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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE.

FROM this date the name of the Firm of

FROM

BOS, OF CANTON INC.

has been changed to VILLA BROS. OF CANTON LED.

THE MANAGER

G. HOPPELER. Canton, 28th January, 1818.

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NOTICE

ILL the Lady who took the LONG W

GREY SQUIRREL FUB in mistake from the Ladies Cloak Room of the RE Theatre on FRIDAY last kindly return same to the Hon. Secretary, R.E. ENTERTAIN- MENT CLUB, Wellington Barracks!

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NOTICE.

THE HONGKÚNG & CHINA GAS CO. THE

bega to notify its Consumers and the Public thai, Towing ⠀ to the HEAVY INCREASES in the COST of obtaining its necessities, particularly Coal, it has no option but to Increase the Price of Gas by 50 Cents per 1,000 cubic foot, making the Price $2.80 per 1,000 cubic feet, dating from the 1st February, 1918.

By Order of the Board of Directern,

GEORGE CURRY, Local Secretary.

[1662 Hongkong, 18th January, 1918.

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30TH, 1918.

UNION WATERBOAT CO., LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE THIRTEENTH ANNUAL

GENERAL MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS will be held in the Offices of Messrs. DoDWEEL & CO., LIMITED, ON

INTIMATION,

ingle transferable vote: This is applicable only to constituencies · re- turning three or more members each Suppose, for instance, 50,000 electors vots in a five-member constituency Each alector would have but one vote, and, consequently, only 50,000 votes would be recorded. Any candidate who obtained

TUESDAY, the 5th February, 1816, COMPANIA GENERAL DE 10,000 would be one of the five to be 11.30 AM for the purpose of receiving the

Report of the General Managers together

with 4 Statement Of Accounts to 31st December, 1917.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 20th January to 5th February, 1818, both dates inclusive.

DODWELL & COMPANY, LTD., * General Managera, calza Hongkong, 26th January, 1018. (1554

HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE CO., LTD.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

NOVARY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the HONGKONG HOTEL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 9th for the purpose February, 1918, at 11.30 AM. of receiving the Reports of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1917.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the will be CLOSED from the 4th February inclusive, to the 14th February (both days during which period no Transfer of Bhare can be Registered."

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers.

[1655 Hongkong, 20th January, 1918.

BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO

COLONY,

(Under the Auspices of the V.B.C.) Preliminary Games Semi-Finals Final

**260. 500. 1000

All games to be played at the VRC. Winner of the competition to meet

Entrance foo.c

bergt W. FITT in a game of 1000 up. Entries close to Mr. R. C. WITORELL, Hon. Secretary of the V..., on the 31st inst Prizes Championship Cap, Winner of Competition, Runner-Up, and for the

[1048 Highest Break.

WANTED.

YOMPETENT BRITISH BOOKKEEPER

COMP

required Apply, stating experience and giving copies of Testimonials

salary to capable man..

Care of Daily Prear" Office.

Box No. 1,

NOTICE.

Good

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A B WATSON & CO., LTD. NE CERTIFICATE for One Hundred Shares Nos. 20941 to 20340 inclusive, in this Company, standing in the name of Ma. HECTOR V. PRENTICE, 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 Shares will be issued by the Company, and thereafter no other will be acknowledged.

A. 8. WATSON & CO., LTD. Hongkong, 16th January 1918.

NOTICE.

THE CHINA

(1630

FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

STEAMBOAT CO., LTD::

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NINETY-EIGHTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Office of the Company, Hotel Mansions, on TUESDAY, the 18th February, 1818, at 18 o'clock Noox, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, declaring a Dividend and electing Directors and Auditors

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 4th to 13th February, 1918, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

JOHN ARNOLD,

Acting Secretary, Hongkong, 21st January, 1918.

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KONINKLIKE PAKETVAART

MAATSCHAPPY.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. From PENANG AND SINGAPORE

THE Steamship

JACOB

having arrived from the above porta, Consignees of Cargo by her see notified that all goods are being nded at their risk into the hamrdons and/or extra hasardous Gedowns of the Hong- kong and Kowloon Wharf and Gedors Ca, Ltd. where and or from the whe

wharras dokresy the may be obtained.

