1916-12-16 — Page 3

BATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1916,

Mirada Mala

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C. & B. ENGLISH SOUPS

30 Varieties

All Delicious

SE & BLAC

THE CHINA MAIL.

COMPANY MEETING.

THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT- COMPANY.

An extraordinary genem meeting of the Green Island Cement Company was. held yesterday at the offices of Messrs Shewan, Tomes & Co, general managers

Commons which inquired into British shipping conditions and foreign and sidised competition,

I moved for that Committee Targely owing to what I had learnt on my way back from South Africa, yis the tast coast mute.

GERICAN BLOWS AT OUR TRADE

At that time the German East Afries Steamship Lane had a monopoly. They for the purpose of considering and were heavily subsidised byothe German passing extraordinary rowolations. The Government, and were able to use the Hon Bir CE Anton presided, and there insidious through-rata system to push were also present-Fore Robert, Mr A German trade into British Ent Africa,

The Cuisine of one of the finest chefs in the world available for your table.

Crosse & Blackwell Guarantee these Soups

'be-made ander ideal conditions,” as ¡are-all - their table delle tema (Secretary) and Mears. R. Shevan, The aritam was also tried in the East

to

AGENTS FOR LEA & PENKIT FORCESTERSHIRE "BLUCH

DJ.Collis Browne's

Long (Director) Mr. E Henderson Zanzibar, Uganda, and into Rhodesia

M. Gordon, A. Young, P. Hancock, G. African Lersatil Lots dzala dani tarsi ramat 99 JP. Lammert, I. 8. Ha

Frigueiredo, audi Tso

-tai (Sharo "If a British manufacturer wanted to helderij, gave co take advantage of these rates all he had The Chairman aid Gentlemen, the to io way to thấp his goods to a place resolutions just read by the Secretary as just beyond Hamburg. He could then embodied in the nation convening this goo a very low through rate out to meeting require little explanation from

Chlorodyne

THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY GENUINE.

DIARRHŒA, and is the only

Specific In CHOLERA

DYSENTERY.

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15

FEVER, CROUP, AĞUS.

The Cast Rantady known four COUGHS, COLDS,

The only Palliative In

ASTHMA, BRONCIITIS.

NEURALOIA, QDUT, KITSUNATISH, Chlorodyne is a Aquid taken in drops, graduated nording to the minta ly. Iud variably relieves, pain of whatever kind ; creates a calm refreshing, alesp; alloys, irritation

of the nervous system wher all other seqsedies fajk; leaves no bad efektsi and can be taken when no other medicins can be tolerated.

CONVINCING" MEDICAL TESTIMONY, WITH EACH "DOTTLE.

Nene Genuine without the words Dr. }- Culto Besmena's Chiarodym wn, dhe Stomp t

Bold by xil Chemists,

Prices in England,

1/11, Z/9, 4/6/>"

Hughes & Hough

2100

AUCTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT.

General Auctioneers Share, Coal and General Produce Brakers and Commission Agents.

PROPRIETORS.. *To«Kwa+Wan” Coal- Storago.

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Codes used Bentley's

4th & 5th Editions. A 1 Telegraphic Coda.

Telegraphie Address

HONGKONG,

AJUMION.

!

PUBLIC

THE Undersigned have received in TRE

structions to sell by Public Anction, (For Account of the Concerned),

TUESDAY,

the 19th December 1818, at 11 sta

at their Sales Rooms, No. 8"

Des Voeux Road, Corner of

„Ion. Botas OTAKI

A Number of Lots of

JEWELLERY, WATCHES,

&c

Comprising:--

Gold Watches, Gold Chains, Tie Pins, Jade and Diamond Rings, Brooches and CHETRA,

1400

AUCTIONS.

PUBLIO

AUCTION.

Solo Bezutac1urers: J. T. DAVENPORT, LIB., Laidan, S.E

AUCTIONS.

PUBLIO

感觉

AUCTION,

THE Undersigned have received in-

structions to sell by Fablic Auction,structions to sell by Fublic Auction, THE Undersigned have received in (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

{POR, accoter OF THE CONCERTED).

