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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

AOTICE

I. RP ROBERTS, Master of the British

teamer" PROMINENT, hereby give Notice that I will not be responsible for any Debt or Debts contracted by the

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22ND,

6% MILITARY LOAN.

REDEMPTION OF DRAWN BONDS.

members of my crow during the ships stayHE Repayment of 8% In port.

R. F. ROBERTS,

Master.

BOXING

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DAY.

FOOTBALL

CLUB GROUND, CHARITY MATCHES.

2.30 P.M.

SERVICES CIVILIANS. Admission to Stand 50 Cts. Front Seats 20 Cis.

4,00 PM.

ENGLAND SEUTLAND. Adinission to Stand $1.00

Front Seats 50 Cts. froceeds will be given to the Halifax and Star and Garter Funds.

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Military

Bonds drawn at the Third Drawing amounting to $1,700,000 will commence on 10th December 1817 The Hepsyn will be made in SILVER.

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1917.

19/83.19104719 110148-110438 201 WINES AND SPIRITS for twelve months, For the purposes of

280

ASSORTED CASES For XMAS,

Case No. 1. $22.00

Bote. St. Estophe Claret.

THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE. Peking, 8th November, 1917.

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8% MILITARY LOAN.

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REDEMPTION OF BONDS DRAWN AT A48875-48000 26

THIRD DRAWING.

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251775–251602

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“A49001–49035): 35 A:49097–10200 104 "A49591-4951818, OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the A49857-49900 44 Public that at the 3rd Drawing A50901-50815 15 for Repayment of the 8 per cent, Miktary- A50019-60628.50 Loun Bonds held on 2nd Detober, 1917, A81996-61300 7/8 Bends to the value of 61,700,000.00 have A81401-51453 63- beon -drawn, which amount constitutes 465307-55888 380 about one-bith" of the Bonds recognized A30057-59828 750 by this Ministry. A List of Drawn Bonds A61353-01734 382 |** is published in the Güvernment Garetie Auzol-6'INT JER and other newspapers,

́A64097-84408 302

Repayment of Bonds sold in Singapore, Batavia and the Philippine Islands will be made by the Branch Offices of the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR- PORATION at these places.; THE BANK OF CHINA, Bhanghai, will transfer funds for Repayment of Bonds sold through the Batavia Sor Po SAH. In Cuba Repay ment will be made by the Changsha Guisd apon Burrender of the Bonds to the Banx OF CHINA, Shanghai: in Yokohama by the CHINESE CONSULATE GENERAL: in

Fukien by the BANK OF CHINA: in Peking by the BANK OF CHINA. Besides the above cases, Repayment of Drawn Bonds will generally be made by the BANK OF CHINA, Shanghai,

FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF Kinngai by the KIANGSI BANK: in

HONGKONG.

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I NFIRE INSURANCE OFFICES will be CLOSED for the Tranzaction of PUBLIO BUSINESS on MONDAY, TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, the 24th 25th and 26th

fustant

By Order,

AR. LOWE

Secretary.

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MARINE' INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF HONGKONG.

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that all

NOTIOR IS HIERBRANCH OFFICES

will be CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on MONDAY, TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, the 24th, 25th and 20th instant. By Order,

BANK HOLIDAYS.

Drawa Bonds when presented must be accompanied by all remaining Coupons, as all such Bonds are not entitled to any further interest after the payment of 11th Coupon. If all remaining Coupons (beginning with the 12th Coupon) are not presented together with the Drawn Bonds then the total amount represented by these Coupons shall be deducted from the repayable principal.

Drawn Bonds must be presented for Repayment within five years from the date of Third Drawing, after which

11,025

251859-251888

Light Dry Sherry.

Fort Full Bodied. Gin. Man Bot. Superior Old Cognac.

Very Old Liqueur Scotch Whisky

El Quality. Doware Bootch Whisky.

Case No. 2. $28.00

A fire broke out last evening, shortly beforow. o'clock in a Chinesoswatchmaker's, shop in Bonham Strand East. As the City was in darkness at the time owing to the failure of electric uurrent, the flames were visible at a considerable dis- tance and the fire appeared to be very much larger than was the case. A con- siderable amount of damage, however,

was done, the three floors of the building being gutted. Between 50 and 60 fremen wera present under the commandi of the Captain Superintendent of Police and the fire was put out by 830 p.m.

