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· Deairawlers' Rich Haul. Deal harmon, while trawling the foreare for fish on October *10-weraarprised to find some thing hry at the bottom. On hsalingheir nets ashore many
·were fold to contain two- and three brele of wine. In all 20 barrelsjesh containing about - 50 galia of red and white wine,
ware revered.
Cocientious Objection.
A wises in a law court waa being gationed as to his where abouts ring the past few years, "Whereere you at the begin -ning ofte year 19147" asked the barter. “I was employed at certain worke." was the reply,| "bas I agreed with the mann- ger upes national, political and sociali" "Where wereyon im- mediatekster that?” was i
o the next question." I became a fram driver," suwered the witness, "bat Idiengreed with the satbarilion the same national, political & social issue." The judge's cosity was aroused by this rered snewer, and he said, “Ple tell the court what this nation political and social! issue is up which you seem to have sucecided opinions." "Prohibiti" was the answer.
10,000 asian Appeals. The firstting of the recently appointed banal for Russian Bubjects would recavily at the OM Bailes Mr. Bettesworth Piggott pretag The fistin oladed some asser, and the appellante, of an average age of 33, are engad for the most part as tailcaseistants. The majority of tappeals were dis-! mixed, and oath was slowed to make the salary arrrange- menta. Wh adjournments were cractecho date was usually fired March 1. The Tribunal deslith 24 csses in so bour and at. Tan exemp. tions were grid, three ware adjourned, thripplicants were ordered to do of national importance, sleight appeals were dismissiearly 10,000 appeals remains beard. First Americadidler to Win Frencross.
Joho McCathe son of a Glasgow fatherd a Dandee mother, fathest American soldier to win threted French War Crose, orts a Paris
oorrespondent. YoOldin was with the frontingent of the
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nd best loved women of the city (Hong as Currency) per chate ing of the above-named Company OBTAINABLE. ad probably of the state of will be paid on and after SATUR. will be held at the Office of the Jalifornis. Mra Young died after DAY. the 22nd day of DECEMBER Building,, Queens Road Central Liquidator, Chartered Bank a long and serious illness.
1917. at NOON TO registered holders of A and B Shares upon application to:-
I the case of Shares on the London Register:--
Messrs. LOWE, BINGHAM
MATTHEWS,
Thorners Chambers, Ingram Court, 167, Fenchurch Street, London AE.C.
kong, on Victoria, in the Colony of Hong- SATURDAY, 22nd December, 1917, at noon, precisely for the purpose of having the .account the Liquidator, show- &ing the manner in which the Winding-up has been conducted and the property of the Company disposed of, laid before such Meeting, and, of hearing a07 explanation that may be given Colonial (Hongkong) Register his remuneration and siso to In the case of Shares on the by the Liquidator, and to pass Messrs LOWE, BINGHAM & pass the following Extraordinary
Resolution, viz- MATTHEWS,
"That the Books, Accounts and Documents of the Company and of the Liquidator thereof he retained by the Liquidator, he undertaking to destroy the same at the expiration of five years from the Dissolution of the Company."
Chartered Bank Building, 3, Queen's Road Central, HONGKONG.
A Californian Benefactress. Many a home in 880 Fraccisco se saddened on Oct. 22 when the news of the death of Mra. M. F. De Young was pablished. Her By telegram from Holland works of benevleres and the large doing Reater's Agency has received a contributions which she hes and service as a 20, opened a
for such parpoees have "helped of an article from a Y.M C.A. cant near American Campn the night Hamburg merchant which ap-cores of families and hundreds
the Westfaelische of S-pl-mber 18 me German Pared in aeroplanes raides village and Zeitung a day or two ago.
"We cannot close our eyes lo dropped serveralnbs, one of
the taot," be says, "that Great which fall fift feet from Britain bas on the who'e realised the cantean, ind which 8umber of agera had berwar aims, and our brilliant
Cold Storage Explosion gathered. Molabke through military position should not blind
in Liverpool... us to the fact that our economic the crowd, *ped tha
At the Union Utd Storage in bomb, and threw to the river, world position is getting worse.
the Williamson-square, Liverpool, an The projectile ded with England's war aim was mighty force jaat etrack the and in this she has eacceeded as
destraction of our world position, ammonia compresser engine ex
loded last week, says the Weekly water, but nobowes hart, McChin escaping fragments one would bare thought posei Times of Oct. 19, causing some amage internally and consider- ble. Our shipping and world by throwing him flat the gonnd. Mend in the commerce are ruined. It will need fable alarm in the streets. for the feed, Mot hse ju apoarold position again. The Ger- smashed by Aying debris, a despatches of theagh Army years of industrions tail to build window in a shop 50 yards awes received the Watoss with man merchant who goes out into tack of iron barrels weighing the world after peace will find 50w each was blown down, and palm-.
everywhere rnina.aod s spirit of scavenger who waraweeping the botility. The restoration of the reet was carried off bis feet and Mr. Hodge, Miu of Pen. colonies will not help mach, se dropped 50 yards away. No sions, epeaking athingham, they only took a small fraction of lives were lost, aaid that something be done our world commerce. Only the for the men who sacrificed hopelessly blind can indulge in small businessre, ay small the bope that Great Britain will Iraders or shopkeepad been give up the economic war against called to the Colorad thair us after peace. There is a big little bit of business result difference between Great Britain's was rained. Whery came position and ours. She can afford back he thought it be the to renounce an iudemnity, de ber daty of the Governm restart industry, commerce, and shipping IN ACCORDANCE with Or- dinance No. 5 of 1912 'the them. The Queen wry much have made large profite daring EXCHANGE BANKS will be interested in this pro and he the war, and grown rich at our CLOSED for the transaction of had had some comcations expense. The fatars of the whole PUBLIC BUSINESS on SATUR with her respecting it mora. German people is at stake. DAY. the 15th instant, -ing he was disenwingmatter our enerales eucceed in stifling Hongkong. 11th December, 1917.
with the Prime Mr, who our overseas trade for long, our
kong "a duplicate certificate of was very sympatheticclined industry and whole nations!
one share in this Company or towards the ideas he had economy
doomed, Our.
other Certificate or Certificates placed before him. Be the workere would be forced
in lieu thereof, upon the state- leck question was one of dit was emigrate owing to
ment that the original certificate. necessary that he shore the work, we should not be able
for one share No. 7217 dated 26th Chancellor of the Eror. At to keep up a big army of nav any rate, he had every that and we should be reduced to the
destroyed. AND NOTICE IS something would be Mr. second rank of Powers, having now be exchanged for definitive HEREBY GIVEN that if within CURE FOR ASTHMA Bomir Law, he knew, quite entirely Continental interests, Bonds, Scrip Certificates should 30 das from the date hereof no sa sympathetic as Prime and unable to compete with Egbe handed in at the Hongkong claim or representation in respect Minister was, and much land in world-power and trade. Office of the Hongkong and or such original certificate is alive to the neonneityna be No promise from Great Britain, Shanghai Banking Corporation made to the Directors they will FREE TO ALL-SUFFERERS (Mr. Hodge) war. In seeks no paper agreement can save ne and Bonds of the same denomina- proceed to deal with such ap- time he was hopeful of able from this fate. We must holdtions will be issued in exchange, plication for certificate. to announce some at for out till our incomparable U-bosta dealing with that malar have besten England to her problem.
kases."
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