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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

FOUND,

A

BUNCH of SEVEN KEYS. Owner can have samo by applying to the Under- signed and pay for the cost of this advertisement.

W. H. M. TAYLOR, Care of THE CARLTON HOTEL, Hongkong, 31st Baroh, 1915, €452

KOT X BUNS.

10 savo disappointment, plesso order now. Taro we make special batch, available from or.. let April, 1915

ALEXANDRA CAFE Hongkong, 31st March, 1915. £453

CHINESE IMPERIAL GOVERN- MENT 7% SILVER LOAN OF 1880, E.

57TH HALF-YEARLY DRAWING. TNTEREST dus end Drawn Bonda of this

LOAN will be Payable at the Offices of the Corporation on and after the 31st March, 1915. List of Drawn Bonds can be obtained on application to the Undorsigned,

For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION.

Agents issuing the Loan,

N. J. STABE,

Chief Maunger.

Hongkong, 31st March, 1910.

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FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF HONGKONG.

EASTER HOLIDAYS.

ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all

NTIRE INSURANCE OFFICES will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Pub Business on FRIDAY, SATURDAY and MONDAY, the 2nd, 3rd and 5th April.

By Order,

A. R. LOWE, Secretary, Hongkong, 31st March, 1015. 1465

MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF HONGKONG.

EASTER HOLIDAYS.

NOTARINE INSURANCE OFFICES TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all

will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business on FRIDAY, SATURDAY. and MONDAY, the 2nd, 3rd and 4th April.

By Ordar,

A. R. LOWE, Secretary.

Hongkong, 31st March, 1915.

BANK HOLIDAYS.

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N Accordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912, the EXCHANGE BANKS will be

CLOSED for the Transaction of Publis Business on FRIDAY, SATURDAY and MONDAY, the 2nd, 3rd and 5th April.

Hongkong, 29th March, 1915. 1440

THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.

MIXED FOURSOMES

COMPETITION,

N the afternoon of Easter Monday OND FOURSOMES COM PETITION will be held over Happy Valley,

Conditions: 9 holes. Medal Play Entrance Fee :·||$2,00 under handicap each couple. Handicaps: One quarter of the sum total of each couple's handi cap is to be deducted from the groB Score retumed. Men with bandicaps of 19 and over are reminded that they can only use 18 of their stroke in competitions held over Happy Valle.

Competitors must make themselves con- verant with Hanny Valley Local Rules,

for the complotion of the above event, Driving and Approaching and Putting Competitions for both ladies and gontic men will be held.

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PUBLIC COMPANIES

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31gr. 1915.

THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA

"DOCK CO., LTD. -

NOTICE.

THE ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING TSHAREHOLDERS will be bold in ths Office of the Company, 2, Queen's Buildings.. Commacht Road, Hongkong, TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY), tho 31st March, 1015, at 11 o'clock A,, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1914.

The TRANSFEL BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 24th to the 31st March, 113, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

GEO. A CALDWELL,

Secretary. Hongkong, 17th March, 1015.

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THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU- FACTURING CO., LTD.

THE

ANNUAL MIST ORDINARY 1 MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Company's Oleo, St. George's Building, 6, Connught Road, Victoria, TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY), the 31st March, 1915, at 12 o'clock Noon, for the purpose of receiving Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the year ending 31st Decomber, 1914, and electing

a Consulting Committee and Auditora.

#

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company. will be CLOSED. from MONDAY, the 29th- Maroh, to WEDNESDAY, the 31st March, 1015, both das inclusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

General Manager Bongbong, 16th Marab, 1915. [400

GREEN ISLAND

CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED:

TING OF SHAREHOLDERS ORDINARY ANNUAL

in the Company will be held at the Olices of the Company, St. George'a Buildings, Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 30th day of April, 1915, at 12 o'clock Noon, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Account and the Report of the Directors for the year ending 31st Decembar 1914, and declaring a Dividend,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, 1st April,

HOUSES TO LET.

TO LET.

URNISHED HOUSE, FOUR ROOMS,

PEAK, 4 OF 6 Months, Rent $125,00.

BUNGALOW," Address

Care of "Daily Prem" Offico. Hongkong, 29th March, 1916.

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TO LET.

HOUSE at Observatory Villas, Kowloon. Apply to

ARRATOON V. APCAR & Co. Hongkong, 16th March, 1918. [393

TO LET.

