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SEW ADVERTISEMENTS

TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

Singles Championship : — I

ORANGOUE ROY, PHUNT

INTIMATIONS

HONGKONG TENNIS LEAGUE

TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY) 6th April E TRIE

4.45 r., on the CENTRAL STAND DOUBT. Baala: 20 cents Members, 50 cents Non- Members

Hongkong, 6th April, 1818,

NOTICE.

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URING ME. LAFRENTZ's absence Ms.

DENS EVANS will be in Charge

of the Hongkong Branch of our Business

CALUBECK, MACGREGOR & Co. Hongkong, 5th April, 1918.

NOTICE.

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THE NATIONAL BENEFIT LIFE

PROPERTY ASSURANCE CO, LTD.

(Established 1800),....

&

THE Undersigned, AGENTS for the above TCompany, are prepared to issue Policies against FIRE RISKS at Current Rates on approved Foreign and Chinese Properties in Hongkong and Macno.

BOTELHO BROS,

Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, 6th April, 1916.

NOTICE.

THE remainder of the

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passorgers

baggage from. the "CHIYO MARU has been safely landed on Tami Ken Island. Owing to the very heavy seas, this baggage cannot at present be brought to Hongkong, but same will be landed here as soon as weather conditions permit,

Passengers who have not yet received their baggage are kindly requested to re- part is the Office of the Teyo Kisen Kaisha regarding such missing baggage, furnishing the following particulars

Description of baggago, Number of packages. Cabin Number,

Forwarding Destination (if desired).

K. DOI, Acting Agent. Hongkong, April 5th, 1016.- [315

NOTICE.

E HAVE This Day admitted

WCHFORD EDUCUMBE Partner in our business of Ship, Fraight, Coal Brokera and Commission Agents

SNOWMAN & Co. Rongkong, 1st April, 1918,

NOTICE:

1004

LL Persons having Claim craft

MR. KARL DETMERS, of Messrs. | RADECERN & Co., or against the Firm of Messrs. RADECKER & Co., are requested to fle same with the Liquidators before the 8th April, 1918.

BRADLEY & Co., Lrn.,

Liquidators. Hongkong, 24th March, 1016

NOTICE,

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OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Partnership beretofore existing between. JAMES FRANCIS WRIGHT and THOMAS WILD HORNBY, carrying on Business as SHARE AND GENERAL BROKERS under the style of Firm of WRIGHT & HORNBY been dissolved as from the date hereof. All Contracts entered into by the said late Firm will be carried out for them by

1910.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL ÖTE, 1918,

INTRIES for above League close April If sufficient entries there will be lat tud Divisions.

Secretaries are naked to Division they enter for

and which

Da F. LINDSAY WOODS, Alexandra Buildings,

Acting Hon. Seoretary. Hongkong, ard April, 1916.

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THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU. FACTURING CO., LTD.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an

NEXTRAORDINARY GENERAL

MEETING of THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., will be held at St George's Building, Chiater Road, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, on MONDAY, the 10th day of April, 1016, at 11.30 o'clock in the forenoon, when the Subjoined Resolution which was passed as

Meeting

an Extraordinary Resolation at the Extra- ordinary General Mooding of the Company submitted for confirmation as a Special

Resolution:-

That the Articles of Association of the Company be altered in manner following -- (a) That after the word "Company" in the 16th line of Article 110 the following words shall be added ;-

The General Managers may also "with the consent of the Consulting "Committee pay such boous or "bonuses as the General Managers "shall think

fit

(b) That the words "Bonus or Bonuses? shall be inserted immediately after the word "Dividend" in the 18th line of Article 110,

(s) That the words and bonuses" shall be inserted immediately after the word "Dividend in the first line of Article

115.

Duted this 27th day of March, 1916,

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

General Managers.

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MT. AUSTIN THEATRE, THE PEAK.

In Aid of the VETERANS CLUB.

CHILDREN'S PLAY

* HUMPTY DUMPTY"

ог

"THE GREEDY KNAVE" TYNDER the Patronage of H.E. SIR HENNÝ May, 16.03.G. ELE. Major General VENTRIS, Rear Admiral ANSTRUTHER, C.M.G.;

dc.

Performances:

THURSDAY, 13TH APRIL,

dc.

MATINEE AT 5.15PM

PUBLIC COMPANIES

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,

LÍMITED.

THE 277 ORDINARY ANNUAL the Company will be held at the Offices of MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company, St. George's Buildings, Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong, on MONDAY, the 10th day of April, 1910, at 11.45 A.M. for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Account and the Report of the Directors for the year dead.

