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THE CHINA MATE.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1917.

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› NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA

LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION), (Incorporated in England)

UNREDEEMED BANK NOTES.

JOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that any OUTSTANDING NOTES will

be paid on presentation to the under- signed on or before SATURDAY. 29th September, 1917, at Noort,

AFTER

THAT DATE, halders will

find it necessary to chilm repayment in| STELING from the Rasp OF TRANS, LONDON, to whom the necessary funds will be romitted.

THE BOARD OF TRADE make a charge for payment of chains out of romies deposited in the COMPANIES LIQUIDATION ACCOUNT" at the Bank of England.

AR LOWE,

· Chartered Bank Building

Liublator

Hongkong, August 17, 1917.

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THE HONGKONG ROPE MASU "FACTURING CO. LTD.,

NINTERIM DIVIDEND of ONE A DOLLAR (81) per share for account 1917, will be payable en FRIDAY, the 21th August, 1017. Share- holders are Dividend Warrants at the apply for the Company's

Office,

Hice, St. George's Buildings, Hongkong, The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will by: CLOSED from

MONDAY, the 20th August, 1917, to FRIDAY, 24th August, 19.7, bath 'thuys inclusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. General Managers. Bongkong, August 10, 1917........

"Embassy

The Perfect Cigarette

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2020

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BRISTOL & LONG DE.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY ör

CANTON LIMITED,

ESTABLISHED 1835. Incorporated in Hongkong.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTICE 13 HEREBY GIVEN that an ORDER GENERAL

MERTING of the Union Insurance Society of Canton Limited will be held at the Head Office of the Society Yos

idings, Victorinin the 3 and 4 Queen's Buildings,

Colon das of September, 1917 at 12 of Hongkong. on SATURDAY, the 1st

o'clock noon for the purpose of proposing, sklering and, if thought fit, passing the following Resolution viz

"That the provisions of the Society's Memorandum of Association with respect to its objects be altered so as to rendi as shewn in the print signed for the purpose of identi fication by the Chairman of this Meeting."

Should, the above Resolution he passed by the requisite majority, it will be submitted for.confirmation as a Special Resolution to a Second Extraordinary fieneral Meeting which will be sub sequently convener.

A print of the Memorandum as pro- posed to be altered can be seen at the Head Office of the Society.

Dated this 18th day of August, 1917,

C. H. P. HAY, per pro. General Manager,

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HONOKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.

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Have you tried the handy pocket size tin of 25?

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THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE

BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO Co., Ltd.

· THREE TALES FROM

FRANCE.

L-SAT THE CHATEAU,

"Go and nish. seems to have put up a decent

get it, and come back here when you have," directed his officer. scrap, anyway.",

can yer tell that. Mr Knowing "Going across No Man's Land alone was Well, look at the 'cle 'e's in. Thems pretty rotten joh, thought Warrinder. se's Mauser cartridges-dozens of 'embut, dash it all, a fellow must be taught

to

his rifle. hang on emuat five fired-lying shout. There's to *is stee!

there's

* Must have been a pretty village from be, too, with an 'ole in An-hour-passed-and Wilson did not

side.

at close range looks like return. Warnader was uneasy. "Hope

there

unce," observed the Intelligence Officer.

An there's ' haynit broken. An look that kid hasn't got scuppered he re Yes. Makes you hate the bally war, at them Frenchies graves just ere. marked. At the end of three hours be

Reckon 'e strafed some of 'em before they

said, "I

nerer ought to have sent that doesn't it." replied the splitern at fiis dil im is. E must ave been left behind youngster ont alene. I'm going put to

when the others retired like. Not much look for him."

At that moment the waterproof sheet A French village had stood on the bloomin' Kamend' about 'im, I reckon."

orl right. Gimme a spade at the bottom of the dug-out stairs was spot. Now all that was left were a fow We'll shove im in by those Frenchies. pushed aside and Wilson entered breath- masses of tambled bricks, with hore and Prups is pals do the like to us some

Lesa "They're coming over to-night, "I don't think."

When I got didn't he said. sir, there, the remains of a well showing they worked for a while and placed was three patrols of 'em shout. jagged outline above the waste of shell the remains nader the shadow of the let them see me, and went over to cmters. A little way apart lay a great nearest wooden cross. Then said the I judged my rifle was Then There pile of masonry where the chateau had first man, "Wot do these ere "Uns ave lot of tramping about in their trenches THE ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY

so I stepped out to see what was up. THE

MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS stood, and leading to it could be traced on their graves-wording like?

"'Ere's one. An Allemand, it says."

Thea

a lot came out with some things will be held at the Companys' Hotel on the skeleton of its once stately avenue of

That French, I believe,"

like long drain-pipes, and some mare SATURDAY, 1ST SEPTEMBER, 1917 at trees. Blackened and torn by shells.

"You'd best

Ece

lies an Un came out and lay down in pat then you'll know, what Then

The ke

Wake up, old man. Huns on the inkx, pene 3" So there is a wooden cross in France ramp," said Warrinder, kicking his com which bears the name of a French soldier mander in the riba. on one side and the rough English tribute to a brave foe on the other.

NOTICE.

