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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

NOTICE

WHEREAS on the 18th day of Jan- uary 1517 the Yaumati Police found Cargo Boat No, 2030V, in Yaumati

THE

PUBLIC COMPANIES

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARI (m. 1917.

THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILD-

́ING COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HERERY. GIVEN that

the TWENTY-EIGHTH ORDIN ABY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Company's

10th February, 1917, at

Bay with quantity of Coal Aboard on SATURDces, Victoria Buildings,"

year

The seized junk having been apparently o'clock A., for the purpose of receiv the Report of Directors toge abandoned by the Master and Crew, This ther with Statement of Accounts for the is to give notion that if the said junk

31st December 1916 and coal be not lawfully claimed within entendEGISTER OF THARES of the

Tho ten days from date the same will be sold.

Company will – be CLOSED from THURSDAY, 1st to SATURDAY, 10th February, 1917 (both [266

(Signed). Mcl. MESSER, Captain Superintendent of Police. Hongkong, 6th February, 1917.

NOTICE

OTICE, IS HEREBY GIVEN that

NOTICE IS AUTHORISED M2,

P. M. U. DA SILVA to sign our firm's naMS..

WORCESTER & LAMMERT, Hongkong, 6th February, 1917. [267

HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.

TOTICE.

THE ORDINARY HALF YEARLY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Company's Hotel on SATURDAY. 17th February, 1917, Noos, for the purpose of receiving a statement of Accounts of the Company to 31st December, 1910, with the report of the Directors, and to discuss any matter that may be competently brought before the Meeting.

during which period Transive),

Shares can be registered.

"of

By Order of the Board of Directors,

A SHELTON BOOPER,"

Secretary to the HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AED AGENCY CO., LTD General Agenta for tho KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING CO., LTD. Hongkong, 25th January, 1817, [223

HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND

FINANCE CO., LTD,

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that-

H

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET.

TÖLYROOD,” ・ Semi-dotähed. Bir Rooms Ohatham Road, Kowlown ;

Lyanım Pun, Closed Vocnadahn facing L

BETCHLIN. APPLY***

DOBWELL & Co, Ltv.

STOLET FURNISHED OR

UNFURNISHED),

NO. 6 MOUNTAIN VIEW PRAK

6 Rooms and Large Kitohen.

DENNYS & BOWLEY,

1256

TO LET 66 W From lat April, 1917.

ELLBURN, No. 18, THE PEAS,

Apply to E

PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING.

1246

TO LET.

IK-ROOMED HOUSE, "FAIRVIEW " 3, Robinson Road. Immediate prosession; Apply toward WAN

DAVID SASSOON & Co, Lizp. [240

TO LET.

Ready for ocempation en lai NEW HOUSES now Building in Con- For rent and other particulare

NOTICE HEREN GUAL GEN ERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS 2 dat Road in this Company will be held at the HONGKONG HOTEL Hongkong, on February, 1917. SATURDAY, the 10th February, 1917, at | "Pply to—

of ro ригрово 12 o'clock Noon, for ceiving the Report of the Directors toge ther with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1916.

the

·H. M.H. NEMAZEE, 1 Des Vogue Bood.

[108

TO LET,

N

по

TO. 4, ELGIN STREET.

Apply tom

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com

will be CLOSED from the 5th Feb pany The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com-ruary to the 12th February (both days

period pany will be CLOSED from 10th to 17th inclusive), during which February, 1917, both days inclusive. Transfer of Shares can be Registered.

By Order of the Board,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS &

SON General Managera, Hongkong, 25th January, 1017. (927

J. H. TAGGART,

Acting Secretary. I Hongkong, lat February, 1917. [206

LADIES RECREATION CLUB.

VINHE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. Twill be held at the CITY HALL, on

WEDNESDAY, the 14th February at 12.15 PM.

BUSINESS,

To pass the accounts for the year 1916. To elect the General Committee. To send Entes 18, 24 and 26.

By Order,

W. WILKINSON,

Hon, Secretary, L.R.C

[263

NOTICE.

THE Undersigand beg to intimate that the

have now OPENED - BRANCH OFFICE in Hotel Mansisas. Hongkong.

ANDERSEN, MEYER & CO, LTD.,

(Incorporated in U.S.A.

1258

ENION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED

NOTICE

PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING.

[108

TO TET AT THE PEAK-

HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO FURNISHED, 3, Stewart Terrace,

STEAMBOAT COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

HE NINETY SEVENTH ORDIN

TARMERTING OF SHARE HCLDERS in the Compary will be held at the Office of the Company, Hotel Man- sens, on TUESDAY, the 13th February, 1917, at 12 o'clock Noox, for the purpose of receiving a Esport of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, declaring a Dividend and electing Direc- tore and Auditors.:

Apply

H. E. POLLOCK,

Princes Buildinga,

97

TO LET.

