NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.
THE
DHE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING LADIES' the HONGKONG BENEVOLENT BOCIETY will be held at the CITY HALL TUESDAY, JAN. 28T, at 12 Nook.
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6.5. "PROVIDENCE" Will have prompt despatch for SAIGON.
Particulars for Freight only
Apply to-
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES Co.,
3. Qucen's Buildings. Bengkong, January 13th, 1019.
THT
WEST
104
POINT BUILDING
COMPANY, LIMITED.
OTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that
JANUARY
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY FEEBE, TUESDAY
THE UNIVERSITY, HONGKONG.
AUCTIONS
A. G. DA ROCHA AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER.
instructions from
the CONGREGATION of UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG the Great Hall on will be held in WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15TH, 19, at 130, at which the Post hancellor of the FAVOURED with instr University, Bin Excellency The Officer Admistering the Government of the Colony, will confer Degrees. Admission will be by invitation.
NOTICE.
1200
THE MALARON SUGAR C., LTD. NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that the SHARE and TRANSFER BOOKS of the above Company will be CLOSED from the 1st to the 15th day of February, 1978,
SMITH, BELL & CO, LTD., General Managers. Mauila, P., 3rd January, 1018
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HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE
NINETY-NINTH ORDINARY MEETING OF HAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Office of the Company, Hotel Mansions, on TUESDAY
to
Nthe THIRTY FIRST ORDINARY FEBRUARY 18TH. 118, at 12 o clock, Noon, MEETING of SHAREHOLDER 1 for the parpos of receiving a Report of this & ompany will be held at the Offices the Directors, together with a Stairmont of Messrs JARDING, MATHESON & COMPANY, of Accounts, declaring a Dividend aud
ABY electing Directors and Auditors. LIMITED, Un WEDNESDAY,
The TRANSFER HOURS of the Company, 1948, 1918, at 14:30 A.M., for the purp will be CLOSEU from JANUARY 27TH of recarving the Report of the Director FEBRUARY 1175, 1919, both days clasive. tygether with the blatement of
By Order of the Board of Directors.
W. E. CLARKE for the
year ending 31st December, 1918.
Alam Tolary. The REGISTER SHARES of the
Hongkong, January 7th, 1919. will be CLOSED from SATUR- ;
291 WEDNESDAY. Est, i January, 1910 (hot days inclusive). during which
no Transfer period Shares can be registered.
Accounts
By Order of the Board of Divreturs,
A, SHELTON HOUPER,
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NOTICE
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REGINALD ALEXANDER
MELLIOTT PATERSON, Chartered
THE HONCHONG LAND INVESTMENT & Accountant, is this day admitted a pari-
AGENCY CO., Lʊo.,
Genoal Agents for the
WEST POINT Bunting Co. LTD. Hongkong, January 13th, 1919.
405
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE,
LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTH ORDINARY MEET this ING of SHAREHOLDERS in Company will be held at the Offices MCBSTA JARDINE, MATHESON & COMPANY, JANUARY LIMITED, ON WEDNESDAY,
for the purpose 29TH, 1918, at 11.45 A.M., for
the Directorя of receiving the Report of together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ending ist December, 1918.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be WEDNESDAY, 28th
18th, to
1910 (both days inclusive), no Transfer of
Jennury, during which
Shares can bored.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, LT,
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to the General Managers. Hongkong, January 13th, 1919.
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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTY-FIRST ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & COMPANY, JANUARY on WEDNESDAY, LIMITED, 29TH, 1919, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1918.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED) from SATUR. 29th DAY,
isth
to WEDNESDAY, January, 1919 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of
Shares can be registerd of Directors,
By Order of the
A. BHELTON HOOPER, Secretary.
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ner in our Firm.
LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS. Hongkong, 1st January, 1919.
TE
NOTICE.
JANUARY 14TH, 2019.
INTIMATION
TODAY WATSON'S
will sell by Public Auction
(TUESDAY), JANUARY 14TH, 1819,
2.30 P.M..
at his Sales Rvoro, Queen's Road Central Camera Carbine" by Butcher & Sons, London, fitted with Ausstimatic Lena with A plates.