December, 1815, and

declaring &

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the lat April, to MONDAY, the 10th April, 1916, both days inclusive.

By Order of the BOARD OF DIRECTORS, Hongkong, 28th March, 1916.

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THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU

FACTURING CO. LTD.

NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that the pany will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY

TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com

the 5th April, to MONDAY, the 19th Apri 1916, both days inclusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

General Managers, Hongkong, 27th March, 1916. 1472

HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY, LIMITED.

LOST.

TRANSFER RECEIPT Ned. 1217 issued

to Mr.Lau 10 CHUNG for Transfers of 700 Shares in this Company into his name, baving been Mislaid, Lost or Destroyed, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that unless the said Receipt is produced at this Office within 30 days from the date horoof, the Certificates for the said Shares will be delivered to the said Mr. Lar Iv Card, and the Transfer Receipt will thereafter be held by the Company as null and void. For the HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD.,

W. E. ROBERTS, Hongkong, 24th March, 1918.

Secretary,

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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.

NOTICE Certificate No. 2059 for 20Shares, 8100 paid up,

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

OLD BROWN

LIQUEUR

No business of public interest was frase sacted at the meeting of the Sanitary Board yesterday,

A concert in connection with the Men's Club will be given in King George's Hall, the Seamen's Institute to-day (Wednes day) at 8.30 p.m. H.E. the Governor and Lady May will be present.

A cordist invitation is given to all men.

The Hou, Mr. Ton Jiak Kim, Q.M.G., who was a member of the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements for

akilled men, Now one skilled man is respon- aible for the two machines; he works one and supervises a woman at the other, with sat any diminution of the total output. The price paid for the work is the same; the skilled man receives a larger proportion then the woman, bat both find that they draw much higher wages than before the war. It is not suggested that women gar be suddenly turned into akilled mechanics. but it has been shown that with proper instruction and supervision, they quickly BRANDY become expert at certain types of work.

They on work to the accuracy of a thou fifteen years, has been entertained by the sandth part of an inch, and can assist in Chinese Chamber of Commerce at Singa almost all the different classes of munition pore, on his retirement fran publia life, making. As in Great Britain, so in France,

Telegraphic advices yesterday from Italy, América, Germany and Austria Singapore to Mr. W. J. Carroll, shara women are doing work that used to be con-broker, give the following quotations; --- sidered only as men's work, They are Malakoffs, 4.10 buyers ex dividend doing it just as well, and in some cases Changkat Serdangs, 810.00 buyers ex beiter. A special report, just issued, on the employment of women, while distressing

dividend; R1 Pajnms; $19.75 (all Straits currency). in some respects, makes wonderful reading. It is pointed out that the most striking

E

QUALITY,

TRY IT

AND BE YOUR

OWN JUDGE.

IT HAS

ALREADY DONE TIME

numbered 3021/3936 aud 0478/9480. Certificate No. 2000 for 20 Bhares, $100 paid up,

numbered 6028/6025 and 9746/975821 YEARS" IN WOOD. Certificate No. 2061 for 20Shares, $100 paid up,

numbered 6381/6380.

Tickets $2 and $1. Children Half-Price. Certificate No. 2082 for 20Shares, $100 paid up,

SATURDAY, 15TH APRIL

EVENING PERFORMANCE AT 9:15 · P.M.

Tickets 3. Gallery Lounge Tickets 89 (Refreshments obtainable).

Tickets at B. MoUTRIE & Co. Seats will not be reserved.

Hongkong, 3rd April, 1918.

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ME RUSSIAN INTERNAL SHORT TERMED LOAN OF 1916

SU

for Rbls. 2,000,000,000.

numbered 6381/6400.

Certificate No. 2963 for 20 Shares, $100 paid up, A

nambored 8401/0420° standing in the Register in the game of GEO, RICHARDSON & COMPANY LTD. having been declared LOST, Notice is hereby given that unless the said Certificates are produced to the Society on or before the 3rd July, 1918, NEW CERTIFICATES for the said Shares will be issued and the old Certificates will thereafter be held by the Society as null and vold.

By Order of the Board of Directora,

C. MONTAGUE EDE, General Manager.

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UBSCRIPTION to the above LOAN wil

be Opened from 28th March till 5th May Hongkong, 3rd April, 1914. inclusively.

The Price of issue is 95%.

