NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
RACE BOOKS.
THE only Authorised Edition of the
THE RAE BOOK in think Pubashed by
Messrs. NORONHA & Co., WHICH IS COPYRIGHT UNDER THE ACT OF 1911,
T. F. ROUGH, Clerk of the Oure Hongkong, February 6th, 1818.
DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL,
ONE
WANTED
1303
NE ENGLISH TEACHER (Lady) to bagi duty un MONDAY February
17th, 1919.
ONE ENGLISH TEACHER (Lady) to begin duty early in March.
Elementary English Subjects.
Apply to
REV. W. T. FEATHERSTONE,
STAMP3
Houndstor.
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BOUGHT.
All Sorts of Postage, Revenue and Telegraph Stamps purchased in large quantitie
Cash per return mit
H. ROSS-SHIELLS & CO.,
4, Eldon Street, London, EC.. England. (Bankers National Provincini k
Union Bank of England.
LOST
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Our Road nad Peak
Tuesday Night, between the City Road, A LADY'S GOLD WRISTLET WATCH Bot with diamonds, with 1 black moire band.
Finder will be SUITABLY REWARD- ED, if the watch by returned to Mr. G. GRIMILE, NO. 1, Prince's Building.
LOST.
[30%
BLACK AND WHITE LLEWELLYN
A BACK&Flack Marks Muruss the back and sides of body; one ear coloured black the other pepper Finder will kindly return to owner ur will be prosecuted after expiration f this notice.
J. M. XAVIER, 13, Morrisou Hill Road.
NOTICE.
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BOM February 1st, 1918, the undersigned has taken over the Business of SERNET Fatass, situate in Queen's Road, Hongkong,
ALBERT WEILL.
NOTICE.
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CHINA OVERSEAS TRADING
COMPANY, LIMITED.
HE interest connected and authority TUMOWBRAY JONES in the above Company ceases as from the 1st FEBRUARY, 1919 In Future Mr. S. L. O'DOY will sign Manager.
K. L. O'HOY, Assistant Managing Director Hongkong, 31st January, 1910.
WANTED.
HIEF OFFICER for "SISIMAN "
App/--
282
GERMINAL CIGAR STORE
18 Kachan Koad, Kowloon,
THE
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AUCTIONS
FUBLIC AUCTIONS.
BY APPOINTMENT.
G.
It.
HUGHES AND HOUGH,
ACOTIONÆRUM TO THE GOVERNDENT AND
ADMIRALTY.
General Auc.ioneers,
Share, Oual and Genral
Iroduce Brokers
ani
Commission agents. PROPRIETORS
**TO KWA-WAN COL” STORAGE,
CODEN UNED
BENTLEYS AMG 674 & 4th EpirIONS
A Telegrapnie Ceda Telegraphic Address -ESRION." Honchoor
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE HUNGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7km, 1919.
The Undersigned have received instrue tions to sell by Public Auction,
(For Account of the Concerned), TO-DAY (FRIDAY),
the 7th February, 1819, at 12.30 p.m., Rond, Corner of Ice House Street, at their Bales Ruone, No. 8, Des Voeux
One 6-cylinder, two-seater Oakland "* Uar (new)
One 4-cylinder five-neater "Dodge " Car (new)
Que 4-cylinder four-seater "Ford" Car, guaranteed in good running order.
Further particulars and inepecting orders may be had from the undersigned,
Terms: Cash,
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
The Undersigned have received instrac-| tions to sell by Public Auction,
(For Account of the Concerned), TO-DAY (FRIDAY),
the 7th February, 1919, at 12.30 noon, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Dea Vaux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,
One 4-cylinder, two-seater "Trumbell" Water-Cooled Engine,
Car
14--18 H.P. Electric Light
In good running order. Terms: Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
The Undersigned have received instruc tions to sell by Public Auction
毋
(For Account of the Concorned),
TO-DAY (FRIDAY),
the 7th February, 1918, at 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8. Des Vaux Road, Corner of Ice House Street, a large quantity of ELECTRICAL FIT TINGS AND ACCESSORIES, compris ing
A quantity of Telephone and Lead covered .V.L.B. Wire, a large assortment of Lampe. Watt-meters, Am-meters Fuses, Knife Switches, Tumbler and Snap Switches Ships Light Fittings, Ceiling Rosen, Fans, Globes, Insulators, Lamp Holdere, Exhaust Fan, c, &,
ALBO
1,000 Watt "Lalles
Lighting Plant, a quantity of No. 8 Cotton Waste. Photo Paner, &o, &c, and one case of Lysol.
