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SATURDAY. MAY 14, 1921.
Hughes & Hough
AUONIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT AND ADMIRALTY.
Coal Contractor
Genaral Brokers.
· PUBLIC AUCTIONS-
To all ty Pable Anetion,
(HK Urdacıdgned have received into-
(FOR ACCENT OF THE CONGRENES).
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WEDNESDAY.
May 15, 1981, commencing at 2.30 p.m., at their Bales Booms, No. 8, Des Forex Road, Corner of
Ice House Street, TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, BRASS AND TEAK- WOOD TWIN BEDSTEADS. CARPETS,
$,&c.
INTIMATIONS.
REPULSE BAY “HOTEL
BANK HOLIDAY—WHIT MONDAY
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DINNER DANCE wil be held on
MONDAY, the 16th May, 1921. Hongkong, May 11, 1991.
UNION INSURANCE/SOCIETY-OF CANTUN, LIMITED.
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NOTICE TO SHARKEOLDERS ·
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
MEETING af the Socisty will be held at its Head Office, Nos. 3 and 4, Queen's FRIDAY, Building, Hongkong, on "I May 27th, 1921, at Noox, for the pur pose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1920, and af declaring Dividends, elt.
comprising Dining Saites, Chesterfield Sofas, Arm-chairs (new) Card anel Occasional Tables, Teakwood Twin Bedsteads, large and small Wardrobes, Dressing i Tables and Chairs, Washstands, K., (famed Teakwood), Skieboards, Dinner
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Societe will be CLOSED from 14th May to 27th May, both days inclusive.
-By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager. Hongkong, May 5, 1921.
BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED.
Waggons, Dinner Services, Crockery, &, the 35th ORDINARY YEARLY | Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutler
Bath Room Utensils, Electroplated Ware, Oce American Ice Chest.
Faxric Reading Lamps, Screens, Sindry Blackwood Furniture Chairs, abinets, Pictures, &c.
Also
One Sporting Gan and Automatic Pistol
(Full Particulata from Catalogue). Texas-Cash
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.
Hoogkor, les 12. 1921.
G.
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BE Undersigned hare receive in- strections to sell by Public Auction,
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FRIDAY,
May 21, 1921, at 10.30 am, at Royal Army Service Corps Pier.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that: MEETING of the Company will be he'd at its Head Office, Non 3 and 4, Queen's Buildings, Hongkong. on FRIDAY, May 27th, 1921, at 12:30 PM. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statementa of Account to 31st December, 1923, and of declaring Dividends, etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 14th May to the 27th May, both days inclusive.
Es Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager.
Hongkong, May 5, 1921,
THE CHINA' FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
VOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 520d ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its Head Office, Nos. 3 and 4,
W.D. Vessel "HERCULES"Queen's Buildings on FRIDAY, May
Length
Beam
Depth
85 feet.
17 inches. 10. 3. Displacement Tonnage 170 Tons,
Cox's Faimonth...
Engine --
Horse Power - -350 EL. P. Koots 10. Working Pressure per square inch 150 lbs.
Built at Falmouth.
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Materials of Construction Wood to water Line Iron Pisted.
Approximate Carrying Capacity 25 Tons or 100 Passengers.
As she now lies.
A detailed list of fittings to be sold with the ship may be seen at these
chices.
The vessel will be open to inspection from 17th May to the day of sale in- clusive between bours of 10 am and 4 p.
Permits for inspection will be issued da application to the undersigned..
Ship cannot be viewed without permit.. Tam:
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers to the Greernament. Hongkong, May 9, 1921.
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PAPIOLO
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MARTIN'S
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PALACE MOTOR, 05., Ltd,
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Western Branch - 2148 Latina Kartlogs. Beach EXT New Cars For Hire & For Bale,
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97th, 1921, st 12.45 PM, for the pur- pose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statements of Account to 31st December 1920, and of declaring Dividends, etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 14th May to 27th May, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE
General Manager.
Hongkong May 5, 1921.
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO.,
-LIMITED.
St.
INTIMATIONS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
BANK HOLIDAYS. Nurdance with Ordinance No.5 of 1912, the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on MONDAY, 16th instant
Hongkong, May 11, 1921.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OFFICE.
THIS DEPARTMENT will be open for sil purposes till Soon on MONDAY, the 18th Mag. Licensed Warehouses will be entirely closed on that day.
XL. SMITH, Superintendent,
Imports and Exports. Hongkong, May 11th, 1921.
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
an EXTRAORDINARY MEET ING of the SHAREHOLDERS of the |BONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION will be held at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, 05 SATURDAY, the 28th day of May, 1921, at NOON, for the purpose of considering and if thought fit of passing the following resolutions :-
WANT ADVERTISEMENTS
25 WORDS 3 INSERTIONS, BL. PREPAID Every additional word & Cents
for insertions."
