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IFTIMATIONE

THE MONGKONI DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 21st, 1910,

MOUTRIE PIANOS

HAVE

ESTABLISHED

an unequalled reputation for tone, touch, artistic construction and lasting qualities,

GUARANTEE

for

FIVE YEARS.

CASH OR EASY TERMS.

MOUTRIE'S

189-3

WESTMINSTER "SPECIALS” TURKISH CIGARETTES.

COMPANY MEETINGS,

SHANGHAI LAND INVESTMENT

CO., LTD.

The twenty-seventh annual general meeting of the Shanghai Land Investment Co., Ltd. was held on the offices of tho agents, alessrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co., last week

FAR EASTERN MEN AND THE

WAR

Caps AW Taylor, lato of Messrs. Paulsen & Bages Davy, Shanghai, obtain oda commission as a fall lieutenant, R.N.B., on January 17th, and is now on H.M.S. Pekin,

Servies who has been awarded the Mili- Dr. W. C. Fston, of the Indian Medical tary Cross for bravery in attending the Mr. E. Jenner Hogg, who presided, wounded under fire is the son of Mr. and said: The outstanding feature of theirs Paton of Swatow past year us affecting the interests of the

rate of Swatow

COMPANY REPORT. LUZON SUGAR REFINING CO., LTD.

The report for prosentation to the share- holders at the thirty-fourth annual general meeting of this Compasy, to be held on the

1st inst., says

The your workings there was a dobit of $220,335.80, and, as the previous year, there is thus left balance of $29,146.0 brought forward from which the General 890,300.12, out of Agents and Consulting Committes recom mend that a dividend of 5 per cent be paid to shareholders, absorbing $35,000, and the remainder, viz.:855.890-12, be carried for. Owing to the war in Europe and the elimination of the Best competition in tho Far East, the Refinery has been able, under Agents, Messrs. Smith Bell & Co., Ltd., to the careful supervision of the Manila

how a more favourable result.

Company has been the rapid advance the the price of all building materials, espoed on Major Bazett Colvin Graham, 195:hward to the now account.

A successful operation has been perform. cially lumber, glass and hardware, result ing in a very considerable increase in te Napier Rifles, who was shot in the one while serving with General Aylmer's force cost of both new buildings and repair work in Mesopotamia, and he is now out of dan Except for this the activities of the Cam-ger, in the base hospital at Basra, Ho pany during the past year might have took part in the China campaign, for been greater than has actually been the which he holds the medal. ease. A further block of 18 foreign houses has been erected on the Dixwell Read pro- perty All were occupied as soon as

The Consulting Committee consists of Messrs. J. W, C. Bonar and H. P. White who offer themselves for re-election.

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET:

NO.4, DES VŒUX ROAD CENTRAL,

First Floor,

No. 5, ROBINSON ROAD, "STONE

ng Nive DW and Onthou, BBS contain ing Five Rooms and Outhouses.

Apply to E

DAVID SASSOON & Co, Lab.. Hongkong, 15th March, 1916. [4.15

TO LET.

70. 1, TOGO TERRACE, Konnedy Road.

LI-FUK TSAU, N

APP Care of Mears, WELLINSON & GRIST,

8, Queen's Road Central Hongkong, 11 Afurch, 1918.

355

TO LET

finished and only the increasing coot of all Home, has received a commission on 2nd R. Lowe, F.C.A..who offers himself for TEWLY-BUILT FLATS, in SAIFEE:"

I

Mr. AT Downie, of Maitland & Co who left Shanghai carly in January for

Lieutenant in the 11th Reserve Batt, Black Watch Royal Highlanders Mr. Downie was sergeant in A Co., S.V.C., and also filled the position of Hon. Treasurer to the St. Andrew's Society of Shanghai, prior to his leaving for Home, e

building material has prevented our put ting in hand a further lot of these houses. The 10 completed last year make a total of 58 house of a chng that has proved a very popular type. Four houses were put in hand on the Great Western Road to meet contracts previously entered into. A núm. ber of applicants for houses in this dis

Captain George Montgomery Kidd, 5th. triet have been discouraged, it being felt Pattalion Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish by your Directors that it would be neither Fusiliers), who has been awarded the Mili- satisfactory to the Company nor to prosper-tary Cross for gallantry in action on the tive tenants to build under the existing Gallipoli Peninsula, went home from the conditions of high prices, the result of Ma'ay States a year ago to volunteer, ob- which wou'd either on expensive houses or taining his commission on March 11th, jerry building and the latter is certainly 1913, He was mentioned in despatches by Dot contemplated by this Company For-General Sir Ian Hamilton, G.C.B., former- tunately most of the material and the conly General Officer Commanding the Mc tracts for the material for the houses now

terranean Expeditionary Fores. in hand were obtained before prices vrach- ed their present high level,

