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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE CHINA

NOTICE.

FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

Tptember 1892, of Fifty Shares Nos. THE CERTIFICATE No. 318, dated 25th 1311-9390 in this Company, standing in the name of Min. WEI A KWONG, of Hongkong has been LOST, and if at the expiration of One Month from the date hereof the shove docament be not forthcoming another Certi- ficato will be issued by the Company and. thereafter no other will he acknowledged

Dated 13th November, 1915.

C. PEMBERTON,

Secretary.

WANTED.

1277

UROPEAN requires employment in Office.

Good banking uzperience,

Write-

Box 14,

Care of "Daily Pross" Office. [1278 Hongkong, 14th December, 1915.

FOR SALE.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 141, 1914.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LIMITED.

LOST.

HOUSES TO

LET

TO LET

ro. 40, WYNDHAM STREET, from le

from City.

NJAA Contralation, three minute

Apply tom

J. VINCENT BRAGA, Toro KISEN KAISHA King's Building,

E1240 Hongkong, 19th December, 1910,

TO LET.

APPLICATION has been made to this Company to issue Duplicato Certificate 80 Shares in this Company in the name of ME ARTHUR ROBERT DONNELLY or other Certificate or Certificates in lieu thereof upon Statement that the Original Certificate No 0618-50 Shares numbered 234677/231826 inted 21st February, 1910, has been LOST or DESTROYED, and NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that if within 30 days from the dayFFICES in Queen's Building, hereof no claim or representation in respect of such Original Certificato is made to the Uompany the undersigned will then proceed to deal with such appliention for duplicate.

For the GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.,

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managerá. Hongkong, 14th December, 1915.

NOTICE.

WILLIAM POWELL, LTD.

[1276

THOROUGH BRED SIAMESEN ME. H. O, HOLT has been appointed

KITTEN. Buitable

Prosents

Apply to-

"BANKOK,"

Care of "Daily Press" Office. Hongkong, 10th December, 1915. [1879

BEN" LINE OF STEAMER. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

8.8. "BENDOBAN," FROM MIDDLENBRO', LONDON

AND STRAITE.

YONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed

that all Goods are being landed at the tisk into the hazardons and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon What nd Godown Co., Ltd. whence and/or from the wharvem delivery may be obtained,

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 20th inst. will be subject

to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must presented to the Undersigned on or before the 27th lost., or they will not be recognized.

All broken, ahated and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 50th inst., at 11 A.M.

No Fire Insurance has been erected. Bills of Lading will be counteralgued by

GIBH, LIVINGSTON & U... Agentia Hongkong, 13th December; 1915.

(1280

CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, ΓΟΓΙΟΣ IS HEREBY

GIVEN

Nan EXTRAORDINARY GEN

pany.

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that SECRETARY and MANAGER of the above Com

For the Band,

H. J. GEDGE, .: Chairman.

[1271 Flongkong, 10th December, 1915.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF

CANTON, LIMITED.

OTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN Non EXTRAORDINARY GEN FRAL MEETING of THE UNION

INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, AIMITED, will be held at the Hend Office of the Society. No. 2, Queen's Buildings, Ice House Street, Victoria, in the Colony of. Hongkong, on MON- DAY, the 20th day of December, 1915, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, when the subjoined. Resolutions which were passed as Extraordinary Resolutions at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Bid Society held on the 4th day of December, 1913, will be submitted for confirmation as Special Resolutions:---

(1.) That the Capital of the Society "be increased to 84,000,000 (Four Mil-

lion Dollars) by the creation of 3,000 (Three Thousand Six Hundred) Addi. "tional Ordinary Shares of $250 (Two

"Hundred and Fifty Dollars) each *(whereof $100 (One Hundred Dollars) "shall be credited as paid up) ranking "for Dividend and in all other respects "pari paesu with the Existing Ordinary "Shares of the Society: and that the "said Additional Shares, so far as shall.

Apply-

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Co., LT Hongkong, 8th December, 1916,

TO LET.

[1281

UITE of WELL FURNISHED ROOME, in Robinson Road Level, with or without board in English Private flouso,

Apply

Cars of "Daily Preza" Office. [1232 Hongkong, 28th November, 1915.

TO LET.

NOS. 11 and 13, GAGE STREET, from

1st January, 1916 Apply tu

J. VINCENT BRAGA, Toyo Kisen Kaisha Hongkong, 16th November, 1915. $1100

TO LET.

