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INTIMATIONS

INTIMATIONS

BRITISH GOVERNMENT THE KOWLOON LAND & BUILD-

WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES

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

CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

"

HONOKONG AND SBANDITAL

BANKING. CORPORATION, MERCANTILE BANE OF INDIA, LTD.

War Savings Certificates

Vaine 5 years

after purchase

£500

EL

Purchase Prica

£367 io o 155. ed.

FREE OF INCOME TAX.

For every 155. 6d. leat now £1 will be paid in 5 years' time. equivalent to 5 per cent. com. pound Interest. No Income Tax will be payable.

Anyone, whatayer his or her fresme 'Klay be. can buy War Savings Certificates to a maximum of 500 91 Certliates In'all or their equivalent.

Meanwhile the money may be withdrawn in fail any time, with an addition after the first year...

TERMS_AND_CONDITIONS.. (1) A Certificate entitles the purchaser to receive £1 for each 138, 6d, on the fifth anniversary of the date of purchase, free of income tax in respect of the scuma. lated interest

(2) A Certificate is not transferable accept by permission of the Postmastor General a fee of In. will be charged in "respect of each transfere. In the event of death, the same rules will be applied in the case of Savings Bank Deposits. (3) On written application (on form obtainable at any-Post Office) being made to the Controller. Department, London Money Order the purchase price

H

or part thereof in multiples of 18: Gel will be repaid at any tim

time, with an

addition of 3. for ach 15. Bd. on the first anniversary of the date of purchase and with a further addition of 1d. per 154. 6d. for each month thereafter.

(4) No person uy hold more than 300 El Certificates or their equivalent.

The Certificates (purchase price

1 d.) are issued in book form. The

Certificates for £12 (purchase price £9

are

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ING COMPANY LIMITED,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TWENTY EIGHTH ORDINARY MEETING & SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Company's Ottices, VICTORIA BUILDINGS on SATURDAY, 10th February, 191

1017 for the receiving the

- OÃ.

11 gelock A-MORT OF DANTOR

ogether with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1918. The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from February, 1917 (both THURSDAY 1st to SATURDAY, 10th

inclusive

during which period no Transfer of Share can be registered

By Order of the Board of Directors,

* ·Á. SHELTON HOOPER Secretary to the`

Hongkong Land Investment &

Agency Co., Ltd.

General Agents for the Kowloon Land and Building Company Limited. Roagkong, Jan. 25, 1917.

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HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the ORDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of SHARE- FOLDERS in this Company will be SATURDAY, the 10th February, 2017, held at the Hongkong Hotel, Bengkong. at 12 o'clock Yoon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Ditors together with a Statement of vecounts for the year ending 31st December, 1916

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 5th February to the 12th Februry (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON.

· General AfinaUNTE Hongkong, Jan. 27, 1917.

NOTICE

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RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET,

HONGKONG AGENCY.

Office of this ADENCY has this tiny been REMOVED to ST. Goa's BUILDS Second Floor, Room No. 5. (Entrance from Chater Road),

Hongkong. Feb. 1. 1917.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

RO

CIGARE TILE

RERES

FELUCCA

CIGARETTES

BEAR THIS HALL MARK OF DISTINCTION

N° 33

IS THE MOST POPULAR

"FORTS V. SHIPS.

OLD PROBLEM REVIVED, ·

CHANGED, CONDITIONS.

BRITISH NURSES IN THE DOBRUDJA.

"ADVENTURES IN THE RETREAT. ̧

Thrilling adventures in the Romanian retreat in the Dobrulja are narrated by Miss Monfries, who has been serving 18

INTIMATIONS

YOUR EYES

SHOULD NOT BE NEGLECTEL,

At the first symptom of eye stram you should consult ̈ ̈ ̈'is. We test eyes scientifically and fit glasses to individual re- quirements.

CLARK

LARK & CO SCIENTIFIC OPTICIANS

RK BLOGS, CMATER RDY

HONGKONG

HONGKONG & MANILA

| MITSUBISHI GOSHI KWAISHA

(Mitsubishi Co.)

COAL DEPARTMENI.

