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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

A. B. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

NOTICEERTY SECOND ANNUAL

ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the

Company (since its 125*zation) will be kald si

the HONGKONG

Hongkong on SATURDAY, the 28th day of May, 1917, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Sangers togelker Statement of Accounts to the Blet December, 1916.

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The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com pany will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 2let May, to MONDAY, 28th May, 19 7, both days inclesive, during which period zu Transfer of Shares can be Registered.

SUN, JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & General Managèrs.

TOSA Hongkong, 12th May, 1917. BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE.

FTANIC 45,000,000 CAPITAL ( Paid up).

André Berthelot, Presidenti

A. J. Pernotte,

General Manager

HEAD OFFICE: 74, Bus Saint Lazaro,

PARIS.

BRANCHES in PEKING, SHANGHAI,

TIENTSIN AND HONGKONG.

BANKERS:

In FRANCE: Bociété Générale pour favoriser la Développement du Commerce of de l'Industrie en France,

INTIMATIONS

HONGKONG OLUB.

NOTICE

THE HONGKONG DAILY

AUCTIONS

N EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Members of the HONGKONG CLUB Yll be held in the Club Hosse TO-DAY (MONDAY), the 14th May, 1917, at 5.15 PM. forth in the Notice

BUSINESS est

posted in the Hall of the Club, By Order,

E DES VEUX,

Secretary,

810

Hongkong, 4th May, 1917,

THE CHINA-BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED

THE FOURTEENTH YEARLY MEET ING of SHAREHOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the Company's Office St George's Building at 11 A. on FRIDAY,, the 18th May, 1017, to receive a Sistement of Accounts to the Bist December, 1916, and the Report of the General Manager and Consulting Committee, sad to steal a Consulting Committee and Auditor

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 8th instant to the 18th May, both days inclusive.

THE CHINA-BORNEO CO., LTD.,

W. G. DARBY,

General Manager.

Hongkong, 3rd May, 1917.

WM POWELL. LTD.

In LONDON: London County & Westminster GENERAL

Bank, Ltd.

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In ITALY: Banca Commercials Italiana.

· Telegraphic Address: CHIBANKIND,

1608

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Nthe

ORDINARY SIXTEENTH

MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Company's Offices on WEDNESDAY, May, 1917, at 12 o'clock Noon, for the 23rd the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, and Statement of Accounts to 29th February, 1917.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company May, boib days inclusive.

Interest allowed on Current Accounts and will be CLOSED from 16th May to the 23rd

Fixed Deposits. Termis on application.

Every description of Banking and Exchange

nagu transacted...

M. ROUET DE JOURNEL.

Manager.

ONGKONG BRANCH,

Hongkong, 14th May, 1917.

Tel. No. 2952. [695

5, Queen Building,

PUBLIC AUCTION. ARTICULAES and CONDITIONS of

By Order,

H. O, HOLT, Becretary Hongkong, 2nd May, 1917.

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PUBLIO AUCTION.

PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 14TH, 1917.

THE Undersigned has received instruc tions from the Liquidators of Mers, JEBSEN & Co. in pursuance of an order of the Hongkong Government to July, soll by public auction at 18 o'clock (Noon) 2017, at hig Dales Rooms, Daddoll Street, on TUESDAY, the 31st

THE

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY situate at The Peak, Hong- kong, and being RURAL BUILDING LOT No. 18, 19

IN ONE LOT. The Property Consists of:-

The plecs or parcel of ground and premises known as "Lysholty" 104, The Peak, situste near Mount Gough, in the Colony of Hongkong, with an area of 184,039 square feet and registered in the fice as Rural Building Lot Land Office No. 10.

The Lot is held for the unexpired resi- due of a term of 75 years created therein by an indenture of Orown Lease dated the 23rd day of April, 1898.

The Annual Crown Rent is $85.00.

conditions For further particulars and o of sale apply to

MESSES, WILKINSON & GRIST, Bolicitors for the Liquidators,

er to the Undersigned,

GEO, P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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Y direction of the Government of Basons Massas, HUGHES & HOUGH have received instructions to sell by Public Auction,

ON MONDAY,

at their Sales Room, Ice House the 13th day of August, 1917, at 3 P.M., Street, Victoria, Hongkong.

