NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
FORTY-NINTH ORDINARY T MEETING & SHAREHOLDERS Vi be held at the Officer of the undersigned at 11 AM on WEDNESDAY, the 27th March
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 18th to the 27th March, both days inclusive
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD,
General Managers, HONGKONG FIke Insurance Co., Ltd.
£1705 Hongkong, 9th March, 1918,
HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY
THE ANNULLABLER to be held in the THE ANNUAL SHOW of FLOWERS
BOTANICAL GARDENS,
THURSDAY,
the 14th March at 3 to 6 F Admission $1.00 (Children Half-Price), Mr. LOOKER will present the Prizes at 5 PM.
FRIDAY,
the 15th March, at 2 to 6 ..
Admission 32 obs.
The Band of the 18th Infantry will play on both days. PARAMO
Tes will be supplied at 50 cents per head by the Hoxoxes Hora (who have personally offered to give half the proceeds to War Charities)
H. B. L. DOWBIGGIN, Hon Secretary. Hongkerg, 8th March, 1918.
£1756
LOOSE-LEAF BOOKS & NOTE BOOKS.
MATSUMOTO SHOSH L
Bhio-cho, Olenms, Nihonbashi, TOKYO, JAPAN, Catalogue sent in exchange for 10 Sen. Correspon lense Invited.
NOTIOR
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG
THE HONGKONG HOPE MANUFAC
TUBING CO., LTD. ET
THE THIRTY FOURTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS in the above Company will be hold
TO-DAY (SATURDAY)
the Victor George's Building, Chater Road,
bre- 9th March, 1918, 11:30 o'clock in the
Btatement ¤ of receiving • noon, for the purpose o of Accounts and the Beport of the General 31st December, Managers for the year ending alst 1917, and electing a Consulting Commo and Auditor
TRANSFER
the
will be CLOSED from TUESDAY the 5th March 1916, until BATURDAY, the 9th March, 1918, both days inclusive,
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
General Managers." Hongkong, 27th February, 1916. [1713
THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT,
COMPANY LIMITED
HE TWENTY NINTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Offices of the Company, St. George's Building Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 2nd day of March, 1918 at 11.30 o'clock in the forenoou for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ending 31st December, 191, and de
and declaring a Dividend,
The TRANSFER BOOKS the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, the 14th March, 1918, until SATURDAY, the 23rd March, 1918, both days inclusive.
By Order of the th
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Hongkong, 5th March, 1918. (1749-
DAILY TRENN. NATURDAY.
HOUSES TO LET
TO LET.
MMEDIATE enfry, Boor dieir
RI, CHOPS, sed in 12 Hour
Btreet, spposite the Grand Hotel, Fresit- ly reconstructed
app.7
- For rent and other partionlazy.
The MANAGER; To or one lo co Lin Connaught Road Central.
TO LET
IOS in York Buildings HOUSES on Hikizeen, Carbon. "Apply 10-MANNA
THE HONGKONG LAND-INVEBT, MENT AND AGENCY O, Leo.
TO LET.
* FLAT in Nathan Hond, Kowloon,
FOUR BOOMED HOUSES in Low- toon.
Apply to-- HUMPHREYS KATATE ★ FINANOR
Co., Ltd., Alexandra Bulidings.
WANTED.
[1098
MARCH 9TH, 1918.
INTIMATION
APPOINTMENT.
WATSON'S
PYERIS.
Registered.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE GRESSON STREET FUND.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG. DAILY PRESELAN
of the Irish isum vanlined and Home Rule was at last placed on the Statute Book. He had no anti-British sontiment he realized that Ireland's stake in tho Empire was too large for her to be detached from it. His loyalty to the Horowith I beg to hand you for British connection, indeed, alienated from publication & further list of subscrip- hire the allegiance of the Sinn Feiners tions to the above Fund received from and other extremists. On the declare the Staff of the Taikoo Dockyard per tion of war with Germany he told the Mr. G. T. Bird, 51, and to acknow Government that they might take their ledge an amount received per Staff kroops from Ireland, and that "if it is Inspectore J. C. Wildin and 8. J. Clarke, allowed us, in comradeship with our H.K.PR., 1500, which with the subscrip brethren in the North we will ourselves tions already acknowledged (814,757) defund the coasts of our own country. brings the final total of the fund No one more deeply, deplored the Irish $15,638. revolt that subsequently took place. «The movement," he declared, was in sano and anti-patriotic. Germany plotted
for it. It was a German invasion of
An exact reproduction of a well-it, Germany organised it, Germany paid Lammort should be from Mr. G. P.
especially Whisky.
