NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
G.
R
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OFFICE.
NOTICE.
THIS DEPARTMENT wil be entirely METEOR AYK It will be Open for all purposes Four A.M. till Noon où DECEMURE 26TH und
NUARY 2ND
D W. TRATMAN, Superintendent, Imports and Exporta
Hongkong, December 10th, 1918.
NOTICE
(2809
IF you want a reliable WATCH go to
I
JAMES STEER, Chronometer maker, Watch-maker and
Jeweller.
12748
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. HONGKONG BRANCH
INTIMATIONS
THE HONPRONA DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 18TH, 1918.
HONGKONG STEEL FOUNDRY
COMPANY, LIMITED.
-NOTICE.
N INTERIM DIVIDENI) of ONE DOLLAR [#1,00) per Share for account 1916-19 will be payable on SATOR DAY, DECEMBER 28TH, 1918. Shareholders aço requested to apply for Dividend Warrants at the Company's Office, at St. Georgo's Buildings, Hongkong.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company MONDAY, from CLOSED will be
to SATURDAY, DERMBER 23RD. 1918, DECEMBER ZHTN, 1918, buth stays inclusive.
GORDON & CO.,
General Managers. Honglong, December 14th, 2018. (201
NOTICE,
THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.
of
tbe
CERTIFICATE NO. 6912 of the alkyn
Company for 100 Shares Company numbered 10438/62, 25990/26014, 56330/50, 16410/0 and 66681/83 in the name of SOLOMON SAB8OON BENJAMIN dated the
17,
hay been 17th day of May. CANCELLED by the Company and
thereunder will henceforth
A New Certificate for the mid recognized. Shares has been inzed to and in the Dama of the said SoLOMON SABB00Y BENJAMI in place of the Original Certiliente referred to
BAVF This Day hunded over Charge of recogni Ali Odice to MH. S. YASUDA
B. MORI,
Manngor, NIPPON YUSEN KAISBA, Hongkong Branch.
12708 Hongkong, December 10th, 1018.
NIPPON YUHEN
KAISHA.
HONGKONG BRANCH,
HAVE This Day ASSUMED CHARGE of the Company's Business at this port
S. YASUDA,
Hongkong, Deceater is th, 1948.
"TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.”
above.
Dated the 16th day of December, 1918. By Order of the Board of Directors,
R. M. DYER,
no
bo
Chief Mager. THE HUNDKONG AND WHANA Does
COMPANY, LIMITED.
HONGKONG
AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
INTIMATIONN
G.
B.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPART. MENT.
that
18 HEKERY NOTIFIED
in duplicate, I SHALBENDERS which should be clearly marked "TENDER FOR QUARRIES," will be received at this Office until NooNTO-DAY (WED- NESDAY) the 18TH day of DECEMBER 1918, for she letting of the undermentioned Granite Quarries at Hongkong, Kowloon, and the New Terrieries, for one year from the 1st January, 181
Tonder must be accompanied by a
to the effect that the tenderer has
sed in
the Colonial Treasury & sum
aa stated in the schedule hereunder opposite to bacb
guarry, as a plodge of the bond Ades of his offer, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown, if the tenderer refuses to carry with the out his tender and comply conditions hereinafter contained, should the
temier be accepted.
The Governinout does not bind itself ta accept the highest or any tender.
rms of tender can be obtained from the Director of Public Works.
INTIMATION
WATSON'S
COLD
CURE
TABLETS
all parts of the British Empire by La Minerva Co., of Manila, which municipal corporations, representative recently (through Messrs. Lano, Crawford commercial organisations, and publie & Co.) sent two chests of tobacco for dis- assemblies. Recently our neighbours in tribution among troops at the discretion British Malayn have joined in the chorus, of the Hongkong War Charities Com The Planters' Association, the Singapore wittee, bus vory generously duplicated the Chamber of Comunerce and the Federal gift. All four chests have been allocated Council of Malaya have each expressed for the use of the troops in Siberia. themselves in terms identical with those The Police have received a report from employed by the Hongkong Chamber ofa meksha cool that, whilst returning Commerce. The t'bairman of the Plan from Shamauipo on the night of the 19th ters' Association, in ommending this mutant, he was attacked by two rubbers, One of his course to his fellow members, remarked who stole from his 81.24. that the German people were no better assailants attacked bim with
a large than their leaders. They cheered their wooden pipe, inflicting several bruises on leaders at the outbreak of war and would his body. The complainant s now I cheer them to-day if they had beco inmate of the Kwong Wah Hospital. victorious Who can doubt this when be recalls the jubilation with which the Ger mans in this part of the world greeted the news of the sinking of the Lusitania 3 It is worthy of note that the Governor of the Straits Settlements and High
States has announced that personally be Mr. Bandes, from Bombay. Mr. Champ
Mr. C. Champkin, who has acting ne manager of the local branch of the Mer-
cantile Bank of India for the past three years, leaves for Singapore by the Fron
'Herzwick at the end of the present month to take charge of the branch there.
