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HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY, LIMPPED.

(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

N COLONIAL (Hongkong) REGISTER of the Company will be CLOSED from 25TH, 1918, to TUESDAY, MARCH WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1918, both days inclusivo.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

W. E ROBERTS, Secretary,

Boogkong, March 17th, 1918,

THE HONGKONG AND

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WHAMPOA DOOR COMPANY, LIMITED. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the Offics of the Company, 2, Queen's Buildings, Hongkong on MONDAY, MARCH 318, 1919, at Noox, for consideration of the Directors Report and Statement of Accounts

INTIMATIO VS

THE HONGKONG. DAILY PRELE, TUESDAY, MARCH 18TH, 1919.

THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO.,

THE

LIMITED,

THIRTIETH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE HOLDERS in the Company will be held at St. George's

AUCTIONS

A. G. DA ROĊHA.

AUCTIONEEL, SURVEYOR AND ́

GENERAL BROKER

Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2932.

the Offices of the Company. Hongkong, AVOURED with instructions from

Building, Chater Road,

on SATURDAY, the 22nd day of MAHON, 1918, at 11.30 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ending 31st December, 1918 and declaring a Lividend,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from T URSDAY, the 18th March, 1919, until SATURDAY, the 22nd Starch, 919, both nays inclusive.

By Order of the

BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Hongkong, March 31, 1919.

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THE CHINA-BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED.

The Concerned,

will by Public Auction TO-MORROW (WEDNESDAY), March 19th, 1-10,

At 934 FX

COPIES BELLEYS COMPLETE PHRASE CODE, BRAND NEW. To be sul in paire TEEM-Cash on Delivery. Hongkong, March 15th, 119

A. G. DA ROCHA, AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR

FAV

AND

GENERAL BROKER

AVOURED with instructions - from,

The Concerned, will sell by Public Anction TO MORROW (WEDNESDAY, March 19th, 1910, at 1.30 PM,

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NTEXTEENTH YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the Company's Office, St. George's Buildings, at 11.3).M., on WEDNES SUNDRY HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE' DAY, MARCH 2018, 1919, for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1918, and electing Directors and Auditors.

TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 19th March to the 26th March, 1918, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.,

Agents.

[156 Hongkong, March 11th, 1912.

THE ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS

AND DEALERS OF HONGKONG.

THE ANNUAL MEETING 1914

for the year ending 3 st DecemTRANSFER

The SHARE REGISTER and BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 22nd, to the 31st inst, bath days mousi ve

My Unior of the Board of Directors,

R.M. DYER

Chief Manager. Hongkong March 18th 1919.

A

RE TSANG KESA, De a vod

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MEETING of tg CREDITORS (other than the fully secured Creditors) who consenre to the Receiving Order against the above-nam- debior being rescinded will be held on MONDAY, the 24th day of MARCH, 19 9, at o'clock in the afternoon, at the Offices of the UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITzo, to received from Mr. EDx & Report of the manner in which the to him for the benefit of

Credi ors have been dealt with and sa account of the monies received and expended by him, preparatory to the declamation of a first and final dividend. The amount avail. able for such dividend is a

sura

of

AND EFFECTS,

Wardrobes, Chest of Drawers, Dressing Tables, Iron Bed teada, Conch, Arm chairs, Carpets, Tables, Pictures, Overmantles, Desks, Crockery and Glass Ware, Rugs, Carios, and and long a line of Sundries,

Aleg

1 Piano by Collard and Collard

Oliver Typewriter (new)

2 Columbin Gramaphonea. TERMS:-Cash 1 Delivery. Hongkong, March 15th, 1819.

INTIMATION

SPEY

ROYAL

SCOTCH

WHISKY

Botae

EASTERN CABLE

NEWS.

TEROUGH REUTER'S AUENCY. }

FRENCH MISSION TO KOREA.-

PARIS, March Oth.

A Havas messago says:-*- M. Maurice Courant, a Professor of Lyons University, will shortly leave France on a mission to South Korea.

CHINA AND THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

The only way in which high wages can FAR be paid is by increasing production, and, │* by this means, extending our markets,

It is true that just now the world, and' especially Europe, is hungering for manufactured producte, Despite the war-time efforts of some of the nations that were not so deeply involved as tho British, there is likely to be a demand for

time which will keep the factories busy.

