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INTIMATIONS

NOTICE

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ANOLO-FRENCH SCHOOL

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Day Scholars-

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THE HEADMASTER Hongkong, August 18, 1947.

2004

ITALIAN CONVENT, QAINE ROAD

FITMAN'S SHORTHAND CLASSRS.

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NEW term for Elementary (Beginners) Intermediate (Theory) and Advanced (Speed) Pupils begins on MUNDAY, 3rd September, 1917.

Private classes held in the morning. Examinations for Certificates will be held as usual by the Lecil Committee

at the end of the term "

For further particulars apply at the

Convent

Hongkong, August 97, 1917.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF

CANTON LIMITED.

THE CHINA MAIL.

"Embassy

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1917,

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KAIPING

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PURPOSES

"FOUNDRY AND SMELTING COKE

In

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FOR ALL

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tins

of

Packages

INDUSTRIAL

AND

HOUSEHOLD

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of

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2

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

25 and 50

VIRGINIA CIGARETTES WD.&H.O.WILLS.

10

FOR ALL

DODWELL

BRISTOL & LONDON

KAILAN

ESTABLISHED 1833. Incorporatel in Hongkong.

Embassy

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FIRECLAY

TO

YOUR EYES

SEOULD NOT BE NEGLECTEL,

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL. MERTING of the Union Insurance Society of Cunton, Limited will be held at the Heal Office of the

3 and 4 Queen's Building, Fiets Non-

in the

Intonk Hongkong,

kong, un SATURDAY, the 1st day of September, 1917 at 15 o'clock noon for the purpose of proposing, considering and, if thought it jussing the following Roselation viz:-

That the provisions of the Society's Memorandum of Association with respect to its objects be altered so as to read as shown in the print Aigned 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 submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution to a Second. Extraordinary General Meeting which will be sub exquently conveneil.

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. EL. P. HAY, por pro. General Manager.

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HONG KONG HOTEL COMPANY.

LIMITED.

t- NOTICE

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.

AMERICA'S TRADE IN

THE ORIENT."

between the Pacific Coust and the Orient is being developed, we want to follow the trule in its naturel channels

WATER SUPPLY OF AMOY.

DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN

DRILLING,

Mr. C... Gause, Arcerican Consulat

San Francisco is the natural port to which these products, meant for con- **RISING IN LEAPS AND BOUNDS."sumption in North and South America and in Cuba, will be taken by these steamers.

Enormous amounts Oriental pro Amos, reports to his Government on the

sent East by from duce will be right for the both locally important question of adequate SHM American markets will also be taken to water supply for the island of Kulanga, San Francisco, where it is easily tran-

Amoy, which the Municipal Council shipped in vessels routed for Suith there is actively taking up. The Chinco America It should be borne in mind that the trans-shipping and handling of Chamber of Commerte of Amoy is taking cargo is nowadays not nearly so expen-steps in regard to water supply for amoy [sive or detrimental to the cargo us Island niso.

Evidence has already been produced in these columns, says the New York "Journal of Commerce to show that the centre of gravity of many lines of MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS business, as for instance the coffee trade will be held at the Companys Hotel on and marine insurance, is wing changed SATURDAY, THE SEITENDER, 1917 at by the war in favour of the United 12.16 P.M. for the purpose of receiving States In other words the United States

HE ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY

previously

a statement of Accounts of the Company is likely to secure permanently. It may be noted that the figures of Me Gauss report, published in the

to 30th June, 1917 with the report of

the

foreign commerce published by the daily commerce reports of the Depart United States Department of Tride and Commerce show very clearly that mariment of Commerce, Washington, says can trade with the Far East is rising by leaps and bounds. American imports via the Pacific Coast for the past decade are as follows:

the Directors and to discuss any matter result of the war, a larger share of the that may be competently brought before world's vast entrepot trade, most of which

Meetick

hitherto has been done through London, The THANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED fron 95th and through continental centres such as August, 1017 to 1st September, 1917, Hamburg, Havre, Genou, Trieste, etc. both days inclusive.

In direct line with the development above described comes the announce 1907 J. H. TAGGART,

ment that the shipping and trading firm 109. Manager & Secretary. of W. R. Grace & Co. is planning an

2053 important extension of its business 1910 between the Far Fast and San Francisco, J. P. Eyre of the Grace house at London, 1912 hay

recently been in San Francisco in connexion with the company's

By Order of the Board.

Hongkong, August 22, 1917..

NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA

LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION). (Incorporatul in England)

UNREDEEMED BANK NOTES.

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that any OUTSTANDING NOTES will be paid on presentation to the under signed on or before SATURDAY, 29th September, 17, at Noon.

plans,

en route...

1900

1911

zót,139,000 1013 81,081,000 2014 85,081,000 1915 86,655,000 1010 102,702,000 1017 111,489,000

*Ten months.

