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INTIMATIONS

THE KOWLOON LAND. & BUILD-

ING COMPANY LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the RIGHTH ORDINARY

MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held **

the

Offices Vimar BUILDINGS

THE CHINA MAIL.

INTIMATIONS

INTIMATIONS

G.

NOTICE.

AEREAS on 18th day of January, 1917 the avoe Police found with a quantity of coal aboard; the abandoned by the muster and crew. said junk having been apparently.

on SATURDAY, 10th February, 1917, at CARGO BOAT no. 9:30 Yin Yamated 11 o'clocks a.. for the purpose of receiving the REPORT & DIRECTORS ogether with Statement of Accounts for the ur ending 31st December, 1918

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY at to SATURDAY, 10th February, 191 (both days inclusive, during which period no Transfer of Shares en be, registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

A. SHELTON HOOPER,

Secretary to the

Hongkong Land Investment &

Agency Co, Ltd.

General Agents for the Kowloon Land' and Building Company Lamited.

Hongkong, Jan. 23, 1817.

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HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED...

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, longkong. on SATERDAY, the 10th February, 1915. at 13 n'clock down, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Ditors together with a statement of cents for

the year

ending 31st December, 1016.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 5th February to the 19th Februry (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.

JOHN D. EUMPHREYS & SON.

Genez Mimagers. Hongkong, Jan. 97, 1917.

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HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY LIMITED.

NOTICE.

THE ORDINARY HALFYEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Company's Hotel, on SATURDAY, 1th February, 1917, nt Noos, for the purpose of receiving a statement of Accounts of the Company

to

21xt December, 1916, with the report

of the Directors, and to discuss any hatter that may be competently brought before the Meetings

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- kay will be CLOSED from inth to 17th February, 1817, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Poard.

`J, H.-TAGGNET,

Arting Brevetary,

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Bengkong, Feb 1, 1917.

THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO, LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE THIRTIETH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the Offices of Mesars. Jardine, Matheson & Ca, Ltd, on THURSDAY, the 2nd February 1917, Noo, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1916.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com Pay will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 12th February to THURSDAY, 22nd February, both days inclusive."

By Order of the Board of Directors.

W. S. BROWN,

Secretary,

Hongkong, Feb., 1917.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION..

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UTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEET- ING of the Shareholders in this Corporation will be held at the Crry HALL, Hongkong, op SATURDAY, the 24TH DAY OF FIÐRUARY, 1917, at Naos, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with

■ statement of Accounts for the year ending

December, 1610. the 31st I The HEGISTER of Shares of the Corporation will be CLOSED [row, MONDAY, the 12TH Fenawary, te SATURDAY, the 24TH FEB27ARY, 1917 (both'' says 'inclusive), during which period no transfer of shared can be registered.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager.

Rongkong Fab. 8. 1917.

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EUROPEAN AGENCY.

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HOLESALE Indents promptly executed at lowest cash prices for all British and Continental goods, Including

Books and Btationery, Boots, Bhoon and Leather, Chemicals and Dengriste' Sundries,

Orcies,

Earthenware” and Glassware," Ora, Motor Cars and Accessories

Hillary

and Pics Goods, DrPods and Perfumers Fancy Hardware, Machinery and Metala, Jewellery, Plate and Watches, Photographic and Optical Goods, Provisions and Oilmen's Storm,

stair sta

Commission 21% to 6%.

Trade Discounts allforced. Special Quotations on Demand kham pla” Odacă from £10 upirits. Consignements et Produce Sold on Account,

WILLIAM WILSON & BONS

15. Anchoice. Liss, Lose, ECL Cable Adiroma #Amortiza LoxION,

THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE that if the said junk and coal be not lawfully claimed within tan days from dabe tha same WILL BE SOLD,

"

(signed) Mel. MESSER Captain Superintendent of Polies Hongkong. Feb 6, 1917.

1470.

SECOND 51% RUSSIAN INTERNAL SHORT TERMED LOAN OF 1916.

LTHOUGH the subscription lists were closed on the 26th December, the RUSSO ASIATIC BANK Hong- kong, is prepared to ACCEPT ORDERS for the above Loan up to the 137H FEBRUARY on the subscription terms

e. as previously advertised: Hongkong, Jan. 19, 1917.

NOTICE

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they have now OPENED A BRANCH OFFICE in Hotel Mansions, Hongkong

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GERMANY'S PEACE ·

PROPOSALS.

FULL TEXT OF ALLIES' REPLY.

The following reply is a translation of the Allies reply to the German peace Note, communicated by the French Government on behalf of the Allied: Powers, to the United States Ambassador in Paris..

