NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
G.
WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS, CEALED TENDERS will be received at
the Headquarters Offices; Victoria Barracks, Hongkong, until 12 Noon, on FRIDAY, 7th June, 1018, for the under mentioned service, for the period 19th June, 1918, to 31st March, 1919:
GENERAL BUPPLIES "B" (Oils, Wick, etc.), Tender forms and other particulars ray be obtained from the Office of the D.A.D. of S.&T., at Headquarter Offices.
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AURNISHED, No. 188, The PEAR, for the Fonts Jnly to October inclusive.
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FOR SALE.
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Apply from 18 to 7 pm. Room-69, KING EDWARD HOTEL.
FOR SALE.
LADY'S MUFF and CAPE $525 COLLARS of REAL FUR BLACK SKUNK, and $10 each TWO WHITE FURS,
Apply from 12 to 7 rar, Room 40, KING EDWARD HOTEL."
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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
the FORTY-FIFTH ORDINARY RYOTICE 13 HEREBY GIVEN that EARLY MEANING of the Societ vil be held at its Head Office, Nos and Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, TO-MORROW (TUESDAY), the sard May, 1918, at Noos, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directora togat
with the State ments of Account to Decoraber, 1917, and of declaring Dividends, etc
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 13th May to 3rd May, both days inclusive
By Order of the Board,
- C. V. P. HAY,
par pro. General Manager. Hongkong, 11th May, 1018, · [1995
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
No
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FORTY-NINTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its Office Nos. 3 and 4, Queen's Buildings Hongkong, TOMORROW (THURSDAY), tho Sard May, 1918, at 13:30 PM for the purpose of receiving the Raport of the Directors together with the State ments of Account to 31st December, 1917, and of declaring Dividendis, etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 12th May to 23rd May, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
C. H. P. HAY,
per pro, General Manager.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22ND 1918.
INTIMATION
BY APPOINTMENT,
day of May, 1918, 8 PM at WATSON'S
the
ARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of the latting by Pablle Auction Sale, to be held on MONDAY, the 9715 Ofices of the PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, by Order of HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, of One Los of CROWN LAND at Repulse Bay In the Colony of Hongkong, for alarmı of 75 years, with the option of rezowal na CROWN RENT to be led by the Burveyor of HIR MAINTY THE KING, for, one further term of 75 year
No. of Bals,
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Registry Mo.
Locality's
At Sepulse Bay.
Boundary
Annual Rent
font] feet wet.
food
03
36,000
Aai per
NOTION
2035
STONE
GINGER-
his experience in Nigeria, taking control f of the State yards in place of noting as Deputy Controller of Auxiliary Ship- Wo are now assured that
against this we could only set some three and three-quarter millions, three millions of which represented new construction while the remainder consisted of enemy building." bing captured. Regarding as one tho 1,800,000 toms can be produced this year mercantile navies of the whole world, in spite of the bad start, and that excluding the enemy, and viewing the 3,000,000 tons per annum is well within situation from the standpoint of the the present and prospective capacity of world's tonnage, official figures show that our shipyards and marine-engineering the losses up to the end of 1917 were shops. To reach these totals, however, 11,827,572 tons, and the gains, from all there must be no further miscalculation sources 9,185,275 tons, leaving a net loss on the man-power question. In spite of of 2,632,207 tons. As the net loss to the competing claims, it is urged that tho United Kingdom alono during the same Controller-General must be adamant in period was 3,207,837 tons, it will be seen his demand for labour, and that skilled that foreign countries have actually gain men must be released from military, ed 635,610 tons. The United Kingdom, in the last resort, must depend mainly
service without delay. The war cannot on its own resources, and a tremendous
bo won without ships, and everything and united effort is required if wo
must be subordinated to the task of not to be brought to the verge of disaster,
providing them, Our existence as a From August to the end of 1914 our out-supplies, and our means of conveying
nation depends ироп
the maintenance of put was 675,610 tons and our losses were them have already been reduced to the 408,728. tons;
tons; in 181
1915 our output was danger point. 850,979 tons and our losses were 1,103,379; and our lossca rose to 1,497,848 tons, in 1916 the output fell to 541,652 tons while in 1917, although the
output was increased to 1,163,474 tons, our losses amounted to the staggering figure of 4,009,537 tons. These totals do not include Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe resumed his post
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BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERA, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTY SECOND ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its Head Office, Noa 3 and Qaren's Buildings, Hongkong, TO MORROW (THURSDAY), the 23rd May, 1918, at 12.45 P.M. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the State.
