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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
BANK HOLIDAYS.
B accordance with Ordinance Na 5 of 1912, the EXCHANGE BANKS will b
the 1HT ATIC
CLUBAD for the transaction of PUBLIC 3RD
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BUSINESS 012 FEBRUARY, 1910.
Hongkong, January Sith, 1919.
FOR SALE
Ton Yacht EVAUNE"
Apply to-
G. C. WOOD, Mesra Laios & ORANGE. 262
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND
No
FINANCE CO., LTD.
TOTICE 19 HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY JANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the HONGKONG HOTEL
Hongkong,
SATURDAY,
110
FEBRUARY 18TH, 1919, at 11.30 AM., for the
INTIMATIONS
THE HÜNGKONG. DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29TH
THT WEST POINT BUILDING
COMPANY, LIMITED,
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Nthe THIRTY FIRST ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERE in this Company will be held at the Offices Messed, JARDINE, MATHEBON & COMPANY, LTD., TU-DAY (WEDNESDAY), JANUARY
TH, 1918, at 11.30 A.M., fo
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
goth DAY.
18th, to WEDNESDAY. |January, 1919 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A SHELTON HOOPER, THE HONGKONg Land InvestmÈNT & AGENCY CO., LTD., General Agents for the WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LTD.
1205 Hongkong, January 13th, 1819.
LIMITED.
purpose of receiving the Reports of the THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending Sat December,
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 1918.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the CompanyN the FIFTH ORDINARY MEET will be CLOSED from the 8th February to the 18th February (both days inclusive) doring which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers, Hongkong, January 20th, 1939.
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WISEMAN'S
DINNER DANCE
FRIDAY, January 31st.
DINNER...
DANCE ...
$1.00
$1.00
Tables may be booked.
FULL STRING ORCHESTRA.
D. M. GOODALL, MANAGER.
TELEPHONE 407.
(108
FOR
ANOTHER PLAN
"HOUSING SCHEME."
THE Undersigned art now dividing
portion of Jor's Hill, Kowloon, into amali fota, of about 3,000 to 4,000 square feet esch.
A desirable spot for a Home, one of the FINEST SITES IN KOWLOON Persons desirous of nequiring ground there,
Please Apply to
J. M. ALVES & CO.
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A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER.
instractions from FAVOURED of a Sanghai and Bwatow Firm, will sell by Public Auction at his promises, Old Post Office Builga, Queen's Road Central,
with
On THURSDAY, JANUARY 30TE, 1919, at 2.30 P.M. A LARGE QUANTITY OF FILET LACES AND DRAWN THREAD WORKS ETC. ETC. Comprising:--
Filet Laces, Lace Collars, Table Covers, Bed Spreads, Grass Linen, and Irish Linen with cut-work embroidery, Camisoles, Silk embroidery articles and many other kinds
of Fancy Goods for Ladies.
Catalogue will be feed.
On View from 28th January, from 8 PM. TEEMA-Cash on Delivery, Hongkong, January 2nd, 1918.
(100
SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE.
INTIMATION'S
UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY;
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
FOURTEENTH THE
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of SHAKE- HOLDERS will be held in the flices of Meers, ODWELL CO., LIMITED, ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 30TH, 1919, at 11.30 A.M., for the purpose of receiving the report of the Gene a Managers Together with a statement of accounts to 31st Decem ber, 1915.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 3rd to 30th January, 1919, bely days inclusive.
DODWELL & Co., LTD.,
General Managers.
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THE HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE IS REKERY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED will be held at the Registered Office of the Company, Fedder Streat. Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong
SATURDAY, the Eighth day FEBRUARY, 1918, at 1 o clock in the forenoon, when the Subjoined Resolution will be pro- posed as an Extraordinary Resolution:
That the Actio es of Association be altered in manner following, viz :—_
"In Article N2 too word "fire" shall be
substituted for the word "four"." The effect of this resolution will be to increase the sinam namter of the Directors from 4 to 5.
Should the ro-olution be passed by the required majority, it will be submitted for contrmation as special resolution to s
INTIMATION
WATSON'S
EXTRACT OF MALT
AND
COD LIVER OIL.
or
1019.
