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HONGKONG GENERAL OHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

NOTICE.

INTOMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER DEC. 1915.

INTIMATIONS

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO. UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF

LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ihai an GENERAL.

NEXTRAORDINARY

CANTON, LIMITED.

NOTICE

IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GEN- ERAL MEETING. of THE UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON,

Office of the Society. No. 8, Queen's

INTIMATION

LIMITED, will be held at the Head DEWAR'S

GENERAL MEETING of Members Gil held on FRIDAY, the 10th MEETING of the CHINA FIRE IN December, 1915, at 4 o'clock P.M., in the BURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, will be CHAMBER ROOM, NEW GOVERNMENT held at the Registered Office of the Company, Chamber to fill the place of the late Kong, on FRIDAY, the 3rd day of Dosember,

Hongkong,TO 1916, at 12 o'clock Noor, when the Sabfoled the Colony of Honourable Mr. E A. HEWETT, C.M.G., on Resolution will be propesod is an Extraordinary MORROW (SATURDAY), the 4th day the Legislative Council.

of December, 1015,

o'clock Notice in writing of the Names of Resolution, vis

NOON, for the purpose of OOD. Candidates and their proposers and seconders

sidering and, if thought fit, passing as to be lodged with the Secretary at least 48

Extraordinary Resolutions the following bours before the time appointed for holding

Resolutions, that is to say- the Meeting

By Orler.

BUILDING, to nominato a Member of the No. 3, Queen's Bond Central, Victoria, Heng Buildings, Ice House Street, Victoria

E. A WILLIAMS, Secretary.

[1240 Hongkong, 2nd December, 1915.

G.

R.

SANITARY BOARD OFFICE,

HONGKONG

To the OWNERS OF DOMESTIC BUILDINGS.

TAKE NOTICE that ander No. 5 of the TDOMESTIC CLEANLINESS and VENTILATION BYE-LAWS (as amended), every Domestic Building or part of such Building within the CENTRAL Division of the City of Victoria, and the WESTEEN Division of Kowloon, occupied by Members of more than one family, except those within the European Reservation or in Kowloon South of Austin Road or those parts of Domestic Building used as a Shop, Office or Godowns, must be CLEANSED and LIMEWASHED THEOUGHOUT by the owners during the months of December and January.

M.B-The word "threaghout" used in this Notice means that the Houses should be Lime- washed in respect of all the Walls of each Boom, all Cubicles, Partitions, Stair Casings and Stair Linings, all Ceilings and the Undersides of Boots in Main Buildings, Offices and Servante Quarters and inclusive of Verandahs.

The Backyard must have its containing Walls Limewashed up to the level of the First Floor.

Carted, Painted or Polished Woodwork in good condition, however, need not be Lime- washed, but must be Cleaned.

The CENTRAL Division of the City lies between Gilman Street and Peel Street on the East and Tank Lane and Cleverly Street

on the West.

Kowloon is divided into the EASTERN and WESTERN Divisions by Nathan Road and a straight line drawn from the North and through the Yaumati service reservoir to the Northern boundary of Kowloon.

W. BOWEN-ROWLANDS,

Secretary.

Dated this 1st day of December, 1915.

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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

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ENGINEERS and DECK OFFICERS.

Apply to

DOUGLAS LAPBAIK & Co.,

General Managers.

(1242 Hongkong, 1st December, 1915.

RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT WAR LOAN.

11. PER CENT. LOAN, free of tax, to be 5 issued at 95.

Loan to be redeemed after 10 years. Interest on coupons runs from 14th Novem- ber, 1015.

The Boads are issaol in Roubles. Subscription List will be Opened from 29th November to 3rd December, 1915.

Applications will be received by the Russo- ASTATIC BANK, Hongkong Brauch, from date. Hongkong, 21st November, 1915. [1216

NOTICE.

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE

THE CERTIFICATE NO. 597, dated 16th January, 1884, of the Share No. 18105 in this Company, standing in the name of MB. THOMAS BROWN, of Shanghai, has been LOST, and if at the expiration of One the epirine, above document be not forthcoming another Certificate will be issued by the Company and thereafter no other will be acknow ledged.

