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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

BANK HOLIDAY.

[N accordance with Ordiasus No. 5 of 1912,

I EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on MONDAY, the 20th

bstant

Hongkong, 16th May, 1916.

LAD

WANTED

ADY STENOGRAPHER.

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Box No. 17, Care of Daily Prens" Office. (2021

MOTOR CAR TRIPS IN KOWLOON

AND NEW TERRITORY, THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LTD.,

undertake the conveyance of Motor Cars (at owner's risk) between Hongkong and Kowloon in a special crane lighter. Cradles for Motor Cars provide

Fares oach trip-2200 per car-to be paid to lighterman.

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 17TH, 1918

TAE CHINA-BORNEO CO., LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS THE FIFTEENTH YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the Company's Office, St. Georges Buildings, at II AH, TO-DAY (FRIDAY), the 17th May, 1918, to receive a Statement of Accounts to the 31st December, 1917, and the Report of the General Manager and Consulting Com mittee, and to siect a Consulting Commi and Auditor

The TRANSFER BOOKS of

of the Company. will be CLOSED from the 4th Map to the 17th May, 1818, both days inclusive. THE CHINA-BORNEO Co., LTD,

W. G. DARBY, Gonoral Manager,

[1905 Hongkong, 2nd May, 1918.

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE,

LOITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THIRTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY

INTIMATIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE Undersigned bave received in- Tstructions From W. DONGAR, Esq.,

TO-DAY (FRIDAY), to sell by Public Auction,

the 17th May, 1918, commencing at 2.15 p.m., at No. 67 The Peak, Mount Kellet Road,

THE VALUABLE

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &., therein contained. Comprising:-Teakwood Hall Furni ture, Upholstered Arm-chairs and flotas, Blackwood and Cherrywood Table and Chairs, Desk, &c, Old Steel Engravings, Water Colours, &c., Reversible Carpets and Rugs, Portiere and Lace Curtains, Teakwood Sideboard, Dinner Waggon, Dining Table and Chairs,

Dinner Bervice, Glass Ware, &c, Brass Twin

Вок Bedsteads,

Mattresses, Dressing Tables, Wardrobes, Washstands,

., Bath Room, Pantry and Kit Utensils, Gas and Electric Fittings, Treadlo and Hand

Machine (Ginger's), Oliver wingine

Telephone K7 (Shipping Department) MEETING of DHAREHOLDERS wall Piano by Collard & Collard in excellent

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when required. FAR EAST OXYGEN AND ACETYLENE COMPANY, LTD.

WE

TE beg to inform our Customers that Our Kennedy Town Factory la now in full working order and we are able to undertake, as before the War, all kinds of Ships' Repairs and Welding, also to furnish Oxygen and Acetylene Gas in aby quantity.

TAR EAST OXYGEN & ACETYLENE

COMPANY, LTD.,

FLOQUET & KNOTH, Agents. Prinses Building, ⠀

Hongkong, 14th May, 1949,

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be held at the Offices of the undersigned TO-DAY (FRIDAY),

Alay, 1918, at Noosh 17th

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 3rd May to the 17th May, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.. LED

General Agente..

(1848 Hongkong, 29th April, 1916

NOTI

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LTD.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of BHAREHOLDERS of the. above Company, will be held at the Hosa KOKG HOTEL,

TO-DAY Hongkong, (FRIDAY), the 17th May, 1918, at NoUN, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a statement of

condition, and a number of Chinese Vases, Bronzes, o., do.

On view from 18th inst. at 2.30 p.m. Catalogues will be issued. Terms: - Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers

[2017 Hongkong, May 15th, 1918.

NOTICE,

ANY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiatico. Indian

INTIMATION

BY APPOINTMENT.

WATSON'S

STONE

GINGER-

tem of governmental oppression of which OHINESE TELEGRAMS. they are masters. The divided Arub elements had little chance against the centrally controlled and well-organised campaign of ***Turkisation waged against them, until the Great War threw all policies into the melting-pot" Then

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] CHANGSHA SAFE AGAIN.

PERING, May 15th.

