NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
WANTED.
LADY TEACHER capable of taking ALANT Camber and preparing pupils for the Camuridge the Local Examination. Apply to SECRETAKI, No. 6, Jinkee Road, stating torine, qualificatious as expericnct
NOTICE.
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RE Interest and Hesponsibility of MR. TDUNCAN CLARK
Олт Firm CEASED on January 14th, 1913,
LANK, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, January 16th, 1919.
NOTICE.
1213
H. STEPHENS AND COMPANY.
that the Business carried on by sue the Undersigned at Nos. 16 to 32, Queen's H Contral, Victoris, Hongkong, under the style or Firm name of . STEPHENS AND COMPANY WE as truzu and after the ist Novembr, 1918, taken over an acquired ny H. STEPHENS AND GUMPASÍ, LTD, free from all Debts and other liabilities.
NOTICE 15 BEREBY GIVEN
All Creditore and others are boroby requested to send in thear Ulains to me vu or before the 28th February, 1919.
Batou i lite day un Jaunary, 19 19.
H. STEPRESS.
[214
NOTICE.
the Lat day of November, 1915, taken ovor and acquired from Mr. HERBERT STEPHENS the Business hitherto encriou on by bm ao No99. 16 to 29, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong, under the style or Firm aame of H. STEPHENS AND COMPANY and we shall continue to cury on the said Businesa of Impor.ers and Exporters and General Marchants and Commission agents under the stylu
AND ot B. STEPHENS COMPANY, LAMITED.
Ustou this 14th day of January, 1819.
WE'VE from
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 18TH, 1919.
THE UNIVERSITY, HONGKONG.
the
A CONGREGATION of
UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG
will be held in the treat Hall on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15T8, 1919, at 0.30.M. at which the Pro-Chancellor of the University. His Excellency The Officer Adinistering the Guverument of the Colony, Admission will be will conter Degre by invitation.
NOTICE
[200
THE MAI ABON SUGAR C LTD.
NOT the
TOTICE IS BEREBY GIVEN that SHARE and TRANSFER BOOKS of the nho e Cmpany will bo CLOSED from the lot to the lath day of February, 1919.
SMITH, BELL & (0), LTD., General Managers. Manila, P.1, 3rd January, 1919.
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HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE NINETY NINTH
ORDINARY
MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be h-kt at the Office of the Company, Hotel Mansions, on TUESDAY FEBRUARY 11TH, 1819, at is o'clock, NOON, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Acconnte, declaring a Dividend and electing Directors and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company, will be ULOSED from JANUARY 7TH to FEBRUARY 11TH, 1919, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
W. E. CLARKE Secretary.
[173 Hongkong, January 7th, 1919.
►
THT WEST POINT BUILDING
- COMPANY, LIMITED. OTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTY FIRST ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERE in this Company will be held at the Offices
N For and on behalf of the Directors,
HRRBERT STEPHENS, Managing Director.
'$
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.,
ASD
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA TION CO., LTD. CONSIGNEEB per Company's Steamer
SITOEBONDO "
are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt'e Whart, Bow. toon, where it will lie at Consignee risk. The Cargo will be ready for de livery from Godown on and after 15th January.
Optional cargo will be landed, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival.
INTIMATIONS
NOTICE.
TENDERS which must be enclosed in,
Senled over and Marked Tender will be received at the French Conn'ats up Noon on JANUARY 20TB, 119, for the purchase fte French Gunboats:
"ARGUS" AND "VIGILANTE"
Length
149 feet Brewith
24
2 Diar Compound Engine 587 N.H.P.
...
12
3
3 7
2 Therueyerit haters Tazbe. Pressure Twin Screws
The Vessels may be inspertel at H.M. Kowloon Yad 1pot bow where the -uccossful Tepirrer wast tako delivery. Vessels to be sold as they are with all stores and Scientific (Armament Ammuntion instruments excluded),
Portion of ench vessola stores are lying at Shameen, Canton and at the Naval Dock Yari, Saigon. Expere of delivering such tores to be for account of the successful Tenderer. Separate offers she id be conde For each gun ont. Successful anderer must ay purchase money to this Cmsulato before JANUARY 28TH, immediately upon which delivery of the vers is wilt be granted.
