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ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE.

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that; on and after the 22nd instant, and until further Notice, the Road from DEEP WATER BAY 1. REPULSE BAY will be CLOSED to Horse and Vehicular Trafic in order toadmit of certain improvements being effooted thereto, pa W. CHATHAM, Director of Pubilo. Worka,

Public Works Olica,

Hongkong, 20th March, 1917.

TO LET

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For Six Months from Middle of April

NO. BROADTOOD BOAD, Happy

Valley. Fall Furnished. Apply to-

A. M. THOMSON.

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THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO.

LIMITED.

NOTICE

THE Special Attention of the Public is The to the dormentioned Regula. tions which form part of the Regulations made by the Governor in Council under Section 3 of pa the the Electricity Supply Ordinance, 1911, oa 15th March, 1917.

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Any person making any addition to any electrical installation connected to the Company's main without obtaining the written consent of the Company thereto Basll be Eable to . penalty sof exceeding $100 for every such a

asa addition" 34--"Any consumer upon whose premises Any such addition shall be found shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding 8109 for every day or part of day during which such addition shall have been

In this regalation “con existence, svinor" means the person in whose name the contract for the supp electricity to such premises was made with the Company, or there be no such person, the principal tenant. person in actual occupation of the which such wúdition shafi ve

in

of

THE

PUBLIC COMPANIES

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,

LIMITED, AND REDUCED. ⠀⠀

THE TWENTY EIGHTH ORDINARY

ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE

HOUSEN TO LET

"TO LET FURNISHER

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 216T, 1917.

From May to end of October, TRAWBERRY HILL, THE PHAX Six

Rooma, Gardea and Tennis Const

HOLDEEB in the Company will be held at Apply to 1, Des Voeux Road Central,

the Offsen of the Company, St George's Buildings, Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong, oz TUESDAY, the 27th day of Marob, 1017, at 11.30 AM, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Director for the past onding 31. Documber, 1016, and declaring a Dividend.

By Order of the

BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Hongkong, 6th March, 1917.

$74

THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPÓA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

TO LET.

188

I SHOPS allosted in Ice Hutts Street, opposite the Grand Hotel, recently recon- structed ya

MMEDIATE entry, Four very desirable

For rent and other particulare apply to--- THE MANAGER, HoNarano ICE Co. LTD... 46, Connaught Road Central

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TO LET":

NEW HOUSE in Conduit Road. Ready

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ORDINARY YEARLY MEET ING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held 1 w occupation. Also 1 GODOWN in in the Office of the Company, 2,

Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, TUESDAY, 27th Duddell Street.

For rent and other particulars apply to--- March, 1917, at 19 Noor, for consideration

E. M. HANEMAZEDA the Directors Report and Statement of

1 Des Voeux Bină.. Accounts for the year ending 81st December,

1402 1016.

The SHARE REGISTER and TRANS- FER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 21st 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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HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LTD. THE THIRTY-SIXTH ORDINARY

ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the Office of the General Managers at 11.90 AM. on WEDNES DAY, 28th instant, to rectives Statement of the Company's Accomats to 31st December, 1918, and the report of the General Managers,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 14th to 28th instant, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., Ganoral Managers. Hongkong, 8th March, 1917.

HONGKONG-

FIRE INSURANCE)

COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

TO LET-IMMEDIATELY.

LARGE OFFICE, Centrally Situsted

In Queen's Road, fully partitioned und atted with electrio light, telephone and end; exchange,

"X. Y. Z Care of "Daily Free" Office.

Apply

TO LET AT THE PEAK

TURNISHED and newly painted inside,

8, Stewart, Tarrson. Apply

HE, POLLOCK,

Prince's Buildings

TO LET.

No

(0, 42, ELGIN STREET.

Apply to

PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING

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"THE FORTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY OR

Having regard to the possibility of break- down at the Company's present plant through unauthorised additions to axis ing installations the Public is earnestly requested to an operata with the Company by bringing by the me pany's netice any contraventions of the alvi regulations.

Dated this 20th day of March, 1917,

GIBE,

LIVINGSTON & CỤ,.

