NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
TO LET.
CANTON, 'for' Immediats Potvision,
FOUR-ROOMED FLAT with Spacious
Offices on Ground Floor,
Apply te
BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO
Co, L-D Hongkong or Canton. Hongkong, 29th January, 1916.
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ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE.
DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES,
JANUARY ZITH, AT 3 P.M.
THE Parents or Guardians of Scholars and
the Members of Sr. Joseru's College ASSOCIATION are cordially invited by the Director and Staff of the College.
Hongkong, 29th January, 1918 1210
BANKRUPTCY No 74 or 1014.
Be F. J. V. JORGE, Junior, trading as JORGE & COMPANY.
FIRST and FINAL DIVIDEND is intended to be declared in the above
matter.
Creditors who have not proved their debis by the lat day of March, 1014, will be excluded
Duted this 28th day of January, 1916, C. A. Da RÓZA, -
Trustee, Care of Messrs. LoWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS.
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URBAINE OF PARIS (FIRE INSURANCE. Co.)
W Attorney from the Fire Insurance
E beg to inform that the Power of
Co. URBAINE of PARIS given to Messes MACEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. in cancelled and the Agency of the Company is transferred to P. A. LAPICQUE & Co.
B. P. MARTELET,
Inspecteur de la Cie d'Assurance contre l'Incendie L'URBAINE de PARIS) Hongkong, 20th January, 1916.
NOTICE.
We have taken ever the Agency of the above Company formerly held by MEBBRE. MACEWEN, FRICKEL & Co., and are prepared to Accept Risks from this date.
P. A. LAPICQUE & Co., 4, Queen's Building. Tel. 250,
Hongkong, 20th January, 1916. [213
R.
WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS, QEALED TENDERS will be received as
the HEADQUARTERA OFFICE, Victoria Barracks, Hongkong, until 12 o'clock Noox on the 24th day of February, 1816, for Indian Supplies,
of
Forms and other particulars may be obtained personally between the hours of 10 AM and 1 P.M. or by letter to the DAD
Suppie
and Transport, Victoria Barracks, Tender Forms must be properly filled up. signed and dated, and no tender will be considered antese made out on the proper
PUBLIC COMPANIES
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 29TH, 1916
THE WEST POINT BUILDING
COMPANY, LIMITED,
NOTICEWENTY LIGHTH ORDINARY TOMICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that NEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE MATHESON & COMPANY, LIMITED, On TUESDAY, 1st February, 1918, at 11.30 AM, for the purpose of receiving the Report of Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for
for the year ending 31st December,
2018,
The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Con- pany will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, the 20th January, to TUESDAY 1st February, 1916 (both days inclusive), daring which pario no Transfor of Shares on be Registered
By Order of the Board of Directors,
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE, Acting Secretary to the HOWGRONG LAND INVESTALENT & AGENCY Co., LIMITED,
General Agents for the
WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LIMTED. Hongkong, 13th January, 1916.
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THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be SECOND ORDINARY MEETING of held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & COMPANY, LIMITED on TUES DAY, 1st February, 1916, at 1145 for the purpose of receiving the Report of the year ending 31st December, 1915.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com pany will be CLOSED) from THURSDAY, 20th January, to TUESDAY, 1st February, 1916 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors, THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE LTD
MOWBRAY'S. NORTHCOTE
Acting Secretary to The GENERAL MANAGERS [170
Hongkong, 13th January, 1916.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
HOUSES TO LET
FURNISHED FLATS.
Road) Flats to suit intending tenants. These THE a furnish some of their Tregunter Mansions (May Flats have first-class appointments which include English Baths and Kitchen ranges, hot water supply and water closeta They ure of two kinds, viz: lata with 3 Bedrooms and 2 Sitting Rooms and Flats with Bod- rooms and 1 Sitting Room The latter are specially suitable for Bachelors, Arrange- ments could be made if desired for the use,
in
INTIMATION
WATSON'S
FINEST OLD
common with certain other tenants, of the BROWN adjoining fresh water swimming bath,
Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE Co, Læ, Alexandra Buildings Hongkong, 26th January, 1918.
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TO LET.
Eload, 6 ROOMS, Verandah and Garden,
ALLIOT BUNGALOW, 21, Robinson Electris Fittings. Apply to
F. M. GUTTERREZ, The "Birdesge." Hongkong, 47th January, 1916,
TO LET.
