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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

FOR SALE.

$50 FRL EARRINGS $700 PEARL NECKLACE. 8000 LADYS - FUR-CLOAK (KARAKUL BUHARA)

Apply to the undersigned between NooN and 4 PM.

day

LIBUT, SNARSKI,

·Room No. 2, Grand Hotel. [1791

HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO, LTD.. Interporsted in the United Kingdom.) ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the COLONIAL (don Gay BD that the

d the Company will be CLOSED (from TUESDAY, 20 March, 1818, to WEDNES DAY, 26th April 1918, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

WE ROBERTS Secretary Hongkong, 13th March, 1918.

R.

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GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETO.

ENDERS for SPECIE murzez In

TSHANGHAL, up to and for the

$80,000-urrent in Shanghal, Il se rebetved by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT,

H1133 AM on the 20th March, 1918- - The amount scepted is to be placed by the feederst to the credit of an sovozak, with HONGKONG ANd Shanghal BaNKING Coronarzon, Shanghai, so na to be available

the 51st March, 1918,

hai

Persons tendering to state

The amount of Dollars current in Shang per £100 for Telegraphic Transfer on the Lords Commissioners of HM. Treasury,

London.

lender to be in duplicate, and in sealed GEEK VOR INS Aressed to the TREASURY CHEST

ab

INTIMATIONS

THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT

COMPANY LIMITED.

THE HONGKONG

THE TWENTY NINTH ORDINARY

ANNUAL MEETING of SHARP HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Offices of the Company, St. George's Chater Road, Victoria Hongkong, the 23rd day of March, 1818, in the forenoon for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts And the Report o

of the Directors for the year ending Dividend

31st December, 1917, and declaring The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company vill be CLOSED from THURSDAY the 14th March, 1918, until SATURDAY, the 23rd March, 1918, both days factus

By Order of the

BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Hongkong, 5th March, 1919. [1749

THE BONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the Office of the Company, 2. Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, on MONDAY, 28th March, 1918 at 19 Noon, for consideration of the Directors Report and Statement of Accounts for the

year ending 31st December, 1517.

The SHARE REGISTER and

TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 18th to the 20th inst, both days Inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

B. M. DYER.

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 19th March, 1918.

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HONGKONG LIKE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE FORTY-NINTH ORDINARY

MEETING A SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Officer of the undersigned at

OFFICER, ALMY PAY DEPARTMENT, and endorsed "TENDERS FOR GOVERN

ERNA on WEDNESDAY, the 27th March. MENT BILLS, Ets.”

The right to accept or reject any or all of the lenders in reserved, m

Coples of Forms of Tender o

can be had on application.

Persons tontering for (Bills) are hereby modified that having regard to the provisioun of

Acts 29 George III. Cap. 45 and 41, Georgs *III, Cap. 58, the sopeptanos of any miel Tander is mbject to the express condition that no Member of the British House of Commons

ll be admitted to any sbars or part in or to any benefit to arise from the Contract thereby unde for the allçtment of such (Bilin),”;

The provisions in question do not apply to Control entend into by any incorporated Company in ita porporated capacity and made for the

benefit general Lay farther information can be obtained by

of the Company "SER persian-philotion

to the TREASURY

P.DEMY C. L COOPER DUNT CF

Treasury Chest Offcy, non His Majesty'a Treasury Office,

Hongkong, 19th March, 1918. [1783

CHEST

B.

GOVERNMENT BILLS, FTC:

TENDERS for SPECIE current in TIENTSIN, up to and for the sum 150,000 current in Tientsing will be received the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT, 111 30.

the 20th March, 1918

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be ULOSED from the 13th to the 27th March, both days inclusive

JALDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,

General Managers, HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD, Hongkong, 9th March, 1918 [1766

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. URCHASERS OF PARI-MUTUEL TICKETS on the fifth Race, Second Day, for Chah Sweeps, Places and Winners, o Cash Breep ticket holders, of following Races can obtain a refund on production of their tickets at the Offices of the HoroKONG focKay Czun, on the Ground Floor of the HONGKONG CLUB ANNEXE CHATER

the hours of 3.30 MONDAY, 4th March, 1916, until 20th Ma excepted) (aturdays and Sundays TICKETS (Cash Sweep Pisces and Win- HOLDERS OF UNPAID WINNING here) will also be paid at the same, place and between the same hours as stated abovo un production of their ticket

HOND

Marish

LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS, Accountants to the HONGKONG JOCKLY CLUB,

NOTICE

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WE have been appointed by Messins JENSON & NICHOLSON,

TUESDAY, MARCH 19TH. 1918

INTIMATION

BY APPOINTMENT

WATSON'S

PYERIS.