$100 PERTHREAD NECK ments of Accounts to 31st December, 1817,
A LACE.
Apply from 12 to 7 P.M. Roon 68, KING EDWARD Horn,
12043
INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND
SINGAPORE.
HE Steamship
"RWAIJANG" having" arrived from the above ports, Con sigaces of Cargo by bor are hereby informelikat all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Ensardous and/or extra hasardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Gedown Co., Ltd., whonce andjer from the wharven delivery may be obtained, BAN
Goods not cleared by the 18th inst, at 6 EM will be subject to rent. *All broken, clufod and daringed packages are to be left in the Gedowns, where they will be examined, “MENA
Claims against the steamer must be pro- sented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise they will not be recognized.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us
case what varKEMENAN Bils of lading will be gruntamigned by
JARDINE MATHESON & Co., LTD.,
General Managers..
Hongkong 21st May, 1918.
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and of declaring Dividends, eta.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Compasy will be ULOSED from 13th May to 23rd
both days inclusive. By Order of the Board,
May
CH. P. HAY per pro. General Manager, Hongkong, 11th May, 1913.
1007
THE STAR
FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
N TWENTIETH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of this Company will be held at the Offices of Moraru JARDINE, MATHESON
Co, Lr, on THURSDAY, the 30th May, 1918, a6 Noos, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to 30th April, 1918.
NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiatic or Indian apply in person at the CENTRAL POLION STATION between the hours of 9 AM to 1 P.M. and 2 P.M. to 4 F.3. daily..
"Applicants will be required to produce Pasaporte or identification papers, t
All persons with certain exceptions who remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register themselves under the REGISTRATION or PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916
Forma of Registration
giving the
parti ulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all Police Stations.
The Penalty for non-compliance is a fine noborce di 15 850.
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$1.00 per dozen.
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CO., LTD.,
ERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
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Mrs. JAMES HUTCHINGS desires to thank all friends for their kindness and sympathy in her recent beravement
aro
Last night at the Theatre Royal the Frawley Co., produced "The Chair." Tonight The House of Glass"
13th will be presented.
as the First Police Magistrate yesterday. second Police Magistrate, has been Mr. A. Dyer Ball, who has been acting ransferred to the Imports and Exports
Office
Government Civil Hospital as the result Two strect coolies have been sent to the of injuries, received through motor-car accidents. One had both his legs injured, though not seriously, and the other had his left arm and shoulder bruised.
the 780,000 tons captured from the enemy, 1010 are not yet available, but during the Official statistics for the first quarter of first two months and ball, British shipping to the extent of between 500,000 and 600,000 tons was destroyed, and at an outside estimate not more than 200,000 or 250,000 tons were replaced by our ship builders-a quantity considerably below that being produced towards the end of the preceding year. It must be remem- bered, also, that half of our ships wore mortgaged to the Army and Navy before the momy adopted their sink at sight policy, and, further, that a very con- siderable amount of tonnage has been loaned to the Allics. The losses now occurring, therefore, have to be deducted from the small balance left for the needs. of the civilian population. No wonder has been officially declared that recent production of merchant shipg in the United Kingdom, even making the most generous allowance for weather con ditions, fell so far below the rate of output in the preceding quarter that, if I (1 death). improvement is not speedily made, the Chinese point where production balauces losses will be postponed to a dangerous extent,
Wo have received two letters-one in from Canton, and the other referring to pugning the accuracy of news published the Colony's contribution to the Empire's forces at the front-but we ar omitted to enclose their names. to publish them as the writers have are unable
During the week ended May 18th the following cases of infectious diseases were notified in the Colony :-Cerebro-spinal fover 38 (35 deaths); bubonic plague, 10 (5 deaths); diphtheria 6 (0 deaths); enteric fever, 8 (5 deaths); and smallpox, All the sufferers were
diseases were notified in the Colony The following cases of communicable
The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Ferandahs. To Let from 10th of May. Rate EGSORONG Office: 104, Das Voux Road, O. and even when that point is reached we during Saturday, Sunday and Moriday:
Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, the 94th May, to THURSDAY, the 30th May, 1918, inclusive, E
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. S. BROWN, Secretary.
₤2037 Hongkong, 18th May, 1918.
HONGKONG, CLUB.
NOTICE.
AMERTIME No Members of the HONGKONG CLUB will be held in the Large
1918, at 5,30 Pa
N EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL
FAR KAST OXYORN AND ACETYLENE Dining Room on FRIDAY, the 31st May,
WE
COMPANY, LTD.
