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INTIMATIONS

BRITISH GOVERNMENT, WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES

Applications may be unde through the umornotel Banks from whom full information and the necessary forth may be obtained :---

"CHARTERED BASK_OF "ISMTA,

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA,

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAL

BANKING CORPORATION, MERCANTILS BANK OF INDIA, LTD.

War Savings Certificates

Talud 5 years

after purchase

£500

£1

Purchase Price

£387 108 15s. 6d.

FREE OF INCOME TAX. For every 153 6d. lant now £1 will be paid in 5 years' time equivalent to 8 per cent. com pound interest. No Income Tax will be payable.

Anyone, whatever his or her income may be. can 'bay War op to A Savings Certificates maximam of 500 E1 Certificates in all or their equivalent. **Mounwhile the money may be withdrawn in fn:l any time, wish an addition after the Arst year.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS. (1) A Certificate entities the purchaser to receive £t for eneis 15%, dd on the fifth anniversary of the date of purchase, free of income tax in respect of the maxviini- lated interest

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event

(2) A Certificate is not transferable except by permission of the Postmaster Genem a fee of 1s. will be charged in respect of eth transferee. In the of death, the same rules will be applied RY in the use of Savings Bank Deposits. (3) On written application (on a form obtainable at any Post Ofice) being made to the Controller, Money Order Department, London, the

15. 6. or part thongs in multiples of ce time, with an

tion of M.

will be rep for each lie til on the uicktion first anniversary at the rate of purchase and with a further wilition of Id per 15. 6. for each month thereafter.

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

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INTIMATIONS

G.

TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.

PHE INSTITUTE will Re-open on

MONDAY, the 12th February. talents should attend at theen's College at P.M. on that date for Enrolment.

1479

Hongkung, Feb. 9, 1017.

44 NOTICE.

NOTICE IS HERERY GIVEN that we have this day AUTHORISED MR. P.M. N. DA SILVA to sign our firm's hamu

WORCESTER & LAMMERT. Hongkong, Fob. 7, 1917.

1475

SECOND 6 RUSSIAN INTERNAL SHORT TERMED LOAN OF 1915.

LTHOUGH the nbscription lists

were closed on the, 26th December, the RUSSO ASIATIC BANK Hong king, is prepunal to ACCEPT ORDERS for the above Loan up to the 1 FARUARy on the subscription termas Las previously advertised.

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Hongkong, Jan. 19, 1917.

HONGKONG HOTEL. COMPÁNY LIMITED.

NOTICE.

THE ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY

MEETING SHAREHOLDERS

THE CHINA MAIL.

SPERO

FRERES

EGYE

TOCA FELUCCA

CIGARETTES

BEAR THIS HALL MARK

OF DISTINCTION ·

N°33

IS THE MOST POPULAR

will be held at the Company's Hotel on SATURDAY, 17th February, 1915, at SOS DRÁMA ON SHELLED

Noo, for the purpose of receiving a statement of Acwunts of the Company to 31st December, 1916, with the report of the Directors and to discuss any matter that may be competently brought before the Menting.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- many will be CLOSED from 19th to 17th February, 1917, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board.Į

J. E TAGGART,

ActinuĮServeiary. Hongkong, Feb. 1, 1917.J

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

.1469

The El Cortificates (purchase price NORDINARY YEARLY MEET ... 158. 6.) at issued in book form. The ING of the Shareholders in this

Certificates for £12 (purchase price £0 Corporation will be at the

•fis.) and £25 (purchase price £10 78. l.) HALL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the without books. The 41, £15 4TH DAY of FEBRUARY, 1917, at Noos, and £25 Certificates are on sale at local for the purpose of receiving the Report the Court of Directors together with Post Offices and at most Banks.

statement of Accounts for the year

the 31st December, 1918.

Single Untificates for suns from £100

500 may be obtained on application the Comptroller and Accountant General, General, Post Dfice, Loudes Application forms are available at all PONT Offices and at most Banks.

II Certificates be hast, and the serial

numbers can be furnished to the Controller of the Money Order Depart ment, new Certificates will be issued at

charge of is.

·GENERAL POST OPrice, Loydos,

June, 1916,

(For examples of Investament in Wac Savings Certiñentes, see the other side.)

Examples of Investment in

War Savings Certificates.

281 57 168 15

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B years.

