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INTIMATIONS

ORLEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITEDİ

TOTIUE IS HEREBY GIVEN that NOT

AD EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Green Island Cement Company Limited will be held at the Office of Messrs. Shewap, Tomas & Co., the General Managers of the Company, St. George Building, Chator

in the Colony of Hongkong, on DAY the fifteenth day of December, 1018, at twelve o'clock nean for the purpose of considering, and if thought At passing as Extmordinary Resolutions the following Resolutions that is to

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1) That the capital of the Company be reduced from $4,000,000 (Four million dollars) divided into 400,000 (Four hundred thousand) ahares of $10 Tec dollars) each to $3,000,000 (Three million dollars) divided into 400,000 (Four hundred thousand) shares of $7.50 (Seren dollars and conta) nachy

and

Afty that such reduction be effected by returning to the haiders of the 400,000 (Four hand thousand shares that have been issued paid

capital to the extent of $9.30 dollars and cents) per

Atty

hers and by reducing t amount of each of the said

from $10 (Ten dollars) to $7.50 (Seven dollars

And fty centat

(1) That application be made to the Supreme Court of Hongkong to confrm the reduction of the capital of the Company in con formity with the foregoing Resolution Should the above Resolutions be passed by the requisito majority, they will be submitted for confirmation as Special Resolutions to a Secoad Extra- ordinary General Meeting which will be absequently convened.

Dated this fifth day of December, 1916..

By Order of the Board,

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SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers.

SECOND

51% RUSSIAN INTERNAL

:

LXPERIENCED BUSINESS MAN,

Arm Open for engagement January lat, British, sooks position in commerciaă Conversant with Shipping, Insurance, Import and Export business.

Apply

Hongkong, Dec. 13 1014

WNTED.

1399

YOUNG ENGINEER_with a good A mechanical training, for a Local Factory.

TECHNIC

Apply-

C/c "Cutsa Mai" Offier. Hongkong, Dec 11, 1918,

WANTED.

1314

JUROPEAN ASSISTANT for local Shipping Office, previous experience essortial.

Apply Box No. 477 1o

C/o 'CHINA Man' Ofice. Hongkong, Dec. 1.-1918.

WANTED.

1297

W SEERS with shop experience to FANTED TWO MARINË, ENGÈ.

act as workshop foremen, also a Foreman Marine Boilermaker and Foreman Ship Flater to take up duties in Shanghai- address all communications to I.Y.Z.

C% 'CHIA Mail. Offiez.

1298

Rongkong, Dec. 1, 1516

"

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB..

BOGEY COMPETITION,

THE CHINA MAIL

"To make sales is not

you

CAPSTAN

NAVY CUT

&

TOBACCO CIGARETTES

HAVE BEEN MAKING FRIENDS FOR YEARS

W⋅D&HO WILLS

Constant growth signifies constant

LIQUOR CONTROL.

merit."

spirits, from January to September 1915 fifteen million gallons were consumed,

VINDICATION OF THE WAR-TIME year.

BOARD.

INTMASIONS

YOUR EYES

SHOULD NOT BE NEGLECTEL

DANAOKONG THE

INTILATIONS

an

G FALCONER & CO., LTD.

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.

Jagrats for Mansions.

At the first symptom of eye strain you should consult us We test eyes scientifically and fit glasses to individual re quirements U HASTE, IN

CLARK & CO

OPTICIANS CHATER, RO HONGKONG

FORK, BLOGS.

HONGKONG & MANILA

and this sank to 8,000,000 gallons this MITSUBISHI GOSHLKWAISHA

(Mitsubishi 06.) COAL DEPARTMENT,

NO TREATING ORDER Mr. Leif Jones reminded the House of CUP has kindly been presented for

the circumstances under which the The cable to-day forshadowing more Control Ecard was brought into exist BOGEY COMPETITION at drastic regulations respecting the sale of ence, The Government, fining themselves NING on December 23rd, 24th and liquor lends added interist to the fol-nable the drink problem as it Entrance Fee $2.00 each Round loving report of a recent debate in the

by the war, handed over the rected"

unsolved to the Board of they like during the three days.

Proceeds to be given to War Charities.

25th.

SOLE PROPRIETORY OF

SHORT TERMED LOAN Player may take out as many carda as House of Commons initiated by Colonel Control. Now the House was ante SITAKASEIMA, OCHI,' MUTABE.

OF 1916 FOR ROUBLES 8,000,000,000

The price of issue is 95 per cent.

-J

The Loan is entirely free of Income

Tax and other arations.

MIXED FOURSOME COMPETITION.

THE Subscription to the ahore LOAN

TWO CUPS have kindly been present- will be Opened from 14th Novembered for 6 MIXED FOURSOME CUMI- to 26th December, 1918.

PETITION on Boxing Day. 18 holes Medal Play under Handicaps. En- code to be given to Fat Charities trance Fee 85.00 per couple. Pro- Playors select Entries close at Fanling, December 26th, their own opponents 10 AM.

