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INLEGRAME

THE SILVER MARKET.

Stil Steady,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1916.

TU-DAY'S ADVERTISMENT

PUBLIC AUCTION.

A Valuable Collection of Antique Chinese & Curios (Jmat Arrived from the Norths being the property of the well known Collector Mr Läh Ven Kee)

The Undersigned has received instruction to sell by Public- Auction an

Reuser's Service To The “Taligraph."

Londen, Raostroć Jasnáky 25. Mosses, Montaguʼareport sistee that the 'undertone of the silver: market in steady, notwithstanding the fall in price, which appears to have originated in China, whence, the soling is made to Indian A bazaars which havə codərquently unloaded upon the London market. Silver is held here awaiting shipment The rednosď price, however, proved temping, to China and other operators who! sair a chance to watch a profit, The appearance of the market

SCCME

FRIDAY, the 28th January, 1916 Commencing at 2.30 pm. Valuable Collection of Antique Chinese & Curios from Sang to Ming Dynasties & Kanghi to Towkwang periods Comprising 5 coloured, 3-coloured & hins & white

vases, plates, bowls, Figures, etc.

Sang-de-bœuf Vases, white" Goddess of Mercy” Ming Very fine bronze Incense burner. Chow-

do 5-coloured & powder blue vases." Kanghi do famille rose jars. - Yung Ching

Old lacquered Screens with 5-coloured decoration & porcelain

to indic to movements pictures inlaid in wood, etc., atc. within narrow limits as America

is a besitant cellar and Contineo-

Also

tal and other demands are bound A few pictures of Finely Carved Soochow Redwood

to arise on a fair scale. The

stock in London at the present

a time is not large. It is in the neighbourhod of five and a half million open fina.

*WOMAN AVIATŪR ́S DEATH.

?

# London, Recarred January 25,

The death 18 anzuɑnce of Miam

Trehawke Davies, the fir-t wOIRAD -to fly the Foolish Channel,

GENE

VILLA

CAPTURED,

London. Received. January 22, Benter's & respondent at El Paso confirms the report that Carranza troops have captured General Villa,

HONGKONG'S DEMAND.

London, Received, January 21.

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Catalogue will be issued.

On view from Thursday, the 27th instant. Terms-Cash on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

WAR TELEGRAMS

(Continued from page 1.)

MONTENEGRO,

ITALY'S DISTRUST.

January 20. 2.20 p.m. Sianor Barziali, speaking at Ancona, said that Italy had dis- Brater's correspondert inrasted Montenegro, since, against Italy's wishes, she hastened to Bongking says that Biti-hóccapr-Skutari. If the Italiana had succeeded in rending heavy residents have been invited signs periton to Mr. Bar La saking for greater representatea

unto Mount Lichen they would.. merely have swelled the Austrian boy. The capitu arion of Montenegro had not modified the positions of the belligerent groupe. It was impossible yet to

of the public on the Execu i-ay how it wound -ff-et Italy's Albanian expedition, bus Italy's cor .and Legislation Conomica

düer world continue to be based on the ides of the common interest RO AC MIJD sunggie.

COTIU.. MILL FI E

London, Received. January 21. Damage estimated - £300) 000 has been caused by fire in the largest cotton spinning mill in -Lancashire

UNOPPO ED RETURN.

London. Received, Janmry th Mr. Moulagu bas been returned unopposed for Weet Cambridge- shire.

THE GELMAN IN CHINA,

3

(Continued from Page 4) When an Americaa or German citizen goes to his Legation with

APPEAL TO ALLIES.

January 20, 7.55 p.m. According to Reuter's Faria correspondent, King Nicholas ex- presses the hope that the Allies will help the Montenegrins to evacuate the country if such a step should be necessary.

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(Continued on page 8)

COLLAPSE AT BATTERY PATH

a bright iles which may prove of Fortunate Ending to a Mishap.

a

use either to Germany or to Americs, Lis Legstion does not tell him that it is a matter for

What might have proved to be individual effort bat it recognizes very serious accident occurred at that it is its duty to help him. Battery Path this morning jus tooth and nail, to get his idea before nine o'clock, in connection scled upon--not, be it remember, with the work of demolishing the for the individual's sake, bat for old premises, by the Public Work- the sake of Germany or Ameries Department, on the site to be Our Legation fails to ret lize that occupied by the Mission Etran the individasi abroad represents geres. The work of demolition the trade of many hundreds at has been in progress for some time home who cannot produce the and most of the upper structure goods and at the same time has been removed, only a few wall them: if there were any walle remaining to be felled. logic in 001 legstion's Work was proceeding se usual, contention, then it would be this morning, when a wall that equally logical to state that the had been undermined suddenly manufacture of munitions or the fell in, many kms of heavy materi- paying of income tax or the real, including granite slabe, gistration of births was an ize crashing to the ground. A num dividual matter.

ber of coalie women were at work

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NOTICES.

NEW

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INTERNATIONAL RAC;

HIGH JINKS.

(HESITATIOK WALTZ)

THE HONGKONG LAND.

(PUPPCHEN.

SHARE MARKET - QUOTATIONS.

THE WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LIMITED.

Y COMO LE VA.

COME OR TWO STEP)

TAXCO

A1458

Up to the Minute.

Douglases. $1151,

buyers. -Indo-Chinas (Combin ed). -$179, sellers. Indo - Chios (Deferr

ed).-$127, sellers. Indo-Chins (Preferred).

$51, sellers. China Sugars.

sales. Kowloon Wharves. -

$76, sales and sellers, Ices.-$180, sellers. Langkata,- Tis. 3714,

sales.

-$138.

