NEW ADVERTISEMENTS HONGKONG JOOKEY CLUB.
EMBERS are reminded that Entries for
Me forming Haco Meeting Clo to the Undersigned TO-DAY (SATURDAY)
the 27th Jannary.
It is requested that all corers containing Estries may be delivered at the Offices of the HOXOKONG JOCKEY CLUB, No.3, Chater Road, Ground Floor of the HONGKONGCLʊn ANNEX, before P.M.
By Order,
T. F. HOUGH, Clerk of the Course, HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUE.
226 Hongkong, 27th January, 1917.
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HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE CO., LTD. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY ANNUAL GEN- ERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the HONGKONG HOTEL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 10th February, 1917, at 12 o'clock Noon, for the purpose of re- oeiving the Report of the Directors toge ther with a Statement of Accounts lor the year ending 31st December, 1916,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from the 5th Feb- ruary, to the 14th February (hoth days inclusive), during which period Transfer of Shares can be Registered.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 27TH, 1917.
PUBLIC COMPANIES
THE WEST, POINT BUILDING
COMPANY, LIMITED
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN tżat the ORDINARY
NOTWENTY-NINTH
FUBLIC COMPANIES
UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY,
G LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS... MEETING & SHAREHOLD MATERAL MEETING OF SHARE TWELFTH ANNUAL GEN. Company will bo hold at the Offres of Mesra,
HOLDERS will be held in the Offices of JABDIER, MATHESON & COMPANT, LIMITED, ON MONDAY, 29th January, 1917, at 11.30 AM. Messrs. DODWELL & COMPANY, for tho purpose of receiving the Report of the LIMITED, on SATURDAY, the 3rd Feb Directors together with a Statement of Accouaternary, 1917, at 11.30. A.M., for the purpose for the year ending 31st December, 1916. of receiving the Report of the General Managers together with a statement of accounts to 31st December, 1918
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from THURS- DAY, 18th t❤ MONDAY, 29th January, 1917 (both days incluire), during which parisd so Trester of Shares can be Registered.
By order of the Board of Directors,*
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary to tho Honikese LAND INVESTMENT & Aamier COMPANY, LIMITED.
Gomeral Agents for the WEST POINT BUILDING Co., L. Hongkong, 11th January, 1917.
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL
12
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com pany will be CLOSED from the 27th January to 3rd February, both dates inclusive.
LODWELL & CO., LTD.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 22ad January, 1917. (913
UNTON
T
INSURANCE SOCIETY OF GANTON, LIMITED.
NOTICE.
“HE OERTIFICATES, Nos. 249, 214, 245 ESTATE, LIMITED.
and 246. for Five Shares eelt, 85 paid Nes. 2601/2820, standig in the Regiter få VOLICE IS HEREBÝ GIVEN that the
of ASKEDEROF HADISSEO, having THIRD ORDINARY MEETING of beak declared LOST, NOTICE IS HEREBY SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be GIVEN that unless the said Certifiesto be beld at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE, Monood to the Society on or before the Twelfth MATHESON & COMPANY, Limited, omy of April, 1917, now Certificates for the mid MONDAY, 29th January 1917, at 11.43 AM | Bharu will be inamed and the old Certificates will for the purpose of receiving the Report of the herefter be held by the Society as nail and Diresters together with the Statemmi of wohl. [227
Accounts for the year anding 31st December, 1816.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers. Hongkong, 25th January, 1917.
AO
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from THURS DAY, 18th, to MONDAY, 29 January, 1917 both days inclusive), during which peridi ma Transfer of Bhare can be Registered,
By Order of the Board of Directors, THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE,
LIMITED.
A SHELTON HOOPER, Moorstaty to THE GENERAL MANAGNES. Hongkong, 11th January, 1917.
170
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By Order of the Board of Directors,
C. MONTAGUK EDE, General Manage,
176 Hongkong, 12th January, 1917.
NOTICE.
