NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
PEAK C-LUB. NOTICE TO MEMBERS.
CINEMATOGRAPH ENTERTAIN MENT will be given as the PEAK CLUB on TUESDAY Dext, Aruit ST, at which, amongst others will be depicted the celebrated Blin "SHOULDER ARMS
Tickets $1.50 oach may be obtained from
the Hon. Secretary.
E. L. SIM, Hon. Secretary.
Hongkong, April 2nd, 19:9.
PAPACE HOTEL, KOWLOON,
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FTER-DINNER DANCE, TO DAY (THURSDAY, APRIL SKU. String Band from U.S.MSNAKEIST.
DANCING 9 P.M.
NOTICE
1070
HE OFFICES and STATIONS of the
THECINESE MARITIME CUSTOMS
for Kowloon and Distriot will be CLOSED to PUBLIC BUSINESS on TUESDAY, APRIL 6TH.
T. D. MOORHEAD. Commissioner of Chinose Customs.
York Buildings,
Hongkong, April 3rd, 1819.
LOST OR STRAYED.
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ROUGH HAIRED WHITE TERRIER with Blok Ears and Black Patch over one eye, on March 7th, between the Hong- kong Club and Prince's Buildings at about 7 P.M. Will finder kindly return sme to Messe 8. J. DAVID & CO., LTD., Prince Building Will willingly reward.
WANTED-IMMEDIATELY
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CHIEF OFFICER for a BRITISH
A SHIP. Good conditions for the right
mad. Apply in perem 10-
LE D'ALMADA E CASTRO, Old Supreme Court Building, Queen's Road Central
Q.
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GOVERNMENT HILLS, ETC.
for SPOIS current in TSBANGHAI, up to and for the www of $530,000 surrant in Shanghai, will be ressived by the TREASURY OHUST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT, until 11.30 .. on April 4th, 1919.
The amunt accepted is in baie laged by the tenderer to las "eredit of an Mccount with HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HANKING CORPORATION, Shanghai, so as to be available on April 6th, 1910.
Persons tenderlag state alternatively (a) The amount of Hongkong Currency payable in Hongkong on April 5th, 1819, required for each $1,00 Shanghai Currey and/or
(b) The amount of Dollars current in Shang hai par £100 for Telegraphle Transfer on the Lorde Commissioners of .M. Treasury, London.
The tenders to be in duplicate, and in malet gorers, addressed to the TEEASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT. and endorsed "TENDERS FOR GOVERN .MENT BILLS, sta”
The right to accept or reject any or all of the tenders is reserved.
Copies of Forms of Tender cau be had on application.
Persons tendering for (Bills) are hereby notified that having regard to the provisions of the Acts 29 George III, Can141, George III, Cap. 63, the acceptance of any boch Tender Is subject to the express condition that no Member of the British House of Commonr shall be admitted to any share or part in or to ry benefit to arise from the Contract thereby made for the allotment of ench (Bills)."
The provisions in question do not apply to Contracts entered info by any incorporated Company in its corporated capacity and made for the general beast.of the Company."
Any further information can be obtained by personal application to the TREASURY UHTEST OFFICER, AP.D.
E. J. THURSBY-PELHAM Lieut. Co.,
Treasury Choot Offloor, A.P.D. His Majesty's Treasury Offon, Hongkong, Arpil 3rd, 1919,
NOTICE.
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MEBREW & HUMPHREYS & CO.,
OF CANTON, have This Day been appointed our AGENTS
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, LTD. April 1st, 1810.
CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA, HONGKONG.
UND
NDER instructions from the Court of Directors, I have to-day ASSUMED CHARGE of this Branch.
