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【OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a NNUMEETING of the LICENSING BOARD will be held in the Council Chamber on FRIDAY, the 2nd day of February, 1918, at 18.30 PM for the purpose of considering an application by FLOBA KATE KATHER BLAIS for & Hotel Keeper's Adjunct Licence for the Penk Hatal under the Liquors Consou
Consolidation Ordinance, 1911
G A WOUDCOCK. Secretary, Licensing Board. Hongkong, 15th February, 1018. [1897
DEPARTMENT,
IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that SEALED TENDERS in duplicate, which should be clearly marked "TENDERS FOR THE SUPPLY OF CASTINGS will ho received oth the Colonial Secretary's Océ until Noon MONDAY, the 15th day of February, 1018, Be the supply and delivery of Iron and Faas Castings, blanufactured Ironwork, etc., to the PUILE WORKS DEPARTMENT for about nine months ending on December 31st, 1918.
&
with his
IRST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
CITY HALL, TODAY (MONDAY), FEBRUARY 10, 1918, at 5.45 F.M. BUSINESS
To pass the Accounts for 1917.
To elect Officers for the ensuing 12 Months. To receive Raport of Proceedings during
191749
Chairman.
Hon. Ma P. H HOLYDAIL. All Members requested to attend.
J. BENTLEY,
Hon. Beer bary, [1014
HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO
STEAMBOAT CO., LTD
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE NINETY EIGHTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Office of the Company, Hotel Mansions, TOMORROW (TUESDAY), the 10th February, 1018, at 19 clock NOON, for the purpose of receiving Report of the Directors, lorether with a Statement of
counts, declaring & Divi Directors and Auditors.
dend and looting BOOKS of the Company
The TRANSFER will be CLOSED from the 4th to 18th February, 1918, both days inclusive,
By Order of the Board of Directors.
JOHN ARNOLD,
* Acting Secretary Hongkong, 31st January, 1912. [1038
THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
THE THIRTY FIRST ORDINARY
Each Tenderer must deposited in the
receipt that he has ial Treasury the sum of 8500 (Dollar Hundred) as a pledge of the bond des of his tender, which auto shall be forfeited to the Crown should the Tenderer refuse or to carry oat, to the antisfaction of the Government, the whole or any portion of his her which may be accepted. The deposit will be returned to by Tenderer whose tender is not accepted. THURSDAY, 21st Februsty 1918, st Noox,
The Gista asat does not bind itself to accept the wast or any fender, and shall be at libxty to accept any tender in whole or in part for any ons or more of the articles offered
For form of teader and further particulars apply at this Olles
W. CHATHAM, Director of Public Works Hongkong, 15th February, 1918, [1038
THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO. LTD.
TWENTY-FIRST ORDINARY
TNNUAL MEETING OF SHARE
HOLDERS in the Company will be held
at the Offices of the Company, St. George's
ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS will be bold at the Offices of Mears. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD, on
INTIMATIONS
THEATRE ROYAL.
SATURDAY 23RD FEBRUARY, 9.15 P.M. (punctually)
ML. A. P. STOKES, assisted by Members
of the Hongkong A.D.C., will present
ACID DROPS”.
"FIVE BIRDS IN A CAGE"
THE REST CUBE”
By Special Request).
Booking MOUTRIEN-Tickets $3, $2&31, Proceeds go (without any deduction) to the fands of the Mercantile Marine in England and Naval Prisoners of War.
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HONGKONG SAVINGS BANE
NOTICE.
hours for the transaction of barinces N. and after 16th February, 1918, the by the HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK will be 10 AM to 12 Noos every week day except
The Savings business on SATURDAYS ON February, 1918
B
Saturdaysank will not bo
ve on and
INTIMATION
WATSON'S
E
THE PREMIER SCOTCH OF THE FAR EAST
FOR 25 YEARS.
for open After
16th
WATSONS
For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION,
NAJ STABB
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 7th February, 1918 [1000
NOTICE
R
NY EUROPEAN, Hon-Antatto or Indian A deuring to leave the Calony should apply in person at the CENTRAL POLICE STATION between the hours of SAUL to k ́EM and a boat daily category
Applicant will be required to produce for the purpose of receiving the pots Passports or Identification papers who the Directors and the Statement of Accounts
certain exceptions for the year ending 31st December, 1917. remain in the Colony for more than 7 days The REGISTER of SHARES of theses required to Register themselves under Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, ba REGISTRATION PERSONS 11th February, to THURSDAY, 21st Feb ORDINANCE 1916, ruary, 1918, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
All persons
Forms of Registration giving the par deniars required may be obtained at the GP.O. und ab ali Police Stations,
POPULARITY MAINTAINED
BY ITS
EXCELLENT QUALITY
NOT BY EXPENSIVE
WORLD WIDE ADVERTISING.
