NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
G.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS DEPART MENT.
CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22ND 1919.
THT WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMATED.
NOTICE
10
the THIRTY FIRST ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERE thin Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & COMPANY, LIMITED, Un WEDNESDAY, JANUARY HIS DEPARTMENT will entirely 29, 1918, at 11.30 TLUSED on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY of receiving the Report of the Directors
1.3. 10
for the purpose 187. It will be upen for Importa and Exogether with the Statement of Accounts Permite only lil Noor on SUNDAY, February 2nd and four permits of all kinds for the year ending 31st December, 1018. till 1 P.M. on MONDAY, February 3d
DW. TRATMAN, Superintendent,
Imports and Exporta.
Hongkong, January 2166, 1919.
WANTED
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WANTED by Britisher, FURNISHED
BACHELOR QUARTERS, Central Locality or Lower Levels of Peak. Box 177, Caro of "Daily Prese" Offer.
Reply-
N°
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TRE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILD ING COMPANY, LIMITED. OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTIETH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS
this Company will be held at the Company's Offices Victoris Building on TUESDAY, „FEBRUARY 4TH, 1919 At 1 o'clock a.m., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Dire wors, together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December,
1918.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, January 24th, to TUESDAY, February 4th, 1919, (both days inclusive), during which perior no Trausfer of Shares can be Regist
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary,
TO THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT
& AGENCY Co, Lro, General Agente for the
WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LTD., Hongkong, January 21st, 1919.
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WISEMAN'S DINNER DANCE
ON
FRIDAY, January 24th.
DINNER...
DANCE
$1.00
$1.00
FULL STRING ORCHESTRA,
D. M. GOODALL, MANAGER.
[100
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.
(Ellerman & Bucknall 8.8. Co. Ltd).
THE Steamship
"BLOEMFONTEIN "
will be despatched for :-
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from SATUR. DAY, 155, EAT WEDNESDAY, 29th January, 1919 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
THE HONGRING LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY CO. LTD., General Agents for the WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LTD. Hongkong, January 13th, 1919. 1905
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, LIMITED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTH ORDINARY MEET. ING of SHAREHOLDERS in Company will be held at
MS, JABming, Matheson & COMPANY, LIMITER, UN WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
INTIMATIOINN
THEATRE
THE
ROYAL.
HOWITT-PHILLIPS
COMEDY COMPANY.
TO-NIGHT
THE GLAD EYE."
this Prices: $3, $2 and $1.
the Offices
TH, 1918, at 11.45 AM, for the purpose
[197
of receiving the Report of the Directors Booking at MOUTRIE'S. together with the statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1018.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from SATUR. DAY, 19th, to WEDNESDAY, January, 1919 (both days inclusive); during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered.
20cb
By Order of the Board of Directors,
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, LTD..
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to the General Managers. Hongkong, January 13th, 1919. (206
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
No
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
ibe THIRTY-FIRST ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in
NOTICE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Interes and Responsibility of GEORGE BANKER of and in the Import and Expert Business carried on at Hong- kong under the style or Firm name of BANKER AND COMPANY' Ceased no fro the lat January, 1919, from which date the Business will be carried on by SAMUEL EBENEZER OREEN.
Dated the 20th January, 1919.
GEO. BANKER, S. E. GREEN
NOTICE.
1232
INTIMATION
WATSON'S
EXTRACT OF MALT
AND
COD LIVER OIL.
AND
DIGESTIVE AGENT.
Easy to Digest.
apoedy settlement and might erente wrong At St. John's Cathedral yesterday, Mr. conclusions about reciprocal concessions William Henry Matthews, of the Naval where mutual agreement may not have Yard Police was married to Miss Eveline fully developed, Surely there is more May Wimble, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. danger to be apprehended from the pub-
fication of rumour and gossip and this W. A. Wimble, by the Rev. F. G B is what will unquestionably be given to Hastings, R.N. The bridal wore a gown the world unless free neress is afforded of ivory charmener, with over tunic of to the fountain and of information georgette and old Flemish lace embroider- the 'Conference chamber
itself. rendy, President WILSON, being ferred
abominable lies."