| PARTICULARS OF THE QUARRIES.CURE A COLD IN THE Commissioner of the Federated Malay He will be succeeded in this Colony by
Quarry Lot No
Approx malo Area In
Acr
Depost required wich sender.
SHORTEST POSSIBLE
TIME.
-38888888 8 8898*8*)
AN EXCELLENT REMEDY FOR
NEURALGIA AND
MALARIAL
Trat Tez Mui No. 2
12.02
Shaukiwan Nos. 3 and Hak Un No. 8
73.90
8.44
Ma Tau Kuk No. 7
6.70
12803
Do Jordan Boad Nog 10.. Yaowati No. 11 Ngau Tau Kok Yo
No. 8
4.80
4.85
2.98
1.00
...
Do
Nos. 1-3, 7, 8,
Do
Nos. 10, 19,
Do
Nos 20 & 20. 10.13
Do
NOR. Я, 11-14,
Vo
3.80
24.06
16.53
20.44
2.10
4 29
2.85
(2776
PREPARED ONLY BY
NOTICE.
Manager, NIPPON YOBEN RAJTA, PROVISIONAL CERTIPU ATE No TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Hongkong Branch.
[2790 48/284, dated Hongko of 1st July, 1907, for
Five Share
80159 to 86163 inclusive, al Registered in the name of ANNIE MARION Harvey, has been LOST should this Provisional or STOLEN ROL
"In praluced to
the Back Certificate not b before the bih Jacuary, 1919, a new Certificate for the Shares will be issued and the aforesaid Previsional Certificate 43/224 will therm after be treated by this Corporation as Nail and Void.
THE Under-igned will not be Responsible THE will not be Members f the crew of the auxilary mowr schooner *PALAWAN,"
FE SOUTHARD, Master. A. 1. d. "Palawan."
FOUND.
{2787
By the Order of the Court of Directors,
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager
[2:05
Blongkong, December 5th. 1918.
IN Kowloon, a long lisired Black and bite THE CHINA 1. GHT & POWER CO., LTD
743.
Licence No.
Bresi Bucurtain. DOG. Owner can have same by applying at the--
PALACE HOTEL Kowloon. 12766
CANTON POULTRY SROW.
Under auspices of Canton Christian College)
INTRIES CLOSE on DECEMBER 21ST, ΕΝ
1018, Schedule and entry forms may eublamed from the Local Sports y, care #St. Paul's College.
Birds will be saken to and from Canton, free, in charge of European Steward with qualifii stall.
ADY
WANTED.
wishos to recommend
19701
her ENGLISH NURSERY GOVERNES for passage home in England in retura for Borvices. Good traveller.
M. W. A, Apply
00 Peak, Hongkoną. 12784
FOR SALE
TANDARD REBUILT TYPEWRITERS. Olivers b-14" #95; L. C. Smith #95; Monarch 895; Smith Premier 670; cheaper and better nowhere obtainable.
KWONG BANG,
8, Pedder Street. (2806
FOR SALE-CHEAP.
YACHT COLLEEN" Satte design us
"DIANA" and "DOROTESA." Apply -
H. E POLLOCK,
Princes' Buildings (9788
NOTICE. ANOTHER BLOCK OF HOUSES FOR A HOUSING SCHEME. NHE Undersigned, having sequired the HOUSIES IN OBANVILLA TERRACE, Kowloon, are prepared to make arrangements with any person desirous of owning any of these Four-Boomed Houser by parchasing on the instalment system, bo given to the present preference to tonanta.
J. M. ALVES & CO. Hongkong, December 7th, 1918.
(8700
Buy your CHRISTMAS TOYS
st
GRACA & Zag.zaw Puzzles,
Animal Kut-ups, Pioture Books,
Xmas Baskets,
00.. Lotto,
Erector, Stockings, Tinkertoss,
Problem Builder, Grasshopper. Tonnis, Popular Price Dolls,
and many other suitablo Gifte. ``NĚ.“to' WYNDHAM STREIT,
HONGKONG'
P. O. Box 10.
NOTICE.
