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INTIMATIONS

MOTOR CAR" TRIPS IN KOWLOON AND NEW TERRITORY.

HE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN Ca" Len. undertake the conveyanes of MOTOR CARS (at owners" risk), between-Hong Tong Kowloon in their special srane lighter. Cradles for Motor Cars provided.

Fares each trip 86. per car, to be paid.

to lighterman.

Lighter will leave daily as under:

Fraya forth of

Public Fior,

Kowloon.

1.00 P.M.

*1.00 ..

Fraya at

Pottinger Street,

Hongkong, Jan. 15, 1918.

Bangkong."--

9.00 MM.

2.00 P.M.

THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED.

AJOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTIETH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Alessrs. JARDINE, MATHESON, & COMPANY, Limited, on TUESDAY, 20th January, 10.5, at 11.30 . for the purpose of receiving the Raport of the Director's together with a statement Accounts for the year ending 318 December, 1917.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED 'from SATURDAY 19th to TUESDAY, 29th January, 18 (both days inclusive), during which period no Tenusfer of Shares can be Registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

A. SHELTON HOOPER,

Speretary to the

HONOTONG LAND INVESTMENT &

AGENCY CO, LTD. General Agents for the

WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY,

Lixit.

Baezkong, Jan. 11, 1918.

THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FOURTH ORDINARY MEET- INO of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Chfices of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & COMPANY, Limited, on TUESDAY, 29th January, 1918, at 11.45 A.M... for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors gether with the Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1917.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY 19th to TUESDAY, 29th January, 1018 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

THE HONGKONG CENTRAL

ESTATE LIMITED.

A. SHELTON HOOPIE, Secretary to

The General Managers,

Hongkong, Jan. 11, 1616.

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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AGENCY, COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN AR

THE CHINA MAIL.

The Criterion of Quality”.

EMBASSY

No 77

Virginia Cigarette

THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE

BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO CO., LTD.

BIG AEROPLANES.

A NEW PHASE OF THE WAR.

ORGANISED BOMBING.

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Until nearly a year ago neither our selves rar, the enemy could spare” much

The whole question of the serial armo great value. And the big machine, wat's two years ago, was not a great auccess, needs to be tackled independently. In whilst certain authorities claimed that the day fleets are not commanded by there was an obstacle to siz-develop soldiers an Armada times. Centralling meut, owing to constructions! difficulties, the aeris arm by the heads either of It would probably be wise to refrain naval or of army aviation is touch the to future same thing as if we put the Royal mera speculation as

from

development in size. On the other hand, Engineers, because they build bridges of to frame our serial policy on the assump.boats, at the head of, the Grand Flect.. tion that there will be no development

INLAND TOWNG AS AERIAL PORTS.

energy away from, the production of

at all would be to repeat past mistakes. That is the chief reason for the creation high-speed, quick climbing, fighting and There certainly will be both increase in of an Air Ministry, which could deal with scouting aeroplanes, and from providing size and improvement. and these will vehicles of the air as a new arm operating the vast number or reconnaissance and come swiftly. Doubtless there is pin its own element and capable of deliver. observation craft that were absolutely absclate limit somewhere ahead, but that ing staggering blows quite apart from any indispensible. Throughout the Western need not occupy our minds yet. We are land or sea operations at the moment is Front it has been, al along, a fierce within the mark in assuming that a progress. The ocean of air is a true

miles.

War thus

struggle for freedom of serial reconnaise machine carrying a ton of bombs a tots! expression, and it means that every inch THIRTIETH ORDINARY

And it air.distance of 700 or 800 miles is of an enemy'u territory is coast, and every MEETING of BHAREHOLDERS in sance and artillery observation; This Company will be held at the bas only been during the past year that immediately possible. An alternative inland town an aerial port. Offices

of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & COMENT, LAMITED ON TUESDAY, 29th the big bombing machine has had a load might be thirty passagers for 500 really does take on a new aspect now that means to navigate the air have been January 1915 at Noon, for the purpose chance of being fully utilised.