Al ed in pearls and silver, and a tulle veil, re-Acting as bridesmaids were the Miss U
Lo reports appearing in AL Evans, F. Rodney and httle Miss B. New York paper has exelaimed What Badden, prettily dressed in pink crepe de The reports may have chine, embroidered and trimmed with been published in all good faith and after fur, with black straw and pink georgette reasonable care had been taken to verify bats. Mr. Rees acted as bestINGG. them. There have also been references to
disagreements between the Great Powers Murray Parade Ground yielded profit of The two recent Cabaret Dance, on the which May. br may 2011, Inve AL foundation of truth, and these instances
$027.03 which sum has been handed over
A CONCENTRATED NUTRITIVE will be multiplied a hundred-fuld as the to the Heather Day Fund of the Hong- Conference proceeds. We are looking for. kong St. Andrew's Bociety. The dance ward to the sweeping away of all the old committee wish to thank Conumodore and caises of international friction and to Offerra B.M.S. for loan of flags, the establishment of a League of Nations etc. Major Morgan and Oicers of 18th which shall safeguard the world against Infantry for the services of the band at such disasters as those through which it reduced rates; Mr. D. Keith, Hongkong has recently passed. We cannot secure and Whampoa Dock Ut, for services ren these blessings by the methods which time dered in connection with the flour; the alone has honoured. It would b far focal newspapers for advertising at re- better to have the most open discussion duced rates; Messrs. C. E. Warron & Co.; of all problema now than Lo have Pleasant to take settlement which the nations might refum M. Goodall; Sgt. Major Hurle; and the
Messrs. S. Muutrie & Co., Ltd.; Mr. D..
to ratify at the last moment or which, if gentleman who kindly donated as prizes. ratified, might still be open to the most War Bond Tickets to the value of $90. la botdes $1.50 and $2.50 adverse criticism and engender bitter feelings among large soetions of people in the future.
It seems to me that the objections to admitting the Press repre Mutatives LO the Conference are Loss weighty than those which may be urged against their exclusion, The delegates have unanimously registered a vow that the public through the Press shall have the fullest information compatible with the safeguarding of the suprane interest | of all.
each.
SOLD ONLY BY
this Company will be held at the Offices NOTHOMAS PERCIVAL LINDSAY
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that A. S. WATSON
WOODS is authorized to Sign our Fiem per procuration.
Dated the 21th January, 1919.
BANKER & CO.
of Meers, JARDINE, MATHESON & COMPANY, LIMITED, 011 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY, WTE, 1918, AL NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1818.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from SATUR DAY, 18th, to WEDNESDAY, 29th January, 1919 (both daye inclusive), during which period no Transfer of& Co, to sell by Public Anction, Shares can be registered,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary. Hongkong, January 18, 1919. [207
THE HONGKONG LAND RECLA MA- TION CO., LTD.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the EIGHTEENTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs JARDINE, MATHESON & COMPANY, LIMITED, Un WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
NEW YORK VIA PANAMA CANAL 29, 1919, at 12.15 P.M., for the purpose about the Middle of February.
of receiving the Report of the Directors For freight and further partienters apply for the year ending 31st December, 1818.
together with the Statement of Accounts The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from SATUR. DAY, 18th, WEDNESDAY, 29th
THE BANK LINE, LTD. General Agouta.
244
GLEN - LINE OF STEAMERS, LTD. during which period no Transfer of January, 1910 (both days inclusive). Share can be registered,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM UNITED KINGDOM, COLOMBO,
AND STRAITS
THE Steamship
"GLENIFFER "
having arrived from the above ports, Con- signees of Cargo by her are hereby formed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardums and/or extra hasardous
By Order of the Board of Directors,
MOWBRAY S, NORTHCOTE, Secretary, Hongkong, January 13th, 1919.