ARNOLLY BENNETT Equickly added: I enjoy the privilege of residence in this admit that its bad qualities are also Colopy or anywhere elss- under the
rather iking. He went to British flag should help in the direction explain that, during his intimacy with indicated By denying themselves foreigners, he found that all of them luxuries now they can assist to win regarded extravagance as one of the the war, and when peace is restored and defects of the Anglo-Saxons. He demobilisation begins they will be in a found that the French middle and work better position to spend and thus ing classes, in particular afforded a stimulate trade and production. Mean- marked contrast to our own in this while they can obtain the best possible respect. Long before the war men of security for their surplus money and a Socialistic, ideas, who took life very good rate of interest, with the assurance seriously and often looked only at the recently given by Mr. BONAR LAW~--
gloomy side of the picture, denounced that whatever be the faancial policy of the idle rich" and the bloated the British Government after the war. plutocracy "' because of their wanton any discrimination there may be will extravagance, while some of the well-to not by in favour of those who have withe do criticised the thriftlessness of the bold their money from the State at the working classes. The average man, time when ita noods were greatesti. however, was much more concerned in Above all else, they will have the satis carning a livelihood for himself and his faction of knowing that they are doing dependents than in wishing to dictate something for the Empire and the Great to others how they should spend their Caus
The Hongkong Hotel Cods half yearly
mency. There was, and probably there always will be, claas jealousy, but among Anglo-Saxons avarice has always been meeting will be held on March 1st. - considered & greater failing ever than
The annual meeting of the Chma Pro- flaunting extravagance. Students of poli-vident Loan and Mortgage Co, Ltd, tical economy have explaince the great will take place on the 28th just..
distinction between productive, and non-
productive expenditure, but the average A telegram was received in the Colony man claimed as his right the privilega yesterday stating that the Bishop of of spending his money as he chose, and Memo Dom. Jono Paulino d'Azeredo e nothing but the war would have made Castro, died at 11 6.m, him save as the figures we have quoted show that he has saved during the past three years. The results already obtain ed in the United States indicate that that branch of the family has been similarly affected."
The name of Lam Shing-kup, Shauki- wan Chinese Public Dispensary, has been added to the list of medical practitioners trained in Western medical sciencm, who are authorised to grant death certificates.
The Labour Movement, Past and.
Present, is the title of the addtoss to be delivered by Lt. Col. John Ward, MP, in the City Hall to morrow at B
There has, however, been more than a casual suggestion that, in these days of colossal national expenditure, wealthi should be subject to immediata conscript, under the auspices of the Cathedral tion Although Mr. AURTEN CHAMBERLAIN Branch of the Church of England Men's recently bluntly repudiated the idea as
Society impracticable and dangerous, both Mr. LLOYD GROICs and Mr. BoNAR LAW have been more sympathetic. It is, of course, dangerous to prophesy in these days, but the difficulties of carrying out such
Ameeting of the Licensing Board will he held on the 22nd instant for the pur- pose of considering an application by Flora Kate Esther Blair for a hotel
a scheme appear to be insuperable. It keeper's adjunct licence for the Peak
This Penalty for nein ompliance is a fine A. S. WATSON & may be argued that for the past twenty Hotel under the Liquors, Consolidation
W. S BROWN, Secretary Hongkong, 4th February, 2018,
not exceeding $60
11388
HOUSES TO LET
TO LET
BUNGALOW at Tamo To Let Furnished,
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of
CO., LTD.,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
HONGKONG.
MARRIAGE
(12
Ordinance,
three years we have actually had a form of conscription of capital in the shape
HE. the Governor has made the of graduated Death Duties All tax following appointments Inspector W. tion is to an extent, a conscription of Davitt to be à Sanitaxy Inspector for wealth, and the heavy income tax, to Kowloon City, Police Sergeant. M. gethor with the collection of eighty per Hamer to be a. Sanitary. Inspector for cent of excess profits, means the sur- Aberdeen, and Acting Laner Sergeant render of a great deal of revenue by G. Stout to be a Sanitary Inspector for
Baillings, No. 9, Connaught Road, of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation B or 6 months or longar, and of Motor BagerES-BENZ At Holy Trinity Cathe certain classes. The argument of some Stanley
Managers for the year ending 31st the
THURSDAY, the 28th February, 1918, at will be held at the Crry HALL, Hongkong, Host- 11.30 . for the purpose of receiving on SATURDAY, the 23rd day of February, Statement of Accounts and the Report of the 1918, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving General Mana
Report of the Court of Directors together December, 1917, and electing & Consulting with Statement of Accounts for the year Committsa arki Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS at the Company ending the 31st December
will bo CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the CorporationRESTART of Ho
28th February, 191: hath days inclusive
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers Hongkong, 10th February, 191. ₤1639
HONGKONG HOTEL CO, LTD.
