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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27rr, 1916.

INTIMATIONS

HONGKONG. HOTEL GRILL ROOM. FINAL PERFORMANCE OF "KISMET” ON 30TH DECEMBER, 1926. N View of the fact that the abovePerformance Theatre Supper will be served in the Grill Boein st 10.45 P.M.

SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE. Il commence at 7:30 PM., an After

THIS EVENING (WEDNESDAY), 27TH DECEMBER, 1916, AT 8.15,

BY THI

DIANA COONS

(A Company of 15 Artistes, including

PEPPIN,

Handcuff and Look Chain Expert).

ADMISSION FREE

[1501

TO MISS YEUNG CHOY FUNG.

PLEASE Come at once with your son,

WAH, to the Sam Hop Chan

SUPPER TICKETS $2.00 PER HEAD, The entire proceeds of the sale of the above will be devoted to

"STAR AND GARTER FUND." Intending patrons are kindly requested to book meats beforehand.

Plan and Tickets may be obtained at tho Hotel Offier.

LOST,

-[1493

Boarding House, 158. Connaught Road Central, FROM 3, MACDONNELL, ROAD, on the

Hongkong, to sou your family

TAM RI YING,

inst. a Smooth Haired FOX TERRIER DOG, aged 4 months. Answe to name of Pur." Markings: white body, of the Kwong Tung Province.black head. Liberal Reward given for return

Telephona 2181, SAWYER.

of the Tenng Kong District,

[1502

KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART

MAATSCHAPPIJ

OF BATAVIA, JAVA,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM BELAWAN, DELI, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

THE

UNION

INSURANCE SOCIETY CANTON, LIMITED.

NOTICE.

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET

NEW HOUERS now Building in Con

duit Head. Ready for Compation on lai February, 1917. For rent al other particulars

H. M.H. NEMAZED,✨ "Pply to--:

1 Des Voeux Rad

[1431

TO LET.

NO. 1, CANTON VILLAS, Kowison.

A HOUSE in Knutsford Terraes,

Apply

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY Co, Ean. [1394

·TO LET.

No. 42, ELGIN STREET.

Apply to

PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLAMING.

[1325

TO LET-AT THE PEAKS.

ED, 3, Stewart Terrnon, H.

1497

FURNISHED,

Apply...

OF

THE CERTIFICATE No. 1064 for One Share, $100 paid ut, numbered 14115, standing in the Registor in the name of Rev. M. MA.DA SILVA, having ben declared LOST, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that unless the said Certificate be produced to the Society on or before the 19th Marob, 1917. A NEW CERTIFICATE for the said Share will be held by the Society as null and void.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

C. MONTAGUE EDE,

Gezeral Manager. Hongkong, 18h Doember, 1916,

[1467

HB Steamship

*** JACOB" Having arrived from the shore ports, Con- signees of Cargo by her are notified that aliissed and the old Certificate will thereafter be Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or oxtra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Co, Ltd.. whence and/or from the wharvon delivery may be obtained.

Goods not cleaned by the 1st Jan, 1917, will be subject to rent.

All braken, obafed and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be oramined by Messrs. Goddard and Douglas on the 2nd Jan, 1917, at 10 A.M.

Claims against the Steamer must be present- ed in writing within 10 days after arrival of

HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY, LIMITED

(Incorporated in the United Kingdom),

LOST,

RECEIPT Nod. 1277 issued

Steamer, otherwise they will not be recognised.TRANSFER BASTO for Transfer

No Fire Insurance will be effected by the undersigned in any case whatever.

Bilis of Lading will be countersigned by:

JAVA-CHINA-JAPÄN LIJN, Agents

Hongkong, 25th December, 1916.

PUBLIC VACCINATION.

1508

THE UN's a velho 27th December,

THE Public are hereby notified that from until further notice EUROPEAN VACCINA TOES all stationed betoon this to wat )Government Villa, No. 80, The Peak, Europeans ara particularly requested to see

that all their Chinese employees are Vaccinated

No charge will be made for any Vaccination.

D. W. TRATMAN, Head of Sanitary Department. Hongkong, 23rd December, 1916. [1500

of 100 Shares in this Company into the name of Mrs. RARA WALLS, having been MISLAID, LOST or DESTROYED, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that unless the said Beceipt is produced at this Office within 30 days from the date horsef, the Certificate for the said Shares will be delivered to the maid Mrs. BERA WELLS, and the Transfer Receipt will thereafter be held by the Company as null and void.

