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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE OF DIVIDEND.

AND

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 15TH, 1919.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

WANTED,

R. S.,

"OUNG GELMAN, from Telogtau, wishes

position. Address

Care of "Daily Prees" Ofice. Hongkong, 18th July, 1913.

T

For SHANGHAI

WE P. & 0.9. X. Co.'s Steamship

** ASSAYE."

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Captain G. J. Coldwell, will leave for Shanghai ou THURSDAY, the 17th inst., at 5 P.3.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

E. A. HEWETT,

Superintendent.

Hongkong, 15th July, 1913.

"MOGUL" LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

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The Steamship “ LENNOX ”

FROM GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL AND

STRAITS.

HONGKONG at all Goods are being landed at their CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed

risk into the Godowns of Holt's Wharf at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves

livery may be obtained.

IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES!

ORDINANCE OF 1865 ro. 1886, IN THE MATTER OF THE HONGKONG AND MANILA YUEN SHENG EXCHANGE AND TRADING COMPANY, LIMITED

NOT

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary to given before.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 21st inet, will be subject to rent.

(IN LIQUIDATION), TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that,

pursuant to an Order of the Supreme All Claims against the Steamer must be pre Court onde on the 2nd day of July, 1913, asanted to the Undersigned on or before the fith FOURTH DIVIDEND of $10 per contum prox., or they will not be recognised.

has heu Declared in this Matter, and that All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods néo to the same may be received at the Office of the bs left in the Godowns, where they will be above-noted Company, No. 29, Des Vaux Road examined on the 21st inst, at 11 A.M. Central (2nd Floor), on the 21st day of July, 1913, or on any subsequent date between the beurs of 10 A.M. and 4 U.M. oxcept on Saturdays *p to 1 FM.

LAU CHU PAK,

Official Liquidator, Hongkong, 15th July, 1913.

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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS & CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT

is now ready and contains!--

Far Eastorn News.

Leading Articles:---

Hongkong's Jerry-Built HouseR,

China and Opium.

Chinese Clan.

The Situation in China

Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Railway Scheme.

The Prosperity of Hongkong.

The Fature of Fanling-

Random Reflections.

Hongkong

The Magistracy.

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Fire in Hollywood Road.

Dress and Mornis.

Sailing Ships.

Correspondente:--

The Hongkong Land Investment & Agency |

Co., Ltd.

Theatre Prices.

A Quotation.

The Glorious Fourth."

Wireless Telephony.

A Captain's Death

The Commissioner af Foreign Affairs at

C'nuton.

The Chium and Manila Steamship Co.

Bridging the East and West.

Netherlands India Commercial Bank. Fighting in Foriansa.

Hongkong Legislative Council. Hongkong Subsidiary Coinige. The Cost of Living in Hongkang. The Recent Collapse of Houses. Opium Stocks at the Treaty Ports,

The Lawn Bowls Championship.

A Poisoning Tragedy.

Orgy of Blood at Wnchang.

What Chin Reach.

Chinese Victory Over Mongals.

The Austrian Loans to Chinc ——

The Salvaged Steamer Nippon." Bubber Dividends.

Arraignment of the Chinese Government. China's Forviga Dotts.

The Hippodrome Ciresis at Cant.

Wireless-for-Destroyers

A Presidenti Message in Chinn,

Chinese Steamer Firemen Demand Higher

Wages

Foreigner Taken by Mongols,

Aviation in Peking.

Activity in Foreign Tivatsin.

The Chinese Parliament.

China and Education.

A Shanghai Bankruptcy.

To Restore the Emperor.

The Murder of Sung Chian-jeu.

Manila Port of Call

Enforcement of Cleanliness in Manila Cigar

Factories.

The Maren Polo" Aslione,

Loss of the "Manshu Maru."

The Talati Opium Case,

China Association.

Supreme Court.

The Sotto Extradition Case.

The Prosperity of Hongkong.

Jerry-Building, Overcrowding und Plague. Foresty in Hongkong,

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora

tion.

The Kowloon Railway,

Hongkong Gymkhana Cla

Presentations to the Botanic Gardens. Telegrams.

The Fatalities on the

Baron Erskine,"

A Portuguese Plagne-Spot.

Commercial;

Shipping.

Extra copies 30 cents each, Cash..

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to addresses sont; including postage, 34

cents each.

$1 Cash for three copies.

Subscription: $12 per annum, pay-

ebla in advance; postage $2.

Hongkong, 15th July, 1913.

