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INTIMATIONS

BRITISH GOVERNMINT!

INTIMATIONS

NOTICE.

MEETING will be held on

WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES A MONDAY Nurt, the 19th inst

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

CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAL

BANKING CORPORATION.

MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.

War Savings Certificates

Value 5 years

after purchasa

2500

EL

Parchace Price

at bija pa in the CITY HALL to consider the best method of celebrating ST. GEORGE'S DAY" with a view to raising further funds for British War Charities All intorested are earnestly invited to attend.

Hongkong, March 6, 1917.

WANTED IMMEDIATELY.

2nd OFFICER Wager £11.

3rd

£80.

£40.

£3.

片

£20.

2nd ENGINEER

4th-

Bth

19

1554

FOR STEAMER GOING HOME,

Apply to:-

HAY & FALCONER

£587 10 0 15. Ad.

or J. FINLAY MILLER or SS. JEHANGIR. Hongkong, March 8, 1917,

1584

FREE OF INCOME TAX.

For every 158. ed. lent now £1 will bøl påld in 5 years” time equivalent to 5 per cent. com- pound Intorast. No Income Tax will be payable..

Anyone, whatever his or her income may be, can, bay War maximum of 500 £1 Certiätates

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED & REDUCED.

THETWENTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS in the Company will re St. George's Buildings, hater Victoria Hongkong, on TUESDAY, the

Savings Certificates up te, aheld at the Offices of these?"!

in all or their equivaleat.

Meanwhile the money may be withdrawn in fn't any time, with An addition after the first year.

1.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

(1) A Certificate entitles the purchaser to receive £1 for euch 156, 64), on the fifch anniversary of the date of purebase, free of income tax in respect of the ann; brted interest

Order

11

7th day of March, 1917 at 11.30 AM... for the purpose of receiving & Statement af Acetiata and the Report of the Directors for the year ending 31st December, 1916, and declaring Dividend.. :

By Order of THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Hongkong, March & 1917,

1355

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED & REDUCED.

(9)A Certificate, isot transferable axcept by permission of the Pustamaster Eleneral; a fee of 2s, will be charged in respect of each transferee. In the event of douth, the same rules will be applied as in the case of Savings Bank Deposits, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TRANSFER BOOKS of the (3) On written application for a form obtainable at any Post "Otice) being THURSDAY, 1st March to SATURDAY,

Company will be CLOSED

from made to the Controller, Money Department, London, the purchase price, 31st March, 1917, both days inclusive. or part therent in multiples of 15 share will be paid to Shareholders on The return of Capital of $2.50 per will be repaid as any time. with an sddition of 3d. for eady 154 64. on the nnd, after the 15th March, 1917, on. first anniversary of the rate of purchase presentation of Share Certificates for and with a further widition of ll per endorsement...

By Order of 154 6 for each month thereafter.

(4) No person may hold more than 50 El Certificates or

or their equivalent.

Bd.,

The 21 Certificates (purchase price 15. 5d.) are issued in book form. The Certificates for £22 (purchase price £0 56.) and £25 (purchase price £10 78. kl.) are issued without books. The £1, 219 and 295 Certificates are on sale at locul Post Ofcon and at most Banks.

Single Certificates for sums from £100!

10 4300 may be obtained on application to the Comptroller and Accountant

General Post Office, London

forms are available at all

Sarees and at mort Banks.

.Post

If Certificates be lost, and the serial gamler can be furnished to the Controller of the Money Order Depart ment, new Certificates will be issued at

charge of in

GENERAL POST OFFICE, LONDON,

June, 1916.

For examples of Investment in War Savings Certificates, see' the other aldo.)

Examples of Investment in

War Savings Certificates

DOR

00%

800

00%

001

ง

80-

17 15-

20

8 17 0

10

4 13 0

9 11 →→

8 15 -

2 19 -0

2 10

3

1·18 6

1 17 6

-17 0

83 15 —

41 174

8 7.6 16 15.

