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INTIMATIONS

HONGKONG' AND SHANGHAL: BANKING CORPORATION.

NOTICE IS HERERT GIVEN that!

the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS In this Corporation will be held at the City Hall, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 23rd day of Febenary, 1918, as Nous, for the pin'p so of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the your ending the 31st Decentber, 1917.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Corporation will be. CLOSED from MONDAY, the--11th February to SATURDAY, the 23rd February, 1913, (both days inclusive) during which period no Transfer of Shares can ho registered -

By Order of the Court of Directors,

.N. J. STAPE,

Chier Manager.

INTIMATIONS

NOTIO

NOTION.

[OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Mr. P. G. LEUNG alias LEUNG LIM, CHO als LEUNG NGOK is co longer in our employment since the 11th instant. Henesfarth, all moneys in pigment of debts doo to us by any of our respectable⚫ustomers should be handled to the Undersigned and NOT to the said P. G. LEUNG alias LEUNG LIM CHO alias LEUNG NGOK bo bas no authority to receive mama receipts for payments should bear our proper Cash Receipt Chop, otherwise they shall not be treated as valid. This is specially notified so as to prevent any dispute in future.

The

Dated the 11th day of February, 1918

WING SUN & CO.

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Hongkong, Fad. 5, 1912

BONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

NOTICE.

54 Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, Feb. 14, 1918-

153

100

N AND AFTER 18th February, 1918, the hours for the transaction of business by the Hongkong Savings Bank will be 10 4,M. to 12 Noos every week- day except Saturdays.

The Savings Bank will not be open for business on SATURDAYS on and after

10th February, 1918.

For the HosGKONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION,

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, Feb. 7, 1914

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KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY.

(Barras Sacsipa).

THE EDBLAD & Train with Accout- THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTT-

modation forist and 2nd Claas passengers only, will leave Kowloon at 18 Noon for Shum Chum calling at Taipoo and Sheung Shui, on 35th, 26th and 21 instant and also on Saturday, And proximo.

By Order,

E. P. WINSLOW,

Manager.

Kowloon, 10th February, 1018. 150

HONGKONG

HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

ANNUAL SHOW.

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & THE FLOWER and VEGETABLE

MORTGAGE GO., LTD.

THE TWENTY FIRST ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Offices of the Company, St. George's Buildings, No. 8. Counaught Raad, on TH

THURSDAY, the 28th Febru- ary, 1918, at 11.30 X., for the purpose ef receiving a Statement of Accounta and the Report of the Geners: Managers for the year ending 31st December, 1917 and electing a Consulting Committee and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED

from

SHOW will be held, on the 14th and 18th March, in the CITY HALL

Intending Erbibitors should send their entry forms to the Hon. Secretary not later than oth March

Copies of Rules and Schedules may be obtained from the Boa Secretary,

H. B. L. DOWBIGGIN,

11, Beaconsfield Arcade. Hongkong. Feb. 90, 1918.

ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE

149.

WEDNESDAY, the 20th February, 1818,CHOOL WILL RESUME work on

atil THURSDAY, the 19th February, 1918, both days inclusive

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Masagara, "

Hongkong, Feb. 16, 1918.

HONGKONGI HOTEL CO. LTD.

NOTICE.

138

MONDAY, February 25th, at 8.15 AM.

Students who wish to enter should call upon the Warden on SATURDAY MORNING, February 23, at 9.30 am.

Hongkong, Feb. 19, 1918.

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HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

THE HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE will be CLOSED on MONDAY, TUESDAY and WEDNES

RACE DAYS

THE ORING OF SHAREHOLDERS DAY, the 20th, 26th and 27th instant

MEETING

will be held at the Company's Hoteli en FRIDAY, the 1st March, 1918, 12.18 P3 for the purpose of receiving Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1917, with the Report of the Directors and to discuss any matter that may be ecmpetently brought before the Meeting.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from Sind February to 1st March, 1918, both days inclusive

By Order of the Board,

J. H. TAGGART,

Secretary

Bongbong, Feb. 15, 1918.

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140

THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING COMPANY,

LIMITED..

N°

-By-Order

R HANCOCK, Secretary, Hongrong Stock Exchange. 148 Hongkong, Feb, 20, 1818.

DINN

HONGKONG HOTEL.

RACE WEEK.