Agents

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NOTICE TO CONSIONBES

From SHANGHA, KOUK and MOȚI

THE Mizunoship.

*CSANTHIA,” having arrived from the shore Park, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the luxurious and/or extra hasardow Godowns of the Bong kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.,

#konna knd/or

and/or from the whares delivery

by obtained.

Ltd

Cll be admitted after the Good have left the Godowns, and all Goods remainin undelivered after the 27th isst, will be subine to rent

No Fire Insurance has boun effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by DAVID SASSOON & Co., Lath

De Agents. Hongkond, 20th March, 1917,

124

FACIFIC MAIL, STEAMSHIP CO.

**ECUADOR": FROM SAN FRANCISCO VIA HONOLULU JAPAN PORTB, 8-ANGHAI AND

TUM MANILA.

MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS flew at 1 Offices of the Undersigned

at Ninis, on WEDNESDAY, the 28th instant. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 14th to the 29th instant, both days ineludve godded 9 ren

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,

General Managers, HONGKONG FEE INDUR INOR CO., LTD. Hongkong, 8th March, 1917.

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CHINA SUGAR REFINING COMPANY LIMITED.

NOTICE

THE THIRTY-NINTH ORDINARY

MEETING OF THE SHARE HOLDERS of the aber Company will be held at the floos of the G-neral Agents, Pedder's Street, on FRIDAY, the 30th instant, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the year Report and Statement of Accounts for the anding 31st December, 1916.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 16th to 30th March, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Las,

General Agents. Hongkong, 9th March, 1917.

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GREEN ISLAND GEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED, AND REDUCED.

TTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that TRANSFER BOOKS of the

will be CLOSED from THURS Company EE above-mentioned vessel baring arrived DAY, Int March, to SATURDAY, 3

from the shore-maptioned ports, Con- arch, 1917, both days inclusive algases of cargo are hereby informed that their

The return of Capital of $250 per Sh goods are being landed at their risk inte the will be paid to Shareholders on and after the

Certificates for endorsement

TO LET.

From: la May-

·FFICES, 214 Floor St, Chorge's Build.

ingt Apply town

SHEWAN, TOMES & %

TO LET

69

Face and Salisbury Avamus Kowlorin; A SIX-BOOMED HOUSE in Minden Rou Kowloon.

NOUR-BOOKED HOUSEB-In Gordon

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

E

THE PREMIER SCOTCH OF THE FAR EAST

FOR 25 YEARS.

WATSONS

POPULARITY MAINTAINED,

BY ITS

EXCELLENT QUALIET

NOT BY EXPENSIVE

WORLD-WIDE ADVERTISING.

A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon A.

TO LET OR FOR SALE KOWLOON HARINE LOT 48 with whart are 58,000 11, suitable for Cont Storage or erection of Godown.

Apply to WebT

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

Alexandra Buildings.

121

TO LET.

FFICES at 2, Conting

Connaught Bond Contral

OFFICES in King's and York Baildings. THE RETREAT," No. 58, Tra Park, HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Road. HOUSES In Broadwood and Morsion

Canton. HOUSES on Shameen, Cant

Apply toNG LAND INVEST.

THE HONGKONG

MENT AND AGENCY Co., LTD. 128

FO LET.

PRAK, Furnished TOS, CAMERON VILLAS, No. 63, Tw BROOKED HOUSE at Mount Kolist, Farnished for 5 or 6 months

12

Hazardous and or extra Hasardous Godowns 15th March, 1917, on presentation of Spare BEACONSFIELD ARCADER

of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf Godowa Co., Ltd, and delivery must be taken must be taken therefrom

Consigness are hereby notified that General Average her best declared and before delivery

codi.

argo can be given they must sign General Aromage Bond, furulah completed valuation

Averag statements and pay a General tribution of 2 per ocht of the invoice value of The

they

the

of cargo are also produce an Import Permit signed by

ANA

By Order of the BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Hongkong, 22nd February, 1917. (329

HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LIMITED

(Incornested in the United Kingdom).

AYOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

nobled that COLONIAL (Hongkong) REGISTER ndent at imperis ports, of the Compasy will be CLOSED from TUES

Hongkongchafed and damaged goods are to

broken,

be left in the Gotowns, where they will be saamined on MONDAY, 26th inst. at 10 M. Ax claims must be presented within a monik of the Simmer's arrival hare, after which they esanot be recognias.

No elaine ill be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns and all goods remaining undelivered after DAY: 27th inst

TUESDA

be subject to landing and storage chargeka

No fra lamace whatever will be eutected.

30 and in their

Consignees for counter- Bills of Lading eignature.

PACIFIC MAIL 8 8. 00,

By R. O. MORTON, General Agent

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

ORIGINAL

NA JURISDICTION.

IN THE MATTER OF THE OZE TAP STEANSHIP COMPANY, LTD., and REDUCED.

IN THE MATTER OF THE COM PANIES ORDINANCES 1911-36

TOTICE IS HEREBY

DAY, 27th March, 1917, to WEDNESDAY, 25th April, 1917, both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board of Directors,

W. E ROBERTS,

[Secretary, Hongkong, 19th March, 1917-

SHOP.

KELLETT CREST, 66. PEAK No. 25 BELILIOS TERRACE, with entrance on Conduit Road,

TWO GODOWNS, in Daddell Street. No. 2, DES VEUX VILLAS, 61, PRAX (Unfurnished),

TO LET OR FOR SALE. CLOVELLY" No 12. Peak Rosdi Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS,

Brd Floor, Alexandre Buildings.

NOTICE.

6.8. BERWINDVALE”

[20 N bo Responsible for any Debts TEITHER the Captain, nor the Owners iscarred by the Crew of the baro rosel.

1415 Hongkong, 17th March, 1917.

NOTICE

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMEROZ.

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

have Appointed by Megna GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF NEW YORK, toto their SOLE AGENTS will be held on MONDAY, the 28th March, for Hongkong, Macao, Kwong Chow Win and 1917, & P.M. Preclealy in the CHAMBER South Chics, for the sale of Drugs, Chemicals, OF COMMERCE ROOM, NEW GOVERN Draggists Sundries and kindred goods, MENT

THE HONGKONG MERCANTILE

CO.,LTD. Hongkong. 17th Mareb, 1917.

of the Members of the HONGKONG WEBSON ROBBINS, I

for the following purposive the Report and Accounts of

(1) To receive

the Committee for the December, 1916 year ended lat

To clost New Committee,

(3) To transsof any General Business.

By Order,

2. A. M. WILLIAMS, Set Secretary, Hongkong, 16th March, 1917,

HONGKONG CLUB. NOTICE

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REBY GIVEN that Nalition for Confrming Resolation Rednsing the Capital of the shore-named Company from $1,000,000.00 to $400,000.00 THE FBIRTY FIRST TEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the Members the 9th day of March presented to the Supreme Court of Hongkong, and is now of the HONGKONG CLUB will be held in pending and that the List of Creditors of the the Club House, on THURSDAY, the 29th Company is to be made out as for the 15th day March, 1917, 5.30. P.M.

By Order.

MAT, 1917

HASTING & HASTINGS Solicitors to the Company.

E DES YOUX, Recretary

99%

Hongkong, 16th March, 1917.

412

2146

HONGKONG POLICE (BERREVE).. SERVICE EIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING

HE THE GOVERNOR'S CUP - EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 8TH, 19 Open to any person in the Colony, Entriage Fe $1

(to be sad in connection with printing expenses). Barrios Rifles Open Eights

100 yds Grouping 400 yds. Deliberate.

500 200 Deliberate

60177 Printed conditions may be obtained en vriskas application to Chief Innenfor H. ALAKERT, Headquarters C EKPR

$900

As yesterday's meeting of the Hong- Long Sanitary Board, a letter was read from Mr. P. W. Goldring resigning his sent on the Board. Mr. Goldring wrote to the President as follows. I have the honour to ask that you will be good. enough to forward my resignation as a member of the Sanitary Board to H.E. the Governor, ne I am leaving the Colony." The resignation was accepted.

