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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
PEAK CLUB.
EMBERS are reminded that the Second
INTIMATIONSN
гww. HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 24ru, 1919.
THT WEST POINT BUILDING
COMPANY, LIMITED.
ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that take place THIS EVENING at the PEAK the THIRTY-FIRST ORDINARY CLUB. To will commence ab 5 F.M
and Dancing at 6. M. By kind permission of the Officers the Orchestra of the ist Garrison Battalion Manchester Regiment will attent.
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THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN CO, LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE THIRTY-SECOND ORDINARY TANNUAL MEETING of SHARE. HOLDERS will be bol the Offices of of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO, LTD. on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1910, at NOON,
for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st Derun- ber, 1918
TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, JANUARY 28TH, 1910 to FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1918, hot days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. E. BROWN,
Secretary.
Hongkong, January 23ru, 1978.
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A. G. DA ROCHA, AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER.
NAVOUILD with instructions from
fbe Concerned,
will sell by Public Auction on TUESDAY, JANUARY 28TH, 1418, at 2.30 PM.
MEETING of BHAREHOLDERE in this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & COMPANY, LIMITED, OR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29TH, 1919, at 11.30 AM., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1918.
The REGISTER of BBARES of the Company will be CLOSED from SATUR- DAY, 18th, to WEDNESDAY, 20th 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 HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.,
General Agents for the WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LTD. Hongkong, January 13th, 1919. (205
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTH ORDINARY MEET- ING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices
N
Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & COMPANY, LIMITED on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2978, 1919, at 11.45 A., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1918.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from SATUR DAY, 18th, to WEDNESDAY, 201 January, 1910 (both days inclusive),
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE during which period no Transfer of
AND MISCELLANEOUS GOODS,
Also
1 lud so Motor Cycle of 1991s Electric Model and side car in excellent ranning order and with accessories including Speedomtor.
1-12 bore Hammer Gun by Wilkinsons' London, in perfect condition.
Ouser Typewriter.
Underwood Typewriter.
1 Binocular.
TEENS-Cash on Delivery.
Hongkong, January 23rd, 1919.
A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND
GENERAL BROKER,
TAVOURED with instructions from The Concorned, of a Shanghai and Swatow Firm, will sell by Public Auction at his premises, Old Post Office Builige, Queen's Road Central,
On THURSDAY, JANUARY JOTE, 1919, at 9.30 ..
A LARGE QUANTITY OF FILET LACER AND DRAWN THREAD WORKS Ero, ETC. Comprising:
Filet Lace Lace Collara, Table Covers,
Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, LTR.,.
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to the General Managers. Hongkong, January 13th, 1918. (206
THE
IN
HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTY-FIRST ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be bold at the Offices of Messrs. JARDine, Matheson & COMPANY, LIMITED ол WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29TH, 1918, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1918.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from SATUR DAY, 18th, 10 WEDNESDAY. 29th January, 1919 (both days inclusive), during which period ao Transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. BHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary. Hongkong, January 13th, 1819. 207
Bed Spreads, Grass Linen, and Irish Linen THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA-
with cu>work erobroidery, Chamisoks, Silk
embroidery articles and inany other kinda
of Fancy Goods for Ladie».
Catalogue will be issued.
On View from 284) January, from 9 r.m.
TERMS-Cash on Delivery.
Hongkong, January 2nd, 18:9.
it.
R
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, DEPART- MENT.
URINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. THIS DEPARTMENT will be entirely CLOSED on SATURDAY, FRŋRUARY 1st. It will be open tor Imports and Exporta Permits only till Noon on SUNDAY, February 2nd and for permita of all kinds Glì 1 F.3. on MONDAY, February 310
D W. TRATMAN,
Superintendent, Imports and Exports.
Hongkong, January 21st, 1910.
NOTICE.
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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that No Enterean oud Responsibilty of GEORGE BANKER of and in the Import and Export Business carried on at Hoog, kong under the style or Firm name of Banker and Company' Ceased as from the 1st January, 1918, from which dute the Basiness will be carried on by SAMUEL EBENEZER GREEN.
Dated the 20th January, 1918,
GEO, BANKER,
8 E GREEN.
NOTICE,
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
THOMAS PERCIVAL LINDSAY WOODS is authorized to Sign our Firm per procuration
Dated the 20th January, 1919.
BANKER & CO.
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WANTED.
ANGINER" for local works. Thorough
Shop training in mechanical engineer. Ing and experience in charge of steam plant amontial.