(208
UNION
WATERBOAT COMPANY,
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon THE FOURTEENTH ANNUAL
Wharf and Godown Company, Limited,
GENERAL MEETING of SHARE
LIMITED,
CO., LTD.,
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HONGKONG
PUBLIC AUCTION, HE Undersigned have received instruc- tions from Messrs. D. MACDONALD.
THE
TO-MORROW (THURSDAY), `
JANUARY 23no, 1918, at 10.30 à M., at their premises Hanghom, SUNDRY MACHINEEY, &c., &c. Comprising:-
One "Grecus Emergency Cupola, two Admiralty Pattern air Pumpe, Diving Dresses, Air Hose, Crucible Wire Guys, new double Geared Winch, Vertical Steam Engine, Files, Rivets, Washers, Brass Hinges, Bolts, and Copper Piping, Galvanized Bolts, and Books, Drums of Chloride of Calcium, Kegs of Mangon Powder, Rubber Packing,
c., ALBO
and
&c.
DISPENSARY,
TKL 16.
&
Hongkong Orion: 10, Du Vaux Road, C. Lokbon Ursion: 181, Front Brakes, R.C.
The Baily Press.
HONGKONG, JANUARY 92N1, 1919.
One(new) Bolinder Cruda Uil Engino and THE PRESS. AND THE PEACE Dynamo, as Ilustrated ou Bolindor's Catalogue
CONFERENCE
page 25 of
AND Taskwood Motor Rost, Length 22 feet,
running order). Heavy Dity Kelvin Kerosene Motor (in good Beam 6-9, depth 2-4, filled with 1620 B.HP:
Further artimulars may be obtained from the Undersigned.
Catalogues will be issued.
RNO-Canlı
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, Janury 18th, 1910.
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A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEER, BURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER, AVOURED with instructions
The Concerned, JANUARY 24T3, 1919, at 2.30 P.M.
from
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
THE BANK LIQUIDATIONS IN
SHANGHAI.
J'sking, January 20th. The Government has intimated to the
It would have been more in tuno Legations that it protests against the with the times if they had agreed that the judgment rendered by the Mixed Court, supreme interest of all demanded that favouring Mr. E. Passeri, contending nothing should be done in camera.
that the Liquidation Bureau being a Government organ does not fall within the jurisdiction of any Court unicas dinner specially delegated for this purpos hy
Wiseman's Café announce dance for Friday next.
22
Mr. and Mrs. A. 3. D. Cousland and Mrs. F, W. S. Evans left the Colony yesterday by the Katori Moru.
ta
the Governmeal.
instructions have been issued by the Commissioner of Foreign Affaira at Shanghai to quash the proceedings,
The case in the Mixed Court, it will be remembered, concerned the remuneration
of Mr. Passeri ag liquidator of the the Colony, Deutsch-Asiatische Bank. The Court
Bir A. M. Bradley, Sir Charles and Lady Crowe, visitors left yesterday by the Kator: Maru for
Shanghai.
The annual meeting of shareholders of the Kowloon Land and Building Com pany will be held on the Company's offices, Victoria Building on Tuesday, Februrary 4th, at 11 am.
Dr. T. Tannino, the Chief Justion of Formiona, who has been spending a boli- day in this Colony in company with Mr. 1. Wado, an associate Judge, left for PREGLUENT WILSON probably did not fully Shanghai by the Katori Maru.
servative opinion in European diplomatic Mr. J. R. Wood, four Chinese were appreciate the tremendous power of con- At the Magistracy, yesterday, before and official circles when he expressed his
to
Biberia
found Mr. Passeri entitled to four per cent. on all assets collected or brought to credit and 880,000 as compensation for his work as liquidator on the cases which had been brought before the Court. The Bureau of Liquidation entered, an appli cation for leave to appeal against the decision which was granted by Magistrate Yoi and refused by Mr. G. Ros, Italian Assessor.
