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Communications respecting Advertise ments, Subscriptions, Printing, Find ing, do, should be addressed BALLY PAESs only, special business matter Tan ÁĹĽNAGER.

and Subscriptions Advertisements which are not ordered for a fized period will he continued until countermanded, Orders for extra copies of Daily PRESS should be sent in before 11 a.m. on day of publication. After that hour the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cath

P.U. Boz, 35. Telephone No. 18. Telegraphic Address: PRE. Codes: "A.B.G. 5th Ed., Lieber's.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES

ORDINANCES, 1911 AND 1913.

and

IN THE MATTER OF THE ROYAL ERATED WATERS MANU- FACTORY COMPANY, LIMITED

(IN LIQUIDATION), NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in pursuance of Section 188 of the Companies Ordinancar 1911 and 1913, that a GENERAL MEETING of the Members of the abere-named Company will be held at the Offices of Mosers. PERCY SMITH, BETH & FLEMING, NO. D. Queen's Road Central, First. Floor, on SATURDAY, the 19th day of September, 1914, at Twelve o'clock Noon, for the purpose of having an Account laid before them showing the manner in which the winding. up has been conducted and the property of the Company disposed of, and of hearing any explanations that may to given by the Liquida tor, and also of determining by Extraordinary Resolution the manner in which the Books, Accounts, and Docoments of the Company and of the Liquidator thereof shall be disposed of.

Dated at Hongkong, the 14th day of August, 1914.

J. HENNESSEY SETH, Liquidator.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

NHE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamer"

THE P

"HIMALAYA,"

[1040

Arrived Hongkong on 12th Aug., 1914 FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND

STRAITS.

Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that thair goods are being landed and placed AT THEIR RISE in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godoro Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where esci, Condgament will be sorted out Mark by Mari and delivery can be obtained a the Goods. are landed.

This vessel brings on Cargo:--

From London, &c., ex ss." More." From Persian Gulf, ox sa B. I S. N. and B. & P. 8. N. Co.'s Steamers. Optional Goods will be landed bere anloer instructions are given to the contrary within o hours.

Goods not cleared within 8 days including date of arrival will be subject to ront.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me is any case whatever,

Damagod packages must be left in the Go downs for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's Surveyors, Messrs. GODDARD snd DOUGLAS, at 10 .. on mondays and THUESDAYS. All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here after which date they cannot be recognized No claims will be admitted after the good have left the flodowns,

EA. HEWETT,

Superintendent Hongkong, 13th August. 1914.

(1.

HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAQ STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of FIFTY por Share for the Six Months ending 30th June, 1914, will be PAYABLE TO-DAY (FRIDAY) the 14th August, 1914, on which date Dividend Warranın may be obtained on application at the Company's Office. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, the 4th August, to FRIDAY, the 14th Angust (both days inclusive) during which period no Transfor of Ehar san be Registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

JOEN ARNOLD,

Acting Secretary.

[988.

Hongkong, 28th July, 1914.

PEAK CLUB.

THE BAND will play as usual in the grounds TO MORROW (SATURDAY) NIGHT.

THE

the 15th inst. If wat a selection of Music will

le performed in the Ball Room.

༥

ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE. Hongkong, 12th August, 1914.

SITUATION WANTED.

11037

NGLISHMAN, with many Jeans

INTIMATIONS

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION

NOTICE OF ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY MEETINGS.

N

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, EBIDAY, AUGUST 14TH, 1914.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation will be held at the Cry HALL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 22nd day of August, 1914, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with a State ment of Accounts to 30th June, 1914, and for the confrrastion of the election of Directora,

THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Corporation will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 10th August, to SATUR DAY, the 2nd August, 1914. (both days inclusive), during which period no trans- for of Shares can be registered.

AND NOTICE is hereby also given that

INTIMATIONS

LANE

CRAWFORD&Co.

AGENTS FOR

CHUBB'S AND PHILLIP'S

STEEL SAFES.

