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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE

THE to

THE Undersigned bag to intimate that they

OFFICE in Hotel Mansions. Hongkong.

ANDERSEN, MEYDR & Co., LTD.

WANTED.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY

PUBLIC COMPANIES

UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY,

LIMITED (

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE TWELFTH ANNUAL GEN ERAL MEETING OF SHARE HOLDERS will be held in the Offices of Messrs. DODWELL & CO. LTD., TO DAY (SATURDAY), the 3rd Feb- ruary, 1917, at 11.30 AM, for the purpose

YOUNG GIRL to look after Small Baby of receiving the Report of tatement of

Apply

the day,

59, NATHAN ROAD

Kowloon, any morning.

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WANTED the End of February.

N EUROPEAN NURSE OF GOVER- NEBS for two Children, six and ive years. Good salary offered,

A. B."

Apply

ENGIN

Carn of Daily Proms Offles,

WANTED

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INGINEER Be, abstainer, før Harbour or Shop. Apply in own welting with copy rols, slating ng and salary required to

A. 8. BAILEY & CO., LTD.

£..loon.

NOTICE.

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BUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET,

HONGKONG AGENCY.

TH

THE OFFICE of this Agency has This Day been REMOVED to ST. GEORGE'S BULLFING, Second Floor, Room No. 5. (Entrance from Chater Road).

Hongkong, Ist February, 1917.

SECOND 5 PER CENT RUSSIAN INTERNAL SHORT TERMED

LOAN OF 1916.

LTHOUGH THE SUBSCRIPTION A LISTS were CLOSED on the 28th December, the Russo ASIATIC BANK, Hongkong, is prepared to accept orders for the above Loan up to the 13th Feb reary, on the Subscription Terms, 6 as previously advertised.

Hongkong, 19th January, 1917. [201

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SANITARY BOARD OFFICE, HONGKONG.

•T• the OWNERS OF DOMESTIC BUILDINGS.

TAKE NOTICE that under No. 5 of the DOMESTIC CLEANLINESS and VENTILATION BYE-LAWS (á Attended); evory Domcetie Building or part of such Building within the WE-TERN Division of the City of

Victoria, Occupied Members of more than one family, except. those up of a Domestic Bunding used my s within the Enpean Reservation or

those

dates

Maragers together with a accounts to 31st December, 1918

Com The TRANSFER BOOKS of the pany will be CLOSED

D from the 27th January to ord February, b inclusive:LL CO., LTD.,

LODWELL &

General Managers Hongkong, 22nd January, 1017 (813

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THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILD- ING COMPANY, LIMITED.

OTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that

the TWENTY-EIGHTH ORDIN ARY MEETING DE SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Company's Officca, Victoria Buildings, on SATURDAY, 10th February, 1917, at 11 o'clock, for the purpose of recoiv- ing the Report of Directors toge ther with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December 1916E

The REGISTER OF BHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from. THURSDAY, 1st, to SATURDAY, 10th February 17 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Bhares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors, 4. SHELTON HOOPER,

Secretary to the

HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND

** AGENCY CO., LTD,

eral Agents for the

KOWLOOK

Hongkon

IND AND BUILDING CO. LTD. 15th January, 2015, 7923

HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND

FINANCE CO., LTD.

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET

"ELLBUEN 4 No. 78, Tue PRAX, -- From 1st April, 1017,

Apply to

PÉRCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING,

TO LET FURNISHED.

INTIMATION

SBD 1917.

been much influenced by the Japan- ese school of thought, which in several respecta runs in a contrary direo- tion to that of the West. For example, almost every graduate of a Japanese Medical College practising in China puts up in his consulting quarters n fow beds for the accommodation of patients and calls it a hospital. He advertises largely in the local papers, and to ensure o regular connection with his patients, he makes a nominal composite charge for three consecutive visita, pres scribes a serio of medicines at every

WATSON'S 1245

TO. 3 GOUGH HILL (No. 102, THE PEAK) for 3 or 4 months, from 1st

Apply

June, 1817

LINSTEAD & DATIS. 246

TO LET FURNISHED From May to end of October.

