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GENERAL NEWS.

Strength of Britain Funds, Alamesting of the Consultative Council of the Strength of Britain Movement held at Empire Hosse by Louión, the audited statement of hooounts, showing receipts to the general fund for the frat 2 year of £16,024, and "expanditure £15,688, was adopted. Less than per cent, has been paid in wages vű kád'inlariou.

Safer In Bed During Raids. Hány casra of bronchial pneumonis among children have been dealt with recently st Bathaal-green Infirmary as & consequence of air raid, warninga at night. The local guardiane expressed the view that the taking of children from their warm bede, and their removal when scantily elad, through the cold streets to public shelters, was more likely (to increase the death rate than the direct result of enemy attacks.

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De Valera's Nationality.

Mr. Dake, Irish Chief Secretary, mentioned in the Commons recently that Mr. De Valera,' the Sinn Fein member for Esst Clare, stated when in prison after the Dublin Rebellion, that he was born in New York. There was 90 record that he had been naturalised as a British citizen. As to bia qualification to sit in the Commons because of his nationality, it was open to any elector to challenge the validity of the election.

General Booth's Loss. The death has taken place of Captain Miriam Booth, daughter of General Bramwell Booth, after an illness of nearly even years. She was known both as a speaker and writer, and before she was incapacitated by illness was one of the most sucessful self-denial collectors in the City, invading the Stock Exchange and financial houses with her box.

Great Central's New Secretary. Mr. Oliver Stanbrooke Holt who has retired from the secretary: ship of the Great Central Railway Company yesterday is succeded "by Mr. James A. Campbell. Mr. Holt, who bas bad almost forty

con-

THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1918.

NOTICES

The Name does not make

the Piano--A good piano

makes a name for itself

hence the

WEBER

specially manufactured

<

for this climate by

Aeolian Co.

the

MOUTRIE'S

SOLE ACENTS.

The Best Thing in Sight

Save Your Eyes

N. LAZARUS

OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN 28, Queen's Road Central.

"NANKING",

years service with the Company, NEW STEAMER will continue to act in a soltative capacity to the Grast Central Railway. His successor ja a con of Major General James Osmpbell, R. A., a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries, and a Freeman of the city of London.

Addition to the China- Mall's

new

Fleet.

one

to take care of the entire first cabin accommodation at aitting, thus avoiding the nepes- sity of having to keep some paseengers waiting till the second" table, even when the ship is! crowded. The Company's well. } known standard of cuisine will be

maintained on the new vessel, £20 For A Slapped Face..

and, if possible, improved. A At Gissgow recently Mrs. Word has been received at the axorious social hall and smoking Leigb, a soldier's wife, was sward. Hongkong Office of the Chins room have been provided for the ed $20 damages from Mr. Rose, Mail Steamship Company, Ltd, accommodation and comfort of Civil Liabilities Commissioner, that the United States Shipping Passengere during their idle for asssalt. Mra, Leigh appear Board have definitely released momente, and ample deck room red before the Commissioner to their steamer Naoking has been arranged.

apply for financial Resistance. for service in the Company's The new steamer is-a band- Defendant asked her if she had trane-Pacifio line, and as a result some

vessel in her general any children, and being told she the work on the steamer outline, has two tell tapering bad cons he asked if she expected being rapidly pushed to complemaste

and two foanele, any and if she was working. The tion. It is expected that the warns oil for fuel, thus doing letter question it was alleged, was vessel will be ready to leave Sanway with clouds of scoly smoke. arked in an impertiment man- Francisco on or about the middle common on coal burning per, sad applicant retorted, "I of April for her maiden voyage vessels. In addition to carrying your mile working?" Defendant across the Pacific.

130 first class passengers, the thereupon elapped Mra. Leigh'a This latest addition to the vessel has very luxurious second Company's feet will be the most class accommodation for 100 pas.

face.

Prepaid Advertisements.

UNECENT PER WORD

FOR EACH INSERTION.

TO BE LET

TO BE LET.-In Kowloon,

two FURNISHED ROOMS with board. Suitable for two friends or married couple. Apply Box 1361 e/o "Hongkong Tele graph,"

TO BE LET-EUROPEAN FLAT (Bottom Floor) No. 56 Kennedy Road, with bath room, detached servants' quarters, and electric lights already installed. Apply, Young Hee, Tel. Nos. 551

and 900,

TO BE LET A FLAT

Nathan Road, Kowloon. FOUR ROOMED-HOUSES in Kowloon.

Apply to HUMPHREYS ESTATE FINANCE CO., LTD.,

Alexandra Buildings.

&

TO BE LET.'

TO BELET HOUSES on Shameen, CANTON, « OFFICES in York Buildings.

Apply to HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY

CO. LTD.

THE

WANTED.

WANTED. Two or thre

LARGE OFFICE ROOMS Tong Song & Co., 19, Queen's in Central Locality. Apply to:- Road, Central, Telephone No. 976,

WANTED AN ELECTRI

GINEER is required as a Shift CAL or MARINE EN.