The ae Lieut. Norman Lancaster Wells, The reconstruction of a further section Loyal North Lanes. Regt, was born May of the older Chinese bungalows on Chwang 17th, 1989, and educated at Elleray Park Hoong Estate ha, bien continued. The Schoo, Wallasey, Shrewsbury School (C results obtained from redevelopment haves cal side), and Caus College, Cambridge, fully justified your Directors in their de After obtaining his degree he was elected cision to continue the gradual, improve from among many candidates by the Asia- ofment of this property. This und the comic Peruleum Company to represent their

NOTICE-The above Cigarettes can be purchased from any the Local Stores at $1.25 for a tin of 50 Cigarettes. THE PRICE HAS NOT BEÈN CHANGED since their introduction,

pletion of the improvement on Will'arm in Japan, The director of the firm

undertaken during the year.

Estate are the only Chinese buildings writes of him: N. L., Wells was one of

the pioneers in the movement started scme years ago to bring Cambridge men into closer touch with commercial life, and, so carry the Intop of u iversity education ints.

his all too short life something lasting, and something which will have its permanent effo wherever British trade carries the

They can now be procured in Round Patent Air-tight. Tins or these is the acquisition of Cadastral Lot these new fields N. L. We la achieved in

Flat Decorated Tins containing 50 Cigarettes.

Should there be any difficulty in obtaining these Cigarettes at the above Price please advise BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO Co., Agents for the WESTMINSTER TOBACCO Co., LTD.

$1.25

T

Westminster Turkish

“Specials"

Westminster

FOR

TIN OF

50.

Westminster Tobacco C: Liα, London

THEIR QUALITY IS THEIR OWN RECOMMENDATION. Hongkong, 20th Maroli, 1816.

G.

ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE.

ENDERS ure invited for the Supply of PAINTERS AND SCRAPERS for painting, posting and scraping H.M. Ships &, laying on and painting cork dust on H. M. Ships, de, and coating Torpedo Boats and Lighters, &e, to H. M. Naval Yard

Forin of Tender can be obtained at the Chief Constructor's Office, H. M. Naval Yard, Hongkong, and should be filled in and returned as indicated in Tender Form not later than NooN MONDAY, 27th March, 1916,

C. D. J. BELL, Chief Constructor. Hongkong, 18th March, 1916.

1425

NOTICE.

IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that SEALED

IISENBERRY

be clearly marked "TENDER FOR LEASE

OF OLD LAND OFFICE

will be received at the Colonial

Office until Noon of MONDAY, the 3rd April 1916, for the LEASE

of

the Two-Storica

Building formerly occupied by the Land

Court,

from 1st 1016, to 31st December, 1918, subject to certain conditions which can be ascertained at the Office of the Director of Fublic Works

Each Tender must be accompanied by receipt to the effect that the Tenderer has

(8500) as a plodge of

ASAHI

DAI NIPPON BREWERY

[133

As will be seen from the Report a per- tain mumber of purchases has been made during the year; the most important of

104 Central-now known as Bzechten Road Estate No. 29. A part of this property was resold and plans for the development

of the remainder are almost couplete for what promises to be a profitable develop Dent. Twenty-five mow of land were.

bought on the Great Western Road and

two of the houses before referred to are being built on this land. A small lot of land on Broadway was acquire and a resale of this is in contemplation; failing this the land will be developed with Chinese houses, for which there is a good demand in the neighbourhood. The re

masining purchases were small additions to to existing estates

The total sales of property during the year amount to Ts, 680,498, Of this amount Tis 277,47046 represents the pro fit thereon and has been carried to profit and loss account and the balance written off capital account. Of the sales the most important was the of Little's Estate. This estate was acquired by the Company in 1890 and has over since been consistently profitable, but the price offered was such that the Directors felt no hesitation in accepting it. As I have already stated, apart of the Szechuen Road Estate was disposed of and the proceeds thereof ap- plied to the reduction of the buck cost of

BEER the remainder. As mentioned in the re

CO., TOKIO

JAPAN

part B. C. Paoshan Lot 140 has been sold, As it does not adjoin any of the larger portions of the estate, the Duvetora thought it best to part with it as a fair

flag into remote parts of the world"

the year's work during a somewhat anxious time.

