NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE
MR. THUI YEING SHAN (4)
has been appointed to sel ss our Firm's Compradore in Hongkong, and will take up anties as such from this date.
ABDOOLALLY EBBAHIM & Co.,
7, Wyndham Street,
Hongkong, 23rd January, 1917.
TO LET.
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~IX-ROOMED HOUSE, “FAIRVIEW," 3, Robinson Road. Immediate possession. Apply
"X, Y, Z," Care of "Daily Press" Ofice. [214
TO LET.
AURNISHED UNFURNISHED (or
For Sale), No. 5, Broadwood Road (For Hu-Ti Bungalow), containing 7 Booms with Tennis Court and Lawa end”Kitoben Garden behinil.
Apply to-
G. K. K. BRUTTON. York Building,
1215
UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
UNION
TH
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY BED, 1917.
PUBLIC COMPANIES
INSURANCE BOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
NOTICE:
TWIE CERTIFICATES, Nos. 243, 244,
and 248, for Five Shares cach, $25 pak No. 2601/2620, standing in the Begiator in the Rse of AMEDEROY HABAROX, having been declared LOST, NOTICE IS HEREBY BY GIVEN that unless the said Certificates be produced to the Soolely on or before the Twelfth | day of April, 1917, now Certificaten for the sid Shares will be issued and the old Certificates will thereafter be held by the Society as null and TOLL
By Order of the Board of Directors,
C. MONTAGUR EDE, General Manager.. Hongkong, 12th January, 1017, 170
NOTICE,
THE CHINA, FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE CERTIFICATE, No. 858, for Five
Sharer, Nos. 576/15580, standing in Bogister in the name of AHMEDEнor Hamaskor, having been declared LOST, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that males the said Certificate he produced to the Company a or before the Twolth day of April, 19ft, à myw Certificate for the said Shares will be issued HE TWELFTH ANNUAL GEN-and the old Certificate will thereafter be held by
ERAL MEETING OF SHARE the Company in null and void. HOLDERS will be held in the Offices i By Order of the Board of Directors, Messrs. DODWELL & COMPANY,
C. MONTAGUE EDE, LIMITED, SATURDAY, the 3rd Feb
General Manager. ruary, 1917, at 11.30 AM.. for the purpose Mongkong, 12th January, 1917. [177 of receiving the Report of the General Managers together with a statement of accounts to 31st December, 1916.
THE
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com pany will be CLOSED from the 27th January to 3rd February, both dates inclusive.
LODWELL & CO., LTD.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 22nd January, 1917. [213
NOTICE.
A
F have This Day authorized MB. W
GEORGEERNEST WETTON to Bign our Firsa por Procuration,
H. SKOTT & Co. Hongkong, 2nd January, 1917.
NOTICE
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NOTICE.
A. 9. WATSON & CO., LIMITED
NE CERTIFICATH. for 25 Shares Nok
0400/544 and ONE CERTIFICATE
for 5 Shares Nos. 51403/51407 in this Company, shading in the name of Mr. TANG LAN KOOK, late of Is, Queen's Road, Hongkong, have been LOST, and if st the expiration of One Month from the date hereof the above documents be net forthcoming, other Certificates for the ssid Shares will be issued by the Company and thereafter no other will be acknowledged.
A. §. WATSON & Co., Liurred. Hongkong, 13th January, 1917. [175
NOTICE OF DIVIDEND.,
PUBLIC COMPANIES
THE WEST POINT BUILDING
COMPANY, LIMITED.
of Accounts
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
TWENTY-NINTH MERTING of SHAREHOLDERS in this ORDINARY Company will be held at the Oloce of Hewers. JARDINE, MATRBON & COMFANT, LIMITED, ON MONDAY, 19th January, 1917, at 11.30. 1*, for the purpoes of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement for the year anding 91st December, 1918. : Gompany will be CLOSED from THUES. The REGISTER SHARES of the DAY, 18th, to MONDAY, 29th January, 1917 (both days inclusive), during which paried no Transfer of Shares can be Registered. By order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
to the Heterotary HONGKONG LAND INTRETEERS & ABEKOR COMPANY, LIMITED
Genal Agents for the War Point BUILDING CO., Dr. Hongkong, 11th January, 1917.
