NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH Bra, 1917.
UN ON WATERBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.
HOUSES TO LET
TO LET FURNISHED.
8, GOUGH HILL (No. 102, Tam
“HE EXCHANGE BANKS beg to Tintinuato in Shippers that, in view of the dolar of Malls to Europe and the gecessit OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that APAC for 3 or 4 months, from 1:
for stillsing three routes, bills and all relative documents sent in for negotiation must be drawn in triplicats instead of in duplicate as heretofore.
W
NOTICE.
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E, the Undersigned, beg to notify that we have established ourselves in Canton as General Merchants,
NOTICE.
HOGG & Co.
LL Persons having Claims against the Estate of the late Mr ALFRED HERBERT HEWITT are requested to forward them to the Undersigned on or before. the 10th instant.
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,
Solicitors for the Executors. Hongkong, 3rd March, 1917.
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ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL. CEATHOLDERS and SUBSCRIBERS
are reminded of the SPECIAL MEET- ING to be held at ST PAUL'S COLLEGE TO-DAY 15.15 P.M., to confirm the resolution passed at the Annual Meeting of Seatholders. and Subscribers on 28th January.
That in future all seats be unreserved after five minutes before the servics.
W. L. PATTENDEN.
Hom, Becretary Hongkong, 5th March, 1917.
HALF-HOOP
LOST.
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DIAMOND BING, platium setting. Baitable reward on returning came to-
X Y. Z
Care of Daily Press Office. 359
LOST.
February 19th, WRITE BULL TERRIER PUP (dog), six months old. odd eyes, from No. 3. New Government Quasters, Wongneisheong Road. Any person detaining the animal after this date will be prosecuted.
INSPECTOR WIEDIN, Imports and Exports Offs.
380.
HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB., THE ANNUAL MEETING & Moon Twill be held TO-DAY (MONDAY, March 5th, at the Room of the JOCKEY CLUE, HOSOKONG CLUB ANNETE, at 5.15 p.
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QUEEN MARY'S NEEDLEWORK GUILD.
ADX MAY, President of the Guild in this
Colony, invites all Ladi's interested in: the organisation of working parties for war work whether in connection with War Charities Committes or not to attend s Meeting at Government House on WEDNES. DAY, A March, at 10.30 a.m, for the discus sion of matter of general interest,
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THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFAC- TURING COMPANY, LIMITED, LIMITED
THIRTY THIRD ORDINARY
TANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE. HOLDERS in the above Company will be Bold st St. George's Buildinge, Chater Road, Victoria, on SATURDAY, the 10th Marou,
the 1917, at 11.30 o'clock in fareucon, for the purpose of receiv
of receiving Statement of Accounte and the Report of the General Managers for the year ending 31st December, 1916, and electing & Consulting Committee and Auditors,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 5th March, 1917, until SATURDAY, the 10th March, 1917, both days inclusive.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.
General Managers. Hongkong, 24th February, 1917. [344.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED, AND REDUCED. NOTICH IS HEREBY GIVEN that
an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL | Jane, 1917, MEETING of the UNION WATERBOAT Apply COMPANY LIMITED, will be held at the Offies of Blowers. DOPWELL & CO. LTD, the General Managers of the Company, Queen's Building, Victoris, int the e Colony
酯
$8
LINSTEAD & DAVIS: 12:16
the Lin Onsen Boad, fally partitioned and
FRIDAY, the ninth day of March, 11.50 o'clock and, if
for the purpose pf Bronning, consisty
if thought fit, Resolations the Resolutions, that is t to allowing
(1) That the issued Capital of
be Reduced frem 8277,230 (Two Hundred And Seventy-Seven Themmad wo
•Two: hundred and Thirty Dollars) Divided iato 27,725 (Twenty-Seven Thousand Seven
Hundred and Twenty-Three) of 910 (T
(Ten Dallam) each, to (O
Hundred And Ninety-Four Sixty-One Follars) Divided into 27,723 (Twenty-Seven Thousand Bevan Hundred and Twenty Three Shares of 87
(Seven
Dollars) and that ench Reduction be effected by: Retarning (on such date as the Company's General Managers shall apporenty-Seven the holders of the 27,723 Thousand Seven Hundred and Twenty- Three)
Shares that have been issued up Capital to the extent of 83 (Three Dollar) tomi Per Share and by Boducing the
amount of
ent of each of the said Shares from $10 (Ten Dollars) to 87 (Seren
Dollars)tion be made to the Supreme (2) That application be made to
Court of Hongkong to confirm the Reduction of the Capital of the Company
with the
in
formity
foregoing
Should the above Essolutions be passed by the requisite majority, they will be submitted for confirmation as Special Resolutions to Second Extraordinary General Meeting which will be aubsequently conrered.S Dated this First day of Maroh, 1917.
