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FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 17, 1922.

Hughes

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General

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TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY

and THURSDAY,

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THE CHINA MATE

INTIMATIONS

BONGKONG & SHANGHAI A. S WATSON & CO., LTD.

BANKING CORPORATION,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN tim

the Ordinary Vourly Meeting of the Shareholders in this Curporation will be held at the City Hall, Hang

kong, on SATURDAY, the 18th day of Palestre, 1922, at Nem, for the purpose of new ring the Report of the Court of Duectors gother with a statement of arrounts for the year croling 31st December, 1921.

The Register of Shures of the Corpor ation will be CLOSED from MONDAY 8th Pl muner 10 BATURDAY 1805 February 1922, moth days elusive: during which pero no transfer of slates can be registeret.

NOTICE.

RICE MEETING

(NESDAY, the 2. 21-6 and YN MONDAY, TUE-DAY & WED 22nd. February. all rote will

(10MPD at rat

On these days The Hongkong Dist ensary will be opened for the purpose of dispånsing prescriptions from 6 mm. to 7.30 PM.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

Hongkong, February 16, 1922.

ENGLANDS STOICISM.

MR. PAGE'S STRIKING TRIBUTE

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You guess

themselves

It isn't an accident that these

You

Mr. Page di not think with Lord matter of a man to them. Sometimes Kitchener that the war would last for w they get home they write ma voral years but he admired the polite notes tinoising TRY far thoroughness of the English method receiving them. This morning the

The English wore alow in getting first

Sir Dighton into full action," he writes, "but now Probyn, uf Quven Alexandra's Readers of The World: Work will they never miss a trick." Or aguibusehold er unikal en geotrueo turn almost instinel. valy to the further The British are now going about that yon'd hardly have guessed hi chapter from The Life and Letters the business of war as if they knew errand. And at intervals they ne in the December number of that Tao grim efficiency of their work. They take it as a part of the price of of Walter H. Page," which figures they would continue it indefinitely.all day. Not a tear have I seen yet. magazine. The previous instalments even in small details, was illustrated greatness and of empire. were so absorbing in their interest, no to day by the Government's informing at their grief only by their retic pace. full of observation, so masterly in us that German handyman whom They use na fow words as possible and their analysis of the men and events the German Ambassador left at his thin courteously Lake associated with the early stages of Embassy, with the Buglish Govern- away. the gigantic struggle, that one turna ment's consent, is a spy

but be people own a filth of th world. with more than ordinary curiosity to eende verbal messages to Gormany by Utter! v unwarlike they antiast the new contribution, which deals women who are permitted to go home, anybody else when war comes. with England under the stress of and that they have found letters don't get a sepse of fighting here

written by him sewed in some of only of endurance and of high rasolve. Mr. Page had one typically Ameri- thear women's undergarments. This Fighting is a sort of in dient in the

characteristic an inordinate man has been at work bere every day struggle to keep the world from During the under th two very gord men whom derina domicating will be hebt THE EXCHANGE BANKS will capacit

transaction of Public months immediately following the have put in charge there, and who on the day and a te pare arzin Business at 9.30 am. on MONDAY,outbreak of host litica, the Embassies have never suspected him. LO STOCK EXCHANGE WHElemmelintly up! the Formation TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, the

How on LOSED on MONDAY, 2011. THES DAY WEDNESDAY, od mal purporn of considering and if thought close at 12 3000.

of the Quinny Yently Meeting for the 20th, let and 22 February, and of the enemy countries were handed earth they found this out simply

over to the American Ambassador. passes my understanding. SATURDAY 1950 last,

fait of passing the following resolution,

The extra work entailed upon him Proceeding to give further instances may be readily imagined, yet Mr. of attention to every abase of Page found time to send bome his activity, Mr Page continues: impressions and convictions. There The Germans have far more thun is striking proof of his farsighted their match in Trousers and wisdom in the views put forward by, abrowdness and in character. him a letter to Colonel House, the bloody drama unfolds itself, the written as ar back as September, bollow pretence and es-sutial barbarity 1914, when the war was not yet two of Prussian militarism become plainer mouths old.

and plainer; there is nod ubt of that And so does the invincibility of this

INTIMATIONS.