167 10

449 13-

35--

177 10-

89 '15'

4 years. 6 years.

168 15 ---

2015-

187 10 ---

99 15-

46 17 8

J8 15 ---

9.7 6

Value after

Jears.

b years.

Purchase

-

--16:0

157 10-

78 15 -

13-15 ...

7 17 0

17.6

4 8.0

2 10 B

1 IL

1 18.6

15 D

191

0.8T V

8

X.B-The Investment may be any misiple of 15e. Od up to £887 10.

BROADWOOD

PIANOS

NEW MODELS

JUST RECEIVED-

SPECIALLY MADE

FOR THIS CLIMATE.

SOLE AGENTS:

THE ANDERSON MUSIC CO. LTD.

C

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Huagkong. Feb. 22, 1917.

«HONGKONG TUE COMPANY,

LIMITED..

523

THE THIRTY-SIXTH ORDINARY THE HOLDERS will be held as the Offices of the General Managers at 11.39 AM. on WEDNESDAY, 29th instant, to receive a Statement of the Cous any Accounts to 31st Desember, 1916 and the report of the General Managers.

ANNUAL MEETING of-SHARE-

The TRANSFER BOJKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 14th to 9th instant both days inclusive

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.. I.

General ManagerA. Hongkong, March 8, 1917.

1562

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED. »

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

THE CHINA MAIL.

Smokers of discrimination always select

The

GARRICK

SMOKING

THE GARRICK

MOKING TOBACC

SCOTTISH LETTER

TOBACCO

(From Our Dion Correspondent.)

January 11.

THE EARL OF ELGIN,

It has the distinction of invigorating the nerves and brain of

the business man.

Does not burn or

irritate the

throat

in this war. In the North it is usual

INTIMATIONS

YOUR EYES

SHOULD NOT BE NEGLECTEL, At the first symptom of eye strain you should consult 115, We test eyes scientifically and fit glasses to individual re- quirements.

@LARK

LARK & CO. SCIENTIFIC OPTICIANS —

BLOGS. CHATER

RQ

HONGKONG

HONGKONG & MANILA

to speak of H.R.H. as the Duke of MITSUBISHI COSHI KWAISHA

Botheway, a title which dates from 1398

"

(Mitsubishi Co.)

COAL DEPARTMENT.

SOLE PROPRIETORS” UF

but the style of Prince of Scotland goes much further back. In future, in rea ponse to HRH's implied request, it is probable that the title Duke of Rothesay will be dropped in favour of the late Lord Elgin was supposed to be Prince of Scotland.

At the beginning of his public career the older and higher one of TAKASHIMA, OOHL MUTAEK Among the KISHIDARE · YOEHINOTANT, Conservative. When, however, Mr. other titles of the Royal heir in Scotland BOJO, NAMAZUTA JAVO,KANADA,. Gindstone became identified with the are Fart of Carrick, Baron of Renfrow, SHINNEW, KAMIYAMADA BISĀT political life of Scotland, a group of and Lord of the Isles, but they are OYUBARI COLLIERIES yung nobleman declared themselves followers of the Liberal leader. Lord only used in the districts mentioned in Elgin linked himself with the group, which included Lordla Roseberry, Aberdeen, Dalhousie, Breadalbane, and Camperdown; and shortly afterwards his

them. He is also Grand Steward of

Scotland.

ABUGBY INTERNATIONALIST.

The death is announced at Blackburn

ט •

al

AGENT POR SAKITO COAL

Head Office 1---- MARUNOUCHI, TOKYS

·BRANCH OFFICES :——

Loriship's administrative capacity was of James Pringle Veitch, a Rugby brought into requisition, and he became Internationalist, who represented Scot Nagasaki, Moll, Karateu, Wakamatau, Chairman of the Scottish Liberal land against England in 1882-4-3, against Association. It was always matter of Ireland in 1893-4 5, and agizat Wales regret to his friends that Lord Elgin in 1884. had no opportunity of graduating politically in the House of Commons

HARRY LAUDER-NY HOMSELF...