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TWO HOUSES in "STONEHENGE,
No. 5, Robinson Foad. Newly done-up and remodelled............!
Each House contains downstair Two Good Rooms and upstairs Three Bedrooms, each with Bathroom.
Outhouses and Grass Tennis Court, Shortly available for soupation, Apply to
DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD. Hongkong, 22nd December, 1915.
[112
TO LET.
OFFICES Queen's Building
Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, 8th December, 1915. 1105
TO LET.
TWENTY EIGHTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company DINE BLATIESON CO, LICC of No.11, GAGE STREET, from 1st January, Mosers, JARDINE, & Co., LTD., on TUESDAY, 1st February, 1910, at Noox, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ending 21st December,
1915.
Apply to-
J. VINCENT BRAGA,
Tojo Kisen Kaliha, Hongkong, 18th November, 1915. [100
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com pany will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, 20th January, to TUESDAY, 1st February, 10:8 (both days inclusive), during which period ng Transfer of Shares can be NP Registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,
Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 18th January, 1918.
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THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA-
TION COMPANY, LIMITED.
NFIFTEENTH ORDINARY MEETING IS HEREBY GIVEN that the of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Mosers JARDINE February, 1918, at 12.15.M., for the purpose MATREON & CO., LTD., on TUESDAY, 186 of receiving the Report of the Directors the year ending 31st December. 1016.
TO LET
10, MOUNTAIN VIEW,
and Apply to
M. J. D. STEPHENS. Hongkong, 18th November, 1915.
TO LET.
P
· [97 ···
THE KENNELS," 168, Magazine Gap. THE
Thoroughly renovated and repaired.
E
QUALITY.
be feared from the existence of this rather M. Passeri, Financial Adviser to the anomalous situation. It might be well,Cinese Government, is visiting Shanghai however, to consider the desirability of with the intention of studying the loost introducing a separate Bill to deal with the financial conditions in connection with bis cases of shipping. Lord WRESBURY declar-scheme for the unification of the currency. ed that under the Merchant Shipping. Act there was nothing to prevent two Germans Tingsney who was stabbed as the vessel The Chinese passenger on board the from incorporating themselves as on Eng lish company and sailing a ship as as
was coming into Hongkong has died from English ship under the English fing. Lord yesterday charged with the murder. The his wounds. Two Chinese seamen were MERSEY said that many German.com panies have erented subsidiary panies in neutral States, such as
.com.
BRANDY Sweden and Holland, which are really composed of the directors and shareholders of the parent company, Lord LANSDOWNE agreed that if the decision of the Court of Appeal represented the law there could be no doubt about the desirability of amend ing it, but before they legislated they should ascertain the actual law. The doci tion of the Law Lords will be awaited with considerable interest. In the meantime, it is satisfactory to know that steps are being taken to make the law conform to common sense with as little delay as possible in the event of the finding of the Appeal Court being confirmed. Apart from Lord HALS ADRY'S Bill, the Home Secretary has stated that he and the President of the Board of Trade are in agreement that power should be sought to deal with cases of enemy trad ing which do not come within existing logislation,
Brum Brandy
25 YEARS IN WOOD.
case way remanded.
The Indian sepoy of the Hongkong
Singapore Battalion who was charged with stealing 70 sovereigns from another Indian soldier, was discharged yesterday by Mr. J. R. Wood, who decided there was no case, notwithstanding there strong suspicion,
Was
On Thursday evening the two football teans of St. Stephen's College were en- tertained to dinner in the King Edward Hotel by the Warden of the College. The dinner was to mark the occasion of the winning of the Cup belonging to the Hongkong Schools' League by the eccond team. The cup itself occupied a prominent position on the table. After dinner, speeches were made by the Warden, the Captains of the teams, and others, and then an enjoyable hour of songs and games was spent,
In the Japanese Upper House on Jan- uary 22nd Baron Don asked if the Goy- SIR RICHARD DANE.