HONGKONG SPOOK EXCHANGE

NOTICE IS BEREBY CRVEN that

By Chlor of the antler, P TESTER

Secretary Hongkong, Feberry 15, 192:

HONGKONG BORTE ULTERM.

NORIETY

THE ANNUAL SHOW

*r

FOWPUS and VEGETABLES wilde held on the BOTANIC GARDENS.

an ad MARCH,

2 p.m. till 6 pm

Admission St

Ples will be presented la LADA STUBBS at 5 pus Musimy Band wild plas

iniumbe my ringan Is

Fybubu

minded

dudel mest

AND NOTICE is hereby given that an hatrumdinary Meeting of the Chure holders of the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Com portion

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of an Hukreure unto the Legislative

RACE HOLIDAYS.

for the

Hongkong, Perury 11, 1922.

HONGKONG SHAREBROKERST

ASSOCIATION,

Thost the Directors of the Hongkong | |& Shanghi Banking Corporation be jand they are hereby requested and Lamazed by and to belult of the g`sharabol der så The Corpontion to lake

the Megs revessary for the introtationTHE above Association will be Sigar until Noon on the 20th, ist, Com of the Polony of Hongkong 220 and 27th February, and rates will jand for the enactment of the same he be tuned at 10 am, pach day, matea

The Monkmang of Thuglog with the of 10, a ta as smal adame and vassing of the begielative; By Order of the L'ommitler Cosmold Thermal to ellieet the amend mens ne sonty to the Ordinances under which the Key watson is theorporated ant came on leasiness so as to allow of the angry node mete al the Cor

date being increased to $20,0 0,600 |

-J. W, KEW.

Srebrny

Hongkong. Februay 16, 1922.

wor

can

fur work.

When the day of settlement comes. the settlement must make sure that, that the day of militarism is done and can come no more. I sheer brute į force is to rule the worht, it will no

be worth living in. German bureaucratic brute force

could

cute the alpint of sp HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. conquer Europe, presently it would

speenpetal of the Corporation a4 to relay the veg topics thats ns gures then dep sit security to respect

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the 6th March, 102.

Alo sule of Gl and Serpil i Victualling Stores at Kowloon on Pa- day, March.

Comprising Chitized Beef, Tond Cable. Sui Park, Peas. Beuns and Biscuits for cattle or poultry food Serge Planei, Rants, Farma eks, Bedding and sundry Articles of Clotiung and Mess G.or.

Terms of Sale: A tuiled in Catalogue.

HUGHES & BOUGH,

By Appointment Auctioneers

to the Admiralte.

Hong wong, February 10, 1992.

FOR

SALE.

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Cly Haden wire wheels two sjare

Wheel and emplete Exquipment

UNIVERSITY

OF HONGKONG.

MMEDO SUH and extions are invite! by tla Past of Pt1e 1 turer

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Valera's J Vougeres Paraby of Al- Egan Minerals. Band, Mobaut

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A fur datalovat 40 Lactures will b read for t The surres Spring

grup shoe A modern 1990,

N. THESDALE MACKINTOSIL

Registrar. Hongkong, Fleune 14, 1922.

RACE

WEEK

A PANCY DRESS BALL

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For price & patroulars apply.

LOGGH,

Adenork

HONGKONG BOXING

ASSOCIATION.

NENT TOURNAMENT SATURDAY, Pak na

at the

TH TATRE ROYAL, at 915 pm.

Ten Real Featherweight Contest

A B Hindle.

A. B. Chadwick, v

Ten Rd Mid fhewangi Chute t.

O. S. Lawenden. v. A B. Duncan. Ten Ronal Oatchweight on est.

Sto. P. O. Morgan.

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Chief P. O. Culinghan.

And three six-round contes Booking at MOFTRIES.