STRAWBERRY HILL, THE PEAK,

Rooms, Garden and Tennis Court, Apply to H. W. L

1 Des Voeux Road Central

TO LET.

Sir

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(IX-ROOMED HOUSE, “FAIRVIEW,” 3, Robinson Road Inmediate possession, Appleto

DAVID) SASSOON & CO, LTD. [243

TO LET.

NEW HOUSES now Building in Con

duit Road. Ready for occupation on lat February, ‚1917. For rent and other particulars apply to

H. M. H. NEMAZEB,

1 Des Voeux Road,

[106

TO LET

TO., ELGIN STREET.

Apply to

PERCY STIFTH, SETH & FLEMING,

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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that N the ORDINARY ANNUAL GEN- ERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the HONGKONG HOTEL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY the 10th February, 1912, at 12 o'clock Noon for the purpose o of re ceiving the Report of the Directors toge UEN

ther with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December 1916.-

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- PARY

any will be CLOSED from the 8th Feb- ruary to the 12th February (both days inclusive), during which period no Transier of Shares can be Registered.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON A General Managers.g Hongkong, 25th January, 1917, - (207

HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAC STEAMBOAT COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

TO LET AT THE PEAK.

TURNISHED, 3; Stewart Terrage,

Appig

H. E. POLLOCK,

Princes Building".

97

SO LET.

TILATS in EWO MESS," No, &, THE

Apply Property Office,

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Ltd..

[90

TO LET

Office or Godown, mast by CLEANS.MNER NINETY SEVENTH ORDINA: Central, at present in the occupation of

Shop

MARY MELTING OF SHARE ED and LIMEWASHED THROUGHOUT HOLDERS in the Company will be held at by the

owners during the months of February the Office of the Company, Hotel Mad and March

word "throughest tool in this alone, on TUESDAY, the 13th February, N.B.The Notics means that the Houses should be Lime 1017, at 19 o'clock Noos, for the purpose

·wished· respect of all the Walls of each Room,

Accounte all Cubicles, Partitions Blair Casings and Stair togiving a Report of the Directors, Tang Main Buildings, Offices and

inings, il Ceilings and the Undersides of declaring a Dividend and electing I

tors and Auditors, Boots in Quarters and inoinsive of V

Verandans

Servanta

alle

Walle

The Backyard must have its contain oor

Limewashed up to the level of the First

Carrod, Painted or Polished Woodwork in

good condition, however, need not be Lime-

washed, hat must be Cleansed,

The word is prepared to limewash FREE

imited OF CHARGE. number of Buildings In those Divisions. OWNERS who desire to avail themselves of this offer should apply in writing to the Seoratory om er beson

before the 7th of Fabroary.licants will be

Choice among applicants absolute discretion of the F be in the

of

with

Statement of

The TRANSFER BOOKE of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from the 21st Janusry the 13th February, 1917, both days inclusive.

to

By Order of the Board of Directors,

W. B. CLARKE,

Secretary. Hongkong, 20th January, 1917. [202

UNION

INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.

NOTICE

THE 2005 and

THE CERTIFICATES, No. 243, 244, 245

The WESTERN Division of the City lies to the West of Tank Lane and Cleverly Street.

ADAM GIBSON,

Sooratory, K Dated this 1st day of February, 1917.RAR

THE CLUB HOTEL, LIMITED,

NOTICE LE HEREBY GIVEN that

EXTRAORDINARY GEN- ERAL MRETING of the above-named Company will be held at Dr. Becker's Chambers, 75, Yamashita-clio, Yokohama City, Japan, on MONDAY the 12th Feb ruary, 1917, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of considering and it

following

deemed expedient passi SOLUTIONS

ap, Nos. 3601/2620, standing in the Register in the name of ARMEDEHOT HARIDERCY, having been declared LOST, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that unless the ania Ceristicated be produced to the Soviety on or before the Twelfth day of April, 1817, new Certificatos for this sald Shares will be issued and the old Certificates will

FFICES on 1st Floor, Ne. 3, Queen's Road The Chins Fire Insurance On, Ltd.

Apply to

CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Co., LTD

172

TO LET.

