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INTIMATIONS

THE CELINA PROVIDENT LOAN &

MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

THE TWENTY-FIRST ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE. HOLDERS In The Company, will be held at the Offices of the Company, St. Georges Buildings, No. & Connaught Road, on THURSDAY, the 8th Febru- ary, 1918, at 11:30, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General 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

INTIMATIONS.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAT BANKING CORPORATION.

THE FINAL

DIVIDEND

DECLARED for the Year ending 31st December 1917, of the Mazzot Two Pounds Three Shillings Sterling together with Bonus of Une Found Sterling per Share, is payable on and the MONDAY the 15th day at February, Current, at the Chlices of the Corporation, where Shareholders are requested to apply for Warrants.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

N.J. STARE,

Chief Manage.

WEDNESDAY, the 20th February, 1915, Hougkong, Feb. 3, 1918.

atil THURSDAY, the 29th February,

1918, both days inclusive

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. (

General Managers.

Hongkong, Feb. 14, 1918.

HONGKONG HOTEL CO, LTD.

NOTICE."

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THE ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Company's Hotel on FRIDAY, the Lit March, 1918, at 11,18 mar for the purpose of receiving Statement of Accounts to Sist December; 1977, with the Report of the Directs and to discuss any matter that may be competently brought before the Heating.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from ind February to 146. March, 1918" both 'days jacluzive.

By Order of the Board.

1

J. H. TAGGART,

Secretary,

Hongkong, Feb. 15, 1918.

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NOTICE.

CAPSTA

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MIXTURE

LONDO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that F. G. LEUNG alia LEUNG LIM CHO alias LEONG NGON in ca longer in our employment since the Frich-instant. Henceforth, all moneys in payment of debts due to us by any of our respectable customers should be handed to the Undersigned and NOT to the said F. G. LEUNG, AR, LEUNG

CHO alias LEUNG NGOK who o authority to receive same. The 10caipts 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 szy dispute in future.

Deted the 11th day of February, 1918

WING SUN & 00..-- 54 Queen's Bond Cantral, Hongkong, Feb. 14, 1918.

NOTICE.

PEAK HOTEL

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HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER NOTICE is hereby given that bla.

OF COMMERCE.

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEET ING of the Members of the HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE will be held on TUESDAY, 3th March, 1019, a precisely in tho CHAMFER OF COMMERCE ROOM, CHANTERED BANK-BUILDING, for the following

purposes:

(1) To receive the Report and Accounts of the Committee for the year ended 31st December, 1917.

(9) To elect a New Committee.

(3) To transact any General Business.

By Order

F. A. M. WILLIAMS, Secretary, Hongkong, Feb. 23, 1918.

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THE ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS & DEALERS OF HONGKONG..

THE

HE ANNUAL GENERAL MEET

ING of the Members of the ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS AND DEALERS OF BONGKONG will be held on WEDNESDAY, 8th March. 1918, st.4 P.M. precisely, in the CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ROOM, CHARTERED BANK BUILDING, for the following purposes —

(1) To receive the Report and Accounte of the Committee for the year ended 31st December, 1917..

(3) Te elect a. New Committee.

(a) To transact any General Busines

Serritory.

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PEUSTER'S Connection with the PRAX HOTEL, as Manager, ceases as from the 24th inst.

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A. FINDLAY SMITH, Proprietor,

PEAK HOTEL

Hongkong, Feb. 25, 1918.

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N MEMORABLE ANNIVERSARY.

futile The Bag of Germany was swap from the vans.

CORO TEL.

next morning that two strange, men af, wer were in sight from Sapper Hill, stoering northwards. The battle cruisers were not an hour too soon. The story told by Bir Heary Newbolt and others To appreciate the situation which of how admiral Sturdes received the Three years ago to-day, says the Naval brought about the Falklands battle, it is of the arrival of the German ships off the Falklands has now become his- Correspondent of the Times, there was necessary to remember that at the betoric. He was shaving when the message fought one of the truly decisive battles ginning of November, 1914, Germany was delivered, and he did not recmit the of the st. Some publicists, indeed as bad still her Asistic Squadron in being, news'ta interrupt him, only remarking Sir Edward Parrott this year at the including two of her best armoured coolly. We'll see about it later." University of London have affirmed craisers, the Scharnhorst and Gacisena, that the Falklands victory was "the both crack ganery ships, manned by most decisive in the whole course of long-service scamen. By clever tactics, British naval history. Discussion has the German admiral contrived to creas raged around many other great actions, the Pacific without being intercepted by both on land and ses, as to how far they the Allied searching vessels, and to fal CARBON PAPER at 1.00 per dozen could be acclaimed as victories, or in, off the coast of Chile, with a much

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THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

S EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the KoyLoox Land and BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED will be held at the Registered Office of the Company, Victoris Building, Hongkong. on FRIDAY, the 8th day of March, 1918, at 11 o'clock the forenoon When the subjoined Resolution which as passed at the Extraordinary Genersi Mooting of the Company hold on the ous day of February, 1918, will be submitted for confirmation as Resolution

Special

that the Articles of Association be altered in manner following:

(4) That the word "two" be substituted for the word "three in the definition.

of "The Board" in Article 2.

