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A DOLLARS pas Share fur the Six N INTERIM DIVIDEND of TWO
months ending 30th June, will be payabio on MONDAY, 20th July on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on spplication at the Company's Office.
The 1RANSFER BOOKS of the Com-
pany will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 20th July to MONDAY, the 29th July, |(th days inclusive), during which period
transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE;
[By Rev. G. A. Bunbury, M.A., Principal of Diocesan Training College, Canton.) ·
[These notes are the result of charva- tions made during the past few years, in the intervals of Mission work. They do not profess to be exhaustive. It is hoped that they may serve as finger-poets to other observers in this interesting field.]
Birds.
Fårds, so obtrude themselves upon our attention, their species are so mumerous, and their attractiveness so great, that they have always mirojevil thwir full share
They are much the subiccts of primitive as of of attention from man.
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nuodern art, and the people who "iske an interest in birds for probably u majority among the lovers of wild nature.
On the Birds of China generally, there are several authorities, books by the British naturalist Swinhoe and the French author David, being perhaps the
5. Perching Birds.
6. Birds of Pray,
7. Pigeons.
8. Scraping birds.
9. Waders.
10. Storks.
13. Lamellirostres (Ducks, Gerse, etc)
13. The gull tribe,
13. Pelicans. 14. Penguins.
ORDER 1. PARROTS. No parrots now exist wild in Europe though traces of an extinct species are found in Miocene Rocks in France.
Parrots are divided into the following families in the British Museum Cata- logue:-
(a) Kaka Parrots.
(b) Lories.
(di Lorikeets. (d) Cockatoos.
(e) True Parrots.
(5) Owl-parrots.
There seem to be at most two species in this district, both summer visitors.
BIRDS.--Order 1. Parrots.
(e) Small groan ́parret, Chinese name
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Invites the Public to attend a
LECTURE
ON
Christian Science,
AT THE
THEATRE ROYAL CITY HALL,
ON
TUESDAY, 23rd July;
AT 5.30 P.M.
Intimations.
In the Matter of the COM. PANIES' ORDINANCE, 1911,
and
In the Matter of WATKINS
LTD., (In Liquidation).
CEALED TENDERS are invited bý
the Liquidator for the purchase of the above business as a going concert.
The Axots consist of the Building fo which the business of the Company has been carried on situate in Queen's Road Central and mewn as " Watkin's Bulld. ing, Furniture and Fittings, Aerated Water Flaat. Stock-in-Trade, Stock Im Godowns and elsewhere. Stock ardared and in transit from England and else
The LECTURE will be delivered bywhere (if any), Book Debts due to the BLISS KNAPP, C.S.B., Member of the Company from Sundry Debtors and the
Board of Lectureship of The Moraz CHURCH, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Hongkong, July 10, 1812.
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In the Matter of THE COMPANIES' ORDINANCE No. 1 or 1885,
and
Goodwill of the Concern which is no stated at any gure in the Books of the Company.
The Liabilities are small and consist of Trading Acceptances and Sundry Local Accounts
The Conditions upon which Tenders, sre invited are the following
(1.) The Reserve- Price is 155,000 (Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars).
In the Matter of GED. FENWICK & (2.) Tendors will be received up to COMPANY, LIMITED (In Liqui- | 12 o'clock in the noon of the 25th day dation).
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wt important. The latter, entitled Te'ing-angkok, seen in Hongkong on Len Diseaux de la Chine," published in lower levels. Plumage green, red beak. Paris in 1877 is a magnificent work in Total length, 10ins. Perhaps su immi-NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN is two vulames, one of letter-press, the grant from Hainus where it is said to be THE HONGKO"o Land Levestment & other plates. But the birds of the China abundant.
Acting Secretary to
AGENCY CO., LB. General Agents for
Tax WEST POINT Rune Co.. Lrs, Hongkong, July 9, 1912,
892
Count early attracted the attention of
European travellers, some representative Aprs belig described by Buffon as long
has 1770.
Mr. J. C. Kershaw, F.Z.S., published
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-List of birds of the Quang tung
MENT & AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED.
AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of THREE
(c) Green parroquet, Chiness name Lanp-teoi-ang-kob, xen at Canton bird shops, from Fauen District. Total length. Gins. plumage green, red tail, beak and fet grey. A summer visitor.
ORDER 2. CUCKOO-LIKE BIRDS.
parrusace of Section 176 of the Companies' Ordinance No. 1 of 1885 that A GENERAL MEETING of Members of the above-named Company will be held at
of July, one thousand nine hundred and twelve, but the Liquidator reserves to hiraself the power to receive Tenders after the abovementioned time.
(3.) The highest Tender · received by the Ofices of the Liquidators, No. 5. the Liquideter (provided it to more than Queen's Road Central, First Floor, at 12 the amount of the Reserve Price, above o'clock Noon on WEDNESDAY, the 31st mentioned) will be accepted. July, 1912 for the purposes provided las in the said Section
(4) The Liquidator will by Notice in writing addressed to the successful Ten-
This order is divided into two sub. Į PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING, | derur signify his acceptance of the Tender.
coast" in "The This" for April 1904. This gives a list of about 170 birds, rders: 1) The Touraces. found only observed mostly at Macno. The ideati in Africa, and (2) The cuckoos which
fiations were made by Mr. F. W. Styan
of the British Muscom. These notes are
MIGRATION OF Binda.
AND HALF DOLLARS per Share for the Six months ending 30th June, will be payable on MONDAY, 20th July on which of considerable value, and it is hoped date Dividend Warmants may be obtained that it may be possible to republish then, on application at the Company's Office.
The TRANSFER KOOKS of the Com.
This is a subject of deep interest, which pany will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, has been much studied of recerit years. July, (both days inclusive), dering which
have a world-wide distributioni.
