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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE.

AN OPERETTA

ENTITLED THE

ENCHANTED GLEN

will be Portormed by the Pupils of the

·FRENCH CONVENT.

HOUSES TO LET.

TO LET.

ODOWN, No. 94, Prays East. Apply

KWONG SANG HONG, LTD.

No. 248, Don Vaur Road Central Hongkong, 19th February, 1915..

TO LET.

305

HE GROUND FLOOR of No. 6, DES

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, MARCH 52u. 1915

INTIMATION

principle of equal opportunity for At the Magistraby yesterday, the foreigners in Chinese territory; bat, on the Chinese who was charged with forging other hand, is in nasorted in the Chinese and uttering tickets in exchange for fares Press that only eleven-and these the most on the Hongkong Tramway Company's innocuous of the twenty-one demande cars was sentenced to six months' hard originally presented were communicated labour.

At a meeting in Tokyo of the share holders of the Bank of Taiwan on the stb ult. it was decided to increase the capital of the Bank by ten million yen with a view to be further extension of its business abroad.

A. S. WATSON by Japan to the Powers who were thus

& CO., LTD.

ON SATURDAY, 20TH MABOR, AT 4 P.M., YOUX ROAD CENTRAL, coupled WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Majesty's Government

by Madame Gaine, sto, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, 23RD AND

Apply tom

and

PÁTH, AT § P.X.

ADMISSION::

Adults: $1.00. Children: 30 Cents, The Proceeds will be Devoted to the Relief of War Victims,

Lady MAY has kindly censented to distribute the Oxford Certificates on the 24th,

Hongkong, 5th March, 1915.

1369

THE AYER TAWAH RUBBER PLANTATION CO.LTD.

HE Directors have declared an INTERIM DIVIDEND at the Rate of 5 per cent. (being at the Bate of Fifty Tael: Cents per Share) on the Capital of the Company Payable on and affor MAROK, 15th, 1915, to Bharo- holders on record on that date.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 11th to the 15th March, both dayu inclusive,

By Order of the Board of Directors,

GEDDES & CO., LTD Secretarier.

Peking Road, Shanghai.

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BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE.

GEO. LAMMERT has received

Mostractions to sell by Public Aneți ia,

ON MONDAY,

the 22nd day of March, 1915, at 3 t his Sales Rooms, Daddell Street, Victoria, Hongkong,

The following VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY eituste at Victoris in the Colony of Hongkong

All that piece or parcel of ground situate at Victoris aforesaid and known and registered In the Land Office as MARINE LOT NO. A, together with the messtager and buildings. thereon known s1 No. 76, Jervois Street and 14, Bard Street. Term 990 jars. Annal Crown Rent $10.02. Ares n'ont 1,200 square feet.

For further particulars and conditions of sale. apply to

MESSES. DENNYS & BOWLEY,

2, Connanchi Road. Contrat, Hongkong,

Solicitors for the Mortgages,

or to

MR. GEO. F. LAMMERT,

The Anationcor

“Hongkong, 5th March, 1915,

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CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO.,

LIMITED.

NOTICE.

NHE THIRTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY

TANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE HOLDERS of the above Company will

SALDAVID BASSOON & Co., Ian. Hongkong, 10th February, 1915,

TO LET

T278

TOUSES in CLIFTON GARDENS,

HConduit Road.

OFFICES, facing the Harbour between the Hongkong Club and Post Ofoe.

28, WONG NEI-CHONG BOAD. 1, HILL SIDE, 110, Tax PrAE, GODOWNS, Now Prays, Kennedy Town, GODOWNS, #t Wancha. Bosd, Apply step

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD, Hongkong, let March, 1815.

BRANDY.

A. SUPERIOR PALE

• B. SUPERIOR

OLD

39,70

COGNAC

WATSON'S

Per

82.65

2.00

COMPANY MEETING.

HONGKONG AND HOWLOON. WHARF AND GODOWN CO., LIMITED

The 28th ordinary annual meeting of shareholders of this Company was held at the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., yesterday. The Hon. Mr. D. Landade (Chairman) prosided, and those also present were:-Sir Paul Chator, O.M.G., Hon. Mr. E. Shellim, Hon. Mr. Mr. H. E. Fulford, C.M.Q., who is E. A. Hewett, C.M.G., Messrs. J. W. O. returning to Tientsin to resume his duties Bonnar, S. H. Dodwell, C. B. Gubbay, as H.B.M.'s Consul-General, is expected and A. S. D. Cousland (Directors), Dr. to arrivo in Shangbal on March 20th. On. Forsyth, and Mesara, R. Fackham, T. his arrival in Ticatsin Mr. Willis will Petrie, Ho Fook, A. E. Crapnell, G. U. Moxon, A. Ritchie, R. L. Atkinson, J. proceed home on leave.