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SOLE PROPRIETORS OF

AGENT FOR

SAKITO COAL

Head Office:— MARUNOUCHI, TOKYⱭ:

In a recent debate in the House Mr Balfour let full Aremark which was most interesting both to the technical expert in gunnery and also to the diver and interpreter with the TAKASHIMA OCHI MUTAFR

KISHIDARE

YOSHINOTANL student of psychology, says the Globe, Lauko ait (L.S.W.S.) of the Scottish The remark.referred to the question of Women's Hospital in the Balkans, and HOJO, NAMAZUTA SAYO KANADA, SHINNEW, KAMIYAMADA, KIBAT the apparent reluctance of the Navy to is at present home on lepro. engage land forts, and Mr Balfour way When the retreat began on October 22 | & OYUBARI COLLIERIEST understood to say that, as long as he wore members of the agit were working was responsible, he would not autherise, ut an advanced point, and they fell back hazarding ships in engaging land farts. to the hospital at Medgidia. Thirty-de Some years ago in fact, probably about hours later crders were received to eva- the time that Mr Balfour's mind ceasedate the hopital Equipment, which to be acquisitive, the late Admiral Co-bad taken six days to utpack, had to bo

that land batteries possessed great had to receive attention. While the work wounded soldiers, who kept pouring in, advantages over ship principally oving was in progress new came that the line to their possessing a stable kun platform might after all be held, and the erscus- and a considerable extent of invisibility; tion was then postponed while the ships presented a very visible renewed order for speedy departure az- and vulnerable target. A furious con-rived the staff decided to chance things troversy raged round the proposition of and to hang on during the night, but i the gallant admiral, but the consent of shells wars falling and eventually they opinion turned in his favour, and it became an established rule of the text-had to go.

66.) and (purchase price £1978. 6d.)

issued without books. The £, £1 SECONDS RUSSIAN INTERNAL lomb pointed out the undoubted fact packed in four hours, and in addition and F03 Curtificates are on sale at local Post Offices and at roost Banks.

SHORT TERMED LOAN OF 1918.

Single Certificates for sums from 2100

£500 may be obtained on application ALTHOUGH the subscription lists the Comptroller and Accountant A were closed on the 26th December, General General Post Office London the RUSSO ASIATIC BANK Hong application forms are available at all kong, is prepared to ACCEPT ORDERS Post Offices and at most Banks.

for the above Lom up to the 13TH If Certificates be lost, and the serial FEBRUARY or the subseription terms numbers can be furnished to thee as previously advertised". Controller of the Money Order Depart Hongkong, Jan. 13, 1917 ment, new Certificates will be issued at

■ charge of 18.

GENERAL PUST OFFICE, LONDON,

June, 1916.

(For examples of investment In War Savings Certificates, see the other side.)

Examples of Investment in

Purelmse

War Savings Certificates

years.

3 years.

19 15

835--

448 15-

- 997

D.

10 LT TH

DI

0.4 0

-gr 8

1 yeni,

193 15 —

955 -----

876 ----

239 10 ---

2014 --

251 ----

281 5-

187

18

177 10-

187 10 -

77 10

69 15 --.

88 10-

48 17 6

0 10-

18 15 -

17 16 ---

18 15 -

7 16-

7 17 6

3 17 G

0 189

4:09 8 2 8

8 17 6

4 8. 9

8 2-

8 8-

2 7 3:

111 0

2 10 8

1 18 0

9 11-

2,13 8

2 10 8

1:14 6

1.17 6

-10

-17 0

- 18 9

107 10-

02.00

gr 91

- gr 94

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T

- 10.8

K.B-The Investment. may be any

multiple of 15s. 6d. up to £397 10s.

COLUMBIA

NEW

DANCE

RECORDS.

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Tios Bric-A-Brac

858 with the Dance

1Cecila

Wells

One Stop

Lo Faist Medley's CEPT At A Georgia-Camp

post The Magid Melody

Georgia Grind

Fox Trot

THE ANDERSON

MUSIC CO., LTD.

Road

TEL LO

FOR SALE

72ge

When a

that a few additional carta were obtained.

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BRANCH OFFICES:- Nagasaki, Hoji, Kamion, Wakamatir, Otaru, Marorka, Hakodate Kobe, Osaka, Kirs, Tokyo," Tokohama. Nagoya, Taurig. Vladivostock, Hankow, Faking, Londen, Now Tark, Shanghai

Hongkrag, Haiphong »

and Cannan.

Cabia "Auldre 3—“ IWASAKI Codes A1. A. 2. 07. 5th Ed Western Unka, and Beatley's

AGENCIES:-

books that in forts ships the former Between the time of being told to pack bad von for all time, Mr Balfour was up and the actual departure 850 wonnied then in the thick of the controversy, and man were received and deal with. Sixty doubtless heard all the argument on both sides, with the result that the rule bullock carts had been promised to trans- YACHT 3 B. LOLLO vxwi-rigged, above quoted took fall possession of his port the hospital equipment, but only (Kerosine) 37 long, beam complete with its retentive o h.p. Thorneycroft M. engine, mind,

equalitiestly maintains five arcived, and it was with difficulty dinghy, code tags, anchors, etc knots. But circumstances lavo greatly chang By making several joumeys the unit got Apply Mess President 74th Punjabis.ed. One of the principal factors in its material to the station, but by tais, Kowloon.

arguments, and forming Hongkong, Feb. 2, 191344 1484 the discussion, was saturally the then time all the civilians and the Rumania MANILA. Messrs Macondray &

effective range of the greatest ordnance and Russian Headquarters Staff had gone, of the day, at that time

ut 19,000 About yards. This range has now, by steadily and Medgidia was in fames: increasing Improvements, become 26,000

Isay say

the

CHINKIANG: Mesers Gearing &

4

i

.Co

Co.