TO LET.
DR. SUN YAT-SEN.
SAN FRANCISCO VIEW.
.** AN INCURABLE REVOLUTIONARY
Whether ar nola republic is the best form of government for China fat present, a question on which some argument is possible, Sun Yat Sen performed a useful work for his country when he accomplished the overthrow of the Imperial regime.
ONE LARGE GODO He played a great partility of
the Mody's Wanchai Godown his people to see the futility of the Two Large Booms with Yerandah situated Queen's Road East, waitable for corrupt old mediseval Manchu rule European's Residence Apply to Im and in arousing them to a desire to ETSAY & Co., 202, Queen's Road Central, modernize China, says the San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
FOR SALE
OR SALE-ONE or TWO LOTS of Fo
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"CHILDREN'S CORNER.
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My dear Children,
But when the republic was organiz- ed he should have stepped out for good. He is a dreamer with a great talent for intrigue, useful equipment for promoting a revolution, but des tructive to statesmanship. Sun Yat Sen had
sense enough to recognize his deficiency as the head of a new and experimental government, and acted by resigning the Presidency to which he had been chosen.
COMATION
But, unfortunately, he was unable to give his resignation the sincerity of finality.. His habit of intrigue would not let him keep his bands off. and it was not long before he was; intriguing against the organization be had set up. He has been at it ever
This week we do not seem to have 1. That the Directors of the Hongkong
Shanghai Banking Corporation talked or thought about much else be and they are hereby requested except the rain, which has hardly and authorised by and on behalf stapped. And that is why in our since. He has had plenty of justifica- of the shareholders of the Com- Corner we have a story and a bit of tion, of course, but the items of pany to take the steps necessary Poetry and a riddle all about the justification for the introduction of an Ordin rain!
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Your loving.
PETER PAN.
THE PITTER-PATTER RACE.
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ance into the Legislative Council of, the Colony of Hongkong and for the enactment of the same by the Governor of Hongkong with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof to effect the amendments necessary to the Ordinances quder which the Com-
•pany is incorporated and carrying on business so as to allow of the capital of the Company being
All the doors and windows were from time to time increased from shut but in spite of that the rain had 20 millions of dollars the present managed to find its way in and in authorised capital of the Company
to 50 millions of dollars.
Peggy, was in bed, half asleep, Estening to the rain which was beat ing on her window.
It was simply pouring.
Peggy's room it was dripping through
the ceiling into a basin on the floor. She was growing sleepy and heard going drip-drip, drip-drip, on and
2. That the Capital of the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation forthwith increased from $15,000,000 to $20,000,000 by the of
Then, just as she was off to creation of 40,000 New Shares of $125 each to be issued at the Dreamland, the noise of the rain on price of £70 on the terms, after her window made her jump up. At mentioned. Shareholders on the first it sounded like pitter-patter, Eastern Registers to pay for their pitter-patter and then it was more allotments at the rate of exchange like "Pitter-patter, coine out! Come for the Company's demand Bills on out!" London on the day on which the instalments are dos.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTY SECOND ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING will be held at the Company's Offices, George's Building, on SATURDAY, 5. 21st May, 1923, at 11.30 am, for! the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with a State- ment of Accounts to 28th February, 1921, and electing Directors and Auditor. The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 14th to the 21st May, 1921, both days inclusive.
,
By order of the Board of Directors, GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,
Agents. Hongkong, May 4, 1921.
EX SERVICE ASSOCIATION.
Al Officer Commanding, T & MEETING convened by EE.
Sir G. M. KIRKPATRICK, K. C. B, K. C.8L in the R. A THEATRE, Hongkong, at 5.30 P.z. on THURSDAY, April 21st, 1921, it was uranimously decided to form on Ex. Service Associa
tion in Hongkong and Chinz ander the
title of :----
"THE BRITISH LEGION" Hongkong & China Branch. which it is hoped all Ex. Service Men or Women, of whatever rank will join.
A pamphlet setting out the objects of the Legion and forms of application for Membership and Associate Membership may be had ou application to the
Elon. Secretary and Treasurer, * BRITISH LEGION,” L 14, Pedder Strast, Hongkong.
Hongkong. May 11, 1921
TAIYO & CO.
- GAPANKKIG) BOOTS AND SHOES.
„KADE. ZO GEDER.
"It really does seem like someone talking," said Peggy to herself. She sprang out of bed and running to the window looked out into the dark night. And as her eyes became used to the darkness she saw that little tiny men were knocking on the win dow and calling out "Come out! come out!"
are not
his spur.
He can't help it. He is an incurable, revolutionary, as imprac- ticable
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that type always is.
It needs neither prophet, nor son of a prophet to see that his course in the place to which he has just been elect- ed, the Presidency of the Chinese republic, the Canton me, will parallel that he ran as the first President at Peking.