WARNING

INSURE YOUR VALUABLES AND DOCUMENTS AGAINST

LOSS BY

FIRE OR BURGLARY

at the same place and on the same day BY PURCHASING A GOOD SAFE, WHICH WE CAN SUPPLY at Noon or so soon afterwards as the Ordinasy Half-Yearly Mcoting shall be concluded an Extraordinary Meeting of the Shareholders in this Corporation will be held when the subjoined Resolutions will be proposed as Extraordinary Resolutions:

(1) That the Directors of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation bo and they are hereby requested and authorised by and on behalf of the shareholders of the Company" to take the stops necessary to apply for the introduction of an Ordinance into the Legislative Council of the Colony of Hongkong supplemental LO THE HONgkong and." SHANGHAI BANK ORDINANCE 1886, and the cnactment of the same by the Governor of Hongkong with the advice and consent of the Legisla tive Council thereof to effect the amondment of Section 20 of Tan HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK ORDINANCE 1888, hereafter set out with such modifications (if any) as

a

BRASS

CHUBB'S

DETECTOR

GALVANIZED

AND

CASH AND

PADLOCKS.

DEED

BOXES.

YALE

LOCKS AND LATCHES,

CABINET LOCKS.

they may think fit and to accept such OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

Ordinance if and when enacted,

The following is the amendment above referred to:-The deletion from Section 20 of the said Ordinance of the words, "To take and accept any lands, houses,

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CHUBB'S

For other real or personal property in satisfaction, liquidation, or payment of "any d'bt absolutely and bond fide pre "viously due and owing to the Company, "and also to take any Mortgage or other CANNOT BE WRENCHED OFF.DUST-PROOF.

PATENT LOCKING BARS FOR GODOWN DOORS.

"lion or charge on real or personal pro-

perty as a security for any monies actually and bona fide previously due to the Company or for which any person may have rendered himself liable to the * Company, and to hold such lands, houses and other real and personal property respectively for such reasonable time as may be necessary for selling and dia- "posing of and converting the same into "money, and the substitution therefor of the following words: To take, accept, enforce, release. realise or deal "with any security now held or which may bereafter be held by the Company, for any monies owing or to become owing to the Company, or for any "liabilities incurred or to be incurred

Mercantile Business in

"

"

China, free from Military Service, seeks

position of trust.

"JUNO," Apply

Care of "Daily Press" Office. Hongkong, 12th August, 1914.-. [1094

NOTICE.

TE HAVE CLOSED our Retail Business

moll farther Notice.

'T. BLACKHEAD & Co [1028

Hongkong, 10th August, 1914,

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

Between

Action No. 1299 of 1914.

AH KING,

and

Plaintiff,

KNELL & COMPANY, Defendants.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a

movable and

NGIT OF FOREIGN ATTACH MENT against all the property immovable of the above-named- Defendants, KNELL & COMPANY, within the Colony was isaned on the 12th day of August, 1914, and was made returnable on the 21st day of

Dated the 12th day of August, 141gust, 1914.

GEO. K. HALL BRUTTON, Solicitor for the Plaintiff, York Building,

Chater Road,

Hongkong

[1039

towards or by the Company by way of "mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, de- "posit or otherwise howsoever of every "kind of property or rights,"

22

(2) That the Deed of Settlement of the Company be altereil in manner following:--

(a) That the following words, be struck out of lines two and three of. Article 56, namely, the words *for not exceeding üfteen days before and seven days after every ordinary Menting and that the following words bo adopted and substituted there- for, namely, "during such time as the Court thinks fit, not exceeding in the whole thirty days in each year."

(b) That the following words be struck out of the last line of Article 56, namely, after the Meeting and that the follow-

W

Westminster barro C

London

TO LET

TO LET

From 1nt September, 1914.

CANTON on SHAMEEN LOT 15.

I The Mane or in the occupation of

the Bank of Taiwan, Ltd. C

Apply tom

DAVID SASSOON & Co,, Lab. Hongkong, 6th August, 1914. [1017

TO LET IMMEDIATE POSSESSION.