DODWELL & CO., LTD, General Managers.
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UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG. MATRICULATION, SENIOR AND JUNIOR LOCAL EXAMINATIONS.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that THE EXAMINATIONS will com mece en MONDAY, July 8th, 1917
Arraugintonte will be nose to hold the Examination at any town where a sufficient.
of candidates affer
themselves. number Candidates who wish to be erninined at any other place than Hongkong or Shanghai must apply to the Registrar on or
efore April.
2nd, 1917.
ems of entry and Forms
entre and all par
particulars can obtained on application to the REGISTRAR. THE UNIVERSITY, HONGKONG. The form, duly filled la, must
entry the Registrar together with the foo (Tou Dolan Tongous Currency) on or
on or before MAY 2.
The following Scholarships sed Prisen be awarded on the results of the Matriculation Emmination, provided that candidates of sufiolent mérit offer themanĪVOKLAD
(4) Two King Edward VII. Scholarships
in
240 a year mch, for fre years, teneble usav Faculty. Candidate for thong Scholarships must be under the age of 21. on July 1st, so must before the first day of the Examination submit to the Registrar proof that he is a British subject
VESTS.
(b) One President's Scholarship of Four Handred Delları (Peking Currency) for fire
tenable in any Faculty A Candidate for this Scholarship must be under the age of 21 years on July 1st, and must before the first day of the Examination submit to the Registrar proof that he is the son of Chinese Parents; that he was not born in any British Possession or Protectorate: that he has not adopted any foreign nation- ality and that he is not aligible to
for
King Edward
Chamber of Commerce Scholarships of 390 Dollars. Byear esak for 4 years, tenable in the Faculty of Engineering. These Scholar ships will be awarded to poor stadente who would otherwise be unable to enter
the University
(d) Five cash prizes of 8160) sack (Hongkong
(Carrenoy)," AN
Candidates who secure King Edward VII. or President's Scholarships or cash prizes must enter the University on the day on which the University
Session opens, and must reside in one of the hostels directly managed by the Unitetit be sonducted secord-
The ing to the Regulations for the Soufor and Junior Local Examinations and for the Matriculation Examination, 1917.
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LIFE INSURANCE. the TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will to CLOSED from ABM Indian Civil Service, 2. Leinster R. E. P. HENDERSON, late of the 1st March, to SATURDAY, DAL 18, but days inetur DAY 31st Gardens, Londor, W., who has been cited The return of Capital of $2.50 per Share rer £1,000 times and placed annually for many three-quarters of
ABSOLUTELY FREE OF CHARGE on all masters of LIFE INSURANCE, on his condition, sony of which can be had un APPLICATION TO THE MANAGER OF THIS NEWSPAPER, MASTER
will be paid to Shareholders on and after the years Life Policias exceeding for hi *Cortiñonter for endorsed Lion af Share. million sterling in amount
#15th March, 1917, on
Br Onlar of the BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Hangkong, 2nd February, 1917.
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HONGKONG
HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY.
HOLDERS OF DOUBLE ENDOW- MENT DEFIERED (OR TONTINE) BONUS POLICIES
OFFICE. invlasy BRITISH OF AMERICAN, ahoald af enco communicate wilk Mr. Henderson, who can show them how to
strengthen their position uziər these Policies.
NNUAL SHOW of FLOWERS and SPECIAL SCHEMES of ALL OFFICES
A VEGETABLES, to be held in the wompared and criticised.
BOTANIC GARDENS, AN
THURSDAY,
the 8th March, at 2 to 6 P.M.
Admission $1
SPECIAL TERMS FOR TREATY PORTS.
HONGEONG,
TO LET IMMEDIATELY,
ARGE OFFICE, Centrally
fitted with electric light, telephone, and sub, exchange.,
"X.Y. Z.," Apply
Gure of "Daily Press " Offen.