This Con-ulate reserves to itself the right to accept or refuse any Tender.
Not accountable for errors in description. % of the Price for all capenses incurred. [190
A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEER, BURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER.
RAVOURED with instructions
The Concerned, will well by Public Auction on THURSDAY, JANUARY 16TH, 1919.
at 1.30 P.M.
from
at his Sales Rom, Queen's Road Central.
A LARGE AND SPLENDID ASSORT-
MENT OF CHINESE PORCELAINS
AND CURIOS,
Coaprising:-Kanghi, Kienlung, Towkong,
INTIMATION
WATSON'S
COMPOUND
BALSAM
OF
ANISEED
Gives immediate relief in
all casca of
COUGH
Three cases (izpe denihs) of enteric tono death) of cerebro
and one Cл5
Bervice and Reconstruction instead of Capt. George Ash, the well-known now. Director-General of National Service, boy, will give an exhibition of lasso- Dr. C. ADDISON exchanging the Ministry throwing, etc., at the Victoria Theatru of Reconstruction for the Local Govern-to-night. ment Board. Sir F. E. SMITA goen to the Woolack at the age i forty-six, leaving the Attorney-Generalship open to Sir GORDON HEWART, K.C., who is fol.pinal fever were reported in the Colony
on Sunday and Monday. lowed in the Solicitor-Generalship by on: of the few pew comers, Sir E Pollock,
The final game in the 1905-1919 Shang probably a member of the distinguished hai amateur billard championship was legal family to which the representative played at the Cercle Sportif Frença of the Justices of the Peace in the local between Capt. E. 1. M. Burrett and Mr. Legislative Council belongs. Mr. G. HB. S. Smyth, last year's champion. Capt. ROBERTS accepts the Food Controllership || Barrots took the lead, and reached the and surrenders the Ministry tor Labour 900 mark 75 in advance of his opponent. to Sir R. 8. HORNE, a Scottish lawyer, M. Smyth, however, was then seen AL who showed great ability in reorganising the top of his form and, with brenke ni the railway system in no thern Francejo4, 27, 23 and 31, best (aptuio Barrett daring the war. The Ministry of Pen sions, formerly held by Mr. J. B. HODOR, a Trudes Union representative who drops ont of office, goes to Sir L. WoTHINGTON EVANS, who was Parliamentary Under Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions. pertation of rice into the United States, the order to become effective immediately. Sir ERIC GEDDES is a Minister without Import restrictions are also removed on portfolio at present, but if the proposal to coal-tar distiliates, eggs of poultry, ex create a Ministry of Ways and Communi plosives, matches, fresh ments, glass and cations should be adopted by Parliament,glassware (except optreal glass), balsam it is understood that he will become the woods, woods included under tariff pasa head of that department a very importgraph 047, caffeine, castor beans and nil, ant position in view of the Government's alfalfa seed, hemp seed and vegetables intention to nationalie the railways, ivory.
1,000 954.
The American Consul General has re
clved advice that the War Trade Bourd
has removed all restrictions on the im
Capt. Lewis George Murray Kidd, M.Cf the East Kent Regiment, has
The appointment of First Lord of the Admiralty, this vacated by Sir Eme, is filled by Mr. WATER LONG. He is follow.
been awarded in bar to the Military Cross ed at the Colonial Office by Viscount
for conspicuous gallantry and devotion MILNER who has been a member of the
to duty during an attack Though carly December, 1916. In view of the fact that, mined courage to the final objective and as a Crown Colony, Hongkong is subject coalidated the position, after which us
Sung and Ming Dynasties, a collection of Price 50 cents and $1.00|War Cabinet, without partiulio, sinewounded, he led his Company with deter
coloured and 3-coloured Vases, Plates, and Baris, Incense Burners, old Bronze figures any raments, Snuff Bottles, Cristal Vanes and Ornaments, Jadestones, Glass Beads, Peking Cloisonne, Blue and White Vases, Pates, and Bowls, Auber, Lacquered Sorgens, Panels, Old Chinese Encravings, and a long
of Messrs. Jardine, MATHESON string of old and beautiful Curios.
LIMITED on WEDNESDAY 29TH, 1015, at 11.30 5.3. for the
of the Dors
of reosiving the Report together with the Statement of
for the year ending 31st December, 1918.