Otaru, Murtian, Hakodata, Kobe, Osaka, Kurs, Tokyo, Yokohama," Nagoya, Tsuruga. Vladivostock, Hankow, Faking, London, New York, Shanghai. Hongkong,, Halphong -

and Canton. ཉ་

Cable Address :-" TWASAKI Codes —A.1, A. B. C. 5th Ed., Western Union, and Bentley's.

AGENCIES:- CHINKIANG: Messra Gearing &

Co

The rough and tumble of the Harry Lauder is the first music-ball representative Honse, it was believed, comedian to figure in the pages of would have stimulated him to greaterWho's Who." He makes a reference political strenuousness. His fidelity to to his education which all Arbroathians the Liberal party in the Home Rule will appreciate. He says he was crisis brought him into some prominence "educated by Stumpy Bell ** in the North, and he was on 'n fair way (a half-terim in Arbroath," and his to political advancement when the great career is given as varied, first event of his life occurred, his appoint mill-boy in Hax-spinning mill, then ment sa Viceroy of India.

& miner, and подо is what the On his return from India, Lort Elgin people have made him." "His recreations MANILA Messrs Masondray went home to Fife, to his own people, are not stated in the approved style as

**Col· THE FORTY-EIGHTS ORDINARY and spent his happiest hours in the "golfing and fabing," but as tryin' to SINGAPORE: Mestre Horneo Co.

MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS familiar surroundings of the ancient hit a wee gutty be,' and tryin' to catch.

Ltd. will be held at the Offices of the Undersigned at Noos, on WEDNESDAY Kingdom His best work was now salmon and trout.”

GLASGOW. Mesars A. B Brown, the 28th instant.

The TRANSTER BOOKS of the done on Royal Commissions, he w

McFarlano & Co., Ltd. Company will be CLOSED from the Colonial Secretary during Sit Henry A curious result, and a reversion to 14th to the 28th instant, both days Campbell-Bannerman's Administration, an old custom, is produced by the JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, Ltd. but this might almost be called an increasing scarcity of milk in some interlude in his life. Hia Chairman-districts of Sectiand. The manager of General Managers. Hongkong Fire Insurance Company Ltd. ship of these Royal Commissions an Edinburgh brewery has received an

Hongkong March 6, 1917.

1559 was at evidence

of the confidence order from Inverness for a quantity placed in him as a "non-party noble- of stout, with a special appeal man." It was said of him that he was for speedy delivery. The explana in the fortunate and unique position of tion given is that, owing to a 4 politician without a single word or scarcity of milk, a large number of phrase to live up to, or live down) to, so faw and non-commital were his people in the district are now taking porridge with stout, s combination previous utterances. To Scotsmen, the which was common a generatici ago. ANNUAL MEETING of the most interesting of the Royal Commis-

inclusive.

CHINA SUGAR REFINING. COMPANY LIMITED.

NOTICE

A MILK SUBSTITUTE.

THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE.

4

For Particulars, apply to

E. KATO,

Manager. No.2, PROUSE ́ ÖTSLET,

KONGKONG.

SINGON & CO.

ESTAKLENDED A.D. 1880.

THE THIRTY-NINTH ORDINARY

TRÚN STEEL, METAL and HARD

¿WARE MERCHANTS Wholesale SHAREHOLDERS of the shove Camions with which bia, Lordship was

and Betall Ironmongers. : Fig Iron' Kad pany will be held at the Offices of the identified was that set up to disentangle The Scots are finding the study of Foundry Coke Importers. Gener 1 &tore- General Agents, Pedder's Street, on

keepers and Shipchandlers Nos. 38 and FRIDAY the auth instant at Nour for the financial problems of the Scottish Russian much easier than do the Eng, HIG LOONG Bretz, (2nd State weat the purpose of receiving the Report and Free Churches, the affairs of the Wee lish students. In Russian the round of Central Market) Telephone No. 615. Statement of Accounts for the year Frees. It was a tedious and laborious loch" preponderates, a sound always Bangkong September 4, 1915. ending 31st December, 1918.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the task, not concluded without some hostile a stumblingblock to Southerners; and Company will be CLOSED from the criticism from interested parties; but the man who can say “Ach, awp" 10th to 30th March both days inclusive the general opinion is that a difficult makes a more promising Russian pupil JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., La piece of work was done discreetly and than that other who can only manage

General Agents, Hongkong, March 8, 1917.

impartially. Lord Elgin's reputation "Gow bon.”

