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INTIMATIONS

HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY, 'LIMITED..

INTIMATIONS

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANT, LIMITRU,

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OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THE FORTY-SEVENTH MEETING Urdinary Laneral stesting of the of 9H REHOLDERS in the Cam Hougtong Tramway Company Limited paay will be held at the Company's Offices, will be held a th's Offices of Masary. No. 5. Queen's Road Contral, Victoria, on Jardino, Matheson and Company Limited, THURSDAY, 27th April, 1918, at 12 Poddar Strook, Hongkong, on WEDNESoeloek Noon for the purpose of receiving DAY, the 18Ta day of ArmiL, 1916, at A Statement of Accounts and the Report 12 o'clock Noor, to transset the Ordinary of the Directors for the year ending 1st Business of the Company.

December, 1915.

By Order of the Board,

ར༔

W. E.ROBERTS,

Secretary.

Hongkong, March 1st, 1916,

THE LUZON SUGAR REFINING

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533

CO. LTD.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an MEETING of the above named Company will be held at the Office of the General Agents, near Jardins, Msturya

Co., Ltd., Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY, the 19th day of April, 1916, at 12.30 'alock to the afternoon when the subjoined Traordinary Resolutions, which were passed at the Extraordinary Ueneral Meeting of the Company bold on the 31st day of March, 1918, will be submitted for endāruation is Special Resolutions :—

(1.) That it is desirabla to reconstruct the Company ad accordingly that the Company be wound up volan-

The FRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from the 14th to the 27th April, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

C. PEMBERTON, Secretary.

Hongkong. April 14, 1618.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,

NOTICE."

539

THE HALF-YEARLY" MEETING of

Members will be held on SATUR.

DIY, the 29th April, 1918, at 12 o'clock Yoo, at the Offices of the JOCKEY CICA, on the Ground Floor of the Hoxoxoxo CICU ANNXXE, Chater Road.

By Order.

THE CHINA MAIL.

INTIMATIONS

HIGHEST GRADE

CIGARETTES TOBACCO

and

TSmokers of GARRICK

SMOKING

MIXTURE

are always sure of a cool and refreshing smoke.

T. F. HOUGH,

Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, April 15, 1918.

511

Acknowledged. by

the

to connoisseur stand alone for purity and charm of flavour.

tarily and chat Arthur Rylands ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.

of Tictoria, in the Colony of

•Inws,.of

Hongkong

kong, Chartered Accountant,

be

and he is hereby appointed Liquidator for the purpose of such winding up and that Article 124 of the Company's A

Articles of Association be cancellona00... dingly.. That Me

Mesars Ja: dipe Matheson & Co., Ltd. the General Agents, of this Coppy, be authorised and requested to procure the incorpora. tion in the Philippine Islands of

Company to be called the Malabon Sage Company (of which Mears. Smith Bell & Co., Ltd... shall be appointed by agreement General Managers) with Articles of Incorporation and Rye-laws in such forms the General Agents shall approve..

(3.) That the day Agreement suburitted to this medting marked."A" and expressed to be unde between this Company and ite Liquidator of the one part and the Malab Sugar Company of the other part be and hereby approved and the 'remo that the said Liquidater be and he rens authorised pursuant to Section 188 of the Comphales Ordin ance 1911 to enter into an Avreement

A

EARLY MORNING GOLF,

BALE played on to any portion of the Sand Track, Grass-Track, or in the Ditcha

con both sides of tho said Triki must be lifted and dropped in the fairway not nearer to the hole, under penalty of one strake.

This Local Rule applies only to Early raid annoyance to riders and ponies on Morning Golf, and has been introduced to

the trick.

Players are requested to keep their eddies of the rails when ponies are passine.

The abore Local Rule is applicable to the Par Cup when competed for in the Barly morning.

A

By Order of THE COMMITTEE Hongkong. April 11, 1915-

CANTON KOWLOON RAILWAY.... ALTERATION OF THAIN SERVICE

AN

with such new Company (when from THURSDAY, 20th istant and was further nice the incorporated) upon the terms of the

following alterations will be nude in the presens timetable.

sid, draft Agreemens and to carry the AAma into effect with such (if any) modifications as he thinks expedient. (4.) That

bu the mid Liquidat r authorised to obtain advances from 1 Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.,

taking of the Company is handed. over to the said bfalabon Sagar Company puratiot to any Agree. ment entered into by virtue of Resolution No. 9.

THROUGH TRAINS BETWEEN " KOWLOON AND ANTON

AND VICE VERSA.

The Express Train timed to leave

וי

GARRICK CIGARETTES are always the same always good, always satisfying

They possess a most pleasant favour and are unquestionably the finest Virginia Cigarette manufactured.

