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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF

HONGKONG.

NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS TOTICE 19 HEREBY GIVEN that

NTIRE INSURANCE OFFICES will be CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on MONDAY and TUESDAY, the 31st December and ist Jatuary

By Order,

A. R. LOWE,

Secretary,

114.3

MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF HONGKONG.

NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all.

NOTIOR IS FUN OF FILES

will be CLOSED fur the Transaction of

PUBLIC BUSINESS on MONDAY and TUESDAY, the 31st December and 1st JODUKTY.

By. Order,

AR LOWE,

TIFFIN

KING EDWARD HOTEL-

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG

8% MILITARY LOAN.

45302.191855 01 19578-19690 125 13790-13805 GL 13917-12977 ON

14305-11405 01

14527-14587 61

14773-14831 61

REDEMPTION OF DRAWN BONDS 1517-18167 61

Military

HE Repayment of 8%

Bands drawn at the Third Drawing amounting to $1,700,000 will commence on 10th December, 1917. The Ilepayment will be made in SILVER

THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE Peking, 20th November, 1917.

8% MILITARY LOAN.

(1391

18759-19100 388:

119183-19194 12

18308-19429 122 48205-18644 380) 49405-50164 760 57005-57384 380 57783-88144 390 60805-01184 380 6150561944, 380

· 03085-83484 380 65365-68744 380 68405,69184 780. 00025-70304 290 A-47848-47900 63 A48101-48108 18 A48875-48900 26

REDEMPTION OF BONDS DRAWN AT A49001-49035 35

THIRD DRAWING.

Fable that at the 3rd Drawing OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the for Repayment of the 8 per cent, Military Loan Boads held on 2nd October, 1917, Bonds to the value of 21,700,000.00 have been drawn, which aimount constitutes about one-fith of the Bonds recognised by this Ainistry. A List of Drawn Bends is published in the Government Gazette Fand other newspapers.

Repayment of Bonds gold in Singapore, Batavia and the nilippine Islands will be made by the Branch Offices of the HONGKONG AND SUANGHAL BANKING COR-

TO-DAY (SATURDAY), 1 TM, MUSIC PORATION at these places. THE BANK OF and DANCING, $1.50.

DINNER, 730

ANCING, $2.00.

1.M..

50 cts each to Dancing Room. 20% will be DONATED 10 WAR

CHARITIES.

J. WITCHELL,

Manager.

A49007-49200-104 A49301-49518 18. A49857-48900 || 44 A50201-50215 15. A50018-50076 59 451 205-51300 € A61 401-51453 65 453307-58686 350

DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY DECEMBER 29ra, 1917.

2740 0,857 88456-80013

628

$30.

200

162830-148858 12: 6:30. 228930288950 39 931896 231854 931886-231700

233001-233014

233945-234000

238101-235104 249110-240149 249369 240418:

·249504-2AB538

30

INTIMATION

crushing burden which thug threatens

industry will be realised when remambered that the sum

At the International Commissive which will meet at Shanghai on January forth for the revision of the Chinese import in 1913-14 was less than £200,000,000, and tariff, Great Britain will be represented was viewed in many quarters with con- by Mr. H, H, Fox, CMG HBM Com corn Clearly, then, the whole cost of the mercial Attaché in China, assisted by a Consular officer, and a representative of the British Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, who will shortly be appointed.

WINES AND SPIRITS war cannot be left as a pernianent funded debt. Three alternatives have been sug Rested. One of these is the development

Assorted Cases.

Case No 1. $22.00

Bots. St. Estephe Claret.

Light Dry Sherry, Port, Full Bodied. Ging Pop

Bot. Superior Old Cognac,

Very Old Liqueur Bootch Wh Dewar's Footch Whisky-

949599-246658

250169-250928

260258 20258

250490-250529

260539-950568

250678-550709.

