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2.

G. P. LAMMERT.

| AVOTIONREZ, APPRAISER

AND SURVITOR

-Public Auctions-

INTIMATIONS.

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IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OFFICE

NOTICE

CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

HIS Department will be entirely CLOSED on FRIDAY, the 20th Phruiry, 1920. It will be open for all rposes till Moon ou SATURDAY the 21st February, 1950. Liceused Wane- houses will be entirely closed on those

C. W. BECKWITH,

Superintendent, Imports and Exporta.

dates.

T

Hongkong, February 17, 182%

BANK HOLIDAYS.

TN accordance with Drilinance" No. 5 of 1812, the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Businers on FRIDAY and SATURDAY, the 20th and 21st iust,

Hongkong. February 17, 1820.

NOTICE.

WE have This Day admitted Mn.

A. D. BARRETTO, 1s a Partner

in our Firm

J. M. DA ROCHA & CO. Hongkong, February 17, 1920.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

NOTICE RANSFER BOOKS of the

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

above named Company will be CLOSED leem MONDAY, the 23rd day of Febru- arv. 1920, to SATURDAY, the 25th day of February, 1920, both days inclusive. Dared this 16th day of February, 1920.

By Order of the Board, GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO...

Agenda.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Shareholders in this Corporation will be held at thei CITY HALL, Hongkong, on SATUR- DAY, the 28th day of February, 1520, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with a statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1919.

The Register of Shares of the Corporation will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 16th February, to SATURDAY, 25th February," 1920, (both days inclusive), during which Peri no transfer of shares can be Yerred.

river of the Court of Directors,

N. J. STABB,

Chief Mantyre

Hongkong, February 10, 1920.

REPULSE BAY HOTEL.

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TO-DAY

(WEDNESDAY), 19th February, Tea Danzant and Dianer Doce.

FRIDAY, 20h February,

Tea Dageant and Diuser Dunce.

BATURDAY, 21st February,

Toa Dansint and Dinner Dance.

EACH SUNDAY,

ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS during Tiflu and afternoon Tea.

WISEMAN, LTD.

TEA DANCE

TO-MORROW

(THURSDAY), 19th Feb.

Dance Tickets 50 cts. each;

D. M. GOODALL, Manager.

MUMEY A.

Japanese Photographora, All kinds of Photographie Werk done in labent styles also Passport Photon

Peveloping and Printing for Amateurs a Speciality

No 04, Queen's Road Contra

Tel. 334.

INTIMATIONS

ROW TO AVOID INFANTILE AILMENTS.

When there are diseases provalent in the season, it is the most dangerous to Infants and so Great Dare must be taken in feeding them with proper food otherwise they would give their Mothers, a lot of trouble. To avoid the trouble is to feed them with LAC TOGEN which resembles.human milk. It is easily digested and promote healthy appetite. It keeps the Infants thriving and free from all Infantile Ailments.

SHID FUNG TAI & CO.,

Sol Axenus tur Hongkong and South. BhĪBA Nos, so & us. Connanght Bond Central, Ecogitong

Telephone Nok, 1979.4 2930

FOR

SALE

Fine Collection of

12500

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all diferent.. Guaranteed Gennine

and all

Nice Clean Copies

for

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$750. лет.

GRACA & Co., Deal-ra in Philatelia Goods, Garden Seeds, Toys, &c.

No. 10, Wyndham Stist, P. O. Box 520,

Hongkong,

JAPANESE MAKERS.

Every kind of Footwear

MADE

TO

ORDER

CHERRY & UU.

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Telephone No. 491.

Hongkong, Maroh ), 1914.

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Cigarettes

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A NEW SHIPMENT HAS JUST ARRIVED.

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INVESTMENT AND

SPECULATION

centre. For some little time pro- | NEW. PACIFIC STEAMERS. the shipping and motor industries, moters have paid close attention to

First of the new fast passenger and

A LONDON VIEW.

and have taken full advantage of the freight vessels for the trans-Pacific cry for expansion of markets and world trade to be won in the absence made out of Puget Sound will be the af Continental competition. · A sin.

steamships ***Vena:ches," *Ser ister feature in many of these Grit and American Legion" all nl which have been launched on the enterprises is their extreme youth, a fact usually hidden in a cloud of Atlantic coast, and as soon as com- words indicative of the general pro-pleted will be brought to Seattle, sperity of the industry.

These vessels will have a speed of 18 knots and are 535 feet in length. They are owned by the United States Emergency Fleer Corporation.

