NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. THE EASTERN EXTENSION AUS TRALASIA AND CHINA TELE-
GRAPH CO., LTD.
(ENDERS of TELEGRAMS are hereby Notified that from the lat APEIL, 1917, antil further Notice, the Currency Charges for Telegrams will be collected at the Bate of 80.32 te equal Frane 1.00.
J. M. BECK,
Superintendent.
Hongkong, Wih March, 1917.
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THE GREAT NORTHERN TELE- GRAPH COMPANY, LTD.
HONGKONG STATION.
CURRENCY CHARGES ON TELEGRAME..
.....ú
NENDERS of TELEGRAMS are hereby Ned that from the 1st APRIL, 1917. matil further Notice, the Currency Charges for Telograms will be collected at the Rate of 30.32 to quai Frano 1.00.
A. B. SORENSEN, Acting Superintendent, Hongkong, 20th March, 1917,
WANTED.
HOTEL MANAGER for
[417
First-Class
Hotel in Tokohama, mostly family
trade, Man or Womsa Swier preferred.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 2010, 1917.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
WANTED.
WANTED for Loos! Shipping Office,
TANT.
PORTUGUESE ASSIS.
Apply with copy of references to
Box No: 16, Caro of Daily Prens
Oce
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WANTED. SECOND HAND TYPE- GRITER, preferenon, visible model.
Heply to
1419
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YOUNG MAN is required by Shipping
Office as a Stenographer and Typlat, For further particulars refer tom.
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Care of "Daily Prows Offen.
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INTIMATIONS
HONGKONG GENERAL OHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
VOTICE of a
of SPECIAL EXTRA DEDINARY GENERAL MEET ING of the HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE immediately after the ANNUAL MEETING to be held en MONDAY, the 28th-15th, 1917, at 4 P.M... in the CHAMBER OF COMMEROM BOOM, NEW W GOVERNMENT BUILDING. Resolution shall be put:---
A siru hau been expressed
a that
the following
14That Clamso
of the Told and Boguliflo
of the HONGKONG GENERAL
OF COMMERCE should be amended by the insertion of the word "British" between the word "ten" and the word "Members" in the fret line thereof."
By Onder,
E. A. H. WILLIAMS, Buy Socrotary,
Hongkong, 15th March, 1017.
309
THE ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS AND DEALERS OF HONGKONG.
the
GIRL for Typing and General Office THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Apply to-
E
Work
"W, 8. BAILEY & Co., LTD. 1405
NOTICE.
ES. BERWINDVALE”
TEITHER the Captain nor the Owners will be Responsible for any Debts Offon Box 169 | incurred by the Crew of the shove vessel.
Hongkong, 17th March, 1917.
Write HOTEL. Posi
Yokohama. Must be experienced.
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HONGKONG TRAMWAY 00., LIMITED (Incorporated in the United Kingdom). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
COLONIAL (Hongkong) REGISTER of the Company will be CLOSED from TURS. DAY 27th March, 1917, to WEDNESDAY, 25th April, 1917. both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
W. E. ROBERTS,
Sosenkary. Hongkong, 19th March, 1917,
of
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NOTICE.
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E have been Appointed by MESSES.
WMOKESSON ROBBINS, INC.
·OF NEW YORK, to be their BOLE AGENTS for Hongkong, Masso, Kwong Chow Wan and South Chins, for the sala of: Drugs, Chemicala, Drigghts' Sundriss and kindred goods,
THE HONGKONG MERCANTILE
CO., LTD. Hongkong, 17th March, 1917. | 414
PUBLIC COMPANIES
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY LIMITED, AND REDUCED:
-IKE TWENTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY THE VAN XERTING OF SHARE FOLDEILS in the Company will be held at thu Offices of the Company, St. George's Buildings, Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong, on TUESDAY, the 27th day of March, 1911, at 11.30 A., for the purpose of receiving Statement of Accounts and the Beport of the Directors for the year ending 3Lt December, 1916, and declaring a Dividend,
By Order of the
BOARD OF Hongkong, Uth March, 1917.
DIRECTORS.
60374
AMERICAN CONSULAR SERVICE.
NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that N
by ACT OF CONGRESS approved September 7th, 1916, it is provided that when the United States of Amerios is at war or doring any national emergency the existence of which is declared by proclamation of the President, no vessel registered or onralled or licensed under the laws of the United States shall, without the approval of the Shipping Board created by such Act of Congress, be sold, leased, or chartered to any person not a citizen
the
THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA United States, or transferred to foreign repletry or flag The Act contain DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.
provisions prescribing punishment for violations
thereof by Ane or imprisonment or OTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that both, and also contains provisions relating to
the ORDINARY YEARLY HEET. the forfeiture of the vessel
ING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be heal The President of the United States by in the Ofice of the Compaa 2 Queen's proclamation ander date of February 7th, 1917. Buildings, Hongkong, on TUESDAY, 27th
of having declared that such a national emergency March, 1917, st 12 Noox, for consideration be exist and having admonished all pitizens and the Directors Baport and Statement of svory person to abstain from violations of this Accounts for the year ending. S1st December, Act I hereby call the attention of
1916, persona
and TRANS REGISTER contemplating the transfer of Amariona vesseln The SHARE in violation of this Aot to the provisions FER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 21st
to the 27th inst, both days inclusive,
By Order of the Board of Directora,
R. M. DYER.
Chief Manage
[413 Hongkong, 16th March, 1917.
HONGKONG JOE COMPANY, LTD. THE THIRTY-SIXTH ORDINARY
thereof.
GEORGE E, ANDERSON, Conral-General Hongkong, 19th March, 1917.
"GLEN? LINK OF STEAMERS,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNENS.
421
FROM LONDON, MIDDLE BRO," GENOA, COLOMBO AND STRAITS. THE Motor ship
TH
GLENGYLE,"
Captain 0.0. Simpron, having andved the above Ports. Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed hi their visk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Limited. Kowloon, and etered at risk and expense
All broken,
chafed, and
and damaged Goods are te be left in the Godowns, where they will be
Consignees
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the General Managers at 11.80 AM on WEDNES DAY, 28th instant, to receive a Statement of the Company's Accounts to 31st December, 1916, and the report of the General Manager
will be CLOSED from the 14th to 28th instant, * The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO, LTD, General Managers. Hongkong, 8th March, 1917.
of the Members of ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS AND DEALERS OF HONGKONG will be held on TUESDAY, the 27th March, 1917, at 4 PM.; precisely....in the CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOOM, NEW GOVERNMENT BUILDING for the following purposes and Accounts of
ar To receive the Raport
the Committee for the year ended 31st December, 1916, 43-
(2) To elect a Now Committee.
(3) To tranmot any General Business.
By Order,
EA, M. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Hongkong, 17th March, 1917,
THE
HONGKONG OLUB.
NOTICE
411
THIRTY - FIRST TEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the Men bers of the HONGKONG CLUB will be helt ins the Club House, in THURSDAY, the 20th March, 1917, at 5,30 P.M. ⠀⠀ A
By Order.
E DES VŒUX, Secretary. Hongkong, 16th March, 1917.
[412 HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
CHINESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL.
Clase for Beginners" will summarce A
on MONDAY, 2nd April, 1917. Application for enrolment abeuld be made to the Undersigned as early as possible.
By Order,
E. AM. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
[39B Hongkong, 15th March, 1917.
HOUNES MI LET
TO LETARE
IMMEDIATE entry, Font very desirable SHOPS situated in Ice House trpet, appcate the Grand Hotel, recently recop
structed
For rent and other particulars upply tom
VE THE MANAGER
HONGKONG TOE Co, Læd, 46, Connaught Road Central
[401
TO LET.
NEW HOUSE in Conduit Hosed. Ready 1 Conte COBOWLY Deddöll Street.
For rent and other particulars syply to
H.LE NEA AZEE,
Des Voeux Rosd.
[402
TO LET-IMMEDIATELY.
Qusons Road, fully partitioned and ARGE OFFICE, Centrally Situstad atted with electric light, telephone and sub.
range,
** Apply-
Care of "Daily Prem" Office.
[822
TO LET AT THE PEAK.
FURNISHED and newly painted inside,
3, Stewart Terrace. Apply
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HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE.
COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE
THE
FORTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
IL E. FOLLOCK,
Prince's Buildingu
11
TO EXT.
examined on SATURDAY, 14th inst.. at 10 AM.