A little learning is a dangerous thing, Drink deep or tonch not the Pyerian
Spring,
Please make the following correction in the lists already published by you; The aubscription of $250 from Mr. G.
Lammert and Chief Inspector. H. A.. Lammert, H.K.P.R., and that of $60, freen Messrs. W. M. and G. Humphreys.
I am, sir, yours faithfully,
ALLAN BALEAN
known Spa at half the price. Ireland as brutal, as selfish, as cynical as Germany's invasion of Belgium. He steadfastly opposed the application of Blends perfectly with Spirits, compulsory military service to Ireland
(Hon, Treasurer). because he feared it would create strife,
GT Bird, J. B. Chapman, W. R. but he never hesitated. to point out
Oswald, J. Weir, A. Davidson, R. H.. the path of duty to his fellow Cousins, and C. W. Brown 810 each. countrymen in this time of orisie
J. Millar, G. Grott, E. M. French, with all the persuasive eloquence of Waldron G. R. Foulds, A. Smith, E. which he was an acknowledged master B. Cubey, W. Weir, George Gerrard, J.. His death, at the a
e age of sixty-seven, will
Stewart, B. Speirs, A. W. Juster, W. he regretted by men of all shades of Wotherspoon, A. Stalker, J. F. Allen, political opinion throughout the Empire, W. J. Eldridgo, A Leon, G. W. Milne, for even those who did not share his A. Chalmers,, J. T. Green, A. W. Millar views never doubted his honesty of pur- W. J. Clark, W. H. Prowery J. Maclach pose. His transparent sincerity, match-lan, A. Whitelaw, P. T. Farrell, J. leas oratory, and generous nature won Simpson, T. Scott, E. K. Duncan, A. F. for him the profound respect of the Goldfinch, J. D. Polley, P. W. Hamsay, House of Commons. Amongst his politi. Morrison, J. A. Hunter, R. Wallace, cal opponents he had no personal enemies, J Harrington, C. Strafford, D. M. W. Kerr, W. McKay, A. Hamilton, J. for there was never any poison in his McKay, D. McNeillie, V. M. Bell, J. shafts. Had he been spared to see the differences between his own fellow-coun
H. Hansen, R. Gray, JP Middleton, trymen composed-differences which alone prevent the full fruition of his life's- & work-ho would undoubtedly have been the leading figure in the Irish Farlia ment. By the irony of fate he leaves the scene just at the moment when there is a prospect that, as the outcome of the
CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO., LTD. ROOMS in Central Locality The There shallow drafts intoxicate the brain And drinking deeply sobers us again. "'—
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NOTICE. FORTIETH
ORDINARY
THE TANNUAL MERTING of the SHARE HOLDERS of the above Company will be held at Officon of the General Agents, Fedder's Street, on WEDNESDAY, the 27th Macol, at 11,80, for the purpose of receiving the Report and Statement of Accounts for the
s for the year ending 31st De
31st December,
1917
four preferred.
Apply to
TONG BENG & G., 10. Queen's Bond Centra). ↑
1087
WANTED.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Compen the PEAK, for a little girl of 2 years
will be CLOSED from the 14th to 27th March, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Irm,
General Agents. Hongkong, 6th March, 1916. [1747
HONGKONG CLUB
NOTICE
THE THIRTY-SECOND YEARLY T GENERAL MEGANG of the Members of the HONGKONG CLUB will be held in ths Club House, on MONDAY, the 18th [1707 Maroh 1918, at 5.30 PM.
By Order,
PATENTS ORDINANCE 1899.
GAMMETER'S PATENT.
*
E DES VOUX
Secretary, Hong kong, and March, 1918.
1730
HONGKONG IOR COMPANY, LTD.
HE THIRTY SEVENTH ORDINARY TARUL
IMPBOVED MEANS OF SECURING WRIST HOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the
WATCHES TO WEARER'S WRISTUS
ASWER PATENT:
NING3 BAIRT MITEN that: His.
