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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

TO LET.

10. 6. MOUNTAIN VIEW, PRAK,

No Rooms, Unfurnished.

Apply to

DENNYS & BOWLEY.

ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE

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CHOOL will RESUME WORK on MONDAY, February 26th, at 8,15 AM. Students who wish to enter should call upon the Warden on Saturday Morning, February 23rd, at 9:30 AM,

EXPERT HATTER

(1854

AVING obtained the services of an

HAVING can be CLEANED and RE-SHAPED to order. Large variety of Fancy Coloured Hatbands in Stock.

GERMINAL CIGAR STORE

18, Nathan Road, Kowloon...

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KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY

(British Section),

THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED Tthe TRAIN, with accommodation for 1st and 2nd Class Passengers only, will leave Kowloon at 12 Noon for SAUH UBUN calling at Tatre and SHEUNG SEVE on 25 26th and 27th instant, and also on SATUR DAY, and proxİO).

By Order,

H. P. WINSLOW, Manager,

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Kowloon, 10th February, 1918.

HONGKONG

HOTEL.

RACE WEEK.

INNER DANCES will be held on the D'

following nights open Residents and Diners in the Hotel m

MONDAY,

to

gith FEGRUARY,

INTIMATIONS

HONGKONG AND BHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

BONGKONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF

NOT

the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation will be held at the City Hart, Hongkong,

INTIMATIONS

THEATRE ROYAL.

SATURDAY 23RD FEBRUARY, 0.15 PM. (punctually)

on SATURDAY, the 23rd day of February. Mr. A. P. STOKER nesisted by Members

1918; ab Nous for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors torether with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending the 31st December, 19179

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Corporation will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 11th February, to SATURDAY, 3rd Feb

of the Hengkong AD.C., will present

ACID DROPS "

ruary, 1918 (both days inclusivel, daring FIVE BIRDS IN A CAGE" which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered

By Order of the Court of Directors.

#N, JETABS,

Chief Manager, Hong kong, 5th February, 1918,

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THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD. THE TWENTY FIRST ORDINARY THE

ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS in the Company will be held n't the Offices of the Company, St. George's

No. 6, Connaught Road,

ON

the 28th February 1918, at 11.30 AM, for the purpose of receiving s Statement of Accounts and the Raport of the General Managera for the year ending 31st December, 1917, and electing a Consulti Committee and Auditors.

The TRANSFER

"THE REST OURE”

(By Special Request

Booking MOUTRES Tickets $3, $2431. Proceeds go (without any deduction) to the funds of the Mercantile Marine in England and Naval Prisoners of War.

NOTICE

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NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiatic or Indilan

will be UNSER BOOKS of the Company desiring to leave the Colon Indule 20th February, 1818, until THURSDAY the Apply in person at the ONE Forios 28th February, 1918, both days inclusive

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers

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HONGKONG HOTEL CO, LTD.

NOTICE,

THE ORDINARY HALF YEARLY THE

MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Company's Hotel, on FRIDAY, the 1st March, 1018, at 12.15 for the pur- pose of receiving Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1917, with the Report of the Directors and to discuss any matter that may be competently brought before the Meeting.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 22nd February Table d'Hôte Menus will be served as Tut March 1918, both days inclusive. follows:

By Order of the Board,

TUESDAY, 20th FEBRUARY, WEDNESDAY, 27th FEBRUARY, and

SATURDAY, 2nd March,

GRILL ROOM $3.50 per head. DINING ROOM $2.50 per head. (The Ordinary Grill Room à la Carta" Menu will be withdrawn on each of the above evenings)

The usual bi-weekly Tea Dancos WILL NOT BE HELD on the following days —

FRIDAY, and FEBRUARY,

and

TUESDAY, 28th FEBRUARY,

bat will be RESUMED on:-

FRIDAY 1st MABOL

J. H. TAGGART,

Manager

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WRITING INKS of every description,

manufactured by NATIONAL CHINA CHEMICAL CO., 20, Parkes Road, Tientsin. Correspondence Invited.

WANTED.

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Nlet June, for Wei-Hai Wei, Capable Foro FURSE to take charge of

an infant.

Apply to

NURSE Care of Dally Press? Oson.

