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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

TO LET,

BENISES at present occupied by CHS. J. GAUPP & CO-Alexandra Buildings, Chater Road.

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LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

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THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF

OLUB:

EMPIRE DAY

24TH MAY, 1916,

BOUEY. COMPETITION for a Cup killy presentaci by J. W. Bores, Esq will be held over Fax Lis on WEDNES DAY, 24th inst. (Empire Day).

CONDITIONS: 18 holes against Bugoy,

Entrance Fee $100 per Card. Any number of cards may be taken oOUL The realised from the Entrance Fees will be handed over to the Cizmette and Tobacco Fund.

K. M CUMMING, Hon. Secretary,

Hongkong, 16th May, 1916

COTTON PIECE GOODS.

AGENTS WANTED.

1708

Firm of Manufacturers and Shippers of Manchester are open to negotiate with responsible Agents for Sale on Indent basis of White Shirtings, Black and Colourel Italians, Dyed Brocades. Cotton Spanish Stripes and Faucica, on commission in Hongkong. Address with particulars to *K 08" care of W. H. SMITH & SON,. Advertising Agents, Blackfriars, Manchester, England.

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GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC. TENDERS for SPECIE and MEXICAN DOLLARS, currest in this Colong. or Talegraphic Transfer on the Lords Commissioners of HIS MAJESTY'S TREASURY London, up to and for the sum of £20,000, will be received by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER. ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT, mutil 11 A.M. on the 17th May, 1916.

The Tenders to state the total amount (in Pounds Sterling). No Telegraphie Transfer will be made for less than £100.

The Tenders to be in duplicate, and in sealed Dovers, addressed to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT, and endorsed TENDERS FOR GOVERN MENT BILLS. st."

The right to accept or reject any or all of the Tenders is reserved.

Copies of Forms of Tender oan be had on application,

Persons Tendering for Bills) are hereby notified that having mgard to the provisions of the Acts 22 George ILL., Cap: 46 and 47, George III. Cap. 52, the acceptance of any such Tender is subject to the express condition that no Member of the British House of Commons shall be admitted to any share or part in or to miny Susicalé di seing from the Com thereby made for the silotment of such

“The provisions in question do not apply to Cantrels entered into by za Incorporated Trading Company in its corporate capacity and made for the general benefit of the Company

RL. BOURCHIER, Major; A.P.D., Treasury Chest Officer.

·His Majesty'a Treasury Office,

Hongkong, 16th Mag, 1918.

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8.5.ANDRE LEBON.”. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE

CONSIGNEES of Carstens are

connection with above Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods with the exees tion of Opium, Treasure and Velmables are being innded and stored at their ritks into the hazardous andjor extra hazardous Glodowns. of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown - Ca, Lith, at Kowlpou, whence delivery be

way obtained immediately after landing."

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on males received from the Consigneos, before Noox, To Dar requesting it to be Iunded here,

Bille of Lading will be countersigued by the Undersigned, Goods remaining unglaimed after MONDAY, the 22d May, at Noox, will be ́subject to rent and landing charges.

All Claims must be sent in to me on or before the 23rd May, or they will not be recogn’zed.

All damaged packages will be examined on MONDAY, the 22nd. May, ist 10 a M. ̧

No Fire Insurance has been effonteil,

P.-THOMAS, Agent.

Hongkong, 16th May, 1918.

WANTED.

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ENDERS are invited antil May 17th, 1916, for Salvage of Cargo now on the SS. "CHIYO MARU" stranded on Lomma Island:

Conditions of Tender may be had from the Undersigned.

K. DOI, Acting Agent, Toyo Kisžn Kaisūd Hongkong, 15th May, 1916- [697

FIRE INSURANCE.

· COMPANY, LIMITED,

THE CHINA

NOTICE.

FROM this date ME C. MONTAGUE has been appointed General -Manager of the Company and during his absence from the Colony Mr. C. H. P. HAY will perform the duties of the General Manager and Sign per Procuration.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

PH HOLYOAK, Chairman. S 1693

Hongkong, 19th May, 1916.

·HAMBURO-AMERIKA-LINIE

G. PRIEN,

HILL BERGDABLE CO.,

F. LORRIA

(IN LIQUIDATION).