The Loan is entirely free of Income Tax and of other taxations

The Loan is redeemable at par on lat February 1935, Russian style, without option for the rate. Government to convert

20

ANDREW HUGH GILMORE JACKSON Eupons are paveldo half yearly on the let

carry on

HORNBY,

Dated the 31st day of March, 1918.

J. F. WRIGHT.

T. W. HORNBY.

A, E. G. JACKSON, P. TESTER.

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BOYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB,

DEEP WATER BAY COURSE.

MIXED FOURSOMES COMPETI- ATION will be held on SATURDAY and SUNDAY, 8th and 9th April,

Payment may also be made in Roubles. Applications will be wired to Petrograd free of telegraphic charges and commission.

40% only of the cost of the Bonds may be paid on application, the balance on receipt of the Bonds.

be paid

The Bank is also ready to give every advances against the facility to subscribers in the shape of

scrips.

G. TISDALL, * Manager, Russo-Astaric Bank. (490

HONGKONG AND CHINA GAS CO. -LIMITED.

THRE

customer.

NOTICE.

GEORGE CURRY,

Local Secretary. Hongkong, 31st March, 1918.

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WINE

SOLE AGENTS:

proofs of the national determination to win the war is the response of women of

all classes to the call of the country. In the munition factories are those who were

dressmakers shop basistants, domestic servants, unversity and art stridents, and married women with no previous wage. earning experience. The spirit of patriot jamis es generally maintained as it was quickly shown."

London on the 3rd instant. This ship, it will be remembered, left Hongkong on the 3rd February, and was on fire in No. 2 Hold at Malta. The news of her safo arrival in London will consequently be received with interest by our renders,

The P. and 0, s. Jellore arrived ing

stolen.

The occupier of 84, Hollywood Road re- ports that some pericn after having brokop the trap door in the roof, catered the house und stole dothing to the value of $150, The problems of the future. which jewellery to the value of $700, and 250 in are raised by this employment of female money. Another theft, the trap door, labour in workshops are as interesting is reported at 196, Queen's Road, where as they en difficult of solution. One of clothing and money to the value of $42 was the arguments used by the opponents of women's suffrage was that only those who could defend the homestead shazld be allow ed to vole. Nowadays, we are all agreed the output of the workshops is as vital to success as are the men in the fighting line. The women may, therefore, reasonably elain that they have taken a part in the war, and have contributed to victory. The reports that someone has stolen from the 5. Mr. Duncan, of the same office, also matter of the vote is, however, only one of office a chamois leather case, containing many problems. These women are earn-compasses etc., valued at $30, ing much higher wages than was possible

Public Works Department, reports to the Mr. Jaffe, executive engineer of the police that someone entered his office by the bolt, stealing eight tins of tobacco, breaking a pane of glass and drawing back valued at $4.80. and a steel tapo valued at

in the pre-war days. They have not yet The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memo formed anions, but they will certainly resist rial and Affiliated Hospitals acknowledges S. WATSON & may attempts to reduce the rate of pay with thanks the following donations to the CO., LTD.,

& SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

HONGKONG.

TELEPHONE 616..

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which they now obtain. They have, in funds of the hospitals-H. Skott, 8100; many cases, learnt complex operations, and St, Paul's College, $100; W. G. Hum they will bo unwilling to leave the work-phreys & Co., 55; L Kau Chuen; 860; shops when the army is demobilised. On Johnson, Stokes & Master, $25; Leigh & the other hand, the Government are under Orange. 820; Hon, Mr, H. E. Pollock, pledges to the Trade Unionists, and it K... 920; Hongkong Cigar Co., 820; seems hardly possible than the "boom" Bothelo Bros,, $15; Wm. Powol, M., 915; after the war will be of such magnitude Patell & Co 15; Noronha & Co., 816; J. as to provide employment for all the male. R. Michael & Co., #15; C. Pemberton, $15; HONGKONG OFFICE: 101, Das Vaux BOLD, C. and female labour which will then be avail-Ellis Kadoorie, 915; Abdoolally Ebraham LONDON OFFION: 181, Flam Senier, E.O.able. There is another factor operating in

& Co., $10; G. W. Barton, 810; C. H. Bla a direction which seems to suggest that son, $10; J. M. Alves & Co., $10, there will be many people who will be thrown out of employment and that is the

The pupils of Professor E, Danenberg development of the automatio machine scored another success yesterday when they tool. The new inventions seem almost human Eave a most entertaining pianoforte recital at the City Hall, to a large audience. A in their movements. Automatically they charmingly varied programme had been perform many and various operations. All that is necessary is to have unskillrranged, and the pupils dealt with the