NO and 10, MOUNTAIN VIEW,

PEAR, Apply 10-

M. J. D. STEPHENS. Hongkong, 12th November, 1915,

[1170

TO LET. 6 STIHE KENNELS," 168, Kagnsing Gap, Thoroughly renovated and repaired. Apply

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD.

(1162 Hongkong, 10th November, 1915,

TO LET.

DAVENSHILL

EAST, Park Road,

Rontaining 6 Booms, 3 Beth Rooms, Servants Quarter, de, Vaconi let November.

Apply

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

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OLD BROWN

BRANDY.

THE

PEG O' MY HEART.

DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON & A. ☎.

HARSTON,

longkong, 19th October, 1915.

TO LET

[1004

WATSON & CO., LTD,

Late on Sunday night the second officer is adumbrated in a Route dispatch stating that the Allies have desided not to of the s.s. Charles Hardouin, named Alfred- withdraw from Salonika and by the John Lindborg, committed suicide by announcement in the Athens newspapers blowing out his brains. He was a British that the Grook Army has bon partiallyubject. The body, with a bullet woun domobilised and think the Government are in the temple, and a revolver close at hand, seriously considering the possibility of was found in deceased's cabin by a Special reducing the force under arms by one half. Police constable, So far as it goes, this is satisfactory.

The Bishop of Victoria will, to-day," "eon- though the Greek Government have shown themselves such adepts in the art of ter duet the united meeting for intercession giversation that nothing short of their sig one of the series organized by himself nature to an explicit written undertaking and the Rev. J. Kirk Maconuehie-at 8 can be accepted as final, and even this, pra, at St. Paul's College. The Bishop. if we are to take the Greco-Sorbian Treaty also, will continue his course of Advent The Lectures for Ladies no St. Paul's Collego a criterius, may be evaded. explanation of this is, of course, to bi to-morrow (Wednesday) at 10.45 năm, found in the peculiar mental and moral constitution of King CONSTANTING, Wha

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The

Old residents in Hongkong will be in- eld the representative of The Times interested to learn that two suns of the an interview recently that he would only late. Mr. E. Jones Hughes are serving in consent to fight if the certainty of victory the New Army, namely: Kenneth Ker- wore such that the rewards would justify foot Hughes, who is a second Lieutenant in the sacrificus." The effect of this nuo the Royal Welsh Fusiliers; and Alwyn admission is heightened by His Majesty's Kerfoot Hughes, who is a Rifleman in references to Belgium, whose heroism thy Queen's Westminster Rifles has evidently failed to impress him.elder son has already seen considerable All that he sees there is death and desolation and the sight appals him,

At the Magistracy yesterday Inspec though, on his own confession, he

ter Birdar Khan (Reserve) charged a would have no hesitation in visiting the

Japanese cook with being drunk and dis sufferings of war upon others if he could orderly at Wanchai Prisoner was fined

service at the front.

only do so with safety and advantage. What, we wonder, is the reason for the, with the alternative of fourteen days imprisonment. Before Mr. Lindsell, P.-c. more accommodating spirit which he now Chun Hon (Reserve) charged a Chinese seems disposed to show towards the Allies with snatching a handbag from a Chinese Is he convinced at last of their deter lady in Wellington Street on the 11th inst. mination to prosecute the campaign with After evidence had been taken, prisoner a vigour that will tolerate no further was sentenced to twelve months hard dolay, or goes he feel that by repudiating labour and twenty-four strokes with the his obligations to Berbia and hampering birch. The Magistrate warmly commended the movements of the Allie, he may fairly Pc. Chun Hon and another Chinese effecting the expect that the German promise to respect Reserve Constable for the neutrality of Greece will be fulfilled? arrest. Before the same Magistrate P.-c. It is certain that, but for his extra. Arnold (Reserve) charged two Chinese ordinary colte-face after the Allied with conducting street lotteries in Kau force had landed at Salonika, troops U Fong, outside the New Theatre, on the would have been pushed forward 12th inst. As this was a first offence, the the Magistrate imposed a fine of $5 on each more rapidly into Serbia and Bulgarian advance arrested. At a time defendant. when rapidity of movement was of the utmost importance they were held back by tho KING's pro-German sympathies, and

«LENSHIEL," No. 141, Plantation WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, the invaders were thereby enabled to over- "GEMS, R, from let November, 2015.

