NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
COMMITTEE of the MISSIONS TO SEAMEN in Hongkong intends at an early date to apply to the Legislative "A Bill to provide for the. Incorporation
Council of Hongrong for a Bill intituled of the MISSIONS TO SEAMEN in Hongkong.
Dated the 10th day of May, 1919.
DENNTE & BOWLEY, Solicitors.
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"THE LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE,
INSURANCE CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, owing to the Undersigned proceeding home on leave, ME RIGBY F KEWLEY will take charge of the Campsap's Hongkong Branch as Acting Local Manager
3 from MAY 118r.
JOHN DE B LANCASTER, Acting Local Manager, Hongkong, May 19th, 1919.
HONGKONG POLO CLUB.
EMPIRE DAY.
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EATHER Permitting. a POLO
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG "DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, HAY 10TH, 1918.
INTIMATIONS
THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA
WAR SAVINGS ASSOCIATION.
LIMITED...
NOTIOR TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THIRTY-EIGHTH
ORDINARY
TABLY MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the Undersigned on WEDNESDAY, MAY
91T, 1910 & 11.30 AM.
The TRANSFER BOOKS and REGISTER of Members of the Company will be CLOSED from the 7th May to the 1st May, both days Inclusive.
Article
mediately after the above-mentioned
the General Agents in parsuance of 17 of the Company's Articles purpose to ask the Consulting Committee to sanction a call of $50 per share in respect of the monies noraid on the shares held by members of the Company
At the same line the General Agenta will isc, under Article 104 (p), ask for the sarction of the Consulting Committee to the payment of Special Dividend of $50 per share (payable immediately after the cally out of
the Reserve
Should these sanctions be obtained the Transfer Books and Register of Members will be closed for an additional 14 days, ie, antil and including the 4th June, 1918.
JARDINE MATHESON & Co., I
General Managers. Hongkong, April 30th 1918.
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WCLUB GYMKHANA will be held UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF
at the RACCOURE, HAPPY VALLET (by kind permission of the Stewards, Hoog- kong Jockey Club) on SATURDAY next, MAY SITE, at 4.1.3. Admission $100 (including Tea) Children under twelve Half-price.
Programme
includes:- BRAIN-FETIS
TANT PRODING, MOUNTED COMBAT, &c., &c.
Parima uel. Ca-h Sweeps.
CANTON, LTD..
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
NOTICE
RACE YEARLY MEETING of the Society will be
held at its Eead Office, Nos. 3 sad
SR. GRIMSTONE, Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, May 10th, 1919."
Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, on THURS DAY, MAY 1919, at Noox. for the the Report of the
purpose of the Statements of
Directors togather 1774
THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND MINING COMPANY, LIMITED. Payment of Fiasi Dividend on Shares for the year ending 30th Jane,
1919.
THE BOARD having declared
д
INTERIM DIVIDEND of One Shilling per Share, free of Income Tax, for the -year ending 30th June, 1919, holders of Bearer Shares and holders of Dividend Warrants received from London
will be account of Registered. Shares
No. 13 paid their dividends on presenting Coupon of the Bearer Shares, and Dividend Warrants on Registered Shares to either of the following Banks at Shanghal or Tientsin
THE HozoxONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION. THI
CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA" & CHINA. THE RUSSO-ANATIC-BANI. Tea Basque BALDE POUR L'ETBA2 The Payments will be made in either Dollars of Taels as the holder may wish, at the buying rate of exchange of the day.
GENERAL MANAGEE THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION.
Hongkong, May 8th, 1918
A JUMBLE SALE
"will be held in
780
Account to 31st December, 1918, and of declaring Dividends etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from May 12th to May 2nd, both days inclusion.
By Order of the Board,"
C. HP. HAY, Deputy General Ma ager.. (736 Hongkong, May 9th, 1919.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED.
:
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS."
IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
NOTICE.-
"Announce that all Straits Settlements War Loan
Wbits Se taken up by this Association for its Members has now been exhausted.
Al
Deys paid in to this Association will in future be invested in British War Loan-bearing interest at 3 per cent, per
saada,
`UNTON INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.
Hon. Secretary.
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A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND
GENERAL BROKER,
Queen's Bood Central Telephone No. 2832
MAVOURED with instruction from The Concerned,
FAY
will sell by Public Auction TO-DAY (MONDAY), May 19th, at 1:30 JL, at his Sales Room, A QUANTITY OF SHIPCHANDLERS' AND MIBJEL-
LANEOUS GOODS. TE--Cash on Delivery. Hongkong, May 18th, 1818.
A. G. DA ROCHA, AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR
INTIMATION
WATSON'S
FORMAZONE
(REGISTERED).
