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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE..
INTIMATIONS
47 FRENCH LOAN. (RESTE PERPETUELLE 47)--
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY NOVEMBER 80TH, 2017,
TT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the RONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE will be CLOSED TO DAY (FRIDAY) CHINE bez to announce that they
THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE 30th instant, at 1 o'clock FM. "BEATHER prepared to receive and forward to Paris, DAY.
free of commission and telegram charges, at the selling rate of T.
TT
on Faris applica tions for the above Loan, which will shortly be open to publie «uhccription -
By Order of the Committee.
A. H. G. JACKSON, Acting Secretary, Hosokost Smnek. Exchance.
The list of, wmiliastiona will be CLOSED IN PARIS ON DECEMBER 16mm, et", and those intending to su
ibe are invito
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to apply without dels
Tone Price: 08.00
FILE. INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF
"HONGKONG.
HEATHER DAY.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that al
No
FIRE INSURANCE OFFICES wil]
HOUSES TO LET
TO LET
OP FLAT NATHAN ROAD, Kowloon Fornished. Enamelled Bath, Gelser,
T
obe.
Apply to--
Care of Daily From Office.
TO LET
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ON MORTALY TENANCY,
LODOWN, HOUSE, SA, wiluated on
Full particulars will be supplied on appli- G I Shankiwas, known as Black
cation to the
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE
5. Chater Road.
₤1290
So CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC 4% FRENCH GOVERNMENT
BUSINESS TO-DAY (FRIDAY); the 20th
instant
By Order,
A. R. LOWE, Secretary.
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MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
OF HONGKONG,
HEATHER DAY.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all MARINE INSURANCE UFFICES
will be CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS TO-DAY (FRIDAY), the 30th instant...........
By Order,
A. R. LOWE, Secretary.
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“HEATHER DAY.”
THE EXCHANGE BANKS will be
LOAN 1917.
Price of Issue Frs. 68.60
Bearing interest from the 16th Dec., 1917, payable quarterly.
Free of Taxes. ^
Not to be redeem o
d for 25 years. Subscription List will be Closed on the 12th December, 1917.
Bills and Bonds of the " National Defence bought before the 1st November, 1817, are accepted in
my payment.
Applications will be received by
THE BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE,
wher full particulars may be obtained.
L. BERINDOAGUE,
Manager.E Hongkong, 8th November, 1917. (1909
CLOSED for EXCHANGE IN THE BUSINESS TO-DAY (FRIDAY), thờ 30th instant, at 1 P.M.A
Hongkong, 8th November, 1917. [13.
NOTICE
THE MOTOR UNION INSURANCE CO., LTD.
(Fine AND MARINE).
AVING been Appointed AGENTS to H
the above Company, we are prepared to ACCEPT KISK and issue Policies at Current Rates, 1;
UNION TRADING CO., Agents
Queen's Buildings,"
Hongkong, 12th November, 1817. [1271.
B
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S
DEPARTMENT.
T IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that I SEALED TENDERS in duplicate which should be clearly marked TENDER FOR QUARRIES, will received at this on MONDAY the 3rd
MATTER OF THE COMPANIES CONSOLIDATION ACT, 1908,
IN THE MATTER OF NATIONAL: BANK OF CHINA, LTD.
|______\(IN_LIQUIDATION.)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a SEVENTH AND FINAL RETURN
head's Boap Works,
Apply to
LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,
INTIMATION
WATSON'S
COLD
TO LET
Ho
TOUBES is Moreson
Terrace and
CURE
Broadwood Terraco, OFFICES in York Balldings, HOUSES Bhameen, Canton, Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT AND AGENCY Co., LTD.
TO LETS
CURE
TABLETS
Entries for the Ladica Golf Champions
ship close to-day-
To-day being Heather Day, the
years, and we are perfectly justified in de daring that we consider any further pro- Bongation this unjustifiable homicide ne merely throwing good money after Fire and Marine Insurance Officer will bad: We can get a good enough peace be closed and the Stock Exchange will now. Let us accept it, and then set to be open only in the morning.
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice
work to make war impossible in the future Of course, such reasoning is
inept and beg a thousand questions, but Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals this kind of appeal is made not to reason knowledges with thanks a donation of but to prejudice, to the rente in man's 290.69 to the funds of the hospitals from mental equipment and to the strength of the Union Church.
his weaker moments. Naturally enough,
The next of Mr. Denman Fuller's in-
the mists of past disappointment some formal Recitals in aid of the Prisoner-of-
times veil the eyes of the casual student War Fund will be given on Monday, DALAM
of the war so that he cannot see that the cember 10th, at 3.30 p.m., in the Helens sun is already high above theshills. It is May Institute. These recitals are open everyone's duty to clear away those miste to all. by the eager breeze of commonsense. It is doubtful if any serious student of war believed that victory could be attained in IN THE 1918 The casy optimism of the unin
but the evidence was all against him. It itiated spoke of an immiscat decision,
COLD SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME.
