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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

MEMBERS and the Public are hereby

notified that Mr. H. C. BANDFORD, for

INTIMATIONS

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, JANUARY 219T

A R. WATSON & CO., LTD.

NE CERTIFICATE for One Hundred

many years Hon. Treasurer of the HONGKONG Shares Nos. 20241 to 20310 inclusive

JOCKEY CLUB, having expressed his wish to he relieved from that Office, his resignation

bonn how accepted.

LINSTEAD & DAVIS have been Secretaries and Treasurers

in this Company, standing in the name of MB. HECTOR V. PIESTICK, has been LO3T; and if at the expiration of one Alonta from

File the 10th January to the the date hereof the above Certificate be not

Club as

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET

AURNISHED FLAT in Tregunter

early in May next. Apply to

May hond. Fusion

HENRY HUMPHREYS,

→→ Alexandra Buildings.

1535

TO LET.

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ON

forthcoming, another Certificate for the said who have not yet paid their Shares will be issed by the Compapy, and tions for the Current season are thereafter no other will be acknowledged.

AS WATSON & CO., LTD. requested to make payment to Messrs. LINSTEAD & DAVIS who are hereby Hongkong, 16th January 1918, anthorised to collect all monies due to the Club and will in future disburse funds in settlement of accounts owing.

MESIS LINSTEAD

DAVIS will

Issue

to Members and Members Ladies' Tickets of admission to the grand stand and enclosure and

I will be in charge of the sale of admission Tickets for the general public which may obtained na heretofors from Messrs. KELLY YAISH, LTD., or at the gate on Hace Days.

By Order,

&

NOTICE.

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

HE CERTIFICATE NO 421 for Twenty UGH 42040/12055 iu shis Corts- T. F. HOUGHL Clark of the Course, pany registered in the name of WILLJAK HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,

ALEXANDER PARSONS MARTIN, has been LOST, [16:37 and if at the expiration of one month from the date hereof the above Certificate be not forthcoming another Certificate for the said Shares will be isssed the Company and

by thereafter no other or others will be acknow- ledged.

C. MONTAGUE EDE,

General Manager. Hongkong, 1st January, 1918.

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HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE NINETY-EIGHTH ORDINARY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in

the Company will be held at the Office of

the Company, Hotel Mansions, on TUESDAY, THE WEST POINT BUILDING CO, the 19th February, 1918, at 18 o'clock Noon, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts.

electing f declaring a

and

Dividend and Auditors The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 4th to 19th February, 1918, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Director,

JOHN ARNOLD,

Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 21st January, 1918.

F1638

MOTOR CAR TRIPS IN KOWLOON AND NEW TERRITORY.

TER

NEE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN CO, LTD. undertake the conveyance of MOTOR CARS (at owners, risk) between Hosɑroxɑ and Kowtoon in their Special Crane Lightor. Ondles for Motor Cars provided

Fares each trip 86.00 per mr, to be paid to lightermun Lighter will leave daily as under:

Praya north of PUBLIC FIRN

KOWLOON.

1.00 P.M. 5.00 PM

Praya at POTTINGER STREET,

NOTICE:

انستید

HONGROND

9.00 AM, 2.00 P.M.

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MEETING of the ST GEORGES

A SOCIETY will be held on MONDAY, 98th January, at 5.30 PM. in the Board Room of Messrs, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Crindly leat for the occasion),

(1) To pass the accounts for 1917,

(2) To arrange for the celebration of St.

George's Day, 1918.

(3) Te elect a Committee and Officers for

18

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LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that No

the THIRTIETH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JardIKE, MATHESON & COMPANT, LIMITED, ON TUESDAY, 29th January 1918, at 11.30 AM, for the purpose of moving the Report of the 1 frectora ingather with a Statement of Accounts for tuo 3.at December, 1917

year eading

The BEGISTER SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from SATUE DAY, 19th, to TUESDAY, 20th near 1915 (both days inclusive), during which period no Translor of Registered

esn

By Order of the Board of Directors,

ASHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to the

HONGKONG LAND INVESIMENT

be

AGENCY Co., LTD, General Agents for the m Weer Point BUILDING CO., Im

307 Hongkong, 11th January, 1918.

THE HONGKONG CENTRAL

LIMITED.

"OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

NOTICE RING

OF STAREHOLDERS in the Offices of Messrs. JardíNE, MATHESON & COMPANY, LIMITED, ON TUESDAY, 29th January, 1018, at 11:45 AM for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together within Statement of Accounts for the you

year ending Slat December, 1017.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from SATUR DAY, 19th, to TUESDAY, 2985 January, 1 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transter of Shares can be

By Order of the Board of Ristered

NE LARGE GODOWN situated Praya

Fast M. L. No 12. Apply to

N. MODY & Co. (1331

TO LET.

