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AS. WATSON & CO LTD.
NE CERTIFICATE for One Hatidred Share Now 20241 to 20240 Islamive
In this Company, standing in the name of MR. HEOTOR V.PRENTICE, has been LOST and it at the expiration of one Month from the date hereof the above Certificate be nos forthcoming another Certificate for the said Share will be issued by the Company, and
AB WATSON & OFF, LTD. Hongkong, 16th January
FURNISHED FLAT in Tregunter thereafter no other will be acknowledged.
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HENRY HUMPHREYS. Alexandra Buildings
1636
MOTOR CAR TRIPS IN KOWLOON AND NEW TERRITORY
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DAILY PRESS BATUBUAT JANUARY 19rs,
HOUSES TO LET
TO LET.
ONE LARGE GONOWN situated Prays
No
Fast M. LY NO. 12.
NMODY & CO.
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“Unfurnished.
DENNYS & BOWLEY.
INTIMATION
1018
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Russian citizen to do his duty and work CHINESE TELEGRAMS. in order that the necessary supplies may be soat to the troops. It is to be hoped, in the interests of Russia and of the Allies,
tint a loyal response will be made to this appeal, for though the Central Powers are not in a position to support the whole nation they would be prepared,
PRESIDENT OF PLAGUE COMMIS. SION TO VISIT PEAGUE AREA
PERING, January 17th. The plague has appeared in the Army
We have just received no doubt, to make the sacrifices necessary at Fengchen, where there have been thres
new stocks of
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URNISHED HOUSE at Mount Davis, Pokfulam Road, for February, Afarch and April. Rent moderate.
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THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE FRE
* COMPANY LIMITED.
THE CERTIFICATE No. 411 for Twenty THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON Shores Nam 12038/19055 in this Com THE
WHARF AND GODOWN CO., LTD., pany registered in the name of WILLIAM undertake the conveyance of MOTOR CARS ALEXANDER PARSONS MARTIN, has been LOST,
and if at the expiration of one month from (at owners risk) between HONGKONG and the date hereof the above Certificate be not Kowloon in their Special Crane Lghter. forthcoming, another Certificate for the Bard Shares will be issued by the Company, and Cradles for Motor Cars provided.
thereafter no other or others will be soknow- sauged.
C. MONTAGUE EDE
General Manager Hongkong, let January, 1918
E1461
Fares each trip $6.00 per car, to be paid to lighterman. Lighter will leave daily ns. under
Fraya north of
PUBLIC PIER,
Kowloon
1,00 ̊F.M. 5,00 PJC-
Praya ab
POTTINGEE STREET,
HONGKONG
9.00 AM. £.00 F.M.
THE MALABON SUGAR COMPANY.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
H. E GOLDSMITH,
P.WD.
1519
TO LET
URNISHED HOUSE, 67, PRAE from List May to 31st October 6 Booms and usual Offices, together with a large Garden.
W. MEYRICK HUMPHREYS c/o W. G. HUMPHREYS &
6, Deddell Stsret.-
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BOOKS of the above Company will be CES in
CLOSED from the lat to the 15th day of
THE WEST RIVER BRITISH STEAM February, 1918,
SHIP COMPANY.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
NOTICE BERBULLY CEASED O
operate the Seimers
LINTAN
BANUI VANNING" and "BAINAN,
SMITH, BELL & Co., LTD,
Det General Managers, Manila, P.I., 7th January, 10181014
all Creditors and others having any Ulims THE WEST POINT BUILDING CO., against the Company are required to send particulars thereof (a) in Hongkongto
BUTTERFIELD SWIKE Houghong (b) in Canton từ Lespa Delous a Ch Canton, in connection with business of the Company at that port, and (connection with West River Ports to Mesurs, JARDINE MATHESON & CO., L., Canton, and in every casa bafurs the Fifteenth day of February, 1018, niter which date no claims can be recognised and
Hongkong, 14th Janasry, 1912.
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NT. HILDA'S East Parade Ground.
ST
Principal:-Miss BENDELACK, MA. Dip. Ed.
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GUILD.
