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PUBLIC COMPANIES
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 18TH, 1917.
THE CHINA-BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE FOURTEENTH YEARLY MEET ING of BHAREHOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the Company's Offles,
Si. George's Building: 811 TO DAL sts femant
the 18th
May, 1017, of Acounts to the to receive 31st December, 1916, and the Report of the General Manager and Consulting Committee, and to eliot Consulting Commitee and Auditor
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company 18th May, both days inclusive,
1917
AUCTIONS
PUBLIO AUCTION.
INTIMATION
& CO.
ARTICULARS
ARS and CONDITIONS of SANDEMAN Pheriting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on MONDAY the 2111 Bay of 8 P., at the Offices of the PRO WORES DEPARTMENT, by Order of KS HECKELENCY THE GOVERNOR, of One Lot of OROWN LAND Aboro Bowen Road, in the
Colony of Hongkong, for term of 75 years with the option of real at the Surveyor of HIS MAJESTY THE KING, berm of 75 years.
Findows Wo., Ltd., whence and,er from the will be CLOSED) from the 5th instant to the CROWN RENE to be fired Bone Laribor
delivery may be obtained,
not cleared by the 3rd May will be
Goods 201
#re
subject to rest.
damaged packages All broken, ohafed and be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the May, 1917, at 1U A.M.
Claims against the Steamer must be prosent ed in writing within 10 days after arrival of Ntsamer, vtherwise they will not be recognised, No Ficu Insurance will be effected by the
dersigned, in any case whatever, Bill of Lading will be untersigued by
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN,
Agents. Hongkong, 17th May, 1917.
JAYA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM KOBE.
THE Steamship
TJIBODAS”
TG55
haring arrived from the above port, Consignees
of Cargo by her are notitled that sil goods ara being landed at their risk into the hazardong and/or ears inzardous Godowns of the Mong- kong and
hun!
to rent
THE CHINA-BORNEO CO, LTD,,
W. G. DARBY,
Gonsral Manager. 1917.
Hongkong, 3rd May,
BOS
WM POWELL LTD. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that NO SIX FEENTE ORDINARY
of SHARE GENERAL MEETING HOLDERS in the above Company will be held f the Company's Offices on WEDNESDAY, the 23rd May, 1017, at 12 oslock Noon, for of receiving the Report of the Accounts to 28th of Acc
the
and Statement Director, February, 1917.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 16th May to the 23rd May, both days inclusive.
By Order,
Hongkong Sud May, 1917.
H.O. HOLT, Secretary.
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PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY LIMITED
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT,
Leat
Boundiey
(Approximate)
PUBLIC AUCTION.
Upest Tries
HE Undersigned has received instruc Ttions From the Liquidators of of aa pursuance Messrs. Jases & Co. in order of the Hongkong Government to sell by public auction at 19 o'clock (Noost) on TUESDAY, the 31st day of July, 1017, at his Bales Rooms, Duddell Street,
FINEST
PORTS
AND
from a con-
great white pingue exhibits signs of clothes worn. But the counsellors seem increase. The masters in the elementary to forget that it is in the growing yeara schools show
ow an astonishingly hage pro- that the constitution is formed, Japan is, no doubt, feeling the strain of her portion of tuberculons enses, and the ravages of the discase are no less serious immense educative zenl, and the passage among the students of the higher schools, of the student through the educational SONS who, it is to be feared, become infected furnice only too often leaves scars, more in their passage through the elementary especially as matters of nutrition and schools. Yet, to the outside observer who hygiene are sadly neglected. Of late this has resided for any length of time in has begun to be dimly seen, and more the country, there are indications that, efforts are being made to provide healthy exorcise and games-efforts, however, whatever may be the stitutional point of view, there has been which are circumscribed by the fact that an improvement from a physical point the competition between the schools is severe and the student is tested not by of view, more especially among the
his ability to throw a baseball or handle both students of
sexes graduating
abat but by his ability to answer the from the higher schools. The impression is that the boys and girls are taller, more questions in his examination papers. robust, and generally farther removed from the pale-faced, spectacled type so
EXCLUSION OF GERMANS 16 WINO common a dozen years ago, This
> FROM HONGKONG, confirmed by Japanese authorities, who
STRAITS TIMES? DESCRIBES point to the lengthening of the legs con
THE SPEECHES AS" WONDER- sequent upon the use of forms in the
FULLY GOOD.” schools and the drilling and other exer cises obligatory on all students. The daughter, it is said, is now gocerally taller than her mother and the son than his father This is by no means fuere dible In Japan, there is an anomalous body of men whose profession it is to practise the popular and ancient art of wrestling the sport of kings in Japan.
