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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE UNIVERSITY, HONGKONG.

MELLIOT PATERSON CADA UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG

REQINALD ALEXANDER Accountant, is this day admitted a part ner in our Firm.

LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS. [2017 Hongkong, 1st January, 1918.

THE OHINA LIGHT AND POWER

COMPANY, LIMITED.

(IN LIQUIDATION).

NOTICE

THE LIQUIDATOR is unable to send the necessary forms of Chim to Shares in the new Company to the undermentioned

the

Shareholders a no address have been Registered. If no application in respect of such Shores is made by the proscribei dates (January 30th, 1919 or April 30th, 1918, as the case may be) the right to take New Shuros will appe and steh Bhaten will be dealt with in accordance with the AgrsO- mont between the Company and the new Company.

Dated the Eighth day of January, 1919.

Shareholders Names

English

Leung Po You

Foon Yuan Chuen

do.

Lo Tai Goon

do,

China No. of shares No harm

100-24079 14778,

20 181/200.

50 1/20 31/40,

51/70,

900 301/400

11814/11813. 30501/30609, 80801/31300,

500 30401/30500.

will be held in the Great Hall on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16TE, 1012, at 6.30 .. at which the Pro-Chancellor of the University, His Excellency The Offcor

HONGKONG DAILY PRERS, MONDAY, JANUARY 18TH, 1919.

INTIMATIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undorsigned' have received instruo

tions from Mosers. D. MACDONALD

Co., to sell by Public Auction

at their premises Hung-hom, commencing TO-DAY (MONDAY), JANUARY 18TH, at 10 a30

Admistering the Government of the Colony THE WHOLE OF VALUABLE PLANT, will confer Degroom Admission will be by invitation.

(9200

A. G. DA ROCHA AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER.

instructions from

FAVOURED with

The Concerned,

will sell by Public Auction TO-MORROW (TUESDAY) JANUARY 14TH, 1919,

at 3.30 at bis Sales Room, Queen's Road Central. 1 Camera Carbine by Butcher & Sons, London, fitted with Anastimatic Lana with á platos.

Holder and Stands for plate and film).

2 Pianola and 100 rolla.

Ono Steel Doed box.

6 Dez. Containers.

1 Gayzer.

6 Bicycles (now),

I Piano.

A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKEN.

n

The Concerned,

from

30601/30800, AVOURED with instructions 21301/31500, will sell by Public Auction on TBURSDAY,

do

600 31851/31700,

da.

Q.

81761/81800,

31901/32200, 32001/32700,

no 12747/12706,

60 12787/12846.

H. F. CAMPBELL, Liquidator.

K

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

PARTICULAR Public Auction Sale, he DARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of

h bold on MONDAY, the 20th day of January, 1918, at 9 pm, at the icon of the PUBLIC WORK: Dipautken, by Order of HIS EXCELLEKOT THE ÖFFICER ADMINIS TERING THE GOVERNMENT, of One Lot of CROWN LAND above Coombe Road in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 76 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Sarveyor of His MAJESTY THE KING, for one further term of 76 years.

No. of Saled

Registry No.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Boundary

Kamremekte

** B.N

B.4.

Icel foot. feat

180 180

Square Sveta

Amans! Beat

Upeat Fries.

JANUARY 16TH, 19'8. al 2.30 P.M.

ut his Sales Room, Queen's Rond Central.

A LARGE AND SPLENDID ASSORT MENT OF CHINESE PORCELAINS AND CURIOS

Comprising: Kanghi, Kienlung, Towkung, Sung and Ming Dynasties, a collection of 5. coloured and 3-lourd Vases, Plates, and Buyls, Incense Burners, old Bronzo Beureu androaiments, Snuff Bottles, Cristal Vases and Ornaments, Jadestones, Glass Bears, Peking Cloisonne, Blue and White Yaser, Piates, and Bowle, Amber, Lacquered Soreene, Panels, Old Chinese Enuravings, and a long string of old and beatiful Curion

Catalogus will be issued.

On View 18th Jangary, from 2 1.M. TREMS:-Cash on Delivery.

