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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE TOMBOLA.

THE DRAWING of PRIZES will take. place at the CITY HALL, st 4 P.1, on MONDAY, the 22nd April, and the Public

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 20TH, 1918,

invited to attend Prizes won by Spil T Bharos Now: 11410 to 11 446 ctanding 36

numbers will be advertised after the Drawing

Holders of Spill numbers are requested to claim their Prizes at the TOMBOLA STORE, Queon's Road (next door to the Astor House Hotel) between the hours of 10 AM-1 r.

THE CERTIFICATE No. 2051 for the books of the Bociety in the game of FRANCISCO DE PADLA CEMIANO late of Wimbledon, Middlesex, England, has been declared LOST and if at the expiration of one month from the date hereof the shove document be not forthcoming another by the Society and thereafter no other will be acknowledged.

CA MONTAGUE EDE General Manager,

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HOUSES TO LET

TO LET-FURNISHED.

AROM the Middle of June, for four months I No. 7, STEWART TEBRACE, THE REAL.

Apply

TO LET.

F. SUTTON, PW.D.

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(and 2.P.M. · 0 f.M. from the 23rd to the 30th Certificate for the said Shares will be issued A Bailding.

April,

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ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL GENERAL MEETING of the SEAT

HOLDERS and SUBSCRIBERS of ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL will, paranant to a requisition which has been duly lodged, bo held at the City Hall on MONDAY, the 22nd April, at 6P.M.

The object of the Meeting is to consider certain proposed alterations to the Cathedral Ordinance and to the Regulations,

The alterations proposed and the amend ments thereto involve, amongst other matters a alteration of the rights of voting at Slot ings, and can be seen in the Notice of Host

THE DAIRY FARM CO., LTD.

PPLICATION has been made to the A Directors of this Company to issue to WALTER DOUGLAS GRAHAM of Hongkong (deceased) a duplicate Certificate or Certi ficates in lion thereof upon the statement that the Original Certificate No. 1909 for ghorer numbered 28775 28834 and dated 11th January, 1909, has been LOST Tor

STROYED AND NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that if within 30 days from the date hereof no claims or representation in respect Directors they will proceed to deal with such application for & Certificate.

Prince's

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NO. 3, CANTON VILLAS, Kowloon..

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST

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MENT & AGENDY Co., LTD.

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ing posted on the Cathedral doored of such Original Certificate is mado to the BHOPS, situated in Lee House Street,

All Seatholders and Subscribers are invited to attend

It will be proposed that the Meeting shall

be private

ST. GEORGE'S

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MANUE, Secretary Dated 4th day of April, 1918..

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HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO, LTD. (Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD, will be held at the Uffices of 3fessis. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD, Pedder Stroet, Hong- kong, on WEDNESDAY, the 24th day of the Ordinary Business of the Company By Order of the Board of Directors.

WE ROBERTS, Secretary, Hongkong, 5th February, 1918.

REPEAT PERFORMANCES: April, 1916, at 12 o'clock Noos, to transact

THURSDAY, 2511 APRIL, SATURDAY, 271 APRIL, AT 9.15PM. ORDINARY THEATRE PRICES, BOOKING AT MOUTRIE'S from FRIDAY 19th inst, at 9 a.M. Boldiers and Sailors în uniform Half-Price to Pit and Gallery.

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UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.

APPOINTMENTS IN THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING.

THE Council of the University require the services of TWO LECTURERS in Civil.

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and Mechanical Engineering. Salary 400

pounds per annum, with quarters or £100 per annum allowance, maximum rate of dollar The selected candidates will be required to take up their appointments in Boptember, 1918.

Applications should be sent before the end of May, to the Registrar, from who further details of each appointment may be obtained

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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

NOTICE:

HE HALF YEARLY MEETING of Mombera will be held on SATURDAY, the 27th April, 1918, at 18 o'clock Noas, at the Uffices of the JocrEY CLUB on the Ground Floor of the HONDEONG CLUB: ANNEXE, Chater Road.

By Order,

T. F. HOUGH, Clerk of the Course Hongkong, 13th April, 1918. (1890

THE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LIMITED.