TALATS in "EWO MESS," No. 8, ras

PHALAM Apply Property Office,

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Lrn.

TO LET

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the ComFFICES on in Flour, No. 3, Queen's Rosa pany will Le CLOSED from the 31st The Chins Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

Central, at present in the code patión el January to the lath February, 1917, both Apply to days inclusive.

CHINA TIRE INSURANDE C6, Leo,

By Order of the Board of Directors,

W. E. CLARKE,

Secretary Hongtong, 20th January, 1017. [202

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEET ING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation will be held at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, on BATURDA® the 24th day of February, 1817, at Nooa, the purpose of receiving the Report o the Court of Directors together with ing the 31st

NOTICE IS HERI

THE CERTIFICATES, N«», 213, 244, 245 and 246, for Five Sheree onch, paid me. Nos. 2801/2620, standing in the Register in the name of AHMEDSHOY HABIBUNOT, having bees declared LOST, NOTICE IS HEREBY AN that anless the said Certificates be statempest Oats for the year end-

odwood to the Sadiety on or before the Twelfth ay of April, 1917, new Certificates for the aid Sharos will be issued and the old Certificates will

•Mereafter

FOLL

1918 The REGISTER of SHARIS of the will be CLOSED from

hold by the Society as null at the 12th February,

By Order of the Board of Directors,

C. MONTAGUE EDE, 1 General Manager. Hongkong, 13th January, 1917, 178

NOTICE.

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

HE CERTIFICATE, 868,

ta:

SATURDAY, the 24th February, 1917 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered. By Order of the Court of Directors,

NJ STABB

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 8th February, 1917. [261

WANTED.

T Starw. Non. 4570/1530, standing in YOUNG GIRL to look after Small Baby

the Register in the name of AHMEDENOT HABIBBBOT haring been declared LOST, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

anless

the said Certificats be produced to the Company

an or before the Treita day of April,

now Certificato for the said Sharon will be inmed and the old Certificate will thereafter be held by the Company as null and void. P

By Order of the Board of Directors,

C. MONTAGUE EDE,

Getzal Manager,

Hongkong, 12th January, 1917.

NOTICE.

[177

A S. WATSON & CO. LIMITED

NE CERTIFICATE for 25 Shares Nos. 7400/7424 And ONE CERTIFICATE for 5 Shares Nos. 51403/51407 in this standing in the mama di Mr.TANG TE late of 15, Queen's Hood, Hongkong, have been LOST, and if at the expiration of One Month the date hereof the above documents be not forthcoming, other Certificates for the mil Shares will be inmed by the Company and thereafter ne other will be acknowledged,

HA, S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, Hongkong, 11th January

[175

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1917.

BECOND PER CENT RUSSIAN INTERNAL SHORT TERMED

A LOAN OF 1916

SUBSCRIPTION

LISTS were CLOSED on the 26th December; the Rosso Astatio Bank, Hongkong, is prepared to accept orders for the above Loan up to the 13th Feb- ruary," on the Subscription Terms, t.c., as previously advertised.

Apply

during the dayz

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Kowloon, suy morning. 1954

WANTED.

ENGINEER, Br.. batainer, for Harbour ar

Shep. Apply in own writing with sopy refa, ainting age and miary required to

W. 8. BAILEY & Co. Las

Kowloon

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"ARTING," Austin Boad, Kowloon,

LARGE AIRY ROOMS, excelent Cuisine.

MES E. O. MURPHY, Proprietress..

1238

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GERMANS

CHINA

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(Hongkong).

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For comb And other particulars apply to

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TO UTT.

From 1st May.

188

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SHEWAN, TOMES & 06..

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TRAWBERRY HILL, THE PEAK. Siz

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TO LEZ,

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TELEPHONE 810.

DEATH.

CHINESE NEW YEAR FATALITY.

PUBLIC INQUIRY.

Yesterday, before Mr. J. R. Wool and › a jury, an inquiry was held into the death of Chinese named Yun Shing, on the morning of January 23rd, Chinese New Year's day.