The REGISTER of SBARES of the Company will be CLOSED) from SATUR DAY,
29th 18th, to WEDNESDAY, January, 1919 (both daye inclusive), Transfer of during which period no Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER, THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY CO., LTD., General Agents for the WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LTD.
| 200 Hongkong, January 13th, 1918.
Catalogue will be issued.
On View 15th January, from 2 F.M. TERMS: Cash on Delivery.
A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER,
instructions AVOURED with
FAVOURED
per Bottle.
PREPARED ONLY BY
from
A. S. WATSON
CO., LTD.,
HONGKONG
DISPENSARY,
TEL. 16.
The Concerned, will sell by Public Auction on SATURDAY, JANUARY 18TH, 1918,
at 11 AM
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF.
WINES, SPIRITS, ALE AND STOUT, 40 cases Kirin Boer, pita. 60 case dinhess Stout, Burke's qts. Bo Barcala Californi Claret. 10 cases Moet and Chanden Cham- Inbel. 7 cases Vichy water, pta pagne, Blue
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, 5 casos Nassau Beer, qte. 4 cases St. Lebon
LIMITED.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
NC FIFTH ORDINARY MEET
wines 3 cases Japanese Sake. 18 cassa Cawarra Hock.
9 cases Hennessy's 3-Star Brandy. 4" D. O. M. qts.
All broken, shafec, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fr
fridays between the hours of 10.40 A.M.
4 this SHAREHOLDERS and Noos within the free storage period.
No dame will be admitted siter the Company will be held at the Offices Goods have left the steamer's Gudown; Mesars. Jardine, MathSAUN & COMPANY,
ING of
גנס
12
and sil Goods remaining undelivered LIMITED, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY after the 21st January will be subject 29TH, 1919, at 11.45 A., for the ригрове
to reut.
All Claims against we Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on of before the 4th February, or they will not be recognised.
No tire insurance will be effecard.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, January 14th, 1919_
NOTICE.
1218
REGINALD ALEXANDER
Accountant, is this day admitted a part- ner in our Firm.
LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS. Hongkong. 1st January, 1919.
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NOTICE.
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the HONGKONG LADIES BENEVOLENT SOCIETY will be held at the Crry HALL, on TUESDAY, JAN. 28, at 12 NOON.
(203
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.
OPEN BILLIARD UHAMPIONSHIP.
THAMPIONSHIP the Colony held HE ANNUAL OPEN BILLIARD
the the auspices of
Victoria
under Rocreation Club.
Entries oa JANUARY 22ND, and are to bo accompanied by Entrance fee of $2.
The number of points to be played and other arrangements will be decided at a Moating of the Competitors
V.no. Hon. Segretary.
WANTED.
(107
ENGINERS for local work. Through LANGINEER for local worke. Thorough ing and experience in okarge of strani plant essential.
Apply-
"TECHNIC," Care of "Dally Pross Omoe.
WANTED.
(209)
محمدہ
togetheiving the
291.
Report ra the Directors with the Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1918.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from SATUR
WEDNESDAY, DAY, 18th, to January, 1910 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
The HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, LTD.,
A, SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to the General Managers.
(206 Hongkong, January 13th, 1919.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that No
the THIRTY-FIRST ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in
this Company will be held at the Offices of Moura, JARDINE, MATHESON & COMPANY, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY LIMITED,
ол
yotb
9, 19, ut NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1919.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from SATUR
WEDNESDAY, DAY, 18th, to
1919 (both days inclusive), January, during which period no Transfer of Bhares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Becretary. Hongkong, January 13th, 1910.
ᎠᏓᏪ.
19
4 French Veruth. Noilly Prot.
A
Bas Ale, Freach Vermouth, Auxtel Beer, Whiskies, Brandi, etc. etc
Gordon's Dry Gin. New York
[166
TES-Cash on Delivery. Hongkong, January stb, 1919.
R.
G.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT,
to the supervision of the Secretary of collapsed. His brilliant handling of his State for the Colonies and is about to
Company was the menus of inflicting renew its appeal for a more representa
heavy ensuulties O the enemy, and tive system of government, it may not be largely nesigted in the success of the uninteresting to recall a few of the salient operation.
features of Lord MILNER's career.
