MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1920,
Hughes & Hough
AUCTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT.
General Auctioneers Share, Goal and General Produce Brokers and Commission Agents,
PROPRIETORS To-Kwa-Was Coal Storage
Godas saad Bentley's
4.
4th & 5th Editions,
A. I Telegraphia Code,
Telegraphic Addria *ARION HOMIKONO,
-PUBLIC AUCTIONS-
THE
HE Undersigned have received in- structions to all by Public Auc Hom
(гDA ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,
TUESDAY, January 27, 1920, commencing at 2.30 pm, at their Sales Rooms. No. 8; Des Torax Bood, Corner of Ios. House Street,
A Few Pairs of
Binoculars and Prismatic Glasson anitable for the Racing Season,
ALSO
Two Eallow Valises, Suit Cases, Kit Bags,
"AND
A Few Lots of Face and Bath Towels and
Double Bed Sheets. (Full Particulars from Catalogue.) TaCrE.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers Hongkong, January £1, 1930.
(FOR ACCOUNT OF TER CONCERNED),
TUESDAY,
January 27, 1920, commencing a 3:30 pm, at their Sales Booms, No. 8, De Vaux Road, Corner of Ice House Street, TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNI TURE, BRASS AND BRASS-MOUNTED DOUBLE AND TWIN BEDSTEADS, CURTAINS, CARPETS, &c., &c.
comprising Largo Chestorfald Sofas & Árm- obalra (w), Folding Card and Coongional Tables, Upholstered Suite, Bedroom Furniture, comprising Teakwood Twin Bedstands, large (and small Wardrobes, Dezzing Tables, Wash- standa, &c., (fumed Teakwood), Side: boards, Dinner Waggons, Extension Di- ning Tables and Chairs, & Dinner Berricos, Crockery, and good Glass Ware, Cooking Stores, Cutlery, &c.. Babb Room Utensils, Electro-Plated Ware,
Electric Beading Lamps, Block wood and Teakwoodscreens, a quantity of Blackwood Pussitare," Blackwood "Fire Ecreens, &c., Side Tables, Chairs, Cabinets, Pictures, &o, Carpets new and escond-hand,
Also
Piano 'good tone) One Examelled Bath. (Fall Particulars from Catalogue). Terms:-Coah.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers,
Hongkong, January 21, 1919.
[For Account" of the Concerned.) ..
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WEDNESDAY,
January, 28, 1920, commencing at 2:30 pm, at No. 12, Knutsford Terrace, Kowloon.
THI Valuable Household Furniture,
&D., ko..
therein contained. Comprising:-
ko.
Hall Stand and Blackwood Chairs, Plush-covered Drawing Room suite, Seamless Axminster Carpet about 12x 14 (practically new), Arm-chairs," Bofas,
· Pictures, Blackwood Stands, &c. Exten- sion Dining Table and Chairs (Femed Teakwood), Sideboard and Dinner Waggon, Sundry Glass and Crockery Ware, Double and Single Bedsteads, Wardrobes, Dressing Table xnd- Wash- stands, Bathroom, Pantry and Kitchen Utensils,
Alea
Electroliers, Pot Plant, Striking Clock by Falconer, Portable LavRIDIY. (Foll Particular from Catalogue). Term-Cash.
On view day of sale.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Austionow Hongkong, Jianity 21, 1920.
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NOTICES.
THE KOWLOON LAND AND
BUILDING CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the THIRTY-FIRST ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS In this Company will be held at, the 'COMPANY'S OFFICES, VICTORIA BUILDING on THURSDAY, 5th
February 1920, at 12 o'clock Noon. for the purpose of receiving the REPORT of DIRECTORS together with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1919.
THE CHINA MAIL.