2nd Feb. will be Goods not cleared by the 2nd Foo subject to rent,

packages are All broken, chafed and damaged package to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 1st Feb. at 10 AM

Claims against the steamer must be presented in writing within 10 days after arrival of steamer, otherwise they will not be recognized, No Fire Insurance will be effected by the undersigned in any case whatever.

Bill of Lading will be countemised by

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, Agente

[155€ Hongkong, 20th January, 1818.

JAVA PACIFIC LIJN. OF THE JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. HE Steamship

TABACOS DE FILIPINAS

NUEVO

CORTADO

THE GRESSON

STREET

TRAGEDY.

PRACTICAL SYMPATHY OF THE

CHINESE WITH THE BEREAVED

FAMILIES

The following subscriptions have been collected by the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak, the Hon. Mr. Ho Fook, Mr. Chan Kai ming, Mr. Ho Kom-tong, and Mr. Chow Shau-son in aid of the familica of the five Police Officers who lost their lives

CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

FUNG NGỌI

[BY COURTESY OF THE

BAN PO

PRESIDENT'S VIEWS ENDORSED.

SHANGHAI, January 20th. Tien Wam-hich has wired to Paking stating that the President and Chang Ewai-tseo arrived at Hsu-chow, and.

elected, for clearly only five could obtain this number. Thus, any one-fifth of the citizens who gave their support to one and the same man would secure a repre- in connection with the Greason Street then, with Chang Ching-yo, went to sentative. The vote is made transferable | affair :--

to enable the elector to use it to the fullest After having recorded his one advantage.

the vote he could number as many of other candidates as he wished in the order of his choice by placing the figuren This 23, 4, 5, against their names. provision meete two. contingencies which might arise in an election. Take the first contingency. A very popular candidate might get 20,000 votes, when 10,000 were suficient, and his populari

EXTRA y might cost the party a test. Thus the

$3.00 per 100

A FIRST-CLASS CHEROOT

AT A CHEAP PRICE

fours

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single vote by itself would not ensure fair representation, but it would when made transferable. If when the votes were counted it was found that a candidate had more than be required, the votes would be released for transfer to the second choices marked by those who voted for the successful candidate. His papers would be re-examined in order to find out the wishes of those who voted for him. The transfer of votes would be carried out in such a way as to do justice to all candi dates marked as the next choice on the papers of the successful candidate. The transferable vote meets the second contingener with equal esse. A party

A. S. WATSON & might have nominated two candidates,

SOBEY

CO., LTD.,

CIGAR MERCHANTS,

TELEPHONE 816,

and when the votes were counted it might be found that one had polled 6,000 votes: and the oiler 4,000 votes, when 10,000 were required for election. If there were no provision for transfer, the splitting of the votes would cost the party a svet. But with the transferable vote the candidate who, after all surplus votes had been transferred, was at the bottom of the poll, would be declared defeated, and his papere, instead of being wasted, would be released for transfer to the second choices named on those papers. The party, instead of losing representation, would recrive the share to which it was entitled, and would get as its representa tives the candidate preferred by the

DBIRTH.

January 29th, to Mr. und

[2004 Mrs. V. SORBY, A BON. HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DIE VOUT ROAD, Colectore. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STAKET, E.C.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, 30TH JANUARY, 1918

PROPORTIONAL REPRE

SENTATION.

Proportional Bepresentation is already in operation in several countries and has given every satisfaction Starting with Bwitzerland and Belgium, it has spread to Sweden, Denmark, and Holland, whilst it has been approved by an over. whelming majority in the French Cham ber of Deputies. The first Stata within the British Dominions to adopt Propor A RECENT cable announces that the House tional Representation was Tasmanis, of Lords, by a large majority, has insert where the Act of 1907 has now stood the ed the principle of Proportional Bepre. test of tour General Elections. The sentation in the Electoral Reform Bill experience of Tasmania has influenced the This principle, it will be remembered as other parts of the British Dominions. "BINTANG" having arrived from SAN FRANCISCO, embodied in the scheme prepared by the The South African Convention, which Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified Speaker's Conference and unanimously met in 1909, unanimously recommended that sil Goods are being landed at their.

