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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

B

FIRE AND MARINE, INSURANCE.

THE attention of Companies and Persons

TE

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, JANUARY 1918, 1918

THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND MINING COMPANY LIMITED.

The drawn Debentures, with Coupons No 19 to 20 attached, must be left four clear days for examination.

By Order,

Countersigned:

ALFRED W. BERRY,

Becretary,

HIX PER CENT FIRST MORTGAGENI JAURALDE

DEBENTURES (KAILAN BONDS).

FIFTH DRAWING.

MARINE INSURANCE is called to the Firs and Marine Insurance Cotopanics NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, in conformity with the conditiona Deposit Ordinance 1917, and in particular to endorsed upon the Debentures, the the section thereof which renders it undermentioned numbers of Debentures obligatory deposits with me in

of the total value of £24,000 were drawn

con

to make AND MARINE on the Thirty Gret day of October 1917,

nection. INSURANCE

HUGH A NISBET

Registrar of Companies.

Hongkong, 9th January, 1918.

[1500

LIMITED

ac the Ullices of the

1 Notary Public, 99, Austin Friars, London, ECs,

31st October, 1917

1,400

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD. Com Hares Nos. 13464/13477. in

SHE CRETIFICATE NO. 4100 for

Anshu Friars, in the Companys don, in the name of MARY SAMUEL PERY has been

of

of WALTON FITZJAMES

LOST or STOLEN, and it at the expiration

In one of the Directors, ALFRED of Une Month from the date hereof the WILLIAM BERRY pany, and NICABIO ROBERT

INTIMATION

We have just received

new stocks of

WIRAM Brants Secretary of the Com. share documents be not forthcoming DEWAR'S

7/8,

JAURALDE

of

THE WEST POINT BUILDING CO., Grent Winchester Street, London, be issued by the Bociety and thereafter no Another Verifiesta for the said Shares wil E., Notary Public

other will be acknowledged.

G. MONTAGUE.

EDE General Manger Hongkong, 16th December, 1917 [1858)

NOTICE!

The said Debentures will be paid off at par on the 31st December, 1917, at either the following

In London At the Tra

Office

the Company, No. 5, London Wall! Buildinga, E.C.E

In China:At the General Offices of

the Company, Tientsin. BONDS OF 4500 EACH, NUMBERED:

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

of the THIRTIETH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS In this Company will be held at the Offices of Mesara, JARDINE MATHESON & COMPANY LIMITEV, ON TUESDAY, 20th January, lule, at 11.3 A., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the hirectors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1917.

REGISTER of SHARES of the 70 The Company will be CLOSED from SATUR DAY, 19th, to TUESDAY, 29th January, 1818 both days inclusive during which can be period no Transfer of Shares can Registered

By Order of the Board of DirectorS

A SHELTON HOOPER,

Secretary to the

HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY

Co, Ero.

General Agen's for the WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LTD. Hongkong, 11th January, 1918 (1607

THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FOURTH ORDINARY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in the Offices of Mesars, JALINE, MATHERON & COMPANT LIMITED, on TUESDAY, 20th January, 1918, at 1145 A.M., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the

Accounts for the Statement of

for the year endling

31st December, 1917 of SHARES of the

The REGISTER Company will be CLOSED from SATUR- DAY, 19th, 10 TUESDAY, 29th January, 1918 (both days inclusive), during which Transfer of Shares can be Registeron. By Order of the Board of Directora

THE HONGKONG CENTRAL

ESTATE, LIMITED,

pened no

A. SHELTON HOOPER

Secretary to

THE GENERAL MANAGERS. ₤1808

Hongkong, 11th January, 1816.

THE HONGKUNG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

THIRTIETH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Offices of Messra. JARDIN MATLESON & Company, LAMITED, on TUESDAY, 29th January, 1918, at NOON. for the purpose of rec

with the Statement of

7270247 210 254 277

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED

BONDS OF £100 EAGA, NUMBERED:HE CERTIFICATE No. 421 for Twenty

329

2857

353 428

611 745 709 820

962 873 1178

1255 1248

1438 1482 1506 1715 1674 1719)

1759 1768 1854 1873. 1950 2004 2043 2000 2103

2120 2104

2188 2175 2183 2366 2189 2330

£394 9439 9488 2018

2705 2623 2671

9744 2768) 2783 2786) 2828 2908 2067 52978 3055 3104 13250 3234 3280 333033773398 3403 3404 3423 3991533624

3789

700 BONDS OF £20 EACH, NUMBERED

3814 3810 3831 3841 3853 4089

· 4329° 4377

4114 4283 4312 4321

Shares Nos. 12038/12055 in this Com pany registered in the name of WILLIAM ALEXANDER PARSONS MARTIN, has been LOST, and if at the expiration of one month from the date hereof the above Certificate be not forthcoming, another Certificate for the said

acknow

SCOTCH

WHISKY

Sharea will be issued by the Company and IMPERIAL

others wall be

thereafter no other or

lodged.

