NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
FUBLIC AUCTION.
To all by Fublic Auction,
THE Undsealgused have received instructions
TO-DAY (FRIDAY).
THE HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS FRIDAY. FEBRUARY
9TH, 1917.
PUBLIC COMPANIES
HOUSER TO LET
INTIMATION
TO LET
THE KOWLOON LAND AND BULLD ING COMPANY, LIMITED,
LOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
NOTICE TWENTY EIGHTH ORDIN
the 9th February, 19172.30 at their ARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS
Sales Booms, No. 8, Des TRX Road,
Corner of Ice House Street,
LARGE QUANTITY OF
TEAKWOOD FURNITURE Practically Now the Bulk of whiol lobe Sold without reserve. TERMAN Usual
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.
NOTICE
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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
Note This Day authorised Ma 7. M. N.DA SILVA to Sign our Firm's name.
WORCESTER & LAMMERT. 1267 Hongkong, 6th February, 1917:
THE
NOTICE.
FH Undersigned beg to intimate that they Bow OPENED BRANCH OFFICE in Hotel Mansions Tongkong.
ANDERSEN, MENGIRLCo., LTD.,
(Incorporate U.S.A.
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NOTICE
in this Company will be held at the Company Offices, Victoria Buildings, TO MORROW (SATURDAY), 10th Feb 1917, at 11 o'clock: At.. for the purpose of receiving the Report of Directors toge ther with Statement of Accounts for the
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10.46, ELGIN STREET. § Room House,
From Ist April, Apply to
DE H. E. ASGER. New Post Offles Buildings
TO LET
OLTEOOD.". Exmi detached, Six
year ending 31st December 1916 H Roone, Chatham Roads Kowloen;
The REGISTER OF SHARES of Company will bo CLOSED from THURSDAY, 1st, to SATURDAY, 10th February, 1917 (both days inclusive) during whick period no Transfer of Shares can be registered,
By Order of the Board of Directors, A SHELTON HOOPER,
Becretary to the
HONGKONG LAND Investment and
AGENCY CO, LTD., - General Agents for the KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING Co., LTD. Hongkong, th January, 1917. [223
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE CO., LTD
NOTICE IS, HEREBY GIVEN that. the ORDINARY ANNUAL GEN- ERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the
N
Closed Verandas facing Lyemaum Pans.
BITCH,
"TO LET=(FURNTAUTY OR
UNFURNISHED);
0. 6. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Par
DENNYS & BOWLEY.
NMOUNTAIN
W
TO LÉT
1256
ELLBURN No. 78, Tan Prix.
From 1st April, 1017. Apply to
PERCY SMITH SETH & FLEMING,
245
HONGKONG HOTEL Hongkong, TO-MORIK.ROOMED HOW (SATURDAY), the 10th Feb, 1917,
at 12 o'clock Noon, for the purpose of re- iving the Report of the Directors toge Statement of Accounts for
1910
ther with 31st December, the year ending pany will bo CLOSED 6 of the Com
The TRANSFE ER BOOKS
TO LET
HOUSE, “FAIRVIEW,” Robinson Bond Inmediate possession. Apply tom
DAVID SABSOON & CO, LTD. [243
TO LET
ruary, to the 12th February (both days NEW HOUSES now Builting in Con-
WHEREAS on the 19th day of Jin found Cargo Boat to 20301 in Yaunati
inclusive), during which period Bay with a quantity of Coal Aboard. Transfer of Shares can be Registered. The seed junk having been apparently JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
This abandoned by the Master and Crew -
General Managers
is to give notice that if the said junk |- Hongkong, 25th January, 1917. [227 and coal be not lawfully claimed within in days from date the same will be sold.
(Signed) O McI. MESSER, Captain Superintendent of Police. Hongkong, 6th February, 1917.
co - dait Boad, Beady for coempation on let
February, 1917. For rent and other particular apply to
H.M.H. NEMAZEE;
1 Des Voeur Rond:
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HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAC STEAMBOAT COMPANY,
TO LET,
260
No. 42, ELGIN STREET.
