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WANTED,
DEITISH OFFICE ASSISTANT for
ENTERTAINMENTS
THEATRE ROYAL
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 22ND, 1915.
B Hongkong Firms. Good prespects for MESSES CHARLES HOWITT
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Toply to-
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Care of Daily Prose" Ofoe. Hongkong, 22nd April, 1915.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FEON CALCUTTA, PENANG, AND
SINGAPORE.
THE Steamship
"SANTELA."
having arrived from the stove Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods
will be delivered from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge will be
landed at onse, at Consigue
esponse,
Cargo remaining on board
risk and
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Commencing at 9.15 Sharp. BOOKING AT MOUTRIE'S. Hongkong, 2nd April, 1915
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PUBLIC COMPANIES
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rink and expense.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the
Undersigned,
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Hongkong, 21st April, 1915.
HONGKONG JOOKEY OLUB.
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THE HALF-YEARLY MEETING of the above Ulab will be held on SATURDAY, the 24th April, 1915, at 12.30 F.at, at the Offices of the HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB, on the round Floor of the HONGKONG CLUB ANNEXE, Chater Road,
By Order,
T. F. HOUGH,
Clerk of the Course.
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Hongkong, 10h April, 1915. HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
NOTICE.
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE will be held on MONDAY, the 26th April, 1915, o'clock 7.x presisel in the OLD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOOM
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
Kimberley Road, Kowloon Apply to
INTIMATION
& CO., LTD.
ESTABLISHED 1841.
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AERATOON V. APCAR & Co. Hongkong, 10th March, 1915. [383
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ITONG SANG HONG, LẠ,
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[305 Hongkong, 19th February, 1915,
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FORTY SECOND ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Society will be hold at its Head Offco, No. 2. Queen's BulBlogs, Hongkong, TO-MORROW (FRIDAY), the 23rd April, 2016, at Nook, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together
done up with the Statements of Account to 31st Decem.NO. 2 STEWART TERRACE,
Apply bor, 1914, and of declaring Dividends, de
Prince's Building, Hongkong, 20th January, 1915.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 13th April to the 23rd April, both days inclusive. By Order of the Heard,
C. MONTAGUE-EDE, Bocretary, Hongkong, 9th April, 1915,
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HOUSE
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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY Co., LaD, Hongkong, les Mami, 1915, 146 TO EET From 181 March
CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
FORTY-NINTH ORDINARY [OTICE HEREBY GIVEN that the YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its Head Office, No. 2. Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, TO-MORROW (FRIDAY), the (CITY HALL), for the following purposes 23rd April 1915, at 12.15... for the purpose of (1) To receive the Report and Accounts of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statements of Account to 91st Decor- the Committee for the year ended 31st
ber, 1914, and of declaring Dividende, &. December, 1914.
To elect a new Committed.
(3) To transact any General Business,
By Order,
E. A. M. WILLIAMS. Secretary,
Hongkong, 15th April, 1916.
THE
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AND
TEBONG BUBBER TAPIQUA ESTATE, LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SEVENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MESTING of SHAREHOLDERS in the abors Company will be held
NOT
FRIDAY,
the 28th day of Blay, 1915, at 4 P.M. at No. 10, Canton Road, Shanghai,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 1st to the 28th. May, 1915, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directori.
THE
J. A. WATTIE & Co., LTD., Recretaries and General Managers. [820
TEBONG RUBBER AND - TAPIOCA -ESTATE, LIMITED.
NOTEXTRAORDINARY
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an GENERAL MEETING of the TEBONG RUBBER AND TAPIOCA ESTATE, LIMITED, will be held at 10, Canton Rad, Shanghai, on the 28th day of May, 1915, at 4.15 o'clock in the afternoon,
for the purpose of (1) considering and if thought it approving the draft new Articles which will bssuomitted to the Alting and in the event of the approval the of with or without modifications (2) Coloring and if thought fit passing Resolution walch will be proposed as An Extraordinary Resolution, to the affact
FHAT the new Actioles already approved Lid Moeling and for the purpose of identification subscribed by the Casieman 'thersof, bs and the same are hereby approved and that sach regulations be and they are hereby udosted us The Articles of the Company "in substitution for and to the exclusion of all "the existing Articles thereof.".