Holder and Starxis for plate and film).
1 Pianola and, 100 rolls.
One Steel Deed box.
Doz. Containers.
1 Geyzer.
6 Bicycles (new)
? Piano.
A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND
GENERAL BROKER,
FAVOURED with
instructions
from The Concerned, will sell by Public Auction TO-DAY (TUESDAY), JANUARY, 14TM 1918, At 2.30 TM M.
at his Sales Boom, Queen's Road Central Cold Poan Office Building). EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE AND EFFECTS,
Comprising Blackwood Furniture, Teakwood Mirror- Door Wardrobes Chests of Drawers, Clocks, Belled Edge Mirror, Umbrella Standa
Brussel's Carpels, hesterfield Couch and Acre Chairs, Drawing Room Suite, Easy Chairs, Overmantels, Dining Tables Single aus Double Brass Mounted Iron Bedsteads, Curtains, Hro, ze Figures, Deska, Glass and Crockery Ware, and a long line of Sundries.
Also
1-12 horn Hammer Gun by Wilkinson's London in good condition.
One Prismoid Binocular (19 lenses). TERMS --Unah on Delivery. Hongkong, January 7th, 1919.
A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER,
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NAVOURED with
ENDERS which must be enclosed in Sealed Cover and Marked Tead-r will be received at the French Consulate up to Noox on JANUARY 20TH, 1619, for the purchase of the French Gunboata
" AROUS AND VIGILANTE"
148 feet
24
Length
Breadth
39
Draft Compound Engines 387 N.H.P.
а
3
7
2 Thurneycroft Boilers 142 lbs. Pressure Twin Screws.
The Vessels may be inspected at H.M. Kowloon Yard Depot from where the must take delivery. successful Tenderer
Amovention
maad
Vasely be be mild as they are with all storey instruments excluded)
Portions of each vessel's stores are lying at Shameen, Canton and at the Naval Dock Yard, Saigon. Expense of delivering such stores to be for account of the successful Tenderer. Sepanure offers should be made for each gunboat. Successful tenderer mat ray purchase money to this Consulate before JANUARY 26TH, immediately upon which delivery of the vess is will be granted.
This Consulate res-es to its if the right to accept or refuse any Tepler.
Not accountable for errors in description 5% of the Price for all expenses incurred.
NOTICE.
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IF you want a reliable WATCH
Call a JAMES STEER Chronometer-panke. Watch-maker and Jeweller, 9. lee House Street
Telephone No. 2877
G.
R
NOTICE.
instructions
COMPOUND
BALSAM
OF
In many quarters there have been Two Chinese catered a house in Bun- suggestions for further extensione of the ham Strand, West, yesterday morning, State supervision of industry. Indeed, but, upon, an alarm being raised both a list of the activities which it is pro-took to their hocle. One was arrested by posed that the Government of Great En constable and was found to be in posses. Britain shall engage in would shock many sion of a fully-loaded revolver. by reason of its proportions. There are sume who wish the country to take a ne
10 train direct to State socialis a. Not only is in urged the Government shall ren the railways, or transport into the United States except when such services, the mines, the liquor trade, the shipments are consigned to the Sagar armament firms, and the ship-building Equalization Board or its nominees.
yards, but also think it skall Snance
The American Consul-General has re
| erived information from Washington that hereafter the War Trade Board will issue no licences for the importation of sugar
Although the issue of Straits Setie
foreign trade and convert all industrial enceras into national factorica. Accord-monts War Loan of per rent. has now ing to these enthusiaste, it must also have been elused in Singapore, arrangements the monopoly of the distribution of the have been made whereby the Hongkong necessaries of life. In a recent lecture in and South (bina War Barings Aasoria- London, Mr. W. BICHENS, the Managing tion will continue to invest in this War Loan at moneys received, until further Director of one of the largest ship
notice. building Genus in Great Britain, protasted against this tendency of the Government
ANISEED to interfere with the enterprise of the
Gives immediate
relief in
all
cases
of
COUGH.
