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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

NOTICE.

FO-DAY (MONDAY) 31st December, All Departments will be pu for business as wenal,

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. Hongkong, 28th December, 1917. [1448

PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE Undersigned have received instruc

THE

exalic Auctions

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

On

THURSDAY,

the 3rd January, 1016, at 2.30 PM, at their Sales Rooms, No. 6, Des VOLK Road, Corner of Ice House

Streets

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE,

Comprising:

Blackwood Furniture, Jarge Plan Side- board, Cabinet suitable for Class or Silver,

Chair Overmantels, ute,

White Enamel Twin Bedsteads, Ward- robes, Washistardi, Chests of Lowers, etc., Dinner Service and Crockery Wart, Pantry and Kitchen Utensils, including Large American Ice Chest, nid two White Enamel led Baths

ve furniture, etc.

has been The above removed to the Salo Rooms for convenience of Sale,

(Full Particulars from Cataloguo.) Tanks: Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH. Auctioneers,

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THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.

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WA (KAILAN BONDS). DAYMENT of the HALF-YEARLY PINTEREST due on 16 January, 1918, will be made on presentation of Coupon No. 11 at any the andet mentioned Banks, tin. - HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI At

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REDEMPTION OF DRAWN BONDS.

THE Repayment of 3% Military Bonds drawn at the Third Drawing amounting to $1,700,000 will commerce on 10th December, 1917. The Repayment will be made in SILVER

THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE. Peking, 25th November, 1917.

8 MILITARY LOAN.

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REDEMPTION OF BONDS DRAWN AT THIRD DRAWING.

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the Public that at the 3rd Drawing for Repayment of the 8 per cent. Military Loan Bonds held on 2nd October, 1917, Bonds to the value of 81,700,000.00 have been drawn, which amount constitutes about one-fifth of the Honda recognised by this Ministry. A List of Drawn Bonda is published in the Government Gazette and other newspapers.

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explosive of any importance bos bien discovered. The calibre of the guns had probably incrented and the actual energy imparted to the deadly mis. viles hurled by them is no doubt,

than at the beginning of greater

DEATH AND FUNERAL, OF"

MR. HORACE BAIN

The news was received on Saturday with general regret-in, which we fully share of the death of Mr

Horace

dur

WINES AND SPIRITS the year; but nobody seems to have ray Bain, which occurred at the Ponk

Assorted. CABES.

Case No. 1. $22.00

3 Bota. Et Estephe Claret. PAWARS Light Dry Sherry,

Port, Fal Ginodied. Bot Superior Old Cognac, AR

Very Old Liqueur Scotch Whisky

Quality. Dower's Scotch Whisky.

Case No. 2, $28.00

(250563-950588) 550679-250708 2250950-2150888 251000-251168 1951210-2512:49

30 231429-381458 231450-251548 60 28 281663-251690 251775-251602. 28

51859.251856

1 Bot.

St. Marceaux Champagne,

1

3 Bots

8 Estephe Claret.

1 Bot.

13,050

1

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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.

Repayment of Bonds sold in Singapore Batavis and the Philippine Islands will be made by the Branch Offices of the HoxoxoxG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR- PORATION at these planes. THE BANK OF CHINA, Shanghai, will transfer funda for Repayment of Bonds sold through the Batavia Bon Po Bax. In Cuba Repay ment will be made by the Changsha Guild upon surronder of the Bonds to the BANK THE CERTIFICATE No. 4100 for of CNA, Shanghai: In Yokohama by Fourteen Shares Nog, 18464/19977 in has been of MART SAMORY PERRY name is LOST or STOLEN, and if at the expiration Kiangai by the KIANGSI Fukier by the BANK OF CHINA in of One Month from the late hereof the Peking by the BANK OF CHINA. Besides above documente be not. forthcoming. the above cases, Repayment of Drawn another Certificate for the said Shares will Bonds will generally be made by the be issued by the Society and thereafter no BANK OF CHINA, Shanghai,

other will be acknowledged. Dragom

the CHINESE CONSULATE AND Othe

C. MONTAGUE EDE,

General Managers Hongkong, 15th December, 1917. [1380

Drawn Bonds when presented must be accompanied by all remaining Coupons, as all such Bonda are not entitled to any Further interest after the payment of 11th Coupon. If all remaining Coupons CENTRAL BUREAU OF LIQUIDATION (boginning 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 dato of Third Drawing after which period of five years such Bonds shall be Come Null and Void,

$1,000 each.

Nos.

Ticketa

$100 each.