Station of the HONGKONG Engineer at the Generating ELECTRIC CO., LTD. Wanchar Apply in writing accompanied by details of experience and copies of testimonial to The Manager, HONGKONG ELEC- TRIO CO., LTD., St. George's Buildings.

NOTICES.

DISINFECTION

IS MOST NECESSARY TO YOU AT THIS TIME.

We Hold Stocks of :--

JEYES' FLUID

SANITAS OKOL

SANITAS SOLDIS

in cne gallon Drums or larger quantities

COSSACE'S CARBOLIC SOAP,

* PERCHLORIDE OF MERCURY, in wholesale quantities,

For Prices Apply to:-

W. C. HUMPHREYS

& CO.

5, DUDDELL STREET.

Have You Seen

OUR

DOUBLE PROTECTION ENDOWMENT POLICIES ?

THE LATEST IN LIFE ASSURANCE

THE SUN LIFE

ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA.

Does the Largest Life Business in the British Empire. FUNDS £19 MILLIONS

NEW BUSINESS "1917: OVER £11 MILLIONS For Particulars concerning above and ethar plana

Apply to:

F. M. Weller, Manager. Powell Building, 12, Des Voeux Road, Hongkong.

OIL FOR THE NAVY.

NOTICES.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

SOLE ACENTS FOR SPALDING'S ATHLETIC GOODS JUST TO HAND

CADDY BAGS ·

GOLF CLUB SHAFTS

"SILVER KING" GOLF BALLS

IN TWO WEIGHTS

RED DOTS AND

BLACK DOTS

PRICE $1.10 EACH.

LANE CRAWFORD & CO.

?

STRAW HATS

NEW STYLES JUST TO HAND.

MADE EXPRESSLY

TEL.

TEL.

FOR

-692

692 SHAW

INSPECTION INVITED

J. T. SHAW

NEXT DOOR TO THE HONGKONG HOTEL.

NOTICES,

NOTICES.

HONGKONG HOTEL CO.LTD. | HONGKONG & SHANGHAI -

*NOTICE.

HALF

THE

*HE ORDINARY

YEARLY MEETING. of Shareholders will be held at the Company's Hotel on FRIDAY, the 1st March, 1918, at 12.15 PM. Statement of Accounts to 31st for the purpose of receiving

December, 1917, with the Report

BANKING CORPORATION.

THE FINAL

DIVIDEND

DECLARED for the Year ending 31st December. 1917, at the rate of Two Pounds three shillings Sterling together with a Bonus of One Pound sterling per

share, is payable on and after MONDAY the 25th day of Febru-

of the Directors and discuss any ary, Current, at the offices of the matter that may be competentlyCorporation, where Shareholders brought before the Meeting-

are requested to apply for Warrante.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 22nd February, to 18t March, 1918, both days inclusive. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD,

J. E. TAGGART. Recretary. Hongkong, 18th February, 1918:

CHINA WAR SAVINGS ASSOCIATION.

APPLICATION

1:

forms for Membership of the above Association may be obtained from all the Banks or from the

undersigned.

THE UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.

Honorary Becretaries &

Treasurers.

By Order of the Court of. Directors,

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager, Hongkong, 23rd February, 1918.

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMEROE.

MEETING of the Members

of the HONGKONG GFNERAL, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Will be held on TUESDAY, 5th, March, 1918, at 4 P.M. precisely, in the CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ROOM, CHARTERED BANK BUILDINGS, for the following purposes

(1) To receive the Report and Accounts of the Committee for the year ended 31st December, 1917.'..

year, ia view of present possibil ties, is too opumusic; 100,000,- 000 would probatly be nearer All we want in this Country." still save the necessity of a great

the mark, bat even so it would THE HONGKONG & SOUTE THE ANNUAL GENERAL

many oil steamers,

"The letter undoubtedly de- Postal Unions Combine."

mande serious attention, for the modera passenger vestel on the engere, surpassing anything in A remarkable letter has ap At Caxton Ball recently dele Pacific and should at once have this class hitherto attempted on peared in the Times on the question is of fat olses import gates icom 45 postal associations ber place as a most popular vessel the Pacific, and should be a grest possibility of producing all the 60. When Dr. Addiann wee at adopted a scheme to group for intending passengers for Doon to that class of passengers oil we require for the navy and the Ministry of Munitions he themselves into three lederations, America. The steamer will follon who desire a maximum of comfort for other purposes by developing started an oil production depart namely, manipulative workers, the same route sa the Company'e at a minimum of expence, Pro- our home resources. The writer ment under Professor Oadman, supervisory and clerical. It whe other well-known steamer, the vision has also been made for declares that, if the £3,500,000 which was eubsequently trans- decided to form a Federal Council" China", proceeding via Shang: 550 steerage passengers, for which is estimated to be the coat ferred to Mc. Long, who is now in to set as a conciliation board bai, the usual Japan ports, and hom aaperior accommodation of converting the thirty-five cargo charge of all matters connected between the different accieties Honclufa, to San Francisco, has been provided. The vessel ships, mentioned by Mr. Lloyd with oil production, supplies, and and federations and to carry out traversing the comfortable south will carry 4,000 tons of cargo and Gearge the other day, into tank distribution. This department Parliamentary work, among the era route to the States through the enough oil fuel to last her the steamers, were

on the has a great future before it. cieties which stood out of the calm seas and under the eanby entire round-trip. The general erection of retorte, nearly 500,-|