LAMBERT & BUTLER

OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEADING TOBACCONISTA

ARMED TRADERS.

The stranger proved to be the Anterigun privateer Anaconda, mounting. 20 long 12-pulers, and although the trig put

SEA CESTOM A HUNDRED YEARS up a good fight it was a hopeless task as

AGO.

"

36 WAITING TO ATTACK.

17

The naval correspondens of The Times

writes:

in

the

chim of Germany to torpedo armed Is the decision not to mugnise the merchant Unitedstates Government scans wledges the right of trading ships to carry

for their own protection. This attitude is entirely with American precedent and interna rance tional law. It would, however; be most unfair if, while admitting the principle, such alterations were made in American harbour rules as will deprive this right of the merchant seamen of its value. Against the latest types of submarine, nothing less than a sin gun can be of much use. No restrictions were placed 111 the and States in the past. As it was quantity or calibre of the carried by merchantmen of United

in which armed traders have offered

YOUR EYES

SHOULD NOT BE NEGLECTEL,

At the first symptom

of eye strain you should

consult us. We test

eyes scientifically and fit

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TNGINEERS and SHIPBUILDEES, BOILERMAKERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDER. All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We have over thirty ya sxperience, We own two Slipways and can accommodate any craft

· of 200 feet long-

Tows Office 48, Done, colt Road Uksenal. Hongkong. Telérhana, No: 459, Shipyard: Sham Sul-Po. Kowloon, Hongkong,

Telephone No. E 4. Estimator furnishad, on application

WONG PING WA, Manam

Hongkong, April 1, 1912,

MITSUBISHICOSHI KWAISHA THE KAILAN MINING

(MITSU BISHI 00.)“

her guns were out-ranged. As Eastwick said, "We could neither fight the superior COAL DEPARTMENT.

metal nor, run away from the superior [mpment"

William Richardson, whose experiences afloat from 1788 to 1819 were published under the title of A Mariner of England,

OLE PROPRIE FORS of TAKA.

BIMA, OCHI, MUTABE, YO-

ADMINISTRATION.

KAIPING COAL

Now weil-known througbeat the East for

HOUSEHOLD · PURPOSES.

several references to the actions of SHINOTANI, KISHIDAKE, HOJO, maniera all vesel truding between SHINNEW and KAMIYAMADA newshushant His fatherANADA, NAMASUTA, SAYO, STRAM RAISING. FORGING, STEEL MAKING, SHIPS BUNKERS the Tyne and the Than through the Calleries.

Thames. comings of the batchways to fire spull arms through. On one voyage, when off hove in sight, and he relates what Flambrough Head, a cutter, private followed

off

It being war time, we immediately cleared away for action, so that we could fight, steer, and trim the sails below without a man on the upper deck. Thus prepa

repared, we waited boldly for her; and that we thought she would have carried the soon care, and passed so close abend

he would fire into them. Their answer way par boom. So'ray father hailed, Lut., of any moneys requisits upon KowLoox at 7.08 A,, will leave at 8.06 that the American armed traders, so its Fire and be tamned Whether it

and said if they did not ke

Keep further such terms as he Rees fit and to M. and arrive CANTON at 11:45 AM make arrangements if he thinks fit

For the convenience of golfers this was with the commercial ships of other was that a fleet of light colliers was for Messra. Jardine. Matheson. & Co., Ltd. to continue managing the traia will stop at SHELNO SHч: on countries. There are no scores of coming up extern or seeing our resolu- tion, I dont know, the she kept on her affairs of the Company-on such to me quest for first class tussengers only, finstances in the history of ses adventure as he thinks it until the undor-on SUNDAYS and HOLIDAYS

The Slow Thought Train Limed to resistance ts war resses and privateers towards the tard and left

She mounted 30 and her decks were full of men. leave KOWLOON at 11.25 -will leave usually without waiting to be attacked.

The classical instance of the kind is

Richards mentions that when he 9.30 AM. and arrive. CANTON at 3.20 P.M.

engagement which was fought be

was at Falmouth in 1803 the Kitty The Express Train time to leave tween 1f East Indiamen, ander the Captain Musgrave, an outward bound KOWLOON Rt 12:06 2.34 will leave at 1820 command of Commoders Nathaniel South Sea whaler, arrived with a Spanish PX, and arrive CANTON pt 3.50 PIM.

