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Public Companies

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

thatthe TWENTY-NINTH ANNUAL

ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company (sinoo its registration) will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, longkong, on Friday the 29th day of May, 1914, at 11.30 am. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Mana gors together with a Statement of Accounts to the 31st, Decom- ber. 1913.

Notices

LESSONS IN CHINESE.

THE HO •-*ONO TELE RAPH, SATURDA

POST OFFICE.

Monday next, the 25th Instans being a Public Holiday the Post Offion will be | open from 8 to 9 am

There will be one delivery of ordinary

The Moosy Order Office will be on. tirely closed.

MR. LI HON FAN, & Chinese correspondonos and one coollection of let-

graduate versed in literature from Pillar Boxes, ture, has been a teacher to European officials and merchants in this Colony for over ten years.

He has a good method of train- ing Europeans to pass in the Chinese examination, and possossed of a first rate certificate

is

The Lutzow with the American Man ex Manchuria is dus to arrive here oll Tuesday, the 26th inst.

MAILS DUE.

as a Chinese teacher: He has American, Lutzow, 30th inst. also a good knowledge of Mande

in and Hakka

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be OLOSED

Those who intend learning the from TUESDAY, the 26th. May to TUESDAY, the 2nd. June. Chinese language are requested 1014, both days inclusive, during to write o/o"Hongkong "Tele which period no transfer of shares graph" office or direct to 37

Hollywood Road, 1st floor. oan be registered.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS

& BON.

General Manager, Hongkong, 21st May, 1914.

PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD."

NOTICE is hereby given tha

the Ordinary Annual Gen- eral Meeting of Shareholdera of the above Company. will, be held at the Hongkong Hotel, Hong- kong on Wednesday, 27th May, 1914 at Noon for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a State ment of Accounts for the year ending 30th April, 1914.

The Transfer Boots of the Company will be closed from the 23rd instant to the 30th instant

both days inclusive.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS

& SON,

Go on mangers Hongkong. 18th May, 1914.

Hongkong, 29th Jan., 1919.

MAN LOONG.

FIRST-CLASS PRESERVES, GINGER

AND SOY MANUFACTURERS..

Factory at Yaumati 2 OFFICE, No. 36, Des Voeux Road, W. Telephone No. 177 & K. 12. WE are the leading Manufacturers in Gingers are all fresh and of the first plok Our Byrup is prepared from the best quality of Bugar. We give our special attention to our business and sanitary

this class of Goods. Our Fruit &

arrangements.

EUROPEAN AGENCY. WHOLESALE buying agen

cies undertaken for all British and Continental goods, including-

Books and Stationery, " Boots, Shoes and Leather, Chemical and" Druggie Sundries

China Earthenware and Glaer-

THE "STAR" FERRY CO. LTD., NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, ware,

Cycles, Motor Care and Se Drapery Millinery dan Piece Fancy Goods and Perfumery, Hardware, Machinery and

Metals,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN cessorios,

that the SIXTEENTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEET-Goods, ING of this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Co. Lt. on THURSDAY, the 28th May Pt 12.30 pm. for the purpose of reooiving the Report of the Directors together with a state- ment of Accounts to 30th April 1914.

"OF

THE REGISTER SHARES of the Comp my will| be CLOSED from Saturday, 23rd

"

Jewellery, Plate and Watches, Photographio & Option! Goods, Provisions and Oilmen's Stores, │

sto,, etc. Commission 21% to 5%. Trade Discounts allo eed. Special Quotations on Demand. Sample Cases from 210 upwards. Consignments of Prodice bold

to Thursday, 28th instant in-on Account. clusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

Hongkong, 1

"W. 8. BROWN. Secretary, May, 19 14.

Notices

NOTICE

REDUCTION IN PRICE

OF GAS.

HE Hongkong and China Gas

TH

Company Ld. bags to inform

WILLIAM WILSON & BONS

(Establish 1814)—

25, ANOHURCH LANE LONDON E Cable Address: “Annuaire" London

WING KEE & CO.

47-49, Connaught Rd.

SHIP CHANDLERS

PROVISION & COAL

MERCHANTS.

the public that on and from the Bongkong, 3r October, 1913.

1st, July rext the price of Gas for all purposes-lighting, heating cooking or power-WILL BE REDUCED to $2.00 per 1.000, cubio fect.

All discounts will be withdrawn from same date.

By order of the Directors:

GEORGE CURRY,

Local Secretary, Hongkong, 21st May, 1914.