HE REGISTER OF SHAREHOLDERS
Twill CLOSED from the 23rd day of
December 1918, to the 31st December 1918, both days inclusive.
The Rights to Shares in the New Company will accrue to the Shareholders who are on the Register on the 30th day of December,
1018.
All intending transfers should be sent in on or before the 21st December, 1919.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Manager,
*2802
THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER COMPANY, LIMITED.
OTICE IS
A EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the above Company will be held at the Registered Office of Victoria Bt. George's Holding, Chater ito .d, Victoria DECEMBER, 1918 Hongkong, on FliDAY, the 2778 day of 1918, at 18 o'clock Noon, when the subtraordinary General Mosting resolations which were passed at the of the Company held on the 11th day of December, 1918, will be submitted for con- firmation as Special Resolutions:——
that Hugh Frank
of
up at a remuneration of
Nos. 21 & 24 Cha Kwo Liang
NOB. 1-30 SAJ To Wan Nos. 1-16...... Lyemun Nos. 1 25...
Jo No. 26 Fuk T-un Heung No, iz Tang I No. 1 ...
PRELIMINARY
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received instruc
Lions fron
Messrs. D. MACDONALD
& Co, to sell by Public Auction,
at their premises Hung-hom THE WHOLE OF VALUABLE PLANT, 420, kc,
contained thereon, LARGE GALVANIZED IRON BUILD INGS, STOCK AND MACHINE TOOLS. Comprising:--
Pamps, Agines and Shatring Bandry
Borowing Lathes, Planing Machien, Machine, Shaping Macbine, Milling Machine, Slotting Machine, Drilling Machines, Cold
Walghing
Machines Sawing Machine, Panching and Shearing Machines, Blower, Test Pump
Chain Blocks, Screw Toole Stretching
Twist Screw* Jackx,
and
Hammer, Drills, Stock Dies, Sten
Sundry Wooden Tools, Blacksmith's Patterns, Band and Circular Saw, Cipe Bending Blocks, Pipe Vices, Coppersmith's Toole, Ema Cupole, Water tanks and Actings, Winchor, Boilers, Diving Pumps fict
Helmets
sni dresses Now and second Land). & quantity of Steel Producte inglad Steel Plates, Angos, Bars, Kulled Steel, ing Joists, galvanized Steel Plates, wrought and galvanized Irun Piving and Fittings, Brass and Copper Tubes, Mantz and Yellow Metal Sheathing, Metal and Copper Tacks, etc.
ALSO
One large galvanized Iron Building (wood framing),
One small galvanized Iton Shed (Steel framing)
(1) That it is desirable to reconstract this
and Старацу,
accordingly that this Company be wound up all of B
voluntarily and
Ons Motor Boat 22 by 697 by 8 feet fitted George's Building, Victoria, in the Colony with 1820 H.P. heavy duty Kelvin Kerosene
Motor. Liquids Merchant, be appointed
for the purpose of such 3 B.H.P. Bobader Crude Oil Engine
One
direct coupled to dynamo illustrated on Lundred dollars. (8) That the General Managers of this page 26 of Bolinders catalogue.
(Full Particulars from Catalogue). Company, be aathorised and requested
Date of Sale will be published later. to form and procure to be incorporated,
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. a new Company to be called the China
(9784 Light & Forer Company (1918), Ltd."
Hongkang, December 11th, 1918. (of which they shall be appointed by Agreement General Managers) with the the objects (inter alia) of nequiring will
business,
good undertaking,
book-debts and all machinery, plant, other asvote what cover of this Company, and of carrying on business in or near Kowloon and/or elsewhere if thought desirable with Messrs. Shewan Tomes & Co., Hongkong, and their successors in
one a business as General Managers so o long as the General Managers for the time being an aninoorporated (if & corporation) or (if firm) any one or more partner or partners in the Arm of the General Managers individually or collectively shall hold not less than one thousand shares of the
Company (3)
That the proposed Memorandum and Articles of such now Company submitted to this mooting be and the same aro hereby approved and that the Liquidator be authorized to consent to the registra- tion of such new Company with such Memorandum and Articles accordingly. (4) That the draft Agreement submitted to "A" and this Mooting (marked expressed to be made between this Com- pany and the Liquidator of the
9 one part and The China Light & Power Company
Lid
of the other par and that the approved
185 of the Companies Ordinance, 1011, to enter into an Agreement with such now Com pany when idfoorporated) in the terms of the salt draft and to
carry effect with such (if any) modifications either before or after the exemtion thereof as ho with the approval of the General Managers of the now Company thinke (6) That the Liquidator to authorised to
(1919)
authorised pursuant to Bectonator
bo
TO LET
GROUND TO LET.