The first Proportional Representation for the elec disk to the baxarious and/or extra hasardous subniitted to Parliament. Gedows of the Hengkeng and Kowloon division taken on the subject in the tions to the Lower House, but, owing to Whart and Godaws Co., Lid, hence and/or House of Commons, however, resulted in opposition in the Cape Province, this from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

proposal was dropped, and the new

to method was applied to the Senate only.

THE 12038/12056 ko this Coma- HE CERTIFICATE No. 481 for Twenty pany registered in the name of WILLIAM ALEXANDER PARSONS MARTIS, 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

THE Shares will be issued by the Company and thereafter no other or others will be ledged..

acknow-

̈ ̈C MONTAGUE EDE,

General Manager. Hongkong, 1st January, 1818.

NOTICE

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No Claim will be admitted after the Goods its rejection by eight votes. This adverse have left the Godowns,

Goods remaining undalvared aftor Noon the 31st majority was increased to 32 on a sub- Jan, will be subject be rent, en L

་་ ་

All Claims against the Steam er mus; be sequent occasion, and to 78 when the issue msted to the Undersigned on or before the 7th was raised for a third time last Novem Feb, or they will not be recognised,

The result of this limitation Large minori- has been unfortunate.

Sir Robert Ho Tung

Mr. Ho Kom Tong Hon Mr. Lau Chu Ph

Ho Fook

AL. Chia Yua Tìn

Yau Shing Co.

My Chow Shau-zon

Mr. Chun Tong... Sir Ellis Kadoorie. Mr. Fung Tang Kee

Fongpoo.

They discussed the situation with Ni Dze-ahung The President'a

viowa were all approved, and His Ex- cellency will return to Peking and not

MILITARY MOVEMENTS.

Feng Yu baiang's army left Nanking. to-day for Hupeh.

Tang Ho-ming will attack Yi-cheng, and therefore Wa Kwang chin has left. Ching-chow to return to Yi-ehang.

CANTON - NEWS.

81,000

1,000

500

KOO

600

go to Nanking.

Tong Lai Chuen

500.

Chan Ka Ming MCBEES. Yun Fat Hong

350

300

300

250

Leung Yau Po Kwok din Lau

200

200

Yung Two Ming Choy Siu Woon Pon Wai Ting Messrs. The Sun Co.

200

200

Kung Yuen Hong Canton Nanyang Bro- thers Tobacco Cor

200

200

200

100

100

21

Sum Pak Ming

100

[BY COURTESY OF THE

CHUNG KHÔI

Lo Kit Ping

.100

Ng Hon Taze

100

Yuen Hang Kiu

.100

Chau Siu Ki

100

Kum Sing Lee

CANTON, January-29th.

100

Cheung Yoo Sang

100.

Tim Wo Shing.

100

Yeung Sui Wong

100

Soey Kut

100

Ho Kwong

100

Wong Kam Euk

100

Mok Kon Sang

100

Lo Cheung Shiu

100

Choa Po Bien

:100

King Wo Hom

100

Chin Tat Chuen

Mr. Fung Ping Shan

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7 He Ngok Lau

Kwong Mei Sping

Alessrs, Fo On Insurance Co.

Mr. Po Hing Tai

期

Wong Lan Bang

Ho Wing

. Tung Chi Ngon

GENERAL LUK'S MOVEMENTS.

The Tuchun has received a telegram

from General Lak Wing-ting stating that

he arrived at Lung Chow on the 23rd inst. As soon as he heard that three feaders were killed by General Lung's troops he called a special conference of all his stuft. Elo was urgently requested 00 to lend op

to lead an army to avenge the outrage,

and he would therefore lead ten regi- ments next day from Lung-chow,

drive off the invaders.

YANG FING REQONQUERED.

Commander Lam-fu has wired to the authorities stating that he reconquered the Yan-ping district yesterday. Over 300 of Lung's troops were killed in the

was compelled.

