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CONSTITUTIONAL EIFORM ASSOCIATION OF HONGKONG. MEETING at the Theatre on THURS DAY, the 3rd May, at 530 P., to put the proposed Rules and Regulations copy of which can bo esen at my Ofia, Des Voux Bond Central), And to elect Officers and Committes, and to transnot other The Honourable Mr. P. H. HOLYOK will take the chair,
A. 8. D. COUSLAND,
Hon. Barotary, pro, lem.
business.
NOTICE.
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THE
PUBLIC COMPANIES
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
HE THIRTY SIXTH ORDINARY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held the Offices of the Undersigned, on THURSDAY, the 3rd May, 1917, as Noox.
The TRANSFER BOOKE of the Company will be CLOSED from the 19th instant to the Brd May, both days inclusive,
⠀⠀ JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,
General Agents, Hongkong, 16th April, 1917.
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO
LIMITED.
WE HAVE This Day REMOVED our
OFFICES from New Government N TWENTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY
Building, to let Floor, CEARTALED BANK BUILDING, Queen's Road Contral (loos lately occupied by the Chins Fire Insuranos Company Limited),
LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS. Hongkong, 27th April 1917. [582
N THE GOODS of ALFEED HERBERT HEWITT, ie of Hok Un Works of the Groen Island Cement Co., Ltd, situato at Hok Un in the Dependency of Kowloon and Colony of Hongkong Chief Engineer of the Green Island Cement Co., Ltd. diseased.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the GENERAL MEETING will be held at the Company's Offcos, St George's Buildings, on SATURDAY, the 5th May, 1917, at 13 d'alook NOON, for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Director together with fiatement of Accounts to 28th February, 1917, and electing Directors and Auditor.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the
the Company. will be CLOSED from the 21st April to the 5th May, both days inclusive,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agezin
Hongkong, 17th April, 1917
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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
Court has, by virtue of Section 58 of
Ordinance No.2 of 1887; made an Order limiting
CO., LTD.
the time for Creditors and others to send in theirTHE THIRTY-SIXTH ORDINARY
the above Estate to the 31st day
Claims against the above of May, 1917.
All Creditors and others are accordingly
GENERAL MEETING of the Com many will be bold at the Offices of the General
Mangers, Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. LTD., Des Voeux Road, Hongkong, on
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 28th, 1917.
INTIMATIONS
THEATRE ROYAL.
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SHAKESPEARE
( Banged for ST. GEORGE'S DAY
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WAR CHARITIES
(SATURDAY), APRIL,
TO-NIGHT
28TH
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Dated 27th day of April, 1917.
JOHNSON, STOKES.
MASTER, Solicitors for the ExentorE,.. Prince's Buildings
Ice House Street,
Hongkong.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
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FROM UNITED KINGDOM AND -INTERMEDIATE FORTS.
WING to an outbreak of Pige contribu-
Vessel & General Average
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The General Average Bond will require to be signed and deposito made before counter signature of Bills of Lading can be given.
For further partioniara apply to--
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Avents for
THE ROYAL HAUL, STECK PACKET Co., Owner of the BuIKE" LINE OF STEAMERS.
1577
KOWLOON BOWLING GREEN CLUB
OPENING DAY
1 DAY) 28th at 8.30 TM when AHE above will be heli TO-DAY (SATUR- Members will be" ar Howe" to their Frlanda.
D. BECOOPER
Hou, Secretary
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ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB CLOSING CRUISE AND PRESENTATION OF PRIZES.
THE CLOSING GRUISE of the above
He will take place on SATURDAY
28th Instant, when there will be Ladies Racet for the Handicap, One Design, Heyward Haye and Gaol Class of Yachts for Souvenire present
Sir Hamar MAY,
Ted by His Exesilency
K.O.M.G.
Competitors should
be in attendance at the Club House not later than 2:30 2.m.
D. K. BLAIR,
N
•Hon. Seo, Sailing Committee.
Hongkong, 26th April, 1917.
B. O. AE. O.
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FAR EAST OXYGEN & ACETYLENE.
... CO., LTD.
VR. F. DIDEL being recalled to Baigon- Mwe beg to inform our Clients that from
this date Me, EDMOND DUPRIX will be
in charge of our Technical Branch in Hong kong.