T WHITFIELD ROAD, CAUSEWAY ABAY, Rut to our Case Fotory, consisting of 16,000 Square feet, amitable for storing Coal, do. From January 1st, 1919.
Apply to
KHONG SANG HONG T
948, Dei Voux Road Contral
19747
TO LEL
16
HEADACHE.
te
is in sympathy with the demand for kin was entertained at a farewell dinner,
the ruling chiefs have last night, by a few intimne friends exclusion, and expressed themselves in entire agreement
The American Consul Generul has with the opinion that the room of theceived notice that the Executive Order of Versun is to be preferred to his com
the United States Governmont establish- pany. At a luncheon given Kt the
|ing a defensive area among and around. Mansion Bouse, York, General Sir J. E.
the Philippine Islands has been with MAXWELL (Northern Command), unlike
drawn and the defensive arrangements Major-General VENTRIS, said he hoped discontinued as from December 18th. The that Mr. W. M Hranes would see to Naval patrol at the entrance of Mumla it that no German again trespassed upon Bay has been withdrawn, and all pre the Mutherland or her Dependencies,"
war port regulations have become offer and the Premier of Australia, in a ኒዩሮ- characteristically out-spoken response, left no doubt us to his attitude on the
I cùnnui conceive," he de subject.
The following cases of communicable diprases were notified in the Colony clared. that a people who for forty during the week ended December 15th,
Verebrospinal fever, (1 death); enteric years prepared for war and rushed upon
fever, a (death), diphtheria, 4 (1 (their neighbours with malignant fury,
death). One case of enteric and two like mone wild beant seizing its prey
Case of diphtheria were Brisiah. Ou to rend and devour it, have suddenly
& changed have donned the spotless robe Sunday and Monday one ease of diph-
A. S. WATSON
CO., LTD.,
HONGKONG
DISPENSARY,
TIL. 18.
(19
DEATH. F18нza-At Bombay, in October, 1918. Whitmore from prenmonia, Erie Fisher, Lieut. I.A.R.O., formerly attached 74th Punjabis, Hongkong. Deeply regretted by his brother off
[2808 cera and all ranks..
HONGKONG Onion: 10a, Em Vaux Road, E. London UFFION: 131, Franz Senart, É.C.
The Daily Press
HONGKONG, DECEMBER 18TH, 1918.
THE EMPIRE FOLLOWS
HONGKONG'S LEAD.
theria and two cases (one danth) of onterio
British case, fever, including a reported.
were
+
of peace and become angels of light () shall believe it and accept them for what they say they wish to be when we Lave drawn their fangs, taken out their claws, and left them impotent.” cables to-day tell us of crowded and ponding Member of Council for Hong- enthusiastic public meetings at Maritz-kong and South China of the Junior 1- stitution of Engineers.. The Headquar- burg and Kimberley demanding not
ters of the Institution are in London, but merely the repatriation of the Germane
its activities are world-wide, and local interned in South Africa but also the
sections have been established in various retention of the ex-German Colonice,
centres both at home and abroad Mr. evidently in order that the enemy may
-receive com- Clark will be pleased to be removed not only from their midat munications from Engineers in itese buy from their proximity. Already it ins
parts who are interested in, or wish to been annuanced by the Prime Minister home, members of the Institution. that the Germans domiciled in England will never again have the opportunity of betraying the country," and that a Bill will be introduced into Parliament Ev enable the Government to exclude the nationals of such countries ns et may deen expedient. Apart from sentiment, therefore, it would appear as though it
considered even
encourage
Mr. F. W. G. Clark, of Messrs. Shewan,
The Tomes & Co., has been appointed Corres-
а
A gathering representative of every
community in the Colony and especially of the Japanese community, attended an
At Home which was given, yesterday, on board the Fushimi Mars by Mr. B. Mori, Lill recently the Hongkong manager of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, who is under transfer to Osaka, and Mr. A ecunomically Yasuda, who succeeds him in Hongkong- sound to
Tha race of spies, The steamer was gaily decorated. politico-commercial schemers, and sedi
upper deck was arranged with tables con- tion-mongers. Hongkong will always taining every conceivable delicacy, and Tau British are such an easy-going and maguanimons race that even after the be able to congratulate itself upon having the string band of the ship entertained war had been in progress some time fears given the Empire a lead in this matter, the guests with some pleasing music. were expressed that when the day of for it will be remembered that when the reckoning arrived they would be found Hon. Mr. P. H. HOLYOak told the Legisla- ready to forgive and forget the crimes tive Council, in April of last year, that which Germany had committed. Only he believed Australia, Canada, and New twenty months ago, when the representa Zealand had already indicated their tive of the Chamber of Commerce moved | wishes in no uncertain manner, H.E, THE resolution in favour of the total Govganon replied that he read his news- exclusion of the Germans from this
papers and Parliamentary papers very Colony for ten years after the war and diligently and he had not seen any their subaequeat admission only under suggestion from anywhere that Germans Dominions, away with your cares,
What
THE INCHCAPE SELL
[Lord Inchcape said the coming decade
We
were more
in the Dominions would be one of immenso production; likely to see that there were three jobs for one mau thun three men for one job.→→ Reuter.}
And mop the bad tear from your eye! For his Lordship of lacheaps declares That an era of plenty is nigh.