C. MONTAGUE EDE,

General Manager. Hongkong, 1st January, 1918.

[1461

HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE

THE COMMITTEE has decided that the following shall be the SETTLEMENT DAYS for the year 1918

TULIDAY, FRIDAY,

WEDNESDAY,

FRIDAY

WEDNESDAY, ma

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7616 7877 7913

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MONDAY

THURSDAY,

FRIDAY,

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THURSDAY

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11657 11685 11701

$10730-10778

10920 + 10951 11172

1174

11958:11986 11823 [1831] $11868 11924.

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14188

190th January,

22nd February.

97th March

1.20th April.

29th May. 127th June.

29th July

20th August 27th September

29th October.

...........28th November.

27th December.

By Order, of the Committee,

AHG JACKSON,

Acting Secretary, HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE, Hongkong, 28th December, 1912, [1405

CANTON — CMS. GIRLS BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL

CT HILDA'S East Parade Ground.

Principal MIS BE

BENDELACK, MA,

Dip. EdZVARIA

School Be opens January 10th, 1918. Thorough English, and Chineso Education. Fees moderate

[1450

STRAITS MERCHANT SERVICE GUILD.

14316

14335 14375 14440 14452 14539 14620 14638 14715 14725 14764. 210 14633 14871 1688116018 15044 15071

14004 14520 the Directorŋ together mg the Report of 14946 14:02 1921 16369 154

31st December, 15529 16539 15092 Singapore, are HONORARY AGENTS

15779 15799 18847895 10019 16020 of SHARES of the 16035 16078 16072 16030 16313· 16606

· 1917.

The REGISTER Company will be CLOSED from SATUR DAY, 19th, to TUESDAY, 29th January, 1918 (both days inclusive) dering which no Transfer of Shares can be Pistered.

By Order of the Board of Directors

A SHELTON HOOPER,

Secretry Hongkong 1th January, 1918.

£1500

THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA

TIÓN CO., LTD

15225 15250

16554 16573 16663 166

16756

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20721 2072 20761 20780 21058 21170

21341 21400 21405 21456 21 21510 21534 21513 1550 21561

21550 21561 21648 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 81660 21677 31705 21780 21783 21793 SEVENTEENTH ORDINARY | 21800 21880 21941 22044 99099 1991OS MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this 22169 99901 22272 22277 22270 22301 Company will be held at the Others of 22408 29428 32442

99455 22498 22447 Messrs. - JARDINE, MATHESON & COMPANY,

22588 29631 29448 22705 92804 Id@truz, on TUESDAY, 20th Juneory, 1918, 22809 22080 22084 23023 23055 23059 at 12.18 P. for the purpose of receiving 23157 23160 23109 23205 23313 23380 the Report of the Directors together with

23409 23448 23482 23822 23854 23921 23950 24030 24037 24159 24170 24188 31st December, ending

1917 REGISTER of SHARES of the

year

the Statement of Account 21259. 24206 24330 24300 24519 vasGA1:

Company, will be CLOSED from SATUR DAY, 19th, to TUESDAY, 29th January, 2018 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares caiz be Begistered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE

A Secretary Hongkong, 11th January, 1918

NOTICE

ISPENSARY Buildings Raffles Place,

T'of the

LxPERIAL / MEROHANT SERVICE Goro, where subscription are received, "new. Members are enrolled and all Mambera are voleumed as Visitors during their stay in port

Trasa

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET

TURNISHED HOUSE $7, PEAR from

24661 24569 94603 24604 94748 24806 24853 24358 24594 28 405 400 FT

-ÓTKZS [1810

Hvata in the Office our TELEPHONE

"AVING adopted in sub-exchanen

NUMBERS ARE ENTIRELY CHANGED, the New Numbers being 2570, 2571 and 25720

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, LTD.

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32924 32936

33003: 33018

HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED.

OREPAIRS at the Power Station the

\WING ALTERATIONS and

Bauply of ELECTRICITY Will be SHUT OFF TO-MORROW (SUNDAY), the 18th wat, from 7,30 AM to ‡EM

GIBR LIVINGSTON & Co.

Agents

NE

WANTED.

IBUCE

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32630 32710 3:973 32190

3:098 $5100

33157 33194 33230 33282 32206 23320

777033765

W. MEYRICK HUMPHREYS, c/o W. G. HUMPHREYS & CO.,

15, Baddell Street.

(1493

TO LET

[YEGU OVE OWN CORRESPONDENT...] PLAGUE PREVENTION MEASURES.