Dance, of the Company's service, and privateer of superior force which she had The Express Train timed to leave French squadron composed of one line captured in the Bay of Biscay after Kowloos at 4.40 P.M. will leave at 3.30 of battle ship, three frigates, and a brig, an hours action- 1.. und arrive Canton at 2.15 P.M

under Admiral Linois, on February 14, The Express Train timed to leave 1804, of Pulo Auro. By his skilful th CANTON BS 7.00. LM. will leave at 7.25sition and combatant atricide the

arrive at

Commodore deceived his The Slow Through Trin aimed to mistaking the British ships for mer of leave CANTON at 8.30 A.. will leave at war. Observing that the enemy besi-

tated, Dance

attacked, and 8.35 A.M. and arrive KowLOON at 4.36-FM his bold manœuvre. had the effer of on the homeward inge, after leaving promptly The Express Train timed to leave

of 12 Noon will leave at 12.30 causing the French

squadron CANTON F P.M. Tel arrive

rive Kownoux at 4P.M.

draw. The

rich convoy was thus preser was knighted for his courage and re- The Express Train timed to leave vel, and on returning to England Datice Squires, The East Indumen. indeed, while perfectly ready to fight, as they so often did, if necessary, were equally pre pured to gain their object by a bluff when possible. In August, 1500, the

Dated the 5th day of April, 1918.

JARDINE, BLATHESON CÚC. Trư

General Agendi.

BOT

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE,"

LIMITED,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE THIRTY-FIFTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS

P.

A

ill be held the Offices of the CANTON 4.20 r.x. will leave at 3.20 Undersigned on WEDNESDAY the 3rd

and arrive KOOLOGN at 8.54 May 1916, at Noon.

For alternation to local train service and for further particulars see Time tables which may be hul ou aplication at all, stangry and at the Heat Oifices

inclusive.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Compasy will be CLOSED from the 19th festans to the 3rd May, both days JARDINE, MATHESON & CA." Lo.,

·General Agenta. Hongkong, April 18, 1918,

"CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE

LIMITED.

549

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. JOTTOE IS HEREBY GIVEN that D Extraordinary General Meeting of the Canton loanranda Office, Limited, will be held at the Mare JARDINE, MATHON & Co., Ltd., No. 28, Pedder Street. Victoria, in the Colony of Hong kong, on WEDNESDAY, the Third day of May, 1918, at 12.15 o'clock in the afat Doon when the subjoined Resolutions will

be proposed as Extraordinary Resolution,

Kowloon and Canton.

By Order,

H. P. "WINSLOW, Manager, British Section,

Kowloor. Canton Railway,

"By Order,

THE ADMINISTRATION, Chinese Section, Canton Kowloon Railway." Hongkong, April 17, 1916.

to

a

WOODÈS 'GUNS, -

Even the whalers were obliged to carry guns. James Choyce, a seaman, who in 1793 was an apprentice in the South Sea whale ishery, describes how,

with-left behind by the convoy

St. Helena, his ship being a dull sailor another slow vessel. The whaler carried 14 six-pounders and four wooden ones, and with paint she was made to look as warlike as possible. The other ship had only two real guns, but she. made 14 of

up rope yarns round a

Exeter, an East Indianan, frigate, the noise, and had the appearance when.!

alongside the Medes, a 30-gun and demanded her surrender. It

the French captain believe in dusk, vessel to be under the guns of a line of battle ship, and, considering defence fruitless, complied with the demand of

trader.

wood and mounted theni. The seamen also knotted One of these, tied to the niuzzle of a wooden-gun, mad? all fred of being an actual discharge from the piece. By these means they hoped to frighten any small privateer, and did, indeed, when attacked by a strange Brig, manage to escape safely into port.

Salem

AGENTS for SAKITO, & OLUBARI

COALE

·HEAD OFFICE :—TOKYO.

BRANCH OFFTOES:- Nagasaki, Moji, Karatṣu, Wakamatan, Otaru, MuroṛRI, Hakodate, Kobe, Osaka, Kure, Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya,

ruga, Shanghai, Hongkong.

Hankow, Poking.

TL, ABSarms for above IWABAHL' Codes: AI, ABC 8th Ed., Western Union,

AGENCIES: CHINKIANG: Messrs Gearing &

-Co.

MANILA Messrs Macondray &

.Co.

SINGAPORE: Mesars Borneo Co.

Ltd..

GLASGOW: Meters A. R. Brown, McFarlane Co., Ltd. partiesiam, apply to

For

}

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Manager.

No. PEDDER Srtam,

Hongxod.

SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)

THE

COAL.