Apply to-
SECOND BI PER CENT RUSSIAN INTERNAL SHORT TERMED
LOAN OF 1918.
LIMITED:
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE NINETY SEVENTH ORDIN
ARY MEETING OF SHARE- HCLDERS in the Compary will be held at LTHOUGH THE SUBSCRIPTION the Office of the Company, Hotel Man LISTS were CLOSED on the 28thsions, on TUESDAY, the 13th February. 1917, at 12 o'clock Noow, for the purpose December, the ROSSO ABLATIC BARE of receiving Report of the Directors. Hongkong, is prepared to accept orders. for the above Loan up to the lath Feb together with a statement of Accounts,
declaring a Divifioud and electing Di
Difce ruary, on the Subscription Terms, stors and Auditorsavasti as previously advertised.
Hongkong, 19th January, 1917. [201
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY
CANTON, LIMITED
NOTICE
THE CERTIFICATES, No. 243, 244, 245 and 240, for Five Shares each, 525 pald
up, Nos, 2601/2620, standing in the Register in
the name of ARMEVBRCY HABIBBROY, having been declared LOST, NOTICE IS HEREBY
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Oom- pany will be CLOSED from the 31st both January to the 13th
days inclusive ebrnaty, R
By Order of
of the Board of Directors,
V. E CLARKE,
Secretary. Hongkong, 20th January, 1917. (202
PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING,
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WATSON'S
OLD
BROWN
SHERRY
EE
QUALITY.
The faneral of the late Sir Chentung Leang Cheong takes plane to-day, and the cortege will leave 33, Robinson Road,
is to obtain the raw material direct from the mines now in existence in the South of China."! He then explained that negotiations had been carried on to obtaina 1. p.m.
a concession to work certain minus: “ IN VEGANS
of Weichow, wangtang
the
The Consul-General for the Netherlands
Lice which/district is very rich in Hongkong forms us that the Netherlands Indian Government has de- clared Hongkong an infected port on secount of plague.
ore, kus Thus it la clony that there is possibility tha Hongkong will obtain the raw inatorial necessary for shipbuilding and other industries from the neighbour ing mainland.
It is, unfortunately, only too true that well-wishers of China have been frequent
A Chinese, named Chang Sun, wi TO- Toved on Wednesday to the Government Civil Hospital suffering from injuries to the head caused by being knocked down ly disappointed by the official attitude & framcar in Des Voeux Road. towards those who seek to exploit the ↑ Mrs. Pattonden, No. 125, The Park, mineral resources of the country, Many has kindly consented to accept the have grown weary with ceaseless efforts | Honorary Secretaryship, – und Man to persuade those in authority that it in Alabaster to take thurge of the Wool easy to remedy the existing defects. Despite their unfortunate experience, we hope that those who reside in China, and
who have any influence as all with
Department, of the Hongkong Association of Women Waz Workers, in place of
Mrs. Greaves, who is leaving shortly for
Ноше,
The second lecture on " Ruskin,” at the Helens May Institute, will be given by Mrs. Ralphs this (Friday) morning. A lecture on Spanish and Portuguese Colonics at the Beginning of the 16th Century will be delivered by Mr G. P. de Martin, B.A,, on Monday, the 18th instant, ab 5.30 p.m.
Chinese merchants or officials, will cou- tinue to impress upon them the need for encouraging mining enterprises Recently a commission, ably assisted by Canadian expert Mr G. O LINDSAY, K.C., made a great effort to introduce reforme ut the instigation of the then Minister for Cominerec, Agriculture, and Industry, but the fate of all its labours was that which so often befalls the work
A Whist Drive was held at the Police of Government Commissions--the officia]
Mess, in the Dockyard, on Wednesday pigeon-hole. In spite of auch dirup evening. There was a large attendance, pointing experience, however, we stand the following players won prizes:- continue to labour on behalf of the Ladies1st, Mrs. Sears, 2nd, Mrs. industrial future of China. The Han Wingfield; 3rd, Mrs. Phillips, 4th, Mrs. Vang Works show what is possible, Marriott, 5th, Miss Goodall, Mon- although it Just
be confessed that the 1st, fr. Wright, 2nd, Mr. Matthewk;
A. S. WATSON & Chine have not won any great reputard, Mr. Sears; 4th, Mr. Evans; 5th,
CO., LTD.,
tion for their administration of that Mr. Powney Mr. A. B. Allen acted as enterprise. It is noticeable that pig iron M.C., and distributed the prias.
from Hanyang has been exported to Americz, and that ore is shipped from China to be melted in furnaces in Japati- It is only natural flint all the atten-
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. tion which can be spared from the
TO LET AT THE PEAL.
