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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

HEATHER DAY.”

ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN.

WANTED-Elephants, Lions,

Tigers, for the “Zoo"

'so Geese, Tarkers, Poultry, Pigeons. Ducks, Rabbit, Dogs, Cats, etc, the alter to be sold. Communicate with A. K. Taylor, No. 4, Government · Quarters,

Park Bond

4% FRENCH LOAN. (RESTE PERPÉTURELE 4.).

$1280

THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE

CHINE bg to sunmineg blæst they are pre are to receive aut forward to Pais, free of commision i telegram charak at the selling rate of T T. on Puris, applica tions for the alive loan, wanna will abortly,

The list of

CLOSED

he peopES # 1917

IN PARIS ON

and thom intending to samcribe are invited to apply without delay.

Fall particulars will be supplied on appli-

..

cation to the

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE,

5, Chater Boad

NOTICE.

(1200

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that No

the Business of the INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL TRADING COMPANY, cried on

at No. 4, Pont Ofice Buildings, Vistoria, has been assigned and transferred

INTIMATIONS

THEATRE ROYAL.

EDGAR WARWICK

Announces

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY

THE LAST TWO NIGHTS OF THE CELEBRATED

THE

COURT CARDS

TO-NIGHT AND TOMORROW ARE THE LAST OPPORTUNITIES FOR

BEARING THIS UNIQUE

COMBINATION. MA Special Programme To murrow: Night consi-ding of the most popular items of the season.

NOTICE

£1220

THE MOTOR UNION INSURANCE CO., LTD.

INTIMATIONS

IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES CONSOLIDATION

AUT, 1908) S

IN THE MATTER OF NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA LTD.

(IN LIQUIDATION) OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ́s SEVENTH AND FINAL RETURN OF CAPITAL AND DIVIDEND at the Rate of FORTY CENTS (Hongkong. Car- rency) per share will be paid on and after, SATURDAY, the 22nd day of DrezNDER, 1917, at Nope, to registered holders of and B Shares upon Application to

A

In the case of Shares on the Lordon Register

Mesars LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

Thorner's Chambers, Ingram Court,

167, Fenchurch Street, LONDON, EC In the case of Shares on the Colonial (Hongkong) Register Messrs. LOWE, DINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

Chartered Bank Building, Queen's Bond Central, HONGKONG. Share Certificates must be produced for endorsement.

AR. LOWE

Liquidator.

Fongkong, 8th November, 1917.

FOR

NOVEMBER 18TH, 1917.

INTIMATION

FRIENDS

AT

HOME.

wor

more than three years experience of the It is reported that the Ningshin S. 6.

It is the more surprising

in Co. Ltd. is the purchaser of Hongkong, view of Mr AsQurra's announcement Canton and Macao Steamboat Co. 8 str. in the House of Commons last year that | Tai-shan. the Allies had decided to co-ordinate

The Banque Industrielle de Chine. their plans of campaign and that- Minis invites applications for the 4 per cent. ters of the British Crown and of the French Loan (Rate Perpetuelle), which French Republic would sit together in a will shortly be open to public subscrip Council in which, it was hoped, Italy tion at the issue price of 0860 per cent, and Russia would co-operate. “We

The have never get passed," says Mr. LLOYD Shield competition for the various units annual Inter-Company Challenge GRORGE, from rhetoric into reality, or of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps whe

“A” Co., (British), the Japanese Co. being second and the American Co., third,

from spech into strategy," although he won by and some of his French colleagues have endeavoured for years past at com mittees and conferences to attain a supreme direction of the whole war. The stumbling block has been, apparentiy, personal and sectional considerations. Innowledges with thanks the following

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals se

If you do not feel justified in other words, sozic of the nations forming donations to the funds of the hospitais

the alliance have shown a disinclination to Mok Kon Fang, 100; Mok Sham Nam, subordinate their own immediate aims to

825; Li Kam Chuen, 825. present the success of the commou enterprise. The Parcel Post service to British East They have failed to grasp the fact that Africa and Egypt (except for members the only sure way of permanently of the Expeditionary Forces) and to realising their individual ambitions is Abyssinia, "agdad, Eritrea French completely to overthrow the Central Somali com Italian Somaliland, For- Powers, and that this result cannot be tuguese East Africa and Zanzibar has nebieved without co-ordinated effort. The been suspended." triumph of our enemies in any direction releases their troops for service elsewhere and defeats the object of the blockade by

sending an expensive

[1267

home,

Post one of our

PEONY CALENDARS.

IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES CONSOLIDATION ACT, 1908, and

IN THE MATTER OF NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LTD.

(IN LIQUIDATION.)

VOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that a NOTINAL GENERAL MEETING of Hthe above Compte AGENTO to the above asmed company will be held of

(FIRE AND MARINE),

TAVING been Appointed ACCEPT RISKS and issus Policies Current Rates,

News has been received of the death, in action, of Captain W. Foley, of the Royal Irish Fusiliers, third son of Mr..

It will give more pleasure than ing up now sources of supply to and Mrs. J. E. Foles, of Tientsin. The sustain them in the struggle. Germany late Captain Foley was well known in has given us a modern illustration of Tientsin. Though only 21 years of age

Victoria, in the Colony, of Hongkong, on many a gift costing 10 times ita Aesop's fable about the bundle of ho had twice heen wounded in action

at

the Office of the Liquidator, Chartered Bank Building, 3. Quven« Road, Central,

UNION TRADING

Agouts Queen's Buildings,

Hongkong, 12th November, 1017. [1771

Co

to THOMAS W. SIMMONS & COMPANY, 4%. FRENCH GOVERNMENT

who will carry on Business at above address.

C. E.SEYET,

Manager,

THOMAS W. SIMBORS & COMPANY,

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

IN THE MATTER OF THE UNION INSURANCE: SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED,

and v

IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES

ORDINANCES 1911 AND 1913-

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ca

Petition was en tha 5th day of Novem-

LOAN 1917.

Price of Issue Frs. 68.60.

Bearing interest from the 16th Dec., 1917, payable quarterly.

Free of Taxes.

Not to be redeemed for 25 years. Subscription List will be Closest on the 12th December, 1917.

Bills and Bonds of the "National Defence bought before the lat November, 1917, are accepted in payment

Applications will be received by:

ber, 1917, presented to the Supreme Court of THE BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE

Hongkong by the above-named Society to wher full particulars may be obtained. confirm an alteration elected by a Special

of the said Society? objects proposed to be Revolution

the Company unnimously passed at an Extraordinary General Meeting of the said Society held on the 1st day of September, 1017, and subernuratly un- animously confirmed at an Extraordinary General Meeting of the said Society held on the 17th day of Septemnor, 1913, and which

rans as follows

L. BERINDOAGUE, Manager.

Hongkong, 9th November, 1917. [1262.

THE PENANG HARBOUR BOARD,

EUROPEAN COSTING CLERK

um of Association with refor the Dok Departinent. No

than provisions of the Society's APPLICATIONS are invited for

speat to its objects be altered so na to read as shown in the print signed for “the purpose of identification by the "Chairman of this Mesting

Applicants should be competent in costing all materials and labour in connection with

Shipbuilding and Engineering Businvest. Applications, stating salary required, should be addressed to the

LOCAL CHAIRMAN, Penang Harbour Board;

Penang,

1280

WINTER NOTICE.

AND NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the said Petition is directed to be heard before His Honour Sir WILLIAM BEES Davies Knights Chief Justice, on WEDNESDAY, the 12th day of Dreamber, 1917, at 10 oclock in the forenoon,

can, and any person interested in the said Society whether as Creditor.