The Following VALUABLE LEASE Hongkong, viz :— HOLD PROPERTY situate at Victoria,

UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY, LTD. erections and buildings and buildings

AND REDUCED. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from MONBAY, 14th May, to THURSDAY, 14th June, 1917,

y both days Inclusiva

The return of Capital of $3.00 per Share will be paid to Shareholders on and after the 20th for endorsement.

All THOSE pieces or parcels of ground situate at Victoria aforesaid and knowa and registered in the Land Office as SECTION A OF MARINE LOT NO 101 and SECTION "B" OF MARINE LOT NO. 101. Together with the messuages, thereon known as No. 7, Queen's Road

Term Central, Victoria aforesaid.

Lease years created by a Crown Lease dated the 8th day of April, 1036, 20

Area in respect of Section “A” of Marine Lot Na 101-8445 sq. ft. Pro portion of Annual Crown Rent $24.45.

of Area in respect of Section B Marine Lot No. 101-675 sq. ft. Pro-

For further

and conditione particulars

& MASTER,

Pthe letting by Public Auction Bale, to bay, 1917, on presentation of Sham Certificates portion of Annual Crown Hent $6.75

be held on MONDAY, the 21st day of May, 1917, st 5 P.M., at the Offices of the PUBLIC WORKS Department, by Order of BIS EXUELLENOY THE GOVERNOR, of One bot. CROWN LAND sbore Bowen Hood:

DODWELL & Co., LTD., #25

of sale

A Gezeral Laungorn. JOFA BOREN Hongkong, 10th May, 1817

Ice House Street, Hongkong, Solicitors for the Liquidator of

BANK. THE DEUTSCH ASTATIEORE

in the Colony of Hongkongi forbTHE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB. of 75 years, with the option of renewal as WOROWN RENT to be fed by the Surveyor HIS MAJESTY THE KING, the que tariker berm of 75 years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

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LIFE INSURANCE.

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R. F. P. HENDERSON, LOS, Retired,

of 42, Leinster Gardens, London, W.

wisken to remind the readers of this paper that his advice is available, now as for the last sixteen years, to all thoss of known position who agree to his conditions.

The war, which has pitilessly exposed the weaknesses of many Insurance Offices, has triomphantly vindicated the soundness of Me Henderson's advice.

HE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of Blembers will be held in the Club House, Happy Valley, on WEDNESDAY, 23rd May, 1917, at 5.30 P.M.

By Order,

K. M. CUMMING,

Hon. Secretary.

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RUSSIAN 5% INTERNAL LIBERTY

1017

LOAN 1917.

tubscription to the LIBERTY LOAN I Opened at THE RUSSO ABLATTO BANK Hongkong, from date to the 28th June, of immus is B5 per cent. The Loon is free of laccus Tax and other The

Loan is issued for 55 years and will be redeemable at par by yearly drawings beginning | 66 In Desember, 1922.

tarations,

The Loan may be reimbursed at par after the

29th March, 1027, 99

Coupons or payable half-yearly on the 19th Marah sad the 29th September.

Interest on the loan rass from the 29th 1917-interest from that date to be added

March

to the price of issue.

Spesial favoumble rate will be quoted Russian Exchange.

for Applications will be wired to Petrograd free of telegraphic charges and Bonds will be for- warded free of posial expenses.

The Bank is ready to give every facility to bscribers in the shape of advances against the

G. TISDALL,

Maunger,

Bonds

1609

Out of thirty British Offices, whose valuations ok place during 1918, only dve maintained 1 bonus rate': included their pre was bor amongst these five are the two Offices most frequently recommended by Mr. HENDERSON,

WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS. sud, moreover, the bonuses declared by these bro Offices are respectively the highest and

CEALED TENDERE will be received at seand highest of the whole thirty. Moreover, the Headquarter Ones, Istoria Bar- of neither of these Offices has the bonus rate

22nd May, 1817, for the under-mentioned ever once receded throughout their long history service, for the period 1st August, 1917, to 31st

March sinos they were established in 1838 and 1895

GENERA mapeotively,

When advice which has thus been vindicated by time can be got free of charge, subject only to reasonable conditions, why not write and sek for it?

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DIOCESAN GIRLS SCHOUL, KOWLOON.