Nos. Tickets

123-155) 31

OF THE DEUTSCH-ASIATISCHE BANK IN CRINA

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

under instructum from the Ministry

Burgundy "Beaune,

Hospital at about eleve o'clock in the morning. Mr. Bain had been under treatment for typhoid fever, for about a

fortnight and, as he had, passed the örista a couple of days previous to his

death, hopes were entertaind of bis

recovery

The deceased was born in Hongkong, and was the eldest son of the late Mr. George Murray Bain, After completing hia colucation at Mal Hill School, Lon- don, he returned to the Colony and joined Mesore Butterfold & Swire,.

withi

dirco

produced anything in the way of an entirely new and satisfactory explosive. In a word, science, apparently, has no placed at the service of any of the belliger

Merengukur ents any device for annihilating tar encintes more rapidly than was possible. in 1816. The saile impression is conveyed to the student of naval affairs. The sub marine ang been the worst enemy of the Allies; but all the Fowers had undersea vessels long before the war, though not in such numbers or with such a wide range of activity as now, Even the torpedo whom he left after & short, time to remaics in principle, much as it was enfer the office of the, China some years back Fifteen years, age | Mail, of which paper his father was TEBLA wrote about ships which would be proprietor. For nearly twenty years

Waa associated without orews, and controlled by wireless the decensed There have been rumours of small vessels the newspaper, latterly oporated in this way by Gorming, but toy and part-proprietor. He died at the only rumours,

comparatively young age of thirty-eight, The year that is ending has been re- and the deepest sympathy is felt for his markable rather for scientific organisasistor, Mrs. Edwards, who resides at tion than for any outstanding work of Ningpo, and his two brothers, Mr. genius. There was a year, in the Ameri-Douglas Enin, now in Hongkong, and can Civil war, when the first ironclad Mr. N. B. Bain, Acting District Officer appeared There was the year of the first at Kuala Langat, Selangor. telegraphic messago; then the year in which wireless messages were first sent and, again, the year in which the torpedo was invented. Later came the year inade bistoric by the Wright brothers. We can point to nothing in 1917, unless it be the

The funeral took place yesterday after- Tank, in any way comparable with the moon at Happy Vallmy, the cortège park. invention of the non-clad wireless teleing the Monument at 3 o'clock. The graphy, the torpedo, or the submarine deased was given fall military bonour, Yet we may be sure that scientific brains and a large gathering assembled to pay a have not been idle. It may be that new last tribute to his memory, inventions are the product of quiet The procession was headed by the band SPECIAL CASES PUT UP TO ORDEE. meditation and that, when the world is of the 19th Infantry playing the “ Dead.

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

Old Liqueur Scotch Whisky. PADRONELLS 1121 Quality.

Dewar's Scotch Whisky

Gin.

Orange Curacao.

Case No. 3. $32.00

1 Bot. St. Marceaux Champagne.

Old Brown Sherry E

E.E. Quality, Bots. Superior Old Port "D". Quality Very Finest OLD BROWN

Brandy E Quality:

Old Liqueur Scotch Whisky “D” Quality. Kilty Liqueur Whisky (guaranteed

• 20 years old).

3 Bots 1:Bot

St Julien Claret.

Gin

Orange Curacao.

of Finance and the Ministry of Foreign A. S. WATSON Affairs of the Republic of China, the business in Chins of the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank has been placed in Liquidation,

And all Parties of Chinese, Allied and Neutral nationalities having Claims against

CO., LTD.,

the said Bank in Canton are hereby WINE AND SPIELT MERCHANTS, requires to notify the Canton Bureau of Liquidation of their Chains, within one month from this date.

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER the to GIVEN, that all Parties indebted

their abilities ezenid Bank must discharge

within one month from this date, after which period the Central Bureau of Liquidation LOCAL BUREAU OF CASSET

Tientein and

BARQUE BELOR POUR

L'ETRANGEL.

Shanghai

only

:9-10

21-22

1011-1041 31

The Interest, lees Inccino Tax at 5/-in the £

26-28.

1073-1103 31

will be

ON £20 BONDE

-37-38

Per Coupon (Genes)

12. 0

89-13-

Les Tex at- in the

30

·90-01

1135-1196 7259-1289 31 1554-1884 31 1696-1726 31 1790-1851

Not amount payable

90

334-335

On £100 Bonda

$559-5503 6438-6488 201

Per Coupon (Cross)

354-355

6500-6530

Les Taxi 5 in the

Net

€745-6776

366-367

6810-6940

amount payablo

·£2, 5,950

373-379

6935-6965

474-300

77528-7558

€38-662

Per Cou on (Grass)

3455-3181

Less as at blu the

23. 350

3209-3282

£110.0.

O £500 BSDB,

Net amount payabla Payment will be made in Taolant the Demand Buying rate of exchange of the day the Coupon

presented.

By Order,

THE KAILAN MINING. ADMINISTRATION,

3817-3329 3361-3371 $1 40-45-407127 41534179. 27 4934-4935

4257-4260

4285-4268

4270 1280

4263-4250

4308-4307-

4318-4321

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W. S. NATHAN,

General Manager.

FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF

SHONGKONG;

NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all FIRE INSURANCE OFFICES will

be CLOSED for the Trassition of PUBLIC BUSINESS TO-DAY (MONDAY) and TOMORROW (TUESDAY), the 31st De cember and 1st January.

By Order,

AR LOWE, Secretary

0413

ARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION

OF HONGKONG.

NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that al

NOTIOR 18 HINZURA NUM OPRICES

Will be CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS TO-DAY (MONDAY) and TOMORROW (TUESDAY), the 31st December and 1st January.O

By Order,

BARLOWE

Secretary,

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OF THE DEUTSCH-ASIATISCHE BANK, CANTON;

Canton, 1st December, 1971,

11338

STRAITS MERCHANT SERVICE GUILD

D'Singapore, are HONORARY AGENTS ISPENSARY Buildings, Raffles Place

of the UPSHAL HEBURANT EZEVIOR Gump, where subscription are received, new Members are enrolled and ail Members are welcomed as Visitors during their stay in port.

TO LET FURNISHED.

1588

NO. 2, STEWART TERRACE, Peak

Apply to

HE POLLOCK,

Prince's Buildings, [1347

TO LET

FFICES in. York Buildings.

HOUSES Shameen Canton, Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT AND AGENCY Co., Lu, -

Tes

TO LET MMEDIATE entry. Four very desir L ́able SHOPS, situated in leo House Street, opponto the Grand Hotel, recent ly reconstructed

For rent and other particulars apply to

THE MANAGER HONGKONG Ics Co., LTD., 46, Connaught Road Central

TO LET

[000

AFLAT in Nathan Road, Howloon.

FOUR ROOMED HOUSES in Kov

Apply to HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

Alexandra Buil

TELEPHONE 610,

DEATHS.

The late Mr. H. M: Bain had a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. Her was a member of many local clubs and took an interest in racing, being the owner of a small stable.

ablaze with war, the highest type of intel | March," Then followed a Guard of lectual effort is impossible... What re- Honour, furnished by the members of the &wards would be showered upon a KELVIN Hongkong Delauce. Corps, to which the or a WHITEHEAD who could produce, some deocased belonged. The coffin was drawn new and wonderful weapon for our on a gun carriage and was covered with soldiers and sailors The works of the Union Jack, on, which reposed a num Genius, however, come at unexpected her of beautiful wreaths. At the graveside times and do not appear to order. All the belligerents have been organising research institutions. Comunittees

tees com posed of the most famous scientists and practical engineers have been formed in Great Britain in order to analyse and develop new ideas however unpromising these may appear in the form submitted.

(12)

BAIN-At the Peak Hospital, Hongkong, on December 29th, HORACE MURRAY BAIN, aged 38 LEIGH-BENSETT.—In England, on 23rd Deccanber, P. S. LEIGH BENNETT, GI the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank ing Corporation, Eastern Staff.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

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the service was read by the Hey, W. T. Featherstone. At the close a firing party, consisting of members of the deceased's. Corps under Sergeant Smith, fired the usual folleys, and the buglers of the 18th - Infantry sounded the Last Pest."

At the graveside were Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Bain, Mr. Owen, Mr. J. Hennea

A Commission of the Académie dessey Seth and Mr. G. Harper (chief Fotenece is agitating for the establishment | mourners); Major Morgan (Administra.

of a National Laboratory in France totive Commandant of the Defence Corps), Julia Maria Sequeira Xaiver and terve home industries by developing 14. Major Wakcman, Captain Lammert, family beg to neknowledge with deep

Bonekone Office: 101, Put Your Hoar, C., Lossos, Orvice: 181, Fram 81st, E.C.

The Daily Press.

pathy received by thom during their sumilarly mobilining brain power Japan Lient. Blasan, Lieut Owen Angber, gratitude the many expressions of symventions. Sweden and Switzerland are Captain Armstrong, Lieut Evan Jones,

[2447] revent bereavement

has founded the Hikagaku Kenkyusho Lient Kennett, Lieut Wright, Lieut. Institute, with nearly £200,000 capital Batherland and Lieut. Beswick, the Hon and an annual subsidy. In Vienna thero Mr Cland Sever, CMG), (Colonist- is the Technical Research Department, Secretary, the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, Sir Elis Kadoorie, the Rev? T. W. and in Germany the Union of Technical Pearce, Messr, BA Hale and H. and Scientific Associations. Neverthelesa, Farmer (Chena Mail) Mr H A 1917 must be regarded one of the harren Meser Hicks, WA Donaldson, and Cartwright (Hongkong Daily Prean),

years. We are convinced, however, that A. Marley (Hongkong Telegraph), Mesurs, the spirit of invention and discovery China Morning Pust) Messrs. Davi

B. Wylie and TO Walking, (South Wood, A. Finlay Smith, A. Denison, E. E Batilios, H. C. Sundford, A P Nobb, W Logan, H. A. Lammert, H. F.. Campbell, G W Gegg, W Nicholson, A MIL.. Soares, U. U. Galluzzi, 8. H. Duston RJ, Witchell, A. W. Eastmanu, and many others do you d

HongKong, 31st Dechmerz 1917,

DISCOVERIES AND

TIONS OF 1917.