A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER,

FAVOURED with instructions

The Concerned,

from

40, 40, contained thereon,

LARGE GALVANIZED IRON BUILD. INGS, STOCK AND MACHINE TOOLS. Comprising:

Lathes,

Planing Machine, Scrowing Machine, Shaping Machine, Milling Machine, Slotting Machine, Drilling Machines, Cold Sewing Machine, Weighing Machines Punching and Shearing Machines, Blower, Test Pomp, Engines And Shafting Sundry Pumps, Assorted Chain Blocke, Serew Jacks, Stretching Sorewor Drills, Stock and Dias, Steam Hammer, Blacksmith's Tools, Bundry Wooden Fattorua, Band and Circular Sawa, Pipe

INTIMATION

DEWAR'S

"IMPERIAL **

AND

Bending Blocks, Pipe Vices, Coppersmith's EXTRA · Tools, Emergency Cupola, Water tanks and fittings, Wincho, Boilers, Diving Pape Helmets ani dresses (New and second hand) a quantity of Steel Products includ ing Steer Plates, Anglea, Bars, Rulled Steel. Joists, galvanized Steel Platea, wrought and galvanized Iron Piping and Fittings, Brake and Copper Tubes, Munta and Yellow Metal Sheathing, Metal sad Copper Tacks, etc.

ALO

One large galvanized Iron Building (wood Lu).

One small galvanized Iron Shed (Stoel framing)

One Motor Boat 22 by n' 0" by 8 feet Atted with 1620 H.P. heavy duty Kelvin Kerosene

Motor.

AND

One 8 B.H.F. Bolinder Crude Oil Engine direct coupled to dynamo illustrated on page 26 of Bolindars catalogue

The machinery will be put up for Auction on Friday, January 10th, at 20 m.

(Full Particulara from Catalogas). Tks (man.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Atictioneer. Hongkong, December 23rd, 198 [116

NOTICE.

THE MALABON SUGAR C., LTD.

NOTICE IN HEREBY GIVEN that the SHARE and TRANSFER BOOKS of the above Company will be CLOSED from the 1st to the 15th day of February, 1919.

SMITH, BELL & CO, LTD., General Managers, Manila, P., 3rd January, 1918.

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will sell by Public Auction on SATURDAY, | VICTORIA RECREATION OLUB.

JANUARY 18TH, 1019, at il A.M

OPEN BILJJARD CHAMPIONSHIP. A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF

WINES, SPIRITS, ALE AND STOUT, CHAMPIONSHIP of the Colony held THE ANNUAL OPEN -BLLIARD 40 ongo Kirin Beer, pts. 80 cases Guinness Stout, Burko's -qim, 55 Barevin Californis under the austroos of the Victoria Clarak 10 cases Moet and Chandon Cham- Regrestion Club. pagne, Blue label. 7 casas Vichy, water, pts. 5 osmi Nassau Beer qte, 4 cases Bt. Lehen wines 3 rares Japanese Sake. 18 cases Cawarra Hock.

feel

00

1,206

4

4

AoTIGE TU UNBHN Bán

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8.8, “ VENEZUELA' VOY 10 QUT From SAN FRANCISC1, vin YOKOHAMA, VLADIVOSTOCK A MANILA.

THE

FARE above-mentioned vossal keving arrived from the above-mentine-7 coustenses of swego sro baruby informed that their Cargo" will be tanfed # their

risk into the salons sadfor axis Haar "don Gradowat of the Hongkong sod Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, Kowloon, and stored at condigname" risk.

9 cases Hennesy's 3-Star Brandy.

יך

D. O. M. qts

Nita.

4 French Vermouth. Noilly Prot.

Gordan's Dry Gin. New York.

Bas Ale, Franch Vermou h, Amstel Beer, Whiskies, Brandi », ele, etc.

TERMA-Cash on Delivery. Hongkong, January 7th, 1919 [150

A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER. AV URED with instructions

The Cone-rnod, will sell by Public Auction on TUESDAY, JANUARY, 14TH 1918,

at 2.30 PM

from

Consignes of Cargo au hereby sotland that they maxt produce s Import Permit signed by at his Bales Room. Queen's Road Central The Superintendent of Imports and Exports,

Cold Post Office Building).

Hongkong, before Bills of Lading can be EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD countersigned.

All broken, shaded and damaged goods are to he left in the frodowa, where they will he amined on 16th January, 1919, of 10 a.m.

All Claims muri be presented within a monis of the Blenmer's arrival ham, after which they No Claims will be admitted after the Gooda have let ike Godowns sud sil Grede remsinler undelivered after the 14th January, 19:9, will be subject to rent.

usarnok be reoogufaed.

No Fim Insurance whatever will be effected.

·Consignees are requested to send in their Bills of Lading Lor countereignsture Immediately,

PACIFTO MAIL 88. 00.. J. ORAM SHEPPARD,

Acting Agent Hongkong, January 11th. 1919

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8.8. *| ORTHOS” COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

NOTICE.