Members MONDAY & TUESDAY, February 20th and 21st

General Public WEDNESDAY, DOMI

L SATURDAY, 244b.

Usual Pines.

Upon Nariens Competion FRIDAY na SATURDAY, Much has al Aprif lat, at

THE THEATRE ROYAL Full particulars will be so it to al ants of Army and Navy and Palice. Ochers p'esso apply to Han, teretary e Julinson, Stokes and Master. NO ENTRAND FEEL.

TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS.

ALL preliminary notices of forth. coming meet 29, lectures and entertainmente, sent for insertion in the news columns of the China Mail, are charged for at the rate of $1 each, Is announced in May and June of last year) providing that they do not occupy more, than four lines. In future if this space is exceeded they will be placed in the advertlain?" - columns at the prevailing rates,

4 Burky bar Prizes for the in Fancy Des

No culmina men everpi ing token. Hongkong Feiras 7, 1929.

HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.

Proposed Now Yasue of "hares to Members on the Regis'er on 17 February 1922.

the

RACE MEETING, 1922.

| MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY

AND AVTURDAY, February 2015 2016, 8%ad & 2tal

TICKE

VIIMISSION PICKETS of kallion as security

GRAND STAND and ENCLOSE tane part of the onlinary may brabtanesi 14. Most Karyad ne and teave the Corporn i Wälsa, Lampers, or at. The fate. Free fun the opion of serting such; $19 for the Meeting or 81 per du perta of the same as is required No one admitted without a Ticket, tote gerred by the deposit tal m shan ta, the Ticket Tusquetor at rostalo

• ption of the Corporation) wither

JI BIRKEIT. of the Conta Hongkong, February 11, 1922.

of coin or of securities approvesti by the Secretary of State

(i) to relive the Corporation of the obligation to keep it vach of its Cetablishturals an amor ul edin; or Vullion e qual to value to hand at least of the antes end from subestalilishment and actually in! creakcion and to leave inca matter to the disetion of the Corporation and e) to allow the Con ration to keep

for one of the mon or ultron required to be departed with the Colon al Secretary and the Culonta Treasurer as security azunst in CYTESH 1994 issue (viz the issue? Taved $20,000 CIRC) * places onaide the Papay where its notes are

saved to such numouts and suby et ta kach ruditi sex as moy! Taupoval from thing to time by Lian Gove Enr.

By Chider of the Court of Directors,

A. G. STEPHEN,

Longkang. February 1, 1992

HI, DAIRY FARM, IQF & COLD SPORAGE CO, LTD.

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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

!HE STEWARIS report the pleasure of the presenes of the LADEES at The GRAND STAND and the EN PADOMU KE during the Rake con

A Mand and Enclosure will be resurrect for Members Members Wives and Pardos: pekets are now ready and may obtained from Messrs. Link & Dis. All tickets must re produced to Kain admission

H. BIRKETT, 45 ch of the Cre Hongkong February 11, 1928,

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EMOTIONAL EXHAUSTION.

IJE

As

INSURING GERMAN EMBASSY.

Pre is a distinct touch of humour in one of his letters to Colonel House

when he writes that everybody is asking whether they should sure against Zeppelins.

I told the Spaniel. Anbassador yesterday that I am going to ask the German Government for structions

about insuring their Einbassy here!

during the first thee months is clearly soon (on the letters written to his To the eldest and youngest sous.

That the war told on Mr. Page

former:

As for the Coutinent of Europe -

much attention to it. It has consed And now it's of far

Despite his strength and endurance, forget it. We have paid far too those days of strain were not without to be worth it. effect on the American Ambasador: less value to us and will in for the tions, day in and day put, makes one before. An ancient home of mau, In fact, the strain on one'e emo-rest of your life than it has ever been try to conquer the United States, and wonder if the wo id is real-or is thie the home too. of beautiful things we should all go back to the era of

a vast dream! From sheer emotional buildings, pietanes, old i laces, old war a man's chief industry, and buck exhaustion I slept almost all day last traditions, to ta domination of kings by divine Sanday, although I had not for several place where mus rast from clarison dead civilisation--the rigli it sens to me, therefore, invs lost sleep at all. Many person to civilization now bankrupt, the Hohenzollern idra must tell me of their similar experiences. its best young men dead, its system rish-be utterly strangled in the The universe seems muffled. There

Just how to do making of pace. this, it is not yet easy to say. If threema), and only dim street lights are is a ghostly silenc in Lond u (so it Germac defeat he "uplati- enough

Highted at night. No experience seetos and dramatir enough, the question normal.

