NEW ADVERTISEMENTS THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEET ING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the Office of the Company, 2, Quson's Buildings, Hongkong, on TUESDAY, 27th March, 1917, at 12 NOON, for consideration of tho Directors Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1916.
The SHARE REGISTER and TRANS. FER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the clat
to the 27th inst., both days inclusive,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
R. M. DYER,
Chief Manager.
Hongkong, 16th March, 1917.
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THE ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS AND DEALERS OF HONGKONG.
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MATION
of the Members ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS AND DEALERS OF HONGKONG will be held on TUESDAY, the 27th March, 1917, at 4r.m. precisely in the CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ROOM, NEW GOVERNMENT BUILDING for the following purposes:
(1) Te receive the Report and Accounts of the Committee for the year ended Sink December, 1918.
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(2) To lost New Committee.
(3) To transact suy General Business.
By Order,
E. A. M. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
Hengkong, 17th March, 1917
THE
TH
HONGKONG OLUB.
NOTICE.
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YEARLY THIRTY FIRST GENERAL MEETING of the Members of the HONGKONG CLUB will be held in the Club House, on THURSDAY, the 29th March, 1917, at 5.30 г.m.
By Order.
E. DES VEUX, Secretary
Hongkong, 16th March 1970.
WANTED.
YOUNG MAN &
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Ofice as a Stenographer and Typist. For farther particulars n'fer to
T-1,
Care of "Daily Praak" Office.
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WANTED.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,
PUBLIC COMPANIES
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED, AND REDUCED. THE TWENTY-NIGHTH ORDINARY
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE- HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Offices of the Company, St. George'n Buildings, Chator Road, Victoria, Hongkong, on TUESDAY, the 27th day of March, 1917, at 11.30 AM, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the
31st December Direstora for the year 1916, and declaring Dividend."
By Order of the
BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Hongkong, 6th March, 1917.
874
HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LTD.
THIRTY-SIXTH ORDINARY
TANNUAL MEETING OF DIARY HOLDERS will be held at the Offers of the General Managers at 11.30 AM. on WEDNES DAY, 28th instant, to receive a Statement of the Company's Accounts to 31st December, 1916, and the report of the General Managers,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 14th to 28th instant, JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD, both days inclusive...
General Managers. Hongkong, 8th March, 1917.
HONGKONG
HOUSES TO LET
TO LET FURNISHED. From May to end of October. TRAWBERRY HILL, Tax PRAK Six
Bosms, Garden and Tennis Court, te
"H. W. L Apply to
1, Dos Four Road Central, [108
TO LET TMMEDIATE entry, Four vary desirable hate in Ies House Street, opposite the Grand Hotel, recently recon- strusted
For rent and other particulars apply to
THE MANAGER, AN HONGKONG ICR Co., LTD, 46, Connaught Road Central.
(401
TO LET.
NEW HOUSE in Conduit Road Brady for socupation. Also 1 GODOWN Duddell Streef,
For rent and other particular apply to-
H.M.H. NEMAZEE, 1 Des Voeux Boud.
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301.
TO LET INMEDIATELY.
FIRE INSURANCE LARGE OFFICE, Centrally Situated
COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE FORTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the Undersigned at NOON, on WEDNESDAY, the 28th instant, The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 14th to the 28th instant, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LD,, '
General Managers, HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LID. Hongkong, 8th March, 1917.
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CHINA SUGAR REFINING. COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE
NOTICE.
HE THIRTY-NINTH ORDINARY MEETING OF THE SHARE- HOLDERS & the above Company will be held at the Odices of the General Agenta Pedder's Stresi, on FRIDAY, the 30th instant
GIRL for Typing and General Office at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Apply to-
A Work
1
W. 8. BAILEY & CO., LTD.
1445
THEATRE
ROYAL.
SPECIAL MATINEE!
TO-DAY (SATURDAY),
MARCH 17TH, AT 4.30 P.M.
Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 1st December, 1915
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 16th to 30th March, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LAB.
General Agenta, "Hongkong, 9th March, 1917,
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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED, AND REDUCED.
FOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
The MEMBERS of the NEW BANDMAN NOT TRANSFER BOOKS of the
OPERA COMPANY
will prosent a
POT-POURRI
ENTERTAINMENT
in Aid of a FUND to provide Mentertainment during the coming months
for
MEN OF HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICES
IN THE COLONY.
Company will ber CLOSED from THUES DAY, 1st March, to SATURDAY, 31st March, 1917, both days inclusive.
The return of Capital of 22.5 per Share. will be paid to Shareholders.ontand after the 16th March, 1917, on presentation of Share- Certificaten for endorsement.
