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article from an Australian correspondent, would take no more risks. No more which throw a new light on the oft-curious Antarctic party ever sat out for the low Continent. It had noé vuficient repeated statement that Japanese have stores; it had no appliances; it had not beni spying in the Antipodes with a view the hundred and one things necessary to to extended emigration of the surplus brave the Pular regions. There was soina-

thing fay about it." population of Japan

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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ING SHAREHOLDERS in the Cam. pany will be held at the Company's Offices, Victoria Buildings, on MONDAY, the 27th January, 1913, at 11.30 ... for the pur. pose of receiving the Report of the Directors

TWELFTH ORDINARY MEET-

charting the sea along the Queensland cost is the latest of many sinister incidents. If it were merely an isolated occurrence it might be dismissed without a second thought. But it so happens that it is directly connected with several previous semanticns, and the, people are reasonably beginning to feel

nossy.

Auchorage was provided for the stormer, and grogad for a camp was assignet to the commander, and his company. But most careful provision was made to prevent the the innocent wanderers on the wasts of enters learning anything about, the forts at Sydney Hende, should childish curiosity lead them that way. The approach to the forts was barred by special guards. The Antarctic adranturers sojourned some months, and then bravely set their faces towards the ice. But they returned home suddenly without adding much to the world's knowledge about Antarctica.

From several quarters the Federal mili- tary authorities bave received warnings

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Japad has a population of 35,000,000, together with a Statement of Accounts. For australin of only 4,350.001. Japan is of persistent espionage by Japanese. TheyTHE "Kotive given under date the 14th Le. Hongkang, Straila, Ceylon, India, et

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the year ending 31st December, 1912.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the over crowded; Australia is empty and Company will 1 CLOSED MON-a a DAY, 20th, to MONDAY, 07th January 1918 (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of Shares can be regis. tered,

By Order of the Board of Directors,

E. BRUCE SHEPHERD. Acting Secretary. Hongkong. January 13, 1913.

THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LTD.

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Mysterious vessels, intangible as the phantom ship, began to appear in"Austra Ean water shortly after the establishment of the Commonwealth. A training squadron from Tokyo visited the nos Dominion, was overwhelmed with open-handed hospitality, and went on its way." There may have been no cauention, but soon afterwards strange steamers began to patrol along the north-east pearl-fishing grounds. They were seen. Their identity was fixed. said the stolid common-sense man in the They were Japanese pearl shell pirates,

NOTICE IS HEREBY G RUIN ARTY NOTICE IS HERERY GIVEN that the MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this street. Their presence was reported. They Company will be held at the Company did ant report themselves. And as they Offices, Victoria Buildings, on MONDAY, the 27th Jaunary, 1913, at 11.43 M., for

came they departed, swiftly, silently. the purpose of receiving the Report of the secretly. Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st Decem- ber, 1012.

The

Acting Secretary to

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OCT OF THE MEATEN TRACK. The curios episode was almost forgetten when a strange vessel was seen one day far

confirmed some. They hays disproved day of January, 1913, convening an others; whether the fact or fiction, they Fitraordinary General Meeting of the maintain a profound and discreet silerice. Green Laland Coment Company, Limited Within the last few months Japan has los Tuesday, the 21st day of January, 1933 perciptibly narrowed the listanco which at 12 o'clock Noon is hereby cancelled.

Dsted this 18th day of January, 1912, separates her from Australia, and mines of New Caledonia. of Japanese are no their way to the fields

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO

General Managers, Green Island Cement Co., Ltd.

Thousands

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is forthcoming that they are peaceful arti- ans. They are als roservists-veterane. of the Manchurian war.

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New Caledonia is only two days' steam from the coast of Queensland, fertile, rich, GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, but em ty; and New Caledonia is dewared with splendid caval bases. True, France own the island but if it came to a pinch these Japanese reservists would drive her slender garrisen into the Pacific.

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Japan alec owns Formosa, a few daysOlees of Meers Sheran, Tomes and Co. BILLIARD TABLE

further away. In fact, she has nice, com Thereday Iaand. Less than three months fortable stepping stones from Tokyo

ago the natives in Timor, so only a few days from Australia's uninhabited northern littoral, plagued the Portuguese, and it took thousands of soldiers to suppress them, because some nation had supplied Australians the rebels with firearms. would much like to know what nation was. so patemal. They have their own idens upon the subject. This brings as back to the Hawkesbury Bridge, for it is the only means of communication between Northern and Southern Australii in the settled East. Once it was blown up Northern New South Wales nol Queensland would be cut off It is the from the rest of Australia. Achilles heel of the Federal defence systems.

REGISTER of SHARES OF the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, 17th to MONDAY, 27th January, 1913,ut of the beaten track on the north-west (both days inclusive), during which period const of Australia. It few no colours. It no transfer of Shares can be registered. displayed a tremendoes haste to gat ball By Order of the Board of Directors, down on the horizon. The simple-minded MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE.. merchant captain who picked up the un- known craft scratched his head, puzzled his TAX HONOKO LAND ISVEITMEST & braies, and on arriving at southern ports

Anker Co., Lo.

related the queer story. Again the lure of THE WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LTL. the pearl shell was offered and accepted as Hongkong, January 10, 1913.

an explanation.

