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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

WANTED.

OFFICES in Central position by a Large

Mercantile Firm on long lease.

Box 627, Reply to-

Care of Daily Pross" Offic

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WANTED. TINGLISH LADY wishes to give Private Tuition in English to Jamnest or Chinsets, or aut as Morning Governess in

Apply

little girl.

Box 678, Care of "Daily Preas" Office. {DER

MIN RIVER CONSERVANCY.

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TENDERS are hereby invited for the delivery, if, Fuvehop, uf strongly built wooden Service motor it, upen, with removable canvas awnings, 26 to 30 feet in length, draught not to exceed 24 inches. Engine to be of most approved type, 12 to 16 Horse Power, kerosene feeder.

Offers stating particulars, terus, time of delivery, etc, will be received up to it April by

Hon. Secretary, MIN RIVER CONSERY, NUY.

Foochow

1528

S.S. "CUL YUAN ' (LLOYD'S REGISTER NO. 822).

BE Undersigned are prepared to receive THE Undersigned are prepared to receive

vessel which has been damaged by fire, and is now lying at Rangoon.

Further particulars and copies of three: independent Survey Repor on the ship can be inspeated as the Office of Messrs. GILMAN & Co., Lloyd's Agente, Hongkong.

The buyer will be required to pay 10% of the purchase money on scraptance of the tender, and the balance on delivery of the ship, which must be taken at Rangoon within tifteen days of the acceptance of such

tender.

flare Dues and other charge incurred from the date of acceptance of the tender will be for acenunt of the buyer.

The undersigned do not bind themselves to accept the highest or any tender,

GEORGE GORDON & COMPANY, LLOYD'S AGENTS,

KANGOON.

Telegraphic Address:

Gordon, Rangoon."

1680

BRITISH MUNICIPAL, COUNCIL, TIENTSIN.

LOW PRESSURE WATER SUPPLY SPECIFICATION FOR PUMPING FLANT

THE COUNCIL invites tenders for the

following plant:-- ENGINES:Three separate independent modern internal combustion engines, to ran on gasolene, kerosene or crudo potroleum, complete with all necessary volver, fuel tanks, piping, sitancers, exhaust approximately by aver couling etc., of 30 B... at, normal

operating speed. PUMPS-to be driven by the foregoing →

Three separate and independent pumps, preferably centrifugal, each to pump, at normal operating speed, approximately 1,000 gallons (Imperial) per minute, Total lift 40 foot 6 inches including

(as feet suction

maximum).

12

a

The above to be housed in a square tower 20 feet x 20 foot carrying a 20,000 gallon tank. If pumps are

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKING DAILY PRESS," THURSDAY, MARCH 27TH, 1919.

CHINA BUGAR REFINING CO.,

THE

LIMITED.

NOTICE

ORDINARY FORTY FIRST ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE HOLDERS of the abore Company will be held at the Offices of the General Agenta, for the MARCH 977, at 11.30 AM,

And purpose of receiving the Report Statement of Accounts for the year ending

31st December, 1918.

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

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO LTD.,

General Agents.

(480 Hongkong, March 4th, 1919.

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE FIFTIETH ORDINARY MEETING SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the undersigned at Noor On SATURDAY, MARCH 29TH.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 15th to the 29th Maroh, both days inclusive,

At this Meeting Resolution 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 87,000 to to the

JARDINE MATHESON & CO, LTD. General Managers, HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED, Hongkong, March 11th, 1919.

457

THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA

DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

NORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of SBAREHOLDERS will be held in the Office of the Company, 2, Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, on MONDAY, MARCH 31ST, 1919, at Noon, for consideration of the Directors Report and Statement of Accounta for the year ending 3:st Decomber, 1918.

The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 22nd, to the 31st inst, both days mclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

R. M. DYER,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, March 16th, 1919.

484

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND. MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

THE TWENTY-SECOND ORDINARY THE

ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Officer of the Company, St. George's Building, No 6, Connaught Road on TUESDAY, APRIL 18T, 1919, at 11 AM, for the purposes of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Beport of the General Managers for the year ending 31st December, 1918, and electing & Consulting Committes and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, March 24th, 1919, until TUESDAY, April, lat, 1919, both days inclusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managora. Hongkong, March 20th, 1919,

A. G. DA ROCHA,

SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER.

belt-driven there can be difference of AUCTIONEER, about 6 feet inches between the

levels of the pumpe and engines.

