's Club, from October 5th to Decembe 3let, shows that the balance in hand of
increased to $343.93 at the close. The 840.93 with which the period started was'
and $0.20 from billiard tournaments. receipts included 8335.85 from donations
The expenses were:-printing, 35.80; games, 26.60; billiard prizes $11.70; concert incidental expenses, 368.75; and social evenings-cigarettes and refresh- ments. $158.15.
His progress, therefore, must, per force, be slow. H.E the GOVERNOR undoubtedly
put his finger apon a weak spot when ho deprecated the rapid promotion of boys from class to class, and, if his instructions are rigid- and matsheds at Happy Valley, for the In our report of the sale of booths ly carried out that no boy shall receive Hongkong Race Meeting, there were, wa promotion until he is absolutely fit for
regret, one or two inaccuracies. The sala it, some, at any rate, of the defects which took place on the Government ground are now apparent will be remedied. A adjoining the Race Course, and the prices
daya inclusive), during which periodno Transfer WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS: similar idea probably underlay the realised for the 19 lats were as follow:
of Shares can be Registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Secrstars. Hongkong, 11th January, 1917,
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THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA- TION COMPANY, LIMIDED. FOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that th
HONGKONG TEAMWAT COMPANY, ING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company
LIMITED
A Large New Consignment of
of the T
Latest Fashions ROYAL, PALACE, MANDLEN, DRILLIANT, FRENCH, GEORGET'S AND
WATER SHADE CREPES FOR DRESSES WRAPPERS, OPERA CLOAKS of all Styles. INDIAN, PERSIAN AND SILK CARPETS.
An inspection is earnestly solicited.
D. CHELLARAM, 33 & 40, Query's RD. CENTRAL.
102
THE HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA WAR SAVINGS ASSOCIATION.
APPLICATION forms for Membership of
the above Association may be obtained from all the Banks os from the undersigned.
THE UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY
OF CANTON, LTD., Honorary Secretaries and Treasarors.
PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,
NOTICE.
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Enerporsted in the United Kingdom).
LOST,
RANSFER RECEIPT Nod. 1277 issued to Moss, LOGAN & BASTU for Transfer Mrs. REZA WELLS, Laving been MISLAID of 100 Shares in this Company into the name of LOST, or DESTROYED, NOTICE IS HEENRY GIVEN that unless the said Receipt is produced at this Office within 30 days from the date hereof, the Certificate for the said
Bhares will be delivered to the said Mrs. RHRA WELLS, and the Transfer Receipt will thereafter
W. E. ROBERTS,
Secretary. Hongkong, 19th December, 1916 [110
be held by the Company as null and void.
NOTICE.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED
NE CERTIFICATE for 2: Shares Nos. 400/7424 and ONE CERTIFICATE for 5 Shares No. 403/51407 in this Company, standing in the same of Mr. TANG LAN KOOK, LOST. and if at the expiration of Onn Month late of 15, Queen's Road, Hongkong, have been
from the data herent the above documents be not forthcoming, other Certificates for the said Bhares will be issued by the Company and thereafter no other will be soknowledged.
A. & WATSON & CO., LIMITED. Hongkong, 11th January, 1917,
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NOTICE OF DIVIDEND. ULDERUP & SCHLUTER IN LIQUIDATION.
FIRST DIVIDEND OF 20%. REDITORS of the above Firm are hereby
will be held at the OfBoes of Messrs. JARDITE, MATHESON & Co., LTD., on MONDAY, January, 1917, at 12.15 PM, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Director together with the Statement of Accounts for the year unding 31st December, 1916.
pony will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com-
days inclusive), during which periodd no Transfer 18th, to MONDAY, 99th January, 1917 (both
of Shares can be Registored.
By Order of the Board of Director,
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE, Secretary, Hongkong, 11th January, 1917.
Ꭱ
NOTICE.
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TELEPHONE 616.