Mr. J. J. Bryan, the Hon. Correspond- ing Secretary of the Over Seas Club, hag received a letter from the Hon. Secretary and Organiser of the parent Institution in London, appealing for support to- words the provision of further aircraft for our Armies. Since the war started, the Over Seas Club has been the means of presenting 88 seroplanes to the Royal Flying Corps, whose splendid achieves mente has been one of the outstanding features of the war. The wastage of air.

British Malayo, solely by means of his remarkable business aptitude. He had complete faith in himself, great industry, and the ability to seize his opportunifics and make the mat of them. It is not improbable that, during the changes which are sure to take place in the next fifty years, such mon.may push themselves to the front in China. It must be membered, however, that the great incen- sive to effort is the prospect of reward, and it is unfortunately true that in China there has been no certainty of a reward for industry, owing to the tendency of the officials to enrich them selves at the expence of others. Love Yaw's life supplice a remarkable example of what might often happen in Chime it the people were encouraged to develop the natural resources of the country. There are provinces, and districts of China probably as well blessed as Malaya by nature, That the Chinese do not lack intellectual ability is shown by the factoraft, however, is very great, and it is that time after time they have carried off prizes at foreign Universities in com petition with candidates who had the advantage of working in their own language. They are patient, industrious and practical. All they need is encour. agement. ADAM SMITH, the great founder of the principles of political economy upon which the wealth of Great Britain has been built up, difmed man as trading animal" The Chinese bave been &uation of traders for centuries. When our British ancestors wore decorating their naked bodies with paint and living in primeval forests, the Chinese already had a civilisation and a culture The reason thas no cases analagous to that of the late TOWKAY Loke Yew occur in Chins is because of the “olo custom which permits officials to prey upon the people. We hope we shall not be con-aged by the enemy, who deatroyed pri- vate houses and public buildings and sidered unduly pessimistic, but it must

carried off, or burnt, everything of value be confessed that the Revolution and the

-an-appalling scene of wanton destrue. Republic have not, so far, effected any

the crowning iniquity was. very perceptible change in the nationa!

the poisoning of wells. habits Progress, it is true, has been.

residents of made by the establishment of a clean left to the imagination of the administration for the Salt Gebelle, but Hongkong, ang and safe, as to what

hoped to be able to continue the gifts of seroplanes while the war Taste.. It is believed that residente, oversone can help to bear the burden of the Empire's defence in no more practical way than. by providing funds for the purchase of air-craft." Hongkong has already co operated in this task, and the fcheibility of doing something more is now under consideration.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE GERMAN COAT OF ARMS. [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG

DAILY "PRESS,'T Sin-Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Hig reports" Bapaume was captured after astiff fight with the German rearguards. The town had been systematically pil

tion

S. WATSON & it will take a long time, we fear, before has happened to the women and children.

CO., LTD.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

HONGKONG,

TELEPHONE 618.

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Honakong Orsion: 104, Das VOUT BOAD, C. LONDON OFFION: 181, FL Gram, É,0,

The Baily Press.

HONGKONG 21st Manch, 1917,

AN OBJECT LESSON TO CHINA, No more convincing, preof could be needed of the equality of opportunity

enjoyed

by men of all races which is and creeds in the British Empire than that furnished by the career of the late Towkay Loke Yew in Maleya From a very bumble beginning this remarkable Chinese rose by his own unaided efforts to a position of great affluence.

for Hongkong has a peculiar reason horouring his name, for he was a thost practical friend of the local University. Not only did he head the list of donora to the original endowment fund, but, not very long ago, he handed over the sum of half-a-million dollars without inter- eat, for twenty the years. In his desire

which to offer to others opportunities for learn ing which had been

been demed to him in his youth he reminds us of Mr. ANDREW CARNEGIE There are, indeed, many points of resemblance between the poor

Scotch emigrant who went to America

Huns

all the Administrations are similarly in the hands of a race of people, like the purged of corruption.

The Imperial Arms of Germany are still allowed to be exposed in a dozen or more places over the late Cornazal, Bank in Queen's Road. I think they might be covered up if there is any real reason for preserving them; one British firm who is a tenant has already done this on their portion of the building.