The Allied Governments of Rusai France, Grent fitain, Japan... Italy, Serria, Belgium, Montenegro, Portagal Aral Rumania, united for the defence of the freedom of nations and faithful to to their undertakings not to lay down except in common accord, have decided to returna joint answer to the illusory peace proposals which have been addressed to them by the Govern most of the Enemy Powers

their

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erushed by the supreme effort which bas been imposed upon their inhabitants. They endeavour to deceive and intimi- date public opinion in neutral countries whose inhabitants late long since up their minds where the initial respon- sibility resta have recognized existing responsibilities, and are far too enligh- toned to favour the designs of Germany by abandoning the defence of huma freedom.

tions

Finally, these overtures attempt to justify in advance in the eyes of the world new series of crimes-submarine warfars deportations, forced labour,

forced

enlistment of inhabitants against their own countries, and visia-

of Loutrality. Fally con

conscious of the gravity of this moment, but equ

equally conscious of its requirements, the Ahed Governments, closely united to one another and in per fectaympathy with their peoples, refuse to consider a proposal which is empty

insintere. Únce

the Allies

again

sary of the the declare that no pesa is possible so

Switzerland, and the

Asa prelude to any reply the Allies bound to protest strongly against the two material assertions made 10 the Note from the Enemy

Powers: the e professing te

throw of

n the Allies the responsibility of the war, and the other proclaiming the victory of the Central

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long as they have notsecured, repation Nagasaki, Moji," Karatas, Wakamataa, of violated rights and liberties, recogni

Otaru, Maroran. Hakodate, Kobe, tion of the principle of nationalities, and of the free existence of small States; so Osaka, Kura, Tokyo. Yokohama, long as they have not brought about a Nagoya, Taaruga, Vladivostock,

calculated to end once and settlement

Hankow, Peking, London, for all forces which have constituted a perpetual menace to the nations, and to

"New York, Shanghai. afford the only effective Allies cannot admit the faturës

Bangkong, Haiphong clum which is thus untrue in each

and Canton

one

In conclusion by of the for

the Allied Powers think

it necessary to put forward the following. considerations, which show the special situation of Belgium after two and a half years

of war:- virtue of international treaties

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particular and is suficient alone to render sterile all attempt at negotiations.

Allied

nations have for thirty months been engaged in a war which they had done prerything to avoid. They have shown by their actions their devotion to pence. This devotion is assigned by £ve Great European Foxers, strong co

to-day as it was in 1914, and after of whom Germany was one, Belgium the violation by Germany of her solemn enjoyed before the war a special status, Germany's promise is not rendering her territory inviolable and engagements,

her, foundation on which to re-

ander the guarantee of the suficient

placing

all European conflicts. e which she broke. establish the

Pover however, in "spite

spite of these She A mere suggestion without statement treaties, the first to suffer the aggression of terras

that negotiations should be opened, is not an offer of peace. The of Germany. For this reason the Eelgian putting forward by the Imperial Govern the sims which Belgiut has never ceased Government think it necessary to defne all. ment of a sham proposal, lacking to parsus while fighting side by side SINGAPORE: Mesars Borneo Co. sukatance and

would appear precision, to be less an offer of peace than a war with the Entente Pepers for right and

justice. mancavre. It is founded on a calculated misinterpretation of the character of the atriggle in the past, the present, and the future.

THE PAST.

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CRIME ADMITTED.

Felgium has always scrupulously ful- filled the duties which ber neutrality imposed on her. She has taken up as As for the past, the German Note to defend her independence and her takes Do account of the facts, dates, and neutraht violated by Germany andher Ggares which establish that the war was show that she remains desired, provoked, and declared by fer-

international obligations. In August and Austria-Hung German cellor admitted that this

At The mady

1034, in the Reichstag, the German Chan- Hague Conference it.

it was

aggression delegate who refused all proposals for constituted an injustice contrary to the diarmament In July 1914 it was Aus- laws of nations, and pledged himself tria-Hungary who, after having address in the name of Germany to repair it éd to Servia a unprecedented ultimatum,

During two and a half years this in declared war on her in spite of the satis- faction which bad at once been accorde proceedings of the occupying forces, justice has been cruelly aggravated by ed. The Central Empires then reject which have exhausted the resources of ed all attempts made by the Entente to the country, ruined its industries, devas- bring about a paint a tated its, towns and villagecrable mave conflict. Great Britain suggested a been responsible for innumerable mass- Conference, France proposed in Inter-

acres, executions, and imprisonments. national Commission: the Emperor of Russie asked the German Emperor to go At this very moment, while Germany to srbitration, and Russia and Austria proclaiming peace and humanity to the world, she is coporting Belgian citizens Hungary cause an understanding on the eve of the conflict; but to all these by thousands and reducing them to efforts Germany gave neither surwar lavery nor effect. Belgium was invaded by an empire which had guaranted her neutrality and which has had the aesu

that treaties were

Ely

in

Belgium before the war asked for. nothing but to live in harmony with all her neighbours. Her King and har Government have but one -the re-

anco of peton and that "necessity establishment of peace and justice. But

"Kraps of

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At the present moment these sham offers

on the part of Germany rest on a 'war map' of Europe alone, which represents nothing more than s super- ficial and passing phase of the situation,

OBTAINABLE at the CHINA MALL and not the real strength of the Office, Wyndham Strest, Hong. belligerents. A peace concluded on these kong m

of the aggressors, who, after imagining that they would teach their goal in two. months, discovered after two you that they could never sttain it.

terms would be only to the advantage

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The object of these overturns is to create dissension in poblic opinion in Alled countries. But that publicopinion has in spite of all the sacrifices mdured by the Allies, already given its answer with admirable fracas, and, has de nounced the empty pretenes of the de claration of the Enemy Powers. They have the further object of stiening public opinion in Germany and in countries allied to her, one ad?

they only desire a peace, which would assure to their country legitimate re- paration, guarantees and safeguards for the future.

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