men in the opposito political-campishook The Bishop of Victoria will hold ana off their party ties in the interests the Ordination in the Cathedral jas: 12 noon country. The natural life of the old tomorrow (Sunday) and a Confirmation Parliament ended on October 7th 1916, at St. Stephen's Church at 664) 1.1. but, by agreement between the Govern- | Both services will be în Chinum. ment and the Opposition, it was extended

the election a special measure known as the War Time Election Act was passed, which the Opposition denounced as Prussian in spirit and designed only to assist the Government in the con- stituencies. It was provided that natives. of enemy countries who had het listed in the Dominion for more than fifteen years would not be permitted to vote. This partial disfranchisement of aliens was expected to exclude about twenty-five thousand people, although, according to the Time correspondent at Toronto, at

A concert, which was very highly least ninety per cent of the Germans in onter Canada were not affected. Another appreciated, was given to the patients in innovation was the extension of the the Royal Naval Hospital on Wednesday franchise to the widows, wives, sisters evening. There was no set programme, and daughters of soldiers. When the but, among many good items, special last General Election was held women mention may be made of the violin solo were not enfranchised in any part of contributed by Prof, Gonzales, the songs Canada, but since then British Colombie, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Outàrio have Muriel and the pianoforta duet (Liste estab,ished equal suffrage, and, under the Rhapsody No. 10), by the Miesos V. and old practice of using the provincial lists. Young, who also gave a very clever for federal contests all women, would have, displóg of dancing. The comic element

patitled to vote been entitled to vote in these four pro was provided by Mr. Sutherland and Mr. vinces. The leading women's assosia Hannibal, Tea vas served during the tions, however, agreed to forego this evening, the cost bding defrayed from the right in order that special recognition Services Entertainment Fund. might be given to the female relatives of those who were fighting, the Empire's battles, The PRIME MINISTER, in urging this course, argued that those who were making the chief sacrifices for the coun-- try should have greater proportionate nuthority over the national policy and the national destiny. It was recognised that this would be unjust to many women **SPECIAL CASES PUT UP TO ORDER actively engaged in work connected with

1 Bot. St. Marcosur Champagne.

Burgundy "Beaune."

3 Bots. St. Eastephe Claret.Y

1

1 Bot.

13,950

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THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.

Payment of Final Dividend on Chares

for the year ending S0th June,

1917:

DIVIDEND 11% (seven and THE BOARD having declared a FINAL one-half por cont.) per Share, frea of Inconie Tay for the year ending 30th June, 1917, holders of Bearer Shares and holders of Dividend Warrants received from London on account of Registered Shares, will be paid their dividend on presenting No. 10 Coupon of the Beater Shares, and Dividend Warrants on Registered Shares, to either of the following Banks at Shanghai or Tientsin :-

атом "Новаково ляр Виананах BASHING

CORPORATION,

THE CHARTERED BARK ཟ INDILA

AUSTRALIA CHINA

THE KUBO-ASIATIC BANK.

THE BANQUE BELGS POUR L'ETZAFGER, The Payments will be made in either

Light Dry Sherry, Sandeman's. Port, Superior Light Invalid. Superior Old Liqueur Cognac. Very Old Liqueur Scotch Whisky

EWQuality Dewar's Scotch Whisky

Gia.

Orange Curacao.

Case No. 3, $32.00

1 Bot. St. Marceaux Chainpagno,

Old Brown Shorry

Quality an

"E.E."

9 Bots Superior Old Fort **D* Quality Very Finest OLD BROWN Brandy EP Qualityandus Old Liqueur Bootch Whisky Vory Quality.

Kilty Liqueur Whisky (guaranteed

20 years old).

3 Bots. St. Julien Claret.

Bot. Gin

Orange Curacao

period of five years such Bonde shall be Dollars or Taals as the holder may wish, A. S. WATSON

come Null and Void.

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TN zodordanos with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912, the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the transaction of PUBLIQ BUSINESS on MONDAY, TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, the 24th, 23th and

26th,

354-355

6500-6530

366-360

6748-6778

200-367

378-370

474-500

Hongkong, 1th December, 1917.

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IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OFFICE.

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

THIS OFFICE will be entirely CLOSED on CHRISTMAS and NEW YEAR DAYS On the otlier Holidays the Office will be open for all purposes as follows:---

MONDAY, the 24th December,

9.x. to 3 P.M. WEDNESDAY, the 26th December,

D. W. TRATMAN,

Superintendent,

Imports and Exports.

NOTICE

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OUR STORE will be OPEN ALL DAY

TO-DAY (SATURDAY), the 2nd

inst, and MONDAY the

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MACKINTOSH & Co.,

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at the buying rata of exchange of the day.

GENERÁL, MANAGER, JUN THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION.

[1430] Hongkong, 20th Docenter, 1917,

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF

VAN CANTON, LTD.

THE CERTIFICATE. No. 4100 tir Fourteen Shares Nos. 13104/15477 in

the name of MARY SAMUEL PEBRY has been LOST or STOLEN, and if at the expiration of One Month from the date hereof the above doenmanta

be not w

another Certificate for the said:

will

be issued by the Society and thereafter no other will be acknowledged.