178
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, LIMITED. TYOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be THIRD ORDINARY MEETING of
MATHESON hold at the Offices of Meers. JARDINE, MONDAY, 29th January, 1917, at 11.45 am.
& COMPANY, LIMITAD, Ber the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the diatament of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 16.
Un
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from THURS DAY, 18th, to MONDAY, 29th Janey, 1917 (both daye inclusive), during which period ne Transfer of Shares can be Registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors, THE HONGKONG CENTRAL STATE, LIMITED.
A. SHELTON H
HOOPER, Secretary to THE GENERAL MANAGERS Hongkong, 11th January, 1917,
179
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN te
TWENTY NINTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this
INTIMATION
GILBEY'S
SPEY ROYAL
SCOTCH WHISKY.
18. GUARANTEED TO BE MADE
FROM PURE HALTED BARLEY
IN A FOT STILL
10 YEARS OLD.
Company will be held at the Offres of Meas. A. S.
JARDINE, MATHESON & COMPANY, LTD., C
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the ULDERUP & SCHLUTER IN LIQUIDATION. MONDAY, 29th January, 1917. at Noon, for
UNION TRADING COMPANT of
No. 3. Queen's Buildags, Hongkong, that on and after this dato and until further notice Mr. B. M. CHURN and Mr. C. HONKEY sro the only Managers of the Firm and no person except then has
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authority to sign any instrument or dosumint on behalf of the Firm,
The Pablle in requested to bring to the Firm's notice any instrument or document purported to be made by the Fins whether before or after this date which is not signed by either the tha Kai 8. M. CHURN or the said C. HONKEY
THE UNION TRADING Co. Hongkong, 19th January, 1917. [198
Q.
R.
SANITARY BOARD OFFICE, HONGKONG,
To the
OWNERS OF DOMESTIC BUILDINGS,
TAKE NOTICE that under No. 5 of the
FIRST DIVIDEND OF 20%.
hold that a First Dividend of 20 per YREDITORS, of the above Firu are heroby cans, on the amount of their Claims will be paid pplication to the Undersigned on and after THURSDAY, the lat of February, 1917.
W. G. HUMPHREYS & Co.,
No. 16. Queen's Road Central,
Liquidators.
on
[170
SECOND 3 PER CENT. RUSSIAN INTERNAL SHORT TERMED LOAN OF 1916.
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the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1016.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com pany will he CLOSED from THURSDAY, 18th, to MONDAY, 29th January, 1917 (bofk
SOLE AGENTS:
WATSON
CO., LTD.,
&
THE CANTON WIDOW'S
OLAIM HEARING CONCLUDED AT FULL COURT.
the fiscal system seems tottering. Froo Trade, which has withstood such severe assaults during the last ten or fifteen years, is already doomed if the Paris, Economic Conference is to be taken as something more than a demon The hearing in the Appeal Court,. stration of amity. The fact seems to be Hongkong, by a Canton widow for re- that the isolation of the United King- verral of a judgment of the Chief Justion- dom from European economic and by which she wis denied paymont by the- political concoptions is breaking down. Bank of Canton of $10,000, deposited by Britain has long been isolated from other her deceased husband, was continued· conutries in so far as her fiscal policy yesterday before the Full Court of three- is concerned. Even her own Dominions Judges. have not followed her example of free
Mr. E. H. Sharpe, K.C., for the sp ́trado, and although, of course, the adop- pellants was hoard on Saturday, and tion of protection by other countries yesterday Mr. Eldon Potter opened the does not necessarily neutralise the bene sase for the repondente. fits Britain derives from free trade, it
Mr. Potter argued that the Bank ware- presents an anomaly which de eagerly fully extitled to pay out the money, seized upon by those who consider their sing that it was on at order of the country's interests lie in the adoption of Court that it was so paid out. Now protection. In her political and social that it was discovered that the man re- idees Great Britain's isolation from coiving had no right to it, recovery. Europe is most pronounced. In these, abould be had against him, and not though geographically tied to the old against the Bank. Continuing, Mr. world, she is allied to the now. As her Potter said, it might be argued that there -' Isaguage has drifted away from Euro may be two depositors of the same name, peas standards until it mow presents
but it had never been suggested that. features which connect it with languages there were two and if there had been descended from totally different stocks, such a suggestion the only course open so her political and social ideas have