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187 10 ·

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Price,

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N.B. The Investment may be say

multiple of 15. 6d. up to £337 10%.

COLUMBIA

NEW

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a

The

STEAMER.

URGENT APPEAL TO WARSHIPS SPEEDING TO RESCUE.

་་

HOW SHIP CARRIED ON AND ESCAPED A SUBMARINE.

"[BY ALFRED NOyis.] – Few of us at home realise the inter- sity of the beer-drama, in which our merchant seamen, night and day, are risking their lives to keep our sea-roads Only by exploring incidental open. Etters, that are pat incirded in the published reports, cloes one begin to alise that there are sca romances in the world around us, surpassing any thing that Hakluyt or Richard Eden ever knew. --

signals Abandon vessel 59 Psible"

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SHOULD NOT BE NEGLECTEL,

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

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OPTICIANS

CHATER RE HONGKONE"

HONGKONG & MANILA

“As a last resource, can you ram She MITSUBISHI GJSHI KWAISHA will then give in. Can you see my sinoke north-east of you!",

CAPTAIN'S DILEMMA-

"No. No. She is too close. We are. stopped and blowing of It was at this point that the captain apparetip wavered between_abandoning his and going on

The reader will note!

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(Mitsubishi Co.)

COAL DEPARTMENT,

SOLE PROPRIETORS #F

the subtle distinctions in the follow-TAKASHIMA, COHI, MUTAJE

KISHIDAKR the Anglo-Californian,

YOSHINOTANI, fag. dialogue

as an trarmed ship being chiefly HOJO, NAMAZUTA, SAYO. KANADA, anxious to

escape, while the man of war is anxious also

bag the SHINNEW. KAMIYAMADA, RIBAI submarine, if possible. The sea was still&OYUBARI OGLLERIES naked of help, though beyond the horizon

AGENT FOR SAKITO COAL. the great ships were foaming up at full speed. It was the encouragement of the wireless rather than a faint wip on the sty-line that persuaded of smoke

called the the captain to continue the struggle.

"Can see you distine, from you. Cryptic

on.

Am about

Yes. Yes. He is running away." "In what direction. !"

น

He is on the port side, we are between and him. Harry, hurry, hurry, he getting abeam to torpedo us."

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4.

I am coming.

For God's sake, hurry up. Firing Sice blazes.

OK. Keep quiet, as though we were only coming to your assistance and nothing else

The tale of the unarmed Anglo-Cali-is in REGISTER of Shares of the fernian, for instance, was illucinated Corporation will be CLOSED from for me by, the exploration of a record of FEBRUARY, her wireless messages. These, in them- MONDAY, the 12TH SATURDAY, the 24 FEBRUARY, 1917 (both days incusive), derin which elves, tell a tale which, in the days pericxì

no trasfer of shares can be before the war, we should bare dis registered.

missed as beyond the wildest dreams of melodraman. By Order of the Cours of Directors,

N.J. STAER,

Chief Manager. Hongkong Feb. 5, 1917. 1469

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The Anglo-Californian was homeward bound from Montreal to Avonmouth. with a cargo of 927 horses. She was chased and shelled by a submarine. She sent out wireless calls, and was answered by a man-of-var, beyond the horizon. The ring grew 30 hot that, when the submarine signalled "abandon ship," the captain decided to obey. He the engines, and two boats were lowered, Une was fired on, and both captized.

A wireless message was then received telling t

hold on as long as the captain to

And he decided possible,

to go on again. He had some dificulty th permading the firemen to go down below; but he was probably helped by the w

e way in which

Keeping him astern. Hurry up." "We are firing. Can you inform re- "Can hear you. Several being. wounded. Shrapnel, I believe,"

sult

"Keep men below, or those on deck lie face down.

All taking shelter in front of bridge- houses. He is firing shell."

"What speed

"Twelve, twelve and submarine koop. ing pace. He is still very close, within know if you will fire to scare him.' two hundred yarda. Captain wants to

“FIRING TO SCARE HIM." - Firing to scare him. Please bead to wards me."

"We can't. You are'astern, and so is submarine."