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WANTED BY A YOUNG LADY Stenotypist in any firm. Salary moder- (Beginner) positions Typist or ato. Apply to Box. No. 1171, c/o China Mail.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will de CLOSED from ANGLISH NURSE Thoroughly Cap=" Wednesday 28th, January to Thurs-able and reliable deaires passag day 5th February, 1920, (both days with wages to VANCOUVER in
inclusive) during which period no
TRANSFER of SHARES can be Registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors, MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,
Secretary to the
HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND
AGENCY CO., LTD. General Agents for the KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING: Co., LTD.
Hongkong. January 21, 1920.
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO
STEAMBOAT CO. LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
TH
THE ONE HUNDREDTH ORDIN-
ARY MEETING OF SHARE HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Office of the Company. Botel Mansions, on TUESDAY, the 10th FEBRUARY, 1920, at 12 o'clock Noov, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, declaring a Dividend and electing Directors and Auditors.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
JOHN ARNOLD,
Secretary. Hongkong, January 14, 1990.
si
change charge of Infant or Child in February or March. Apply Stating Terma to Mhe. Max, Acata Leurer, F. M. S
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TO LETA SHOP in Nathan Road,
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SOME CURIOSITIES OF STATE LOTTERIES.
BY J. G. SWIFT MACNEILUM The ethical question involved in the contemplated issue of Premium Bonds, which must be regarded as 'a species of State Lottery; has been adequately discussed, elsewhere; and, will shortly come under the cou- alderation of Parliament. It Is. necessarily, beyond the scope of this article. There are, however, many curious incidents connected with the history of State, lotteries in this
taken.
country, a few of which, almost at haphazard. It may be of interest to record.
Having regard to the advocacy of the issue of Premium Bonds in recollection
unexpected quarters,
may be recalled to the fact that dering the passage of the Home Rule
Bill of 1893 through the House of Commons an amendment was pro-i O LET ROOMED FLAT, top of Posed in the Unionist interest pre- Princes Building, fully furnished, cluding the Irish Parliament from from April 1st to October 31st 1990"the raising of moneys för State For fall particular apply to a Co., LTD.
FOR SALE AT CHEAP PRICE IN THE HILL DISTRICT,
that at
county, or borough purposes by means of any lottery or undertaking QRITISH CONCESSION, SELA-
of a similar character: Sir John MEEN, CANTON, FOR SALE
Butcher in moving this amendment LOT No. 62.-Immediately behind
on the 17th August, 1893, said his the Russian Consulate, with an area
object was to prevent the Irish of 12,645 square feet, measuring DURAL BUILDING LOT-Contain Legislature from repealing certain 90 x 140 feet, frontage to creek ing over 48,000 sq. feet with Imperial statutes
R
and sanction- which is adjacent to Western Exit TWO BLX-ROOVED semi detacheding a peculiarly demoralising form leading to Coast Boats berths, Sham- HOUSE, and lavelled site upon which of public gambling; shui Railway and Grand Trunk Line two more houses could be built. The present lotteries were forbidden in to Hankow, now in censtraction houses are easily convertibla into one, the United Kingdom by Apply to HERBERT DENT & CO. and are suitable for Private Hotel or series of statutes, beginning in Mes Apply to-Longread & Davis 1698; in the preamble of an Act passed in the reign of William III., in 1698, the evils which resulted from the existence of lotteries were very | strikingly specified, and such methods of raising money were prohibited as being "e common nuisance." Since the beginning of the nineteenth century, Sir John Butcher stated with accuracy, no attempt had been made
NOTICES.
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC
COMPANY, LTD.
(1) To consider, and if thought it "approve the draft Aw Aticles which will be submitted to the Meeting
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL
ESTATE, LIMITED. "
.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SIXTH ORDINARY MRKTING +4 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that SHAREHOLDERS is this Company Wi raise money by means of public an EXTRAORDINARY GEN be held at the Offices of Messrs. Jardine, lotteries in this country. Mr. ERAL MEETING of the above ramed Matheson & Company, Limited. (Viscount) Morley, who was then Company will be held at the Registered THURSDAY, 29th January, 1920, az Chief Secretary for Ireland, opposed The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Office of the Company St George's 11.30, for the purpose of receiving the amendment on the part of the Company, will be CLOSED from Jan-Building Victoria Hongkong, on the Report of the Directors, toge.her Government. He stated that every uary 27th to February 10, 1920, both WEDNESDAY, on the 8th day of with the Statement of Accounts for the one was agreed that the practice of days inclusive.
