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P.O. Box, 35. Telephone No. 12. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

/M. POWELL, LTD., beg to announce

WM. tabiahmant in Alexandrs Buildings will be Closed en SATURDAY noxt,

rder to facilitate the Hemoval to their New Premise, which will be Opened on MONDAY next, April 29th.

Hongkong, 23rd April, 1912,

[609

FAREWELL

CONCERT

TO

MRS. GORDON,

WEDNESDAY, MAY IST, 1912, at 9.15 r..

VOLUNTEER HEADQUARTERS.

TICKETS, 82 each

at MESES, MOUTRIE & Co.'s Hongkong, 23rd April, 1912.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE P. & O. 9. N. Co.'s Steamer

THE P.

"BORNEO,"

{611

NEW ADVERTIREMENTĮ

WANTED.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 2380, 1912.

EUROPEAN ASSISTANT in Export

Morohant's Office.

State Salary, Qualifications and "Previons experience to

A.B.C

Care of "Daily Free" Olse Hongkong, 23rd April, 1912.

PUBLIC COMPANIES

[610

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTILITY-NINTH

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Society will be beld at its Head Office, No. 2, Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, THIS DAY TUESDAY), the 23rd AFBII, 1912, at Noon, for the purpose of

Receiving the Report of the Directors together The Statements of Account to 31et Doom-

with

bor, 1911, and of declaring Dividends, ke

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 13th to the 23rd April, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

O. MONTAGUE EDE, Secretary.

[542

Hongkong, 23rd April, 1912.

OHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE CO.,

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

AYOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at Ite Hond Office, Na. 2. Queen's Baildings, Hongkong, THIS DAY (TUES- DAY), the 23rd APEIL, 1912, at 1230 P.M., for the purpose of Receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1911, and of declaring Dividends, &c.

NOT FORTY-SIXTH ORDINARY

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 13th to the 23rd April, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

G, MONTAGUE EDE,

Booretary.

Hongkong, 23rd April, 1912.

[543

THE YANGTSZE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, MALTA, PORT SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS Consignees of Cargo by the above-namod Tossel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed AT THEIR Risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.'s Godowns at Kowloon, where each Consigne ment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed. Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary withlaHE TWENTY SECOND ORDINARY TGENERAL MEETING of the abors Association will be held at the Head Office, No. 26, The Band, Shanghai, on TUESDAY, the 30th APRIL, 1912, at 4.40 o'clock P.M. precisely, for presentation of the Report of the Directors and the Accounts to the 30th December, 1911, the slostign of Directors and Auditors for the current year, and for the purpose of trasmoting

nary General Meeting. any other business which may be transacted t

6 hours,

Goods not cleared by the 28th inst., at 4r.... will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever.

22

Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for emmination by the Consignees and the Company's surveyora, Masera GODDARD and Douglas, at 10A.M. on MONDAYS and THURSDAYS. All Claims must be firmented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, TRANSFER 300KS of the Association after which date they cannot be recognised.will be CLOSED from the 24th to the 30th No Claims will be admitted after the Goods April, 1912, both days inclusivo. have left the Godowns.

E. A. HEWETT,

Superintendent.

Hongkong, 22nd April, 1912.

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BÈ HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS &

is now ready and contains: -

Far Eastern News,

Leading Artioles.

The Situation in China.

REPORT

Labour Unrest and its Prevent ́on.

Wireless in the East.

Phonetic Chinese.

An Unprecedented Shipping Disaster, Compulsory Education in Asia.

The Asiatic Electorate in Hawaii. Random Reflections.

Hongkong News.

Chief Justice of Hongkong,

The Magistracy.

Melee on o Steamer.

9

The Hongkong Blestrio Co, Ltd.

Ladies' Gulf in the Philippines.

American Naval Plans in the Philippines. The China Loan Difficulties. Quarantine at Manila.

Death of Mrs. A. J. David, Death

of Mr. Morgan Philips.

Agricultural Development in Manchuria,

The Canton-Hankow Railway,

Hongkong Legislative Council.

Chino-Siam Bieam Navigation Co.

Unpaid Native Bank Orders at Shangha!.

Retirement of Inspector Langley.

Hongkong Gymkhana Club.

Billiards.

Interport Goit

LANE,

Membors, holding prozios for sheenth for holders must deposit same with Secretary for Registration at least forty-night hours before

the meeting.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

W. 8. JACKSON, Becretary.

(581 Shanghai, 13th April, 1912.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

•

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

NOTICE IS BERBIED ORDINARY

INTIMATION

CRAWFORD

& CO.

HOUSEHOLD DRAPERY DEPT.

JUST - UNPACKED

DAMASK TABLECLOTHS,

NAPKINS, TEACLOTHS,

etc.

