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INTIMATIONS

BRITISH GOVERNEENT

LECTUR

EXCHEQUER BONDS AND WARAPTAIN PELLIOT has kindly won-

SAVINGS CERTIFICATES

Appliestions may be made through the undernoted Banks from whom full information and the necessary forms may be obtained :-

CHARTERED BANK OF India, ÄUSTRALIA AND CHINA, KA HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

·BANKING, CORPORATION. "MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD..

6% Exchequer Bonds

Repayable. 1920

These Bonds, and the interest thereon, are free of Income Tax, if in the bone ficial ownership of persons, not ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Bonds are issued in denominations of £100, £200, £500, £1,000 and £5,000, The interest is payable balf-yearly on 16th February and 16th August.

Bonds en be obtained to Bearer or they may he registered in the books of the Bank of England.

A declaration regarding exemption froin Income Tax necessary in the. case of Bearer Bonds, but the interest warrants relating to registered Borda, without any deduction of Income..Tax, can be sent direct to the owner of such. registered Bonda or to his banker.

War Savings Certificates

Parchaes Price

"after purchase

Tuite 5 years

£500

$1

£387 10 @ 15a. ed.

FREE OF INCOME TAX

For every 158. 6d. lent now £1 will be paid in 5 years' time, equivalent to 5 per cent. com- pound Interest. No Income Tax will be payable.

Anyone, whatever his ar bar fecome may be, can 'buy War Savings Certifiantes

up to a "maximum of 500 £1 Certificates

in all or their equivalent.

Mannwhile the money may be withdrawn in full nay time, with an addition after the first year.

"TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

(1) A Certificate entitles the purchaser to receive £1 for each 155.6d. on the fifth anniversary of the date of purchase, free of income tax in respect of the accumu- inted interest.

-(9) A Certificate is not transferable except by permission of the Postmaster General; a fee of 1, will be charged in respect of each transferce. In the event of death, the same rules will be applied as in the case of Savings Bank Deposits. *(8) On written application (on a form abtainable at any Post Office) being

sented to give a LECTURE on "Central Asia as the meeting-point of Eastern and Western Civilizations, “on. THURSDAY, the 911 December, "at 5.13 P.M...

All those who are interested a

cordially invited.

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By kind permission of His Excellency The Governor, the Leebars will be given. in the ball-room st Government House

EE POLLOCK, Hon. Sematary. Hongkong Old Volumes Society. Hongkong, Dec. 15.

1336

ROYAL HONGEONG GOLF OLUNU

BOGET COMPETITION, “

CUP has kindly been presented for a BOGEY COMPETITION at FANLING December 23rd, 24th and% Cust

Entrance Fee $2.00 each Round. Players may take out as many cardă sa they like during the three days

Proceeds to be given to War Charities.

MIXED FOURSOME COMPETITION,

P

TWO CUPS have kindly been present- |ed for a MIXED FOURSOME COM-

fedal Play under Handicaps. PETITION on Boxing Day. 18 boles,

.Ep trance Fee $1.00 per couple. Pro- ceeds to to given to War Charities Players select their own opponents. Entries close at Fauling, December 28th,

10 AM.

W. D. KRAFT, Acting Bon. Secretary, Am Dez. 13, 1916

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HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE..

THE CHINA MAIL.

To make sales is not eno you must make trier

INTIMATIONS

CAPSTAN

NAVY CUT

&

TOBACCO CIGARETTES

HAVE BEEN MAKING FRIENDS FOR YEARS

WD8H.O WILLS

"Constant growth signifies constant

THE NIPPON YUSEN

KAISHA

HALF-YEARLY REPORT.

merit."

of the activity of German submarinesTM but it was fortunate that none of the

CHDITTY YOUR EYES

SHOULD NOT BE NEGLECTEL, At the first symptom of eye strain you should consult us. We test eyes scientifically and fit glasses to Individual re- quirementauÇ HAR

CLARK & Co

CIENTIEK OPTICIANS

RO

CHATER "HONGKONG"

ORK BLDSS.