WANTED immediately, ■ MATRON,

Apply by letter to Miss SKIPTON, Superintendent State referaANCER,

WANTED.

JAPANESE GENTLEMAN

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Beeks

Amitable hoarding in European family

at Hongkong side; please state terms, et, to

HK Care of Daily Press Office.

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WANTED IMMEDIATELY, ECOND ENGINEER for British Steamer "SIBIMAN Manila $250 Philippine

18, NATHAN BOAD, Kowloon,

1620

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THE PREMIER SCOTCH

OF THE FAR EAST

FOR 25 YEARS.

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WATSONS Search Whisky

VESTWORLD LOUDER

POPULARITY MAINTAINED

BY ITS

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HONGKONG MAGISTRACT. AN ASSAULT.

The case in which a teachouse attendant Tatton was charged with assaulting a worker in the Hop Hing barber shop, at 385, Queen's Road Central, on the night of April 28th, was concluded before Mr J. B. Wood. The defendant, who pleaded not guilty to the charge, was sentenced to three months hard lahonr.

ALLEGED MISAPPROPRIATION OF

GOVERNMENT FUNDS.

A Chineso. shroff, employed in the Imports and Exports Department, was charged before Mr. Melbourne with em- bezzling the sum of 299.76, being monies of the Hongkong Government.

meet with the strongest opposition are the doubling of the Crown Rents and the increase in the rates from thirteen to It is questionable twenty per cent. whether the first of these measures would be legal, but, in any case, where the charg, could not be transferred to the shoulders of the occupier it would probably re- sult in a corresponding reduction of the contributions now made voluntarily to war charities. Moreover, the tax would be unequal in its incidence, for the Crown rents date back to the infant days of the Colony, and as the trade and popu lation have grown the value of new leases has advanced correspondingly. Some leaseholders would, therefore, be paying much less than others, though their pro perty might be even more valuable. In defending his rating proposals, from which he anticipates a revenue of nearly a million dollars a year, Mr. BOWLEY points out that the rates in England range from thirty to forty-five per cent. of the rents This is probably approxi mately correct in regard to urban centres,

Before Mr Wood a Chinese pleaded though the basis of assessment is not the rent but the assessable value, which is guilty to a charge of being in unlawful usually lower. He overlooks, however, possession of nine counterfeit Hongkong the fact that house rentals in Hongkong silver dollars, 292 counterfeit Hongkong are three times as high as those in ten-cent pieces, 144 counterfeit Chinese five counterfeit the better-class suburbs of London, and twenty-cent pieces,

Mr. J. Gardiner appeared as solicitor for the defendant, and pleaded not guilty on behalf of his client.

The case was formally adjourned until next Thursday morning, the defendant's bail being fixed at $1,000.

SPURIOUS COINS.

are a very oppressive burden to the EuroMexican silver dollars and three counter- poan of moderate means, as well as to feit Indo-China silver dollars

the masses of the Chinese. Owing mainly to this cause, the cost of living here is already excessive, and it presses with greatest severity on those who can least afford it. The Government have re-

effended the overving vaccial quarters on the Peak and elsewhere for their employés and by making other con Cessions to Civil Servants. The inevitable

expenses of all Europeans in this Colony are very similar but incomes vary very widely. The man, for example, whos income is 85,000 a month pays for rent and service probably little more than double the sum paid by & man receiving $500 a month. Even if were to pay ten, times as much he would still be incom

Prince Buildings A. S. WATSON & parably better off, because the margin

SS HUGHES & HOUGH, MESSЯa.

The Auctioneers. Hongkong, 9th May, 1917.

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET.

OS. 3 A & B, ROBINSON ROAD.

Apply to

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DAVID SASS00N & Co., La

623

TO LET. BDSHEAL," No. 119, THE PEAK,

newly done up..

Apply to

CHATER & MODY.

5, Queen's Bond Central.

TO LET

1614

H. E. POLLOCK,

Prince's Buildinga.

CO., LTD.,

left for luxuries and for investmat would be so much greater. It is only just, therefore, that the two should

The defendant, who was arrested by

a Zukong, stated that he intended to take the spurious coins to Canton to be melted down.

Evidence was heard and the case adjourned

A BOY'S STORY:

A small boy and a man, charged with the unlawful possession of 28 tuels of pre- pared opium (valued at 8260), other than Government opium, were brought before Mr. J. R. Wood.