NO. 8 MOUNTAIN VIEW, & Rooms

DENNYS & BOWLEY.

UnfurnishedA

TO LET.

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FURNISHED HOUSE at Mount Davie,

Pokfulam Road, for February, March sad April Bent modemte

Aptly

IL E GOLDSMITH,

P.W.D.

TO LET

1618

FURNISHED HOUSE, 87, PRAX from

1st May to 31st October. 8 Rooms and usual Offices, together with a large Garden.

Apply

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

6. Duddell Streat.”

(1498

TO LIT.

No 15 BURROW STREET, Waschai

ONE GODOWN LEWKNOB No. 128, THE FEAK, from 1st April, 1918,

Apply to

LINSTEAD & DAVIS, 3rd Floor Alexandra Buildings.

TO LET

OFFICES in York Builder

HOUSES on Bhimsen, Canton, Apply to

(30

- THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST

MENT AND AGENCY CO., Len.

TO LET

INTIMATION

1916.

see that by their own dissensions they were inviting intervention and providing storm contres for the future. China today | is the storm-contre of Asia, and until she recognises that it is not the aggression of other nations which is at fault but her. own internal weakness there seems little prospect of any relief for the situation

We have just received The Japanese Government--whatever may

new stocks of

DEWAR'S

SCOTCH

A Sanitary Board coolie was murdered outside the Western market on Saturday night at about 8 o'clock. He was stabbed in the back by another coolie, who made good his escape,

The ordinary meeting of shareholders in the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd., will be held on

Februrary 18th for the purpose of declar.

ing a dividend, ito.

be the tone of the Japanese Presa- realises that it is not to its interests to: have a storm-centro in China and bas The next moeting of the Union Church for some time been strictly on its guard Guild will be held on Wednesday, when to allay any idea that it is interfering in the Hon Mr. Claud Severn, C.M.G., will Chinese politics. In so doing it has met deliver a second lecture on Britiab with considerable criticism in the Japan Malaya, entitled, "Forty Years' Develop caress, which seems to take a pleasurement in the Malay States." This lecture

seeing Japan pursue what is will be open to the public, called a “stalwart policy towards har neighbour. One of the latest eriti cime of the Japanese Government is that

it is favouring the North at the expense of the South and thus prolonging the civil strife in China. The charge, of

course, is ridiculous, because while all the

WHISKY other Powers maintain relations with the

Government de facto Japan can hardly break away Short of severing relations altogether, Japan can only maintain her Minister in Peking, which remains the capital and the seat cf government

the Governor has been pleased to re- It is notified in the Gazette that H.E.

appoint, provisionally and subject to His Majesty's pleasure, the Hon Mr. Henry Edward Pollock, K.C., to be an unofficial further period of six years, with offect member of the Legislative Council for a

from the 17th January, 1918.

The ceremony of formally opening the new low-level reservoir at Tailum Tuk will be performed by H E. the Governor on Saturday, February 2nd, at 3,15 p.m.

IMPERIAL INSTITUTE However arbitrary the action of the A pier has been erected close to the

AND

EXTRA SPECIAL.

SOLE AGENTS

Northern Tuchans in dissolving the pumping-station from which the distance. National Assembly and destroying the to the site of the ceremony is about half Constitutional machinery, there has been a-mile Those who wish to be present no clear indication that this action alters should, therefore, arrive at the pier nat

live at the the framework of the Republic sufficient later than 3 pm. As the distance from ly to necessitate a fresh recognition from Blake Pier is about 16 miles, it will be the Powers. In effect, it is simply a necessary for launches to start not later change of Government such as may take than 1.10 p.m. place in any Constitutional country. Nor is it clear how a refusal to recognise the Northern Government would amend the situation Rather it would gem likely to worsen it by giving artificial

A. S. WATSON &uragement to the Southern leaders

CO., LTD.,

INDS AND SPIRIT

MERCHANTS;

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THE HOSE 616.

12

able SHOPS, situated in Los Bolso MMEDIATE 5n ry, Four very desir Street, opposite the Grand Hotel, recent thely reconstructed.

THE HONGKONG CENTRAL

ESTATE, LIMITED, A SHELTON HUOPER,

Study Secretary to THE GENERAL MANAGERS- £1509

Hongkong, 11th January, 1916,

THE WEST RIVER BRITISH STRAM. THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

SHIP COMPANY. SHIP CO

the.

MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTIETH ORDINARY MEETING

en

Nabara Company

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the having CEASED to operate

Breamers LINTAN of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will "BANUI NANNING" and "SAINAN," be held at the Offices Messrs JARDINE, all Creditors and others having any rims MATHESON & COMPANY, LIMITED, against the Company are required to send TUESDAY, 29th January, 1918, at NOON, particulars thereof (a) in Hongkong to for the purpose of receiving the Report of Mossrs. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRL, Hongkong,

the Directors together with the Statement of 31st December, (b) in Canton to MEESTS. DEADON & Co, Accounts for

Co-counts for the year

The

REGISTER OF

of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from SATUR DAY, 19th, to TUESDAY, 29th January, 1915 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

A SHELTON HOOPER

Secretary, -Hongkong, 11th January, 1018..........

Canton, in connection with business of the 1017. Company at that port, and (c) in connection with West River Parts to Messrs. JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD, Canton, and in every case before the Fifteenth day of February 1918, after which date no claims

she recognised.

Hongkong, 14th January, 1918.

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CANTON CMS. GIRLS BOARDING SAND DAY" SCHOOL.

For rent and other particulars apply

THE MANAGER: HONGKONG I Co., LTD., 48, Connaught Bond Central.

TO LET

[000

AFLAT in Nathan Road, Forloot.

FOUR BOOMED HOUSES in Kor

loon.

Apply to HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

CO, LTD., Alexandra Buildsuge

WANTED.

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RENANG UNILOR : 10%. Das Young Road, 0.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, Sist January, 1916

THE STORM CENTRE OF ASLA

BARON ISHII has returned to Japan. From

his mission to the United States. The accomplishments of the mission may be summed up in the LANSING IERI agree ment, which guarantees China's in dence and territorial inte

ity, providea for the maintenance of tho open door," and recognises Japan's special in- arising from her terests in propinquity to the Middle Kingdom Cynics, no doubt, will say that all this

nowseems

CORRESPONDENCE. PRISONERS OF WAR AND THEIR PARCELS-

HONGKONG

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE

DAILY, PRESS."

Sin, The doubts that have been er pressed concerning the ultimate disposal of parcels for Prisoners of War call for the publication of such information an the subject as can be gathered by the Wan Charities Committee.

to continue their agitation. The tangled skein of Chinese politics is difficult to follow even to those who have studied it for years, bat, briefly stated, the position coms to be a condict between Northern and Southern idens as to the framing of a Constitution for China, China has been hunting for five years for a Constitution suitable to her re It should be stated at once that there is quirements UAY SRIE-KAL, actug no reason to think that Prisoners of War upon mistaken advice, ought to ent the do not receive their parcels; and that quest short by establishing a new dynasty, there is reason to think that they do His failure showed at the Chineso receive them regularly. people are not prepared to return to the A telegram in the Press not long ago old conditions. On the other hand the quoted returned Prisoners to the effect recent coup d'état seeing to have been that but for their parcels life would have caused by an endeavour of the Constitn been almost unendurable. Every parcel tion-makere to give that mensare too sent is accompanied by a post-card with demuneratic a basis by placing in the number of printed questions (in addi- Hands of the people's representatives" tion to some information) which the all responsibility and authority. The receiver answers, signs, and returns; and situation would thus suggest that com signed post-cards of this nature are promiso is possible that by the summon received by every mail (through London ing of a new Convention Constitution and the Central Prisoners of War Con- may be cvolved; which will partly meet wittee) from the Prisonere-of War who the wishes of both sides The South and are being supported by the Hongkong South West Provinces, however, insist on Fund Parcels to each Prisoner-of-War the restoration of the old Parliament. are numbered socially every fortnight.

the good of their country an view they The first printed question on the post- If the leaders on both sides really have and of this each one is carefully informed.

must see that the longer the present com. card is Do, you receive your parcels. ditions continue the greater danger there regularly? and the answer in a very

to the independence and integrity of great majority of cases is simply the country. There are great hopes for a There are a few other replies—“No "* parceful and well governed Chine hut *Not regular," "Fairly,"

é

The tinned.

and

WWO or THREE LARGE OFFICE MEROOMS in Central Locality, First has been done before that China's inde hardly any for China where there is no goods not yet issued, rest correct, door preferred.

Apply to----

TONG SENGE CO 13, Queen's Fred Central

11532

1500

(T. HILDA'S—East Parade Ground.

Principal: Mrs BENDELACK, MA, Dip. Ed.

THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA-

TIUN CO LTD,

FOR SALE.

USCULUM, Barker Road, 165, Prak,

Apply---

DUNCAN CLARK. Lake Grantózo & Co.