W. E. ROBERTS,

Secretary. Hongkong, 19th December, 1916. [1466

NOTICE.

(THE CERTIFICATE for One Share, THE

No. 5401 in this Company, stand-

INTIMATION

JUST ARRIVED

A CONSIGNMENT OF

JACQUIN'S

PARISIAN

no

THE JOY OF SERVICE. CHRISTMAS SERMON BY THE BISHOP OF VICTORIA.

In the course of his sermon at St.

in the circumstances, to arrange terms ro garding the guarantees which are quired to establish permanent peace in the future. His Note is interpreted by leading American papers as an invita- tion to Germany to define the real object Jolin's Cathedral on, Christmas Day, the whịch she kủa in view, and to state her Bishop of Victoria said :-We are in the ains in definite langnage. If this inter-midst of a Mission of Repentance. pretation may be accepted as correct, it To-day I think most of us fool that another note must be struck. God is cannot be said that there has been any unfriendly attempt to cast discredit upon saving our nation from the very dry rot that was the downful of the Roman the objects which the Allies have so con sistently held before them. There is little Empire, by the heroes who are fighting reason to believe, however, that the Note for her and the blood that is being shed. will achieve the desired result. The Allies and to-day we are reminded that God has have stated again and again, in the redeemned the world by becoming Himself clearest possible language, the objects for Incarnate. Christmas is a message of which they are fighting. Mr. Ltovn good cheer. Chriss was the saddest man, Gronoz summed them up in six words in and yet he was also the gladdest. If ever his recent speech to Parliament-com- there was a man who had reason for being plete restitution, full reparation, effectus! a pessimist it was Christ Jesus. He loved guarantees "--and, judging from the re-his country, but Ho saw its faults so clear- sulation of the French Committee of ly that He went over it. He loved his

CONFECTIONERY Foreign Affury requesting the Premier fellow man, but He saw plainly through

H. E. POLLOCK,

Fringe Buildingu.

in

1218

TO LET.

Hand-Embroidered

A

HOUSE, at Observatory Villas, Kowloon,

With Tennis Court. Apply-

ARRATOON V. APÚAR & Oo, 14, De Your Road Central,

1915

and

TO LET

Hand-Painted

FLATS

in "EWO MESS," No. 8, THE Apply, Property Office,

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., IND. [1068

Cares.

BAN FO. LET.

NODOWN in Daddell Street Light and

Giry Offices overlooking Statue Square,

Moderate runt.

For rent and other particulary apply to--

Cine of “ Daily From * Office A.

TO LET.

(940

From 1st May, ICHS, 2nd Floor, St. George's Balld. Engra Apply kome

SHEWAN, TOMES & Ca

618

TO LET. FFICES on 1st Floor, No. 3, Queen's Road Central, at present in the occupation of The China Planaltervjuisahatulang masas

0

TO LET.

ing in the name of Miss JOSE DE OFFICES at 2, Connaught Road Central JESUS, of Macao. has on LOST, and if, at the expiration of one month from the date hereof the above dornment be not forthcoming another Certificate for the said: Share will be issued by the Company and thereafter no other will be

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, cknowledged.

SCIENTIST, OF HONGKONG,

Announces a Free Lecture on

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

BY

CLARENCE W. CHADWICK,

C.S.B..

AT THE

THEATRE ROYAL,

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24TH, 1918,

AT 5.30 .M.

(1499

€. MONTAGUE EDE,

General Manager. Hongkong, 19th December, 1916. (1474)

NOTICE.

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE

- COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE CERTIFICATE for Two Shares, Nos. 0414/3415 in this Company, standing in the name of Miss FELISSINA NOGUEIRA, of Macao, has been LOST, and if at the expiration of one month from the date- befeof the above document be not forthcoming another Certificate for the said Bhares will be issued by the Company and thereafter no other will be acknowledged.

C. MONTAGUE EDE,

General Manager. Hongkong, 19th December, 1916. [1475

NEXTRAORDINARY

OFFICES in King's and York Buildings HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduït Rouă. HOUSES in Broadwood and Morskon Terros.

No. 21 WONG NHI OZONE ROAD HOUSES on Bamoan, Canton,

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND, INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.

