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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS;

A.D.C.

PINKIE AND THE FAIRIES.

THE A.D.C regretfully announce that, on medical recommendation, Rehearsals. for Pinkie and the Fairies have to be TEMPORARILY ABANDONED.

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY – PRESS THURSDAY, MARCH 14TH,

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, INDORFORATED IN HONGKONG, NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an MEETING POL THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held at the Head Office of the Company,

It is expected, however, to produce the NO TAORDINALLY GENERAL

play in the autumn, when it is hoped that the services of those already enlisted, will still be available.

Hoagkong, 13th Miṛch, 191 8. [1772

NOTICE

E have been appointed by MESSES WE ENSUN

NICHOLSON, LIMITED, OF LONDON, the well-known manufacturers of Varnishes, Enamels, Painte and Colours, to be their sole Agouts for Hongkong, South Chins, and the Philippine Islands.

THE HONGKONG MERCANTILE CO., LTD. Hongkong, 14th March, 1918.

NOTICE

[1773

THIS is respectfully to state that, owing 1 to the War, everything has become extremely dear. There i

is no article in daily use which does not seem to have doubled in prico. To earn a livelihood, therefore, is dificult, and we have been reluctantly vers compelled to ask the owners of Shipyards to devise some mean of adjusting this matter.

We have to thank the owners of Shipyards for their kindness in commiserating with the diffleuitios of labourers and promising to pay

Eighty Cents por bread por day. This advertisement is inserted, therefore, to notify all owners of Chinese and Foreign Ships that, should they employ our Carpenters to work, they are requested kindly to pay this amount ta fall.

Notified by the SHOON NGAI HOR Sпook. (Ships Art School).

284, Canton Road, Mongkok, Yaumati, Hongkig, 12th March, 1918, [1774)

CANTON MEDICAL MISSIONARY-

SOCIETY.

HE ANNUAL MEETING of the THE

CANTON MEDICAL MISSIONARY SOCIETY will be held at the Canton Club Theatre (by kind permission), WEDNES DAY, March 20th, 1918, at 2.30P.M

BUSINESS :-To receive the Annual Report of the Directors of the Canton Medical

TO-DAY (THURSDAY), the

at

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET

TO. 1. DES VŒUX VILLAS PEAK To let furnished, for June, July and August Share of Tennis Court

Apply to

H. T. JACKMAN. FROM 1763

TO LET.

MMEDIATE entry, Four very desir.

Nos. 3 and 4. Queen's Buildings #VictoneA WORLD BHOPS, situated En Ins Hous Hongkong, 14th March, 1918 a at 12.20 p.m., when the sub Street, opposite the Grand Hotel, recent joined Resolution passed ORDINARY

an EXTRA GENERAL MEEPING REFotocl convened for that purpose and beld on the 14th February, 1918, will be submitted for confirmation as a Spe ial Resolution:

That the provisions of the Company's Memorandum of Association with respect to ita objects be altered so as to read an shown in the print signed for the purpose identification by the Chairman of the

ok

Should d the above Resolution be confirmed ana Special Rosolution by the requisite

For rent and other particulars apply

TH MANAGER, Horezono Ics Co., La.,

40, Connaught Load Central

TO LET

majority the alterations in the Company OFFICES in York Beildiag

Memorandum of Association consequently involved will be submitted io the Supreme Court of Hongkong for confirmation.

to be altered can be seen at the Head Oßoo A Print of the Memorandum & proposed. of the Company.

Duted this 1st day of March, 1918

O MONTAGUE EDE,

General Manager

(2714

HONGKONG CLUB

NOTICE.

TE THIRTY SECOND YEARLY

GENERAL MEETING of the Membera of the HONGKONG CLUB will be held in the Club House, on MONDAY, the 18th March, 1818, at 6.30 P..