China, should be represented on Committee. Porular lectures might be given, and, if necessary, translated for Chinese audience.

Lantern cinema films, might be obtained to illus

slides or

trate these Icotures The distribution of pamphlets should be increased and sup plemented by Allied War Aline Calendars and other literature, and posters should be freely exhibited. Above all, the co- native newspapers

autocrats are beaten on the field of battle, There are, of course, well-known local Chinese British subjects who have given expression to their detestation of Ger man methods, and we gratefully acknow ledge the practical evidence which they have offered of their sympathy with the efforts made by the Colony to contribute the

“silver bullets" for financing the war and aiding such works of mercy as the Red Cross and other war charities operation of the To these fellow-citizens of the Empire, as should be enlisted. We know that the to every British subject in this Colony, local Chamber of Commerce is giving we respectfully appeal again in the name earnest consideration to the subjces, and of civilisation. "We must do more, probably many of the forgoing sugges- said the Prime Minister in a recent tions have occured to mabers of the stirring speech, and the words are a Commitee. A certain amount of litera clarion call to action to everyone in the ture (chiefly war pictures with titles, in Empiro, whether he or she be living in Chinese) is being distributed in the Hammersmith, Halifax or Hongkong. Colony, and has found its way into The summons is universal, and the cottages in remote villages in the New response must be as cager from the Territory. But the whole matter requires Colonies as from the Motherland. We thorough investigation and efficient can do so little is in excuse; we must ganisation. We want everything that is known Spa at half the price that we are doing that we must remem

do our utmost, and even when we think fair and above-board to be done to enable

the Chinese to realise what Blends perfectly with Spirits,

Registered

LIMITED OF LONDON to be their An exact reproduction of a well. Sole Agents in Hongkong, Bonth China, and the Philippine Talande, for the sale of their Varnishes Emanuels Faints, Colones and all kindred lines manufactured by hem

THE HONGKONG MERCANTILE CO, LTD Hongkong, 16th March, 1918.

NOTICE,

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OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

NOTICE IS ERGY, Rene Galle Successor, has as from the 12th February, 1918, sold to Messag, PA. LAPICQUE & Co, the SS. "Hako, which insured, the Postal Service between Hongkong and Haiphong, and also the right to use the name of AB. MARTY, Compagnie de

Toukinoise Navigation

The business will hereafter be carried on by Messrs. PA LAPICQUE & Co. No. 4, Queen Building Telephone No. 950

PALAPICQUE & Co.,

MAISON, AR. MAKTY,

Rene Salle, Successor. 1740

Hongkong, th March, 1918,

NOTICE.

CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO., LTDHIS is respectfully to state that, owing

NOTICE.

ORDINARY

to the War everything has become extremely dear There is no article in daily use which does not seem to have doubled in price. To earn a livelihood, therefore, is, very difficult and we have been reluctantly depelled to ask the owners of Shipyards to devise some means of adjusting this matter.

We have to thank the owners of Shipyards for their kindness in commiserating with the difficulties of labourers and promising to pay Eighty Cents per head per day.

THE FORTIETH

ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE HOLDERS of the above Company will be held at Offices of the General Agents, Fodder's Street, on WEDNESDAY, the 27th March, at 11.30 for the purpose of rolving the Report and Statement of

med BOOKS of the Company CLOSED from the 14th to 27th JARDINI 2ndlani 87

especially Whisky.

