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INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG, & KOWLOON WHARF & CODOWN CO, LTD.

NOTION TO SHAREHOLDERS.

SNHE THIRTIETH ORDINARY}

ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS will be held at the Othe -of-Messrs-santine- Matheero-et-Eust Ltd., on THURSDAY, the 208 Febenary, 1917 at our the purposes of receiving the heart on the Direstora and the Statement of Accounts for the "year ending afst December, 1918,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Cam pany will be CLOSED from MONDAY 12th February to THURSDAY, 22nd February, both days 'inclusive.

By Onter of the loan? «f Dievctrics,

WS BROWN,

Honkong. Feb 3, 1917

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INTIMATIONS

LOST.

FOX Time, suitable

JOX TERRIER PIP. (Bitch) në Oll

rewar-Apul

GRATCO EGYPTIAN TOBACCO STORE. Hongkong. Fab. Su 1917. 1314

WANTED.

AFLAT OF UPPER FLOOR of abert 10 TOOMS Situated between Ice Houselstreet and Wyndham Street.

Apply to

DR. KITASHIMA,

C MRK. Lai,

Hongkong. Feb. 26, 1917.

SITUATION WANTED.

14

YOUNG AMERICAN willin, teeks

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & YOUNG AMERICAN, willing and

MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

THE TWENTIETHI ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING,„ of SHARE- TOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Offices of the pony. se. Cusurgis Buißlings. No, it Connaught Roat, in FRIDAY, the gael February,

1017 11:30

10. Bom the peque of

receiving a Statement of Argimits wel the Report of the Livnemal Managers for the your eating 3 st Boerner, 1916) and eluting & Consulting Committee and Auditora.

The TRANSFER HOSS of the, Company will the AtosED from MONDAY, the 19th "February, WIT, patikFRIDAY, the zand Feleyary, 1917, both days inclusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO

General Managers.

Hongkong. Feb. 19, 1987-

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.,

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1175

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN th

the ORDINARY YEARLY MERT-

ING of the Shareholders, in this

Corporation will be held at the Cury HAL Blangkong, on SATURDAY, the

24TH DAY OF PERRUARY, 19

for the purpose of prenying the Report of the Court of Director's together with a statement of Avenants for the year ending the jest Destinber 1906

„The REGISTER of shares of the Corporation will be CLOSED froma MONDAY, the

Penny, to SATURDAY, the tru FEADY. 1917 fth days inclusive thrille which

istered

16

By Order of the Pourt of Prenters,

NJ STABR

Chit Maung

Hongkong, Feb. 6, 1917.

1463

SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)

COAL

HE Undersigned having been appointed

Wents for the CWT HYRBOU

COAL CO., LTD., are prcurred tu quor prices for bent quddy SILIMP PON COL trimmed into Binkers at >ERAT.

employment ang aplicity. Apply

A. CHINA Matt Otter mekong. Feb 20, 1917.

BROADWOOD

PIANOS

NEW MODELS

JUST RECEIVED!

SPECIALLY MADE

FOR THIS CLIMATE.

SOLE AGENTS:

15'5

THE ANDERSON MUSIC CO., LTD.

6. Den Virux Bord, TEL. 139

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

JUST RECEIVED

FINES A QUALITY.

RIPE AMERICAN

APPLES

Pucked by the best Growers Splendid Flavour.

TIR SANDAKAN (British North NORTE Bornen.

KILIMPOPON COAL, comiurga favour.

50

THE CHINA MAIL.

GNUN

LES CIGARETTES

Perfectly made from the choicest growths of -Old Virginia Tobaccos

MADE IN ENGLAND

W. D. & H. O. WILLS

THE DRINK PROBLEM.

سيه

TOTAL FROHIBITION BELIEVED JMPRACTICABLE.

STATE PURCHASE IMMINENT.

A special morrespondent of

beerver writes

1 per cent, proof spirit. With the State

INTIMATIONS

YOUR EYES

SHOULD NOT BE NEGLECTEL,

At the first symptom of eye stram you should consult 19. We test eyes scientifically and fit glasses to individual re- quirements.

@LARK

LARK & Co. SCIENTIFIC OPTICIANS "RK BLOGS. CHATER AQTM

HONGKONG

HONGKONG & MANILA

contral you would get rid of all the MITSUBISHI COSHI KWAISHA

10 to 20 prof spirit beers.. people would realise the beheft of drinking these con taining, say, 6 per cent,, and a great work would be done in temperance. Epon such an enterpriwr the State could embark without interfering unduly with any particular purt of the trade. Moreover, Thrift became uisolutely essential to pro-

hibit spirit, there wonki be the milder seegales to be offered as a substitute.

