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A SWATSO Hongkong, 10th January 1918.
THE
1017
Caro of Daily Press Office;
NOTICE
THURSDAY, JANUARY
$4TH 191S.
INTINATION
The prizes at the Diocesan Girls Sc will be distributed by Mr Lander Thursday, January $1st.
noticed a Chinese man lying on the foot path in Stosson Street and pro went to hioid. Surthis it would seema® fthat it was merely by chance that the situation was revealed to the authorities, Reinforcements were hurried to the spot and a regular ciege ensued: which lasted at son of Mr. Trenchard Davis, left for upwards of three hours, although it England for France on the 15th instant.
The Hon. Mr. C. E. Anton, of Messrs
heen DOBA (at owners Haky between Hasekond and COMPANIA GENERAL DE would appear thats for the steater, purt
and
Cradles
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIE LIMITEDAG
CERTIFICATE 41
BILLIARD CHAMPIONS OF T Shares VAT No di for Twents
COLONY:
(Under the Auspices of the VLC)
Preliminary Games
Semi-Niñais
AJL
Winner
Hou
8200 500 1000
the V.R.C
meet
1000
82
MRC WirCHELL,
of the V.R.C, on the S1st inst
Frano-Lighter.
Aghter will leave daily as underi Frays north of
POBIZO PIRE
Kowloos..
1.00 F
500 PN
POTTINGIE STEEKT
HONGKONG
8.00 AM 9.00 PM.
SHIP COMPANY-
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pany, registered in the name of WILLAM ALEXANDER PARSONS ALABIIN, has been LOST, THE WEST RIVER BRITISH STEAM- and if at the expiration of one month from the date hereof the above Certificate be not forticoming another Certificate for the sald Shares will be issued by the Company and thereafter no other or others will be acknooperate the Camera LINTAN ledged.
C. MONTAGUE EDE, General Manager Hongkong, 1st January, 1918
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hampionship Cop, Winner of THE WEST POINT BUILDING CO.. Competition, Runner-Up, and for the
[1M48 -Highest Break,
THE INDO CHINASTEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
AE Directors of the shore Company Torre are
DIVIDEND of 3 (equal to 3/- per Share) on the Preferred Ordinary Shares, and 6% (equal to 6 per Share) on the Deferred Ordinary Shared calculated
the of
rate S/11 per Dollar
N
MAY LIMITED.
TOTIC IS HEREBY GIVES that the THIRTIETH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS 1. this Company will be held at the Offices of Mesa JARDINE MATHESON & COMPANY. BUSTED, on TUESDAY, 29th January, 1918, the Report of the Directars together with at 11.30 1 for the purpose of receiving Statement of Accounta the year ending
1917 December
SHARES of the CLOSED from SATUR to TUESDAY, 29th January,
alst
The
1915 (both day, inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Blares can be Registered.
By Order of the Board of Directon
Dividends we free of thcote tax for the
those Shareholders on the Colonial Register, and DAY will be
payable on and after FRIDAY, 18th February 1918, at the Company's Office.
TRANSFER BOOKS of tus Company will bo CLOSED from THURSDAY 7th 14th February February, to THURSDAY, 141 both days inclusive.or
JARDISE, MATHESON & Co, Ltd. General Managers
Hongkong, 23rd January, 1918
NOTICE.
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THE Board of Directors, CHINA & JAPAN TELEPHONE & ELECTRIC Cor., LTD. haye appointed
undersigned as MANAGER of the Company, dating from 1st January, 1915.
For the CHINA & JAPAN TELEPHONE *** & ELECTRIC Co. Lru.
FLS. BENNETT,
Manager Hongkong, 22nd January, 1918, - (1544
THE EASTERN EXTENSION AUS TRALASIA & CHINA TELEGRAPH
COMPANY LIMITED.
R. J. KENNEDY GIBSON will be MChart the above Company's business at this port from To-day and until Furflier Notice,
J. M. BECK,
Superintendent. Hongkong, 22nd January, 1818. [1040
WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS
TEALED TENDERS will be receive at the Headquarters Offices, Vistoria Barnoks, Hongkong, until 12 o'clock Nuon on the date stated for the Undermentioned Berrict. for, period of Twelve Months from 1st April, 1818 -
Fuel and Washing, 15th February, 1918,7 Forage and Indian Supplies, 20th Feb, 1918. Moste General Supplies "4, 22nd Feb. 1916.