The fall of Paoching and Changteh

the Turks invaded Arabia and defled in Western Hunan threatened Changsha, the Holy Places, and the Arabs of Yemen but the remnants of the Government's and Hedjaz reise against them. Victory forces, together with reinforcements.” has been on the side of the Arabs, and assembled and defeated the rebels and It is a year and a half since the roChangsha is again cafe. doubtable Shorif of Mecca (who trace NO RISK OF LUNG'S EXPULSION

FROM KWANGTUNG."

his descent from the Prophet himself) was acclaimed King of the Hodjaz.

The Secretary to the Cabinet in- Little by little the news of his victories

WAB EO over the Turks and his sound and bene forined me to-day that thero ficent rule has spread throughout the danger of Lung Chi-Kwong being ex-

BEER East Woid has passed that at Inst the pelled from Kwangtung. He has 20,000

real rebirth of the Arab nation is no troops. Rebel activities from Szechuan dream, but an established fact, and Arab are not taken seriously. The only fermented Stone Ginger-hearts have everywhere beaten faster at

Beer in Be Far East.

the thought that they need no longer deem themselves subjects of the Turk, mere members of a subject race," but have once again a nation of their own with n ruler of their own blood. From Syrin and Cappadocia, from Stamboul The real charm of Stone Ginger and from the ranks of the Turkish

army, have come Arabs of all grades, rich and poor, learned and ignorant, inerchant

devious routes, treading the congested

Beer is flavour produced

by and soldier. They have travelled by

SUBMISSION OF THE SOUTH

NECESSARY TO PEACE,

The Government wishes to deal "** liberally with the Southern Parliamen until they acknowledge the authority of tarians, but is forced to fight the rebels

Peking.

REPORTED HITCH IN SINO JAPANESE NEGOTIATIONS.

The Sino-Japanese negotiations were

Partial fermentation; without this fighting-zones of the war, and have made at submitted to the Cabinet for ap

their way to Mecca in order to join their KING and their compatriots and

A Corring to low, the Colony ha apply in person as the Casa Police RO Stone Ginger Beer can be said enligs in the Arab army of liberation. I

STATION between the hours of 9 AM to 1 P. and 2 PM to 4 Par, caly.

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OFFICE. Accounts for the year ending 30.h April, Passport with cortain exceptions who

WHIT MONDAY AND EMPIRE DAY. THIS OFFICE will be Open for all purposes from 9AM to 18 NOON OU MONDAY, the 27th, and FRIDAY, the 24th May, 1918

Licensed Warehouses cannot be opened on these dator.

D. W. TRATMAN Superintendent, Imports and Exports.

Hengkong, 15th May, 1918.

NOTICE

CARVALHO & COMPANY.

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1918.

Tho TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLUSED from the 15th instant to the 22nd instant, both days inclusive,

Applicants will be required to produce

or identification papers. All persone remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register themselves under

REGISTRATION OF

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LTD ORDINANCE 1916 PERSONS

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SUN,

General Managers.

11903 Hongkong, 10th May, 1918.

UNION INSURANCE BUCIETY OF

CANTON, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

Forms of Begistration giving the parti culare required may be obtained at the G.PO. and at all Police Stations

The Pensity for non-compliance is a fre not exon ding $50.

WANTED.

GOVERNESS, Earopean

to be genuine.

$1.00 per dozen.

TRADE

MARK

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that N or Eurasian, wanted for 3 girl, ages 10, A. S. WATSON

Mrs. WILSON, CUPON HOUSE, CANTO.

the FORTY-FIFTH ORDINARY 6 and Reply giving references and YEARLY MEETING of the Society will be salary required. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bald at its Head Office, Nos. 3 and 4 N HENRY ARMAND HEN BIOKSUN Buildings Hongkong, on THURS CASTRO has This Day CEASED to be the manager of our Botiness at Hongkong and his authority to sign our Firm Name has "been withdrawn

Dated this 6th day of May, 1918!

CARVALIO & CO.

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THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND MINING COMPANY, LIMITED. Payment of Interim Dividend on Shares for the year ending 30th June,

1018.