The government has contracted for sixteen of these vessels, nine of which, will be of the 535-foot type and seven of the 503-foot class. been laid and actual construction start ed on all except two and work on these will be started soon.

Keels have

In the present craze for specula tion and the daily outpour of new issties one can well imagine the bewilderment of the real investor who to-day more than ever needs

The lucky hita of some marine in- surance companies have begotten a guidance and warning. The mere

crowd of competitors-whose furare, speculator who gambles for a profit to say the least, in the coming days on the rise needs no sympathy. He of peace and stable rates, is decidedly goes into the market with open problematical More Insidious still is the appeal of new general insur eyes; perhaps as a variant of the ance companies, whose hope of profit, card-table or the race-course, and in view of the close quartering of the takes the chance of the odds-the ground by existing and old-establish game is old, and one in which the red. We are far from decrying the and "American Legion," it is ex- ed competitors, must be long defer-

The Wenatchee," "Sea Grit" hawk, as a rule, gets the better of chances of a newcoiner simply be pected, will operate between Puget the pigeon. Probably never in the cause of his infancy; new blood and Sound and the Orient. history of modern trade and indus new ideas are wanted everywhere; temporarily suspended for a short time but we strongly recommend the in- try was the net spread by the comvestor to look most carefully at the because naval architects of the Emer- pany promoter so widely and allur competition his tempter must inbuilders that some additional changes gency Fleet Corporation, advised the ingly as it is to-day. Big men and evitably face in the harder daya to in cabin arrangements would be made, little men alike are opening their come.

These vessels were planned originally THE NEW COTTON SPECULATORS. mouths wide for money, and are pull

as transports, but, upon. signing of the: To-day there is a movement in armistice it was decided they would ing financial s'rings in industry of

progress in Lancashire which the inbe converted into passenger carriers: every kind. Investors sometimes vestor will do well to watch very for commercial services. They will complain that their brokers give them closely. For some time the cotton carry 249- Brst-class and 300 third- little help. Thecomplaint may be justi- spinning mille have been doing very class passengers. fied in some cases, yet as a generalrule well, and making large profits. As we are certain that every good office a rule, these profits are directly de takes the greatest trouble in advising rived from the efficiency engender clients. The other side of the story ed by Individual enterprise, intri is we fear, rather like the lady who cate technical knowledge, and close.

.

Work has

plans to place twelve of the sixteen The Emergency Fleet Corporation. steel passenger vessels on Pacific

routes.

demanded 10 per cent. interest and personal supervision. The specula. The 503-foot ships are to be slower

a quick rise as well. Truth to tell-tor is now taking a hand in the than the other type, which are 32 Fect and it is better to be quite frank game, and by absorption purchase; longer. The smaller vessels will about these matters-a new kind of and amalgamation is endeavouring make about 14 knots and have pas- broker has come into prominence to engineer a series of combings, serger, accommodations for only 80 lately, Frequently he is not a which will be put on the market persons. It is planned to place these member of any recognized Stock at a time of exceptional local pro- on routes that offer only a small num Exchange, and is rather inclined to sperity with plenty of promise for ber of passengers but a substantial pose as an issuing house. Suck anthe immediate future. The transfer demand for tonnage. office is, course, directly interested of these undertakings from their pre- Inasmuch as the architects have not in effecting a sale of its goods, and to sent owners is being arranged only, finished their plans for siterations on expect counsels of caution in pushing to put it mildly, at very full valves the larger vessels it is not known how them is to be more than human. The The capital of the new concerns will much time will elapse before these trouble is that the client often believes tend to carry not only the full values, craft are placed in commission," but such an office to be independent, but heavily realized goodwill and it is expected they will be operating Is the investor, then, to be warned some drafts on the future and the to the Orient by August, 1920.

off every industrial issue and bidden promoter's profits. Nor should the

rigidly to buy only Government greater share in trade prosperity securities? Far from it but as which the workpeople mean and

certainly no industrial issue should ought to have forgotten when the to have made purchases far beyond be touched unless one is either cap investor is calculating his future per their power of personal supervision,

and there can be little doubt that able of gauging its general value or centages. of oblaining advice from some dia-

The profits made by a certain before long the public will be asked interested friend with inner know world-wide monopoly are being to pay them for their trouble. ledge of the industry. If one has cleverly used by a certain class of

Few demands need more careful patience, and is not taken in by the promoters to recommend their own scrutiny than those connected with promoter's elementary trick of wares. That monopoly is being run. luxury trades. The recent Glympia Come in, at once or you will be too by men who understand cotton to Motor Show staged cars more than late, honest trade advice ought to its last fibre, the newest temporary 80 per cent of which were luxury be available; and if it is not, we go owners of many, a mancashire fill in the fullest sense of the word so far as to say, leave the thing saw frame and loom for the first Today's expenditure on luxuries rigidly alone.

