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THE UNITED BRITISH INSURANCE _______ CO., LTD._____

(Incorporated in the United Kingdom)

AVING been appointed MARINE HADENTS to the above Company, we are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS and feste Policies at Current Rates.

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Hongkong, 1st February, 1918.

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INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG, DAILY PRESS WHDNESDAY, FEBRUARY

THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING CO. LTD.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

NWENTY-NINTH ORDINARY

MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this will be held at the Company &

Comotorià Buildings, on SATURDAY

Offices 8th February 1918, at 11 o'clock A, for the purpose of receiving the Report of recor Directors together with Statements of Accounts for the year endling 31st December, 1817he Conte

The REGISTER at SHARES of

pany

will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 4th, to SATURDAY, 9th February, 191* (both days inclusive), during wition period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered

By Order of the Board of Directo s

ASBELIUN HOOPER

Secretary to the HONGKONG LAND INVESTIENT & AGENOE

General Agents for the KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING Co., LTD. Hongkong, 30th January, 1918. (1806)

HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND

CO. LTD.

FINANCE

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

NOTICE HERERUAL GENERAL

MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in this Dompany tongkons,

will be held at the HONGZONG on SATURDAY, HOTEL [1565

the 9th February, 2018, at 11:30 AM for the purpose of receiving the port of Accounts for rts of the Directors together with a

a Statement

SANITARY BOARD OFFICE, HONGKONG

To the

OWNERS OF DOMESTIC BUILDINGS,

MAKE NOTICE that under No. 3 of the

DOMESTIC CLEANLINESS and

VENTILATION BYE LAWS amended), Every Domestic Building or part of mush Building within the WESTERN Division of the City of Victoris, occupied by Members

more than one family, except the

those within the Евтореви Reservation or those parta of -B Domestin Buliding used

A

the

year ending 31st December, 1917.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 4th February to the 14th February (both daya inclusive) during which period no can be Registered on Transfer of shares JOHN D. HUMPHREYS &

SON, General Managers.

(1655 Hongkong, 26th January, 1918.

HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

Shop, Ofice or Godown, must be CLEANBHE NINETY EIGHTH ORDINARY LIMEWASHED THROUGHOUT MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the owners during the months of February the Company will be held at the Office of and March

NB-The word "throughoni" used in this the Company, Hotel Mansions, on TUESDAY, Notice mesne that the Houses should be Line the 18th February, 1918, at 12oclook Noor shed in respect of all the Walls of each Room for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors together with a Statement of all Cubiclos, Partitions, Stair Casings and Stair Acconate

Dividend⠀⠀ und Direclaring Undersides of

and Auditors. Linings, all Cellings and the

Boots is Mein Buildings, Offloos and Servanta RANSFER BOOKS of the Company

The Quarter and inclusive of Verandahspelers will be CLOSED from the 4th to 19th

The Backyard must have its containing.

February, 1818, both days inclusive, Lintewashed up to the level of the First Floor.

Carred, Painted or Polished Woodwork in By Order of the Board of Directors,

JOHN ARNOLD, good condition, however, need not be Lame-

Acting Secretary. washed, but must be Clapsed,

Hongkong, 9lat January, 1918 [1038

The Board is prepared to limewash FEEE OF CHARGE Imited number of Buildings In those Divisions, OWNERS who desire to ayall themselves of this offer should apply in writing to the Secretary on or before the 7th

Choice among appitants will be in the solute discretion of the President,

The WESTERN Division of the City lies to the West of Tank Lane and Cleverly Stroot

C. M. W. REYNOLDS

Dated this 1st day of February, 1918

NOTICE

Scorelary.

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NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiatic or Endlas desiring to leave the Colony should nonly in preson as the CuSTRAL POLICE STATION between the hours of 9 to 1. and 2 P.1. 10 4 11. dolly,

Applicants will be required to prodeos

Paporte, or identification papas who persons Alba seriala exašpičars

remain in the Colony for more than 7 day are required to Register themselves under the REGISTRATION PERBONE ORDINANCE 1916

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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAL

BANKING CORPORATION:

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY PEARLY MEETING OF

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

OLD BROWN

BRANDY

25 YEARS IN WOOD.

thereby load the Chinese into the false belief that we aru ourselves by no means

certain as to the outcome of the war

That Fanch, hesitation exists is clearly shown by the question recently asked by Col YATE, in the House of Commons, as the legal questions regardi ing which a decision is pending which Will prevent German buildings in the British Concession on the Shameen boing taken ovet, and the lease terminated," And Mr. BALFOUR' & reply that the British

