NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
TO LET (FURNISHED OF UNFURNISHED).
10 6 MOUNTAIN VIEW, PHAK-
DENNYS & BOWLEY
N6 Rooms and Large Kiteboa
WANTED.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
MONDAY FEBRUARY 6TH,
1917.
INTIMATION
PUBLIC COMPANIES
THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILD- ING COMPANY LIMITED-
HOUSES TO LET
TO LET
Semi-detached Sis Booma, Chatham Road, Kowloon BY GIVEN that Closed Verandahs faring Lyman Pa No TWENTY-EIGHTH ORDIN
Apply
OTIUD IN HEREBY
ARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS In this Company will be held at the Company's Offices, Victoria Buildings on SATURDAY, 10th February 1917, at 11 o'clock Am., for the purpose of receiv ing the Report of Directors toge
ending 31 December 1916
OUNG GIRL to look after Small Baby ther with Statement of Accounts for the
Yaring the day
"Apply
58, NATHAN LOAD,
Kowloon, any morning.
[254
WANTED-the End of February..
N EUROPEAN NURSE or GOVER NESS for twe Children, six and five
A. B
year. Gool salary offered,
Apply
Care of Daily Fress" Office,
WANTED.
1230
LANGINERI, B2, ahtitor, for larbour or
Feathe
REGISTER OF SHARES of the
Jat, to
from
Company THURSDAY February, 1917 (Both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered
By Order of the Board of Directors, A SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary to the
HONOKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD. General Agents for the KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING CO., LTD. Hongkong, 25th January, 1917. [223.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND
FINANCE CO., LTD.
Shop Apply in own wring with copy TOTION IS HEREBY GIVEN that
rafe, stating aga sud nala to
WB. BAILEY & Co., LTD,
Kowloon
NOTICE
[105
HE Undersigned beg to intimate test they have now OPENED BRANCH OFFICE Hotel Mansions. Hongkong, an
ANDERSEN, MEYER & Co., LTE.. [269
NOTICE
RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET
HONGKONG AGENCY.
THE OFFICE of this Agency has This Day bean REMOVED to ST. GEORGE'S, BUILDING, Second Floor, Room No 5, (Entrance from Chater Road).
Hongkong, 1st February, 1917.
247
SECOND 51 PER CENT. RUSSIAN INTERNAL SHORT TERMED
LOAN OF 1016.
LTHOUGH THE SUBSCRIPTION A LISTS were CLOSED on the 28th December, the RusSO ASIATIC BANK, Hongkong, is prepared to accept orders for the above Logn up to the 13th Feb ruary, on the Subscription Terms, as previously advertised.
Hongkong 18th January, 1017. [201
R.
SANITARY BOARD OFFICE. HONGKONG,
To the N OWNERS OF DOMESTIC BUILDINGS.
TAKE NOTICE that under No, of the DOMESTIC CLEANLINESS and
BITCHIN DOBWEL & 00, 120.
TO LELY
181
ELLBUEN" No. 78, THE PEAK
From lat April, 1017 Apply to
PERCY SMITH SETH & FLEMING
TO LET FURNISHED.
ro. §. GOUGH HILL (No. 102. The
June, 1017
NL months, from lat
Apply
LINSTEAD & DAVIS.
TO LET
LY HOOMED HOUSE
FAIFVIEW."
3, Robison Road. Immediate possession. Apply to
DAVID SASSOON & Co. Eto. 243
TO LET
NEW HOUSES now Building, in Co.
the ORDINARY ANNUAL GEN- ERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the HONGKONG HOTEL, Hougkung, un SATURDAY, the 10th February, 1917, 08 13 o'clock Noon for the purpose of re- niving the Report of the Directors toge ther with a Statement of Accounts fordul Road, Ready for occupation on 1st the year ending 31st December 1916 February 1917, For rent and other particulars -- The TRANSFER BOOKS of Die Com- pany will be CLOSED from the 5th Feb- ruary to the 12th February (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered. JOHN D. HUMPHREYS
General Managers Hougkung, 25th January, 1917. [227
** | apply to—
HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAC STEAMBOAT COMPANY
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
TARY MEETING OF SHARE- NINETY-SEVENTH ORDIN HOLDERS in the Compary ill be held at the Office of the Company, Hotel Man- sions, on TUESDAY, the 13th February, 1917, at 12 o'clock Noon, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, declaring a Dividend and electing Direc tors and Auditors che
of
the Com The TRANSFER BOOKS 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. [207
Lady May has kindly ocnsented to dis
Nover from the very first day thật Germany embarked on her campaign of tribute the prizes at the Kowloon British
world conquest has she allowed herself to be hampered by any laws, human or divine, in the attempt to trample upon her self-created foes, and
WATSON'S then, with
E
THE PREMIER SCOTCH OF THE FAR EAST
FOR 25 YEARS.