20. MONTAGUE EDE,

General Manager.

Hongkong, 15th December, 1917.[1388

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO.,

LIMITED.

›EFORE purchasing

ELECTRICAL

BAPPLIANCES for use in connection with the Company's supply, Consumers are recommended to communicate with the 13787-13817 31 Undersigned with a view to ascertaining

1. If the Appliances, and their use, are in accordance with the Company's Regulations,

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If the Wiring of the premises, where

toivatal intended it

such Appliances is suitable. It is important that the foregoing infor- Ration should be obtained from the

a not only does the neglect to do

lead to a contravention of the Ordinance

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

Agents

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so endanger property by fire, but in addition

CENTRAL BUREAU OF LIQUIDATION; OF THE DEUTSCH-ABIATISCHE BANK IN

CHINA

CO., LTD.,

by Mrs. Stevenson, Miss White and Mr.

The public of Hongkong will shortly

production of a popular musical comedy, have the opportunity, of witnessing the

which has not been presented here for many years past. The Libretto, although following the lines of the original play, has born, cutirely re-written by a local resident. Many will rumember the excel- lent productions of The Belle of New York," "Geisha, and La Mascote" the war, but this objection was waived by the Lusitano Lilliputians under the in view of the fact that such servicesable managemons of Mr. A. E. da Silva, could not be made a practicable basis for who also re-wrote the first two plays. & enfranchisement. Under the arrange The contemplated production will in no way fall short of the standard then established. Many of the old players are to take part in it and some of them are appearing in the pure now running in the Club Lusitana with so much success, n success do whick. Mr. da Silva has con- 4||tributed in conferable measure.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

TELEPHONE 616..

DEATH

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WALLINGTON-Killed in actios, on Oct. 4th, R. E. (Dick) WALLINGToy, Bat- tery Sorgt R.FA, second son of Mr. and Mrs. A Wallington, of West Norwood, and dearly-loved husband of ELIZABETH ALICE (nếc Stenner). Fourteen years in the P

ment that was adopted by general consent it was estimated that between 400,000 and 500,000 women would have votes in the contest, and it: is a splendid tribute to the patriotism of the sex that they should have contributed to the return of a Government pledged to maintain steady stream of reinforcements to the troops who are so gallantly fighting in Europe,

Night and Day, the organ of Dr. Barnardo's Homes, acknowledges a re

& U. Coy, a service, smittance of £100 from Hongkong,

Konexons Owsica: 104, Dan Vaux Roin, C. LONNON, ORvica s 181, Frane Branne, 1.0.

The Baily

Press.

HONGKONG, 22ND DECEMBER 1917.

CANADA AND CONSCRIPTION Tag people of Canada bave shown in a convincing manner that they are deter- mined to bear their full share of the task

Messrs. William Powell, Ltd., Announce that their store will be open all day to-day (Saturday), and on Monday.

The police have found in a pawnshop ons of Bensou's gold watches, evidently the property of a European, Anyone

Captain Superintendent of Police, giving claiming it should apply to the Hon

full carticulara.

HONGKONG BOYS AT THE FRONT.

LETTERS EROM THE SONS OF MR..

TK DEALY.

The following are extracts from the letters of two Hongkong boys, Frank and Bydney Dealy, who went to the Front from Adelaide, South Australia. They were despatched with different con tingents and although under training at the ame time in England, have not yet met since leaving the Commonwealth. Thas hope to meet sometime, somewhere in France" The elder, Frank, is a private is an infantry regiment, and his Brother Bydney has a commission in the Australian Flying Corpe.

14th Oct France,

1917. You must

not be surprised or worried of winning the war for freedom byder son of Prebendary Thicknesse, if letters do not reach you so frequently. feturning to power the Coalition Govern died of wounds on October 19th, aged 311. of despatching letters

retor of St. George's, Hanover Square. We have been continually on the move

during the

and no means have been at ment which appealed to them for endors. He was a scholar of Winchester, and In his lust letter, Byd tells me that he hand. ment of the Conscription-Act. The full

has obtained his unt and may results of the polling are act to hand passed second into Woolwich. He went yet, but it is certain that the Govern- to the Front from Hongkong in May wishes to By in France to start

You cannot imagine the awful state of 1915. He had commanded his battery of the ground on which we have been fight ment will have a majority of at least heavy gung for about 15 months. He was ing. It is simply one mass of shell-holes,

which, in some ses, develop into twice mentioned in dispatches, and was given the D.5.0. last May.

