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INTIMATIONS

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.,

WATCHMAKERS &

JEWELLERS.

Hotel Mansions.

cense for ADMIRALTY CHARTS”

ROSS'S BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, BENSON'S ENGLISH WATCHES,

ENGLISH SILVERWARE._direct from Manufacturers, High Class English Jewellery.

THE BEST ALL ROUND

SIFT

FOR THE HOJE.

A COLUMBIA" GRAFONOLA

WE INVITE YOUR INSPECTION.

PUR

HINA MATE.

INTIMATIONS

MITSU BISHIGOSHI KWAISHA

(MITSU BISHI CO.)

COAL DEPARTMENT.

SOLE PROPRIETORS of TAKA.

SIMA, OCHI, MUTABE, TO SHINOTANI, KISHIDAKE, HOJO, KANADA, NÄMAKUTA, SAYO, SHINNEW "and KAMIYAMADA Collories.

AGENTS or SAKITO, à ÖZUBARI 00158.

HEAD OFTICE :-TOKYO. BRANGE OFFICES:- Nagasaki, Moji, Karatsu. Wakamatan, Otaru, Muroran, Hakodate, Kobo. Osaka, Kare, Tokyo, Yokohama, NaKSYK - Tauraga, Shanghai, Hongkong,

Hankow

Poking.

TEL ADDRESSs for shova: "IWASAKI' Code:-AI, AB 8th Ed., Western Union.

SPERO

FRE

FELUCCA

CIGARETTES

BEAR THIS HALL MARK OF DISTINCTION

No33

IS THE MOST POPULAR.

AGENCIES: CHINEJANO: Messrs Gearing &

THE NEW PRICE FOR “FELUCCA

$3.00 for 100 $1.50 for 50,

MANILA Messre Macondray &

Co, SINGAPORE: Messrs Borneo Co.

Ltd.

THE WEST POINT BUILDING

.Co.

THE ANDERSON MUSIC Co., Ltd. GLASGOW: Mesure A. R. Brown,

Des Voux Ros

TEL:-1394,

M. MELACHRINO & CO.

EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES.

No. 4 per 100 $4.-

No. 6

"

No. 9

11

1009:-

100 2.80

Radames 100 2.20

HONGKONG CIGAR STORE.

HOTEL MANSIONS.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD,

(NOW RECONSTRUCTED).

{{VEERS” and SHIPBUILDERS, BOLLER-MAKERS, BRASS ATÉ IBON of Fork done in this art thishment is guaranteed. is ove Ve own two Slipways and can accommodate any crit ver thirty years' expericace. of 900 lat long.

Town. Offoe, 49, Coxw.com Host 'CENTRAL Hongkong. Telephone No. 459, Shipyard Baum Aal Po. Kowloon, Hongkong,,

Telephone No. K’9. E-timated furnished on application,

WONG PING WA, Manager,

Hongkong, April 1, 1912.

A Natural

Remedy

Time was when disease was thought to be due to the direct influence of evil spirits, and exorcism and magic were invoked to cast it out.

".

Science has taught us wisdom. The evil spirits exist. still. We call them "Disease Geras," and they also must be cast out. Once lodged in the stomach or intestines, fever with its ballucinations, or biliousness with its aches and mins, is the result.

ENO'S

FRUIT SALT

It

is the approved remedy for driving out disease

Its action is quick and thorough. germis. alears the intestines, rouses the torpid liver to new ife, stimulates the mucous membrane to a healthy tion, and cleanses and invigorates the whole digestive tract.

It may be safely taken at any time by young sold.

It is very effective in the early stage of Diarrhæa removing the irritating cause.

Be prepared for emergencies by always ketting

a bottle in the "house,

Prepared only by

ENU, LLÓ, FRUCT BALT, WORKS, LONDON, ENGLA SOLD BY CHEMISTS AND STORES EVENTWEREE

McFarlane &Co., Ltd,

'For particulars, apply to

INTIMATIONS

CO., LIMITED.

1 CIGARETTES IS

SHIPPING AND THE

STATE.

11

1st December. The Look Out Man in Fairplay makse these observations on a proposal that the

marine --

GIVEN that NOTICE US HEREBY GUN DIN Gerement should run the mercantile ARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the In the House of Commons on Tuesday Offices of Messrs Jardine. Matheson & last week, in answer to a question by Company, Limited, on TUESDAY, lat Sir E. Cornwall, the President of the February, 1916 at 11.30 .., for the purpose of "receiving the Report of Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st Decan- 816 bar, 1915

K. KATO,

Afanager. No. 2. PROZ Brakes,

Bosezona,

SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)

COAL...