AN EXCELLENT REMEDY FOR"
"MMEDIATE any Four sey daire NEURALGIA AND MALARIAL the end of German military predominance.
SHOPS, mitmhet in Lees Houts Birest, opposite the Grand Hotel, recently mocn. structed.
For rent sød other particulare apply dom
THE MANAGER,BAS HONGKONG Een Goa ErriS 48, Connaught Rond Central, 1900
O LET.
FLAT to Nathan Best, Kowlocal.
FOUR ROOMED HOUSES in Kowloon
Apply to-
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
Alexandra Buildings
0273
TO LET.
OF CAPITAL AND DIVIDEND at the Rate of FORTY CENTS (Honghong CurNO. 28 BELILIOS TEREACE, rency) per Share will be paid on and after SATURDAY, the 22nd day of DECEMBER, 1917, at Now, to registered holders of A and B. Shared upon Application to
In the case of Register Shares on the Messrs. LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,
GODOWN D, & Daddell Street. GODOWN, Shaniwan Boad, R «No. 57, WHEFFIELD HOUSE and
London
Thorners Chambers, Ingram Court,
167, Fenchurch Street, LONDON, EL In the case of Shares on the
the Colonial (Hongkong) Register
Measra.
LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,
FOTO Chartered Bank Building, g
Road Central, HONGKÜNG ?Share Certificates must be produced For endorsement.
A.E. LOWE
Iquidator. Hongkong, 8th November, 1917. – [1937
From 1st November, 1917, TOP FLOOR of 7. Duddell Streek, now tated sa Mesars. Kelly
ONE GODOWN
Wing On Call rock
TO BE SOLD. GLENSHIEL,” No 140 and 141, Fem
PAL
LINSTTAD & DAVIE fel Floor, Alexandra Bullių ra
WANTED.
IN THE MATTER OF THE A and TYPEST open for Engagerient
COMPANIES' CONSOLIDATION:
VAS ACT, 1908,
and
of Lecember 1917, for the lotting of the IN THE MATTER OF NATIONAL
undermentioned Granite Quarries at Hong-
kong, Kowloon, and the New Territories.
for one year from the 1st January, 1918.
Each tender must be accompanied by receipt to the effect that the tenderer has
BANK OF CHINA LTD.12
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a FINAL GENERAL MEETING of
N EXPERIENCED STENOGRAPHER
Bor 28 Care of Daily Fress Office. fla26
Apply
ANNUAL SALE.
deposited in the Colonial Taurya Sem D the above-named Company will be held at Liars Opportunity for Securing General
the
The
$50 as a pledge of the bond fides of his offer which sum shall be forfeited to the Crowns
refuse to carry out his tender tenderer and comply with the condone hereinafter contained, should the tender be noted to
Government doss nat bind accept the highest or any tender
Forms of tender can be obtained from the Director of Pub to Works
Conditions of letting and plans of the Quarrioa onu ho sen on application to the Frincipal Land Surveyor, PWD.
westers, Fur Scarfs, Silk Wrappers, Evening Cloaks, Gold Jewellery and Curtos of ill kinds at Greatly Reduced Prices for a few days only,
Bargains at Enormous Reduction in the Office of the Liquidator, Chartered Price, lo Bank Building, 3. Queen's Road, Central, Stuck in Trade of Oriental Silke Fancy, Victoris in the Colony of Hongkong, en
SIL D. CHELLAKAM after his entire SATURDAY, 22nd DECEMBER 1917, at Corded and Brocaded. Crepes, Satin, Silk Nos precisely, for the of having
purpose the Account of the Liquidator, showing the manner in which the Winding-up as been post.conducted and the property of the Company disposed of, laid before such Meeting, and of caring any explanations that may be given by the Liquidator, sad to pass his remuners zon, and sise to pass the following Extra- ordinary Resolution, viz
PARTICULARS OF THE QUARRIES.
Qurry Lots Na.......
That Tuz Mui No 2
Shaukiwan Nos. 3 & 4. Hok Un No. 6th ed.
Tau Kok No. 7.
Ma Ti No. 9.
Road No. 10.
gau Tau Kok Nos. 15,7
| Appivad
matr
Upset
1202 $ 600 7890
That the Books, Accounts and Documenta of the Company and of the Liquidator. thereof be retained by the Liquidator, he undertaking to destroy the same at the expiration of five years from the Dissolution of the Company
́ ́A. R. LOWE, FCA, Léquidator Hongkong, 8th November, 1917. 1258
LIFE INSURANCE.
of 42, Leinster Gardens, London, W. 2.. wishes to remind the readers of this paper
Those who desire to buy Xman and New Year Presents will find this an unique opportunity for flocuring Faro Articles at Bargain Prices,
D. CHELLARAM, SILK, JEWELLERY AND DRAPERY STORE 28-40, Queen's Road, Central, HONGKONG,
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was his fault if he was disappointed, though, as it happened, the end of the Battle of the Somme almost coincided with
It must be confessed however, that this year the hopes of well-informed men ran high The Allies, admittedly, have been unlucky this year. At the most critical of Copy of repeat order cent yall moments, Russia, better equipped for received from England :—-
HEADACHE.