MMEDIATE mry, Four very desirable opposite the Grand Hotel, recently recon structed.

to

For rent and other particulars apply

THE MANAGER

· HonoKona Teɛ Co, LTD., 40, Connaught Road Central.

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TOUSES on Shamden, Canton.

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FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon.

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« FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Kowloon.

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EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held at the Registered Office of the Company Pedder Street, Victoria, Hongkong, on MONDAY, the 6th day of May, 1918, at 12 o'clock Ngow, when the subjoined resolutions which were passed at the Extraordinary General MeetingUSCULUM, Barker Road, 155, Peak of the Company held on the 18th day of April, 1918, will be submitted for Confirma tion as Special Resolutions

(1) That it is expedient to effect an amalgamation of this Corapany with the Dairy Farm Company, united, and that with a view thereto this Company by wound up voluntarily and that Mesara Jardine, Matheson & Co. Limited, be and ney sie duraby appointed Liquidators for iba purpose of auch winding up.

(3) That the conditional Agreement sub- mitted to the mouting for the - amalgamation of this Company with the Dairy Farm Company, lamited, upon the terms (inter alta) of the acquisition by that Company of the complete undertaking, business, good- will and

if this Company in property return for the issue to this Company of 62,000 shares of the Dairy Farm Company Limited, of the nominal value of 87.50 each credited na fully paid up (being eight shares of $7.50 each of that Company for each share of $25 each of this Company) and of the issue by the Dairy Farm Company, Limited, to Messis. Jardine, Mathieson & Co., Limited, the General Alanagore : of this Company (upon their entering into restrictive covenants which have been agreed upon and by way of bonus as compensation for their loss of office as General Managers of this Company) of 2000 shares of the Dairy Farm Company, Linated, of nominal value of $7.50 each credited as fully paid up be and the ame hereby approved and that the

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be and they are hereby authorised pursuant to Section 185 of the Companies Ordinance 1931 to adopt the said Agreement and carry the same into effect with meh (if any) modification either before or after the execution thereof as the said Liqui dators may think expedient

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be ULOSED from the 1st to the 10th May, 1918, both days inclusive.

Dated the 16th day of April, 1913:

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, LÆð, General Managers, an

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THIRD LIBERTY LOAN.

HE Subscription List for the THIRD TEISERT LOAN et U.S. $3,000,000,000 118 0 carrying interest at 4 1/4 per cent per aaŋUM

17 a closes in America on 4th May, 1918 DE

THE INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION is prepared to receive applications up to 25th April, on the following terms an

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Subscriptions being payable in advance. remittances should be sent with all orders p PULL LIST CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE OFFICE OF THIS PAPER. Passages booked to all parts of the World. Baggage shipped, cleared and stored.

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20% on 21st May,

95% on 11th July.

40% on 8th August

and will - elso grant loans against this security.

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ALESEND," 109, THE PRAE, SIX GABOOMS

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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, MACAO

· NOTIFICATION.

IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that during two months, counting from the date publication of this Notification in the BOLETIM OFFICIAL,” tenders for STUDY OF WATER SUPPLY in this Colony will be received. The tenders addressed to the Council of Administration of Public Works must be received in this Department wible the above specified time

The condition of the work are open for inspection in the Portuguesa Consulate all week days.

Public Works Departmentacao, bth April, 1916,

RIA MATA,

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liability to all married men of military age while a third Act of April, 1817, was found necessary to permit of the review of exemptions already granted in the early days of stress and strain when the medical examinations were, perforce, less thorough than they afterwards became. A fourth Act of 1917 embodies. Conventions with Allied States whereby their subjects in Great Britain either be sent to their own country for enlistment or brought into our Army. The present measure raises the age-limit to sand, in special cases, to 50-and

extends conscription to Ireland, which hitherto has been an exception to the rest of the United Kingdom,

to an appeal tribunal. There are some sorenty of these appeal tribunals, to one of which cases from a certain number of the 2,000 or more local trikunals can be referred. The appeal tribunals are fully representative of the wider area which they cover, and at the same time are o constituted ns to bo able to taka a more general and less local view of each case. Above these appeal tribunals, again, there is one central tribunal to which, on leave from an appeal tribunal, cases of special interest or involving questions of general principle can be referred for a final ruling. On the tribunals of every grade caro has been