CMS in connection with above Steiner are bereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored at their risku into the hazardous andfor exten Jurardant Godowns of the Hongkong and. Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd. at Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained Immediately after landing.

CONSIGNEES of Cargo from MARSEIL-

*** Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unlaus Inclination is received from the Consignees

†

Entries on JANUARY 9999, and area to be accompanied by Entrance fee of $2.

The number of points to be played and other arrangements will be decided at a Meeting of the Competitors

V.BC.

Hon. Secretary.

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HONGKONG. CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE NINETY-NINTH ORDINARY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS ID the Company will be held at the Office of the Company, Hotel Mansions, on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11T, 1919, at 12 o'clock, NOON, for the porpose of receiving a Report the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, declaring a Dividend and eleating Directors and Auditors.

of

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company, will be ULOSRD from JANUARY 97′′H to FEBRUARY 11TH, 1919, both daya inclusivo.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

W. E CLARKE Secretary. Hongkong, January 7th, 1918. [178

WANTED.

FURNITURE AND EFFECTS,

Comprising Door Wardrobes, Chests of Drawers, Clooks, Blackwood Furniture, Teakwood Mirror Ber-lled Edge Mirror, Umbrella Stands, Arm Chairs, Drawing Room Suite, EasyAYFIST, male preferred. Brussel's Carpets, Chesterfield Couch and

UALIFIED STENOGRAPHER Chaira, Overmantals, Dining Tables Single and Double Brass Mounted Iron Bedstemde. Apply by letter only stating salary required Curtsins, Bronze Figures, Desks, Glass and to-- Crockery Ware, and a long line of Sundries.

W. 8. BAILEY & Co., LTD. Al:0

1-12 bore Hamner Gun by Wilkinson's London in good condition.

One Frismoid Binocular (10 lenses). TERMA-Cash on Delivery. Hongkong, January 7th, 1919.

NOTICE.

TENDERS which must be enclosed in -Bealed Cover and Markod: Tender will be mceived at the French Con-ulate up.

NOTICE.

stopping, at a spead of a hundred miles The local shipping oflens kavo...hong an hour, and he expressed the opinion besieged during the last few weke with that when pence is concluded the State people anxious to moure a passage Home, cable has been received by the

should dispose of its surplus atock cheaply to private firms. Mr. HANDLEY

A

is

PACK, the well-known constructor, Q.P.O., announcing that small perccts of

lea as gifts may now be serie: to Great Britain,

convinced that an 800-mile air service can le run at a profit, both for mails end; passengers, at a rate only slightly higher than that to which the public is occas

Professor Warren will delivena lentu ZVE At the cost of ordinary fret-class Helena May Institute, tomed.

1' Wireless Telegraphy-at

On

travelling every part of the globe will January 20th. become available to the traveller by aeroplane. The journey to America can

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the

Monday,

News has been received from Copen-

be accomplished in a day and a half. hager that Captain Llewellyn Jones, With a view to bringing Morocco within M.C., of Shanghai, is "fres and, wall," half-a-day's journey of France, experi. He was taken prisoner in August 1927.

The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the w

ments with transformed Army machines, began un Christmas Day betwenn Tou- louse and the Atlantic coast of Morocco. The Farman Brothers bavo announced ending December 28th, 1978, mounted le the inauguration of the first French 78,129 tons and the sales to 88.624 tons. private air-service between Paris and London, with aeroplanes of different Government will inspect the new ferry H.E the Officer Administering tik

service of the Yaumati Ferry Co. at

aizes carrying two, six, and twenty

SPECIAL passogers; while Mr. HANDLEY PAGE has Jubilee Street Pier on Thursday, at 3.45

SCOTCH

WHISKY.

AGENTS:

deelared his intention of starting a flying service to India and the East for passen gera and fraight as soon as the embargo

on civilian flying is removed. Iat view

p.m.

The death is announced, at Ticntain, of Mr. W. A, Forbes,, senior partner in the

of these facts it seeme almost incredible firm of that name. Deceased, who was that it was only ten years ago that the born in Tientsin, was in his fifty-Bret

out

year.