250830-350888

261099-251158

251219-251248

9781429-251438

:30

251488-251548

251083.251690. 251775-951802

13.950

1

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19967-59835 760 461363-01734 362951868-931886 Aval-1202 382 A61027-64409 3829

11,025

THE CHINEÊE ENGINEERING AND MINING COMPANY LIMITED

Fayment of Final Dividend on Shares for the year ending 80th June, 1017

CHINA, Shanghai, will transfer funds for Repayment of Bonds sold through the MUSIC and Balavis Bor Po San. In Cuba, Hepay ment will be made by the Changsha Guild upon surrender of the Bonds to the BANK OF CHINA, Shanghai in Yokohama by Lae CHINESE CONSULATE GENERAL I In Kiangs by the KIANUSI BANK: in. Fukier by the BANK OF CHINA: In

THE BOARD having declared a FINAL Besides DIVIDEND

(esent and Peking by the BANK OF CHINA. the above cases, Repayment of Drawa one-half per cent) per Share, free of Income. Bonds will generally be made by the Tax, for the year ending 30th June, 1917, BANK OF CHINA, Shanghai, holders of Banner Shares and hollers of Drawn Bonds when presented must be Dividend Warrants received from London accompanied by all remaining Coupons, o account of Registered Shares, will be

paid

their dividend on presenting No. 10 as all such Bonds are not entitled to any Coupen of the Bearer Shares, and Dividend -PORTUGUESE CLERK for Book further interest after the payment of Warrants on Registered Shares, to either of

11th Coupon. If all remaining Coupons

the following Banks at Shanghai or (beginning with the 12th Compan) are not Tientsin Apply in writing to

LTD.

SHANGHAI BANKING presented together with the Drewn Bonds, there the total amount represented by (1442. these Coupons shall be deducted from the

repayable principal.

A

WANTED.

NORDISK FJERFABRIK, Stameen, Cantan..

[1441

THE BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM VANCOUVER AND SHATTLE.

*TEESTA?

Drawn Bonds must be presented for Repayment within five years from the date of Third Drawing, after which period of five years such Bonds shall be Dome Null and Void..

3100 cach Nos. Tickets. 125-155 31 1011-1011 31 1073-1103

1135-1100 62 1250-1280 31

TE

Steunp

Nos

$1,000 each.

Ticketa

having arrived how the ke poz's, Connghome of Cargo by bar Aro boreby informed slap i upods, are long la

9-10

21.20

95-28

at thou risk into the bassecours audjor extra

- hasardon, Godirerms of hum

Kowloon Wharf and Godum kong a

37:30

Company, Ltd,

82-83

1554184

whence and/or from the Whave douvory may

20-91

1096-1726

31

be obtained..

96.99

1700-1851

Goods not cleared by 5,00 PM Jan, 1912, will be subject to rent.

4th

334-336

338-300

Ali broken, chsten and damaged packages

364-255

5 5559-5563 6436-6488 31 6500-6830

are to be left in the Godowns, where they wil

348-359

be examined

by

Mesar Goddard & Douglas,

348-367

on 4th Jan, 1918, at 10 AM.

378-339

474-300

636-662

they will not to recognized,

offected by m

3155-3181 1270 3909-3262 13317-3392 6

4045-1071 4153-4179 434-4255 22 4937-4260

Claims aguant the Beamer

presented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise

No Fire

in any cans Mawat

asilia or Ladang will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD, Hongkong, st December, 1917. 11415

BANK HOLIDAYS,

Naccordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912,

IN BOSTAN GE BANKS will be

CLOSED for the transnotion of PUBLIC BUSINESS on MONDAY and TUESDAY, the 31st instant und 1st proxino.

Hongkong, 37mn 1ecember, 1917.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL

[1432

W ON TO 13 DES VEUX ROAD ▼TE HAVE This Day REMOVED our

CENTRAL POWELL'S BUILDING, First Floor

AB. THE SWEDISH TRADING Co.,. HAFIL IN CHINA, LTD. 416- Hongkong, 7th December, 1917.

FOR SALE.

1423

70. 42 ROBINSON BOAD, Hongkong

(7 Koonus, etg.).

Apply to-

6. PIERGY,

at the above address.

WANTED.

[1434

PORTUGUESE Seeks Employment in Mercantile Firm, Ba Assistant

Bookkeeper Holding good references.