to their lorships would be to send the takon a direction so different from these ease back for proof that there was only taken by the other leading nations of one. Assuming that there was only one, Europe that they have ever been de. the position was that the Court had boo nounced as old-fashioned, although there induced by a false statement to make an are still some who think that it is Order, the only effect of which could be... Europe which has been travelling in the to attach the one and only deposit for wrong direction and not Britain which the sum of $10,000 in that name in the has been standing still. As already Bank of Canton. This was not a case. stated, above, however, it is probable that of two John Smiths and the bank pay. even without the war the pressure exerted ing money by mistake to one that should. by Europe would ultimately have led to have been paid to the other. In this a chango in the political and social case there was only the one depositor of " structure of Great Britain. The war the name of Lau Cheuk Ting, and tho has simply expedited changes which were Order could only apply to this one man, on their way-changes in the direction He then proceeded to deal with the effacé of making Britain less conspicuous and of the garnishes orter on the judgment, better able to protect herself against the and said that the Court, believing that aggressions of her European neighbours. the judgment debtor and the depositor The man who goes unarmed amid an were the same, made an Order and, in armed community, however strong of effect, said-" Inasmuch as I, the Court, am satisfied that the judgment deblor and the depositor are one and the same, I order you to pay that money and wil debts due." He thought it was clear that the Court must have found that the jugdment debtor and the depositor wore one and the same,
days inclusive), daring which period no Transfer WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, will and intent of purpose, will, sooner of Shares can be Bogiatered.
By Order of the Board of Directors
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary.
Hongkong, 11th January, 1917,
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THE HONGKONG LAND BECLAMA-
·TION COMPANY, LIMITED.
SIXTEENTH ORDINARY MENT.
LTHOUGH THE SUBSCRIPTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. thai th A LISTS were CLOSED on the th N December, the Russo- ASIATIC- BANKING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company Hongkong, is prepared to accept orders will be held at the Ollos of Mouse JARDITH, for the above Lean up to the 13th Feb MATHESON & CO., LT, on MONDAY, 29th ruary, on the Subscription Terus, ie., January, 1917, at 12.15 r.m., for the purpose of e
previously advertised.
receiving the Report of the Directors together Hongkong, 19th January, 1917. [201
with the Statement of Accounts for the year audingat December, 1815.
DOMESTIC CLEANLINESS вид VENTILATION BYE-LAWS (as amended), erary Domestic Ballding or part of auch Building within the CENTRAL Division of the City of Victor, and the WESTERN Division of
Kowloon, Occupied by Members of more than one family, except thowe within the Europeas Eeservation or in Kowloon South of Austin Road or thos parte of a Domestic Building PARTICULARS and CONDITIONE of Shop, Ofles or Godown, must be CLEANS ED and LIME WASHED THROUGHOUT
a.
R
PUBLIO AUCTION.
the letting by Public Auction Sale, to
fres of the
be held on MONDAY, the 29th day of
TREENECIJE 616.
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Hónakond Orton: 13s, Des Vosux Road, G LONDON OPTION 181, Fawr Bars, B.C.
The Daily Press.
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or later, through pressure here or menace there, find himself drawn into con formity with his neighbours, Such seems the fate of Britain, and indeed, the fate of the world, unless, this war succeeds in driving back the wave of militarism which has arisen in Europe
The President--No, no. The Court, and is slowly rolling round the globe. must have come to the conclusion that In other directions, also, the influencsit had enough before it to justify it in. of Europe and more especially of Gor making the Order, many is making itself felt in Britain.
Mr. Patter-But look at the effect of Lately there have been expostulations the Court's finding. The decree nisi is. against playing at being Germans," unchallenged, and the Order is made by imitating German ways and adopting absolute, and by it the bank is ordered German methods; yet the adoption of to pay into Court a sum of $10,000 which / some German ways and German methods had been hitherto standing in the name of Lau Chouk Ting. That must be the. effect of the Order, inasmuch as thero. was only one depositor of that name who- had deposited that sum.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Cam- pany will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, 18th, to MONDAY, 29th January, 1917 (both days inclusive), during which posied no Transfer THE CHANGES BROUGHT BY is almost inevitable, in view of the sue
of Shares can be Registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE Seare bry Hongkong, 11th January, 1917.
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The President-You have now got to
by the owners during the months of December January, 1917, at 3 P.M., at the Order of HONGKONG, CANTON AND MAÇÃO/cepting, with few complaints, a de- British mimiery of Germany is also being show us that the Court could make such.