JAY URTESY OF THE CHUNG NGOI
SAN PU."
CHINA'S PEACE CONFERENCE.
1 has been decided that the internal Peace Conference will be opened in Nanking, but the agreement is to be sign. ed in Shanghai.
THE SINO-JAPANESE AGREEMENT.
Peking journalists have sent an appeal to the European Peace Conference re- questing the cancellation of the Sino- Japanese agreement of 1815, which China was forced to sign.
desire that the Peace Conference should charged with stealing a quantity of print- be open to the Press. Now, surrounded ing material from a Japanese godown | by all the time worn formalities demand valued at $1,312. The case was remanded.
ed by international etiquette and weight-
The news has been received in the ed down by the pressure of tradition, ba
Colony that Colonel John Ward, C.M.., is yielding, and the thousand newspaper M.P., hun been awarded the friz de representatives in Paris, who were have been the instruments for destroying British troops against the Bolsheviks in
Guerre for gallantry when leading HONGKONG MEN ON ACTIVE "secret diplomacy" once and for all are
SERVICE. likely to become, unless their protests have through which the carefully censored Shanghai, yesterday morning, reported The Awang Tah, which arrived from official communiqués will be distributed that she rescued four fishermen in an The world bus changed during the past open zampan outside Durry Strait. four years, and many of our old ideas of subsequently rescued four water-logged are being made to return to Hongkong War Office instructions, arrangements government responsibility have been pro- shermen about 10 miles off Waglan. foundly
as soon as possible 35 men who were en- The people clamouring more loudly for the recogni-
listed under the Local Military Service The following cases of
commanicable Ordinance and deafted to Kirker.
They will be demobilized, not die Form 2.21.
whence, and/or from the wharros, delivery HOLDERS will be held in the 'fices of will sell by Public Auction on FRIDAY effe little better than the channels
on
may be obtained.
Messra, DobWELL & Co., Goods not cleared by the Jan. 28th,THURSDAY, JANUARY 30TH, 1910, at
at 6 P... will be subject to ren
All broken, o sfed and d unged packages are to be left in the Godowas where they will be examined by Messrs. Goddard & Douglas, on Jan. 28th, 1919, at 10 AM Claims against the Steamer mast be presented within 30 days of arrival, otherwise they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
Bills of Lading will be eeuntersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Leo,
Agents, Hongkong, January 1st, 1919. [246
WANTED.
PARTUR Fenty Yours business ART-TIME Employment wanted by experience-good Organiser and Office Manager.
Beplice to--
Box No. 337, Caro of "Dally Tree" Offico.
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WANTED. STENOGRAPHER for Indo Chira.
Apply.
Box No. 925, Care of "Daily Prese" Office
WANTED.
[298
EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD
11.30 A.M., for the purpose of receiving the at his Bales Room, Queen's Road Central, report of the General Managers together with a statement of accounts to 31st Decem ber, 1918.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 23rd to 30th January, 1919, both days inclusive.
DODAELL & Co., LTD., General Managers.
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HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE NINETY NINTH ORDINARY tho Company will be lirid at the Dion of MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in the Company, Hotel Mansions, on TUESDAY FEBRUARY 12, 1018, at 18 o'clock, Noon, for the purpose of receiving a Report of
FURNITURE,
wodified.