ernment had any information regarding the widespread reports that newspapers THE Chinese Government are to be con- and British subjects in China were insti gratulated upon having succeeded, after gating a Chinese boycott of Japanese much persuasion, in prevailing upon Sir goods, He said that these reports were RICHARD DANE to renew his agreement with creating a sentimens antagonistic to the them for another term of three years. As Anglo-Japanese Alliance. Baron Ishii, most people are aware, Sir RICHARD is a Minister for Foreign Agairs, in reply, pensiquer of the Indian Government, and said that the reports were incredible.. The to a man of his age, experience and capabi good understanding existing between the Japanese and British Governments afford- fities monetary considerations offer little or u inducements to continue living in such overt reports which were directed ed ample security against the mischief of China engaged in strenuous work,
against the valued Alliance. salary is £4,000 per annum, but the Chinose Government have decided to recognise his
His
A. 3. WATSON past service by granting him a bonus of
& CO., LTD. WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS HONGKONG.
AFFITE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. Lonnos Optics, 131, Bar Gra
MENT & AGENCY Co., LD, Hongkong, 10th November, 1916.
(95
form and delivered by 13 Ndoy on the abore together with a Statement of Accounts for containing 8 Room 3 Bath Rooms,
date in a closel en velena marked " TENDER FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES. Each Tender must be accompanied by a deposit of $100 as a guarantee of good faith. Such sam to be forfeited to the State if the Tenderer refuses to scoept a Contract allotted to him, or to attend at Headquarters Office when called upon.
The right to reject all, or any, tenders is specially reserved.
Hongkong, 25th January, 1918.
G.
B.
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WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS.
EALED TENDERS will be received at the HEADQUARTERS OFFICE, Victoria Barracks Hongkong, until Nook on the undermentioned dates for the following Services:→ Mest,
Monday, 7th Fuel (Coal, etc.)
February, 1918, General Supplies A Thursday, 10th
February, 1916 Hospital Supplies Monday, 14th Washing
February, 1916. Barrack Services Thursday, 17th
February, 1916. Forms and other particulars obtained personally between the hours of may be 103. and I P.. or by letter to the D.A.D. of Supplies and Transport, Victoris Barracks, Hongkong
B
Tender Forms must be properly filled up signed and dated, and no tender will be considered unless made out on the proper Form and delivered by 12 Nous on the above dates in a closed envelope marked "TENDER Each Tender must be FOR FORAGE, etc." accompanied by a deposit of 8100-as guarantee of good faith, Sucht sum to be forfeited to the State if the Tenderer refuses Contract allotted to him, or to to accept attend at Headquarters Office when called
upon.
The right to reject all, or Lay, Tenders, is specially reserved.
Hongkong, 24th January, 1916. (198
HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NINETY-SIXTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Office of the Company, Hotel Mansions, on TUESDAY, the 15th February, 1916, at 19 o'clock Nook, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, declaring & Dividend and electing Directors and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 2nd to the 16th February, 1916, both days inclusive,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. K. CLARKE, Secretary. Hongkong, 24th January, 1916.
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The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com- 20th January, to TUESDAY, 1st February pany will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, 1918(both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered. By Order of the Board of Directors,
E. BRUCE SHEPHERD, Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 13th January, 1914
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.
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HARE CERTIFICATE No 6122, dated 18th July, 1904, of One Hundred Shares numbered 85001 to 85100 inclusive fully paid. up, standing in the Register in the name of ME. ANTONIO JOAQUIM BASTO, of Macao, having been LOST or DESTROYED, Notice is hereby given that unless the said certificate be produced at the Offices of the Company,
Alexandra Road, Central, Hongy Baildings, Des Vosnx on or before the 8th day of February, 1916, Now Certificate for the said Shares will be issued and the old Certificate will thereafter be held by the Company as null and void.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hongkong, 7th January, 1916. [156 THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
LOST.
THE SHARE CERTIFICATE No. 4209 for Twenty-five Shares numbered 4901 to 4925 inclusive, standing in the Register in the name of FRANK BARRINGTON DEACON, having been LOST, Notice is hereby given that unless the said Certificate be produced at the Office of the Company, 6, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on or before. the Third day of February, 1915, & New Certificate for the said Shares will be issued and the old Certificate will thereafter be held by the Company as null and void.
MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE- Acting Secretary Hongkong, 3rd January, 1916
UNION
INSURANCE · SOCIETY-
CANTON, LTD.