Entry forms for the Oxford Local Preliminary Examination may be obtain ed from the local Secretary, Mr. Charles Gerken, St. Stephen's College.

Sergeant Major J. H O'Callaghan,

There can, however, be no reason for R.G.A., who was formerly a Corporal in th: 87th Company, R.G.A., has been approtecting these arms, as it is not at all pointed 2nd Lieutenant for Service in likely that the German Bank, will osor th: held:

be re-opened in its old building, for no German will act foot in this Colony for many years. There is only one place suitable for the owner of these arms Yours truly,

It 8 intimated that to allow cer

tan improvements to be effected, the road from Deep Water Bay to Repulse Bay will be closed to horse and vehicular traffo from the 2nd instant till further notice.

a Chinese of the coolie class was found guilty at the Hongkong Criminal Ses- sions yesterday, of assaulting a Chinese woman, with intent to rob, and was sen- tenced to three years hard labour and sia strokes with the birch.

The Police have received cabled in formation that P. Drury, who proceed ea Home with the second contingent of Hongkong Police for service at the front, was killed in France on February 17th On going Home the deceased constable joined the King's Royal Rifles,

The Hongkong Electric Company, Limited, direct, the special attention of the public to the fact that by two of the

Regulations made by the Governor in and became a multi-millionaire by menus Council on 15th instant, persons making" of the steel industry, and TowKAY LOVE unauthorised additions to electrical instal- YEW, who went to Malaya and became a letions connected with the Company's

mlti-millionairs through the tin ming main render themselves lirble to Both men wore eminently practical; but penalty. Consumers upon whose premises once they were convinced of the sound such unauthorised additions are found ness of any scheme they gave it their are also liable to be penalized. fullest support They were both pro gressive, and eagerly examined new ideas, Dr. Pearce, the Medical Officer of They both endowed education, TowKAY Health for Hongkong, stated, at seeber- Loke Yew was unable to visit Hongkong day's meeting of the Hongkong Sanitary for the first degres ceremony at the Board tans since the last meeting there University, but the rare distinction of had been twelve cases of small pex, com- receiving an honorary degree at his own pared with 47 in the previous fortnight, home was conferred upon him. His life of the twelve cases, three courred in should prove an inspiration to thosete City of Victoria and nine at places young men who will benefit by his muni- other than Victoria Ho had not boon able to get the exact figures of the nume TOWLY LOEK YEW was the first of an ber of vaccinations done, but he could. entirely new type. He won his way to state that over 295,000 persons had been fortune, like many of his compatriots in vaccinated up-to-date.

fcence

BT HELENA, Hongkong, 20th March, 1917.

COMPANY REPORT. CHINA BUGAR BEFINING CO., LIMITED.

The report of the General Agents (Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.) for representation to the shareholders at the thirty-ninth annual general meeting, to be held on the 30th inst., states: ---

The nett profit for the year ending 31st, December, 1016, amounted to $124,042.01, and, after adding $54,374,11 carried for ward from the previous year's accounts, there is $408,418.13, which the General Agents and the Consulting Committea recommend should be dealt with as follows

To pay a dividend of 12 per

cent

To place to repairs and re

newals account ... To write down Swatow pro

perty account...

To pay bonus to staff To carry forward to new

soconut

$940,000.00

75,000.00

25,000.00 $15,000.00

53,416.12

$408,416.12

Owing to many adverse circumstances, our trade with China during the past year has been unsatisfactory, but we have, fortunately, been able to find profitable outlets for our sugars in India, Europs and other quartora

The Consulting Committee consists of Hon. Sir Paul Chater, C.M.G., Hon. Mr. E. Shellim, and Messrs. F. Maitland, A O. Lang, and H. P White, who offer themselves for re-election

HONGKONG TRAMWAY O., LTD

Shop The approximate statement of trade ceipts for the week ending 17th March is a lollow —

Receipts

for

$12,121

Tast Year Incresie

2:116

* garegate

woeipts

for 31 wosku

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