NO

Apply

TO 5, MORRISON HILL, fully furnished.

6-Roomed House and Four Bedroomz.

HARRY WICKING & Co.,

Bt. George's Building. Hongkong, 7th August, 1914.

TO LET.

[1081

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

INVERNONVENIENT OFFICES

BANKS

THE OHARTERED BANK OF INDIA

**AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

INDORPORATED ey Royal OfarTER, 1888. HHAN) Oppean-Louman.

Paid-up Capital..... *.*..... £1,200,000 Reserve Fund

£1,800,000 Reserve Linbility of Proprietora 1.200,000

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business transacted

GURRENT ACCOUNTS opened” and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application,

WE, DICKSON, Manager

$1484.

Hongkong, 8th June, 1914.

T

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITER

(INCORPORATED wt Semrat Imranian.

Chiarren).

and ROOMS. Apply

A. S. WATSON & Co., LTD. Hongkong, 9th July, 1914.

SECRETARY,

Capital Babeoribed

Capital Paid-up

[929

Reserve Funds

TO LET.

ALATS, "WILD DELL,” No. 147, Wanchai warly bult, cook Flat with 3 Booms, Kitchen, Bathroom and Borvantu' Quarters.

“THE NEUK,” No. 83, Pénk

Apply to

SANG KEE

Care of COMPRADORE DEPARTMENT,

HONGBONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION

Hongkong, 9th July, 1914.

TO LET.

Yen 10,000,000

7,499,950

8,430,000

ENAD OFFION: Tarena, FoRMORI.

Branches: "and" Agenciaa:

Amoy

Kickiang

Shanghai

Battle Kobe

SingaporeTM

Bombay Loudon

Swatow

Calcutta

Manila

Talohn

Canton Maji

Tainan

Dairen

Nagasaki

Foochow

Newchwang

Takow

Tamoni

Tokyo

[924

Kagi

Yokohama

ROOMS, suitable for Offices, on the Ground

Hongkong New York

Osaka

Keelung San Francisco Etc.

HONGKONG OFFICE,

́B, Das Vœux ROAD. Interest allowed on Current Asconais,

3 Floor of Bello Baildings, 81, Wyndham Deposits received on terms which may h

Street.

Apply to---

P. A. XAVIER, Care of Hongkong Printing Press. Hongkong, 11th July, 1914.

[930

TO LET.

Ho

TOUBES in Kowloon, Farnished

Unfurnished. Immediate possession. Apply to

or

PROCURATION.

Hongkong, 11th August, 1914,

SPANISH DOMINICAN

[1023

TO LET FURNISHED.

NOPAD LOCKS ARE REQUIRED WITH THESE BURRINGTON, No. 125, PEAK, from Ist

INSPECTION INVITED.

NOTICE

TO ᎪᏞᏞ.

SMOKERS.

Westminster London

1 High Class

(39

Tabacco Calto

TE beg to inform the Pablic that the Prices of our Brands of Tobaccos and Cigarettes have not been advaused. Should it be necessary at a later date to Advance Prices das Notice will be given,

The present retail Prices are-

CIGARETTES

ing words be adopted and WESTMINSTER TURKISH "SPECIALS" $1.25 substituted therefor, namely,

after the re-opening of the Register.""

(e) That Articles 76, 77 and 76 bė

cancelled.

WESTMINSTER "RECESS" No. 44

(d) That the following Articles be WESTMINSTER

adopted and substituted for Articles

77 and 76,

78,

namely

ARTICLE 76. Goneral Meetings shall

be hold onee in every year, at such time and place in the Colony as may be prescribed by the Company in General

is proscribed, then at such time and

15th October. Apply tom

H. E. POLLOCK,

5. Queen's Road Central Hongkong, lat August, 1914.

TO LET.

1008

OP FLAT, Humphrey's Buildings, Kowloon. Immediate occupation if

desired.

Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE. S. CO., LTD., Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, lat August, 1914.