Cap. Kidd, before his de Afterparture for war service at Home, w gaining distinction at Balliol he was member of the staff of Jurdine, MathesoEL called to the Bar. Entering journalism, be & Co., Ltd., ng was also Lieut. H. H. &erved under the late Mr. W. T. STEAD as Lennox, R.F.A., who has also been decor
a sub-editor of the Pall Mall Gazette.sted with the Military Cross. Later he went to Egypt as Financial
It could scarcely be said that the first Secretary, and, after five years as Chair- man of the Board of Inland Revenue, was change of programme, presented to a crowded house by Edgar Warwick's Re- appointed Governor of the Cape. He mot President KRUGER AL the abortive Vusical Comedy Company at the Theatro Bloemfontein Conference, and was Great Royal last night, was less pleasing then Britain's chief representative in South that which was so well received un Satur- day night One missed so striking an Afrin both before and during the war.
item as "Pacife Memories or such a 11 was he who described the Uitlanders
usbetots" and warmly supported their tuneful numben us "The Bells of St. Mary's and the repitition of these two claim to proper representation in the really good items would, it is thought,
Transvaal Parliament. After the war he
MRS. J. ELLIOTT desires to thank friend established the British system of adminis and Miss Eileen Boyd again contributed
for their kind expressions of syn pathy and floral tributes in her recont
sad bereavestent.
[22]
Hongkona Uretos: 10%, Das Vœux Boad, Q. LONDON UFFICn: 181, Fran Stamm, E.C.
The Daily
Bress.
HONGKONG, JANUARY 1978, 1919.
**MUSICAL CHAIRS.”
in
the มิเน South
by
Losli Holmes generally favoured.
African the major part of the programine, but Rono two songs worthy of mention were Petals " Miss Dorothy May and Don't you mind it, honey by The farcicat Miss Madge Griffiths. burlesque entitled Mummy Whe decided improvement on the skateli in the first programme in which Mis, Madge Griffiths and Leslie Holmes took part. The Hesitation Valse"
as performed by Miss Vera Pain and George Titchener was a new and not too graceful inter- pretation of that dance.
tration Colonies, but, having incurred a great deal of hostility by endorsing the demand of the mine-owners for the im portation of Chinese indentured labour, be resigned in 1905 after eight years arduous toil. For some time afterwards he remained in obscurity, but in March, 1014, he emerged to organise a "Coven- ant" for signature against Home Rale in Ireland Another appointment which will not be devoid of 'oen interest is HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI that of Bir ARTHUR Steel Maitland as
BANK.
PARTICULA Public Auction Sale, to ARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of be held on MONDAY, the 20th day of January, 1979, at 8 F.., at the Offoes of the PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, by Order of EXORGLENOX THE OFFIORE AUMINIS. IN the formation of the new Ministry Head of the Department of Overseas One Let of Mr. Laovu Gronce has evidently pro Trade Development and Intelligenes, TREING THE GOVERNMENT, CROWN LAND above Coombe Road in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 76 years oooded on the principle of leaving well while the selection of an Indian, in the with the option of renewal at Bent to be fixed by the Surveyor of Hisalone. With only one or two exceptiona, person of Sir S. P. SINHA, na Under to audit, the Directors of the Hongkong MAJESTY THE KING, for one further torm of there has merely been a re-shuffling of Secretary for India, is a notable in
Crow
7 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT,
No. of Sale!
YO, LETRATI
Above Commbe
Locality.
Rotary
Measuremedia
...
pael Prict.
R | 3.9.
•
Tock feat. Deer
100
180
|02|10,000 62|| 1,900
[207
JUST RECEIVED Priced Catalogue
of
THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA- TION CO., LTD.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that NIGHTEENTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices LIMITH, DAL
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29rm, 1010, at 12.15 P.., for the purposo the Beport of receiving
the Directors together with the Blatement of Accounts
WAR STAMPS
$188
DIRECTORS RECOMMENDATIONS.
