NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
BECOND PER CENT. RUSSIAN INTERNAL SHORT TERMED
UNION
LOAN OF 1916,
SUBSCRIPTION
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20TH, 2017.
PUBLIC COMPANIES
INSURANCE" SOCIETY OF GANTON, LIMITED.
NOTICE.
THE CERTIFICATES, Nos. 243, 244, 245 ALTHOUGH THE SED on the 20th and 243, for, Isive Sharee sab, 923 peld December, the Russo ABLATIO BANK,, Nos. 2601/2620, standing in the Register in Hongkong, is prepared to accept orders the name of AHMEDEHOY HABIBEROY, having for the above Loan up to the 19th Feb- been declared LOST, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that unless the maid Cuflifiontes bo rary, on the Subscription Terus, i... as previously advertised.
produced to the Bodicty on or before the Twelfth
Hongkong. 19th January, 1917. (201
HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACÃO STEAMBOAT COMPANY,
THE
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE NINETY-SEVENTH ORDIN ARY MEETING OF SHARE- HOLDERS in the Company will be held at tho-Office of the Company, Hotel Man- sions, on TUESDAY, the 13th February, 3017, at 12 o'clock Noox, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, declaring a Dividend and electing Direc tors and Auditors.
of April, 1917, now Certificates for the mid 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 Directors.
O. MONTAGUE EDE, General Manager, Kangkong, 12th January, 1017, *178
NOTICE.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE CERTIFICATE, No. 858, for Five Sharee, Nos. 15576/15580, standing in the Register in the name of AxEDEHOT HABIBEROY, having been declared LOST, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that unless the said Certificate by produced to the Company new Certificate for the said Shares will be isnod
the Company as null and void.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com-on.or before the Twelth day of April, 1917, pany will be CLOSED from the 3lat
PUBLIC COMPANIES
THE WEST POINT BUILDING
COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTION
JOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TWENTY-NINTH DEDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this
demper, all be held at the Others of less JARDINE, MATHESON & COMPANY, LIMITED, On MONDAY, 29th January, 1917, at 11.30 . for the purpose of receiving the Report of Lirectors together with a Statement of Accounta for the year ending December,
1916:
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLO-ED from THURS DAY, 18th, to MONDAY, 29th January, 1917 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered. By order of the Board of Director,
A. SHELTON KOOPER,
Secretary to the HONGYONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGIKOT COMPANY, LIMITED,
General Agents for the WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LTD. Hongkong, 11th January, 1917.
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL
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ESTATE, LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
THIRD ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Mesa ARDIE Marenson & COMPANY, LIMITED, 训
January to the 13th February, 1917, both and the old Certifcafé Will thereafter be held by | MONDAY, 20th January, 1917, at 11.45 4,1),
days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. E. CLARKE,
Secretary. Hongkong, 20th January, 1917. [202
TO LET.
ULLY FURNISHED FIVE-ROOMED
FUL
By Order of the Board of Director,
O. MONTAGUE EDE, General Housgor, Hongkong, 12th January, 1917. [177
NOTICE.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED
HOUSE, on Macdonnell Bond, from 15th ONE CERTIFICATE for 35 IPTC ME
March, for eight mouths. Bont $175.00.
Apply to-
G.
-HOUSE." Care of " Daily Prom" Offles. [203
NOTICE.
Br
WING to the prevalence of SMALL-POX among the Chinese Population the Public atv advised not to visit the New Year Fair.
D. W. TRATMAN, Head of Sanitary Department. Hongkong, 19th January, 1917.
G.
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SANITARY BOARD OFFICE, HONGKONG. *To the OWNERS OF DOMESTIC BUILDINGS.