W. D. KRAFT, Acting Hon. Secretary. Bintang. Dec. 13, 1918,

The Loan is redeemable at par os 14th October, 1920, without option for the

Russian Government to convert it at an earlier date.

with He believed the shortening of hours and the no treating order had been a great advantage to the country, He would be extended to other areas. hoped that the Carlisle experiment

& OYUBARI COLLIERIES

AGENT FOR SAKITO COAL

Head Office:- MARUNOUCHI, TOKYO.

Gretton, who moved:-

the public interest to reduce the powers KISHIDAKE YOSHINOTANI, That in the opinion of this House which it entrusted to the Board 15 HOJO,NAMAZUTA, BAYO,KANÄDA the Central Control Board (Liquor months ago. Had the Government made SHINNEW, KAMIYAMADA, "HISAI Traffic) should no longer be indeperdita mind how the problem should be ont of the control of Parliament, and that its proceedings and expenditure should be made, subject to the control of a Minister responsible to Parliament. Colonel Gretton said the Control the Realty Act for the purpose of confleman aware that since the Government Board was set up under the Delance of Colonel Hall Walker Is the hon. gen

areas, in areas concerned in the trans-ber of convictions. telling the liquor rate in munition ebeme has been in operation the an port of troops and munitions, and in Cartials has increased

for drunk

drunkens in. areas in which troops were being trained Mr Leif Jonesa As a matter of fact

nes.said it Was too early yet gruntly to what would the effect of the powers, and its setion now scheme. He agreed with Colonel Gretton exceeded its covered practically the whole of the that the Honso did not intend to Coited Kingdom. Parliament was never authorise the Ecard of Control to indulge told that the Government intended to in vast ee quas reafic. The hon. mem- set up a Board which would be em

for the nationalisă- of the LUSITANO RECREATION CLUB. without any control of a Government the Board of Control would prohibit the

Liqua powered to exertiss these drastic powers bor in conclusion expressed the hope that department. There was nothing in the sale of all intoxicating liquors in the MEMBERS are hereby notified that regulations which dealt with the ques arcas under its control. Since the The Russo-Asistic Bank in Hongkong the "Go-as-you-please" Race bastion of finance, and he did not believe break of war the people of out- the House of Commons believed when bad spent £400,000,000 on the purchase la ready to accept applications for the been postpened to the 14th January, they agreed to the setting up of the of intoxicating liquor, i

Entrice clase on the 8th January, 1917. Board that they were giving them maintaining the liquor trafic could not

A. M. U. REMEDIOS,

authority to enter apons policy of the be State purchase, not only of hensed put at less than a million pounds a Acting Hon. Secretory. houses, but also of brewerica

day

Major Astor said there was abundant Hongkong. Dec. 11, 1918.

testimony from the Naval and Army Da

Coupons Lis payable half yearly on the 14th April and 14th October,

As interest on the above. loan regis iam 14th Ostober, the interses accrced | on date of subscription must be tabs into consideration and is to be added to the price of imuna.

above named Loan."

Special favourablä rates will be quoted for Russian, Exchange.

Payment may also be made in Roubles. --Applications will be wired to Petrograd hes of telegraphic charges and commis.

alon.

40 per cent, only of the cost of the Bonds may be paid on application, the balancs to be paid on receipt of the Bande,

1917.

HAMS.

1338

1341

CARLISLE EXPERIMENT.

tion

this

cost of

and

the cost

BRANCH OFFICES- Nagasaki, Moll, Karaten, Wakamatsa, Otarn, Muroran, Hakodate, Kobe, Osaka, Kuro, Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Tsuruga,. Vladivostock, Hankow, Peking, London, Tew York,Shanghai;

Hongrong. Earphon and Okaton

Cable Address :-"IWASAKI Codes:A1, A.2. C, 5th Ed Western Union, and Bentley's.

AGENCIES:

The Carlisle experiment was not yet

ont was not yet fartments that the restrictions upon CHINKIANG: Messrs Gearing & in working order, but he understood the sale of drink had been extremely inquiries were already being made in beneficial.

Ball with the object of entering upon

LABODE KUPPORTS THE BOARD.

1

Ca

classes were not anxious to be relieved, of

..Co.

Ltd

transaction would involve an expend another vast experiment. The Carlisle Mr J. H. Thorang said the working MANILA Mesars Macondray & tars of half a million of money. Burely Parliament ought to have control over

restrictions which were properly placed SINGAPORE: Mesars Borneo Ca upon other classes of the community.

He protested against the way in

The Bank is also ready to give every

auch an expenditure as that. facility to subscribers in the shape of Tias. These Hams are cooked by Patent was certainly open to criticism. None the opponents of the Board of Control GLASGOW. Messrs A. R. Brom:

The constitution of the Control Board trade unionism was being exploited by.

advances against the soripa.

G. TISDALL,

"Manager.

RUSSO-ASIATIC BANK,

1293

Hongkong, Nov. 7, 1918,

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE WINTER ** BISLEY " NAVAL MILITARY AND POLICE TRAM AND CHAMPIONSHIP SHOOT 17 Teams. 6 Competitors. Stonecutters Range. BOXING DAY, December 28th at 10 six

Launches will leave Blake Picr at: B. 815 am., 9.30 am., 9.45

12 noon and 2 pm.