GUEDES & COMPANY, LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION). NTOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that A GENERAL MEETING of the
TH CHINA FIRE INSURANON above-named Company will be held at
COMPANY, LIMITED. the Office of bears. Lowe, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS, New Government Building,
TEN CERTIFICATE, NO. 88, for Five Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, on
Sharer, No. 18578/15580, standing in MONDAY, the 19th day of February,
Register in the name of AHMITURGY 1917, at 12.30 PM, precisely, for the pur
TAMBENOY having been declared LOST, pose of having the amount of the
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that anleges Liquidator, showing the manner in which
the and Certificate ba produced to the Company the Winding-up has been conducted and
or before the Twelth day of April, 1917, a the property of the Company disposed
new Certificate for thu said Shares will be issued of, laid before such meeting, and of bear-
and the old Certificate will thereiter be bold by ing any explanation that may be given by the Liquidator, and to pass his re- NOTION IN HEREPY GIVEN LA the Company we hull and fold
By Order of the Board of Director, muneration and also to pass the follow-MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this
C. MONTAGUE IDA, ing Extraordinary Resolution, viz. :-
Geloral ManaIAT. Kenglong, 19th January, 1917.
70377
NOTICE.
That the Books, Accounts and Doen
ments of the Company and of the Liquidator thereof be retained by the Liquidator, he undertaking, to destroy the same at the expiration of twelve months from the dissolu- tion of the Company."
0. A. DA ROZA, A.S.A.A.,
Liquidator. Hongkong, 19th January, 1917. [228
Br
WANTED.
T British Qualified Medical Man, en appointment as SUBGEON on Board a Bioamerling for Singapore.
"MEDICO," Apply
Care of "Daily Press” Officy,
WANTED.
INGINEER, Br.. abelaiser, for Harbour or Shop. Apply in own writing with copy rođu., nisking age and salary mquired to--
"W. 3. BAILEY & Oo, La.,
Kowloon
₤108
WEI-HAI WEI
SCHOOL FOR BIELA,
NHOROUGH EDUCATION combined
THORO
with kenne life. Moderate
Besident Geverness,
Rand Mistress,
terme.
Mr. BRUCE SHEPHERD,
NOTICE
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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
·MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
TWENTY-NINTH ORDINARY
JE, MATHESON & COMPANY, LID., on Company will be held at the Offices of Mesurs. MONDAY, 29th January, 1917, at Noor, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement a Accounts for the year ending Slut Deamber, 1916.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com pany will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, 18th, to MONDAY, 29th Jasonry, 1917 (both days inclusive), during which period no Trasfer
of Earns can be Registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary, Hongkong, 11th January, 1817.
190
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED
NE CERTIFICATE for 25 Shares Nee.
INTIMATION
WATSON'S
OLD BROWN
BRANDY
E
QUALITY.
Brown Brandy
25 YEARS IN WOOD.
0 7400/224 and ONE CERTIFICATE for Shares No. 51409/1407 in this Company, rating in the name of Mr. Taxo LAT ROOT, A. S. WATSON
late of 15, Queen's Road, Hongkong, bare been LOST, and if at the expiration of One Month from the date hereof the above documents be mat forthcoming, other Certificates for the said
CO., LTD.,
the fold there must be armies of indus- trial workers, even more numerous, to keep them'adequately supplied with food, arms and equipment. This was proved in the early days of the struggle, when our offensive in France was paralysed by a shortage of thigh explosives, and it has been
painfully illustrated
more
A general meeting of Guedes & Co... Ltd., (in liquidation) will be held at the office of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews on Monday, February 19th, m# 12.30 p.m., in order to receive the report of the liquidater,
It has been reported to the police that
einco in Russia, where there are in-between the 7th and 25th inst. some exhaustible reserves of men, and in person broke into a store at 4, Wood Road by means of a duplicate key and Roumania. In both these theatres of war
stole six bales of Japanese white cotton, Germany has owed her triumphs not to
valued at 8904.43, the greater number or courage of the
Mra. Doyle, of Jordon Road, Kowloon, forces at her disposal but to her over" whelming superiority in gune It is a has reported to the police that between part of Great Britain's duty to remove 15 and 5 p.m. on the 25th inst., when this handicap, and also to place her she was out, me person entered ber financial resources at the service of Bel-house by breaking a window, and stole gium, Serbia, Portugal, and Italy. To from a lock-fast drawer, with the aid of discharge these responsibilities in addi- a duplicate key, jewellery to the value
of $325, and $900 in money. tion to supporting her own troops at the various fronts it is obviously desirable
The following marriages are announced that she should keep her factories to take place in the Colony shortly-- running at the highest possible pressure Robert Henry Howie, constructional in order to limit her imports and main-engineer, Station Hotel, Kowloon, and tain her exports. It is therefore high Miss Janet Gillan Craig, 6, Cameron time that an industrial mobilisation of villas, Kowloon; Francis Bevington, the nation took place.. The folly of sweeping men indiscriminately into the ranks of the Army has been demonstrat ed time and again. At firet men had to be taken out of the trencher in order to make munitions. Next, owing to the shortage of shipping and the need for accelerating new construction, a very large number of engineers, fitters and mechanica
the were recalled from Colours, and men formerly engaged in merchant shipbuilding were transferred: From the munition factories to their old occupation. Then it was found that the stock of steel had fallen below require ments, and skilled steel workers were
brought back from the Army. Finally, in order to relieve the congestion at the docks, arrangements were made for in- creasing the Transport Workers' Batta bon by withdrawing experienced men from the forces retained in England for Home defence. At the prosent time 190 find the agriculturalists complaining that if they are robbed
of
their
akilkd
about by
the
inerchant, 114, The Peak, and Miss Jessie Olive Leslie Brown, Craigeburn,” The Peak, Percy Lister Knight, chief assist- ant, P. and 0. Company, Hongkong, and Miss Luty Anna James, Matilda Hospital, The Peak.