W. Kow, D. K. Moss, E. Haskell, T. G. Weall, and A. H. Ferguson, with Mr. W. 8. Brown (Secretary),

The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting, after which

misled into acquiescence in the spirit and method of Japan's acts. In making this assertion no notice seems to have been taken of the recent declaration of Sir EDWARD GREY in the House of Commons that "His nt would naturally take British interests into account, and consider, when it was necessary, what would be required." Evidently in Si, Edward Grey's opinion that necessity Por Case

does not yet arise out of Japan's of 1 dos. Bot demands, and when it does the British

$80.40

Government will be prepared to take The Osaka Shosen Kaisha has decided to care of British interests. Pending | run a steamer between Hongkong and the_full publication of the demands Haiphong in the middle of this month; there are, however, one or two broad con- and if the demand justifies it the Com- siderations bearing on the situation which pany will run two steamers, calling at 3.00 may well be studied, China, a country Pakhoi and Hoihow as well.

of immense potentialities, is yet com mercially one of the most backward countries in the world With an area of nearly four million square miles and an industrious population roughly estitanteil at four hundred millions, China's foreign trade dos not equal that of Switzerland, a country of less than 16,000 square miles The Austrian steamer which was sunker the corresponding period of the previ- and a population which does not amount at the mouth of the large harbour of year. Our godowns were taxed to their utmost capacity, and it was necessary to to four millions | Thus there is an Tsingtao having been refloated, the

cagago outside godowns to accommodate immenso field to be exploited in China, entrance to that harbour is now partially the overflow of cargo; our wharvcs and and while the Chinese people show little open and ships have been allowed to lighters were also omployed continuously. inclination or capacity to do this of their enter the harbour since February 25th I need hardly say, however, that the war, own volition, the Chinese Government, Mr. Geo. Lammert amounces & public and the decreased number of steamers backed by the people, has shown itself auction of a large and valuable collection that are, in consequence, available for consistently hostile to foreign enterprise of antique china and curios received from trading purposes, has adversely affected under conditions which would make that the well-known Shanghai dealers, Messrs. Our accounts for the latter half of the year enterprise attractive and safe. China's Vun Yuen Tsar Particulars are given and the returns from wharf work and foreign trade has been built up by in an advertisement which appears on Our godowns at present keep fairly full, lighter work have been greatly reduced. 6.65 foreigners, and the Customs revenue the first page of this issue.

but it is difficult to say whether our earn- derived therefrom-comparatively small

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COGNAC

WATSON'S

$480

COGNAC Half boftion 2 dos

37.00

1.60

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C. SUPERIOR OLD

LIQUEUR COGNAC, - Gold Capenle

£0.30

3:43

TO LET AT THE PEAK,

Nashed and newly done up.

TŐ. 2, STEWART TERRACE,

Apply VE, É. POLLOCK,

memeTV Prince's Building, Hangkong, 20th January, 1915.

TO LEL

HOUSE in Knutsford

Kowloon

Terenon,

APE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.

MENT & AGENCY Co., Lav. Hongkong, 1st March, 1915.

G

TO LET.

From 1st Marshi:"

ODOWN, No. 9, Duddell Street.

Apply—

(45

* D. VERY FINE OLD PALE LIQUEUR COGNAC

**** 46.80

BOUTELLEAU'S

CHAMPAGNE "LIQUE UE...

*E. FINEST OLD BROWN BRANDY...

4.00

4.55

4.65

53.50

MARTE BRIZARD and

BOGER'S "PALE COGNAC 31.50

PINE

-2.66

A. B. AVASTA

Cars of E. PABANEY,

No. 1, Daddell Street. Hongkong, 2nd February, 1915.

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B. V. F., V. O. COGNAC 79.70

V. O, L., 60 Year Old 119.30

UNITED VINETARD PROPRIETORS, 75

·Years Old

2.95

TO LET

NO. 168, THE FRAK, "THE KENNELS,

Apply

THE HONGKONG LAND. INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co, L. *Hongkong, 1st March, 1815,

TO LET FURNISHED. DISHOP'S LODGE NOETH, No. 12, BISHOP'S

For further partionlars, apply to

PALMER & TURNER, Alexandra Buildings, 3rd Floor. Hongkong, 80th January, 1915,

QUEEN'S BUILDING,

10:00

FIRST FLOOR, including Treasury

be held at the Offices of the General Agents.TO LET, the South West portion of the Pedder's Strot, on WEDNESDAY, the 24th March, at Noun, for the purpose of receiving the Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1914,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be: CLOSED from the 11th of March, both days feclusive.