י,

On

TUESDAY,

the 19th December, 1916, commencing at 8.30 pm, at their Sales Hooms, No. 8, Des Voeux cad, Corner of Ice House Street, VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE,

•

As Follows One Upholstered Suite, Arma-chairs and Sotas, Card Tables, Bedroom Furniture, comprising Double Brass-mounted Bed- stead, Twin Bedsteads (Teakwood), Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs Ten and Occasional Tables, etc, etc, Dinner Bervices, Crockery, Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Set, Boy Bath Room Utensils, Large Roll-top Desk and Writing Tables, etc, Bundry Electro Plated Ware

WEDNESDAY,

the 27th December, 1918, at 11 ag at their To Kwa Wa Godowns, Salvaged Cargo ez. B.S. "WISLEY,"

Comprising

About 400 drams of Caustic Soda.

About 15 drama "Napthaline Fiske. About 60 casks of Carbonats at Ammonia, a

About 20 cases of Oxide of Iron

me, the proposals they contain have Bitish East Africa. These rates ware simply in view reduction of the Como cleverly worked out by the Germans

paid up capital from 84,000,000 that nobody could discover what pro

return

to shareholders portions went to the mail steamer and $1,000,000 in ensh aware, our reason for bringing those pro-Fifteen Fears ago: Germans wate

are no doubt what went soi the railway lina: posals before you is that, the Company trying to undermine our trade. They has mach more money in hand than it

can make use of in its busincas, and it is will certainly not slacken in their efforts not anticipated that, in, the near future, affer this wagamama od de

ase of the Canicult matter

bo.

WALKING A LOST ART.

funds in any large amount will required for plant extension er such like expenditure, Your Directors have hither to found it a

to make although, as you may know, a certain Hiquid funds, and amount of profit has been made by mani pulating such funds, it is now felt that it will not under present conditions, be

We are strong for the primitive vir bogad policy to continue Enantial operaslogans begin with "Back To some. tues nowadays, and half of our moral tiona of the kind involved, as without

the

[BY WOODS HUTCHINSON, M.D.]

permanently investing the money thing or other. One of the latest of. risks incurred are too great and are not these reversions to the simple life is the justifiable in the case of an industrial d

admirable crusado fostered by news.

INTIMATIONS

KAIPIM

FOR ALL

COAL

INDUSTRIAL AND HOUSEHOLD

FOUNDRY FAND

PURPOSET

SMELTING. COKE FIREBRICK AND FIREOLAY

FOR ALL INFORMATION APPLY DODWELL

CO LTD QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, HONGKONG, OR

KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION,

TIENTHIN, NORTH CHINA

LIFE WITHOUT HEALTH IS LIVING DEATH.","

AND

VETARZONERVE FOOD

Jafective circulatios, NSTYUCK GEDED Fla, love spirits, incital mist” bodily frestation,

concern like pars. The dividend for the papers in Boston and New York for the rest discovery of modern times, without equal in all cases of defective aerve and brait power current year will of course, be payable feral of the good, old-fashioned, nut on the present capital of $4,000,000, and be more useful or more sorely needed.

door although if and when the proposed retard for it is the unanimous opinion of and our sport of walking. Nothing could nd $1,000,000 to shareholders is made, the physical experts that even after the fature

receipts from interest will, to

ang

certain extent, be reduced, it is hoped y nest and most perfectly equipped that in the years to come improved work rasiums are available, the best, most way easily offset such reducealthful and most practical farm of profits tion. Since the advertisement, of the exes is walking, especially for city

exercise notice convening this meeting was given, the Company's solicitors have intimated Yet this noble and health-giving sport they deem it advisable that, although not desuetude that our urban populations has fallen is to such a state of innocuous strictly legally negcaasry, a parenthesis

dwellers.

should be inserted by way of amendare in danger of losing the use of their went in the first resolution after the legs entirely and forgetting what those words and that such reduction be

evaluable members are for, sare de sour, e effected returning," which occur in

of amusement

sement and income upon

the the

middle of the first resolution as set vaudeville stage. out the advertisements

vering this meeting which have

the

cohamms of the local newspapers, the parenthesis being as follows (on such date as the

Of course, the rock-bottom, funda mental reason why we don't walk more, limbs have so nearly degenerated into why our noblo and symmetrical lower mere props to support us in series of

Directors shall appoint) Board of Graceful poses, is obvious enough. It's

of

and the amend

with its lost motion,

Bether induced by warty, overmark, dissipation, or other induences. Sirepletaert, gaipitation, wast of confidence, general deplini Marassing dreams, restiènines that can settle to mocking,