that there is anything wrong in The following enees. KẾ vonzanaricabier obtaining the best possible rate of interest diseases were reported in the Colony dur and exchange. That is simply an ing the week which ended on Saturday: ordinary business 'tradatctina: ' If the Bubonic plague, two (two deaths); bere Chinese complained of the terms the bro-spinal fever, ten (four deaths): diph- obvious retort would be: "You can theria, one (one death); and cuteric fever, one. One case of cerebro-spinal fever was take it or leave it," or "if you can get better terme elsewhere, why don't you. reported on Sunday and Monday. seize the opportunity? " It is true that About 60 members of the Tokio Club Japan was placed in a very favourable entertained to dinner Mr E. F. Growe, position in such matters by the world. C.M.G., British Commercial Atturbe, who war, bat, after all, no broad-minded is leaving for England on furlough, and Mr. Hugh Horne, bis temporary successor. Anglo-Saxon regarded that as anything
Very warm tributes were paid to but "good joss" for Japan. What did' make thoughtful people annoyed, however, was the knowledge that the money from Japan was simply used as fuel to fred
We
the flames of civil war in China. sincerely hope that, even in its prelimin
A CONCENTRATED NUTRITIVE'ary stages of evolution, the Council
AND
DIGESTIVE AGENT.
that
rigour and initiative with which Mr. Crowe has discharged duties of much in portance to the British community Tokie and to the cordiality of his relations
with business men of all oationalities.
in
The American Consel-General has re-
which will direct the iden called the ceived instructions from Washington that League of Nations will frown upon any for the time being the Way Trade Bourd such practices. We are not going to has retumposed restrictions on rive effective The Japanees may at once, and until further instructiona diainter the past. retort that the armament firms of the the Consulate General will not certifs to European nations bave in days gone by invoices covering rice without specific fanned rebellion and strife in Asia for authority from the Department of State. their own selfish ends. We know that the This arrangement, however, does not Germans were guilty of this, and affect shipments of rice in transit. The probably, if not certainly, they were matter of the shipment of rice bought. for Pleasant to take encouraged by their Government. But shipment to the United States on con- all that is finished and we are living in tracts made between the removal of the a new world, a world in which certain restrictions and the reimposition thereof
Easy to Digest.
ING of BBAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices o Mesars, JARDINE, MATHESON & COMPANY, LYD, TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY), JANUARY RETE, 1919, at 11.45 A.M., 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 BHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from SATUR-second Extraordinary Meeting which will be In bottles $1.50 and $2.50 fundamental principles must be definitely is under negotiation. DAY, 18th, to WEDNESDAY, 29th January, 1919 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, LTD.,
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to the General Managers. [204 Hongkong, January 13th, 1919.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Nthe THIRTY-FIRST ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Messra, JARDINE, MATHESON & Company, LID, TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY), JANUARY 29TH, 1916, 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
WEDNESDAY, DAY, 18th, to January, 1918 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered,
29th.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary.
[207 Hongkong, January 13th, 1819.
THE HONGKONG LAND REOLAMA- TION CO., LTD.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the EIGHTEENTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHON & COMPANY, LA, TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY), JANUARY 2971, 1919, at 12.15 P.M., for the purpose
EJ
subsequently convened.
Dated the 24th, day of January, 1918.
By Order of the Board,
Q.
J. H. TAGGART, Secretary and Manager.
NOTICE.
R.
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LL PERSONS with the exception of those of Chinese race desiring to lenye
the Colony should apply in person at the
each.
BOLD ONLY BY
CENTRAL POLER STATION between the hours A. S. WATSON of 9 AM to 1. P.M. and 9 F.. to 4 ra, daily. Passports or identification papers.
Applicants will be required to produce
All persons with certain exceptions who remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register themselves under REGISTRATION of PERSONS the ORDINANCE, 1916.
Forms of Registration giving the parti- culars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all Folice Stations
The Penalty for non-compliance is a fine. not exceeting $50,
NOTICE,
If you want a reliable WATCH
Call at JAMES STEER Chronometer-maker, Watch-maker and Jeweller, 9. Ice House Street.
Telephone No. 2877
of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounta for the year ending 31st December, 1919.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the E Company will be CLOSED from SATUR
WEDNESDAY, 29th DAY, 18th, to January, 1919 (both days inclusive). during which period no Transfer of Bharos can be registered,
By Order of the Board of Directora,
NOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE, Secretary. Hongkong, January 13th, 2018.
TO LET
TO LET.
DUEHILL, No. 10, THE PEAK.,
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Apply to
HONGKONG LAND RECLAMATION COMPANY, LTD
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Apply tow
THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILD. ING COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE I HEREBY GIVEN that
the THIRTIETH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this
INSTITUTE.Company will be held at the Company's
SI, PRAYA EAST, HONGKONG. LL DEPARTMENTS of the above are
now OPEN after extensive repairm Boading and Writing Rooms, Billiard Boom (two tables), Restaurant, Consert Hall and Meeting Room
Sleeping Accommodation- Cabins and 70 Beds in Dormitories.
All mon of the Mercantile Marine, H.M. Nary and Army are welcome to are the Instabate
MANAGERESS.