With a wide generosity indi ative of Mr. Page's fine character he refers, eulogistic torms, to our efforts on behalf of Belgian refugers, to the work of H over in London, of Whitlock in RECRUITS ENTHUSIASM.

Brussels, of Berick in Paris, and of for breakfast, taed shup for Me. Page writes with at abounding another follow somewhere in Junebe

burned is for dinner, sympathy for England and Ler Germany a consul of whom I never trencice in our dreams, an i bombar-

heard till the other day." In all beded as our small talk. detects a quality that is invincible.”

| may answer itself how's the best way in be rid of the danger of the recurrence of a military bureaucracy But in any event this bing must be killed for ever-somehow.

*

When folk like these come down the road, I respectfully do obeisance to them. And its this kind of folk that the Germans have run up against. thank Heaven I'm of their race and blood.

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rolitics and of governutent a and tyrannical it has little help for failure, its social structure enslaving

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And to the latter:

jumbled up that the bays air all Th world has all got italf sq

promontories, the mountains are all alleys and earthquakes are peressary for our happines. We have disastere

Well #haust | || rophetic instinct Mr. Paga.

[VID in October, 1914, pronounced The world's ultimate judgment upon Germany's action in Belgian:

harassed people in those early days, and of his long and intimate talles with Sir Edward Grey, whom he saw almost every day. There is some thing intensely buman in his refer ences to the British Foreign Minister, so bowed with care and responsibility. He dwells with pride on the success

The devastation of Belgiam defeate | the mans-I don't mean in battle, uf solunteer and temporary aids, and In a letter to his son. Mr. Pagbit I mean in the after judgment of points with admiration to the an gives a fins picture of the swiat life of sisted personal service given day London as it became in September,txt half as soon as they may recover

They e nnot recover from

and night.

At that time he did not 1914. It is replete with sympathy from the economic loss of the war, think there would be need for con and admiration. This the reason The reducing of these people to ASPS for Servants will be issued onscription, and gives incidents in they are going to win," he writes. arvation--that will tick to dɔmu

appdication to the U darsisened.

To the President of the United States then in history, whatever they win

imparts hie views of English

for whatever they lose. character in simple, direct terms

No better quotation

could be O14 ladies and gentlemen of the selected conclude nav notier of the

ti in wahr review.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

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The Tickets are only available for Servants while in attendance on their employers or when on duty at the various Stanly

mankind

No Servants will be allowed inside support of that view. the Chief Manger

ENCLOSURE ..f

I met the Dowager Counties of Cruise inting Race Day, WITHOUT Dudley yesterday--a woman of 45. TICKETS, which can be had en application as tall as I, and ns erect herself, as a to the Undersigned.

soldier, who might be taken for afgreat wold now bgia be driving to woman of 40, prematurely grey. my house almost every morning while bad five sons in the Boer War. It a4718 ELE brockfast. With many have three in this war. I do not apologies for callin; so s on and wish know where any one of them is." the fear that they interia me, they Mrs. Page's maid is talking of leaving ask if I can take an inquiry in Gerible It is the forerunner of all her. My two brothers have gone to many for my son" or "my nephew" the war, and prhaps I ought to help he's among the missing. Thy ther wives and children."

The never weep; their voices do not Countess and the nuid are of the falter: they are brave and prout and same blood, each alike unconquerable. Įself-restrains it seen a sort of keepers.