Bated 11th November, 1915

C. PEMBERTON, Secretary.

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That the Articles of Association of the Company be altered in mauner following:

(6) Artiole 19 shall be cancelled, (b) In Artiola 50 in lien of the words "Twenty-one clear days' nokias” there shall be subétimated the words ““Ten

· days' notice at least of every Meeting." (c) The following Article shall be substituted

for Article 53, namely,

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(1.)~~”' That the Capital of the Suciaty "be increased to 84,000,000 (Four Mil- lion Dollars) by the creation of 3,800 "(Three Thousand Six Hundred) Addi- “tional Ordinary Shares of $250 (Two "Hundred and Fifty Dollars) cach

(whoreof $100 (One Hundred Dollars) | "Except as otherwise provided by shall be credited as paid up) ranking "these Artioles no business shall be "for Dividend and in all other respects "transactod at any Meeting unless" pari" paasu with the Existing Ordinary "there shall be personally present at Shares of the Society: and that the "the commencement of the business" said Additional Shares, so far as shall

Ten or more Shareholders."

"be necessary for the purpose, be issued (d) Article 64 shall be altered by striking ontto those Shareholders of the CHINA

"FIRE INSURANCE all words after the words upon poll Jovory shareholder" and by adding after anch words 'present in person or by proxy shall havo old vote für evory share held by him,"

རྩྭ

COMPANY,

* LIMITED, who have accepted or shall accept the Society's offer made to them on the 4th day of August, 1918, such issuo being in accordance with the terms of a contract or memorandum in writing made or to be made pursuant

the balance (if any) of the said Addi "the Registrar of Companies: and that

tional Shares be disposed of by the "Society's Board of Directors in such manner as such Board shall think most

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that a FURTHER EXTRAORDINto the said offer and to be filed with ARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Registered Office foresaid on SATURDAY, the 18th day of December, 1815, at 12 o'clock Noos, for the purpose of receiving a report of the proceedings at the first mentiored Meeting and of comboneficial to the Society." firming, if thought fit, aos 8:écial Resolution the above-mentioned Resolution.

Dated the 11th day of November, 1915.

By Order of the Board,

C. PEMBERTON, Secretary.

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CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE

COMPANY, LÍMITED,

that an EXTRAORDINARY GEN- OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN.

ERAL MEETING of tho CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held at the Head Office of the Company, No. 2, Queen's Buildings, Ice House Street, Victoria, In the Colony of Hongkong, TO- MORROW (SATURDAY), the 4th day, of December, 1815, at 12:15 o'clock in the afternoon, for the pur- pose of considering and, if thought it, passing as Extraordinary Resolutions the following Resolutions," that is to say:

(1.) That Article No. 9 of the Com "pany's Articles of Association which "now reads:-

The Company shall have a first and paramount lien upon all the Shares of any Shareholder for all monies due to the Company either from him alone or jointly with any other person, and where a Share is held by more persons than one the Com- pany shall have a lien thereon in respect of all monies so due to it from all or any of the holders 'thereof.'

(2.) That Article No. 0 of the Bociety's Articles of Association which "now reads:-

The Society shall have a first and paramount lien upon all the Shares of any Shareholder for all monies 'due to the Society either from him alone or jointly with any other person and where & Share is held

than by more poreons

000 the Society shall have a lien thereon in respect of all monios so due to it from all or any of the holders thereof."

be eliminated in its entirety and that "in lieu thereof the following new i "Article be inserted as Article No. 9:- (9.) The Society shall have a first

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and paramount lies upon all the Shares Registered in the name of 'each Shareholder (whether solely or jointly with others) and upon the proceeds of sale thereof, for his debts, liabilities and engage. morts, and solely or jointly with any other person, to or with the Society, whether the period for the

payment, fulfilment, or discharge

SCOTCH

WHISKY

IMPERIAL INSTITUTE

ANO

who

Mr. F. Graham, one of the jurore em

for the murder charge

a serious one and he

room of the steamer.

excuse

arisos when we try to decide how this oan best be done, Can it boat be done panelled by attempting to rival Germany in the which commenced at the Criminal Bes number of soldiers. in the field? Or can sions yesterday, asked, the Puise Judge it best be done by taking only the men to excuse him, stating that some friends come forward voluntarily, and of his, whom he would not see again for devoting the energies of the remainder to a number of years, were passing through that production of wealth which is hardly the Colony, and he wanted to take them less necessary to mocess than the actual to Canton that evening. His Lordship. winning of battles One of the Japanese said that the charge which they were papers recently remarked on the immense to consider was Gums that Britain was spending on the could not see his way clear to war, and the small access that attended Mr. Graham. bhe expenditure. Our Japanese contem- Revenue Officer Wilden and a party. porary vas labouring under the delusion of other revenue officers searched the that Britain was, spending all the money