NURNISHED, 3, Biewart Terrace.
Apply
I E. POLLOCK.
Prince Buildings.
TO LET
TELEPHONE 618.
FILATS In "EWO MESS," No. 8, THE
PEAR Apply Property Office,
JARDINE, MATHESON & 09, LTD.
TO LET.
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HONGKONG OPTION: 10., Das Vaux Road, C.
normal business routine should be direct ed towards the war, upon the result of which the future of mankind depends. In this Colony we, in our casy going British fashion, have never had any ran doubt Es to the final result of the conflict, bet, in common with the rest of the Empire, we did feel anxiety as to what is called the time-limit" Mr. Lord George
HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY Central, né present in the occupation of / LONDON Option 131, Flare Sramer, B.C. sects to have suceded in prancing a
LIMITED
NOTICE.
GIVEN that unless the said Certificates beHE ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY produced to the Society on or before the Twelfth MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
ay of April, 1917, now Certificates for the mid Bhares will be issued and the old Certificates
be held by the Society as null and thereafter
old
By Oner of the Board of Directors,
C MONTAGUR EDE,
General Managerials
178 Hongkong, 18th January, 1917.
TICE.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED, R
THE CERTIFICATE, No. 858, for Five Nos. 5576/15580, standing in the Register in the name of AKMEDSHOT HABIBIROY 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, 1917, now Certificate for the said Shares will be istmed and the old Certificate will thereafter be held by the Company as null and void,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
Galeral Manager. Bl
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Hongkong, 12th January, 1917.
NOTIOR.
A. S WATSON & CO. LIMITED
ANE CERTIFICATE for 25 Shares Nos. and ONE CERTIFICATE for 5 Shares Nos. 51405 $1407 in this Company Blanding in the name of Mr. TANG LAN BOOK, late of 16, Queen's Host, Hongkong, have been LOST, and if at the expiration of Das Month From the date hereof the above documents be Daf forthcoming, other Certificates for the said Shares will be isssed by the Company and thereador no other will be acknowledged.
AS WATSON & CO., LIMITED Hongkong, 11th January, 1917, [175
"BRITONS
GERMANS
IN CHINA
LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE
LIQUIDATIONS.
BY DENNIS E. Moss
(Hongkong).
BOOK to be read by all interested
A maintaining British Common
influence in the Far East
Published by the HONGKONG
will be held at the Company's Hotel on SATURDAY. 17th February, 1917, 45 Noom, for the purpose of receiving a statement of Accounts of the Company to 31st December, 1916, with the report of the Directors, and to discuss any mattre that may be cou
the ANSFER
The
BOOKS of the Com pany will be CLOSED from 10th to 17th February, 1017, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board.
JH, TAGGART,
Secretary Acting S Hongkong, 1st February, 1017.5.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
FFICES on 1st Floor, No. 3, Queen's Road
The Chins Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
CELINA FIRE INSURANCE Co., Ltd.
¿TO LETA
NODOWN In Daddell Street Light and U Airy Offices overlocking Status Square. Moderate rent.
For rent and other particular apply to-
Care of Dally Press Office
186
The Daily Press.
HongKong DEN FEERUARY, 1017;
COAL AND IRON IN KWANTUNG,
HONGKONG MAGISTRACY,
SULPHUR
For attempting to export 68 lbs of Win sulphur by the Huz Ming a Chinese fized $100, or, in defanit, six weeks' im- prisonment. The sulphur was discovered in a kerosene tin by an Indian guard, whose suspicions were aroused when he came to move the tin of “Gil")
UNWHOLESOME PORK
A fine of $50, or, as an alternative, que month's hard labour, was, the Beu tence passed upon a Chinese stall-holder, of the Western Market, for having un- wholesome pork for sale.