Apply-
"TECHNIC," Cars of "Dally Pross* Offon,
WANTED.
1900
TION CO., LTD,
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The EIGHTEENTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Meners JARDINE, MATHESON & COMPANY, JANUARY
| LIMITED, on WEDNESDAY,
of
291a, 1018, at 12.18 P.M., for
for the purpose receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ending st December, 1918.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the
20th
UNION
INTIMATIONS
WATERBOAT COMPANY,
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
GENERAL MEETING of SHARE HE FOURTEENTH ANNUAL
INTIMATION
HOLDERS will be held in the Offices of WATSON'S
MERPTS. DODWELL CO., LIMITED, OR THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1919, at 11.30 A.M., for the purpose of receiving the report of the General Managers together with a statement of seepunts to 31st Decem ber, 1928.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 3rd to 30th January, 1919, both days inclusive.
DODWELL & Co. LTD., General Managers.
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WISEMAN'S DINNER DANCE
TO-NIGHT
FRIDAY, January 24th.. DINNER... DANCE ...
EXTRACT OF MALT
AND
COD LIVER OIL.
A CONCENTRATED NUTRITIVE
AND
DIGESTIVE AGENT.
:.
+++
$1.00
$1.00
Easy to Digest.
FULL STRING ORCHESTRA
D. M. GOODALL, MANAGER.
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A COMPLETE AERATED WATER PLANT FOR SALE.
THE MACHINES are made by Messrs
Prathy & Hinetlife, Ltd., Manchester, and guard in perfect working order. This complete plant will turn out 2,400 does Aelated water per day, purchasers to take over about 1,000 doren battles at cost price
Apply by letter.
AERATED WATER PLANT," Care of Hongkong, Daily Press,
Care of General Port Office,
Bus No. 390,
or
TO LET
TO LET.
EDGEHILL, No. 10, The Peak-,
In bottles $1.50 and $2.50
in
The Directors of the Hongkong, Canton and Maeno Steamboat Co., Ltd., will re-
too, declared, during his election cam Mr. Beilby Alston, the Acting' High paign, that the war had pointed out with Commissioner for Great Britain egluring, burning, scorching Binger the Vladivostock, is leaving Vladivostock Faulty organisation of our national life shortly to take charge of the British Eo Be was appalled, upon examining the bassy in Tukio on the approaching de recruiting statistics, to find that there parture of Sir Conyngham Greene for was a much higher percentage of physical Europe unfitness in Great Britain than in France, Germany, or any other gr idligerent country The wealthiest nation in the world had hundreds of commend at the annual meeting of share- thousands ip ILo rauks with broken holders to be held on February 11th the physique because they were undor-fed, payment of a dividend of $1 per share, writing off of the book value of steamers ill boused, over-worked and, perhaps, in many cases, poisoned with alcoholic drink and wharves the sum of $40,000 and the ing to which they were driven by squalor carrying forward This is due to mismanagement, and can not be regarded as other than a national disgrace. White frankly admitting all this, however. it is to be hoped that Labour will listen to the appeal of Mr. BARNES
eschew impatience and
828,692.05.
new accounts of
A general meeting of the Hongkong Branch of Queen Mary Needlework Quild will be held at Government Bouso on Wednesday morning. the 29th inst., nt 11 o'clock. All women are cordially precipitancy, and to net and speak so invited. B.E. the Officer Administering the country may Art safely the Government will preside and Sir through
& very trying time."
Haviland de Bausmarez, the Hon. Mr E. The new Coalition Government in pledged. Hallifax, Mrs. Gutner and Mrs. Stabb to 14 vast scheme of Reconstruction.will speak.
that
There is to be reconstruction of national health, reconstruction of the nation's
A general meeting of the Hongkong
homes, reconstruction of the social and University Medical Society will be held Pleasant to take economis organisation, and reconstructo-day (Friday) in the School of Anatomy at 3 p.m. under the presidency of Dr. tion of the industrial world. ** Wages," says Mr. Lorn George, which have W. V. M. Koch. Mr. Ho Kwong will dis- boen forced up by the war, must not be tribute the prizes ao generously given by | permitted to drop to the point where the him and subsequently a paper on The Ideal University Hospital will be rend strain upon the worker prevents bim from maintaining efficiency, and where Mr. F. H. Wong. The paper will be
open for discussion. the mother cannot discharge her sacred functions of bringing up children who At the Tea Dance which will be held will undertake the burden of Empire in at the Penk Club to-day members are the next generation." These reforms, notified that ten may be bad from 5 p.. however, can only be accomplishedt if onwarda and dancing will commence at there
each.