By Order,

E. DES VIEUX,

Secretary, Hongkong, and March, 1918. (1780 THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE TWENTY-NINTH ORDINARY

HOLDERB in the Company will be hold

ANNUAL MEETING of SHAHE at the Offices of the Company, St George a Building Chater Road, Victoria Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 23rd day of March, 1916, at 11.30 gelock in the forenoon for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the

HOUSES on Bhazteen, Canton, Apply to AN A

O

INTIMATION

BY APPOINTMENT.

WATSON'S

PYERIS.

Registered

An exact reproduction of a well

1918

the Allies in enemy countrica, is specially have perfect confidence in publicity us a oquipped for this important work, both cure for many evils, and while it is by his knowledge of these countries and obvious that the greatest secrecy must be by his admitted genius as a news maintained in connection with certain organiser. The propaganda in all the naval and military matters, liberty other Allied countries and in Germany must be defended. There is a great deal itself is conducted almost exclusively by of sound common-sense in the JOHN journalists, and, in view of the results obtained by the enemy in Russia and evil of silencing the expression of an STUART MILLS statement The peculiar Italy, the importance of selecting experts opinion is that it is robbing the human for the purpose of directing a vigorous counter-offensivo" in this direction is self-evident. Too long have we been con- tent to leave our cause to speak for itself and it is full time that we awoke to the fact that in this war of endurance between nations pyschologiea) considera tione cannot be ignored. The old saying that the pen is mightier than the sword" has lost one of its force. It is indispensably necessary to keep the real issues clearly and constantly before our

a posterity as well as the existing generation, those who dissent from the opinion still more than those who hold

∙it.

If the opinion is right they are deprived of an opportunity of exchang- ing error for truth; if wrong, they lose, what is almost as great a benefit, the clearer and livelier impression of trath produced by its collision with error." British soldiers are dying to win the battle of fiberty, and wo must preserve uwn people so that they may not be that stored trust in the Empire. misled by the insidious efforts of the Bureaucrats do not favour & free Press, perfectly with Spirits, enemy to countenance' a parchment peace. and suspect that the most innocent

known Spa at half the price.

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST Blends

MENT AND AGENCY O, Len.

TO LET

A FLAT in Nathan Boad, Kowloon,

FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES La Bow- loon Cat

Apply to-

especially Whisky.

A little learning is a dangerous thing,

If, in addition to this, we can make the statements contain sedition or heresy. masses in the countries now fighting For the man-if there bo one-with against us understand our real aime, it is soul so dead" as wilfully to publish in- scarcely conceivable that they will toler formation of any real value to the enemy, ale the continuance of this terrible war.public opinion would immediately de Some day the scales will fall from their eyes, and the sooner the better for humani ty. Even if the German nation is by pho- tised, as it seems to be, it must be true

and the utmost punishment, but, in general, the more publicity that we have in regard to the war, its objects and the methods employed in waging it

the mora

HUMPHREYN ESTATE & FINANCE Drink deep or touch not the Pyerian that you cannot fool all the people all determined will people be to save civilisa-

CO. LAD, Alexandra Building

(1829

FOR SALE. ESCULUM, Barker Road, 155, Penke,

Apply

DUNCAN CLARK, Care of LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

(171)

Spring, There shallow drafts intoxicate the brain And drinking deeply sobers us again."

Pope.

WANTED.

The annual meeting of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., will be held on Monday, March 25th, at 12 noon.

the time." In all President WILSON'S tion from the dangers that encompass it. speeches there are indications of his

he brought to account by their Athletic Sports will not be held this vean: belief that ultimately the autocrats will

The Lusitano Recreation Club's Annual people. If the Russian debacle is a sore for several reasons. disappointment to those of us who placed our faith on the Bussinn army, it is not without its dangere for the Junkers There can be no doubt whatever that, even in pre-war days, among the night- mates present in the mind of the KAISER that of a Russian revolution was always Medical Missionary Rociety will be held The annual meeting of the Canton prominent. Nobody understood better at the Canton Club theatre on Wednes than he how rapidly ideas about liberty and equality spread. The German people are very docile in their native land, Mr. GERARD has pointed out that only one German has left the USA. to fight, TO THREE LARGE OFFICE

BOOMS in Central Locality. First RATED WATER MANUFACTURERS evidently doca not relish the idea of as a volunteer, in the army of the floor preferred.