TAKE NOTICE that noder No. 5 of the
and
TDOMESTIC CLEANLINESS VENTILATION BYE-LAWS ( amended), every Domestic Building or part of anch Bailding within the CENTRAL Division of the City of Victoria, and the WESTERN Divisi.vi wť. Kowler, occupied by Members of more than one famaly, uzcept those within the European Reservation or in Kowloon routh of Austin Boad or those parts of a Domestic Building used as a Bhop, Offon or Godown, must be CLEANS- ED and LIMEWASHED THROUGHOUT by the owners during the months of December and January,
N.B.-The word "throughout" used in this Notion means that the Houses should be Lime-
7400/7424 and ONE CERTIFICATE for & Shares Nos. 51409/61407 in this Company, standing in the name of Mr. TANG LAN KOOK, late of 15, Queen's Road, Hongkong, have been LOST, and if at the expiration of One Month | from the date hereof the above documents be not forthcoming, other Certificates for the maid Shares will be issued by the Company and thereafter no other will be acknowledged.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. Hongkong, 11th January, 1917.
for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ending at December, 1918.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from THURS DAY, 15th, to MONDAY, 29th January, 1917 (both days inclusive); during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered." By Order of the Board of Dirotors, THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, LIMITED.
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary to THE GENERAL MANAGERS Hongkong, 11th January, 1917. .. 179.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
INTIMATION
GILBEY'S
SPEY ROYAL
SCOTCH WHISKY.
IS GUARANTEED TO BE MADE
FROM PURE MALTED BARLEY
IN A POT STILL
10 YEARS OLD.
SOLE AGENTS:
[175NWENTY-NINTH ORDINARY
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this A. S. WATSON
NOTICE OF DIVIDEND.
ULDERUP & SCHLUTER 1 LIQUIDATION.
FIRST DIVIDEND OF 20%.
"REDITORS of the above Firm aro kereby notited that a First Dividend of 20 per cent, on the amount of their Claims will be paid on application to the Undersigned on and after THURSDAY, the 1st of February, 1917.
W, G. HUMPHREYS & Co.,
No. 16, Queen's Road Central,
Liquidators.
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THE HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA WAR SAVINGS ASSOCIATION.
PPLICATION forms for Membership of |
Company will be held at the Offres of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & COMPANY, LTD., os. MONDAY, 20th January, 1917, at Noor, for | the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1016.
CO., LTD.,
The Bishop of Victoria will to-morrow (Sunday) preach at St. John's Cathedral in the morning, and at 85.. Andrew's,; Church, Kowloon in the evening.
Yesterday, after he had been at some.. pains to explain to a Chinese dofoutant in an action that he need not have ab- tended and was clear of liability, the Chief Justice, with a twinkle in his eye, said:-* Get away home now, and enjoy-m your Chinese New Year,??
cine. A great deal of the energy of mis- sionaries is now "devoted to carrying out the command of the Master to heal the ek. Chinese students are being trained at most of the ports, and it missionary
In the course of a case in the Summary stations, in medical science. Hongkong Court, yesterday, in which a defendant founded its school for this purpose more had signed a promissory note for $40- than twenty years ago. The Rockefeller and received only 820, the Chief Justion/. Commission has concentrated its vast re- remarked:-" I don't know why they do soures on improving medioal education | it, but it is done hero over
and over along the Yangtze and north of it. It again." is indeed, a most hopeful sign to notice the desire of the Chinese to study and practise what they call Western Medicine. In China there have been, until recent ly, two kinds of medical practice, Both are still in ovidence, even though threat ened with extinction by the new, learn- ing. There is the purely superstitious. type, which is fostered by the Taoist priests, and employs the usual para-man's Institute on Thursday, when about phernalia associated with magic and ro people were present. There were charms. The exponents of this cult make several items of music which, together it quite clear to their victims that they with a few round games, contributed to can only ensure a cure if payment to
a very pleasant evening) the religious order is made, and cortain
We have been asked to state that the rituals are performed. These pricate
yearly scholarship which has been found- are also the exponents of the idened for the Diocesan Girls' School, Kow that evil spirits can be kept off by loon, in honour of the late Miss Eyre, crackers and walls. When the knowledge was founded by Messrs. Siu Tak Fan, Ho is spread throughout China that malaria Fook, Wong Kam Fook and Chan Kat is caused by the bite of a mosquito, and Ming. The headmistress would also like- not by an unsech evil spirit, the religions to acknowledge donations to the prize quacks will starve. -
fund by Mr. Ho Fook.