FAE FAST ORIGEN &
Co, LYD
FLOQUET & KNOTH
Agents
1, Princes' Building,
Hongkong, 25th April, 1917.
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HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. NOTICE OF REMOVAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the CHAMBER BOOM and GENERAL OFFICES 3 of the HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE have been REMOVED from New Government Buildinge. So the CHARTERED BANK BUILDING, Queen's Road Central (premises formerly occupied by the Chins Fire Insurance Co., La).
By Order,
E. AM. WILLIAMS,
Secretary. Hongkong, 26th April, 1917.
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For Demand Drafte on London on the day
of or preceding the departure of the English Mails, also Table of the Yearly Approximate Average
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Local Booksellers
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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 2nd May to the 23rd May, both days Inclusive,
By Order of the Board JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Lapa,
General Managers,
Hongkong, 25th April, 1917.
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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, OFICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Certifiesto No. 5/NB 1856 dated Hongkong 21st February, 1912, for Three Shares numbered 67889,14921, and 89966 registered in the name of Mrs. MARIA DAS NEVER RISZILO has been LOST or STOLEN, and should this Certificate not be produced to the Bank before the 11th day of May, 1917, New Certificate for the shares will be issued, and the aforesaid Certificate No. 5/NB 1964 will thereafter be treated by this Corporation
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NEW HOUSE in Conduit Road Ready or competion. Also 1 GODOWN in
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sick and wounded in our hospitals." Tho one is calculated to strengthen the fool- lug of hate which has been cherished long, and the other to be regarded, like Our suggestion of a naval holiday a few years back, as a sign of weakness. The German nature is unable to attribute to others virtues of which
If Germany is to be utterly destituts. permitted to prolong her resistance by trampling upon all the forms of civilized warfare, and is to suffer no nenalty at last she is overcome, it will te an
little misunderstanding and to have been interpreted, in some cases, ne na intime tion that those to whom it was addressed had forfeited their civil rights. So long as the Regulations are in force we sup. pose they must be respected, but when we and that the Tuperial Government, following the lead set by Australia, in regard to the Conscription controversy, refuses to hold a general election without allowing the men in the trenches to their votes we may venture to question the necessity for the action that was taken locally. In regard to the Chinese, who wore supposed to hold such very strong opinions on the question ander discussion, it is worthy of remark that they failed to take advantage of the opportunity afforded them of giving expression to their views, though one or two were present. It is rumoured that family, he had no right to domand any- they held a meeting of their own at the thing more and that it was his duty to Tung Wa Hospital which was not distin-harbour the criminals in his house instead
of delivering them up to justice ? guished by complete accord.
encouragement to every other nation in the future to follow her exemple. What man in his sonses would feel that because he had succeeded, after a desperate struggle, in overpowering hand of armed rufians who had foully murdered some of the members of his
The Consul-General for Holland in South China informs us that the Nether lands Indian Government has declared Hongkong an infected port on account of plague,
Mr H Von Heidenstam, chief engineer of the Whangpoo Conservancy, has left for Sweden in order to get married, He expects to be back in Shanghai about the end of August.
From the very nature of things, it was impossible and unnecessary that the
pro poser and seconder of the resolution on Thursday evening should add anything material to the arguments with which the public are already familiar. The commercial consequences of the exclusion of the Germans from the Colony may, like all economic questions, be a highly dehatcable subject, but when we find the European commercial men of the Colony all of one mind we are justified in assum- ing that the risks are greatly exaggerated
The annual meeting of the Hongkong by those whose motto is "Wait and
auxiliary of the British and Foreign See" To this aspect of the question Bible Society will be held in St. Andrew's however, full consideration will be given Hall, Kowloon, on Monday, April 30th by the Imperial Conference when it out at 6 p.m. The Bishop of Victoria will lines a policy for the Empire as a whole. preside and addresses will be delivered That policy, be it remembered, will de by Lieut. Leo (35th Batt. Middlesex pend for its acceptance or rejection, not | Regt.) and the Rev. H.E. Anderson. upon the permanent officials of the various Governments, but upon the sovereign will of the people, Can we doubt, in the circumstances, that senti ment will play a very great part in determming the issue? Is it to be sup posed that the inhabitants of the rest of
At a farewell dinner given to Mr... Naggiar at the Cercle Sportif Francais, Shanghai, last week-end, M. Rousse. Lacordaire, who presided over a gather- ing of about 100, presented the guest of honour with a massive silver cup about 2 ft, in height, subscribed for by the
A. S. WATSON & the Empire, who have had a more painful Franch community and French protégés.
CO., LTD.,
HONGKONG.