General Managers at Noon on WEDNES DAY the 27th March, to reohive a Statement of the Company's Accounts to aist December 1917, and the Report of who the General Managers
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Canadie Company will be CLOSED from the 13th to 17th March, both days inclusive, a
General Managore.
JARDINE MATHESON & Co. Ern Hongkong, 7th March, 1916.
THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS. &SHIPBUILDERS OF HONGKONG.
THE 17TH ANNUAL MEETING THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS &
Netto FACEVE (NO the
12,033) were grand in the United Kingdom on the 20th August, 1915, and LETTERS PATENT he also bien granted in HONGKONG to ERNEST OTTO GAM- METER for the above invention, ampak
·ANI PERSON infringing the rights of the Patentes will be proceeded against according
Elongkong, the 6th day of March, 1918.
DENNYS & BOWLEY,
Solicitors for Ferest Orto Gammeter,
Anglo-Swiss Watch Company,
7, Dalhousie Square, Calo utta:
748
THE HONGKONG JOCKET OLUB.
DURCHASERS OF PART-MUTUEL PICKETS an the atth Broos Novond Day, for Cash Sweeps, Places and Winners, so Cash Sweep ticket holder, of following faces can obtain a refund on production of
resident EUROPEAN NURSE,
Box No. 25, Care of "Daily Press" Ofles.
"Appl
NOTICE
[1086
NY EUROPEAN Non Azistio or Indian
Aodring to loare the Colony shouto apply in person to the Omtrent POLLON Brazzon between the hours of 9 AM, to 1 2.1 and Ex, 204 par daily basi
PENTE 90 CTS. PER DOL.
SPLITS 60
A. S. WATSON
CO., LTD.,
the
ERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS. Irish Convention, the hopes which be
oberished for so many years are on, point of realination.
[19
BIRTH COCERAM-At the Government Civit Hospital, on March 7th, to Mr. and
F. McIntosh, J. C. Christian, Lam Kok, Li Quing Tong, and Chak Keo-ta cách.
T. Grimshaw, D. Young, G. E. Brown, A. B. Ramsay, M. J. Wells, C. Dickens,
J. Gardner, Chan Hing, and Yu. Pui-
#3 each.
Fun Choy, Yeung Chung, Woo, Yee, Li Fut and Ng Hau
và cách
Shua Ching, Tam Keon, Cheong Hoi, Ko Yau, Sze Cheong, Wong Yung Yau, Ng Wan Hoi, Yau Hang, Leung Cheong, Ho Lau and Kwok Fok-$1 each,
Tin Ting, Cheong Yan, Isu Sang,.
Applicants will be required to Fatz por ne identification ona be
All persons with certain exceptiona remain in the Colony for more than 7 dayɛ thourselver ander
The Hongkong Horticultural Society's PERSONE MARRIAGE
MORRISON STEACHAN At the British show will be held at the Botanical Gar Cheong Wing 20 cents.
The Hongkong Ice Co.'s annual meet Tong Ping Ho Lol, Tong Mo Cho Tung, Lo Sang Kee, and Yip Pat Ching —50 cents each,
Li Pat, 30 cents.
ORDINANCE
giving the par somlare required may be obtained at the G.P.Ondal Police Stations,
The Poulty for fans compliance & a fine 20 axomatina 850
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
SAUSAGESI
SAUSAGES
Variety
to mit all facken
OXFORD BAUSAGES. CAMBRIDGE
PORK
BERF
LIVER
BOLOGNA, HEAD CHEESE, BLACK PUDDING.
WHITE
1741
Institution Booms on FRIDAY, 29th March, at 8 P.M
S. BAKER, Hom: Secretary.
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY
(British Bootlon).
that accommodation for First-Class Passengers will be provided on the GOODS. TRAIN leaving Kowloon at 1§ Noon un SATURDAY, th instant, calling at Taxo and BRAUNG BRUL
[1629
Mrs COCHRAN of Naval Yard, aing will be held on the 27th inst.
[1753 daughter,
Consulate General Shanghai on
March 2nd, and afterwarde at Holydens instead of in the City Hall.
