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ITALIAN CONVENT, CAINE ROAD.

PITMANS SHORTHAND CLASSES,

NEW term for Elementary (Beginners), Intermediate (Theory) am! Advanced (Speed) Pupils begins on MONDAY,

September, 1917,

3rd

Private clases hekl in the morning.

Examinations for Certificates will be

held as usual by the Local Committee,. at the end of the term.

For further particurs apply at the Convent.

Bokong, August 27, 1917. 2081

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF

CANTON LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED 1935. Incorporated in Hongkong.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

TOTICE IS BENEÖY GIVEN that an NOTICE BEAVY GANERAL

MEETING of the Union Ensimne Society of Canton Limited will be huslek at the Hend Oth of the Society Nos.. 3 and 4 Queen's Ruildings. Victoria in the Colour of Hongkong on SATURDAY, the 1st day of September, 1017 at 19 o'clock noon for the purpose of proposing, considering and, if thought fit, passing the following Resolution viz :--

"That the provisions of the Society Hemorandum of Association with respect to its objects he altered so as to read as shown in the print signed for the purpose of lenti fication by the Chairman of this. Meeting."

Should the above Resolution be passed by the requisite majority, it will be aulxnitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution to a Second Extraordinary General Meeting which will be sub- sequently convened.

A print of the Memorandura as pro- "posed to be altered on be seen at the

Bend Office of the Society.

„Dated this 18th'day of August, 1917.

C. H. F. HAY, per pin. General Manager.

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HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE:

THE ORDINARY HALF YEARLY SHAREHOLDERS

will be held at the Compangs' Hotel on SATURDAY, 1ST SEPTEMBER, 1917. 1915 r.. for the purpose of receiving a statement of Accounts of the Company to 30th June, 1917 with the resort of the Directors and to discuss any matter that may be competently brought before the Meeting.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 25th August. 1917 to 1st September, 1917, hoth days inclusive.

By Order of the Bosal,

J. H. TAGGART.

... Maanger de Bemeterli. Hongkong, August. 22, 1917.

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GERMAN DESIGNS ON HOLLAND.

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NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION).. (Incorporated in England.)

UNREDEEMED RANK SOTES.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that any OUTSTANDING NOTES will be paid on presentation to the under signed on or before SATURDAY, 20h September, 1917, nt Noos.

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to a lack of earnestness, but to the fact that his folding the Chancellorship eon- pelled him to have regard for the |pris Hezent the people around him:

Amsterdam, Tuly 6th-The Kaiser

a.t

gian

than 36 atcamera per week (not includ- ing flaking vessels). The losses of the Norwegian mercantile marine, which is only a fraction of the British, have averaged about 15 per week during the same period. Only in London there are

in saffers from

this moment about 500 Norwe tend, who has et mehed Helinnd, |*warded 49,200 iren eroades "{ärst-class) nok by torpedoes, mines, or shell fire.

Norwegian

ships says, German offcers openly confess that ar 22,500 (weond-class) to Germun This loss does not look very much like the British are likely to Jores the Ger- | mans to quit the must, and Hindenburg has already taken prrendtions to that end, If sompelleil, the Viermans are prepared to enter Hollant and establish a navat

bar on the Scheldt. There rentis was a veritable den of submarines: but as result of the British attacks on naval workshop- AFTER THAT DATE, boiders will

were completely find it necessary to claim repayment in destroyed. Many Germans were killed, STERLANG from the BOARD OF TRAER LONDON, to whom the necessary funds including right men who were inside a will be remitted

THE BOARD OF TRADE make & charge for poyent of claims out of monies deposited in the "COMPANIES LIQUIDATION ACCOUNT" x the Bank of England.

A. R. LOWE,

· Liquidator.

040

Chartered Bank Building.

Hongkong, August 17. 1917.

SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION of the

lighthouse.

they

GERMANS SHORT OF GUNS,

London. July 2nds The

troops.

LABOUR EXTRAVAGANCE IN RUSSIA.

fank, does it? Since the cen

may

of the war Norway's war

exce 400 vessels, and over 400 lives have been lost. To what extent do think Pre- silent Wilson

have by seeing the unarmed Norwegian vessels putting to sea while those of other neutmals stayed in harbour? Norway us her share in preventing a German command of the North Sea for a single

Petrograd, June 19th-Extravagant Labour demands continue to render the industrial situation chactic. Employees often work only six hours and then take

day's rest. Wages doubled shortly day." after the war began, and have re-doubled ince

the Revolution.

Unskilled men are taking £500 a year and skilled me are making £1,000. If workmen strike they demand wages for the

I whole t the dispute lasts: and when

tion

тел

time

to

THE UNSPEAKABLE TURK. EXTERMINATION OF TEK ÁEMENIANS, London, June 21st.-Mr Candler, the demur they threaten them with excca British Bress correspondent with the It is impossible esBaghdad yesterday:The British Gov-

to troups in Mesopotamis, t

telegraphed from continue under present Several large

Ave already ernment is caring for the s factories have Announced that they will close down. A Armenian massacres. Women describe e survivors of the single lunch cost twelve shillings, and the horrors of the endless marches Morning boots, which formerly cost 30% are now through the desert. They thought they Postin aspecial article' on the Western selling at £10. State control seems to were

specially

ally prepared front, states that there ar anndant be the only method of overcoming the

Torka

daily colony.