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LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, 18th October, 1915.

viet.

71089 1:

bo necessary for the purpose, be issued "to those Shareholders of the UHINA "FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, "LIMITED, who have accepted or shall ERAL MEETING of the CHINA

"socept the Society's offer made to them TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held at the Head on the 4th day of August, 1915, such Office of the Company, No. 2, Queen's" issue being in accordance with the "terms of a contract or memorandum in Buildings, Ice House Street, Victoria," writing made or to be made pursuant in the Colony of Hongkong, on 11ON" to the said offer end to be filed with DAY, the 20th day of December, 1915, at the Registrar of Companies: and that

TO LET. 11.16 o'clock in the forenoon, when the

"the balance (if any) of the said Addi- subjoined Resolutions which were passedtional Shares be disposed of by the AJORMAN COTTAGE, No. 2, Peak Boad, as Extraordinary Resolutions at the

"Society's Board of Directors in such GOOD ROOME. Immedists posses- Extraordinary General Meeting of the manner as such Board shall think most Baid Company held on the 4th day of

"beneficial to the Society."

9 of the December, 1915, will be submitted for

(2.) That Article No. confirmation as Special Resolutions:

"Society's Articles of Association which (1.) That Article No. 9 of the Com-

now reads pany's Articlog of Association which

"The Society shall have a first and "now reada :-

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 a Share is held the by

more persons than Society shall have a lien thereon in respect of all monies so due to it from all or any of the holders 'thereof.'

The Company shall have a first and paramount lien upon all the Share of any Sharoholder for all monies due to the Company either from him alone or jointly with any other person, and whore 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.

"be eliminated in its entirety, and that "ja lien thereof the following

DEY

Article be inserted as Article No. 9-- (9.)-The Company shall have a first and paramount lion upon all the Share Registered in the name of each Shareholder (whether solely or jointly with others) and upon the proseeds of salo thereof, for his debts, liabilities and engagements, and solely or jointly with any other person, to or with the Company, whether the period for the payment,

discharge fullment or

thereof shall have actually arrived or not, and no equitable interest in any Share shall be created except upon that the footing and condition

⚫ Clause 33a hereof is to have full 'effect. And such lien shell extend *to all Dividends from time to tins declared in respect of such Share. (2.)" That after Article No. 33 of the “Company's Articles of Association the "following new Article he inserted as "Articlo No. 33:-

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(338.) Savo as herein otherwise pro vided the Company shall be entitled to treat the Registered Holder of any Shace as the absolute owner the roof, and accordingly shall not,' 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 peron Firm, Company or Corporation." (3.) That the heading of Articles

one

"be eliminated in its entirety and that in lieu thereof the following now

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PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING. Hongkong, 20th Angast, 1915.

HOUSE

[870

TO LET

in Koutsford Terrace,

Aowloon

AHE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.

MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD..

[45 Hongkong, 24th October, 1915.

TO LET.

"Article be inserted as Article No. 9-OFFICES in ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, Second Floor, Overlooking Harbour, (9.) The Society shall have a first immediate possession,

and paramount lien upon all the

Apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co *Shares Rogistered in the name of each Shareholder (whether solely

Hongkong, 3rd December, 1914. or jointly with others) and upon the proceeds of sale thereof, for his debts, liabilities and engage 'ments, and solely or jointly with

.

TO LET.

39

HONGKONG.

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OFFIOR: 104, Das Vœux Road, C. HONGKONG OF 10 PEO

The Daily Press

HONGKONG, DECEMBER 14TH, 115.

THE BALKANS.

Ir needs the temperament of a Mank TAPLLY to find much excuse for sheerfu! ness in the Balkan situation to-dny.

run Serbia,

The task of the Allies has thus been rendered immeasurably more difficult. but that it will be accomplished there is no reason to doubt. As Viscount MORLEY do clared in the House of Lords recently, it is true of the Briton that "the more deep- ly you plunge him into difficulties the more splendid he come out." The national resolution only stiffens in the presence of obstacles. This is shown by the magni- ficent response which is being made at the present moment by the manhood of Great Britain to Lord DIRBY's appeal for recruits.

TYPHOON WARNING.