A nopy of the prop wad now Articles may be sean at the Company's Host Office.
Should the above constation be passed by the rogasite majority it will be submitted for condemstion as a Spasial Resolution to farther Extraordinary General Meeting and suth Meeting will be held on the 1th day of --June, 1915, 22-the same time and place for the purpose of considering and if thought fit confirming auch Realation as a Special Resolution accordingly.
The TRANSFER BOOKS and Register of Members of the Company will be CLOSED from the ist day of May, to the Twenty-Eighth day of May, 1915, both days inclusive. Dated the 11th day of April, 1913. ́· By Order of the Directors,
A. WATTIE & Co. LTD... Segreteries and General Managers,
NOTICE.
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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 13th April to the 23rd April, both days inclusive,
By Order of the Board.
O. MONTAGUE EDE,
Becretary, Hongkong, 9th April, 1915.
{des
THE CHINA-BORNEO CO., LIMITED NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
SHAREHOLDERS of the above TWELFTH YEARLY MEETING Company will be held at the Company's Office, St. George's Building, at Noon on FRIDAY, the 30th April, 1816, to receive a Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1914, and the Report of the General Manager and Consulting Committee and to alost a Consalting Committee and Auditor.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 10th April the 30th April, 1915. both days inclusive.
THE CHINA-BORNEO Co., LTD.,
W. G. DARBY
General Manager.
404 Hongkong, 13th April, 2016- CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
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OFFICES, facing the Harbear between the Hongkong Cinb and Post Office.
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1 and 2. MINDEN VILLAS, Kowloon, 5-Boomed House with Tennis Court.
FOUR-BOOMED HOUSES in Humphrey's Avanus, Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon
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Co., Laco, Alexandrs Buildings. Hongkong, 20th April, 1916.
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TO
QUEEN'S BUILDING.
FIRST FLOOR, including Treasury
by our troops in the extremely critical|POWERS OF A LIQUID. situation in which they found themselves
in the carly stages of the war, Le covering
AN AGREEMENT REACHED.
The case
the retreat from Mons, with oventually
was again mentioned at the the victory of the Marne, and then the advance and the prolonged battle of the Summary Court yesterday in which
Mr. Shenton (of Messrs. Deacon, Locker. Dracon & Hurston); speaking on behalf of both parties, said that the case would now be settled on the following terms: In the case in which the Onger Manchinery. Co. were suing Messrs. Showen Tomes & Co. for 8300, being money due on a pra-
A. S. WATSON Asic and the culminating victory of Messrs. Shovan, Tomice & Co., se liquida Ypres. Field-Marshal Sir Joux FRENCH, tora of Beater, Brockleman & Co, sued in his memorable despatch on the Battle of the Ouger Machinery Co., of 47, Queen'a Ypres, said the deeds of the Army on this Road Central, for the return of twelve Occasion would furnish some of the most sewing machines, or, in the alternative, brilliant chaptors in the Military history the payment of $14. of our time. Afr. IRWIN'S narrative, written some months after the event, when WATER full information became available, makes a story that will live in the literature Not Crocy, nor Blen MANUFACTURERS of the country.
heim nor Waterloo now seem more im portant," he writes. The Battle of Ypres "closed the last gap in the our contract with Reutor, Brocklean & Co., that would be withdrawn, and in combined-defensive operations of the reference to the present action the Onger Western Allies. It made impossible-short Machinery Co. would return on Saturday of an utter collapse of the Allied Armies next to Messrs. 8hewan, Tomes & Co.,
any further German move on Paris or
as liquidators, seven machines of tho any move to take the French in the rear value of $301, sushi mnohines to be àz good
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They would also
order and condition. pay the sum of $313, representing $213, value of the machines still in their posses
The case was adjourned for a week to enable this to be done,
aion, and 8100 costs.