NOTICE
THE ORDINARY HALF YEARLY MEETING of shareholders will be held
at the Company's Hotel, on FRIDAY, the 1st- March, 101, 12.15 P. for the purpose of receiving
Statement of Accounts to $1&t Apr 1917, with the Report of the and to discuss any matter that may be competently brought before the Meeting
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Compady will be CLOSED from 22nd February to 1st March 1916, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
J. H. TAGGART, Becretary, Hongkers. 18th February, 1918. 1610
LOST on STOLEN.
NFebruary 1st IRISH TERRIER
OBITCH (BLODE") brown colour; Anyone detaining
Licence number 221,
same after this notice will be prosecuted.
GRAPP “Alexandra.” Buildings.
be CLOSED from MONDAY,
Apply
ALEX ROSS & Co (1622
KORKTO LET
10.64 PEAK, FURNISHED, from May
Apply tom
CEIL BEAVIS, 9, Queen's Road.
1610
to SATURDAY, 23rd Feb No for five months Tennis Court rury, 1918 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.
By Order of
the Court of Directors.
N. J. STABB
Chief Manager. Hongkong. 5th February, 1818, 1199)
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
POULTRY
OUR HOUSE-FED CAPONS
AND
CHICKENS
ARE THE BEST IN THE FAST.
Tender Fating, Delicate Flavour, TRY THEM.
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JUST RECEIVED
Hongkong, 15th February, 1918. [SU LOOSE LEAF
ORCHIDS, PLANTS, & SEEDS
Nurserginen desirous of shipping: the above-mentioned to this country are cordially invited to apply with particulars to
SHOZABURO WADA,
89, Tennoji mura, Higashinarigun,
OSAKA-FU, JAPAN.
NOTICE.
CO. LTD.
PHILATELIC
ALBUMS
(with Stops)
(1623
THE UNITED BRITISH INSURANCE
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom)
H
Docen's Baldin ge
Honge ong, l
Bry, 1918,
1672
GRACA & CO...
~WIFUSAM STREET,
HONGKONG
WANTED:
1510
URNISHED HOUSE, 6 ROOMS Garden Road are preferred must have own Tennis Court
Apply with full particulare,
Bora
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F1633
TO LET
FURNISHED HOUSE at Mount Navi, Pokfulam Road, For February, March and April. Rent moderate.
Apply
ILE GOLDSMITH
P.W.D
TO LET
[1518
TO, 16. BURROW STREET, Wanchai,
ONE GODOWN. LEWENOR No. 126, Tar PA, from 1st April, 1918 -Apply tome
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, 3rd Floor Alexandra BuildingY
80
TO LET MMEDIATE Ty, Four very desir bis SHOPS, situated in las House -Stres opposite the Grand Hotel, recent
ly reconstructed
For rent at other particulars apply
TH MANAGER HONORDEN ICH Oo, Lm.. es, Connaught Road Central..
TO LET PIOES in York Building HOUSES on Bhameen, Canton. Apply to~ MAS
000
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. HENT AND AGENCY Co., Lo.
TO LET
FLAT in Nathan Hoed, Kowloon, FOUR ECOMED HOUSES in Kow
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
HE. the Governor has granted to
dral, Shanghai, on February 6th, by The Very Hey Dean Walker, OLIVER enthusiasts, however, is that all wealth JoNourth son of the late Mr. should be conscripted by the State. This James Philip Barnes, Ospringe Pare not surprising in view of the Marian Obrembski, Herbert Charles sonage, Favershamn, and Mr. Barnes.
