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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

HONGKONG LAWN TENNIS LEAGUE

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING LANse wilt be held in the HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB PAVILION THURSDAY, APRIL 10TH, at 5.15 P.M.

representatives,

Clubs interested are requested to send

D F. LINDSAY WOODS,

Hon. Secretary.

1981 Hongkong, April 5th, 119.

CONSTITUTIONAL DEFORM ASSO CIATION OF HONGKONG.

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

THE of the Members of the above Associa-

tion will be held on TUESDAY, APRIL, 15751, at 6.30 P.M., in the Old CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ROOM-CITY HALL

AGENDA:

To receive and pass the Committee's Report and Statement of Accoun s.

Election of new Committee for ensuing year.

H. B. L. DOWBIGGIN,

Hon, Secretary, Hongkong, April 5th, 1819.

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THE REGIMENTAL DERTS ACT 1883

SECTION 28 (1).

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

Na daims by creditors against the property of the late Captain J. 8. Fallor, B.F.A., are to be lodged with me within two calendar months from the date of this notice.

V. J. BOANTLEBURY, Major, R.G.A., President of Committee of Adjustment.

[584 Hongkong, 4th April, 1919.

WANTED

Jen months.

APANESE AMAH for child age)

Box Rea, Care of "Daily Treis" Offer. 1643

Apply

HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB

held at HAPPY HE FIRST GYMKHANA MEETING

THE

VALLEY, TO-DAY (SATURDAY) APKILOTH 1918, communing #1-3 16 P.M.

The Charge of Admission will be #1 for other than Members of the HONGKONG JOCKET

GLUR OF GYMKHANA CLUB

Boldiers and Salora in uniform Free.

The Committee invite the Ladies of Hong-

kong to be pressi

"Hongkong, March 29th,-1919.

A

LOST OR STRAYED.

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ROUGH HAIRED WHITE TERRIER, with Black Ears and Black Patch over one are, on March 9th, between the Hong- kong Club and Prince's Buildings at about 7 P.M. Will Ander kindly retura -same to Mesura, S. J. DAVID & CO, LTD., Prince Building Will willingly roward.

MIDWIFERY.

(67%

QUALIFIED MIDWIFE, mained ja

Scotland, is open for engagements Write-

Mis MeEWEN, Government Civil Hospital [44]

WANTED

Steamer.

Apply

WANTED.

CAPTAIN for British

GERMINAL CIGAR STOKE,

18, Nathan Road,

Kowloon.

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8.S. "CHI YUEN" (LLOYDS REGISTER NO. 822).

BE Undersigned are prepared to r ceive Teniors for the purchase of this vesad which has been damaged by fre, and is now lying at Rangoon

Farther particulars and copies of three Independent Survey Reports on the ship can be inspeobert at the Office of Messrs. GILMAN & Co., Lloyd's Agents, Hongkong,

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

Harbour Dues and other charges incurred From the date of recaptance of the tender will be for account of the buyer.

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

'GEORGE GORDON & COMPANY, LLOYD'S AGENTS,

RANGOON.

Telegraphic Address:

Gordon, Hangoon."

FOR SALE.

STEINWAY ELECTRIO

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1919.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the So loty will be held at the Registered Office of the Socioty, Queen's Bailding, Hongkong, on THURSDAY, the 18 Noox, when ill be proposed 1. That the nominal silvo.

pite of the Society as existing wher 4.1 fresolution is cunarmer as a special resolution be converted into sterling, and lust auch capital so converter he increased beyond the starting equivalent of such silver empital when such conversion takes place to the sum of £2,00 400 › Storling divided into 20'yo shares of the nomina? value of £10 each.

10th day of APRIL, 1919 the subjoined Resolutio, ne Extraordinary Rorolutio

That onch of the issue silvor shares of the Society of the nominal value of $250 each with the sum of $100 paid up there- on be converted into five shares of the nominal value of £10 each with the aterling equivalent of $20 Hongkong currency at the opening T.T. rate of exchange on the date this resolution is confirmed as a special resolution credited as paid up thereon and accordingly that 80,000 shares out of the 200,000 shares of the nominal value of £10 each constita ting the capital of the Society so pon- verted and increased be distributed by the Board to the persons who are regis tere as shareholders of the Society on the date this resolution is confirmed as a special resolution in exchange for the silvor shares then held by the

8. That the Articles of Association be altered in mann r following, namely:- By the insertion after Article No. 107 of

the following Article "107 (a). The Board may employ Employment

the funds of the Society which hinde,

of reserve have bem retablished pursuant to the provisions of Article 107 or any of them or any portion theroof and that whether such funds or auch portion as is proposed to be dealt with wern set aside for the special purpose to which they a6 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 contingen is, in equalizing dividends, in paying special dividends or bonuses, iu repairing improving and mainta ning any of the property of the 2o.iety, or otherwise in the busing s thes Briety, and in or for such other purposes as the Foard ball in its dis cretion think conducive to the intresta of the So iety and in regard to any such employment as aforesaid the Board shall no be bound to keep each funds separate fom the other assets."

