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Government

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY MARCH 3RD

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

RACE KEETING, 1917

TODAY (SATURDAY) (OFF-DAY) 38D MARCH,

TICKETS ADMISSION to the GRAND STAND and ENCLOSURE may be February 19th, a WHITE BULL obtained from Hess, KELLY & WALSH, LYD,

or at the Gate, Price for the Off Day, $3. odd eyes, from No. 3, New

No one admitted without Ticket, to be Quarters, Wonguisheong Road, Ary person shown to the Ticket Inspector at the Gate,

THOUGH, laining the animal after this date will be

* Clerk of the Course. prosecuted.

Hongkong, 23rd February, 1917.

INSPECTOR WILDIN, Imports and Experts Office:

NOMCE

1860

N the 72% instant, af Noor, on beard the Gumbet PATRIA,ying the HORGEONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK Co. No. 3, Docu, Kowloon, ale with a will be of quantity of Bras File-dunt which

390

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB

request TH STEWARDS Fert the pleasure GRAND STAND and the HNCLOSURE during the Races.

sand and anclosure will be reserved for amb And Mombers Wives and Families, Tickets for which are being sent out with the For Ticketa be produced to gain

sold to the highest biddar. On view on board kuwekea m

HOUSEN TO LET

TO LET FURNISHED.

[O. 3, GOUGH HILL (No. 192, Tar PEAK), for 8 or 4 months, from lat Jung 1917 Apply

TINSTEAD & DAVIS

TO LET FURNISHED. From May to end of October TRAWBERRY HILL, THE PEAK, SE Booms, Gerdon and Tennis Courts Apply to

HW.L

1. Der Verniz Road Contral

1188

TO LET IMMEDIATELY.

ARGE OFFICE, Centrally Sitasto.

Lin Queen Boul, fully pardoned and asted with electric light, leased and exchange.

Apply

Care of Daily Press Office.

TO LET

the Gunboat daily from 10 a.. to 5 PM. Fdmission than will be reserved as From 1st April

By Order of the President of the Administrative Council of the

Chinbost "PATEL

Hongkong, 3rd March, 1917.

KONINKLYKE PAKETVÄÄRT

MAATSCHAPPY:

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM SINGAPORE.

THE Steamship

488

VAN WAERWYCK" having arrived from the above ports, Con- signees of Cargo by her are notifed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or artra hazardous Gedowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and and/or From the Godown Co, Ltd, whenics wharyen delivery may be obtained fro

be

Gocus not cleared by the 8th

the 8th Mar, 1017, will

eminest to rent and damaged packages see

All broken, chafed and

to be

be left in the Godowns, where they will be ammined by 1917, at 10

rann Messrs. Goddard and Douglas on the 7th May

Claims against the Steamer must be present od in writing within 10 days after arrival of Steker, otherwise they will not be recognised

No Fire Insurance will be effected undersigned in any case whatever

Bile of Tading will be countersigned by

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, Agents Hongkong, 2nd March, 1917.

361

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

the

HE FINAL DIVIDEND DECLARED for the Year ending 31st December, 1916, at the rate of Two Pounds Three Shilings Bierling, together with a Bonus of Ten Shillings Sterling per Bare, is Payable on and after MONDAY, the 26th day of February, Current, at the Oness of the Corporation, where Share holders are requested to apply for Warrants, By Order of the Court of Directors,

N. J STABB,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 24th February, 1917. (337,

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFAC TURING COMPANY, LIMITED.

Special sacommodation

recent years for Chinese Ladies and their Female attendante in the Stand erected on the plot of ground next to the Luitano Club Stand.