TO LET

(3093

OFFICES in Hotel Mansions. From 1st

September next. Apply to

HENRY HUMPHREYS, Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, 8th July, 1914.

TO LET

From 1st September, 1914.

[915

bad on application,

E. TSUDEURABARA, Manager. Hongkong, 19th February, 1914. 1648

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,

HE Business of the above Bank is som

Tooted by the HONGKONG AND BHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Bulea may be obtained on application.

INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the Minimum Monthly Balances at 8 per sent

per annum.

Depositors may transfer at their, optian balances of $100 or more to the Hoxoxoxa AND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXEE DEPOSIT at per cont. per annum.

For the Hongkoro and Beiremit

BANKING CORPORATION,

8 G. STEPHEN,

Acting Chief Maneger. [38

Hongkong, 14th May, 1914.

INTERNATIONAL

CORPORATION.

BANKING

HEAD Oypton: 60, Wall Street, New York LONDON. OFFISH;, 60, Bishopsgate, Kiu,

BLANCHES:

Bombay.. Ouloutta

Canton.

Oeba. Oclon. Empire.

Hongkong. Hankow

Kobe

Manila

Mex foo Радиша

Peking.

San Francieraj

Shanghal.

Yokohama.

CAPITAL AND SURPLUS Gold $7,100,

équal o £1,480,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING

BUSINESS, transseted. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the usual

to terms..

DEPOSITS RECEIVED, Axed for one ya

at 4

per cent, por sunum or ton shorter periods, at rates whleb may be ascertained on application BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED, MAIL xd TELEGRAPHIC REMIT

TANCES made.

LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted on all the prinsipal sikivu in the World.

TOUSE, No. 5, Conduit Road. Fino View THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF HOUSE Cowly painted and repaired.

For further particulars, apply to....

HMH. NEMAZEE. Hongkong, 24th July, 1914

QUEEN'S · BUILDING.

[968

NO LET, the South-West portion of the

CREDIT are available all over the

World

COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF OREBIN

insured.)

"PURCHASE and SALE of Stosks wit

Shares effeatéil TRAVELLERS' CHECKS sold and asked,

GEORGE HOGS, Manager.

PER TIN OF 50 CIGARETTES. FIRST FLOOR, including Treasury,

0.85

PER TIN OF 50 CIGARETTES. AIDE-DE-CAMP" No. 22 0.70

WESTMINSTER REGENT'

AMULET MIXTURE

PER TIN OF 50 CIGARETTES.

0.15

PER TIN OF 10 CIGARETTES.

TOBACCOS.

Meeting, and if no such time or place SMOKING MIXTURE place as may be determined by the SLICED PLUG TOBACCO Court, and unless and until otherwise prescribed or determined as aforesaid General Meeting shall be held in the "month of February in every year.

ARTICLE 77. - The General Meetings "mentioned in the last preceding Article

shall be called Ordinary Meetings.” ARTICLE 76. All other General Meet- ings shall be called Extraordinary "Meetings."**

(6) That Article 90 be altered by inserting and adopting after the word holding in line five thereof the words or representing by proxy" zod by striking out at the end of the said Article the words

present in person,

(f) That the following words be added to Article 94: -“The Court may from time to time "pay to the Shareholders such interim dividends as appear "to be justified by the position

of the Company."

(g) That the following words be

on Gronad Floor, lately in occupation of the German Bank,

Applrto

"THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

MENT &-AGENCY Co., LTD. E Hongkong, 17th June, 1914

BANKS

L838

AND DHANGHAI

$1.00 PER † LB. TIN. HONGKONG

0.70 1.10

·BANKING CORPORATION,

+

>>

Paid-up Capital

$15,000,000

WESTMINSTER TOBACCO CO., LTD..

918, BANK BUILDINGS, HONGKONG, Hongkong. 8th August, 1914.

(b) That the word

Half" be struck out of the 18th line of Article 174 and also out of the 6th line of Article 175.

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(i) That the word "twice and

the words the 30th day of June and he struck out of lines 4 and 5 of Articis 176 and that the word "once " be adopted and substituted for the word twice in the fourth line thereof.