By the insertion of the following Articles

after Article No. 18.

be set

"108a (1) Any general meeting Boo may at which a dividend or bonos galost call. is declared or sancti ned may

make a call on the members of such amount as the meeting fixes but so that! the call on each member shall not exceed the dividend or bonus payable to hiin and so that notwithstanding the pro visiors of Articles 19, 20 and 21 the cali may be payable at the same time as the div'den for bonus and the dividend or. benus may, if so arranged between the and the member, be set off Focio y again t the call. The making of a coll under this Article shall be deemed ordinary, business of an ordinary

general inexting which declares a divistend. (2). After any resolation has been passed under the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Article the Board may arrange on behalf of th Society for te dividend or bonus to be set off against the call by authorizing any person on behalf of the members from whom sach cal is due to enter into an Agreement with the Society providing for such dividend or bonus to be set off against such call and any Agreement made under such authority shall be effective.

(3). It shall be no objection to any resolo- tion made under pamgraph (1) of this article or to any call or arrangement that such resolution was passed or such call or arrangement was made at the meeing at which the rowlution intro ducing this Article und Articles 107 (a) was confirmed as a special resolution poided that due notice of the intention to propose such first mentionel resola- tion and to decime such dividend or honus and to make such call ahall have been given prior to the Cn rory meeting aforesaid.

10 (h) Di iden is may be paid act

in ingkong, Currency at exchange for

uch rate of exchange as the dividende General Meeting declaring payin Hong or sanctioning the same or, in the case of interim dividenda, as the Board may determine"

Should the above resolutions be passed by the requisite majority they will be sub mitted for comfirmation as special resolutions to a second extraordinary maoting which will be subsequently convened.

Dated the Twenty-eighth day of March, 1919.

By Order of the Board,

C. MONTAGUE EDE, General Manager.

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CANADIAN PACIFIC OCEAN

SERVICES, LIMITED.

(680OWING to Military Roquisition, the

PIANO, direct or alternating current, fa first-class order. Can to soon by appoint- ment. Cost £500 now.

Post Office Box 483.

FOR SALE

THE Racing Yacht," DIONE”

Apply to---

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Box 506, Care of "Daily Pross" Office,

[648

FOR SALE.

ALCIUM CARBIDE in half or one ton

Apply to:-

CALCIUM

"PEAK TRAMWAY CO., LTD.,

Alexandra Buildinga.

1600

Company regretfully announce the Debossary Cancellation of pasange bookings made for the following sailings ---

"MONTHAGLE”

6th April. "EMPRESS OF RUSSIA " 1st May. "EMPRESS OF JAPAN" 14th May. "EMPRESS OF ASIA". 29th May. Refund to fall of all passage money paid. will be made on application to......

F.D. SUTHERLAND, General Agent, Fassongor Dept

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414

SOMETHING NEW

WISEMAN'S TEA.

Our own packing and blending from the Choicest Ceylon and China Tens.

TRY. IT

1lb. Tlas 80 Cents.

1629

INTIMATIONS

BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

INTIMATION:

THE BEST PREVENTATIVE OF

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENFRAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Registered Office of the Company A, the 10th day of APRIL, 1919, at Queen a Building, Hongkong, on THURS

o'clock FM, when the subjoined teeola- tiens will bo proposed as Extraordinary INFECTIOUS AND Resolutions:-

1. That the nominal si ver capital of the Company as exis ing when this renoju- tion in confirmed an spesini volation be o nverted into steeling and that such omgital se couverted ba increased beyond tho sterling equivalent of such sil er capital when such conversion takes place to the sum of £t, 00,000 Sterling divided into 20000 shares of te nominal value of £b cach

BU

9. That each of the issued silver shares of the Colony of the nominal value of 883.33 each with the sam of 5 paid up therron be converted into three ah rea and two fifths of ons share of the nomin、l value of £0 ruch with do seri ing equivalent of $7.35 Hongkong currency at the opening T.T. rate of exchange on the date this resolution is confirated

resolution special credited as paid up thereon and Record- ingly that 8,000 shares out of the 200,000 shares of the nominal value of, £oach constituting the capital of the Company so couverted and increased be distributed by the Board to the perKOOS who are registered as shareholders of the Company on the date this resolution is confirmed na a special resolution in exchange for the silver shares then he'd by them.