"Head. for us in round about south.

the submarine had treated their "places 1f submarine is only 200 yards astern

opened

of safety." A1 so01 AS

as the ship went on, put ropes astern and tow in order to foul the submarine ope fire on the bridge his propellers. Cat you see my smoke

And again. another ship andiously and boats. The captain and eight bands were killed; seven hands were badly repeats the question: "Cryptic wants to wounded, and 9 horses were killed. know if you can see his smoke"

MAN-0J-WAR TO THI RIACCE.

I shall not attempt to paint that picture the smoke, the confusion, the

"Yes, yes, a long way off. Can see

smoke astern.

you torpedoed!"

"Are JOE but

flat

changes of command, the concussions, Broken glass all round me.”

the neighings of the horses, the pounding. of the engines. But, with all that as a background, and the single statement that the wireless operator was inan

position exposed

just abalt the

the bridge Land:

remained at his post throughout, let the reader study for himself the amazing

melodrama of this wireless con- versation between the Anglo-Californian and the invisible man-of-war rushing up

the sky line

Not yet, but shots in plenty bitting. "Stick it, old man"

the place stinks of

gunpowder. Au

Fething better, old man. Keep your

old man." pecker up.

Is there anything else Sure thing. coming to us, please

Yes, I am Cryptic Coming full

33 knota

"Yes, you bet. Bag on the floor."

speed,

"I have had to leave 'phones. Yes, I say, I smell gunpowder here strong, and

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No. 2 PLDDIS STAKE!

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SINGON & CO.

Egzamzan A.13, 1385.

TRON STEEL METAL and HARD WARE MERCHANTS. Wholesale

bgos, SOS, being chased by sub | ajo lying on the door. My gear begin- and Retail Ironmongers, Pig Iron and marine. 08. Position latitude soning, to By around with concussion. Foundry Coke Importers General Store- and so. N., longitude seund so. W., Smoke W.N.W. of me, there is a man of reapers and Shipchandlers No. 85 and steering so nad so

"Go ahead. He is being led a dance fight on our starboard side and the sub-187, BIG LONG BEET, (2nd Street, wart and it is O.K. to work for a few minutes, marine is on our port side Submarine of Central Market) Telephone No. $15,

has dived. Submarine has dived."

Hongkong September 4, 1910. Now altering course to South."

"Beport her trail at intervala" "Are you the Cryptic?" He is rapidly overtaking up."

"Yes. Steer so and so, and keep me informed."

That is impossible. We are being

00.

"Where is submarine!"

Now astern "Endeavour to carry out instructions. Important

"es

"Can't. He is now on top of us and I can hear his shots hitting on."

"Did you get mange from Cryptic This was an invisible destroyer speak

TOTAL FUNDS AT S1ST DECOR, 1914, ing from new point of the compeas, 40,

LYN,970,357,

RECORDS.Authorized Capital £6,000,0001

569

Mighty Lal A Ros

Welts

LA Perfect Day

Тіля

Eric-A-Brac

On with the Dance

Cecile

(Leo Faist Medley

5891 At A Georgia Camp

Meeting

The Magic Melody Gorgin Grind

Lailes away.

Don't know who he is. Believe it is

Sphinx "

No. Cryptic Exid something about

't hear him.

Bubscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital.........................................£2,487,500

Fire Food 3,897,047 Pproaching you." III-Life & Annuity Funds 17,567.690

as much cast as possible." This Sinking Fund Account 128,230

was Cryptic resuming her long-distance 823,870,367 instructions and cross-examination with the calm of a doctor r addressing a nervous £2,381,456 patient

Revenue Fire Branch..

Life and Annuity

Bianchart ne-top Revenue Marine Department

Other Receipta

Fox-Trot

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we

2,141,583 merine of our east we shall. bavo sub-

We can't do it." $47,238 Can ses your smoks Bold on 478,940 Funnel rod and blue bands, with yellow

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The Accadslative Funds of the various

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ta

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We

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ard the Anglo-Californian. Have you many passengers?"

"No; but we are 100 men on board.

the claims under the cospective Depart fre rocket to verify position.

menta of the Company's Burizem.

SHEWAN, TOMÉS & DO?

What is position of submarine1"

・最

"Bight asters, Aring at wireless."

Now firing our rockets, Bubmarine

"I hope she e atops down there. It is getting hot here."

Wo "We are coming.

BIO coming. Have you launched al boata?"

"Yes. Two ships coming. One abestu, and one on port quarter. Don't worry, He has gone. Destroyers now-along- Bide"

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