1458

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of MeAsTO, JARDINIE, MATHESON COMPANY

receiving

School Re-opens January 10th, 1818.

Thorough English and Chinese Relocation SEVENTEENTH OR INAB Fees moderate.

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DAIRY FARM NEWS.

POULTRY,

OUR HOUSE FED

CAPONS

AND

CHICKENS

ARE THE BEST IN THE EAST.

Tender Eating, Delicate Flavoar. TRY THEM

1528

FOR SALE

pendence and territorial integrity have. been guaranteed time and again by the Powers, and that the open door prin- ciple has been sccepted on each and every occasion it has been nooted. Even special intereste have not been neglected, though they were formerly kʊown as spheres of influence, within which, it

was supposed, the different nations could move without interfering with each other. The true meaning Langing Ishii agreement, howeve

ho found not in its terms but is wha implies, namely that Ching is put in condition to take care of herself that

LA VITED, on TUESDAY, 29th January, 1918, Asiatic, Ton igu and Colonial she has allowed the rains of Authority to

at 12.15 p.v. for the purpose of

the Report of the Directors together with

Statement of Acerunts for the year POSTAGE

1017 of the

ending 31st December, SHARES of the

This

REGISTER OF

Company

will be CLOSED from SATUR

DAY, 19th, to TUESDAY, 29th January, 1918 (both days inclusive), during which period no Trander of Shares, can be Registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors, ---

MOWBRAY 8 NORTHCOTE

Secretary! Bangkors. 11th January, 1918

WANTED.

1610

MAILORS CUTTER and SALESMAN to Manage Branch Business. Good opportunity for Capable Man. N **** Apply— Box 1243, 4

CO PEZING & TIENTSIN TIRES, Tentsin,

1594

STAMPS

and all kinds of

PHILATELIC

pass into other hands, and only exists se a sovereign State by the sufferance of the other Fowers het behind the

1611 agreement there is

designe as some Chinese journ

Ja obvious the ulterior design bein the part of America to prevent some other Power commandeering all China's trade and resources and erecting a tariff wall GOODS., on the part of Japan, to prevent other,

GRACA COM

No. 4. WINDIAN STREET

HONGKONES

1518

nations from getting a bigger share-than herself is all rery well for the Chinese to speak of Japan bring the Prussia d Asia, bat it would be much more to the purpose if they spoke of Ching as the ountries torn Balkan States of Asia by rivalries with each other and unable

Messrs. Linstead and Davis have been appointed secretaries and treasurers to the Hongkong Jockey Club,

The names of Dr. Chán Chung-san and Dr. Cheung Wing tai have been added to the Register of Medical Practitioners.

I

settled government and where a rule of so on, sufficient to give, a strong impres fores is maintained.

sion that the answers ́ ́" Yes”- genuine and written under no sort of compulsion, for the complaints of irre- gularity are of a number and nature only to be expected in a dificult undertaking of this kind. It would appear to be a fair conclusion that parcele despatched duly arrive in good condition, and that the Prisoners of War pet the benefit of them.

In reply to another of the questions Would you like any alteration made ina the parcels there are various answers, More BOLD p is perhaps the most common Cigarettes and tobacco," frequent-though one card says “Do not vory send eigarettes we never get them send tobacco and, another I don't like. the brand of tigarettes. you ernd *--and ten quite common. One man says the rend arrives bad; others that the bis Luits get broken; but in slingst every casa the general condition of the parcel is at least good st

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Me morial and Affiliated Hospitala begs to acknowledge with thanks a donation of 100 to the fonds of the hospitals from the Pork Gaild

HE the Governor vill distribute the prizes to the boys of the Diocesan School and Orphanage on Wednesday, the 30th instant

The name of Dr JC Shively has been added to the Dental Register; and that of Mr. Edgar Peters, of Mers

Watson & Co. Ltd., to the Register of Chemists and Draggiate

It fy noted in the Gazette that at the "piration of three months from date the Lan Fat Shing Yarn Co., Ltd, and the Hongkong and Kowloon Garages Co Ltd will, unless censo is shown to the contrary, be struck of the Register and the Companies dissolved

There is enough originality in all there number of complaints of irregularity to various answers with just a sufficient strengthen still further the impression that the scheme, as a whole is working fore that there is sufficient justification exceedingly well and it appears there-

for the belief that subscriptions to the Prisoners of War Fand are well used, and (a point of by no means small importance) used at once in a cause which rauks very high among those which can rightly claims voluntary support Yours faithfully

ACER HALLIFAX Hon Sec War Charities Committee) Secretariat for Chinese Adair

Hongkong,

19th January, 1918,