TE bog to inform our Customers that our Kennedy Town Factory is now in full working order and we are able to underlake, as baforn the War, all kinds of Ships Repairs and Welding, also to furnish Oxygen and Acetylene Gas in any quantity.
FAR EAST OXYGEN & ACETYLENE
COMPANY, LTD. FLOQUET & KNOTH, Agents. 1, Princes Building,
Hongkong, 14th May, 1948.
0.
aro
To confirm the Reslation pred on the 18th inst, as Posted in the Half of the Club
... By Order,
E DES VOI X;
Secretary
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· Hongkong, 17th May, 1918.
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E.
THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.
Payment of Interim Dividend on Shares for the year ending 30th June, 1818
-
or
ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE
THE BOARD having declared an TENDERS
INTERIN DIVIDEND of One invited for the supply of Shilling per Share, free of Income Tax, Carpenters Caulkers, Flatory, Plum for the year ending 30th June 1918, bars, Painters, Scrapers Shoemakers Leather-workers to HLM. Naval Yard.
holders of Bearer Shares and holders of Forms of Tendor can be obtained at the Dividend Warrants received from London Chief Constructor's
Office, M. Naval Yard, on account of Registered Shares, will be Hongkong, and should be filled in and paid their dividends on presenting No. 11 returned as indicated in Tender Form not Warrants on Registered Shares to either of Coupon of the Bearer Shares, and Dividend later than Noost FRIDAY, 31st May, 1918,
the following a E. C. KENNETT,
Banks at Shanghai or Chief Constructor.
Tientsin HM. Dostyard,
Hongkong 16th May, 1918 [2034
THE DAIRY FARM COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE Business of the manufacture and sale HE
of Ice and the business of Cold Storags, hitherto carried on by the HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LISTED, has been acquired and will in futurs be carried on by the Dámy FARM COMPANY, LITTED, Consequent upon such acquisition the name of the DAIRY FARM COMPANY, LIMITED, has been duly changed to THE DAIRY FARM ICE AND COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.," and its business will in future be carried on under the new name
M. MANUK, Becretary, THE DAIRY FARM ICE AND COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.
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to and of June, $100 per month.
MEA, NIVEN Narcissus Bay, Wei-hat-wei
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TO LET
NOMMODIOUS and well-fitted SHOP in
Alexandra Buildings
Apply
SECRETARY. ASWATION & Co., LIMITED.
TO LET
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TO Noll tuis EUROPEAN 140 Koyler
well-built EUROPEAN TWO-STOREY HOUSE, good locality
Apply YU KAM HING, c/o Messrs. JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER
41956
Laxnoz CRFICE: 181, Franz Grenst, Eshall still have to make good the losses
of the past,"
The Baily Press.
HONGKONG, 22ND MAY, 1918,
There are many causes to which the failure in our shipbuilding programme is attributed. Undoubtedly, the shortage bath of labour and material has adversely affected the output, but there is also considerable evidence that the labour and material available have not been used to
Cerebro-spinal fever, 12 (6 deaths); diphtheria, 4 (3 deaths); babenic. pingue, (three deaths); and small-pox, on (ond one (one death); enteric fever, four death). All the sufferers were Chinese.
At the Criminal Sessions, yesterday, when the names of the jurors were called, one
of then failed to anewer. The missing juror, who was summoned
before the Chief Justice, said his acco Justice remarked that that was no ex was due to an oversight The Chief case, as the juror had been served with a
summons to attend Court His absence
THE SHIPPING PROBLEM The shortage of tannago bad, become so
cute, and the output of the ship-building the best advantage. One correspondent yards had fallen to such an alarming to the Press declares that: Distracted extent below our losses that towards the und bewildered by abrupt changes of end of March the Admiralty decided to plans and policy, which they have not cast aside their tradition of crecy and understood and which nobody has taken place the full faota before the public. It the trouble to explain, the men have lost was a wise step, taken after consultation faith and spirit." Another tells of with the Allies, for we can now judge
absolute daily idleness, especially on in Prince's the actual position, and there is some vessels under repair or refit, while a
hope of improvement. That it was only third diagnoses the trouble as a the combined action of masters and men of departments. The complaint general. CONSCRIPTION FOR engaged in shipbuilding which forcedly is that the shipbuilding industry kas the Government into the open on this been controlled by amateurs, and when
HONGKONG. question is a matter of small moment. the Government replies that many experts the Government have been employed in the Department
TO LEE. ESIDENTIAL FLAT
Ballding. Apply tom THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD.