E

F1649

**T, H. TAGGART,

Socretary, Hongker, 18th February, 1918,

STATION between the hours of SAM, to Í FAK And 120 to 42,1 dzly, ||||| Applentill be required to

identification Farports or ident Bodin exceptions who

регова

certain remain in the Colony for more than 7 days to Register themselves andar ille

STRATION PERSONS

URDINANCE 1975

Forma of Registration giving the par sicalare required may be obtained at the G.PO, and at all Police Stations.

The Fenalty for non compliance is a fine

Lot extending 150

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

POULTRY.

1040

OUR HOUSE-FED CAPONS

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

NOTICE.

N and after 18th February, 1918, the

One of Basics

by the HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK will be 10 am to 19 every week day except

Saturday, eta he oper

The Savings Bank

not

buntess on BATURDAYE ON and after 16th

after 16th

February, 101850

AND

CHICKENS

(59

AKE THE BEST IN THE EAST.

fender Eating, Delicate Flavour, TRY THEM.

1526

For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI REGULAR SAILINGS

BANKING CORPORATION,

WAAN NAJASTABB, A

Dr Chief Manager.

Hongkong, 7th February, 1919.

[1600

NOTICE

THE UNITED BRITISH INSURANCE CO LTD

(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)

AVING been appointed MARINE HANG UP MARINE we are prepered to ACCEPT RISES fare Policies at Current Rates. SANGAT NEVARE NINGUNION TRADING CO,

Agenta. Queen's Buildingu,

Hongkon 1st February, 1918,

LOST

1573

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

TO VANCOUVER & SEATTLE.

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

E

THE PREMIER SCOTCH

OF THE FAR EAST

FOR 25 YEARS.

WATSONS

POPULARITY MAINTAINED

BY ITS

EXCELLENT QUALITY

Nor BY EXPENSIVE

WORLD WIDE ADVERTISING,

A. S. WATSON

20ra 1918,

champion of modern ideas in the mattering sites on the Island accessible to of government in this Colony, the tho whoso occupation lies in the Reform Association should adopt the City of Victoria there can be no hope methods which obtain in progressive of relief from the exorbitant rentala communities, otherwise the paucity of which constitute such a serious burden their numbers will be adduced by the upon industry in Hongkong; indeed, Government as an argument that they with the inavitable growth of the popula have failed to enlist the sympathy and tion the position will go from bad to support of the vast majority of the worse. The need, too, of a centrally European community in whose situated school where children of British they profess to spoak,

percentago can obtain an education to The Committes were able to point to at them for the battle of life has two matters in which they had taken up become very apparent since the war, the cudgels on behalf of the Colony.......· In

the first place, they asked that Hengkong and is likely to be more keenly felt should be given the opportunity to with the development of the Colony, as we pointed out a week or two |express its views by its own diroot re-

presentative at the Imperial Conference ago. There is no reason why, if proper on post-war trade policy, contending, provision were made, a school such as very properly, that it was impossible for that suggested should not attract Euro- any Secretary of State, however gifted pean children from other parts of China. and experienced, to represent satisfac Equally urgent, and more easily met is torily the view of over fifty Colonies the demand for adequate hospital accom and Protectorates, which differ widely modation for Europeans, especially from one another in their geographical, women and children. The Government industrial and commercial conditione Civil Hospital is inconveniently situated While it was recognised that it would be amongst insalubrioug surroundings, and Impracticable to make such a concession is a veritable inferne in summer, in every instance, it was urged that Until a few years ago the Hospital on Hongkong, as a great shipping junction Barker Road which was erected, as a and the gateway to South China, held memorial of Queen Victoria's Diamond a position peculiar to itself, and that, Jubilee, partly from funds subscribed by at least, the Crown Colonies and Protecthe public to serve as “a hospital for torates might be granted the right of women and children and the training of nurses was largely used for maternity

audience to lay before the Conference

any special views and requirements of cases. For this purpose it is no longer their own. The point raised will be available, the reason asrigued being that appreciated at its proper value when the it is structurally unsuitable for the recep- collective importance of all these terri- tion of both maternity cases and general tories is remembered The Colonial cases. This objection might easily be removed by the addition of a new block Office, however, returned the usual non premise answer, adding that steps had to the building. At present the Hospital been taken to ascertain the views held is merely source of irritation to those in Hongkong as elsewhere on the whom it was intended to benefit. matters dealt with at the Paris Confer

ence. There, presumably, the question

A special train leaving at 12 noon will must be left, although, as the Reform be run from Kowloon to Shum Chun, Committee were careful to point out in calling at Taipo and Sheung Shui on advance written representations, sent in the race days.