T. F. HOUGH,

Clark of the Course, Hongkong, 23rd February, 1917,

NOTICE

381

PROPOS of the above, Members are

TO 46, ELGEN STREET 6 Room House

Apply to

DR. ME. ASGER,

Now Post Office Building,

TO LET

1269

NEW HOUSES now Building in Cou-

duís Bond, Ready for occupation on Isk. February, 1917. For that and other particulars

A hereby notified that although Mambor apply to--

ship of the JouxsY CLUB entitles them to free admission to the Enclosure and Stands during the Race Meeting an opportunity is given to them to make special contribution to the War Charitles by also purchasing an admission Ticket at the Gate A Book will be în care of the Gate Keeper in which Membem are asked to record any such purchasm,

THOUGH

Clerk of the Course, Hongkong, 23rd February, 1917.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

10 Servant will be allowed inside the ENCLOSURE of the Race Course during

the Race Daye WITHOUT TICKETS, which can be had on application to the Underaged. These Tickets are only available for Servante while in attendance an their employees when on duty at the varIORS

Stands Any Chinone found

nd loitering shout with Servants passes in their possession will forfeit them, and the holders thereof will be removed. from the Enclosure

TF HOUGE,

Clerk of the Course Hongkong, rl February, 1917.

[333

HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB.

THE ANNUAL MEETING of Members 'will be liels du MONDAY, March 5th, at the Rooms of this JOCKEY CLUB, HONGKONG

CLUB ANNEX8, at 5.15 p. 4,

1314

UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

fat 11,300 clean it thoug

1704

tho Company

No

HLI NEMAZDE.

1 Des Voeux Bond,

1108

INTIMATION

1917

WATSON'S

OLD

BROWN

BRANDY

E

QUALITY.

TO LET

TO. 42. ELGIN STREET.

PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING,

1102

F

TO LET AT THE PEAK.

URNISHED, 3, Stewart Tarrsos,

Apply

5 YEARS IN WOOD.

H. E. POLLOCK

Princes Buildings,

07

TO LET

GULATS in “EWO MESS" No. 8, rm

Apply, Property Ofice,

JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD.

TO LIT,

$190

NODOWN ta. Duddell Street Light and

Airy Officca pearlocking Statue Square

Moderate rent

日

**For rent and other particulars apply to—

Case of Delly From Office

TO LIT From lat May.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Ch

69

TO LET 1OUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon

Terrace and Salisbury Avante, Kontoo

an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the UNION WATERBOATFORS, Ind Floor, St. George's Bulld COMPANY LIMITED, will be held at the Briga. Offes of Merera, Dodwell & Co., LTD. the Apply fomm

rors of the Compac General Managera

Queen's Buildings, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the ninth day of March, 1917, look for the THE THIRTY-THIRD ORDINARY proposing.

ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE passip as HOLDERS in the above Company will be following Resolutions, that is

(1). Thát held at St. Georges Buildings, Chater Road,

the issued Capital of the Co Vistoria, on

SATURDAY, the 10th March,

be Reduced from 8277, 230 (Two Hundreds and Seventy-Seven Thousand Two A FLAT In Humphreys Buildings, Kowloor. 1917, at 11 80 o clock in the forenoon, for the

Wandred and Thirty Dollars) Divided TO LET OR FOR SALE. of receiving a Statement of Accounts purpose sad the Repor

ren Thousand or the Govin immar for

into 27.723 (Twenty-Seren Bevan Hundred and Twenty Three) December, 1010 and Fearnlting

ending 31st

Committee and Anditore.

Shares of 310 (Ten Dollars) each, to electing a

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company

8194.661 (One Hundred and Ninety-Four Thewand and Sirty-One Dollars) will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 5th

Divided into 27,722 (Twenty Seven Marob, 1917, until SATURDAY, the 10th

Thousand Bovou Hanfred and Twenty- March, 1917, both days inclusive, mund

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.

Threa Shares of 87 (Sarea Dollies) mok, General Managers.

and that such Reduction be effected by Hongkong, 24th February, 1917 [344

Returning (on such date as the

Company

the

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED, AND REDUCED

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from THURS DAY 1st March, to SATURDAY, J Maroh, 1917, both Inalusiva,

The

return of Capital of $2.50 per Share will be paid to Shareholders ou sad after the 15th March, 1917, au presentation of Share Certificates for endorsement.