J. L. CROCKATT, Manager. Hongkong, March 31st, 1919.
INTIMATIONS
THE "HONGKỞNG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 8μÐ, 1919.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
GENERAL
NEXTRAORDINARY
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an WEETING of the Society will in hold at the Registered Office of the Society Queen's Building, Hongkong, on THURSDAY, the 10th day of APRIL, 1919, at 12 Noo, when the subjoined Resolations will be proposal
as Extraordinary Resolutions:—
H
1. That the nominal silver capital of the Society as oxisting when this resolution in continued as a special resolution be converted into sterling and that such capital so converter be increased beyond the sterling equivalent of such silver capital when such conversion takes place to the sum of £4,004,004 Sterling divided into 807900 shaers of the nominal value of £ ch.
2. Tlut much of the issued silver shapes of the Society of the nominal value of 8950 oach with the sum of 8100 paid up there- on be converted into five shares of the nominal value of £10 each with the sterling equivalent of $20 Hongkong currency at the oporing T.T. rate of oxchange on the date this resolution in confirmed as a aperin! resolution credited as paid up thereon and accordingly that 90,000 shares out of the 200,000 shares of nominal value of £10 each constita- ting the capital of the Society so 000. verted and increased be distributed by the Board to the persons who are regis tered as shareholders of the Society on the date this resolution is confirmed as a special resolution in exchange for the silver shares then held by theur.
3. That the Articles of Association be altered in mann following, namely:— By the insertion after Article No. 107 of
the following Article
of rowerve
"107 (a). The Board may employ Employment
the funds of the Society which fund. have been established pursuant
to the provisions of Article 107 or any of them or any portion thereof (and that whether such funds or such portion ns is proposed to be dealt with wem sot aside for the special purpose to which they are proposed to be applied or for any other purpose or not) in or for all or any of the following purposes, that is to say, in meeting wontingencice, in equalizing dividends, in paying special dividends or boauses, in repairing improving and maintaining any of the property of the Society, or otherwise in the business the Society, and in or for such other purposes as the Board shall in its dia- cretion think conducive to the intereste of the Society and in regard to any such employment na aforesaid the Board shall no be bound to keep much fund Reparate from the other assets,"
By the insertion of the following Articles
after Article No. 108.
"108a (1) Any general meeting
may
be set off
at which a dividend or bonce against all is declared or sanctioned may make a call on the members of such amount the meeting fixes but so that the call on each member shall not exceed the dividend or bonus payable to him and so that notwithstanding the pro- visions of Articles 19, 20 and 21 the call may be payable at the same time as the dividend or bonus and the dividend or bonus way, if so arranged between the Society and the member, be set off again-1 the call. The making deemed of a call under this Article shall bo ordinary business of an ordinary general meeting which declares & dividend. (8). After any
under the provision has been passed
of paragraph (1) of
this Article the Board meg arranga on behalf of the Society for te dividend or bonus to he set of against the call by authorizing any person on behalf of the members from whom such cal is due to enter into an Agreement with the Society providing for such dividend bonus to be set off against suph call and any Agreement madu under such authority thall be effective.
(8). It shall be no objection to any resolu
tion made under paragraph (1) of this article or to any call or arrangement that such resolution was passed or such call or arrangement was made at the raveing at which the resolution intro- ducing this Article and Articles 107 (8) was confirmed as a special resolution provided that duc notice of the intention to propose such first mentioned resolu- tion and to declarg such dividend or honus and to make such call shall have been given prior to the Comoratory meeting aforesaid.
101 (b). Dividunts may be paid
in
Rate of
Hongkong Curroney & hang for Buch rate of exchange as the dividunda Gouvrul Meeting declaring in Hongkong. or sanctioning the same or, in
the ease of interim dividends, as the Board may determine"
Should the above resolutions be passed by the requisite majority they will be sub- mitted for comfirmation as special resolutions second extraordinary meeting which will be subsequently convened.
to
INTIMATIONS
GENERAL
BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an
EXTRAORDINARY MEETING of the Company will be hold at Queens Building, Hongkong, on THURS the Registered Offier of the Company DAV, the 18th day of Arai, 1919, at o'clock par, when the subjoined Resolu tions will be proposed as Extraordinary Resolations-
1. That the nominal silver capital of the Company as exie ing when this resolu- tion is confirmed as a special resolution be converted into sterling and that such capital so converted be increased beyond the sterling equivalent of such silver capital when such conversion takes place to the sum of £1,000,000 Storling divided into 200,000 shares cominni value of £ each.