strict licenco, he was ridiculed by the should actually be excluded from the official majority. The Attorney-General King's Dominions after the war." declared that sentiment was "a very poor Hongkong thought two years ago the guide amongst the cold, hard facts of
Empire thinks to-day.
He assures you all persons of sense economics;" H.E. the General Officer Commanding donounced the motion an
Major O. Beales, M.C., R.A.M.C., who Have wonderful fortunes in store, "quite contrary to the idea of a lasting
was in Hongkong with the "Shropshire As production will now be immenss peace;" and H.E. THE GOVERNOR VOR-
Regiment, has been given ab to his To make up for the wastage of war.
No more shall capitalista rob |tured the opinion that if he could com-
the really Military Cross. municata the proposal to
News has been received by letter of The workmen of all that they can, great men of the past," in the words of
popular song "they would never that Miss K. Craddock, who is, well-For, instead of thres men for une job HUMPHREYB ESTATE & FINANCE | believe me.". To make it perfectly clear known in Hongkong, was quietly mar.Three jobs will await every man. that the official phalanx was acting on ried to Mr. R. M. Whittall, formerly of Yet half of us here in Hongkong Oo, LTD,
that occasion entirely in accordance with the Union Insurance Co., on October 7th. Have been doing three jobs for two yearug Alexandre Finlidings.
its own convictions, His ExOELLENCY de- elared: "We have no intention of escap.
SHOP in Nathan Road, Kowloon.
Apply to:
TO LET TOUBES on Shameen, Canton.
Apply to-- the same inte
obisin advations from the Central Managers of any monies requisite upon much terms as he thinks ft. Dated this 19th day of December, 1910.
BHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Maragreen."
[1792
9000
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT & AGENCY O., LTD.
FOR BALE (ALESEND, HO, Tun Prax, Dix Booms. GR Tonnis Court, inuediato posremion. Apply
C. 1. GALE, Public Works Department
(2003
@
To eo a Chinese drunk and disorderly And we just pass a warning along
That it is not the catch it appears. One Chinese, ing the responsibility of not accepting in the stròcla is rare, this resolution because it deals with an however, had a royal time at a wedding Bo, in vain in the sight of the bird Imperial matter." The Government soon fenat, and afterwards behaved in boisto- In the not of the fowlor displayed learned that ils convictions were not rous fashion. Ho was produced before You may count our arrival deferred shared by the European community, for Mr. O, D: Melbourne at the Magistracy,Till we hear if all three will be paid.
crowded weeting at the Theatre Royal yesterday, and fined 45.
The Empresa of Russia, Emprcan of onthusiastically endorsed the motion which the Legislative Council had reject- Ari, Empress of Jugman and Monteagle, ad, and this decision was re-affirmed at having beers released by Government, the
L. W. H.
In the second round of the Palaco Hotel
the mass meeting hold during the recent Canadian, Pacifle Ocean Bervices, Lidhilliárd tournament, last night, Mr., Armation colobrations. Since Hongkong will resume its full service from Hong-Guimation bout Mr. J. Conker by 250-170. first tiedo its voice heard on this subject kong to Vancouver vid ujal ports of call Tonight Mr. T. Hart moois Mr. 1. Good. similar opinions have been 'expressed in from February-March nost..
man.
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