They Exhibition Football Match, Civilians versus Services, played at the Happy Valley on the 23rd instant in aid of the St. Dunstan's Home for! Blind Soldiers, realised $106.43, made
up as follows:-Gate receipts, 844; Col- lection boxes-Q.M.S. Williams, R.E, $41.58; Br. Matthews, R.G.A., $20.57. The whole of this sum will be handed
over to the local War Charities Com mitte and earmarked for the above
mentioned fund,
THE CYCLIST'S ACTION. Yesterday in the Summary Court, be- fore Mr. Justice Gompertz the hearing. of the action by John Carr, electrical engineer, of Leighton Hill Road, agains
Bbar will be issued by the Company and WINE AND SPIEPT MERCHANTS. military authorities they will be unable the Ip On Wing Co, and the Li Wing
siamfter yo siker will be acknowledged.
A S. WATSON & Co., LIEIZED, Hongkong, 11th January, 1917, 175.
THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA- TION COMPANY, LIMITED.
NTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that th
SIXTEENTH ORDINARY MEET. ING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JaxDINE, January, 1917, at 15 P.M., for the purpose of MATHBBON & CO., LTD., on MONDAY, 29th deceiving the Report of the Directors together P
with the Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1916.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, 18th, to MONDAY, 29th January, 1917 (both da ya inclusive), during which period no Tansfer of Shares can be Registered,
Er Order of the Board of Directors.
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE, Secretary. Hongkong, 11th January, 1917.
HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAC STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.
181
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE NINETY-SEVENTH ORDIN
ARY MEETING
*B. SHAN 40 )
Compradore in Hongkong, and will take up duties as such from this data
M&SULTEUNG SUAY (1) HOLDERS GRCING OF SHARE
ABDOOLALLY EBRAHIM & Co., 79, Wyndham Street. Hongkong, 23rd January, 1917.
NOTICE
212
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the UNION TRADING COMPANT of No. 3. Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, that on and after this date and natil further notice Mr. B. M. CURN and Mr. C. HONKEY are the enly Magers of the Firm and no person except them has any authority to sign any instrument or document on behalf of the Firm.
The Publio is requested to bring to the Firm's notice instrument or doenment purported
may
to be made by the Firm whether before or after this date which is not simed by wither the 4ko mit 8. M. CHURN or the mid C. HONKEY.
TEE UNION TRADING Co Hongkong, 19th January, 1917. [198
NOTICE OF DIVIDEND,
ULDERUP & SCHLUTER 12 LIQUIDATION,
FIRST DIVIDEND OF 2%. NEEDITORS of the above Firm are hereby notified that a Firet Dividend of 20. por cent, on the amount of their Claims will be paid an application to the Undenigned on and after THURSDAY, the 1st of February, 1917.
1. G. HUMPHREYS & Co.,
No. 16, Quson's Bosé Cantral, Liquidators.
[170
SECOND & PER CENT. RUSSIAN INTERNAL SHORT TERMED
LOAN OF 1916.
|
the Office of the Company, Hotel Man- sions, on TUESDAY, the 13th February, 1917, at 12 o'clock Noos, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, declaring a Dividend and electing Direc tor and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from the 31st January to the 13th February, 1917, both days inclusive.