TO LET.

TOUR-BOOMED HOUSES in “Gordon

Ferros and Salsbury Avenue, Kowloon

TO LET OR FOR SALE KOWLOON MARINE LOT 48 with wharf aren 53,000 sq. ft., puitable for: Coil Storage or erection of Godowna.

Apply to *

HUMPHREYS ESTATE &'FINANCE

Co., LTD., Alexandra Buildings/

TO LET.

[1971

0.5, MOUNTAIN VIEW, PEAK.

“GLENIFFER,” é, Hanków Rond, Kowloor. No. 3. CAMERON VILLAS, No. 63, THE

S. WATSON

CO., LTD.,'

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

&

not to reply to the Note, there is no dis-their hypocrisy. Yet no message was mome position to make any further statement on frequently upon his lips than the message the subject. On the other hand, the Ger- Be of good cheer." The very charge nu Press, contrary to expectation, has that his enemies brought against Him of bitterly resented, rather than welcomed, being a gluttonous man and a wine. Mr.. WILSON's offer an attitude difficult bibber, suggests that He was in the habit to understand in view of the report that of eating his neat with gladness. He the dispatch of the Noto was hailed in speaks again and again of His joy. Washington as a victory for the German Jesus Christ is the sunniest and brightest American party. The idea of mediation of characters that ever appeared on this is scouted, and the Catholic and Krupp earth, and if only we lived in fellowship organs describe the Note ag part with Him wo should catch more of His of a preconcerted plan, prompted by joyful spirit. His conception of God was something infinitely greater than anything. the between business consideratione, United States and Great Britain. The that was known in an age when men deified that which was cruel and thought Cologne Gazette says that the Central

of God as a minister of iniquity. He Powers will not go beyond the statement

came to reveal it all to us, and because that their proposals furnish a stable basis He had such a conception of God He could not be really pessimistic. Let us lift up for a lasting peace; to publish the

our hearts to God and spend a better terms would be to play into Great Christmas than ever before. The Incama Britain's hands. An inspired article in tion makes us rejoices not in what He another influential journal indicates that does but in what He is. If God is to infinitely holy and good and kind to His Germany demands a reduction of British people and so infinitely pitiful, we may naval supremacy, a re-arrangement of the bo quite sure in spite of what we may seo around us that He is not going to leave Continent of Europe on the basis of the His world to the powers of evil and not present war position, and a colonial going to allow the woakerations to perish. Let us in these days listen to. settlement satisfying her ambitions for Our Master's lesson: Men and women expansion

Buch terms, may, of course, be of good cheer, ye believe in God." H" be dismissed as ludicrous, and, in the Was joyous because He went about doing good. He was always thinking of others, refusal of the Central Powers to form and spent His time healing the sick and of partiction aching the Gospel. He lived such an To attaches

is men viten" He had po time tor cat, Therein lay His great joy- Mr. LANSING' declaration, in connection He lived for others. with President WILSON's Note, that the situation for neutrals is becoming in DEATHS. FOUEEN-Killed in action, in France, creasingly critical, and that the United October 28th, Lieut. Leslie Charles States itself is being drawn to the verge Focken, aged 31 years (Royal Flying Corps), dearly loved eldest son of of war. This statement created a panic the lato Charles F. and Elizabeth

on the New York Stock Exchange, and Edwards Focken, 187 Pago Street, Middle Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Mr. HUGHES, the shrewdest statesman in Australia. FONTAINE-At No. 27 Avenue Dubail. Australia, regards it as equivalent to an Shanghai on December 20th, Franz untimatum. America cannot allow her Fontaine, Accountant, French Tram-protests to be disregarded for ever with ways, aged 38 years. MAKER-At Shanghai, on December 21st, out sacrificing her self-respect. There are Joseph Thomas, youngest son of the many vital questions to which no satis late Agapito Maria Maher, aged 21 years.

factory answer has yet been returned by Germany, and Mr. Wilson's Note, taken

The spirit of Jesus finds its happiness in conjunction with Mr. LANSING's er in sacrifice and service for others. The planation, is regarded in some quarters wer has indirectly brought a joy of lo as a final despairing effort on the partWe know of people who were neurotic, to some who were strangers to it befo e.

of the United States to avoid being drawn self-centred and pleasure-seking, bat into the vortex of war, If this is

now have no time to think of themselves because they have so much to do for their correct reading of the situation there is country; they are entering into the joy no need for Mr. WINSTON CHURCHILL, of their life. There is a splendid oppor

tunity for all. Many men who have Lord ROSEBERY, MY. ARQEITH, or anyone gone from Hongkong arc using else to be sent upon a special mission to It We must all do Dur share. Washington in order to explain the Allies also. You ladies of leisure, it is your

not only the men but the wome

aims. Germany has been given an oppor- duty to do your share, to sacrifice some tunity of proving the sincerity of her of your luxuries and pleasures to minis

ter to others and to your country, and “

TELEPHONE 16.

