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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

HONGKONG GOVERNMENT 8%

WAR LOAN OF 1916.

SHANGHAI

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that COUPON No. 3 is payable at the HOEGRONG AND

BANKING CORPORATION, Hongkong, on 1st May, 1918.

AM. THOMSON, N Colonial Treasurer.

· *** [1920] Hongkong, 25th April, 1918.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL of ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING the Company (since its registration) will be. held at the HONGLONG HOTEL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 4th May, 1916, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers together with a State ment of Accounts to the 31st December, 1917.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 20th day of April, to MONDAY, the cth day of May, 1918, both days inclusive, during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Hongkong, 24th April, 1918.

ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE.

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THE ANNUAL SPORTS will be held at HAPPY VALLEY TO-MORROW (FRE DAY), April 28th, beginning at 1.30 FK. Prizes to be preasated at 530 r.. by Mrs. J. M. WONG.

There will be the usual Old Boys' Face

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HONGKONG DOG, CAT, POULTRY AND PIGEON SHOW, 1918.

NHE above SHOW will be held at the Tier Cours 04 SATURDAY next, the 27th April. Judging conuunces at 2 o'clock sharpende

A mission 81-Lalice fre

Soldier Silers in undforu feo.

All exhibits must ve ba the Show Grand

by 12 o'clock.

Magnificent specimens of Poultry. The pick of the Colony's Dogs

G. W. GEGG Hon. Secretary and Treasurer.

THE TOMBOLA.

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INTIMATIONS

THE

THE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, ST.

LIMITED:

NOTIOR TAORDINARY GENERAL

TOTICE HEREBY GIVEN MEETING the HONGKONG ICE COMPANY LIMITED, will be held at the Registered Ofice of the Company Fedder Street, Victoria Hongkong, on MONDAY, the 6th day of May, 1018, at 12 o'clock Nous, when the subjoined resolutions which wore passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on the 18th day of April, 1918, will be submitted for Confirma- tion as Special Resolutions; pe

(1) That it is expedient to affect an amalgamation of this Company with the Farm Company, Limited.

and that with a view thereto thi Company bo wound up voluntarily and that Moesste, Jardine, Matheson &Co Limited, bo and they are hereby. appointed Lingidators for the purpose of such winding up.

(2) That the conditional Agreement sub-

mitted to the meeting for the amalgamation of this Company with the Dairy Farm Company, Limited, upon the terms (inter alia) of the acquisition by that Company of the complete undertaking, business, good will and property of this Company in return for the issue to this Company of 52,000 shares of the Dairy Farm

Company Limited, of the nominal value of $7.50 each credited as fally paid up (being eight shares of 87.50 each of that Company for each share of 825 each of this Company) and of the issue by the Dairy Farm Company, Limited, to Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Limited, the General Managers of this Company (upon their entering into restrictive covenants which have been agreed upon and by way of bonus as compensation for their lose of office as General Managers of this Company) of 2,000 shares of the Dairy Farm Company, Limited, of the nominal value of $7.60 each credited na fully paid up be and the same is hereby approved and that the Liqui- dat rs be and they are hereby Authorised pursunat to Bection 185 of the Companies Onlinance 1911 to adopt the said Agreement and carry the came into off-ct with such (say) modification either before or after the execution thereof as the said Liqui da ors may think expedient, pr The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 1st to the 10th

HONGKONI) DAILY PRESE. THURSDAY, APRIL 25cm. 1918.

THE

INTIMATIONS

GEORGE'S DAY

FUND.

WITNESS TOR

INTIMATION

THE DEFENCE WATSON'S

REPEAT PERFORMANCES:

TONIGHT!

THURSDAY, 25TH APRIL, SATURDAY, 27TH APRIL,

AT 9,15 PM

ORDINARY THEATRE PRICES.

BOOKING AT MOUTRIES from Friday

19th inst., at § à‚μ‚

Boldiers and Bailors in uniform Half-Price to Pit and Gallery.