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WE HAVE Great varieties of used and unused
POSTAGE STAMPS single, sets, packets, bugs, and on Approval Books
FOR COLLECTORS GRACA & 00..
N
Dealers In Postage Stamps, Post Cards, Seeds, Toys, etc.
No. 19, WYNDHAM STREET.- HCWIKONG; #PA). Box 890,
171
Victoria Building on TUESDAY,
TO LET.
HOUSE in Wongneicbong Road,
"THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENOT Cɔ,, Lan
TO LET.
FEBRUARY 4TH, 1910 at 11 o'book A SHOP to Nathan Road, Kowloon.
for the purpose of receiving the Roport of the Director, together with the Statement of Acounts for the year ending Stat December, 1918.
The REGISTER of HHARES of the Company will be OLOSED from TUESDAY, Jounery 18th, to TUESDAY, February 4th, 1819, both days inclusive), during which can bo period 0 Transfer of Bhares Registered,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER Secretary, To Tum Honokono Land INVESTMENT
& Augncy Co., Ltd, General Agents for the WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LTD Hongkong, January Stat, 1919 [213
HONGKUNG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
194
A FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon.
Apply 10-----
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE Oth, Itty
A szardm Hufčlogs.
82
GROUND TO LET.
"
T WHITFIELD ROAD CAUSEWAY ABAY, NOx to jour, Glass Factory, consisting of 10,000 Square foot, muitable for toring Coal, do. From January 1st, 1810.
Apply to
KHONG SANG HONG LED. 248, Doe Vaux Road Contra
100
FOR SALE AT THE PEAK,99 (3
CO., LTD.,
BONGKONG DISPENSARY,
TL 10.
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The Baily Press.
Hongkong, January 29TH, 1919.
enforced and maintained. The strife in China last year spoilt business for every-
body. In the long run it did a good to
the Japanese as a nation. It is to be
ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND
PUISNE JUDGE
hoped that the good sense of those who HON. MR. H. E. POLLOCK, K.C., AND
Bec
MR. C. A. D. MELBOURNE.
Mr. J. H. Kemp, K.C., CB.E., com-
govern Japan will enable them to that such methods on the part of their nationals are not likely to make them popular either with the Chinese or themences a long overdue leave in March next, and during his absence from the people of other nationalities who depend Colony the duties of Attorney-General upon the development of trade in China will be carried out by the Hon. Mr. H. E. & for their livelihood.
It is the fairest, as well as the kindest, policy to be perfectly frank in these We welcome Japan in the ranks
matters.
Pollock, K.C.
Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz is going on a holiday early in February and while ho is away Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne, who is at present sitting us Second Police Magis trate, will act as Painne Judge.
Mr. Pollock was called to the Bar in
He is the
of the Powers who wish to use their armed We foroes Be an International Police. recognise the amazing industrial develop, ment of Japan, and we are satisfied that 1887 and was admitted to practice in it furnishes no cause for alarm to our Hongkong the following year. own countrymen. There is plenty of senior practising Counsel in the Colony room for the traders of all nations in and has, at various times, acted as Police China, and the more capital and brains Magistrate, Puisne Judge and Attorney- brought to bear upon the problems of General. The duties he is now about to Homózóna Orpion: 101, De Vorx Rear, C. developing the natural resources of the undertake, therefore, will not be in any Lowper Office: 181, Fzary Symar, É.C.
country the better for everybody. The way unfamiliar. The Attorney-General is, British have a right to be proud of the of course, an official toember of the Execu progress in scientific affairs which the tive and Legislative Councils, so that Mr. Japanese have made, for there are men Pollock's acceptance of the office will maka living to-day in Great Britain who it necessary for the Justices of the Pence carried the torch of scientific knowledge to elett someone else to represent them from the "Old Country" to the temporarily on the Legislative Council. "Britsin of the Far East." But with a It will be remembered that a few months LEAGUE OF NATIONS AND
nation, as with an individual, there is 480 Mr. Pollock's absence led to na excit- THE FAR EAST.
something greater than knowledge, anding contest between Mr. H. W. Bird and THR announcement that the Allies have that is character. We want to see inter. Mr. A. R. Lowe. In the present circum- issued a colomon warning to the people national goodwill extended, and for that stances it is interesting to recall the fact, who are still carrying on "a sort of a reason we venture to remind Japan that not generally known, that Mr. Pollock for short while, in 1902, was Attorney- war" will meet with general approval. industrial development carries with it General in Fiji. It is of especial interest to those of us definite, responsibilities. Let there be no who are concerned in the development of more loans to China without definite China, for it encourages the hope that control over the spending of the money. very definite pressure will be brought to If, unfortunately, it should be necessary, bear on the political intriguere and the the Allins must make it clear that they Magistrate, came to the Colony in 1900. military swashbucklers who oppress the mean to maintain law and order in the The whole of his time since then has been people of this country. While it may be Far East as well as the Near East. We spent in the Magistracy, as First Clerk true that the warning was addressed to expect to see Japan co-operating cor- and Second Magistrate, in the Land those who are much nearer the war-zones dially in this good work. than are any of the countrica of the Far East, yet it obviously expresses one of the fundamental axioms that must be
Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne, who holds the
position of Deputy Registrar and Apprai ser of the Supreme Court, and is, ca stated, now acting
PLA Fecond Polica
Office, or at the Supreme Court. In addi tion to his other duties, however, he has also acted on two occasions as Assistant The Exchange banks will be closed for Superintendent of Victoria Gaol. Mr.