PUBLIC AUCTION. ARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of the letting by Fublic Auction Bais, to be held on MONDAY, the 29th day of January, 1917, at 8 ex., at the Offs of the PALIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, by Order of HIS EXCELLENT THE GOVERNOR, of One Los of CROWN LAND at Nathan Road, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term 礁 15 years, with the option of newal at
CROWN RENT to be fired by the Surveyor of HIS MAJESTE THE KING, for one further
best of 75 years;
No. of Sple.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Regály KG.
Locality,
Boundary
JË GARAJYTERS, LA,
(approximate)
B
look
feet fest
foet
TH
Jontesta
Square Rook
Annus Bout
50
3,600 2,50 about
GEO. P. LAMMERT, AUCTIONEEL,
206
ET ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE. PUBLIC AUCTION
of
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. E. CLARKE,
Secretary, Hongkong, 20th January, 1917. [902 THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILD-VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY situate at Victoris in the Colony of Hongkong to be sold by Order of the Mortgages by Pablo Auction on
TUESDAY,
By
ING COMPANY, LIMITED.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TWENTY-EIGHTH ORDIN- ABY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS the 6th day of Febrtiary, 1917, ni 3 oʻslock P.M.,
in this Company will be held at the Company's Offices, Viloria Buildings, on SATURDAY, 10th February, 1017, ab 11 o'clock w., for the purpose of receiv- ing the Report of Directors toge- ther with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1916.
Mr. Geo. P. Laxumer, Anetionour,
at his Sales Rooms, Duidell Street.
The Property Consists of:-
year,
FIRERSONE 616,
DEATH.
Hongkong Opzion: 10a, Des Vœux Road, C LONDON Owezon: 181, Frau B, B.C.
The Daily Press.
Krong, junk owners, was resumed. The to develop the production of foodstuffs, action is to recover $500 for damages. which are so essential now that the sustained by the plaintiff owing to the nation's overseas supplies are seriously negligence of the defendants, who are curtailed and have to be brought from alleged to have had a landing board. NISBET-At the Victoria Nursing Home,
much greater distance than hitherto, projecting from a junk over the road- Shanghai, on January 21st, MARGARET despite reduced carrying facilities. Byway in the Praya East. Plaintiff, who ANNE NISHET, Superintendent of Nurses, Madras Government (Re-way of compromise, only half the num-was riding a hecycle on the Praya, ran tired), widow of the late HomeTber of men which, in the judgment of the into the obstruction in the dark, and STORY NISBET, of India, in her 64th tribunals, can be released from the farms sustained damage to his bicycle and 10-
are to called up, and for the perform-jury to his person. ance of their duties substitutes will be The plaintiff was recalled hy Mr. provided, including a proportion of Mattingley, and examined on various men, now in the Army, who are experi- points. The other witnesses called were enced in the management of horses and Inspector Sims, Inspector R. C. Witchell, accustomed to the use of the steam cul- and Kok U, a foki employed on the tivator. Additional men will be sent, junk. aleo, to assist, in ploughing, and sowing, 'thua assuring a volume of labour greater THE ARMY AND INDUSTRY.than that which has been available ing hoard, which was exhibited outside during the past eight months. There has the Court buildings, and after the tifin been some talk of employing prisoners- adjournment a visit was paid to the of-war on the land, but, unless they locus in quo of the accident at an hour have had previous training, the extent when the tide was at a height corres to which their services can be utilised ponding to that at which it was at the must necessarily be limited. The whole time of the accident. position shows the necessity of carefully The hearing will be resumed this. it is expected to be adjusting the conflicting claims of the morning, when Army and Industry, for many men are concluded, obviously of greater value to their cont try when following their ordinary occu pations than when taking their place in
Horazong 37th January, 1917.
VIEN compulsory military service was introduced in Great Britain less than a year ago it was opposed by Sir Jor SIMON and others on the ground that for the successful prosecution of the war it was necessary that an adequate nun- ber of men should be retained for in
In the course of the day the Court and. counsel and solicitora inspected the land-
HONGKONG MAGISTRACY:
INCORRECT SCALES.
Three shopkeepers were fined 810,
dustrial purposes. It may be that these who urged this view doubted the possi. Mility of cading the war speedily by breaking through the enemy's lines, and looked to economic exhaustion to con ince the Central European Powers of the the firing line. hopelessness of continuing the struggle, much in the same way as Germany is
Entries for the Hongkong race meeting $5 and $5 for having incorrect scales. reported to-day to be maintaining her close to-day (Saturday).
