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G. P. LAMMERT.

UCHOFIER, APPKA LES

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INTIMATIONS.

NOTICE.

FUBLIC TELEPHONE will be in-! stalled in the new chair shelter at i the bottom of the Peak Rond as from

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ED. O. WOLFE,

"Capt Superintendent of Police. Boagkong, December 31. 1919.

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HONGKONG BOXING ASSOCIATION.

Important joint Meeting of the

MITTEES of the above Association will take place at the Office of Mt. F. C. Jenkiu, Prince's Buildings, on Monday, Jaanary 5, at 5.00 p.m. Members are requested to make it convenient to attend.

G. G. N. TINSON.

Hon. Secretary.

CHINA BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED.

SHAREHOLDERS are reminded that Д Second EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the above named Company (ubtice of which was duly given on the 10th inst.) will be bell at the offices of Messrs. Gibb, Livingston and Company St. George's Buildings, Victoria, o'clock poon, on TUESDAY, the 13th day of January, 1920, for the purpose of confirming, if thought it as a special Resalutico, the following Resolution which was duly passed as an Extraordinary Resolutica an the 29th Izak, viz.:--

"That the Company be wound up

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JUST RECEIVED from AUSTRALIA. a large abipment of LACTOGEN, UNSWEETENED CONDENSED MILE, STERILIZED NATURAL MILE, MALTED MILK and SWEETEN AD · 0000A-and- MILE, sold at very reasonable prices owing to the present high rate of Exchange, specially for Retailers..

rolnetarily and that Ernest A SHIU FUNG TAIJ& CO., fred Mountford Williams of the Arm of Lowe, Bingham & Matthews bf Chartered Bank "Buildings Queen's Road Central, Victoria aforesaid be appointed Liquidator for the purpose of such winding up, such remu- aeration sa may be arranged between the said Harrisons and "Crosfield Limited and the--ti

quidator.".

Mola-grain for Hongkong und South China, Xon, 17 & 15, Counanght. Eoad Central, Sungkong,

Telephone Kom, 12302931

Dated this 29th day of Dec 1919.

By Order of the Board

Agam Hongkong, December 30, 1919,

THE WEST POINT. BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

THIRTY SECOND ORDIN ARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS to this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Company, Limited, on WEDNES- DAY 14th January, 1920 at 11 o'clock a..

for the purpose receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts Lorthe year ending 31s: December, 1910.

of

The REGISTER of SHARES «of the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, 1st January to WED- NE÷DAY, 14th January, 1920, (both days inclusive), during which period- ne Transfer of Shares can be Regis

tered."

By Order of the Board of Directors. A, SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to the

Hongkong Land Investment & Agency Company, Limited.

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General Agents for the West Point Building Company,

Limited. Hongkong, December 24, 1919..

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There will be another great inva ston of France, Belgium, and Italy during the coming spring and sum- mer, says The Oberver. But it

It is expected that the interest of will be of a friendly character, pro the great majority of the tourists, ceeding mainly from the West whether travelling with personally invasion prompted by pardonable conducted parties er independently Curiosity and not by desire of con with their own couriers will centre quest. For already-it report speaks in particular spots, such as Ypres, truly in many thousands of English Arras. St. Quentin, Rheims, and The information, and American homes people are pre Verdun, and arrangements are being body Science, to be gained would says Every paring their plans to visit some sec made accordingly. The almost tions at least of that famous battle, uninhabitable condition of most of be of the greatest value to science, line which extended in jagged: curve these hell-shattered towns, how. and, would very possibly give. from the North Sea to the Adriatic. ever accessible by road or rail, us a new and rich source of power

During the past summer a very will render it essential to select considerable number of fortunate or as a point d'appui, as it were, Sir Charles instanced the bore holes Frivileged persons succeeded in visit some central and less devastate sunk in the volcanic districts of Italy ing a few of the principal centres of ed town from which excursions to and the cheap power obtained at the interest on the Western front, especi adjacent places of interest may be small town of Lardelio from the ally in Belgium, where the problem conveniently made. Thus, for in- volcanic steam. of transport and accommodation has stance, Ostend which has already