INNER DANCES will be held on the following nights, open to Residents and Diners in the Hotel :-

MONDAY, 25th, February, TUESDAY, 26th February, WEDNESDAY, 27th February, and

SATURDAY, 2nd March. Table d'Hote Menus will be served as follows:-

GRILL ROOM $3.50 per head. DINING ROOM $2.50 per head.". (The Ordinary Grill Boom "á la Carte Banu will be withdrawn on each of the above evenings),

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RESTON LONDON

THE CHINA 'MAIL.

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To make sales is not enough-

you must make friends

CAPSTAN

NAVY CUT

TOBACCO & CIGARETTES

HAVE BEEN MAKING FRIENDS FOR YEARS

W⋅D&H⋅O WILLS

Capstan Navy Cut and Mixture

Capstan

Cigarettes-

Constant growth signifies constant

merit."

Sold in Mild, Medium and Full Strengths.

Sold in Medium Strength only. Packed in packets of 10 and 20 and in tins of 50 Cigarettes.

This advertisement is issued by British-American Tobacco Co., Ltd..

CABLING A GREAT SPEECH. paaies for the transmissiers of the meage Sent by direct cable to Paris, and there.. without delay. Half an hour later the turned over to the Agencé Haves, Agencő

Was

For several hours on January 9th the beginning of the address clicked its way Radio, and the Maison de la Presse. the nerve centre from which the address of into the office, and at 11.80 the full text President's address, through the courtesy Prident Wilson was sent to every part had been received. In order to make of the last named organization, was of the civilized world was a small room certain that the message was accurate as flashed to the American Ambassadors at on the third door of 20, Broad Street, received, it was repeated to Washington. Rome and Madrid and to the American where five men were kept locked up asti punctuation marks and all. Copies were Ministers at Derne, Athens, and Lisbon. the message we released; says theNewthen made for all the cable companies,

Asia was covered by a direct cable to and at 12.30 it was released. It contained Shanghai, where Beuter's sent is to the York Times.""

tele-about 2,700 words, and it was estimated American Minister at Peking and to The President's message

Japan, where it was handled by the two graphed to all the great news distributing that the Government's cable bill was centres for transmission by recognized about $7,000.

nawa agencies, Kokusai and Nippon President Wilson's message of Decem press associations to the cities of Europe,

Demago. Asis, Africa Australia, and Southber 4th was spread broadcast-by the same America. In addition it was sent to machinery, but the latest message wis American Ministers at many places whers sent to Australia and to Venezuela, which. it was more convenient that the diplomatic did not receive the former message authorities make it public. So well laid directly. All representatives in America were the plans for distributing the address of foreign newspapers and news agencies that within an hour and forty-ive minutes were notified in advance that the Fresi after the President begun speaking, word dent's address was being sent to their was received at the press censor's office organizations through the medium of the in New York that the message had been Committee on Puble-Information. received in full in Buenos Aires. Within Iwo hours it was in Londen and Paris und half an hour later in Shanghai.

ACCENATE TRANSLATION GUARANTEED. Accuracy of translation was guaranteed in all parts of the world where the The cable companies co-operated permessage was transmitted to the American fectly and for several hours the business diplomatic representatives for distribution of the world, as flashed across the cables.to the Press, The Ambassadors and

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the KowLooN LIND AND BUILDING COMPANY, LENTED will be held at the Hexistered Othics of the Company, Victoria Building, Hongkong, FRIDAY, the 8th day of March,

The usual bi-weekly Tes Dances 1913, 11 o'clock in the forennon, when the subjoined Resolution which WILL NOT BE HELD on the followed to make way for the President's Ministers were requested to offer the was passed at the Extraordinary Generaling days: Meating of the Company held on the 90th day of February, 1918, will be submitted for confirmation & Special Hesolution

That the Articles of Association te altered in manner following

(*) That the word "w" be substituted How the word "three" in the definition

of The Board in Article

(6) That the word "two ba

substituted

fer the word "three" in Article 72.

(a) That the word "one" be substituted

for the word "two"is lines one and

FRIDAY, 22nd February,

and TUESDAY, 28th February, but will be RESUMED on :---

FRIDAY, 1st March.

| J. H. TAGGART, Manager.

Hongkong, Feb 19, 1918.

די

mzaagt,

It was the desire, of the services of their stafin to see to it that authorities to lay down the message the best possible translation reached the textually in every large city as soon as public. In effect the entire achievement possible after delivery» - Me

was a master stroke of the open diplomacy for which the President pleaded in the address itself.

AEROPLANES TO DROP IT TO GERMANS. The Central Powers were in a position to receive the words of the President

PETROGRAD, AND MOSCOW.