HONGKONG &

MANILA

Company's vessels were lost during the MITSUBISHI GOSHI KWAISHA

term under review.

American Bervica-n the outward voyages the shipments from China showed falling off but Japan's export trade with the United States was une precedentedly large, all liners, carrying cargoes. On the return voyages the other Far Eastern countries

The regular general meeting of share

of Nippon Yasen Kaisha held on the 29th this was NOTICE is tereby, giren that the Chamber of Commerce building to re- N demand for Electricity has almost ceive the report, and accounts for the to Japan and stel and cotton consigned

(Mitsubishi Co.));

COAL DEPARTMENT.

SOLE PROPRIETORS) OF

reached the limit of the capacity of six months ending September 30th. were remarkably large. Besides the TAKASHIMA, OCHI, MUTABE the present Generating Plant, and as The folloering is a summary of the regu

Ar liners, a chartered vessel was

KISHIDAKE, TOSHINOTANI, a result no further applications for new accounts:-

on the tun

run. Hitherto a fortnightly HOJO, NAMAZUTA, SAYŐ KANADA, Yen. service been

"Lad

maintained between 17,243,809 Hongkong and Seattle with two sub BHINNEW, KAMIYAMADA, BIRAI sidized lipers and four unsubsidized &OYUBARI COLLINBIES 7,099,538

From June one more unsub- dized"

vessel WAS

the route placed 24,973,347 making a total of seven.

The servica 862,190 between Hongkong and

and Seattle was then 200,000

to a tri-weekly one with two

ss from 18t ca batir completion of the Net profit for the term Januar

next,

... New Station at North Point It Balance brought forward from was fully expected that the North Point

last term............... Station would have been completed and running before now, but owing to the

Total... War work in respect of the new plant To legal reserve has been considerably delayed.

Bonuses to cfficials. By Order ch the Board,

Allowances to employees both. land and sex during the

. GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO...

Agents, Hongking, Dec. 14, 1916, - 1329

.NOTICE.

IN THE GOODS of EDBERT ANSGAR HEWETT C. M. G. of the" Wellington Clab Grosvenor Place in the County of Middlesex England, late manager of The Pannisular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company in Hongkong deceased.,

on

Dividend (8 per cent per

annum)

Second Divident (18 per cent

Mod and two unsubsidized vesse

AGENT FOR SAKITO, COAL

Head Ofoe ---- MARUNOUCHI, TOKYO.

BRANCH OFFICES

Between Kabe and Sexttle a 400,000 weekly service was started with thres unsubsidized vessels. In other words, 1,000,000 j the bom

namber

the Toy Bed by Kagasaki, Holi, Kazstan, Wakamatae, 2475,000 medican services

the proceding terms, thereby offering facilities to

from

Japan The per annum | 2475,000 web from the

Company Carried to next term

recent strike of stevedores o on the other side of the Pacific.

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per Special Dividend (15 per cent.

16,881,157 report of the Company The business report for the term (as pablished by the Japan Gazette) is as follow

ed

During the six months from April t at

made to the Controller, Money Order Order Limiting the time for Creditors were gening. Servico. -

Department, London, the purchase price, or part thereof in multiples of 15 ed, will be repaid at any time, with an addition of 3d. For each 15s. 6d. on the first anniversary

Australian Service. The shipments

Australia continued

Otaru, Marozás, Hakodate, Kobe, Osaka, Kure, Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Tetruga; Vladivostock, Hankow," Poking, London, New Yukkangialbu

Enpow, Haiphong and Canton.

