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INTIMATIONS

HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY,

LIMITED

NOTICE,

NOTICE is harchy given that the

demand for Elctricity has almost reached the limit of the capacity, of the present Generating Plant, and as result no Further applications for new connections can be accepted as from 155 January next, until completion of the New Power Station at North Point. It was fully expected that the North Point Station would have been completed and running before now, but owing to the War work in respect of the new plaat has been considerably delayed.

By Order of the Board]

2.

GIBR LIVINGSTON & CO.

INTIMATIONS

WANTED...

过

DEQUIRED somebody, to act

YURSE to infant during voyage to Larion. February or March.

Teply.-

"PASSAGE" C/6 "CUINA Man' Office. Hongkong Dec. 27, 1916.-

1374

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

POULTRY.

QUE HOUSE FED CAPONS

AND

CHICKENS.

Are the best in the East. Tender eating. delicato favouri TRY THE31.

Aganis

Hougkong, Dec. 14, 1916.

1309

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED...

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Green Island Cement Company Limited will be held at the Office of Messrs. Sbuwan, Tomes & Co. the General Manarers of the Compan St. George's Building. Chater Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong, on FRIDAY the fifth day of January, 1917 at lock iron when the subjoined

K

tions which were passed |

Resolutions the

Genem Meeting of the

said Company held on the Fifteenth day

COLUMBIA

GRAFONOLA

of December, 19 will be submittal for WILL COMPLETE

confirmation as Special Resolutions

(1) That the capital of the Coinpany

be

e reduced from $4,000.00 (Four

million dollars) divaled into

400,000 (Four

our hundred thousane?) shares of $19 (Ten dollars) each, to 83,000,000 Three

• million dollars).

divided into 400,000 (Four hundred

THE FAMILY CIRCLE

DURING THE

thousand shares of 87:50 (Seven FESTIVE SEASON.

Wollars and fifty cents) each, and that such reduction be effected by returning (on such date as the Company's Board of Directors

appoint) to t

to the holders of the 400,000 (Four hundred thousand) shares that have been issued paid to the extent of $2,50 capital (Two dollars and Attr

cente) per share and by rednciniz the nominal amount of each of the said shares "IsdinTM 910 (Ton doilars) to 87:30-|

(Seven dollars and Bfty cents). (2) That application be ale to

the Supreme Court of Hongkong to confirm the reduction of the capital of the Company in con- "formity with the foregoing

fusolution.

Duted this 15th day of December, 1916.

By Order of the Board,

344]

SHEWAN, TØMES & Cɔ Generul MameyOVA.

STLIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)

-COAL.

EE Undersigned having been appointed Arts for the COWIE HARBOUR "COAL CO., LTD., are propated to quote prices for best quality SILIMPOPON COAL trimmed into Bankare at SERAT. TIK SANDAKAN (British North Borneo

Ably

N PRICES TO SUIT ALL

THE

ANDERSON

MUSIC CO., LTD.

Isay

KEATINGS LOZENGES

cure the worst Cough ·

LESSONS IN CHINESE

THE CHINA MAID

INTIMATIONS

QUALITY is the point

which is necessary

an enjoyable

Cigarette.

in

Embass

VIRGINIA CIGARETY

WD CHOWIES

That's why "EMBASSY" VIRGINIA No. 77

has been justly described as:

THE CIGARETTE DE LUXE,

SCOTTISH LETTER.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

EDINBURGH, November 22.

GLAUR,

Sludge, sludge, sludge,

hope that your doubt may never cause you any inconvenience..

A minister recently settled in a rural districs dil not commend him- self to his flock by his habit of read. ing, his sermons. One of his pari shioners was asked how the minister "Gettin' on!'' wan was getting on.

Through the cold, fry Artois mud; the reply: He's gettin' on just like a craw in a tatte field-twa dabs and a look up

Trudge, trudge, trudge, Mid the wail of a big, Boche dud Folk call it GLAD."

duck-boarda

Tramp, tramp, tramp, While the greasy ereak

W

Cramp, camp, cramp. Sleep snatched mid the trench rats

*squeak;

Fold talk of CLAIR,^*

But this is" WATR."

Crash, crnka, crash,

An the shells go hurtling o'er

Smash, smash, smash,

At the grisly foe before us

Folk tallfed of "' Grath," But this is Waxπ; **

It's WAR! William R. Tovani. Black Watch.

Somewhere in France.

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SCCTS AND THE ANTARCTIC. The zoologist and the geologist of the Shackleton Expedition to the

are both Scots.

Mr. Wordie, the geologist, is a Glasgow

LIBON PAN, a Chinese grinte rerned in Antarctic Biterature, been a lencher to Kuripena Drinisane Merebants in this Colony for ten years

He has a good method of training Enropaine to, PN in the lines extantion, and in possessed'

SILIMPOPON COAL compares favour-R

with the better grades of Japanese Coal and gives gond results on auvery moderate consumption.

States calling at SEBATTIK er

ed a first rate criticate a Chitzene teacher, a man, and Mr. R. S. Clark, the BANDAKAN exclusively for SILIMPO- Those who intend fearning the Chinese iduzenge PON COAL (either cargo or Bankers) are requested to write ein ** China Mall" Office or are exempt from payment of all Portret to No. 26, Wallington Street, essend door. charges.