All Claims must be presented within FIFTHED DAYS of the Steamer's arrival hure, her which date the cannot be recognised
wil be admitted after the flood- No Claims have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining will be held at the Offices of the Undersigned undelivered
after the
or the 2011 inst will be
will best Noox, on WEDNESDAY, the 38th instant N, ELGIN STREET, subject to rent
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company Consigners of Cargo are hereby notified that will be CLOSED from the 14th to the 28th they must produse an Import Permit signed by
instant, both aya inimigo & CO., L the Superintendent of Imports and Exporia, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD. Hongkong, before Bills of Lading sam bơ
General Managers, countersigned,
HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., Hongkong, 8th March, 1917
[882
No Fire Innazazee has been affected, Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
SHEWAN, TOMÈS & 06.
Agenta, Hongkong, 19th March, 1917.
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"MARITIMES.
NOTICE
CHINA SUGAR
LTD.
REFINING COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE
THE THIRTY NINTH ORDINARY
MEETING OF THE SHARE HOLDERS of the shows Company will ha held at the Cullons of the G-zeral Agents,
Fodder o Street, on FRIDAY, the 30th instant,
st MOON, for the purpose of receiving the JONSIGNEES of Cargo from London le Beport and Statement of Accounts for the year
exiling Sist December; 1916
connection with above Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods with the exception
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company
Apply to
PÉEGY BMITH, BETH & FLEMING,
FIDE
From Int May.
TO LET
OFF
FFICES, Ind Floor, St. George's Build
ings Appy K→
INTIMATION
cataract of shelle poured upon them from our masses of heavy guns. Throughout the winter, although from force of circum stances the attack could not be pressőt so vigorously and unremittingly, the enemy were given no respite, and all the while our munition workers a home have been labouring unceasingly to place
WATSON'S more guns and shells at the disposal of
OLD
BROWN
BRANDY
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QUALITY.
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Brown Bran
The Lusitano Recreation Club's annual athletic sports will be held on Easter Monday April 9th
Colonel Sir Fredie L. Nathan, who has best appointed with Sir Ernley Black- well and Major Cooper-Key to inquiro into the recent explosion in London, is one of the family of remarkable brothers, says the London and China Express," our ormics in the field in preparation thres of whom were knighted for their for the advance in the spring, which, it services to the Empire. Sir Frederie is was hoped, would prove to be the laat the great explosives expert who was round in the great struggle. The Garsuparintendent of the Royal Gunpowder mans have proferred to retire before our Factory, and left is to manage Nobel's plans were complete. The movement Ardeer works. His younger brother, Sir commenced a week ago and has not yet Matthew, who is the only Jow to have come to a halt. In the first instance, if been a Colonial Governor, will be ra- was thought that the enemy would membered as the Governor of Natal, and enter into prepared. positions before Hongkong. He resigned the Irish Under- Bapaumic and there face the onslaught Secretaryship after last year's revolt, of the Allies. Bapaume, however, bas and was recently appointed socretary to been left in our hands, and Peronne, the Pensions Ministry. Their oldest also, hna fallen. On
the Allied brother, Sir Nathaniel, who died last Sarmien advanced to the distance of February, was Calef Puiene, Judge, and six miles on a from of nearly thirty Attorney-General of Trinidad. Major miles, which represents the largest Nathan, R.E., is well-known in North amount of territory regained in a single China as the Agent of the Chiness Engi- day on the Western front, since the com- neering and Mining Company. And the mencement of trench warfare. It would youngest brother, Mr. Robert Nathan, be a mistake to interpret the retirement has been Under-Secretary to the Govern of the Germans as an indication that"
ment of India and private socretary their collapse is imminent, but there is to the Viceroy. The father, the Infe little doubt that the war is passing into
Mr. Jonah Nathan, was a new phase, and if the enemy cannot hold the lines which they have been
go.
strengthening and solidifying for the past two years there is little reason to believe that they will be more successful in the new positions on which they are falling back. We have heard of the almost ineredible rapidity with which roads and railways are being con- structed behind our armies with the object of facilitating transport, The enemy are not being given a moment's breathing space, and their difficulties will tend to become greater the farther they Bapaume, which Major MORANT, the German military critic, described months ago as a little Gibraltar," is the centre of a great system of roadways and railways, all of which are now com- wanded by the British. The positions lying hetween Bapaume and Peronnu have also been taken and the Freneli, who are co-operating in the move
south, have captured ment farther the road between Roye and Troyon. The retreat, therefore, is not limited to one- section of the line only, but tends to become more widespread as it continués. It is alleged that General HINDENBURG sti! thinks that blow can be struck JOHN MILLER DAWSON, Chief Engi with the greatest effectiveness against
25 YEARS IN WOOD.
A. S. WATSON
CO., LTD., **AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
WINE
TELEPHONE B16.