NOTICE
[144
OF
THE CERTIFICATE No. 1948 for one standing in the Register in the name of WO
share, $100 paid up, numbered 11018 SANG, having been LOST, Notice is hereby given that unless the said Certificate is pro duced to the Society on
before the 26th April, 1916, A NEW CERTIFICATE for the said share will be issued and the old Certifi cate will thereafter be held by the Society sa null and void.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
C. MONTAGUE EDE, General Manager. Hongkong, 26th January, 1816. [200
TO LEF
AVENSHILL EAST, Park Bond Servante Quarters, do. Vsonni 1st November.
Apply
DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON & HARSTON, Hongkong, 19th October, 1916. [00
TO LET
LENSHIEL" No. 141, Plantation Goud, Peak, from lat Noben in
Apply.
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Hongkong, 18th October, 1915. 68
AKO
Terrace,
TO LET
HOUSE in Kartaford
Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkang, 24th October, 1815. [37
TO LEF.
The Daily Press.
*13
TAIKOO BOILER MAKERS' GUILD.
ALLEGED ATTEMPTED SUPPRES- SION BY GOVERNMENT.
Before Mr. Hazeland at the Magistracy
tion warrants,
Mr. P. W. Goldring appeared for 17°
of the men, and Mr. P. X. 'Almada for the other two-nen, whilat. Mr. G. N. Orme.
presented the Crown,
£10,000 provided that he signs an agree- ment for a further three years, at the end of which they undertake to give him an additional compensation of £5,000. To tho ordinary mna this may appear to be excved- ingly generous treatment, but anyone an application was made for bail respect- acquainted with the difficulties surrounding nineteen people held under deporta ing the attempts to reorganise the Salt HONGKONG OFFICE: 104, Das Vaux BOLD; . Administration, which is always looked upon as the great stand-by of the Chiness Government, will appreciate the value of Sir RICHARD's work in breaking down old customs, squeeze and prejudice. His remuneration is still less than that of the Inspector-General of Customs, who draws £7,000 a year and is entitled every seven years to a retiring allowance of a full year's salary. It is true that Sir RICHARD is being granted seven months' MR. BUMBLE'S contemptuous assertion leave of absence on full pay, but greater that "the law is a ass is recalled by a privileges prevail in the Moritime Customs recent decision of the Cours of Appeal in service the forsign staff being entitled to England. To the question
free quarters and leave of absence for a year on full pay.
HONGKONG BIH JASVÁRY, 1918
COMPANIES OF ENEMY
CHARACTER.
When is 1. German not a German 1," the ordinary unsophisticated layman would probably answer "when he becomes a naturalised Press that Admira) TRAZ TINO KAN would The report which appeared in the native subject of another Btate-and not always nisume control of the General Inspectorate then." According to the Lord Chief Justice and a majority of his learned brothers, however, the correct reply should
during Sir RICHARD DANE's absence on leave this summer is absurd. The loan agreement distinctly provides for a British subject being head of the Salt Gabelle, and this agreement cannot be set aside, no matter how much the Chineso Government or Sir RICHARD DANE himself may wish it.
Mr. Goldring contended that bail was obliged to be granted in any event, and it was merely a question of amount. In all everybody had a right to bail. In April cases of misdemeanourg at Common Law last four men were arrested under similar Tong Boiler Makers' Guild at Taikoo and warrants in connection with the Hop Wo be was then asked to represent the Guild. A petition was soat in on behalf of the banished. The offence with which they men, but eventually one of them was were charged was that they had failed to under the Societies Ordinance of 1911. register the Guild or obtain exemption then applied on behalf of the Guild for registration, and all the books, documento and transaction of the Society were put formed that it would mean passing some before the then Secretary for Chinese Affairs. After some time they were in light amendment of the Ordinance for concealment in the matter whatever. They them to obtain registration. There was no had been put off from time to time until only the other day there was a wholesale some detectives, se a resalt of which the raid by the Special Police Reserves and