"A little learning is a dangerous thing, Drink desp or touch not tha Pyerian

Spring

ber the words:

寵

systematic attempt to contribute

28 one and what

"We must do more" of the Allies, have at There have been, patriotic efforts to the Germans have done in this war to

take L'olease men for service at the fcunt, and make themselves the outenets of civilisa tion. There are plenty of precedents to show what treatment China might expect if Germany should win. The KAISER'S commatid to his troops" Spare not at the time of the Foxer lising would be repeated with added emphasis. Finally it must be made dear to the Chinese that is the brutal uso of the secrets von from modera civilisation has not failed. It Nature that has spread that, canard, Noyer has civilisation justified itself

money, but there is one class of work which has been almost neglected, and that is the dissemination

of propaganda amongst the Chinese. It is work of kind that is singularly alien to the either to boast about what we as a nation British temperament We do not like are doing or to pose a heroes. On the contrary, we have a morbid tendency to

There shallow drafts intoxicate the brai, self-depreciation and a penchant for more than during the last three years,

And drinking deeply sobera u again.”—

Pope

PINTS 90 CT8, Pen Doz. SPLITS 60

Accounts for the year ending 31st December, advertisements or to orario bat A. 8.

1817.

Hongkong, 9th March, 1018,

HONGSONG TOR COMPANY, LID.

AHE THIRTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY THE

ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the Office of the General Manager at Noon on WEDNES DAY, the 27th March, to receive a Statement of the Company's Accounts to alet December, 1917,

Report of th

the

The amount opted is to be placed by the General Managers anOKS of the Company

Tenderar to the areals of an account with the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAT BANKING CO PORATION, Tientsin, so ne to be available on the Slat March, 1918. 1

Forsons tendering to atsto

amount of Dollars current in Tiantain por 2103 for

Land Commissionen Pale Trainsfor on the

of HY Tresanry, The taxders tq be in duplleato, and in makka mosled Covers, madrassed to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT. and ended ENDERS FOR U VERN- MENT RILLS.

The right le wept or reject any or all of the

Besdoen in roni-zvigt,

The TRANSFER

will be CLOSED from the 13th to 27th March, both days inclusive, b

JARDINE MATHESON & Co., Lu, General Managers. Hongkong, 7th March, 1918 [1:02

UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG. MATRICULATION, SENIOR AND JUNIOR LOCAL EXAMINATIONS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that these

EXAMINATIONS will cominence on MONDAY, July 8th, 1918, -

Arrangements will be mada to hold the Fasmination at any town where a sufficient Persons tendering for (Bills) are hereby number of candidates offer themselves. notified that, having regard to the provisions of Candidates who wish to be examined at any the Acts 28 George III., Cap. 48 and 41, George other place then Hongkong or Shanghar TIL, Cap. 52, the scceptanos of any mek Tender uitst apply to the Beg

Registrar on or before Member of the Britiza o

Forms of entry

Copies of Form of Tendor can bo had on application.

Se subject to the express thondition that no April 2nd, 1816.30 articulars can h

#orse

of Consmons

shall be admitted to any share or part in or to obtained on application to the REGISTRAR,

beneât to arise from the Contract thereby THE UNIVERSITY, HONGKONG.

e for the allotment of rush (Bille) The entry form, duly filled in, mast

The provisions in qotion do not apply to Contraata entered into by any incorporated Company in its

C.

the Registrar, together with the fee (Tem Hongkong Currency) on or be

beforet

orporated capacity and made TES

L COOPER HUNT, CF. Treasury Chast: Offer AP.D. His Majesty's Treasury Office,

Candidates of

all owners of Chinese and Foreign Shipu that, should they employ our Carpenters to work, they are requested kindly to pay this amount

in full.

Notified by the SuoOM NA HICE-SHOOK VIESE Harps Art School);

396, Canton Road, Mong hoi, Yaumati Hongkong, 19th March, 1818. (1774

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET.

MMEDIATES an ry, Pouf very desir

Btrees, opposite the Grand Hotel, recent--

able" SHOPS situated in Los House

ly reconstruntar ZUE

For rent and other particulars apply

TO MANAGER Morerora Io Uo., LTD... 48, Connaught Road Central,

TO LET

A FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon

FOUR-ROOMED HOUSEB in Kow

loon.