•

+1-

newspapers controlled by Lord Non- CLIFFE were endeavouring to encourage acrisi development by offering handsome Henri Bernstein's fnuous play Sam pecuniary rewards for flights from Lon- son is being screened at the Coronet don Manchester within twenty-four Theatre for three days, commencing this hours with not more than two stops on evening. The film created the way, and that even when war broke tion when exhibited in the States.

great echsa-

wo were only able to send about

Under the Sale of Food and Druga sixty aeroplanes over to France. During Ordinance, during the last quarter of the past four year the number, carrying 1918 the following samples were analysed: capacity, speed and range of these machines has increased enormously, and

Brandy, 7; ice, 1; milk, 13; rum, &; whisky, . their

trustworthiness is shown by the milk and the two whisky samples were Of these, seven samples of record of the express postal service in- found to be adulterated. augurated between Washington and New York--260 miles which carried a total of

H.E... the Officer Administering the

A. 8. WATSON &70s, of mail matter during twenty Government has issue invitations for no scyen flying days Inat August with only investiture of the Order of the British two forced landings, neither of which Empire on Wednesday at 3.45 pm at Government House. If those invited havo minutes, 11,987 miles of flight, being com- neither uniform our leves dress, ordinary picted out of a possible of 11,061. Similar morning dress should be worn. services between European capitals are

CO., LTD.,

TRAPSONS No. 16.

involved

a delay of more than

Len

who just arrived in the Colony after some Mr. Castle, of the American Red Cross, strenuous work in Siberia on behalf of · that organisation, will give an informal

ALI

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, contemplated. The practicability of the more ambitious projects is proved by the recent successful flight of the HANDLEY Face aeroplane from Ipwich to India, vid lecture at the Hongkong Hotel at 10 am. Sicily, Malta, Egypt, and Baghdad. The to-morrow. journey from Cairo to Karachi, a distance Mr. G. E. Anderson, Consul-General for sre invited to attend of 2,548 miles, was performed in thirty-the United States, will preside. six hours of actual flying time. Major- General BALMOND, who was in command of the party, expressed the opinion, on

ELLIOTT At

DEATHS

the Government

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Civil

The Gazette contains regulations made Government prohibiting the entry into by H.E. the ficer Administering the

Hospital, on 11th January, 1010, J. arrival at Calcutta, that a big future the Colony of any person of over fifteen

lies before us in aviation if we choose to seize it. Great Britain can be as grent

years of age, other than Chinese or

embers of H.M's Forces travelling on duty, without a passport issued nut morą

ELLIOTT, Superintendent Engineer, Hongkong Hotel.

[194 JAM15803.-At Chefoo, on December 28th,

1918, as the result of an accidental in the air as she is on the sea, for with fail, JEANIE MARY, the widow of the her world-wide possessions the is in than two years previously by thn. Govern late WILLIAM BLACE JAMIESON, of particularly favourable position for devement of the country of which he is a Shanghai.

Bubject.

Terrace, Dundee.

[ios

The Howitt Phillips Comedy Company

JONES.-At the Central R.A.F. Hospital, loping inter-Imperial air communion

Hempstead, on November 4th, 1918, tions. Captain the Rev. GEORGE WILLIAM ultimately with Australia, Hongkong and From Egypt she can link up JONES, M.A... M.A 3.80. LL.B., F.R.BE, F.B.A.E., of Coraldens, Liber- South Afries. The Air Ministry is send have arranged to pay a short return visit ton, Edinburgh, and son of John Jones, late of Sunbrae, Binghaming officera to survey a further chain of to the Colony and will give the first of landing grounds, via Barma and Singe-threc performances at the Theatre Royal pore, to the northern coast of Australia on LONDON OFFICE: 181, Fiat Sea, E.C. Two other official parties of airmen with my Heart" is the piece chosen for pre- Monday, Jaunery 20th. "Peg o machines and equipment have been dissentation on the opening night and this patched to survey an aerial route from will be followed by "Within the Law Cairo to Cape Town. The Civil Aerial and the "The Glad Eye," Booking in Transport Committee stato that, the com- now open at Moutrie's

Borakone Oyazon: 10a, Duê Vaux Boan, C.

The Daily Press.

atd

HONGKONO, JANUARY 13TH, 1919.

mercial airship will offer even greater ad-

The annual party and Christmas tree,

1176

IF you want a reliable WATCH

Call at JAMES STEER Chronometer-maker, Watch-maker and Jeweller, 9, Toe House Street.

Talephone No. 2877

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to Noon on JANUARY 20, 119, for the COMPLETÉ AERATED WATER purchase of the French Gunbonte

"ARGUS" AND "VIGILANTE

Length k 140 foot

Twin Borns.

"

2

4

PLANT FOR SALE.

THE MACHINES are made by Moure Bratby & Hinchliffe, Ltd, Manchester, and guaranteed in perfect working order.