TELEPHONE 618.
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A meeting of the Constitutional Reform Association of Hongkong will be held.
experience than we can pretend to have bad of the horrors of this war, will be WINE AND SPIRIT. MERCHANTS any more disposed, for the sake of pro-at the Theatre Roval on Thursday, May blematical profita, Trucdiately to welcome ard, at 5.30 p.m. to pass the proposed. back the callous murderers of their kith rules and regulations, to elect officers and and kin It is idle to talk of following a committee and to transact other busi the precedent sot after the Boer War, for ness. The Hon. Mr. P. H ̧ Holyoak will there is no single point of analogy in preside. It is hoped that there will be the two campaigns, Even Mr. A. Ha very large attendance, HARAIS, who courageously voiced the opposition at Thursday's meeting, con Review (Religino e Patria) announces 27 years, beloved eldest sum of Lieut-fessed that he, for one, would refuse to that a new Portuguese school has been have any intercourse with a German who started at St. Joseph's College, Hongkong. does not regret and abbor the cruelties The teacher 18 Mr. Bruno Renato da
DEATHS.
CHAPMAN-Killed in action, in Palestine,
KAUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE ||~
Co., LTD. Alexandre Buildings,
TO LIT.
(201
MALL GOODS LIFT, about 4x4FFICES at 2, Connaught Bond Central,
S preferably optrically drivabost
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NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asistio or Indian
** desiring to love the Colony should apply
OFFICES in King's and Tork Baldinge HOUSES In Clifton Gardens, Conduis Rost HOUSES La Brandwood and Mortion Termoos
HOUSES on ihananen, Canton.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGENGI CỔ, Lan.
FOR SALE:
·₤28
End. Lieut. BEN FLETCHERY CHAPMAN, No. Mountain Battery, Hongkong Singapore Battalion, R.G.A., aged
Colonel and Mrs. Arthur Chapman, Hongkong.
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HILLIER.-Killed in action, in France, we
The April number of the Catholic
on April 9th, Shd-Lieut. MAURICE Perpetrated by his countrymon in his Rocha, who has recently arrived from
Unfortunately, however, Mr. Europe, and who is a brother of HE HILLIER, King's Own Scottish name." Borderers, eldest son of E. G. Hillier HARRIS omitted to explain what form of Senhor Manuel Terreira da Rocha, acting OMG., Hongkong and Shanghai bangkutan Banking Corporation, Peking, agod test he would apply. He almitted that Governor of fac
The Portuguese there was a great deal to be said" in Government has promised a subsidy of
82,000 yearly.
19 years,
Hongkong Urvica: 101, Das Vœux Road, LONDON ORTION: 181, Faux Staubt, E.C
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG 28TH APRIL, 19 7.
favour of the Empire as a whole passing a penul sentence of servitude upon the Germans, if it were practicable to do so.
At the same time he is afraid that the. threat will stiffen the opposition
of
the enemy and so "prolong the war.” Most people will incline to the belief that
HONGKONG HOTEL LICENCES. MEETING OF LICENSING BOARD. A meeting of the Hongkong Licensing Board was held yesterday in the Legis
THE VOICE OF THE COLONY,
It is many years since Hongkong has been so deeply stirred over any political dreads has already been done by the re- present
the Germans will fight as long as there lative Council Chamber. The Hon. Mr.
Bovern, CM.G., is any fight left in them, but, in any Claud
(Colonial which Mr. HARRIS Secretary) presided, and those also case the damage-
Were:The Hon. Mr. E
issue as it has been over the question of Solutions passed by the Economic Con Shelium, and Messrs. T. F. Hough, In purson at the CENTRAL, POLIOR SEATION0 ONE 10 BUP HORNERY ACKROYDS the exclusion of the Germans from the force of the Allies at Paris, and Hong Shelton Hooper, and D. Ma OIL ENGINE complete with and Colony for a prescribed period after the kong may, therefore, sleep with an easy Keane, with Mr. O Woodcock (Sec between the hears of 9 am, to 1, P.M. and STM counted direct to one 8 W. Continuous
For this the opposition offered by conscience. It may even happen that the tary). Applicants will be required to produce Pas Current Shunt Wound Dynamo of 60/70 volts war
sane people of Germany, in whom Mr. Ill be required to produce with shunt regulator. ROA
the Government is largely responsible, Atso ONE SWITCHBOARD for
HALRIS reposes such faith and hope, may
with instruments for 100 Ampe ACCUMULATOES, DYNAMO, &, complete and we hope the lesson will not be lost.