REDITORS are required to send in their Claims against the above to the Under signed, No. 5 Queen's Road Central, on or Before WEDNESDAY, the 31st May, 1916

Datos the 12th May, 1916.

J. HENNESSEY SETH, AS A.A.,

Liquidator.

PUBLIC COMPANIES

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESƐ, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17TH, 1910.

WILLIAM POWELL, LTD.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET.

INFIFTEENTH ORDINARY GENERAL OFFICES on 1st Floor, No. 1, Queen's

MEETING-of-SHAREHOLDERS in the above Lompany will be held at the Company's Offers TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY), the 17th May, 1818, at 3 o'clock var, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and Statement of Accounts to the 29th February, 1910.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 10th May to the 17th May, both days inclusive.

By Order,

H. O. HOLT, Secretary: Hongkong, 4th May, 1910.

J061

Rod Contral (In Toe House Street). Apply 10-

WILKINSON & GRIST

16011

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NOREBANK WEST, MAGAZINE GAP, PEA, for four mouths from Midule of

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May,

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MAG-LIMITED.

TUTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN at the NVENTY SEVENTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the SHARE HOLDERS will be held at the Company's Offices, St. George's Buildings, on SATUR DAY, the 20th May, 1916, at 12 o'clock Nous, for the purpose of presenting the Report of

Central, at present in the occupation of The Chine Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

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CHINA PIRE INSURANCE Co., LTD. (022

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the Directors together with a Statement of A HOUSE in Observatory Villas with Accounts to 20th

Directors and Auditors, 1910, antelecting!

The TITANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the Olle May to the 20th May, both days inclusive,

By Dider of the Board of Directra's

GIBR LIVINGSTON & Co. Agents.

Hongkong 1st May, 1910.

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THE CHINA-BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

THE THIRTEENTH YEARLY MEET

ING of SHAREHOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the Company's Offee, St. George's Building, at 11.30 A.M. on MONDAY, the 22nd May, 1016, to receive a Statement of Accounts to the 31st December,

tof 1916, and the Report of the General Manager and Consulting Committee and to elect a Consulting Committee and Auditor.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 8th May to the 2nd May, 1918, both days inclusive.

THE CHINA BORNEO Co., LTD. W. G. DARBY,

General Manager. Hongkong, 4th May, 1918.

F658

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LTD

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

Tennis Court. Apply to

AREATOON V. AFCAR & Co.,

14; Des Vœux Reid,

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FFICES I SECOND FLOOR, 41228's

BUILDINGS. Reasonable rent Apply tow

THE UNION TRADING CO., 5. Queen's Buildings,

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INTIMATION

ROUGH ON

CORNS

Paring a corn only brings but

brief relief.

WATSON'S

CORN

CURE

successful defences no doubt played a. great part in the wars in which they pccurred. But when our Japanose con temporary expresses the opinion that if

A mail for Europe vid Siberia closen to-day at 10.30 am.

The Bishop of Victoria and family have gone to Weihaiwei-for two or three

The P and O. outward mail; steamer Meding, with the London Mails of the 4th instant, arrived at Suez on the Lith. instant.

The Peking Garctic announces the death on May 6th of Miss Anna Gertrude Reed, a devoted worker of the American Presbyterian Mission.

In connection with the Royal Hongkong Golf Club a Bugey Competition for a Cup presented by Mr. J. W. Bolles will be held over Fanling on Empire: Day (May 24th). Conditions may be seen in the advertisement.

the British forces had died fighting the months. murale of the British troops at other. places would have received great encour- agencat, the argument is dificult to follow. When the story of the campaign comes to be written it will be found, wo feel sure, that General TOWNSHEND offer ed a splendid defence against tremendous odds. Whether or not the whole expedi tion was a mistake is another question, which will have to be thrashed out later.. The point is whether an heroic defence becomes less horoic if it ends in eurtender instead of death. GORDON defended Khartum to the death, "not be- cause he regarded surrender na die bonourable, but because, in view of the character of the enemy, it was inevitable Mr. Justice Skinner Turner, Assistint that failure should bring death. But Judge of H.M. Supremo Court, Sh.g- the Turks are an honourable foe, ushai, announced a few days ago that bo vitress the tributes paid to them by the would uut entertain 1.0.Us, and promİB Australians who fought at Gallipoli, nesory notes when written in any foreign when applied night and morning

