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wanted for about twenty tone, immediata

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY,

PUBLIC COMPANIES

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD,

shipment. I and J. HYMAN. HE TWENTIETH ORDINARY

Merchants, London, England.

WANTED.

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LOVERNESS for three months, daily or * for mornings only, for one or two Young Children, Kowlson.

Apply by letter tó--

Box 20,

Care of Daily Press" Offies.

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FLAT or UPPER FLOOR of about

A. For started between of Bount

Street and Wyndham Strest.

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DE. KITASHINA,

Care of M, B, K., Lt

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN-LIN.

[$14

JAVA PACIFIUMEIJN. WK Steamship

T

*T IKEMBANG," baving arrived from SAN FRANCISCO,

ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE- HOLDERS in the Compray will be held at the Office of the Company, St. George's Buildings, No 6, Connaught Road, on FRIDAY, the 23rd February 1917, at 11.30 AM, for the purpose of recolving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the year ending 31st

December,

and electing a Consulting

•Commit you Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS.

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET FURNISHED.

0.8, GOUGH HILL

PEAR), for 3 & 4 (No. 102, THE

June, 1917,

Apply

G

and

the. Com-

pany will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 19th February, 1917, until FRIDAY, the 23rd February, 1917, both days inclu sive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO..

General Managers Hongkong, 12th February, 1917. [293

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION,

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

NORDINARY YEARLY MEET ING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation will be held at the Cry HALL, Hongkong, on SATURDA the 24th day of February, 1917, at Noo the purpose of receiving the Report o the Court of Directors together with a statement of Accounts for the year end-

the 31st December, 1916.

the

Comagnees of Cargo are hereby notified Corporation of CLOSED from

TER OF SHARES of REGISTER that all Goods are being landed at their MONDAY, the 12th February, risk into the hazardous sud/or extra hazardous SATURDAY, the 24th February, 1917 Godowas of the Hougkong and Kowloon (both days inclusive), during which period Whart and Godown Cos Whenes

Late

and/or from the wher

bo obtainego Transfer of Shares can be Registered. delivery may

By Order of the Court of Directors,

No Claim will be admitted after the troodi bave left the Godowns, and all. Upoca reining antelivered after the 24th Feb.

w be subject to

mer mat be pre- to rent ou All Claims aguant sented to the Undersigned on or before the 26 b

they will not be reongniseda

All broken, chafed, and damaged. Goods ars to be left in the Godowns where they will be examined on the 9th Tob. 41 10 A,M,; by the Company › surveyors, Messrs. Goddard à Douglas.

No Fire Insurance has been etfield

Bill of Lading will be counterwiguel by

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIN.

· Hongkong. 19th February, 117:

NOTICE TO CONSIGNBERS.

FROM CALCUTTA.

THE Steamship

315

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager Hongkong, 6th February, 1017201

IN THE ESTATE OF JOHN

PENTONY, DECEASED.

all CREDITORS and other persons

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

in China having any claims or demands against the estate of JOHN PENTONY, Inte of 8 Shop Street, Drogheda, in the County of Louth, Ireland, and of The Merchant Service Club, Shanghai, China, deceased, who died on the 24th April, into, and Letters of Administration to whose real and personal estate were granted by His Majesty's High Court Justice in Ireland to MABY PENTONY, of No. 8, Shop Street, Drogeda aforesaid, and resealed in His Britannic Majesty's Supreme Court for Chine in Shanghai

me,

Attorney fourt

the said MARY PANTONY, Sre required to send particulars in writing of their claims or demands to me on or before the 28th day of February, 1917, at the under- mentioned address after which date the not cleared by Feb. 26th will bets of the said JORN PENTONY deceased situate in China will be forwarded to subject to rent.

the said Administratrix. who will not thereafter accept liability in respect of

"SANTHIA,"

having srived from the

nees of Cargo by her are notified that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and d or extra hazardens Gonewas of the Hong kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves delivery

by be

Goods not

obtained.

All broken, shafed and damaged packages are to be left in the Gudewas, where they will be ermined by Mrs. Goddard &

Dougins an Feb 24th at 10 AMA

Clainas

against the Steemer must be presented in writing within 10 days after arrival of will not be recognised. Steamer, otherwise they

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

Bills of Lading will be cuintersigned by

DAVIÜ SASSOON & CO., LTD.

Agenta.

· Hongkong, 19th February, 1917,

TREASURY

R.

24

WITH reference to Government Notifica

tion No. 49 of the 15th February, 1917, owners of property are hereby informed that Notios of any appeals against the adoption of the existing Valuation for the ascamont year 1917-1918 should be lodged with the Registrar of the Supreme Court within 21 days from the date of this Gazctis, se required under Section 16 of the Rating Ordinance No. 6 of 1901.