JARDINE. MATHESON & Co., IAD.,

Gece al Agents

Hongkong, 4th March, 19.5.

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LUZON SUGAR REFINING CO.,

LIMITED.

NOTICE.

THE THIRTY-THIRD "ORDINARY

ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE HOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the Offloor of the General Agents, Pedder's Street, on WEDNESDAY, the 24th Mamh, at 12.15 P.M. for the purpose of receiving the Repori and Bistement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1914.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 11th to 24th March, both days includive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,

General Agente.

Hongkong, 4th March, 1915,

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THE CHINA TIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE FORTY-SIXTH MEETING of 1 SHAREHOLDERS in the Compiny will be held at the Company's Office, No. 5. Queen's Road Central, Victoria, on THURS. DAY, 25th March, 1915, at 12 o'olook Noon, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Roport of the Directors for the year: ending Bist December, 1914.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 12th to the 25th March, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

C. PEMBERTON, Becretary. Hongkong, 4th March, 1015

1366

THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

on Ground Floor, lately in osempetion of the German Bank.

GODOWN, No. 9, Ice House Street, Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST

MENT & AGENCY CO., L Hongkong, 1st March, 1915.

135

TO LET.

In Nathan Boad, Kawloon.

157.50 13.15

These Brandies bottled by ourselves are guaranteed Grape Spirit and of Pot Still Distillation,

LIMITED,

HONGKONG AND CHINA.

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of

The CHAIRMAN said:-Gearlemen, The report and accounts have been in your hands for several days, and I propose, main guard of 2 officers and 100 rank and customary practice and take them as The Volunteer Orders announce that the with your permission, to follow the

file will be reinstated from Saturday at read. For the first seven months of the the German Club. In addition, 1 officer year, the earnings of the Company were and 20 rank and file will be detailed für | very satisfactory, and the accounts: 'to. duty at Mount Austin barracks.

July 31st disclosed a larger profit than

as it is has been a source

The owner of a cargo boat and the crewings from wharf and lighter work will strength to the Government, which were charged at the Magistracy yesterday recover to more normal figures so long as the war lasts. Although we bear of with being in possession of 1,000 tuels of has undoubtedly saved the country

additional tonnage being made available. from disintegration. The interests of the prepared opium valued at $10,000, at

Mongkoktsui, The Foreign Powers generally in China are

for shipping trades in which our constitu- was also entirely commercial, and any ambitions on charged with allowing the boat to be used the part of any single Power which are for the conveyance of the opium. in conflict with or may contain any futura case was remanded. menace to those intereste would inevit-

ождет

The

Last night's performance of The A.S. WATSON & CO.. ably invoke the hostility of the Powers. Quaints" was again largely attended, It should not be forgotten that all the though not to the extent the entertainment with China contain what is deserves. The new programme met with known as the foot-favoured nation the heartiest approval, its dainy wit and clauso, which

guarantees to each Power humour, tuneful music, soft lyrics and that ite, subjects shall fully and freely distinct originality appealing irresistibly, participate in all privileges, immunities evoking enthusiastic applause. and advantages that may be granted by the Chinese Government to the Govern

The Bishop of Victoria will conclude ment or subjects of any other nation, his course of Lent lectures for ladies in Hence, so long as the principles his private Chapel at St. Paul's College

to day (Friday) at 10.45 am. of the Open Door with equal opporis announced to preach at the Cathe tunity for the trade of all countries

drab in the morning and at St. Andrew's, are maintained the vital interests of the

Kowloon, in the evening on Sunday next. Next week ho expects to start for Pakhei and Liemchow.

Homɑxoxo Oprich:10a, Dza Your Road C. LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEST STORES, E.O.

The Daily Press

HONGKONG, MArch Ste, 1915,

He

Powers as a whole in China need not be detrimentally affected by the exceptional THE POWERS' INTERESTS IN activity of any one of them. The more

China's resources are developed, no matter A flagstaff fell into the street yesterday by whom, so long as the Open Door is from the top of a building in Chater Road, maintained, the better it will be for the injuring a coolie who had to be carried commerce of all countries We have only away on au ambulance. The flagstaff had 1 and 2 MINDEN VILLAS, Kowloon, subject of much excited discussion in the to look at the foreign trade figures of apparently decayed at the base. We need

FLATS in

"PENYEIIEW Minden Row, Kowloon,

6-Roomed House with Tennis Court."