The advantages gained by the tremendous stimulus of the war must not be thrown away. The British manufacturer has gone through the stress and strain of the last four-and-a- half years and he stands to-day, in all respects, except in the matter of wages to the workers, in a better position than China hoped to become a worthy member before the war. Mr. KELLAWAY said that of the League of Nations, maintaining Great Britain is now "first in the world the principle of the open door.

almost every sphere of industrial effert," That position has been won despite the menace of war, and we can surely hope that it will be maintained in pénce.

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PARIB, March 9th.

A Havas merauge says:— Liang Chi-chao, ex-Minister of Fin- ance, interviewed in Paris, stated that

He claimed the abolition of concessions in certain tones and of foreign influence in Customs rights.

JAPANESE FIGHTING THE BOLSHEVIKS.

There are two things that may endanger

TOKIO, March 8th. our national position and efficiency.

Two companies of Japancas infantry They are internal political strife and and a battery of artillery engaged a Government interference. It is the im Bolshevik force, ten times stronger, en posing figure of GroRGE STEPHENSON that February 26th, north of Alexievsko. stands out among the men of the last After severe fighting the Japanese wero Five hundred century as the chief cause of world-wide practically annihilated.

Bolsheviks were killed or wounded,

廷 The Japanese defeated

strong

and to reach markets and raw materials Bolshevik detachment on February 28th

change, for the railway made it possible

to invade and exploit vast" back blocks "

AND

10 Years Old.

ed.

A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR GENERAL BROKER. Queen's Road Central, Telephone, No. 2931.

from

of the Members of the ASSOCIATION OF OF EXPORTERS

DEALERS AND HONGKONG will be held on WEDNES DAY, MARCH 20гa, 1919 at 4 PAVOURED with instructions

the in

CHAMBER precisely, COMMERCE ROOM, CHARTERED BANK BUILDING, for the following purpose-

(1) To receive the Report and Accounts of the Committes for the year ended 31st December, 1818.

(2) To elect a New Committee.

(3) To To transact any General Business.

By Order,

E. A. M. WILLIAMS, Secretary, Hongkong, March 12th, 1019.

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CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO..

LIMITED.

NOTICE.

THE FORTY-FIRST

ORDINARY

The Concorned, will sell by Public Auction, on SATUR- DAY, Barth 2nd, 1918, at 2.30 ↑ ... #thie Sales Room, EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE,

SOLE AGENTS

WASHINGTON, March 5th. Official advices from Vladivostock stabe

that the town has been thrown into com- motion as a result of the Commandant, M. Rinoff, deporting six non-Bolshevist Municipal officials.

that must otherwise have remained isolat-west of Blagovestehenek,

We sincerely hope that there will. THE SIBERIAN GOVERNMENT. Hoon be a big development in railway and other transport work in China and that some of our locomotives are destined to serve that end. We wish that we had more confidence in the attitude of the Imperial Government in regard to trade problems of the Far East, but there are, happily, many signs that the people cou- Chesterfield Couch and Arm-Chairs, Black-

cerned with such matters out here intend wood Furniture, Brass and Iron Bedsteads, Tables, Brussels Carpets and Bugs, Brass

to take corporate action if their interests Fenders, Overmantels, Silk Tapestry Covered Drawing Room Suite, Sofas, Easy Chairs,

hairs, A. S. WATSON & are neglected. The opposition of the Tables Occasional

Extension Dining Table Bevelled Mirror Wardrobes,

Standa

Teak Chairs, Silver Ware Cabinet,

Dinner

Crockery, Glasware, Clocks, Marble-top Washstands, Cooking

Electric

Comprising:

ente Pictures, Curtains, Bed Sheets,

of Sundries.

TransCash on Delivery,

Hongkong, March 17th, 1919 $17,202,97 and the dividend

latelse smal

All Auch Creditors as desire to participate guch

dividend should forward immediately LOOKER, DEACON & Mr. Eon's Solicitors, particulars Fowing the am

the amount of their claims, together of any sums received by artisulars them since the scission in respect of their claims and the balance now remaining due. Those claims should be forwarded on or in moneys before the 24th instant as the hand will be distribute I amongst the claims received on or before that date. l'artly

value Creditors must

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ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE Stores, Cute, sideboartis and a long line HOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the Offices of the General Agents, Pedder's Street, on THURSDAY, MARCH SITE, at 11.80 AL, for the purpose of receiv the Report and Statement of Accounta for the year ending at et December, 1018,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 13th to 27th March, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO LTD.