By Order of the BOARD OF DIRECTORS. [329 Hongkong, 22nd February, 1917.
The WHOLE of the Gross Proceeds will be HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER
given to this object.
Bookings at MoUTRJE'S,
PRICES...
BOOK
...$3, $2&$1. EARLY AND HELP THIS
DESERVING FUND.
NOTICE.
TH THIS 18 TO INFORM the Genarai Palio that the Undersigned in the Sole Proprietor of JOSEPH BROTHERS, Hongkong, and all connection with the Firm carried on at Shanghai under the same name has Ceased as from the 1st October, 1916.
EDWARD MENASHIH JOSEPH. Hongkong, 12th March, 1917.
HONGKONG- SAVINGS BANK.
NOTICE.
OF COMMERCE.
SPECIAL EXTRA- NOTICE of
ORDINARY GENERAL MEET- ING of the HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Immediately after the ANNUAL MEETING to be held on MONDAY, the 26th March, 1917, at 4P.M., in the CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ROOM, NEW GOVERNMENT BUILDING.
A desire has been expressed that the following Resolution shall be put
*That Clause 6 of the Rules and Regulations of the HONGKONG GENERAL CHANDER OF COMMERCE should be amended by the insertion of the word "British" between the word "ten" and the word "Members in the first line thereof."
By Order,
393
E. AM. WILLIAMS, Becretary, Hongkong, 15th March, 1917,
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ON and after 12th March, 1917, the hours for the Transaction of Business by the HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK will be 10A.M. to 12 Noox, SATURDAYS included.g
For the HONGKONG
SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION,
N. J. STABE,
Chief Mamper,
Hongkong, 5th March, 1917.
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DIRECTORY
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1917
FIFTY-FIFTH ANNUAL ISSUE.
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400 yds. Deliberate.
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100 yda. Grouping.
Deliberate. 300
500
600
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.
1310
LL OUTGOING and INCOMING
A STEAMERS and STEAM LAUNCHES are hereby warned that when passing HOLT'S WHARVES, which are under construction with divers working, that ther MUST NOT PASS WITHIN distance of 200 yards of them and to slow down their speed to 4 knobs be
C. W. BECKWITE,
Commander. FAN
Harbour Master, &c. Harbour Department, Henghong, 10th March, 1917.
in Queen's Boud, fully partitioned and fitted with electric light, telephone and mab. exchange.
Apply--
Care of" Daily Press" fee, (392
TO LET-AT THE PRAK
1URNISHED and newly painted inside,
3. Stewart Termos, Apply
No
H. E. POLLOCK,
Prince's Buildings.
97
'TO LET,
[O. 4%, ELGIN STREET.
Apply to
PERCY SMITH, BETH & PLEMING.
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TO LIT.
From It Mur.'
SATURDAY, MARCH 17TH, 1017.
INTIMATION
The annual general meeting of the mom cut off from all employment and be made the victim of a kind of “ starvation wor” | borg of the Association of. Exporters and not a pleasant experience, but it can Denters of Hongkong will be held on be borne. What the true conscientious Tuesday, March 27th, at 4 p.m. in. thes objector must find much more difficult. Chamber of Commerce room. to bear is the scorn and contempt of his follow men. Yet, no doubt, he has & certain pride in his beliefs; even the
WATSON'S martyr is not without consolation.
OLD BROWN
BRANDY
E
QUALITY.
Brown Brandy
FFICES, And Floor, St. George's Huild-
Ing Apply tom
SHEWAN, TOMES &
25 YEARS IN WOOD.
69
TO LET. TOUR-ROOMED HOUSES i Gordon,
FOUR
Ery Aruaue, Kotamm
A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon. TO LET OR FOR SALE! KOWLOON MARINE LOT 4 with
what ares 38,000 ng, N. suitable for Coat Bogo or erection of Gudowu
Apply 10-
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE Co., LAD Aloinndra Buildings.
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[POL
TO LET. FFICES at 2, Coaminght Food Central OFFICES.in King's and York Bulldogs. THE RETREAT." No.58, TaR PEAK, HOUSES CHIion Candean, Conduit Road. HOUSES Broadwood and Moreton Turrnoon.
HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD. [28
FOR SALE
If
We are informed that the statement made at the Magistracy on Thursday that two of the men implicated in the charge of attempting to pass a forged cheque are: sorters at the Post Office is not correct, they are postmen..