This complete plant will turn on 2,100 dgson Agrated water per day, purchasers to take over about 6,000 dozen bottine at cost

Apply by letter

Broadth

24 *** Draft Compound Engines 587 HP Thurneycroft Boilers 14816s. Pressure The Vesicle may be inspected at H.M. Kowloon Yud Depot from where the price. succesful Tenderer must take delivery. Vessels to be sold as they are with all atores (Armament Ammuntion and Scientifs instrumenta excluded)

before Noon To-DAY requesting it to be Portions of each vessel's atores are lying Eanded here.

at Shameen, Canton and at the Naval Dock Yard, Saigon. Exponse of delivering sach stores to be for account of the successful Tonderer. Separate offers should be made. for each gua buat. Bancossful tenderor must pay purchase money to this Consulate before JANUARY 20TH, Immediately upon which delivery of the vesla will be granted.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by || The Undersigned. Gooda renalasing unelaimed after the 18 h inst, at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges QASAll claims must be sent in to mo on, or before the 23rd inat, or they will not be recognized

gal. All ilamagod packages will be examined on

BATURDAY, the 18th fäst, at 10 AM.

No Fire Insurance has been effected

J. TOURTIT, Acting Ag Kompkom, 19th January 189.

Thin Consulate romerves to itself to right to accept or refuse any Tender.

Not accountable for berorn in description.. 0% of the Privo for all axponses incurred. [100

ALRATED WATER_PLANT,' Care of Hongkong Daily Press,

Care of Cloneral Port Office,

Row No. 120,

WAI KEB.

FLAG & BAILMAKER,

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No. 118, Des Voux Bond Cestral, Top Floor, HONGKONG.. Telapkano No. 1988;

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION.

vantages then the aeroplane, especially for passenger services, in which comfort, case given by the Dockyard Officers to the and safety are vital considerations Air children of the Naval Yard employés, was Ir we are not all sanguine enough to ships exist to-day with a range of over held on Saturday afternoon in the Royal baliove that the time has arrived when four thousand miles at a speed of seventy. Naval Theatre. About 50 children sat the nasions "shall beat their swords into eight miles an hour, and this range can down to tea at 4 o'clock after an hour's

their spears ploughshares and

into be doubled by running the engines more romp and play, the chief attraction being pruning-hooks" there is no doubt that slowly. Under the first spoed Cape Town a slide especially erected for the occasion. an important step is about to be taken would be only three days' journey from Afterwards a short programune of musio towards this end. The idea of a league Southampton, while the airship could cross was rendered and much appreciated, of Nations to enforce peace has passed the Atlantic and return without a stop. especially an action song given by several from the dream of idealists into the fore- Soon, a speed of one hundred miles an of the youngest children. The Christmas front of practical politics, and already hour will be attained, These prognostica tren was unloaded and the toys were die- there are proposals for transforming tions are supported by the disclosure tributed by Mr. B. Northeott, who mado some of the engines of war into instru-made by Major-General SYRES that a Gor. very realistic "Father Christmas," A monta of commerce and industry. As the man Zeppelin flow from Bulgaria to Gur-09d number of Dockyard Officers werd result of successful experiments, the man East Africa and back in four days present including the Commodore, Mr. French are employing their tanks for without landing. There is no reason, he and Mi Gurner, Mr. and Mrs. Ander towing purposes along their canals. The added, why airships should not be built son, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth, the Ron F. most striking change, however, is pro capable of circling the globe.

G. B. Hastings, K.N., and Mr. and Mrs. mised in connection with aircraft.

Long. The eatering was marriód out and Already, the articles of an International

the Christmas tree decorated by a com Air Convention have been drafted for

Tho Taku Bar lights were put out an mittoo of ladies, to whom great credit in thuo. The Dockyard Recreation Club

submision to the Allics in anticipation from Januáry 4th.

of the development of commercial aviation,

The next Criminal Session will bo danco, in the evening was attended by about 80 people, who spent a very enjoy-

In a speech a Manchester, recently, opened on January 20th at 10 am, Lord Wein, the Air Minister, sald that

No cases of communicable diseases were able time. Mr. Byddon, as usual, woma Great Britain now possessed substantia! notised in the Colony on Friday. an officient M. The Club will hold numbers of aeroplanes and nos-planos)

A new order has been published in the fortnightly Whist-drive in, the Dook- capable of currying a crow of seven and the Cacerte dealing with imports and yard on Wednesday, commezeing at 8.30 thirty passengers for 1,900 miles, without "exporia,