Dr. C. L. CHOW.

DENTAL Surgeon No. 89, Queen's Road,

BRAND.

SILIMPOPON COAL,

BUNKERS.

can be supplied at cheap Rates

at" SANDAKAN & SEBATTIK

(British North Borneo),

Atthese ports steamers calling or bunker coal exclusively ave exempt from all shipping dues and barges.

A. BUNE

"LOTUS" Mokhay

HINEST

MCOFFEE

H.RUTTON JEE&SON COFFEE SPECIALISTS,

HONG KONG

D'AGUILAR STREET,

AND KOWLOON.

邝

IT IS WHAT (YOU JOET MORE

THAN WHAT YOU PAY. THE

́DOUBLE "STRENGTH, MEANS

DOUBLE VALUE,

LOTUS MOKHA

ES UNIFORMLY EXCELLENT.

Obtainable Everywhere.“

SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVED. Devswongse, Br. a. 1,047, Shearer, S5rd Inst-Saigon, 19th inst. Rice-- Chiness.

Laiwang, Br. za 1,320, E. J. Tadd, 22nd Inst-Moji, 17th inst. Oost and Ge, & Da Lycaon, Br. am 4,814, J. W. Walker, 23rd inst-Shanghai, 20th Inst. Ooo. -B. & B.

| Phamins, Br. 1,5 4,968, W. R. Bailey, 23rd last-Bingapore, 18th Inst. Gen.

B&B Shaching. Br. d. 1,307, Busbber, 12ad:

fast. Shanghai, Gen.3. &B. Dus Shanghai St. Albana, Br, sa. 2,536, E. B. 8. Baikie,

May 19,

13rd inashi albourne, 20th ult Gen.-G. L. and Co.

MAILS VIA SIBERIA.

London Mar&

'MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY Japan via Yokohama-Par JAPAN, sård

insi, 5-p.. Straite, Ceylon, India via Bombay--Per COLOMBO M.; 15;d inst. 3 pan.

Shanghai, and North China (Europ via Siberia)-Pex KANCHOW, 23rd May, 8 p.m.

Shanghal & N. China-Per KWONG-

BANO,29:d Inst. 6 p.m.

DEPARTED.

May. 23. Shan St for Port Courbet Chun Bang for Bangkok Ching Chow for Kwong Yen Hong Mob far Singapore via Amoy Halyang for Foochow via Swatow

Wal-hai-wel & Tientsin-Per CHEONG-Colombo Mara for Bombay via Singapore

BEING, 23rd inst., 5 p.m. Helbow, & Touren Quinho.

HELENE, 23rd May, 5 p.m.

TO-MORROW.

Elabath for HongLY

WEATHER REPORT

On the 12ad at 10,65-The antloyalbüs |has moved eastward. It is now central

to the south of Korea...

A depression in atili ahown to the north of Hokkaido...

Pressure Bas increased, obgalderably. over Japan, moderately along the court |from Shanghai to Tourane, and alightly

over the Philippines.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours anding at 10 x.m. to-day, 0.65 (nohen.

· FORECAST FOR THE 4 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW,

Forcoest. District.

E. to B.E

į 1 Hongkong and Heighbours | winda,

moderate; hoodiwiştenimium | cloudy.

Mail Steamers

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

ENGLISH MAIL.

WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned POETS on di

about the DATES named zime.

For

Steamers

LONDON, vie_Us-) Devanha ·

ual Ports of CallCapt. W. E. Hickey

To Sail On Ramarka noon Freight

6th Juno.& Pange

LONDON & ANT-]

26. wladi.

** WERP vie Binga- | Novaram

DOTE

Penang, Capt. H. R. Hather Umbo, Port Said,

about

10th June.

ington

3. Formosa Channel mumm ¿fraide

·& Marssilles

R.N.R.

Delta

about

Fesight

Capt. W. R. Le Mare

R.N.R

4th June.

• & Prose

about

29th May.

5 South coast of Okins be-3 The sa SHANGHAI ....................

tween HE and Lemooks 3 1 No. 1.

5HANG HẢI.

5 South coast of China be- The amilä.

troi HK and Halasana No. China Coast Meteorological Register.

Per

Dilwara for Calcutta vin Singapore Agamemnonfor Liverpool vis Singapore Zafiro for Iloilo vis Manila

Station.