General TOWNSBEND and his officers had language unless accompanied by ora Eng no right to demand that the non under ish translation. undermines the corn, which can be them should sacrifice their lives uselessly. The surrender is, no doubt, unpalatable then easily removed with the finger, to the British, but those who think, as our Japanese contemporary thinks, that it will have a discouraging effect on our

Mr. Chatham, C.M.G. (Director of Pub- fellow countrymen know little of British lie Works), Dr. W. Pearse (Medical Off- character. The total destruction of cur of Health), Mr. Chan Kai Ming and General TownSHEND'S force would not

Dr. Oorio. have been more encouraging than its surrender, is discouraging. In either ease the British determination to con: tinue the conflict is strengthened.

What is the origin of the victory or death iden 1 As the Japaneer paper points out, it is not confined to Japan, but is also found in China, from which Japan probably borrowed it; and as the Chinese are poor suldiers and the martial spirit is generally lacking, it may be taken as & means, not for arousing the courage of the soldiers from the Western point of view, but of making them desperate, since the defeat of the enemy was their steamer which was going to France and only road to life. Remain of the same

while en route was unfortunate enough iden are to be found in the West, Early to encounter.

causing no pain or discomfort.

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FFICES in Princes' Building.

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SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

Liquidators,g REUTER, BROCKELMANN & Co.

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per 60 cts, bottle..

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DAVENSBILL EAST, Park Road,

Servants' Quarters, do. Vavaný 1st November.

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DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON & HARSTON,

Ronining 6 Rooms, 3 Baik Rooms,

MURNISHED.

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Prepared only by

90 A. S. WATSON

CO., LTD,,

FOUR-ROOMED

NOTICE ARE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of the HOUSE, un Mount Parish, Wanchai, above Company will be held at the HOYOKONG HOTEL, Hongkong, on TUESDAY, Installed.

for six months, Electric Light and Telephone the 23rd May, 1916, at Noon, for the purpose Appip- of receiving the Roport of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 30th April, 1916

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLUSED from the 18th instant to the 28th instant, both days inclusive,

Peax Tnawach Costany, “Izpi

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers.

[001 Hongkong, 12th May, 1916.

THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.

Payment of Interim Dividend on Shares for the year ending 30th June, 1918,

HE Board having declared an INTERIM T DIVIDEND of One Shilling per Share free of Income Tax for the year ending 30th Juno, 1916, Holders of Bearer Shares and Holders of Dividend Warrants received frora London on account of Registered Shares will be puid their Dividend on presenting No. 7 Conpon of the Bearer Shares, and Dividend Warrants on Registered Shares to any of the following Banks at Shanghai or Tientsin- THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION,TRA

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA

AND CHINA,

THE Russo-ASIATIC BANK, THE BANQUE BELGE POUR L'ETRANGER

The payment will be made in either Dollar or Thols as the holder may wish at the buying Rate of Exchange of the day.

GENERAL MANAGER," KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION. ́ ́Hongkong, 15th May, 1915.

D. V. STEAVENSON,

Care of DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON & HARSTON

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VESMALL GODOWN in PRINUES

BUILDING, For particulars. etc., spply— THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE,

LTD.

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685

NO.4, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL,

First Floor.

DWELLING

THE COMMODIOUS HOUSE, with Onoes, Servants Quarters, etc., No. 13, SHAMEEN, CANTON, from 1st Jane, at present in the cospation of the Imperial Rasian Consulate.

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DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD. [$15.

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HOUSE

Kowloon

Enntaford

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

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From 1st May.

FFICES, 2nd Floor, St. George's Build-

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Teva

OFF

LOST, STOLEN 02 STRAYED..

||AROM_No. 77, PRAK-Male SIAMESE

woring collar engraved. J. D.

DANEY. $20 reward offered for his return.»

Hongkong, 15th May, 1016.

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M4% RUSSIAN INTERNAL SHORT TERMED LOAN OF 1916 for Rbis, 2,000,000,000.

HE Public is hereby informed Tthat the Subscription List to

the above LOAN will be Closed on 26th May, 1916, and not as heretofore advertised.

The terms are as under 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 let

for the Russian Government to convert it at an earlier date.

February, 1926, Russian style, without aption

SHEWAN, TOMES-È €ò.