Focal forces, toss of vika:ity. bysteria backache, bearing down sentations, wasting diennes, consumption; sight swenta; muddy, of temper, female compiatuta, mel-colourse witer, &c. are all so many different phases of brain and, merve wreckerge and zzagation, the cause of by far the greater portion of the misery, 11-health and despondency de which we are confronted as every hand, that can only be successfully combated by the sae of thi underful and highly scientific preparation Bracing up the system generally, it gives toge, to the exhausted server, Rekening, wisting dacharges, restore-Lise failing energies, and Impartaser life and vigor to those who insertion for Hilles perdular, OUT AND AT ARCTIC

VETAZZO 83ood Medicine

Hope for Free Booket, OF P.0. 2/0 for Trial Borcle of either remedys to THE YETARZO

next fuller particulars Band tempid addre REMEDIES CO. COMPEL CAR, LONDON. Unprincipled Vendors may try to sell you sopvathing wigs for extra profit-da not socept it, but instat on having VETARZOS: The pentilné han Words *YSTARZO REMEDIES" on Government Starsp. SOLD BY BOOT:8, OMR CHEMISTS.

WANTED.

YOUNG ENGINEER with a good mechanical training for a Local

tory.

Apply.-- *TECHNIC

Co CHINA MAN' Office Hongkong, Dec 11, 1918.

ment proposed will have the effect of 200 much like worki Novelf-respectang | cabling the directors to fix.a date on method of bond to the..rrimitive

of modern will.

ascertained. I have now therefore to locomotion or, more corectly, loco receive the refund which the shareholders who are to waste of time and superfluous perspinn-

will be capital

if any other possible form of totion f intimate, so that the procedure adopted may be quite in order that Will Portation

But there is the resolution

this essential new about reluctance nor is it in the slightest

propose

a

Ian, tłocz

Brst of in the form wherem, it has appeared izdegete peculiar to the city dwellers the the columns of the local newspapers. I farmier and the villager loathe walking therefore, propose. That the capital of

just as cordially as the city from $4,000,000 (Four million dollars)

The only reason why our humored grand- 400,000 (Faur bandred thousandy shares the rural districts to-day walked more of 910 Ten dollara) each, to $3,000,000 (Three million

0.000 than we do was t dollars divided into the butter

the Company be reduced devided into father, or the survivors of his type. in

like the beaver in. the bunter's story who climbed the tree.

WANTED.

1314

UROPEAN ASSISTANT for local Shipping Office, previous experience

Apply Box No. 4* PC/D, CHINA MAIL' Office.. Hongkong, Dec. 1, 1978

WANTED.

HAMS

WE HAVE just received a Consign ment of FINEST ENGLISH HAMS (average weight 1 to 15 lbs.) in Tins These Hams are cooked by Patent process whereby they retain all their catural favour and nourishment bone, no waste "the Hams being ready for Table Price, 70 cents

pound for cash.

H; STEPHEN'S & CO. 16/22, Queen's Road, Central. Hongkong Dec 12 hald 14 1815

1287 DAIRY FARM NEWs.

400,000 (Fone hundred thousandy shares he had to-there was no other means of WANTED TWO MARINE ENGI of 37,50 (even dollars, and, fifty cents) traumit, available in fact to this day. each, and that such reduction, bo effect

NEERS with shop experience to.

ad by retuming to the bolders of the the average farmer will wait an hour for act as workshop foremen, also a Foreman 400,000 (Four, hundred thousand) shares

team to

Twenty Braiding Machines, "fer that have been tweed paid up capital to Wailable or a horse to Marine Boilermaker and a Foraman Ship:

covering electric cables."

Three small Electric Motors

Eight machines and parts for cotton winding, (these are suitable for use in knitting factories).

Ona Marble Switchboard One Starting Regulator in cast iron

0644.

Ning direct current starting switches Two Anmetera

Piano in good condition (by Carl Fifteen cases of Spare parts for Over Stranas), Electric Reading Lampe, Blackland Cars (ie-springs, axles, clutches, wood and Teakwood Screens, & quantity roller bearings, mudguards, wheels of Blackwood Furniture, Picturis, &c, &c.) Engravings, &c, Large Magic Lantern,

440

And

A lot of spare gear wheels, and bear- Gent's Bicycle (new) Oliver Types for the same make of car. writer, Tennis Poles and Nettings, Air Gan, &, & Brass Finger Bowls, Carpets (new and second hand), Child's Cota, etc..