on Melbourne in a Barrister-at-Law.
enforced by any League of Nations which the transaction of public business is to be effective. All warfare is horrible; February 1st and 3rd.
360m
PRESENTATIONTOINSPECTOR AND MRS. BOULGER.
THANKS FROM THE POLICE RESERVE.
the internal strife that continually goes
The annual general meeting of the on in China is none the less dreadful in Humphreys Estate & Finance Co., Ltd., ita immediate effects because wo have will be held at the Hongkong Hotel on become accustomed to the existence of Saturday, February 15th at 11.30 am. robbers and pillaging soldiere. Like the
Three Chinese were brought before Mr. poor, these undesirable gentry
Inapcator Boulger, of the Hongkong C. D. Melbourne, at the Magistracy, yes- always to be with China. To no small terday, on a charge of robbery. Among the Police Foros, was presented. yesterday extent they are responsible for the article, alleged to have been seized by the with a gold wristict watch by the mem poverty, for they paralyse industrial accused were a gold ring, two gold hors of the Hongkong Police Reserve na a mark of their appreciation of the cour- development and put a forceful vete on bracelets and a gold neck-chain. The case tesy and attention he had always shown
was remanded until next week.. enterprise. In the province of Kwong- tung it is absolutely essential for wealthy
According to the Tokio correspondant of Chinose to purchase, in some form or
the Osaka Asahi, the natives of the Mar-i other, protection for their sohomes,
"Wo
THE NINETY-NINTH ORDINARY ROOMED HOUSE and BUNGALOW of some mines, "by giving them a certain
MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Bon of
the Company will be held at the the Company, Hotel Mansions, on TUESDAY FEBRUARY 11TH, 1910, a6 16 o'clock, Noos,
Ir the purpose of roselving & Repert of
tho Direotors, together with a Statement of Apcounts, declaring s Dividend and plecting Viroutors and Auditors,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company. will be CLORED from JantART SITH, to FEBRUARY 11TH, 1018, both dava faoluziva,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W ́E CLARKE Becretary- Wanghong, January’7th, 1914. [172
pply
LINSTEAD DAVIS,
Alexandra Buildingai.
1800
FOR SALE AT THE PEAK. TO. 3, MOUNTAIN VIEW.
Apply to
HR POLLOCK, * Princos Ballin
k
to thom when, as a Crown Borgosat, he had been in charge of the Police Store- A silver tea set was also presented to Mrs. Boulgor.
There was full parade of the Police
lcón arrango matters with the oficial shall arebipelago, under occupation by Rogerve in the Central Police Station for the Japanese Navy, have submitted poti- the ceremony of presentation and Mr. romirked a shrewd Cantoneso merchant tions to the Japanese authorities since the .. Jankin, (C..P.R.) in handing the
to gilts recently when discussing the opening up Armisties asking for permission to enjoy terms of the manner in which he had Inspector Boulger spoke in high the benefits accruing to Japanous subjects, always carried out his slution and thank- number of abaros in our Compnay, and
nd him for the interest he had displayed thom they will send soldiers to protect The date of the second concert to be in the fore
Inspector. Boulger replied that tho given by M. Bykorn and M. Bklarovaki bur property." *-
at the Theatre Royal has been changed presentation was entirely unexpected and
that bo had
had always regarded it sa an We cannot close our eyes to the fact from Baturday, February 1st Tueday, honour and a pleasure to be able to bolp that Japannee have been involved in the February 4th. In view of the Chinese the Police Besorve in every possible way. recent troubles in Chinn. During the Now Year, holidays it was thought tlint Bubsequently, the Police Reserve went past year many loans were arranged the Intier date would be more convenient on a route march to the Fits Brigado Station, where the offers wore formally hotworn Japanese and Chinese. No into the general public. The tukyle par introduced to the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. telligent person imagines that thors chroot for the let inst. will be available Wolfe, the new Captain-Superinkadon
́a, loan; for the 4th,
of Polies anything culpable in arranging ́i
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