HONGKONG MAGISTRACT,
There is another class of native doctor in China, who mixes up current ideas of magic and astrology with his practice, but who does not associate them with any religious beliefs. In the course of time this type will evolve into something very useful, for the foundations of his work are on firmer ground than those of the Taoist pricst. He was, if we may use & the word, created nearly three thousand yeaza before. Canisr; for the Emperor CHAN LONG was the first of his line, and that ruler lived in about the year 2737 B.C. He made a classification of more than a hundred plants which had medi-
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com- peny will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, 19th, to MONDAY, 29th January, 1917 (both WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. cinal properties. The Emperors, after
days inclusive), during which period no Transfor of Shares can be Registered,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary. Hongkong, 11th January, 1917
:
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THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA- TION COMPANY, LIMITED.
A The shove Arroviation may be obtained NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that th
from all the Banks or from the undersigned
THE UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.. Honorary Secretaries and Treasurers,
NOTICE.
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by
washed in respect of all the Walls of each Eoom, NOTICE IS HEREINY GIVEN W the all Cubicles, Partitions. Stair Casings and Stair No. 3, Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, that co Linings, all Ceilings and the Undersides of
and after this date and until further notice Mr. Roofs in Main Buildings, Ofoes and Servantes. M. CHURN and Mr. C. HONKEY are the Quarters and inclusive of Verandabs.
The Backyard must have its containing Walls only Managers of the Firm and no person Limewashed up to the level of the First Floor.
except them has any authority to sign any instrument or document on behalf of the Firm. Carrod, Painted ce Polished Woodwork in
The Pablic is requested to bring to the Firm's good condition, however, need not be Lime-
notice any instrument or document purported washed, but must be Cleansed.
this date which is not signed by either the to be made by the Firm whether before or aftor
the said S. M. CHURN or the said C. HONKEY
The CENTRAL Division of the City lies batween Gilman Street and Peel Street on the East and Tank Laus and Cloverly Strest on the West.
· Kowloon is divided into the Eastern and Western Divisions by Na'ban Road and i the North end mirsight line drawn from thingh the Yaumati Bervice reservoir to the Nortera Boundary of Kowloon.
Dated this ráth day of January, 1917.
ADAM GIBSON, Secretary.
H
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
■DARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of
the
PAR Gling by Public Auction Sale, to be held on MONDAY, the 29th day of January, 1917, at 2.P.M., at the Office of the Fumac Works Department, by Order of HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, af Oas Let of CROWN LAND at Nathan Hoad, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 26 years, with the option of renewal ai
THE UNION TRADING CO. Hangkong. 19th January, 1917.
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ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
LADIES' COMPETITION,
CUP has been presented by a Bembor of the Club which will be played for over the Relief Course during the CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS, January 23rd and 24th, under the following conditions:-
9 holes Bogey.
SIXTEENTH ORDINARY MEET- ING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Moser, JARDINE, MATHMON & CO., LTD., on MONDAY, 294 January, 1917, at 12.15 P.M., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year anding 31st December, 1916.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Cen
18th, to MONDAY, 29th January, 1917 (both will be CLOSED from THURSDAY,
days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shures can be Registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE, Soorolary. Hongkong, 11th January, 1917.
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TELEPHONE 610.
that time, kept Court physicians, but their ideas have not been progressive. It is, however, of interest to hate that the Chinese physician has for centuries taken the pulse of his patient. He makes
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almost a ritual of the proceding, which
Hongkong Owen: 20a, Dựu Vœux Roa, C. onlookers with a sense of his vast learn is evidently used as much to impress the LONDON OFFIon: 181, Fat Beams, E.0ing to give him any clue to the
The Baily Press.
Horareng 20TH JANUANY, 1917.