PERING, January 10th..

The plague ia reported at Tientsin. The Government has defined the plague areas for preventive purposes and up-

pointed three doctors with experience of... plague to take charge. These have pro ceeded to their respective areas in Ehansi.

The Peking-Buiyuan Railway has been, closed...

THE PREMIER.

Rumeurs are current regarding the Premier's wish to resign.

[BY COURTESY OF THE ** CHUNG NGOI KAN PO.””]

PRESIDENT SEEKS ADVICE FROM THE PROVINCES.

PERING, January 11th.. The President has wired to the Pro- vinces stating that peace has been broken and asking their opinion.

Lu Wing-balang and Yang Shen-tch will send awarmy to help Li Hoochee...

The Government has ordered Tao Kun to chastise Wong Chen.yuan and Wu Kkanghain to attack Ching Chow and- Hsiangyang.

fruits of our efforts by making it impos CHINESE TELEGRAMS sible to bring up our gung before the enemy could reassemble reserves. The effect of this is described as incalcul able. Indeed, although the enemy used up no fewer than seventy.eight Divisions in his efforts to prevent cur advance in Flanders-which, by the way was delayed by the continuance of the

operations at Arras in order to assut the French-it was the immense naturál difficulties accentuated by abnormally wet weather, rather than the magnitude of the renemy's resistance that prevented our complete capture of the Passchendale Ridge. Rain repeatedly enforced lulls enabling practically a hasten enemy " to reorganise and bring up reinforce. ments behind a sea of mud, which con- stitituted his main protection. The superiority which Sir DopeLAB HAIG elaimed the British soldier had establish ed over his German adversary in the Battle of the Somme was

was fully maintain- ed throughout last year, for in the opera- tions at Arras, Messines, Leng and pre, one hundred and thirty-one German, Divisions were defeated by less than half that number of British troops. Accord INSTITUTE ing to Sir DouaraS HAIG's report which does not cover the Battle of Cambrai, we took 69,000 prisoners, nearly 400 guns, and 2,000 machine gune At the end of the year these figures had been increased to 73,131 prisoners and 691 guns, Against this the enemy could only set approxi- mately 27,200 prisoners and 166 guns. The whole of the guns and about 10,000 of the prisoners were captured from us in the later stages of the Battle of Cambrai, when, regardless of the cost, the enemy wore us down by sheer weight Only the magnificent tenacity of our troops enabled us, then, DE SUE'S EXPEDITION, to prevent a signal turcest ending în a It will be remembered that Dr. Sun. serious disaster. As a result of the Yat-sen proposed to lead personally an. inquiry, which, has been held into the array to attack Fukien. We now learn. circumstances, several officers have been that Sun has sent Wu Hon-man and retired That, however, has been the Chan Kwing-ming to consult with the only untoward incident in a year's Tuchun once again upon this matter,. operations, which have levied a heavy toll and that the Tuchun has approved the on the enemy's man-power and opened up expedition and has ordered the great possibilities in Flanders, besides and the Yunnanese troops to give assist cxercising an important influence in ance, in addition, we understand that other theatres of the war. Finally, it is the Tuchun will supply Sun with the gratifying to have the assurance at this necessary, arms and money. moment, when Germany is reported to INDEPENDENCE IN HONAN PROVINCE be preparing to deliver a great blow on

The authorities have received a tel the Western Front, that "additional gram from certain leaders in Honan strength, which the cuemy obtained, or province stating that they have declared may obtain, from the events in Russia independence from the Paking Govern ment. They will support the South- and Italy has already been largely dis- counted, and the ultimate destruction of

West until peace is concluded. the enemy's forces has been brought

GENERAL LUNG'S TROOPS. appreciably nearer,”

AND

EXTRA SPECIAL.

SOLE AGENTS

A. S. WATSON &mbers

CO., LTD.,

WINE AND SPIRIT

MERCHANTS.

TELIPHONE 618.

(18

DEATHR DEEMIL-At London, en Utk inst., TRONAL MASTERY DERMER, Director of Messrs, Dodwell & Co., Ltd, GOODRICH-At the Victoria Nursing

Home, Shanghai, on January 3rd CLYDE GOODRICH, Manager, Astor House Hotel, aged 25 years.

Monozone Orrscar 104, Dm Vorex Roap, 0. Lonnon, Darios: 181, Frame Balme, 1.0.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG 12TH JANUARY, 1»8

The total collection for the Mine sweepers Fund at St. John's Cathedral on Sunday last (including, suma tube quently received) is now $1,300.00 and

£10.

Wang, Shi-chen wishes to resign, but the President is endeavouring to persuade him to continue in office.

CANTON NEWS.