"UNDER TWO FLAGS.”.
Most importantly to England, it sealed the road to Calais, that vital, critical port, within cycsight of the English epast Further, more. English troops were eat- Chemically, an exact reproduction of a well-gaged here than in any previous battle known German spring, at half the price. Blends of the Empire, more Germans than in Ferfectly with Spirits, especially Whisky. Once try Whisky Pyeris and you will ask for it the whole Franco-Prussain War--a hun- dred and twenty thousand English against agala,
six.hundred thousand Germans. It seems, in its relation to the whole picture, like
There was a disappointing audience at one of those brigades which won immortal glory in old wars by holding a crucial the Theatre Royal last night, when the As to Howitt Phillips Company-presented- point on as battle-line. lock the line from La Bassee to the Under Two Flage," adapted front STONE GINGER BEER.sea cost England 50,000 men out of Ouida's famous novel bearing that title. The only formented Stone Ginger Beer in 120,000 engaged a proportion of loss The piece gave Miss Gortrude Godart, the Far East. The reel charm of Stone diger greater than any previous war ever know who has proved herself, one of the most Beer in the favour produced by partial there is no need to apologize for the accomplished actresses that has visited farpatation without this no Stone Ginger length of the narrative.
The literary Hongkong, liberal scope for the display Beer can be said to be genuine,
power and skill which are revealed in Mr. of her talent, and her portrayal of the IRWIN's presentation of the facts place character of Cigarette," the pet of the this story on a very high plane of literary Algerian Army, was exceptionally good. accomplishment. It conveys to the reader, As" Berklie Cecil Royallieu," the scion DRY GINGER ALE. in a way that official despatches fail to of
do, the full meaning-and the vital in FRAGRANT, AROMATIC, DRY. Its "Bryndes" ie feature which has helped toportance of the operations in which, the give this drink the popularity it so wel British Araby were engaged, and the glow-
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SPLITS.
ing tribute of admiration, which the author
the magnificent pays manner in which the Expeditionary Force added lustre to the glorious traditions of the British Army, forms an epic which no man can read
A.S. WATSON & CO., unmoved. As coming from the pen of
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BIRTH. GARWOOD-On April 14th, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. WALTER H. GAEWOO, a daughter.
MARRIAGE.
noble English family, who bears the burden of a brother's crime and exiles himself in Algeria as a soldier in the
sustained his high reputation. French Army, Mr. Charles Howitt fully...
The Company pives its Inst performance to-night, when the sporting comedy “A member of Tattersall's" will be pro- duced.
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
an American absorver the tribute will be all the more appreciated by British read-
A meeting of the Council is to be held ers. The Battle of Ypres is by no means this afternoon. The orders of the day
are as follows:--
the last great battle. That at Nouve Chapelle, which has been fought since,
First reading of a Bill intituled, “*Au was the most sanguinary single action in which the British Army has yet engaged, Ordinancs to provide for the levy of unless it has been surpassed in the success Estate Duty payable in respect of the ful fighting of the past few days westward estates of deceased parsons." ›
First reading of a Bill intituled, "Au MUERAY - BRAND. On April 18th at of Zwarteteen on the Ypres Comments Ordinance to provide for the incorpora Shanghai, Dovolas BENNETT MURRAY, railway. The splended fighting qualities tion of the Mother Superior in this only son of C. H. Murray, Esqof of our troops have provided and will con- Colony of the Society of the Sœurs do Bury, Bussex, JULIA MARZ youngest daughter of the late David tinue to provide much material for bril-Saint Paul de Chartree by which the institution known as the Asila de In. BRAND, Esq., of Shanghai,
liant chapters in the history of the court Sainte Enfance and as the French Con DEATHS.
try, but, whatever importance subsequent vent is carried on. STARK On April 14th, at Shanghai, auccesses may have in the general plan
WILHELMINA MELBES, the
dearly of operations, nothing can detract from beloved wife of CHARLES Erwix STARK
the high importance and significance of
to
THE THIRTY-FOURTH ORDINARY
MEETING SHAREHOLDERS JRE Booth-West portion of the Rassert-On April 14th, at Shanghini, the Battle of Ypres, which is so graphs will be held at the Offens of the Undersigned on MONDAY, the 10th May, 1915, s 11.30 A.M
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 26th April, to the 10th May, 1918, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON" & Co., Lrn,
General Agents,
(027 Hongkong, 20th April, 1815. HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK
COMPANY, LIMITED.
on Ground Floor, lately in occupation of the German Bank.