The journey to Tehernavoda had to be SINGAPORE: Messrs Kornee Co. yards. Unfortunately, this development made in trucks, which also carried

Ltd. was so slow that its important bearing wounded, who had only had a firat field on the forts v. ships problem was not dressing of their injuries. No food wa discerned. The importance lay in the

had lost one of its vital

KEATINGS qual ALOZENGES

cure The worst Cough

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

POULTRY.

OUE HOUSE FED "APONS

AND

CHICKENS.

Are the best in the East Tender enting, delicate flavour. TRY THEM.

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EUROPEAN AGENCY.

WHOLESALE Indents, promptly. for all British and Continental goods,

executed at lowest cseh prices.

including

Books and Stationery. Boots, Shoes and Leather, Chemicals and Druggists Sundries, China,

Earthenware

and Glassware, Cycine, Moter Cars and Accessories, Dispery Millinery and Fisen Goods, Fancy Goods and Perfumery, Hardware, Machinery and Metals, Jewellery, Plate and Wilchen," Photographic and Optical Goods, Provisions and Oilmen's Stores,

etc., t

Commission 21% to 6%-

Trade Discounts allowed, Epecial Quotations on Demand Sample Delves from £10 upwurde. Designminte of Produce Bold on Locrent. WILLIAM WILSON & SONB

CHÁZA BEZAKEen 1814), ~U~~ 85, ABCHURCH LANE, Lampon, EO, Cable Address 13 ANTV LIST LORDO

Ad Rentages, and

fact that the range of vision had not to be had on the journey, and the party increased to an equal extent, hence the were without anything to eat for 38 ships could in future engage the forts hours. Two nights and the greater part from below the horizon perfectly of another day were occupied in covering invisible except to sir craft. The fort a distance which normally takes five hours. Bombs fell near the railway during the the ship had Creation, with invisibility. ing. The capture of the train serversi ratio, because she had secured journey, and all the villages were ban security from gun attack from the fort, times appeared certain, but evenically. as no gunner can undertake to hit an the people got through safely. invisible and moving target.

and Shortly after Tobernavoda had been The boat is now on the other leg,. given a fort, or forts, in a coufined area reached the train started without wam auch Heligoland, they are liable to ing to cross the Danube bridge. The continuous attack. and disruption by approach & two hostile aeroplanes had When Mr Churchill spoke reably of been observed and apparently the bridge digging out the German, Fleet miny was the objective of the sarmen. The wordered what he meant. truin "crossed without faster, but bomba be meant. monitors to be the were dropped all around and two slightly was afoot.

They were diverted to Gallipoli, where their peculiar fentures made them quite unsuitable for use. Before they could be utilised for the purpose, for which they were probably designed, 3r Churchill and Lord Fisher had fallen from Erice

monitors.

GLASGOW. Messrs A. E; Brow

McFarlane & Co. Ltd.

For Fartienlars, apply 'to

K. KATO,

Honage.

Na & Pasdem STILLE,

HorGrand

SATURUST TJBRUARY 3, 1917.

INTIMATIONS

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.

Hotel Mansions

Agents for ADMIRALTY CHARTS

ROSS'S BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS,

BENSON'S ENGLISH WATCHES, ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacturers, High Class English Jewellery..

WAR NEWS: OFFICIAL, BRITISH ARMY STILL GOING

STRONG

เร

JOHNNIE WALKER-Still going strong' that's the

slogan. It's been mine since 1820."; JOHNNIE WALKER "White Label” ... 6 years old. JOHNNIE WALKER "Red Label.", to years old. JOHNNIE WÄLKER "Black Label" 12 years old. Guaranteed same quality throughout the world.

Agents General, CALDBEÇK, MÄCGREGOR & CO.

`JOHN WALKER & SONS, Lin, Sconce Whisky Distiaann, KimMARNOCK, „ŠKYLAND."

KAIPING

INDUSTRIAL"

FOR ALL

COAL

PURPOSES

AND, HOUSEHOLD

FOUNDRY AND SMELTING ČOKE

FIREBRICK

FOR ALL

AND FIRE LAY

INFORMATION APPLY TO

DODWELL A CQM,

LTD., QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, HONGKONG, OR, I

KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION,

TIENTBIN, NORTH CHINA)

WITHOUT PURE BLOOD HEALTH 18 IMPOSSIBLE.