The engines to be quick starting sad arrangements to be made for charging

Queen's Road Centra', Telephone No. 293 2.

from MAVOURED with instructions

TO-DAY

tho pumps, if of the centrifugal type: FAVO

Tondera should give complete datails

The Concerned,

of engine, pump and fittings, with will well by Public Avotion

approximate fuel and pil consumption. (THURSDAY) March 27th, at 2.15 P.M.,

and should also state time of delivery

Quotations should be made on either

of the following basca

preferably: (a) all machinery to be erect

By Order,

Council Room,

ed on foundations pro-

vided, anu handed over

after satisfactory working tests have been passed, (b) thuchinery to be de-

F. livored C & I

Tientsin Band.

J, R. LYNEJS, Secretary.

Tientsin, March 18th, 1919. ·

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NOTION TO CONSIGNEE→ FROM SAN FRANCISCO, YOKOHAMA AND KOBE

THE Steamship

* ALVARADO,” having arrived from the above porta, Con- signees of Cargo by her are bureby informed that all Goods are being landed af their risk

at his Sales Boom,

SUNDRY HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

AND MISCELLANEOUS GOODS. TEES-Cash on Delivery.

Hongkong, Mirah 210h, 1929.

A. G. DA ROCHA, AUCTIONEER SURVEYOR GENERAL BECKER

AND

"Queen's Road Contral, Telephone No. 2332 Hong from the Concerted, will sell by AVING been Favoured with instruc- Public Auction at his Sales Room on SATURDAY, March 29th, 1919, at 2.15 P.M.

A QUANTITY OF MISCELLANEOUS GOODS AND

EFFECTS. Comprising:-

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Boots, Shoes, Watches, Handkerchiefs, Straw hate, Ladies' drem materiala, Berge White Blankets and a long line of Sundries, also, 300 gross Pensils,

into the hamardous and/or extra hard 10 Copies of Bentley's Complete Phrase

Godower of the Hongkong and Kowloon Code, brand new.

Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, 3 Dozen The "Mandal-ette Post Card whonos, and/or from the wharven, delivery Camera, with accessories by The Chicago may be obtained.

Goode not cleared by the lab April, 1919, at 5 P.M., will be subject to rent--

All broken, chated and, d'unaged packages are to be lack in the Godown where they will be examined by Mosern. Goddard & Dongi on 1st April, 2010, at. 10 AM. Claims against the Biesmer must be presented within 30 days of arrival, otherwise they wil not be recognised...

No Fire Insurance, will be affected by us in

any case whatever.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & ÚÐ, Len,

Hongkong. Marol 25th, 1919.

· HONGKONG - SCHOOLS' ATHLETIC.

THE

SPORTA

The

Ferrotypo Co., U.S.A.

TERMS: Cash on Delivery, Hongkong, March 28th, 1919

1284

WISEMAN, LTD.

DINNER DANCE

TO-NIGHT

Thursday, March 27th, TEA DANCE!

THE ANNUAL ATHLETIC, SPORTS combinod HONGKONG for the BCHOOLS will be held on FRIDAY, HARUK 207, at the RAGE-Cours. There will be the udal woes for Past Puple naisely, Two Miles Birycle Race: (Handap); and Saven 2?? Parlongs Flat Raco, (Handiosp).

The Entrance fee for those two Yabou ta

50 Cents, and then names winy be given fr in the field.

[500

To-morrow

Friday,

March 28th.

! from

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN CO., LTD.

NOTICE 19 HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY MEETING of THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD., will be hald at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE, MATUMSON & CO., MORROW (FRIDAY), the 28th day of MARON, 1918, at 12 o'clock NOON, when the subjoined resolutions which were pasacx! at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company hold on the 7th day of March, 1919, will be submitted for con Armation as Special Resolutions

1. Thus the capital of the Company be in- crossed from 83,000 000.00 to $4,000,000.00 by the creation of 20,000 new shares of 850.0 moh, auch new shares to participate

INTIMATION

PARACITIN

KILLS

We are asked to mention, for the beno- ment offiocs erected on the site of the present City Hall. When we use, the fix of intending exhibitors at the Poultry words City Hall" we do not mena a Show due to be held on April 12th, that structure of tho