11919

WANTED,

WANTED by European Firm in India

those who had sons or husbands fighting. The popular view was that everything should be laid aside for the men at the front, and that view is even more strong ly held to-day. In whatever way the clergy have reinforced the troops whether it be by ministrations, by work with the Red Cross, or by fighting in the trenchcs those at home have approved of the sacrifice, and will continue to do se. The Bishop of London and some of the other preintes have shown plainly that they want as many of the clergy

The engagement is announced of Capt. William Hubert Kirby, M.C., RE, third son of the late RJ Kirby, of Tokyo, Japan, and of ra Kirby, to Nora, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Hasloch, Fritmile Cobham, Surrey,

y

Major Thomas J. Graham, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, a well-known resident of Tientsin before the war, has been trans ferred to the General List on appoint ment as a railway transport officer of the Indian Army. He is a veteran of the

FORMAZONE to tonovan it is possible to end. It Boer War and the Dardanelles Experi

(REGISTEREDY,

the

The engagement is announced between Frank Stanley Morgan, Captain, Yeo

would be churlish to refuse to recognition, the immense assistance rendered by ministers of all denominations, in the pulpit and out of it, by their constanc references to, and explanations of, the tremendous moral legues at stake. var, since the Crusades, has ever hud

No

A Refreshing Invigorating and such unanimous support from the priests

Palatable Drink.

an LXFERT, European, Chinese or Particularly suited for: American, who has a thorough practical experience in the manufacture of glue from Hide cuttings and bones. Good salary to a reliable man. Apply in the first instance with copies of testimonials

A MANAGER, Care of "Daily Prom" Offen, 1027

WANTED.

STENOGRAPHER, Male or Female. Siste

experience, salary required SEC references. Applș-

Box No. 100 Care of "Daily Preas? Offics. 1817

DAIRY FARM NEWS

JUNKET

of England, Scotland, and Wales, and

it is a source of intense satisfaction to those who value the spiritual significanes of the event that the cred city of Jerusalem has been wrested, at long last, Tennis, from the Turk Surely it is surprising,

Shouting and

Bathing

Parties.

PINTS $1.00 Per Dog.

>PLITH 70) CIE.

mare and Impurial Camel Corps, of Herbert's Lodge, Bishopstone, Glamorgan, son of the late F. A. Morgan, Commis toner of Chinese Maritime Customg and Gladys Joan, youngest daughter of Licut, Colonel Henry M. A. Warde, late 19th Hussars, Chief Constable of Kent..

The death has occurred of M. Edouard Chavannds, the eminent sinologue, M. Chavannes, after passing some years in

in the circumstances, that the priests in China returned to France, and at the

from

Ireland should be hindering the enuse by dissuading young Irishmen enlisting.

of his death was a member of the Académie des inscriptions et bolleg lettres, and was professor at the Collège. do France, holding the Chair of Chinesa Language and Literature and of Manchu. Professor Chavannes was a Chevalier of the Legion d'honneur, and held other decorations.

The death is reported at Hove Brighton, of Mrs. Melfrogor, at the ripo age of 84 years. When Mrs. McGregor | married Mr. James McGregor, the head of Messrs. McGregor, Gow & Co., of the "Glen" Line, ag his second wife, she was the widow of Mr. James B. Endicott, formerly of Hongkong. In her young. days, that is in the fifties of last century, Mrs. Endicott was noted for her beauty, which earned for her the title of the

Queen of Macao

There is a great clamour throughout the world for what is popularly called reconstruction and in these days when the searchlight of criticism penetrates everything religious institutions. cannot expect to escape its rays, Publicity, however, has never harmed a good cause. That fact is becoming more and more recognised, and it was demonstrated at the recent meeting held in the City Hall, when the good sense of the church sup- porters there assembled defeated the

It is proper to discuss matters of Church administration and governano and it is desirable that the discussion should reach a far larger audience than is represented by those who pay pew- ERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS rents. In the opinion of many, the great mistake of the national religion of the past has been its exclusiveness, Whether we like it or not, we have to accept the Lief at his own request in order to fact that this is the age of democracy,miral Jerram entered the Navy in facilitate the promotion of Junior officers. January, 1871, and attained flag rank in

May, 101, both days inclusiva. A most delicious wholesome Food A. S. WATSON & effort to keep the proceedings private.