Fatherland.

The German-American Apply to-

Missionary Union and to consider any other ending 1st Dace Directory for the year OUSE at the PERAK, Furnished or

business brought before the meeting

J. M. WRIGHT, M.D.,

Becretary.

Canton, 11th March, 1918,

(1776

THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA

DOCK CO., LTD.

Dividend,

nber, 1917, and declaring o

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Campany will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, the 14th March, 1818, until SATURDAY, the 23rd March, 1918, both days inclusive.

By Order of the

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Hongkong, 5th March, 1918. [1749

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the CHINA SUGAE REFINING CO., LTD NOTERARY TEARLY MEETING

of SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the Office of the Company, a Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, on MONDAY, 28th March, 1918, at 18 Noor, for consideration of the Directors Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1817. Too SHARE REGISTER and

the 25th inst, both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board of Directors,

TRANSFER

THE

NOTICE

FORTIETH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE HOLDERS of the shore Company will be held at Offices of the General Agents, Pedder's Street, on WEDNESDAY, the 27th March, at 11,20 m, for the purpose of

ending 31st December,

Unfurnished, from April 30th, Apply

Box 12, Care of "Daily Press Office, 1764

WANTED

TONG BENG & Co., 19. Queen's Boad Central: 11667

BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 18th to receiving the Beport and Statement of LADY STENOGRAPHER and TYPIST,

&M. DYER, Hongkong, 12th March. 1018.

Chief Manager.

1776

THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

P

and

1018,

Accounts for the yours of the Company

1917.

** The TRANSFER BOUKS of

will be CLOSED from the 14th to 27th March, both days inclusive,

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,

General Agents Hongkong, 6th March, 1918.

11747

HONGKONG FIRE

INSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED

NOTICE TO

TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE FORTY-NINTH TER

5.30 PM. on MONDAY, Sundays March, both days inclusive.

until 29th March (Saturdays s excepted).

PURCHASERS OF PARI-MUTUEL TICKETS on the fifth Race, Second Day, for Cash Swoops, Places and Winnets, also Cash Sweep ticket holders, of following Baces can obtain a refund on production of their tickets at the Offices of the HosGKONG JOCKEY CLUB, on the Ground Floor of the

ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will HONGKONG CLUB ANNEXE, CHATER be held at the Offices of the undersigned at ROAD, botwong the hours of 3,30 11AM. on WEDNESDAY, the 27th March.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 13th to the 27th ***** JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, Ltd,

General Managers HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD. Hongkong, 9th March, 1918, [1755

HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LTD.

AHE THIRTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the General Managers at Noor on WEDNES

HOLDERS OF UNPAID WINNING TICKETS (Cash Swespa, Places and. Win- ners) will also be paid at the same place and between the same hours as stated above on production of their ticketa

LOWE BINGHAM & MATTHEWS, Accountants to the HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

NOTION

11737

PATENTS ORDINANCE 1802.

GAMMETER'S PATENT. IMPROVED MEANS OF SECURING WRIST WATCHES TO WEAREE'S WRIST.

HASWER PATENT

A

WANTED.

Apply with reference to~~~

Box No. 100, Care of "Daily Press Office.

· [1769

WANTED.

Tthe PEAL, for a little girl of si year s

resident EUROPEAN NURSE Apply Box No. 25,

PINTS 90 Crs. PER D02.

PLITS 60

A. S. WATSON

CO., LTD.,

[19

ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Mr. N. Ratraw and family express their heartfelt appreciation of the numerous expressions of sympathy and floral tributes in their recent sad bereavement,

[1771

HONGKONG OFFION: 101, 32 Vœux Road, C. LONDON UNION: 181, Far Sam, É.Q.

The Daily Press.

Harazona, 14TH MARCH, 1918.

day, March 20th.

The Corporate Communion of The Mothers' Union will be at St. John's Cathedral on Monday, March 25th at 11 ., and not on March 10th as stated on printed card.