It is proposed that all the Fan-tan gambling be closed for ten days, to the end of the Chinese year.⠀⠀⠀⠀

TIGRIA FORTS ATTACKED BY BANDITS.

The Tigris forts were attacked yester- day by some 300 bandits from Tung-koon district. Fortunately the soldiers in the forts were prepared, so that the bandits. did not succeed in raiding these forts. The bandits were driven off after many of them had been killed.

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Wang Kee

100

Ts Yum Chi

100

Au Chak Man

100-

Li Yau Chuen

100

100

Vu Luk Ling

300

Cheong Shing

100

to retreat to Yeung-chuen.

U King Shu

Ip Sau Chee

100

GAMBLING TO BE STOPPED.

100

Shau Bhun Tong se

100

Taiwan Bank Compradore

100)

Chan Kang Yue

100

100

100

100

100

Wong Sin Tong:

100

Chan Bek Bon

100

Wong Chuck Hing

100

Li Yik Mui

100

Chit Chau Sam n Mesara Moxon & Taylor

50

50

Mr. Fu Yik Pang

30

Leung Yue Shing.

50

Yuen Man Choun

БО

Li Po Kwei K

50

1.9

Luk Fong Shan

THE RECORD OPIUM CASE,

50

Tong Yut Chuen

R. H. Kotowall

*.

Chan Kit Bon

++

Lo Tat Chuen

Lai Ying Kee

Châu Tung Bang

Chau Yue Ting

Lo Shun Wun

She Tat Choy

Chan Chuck Hing

Ho lu.

Cheung Kupp

$13,900

GRESSON STREET FUND.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE “ HONGKONG

DALLY PRESS."]

SIE,The following gentlemen have consented to act on the committee for ad-

the Police and Police and Reserve —

The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak (Chair

ministering the above Fund raised by

NY ĽUBOPEAN, Non-Asiatic or Indian All broken, chafed, and damaged Goodber. The advocates of the system argus ties in the Orange Free State have man, Hongkong Club).

desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the CNTRAL PULION STATION between the hours of, to 1 2.M and pa to 4 pa daily...

Applicants will be required to produce who

Passport or outfication

persons with certain exceptions remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register themselves under ARBONS

The

ORDINANCE 1975 ON

Forms of Registration giving the par- slculars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all Folice Stations,

The Penalty for non compliance le a fina mos exceeding $50°

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

POULTRY.

OUR HOUSE FED

CAPONS

AND

CHICKENS

(58

ARE THE BEST IN THE EAST,

Tender Esting, Delicate Flavour TRY THEM

are to

No: Fire LaterADOS Kills of Taling will be countersigned by

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, Agenta

1558 Hongkong, 25th January, 1918.

be left in the Godowns, where they will be that it gives representation to substan amined on the 30th Jan, at 10 am, by the tial minorities in proportion to their

Goddard & Company's surveyors, Menora,

te steength, without interfering with the Donglom

ban been rale of the majority. Moreover, as Col. Sir MARK SYKES declared, under pro afloated,

portional representation social acts and the capacity for spending money in a given district would count for nothing No candidate's purse would be deep anough to warm half-a-million hearts and no mouth large enough to kiss 30,000 babies. The opposition contend that a

8.8. ATLANTIQUE,"IMA COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

shion

Посл

FOTICE.

Sir PERCY no representation, and FITZPATRICK, writing recently, declared that it wag a bad day's work to drop Proportional Representation. I really believe that we would not have had either riots or rebellion if we had had the whole thing.

The annual meeting of seat-holders of the Union Church will be held in the Church Hall this (Wednesday) evening at 2 o'clock, when the report and balance sheat for 1917 will be submitted and officers elected for 1918.

The Hon Mr. E. B. Sharp, L.C. The Hou. Mr. McI, Messer (Captain Superintendent of Police),

Chief Inspector Chinchen (Hongkong Police Reserve).

Bergt.-Accountant Balean (H.K.PR) will act as Secretary and Treasurer.