3. That the Aricle of A-sociation b altered in manner following namely:- By the insertion after Article No. 100 of

the Article.

10% (N) The Bourd may e-Employment ploy the the funds of the of Company which have been established pursuant to the provisions

Article

101 or any of the

of

CONTAGIOUS

DISEASE

IS

WATSON'S

HYGIENOL.

A

HIGHLY

The

the axisting form of government, under

The death occred at St. Paul's Ho- which a stranger, who may never have pital, on Thursty night, of Mr. Jame lived in a modern commercial centre since Brown McGee, ef engineer of the his youth, is the final arbiter in all que lui Chow, from ood poisoning in the tions of importance.

leg, as a result o injury sustained In March, 1857, the ties which had on rescat voyagito Tientsin bound the interests of Hongkong with funeral took place yterday evening, de

the British Rev. V. H. Copley Ayle officiating. the Imperial policy of Government in China were, severed. No 2 Company the Hoogkung From that date the Governors and Police Reserve won t Soldiers' Club Administrators of Hongkong ceased to Cup for billiards on Traday night by act as the Diplomatic Agents of the defeating

"B" Co. the Hongkong Crown. Thus did the connection between Defence Corps by 238 pots. The Police this Colony and the Foreign Office cease, Reserve team bas now wà the Cup two Cal Wahl pre- Cup to Crin Sergeant

and, in consequence, British trade in-

years in succession. terests in China became split up between

sented the two different Government Departments Rosario at the Soldiers' C on Thurs

in London, viz., the Foreign Office and day night.

the Colonial Office. More recently the Board of Trade, also, has been concerned with trade in China. Thus we see that, at present, there is bound to be over- lapping between Government Depart ments where the interests of the Colony

are concerned, and it is inevitable that ther, should be delay and loss of efficiency

in such circumstances,

CANTON NEW,

CANTON, Aril 4th.

TELEGRAPH OFFICE IN SHAMENN

In connection with the arra of the

Superintendent of the Telegraphyfice in Shameen, the Authorities receive te port from the Chinese Telegrap Com- We do not wish to dogmatise abouty in Hongkong stating that thCom other Crown Colonies, but we regard the Authorities to stop all telegraphi.com. paay has been ordered by the Holkong status of Hongkong and the actual work munication, other than official menges

to and from Canton, till further note.

The Consular Body in Shameer has notified the Tuebuu that it may asat a

ONCENTRATED ing of the government arrangements as most unsatisfactory. We yield to none in loyalty to the KING and Empire, but we consider that the time has long since passed when popular and democratic is released and demands and idea can be ignored with in place of Ng impunity by those in authority. It is wee dismissed by the British Const.

AND PERFECTLY SAFE

DISINFECTANT.

SOLD ONLY BY

creep

most unfortunate when personal elements into maltors of policy, but it hog beeu notorious in Hong kong that ecbemes have been delay ed, or shelved entirely, because the sponsors were person non arote with

qualis ividends, in paying special A. S. WATSON & the centre of all authority at Govern-

er any portion thereof fan that whether such funds or such portioú as is proposed to be dealt with war set side for the apoial purpose which the are proposis to be applied OF for any other urpose or not) in or for all or any of th fllowing purposea, that i is to my in meeting co tingerci a in dividends

or bonus, in epai i. g. improving and maintai, ing any of the property of the Company, or otherwise in the bugies of the Company and in or for such other purposes as the Board shall in i's discretion think conducive to the interests of the Company and in regard to any such employment as aforesaid the Board shall not be bound to keep such funds separate from the other assets

By the insertion of the following Articles

after Article No. 107,

-or

Botky

bet set of

CO., LTD.,

T. 18.

ment House. We should like to see an

settlement if the

Superintenent

another appoited Chor-nang, 40

The Tuchun has agreed and appoint Chan Cheong to the position. It is r ported that the Telegraph Offices in Hong kong and Shumeen havo both re-opened.