The resolution which was adopted earlier and in these very resolutions an addi For further particular apply to-
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, in the week by the members of the General tional argument for demanding the end
Alexandra Buildings
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Basatineation papers, As persons with pertain
the Colony for more than 7 days remain are required to Register themselves under the ELGISTRATION OF PERSONS ORDIN. ANON 1918,
Forms of Registration giving the parti
parkinalar required may be obisined at the G.P.O. and að all Polise. Hlations
The Penalty for non-complianos ir a fins det coding $50.
JAPANESE LESSONS.
T. NAKAHARA Top Floor,
30a, Prays Essk
Wanobzi
FOR SALE.
FINE BEJECTION OF CEYLON
POSTAGE STAMPS,
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GRACA & CO.
No
Hongkong.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS.
TO-DAY.
8.80 p.m.-Kowloon Bowling Green Clab
At Homaga
TO-NIGHT
9.15 pm Boenes from Shakespears** at the Theatre Royal, in aill of War Charities,
Thursday, Sul May=—--
Noon-Canton Insurance Office, Lid, Most- *** Ing of Shareholdern,«
5.30p.m.-Constitutional Reform Association of Hongkong, Meefing at the Thọntre Royal Zakurday, 6th May
Noon-Hongkong Electris Co, Ltd.,
Ordinary General Meeting,
JAPANESE APPLICATION, The application of a Japanese for a restaurant keeper a adjunct licence tu sell by retail intoxicating liquors at 45,
be served with meals, and that beer and
Chamber of Commerce with only two das of a war which has already cost them Earphong Road, Kowloon, was granted, sentients, after its rejection by the official so much. But while, with Mr HARRIS on that only Japanese hoid majority of the Legislative Council, was we regard the ruling caste in Germany Japanese wines and spirits only should
be served.
carried by a crowded and enthusiastic as the arch-criminals, we cannot share public meeting at the Theatre Royal bis charitable views with regard to the the cables told on Thursday evening, with a degree nation. Only yesterday the of unanimity that can only be us of the treachery of one of the memy's described as phenomenal. That meet destroyers, which unexpectedly opened
TRANSFER
The licence of the Astor House Hotel was transferred to Alexander Gormann, it being mentioned by the Chairman the previous holder of the licence was
ing was thoroughly representative of fire on HM.S. Broke, as. It moved towards leaving the Colony for war service.
all classes of the community save her at great risk in answer to eries of two the armed forces of the Crown and Save Bavel" Was this foul act com- the Chinese. Under the Naval and Mili mitted in obedience to orders from the
AN APPLICATION REFUSED Frederich Re Grand Hotel, applied for permission to licencee of the
tary Regulations soldiers and sailora Higher Cominandi Bimilar outrages, leave the premises of the Grand Hotel were refused admittance. The members have been repeatedly committed on both during the night, stating that he wanted on the premises, ed not to grant the of the local auxiliary forces, also, were sea and shore. The German people have to live at Kowloon and leave his manned
boon corrupted by their teachers, we The Board warned that they would be guilty of
called
a breach of discipline if they went to the know, but the evil spirit" by which application, and the applicant we
in and informed of this decision meeting in uniform. The notice Sised they are possessed is, we fear, as little Mr. Reichmann-I am very sorry,
likely to be exercised by the suffering was only for my wife and child the to the Volantear Reserves consisting
doctor recommended that they should live sorrow" they ave endured as it there and merely of paragraph 461 of the King's Now Todo Chius Steem Navigation Co. Regulations without any explanatory extended to the prisoners of war and the grant the application
is by the kind care which is being The Chairman---The Board
Mr. Reichumann-Thank you very much.
Wednesday, 9th May
Ltd, Ordinary General Meeting,
note, appears to have given rise to a
cannot