(1) That the words "or the Ordin- |

and the "ary Half Yearly" words "as the case may be " struck out of lines 10 and 11 of Article 177.

Should the Second Resolution be passed

1998

TO PARENTS.

ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE, MACAO.

BOARD, Lodging and Education at most

moderate terms. Portuguese, Chinese, French, sta Complete commercial course in English. Opons 1st September.

Apply DE RECTOE,

Care of "Daily Pres" Office. Hoogkong, 10th August, 1914.

(1027

HONGKONG SHORTHAND AND TYPEWRITING

BUREAU.

Bruck out of the mist Wares and by the required and rito, iti me pasur We are propand to con

a half lines of Article 374, mitted for confirmation as B special namely, the words “Half-year Resolution to a Second Extraordinary ending the 20th June and the Meeting which will be subsequently 31st December, shall make-3 convened "general Half Yearly,' and that the following words be adopted and substituted there for: Year ending the 31st day of December shall make #!a General.'”

By Order of the Court of Directors.

(Signed) A. G. STEPHEN, bar. "Acting Chief Manager.

Hongkong, 21st July, 1014.

[963

"E_are_prepared conclude Contracts`

We Guarantee our Qualifications, but ask our Price, which is standard and ressonable.

Hing us up and come to an arrangement before the chance is lost.

H. E. VICTOR,

Manngor,

6. Des Your Road Central (First Floor),

Telephone No. 650.

Hongkong, 16th May, 1914.

1710

Reserve Funds

Sterling

£1,500,000 at 2/--$15,000,000 Suver

$17,650,000

$32,850,000

Reserve Liability of Proprietors $16,000,000

COURT OF Dinmotori. Kon. Mr., D. HANDALE-Chairman,

WL. PAFTENDER, Esq 8. H. Dodwell, Esq. G.T. M. Edkins, Esq. C. 8. Gabbay, Esq.

Deputy Chairman.

Queen's Road,

Hongkong, 21st October, 1912

EDERLANDBUH-INDIS

NADELSBANK.

[958

(NETHERLANDS INDIA CommRUTAL Bankı

Established 1863.

Authorised Capital F1. 80,000,000 (£1,500,000) Paid-up Capital... ?. 17,407,000 (£1,450, 525) Reserve Fund Fl. 8,518,000 ( £543,100}

HEAD Ormos: AMSTERDAM. HMAD AGENOT: BATAVIA

LONDON BANKERS:

WILLIAMs. Dmaxóne Baxx,

BWIED BANKY REFE..

The Bank transmete every description all Banking and Exchange business, rosefvat money on Unrrent Account and on Fizan Deposit at raten which may he asseriafunt on application.

G. VERMEY, Mansger, No. 8, Dee Vaux Good GertrE). Hongkong, 3rd October, 1913.

P. H. Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shelim.THE

Omier Managuay Hongkong-N., J. SHAR

ACTING MANAGE Shanghai D. SMART.

LONDON HINKERS :

LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINSTER BANK LIMITED.

HONGKONG-INFURRAT ALLOWED.

On Current Amount at the rate of Twi

per seat, per annum on the Daily Balans

SA ON FIXNo Duponten., For--8 months, 23 per cent. per Annum, For 6 months, 14 per cent. per Annum For 11 months, per- pent, per Anams, A. G. BFEPHEN,

Acting Chief Manager, Hongkong, Sth August, 1914,

MERCANTILE BANK

INDIA, LIMITED.

Authorised Capital Subsoribed

Paid-up Reserve Fand

BANKERS: BANK OF ENGLAND,

and

121

OF

$£1,500,000 1,125,000 562,500

460,000

LONDON JOINT STOCK BANE, LIMITED.

Every description of Exchange business transacted

INTEREST allowed on Current Account af 2 per cent. per annum on Daily Balazos and on Fixed Deposite at rates which may be sacertained on application.

A. B. LINTON Manager.

[841

Hongkong, 10th July, 1914