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The Daily Press.

BONGKONG 27TH DECEMBER, 1916.

PRESIDENT WILSON'S NOTE, UPON more mature reflection there op Fears to be ап inclination to view President WILSON's offer of mediation in more favourable light than that in

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Most children, I am afraid, are inclined to seek their happiness by getting; they think that if only they can get so many toys and pleasures they will be happy. happiness does not come by getting but. By and by, experience teaches them that by giving. It sometimes seems to me that one of the perils of our children: like this, with coolies and amaha to serve being brought up in the East, în & plaos- them, is that they should not realise the joy of service as they ought to do. When Chinese they think that they must alwayr. children are always waited upon by the

have someone to attend to their wants, become selfish and miss the greatest joy and there is a great danger lest they

of serving others. Parents need to watch. against this bendency.

8-ROOMED HOUSE at Mount Kellot which it was first regarded. When the Professions. If, instead of accepting it, believe me, you will find joy in doingése, a

Furnished for 5 or 6 months.

No. 25, SHELLEY STREET. No. 12, BEACONSFIELD ARCADE. SHOP.

No. 3. CAMERON VILLAS, 63, PEAK

KELLETT CREST, 68, PRAK. "HARTING." Austin Road, Kowloon,

No. 25, HELILIOS TERRACE, with entrance on Conduit Road.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, Prax, Furnished,

LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an GENERAL, MEETİNG. of the GREEN ISLAND THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND CEMENT COMPANY. LIMITED, will be

MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.

belá at the Office of Messrs. SHEwan, Tomes & Co., the General Managers of the Company, Payment of Final Dividend on Shares for the St. George's Building, Chater Road, Victoris,

year ending 30th: Frine, 1916-

in the Colony of Hongkong, on FRIDAY, THE BOARD having declared a FINAL the Fifth day of January, 1917, at 12 o'clock DIVIDEND of 5% (Evo per cont.), free Nook, when the subjoined Resolutions which

were passed as Extraordinary Resolutions at (Unfurnished). year ending 30th June, of Income Tax, for the hates and holders of the Extraordinary Genem? Meeting of the 1916, holders of Bearer Dividend Warrants received from London on said Company hold on the Fifteenth day of account of Registered Shares, will be paid their December, 1916, will be submitted i'r confirms- dividend on presenting No. 8 Coupon of the fion as Special Rosolations:- Bearer Shares, al Dirilend Warrants on Registered Shares, to either of the following Banks at Shanghai or Tientsin:

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION.

THE CHARTERED BANK

AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

THE Russo-ASIATIC BANK.

INDIA,

THE BANQUE BELGE POUR L'ETRANGER

The payments will be made in either Dollars

or Taols as the holder may wish, at the buying

rate of exchange of the day,

GENERAL MANAGER, THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION, Hongkong, 22nd December, 1916. [1496

JEBSEN & CO. (IN LIQUIDATION).

YREDITORS are required to send in their Claims to the Undersigned on or before MONDAY, the 15th January, 1917. Dated the 20th December, 1916.

W. M. HUMPHREYS, No. 16. Queen's Road Central, Liquidator

she carries out her threat of resorting to Let us, so far as we can, spend a still greater displays of ruthlessness, the result will inevitably be an increase, sooner or later, of the armed forces bent or crushing her.