Ass, By Order of the

DOARD OF DIRECTORS. Hongkong, 22nd February, 1917, [829

HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL

SOCLENTY

NNUAL SHOW of FLOWERS, and VEGETABLES, to be held in thi BOTANIC GARDENS,

THURSDAY

the 8th March, at 2 to 6 PM.

Admission $1

(3)

That spplication F

the

General Managers shall appoint) to the Holders of the 27,723 (Twenty Seven Thansand Seven Hundred and Twenty- Three) Shares that have been issu paid up Capital to the extent of 88 (Three Dollars per Share and by Rodneing the nominal amount of each of the said Shares from 210 (Ten Dollars) to $7 (Seven

to the Supreme Court of Hongkong to confirm Reduction of the Capital of the Company with the foregoing Bhould the above Resolutions be passed by the requisite majority,

Pesolations to a Second Extraordinary General Meeting which will be sabsequently convened

Dated this First day of Marolt, 1917.

DODWELL & CO, LTD.,

General Managers.

(855)

for confirmation they will be submitted:

G

NOTICE

KOWLOON MARINE LOT 49 with wharf are 58,000 sq. fl., anlable for Cost Storage or erection of Godowns.

Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE Co. Lt Alexandra Buildings

TO LIT.

FFICES ȇ 2, Connaught Read Central.

A. S. WATSON

CO., LTD.,

For instamme, compulsory military sor vice in some form, seems certain." At the same time the State will concern itself more than formerly with the material prosperity of the Empire, and will, wa trust demonstrate to the individual the advantages of oo-operation. The war, indeed, appears to have carried us far away from the old idea of indeviduel ism and in the direction of Stato social- That a development which con- tains great possibilities of both good and

HIST

stimulating rentance of Dick Whitting ton, bar furnished many examples of the rise to fame of the honest and indus brious apprentice. As in China, so in London there were trade guilds, and the old City Companies are evidence of desire among traders that they should combine together to maintain their com mon interests. The Guild system is, ia deed, an early example of co-operation. The City Companies of London still wield a considerable amount of power and con trol large funds; but they do not, except evil. We are sanguste, howover, that in rare instances, exercise any supervi- the lessons of the war will be such that sion over the trades after which they are only good will result from the State's named Most of them are almost entirely increased activity, philanthropic institutions, whoes chief work is to administer funds for charit able purposes. In China, of course, the. guilds have a different function to Bognor Bussa, widow of Bir Choit Clementi Smith, G,C.M.G., left unsettled perform

Lady Clemonti-Smith, of Sefton Lodge,

The introduction of the limited liabitate of the gross value of £3,778. lity Company marked the beginning of Much sympathy will be felt with Mr. new trale ere. It made the growth of E Irving, Director of Education, in tha loss which he has sustained by the death very large organisations possible, and loss set up Boards of Directors, which direct of his father, Mr. C. J. Irving, C.M.G., ed policies, instead of leaving the supreme late Resident Councillor of Penang, control in the hands of one man, Trade inions and employers federations sprong into existence, and in place of the per- Inspector Lamont will be placed in gonal relationship between master and man there came the conference between trade union officials and selected repre- sentatives of the employers, The trade unions brought their grievances and

policies into politics There also grow up the Chambers of Commerce, and although, at first, these bodies seemed to be without crocutive authority, they served to educate public opinion in matters of trade, and exercise, also, some influence in Parliament.

In consequence of Mr. D. Barlingham, 4.S.P., proceding to a theatre of war,

charge at Taipo, and Inspector Mac donald has been transferred to the Hung- hom police station

The members of the Hongkong Police Force who have been selected to go to he front will leave the Colony to-day They will be marched down from the Central Police Station at 2.30 p.m., and depart from Blake Pier at 3 p.m. The con- tingen will include Mr. D. Burlingham, ASP who is proceeding to India to join. the forces there. The contingent was Despite the tendency towards greater entertained to a farewell dinner aggregations of capital and larger estab the King Edward Hotel, last evening, lishments, there was, until the last ten among those present hộing Mr. P. or twenty years, a great deal of com P. J. Wodehouse (presiding), Mr. F. C petition among the firms engaged in any Jeukin, D.S.P, (R), Mr. J. W. Franks, one industry. Then

Then the idea found and Mr. T H. King. Mr. Wodehouse, acceptance that co-operation wes less ca hehalf of the company, wished the men wasteful than competition, and new bon voyage, and expressed the hope that aocieties for associations enTONG. into being all would return safely.