A. M. THOMBON,

• Treasurer. Hongkong, 16th February, 1917.

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ARNHOLD, KARBERG & CO, IN LIQUIDATION),

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all Claims against the above Estate should be filed with the Ligahdators on or before 29th February, 1917. E

DODWELL & Co., LTD.,

Liquidators,

WANTED-the End of February.

1301

EUROPEAN NURSE or GOVER

ANESE for tro Children, air and five

years. Good salary offered.

Apply--

MAMA, B.,””:

Care of “ Daily Press" Office."

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WANTED.

NAINEER, Br, abslatter, for Harbour or Shop Apply in owa writing with copy refs. stating age and salary required to

W. 8. BALLEY & CO., LTD,

Kowloon

FOR SALE.

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HE Auxiliary House Boat "PLOVER" 15 HP. Parsons Paraffin Motor, with complete outfit. New exils recently put up. Inspection invited. Addres offers by letter enly to

KEE.

Care of COMPRADORE, HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK,

[809

LINSTEAD & DAVIS

[246

TO LEE

010, BEYMOUR TERRACE. Apply

P. M. N. DA SILVA,

6. Des Your Road.

[297

TO LET

NO. 4, ELGIN STREET, 5 Room House,

From 1st April, Apply to

Dr. M. E. ANGEL, New Post Office Building.

TO LET

ONIX-BOOMED HOUSE, “FAIRVIEW" 3, Robinson Road. Immediate possession, Apply to

DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD. 1249

TO LET.

2 quit Boxe, Ready for occupation on 1st

NEW HOUSES now Building in Can

February, 1917. For rent and other particulaen spply to

H. H.H. NEMAZBE,

1 Des Voeux Road.

[108

TO LET.

NO. 42 ELGIN STEDET.

Apply to

PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING

[102

TO LET AT THE PEAK:

URNISHED, 3, bewari Terrace. Apply

H. E. POLLOCK,

Princes Buildiues.

TO LET

ATS in EWO MESS, No. 8, TEI

PEAK Apply Property Office,

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTB

TO LET

190

any of such assets of the said JoyOFFICES on tet Floor, No. 3, Queen's Road PENTONY deceased or any part thereof to Central, at prosent in the occupation of of whose claims or demands. I shall not any person or persons residing in Ching | The China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

Apply to~- CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD. then have had notice.

Dated this 5th day of February, 1917

HERBERT W. LOOKER, Attorney for the Administratrix, MARY PRITORY,

1, Des Veux Road Central,

Hongkong.

FO LET.

LODOWN In Duddell Street Light and Airy Offices overlooking Statue Square. Morlerato rent:

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NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

FROM SHANGHAI, KOBE and MOJI. THE Steamship

"G. APCAR". having arrived from the above Porta. Consigores of Cargo are hereby hiformed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.

Cargo impeding this discharge will he landed at Coasiga tjek apo expense into th hatardoas and/or extra hazardous Godewas of

Hongong

· tho

and Kowloon Wh

Warf Bud Godown Company, Limited

No Fire Insurance has been effected Bills of Lading will be counteraigned by

UAVID BASSOON & U., LTD.

Agents Hongkong, 16th Febenary, 1917,

124

AMERICAN AND MANCHURIAN LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

FROM NEW YORK..

HE Steamship

CITY OF VIENNA "

Captain J. W. Partngton having strived from the above Port, Consigners of Cargo and

For rent and other particulare apply to-

Date of Dally Press * Office.

TO LET

FEBRUARY

2011, 1917

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

E

OF THE FAR EAST

FOR 25 YEARS.

News has been received in the Colony

¦ to believe that the wheels of industrialism

will not always revolve rapidly in of the death in Shanghai of Mrs, R. F. Britain, despite the difficulties about Vitta, who had been suffering from double capital. The average individual inclines pneumorja, The deepest sympathy of towards the opinion of the second school many friends will be extended to Mr. of thought, which predicts that things Vida, who is well-known in Hongkong na will actually boom from the very day of a successful and popular amateur rider. peace. There is, fortunately, good reason to believe that, even if we be not rolling in luxury five or ten years after the mili tary calipse of the Cormans, yet we shall not be in a bad way always provided that Great Britain can continus the in-

THE PREMIER SCOTCH tensified effort and production which she has managed since the Great Divide of 1014. She will emerge from this war with enormously enhanced prestige. In no continent is prestige of auch import anco as in Asia, and the largest markets of the twentieth century are in the East and the Far East. The hundreds of millions of inhabitants of China; the millions of acres of land in Siberia, which will produce grain equal to that of Canada; the tropical islands and hinterland to the South of Hongkong all these need only the products of the workshops of Europe or America to effect the great transformation which is inevit able,

E WATSONS Scotch Whish

GLENOCK, SEORA ESTABLISHED

POPULARITY

MAINTAINED

BY ITS

EXOELLENT - QUALITY

NOT BY

EXPENSIVE

WORLD WIDE ADVERTISING.