Terms: Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH.
Auctioneers.
DIRECTORY Hongkong, 27th January, 2013,
AND
CHRONICLE
FOR
CHINA, JAPAN, PHILIPPINES. STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.
ETC.
1919 EDITION (57th Year of Publication) READY ON FEBRUARY 16th.
PRICE:
Large Volume Abridged
+T
+
011.00 7:00
Orders should be sent to the HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, LD.
FAVOURED
A. G. DA. ROCHA. AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND
GENERAL BROKER, VOURED with instructions from
The Concerned, Will well by Public Auction, on FRIDAY,
"“FEBRUARY 79μ, 1919, at. 2,30 rat. at his Sales Boom, Queen's Road Central, EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
The Undersigned have received instrue tions to sell by Public Auction
(For Account of the Concerned), TO-DAY (FRIDAY),
the 7th Febraury. 1918, at 5 pan- at their Sales Rooms, No. 9. Des Veux Rond, Corner of Ica House Street,
A NUMBER OF LOTS OF BOOKS, Comprising:-Novels by Jack London, William J. Locke, Phillip Gibbs, Bindle
ALNO
Complete Set Diokene' Works (well hound), Galland's Chinese Porcelain (8 volna Japanese Art, 20.
On view now."
Terms: ---Cash.
Horgkong, February 4th, 1919.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers,
The Undersiune? have received Instruc-
tions to well by Public Auction
(For Account of the Concerned), On SATURDAY.
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE THIRTY SECOND ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS will be held so the Offices of of Meers JARDINE, MATHESON & CO, LTD. on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH, 1919, Noon, for the puriose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ending 81st Decem- ber, 1918.
TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, JANUARY 2TH, 1919, DO FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH, 1919, both day- inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. S. BROWN,.
Secretary. Hongkong, January 23rd, 1918
(919 -
INTIMATION
WATSON'S
COD
Emulsion of
LIVER
OIL
HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.
with Hypophosphites.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
BE
TER NINETY-NINTH ORDINARY
The railways of the United Kingdom are in a different position. We have studied, therefore, with great intereat,, the second
report of the Committee appointed to consider the facilitice for transport
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Jenkin are leaving for a holiday in Europe very shortly.
Mr. H. Gale, of the P.W D., is
retiring from the Bervice and leaving for Home shortly.
The first game in the tournament for the open Billiard Championship of the Colony takes place at the V.R.C. at pan to day, between Mr. A G. Pile and Mr. C. W. Hart.
within the United Kingdom. The Com. mitico was charged with the task of reporting upon the steps necessary to secure effective supervision and co-ordina tion (of transpert services) and to ensure that such developments and improve ments shall be adequate and suitable to
it is reported that certain foreigners meet the national requirements." The present position of the British railways are proposing to establish a cable servic between Swatow and Hongkong, as the is that they must either revert to private. ownership or be taken over entirely by present telegraphic communication be the State. If the first course be adopted tween the two places is very often inter
the Companies will demand financial rupted. assistance. If, on the other hand, the
tion " there will be considerable con
the troveray over
Two dead bodies, which were washed
Government decide upon "nationalisa ashore yesterday morning, are awaiting identification at the Mortuary. They are legislation which believed to be the bodies of two of the they must introduce in order to secure three persons who were downed on Sun- the necessary authority to carry out auch day owing to the collision of a Sanitary
The Government teak powers Board launch and a rowing boat.