Owing to the late arrival of the) cupies of Elijah" from England, this work
he flinched under the mental torture, or tried to avoid it, he would be on the way to conversion. There is doubtless a
The statement of accounts issued, by the certain amount of gratification in feeling
Hongkong Church Missionary. Associa different from-and therefore, better tion shows that during the year ending: than-other men, and it is into this January 21st, 1917, the receipts totalled pitfall of conceit that the conscientious 82,020,28, and, after the payment of objector is most likely to fall. Even the special donations and gratits there is ♫ New Zealander whose letter is quoted in balance in hand of $2.69. The largest the Post seems not to have escaped this grant mado was one of 8300, to the Canton fat altogether when he speaks of the Church Building Fund. A sum of 8250-
false and foolish ideals" of those in
was also granted for educational work in disagreement with him. The tendency to Canton. preach is, perhaps, inevitable, but one could wish for respect in the choice of words, after all, perhaps, silence would be best. The people whom he criticises will not be performed in its entirety at are giving their lives for their falee, the Cathedral on Good Friday night. and foolish ideals," and, while it would. The augmented choir will, however, sing be unfair to charge the conscientions selections from "Elijah," and the per- objector with a too sacred regard for his formance will also include other suitable solos, quartettes, choruses, &c. Practices existence, we may at least ask him to be silent as to the mental attitude of these are now in full swing, and, in addition to the ordinary Thursday night practice, whứ give so much. This brings up the another short one has been arranged for fallacy at the back of the Conscious Monday evenings. The collection on Good. Objector's reasoning. It is not secause.
Friday evening is to be devoted to War be regards both sides a being equally.
Charities. wrong or equally right that he will not fight; it is because he believes fighting is wrong Presumably, however, he must hold some views as to right and wrong; he must have some opinion as to whether it was right or wrong of Germany to invado Belgium, a country against which she had no quarrel and which certainly had no quarrel with her. If he holds the view that Germany was right in so chow to Hongkong, and when between acting then his objectione are not entirely Tak Hing and Shui Hing, five passengers": conscientious, but are tinged with poli-who had embarked at Tak Hing sudden tical feeling. If he holds the view that
ly produced revolvers, took possession of Germany was wrong, Eow does he expect the vessel, and, having overpowered him the truth to be upheld Truth is mighty (the master), who was wounded by re- and will prevail, but it prevails, not volver shots in the left shoulder and also because it is never beaten, but because
on the right side of the head, searched there is always someone ready to cham the vessel and stole $8,000 from a Chinese pion it. It is a sentimental absurdity to otheia! and $1,200 from the compradera.
It suppose that triith conquers per te. They then left the ship by the chipa has to be fought for, and fought for boats, and landed at a place called Ko many times, before it prevails. We may To Sha, about 30 miles from Shui Hing. regres that the battle for truth shouldUpon arrival in Hongkong the Captain be a physical one; we may regret the was taken to hospital. young lives that are being destroyed, the desolation that is being done, the burden of care that is being created for the future, but until the nationa reach a
S. WATSON CO., LTD., WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
TELEPHONE $18.
(12
BIRTH Razs. At the Government Civil Hospital, Hongkong, on March 18th, the wife of L, C. Parker Rees of a son, HONGKONG OFFIOS: 101, Das Vaux Bean, C. LONDON OPTION; 181; Frame Star, 1,0.
The Baily Press.
WEST RIVER PIRATES. EUROPEAN CAPTAIN WOUNDED.
Pirates are still at large along the West River. Captain Jones, master of the small river steamer Kochow, bas reported- to the police that about 8.12 p.m. on the 14th inst., while on a voyage from Wai-
EUROPEAN BOY'S ESCAPADE, CHARGED. WITH THE THEFT OF
$180.
(gold), in banknotes, the property of the third officer.
stage of development in which they can be moved by dictates of reason this is
A small European boy named John inevitable. We may disapprove of war, Adams, aged 13 years, appeared before and yet refuse to allow Germany to Mr. Melbourne at the Hongkong. Magis trample on the rights of others by taking tracy yesterday on a charge of stealing, against her the only measures which she from the s., Fuensang, the sum of $150 is now. capable of understanding. If HONGKONG 17TH MARCH, 1917.
Germany were open to reason then war CONSCIENTIOUS against her would be a crime; but there is only too much evidence that she is OBJECTOR.
beyond reason She began the war at Detective Sergeant Cockle
Gave what she considered was a favourable youthful defendant a very bad character. opportunity to establish her dominance He said that the lad had been giving hin over Europe. She has obtained as her parents trouble for the last two years. Allies Austria-Hungary, which, by gee- This was the first time he had been graphical position and race afinities, was charged, but his father had given him
THE
When charged the boy frankly admitted stealing the money.
the
LITTLE sympathy will be wasted upon Conscientious Objector. ** NE 10 B.H.P. HORNSBY ACKROY the type of
E1 ENGINE complete with and coupled direct to one 6 LW. Continuous represented by those who were concerned Current Shunt Wound Dynamo of 50/70 volts in the recent conspiracy against the life with shunt regulator.