COTTON and LINEN SHEETINGS,

MOSQUITO CURTAINS. TURKISH BATH TOWELS.

HARDWARE DEPT.

KITCHEN UTENSILS

OF

EVERY DESCRIPTION. FILTERS and FREEZERS.

BRUSH WARE and TINWARE.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

INTIMATIONS

HONGKONG GENERAL

OF COMMERCE.

CHAMBER

NOTICE.

SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the Members will be held on THURSDAY, at 4P.M. in the CHAMBER

B005, St. George's Ballding, Chater Rond, Hongkong, for the purpose of nominating

of the Chamber for appointment to the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Notice in writing of the names of Candidates and of their Proposers and Secondary to be lodged with the Secretary at least 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the General Mooting.

By Order,

E. A. M. WILLIAMS,

Secretary. Hongkong, 20th April, 1912.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

NOTICE.

1592

GENERAL MEETING of the SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the Company's Oflees, St. George's Building, on SATURDAY. the 4th MAY, 1912, at 12 o'clock Noos, for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors, together with a statement of AccountsThe above, Clab will be held on to 29th February, 1912, and electing Directors and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 20th April to the 4th May, 1912, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO..

"Agents

Hongkong, 17th April, 1912.

NOTICES OF FIRMS

NOTICE.

[61

bag to inform you that Mr.

W WALTER OTTO has been admitted

a Partner in our Firm,

BEFBLINGER & Co.. Hongkong, 20th April, 1912.

[586

NOTICE.

MES, and ME. SCPIESS bog to inform the Pubilo that they have CEASED all connections with Tam PARIS TOILET Co., from To-day and that they will Open a New Gentleman and Ladies' Hairdressing Saloon shortly.

[590 Hongkong, 22nd April, 1912.

AUCTIONS

R.

ENTERTAINMENTS

THEATRE

BOTAL.

0

ONE WEEK ONLY.

Commencing

SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH,

THE GREAT

Raymond

THE WORLD'S GREATEST ILLUSIONIST, Presenting Positively The Most Novel, Original and Startling

MAGICAL PERFORMANCE

EVER PRODUCED ANYWHERE. Gorgeous Soory and Electrical Effects!! A. Fortune in Scenic Splendour. This In the Mest Gigantic Amusement

Enterprise

Ever Brought to the Far East Forty Tona of Magnificent Soonery, STAGE SETTINGS AND PARAPHER- NALIA !! THIRD TRIUMPHAL TOUR ROUND. THE WORLD!!!

The GREAT RAYMOND has appeared before King Edward VII., Kaiser Wilhelm, Cear Nicholas, King Leopold, Emperor Frans Josef, King Emanuel, Queen Wilhelmina, King Marcel, and King Alfonso, and has re- ceived May Decorations.

タイ

TO LET

TO LET.

FFICES in KING'S BUILDING.

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- AMENT & AGENCY CO., LD: Hongkong, lat April, 1912.

ONEL

TO LET.

(12.

THREE-BOOMED RESIDEN. TIAL FLAT at Kowloon, with every modern convenience. Immediate possession.

SHOP with GODOWN attached, Nathan Bond, Kowloor.

KOWLOON MARINE LOT 48 - with WHARF,

Apply to-

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

Co., IAD.

[525 Hongkong, 18th April, 1912.

TO LET

FFICES and GODOWNS in Duddell

Strest

No. 12, BEACONSFIELD ARCADE, First Floor,

No. 13% BEACONSFIELD ARCADE, First Fledr.

#ROGATE” Austin Road, Kowloon, from 1st April

No. 57, PRAYA GRANDE; Maso Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS,

3rd Floor, Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, 13th April, 1912.

TO LET.

MODOWN, No. 4, New Praya, Kennady

Town

PRICES $3.50, $3, $2 and $1.

Booking Now Open at MOUTETE'S. Late Car to the Peak, Hongkong, 16th April, 1912.

Apply

(587

VICTORIA

THEATRE.

TWO

PERFORMANCES EVERY NIGHT! 7.15-PICTURES ONLY-7.15 *9.15---FULL." PROGRAMME-9.15

GRAND MATINVERS—

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, AT 4 F.M, .

By Special Request,

FOR A FEW NIGHTS ONLY, THE GRAND FIEN,

AFTER 50 YEARS.

OR THE

QUEALYS,

GOLDEN WEDDING."

The Famous

Australia's Musical Sketch Artiste. Hongkong, 10th April, 1912,

158

FOR SALE

R,

FOR SALE FOR BREAKING UP.

At H.M. DOCKYARD, Hongkong,

H.M. Torpedo Boat Destroyer, "HART,"

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST: MENT & AGENCY 00, LD: Hongkong, 1st Apell. 1912.

