THE COLONY'S FINANCES,
Position at the End of January.
The Hongkong Treasury issues the following financial statement for the month of January, 1917
Revenue and Expenditure.
Balance of Assets
and Liabilities
on 30th Decem-
ber, 1916. :$2,300,785.20
Revenue from 1st
to 31st January," 1917,
Expenditure from
-1,422,958 03
3,723,743.23
Tat to 31st Jannery, 1917,... 2,015,267 08 Balance, $1,708,476.17
The statement of spets and liabilities on January 31, 1917, is as follow
LIABILITIES.
Deposita mot Avail-
K
able, Subsidiary Coina,
Orown
Agents
Drafts,..
Postal Agencies,
Exchange,
Total Liabilitisa,
Balance,
15
THEATRE
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, ~SATURDAY, APRIL
ENTERTAINMENT.
ROYAL
SCENES FROM SHAKESPEARE.".
(as arranged for ST. GEORGE'S DAY.) WILL BE REPEATED IN ALD OF
WAR CHARITIES To-night, the 28th inst.,
"AT 9.15 P.M.
Prices as Usual :-- $3.---$2.---$I. (CHILDREN HALF-PRICE ON THE MATINEE).
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform
will be admitted at half price.
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE
BRIGADE.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
Orders issued by Mr. E. Ralphs IN THE SUPREME COURT
atute:
Y.M.C.A. Division. $ 777.262.34
Tuesday, May 1-8. p.m. 8,669.18 Baudage Practice. Corporal Wei Kan will take charge. 9 p.m. 421,099.19 Squad and Company Drill,
21,552.46
Thursday, May 3rd.-8 p.m. 686 78 First Aid Lecture by Divisional Surgeon S. F. Les. 9 p.m. Squad and Company Drill
1,230,150 25 1,708,476.17
Salyingpun Division.
Drills and Lectures will ia fature Total,..... $2,938,626.42 take place at Queen's Colleges Monday, April 30.-7 p.m.
ASSETS.
Advances, .. Imprest. House Service Ac
count,... Orown Agenta
Deposit Account, Unallocated Stores,
(P.W.D.)
Unallocated Stores,
(Railway),
Coal Account,
Bilance, Bank,
Agente'
unless otherwise stated.
Squad and Stretcher Drill, 210.497.50 Wednesday, May 2-7 p.m. 35,998.85 Gymnasium. Bandage Practice,
Friday, May 4. p.m. Squad 4,861.58 and Stretcher Drill,
219,425.31
Queen's College Division. Tuesday, May 1.-4,15 p.m. Squad and Streicher Drill 277,568.41
Wednesday, May 2-12.50 p.m. Gymnasium. Yembers of 140,235.87|the Ssiyingpun Division
77,281.50 attend,
Friday, May 4-4.15 1,830,115.45 Squad and Stretcher Drill.
InvestmentAccount, 121,444.51
Crown
Current Account, 21,219.44 Tossday, May It..15
may
p.m.
Victoria Division,
p.m.
Squad and Stretcher Drill,
Total, ... $2,938,626.42
Friday, May 4.-5.15 Squad and Stretcher Drill.
p.m.
CHUNG LING SOD.
Victoria's Attractions.
After a most successful snd popular zua, the exciting adriat fla y
"Tue Iron Mask "' is By natural aptiade, by "an-brought to a close in the pro relenting studies, by diligent rogramme now being presented at search and by travel covering the Victoria Tocarro, and the every clime upon which the manner in which all the con- Ban shines, Chung Ling Soof ficting latereate of the story die- staada to-day by the unanimous appear to give place to the in verdict of Press and public an-evitable aaioa of the hero and deniably as one of the most accom- heroine is keenly followed by plished magicians in the world, those who have watched the un. He spares neither time, money folding of the whals tale. In nor energy in working out addition to this, there are also and presenting new tricks and some very interesting. War deceptions for the delight pictares, a screaming fares Ua- and mystification of his patrons, der New Management" and
who comprise the most intelligent other goo1 pictures.
and learned classes of the places
ho visita. Ever thoughtfull of his patrone, his mind has been basy inventing new and astound- ing mysteries, each succeeding one being more marvellous sid stupendous than its predecessor, until to-day, ia number, variety and intensely mysti- fying effects his wonders
ATO mora
numerous and
in comprehensible than the so- called supernatural preformances of the famous fakira of the Far Eaat. Everybody knows what a magician is, but Chang Ling Boo, the king of all, amases you by the cleverness and dexterity with which be performs his e numerous and varied tricks and
illusions.
