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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

INTIMATIONS

THE

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

OF COMMERCE.

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Members of the HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE will be held on TUESDAY, 6th March, 1910, at 4 precisely in the CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ROOM, CHARTERED BANK BUILDING, for the following purposes...

(1) To receive the Report and Accounts of the Committes for the year-ended

318 December, 1917.

(2) To elect a New Committee: (3) To transact any General Business,

By Order,

E. A. M. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Hongkong, 22nd February, 1918, [1674

THE ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS AND DEALERS OF HONGKONG

THE

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Members of the ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS AND DEALERS OF HONGKONG will be held on WEDNES. DAY, 6th March, 1918, at 4 P.M. precisely In the CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOOM, CHARTERED BANK BUILDING, for the following purpONO:

MONDAY

WEDNESDAY

RACE MEETING, 1918;

TUESDAY, and SATURDAY (OFF.DAY), FEBRUARY 25TH, 2678, 17′′H, and 2ND MARCH,

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND 1918,

INTIMATIONS

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

OTICH IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation will be held at the CITY HALL Hongkong, TO MORBOW (SATURDAY), the 23rd day of February, 1918, at Noow, for the purpose. receiving the Report of the Court of the 31st of ADMISSION to the GRAND Directory together with Statement of STAND and ENCLOSURES may be accounts for the

December 1917.

To your ending obtained from Meers. KELLY WALSH, whe

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Limited, or at the Gate. Price $10 for the

Off-Day, Corporation will be CLOSED from MONDAY,

INTIMATION

It seems a very long time ago, although It is rather anomalous that while it is really only twenty-seven months, Hongkong and India permit advertise. since Sir WILLIAM ROBERTSON returned to ments of war drawings, etc., to appear London to find himself assceinted with in their papers, Shanghai does not Lord KITCHENER at the War Office. There under an Ordinance of 18301 This of were all sorts of rumours at the time that course, only applies to papers registered

WATSON'S Lord KITCHENER did not altogether at the British Consulate which, how-

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approve of the arrangement, but there is ever, include practically all. No excep- no doubt that when it was carried into tion is taken to raffles, premium bonds, effect he strove loyally to make the etc., as far as can be ascertained, for division of labour successful. It has been they are openly advertised. The corre stated, on excellent authority since the spondence in the AC Daily News of untimely death of the man who brought February 9th and 18th, urging that the

peting (excluding twinicket, to be 11th February, to SATURDAY, word for THE PREMIER SCOTCH into being that wonderful volunteer Wheel" be stopped it is very dourish

shown to the Ticket Inspector at the date

MTF. HOUGH,

Clerk of the Course, Hongkong, 21st February, 1918.

reary, 1818 (both days inclusive), during

which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.

By Order of

be

Court of Directors.

N. J. STABB

[1000

Chief Manager. [1589

·HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

THE STEWARDS request the pleasure of tae presence of the LaDies at the GRAND STAND and the

the ENCLOSURE during the Maces o

A stand and Enclosure will be reserved for Members and Members Wires and Families, Tickets for which are being sent out by

Messrs, LINSTEAD & Davie, the and with the Members Tickets. To receive the Ropert and AccountsAll flokers must be produced to gain of the Committee for the year ended

Admission produced to 31st December, 1917.

Special accommodation will be reserved as in recent years for Chinese Ladies and their Female, attendants in the staud erected a the plot of ground next to the Lusitano Club Stand.

T. F. HOUGH, Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, 21st February, 1818.

(2) To elect a New Committee.

(3) To transact any General Business,

By Order,

E. A. M. WILLIAMS,

**Secretary. Hongkong, 22nd February, 1918. [1075

ST. STEPHEN'S GIRLS' COLLEGE, 27, CAINE ROAD.

SCHOOL RE-OPENS February 21d. Application for admission should be mado to the Principal.

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on

ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE CHOOL will RESUME WORK

MONDAY, February 26th, at 8.15 AM, Students who wish to enter should call upon the Warden on Saturday Morning, February 23rd at 930 M.

[1654

WRITING INKS of every description, CHINA CHEMICAL CO., 20, Parkes Road, Tientsin Correspondence Invited.

manufactured by NATIONAL

[1044

THEATRE ROYAL.

SATURDAY, 2387 FEBRUARY, 8,15 r.M. (punctually)

Ma A. P. STOKES, assisted by Members of the Hongkong A.D.C., will present

"ACID. DROPS"

FIVE BIRDS IN A CAGE"

THE BEST CORE"

(By Special Request),

Booking MOUTRIES--Tickets 83, $2 &81. Proceeds go (without any deduction) to the funds of the Mercantile Marino in England and Naval Prisoners of War

HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL

SOCIETY.