Arso ONE
SWITCHBOARD for of Mr. LLOYD GEORGE, By whatever ACCUMULATORS, DYNAMO, &o, complete motives they may have been impelled; bound to follow her lead; Bulgaria, which many thrashings, and on one occasion ho with instruments for 100 Amps
For further particulars apply to
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Alexandra Buildings:
NOTICE
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ther actions have proved them to be
saw an opportunity to revenge herself was taken before the Provost Marshal On this latter occasion, criminal fanatics whose continued liberty on Servia; and Turkey, which hears her and thrashed. would constitute a real danger to the death-koel sounding as a European and when the thrashing had boon com State. There are others, however, whose Power. ·Germany's splendid
completed, the ooy turned around and said questioned, who, by quests" consist of, Belgium, Servia and to those present that, he would steal patriotism cannot be
Wo
7E bog to inform the Public sed to those some process of reasoning which appears Roumania. Her methods have aroused again. The Detective added that the
othe whom it may sobern that MR. N. obscure to the majority of men, do against her the whole of the civilised father had absolutely no hold over the EMANUEL ALLAYA has This Day taken
our Business af Storekeepers, &c, conscientiously find it impossible to take world--in itse'f a significant fact which boy, and the Captain Superintendent of including the Goodwill, and will hensaforth an active part in the war, and their lot the conscientious objector might wall Police suggested that his Worship might
Over
Carey on the said Business under the sams style or Firm nams, and our interest and responsibility in the said concern will Cosse on and after that date.
THE PARSEE TRADING Co. FAQ Proprietors. Canton, 1st March, 1917.
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B.
NOTICE.
NY EUROPEAN, Non-Anakic or Indian
A desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the CENTRAL POLICE STATION between the hours of 9 AM. Sc 1 F.M. and 2 P.. to 4 pm. daily
Applicants will be required to produces Pass pork
Mentifestion papero, pot
Dr
How is unquestionably a hard one, The task is to tell the genuine from the false, to separate the wolves who want to go about in cheep's clothing from the real lambs. As long as the daw re cognises the right of the conscientious objector to refuse to bear arms it is use- less to call him names After all, if his views found general aceptance there would be no wars. He may be a mem
ponder. Civilisation is struggling to make an order for the boy to be detained maintain itself, and the conscientious in the Detention Barracks, subsequent to objector is content to see it fall while he being birched. Perhaps that would have a good effect. The boy stole the $150 hugs his glorious, delusion in his arms, He thinks truth wil prevail but is not from the cabinet of the vessel, and when worth struggling for, although it would he had secured the money he went to a ba difficult for him to point to one truth money-changer's at Wanchai and changed that has prevailed without a struggle the gold money into Hongkong money, The roots of his understanding are per- getting $244 for it. Then he went to vorted; he is viewing the world from a Sincere's store and bought a toy motor-
her of the Society of Friends and have wrong angle. He thinks that he i, work held pacifist views all his life; he willing for justice and rigatousness, while have to suffer as much agony of mind as all the time he is trampling them under any man who finds huasef opposed to his feet
popular opinion and popular opinion
All persons with certain exceptions who rans very strong in war time. Recently
remain in the Colony for more than 7 days
The annual general meeting of the are required to Register thomassivos under the the Central China Post published ex- Hongkong Club will be held on Thurs- REGISTRATION or PERSONS ORDIN tracts from the letter of a conscientious day, March 29th at 6.30 p.m. ANCE 1916.
Norms of Registration giving the particular objector in New Zealand, It was not
required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and a pleasant reading--firstly, because the
Police Stations. /
The annual meeting of the Hongkong
The Penalty for nou compliance is Bne not writer was so obviously wrong; and, and Whampoa Bock Co. will be held at secondly because it is not good to see the Company's office, 3, Queen's Build man crucifed for his convictions. To bolags, on Tuesday, March 27th at 12.0000.
car, paying 15 for it. He also ordered
a blue coat for 80:50 and a blue suit of overalls for $4, which he said he was going to wear when he went down to the engine room When arrested the boy had in his possession $182, 10, showing that he had spent about $62.
Mr. Melbourne said that he could not order the boy to be detained in the De- tention Barracks; he had no power to do that, but he would order him to receive twelve strokes with the birch.
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