Dated the 18th day of April, 1918.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Lro,

General Managora,

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HONGKONG JO0KEY OLUB.

NOTICE.

easily prepared. We supply Bennet Tablets.

THE DRAWERS of PRIZES can obtain HALF YEARLY MEETING of DEVONSHIRE CREAM.

same on presentation of their tickets at the TOMBOLA STORE, Queen's Road next door to the Astor House Hotel), batween the hours of 10 M. Pas and 2 PM PM. from the 23rd to the 20th April.

NOTICE.

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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

NOTE 16 or vice between XAVIER and the HONGKONG &CHINA PRODUCE EXPORT CO. has expired by effluxion of time.

LO AND LO, Solicitors for the above named Company Hongkong, Buth April, 1918. [1916

NOTICE.

THE

Members Advertised to be held ou SATURDAY, the 27th April, is unavoidably postponed until SATURDAY, the 11th May, 1918, at 18 o'clock Noon, at the Offices of the JOCKEY CLUS, on the Ground Floor of the HosoEONG CLUB ANNEXE Chater Road.

By Order

T. F. HOUGH, Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, 23rd April, 1918.

NOTICE.

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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.

THE CERTIFICATE No. 3031 for 30

Shares Nos. 11410 to 11445 standing in

Can now be had at our Depot.

F1028

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET.

PEAK, FURNISHED FLAT (completo) To Let for 4 month, June-September.. minates from Tram.

Apply

Box 22 Care of "Daily Press Office:

TO LET.

DESIDENTIAL

the books of the Society in the name of Building

FRANCISO DE Paula Cembrano late of

Wimbledon, Middlesex, Englaud, has been declared LOST and if at the expiration of one month from the date hereof the above document. be not forthcoming another Certificate for the said Bhares will be issued by the Society and thereafter no other will be acknowledged.:

C. MONTAGUE EDI General Manager. Bongkong, 10th April, 1918, (1870

THE DAIRY FARM CO, LTD.

WE HAVE This Day Appointed the W CHINA FILM SYNDICATE ORF Representatives in China, Hongkong and Indo-Chins for the handling and exploiting TRIANGLE KEYSTONES and TRIANGLE FEATURES (which are copyrighted), for which we hold the Exclusive Rights in the Far East (except Japan and Siberis) Directors of this Company to issue to

4 PPLICATION has been made to the

119.6

FLAT Prince's

Apply to THE PONGKONG LAND INVEST- GEMENT & AGENCY Co., Lrn.

1875

TO LET.

TO. 3, CANTON VILLAS, Kowloon.

Apply to THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY Co,, LAD. AL 1870

TO LET

CO., LTD.,

TEL. 436.

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Urceds which are narrow and rigid

enough to be called bigoted will not

MARRIAGES

appeal to inen who are confronted with SYMONG-SIMSON.At the British Con- the daily problems of life. For many sulate Paris, on January 10th, people, religion is something that ha Lieut. Col. C. B. O, Bymons, D.B.O

R.E. eldest son of Inte Col, C. Epens at eleven o'clock on Sunday porn- Bynons, Colombo, to SYLVIS LENOXing, or at six o'clock on Sunday evening SIMPSON, second daughter of the late Charles Lenox Simpson, Commis and is forgotten for the rest of the week sioner Maritime Customs, China, It should be the mainspring of national TILE EVANS At Bl. George's, Hanover life, yet it is patent that only a small Square, on February 5th, Captain percentage of the people develop the WILLIAM SLADE TILL, Royal Sumer

Sir Thomas H. M. Jerram, G.C.B., KC, M.G., has been placed on the Retired

June, 1908. He commanded the Second

Battly Squadron at the battle of

for his services on that occasion. He was

Jutland, and was appointed K.C.M.G.

Squadron at the time of the Singapore ontbreak in February, 1915, and the promptitude with which he acted when

the Admiral in command of the China

the rising of the Indian troops ut Singa

pore took place greatly minimised that

restored matters in the Settlements te their normal course,

Till, of Yokohama, and fra Till, they are capable. It is complained that Regiment only child of late W W Spiritual sense to the extent of which most regrettable occurrence and speedily Oxford, to MARGARITE EVELYN, ODIY the religions bodies do not sufficiently «daughter of Dr. and Mra FIED.