The report and accounts, as presented, were adopted and the following resolutious were carried nem, con,

That the directors be author'zed to pay a final dividend for 1915- of six per cant.. and a bent to storeho ders on the regi-ter a bonus of two per cent on the paid-

at this dute.!?

"That the directors be authorized to pay to the staff a bonus of ten per cent an their salaries."

SHANGHAI AND HONGKEW

WHARE

The annual general meeting of tho Shanghai and Hongkey Wharf Co., Ltd., was he d last week at the board-room of the general agents, Messrs, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.

Mr. John Johnstone (Chairman) «a'd; →

Your directors have found it necessary to

recommend a reduction in the dividend to three taus To the war and the mnay side-issues that it has brought i we may attribute the falling off in our earnings. As you are all well aware we depend firstly on the berthing of steamers and secondly on storage cara ngs, to mention thị two main sources of revenue in the order in which they help the earnings of the company

The sale to the Council of a small piece of Cherang Hoong Estate for a municipal market will result in as improvement to the Company's surrounding properties when the market is established,

It is, perhaps, unnecessary for me to Turning to the accounts:Charges are

point out to you the general shortage in slightly less than last year. Salaries are increased by Th 5,138.11. Rental is praehe number of ocean-going vea els coming to the East, in measure due to requisitions tically unaltered. The remaining items on he debit side of working account are themade by cur Home Government for sutee as last year until we omme to interest national purpose, and to the highly re- nocount and this shows a decrease of Thuerative rates which tramp steamers 20,588.72 As I pointed out last year a could coumond elsewhere. To quere figures decrease in interest, account was to be ex-in support of these remarks I would men pected, money has ruled cheaply, and the tion that we berthed 16 ocean-going and difficulty in finding suitable securities for 111 casting and tramp vessels less this year mortgages has made this debit balance than last, an ANGAN

I greater than we naicipated,mortgage loans being less than last year by over The 460,000. The average rate of interest on mortgages during the year has a so slight ly declined

On the credit side a working account, gross rents are increased by Tis 23,365.93. The outgoings for fire insurance, taxes, repairs, etc. are also increased by Tls 13,274.29 of which song Th, 10,000 is on

semount of increase in repairs,

With regard to storage earnings I would remark that the Enemy Trading Ordinance. which came into force on August 15th, 1915, had the effect of curtailing cur varn ings to an sppreciable extent for the rea- son that all enemy-owned cargo had to be removed by a certain date otherwise it would have been held up. A considerable quantity of good paying cargo was there. fore removed from our godowns, and we

Tis. thus lost a certain income in storage charges amounting to approximate'y 2,000 per month

The accounts have been audited by Mr.

re-election,

HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS

CORPS ORDERS BY LT COLA, CHAPMAN, V.D.

PROMUTIONS.

1-No. 1845 Sapper W. J. Eldridge, Engineer Co. to be Lance Corporal, dated 17th March, 1916.

No. 1741 Sapper K. Kor Engineer Co to o Lance-Corporal, dated 18th March. 1918,

LEAVE.

2.Sg Major D. K. Blair is granted leave of absence from 25th March, 1916, to 31st December, 1910.

VOOR MEDICAL SUPPLIES, UNI 3.Members of the Corps requiring mix- tures to be repeaudi cottqu wool bandages, etc., from the Governinent Civil Hospits must in all cases obtai an order for 5800 from Surgeon-Major Black. Nothing will he supplied in future without such order.

PARADES,

4. Paraules for to-day.

7.00 Members of Signalling Sec- tion and other Signallers, as detailed in Signalling Section order dated 8th December, 1916-More flag practice at Headquarters,

5.10 p.m. Lento Section M. G, Ca.

M. G. drill at Kowloon Docks,

p.m.

TERRACE, Nathan Road,also,i SIMILAR FLATS in Jordan Road, Kowloon.

· Rentz very moderate.

Electric Light and Gas lostalled,

Apply to

KAYAMALLY & Co., 6, D'Aguilar Street.

336 Hongkong, lai Merch, 1916.

TO LET AT THE PEAK.

MURNISHED, No. 3, Mountain View.

Apply

H. E. FOLLOCK,

Princes' Buildinzo. {333

Hongkong, 25th February, 1916.