Sergeant Blackman stated that the boy, whilst carrying a small box in Connaught Road Central, was stopped by a Chinese constable, who found that the box contained opium. The defendant stated that he had merely been employed to carry the box, and conducted the

WINK AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, contribute to taxation according to their constable to the second floor of No. 18,

HONGKONG,

TELEPHONE Blo

712.

Hongrong Ufisca, lui, Une Taox Hoan, Landon Upfica: 18), Fist DTLIST, E.C.

The Daily Press.

HONOTONS 14TH MAY, 1917.

WAR TAXES. THERE is, we believe, a general concensus of opinion in Hongkong that, although the Colony has very considerably in Creased its voluntary contributions to 10 2 STEWART TERRACE, PRAK, wards the Imperial war chest recently, N° Farnished

still further effort in this direction is a duty. It is only when we come to the consideration of the methods by which this duty shall be discharged that we find anything approaching dissension. In any additional taxation that may be imposed it is, of course, desirable that as far as possible the necessaries of life shall be exempt and that the luxuries shall bear the burden. From this point of view there is little to be said against Mr. F. B. L. BOWIE's proposals to in

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TO LET. NEW HOUSE in Conduit Bowd Ready for occupation. Ako 1 GODOWN in

Dudiall Street,

For rent and other particulare apply kom

H.M.E. NEKAZEE,

Des For Bond.

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means. For this reason a graduated Income-tax is to be preferred to any other form of taxation. Wo know, of course, of the objections which are raised to it, but those objections appear to have been met in British Malaya, where the conditions are identical, and it with have been seen from the report of the China Association in Shanghai that the British residents in that Settlement anti cipate an Income-tax on a sliding scale on individuals and at a fixed rate on public companies. Mr. BOWLEY admits that an Income-tax on the dividends of registered Companies would be easy to collect at the source and, he might add, appreciable in its yield but he argues that it would be a very inequitable tas ab all the private firms would escape. This objection could be over- come by an extension of the impost, but in any case, we think we have shown that it applies with at least equal force to some of the principal proposals in his

own scheme.

Praye East. There he pointed out the second defendant as the man who had. employed him to carry the box. The second defendant, however, contradicted

containing the boy's story and denied knowledge of the first defendant or the bay the orium.

After evidence had been heard, Mr. Wood discourged the second defendant and sentenced the boy to ten strokes with the hirch.

LUKONG ASSAULTED..

A Chinese boatman who was charged with assaulting a lakong pleaded not guilty to the offence,

The lukong stated that whilst he was of coolies and boatmen engaged in an on duty on the Praya he saw a crowd

He entered the altercation that appeared about to develop into a fight, Suddenly the men attacked him and crowd and ordered the men to disperse. during the assault the defendant knocked cut two of his (the complainant's) front teeth with a bamboo pole. Fortunately, a second police constable came to the complainant's assistance and his assail- ants decamped. The defendant, how- in bis possession and taken into custody. The name of the Sin Wan Pao, Ltd., ever, was arrested with the bamboo pole After further evidence bad been heard has been struck off the Register.

Mr. Melbourne imposed a fine of $25, dollar compensation, with the alter and ordered the defendant to pay one native of three days imprisonment, for breaking the complainant's whistle, and also to pay ten dollars compensation to or, in default of payment, 14 days' bard labour,

A meeting of the Hongkong Sanitary. Board is to be held to-morrow. The ugenda contains purely formal business.

The annual general meeting of Messra A 6. Watson & Co., Ltd., is advertised

racks, Hongkong, until 12 à'olock Noox on the SHOPS situated in Toe House Streek Crease the duties that were placed upon to take place at the Hongkong Hotel on the complainant for injuries inflicted,

SUPPLIES "A" (Vegetables and Groceries).

be obtained Forms and other particulars may from the Office of D.A.D. of S. and T. as Headquarters Offices,

OFFICE

WANTED.

FFICE at the Central Location,

Apply to

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FURUKAWA & Co. 20 Des Voux Road Central

[621

TO LET

0.5%, ELGIN STREET.

No

For Summer Months No. 61, PEAK (Sir Roomed House), Furnished.