2017 Sepurated ratious that the Germans are short difficulties, but it is doubtful if even hundreds of men, took them a abert

distance WA Although this is possible at present.

nd either shot thear or of guns and armutition.

don with swords. The Turks cut them mony guns are mussed at certain points

frequently killed with sticks, stones, the rear of the line is kished in order to

daggers, or knives. Many women wero enable the Grinans to do s.

pushed into rivers or thrust over pre- vonnter-battery twosk LI

cipices. Out of 1,900 persons from two When an enemy buttery in detected

villages 400 women and suddenly and without warning, anything

nine years of age.? The Turks did not spare any males over from 150 45 500 British heavy shells are estimated the British have destroyed †1,240 German gans in 24 weeks.

Iritish eetses.

DESTRUCTION OF NORWEGIAN SHIPS.

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SENSATIONAL DETails Promised. Copenhagen. June 26th. It has been plicated in the German plot to destroy ascertained that no Norwegian was in Norwegian ships by means of infernal

PAPER PULP MILL. Situated at VIETRY, (TONKIN) HIS MILL is built upon a property

measuring 144,000 sq. meters, and turned on the spot. In this way it is machines. Norwegian newspapers hint

consists of the following buildings and machinery :-

1. EIGHT brick-buildings, with iron pillary and bears. Corrugated iron Two sheds with currugated iron roof.

A PLANTS MACHINERY of the

kind required for making Paper pulp.

3. TWO European residences.

GERMAN SPIES IN AMERICA,

New York, July 5th.-Federal official June 25-

and

survived.

THE ANZAC EXPEDITIONARY FORCE CLASSIFICATION or RELACIONS: Ar OFFICIAL RETURN, Melbourne, Juna 22nd-A return

that the official statement about the matter will prove more sensational than the facts at present krown Over 20 Norwegian ships, with the whole of their crows, have been mysteriously last

Some of the were disguised as coal bri

that they are investigating report that Germany were designed to be placed on board issued by the Defence Department to-day

quettes, and it is suggested was fully, informed of the departure and ships. If this be the case it explains the route of the Expeditionary Forrer and mysterious losses of Norwegian vessels they are redoubling their search for spies. The Norwegian Press is convinced that There is much speculation us to how the the loss of many ships, and demand that the briquettes have been responsible for there is my counted to Germany,

The above Property will be sold by Public Auction at PHU-THO (Tonkin, on the 1st day of September, 19:7.

BESERVE PRICE 8104,000 (One There is an increasing snapicion that to the andred Thousand Dollars indo-Chine there is secret wireless communication

Further particulars may be obtained Quapplication to the undersigned.

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CR. DE LANSALUT,

Haiphong

with Mexico. Mr. "Chamberlain,, (Chair-

nuer

greatly to excite t

.in:

June ?

in.

out

the

of

shows that of the first 209.500 merfibers of the Australian Imperial Fores the various religions were represented as cent; Roman Catholic, 18:57 follow-Church of England, 60.95 per Presbyterian, 14.94 per cent. Methodist

cant

fete, 13.11 per cent.Jewish, 38 per cent.; he serm Methodist etc. includes others, 2.06 per cent none 105 per cent.; Baptists while the term

Up-

And

28th-The explosives Over a ton was found in a loft, Methodists, Inan of the Senate Military Committee) xays he is convinced that Germany I machines, or made to resemblfernal others" comprises other

in bulk and partly

lumps of

A members of the Greek Protestant! learned the movements of Chourrai Perah.cual. The fact that most of the Solicitor for the Liquidati,, ing's expedition through spies within the and been opened and that part of the itarians, Salvation Army, Church of }

contents was missing shows

ows that the ex-Thinkers, and Agnostics. These figures. Christ, Seventh Day Adroutists. Fre

as alleged by

Baron

von HAU censorship forbids a full of men of each denomination who have Tbe

by comparing them with the denomi national statistics of the population of the Commonwealth,

Gingkong August 4, 1917.

Navy Department who informed outside

2013

teenmplices with the result that there were not being merely sent to however, do not indicate the percentage

lotter seat, wireless messages to Germanyure of BNE faces which the enlisted." That could only be ascertained via Mexico or Venezuela. The World" are discussing. It is pointed out says information concerning the sailing 40 Norwegian steamers have disappeared trosports was conveyed in a fake cable, since the beginning of the war without This was ecded and went to Berlin vis leaving a trace. If they had been soak by mines, the crew would have had time to get into the boats, but violent internal explosions would explain why the shipe disappeared PAN MAP ISTRERIN NORWEGIANG - THE "SUBMARINE, DANGER

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GEBMAN DEAD PREPARED FOR BOILING DOWN.

WALKMAN'S GRUESOME DISCOVERY.

say

IRON CROSSES.

A correspondent at headquarters Amsterdam, July 8th--Herr Woelf-

that Welshmen who participated in the gang Heine, a member of the German Complaining of a statement made by savage fighting resulting in the expturs Reichstag, speaking at Cologne on Friday, the Tally Chronicle" that neutrals have el Costaterne found many German said his recent conversations with von been frightened off the seas by the Ger corpses tied in bundles of threes, appar Bethmanu-Hollweg vubled him to say neas. Mr M. M. Mjelde London cor

man campaign of ubmarine frightfulently realy for freighting to the boiling

down

actory Many loose limb were that the latter was prepared to conclude respondent of the

Tegn of laciodel In The bundles, British peace without indemnities and without Christiania, wrote on

on April 12th as

bombardment extending Several annexations on the west or gast, Beth follows days prevented the removal of the re

"Birze Webruary lat the British ship:

The mains. mean Hollweg's failure to express him-

Welshmen: respectful' self publicly as difinitely way due, not ping losses have probably averaged lear bened the gruesome bundles.

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