Apply EJMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

Co., Lmn, Alexandra Buildings

NO LET

TEICHS in York Buildingı HOUSE Bhagen, Canton, Apply to

for the general benefit of the Company, The following Scholarshipa and Prizes

Any further information can be obtained by will be awarded on the results of the O personal application to the TREASURY Matriculation Examination, provided that CHEST OFFICER, AFDR RACE

des of suficient merit offer them a) Two King Edward VII. Scholarships

$10 a year each, for five years, tenable in any Faculty. A candidate for thos Scholarships must be under the age of 31 on July 1st, and must before the Grat day

British

Hongkong, 19th March, 1918.

[1794)

NOW READY.

THE

DIRECTORY

AND

CHRONICLE

CHINA, JAPAN, STRAITS BETTLE

MENTS, INDO.CHINA, PHILIPPINES, ETC.

1918

FIFTY-SIXTH ANNUAL 18URL.

PRICE

$11.00

700

[16:28

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGENCY Co.. Lm..

FOR SALE

SUBCULUK Barker Road, 155, Peak.

the Registramkamination submit to

The law President's Scholarships of four U hundred dollars each (Pekin

for five years, tenable in any

A candidate for one of them Schelsace ships must be under the age of at years on July 1st, and must before the first day of the Examination submit to

the Registrar proof that he is the

of Chinese parents; that he was not born in Any British

Protectorate; that be has not adopted any foreign nationality; and that he is not abgible to compete

King VIL Scholarship. Four Prizes $100 cola (Hongkong Candidatos Becare

(o)

er President's Scholarsipa

mh enter the University

or casa priser

whip the University session opens and must. Fin one of the bortels directly managed

Univeraity

Bassin don will be conducted

according to the Regulations for the Sau and Junior Local Examinations and for the SMALLIGULA SÍOn Bramination 1916.”

DUNCAN CLARK Care of Law, CRAWFORD & Co.

WANTED

WO or THREE LARGE OFFICE ROOMS in Central Locality, First floor prefers

TONG BENG & C 18 Queen's Road Central

WANTED

EVEL

THEODOLITE Mart be

Also Drawing

Office

41788

WATSON

CO., LTD.,

showing up all of the weak points in British methods and administration, We pare, perhaps, really rather proud of the fact that, without any carefully thought out scheme of organisation, our nation usually manages to muddle through." The issues at stake to-day, however, are so vital, the danger of delay in securing the triumph of international morality so uppalling, that we cannot afford to leave anything to chance, Nobody who thinks out the subject can doubt that, in strik- ing contrast to our caemics, we have

& neglected our opportunities to place our

12

when the most highly educated among the nobly to the call for self-sacrifice and youth of the Allies have responded so

been as effete as some of the pessimists heroism If Western civilisation Bad pretend, Germany would tong ago have dominated Europs and the world. The sheer materialism of the Germans must

destroyed, and the spirít of progress, the highest ideals of Western civilisation must be preserved. They include all that is best in art, sciace and literature, and will, wo firmly believe, remain an inspira- colour, in the happier days to come. tion to humanity of whatever race or Id

for that vision that the Allies are fighting,

General of New South Wales, Australia. The Hon. Mr. DR. Hall, Attorney is at present on a visit to the Colony

case before the Chinese Conscious its justice, we have been content to leave it to speak for itself. That is a mistake. It is a lamentable fact that there are ERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS. Chinese in this Colony convinced that the cause of the Germans is more righteous than that of the Allies, and it is not improbable that they contemplate the ultimate triumph of the Germans with out any misgivings. The subject of con- fendants with costs in the claim which Judgment has been given for the de ducting campaign among the Chinese, Mn Sing-che brought against E, D. not so much in this Colony-although Sassoon & Co. in the Supreme Court, that must not be overlooked-ts in all Shanghai, for Tis, 90,000 damages for the the trading contres of China, is bristles with difficulties; but, at this

non-delivery of eight sheets of Patna opium.

MARRIAGE FORESTIER-HOLMES On March

11th,

before H.B.M Consul General, Shanghai, and at Holy Trinity Cathedral by the Rev. CJ Bythons, ERIC THEODOR FORESTIER, to DOROTHY HOLMES,

DEATHS.