All Saints Lodge,"
Howley,
Blackwater,
Hants
Mrs. — will be much obliged by Messrs. WATSON sending to her by post 10 bottles of their "Cola Curs." She will be glad to have these as soon as possible, as she is to-day sending her last bottle to her son (Capt of the Buffs), who is at the frout and Bads the Tabloids excellent for stopping Cold."
PREPARED ONLY BY
A. S. WATSON
CO., LTD.,
HONGKONG DISPENSABY.
Tetaphorn 16,
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the fray than ever, before, supplied an other instance of the truth that there must be peace at home if there is to be successful war at the front. At the very moment when all was ready to pinch
According to the investigation of the damage done by the fast typhoon and floods, As announced at the Home Department, the loss in the prefectures throughout Japanis estimated $Y$7,000,000
On the ocasion of Heather Day" the Hongkong Club will be open to lady and gentlemen friends of members, to whom all privileges regarding meals will bo extended, though no special arrangements have been made.
Fourteen out of seventeen students of St. Paul's College have passed the Elementary and Intermediate examina- tions in Pitman's shorthand that were held last June under the auspices of Pitman's Institute.
When the children of Mr. N. Jeremiah,
the German Armies out of the field, the
of No. 9, Praya East, returned home Bussian pressure was relaxed and the enemy, recovering his breath, aimed found that the amalı had been strangled' from school on Wednesday nt noon they a savage blow at Italy Nevertheless, with a piece of cotton cord the respite given to the German can easily
She had been
noon. The house had been ransacked and severall articles of jewellery valued at $5.50, were missing.
be exaggerated. Though the breath uns Sagged with a handkerchief and had her not been choked from his body he still feet and hands frmly tied. The murder gasps and pants. To the man who can.
was committed between Ba.m. and 12: co the war steadily and see it whole the progrces we have made this year has been tremendous. Heavy wedges have been driven into the impenetrable. Hin-
Mrs. Woodman and Miss Logan have re- denburg Line in Flanders and France, ported to the Police that while they were and great advances have been made going to visit some friends at Babington against the Turks in Mesopotamia Path on the 28th instant two Chinese & and Palestine. Even those who com chased them. They ran, but were over plain that we are winning too slowly taken at Robinson Road 4 gold neck are forced to agree that if things go on chain and watch, valued at 880, were as they are going now the ultimate defeat snatched from Mrs. Woodman, while a of the Germans is inevitable. In other gold' ring, valued at $100, was taken from words, they have to acknowledge that we Miss Logan. The robbers then made off have numerical moral and material Later on, the watch and chain wew foman superiority, though they grumble at the by the road side.
DEATH. Costa-At the Shanghai General Hos- pital, on November 22nd, ANKA MARLA IZABEL (Anita), the beloved daughter of Bovolpho da Costa, aged 19 years.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
CANTON NEWS
[BY COUNTRY OF THE CHUNG NGOR BAM PO."']"
rate at which that superiority takes | more effect. Evidently they have never grasped the rudiments of the immense task that Great Britain has accomplished, under the stress of war, since the summer of 1914, and they fail to realise that the entry of the United States is the most ponderous mass which ever weighed down the scales at any crisis of the worlda history. They cannot evade this by say
CANTON, November 29th
THE CIVIL GOVERNORSHIP,
A meeting was held again in the Pro vincial Assembly (c-day to discuss the selection of a new Civil Governor. It was Mr. and Mrs K. 8 MORRISON tender
sincere thanks to all friends for kind | Yes, I grant you that, but what finally decided to request. Li Yew-hon to expressions of sympathy in their about the submarine? Long ago, as the resume his post and at once return to resent bereavement
11330 revelations of Mr. GELARD show, the Canton. Should he decline, Wu Hon-man Morgeuza Ursions 104, DM YOUR LOAD, U. German Staff realised that peace was will be elected Lowbox. Onrich : 181, Flam Sraus, Ebuolutely necessary. Ruthless submarin. We are informed that, Li Tew-hon bas ing was the child of despair, and it was decided to refuse the appointment, and abortive, The orman Naval Authorities has gone to Hongkong.. pledged their word that England could GENERAL LUE'S MOVEMENTS, ba torpedoed out of the war in six months, but more than six months have elapsed since that promise was made, menace, instead
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, 30TH NOVEMBER, 1817/
and the submarine
General Luk Wing-ting returned to Nanning yesterday and ordered that com- munications be sent to him there. BEUNG SHAN TROUBLED.
of bringing England to her knees,
The Tuction, Mok Wing-son, has com hag been countered with remarkable sulted with the Provisional Government
success.