Such a one is the Society of Motor Mann- facturers, which decides many importaḥte

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS trade questions concerning the production

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of automobiles, and manages the public exhibitions of now, cars. About five years ago an association was formed in Eng land, the special purpose of which was the Protection and development of trade in terests in China. It was called the ALLAN-At the Shanghai General Hospi- | British Engineers Association, and it

tal, on February 25th, HENRY T ALLAN, aged 70 years,

DEATHS

IRVING. At Exmouth, England, on 23rd February, CHARLES JOHN IRVING, CMG aged 86, Inte Resident Coun cillor, Penang. Straite papers please

copy,

LAURIKA Brentwood, Essex, on Jan

Bary 9th, EMILY ANNE, widow of PG. LAURIE, Heron Court, Brent- wood, and daughter of the late Sir JOHN SMALE. Chief Justica of Hong - kong, aged 73.

The Baily

Baily Press.

HONGKONG SED. MARCH, 1917.

THE V.O. FOR A FORMER

HONGKONG SOLDIER

His part of the line was held up by machine-gun Bre, and all officers had become casualties. There was confusion Private and indication of retirement. Edwards, grasping the situation, on his own initiative dashed out alone towards the gun, which he knocked out with bombs "

HONGKONG MAGISTRACY.

HOUSE REMOVALY

For removing premises" without a DONA licence, two Chinese, a boarding-bouss keeper and another were fined $25 by Mr. Melbourne,

JAPANESE AT VARIANCE

When a case was called in which

The Victoria Cross has been awarded to Private FJ. Edwards, of the Middle sex Regiment, who was stationed in Hongkong in 1912, being then a Trumpe- ter in the 88th Company, Royal Garris son Artillery. He enlisted in the Middle- included many of the best known firms sex Regiment in August, 1914, and realis of manufacturing engineers in the King-ed all the qualities of the Diehards,” dom. It appointed a Commissioner in for he won, the VC, for this for fest: Peking, interested itself actively in the education of Chinese engineers, cireulated amongst its members confidential reports concerning trade openings in the Far Eust, and strongly urged the British Foreign Office to show greater regard for trade interests. Since the war we have Hosesong Orrion: 101, De Vaux, Bold, Onot heard very much of its activities, LowDON OPTICS: 131, FIRST STARES, E.0.

except that it has given attention to the commercial pessabilities of Russia Re cently it has fused itself into, or amal gamated with, a rather more ambitious association witch originated in Manches tor. It is doubters actively considering its plans for the trade campaign which TRADE AND THE WAR.

is to follow the end of the wor, As, at the present time, it is almost impossible THE British merchant has always been an individualist: The remarkable pro to obtain anything made of iron, stcel apority and development of Great Britain or copper from home, it is obvious that Japanese charged a fellow-countryman during the second half of the nineteenth hardware manufacturers have no need to with sult, only the defendant appears centary were due very largely to the worry about a market. All the large ed, and it was stated that the complain- enterprise of men who believed in thon engineering works in Britain are rigidly ant was too ill to appear

• Questioned by Mr. Wood (the Magis- selves, and applied what has been called controlled to-day by the Minister of trate) the principal witness 80 Ma of Self-Help Munitions, and it is almost Fiterally | Japanese, sad that in his opinion de- the Samuel Bmiles Gospel. to their business. They neither asked true to say that every macbine and fendant was in the wrong. He (defend

Sant) had "knives and womething in his for, nor expected, sid from the State, mecharue in the country is engaged upon hands.

the production of material necessary for The case was remanded for the attend- nor co-operation from their friends.