The new year that is opening will 1 believed, a defhite and final Metile. ment of the liquer question. The State purchase of the whole trude appears not Afatis inevitable Hün also factigent"

Soch a measure as complete and total rohibition is regarded in well-infused Marters as impracticable. At the same ditor, it is difficult to say what further

1)

AFTER THE WAR?

Mitsubishi Co.)

COAL DEPARTMEN I.

SOLE PROPRIETORS OF TAKASHIMA, OUHI, MUTANE,

KISHIDAKE, YOSHINOTANI,

| HOJO,NAMAZUTA SAYO. KANADA, SHINNEW;" KAMIYAMADA, BIBAI

AGENT FOR SAKITO (OAL

Another great point to be remembered ( & OYUBARI COLLIERIES in Tame of State" purchase when the question is being weighed between that and prohibition is that the Board of Con trol will come to the end of its labours twelve months after the termination of the war. What are we then going back โค No one supposes that we shall retien to the old constitution of seventeen

Head Office ?---- MARUNOUCHT, TOKYO

BRANCH OFFICES —

trictions under the present system hours a day, anit that treating and the Nagasaki. Moji, Karatsu, Wakamatja, cati, osutally be made. These restricther things that have now been abolished 19% are already very drastic. Indeed, will be permitted again. But if the pre 10 ja no eśaggeration to say that what has restrictions; er at any rate the best Teen fleeruplished by the Board of Con-cỉ thơm, are to be kaps in force, it will

nt nuhi, le cosidered in times of

be much easier under State purchase than any other system of control. per fe less than 'a social revolution.

Hours of sale of intoxicating liquors. In England and Wales there

68

Have been send frond sixteen or seven-

a

BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE CO

bly with the better grades of Jajina mo IN WHICH ARE VENTKD THE SHARES OF viction for

Coal, and gives girls 8527 THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE | reduced, as a result of these reforms, by

besterate consimption. -

Steamers calling SFRUTTIK BANDAKAN relusively for SILIMPO PON COI (vither eingo or Bankers) are exempt from payment of all. Pert charges.

ve Setmelik Steamers are Werther along- side the company's wharf, where there is a minimum deph of 27 0.28 fut at low water Spring Tides.

Chaste of Sibuke Bay (ebastik Har bour). Prices and the information concemie the Pars ou. 好 Jine application to the Agents.

од

BRADLEY & CO., LTD.,

Agents Cowie Harbour Coal Company, Limited.

FOR

SALE.

THE AUXILLIARY HOUSE, BOAT PLoveR1H, P. Persons Paraffin Motor with cm: leta outfit. New sails recently put up Inspection invited. Address ellers by letter only to

SANG KEE Co Compradore, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. „Honging, Feb. 16, 1917.

H

1300

JAPANESE MAKERS,

Every kind of Footwear

MADE

COMPANY, LTD.

apd

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CU.

Authorised Capital 20,000,000"

Y

There is also the question of redundant

ninety thousand public-house, about

O per cut of which are tied and belong

Otaru, Muroran, Hakodata, Kobe, Osaka, Kura, Tokyo, YokohamSS, Nagoya, Tauraga. “Vladivostock, Hankow, Peking, London, Now Yok, Shanghai Hongkong. Haizhong and. Carton.

Cable Address:—“ IWASAKI Corles-A 1. A. B. C. 5th El. Western Union, and Bentley's,

1.

AGENCIES:- CHINKIANG: Mesara Gearing &

Ca

A day in five or five and a half to breweries. It is estimated that a very vating, credit, and the long fall "great number, at least a quarter. and te, been abolished, und dilution of perhaps a third, could be closed. Here, «ļopivita has had mude" compulsory. Con-|Pib, is a work that could be done ranch more satisfactorily nader State ownership drunkenges have keen

present system for closing so many houses! than by rapping out a scheme under the

in this district and so many in that,

At the same time, those who have con- sidered the subject cxt closely realise that State purchase is not quite so simple SINGAPORE: Mesare Borneo Co. a thing as some persons would have us suppose.. 1

is pery different, for example, from taking over the railways.

B per cent. in thelelse of men and 38 perrent. in that of women. Some persons have tried to argue that the

dinition is as largely due to the fact Slut niinbers of men have joined the army had gone out of the country. This

UTAL Fests Aralar Dicture, 1911, argument fails, however, when it is sen. In that can the Government is able to

£43.970,387.

that it is yourly as marked in the case proceed on the old lines, but here it guimented spital £4,500,000

of watch, and that never before in the would have to reform and essentially Pidu Capital £2,497,50- History of the country have women of change a great trade, Il-Fire" and