INVASION BY AEROPLANE. - of receiving the Report of the Directors

found. Air power is a thing spart. We | Two years ago England produced the together with the Statement of Accounts

Before coming to the latter point, need an Air Sérvico controlled indepen- for the rear ending 31st December, 1017.

TO REGISTER of SHARES of the same time the Germans were experi- however, it is well to remark, ju a few dently of Navy and Army; and that does Company will be CLOSED from FATURDAY 19th to TUESDAY, 29th menting with large high-powered sero-words, that bombing crais carrying not imply, as an opponent of this develop- ment has argued, that it would be in charge of politicians!

January, 1918, (both days inclusive during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.

By Order of the Board of Directora

A. SHELTON HOOPER,

Secretary.

Hongkong, Jan. 11, 1918.

THE HONGKONG LAND

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big Handley Page machine, and about the

planes.

IE

The Caproni, also, has been machine guns, flying in formation by day sts height of 11,000 or 12,000kgeet, and before the world for about two years. there has been slowness to take full protected by a mosquito fleet of fighting their operations advantage rf these machines, other coun craft, can carry on tries than England have been to blame. without excessive casualties: and that by The fact is, the slowness has been largely night, flying in a different order, they

circumstances, dua to unpreventable

pcarcely need an escort. although England, Having the best of the machines mentioned, and posseKRÍO;

The present British type of bomber can

I such a Department of the Air had; been in existence, the potentiality of the big aeroplane would have been seen, and the question of fighting Germany through the air would have been dealt with as a whole. This, would not mean that the

RECLAMATION-COMPANY, greater manufacturing resources, is more carry i magazines of three-quarters of aerial routine of batte would no longer

LIMITED.

IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SEVENTEENTH ORDINARY

NOTICE

definitely open to the criticism of having lou a total air-distance of 500 miles be under the control of Sir Douglas Haig.

neglected an opportunity.

SHALL BOMBINGS DSTLESS.

As before contended here, the failure this Company will be held at the Offices was due in some measure to the fact

MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in

That

It means that the Rhine war factoriesAt sen Germany really can only injure We can are within range. No doubt, by carrying na by attacking from below. a small bomb icad Berlin itself would he only strike at Germany itself from above. attainable but it would scarcely be worth Surely the advent of a satisfactory big while...

aeroplane, ought immediately to have been

INTIMATIONS

MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1918

INTIMATIONS

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.

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TIENTBING ROHTM GHIRA.

HORLICK'S MALTED MILK

A Great Factor in Food Economy.

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Fare foll-vest asily riched with all the notififve extracts of semicted matted barley and enwas in powder four. Every parties in wholesome meurishment, it knepa kadedusely, and theme in "akisolate y un wij EN alition of hot or cold water fastantly dis damot, lood becersen ne kelly wetrillos sod so easily digested tånd it advantagiously replacin Teanimeste mund dies which rejstre rase digestive elort, yet at the same rude at sappines faller ontritivw walon. “It is therriese aconomical in alt sm and suits all ages.

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YOUR EYES

SHOULD NOT BE SEGLEMEL

At the first symptom

of eye strain you should consulta. We test eyes soientifically and fit glasses to individual re- quirements.

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OPTICIANS

HONGKONG

HONGKONG & MANILA.

| MITSUBISHI-GOSHI KWAISHA

(Mitsubishi Co.) COAL DEPARTMENT.

SOLE PROFSJETÕES OP TAKASHIMA, OUHF MUTABE KISHIDARE. YOSHINOTANI HOJO, NAMAZUTA. BAZO KANADA SHINDEW, KAMIYAMADA, BIRAT": & CYUBABI COLLIERIES.

AGENT FOR SAKITO COAL

*

Hena Offico - MARUNOUCHI, TOKYO.