(Full Particulars from Catalogue.) ThatCash.

CHUGHES & HOUGH,

Auction Hongkong, Dec. 13, 1916.

1328

PUBLIC AUQTION. THE Undersigned have received in- structions from, Mr. Doo CEEONG

A quantity of Silver Ware, Cupe, Vases, II, to sell by Public Auction,

&cy do

On view day of Bal."

Catalogues will be issued. Teris-Ossh.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auétioncera.

Hongkong, Dec. 9, 1915,

PUBLIC AUCTION,

. *។

WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, the 20th and 21st December, 1016, commencing each day at 2.30 pm, at his premises The Old Post Office Building? Queen's Road Central,- A. LAUGH. ASSORTEANE: OF UHINESE PORCELAINS, 4 EMBROIDERIES,

1327-

THE Undersigned have received into

tions to sell by Pr∙ljo Auction, (For Account of the Cacerned

SATURDAY.

the 23rd December, 1916, at 10:30 am at their Sales Rooms Noud.

Don Your Road, Corner, på. Ice House Street hy

A Varied Assortment of

AS TOYS,

A Consignment of

IMAS CELCKERA

One Doll House Furnished,

Parma Cash

KAKEMONOS,

19 CURIOS, 40, &C. perComprising pharetr

Immediately following this male the undermentioned cargo will be sold ou the premises of the Hongkong and Kow- loon Wharf and Godown Coy, Itd

105 boxes of Tin Plates. 100 cases of Black Flates. :"

10 case of Lacing Books for Bocta and Shoes,

The To Kws Wan cargo will be on view from Monday the 25th inst, and inspecting orders for the cargo at the Wharf & Godown Coe premises may be obtained from the undersigned

Launch to convey intending purchasera will leave Blake Fier on the morning of the 17th at 10.30,

Trasa:-As usual.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctionsere Hongkong, Dec. 11. 1918

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received

structions to all by Public Anction, {FORAVCOUNT OF THE CONOLINED)

GAN EARLY DATE -- The following LIGHTHOUSE GEAR

2-coloured Vases and Plate, Blue and A large variety of e-coloured and White Vases and Figures, & Old Bronzed including Incense Burners of the Sung and Ming Dynastics, Fekinese &c. de T Cloisoimma, San Bottles, Mandarin. One occu Flumes and Beads (Amber and Jade Circular wich stone)p: Carved-Bamboo - Ware Old Spare buri Bacchow Jacqueur Boxes, Bik EmbroiCylinders deries, Kakemonos!

Wall Hangings, Jadestone and Ivory Cerrings & des appurtena

Inca

The greater portio

his recently, as

King-si, and

Ming, Ka

T

HUGHES & HOUGH

stock frem Fakin asse | Mooring

Catalogus

sratus, complete

and

extire

pasture sooner than walk Flater to take up datica in Shanghai- the extent of $250 (Two dollars

nd in the unspoiled.country address all communications to XYZ fifty cents) par, share and by reducing the of hospitality and courtes

where the old-fashioned virtues

(Seven dollars and fifty cents on the ground that you are walking for rowins! ́úziount, of

of each of the said rangers still survive, the driver whose

crtesy-to-

C/O CHINA MAI, Office shares from $10 (Tex dollars) to $7.50 kindly ofer of a lift you have declined,

Hongkong. Dec. 1, 1915 M: Hancock seconded, and the pro-pleasing will gaze at you and shake his

was carried

the

I post a beamerxded by the insertion of the interurban.