Trinity Cathedral, by the Very Roy,
A. J. Walker, Dean, Atzo MORRISON, M
The Russian Post Office refuses to
sion to Europe by the Trans-Siberian Railway.
CANTON NEWS,
"NORTH: CHARGED, WITH BREACH OF KALTH.
of Perthshire Scotland to Venocept any further mails for transmis [FROM THE CANTON INTELLIGENCE, BUREAU
TEACHAN, of Melbourne, Australia. BELOW DEATHS Sigh MUSIKANTA Tchita, Biberia, on Febru- ary 27th Martin Musikant, former Russian Postmaster at Shanghai, aged bf years. PREPAR Souza At 50, Boone Road, Shanghai, on March 3rd, VIRIATO BONIFACIO DE Bouza, aged 58 years.
Honarono Office: 106, Das Vaux Roan, C. London Orwich): 131, Far Star, E.C.
The Daily Press.
Hongrond, 9th March, 1918.
By the death of Mr. Joan Rapmond Ire- land loses a devoted son and the British Empire a loyal citizen. It is nearly forty years since he first made his appear.
The Hongkong Horticultural Society's annual show of Aowers and vegetables will be held in the Botanical Gardens on the 14th inst.
The Bureau learns that the attack on Yochow Hunan, by a Northern force under General Chang Ching-, has been repulsed with serious loss to the enemy. General Tan Ho-ming, Commander-in- Chief of the Southern troops at Hunan, has stated that the attack on Yuchow in a breach of faith on the part of the North. When the Southern troops captured
Pochew some weeks, ago, and were to have
of interest to overseas restlers,
AID TO SHENSLAA
The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration'a mines for the week ending 23rd February amounted to 50,428 tons and the sales 50,261 tons,
marched on Wuchang, in Hupeh, it was The annual meeting of the Hongkong agreed that operations on all fields. Fire Insurance Company, Ltd., will be should be suspended pending further held at the offices of the General Mana- negotiation regarding compromise. The gers Messra, Jardine, Matheson & Co., North has, broken its word again in the Ltd., on
on the 27th inst, et 11 am attack of General Chang, and General non Weekly Press, published whatever action he sees it to carry ont Tan has announced that he will take The Hongkong this morning, contains a full report of the original programme of the South. THE PASSING OF AN IRISH the evidence taken at the first day's THE LATE ADMIRAL CHING
sitting of the enquiry into the Racecourse The National Assembly in Extra- Disaster PATRIOT
in adcition to all other local ordinary Bession in Canton has complied with the request of the Generalissima to accord the late Admiral Ching Pi-kwdag vitations for the 4th annual Pupils state burial. The Military Government
Prof. E. Danenberg has issued in Pianoforte Revital to be held in the State instructed the Canton officials bo Andrew's Hall, City Hall, on the 20th pare no effort in trying to bring the also been arranged to take place in the In response to the communication of THE PUBLIO IS HEREBY NOTIFIED LONDON BUYING AGENTS, and in politics by the side of PARNELL, inst, at 6.25 p.m. A second concert has assassin of the late Admiral to justice
We oferro, ORT SOFTicos band to those who remember only the same Hall on the 25th at 5.15 p.m. the the Constitutionaliste of Shenai for auth
Sit will entire proceeds to be given in aid of rents for British or Continental goods dignified statesman of later year the orphans of the Portuguese victimas Ance, the Military Government vil Established in 1844, but thoroughly up-to-
come as a surprise to learn that in the who perished in the Racecourse catax render all aid possible. A part of Shensi dale, our muscema in attained by making pag
has recently joined the Southern move our customers' interestar por pest ains
uns, earlier part of his Parliamentary career trophe. Tickets may be obtained at allment to defend the Conditution.
he was one of the stormy petrels of the the music store. Hour of Compons on the very first The funeral of Mrs Railton, of Kow- cay that he entered Parliament he was loon, a victim of the prevailing epidemic. suspended with the rest of the Irish of cerebrospinal meningitis, took place, yesterday morning, at Happy Valley, Party for refusing to vote, and in 1888 the service being conducted by the
· B. C. Taylor, of St. Andrew's, Rev be served a term of imprisonment for a The chief mourners were Mr. N. L
A member of the Bikh Community- 1844 political offence. Those, however were Haillon and Mr. N. LE Railton
rites: The toll from the local Sikh the days of rough campaigning which husband and eldest son, respectively, of community in the recent disaster at the the depcased) – A large number of friends racecourse was eight good persona, As the way for the more orderly attended, to pay a last mark of respect, no one could be identified the Temple methods that followed. On the death of and there were numerous floral tributes, authority was unable to cromate the according to their religious order.