The introduction of an entirely now system alien to our previous methods and habits naturally caused some diffical- ties These were the greater us the new system was introduced in war time, when opportunity for mature there was deliberation on the best methods of deal

a gradual ing with a new problein or for a transition from the old system to the now

As the men were needed urgently, A scheme hati to be drawn up in a hurry. and improvements introduced gradually to remedy defects that appeared from time to time. Fortunately, there was working basis on which to begin. In the last great recruiting rally conducted by Lord DERBY at the end of 10is methods were inaugurated which proved very helpful for compulsory service. A census of the population was taken, showing the ago, occupation and address of each person between the ages of 15 and 65. For purposes of recruiting the kingdomn was divided into recruiting areas; and to the headquarters in each of these areas cards were sent giving particulars of all men of military age according to

Warna the census. The task of the military recruiting department would have been considerably easier than it was had it been possible to call up every fit man of military age for military service. But in conducting the war almost every form of national activity had to be considered, besides that of actual fighting in the

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, 20TH APRIL, 1918

The duty of taking a wide view of the different claims for man- power, and of determining their relativo importance, bas from the outset been a matter for the whole Cabinet rather than for any department of the War Office, Various methods have been adopted from time to time for settling these claims. | At first whole traden were exempted from military service, and employers or trade unions ivere empowered to give cremp tion cards to workmen in their industry: from time to time, too, as the needs of industry changed, trades were with drawn, or partially withdrawn, from the exempted list, while others were added. Finally, the State control over exemp tions was tightened; no exemptions were

COMPULSORY MILITARY SERVICE IN GT BRITAIN. The passage of the Man-Perwer Bill granted except by a committee represent through the House of Commons serving the various Government departments concerned, and these only to individual to remind us once again of the revolu-

workmen whose value in their particular tionary changes that have taken place industry was fully ascertained, The

logical conclusion was reached that all

could be more useful should be placed under the control of one civil department of National Service. Now, therefore, the military authorities do not deal with a man until he has actually been selected for Army Service.

taken to secure a due representation of labour, since labour is njost. numerously represented in the ranks of the army. No doubt, the general feel- ing of satisfaction with these tribunals. has been due largely to their representa tive character in this and other respects. Naturally, the local tribunals have varied in ability and have not always given uniform decisions, but with all these precautions ngainst possible unfairness and carelessness from local tribunals the system has worked with remarkable smoothness and has earned general confidence.

An organ recital will be given at the Union Church on Monday evening by 1. E. J. Chapman

During the 24 hours of Thursday 12 cases of cerebro-spinal fever were notified in the Colony, all of them, Chinese. There were nine deaths

A general meeting of the seat-holders and subscribers of St. John's Cathedral will be held at the City Hall, on Monday, April 22nd, nt 6 p.m.

Sir Edward L. Brookman, KCMG, Chief Secretary to the Government of tho Federated Malay States, and Lady Brock man are on a visit to Hongkong,

The Rev. Fr. Van der Schneren, S.J., who is a professor of St. Xavier's College, Calcutta, will give a lectura in the hall of the Calliolic Union Club on Monday at 6p.m

Royal Hongkong Yacht Club have again decided to invite nou-members to become Enthing members for the summer members will be limited to 100. season. The number of suca bathing

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Mr and Mrs. Piercy; who are shortly leaving the Colony, were presented with a handsome, rug and an umbrella by Miss Lander on behalf of the congrega- tion of St. Peter Church, at the Sea men's Institute on Thursday evening.

The Rev. W. Featherstone, the Chaplain, and Miss Bonson, whose and Becretary to the Mission to marriage takes place to-day, have been presented with a silver butter dish and knife, and a silver ten strainer, by the members of St. Peter's Church. Tha presentation was made by Mr. H. Sykes at the Seamen's Institute

The race to Discovery Bay and back for the Niobe Cup will commence to day (Saturday) at 3 pm from the C.V.C. starting line. For the race back a start will be made to-morrow (Sunday) morning at 10 o'clock. The first part of the journey will be from Discovery Bay to Lai Chi Kok, where there will be an interval for til The hour for Starting on the final run for the after- noon will be notified at the anchorage.