TO LEE.

splendid set of OFFICE ROOMS on the "First Floor of No. 10, Des Voeux Road. Central (above the Robinson Piano Co.). comprising Three Large and Two Small Room with Outhouses and Servants' Quarters, The Premises are being thoroughly replied and renovated. Centrally Inacted in the vicinity of the Banks and Shipping Offices. Rent- moderate.

Apply to

to-

MOW FUNG & Co., 10, Des Voeux Road Central Hongkong, 16th February, 1916. [302

TO LET.

FFICES 5 Daddell Street, now in occupation of Mr. Radecker & Co. Apply

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, 17th February, 1916.

Launch leaving Statue Pier at 1.30 OFFE 5.15 p. Nos, T and 2 Bub-Sections Arty. Batty (ne desailed in Corps order No. 4 dated 30th December, 1915)-10 pdr gun drill at Hend- quarters Sergt. Bradley, R.G.A., will attend. V

8.15 pm Right Section 11 G. Co.- A HOUSE

Section drill and Musketry exercises on Cricket Ground

8.15 p. Left Section M... 0 Co- M. G. instruction as Headquarters. 15 p.m. N.0.Os, of Scouts Co. Special drile at Headquarters 5.15 pm Recruits of all units Squid drill and Bife exercises at Headquar tera under Bergts. Longmire and Ramsay

5-15 p.m. Stretcher Bearer Section.

Instruction at Headquarters,

DETAIL,

5-On duty to night Scouts Co.

On duty tomorrow : Scouts Co. Orderly Officer: Lieut. C Smith.

G. E. STEWART, Capt.,

Adjutant, H.KV.C

NOTICE

BERGEANTS, MESS ANNUAL DINNER. Members intending to be present at the. sanna dinner on the 25th inst, are requested to send in their nanies to gether with those of their guests to. All the Mess President at once. names must reach the Mens President y noon on Wednesday, 22nd inst., otherwise accommodation will not be provided

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

MOUNTED PATROLS. General Order No. 9 states The Police Reserve Mounted Patrols will com- mence duty on Monday, March 7th. They will patrol various districts and at varying hours. They will receive their orders from the D.S.P. (B,), sub. ject to such farther orders as may be given by the Captain Superintendent of Falice. They will be subject to the directions of the regular Police Officer in charge of each district through which they pass, and oust report at all

Stations in such districts."

DRILL SUP

2nd Platoon of No. 1 Company under The “Devil's Own” Cup was won by the Sergt. Wilks. This Platoon will, until further ordera, march at the head of

No. 1 Company

The next competition will take place on

Saturday, May 20th

MUSKETRY: PART 2..

The total damage to the Company's pro perties from the typhoon which swept

Further than these explanations, gentle Shanghai last year amounted to some. Ts. 15,000 and of this sum about Tls 5,000 men, the accounts themselves call for little Was d'argeable to repairs, the balance to comment The amount set aside for repairs | Pes of the following Companies who have fired Ranges A and D will fire Ranges improvements and renewals account, the last year hay, you will notice, been more

E and F on Sunday, March 20th, pertics and stock of the Company in good

leaving Bloke tier as followsB opportunity being taken to buid improved than required in keeping the various pro.

9.00 am. No. 9 Company, walls of Chinese houses were damaged order and t is proposed to trasfer a like

11.30 a. No 3 Company, The net result of working ecount is amount (Tis 25,000) this year to repair 30p.m. No. 1 Company (3rd and 4th

Platoons). decrease in the balance carried to profit and loss account of T 0,746.46 g con pared with last year

in the Colonial Treasury a sum of OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE walls in a met where the old fire Five Hundred-Dollar which sum shall be

40-des of his offer, 1

to the Crown if the Tenderer refuses to carry out his Tender and comply with the above-mentioned conditions, should

the Tender be accepted further particulars

Form of Tender and ean be obtained from the Office of the Director of Public Works.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any Tender.

W.CHATITAM.- Director of Public Works.

[420

Public Works Office

Hongkong, 18th Starch, 1916.

ON SALE

DOUND YOLUMES of the HONGKONG 1915. With INDET, Price $1.500 a

On £als at the Hongrong DAILY 125:0

Hongkong 10th Autotel, 1918,

RWHEALY PRESS, JANUARY 1,

SOLE AGENTS-

MITSU BUSSAN KAISHA.