Major F. W. Thicknesse, R.A., D.8.0.

fifty, which may be increased to sixty or more by the vote of the soldiers at the Front. This may fairly be described as a sweeping success in view of the fact that the House of Commons consists only day, the 24th, Tuesday, the 26th, Wednes

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Of course de

with

dan

feet are nevor few hours at a time. for more than am at prosent sitting in one

of Frite's old guapots a solid ontorete

shall-hole full of

The Post Office will be open on, Monbug 10 front of which there is

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according to their population at each Tuesday, January let, from A to § am, deceanial census, except in the case of There will be one collection and one

Water ture of the locality

in fact, is the predominat. water.

fea

Scattered at various points of the

clusters compass are

of tree sturos alt remain of the

the ten o pesos woods time, existed in

It is

end of the war is not yet in sight.

indeed very horrible, and the

delivery of ordinary correspondence back day as on Sunday. There will be a de livery of registered correspondence at a am on December 24th and 20th, and On January 1st. The Money Order Office will be entirely closed during the of no avail holidays.

1 did once think that the war was nearing it climax, but since I have actually participated in it, my opinions have changed. However, to grumble is

under instructione from the Ministry 22096-397005 of Finance and the Ministry of Foreign of China, the business Affains of the Republic CA ORA BANK Quebec, which always has sixty-five. As has been placed in Liquidation, opene

And all Parties of

Allied and Sir ROBERT BORDEN POIDS out, the Nentral nationalities havin

Claims against eleption was a notable test of democracy the mid

id Hank in Canton are hereby required to

to notify the Canton Burcan of In no sense can the victory be described Liquidation of their Claims, within one

as partisan, for except in Quebɛo-whère monika from tesis chate.

AND NOTICE IS HERDEY FURTHER the Government carried only three seats GIVEN, that all Partips indebted to the wat of the txty-five-Liberals worked

- Military Hospital. Bank discharge their liabilities

must

Friday, 25th Oct., 1917. within one month from this date, miter which loyally with Conservatives to achieve it

I have been here 10 days now the re ⠀⠀ Major Ernest Glanville Waymouth, | suit of a serious crash. I was sit from period the Central Bureau of Liquidation The union of the two parties was effected will take such action as may be necesságy

LOCAL BUREAU OF LIQUIDATION in October by Sir ROBERT BORDEN after R.A,, who died on October 10th, aged 48 8.0 to Eto collect and fly back D.H. & Scout (on which I graduated). OF THE DEUTSCH-ASIATISCHE BANK, difficult negotiationg extending over served in China in 1999 as Adjutant to It was very old, and had only been test

AGON CANTON.

several months. The proposal was con-

the Royal Artillery, and took part in the ed on the ground, They would not test Canton, 1st December, 1877,

demned by the Winnipeg Convention of relief of Tientsin and also in the relief it in the air. I was sent up on it, got up to 200 ft.. and when going down wind Western Liberale, but, undismayed, Bir of Peking. He was also present in the it was so nose-heavy that the nose Fent down like a stone. I hit the ground an Romer persisted in his efforts until they actions of Peitrang and Yangtaun, and 100 to 105 miles an hour, made two somer, were finally crowned with success. He was awarded the medal with claap. Major salts, and the wreckage of the machine showed his disinterestednees by express..

Waymouth was well known as a cricketer was strewn over a distance of 30 yards. I suffered considerable pain from faen

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A B WATSON & CO., LTD.

NOTICE

O-DAY (SATURDAY), 22nd December

TODAY S Departments will be. Open for business until 6 y.. and on MONDAY,

the 24th inst, until 7 PM.

MY BAJU WATSON & Co., Ir

Hongkong, 2nd December, 1817, [1417

HONGKONG HOTEL

TEA DANCES.

THE MANAGEMENT beg te annonasə THE

that in future the Charge for TEA, including the PRIVILEGE OF DANCING, will be $1.00 per head, 25% of which sum will be Donated by the Hotel Company to WAR CHARITIES.

JH TAGGART, Manager.

$10 each.

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To all concerned;

NOTIOE

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TYSON, Master of the British

I steamer Heerense, Notice that I will not be responsible for any Debt or Debts contracted by the members of my crew during the ship'e stay. in Hongkong.

EN. TISON Master HERMELIN.” Hongkong 20th December, 1917. [1418

ing his willingues to withdraw from the having played for many years for the leadership when the Liberal leaders Royal Artillery; he was a prominent declared that only by that set of renun- | Fremher of 1. Zingari and Free Foresters, ciation would coalition be possible. Such he was also a fine Rugby football player, an evidence of sincerity could not fail and was the first president of the Army to have its exect and many prominent Rugby Union.

cuts and braises until brought here, and have also fractured my left hand in three placas. - I hope to have an official enquiry about it, I had practically got my wing and, worse luck, was due to shall be unit for eix weeks now, and France next week

am very annoyed about it