1878
TO LET
MMEDIATE entry, Four very desirable SHOPS, situated in Ice House Street eppoute the Grand Hotel, recimaly recon structed.
**
For rent and other particulars
apply THE MANAGER *** HONGKONG ICE Co, Lo.,
THE HONGKONG TH
AND SHANGHAI BARKING H
CORPORATION
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA
AUSTRALIA & CHINA,
THE Eusso¬ÁBIATIU BANK,
THE BANQUE BELGE POUR L'ETRANGZE, The Payments will be made in either Dollars or Tesla as the holder may wish, at the buying rate of exchange of the day.
GENERAY MANAGER. THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION.
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Hongkong, 14th May, 1916
NOTICE OF REMOVAL
40, Connaught Road Central.
TO LET.
OUSES on Shameen, Canton.
No. 57, THE PEAK, LUSTLEIGH.
Apply to
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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST, MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.
TO LET
A FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon.
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TOUE-ROOMED HOUSES in Kowloon.
Apply to
Naturally, perhaps,
blames the shipbuilding industry for the present deplorable situation, and the shipbuilding industry, in turn, blames the Government Of one thing there is no doubt A number of the restrictions now, enforced at Home would have been unnecessary, and considerable privation would have been avoided, had it not been. for a series of blunders in the administre tion and organisation of our shipping resources. Before the war we had reached production of nearly two million tons
plague:
involved the calling up of another gentle- man to take his place.
ned $20 *
He would be
AGE-LIMIT FIXED AT FORTY.
His Excellency the Governor has.
the retort is made that the experts simply received a telegram from the Secretary had to do as they were told, that they of State for the Colonies stating that the are pushed on one side by a hundred proposals of the Colonial Government and one officials, and wore never given with regard to conscription are generally outro. There has been considerable approved but that the age-limit is re- wastage and dolay over the introduction duced to 40 and the men conscripted an The policy of to be sent to India to undergo training of the standard ship. standardisation was adopted on the with a view to being subsequently drafted defence, the experts say the policy is [We understand that the age-limit sug- advice of the experts, and, in their own as required. still sound but has failed owing to the and that it is proposed to appoint a repre- gested by the Colonial Government was to, duction. Wherever the truth may lie, ing claims for exemption based on the wrong methods followed in its intro-sentative Tribunal for the purpose of hear round that the applicants are engaged in essential industries ---ED --H DIJ
ROUMANIAN OILFIELDS.
received vid Soha says
A Bukarest telegram dated April 1st
a year. With the outbreak of hostilities at the time when the great need is for came heavy demands for steel for the re-ships and more ships we have bad quirements of the Army and Navy. Large in England many shiphuilding berths numbers of trained men from the ship occupied for months by half-finished yards were allowed to enlist, and, as cargo vessels which the builders were for consequence, the output declined
The bidden to complete. Moreover, many remedy adopted by the Government was alterations were made during construc HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE to place the whole industry under the tion, and weeks of labour were lost cessions as well as sales of personal and Numerous transfers of rights-con- Ca, Lang
control of the Admiralty, and in many because those responsible for the designs real estate, belonging hitherto to com- Alexandra Buildings.
quarters this is regarded as the greatest could not make up their minds. Some petroleum oil walls and to tudividuals, panies formed for the working of the mistake of all. It is argued that mer thing obviously had to be done to remedy both of Roumanian and of Entente cantile shipbuilding is quite different this state of affairs. The first step has ationality, have been registered before has been REMOVED to No. 10, WYNDHAMALESEND, 109, TER FRA BIX controlled by navel experts, and certainly known shipbuilder, 2. Controller-General by an Austre German company recently from naval work and cannot be efficiently been to place Lord PIEBIE, tho well-There properties are being acquired
the Courts at Bukarest, GROOMS
THE STORE of GRACA & Co, dealers in POSTAGE STAMPS FLOWER
SEEDS, TOYS, &,
STRERT
Hongkong, 2th May 1919.
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FOR SALE
12000
OH GALE
P.W.D
$195
the results appear to justify this conten- of Merchant Shipbuilding and to separate floated for the exploitation of Roumanisar tion. From August 1914, until the end of his work entirely from that of the Navy, oilfields. The value of the transfers e 1917, we had lost soven million tons, and General COLLARD, "An engineer who gained to several tens of millions of franes.””
gistered up to the present time amanta