SULD ONLY BY
A. S. WATSON &
CO., LTD.,
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HONGKONG
DISPENSARY,
TKL 16.
Apply to
HONGBONG LAND RECLAMATION.
COMPANY, LTD
TO LET.
HOUSE in Wongneiohong Rond
Apply to-
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Cb, LD.
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TO LET.
Company will be CLOSED from SATURA SHOP in Nathan Road, Kowloon. DAY, 18th, WEDNESDAY,
10 Запчагу, 1930 (both days inclusive), daring which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE, Secretary. Hongkong, January 13th, 1019. [208
THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILD ING COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that THIRTIETH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS is this Company will be held at the Company's Offices, Victoria Building on TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 4TH, 1919 at 11 o'clock A.M for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, iply.
A FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon.
Apply to:-
BIRTH.
כנון
Alves. At 87, Broadway East, Shanghai, on January 17th, 1919, to Mr. and Mrs. H. J. ALVES, & SON.
HONOTONG OPTIO: 104, Dm Faux Boan, 0). LONDON QUICH: 131, Plum Braz, R.C.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JANUARY 9th, 1919.
is social and industrial peace. 6.30 p.m. Miss Elfrida Osmund one of the Especially is this necessary at the pre- talented members of the Stants and sent moment, when the nation is in a Mr. Dick d'Almada have arranged to givu state of transition and a settlement has one or two exhibition dances and have yet to be effected with our enemies. The also kindly consented to assist memberg deplorable results of internal dissension in the new dance steps,
n the Continent should serve as ]]
News has just been received in Shang- sufficient warning to our owa people to hai that the body of Miss Jones, Mrs. avoid a similar suicidal policy. Great R. H. R. Wade's daughter, who was Britain must speak with a firm voice at drowned in the Leinster, was washed the Peace Conference, and present an ashore on November 1316 .. Port unbroken front to the foe if she is to William, Scotland. The body was on- reap the fruits of her tremendous sacri- voyed to Ireland and there interred, With a national debt of approxí detachments of men of St. John's Ant- mately seven thousand millions sterling balance and of the V.A.D., of which hanging like a millstone round ber neck, deceased was a member, attending. The it would be crimihal folly to show any coffin was covered with the Union Jack. weakness which might encourage Ger-
Accs.
many to resist her claim to an adequate The Times of September 25th containa indemnity. We all hope that, as the
the following notice of the award of the Military Cross to outcome of the Peace Conference, there:
a Swatow boy, LL will be far less waste of life and labour)
(A/Capt.) K. H. Cousland, R.F.A.: in preparation for war than there has
"He kept his battery in action under a Pery destructive fire until ordered to been in the past, that we shall be able, thus, to concentrate our energies upon his own safety he then helped to get the stop firing. With utter disregard for productive work, so that life and labour wounded away. Owing to his splendid smay be raised from the law struggle for example, the fighting spirit of the battery bread. "But as a condition precedent," remained of the highest order, in spite of Mr. BARNES reminds hie fellow Trades very heavy casualtice unstained." THE LABOUR UNREST IN
unionists, "we must get through our OT BRITAIN.
practical difliculties of the next fow ALTHOUGH, probably, there is NO FEFFOR
months, and for that few months
We to regard it as the premonitory symptoms need co-operation and goodwill." Even HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE of Bolshevism, which has wrought such under the most favourable conditions, if
Co., Lab
havoc in Russia and Germany, it is the now rates of wages and improved impossible to read of the wave of labour standards of living are to be maintain- unrest now passing over Great Britain ed, production must be vastly increased; without a feeling of anxiety. It is, of otherwise the springs of industry will be course, only natural that the millions dried up, and the lust state will be worse who have fought on the field of battle than the first. We can have both, says and in the factory during the past four Mr. BARNES, if the workmen and em-
an alleged breach of agreement, was ad- yeare to make "the
vanced another stage. Mr. H. E. Pollock world safe for ployers regard themselves as joint wer democracy" should be eager to enter the
vants of the community, and apply skill for the plaintiffs, concluded his argn- Promised Land. We have learned from and knowledge and invention to the meat and the hearing was adjourned the report of Lord SUMNER's Committed fullest extent.
until Monday morning. that the average increase in the cost of living amongst the working classes during the war has been nearly eighty per cent,
A exandre Buildings.
BA
GROUND
TO LET.
T WHITFIELD ROAD CAUSEWAY BAY, noxt to our Glass Factory, consisting of 16,000 Square feet, suitable for storing Coal, &c. From Jaanary let, 1919.