the
INTIMATIONI
PARASITIN
KILLS
tu
Aix
serve the purpose as well as, if not better Mr. A. R. McCallam and Mr. D. than, anything else, without involving Traveller, of Sungei Bujong Estate, any very great expenditure. We suspect, F.M.9., have boon Bentenced however, that after so many more gran months' simple imprisonment each on diose schemes have been discussed a charges of being concerned with certain widespread feeling of disappointment.defalcations in the ostate accounts. Mr. would be created if one ur other of them W. M. P. Leighton, late manager of were not adopted. In that case, it seems Sendayen Estate, Port Dickson, was con to us, usefulness should be the chiclvicted on a charge of criminal breach of object aimed at. If that be conceded, it trust in respect of $2,500, and sentenced disposes of triumphal arches. The re to six months' imprisonment.
Nows has been received in the Colony lately that Capt. C. Litt has been aral Home from Germany, where he has been
clamation of land, the construction of new roads, and the provision of parks and open spaces fall within the ordinary duties of the Government, and, failing
a prisoner some time, Mr. R. C Wace the Government, the first-named can be has been very ill with shell-shock. Major left to private enterprise.
Much the
Edge has been on the retired list same TICKS AND FLEASe may be said of an Aerodrome. The
time, and it is believed that the rumour building of a bridge across, or a tunnel of his death is unfounded. Mr. Harper under, the Harbour is also a matter for Moreley was killed soon after the Regiment the authorities, though it is a big underwent out, after winning the V.C. Major taking, and in Hongkong we are handi. Scales, M. C., R.A.M.C., has been sent to capped by the obligation to pay for India and was to have left at the end of CATS.improvements out of revenue and to raise last month.
ON
2. That each of the issued silver shares of the Company of the nominal value of $83.33 each with the sum of $25 paid ap thereon be converted into three shores and two hfths of one share of the nominal value of £5 each with the n'er] ing equivalent of $7.35 Hongkong currency at the opening T.T. race of ezchange on the date this resolution is DOGS AND
confirmed AY Н
special resolution
credited as paid up thereon and accord- ingly that 81,600 shares out of the 200,000 shares of the nomina) value of.
Eb each constituting the capital of the This preparation is non-
Company so converted and increased bo distributed by the Board to the persone
2
another twenty per cent, upon the cost
Coured designed not only to equip for the Military Contribution. A similar objection may be urged against the proedge of economic conditions in China prospective business men with a know- vision of a City Hall, Museum and but also to furnish them with a working
who are registered as shareholders of po sonous and harmless Library, although it is true that the last knowledge of the Chinese language were
the Company on the date this resolution
is confirmed as a special comolution in
exchange for the silver shares then beld to animals. It stimulates
by them.
3. That the Articles of Association be
altered in manner following namely:- By the insertion after Articla No. 108 of
the Article.
two are often presented by private donors opened in February by the extension de- in Great Britain. Very seldom, however, partment of Columbia University. They ie a theatre provided out of the rates; will be given three evenings a week, one usually it is a private speculation, but course to be devoted to business Chinese,
very chary of
one to conversational Chinese, and tho supporting such a venture in Hongkong third to a study of business conditions
the growth of the hair investore would
be
100 (a) The Board may em- Employment and fur and gives a fine owing to the infrequency of dramatic in China and the growth of her interna
ploy the the funds of the of reserve Company which have been funds, established pursuant to the provisions | of Article 100 or any of them or any portion ther of (and that whether such funds or steh portion as is proposed to be dealt with were set aside for the special purpose to which they she proposed to be applied or for any other purpose or not) in or for all or any of the flowing purposes, that is to say, in meeting contingencia in equalizing dividends, in paying special dividends or bonusen, in repaiting, improving and maintaining any of the property of the Company, or otherwise In the busives of the Company sad in or for such other purposes as the Board shall in its discretion think conducive to
gloss to the coat.