Price 50 cents. and $1.00
per Bottle.
from
PREPARED ONLY BY
The Concerned, will sell by Pubhe Auction on THURSDAY, JANUARY 16TH, 1918.
at 30 P.M.
at his Bales Room, Queen's Road Central. A LARGE AND SPLENDID ASSORT MENT OF CHINESE PORCELAINS AND CURIOS, Comprising:-Kanghi, Kienlung, Towkong, Sung and Ming Dynasties, a collection of 5 coloured and 3-coloured Voses, Plates, and Bowls, Incense Burners, old Bronte figures and .rnaments, Snuff Bottles, Cristal Vases. and Ornaments, Jadestones, Glass Beads, Peking Cloisonne, Blue and White Vases," Piates, and Bowls, Amber, Lacquered Screens Panels, Old Chinese Engravings, and a long string of old and beautiful Curios
Latalogue will lva-farodd
On View 15th January. From TERMS:-Cash on Delivery.
A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER.
from NAVOUR D with instructions
The Concerned, FAVO will sell by Public Auction on SATURDAY, JANUARY Lara, 1919,
kt 11 A.M
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
WINES, SPIRITS, ALE AND STOUT. 40 case, Kirin Heer, pta. 80 crass Guinness Stout, Burke's q18. B6 Barrois California? Caret wares Moet and Chandon Chain- 7 rases Vichy water, pta |pagne, Blun label.
5 caso. Nassau Beer, qus. 4 cases St. Lohon wines, a curea Japanese. Sake. 18 cazEE Cawarra Block.
O cases Hennory's 3-Star Braudy.
4 D. O. M. qts
บ
4
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NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiatic or Indian A desiring to leave the Colony should THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA-Pply in person at the CENTRAL POLICE
TION CO, LTD.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that NOTICE IS HEENTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of MossTS, JARDINE, MATHESON & COMPANY, LIMITED un WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 291, 1918, at 12.16 r... for the purpose of reviving the Report of the Directore together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1918.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the 20th
Ay will be CLOSED from SATUR.
WEDNESDAY, 18th, to Wanuary, 1918 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE, Secretary
1208
Hongkong, January 13th, 1919,
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.
OPEN BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP.
STATION between the hours of 9 to 1 P.M. and 3 P.. to 4 P.M. daily.
Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers.
All persons with certain exceptions who remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register themselves under
of REGISTRATION
PERSONS the ORDINANCE, 1910.
Forms of Registration giving the parti- culars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all Police Stationa
The Ponsity for non-compl noe is a fine not exceeding $50.
JUST RECEIVED
Priced Catalogue
of
WAR STAMPS
pts.
French Vermouth. Noilly Prot.
Gordon's Dry Gin. New York.
Dass Ale French Vermouth, Amstel Beer,
Whiskies, Brandies, etc. etc. TERMS-Cash on Delivery. Hongkong, January 7th, 1918.
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PUBLIC AUCTION
A.
S.
CO., LTD.,
WATSON &
HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
wh
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The Daily Press.
Lid
on
The first
The annual meetings of the West Point Building Co., Ltd., the Hongkong (en- individual. AR Mr. HICHENS was severe-tral Estate, Ltd., the Hongkong Land ly ericised not long ago by some of the Investment and Agency Co., Ltd.. and more conservative capitalists because he the Hongkong Land Reclamation Co., advocated better housing conditions and Lid., will be held at the offices of Messrs. shorter hours of labour for the working Jardine, Matheson & Co clames, it cannot be said that he is one Wednesday, January 29th.
thecrusted Tories." He has stated meeting is vimed for 11:30 a. recently, however, that the Government
A message from Colombo, dated Decem and Parliament have failed lamentably to
ber 23rd, states: The steamer Kun Chino, handle the business entrusted to them owned by Chinese in Hongkong and re- with any approach to efficiency."
quisitioned by the Government, is a fort- has been in a position to judge, and he is: | night overdue on u voyage from Rangoon, e we have said, a practical man who has Apparently she ran into a cyclone, and atriven to improve the lot of the working it has been thought that she has sustained His words, therefore, deserve some damage, and is probably drifting. classes. careful consideration. There is to be a She is an old ship and was heavily ondert very great change in the constitution and with timber. Her captain is Mr. J. A.