Palicy Holder, or otherwise desirous to oppose the making of an the said alteration under the above Onlin. H Nagpo and Szeches Roads. Shanghai,

Order for the confirmation of

auses should appear at the time of hearing. by bimself or his Counser for thes

are now prepared to supply to their Patrons and purpose, and a copy of the said Petition will be the Public In Hongkong during the Winter furnished to any such person requiring the Season their well-known Game Ples, Pork Pies, game by the undersigned, the Society's Browns, Pork Sattunges. Prime Fresh and Solicitors, on payment of the regulated Corned Beet Fresh and Cornel Pork charge for the same.

Shanghai, lat November, 1917.

Dated this 14th day of November, 1917-

DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON &

HARSTON,

1, Des Voeux Road Central,

Hongkong,

Solicitors for the Society.

&

WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS.

ETOPKINS BUTCHERY, Corner of

M

LIFE INSURANOR.

1265

REP. HENDERSON I.C.S., Retired, of 42, Leinster Gardens, London, W.2., wishes to rescind the moders of this paper that his advice is available, now as for the last sixteen years, to all those of known position who agree to his conditions.

CEALED, TENDERS will be received at wesk

the Headquarters Offen Victoria Bar racks, Hongkong, until 11 o'clock Noor on the 27th November, 1917, for the Sapply of Mr. FRESH BEEF for the period 10th December, 1917, to 31st March, 1918,

Formy of Tender and other particulars

may

be obtained from the Office of the D.A.D. of

B. & T. at the Headquarters' Offices??

1977

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

MAÇÃO.

NOTIFICATION.

nich has ritilessly exposed the

Insurance Officer, has ated the soundness of

rty Britlah Officer, whose valua

place during 1916, only five

bonus rate: include

ammended by Mr He

ver, the bontuses declared by these

ees are respectively, the highest and second highest of the whol

of neither of these Offices the bonus rato

T 18 HEREBY NOTIFIED that of the over once receded throughout their long Ivey inst, at 3 Fat, at the PUBLIC WALES ince they were established in 1880

Department, and before a Committee

ided by the DIRECTOR OF THE PUBLICd Works and 1855 respectively.

and composed of Three Members appointed

by the Government the Attorney General When advice which has thus been vindicat being present

Tenders will be received for ed by time can be got free of charge, subject the construction of one milding for the APABORATORIO

only to reason

The Corn Bocations and and ask for it

the Plans of the Building are open to the Public at the PUBLIC WORES DEPARTMENT,

where they can bestramined on all week days. from: 10 AM to 1.M. And from £30 PALYA 4.30 PM.NA

Macao, Public Works November, 1917, Department, let

"HAUL M. DE PARIA & MATA.

*Engineer Director:

[1279

SATURDAY, 22nd Jecraige, 1917, at Nook precisely, for the purpose of having the Account of the Liquidater, showing the manner in which the Winding-up has been value.

conducted and the

of COMPRE

disposed of mid before such Meeting, and of bearing any explanations that may be given

by the Liquidator, and to pasa bis remunera tion, and also to pass the ordinary Resolution, viz

PRICE $3.75

The body of a Chinese cookie, aged 45

sticks, and we have refused so far to previously. pay any heed to the lesson. It was im- possible to prevent the invasion of Bel- glum and the North of France, with their years, found by the Police in Victoria ***Harbour, alongside the 8ze Yap Wharf, valuable deposits of coal and iron, but was conveyed to the Public Mortuary on this excube cannot be offered in the base-

Wednesday morning. The deceased, who Lee while she was being macred to the of Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, Rou

apparently tried to board the s. Tai

Sze Yap Wharf, was crushed between the steamor and the whar and fell into the

That the Books, Accounts and Documents Packed in neat cardboard Box mania, Russia, and the north-east of

of the Company and of the Liquidator thereof be retained by the Liquidator he undertaking to destroy the same at the expiration of tive years from the Dissolution of the Company ”