Chung Ling Soo wil be sup ported in Hongkong with a high class and refined vandeville Com- pany. A special matinee will be given during the season, when the performance will be given by Chang Ling Boo, who will occupy the stage for two and a half hours,
Naval Order.
The following addition has been made by His Excellency the Governor to the Port Regulations, 1017: "9A. No bamboat, without a written permit from the newv.1
Bathorities, shall approach with.
SAKURA BEER
SERURIBEES
SOLE AGENTS:
ia 50 yards of any ship in the SUZUKI & CO.
naval anchorage which flies the pilot jack at the fore or tristic
TEL 468
ALEXANDRA BUILDIND.
i.
OF HONGKONG ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,
IN THE MATTER of the UNION WATERBOAT
COMPANY, LIMITED.
(and Reduced)
and
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
JUST ARRIVED
SHIPMENT OF
PRIME & DELICIOUS
AUSTRALIAN
APPLES.
TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENT.
THEATRE
TWO CONCERTS ONLY,
IN THE MATTER of the WEDNESDAY, MAY 2.
Companies Ordinance No.
58 of 1911.
NOTICE is hereby given that
Resolution reducing the capital
a Petition for confirming a
of the above Company from
THURSDAY, MAY 3.
$500,000 (Five hundred thousand Frederic Shipman
dollars) divided into 50,030 shares of $10 each (whereof the issued capital was $277,230
| divided into 27,723 shares of $10 each and the unissued.capital was $222,770 divided into 22.277 shares of $10 each) to #416,831 (Four hundred and sixteen thousand sight hundred and thirty one dollars) divided into 27,723 shares of $7 each (being the issued capital of the Com- pany) and into 22,277 shares of $10 each (being the unissued capital as aforesaid) was on. the 17th day of April, 1917, pre- sented to the Supreme Court of Hongkong and is now pending. Dated this 20th day of April, 1917 DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON
& HARSTON,
1. Des Vœux Road, Central,
Hongkong.
Solicitors to the Company. Hongkong, April 27th, 1917,
PUBLIC AUCTION,
ΤΗ
HE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Public Auction on
MONDAY, the 30th April, 1917. commencing at II a.m.
at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street,
A Large Quantity of Dr. Pierre's Dentifrice, Javol bair wash, Tacho hair restorer, Cuticura ointment and resolvent, Pascall's confectionery, metal soap boxes, tooth brush holders, ash trays, thermos flasks, duplex razors, sponge bags. rubber bath. ing caps, Clinical thermometers, etc., etc.
On view on day of sale. Terms: Cash on delivery.
GEO, P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY,
Friends of the British and Foreign Bible Society are Cordially invited to the (1917)
ANNUAL MEETING
of its Hongkong Auxiliary
IN
ST. ANDREW'S HALL, KOWLOON,
О MONDAY, April 30th, AT 6.00 P.M.
The Bishop of Victoria will preside.
Addresses will be delivered by:
LIEUT. LEE,
(25th Batt. Middz. Regt.) and
The Revd. H E. ANDERSON,
Sub-Agent, B. F. B. 8.
PRESENTS
THE FRENCH-CANADIAN ·TEKOR,
PAUL
ROYAL.
DUFAULT
ASSISTED BY
PAULINE BINDLEY, ERNEST EMPSON,
SOPRANO.
PIANIST.
SINGAPORE SUCCESS.
The Paul Dufault Concerts in Singapore were so successful and aroused such great enthusiasm that the original season of three Concerts was extended to five.
THE STRAITS TIMES:-" One might wait for a generation before again seeing an artist score so great a Fuccess as this; and one might waif in vain. Buch singing is not often heard in a lifetime "-March 3, 1917,
SINGAPORE FREE PRESS :-* The Canadian tenor scored an unequivocal success, arousing intense enthusiasm. At the close of the programme, Mr. Dufault sang 'The Marseillaise' as only & Frenchman can sing it, with his whole heart and soul"-March 13, 1917.
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