Acheme.
MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in A Highly Nutritive Food and in 1844 to acquire all railways constructed
the Company will be held at the Office of the Compan Hotel Maosions, on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1178, 1919, at is o'clock, Noox For the purpose of f receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, declaring & Dividend and electing Directors and Auditors.
to
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company, will be CLOSED) from JANGARY TH FEBRUARY 11TH, 1919, both days inclusive
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. E CLARKE Secretary.
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HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND
FINANCE CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
ORDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of HAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the HONGKONG HoreL,
Оп Hong-0 .
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY LATH, 19, at 11.30 AM, for the purposes of receiving the Report of the Directors together
"ith
n Statement of Accounts for the year ending los December, 1918.
Nerve Tonic.
We have received the fourth number after that date on the basis of twenty-five
of the quarterly magazine of the Ellis years' purchase of the annual divisibile
Kadouris College, Honam. In addition profita estimated on the average of the
to Cullege Notes" aud Examination three years preceding the date of purrands, there are a number of examples
chase, with a provision for determining
claims for prespectiva profis by arbitre of Funny English" and other interest Agreeable to the taste and very tion. The uption of purchase, however, ing matter, including un article by Mr.
readily digested by Delicate
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 8th February to the 18th February (both days inclusive), A. during which period no Transfer of Stares can be Registered.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers, Hongkong, January 20th, 1918. (263
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
NOTION IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporatio :
CITY HALL, Hongkong,
will be held at the Caxx H FREEDORS, 1919, at Noox, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending the 31st December, 1918.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Corporation will be "LOSED from MON- to SATURDAY, DAY, February 10th, February, 22nd, 1919 both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.
By Order of the Court of Tire fork,
N. 3. STABB,
Chief Manager. [205 Hongkong, February 4th, 1919.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL
COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the HONGKONG, HOTEL COMPANY. LIMITED will be held at the Registered Office of the Company, Pedder Street. Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong On SATURDAY, the Eighth day of FEBRUARY, 1910, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, when the Subjoined Resolution will be pro- posed as an Extraordinary Resolution
That the Articles of Association be altered in manner following, viz :—,
"In Article 89 the word "five" shall to
"substituted for the word "four""
i
1
fect of this resolution will be
Children and Invalids.
PREPARED BY
Frederick Coltuan on The small value was not to extend to railways the con straction of which was authorised before crmany places on her pledged word." the session of 1844, and as there were
A Dieng those who ate leaving the eighty-two such railways, including the Colony for Shanghai, to day, on the most important main lines, they could Chine, are Sir Havilland and Lady apparently only be acquired by the con- Šausmarez, Mr. A. G. Stephen, manager sent of their proprietors. It is estimated of the Shanghai branch of the Hongkong that the actual capital invested in the and Shanghai Bank, and Mr. and Mrs. railways of the United Kingdom is well Biggar, Mr. Biggar has been in charge over £1,400,000,000,
of the Hongkong branch of the American Express Company, und goes to Shanghai to take up the management of the office there,
As far as can be gathered from the report to which we have alluded, a de finite unification of the railway system in Great Britain is considered desirable.
Through the efforts of the Hon. Mr.
S. WATSON & Thace alternative methode are suggested, Lau Chu Pak, Hon. Secretary, four new
CO., LTD.,
BONGKONG
DISPENSARY,
TEL 16.
p
MARRIAGE.
LAMBERT PAREES-At St Andrew's Church, Kowloon, on February 6th, by the Rev. A. T. Woodman Dowding, (M.A.), WILLIAM OSBORNE LAMBERT, son of John Lambert, B.D., R.N.R.
but no definite choice is made. There
scholarships, each of the annual value of must be further amalgamations of exist-ggs, have been obtained for the Ellia ing railways, further unification of com- Kadvorin College, Honam. These scholar- mercial management, or else Government
sbips will be named after the donors, control.