Swatow-Per HAIMUN,24th May, 9a. Swatow, Amoy, Formosa via Tamui-

Per DAIJIN MARU, 24th inst. 9 a.m. Swatow-For TSINTAU, 24th May. 9

A.D. Bwatow, Wel-hai-wel, Cheloo & Tientalu

-Por HUICHOW, 24th inst., 9 a.m.

MONDAY, 25th May. Strails, Batavia; Cheribon, Bamarang

Sourabaya-PHOKUTO M., 25th. int. 10 ..

Haiphong & Pathol...Per HANOI,

25th May, 11 .. Shanghal & North China For WAI-

SHING, 25th inst. 5p.m.

TUESDAY, 26th May.

p.m.

&

Newlyn for Balgon

PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

Wostook 7a Nemuro GA Hakodate

32nd May,

Wlade

Barometer.

Temperature.

Humidity.

Weather.

Dˇtion.

Force.

29.71

20,87

30.06

*

30.11

Nagasaki

30.13

Toko Koohl

Por as, St. Albans from Malbourne • K'agima Mesdames, Aller, Jewel, Colley, Menara J. Oshima Paulle Dr Pauil, McHugh, Robertson, Naha Newton, Granada, Lehmann, Jolly, Johan. Ishi'jima acs, Hirst, Curaming.

30.01

Boain Is. Chefos

29.99

Whalwei

30.00 6 48 aw

6 bo

Hantow

PASSENGERS DEPARTED.

Ichang

Kiukiong

Changaha

Par Devenha for Shanghai sto, an

Shanghal Gutalaf

the 22nd Inst.-D A Lekburanaff, Mrs H Sharp F. T

મ

6a 29.96 76 93

MOJI, KOBEKhyber AND

YOKO (Capt. H. E. Kiteat

HAMA he R.N.R.

All the above steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy,

...For Freight of Pariage, apply to

P.&O.8. N. Co.'s office,

E. A. Hewett,

Superintenden

Hongkong, 23rd May, 1914

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

BREMEN.

¡MPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LIVES

To sall on

WEDNES 27th May, 10 am

GIERS, GIBRALTAR, 【Lutzow

THURS 28th May,

SATUR

13th Juns

For

Steamers.

30.12 61

NAPLES, GENOA, AL-

29.83 $2

3 Cr

體

30.24 68

2

20

ва

30.02 69 80

SOUTHAMPTON, [Capt. H. Textor'.

A'WERP & H'BURG.,

17,300

52 30.04

20.01.

SHANGHAI, TSING- Gdeben

· About

30,01

19

TAU, KOBE AND Capt. A. Ahlborn

30.01

H

YOKOHAMA

17,300

30.01

MANILA, ANGAUR,

6%

29.97 77 89. 29.92

Bo

YAP, NEW GUINEA, / Coblenz

2 of

29.93 78

BRISBANE,SYDNEY >Capt. H. Sohmidt

AND MELBOURNE...

6,750

3 pm

Coblenz

29.91 82

29.87 81

4 dh

KOBE

Capt. H. Sohmitt

O.BL. J.

29.89 78

20

6,750

26th May.

Apart

29.96 78

14

Manila

Legary! Hollo

29.07 74 29.07 78

0

FRIDAY

0 b

Capt. J. Koehler

12th June

M Slater, Two Misses Slater, Mrs Trou- Amoy tesoux, Mrs Walton. T Natan, Mr & Mrs

Swatow Swatow, Amoy and Focohow-Po HAIR Hancock, Mr & Mrs TE Pearce, REO Talbo

OHING, 28th May, 10a.m.

Bird, HO Bagnall, GR Sayer, KR Mac- Talchu all, R. A Stokes, R H Anderson.

EB Taican Reed, DE Donnelly. BE Green, Capta Matthens

P'dores van Stockum, F Grove, OB dor Had, GA Rishardson.

Canton

kong For India for London sto-Mr and Gop

Book- Me A Collett, Miss Collett, E J. Hadge. Mabso Mrand Mrs W Camaran, Sergt. and Mrs

Wachow Gannon, Mrand Mrs Howlitt. ♬ Shakes-. Pakhoi peare, Hemming, E Chandler, L. OHaber Holbow ling, Loong Fung, Mr & Mrs Ng Eat, J, Phullen Brady, Miss N Victoria. J M Perpeters. H Tourane

Shanghai, North Chins, Japan via Kobo

For NAMGANG, 26th inst, Philippine Per OHINHUA. 28th.

inst, 3 p.m. Shanghai-Per SHAOKSING, 20th inst...