J

1365

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK"

NOTICE

as a diplomatic Chairman was enhanced by the guidance he gave to the Carnegie Trust for the Scottish. Universities' dur", ing the years that followed its first inception, when Mr Carnegie nominated

ON and after 19th March, 1917 the bim as the original Chairman of the

HOURS for the transaction of business by the Hongkong Savings Bank will be 10 AM to 12 Noon, Saturdays included. A

For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION;

N.J. STABBE Chief Manager. Bangkong, March 1917.

1552

THE NEW SKENCH REMEDY,

THERAPION N0-1

THERAPION NL 2 THERAPION N3

CURETERBONIC WEAKFIREEL DRAMA, LOST TRADE, ÉC BOLD BY LEADING DEKSENESNÝ PRAZE IN ENGLANDLES

Trust,

THE SILENT BOOT.

A well-known journalist tried to inter- view Sir Joseph Maclay, the Sout from the Clyde who is the new Minister of Shipping. The result was, in the would- be interviewers own words,—” If I hui never obtained mera "copy" out of a mas than I obtained out of him, I should long since have been like one of his own steamerna tramp

THE PRINCE OF BOOTLAND.

So, Lord: Eglinton on the in Scotland, the Prince

Red Cross

of Scotland,

COUGHING INTO

CONSUMPTION

*Only a Cough," "but you ston it while it is ONLY a cough,

WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND

The finest preparation mac

SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1917.

INTIMATIONS

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.

Hotel Man

Agents for ADMIRALTY CHARTS

ROSS'S BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, BENSON'S ENGLISH WATCHES, ENGLISH SILVERWARE,, direct from Manufacturer High Class English Jewellery.

B* 18:0

•still going strong.

WAR CARTOCHNO. 7.

Guaranteed sams" quality world. throughout the

JOHNNIE WALKER “White Label" 6 years old, JOHNNIE WALKER "Red Label" to years old. JOHNNIE WALKER "Black Label 12 years old.

Agents General, CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO

JOHN WALKER & SONS, LTD., SCOTER WHNEY DISTILLERA. KEMARNOCK, SCOTLAND

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THE EVER POPULAR HOUSEHOLD REMEDY

Which has now" borne the " Stamp of Public Approval for

OVER FORTY YEARS.

ENO'S FRUIT SALT

PLEASANT TO TAKE,

REFRESHING AND INVIGORATING.

"IT IS VERY BENEFICIAL IN ALL CASES

OF

Billousness, Sick Headache, Constipation, Errors in Diet-Eating or Drinking, Thirs Giddiness," Rheumatic or Gouty Polson, Feverish Cold, with High Temperature and Quick Pulse, and Feverish Conditions generally. It is everything you could wish as a simple and Natural Health-giving Agent.

Prepared only by

“J. C. ENO, Ltd., 'Fruit Salt' Works, Landon, Englan

SOLD BY CHEMISTS AND STONES, KYRKYWHERE..

HONGKONG & WHAMPON DOCK Co., Lt

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TALIPHONE NO. 65.

~All classes of light Steel work manufactured by the apoyo: process.

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

THE DIMENSIONS OF DOCKS AAD BLIPS ARE AS FOLLOWEŊ

LETOTH

ENTHANUR

JOSETH OF E BILL ST

RIEN OF TIDE

STRIBU TINKS] SPRINGS | DRÁPH

NAME OF DOUK OR SLIP ON RETL KRLADTE. EGEDINARI

KUWLOOK?

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TOWN JOFFICE,

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