A. S. WATSON

CO., LTD.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

HONGKONG,

TELEPHONE 618.

:[12.

The Baily Press.

at present playing to packed houses in The now Bandman Opera Co., which is Singapore will arrive in Hongkong by the P. and O. 6.8. Nellore, and open about March 6th. The Company's reper- toiro for for Hongkong comprises "Mr.

Manhattan," A Happy Day," "The Ding Boys are Here," and several other of the latest London successes.

The MS. Venezuela is bringing a large number of passengers from Shang- hai to Hongkong for the races amongst whom are Mrs. C. R. Burkill, Mrs. N W. Hickling, Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Girardet, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Stokes,

Capt. . E. Morton, Micħars. Jamen Fearon, J. A Hayes, W. S. Jackson and

W. Ura. Others who are also en route include Messrs. W. G. Pirie, C. R. Bur- kill, E. Muller, John Johnstone and A.

P. Heard.

ANOTHER TIGER IN HONGKONG ?

The Hongkong police have received a re- port frein Mr, Joseph, 39, Conduit Road, to the effect that in the early morning of the 17th inst. his servants saw at tho rear of the house a large animal reser- bling a tiger.

It is not difficult to explain why it is almost certain that, contrary to all precedents, there will be intensified trade As soon as the war is over. The modern methods of production have left an enormous margin.

The busiest, most avaricious, and ambitious of the nations in Europe, labouring with a set purpose for world power in the old days, found it possible greatly to increase her effici- ency as a working hit each year be cause of her appreciation of mechanical

KOWLOON'S NEW SUBURB. and chemical inventions and new ideas, AKIDNAPPING INCIDENT. If Germany had banished her dreams of military conquent, and applied all her the work connection with Kowloon's On seemiat of the Chinese New Year, organising ability and mechanical skill new suburb, in Kowloon Bay, has been to commercial extensions, she must have somewhat delayed, and an unlocked for gained a unique position among the incident in connection with coolie gather- nations of the earth. The war has taughting has also tended to curtail progress. all the nations engaged in it many lessons About 1,000 coolies are neccesary to com- about intensited. production. Mental

my of un-

and mechanical powers of organisation Plete the coolie Inbour required, and &l most certainly multiply, for there considerable difculty has been experi-

will be every encouragement to use both enced in getting such an brains and machinery. The wonderful skilled inbour together. About a week War earrings of the women, and of those age two head coolies were sent way to men who are ineligible for military ser- the country districts in the neighbours vice have given the working classes of hood of Canton for the purpose of col- Great Britain new ideas about their own lecting coolies. They succeeded in getting needs. They will be as interested as any together a few hundred men, and bad made all preparations for bringing them one in intensified production, because HONGKONG OPPIOS: 101, Dre Vox ROAD, C. they will want to keep wages high. They to Hongkong when a most unforeseen LONDON OPTION: 181, FIM Spam, E.. will demand, instead of retarding, the contingency arose. The coolies had been use of new appliances and the bag brought down to the bund at Canton ready for shipment when they were economic apparatus. It is not generally understood that the vast trade in what swooped upon by Chinese police and aro called Manchester goods which soldiers and taken to a compound. Hero Britain has carried on in Asia for several charged with kidnapping." The un= the two head cooling were arrested and decades was only possible because of the fortunate No. 1 coolies did their best to mechanical production of those goods- that it was built up on the invention of to work at Hongkong, that they had all explain that the coolies had been engaged RICHARD ABEWRIGHT Agriculture still romains the most important work in the expressed their willingness to do so, and world, for we must all est, however rich thut to suggest that workingmen such as they had been kidnapped" was highly or poor we may be. The new intensive methods are now being applied to agri- absurd. This did not avail. The cooles culture; chemical fertilisers, steam told that they were being led astray,” who had been so zealously collected were ploughs, binding, sowing and reaping and eventually they were scut back to machines, are all agents for increase their homes, The No. 1 coolies were de the work done in agriculture per man.

HONGONG SOTH TEBEVARY, 1917.

INTENSIVE METHODS. For two and a half years Europe has turned aside from the production of wealth to the making and handling of instruments of destruction. Forty million From 1st May.

men have been withdrawn from produe FFICES, Ind Floor, St. George » Build. tive service, and yet, during these thirty months, Europe-or, at any rate, the TO SHEWAN, TOMEN & Ch.

greater part of Europe has been able to live and carry on" without them. It is amazing that the centre of the world's civiusation, the hub of the in- dustrial activity of the earth, should have

OFFICE

Lage.