No. FAIRVIEW" 3, Nathan Road, Kowloon,

No 12, BEACONSFIELD ARCADE

DRULERS CREST: 66, REAX

28, BELILIOS TERRACE, with entrance on Conduit Road

TWO GODOWNE, in Daddell Streek, No. 2, DES VEUX Vi

VILLAS, 51, Paix (Unfurnished).

Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS.

3rd Floor, Alexandra Buildings,

TO LET

OFFICES at 2, Connaught Road Central

of

TO LET IMMEDIATE entry, Two vary desirable

tobacco a short while back, to raise structed, p

paralonlar ole again the duties on alcoholic liquors, and

apply to opposite the Grand Hotel, resenily, recoa-

For rent and other

to impose a tax on entertainments and Tan MANAGER, HONGKONG ICH CO, LTD.

motor spirit Similarly, there would 46, Connaught Bond Central.

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probably be little opposition to a Postal surtax such as that which has been adopt ed in some of the other Colonies; or to raising the stamp duties on the sale of land and the sale of shares to OFFICES in King's and York Bailliage. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Condall Road,same level as those in force in Eng land. A tax on all train, tram and HOUSES Broadwood and Moreton,

ferry tickets, however, appears to be open Canton. HOUSES Shamesh

Apply toss a d THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST to objection on several grounds. In the first place, the charge would, in many MENT AND AGENCY Co., LTD.

casca, practically amount to an increase in the cost of house-rent, as the majority of people have no option but to live YOUR-BOOMED HOUSES in Gordon

Taco and Balisbury Arenos, Kowloon at some distance from their employ

RO

TO LET

the

▲ FLAT in Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon ment. Then, again, chairs and rieshaa, which are so freely resorted to as a TO LET OR FOR SALE:

ON MARINE LOT, 48 with KOWLOON wharf ares 58,000 sf suiable for Coal means of locomotion, world escape, and the suggested tax of ten per cent th Storage or erection of Godowns M

Apply to

HUMPHREYS FETATI FINANCE & minimum charge of one cent, would necessitate the use of a large number of copper coins and be inconvenient. The proposals, however, which are likely to

Alexandra Buildings.

1292

the 26th inst.

will be let by public auction on the 21st A lot of Crown load above Bowen-rond inst, for a term of 75 years, with the

option of renewal.

H.E the Governor has issued a Pro clamation which subjects HM fores in the Colony to the Army Act for a further period of three months.

TURNED COLOUR."

A rattan chair-maar, of No. 10, Austin Road, was charged before Mr. J. R. Wood with the unlawful possession of 34 lbs of raw opium,

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whilst he was on duty on Douglas Wharf, Chinese revenue officer stated that he saw the defendant carrying two ME. A G. M Fletcher has been ap rattan chairs, one on top of the other, pointed to act as Colonial Secretary, "I noticed that when he saw me to and Mr. J. A. E. Bullock to act as Clerk turned colour," the witness said, " so I of Councils during the absence on leave approached him and asked him what he I took the chairs from him and found of the Hon Mr. Claud Severn, OM.G. was carrying. As no replied nothing,” to-day public prayers are one of them to be unusually heavy. I Commencing to be offered for three days at the R. then inserted my knife between two C. Cathedral. In his sermon yesterday, bindings on the chair, and, feeling metal, the Rt Rev. Bishop Pozzoni exhorted I summoned an European Hevenue the congregation to pray for peace. Officer Further examination of the

E the Governor has been pleased to RG appoint, provisionally, and subject to His Majesty's pleasure, Mr Shewan to be an unofficial member of the Legislative Council during the absence on leave of the Hon. Mr. E Shellim

chair disclosed opium concealed within the chair.

Mr Leo d'Almada, pleaded not guilty

The defendant, who was represented by *** and explained to the Magistrate that he was merely carrying the chairs to the Douglas Wharf for his cousin, who was leaving the Colony on the s.s. Haiten,

Mewn and Afiliated Hospitals actained ophum, N

on Treasurer of the Alice and was unaware that one of them con knowledge with thanks the following - The "cousin, however, could not donations to the Funds of the Hospitals found, and his Worship imposed a fino Sir Robert Ho Tung, $100 A. S of $309, or, in default of payment, three

months hard labour. Watson & Co., 350