General Supplies B. 23rd Feb., 1018.
Hospital Dupplies, let barch, 1818. Barrock tervises, 4th March 1918. Transport Services, 5th Marot, 1918 Korms and other particulars may bo sained - personally at the above Office
han the hour of 10 AM. and 3 F.K
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HONGKONG JOCKEY OLUB.
TEMBERS and the Public are here27 Mmotied that Mr. IL CFSANDFORD, for many years Hon. Treasurer of the HONGKONG JOCKET CLUB, having expressed his with to be relieved from that has been accepted.
MESSES.
A SHELTON HOOPER Becretary to the HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & ACKSOY
ma General Agente for the West Point BUILDING CO., LTD Hongkong 11th January, 1918, [1607
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL
ESTATE, LIMITED
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FOURTH ORDINARY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in the Offices of MOUT FLERE MATHESON COMPANY, LICITED, OR TUESDAY, 29th January, 1916, at 11.46 ask to the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors
together with the Statement Accounts
ats for the year ending Jetamber 1917 SHARES of the Bist
The REGISTER Company will be CLOSED Com SATUR DAY, 19th, to TUESDAY, 20th January 1916 (both days inclusige), during which period no Transfer on Shares can be Registezno, By Order of the Board of Directors.
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL
ESTATE LIMITED
A SHELTON HOOFER,
Becretary to
THE GENERAL MANAGKES. Hongkong, 11th January, 1918. *** 1806
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY CO. LTD.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTIRTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS the Company will bo hold at the Officer of Jesury, JARDINE, MAZHESON & COMPANY, LIKID, 08 TUESDAY, 28th January, Lig Noos for the purpose of receiving the Report the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the
Fear ending 31st December, 1017
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from BÁTUR DAY 19th, to TUESDAY, 29th Januar
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
Nore Comparing CEASED to
"SANUE" NANNING ** and
all Creditors and others in against the Company Log particulars thereal (a) in Hong Kong Movers BUTTERFIELD Svian Hongkong
Carton to Mestre, Dawoo
in connection with: business of the Company port, and (C) with West Hiver Porte to beesra, JAEDIN) MATHESON & Co, Lep, Canton and every case before the Fifteenth day February, 1918, after which date no claims can be recognised
Hongkong: 14th January, 1918. 15TR STRAITS MERCHANT BERVIOR QUIED.
ISPENSARY Buildings Baffoe Placs Singapore, are HONORARY AGENTS of the IrAL MERCHANT SERVICE GUILD, where subscription are received, w Lombers are enrolled and all Members are welcomed to Visitor during their way in por
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HR GOLDSMITH, WAPAND
TO LET IES in York Buildigo: HOUSES of Shames Caron,
1918 (both care Inclusive), during which HONGKONG LAN INVEST
no Transfer of Shares can be
period Boristered
By Order of the Board of Directors
A SHELTON HOOFER
Secretary Hongkong, 11th January, 1818. THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA-
NOTION IS HEREBY GIVEN that the MEETING of SHAREHOLDRES in this SPREVENTEENTH ORDINARY Comas will be held at the Offoes of Mars JARDINE, MATHESON & COM TANITEX on TUESDAY, 29th January, 1918,
The Vilice, hia susigrinusat 1216 P.32, for the purpose of receiving
appointed SecreAD DAVIS have been Report of 130 Disposo, together wita
lant Treasurers to the Cinly as from the 10th January,
Members who have not yet paid their
for the Current Benson, Bubscriptiona
LINETEADY & DAVIS are hereby uthorised to collect monies due to the Club and will in future, diabuse funds in
LINSTEAD & DAVIS will isme
to Members and Members Ladies". "Tickets of Bemisia to the grand stand and enclosure and will be in charge of the sale of Admission. Tickets for the general public which may be obtained as herstatore From Mesars KILLY TAH" LTD, or at the gate on Race Daya,
CANTON
Clark
Hongkong Jockey Clubs:
CMS GIRLS BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL-
HILDAN-East Parade Ground.”
virioipal:-Miss-- RENDELACK, TILA,
Bchool Re-opens January 10th, 1018. *Thorough English and Chiness Edpostion.
kan Statement of Ancorals for the year ending alit: December
The ↑ REGISTER Company will I
CLOSED IN
19th to TUESDAY 201
15. (both days inclusive), dans
Fr of the Board of Direct
MOWBRAYS
Hongkens. 11th Tan
HONGKONG, CANTON-AND-MAÇÃO
STEAMBOAT CO LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. AHE NINETY EIGHTH ORDINÁRY *** MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS the Company will be held at the Office of Company, Hotel Mansions on TUESDAY,
for the purpose of recefying & Baport ef the Director, tore thee with
HENT AND AGENCY. LTD.