aure
She
35 TO RETURN, FROM KIRKEE.
Notification has: been received
at
Military Headquarters, Hongkong, from Army Headquarters in India that, under
Comprising:Chesterfield Couch and Anachairs, Blackwod Furniture, Brass and iren Bodstenda, Tables, Brussels Carpeta and Rugs, Brass Panders, Overmantelą Silk Tapestry Covered Drawing Room Suite, Extension Dining Table, Bovelled Mirror affairs and they certainly are no longer the week, onded Doormber 18th:-Cerebro Wardrobes, Hat Stands, Dining Chairs, Silver Ware Cabinet, Teuk Book Case, Dinner satisfied that their vital interests should spinal fever, 9 (6 donths); bubonic plague, Crockery, Glassware, Ornaments, Pictures, be involved in secret treaties or even dis-1 (3 death); enteric fever, B (4 deaths); Curtains, Bed Shouta, Clocks, Marble Top cussed by their own representatives behind all-pox, 1 (1 death). On Sunday and Washstands, Cooking Stoves, Untlary, Toilet Som Electric Reading Lamps, Cabinets, closed doors. It was natural that Presi Monday there was only one case of enteric Sideboards and a song line of Sundries.
TREME:-Cash on Delivery.
dent WILSON's proposed innovation should lever. Hongkong, January 18th, 1819.
have met with opposition. It is easy to When Mr. P. C. Potts' motor-car was imagine that Ministers and their Boore being carried across the harbour on a tarios were horrified at the suggestion, lighter on Monday morning, it fell into and it would not be difficult for them to the 30s near the Prays. The driver, who show, to their own satisfaction at any we rented in the ear, managed to
Sofas, Basy Obairs, Occasional Tabletion of their right to control their own diseases were notified in the Coluny, for charged, and eventually be given Army
the Directors, together with a Statement to of Accounte, declaring a Dividend and electing Directors and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company, i will be CLOSED from JANUARY 27TH to FRORUARY 11TH, 1979, both slave inclusion.
By Order of the Board of Direotora.
W. E. CLARKE Recretary, Bongkooy, January 7th, 1019. [178
"
WANTED. TANGINEER for local works. Thorough EN BINESE CLERKE, with a knowledge of shop training in mechanical engineer CINES Gppon, Doguo, ing and experience in charge of stoung plast
Apply
Box No 219, 1 Cars of "Daily Prosa" Offon,
(122
Ovential,
Apply
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[150
YOU WANT complete collection of Macau
Stampa present fɛue.
WE HAVE
Just received from Lisbop 8 cent and 16 cent STAMPS
GRACA & 00..
Post Cards, Seeds, Toys, etc.
Dealers in Postage Stamps,
No. 10, WYNDHAM STREET, HONGHONG PO Box 490.
1273
THE THEATRE ROYAL-
"WITHIN THE LAW."
The Howitt Phillips Company staged tho American crook play Within the Law at the Theatre Royal lest evening. There was a large house and most people soomed red with the presentation. The amus-
served up ing feature of it was the American slang by Miss Olivo Stevonk The emotional episodes scomod somehow to lack impressivences, but this was por-
rato, that all negotiations would be imaxtricate himself and escaped with a haps due more to the unreality of the possible in such unheard-of circumstances.
The attitude is the logical outcome of their training and the forces which they was were able to bring to bear have caused
but
The Canton correspondent of the Chung dress circle,
wetting and a few bruises. The car play to a whole than to any defect on the
part of those pulled out a couple of hours lator. was plenty of sobbing o
taking part in it. There none, as far as one could
audlenoca are by no means
The
loading role is that Turner, a nalewoman who is
the President of the United States to goi San Po writes that a mewngo has Hone, although, an a gendral rule. swerve a little from that determination been received from Bwntow stating that are Par to secure free and open discussion of all re broke out there on the 18th inst sentenced to three years Intprisonment problems which his instinct showed him which burned for overal hours and for a theft she never committed. When was the right course to pursue. The destroyed 100 buildings in the busy part former employer's son out of spite and
she re
regnias her freedom she marries her danger is pointed out of raising national of the City, including that of the Mitsui then, woman-like, falls in love with him, and international controversy by pre- Bussan Kalaha. Tolegraphio communien and so loves her abanos of the revenge mature publicity and it is emphasised tion with Swatow was interrupted for for which she had schemed that mich publicity would protract period
To-night the Company will stagis " Thá Gind Eyo.