143 through the medium of the Wolf Bureau.. From London the message was also which has branches at The Hague and sent to representatives of the Committee Eene; but not too much faith was placed on Public Information in Moscow and

e of Article 76 and that the word KING EDWARD HOTEL on the transmission of the completa Petrograd for relaying throughout Hasis.

"other" shall be substituted for the

word "others and the word "his" for the word "their ia line two Article 76 and the word "member

at

Central Location,

message by this semi-official news agency

of the Central Powers, and other methods

LL KIEHO TEAM Pam Entrance, were employed to insure the German

A nectria Life Fans and Lighting, people knowing in full the thought of the European Bathr and "Sanitary. Fittings, President. Actoplanes dropped copies of Hot and Cold Water Systems throughout the message over the German, lines, no

Best of Food, and Service,

STELLPROMM-873-

TELESLAFRIÓ ÁDORINE,

o enbatituted for the word "mem- bem in line three pl Article 76 That the word "Director" be sub- withted for the ward Directors" In Article, 17

word "Director" he sub (e) That

the tituted for the wond Dinct rs in lite four of Article 19 (That the word "signature" be sub- tilated for the word algnataires” in lines ly and of Articlo 89 and that the word ons!! be substituted for the word "twelfand the: word Director for the word "Directors" in line one of Article 80, 1 That

the words "hand of one of the be substitated for the Directors words hands of two of the Directors in line 1 of Article 10... Dated the 20th day of February, 1916

By Ordey of the Board,...

SHELTON HOOPER,

Seaclarly to IN

THE HONDOJO LAND INVESTMENT É

AGENCY COLD.

General Agents for the Company

WITCHELL Manager.

ALFRED HYNDMAĦ

43 Wyndham Street:

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that German soldiers and civilians might be able to read textually the entire message and not the garbled vermars that the German Government might cause the German sewspapers to publish, Switzer land was the starting point for the wonde of the President to reach another of the German borders, and there it was not doubted that within's octoparatively short. time the address would sweep through into all the large Teuton centres.

At 9.30 am, George Creel, hood of the Bureau of Public Information, telephoned Mr. Rogers, Diretor of the Division of

انیان با هیجانه و یا

UNDERTAKEN to clean and repair the Foreign Press, Committee on Publis

Typewritem at $12.00 per machine

Information that the President was about apply to the above to address Congress. Arrangemenfa” weze

“Hongkong, Alar 127

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LOSING WEIGHT

BY THE POUND

"Under" "Weight," a condition of ill-health; shows yoor nasim- Native powers are decreasing.

WATERCURYS METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL "COMPOUND

Supplies the blood with the wanted nordahing and healthy, flesh building materials. Very paktable:

MNISTS

PRICE $1.26 and $2.2

HAYRE TO BE MADE A GREAT

PORT.

Paris, January 15.The trattic of the

THURSDAY-PORNUARY RI'];

INTIMATIONS

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.

Hotel Mansions.

Agents for ADMIRALTY CHARTS

harbour of Havre has very much in- creased dering the war, the imports through that port, which were 2,700,000 tors in 1913, having reached nearly 7,000,000 tons in 1316, Such an emor- mood development could bare been pos- sible only through great extensions realised as early as 1918, without which | 123 Havre would have been blocked up, to the detriment of our revictualling, as it world have been impossible to discharge all the cargoes. Bowever these exten sions are already insufficient, and the building of a vast back harbour for the tranabipment of goods to the pinnaces

tion. The scheme submitted to Parlia on the fluvial system is under considers ment admits of the creation of a wat dock with 3,500 metres of wharves, the deepening of the existing inner barbour, and the construction of an inner har bour on the south with 16 kilometres of wharf and also several dry docks In tact, Havre going to be fitted up in inw of the great activity after the war.

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TIENTEIN, MOATH 'ÕHINA,

ANNOUNCEMENT

'OF

TACK LOONG.

THE OLDEST & LABGEST CHINAWARE Concern IN CANTON,

UR Patrons are desired to note that Mr. LI

OHON CHY, also known as NG SHEUNG,

who has heretofore represented this House for the Foreign Department, is no longer in our employ and has no authority to act on our behalf in any capacity whatsoever. Our new partner, Mr. FUNG YIU HING, also known as PO BING, will represent this House bereafter.

The general management and stad, except the above change, remain the same as before, and all commands or enquiries will receive the same care and prompt attention as in the past. Canton, February 1, 1918.

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