THE BOXER INDEMNITY TO GERMANY,

We are informed that Luk Ching-chang, the Peace Envoy to Europe, has reported that the representatives of the Associated

agreed to cancel the Boxer indemnity to Germany.

impartial Committee, with Far Eastern Powers at the Paris Conference have

with

new

Representatives, and, let us say, Lord Barca as Chairman, set up for the! purpose of recoramending some machinery of government to remove the difficulties which arise from dealing with three Government Offices in London and the denial of any form of popular re- HONGKONG OFFion: 104, Das Vœux Bon, presentation worthy of the name in the

"107a (1). Any goveral meet-

ing at which a dividend or against call. bon48 is declared sanctioned may make a call on the members of such amount as the meeting 14% fixes but so that the call on each member shall not exceed the dividend or bonus payable to him and so that not- withstanding the provisions of Articles 18, 19 and 20 the call may be payable at the same time as the dividend or boxte and the dividend or bonus may, if so arranged between the Company and the member, be set off against the call. The making of a call under this Article thall be deemed ordinary business of an ordinary general meeting which declaros & dividend. (2). After any reantation has been passed under the provisions of paragraph (2) of this article the Board may arrange on behalf of the Company for the

Lambon Orton: 181, From Starr, B.C.

The Daily

Press.

HoxоKONG, APRIL 6TH, 1918.

HONGKONGS

POSITION

THE EMPIRE.

IN

We have been informed recently by Lord MILNER that great changes may be expected soon in the political relation ships and arrangements of the various

local Legislature.

The Rev. A. T. W. Dowding, of Kow- loon, left for Singapore on Wednesday, en route for Home, on the Benrinnes.

Mr. E. W. Hamilton, who has been in indifferent health for some time, left the Colony, yesterday, for Home Kama Maru.

on

the

An extra rehearsal of Stainer's "Cru- cifixion" will be held in the Cathedral on Monday, at e p.m., when a full at tendance is desired,

dividend or bonus to be sat off against the call by authorizing any person on

parte of the British Empire, and wa The annual general meeting of the behalf of the members from ham such think, the time has come to consider Hougkong Lawn Tennis Langue will be call is due to enter into an Agreement with the Company providing fur such seriously the position of this Colony in held in the Cricket Club pavilion on, dividend or bonus to be set off against relation to London and local adminis Thursday next at 5.15 p.m.

call and any Agreement made under such authority shall be effective.

Buch

tratin. We are inclined to favour some

(3). It shall be na objection to any resolusyatam of incorporation under the

tion made under paragraph (1) of this

Mr. J. Hooper, of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., leav68:

POSTMASTER-GENERAL ON LEATE,

The Postmaster-General of the Canton

Post Office, who has served in that caps- eity for more than 22 years, has obtained a brief leave, and will go on furlough to England shortly.

THE EUROPEAN WAIL

The Authorities have received from the Peking Government a book relating to the European war. It consists of descrip tions of modern methods of fighting, modern types of arms, and recounts the bravery, and discipline of the Allied troops by whom militarism has been destroyed. The Authorities are requested to have the book re-printed, NAM-NING MAGAZINE EXPLODES.

A message from Nam-ning states that the local magazine, which was established on the northern out-skirts of the city, ex- ploded yesterday. The building was blown up, and the magazine-keepers, about 15 in namber, were buried beneath the débris.

OFFICIAL CHANGES EXPECTED.

It is ruinoured that the ex-Civil

article or to any call or arrangement Foreign Office, if the Foreign Oflice for Home next week on the Elpenar. Haf Governor, Li Yew-han, who was appoint-

that such resolution was passed or such call arrangement was hade the moeting at which the resolution introduc- ing this Article and Articles 108 (a) was confirmed as a special resolution provided propose such first mentioned resolution and to declare such dividend or bonus given prior to the Confirmatory meeting aforesaid.

that due notice of the intention to

and to make such call ahall have been

ed by the Peking Government, will return to his former position short- The annual general meeting of the ly, as he will be recalled by the new mem- Constitutional Reform Association of bers of the Provincial Assembly, and the Hongkong will be held on Tuesday, April Northern peace envoys in Shanghai, It 15th, at 5.30 p.m., in the old Chamber of is also stated that the Treasurer, Yeung Commerce Room, City Hall.