Lord Kitchener dwelt upon this in his But a third and a fourth and a fifth, and confidential ropot to the Gorerument of for that matter a sixth and more mystori-earnestly advcated other railways to the Commonwaith. Admiral Handerson

ou ships wore glimpsed by passing canret with and south. It will take mariners and disappeared instantly as if millions of money to make the Northern the had swallowed them. Seafaring men Territory attractive, te the white races. - shook their heads, ordinary citizens be Years must pass hefuro it can be even thinly settled. The Dominion he not

General Agente for

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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY COMPANY,

-- LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ine interesed. Politicians picked up NTWENTY FIFTH ORDINARY their ears Members of the Ministry MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this publicly pooh-poohed the reporta za A Company will be held, at the Company's Ofices Victoria Buildings on MONDAY, serpent stories, and privately learnt that the 27th January, 1915, at Noox, for the they were well founded. But they could purpose of receiving the Report of the do nothing, since the trespassos sneaked Directors together with Statement of away like thieves in the night. Accounts for the year ending 31st Decem- bur, 1912.

* While they were wondering how they The REGISTER of SHARES of the could capture or circumvent these uncanny Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, visitante, an even more starting thing 17th to MONDAY, 27th January, 1918, (hoth days inclusive), during which period happened. People in widely separated dia- no transfer of Shares can be registered. teets were frightened set of their wita by By Order of the Board of Directors, what appeared to be an airship travelling MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE, at night at a prodigions speed, From the

Acting Secretary..

interior of the Continant it seemed to wine, Boogkong, January 16, 1913. H

Into the vast solitudes it vansihed. They may have been mistaken. Possibly, nay probably, they were. But there was extr rdinary and independent corroboration

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HALF-YEARLY MEETING OF

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

Hotel Manxions, on TUE-BAY, the 117 be held at the Officer of the Company,

THE EIGHTH ANNUAL GENERAL MERNING Ạ SHAREHOLDERS FEBRUARY, at 19 o'clock Noon, for he will be held in the Offers of "Menora purpose of "receiving Report the Donna & Co. Los THURSDAY Directors, chor with a Statement of the Sith Jengary, 1913, at Noos, for the Accounts

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1912

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com pany will be CLOSED from th428th January tɔ the lith Folruary, bolli daya inclusive.

of the Bo

the millions to spend. And rimedies. ment there and se-ily resist ejec ion. It Any Asiatic race could make lodg

takes the Brizin race about eighty year to double its population. The Japanese can do it in sixty years. The centrifugal forces exerted in the East in the Bezt half-century, wilj be enormous.

The motivity of spies from the Osient is no child's play to Australia, no nightmaT E from which a pleasant awakening, is as sasured. If you see suspicions characters - sctually peeping over the orchard wall, you do not go to bed feeling confident that the trees will be heavily laden with fruit fo the morning.

The Man Who Gets There

Is the room who has blood- cres 'rich red blood-and plenty of It-in his body.

WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND

MEETING of the Gazy Tezaan CIENT COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held the at St. George's Building, Chater Road, SATURDAY, the 25th day of January, 1913 Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, on at 12 o'clock Noor, when the subjoined Resolutions will be propused: -

(1) That the Memorandum of Agreo- ment bearing date the nineteenth day of April 1912 and made be tween Joaoph Whittlesey Noble, the Honourable Mr. Edward Osborne and the Honourable Mr Flenry Edward Pollock (blembers of the Committee appointed by the Share-

WITH ACCESSORIES,

Apply to

́GRO, P LAMMERT.

Hourkong, Jane 3, 1910.

holders of the Green Island Cement MILNERS'

Company, Limited at the Annual General Meeting of that Company held on the twenty, fifth day of March 1911) of the one part and Sbawen Tomas and Co. m their capacity of General Managers of the Green Leland Cement. Company, Limited of the other part supple

SAFES

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mented by a letter bearing date the PRINCIPAL BANKS eighth day of May 1912 and address. et by the maid Shewan Tomes and Co. is such General Managers a aforesaid to the above-named Mem- bers of the Abwe mentioned Com mitten and by the letter of such Membri in answer therate bearing i date the 14th day of May 1312, be and the arme ia bereby mctifed and confirmed by the Shareholders of the said Company.

(2) That the regulations contained in 'the copy of the proposed new Ar ticles of Association of the Green Island Cement Company Limited (which for the purpose of identifica- tion have been so Luoribed by Mestre

Managers of auch Company, "and" which may to inspected by any Saareboider of the said Company at

· the Offices of the said General Maipa the Feorge's Building, Chater !

Victoria in the "Coinny of Hongkong, or a thie Offices of Mews Descon Looker Deacon and Haretra at No. 1, Des Voeux Road Central, Victoria aforesaid, on any weekday between the hours of 10 4 and 4.x.) be and the eams are

GEO. P. LAMMERT.

Agent

Hongkong, May 20, 1911.

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We have

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FILLETS

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hereby adopted as the Arles of THE DAIRY FARM CO. LTD:}

the said Company to the excinalan, ~ for all the existing Articles thereof. Should the above. Resolutionú bo praeel by the required majority they will be subi

•mitted for condenation Special Rasulu tions to a second Extraordinary. Mosting which will be subsequently convened

Datel this 10th day of JannnrY" 1913.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

A Generd" Managers,

Green Island" GEMEET Co.

Hongkong, Svemo

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