Government was in communication with

H.B. M ́s. Minister at Peking with refer, enco to the matter. What legal questions can possibly arise as to our right to take over property actually leased by us, and to terminate the leases, it is difficult to understand Evidently, however, some

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pertica so leased to them, the resources, available to those individual members of the enemy State are undoubtedly added to, and the capacity of the onery Stato. to prolong hostilities is incidentally in- creased. The main thing, however, is the tendancy which this must have to make the Chinese doubt the wisdom of expelling Germans from China, If the Chinese are allowed to believe that the British have any reason to expect the return of Germans to buildings they have occupied on British land in China it is almost certain that they will themselves permit those Germans now in China to remain and will take no steps to expel them,

Mr. G. P de Martin will deliver a lecture at the Helena May Institute on sure question has been raised by timid Friday, the 8th inst., at 5.30 p.m., sub Lorenze di Medici." The lecture it open to members and their gentlemen

jeat

friende.

Man

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

{BEPORN TEE) CHIKI JUSTICE (BIR WILLIAM

HEES DAVIES, K.Q] MURDERER SENTENCED TO

DEATH

The trial was resumed of Ho Hung,

who was indicted for murdering Lam Vik Chau in Wing Lok Street in a house user as ofhoes of the Po On Marine Insurance Co, on August 91st last, and also with stealing bank-notes to the value of $5,000, the property of the Po On Co.

The Attorney-General prosecuted and Mr. G. C. Alabaster (instructed by Mr., R. C. Taithfull) de ended.

La Bum, examined, suid he was shop coolie in the Po Un Company, He went into the deceased's room on the 21st. August after 8 a.m., and saw deceased lying on the bed, covered with a blanket. A piece of cloth was in his mouth, and things and papers were scattered about the room,

folk, who still fear to incur the wrath of their former dear friends," now our ruthless enemies. This fact alone, that we do besitate to do that which we should have done long ago, must cause the The fortnightly meeting of the Union

Hok Ki Ing said he used to sleep be Chinese to think that we are cfraid, and ↑ Church Guild will be held this evening hind deosaned's room. Chan Ki and must tend to make them pause before at 8 o'clock in the Lecture Hall, Kennedy Foong Ti occupied the room with him in further incurring the wrath of Germans Road, when a lecture will be delivered by August. He went to bed between 11 and

As regards the properties in the Bha Mr. M. Manuk, the subject being

12 o'clock on the night of August 20th. mean leased to, and occupied by, Germanis ature, his powers and his respon Foong Ti was not in the room at that

some of which, it is believed, are still sibilities." The lecture is open to the

time Witness got up at 2.a.m. and went made use of by our enemies for business public.

to the office to fetch sune tea and he saw purposes-the rents reserved by the leases During the week ended February 2nd to deceased and left him still smoking. decoased smoking a pipe. Witness spoke of many of such properties must neces the following cases of communicable When witness went back to his room sarily have remained unpaid for a very discasts were notified in the Colony-Foong Ti was not there It was not long while. This alone would give the Six cases of diphtheria, two of which landlord, the British Government, a proved fatal, six cases of enteric fever. right of re-entry and consequent cancel two of which proved fatal, and two caam Intion of these leases. And, with regard of small-pox, one of which was fatal to those properties the rent reserved by Of the enteric fever patients one was the leases of which have been hitherto Portuguese and the rest Chinese, and regularly paid, although it is true that of the enteric fever patents one was British landlords and tenants of property British, two were Chinese and the rest

S. WATSON & in Concessions in China were, some time

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the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation Hongkong OFFICE: 104, Dan Vaux Boad, 0. will be held at the Orry Ham, Hongkong) LANDO OFFIONE 181, FLAT STREET, B.0.

on SATURDAY the 3rd day of February,

1918 at Noos, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with a Statement of Account for the year ending the Sist December, 1917.

The REQISTER of SHARES of the Corporation will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 11th February, to SATURDAY, Feb- ruary, 1918 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shores ord be Registered

* Order of the Court of Directora

Chiel Manager.

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THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY LIMITED, INCORPORATED IN HONGEONG-

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

Farms of Registration giving the par-NOTEATRAORDINARY Moulars required may be obtained at the MERTING OF THE CHINA FIBE G.PO, and at all Folios Btations.

The Penalby for ana domplianos is

Bob exceeding 250

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HONGKONG, UTM FABgUaxy, 1918.

GERMANS IN CHINA.

ago, expressly anchorised by the British. Authorities to Ceceive and pay rent, in respect of such properties from or to alien enemies, this authority does not, in itself, constitute a right on the part of an alien enemy to remain in possession of property, in a British Concession, of which he is a leases. Lord Raiding said, in a fairly recent case: The property of allen énevies is at Common Law sub, ject to confiscation by the Crown in virtue of the Royal prerogative, But if the Crown refrain from exercising the right to confiscate, und allows the alien

Dutel. Both the Emall-pox patients were

Chinese

usual for the deceased to be up so late.