CANTON

NEWS,

fge DOTREBY OF THE CHENG NGỜI

CANTON, April 19th.

NORTHERN TROOPE.

The Tuchun has received søveral tele- grams reporting that large bodies of northern troens arrived at Nam On (on the north borders of Kwangtung) yester- day. It is stated that they will shortly attack Nam Hung (near Nam On). The Tuchun has called together various leaders to discuss the matter and great military changes are expected. The Yuct-Han Railway Company has been transfer troops to the Northern borders ordered to have trains in readiness to

HUNAR FRONT,

during the past four years of war. England, has always been" conspicuous amongst the other nations for her the business of settling whether a man suspicion, not only of compulsory should be called up for the Army or military service, bat of a large standing left in some civil employment where he Army of any kind. It is, therefore, remarkable that the great change from Voluntaryism to Conscription should have been brought about with such ease and general acquiescence within 18 months of the declaration of war. Looking back over the events of this critical period it Every man lable to be called up for service has the right to put forward a it impossible to resist the conclusion that the success of this revolution was claim to exemption on certain definite chiefly due to the wisdom of those who grounds. Such grounds may be per allowed it to develop gradually and sopal, eg, his conscientious objection to almost imperceptibly from existing in fighting, the dependence of his family It is stated that Lord solely on himself, etc., or for business stitutions, KITCHENEL was pressed at the beginning reasons, eg, that his work is important of the war to introduce compulsory enough to make it more valuable to the service at once, and that he emphatically community than would be his service as

a soldier. Every man submitting such a refused, and there is no doubt he was right. The notion did not at first claim has the right to have his case realise, as he did, the magnitude of the hard by a local tribunal composed of task which they had undertaken, and representative men of the neighbourhood; would not have understood the necessity before this tribunal he can put his case are required to Register themselves under of at once abandoning cherished babits and the representative of the Ministry advance. the REGISTRATION

PERSONS WAAR ORDINANCE 1816, OF

and prejudices, He preferred to educate of National Service can raise any them by gradually increasing demands | objection there may be to his claims. In for volunteers according to the systerf his views on such claims the Government they knew, until the very numbers who representative is materially assisted by had offered their services made it seem local advisory committees, who, saa unreasonable that all should not be rale, know something of the claimant's called upon.

NOTION

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NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiaticu. Indian Adairing to leave the Colony should Spply in person at the CESTRAL POLICE BEATON between the hours of 9 to 1 and 8 PM to 4 PM daily, p

splicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers.

All persons with certain exceptions who remain in the Colony for more than 7 days

Forms of Registration giving the parti onlars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all Police Stations.

| The Penalty for non-compliance is a fine

not exceeding tro.

WAI KEE-

FLAG & SAILMAKER,

No. 129, Des Your Road Central, Top Flour, HONGKONG Telephone No. 1883.

11887

We are informed that General Luk Wing-ting, upon receipt of the news that Northern troops had been sent from Hunkow and Wu Chang to attack Hunna, ordered 60 regiments of Kwanger troopa to reinforce the expeditionary forces in the west of Hunset ported that Northerners have captured several towns on the west borders of

Hunan, and that they continue to

SOM BLUNG 8 TROOPS,

It is reported that General Lung's troops, after their recent defentsare upon the defensive on all fronts while waiting for tacir reinforcements from King Chow. It is said that over 1,000 of Lung's troops, who wore sent to rescue day. Over 300 surrendered to the Canton the Lim Kong city, were defeated yester

circumstances and are, therefore, in a troops with their arms, and the rest waa Four Acts of Parliament already position to deal fairly with the claim despersed. We are informed that General Lung Choi-kwong fe now in the regulate the supply of men for our The matter, however, does not necessarily Ko, Chow city. armies. The first, passed in January, end with the local tribunal. If either 1916, made all unmarried men between the ages of 18 and 19 liable to be called up; the Act of day, 1916, extended this

the claimant or the military representa tive is dissatisfied with the tribunal's decision, he can carry the case further

CANTON TROOPS

Commander Li Lich-kwan - and... mo troops have entered the Yenng Chnen city. Canton troops are attacking the Ko Chow city from many directions Serious fighting continues.