No Fire Insurance bas been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

DODWELL & Co., LTD.,

Agents. Hongkong, 14th July, 1913,

INTIMATIONS

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THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LTD,

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that. an GENERAL

NEXTRAORDINARY

MEETING of the "STAR" FERRY CO.. LTD., will be held at the Offices of Messrs.

NTIMATIONS

LANE,

CRAWFORD & Co.

A 5 or 10 Catty Bor

constitutes one of the most

acceptable Presunts to those

at Home.

TELEPHONE 97.

1913

CUMSHAW

TEA

Without doubt is the

Fitext Blond of TEA

at the Price to be had

in China,

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

ARE NOW BOOKING ORDERS FOR THE ABOVE SPECIALLY BLENDED

FOOCHOW

TEA.

PRICES —Including Freight, Duty and Delivery to any address in the United Kingdom.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD., Pedder Per 10 Catty Box, $17.50. Street, Hongkong, TO-MORROW (WED. NESDAY), 16th Jory, 1913, at 12.30 o'clock in the afternoon, when the rubjoined Resolutions will be proposed:-

1. That the Capital of the Company be increased from $300,000 to $400,000 by the creation of 10,000 new Shares of $10 eack.

2. That the Directors be and they are hereby authorised to distribute $100,000 from the Reserve Fund amongst the persons who are Registered as Shareholders of the Company on such date as the Directors may decide by way of bonus in proportion to the number of hares held by them on such last mentioned date and that such bonus be payable on such date as the Directors may appoint

Where such distribution would involve a payment of a fraction of cents such fraction shall be ignored.

3. That the Directors may be authorised to offer at par to every person Registered as Sharobolder on Buob date as the Directora way decide one new Share of the Company for every complete three old Shares bold by bim on which all calls have been paid such now Share being (subject to the afore condition as to fractions) equal in nominal amount to the bonus payable to him for every complete three old Shares hed by bin under the last preceding clause zud

that the nomiast amount of sach new Share to paid to the Company on or before xuch date as the Directors shall appoint. such new Share to participate in the First Dividend Declared after the issue thereof pari-passu with the existing Shares.

4. That the offer of the new Shares as referred to in Resolation (3) must be accepted on or before such date as the Directors shall

-- --- - appoint. -

5. That no Shareholder stall be entitled to an offer of any fraction of a new bare in respect of na odd share held by him.

6 That the Directora be nuthorised to dispose of any new shares offered to a shareholder and feclined or not accepted within such terms and conditions and at suob times aя the Directors may appoint and of any sarplus new Shares. to such persons apon uch forms and conditions and at such times as the Directors think fit.

By Order,

W. S. BROWN,

Acting Secretary. Hongkong, in July, 1913.

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NOTICE.

T IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that Applica TWO PROBATIONER NURSES in the CIVIL MEDICAL DEPARTMENT,

Applications must be in the Handwriting of the Candidates accompanied by Certificates of Character, and be forwarded to the Undersigned. For fall particulars-please-apply to the Matron at the Civil Hospital.

J. T. C. JOHNSON, Principal Civil Medical Ofoor.

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Hongkong, 10th July, 1913.

WANTED.

COMPETENT CHINESE

TYPIST.

Good Handwriting and through knowledge

of English indispousable.

Per Catty Box, $10.00.

YOST

TYPEWRITERS

LATEST MODEL No. 20..

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VISIBLE Writing. Standard Koy Beard, with Fractions, suitable for Merchants,

Engineere, Bankara, Brokers, etc.

The same Model with French Key Board, also Brief Model for Lawyere and Accountants.

Special Monthly Terms if desired,

MACEWEN, FRICKEL&Co.,

SOLE AGENTS FOR HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA,

4, DES VEU ROAD, HONGKONG.

881).

SHAMEEN, CANTON,

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REPRESENTATIVE

WANTED, well introduced and knowing the lool situations, for the

introduction of our first quality

HOUSEHOLD

SOAP.

MASSAGE!

UNITED SOAP WORKS, LTD.,

KILLFUL, Safety in the General or

Electric.

Miss MORITA,

Care of NOKURA HOTEL, 15, 16 and 17, Connaught Road Opposite Blake Fier, Hongkong, 8th May, 1913.

1652

HONGKONG

SHORTHAND

AND TYPEWRITING. BUREAU.

DEPORTING of soy Description Under taken by Compotent and Reliable Note Tekers,

Correspondence and Tabulated Werk turned out with Accuracy and despatch.