Note was published it created a feeling of pained surprise, almost amounting to dismay, and there was a chorus of indig nant protest from the newspapers of the Allied countries at the apparent attempt

TWO GODOWNS, in Daddell Street.

to place all the belligerents upon the same No., DES VEUX VILLAS, 51, Prax | plane in regard to the objects for which

Mails for Europe vid Siberia close No.56, THE PEAK (5 CAMERON VILLAS), they are contending. More careful con- Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS.

sideration, however, shows that it is un-to-morrow, at 10.30 a.m. and 3 p.m. 3rd Floor, Alexandra Buildings,

jast to read any such intention into the words used by Mr. WILSON, who was reduced from 84,000,000 (Four Million HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY simply stating a fact when he wrote that the objects which all the belligerent states-

(1) That the capital of the Company be

LIMITED;

25

Christmas, but let us not. Do waste stür forgetful of others. Rather let us minis ter to our nation and Church and we shall find some of our Master's joy. In giving and making sacrifices for our country let us not starve our own local charities, It is-only fit that we should give our Christ- mas collection to the Dicosan Girl school. The majority of the scholar, aro able to pay and they do pay, but there are others who are orphans who need the pity and the help of the Christian Church. The crowded state of the school neces~ A Tea and Sale, arranged by the states a new wing being built. Towards this, some generous residents in the Patriotic League of Fritons Overseas at Colony have promised substantial help, Hangchow, in aid of the fund for the but $15,000 has stall to be raised.

Let us listen to-day to Our Master's joy.

in God; it will brace up our energies; and it will fill us with thoughts of peace A concert will be given this evening at concerning our sheong friends. I suppose.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the men bare declared themselves to have Blinded Soldiers and Sailors at home, ful message. It will strengthen our faith:

realized £75,

The

要

the Beamen's Institute by the Diana there are very few families that are not Coons." A feature of the programme

Dollars) divided into 400,000 (Four Hundred Thousand) Bhares of 810 (Ten Dollars) each, to $3,000,000 (Phroe Millon Dollars) divided into 400,000 (Four demand for Electricity has almost reached Hundred Thousand Shan of $7.50 the limit of the capacity of the present Genest to mind” are virtually the same. (Seven Dollars and Fifty Cents) each,ing Plant, and as a result no further applications leaders of Germany are still assuring and that such reduction be effected by for new connections can be accepted me from lat returning (on such date as the Company's January next, until completion of the New their own people that they are engaged Board of Directors shall

Appoint) Power Station at North Point. It was fully to the holders af the 200,000 expected that the North Point Station would in a struggle for existence forced upon (Four Hundred Thousand) Bharos that has been completed and running before on, them by the evil designs of their envious be the performances of W. Peppin, have been issued paid an capital to the hut owing to the War work in respect of the neighbours, and in their recent * peace handcuff king and lock expert.” extent of $2.50 (Two Dollsss and Fifty new plant has been very considerably delayed, Cente) per Blary and by exluging the By Order of the Boxin

overtures they had the effrontery to demission will be free. nominal amount of each of the mid Sharos

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.

clare that they had cover for an instant from $16 (Ten Dollar) to 87.50 (Seren

Agents. Dollars and Fifty Canta)

Hongkong, 14th December, 1916. BLASS

swerved from the conviction that respect for the rights of other nations is not WANTED.

iu-any-degree incompatible with their NGINEER, Br., abetainer, for #labour or

own rights and legitimate interests. Mr. Shop. Apply in own writing with copy WILSON took the statements made on both reža., alaking ago and salary required to

W. 8. BALLET 200 10 sides, and, finding them virtually the

Kowloon.

[15:48

same," asked if it would not be possible,

(2). That application be made to the Supreme Court of Hongkong to confirm the redar. tion of the capital of the Company in conformity with the foregting Besolution. Dated this lfth day of December, 1916.

By Order of the Board.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers.

[1476

will

the

Ad-

in an unbroken circle out here. Most or you have dear ones at home or at the war, of whom you will think this Christ- mas time. It may be that the thoughts of some will pass beyond the veil, where some dear one has been called to enter, but there is comfort in the Christmas message even for such.

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alise

With the hollow of His mighty hand and Memorial

Affiliated Hospitals

The Chruchild holdeth sil on sen and land. acknowledge with thanks the following Whithersoover our wandhrers may rosm donation to the funds of the hospitals:- 1 He be with them they are still at home, Kwong Foong Wo, 100; Shin Foongla Hii wa part, in Hin we ever meet, Spirit to Spirit in communion sweet, Hong, $30; To Re Tua, #20; Wei Est And none are exiles, none are far away Bank, $20; and Foo Yik Peng, 325. Who share the joy that Jesus brings to-day."