And
☆ The word "hroughout” and in this. Notice means that the Houses should be Timp washed in respect of ill the Walk of each Room, all Cubicles. Partitions, Stair Cusings and Stair Linings, all Ceilings and the Undersides of
Roofs in Main Batidings, Offees and Bervants
Quarters and incluaits of Verandahs.
The Fankyard must have its containing Walls Limewashed up to the level of the First Floor..
Carved, Painted or Polished Woodwork in good condition, however, need not be Lito- washed, but most be Clessed.
The CENTRAL Division of the City las between Gilman Strot and Pool Streat on the East and Tank Lane ind Claverly Street on the Went.
Kowloon is divided into the Eastern and Western Divitātou by Na han kosd and n straight line drown from the North and theagh the Taumati Service riservoir to the Norbera Boundary of Kowloon.
Dated thie 1991 day of January, 1917.
ADAM GIBSON, Secretary.
R.
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WAR DEPARTMENT · CONTRACTE.
CEALED TENDERS will be received at the Headquarters Offlon, Victoria Barracks, Hongkong, for the undermentioned Bervices, watil 12 o'clock Noowon the dates stated ----
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, hy
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Nathan Road, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal si CROWN RENT to be fixed by the Surveyor
of HIS MAJRIFY THE KING, for one further
berm of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
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Locality.
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JUST RECEIVED.
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A Large New Consignment of
Latest Fashions of the
Fool and Washing, 16th February, 1917, Forage and Indian Supplies, 20th Feb. 1917, ROYAL, PALACE, MANDLEN,
and General Supplies " A," 2nd Feb.,
1917.
Hospital Supplies: 1st arch, 1917.
General SuppliB,” 2ut March, 1917.
Forms and other particulars may be obtained
BRILLIANT,
FRENCH.
GEORGETS AND WATER-
STEAMBOAT COMPANY,
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, THE NINETY-SEVENTH ORDIN
HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Office of the Company, Hotel Man sions, on TUESDAY, the 13th February, 1917, at 12 o'clock Noos, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, declaring a Dividend and electing Direc „tors and Auditora.
ARY MEETING OF BBARE
THE WAR.
cess they have attained. Mimicry is a UNDER exigencies more powerful than very common fact in nature, where it is any be deemed possible, the Briton is used as a means of self-preservation.
gree of regimentation which ten, five, used for a similar purpose. To some or even three year ago he would have extent it is a retrogression, but it is only an Order as you suggest it has made.
It is true, of the hardened optimist who can imagine to my mind, if I am right in my con- Mr. Patter-That presents no difficulty thought unbearable.
that war has any glorifying mission, even for the victors,
Today being Chinese New Year and a public holiday, the next issue of the Daily Press will be on Thursday the 25th inst..
tention as to the effect of the Order. If the effect of the Order is that the Court. ordered the bank to pay $10,000 standing. in the name of the only Lau Cheuk Ting- in the bank, then I hold that I am absolutely protected,
The President-If that is the effect of The St. Andrew's Society will hold a the Order, the Court could not make dinner at the Hongkong Hotel on thei
23th inst.
course, that the ideas underlying many of the changes that have taken place during the last two and a half yeaTA aro not, extirely new. They have been font- ing in the air for a long time, and it is possible that, by the pressure of the natural law of conformity, the changes would ultimately have been forced on: us, war or no war. It is the rapidity with which the ideas have been brought into actual practice which is confusing. Conscription, under the euphemistic Fowler discovered 4421 taels of prepared On Sunday evening, Detective Sorgt title of national service, bad long been opium on board the s.s. Hunai. (202
advocated by various distinguished men, arrest has been made. though not with much success.
State
Five Chinese casea ownership of various forms of wealth. and industry had also been suggested, even by those who rejected the principles of Socialism, but here again public From 5 p.m. to 5.30 1.4. every quarter of an opinion was lethargic. An attempt to hour instead of every ten minutes.
control the drink traffic by means of
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com pany will be CLOSED from the 31st January to the 13th February, 1917, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. E. CLARKE,
Secretary. Hongkong, 20th January, 1917. PRAK TRAMWAYS, COMPANY, LTD
NOTICE.