$1.00 per bottle.
SOLD ONLY BY
the interests of the Company and in A. S. WATSON regard to say such employment as aforesaid the Board shall not be bound
to keep such fands separate froza the" other assets.”
By the insertion of the following Articles ·
after Article No. 107.
*107a (1). Any general inget- ing at which a dividend or bonus ia declared
10
Bonus may bet wet of
gainst all
sanctioned may make a call on the members of auch amount is the meeting fixes but so that the call on each member shall not exceed the dividend or bonus payable to him and so that not withstanding the provisions of Articles 18, 19 and 20 the call may be payable at the same time as the dividend or bonus and the dividend or bonus may, if so arranged between the Company and the member, be net off against the call.. The making of a call under this Article shall be deemed ordinary business of an ordinary general meeting which decisros & dividend.
(9). After any resolution has been passed under the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Article the Board may arrange on behalf of the Company for the dividend or bonus to be set off against the call by authorizing any person on behalf of the members from whom such
such authority shall be effective.
CO., LTD.,
performances and public concerts. It
tional relations. will be noticed that there are ninc variants of the scheme for a City Hall, Among those who arrived in the Colony Theatre, Library and Museum, all off on Monday on the Peleus were Lient. J. S. which have been previously discussed in White, R.N.R., Capt. J. G. Spottiswoode, these column with the exception of that R.E., Lieut. A. C. Wilson, R.E., Capt. for allocating the site of the old Post R. C. Green, Lieut.-Com, J. S, Brown, Office building in Pedder Street to aR.N., Capt. B. G. Horrocks, Capt. Theatre. Personally, we should prefer Beverly, Capt. W. E. Harry, B.E., Lieut to see this site retained for commercial T. R. Kirkpatrick, Surgeon J. O. Sleig, purposes, in view of the congested state R.N., Lieut. D. Gillespie, Capt. of the European section of the City, and Dobbe, Lieuth D. H. Neville and C. A. the Theatre and other institutions intend. Dixon, RN. The military men asepro ed for our leisure moments erected on
ceeding to Vladivostock and the naval the site now occupied by the Colonial men are being stationed in Hongkong. Secretariat and the Murray Battery.
The Macao Government Gazette of the This would be a convenient situation, 29th ultimu publishes a telegram received especially for people living on the upper from the Minister for the Colonies in and middle levels, and would possess the Lisbon, containing a long list of Porta- advantage of being free from noise. So guese citizens in the Far East who have far as the Peace Celebrations are con been decorated by the Portuguese Govern- cerned we do not share the views of those ment for valuable services rendered to who regard any expenditure on illumina the Motherland. Amongst the Hong tions and fireworks as a waste of money,kong residents, all of whom have received HONGKONG OFFION: 10A, DES VERDI ROAD, O. We think, on the contrary, that it would the Knighthood of the Order of Christ, are the following gentlemen: --Seahors LONDOR Ürrim: 181, Fixer Stasser, E.0. Į tend to remove the false impression creat-
Eduardo de Sousa, Consul for Portugal; ed by enemy propaganda.
José Pedro Braga, Router's Correspon dent; Antoni Bilva-Netto, President of the Lusitano Club; Pedro Botelho, Presi dent of the Club de Recreio, Leonardo d'Almada, President of the Associação Portuguesa de Soccorroe Mutuos; José Alves; Francisco Boaros; and Doctor
HONGKONG Dispensary,
TEL. 16.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, April 3RD, 1919,
THE WAR MEMORIAL.
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A cinematograph entertainment will be given at the Peak Club on Tuesday next.
A number of policemen in Tokio are Antonio Simplicio Gomes. being taught shorthand, in order to report political speeches.