DEATHS.
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Dawson.--On March 10th, at Swatow,
A.8.
Beer Indo-China B. N. Co Kwongcang, aged 40 years. WICKING-On February 1st, at Bourna
mouth, HANNAH, widow of HARRY WICKING, of Hongkong, *
Hongkong Office: 101, Dan Vaux Road, C. LONDON OFFICE: 181, For Orkus, E.O,
The Baily Press.
HONGKONG 20TH MARCH, 1817,
PROGRESS IN FRANCE,
The Gormans have anticipated the British offensive by retiring from the positions which they held with such tenacity and at the cost of heavy casual.
Russia, and the present retirement of the Gorman armies in the West may be in accordance with his plan for shortening the line in order to free mors men for In that case, the the Eastern front.
retreat will be continued for some time to come, and it may not be long before a considerable part of Belgium is re- lieved from the presence of the invader. Such a policy, however, is unquestion. ably an admission of Germany's growing weakness and cannot fail to have disastrous effect upon the morale of the
enemy.
During the week ending March soven Chinese cases of smallpox were
a member of the firm which had the monopoly of
supplying quill pens to the Bank of Eng
land; and, be did not halieve in public schools for his sons
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE MORALITY OF BUSINESS- MEN.
[TO THE EDITOR OF "THE HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS,"
SIR. The people who went to Church in an Outport not 1,000 miles from Hongkong were, on recent Sunday evening, subjected to a harangue by an individual who had the presumption, while occupying the pulpit, to cast aspersion, on Businessmen as a class, and to give, veut to such remarks as that the principle of business men is (to all intouts and purposes) 'do or you will he tông by.” The fact that the individual said to his congregation that some of them may have met other kind of business men but that he had not, rather added to the offence.
Rot,
I ask you, sir, is it right that anyone, stranger (as this party was) er should be allowed by the Trustees of the Church to occupy the pulpit of that Church, the pew-rents in which are to e very great extent paid by the business People (either as Firins or as individuals), and give, vent to what are almost libel- tous remarket People go to Church to worship, and nodividuals, ignorant of the to listen to opinions of 'irresponsible
businessman's idea of Christianity. Our Lord told us that we ought to do unto others te we would have them do unto us, which, put into colloquialism, would read: Do as you would be dono by." With an experience of well over two and a half decades of Businessmen of many nationalities and in several parts of world, it is my honest pinion that there is just as much Christian charity in the common or member of the class to which the party garden Businessman as there is in any
refer to whom I
may belong.
your
He
is welcome to his own opinions for what they are worth, but that he should be allowed to rom these opinions down the throats of a considerable number of 17th,usinessmen, when they are not in a position to tell him to hold his tongue, ig. intolerable,
Apologising for taking up
A BUSINESSMAN AND A
CHRISTIAN. Saint Patrick's Day, 1017.
CLARKE'S NEW CIRQUE, IE is not often that Hongkong is favoured with a visit from a circus,
fatal. In the same period there were six Chinese cases of enteric lever, of which four proved fatal.
ties in the summer and autumn of last raported, of which number aix proved valuable space-I am, ete.. year. When our forces commenced the "great push" in July, 1916, the initial attack was launched on a front of soma 10,000 yards between the Ancre and the
Dusseldorfer Generalanzeiger Bomme. Our main object was to lesson age. It is anticipated that out the the pressure on Verdin by a threat beginning of February our commercial against the high road running between U boats will ensure a safe conveyance
The
7. Вараш and Peronne. In
In this We were for
SHEWAN, TOMES & U...