TO BE LET,

120ו,

ON OF ABOUT 1St May, 1912, SHOPS and OFFICE, in Alex-

andra Buildings, adjoining. the Hongkong Dispensary, at present occupied by Messrs. Wm. Powell, Ltd.

A. 8. WATSON & Co., LTD.,

Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, 29th August; 1911,

BEA

TO LET.

[123

●EACONSFIELD. Will be converted into a First Class Boarding House with Large Dining Room, Thirty Bedrooms and Eighteen Bathrooms, Plans to be seen at our Quee

Apply-

LINSTEAD & DAVIS,

Alexandra Buildings. 1481

Hongkong, 20th March, 1912

TO LET

OFFICES on 3rd Floor, Hotel Mansions

faving Harbour,

OFFICER on let Floor, Hotel Mansions.

Apply to-

HENRY HUMPHEETS, Alexandra Hofldings,

[388

Hongkong, 12th March, 1912.

TO LET.

Length between perpendionlars ... 194 ft. 3 ins. OFFICE in Alexandra Buildings.

Beam (external) Displacement..

... 19. 5 .. ...295 tons.

Fitted with 2 sots of triple expansion engines and 3 water-tube boilers, Thornycroft type, mutilated). Can be viewed alongside Kowloon

I following Sale of OROWN LAND by Coating Depot during Dookyard honra between

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. TT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the PUBLIC AUCTION will be held at the Offices MONDAY, the 29th day of April, 1912, at of the PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT on

3 p.m.

THE HALF-YEARLY MEETING of

SATURDAY, the 27th APRIL 1912, at

Enll. Farticulars and Conditions may be 12.30 P., at the Offloss of the HONGKONG JOOKEY CLUB on the Ground Floor of the obtained at this Ofios. HONGKONG Club Ànrexa, Chater Road,

By Order,

[582

T. F. HOUGH

Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, 13th April, 1912

[563

THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY COMPANY, LTD.

LOST.

TWOSHARES 2am bored 57959/37960 THE SHARE CERTIFICATE NO. 1598

B.M.B. Tralle Returns of past Four Years, inclusive standing in the Register in the name Macao Notes.

The Famine in Central Chins. Yangteze Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd. Yangtze Insurance Company's Dividend. Manchuris as a Market.

General Baden-Powell in Hongkong. Wedding at St. John's Cathedral.

A Modernised Chinese Wedding.

The Republic of China.

Roman Catholicism in China. Canton News.

Fire on the

Manchuria."

Reported Rising in Tibet.

The Chief Justiceship.

Local Sport,

British Trade with China.

Supreme Court

The Development of Yunnan.

Japan's Interest in the "Titanic" Dienster.

The Republic of Chins.

Piracy on the Yangtze.

Commercial.

copies 30 cents each, Cash,

Copies can be posted from this Offloe to addresses sent; including postage, 34 conta cack.

$1 ask for thron copies. Subscription: $12 per annum, payable in advance; postage $2.

Hongkong, 23rd April, 1912.

at

the

of FRANCISCO XAVIER HOMEN DE CARVALHO of Macao, having been LOST, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that unless the anid CERTIFICATE be produced Olles of the Company, 5, Queen's Road Central, Vistoria, Hongkong, on or before the "First day of May, 1912, a new Certificats for the said Shares will be issued and the old Certifeste will· thereafter be held by the Company sa null and roid

MOWBRAY 6. NORTHCOTE,

Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 16th April, 1912

THE

PIONIO PARTIES.

LAUNCH FOR HIRE.

(577

HB Handsome. "KING EDWARD HOTEL" LAUNCH as be Hired for Pionio Parties by the Hour or Day.

Apply for Terma to the Manager,

H. HAYNES. Hongkong, lat Marsh, 1912.

389

LIGHTERAGE.

"CİHE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN, Co.

andertake overy description of lighter work, including transhipments in the Harbour,

delivery to any water frontage in the Colony, and conveyance to Canton and West River

porte Small quantities handled and specially low rates quoted for large quantities.

[423

HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO. LTD.

NOTICE.

ON and after MAY 1ar, 1912, the charge for

Lighting, Fans, &c., will be Radnood to CENTS TWENTY-SEVEN PER UNIT, and the charge for Radiators and Motors to CENTS TEN PER UNIT. DISCOUNTS WILL REMAIN AS AT PRESENT.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

Agente. Hongkong, 18th April, 1912, [595

ODERN

WANTED.

HAMMOND

oither now

OF

TYPE- best

M MACHINE

condition.

Apply-

No. 999, Care of "Daily Prem," Offloo. Hongkong, 22nd April, 1912, [591

SOUVENIRS OF

THE

No. of Bala

Inland Lat

Registry No,

No. 191

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

овал ривая

Locality.

(La Calvaire)

Leighton I

Boundary

MeasuremenLS,

fees fest fcut toot

180 150 300

Annual Bent.