Tu Tin Yak said he was Managing Director of the Po Ou Company, He went to the Pe Chi Club on August 20th and returned to the Po On Company after 3 m. with Lu Man Chin He found the door closed but not locked, and padlooked it

bu Man Chin, corroborated the last

witness evidence. He said be used to sleep on the same Boor as docensed. When he returned at 3 am, he did not go to sleep at once. A relative of his came down from upstairs and they had

chat for a few mitutes. The boy in the morning came to him and he went The body of a Chinese hawker, aged to the deceased'g room, where he found 26, he is supposed to have died as the the deceased's hands and feet tied and a piece of cloth stuffed in his result of enting poisonous food, was sent mouth. His head was towards the door. to the Public Mortuary on the 4th inst. Between his head and the door, there was It is stated that the deceased and two safe, which was open, and papers were scattered about. The deceased used to other hawkers returned to their house, place the key of the safe in a drawer of

on the evening of the outer counter close to his room. No. 1. Tek Sing Street,

A Cross-Cxamined by dr. Alabaster, wit the 3rd instant and pertook of fish and ness suit be returned at 3 a.m. The last vegetables. They all became it suddenly, witas locked the door immediately and and the neighbours wanted to take them went to his room, Witness did not go to sleep till about 4am. Eleven or the Government Civil Hospital, but twelve persong slept on the first floor, deceased refused Those who were re and about twenty on the second floor, Nobody slept near the staircase Wit moved to the hospital are progressingness was manager of the To On Company

favourably.

CANTON NEWS.

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for five years and had never employed prisoner in the firm,

How So Lou, assistant manager of the Pon Company, anid he was in the firm for fourteen years, and know the pri soner, who was an apprentice boy in the Company in 1910, and worked there for six months

enemy to continue in ownership of the Property, he holds it sub

subject to all its obligations." One of these is, necessarily, an ibligation to pay the rent reserved by sasa of the property to the alien enemy, attached to which obligation is a liability to have the lease determined for breach el t^at obligation. Therefore, there can- not be any question as to the right to determine those leases the rents reserved under which have not been paid. Nor from General Lak Wing ting, stating Chan Si does it seem there can be any question as that after sending reinforcements to told the Court that at Canton you told

CANTON, February 5th

- Ng Kwok Ying, chief detective of the Canton Police, said he arrested Chair Chi Tho procedure that he adopted GENERAL LUK'S MOVÉMENTS,

against Uban Chi and the prisoner were The Tuchu has received a telegram identical. He had held out no threat La

GENERAL LUNG,

POV MĚC Alabaster Yesterday Chan Chi

an armed robbery from Hongkong and you are involved. If you do not make a clean breast of it, it will go hard against you; if you do, it will defend upon circumstances. Fin

In is strange that in the fourth year of the war the British Government should still entertain doubts either as to the ad. vinability or the legality of doing every thing within its power to cause the to the other leases (if any) in respect of lam chow from Lung-chow he returned him - Chan Chi there is information of plagac spot to be eradicated as Mr. which rents have been paid. It may on the 2nd to Nan-ning. Ho propoeus Justice YOUNGER put it in this part of truly be said that for a long time past, to recruit more new soldiers to be sent the world. The existence of Germans it has been altogether contrary to prac to am-chow to bar the entrance of the TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Chim in these days is an undoubted ice for the Crown to exercise the Royal place.

Witness—I did not make that statement. GENERAL plague, the eradication of which he beta prerogative by tonfiscation alien enonly

of

Continuing, witness said be brought It is said that General Lung Chal--| the prisoner down on November 20th: many reasons, property, Nevertheless, the legal right

to Hongkong. There was a Hongkong INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, will repeatedly urged be held At the Head Ofice of the Company, Chief amongst these is the capacity of to do so exists. There can be no doubt kwong has recently wired to the Peking detective in a different compartment of Nos 3 and 4, Queen's Buildings Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, on THURSDAY the Germans for intrigus-which, there whatever hint, were the position reversed, Government stating that he has ordered the same train. On reaching the houndary the 14th day of

1916, 112.300 cloak is reason to believe, has not been with Germany, would have no hesitation in the Civil Governors of Kwongtung and witness took off the handoufit and the PM, for the purpose of proposing, e considering BRA

out its influence upon recent political ecfiscating. property leased to a British Kwong-si to report every military move prisoner was transferred to the Hong

kong detective and

fit, passing the following Resolution

events in China; the continued spread subject, and it seems absurd, in these ment in the two provinces. Lung added The Chief Justice Did you heez any That the provisions of the Company's