THE

HE Undersigned having been appointed As for the COWIE HARBOUR COAL CO., LTD., are prepared to quate prices for best quality bILIMPOPON COAL trimmed into Dunkers at SEBAT TIK SANDAKAN (British North

BoraPOBON COAL compares favour. ably with the beltor grades of Japanes Coal and gives good results on a very moderate comsumption.

Steamera calling at SEBATTIK *or SANDAKAN exclusively for BILIMPU HON CUAL (either cargo or Buckery). are exempt from payment of all Port charges.

The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from THURS DAY, the 20th January to TUESDAY, 1st February 1916 (hoth days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares

o be Registered pa

By Order of the Board of Directors. MOWERLY S. NORTHCOTE, Acting Secretary to the Hongkong Land Investment & Agency

- Co Limited. General Agents for the West Point Building Co., Limited. Hongkong, Jus. 13, 1918,

Board of Trade stated that the whole question of the control of merchant ship. pag, including the possibility of placing the management of all vessels under the British fag in the hands of an executive, had been considered by the Government, and two Orders in Council had bear made, the first prohibiting British ships from carrying cargo from one foreign port to other foreign port, except under licence, and the second giving power to requíals tion merchant shipe for the carriage of

foodstuffs and other necessary supplies to this country. What Sir E. Cornwall wanted the Government to do was to take over the whole of the British xhipa not 38 at present requisitioned and to endeavour to run them in the general trades for the benefit of the zonitry, paying owners a fixed rate of hire. Such a step would certainly end in disaster, every effort by any Gogemment department in the past to run shipping as a commercial venture

THE HONGKONG CENTRAL - ESTATE LIMITED.

[OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1916..

Stalo ladry far, without making say provision fog "depreciation, or an ap parent discrepancy," showed a loss in the twelve months of 4530,, while Accelinta for the abattoirs disclosed ą loka fet 2623 against a loss to 30th June. 1014)) e4940. Its steamship service borrowed large sums of money train, the Govern ment ut 3 per cent., for which, the Government itself was paying 4 par cont. as this síða, and purchased, four stesült:

ta run la tha coasting trade. “

th the first year working of the „vessels there was a loss of. 424,910, whilə after two years working, if the reels had been sold at the current market price, half the capital insted would

INTIMATIONS

YOUR EYES

have been lost. One of the steamers.) SHOULD NOT BE NEGLECTED

after having proved a failurò in Australia.

was sent over here for sale, but the condition of the vessel was such that no

At the first, symptom

purchaser has so far been found although of eye strain you should the demand for tonnage has been unpse consult us. We test cediated. The Admiralty have, bow-

fever, been induced to take over the ves-eyes scientifically and fit sel as a transport, bas how much of the glasses to individual re. taxpayers' money the Admiralty has spent

aald will spend to fit her for Governmeni requirements would probably surprise the public, and it would be well it some Member of Parliament ascertained the particulars by a question in the House. The priser, if a straight answer would be obtained, would give a useful indica- tion of the way boats ars kept up when run by a Government department. Thu Commonwealth Government has also be

fortunate-in-im steamshin-enterprises... Somo years ago it purchased the 8.5. Moruya, which was renamed, the Stural, and after running her for some time she was sold with a net loss to the con- munity of £14,000,

HONGKONG: YOLUNTEER

RESERVES..

Major Wakeman, Commanding H.E.Y.R.

PARADES FOR NEXT WEIK.

"C" -Couton the Cricket Ground on. Monday the 21th inst. as 5.15 p.m. Dress: drill-order.

"A" Co. on the Cricket Ground on Wednesday the 20th” izet. at 0.16 p.m. Dress: drill order.

“B! Co.. on the Cricket Ground op Friday the 25th inst., at 6.15 p.m.. Dress: diorder.

Recruits on the Cricket Ground on Monday the 24th inst., Wednesday the 26th inat, and Thursday the 27th inst., at 5.15 p.m. unde Sergt. Bond. Dress: drill order.

**D* Co..as Volunteer Headquarters on Wednesday the 20th inst. at 8.13 p.m. under Sergh, Major Cooke. Dress: drill order

Signalling Section at Volunteer Head- quarters on Monday the 24th inst., Wed- nesday the 28th inst., and Friday the 28th inst., at 5.13 p.m. Uniform to be worn,

MORE PORTE DETATE",

LARK & CO. TENTIFIC

BLOGS

OPTICIANS

CHATER RE HONGKONGS

FORK

HONGKONG & MANILA.

Price 50 Cents. "A SCOUT IN FAIRYLAND "

"JOHN IN HONGKONG "

"Tocal Fairy Story entirely produced in A Boogkong, with topical illustrations for the benefit of the Prince of Wales Fund.

"ON SALE AT-

Megans, WY. POWELL, Læda

"Messas. WEMAN, LED,

Messrs. KELLYand Walmı, LTD.