E
WATSONS
HM. H. NEMAZIE, 1 Des Voeur Roid.
11087
Beach Whis
TO LET:
0.2 BLOIN STREET
No
Apply tom
PERCY SMITH, SETH & TLDHING.
f102
TO LET AT THE PEAK,
FURNISHED, 3. Stewart Terrace.
Apply
HE POLLOCK,
Princes' Buildinga.
97
TO LET
FLATS in EWO MESS, No, 6, THE Apply Property Office,
JARDINE MATHESON & Co., LTD.
POPULARITY MAINTAINED
BY ITS
EXCELLENT QUALITY
NOT BY EXPENSIVE
WORLD-WIDE ADVERTISING.
School on Wednesday afternoon.
A Benefit Matinse takes place this afternoon at the Hongkong Theatro to rovide funds for the establishment of
DEATH OF
SIR CHENTUNG - LTANG CHENG,
| though, with & great flourish of truma Portuguese School in this Colony.
pets, she now proclaims her intention of acting with similar ruthlessness, towards neutrals the announcement seems to b rather balated when we recall the nationalities of the victims of submarine outrages for some time past. After te day the world is given to understand,
A. S. WATSON &
い
all shipa daring to engage in commerce with the Allies, will be torpedood irres: pective of tag or cargo
o Trafie in pro hitited in waters around Groat Britain, France and Italy and in certain areas in the Mediterranean, but, under speci- fed guarantees, an American passenger service is to be permitted with Falmouth ence wookly, and a similar gracious con. cession may be made in regard to the service betweon Flushing and Southwold. The German Chancellor in communicat
3
The death took place at his residence, Robinson Road, on Saturday, after
a long illness of Sir Chentung Liang Cheng K.O.VO, K.OMG..
The deceased was vory well known in the Far East After a most successful scholastic career in Ergand, America. and Germany, he returned to China, and
Manchu became an official nader the Dynasty, ba ng attached to the Foreign Offbe Subsequently he was sent to America 148 Chinese Minister to Washington. After occupying this posi tion for several years he again returned
ing this decision to the Reichstag, said Peking and became Director of the Castor-Pukov Railways. However, he te was confident that the military
was not destined to remain long an office, situation as a whole permits us to accept all the consequences of unrestricted sub and when the post of Chinese Minister
to Berlin became vacant the choice fell marinism. By this, we should imagine, ho meant the position was so hopeless
upon the late Sir Chenting Linng Cheng. The deceased remained in Berlin antil that it could not be made any worse,
the Chliese Revolution of 1911, when he He added that the number of Ger
once mare returned to China, and come many submarines had been very
to reside in Hongkong, Among other considerably increased as compared
appointments held by this brilliant, with last Spring The hyphenated
Chinese statesmant were: Representative Americans boast that Germany has now.