ISPENSARY Buildings, Raffles Place, Fingapore, are HONORARY AGENTS
DR
of the MPERIAL MERCHANT SERVICE GULD, where subscription are received, new embers are enrolled and all Members are welouted as Vintors during their stay Import
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Applicants will be required to produce Faporte orientification paperbo
All persons with certain exceptions rematu the Colony for more than 7 days
themselves ander 26 26quired Register
to be#ERGISTRATION or PERSONE ORDINANCE 1816, 2011, 2
of Begistration giving the par- Moulish required may be obtained as the G.P.O, and at all Polloe Blations
Song
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NOTIC THIRTIETH ORULNARY TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Shah
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Mesas JARDINE MATHESON & COMPANT LIMITED, on TUESDAY, 29th January, 1918, at 11:30 AM, for the purpose of receiving
irectors together wit Report of the
with the Statement of Accounts for the 31st December, 1917 year anding The REGISTR of SHARES of the
Company will be CLOSED from SATUR DAY 18th to TUESDAY, 18th January, 1913 (both days inclusive during winch period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered
By Order of the Board of Director,
A SHELTON HOOPER,
Becretary to the HONGKONG LANd Investment & Aoszur
Co lan, hột General Agents for the WEST POINT BUILDING Co., Lm Hongkong, 11th January, 1918, ·₤1507
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, LIMITED TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NOT OF SHAREHOLDERS in the Offices of FOURTH ORDINARY MEETING
Mestre JARDINE MATHESON & COMPANY
29th January, 1918, purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the
LIMITED, OA SETO
at 11:45 A for
Statement of Accounts
31st December 1916 for the
year ending
TO LET
FFICES in York Building
HOUSES on Shameen, Canton, Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT AND AGENCY Co., Im
128
TO LET
MMEDIATE entry, Four very dejt
Street, oppoeits the Grand Hotel, recent- ly reconstructed
For rent sud other particulars apply
TH MANAGER Hosazova Ic Co., Lev, Connaught Road Central. [000
STO LET.
FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon.
FOUR ROOMED HOUSES in Kow- losne
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WANTED.
THREE LARGE OFFICE
DEWAR'S
to tempt fomishing soldiers to join their ranks. Though the pitiable condition of the Russian Army in evidence of the into which Russia is forlorn state into fallen, Germany, we may be sure, is not actuated by any humaric motives in enter ing upon the present negotiations. It is safe to infer that Germany's action is dictated by necessity The dispute which has arisen since the pourparlers were broken off shows that the militarists no longer hold undisputed away in Germany. The dawn of the spirit of freedom may be seen in the declaration by the Frankfurter Zeilung that "a Govern- ment removable by the Military is only caricature and a mockery in the eyes of its own people and foreigners, To reverse the policy of peace by agreement," adds the same journal, "would expose Germany to perils for which a few coal mines and a few square mile of territory IMPERIAL INSTITUTE are hopelessly inadequate compensation"
SCOTCH
WHISKY
AND
EXTRA SPECIAL.
SOLE AGENTS:
fatal cases.
The Authorities are now becoming more active
General Chiang Chao-chung, Fresident of the Plague Commission,
eaves for the plague area on Saturday, accompanied by an American doctor na a Japanese bacteriologist,
[DY COURTESY OF THE CHUNG NUOL
SAN PO."
GENERAL LUNG CLAIMS A
VICTORY
PESING, January 18th. Lung Chai-kwong has wired to Peking: announcing a victory for his troops.
Lai Chow and Tang Chi-yno bave re....
turned to Yunnan because the Szechuen army has penetrated into Yunnan.
Lak Wing-ting has wired Li Chun-that he has sent Liu Yin and Nag Yung-ken to go to Nanking.
Shen Chun-huan bag wired to Peking stating that after Nau Yung-ken's ar- rival, he will go to Nanking with him.
CANTON NEWS.
This is a very significant change from the arrogant tone which we have been accustomed to hear from Germany, where, it must be remembered, the Press is carefully controlled in the interests of the autocracy. The recurrence of the naval mutiny at Kiel is another straw which shows which way the wind blowe, Nor are the symptoms of unrest, confined to Germany The Hungarian Cabinet has resigned as à protest, it is said, against the Crown's rejection of the PREMIER'S It is reported that several regimenta proposal to establish an independent of Kwang-si troops have arrived at Ko
[BY COURTEST OF THE CHUNG NGOL
SAN PO
CANTON, January 18th GENERAL LUNG'S TROOPS DEFEATED-
A. S. WATSON & Hungarian Army. It is probably owing chow and have attacked and defeated.
CO., LTD.,
WINE AND SPIRIT
MERCHANTS.