ANNUAL SHOW.

THE FLOWER and VEGETABLE SHOW will be held on the 14th and 15th March, In the CITY HALL.

NOTICE

(1601

PROPOS of the above, Members are A

hereby notified that although Mem bership of the Jockey Clus entitles them to free admission to the Luclosure and Stands during the Race Meeting an opportunity is given to them to inske a special contribution to the War Charities by ako purchasing admission Ticket at the date. A Book will be in care of the Gate Keeper in which Members are asked to record ay such purchases.

TE. HOUGH, Clerk of the Course,..

[1862 Hongkong, 21st February, 1918.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

application to the Undersigned an PASSES for Sorvants will be issued on SATURDAY, the 23rd February inside the

No Bervants will be allowed ENCLOSURE of the Race Course during the Race Days WITHOUT TICKETS, which can

Hongkong, 5th February, 1018.

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE THE TWENTY FIRST ORDINARY HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Offices of the Company, St. George's Buildings, No. 6, Connaught Road, on 11.30 Ab, for the purpose of receiving THURSDAY, the 28th February, 1916, at Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the year ending 31st December, 1917, and cleating ca Consulting Committee and Auditors of the Company

The TRANSFER BOOKS

will be CLOSED tom WEDNESDAY, the Both February, 1918, until THURSDAY, the 28th February, 191, hoth days inclusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 18th February, 1918.

OF THE FAR EAST

FOR 25 YEARS.

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WATSONS Faren Wisk

HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.

NOTICE

HE ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY MERTING OF SHAREHOLDERS All be held at the Company's Hotel, on FRIDAY, the 1st March 1918, at 19.15 PM., for the pur- receiving Statement of Accounts to pose of

rat 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 February to will be CLOSED from 22nd 1st March, 1918, both days indusive.

By Order of the Board,

J. H TAGGART, Secretary, Hongkor 18th February, 1918.

LOST OR STOLEN.

1040

POPULARITY

MAINTAINED

BY ITS

EXCELLENT QUALITY

Nor BY EXPENSIVE

WORLD WIDE ADVERTISING.

be had on application to the Undersigned. O BITCH ("BIDDY 7, brown colour: A. S. WATSON

or

These Tickets are only available for Servants while in attensauce on their employers o when on duty as she various Stands.

Any Chinese found Loitering about wit Servants passes in their possession will for- feit them, and the holders thereof will be removed from the Enclosure

T. E. HOUGH, Clerk of the Course. [1663

Hongkong, 21st February, 1918.

RACE HOLIDAYS, THE EXCHANGE BANKS will be The Transaction

MONDAY, EXCHANGE BUSINESS on TUESDAY Bud WRUNESDAY, the 28th, 26th and 27th instant, at 11:45° 2.34, Hongkong, 2uth February, 1918.

[1884

HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE

THE HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE

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will be CLOSED on MONDAY, TUES- DAY and WEDNESDAY, the 13th, 26th and 27th instant, Race Daya

By Order.

R. BANCOCK,

Secreta V HONGKONG BTOCK EXCHANGE.

[1665

KOWLOON CANTON BAILWAY

(British Bection).

THE PUBLIO IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that s TRAIN, with accommodation for let and 2nd Class Passengers only, will A leave KowLook at 12 Noon for Suum OKUN calling at TAIPO and SHEUNG SHOE on 26th, 26th and 27th instant, and also on SATUR DAY 2nd proxima.

Intending Exhibitora should, said their entry form to the Hon. Secretary not later than 5th March,

Copies of Kulas and Schedules

may be obtained from the Hon. Secretary

H. B. L. DOWBIGGIN, 11, Beaconsfield Arcade Hongkong, 20th February, 1918.

11066

By Order,

HP WINSLOW,

Manager. Kowloon, 19th February, 1918.

PUBLIC AUCTION." ARTICULARS and CONDITIONB of Plotting by Pablo Auction Hale,

be held on THURSDAY, the 28th day of February 1918, at 3 pm, at the Offnen of the PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, by Order of HIS EXCELLANCY THE GOVERNOR, of Ore Lot of CROWN LAND at Causeway Bay in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years with the option of renewal al a CROWN RENT to be fixed by the Harveyor of HIS MAJESTY- THE KISG, for one further form of 75 year

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

West of Like 2887,

Locality.

*

1308,572

HONGKONG HOTEL.

RACE WEEK.

INNER DANCES will be held on the

Dfollowing mights open to Residents and Diners in the Hotel

MONDAY, 25th FEDEGARY, TUESDAY, * 28th ExerUAET, WEDNESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY, and

SATURDAY, 2nd MARCH, Table d'Hôte Menus will be served a8 follows

GRILL ROOM $3.50 per head DINING ROOM $2.50 per head.