AR LOWE, FCA, Liquilator. Hongkong, 8th November, 1917. [1258

JUST RECEIVED: FUZTIES SUPPLY OF FLOWER AND VEGETABLE

199

SEEDS

GRACA & CO.. No. WWDKABER歌. Hongkong

HOUSES TO LET

TO LEASE

QUITABLE FIRMS may obtain Office Rooms in Missions Building, The Band, Canton

Apply

HOU

JACOB SPEICHER,

Secretary Tresgurer,

Missions Building, The Bund,

Canton

[1:201

TO LET

OUSES Marston Terrson

Broadwood Terrson

OFFICES in York Ballings. HOUSES on Skameen, Lapton, Apply to

"THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST

MENT AND AGENCY Co., LTD

TO LET

IMMEDIATE «nity. Fone very desirable BHOPA, in Ios House Stres, opposite the Grand Hotel, recently rodap-

for read and other particulars ously Some

STRE MANAGER. HONGKONG Iom Cn. Lan 46. Connaught Road Genizat, FACO

TO LET

FLAT 1 Netban Boat, Lowloom.

FOUR BOOMED HOUSES in Kowloon,

Apply to 2

N

HUMPHREYS ESTATE FINANCE "Alexandra Boldipera

TO LETA

(0.28, HELILIOS TERRACE.

11273

No 67 WHITFIELD HOUSE and GODOWN, RA TO

From 1st Noaber, 1817 TOP FLOOK

of de, das Home Kelly

conditions, why not write

A LARGE BLOM Com's Building (come of Connaught Rowd 1008 and Ten Howa

ONE GOEGN (45 Doddall Arust,

TO BE SOLD.

ON SALE.

VOLUMES of the HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS JANUARY 60 Junn.

Ivona, Pelos $7,50

140 sd 141, TER

LINSIRAD & DAVIR. Bed Floor, AliE

ready for Posting.

Italy. Serbia was left to defend herself after three exhausting wars, and the Central European Powers thus obtained control of the largest copper-ming in Europe and of the railway to Turkey.

water:

The remains of Mesirs Blackhead's

A. S. WATSON & Sarly, Boumania, after a hasty and Soap Works comprising two corrugated

CO.,

LTD.,

Hongkong - Dispensary.

TELEPHONE 167

ill-considered attempt to seize the terri- | galvanised fron sheds, with steel frames, tory for which she yearned, was left to at Shaukiwan, were sold by auction. oppose single handed an overwhelming at Mr. G, P. Lammert's asle racing yes- concentration of enemy forces, who soon terday morning. There was a large overran the greater part of the Kingdom attendance and the bidding, which started and replenished their depleted stocks of at 5,000, rose quickly until 812,000 was can, cattle, and vil. Russis, owing to reached Eventually the property was her own internal dissensions, is very knocked down for 812,800 to Mr. M. S. much at the mercy of the enemy, who has Northcote, who was bidding - for the [12 - | long since recovered possession of the Hongkong Land Reclamation. Company.

Galician oil fields and appears now to We understand that, as

result of order to see vigorous representations by the Hong-- be waiting merely in ord

MARRIAGE HARDING-WANSTALL AT HB.M. Con-

and afterwards at Union Church, by is threatened with the loss of the portant modifications have been made in the Rev. C, E. Darwent, JAMES

sulate, Shanghai, on November 10th, what intrigue dan accomplish: Italy kong General Chamber of Commerce, im-

WILLIAM HARDING, to KATHLEEN MAR

JOBIE, Youngaat daughter of the late Capt. B. Wenstali, and Mrs. Wan- stall, Shanghai,

VS DEATH, BOISSEZON Killed in action, in France, on Beptember 30th, Bergt, GUSTAVE BOISSEZON, 6th Colonial Infantry Regiment, aged 25 Stars.

Hongkong Officm: 104, Das Vœur Road, U Lawmaw, Operos: 131, Franz fraair, E.0.

entire territory of Venetia with its regard to the training camp of the local extensive sea board. "The extent to Defence Corps. Any member who can which we can prevent the Italian show that it is impossible for him to leave. defeat from developing into a catas Hongkong before the midday train on trophe depends,” says Mr.