We are officially informed that, ambjent
and Shanghai Banking Corporation will offices, and in several cBES no change
novation. Although not the first Indian recommend at the forthcoming moeting: - whatever has been made. Thas, Earl
A final dividend for the year to sit in the House of Commons,
ending December 31st, 1918, CURZON remains Lord President of the
Sir S. P. SINHA is the first of his fellow of £2 55. per share and a Council and Leader of the Lords; Mr.
bonus of £1 108, per share, sub- countrymen to be a member of the British
jest to doduction of income tax. A. J. BALFOUR, Secretary for Foreign Ministry. A moderate Progressive, be Add to the silver reserve fund....81,500,000 Affairs; Mr. E. S. MONTAGU, Secretary has already had experience, as a member Write off bank premises...... ..8 750,000 for India; Sir A. STANLEY, President of of the Viceroy's Council. His new office
Carry forward about.... the Board of Trade; Mr. H. A. L. ΟΙ the Board FIBER, President of Education; Mr, R. E. PROTHERO, Pre- sident of the Board of Agriculture; Mr.mise contained in their manifesto to the
clectore to develop responsible government MESSRS. GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO A. ILLINGWORTH, Postmaster-General; Sir
in India by gradus, stages. ALFRED MOND, First Commissioner of Works; and Mr. G. N. BARNES,- Minister without portfolio. Mr. BONAR LAW con- tinues as leader of the House of Common and holds a virtual sinecure as Lord PRIVY SEAL. He is rolioved of the Chancellorship of the Exchequer by Mr. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN, who occupied the samo position in 1983-5, and was Boere-
may be regarded as na earnest of the Government's intention to fulfil the pro- DARING ROBBERY IN ТПЕ
CITY.
Theatre.
VICTIMISED.
A daring armed robbery was perpetrat in the City last night, whon Mossrs. Gibb
сот-
In aid of Allied blinded sailors and Livingston & Co., were victimised to the soldiers the Canton Amatour Theatrical extent of about $20,000. Bocicty will present a farce entitled "The
It appears that at about 7.30 p.m. six Strango Adventures of Miss Brown," on men entered the premians by the stone- Saturday evening at the Canton Club stairs and walked into the
pradore's department. Several employon who were
at working
tho fitne were surprised to see the mon, whe The fico Cross Flower Stall at the knives, and threatened to kill them if immediately pulled out revolvers and until the middle of 1017, when he retired Hongkong Hotel has realised $227.73 since they raised the alarm. The robbers ther owing to the Mesopotamia muddle. Mr. the beginning of the month, thus bring. WINSTON ORUROUILL, now that munitions Ing the total up to 2804.40. The sale of
of Mosare, JARDINE, MATHRRON & COMPANY, and Stamps issued in consequencetary for India in the late Government,
b
of the War.
B. G.
WAR ALBUMS
for the year ending 31st Decorpbor, 1910.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the
will be CLOSED from SATUR for the provisional issue of the Company DAY, 18th, to WEDNESDAY, 29th January, 2010 (both days inclusivo), during which period no Transfer of
QUALIFIED STENOGRAPHER and Share can be registered,
TYPIST, male preferred. Apply by lotter only stating salary required
W. 8. BAILEY & Co, L.
1176
By Order of the Board of Diretora,
MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE, Becretary. Hongkong, January 13th, 1910.
Allied Powers and Noutral
Countries.
GRACA & CO.
No. 10, WYNDHAM STREET,
HONGKONG.”
[908
PO Box 30.
173
Bro
the key of the safe from the
no longer needed, re-enters the owera continues on Tuesdays,
Thuradoyed
while one man was busy
Government in the dual enpreity of War und Saturdays.
It
the safe, the others searched
the clorks.
is statod that the robbers entriol Away about $10,000 in money. They then Minister and Air Minister, a combina Mr. R. E. Thompson, General Manager made their cocape by the same way they tion which in expected to most with for, the Poorless International Corpora had entered. Police whistles were blown
dit JOSEPH MACLAY tion of New York, will open branch ofloes robbere made good their escape,
| eLrel the Polios telephoned for, but the adverse criticism. changes his title from Controller to throughout the Far: Ebet. The Peerless The men are stated to have been drom Minister of Bhipping, while Sir Avex-Corporation are specializing.In 'iros anded in blue cotton truumors and gray coale
and looked like beggars. The Toling LAND Gauben Incomes Minietor of National lates' products and chemicals,
making strictest enquirits,