General Agents. Hongkong, March 4th, 1019.

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HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. their claims by Statutory Declarations, if SHAREHOLDERS will be held at THE FIFTIETH ORDENARY MEETING Dated the 15th day,of March, 1916. the Offices of the undersigned at Noon on

SATURDAY, MARCH 8911.

The Creditors will be required to verify

thought ft. ***

C. MONTAGUE EDE, Trustee for the Creditais.

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NOTICE.

*PUBLIC

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HE

NOTIFIED that limited number of PUBLIC JINRIKISHAS will be put into Bervice at the Peale District from FRIDAY, MARCH 14th

SE D. C. WOLFE,

Captain Superintendent of Police. Hongkong, March 12th, 1919.

£109

ELIZA SCHUMACHER, INFORMATION is desired as to the whereabouts of ELIZA SCHUMACHER an American Citizen, believed to be in South China. Something to her advantage.

GEO. K. HALL BRUTTON & CO. York Building,

Chater Road,

Hougrong.

MIDWIFERY.

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QUALIFIED MIDWIFE, trained in

Bootland, is open for engagements. Write

Mrs. MOEWEN, Government Civil Hospital.

WISEMAN, LTD.

TEA DANCES TO-DAY Tuesday, March 18th,

and

Thursday, March 20th.

(200

G.

R.

PUBLIC AUCTION. DARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of the lettling by Public Auction Bale, to be held on MONDAY, the 24th day of March, 1919, at 8 P.M. t the Oficer of the PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, by Order of His EXCELLENT THE OFFICER. ADMINISTERING THE GOTTENMENT, One Los af CROWN LAND above Bowen Road, term of 75 years with the autions of renewal at a in the Colony of Hongkong, for CROWN RENT to be fred by the Burveyor of HIS MAJESTI za Kine, for one further

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company | term of 75 yaam. will be CLOSED from the 15th to the 19th March, both days inclusive,

At this Messing a flesolution will be pro proposed that, owing to, the Consulting Committee being now made up to the maximum number of eight, the remuneration to the Committee be increased from $7,000 to $8,000,

JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD., General Managera,. HONGKONG FIEN. INSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED, <=

Hongkong, March 11th, 1919.

TO LET, UNFURNISHED.

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The Daily Press.

Honusong, MARCH 18TH, 1919,

local Governinent to the demand for the exclusion of the Germans showed the com- mercial men of this Colony the value of resolute action and combination.

The annual meeting of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, Ltd., will be held on Monday, March 21st, at noon,

Captain Mervyn O. Cooper, R.A.M.O., of Shanghai, with the British Forces in Salonika, has been awarded the Military Cross.

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Four cases (two deaths) of bubonic plague and

case (one death) of cerebro-spinal fever wore reported in the Colony on Saturday.

The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week ending March 1st amounted to 68,527 BEATING OUR SWORDS INTO | tona, and the sales to 63,442 tons,

PLOUGHSHARES.

The Allies and the United States have! warned General Koltchak, the Head of the Siberian Government, that M. Rinoff must be restrained from interfering.

CANTON NEWS,

CANTON, March 17th. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF M.P's.

The M.P's. in Shanghai have informed, the Speaker of the Canton Parliament that the M.P's. of various nations have decided to open a conference in the capital of Belgium from the 25th of May. It has been decided that cach nation shall be allowed to send two representatives, one from each House, and it is pointed out that the Canton Parliament should send two of its members to the conference. PEACE ENVOY TO EUROPE

Wa

Chiu-shu, the Peace Envoy Europe from the Military Govern has reported his arrival in Pari that he has been permitted to atteno, Paris Conference with the other Chin

Envoys.

THE PEACE CONFERENCE AT SHANGHAI.

As the fighting in Shensi has not been stopped, the Southern envoys have re- The following cases of communicable ported to the Allied Consuls in Shanghai ONE of the biggest armament firms" in-

diseases were reported in the Colony that the resumption of the conference is Great Britain has commenced the pro- during the week which ended on Saturdelayed by the fact that the Peking duction of sewing machines and the day last:-Cerebrospinal fever, 22 (10 Government does not desire pease. workshops which were concerned with deaths); bubonic plague, 8 (6 deaths); MILITARY AFFAIRS,

enteric fever, 2 (one death) and diph- therin, one (one death).

