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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 20TH, 1916

INTIMATIONS

FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF FAR EAST OXYGEN AND ACETYLENE

HONGKONG.

WHIT MONDAY.

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all

CANTON, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

COMPANY, LTD.

Wur Kennedy Town Factory is now

FIRE INSURANCE OFFICES whOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that undertake, se before the War, all kinds of

bo CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS TO-DAY (MONDAY), the 20th May, 1918.

By Order,

A. R. LOWE, Boerotary.

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MALINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF HONGKONG.

No

WHIT" MONDAY.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ali MARINE INSURANCE OFFICES will be 'CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS TO-DAY (MONDAY, the 20th May, 1918.

By Order,

A. B. LOWE, Secretary,

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LIMITED.

the FORTY FIFTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Society will be held at ita Head Office, Nos, 3 and 4 Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, on THURS DAY, the 23rd May, 1918, at Neon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statements of Account to čist December, 1917, and of declaring Dividends, etc.,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society | will be CLOSED from 13th May to 23rd

May, both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board,

C. H. P. HAY, per yra. General Manager. Hongkong, 11th May, 1918. 10(1006

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

NTFORTY-NINTH ORDINARY

E bog to inform our Customers that,

in full working order and we are able to Ships Repairs and Welding, also to furnish Oxygen and Acetylene Gas in any quantity.

FAR EAST OXYGEN & ACETYLENE

COMPANY, LTD.,

FLOQUET & KNOTH, Agents. 1, Princes' Building,

Hongkong, 14th May, 1948.

NOTICE

INTIMATION

BY APPOINTMENT,

HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS REGULAR MILITARY DUTIES FOR

peace talk in which she has indulged has been designed to throw dust in the eyes of the world and to "draw" her opponents.

ARTILLERY COMPANY, Her statesmen have always been careful to deal in vague generalities and to avoid It is notified in the Gazette that the arry practical application of the pious Artillery Company of the Hongkong De- principles which they have enunciated. once Corps will be required to perform. Their object has been to leave themselves regular military duties, with effect from

WATSON'S perfectly free to reap the advantage of the 17th May until further notice.

12094 STONE

TE HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that as

Wtrom 1st of April, 1918, the name of THE SIAM FOREST CO., LTD, has been changed to

THE ANGLO-SIAM CORPORATION,

LIMITED,

GINGER-

BEER

the constitution and management of Tre The only fermented Stone Ginger ANGLO-SIAU COHP. RATION, LID being exactly the same as in the case of THE SIAM Fonist Co., Ltd.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

Agents Hongkong, 17th May, 1918.

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Beer in the Far East.

any success that might come their way, and at the same time to tie the Allies down to definite aims, which, while they must satisfy the legitimate aspirations of each of the nations concerned, must avoid the appearance of being unduly oppressive for fear of strengthen ing the position of the militarists in Germany.. It was a clever scheme, for, if it did not divide the Allies, it obliged them at least to place all their card, on

TIGERS IN NEW TERRITORY

MENACE TO CATTLE-OWNERS.

Sergt. Ogg. of the Antau Police Station, Now Territory, reports the sun. posed existence of several tigers in the Autau district, of the Fat Heung Valley. In several villages hands of cattle are mis sing and carenses have been discovered on the hillsides.

ROAD.

BIG HAUT OF MONEY AND JEWELLERY.

the table. The disclosures that have taken place in regard to Austria's peace overtures show the craftiness of the Gen- ARMED ROBBERY IN CAINE tral Powers. It seems now that the con- idential letter to France and England in which the Emperor KARL declared that he could induce Germany to make peaco,

An armed robbery took place on The real charm of Stone Ginger vacuate all occupied territories, and

restore to Belgium full sovereignty Friday in Caine Road. The occupant of provided the territorial demands of the house has reported to the Police that A MEETING of the Members of the

A'N ̧ ̈EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL Beer is flavour produced by the Allies were restricted to Alsace six men-four armed with revolvere and

HONGKONG CLUB will be held in the Large

Lorraine, was really intended to serve as pistols, and two with axes and knives-- an apple of discord, for it involved the entered his bed-room and, after gagging By Order of the Board,

Dining Room on FRIDAY, the 31st May, partial fermentation; without this abandonment of Italy's claims. Fortun-him, and four members on his family, 1918, at 5,30 PM.. OH. P. HAY. per prò. General Manager.

ately the offer was rejected, but the enemy stole money and jewellery to the value Hongkong, 11th May, 1918. [1990

YEARLY MEETING of the Company will THE STAR FERRY COMPANY, be held at its Office Nos. 3 and 4 Quean's Buildings, Hongkong, on THURSDAY, the 23rd May, 1918, at 15.30 PM., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Dirotora together with the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1917, and of declaring Dividends, ebo.

́NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

NTWENTIETH ORDINARY ANNUAL TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the MEETING of this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD., on THURSDAY, tho 30th May, 1918, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to 30th April, 2018.

The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, the 24th May, to THURSDAY, the 30th May, 1918, inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

W. S. BROWN, Secretary,

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G.

R.

ON HIS MAJESTY'S BERVICE.

TENDERS are invited for the supply of

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Carpenters, Caulkers, Plater, Flum bera, Painters, Scrapers, Shooraakers Leather workers to fL.M. Naval Yard.

or

Forms of Tender can ba obtained at the Chief Constractor's Office, H.M. Naval Yard, Hongkong, and should be filled in and returned as indicated in Tender Form not later than Noox FRIDAY, 31st May, 1918.

E C. KENNETT,

Chief Constructor.

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H.M. Dockyard,

Hongkong: 18th May, 1018

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PUBLIC AUCTION,

PARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 13th May to 23rd May, both days inclusiva.

· BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS."

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the BFIFTY SECOND ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its Head Office, Nos- 3 and 4, Queen's Buildinga, Hongkong, on TEURS- DAY, the 23rd May, 1918, at 12.45 P.M. for the purpose of receiving the Repors of the Directors together with the Statements of Accounts to 31st December, 1917, and.of declaring Dividends, etc.

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

By Order of the Board,

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

1997-

HONGKONG CLUB.

NOTICE

BUSINESS:

To confirm the Resolution passed on the no Stone Ginger-Beer can be said may be trusted to make the fullest use of $3,087. 16th inst, as Posted in the Hall of the Club.

By Order

E DES VEUX,

Secretary Hongkong, 17th May, 1918,

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to be genaine.

$1.00 per dozen.

WANTED

ADY STENOGRAPHER.

Apply to--

Box No. 17, Care of Dally Press"! (\ffon, 12081

TRADE

KARK

of the admission of M. RIDOP that this

was

{FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT-]

“ENEMY TRADING AUT.

PEKING, May 10th

An enemy Trading Act has been pro- mulgated. It consists of eight clauses,

SINO-JAPANESE NAVAL CONVENTION.

only done after considerable hesitation on the part of Mr. LovD CHINESE TELEGRAMS. GEORGE The Emperor KARL's indign-

to the ant denial

KABER that he ever made such representationg may bo merely camuflage, for his ability to dictate the course to be followed by the predominant partner in the Central European Alliance may well be doubted; it is far more likely that he acted accord ing to instructions. Even if this assump- tion be incorrect, the result of the A Sino-Japanese Naval Convention has intrigue has been advantageous to Gerben signed. many, for the Dan) Monarchy is now SEMENOFE ESTABLISHES under the necessity of giving very con vincing proofs of its loyalty to its power- ful neighbour. Already it has been tied more firmly than ever to Germany'ı war ÆRATED WATER MANUFACTURERS chariot by the agreement just concluded

between the two Emperors.

HOUSES TO LET

A. S. WATSON

CO., LTD.,

TO LETA

OMFORTABLY FURNISHED ROOMS, with Good Bathrooms and wide THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND | versudaba, To Let from 10th of May. Kato

to end of June, 8100 per month. MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.

MES. NIVEN, Narcissus Bay, Wai-bai-wei. Payment of Interim Dividend on Shares for the year ending 30th June, 1918,

THE BOARD having declared an

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TO LET

COMMODIQUS and well-fitted SHOP in

Alexandra Baildings.

SECRETARY,

A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED.

TINTERIM DIVIDEND ONG Shilling per Share, freo of Income Tax,

Apply the letting by Public Auction Bale, for the year ending 30th June 1918, bolders of Bearer Shares and holders of Dividend Warrants received from London on account of Registered Shares, will be paid their dividends on presenting No. 11 Coupon of the Bearer Shares, nad Dividend Warrants on Registered Shares, to either of the following Banks at Shanghai or Tientsin

to be held on MONDAY, the 37th day of May, 1918, 8 P.M., at the Oftoes of the PUBLIC WORES DEPARTMENT, Order of HIS EXUELLENOY THE GOVERNOR, by of Que Lai of CROWN LAND at Repulse Bay, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a farm of f75 years, with the option of renewal at a CROWN RENT to be fixed by the Surveyor of HIS MAJESTY THE KING, for one further term of 75 years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Registry No.

At Repulse Bay,

Locality:

Boundary

Boerebienia

Bquare

Annual R

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Fast foot foo

Ines

As par

sale plan,160,000) 844 || 2,000

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

From SINGAPORE,

NHE Steamship:

“YAN WAERWIJCK” faving arrived from the atova ports, Consignees of Cargo bỷ her are bareby Informed that all Goods are being landed. "et their risk into the hamrdous and/or exten

Hasardous Godowne of the Hongkong And

Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Lid, whence and/or from the Wharres delivery may be obtained.