ODOWN In Daddall Street Light and Airy Offices overlooking Statue Squard. Moderate rent.

For rent and other particulars apply to→→

Date of Difly Press Office.

TO LET.

From 1st Magi

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FFICES, Ind Floor, EL George's Built.

Ins Apply to

SHEWAN, TUMES & Co.

(69)

TO LET

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THE PREMIER SCOTCH OF THE FAR EAST

FOR 25 YEARS.

E

WATSONS

VERVELDUSUSA

KATA SUSKEM

POPULARITY MAINTAINED

BY SITSHO

EXCELLENT QUALITY

NOT BY EXPENSIVE

WOELD-WIDE-ADVERTISING.

A. S. WATSON &

CO. LTD., WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

HONGKONG,

Токтона 016.

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DEATHS BUNGLY -At Moukder, on January 17th, Mabel Kate, the beloved wife of William Shade Burger: MATHER-At Brondesbury, Leulen on 1st February, Kate Huddleston Mathen, ago 62, late of Hongkong

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visit and makes a handsome profit on them. In other words, he studies the

-psychology of the Chincer patient, who objects to a regular fee for professional attendance but regarde as fair full pay ment for medicine prescribed. In the opinida of Dr. Wu, the Japanese influence

subject found in possession of the poison being sont te prison; while Chines offenders are handed over to the Chines authorities. The Hussion police, how- over, cannot arrest Japanese without the consout of the Japanese Consul, In the Japanese Railway Settlement of Chang- chun the traffic goos on quite openly. The Japanese dealers employ Chinese agents, who curry a quantity of "filled syringes and give injections in quist corners and back streets for three or four cents. In this way the deplorable morphin habit is being rapidly spread, and its effects are much worse and much more quickly apparent than those caused

y opium zmoking, as the victim soon becomes, incapable of work of any kind. It has been estimated that the annual profits of this disastrous traffic, do not fall for short of £1,000,000. In the light

will tend to intrense, PA time goes of these disclostites it is obviously high

on

time that steps were taken to arrest the spread of the evil.

The United States Court for China. has loft Bhanghai for Canton on its annual southern circuit.

The total output of the Kailan Mining. Administration's mines for the week end- ing 20th January amounted to 10,223 tous and the sales to 35,321 tons.

A stevedore coolle baš beer sest to the Government · Civil Hospital suffering from injuries sustained by falling down the hold of a ship in the harbour.

Mr H von Heidenstam Engineer-in- Chief of the Waungoo Convervancy, who has been laid up with a broken leg, ex- pects to bo back at work in a few days.

and something will have to be done to meet it Ta British practitioners, of

course, these methods are anathemn.

but there is a good deal of wisdom in tlu old saying that when one goes to Rome one must do as Romang do.. In the big modern cities of South America medical practitioners of all nationalities advertise in the Press their numes, addresses qualifications, and. hours of consultation without any appar entlass dignity, and, after all it would seem to the laymen. that there is very little difference be tween this and exhibiting the customary braas plate and a rod lamp outside practitioner's house. Whatever conflict of opinion this question may arouse, however, there can be no doubt that there, will be general agreement with Dr. Wo's deraand for a classification of medical schools in Chinn. Owing to the absence of a common policy the existing schools adopt different schedules of study, and, as a result, their standards vary greatly." To make matters worse, the Central Government and the provincial author ties have set up standards of their own, eneh independent of the other, and, being unguided by professional advise, have made irreparable mistakes." Dr. Wu urges the establishment of a Central to the Colony, Tomorrow (Sunday) Medical Council to exercise functious he will preach at the Church parade at similar to those of the General Medical Mount Austin in the morning, and at St.

Council of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Conference has passed a resolti- tion in this sense for submission to the Board of Education at Peking

The Conference has uleo unanimously expressed its deep concern at the ettermous and rapidly increasing in purtation of morphine"" and its convic tion that "the uncontrolled use of this drug will do for more harm to China This

RICHARDSON--In England, on January then was ever done by opium,

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG AND FEERUARY, 1917.

of

THE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CONFERENCE AT CANTON.

TOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon THe Joint Conference of the National

thereafter be held by the Society as null and Ferste and Salisbury Avanne, Kowloon Medical Association and the Medical

Foll

By Order of the Board of Directors,

CNC MONTAGUE EDE

General Manager. Hongkong, 12th January, 1917 176

NOTICE

Can

The foundation-store of the new builds. ing in Bridge's street for the Chinese YMCA will be laid by the Bishop of Victoria on Saturday afternoon, the 10th inst,

Bir Matthew Nathan, at one time Governor of Hongkong and recently under secretary for Ireland, has been appointed Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Pensions

The Bishop of Victoria has returned

Andrew's, Kowloon, in the evening,

The Hun, Treasurer of the Ales Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals acknowledges with thanks the following: donations to the funds of the Hospitals: Mat Bags Guild $73; Wesleyan Chinese Church, 13; Rhenish Mission Church, $10.

The police nevo received a report to the effect that at 11.30 am on Thursday a fire broke out at the Wai Sang cotton and kuitting factory) Causeway Bay, owned by Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co. The fire was extinguished by the m- ployés, damage to the extent of $900 being done. /

The Post Office cash-on-delivery system has been extended to the parcel post with the British Post Office agency at Shang- hai, As from January 1st insured and uninsured parcels bearing trade charges have been accepted at all post-offices in the United Kingdom for transmission to Shanghai,

Among the marjinges, announced to take place in the Colony shortly are the following Benjamin Roper Branch, sworn measurer, Horgkong Hotel, and Misa Henrietta Augusta Schmidt, Beaconsfield Arose; Arthur Marshal Wood, architect, Shameen, Canton, and Miss Christina Gittins, 75, The Peak.

The collections in St. John's Cathedral on Sunday will be on behalf of the Missions to Seamen, and the money will be car-marked for the support of Chap- lairs and Institutes for Mine sweepers at important bases at home. The Rey W. T. Featherstone, the Chaplain to the Missions to Seamer, will presich at 11 arm.

24th, George Richardson, formerly Messrs. Geo. Richardson & Co., imminent danger it is added, Bradford, Yorkshire. (By telegram), only he nverted by the Chinese Govern-

Honozóng Oppzon: 101. Das Vizar Rørn, G.

ment enforcing without delay the pro- LONDON OFFICE: 181, Fur STREET, EC. visions of the Hague Opium Convention of January 23rd, 1012, (including de- quate Pharmacy Laws), so as to confine the use of morphine to legitimate medi- cinal uses.'' In ♣ Saper devoted to this subjec: Dr. We drew attention to the fact that the export of morphine from Great Britain--which has become almost the sole so

source of supply since the blockade of Germany and Austria rose from 5 tons in 1911 to 14 fous in 1914. The largest mporter of this drug Japan, but she reports it to China by

TO LET OR FOR SALE.

Missionary Association at Caston this way of Autung, Dalny, and Formosa, KOWLOON MARINE LOT 48 with home of the first Western hospital | Referring to this evil in his annual whart srom 58,000 sq. th, suitable for Cost established in China-kas just concluded trade report for 1915, Mr. F. E TAYLOR, Stomge or erection of Godowan,

10 sessions after a very pleasant and the Statistical Secretary to the Chinese Apply to-

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE profitable week. It was attended by up Maritime Customs, says :→ Another and

Paper Co. LTD..

wards of one hundred and fifty medicat more serious result of the prohibition of Alexandrs Buildings.

práctitioners-sixty four of whom were opium has been the spread of the mor- foreigners and ninety-two Chinese phia habit, which has led to the develop

the proceedings were mark- ment of one of the most profitable trades ed by a fine spirit of good-will in the country. The trade in illegal, but and cooperation, Great intereat the drug is so easily smuggled that the in the gathering was shown by prohibition is practically a dead letter, Should the Rosolution as set forth above or for the Twolth day of April, 1917,

HE the Civil GOVERNOR, who not only Mr. TAYLU: guos on to explain that the be passed, a further Resolution will be how Certificate for the said Bhares will be isemed

entertained the visitors at a baixjuet but drug is sent to Japan by registered post the

some Meeting for the an- and the old Cartilgate will thereafter be held by proposed at

bment of Mr MAURICE RUSSIA, the the Company as null and vold,

By Order of the Board of Directors,

also attended several of their business and Biberia. It is released by the Post Representative of the Company in Japan,

C MONTAGUR EDE,

meetings and promised to do all that Office in Japan after payment of import of No. 82 Yamashita-cho Yokohama.