Entries closes at noon-to-day tha
the payment of the unemployment don' tion to those who have been thrown out Palo Club's Empire Day Gymkhank
Our Canton écrrespondent 'writes hat Chan Ping-kwan, the Civil Governo of
wangsi, will shortly leave Wuchott Hongkong.
छ
of work. In this connection it is encours aging to learn that of the four million soldiers and civilians who have been demobilised since the Armistice no fewer this three millións have been absorbed into industry. Of the remaining million The Australian Government, has wit 330,000 were members of the Fores, drawu the restrictions prohibiting t 108,000 munition workers, and 100,000 import of aca-British
th cotton operatives-the last class being Commonwealth.
out of employment owing to the blockade and the dearth of shipping for export
two
into
The Chatte announces
that Capt.
purposes. In the Budget for 1919-20 it. R. H. Taylour, R.N., has returned is estimated that the expenditure will be to the Colony and resumed duties as
Harbour Master, approximately £1,134,810,000, ዑ . hundred and seventy-five millions in The valuation lists for the Colony for excess of the revenue. This defieit. which 1910-1020 will be open to inspection at may easily be grenter, will have to be the Treasury for a days, commencing on met by loan and added to the deadweight | Monday, May 19th
of debt. In the circumstances it is not surprising that the Government should be urged to exercise every possible
A Befreshing, Invigorating and economy consistent with safety, though
increased activities for the creation of wealth on a large scale are for more in portant than the mere negative question and Palatable Drink. Particularly of economy. Though we regard as mis-
fending Lord MILNER's view that, except so far is we have had to part with foreign.
Mr. R. O. Hutchison, MR E., has been gazetted to act as First Police Magistrate and Coroner until farther notice, with efect from May 7th.
The name of Dr. H. E. Murray, M.B., has been added to the Register of Medical Practitioners entitled to practice.. mediciae in the Colony..
The total output of the Kailan Mining AND suited for Tennis, Shooting and investments, our indebtedness is not a Administration's 'mines for the week very serious matter because it merely ending May 3rd mounted to 12.194 tons represents a transfer of wealth from one and the sales to 74,683 tone.
GENERAL BROKER. Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2932.'
from. The Concerned, FAVOURED with instruction will sell by Public Auction on WEDNES- DAY, May 21st, 1919, 60 2:15 mm, at bin Bales Room HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
AND EFFECTS,
Comprising
USEFUL
4;
Blackwood Furniture, Teakwood Mirror- door Wardrobes. Chest of Drawers, Clocks, Carpets, Rags, Exay Chair, Overmantels, Dining andard Tables, Single and Double Bedsteads, Curtains. Brass Figures, Knives, Forks, Spoons, Gass and Cros ery Want, Vases
Bowls Electric Fans, Typewriters, Fiano and a lot of Sandries.
$1xams :-Cash on Delivery. Hongkong, May 14th, 1019,
PUBLIC AUCTION,
1984
HE Undersigned has received instruc
tions to sell by Public Auction,
NOT TIETH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its Head Office, Nos. 3 and Queen's Build- ings, on THURSDAY, MAY 22ND, 1919, at 13.30 ra, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the May 31st, 1919, at Noor, at his Sales Rooms, Statements of Account to 31st December, 1918, and of declaring Dividends, etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from May 12th to May 13nd, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
C. H. F. HAY, Deputy General Manager. Hongkong, May 6th, 1919.
BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
ORDINARY
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH HALL EARLY MEETING of the Company will
or
FRIDAY, MAY 23, from
3 oclock to 6 vclock. « NONTRIBUTIONS of any description will be gratefully received. These may be sent to the Church Hall on THURSDAY, MAY 2230
Proceeds in Aid of the Kowloon Branch of the Ministering Children's League
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PHILIPPINE HATS
ARE YOU INTERESTED I
bo bald at it Head Office, Nos. 3 and 4, Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, on THURS
DAY, MAY 22ND, 1919, at 13.45 P., for the Directors tolving the Report of
purpose of
the
with the Statements of Account to let December, 1918, and of declaring dividends etc. •
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from May 19th to May 22nd, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
C. H.T ĐẤY Deputy General Manager. Hongkong, May 9th, 1919.
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THIRTY FOURTH ANNUAL
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SEE the most complete line ever brought ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company (since its registration) will be into this Colony WHOLESALE AND beld at the HoxoXONG HOTEL, Hongkong, RETAIL. Boom 481, HONGKONG HOT,on FRIDAY, the 23rd day of MAY, 1919,
Office Hours, 9.30 FM, to 7 P.M.
PORT
1756
SITUATION WANTED.