TO.2, "ROSE TERRACE," Nathan Road,

"Kowloon No. 6, TORRES BUILDING, Kowloon.

Apply to

SPANISH DOMINICAN

PROCURATION. AN Hongkong, 32nd March, 1915. [394:

TO LET.

(ODOWN, No. 94, Frays Bast.

Apply

KHONG BẢNG RONG ID

No. 248, Des Vosuz Road Central

(305 Hongkong, 19th February, 1815.

TO LET-AT THE PEAK.

TO. 2 STEWART TERRACE,

Furnished and newly done up Apply

ELE. POLLOCK,

Prince's Building. Honghong, 20th Janmry, 1815.

TO LET.

HOUSE in Kautsford Terrace

Kowloon.

Apply

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST SMENT & AGENOT Co., Lan. Hongkong, let March, 1915.

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TO LET From 1st March,

to SATURDAY, 19th April, 1915, both daysODOWN, No. 6, Duddoll Street.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF

DIRECTORS. Hongkong, 27th March, 1915. (442

HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LTD.

THE THIRTY-FOURTH ORDINARY THE

Apply

INTIMATION

A. S. WATSON she also definitely guaranteed the that many of the other

& CO., LTD.

ESTABLISHED 72 YEARS.

demands

of maintaining a permanent and solid to be established which shall compete friendship between Japan and Korea, and with the business of the Hangoliping armly establishing peace in the Far Company when it becomes n joint East" Japan guaranteed, in a spirit of Japanese and Chinese concern. This, firm friendship, to ensure the safety and surely, is clear violation of that repose of the Imperial House of Kores; pledge to Britain. Equally manifest is it

we mentioned in the first section of this independence and territorial integrity of the Empire; Japan also undertook to article, published yesterday, are utterly guard the country from aggression by a irreconcilable either with the policy of independence and "third" power; and the Protocol fur- maintaining the ther provided that no arrangement territoriál integrity of China or with the contrary to the principles of the Protocol security of the rights and interests of the WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. I should be made with a third Power with subjects of other Powers in China out the mutual consent of Japan and guaranteed by Treaty or connoted by the Korea, In less than two years after Open Door and Equal Opportunity policy to which the Powera, - Jupan Japan had thus guaranteed the indepen

included, pledged themselves to. the dence of Kores she persuaded Koren to Governmont of the United States in 1800. sign a treaty which gave to Japan the We trust and believe that these demands control and direction of the foreign will undergo considerable modification, affairs of that country, and by the year The statement made in the House of 1910 Korea had become formally annosed Commons recently by the Under Secretary to Japan by another treaty and the of State, though couched in the most Korean dynasty came Lo an abrupt

guarded language of diplomacy, end. In view E thuse historic indicated clearly enough that the British facts

not surprising that Government takes a very serious view of Japan's demands on China should the situation arising out of "Japan's

WATSON'S

VERY OLD LIQUEUR

SCOTCH

WHISKY. have created misgivings in the minds not demands. Mr. PRIMROSu declared that

Our Celebrated E

very old Liqueur Scotch Whisky is a blend of the best Pot Distilled Scotch Whiskies. It is of great age, very fine, and mellow. Its superior quality has established its re- putation for over 30 years as THE LEADING SCOTCH WHISKY IN THE EAST.

THORNE'S

No. 4.

·OLD VAT

A. B. AVASTA,

Care of E. PADANHT,

Hongkong, tud February, 1915. (244)

TO LET

No. 1, Dasdell Errect. SCOTCH

ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE N

HOLDERS will be held at the Offloss of the General Managers at 12 Noon on MONDAY, the 19th April, to recrire a Statement of the Company Accounts to 31st December, 1914, and the Esport of the General Managers.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 30th March, to the 12th April, both days inclusive.

TO. 169," MAGAZINE GAP

⠀ “HARFORD." ** Apply

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

·MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, 31st March, 1915.