Clovelly, Ramsgate, to v obvious inequality of sacrifice between Itesker, and Messrs. Butterfield & Swiro, HATTON, third daughter of Mr. and those who face mutilation and death for as agents for the Taikoe Sugar Refining Mrs. Hatton Beche Mascotter, Esher, LOT
tion
er` munufacture of a vegetable.
called Albit, decolorizing carbon parding the grant of Eatters Patent.
low wages, in, the tranchas and those who Co. Ltd. provisional protection for a DEATHSA
stay at Home and prosper. Yet a period of nine months from 7th Feb., CUBRIMIZOV.—On February 16th,
GULAM HUSEIN CURRIMEBROY, third son of Smoment's reflection will show that, 1918, for an invention for the prepara- Currimbhoy Ebrahim Bart By even in the matter of military service, cable from Bombay. [1641 there is inequality, for men are not paid MURBAYA NO. 26, Kungping↑ Road,
Shanghat, on February 8th, THOMAS in proportion to the risks which their MURRAY, Greenock), the beloved his duties entail band of Agnes Leston, aged 61 years. In this imperfect world we have to REMEDIOS At the General Hospital;
Shanghai, on February 8th, MARIA face the fact that we can best serve our LUIZA VIEIRA REMEDIOS, aged 28 condiry by doing as Carlyle put it the years, dearly beloved wife of Mr. F daty that lies nearest to us. In this M. E. Remedios,
HONGKONG OFFICE: 10 Dza Vezur Road, C. LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLAST STEREO
The Daily Press
HONGKONG, 18TH FEBRUARY, 1918
WAR SAVINGS AND THE CONSCRIPTION OF WEALTH
We learn from the T'alice Iteserve Garette that the fund for the benefit of the dependents of those killed in the
Street affrey ectalled 887,437. The subscription list opened at the Hoagy kong by officers of the Police Reserv
which a fund at the Police Reserve Hoad. amounted to $8,332.59, in addition, to quarters, reached 24,698.50, the Japanese, community sent in 6934, and a sum of 832 was received from the Kowloon Dock Recreation Club. The Chinese comm munity contributed $12,000.-
CANTON NEWS.
BE COUREST OF THE CHUKO BOOT
sin ra. 1
Little Colony there are men who chafe because they are obliged to remain bere instead of going to the Front Thero are, perhaps, among them some who think that the only really effective way of furthering the Great Cause is to fire shots at the enemy. If they could be persuaded that it would really help, they would do anything else within their power To them, and indeed to all our readers, even at the risk of being
CANTON, February 17th. Boms remarkable figures about national accused of reiteration, we would urge saving reached us by cablo a day or further consideration of the duty of wareformed that the statement wongo but have probably been almost rendering every possible, financial assist that the Tachan, Mok Wing con, will love Canton, is untrae. Every leader unnoticed by many of our readers. Yet ante to, the Empire. We should like to Canton i
hay had his military surely it is amazing that applications for me & much more vigorous and extensive and the Pugly oppost to the idea, powers increased in order to prevent 2,000 Wur Bonds to the value of £352, campaign organised for this purpose sudden attack We to learn hap had been received by the Bank
large bodies s of Ewrong si troops have At Home wonders have been accomplish
the Tuchu England up to February 9th, and to the ed. In a small Yorkshire village of arrived at Canton to
position, Admirik-Kwong. value of £16,700,000 by the Post Office, thirty houses a local branch of the who ves A few weeks ago Mr. Aaron BENNETT, National War Saving Committee was assured the Tuchun that he would not
accept the cice, а and would the Tuchun's departure. who has lived abroad a great deal and recently formed and within a fortnight object
THE prides himself upon his cosmopolitan fifty members were enrolled. A sum of T ATTACK ON FUKIER
Commander Chan - Kwing muung ... has..
trooms sent from Canton Core and liberal views, wrote in one of the 2044 was immediately collected. In this reported that t
thoughtful monthlies sentence Colony many individuals have realised attack Fukien, have co-operated and
opened fire on the Chai-on front THE UNION COUNCI which would either have offended or their own obligations, hut, with the
anused his fellow-countrymen,^ if he natural cijfidence of the Briton who deAller
*anceeshor, › In
Union Council of the Bouth West was formed about a month ago, some alterations in its
TUCHUN
DE BUN VISIS Tue
had not qualified it in the next few likes interfering in other people's affairs, Words He said: The war has asri- they have hesitated to suggest that their ously convinced me that the Anglo-Saxon friends should invest all they can in Dr Sun Yat-sen visited the Tuchum 30s, in the range and powers of its good War Bonds. The idea of compulsion is yesterday, and consulted him upon political questions for over two hours. repugnant to all of us; we do not wish It is said that this is to Best time that qualities, is the most wonderful race ou
rth" If the word "German" were to compel any section of the community San has visited the Tuchun's Yames bstitutst for Anglo-Saxon we bscribe; but we venture to hope that unce he came to Canton
ussion will be brought to bear upon by said that General Lang Chai-
Den Lek the BERNHARDY touch; famous Garmens apl contioned in
TLUNG KỤNG CHANQUE HANDS, AN
dze British And Chinero alike.
Jag eroare sound ramps why all who
Songs troona have again occupied Yeung kong city but the rente x 10-
charmed.