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INTIMATIONS

WANTED.

YOUNG MAN with experience as

YNFIST and STENOGRAPHER required by shipping Firm State previous experience and salary required.

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Box 450. Co China Marz Bengkong August 1, 1917.

Otice.

1907

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,

CHINESE LANO ISCOE SCHOOL

NEW CLASS for "Beginners will gommence on MONDAY, st -October;-1917, if sufficient, support be

forthcoming.

Application for enrolment and enquiries regarding hours of School, Fees, etc. should be made to the undersigned as early as possible.

By Order,

"E. a. M. WILLIAMS,

Secretary.

Hongkong, Sept. 6, 1917.,

9086

THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTEND WARRANTS for the

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

INTERIM DIVIDEND of $2.50 por share pugable to all Shareholders on the "Company's Register at 30th September. 1017, may be obtained at the Ollies of the Company 2 Queen's Buildings, "Hongkong, on and after

the 8th October,

-1917)

Notice

is "further given that the SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOURS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 1st to the 6th October, 1917, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

#M. DYER, Chier Manager.

Hongkong, Sept. 10, 1917.

2001

THE CHINA MAIL.

The THREE CASTLES

Virginia Cigarettes

The Cigarette with the Pedigree

William Makepeace Thackeray when travelling through Virginis wrote a letter home in which he said I shall write a novel with the scene laid, here it will take me at least two years to collect my material and become acquainted with the subject. I cannot write upon a subject I know nothing of. And when "The Virginians was finished no truer words were found therein than ihese

Theres to swater Tobacco comes from Virginia and no better Brand than the Three Castles". WM. Thackeray The Virginians"

The "THREE CASTLES" Cigarettes are packed in » patent air-tight tins of 50, and in packers of 10. and 20 wrapped in tinfoil. These wrappings eri- sure the perfect condition of the tobacco in any climate

INTIMATIONS

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1917,

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.

Hotel Mansions-

Agents 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

FOR. ALL.

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HOUSEHOLD

PURPOSES.

AND

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INDUSTRIAL

FOUNDRY

FIREBRIOK AND FIRECLAY

FOR

INFORMATION ALL

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BUILDINGS, HONGKONG,

APPLY TO

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KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION,

TIENTSIN, NORTH CHINA,

INTIMATIONS

YOUR EYES SHOULD NOT BE NEGLECTEL,

At the first symptom

of eye strain you should consult us. We test eyes scientifically and fit glasses to individual re [quirements.

CLARK

LARK & Co. ENTIFIC OPTICIANS

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HONGKONG.

HONGKONG & MANILA.

THE UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED. Incorporatel in Hongkong...

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

NOTICE 13 HEREBY GIVEN that on

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD. will be hel

of

at the Head- Office the Society. Now, I & Queen's Buildings, Victoria

the

in the Colony of 10 15 n'clock P... 27th Septembne Resolation

when the

1917

at an Extraordinary General Meeting!

convened for that purpose and held on the 1st day of September, 1917 will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Rewlution.

~That

the provisions of the Society a Memorandum of Association with respect to its objcets be altered so us to read as shown in the print signed for the purpose of ikuti-i fication by the Chairman of this Meeting.

D

Should the above Resolution be con- firmed as a Specis! Resolution by the requisite majority the alterations in the Sexioty's Memorandum of Association ronse uently involved will be submitted

the Supreme Court of Hongkong for

confirmation

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

Duted this 14th day of Sept. 1917.

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

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

UNREDEEMED BANK NOTES.

W.GS.

WD&H.QWILLS, Bristol & London, England.

GERMAN PLANS.

-

SUBSIDIES FOR SHIPOWNERS

PROPOSED.

LARGE GOVERNMENT SCHEME.

10 Cigarette

Three Castles

Cigarettes

WD#KOWILL

Brutal bond

That stenographers in mercantile and other business offices have their troubles as well as the heads of firms-who fre-

without financial help from the Empire. THE COMPETENT STENOGRAPHER. The mercantile marine consisted before the war of a grow registered tonnage of more that 3,000,000 tons. More than 2,000,000 tons have falles, or are likely to fall, into boemy hands, and more than [1,900,000 tons are locked up in the ports of Germany's allies.or neutral States. Owing to the rise in all prices, new construction, undertaken at the risk of owners would be unlikely to pay It is

Details are now available of the Billsider

questly cumplain, that intelligent and competent shorthand pista pre not found is readily as might be the use if the general standard of education was