ORTUGUESE with several year
mercantile experience versed in Import, Export, Book-keeping and General Office Work is open for engagement. Possesses A. U testimonials.
WANTED, "
1784
WANTED by European Firm, Experienced BOOK KERPER Chinese or Portuguese, able to keep a set of books without requiring supervision. State experience and salary required to-
Box No. 783, Care of Dally Prom " Ofos
f7e0
at
On WEDNESDA
Daddell Street.
The Wreck of the BS, "CHIYO MARU” as the now lies off the Lema Islands.
THEME-Cash on fall of the hammer, when vossel will be at purchaser's risk.
GEO. P. LAMMEET, Auctioneer.
TO LET.
(7:30 -0
THE COTTAGE, Barker Road To be let
Furnisbert from May 18th. Apply
- DENISON, RAM & GIBBS.
TO LET.
BROADWOOD ROAD
NUnfurnished
No B, BROADWOOD ROAD, Furnished.
For particulars apply to-
GEO. K. HALL BRUTTON & Co,.
York Building:
Chater Road, Hongkong.
131
TO LET
T the PEAK, with immediate possession ANG MOUNTAIN VIEW, Furnished or Unfurnished.
Apply to
11
EL E POLLOCK, Supreme Court.
TO LET (UNFURNISHED),
1725
ro. 10, MOUNTAIN VIEW, PEAK from Yano 1th, 1913, in excellent
General Manager gobber N
Noa, for the purpose of receiving the the Report
of the with a Statement of Accounts to the 31st, condition. December, 1918.
REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOBED from MONDAY, the 19th day of May to Monday, the 20th day of May, 1919, both days -inclusive, during which perfod no Transfer of Bharon can be Registered.
Address
"AB Care of "Daily Press "Ofios.
TO LET.
Bathing Parties.
Plats $1.20 Per Doze.
Splits 70 Cts. ;,
class of the community. to another, it would be a mistake to contend, on the other hand, that further borrowing could not be justified far productive purposes. Our hopes in the future depend largely apon the League of Nations and the re duction of armaments, so that buman energy may be concentrated upon re munerative enterprises instead of being wasted upon engines of destruction.
THE COLONY'S FINANCES IN 1918.
|A. S. WATSON & CO., with an overflowing exchequer.
The
Tho
Ды Police discovered thousand rounds of ammunition on Friday on the Canton wharf. No owner has been found, so the ammunition will be confiscated.
The Committee of the Missions to Seamen intends to apply to the Legisla tive Council for a Bill to provide for the incorporation of the Mission in Hong- kong.
HM the King has not been advised to exercise his power of disallowance with respect to Ordinance No. 15 of 1918, WHITE the Mother country finds itself amending further the Arms and Ammuni terribly impoverished by the war this tion Ordinance, 1900. Colony emerges from the past four years According to our Canton correspondent, the Canton authorities have been request balance of assets over linbilities at the ed by the President to prevent any end of 1918 is given in the current issue demonstrations in connection with the of the Gazette as 15,681,135. The revenue
question of Tsingtao. during the twelve months under review excenda all expectations and constitutes EL.E the Officer Administering the a record. Speaking in the Legislative Government will make a small presenta- Council, on October 3rd last year, H. E. tion in the Council Chamber, at 10.30 am THE GOVERNOR said it was estimated that next Thursday, to Mr. Ng Kwan Chak. the revenue for isis would amount toen behalf of the Hongkong Government the unprecedented sum of $17,079,840, in appreciation of his diligence in knit- Handrang Összon: 10a, Das Vaux Road, C. or $9,310,050 more than the original ing articles for His Majesty's troops. London Orics: 181, Tlass Besar, E.C.estimate. According to the return just
LIMITED.
BRATED" WATER MANUFACTURERS
TEL 616.
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, May 19th, 1915.
THE COST OF WAR
The
FAR
EASTERN CABLE
NEWS.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NEW CONSORTIUM TO FINANCE CHINA
KOREAN INDEPENDENCE
issued, the actual revenue was no less than 18,063,248, which is nearly four million dollars in excess of the original estimate and $3,607,143 more than the total collected in 1917. The difference is nearly all accounted for under the bend- ing Licences and Inland Revenue, not otherwise specified." There have been increased yields in several other direc
PARIS, May 12th, Was we think of the tremendous cost tions-as, for example, $51,000 in interest
A new consortium for financing China of war between great Powers in these and 400,000 in land sales-but these have with loans was organised "to-day" by days we must surely wish every success been counterbalanced by reductions in French, British, American and Japanesć to the movement for settling interne other items, such as $15,539 in light dues. bankers, with, reservation for later parti- tional disputes by arbitration.