Please reply to-

Care of Daily Press" Office. {1435

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

NOTIFICATION:

IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that on the

I to Jouarry at Pas at the PUBLIO

WOLLS DEPARTMENT, and before a Committee presided by the Director of the Public Wurke, received for the supply and tenders wi laying of ripes for canalization of alt

water (Extension) of the tendering, the

The conditions

and the Plans of the canaliza Specifications and tion are open to the Public at the PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, and in PORTUGUESE CONSULATE in Hongkong, where they can -be examined all week days.

Macao, Public Works Department, 18th

December,

HAUL M. DE FARIA • MAIA,

Engineer Director.

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6748-0778 31 49108840 0935-8985 31 7528-7558 01: 2210-931807 & 6834-1960- 107 30068-19174107 10283-10405 (214 10710-10816 107 1107-11779 107.

12101-12307:107

THE HONGKONG AND

CORTORATION,

THE CHARTERED BANK OF India,

AUSTRALIA & CHINA,

THE REBSO-ASIATIC BANK,

THE BANQUE BELGE POUR L'ETRANGER,

1

Case No. 2. $28 00

Rob. St. Marceaux Chanipagne, - Burgundy » Beaune.” Bots. St. Estophe Claret. Bot. Light Dry Sherry, Sandeman's

Tort, Superior Light Invalid. Superior Old Liqueur Cognac.

Old Liqueur Beolch Whisky Very, Quality

Dewar's Scotch Whisky... Orange Curacao.

Case No. 3. $32.00

Bot. Et. Marceaux Champagne.

Old Brown Sherry

EE. 2 Bots. Superior Old Port D Quality

Very Finest OLD BROWN

Brands ** pl: Quality. Very Quality.

Old Liqueur

Sur Scotch Whisky

"w.,

Kilty Liqueur Whisky (guaranteed

20 years old).

3 Bota St. Julien Clarot.. 1 Botin::

Orange Curacao.

the State of the latent resources of the Empire but, apart from the delays pr involved in negotiations between Imperial and Colonial Governments, it is obvious, that this plan offers no pro spect of immediate relief to the taxpayer. The two her methods both relate to s

thanksgiving service will be held in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Concep tion of the 31st inst., at 5:30 p.in, at which. a solemn Te Deum will be sung, conclud ing with the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. At 11 o'clock the same night the Holy Tabernacle will be opened and

the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed for general adoration till midnight, when the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

On New Year's Day: will be given.

High Solemn Mass will be celebrated, the Rector of the Cathedral officiating. Bishop Puzzoni will preach at the Mam at 9.30

levy on capital, and prominence has been given to them by Mr. Bosan Law's encouraging mply to the Trade Union Parliamentam Committee which urged the conscript of wealth. The Chance! for of the Exchequer frankly aduits that he approves of the principle of calling upon those who have the money to foot the bill, but he is disposed to leave thera to choose whether they will pay in one-am lamp sum or in instalments spread over, say, fifty years. The first method would probably prove the cheapor in the end, because the charge for interest would be mere specdily reduced and the capitalist, having once discharged his liability, would be left free to enjoy his future profits without interfereuce. There are,

CANTON NEWS.

Tax COURTHER OF THE "CHUNG NGỜI. BAR PO."]

CANTON, Dexober 28th

however, serious difficulties to be overcome TROOSHIE DISASTER.. before this scheme can be carried into. It is reported that the Homfun effect. It has been estimated that the total which was loaded with gan-powder and wealth of the community ranges betwpen, troops from the North, exploded and

twenty and twenty-four thousand millions, sauk when on her way from Foochow to sterling, and that a levy of sny, | Ainoy. She left Koochow on the 10th ten per cent, spot this would suitice inst. by order of tho Fukien Tuchun, As this could not be raised in money and the disaster occurred most day She sank immediately and over 1,000 Titis proposed that investors in War Ens should return to the Stato strip corresponding to their liability

SPECIAL CASES PUT UP TO ORDER. That is perfectly simple; it is when we come to other forms of property that the trouble begins. In the first pince, a tremendous amount of work would be in- volved in arriving at a fair valuation of the infinite variety of assets held by individuals. This accomplished, the mode

The Payments will be made in either A. S. WATSON

Dollars or Theis as the holder may wish, at the buying rate of exchange of the day,

GENERAL MANAGEE 186 KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION. Hongkong, 20th December, 1917. 1410

UNION, INSURANCE SOCIETY OF

CANTON, LTD.