(The Ordinary Grill Boom "à la Carte" Menu will be withdrawn on each

́of the above evenings.)

The usual bi-weekly Ten Dances WILL NOT BE HELD on the following days

FRIDAY, 2nd FEBRUARY,

TUESDAY, 20th Ferruant,

bat will be RESUMED on

FRIDAY 18 MARCH

J. I-TAGGART

[165T

NFebruary 1st, IRISH TERRIER Licence number 391. Anyone detaining E me after this notice will be prosecuted.

G. RAPP Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, 15th February, 1918.

[1430

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET

No 6 MOUNTAIN VIEW, PEAX, 0

Rooms, Unfurnished Apply to--

DENNYS & BOWLEY. ₤1653

TO LET

TO. 15, BURROW STREET, Wanchal, LEWKNOR No. 180, THE PEAK, from 1st April, 1918. Apply to

NONE HODOWN

LINSTEAD & DAVIS, 3rd Floor Alexandra Bundings.

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TO LET MMEDIATE any Four very desir

abfo BHOPS. sitasted in Log House Street, opposite the Grand Hotel, recant

metructed For rent and other particulars apply

ly

THE MANAGER ongcone Is Co. Ino Connaught Road Central· [000

TO LET

FFICES in York Buildings

HOUSES Bhameen. Canton,

Apply to-WAVEL AMMA

THE HONG KONG LAND INVEST

HENT AND AGENCY Co., LTD.

#TOALET

A FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon

FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Kow

Toon.

Apply

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

Alásandra Buildfags

1898

WANTED.

CO., LTD., WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

"BONGKONG,

BIRTH.

Note On February 21st to Mr. and

Mrs. W. R. Nome; a daughter.

[1672

HONGKONG OFFICE: LOA, Des Yeux Bow, 0. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, EC.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, SIND FEBRUARY, 1918

The annual meeting of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce will be held on March 5th, and that of the Association

army of Great Britain, that these two ing now is interesting in the light of strong and taciturn soldiers, whose tho above, William IV. will probably duties must have sometimes overlapped, turn in his grave at the thought of oog. had no serious differences of opinion. It of his Ordinances hinduring the war. in casy to believe that in the case of men of a jealous temperament friction, would. have

been inevitable Any personal differences there may have been, how over, were sank in the face of the grave crista which threatened Great Britain. of Exporters and Dealers on the follow- It is generally believed that Sir WILLIAM ing day. ROBERTSON was equally as insistent as

A lantern lecture on Alaska and the Lord KITCHENER upon the urgency of Klondyke, under the auspices of the throwing every available man into the Services Entertainment Fund, was given fighting-line, and both men steadfastly at the Sailors and Soldiers' Home ou advocated conscription,

Wednesday night and proved extremely

It is well known that there have been interesting. The lecturer was Mr. W. E two opposing views as to the best plan Priestly, of the U.S.A., who showed some for accomplishing the end which every excellent slides. A large number of

Servico men patriotic Briton is determined to accom

were present, and Æ plish. One view is that the only way to hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the win the war is to continue barnmiering at lecturer on the proposal of the Rev. T... the Germans on the Western front until Robinson. Refreshments were provided either the exhausted enemy cry for for those present. peace or the Allies break through into

A fire occurred early yesterday morning Germany. The other view is that just as every chain has its weakest link so the at the San Chung Chau Bamboo-ware Owing to the nomy has his weakest pot, and it is the yard, Portland Street. duty of the Allies to find this. Those dry weather and the inflammable nature who maintain that victory will come to of the material, the whole jard was the Great Cause on the Western front quickly ablaze and the fire spread to the complain that the grent mistake of adjoining bamboo-ware yard. The Fire the past has been the dissipation of Brigade, with the assistance of volunteer energy elsewhere. They say that the firemen, got the outbreak under contre battle of Neuve Chapelle, which failed in an hour. Inspector Fincher and i in its objective, was lost in Gallipoli, for sanitary squad rendered assistance. The the divisions so urgently needed to cap origin of the fire is not known. The ture Lille were engaged in a forlorn yard is insured in the Mitsui Bussan attempt to reach Constantinople. It is Kaisha Insurance Compsaiy for $1,000, generally believed that Sir WILLIAM ROZERTION held auch views, althongli he -was responsible for the gigantic military operations in the campaigns extending from the Yser to the Tigris. On the

but the damage is estimated at $2,0mm The damage done to the second yard is estimated at 880, and is not covered by ingrance.

other hand, the famous Paris speech of CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PREMIER GRANTED SICK LEAVE.

PEIING, February 20th.

The Premier has applied for sick leave, A mandate grants the application and appoints the Minister of the luterior to net concurrently as Premier..