TO LET.
NEW HOUSES now Building in Con
duit Road, Heady for socupation on Ist February, 1937. For rent and other particulars
HMH. NEMAZEE. 1 Des Voeux Bonds
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apply to
TO LET
NO 42, BLGIN STREET.
Apply to
PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING.
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TO LET AT THE PEAK.
FURNISHED, 3, Stewart Torreus,
Apply
FLATS
ELE. POLLOCK,
Princes Building
TO LET.
PLATS in "EWO MESS," No, a ret
PRAK.
Apply Property Office,
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, Ima. 100
TO LET
LODOWN 15 Duddell Street. Light and Airy Olots overlooking Batas Square. Moderate rent.
For cant and other particulare apply tom
·Care of " Dally Prose" Ofoo
TO LIT." From 1st May
FFIOBB, and Fhrer, St. George's Build-
ingi Apply tou
SHEWAN TOMES A 15-
69
TO LET
FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES In Garden
Terrace and Salisbury Avenne, Kowloon
A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon,
TO LET OR FOR SALE KOWLOON MARINE LOT. 48 with wharf as 58,000 10,
Głodowns, VA 2 Storage of erection of suitable for Ceal
Apply to prepa
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
AlexandTM Buildings.
TO LET
291
(FFICES at 2, Connaught Road Central,
OFFICES in King's and York Bulldings
HOUSES In Clifton Gardens, Conduit Road
HOUSES In Broadwood and Moreton Terraces.
HOUSES on Shamoon, Canton.
Apply t
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST
MENT AND AGENCY Co., Lep. [2#
TO LET
INTIMATION
WATSON'S work of the agents of the Central Euro-
OLD BROWN
BRANDY
E
QUALITY.
The Gazette states that H.M. the Klug has been pleased to approves the appoint-
in American factories engaged in the production of war material was proved, by the seizure of a number of incriminatment of the Hon. Mr. C. E. Anton to bu ing documents found by the British on no unofficial member of the Legislativo the person of an American journalist | Council during the absence on leave of who was on his way to Europe, to be the the Hon, Mr D Landale.
A special meeting of Sentholdere und poan Powers Amongst these documents, Subscribers of St. John's Cathedral will it will be remembered, was a letter from he hold at St. Paul's College today at Dr. Domes, Austrian Ambassador ab 5.10 p.m., to confirm the resolution pass. Washington, proposing to in
od at the annual meeting of Seatholderg Government plans for instigating labour and Subscribers on 28th January-That in future all seats be unreserved after consequence, his reenil was demanded. At five minutes before the service,
own
troublon in American works, and, as i
HONGKONG MAGISTRACY.
STORE-BREAKING::
Four Chinese were charged before Mr. Melbourne with breaking into the godown of Messrs. Dodwell & Company, 163, Praya Fast, and stealing property of the value of $665. Three of the defendants pleaded guilty, and the fourth not guilty. The case was remanded until next
A FATAL OMISSION.
A Chinese messenger in the employment of the Dairy Farm Company was charged with stealing postage stamps to the value of 19 cents. The stamps had been removed. from Jesters given to defendant to post. The unstamped letters were discovered in the pocket of a coat which had been sent to the Kowloon Laundry to be washed, Defendant said he had forgotten whether he had got the letters to post and whether He was he had posted them or not.