January, 1920, at 12 o'clock Noox, for year ending 31st December. 1919. a public resort to lotteries is per the purpose of considering and if
The REGISTER of SHARES of the nicious, demoralising, and discredi thought fit of passing the following Company will be CLOSED from table, "exactly," he said "because Resolutions Extraordinary Resolu-MONDAY, 19th to THURSDAY, 2016 such a practice would be pernicious, tions:-
January 1920, (both days inclusive), discreditable, and demoralising, we during which period. no Transfer of do not suppose fur one moment the Shares can be Registered.
Irish Parliament would resort to it."". It is a strange irony" that the Par liament of the United Kingdom ahould be invited to establish a sys- tem the prohibition of whose estab- lishment in Ireland by an Irish Par- liament was regarded as a reflection on the dignity of that Parliament. and the character of the Irish people. lottery amendment in the House of In the debate on Sir John Butcher's
Commons it was stated that a lottery system "lended to upset almost everyone for a couple of months every year: almost everyone talked clubbed together to buy joint tickets, about it during that period; servants and the thing worked a great deal of
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(3) That the Capital of the Company be inoressed to Three million dollars ($3,000,000) by the orea- tion of Two hundred and forty thousand (240,000): shares of Ten dollars ($10.00) each, ranking for
By Order of the Board of Directors. THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE
LIMITED. MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE
Secretary to The General Managers. Hongkang, January 13, 1920-
dividend and in all other respect THE HONGKONG LAND RECLA pari passa with the existing shares in the Company.
And in the event of the First Reis-
MATION CO., LTD.
lution being passed with or withoutTUTION IS HEREBY GIVEN that modification.
the NINETEENTH ORDINARY (3) To consider, and it thought fit Company will be held at the Offices of MEETING of BHAREHOLDER in the to pass an Extraordinary Readin Heere. Jardine. Matheson & Company, on to the effect That the new Limited, on THURSDAY, the 29th Articles already approved by this Janties, 1920, at 11.45 . for the evil. Meeting and for the purpose of purpose of receiving the Report of the
A very graphic description of the identification thereof subscribed by Directors together with the Statement unrest and demoralisation produced the Chairman be and the same are of Aceonata for the year ending 31st by the State lottery system has been hereby approved, and that such December. 1919. Articles be and they are hereby adopted as the Articles of the Company will be CLOSED from MUN The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company to the exclusion of and DAY, 19th 40
THURSDAY, 29th in enbetation for all the existing January 1920, (both days inclusive), Articles thereof.
daring which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that a further Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Regiatered Ofce of the Company, St. George's Building afore said on MONDAY, on the 16th day of February, 1920, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon for the purpose of receiving a Isport of the proceedings of the above mentioned Meeting and of confirming, if thought it as Special Radiations the above mentioned Extraordinary Resoluticas (2) and (3).
By Order of the Board of Directors, MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,
Secretary.
Bongkong, January 13, 1920. ~
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY CÓ. LTD..