GODOWN, No. 9, Ice House Strooi, Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY Co., LED, Hongkong, 1st March, 1915.
136.
OFFIC
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FFICES in ET. GEORGx' BUILDING Second Floor, Overlooking Estbour imamodiato pramceniem.
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199
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co and Hongkong, Sed December, 1914.
TO-LET
BUILDINGS,
THE SHARE CERTIFICATES Nos 2410/2411 for 10 and 26 Sharea respectively, auzaberod 12739/12749 35858/35833 inclusive, standing in the register in the joint names of GEORGE ANDREW HARTINGS and Tony BABHAN CABALAKR Solicitors, Liverpool and Birmingham, having BOOST OF DEBTROTER NOTICE IVERAL CONVENIENT UPFIUSS IS HEREBY GIVEN that unless the alded BOOMB. Indinding Fine Commodious Certificatas be produced at the fee of the Butle Company, Queen Buildings, Viatoris, Hong- kang, before the 24th April,-1915, New Certificates for the said Shares will be issued and the Old Certificates will thereafter be held by the Company as Null and Vold,
GEO. A CALDWELL,
Secretary, Hongkong, 25th March, 1915.
PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,
LIMITED.
NOTICE.
₤426
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
for Three Months issued on and
Apply
BECRETARY, A. B. WATSON & CO., LTD. Hongkong, 23at Octolug, 1914,
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TO LET THE GROUND FLOOR of No. 6, DES VOUX BOAD CENTRAL, Oscapied by Madame Gains, etc.
Apply to
DAVID BASSOON & CO. LTD. [179 Hongkong, 10th February, 1915.
TO LEI
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Hongkong, 16th February, 1815,
YOKOHAMA.
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No. 2, BLUFF.
HEALTHY LOCATION AND BEAUTIFUL VIEW.
EXCELLENT CUISINE AND HOME COMFORT.
MODERATE TERMS.
1st May, next, the respective Prices will be as follows:-
Genilemen Ladkes. Children
$36.00
..." $18.00
$12.00
availible for 20 Rides will be $1.20.
.:
KATHERINE BASSETT, widow of the late Capt. T. BABSETT, aged 67 years.
HoxAKONG OT102;104, Dm VAUX ROAD O. LONDON Ormar: 181, Fear Srizer, E.0.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, AFIL 22ED, 1915.
LITERATURE OF THE WAR.
cdlly described in the article we reproduce in to-day's issue, and which we cordially recommend ewryone to read.
A mail for Europe via Siberia closes to-morrow as 1 p.m. and at 4 p..
Mr. F. RJ. Adamus, civil engineer and architect of Canton, hus received news of the denth of a brother at the front.
From Japanese sources we learn that 1r. G. E. Morrison has concluded A contract to extend his servic:3 to Fresi- Adviser for another five years.
den' Yuan Shib-kai as
Political
First reading of a Bill intituled, An Ordinance to amend the Alion Enemies (Winding up) Ordinance, 1014, and to give power to stay actions against alien enemies,
Second reading of the Bill intituled, Au-Ordinance to provide for the levy: of Estate Duty payable in respect of the estates of deceased personis,”
Committee on the Bill intituled, “Aq Ordinance to amand and consolidate the law relating to Chinese Passenger Ships as defined by the Chinese Passengers Act, 1855, and concerning Asiatic Emigrants generally."
Will not be proceeded with at this. meeting.