about the same time the nefarious activi. lies of Captains Boy-ED and VON PAPÊN, of the German Embassy, became publio and led to the recall of these officers and their subsequent reward by a grate ful Fatherland. Even at that time it was reported that Captain Boy-ED had ucation in paying a employed olandestine visit to Mexico for purposes that could not be misunderstood. No body, indeed, possessing the faintest knowledge of the German character could Wednesday. suppose for one moment, that Germany) woald negloat to cultivate such a promis
Mexico, ing held for her schemes S which has been in a state of civil war for the past five or six years. One or other of the rival factions fighting for the sweets of office could safely be trust ed to pluck a feather from the eagle's tail in return for an appropriate dou- ceur. Under the Monroe Doctrine the United States accepts a certain measure of responsibility for her turbulent neigh bour, whose condition has caused her grave anxiety for some time past and sentenced to fourteen days hard labour. has even involved her in frontier skir A MANDARIN'S LUGGAGE. mishes. From a dispatch signed by Hetr VON ZIMMERMAN, German Minister for Foreign Affairs, and forwarded to Count BERNSTORFF, German. Ambassador at Washington, President WILSON learned recently that Germany promised Mexico financial support to reconquer Toxus, New Mexico, and Arizona, together with a share of the spoils of German victory, if, in the event of America abandoning which he named, and which, or investiga neutrality, Mexico would make war upon | tion, turned out to be his o
own residence. her. Mexico was also to endeavour to The bags had been burst open, some of WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. seduce Japan from her loyalty y tu thu their contents having been removed and Allies by offering ler a convenient have soma destrayed. Among the latter were from which to invade America. Germany has made so many nisealculations of a similar nature that she may have thought HONGKONG CYFICE. 10%, Das Vaux, Road, C. Japan would be capable of such treach London Orica: 181, FLARE STREET, E.Cery, but the probability is that she put forward this part of the scheme merely
5 YEARS IN WOOD.
A. S. WATSON &
CO.. LTD..
TELEPHONE 618.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG 8TH MARCH, 1917,
to encourage the Mexicans with falso. hopes of support, I the light of this exposure Germany'e affected indignation at the abruptness with which America severed diplomatic relations with her GERMAN MACHINATIONS IN furnishes another glaring example to the
MEXICO.
The citizens of the United States of „America mast be a singularly guileless and trustful people, if they are pained and surprised by the discovery that Ger many, when preparing for her campaign of, unrestricted submarinism, decided that it would be just as well to anticipate any action on the part of America by furnishing her with some other outlet for her energica. This is a policy which Germany has consistently pursued from TO. 3, CAMERON VILLAS, No. 68. The the very commencement of the war, It V Prat, Furnished. *** EILANDONAN,”
No 64, THE PEAK was she who incited the Arabs in Tania (Furnished)
and the Berbers in Morocco to rise No S, GOUGH HILL (No.102, THE PEAK), Farnished, fær 3 or 4 months from 1st June, against France; the Sennissi and Ber- 1917
bem is Tripoli against Italy; the Congolese against Belgium; the natives of Angola against Portugal,the Alban ians against Montenegro; the Moslems in the Caucasus and the Poles and Lects against finssia; the Bakhtiari bandits against Persia, and the Nationalists of Egypt, certain of the inhabitants of In. dia, the Boers of South Africa, and the Sinn Feiners of Ireland against Great Britain. There is a strong suspicion,
No. 2, SHELLEY STREET. 8-ROOMED HOUSE at Memi Køllett, Furnished for 5 or 6 months
L. BEACONSFIELD SHOP B
ARGADE
No. 3. CAMERON VILLAS, 6S, PRAK. KELLETT CREST, 66, PRAK No. 5, BELILIOS TERRACE, with entrance on Conduit Road
TWO GODOWNS, in Daddell Street. No. DES VEUX VILLAS, 51, PEAK (Unfurnished),
PRAK (5 CAMERON VILLAS), No.56, Tax Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
3rd Floor, Alexandra Buillí ge
iz
NOTICE
30
NY EUROPEAN, Non-Andalio or Indian PORE RATES ARRANGED FOR A doning to leave the Goloby should appr person ni ihe: CHETRAD FOLION STAZIOx between the hours of 8 AM to 1 PM, and 27.1. toi dally be required to produce
Application pap porta
who wish
Lady MAY will
Those I present the Prizes st 5 r. (1) To Make an EDUCATIONAL PRO-
DUVISION, or vind FRIDAY
the 9th March, at-1939, be $ P.M:
Admission 50 Cents.
At 3 to 6 P
Admission 20 Cants,
The Band of the 18th Punjabis will play on both day
Tes will be obtainable on the Ground.
ANICOL. Hon. Secretary.
Hooghong, 29th February, 1917.
851
To IMPROVE their INCOME AFTER RETIREMENT OF
(5) To Make a good INVESTMENT by
INSURANCE, or
(4) Toolfestas INSURANCE TO COVER THE RIJKS OF THE VOYAGE HOME, should write to Mr. Henderson for bis advice, which will be sent to all persons who state their occupation believed by him to apply in EX
faith and agris to his sonditiers.
will
The servant of a mandarin, who arrived. at Hongkong by the as, Fatshan, handed over his master's baggage to a goolia carrier to take to an address in Con- As the baggage was not naught Road. delivered within a reasonable time, a search was made for the carrier, who, on being questioned, stated that by mistake he had taken the bags to another address,
number of valuable books, which had been put into water. The coolie appeared before Mr. Melbourne on Saturday, and was sentenced to three months imprison me and four hours' stocks.