3.237.0 the working classes beer earning anch The financial arrangements for State [f-Life & Annuity Fun 17,87,5t high wages as they are now receiving purchase have already been considered. Subking Fund account....... 128.29) Besides, men have been entering the The Advisory Committee, that 'repo-ted £23,970.34 army over since August, 1914, "wheres some time tgo on the proposal were given! Revenue Fire Branca £2,381,458

the restrictions were not made till a year to understand that the purchase would be Laud Lanuity Į

Affected by the ioane of Government stock Branch

2,141,603

in exchange for the securities of the pro- Havenge Marius Department... 337,219

perties of the breweries to be bought. 478,9 The sale of spirits has been even moreTheir own opinion wes that the property £25,439,228

restricted than that of beer. Between to be acquired should be bought by the Friday afternoon and Monday morning exchange of £100 of Government 4 per The Accumulative Funds of the various spirits for consumption off the promise vent. stock for every ascertained £100 Branches are sepantaly invented, and, “y

"Partiment, se et side to

Other Receipia

the claims ander the respective Depart monte of the Company's Business,

BHEWAN, TOMERS & CO.

OBTAINA

kong

ORDER NOTES ON WILD

CHERRY & 00.

FEDDER-STLEET, Jpporibe Hangong Hotel

Trepkaas, Ne

Hougiang: Minor" 20%, 1814:

11 vente

Juter.

ADVANTAGES OF STATE PERCHASE.

MANILA. Messrs Macondray &

00..

Ltd.

GLASGOW. Mesars A. B. Brew

McFarlane & Co. Ltá,

For Particulars, apple to

К. КАТО,

Manager.

Nė, į, PEDOJE STEZIO

Hoxoxone,

SINGON & CO.

BOTA ELINTIDAD, 1986. FRON STEEL METAL and HARD

might go still further and that Monday a to the scheme of management under Sundry Coke Importers Ussers Store and Retail Ironmongers. Pig Iron wad might also be made a spiritless day. The State purchase, it is reasonable to supposa seepers and Shipchandlers No. 35 sad best quizion, however, is that you cannot that the Government, if they adept this 7. His Looxo desert, (2nd Stroot st wisely go further with this restriction. meure, will use tas experience of the of Coastal Market) Taleobons No. 518,

Bersons who consider that this restriction perties..

be bought. There are some worth of liquor trade securities or pro-WARE MERCHANTS. Wholesale

As to the slowing of public horses, it present Board of Control with that of the may be recalled that the Board of Control Finance Committee which was appointed have closed between sixty and seventy in year and a half ago. Some of the most

Hongzaag Beptember 4, 1913.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1917.

INTIMATIONS-

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.

Hotel Mansions,

Ágis 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.

KAIPING

COAL

INDUSTRIAL

ANDA

FOR ALL

HOUSEHOLD

FURPOSES

FOUNDRY AND SMELTING COKE

FIREBRICK

ANO

FIRE LAY

FOR ALL INFORMATION APPLY TO DOOWELL

Co.. LTD., BUILDINGS. HONGKONG, OR

QUEEN'

KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION,

TIENTSIN, NORTH CHINA,

HORLICK'S

MALTED

MILK

SPEEDY SUSTENANCE

is given by Horlick's Malted Milk to those who are run down and exhausted-it helps Natüre to restore nerve force.

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Korick's proves very valuable as P energy- supplying Food-Drink

The demand in the East is very large and increasing. No cooking stir in water only.—Made in a moment. Of all Chemists and · Storms in 3 rizna, 1/6. 2/6, and 11/ (in England).

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THE

OF EVERY

DESCRIPTION

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capable men prascasing special knowledge HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK Co., Ld.

COUGHING INTO

CONSUMPTION

"Only a Cough" but you stop

It while it is ONLY 2 cough.

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pages who, is their opinion, the gin. ditions were such on to militate again who are now engaged in the brewing PUBLICATIONS proper expervision. To select, however, rude will also, it is expected, be called upon any considerable scale particular to give the Government the benefit of places where stringent regulations of this their expert advice. tharacter should be generally enforced BTAINABLE at the 'UHINA MATE' wonid be, it ia felt, like casting a stur Pico, Wyndham Street, Hongnpon them and therefore undesirable and,

if possible, to be avoided. Ct.

With State purchase, however, the con- ditions would be altered and many things would be possible which are not now considered practicable. To begin with, the licensed liquor trade would itself.be in a position to support any scheme that may be felt to be necessary in national interests and the system would have the further silvantage that it would not ente the enormous loss of revenue which would be the immediate result of prehibition.

The climination of redundant breweries, which would be one of the effects of State 1.0cquisition and management, would lend to the brewing of a lighter and more uniform beer. The higher gravity beers and the heavy stouts, which sometimes contuin as rouch as 20 persent proof spirit, would no longer be made. In gricultural districts, in some parts of Worcestershire and Kent, for example, beers are made the contain a little s

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