THE BOARD having declared An

of INTERIM DIVIDEND One Shilling per Stare free of Income Tax, for the year ending 20th June, 1918, holders of Bearer Sharon and holders of Dividend Warrants received from London on secount of Registered Shaven, will in paid their dividends on presenting No. 11 Coupon of the Bearor Starce, and Dividend Warrants on Registered Shares, to sitter of the following Banks at Shanghai or Tientsin

DAY, the gard May, 1018, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Beport of the Directors together with the Statements of Account to Bish December, 1917- and of declaring Dividends

etc. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 13th May to 3rd

both days inclusive, May

By Order of the Board,

H. P. HAY, per pro. General Manager. Hongkong, 11th May, 1918.

11880

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

HOUSES TO LET

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TO LET.

with Good Bath rooms and NOMFORTABLY FURNISHED ROOMS, wide verandahs, To Let from 10th of May. Bate to end of June, 8100 per month.

MBB NIVEN Narcissus Bay, Wei-hui-wei. [ 2012

TO LET.

COMMODIOUS and well-fitted SHOP in

Apply

the FURTY NINTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEELING of the Company will be held at its Office Nos. 3 and 4, Queen's Buildings, Hongkung, un THURSDAY, the 23rd May, 1918, at 11.30 r., hr but purpose of receiving the port of the Duectors Logether with the slate.ents of Acount to Bist. Ud. ember, 19%, and of dedaring NO Dividende, ous. OY

Thẹ TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLUSED" tom. 131 May Bru May, both days melusive.

INDIA,

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAT BANKING

CORPORATION. THE CHARTERED BANK AUSTRALIA & CHINA.. THE Russo-ASIATIC BANK. THE BANQUE BELGS POUR L'ETRANGEZ, The Payments will be made in either Dollars or Tails as the holder may wish, at the buying rate of exchange of the day.

GENKEAL MANAGER, THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION.

Hongkong, 14th Alay, 1918,

CUTLERS OJMPANY.

SHEFFIELD

2013

ADVISORY COMMITTEE,

A few years ago, the Sheffield Cutlers Company, being aware of the great damage done to the City and Trade of Shethald by the improper use by unscrupulous Manufacturers and Merchants in all parts of the World of the name "BagVIELD upon, goods not manufactured there, estab- Fished a Fund, with the assistance of the City generally, amounting to about £10,000 to enable action to be taken to suppress such frauds, US WAL

The Sheffield Advisory Committes, which administers this Fund, has already taken nction through the Courts, and in other ways, in various parts of the World, against Manufacturers and Merchants who have

By Order of the Board,

C. H. P. BAY, per pro. General Manger. Hongkong, 11th alay, 1818,

jiz3d.

BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED.

NOTICE TO BHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

NOTICE IS REBOND ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its Head Office, Nos a US Queen's Buildings Hongkong, on a LAY, the 23rd May, 1918, at 12.45 r.M., the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statements of Accounts to 31st December, 1917, and of declaring Dividends,

for

The TRANSFER BUOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 13th May to 23rd May, both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board,

0. H. P. HAY ner pro, General Manager. Hengkeng, 11th May, 1018.

LOST

unscrupulously taken advantage of the THE DAIRY FARM COMPANY.

reputation ul Shetfield by using the name

of Sheffield upon their goods,

The Cutlers Company desires to bring.

LIMITED.

THE Business of the manufacture and sale

TO:

Buildings.

SECRETARY, ^^A. §. Watson & Co, Limiten.

TO LET.

1887

CARNARVON ROAD. Kowloon, well-built EUROPEAN TWO-STOKEY SE good locality, Apply to-

CANU KAM HING, cio Memrs. JonxSON, STOKES & MASTER.

$1950

TO LET

ESIDENTIAL

FLAT I

Bailding. Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Os, DTD.

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CO., LTD.,

ÆRATED WATER MANUFACTURERS

THE, 436.

MARRIAGE

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is a big sweeping national movement. The sympathy of the Allies is with national movements, and the Arab aspira- tions to freedom and self-government have awakened a ready response French and English hearts. The swift and victorious progress of the movement, the victories in battle against the invad- ing Turk, and, above all, the rebirth and rapid growth of the Hedjaz power are matters which the Allies have watched with the kecnost sympathy and interest. Young Arabs of the present day working in our schools have shown that the mental fibro of the race now is in no way inferior to what it was in the past. From this new birth in the old cradle of the Arab race the modern world hopes much, and month by month, as Turkish forces are driven in from the outposts of that Empire which they have to abused, the young Arab nation waxes stronger and stronger; its future now definitely assured,

...The total output of the Kailan Mining DAVIES DUNBAR.