The expenditure was, originally com- cipation by the Belgians. suffering and anxiety caused by armed pated at $12,140,478, but we were warned condict enn never be gauged, but, so far last October that there was likely to be as our own Empire is concerned, we
an advance of $3,812,013, chiefly owing know the terrible, loss of life and limb to large gifts to the Imperial War that has occurred since 1014, and we are Chest. In point of fact the figure rose beginning to realise something of the to. $16,252,171, which is upwards of four dissipation of wealth that has taken million dollars more than the estimate place. Great Britain's National Debt has and nearly two and a quarter millions risen, in four years, from £40,000,000 more than in 1917. This is more than to £7,435,090,000, and, after allowing for accounted for by the growth in "Miscel It requests the abrogation of the Treaty the fact that this latter sum includes laneous Services" from $445,700 to of Seoul concluded in August, 1910, on advances to the Dominions and Allies:
In all, the Government De the ground that this treaty of annexation Amounting to £1,739,000,000-much, if not partments the sum expended fell below was concluded under circumstances of all, of which we may expect to be repaid the vote, but whether this represents real fraud and force, which vitiated ita --we owe nine times as much as we did cconomy or is due to generous estimating validity. before the war. Against this we can and uncompleted work it is impossible
$5,678,571.
MOVEMENT..
ÂN APPEAL TO THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
PARIS May 19th. The" Korean Delegation has petitioned the Conference arging Korea's claims for liberation from Japan, and the recon- struction of an independent State.
"
The Koreane bold that their consent is,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, ❘ 【TO. 30%, The FEAR, -Roomed, Hoonly place any indemnity that may be to say: Amongst the savings shown were and has been, an essential condition to
General Managers. Hongkong, May 12th, 1919.
NOTICE..
B.
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LL PERSONS, with the exception of those of Chinese raos desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person between the hours of 8 x toirm and RPM to 4PM. daily, at the PASS OFFICE, POST OFFICE BUILDING.
Applicants will be required to producr Passports or identification papers.
All pocsonx, with certain exceptions, wan Cemain in the Colony for morn than 7 days
FRENCH LESSONS required to Register themselves ander
G., MOUSSION,
MORRISON HILL ROAD.
MEREJNTRATION
ORDINANCE 1915,
PERSONS
at the Feak.
Apply to..
FEROY SMITH SETH & FLEMING
[52%
TO LET.
FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon A
Apply to- HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
[00," LID," Alexandra. Buldi ge
THE PEAK.
Forina of Registration, giving the parti
A FIVE-ROOMED calary required may be obtained at the FOR BALE
Besidence, For particulate apply tom
LYZED Care of Thadly
| G.P.O. and at all Police: Stadiums.
The Penalty for non-complianon is a line not exceeding $50
paid by the enemy. The seriousness of $283,762 on the Public Debt; over $100,000
the situation will be seen from the fact
on pensions; $100,000 on public works; the validity of the Treaty and that it was that interest and amortisation will and $91,445 on the Kowloon-Canton Rail concluded, in direct violation, by the absorb four hundred millions sterling a way. The Post Office has particularly Japanese, of international guarantees re- year, or about double the sum which the good record, for it earned $17,688 more garding Korean Independence taxpayers of the United Kingdom were than was expected and has spent $216,146 integrity.
in 1913
and
called upon to provide for all purposes less. For these gratifying results the The petition asserts that the indepen- Nor is there any immediate high exchange was probably largely dence of Korea has been guaranteed by prospect that the necessity for borrowing responsible. Altogether there was a net several treaties signed by Japan and other will cease, for under the most favourable surplus on the year of nearly two and a Powers, as well as Korea. These cannot
half million dollars.
conditions it must take months to return
to normal circumstances of expenditura It is impossible to compute, with any pretence of accuracy, the expenditure in the current financial year upon our armed forces, because, although we are no longer engaged in active operations against Germany, peace, has not yet been
Six cases (âve deaths), of plague and made, and much of the world is în a very disturbed state. Then, of course, one case of diphtheria were reported in the dislocation due to the transition from the Colony on Friday. The diphtheria war to peace has to be considered, god patient was British.
be violated without being the subject of eventual revision by the Powers assembled
The Kovicon Chors Club is exempted in International Congress, such as from registration,"
Peace Conference.
The Gazette notifies that the Censorship Regulations of 1917 are cancelled.-
The petition sacks to justify the claim of Korea by an analogy with the condi tions pertaining to Poland and Alisca- Lorraine.
The petition is presented in the name, and on behalf of the Provisional Repub lican Government, of Kores, and of over? eighteen million Koreans