PROHIBITED EXPORTS. AMENDMENT OF THE LIST,
THE distinction of having written what is generally acknowledged to be the most
·Gazette- A Hongkong ---Govcrament Extraordinary, issued yesterday contains graphic narrative of the operations lead ing up to the first great Battle of Ypres
Proclamation by the Governor amen t belongs to Mr. WILL IRWIN, a specially At the Magistrad yesterday a Chinesing a previous one in the following gifted American writer, who contributed | shopkeeper of Yaunati was fined 850 for manner Ki to the London Daily Mait the brilliant offering for sale a pig that was discusad. That the following headings in account which
we print today Mr. Adam Gibson, Colonial Veterinary the list of goods the exportation of which pages 9 and 7.
We say advisedly Surgeon, gave evidence to the effect that is prohibited to all destinations other the "the first great Battle of Ypres," the carcase of the pig was in ʼn very bad than the United Kingdom and British
Tast state because the telegrams of the
Possessions and Protectorates ho few days have been telling us of a second
deleted: NA big battle in the same district which has evidently been no less sanguinary, and scarcely of less importance and signific ance than the first, though the signific and of the second is of a somewhat different order. The significance of the first victory was that it put an wifectaal check to the German advance, while the feature of the second is that it marksing Society of China for the best pass in which is prohibited to all destinations
Mr. Cheung Tsoi, the inventor of a system of Chinese Shorthand, is giving a lecture this evening in Chinese before the members of the Chinese Young, Men's Christian Association at 8 p.m. Mr. Cheung Tso will explar the principles of his system and give demonstrations.
The bursary offered by the Engineer
Drawplates, jewelled for drawing
steel wire
Meat, namely, beef and mutton, fresh
or refrigerated; Poas (except split, tinned and bottled peas, packed in cardboard--hoxet and similar receptacles). (2)That the following items be added to the list of goods the exportation of
a stage in the great offensive of the Allies. mathematica in the Junior Cambridge other than the United Kingdom and The great encounter near Ppres during Local examinations has been won by Chu British Possessions and Protectorate
and that the Price of Servants' Pansk Tickets Unfurnished 8, TEE PRAX, Unfurnished the past week will serve to lend added win-ching, pupil at St. Francis Drawplates, jewelled, for drawing
Besson Tickels espiring in Apell can be extended to April 30th, on same terms pro rúta sa now in force, but no three-monthly Season Tickets and no Annual Tickets: will be issued in April
Notion is further given that on and after lat May next daily return Tickets and Annual Tickets will be abolished.
By Order of the Directors,
JOHN D. HUMPHRETS & HON,
General Managers.
Hongkong, 1st April, 1915,
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3 ROOMS, suitable for Offices, 1st Floor, Quera's Read Central
WESTWARD HO," Bonham Road. EGGESFORD," No.-124, THE PEAK,
Booms), from 1st May, 1915. MERION," (6. Roome).
ROOMS in BEACONSFIELD "And 55, ELGIN TERRACE.
"ROGATE," Acadia Road. Kowloom. No. 2, DES YEUX VILLAS, 61, Prax (Unfarniakeel),
tang ROOMS, amitable for Ollees, on the Fire Floor of No. 3, Duddell Streek
No. 68, THE PEAK (8 CAMERON VILLAS). Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
3rd Floor, Alexander Buildings Hongkong 29th March, 1916,
interest to the operations described by Xavier's School, Shanghai. Be secured a
**When history runa z Mr ILVIN.
pass in arithmetic, geometry, algebra, thread through the confusions and trigonometry, mechanics, mensuration, scurities of Armageddon," says Mr. survey, and geometrical drawing. In the IRWIN, historians may call the Battle of number of marks gained the winner was Ypres the most vital battle in the antals closely followed by three other boys of The award this year of the island empie. His narrative the same school.
is a veritable epio on the magnificent was made by the Cambridge Local courage and tenacity of purpose shown examiner,
steel wire, Led diamonds prepared. for use therein; Prussiate of 'Soda.
A Government Gazette was issued yes terday containing & Proclamation "by HE the Governor announcing amend- ments in the rules of the Prize Court,
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