Apply to

TO LIT.

·69

HOUE-ROOMED HOUSES in den Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon.

TO LET OR FOR SALE. KOWLOON MABINE LOT 48 with wharf aros 58,000 sq. the suitable for Com Storage or erection of Godowns.

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE Co., Tra Alexandrs Buildings.

TO LET

1291

hereby informed thattheir goods are being landed OFFICES 2, Connaught Road Central,

at their rink into the Godown of the Hongkong And Kowloo Wharf and Golosa Kowloon, and

and stored

стрепне

at Consignous risk sed

are te wil

be left in the follower,

All broken, abated, and damaged s samined on TOREDAT, the 24th into by

where they

10

All claims must be presented within FIFTEEN Ward of the steamer's a arval, hare,

sale they raupot be recognized.

by Omine will to admitted after the Geoda my left the Godowne, and all goods remaining andelivered after the 21st inst, will be subjem to rent,

tified that

Con-iomes of cargo as hareby they must produce an Import Permit signed by the Superintendent of Imports and Experts, Henckous, before Bill of Lading can be countersigned,

No Fire Inenanee has been Bills of Lading will be soustarsigned he

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

Hongkong, 14th February, 1917. 1301

effected.

In Manchuria remarkable results have tained, and, up to the present, have pot been obtained in agricultural work

ten released. Representations in re

simply by applying modern scientific to the absurdly high-handed and methods to its problems. It is inevitable nonsensical action have been made to the that the application of these principles end coolies will, doubtless soon

proper quarters, and the release of the will extend to other parts of Asia The affected. results of intensive production will be beneficial to the whole world, if only the nations are determined that there shall the no patched up pesce. If we can con centrate on trade as we have on war all will be well

Dr. WW, Pearse, Medical Officer of Health, returned to the Colony on Saturday, from Home,

been able to turn over all its affairs to the military commanders and still sur vive. Of course plentiful munitions -meate scarcity and dearness of other things, but the fact remains that there is

Close on 600 workmen are already, such a reserve of production that the bel

engaged on the work of pile driving and ligerent peoples" go on living, without

dredging. Twenty dredgers are at work collapse, despite the withdrawal of

preparing large trenches in which the millions of men and women from the arts of peace to the trenches and work

"beds of the new suburb will be placed. shops of war. From this remarkable fact

These dredgers are by no means of un We ought to be able to make certain de

elaborate description. They consist of a ductions which, if ourrect, are of supreme

junk, a few pules, and some rope. A importance to those of us who live in

long pole, or mast, in the centre of the China In the first place, we should be

junk, suspends another long pole. On The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Me one end of the suspended pole is attached able to foral some idea as to the economic morial and Affiliated Hospitals acknow a long rope, with a bamboo and iron state of affaire as soon as the war is ledge with thanks a donation of 850 to basket which is dropped, by means of There are; at present, two the funds of the Hospitals from the Great another piece of rope at the other end opposite schools of thought on this matter. Northern Telegraph Co Some of our experts say that it will be

of the cross-pole, and a wheel, down into the bed of the sea. The basket is dragged afty, or even a hundred, years, before we place shortly of Mr. Henry Ethelbert along until it becomes full of sea-bed shall cease to feel the pinch caused by Hollands, mercantile assistant, Hong is hoisted up again, and its contents the almost complete cessation, for a time, kong Hotel, and Miss Margaret Elsie deposited in another junk. This junk, of our industrial life. They point to Bullen, King Edward Hotel.

in turn, deposits its contents in another the astounding figures of the national and debt, and even the most optimistic Party have this week dispatched a box The Union Church Ladies Working

part of the aes which is being reclaimed. It is a most medieval method to the Occidental eye, but the Chinese mako quite good progress.

OFFICES in King's and York Buildings. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Road. HOUSES in Broadmood and Moreton Terraces.

HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.

Apply tommygan

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGENCY Co., LTD. (28)

FOR SALE.

WEET ET TELLIER'S POSTAGE TANLEY GIBBONS SCOTT'S STAMP CATALOGUES for 1917.

GRACA & CO.,

No. 4, WINDHAM SPRKET, Hongkong.

ended.

among us must, if we think about the

The

marriage is announced to

take

to the Officer Commanding 2/£nd Scottish subject at all, realise the amazing manner Horss in France, containing: 100 pairs in which debt is being piled up by all the of Socks, 13 pairs of Mittens, 4 pairs of pations in Europe. Yet, even with such Knee Caps, 23 mufflers, 81 shirts, 81 hand facts confronting as, wo find it impossible kerchiefs and 60 towels,

It is in this way that the foundations of Kowloon's new model suburb are being prepared