1913-02-24 — Page 9

SHORT STORY.

(Continued from Paga 3.) quite the some sort of blue and white as the dishes and vasos, bat that wonderful hair of yours is certainly about as near blus as black can be."

There was a knock at the door, and Mrs. Wilberly, still in neg- liges and drowsy of eye, came in from the adjoining room.

"I've had quite a nap," she observed. Then-"Oh, you got, that dog!"

T

Notices

··HONGKONG JOCKEY

CLUB.

THE HONGKONGI TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, REKRUARY 24, -1917

Entertainments

THEATRE

ROYAL

⠀⠀⠀ HONGKONG, For short season only. Commencing: SATURDAY, 330d February MAURICE BANDMANN

RADE MEETING, 1918,

MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNES DAY; and Ist MABOH and BATURDAY (OFF-DAY).": 24th, 28th, 26th February, and 1st March.

THE PICKETS of ADMISSION to the GRAND STAND and ENGLO- Her niece nodded brightly, and SURE may be obtained from Messrs. bold him ap for inspection. KELLY & WALSH, LTD., or the

"He is canaing," mused. Mre, Gae. Price $7 for the Meeting (exclud- WHAT Wilberly. "But oh, yes! Iting the Off-Day), or $3 per day. Tickats wasn't a dog Harriet wanted. for the OR-Day, $3. Wait a minuto-I can show you on the letter. We read it wrong the Gate. It isn't a P. at tall. It's meant for an R. But the pen points

No she admitted without a Ticket, to be shown to the Ticket Inspector at

T, F. HOUGH,

...Olerk of the Conrad.

spread out on the last down stroke Hongkong, 20th February, 1918, and the ink didn't run. If you

look closely-there! You can HONGKONG JOCKEY OLUB see the little scratches. It's a rug. she wants, not a pug-a Peking Rag."

I

Oh, I see," replied Mis Aus tin demurely. "It was a natural enough mistake, though. And it's just as well, became now can keep Wing for myself.. Look at him, Aunt! Did you ever in your life see anything 50 'perfectly darling?"

" Macluro's Magazine.”

Race to be zon on the OFF DAY,

DRE

Saturday, 1st March 1978." THE ADMIRAL'S PRIZE. RESENTED by Excellency Vice Adminal Bir ALFRED L. WINSLOE, K.C.M.GOV.O., C.M.G. (Ladies' Nomination).

Kanouncem

Mr. Henry Dallas and DALLAS COMEDY

Direos from London.

CO,

-

TO-NIGHT EVERY WOMAN KNOW

TUESDAY 28th February

BABY MINE WEDNESDAY 26th February BELLA DONNA THURSDAY 27th February LADY FREDERICK FRIDAY 28th February THE WOMAN IN THE CASE Other performances will be daly

announced.

Each production Brought in its Entirety from London.

www.

Box Plan open at Montris & Co. Doors open at 8.80. Commence at 9.15 sharp. $8.50 $8.00, $3.00

that may be atared at this Meoting.

A Handicap for all China Ponies Prices, Second to receive 60 per cent, and third 40 per cent. of the Entrance Fres. Entrance $5. One mile and a quarter.

The Donor of the Cup has also kindly presented a prize for the Lady Nominating the Winner, no Lady to

Public Gompanies nominate more then one Pony,

&

HONGKONG

SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

THE

A List of Weighta to be carried will bs posted at the Grand Stand and pub- lished in the Press on the morning of the Race.

**

Entries will Close to the Clerk of the HE DIVIDEND DECLARED

for the Half Year ending 81st Course on THURSDAY the 27tb Dio,mibor, 1919, at the rate of Two | February, 1918. Penada Sterling togetbor, with a Bonus:

Entry Forms will be obtainable on

of Fire Shillings Sterling per share of application at the Weighing Room 8125 is Payable on and for MON-under the Grand Stand at any time DAY the 24th day of February, Cur dualog the Three Bace Daya, rent, at the Offices of the Corporation,

whare Shareholders are requested to ap-]

ply for Warrants,

By Order,

9.13

BIJOU.

PROGRAMME.

$1.00.

E511Banksz

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATIONCURSU

Head Office, Wall Street, New York, London Office 2-36, Bishopsgata, K.G. 2

BRANCHES

Bomber

Calcutta

Caston

Colon

Empire

Hongkon

Capital and Ray.

Peking

Shanghal

....Yokoaşma!...

7,060,000 (Gold)

About.me 1,490,000

Banks!

ONGRONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

PAID-UP CAPITAL: 200 RESERVE YERDEJ

B. Shallim, Bay-Chalmar

BaqyDeputy Chairman

W. Patteiden

T/T.

Demand 30 d/s 60 d

4 m/s

T/T, Shanghai T/T. Singapore TT. Japan

Kobe

LYABILITY

alanila

Muzica

- PROTIVES Vie

Panama

San Franciaco

COURT OF DIKWADER

F. B. Armstrong, 8. H. Dodwell,

T.T. India.

3. A Plummer, Eat

C. 8. Gabbay, B.

Hon. Mr.CH. E

Domand. India..

H. A. Babe, Bay,

Demand; Manila.

T/T. Java

T/T. Marks

T/T. Francs

- EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI. | G. Friesland, Esqu

·NESS trámcsad,

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the

G, B. Laurens, Esq.

DEPOSITS RECEIVED), fixed for one year at | F. Lleb, Kary, di per annum, or for sheries perioda, at cases, which may be sucartaload on application.

BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES WEETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted on all the principal cities in the World.

THE HANKS CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT Are Available all over the Work,

COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CRIDIT

FURCHASE and JALE of Stocks and Sharva

TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and crabed.

GEORGE HOG0 Maniger.

9, Queen's Hood, Hongkong.

| Mongkong," 1st Nov., 1912. :3 1912

YOKOH

THE

(OHAMA SPECIE BANK,

"LIMITED..

'Established 1880,

Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital 30,000,000 Reserve Fund........ 17,500,000

"

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.

Agencies of Nagasaki "Newchwang

Branches Antung-Hsien

Bombay

9.15

Calcutta

New York

Changchun

Osaka

Dairen Fongtien Harbin

Pekin

Ryolun Port

(Arthur)

Shanghai,

Tiehling

Tientsin

Tokyo.

PATHE GAZETÏe, (World's News in Pictures), Willes Tries Cinema Acting, The River Clyde (A Fine Scenic).

School of Gymnasts.... A True Fish Story. Rinking Mad.

NAIS MISCOVLIN (Drama)

and

Miss CECILE STEPHANO

MIss DOLLY SWIFT ·· (ia Musical Interlades).

T. F. HOUGH,

Clark of the Course.

194

*

By Order of the Court of Direo- Hongkong. 10th Feb., 1918. tore,

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, 22nd Feb, 1918. T 204

THE

RACE HOLIDAYS.

HE EXCHANGE BANKS will be closed for the transaction of

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

THE STEWARDS request the

pleasure of the presence of the LADIES at the GRAND STAND and the ENCLOSURE during the Races.

A Stand had Enclosure will be reser- -Exchange Business on Tuesday. Wed-ved for Members and Mamborg WiTes mesd-y and Thursday the 25th, 20th and and Families, Tickets for which will be

27th instant at 11.45. a.m. Hongkong 24th Feb, 1918,

1192

HONGKONG ICE CO., LTD. THE THIRTY SECOND ORDI. MARY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE HOLDERS will be held

sant cat with the Members Tickols."

All Tickets must be produced to gain admission.

Special accommodation will be ·resor- ved as in recent years for Obiness Ladies onder Female attendants in the Stand erected on the plot of ground next to the Lusitano Club Stand.

T. F. HOUGH,

Clerk of the Course.

the Offers of the General Mangers Hongkong, 2 th Feb.. 1913," 11.45am, on Wednesday 6th pmx. torid Statement of the Company's Adianto 81st December 1913, and the deport of the General Managers,

$119h4nter Boots of the Company

1 based from the 25th fast to the

foth days inclusivo. : JARDINË, HATHEE ON AND CO., LTD.,

Goastal Managers. [137

Boogkong 20th Feb. 1913.

NOTICE.

G.

NOTICE.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

106

PARTICULARS AND CONDI- TIONS of the letting by Pahlia Auc tion Sale, to be held on Monday, the 8:d day of March, 1918, at 8p.co., R. WALLACE J. BANSEN at the Officos of the Public Works baring left our firm, the Power Department, by Order of His Ex-

MR.

of Attorney which he had since May cellency the Governor, of One Lot of

7.18

Look out for Miss VIOLET BONETTA..

PICTURES ONLY

| Hankow

Honolulu Kobe

Liao-Yang London Lyons

San-Francisco |

Interest Allowed on Current

Account.

Deposits received for fired periods at rates to be obtained on application.

EISHI ONO,

Manager.

7.15 Hongkong, 11th Jan., 1913. [18

VICTORIA THEATRE.