SHERRIES
THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD WINES FOR THE
IN ONE LOT.C
winca Wharf and Godown CoN ORDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL PROPERTY situate at The Peak Hong Tid, wherds and/or from the weaves delivery MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of the may be obtained.
NGLOT No. 19, SATURDAY Gooda nos chased by 24th May, 4 Px, will above Company will be held at the Hono-kong, and being RURAL BUILDING
KOND HOTEL, Hongkong, on
at 11:30 AM be allbject to
All broken, eusted, and damaged packages the 20th May,
Directora are to be left in the Godowns, where they fill purpose of receiving the Report of the The Property Consists of
a Statement of with together be examined on the 23rd May, at 10 AM.
against the steamer must be presented Accounts for the year ending 30th April, 1917. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company within 10 days after arrival of writing steamer, viherwise they will not be recognized will be CLOSED from the 22nd instant to
No Fire Insurance will be affected by the the 28th instant, both days inclusive, undersigned in any case whatever.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN Head ce
[656 Hongkong, 17th May, 19£7. THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
in.
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of Members will held in the Clay House, Happy Voley, WEDNESDAY:
rd May, 1917, 15.30 PM.
Dy Order,
K. M. CUMMING
Hou. Dotretary.
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N EUROPEAN ENGINEER for H.M. Ito, Kate of Pay 300 per day for foren days per week. Apply 10-
CHIEF ENGINEER,
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years' experience as Master, stenza mad good knowledge of mail; excellent references; wall-making and rigging: peaks French and Spanish-Seeks Shore Bitmation.
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PRAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED, JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers.
1643 Hongkong, 15th May, 1917.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that NOTICE THIRTY SECOND ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company (since its registration) will be held at the HONGKONG HOPE, Hongkong on SATURDAY, the 26th day of May, 1017, at Noox, for the purpose of receiving the Report together with a of the General
General Managers
to the 31st December, Statement of Accounts
The
he REGISTER of SHARES of the Com pany will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 21st May, to MONDAY 28th May, 1917, both dart insualve, during which period no Trasfer, of Chares can be Registered.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SUN,
Gonerki Zlaungera.
[634 May, 1917. Hongkong, 12th
UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY, LTD., AND REDUCED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 14th May to THURSDAY.
∙14th
bath days inclusive.
gor Share will The return of Capital of $3.00 1
feat
The piece or parcel of ground and premises known as Lysholi, 104, The Peak, situate hear Mount Gough, in the
124,032 square
and registered in the Rural Building Lot Colony of Hongkong, with an area of Land Office
The Lob is held for the unexpired real due of a term of 75 years created therein by an indenture of Crown Lease dated the 23rd day of April, 1808.
The Annual Crown Rent is $85.00. For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to
WILKINSON MESSER
& GEIST, Solicitors for the Liquidators,
or to the Undersigned,
GEO P LAMMERT, Auctioneer.aga 1597
PUBLIC AUCTION
Hongkong, MORE HUGHES & BY direction of the Government
sell by Public Auction, HOUGH have received instructions to
ON MONDAY the 13th day of August, 1917, at 3 PK, at their Bales Room, Ice House Street, Victoria, Hongkong.
The Following VALUABLE LEASE- HOLD PROPERTY situste at Victoria, Hongkong, viz. m
In the course of a leading article on German Affairs The Straits Times, of May 10th, says
We had been looking over a report of speeches in the Hongkong Legislativo Council on the necessity of excluding Germans from that Colony ler ten years after the end of the war They were
good.
These men exhibit features which place wonderfully o necches and the list them quite apart from their countrymen, of dreadful crimes put forward to war- rant the argument that there should be In height they are considerably above the
a sort of period of purification before we CONNOISSEUR Japanese average, while some of them
are asked to sea Huns in our midst again, made us feel that no exclusion would be complete which gave any chance of any of the present generation of Ger- mans blackening the shores of British possessions.