BY COURTESY OF THE CHUNG NG01

SAN FO

CANTON, January 11th

пату:

General Lang's troops, after capturing Yeung-Kong city, immediately menced to make their position secur against a pomibla attack by the Canton soldiers.. They are building tranches. and strongholds along the outskirts of the city, and are obtaining ermita from everywhere they can. It is said A cheque for $1,010.98 has been handed that Lung's troops will not proceed for- to the Hon. Treasurer, War Charities, ther, as their supplies are being stopped earmarked for the Prisoners of War by the 1st Squadron. Tund, being the amount of the colles TURUN CALLE & MEETING. tion on Sunday, 6th January, at the Union Church, together with amounts subsequently received.

The Tuchun, Mok Wing-son, has ar ranged to hold a great meeting in his Yamen today. Practically every one of

SIR DOUGLAS HAIG S REPORT F1st May to 31st October. Ron is impossible to read the despatch of and naval Offices, together with a large Garden.

Field Marshal Sir DOUGLAS HAG on the Apply

operations of 1917 without coming to the conclusion that if Russia had played the

The Police report that the body of an importance has been requested to sttond, part assigned to her the desire of the

unknown Chinese, about 30 years of age, and it is said that various outstanding Bolsheviks fc peace would probably have fairly well dressed in semi-European questions will be fully discussed and put been realised by now without any sacrifice style, has been found on the hillside to the vote, of honour or interest. It was the failure between May Road and Conduit Road. THE PEACE TERMS. of Russia to co-operate with the other

There was & wound in the stomach and We learn that Lishun Tuchun of Allies that prevented the materialisation

it is supposed to be a case of murder.

Kiang-sa, has sent to the authorities of of the plars prepared by the Allied com-

Additional gifts from Manila of on mulated by the Peking Government. the twe Kwangs the peace terms for inanders at the close of 1916 for crushing

a of cigars, presented by the L They are:-(1) All the Kwangtung and the Central European Povera last year by a great simultaneous pressure on all Insular to, and one case pipe tobacco, fronts, and enabled the enemy to redis presented by Mesars Meerkamp & Co drawn at a certain date; (2) Can

Kwang at troops in Hun shall be with have been received by the Hongkong troops attaching Fabien must stop im. MMEDIATE 15, Four very desir burst through the Italian lines and offer War Charities Committee and forwarded mediately; (3) The appointment of Street opposite the Grand Hotel, recent a more stubborn resistance to the advance to London for distribution among the treneral Lung as Inspector of the two

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tribute their forces in such a way as to

in the West. The events in Russia, we wounded in hospitals.

Kwongs must not be oppo axe told, enabled the Germans to transfer Meetings of shareholder of the West The authorities, it is said, rejected the forty frosh Divisions from the Eastern Point Building Co., the Hongkong terms without hesitation, announcing to the Western front. This and the Central Estate, Ltd, the Hongkong that to the third one especially they disaster which befell the Italians just Land Investment and Agency Co., Ltd. would never agree.

when they appeared to be carrying all and the Hongkong Land Reclamation ARRIVAL OF NORTHERN TROOPS. before them imposed a far heavier task Co., Ltd, will be held at the offices of The Defence Coromissioner of Nam on the French and British than was anti- Meara Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd, Hung (border of Kwangtung) has report- cipated. Nevertheless, the results achier on Tuesday, January 20th, at 11.30 am..ed to the Tuchun that division of ed in France and Flanders are declared 11:45, 18 noon, and 1215 p.m. respec Northern troops has arrived on the bor by Sir DOUGLAS Hard to furnish every tively.

ders of the Province. The troops came by, reach for satisfaction." The British

way of Klangai, and are well armed with modern weapons, The Defence Commis- sioner Irgently request assistance to pre Tent them from coming into the Province

A married woman, living at 17, Bat HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE Armies fully performed their part of the tery Strect, has reported to the Police contract by maintaining a vigorous and that early on Thursday morning while practically continuous offensive.

from

she was sitting in her room with another | April to ember the longest and woman and Eco children, a knock was ally sustained cffensive of heard at the door. Un opening it four

Alexandra Buildings

[1873

FOR BALAD

Barker Road, 188, Penk.

DUNCAN CLARK, LANK, CRAWFORD &

[1458

Mr

Landale and Mr. and Mrs. who have been staying u for sole days past, and Mr.

The only intervals were due men armed with revolvers, entered | Dodwe

or to the mecenery work They barred the door, bound and Shangh

Time after time the gagged all the inmates of the house, T. 5. Forrest are leaving for Hongkong

most succe

the war

to the wes

Fof

elements intervened at a critical stage and stole jewellery, money and slo of the operations to cob ng of the full to the total value of $1,050.20

ing to-day

Bays the Daily News of 7th

January,