TELEPROJE G10:
DEATH
LAYTON In London, on January 17th,
BENDYSHE LAYTON
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DUNCAN CLARK, Lane, CrawfoRD & Co.
11458
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLUSED from SATURUSCULUM, DAY, 19th, 10 TUESDAY, 29th January, 1918 (both
days inclusive), during which period no
be Registered. Transfer of Shares can
By Order of the Board of Directors.
THE HONGKONG, CENTRAL
ESTATE, LIMITED, --
SHELTON HOOPER Becretary to
∙A
THE GENERAL MANAGERS,
Hongkong, 11th Januar., 1818.)
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FOR SALE
The Baily Press.
Hongkong, 19TH JANDART, 1818.
SIGNS OF WEAKNESS.
REPLYING to pacifists in the House of Commons, early in November, Mr BALFQUE EDIGSome of us think that the Central Powers are nearer to defest than they are willing to admit. Such Asistic, Foreign and Colonal words would not be used, of course, in Parliament by any responsible statestnan unless they were justified by information in his possession, but it must be confessed
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST, POSTAGE
MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTIETH ORDINARY MEETING
of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & COMPANY, IMITED, on
STAMPS
and all kinds of
TUESDAY, 29th January, 1918, at Noos, PHILATELIC
Accounts
for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with t the Statement of counts for the year ending 31st December,
SHARES
1017.FOISTER of
of the Company will be CLOSED from SATUR DAY, 19th, to TUESDAY, 29th January, 1818 (both days Inclusive), during which period zio Transfer of Shares can be Registered
By Order of the Board of Directors.
A SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary. Hongkong, 11th January, 1918.
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THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA- TIUN CO., LTD.
GOODS.
GRACA & CO.
No. 4 WYNDHAM STELET
HONGKONG,
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FOR EUROPE AND AMERICA.
Indis, AusteALIA, JO,
Private ReiTORKIE AT: THE QUITORAL,
that the cutlook at the time did not
Lung's troops. FIGHTING EXPECTED.
to internal difficulties that the EMPEROR of Austria-Hungary has recently renewed his offer to surrender Bosnia and Herze Reports have been received stating that General Lung's troops are approaching govina, with an outlet to the Adriatic, the Yeung Chun district from three as an inducement to Serbia to lay down directions. We learn that the Defence her arms, while the Bulgarians, who are Commissioner of Shai-bing sent a large reported by deserters to be war-weary, are army to Yeung Chan yesterday and that. endeavouring to accomplish the same end fighting is expected very soon. by means of fraternisation and pro REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNION COUNCIL paganda. ~~~ There is ovary reason to We understand that the following
at the beliove that Turkey would equally wel representatives were appointed at the come a cessation of hostilities. In the meeting of the Union Council of the circumstances the reason why the rulers | South-West Provinces which was held of Germany are pursuing so patiently the the other day in the Tuchun's Yemen peace discussions with M. TEOTSKY and Dr. Wu Ting-fang, Chief Representative his colleagues is not far to seck. They for Foreign Affairs; Shum Chun-huen, must at least satisfy their people and Peace representative; Tong Ming-kang, their Allies that they have striven for a Chin Pik-kwong and Luk Wing-ting, cessation of hostilities on the Eastern military affairs; and Tong Shin-yee, Front, even if they realize that no posi finance. The above will take the outh, tive advantages are to be expected from and asume office on the 20th inst
PROVINOLAL ASSEMBLY. at.
A meeting was held in the Provincial Assembly to consider the question of Lard Montague of Beaulieu is a guest voting a certain sum for the expenses. of HE the Governor.
of the Special Parliament. A special mysting has been called for the 22nd inst. and the authorities have been, re- quested to send delegates.
Mr. O Crowe Read, supervisor of the Commercial Pacific Cable Co., is leaving Shanghai to take charge of the Com- pany's office in Manila
The total output of the Kailan Mining
Administration's mines for the week end ing 8th January amounted to 71,700 tons and the sales to 49,973 tons.