St. At

Andrew's Administration's mines for the week Church, Kowloon, on May 16th, y

the Bishop of Victoria, (Right | cnding 4th May amounted to 66,235 tons Rev, G.H. Lander, DD.), Lt and the sales to 43,826.- ARTHUR STANLEY DAVIES, R.G.A... | eldest son of JOSEPH H. DAVIES, J.P., and Mrs. DAVIES, of Welshpool, to ALICE CATHERINE, Youngest daughter of the late BENJAMIN DUNBAR and Mrs, DUNBAR, of Wick, N.B. [2023

HONGKONG OFFICE: 101, Dur Vaux ROAD, O. Landon Onion: 131, Fraser. Steinr, E.C

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, 17TH MAY, 196.

REBIRTH OF THE ARAB NATION.

On Wednesday 3 enres of cerebro-spinal fever and three deaths from the disease were reported in the Colony. A case of bubonic plague, also was notified. All. the sufferers were Chinese,

On Wednesday night a Company con pert was held at Mount Davis under the auspices of the Services Entertainment Fund. A long programme wa, much enjoyed by the large audienco present Refreshments and cigarettes were plied during the evening.

BUD-

The junior NCOs. of the 88th Co. RGA at Mount Davis entertained a THE rise of the new Arab power in the large number of guests at dinner on Prince's Hedjaz under the Sherif of Mecca, now Tuesday evening. Gunt. Hammond pro- KING BUGALIN BIN ALL, is producing an vided an excellent repast, and his efforts ever-increasing stir. among the Arabs not were very much appreciated. Master only of Arabia but of Palestine and Gunner May, R.G.A., occupied the chair Asia The Moslem population of Asia Afterwards a smoking concert was held, TO LET

Minor contains a larger proportion and the company, many of whom will soon be leaving the Colony, spent a very MMEDIATE entry, Four very desirable, of Arab stock than Turkish, and the enjoyable evening. A hearty vote of SHOPS, situated in Los House Street: Ottoman Tarks have always feared that thanks was passed to the Services Enter- opposite the Grand Hotel recently recon- the Arab race would unite and expel tainment Fund for kindly making ♪ structed.

grant towards the expenses: For rent and other particulars apply then from the countries over which they have so long held sway. The dominion of the Turks has been an era of erual and cunning misrule, and their policy has been to set tribe against tribe, family against family, sect against sect. The prond, volatile and warlike tem perament of the Arab race has rendered them an easy victim to Turkish cunning, and for long the idea of once again be coming a nation-a united Arch nation -made little headway among them. The

"THE MANAGER. HONGKONG ICE Co., LTD., 40, Connaught Road Central,

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TO LET.

HOUSES on Shamoen, Canton, No. 57, THE PEAK, LUSTLEIGH.

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST, HENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.

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TO LET.

the existence of this Fund before the notice of Ice and the business of Cold Storage A FLAT in Nathan Hood, Kowloon.

of Manufacturers and Merchants all over.

the World, and to say that they will hitherto carried on by the HONGKONG ICE commence proceedings, without hesitation, against anyone who illegally uses the name of Sheffield upon goods which are not manufactured in that City, upon proof being furnished to them of the perpetration of Buch frand.

The Cutlers' Company will be grateful

COMPANY, LIMITED, has been acquired and will in futura be carried on by the DAIRY FARM COMPANY, LIMITED Consequent upon much aequisition the name of the DAILY FARM COMPANY, LAMITED, bas been duly changed to THE DAIRY FARM ICE AND COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.," and its business will in fature be carried on

if any one in doubt as to the honest origin of goods supposed to be of Sheffield man Tacture will at once communicate any in- under the new name. formation in their possession to the Law Clerk at the Catlers' Hall, Sheffield, England, o that the matter can be fully investigated.