CERTIFICATE No. 4100 fr

Been Shares Nos. 13464/13477 in

the name of MARE SAMUEL PERRY has been LUSKOT STOLEN, and if at the expiration" of One Month from the date hereof the

sbove documents be not forthcoming another Certificate for the said Shares will be issued by the Society and thereafter no other will be acknowledgeAGUE EDE

MONTAGUE

General Manager, Hongkong, 18th December, 1917. (1856

CO., LTD.,

TELEPHON# 616

&

-[12

pops, and 200 passengers, are, reported

to have been drowned. It is said that the ship was torpedoed by a guaboat of the Northern squadron which has attached itself to the South West. GENERAL LUK AND THE PRESIDENT.

The local authorities have received the President's mandate ordering fighting to be suspended on all fronts for a week. General Lak Wing-ting bag sent WINE AND SPIRIT MERUHANTS OF Payment would have to be arranged.

One" suggestion is that this might take telegram to the President asking why an form convénient to the owner, but Northern forces are gradually approach- how would the Gozichment dispose ofing Ao Chow, in Huuan; why General payments received in kind amongst the Laug Chai-kwong's troops have been holders of war debt, for the repayment of ordered to attack the Kwangtung pro- whom they are to be collected Another vince and why the President hus suggestion is that payment should be directed, two Tuchons to lead two div copted only in War Loan scrip, acquired Bions of Northern troops each to DEATH

South. General Luk ulso inquired whe ADAM-Killed in action, AR. ADAM, by selling or mortgaging other property, the President really desires peace.

Lieutenant Scuforth Highlanders, A fatal objection to this, however, is that attached RF.C. late of Hongkong War Loan serip would be in such

Nhaughai Banking Corporation,

BRANGWIN.-At Swatow,

December

26th, the wife of Dr. C. He

of a son

[140

London Staff Reported missing demand as to be unobtainabla cxcept. 3rd July 1917, since reported killed

[1438 on that date,

Monwauna USFILM, LUA, DNA varợn Road, O

GENERAL LUNGS MOVEMENTS.

the

General Lung Chai-kwong, who is ad

at an enormous premium, while all vancing upon the two Kwangs, has other securities would wrizusly de decided to enter by two ways. The first preciate in value. In all the circum.way is from Ko-chow and Lui-chow, The Com-

CENTRAL BUREAU OF LIQUIDATION NOR. Ustica; 181, Flam Graat, B. stances, therefore, the better play would so as to approach Nanning.

OF THE DEUTSCH-ASIATISCHE BANK IN

CHINA

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

Nunder instractions from the Ministry

ef Finance and the Ministry of Foreign. Affairs of the Republic of China, the business in China of the DEUTSCH-ASIATISCHE BANK has been placed in Liquidation.

And all Parties of Chinese, Allied and

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, 29TH DECEMBER" tǝ17.

THE CONSCRIPTION OF WEALTH

18:54-15421 Neutral nationalities having Claims against It has long len obvious that the task

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one

appear to be to aim at extinguishing the mander of the force is Li Kar-pan, who debb within a limited period of years, will be appointed Tuchun of Kwang-si rather than at once, by devoting to that if he becseeds. The second route is frem purpose, some special taxation, such, for Young-kong, which is very near Shut- commander of this example, as special scale of Death bing, and the duties, which would be, in effect a levy expedition is Ngan Kai-hon, ⠀ who ⠀ wilk

recruit all the active outlaws. on capital

reported that the number of Lung's troops in Yeung kong as increasing

Mrs. George Grimble and the Misses Grimble have left England for Hong-

the said Bark in Canton are hereby required to notify the Canton Bureau of of dealing with the enormous debt created Liquication of their Claims, within

by the war would be such as to tax the kong month from this date in THER

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER abilities of our leading financiers, Up GIVEN, that all Parties indebted to the to the clue of the bunncial half-year on

Bank mast discharge their liabilities

said

within one month from this date, after which September 30th the gross cost of the

The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week

period the Central Bureau of Liquidation war to Great Britain approximated ending 15th December amounted to 64,835

will take such action as may be necessary

LOCAL BUREAU OF LIQUIDATION OF THE DEUTSCH-ASIATISCHE BANK,

CANTONASH Canton, 1st December, 1971.