BOLE AGENTS:
S. WATSON &
vorge on the gigantic. Their chest men surements, moreover, are fully in propor- tion to their height, and wrestling, as practised in Japan, largely depending on weight, their bulk is generally: enormous. They thus contrast in every way with the short, spare Japanese of ordinary life, and the question how Buch a totally different type has originated is an interesting one. The subject does not seem to have received any great atten- WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, tion, although, it is stated, the wrestlers believe in hereditary influences and marry only into wrestling families. However that may be, there is no doubt they owe much of their stature and bulk to the
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MARRIAGE, HOME AUSTEN At St. Peter's Church, Hongkong, on 17th May, by the Rt. Rev Lord Bishop of Victoria, THOMAS V. HOME, of Singapore to DOROTHY ELIZABETH, Yyoungest daugh ter of Her W T and Mrs AUSTEN
(851 Yokohams
Bonggong Lyrics, Ide, Das Youn kop, C
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xercise they undergo from their constant exercise youth, and that therefore the Japanese constitution contains latent possibilities of producing heings comparable in physi: que to those of any other country. Com paring a Japanese of little over four foet-looking more like a buy than a full-
grown man--with a wrestler standing well over six feet, one cannot but think
All THOSE pieces or parcels of ground OC 182. PARK SEAR, &.0 that such diversity in growth indicates situate at Victoria aforesaid and known and registered in the Land Office; as SECTION A OF MARINE LOT NO. 101 and SRCTIONS OF MARINE LOT NO. 101. Together with the messages, be paid to sharebeldern on and are the 20tereotions and buildings and buildings May, 1917; on presentation of Share Dettifosion thereon known as No. 7, Queen's Road Central, Victoria atoresid. Term 999 Lease dated years created by a the Hih day of April,
for endorsement, DODWELL & Co., LTD.,
General Mangers
1625 Hongkong, 10th May, 1917.
HOUSES TO LET
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with knowledge ef Bookkeeping and
Shorthand
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Area in respect of Section 4 Marine Lot No 101-8145 sq. ft. Pro- portion of Annual Crown Rent 384.45.
Area in respect of Section of Marine Let No 101-076 8g portion of Annual Crown Bent 16.75
and conditions For further particulars of sale apply to
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,
Prince's Buildings,
Ice House Street Hongkong, Solicitors for the Liquidator of THE DEUTSCH ASIANISCHE BINE,
or to MESSEE HUGHES & HOUGH The Auctioneers. Hongkong, 8th May, 1917.
HONOTONG 18TH MAY 1017.
PHYSIQUE
OF THE
JAPANESE
GYMKHANA MEETING The entries for the Gymkhana po held on May 25th are as follow
FIVE FURLONG RACE, HANDICAP.-Yid, Moka, Brown Bess, Tittlemouse, Sinoia, Sangala, Oak Bay, New Ally (Warrior. lini), and Pingwu Chief.
GYMKHANA STAKES.-Yid, Town Mouse, King Dick, Sinaia, Ben Bolt, Field Mouse Cadzow's Waif, Choice Dallis, Rex, and Australian Chiefe
FROM THE TWO MILE POST ONCE ROUND AND IN HANDICAP Buchanan's, Bridg north, King Dick, Moka, Hang On, Sangala, Cloudlards, Whipper In, Ben Bolt, and Magic Dahling
CLASE HANDICAP. Vid, Town Mouse, King Dick, Moka, Brown Bess, Tittle- mouse Sinoin, Pingwu Chief, Sangala,
1, Ben Bolt, Oak Cloudlands, Whipper In, Bay Field Mouse, New Ally, Ariel (Aerolini), Cadzow's Waif, Choice Dablia, Magic Dahlia, Bridgnorth, Rex, Buchanan's, and Australian Chiet
BANDMAN OPERA CO.