The following telegram has been reccívot by the American Consulate General from the Manila Observatory :----

2.25 p.m., December 13th. Cyclone or "typhoon N.E. of Luzon, moving N.N.E. or N.E.

A MARKED MAN?

SHIP'S OFFICER ASSAULTED.

Mr. H. W. Holmes, second officer of the s.s. Wai Sing, reports to the police that after he had engaged a risksha at about midnight outside the Hongkong Hotel, ha was attacked by a gang of about six men

Mails for Europe vid Siberia close near the Wing Lok Street Wharf. One to-day at 11 a.m. and at 3 p.m.

The first batch of penies from Shanghai The fate of the Serbian Army unknown, communication has ben estab lished between the Central Europeas for the next raco meeting have arrived. Powers and their Turkish allies and the They belong to Mr. John Peel's" stable Franco-British treaps have been obliged, and include President, Gretna Green and by the advance of an enemy force whide The Niblick, and four griffins. outnumbered them by four to me, to re-

"any other person, to or with theHREE-ROOMED FLATS in Humphreytire from the positions they had taken up

Building Kowloon. FOUR-ROOMED FLATS in May Road,

Dr. H. A. Start, of Canton, has under gone a serious operation at Kung Yoo Hospital, Canton. He is reported to be slowly recovering, and expects to leave the hospital in about a week's time,

man came up behind him and felled him to the ground with a soft instrument, and the remainder set about relieving him of a railway watch, with gold chain attach- ed, 815 in money, and a soft felt hat, worth, in all, $51. The men decamped in

a direction unknown.

Mr. Holmes was in command of the s.s.. Tai On when the vessel was pirated in 1913, and since that time is stated to have received much attention" from male- volent Chinese.

Mr. F. J. de Rome, of Queen's College, CHINA AND THE PROFESSION

OF ARMS, sustained an accident on Saturday even- ing, dislocating his shoulder as the result fail. His injury will probably

*Society, whether the period for the

payment, fulfilment, or discharge with every modern convenience, including at Krivolak. It is poor consolation to be thereof shall have actually arrived English Baths and Kitchen Rangos, Hot told that our soldiers fought with the ut- 'or not, and no equitable interest in

Water and Water Carriage System. A few most gallantry and that the admoble work any Share shall be created except Flats specially designed to accommodate thres of the artillery counter-balance the in upon the footing and condition that bachelors at reasonable rentals. Immediate

feriority of their numbers. No doubt was Clause 34a hereof is to have full possession.

FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon over entertained that the French and 'effect. And such lien shall extend 'to all Dividends from time to time Terrass and Salisbury Avenue, Howbon

declared in respect of such Bhares." WINDSOR LODGE, Kowloon, Bix Roomed British soldiers in this new fld of war (3.) That after Article No. 34 of Houss with Tennis Court. Immediate possession would acquit themselves in a manner wor- of a

Apply to "the Society's Articles of Association the following new Article be inserted as

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE thy of their comrades on the Western Front necessitate & stay in hospital for about

and in the Dardanelles. Whatge deplore six weeks. Article No. 318. S

3 Co., LTD,

Alexandra Buildingo.

is that their heroism should piduce only.

Mr. Albert R. Ellis, who left Hongkong Bengkong, 26th November, 1915.

negative results because they ax confront for Home last year, has enlisted in the ed with a super-huican task. They have suereeded in beating off the Bulgers, whose 11th Battalion Royal West Kent Regt. as & full corporal, and will shortly bo leaving attempt to surround them and penetrate England for the fron Mr. Ellis was into Greek territory has thus teen foilet, for some years a member of the Hongkong and have withdrawn to a strong position, Volunteer Corps.

He was & keca and where they will doubtless be heavily successful athlete. reinforced, lying between Lale Doiran,

(34) Bave as herein otherwise

vided the Society shall be enti to treat the Registered Holder of any Bhare as the absolute owner thereof, and accordingly shall not, except as ordered by a Court of competent jurisdiction, or as byFFICES at Ordinance required, be bound to recognise any equitable or other claim to or interest in such Bharo on the part of any other person, Firm, Company or Corporation.' (4.) That the heading of Articles "Nos. 85 to 100 (inclusive) of the Society's Articles of Association read-