Martin, whose
in wife
waiting duties of the Imperial Parliament, and it is obvious that the purely domestic Colombo for news, preparatory to leav- affairs of England. Scotland, Wales unding for Hame. Ireland will have to be delegated to local Parliamente. There is also the problem
He
of the Second Chamber, and during this period of transition the less the politi cians are distracted from such political | re-construction work the better.
1.6
The members of the Vanity Fair Com
pany have already established themselves a great favourites in Hongkong. Parti-
the Officer cular interest attaches to to-night's per- formuose, at which H.E. Administering the Government Las ex- One argument which should appeal to pressed his intention of being present, as now that the idea of the League of owing to the fact that it will show the Every thing Nations has received general acceptance second edition of the Fair.
እዚ that State trading tends to create will be different from the edition given International friction. The undignified on Saturday and last evening, and it is apcctacle of the ex-Kaiser touring Europe safe to predict that the same high stand- as a commercial bag man was not only ard that has been set will be maintained. grotesque but irritating, and did out make the educated people of other nations admire him any the more. In this part
La conformity with the introduction in Rustic of the Gregorian Calendar-- measure which has had the sanction of
of the world we know, from experience, the All-Russian Provisional Government that the German Government suberdinal-
Consulate in
DE
Omak the Russian
ed everything to the desire to make Hongkong will adopt the new style com-
ali
Konszone Orion: 101, Das Vœux Eoso, U. Lampon Owerca: 181, Fans Braat, R.C.profits, and they fell very much lower in mencing on January 2nd, Russian style. International Morality in consequence.January 15th, new style. The first of The promotion of trade should be encour- January, 1910, Russian style, is thereforo aged by Governments, but the the last date which will be observed the Julian carrying-out of details should be left to by Russians according to individual firms. In this Colony we bave Calendar. The Russian Church has, had to submit to more Government con- however, not yet altered her Calendar, and
than we trul during the war
found purely ecclesiastial celebrations (namo- palatable, and, in common with the rest days, etc.) will be observed, untí; altera - of the Empire, we have suffered it fromtion, according to the old style. patriotic motives as an emergency mea
Mrs. Gossip," writing in the Daily
HONGKONG, January 14th, 1919.
(OVERNMENT CONTROL.
ONE of the most interesting problems of more until Civilisation. should be made
the immediate future is that relating to safe. That has been accomplished, and Sketch, of November 4th, says: We On Saturday the control of industry by the Govern- therefore the time has come when the have a Chinese countess.
We want all Countess Hoey Stoker gave quite a big meat. During the war great hopes were control should be removed. raised in the minds of those who advocat the assistance which both the local and dance at the house she took recently at Grosvenor Square. One often hear this ed State socialism by the creation of the the Imperial Governments can give, in a Ministry of Munitions, the taking-over legitimate and honourable manner, to interesting little lady spoken of as a Japanese, but she comes from China and of the railways, and the control of British trade interests in China, but wis the daughter of Count Vei Bam, one shipping by the Government; but there want neither irritating interference mar is already a clear indication that condi-State trading. tions which may be accepted as necessary
Not a single caso of communicable, in war will not be tolerated in peace. ARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of The latest newspapers from Home show discase was reported in the Colony on Pa the letting by Public Auction Sala, to
be held on MONDAY, the 20th day of ng that even before the declaration of Friday and Saturday. January, 1919, at Å P.M., at the Offloen uễ the
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, by Order of the Armistice the Government, respond-
A thirteen-year old Chinese girl,
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER AUMINIáng to pressure, promised that as soon residing at 11, Graham Street, committed TEEING THE GOVERNMENT, of One Lot of CROWN LAND above Coombe Road to the possible there would be a return to suicide by hanging herself from a bet with the option of renewal at Crown Nor can it be anid that the experiments Colony of Hongkong, fars Lerm of 15 years, one of the old conditions of industry. post. Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of HIB
The annual general meeting of the
MAJESTY THE KING, for one further term of hade during the war have been very Hongkong Ladies' Benevolent Society will
40
75 years.