ALLEGED ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF RUBBER.
Two Chinese were charged before. Mr. Wood with being in malayful possession of 180lbs of pale crepe rubber, of the value of $300. Sergeant Wills told tha Magistrate that the defendants worn world of her hypocrisy. The whole in found carrying the rubber in Ailung cident, too, should have a valuable educa Lane, Yaumati Both defendants ara tive influence upon those Americans who employed in a marine store dealer's shop. have been indulging in beatific visions Defendants said the rubber was given. of permanent and universal peace in the them to carry by a man who told them it nebulous future to the exclusion of all had been taken from a boat. No traco ele, as well as upon those who have of the man or boat could be found. hitherto folt that the European war was Rubber of this kind was not used in Hong- no concern of theirs.
kong, but came from Singapore for trans shipment to the United States - Mr. Gardiner, solicitor, appeared for the defendants, who were remanded till Tre day, bail being granted in the sum of
A meeting of the Sanitary Board is to be held to-morrow. The agenda con
tains purely formal business,
The Hon. Mr. O, E. Anton and Mr. H. W Bird have been appointed to be members of the authorised Architects Committee.
$100 each,
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TO “OUR LITTLE BIT SOCIETY:
The following letters have been received acknowledging gifts of tobacco and sigarettes sent by Our Little Bit:
The Gazelle states that Staff Fer geants W. J. Hill, T, H. Matthewman, Society, Kowloon, to the men at the and G. E, Marley of the Engineers front Company, Hongkong Volunteer Corps, have been appointed Temporary Second Lieutenants,
The Gazette contains a further amend
MD 8 38 January 18th, 1817.
To the Hon. Sec. O, LH, Society. Lieut. Col. E. L. Gowlland, RA.M.C, is most grateful to your Society for its
a
much
of persons and firms with whom trading is prohibited
appreciated both by him and by many others of his unit.
Thanks, also, for the Christmas greek- inga, which are reciprocated.
ment of the list of goods the exporta kind present of tobacco, which will ho also, that German intrigue may not have tion of which is prohibited, as well as
further amendment of the Statutory List been unconnected with Holland's troubles in Netherlands India or with the recent revolutionary movement in China America, however, had no need to go
The first of a series of meetings for outside her own continent for evidences United Prayer arranged by the Hong of German machinations. It is only akong Christian Union, will be held to-day few weeks ago that the German Consul-****
in the Helena May Institute at 6 p.m. The
The card was too good to send back an an acknowledgment, and has been posted to some Naval Cadets at Osborne,
EL GOWLLAND,
36, Casualty Clearing Station, B. E. F General in San Francisco and his sta meeting will be conducted by Rev. J. the 0. L. B. Society for the parcel of
By: January 20th, 1917. The Sister in Charge wishes to thank were found guilty of violating America's Kirk Maconachis.
smokes, which arrived safely today, All persons with pertain exceptions who outrality laws by trying to blow up
January 22nd, 1917. remain
in the Colony for more than 7 deya ammunition plants in Canada and The Exchange Banks announce that required to Register themarstren und the America and to destroy steamships and in view of the delay of Mails to Europe with many thanks a second parcel from DEAR MADAMI beg to acknowledge REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OBDIN.
CE 1916.
trains carrying shipments to the Allies, and the necessity for utilizing three Our Little Bit Rociety containing Iib. of tobacco and 1,600 cigaretter They and by using the soil of the United States routes bills and all relative documents will be very much appreciated by thes
against British territory, for engineering military enterprises sent in for negotiation must be drawn patients under my card Yours taly,
HH HOMAN As far back, in triplicate instead of în deplicate, De
(0.0, No 6 0 CB). however, as 1915 the epidemic of strikes heretofore
Forms of Hogistration giving the particular required may be obtained at the G.P.0. and At Polles Flis Šions.
The Paralty for non-compliance las fine not Kanolding, #50,-
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