EVANS, Sutton Courtenay, Berks......... aasist the individual to steer through the A DEATHS

intricacies of modern life, or go that deep conviction and unswerving belief in the moral and spiritual forces that are needed to day per haps more than at any time in history The

BOYLA At Curityba, Brazil, on Jan.

ith EDWARD, CHABLES, Younger son

if the Inte EC BOW RA, I M. Costom, China, and of Mrs, G, W. MACKIE, aged 44. Moɑexude. --At 12, Selborne Road, 22| Hove, on January 28th, SARAH ANN. widow of Jamen B. ENDICOTT, and secondly of James McGurnon, aged

Any Person or Persons who illicitly impart WALTER DOUGLAS GRAHAM of Hengkous TUMEDIATE entry, Four very desirah's 24 years.

this Brand of films and exhibit same is the Territories above-mentioned will do so at

their risk and parily of April, 1918.

Dated this 23rd

AUSTHALASIAN FILMS, LTD.,

By their Attorney,

Sydney

E. R. GOURDEAU,

PUBLIO AUCTION.

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TR. GEO. P. LAMMERT has received

Masructions to sell by Public Auction,

TUESDAY,

the 14th day of May, 1918, at 3 o'clocke in the afternoon, at his Pales Room in Duddull Street, Victoria, Hongkong, THE VERY VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY,

situato is Barker Rosd, at The Peak, and comprising those pieces or parcels of ground registered in the Land Odice as RURAL BUILDING LOT NUMBER 70 and GAR- DEN LOT NUMBER 24 together with the attractive residential house thereon known

"TUSCULUM,"

1econ-

(deceased) a duplicate Certificate or Certi-

cates in lieu thereof upon the statement SHOPE, situated in Tee House Strret, that the Original Certificate No. 1809 for opposite the Grand Hotel, Shares numbered. 28775, 28834 and dated sirgotedocently 100

1909/haa been LOST or For rent and other particulars apply DEVTr

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY | |to-

THE MANAGER, Y HONGKONG Is Co., LTD., 40, Connaught Road Central.

11th

| GIVEN that if within 30 days from the date bereof no claims or representation în respect of such Original Certificate is made to the Directors they will proceed to deal with such application for a Certificate

AM. MANUK,

Secretary Dated 4th day of April, 1918,

NOTIONA

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R

TO LET.

FOUSES on Shameon, Canton,

LUSTLEIGH, 57, THE FELK.

Apply toEY ARE

ANY EUROPEAN, Non-Asistic of Indian desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the CENTRAL POLICE STATION between the hours of 9 AM to 1 P.3.

A and 2 P., to 4 PM, daily. Mycopen

Applicants will be re to produce

required Passports or identification papers,

AL persons with certain exceptions who verain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register themselves under the REGISTRATION OF PERSONS. ORDINANCE 1918

Forma of Registration giving the parti culars required may be obtained at the

The Penalty for non-compliance is a fine not exceeding $50.

and garden tennis court thereto attacked G.RO. and at all Police Stations

_____ IN ONE LOT.

Rural Building Lat. No. 70 contains an aren of 29,790 square feet and is held under Crown Lease for 75 years. SEORA Garden Lot No. 24 contains an area of 7,000 square feet sad is held under a Crown Lease for 21 years

and conditions of

For further particulars an sale apply to

Maar DEACON, LOOKER DEACON

& HARSTON, #

Des Voeux Road, Central,

Vendors Solicitors,

ME. GEO. P. LAMMERT

The Auctioneers

agkong, 22nd April, 1918

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GRACA & CO..

No. 4 WINDHAM STKRKT, HONGKONG, Dealers in POSTAGE STAMPS, VIEW POST-CARDE. FLOWER BEEDS, TOYS, &c.

Just received a Selection of ARTISTIC SILVER MEDALS of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, de, dec

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LEE HONGKONG LAND INVEST

MENT & AGENCY Co., L

TO LET.

FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon.

The Daily Press.