The American Consul-General

Nay Wing-kin, who has recently re- signed from the position of Superinten- dont of the Canton Arsenal, has request hased the Tuchun to give him the command of 1,000 troops with 1,000 rifles and 10 machine-guns.

munition for many years Bre now turning out these labour-saving devices. Before the war large numbers of sewing machines were sent from Germany to all parts of the British Empire, and especially to Great Britain itself so there should be a good field for the new enter. 1 shipment of rice to the United States for soldiers are to be included in the 1sh.

received instructions from Washington that the import restrictions upon the

More than 600 soldiers, recruited in Kwangsi, have arrived in Canton. These Division.

been removed as from March 17th. In- PEKING CABLE NEWS.

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consumption in the United States have dividual import licences are required in each case, but are freely granted.

Mr. Gordon Macleod, for thirteen yeare Up-country Manager for Messrs. Louis T. Leonowens, Ltd., Teak Merchant, and Importers, Bangkok, has now been a pointed General Manager for Siam of that bra.. He has recently been elected one of the Vice-Chairmen of the Bangkok International Chamber of Commeroc,

prise. It is not only in this one factory near London that the great change-over FLAT in Nathan Road Road, Kowloon has taken place. Mr. KELLAWAY, the A

Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Munitions, has explained some of the. A FOUR-KOOMED HOUSE in Humphreys Avenue, Kowloon. ***-

changes which, in December last, were He spoke of Apply to-

already in progrees. HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE aeroplane factories which were devoting themagives to the production of toys and furniture, and of gun factories which were addressing themselves to the con- struction of locomotives. Incidentally, it may be mentioned that railway experts The Lusitano Recreation Club will hold are strongly of opinion that Great their annual athletio sports on Easter Britain would have been much more Monday. Two events are open to athletes successful in the export of locomotives in the Colony, viz., 290 yards (ilat race) in the past if the railway companies of championship of the Colony, and the mile the country had placed their orders for relay race, open to teams of four repro- locomotives with private firma instandsentative of any unit of the army or navy of executing them in their own works. or civilian. The races will be under the We hope that this lowon will not be lost the rules of the A.A., A.

connection with demands for the nationalization of the munition factorica and other contras of production. Ono factory, which employed, many workers on steel, proming for mines and copper hands for shells is engaged in turning out dairy utensilag a former fuse factory is now making electrical fittings; while machine-tools are issuing from another munition-worke

T. WHITFIELD ROAD, CAUSEWAY A BAY, Dext to our Glass Factory, consisting of 18,000 Squirə feet; suitable for storing Coal, dio. From January 'let, 1919,

Apply to

KHONG SANG HONG LAI.

248, Des Voeux Road Central.

FOR HALE AT THE PEAK.

NO & MOUNTAIN VIEW.

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134

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"Frinces Buildingu.

THE PEAK

1 Kowloon, (Dairy Farm Co's Fremitos.) FOR SALE- A FIVE-ROOMED

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SECRETARY,

The Dairy Farm, Ios & Cold Storage Company, Ltd.

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Boulderice, For particular apply lo-

Care of "Dally Prom* Offics.

Tuan Chi-jui, the ox-Premier, left Peking on the 16th for Honam.

The Foreign Diplomats wore enter- tained on the 15th by the members of tho Peking Parliament. ROAD IMPROVEMENTS.

announced that all the new roads under The Public Works Department bas construction are to be completed before July.

The Samshui Authorities have decided to build a road from Bamshui city to Ho-how. The work is to be commenced next week. After the road has been com pleted a ricksha service will be in- augurated.

VICTORIA THEATRE. Last night Fredony, the celebrated transformist, presented an entirely bew programme and his lighting change acts wore highly appreciated. He presented Prof. Bluffe, in a perice of a very funny parody not, intric

and the well-known Chinees magician, Les Chung Bun, in which he introduced a completely new double cabinet trick, where a lady is produced from nothing. A Dooromife, the musical clown, Fro bedny proved himself a very accomplished

▲ · SUCCESSFUL QUEST. At the Magistracy, yesterday, foro Mr. R. Linda Chinese pleaded file to stauling Mr. Lindell: Why como to Hongkong from the country Witness?. To find work

musician on various instruments.

Miss Tossic Turner sang several rag- olothing.tine melodies with great succoes, Mixes Erickson and Leons, appeared in an rth did you Egyptian song and dance number.

Mr. Lindsell: Thred: Weżka,

The supporting picture programme is n very interesting one, the romantic | Pathé photo-play entitled "W

Will-power ocenpying the first part: :