NOTICE HEREBY GIVEN that
given in a book published in the for land Sixty Years Ago," attributed cor ties of the last century, entitled. "Ire rectly to the pen of the Right Hon. John Edmund Walsh; Master of the Rolis in Ireland. He there pictures the influence of the State lottery system on the huribler clässes by the practice "insuring" a ticket. An adventurer of" presented" himself at the lottery office during the days of drawing, and selected among mumber on which he insured~~ the undrawn tickets a particular
ie, he laid a wager with the office keeper that it would be drawn, next day or sore particular day or would the THIRTY-SECOND ORDIN be blank or a prize as the "case ABY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS might be. The risk was in propor in this Company will be held at the And the subjoined Resolution will be Offices of Mowrs. Jardine, Matheson & tion to the number of undrawn proposed as an Extraordinary Becolu- Co., Ltd. on THURSDAY, 29th January tickets, but it was so managed that Lion
1910, at 12 o'clock at xcox, for the pur the odds were usually sliver to gold," pose of receiving the Report of the thus if five shillings were desposited it is desirable to capitalize Directors teather with the Statement and the insurer won he would get "That "the sum of $500,000.00 standing of Accouat for the
to the credit of the Company's December, 1910 year ending at five guineas. These bets were made Reserve Fund, and accordingly. The REGISTER of SHARES of the
so low as a shilling, so that it "that for the purpose of effecting Company will be CLOSED from KON: Was within the reach of everyone. "such capitalization & bonne of 810 DAY, 19th to THURSDAY, 29th Jan- to try his fortiane. Lucky or unlucky per share on each of the issued unry 1920, (both days inclusive) during numbers occupied the attention and *shares of the Company be and the which perfod no Transfer of Sharea can
Game is bereby declared and that ba Registered. the Board be and they are hereby "authorised to satisfy such bonus by "the distribution amongst the per- song who are registered as holders of the issued $10 shares of the "Company on the date hereof of me
By Order of the Board of Directors, MOWBRAY S. NORTECOTE,
Secretary
Hongkong, January 15, 1820.
"of the uniessed $10 shares of the THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
"Company credited as fally paid up * in respect of each share of the
Company held by such persons Ga No
"aforesail and in satisfaction of. such aforementioned bonus, and that sach shares rank for dividends and in al other respects as from the first day of Maroh," 1920." --
Drafts of the new Articles of Assocs Mon may be seen at any time before the second meeting except Saturdays and Sundays between the bours of 11 am and p.m. at the Registered Offices of the Company, or at the Offines of | Metara, Johnson, Stokes and Mineter, Frince's Buildings, Hongkong, the Company's Solicitors. ---
Dased this 13th day of January, 1980,
By Order of the Board,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO..
Aganter
Hongkong, January 13, 1920.
filled the minds of the citizens with omens and visions of success; a' speculator-walking the streets if he accidentally met an object he thought lucky would run directly to the lot tery office and insure some number indicated by it. When once the in- surance was effected it was not in
the power of the fascinated man to
rest as long as his number remained OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in the wheel. He went on increasing the FIRST ORDINARY YEAR- his premium while he had anything LY MEETING of Shareholdera of to pledge at all, The lottery hall the Company will be held at the was choked every day by crowds of Registered Office of the Company, adventurers eager to bear their fate. No. 2 Queen's Road Central, on The multitudes of these unhappy SATURDAY, 7th February 1920, at beings and the anxiety or distrac 3 o'clock in the afternoon for the tion they displayed was sometimes purpose of receiving the Report of appalling All industry was suspend the Directors together with a State-ed; a number was to be insured at ment of Accounts for the Year ending any risk though the means were to 31st December 1919.
be secured by pawning, selling, or The Register of Shares of the robbery; every faculty seemed ab- Company will be CLOSED from sorbed in watching the chance of the MONDAY 26th January to 7th Feb number when procured. All the ex 1920-(both days inclusive) cesses that have been attributed to during which period no transfer of gambling among some few of the shares can be registered.
upper classes were here displayed by the whole population. The scenes that shock an observer in the privacy | of a gaming house were of common occurrence in the public streets. The cheer of success, and, the groan of ruin, the wildness of exultation and the frenzy of despair were dally to be witnessed. The man who was honest before became a thief that he might
Continued on page 6.) *--
By Order of the Board of Directors.
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, January 10, 1920,
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