-

of the

LANG beg to proposa" That the parenthesis (On such date as the Company Board of Directors shall appoint) and that the resolution be lows That the capital of the Cem- accordingly as to read a fol

into 600,000 shares of 310.cach to pany berteduced from $5,000,000:

divided $3,000,000, divided into 400,000

shares

head in's

way that suggests doubt as to mantel Lelance. Witla is introd the

apd. farmer's auto, even this difference in

trolley

neat,between town and country die-

does walk very much more than the whether the modern farmer actually appeared; and it is seriously to be doubted

Like most of the so-called virtues of average city man.

of $7.50 each, and that such reduction an earlier day and the simpler life effected by returning (ou... such date are a matter of necessity, nat.of choice.

to be more active habits of the country dweller the Company's Board of Directors. shall appoint) to the holders of the herent reason why city people should As a rostter of fact, there is no in- 400,000 shares, that have held not walk just as much and as often

id up capital to the extent of 39:50 per share and by reducing the nominal country people, Sidewalks are hard of each of the said shares from $10 to keep in mad. But there are two great and crowded, but they never get ankle

|

8.5

$7.507

Mr Shewan seconded, and this as practical obstacles in the way-one-from agreed tow y

within, the other from without, The

Chairmain--I have now to propose why it will be difficult to revive peder- were. The two most powerful reasons the second resolution, and that is That application be made to the Supreme Mism are the trolley cars underneath Court of Hongkong to confirm the redac former make walking seem laboriogs, automobiles on top of us. The as and the tion of the capital of the Company in the tiny with the foregoing reolas agreeables to be practically impossible. conformity with

latter make it so dangerolis and Mr Young seconded, and this was same street or road are about as com agreed to

Autos. and foot passengers on the This was all the business.

patible as the devil and holy water. It is hardly too much to say that the auto- mobila na she is at present driven bas made

for please

or walking for except mere pavement strolling or hur in fact ried, rabbitlike dashes for the thelter of the nearest subway or trolley car-prac tically impossible, a source of annoyance. and

perpetual

SHIPPING REPRISALS.

THE TON FOR TUN PROPOSAL

houl wag of every fort

Isay

KEATINGS LOZENGES

cure the worst cough*

MUSIC

MUSIC

MUSIC.

LARGE

i.

STOCK

JUST RECEIVED

INCLUDING, a

A ton of German shipping for every pleasure discomfort intend of LATEST SONGS PIECES

The Man

top of British shipping that Hunts for soft tally separate road subingrides have destroyed in a heals of pedestrians alone can restore to the lat either automobiles alone or for pesce negotiations advocated by the ter his rights to life, limb and the por Hon, Evelyn Cecil, M., and, widely suit of happiness and that is one of

in the House of Commands if he would accepted in commercial circles the most tal problems of transporta

Mr. Wingratently siked Mr. Asquith tion pow before the big cities

the Government and the Allies, that, in anmake a public statement on behalf of aysettlement with our tuomies, the Allies will demand ship for hipton for tomfor the replacement of ships wakin contravention of the well-known lawa sud usages of naval warfare, and will an assurance, be given to rentral nations That like deinands will be made for them as for the Allied natique. diy h

they know reimenat business and said Mr. Cocil to an "Evening Standard

representative I believe that Germans would fear this more than anything else It would certang rake them think firides

410f coursejt, would be po aying and making an

Get

Is the man who has bided real rich red blood and enly of it-in his body. WATERBURYS METABOLIZED COD LIVER QIL COMPOUND

WALTZES TWO STEPS

FOX TROTS ETC. ETC.

THE ANDERSON MUSIC CO. LTD.

THE

FOR THE FESTIVE SELSOM TURKIES. GEESE, CAPONS CHICKENI

AND

HAMS Order Early

"To

Avoid Disappointment.

MARTIN'S

APIOLASTE

SKLEPIL)

MARTINE:

APIOL ELE

SECOND.

517, RUSSIAN INTERNAL SHORT TERMED LOAN OF 1916 FOR

ROUBLES 8,000,000,000,

THE Subscription to the above LOAN will be Opened from 14th November

to 26th December, 1918

The price of lesze is 15 par ocat The Loan is entirely free of Income Tax and other taxations.

The Loan in redeemable at par on 14th October, 1920, without option for tha Beslan Government, to emmverk,it så 22

Coupons are payable-half yearly on the 14th April and 14th October.

As satireet on the Lhore loan from 1818 October, the

interest

our date, et, sulmanipulon siji Iata, consideration" "und is the price of fas

He Teady to accept sypli

**TUÁLIO PADOMUK, Cerigner above named Loans

signed heyeteceived ions to sell by Public Auction, ACCOUNT OF ZEE CONCERNA

at.11.2

UESDAY

Epecial favourable raten. for Ramin Fre

· Fayment may also

Applications at E

free of teles

Tas

made in Boab

rgon, and somethi