SINGON & CO. VETARZO EDICI

-ESTAKLİFax) À.1, 1980,

RON STEEL, METAL and BARD and Retail Ironmongers. Pig Ir and WARE MERCHANTS. Wanlessia

CARO Excavators, but greater game damaged the bridge. Miss Montries and Foundry Coke Importers. General Store..

urther companions afterwards got through to keepers and Shipohandlere Nos. 35 and 7. Hmo Looso Braser, (2nd Büroet, wosb Gafatz and finally to Odessa.

of Central Market) Telephone No. 515.

Hongkong September 4, 191a.

A soctim of the unit which travelled by road, was five days and five nights is completing the journey. The road ww Thiese notes are chiefly designed to Barrow, deep in znud, and crowded with. show that when Mr Palfour spoke to refugees and their farm stock. The unit strongly bis mind was full of ancient is now at Odes refitting, and funds are Lacta preconceived ideas. Perhaps

he will pardon us if we express the view required to renew the equipment. "Before that his own statement concerning the retreal Miss Montres was in Bakar freshness of mind when he resigned the azd Constanza, leadership, of his party is now very much in evidence-

COUGHING INTO CONSUMPTION

"Only a Cough" but you op it while it is ONLY a cough.

WATERBURY'S

·METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND

The finest preparation made for combating severe coughs, CURES any org that is Only a cough, Very palatable..

OF ALL CHEMISTS

BRITISH WOMEN DECORATED. POR VALOUR

The Italian Militory Bulletin *'-an- nounced that the Medal for Valour : has been conferred on Countess Helens Gleichen and Miss Nine Hollings, both belonging to the British X-ray section et the Italian frent

The Balletines the following reason for conferring the decorations They gave their useful and vainable, wórk for the Italian wounded on the Isonzo fant, going willingly wherever called even crossing zones under artillery Bre, nod being on several occasions's target for the lemy. They owed, ccurage, intrepidity, and contempt of danger alaya accomp lequaiseltacrifice, lofty courage,

devotion

HEAD OFFICE: KOWLOON.

MEDICINE

Never before was there anything like it, nor can its marvellous properties ever be equalled in all cases of poornews. Impurity, or other imperfection of the blood from whatever cause trising. No sooner in it imbibed into the system that it pertentes and peneirstes to the iminutest capillaries; overcoming and expeting disease, wheresoever and in whatscerer forms inet with; removing all bitches, pimples, scurt, scurvy, scrofizious and glandular wwellings, diaensorat fous, roughness and ghly patches, &c. Ila cuecta w akuzon magkat in the treatment of gost, mizenmati adatica, trabago, paina and swellings of the Jolais, discharges, binod „poison, eczema, lepra, psoriasis, bad legs, bad breasts, adeseases, ulcers, wounds, sores, goltre or Derbyskire neck, it Improves the general health, and quickly removes long-standing bronchitis, asthma, and hacking, straining, spaimodic cough, too often the precursor of somasmption.

VETARZO BRAIN AND NERVE FOOD. See next insertion for faller pælicala 1 "Send stamped, addressed envelope toe Free Booklet, or 2.0.2/9 for Trial Eotim of eithap Porady, to THE METARZO REMEDIES CO, GOSPEL OAK, LONDON.

Unprincipled vendors may try to sell you something wine for extra profit-do not angept it, trưa trelasyon having VETARZO. The gonging has the words "VETARZO REMEDIES" on Government Stamp. VETARZO REMEDIES. APR: SOLD BY BOOTS, Cash ChemiSTS.

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TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "MANIFESTO- HONGKONG

Dock Owners, Ship Builders, Marine and Land Engineers, Boiler Makers,

Iron and Brass Founders, Forge Masters, Electricians.

AOFTLYENE OUTTING AND WELDING FOL SHIP AND BOILER REPAIR,

Modern up-to-date plant operated by our own specially trained

kworkmen under expert European supervision."""

All classes of light Steel work manufactured by the above poes,

Tanks, Drums, Ventilators, Pipes, Acc., de

THE DIMENSIONS OF DOCES AAD SLIPS ARE AS FOLLOWS

DEPTH: ÖYLE ENTRANCE BILL AT DBREADTH "ORDINARY

LENOTH

KAKE UV DOCK OF BLIP. OF KEEL

BLOCKS

KOWLOON

-Not- Dock, Howisor

No. 3 Bock, Kowlook

PELENE, HUD, No. 1, Kowlo001

SA TAL-KEBUI

-Makip slitam Dock.

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篇名:

BERA 3

HRAY OF TIDE

GÉPEINO TIVER MAINUS: NEAPS

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QUEEN'S BUILDINGS.

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