Mr. Longinotto's poultry will be shown The present type. theatre should be an entirely separate for exhibition purposes only and not for building, and, if "the finest site in the competition. Colony is to be used at all, it might be ueed for that purpose. As alternative sites we may mention the old Magistracy. which is central, but unfortunately very much shut in; and the old fort near the Colonial Secretariat, which cannot be of

ouch military valus. Probably other suggestions would be forthcoming if the intention to erect A building for It theatre only were annonpeed. As regards the City Hall we should like most of the a really well. arranged and properly cured-for museum,

in any dividend declared after the 7th TICKS AND FLEAS space to be devoted to

February, 1918, pro rula with tho existing capital.

£. That the Articles of Association be altered

in manner towing, viz.

(a) By the insertion of the words

without the sanction of the Directors' between the word "shall" and the word "except" in lino 2 of Article 19.

(b) By the addition the following words at the end of Article 19:---

"Provided farther that the registration "of a trasfer of shares whereby the "holding any shareholder is increased "beyond 1500 shares shall be conclusive

DOGS

ON

AND

At a lecture on the race discrimination question a Tokio recently. Mr. Jihei Hashiguchi made some sarcastic remarks about the League of Nations' plun, nud said he doubted the sincerity of those who

avoented it.. He believed that the

Lengue of Nations, when formed, would serve merely as one of the diplomatic in. struments which the nations of the world might employ to suit their conveniences and that its significance would fade away

aa did many Bimalar history.

I would be useless to provide a good The museum without a skilled curator.

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are there

many

instrumenta

adult

Бл

and present arrangement is most unsatisfac children who have not yet seen "Pinkie tory, yet the museum is frequented by and the Fairies and are clanouring for large numbers. It is certainly popular admission to the party, a final matineo CATS. with the Chinese, and we have no doubt has been arranged for Wednesday, April A gentleman, who that it would be a source of great attrac2nd, at 430 p.m. tion if there were models of aeroplanes, wishes to remain anonymous, has already tanks, and mechanical appliances, of purchased the whole of the accommoda. which the Chinese generally are ignorant.

tion on the ground-floor of the Theatru

Anyone who has visited the museums at

for this performance, in order that he may

"evidence that the sanction of the This preparation is non-

"director to such increased holding han

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(c) By the insortion of the letter "(a) poisonous and harmless south Kensington must have been struck distribute the seats among his young

been given.

after the figures "101" constituting the number of Article 101 and by the addition of the following paragraph to Article

107:

"Board may (b) The Board may employ the deal wick

to animals. It stimulates

mayer and reserve fund for the time being the growth of the hair

or any portion thereof (and that whether such fund or such portion as is proposed

to be dealt with was set aside for the

special purpose to which it is proposed to be applied or for any other purpose or not) in or for all or any of the following purposes; that is to say, in meeting contingencies, in equalising dividende, in paying special dividends, or bonDECS, in repairing, improving or maintaining any of the property of the Company or othei- | wise in the busines of the company and

che in or for sech other purposes as Board shall in its discretion think condueire to the interests of the Company and in regard to any such employment as aforesaid the Board shall not be bound to koop the reserve fund separate from the other saveta.

(d) By the addition immediately after Article 101 of a new Article as follows -

101A. (1) The Company in General "Meeting may in the year 1919 pass a "resolution to the effect that it is

with the well-arranged models to be seen there. We should like to see various sections in the local institution say, one

friends, but, the seats in the Dress Circle may be booked at Moutrie's on Saturday Children will be admitted ag half-

next

for Natural History, another for Chinese price. porcelain, and perhaps a Chinese picture

and fur and gives a fine gay, or even a small aquarium, Most BIG FIRE IN GOUGH STREET,

gloss to the coat.

$1.00 per bottle,

SOLD ONLY BY

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of are entirely ignorant of the gorgeous colouring of the fish of this part of the world. The aquarium at Honolulu is a delight because of these colours, although it is but a small affair. In the library there should be a special section devoted to books concerning China writ- ten in English, and another for books relating to the British Empire.