3 p.m. Straits & Indis via Calcutta- Per

LATSANG, 26th May,1gp.m.

WEDNESDAY, 27th May.

German

PASSENGERS EXPECTED.

Holbow, Haiphong, & Pakhol-Par KAI-Kban.

FÓNG, 27th inst. 8'a.m.' Straits, Barma's, Cayton, Adelaide, Western Australle, India. Aden, Egypt and Europe rin Naples - Per LUTZOW, 27th Inst., 9 a.m. Philippine Faiande, Japan vla „Nagsisk), Honolulu, Canade, United States and Boath Americo, via San Francisco Per CHINA, 27th inst, 10 a..

American

Canadian Mall

Bwatow-For HAIMUN 27th inst., 10.

Shanghai, North China, Japan via Nagasaki, Victoria & To- coma-PANAMA MARU, 27th inst., 11 a.m.

American

Ameri-

сап

THURSDAY, 28th May

Shanghai, North China, Japan, via Nagasaki, United States, South Amerian and Onnada vis Vancouver (Europe Tia Biberia) Per EMPRE38 OF COM INDIA 28th inst., 10.30a.m. Shanghai & N. China-Per ANHUL,

28th inst., 3 p.m. Shanghai, & North China-Per ESANG,

28th May, & p.m.

Austra-

**

Bacolod Cebu Labasn

29.95 84

Hongkong, Observatory, May, 22nd.

T. F. Claxton, Director,

Fer . Kitano Meza from London an the 25th ult-Mr E & Ram, Mr & Mrs L R Yanga, Mes N Bradshaw, Miss Berdshaw, Mrs FA Geo, Mra W @ Wat- kin. Misses Unite, (3), K Tukuda, Mr &

1 Barometer, reduced to 52 degrees Mr Linden, 8 Egushi, Y Milho, Messrs K Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in in- Okano, B Abe, J Tano, Kimura and 8.ches, tenths and hundredths. Nemoto.

1

2 Temperature, In the shads, in degrees Fahrenheit.

$Humidity, in paroëntage of saturation, the Humidity of air saturated with mola-

Direction of Wind, to two points.

SHIPS PASSED THE CANAL ture being 100.

London, 15th May, Gottingen, Teikoku Maru, Torah.

Arrivals from China:-Kamo Maru,

5 Force of Wind, socording to Barfor Ecale.

JESSELTON, KUDAT & | Borneo

SANDAKAN

About TUESDAY

All the steamers of the European Line are fitted with Wizṇlaza Telegraphy. Now System 22 Tolofunken.

FREIGHT LINE.

NEXT SAILING FROM HONGKONG.

State of Weather, b blue sky, o de- sached cloud, à driesling rain, flog, gloomy, h hall, I lightning, o overcast,, p

Borkum "Altair:..

The following vessels have passed the passing showaru, qaqually, r zuin, a snów, Canali-Atholl Helenus, Yangteze, At-i thunder, v visibility, w dew was lantique, PreuREST.

London, 19th May, Arrivals from China:-Amba, Sache. sen, Soandis, Atlantique, Tubingen, Wa-

The following vessels have passed the'! Canal:-Austria, Eenlawers, Dorflinger, | Silesia, AnnaMA,

FRIDAY, 29th May.

Philippine I, Australia, Tas-kasa Maru. mania & New Zealand via Thursday I-Per EMPIRE, 29th May, 9 a.m..

| Swatow, Amoy and Foochow--Per HAI-

TAN, 29th May, 10a.m.

-SATURDAY, 30th-May: Philippine Ta-Per YUENSANG, 30th

May, I p.m.

Shanghai & North China (Europe via Siberia) Por OHENAN, 30th last. 5p.m.

To make connection with the Tainpu Train Isaying Shanghai on Thursday, the 4th June.]

MONDAY, 2nd June.

Swatow Amoy and Foochow-Fer HAI-

YANG, 2nd June, 20 a.m.": Balgon, Straits, Ceylon, Ado- Ialde, Western Australia, In- dia, Aden, Egypt, and Europe via Marseilles (Late Letters to Noon Extra Postage 10 cants). Letters posted in all the Pillar Boxes in time for the first clearance will be included In this contract mail)---Per MAGELLAN, 2nd June, 11

UNIO.ZA

Mall.

Ameri-

Mail.

LM-

Formoss via Kralung, Shang- North China and

hal,

Japan via Moji, Viotoria B. C.