Apply to
KWONG SANG HONG, LTD., 248, Dee Vosux Road Central,
FOR SALE AT THE PEAK.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, January 28th, to TUESDAY, February 4th NO 3, MOUNTAIN VIEW. 1919, both days inclusivo), during which period no Transfer of Bhares "can be Registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary,
TO THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT
& AGENCY CO., LTD, General Agents for the WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LTD. Rongkong, January 31st, 1910,
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HONGKONG, "CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
T MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Office of the Company, Hotel Mansions, on TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 11T, 1919, at 1s o clock, Noor, for the purpose of receiving. & Report of the Director, together with a Statement of Accounts, declaring • Dividend and slooting Directors and Anditors.
NINETY-NINTH ORDINARY
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company, WANTED by Britisher FURNISHED ba GLOBED Bom JANUARY 17TH to
BACHELOR QUARTERS, Contral FEBRUARY 11TH, 1910, both days inclusive. Locality or Lower Loveli of Peak.
By Order of the Board of Directors, Haply-
W. E. OLARKC
Becretary. Hongkong, January 7th, 1910. (172
Boz 177, Dare of "Dally Prom" Ollón.. (540
Apply to-
YOU
340
HE. POLLOCK,
Princes Baildings
WANT
to complete collection of Macau Stamps present issue,
WE HAVE
Just received from Lisbon
8 cent and 18 cent
STAMPS
GRACA & 00
Dealers in Postage Stamps, Post Cards, Seeds, Toys, etc. ~ No. 10, WYNDHAM STREET, HONGKONG
P.O. Box 80.
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Mr. and Mrs. C. Montagu Ede returned and, although there have been substantial to the Colony yesterday on the Siberia counter-advantages, it may be doubted Maru,
whether the operative who was accustom Mr. G. P. de Martin, M.A., will deliver
to regular employment has not lost a lecture on "Charles James Fox" at in the balance, though the casual and the Helena May Institute on Monday, unskilled labourer has benefited. Even February 10th, at 5.30 p.m. granting, bowever, that there has been
At the first ordinary meeting of the an all-round improvement, it has been
Royal Society of Arts held on November generally recognised that the masses of sand, Mr. Lo Hin Shing, B.A., of Hong the people would never be content to kong, was proposed for election as revert to the old conditions of lile, Nor Fellow of the Society, 'would it be to the national interest if they were, for
At the Supreme Court yesterday,, before the Chief Justice (Sir William Rees Davies, K.C), the case in which. Mr. J O, Hughes, liquidator of the business and personal affairs of A. W. A. Becker (of Messrs. Bander, Wieler & Co., and Messrs Harry Wicking & Co. (liquidators of the business of Messrs. Sander, Wieler & of the firm, $ 5,000 damages incurred by Co.) claimed from Chin Wah, compradora
HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD DISTRIBUTION OF PROFITS.
Subject to audit, the directors of tha Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., will recommend, at the annual meeting of shareholders, the following distribution of profits:-
To, pay a dividend of $6.00 per
aha.re
To pay a bonus of $5.00 per
$300,000.00
1
share
240,000.00
To write off Launches, Lighters,
Wharves, etc.
115,625.00
The 32nd annual meeting of the share. To transfer to leserve Fund... 400,000.00
"Ill fares the land, to lastening ills a holders of the Hongkong and Kowloon To carry forward
preyr Where wealth accumulates, and men
decay."
Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., will be hold at the offices of Mears, Jardine, | Matheson & Co., Ltd., on Friday, Febra- ary. 7th, at noon.
40,623.00
$1,160,148,00
The Reserve Fund, with the above adui- Ohly recently, Bir AUCELAND GEODEE,
tion, will stand at $1,000,000, and as the speaking with, the knowledge gained as Director of National Sorvin, told us that Brigadier-General J. B. G. Tulloch, ments to the Company's property, the money has all been utilised for improvo- we had paid more attention to the King's Own Light Infantry, who has just directors intend recommending that this pedigion of horses and cattle than to the bean promoted to the rank of lieutenant-amount be capitalist by distribution and pedigred of the people, and he was not colonol in his own regiment, was general the issue, concurrently, of 20,000 now shares nurprised that there should be unrest; be staff officer at Hongkong from 1911 to to the shareholders, in the proportion of was only surprised that there had not 1013. He has been much service in the ons now share for, every completa puwber been revolution. The Prime Minister present-war."
of three old shares held.