Many similar instances in which the

These examples might be multiplied. HE Undersigned having been appointed armed merchant ships of the East India It could be shown how the Company were able successfully to resist Verton, Captain Darby, an American COAL CO., LTD., are prepared to quotes AGENTE for the COWIE HARBOUR war vessels or privateers occurred. But armed merchantman aniling from it was not only the company's ships-in to Gibraltar in 1788 had several engage COAL trimmed inte Bunkers at SEBAT prices for best quality SILIMPOPON, 552 which discipline resembling that of the snents with French and Spanish pri

Royal Navy was maintained-but mer vateers, and in every case beat them off. K or BANDAKAN (British North chant vessels of all descriptions, which the actions generally beginning by the Bo

SILIMPOPON COAL compares favour, were armed. In the 18th century; it trader opening fire before her sasailants may be said that there were practically made any show of summoning her to thy with the better grades of Japanes only two methods of commercial sailing stop. Captain Darby zover heitated, and gives good results on a very in war time. One was that in which a but realising that it was a case of sue-

moderate consumption. number of merchantmen met and pro- cessful defence or capture, be attacked ceeded under the protection and convoy lon sight.

51% RUSSIAN INTERNAL SHORT TERMED LOAN OF 1916.

Fox Rats. 2,400,000,000.

;

the

is

ably

SANDAKAN exclusively for SILIMPO Steamers calling a SKBATTIK or

PON CUAL (either cargo or Buskers)

charges.

(2.) "That the provisions of the Company's will be opened from 28th. March, Armed and manned, and of relying met two English merchant ships, side the Company's wharf where there is s BRENDA DEZE CUESORIP NION to the above, LOAN the other.els, was that of that of the Atlan, an America privatees are exempt from payment of all Port

·Memorandum. of «kaanci ction" with respect to its objects be altered so se

to fend sa in the Print signed by the Chairman of this Meeting for the purposes of identification.

(2.) Thas the Articles of Anarciation of

be altered in maner

8th May inclusively,

OWD

of a suitable force of men-of-war and Another case very mich in point

practised faster sailing

from the Delaware, which in 1819 going

At Sebattik Steamers are berched aloog. The price of issue is 95%.

upen their strength and speed to and was attacked by them as soon minimum depth of 27 to 28 foot a law, The loan is entirely fres of Income Tax Lvoid capture As a rule, such ships as she showed her cours. Nothing water Spring Tiles

other taxation

carried valuable cargo, and their could be clearer, indeed, from a perusal The loan is redeemsbla at par on 1st captains were prepared to fight in their of the accounts relating to armed mer hour Prices and all other information

Charts of Sibako Bay (Sebattik Har February, 1896, Bu-si style, without defence.

chant ships than that the seldom wait-concerning the Fort esa he had, or option for the Russian Government to

ed to be summoned by a ship once her application to the Agente. convert it at an earlier date.

hostile intent was perceived. or even suspected.

FIORTS WITH PRIVATIERS.

the Compsoy, following

That the following Article shall lab February and 1st August. Russian Eastwick there is an account of an Coupons are payable-half yearly on the In the antobiography of Captain R. W **be substituted for Article 94.

style.. "" pamely:-

engagement between an armed passenger sigi. The mam era of the Com- from Lat/14th Febrasty,

Interest on the above loan an hrig sailing between South America and This action was reported in the The the interest England and an American privateer.

Times on May 24, 1813, ou the arrival of the brig: She carried 10 guns, four and

Hemper mittes shall be paid out of the ceraed on date of inscription must be

fands of the Company such

on of

Com

· * Tamduaration as my bar or taken into consideration and is to be added

*have been determined at J

time by any General Meeting

of the Company, until such

to the price of issue.

The Bus Asiatic Bank to Hongkong in

six pounders, with amallarms, and was

ready to accept applications for the above prepared with boarding nettings and

named low. romaneration is stored by sor

*** subsequent General dieeting of

the Company. Such sum shall fer

be divisible amongst the mem- ***bers of the Committee in such

Special Evourable rates will be quoteding the strange ship, and regarding her Other equipment for defence. On meet- using exchange.

appearaned; as suspicious, the exptain want to quarters and without more ado sent a shot into the presumed enemy:

Payment may alar be made in Roubles. Applications will be wired to Petrograd 14 proport ose as the Commi tes run of tet-graphic charges and commission.

CAVEVA majority: theržof: sbali:

determine

40% only of the east of the Bands siny ********* be paid on application, the balance to ba

paid on

receipt of the Bonds.

Should the above Resclations be passed The Bank is also reads to give overy by the required majority they will be sub-facility to subsiders in the shape of nitted for confrmation as Special Resalu advances against the scrips

tions to a Scoɔnd Extraordinary Meeting

which will be subsequently convened

Prints of the Memorandum as proposed to be altered havə Leon dirculated to the Shareholders, and a Print thereof oud be seen at the Elegiatered Ofen, of the Осторону,

Dated this 15th day of April 1910

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO) Lør.

Manager.

G. TISDALL,

Hongkong, March 30, 1816,

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