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TABACOS DE FILIPINAS.
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A FIRST-CLASS CHEROOT
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of this time, the invested force consisted
of not more than two men and possibly only one. The Police, who showed the greatest courage, had no means of course, of ascertaining the strength of the forco opposed to them and the freedom with which their fire was returned from differ-
ent parts of the beleaguered building Justified the belief that it was much
Second Lieutenant Claude. Trencharel Paris of the Queen's Own Royal West
Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., and Me MJ Brett, for five years, past, HBM. Vice-Consul at Hankaw, have, saye the Vaily News, been appointed: hy the Foreign Office Assistant Delegates of Great Britain on tim Tariff Revision Com mission.
We deeply regret to learn,, says the
greater than proved to be the ente. They Daily News, that news has Lein, re- were further handicapped by the possibi
lity that their colleagues might still beceived in Peking of the sudden death of alive and by the certainty that there
Mrs. T. E. Clarke, only daughter of Sir were other innates of the house. In John and Lady Jordan. Mrs Clarke the ducantime an attack was opened from died unexpectedly in her sleep. Buz had many friend in North China, and it was in Peking that die met
she met and became engag ed to her husband, Brigadier General T. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. The great- E. Clarke, who was then a Major in the
dat aympathy is extended to Sir John and Lady Jordan and their son-in-law in their bereavement.
WATSON & to have made off along the Praya, E
CO., LTD.
CIGAR MERCHANTS,
TELEFRONN 616;
BIRTH T Hozan At Kulangsu, Amoy, on January 18th to Mr. and Mrs AUBREY AUSE, of Shanghai, a son---
MARRIAGE. BROWN-GILLIs. At St John's Cathe dral on 23rd January, by the Rev
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Hongkong Orvin: 10a. Dos Your Boss, G Lawson, Ouzzca 181, Femme Bruna,
The Baily
CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
(BY COURTESY OF THE CHUNG NGOI
HAN PO
AN OFFER TO LUK WING-TING.
the roof and verandahs of housey in Lun Fat
Street on three of the robbers, who ware seen to be clambering along the back wall between No. 4 and 8, Gresson Street The fire was returned with good effect, a Chinese constabic being wounded in the band.
Two of the robbers, literally armed to the teeth, then ran out of the gate into the lane between Cresson Street aud Lan Fat Street, and, exchange of shots made off in the dire tion of Kennedy Road followed by two Indian constables, one of whom was killed while the other vas wounded. One of the fugitives was shot fatully by Sergeant MARRIOTT of the Naval Yard Police, but the second made good his escape Two: other members of the gang are believed
PEKING, January 23rd Wong Chien-yuan has wired to the East while the search party was in No 6,
Provinces stating that if the Provinces Gressan Street, but, as we have already cannot trust him he will resign with fa pointed out, there is nothing to show the
Chun, and Chan Kwang-yuan. exact number of those who eluded capture.
Govern. ment has wireth to. Wong Chi-hsiang It is impossible to review the facts of
announcing that if Lak Wing-ting will this terrible tragedy without forming
E cancel the self-government of the two certain conclusions
One is that when
Kwangs the President will appoing him men are sent to discharge dangerous special messenger of Kwangtung,, A-vang- duties they should to adequately equipped
at, and Hupan. with the means of self-defence. In the present case the unfortunate victims are understood to have entered a robbers den unarmed, and although it may be argued that serious resistance was not anticipat able precautions, At the same time a ed that is no excuse for neglecting reason reserve force should be stationed outside way building that is to be marched in order to give the alarm and go to the
The Government, wired to the South West that Parliament cannot be restored and that Than Chi-fui Tan Chi-kwo and Inu Chun-hog cannot be dismissed.
Lang Chakwong has reported that his army has gained a victory at Kai Crow and asks that decorations may be com deferred upon; his officers.