(By Order)

R. T. WILSON, Law Clerk,

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M MANUK, Secretary, THE DAIRY FARM ICR AND COLD

STORAGE CO. LTD.

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Turks used every means of persecution

proval. It is understood that a hitch has occurred owing to Chinese insistence upon the limitation of the period of the Mili-

tary Convention.

The Japanese loan of twenty million dollars has not yet been paid.

[minovan REUTER'S AGENCY.]

JAPAN AND THE CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY.

TORIO, May 15th. Putnam Weale's statement (apnouncing the mortgage to Japan of the Changchun -Harbin section of the Chinese Eastern Railway, published in our issue of yes. terday) is denounced as a foundationless fabrication. The Foreign Office informa Reuter that no such transaction is con- templated by the Government ur by any private undividual in Japan,

A SINO-JAPANESE AGREEMENT

REACHED.

WASHINGTON, May 18th.

The New York Times' Peking Corres pondent states that it is undrestood that the military representatives of China and Japan have reached an agreement which will be submitted to the Cabinet for approval.

CANTON NEWS.

[BY COURTESY OF THE '' CHÚNG, BROS

BAN-40."

CANTON, May 16th. SWATOW REPORTS.

It is reported that Commander Chan Kwing-ming has ordered his troops to commence attacks on Fukien from three directions. Certain Fukien troops have declared independence and joined the Canton forces. Fighting is in progress on the Wong Kong front, LONG'S MILITARY EXPENDITUKE,

We are informed that the Peking We are info Government has promised to pay General Lung Chai-kwong $100,000 a mouth for military purposes, and the May instal ment has been remitted through the China Bank. It is said that the director of the China Bank in Canton, whose dis- appearance was reported, has gone to Hongkong, for the purpose of giving Lung the money.

** Lung will return to King Chow to plan Fresh actions.......

THE CHINESE AVIATOR

We are informed that Tom Gunn, the Famous Chinese aviator, has been arrested. by the American authorities. The reason is unknown.

·PRÁCE FEELERS.

EXCESS PROFITS TAX. INTERESTING RULING BY THE HOME REVENUE AUTHORITIES. In view of the doubts that have existed in the minds of focal investors as to the effect of the Excess Profits Tax on Com panies registered in London, but whose head offices are outside of the United Kingdom, the following extract from the has been requested by certain Northern Chairman's speech at the meeting of the Bombay Electric Supply and Tramways Tuchuss to negotiate peace with the Co., Ltd, held on bo of considerable interests, Will South-West Provinces, has gent delegates You will all be glad to learn that to consult General Luk Wing-ting on the the Itevenue authorities in London have

It is reported that the Premier, who

and oppression to reduce Arab influence restricted their claim for English Excess subject. The delegates left Peking tho

in Asia Minor. The Committee of Union and Progress, for example, developed a FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Kowloon. highly organized propaganda with a

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Co., LAT Alexandra Buildings.

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Profits Tax for the year 1916 to the first other day on their mission. quarter of thuit year, namely, up to the The Japanese Ambassador, who is

when the administration and mana

ent of this

cere trailererred desirous of mediating between the North view to replacing all Arabi eech by Bombay. the Turkish idiom. Turkish words were As I told you when I had the plea and South, will, it is said, procted to sure of mecting you here last year, we Canton to consult with the Southern invented to replace Arabic opes, a Tu- were advised by counsel that that tax leaders,” kish script different to the Arab style would not be legally due by us on profita

after that date. It is, however, LUI CHOW FRONT. was introduced for printing, and irre satisfactory that the taxing authorities W carn that Canton troops, who

without galar Turkish forms of prayer were in-in England have realised this

compelling * us to have

to intended to deliver a surprise attack on recourse to troduced even into the mosque services, litigation. Further, the result will be Lui Chow, were held up and defeated and a general effort was made to root that the charge for this tax, against out and destroy everything essentially which, as you will have seen, we had to everywhere on the front with great loss. Arabian. The Turks proselytized with debit the 1917 accounts with an aggregate Their Commander Sum Hung-ying,

sum of Rs. 189,500, will not recaria the sword and with the calculated syr future years."

missing.