The Film of THE ATHLETIC SPORTS, During Manila Carmval'ı Showing The Champion baseball pl Win by Japanesa Team. Special Picture Taking by

PROF. SATAKE

The Meiji University (Toklo), The Winner'e Team will be present at-To-Night's Show.

The Eminent & Wellknown

Baritone

Mr. E. OSSIPOFF..

Great Buccess of

Miss ELSA WILLSON

Matinees on Wednesdays, & p.m.; Saturday 4 pm; Sundays, 6 p.m.

¿Popular Prices.

31st, 1912, bas brèn cancelled. Crown Land at the Conduit Road FIG

Notices

THE FAMINE IN CHINA.

IGHT Famine Districts with an ARTHUR NILSSON & Co. Extension, in the Colony of Hongkong, arom of 80,000 square miles.

[-83 for a term of 75 years, with the option TWO and a hall million people.

of renewal at Omin Rants to be fixed facing staration.

Hongkong, 18th Feb. 1918

Notice

NOTICE.

LADIES & GENTLEMEN.-W. beg to inform our Customers that we have removed to No. 87 Qaren's Rd. Central, on Tuesday the 18th inst

Bilk and Grass Linen Dress & Llouse patterna, silk scarves, shawls, Mand

in coats and all other sorts of goods can be had from our Store at rely mo derato prices. A trial is cametly 49+ Hoited.

Yours faithfully E. A. J. CHOTIRMAL & Co. Hongkong, 18th Feb., 1918, [187

MARTIN'S SPIOLASTEEL PILLS

Martin's YU's (n the buses, sa kini ma the frui ** mies of any Jasminetly of the Kyrkan i

„Klutely deren sky be adın faltered. Those who,

by the Surveyor of His Majesty the PLEASE SEND YOUR CONTRI- King, for one further term of 75 years.

BUTION TO-DAY.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. | IT WILL HELP TO SAVE LIFE-

$799, near LOCALITY.

ปะ

Boundary

Measurements.

190 190 1100,000 2443,83

jabout

LESSONS IN CHINESE.

MB LI HON FAN,Chinese

graduate - versed in litersins, has been a teacher to European officials and merchants in this Colony for ovoz ten yours.

He has a good, method of training Europeans to pass in the Chinesa -ux- amination, and is possessed of a first rate certificate as a Chinese teacher. He bas also good knowledge of Mandarin and Haiks.

Those who intend learning the Chin ess language are requested to write cure "Hongkong Telegraph ruffice or dinsel to 8. Hollywood Boad 163 Boor,

of

Hongkong, 28th Jan, 1919 (14)

Traser, E. O. GULLAND, Req: Manager, Internatliwal Banking Co., portlow, Shanghai, Amúgkong, 24th January 1919.

[89

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE

(UAPITAL PAID-DW...81,250,000.) Louns on Mortgage of House Property Stooda received on Blonge Advancen tisin on Merchandise. Loans made on the Provident Systems,

Notices

+

Chatar Mamaqiri "Hongkong-N, J. BYASI,

„Actino' ManAGER, SHANGHAI 8.0, Starear, Luknow Barkins-Lastnor Cor

Housing-IZARRE

ALLOWED.

On Current Accounts at the mid 26 3 14 Qua.

STOK, YZED DEPOSENS,

„Tie B woothe, 14 por Ount, pie Axa,

#

LIVE, J. STABB, Chief Muungic,

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANKN

Exchange

#h

1/16

m/s. L/Q

3/16 3/14

m/s, D/F

m/s L/C

30 d/s. San Feo & New York;!4994

85944 m/s. Marks

#11

14994

4 m/s. Franes mi..ti

2.59

.150

6 m/exto "l

2.61

9334 BarSilver, teady

5/16

.2/-34 30d/4,S'ney&

T/T. San Fco & New York...48 forward ...

Subsidiary Coins.

Discount per 8100 Chinese...20 ols. pieces...$614

Chinose...10

Hongkong 20 Hongkong.10.

1201 Gold Leaf per tael.

205 Bank of England rate

Sovereign

Malwa, Old 2,600) **

Patno, Now #nam 3,000 pereho.

Painan ylee

Opium Quotation.

Malwa, New

.$67/16

Feb. 14. $2,500 perpic.