The advantage of having the Colonin Secretary's office in a wore central posi- tion is so obvious that we will not labour the point. The ideal plan would be to

"desirable to capitalise to the extent A. S. WATSON & have it adjacent to the other Government

"provided for by this Article the sum of $1,000,000.00 being part of the undivided "profits of the Company standing to the Fund "credit of the Company's Reserve "and accordingly that for the purpose of "affecting such capitalisation such sum "of $1,000,000 be distributed as a bonus "amongst the perse who are registered "as the holders of the issued shares of "the Company on such date as the Board "shall decide in proportion to the issued "abares held by them on, that dete "respectively, and that the Board be authorised to distribute amongst such "persons as aforesaid one new unissued "shara for each complete number of three "issued shares held by them and that "the Board be further authorised to allot "the surplus of such issued shares "Teanining after such allotment to such "persons at such tires and on such "terms and conditions as they think it. (2) When such resolution has been pa ved the Board may allot and issue the 20,000 unissued shares of the Company "credited as fully paid up to such persons "sa are referred to in paragraph 1 of this "Articlo in safi faction of the said bonus "to the extent of allutting one unissued share for each complete number of three issued shares held by them respectively, and prior to such altutions the Board "may authorise any person on behalf of "such parsons as aforesaid to enter into "an Agreement with the Company pro viding for the allotment to them of auch sharea credited as fully paid up and inst satisfaction as aforesaid and in such “proportion as aforesaid and any Agree "ment made under such authority aball "be effective.

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CO., LTD.,

HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

TKL. 10.

DEATH

HAYWARD. At the Shanghai General Hospital, on March 19th, WILLIAM

EDWARD HAYWARD, aged 20 years.

HONGKONG OPrice: 101, De Vœux Road, C. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, ÉO.

The Baily Press.

Hongkong, Manon 27TH, 1919,

THE WAR IMEMORIAL,

The Bub-Committee appointed to con-

offices

CHINESE YOUTH REPORTED

KILLED.

Following a serious outbreak of fire in No. 12, Gough Street, last night, a four-storied building was completely gutted, and a Chinese boy is believed to have perished in the flames.

It appears that some people passing the premises noticed smoke issuing from the ground floor, usai as a shop, and gave the alarm. A regular coumotion ensued and a large crowd collected.

The Fire Brigade, which had been telephoned for, arrived on the scene almost rescue the immediately and helped to inmates occupying the second and third Hoses were set at work from floors.

were

different angles, but the flames spread rapidly, fanned by the strong brocz which was blowing. Finding it futile to save the building the hoses applied to the adjacant buildings, which though damaged to a certain extent by water, were saved Building No. 19 wan completely destroyed and a Chinese youth is reported missing.

now located in the Post Office building, and it might be possible to accommodate all Departments in the new structure. We may, perhaps, be allowed to urge that a museum and a library would be well placed on a slightly higher level than at present. They would be equally as accessible as if lower down, and the surroundings would be quieter.

We support the idea that Blake Pier should be reconstructed, and carry a the end a really noble obelisk, like Cleopatra's needle, made of local granite, but we want nothing German about our local monument, which is primarily to We must avoid creating any the Fallen. suspicion in the mind of posterity that we became inoculated with the "Deutsch- land uber alles " disease. For that reason we do not favour excessive warlike decoration around the column, which should be of Grecian simplicity, and in Fail- a position where people can see it.

On information received, a posse of ing the pier it might be placed on "the finest site." We leave these suggestions constables, under Sorgt. Dorling, boarded with the Committee, whose composition the Sui An, on ber return from Macao, deserves full confidence, though whatever and discovered 260 tacks of opium, valued at $12,326, in a cupboard under the com- be

their decision

it will fail to

The first lasted about two hours. Tho cause of the outbreak is not known, and at the time of writing it had been im- possible to estimate the damage done.

BIG SEIZURE OF OPIUM,

$12,320 WORTH OF THE DRUG CONFISCATED.

sider the provision of a permanent War satisfy everyone. The last word, of panion way leading from the main deck It shall be no objection to resolutiona passed under paragraph (1) of this Memorial are to be congratulated upon course, will be with the Government, but to the smoke room. Article that they are passed at the the decision to make their deliberations the public will want to know and approve not able to lay their hands "meeting at which the resolution intro-more or less public. No one who con- the concrete object to which, presumably, emuggler. "ducing this Article was confirmed as.