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IWO ROOMED-FLATS 3-Nükhas Bond

Koricon THREE-ROOMED FLATS 11 Humphrey's. Buildings, Kowloon.

FOUR BOOMED HOUSE) in Gorden Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloor.

HUMPHREIS ESTATE & FINANCE

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No. 5. MOUNTAIN VIEW, PEAK

CRAIGMIN EAST, 160, THE PEAK,

HONGKONG

DISPENSARY.

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Purely formal business was transacted at the meeting of the Sanitary Board. yesterday. Those present were:-Mr. W. Tratman (President), the Hon.

CONTEST WITH SUBMARINE WELL-KNOWN HONGKONG. MAN'S

EXPERIENCE.

Mr. John P. Gibson, who, a few months ago was a second officer in the employment - of Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Co.. has been given a commission in the Royal Naval Reserve. In a letter to a friend. in Hongkong Mr. Gibson explains how he was submarined on the way Home. He was engaged on a Saigon

An

enemy submarine. in the present was the French Con- Describing the incident, Mr. Gibson mander-in-Chief found it necessary to says that they tried to get the ship away, make an example of some officers who, but it was no good. The submarine in the popular language, had shown the soon got the ship's range and gave her MARRIAGES.

*** white fenther," which indicates that, a very bad time. The ship was popper- DAVIDSON-ANDERSON. On May 11th, n while it is not considered dishonourableed" with shrapne, and the Chinese

the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shang to fall into the hands of the enemy, it

crew did as usual got away and left us." bai, by the Dean, Røy. A. J. Walker, ALEC LLOYD DAVIDSON, second son of is dishonourable not to face the changes The submarine had to catch them, so it Di and Mrs. W. A. Davidson, of of death in the hope of victory. It is

shot away flie remaining boats, but Mr.. Shepherd's Bush, London to EDITH probable, however, that the idea origi Gibson with others got off in a “dingy JANE ANDERSON, only daughter of Mr.

which was so full of shrapnel holes that and Mrs P. C. Anderson, of Shepated in more primitive times. The herd's Bush, London,

custom among savage races of taking no

it sunk to the gunwales as soon as they SULLIVAN BLEWCHAMP.-On May 11th, -at

got in. However, they were lacky the Holy Trinty Cathedral, Shang prisoners clearly involved both sides in

French enough to be picked up by: a bai, by the Dean, Rev. A. J. Walker,

a victory or death struggle. Now, as PATEICK DANIEL SULLIVAN, Only son

trawler and were taken to Greece, being a represents the more primitive part subsequently seri: Home. Mr. Gibson of men's nature, it may not unjustly be then applied for and was successful in concluded that, although cloaked in obtaining a commission, and he expects more decent garh, the victory-or-death principle is a tradition handed down

of W. Sullivan, of Malden, Surrey, to HILDA LAURA BIENCHANP youngest daughter of the late John Corneys and Mrs. Blewchamp, of Malden, Surrey, szolg

DEATHW Dalgliesh-On May 8th, at Blackheath, London, WILLIAM HENRY DALOLIESH senior partner of Messrs. Dalglieshy & Co., London, and William Little & Co. Bhanghai.

HONGKONG OFF101: 101, Das Vœur Roin, C. LONDON OFFICE: 191, Fixar Srazer, E.C.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, 17th May, 1916.

A CONFLICT OF IDEALS.

13

to secure a second ring" soon. Conclad-

from savage times. War has so für being a very cheery letter, he says: "Per- humanised that the taking of prisoners

haps will see you in Hongkong again

is now recognised as the duty of a belli alter the sausage King is finished." gerent. It is not to his advantage, since

he has to guard and feed them and thus divert part of his energy to work which does not assist him to victory. It is

WEDDING OF CHINESE AVIATOR.

merely a case of feelings of humanity There was an exceptionally interesting having prevailed over the more primitive wedding at the little Church adjoining warlike instincts.⠀⠀⠀ Incidentally, if we St. Paul's College yesterday, when Mr. are to accept the statements made in the Tom Gunn, the well-known Chines German soldiers' diaries that they were aviator, was married to Miss Lily Tong, given orders to take no prisoners, ita Chinese lady who hails from San Fran- would appear that the cultivation of war cisco, and who recently arrived in the

and thus lead to re-barbarisation. serves to destroy the humane feelings Colony: The Church was skilfully de