MEER. WAITEAWAY,

Lasszáw ik Co., LTD

and The China Mark, Lup.

VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB..

BOXING

CUBJECT to sufficient entries being."

·received an· AMATEUR Boxing. 28th to the morning of February 4th-Cheld la the Gymnasium of the V... co On duty from the morning of January Competition open to Hongkong will be

FRIDAY, February 25th.

CONDITIONS.

Company.

THE CHINA' HOMEWARD SHIPPING CONFERENCE.

trade. It is

A portspondent writing in the "N. C Dally" while admitting the advantages wirch the China Beckward Conference offered to the trade generally before the Baye This is no reason why it N SECOND-ORDINARY MAKERING having ended in fibro. I should have should have since adhered to a policy shich

Was seriously & Sabattik Steamers are berched along. SHAREHOLDERS in this Company thought that Sir E. Cornwall himself had

bangering side the Company's wharf whore there is a

will be held at the Offices of Mesars had sufficient experience as a number of difficult to understand why,, becauso

the Conference minimum depth of 27 to 28 feet at low Jardine, Matheson and Company, Limited, the Loadca County Council of running

fy. giving assistance water Spring Tides.

int intercepting enemy trading, it Charts of Sibake Bay (Sehattik Haron Tuesday 1st February, 116, at 11.46 steamers under municipal management should have persisted in its

refusal bour). Prices and all other information for the purpose of receiving the

to have convinced him of the folly of to amend the renta system, or to prevont concerning the Port, an he had on Report of the Directors together with the application to the Agents.

Statement of Accounts for the year ending Government control in such a tricky and abippers from chartering without invalids

risky business as shipowning The lateing their claims for rebatry. This policy, it seems to me, is absolutely indefensible. Works Department of the L.C.C. was The articles for which toninge are specially acterious for mismanagement, while the required are oil seeds, nils and taliow

ttempt of the LC.C. to run a service was possible to obtain tonnage for these of steamers on the River Thames cost the articles by chartering a few months ago,

bat shippers were pot allowed to do ratepayers from first to last about a

The prices for these articles in London quarter of a million, sterling,

in October

BRADLEY & CO., LTD.,

Agenta Covia Harbour Coal Company, Limited..

Hongkong. Dec. 2. 1915.

1027

DAIRY FARM NEWS.)

Some of our BY-PRODUCES and SpecialiTIES. CORNED BEEF, CORNED PORK

.VARIETY OF SAUSAGES PRESSED BEEF" COOKED HAM

'LARD," - DRIPPING, CORNED TONGUES,

SMOKED-TONGUES,

PORK PIES, GAME PIES.

&.

31st December, 1915,

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from THURS DAY 23h January to TUESDAY 1st February, 1946 (both days inclusive) during which period as Transfer of Shares can be Registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

THE HONGKONG CENTRAL

· ESTATE, LOL. MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE

Acting Secretary to The General Managers. Hongkong, Jan. 13, 1916,

THE HONGKONG LAND INTEST. MENT AND AGENCY COMPART LIMITED.

***

"

ware in

Bean al 25/6 ngsinst, in

January

Sea Seed 16/6- no against in

40

21

1.

(*) 3 two minate rounds and If undecided

an extra round of ona minúte::

(t) In 3 weights 118 lbs, 150 be, and

146 1..

(c) Compotitors weigh-in at V.R.C. on

night of February 24th.

Earrica

astating weight to be addressed to DEAKIS ESC/o V6.0 before February 15th No Entrance Fee

No Competition if less than 18 entries. The Committee reserve the right refuse entries.

Hongkong, Jan. 21; 1916.-

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.

LOST

THE SHARE CERTIFICATE NO. 4269

for Twenty-five shares numbered 4901 to 1926 inclusive, standing in the Register in the name of Frasi Barrington Denzon having been lost Hatice is hereby given

at the Office of the Company

that unless the mid Certificate Oncen

Ground nuts 90-an against in Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on or January *** **********24/before the Third day of February, 1916, Veg. Tallow 32/6 as against in. naw Certificate for the said shares will be in

Jangory Cummit – 43/6 med and the old. Certificata, will thereafter The policy of the Conference, has there be held by the Uompany as null and void.

not only resulted in s restraint of

MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE. trade, but also in serions consequences to çonsumers in Great Britain.

Acting Secretary, Hongkong, Jan. 3, 1918.

for

LEGITIMATION DE CHILDREN IN

FRANCE;"

PATELL & CO.

