1917-01-02 — Page 4

GENERAL NEWS.

Train of Bonad Women, Amsterdam, Nov. 21-Tho Boho Belge autoumors that a train has been soon passing with women whose hands were tied behind their banks because they had pro. dated at the railway station against the departare of the de- ported men.

Fightlog Priest Honoured.

Bome, Nov. 18.-The King of 16397 Italy has decorated with the Gold Medal for Bravery (ibe 17224 big heat military distinction)

Army Chaplain Annibale Carletti, 17133 who sumed the command of a company after all the officers bad.

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been killed. The company re:17979 paled the enemy at a critionl moment and inflicted on them heavy losses-Erchange.

Preacher or Baker?

35536

64140

The case of a baker pamed 64560 Kick, of Carry Rivett, Somerset, 64331 who was convicted for failing to

64533 present himself when called up for military service, came before 70114 the Divisional Court in London last month. Mr. Kick alleged | that ze a minister of an undepo- minational body he was exempt,| and he applied for a rule to bave ! the conviction quasbed.

The j shagistraïes had held that he wa . not a regular minister and refused to stale a case, but the Lord Chief Justice said the Court found that the man was in prison, and had been refused the only method by which he could raise the appesl and regain his liberty. The Court decided that" a cass should be eated within seven days.

Bavarlan' Cowardice During Raid.

Berne, Nov. 21-Neutral eye- witnessess prèzest when the French sirman de Beauchamp flew over and bombed Munich, and who have reached Zaviob, #tate that the bombs were aimed st strategic points-railwaya- and caused no casualties, but a -considerable number of people were injured by the effects of the panic which caused. The men re- veslod a state of abject cowardice," and in their wild rush to get to places of safety knocked down and trampled upon women and children without the least sem blazce of order. Everyone's bebaricar s diegusting example of "Keltur." A neutral from Munich remarks that on the day of Beauchamp's exploit many Bavariane expressed double ms to the ethics of bombarding' strategical points near centres of civilian population.

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The Wily German Baker. The ingenuity of the German industrialist is not confined ex- clusively to benefiting the popu- ILCO. Sometimes hs. secka to benefit himself For ex- ample: The wholesale bakers mast lura in a cert in quantity of

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HONGKONG HOTEL BUILDING, QUEEN'S · ROAD. The Loading French Jewellers and Dealers in Farwy God,

JUST RECEIVED AN ENORMOUS STOCK OF ENGLISH GOLD AND SILVER WARE,

- Great Stock of Xin sa Pranonte Just Arrived,

GREEN, ISLAND CEMENT

COMPANY LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereby given that

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HONG KONG ELECTRIC

CO., LTD,

OTICE IS HEREBY given

that the demand for Elec.

an Extraordinary Generali Meeting of the Green Island tricity has almost reached the Cement Company Limite: will limit of the capacity of the pre- be held at the Office of Messrs. sent Generating Plant, and as a Shewan Tomes & Co., the result no further applications for General Managers of the Com-new connections can be accepted pany, St. George's Building, as from 1st January next, until Chater Road, Victoria in the completion of the New Power Colony of Hongkong, on Friday Station at North Point, It was the Fifth day of January fully expected that the North 1917, at twelve o'clock Loon when Point Station would have been the subjoined Resolutions which completed and running before were passed as Extraordinary now, but owing to the War work Resolutions at the Extraordinary in respect of the new plant has General Meeting of the said been very considerably delayed.

By Order of The Board, Compsay held on the Fiftesuth

GHÉP, LIVINGSTON &00, day of December, 1916, will be

Agents. submitted for confirmation

Hongkong, 14th December, 1916. Special Resolutions:-----

(1) That the capital of the Company be reduced from

$4,000,000 (Four million DIRECTORY LONDON.

žaliara) dívided into 400,000

(Four hundred thousand)

shares of $10 (Ten dollars)

(Published Annually)

each, to $3,000,000 (Three Enables traders throughout the World to million dollars) divided communicate direct with English

MASPERO

JCAIRE EGYPTE •

EGYPTIAN

CIGARETTE

MASPERO FRERES

JUST

CAIRO

RECEIVED

A farge assortment of Briar and Calabash Pipes, Companions, Amber ́and Meers- chaum Cigar & Cigarette Tubes, Cigarette & Cigar cases Smokers'. Cabinet and all sorts of Smokers' requisites.

Electro plated, cut glass and silver wares.

English manufactured TOYS, ORACKERS, and

FRENCH DOLLS.

» CALL AT THE STORE AND YOU WILL FIND THE MOST SUITABle christmAS

PRESENT,

HONGKONG CIGAR ♂ STORE.

HOTEL MANSIONS,

into 400,000 (Four hundred MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS SMOKE THE POPULAR

thousand) shares of $7,50 | in sach slam of gooda.“ Bäsides being a (Soven dollars and fifty complete commercial guide to London of conte) each, and that such its suburbs, the directory contains lists of reduction be effected by EXPORT MERCHANTS

· returning (on such date ás with the Goods they slip, and the Colonial the Company's Board of and Foreign Markets they supply: Directors shall appoint)

STEAMSHIP LINES

to the boldara of the arranged under the poris to, which they 400,000 (Four hundred, and Indiosting the approximate Abousand) sbaris that havaj

junilings: heen issued paid up capital PROVINCIAL TRADE NOTICES} to the extent of $2.50 (Two | sie, in the principal provincial Lowes & of leading Manufacturers, Merchants dollars and fifty cents) per indertrial centre of the United Kingdom. share and by reducing the

A copy of the current adition will be nominal amount of each of forwarded, freight paid, on reosipt of the said shares from $10 Postal Orders for 206. (Ten dollars) to $7.50 Deslers soaking Ägenelas ́een advertise (Seven dollars and fi tytrada pards for. 16, or larger advars

irements from 8.3. cents)..

(2) That application te made | THE LONDON DIRECTORYOO, LTD,

to the Supreme Court 25 Abahurch Lana; London E.C.. of Hongkong to confirm

the reduction of the capital SHORTHAND CLASS.

of the Comp ny in con formity with the foregoing Resolution.

Dated, this Nineteenth day of December, 1916.

By Order of the Board. BHEWAN TOMES & 00. General Managers.

TSANG FOOK.

''ORGANS REPAIRES

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VENING CLASSES

Young" ladies in Pitmank, Shorthand are now in progress at Bt. Mary's Convent, Kowloon. JAA CLASS FOR BEGINNERS; will commends on the 9th Jan- | tiary, 1917 ||

PRIZE SCHEME eximins Hions will be held in June, for elementary, Theory and Spaad Certificates, under the guidance of the Phonietto Institute, Balk,

USTREB PARTICU."

CORK

GOLD

PLAIN,

GICARETTES

M. C. C..

TIPPED.

M. C. C: SPECIAL

PLAIN TIPPED Per. 20,

SOLD “EVERYWHERE,

Per 100. $1,50TM

$1.50 $1.25

cants.

SOLE AGENT:-GRAECO-EGYPTIAN TOBACCO STORE.

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