Lieut-Colonel George Masters Cardew, formerly 07th Hampshire Regiment, and & contemporary of General Gordon in his work in China, has died at Exeter, in his seventy-eighth year. In the China War of dergy must understand that 1850 be served at the taking of the Taku people will not unquestioningly accept Ports and Peking (China medal and dogma simply because it has been dogma clasps). He commanded the Chinese re- for hundreds of years. The individual giments organised for the protection of HONGKONG OFFION: 284, Des Vaux Eoin, O, hungers to day, as he has hungered since Shanghai (1863-1-5), and for his services LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLINT Brann, C. the dawn of history, for spiritual com- was presented with a gold medal by the fort, but he grows impatient of compli- Chinese Government. During this tire cated and conflicting creeds and theolo❘he assisted General Gordon by training gical wrangles. He refuses to accept captured Tai-ping Rebels and sending antocratic methods from those who rule them back to him as he required them, over him politically, and he resents Together with Gordon hy was instru- similar attempts on the part of those mental in getting passports issued far appointed to be his spiritual mentors, the fret time to foreigners travelling in Nobody supposes that in this imperfect China. They went up to the Great Wall world we shall find absolute perfection and on to Kalgun, then virtually un- in any buman institution, but we do known, and from there travelled south expect the Church to adjust herself to

for a hundred miles within ten miles of the changing conditions of the Universe. the Great Wall On this Expedition he and General Gordon were for five weeks quite alone, with only a Chinese boy and as He received the Afghan medal with clasps for Charasiah and was pre- sent at the capture of Cabul, having been in the famous march to that city,

--- HONGKOKO: 25TH AP25, 1918.

THE OH DRUH AND DEMOCRACY.

Most people will respect the Bishops in

England for not wishing the clergy to by exempted from the operation of the Man-Power Bill The struggle in which the Allies are engaged is so essentially a conflict of ethics, even if it is not one

FOUR BOOMED HOUSES in Kowloon of religions, that it behoves everyone who lás a belief in any other creed than that Apply to

which enshrines the law of the jungle to HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE fight against the brutal code of the

CO, LTD, Alexandra Buildings.

1028

66 G BOOMS.

FOR SALE

ALESEND, 109, THE PAK

O E GALE PWD

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Prussians. There are meords of young clergymen who even in the early days of the war, responded with glacrity to the call made by Lord KircÉNER, Bome of those young men believed that their

pre SIX sence was more necessary in the trenches than at home, although it cannot be denied that comfort and advice are always badly needed in the parishes of a coun- try at war lo those early days it was amatter for the young clergyman hum- and $100 PEARL EARRINGS; «lf to decide whether he should leave for the battlefield or remain in his parish. PEARL, THREAD NECKLACE,

Apply from 4 to 7 PM. Lient. SNARSKI, Those who went merited the admiration

HOTE

FOR SALE.

$50 750 950 and 23,000

During the 24 hours of Tuesday, cases of cerebrospinal fever were notified

in the Colony, all of them Chinese. The deaths numbered 7...

ARMED ROBBERY

SHANGHAI STREET

AT

A Chinese woman of 286, Shanghai

A photograph was published in the Dady Graphic, of January 30th, showing the realistic model of a "Tank" which took part in the Hongkong Heather Day Festival in aid of Scottish charities

An engagement is announced between Street, Yaumati, has reported to the Captain Geoffrey Stewart Drummond Police that on Tuesday afternoon, two Hillier, Gloucestershire, Regt, youngest meque armed with a revolver and the son of Mr. H. M. Hillier, formerly Com other with a knife--forced an entry into missioner of Chinese Maritimo Customs, her house. They tied and gagged her and and Mrs Hillier, of Burnt Oak, Waldron, two other inmates of the house, and then Sussar, and Margaret, only daughter of forced them into an empty cubicle. Then, Mr. T, H. Middleton, U.B., of the Board barring the door, they broke open a box of Agriculture and Fisheries and Mrs, and stole ten articles of jewellery, worth

$156,50

Basa Navy Room 66. KING Botion of their parishioners, especially of Middleton, 26 Burton Court, Chelse