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INTIMATIONS

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER

OF COMMERCE..

INTIMATIONSI

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEET N the Remainder of the 1918 RACE

ING of the Members of the HONGKONG GENERAL "CHAMBER OF COMMERCE will be held on- TUESDAY, th`March, 1918, AE, À PIN. precisely, in the CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ROOM, CHANTERED BANK BUILDING, for the following purposes:-

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

(8) To elect a New Committee.

(3) To transact any General Business,

By Order,

E. A. H. WILLIAMS, Secretary,

Hongkong, Feb. 22, 1918.

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THE ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS & DEALERS OF HONGKONG.

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MERT

ING of the Members' of the ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS AND DEALERS OF HONGKONG will be held on WEDNESDAY, 6th - March, 1918, at 4 P. precisely, in the CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ROOM, CHARTERED BANK BUILDING, for the following purposes -

4) To receive the Report and Accounts

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of the Committee for the year ended 21st December, 1917.

(2) To elect a New Committen

(3) To transact any General Business.

By Order,

E. A. M. WILLIAMS,

Pecrdary,

Hongkong, Feb. 24, 1918.

THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING COMPANT,

LIMITED,

IS HEREBY GIVEN that

MEETING & ABANDONED.

Bty. Order,

T. HOUSE,*

Clerk of the Courne. Hongkong, Feb. 27, 1015.

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HONGKONG HOTEL

BACH WEEK.

HE DANCES ADVERTISED for The Week are CANCELLED in view of the sad catastrophe at Happy Valley,

J. H. TAGGART, Manager.

Songkong, Feb. 27, 1918,

DIOCESAN GIRLS SCHOOL, KOWLOON;

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(CHOOL WILL RE-OPEN o

TORSDAY, March 19th, at 9 A.ME. Boarders return on March 11.

An Assistant Mistress is required for the above.

Apply to

THE HEADMISTRESS. Hongkong. Feb. 17, 1918.

WANTED.

N ELECTRICAL

134

or MARINE

A ENGINEER is required as a

162 Shift Engineer at the Generating Station of the HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD. Hanchai

HEREBY GIVEN that

NEXTRAORDINARY GENERAL

MEETING of the KowLoos LAND AND

BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED will be

Apply in writing accompanied, by details of experience and copies of testimonials co-

THE MANAGER, HoxxnxG ELECTRIC CO., LTD...

St. George's Buildings.

Hongkong, Feb. 20, 1018.

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held at the Registered Office of the KING EDWARD HOTEL

Company Victorin Building, Hongkong.

On

FRIDAY, the 8th day of March,

1918, at 11 o'clock in the forenoop when the subjoined Resolution which was passed at the Extraordinary General 3freting of the Company held on the goth day of February, 1918, will be abmitted for confirmation as a Special Kesolution

That the Articles of Association be altered in manner following :-

(a) That the word "two" be substituted for the word "three" in the definition of" The Board" in Article 2.

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(+) That the word “two"" be 4ubatituted

for the word "threo" in Art

"in Artiolo: 72. (c) Thai the word "one" be substituted for the word "two" in lines one and two of Articlo 76 and that the word "other" shall be substituted for the word "others" and the word “his” for the word "their" in line two of Article 76 and the word "member be substituted for the word "men- bers" in line three of Article 76. (d) That the word "Director" be sub- atitated for the word "Directors" in "Article 77-

That the word "Director" be sub-

stituted for the word "Directors" in e

of Article 79.

ine four (That the word "signature" be sub- stituted for the word "signatures" in lizes 1, and 4 of Article. 88 and that the word "one" be substituted for the word "two" and the word "Director" for the word "Directors" in line one of Article 60."

That the words "hand of one of the Directors" ba substituted for the words bands of two of the Directors" in line 2 of Article 10”.

Central Location;

ALL ELECTR:0 TEAMS Pasz. Entranen,

Electric Lifte, Fans and Lighting Europeas Batha and Sanitary Fittings, Hot and Cold Water System throughout.

Best of Food, mad. Servios,

Tyleraone $73

TELEGRAPHO ADDRESS,

・・・ VICTORIA." J. WITCHELL

Manager

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

SAUSAGES.

SAUSAGES.

`A. Varloty to suit all Tastes.

OXFORD SAUSAGE). CAMBRIDGE

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BOLOGNE, BEAD CHEESE....... BLACK PUDDING.

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Dated the 20th day of February, 1018. LITTLE

By Order of the Board,

A. BEELTON HOOPER,

· Secretary to

THE HONGKONG Land InvertaaNT &

Aokiler Co., L

Genaral agents for the Company.

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THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING, CO, LTD.

THE THIRTY-FOURTH ORDIN

ARY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in the above Com pany will be held at St. George's Buildings, Chater Road," "Victoria, ' on SATURDAY, the 9th March, 1918, at 11.30 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of receiving a Etatement of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the; year ending 31st December, 1917, and electing a Consult ing Committee and Aaditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS, of the Company will be ULOSED from TUESDAY, the 8th March, 1918, nati! SATURDAY, the 8th March, 1818, bath days inclusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers Hongkong, Feb. 28, 1918.