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Special Resolution, provided that siders the various suggestions for a

*due notice of the intention to propose Memorial that have been put forward they will be asked to subscribe, though

"such first mentioned.resolutions shall

"tory meeting aforesaid."

The police were

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the

Mr. G. N. Orme, before whom the maż-

ordered tho opium to be confiscated.

have been given prior to the confirms can resist the conclusion that, taken the Treasury should provide a substantial ter was mentioned yesterday morning,

collectively, they constitute an indiet portion of the money required out of its And the subjoined resolution will be farther ment of the Government of the Colony. surplus funda. proposed as an Extraordinary Resolution,If we agree that a new road to D'Aquilar

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"That it is desirable to capitalize to thee elsewhere is needed, wo are led to "extont hereinafter provided the sum of nilk, on reflection: "Why has the

$1,000,000 being part of the undivided.

"profits of the Company standing to the Government not constructed, one, or, at

credit of the Company's reserve fund

and accordingly that for the purpose of any rate, promised to construct onei" "effecting such capitalization & bonus of It we think that a bridge between Hong-

$16.66 per share on each of the issued

Two cases (two deaths) of enteric fever were reported in the Colony on Tuesday.

The 5th annual dinner of the Univer-

"shares of the Company be and the same kong island and the mainland is desireity of Hongkong Medical Society will

is bereby declared and that the Board able we begin to wonder why the Govern- be held to-day, at the Hongkong Hotel, be and they hereby an authorised to "satisfy such bonus as far as possible by mont bas taken no stop in connection at 8 p.m.

"the distribution amongst the persons with this project, though it was advocat- The cargo boat Amer Maru ́(12,000 "who are registered as the holders-ut

"the issued shares of the Company on some years back, Similarly, we are tons) built at the Bakurajima Yards of "such, date as the Board ahall decide of bound to say of the proposals for a the Osaka Iron Works to the order of * one of the unissued 850.00 shares of the European hospital that, though it be an the Osaka Shosen Kaisha was launched "Company credited as fully paid up in

respect of each complete number of urgent need, the Government is respon on March 13th. The new freight bost is three of the issued shares of the Com-sible for making such provision. A a stoel vessel and a sister ship to the pany hold by such persons as aforesald and in satisfaction of such bonus in similar criticism might be made, perhaps, steamers Arutai, Andes and Alps of the "respoot of each such complete number with regard to the demand for a museum same steamship company.

and a public library. Wo think, how ever, that, without exeusing the Govern ment for its lack of interest in matters of municipal nature, we can discern a

"of three issued shøres,

By Order of the Board,

W. 6. BROWN, Secretary. Hongkong, March 11th, 1818.

MIDWIFERY.

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ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S WAR RELIEF FUND.

Mr. W. J. Tuteber acknowledges with many thanks the following contributions towards the above Fund:-

Anduymons Mustard and Cress Grateful

Dr. F. Keyt

A. W.

26.00

96.00

20.00

15.00

15.00

$100.00

THE VICTORIA THEATRE,

The management of the Victoria Theatre have for some time past boem The wedding took place at Bhanghai onabowing exceptionally good Pathó films. March 18th of Mr. H, A.Allan, of Tho hall was comfortably crowded lant Mosers, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., night to ees "On the Brink," splondid come for supporting one suggestion which Hankow, and Miss Elizabeth Craig, of three-pare film, featuring Mdlls Robinno

The has been soade for the War Memorial Strathaven, Bootland, Mr. AB Allan, the Parisian picture actress.

D

It is that, by means of an exchange brother of the bridegroom, netod de boat tonngement are producing to light tha

A QUALIFIED MIDWIFE, tried in tween the Government and the Trustees man, the matron of honour was Mrs. famous Charlie Chaplin million-dollar

Boutland, is open for engagement

Write-

Mns. MožWEN, Government Civil Hospital."

of the City Hall, as new City Hall should Allan, and the bridesmaid was Mies oomedy "Shoulder Arms," in which thiu, be erected on the site of the present Betty Aitkenhead. „Mr. and Mrs. Allan celebrity of the cinema world scored k

#reators' stocc Colonial Secretariat, and new Govern will take up residence at Hankow.