The entertainment, etc., in connection with St. John's Cathedral Sunday
appear to the ordinary observer to encourage a very sanguine view, for School at 5 pm, to-day will be held at Russin was in a state of hopeless abaoe St. Paul College, and not at the Sea- while Italy was reeling under the heavy statute as previously announced. blow, which had been dealt ber. Binoc
We understand that Mr P. P. J.
then, however, events have occurred which
make it evident that the Central Powers are not so confident ta they would have the world believe. The attempt to com-
clude a separate peace with the Bolsheviks can only be regarded as a sign of weak- Deas, for it is obvions that that party cannot pretend to represent the nation, Bud Basis has fallen into such a hopeless state of disorganisation that in no con- ivable circumstances could she become # ACTIOUS, IDEIACs during the remainder, of the war From a military point of view
Oror in nabi Alves, thu th NE SEVENTEENTI ORDINARY A Comprehensive and Complete Record and is practically at the mercy of the MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this |Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs, JARDINE, MATHESON & COMPANY,
LONDON SELLING AGENTS RED, ON TUESDAY, 29th January, 1918
TRA, INDIGO
FIERES
BRISTLES
OILSEED
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of the NEWS OF THE FAR FASH Is given in Sho
omat 12.16 P.. for the purpose of receiving mission in British the Report of the Directors together with and Continental ending state of Accounts for the your HONGLONG WEEKLY
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(Import Dept.)
London
Zwierzano, “ Kermes, London Est. 1944
31st December 1917 REGISTER of SHARES
of the Company will be CLOSED from SATUL- DAY, 19th to TUESDAY, 29th January, 1919 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Bhares can be Registered Board of Directors,
By Order of the
MOWBRAY 8 NORTHCOTE
Sonretary Hongkong 11th January, 1918,
PRESS
with which is incorporated TEL GHIZA OVERLAND TRADE Resort. Bobeoription pain in poVARER,
Wodehouse, Deputy Superintendent of
the Palies Force, will act as 4.D.C. to HE the Governor in place of Captain Edwards, who is going on leave next
week.
MR GERARD ZALSMAN'S CONCERT.
Music lovers in Hongkong had a treah last night at the concert given by Mr.: Gerard Zalsman in the old Chamber of Commerce Room, City Hall. There was a large audience present, which included H.E. the Governor and Sir James Stewart Lockhart
Professor Zalaman, whose programme included conge by the most celebrated composers of the day, is the possessor of
a rich baritone voice which is particularly
sweet in the softer passages. In addition
selections from Cesar Frank, Debussy, Hahn, Chaminade, Dezabezg, Martini, Massenet, Professor Zalman gave songs in English by K. Russell, Nevia, and Tata these being Farewell, The Rosary” and “ Son where a Voice is red- uustiated ap plause at the end of each item.
Interspersed with the songs were a piano solo sn violin solo, by Miss Esther Xavier and Professor Gonzales, respectively Miss Xavier gave Chopin's
Nocturne and played with her mal
Flight-Commander Ronald Graham D.S.C and bar, D.5.0., formerly of Yokohama and now of the Royal Naval Calling. He Air Bervice, his carried out five night bombing raids and brought down three
enemy seaplanes
Two whist-drives were held at Mount chemy. Nor is there any prospect that Davis and Belchers, by 88th Company the will to aple, to furnish the Central R.G.A on the 15th and 17th inst., re- excellent taste.
under the Powers with the supplies which they lack spectively,
auspices of the dered Sarati
Fund
Professor Gonzales ren Gipsy
he only
A very violinist of his calibre could. Professors
result of the blockade. All the Services Entertainme reports which reach us from Russia enjoyable evening was spent at each Zalamsa and Gonzales were sym indicate that widespread distress prevail place
were sorved during cally accompanied at the piano by Mears.
and in the ensuing year this is likely to the interval become more acute owing to the neglect follow.
ize, winners were as Gr. P. Martin;
3rd, Gr. Barker and Mount Davis 1st, Gr. Türker 82, Gr. Tim
Pearnaix
of agriculture and other essential indas end, Gr. Turner tries consequent upon the revolution 4th, Gr Godfrey A wireless message states that the Army is Moody 2nd, Gr. perishing from hunger, and calli en ster's son, and sth Bomb
George Grimble and T. Braga
It might be mentioned that Professor on his way to Shanghai, where
he intends giving 8 zemes of concerts. He
B. will subsequently make an exten cart tour in Japan and Americs