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, 5TH APRIL, 1916

THE NEW AMAZON,

STORIES have often been written about the

reflected the utmost credit on master and

and 1st August, Russian style. As COMPANY regrets that owing to the INCREASED COST of MATERIALS, And PERCY TESTER, who will continue to interest on the above loon runs from 1st/14th it is compelled to make the following Altern

the said Business in Partnership February, the interest accrued on date of tions in its temas of business under the style or Firm of WRIGHT & subscription must be taken into considers The Price of Clas for all purposes will be

tion and is to be added to the price of issue: raised to $250 per 1,000 cubic feet ma from valour, of women in warfare. There are labour to keep thein supplied with metal any high class items in a manner which

The Russo-ASTATIC BANK In Hongkong Is the 1st April. ready to accept applications for the above- Hire of Cookers, Geysers and other Cooking also many legends of female warriors. In and oil. Against this we have to set the pupil alike, Mrs. Hyndman and Messrs. named Loan

Special favourable rates will be quoted for and Heating Apparatus will be continued, but this war we have had evidence of the fact that when hostilities couse a great Aquino and Gonzales alto assisted with Russian exchange.

the Cost of Labour and Materials used in fixing valuable assistance of women in the work-amourt of metal will be needed for the re these goods will be charged to consumera. Lighting Fittings will also be charged to the The Ministry of Mauitions has recently, turn out more steel it will be necessary to The Labour and Materials used in fixing shops, if not actually in the firing line, construction of the countries ravaged. To

several enjoyable solo pieces. The pro gramme was as follow:--Gavotte (Handel), issued a small book for the guidance of provide coal for its manufacture, as well

Miss Edwina Mackie; Serenade Italienne (Victor Staub), Miss Helon Flint; Brotic managers of the factories manufacturing as to win the necessary ore. Machines will war material,

The general impression he needed to obtain the minerals. It is, Complaint (Grieg), Misy Alda Basto; Nor. poeza (Grieg), Miss May Choy; Ingrid'a obtained by a perusal of it, and from therefore, to be hoped that the workshops wegian dances (Grieg), Master William letters received from those who have been of Britain will be kept busy enough to Mace and Prof. E. Datenberg; (6) Pre- closely associated with "the dilution of employ Women and

men în large

ludo in G minor (Ruchmaninoff), (6) Con- skilled labour,” is that the women have numbers. As & result of the search

for now proved theselves exocedingly useful in

markets and raw materialsert Study in F. Sharp major (Macdowell), Miss Sophie Bilas; Song, Mon Coeur this crisis. It is really astonishing what great changes will take place. New

s'euvre a ta voiz" (Saint-Saeus), Mra, F. has been done in the great emergency. It territories will inevitably be opened women might do light work in textile fac that China will play an important part. has gonerally been believed that while op, and in this connection it seems certain Hyndman; Variations on a theme of Beat- hoven for two pianos (Saint-Saens), Mrs. tories they were quite unsuitable for the If only satisfactory arrangements can be labour of the metal trades. Experience, made to extend the railways and exploit however, has upset all suck theories, as the the mineral wealth of Asia there will ko a following examples prove. In a particular suficient demand for machinery and metal- workshop there was always a skilled worker work to keep all of the workshops of Grest

take place, in which case we shall see a Britain busy. It is possible that this will

great increase in the trade of Hongkong.

CONDITIONS:-18 holes against Bogey under handicap.

The Bogey scors and table of holes at which strokes are to be taken will be fixed later.

Batranco foe $2.00 per couple,

Competitors must arrange their own part. wers and opponents and are requested to send their names to the undersigned, or to post same on the boards at Happy Vall ifan Ling of the Hongkong Club before the 7th April.

T. W, HILL Acting Hon, Sporetary, Hongkong, 22nd March, 1916. [138

Hongkong, 30th March, 1918.

FOR SALE.

ENGINES, with three cylinders of NE BET VERTICAL MARINE

BOTAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB. said engines. Built in 1904 and been in

·HAPPY VALLEY.

OUP has been kindly presented by Mr. E. V. D. PARn for a Competi tion under the following Conditions :

The best cards comprising 27 holes, viz., two cards of 18 and 9 holes or three cards of 9 holes.