F. G. D. Hastings, B.N. N Rescue in the event of trouble. Tuesday's BEOWN to SARA GTELIS. ***
ostrego may be unprecedented, but that is no guarantee that it may not be repeated M.Calegs drastic steps are taken to prevent it. There have been number of goog robberies and piracies in and around Hongkong of late, and while the neigh bouring province remains in its present disturbed condition and Asiatics are free to come and go without any of the restric imposed upon Europeans it behoves the authorities to be upon their guard, The regulation forbidding the importa ton of arms and amnition should be rigoronely enforced and those found gu
HOXOKONO, 4TH JANUARY, 1918
THE BATTLE OF GRESSON STREET
FROM the official report it is evident that the pitched battle in Gresson Street
Punished
on Tuesday when the forces of law-of-transgreasing it should be severely and order were stubbornly defied from
The robbers stronghold -in eleven o'clock in the morning until three
Grusson Street wea a veritable arsenal, o'clock in the afternoon by a
and bis suggests extensive smuggling, of desperad
to the teeth and
Obr no further reduction mat be entrene
in a honse was even more
in the European section of the
CANTON NEWS.
Tay COURTESY OF THE CHUNG NGOJ◄
One of
GENERAL, LUNG'S TRANSPORT BUNK,
CANTON, January 23rd, The commander of the gunboat hung
who was sent to watch the entrance ni ki chow, has wired to the authori- tian stating Polling the On Hoi watere
that when his chout was General Lang's transports named Ifing- Light The transport was ordered to stop, but she refused and was fired upon and kink..... MILITARY MOVEMENTS.
Four armies undes different leaders have been despatched to oppose Lung's troop
GENERAL LUNG'S VICTORIES.
from Kochow stating that comm
The authorities have received reports
Pä, situated info, Hauserious than was at first supposed. Four: Regalar Folice Force, and, if it be no hum Hung-ping, assisted by a Kwong-
The Grand Hol, recent members and other partiers apply THE HANACR. Новаково с. Ело Connaught load 'entral. [900
TO LET
Further reports state that Ko-chow foreover, the was captured by General Lung's troops of the Reserve should be given this morning after a few hours fight instruction in the use of the weapons with 5
It is also said that Yan Ping din trict. city was captured by General Lung's
my yesterday.
of the Police Fo -two possible to make additions to it until army, has attacked Fachow Europeans and two Indians were kill the end of the war, the present policy of to Ko-chor) winch was captu red, and
European, one discouraging Europeans from joining the Lung's troops on the 20th inst. There Indian, and four Chinese were wound Police Reserve in order to incorporate was serius fighting. ed. Of their desailants, one was
them in the local Defence Corps might killed one was wound 1 and one shot
well be re-considered: himself rather than surrender, while
membe three others are believed to be at large, though the grounds upon which the num which they are armed for night patrols, FLAT in Nathan Boad, glog ber of the outlawe is limited to six are At present, when they go on duty they FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES x Kownot stated. The facts are that a party are
ers of different pat of police went to No. 6 Gressen Street teras, the med hism of which they may in order to search for some property not understand in the least. In these HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FRANCE which was stolen a few days previously circumstances, it confronted with such the Gresson Street: desperadoes proved themselves to be their chances would be poor indeed.
Alexandra Building.
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THREE LARGE DICE
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Bord, 156 Bes
DUNCAN CLARK TAXI, QUAVEID & CO., Luce
from the Military Quarters in Kennedy Road and Inspector UBILI and Sergeant CLARKE, WEO- Were charge were shot dead upon
cubicle
on the first Boor at the back of the house. while three Chinese, who accompanied them were wounded
cscape with thei interesting to know st
lavas made and the
took part in it, becau
show, what opportunity
had to get away Information tragic Currence was telephoned Central Police Station by Inspector Six, who, passing along Praya East in a tram car at about a quarter past aleven o'clock
reve
The Union Insurance Society of Can
sent £1,000 to the Halifax Relie
GENERAL LUNG'S MILITARY- POWER,
The forces of General Lung are stated to be distributes
lows: Lui cho eight
sanded by Li Kar
cong and Kochow-about eleven
enta, commanded by Wa King
te are also card to ba more than ten regimente in King chow.
The
ZBINO JAPANESE LOIN, intelligence Bureau of
ring that
of the Staff of the a Jose Insurance Society of Canton giving the Ban has been awarded the Military that ross at the front s
Mr Denman Fuller Recital at Govern ment House, originally fixed for Mandi week, has been unavoidably antil Monday, February 18th.
bank witha
well as
Requesting
to prevent further
gegobation on the mat