On land the meat depressin regard to the settlement of the troubles
THE FOLLY OF THE PACIFIST
VEGETABLE AND Taz will for war" amongst the people
of Great Britain has marvellously with ing estimate of the situation is that in Heung Shan district. It was decided FLOWER SEEDS.
stood the wearing passage of time and the victory is taking too long, but can disappointment of some of their hopes it fairly be said that progress is slow But while the temper of the nation as when the start of forty years of prepare
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last sixteen years, to all thoes of known Spring sowing. position who agres to his conditions.
12,00
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List will be mailed free on
spplication.
Leymun Noe, 1-25.
NOTICE
to send the strong part of the People's Army to attack Swatow, and to disband the other part with a month's pay. The
80MER. HENDERSON, 108. Retired FEESH OROP of 1017 having while remsing as sturdy as ever, there is tion has been caught up and passed broups under the command of un-tai are been juiste collected orders a small but vocal minority who suvocate three years of heroic effort ting there to be transferred to some other place sud some form of bas surrender under the ever been any instance in history when the bandits seizures to be returned. Both guise of humanitarianism, or pacifcisa an already potentially, almost actually have agreed and troubles will be settled
very soon. victśrious combination, of Powers, which or internationalism, Their appearance in
that his advice is available, now as for the solicited for Autumn – or
The war, which has pitilessly expos 1 the weaknemes of many Insurance Offcom, has triumphantly vindicated the soundness of
og
Me, Henderson's advies.
Out of thirty British Offices, whose valca tions took place during 1910, only live maintained their pre-war bonus rate; included umongst these five are the two Offices most. frequently recommended by Mr. HENDERSON, and, moreover, the bonuses declared by these
A desiring to learn the Colon, should NY EUROPEAN, Non-Aristle or Indian apply in person at the CHRY FOLICE STATION between the hours of 9 Asti, bo 1 Falk: two Offices are respectively the highest and and 3 2.3L 60 4 P.M. daily,gr
Penta will be required to prodaooond highest of the whole thirty. Moreover
Identification ADC
with certain exceptions
remain in the Colony for more than 7 days
are required to Begleter
the REGISTRATION FERBONS ORDINANCE 1916,
Forma
of Registration giving the doulare required may be obtained st
G.P.0); and at all Folies Béation
net exomading 800
neither of these Offices has the
VC non receded thro
fory, since they were establis
respectivel
whion bas taus been vindjest csa bộ got free of char
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Ivert et Tellier's, 1917,
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that the more the truth of the situation
is understood, the higher our tiba: rise. Ignorance is the best ally of
crank In Germany, on the othe
The authorities have received a tele- gram from Shanghai stating that the leaders in the south of Chiliang Pro vince have declared independence of the Peking Government and joined the Scuth. Wost
amal) number, was inevitable. It & could rely on the steady reinforcement SUPPORTERS OF THE SOUTH-WEST. sign of the prosperity of the Allied cause of their ranks by anything up to ten of the finest stock, physically and mentally, zu the world, when the material resources had been almost miraculously trebled, and their food and GREAT FIRES IN CANTON it would seem, to judge from the German financial problems almost solved threw this morning, destroying over thirty A fire broke out in Sai. Kwan, Canton, oficial communiqués, that the rigs and up
conflict and begged for com- houses. A fire also broke out in Honma tatters of bope and optimism can only be prom with an enemy showing un ef noon and was still burning at. 2 p.m. preserved from final disintexration by mistakable signs of exhaustion! There The damage is not yet known.
SANAN PEKING AND CANTON unblushing deceit. The exploiters of war. never -- has been, and there never The Tuchun, Mok Wing son, has wired strain point out that at the end of each will be. We have been ready enough in to General Luk Wing-ting requesting him of two mummer campaigns
have the ast to back in the sunshine of re to send protest against the appoint- ment of Canton officials by the Peking been promised that a decision woul flected glory when son of the British Government General Lub is also re reached in the following spring, and on les he defied his fate and endi to quested to appoint somebody to fill up
vacancies when they cout the ground that they have been before they ask what reason they have for ballet now Credulour optimiz they say, may be a necessary component of patritlım. but if rears thin in three
end.We have been accustomed to observe in dong ator Bocente that
Englishmen did not know when
Are we, now, toytay, the
now when they bare WOD?
OR WU TING-FANG. FOR
ed that Dr Wu Ting Tang, for Foreign Affairs, Flas aguai for Lanton. He has been ed by General Lak Wing ting to
rangt when he arrives