But corated with ferns and flowers, and nea the taking of prisoners of war as a re- the altar was hung a model of a bird in cognised custom was not in itself suffi fight. There was a very large attendance * clent, among those races who had adopted of friends, mostly Chinese who have re it comparatively recently, to kill the old turned from America, and a great deal idea as to the result of capture by the of interest was evinced in the wedding

enemy:

FOUR ROOMED FLATS in May Road TRE news of the surrender of General with every modern convenience, bunluding English Bethe and Kitchen Ranges, Het TownSHEND and his force of nine thou Water and Water Carriage Bystem. A few sand men--probably the greatest disaster Flatt specially designed to monelists to British arms since the time of the

Immediate bachelors at marchable

American War of Independence has been sympathetically received in Japan although the Japanese idea that death

The association between death by the Chinese community generally is preferable to surrender sturally and capture still remained, and, by n

The Rev. A. D. Stewart conducted colours the views expressed. Thus, one not uncommon psychological process the the service. The bride, who was given away of the leading Japanese papers, while death-wound which could no longer be by Mr. C. J. Hammes, was attended by admitting that the history of Europe is looked for from the enemy became self the Misses May and Winnie Woo, Annic full of instances of surrender, since it inflicted, so that to commit suicide on Wing and Jade Wong as bridesmaids, defest became a recognised custom. From is not in the West considered a military a custom to a duty is but a step, and with Miss Rose Jung as maid of honour disgrace, compares this attitude with thus either death in battle or suicide All were prettily attired, and carried that obtaining in the East, where any rather than surrender are now inculcated lovely bouquets of roses. The best in Japan as military virtues. In the surrender to the enemy is regarded as East the whole idea of war is

man" was Mr. Arthur Lym, also an primitive character than that generally

aeronaut, who came over from America an indelible blot on the good fame of the held in the West, where it has become country. There is no doubt that a de- more humanised. There the idea of the

The

Bridal March and the textinction of the enemy has entirely Wedding March were played by Mrs.

if successful, a great factor in encourag-sa an affair of skill than as an affair

Subsequently a reception was held at ing the martial spirit of the army of brute force; men are no longer

human bullets to be flung in the face of the King Edvard Hotel, where there was British history is full of splendid re- the enemy a retreat, if it economises large gathering, and in the evening Applications will be wired to Petrograd-Na banTLIOS TARRACE.

e. The object No. 95, BELATIOS TERRACE with cords of defences carried out under the life, is not discreditable.

Condens Ford france on

greatest privation. The defence of to put the enemy hors de combat some hundreds of guests

at the least expenditure of life. This is at the To Yuen Restaurant. paid on application, the balance to be para NUNER (DON WENDKÉT

5. 8: Barrows Brest, Lucknow has received portical honours, not altogether the view of war that Mr. and Mrs. Guan, who go to Japan*, TWO GODOWNS in Umidell Street, and no less memorable is the defence of obtains in Japan, and this may account

For some of the criticisms that the for the honeymoon, were the recipient EDES VEUX VILLAS, 51, Prar, Gibraltar. Eyen Mafeking, despite the tactics of the Allies have evoked. In of a valuable collection of gifts. Inchidecks Vafersished)

ERON VILLAS new word it added to the English langu- part these criticisms are, no doubt, justi among them were presents from thes

DAVE

age, is a semembrance of which the fed, but in part they represent a different Tutal of Kwangtung, General Lun

perhaps more primitive conception of Chai-Kwong, and also from the former

Civil Governor. war. British may feel proud. Each of these

February and 1st August, Russian style As Coupons are payable half-yearly on the lsb interrat on the above Loon runs from 1st/14th February, the interest sourced on date of subscription must be taken into considera tion and is to be added to the price of issue The Russo-ASIATIC BANK in Hongkong is roadly to accept applications for the above-

Special favourable rates will be

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for

Unfurnished.;

4-ROOMED FLAT to let at the Paix. TELLETT CREST, 66, PEAK

& more

WOODBURY NO 4. Hankow Road,fence carried to the utmost extremity is, alssppeared War is regardedmore T Kong

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SHORNCLIFFE," Garden Road, to lot Furnished, & Reoras.

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40% only of the cass of the Bonds may be

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

& TISDALL Manager,

Hongkong, 15th May, 1916.

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