time since the armistice. Similar of this type clearly does not come

The brotherhood of the get rich considerations obtain, though in a out of inconte, and in spite of the quick is by no means confined to lesser degree, in the West Riding of payment of premiums and the rush London-syndicates of not too Yorkshire, although the woollen and to buy, it is patent to all that the scrupulons individuals, bent on gar worsted industry is more varied and heavy taxation of the future must nering a rich harvest, are being less met for aggregation. Still cer- before long compel economy in every formed in almost every large trade tain individuals are known recently direction.

WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 18, 1920.

NOTICES.

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.

Hotel Mansions.

Agexte for ADMIRALTY CHARTS,

ROSS'S BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, BENSON'S ENGLISH WATCHES,

•

ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacturers, High Class English Jewellery,

HEALTH against STOKNEES..

By taking our "ROOSTER BRAND MACARONI, PASTE STARS, EGG.NODLES, VERMICELLI, or other kinds of Soup Stuffs REGULARLY you will have to complaint of any kind of sickness, as all our Products being manufactured from Flour of the Best Quality and under the most Sanitary Method can be easily digested and give you GOOD HEALTH & STRENGTH.

Large quantitier have been exported to various parts of the World. Tour esteemsed Orders will receive our prompt and careful attention. Terma moderate, especially for Agencies,

·TRADE MARK.

THE HING WAH PASTE MFG. CO., LTD. HEAD UTICE: Hongkoss, Nos. 47 & 48, Connaught Road Central. Tel. No. 2230.. BRANCH OFFICE: Shanghai Nos. 430. & 431, Banking Read. FACTORIES: Hongkong, Wing Hing Street, Causey Bay and Shanghai, No. 51, North Soochow Road.

HOTELS AND CAFES.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.

OPERATING :---

THE HONGKONG HOTEL,

HOTEL MANSIONS,

"

THE REPULSE BAY HOTEL,

J. H. TAGGARS,

MANAGEM.

THE PEAK HOTEL.

1,500 Feet above Sea LeveL

15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of-

Mrs. BLAIR.

KING EDWARD HOTEL

CENTRAL LOCATION

A LL ELECTRIC TRAMA Pass Entrance, Electric Lifte. Fans and Lighting A European Baths and Sanitary Fittings Hot and Cold Water System throughout. Best of Food and Service.

Telephous 573. Telegraphic Address :----* VITORIA."

J. WITCHELL, Manayu,

PALACE HOTEL

KOWLOON.

(Two minutes from Star Ferry),

Basantly renovated and refurnished, sleetris Hight and fans throughout sad entirely under new management. Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietor, Bar and Billiard Bouma Terna moderate. Special terms to families on application to

Telephone E. 3. Telegraphis. Add. ↑ "PALACE.*

Propertstor

"J. H. OXBERRY, Proprietor.

CARLTON HOTEL,

(THE ONLY AMERICAN HOTEL IN EHR QOLETY.) ION "HOUSE STREET.

Under American Management Sice and quiet yok culy a few mfatekem walk from the Banks and Central Ditrict: Beirooms, Excellens Quinine, serupziously clean. Moderats Tods Monthly and Family Bater en application to the Proprietress. Fatimehes meet Padanger Boat

Telegraphic Address "CARLTON»

ME, F. E.-CAMERON:

TE ALEXANDRA CAFE

909

18, Des Voeux Road Central,

Ned Hongkong oleh

TEL 909

Try our BREAD, made from the very best Flour and guaranteed to be the purest Bread in the Colony. DON'T FORGET and order early our own made PUDDINGS and MINCE PIES.

Obristening, Birthday & Wedding Cakes made to order.

Mrs. N. BABBAGE, Managerées,

BLUE BIRD

ICE CREAM PARLOUR

AND CONFECTIONERS

TANG YUE, Dustier,

the late SIEN TING,

14, D'Aquilan BERKEL,

TERMS VERY-MODERATM - Gozwoitation' fruo.

OHOCOLATES

·Pizin Bwout Vandila Chooclace Home Made Assorted Chocolate

WAD "Bocicy's Nangle's, and for dis Californiaistar" ChunulateTM

sta, par Amaran Chocolates. 41. bu pan: Th Experial Coon die p Chirardelli Ermaktais Jonon?.

FRENCH LESSONS

G." "MOUSSION.

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