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INTIMATIONS

NOTIOR

MEETING of the ST. GEORGE'S SOCIETY will be held no HONDAT, 28th January, at 5.30 p.m. in the Bond Room of Messra. Jarding. MATHESON & Co.. (kindly lent for the mession).

BUSINESS

(1) To pass the accounts for 1917.

(9) To arrange for the celebration of

SL. George's Day 1915.

(3) To elect a Committee and Offers

for 1918

Hongkong, Jan. 14, 1918

MOTOR CAR TRIPS IN KOWLOON

AND NEW TERRITORY.

THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON

THARE GODOWN Co., LTD.

undertake the conveyance of MOTOR CARS (at owners' cik) between Hong kong and Kowloon in their special- crane lighter. Cradles for Motor Cars provided.

Parcs each trip 88 per ear, to be paid

to lighterman

· Lighter will leave daily na under:,

Praya north of

Public Pier,

Kowloon

1.00 Y.M.

5.00 PM.

Praya at Pottinger Street,

Hongkong, Jan. 18, 1918.

Hongkong.

9.00 A.M.

2.00 P.X.

ri

THE WEST FOINT BUILDING

COMPANY, LIMITED. "

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NOTICE THIRTIETH ORDINARY

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

KEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Ofices of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & SOMPANY, Limited, on TUESDAY, 29th January, 1918 at 11.30 for be purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with Statement Accounts for the year ending 3-st December, 1917,

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Copy will be CLOSED from SATURDAY 10th to TUESDAY, 20th January, 1918 (both daya inclusive) during which period po Transfer.DL Bhares can be Registered,

By Order of the Board of Directors,

A. SHELTON BOOPER,

Secretary to the

HONGKONG LAnd InvestmentT &

AGENCY CO, LTD.

General Agents for the

WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, Į

LIMITED.

THE CHINA MAIL.

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THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE LIMITED.

By Orde of the Board of Directors.

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BURMA'S FRONTIER.

THE HONGKONG CENTRAL

ESTATE LIMITED.

EFFECTS OF CHINESE UNREST.

THE SUPPRESSION OF OPIUM.

Bome

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FRONTIER MEETING.

destroyed where convenient. The against all risks. A feature of the year Chefang wbwa made two trips for this was the unusual strength both in

purpose, and destroyed opiam near the numbers and armament of caravane Decessitated no doubt by the insecurity the opiam where it was less easily acces road, but made no attempt to destroy of the roads in Yunnan. Twe parties,ible He was followed by a Chinese together numbering 246 men with 170 deputy who destruyed same fields left by rides, arrived suddenly at Mong Tawng in March. Their appearance, caused the Sawbwa, but even be, in the case of perturbation and they refused to the notorious villazen of Pangtap and surrender their arma to the local officials Lating, waited until the crops had be TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

The report on the administration of Report was made to the Sawbws who gathered before he destroyed the day by the FOURTH ORDINARY MEET. ING of SHAREHOLDERS in this the Southern Shan States for 1916-1917 applied to Mr. Girose and Captain planta. Some complaints were made

Kariquez for assistance. It was rescired the Chinese of British subjects working Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDING, MATHESON & COMPANY. to Jane 30th, states: On the Chinese to disarm them before they reached / Belda scross the border. The compues

1 by Limited," on TUESDAY, 29th January, border rumours of disorder have been Kengtang town. With this object IQuere received late and when investigated the Chinese. Fines, however, were 1918 T1.45 AM for the purpose of current from time to time, batas Military Police were hurried down. from the crops had already been destroyed

orders again receiving the Report of the Directors matter of fact, conditions have been Laimwe-szd proceeded with all speed inflicted and c together with the Slaternent of Accounts

Chinsmen were met and they

handed for the year ending list December, 1917, practically normal in the country im. along the road to Mong Yawng. The ed prohibiting the working of opium large number of cases British eabjects Company CLOSED from There was an increase in violent crimeter of fact the last thing they desired had let their fields for opium culti ration The REGISTER of SHARES of the mediately adjoining British territory, over their weapons quietly. As a mat over the border. It was found that in a NATURDAY 18th to TUESDAY, 29th though having regard to the large num was trouble with the British sathorities. to Chinese subjects. To all cases brought January, 1918 (both days inclcsivel ber of landless and destituta men in They had 175,00 dollars, which they to light, beavy fines were inflicted.

intended to exchange for rupees, and for the return during which period no Transfer of

Yunnan and in the border country its then to buy. "goods Shares can be Registered.

volume is surprisingly small A band journey. They left quite peaceably in

The usual frontier meeting for the of thirty-eight Chinsmen attacked a doc ecerse, and their arms were retorn- party of fourteen and again a partyed to them. Acting on the experience joint settlement of cases was held at of the past year and assuming that Nawngma in January. Relations with of are traders, and carried away pro conditions in China will continue to be the Chinese officials, though not markod perty of considerable value. They were much the same, the Sawhwa proposes with the extreme cordiality of the year before, were at any rate friendly. Mr. pursued by Shans who killed three, cap to post officials with armed polling Gaudoin, thorgh this was his first Hong Yawng and Mong Yang during

of frontier meeting, tored two, and wounded others. The the cold weather. Both these places opened

established record by settling marauders fled to Mong Lem, and later suffered from panic, whereas it was,

thirty-seven cases without reference re-appeared on the frontier with rein- observed that Mong Ma and Mong La forcements and threats of vengeancen the main road, were free from alarm.to the sppellate court, and much industry. As a result of the settlement They wore particularly indignant that This is ascribed to the influence of the credit is due to him for his tact and

Chinese post Ta-Law.