HIGH JINKS":
The Bandman Opera Company have returned to the Colony from the north, and last night at the Theatre Royal, despite the wet weather, before a Shia factory house," they opened their bea
to be repeated this evening, and those son with High Jinks." The play is
who were not present at this highly diverting production last evening should not miss attending the Theatre Royal to night. High Jinks" has been described as one of the most clever and amusing productions that has ever been
senged It is a colloquialism conjuring up revelry
that the average shortness in stature of the Japanese is not due to racial traits. Yet there are Japanese experts who hold that it is a racial trait. Measurements taken show that it is in length of leg that the Japanese are deficient Statistics, recently published, say that while the statare of forcignore is in the ratio of 48 above the waist and 2 below, the QUESTIONS of physique and constitution average in the case of Japanese is 60 are of perennial discussion in Japan, and above the waist and 50 below. This, of the subject is of more than ordinary in course, at once suggests that the cramped terest at a time when the physique of position of the legs in sitting on the mate, --a position which prevents the regular so many races is being put to a seveTË test. As a rule the experts, both foreign flow of the blood and thus hinders nu-
who have interested trition is the cause of this phenomenon which puts Belshazzar's Feast into the and Japanese, themselves in the physical fitness of the Dr. Ozawa, of the Tokyo Imperial Uni- shade, but Ogden Hartley/book for another and unexpected meaning which Japanese Tace have arrived at pessimistic wersity, considers, however, that this sup the musical comedy of that name; discloses conclusion Foreign experts point to position has no foundation, the Japanese can be put to the torm. It is a wonder Under which chemical category it comes the food staple, rice, as being suitable being naturally a short-legged people ful perfumo of volatile medicine is not known, but, at any rate, when only for persons engaged in non-sedent It would be interesting in this connec
explorer, it is shown to possess extra- ary occupations, and attribute much of tion to obtain some statistics as to the introduced by Mr. Dick Mayne, "MMEDIATE" entry, 140 desirabla 1647 SHOPS shed in To How Stroos, the apparent lack of nutrition to the leg and body measurements of wrestlers, ordinary powers, for a whiff of the pe
opposite the Graz Holl, recently recop
effect of this diet. Others look upon the but, in the meantime, it may be pointed fare as
temper, soothes all differences and stracted.
low stature of the race as due to the out that the extra shortness of the leg quarrels, vendettas and outbreaks of ill-
in the case of Japanese women noted by induces beaming smiles everywhere.
Owing to the late arrival of the Com Dr. OZAWA seems to support the mat pany on the occasion of their last visit,
an opportunity sering High Jinka theory, since it is undoubted that women Hongkong theatre-goers were not afforded in Japan for ages, past have taken less They should not miss the production on exercise than the men. Even to day there this occasion, for it is one of those bright and breezy musical comedies which are a fine antidote to a heavy and stilling them tropical evening. There is light fun are considerable social restrictions on girls and women which prevent and merriment all the way through, and having the same freedom of exercise as last night each member of the Company men- A woman on a bicycle is a rare entered thoroughly into the spirit of the cele piece, and the result was a highly success
Sof sight in Japan; a woman on shares a ful and intensely enjoyable evening
comedy
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CHATRE & MODY.
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ROOMED FLAT at the Peak (separate Namibed.
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For Summer Months No. 61, PEAK (Six Roomed House), Furnished.
No.
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TWO GODOWNS, in Daddell Street. No. 2, DES VIEUX VILLAB, 51, PAK (Unfurnished),^:
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FFICES at 2, Consanght Road Central OFFICES L King's and York Baking HOUSES in GFfion Garsions. Condu HOURS
Position in sitting or rather to use an inelegant word squatting on the mats which take the place of chairs and tables in a Japanese house. Others, again, re- of the gard the constitutional weak Japanese as due to the results of inter sited disease, from a time when
the
treatment of disease was in a very primi. tive stage or altogether lacking. These views are also accepted by Japanese
last resort in numerous
NHKONG LAND INVERT experts, although they, again, also difer impossibility. After their school life is the funny man of the piece was
AND GENOT Co, Lab,
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In the degree of importance to be attach
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tho
over there are no games played, and inimitable: Fred With, in the role of an even at school there is only a languid American specialist in Paris, and he was as Dick Mayne, and Mr Compton As to the facts, there seems no reason to kind of tennis. This raises the questionably supported by Mr. Leyland Hodgson humorous Miss Addie Leigh, is the question them. Statistics taken in the whether the weak physique of the Coutts, who as usual, was extremely muruk schools show that an increasing propor-Japanese does not arise from the 100% wife of the fanatical specialist. 1% Tomac and Salisburgo, Kowloon tion of the graduates exhibit defects in seclusion of the women in the horse; that A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon their constitutions, if not assolute physi the soures of the trouble is to be found
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here reports from $8,000 sq ft, itable for Cotations although
different parts of the country fary-abl Binge or erockton of Godawan.
any rate show no decrease in the propor- the physique of Japanese women, and HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE COMUTD
tion of men who have to te rejected for the counsel aries from taking mom exercise to eating more food from the Alexands Baldingu.
physical reasons, and in some places evan show an increase. In the meantime the
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Miss Marjorie Manners, 2 protégé, of a runaway wife, were also highly entertain- in the weakness of constitution of the The musical numbers were very pretty, and the large audience thoroughly enjoyed itself. * others of the race. There are many improvement of
The many friends of Mr. Adam Gibson, Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, will regret to learn that he has been taken ill and
way of doing the hair to the kind of is now in hospital,