NOTICE:

15 inches, 24 inches and 40 fuches diameter, A desiring to leave the Colony should apply NF EUROPEAN, Not-Asiatic or Indian with Condensar and Pumpa, complete. Also in waiting for permission to do so to the Captain three bilge directing boxes, one reduging SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, at least valve, two discharge valvos, one set double 48 hours before the intended hear of departure, safety valves, one steam distributing valve giving name, nationality, age, sex, height and chat with valves, one bulkhead flange for capation of the applicant, and staling the shaft, one main injection valve, and one

name of the steamer or other vessal or the hour spare condenser door, all having been

of the train by which the applicant wishes to formerly used in connection with the afore

leave. Applicants should apply in person for between the hours of 8 AM to 1 F.M. and for calistment, reduced the number of such their passes at the CENTRAL POLICE STATION in charge of a drilling machine. The rush use only 14 moniks,

9 PM to 4P.x. daily.

Hongkong, 10th July, 1916.

men, and so an unskilled labourer was quickly trained for the job. When shell- making commenced it was noticed that it took seven minutes to complete a certain piece of drilling work Therefore, two machines were put in the charge of one man, Then women replaced the men, Bin All Borea and Size,

popolar English Manufacturers, and they maintained the outpus week

after week without complaining

1,983 lbs Self-Hardening Steel. 1,877 lbs., A. Turning Steel.

928 lbs. Oval Chisel Steel

2,398 lbs.-Round Panching or Turning

Steel.

and

On Bundred Kilos Metal Packing.

For further particulare,

Open to Offers Medal play ander. Handiony during the month of April, any time during the day.

In the case of 9 hole cards half Handi- caps to be allowed, fractions of a half. counting as one-half.

Any number of cards may be taken out. Entrance foo of 25 cents per card of D holes or 40 cents per card of 18 hofte, the proceeds to go to the Blue Cross Fund.

Competitors are requested to enter their Lames in the book in the Club House before starting.

T. W. HILL, Acting Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, April 1st, 1916.

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Apply to GEO. P. LAMMERT,

4. Duddell Street. Hongkong, March 19th, 1018. [411

ON SALE, DOUND VOLUMES of the HONGKONG 1) WEEELY PRESS, JANUARY to JUNE, 1915. With Front Pries $7,50

On Bala så the HONGKONG DAILY PRESS” OMO

Hongkong "0th Ausmuk, 1916,

NEW

CARTRIDGES.

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of

F. X. V. Ribeiro and Prof. E. Danenberg; To a wild Rose (Macdowell), Tight, ropa Dancer (Krug), Misa Elsa Alves The Swallows (Garktt), Miss May Fincher'; Rondo for two pianos (Chopin), Miss May Woo and Prof. E. Danenberg; The Flat- torer (Chaminade), Miss Bruna d'Almada e Castro; Song, "Il Segretto" (Tosti),, Mr. E. G. Aquino; Nocturne in C minor (Chopin), Miss Ruby Mow Fung, Hun

A mail for Europe vid Biberia closes garian Fantasy (Liszt) Misa Elfrida Os. today at 10.30 am,

mund; Violin Solo, Tendres" (Drdla),

(Saint-Saens), Prof, E. Danenberg; (a) Prof. F. Gonzales; Allegro Appassionato The daring rider (6) The ailing little brother (Gurlitt) Miss Gladys Brook Mr. James, & missionary of 3. Lun Fat C-Noisette (Tscha kousky), Miss Con-

A pair of boots worth $8 has been taken from the residence of Mr. Tidbury, 5 Wood Road, Wanchai,

SMOKELESS POWDER and CHULED Fatigue. Now there are shops in Street reports the theft of a Europeanais Martin and Prof. E. Danenberg; Bar-

SHOT. From No 10 to 5880. at 36, 37 and $7.50 per 100 SPORTING REQUISITES and AIR GUNS in Variety.

Inspection furile,

WM SCHMIDT & Co. Hongnong, 415 February 1915,

which only women are employed. cont valued at $7. One of these is turning out 18-pounder skels, and on this size women perform all the many machining operations. another case two rather complicated machines were used. In the days before the war, both machines were operated by

Passengers by the ill-fated Chiyo Maru are informed by an advertisement apparing on this page that the remainder of their luggage has been sately landed on the Tan Kan Islands and will be brought to Hong kong as soon en the weather moderates

carolle, "Tales of Hoffman" (Offenbach), Miss Lizzie Ma; Song without Words (Chaminada), Mia Mabel Musso; Bally (Mendelssohn), Ms Mary Li La Morana (Chaminade), Miss Moric Bouza; Rhap

die in G minor (Brahma), Miss Evelina Collaco; Bong Voi lo sapete (Mas. Roch Consolation (Liszt), Miss Domitilla

engni), Mr. Hyndman,