Monteagle on Wednesday night and: on her own Army and Navy, whereas, seized 780 tuels of prepared opium, of course, the fact is that Britain is valued at $7,800, which was found con- acting the banker of Europe, and a cealed in the oil tanks in the engine large proportion of the immense sums which she has expended and is still had been lying alongside in deck for The teagle expending has gone into the coffers of the past fortnight and it is believedi her Allies. Indeed, without the wealth the opium was intended to be smuggled. and credit of Britain on their side it is

into Vancouver. No-one claimed the doubtful whether some of the Allie opium, which will in due course be con-

to continue the fiscated. would still be able struggle A large part of Britain's wealth is derived from her manufactures, and

of a large proportion these manufactures are the productions of strong men's work. To call away from was killed in action in France on Oct. them the men it to serve in the Array 22nd, served in China as adjutans of. would be to lessen industrial outpus the 1st Chinese Regiment in 1000, taking.

resistance in a war of exhaustion. In of Peking, and receiving the medal with the first rush to enlist many important clasp. The funeral took place at Haslar industries were deprived of some of their Hospital with naval honours. Among REPRESENTS A STANDARD best, men, who had to be brought back those attending were deceased's brother, subsequently.. Conscription would thus Mr. Stanley Lane, who happened to be undoubtedly affect adversely Britain's home from Singapore. industries, however carefully it

During his address to the jury, C conducted, and this is one point ugainst behalf of the Crown, in a murder charge it which the conscriptionista, in their at the Criminal Sessions yesterday, Mr. ardour, ars apt to overlook.

F. C. Jenkin, referring to some pieces! As to the question of whether Britain

of paper with which one of the accused is bearing her fair share of the burden

said he was.

gagged, exclaimed. of the war, there seems to be a tendency

Gentlemen, you are asked to believe to forget the part played by the Navy, that because this man had this paper not only on the sea but in the dock and in his mouth he could not say a word.

EXTRA SPECIAL."

THE NAME OF

Major George Frederic Molinenx- Montgomerie, 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards, of Garboldisham, Norfolk, who

DEWAR'Sand, consequently, the nation's powers of part in the relief of Tientsin and later

THAT

ALWAYS

IS

MAINTAINED.

SOLE AGENTS:

was

8. WATSON shipyards, where the work of replenish-Gentlemen, I would remove it from my

& CO., LTD.,

ment absolutely necessary for retaining

own mouth quite easily." Mr. Potter,. command of the scp is proceeding, from defending, made a doubting comment, all-reports, at an extraordinary pace whereupon Mr. Jenkin remarked.—" I The strictness of the censorship, and the

am prepared to be placed on this table fact that the work of the Navy is for and try it now." The challenge was not.

accepted.

thereof shall have actually arrived WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. most of the time of a negative charactor,

or not, and no equitable interest în any Share shall be created except upon the footing and condition that Clause 34a hereof is to have full effect. And such lien shall extend to all Dividends from time to time declared in respect of such Shares (3.) That aftor Article No. 34 of "the Society's Articles of Association the following new Article bo inserted as "Article No. 340.1~-

(340) Save as herein otherwise

pro

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BIRTH. CHAMBERLAIN.Oct. 18th, at Falmouth, the wife of Sec.-Lieut. B. G. Cham- berlain, late of H.B.M. Consular Service, in China, of a daughter,

DEATHS.

Apus Oct. 28th, at Lattlehampton, Ellen, widow of Rt. Hon. W. H. Adams, Chief Justice of Hongkong, aged 93.

vided the Society shall be entitled to treat the Registered Holder of any Share as the absolute owner thereof, and accordingly shall not, except as ordered by a Court of competent jurisdiction, or as by Ordinance required, be bound to Laroor Ownice; 181, FLEST STREET, B.C.question off hand. Apart from the troops pearls, for Mrs. Gourley, who is at

be eliminated in its entirety, and that in lieu thereof the following new Article be inserted as Article No. 9:-

recognise any equitable or other (9.)- The Company shall have 4 first olaim to or interest in such Share and paramount lien upon all the on the part of any other person, Shares Registered in the name of Firm, Company or Corporation.' gach Shareholder (whether solely or (4.) That the heading of Articles jointly with others) and upon the Nos. 25 to 100 (inclusive), of the proceeds of sale thereof, for his Society's Articles of Association read- debts, liabilities and engagements, "ing the Secretary' be altered so as and solely or jointly with any other "to read the General Manager; and person, to ar with the Company," that in the last-mentioned Articles whether the period for the payment, (Nos. 93 to 100 inclusive) wherever the fulfilment or discharge. thereof "word