Inspector Terrett said, the scales were resistance in the belief that the Allies
four per cent., two per cent. and thres will be compelled eventually to relax A report of the Medical Conference at per cent, against the purchasers, their pressure owing to the ever-growing Canton will be found on page 6.
A SNATCHER'S SENTENCE. inancial burden which it imposes upon
Charged before Mr. Melbourne with them. The anti-conscriptionists may
.
Up to Chinese New Year the local St.
The REGISTER OF SHARES of the A, that pics or parcel of ground state have thought, also, that, after placing John Ambulance Brigade had vaccinated snatching a gold mounted rattan bangie
at Victorin in the Colony of Hongkong Company will be CLOSED from
and registered in the Land Office an XARINĚ | ive million men in the field, blockading 10,584 persons. THURSDAY, 1st, to SATURDAY, 10th LOT No. 25 Together with the messages and February, 1917 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors, A, SHELTON HOOPER
Secretary to the
HONGKONG Land InvestmENT AND
AGENCY CO., LTD., General Agents for the KOWLOON LANDS AND BUILDING CO., LTD. Hongkong, 25th January, 1917.
[223
THE MALABON SUGAR COMPANY,
STOTICE IS HEREBY, GIVEN that the
LTHOUGH THE SUBSCRIPTION N SHARE and TRANSFER BOOKS
A
L18TS were CLOSED on the 26th December, the RU880- ASIATIC BANK, Hongkong, is prepared to accept orders for the above Loan up to the 13th Feb- ruary, on the Subscription Terms, .., as previously advertised.
Hongkong, 19th January, 1917. [201
of the above Coponany wille CLOSED from the 1st to the 15th day of February, 1917, inclusire,
By Order of the Distors,
SMITH, BELI, & Co., LTD., General ManagETS. Manila, P.I., 19th January, 1917. [416
praises therein known as Nos, 6 sal 7, Pray Germany, by sea, and keeping the ocean. East and Nos, 48, 50, 52, 54, 58, 58 and highways open, Great Britain Queen's Bend East, Victoria, aforemil.
could
The annual general meeting of the Humphreys Estate and Finance Co., Ltd., will be held at the Hongkong hotel on Saturday, February 10th at 12 noon; Lot dated the 14th day of July, 1892, and made allies and supplying them with the muni between Her late Majesty Queen Victoris of tions of war for manufacture of
the
The Bishop of Victoria will preach st the one part and Læm Yuna Wa of the other part sabject to the payment of the Crown Lent which she possesses such unrivalled Christ Church, Shamsen (Canton) to and to the observance and performance of the facilities. Undoubtedly some, if not morrow (Sunday) and hold confirma Letesse's morenante and conditions therein
all, of these opinions were entertained, tions during next week at Shekki and reserved and contained.
and though they met with scant respect it the time events have shown that they were not entirely devoid of resson. It
The said promises are hold for the term of test serve the common cause by devoting 999 years from the tik day of July, 1844, ber remaining energies to financing her arted therein by a Crown Lee, d the mid the
Aros 27,500 square feet! Annual Crown Rent M484.84
thereabouts.
For farther particulars and conditions of made
DENNYS & BOWLEI,
6, Das Voux Road Content, has long been evident that the war is
Bollitors for the Vendor,
or to MR. GEO. F. LAMMEET,
Auctioneer, Dadick! Bfreut.
Canton.
Mr. Francis White, secretary at the American Legation, left Peking on the
to be a test of endurance, and that 18th inst. for South China. He will be away from Peking for two months and machinery is sa indispensable as man- power to suČCESS. (194
Behind the armies in will visit Siam before retuming,
from a girl, a Chincae was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour and four hours' stocks. The enatcher, who is a bad character, was also ordered to receive tea strokes with the bifch.
INDIANS AND THEIR GOATS.
A group of nine Indians were brought before Mr. Melbourne on a summons charging them with allowing goats to destroy vegnation on the hillside near King's Park, Kowloon Two of the Indians admitted that the offending goats belonged to them and these were. fined $3. The other men were discharged." Mr. Melbourne remarked that it cost
up the vegetation of the Colony, and if the Government a lot of money to keep goats were allowed to run about in this
way they would destroy everything
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