Evidence was given by a European and a Chinese constable that the docmsed

was found below a tramcar, which hau bron brought to a standstill in Des Vœux Road, nor the entrance to Queen Street, The body was pinned to the ground by the motor casing, and before it could be removed the car had to be lifted by the Tramway Company's men

roporte, from Brazil indicate, induce some of them tà come off the fence. Even those which from a military point of klow may not, ha regarded as formidable could put Germany to very serious un- conveniences. The activities of the Ger man in the Treaty Porta, for example, would be arrested, if China were to decide that the menace to the safety of Let poople who form part of the crews of other nations' ships justified her in joining hande, with the Allies. Tho Allios, however, will watch the issue with mingled feelings, for there are obvious drawbacks as well as advantages in America's participation in the conflict. The great financial and natural resources of the United States would be freely placed at the disposal of the Alies, German ships, numbering over 200 and including some of the flower of the enemy's mercantile marine, which are. now interned in American ports, would be available for carrying purposes, and the American Navy would sasist in the task of patrolling the ocean highways the morning in question he wa On the other hand, the work of succour driving his car along Des Voeux Road. ing the starving Belgians would be Near the point where the ling curves seriously prejudiced and the guardian towards the Fraya there were Chinese ship by the American Embassy of our crackers being fired from several shops. fellow-countrymen who are prisoners of and houses, and, consequently, a great war in Germany would be withdrawn. deol of noise. Ho Bounded his Similarly, of course, the America Em bell loudly and slowed down

Jizet sa be approached the bassy's work on behalf of the Germans

Dr Mofarlang deposed to examining the body in the Victoria Mortuary. The injuries |_ WOTA Very Bevere, consisting of a broken arm, a broken back, and a broken rib over the heart and lunge,

The motor man on the car stated that

who are internod in Allied countries carve a man jumped in front of his would cease, and, although we know that car from the left-hand side, and, before they have nothing to fear from thie, Gert could be pulled up, the our had knock- many is not likely to feel so satisfied oned the man down and gone over him. the point. That the United States would The car would be about four feet from be able to make any appreciable addition the man when the latter got in front to the land forces now arrayed against Witless rang his bell and applied the the Unholy Alliance is scarcely pos

electric brake immediately he saw the man's dangor, sible for, baing & peace-loving industrial nation, like Great Britako,

and

which has always kept free from Euro pean entanglements, she has a very small Army, and taut, it is to be feared, will be fully occupied in maintaining order within her own wide borders. Her heterogeneous population, it must be re membered, contains a very considerable element of Toutonic derivation, mach

which

undergone military training, and that element has long LEG shown ite sympathy with the land of its origin by numerous nets of treachery. According to the cables, it is officially known that spies have been instructed to act in the evont of a rupture with Germany, and it is estimated that there are Bow sonte ten

Other evidence having been given, the jury returned a verdict of accidentel

death, and a rider to the effect that no

blame for the accident, could be attached to moter-man or the Tramway Company.

HONGKONG MAGISTRACY,

OPIUM POSSESSION

Mr. Wood had two Chinese before him, yesterday, charged with being in posSES- sion of 90. tools and D3 taels of opium

Mr. L. d'Almada, solicitor, who ap- respectively.

the defendants, said that in peared for this case, ut in many others, the de fendants had been induced to bring the opium ashore, not knowing that it was

WICKINO. On the 1st February, at her thousand agents of the Central Euro legal to do so.

residence, Milton Road, Bournemouth, Mrs. HANNAK WICKING, widow of the late Hr. Harry WICKING.

(287

Homecone Orion: 101, Das Vaux Bam, O. LONDON OFFICw: 151, Exser Benne, 1.O

The Baily Press.

HONGXOKO 7TH FEBRUANY, 1017.

AMERICA AND GERMANY.

THE prompt and effective manner in which the United States of America FOUR BOOM HOUSE replied to the threat of unrestricted sub

FOUR-BOOMED in Gordon

TO LET OR FOR SALE. KOWLOON MARINE LOT 48 with whard are $8,000 sq. ft., muitable for Coal Storage or erection of Godowns.

Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

CO., LTD., Alexandra Baildings.

1106

TO LET.

`FFICES ■1 2, Connaught Road Contest.

OFFICES in King's and York Balldings. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Road HOUSES in Broadwood and Hazeton Terracce !

pean Powers under surveillance, at least, half of whom are in New-York alona Already there have been several attempts. to destroy enemy chips interned in American barbours, and a member of the erew of the torpedoboat Jacol Jones, which began to sink while being towed into pore, has been arrested on a charge A VIOLENT SILVER SMUGGLER. of sabotage. In the Philippines, also,

Yesterday, Mr. J. R. Wood bad before attempts have been made by the crews him a Chinese charged with attempting to damage the machinery of twenty-three so export 8800 without permission. Austrian and Gorran ships. All these The story told by Constable Fallin was sets are believed to be due to the orders to the effect that, while on duty on of the German Admiralty to prevent the the Douglas Line wharf the previous day, ships from being utilized in the event of he observed the defendant, who, immedi war being doelsted, and we may be sure ately he noticed the officer, walked away that were hostilities to break out, the quick His suspicious aroused, the Germans in America would show scant respect for life or property in the coun try of their adoption,

The defendants were fined $200 and $150 respectively,

In another ease of a similar nature. wwwww in which the quantity of opium was 16

the drug fiscatse. taels, the penalty inflicted was $150, anst

Mr. B. V. D, Pan, Superintendent of the P. & U. Company in Hongkong, has been appointed a Director of the Hong long and Shanghai Bank.