Dr. Gibson (Veterinary Surgeon) suik the pig had not the slaughter-house- ""' chop "" upon it, and it had evidently boen ill before it was slaughtered
more hopeful outlook among the people “at home”' on that subject, but no one can speak yet with any certainty upon is. Therefore, cach day we watch with deep interest the latest items of from Europe. As for Ching, and its awakening, about which so much has been
CHARGE AGAINST A CAPTAIN. written, we feel that when the war is
A Portuguese, master of the steamer Even over things will begin to move
Suidae, appeared before Mr. Wood From time to time samples of various during the last two and a half years, kinds of minerals, which are reputed to while Europe has been locked in a death charged with (1) using his vessel to igu- come from the province of Kwangtung, struggle, China has no remained absoport 1,400 tuels of prepared opium into the Colony; (2) importing that quantity are brought down to Hongkong. The lutely stationery. If money from Europe
of opium; and (3) assisting others to exact locality of their origin is sometimes
has not been available, there has been the
import the opium SHEWAN, TOMES & Up specified, but generally the statement
American loan. A survey is in progress that the specimens have been found in for a lime which will certainty wevelop ** Canton more far is the only informa portion of the country through which tion given to the inquisitive, Chinese, flows the West River, and give a stimulus sometimes with only a slight knowledge to trade in Kwangs, where it is known
entirely
TOLETA From 1st May FFICES, sad Floor, Bt. George's Bütid-
Apply low
TO LET.
Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon,
A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that OUE-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon
the ORDINARY YEARLY MEET ING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation will be held at the CITE HALL Hongkong, SATURDAY the 24th day of February, 1017, at NoON, the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with a statement of Accounts for the year end- ing the 318 December, 1918. 12633
REGISTER of SHARES of the
ate will be CLOSED from
MONDAY, the 12th February, to SATURDAY, the 24th February 1917 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered. By Order of the Court of Directors,
NJ STABB,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 6th February, 1917. [281
WANTED.
"OUNG GIRL to look after Small Baby
during the day. Apply
58, NATHAN ROAD,
Kowloon, any morning. 1254
WANTED
TO LET OR FOR BALE KOWLOON MARINE LOT 18 with wharf are 68,000 sq. ft., suitable for Coal Blorage or erection of Godowas,
Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE Alexandr Halldings.
198
TO LET.
FFICES 4 9. Connaught Bond Contrat.
OFFICES in King's and York Buildings, HOUSES in Clifton Gardang, Conduit Road. HOUSES in Broadwood and Merton Terraces
HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST,
MENT AND AGENCY Co, Lud,
TO LEE.
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108, CAMERON VILLAS, No. 63, Tas
PRAK, Furnished, EILANDONAN, No. 54, THE PRAX (Farnished) HILL
No. 3. GOUGH HILL (No 10%, THEPRAs)
for 3 or 4 months from 1st June, No. 5, SHELLEY STREET 8.ROOMED Furnished for 5 or
TINGINEER, Br., abstainer, for Harbour or
Shop. Apply in own writing with dopyto reťa,, stating ago and salary required to-f
W. §. BAILEY & Co., LD,
Kowtoon.
FOR BALE.
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[NO]
Means Kellatt,
of the English language and. ignorant of mining technology; · hand these saraples to Europeans for their
We have seen specimens of opinions
what is reputed to be iron ore, rather bigger than the head of an ordinary hammer, which have been submitted to residents in the Colony in the hope that money will be advanced in order to work
the mines which are supposed to exist-
that there are deposits of iron and cond as well as of tin and antimony. Apart, too, from American ailway projects, education along European lines has con- tinued in China, and has carried the country further towards a realisation of
what natural resources mean to a nation,
Moreover, increasing numbers of Chinese have travelled abroad and have returned to their native land impressed with life
Mr. Grist, solicitor, appeared for the defendant, who was remanded till next Wednesday, bail being fired at $10,000,
FALSE INFORMATION
Before Mr. Wood, yesterday, a Chineso woman was charged with giving false information regarding a pair of bangles which she wished to pledge with a pawn- broker. She represented that the bangles were gold and asked for an advance of $85 on them. The pawnbroker was sus
vicious, and, boring a bele in the mount. ing, discovered that they were composed of zine with a washing of gold over t They were worth $40. Defendant said
naine she gave to the pawnbruker. This was proved in Court, and Mr. Wood imposed a modified penalty of §1.