At Sebutik Steamers are herthed along- side the Company's wharf where there is a minimom depth of 27 to 28 fost at low

rater Spring Tiden.

Charta. of Sibuko, Bay (Sebattik Har- bour). Prices and all other information. concerning the Port can be had on

application to the Agents.

- also a zad knowledge of Mantarlı anı Hakka.

BRADLEY & CO., LTD.,

Agenta Comio Harbour Coal Company, Limited.

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TUESDAY, JANUAR 2, 1917.

INTIMATIONS

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WATCHMAKERS & JEWELERS.

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At the first symptom of eye strain you should** consult us. We test eyes scientifically and fit glasses to individual re- quirements.

CIENTIFIC OPTICIANS – RK BLOGS, CHATER RO

HONGKONG.

HONGKONG & MANILA

MITSUBISHI GOSHI KWAISHA (Mitsubishi Oo.).

COAL DEPARTMENT.

SOLE PROPRIETORS OF TAKASHIMA, OCHT, MUTABE. KISHIDAKA YOSHINOTANT,

AGENT FOR SAKITO COAL.

Sir J. M. Barrie, in his apprecía-HOJO, NAMAZUTA, SAYO,KANADA, tion of the late Charles FrohmID, SHINNEW, KAMIYAMADA, BIBAI tells the following story-On a Scot

&OYUBARI COLLIERIES tish play of my own that he was about to produce in New York. treiཎནཱགཎed-atipassirr#མ£©8cotstཧཱཏྟཾཡཀྑཉྩ like. You wouldn't know it was Scots," he replied, "but the Ameri. can public will know,”

MARRIAGES

At the Caledonian Station Hotel, Edinburgh, Douglas Heddle, Feder. atureMalay States, son of Malcolm Heldle, civil engineer and surveyor. Kirkwalk, to Margaret Elay Rattray, niece of Mr. and Mrs. George Rattray, Viewield. Haddington,

At Mather's Hotel, Dundee, Wal- ter Hughes Corane," of Hankow. China, to Margaret Wallace, eldest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Ramsay Esplin."

Pt St. Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow). Adam Whyte, of the Chartered Bank Chude, eldest son of the late George

of India. Acstralia and Chins, to Sophis Campbell, elder daughter of John Fenton and Mrs. Bowie, 6. zoologist, hails from Aberdeen. They Huntly. Terrace, Springbum, "Gla's- lament the loss of their scientific 50. specimens, which they were unable to salve from the Endurance, as it A marriage is arranged between was necessary to abandon practically Scots Guards, eldest son of Captain Captain Charles James Balfour, everything except what was essential and Lady Nina Balfour of Newton to the maintenance of life during Den, Kelso, and the Hon," Area the long drift in the Weddell Sea Baring, second daughter of Lord

cepeak Fortunately their note Ashburton.

ENGAGEMENT.

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PUBLICATIONS

books and records are intact, and OPTAINABLE it the 'Cute when these and the other observa- Daniel Adair Cormack, Portobello, tions are worked up, they will add was well-known in shipping cirules. substantially to the stock of scienti Japan, returning in 1871.

He spent 14 years in China and There- .fic knowledge concerning the great after he engaged in the engineering bight south of Cape Horn. The main side of shipping business in Leith, .00 achievement of the expedition," how and was closely connected with the ever, ie the discovery of the new underwriters at Lloyd's and marine const line which Sir Edward Shackle associations generally.

Hot

HISTORY OF UNION CHURCH

(1891-1903) RONGKONG'S "MUSICAL

HISTORY...

NOTES ON WILD LIFE IN HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA (by Rev. G. A. Bunbury, MA) on

Part I-Mammals and Birds

Part II-Keptiles, Amraïbia and

Fishes..."

THE MISSIONS ETRANGERES

(History Churches)

CHINESE

by E. J. Eitel)...

SIR

the Eastern

1

SOBOOL BOOK (Sam-Tm King," translate

ROBERT HARTS. LAND TAX MEMORANDUM criticians

WASHING BOOKS (fər mən)

THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY.

ton named after the late Sir James, Caird, of Dundee. It is clearly a continuation Southwards of Coats Land, discovered by Dr. Bruce in

"I DON'T THINK.".

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2

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TRON STEEL, METAL and HARD the Scotia Expedition, and almost Although Dickens on several occasions and Betsil Ironmongers. Pig Iron and WARE MERCHANTS, Wholesale certainly links up with Prince Loomade use of the words "I don't think,

Foundry Coke Importam General Stors pold Land, still further to the south. he is not the coiner of this classic

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the large in this sector of Antarctica, for appeared in 1837, "but in Captain

earliest Dickens references occur, of Central Market) Telephone No. 515, James Weddell, the first to pene-Barryat's "Snarleysow," or "The

Hongkong September 4, 1915. Dog trate the Weddell Sca, was also a

in 1938, we find that Scot. Mr. Scott, it may be me conversation with Lieutenant Vensly-

Publish

in the course of 2tioned, is to be married this week to perken, remarks, "Well you're a nice

an Edinburgh lady:

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