Nos. 94 to 99 (inclusive) of the Carding the Secretary" be altered oad

pany's Articles of Association

"ing: The Semetary be altered so

as to read the General Manager's

and that in the last-mentioned Articles

be

to read the General Manager'; and that it the last-mentioned Articles (Nos. 95 to 100 inclusive) wherever the word Secretary appears such word

General Manager #thewards

(5.)"That in the following Articles "of the Society's Articles of Association, (4.) That is the following Articles of the Company's Articles of Asclaviz, Articles Nos. 2, 7, 25, 36, 45, 47, **53, 55, 84, 94, 103, and 129 the word

"No. 84 to 00 inclinive) wherever thebe eliminated and that in lieu thereof "word Secretary appears such word "be eliminated and that in lieu thereof "the words General Manager

inserted.

be *inserted,

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tion, viz. :-Articles Nos. 2, 7, 24, Secretary wherever it occurs be 44, 46, 52, 54, 89, 93, 109, and 199 the

*eliminated and that in lieu thereof the be "word Secretary wherever it cours

General Manager" **worde be eliminated and that in lien thereof

" inserted.” General Manager' be **the words

Dated this 4th day of December, 1915. inserted.!! Dated this 4th day of December, 1915.

By Order of the Board, By Order of the Board,

C. MONTAGUE EDE,

Secretary.

(1955

U. MONTAGUE EDE,

Becretary.

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(1177

at 2, Connaught Road. OFFICES in King's Buildings. OFFICES in Des Voeux Road CentraL

GARDENS HOUSES in CLIFTON Conduit Road.

NEW HOUSES In Broadwood Terrace, HOUSES at the Peak.

No. 21, WONG-NEI-CHONG ROAL. No. 1. MORETON TERRACE, Causeway

ODOWNS, at Wanchai, GODOWNS, at New Praya. Kenedy Tows No. 1, 2 and 3, WEST END TERRACE CANTON, Apply

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY C, I.

38 Hongkong, 4th November, 1915.

NOTICE. LL Persons having Clairns against the A Estate of the late Hon. Mr. EDBEST ANSGAE HEWETT are requested to forward them to the Undersigned on or before the 21st inst

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER

Solicitors for the Executors Hongkong, 6th December, 1915. [1257

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The China Navigation Company's at the extrems south-east corner. Serbia, and the valley of the River stemmer Funnan, which went aground on parallel to Saturday in the examination station as Vardar, which

The Junk Boy, was refloated at about 9 o'clock, the railway line to Salonka. retirement has cost us 1,500 camalties and on Sunday night, and came alongside Taikoo Dockyard yesterday morning. Feight field guns, which, in order to cover

the retreat, were placed in a puition from About 250 tons of cargo were removed from

her and brought in on lighters which they could not be extriated.

As an offset to this news, the are indi- cations that a modus vivendi islikely to be arranged speedily between the Entente Powers and Greece From Athens it is semi-officially reported that a definite settle. ment has practically been rethed of the questions which have been se long under discussion. The nature of this settlement

An old ramshackle building, which figured in a case at the Supreme Court yesterday, led to some discussion as to its habitable worth. Mr. Jenkin said that it was a building into which anyone con'd go to shelter from the rain. The Chic! Justice. It is like the colonnades of the Court; it is frequented by coolies.

Prof. Nelson Fraser, of Bombay, has hatt a lot to say about China. He observen: "An interesting note of Chinese ethics is the dislike of the military profession and the contempt which arme not only incurred bat actually submitted to incur from the civilian. This is surely unparalleled in human history. Every rare but the Chineze remembers some feats of arms, renders some homage to the soldier. China alone has no such annals and amongst her works of art treasures up neither sword nor shield. No. Chinese gentleman ever carried a weapon. Let the pacificiat make what he will of her example. Her system. disorders, and today it is a serious practi has certainly ron saved her frem gross cal difficulty that she cannot get on foot.

well-trained, well-disciplined trust numbers, slouching slatternly brutes they worthy army. Soldiers she has in gross are, and, if all the tales are true, chiedy dangerous to her own peaceful citizens. Chine is unique in her general attitude towards things military, and this is to her credit, unless we are to admit with elevating occupation the German that warfare is a natural and

fight among themselves, and there have Chinese, however, have never hesitated to been brutal as well as humans conquerses in her history of internecine strife, But they have ever plated other orders of sbili- this they will win in the long run.-For ton & higher level, and if they stick to

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