Secretary appears such word 'eball have actually arrived or not," be eliminated and that in lien thereof (and no equitable interest in any "the words General Manager be

Share shall be created except upon

"inserted." 'the footing and condition that Clause 33a hereof is to have full effect. And such lien shall extend to all Dividends from time to time 'declared in respect of such Sharo," (2.) That after Article No. 33 of the "Company's Articles of Association the "following new Article be inserted as "Article No. 33a-

(8.) That in the following Articles of the Society's Articles of Association "viz.:Articles Nos. 2, 7, 25, 38, 45, 47. 53. 65, 84, 94, 103, and 129 the word

Secretary

wherever it occurs be eliminated and that in lieu thereof the worda ! General Manager be "inserted."

HONGKONG OFFren: 101, Das Vœux Boan, O.

The Daily Press.

probably account for much of that work being overlooked. Attempts have lattlý At the Police Club last evening Mr. been made to place the part played by P. J. Wodehouse (Deputy-Superin-" behalf of the the Navy in better perspective, by allow-tendent of Police), on ing Press correspondents to visit the Police Recreation Club, presented Mr. Fleet, but, nevertheless, the conscrip- D. Gourlay with a handsome gold watch, tionist too often argues as though bearing the following inscription :- Britain's energies were entirely confined" Presented to Chief Inspector D.. to the land campaign. Further, it has to Gourlay by the members of the Hong- be remembered that Britain's vast pos- kung Police Recreation Club as a mark. sessions make greater demanda on her

of esteem and affection on his retirement than do the possessions of the other from the force on pension, Ist, Decera- Powera. In how many parts of the world ber 1915." Mr. Gourlay, was also handed is Britain at war! Few could answer the a gold brooch, set with diamonds and

engaged on the western front, one Home. It was accompanied by the fol British army is nearing Bagdad, another lowing message: "To Mrs. Gourlay, as is struggling to secure a firm hold on the

a reminder to her that we, the members Dardanelles, & third is attempting to save fervia, and a fourth is fighting in East Africa, and there is also the Indian forgotten her on her husband's retire Empire to guard against internal disent, and wishing her long life and.

happiness." orders, and Egypt to preserve from in- vasion. These are tasks which only a Mr. J. W. Bolles, General Manager of overconscription is still | Titan among nations could perform, and the Standard Oil Co., received a cable from raging in England. So far as official those who claim that Britain is not New York yesterday announcing the statements go, the Government would taking her fair share would do well to death, from neato pneumonia of Mr. Wm. appear to be averse from any form ponder them. It is possible that consorip: E. Bemis, the Company's Vice-President. of compulsion, provided the voluntary tion may become necessary, and should system continues to supply a sufficient that day arrive no one will oppose it; but, number of men. Whether the voluntary in view of the fact that there is a strong system is or is not meeting fully the de- feeling against it a feeling founded not mands made upon it is exceedingly diffi- merely on prejudice but on policy and

HONGKONG, DECEMBER RD, 1814

THE CONSCRIPTION CONTROVERSY.

The battlo

of the Hongkong Police Force, have not

Mr. Bemis was connected with the Stand and Oil Co. for 35 years; in fact, his whole pany's service, in which he rose from a commercial life was spent in the Com. miner position to that of one of the Com pany's chief executives and advisors. Me Bemis visited the East on two occasions and Peking, where he was negotiating the con New York from cessions for the working and developing. of the Chinese oil-fields. Through his great ability and kindly disposition he endeared. himself to all those with whom he came Local news will be found on page 6 into contact and they will deeply mourn

the Government are not likely to adop such a measure except as a last resource, and then only as a temporary expedient,

Should the above Resolutions he passed (334.) Save as herein otherwise pro. by the requisite majority, they will be

vided the Company shall be entitled submitted for confirmation as Special cult to decide. One day we are assured that ancient constitutional usage and custom had just returned to to treat tech auslate owner General Meeting which will be subse Registered Holder of Resolutions to a Second Extraordinary thereof, and accordingly shall not, quently convened. except as ordered by a Court of competent jurisdiction, or as by Ordinance required, be bound to recognise any equitable or other 'claim to or interest in such Share on the part of any other person, Firm, Company or Corporation." (3.) "That the heading of Articles "Nos. 91 to 99 (inclusive) of the Com- "pany's Articles of Association read- NOTICE FOURTEENTH ORDINARY "ing-The Secretary be altered. 60

Dated this 22nd day of November, 1915.