Geroral Manager.

THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTA Ten his power to farther the cause of duty which is refunded on re-export to alasp. He qualified as a Russian Interst City, to be Liquidator for the purposes

Hengkang, 12th January, 1917. [177 of such winding up, with full general

public health n the province of Kwang Koren or Dairen, and now, presumably, discretionary powers in addition to those. legally vested in voluntary liquidators

tung. In token of their appreciation, to Kiachow. Large quantities of mor Dated this 20th day of January 1917

both Associations chicted His Excellenou are introduced into Manchuria, By Order of the Board Packa

TW HILLAR. WATSON & CO. LIMITED

an Honorary Member Some unusually

where the evil habit is spreading rapidly,

NE CERTIFICATE for 25 Shares Nos

favourable And Shantung 19 now in a Food papers on subjects of professional OIL ENGINE complete with sad

position to obtain the drug while the for 5 Charts No. 61403/51-407 in this Company coupled direct to one 8 W Continuous interest were read, in several cases by

ja standing in the name of Mr. TANG LAN Koox Current Shunt Wound Dynamo of 50/70 volts women. - Dealing with Some Problems commencement of morphis manufacture late of 15. Queen - Road, Hongkong, have been with xbant regalator.

BOARD for before the Medical Profession of China," in Formosa leads to the expectation that LOBI, and if at the expiration of One Mouth A120 ONE

SWITCHBOARD for from the dste hereof the share dommente bo ACCUMULATORS, DYNAMO, de complete Dr. U LIEN TE, president of the the province of Fukien will not be not forthcoming, other Certificates for the said with instrumenta, for 100 Amp Bharon will be issued by the Company

EXTRAORDINARY

that is 70 BAZAAR FOR

That it

proved to the satis faction of this Meeting that the Company cannot, by reason of its liabilities, continue its business, to wind and that is

that he wound volun-

" up the same and

the

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

HE CERTIFICATE, No. 558, for Five Sharer Nos. 5576/15580, standing in the Register in the name of AHMEDBOX HABLABROY,"

been declared LOST,

Comp the said Certificate be produced to the Company

FOR SALE

Secretary

NOTIGR

134802400/20 A ONE CERTIFICATE

AUXILIARY Yowl FEATHERS.

Apply

STANLEY S MOORE, JOHNSON, STOXES & MASTER.

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thereafter no other will be acknowledged.

WATSON & CO., LIMITED. Hongkong, 11th Janzary, 1917,

175

TO LET.

F168

OFFICES at 2, Conusught Road Central

OFFICES in King's and York Ballings. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Road, HOUSES in Breedwood and Moreton

HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.

Apply to AS

MENT AND AGENCY Co., LTD.

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ONE 101

FOR SALE

BIP HORNSBY ACKROYD

For further particulars apply:

LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Alexandra Buildings.

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National Medical Association; pointed |_ neglected - In Harbin the Russian

Ching the out that r

progress of authorities take vigorous steps to pre medicine within recent years has sent the sale of the drug, any Russian

has

Staff Paymaster A. E. Arlen N

been promoted feet paymaster. Ha served in the China War of 1000, and was landed with Captain Sir George Warrender, for the relief of Peking, receiving the Ching medal and the Paking

reter in October 3902 and as such accompanied the crews of the Furius end Kreutz, sunk at Chemulpo, from Hong- kong to Colombo in the steamer Vere, in 1903, plea

The death is announced of Captain William Frederic Johnson, R.N in his eighty seventh year. He was the only surviving brother of Sir Charles Johnzaḥ, Brooke, the Rajch of Barawale. Captain Johnson commanded landing parties in several actions in the Chinese War tween 1856 and 1860, including Falskan Creek under Admiral Eeprel Maczo and the taking of Canton Rankow, artef the Taku forts when serving as A.D.C.

tạ General Sir Hove Graut,