DUKCE IS BERARY GIVEN that

Buy Fitnesa fond i atering shou, with The Transfer 15 ukes of the Cam

Servants" passes in their p-on will for them, and by hodiets therauf will penny will be CLOSED from WEDNESd from the Enclosure. DAY, the 22nd of February, to TUES DAY. The 28th February, 1922, buth days inclusive, daring which twined no Framfers shares on he registered.

By Cider of the Board of Directora.

M. MANUK,

Secretary.

THE TRANSFER PODIC & of

Company will be (30-ED from THE BANK OF EAST ASIA LTD. the 18th to 25th February, 1922, bo'h dars inclusive.

Dated the 7th February, 1999.

By Order of the lid,

B. N. BEAUREPAIRE, Serrotary,

Hongkong, February 7, 1922.

CREDIT NATIONAL 1922.

Issue of New Bearor Bouts redeemablo

in 10 yea Frs. 500,00

each bearing interest at the rate of 6% per annum free of tax.

Reimbursable at holler's option e follows:-

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On 1st February 1921 for Fox 500,-. On Int

1997 for Pra, 507.00 On lat

1934 for Fr. 125.--- No prizes.

Price of Issue including 1st coupon duo on 5th February, 1922, payable wash on application

Frs. 489. Fubscriptions received at

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE,

HONGKONG

on or before February 28, 1922, Hongkong, Febuary 6, 1922.

MABSAGE. Mr... UZUNOYE, of MATSUDARA Hơtht.

· 10, Quaen's Mujd L'entral and floor

Tol. 405.

Hongkong,

TOTICE IS BEREMY GIVEN that

the THIRD ORDINARY YEAR LY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Registered Office Erbe Company, No. 19. Des Voeux Rowl Central ist 3:30 pm. SA'UR DAY, March the 4th 1922, for the purpose of receiving the Raport of the Directors together with a Statement of Acounts for the year ending 31st December, 1921

he

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will CLOSED froto MONDAY, 2016 February, to SATUR- DAY, 4th March 1922 (both days | inclusivo during which period no trane. fer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

KAN TUNG PU,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, Fahrsary 13, 1922,

H. M. DOCKYARD RECREA-

TION CLUB

ANNUAL BALL will be held in the CITY HALL on Fob. 24th in Truth 8.30 p.m.

D. M. S. "Hawkins " Band will be in attendance.

Tickets:Gont, $5. Lady $3.

1. M. SANDFORD,

Hon. Scoretary.

11. BIRKETT, Clerk of the Outst Hiewkong, February 11, 1972.

HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE COMPANY, LTD.

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JOTICE IS HERERY GIVEN that EXTRAORDINARY GEN. ERAL MEETING of HUMPHREYS FKTATE

FINANCE COMPANY, AND

LATE, wil be held at the Hongking Hotel, an FRIDAY, the 3rd day of March 1922, at 11.30 o'clook, in the forumnon when the eubjoined Resolu- Resolutions. tims will be proposerl as Extraordinary

1. That Article 145 of this Com- pany's Articles of Association be altered na follows:

(a) By the insertion of "$10,000" in the place of $8,000" in the fifth Line thereof.

(b) By striking out in the ninth and teh lines thereof the words "for oach financi il year of the Company” and inerting to place thereof the words in every year wherein such profits shall not exceed in the oggregato the sum of $150,000, and a ansmission of ten per cent per annum on all the not profits of the Company in excess of that

.

Buztl.

That the abova Resolutions (No. 1) to be retrospective and tako effect from the 1st day of January, 1922.

Should the above Resolutions be passed by the required majority, they will be submitted for confirmation us Special Resolutions to a further Extra- fitary Genom "Manting and evol Mesting will be hold -on” MUNDAY, the 20th day of March 102% at tho same timu ́d plaća for the purpose of tevanskiaring muf if thought the confirm

ify such Resolationis an Spaoiul. Rosolu- tions Recordingly,

hated the 15th day of February 1022.

By Order of the Board,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, Ceneral Managuts.

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