of Chita at Queen Victoria Diamond between 300 and 500 submarines at hor | Tubilec (on which necasion ha received. disposal, which will be divided into the GMG, decoration) representa sections for blockading purposes, and that tive of Chino at the Coronation of King not a single ship will be able to escape. Edward, when he was honoured by thế A her losses during the past two years conferring of the RGVO decoration and a half have accounted for the Minister to Peru, and director of the whole of her original fleet of these under Kaiping Mines. After the Boxer rising, water craft, these figures imply that she also, he went as noviser, with Princa has built on average of three a week
Chun (the Prince Regent of the Manchu itco August, 1914. If these figures be Dynasty), when a mission was appointed correct and we doubt them, if only be by Emperor Kwang Su to conray an cause of the difficulty of training the apology to the Kaiser for the death of necessary erowy-it is a splendid tribute the German Ambassador, who was killed to the British Admiralty that greater during the riots. When an left. Washing- Burgess has not been achieved, for the ton, the deceased statesman had the vessels have been put into cotamission, honorary degree of LL.D. conferred upon
may
be sure, he rapidly as him by Yale Chiversity, and Amhurst constructed. It honoured him in a similar manner. they have
not, therefore, a new danger with When in San Francisco en roule for which we are suddenly confronted, but China he was fated on several occasions the continuation of an old one, and by the leading Chinese of that place. when our merchant ships are adequately armed for defensive purposes, as they will be shortly, we need not fear the wealt, for British statistic show that out of a total of seventy-eight armed liners attacked by submarines seventy two caraped, while out of one hundred unarmed ships only seven escaped M. Lurur, who is described as A distinguished naval authority and sub- midine designer, predicts that in the next few months many German sub marince will disappear," and after that the situation will be normal. Appar ently, Germany's latest move was clear- ly foreseen by the Allies, and energetic measures have been taken that will en FOUR ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon WHILE nobody doubted when Germany sure the relative security of Great
TO LET OR FOR SALEN would welcome an end to the war which KOWLOON MARINE LOT 48 with would leave her prestige and her power oy means of submarines designed for to old for the Scottish Women's Hospitale.
TO LET. FIICES on 1st Flour, No. 3. Queen's Road O Central procent in the occupation of
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF Tan Chinh, Fire Tararance Co, Ltd.
Apply to CHINA FIRE
CANTON, LIMITED
NOTICE.
and 246, for Five Shares
THE CERTIFICATES, Nos. 243, 244, 245.
esch, 825
Did
INSURANCE Co., La.
10 LET.
TODOWN In Duddell Street
Light and
VENTILATION BYE-LAWS (as amended), up, Nos, 2001 (2850), standing in the Register Airy Offices overlooking Statue Square.
every Domestic Boilling or part of such Building within the WESTERN Division of the City of Victoris, occupied by Members of more than one family except those within the European Reservation or those parta of Domestic Building used as Shop,
Ofice or Godown, must be CLEANS ED and LIMEWASHED THROUGHOUT by
hers during the nonths of February NBThe Word throughout" used in this
the name of AHMEDBOY HARINEROZ. been declared LOST, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that unlear the said Certificates be predneed to the Society on or before the Twelfth day of April, 1917, new Certificates for the said Sheres will be issued and the old Certificates will
Society as thereafter be held by the
Be Order of the Board of Directors,
C. MONTAGUT EDE General Manager. Hanghong, 12th Josmary, 1917. 176
void
NOTICE.
ns null and
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED
THE
Moderase rent
For rent sud other particulars apply to
Care of Delly Press - Officë.
TO LIT.
[86
From lat May. FTICES, and Floor, St. George's Build-
Apply 10ww
OFFI
SHEWAN, TOMES & Cà.
100
TO LET.
CO., LTD.,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
HONGKONG.
ELEPHONE 016.
12
SARA DEATH WICKING. On the 1st February, at her residence, Milton Road, Bournemouth, Mrs. HANNAH WIRING, widow of the
[257
late Mr. HABET WICKING.
HONGKONG Dryion: 101, Dan Vars Bean, 6, LODON OFFION: 181 Fiat BREST, EC.
The Daily Press.
Horakova 5TH February, 1917.
GERMANY DICTATES TO THE WORLD.
been
records
While in Hongkong the deceased, whoso wife pre-deceased him twenty years ago, was, until recent years, in partnership with Mr. Un Kam Wah. The docense 1
leaves four sons, all of whom are being educated at St. Stephen's College. The late Sir Chentung Liang Cheng wat in his fifty-sixth year at the time of his death.
TO-NIGHT'S CHARITY CON CERT AT GOVERNMENT
HOUSE.
THE PROGRAMME.
The following is the programme of the Recital to be given at Government House this evening, by kind permission of II.E.