INVEN

But dead in Britain, it has flourished in the past, to the inestimable benefit of the human race, and there is no doubt that it will flourish again in the future.

Boon after Mr. LLOYD GLOBLE organised the Ministry of Munitions he declared This is an engineer's war. Mr. H G. Writs, also, has consistently urged A Chinese boy was sent to the Govern. the supreme importance of new inven-ment Civil Hospital on Saturday, suffer tions in order to accelerate, if not ing from injuries consequent on falling actually to command, a decisive victory into the hold of a abip.

Yet, so far as is known, the only entirely

Wreaths were sent by Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Bain, Mr and Mrs. G. H. Major Morgan and officers of the Defence Edwards, Mr. Norman Bain Uncle; " Corps, Mesara N. J. Riahh, W. Hum. phreys, C. E. P. Herbert, V. Beaure plaire, J. D. Unnby, H. E. Boriton, W. Nicholson, J. Higginbotham G Harper, H. Percy Brith 7 Witchell, 4 Seth A Alves, Erio Grant Smith, RC Witchell M. Manook, J. A. Tar- rant, U. C. Galluzzi, Bretherton Harper, W. J. Pringle, Harold Shh, M. S Bassoon E Sedgwick, A.

SALArthur T. Meek FM Ellis TM

new machine evolved during the past it is notified in the Castle that all year for the purpose of achieving persons entering the Union of Bonth that end has been the Tank. Africa from foreign territory or by ses

The number of aeroplanes has been must be in possession of passports vises greatly multiplied; improvements in pro- or issued by a competent authority. Hope Gorge Grice, & Shelton duction and design have been introduced; but nothing has happened in connection with aeronautics comparable, as a drama- tic evidence

VICTORIA THEATRE.

H.E the Governor haz reappointed - Gregħty, R. F. Belilios, C. MS. Alver Dr. G. P. Jordan, Dr. G. Montagu Chan Weon Man Lauth Shan, Mr.

and Mr W Armstrong Mr and Mr invention with the Harston, and Dr. G. H. Thomas to be 7 R Capell, Mr. and Mrs. A. Rodgers

members of the Midwives Board for a Mr. and Mrs. Frank Crawford, Mr. and famous fight made by the WRIGHT

term of three years, with effect from Jan

Hennessey Seth, Mr. and Mr. F Maitland, Mr. and Mrs. A Seth, Mr. brothers a years ago The most

uary 1st, 1918

and Mrs. A. Denison Mits Wallace, Mr. starting event was the recent rapid

and Mr. James Walker, Mrs. G. Sackse, journey from Italy to Great Britain.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Rodger, Mr. and Mrs. GW. Gegg, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Austin That achievement, indeed, may be taken

Mr. and Mrs IT Endell Ecser Mr. and za evidence of the great progress made

Mr W AJ Cooper Mr. and Mrs. in the construction of flying machines.

Vincent Sorby Mr and Mrs. B. A. Hale, Mr. and Mrs. George P. Laumert, 187, We know that all the belligerente have

and Mrs. A. Lammert, Mrs R. been devoting large sums, and their best

Belios, Dr and Mrs GM Heanley 1. and Mrs. T. E. Pearce, Mr and Mrs. scientific brains, to an increase of the

J. H. Gardiner, Mr. and Kru. Hugh and we arrying capacity of aer

Farmer the China Mail, the Chinese stalt LEWKNOR, No 120 TH PEAK, from ure frequently reminded

of the Chino Mas), the Hongkong Daily 1st April, 191849

Press, the Hongkong Telegraph. Masary. Lowe Bingham and Mathewebe SHOP

Hongbong and Shanghai Bank, memb of the Victoria Recreation Club, the staff of Kingadore Lodge members of the Bergeanta Mesa (Hongk Corps), and the membere

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of the great weight

which onveyed through the air by these heat It safe to say that the lift

geroplanes hag luring the past

So far as we know, do new

Fantastic Stare and the Bell Vaudeville Company, whose combined tertainment delighted a large audienge at the Victoria Theatre last night, will present a great holiday programme to-night at the same theatre.

At the Union Church a Watch Night

will be held to night at 31:15 PA

and will be conducted by the Rev. J