HONGKONG AND BHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

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THE FINAL DIVIDEND DECLARED for the Year ending 31st December 1927 at the rats

Berling Tab Founds Three Shillings together with a Bonas of Une Pound per Share, is payable on, and MONDAY the 20th day of February, Current, at the Offices of the Corporation, where Bhareholders are requested to apply for Warrants

By Jrder of the Cours of Directors,

KIJA STAEE

Chef Morogor

Mecgkong, ToV2241918

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WOMEN AND WASTE,

inbour made such industries unnecessary to-day

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The meat and the bread shortage PRODUCTION OR CURTAILMENT? might likewise be materially minimised. it women of all classes set to work to sindy and produce ceónomy foods, cooked The following appeared in a recent on the admirable, though still despised; issne of the London Daily Chronicis Continental and vegetarian methods: Not Now that everyone's thoughts are only would familiarity with cooking of directed towards war savings one realises this sort provide a pleasing variety in bow much waste might be checked if diet, but it would provide a satisfactory. only women grasped the value of house-substitute for many meat and wheated .. dish. Shurned as “fads which it is hoki production.

Locking through the pamphlets issued too much trouble to try," these are in connection with the war Aving cam-nder present conditions ignored by the paign, one feels that the special appeals majority, who refuse to take the trouble to experiment, and find out whether to women are on too narrow and con- they would prore acceptable to these servative lines.

they cater for.

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Now few women make their own. clothes. Factory-mande finery has not only vulgarised dress, but render it so unserviceable, that it compels” that constant change which keeps hordes of workers busy manufacturing, selling, and advertising * type of raiment wa Lat women go back to producing their should all be infinitely better without. own garments and we shall make a big advance towards thrift

DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND.

Mm. Sisteway, who gets rid of a good deal of rather questionable cost in tha The same applies to various kinds of must not commonly used in the ordinary village, bad become, to say the least, household, simply because boilsewives suspicions. There didn't seem to be the f will not take the trouble to learn how full six yards of ealico she had ordered to cook the same property. pigeons and other foods that,

Those include venison, rabbits, hares, rom Tape's, the draper's.

comparait your sunster mousure is?" she

demanded of the waiting, errand-boy,

**Yea'mi ""

The abuse of fine feathers and patron age of cinema shows, theatres, and other so-called "vacant-minded amusements, the condemnation of purchasing fine fura, costly jawellery, pianos and grama phones, crêpe de chine anderwear-and ilvely inexpensive, could easily an almost hysterical exhortation to produced in greater quantities and pred to swell our present motat storage; while adopt hay-box cooking, may be all very the question of turning the waste pro well, but it appeals to a very limited ducts in our kitchens and households to number of the population-and one profitable account opens up a serious whom it is doubtful will ever harken to study that in days like the present well the call of thrift

repays investigation.

* MAKING OUR OWN CLOTHES.

"Well, I may be mistaken, of case, but it certainly locks abort measure."

"That's funny!!! ruminated the youngstar. Just before I came away with the parcel, gaffer was saying as them last coals you sent him was the worst 'o

It is not to the evidently extravagant whether they be munition workers, Dress is another problem better solved ever had. So you're both grumbling! by preaching production than cartail-febbe, now, if you sent himr better iconl

or milionaires, that we must

look to introduce, thrift, but the ordinary housewife, who, being the chief spender

home, not only would rouch money and Oh, you think so, do you?" sniffed. ment. If more clothes were made at you'd get better measure mach labour, be saved but a vast amount the lady

of the nation's wealth, is the one who of waste avoided.

HOME-LABOVE.

must be taught the need to save What ters of every class not only made but the smart boy, You see, o pokes the In old days, when mothers and daugh. It's more'n likely, mum !'' responded so many verlock it, that more can be also remade clothes of very kind, garfire with his yardstick, and well, it don't done by production than by curtailment. meat lasted longer and fashions et no longer! The more pokin' 6"as

changed Inss. frequently

Tree, one did not enjoy the excite to do, the was for the yardstick-an This success of the allotment scheme went of white sales and monster sange customer

mer and winter taught us how much may be achieved in scale. but then neither did one's ward- clearances on a gigantic the simplest manor, and the housewife robe want renewing every three or four who conservan-food, making her own months, sa is the case when showy fabrics. jams pickles, sunces dries or bottles are made at shoddy, and steam laundries: Tegetables and fruit, is capable of achier that have taken the place of the home ing equally valuable results. Not only of destruction to flimsy lingerie that could large quantitica of food be saved from the outset was palpably too fragils and stored by this means; but, were the (to last.

habit univerzally adopted, hundreds of skilled workers might be released from jam and pickle and canned food factories to de more urgent war worką,

In days gone by, when industries of this sort were unknown, nobody was any the worse ou, just as nobody would be very much the worse off if home

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