QUEEN'S BUILDING,

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WHISKY,

As supplied to the House of Lords aud House of Commons.

only of the Chinese but of foreign if there was any reason to suppose that residents also as to the intentions which the Sino-Japanese negotiations could not " Tay behind them. When, however, we be settled by diplomatic methods, and consider the vastness of China and the if there was a prospect of developments spirit of nationality which at tinies so that might impair tho independence and strongly asteris itself, to say nothing of integrity of China, then no doubt con the complicated questions which would sultations would take place to see how arise out of the important interests of what is due to Japan could be secured other Powers in China, it seems to us without impairing the independence and. inconceivable that Japan can be con- integrity of China, which is one of the kniplating so vast en extension of her objects of the Anglo-Japanese Allionc. sovereignty. The time, however, hasThis striking statement joined to his certainly arrived when the Powers should assurance that the Government will do its cearly and emphatically re-state the almost to secure that British commercial policy by which their relations with China interests in China shall not be prejudiced are in future to be guided. Are the by the results of the negotiations How Powers still resolved to maintain the Preading between China and Japan is independence and territorial integrity of very satisfactory so far as it goes; bat

we shall feel more certain of the China 1 Are they still unanimous in tinued maintenance of peace in the Far their adhesion to the policy of the Open East when Dcor and Equal Opportunity for the trade of all Nations Count OKUMA, the

..

Prime Minister of Japan, is reported to have publicly stated that all the Powers appreciate Japan's attitude" and that "the United States Government especially approval of the -expresses its

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A.S. WATSON & CO..emands. If that be so, it surely indicates an important change of policy on the part of the Powers, or a very

LIMITED,

con

We learn that Japan's deads have been so modified as to romovo all suggestion of menace to the independence and integrity of China and all prejudice to the existing commercial rights and privileges of the other Fownin in China......

A mail for Europe vid Siberia closes to-day at 10 a.m.

HE the Governor will inspect the

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Læd, 10 LET, the South-West portion of the WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. | imperfect appreciation of the scope onhole battalion of the Special Police on

General Managers. Hongkong, 34th March, 1915.

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THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE

DIVIDEND of $7.00 and BONUS of $2.00 per Share declared at the Forty- Sixth Meting of Shareholders held This Day

FIRST FLOOR, Including Treasury

on Ground Floor, lately in cocupation of the German Bank,

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

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD. Hongkong, lat March, 1915, **

TO LET

135

will be Payable at the HoxGKONG AND SHANGFLATS in Nathan Road, Kowloon. HAI BANKING CORPORATION on and after FRIDAY, the 26th Mneab, 1915,

Shareholders are requested to apply to the Ofice of the Company for Warrants,

By Order of the Board of Directors.

C. PEMBERTON, Becretary. Hongking, 25th March, 1015. HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY LIMITED.

"PENYRHEW,'' Minden Row, Kowloon, 6-Roomed House with Tennis Court

1 and 2, MINDEN VILLAS, Kowloon, 5-Roomad House with Tonnis Court

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and

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FOUE-ROOMED HOUSES in Kamphrey's Avenue, Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon,

Apply to

HUMPHREYTS ESTATE & FINANCE

Co., LTD., Alexandra Britings Hongkong, 4th March, 1915.

TO LET

■OUSES in CLIFTON GARDENS,

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

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, HONGKONG.

£13

character of the Japanese demarche. Japan, as we have said, has assured the April 8th.

ers that these demands contain Powers

At the Magistracy yesterday, an India. nothing which interferes with the was ined $7 for assaulting P. C. Reich HONGKONG OFFLUB: 104, Des Viruz BOAD Covereignty of China, or with the and a further $7 for assaulting a LONDON Oppton) 191, Frası Synasz, E.C.

ights and interests of other foreign uations. British merchants, however,

no

The Baily Press.

HOMESONG, March 31st, 1015.

Last week (24th inst.) the Shangbai":" Club celebrated its jubilee. A bust of King George was unveiled and Meglers were "At Home". to their lady friends

on the occasion.

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice

Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following

'place different interpretation on some of the demands, as is plainly indicated by the many questions which Arc being asked itr the House of Commons on the subject; by the

The Bishop of Victoria ab 5.30 pm.

JAPAN AND THE" OPEN

innouncement that the China Association to-day gives the third of a series of Holy has sent to the Government communica- Week address in his private chapel at DOOR IN CHINA.

tions criticising the demands; and by the St. Paul's College. His subject to-day. II

telegraphic news from London that Faris The Sinlessness of Christ” Eastern business men, who are hostile and NOTWITHSTANDING that the responsible statesmen of Japan emphatically assure:

apprehensive are writing letters to the the world that their demands contain newspapers on the subject," Assurance have been publicly given recently by the menace to China's independence,

donation to the funds of the hospitals: the view lins be freely expressed in British Foreign Office that British policy

Li Kant Chuen

$or the Chinese papers of the North that is regarde China has undergone no China is threatened by Japan with the change.