by the different Crown Colonies and. Protectorates separately, in ignorance of the views of each other or of those hield &y the Dominions, are not so likely to

CO., LTD., WINE AND SPIRIT MEROHANTg

HONGKONG.–

lead to a successful solution of post-war trade problems as if those problems were.

threshed out in the Conference

It is announced that until farther notice the lights on Collinson Reach. Barrica (Canton District) will be fixed Red, instead of occulting Red as hereto-

fore

The During Race week a series of dinner other claim advanced by the Association dances, open to residents and diners,

at the Hongkong Hotel. representation upon any Imperial Coun. The usual bi-weekly tea dances will be until HOLLANDS. On February 18th, to oil, Parliament or Association that may suspended from the 220d inst.

a be formed as a part of Imperial Fodera March 1st.

tion or Unity. In this case the Secretary

was the right of Hongkong, to direct will be helyek

BIRTH

and Mrs. E daughter

E. HOLLANDS,

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The importation of ten, other than that Mr. and Mrs Geo, W. Kynoch grate of State returned the non-committal grown or produced in British Possession, For freight and farther part- fully acknowledge the many expressions reply that he had no doubt the position is prohibited in the Commonwealth of

of sympathy and floral tributes at the time culars please apply to-

of their focent sad bereavement and ex- of the Crown Colonies would receive due Australia, unless the consent in writing press their heartfelt thanks for kindness consideration. Meanwhile, Portugal of the Commonwealth Minister for JARDINE, MATHESON & shown during the illness of their son

Reggie.

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sets Great Britain an example by accord Trado and Chastoms has been first obtain- CO., LTD.

ing the neighbouring Colony of Macao ed. Tel. 215, Sub. Ex. 23.

Hongkong Offen: 101, Des Værz Row, 0.

direct representation in the Parliament LONDON OFFICE: 151, Fleet Staert, B.C.

B

HOUSES TO LET

1608

TO LET

›UNGALOW 85 TAIPO To Let Furnished, for 6 months or longer; use of Astor

Apply

ALEX ROSS & Co. 1160

Boat,

TO LET.

ONE GODOWN,AMLA

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, BOTH FEBRUARY, 1918

THE CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM ASSOCIATION, ALTROUGE the Committee of the Constitu tional Reform Association were not able to lay before the first annual meeting of

A popular lecture on the Theory of

at Lisbon This, however, is a maitor

Animal and Plant Coloration will be of very secondary importanos to that of delivered by Mr. A. H. Crook, M.A., constitutional reform within the Colony | F.B.G.8., at the Helena, May Institute. itself. It was to agitate for more on Friday, at 5:30 pm Members and popular form of local government that their friends are cordially invited to the Association was called into existence attend. but owing to the war it has been deemed advisable to take no further stops în this direction at present. The problem, however, hardly appears to be one of such weight and complexity o embarrass the British Government at this

to HM. Naval Yard for one, or LOST. The pubito: are warned not too 15 BURROW STREET, Wancha members on Monday evening any very time of anxiety; indeed, it would be dealt

TENDERS."

CHEQUE DRAWN by the under- signed on the BANK OF TAIWAN, Hongkong MENDERS are invited for the supply of good for payment), and dated 2nd February, Timber, Timber Materials and Spare 1918, 1.57975 for #1500—Hongkong Currency, from lat favouring M. TANAKA, has been MUSLAID April next

with full p Forms of Tender be obtained on application to the Naval Store Officer.

Tenders must resch H.M. Dockyard not later than 5th March next.

G.L PLATT Naval Store Officer.

HM. Dockyard,

particulars may negotiate the game TONG SENG & Co.

Hongkong, 10th February, 1918 [1040

PUBLIC

WORKB

R

DEPARTMENT

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that SEALED TENDERS in Questo, ach could

be clearly marked TENDERS FOR THE SUPPLY OF CASTINGS, will be received

at the Colonial Secretary's Office until Noon

LOST of STOLEN.

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February 1st, IRISH TERRIER

O HIRUL (BIDDY brown colour:

Licence number 221. Anyone detaining Bazze after this motion will be prosecuted.

Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, 15th February, 1918.