The offices of the Chinese Maritime Customs will be closed to public owners on Tuesday, April 8th
Five anses (three deaths) of bubonis plague and four cases (two deaths) of cercbro-spinal fever wore reported in the Colony on Tuesday.
call is due to enter inte ap Agreement So far, fifteen different suggestions for with the Company providing for such providing a War Memorial have been dividend or bonus to be set off against Buch call and any Agreement made underlaid before the Sub-Committee appointed (8). It shall be no objection to any resol position is correct that the final selection for the purpose, and apparently our sup tion made under paragraph (1) of this article or to any call or arrangement will be made by the Executive Committee. that such resolution was passed or such Twelve of the proposals relate to muni call or arrangement was male at the meeting at which the resolation introduo cipe! improvements, some of which arc ing this Article and Articles 166 (a) was admittedly very desirable, while the confirmed as a special resolution provided that dus notice of the intention to remainder are more от less of ito There will by an after-dinner dance at First of all, the Palace Hotel, Kowloon, this evening. propose such first mentioned resolution eleemosynary nature. and to declare such dividend or bonus and to make such call shall have been therefore, it is necessary to decide into The music will be provided by the band given prior to the Confirmatory meeting which of these two categories the of the U.S.M.8. Junkiny. Aforesaid.
Memorial is to fall. There could, of
107 (b). Dividends may bé Tale of
∙pard
Гедеу
in Hongkong Cur-course, be no mor, suitable way of show-
at auch rate of pramble in exchange as the General Hungtong.
same or in the case of
The Mohammedan members of the Hong-
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
(THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.) ALLIED OPERATIONS IN SIBERIA.
PARIS, March 27th. A Havas message says:- An agreement has been reached between the British and French Government, re- garding Siberia, whereby General Janin has the chief command of the operations and General Knox command of the rear formations.
CANTON NEWS.
CANTON, April 2nd, TELEGRAPH OFFICE IN BHAMBEN.
Dr. Wu Ting-fang has received a letter
from the British Consul regarding the arrest of the Superintendent of the Telegraph office in ShamcOA.
Dr. Wu
ing our gratitude for the heroism and kong Police Force will entertain the Meeting declaring or sanctioning the self-sacrifice of the men who went from British Officers, and N.COs., Mobam as the Board may determine, dividend, our midst to fight for the freedom of the medon Officers, N.C.Os., and Gunners of Dated the Twenty-eighth day of March, 1979.
Should the above resolutions be passed by world than by providing for the depend the H.K.S.B., R.G.A., to tiffin at the By Order of the Board,
Contral Police Station at 1 p.m. next the C. MONTAGUE EDE, requisito majority they will be submitted oats of such as have been killed or for confirmation as special resolutions to a incapacitated. Owing, however, to the
Saturday, General Manager.
second extraordinary meeting which will be [bas
aubsequently convened.
gircumstances of the vast majority of The Colonial Secretary informs us that pected that the matter will soon ba those who left this Colony to volunteer the following telegram has been received settled.
NOTICE.
MR. ERNEST CALDWELL
TR. EDWARD VICTOR DAVID PARR
RICHARDS have This Day boon admitted Partners of our Firms in Hongkong and Shanghai.
MACKINNON MACKENZIE & CO.
Post Box No. 113, 22, Dos Vœux Hond Control. Hongkong, April 1st, 1819.
NOTICE
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THE AGENQ'ES of THE PENINSULAR
Dated the Twenty-eighth day of March 1918,
By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager.
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NOTICE.
is requested to notify the Tuchun that the Superintendent must be released, or telegraph messages from Canton to for: eign nations will be stopped. It is ex-
PEACE ENVOYS TO EUROPE.
for service at the Front, it is very ques- from the Chief Cable Censor, London:- It is stated that Lak Ching-chang, the tionable whether there is any opportunity Telegrams, both personal and commer chief of the peace envoys to Europe, has for this. There is, course, plenty of cial, are now allowed with Esthonja and gone to Switzerland for medical treat ment and has not yet returned to Paris. scope for such assistance in Gt. Britain, with Poland as from April 1st. Also Luk, it is said, is very disappointed at and it would be in accordance with the with Austria from April 2nd, but not the news that the Peking Government has Military wishes of many local residents if the Hungary. The service is uncertain and extended the Sino-Japanese
agreement, which should have been THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA Committee were to avail themselves of it. telegrams are liable to delay."
abolished after the European war, DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.