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This question of water supply for the port of Amoy is one of considerable im- portance to both the Chinese and foreign. communities, as they are at present 129,895,000 dependent entirely upon surface wells, 138,151,000

which have repented gone dry, and water, 138,858,000 262075.000 must be brought in small. water boats *246,507,000 from Chioh-be, about 17 miles from

On inquiry from W. R. Grace & Co., New York, general confirmation" was

Amoy.

passing through New Yorkade by Mr made of the recent announcement in Saaa foreign population of about 250 and a

According to a sta

& statement

CIRCUITOUS BOUTE AVOIDED.......

The native city amoy, with a popula- tion estimated at 111,000, and, the in- tornational settlement of Kulangsu, with Eyre in San Francisco, the development Francisco by Mr. Eyre regarding his Chinese population of about 11,000, are of the firm's plans will result in the fem's plans for the development-of-Far both located on islands of the same name. Jutter

of the Eastern business. It was, it was stuted, city falling heir to some

Both islands are commerce formerly sterdum.

controlled by Lon an indication of American enterprias especially Amoy Island where (according

ods are rough and

rugged; These getting into a new trade. However, it to Navy charts) there are hilla in

the don, Hamburg, and plans include the

line of stems, and running of inter it was pointed out that the actual con- chain lying south of the city as high

sumption in the United States of many 530, 476, and 400 ft. Kulangau being e branch houses of his firm at Singapore, Far Eastern products-rice and rubber smaller island and the foreign residences Calcutta and Colombo.

are notable examples--was greatly in- scattered over the hills, has one hill creasing. And with this increase there 287 ft. and one 198, besides several "Restrictions enforced on England by was a pronounced tendency for the smaller ones. Both islands are largely

nite formation. shortage of tonnages, etc., hars for the portation to be done direes instead of of g

1910 the Kalangsu Municipal time being cased to make London the through London and other European

Council decided to sink an artesian woll the centre of many businesses," Mr Eyre

en Külangsu and a Japanese contractor THE BOARD OF TRADE make a stated.

"Therefore we now move to

It was pointed out further that during undertook to sink a 1,800-ft. 9-inch well. charge for payment of claims out of new markets, and as a result San Fran

From a considerable portion of the war United

December 10. 1910, to June 15, only 135 ft. monies deposited in the "COMPANIES visco comes into her own.

had been drilled; 50-f LIQUIDATION ACCOUNT" at the

Formerly Dany Dr

of the Far Eastern States ports had been the freest im-1011, only Bank of England.

products tea, for instance--were ship-portant ports in the world, although were through solid, fint-like rock. The contractor Was ped from Indis to dan

to Sen Phapeiico viê working to a certain extent in

equipment of

however and the very, cire

circuitous route" of London. The operation with the British authorities in decidedly primitive

regard

Quatrol of to

shipments. How attempt was abandoned. products were marketed and distributed in Londen, Hamburg or Rotterdam, and ever, if the present developments are to

British Arm at Hongkong andertook a 2040 eventually found their way to New York. Prove permanent, or to assume the

Here they were once again redistributed portions hoped for by American marwater survey of Amoy Island, but that for America. thinga diect, and-now that the trade

AFTER THAT DATE, holders, will find it necessary to claim repayment la STERLING from the BOARD OF TRADE, LONDON, to whom the necessary funds will be remitted.

A. R. LOWE,'

Liquidator.

Chartered Bank Building.

Hongkong, August 17, 1917.

Fi

SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION of the

...

PAPER PULP MILL

Situated at VIETRY, (TONKIN)....... *HIS MILL in built upon a property mesuring 14400 sq. meters, and Bunsists of the following buildings and machinery-

1.- EIGHT „brick-buildings, with iron pillars and beams. Corrugated iron roofs. Two sheds with corrugated iron roof.

2. PLANT & MACHINERY of the.

kind required for making Paper pulp 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 Hundred Thousand Dollars Indo-China

Currency)," obtained

Further

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on application to the undersigned,"

CH DI LANSALUT

Boliator for the Liquidato

gkong Angust 42 1917

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markets.

REVIVAL OF PACIFIC MAIL.

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pro-

It is stated that some months ago a

to be, it was no report was made on the possibilities.

We believe in getting chanta there will halopment of the It would Beam, however, that a

LOSING WEIGHT

BY THE POUND.

"Under Weight," a condition "of Ili-health, shows your assim.

lative powers are "decreasing."

WATERCURY'S „METABOLIZED. COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND

Sapplies the blood witly the wanted nourishing and healthy flesh building materials Ves

OF ALL CHEMISTS

a continuous

survey

American merchant marine An

An eq system izht be put in on

on Amoy necessity was

sity was a continuous development if not on Kulangsu. Both communities also of those commercial faci

rcial facilities-bank-seem to have been lacking in expert

advice exchange

and ing, warehousing," insurance,,

of the situation. It etc-which had contributed in no small is believed that an opportunity might neata be presented for some one or more coctinental degree to give London and places their pre-eminence in entrepet of the American engineering firms now trade. Mach along these lines had in the Far East to provide a water-sup- sirendy been done, it was stated, and to ply system either for Kulangau or Amoy, the development of commercial facilities for both

in New York and other American porta

a large part of the present trade increase war due.

abe revival of the Pacific Mil Steam:

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From the recent report

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