This last might be effected by Messrs. Lau Chu Pak, Chan Kai Ming, the creation of a Government Depart Ho Fook, and Chau Tung Shang. Tho ment, by the constitution of a Board of school new possesses five scholarships, Management, or by some system of lens-including the Ho Kom-tong scholarship ing to one commercial company or more.
of $40. The report gives the impression that the Committen think the best results will be The American Consul General obtained by the retention of private received instructions from the Depart ownership. In that case the Companies ment of State to the effect that the War will find it impossible to pay the war Trade Board will issus licences for the wages amounting to sixty million pounds importation of the exact quantity of rice sterling per annum unless freight and actually purchased under licences issued passenger rates are considerably higher between January 10th, and January 20th. than they were before the war,
inclusive, to the firms to whom licences were actually issued. It is indicated that
Lloyd's Surveyor, Hongkong, grand Just as the engineere of Great Britain son of the late William Osborne Lam- were the pioneers of railway construe
has
bert, M.D., L.R.C.P., (London) I.Ption, so the administrators have in. such firms have been notified of this
action by the War Trade Board. Under
to MAY JANE PARKES, daughter of John Parkes of Kowloon and Cardiff, Buenced the policy of railway manage instructions, however, positive evidenco grand-daughter of the late Mr. and†ment all over the world. In China wel Mra, G. D. Jopling, wherry owner, of Scotswood, Newcastle on-Tyne.
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The
Consulate-General is not authorized to
are on the eve of a period of great must be submitted in each case, and each railway extension. The ideals of Young Cuse will be acted upon separately. Hongkong Union: 102, Dm Yavs BOAD, China are all in favour of State manage certify invoices of rice except ne may be Loxpox Orsion: 181, FL Braz, E.C. ment, though it cannot be said that past indicated to it by cablegram
experiences in this direction have been particularly encouraging. If, however,
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, "FEBRUARY 7TH, 1919.
BRITISH TRANSPORT
PROBLEMS.
the State assumea control in Great FAR EASTERN CABLE
Britain, there will be a rencwed demand for State management all over the world. The new are will introduce catirely new conditions into trade and commerce, and that fact was fully recognised by Mr. LLOYD Gronar in his recent election
the maximum number of the PRIVATE enterprise was responsible for speeches, in one of which he spoke of a
- from 4 to 5.
uld the re-olution be passed by the the commencement and development of complete change in the transport situn- required majority, it will be submitted for practically all British industries, but in tion. confirmuation as a special resolution to a
second Extraordinary Meeting which will be recent years the State has been assuming subsequently convened.
Dated the 24th, day of January, 1918.
By Order of the Board,
J. H. TAGGART, Secretary and Manager.
an increasing measure of control.
In
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The Director of Education, Mr. E. A. factories there are various regulations Irving, will distribute the prizes at Kow- Which must be observed under Jogal loon British School next Tuesday morn- penalties and inspections are made ing. periodically by Government officials. During the war the State practically con.
The Archdeacon of Hongkong grate-
NEWS.
(THROUGH BRUTEE'S AGENOT.]
SINO-JAPANESE SECRET TREATIES.
PARIS, January 29th.
The crucial points before the Confer enou concern the Pacific Isles: **Shall the captured Colonies be divided Colonial territories between the Allies: " "Shall they, as President Wilson sug- gesta, be internationalized↑ "
Two sessions of the Council of Ten were devoted to the German Colonies in
Africa,
the 8th February, 1919, at 11'A.M.. at that ST. GEORGE'S SOCIETY OF trolled 'industry in Great Britain, and fully acknowledges an anonymous gift of the Far East, in the Pacific and in
Salon Rooms, No. 8. Des Verax Road
Corner of Ice Houw Street,
A NUMBER OF CASES OF BISCUITS,
Comprising:-Arrowroot, Toa Benita Macaroon Soaps Lamonette, Ginger Biscuits &o. (just arrived).
- ΑΠΟ Beveral case of Bar Soap, And.
HONGKONG.