Contracts arranged.

Secreterial undertaken.

Anties

H. S. VICTOR, Manager,

10. Queen's Road Central,

(First Floor).

Apply by letter to

MANAGER, "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS Office, Hongkong, 16th June, 1913.

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Telephone No. 650.

Hongkong, 1st June, 1913.

LIGHTERAGE.

AND KOWLOON WHARF AND

GODOWN CO.

ter work, including transhipmonis in the Harbour,

Celony and convoyance to Canton and West River

ally low rates quoted for large quantities.

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$772

GRACA & CO. #DUKE ST. ¡Hongkong Hetal Building Dealers in POSTAGE STAMPS PICTORIAL POST CARUS. CIGARS, BOOKS

TOYS, &o. Just Receirod SUPPLY OF VEGETABLE

Pos

FRESH

.

SEEDS.

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ZEVIJNDRECKT (HOLLAND),

PUBLIC COMPANIES

BANKS

THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED

& AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED.

(INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL IMPERIAL

CHARTER).

N INTERIM DIVIDEND of THREE AND HALF DOLLARS por Sharo for the Six Months ending 30th June will be Capital Sabsoribed (paid up)

Capital- .................Yen 10,000,000 Payablo on MONDAY, 28th JULY, on which Reserve Fond. date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's Office.

....Yon 6,250,000 ....Yen 2,620,000

HEAD OFFICE: TAIPEI, FORMOSA.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 19th- July, to MONDAY, the 28th July (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of Amy Staros can be Registered.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:

Swatow

Tainan

Auping

Kobe

Tausni

By Order of the Board of Directors,

A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary.

Canton

Nagasaki

Foodbe.

Keelung

Osaka Shanghai

Tokyo Yokotama

Hongkong, 11th July, 1913.

1873

Intersat allowed on

HONGKONG OFFICE,

3, DRS YEUX ROAD.

Current Accounta

THE WEST POINT BUILDING CO., Deposits received on terms which may be he

A

LIMITED.

N INTERIM DIVIDEND of TWO- A DOLLARS per Share for the Six Months ending. 20th June will be Payable on MONDAY, 28th July, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's Office.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 19th Jaly, to MONDAY, the 28th July (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of Shares can be Registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors

A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to the

HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY

COMPANY, LTD., General Agents for the WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LTD. Hongkong, 11th Julz, 1913.

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HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company THE

will be CLOSED from the 22nd July, to the 5th August, 1913, both days inclusivo.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

W. E. CLARKE, Secretary,

Hongkong, 8th July, 1913.

ON SALE

AT THE

on application.

K. TSUDZURABARA, Manager Hongkong, Jat Mov. 1913 THE MERCANTILE BANK

INDIA, LIMITED.

Authorised Capital... Subscribed

Paid-up Reserve Fund

OF

£1.500.000 1,125,000

Lut

562,600 415,000

*

BANKDES:

BANK OF ENGLAND,

and

LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LIMITED.

INTEREST allowed on Carront Accounta at 2 per cant. per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on application.

A. B. LINTON, Manager.

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Hongkong, 14th July, 1913. INTERNATIONAL BANKING.

CORPORATION.

HEAD OFFICE:

60, Wall Street, New York LONDON ÜFFIOn: 36, Bishopegas, E.C.

(860

BRANCHES-

Bombay

Kebe

Calcutio

Manila

Canton

Mexico

Panama

Peking

San Francisco

Shanghai

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

OFFICE.

NEW AND UP-TO-DATE PLANS OF THE SI-KIANG

OR

WEST RIVER.

PRICE ONE DOLLAR.

Giving all the Important Towns on routs

from CANTON to WUCHOW. Hongkong, 5th April, 1913.

BANKS

FVHE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA

T

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTEĖ, 1853 HEAD OFFICE-LONDON,

PAID UP CAFFTAL

TH

Jeba Colon

Empire

Hongkong

Hankow

Yokohama

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CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $7,060,000 equal £1,450,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING

BUSINESS transacted. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the nal

turma ALA

DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fixed for one year at 4 per cent, per annum, or for shortaz periods, at ratoe which may be ascer. tained on application.

BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMIT

TANCES de.

LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted on all the principal cities in the World. THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT are available all over the World.

COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT

iscried.

PURCHASE and SALE of Stocke endd

Shares effected.

TRAVELLERS' CHECKS sold and cached

9, Queen's Road,

GEORGE HOGG,

Mausger.