Wing-tai, is to be transferred, and the

is to be really reformed. In Hong- kung we

are so bound up with the will be away about nine months, trade and politice of China that the old state of affairs which obtained when the Governor of the Colony was also the representative in China of the British Foreign Office had much to commend it. When we reflect upon the advantages 107 (b). Dividends may

be Fate of

A lady visitor from Shanghai was Director of the Li Kin Tax Bureau, who paid in Hongkong Our trafo of some change of environment for local

dividenda reney at ach ratė of payable In officials we

are led to believe that much surprised to find that condensed is a relative of General Luk Wing-ting, the General Hoogkoug. exchange as Meeting declaring or sanctioring the arrangements might be advisable under milk, which was being sold for 45 cents appointed to the position. same or in the case of interim dividend, which the looal Cadets could perform the per tin when she left Shanghai, could sa the Board may determine." Should the above resolutions be passed by datics of the Consuls in China and vice be purchased for 28 cents in Hongkong. the requisite majority they will be omitted

The Antilochus, with 450 German sub- joots, is due in Hongkong, to-morrow

for confirmation special resolutions to a second. extraordinary (meeting which will be subsequently convened.

Dated the Twenty-eighth day of March 1919,

By Order of the Board.

C. MONTAGUE EDE,

General Manager

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NOTICE.

DETSOL:

Since Captain CRABLES ELLIOT, R.N., was appointed the first Administrator morning. She takes in at Hongkong a of the Colony on January 28th, 1841, few Germans, who have been collected

there have been sixteen Governors and here from one of the Conet Ports during twenty Administrators. That, however, the last fortnight. does not exhaust the list of change in

the Administration, because most of the

Mr. John Johnstone will succeed the

vacancy on

"PINKIE'S " VERY LAST BOW.

"Pinkie" makes her very last bow to the Hongkong public to-night, her 10th appearance. This must positively be the very last one, as the A.D.C. bave per- force to make way for the " Stunts," who are producing Our Boys" at the Thontre Royal next Saturday. Judging from the booking it promises to be one of "Pinkie's" most popular parties, and those who wish to see and hear well should haston to secure seate this morning at Montric's

The performance is given at populor and gallory, 50 ots. children, half price (except to the 50 centa sente).

Governory went on leave during their Hon. Mr. D. Landal, as head of the firm torms of offico as well as being frequent) of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. very prices:Dress-aircla, $; atalis, $1; piti THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA changed. Thus in the year 1898 Bir shortly, when Mr, Landals leaves for There will be DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED. ‚·

GEORGE WILLIAM DES VOUX was Governor Home on retirement.

tho Legislative NERTIFICATE No. 6810 of the above

on Now Year's day, but Mr. Frunzelor another

THE LESSER OF TWO EVILS. Company for 50 Shares of the Company STEWARD became an Administrator on

Council, numbered 29088/710 and 30711/38 and Certi

Fourteen days later, the A small fire occurred, yesterday aftor Cigar Store was summoned before Mr. The management of the Hongkong ficate No. 6811 of the said Company for 100 March 7th. Shares of the Company numbered 1083/1087, Governor resumed his duties, but on noon, on the Fan Faerwick, which was R. E. Lindsell, at the Magistracy, yester 11407/640 and 30721/46 both in the name of November 24th Mr. BrewART again be lying in midstream undergoing completed for removing without a permit SOLOMON Bassoon Benjamin, and dated tho

from the Exporte and Imports Dept., lith_day of May, 1917, have boen came the Administrator, and on December renovation. A largo volume of smoke 28,600 cigarettes and 35 lbe, of tobnoon, CANCELLED by the Company and no 19th the Governor came back into office. was noticed issuing from the lower hold, rights thereunder will henceforth ho recognized. New Certificater for the said Insual fact, thors have boon between where the oil tank is situated, the vessel Shares have been issued to sud in the name so and 10 changes in the Administration being on oll-driven one, and the alarm of the mid SOLOMON, Bassoon BERZAMIN in place of the Original Cerulicsten referred to during the seventy-eight years which was sounded at once. The fire-floats were form the life of this Colony. And yet promptly on the scene and gos the fire same people nos nothing inconsistent in under control in about an hour. For insisting upon life-long residence as a tunately there was no leak in the oil- qualification for eriticism of local institu. tank, and consequently the damage was tions while, at the same time, supporting comparatively slight,

abaro.

Dated the 31st day of March, 1919.

By Ondor of the Board of Dirvotoni,

DYER, Chief Manager THE HOWGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK

COMPANY, LIMITED.

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the defenes, explained that the cigaretion Mr. J. H. Gardiner, who appeared for and tobacco were removed from the ware house curso the case containing them was being attacked by white ants. Owing to the necessity for acting promptly as soon, as this was discovered, the manage- mont omitted to obtain the recosary per- mit before removing the onse

This explanation was accepted both by the Magistrate and by the Export and Import Offloof garli

A fine of $10 was imposed.