Benares, New

Benares, Old,

THE Bualnom of the ubers · Bank" h conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI, BANKINGLE N CORPORATION, Balas may beʻabtahed

applicati

Je Allowed

$2,800 *

SHARE REPORT TUR

S-SELLERA

Px, par Anname Elegan Jela Deponicorn may tranne në thelx sytlazi bala

of 8100 gr mery in The Homesticama AND BRANSKAT BATE to be placed an Etock & PAID ́09 VALUE. VIZED DEPOSIT.it 4 Pa teen, per

AAA* N.J. STARR, Chief Mager

SA-SALE!*

CLOLING

***BANKS

For the Homecoins AND RIARSKAT BANKING CORPORASTOWN,"

₤#805

Hongkong & S'hai 9125

£89/10

MARINE INSURANCE! Cantons

North China

Unions

$50 $275

• £5 T132

#$100 $830

armail me » Yangtzes

THE CHARTERED, BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND

CHINAKA Incorporated by Royal..

Charter 1853

£50 819214 HEAD OFFICE. LONDON.

FIRE INSURANCES, Ching Fires S Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 Hongkong Fires $50

$20 $153 Reserve Fund.....£1,650,000

$385 SHIPPING. Reserve Liability of

China & Manilas. $25 810 Proprietore.£1,200,000 Douglas Steamship $50 $34

Steamboats FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans-Ind

Indo-Chinas aotod.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- solved for 1 year or shorter periods "Shell" Transports £1 at rates which will be quoted on application.

he Wm. DICKSON

Manager, Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.

$15 $2716 b.

(Preferred) £5 $88 (Deferred)

£11

REFINERIES.

China Sugars [22

$10 $35

$100-$108 $100 $39

"Star Forry

Luzon Sugare

KURSUS MINING.

MARINE INSURANCE A830DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE Chinese Engineerings £132/6 -

No

CIATION OF HONG KONG,**•

BACE HOLIDAYS, [OTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that all MARINE INJURAN- CE OFFICES - will be CLOSED, "for ho Transactiin ef PUBLIC BUSI NEJS on TUESDAY, WEDNES. DAY, and THURSDAY, 26th, 26th and 27th instant respectively, at 11.45

By Order,

A. R. LOWE,

Secretary,

BANKANA

*BUYERS

2,800

GULART DITIDEED AND PATRNAVİDEO £2/5/- at ex 2/3 equal to

$21.71 for 14

ending 31/12/12

Year f

s. b 18 for 1911 ans.

b-Intérim of 10 for 1211 Final of $20 making $50 for 1909 and Interim of $30 for 1911

***

$12 for 1909 ant Int. of $3 on account of 1919)

$7 & b's of $2 for 1910 $27 för 1910.

$1 for 1906m vjerojat 5 p.c, for year end’g30'612; Dividend of $1 for half t year ending 31*12*12+ (6 pc. for year 1910 ont - preferred shares wil

1/- per share

19

15 p.c. for 30:4.18

85 for 1911

$3 for 1897

upon

at Intere

1/6 per shares Anal 1911

(Coupon No-18)

9/6 per share on 150,000 21/2for1909

0

35 for year end 2 3Lizar

anal dividend for

Papal fear 1912

Accuta! Tronphs to £185/ Capital Fully AG P

Raubs

£1, $3,90%, när Paid-up Sh. Tasis 7,500,000 LOCKS WILARVES, & DOWNS. Head Office-Shanghai.

Kowloon Wharfe 10850 876er Board of Directors Berlin, H.K&W pos Docke$50 The

1859 Branche

9.5 Berlin Caloutta Canton Shanghai Books T100 T:08 Hamburg Hankow Kobe

Hongkow Wharfs T-100 T.107 LANDS HOTELS & BUILDINGS, Peking Singapore Tientsin

Anglo French Lands 1.100 T.94 Teinanfus Tsingtau Yokohamad i ergydd mae 236115

LONDON BANKERS: Messrs, N. M. Rothschild & Sons, padezusowe animator | 8732b

Hongkong Hotels 8502 | The Union of London and Smith's Hongkong-Lands $10081010.

Bank, Limited.

i

agent

Tier 3 for 1912 ---- Interim ofFlse, for 1818

85 on old shares,

year 30 6-12 on few hates for Half

Final div of $31⁄2 making

$7 for 191218 219

FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIA- Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Humphreya Estates $10 $3b40.oente for1910

Kowloon Lands $30 $34 h. 82.80.for 1812 on Vente Bew Direction der Disconto Gesell- Shanghai Lands 1,30 1.885 pofon half to 8016-12

TION OF BONGKONG.

RACE HOLIDAYS.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all FIRE INSURANCE OFFICES will be OLOSED for the Transec lon of PUBLIC BUSINESS on TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, 25.h, 26th ìnd: 27th instant respectively, at 11:45 am.

By Order,

A, E. LOWE, I Sec.story. Hongkong 24th Feb, 1913. F208

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAM-

BER OF COMMERCE.SR.