MEDICAL SCIENCE IN CHINA.
paticat's condition. Moreover, he usual ly examines the tongue, and afterwards makes his diagnosis of the disease from the appearance of that organ. Drugs are. used to assist nature in effecting a cure,
respect for the dead, due to the commands but surgery has not been employed. The
In a few days an important conference of Cosrucius, must make it difficult to mutilate bodies, and for that reason we will be held in Canton. A number of 'medical men who practise their profes-need not be surprised that the Chinese seem to know very little about the human aion in the Far East will then meet to- gether, and we may anticipate good re-body. In the practice of medicine, the sults arising out of the interchange of remedies are numerous. A large Materia ideas and the records of individual ex-Medien was compiled in the 16th century WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS.periences. Canton contains many temples and it consists of 52 books containing dedicated to the "Spirit of Medicine," 1892 remedies. The must peculiar rea sons are given for using the drugs. The EALED TENDERS will be received st
the Headquarters Office, Victoria Barracks or to healing, but we suppose that for Hongkong, for the andermentioned Services, the first time in its troubled history it bones of a tiger ure ground up and given until 12 o'clock Nook on the date stated :—-
to a debilitated person for obvious rea sons. For a dollar apice, the Chinese obtain what are called, the vornacular, "life preserving pills, made out of gin- seng, deer's horns and other ingredients.
..
R.
Fuel and Washing, 16th February, 1817. Forage and Ladiau Supplies 20th Feb., 1917. Meat and General Supplies And Feb
1917.
Heapital Supplies, 1st March, 1017.
will be the centre of what promises to be a most useful and stimulating series of meetings of doctors, trained in accord- ance with the European system of Hos- In pital and University instruction. China anyone is at liberty to practise medicine, whereas in Great Britain (even
the patient has trouble with his liver, then a good remedy is pig's liver, while
General Supplies B, 2nd March, 1917. Fors and uthor particulars may his obtained personally at the above Office between the hours of 10 A., and 1 P.M.
Tender Forms must be properly filled up, bee Fes of 50 cents per card, the signed and dated, and delivered in sealed if the rule does not rigidly apply to all in Canton itself the practice was preval envelope marked “TENDER FOR FORAGE, the countries in Europe) the State exercnt, until recently, of using human blood
As many Cards my be taken unt
Competitors wish.
There
wil proceeds to go to War Charities. Men's Tesa only: to be used, Threo-eighths of Handicap for the holes." Strokes to be taken for Bogey scale. Competitors to arrange their own matches. Hember of or Subscriber to the Golf Club.
Carda to be signed by a Competitor, or
ota
aiser some supervision concerning the qualifications of those who wish to devote themselves to the alleviation of pain and
as a medicine. Thus we see, in the works of the old-fashioned Chinese doctors, a mixture of useful knowledge and a great
deal of ignorance and superstition. (200
A social evening in connection with St. Peter's Church was held at the Sea-
SNATCHERS.
Six weeks' hard labour was the sen teng imposed by Mr. Wood on a Chinese who, snatched three caps from a stall and made off with them.
CUTTING WOOD,
A fine of $15, with the alternative of! 14 days' hard labour, was imposed apon a Chinese who.cut two large bundles of thick stakes from the hillside at West Point.
BAD RECORD,
Nine previous convictions and seven. terms of banishment was the record of a. Chinese who was charged with the theft of a cont from a bamboo pole, and alsó with returning from banishment. On the first charge the man was sentenced to
charge will be preceeded with when de- seven days' hard labour. The second.
fendant comics out of gaol,
AN AGED FISHERMAN.
An old fisherman, said to be 88 years. of age, was brought before Mr. Wood charged with approaching too near to
the old man was fishing at the timo. À Kellet Island. The evidence showed that
boat was put off from the island for the purpose of arresting him, and the de fendant's grandion, who was assisting him in his fishing became so scared at the approach of the military boat that. ho jumped overboard.
Inspector Gordon said that the defend-
ant had fished at this particular point. for many years, and it was quite possibla that a strong current carried the boat. towards the island.
- After being informed this be was falde, fine of $50, the old fisherman was. to a discharged.
?
PUMELO PEEL,
Pamelo pool was the innocent cause of two Chinese appearing before Mr. Wood: with considerably damaged features. The defendant had his head heavily bandaged, and one of his eyes was discloured and! half-closed. The complainant, à ricaba.. coolie, also had a black eye which was securely closed; and there was.