(1880

JUST RECEIVED

of MONDAY, the 36th day of February, and LOOSE LEAF

for

the

supply and delivery of Iron

Brass Castings Manufactured Ironwork, eta,

the Pound WORKS DEPARTMENT for about nine months ending on December 31st, 1913

Rach Tenderer must produce with his teater receipt that he has deposited in the Treasury the sum of 2600 (Dollars Colonial Five Hundred) as a pledge of the bond der of his tender

which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown should tho Tenderer refuse or to the satisfaction of the which hole or any portion of he

The Toudrer

to carry hole

Government, the

Lender

be accepted. Day

will be returned to any

wder is pop

accepted

nct bind itself to Government does not

accept the

in part

lowest or sny tender and shall to accept any tender in whole for any one or more of the articles

For fare of sondez and further be a p

thin Office.

CHATHA Director of Pablo Work Hongkong 5th February, 1918. – – 1988 «

PHILATELLIC

ALBUMS

(with Stops)

GRACA & CO.

NO 3 WARDHAM STREET,

TONGKONG

seg LEWKNOB No, 126, THE PRAE, from Ist April, 1918287 Apply to-d

LINSTEAD & DAVIS 3rd Floor Alexandra Buildings.

180

TO LET.

MMEDIATE try, Four very desir SELL BROPS, simated in Ice House Etreet, opponte the Grand Hotel recent Is reconstructed.

For rent and other particulars apply

THE MANAGER HONGLONG Jos Co., LTD.. 48, Connaught Road Contru): 1900

TO LET

FFICES in York Building.

HOUSES on Shameen, Canton Apply to—LAVOR

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.

MENT AND AGENCY OO LAD

TO LET

A FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon.

Joon

OUTBREAK OF CEREBRO-

SPINAL FEVER

TWENTY-FIVE DEATHS IN A

WEEK

The following is the return of com- stimulating record of their activities with Departmentally by the Secretary of municable diseases in the Colony of during the past year, they claimed to State for the Colonies, who has not a Hongkong, during the week anded have done a lot of useful spade work eat in the War Cabinet. If it de

February 16th-

Beven cases of diphtheria, five of which proved fatal.

Eight cases of enteric fever (three

Fifty-one cases of cerebrospinal fever of which twenty five were fatal.

CANTON NEWS.

[BY COURTESY OF THE

SAN PO

which will beat fruit later. Now, how not thought politie to present a forma evon, that the preliminary work of petition something might be gained by organisation is completed the Associa personal interview, even if it were only Lion will have to give greater evidence of the abolition of the system of nomination British), of which three were fatal. vitality if that degree of enthusiasm in regard to the existing European mem as to be aroused which the CHAIRMAN,

bers of the Legislative Council, The rightly regards as essential to success patriarchal system of government Bur- Interest cannot be maintained if the viving in this Colony becomes even more public are kept in complete, ignorance of an anachronism them ever since the the proceedings of the Association for

passage of the Bepresentation of the twelve months at a stretch It should be People Bill, which increases the electorate asimpia matter to convey from time of the United Kingdom from six millions to time some indication, through the to mixteen and entranchises – Fot

only columns of the Press, that the Committee soldiers and sailors but also wamen have not lapsed into a state of suspended:

In regard to questions of local animation At the same time a more

administration the Reform Association. Vigoroun Stort than appears to have been

tas mapped out a

programme for made up to the present should be exerted

vill bộ, general agrée. to increase the membe bp of the AMC-

ment, we think with the CHAIRMAN'S this pure the example

opinion that it is unwise, impolitin of the different politi Fganisatiens at

tifiable to spend large sums Home might be studied with: advantage On the principle that

ciation.

will not come to AJKOWERTO, MAROMET must go to the mountain they lake systematic canvass

FOUR BOOMED HOUSES ↳n Kowe

Apply Do

HUMPHREY: ESTATE & FINANCE Fstituency, and

Alexandra Buildinga.

an elec fought the take the voter to the booth instead of waitin

of duty to lead him thither

being Howor

CANTON, February 19th-

DISAPPEARANCE OF KWANGSI'S GOVERNOR.

informed by a rchieble source that the Kwangsi Civil Governor, LI Ching sing, who was found to have been

icating with the Peking Govern ared the other night.

GUE É MOVEMENTE.

upon road development in the Gentra

there are

erous Chow, an

of troops

troops

the older parts of the

requiring attention on

great, încrease" in motor trium

excellent the

scheme

from Kwangsi states thre Wing-ting went to Lung 15th inst with a large, body to oppões - General Fung'a

TÜMEN'S BODYGUARD.

The Tuchun Mot Wing son, haz order. Fout at the one more regiment of new soldiers to at his bodyguards owing to

Rvailable Bund

Tresent trombles