BL 2,584 was declared payable br. China and Rs. 448 by the Northern they had not been allowed to rob their

Shan States, Owing to the distar- own countrymen, with impunity. A

bances in Kokang last the cold

·Fear", demonstration by some 300 villagers

weather temporary post usually, main- tained at Haswaghaeng was kept at Tawnio with instructions to disarm elective in maintaining order, though the bag of guns seize was not inre owing to the fact that previous warning had been sent to the Chinese officials that caravans entering Kokang from China with guns would be disarmed. Several disputes with regard to the actual boundary of Kokang have come to light owing to the destruction of plum crops by the Chinese.. In one actually went over the disputed gerisind case the officer commanding the post

A SHELTON HOOPER,

Secretary to

The Omeral Managers. Hongkong, Jan. 11, 1918.

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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- KENT & AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED.

MORE UNBENT,

There was a certain amount of narest caused the band to move off. Another on the French-hinese border, and gang killed a Shan and wounded others, rumours of raids on a large-scale were NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that who were thought to be carried, not altogene

the FBIRTIETH ORDINARY They escaped. The house of the bend seems to have passed peacefully enragh all caravans from China: The post was

man of Mong Hawk near the frontier Conditions in the Mekong Province (the MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in Ruis Company will be held at the was attacked by cleven men. His portion of French Indo-China directly Offices of bleasts. JARDINE, MATHESON & wife and two men were killed, and pro-adjoining British territory) were fairly COMPANY, LIMITED on TUESDAY, 20th perty worth Rs. 2000 taken Two of satisfactory, and martial law iano Inger January, 1818, at Noor, for the purpose the dacoits were shot dead. An attack in fores there at receiving the Report of the Directors on the house of a headman in Mong Twe together with the Statement of Accounts Circle ended dimstrously for the Chinese

The Siem border was entirely peaceful. for the year ending 31st December, 1917. who were driven off with the loss of

The REGISTER of SHARES of the four men killed. These were the most watch, was kept for suspicious persons, Company will be. CLOSED from serions border crimes. The anti-opium and was generally effective; though a SATURDAY 19th to TUESDAY, 29th campaign was vizarasly prosecuted by exss of disobedience of orders(which was January, 1918, (both days inclusive the Republican Government Kaw Shu duly dealt with) came to hight Trans

Isang Pacon, began operations east of nature

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Pure, &epan, mint enriched with all the paststatva, extracts of mine had maktet barley and what in powder' forza, “'Every particle is wholesome mouekibunesti h korpu inteňnitely, and theya is abandotely na wpure. The

Esion of hot ne cold wwee kastantly forms » delicious fandt beverner, no- Kézdily miserizings and so easily digrated that it advantageonly replaces

- heavier items of diet which require atare digestive efcet, pet at the Sache 11t

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during which period no Transfer of Shin the official fu charge of the Esip frontier Cogswints of oficials on either with two Chinese deputies A few days THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LD.

hares can be Registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

A.. SHELTON HOOPER,

Secretary,

Hongkong, Jan. 11, 1918.

THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMATION COMPANY,

LIMITED, NARA

the Mekong: He got into difficulties, but aide retaining property of persons who later a marked tree, which is prominent emerged safely and continued to destroy wished to move to the other, were dealt in the official descriptions of the boun- the crop throughout Keng Hung. The with, and rules have been drawn up to dary was felled. A vigomos complaint wave energy was shown in Mong Lem; protect emigrants from exactions. In has been made sa to this outrige

3s but notwithstanding official activities January Mr.Jamieson and Mr. Shamet

In the cold weather in expedition was despatched against the Web of Hai- mning shan. It met with a roverse, losing

opiam in still grown to some extent.Me. Crosby, British Consul af Chiengmei, and is readily obtainable both in the fat Hawbgiok, and in February Haip Hsawog Ponna and in Mong: Len. Mr. Grose met M. Lapayrone and the Governor of Chiengmal at the same place. Both meetings were most useful.

"SHAK" STATES. Regarding the Northern Shan Aratea an officer, several men, and one or two the administration report says: Theré Kuna. Beinforcementa were sent for but was considerable unrest during the open TOTICE 16 HEREBY GIVEN that tumour has it that pence was patched season in the Chinese Shan States owing. Nthe SEVENTEENTH ORDINARY efore they arrived. In spite of tethered efforts made by the Chiness MEETING OF SHAREHOLDER in offen disapproval, the demand for offcials to carry out the orders for the This Company will be held at the Offices pium in Yunnan appears to be as large angoression of opium Thers fight of Meanrs.

Home traders who came to ing between the Chinese troops, assisted. **GOMFANY, LIMET MUŞ OR

TESDA

20th Kengtung were from Ti 8a and Yuan, by the Sawbw and the Kaching in quary, 1918, at 12:16 PM for the of. The had strong financial Lung-chu lan and all sorts of rumours purpose of receiving the Report of the acing, and were said to be members and conflicting stories were brought Directors together with the Statement of a society which guaranteed them strong the border. Later in the sessun

Accounts for the year ending 31st-

therea fakting farther north in Senta The Chicone nathorities appear December, 19172

to have been nervus Fest Kachina from North Henwi sbould join in the fray. There does ants appear to have been the slightest desire among the Kaching buying, & cough medicina for this side of the border.to.

bear in mind that Chamner could any evidence Remedy is the best for persons from North Eas whooping cough, and cut of by the ligh

bareful drage Forint to.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY 19th to TUESDAY, 29th January, 1918 (both days inclusive), during which period, no Trázsfer of Wear can be hgistered.

By Order of the Eaard of Director

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