The energetic measures which have been also a large plaster patch on the ide
■ CROWN BENT to be tied by the Burveyor | PHAK TEAMWAYS COMPANY, LTD baing left at the ld address, or refuses to Rut, as it limits quackery sad prevents taken to combat small-pex in this Colony of his head. The defendant alleged that
of HIS MAJESTY 248 KING, for one farther
· dorm of 75 yoRTS.
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NOTICE.
"TAROM 1st February till further notice the following changes will be made in the Company's Time Table
SUNDAYS.
From P.M. to 2.80 P.. every quarter of an hear instead of erezy ten minutes.
From 6.30 p.m. to 7 P.M. every ten minuta instead of every quarter of an hour.
HUNDAYS AND WEEK-DAYS. The 3.10... Car will be discontinued.
206.
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FOR SALE.
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Tanders must be, and will not be entertained unless, accompanied by a deposit of 8100 guarantee of good faith, such sum to be for foited to the State if the tenderer fails to attend at the Headquarters Office after twenty-four the care of those ills to which flesh is hours' notice in writing being left at the ten- derer's address, or fails to send in sample heir. That supervision, most import within twenty-four hours of written application
have revealed the fact that if once the while he was walking along Queen's Road accept a contract allotted to him.
the danger of amateur experiments on The right to reject all, or any, tenders is human bodies. We can only hope that poorest among the Chiness understand West he saw the complainant approach specially reserved.
[193 the Conference at Canton will bring this that the danger of a fatal disease car being with his ricsha. Suddenly a piece vital principle to the attention of the averted by Western Science they will of pumele peel, which was thrown over & Central Government in Peking and the readily accept any small inconvenience verandah, fall into the complainant's to take full advantage of such preauriezha, and the latter immediately officials of the Province of Kwangtung.
tions. That makes us hopeful of the accused him (defendant) of having It will, of course, not be easy to convince
rapid spread of the new methods. In thrown the peel. Complainant caught hold the older type of Chinese official that any change is necessary. It has been stated this, as in most scientific work, Eure of a piece of board and made a rush at peans can only act in an advisory capa him Then ensued the struggle in which that the late Empresa Dowager, the Old Bhudda as she was usually called,city. The spade wort must be done by both their features received rough treat-
the Chinese themselves, and for that 'rvent.
NOTICE.
INDIM
A desiring to leave the Colony should apply NY EUROPEAN, Ne-Asistio or Indian in person at the CENTRAL POLION STATION between the hours of 9 AM 1ÝM SP. to 4 P.M. daily.
Applicants will be required to produce might have had her life prolonged by ports or identiflostion papers.
reason we favour all sohemes that will Mr. Wood expressed the opinion that
➜ ROADWOOD GRAND PIANO,
All persons with certain exceptions who another ten or fifteen years if she had remain in the Colony for more than 7 days taken the advice of the European medical make it easy to train young Chinese to it would not be fair to fine one side and She become doctors. There are splendid faci. not the other. The complainant was DRAWING ROOM CARPET 15 x 12 are required to Begister theres under the attendants whom she employed. (Frelser, London).
REGISTRATION # PERSONS OBEIN
preferred, however, the remedies of thelities in Hongkong and South China, placed alongside the defendant, and both CANTEEN OF CUTLERY (Mappin & ANCE 1916.
men were bound over, in the sum of $50, Forms of Registration giving the particular native practitioners. Since her death and we are glad to know that the Rocke- All nearly new and in excellent condition. required may be obtained at the G.F,O, and st No reasonable offer refused.
all Police Stations.
there have been many changes in China feller Foundation is increasing the to be of good behaviour for six months. Reply
"BROADWOOD.""
you, you will both go to goal," added the moodi. 10. for non-compliance la o cand in no branch of human efort has efficiency of the medical schools in Shang-If there is any more trouble between Care of“ Daily Proms " Obles, "
anvoeding $50.
Magistrate. 158 progress been greater than in med hai, Hankow, Peking and other centres.
I acordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912 Webb).
the EXCHANGE BANKS. will be CLOSED for the tescomotion of Publio Business on TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, the 3rd and 24th instant.
Hongkong, 19th January, 1917. [197
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