5-Hoomed House with Tennis Court,

FOUR BOOMED HOUSES in Humphrey's

Arenne, Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon,

Apply to-

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE:

C Co., LTD.

Alexandra Baildings. Hongkong, 4th March, 1915,

[290

TO LET.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, I

VERY CONVENIENT OFFICES and ROOMS, Including a Fine Commodious

* Apply-

SECRETARY, A. 8. WATSON & Co., Igo. Hongkong, 23rd October, 1914.

Saite

OFFICE

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TO LET

FFICES in Br. GEORGE BUILDING, Becond Floor, Overlooking Harbour, Immediate possession.

2 Apply lo

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co Hongkong, 3rd December, 1914

TO LET

TO. 1, NA THAN ROAD, Kowloon (No.

Fairview), frut 1st February

119152

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. » THE FORTY-SIXTH ORDINARY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Ofices of the Undersigned 1st February, 1916. at 12.30 P.M. on THURSDAY, the 18th Marck, 1916. EN AZA

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 4th to the 18th,

1,

No. 1, GOUGH HILL LOAD, THE PEAR, Furnished or Unfurnished. From 1st April, "SHORNCLIFFE," Garden Road, to let furnished (& Rooms).

ROGATE," Austin Road, Kowloon, from EILANDONAN," No. 54, Mount Kellett Road, Roomt, anfurnished, from 1st March. No. 2, DES VEUX VILLAS, 51, PRAE (Unfurnished),

BOOMS, suitable for Omoes, on the First March, 1915, both days inclusive, Co. Le Floce of No. 3, Duddell Streek

No. 62. THE PEAK. (No. 2, CAMERON VILLAS) Farnlhed.

#KIRKENDOA Furnished, Nu. 122, Plantation Bond., Peak.

"BEACONSFIELD,” Battery Path, No.19, THE PRAX (5 CAMERON VILLAR) Small Bungalow adjoining “GLENSHIEL, Barker Bond, Fek

Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS.

Bad löör, Alexandra Buildings, Honglong link Folrry 1970

JARDINE, MATHESON & Ltd.,

Gener! Mangers, HONGKONG, FIRM INBUSANCE Co., LTD.

Hongkong, 1st March, 1915.

NOTICE:

353

THE OFFICES of the CHINA AND

Τ JAPAN TELEPHONE AND ELEC

TRIC CO., LTD. have. This Day bean REMOVED to 16, Icm Hover STREET.}

Hongkong, 1st March, 1815,

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48

CHINA.

Tar special privileges Japan is seeking to obtain from China continues to be a

Chinese Press, especially in the Press of Peking, though, as yet, both the Japanese Lard the Chinese Government have refused to comply with popular appeal for the publication of the full list of the concee sions Japan is demanding. It has been asserted that Japan has strictly enjoined the Chinesa Government, "under menace," not to publish any statement of these demands, or to reveal them confulentially, but this is an assertion which we think may be instantly dismissed as being-based on imagination rather than on fact. It is & feeble effort of the imagination at that. No one can believe that the Govern ment at Peking is so much under the thumb of Japan as to be afraid to com- municate to the Powers, or to the nation, full details of Japan's demands, if it was considered to be in China's interests to

ents are interested, I am afraid we must

expect that the number of steamers. visiting this port will be restricted for some time to come. It is for that reason that your directors recommend that a comparatively large amount be carried forward to this year's account, which, I trust, will meet with your approval. Part of the steelwork for the construction of the new wharf has arrived, but your directors deem it prudent to postione, temporarily, the erection of the wharf- at any rate until after the approaching typhoon season. We shall not be able to commence building the proposed cw. godown until the Police Basin is handed

will be towards the latter end of the over to us and filled in, which wo expect

year.

There were no questions, whereupon The CHAIRMAN proposed the adoption of the report and accounts.

Mr. Moxon seconded, and this was unanimously agreed to.

Mr. RITCHIE proposed that the appoint- ments of Messrs. C. Landraf, A. 8. D. Cousland, E. von Kock, and A. Widman

as directors be confirmed

Mr. Ho Foor seconded, and this was

agreed to.