PARTICULARB OF THE LOT.
and Stamps issued in consequence
of the War.
S. G-
WAR ALBUMS
HE ANNUAL OPEN BU LIARD for the provisional issue of the
CHAMPIONSHIP of the Colony held
Fanfor the auspices of the Victoria
Trontion Club.
Entrios on JANUARY 2880, and are to
[be nccompanied by Entrance fee of $2.
Allied Powers and Neutral
Countrics.
The number of polais to in played and GBACA & CO
hor arrangements will be decided at n Meeting of the Competitors
No. 10, WYNDHAM STREET,
HONGKONG.
V.NC.
P.O. Box 620...
11. Secretary.
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No. of Bale.
Registry No.
cality.
Surat Sanding
Bondary
Mesurements
*.*. KR. BA
36, W.
Jook Feltre feel.
140
180
00
WANTED.
Square Fee
Annual Rent
Upsat Price.
I held at the City Hall on Tuesday, January 21st, ut 12 noon.
of the richest men in the East. Before her marriago to Captain Bloker, of Dub- lin, she was a lady-in-waiting the labo Dowager Empress of China. The Coun- tess is thoroughly Western in her ideas, for she gets her clothes from Paris, ja fond of riding, and drives her own car
"SAMBON" AT THE CORONET THEATRE.
Despite the numerous counter-attrac- tions, the magic of the name of William Farnum drew good audiences to the Coronet Theatre last night.
The story deals with the Maurice Brachard who rises from the
Encouraging. The general tendency of he British people is to allow matters to rift along without worrying much until They are directly affected, when they express themselves emphatically if they are not pleased. Many years ago Lord night by a gang of robbers who stole humble position of a dock labourer to that HALDANE said of the English section of jewellery to the value of 8200.
The Police bave received a report that Lantau village was visited on Saturday
carcer af
of one of the greatest financial powers
the race that what they want the Quroin- Sir Havilland de Sausuarez, Chief in the land. Having attained to financial ment to do is to spend the taxes plen: Justion of Shangbai, has arrived in the marrica-much
ifully and to damn the differential
10,821,290 lcuins." During the past four years Colony, and is staying at Government The Government has certainly spent the House, He will alt in a Full Court of Chres plentifully and nobody blames Appeal next Monday.
As a launch was crossing from Hong hem very much for doing so in the great mergency of the war, but there is likely kong to Bamahuipo on Saturday morn
UALIFIED STENOGRAPHER
QTYPIST, male preferred.
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eminence, he falls in love with and will-the against hor
aristocratic, echomers. The husband and daughter of a family of hard-up, bat
the inevitablo other man appears. wife drift apart," and, later, of course, Brochard, like another Samson, wreekn the stock market in order to ruin the man who has come between him and his happi- In the Rnancial upheaval thing follows, he like Samson of old, is himself
to be a considerable re-motion. In the ing those on board were surprised to so overwhelmed, but in his ruin ho finds hin End we shall probably find that the seal swimming ahead of them with its wife's love. andreedom-loving citisens of the British head and shoulders well out of the water
Apply by lettorenly stating salary required Emy iro will gradually rid themselves of An effort was made to capture the Government control, but they will damand snimal with, bont hooks, but this proved 17hat the Government shall encourage usucessful, the seal diving from time to
time.
W. B. BAILEY & Co., LTD.
blentine roberrel.
The plot may not sound very novel of exciting, but the whole burden of the story, of supree, falla on the broad should. ers of William Tarnum, and one has bub to see him in this early play of his to realise why he has gained such a com manding position amung soroen artista.
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