GISON. On the 10th inst. J

MAC

Kay, beloved wife of Dr. R. McLean GIBSON, of the London Vissionary Society (1780 Gow At 17, Moray Avenue, Bootstoun, Glasgow, on 13th inst, JAMES GOW, at one time with the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd and Farnham, Boyd & Co., Shanghai ACKNOWLEDGMENT Dr. Grsson gratefully acknowledges the numerous expressions of sympathy and floral tributes received in his recent sad bereavement 11780 Easokong Union: 10a, Dan Tour Road, O. LONDON UNFI: 181, FZ STIET E.C

that

A mural tablet to the memory of the late Dr. James Milford Atkinson, at one time Superintendent of the Civil Hospital in this Colony and for many years Principal Civil Medical Ofker, will he unveiled in the Cathedral to-morrow (Wednesday) evening, at 6.20, when the Bishop of Victoria will conduct a short commemorative service.

crisis in the world's bigbury we must face and overcome difficulties, as do the men in the trenches. Our greatest problems are trivial compared with theirs. It is, first of all, necessary that we should realise, exactly what the difficulties are. We must resist the temptation to copy lavishly all the methods of the Germans. It would be to easy to follow blindly the waya which have succeeded without enquiring too closely into their morality. Again, we must not forget to tell the Among recent honours bestowed in Chinese that the ideals for which the India we find the name of Brig.-General British Empire is fighting are shared JL Rose, for a C.I.E. says the N. C. equally by France America, Italy, Daily News. Captain Rose, gu he was in Portugal and the other Allies. We may, those daya, will be very well remembered justifiably, take a real pride in such in Shanghai. He bok part in the relief deathless stories as the battles of Mons of the Legations in the Boxer year and and Ypres, and the heroism of the then came down to Shanghai as Provost THE ALLIES AND

Anzacs, but, beyond all else, we must nail Marshal He played in the Shanghai PROPAGANDA IN CHINA-

to the counter the lie that the war was Interport ericket team of 1901 which de ALTHOUGH for nearly a year China has planned by the British to prevent the lestad both Honglong and Singapore been one of the nations allied together legitimate expansion of Germany We He married the eldest daughter of Mra. against the Central Powers of Europe, it need

The Baily Press.

HONGKONG, 19TH MARCH 18,

îngere:

alto to emphasise Germany's Roderick Campbell, may be doubted whether more than a wholesale violations of the Law of small fraction of her vast population is Nations by the introduction of indis- At the opening of the Criminal aware of the fact, The Far East is

crimina submariniga, poison gas, and

Sessions, yesterday the Chief Justice fer from the scene of strife that

undefended towns, and to (Sir William Hees Davies, LC), ad those of us who have friends and relativ

xplain such infame as the tape of dressin the Hon Mr. J. H Kemp, fighting for the sacred cause, and systemn Belgium; the extermination of the C.B.E. (Attorney-General), said Mr. sically read the literature available con rmenians, and the brutal treatment of Attorney: I hope you will permis ma verning the war. find ourselves woefully

the Serbians. There are two instruments to tender my ignorant when we get into conversation at hand which can be used by the Allied to you on the high honour His Majes

ngratulations with someone who has just arrived from nations to accomplish this end. They are has conferred on you. I need scarce the war zone. The knowledge of the most the many mission and other schools, and say the Colony recognises the genuine lethargic European in the Colony

the Chinese XM C.A. We should like the work which has brought you your reward. this question, however, is profound in initiative to come, not from the GovernIt is a matter also of satisfaction to the ith that of the Chinese ment officials representing the Allies in profession to find in the list of honours no are brought into intimate re China, but from private individuals or fever than four members of our pro- tions. For example, there should fession I am quite sure your appoints at once in Hongkong an Allied me and those o of the other members of da Committee the majority of our profession meet with the approval ich should be trader of all The Attorney-General I thank olmastēri: As your Lordship very much on behalf of

Grgani

few who talk war have clear ideas se to the the

make penge impossible until the German many of the Allies as posable, including myself and the other members of the Ear