19.15 p.3. For the purpose of receiving they now raised their sluttered trunks Rost inbout Ere's xa:

A statement of Accounts of the. Company

to 30th June, 1917 with the report of and limbs to the sky or sprawled in rainyer talkin':

the Directore and to discuss any matter upon the mud. A scene of utter desola that be competently brought before tion. There was life enough, though, at the Meeting

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the the chateau, "för its cellars housed the Company will be CLOSED from 25th beadquarters of a British division, and August, 1917 to 1st. September, 1917, ears and motorcycles and orderlies came both days inclusive.

and went continually along the road.

By Order of the Baril

Ji

J. H. TAGGART, Manager, Secretary, Hongkong. August 22, 1917.

SALE BY TUBLIC AUCTION of the

$559

III-THE CARELES-NESS OF PRIVATE WILSON.

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+

line.

crowd-

to and fro in what had been the chateau in the regimen under stoppage the raid was very much nipped in the

garden:

of pace him lenientis,

"What's that fellow 1" anid' the Intelli- to gence Officer.

bud. -41

"Oh, he's an old French civilian. Used indeer, never despaired of appeared before his company comman-"

The men were quietly told to "stand to; Lewis and machine gunners were warned, and the batteries behind girled themselves for battle. Then Verey lights Boared in the air and revealed a party of Germans retiring after laying a tube of Then, as the twoullicers watched, af No 2176 Private Wilson E. was the explosive under our wire. On the instant figure, different indeed from the alert most recklessly cureless youngster in the every fire bay and emplacement: once in khaki, was seen moving slowly articles of kit beyond that of any man fury, poured destruction upon the

company, en had a geniua for losing death, and the gunners, with scientine

"a result be was

wased German trenches and the narrow Ages strip between, It did not last long, but usually a defaulter.

Still, his bificers were disposed for he was always

Five days later, on the battalion com- lucky led in the trenches and invari JL

cheerful His platoon officer, one ing out of the trenches, Private Wilson hope dor, charged with losing by neglect eer- hin, but nearly gave inte tain articles-ies, his shrapnel beimet, He buried some stuff there, be says when informed, just her Filson had identify disc, und bx ots. THIS MILL is built upon a property mission from the French and from lost not anly his steel helmet and identity did a good bit of work the other night

Papers all right you know. Got per the trenches, that Private

Well, Wilson," said the captain, you measuring 144,004) sq. meters, and to come here. Nice old chap. dise But, by some marvellous means, his

Consequently Private Wilson stopping out there alone to see what the machinery :---

went night

were destroyed by shail are, but you On the

won't get of next

march! Charge. dismissed," said the sergeant major.

The captain turned to Warrinder. "I'm patting that lud's name in for Military Medal," he said.

Good; but he'll lose that when bo Bety it responded Watrinder,

PAPER PULP MILL.

Situated at VIETRY, (TONEIN).

to own the chateau. · Huns shot his wife.

consists of the following buildings and I've asked him to have dinner, withi'us bout into the line that time in black Boche was up to. We'll sy these things

3. EIGHT brick buildings, with iron

to

pillars and beams. Corrugated iron myself." said the Intelligence Uficer, roots. Two shods with corrugated iron roof.

-2 PLANT & MACHINERY of the 'kind required for making Paper- 1. pulp.

3 TWO European residences.

The above Property will be sold by Public Auction at PHU THO (Tonkin), on the 1st day of September, 1917,

· RESERVE PRICE - $100,000." (One husfred Thousand Dollars Indo China Currencs).

Further particulars may be obtained, on application to the undersigned.

Ch. DK LANSALUT.. Eolicitor for the Liquidator,

Haiphony. Hongkong August. 4-1917.

2012

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

CORNED BEEF

AND

CORNED PORK.

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"I've got to raise dinner somewhere disgrace

day. in, Warinder's Righto. We'll find you some." Thanks. So long till then was the with a

company siter prolonged reply, and the Intelligence Officer went that he believed the enemy had made a || his way,

gap in his own wire. "Go and have R The old Frenchman told many stories squint at is to-night, Warrinder, will during dinner of the coming of the Ger you he said: "they might be going to mans and of their cruet blood lust, no one could withhold i fush and dan raid of something. Who you take

with

You g

old worn

with the look of infinite man

"Only Foong, Wilson. Bee good weariness

in his eyes.

boy on patrol.. I hate a crowd on these Finally the Intelligence Officer rose. Boche wire jobs. Too much bally diu" "So long you chaps. I've got some maps he replied.

to do. Thanks awfully he said, and They lay in a shell hole for two mortal was gone.

Loure listening in vain for any unusua Five minutes later he reappeared with activity in the derman trenches, and in sergeant and five men and arrested the that shell-hole Wilson left his rifle. As old Frenchman.

soon as they got inside Warrinder Happened to be at Bonn University noticed the loss. with him, and recognised him, though ít in a devilish good disguise," he explained to the others. "He's an actor on the German stage, and a deuced clever spy ” be added.

...

-THE ROADMÄKER..

It was an infantry working party driving a road across what had once been a battlefield. The French had Luught there, but now the English had taken over the line and were opening up

half-destroyed road

his

A soldier, working in front, leaned on

pick and called across to his mate

ay Tom

„Tom," give us a fand with, this ole Ung and shift is off

thereal.” What 'ole 'Un,"

This tree is boots a-stickin' out

of the groundconte 365 Objahoye some atones don. Jun.”

"Dunno,"e" might "avé bin a decent cova for all you know. Don't Eb sö-En

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