FROM 1st February till further notice the following changes will be made in the Company's Time Table:----
SUNDAYS.
No
Mr. Potter-I am going to show you that the Court would, unless it is stated of that name in the bank. But it is a that there were half-dozen depositör
fact that there was only one Lau Cheuk: Ting, the judgment ditor and depositor. of enteric fever They could not sttribute the Order to anyone else, there being only the one,, and the Court did the same thing in its jugdment and in the garnishe pro- ceedings.
were reported in the Colony during the week ending January 20th, two of which proved fatal. There was also a non-fatal
Chinese case of diphtheria.
The twelfth annual general meeting.
Mr. Potter then proceeded to cite and
From 6.30 P.M. to 7 P.M. every ten minute local option had actually been put for of the shareholders of the Union Water. quote legal authorities bearing out his.
instead of avery quarter of an hour,
SUNDAYS AND WEEK-DAYS.. The 8.30 p.m. Car will be discontinued.
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WANTED.
"ECRETARY (Lady or Gentleman) Wanted
ward as a practical proposal, but had boat Co., Ltd., will be held on February received so decided a rejection by the 3rd, at 11.30 am, at the offices of the public that no statesman had since at general managers, Mesare. Dodwell & tempted to make it & prominent feature Co., Ltd. in his political programme. Now, when.
Tom Gunn, the Chinese aeronaut, who
personally at the abon Gffing between the hours SHADE CREPES FOE DRESSES, to generally assist the Deputy Superinten conscription is a fact, and the State in residing at 174, Des Voeux Road Cen-
of 10 A., and 1 P.M.
Tender Forms must be properly filled a WRAPPERS, signed and dated, sal delivered in a sealed
OPERA dont of the Hongkong Pelice Reserve. (Hours,
roughly, 10 A.M,-12:30 p.m., 2,30-5.3) P.M.):
Apply to
envelope marked TENDER FOR FORAGE, CLOAKS of all Styles. INDIAN,
ota'
Tenders must be, and will not be entertained PERSIAN AND BILK CARPETS.
uniem, accompanied by a deposit of #100 as a guarantee of good faith, such sum to be for feited to the State if the tenderer fails to attend
mi the Headquarters Office after twenty-four
An inspection
is
earnestly
hours' notice in writing being left at the ten solicited. derer's direes, or fills to send in mmples within twenty-four hours of written application being left al the said addrom, or volume to accept a contract allotted to him.
specially reserved.
The right to rejont wil, or any, tenders is
D. CHELLABAM,
38 & 40, QUEEN'S RD. ÜENTRAL
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Mr. F. C. JENKIN, Prince's Buildingy,
Ice House Street.
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WANTED. NGINEER, Br., babainer, for Harbour se Shop. Apply in own writing with copy rein, stating age and mlavy zoquired to........
W. 8. BAILEY & 00., LED,
Kowloom.
[105
contention,
Mr. Alabaster briefly replied, and the Court rose, judgment being reserved.
DR. SUN YATSEN DECORATED. At his residency, 63, Rue Vallon, on has already acquired one form of tral, has reported to the police that the 16th inst. Dr. Yatwem was decorated whilst he was walking in Jervois Street with the highest order of merit which national wealth in the shape of the coal-on Sunday he was robbed of a gold watch had been awarded to him by the Chinese Government President Li had ordered fields, and the direct control, if not the and chain, valued at $70.
Major-Gen. Kao to proceed from Peking acquisition, of the liquor traffic is within Chirese confidence again abused. A to Shanghai for the purpose of bestowing the order on the former leader, and in measurable distance, the Briton, rubbing report has been made to the police by a
woman to the effect that when she was accordance with Dr. Sun's expressed his eyes, is inclined to wonder whether walking in Pottinger Street a man came
wish the ceremony was entirely without the opposition with which he formerly up her, and said he had $145 to give lier. pomp. Only a few friends, mostly mili
They both went to a house in Cochranetary people, were present. The order, granted these alleged reforms was based Street, and here the man asked her for an enamelled CHORE encrusted with on sound reasons, so quickly have these security. She gave him a gold bangle pearls, and carrying the five colours of and a gold ring, valued at $96. The the republic, was handed to Sun over a ressony become disipated, Yet moro
man then left to get the money
table on which was draped Chinese weighty reforms face him. Already and has not been seen since.
flag, before whit the bowed thrim.
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