We are informed that General Lung did not. They never spoko

detective and the prisoner Witness: I Memorandam of Association with resting of malicious and lying reports times, that we should hesitate to eradi-that his inspection is progressing conversation between the Hongkong objects be altered so as to read amongst the Chinese with regard to the cate the plague spot which is apparent vent to King-chow on the 20th ult Lo Yue Hongkong detective, said he shown in the print signed for the purposs of identification by the Chairman of the position in Europe, the conduct and in- by the continued existence of German Military meetings were held after he was travelled down to Canton on the mor

tention of the Allies, and the saintliness ownership of buildings erected on British informed of the loss of Young-kong anding of November 20th, and arrested pri

Meeting. Should the above Besolution be passed by the roquaite majority, it will be submitted for confirmation & Special Resolution to a Second Extraordinary General Mesing which will be subaquently convened.

randum ma proposed to be altered can be seen at the Head Office of the Company.

Dated this 1st day of February, 1918 fe MONTAGUE EDE General ManagW, J.

A Print of the

NOTION

A S. WATSON & CO. LTD.

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of the German nation. Internment alone, be very although that would certainl effective in lessening the danger, would not be sufficient to eradic Opportunities for German pr

and the circulation of

state of allBire would be imnery bribes, any mo by our contemp

BS has been

land, some of which buildings doubtless show-as, until recently, did the German Bank in Hongkong-German insignis, < It is not every extentory contract made with person who becomes an alien nenemy which is dissolved by the outbreak

was so dissolved

some other districte Lung gaye orders

TONG BHIU-YEE'S POLITICAL OPINIONS.

that active steps should be taken to soner when he got into British territory. erit more soldiers from places ad- There were two Chinese Canton deter jacent to Ko-chow in order to meet the tives in the train with the prisoner. Kwongtang and Kwong-si troops, Lang Witness was present when the charge was also sent large bodies of troops from read out to the prisoner at the Central King-ohow to make further attacks 1 Police Station, and be held out to three. It is stated that the Northern squadron to him to make a confession. At the has visited King chow for a few days, Police-station he heard the interpreter ask the prisoner questions and also can and left about two days ago.

|tion him. After the caution a good dent was laid by the interpreter to the prisoner, who had most to say tive office, said on November 29th at noon to explained, the charge to the prisoner, and also read out the After cautioning, withesd ask whether he bad anything. prisoner then made a statem en asked for the Chinese cha

neme and persons pris witness asked no further Chief Detective and the

lying reports concerning the Allies, would of war. In fact, it has been considered still exist for it could not xpected Aecessary frequently of late to obtain a

Grant of the real declaration by the Court that such a ed at Cantom, is expected to aceite Pan Woo, interpreter in the defec-

Tong Shiu-yeo, who has recently arry thet Chi guards,

There can offices na Minister of Finance in the doubt that the desired declarative of Finance in the

Provisional Government and Represents

Union Council ld be made on the application of the South West. We learn that

COPY has announced that he will not se

either of this appointments at present but will only offer to mediate between various parties. Tong has alteration to the Council which are not accep en adjournment of the the forme

Oh No 20211 to 20240 indanye been

NE CERTIFICATE for One Hundred Neus

in this Company, standing in the name of MR. HECTOR V. Previor, has been LOST and if at the expiration of one Month from the

date

the above Certificate he hereof

not forthcoming, other Certiffeste for the said Shares will be Laund by the Company, and thereafter no other will be acknowledged.

A. 8 WATRON 200.

ALBUMS Hongkong, 16th January 1918.

(with Stops)

GRACA & CO..

No. 4 WYNDHAM STREET,

HONGKONG.

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OF BAGE

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SMEETING

COUNCILS

tion

ain of their superiors have of a British lessor to an allen enemy herefore, the only safe course to Jee, even though the rent reserved ed to be paid by, or on behalf of purane, in the interests of China as well con

aifest that reat Britain and the other. Allied

were made case alive would. (no nations, is to banish every alien enemy

READIS from the Far East, and if the Govern ment of Great Britain, assisted by our advant

overnment, would but take the crea510-

ithout hesitation and hostil the probabilities are

matter

soon be pu

to act at the

and

people show

of the enemy State by in-.

prolonging

to the re

In the

Cantons

Inspector

jury

prisoge

been

and

stateme

Verdot of

said: Ho Hung

tilty on very clear evidence largely upo Four own con eing party to a brutal rob

sin the death

la only one rer the law allows me 10 трове прод в por

dores and it is my anty to pronounce it, con are to be hanged by the neck until

The prisoner was then removed.