JOSS MEN" SOLDIERS.
SINISTER ACTIVITIES.
· SANGUINARY CLASH WITH THE MILITARY.
Mieschow, Sze., April 9.
In the city a few days ago General Lai'sat in judgment upon 100 or so brigands dressed as soldiers! Some of them he took under his banner. I learn: the others he dismantled and i sent away with a warning that if | they were again found in the district they would lose their heads, writes. the Menchow (Stechen) correspon dent of the NC.D. News.
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That the said New Shares be in the first instance, in such manger as the Directors shall prescribe for that purpose, offered to share holders in the proportion of one New Share for every three shares of which on the 28th day of May, 1921, Shareholders shall resper- But I can't," cried Peggy, "I tively be the registered Holders, should get so wet." and "that say "New Shares not "accepted by Sharebelders within the time limited by the Directors for that purpose be disposed of stupid I am.": and allotted by the Director in She slipped some shoes and stock.diers, some of whom were killed, and such manner and at such price asings on, put on her goloshes, raincoat also one of the Christians. in their discretion they shall think and an old hat and opening the soldiers attacked using bombs and best in the interests of the Com-window climbed out on to the stone machine guns, and at least 400 er
A correspondent from Wanksien writes: Fanatics have been troubling the country between Wanhsien and CARELESS CRIMINALS. Hupeh, and have at last come to the city (Wanhsien) armed with pikes,
MISTAKES THAT LEAD TO sickles, etc. They knelt in prayer and then charged twice their number of soldiers, who fled. They rushed the streets calling people" to worship idols and join them. A search was made for sol
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Rain coat, pitter-patter," replied the little men.
"Of course,” she thought, "How
Thea
And ob it was exciting! The banks were lined with fairies, clap ping and shouting out directions.
Fractional Certificates on or before|fairy.
Where are they all going?* Keep to the right! Mind that the lat day of July, 1921, and pay the first instalment io respect shouted Peggy. (She had to shout, stick in front!" thereof.
so as to make herself beard) -
THE GALLOWS.
William le Queux, writing in a borne paper, says
There was an old saying that order will out," but in these
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Cochera Sana-oboru without cause
sill. The wind was so strong that 500 of the divine soldiers were present days of the educated and is often scientific criminal the truth 1. That the payment of the sum of it blew her right on to the ground slaughtered. The movement
270 per share for each of the said but little hands were stretched out to believed to be akin to the Red Lamp of the adage is becoming rather the New Shares be made as follows, catch her and she lighted safely on Society-mesmerista is almost indis
her feet.
putably a factor-this accounts for exception than the general rule. Tiz-
That the criminal in most cases Now although it was night and their fearlessness in attack. 1st instalment of £35 on the there was no moon Peggy found that The cause of the rising is said to leaves dues to his identity is, of
1st of July, 1921.
she was able to see quite well for all be, the oppressive taxation levied to
course, well-known. In crimes bi 2nd and final instalment of £35 the raindrop men shone with different support the troops. The leaders, a
om the 1st day of October, colours, just as you see the colours sorcerer, a Buddhist, and a Taoist sudden passion, in burglaries com- in a rainbow or in a soap bubble. priest, are said to have been killed, mitted under sudden temptation, That the Directors issue to Share-
Come on, come on," they cried, but behind them was a vegetarian one has only to fix the motive and then make examiration for the clue holders, holding shares less than and seizing her by her coat pulled woman who is still at large.
From various parts rumours come With offences committed by the pro- fessional criminal it is quite different. or not a multiple of three, a fraeber along to a wide gutter which ran tional certificate in respect of each along the terrace outside her house. that the Red Lamp Society is busy.
The man whose finger prints are share less than three or in excess Down the gutter poured a torrent of
aheady recorded at Scotland Yaril. of a multiple of three and slict water, yet it was half full of snail.
or whose accurate measurements are one New Share to every person shell boats, each with a glow warna who shall produce three such at the mast and steered by a raindrop
tabulated by the police of Face had left behind was, to say the least, Brussels, or Rome, will run to risks an unusual one. It is the habit in
leaving a clue.
most hotels to chalk on the soles of Your modern criminal is up-to-date. boots which visitors leave out to be And every now and then crash two boats would collide with one He has studied evil-doing as a science, another and their owners bad to hence, being a past-musster of the cleaned the number of the owner's
art of subterfuge, his first precaution RUBBER GLOVES. swim to the side.