Cable Address" TWASAKI Cocles-A1, B. C. 5th Ed Western Union, and, Bentley's

AGENCIES:

brisk as during the preceding term. to September 30th, the Company employ- Foreign vessels on the route were very Es of its steamers, aggregating over few. In addition to the regular linera 157,000 tons, both in the domestic and the new cargo-boat Akita Maru was em foreign services, and a specially comployed to meet the demands of expor missioned vessel of over 3,700 tons, atera. On the Homeward voyages there well 2.3 over ten chartered vessels. The was abundant cargo consigned to Japan cargo carried damounted to over 2,470,000 and Vladivostock. The passengers in tons, and the passengers numbered over creased in first, second and third classes. the Court has by virtue of Section steamers totalled 2,166,000 mactical miles. New Zealand each outgoing voyage, t TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 138,000. The distance covered by the From August the Akita Maru called at there 68 of Ordinance No. of 1807 made an The

-Shipments

ents by contributing much to the develop- inactive, on account of ment of Japans trade with that country. CHINKTANG: Mesere Gearing & and others to send in their claims business depression and the low price Bombay Service. the outgoing

Co against the abovs Estate to the 30th day of rice. Especially and the Main Island.

there were of December, 1918,

Larger shipments ween the Hokkaido All Creditors and others are accord There were, however, brisk shipments of claime to the Undersigned on or before usenges generaly showch, an mercat as compared with the preceding term Dated 27th day of November, 1918.

Under

for instructions the Governor Geceral's Office of Formoss, a temporary JOHNSON STOKES & MASTER, change was introduced in the service Solicitors for the Executors between Foricoss and the Main Island, the to Frince's Buildings,"

effect that during one year from May 15th the thres regular liners were Ies House Street, reduced to two, while one, cargo-bost

Hongkong was added.

from

Japan to the Straits Settlements MANILA. Mesers Macondray &

Cop

of the date of purchase, ingly hereby required to send their} sugar and timber from Formones The and India thin during the preceding

and with a further addition of 1d per 15s. 6d. fpr each month thereafter.

(4) No person may hold, more than 500 £1 Certificates or their equivalent.

The El Certificates (purchase price 1ba. 6) are issued in book form. The Certificates for £18 (purchase price £9 R) and £23 (purchase price £19 Ta. d.) are issued without books. The £1, £1ź and £25 Certificates are on sale at local Fost Offices and at most Ranks.

to

Single Certificates for sums from £100 to £500 may be obtained on application the Comptroller and Accountant *General General Post Office, London application forms are available at all Post Offices and at most Banks

то

Il Certificates be lost, and the-serial numbers taa be furnished to the Controller of the Money Order Depart ment, new Certificates will be issued at

■ charge of is.

GENERAL POST OFFICE, LONDON,

June, 1916

(For examples of Investment, in War. Savings Certificates, see the other side.)

Examples of Investment in War Savings Certificates

40-17 60

that date

12741

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A

the regalar four

to the best

Ltd.

Fai Particulars, apply to

E KATO,

Manager:

Chartered reksels were ontployers, O BINGAPORE: Mesare Borneo Oo. the homeward voyages the shipments of cotton to Japan were enormous Indian farn consigned to China was less because GLASGOW, Messrs A. R. Brow of the lack of shipping-accommodation. Thenumber of passenger carried showed yn McFarlane & Co., Ltd.

considorable falling-off

utta Service. Owing to demand for Japanese articles in "Calcutta and the scarcity of foreign vessels on Far Eastern ServiceOn the whole this line the Company's liners carried the business was brisk on all the routes full cargo on the outgoing voyages in of the continuation of the Euro-addition to the regular liners two char because of pean war and the scarcity of vessela tere vessels were placed on the route. Shipments of s

of Japanese articles to China On the homeward voyages there were the Go-as-you-please" Race has outgoing voyages the

from Calenta peusion of Imports from

-Ofthe

Vladi lecen postpened to the 14th January, paay carried larger consignments both passengers in the first and

The second class From North and South China than increased, but there was a decline in the Entries close on the 8th January, 1917. during the preceding tert. The trade number of steerage passengers.

AM. O. REMEDIOS, with cha

shanghai "was" "so" brisk"that" in New York ServiceThis service was addition to Acting Hon. Secretary.

to the regular liners the Com-Lopened sa s trial service by the Com Hongkong, Dec. 13, 1916,

pany several times, chartered vessels.pany from June. With six vessels &

Voyages shipments were monthly service was inaugurated be

LUSITANO RECREATION OLUB.