Mr. LLOYD GEORGE gave rise to the sug gestion that the Prime Minister of Great Britain, who had previously complained of our vacillating policy in the Balkans, regarded the attempts to break through the Western front as almost hopeless. Subsequent speeches corrected that im pression to some extent, but it is obvious that Mr. LLOYD GEORGE was largely in

THE PLAGUE LOAN strumental in sending reinforcements to Italy. The success which has attended. The second instalment of the Plague that rapid movement has been its justi. Loans has been sanctioned amounting to fication. It may be that it is upon. some Tis, 240,000," question of general strategy that Sir WILLIAM ROBELTON has resigned. He is

SIR WILLIAM ROBERTSON.still young enough to be active, both in ARMED ROBBERY ON A JUNK

body and mind as he was born in 1880, Lord KITCHENEE was about seven yenta older than Sir WILLIAM ROBERTSON is now when he commenced his Herculean task at the War Office in Angust, 1914.

nevitable, in the fourth year of It is

PRISONERS COMMITTED FOR

TELAL

At the Hongkong Magistracy, before Mr. J. R. Wood, yesterday, two Chinese were charged, on remand. with commit ting an armed robbery on a junk an- chored off Salt Fish Lane

It will be remembered that when the robbery took place an Indian Lance-

Sergeant, hearing the alarm which was raised, hurried to the spot and fired two

revolver shots.

THERE is now no doubt that Sir WILLIAM ROMETSON has relinquished his position as Chief of the Imperial General Staff, and, whatever may have been the reasons

such

a momentous decision, most for Bu people will view it with regret. It is, perhaps, zot, too much to say that, after the greatest war which has ever aflicted Lord KITCHENER, SIT WILLIAM ROBERTSON the world, that new figures should occupy has been the most popular military the leading positions upon the stage. figure in the public eye. Comparisons The strain of the terrible responsibility are said to be odious, and the comparison of those charged with the direction of of personalities is especially difficult. affairs must tell even upon the most iron The debt of the nation to Lord FRENCH Constitutions. Even if new men come

The Indian Langs Sergeant deposed cannot be over-estimated, and full creditore into the limelight the sagacious

that he jumped on to a conservartey junk) must be given to the brilliant work of counsellors are always available and ready Sir DOUGLAS HATO. But there is a to give to their successors the bencht of ring alongside the Praya. It was very "romanec about the career of the quiet, their experience. The main work of Sir dark at the time, but he was able to dis- determined man who is generally Sup- WILLIAM ROBERTSON was the organisationern two boats in the distance, one ap posed always to have had a dislike for of the great campaigus in Flanders. It parently being chased by the other. A social functions, and a passion for mili was because of his determined efforts, few minutes later three men jumped into tary affairs, and romance always appeals supported by those whom to inspired the water and were attempting to escape to the popular imagination. It was with his own teal, that Sir DOUGLAS by qwimming, when he shouted out to during the gloomy days of November, HAIG has been able to take over them to stop. As they took no botics of This warning, he fired two chots--with the Basert the 1915, that the public drew hope and such a wide front and encourageaient from the fact that this ascendancy of the British troops over the intention dot of injuring them but of soldier from the front had been installed most formidable military Power in his frightening them. A boat, with the com at Whitehall. From time to time tributes tory. While there is a tinge of regret in plasmants in it, came alongside the cons have been paid to his sterling qualities our minds that Sir WILLIAM is no vancy junk, and took witness and

adviser in lukong to the scene of the robbery. They When Lord MILNER became a Minister, longer the chief militar

rather more than a year ago, he said: lendon, there is also a feeling of were able to effect the arrest of the two "The men wo look to in these days are gratitude to him for the work he has prisoners, who were still in the water.

Prisoners denied that they visited the men of the stamp of Sir WILLIAM done in the past and of satisfaction that

who rose from junk, to commit a robbery. They were ROBERTSON," and be explained that his the services of this object was to give such men all the help the ranks to his exalted portion by sheer engaged by another Chinese to remove must look to thein wis my are not to be entirely lost to the eoma opinm from s junk and they rowed The promised explanation of the to complainant's junk, in mistake. An oud which led him to give up his alarm was given and they were Lafsaly onerous duties at a time of such grave charged anxiety will be awaited with the deepest-

TWO or THREE LARGE OFFICE dom, experience, and judgment, to show

LROOMS in Central Locality. First

as the right way, he added, and we floor preferred.

must put our shoulders to the wheel and drive the coach herd as we can on the road they mark out for 18.

Apply to

TONG BENG & Co. 19 Queen's Road Omtre

118075

MYB Wood committed, prisoners for trial at the March Criminal Sessions.