• St. Paul's College,

The annual prize distribution We require a Ministry of Com-as the spot at the time, and it merce sa much to help our was at once assumed that some of in connection with St. Paul's Col- manufacturers to realize the them had been buried in the lege takes place at 9 o'clock necessity for co-ordinated, ap-to debris. As most of them went night.

Caracter.

INVESTMENT AND AGENCY AS531

COMPANY LIMITED.

Notice is hereby given that the Twenty-eighth Ordinary Meeting A5541 of Shareholders in this Company

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS

will be held at the Offices of in this Company will be held at Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Co. the Offices of Messrs. Jardine, td on Tuesday 1st February Matheson & Company, Limited. 1916 at noon, for the purpose on TUESDAY, 1st February of receiving the Report of Direc 1916 at 11:30 am, for the purpose of receiving the Report of Direc tors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1915,

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY- the Zuth

to January

TUESDAY Ist days February, 1916. - (both inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares be Begistered, -

can

By Order of the Board,

of Directors, MOWBRAY, S. NORTHCOTE

Acting Secretary to the Hongkong Land Investment &

"Agency Co Limited. General Agents for them. West Point Building Co., Limited. Hongkong, 13th January, 1916.

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMATION COMPANY

LIMITED

tors together with Statement of | Accounts for the year ending 31st

December 1915. The Register of shares of the Company will be closed from Thursday 20th Jane ary to Tuesday iss February 1915 (both days inclusive), daz- ing which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.

By Order of the Board

of Directors. MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,

Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 13th January, 1916.

LIST OF PASSENGERS EXPECTED.

Per NIK steamer Yasaka The awards will be

Maru. From London December 4. distributed by Rear Admiral

(transhipped to other steamers). dats methods of outputs and sales away se soon se the wall fall, there Anstruther Prior to the pre-

To Shanghai: Miss N Durbec, as we do to reform our trade was no means of ascertaining

Mrs F Wells-Henderson, Mrand services. W require it as much whether this was so or not, and sentation there will be a pro-

Mrs Seth and infant, Mr E Mac- to regain our commercial sup the report went round that a gramme of a most interesting

farlane, Miss C Featherstone. remacy as we do to enhance our least a dozen wackers were under

Miss Taylor, Mr and Mrs, Alty output and export business, in the fallen material. One women

and infant. To Hongkong: Mr order to pay the one hundred and at least was known to be injured,

L Lewe, Mrs VJ Tartarin and fifty or two hundred million of receiving a slight injury to her

5 children, Miss V Tartarin, Miss pounds interest and charges on arm. She was at once sent off

H Tartann, Mr. Mrs and Mise our war loans. Lastly, we used for admission to the Government involved were, and it was not

L Lacrviz, Mms Bishop, it to teach our people and our Civil Hospital, but, on enquiry, until the man had put in a good NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Per Fand O steamer Karmala. public servants that charit bewe learn that she did not con- three-quarters of an hour's hard that the FIFTEENTH ORDIN- From London December 11-To gins at home, and that, before der ber hart sufficient to go to work that news was received that ABY MEETING of SHARE Shanghai; Miss G Whittall, Mr we can afford to be benevalent to the hospital and weat away, all the women engaged on the work HOLDERS in this Company will and Mrs Radford

Per N.Y.K. sa. Atauta Maro? others, we owe a Taat debt to our apparently little the worse for had been accounted for and that be held at the Offices of Messrs.

Jardine Mathes & Co. Ltd. on From London November 20.--To own people who live in the dark anything that had occurred. none ware baried. Needless to Tuesday let February, 1916, at Shanghai: Mr M Gubbay and dreary outskirts of the great Istill being thought zhs:others, the Fire Brigade were then 12.15 pm for the purpose of Miss A Fairley. Mrs Liddell and midland and northern towns and were under rabbian, steps were permitted to return to the station. receiving the Report of the Dir To Hongkong: Mr G Worby, M who, by their sustained efforte maken to get the debris removed, In spite of the fact that ectors together with a Statement and Mrs Findley bmith. Mr HE and sacrifices, are winning us and the Fire Brigade was sum-their services proved to be un of Accounts for the year-ending Spencer-Payne, Mr Jas Spiers this war. Another year will see moned. A large party of men necessary, credit is due to the 3 st December 1915

Mr O Hughes, Mr H Subier. some millions set free to fight the arrived and ast to work to cleaz. Brigade for the very absa way |

The REGISTER of SHARES Per F, and O. steamer Mulda- economic battle, and, unless we the spot, the operations being they deals with the debris, agress of the Company will be CLOSED vis, from London November are prepared, the fight will be at watched by a large crowed of quantity of material Bing from THURSDAY 20th Jan. to 27-To Shanghai: Mr and Mr lesat as long and as bitter as the interesed spectators. The Deputy moved in the short period of time preceding military operations. Superintendent of Police, Mr. P they were at work, Let us therefore learn by past ex-P. J. Wodehouse, was among It is to be hoped that after the perience and lay down the found those present, directing operations. affair, which fortunately proved Whilst this work was going on, to be free from caenalties, every enquiries were made to certain care will be exercised in work of who the supposed woman to be this nature.

stions of a new economic system which shall bring us to triumph through all our troubles,

TUESDAY 1st. February 19.6 Spreck ey, Miss Clark, Miss Curt (both days inclusive), during is. Mr and Ms Berry Miss Mar which period no Transfer -ot tin, Mr NC Wilson, Mr and Mrs Shares can be Registered NG Beal, Mrs Devenish-Meares By order of the Board of Directors To Hongkong: Bev. S K E BRUCE SHEPHERD, Norton, Mr and Mrs CT Are Acting Secretary and 4 children. Mr W Barbour,

Mrs Lachlan, child and amah Hongkong, Katie Jezmary, 1916,

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