ance of the complainant, QUEEN MABY'S NEEDLEWORK

Those sure the days when applied science the successful prosecution of the war GUILD

SILVER DOLLARS FROM THE was just emerging from the stage of Nevertheless, the trade organisations

RACES. ADY MAY President of the Guild in this infancy Men who had shown great per multiply The Royal Colonial Institute

Colony, Invites all Ladies interested in the organisation of working parties for war sonality and industry elevated themselves has a Committee of Trade and Industry, work — whother in connection with War from Defoundry, the counter, or the while a well known business man of the Charities Commillee or not - to attend a Meeting at Government House on WEDNES bench to the manager's office, by the Midlands has formulated the Dudley DAY, 7th March, st 10.30 4.x, for the discus- simple expedient of starting a business Docker Scheme for a pooling of trade in the harbour in a sampan had his sion of matters of general interest.

Suspicions aroused by the manœuvring [850

of a very small scale and enlarging it interests. The Government have set-up of another sampul in the vicinity of a from year to year In many cams it Commissions of Inquiry, the latest of skup. The officer boarded the samy so happened that a man who had in bis which has reported in favour of Im and underneath the boards he found the silver dollars made up in boxes of fifty. Mr. Lloyd, of the Imports of Expor could not sign his own name to a dogued, also, that a State Bank for industry Department, who prosecuted, said he did. not wish to press for a heavy penalty as ment. The career of these early captaine has been rocotamended. As the amalga it was obviously not the defendant's of industry vas simply a record of con mation of interests increases, the legisla money. However, he would like a fine centration upon business. All the manu tion affecting trade becomes more and sufficient to deter host people from

taking part in such proceedings. V facturing districts of Britain, such as more complex. It is almost axiomatic, A line of 810 was imposed, and the Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Glasgow however, that the larger the machine the money was ordered to be confiscated

Mr Lloyd told his Worship that the and Newcastle, have produced numer cheaper is the production of the article dollars came from the race course. There aus examples of the material success of When the war is over we are not likely was some dificulty in getting the money citizens who commenced life with no set to go back to the conditions wheck ob- Paid or the booth, and as soo

paid the recipients disappe

Muny utstanding personality. Lon- tained before August, 1914, The State of the Holling bore t

OFFICES in King'u and York Balldings. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Road HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton HOUSES in Shameen, Canton,

Apply to

Terraces: FRANKE

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGENCY Co., Ltd.

HONGKONG POLICE (BESERVE);

NY EUROPEAN. Non-Asiatic or Indian SERVICE RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP employment, many hundreds of workers perial preference. It will be remember

A desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the CEXTEAL POLICE STATION between the hours of 8 Lx to 1 F, and 2 F.M.

Applicants will be

Pas-

Lady MAY will present the Prizes at 5 PM to 4 P.M. CRAY, ha requiem produce

FRIDAY

the 9th March, at 1930 LM to 3 pm.

Admission 500 Conta

VAN3 to TMZ

Admission 20). Conti,

ports or identification paperc

All persons with partain exceptions who rerouin fa the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register themie ander the BEGISTRATION PERSONS ORDIN

ANOR 1916.

The Band of the 18th Punjahre will play on Forms of Registration giving the particulars

both days.

Tos will be obtainable on the Ground.

A NICOL

Ron, Secretary.

Hongkong, 28th February, 1917,

required may be obtained at the G.P.0, and 11 All Police Sutions

The Penalty for non-compliance is a no not "Toding $50,

MEETING

HE THE GOVERNOR'S CUP.

EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 8TH, 1917 Open to Buy person in the Colony, Entrance Fee 31

(to be used in connection with printing erpauses). Service Rism. T

400 yd Dallberate, 600

100de. Grouping 200 Deliberate

Printed conditions may be phtaine application to Inspector 11 A Heliquarters EEPR

1310

A Chinese was charged before Mr. elbourne with attempting to export 2200 silver dollars.

The Revenue Officer who was on duty

ou, the stage upon which was played the will demand more of the individual, Mesra, Lowe, Bingham & Matthew