HONGKONG,

ON DALE

108

The debt side of profit and loss account explains itself, On the credit side proft on sales show an increase of T 138,035.59, Premia da Debentures are decreased by Tla 7,400 The appropriation of the balance of profit and loss recount Ta 565.516:38 is the subject of a resolution

account:

You will also notice that the typhoon of July 28:1016 hit us hard and wo have had to make good damage to our property; avhore and allost, to the extent of. Tls, 26,337.41 out of this year's working accoun

We are in regotiation for the sale of part of our property. I prefer not to enter into any details of the proposed sale, to be proposed presently If the Dirge as negotiators are not yes defuitely con thetory recommendat ons meet with your apcluded, and will only say that if it goes proval the balance of improvements and re-through it will be of considerable herefit nawa's account will be increased to, to both buyers and sellers 270,0.0.81 and that of reserve fund for Boralization of dividends to Tle. 350,000

Tix. 500co more than the fund stood

Hothe

TONGKONG HANSARD, REPORT

·MERTINGS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Bansion ~1915,

Barined by THE UNWEBBA,

PRICE

DAILY PRESS OFFICE,

Haarkong, 25th Folamury, 1916,

nt before we made our first withdrawal from it in 1911,

I think the shareholders will agree that

The report and accounts es presented were adopted and Messrs. HA J. Mac ray C. W. Wrightson, C. G, S. Mackie, E C. Richards add the senior represents tire of Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Cas Ltd. were reelected directora

the scannts show a very satisfactory state. A dividend of T» 3 per share was de of affairs and a very creditable result for cared for the year 1915.

The Platoon having tha

average result in Part 2 will have their names placed on the Drill Cup, which will be knows in future as the Dril and Musketry Cap

No, 1 Co. No. 1

JOINED Platoon A, Edwords. BAND PRACTICE. Tuesday, March 21st, ag. 6.15 p.m. sharp,

UNIFORM

Appir

TO LET

*(2+5

Knutsford Terrace,

THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTO MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD. Hongkong, Bath October, 1916, M[37

Nos

TO LET

TO. 11, GAGESTREET, immediate porna-

Apply to

J. VINCENT BRAGA, Toyo Kisen Kaish

100 Hongkong, 16th November, 1915.

TO LET:

· Park Road,. containing Horns, Bath Rooms, Servants" Quartere, ko. Vicini lat Novamber.

Apply

RAVENSHILL EAST,

DEACON, LOOKER DEACON &

HARSTON Hongkong, 19th October, 1915.

(90

TO LET.

TWO ROOMED FLATS in Nathan Road,. T

Kowloon. THREE-BOOMED FLATS is freiphery's - Buildings, Kowloon

FOUR ROOMED FLATE in May Road,. with every modern couremeres, Including English Baths and Kitchen Range Hot Water and Water Carrings System. A tow Flats specially designed to accommodate thre

io nimed a les bachelors at roneonskla rentals. 1 powoesion, s

Gordon

فا

FOUR ROOMED HOUSES Termos and Balisbury Avenue, Kowloon,

Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCS

A Co., L

Alezzades Buildinge Bourkong, 29th December, 1015

TO LET

OFFICES at 1, Conmight Hoad

(277

OFFICES in King's Buildings. OFFICES in De Vonx Bood Central.. HOUBES I CLIFTON GARDENS, Conduit Road,ve

NEW HOUSES in Broadwood Terrace, HOUSES at the Peak

No 1. MORETON TERRACE, Causeway Bay.

GODOWNS, as Wandbai,

Nos. 1, 2 and 2, WEST END TERRACE CANTON. Apply

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST SENTIMENT & AGENCY Co., LED,

32 Hongkong, 4th November 1915.

YANGTSZE VALLEY CO, LTD. FURTHER REDUCTION OF CAPITAL SANCTIONED

In the Chancery Division on February 9th, Mr Justice Neville heard a petition by the Yangtze Valley Co, Ltd, for the sanction of the Court to a further reduc tion of capital by making a return to share- holders, other than deferred shareholders, Equipment officers and alt ranks are of 45 per share

directed to note that the Tailor will Mr. Jenkins, K.C for the petitioners, attend at Central Station every Tues said the company had assets in hand for day and Thursday between 5.20 and which it had no use in carrying on busi 6pm Platoon Commanders are to sceness. In truth the company was only that the uniforms (blue and white) of keep ng itself alive for the purpose of dis- their met are made or altered to fit, triburing assets, and it did not want to particularly with regard to the collars go into liquidation, because among its and length of frousers

asects was ✩ large debt owing from the Chisels Government, in

His Jordahin granted the petition

F. C. JINKIN,

D.S.P. (B)