& Boattle (Wash)---Far SADO MARU, 2nd June, 3 p.m. Philippine In-Fer TAMING, 2nd June, 3

P.. |Japan via Nagasaki --- For TANGO M,

2nd June. 4 pim. WEDNESDAY, 3rd June. Straits & Colombo-Per ATSUTA M.,

3rd June, 9 a.m.

Japan

Austra= |Austra

·Ban :·

Philippine falanda, Australia♬ Tasmania & New Zealand wit Port Darwin-Per CHANG- BHA, 3rd June, 9 am,

vis KobeFeI KITANS, MARU,

Brd Ju

June, 10,

A

Philippins It, Australia, Tas- mania and New Zealand vis Thursday Is. —Per KUHANO MARU,hd June, 2X a.st.......

Į

1

OUTWARD,

About

Durendart

About 8th June,

...21st May. 25th May.

HOMEWARD,

Rain in inches, tentha and hundredths For Havre, Emden and Bremen

METEOROLOGICAL.

Previous

Hamburg:

Borkum about End of June.

Day On date On date For Marseilles, Rotterdam and

Bremen/Hamburg:

at gi

.29.87 29.97 29.99

ui

90 77. 89.......... 89

78

81.

́Altair Beginning of July,

"Loudon, 22nd May, Arrivals from Chins:-Moravie, Koer- Barometer ber, Laomedon, Baron Jedburgh.

Temperature The following vesels have passed the Wind Direction...

Humidity.............. Canal:-Chill, Hyson, Iya Maru, Kez00 Force be, Kashima Maru, Poking.

...

Weather mem →→→ Rain ...

0.57 Bigwall open (ly Zempiesturs on the

Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Stewed Lo Findon Haddocks, Kippers &o,

ALEXANDRA CAFE.

I

F

HK. Observatory, find-May.

T. F. CLAXTON, Director,

Mail Seamers

PACIFIC MAIL S.S.CO.

OPERATING

MODERN HIGH POWERED TWIN-BOREW EXPRESS STEAMERS.

MONGOLIA 7000 tons

KOREA 18000 tons

CHINA 10200 fane

MANCHURIA 7000 sode

SIBERIA 1000

NILE 1000 e.

PERSIA 2000 tons

Between Hong Kong, Manila, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu and San Francisco

THE SUNSHINE BELT The Most Comfortable Route to America and Europe

CHINA (via Mantis)...Balling WEDNESDAY, 27th May, at Noon MANCHURIA

SATURDAY, 6th June, at 1 pm. TUESDAY, 18th June; at Noon?? || MONGOLIA...uuniorbių -- FRIPAT, MAR 26th June,af 1 pm".*

NILE (via Manile)...........)

14

These simtisere are famous for their modara eyulpmans, confort, and the peonitority of

· the culsize, which is under the personal experyldós of Mir: V. Alerond, the work-lazsoja. astener., large stateratzis, angloped with alsotelo fana, and sunny whim "| Berthe equipped with decirle reading lamps. Numerous amusementamalli wader zwipanipa Bank, Silping profatra, deck games, demose, #10 minor a dull moment throughout the tip, The Bafsey and Confort of Patrons is Our First Carsideratiad

For further information, malas, klientiary, schedules, stay apply ta Kingʻa Building (Opposite Blake Pier)

Pasaia Facile International Exposition Fast |

MORTON,

For Havre, Emden and Hamburg!

Bremen-

End of July.

For further Particulars, apply to

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD

MELCHERS Co..

GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG and OHINA

Hongkong, 21st May, 1914.

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

FRENCH -MAIL LINES, ¿

FORTNIGHTLY ́BERVICE" """"TO" AND FROM

JAPAN via SHANGHAIZ

FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND PROM EUROPE via SUEZ CANAL.

For SHANGHAI, KOBE AND

YOKOHAMA

MARSEILLE via PORTS

Steamers

To sail

V. Clotal

1st June.

2nd June.

16th June.

80th June,

Magellän Polynesien {V. Clotate ALL STEAMERS. FITTED WITH WIRELESS, Transhipping on the Ca's Steamer at Colombo, for Culentta, Bombay and Australia, a: Port Bald for the Levans, Constantinople and Black Ben,VIDES

Through Tickets to Loddon via Paris by ralley METS Circular tickets to Europe via Buez and SIDEKIAN ROUTE and vickeriera delivered here.

For further particulars apply

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