HE ANNUAL GENERAL
was pot without influence upon the trade #72 for the support of a Chinese village of the Society will be had MEETING of the Dominions. Those who sim at a school-teacher. HALL at 5.30 г.M. on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY commanistic life hope that the experi
Owing to the Engineers' practice dance ences thus gained will encourage politi-taking place on February 7th, the manual 11, 1918, for the following purposes:
(a) To resolve the mport of the Committee clans, and the public to adopt their views general meeting of the Bt. George's and statement of accounts for the pass Especially anxious are they to bring the Society will be held at 5.30 p.m. next Your
(b) To elect the Offloors and Commi: tou for mince and the Empire transport services Tuesday, in the City Hall.
Barrical Sundries.
A quantity of Obstetrical instrumenta, and the ensuing year.
(e) To consider the manner in which next
St. George's Day shall be celebrated..
Un view now. Tan 1882---Coal.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Anotioneers, Hongkong, Fobrosry 4th, 1919. [281
Comprising: Chesterfield Conch and Armchairs, Bisokwood Furniture, Bras and Iron Bodstencia, Tables, Brussels Carpets undi Bugs, Bries Fension Overmantols, Bilk lined Bofos, Hoxy Chairs, Occasional Tables, Exten- sion Dining Tahle, Bovolled Mirror Wardrobes, Hat Stands, Fluing Chairs, Hons to soll as their Bales Rooms, No. 6, Dus Bilver Wars Cabinet, Teak Book-esse, Voeux Bowl, Dorner of los House Btreet,
One Upright Cottage Piano, spoofully made Dither Crockery, Glassware, Örnamenta,
The Undersigned have,received. Instruo-
Marbie-bop Wasbands, Cooking Stoves (Pretioslly Dew
and
(d) To transact any other basines of which
due notice has been given.. All members are requested to attend.
F. A. WELLS, - Hon. Boorotary.
[9:00
FOR BALE.
Potro, Curtains, Bed Sheets Clocks, for in slitaste by Francis Bacon, New York. « DUIUK 4-Cylinder Motor Car in Bollent running condition. Price Callery, Toilet Ente, Elnotaio Reading Ona Boudoir Grand Piano, by Callmed de Lampa, Caldoste, Bideboarda and a long line: Golled, in good condition.
of Bandries,
Particulars from the undersigned.
Catalogues will be fannað.
Terms --Chah.
TalkMy sm* Check on Dalivary.
PREBUCHES & HOUGH,
Bongitong, January 30th, 1818,
moderate.
Apply
Box No. 415, Cars of! Daily PrOff
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There was a lively tilt between
Mr. C. T. Wang and Dr. Wellington Koo (China) and Beron Makino, Via count Chinda and Baron Matsui (Japan) in the Shantung debate.
China presented a general and specific
appeal for justice, and the necessity for not ignoring the claims of a potential democracy of 400 millions of 'persons, Els Honour Sir William Rece Davies, with their vast reserve of labour and
will presido at
a lecture on war matarials, Charles James Fox" to be delivered
K.O
Mr. Wang urged the full restoration by Mr. G. P. do Martin, MA, at the of all alienated Chinese sovereignty Helene Hay Institute, on Monday, at before the Peace Conference.
15.30 p.m.
under State control. Even those of us who live overseas are interested not only in the shipping rate, but also in the boot inland transport in the United Kingdom, for that affects the price at which British manufactured arileles ca bé bltained abroad. It apponts how to: bo very unlikely that the system of
The Japanese dolegatos retorted that private ownership and management will For anatching a gold banglo from the mans of Tsingtau during the war.
the Japánoso had dispossessed the Gor-
though the continuous amalgamations was sentenced by Mr. J. R. Wood, you cans, is that all peores trentice become disappear from the shipping services wrist of a child at Wanchaí, a Chinese The opinion among influential Ameri-
make the ministration of such concerna terday, to twelve mantha hard labour, more interesting soraps of paper," an more and more approximate to thee of four hours stocks, and inely strokes striking at the fundamentals of Presi Government departmedia.
with the bish.
dent Wilson's decision.
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