Take a letter to Youes. I'll give you

the address later. John Jones-Dear Sir:

Replying to your letter of iku: 10th, we

for the Restoration of the German By far the greatest part of German Mercantile Marine, which was presented for the period of the war, and the re- pore satisfactory-will be admitted per shipping has boun completely paralysed to the Reichstag the other day. It is venue from overses trade has dried up. hapa, but we trust that few exponents measure of very great importance and On the other hand, the keeping in com-

mission of our deserves close attention, says The Times.

our ships abroad and the of the winged "art" have to contend, maintenance of their crows require very

a part of the daily routine with trials It will be remembered that the German

large

There current ex- expenditure Government last year formulated a penises, the disappearance of revenue like the following, mentioned in a letter scheme for making loans in aid of new from oversea trade and the costs in the Straits Times **

involved in maintaining their construction; the total amount in coation have caused

very ning of the German templation was £15,000,000. Shipping financial we

icial weakening interest protested that such loans would ping concerns. Shipowners in neutral, not enable them to take the risk of and to some extent bien in die think you are mistaken about this order. countries are everywhere making during bailding new shipa at war prices. When the war the utmost efforts to increase as you said in your previous letter- the United States came into the war the their toonage and to invade bat have where in thunder is that letter? It's whole scheme was overhauled, and the hitherto been German spheres of very funny nothing is ever around when NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that present. Bill is the result. The idea of business. In these efforts foreign ship want it. I can't go to the file every ADY OUTSTANDING NOTES will los is abandoned, the question of Piag is in a particularly favourable time I want a better. All right, I've got be paid on presentation to the under-compensation" is postponed, and the course of the war thus far it has made it in your previous letter of the 5th signed on or befors SATURDAY, 23th fiovernment proposes to make direct brilliant profits, and is consequently in you said you wanted this order hurried September, 1917, at NOON.

AFTER THAT DATE, holders will grants to shipowners which will enable And it necessary to claim repayment in them to replace the ships that they have STERLING from the BOARD OF TRADE lost or to repair any considerable LONDON, to

to whom the necessary funds damage" which has been suffered. will be remitted

THE BOARD OF TRADE make a charge for payment of claims out of

NOT TO BE BEPAID.

situation for the reason that during the

Mossover, it is powerfully suburbs at any cost, Therefore we shipped you Moreover, it is supported by its respective Governments in these as directed. If the order did not reach efforts. The United States of America and in good condition-no, scratch" that out. Japan, in particular, have enormously If the goods reached you as you say— increased and expanded both their fleets scratch that out. We cannot be respod- #and their business.

sible for goode-scratch" that out. What “Considerable damage" will be ad- The official analysis of the new pro monies deposited in the "COMPANIES mitted it the cost of repairing a ship must strive to restore her mercantile goods as you directed, we do not feel posals farther observes that Germany did I say last-Having shipped the LIQUIDATION ACCOUNT" at the Bank of England.

only by new construction, responsible for the condition in which foreign flags.

amounts to one half of its war value marine nurchase of ships under they reached you. Paragraph.. In a case:

A. R. LOWE, These direct subsidies will never be but by

Liquidator repaid; the Government merely reserves

Chartered Bank Building.

Hongkong. Augzat 17, 1917.

PATELL & CO.

ORIENTAL PRODUCE

a claim to either insurance moneys or

TÓNNAGE UNDER STATE CONTROL

like this, it hardly seems as it you could expect (long pause period. Rend over. It should be added that the German what you have there. Oh Lord. I can't 2043 any indemnification which might con Covernment is taking messures praeti-

eivably be obtained from foreign cally to commandeer all German tonnage end any such me as that. You don't countries. As to the latter point, the for the purposes of the State. Bhips seem to get my ideas at all. Here, add Frankfurtur Zeitung eloquently reconstructed or repaired with the help this du to the next to the last paragrapðr marks :—“Littis though the confiscation of subsidies under the new Bill may not --We think you will see from this that be sold to aliens during a period of tennur position is unreasonable. You have of our ships seems to be unalterable, wyears after the artering os traight con our final decision and we cannot alter it

are put in commission. must nevertheless try to adapt our Nor

Normayany arrangements to the worst possibilities. tracts ships de concluded in any way. Trusting that this is plain The subsidies will be graduated ac with ten years without a to you, we are-Make two carbons of that same con and send one to the Parang office and cording to the speed of constraction,nection the farmen Geserament has don't mess it up any more than you can

order suspending bringe of help issued an order They may amount to from 60 to 80

all charter and freight contracts for the cent of the peace value if the ship is goods by German ships which have put in commission, within three years been concluded sirce December 1, 1916- after the conclusion of peace, to 40 to 60 This order is officially

EXPORTERS,

SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS,

Agencies in /

NEW YORK,

SAN FRANCISCO, TEA.