souls of these For the benefit of the thus departed, however, the committee of the Sikh Temple has decides to per- form a complete and grinterrupted read-
3now ing of the Holy Sikh Scripture 3
Abend Path for 48 hours ending at Sith Temple, to be followed by a free
the 10th inst at the. distribution of food to the boor as well as to all comers. Ald according to Funds which it is expected will be raised on that day will also to given to Sikh charitable day will also lo
By Order
LOUHLASU HP WINSLOW,
Kowloon, 6th March, 1918.-
1748
#Hirs expers: buyers, verifh capable)
NOTICE
giving our customers all of wile experience, and enesthi
¿lowest prices and bark
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
Tolograma. Key
their tickets at the Offices of the HoxeKosa of AK MARTY, Bene, Salle, JOCEST HONGKON on the Ground Floor of the
CHATER Spcoessor has se from the 19th Februar ROAD LE CLUB: ANNEXE
the hours of 3:30 PM 1918, sold to Mass. P. A LAPIOQUE & 8.30
Pon MONDAY, 4th March, 1918, Co., the HAMO which insures the mbi 29th
March
HOLDERS OF UNPAID WINNING TICKETS (Cash Sweeps Plisons and Win was) will also be paid at the esme plase and between the same hours as stated above or pisoduction of their tickets, DOES
name
and Bundays Postal galles between Hongkong a
Haiphong, and 10 the right to the AB MARTY, Compagnie de Narigation Tonkingine, - The business wil
hereafter be carried ca by Mesars PA LAPICQUE & Co, Ng. 4 Queen's Building, Telephone No.
HA LAPIOQUR & CO.
LOWE, BINGHAM & MATEHKWE
Maslocountants to the
"Hongkong Jockey Czara.
ANTED
NOW ON SALE DIRECTORY
prépare
THE SIKH COMMUNITY.
LOSSES IN THE RACECOURSE DISASTER.
PARNELL to whom he remained Joval including wreaths from Our Little bodies of the victiros ARG
Bit Bocisty Kowloon Cricket Club, Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Co., and Ewo Junior, Mess
We
the face of English morality and Irish clericalism, Mr. KEDMOND became the Jeader of the Farnellites, the smallest
The usual monthly Whist Drives were PROTESTANT party in the Parliament of 1889, except held at Belchers and Mount Davis on great thanks to the generosity of the Service Kaia HARDIE'S, and the great skill the 6th and 7th instants, respectively p.m. on Sunda MISSIONARIES which he displayed in that position Entertainment Fund. On each occasion marked him out for the chairmanship of there was a large attendance and re Nationaliste in 1000. freshments were served, the troops spend the
ing an enjoyable time. The prize winner Unli
he was not awares Men Davis 1st L/L Kirby Press Office, dictator bht
his followers by con-
RAM.C. 2nd, Bapper Daborne, R. E
married man who 3rd. Gr. Horsfall, R.G.A 4th GrOne of the victims of the the ableet Parliamentarians Roberts, RUA Beichern let, Bomarughter behind to ou sent One
were constitu. Cooper BCA,, 2nd - Gr. Cooper, Bums equivalent to Ba R.G.Aaron Gr. Turner B.GA, ribed among the comm tional and
Ale Wicker F GA Pth Gr. Simpson, Bikk Temple on Sunda factiul generalship that the old ferocite, & G.A.est .dr. Abbott B,G.4.
amount was paid to the widay
[1717
Rene Balle, Buccor Hongkong, sth Harch, 1918. – D100
FOR FALK
CHINA JAPAN AND COKEY
AND WIERUSCULUM, Bark 2nd, 16%, Prik
DUNGAN CEARE
Care că “Daily Fred
WANTED TO PUROHABE
WNETTING in
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Ameth
institutions in India.
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