Messrs The ALEXANDRA Cars will supply Tillin on the Range if ordered

sa or before December 27th,

Hongkong, Dec. 12, 1918,"

SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)

COAL

HAMB (average weigh: 12 to 15 lbs.) in WE HAVE just received & Consign ment of FINEST ENGLISH

process whereby they retain si their of its members had any expert know and denied that the railwaymen of the natural favour nourishment. pont, no waste, the Hams. belag ready could not help expressing surprise the sition to the regulations. There could

of liquor trade, and he country, as a body, had authorised for Table. Price 70 cents per pound interests of the working classes, were be no question that there was better for cash.

left in the hands of the member for time-keeping where H. STEPHEN'S & Co. Blackburn ( Snowden). The Board had 18/22, Queen's Road, Central

its work. (Cheers.) Rongkong. Dec. 12, 1915.

1318it by Parliament, had acted tyranically set up to act as temperance reformers. He agreed that the Control Board was towards the licensed trade and towards But where they found that th

public, and

without the authority of the nation was being impaired for war the efficiency of Parliament had entered upon a policy work through drink they rece-justified

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

FÓR THE FESTIVE SEASON TURKEYS, GEESE, CAPONS, CHICKENS

BRAND

HAMS. Order Early To Avoid Disappointment.

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MUSIC

MUSIC

MUSIC.

WE Undersigned having been appointed ass for the COWIE HARBOUR COAL CO., LTD., are prepared to quate prices for boot quality SILIMPOPON CUAL trimmed into Bunker at HEBAT SANDAKAN (British North

Border-

SILIM POPEN COAL

compáros favONE-

ably with the better graded of Japanese

Coal and gives grood

moderate condamption.

Steam calling

FOR TOSY GEBATTIK

or

BANDAKAN exclusively, for BILIMPE

PON

COLL

cargo or Bankers)

LARGE

STOCK

JUST RECEIVED

INCLUDING

charge LATEST SONGS PIECES-

At Sobattik

berthed along. sile the Company's whief whers there is minimam depth of 27 to 23 feet at low water during Tides.

Uharte of Sibako Bay (ebsttik Har hour). Prices and all other information Boncerning the Port can be had on Application to the

BRADLEY & CO BATES

Agente Cowie Harbose Cour

Company, Limited:

WALTZES TWO STEPS

FOX-TROTS ETC., ETC.

THE ANDERSON MUSIC CO., LTD,

had exceeded the functions entrusted to Effectively on the Board of Control

the

P

Kr

great deal more

The debate was interrupted to allow cussed. the new Early Closing Order to be dis-

WHITE FLAGS WAYED TO OUR FLYING HEN.

of the State purchase of licensed property in doing all that they had done and a out of money voted for the carrying on of the war. (Cheers) deep deontage and the nation owed a gratitude to the membera of the Liquor Control Board, who had worked

ungrudgingly and, without remuneration. Hear, hear.) He believed their work had been of euprous im- portance. In what respect did the mover think the Board was not suffi ciently controlled: No order for schedul: ing an area was made except on the representation of the Ministry of Muni- tions, pola represented in essential output, military authorities, and other and no order was made unless the Ministry of Munitions was satisfied that the evidence warranted the scheduling of an area. T

BOARD NOT TO BLAMM,

ENEMIES IN TRENCHES SIGNAL THEIR SURRENDER.

of

notable sample of roadines to surren

A recent Air Board report

includes der on the parts of the West Front

Part

Germans at some On September 23 (it is stated) a enn- tact patrol machine Hew over Gird trezal between 300 and 400 feet during the moming. The Germans in the trench

It was not therefore, the Liquor held up their hands and wared white Control Board that was to blame for handkerobieta This information was having gone so far, but the Ministry of

Munitions, and they were responsible to transmitted to the ground station, and the House. He submitted that in the the Germans shortly afterwards surren circumstances there was ample controlder to aux troops and even more than was contemplated

the Bill was passed.

They deliberately made the Board by that House winen independent of Parliament, and he main tained that if every order was to be discussed and debated in Farliament Board would have achieved

the nothing

The

effectiveness of the Liquor Board was proved by the fact that the weekly average of convictions for draakenness in England from January.to September 1915 was 1,407 and for January to Septembar 1016 if was 83). In Scotland the corresponding figures wer $460,

are 783 and

It was said by t

tions were due to the large number of by some that the redus. men who had gone abroad, but that was not the case, because the drop in the number of convictions are immediate dong, whers the flow fien abrou ly after the imposition of the restric bad Ecery going en steadily traghout. the war Farther, the diminutio

or drunkenness t Fred

ngarded beer from A tombe 1016 Bfteen milion Surre

semed, and in ciis deting the swa

COUGHING INTO

CONSUMPTION

"Only a Congh" but yea stop Ile If ONLY cough.

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