Upeat, Price,

300 46,000 190 4,500

The Purchaser of the Lot will also have to pay the sum of $25 for boundary stones and $30 for the Crown Lease.

W. CHATHAM, Director of Pahlia Works, [599 Hongkong, 12th April, 1912.

G.

Ri

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,

IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the

I following Sale of CEWON LAND

15th and 27th May, on application to the Commodore,

Toader forms with conditions of ssle, list of fittings on board together with any further information "required" osn be obtained on application to the NAVAL STORE OFFICEE, HM DOCKYARD, Hongkong Tandors are to

be lodged in the Commodore's Office before Noon on 5th June, 1912

Hongkong, 22nd April, 1912. [593

FOR SALE.

Dol, Contiful situation.

ERRINGTON, 7-Roomad House, Frak

For Terms, apply to-

C. SCHRÖTER, Care of Mestre, GABERLA, BORMER & CO.,

King's Buildings,' IIIrd. Hongkong, 10th July, 1911,

[125

FOR SALE,

With or Without Furniture,

66TOR CREST N Commanding

with Tennis Court. magnificent view of the Harbour and Adjacent Islanda.

Apply...

LINSTEAD & DAVIS, 3rd floor, Alexandra Buildings [416 Hongkong, 7th March, 1912.

BUTTER.

WE

BUTTER.

7E are pleased to be able to announce that the selling prices of our different PUBLIC AUCTION will be held at the Offices | BRANDS BUTTER at present are as follows:--

of the Pontic Works DEPARTMENT, ́ ́on" MONDAY, the 29th day of April, 1912, at 3P.K.

Fall Particulars and Conditious, may be

DELHI DURBAR obtained at this Office,

UNIQUE FOR HOME DECORATION.

JUST

TUST Received a Rare Consign-

ment of Beautiful Delhi.

Washable.

work,

Early inspection solicited.

HOOSAIN-ALI & Co.,

No. 14, Queen's Road Central, Jorner of Zetland Street, Hongkong. Hongkong, 17th April, 1912,

[50

NOTICE TO KOWLOON RESIDENTS

XTRA COPIES of Daily Prces are on

Bale daily at the following Stores - KOWLOON BOOK STALL, Ferry Wharf. - Mesra, HUNG CHEONG, Haiphong Hoad

No. of Bale.

Talond Let

Registry No.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT,

!! REDUCTIONS !!

"DAISY"

*DAIRYMAID

“BUTTERCUP

"PASTRY"

BRAND. 80 ots. per b

75,

70

THE

Below Kennedy

Fast of Leland

Locality.

Boundur3

H.W.

fest toet fael frat

142

74 0,414 841,412

+4

DAIRY FARM 00., LTD.

GRACA & CO.

130

Dealer in POSTAGE STAMPS, PICTORIAL POST CARDB FLOWER SEEDS, TOYS, BOOKS,

The Purchaser of the Lot will also have to pay the sum of $32 for boundary stones and 530 | MANILA CIGARN AND CIGARETTES. for the Crown Lease

HONGKONG HOTEL, BUILDING,

W. CHATHAM, Director of Pablic Works Hongkong, 13th April, 1912.

1900

*452

PEDDER STREET HONGKONG,

Apply-

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong 26th February 1912 [367

TO LET.

With Separate Entrance.

HE WHOLE FIRST FLOOR of the OLD LAND OFFICE, QUEEN'S ROAD opposite D'Aguiar Street.

Apply C

LEIGH &- ORANGE.

Princos Building, Hongkong, 12th April, 1912.

[558 TO-LET.

WELLBURN," The PRAX, 6 ROOMS,

June, 1912.

Apply to-

"PĚROT SMITH, SETH & FLEMING 5, Queen's Road Central. Hongkong, 16th April, 1912.

BROWN, JONES & Co.

(417

"TALIAN · MAEBLE FIGURES.

ITAHAN FLOTORES

BLACK, RED and GREY: GRANIZI

MEMORIALS in Stook

WREATHS with Glass Shades from #4 up

BROWN, JONES & Co.,

41, Morrison Hill Road. Tolephone 423. Hongkong, 18th October 1911.

ON SALE.

1776

TONGKONG HANSARD REPORTS

HONGKON

the MEETINGS of the

LEGISLATIVE Beafon 1911.

COUNCIL

Bavisno By the Members,

PRICE

DAILY PRESS OFFICE, Hongkong, 6th March, 1912.

ON BALE

AZ TER

for the

HONGKONG DAILY PRESE

OFFICE.

NEW AND UP-TO-DATE

PLANS OF THE SI-KIANG

OR

WEST BIVER.

PRICE ONE DOLLAR.

Giving all the Important Towns en roufe

from CANTON TO WUCHOW