This committee will meet at the Police Beserve Headquarters Club, Prince's Buildings, Ice House Street, at 5 o'clock on Thursday, January 31st,

Bubscriptions will he acknowledged by Mr. T. F. Hough, A.S.P. (R.) Police Reserve.--I have the honour to be, bit. Your obedient servant,

FC JENKIN D.S.P (R)

MORE MEN FOR THE NAVY A supplementary estimate provides for We are informed by the Consul-

the Navy during the current financial General for Japan that every alien the addition of 50,000 officers and men to (except a diplomatic or consular repre- sentative, his family and stall, as well year. The original number voted for as such a person as is ander the mission

ITS HISTORY.

The history of the million dollar case, judgment on which is reserved by Mr. Justice Gompertz, is very interesting. The hearing, which lasted for a hundred and twenty-one days, exceeded, we be lieve, the well-known Techbourne case in length.

The present action orginated as fol- lows. A petition was filed in the Supreme Court by one of the shareholders of the Yue Hing Co for the winding up of the Company, which dealt în opium.

charge of the Company's afinira and ho The Official Liquidator was put in

claimed that certain opium belonging to the Yue Fling Company of the value of about a million dollars was in the possession of the Po Yuen firma (one” of the defendants),

An

The petition for the winding-up of the Yue Hing Co. war heard before the Chief Justice, and he made an order for the winding-up of the Company. appeal against this decision was heard by Sir Havilland de Bausmares and Mr. Justice Gompertz, who affirmed the order for the winding up.

The present action commenced in March, 1814, and eventually came on for hearing on December, 18th, 1916. The bearing lasted from that day till January 28th, 1918, with several adjourn- ments in the interval.

Mr. E. Potter addressed the Court on behalf of the defendants for about afteen days, and Mr. FC Jenkin addressed the Court for about thirty days in reply.

A letter has been received from Mr. YONSIGNEES of Cargo from Havre, &a, in House of Commons elected wholly by w. Grant, until recently 2nd master connection with Above Steamer are hereby proportional representation would be a at Queen's College, dated 4th December Informed that their Goods with the exception of Opium, Tressure and Valuables are being mass meeting, ineffective for good and last from Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, landed and stored at their risis into the dangerous for evil, as it could only act Tatucouver (says the Yellow Dragon). He says that he is still excessively weak hsakrdous and or extra

hazardous Clodowns of The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown by a system of group.bargaining. They that he collapsed twice on the way across Co., Ltd, st Kowloon, whence delivery may be also put forward the objection that it the Pacific and in Vancouver, His weight obtained kummediately after.

o will be forwarded on

on unless would practically disfranchise large at the time of writing was 92 lbs. I received from the Consigne cities like London, because part of the beros NOOT TO-DAT requesting it to be lauded members of Parliament, would be return Hills of Lading will be countendgued by the ed representing one point of view and

etme unclanned after Undersigned. Goods remaining. the 2nd Feb, ad Noor will be subject to rent part another. It is felt, too, it some and landing obarge

quarters that the change is of too revolt of a sup) who desires to enter Japan crease now asked for, the total strength tionary a character to introduce in on and after the 1st February, 1918 will will be raised to 450,000,

so, to present a passport or a certificate of war the establishment stood at 151,000 conjunction with a very considerable be required before he is permitted to do It may be recalled that at the outbreaks

of nationality ismed by the Government of all ranks. Hence, with the passing of extension of the franchise.

There are different methods of Pro- to which he belongs, with a certified the new vote, the personnel will be thrice portional Representation, but that photograph of the bearer attached, and the figum of August, 1914, the increase This Year

vised by a diplomatic or cotianlar officer since that date amounting to 299,000 Last Years

officers and men. in Great Britain is the of lapen.

All Gialost mont be sent in to me on or before the 5th Feb, or they will not be recognized.

All damaged mokages will be examined on SATURDAY, the 2nd Feb. at 10

No Fire Insumage has been affected,

PTHOLLAR

Hongkang, Bath January, 1918

of Government and the officer and crew 1917-18 was 40,000, so that, with the in-

HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD.

The approximate statement of traffe. receipta for the week ending 26th January

Beceipta follows

Decresid

·for

Aggregate

receiptai

寵愛

for 4 weeks:

18.081

6,762

$18,202

55,670

-7,408