"We can, I am confident, pro- scheme was the Postmen's Federa- akies that prevail for the major dimensione of the reasel areas 000,000 gallons of oil a year duce in this country all the oil tion, with a membership of 50,000, part of the year, thus assuring ir follows:-Length 442 ft. 0 in., could be produced-

we want. And the production and the postal sad telegraph passengers the most ideal condi beam 54 ft. 9 in., depth 28 ft. 6 in. The amount of steel, iron, and does not end with oil. You get Clerks Association, with 20,000tions for the Trans-Pacific journey. Os the vessel's arrival in labour required for the erection power to provide on a "big scale membere. These two bodies are The new vessel is the latest Hongkong eprotal facilities will of the retorts would be bat a electrical power stations; you get contemplating amalgamation... word in maritime architecture and be put at the disposal of the fraction of that required for the chemical bi-producte; you get Sheep or Grouse ? embodies the results of a most Company's friends in Hongkong ships; the time cecopied would motor spirit; and you get coke for Are sheep to be sacrificed to careful stady of the requirement to inspect the vessel, and the be touch less; and the possibility various

commercial purposes. grouss? The question is raised of Trans-Pacifio passengere, I arrival of the Company's new of loan by U-boat, wine, or There is a vast quantity of low by a writer in the Agricultural is believed that the oabins are addition to ite fes should be ordinary sea risk would be nil. grade cos! aseless for little else Gazelte, and it ie declared that larger and more commodious than awaited with interest by ell who The labour required to ran the which is priceless for

the keepere object strongly to anything to be found on the are interested in the Pacific trade. retoria would be 93 per cent, less purpose." shepherds claiming the right to Pacific, and in luxury of appoint

a free pass over the moors. Thou- Iments are without equal

▲

Award of War Medals.

II.

epent

than that required to run the ships,

*

A well-known authority, die- cussing this letter recently with a

sands of sheep, the writer adds, particular feature, and some

are thus bullied off their natural thing new to this part of the feeding-ground." But there are world, is the arrangement by It has been decided, says en representative of the Observer, are prospects that this state of which a large percentage of Army Order issued recently that agreed that there are immenee affaire will be righted as the result the, regular cabins have their officers and men not definitely posibilities for the production of Pin of 9gitation. From Obapel-en- own private bath and lavatory appointed for daty overseas will mineral oil in this country. "The le Frith to Doncaster meetings facilities. Particular attention not by virtue of visits to any froot osazel coal deposite of the I have been held to consider the has been paid to the dinig room for a temporary purpose become country have now been," be said, Szd matter, and these local efforte, arrangements, and the scaling eligible for war medale. Another "most exhaustively examined in tenpported by the Sheep Breeders facilities have been taken care of Order states that officers on lear- detail with "a view to the Avecciation, give promise that by the provision of small tables ing the service may continue to possibility of producing oil from ubis folly, committed in the neme accommodating from two to five wear any gold braid wound die them and the election of retorte. d of sport, will be ended now, sud, persons each. The dining room (inction to which they are entitled It would appear, bowever, that

it is to be hoped, for all time."" has been specially arranged so as on civilian clothes.

the figure 500,000,000 gallons" a

WANTED.

Names for 1918 fesue

of the

HONGKONG

DIRECTORY.

This

DOLLAR DIRECTORY CO.

PÃO. Box 431,

Hongkong, 15th January, 1917.

NOTICE.

THE UNITED BRITISH IN. SURANCE CO., LTD.

(Incorporated in the United Kingdom)

been HAVING

appointed MARINE AGENTS to the above Company, we are prepared to ACCEPT RISKB and issue Policies at Current Rates,"

UNION TRADING CO.,

Agents,

Queen's Buildings, Hongkong 1st February, 1918,

CAST IRON

RAINWATER PIPES

AND FITTINGS, REV FRANK SMITH & CO,”| 4 DES VEUX-ROAD, CENTRAL

(2) To elect a New Committee. (3) To transact any General

Business.

By Order, EA, M. WILLIAMS,

Becretary. Hongkong, 22nd February, 1918.

TION

THE ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS & DEALERS OF HONGKONG. THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the ASSOCIA- OF EXPORTERS AND DEALERS OF HONGKONG will o held on WEDNESDAY 6th March, 1918 at 4 PM, Drossely, In the CHAMBER OF COM- MERCEROOM/CHARTERED BANK BUILDING, for tio lui- lowing purposes

(1) To receive the Report and Accounts of the Committee for the year ended 31st December, 1917.

(2) To elect a New Commites. To transact any General Business

By Order,

E A

WILLIAMS