Association, The programmes will be
KAM the Register in the name AHMEDBROYTerese and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon made her recent peace overturas that sae Britain and France. The chef dim the Governor, in aid of the HK WARM
Notice means that the Honses should be Line- washed in respect of all the Walls of each Room, All Cabloks, Partitions, Stair Cosings and Stair inings, all Ceilings and the Undersides of
Tu Main Buildings, Offices and Berrants Quarters and inclusive of Verandalise
The Backyard must have its containing Walk Limewashed up to the level of the First Floor
Polished Woodwork in Painted or Carved
not be Lime good condition, however, need washed, but must be Cleaned.
The Board is prepared to limewash FREE OF CHARGE & fimited number of Buildings in those Divisions. OWNERS who desire to this offer should apply in avail themselves of writing to the Secretary on or before the 7th of February
be in the Choice applicants. bestato disaroben of the F min be in the The WESTERN Division of the City lies to the West of Tank Lane and Cleverly Strest
ADAM GIBSON,
will
Dated this lat day of February, 1917.
1250
THE CLUB HOTEL, LIMITED.
SHE CERTIFICATE, No. 858, for Tire` Shares, Nos.6576/15580, standing in
HAMBHOT, having been declared LOST, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that unless the said Certificate be produced to the Company on or before the Twelth day of April, 1017 = new Certificate for the said Shares will be issued the Company as mall and void. and the old Certificate will thereafter be hold by
Be Order of the Board of Directors,
ANG MONTAGUE EDE,
Geral Manager. Hongkong, 12th January, 1917.
[177
FOTICE,
A 8 WATSON & CO., LIMITED
07400/7494 and ONE CERTIFICATE
NE CERTIFICATE for 25 Shares Nos,
wharf area 58,000 sq. ft. rollabla for Coa Storage or erection of Godowns,
Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO, LTD.. Alexandrs Buildings.
106
unshaken, it was obvious, in view of the repeated declarations of the Allies, that she could never have supposed that her proposal would be taken seriously. It was pointed out at the time that she must have some ulterior abject to serve, such, for example, as that of silencing FFICES »i 2. Connaught Road Central
criticism amongst her own people, win OFFICES in King's and York Buildingning sympathy in neutral countries, or – HOUBES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Rasă.
HOUSES
OF
TO LET
culty arises in regard to mines, which
20
OTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that for & Shares No $1403/51407 in this Company, Terravenire in Broadwood and: Marston Creating divisions in the ranks of her the Goth in all his nakedness.
NEXTRAORDINARY GEN handing in the name of Mr. TẰNG LAS KOOK, ERAL MEETING of the above Lamedate of 15, Queen's Road, Hongkong, have been Company will be held at Dr. de Becker's LOST, and if at the expiration of One Month Chambers, 76 Yamashita choy Yokohame from the date hereof the above documents bo City, Japan, on MONDAY, the 12th Feb not forthcoming, other Certificates for the said ruary 1917
at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Shares will be issued by the Company and for the purpose of considering and if thereafter no other will be acknowledged. deemed expedient passing the following AS WATSON & CO., LIMITED. EXTRAORDINARY RESOLUTION. Hongkong, 11th January, 1917. that is to say
tary
That it has been proved to the satis- faction of this hfecting the the Company cannot, by reason of ite liabilities, continue its business, and that is advisable to wind ap
the same and accordingly that the Company be wound up volun- on ze set forth above Should the
set forth shove be passed, & further Resolution will be proposed at the same Meeting for the pointment of M., MAURKOR BDSSELL,
1, the Representative of the Company in Japan, of No. 83,
Yamashitacho, Yokohama City, to be Liquidator for the purposes of such winding up with full general discretionary powers in addition to those legally vested in voluntary liquidatoze Dated this 20th day of January, 1917
By Order of the Board,
FY HILL
Secretary. (248
NOTICE:
175
HOUSES on Shameen, Caulon.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. KENT AND AGENCY Co. LTD.