·Branchos

CANTON,

SHANGHAI,

YOKOHAMA,

BOMBAY."

HEAD OFFICE: Kiya's Builderda

HONGKONG

the late BIEN TING,

I DAGUILAR SEZIER.

per

during

the necessity Fot

to

for the perio

30

per cent. if the ship is put in commission the conclusion of peace, the

between the fourth and the sixth years.

dis-

30-

COUGHING INTO CONSUMPTION.

after the conclusion of peace, and to necessary German tonnage for the mont frual 20 to 40 per cent, if the ship is put urgent importation, expecially importa- in commission between the seventh and tion of food and indispensable

a

tosterisia

There appears to be evidence that

the hinth years after the conclusion of peace. Subsidim will also be granted to meet theo sts of interument of German ships abroad, and grants will be made to crews who t personal pospessions, these grantes ranging from minimum of £12 10s to a maximum of directors of German insurance, com- £175 for captains of passenger ships. panies in Americs support the declara- As is obvious from the dature of the pro turn of President Wilson that the present posals, no attempt is made to estimate war is directer mainly against the Ger- the expenditure

the Bill

man Imperia Government, and hold that they are justified ur helping to provide the

sinews of That the tahun and Munich

y

ANG YUK. DENTIST, THOROSO of RIVERS OF GERRAN CARTS, TANG YUK

The explanatory statiment appended Company, has subscribed-ine to the Bill ix extremely interesting 12 New York $100.00 (200,000) to the says that one of the most important United States; Liberty and the needs of the German people is to be able Prussian Nationis Ipaursace, Comp to resime its world-trade" and world" #25.000 (£5,000) These are compara colonunications Immediately after the small subscriptious bot, they will warre, The mercantile marine cannot a lendama ulyer GermancinanCIA! Huset, the requirements of the country etical NE

#TLEMS VELY MODERATE

* Only a Cough" but you stop

it while it is ONLY, a cough.

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BRANCH OFFICES"— Fagasaki, Moji, Käratan, Wakamatau Otaru, Muroran, Hakodata, Kobe, Osaka, Kure, Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Taaruga, Vladivostock, Hinkow, Feking, London, New-Yo, Shanghai Hongkong, Hiphone and Canton.

Caldo Address:-"IWASAKI Codea-A1, A. B. ( 5th. Ed., Western Union, and Bentley's.

AGENCIES:-

CHINKLANG: Messrs Gearing &

Co.

MANILA. Mesra Macondray &

Co.

SINGAPORE: Messrs Horneo Ca

Ltd.

GLASGOW, Mesars A B Brown McFarlane & Co., Ltd. For Particulars, apply ta

ERATO.

Manager.

No. 3. PRODER Erstes,

Hongkong

SINGON & CO.

LA ESTAFLISERE A.D. 18'

BON STEEL METAL and BARD WARE "MERCHANTS. Whŋlakale and Retall Ironmongers-Pig Iron au Faundry Coke Importera. General Store keepers and Shipshandlar M. 35 apt 37, Hing Loozu Brater, (2nd Street, wa of Central Market) Telephone Na. 515.

Bongkang Bercamber 4, 1915.

HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK Co., La.

TELEGRAFFIC ADDRESS MANIFESTO HONGKONG:

Cudes Used Al, A.B.C. Witch Edition, Engineering Firs, and Second Editions, Western Union, and Walkin

Dock Owners, Ship Builders, Marine and Land Engineers, Boiler Makers,

Iron and Brass Founders. Forge Masters, Electricians. ADETZYENE OUTTING, AND WELDING TOE SHIP AND BOILER REFAIK, Modern up-to-date plant operated by our own special trained

workmen under expert European anpe

clamen ut light Steel work manufactured by the snoye prossen.

Tanks, Drums, Ventilatora, Fipes, do, de.

THE DIMENSIONS OF DOCKS LAD HELPS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

WAMS OF HOUK OS SLIP DAS KEEL INDRANCE

"LIMOTE

› BREASTS

Block

BLOCKCH

BILL ATES

> KIBE ON "ZTOR- SPRINGS

TRAPS,

QUEEN'S BIEDINGE