Only two of these men had been examined present nineteen men were arrested and detained on a precisely similar charge. by the Secretary for Chiness Affairs in eighteen days, and they were now told that with, owing to the fact that the Secretary for Chinese Affairs was in hospital. He unfair that these men should be kept în (Mr. Goldring) contended that it was most that way, particularly as Chinese New one for which the majority of them could Year was approaching and the offence was That is, Associate Chief Inspector, who is a Gernot be held to be guilty. The truth of therefore, the law as it stands at present, man, will not he nominated. This is a con. the matter was that the Government were and we are not surprised to learn that stingency against which the British Legation a perfectly legitimate labour association, has created alarm and consternation in the and the Foreign Office must provide. The of which there were many others in the going to endeavour to suppress what was lay mind. Happily, the case is to be taken Deputy Chief is no doubt, a popular man,
Colony. He strongly appealed for bail to the appeal to the highest tribunal would be affected if the chief Inspector section & could not mean to the House of Lorde. Pending the rebut there are important interests which had addressed the Court, Mr. Orme
After Mr. Heywood and Mr. d'Almade tended strongly that the word in the land, Lord HALSBURY, a former should, unfortunately, be a German, occupant of the Woolack, has carried
House a Bill which is designed to make through its second reading in the Upper
company whose directore or shareholders to-day at 5 pm,
A mail for Europe via Biberia aloses
When he is associated with six other Germans for the purpose of carrying on businem" This illuminating pronounce ment was made in connection with the Floor, Overlooking Harbour, the Court of Appeal found that if seven most interested parties concerned are not or more people, all enemy aliens, joined likely to consent to the exclusion of the themselves together and incorporated foreign chief, In Sir RICHARD DANE's ab company in the United Kingdom they sence some arrangement will have to be created an entity by that means which was made, but it is to be hoped that the Deputy
OFFICES IN ST. GROBOT BILDER, Continental Tyre case last month, when The bondholders who, after all, are that the examination could not be proceded
Immediate possession.
Apply 10
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co Hongkong, 3rd December, 1914.
OFFICES
-TO LET. FFICES at 5, Connaught Road. OFFICES in King's Buildings, OFFICES in Des Faux Road Central.
133
Condult Boad.
HOUSES I CLIFTON GARDENS, HOUSES at the Peak NEW HOUSES In Broadwood Terrace.
Bay,
No.1, MOBETON TERRACE, Causeway GODOWNS, at Wancbar CANTON,
Nos. 1, 2 and 2, WEST END TERRACK" Applyin
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD Hongkong, 4th November, 1915.
32
TO LET. TWO
TWO BOOMED-FLATS in Nathan Road,
Kowloon THREE-ROOMED FLATS la Humphrey's
not German in its character.
The surplus of China's salt revenue
are predominatingly enemy an enemy com pany, subject to all the restrictions under which such companies are permitted to last fiscal year, after the payment of the carry on their trade. Though the Govern-principal and interest of the Reorganisa Buildings, Kowloon.
FOUR BOOMED FLATS in May Road, ment did not oppose the measure it was tion Loan amounts to 817,000,000. English Baths and Khaben Ranges, Hot not give facilities for its passage. The Lord Administration's mines for the week with every modern convenience, Including announced in both Houses that they could Water and Water Carriage Bystem. A few
The total output of the Kailan Mining Flats epecially designed to accommodate thres Chancellor admitted that, as the law stood ending 16th January, 1915, amounted to bachelors at ressonable ronials. Immediate today, enemy aliens might get control of 59,774 tons and the sales to 49,952 toxu posesion Terrace and Balisbury Avenue, Kowloon,
FOUR BOOMED HOUSES in Gordon our shipping, and use our fieg, although
The value of rubber exported from the there was not a penny of English mousy Federated Malay States last year is Apply So
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANC embarked in the venture. The Board of placed at $88,413,299,
Co., ID
Over 41,523 tons Trade, however, knew all about these com- were exported as against 30,697 tos in Alexandes Buildings,
·Hongkong, 29th December, 1918.
panies, and he did not think danger was to the previous year,
199
mey" in His worship eventually held that he
must, must gran, bail, but said that, in view of the practice laid down by him, he could not for bail at less than $5,000 each,
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE
ASSOCIATION,
FIRST AID TO THE WOUNDED..
At an axamination in First Aid to the
Institute out of ten students examined Wounded, held recently at the Technical
the following were successful:~~-
Third Year Course (
(Medallion).Lo Kun-ying, Samuel Mok Second Year Course-Leung Kim-shu First Year Carvalho, Hung Wal sang, Alvero Ad Course, Jose Maris Braga Tito A. Luz, Fernando A, M. Rosario, Lecturer and Dr. McLean Gibson acted Dr. C. W. McKenny was the Hos
as Hos, Examiner.
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