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Colonial Secretary's advice to Chinese Lot 1. $500; 2, $490: 3, 9570: 4, 9470; 8, boys to spend a few more years at school | $620; 6, 8800; 7, 8810; 8, $1,150; 9, 8860; instead of secking remunerative employ- 10, 8060; 11, 81,000; 12, $1,010; 33, $1,000; ment at the earliest possible moment. 14, 81,000: 15 $1,100; 18, 8050; 17, 8230; With slower promotions the school course 18, 8350; and 19, 8110. The purchaser of will have to be prolonged if the boys are lot 14 was Man-kee, and of lot 15 Mr. to take full advantage of the opportuni- Avi,
ties
At an Examination in First Aid held recently under the auspices of the St. John Ambulance Association the follow-
MARRIAGE. GORDON LANGDON. — ÁÞ
provided for them. Parents St. John's should be taught to accept this point of Cathedral, Hongkong on January view-the Hon. Mr. LAU CRU PAR might 15th, by the Rev. V. H. Copley Morie, M.A., JAMES MILERE GORDON, help considerably in this direction-anding 16 pupils from the Bulilice Girl son of the late James Gordon, Port it must be no reflection upon the masters Elizabeth, South Africa, to LILIAN LILE LANGDON, daughter of Capt. C. Langdon, R.N., Balham, England, and adopted daughter of the late Robert Hughes, Kebe, Japan.
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School were successful:-Chung King- luk, Laura Figueiredo, Fek Yum-yung, Aldo Franco, Lai Po-yuk, Ariozia Lopes, Florence Lyen, Poon San-han, Eunice Samy, Shin Tak-hing, Tang Hon-ying, Lucy Thomas, To Hun-fong, Tung Lau-
if their scholars take a longer time than that now allowed to ascend the rungs of the educational ladder. A strict divid ing line should also be drawn at the Hongkong Orrsons 101, Des Varx Rean, C. earliest possible moment between those London Owaton: 191, Flar Stier, B.C.boys who are contemplating a University ngan, Wong San-tsan, Auria Xavier. Dr.
The Baily Press
Horexone 17TH Jaxuany, 1917.
between the hours of 9 am, to 1 P.M. and 2P.M. THE educational system in Hongkong hasiatriculation until they have shown that which was published in
our cable
career and those who only wish to qualify F. T. Keys was the Honorary Lecturer for a position in a business offico. The to the class and Deputy-Surgeon General latter might devote themselves almost Draper, R.N.. acted 28 Honorary exclusively to the study of English and Examiner. Chinese and to purely counercial sub- NY EUROPEAN, Non-Aziatio or Indian
In reference to Mr. F. Wild's recent jects, while the others might postpone A
desiring to leave the Colony should apply EDUCATION IN HONGKONG, the study of those subjects required for
statement about Germans taking the in person at the CENTRAL POLICE STATION
place of Britons in the Chinese Customs, to 4г.3. daily, ports or identification papers.
Applicants will be required to protos Fass lately been the subject of some criticism, English to profit fully from the instruc respondent of the N. Daily News they possess a sufficient knowledge of columns a few days ago, the Peking cor- All persons with certain arceptions who,
and, as a consequence, the recently pub-
telegraphs:-"I an officially informed. that the total number of Germans on the staff in 1914 was 109, whereas now the. number is 125. No German appoint monte to the indoor staff have been made since the beginning of the war, and. although a few have been accepted for
are required to Regi ter thomselves under the by the various schools during the past than a superficial knowledge of many, remain in the Colony for more than 7 dage lished reports upon the progress made tion to follow. A thorough know ledge of a few essential things is better
all Police Stations.
$89
NEW
CARTRIDGES.
English
popular
notified that a First Dividend of 20 por BP Beres and Sises.
peat on the amount of their Claims will be paid on application to the Underaigned on and after LTD.THUESDAY, the 1st of February, 1917.
W. G. HUMPHREYS & Co.,
No. 16, Queen's Road Central, Liquidators,
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FIROM 1st February till further notion the following changes will be made in the Company's Time Table:-
SUNDAYS.
From & P.. to 5.30 F.. every quarter of an home instead of every lan minutes.
From 6.50 F.. to 7 P. every ten minutes instead of every quartse of an hour,
SUNDAYS AND WEEK-DAYS. The 8.10 M. Car will be discontinued.
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WANTED.
NGINEER, Br. abatsizer, for Harbour or JBhop. Lpply in own writing with copy refs,, stating nye and salary esquired to
W. 8. BAILEY & CO., LTD,
Kowloon.