Many years ago the Indio Oico de- cided to run its own troopships in order to be independent of chartered vessels, and, of course, to secure a proft on the poymente. which would otherwise hare to 50 made to private concerts. The 37 Serapia, Crocedile and two other ships were built, but the India Office very soon found that it was far cheaper to chatter outside tonnage for its requirements, and this step was decided upon and has worked well ever since. The again, 40 or 50 years ago the Government con sidered that they were paying too much Which cannot be Excelled for Quality. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the to the F. and G. Company for the car

TWENTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY age of mails and entered into a kind MERTING of, SHAREHOLDERS in this of partnership with the Compatry whereby

A law lina-just been passed by the | Company will be held at the Offices of

French Chamber, according to which a Mesara Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd. on a reduced payment was to be made for child whose father has died at the war, TUESDAY, 1st February, 1916 at Noor, the carriage of mails, and the Govern from August 4, 1914, may be declared for the purpose of receiving the Report of meat was to receive half the profit after 36gitimate, by the tribunal of Exporters & importers the Directory together with the Statement certain rate for dividend was reached instance, judging in council, under the of Accounts for the year ending Slat and pay the original contract price if conditions that from the correspondence or Decoraher, 1916.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the the expected profit was not made. The some other circumstance, the wil is evident the two parents to legitimate the child. Company will be CLOSED from THURS Government, however, suga cried off this On the other hand, the laws on the marri- DAY, 20th January to TUESDAY, 1st bargain, and the Company was allowed age by procuration is completed by a dis- February, 1918 both days inclusive), dar to carry out its contracts in its own way. position siter which marriages, even if ing which period no Transfer of Shares can The Russian Volunteer Fleat is another they are declared void, as celebrated after be Registered

Ry Order of the Board of Director,

case of a Stato managed concern which the sudden death at the front of the future hasband, continue to base all their effects, hus not turned out well in competition regarding the legitimation of the children, MOWBRAY 8. "NOBIHODIE,

with ordinary commercial ventures. This and the rights of the mother and children, Ading Storeiary,

feet, it will be remembered, was created to a military pensions -Bengkong, Jan. 13, 1916. -

in 1878 at the close of the Russo-Turkish War by voluntary contributions, and has been carried on for the cational " THE HONGKONG LAND REGLAMA - benefit and without any idea of paying

JAPANESE MAKERS,

Every kind of Footwear

MADE

то

ORDER

OFERRY & CO.,

FEDDER STAKET, Opposive Hongkong Hotel. Telephone No. 2.

Hongkong, March 20, 1914.

TF you havo bas your appetite, one of cho big. Varický os dairey Minhag at the ALEXANDRA KABE is Bars bo hemipt

Yout.

·TION COMPANY LIMITED.

35

dividends, the profits when earned being used to increase the fleet. This is NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the management of this concern is notorious, FIFTEENTH ORDINARY MEET and it has never been able to successfully. ING of BHAREHOLDERS in this. Com- pany will be held at the Office of breasts compete with ordinary commercial con Jardine Matheson & Co. Ltd. on TUES ceras on equal terras, and never will be.. DAY. 1st February, 1010 ab-12:15 P The Wostralian Government has also for the purpose et receiving the Report of made quite a number of efforts to carry the Directors together with a Statement of on ordinary businesses to compete in the Accounts for the year

Year ending 31b).

spen market, including hotela, butchers" Decomber, 1915

TH REGISTER of SHARES of the shops, stock dealing, agricultural imple. Company will be CLOSED from THURS men works, brick works, saw mills, rail. DAY, 20th to TUESDAY, 1st February, ware (with an accumulated deficit of 1918 (both days lacigrive), during which over £1,000,000), banking, etc. period no. Transfer of Shares can bo Registered

By Order of the Board of Directions,

E BRUCE SEMPREND

Ading Secretary

Hongkong, Jan, 18, 1916,

With

the exception possibly of public houses the whole of its enterprises hare beau Laluros. The Western Nail, of Perth, for the 15th October gives some particis lers the State; trading in connection 34-with milk supply sad abattoirs. The

LOSING WEIGHT BY THE POUND.

"Under Weight," a condition of M-health, shows your analo

lative powers are decreasing.

WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND.

Sapplies the blood with the wanted rourishing and healthy flesh building materials. Very pálatable. S

· OF ALL CHEMISTS

Oops $1996 and 32.25/

General Merchants

and

Commission Agents,

HONGKONG, CANTON, SHANGHAI AND

HANKOW

THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY, THERAPION NO.1

·ZUKLE DISCHARGES, RETNESZET,WEINGUT INTRO

THERAPION No. 2 THERAPION NL 3

GRES BLOOD. VODENNE BAD LEGE, THIS EXUPTIONS.

TAOURE,

·SEND STAMP ADDRESS FREE NOONTO DELLA CIKÁC TRENEWDAGY KUANTYLDIMIVORSÓT TYT TO TAKE

„KAPS, AND

THERAPION THE THAT TRADE MASKES Mou MER

PUT.0077.STAND AFFETT