By Order of the Board,

C. MONTAGUE EDE.

Secretary.

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so readily has the call to the colours been responded to that there is no longer any danger of resort to conscription; and the next day comes a report, from some more or less authoritative source, that the need for men is so great that the Gov-to-day. ernment will be forced in the end to WILLIAM POWELL, LIMITED. apply compulsion. The non-official-wo might say self-constituted-authorities are equally contradictory. Mr. ARNOLD IS HEREBY GIVEN that

MEETING of SHARE BENNETT, who is almost the lender of the

as to read the General Manager; GENERAL

(4) That in the following Articles "of the Company's Articles of Associa "tion, viz. :-Articles Nos. 2, 7, 24, 35,

44, 46, 52, 54, 93, 93, 102, and 128 the "word Secretary' wherever it occurs "be eliminated and that in lieu thereof "the words General Manager' be "inserted."

the loss of him. The Company's Office at Hongkong was closed and the flags at the

A mail for Europe vid Sibería closes office and installation and on all their float ing equipment were half-masted out of ra to-morrow at 3 p.m.

spect to Mr. Bemis

THE LICENSING BOARD, NO ELECTION NECESSARY. We have received the following Inconic- For the purpose of selecting a repre. communication in reply to our inquiries sentative to fill the vacancy in the Legis. with regard to the election of three lative Council caused by the death of unofficial Justices of the Peace to all the late Mr. E. A. Hewet, C.M.G., the vacancies on the Licensing Board general meeting of the members of the

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE re Hongkong Chamber of Commerce has

DAILY PRESS."] been called for the 10th inst

With reference to the notification call

HONGKONG

Sergh Eric P. Fahmy, #th Batt. Bea- forths, who was killed in action in "and that in the last-mentioned Articles HOLDERS in the above. Company, will be

Nos. 94 to 98 inclusive) wherever the held at the Offices of Messis. JOHNSON, opposition to conscription, is convinced France on Sept, 25th, was the elder son "word Secretary appears such word STONES & MASTER, Princes Buildings that what is required is not mon but of Dr. A. Fahmy, of Amoy, China. He

THURSDAY, the 9th munitions. "be eliminated and that in lieu thereof Hongkong, ot

Lord MILNER, on the other was 24 years of age. "the words General Manager he December, 1915, at 3 o'clock P.M., for the "inserted."

purpose of receiving the Report of the hand, declares that there are now plenty Directors and Statement of Accounts to the of munitions, but Britain is not doing 31st August, 1915,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company her fair share in providing men, Mr. will be CLOSED from the 2nd of December ARNOLD BENZ replies that, so far from to the 8th of December, both days inclusive. Britain not doing her fair share, she

By Order,

H. O. BOLT, has more men in the field in proportion

Secretary,

to her population than Russia, and is, Hongkong, 30th November, 1815, [1235

besides, practically taking on her shoul- NOTICE,

ders the burden of financing the struggle The results of the general examination ing for nominations for the election of on the side of the Allies. So the battle of the Inns of Court, held in Gray's on the Licensing Board, it is, hereby sways backwards and forwards, each Inn Hal in October, included the follow-notified that only three nominations side producing indubitable facts without ing-Roman Law, Class 2, Yong Shook- have been received and that no election any one apparently being able to decide lin, Inner Temple; Real Property and

will therefore be necessary.

(80.) G. A. WOODCOCK, on which side the weight of evidence lies. Conveyance, Class 3, Leong Yew-koh, of

(Secretary, Licensing Board.) The one point of general agreement is Inner Temple. In the final examination

(In due course, no doubt, the names. the necessity of bringing the war to a result the name appears of Loo King of the three gentlemen will be made successful conclusion. The difference yun, Inner Temple.

public. Ed. H.D.P:]

Should the above Resolutions be passed by the requisite majority, they will be submitted for confirmation as Special Resolutions to a Second Extraordinary General Meeting which will be subor quently convened.

Dated this 22nd day of November, 1915.

By Order of the Board,

C. MONTAGUE EDE,

Secretary.

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THE BUSINESS of Ma. E, K, HOLMES Totor, hitherte curried on at the POST OFFICE BUILDINGS, Victoria, Hongkong, will be carried on a from This Date by MR GUY ROBSON HAYWOOD under the Name and Style of HOLMES & HAYWOOD.

H. K. HOLMES, GUY R. HAYWOOD.: Hongkong, 1st December, 1915.

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three Justices of the Peace to vacancies