Die Goods not cleared by the 25th May, at 5 *PM. will be subject to rent,

All broken, chafed and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns, where they will by examined.

Claims against the Stamar musi ba presented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise they will not be

recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by tie In any case whatever.

Billa of Lading will be countersigned by JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,

Agents Hongkong, 18th May, 1918.

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NOTICE OF REMOVAL

TH

THE STORE of GRACA & Co, dealers in POSTAGE STAMPS, FLOWER

SEEDS, TOYS, &o,

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION.

THE CHARTBEED BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA & CHINA,

THE Res80-ASATIO BANK”

The Banque BELOE POUR L'ETRANGER, The Payments will be made in either Dollers or Taols as the hold r may with, at the buying rate of exchange of

the day. GENERAL MANAGER, THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION.

Hongkong, 14th May, 1918..

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MOTOR CAR TRIPS IN KOWLOON. AND NEW TERRITORY.

THE "STAR" FERBY CO., LTD

urdertake the convoyanco of Motor Cars (at owner's risk) between Hongkong

Cradles for Motor Cars provided.

TO LET.

(1987

NO 1 CARNARVON ROAD, Kowloon, well-built EUROPEANTWO-STOREY HOUSE, good locality.

Apply to-

YU KAM HING, olo Meters. JonyION, STOKES & MASTER.

TO LET.

ESIDENTIAL

Apply to

R Building

11958

TE HONGKONG LAND INVEST KENT & AGENCY Co., LAD

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Tel. 480.

DEATH. HUTCHINGS. On the 18th instant, at the Government Civil Hospital, JAMES HUTCHINGS, P.W.D., aged 50 years, [2030

Hongkong Onrion: 10a, Das Vœux Boad, 0. LONDON OPPIOR: 181, Fisit Stauss, E.C.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG 20TH MAY, 1918

Amongst those who left the Colony on Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Griffin and Mr. and Mrs. E. V. D. Parr.

The annual meeting of the Star" Ferry Co., Ltub, is advertised to take place on the 30th inst

To-day being Whit Monday, the Fire and Marine Insurance offices will not be open for the transaction of public basi

Desa.

The Commodore has appointed Lieut. Henry l'oraz Mudie, R. N.It., to be Officer in charge of the Examination Service, vice Lient, Frederick Medway. RN, with effect from the 13th May, 1018.

A ONE-SIDED GAME THE vast majority of our fellow-country men must have come to the conclusion FLAT in Prince's long ago that the discussion of peace-

The following cases of infectious dis Lerme with the Central European Powers anses were notified in the Colony on was not merely useless but mischievous. Friday:Cerebro-spinal fever 7 (5 Our war-aims were set forth in the deaths); bubonic plague, 2; diphtheria, 1 clearest possible language by Mr. Asquire (1 death); and enteric fever, 1 (1 death). when Great Britain accepted the chal-All the sufferers were Chinese. lenge thrown down by Germany in August, 1914, and they were of such & Bomb. Hantos, three masters of Queen's Mesars JO. Fletcher, J. Ralston, and

service, were given a hearty Chinese send off on Friday by the pupils of that in- stitution. Each was presented with a souvenir.

TO LET.

AUTONOMOUS GOVERNMENT.

General Semenoff has established an autonomous (overnment at Trauebaikal.

[THLOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

· PENDING CHINO-JAPANESE

AGREEMENT.

LONDON, May 16th.. The Time Correspondent at Tokio re- parts that the pending Chino-Japanese Agreement ha provoked excitement

The among the Chinese students here. Japanese authorities have persuaded tho students not to return to China. The principals of ten Chinese school, waited upon the Education and Foreign Minis- ters, when Baron Goto issued a memo rundum stating that the military entente is now being discussed between Japan and China is chiefly aimed at the ninën- tenance of peace in the Far East and the integrity of China against the advancing German menace, particularly in Siberia. The so-called extente cannot include other conditions beyond the above, which we are lunable to disclose in view of the future military operation, against the enemy.'*.

CANTON NEWS.

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and Kowloon in a special crane higit SHOPS, situated in Ice House Stroot nature that they could only be achieved College who have volunteered for active 14th inst. The Northern troops. suffered

Fares each trip-3200 per car-to be paid to lighterman.

Telephone K7 (Shipping Department), when required.

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NOTICE.

CARVALHO & COMPANY.

【OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Mr.