enemies. There is no doubt that come, if rot all of those considerations weighed: with her, but the announcement to the world of the policy of unrestricted sub- riszinism which she intends to pursue shows that there was one other reason 08. CAMERON VILLAS, No. 63, Tr for the pose which she adopted, and that
PRAZ, Faraithed BILANDONAN No. 5, THE PHAE
was to gain an excuse for a further
TO LET
Fund For the convenience of those who have not been able to book tickets, a rangements have been made for a limited number to be available at Goverument
House before the Recitals
Mrs Balan
5(a) Rhapsody
U) A Dreamer's Tales (No. 1
(e) Humoresque, (d) La Campanella, 6—(a) Lullaby
Warmen Peterkin. Dvorak
parto, can be scattered indiscriminate ly over the ocean highways. Such a proceeding is, of course, 'n violation of the Hague Convention, but the limita tious which the German Government Ballade in F mainos 1 Chapen. has hitherto imposed upon itself 2-(a) Break o' day afril Sanderson. Eave never been determined by such con-2-(6) Now sleeps the crimson petal
Roger Mra
Galloway siderations as that. The policy which
Girl Scott. Germany has now openly avowed reveals 3-(1) Bphin
E Isaacs (6) Hunting Song ness eren to the
(e) Reflets dans l'eau. C. Debussy- (d) Concert Study. Oscar Beringer." most indulgent neutral as Mr. LLOYD
Reverie.
Vienstempe CEORGE remarked in his address to his
Schotte constituents on Saturday, and it will be interesting to see what course the neutral Powers, whose interests are so vitally menaced, will adopt. The insolence
Dorian Fuller most amounting to insanity," of which 6—(5) The dawn of joy, Dessata Fuller-
Mr Galloway Germany has been guilty, has created the N
(a) Ballade.
York Boldes. Frank Bridge. exhibition of frightfulness." The greatest indignation in America where, by Sereande No.3, GOUGH HILL./No. 102. Tas PEAS), wording of her Note of warning to deepits the expectation that developments() Internetzo, in octaves Furnished fo
emo su Leschetitzky for 5 or faths from 1st June. Americe makes this point perfectly clear would be awaited before say serious action was taken diplomatic relations After an attempt to react an ander with Berlin have already been severed, standing which was answered by an The moral, even more than the material, the whole world URL siderable, for the
In the December issue of II & Journal realise the great forbearance which TP tells & story of the late Bir Hirard war the Government, says the Note,
President Wilson has shown in 15 Maxim When he came to get his, must continue the buttle, forced upon efforts to preserve strict neutrality kuighthoud, he found a cushion on which it anew, for its existence with all its and keep out of the fray Germany, no he was to have helt, but he thought the doubt, thought that her threats would in cushion a mistake of the valet, kicken ib weapons, and must therefore ntandon all do those to whom they were addressed away and, instead of kissing the hand of limitations which it has up to the preto bring pressure to bear on Great Bri King Edward, gave it a hearty shake te vid lain to withdraw her blockade, instead The King's tact and good niture were en imposed upon itself trusting of this, they seem likely to rob her of equal to the occasion, and h
he met the of the erring, uncere that the American people and Govern such sympathy as, she enjoyed and to profuse apology of
the forces arrayed against mon ment will not close its eyes to the reasons Thus abo is in danger of being I hope you for this resolution and for its necessity. hot with her own
1917
Road
NY EUROPEAN, No-Asiatlo or Indian WOODLANDS VILLA." No. 25. Beyzant A doaring to leave the Colony should apply
No 25 SHELLET STREET person at the CENTRAL POLION STATION
Furnished for 5 or 6 months,
between the home of 9 AM to 1 r.x. and 9PM. to 4 daily b
Applicants will be required to produce parts or identidestion papers
All persons with certain exceptions who in the Colony for more than 7 days remala in as required to Register themales under the REGISTRATION PERSONS OPEN,
T ANCE 1916
Forms of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O and at All Police Stations.
The Penalty for non-compilinano wa fine noi kaneeding $50,
58
8ROOMED HOUSE at Mount Kellett enemy announcement that intensified the set of this will be very cou
No. 13/BBACONSIS
BEACONSFIELD ARCADE
50.3, CAMERON VILLAS, 65, PEAK KELLETY CREST, 66, PEAK
No. 25, BELICIOS TERRACE, with atrance on Conduit Bod
TWO GODOWNS, in Daddell Street No 2, DES 5 VEUX VILLAS, 51, PRAT (Unfurnished)
No.56, THE PEAK (5 CAMERON VILLAS Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
Sird a floor. Alesandra Baidi rs.
strengthen
hands with
ROYAL TACT
with the observation. sorry for shaking