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STRAITS MERCHANT SERVICE GUIRO

ISPENSARY Buildings Raffles Place 33167-33381 215 D Singapore, are HONORARY AGENTS of the XRIAL MERCHANT SERVICE GUILD, where subscription are received, new Members are enrolled and all Members are welcomed as Visitors during their stay in port

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39808-39810

39821-38825

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10

1,430

$5 each NOB Tickets

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528

$10 each. Noe Tickets

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SNOMICE)

11388

£5,000,000,000, and, after deducting ex- Panditure met from revenue and sums

tons and the sales to 60,013 tous.

dails.

The Civil Governor, Li Yew-hon, has decided to go to Shubing to carry out plans for opposing General Lung's attack upon the province.

ROBBERS IN THE NEW TERRITORY.

The Tuchun has received a deoputon from the Hongkong Authorities com

Chinese Lieut. Eric Grimble, who has bien in plaining that robbers from Gwing to the Imperial Exchequer from Fra stag Utober, 1914, for the last territory ans committing depredatious in cur Allies and Dominions or undertaken two years in the Royal Flying Corps, bus the New Territory. The Golf Club at Fauling was entered recently by a gang us a liability by India, there remanču now been appointed to England,

of armed robbers, who made off with about £3,000,000,000 to be added to the deadweight of National Debt On the baste of our current rate of expenditure, very succeeding half-year this stupendous figure will be increased by something like £700,000,000. It, therefore, hostilities had ceased at the beginning of October roughly £200,000,000 would have been required for the annual chuige, includ ing sinking fund. To this must be sided

On the that the officials. $245,000,000 for every siX |

war continues of our

We are informed that Professor property worth 2000 and escaped into Boobyns Pynnotis, the famous Cuban Chinese territory. The Tachun is, te- athlete and instrumentalist, may be exquested to give this matter has attention.. pooted in Hongkong about the middle of |___

January

GERMANS ABK FOR SUPPLIES.

Twelve Germans in Canton have peti- Dr. Gilbert Reid, a noturicus pro- tioned the Tachun for supplies as winter German, bis been departed from China has come. The amount neked for is about. to Manila by the Chinese Government, $600, and the Tuchun has ordered that it with the acquiesooo of the American be paid.

There was an unfortunate misprint in position probably errs on the the report of the Attorney General's ANY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiado or Indian A dearing to leave the Colony should side of optimism, for it is by no means speech on the Insurance Companies De- Conly in person at the CENTRAL POLIC«crisin that all the money ads need to posit Ordinance yesterday The Attorney

GENERAL LUK AND THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE KWANGS

The Intelligence Bureau of Canton states: The Intelligence Bureau learns

STAMON DOLween the houUTI DI 3 AMBA our Allies will be recoverable. Certainly General was reported to have said from reliable source that General Luk

und 3.2.1 to 4 P. daily, w

Applicants will be required to

to proda

rts or identification papers,

we cannot expect that the interest will Passports or

All persons with certain exceptions who in all cases, be paid until some consider- in the Colony for more than 7 days able time after peace is declared, while,

Register themeole under

reaza in

the REGISTRATION or ORDINANCE 1010.

PERSON'S on the other hand, we must be prepared to meet the cost of pensions and increases

Porns Registration

ration giving the par penlarg required may be obtained the in normal expenditure Already, there G.P.0, and at Al Police Stations,

fore it may safely

safely be assumed that the The Penalty for juod dumplanon Là a fine an

total revenne needed for all purposes 000 konca: $40

would be fully £500,000,000# year, The

18

Wing-ting has not yet recommended the The law in the United Kingdom re quires-Companies carrying on fire or cancellation of the self-government policy

arine Déurance to make a deposit of iu Kwangtung and Kwargs), £20,000 That deposit carries both kinde FORMER TUCHUN OF CANTON TO UPPOSE LING, The former Military Governor of of business, fire and marine insuran

The word life" should have appeared, Canton, Chen Pin-chun, has been re- in the place of marine No deposit Quested by General Lak to act as cou. is required in the United Kingdom for mander-in-chief of the combined forces

- Chỉ krông. opposing Lung marine businem,