The weakly return of communicable The Hon. NEL PRIMROSE the fate of Korea, or that Japan is aiming Under Secretary of State for Foreign disecso for last week shows a cases of at establishing at least a Protectorate Affairs, has recently declared in the diphtherin, 5 of enteric fever and 3 of over China. This would seem an House of Commons that the Government small-pos. The three smallpox cases and exaggerated view to take of Japan's is fully alive to the importance of British one of the diphtheria cases terminated present demands, but we cannot but commercial interests in China, and would fatally recognise that it is one for which do its utmost to secure them intool. That

de will be seen from cur advertisement a good case may be made out. The statement seemed to us to be a recognition.

columns, the meetings of the Bongkong BISHOP'S LODGE NORTH, No. 12, THE very nature of the demands in themselves of the contention that British interests are lend courtenance to these fears. Suppose, menaced by the demands, and we take the

Ltd. and the and Whampoa Deck Co., for example, that China yielded to the utterance to be a clear suggestion to Japan

Hongkong Bape Manufacturing Co., Ltd.: demand that the police affairs in the

are to be held to-day, The former takes important Centres of the country shall be that at least some of her demand must place at 11 in, and the latter as noon.

THE SHARE CERTIFICATES Nos, 12410/2411 for 10 and 25 Shares

12730/18749 respectively, numbered 36869/25882 inclusive, standing in the register 30 joint games of GEORGE ANDERY H Conduit Road, HASTINGS and JOUN BARHAM CARSLAKE, Solisitors, Liverpool and Birmingham, having been · LOST of DESTROYED, NOTICE The courtesy of the green from 13 HEREBY GIVEN that unless the said o'clock onwards is requested

Certificates be produced at the Office of the Entries, stating events entered for Company, Queen's Buildings, Victoria, Hong should be made to either the Honorary kong dore the 26th April, 1915, Now Secretary or on the lists posted in the Cercates for the said Shares will be issued Happy Valley and Fan Ling Club houses and the Old Certifloater will thereafter be held

Entries and in the Hongkong Club. close at 19 o'clock on Saturday, the 3rd by the Company as Null and Void. April.

Competitors who wish to Tiffin in the Club House should inform the No. 1 Boy before Saturday evening.

K M. COMMING, Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 30th March, 1915.

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CANTON KOWLOON

RAILWAY.

NOTICE,

EASTER HOLIDAYS AND CHING

MING FESTIVAL

GEO. A. CALDWELL,

Secretary. Hongkong, 25th March, 1915,

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R.

NOTICE,

ALL Persons applying to the PROVOST

· MARSHAL nto requested in fature to apply botwor the kos of 9 At to 1PM. ard 2 to 4 P.. daily b

Hongkong, 16th February, 1915. [292

·DOG" FOUND.

THE PUBLIC IS BEREBY NOTIFIED A TERRIER.

Black and White Wire-haired

THE PUBLIC IS BEed, ah and 5th, in addition to the ORDINARY TRAIN SERVICE, & PAST TRAIN will loave KOWLOON at 10:30 AM. for SHEH LUNG, calling at SHEUNG SHUI at 11.30 AM.”“” and stopping at all Stations between SHUM CHUY and SHEK LUNG.

On SATURDAY, April 3rd, no Tiffe will be served on the Train leaving KowLOON SÍ 1.3 P.M.

A Train will feavo Kowloon at 9.45, A.M, for SHEUNG SHUI on April 2nd, 3rd, 4th and by 5th for 1st and 3rd Class Passengers only, No 2nd Class accommodation will in future be provided on this Train.

By Order,

By Order,

H. P. WINSLOW,

Manager, British Section,

Apply-

J. SMIRKE,

Peak Tramway, -

[413 Hongkong, 20th Maroh, 1915.

TO LET.

THE GROUND FLOOR of No. 6, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL, occupied Madame Gains, eto, Patti

Apply to larger cita she

DAVID BASSOON & Co., La. Hougtong, 10th February, 1015. [272

TO LET

FFICES in ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING THE ADMINISTRATION, tamedials possession. L's Chinese Section,

Apply to Canton-Kowloon Railway,

BHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Kowloon, 30th March, 1915,

Honghong, Srd Desember, 1914

1. HILL BIDE, 110, THE PEAK. GODOWNS, New Praya, Kennedy Town. GODOWNS, at Wanchai Bord, Apply, etc.,

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.