Cuckoos are divided as follows: (a)
True cuckoo, famous all the world over
for not building their own nests but for
laying their egg in the nests of other
Liquidators.
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birds. It seems fairly-well established THIS WONDERFUL SYPHON
that each hen cuckoo lays eggs of one
which he accepts and thereupon the auc-` cessful Tenderer shall within Three Days - from the date of such Notice pay to the Liquidator the sum of $10,000 (Téz Thousand Dollars) as a Deposit and, in part payment of the Purchase Money and eball at the time of payment execute sa
possession of the Liquidator-which for
Agreement in the Form now, in the
theth July to MONDAY, the 29th The following facts may be considered as colour only during her whole life; these fakos Mineral Water instantly at 90 the sake of identification has been marked
By Order of the Board of Director",
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,
Acting Secretar
Bonet. July 9, 1012.
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Natural History vol. Hi. p. 120).
(1) No hird hibernates. (2) Many birds breed in dild regions, so migration is necessary in winter to escape cold. (3) 893 Migrations may be partial, from one part pies thereafter the individed attention of of the same country to another. (4) the foster-parent. Careful, observations, Except Tropical species, all birds breed confirmed by photographs, show that FERRY COMPANY, in the coldont portions of their range. the young cuckoo, when only some (5) Nesting-grounds are usually reached thirty hours old begins unaided to re. by horizontal migration, though a few move from the nest the rightful progeny obtain lower temperatures by ascending er unhatched eggs by means of its broad (5) The species that go back which has a central depression for furthest north often go furthest south. the first twelve days; but after this bol. (7) Every species has its particular low is filled up the desire is said to period. (8) No species ever breeds dur- coast. It pushes below a nestling with ing ils stay in the southern portion of its its wings and raises it with much exer- 936 area. (9) As most migrations take place tion to the edge of the nest, finally supremo cffort." ut night, it seems that no land-marks are ejecting it by
(b). The lark- used as guides. (10) During antro (Evans. Birds p. 15.) nomical observations, flights of birds have healed cuckoos, whone hind elow is been seen crossing the moon's dise at an straight. There are no less than thirty KWONG BANG HONG, LTD., innmense elevation above the earth."two species found in the Indian and Aus
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Company will be CLOSED from 27th July, 1912 to 2nd August, 1919, both daya.
EDWARD OSBORNE,
Secretary, Hongkong, July 22, 1912.
the TRANSFER BOOKS of the mountains.
inclusive,
¡NDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LTD.
Tuma SIER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSE from TO- August 1912, (both days inclusive, during DAY, the 19th July to THURSDAY, 1st which period no tmuxfer of Shares can be
registered
By Order of the Board of Directors, "JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., L.,.
General Managers. Hongkunz, July 11, 1912.
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(11) Certain definite lines of migration tralian regions. (c) Bush cuckoos, in- are followed, subject to conditions of cluding the rain cuckoos, found both in goland and along the West coast of three other sub-families, all American. weather. One such line pussen oser Heli. America and in this region. There are Europe in a north easterly direction. The commoner representatives of this
Another migration line has been traced (dr supposed to be traced) up the consts of the Kwang Tung and Fukien Fro- vinces, whence it is said to strike inland across North China and Mongolia. In connection with this it must be remem- bered that the largest forest in the Old World is to be found in Central Siberia (as the traveller via Siberis will remern- bor), This vast forest region, which the
Exporters & Importers-train shirts for a day and a half, is said
to be bounded by the Rivers Yencsoi and Lens on the weal and east; by the Arctic Circle on the north and the Chinese frontier on the south. Such a gigantic
General Merchantsting region may well explain why the
and
birds of Bouth China fy north-west in their spring migration.
Birde are divided into two prest sub- claasos those whose breast-bode has no
Commisson Agents keef, and those whose breastbone is
kecled. There probably are no repre sentatives of the former class in China,
Carinete birde, having, keeled brenat
HONGKONG, CANTON, bones are divided into fourteen classes
SHANGHAI AND
HANKOW.
1. Perrota
2. Cuckoos."
9. Picerians.
3. Swifte and Humming birda.:
order aro given below."
(a)" Rain bird,*** Brain fever bird “ (Cacomantis merelinus), Chinese name
(Continued on page-5.)
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(3.) The Purchaser will be required to take over the Assets and Liabilities of the Company as they stood on the Nine. teenth day of June, one thousand wine hundred and twelva (the date when the Liquidation of the Company commencedy safe and except and upon the Terma and Conditions in every respect as stated in the above mentioned Agreement.
(6.) Any further information upon the subject of the sale or anything connected therewith will (so far as it lies. Ju ble power to give asme) be supplied by the Liquidator upon verbal application made to him at his above mentioned, office. but in this connection the Liquidator bege ti intimate that Intending Purchasers must thoroughly satisfy themselves as to tise position of the Business and it Assets and Liabilities and everything emnected therewith before making their respective Tenders and that such Tenders when made will be deemed to, have been made at the sole risk and responsibility of the respective Tenderers and any Tender accepted by the Liquidator will be socepted upon the express condition that notwithstanding anything done or omitta' = 888 to be done by the Liquidator-other than an set or omisión" alfributable to the Liquidator's wilful default (whether in regard to this Advertisement or the sold" Agreement or any intervise any Tenderar may have had with him or any matter or thing connected with the same or any. part thereof respectively) the Tenderer, whose Tender shall be scented shall duly complete the Purchase, apon the Terms and Conditiona in the shove mentioned: Agreement contained without any Cong- pensation for any low willch be may bare suffered or be likely to suffer in com. sequence of anything, dong of omitted to - be done by the Liquidater norennid,
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