The deepest hole yet made in the proved casier solution than has been regained much of its pre wat gaiety earth was bored this summer, when the case in the war.devastated areas will be the centre from which a depth of 7,579 ft., or nearly a mile of France. But the stern necessities brief visits will be paid, either by and a half, was reached in Virginia of the case 'compelled the Allied rail or motor, to Ypres. Dixmede, in an attempt to strike oil. At that military authorities to insist upon Poelcapelle, and other Belgian battle- point the drill struck and the cable severe restrictions being placed on fields, and to Zeebrugge and Bruges. Parted. "Fishing" for the end was the facilities granted to civilian To acomplish this itinerary a week unsuccessful, and the tools and 4,000 tourists. Before next spring how would be necessary, and arrange ft. of cable had to be left in the hole, ever, it is confidently expected that men's can be made to extend the which was abandoned. Nearly three the extreme pressure on land and sea tour so as to include Brussels, years Lad been spent on the boring, transport will have been very materi- Antwerp, Ghent, Lonvain, Malines, and this was the second misfortune ally reduced, and that many prewar and other places invested by the war of the same sort that had overtaken ORDER conveniences within certain battle with special interest. There will be the same company.

areas will be granted to the travell a similar elasticity in regard to most The deepest successful boring is an ing public.

of the itineraries in Mesars. Cook's off well at Czuchow, Silesia, 7,386 ft. It is in this anticipation, a repre-programme..

deep. Bentative of The Observer was The costs of these tours have been

In Virginia the temperature at informed, that Messrs. Thomas Cook artanged to suit all sections of the 7,000 ft. was 172 degrees Fahr., and and Son are preparing their elaborate community. The inclusive fares for the rate of increase at that depth programme of tours to the old the Belgian tours, for example, range was one degree every 51ft. It is Western front for the spring and from nine and a half guineas, with estimated that at 10,000 ft.. the boil. summer of 1920.

second-class accommodation, to 16ing point would be reached. guineas with first class accommoda- Judging by present appearances tion, for a week's visit to Ostend and and the many unsatisfied demands neighbouring places of interest; while during last summer, the next tourist select escorted parties, who will be

Meanwhile, what promises to be a season, it was remarked, promises lodged at superior hotels and provid- to be a heavy

ined with private automobiles, so as to busy winter season in Switzerland one and quiries respecting what facilities will embrace 1 wider itinerary will be and the Riviera is rapidly developing on be available are already pouring in charged thirty-five guineas for the Facilities of all kids will be ade from all quarters. Not only will week.

quate. But here again the public ""there"be" a vast temporary exodus It is quite, within the bounds of must not exwer the enjoyment of. from this country: there will be a possibility that next season's pro- full prewar conditions; The railways still vaster exodus from the United gramme may include trips to the are still suffering from excessive. States. So far as America is con- Continent by airship or aeroplane. wear and tear; the food problem. cerned, the number of tourists wil The dally fights to France and Bel presents some dificulties; while the be limited only by the amount of gum prove this to be more than a shortage of fuel, especially in Switzer steamer accommodation available, visionary idea.

land, has compelled hotel proprietors Phenomenally heavy advance book. So far as can be foreseen at to advance their rates by about forty- ings have already been made, and present, it will be impossible to five per cent, though other causes. comparatively few berths are now extend the zone of pleasure travel have also been operative. For those unapportioned. And on this side of beyond the Adriatic during next people who desire to escape the the Atlantic our own list of advance season. The unsettled state of affairs rigours of an English winter and bookings, subject of course to facili. In the East seems to preclude all desire a short sea voyage to sunnier ties being obtainable, is on an un. Bkelihood of the inclusion of the latitudes, a limited number of tours, precedented scale

Hold Land, Egypt, and the Dardanel restricted necessarily by shortage of We are very hopeful, however, of lea, la the programme. It is now occan transport, is being arranged to coping successfully with all demands. almost certain that the famous Nile. such favourite Yesorts as the Medi But even at this early stage it is per steamers will not run during the terranean, the Exoay Islands, Mai Imps desirable to utter a word of next few months:

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