Atomisers for the use of the public are Low installed at the Kowloon Railway Station, the Government Dispensary, Nathan Road, and at the Yauosti Disin. fecting Station.

Mr. A. Dyer Ball, who is suffering from measles, has gone to Taipo. Mr. C. D. Melbourne has been admitted to the Government Civil Hospital, suffering from the same complaint.

sacrificing himself for the Kassn. While it is possible that the majority of the German and Austrian prisoners in Russia will elect to return to the trenches, it is probable that they will carry them contagious ideas which may lead back with

to the overthrow of the autocracy. We cannot suppose that the possibilities of propaganda, in Russia, so carefully estimated by our enemies from the begin ning, will be entirely overlooked by the

will, he en Alliea Lord NORTHCLIFFE's agents may The A.D.C. announce that rehearsala find that at Least one road into enemy for Pinkie and the Fairies" have been countries leads through Russia. In Ger temporarily abandoned upon medical re- many the Press has always been a tool in commendation. It is expected that the the hands of the ruling classes. In the play will be produced in the autumn. THE GOVERNMENT AND THE British Empire an unmuzzled Press has

PRESS.

been the palladium of the people's rights, The Bishop of Victoria has returned to Ir is easy to understand the suspicion Under the stress of war certain rather the Colony. During the last week he has with which the appointment of Lord vexatious regulations have affected all visited Cunton, Tai Leung and Kong- NORTHLIFE and his brother Lord publications. The latest proposal was moon, holding confirmations. At Tei ROTHERMERE to important offices in the to make it an offenes in Great Leung he dedicated a spacious new Government is regarded by the House of Britain to publish even an innocent Church that has been created mainly by Commons. Both peers are closely identi.leaflet if it had not been first submitted contributions from the Chinese Church fied with newspapers which are generally to the Press Bureau. The startling legal members, credited with having ceased the downfall of the Liberal Government in 1916 and the retirement of Mr. AsQUITH from the Premiership at the end of 1916 Conse EALED TENDERS will be received atquently, the invitation extended to the

Care of "Dally Frees" Office.

WANTED.

[1688

1st June, for Wet Hai-Wei, Capable N

Foreign NURSE to take charge of an Infant

Apply bo

NURSE Care of "Daily Press Office,

[1765

1918-19.

aspect of this innovation, against which practically all of the Home newspapers

The speeches delivered at the annual protested, was that it constituted any

general meeting of the Hongkong General person employed by the Press Bureau 2

Chamber of Commerce on March 5th, judge above the law. If the Government together with the comments of the local

DAY, the 9th farch, to reserve the RN. Hospital until 10 AM. on the by the present Frime Minister to co wished to punish offences against the Press, have been reprinted by the Hong

Cy's Accounts to Blat

supplying Beef, Matton, Fe desirous of operate with him in the conduct of affairs Defence of the Realm Act, the machinery form and are offered for sale at 30 cents:

Statement of the December 1917, General Managers

the

The TRANSFER BO port of the 20th March, 1918,

of the Company will be CLOSED from the 18th to 27th JARDINE MATHESON & Co., Ltd, March, both days inclusiva, des Megan General Managers, Hongkong, 7th March, 191&

NOTICE

[1762

Ebeg to inform our Customers that

W MB. DUBOIS, who left the Colony

in Augusty 1914, being called up for Military duties, has returned to Hongkong, and will, from this date, take over the Management of the Technical portion of our business.

FAR EAST OXYGEN ACETILENE

FLOQUET & KNOTH

an Agenta *Hongkong, 11th March, 1918.