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HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED.
A
now
S already notified, this COMPANY'S
GENERATING PLANT is carrying in the vicinity of the maximum load and no further installations can be made for the present. Consumers and Wiring Contractors are warned against the danger of making
Maansturers.
SMOKELESS POWDER and CHILLED SHOT. From No. 10 to 8880. at 36, 57 and 37.58 per 100. SPORTING REQUISITES and AIR GUNS in Variely.
Inspection Invited.
The marriage is announced of M William Kerr, marine engineer, Quarry Bay, and Miss Margaret Ura Medusisa, en route to Hongkong from Sootland by the Kitano Maru.
the outdoor staff there is a net decrease of 56 in that department. There is no foundation for the statement that Ger mans are being substituted for Britons who have gone to the war."
REGISTRATION or PERSONS ORDIN- ANCE 1916.
year have been read with more than Forms of Registration giving the partienlas usual interest. It is of paramount im and, in the education of the Chinese required may be obtained at the G.P.0), and ab} portance to the Colony that the Chinese youth, it is particularly necessary to
The Penalty for non-compliance is a fine not youth should be equipped with a
remember that undus haste to cover pri- srossling $50.
thoroughly sound knowledge of English, liminary ground must inevitably resuls and we trust that the money necessary to
in slower progress during the later stages. provide this will never be stinted. The question now exercising the public minđ is whether the proper standard is being maintained. There was some searching of hearts a month or two ago when thy
arose in connection with a case brought A nice point in criminal procedure Hon. Mr. Lau CRU PAK laarched the in- dictment at a meeting of the Legislativo Council
before Mr. J. E. Wood at the Magistracy "that Chinese boys learning
The Hou, Treasurer of the Alice Yesterday, Ton Chinese were charged Bnglish nowadays do not, as a rule, writs Mamorial and
with gambling late on Monday night Affiliated Hospitals and speak the language to wall as acknowledges with thanks a donation of on board & junk lying in the harbour, at Aberdeen. The Magistrate asked if students of a decade or two ago." He $50 to the funds of the hospitals from suggested that this falling of must have
"Passage Money Fund."
there was a warrant of entry to the junk. Sergeant Wills replied that there was not, been caused by oramming too many sub-
Lady Kay will distribute the prizes and proceeded to explain that the men jecte into the heads of present-day as the Belilios School at noon today, were caught "red-handed" playing at the students before they have had a proper and at the same hour. Mr. A. H. Harris
game called grounding in the fundamentals of the (Commissioner of Customs) will dis Kinge). It we practically useless to Kong." (three language, and H.E. the GOVERNOR fully tribute the prizes at the Dioossan take out a warrant, as the gambling has been appointed for the purpose of endorsed this view. A small committee School.
went on in different junks every night. A Chinese workman fell from the fifth Mr. Wood said that, while ho fully investigating the question and recom-Hour of the Telegraph Building in appreciated the difficulties of the police mending any reforme which may be Shanghai on to the pavement below a in the matter, he could not pressed with: needed. In this connection we would sug- few days ago and is expected to recover. the case in the absence of a warrant, and gest that the possible influence of the His fall was broken by the branches of discharged the defendants, who evidently On Sale at the DAILY PESEN OMM OF establishment of a University in ou a tree, and when picked up he was had difficulty in ing their stroke Local Bookollore.
midst may be carefully borns in mind. I conscious,
WM. SCHMIDT & Co.
1100
ON SALE
A TABLS OF THR
Demand Drafts on London on the day of or precedings as departure of the English Mails; also Table of the Yearly Approximate Average for 34 years
additions to existing installations and are RATES OF EXCHANGE AT BOMBAY reminded that under the Regulations for securing the Safety of the Public contained in For the Schedule to the Electricity Supply Or diusnce 1911 (as amended} vy person making any addition to any electrical installation con- nooted to the Company's main shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding Fifty Dollars for every such addition."
By Order of the Board,
GIDB, LIVINGSTON &Co., Agents. Hongkong, 5th January, 1917. [185
+
PRICE
83 CABIX.
of good fortanc
Sam