N HENRY ARMAND HENRICKSON CASTRO has This Day CEASED to be the Manager of our Business at Hongkong and bis authority to sign our Firm Name haa been withdrawn:

Dated this 6th day of May, 1910:

CARVALHO & CO.

NOTICE.

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NY FUROPEAN, Non-Asiatic or indian' La desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person to the CITRAL POLJUN Brazom between the hours of 9 AM. tó I FEL sad 2 PM to 4 P. daily,

Applicants will be required to produce Passporta or identification papers. with регова remain in the Colony for more than 7 days certain exceptions who are required to Bezister themselves under the BEGISTRATION OF PERSONS

ORDINANCE 1916 ton giving the parti.

Forms of Begistration

MMEDIATE entry, Four very desirable opposite the Grand Hotel, recently recon ther particulars apply

structed.

For rent and other

THE MANAGER, HONGKONG I Com 40, Connaught Road Central.

-(000

TO LET.

HOUSES on Shameen, Canton. No. 67, THE PEAK, LUSTLEIGH.

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY Co, LAD.

TO LET.

A FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon,

ea

FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Kowloon.

Apply to

by the military overthrow of Germany or by a moral revolution in that nation

Of the latter there has never been the slightest indication, nor is there likely to be so long as the Junkers can feed the vanity of the people with spectacular

We are informed that the Secretary of successes in the Geld. The systematic the Royal Portsmouth Hospital, Ports training of balf-a-century is not forgotten mouth, has acknowledged with thanks

CANTON, May 19th.

his troopa re-occupied Changaha on the CHANGSHA FE-OCCUPIED

Commander Tam Homing reports that

siderable booty was captured. nearly a thousand casualties, and con

THE MILITARY GOVERNMENT.

The second reading of the resolution reconstituting the Military Government was passed by the Special Parliament yesterday. M

and every communication suspended

The Ministry of Intorios was closed. Strict watch is maintained in the Public Park in Whampoa, which is supposed to be Dr. Sun's headquarters.

in three or four years, and the smbition the sum of £50, this boing the proceeds "THE CHINA BANK

of Germany remains to-day precisely of a piano recital given by Mr. Dooraan. Since the business of the China Bank

the same as when it plunged Europe Fuller, assisted by Mrs. John Robertson, into war That is conclusively proved and of a collection taken at an Organ

by the policy of spoliation adopted Revital also given by Mr. Faller in

Canton last towards Russia and Roumania. Peace,

in Canton has been suspended the money banknotes are at a great discount. The market has been greatly affected. The

authorities are proposing to establish exchango bureau in order to avoid a continuance of the present troubles with the

money-changers, Chang Hoi-yu, Minister of War to the Military Govern-

is notified in the Gazette that, on as we understand it, guaranteeing the It is not freedom of the world is diametrically the application of the China Engar Rement, who has been interned by the oat before herself, and it at times she has Morrison Shaw, sugar refiner, and Hector war, and the restoration of the money- opposed to the ideals which Germany has fuing Company, Ltd., and of George assist this scheme, legs, ma very sum raised by the Commercial Cham- coquetted with the idea it has merely been McEwan McTavish, of Victoria, HE. the market is expected

ber. because for the moment the military or Governor in Council has been pleased to SWATOW REPORTS. HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCdomestic situation made that course seen direct thus the said Company and George Fukien troops have recently surrendered

· It is reported that two regimenty of politic. The most that Germany øver Morison Shaw and Hector VoEwan to the Canton farces Commander Chan wanted was an interval for rest and McTavish may use and publish in the Kwing-ming has recruited over 10 recuperation so that she might renew the Colony for a period of nine months from know the entrance to Fukien, to act as regiments of natives in Chin-chow, who

confict as soon as the circumstances the 30th day of April, 1918, an invention advanced guarde seemed propitious For, that she would for the manufacture, treatment and pre- It is reported that, owing to their probably have been willing to return to paration of carbon for use in colourizing defeat, Lung's troops in Lui chow will evacuate Lui-chow and return to Hoikow. quo

ante bellum, but she has sugar solutions and in the clarification of Another message states that Lung's troops never shown any disposition to redress sugar syrups without prejudice to them as defensive measures in order ar near Lui-chow, are busy old wrongs or stone for her many viola- Letters Patent to be granted for the said gain time to prepare for another ad-

preparing

tions of International law. Much of the

Co. La Alexandra Buildings.

2000

FOR HALL

has been REMOVED to No. 10, WYNDHAM enlar required may be obtained of the GALESE

ALESEND," 109, Taz Prax, SIX the statue

STRKET.

G.P.Q. and at all Folios Stations, and

BOOME

The Penalty for non-compliance is a lime

Apply

Bob exco di ig $50.

Hongkong, 20th May, 1918.

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invention.

LUNG'S

vance.

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