NOTICE

1762

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that th

Pork, Bread, Cheese, Pure Cow's Milk, Aerated Watera, connected with the war was open to mis of the Law Courts had to be used. But Ice, and other provisions and necessaries for construction. Mr. LLO GIORGE, how the new proposal the year ending 31st March, 2018.

unknown man in

Printed Forms of Tander and farther particulars can be obtained at the BN. Hospital

The right to reject the lowest or any Tender is reserved.G. A DREAPER RN. Hospital,

Deputy Surgeon General, Hongkong, 19th March, 1918, [1768

NOTIOR

over, had no dificulty, when challenged, an

kong Daily Press, Ltd., in "pamphlets

gave power

to Govern

a copy.

in satisfying the House of Commons that ment office to decide whether the people of Britain should be allowed to

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read certain literature. It was modified OVERCROWDING AT CINEMA hefore it became law, but the measure,

he was actuated by entirely worthy motives. Although he foresaw that the appointments would meet with adverse criticism he was determined “to sicure

as it now stands, is sufficiently arbitrary the men, best qualified to do the work to create considerable uneasiness. The efficiently,” and his courage is to be grant danger is that

coun

CORRESPONDENCE,

THEATRES.

ITO THE EDITOR OF THE KONCIONG

-DAILY" "FRESS

BIR, -Your correspondent

Regula

commended. Lord ROTHRIMERE and Lord try is forbidden to discuss matters BEAVERBROOK relinquished all share in relating to the present, war or the the direction of their newspapers as don making of peace by the Government, tion" must have the whole of the Ordi- as they were appointed Ministers, while then the errors of the Government cennances of Hongkong at his finger-tips- NY EUROPEAN, Non-dalatio or Indian | grasro

Lord NOSTRCAFFE does not hold a Minis-not be exposed. And when people attain He asks why Grouser does not in- desiring to leave the Colony holo terial office. Lord Rornenway has not apply in person at the OITEAL FOR been so much in the public eye as his criticism, they are, apt to imagine that ties of the overcrowding. Does "Be-

Applicant be required

a position in which they are exempt from form the Police or the Building Authori

Pasport or abhordon paper.

All personal stooptions who for the success of the undertakings in of the public to the shortage of manitheatres and that an Applicants will be required to produce business acumen are largely responsible Press, which first directed the attention employed nightly in each of the cinema brother, but his sound judgment and they can do no wrong. Yet it was the gulation know that a policeman s required to Bechstar Chaman? undes

REGISTRATION & PERSONE admin ORDINANCE 1915

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Hum of AB. MARTY Rene Salle ETAZION between the hours of IPM

12,037) were granted in the United Kingdom Sucoessor has as from the 18th February on the 20th August, 1915, and LETTERS 1018, sold to MESES, P. A. LAPICQUE & PATENT BLANES Franted in Co the 86 HANOL, which insures the HONGKONG to ERNEST OFTO GAM Postal Service between Hongkong and METER for the above invention.

ANY PERSON infringing the rights of the name of AR MARTZ to the remain in the Colony for mare" thený a days which they are jointly interested. His tions and the muddle in Mesopotamia Juspectors, both Regular and serve

Haiphong and also the right Patentee will be proceeded against according Navigation TonkinoTY, Campagne de

6th day of March, 1918 DENNYS & BOWLEY Folicitors for Krnest Otto Gammeter,

Anglo-Swiss Watch Company,

7, Dalhousie Square, Calcutta

#1748%

The business will heres

dah

hereafter be carried on by Mesars, P. A LAPICQUE & Co, No. 4, Queen's Building, Telephone No. 250,

PA LAPIOQUE & Co.

MAISON, A E MART,

Bene Salle, Successor. Hongkong, 5th Horch, 1918.

17:0

onlar ordred may be obtained at Forms of Regitimtion giring the par SF.Onda sil Police Bheblou

This Paualty for fan compliance

number of ration of the Air Foard is declar Throughout the war the Pross has worked visit these theatres on duty. I do not

an unqualified success. noder most difficult conditions, but in think Grou BROOK has ably conducted many instances to the great advantage to the

is wrong in writing in Censes, and Lord of the country. On the whole, the British take no notice of the overcrowding

rese, seeing that the Folice. NORTHCLIFFE, who has been entrusted Press has stood the strain of war well, Yours, etc with the task of presenting the case for lang has

ed to have Lord BEA the

intensely patriotic.

We

CALLISTHENES.