(6) That the word "two" be substituted

for

the

M-three) Article 72

STDTTI.

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A) That the word “Director

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Article for the word “Directors" in |

77.

ord "Director" be sub-

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THE ACTION

But a general order to raise steam for fall speed was made immediately the abipa passed out of harbour, as they were ready, and at 10.21 the signal for a general chase was hoisted. It is well known bow Scharnhorst and Gueisena, with which the Invincible and Inferibla fought the they were able to get into acting about whether even they were entitled to that weaker squadron auder Rear Admiral p.m. The Scharnboral, her flag flying. name at all. But the setion of Dec. 9th, Sir Christopher Cradock, who was do the Greisensu remained aflost until to the last, disappeared at 4.17 p. but 1814, was much more than a victory feated with the lows of the Good Hope & pm, when the too was mak. Or Adadiral Count Grad von Spee, Command Maamouth, while the battleship the light craisers, the Neraberg Wa merely defeated, he was overwhelmed still some distance away. ing the German Aristic Squadron, was not Canopus, sent out to reinforce him, was accounted for at 7:27 pm. by the Kent, Howing as Admiral aturdes reported. to the excellent and strenuous efforta and bis force prastically annihilated. News of the Coracal reverse reached of the engine-room department, who Pastarity will ausradly judge the the Admiralty in the same week that drove the ship designed for 3 knots, st strategic move which led to much Lord Fisher returned to offices First Pressure and sletin, never dreamed of triumphant result to have been sne of Ses Lord. As the creator of the battle foundered at 9 pm. The Dresden alone in, poncs,, up to 35 kuota“: The Leipzig the master strokes of the whole of this cruiser type, which had already justified escaped, but only for a few Werks. war. It is an interesting and ting itself in the Heligoland Bight air, Aword must be given to the gallantry coincidence that this memorable en Lord Fisker appreciated better than displayed by the German Admiral in

Ha his niversay falls in the same week in which anyone that this was the type the only before submarine attacks on trading fight against odds. Those were the days the last remnant of Germany's overses type-possessing the gun power stresasia, leaving no trace, had empire has dropped into the lap of the speed, combined with enduring mobility, bato vogue, and the traditional spirit of Allies. The late colonial territories of necessary to deal with von Spee before the sea still beld good. According to

chivalry associated with, brotherhood of Germany have been the gift of sea-power he could (1) seize the Falklande es story told by the Een. W. Alarydee, which found eveh striking expression in base; (2) raid systematically the Atlantic or Governor of the affland Islands, the the battls off the Falklands. With trade; or (3) appear off the Cape and German colony at Valparaiso, gave a out the possibility of replenishing give the needed fillip to the rising io victory off Coronel bat he refused to banquet so Admiral ron Spes after his their military strength in the various South Africa Protests notwithstand drink to the toast of Damnation to the colonial possessions, owing to the ing, Lord Fisher recalled the Invincible British Navy, which had been proposed, severance of the means of transport and and Inflexible from the North Fes, and and withdrew with his officers Notic communication, it could only be a mat-on November 11th or within a week of ing that steps near the door were covered with flowers, be said "I think you ter of time before the resistance of the the Coronel news they were proceeding bad better keep those for my prive wwifkly and silently on their 6,000-min Germans was crushed and their lands journey; the lag of Bir Doveton They may be wanted." overrun by those who enjoyed the ad Sturdes, who had until then been Chief

vantage of sea-power. It is perhaps not of the War Steff, 3ying in commend too much to say that the destruction of Port Stanley was reached on Monday, | December 7th, 1914, at 10:00 am, and You Spec's squadron not only enabled the squadron began csaling at once in the armies of the Union of South Africa order to leave on the following day in 173 to conquer those huge tracts of territory search of the enemy. But the operation which had been under German dominion,as received on the fagship at 8am. was never completed for information bat it preserved the States themselves he from the herron of a bitter and weaken- ing civil war. The second great, in- finenes of the Falklands victory was the

AN ELECTRICAL or MARINE removal from Germany's commerce ENGINEER in required as a destroyers which, ap till then, had met stituted for the word Directors in Station with considerable success, of their vital

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line four of Article 70,

That the word "aignsture" be sub-

of the HONGKUNG KO

LTD., Wanchai,!! Ye Mov

Apply in writing accourse

accompanied by

stituted for the word "signatures details of experience and copies of in lines 1, and of Article 89 and testimonials to

that the word "ous" be substituted KEYLESS THE MANAGER,

for the word "two" and the word MASON "Director for the word "Director"

in line one of Article 88.”

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

By Order of the Bosn

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ASHELTON, HOOFER

Secretary to

Ann Hordinad DIEV

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St. George's Buildings

Hongkong Feb. 20, 1918.

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