·MENT & AGENCY Co., LAD, Hongkong, 1st March, 1915.

TO LET-FURNISHED.

From 1st May nert.. For further particulars, apply to-- ·

88

PALMER & TURNER, Alexandra Buildings, 3rd Floor, Hongkong, 80th January, 1935,

Sulte

TO LET

149

TN -

BUILDINGS, VERY CONVENIENT OFRIO and ROOMS. Including a Fine Commodious

Apply

SECRETARY, A. S. WAISON & CO., LTD. Hongkong, 23rd October, 1914.

TO LET.

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3 ROOMS, suitable for Offices, 1st Floor as Advie Queen's Road Contral

bet

or so

Twenty-two

paper.

In a report on the trade of China for. 1013, just issued, Mr. W. P. Ker, Com- mercial Attaché to H. M. Legation at Peking, referring to railways, says

entirely jointly administered by Chinese and

modified as to accord with the general

Twenty-two residents of German Japanese, what would happen in the very policy of the Foreign Powers interested nationality have resigned their member likely event of Japan coming to the conn China, Yet, only a day or two ago, ship of the Hankow Club since the clusion that it was impossible to create our correspondent in Peking informed annual meeting was hold, says a Tientsin an efficient police organisation unless us that the negotiators were discussing per It is supposed that the non- supreme control rested in her hands the demands affecting the Yangtste eication of a strong German contingent Then let the reader ask himself a Valley, a region which has been regarded on the directorate and committees has similar question concerning the Japanese hitherto whether rightly or wrongly is

prompted this step. demand that the Government of perhaps a matter or argument 66 DISHOP'S LODGE SOUTH," No. 11, China shall employ infuential Japanese e in a very special sense a definite "BETAS, Datuxaished, 5 Rooms-

in political, financial and British

influence, "sphere of military affairs. Does anyone suppose because China, in 1898, gave to Great WEST WARD." Bonham Road, "EGGESFORD," Nos. 124 THE PEAK that failure of her efforts to reorganise Britain a guarantee that Lo terntory

If the present Government proves the affairs of China would be likely to in this region would be alienated strong enough to secure the peace of the Unfurnished (6 Rocma), from 1st May, 1915.

MERTON, No. 4, THE PEAK, Unfamished induce Japan to withdraw in another Power. The pledge was given country and to assert its authority over (6 Rooma),

er on a three disgust when

once those demands in connection with the £16,000,000 Loan the provinces, the next few years should ROOMS in BEACONSFIELD on a three- monthly tonanay, and 65, ELGIN TERRACE. have been conceded to her? The steun naised by China to pay the final witness a very remarkable development No. 1, GOUGH HILL, No. 100, THE FEAE, tion irresistibly recalls the history of instalment of the war indemnity to Though foreign supervision is still of the railway communications of China. Farnished or Unfurnished, from 1st April, 1915.

KOGATE, Austin Road, Kowloon. Japan's relations with Korea during the Japan That pledge still stand, and necessary for the efficient working of “EILANDONAN," No, 64, Mount Kellett. past ten years. Indeed, the points of though Mr. Paimase has declared that Chinese railway administration, signs Bro Bond. 6 Iooms, unfurnished.

similarity between the Protocol which Japan's railway schemes in the Yangtze not wanting that the Chinese are at lase waking up to the supreme vaport, forms the subject of the present negotin Valley do not conflict with this agreement, ance of providing adequate equipment for tions in Peking und the Protocol signed we imagine that this declaration done their railways, and that the provincial by Japan and Korea in 1804 are in certain not extend to the demand that the opposition to the nationalisation of rail- respects very striking, The Korean Chinese Government shall not allow any ware and the employment of foreign capital and foreign engineers is weaken- Protocol was concluded" for the purpose mines to be exploited or any undertaking ingin

No. 2, DES YOUX VILLAS, 51, PAA (Unfurnished)ket

Kowloon-Canton Railway. Bond Floor, Overlooking Harbour, Floor of No. 3. Daddell Street,N VILLAS). BOOKS, suitable for Officer, on the First No.50, Tas PSAK (6 CAMERON VILLAS) Apply to.... LINSTEAD & DAVIS.

Brd Floor, Alemades Buildings, Hongkong, 29th March, 1915,

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