1917.

were

EMBERS are hereby notified that ere especially activa owing to the onion Europerty m

of the Conf vostock W&S

very

No. 2, PLODIE ÖZZEIT.

Herxxons.

SINGON & CO.

REZÁRÁFRED A‚Ð), 1380...

1321 On the rat the steady rise in the tween Hongkong and New York, calling FRON (STEML, METAL and HAHD

HIMROD'S

Bivos Instant Rellot

No matter whet your respiraÍDNY ogan may be muffering tons—whether ASTHMA, INFLUENZA, NASAL DATARRH, or ORDINARY DOUGH, -you will find in this faisons remity *"restorative power: this is sup Biogas le

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TBMR 16 1916

INTIMATIONS

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.

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tha

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Agents General, CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.

- JOHN WALKER & SONS, LTD. SCORCE WEBEY Durri

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Which has ng borne, the Stamp of Public Approval for

OVER FORTY YEARS

ENO'S

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Acta Hennef

PLEASANT TO TAKE,

REFRESHING AND INVIGORATING.

IT IS VERY BENEFICIAL IN ALL CASES

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silver and other causes. On the en route on the outgoing voyages at the WARE MERCHANTS. Wholesale Vladivostock route the shipments from Philippines, Shanghai and Janki ports and Eats Ironmongers. Pig Iron and Japan were exceedingly Erisis, while and San Francisco and thence is Foundry Coke Luporters. General Store trans-shipments from Europe, America Fatana On the return voyages the seepers and Shipchandlers Nos. 35 and and India

Vero

unprecedentedly large. vessels called at the In addition to the regular liners, char- the terra undere ports. During 37, Erse Loose STEET, (2nd Street, west

three vessels of Central Markot) Telephone. No. 5167 tered vessels were employed to copa started from Japan, and on the outgoing. with the trade On the return voyages royages there were large shipments, but

Hongkong September 4, 1915, the shipments were also trisk. On the on the return voyages shipments were Chosen and Tsingtao routes there was less because of the presence in New some improvement as compared with the York of numerang foreign vesclat preceding teen- Passengers generally General Remarks-On account of the showed an increase.

steady rise in the rate of freight on the routes the total receipt of the Company were unprecedentedly large, smounting to totale 00,000, while the the date for the prohibition of certain Y19,220,000. The Company is therefore imparts to England was shipments vers.

Forciga 23 per cent. per anpura Yessels on the service were very few, the result being the accumulation of large quantities of merchandise at the various

The

European Service. On the out going voyages there were large ship ments of war necessaries and other special articles. In view of the fact that

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consider at hand ablé tožděčlarů a dividend at the rate of

MER LION TAN, Chinese gradcats versed in porta. Twelve chartered vessels wera, Det literatum, has born as teacher to kerspain in addition to the regular liners, ea Officials sad Marchants in this Colony for ten years, ployed to cope wills the situation For 14 har good mathed of training arepans to the shipments from Japan the regular paas in the Chiness mamination, and is possessed. of first race cazzinents as Chinase tascher liners had to reserve half their space BRE LISO & Od kowledge of lisataria and Hakks, and the additional chartered vessels near

There who intend Jaging the Chinees leng are requested to write ca Chins kertil Once or ly the whole thereof

cola Consequently the shipments at ports beyond Shanghai were [1251|| comparatively small. On the homeward BAN Zvoyages the liners experienced some diflelty in securing cargo, because of alamothe prohibition placed by Great Britain THE NEW FRENOH REMEDY. oh the export of certam staples, whils THERAPION NË 1. the calls at Antwerp and Marseilles were

direct to No. 100; Wallington Burret,econd Boor.

WITHOUT DEFENSIONE

THERAPION No. 2

practically suspended The chartered vessels, after discharging cargo in Lon don, proceeded to New York, and thanos THERAPION NETZ,retuned home via Panums. Shipments SEBORESCENCHIS, ISASUKE AYA, DILLINE LOTETUR.cf from New York to the Far-Eant were

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