BRANCH OFFICES →→→

Nagasaki, Moji, Baraton, Wakamataw"

Otars, Murora.k 10

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AGENCIES:- CHINKTANG Messrs Gearing M

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For Particular, apply to

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HOZOLONG-

WAI KEE.

PLAG & SAILMAKER'

No. 123, Des Vaux Bood Center

Top Floor, HONGKONG

Telephone No. 1833

Mcars JARUISE MATHMIs that our serial arm has been controlled nut to regard the big aeroplane merely followed by a reconsideration of the whole THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LD.

ObaerverS

COMPANY, LICTED, on TUESDAY, 29th January, 1018, by 19.15 PM for the by sailors sad soldiers, and rewarded as as long-range, artillery would be absurd. problem of aerial, war and by the estab-

or land

There is another and possibly even ware jishment of an Air War Office-London parpose of receiving the Beport of the merely a new factor in so Directors together with the Statement hostilities. We needed separate depart important function for it. In suficient of Accounts for the year ending 31stment to deal justry with the new instru-numbers, such machines could carry a December, 1917.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the ment of war provided by the big neroplane considerable loss of mez and machine Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY 19th to TUESDAY, 29th which, because of the great destructive guns very swiftly and unexpected to January, 1918, (both days inclusive), force it can bring to bear at long ranges, saize some point, or, perhaps, effect soms during which period, no Transfer Shares can be Registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

MOWBRAY B NORTHCOTE,

Bordary Hongkong, Jan. 11, 1918

arin.

in entitled to be considered as a strategic operation consolidating, the work pre- vidraly, accomplished by wholesa e mział It is no disparagement to our Service Lombardment Authorities to say that they acted short

3 of the possibilities. To them the ser

plane was little more, than in serial motor

car; and no one has ever suggested that

the datent of the motor called for the JUST ONE AFTER DINNER creation of now Ministerial Depart will prevent that uncomfortable beary? feeling and aid digestion. Two taken at menti. In the result, all that happened bed time del Constipation as gently

That the Nery and the Army went as nature next morning,

ALFRED HYNDHAT

Wyndham Street

Has for sale CARBON PAPER at 8100 per dozen I was RIBBONS L.50 each

U

INDERTAKES to clean and repair Typortinis at 812.00 per machine

For particulars

in for seroplanes as suxillary to the wailor's and "soldiers work as litherto

PINKETTES

The Man Who

Gets There

s the man who has blood-

real rich red blood and plenty of Wis body.

WATERBURY SK METABOLIZED

COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND

makes blood- giving, hrab

trength

ches

seten the

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for

clear the complexion and Ofall vista, pr

the phinlikromý Scituen

KE OPPALL

PAIDES

aðugh to have any

Further, the bombing operations of the care Arst two and a half years of the war by comparatively sma

inth, word neither

TELEGRAPHIO ADDRESS: MANIFESTO HONGKONG,

Codes Used: A1, ARC. Fifth Edition. Engineering First and Second Editions, Western Union, and, Watkins Dock Owners, Ship Builders, Marine and Land Engineers, Boiler Makers,

Iron and Brass Founders, Forge Masters, Electricians.

HEAD OFFICE: KOWLOON.

ACETLYENE CUTTING AND WELDING TOR SHIP AND BOILER REPAIR

Moders up-to-date plant operated by car own specially trained

workmen under expert European supervisio

All classion of light stool work manufactured by the above.

Tanks, Drums, Ventilators, Piper, dc, &c.

THE DIMEASCONS OF DOCKS AND KLIPS ABS ́AR YOLLOWED

GEISS, OF TIDE

NAME OF DOCK OR SLIP ON REEL

BLOCKS.

EUTEÄNCE BIKADTE

KOWLOOS

SL $157, 290,

TAL-)

Поро

DEFNE OVER. HELLSAT.

ORDINARY SPRING TIDE SPLINGS

KOELPS

Imarrone No. 20 Eestora

QUEEN'S BUILDINGA

10WN OFFICE