The Benefit Matinee for the Portuguese School, on the 6th inst., realised the sum of £78,50, which amount has been handed over to the Reserve Fund of the Portuguese Association.

meninism appears to have taken Gormany entirely by surprise. After repeatedly flouting Presidnat WILSON the KAISER and his counsellors thought, no doubt, that they could go to any lengths with impunity. It is one more miscalculation added to the many of a similar nature. which they have already made, The soveranos of diplomatic relations leaves them dumfounded; it is evidently a con- agency for which they were not pre- The German Prees, despite ita pared. shackles, has had the courage to address. a warning to those responsible for the embarrassing situation in which t nation finds itsalf, and serious political dificulties are believed to have arisen It now remains to be seen whether those who have assumed the supreme direction of affairs will ent their brave wards or will force another. Power to take up arme in the

Two men

connected with prominent

No. 3, GOUGH HILL (No.109, Tas PEAK),

cause of freedom by committing a hostile banks in the Fa East are coming to A China. They are Mr. D. D. L. McGrew, Furnished, for 3 or 4 months from lat Juns, act or issuing a declaration of war. -1917)

of New York, who has been transferred has No. 25, SHELLEY STREET. 8.ROOMED HOUSE Furnished for 5 or

- 5 or 6 months

HOUSES on Shamaan, Canton.

Apply to TANKPAD

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST, MENT AND AGENCY CO, LTD. [28

TO LET.

703, CAMERON VILLAS, No. 63, Tas

BILANDONAN" No. 54, THE PEAK

NPRAR Furnished

(Furnished),

No

Hongkong, 19th January, 1917. [201 A BOOK to be read by all interested SHOP.

in maintaining British Commercial

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£113

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Published by the HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, LIMITED. To be obtained from the DAILY PREES OFFICE, 104, Des Voeux Road, from Mooers. KELLY & Wasa, Hongkong, Singapore, Shanghai, and Yokohama, and from all Leading Booksellers.

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No 25 BELILIOS TERRACE, with entrance on Conduit

duit Road

The collections at St. John's Cathedral last Sunday in aid of the work of the Missions to Seamen amongst Mint Sweepers at ports in the United King dom nalounted to $121.59,

is lore sufficient to dama Germany in In prosecuting

constabla followed defendant on to the Praya, and, overtaking him, told him he was about to search him. On hearing this, defendant became violent and - eisted the effort to search him. The two men got to grips and both fell to the ground in the struggle, and the constable had to obtain the sasistance of a ges captain, who was passing, hotore the search could be effected." Round defend- ant's body was found a stout linen weet, lined with special pockets, filled with silver dollars to the number of 800 He Tas taken to the Central Police Station, whore he again became violent and re- sisted further search. It took three of the officers present to overpower him, and during the struggle defendant put piece of paper in his month and awal- lowed it Another document was found in his possession containing a list of names with sums of money opposite them

TREET. Kollatha Procidont WSON, who line encounto the Shanguni branch of the leferred

Defendant's story was that he had come of his devotion to peace, should have felt R A. Camidge, also of New York, who to Weichow.

tional Banking Corporation; and Mr from Canton and was taking the money compelled to adopt his present attitude is connected with the Chartered Bank shops asking what they would charge for He had been in various

mendicant who remitting the money and had just come the eyes of the world. Ef he should be was fined $5 by Mr Melbourne forced to enter the arena in defence e

at the Magistracy yesterday, Inspec out of one of these shops when he was tor Kent said these people were arrested. Be could not say what shop it the ughts of neutrals it will not only perfect pists. It was very difficult to remove the last vestige of doubt that hundred were deported to Canton, but His Worship imposed a fine of $500, or get rid of them. Last year six or sever may be entertained by ether nations as they had all returned, and some of themin default, three months' imprisonment. to Germany's strogance and unscrupul had a record of fourteen returns to their

and ordered the $500 to be confiscated Quentes, but will, in all probability, as

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