Hongkong, 2nd November, 1912.

TONGKONG AND

220

HBANKING CORPORATION.

SHANGHAI

PAID-UP CAPITAL

RESERVE FUNDS F

*** $25,000,000

£1,500,000 at 2-$15,000,000

...£1,200,000 ...£1,700,000

STEELING

OF

BILVDE

***

RESIVE FUND... REBEEVE LIABILITY

PROPRIETORS...

***...£1,200,000 FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter periods at matos which will be quote on application.

A. S. HEWETT,

Acting Manager. Hongkong, 14th April, 1913.

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THE BEST THAT MONEY CAN BUY NEDERLANDSCH-INDISCHE

CAPONS

Our House Fed

AND CHICKENS cannot be excelled.

They are pronounced to be:

THE BEST IN THE EAST.

THE

DAIRY FARM CO., LTD,

Fag

NOTHING BETTER FOR THE

SEASON!

JUST RECEIVED.

(NETHERLANDS INDIA COMMERCIAL BANK

ESTABLISHED 1863.

Authorised Capital F1. 15,000,000 (£1,250,000) Paid up Capital FL 14,905,350 (£1,242112) Reserve Fund 71. 5,022,161.27 (£418,513

HEAD OFFICE. AMSTERDAM HEAD AGENCY: BATAVIA.

LONDON BANKERS: THE WILLIAMS DEACONS BANK. SWISS EANEYEREIN,

BEANCHES AND AGENTS all over the World.

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THE BANK transacts every description of Banking sud Exchange business, receives money on Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent, per antum on Daily Balances, Rates on Fixed Deposit can be ascertained on application.

G. VERMEY, Manager, No. 8, Des Voeux Road Central: Hongkong, 23rd April, 1913.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. NTYJASH BATHING DRESSES and

CAPS.

THE Basir the above Bank is con FINES VOILES, STRIPED, FLOWERS SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

ducted

HONGKONG AND and FANCY

Rulos may be obtained or application FINEST MUSLINS, PLAIN and DOTTED. Minimam Monthly Balances at 31 per cent INTEREST on deposite is allowed on the EMBROIDERED MATERIALS, &c., A. per annum,

You will fad Our Range Incomparable for Quality, Style and Prices,

HOOSAIN-ALI & Co.,

10, D'ÁGUILAR STREET, HONGKONG. Hongkong, 26th June, 1913.

145

balance $100 or more to the HONGKUNG AND Depositors may transfer at their option SEANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOST at 4 per cent. per annum,

For the HoXOKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manage Hongkong, 1st July, 1911.

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$17,200,000

#32,200,000

RESERVE LIABILITT OF PROP FOR $15,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS, 9. H. DODWELL Esq-Chairman. Hon. Mr. D. LANDALE-Deputy Chairman. G. Friesland, Eng. {W.L. Fattendez, Erg. C. B. Gubbay, EBR. J. A. Plommer, Eeg. P. H. Holyoak, Esq.

Hou, Mr. E. Shellim. G. B. Laurenz, Beq. H. A. Bioba. Eng. F. Lieb, Esq.

CHIEF MARAGBE! Hongkong-N. J. STABY,

MANAGER: Shanghai A. G. STEPHEN,

LONDON BANKWES: LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINSTER BANK, LIMITED. HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED. On Current Account at the rate of Two per. cont. per annum on the Daily Balance.

OF FIXED DEPOSITS, For 3 months, 23 per cent. per Annum For 6 months, 34 per cent: per Annum For 12 months, 4 por cent, per Annam

N. J. STABB,

Chief Monger TIG

Hongkong, 8th May, 1913.

THE OKOHAMA SPECIE · BANK

LIMITED.

AUTHORISED CAPITAL......Ten 48,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITATI... Yen 30,000,000 RESERVA FUND..................

Yer 18,200,000

HEAD OFFICE-YOKOHAMA Branches and Agonales at

Antung-Hien

Caloutta Bombay Changohun

Liso-Yang Ryojun

(Port Arthur London Sem FrAUCIECT Los Angeles Shanghai

Daron (Dalny) Lyons Fengtion (Mukden) Nagasaki Hankow Harbin Honolulu

Kobe

Tiehling

Tientsin

Nawabwang Tokyo

New York

Ozalis

Pekin

IDTREEST ALLOWED OF CURRENT ACCOUNTS Deposits received for fixed periods at rater te be obtained on application.

EISHI ONO, Manager.

Hongkong, 31st March, 1913,

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