beneath the ground from which the ore has been picked up. In most cases the as it is lived by other people who develop she had been sent by her mistress, whose material is that taken from the surtir industrial potentialities. We are face, and called by experts crop." We have mentioned iron ore, but traces of other minerals also, have been found, and there is reason to believe that there is a great deal of coal in the pro- vince. Anyone who has given even the most cursory attention to the subject knows that there is definite evidence of
A PIG STORY:
Five Chinese appeared before Mr. Melbourne charged with the larceny of even pige from a sty at a house at Hai Wu, Yaumati, and also with false pretences
ataong
not, therefore, pessimistic as to the future
are of Kwangtung if the authorities will en- courage enterprise. Recent events have shown that, in Canton, there is a desire to stimulate the development of the iterals in the province, and we sincerely hope that the day is not far distant when ecu) und iren will be shipped in large great mineral wealth in China, Euro quantities to Hongkong Certainly, at peana who have travelled in Kwangtung the present market price of coal, every householder in the Colony must welcome are optimistic about the deposits of ore in this particular province. All these cir
the prospect of any effort to tap sources cumstances have led people in Hongkong absurd that while there are probably arrested next day, and the pigs
of supply near at hand. It seems ported to the police that the men's story Was fabrication, The defendants were
to take rather a rosy view of the prospects large deposits of iron and coul in
Sergeant Wills stated that the defen dants called at the house and told the occupant, a woman, that they had boon sent for the pigs by her mother-in-law. She, therefore, allowed them to take the animala. Rubsequently the owner
SANLARCADEN
· för muingin South China Indeed Kwangtung so cafort avond be made to Round of a la
werd
TELLENAN VILLAS, 63, PEAR. Only a few weeks ago, the Chairman of render them available, and that Hope Mr. Davidson, solicitor, appeared for.
CREST, 66, PRAE
No. 25. BELILIOS TERRACE.
DAILY PRESS, LIMITED. To be Hwith New Burobargo CHINA gofained from the '' Darly Peese Office, "" Ressonable Prices. 10A, Des Voeux Road, from Messrs. KELLY & WALSn. Hongkong, Singapore. Shanghai, and Yokohama, and from all Leading Booksellers.
FONGEONG POSTAGE STAMPS entrance on Conduit Road,
PRICE ONE DOLLAR.
GRACA & CO.
188
No. 4 WIRDHAM BYTHEN, Hongkong.
kong should depend for all the coal at one of the defendants and Mr. Mattingly,
solicitor, for the other four. The defence the Hargkang Steel Foundry Company consumes upon Japan, North China or as that the pigs had been assigned to used words which must have aroused Indo-China, and for all the iron and one of the defendants an security for a
steel it uses upon America or Europe des feelings of hope in the minds of those Anything which tends to open up the who look forward to the industrial devenues in Kwangtung deserves every bup No. 56, THE PEAK (5 CAMERONVILLAS)lopment of the great province adjacent port from those who wish to son Bong Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
TWO GODOWNS, in Daddell Street.
No. 2, DES VOUX VILLAB, 51, PRA (Unturilehed).
Brd Floor, Alexandra Bailli gu
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to Hongkong. He said: "Our main object, of which we have never lost sight,
Long prosper, for the prosperity of the Colony is closely alied with that of the province of Ewangtung, s
Evidence was heard at considerable length, at the close of which Mr. Mel- bourne discharged the defendants, and remarked that the complainant would be fortunate if no further steps were taken. in the maiter.