When the police examined the Peggy managed very well, con-is to enace his indentity. sidering that she did not know any- SECRET POISONS.
room from which the jewels had been in respect of such New Shares Who gives the prizes and what thing about steering & boat,
Speaking broadly of crime in stolen they found upon a chair entithing the holders on payment are they please?" asked Peggy, who Good," she thought I seem to Europe, where one case of poisoning covered with dark green plush the of the remaining instalment, and always liked to know everything.
be getting along all right and per comes to light, twenty are undis slight chalk mark of the numerals subject to such other terms to The King of course," they haps soon we shall come to the King covered. In the case of the Contessa "g". The chair had been used by approval, date for lodging sctip answered, “And you may get the and the prize." certificates and otherwise as the hand of Princess Deardrop or a rain- But, unfortunately at that moment, Landini at Ferrara, that of Enrics the thief to reach the top of the war- Directors may prescribe, to be how balloon or a water lily boat. No her boat bumped into a huge stone Ferri i Falmero, and that of Inles drobe whereon the jewel case had registered as the owner of the one knows exactly what they will that some little boy had thrown into Carlier in Paris evidence was given been placed. Inquiries as to the shares respectively represented by
the gutter the day before. Over the that the poison used had been sup occupant of Room 39 revealed that such Scrip Certificates, t "Oh, what fun!" cried Pezzy, side of the boat she went down, plied secretly from some unknown he had just paid his hill and left. That interest at the rate of &p dancing up and down," I must come down into the cold water until bump source in Frankfort. Thus it can be Hence he was arrested and the jewels
cent, per sabur be allowed out too.
she landed on something soft and imagined that now, as before the war, were found on hit. He had évident- of the profits of the Company on She ran along the gutter until she warm! There she was back in her secret poisons are procurable at a ly crept on tip-toe from his own rooms instalments paid in advance of the saw the moss covered wall where own scug little bed once more and dates when the same become due, sorts on fairies were recurring the Pitter-patter men and the mail Price and that registered holders of camphor leaf tickets, These were boats had all disappeared. Serip Certificates for New. Shares
6. That after payment of the instal Pitter-patter race one or two ment, and pending payment of called out from the boats. Take the remaining instalment, Scrip a ticket at Mossy Wall and any boat Certificates in auch form as the that reaches Valley Falls wins a Directors may determine be issued prize."
get.
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PETER PAN.
THE OLD HOUSE.
be entitled in respect of such New handed out to them through a hole Shares to participate in future in the wall and they exchanged them dividends on an equality with the for the snail shell boats which were old shares, in proportion to the ring piled up on the edge of the instalments paid up, and from dae gutter, guarded by a ring of smalls,
Can I have a boat please Mr. The rain comes in through all the
·į"dates for payment of same. -
Small?"Peggy asked one of them doors 8. That interest at the rate of 8 per whom she thought had a nice kind And runs across the bedroom floors:
centum per annum be charged on face
And everything is wet," My mother says. Quick telephone
each instalment not punctually Certainly my dear,” he replied, paid, and be paid with each such, But first you must turn round thre And say the plumber; Mr. Bone, instaliment.
9. That all mcneys received from premium on the said Now Shares
be added to the Sterling Reservé Fand.
FOR THE HOSGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION,"
A. G. STEPHEN
Chief Manager.
Hongkong, April 28, 1921.
times and say,
Must come and see to it.” But on what fan Tll have to-day Until the plumber spoils my play, I just love this big rain. Dear Mr. Bone do please te slow, I want to swim and bathe and row and then found that she was no big- All on the sopping floor. D
"Pitter-patter, pitter-patter, Make me thinner and not fatter, Make me little, make me small Or 1 cannot race at all Peggy repeated this as she turned
ger than the Pitter patter fairies
So she thanked the wall and stepped
PETER PAN.
into the boat and off they went down What goes up when the iẩn com the gutter, twisting and turning from a down? one side to the other.
Umbrellas,
roozd.
to the one where the jewels were, In the case of Carlier. he would and had unconsciously left the num never have paid the penalty but ber of his room behind!. In another for a telegram be thought he had des case heard in Barcelona lately troyed but which the police discovered the finger prints left by a bank in a book placed there as a book-robber were traced to a most respect fort, signed Heimich," and quot was arrested," and was about to be marker. The message was from Frankable tradesman living in Seville." He ing a price 2,000 marks. That was brought up for trial when the actual. the price he paid to get rid of his thief was caught red-handed breaking friend Helene Dufour. Had he been open another safe in Madrid. On Ki a professional poisoner he could cer hands he was wearing thin rubber, tainly have destroyed that telegram.gloves on which were impressed the Yet even the most expert criminals exact lines and curves of the innocent are often caught napping. Only quite prisoner's fingers! That he had- recently a big jewel robbery was comingeniously contrived to obtain the" mitted in an hotel in Cannes. But finger-prints of the innocent trades- within an hour of the police being man in Seville, and that he had repro- called the thief, one of the moet duced them on the gloves, was proved notorious in Europe, who for years at the trial, which was intensely had ended justice, was arrested interesting from the point of view of while on the point of entering the the manufacture of false clues rapide for Ventimiglia. The clue he modern caminals.