LLOYD Saturday, will be allowed to count the GEORGE upon the promptitude and afternoon, night and following day as completeness of our break with the past two full days attendance, and four sneh Already Franco-British aid in men and week-ends as the full term. Moreover, munitions is being hastened to the the proposal to proclaim two additional threatened front, and arrangements have public holidays in December for the been made between the thres Powers for purpose of facilitating attendance is said the creation of a Supremo Inter-Allied to have been abandoned. As one of these War Council to survey continuously the holidays was to have been on December feld of operations as a whole. This 1st, the second day of St. Andrew's Fair, Council, which will meet at Versailles at this decision will give especial satisfne- VIS UNITA FORTIOR,

least once a month, will be assisted by tion to the Scottish community. In the report supplied by REUTER of

permanent military advisers and will review the general war plans drawn up,

COMPLETION OF TYTAM TUK Mr. LLOYD GEORGE'S recent speech in by the competent military authorities

WATERWORKS. Paris it is impossible to discover any with a view to ensuring their concordance. justification for the bestile criticisms in which some of the London papers have

The Daily Press.

Hasorona, 16TH NOVEMBER, 1917.

1.

It will not have any executive power, indulged. The Times and Daily Mail, for the final decisions on matters of strategy example, while admitting that the and distribution in the movement of the various armies in the field remaining with PRIME MINISTER was actuated by excel-

the respective Governments. America lent motives question the wisdom of some and Russia will be invited to identify of his remarks, and the Daily News goes themselves with this new body. In this so far ng to accuse him of " an unparallel-

way it is hoped to make unity a fact ed erime by encouraging the enemy and and not a frand," and thus to hasten depressing ourselves" There is certainly victory and avoid unnecessary sacrifice. nothing in the version that has reached If this consummation should be reached us by cable against which any such charge we shall yet have canse, in the words of could fairly be made. The public have

F

been so often assured that the initial Mr. LLOYD GEOEGE, to bless the Italian advantages which the enemy possessed in disenter, for real unity could not have

TATA

been secured without it. the matter of men and machinery have

disappeared that they have not unnatural- Jy begin to ask why the Allies have not -The Tengo Mars, which went aground made greater progress. The answer has at Yokohama, has been floated and towed been furnished by Mr. LLOYD GEORGE with to Yokosuka. characteris courage and sandout. The

the

Canton yesterday

A memorial stone, to mark the comple tion of the large new dam and contingent works will be laid by His Excellency the

December 22nd. Governor at Tytam Tuk on Saturday,

in the afternoon, and the Government The ceremony is intended to take place

enable the public to attend it. The public will, if possible, make arrangements to will be notified later as to what arrange ments have been made.

TYPHOON WARNINGS. The following telegram has been received by the America Consulate

General, Hongkong, from the Manila Observatory

p.m. Nay, 14th, Warning. The typhoon is crossing the Visayas Islands in the form of a shallow depression.

JACK AND JILL

The complaint that Jack may not meet Dr. C. K. Edonands. President of the his Jill, and that we must have a d sight of men, material, and morale, he Canton Christion College, returned to ther; is & far-fetched iden. But such tional agency for bringing the sexes toge admits are on our side and ought to

dificulties as exist be instantly have carried as much farther along

medied, so far as Scotland is woncerned road to victory than the point at present

A fire was caused at a lord factory at says the Daily Chronicle), by the calling Ma Tan Kok or Wednesday morning by century, which ordained that

isto force of an old. Act of the thirteenth reached. Unfortunately, however, there has been “an-absence of unity of direction at dripping from some sausages that aiden ladyn of baith highe, and lowe estait shall have liberty to bespeak on the side of the Allies, in were being dried over the furnace. The yo man she likes, albeit, ut be retness to ntrust to the condition, obtain damage is estimated at $1,000. The pre- tak hír till ba his wyfe, he sell be mulctit ing in the opposite camp. This is amises are insured in the Lam Tai Insurin ye sume of one hundredth pondis of less, as his estait "mal" be Only the humiliating confession to make after ance Co. for £5.000.

man already betrothed esen

in the war striking