21.09
FO LET OUR-BOOMED HOUSES Gonton Termos su) Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon
A SIX ROOMED HOUSE in Minden Bow,
letters to China. The packages will entley sucessful, the Germans boing be accepted shortly at bureaus to bo abliged to withdraw a considerable part announced.” of their troops operating against the French fortress in order to guard their lines of communication. From the point
A juryman, summoned to attend at the Criminal Sessions yesterday, failed to
Kowloon of view of ground gained, however, the answer when his name was called. He A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon, results of the offensive were meagre in put in an appearance three-quarters of
TO LET OR FOR SALE.
the extreme. The British troops had to an hour later, and explained that his KOWLOON MAKENE LOT 48 with
absence at the start was due to a lapse whart aren 65,000 ze. ft.,
of memory
He was fined $10 for his A hundred dollars in the remissness. Apply to the the bank trigge
HUMPHREYS EFTATE & FINANCE
maximum fine for the offence.
Alexandra Buildings.
$7291
of Opium, Trosaure and Valuables are being will be CLOSED from the 16th to 30th March, Storage or erection of Godoyle for Coal force their way forward yard by yard
Thailed and stored at their risks into the Hazardons and or extra hamrdous Godowas of The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godow Co, Ltd., st )
delivery may be
obtained on, whenes :
fter landing. Cargo will be forwarded or unlos received from the Consigneme
Optional intization before NOOK TO-FAX requesting it to be landed
here of I
the
both days inclusive,
JARDINE, MATHESON & Ca, Las,
General Agenta. Hongkong, th March, 1917.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED, AND REDUCED.
Lading will be ecantersigned by the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
Bed into at Nou
to rent and landing charges.
unclaimed after
the TRANSFEE BOOKS of the
DAY March to BATURDAY March, 1917, both days inclusive.
O Sit
STOLEN
FFICES at 2, Connaught Road Central,
beboel Company be OFFICES in Ring's and York Bullinge "THE RETREAT No. 68, The PAS HOUSES in Vilton Gardens, Cosdult Bowd HOUSES Brodwind and sigralow Terraces
HOUSES on Shamsen, Canton
Apply fo
All Claims must be sent in to me on or before the 28th inst, or they will not be recogninil
All damaged package will be examined on THURSDAY, the 22nd inst., at 10 A
No Fire Insurance has beemaneated.
Hongkong, 17th March, 1917.
THOMAS,
The return of Capital of £2.50 por Bharo will be paid to Shareholders on and after 15th March, 1917 on presentation of Share Certificates for endorsement
By Order of the BOARD OF DIRECTORS Hong Kong, 2nd February, 1817. [329
THE HONGKUNG LAND INVEST HENT AND AGENCY CODED: Tas
which fact may account for the large attendance which gathered at the inaugural performance last night of the short season of Clarke's New Cirque el Kowloon Practically every seat around the spacious ring was occupied. The Chinese are credited with a penchant for this form of entertainment, and there
Of the entertainment provid-
A
horse-
was a good sprinkling of natites in the od one can only speak in highly favour able terms. Some very clever eques trian work was performed by Miss. Clarke and Mr. Clarke, and by blowers. Clarke, the latter pair giving an excred- ingly smart over ground which was honeycombed
display of back, in combi
of jug individuelly bnation with subterranean fortresses. At almost
dering display on the flying trapez by the Aleximes evoked mrch admiration overy step there were fierce hand-to-hand
An ougagement is announced between and applanse, the same pair dancing encounters, and no villago was sur-
Argentine Tango with great Leatness and rendered without the most desperateCaptain H S. Oldham, Durham Light precision The Martinez Troupe were resistance. The onemy chose to represent Infantry, Chief of British Settlersent deservedly accorded much applause for their gymnastic and acrobatic displays, the slow pro erg as proof absolute that Police, Tientsin, second son of the late The Cirque carries quite crowd of the Alies con'd never hope to reach the W. B. Oldham, C.I.E,, and Mrs Oldham, clowns, and the humorous
well to the front in a programme tho Rhine, Wo parceived, on the other hand, a grandeon of the late General Bir chief characteristics of which were fresh- Messre. Morris and in the forward movement a demonstra Anthony Stransham, C.C.B., and Kathness and variety. Mel tion of the fact that no system of trenches, leen, only daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Vincent were prominent 18 fun pro ducers, their business being marked however alaborately they might be or Charles Turner, O.M.G., Fusiliers, and by originality and resourop
The P concludes with a very mert- ganised and however strongly they might Mra Turner, of 1, West Halkin-street, me
torious cinematograph dieplny. The be defended, could withstand the terrible 8.W
Cirque in well worthy of a visit