THE

N

li

NOTICE.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the members of the Hongkong General Chamber of Com- merce will be Feld or TUESDAY The

Agency,

schaft.

West Points $50 $54344 -INTEREST allowed on Current Account. DEPOSITS received Manila M pole Hotel P.19 P. 8,- - on terms which may be learned corION MILLS. on application. Every description of Banking and Exchange bust

1.50 1.147 nesa transacted, s

Hongkong Cottons:810 694

MISCELLANEOUS China-Borneds $12 $10 Light and Fowers #1101][9] [2

Do (Spec. shares 81 ton

R. TIMMERSCHEIDT, Manager.gak? Hongkong, 9th Ock, 1911.

Final of 62.25 making $4.25 for 1912

15 per cent for 1810-

T4for year ended 31 70°101.

7 for yearended 20:32 taji

4again 50 cents:31:7,086

$1 for 1911'

China Providents 310 881 ex. div. 170 cents for 1912 US TUŠ THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Dairy Farms 86 $231ge b$1.25 for year and g31 19

INDIA, LIMITED.

Green Islanda fi 8101849/40 cents for 1911 NE The Cape Hongkong Electrics 110 82815$140 per share my Authorised Capital ......21,500,000 kubiental visitato Sapori duit mod G 2 ONELATE Subscribed

1,125,000 Hongkong Toes is $25 $200

Interiin of $2 for 19122 Paid Up mbus 1562,000

Reserved Fund 365,000 Hongkong Ropes 110 $20

HEAD OFFICE:: Size"

40, Threadneedlo Street,

London, EC. His BRANDHES:

4th March, 1918, at o'clock, pm, Bombay, Kandy, zem". mode precisely, in the Old Chamber of Com- Calcutta, Galle. merce Room, City Hall, for the follow Howrah. Singapore, ng purpose

Delhi Penang (1) To oceive the Report and Ag Madras, Kota Bahm, Kelantan, counts of the Committes for the yoas Karachi, Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S. ended 81st December, 1912.

Rangoon, Hongkong... Colombo. Shadghal

(2) To elect a new Committee... (8) To tr noot aor General Basi

1049,

By Orders E. A. M. WILLIAMS... Secretary.

OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE

(Bales and Partiman on application). Hongkong. 21st Feb. 1918. [108

FAN THE OFFICE' OF AMAT TRUSTEE EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, .. Undariakoo worl Executed..

CHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Manager, Hongkong. 19th March, 1908

DINNER, W.

AGENTS IN JAPAN: Messrs. Jardine, Matheson

&Co., Ltd... BANKERS:

i.

Morning Post 1925

Peak Tramway $10 $11

Do. (news181 Philippines

$105 I Price & Co., Ld. $1016

Pre Soolete des ferred

$50 $30 paid du Tonkin

Borolt $150 Shanghal-Sumatras Tr London Joint Stock Bank, Ltd, Steam Laundry »

Pulpeset

Papierferies

1:150

Bank of England.,

United Asbestos VERY description of Banking Oriental Agency. Land Exchange business Ld. IT is proposed to hold the are bought and sold on account of transacted. Stocks and Shares

United sbestos Constituents. Letters of Credit Founders SharEN All Oxford and Cambridge mon pondents all over the world,

granted on Agents and Corres Union Waterbost wishing to attend are requested to noti- Interest allowed on Current Ac. Weismann, Ltd. by the undersigned.

ct counts at 2 per cent per annum

Watson

ford and Cambridge Dinner on the * 20th March, 1913

and Finit Cakes 30 and The Chief Justice has kindly on Dally Balance and on? Fixed

$10

dafng, and Births cented to take the air, and Biron William Powell Due

Charles Eliot the vice chairs that descertained on applicationing

ALEXANDRA CAFE CO,

PHILIP W GOLDRING..

Hon, Becretary<

$300

** *1 interim accdunt

Tls. 414 for 1912

None

80 cents on fully paid shares and 8 cents on. $1 paid shares faryDEE ending 304 12 None

$1.50 for 1910 &

-None

No dividend this year 50ple, for year end g 305108

20 por cent. por ordinary

13 abare for fer = opded Ry

1 per share for yearita

ending $112 191287 25 percent. for year

Vonding 817:11

E: 30 ports for 18101

40 bts, year ending 30'6 17 WRIGHT AND HORNBY, BAM

for say of the abste

SENILO MACDONA

Мадинь

*Corrected, to 18-30 pm. TerárUKY Gramai Beskaya # De Vorst Rand Crattal, Tal, áldren Reglade,