Japan to see how the progress of that scarcely point the moral of the incident. country has benefitted foreign trade. In All these flagstaffe, which are numerous in the Financial and Economical Annual of the centre of the city, ought at least, to be

Mr. Moss proposed, and Mr. Kew carefully examined at regular intervals. Japan a table is given which shows the

seconded, the re-election of Messrs. J. W. growth of the country's foreign trade from The Japanese population in Korea has C. Boanar and 8. H. Dodwell an the year 1878 down to the present time. been increasing steadily of lato years. A directors, In 1878 the total foreign trade of Japan return made by the authorities at the end. On the proposition of Mr. ÁTKINSON, (imports and exports) did not represent of November last showed it to be 293,530, Maitland and A OD Gourdin were seconded by Mr. PACKHAM, Messrs F. more than Yen 1.85 per head of the of whom 158,284 were men and 135,249 elected auditors for the ensuing year at population, Concurrently with the women. The houses occupied number a remuneration of 9350 cache h industrial and commercial progress of the 83,629. Compared with the corresponding Chairman Bagounced that dividend was This was all the business, and the country that trade has steadily developed date of the preceding year, the figures at rants could be had on application on and until it now represents just on Ten 26 the end of November last show an increase after March 5th. per head, while the population in the same of period has practically doubled itself. Yet 31,210.—Japan Chronicle.

frequently we hear it said that the indus- trial and commercial advance of Japan involves the extinction of European trade in the Far East. The facts seem to us to point exactly in the opposite direction.

It is announced in our advertisement THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE columns that Enchanted Glen," will be performed by

an operetta, "The " COMPANY, LIMITED. the pupils of the French Convent on

At a meeting of the Beard of Directors, Saturday, the 20th inst., at 4 pm., also held yesterday, it was decided to declare on Tuesday and Wednesday the 23rd and a dividend of $7 and a bonus of $2 per

do so. A remarkable change must have For that reason we do not view with 24th inst., at 6 p.m., the receipts to be share, subject to audit. suddenly come over China if the Govern alarm the prospect of the increased devoted towards the relief of the victims

ment has become afraid, to this extent, of

industrial and commercial activity of

that we can see in the attitude either of of the Open Door and equal opportunity formance, when she will distribute the *** menaces" by Japan. There is nothing Japan in China so long as the principles of the war. Lady May has kindly pro UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG

mated to be present at the opening per-

the Convent.

Thanks to the generosity of the under-

to accept such a suggestion. Yet it is and safeguarded: and we may be quite the Government or the people to load for the trade of all nations are maintained Oxford certificates awarded to pupils of mentioned gentlemen, a fund has been raised by the Hon, Mr. Lau Chu Pak, to claimed that in their general scope and sure that neither China nor the European

provide prizes which will be awarded to character the demands of Japan, if con- Powers would acquiesce in any departure The Committe of the local Cigarette and candidates who pass successfully the ceded, would amount to the establishment from that policy.

Tobacco Fund for the Allied Forces at Entrance Examination and commenco of a Japanese suzerainty over China, and

the front announce with great residence in the University: that in course of time China would pass

Mr Choi Pok Ho pleasure that Messra Dedeoglou The Jurom List for 1915 was laid before Bros.... have under the Government of Tokyo in the

presented • 5,000 Egyp- tian Cigarettes which are made by same way that Korean independence was the Legislative Council yesterday

hand at their manufactory at Hongkong, extinguished. Another osim made is

Tho

oigarettes are packed as follows:- that the interests of the other Powers in

The unusually severe conditions this in cardboard boxes, 100 cardwood boxes in (in cases (sealed); and 30 tin cases of China will be vitally affected by the con winter at Chingwantao was the cause of a 500 each. These cigarettes will be for- templated concessions. We have been number of wolves coming down from the warded in the usual way, viz. to the D.D.O.8. Arsenal, London, with a request fold that the Japanese Government har hills to the sea coast. The animals were that they be sent to the Base Hospital at confidentially communicated particulars pressed by hunger. More than twenty the Front for the use of the sick and wounded. The Committed tender their sincere thanks to Messrs. Dedeoglou Bras for their gifts, and feel assured that the

of the demands to the foreign Powers wolves are reported as having been seen directly interested in the preservation of at Chingwantao this winter. Several of

the territorial integrity of China and the the animals were killed by the residents. cigarettes will be greatly appreciated:

$ 500,00

Mr. Chen Kai Ming

400.00

Mr. Ho Fook

400.00

Ar. To Chonng Shi

200.00

Mr. Tung Tze Ming

200.00

Mr. Ip Jnn Cheun

100.00

Mr. Chun Kan Yue

$100.00

Mr. Fung Ping Shang Mr. Kran Fuk Ng

$100.00

100.00

Mr. Leung Kung Tsung

50.00

Mr. Wong Siu Ham... Mr. Un Man Chuen

$50.00

50.00

Hon. Mr. Lau Cha Pak

Total

250.00

82,500.00