A Peking message states that the We must not take too narrow a view of A circular has now been issued by the Premier has wired to Lak Ching-chang, ERTIFICATE No. 6610 of the above our responsibilities for, be it remembered, Straits Government authorising the pay: announcing that the Puking Government Company for 56 Shares of the Company it is the Mother Country that has borno mont of an additional 10 per cent, war has appointed Wu Chiu-abu as one of the [THE ANTAL STEAM NAVIGA
numbered 38088/710 and 38712/86 and Corti the bulk of the Empire's burden in men allowance to take effect from January entitled to attend the Paris Confer pence envoys to, Europe, and that Wu is fiente No. 0811 of the said Company for 100 TION COMPANY THE BRITISH INDIA Sharos of the Company numbered 1093/1087, and money, and, as the war was fought 1st, 1910, as follows:-To an officer draw choo. The Peking: Government has also STEAM NAVIGATION LIMITED, and THE AFOAB LINE OF 11487/640 and 30721/16 both in the name of by the nation, it will be generally agreed, ing in salary, duty allowance (if any), requested Lak to make known to the
Paris STEAMERS, in Hongkong, have This Day SOLOMON BASSOON BENJAMIN, and dated the
Conference that the Peking Govern- boch we think, that it is better to help those and acting allowance, if any: A--Tessment, in preparing for the war, has lost 17th day of May, 1917, been transferred to Mrants. MACKINNON, CANCELLED by the Company, and no who have suffered than to increase the than 426 per mansom, allowance at the four hundred million dollars and many MACKENZIE & CO.
MAUKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
rights thorounder will benceforth Pont lox No. 118,
recognized New Certificates for the said smenities of the Forces, which may be rats of 35 por cent. (instead of 20 por lives. The Peking Government asks from
the 22, Don Vaux Road Central.
Shares have bou zaurd to and in the name stationed in this Colony from time to cont.) From $300 up to and include oomy nations, an equal amount, and | $1,000 compensation for each of the liven Hongkong, April lat, 1010.
place of the Original Certificates referred to time. Some visible and permanent localing does per annum, allowance at the lost.
Memorial, however, will be required. rato of 25 per cent (instead of 15 por SEPARATE PEACE, MIDWIFERY.
It is reported that certain leaders in Dated the 31st day of Maroli, 1910.
This, of course, would be provided by the cent) but so that the acount of the the South-West Provinons are negotiating Bly Onter of the Board of Dir otors, QUALIFIED MIDWIFE, Armined in
EM DYER,
erection of simple and dignifled allowance payable to the officer shall not a separate peace with the Peking Govern. Tux HowarONG AND WHAMPOL Do Kranito ritment," on the open space as less than $108 nur more than fico per raporla are true as they have sullorod too.
Chief Managor,
The people are hoping that tho Mus. MOLWEN, Government Civil Hospital,
COMPANY, LImitas,
opposite the Hongkong Club. It would1annum. [461
CANADIAN PACIFIC OCEAN SERVICES, LIMITED. WING to Military Requisition, the Company regretfully announce the nooossary cancellation of passage bookings mado for the following alliage:—
5th April. "MONTEAGLE"
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA" 1st May. "EMPRESS OF JAPAN" 141 May. "EMPRESS OF ASIA"... 29th May.
[05
Roland in full of all passage money paid A Bootland, is open for engagements.
will be made on application to
D. SUTHERLAND, Glomeral Agent, Passonger Dept.
[Gad
Writo
bavo
be
of the said Solomon Bassoon Benjamin in
above.
meni.
much from War.