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MONDAY. AUGUST 15
Hughes Hough
AUOTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT AND ADMIRALTY.
Casi Contractors
Brokers. General
1921.
INTIMATIONS
CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM
THE
ASSOCIATION.
FRÉCIS OF PETITION.
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL of Finagkong makes the laws and levies the taxation for all purposes in This Council is composed of 14 mem- bers-S ofheist and & unctficials. All
are obliged to
the Colony.
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HONGKONG HOTEL CO.,
LIMITED,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GEN- ERAL MEETING of the above. Company will be held at the HONG- KONG HOTEL Pedder Street, Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong. od WEDNESDAY, the TWENTY-
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SILESIAN PROBLEM.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS-ed by 8.E., The Governor, whose SEVENTH DAY OF JULY, 1921, 11 For particulars apply to Tex cations are being considered: there de Valers and Sir James & pair. Lister's tentatives of Great Britais, Franse
TIHX Undersigned have received instruc THE Underrigned are cons (20% ACCENT OF THE CONCRINED).
TUESDAY,
August 18, 1991, commencing at 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Room, do. 8, Den Vans Road, Corner of
Ice House Street,
TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, BRASS AND TEAK WOOD TWIN BEDSTEADS, CARPETS,
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, Bath Room Utensils, Flectroplated Ware, Out American Tee Chest,
Electric Reling lamps, Screens, Sundry Blackwood Furniture, Chairs, -Cabinets, Pictures, Enamel Bath,
Also
One Auto Plane by Rastner & Co., London, and 43 Rolls Music. (Full Particulars from Catalogue) Terms: Cash on delivery.
RUCHES & HOOGA. Auctions.
Eccgkoog, August 10, 1921.
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED) CX TUESDAY,
August 16, 1921, commencing at 2.31 pm. at their exles Hoorns, No. 8, Der Frax Road, Curner of Ice House Street,-
is therefore law.
{Raster's Serules to the China Mail.)
TRISH PROBLEM. The venturesome of the world are
LONDON, August 18th applying for inclusion in the Sback-
Lespos, August 13th. The Supreme Council's communication leton-Rowect expedition to chart the There was a full-Cabinet meeting to respecting Silesia invites the opinion of unknown Antarctic continent and day. Mr. Lloyd George presided. The the Council of the League of Nations discover lost bands in the Atlantic Cabinet considered Mr. de Valera's reply, to the lines which the principal allfest LONDON, Auguse 13th and associated Powers should lay downs, and Pacific. More than a hundred
The text is officially published of and quests its views regarding thờ letters were received at the offices of the expedition's attorneys, Messrs. letter from General Smuts to Mr. de situation in Upper Silesia
Valera,
General The matter is treated as one of grea Hutchison and Cuff, 6, Stone-build.
in the Smuts, let that he had done urgency. Chancery-lane, his best te a meeting
The members of the Council are repre
Italy, Japan, R-lgium, Brazil, China and Premier, bat latter was jaunovable in
the
Spain. One volunteer has cabled from his unwillingness to meet Mr. Valera.
PARIS, August 13th, Canada, and there have been 20 except in conference with Mr. Lloyd
This with Mr. de Valera's text of the communication to be sent
The Supreme Council has agreed to the offers of service from France. A George.
united to Germany and Poland, informing the number of men from the great public asistence on Ulster entering a
Ireland constitution, resulted an im. of the Council's decision on the Silesian7. passe.
question and requesting them to arrange. war are anxious to go.
General Smuts was convinced that no for the maintenance of order. schools who have been through the
solution based on Ulster's entry into the
FAEIS. Augus: 12th. at present succeed. Ιπ the course of his speech, E Irish State could
Supreme Council t. Liord said that it WAS for the to ride whether the que
AT NOON, for the purpose of con- HONGKONG LAND RECLAMATION CO. may be perhaps a place to fill. Of there & unofficial member ofsidering, and, if thought tit, approv- Lo. Council #ars selected by the Gover- por, and only go through any form of
election.
These two are chosen respectively by the Chamber of Commerce and the nuofficial Justices of the Pence, the latter of whom are all appointed by The Governor. These two bodies nam- ber gether only about 33 electors As, however, many belong to both bolies, the netust number of individual voters is less than 330, for some of them have to vetes each. The rest of the community bare no vote at all.
The Petition, which you are invited to sign, asks the House of Commons to remedy this state of affairs by c
1. Schotiating the principle of elee tion for nomination in the case of the non-Chinese members, so that they may, in fact as well as in nams represent those on whose behalf they speak and vote. Granting an unoficial majority of oce (subject to adequate safeguards) by increasing the number of un- ofic al members of Couccil from 6 to 9.
2.
3. Creating a wider electorate for the i
abore perpose by giving the vote
to all British sabjers on the Jury
List and to these who are qualified
ing the draft new Memorandum of Association of the Company which will be submitted to the Meeting. A print of such draft new Memorandum of Association and a print of the ex- isting Mentorandum of Association of the Company may be seen at the Company's Registered Office in the Hongkong Hotel. Pedder Street aforesaid, and a comparison of the print of the existing Memorandum of Association with the print of the draft new 31emorandum of Associa tion will show wherein the draft new Association Memorandum differs from of
the existing Memorandum. Association. Should the such new Meeting approve of Memorandum of Association with or without modification, the subjoined Resolution will be proposed as an Extraordinary Resolution, namely:-- (1). That, the provisions of the Company's Memorandum of As- sociation with respect to its ubjects be altered so as to read as shewn in the print signed for the purpose of identification by the Chairman of this Meeting.
for Jury service but exempted from and also for the following further This would embrace maar Gorera-purposes, namely:-
it hy reason of their occupations.
FOR SALE.
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LAND, in Jordan Road, Kowloon, FOR SALE ONE TWO LOTS of minutes by Ricaba from about seven Ferry. For plan & further particulars apply Bex 1988, cb “Casa Man,”
There are some unusual applica tions, as might be expected: some Indian volunteers take no heed of the Antarctic, and several women with nursing experience volunteer their help for the better tending of any of the explorers who may fall ill or be lojured. One Irish sailor who has been pretty well everywhere declares that he has half a ton of references.
'THE WAY OF UNDER- STANDING "
the
She will not agree, and cannot be forced. General Smuts advised Mr. de Talers to George leave Ulster at present alone and on- League carate on a free constitution for the tion should be referred to an intern remainder of Ireland, in the hope that tional tribunal or a court of juriste the successful running of the frish State The League will have to review the mate and the pull of economic and other ter from top to bottors.
forces would eventually bring
pea
stul
What is
Baron Hayash; thought the principle that the central industrial area should be assigned to Germany was alread settled.
DAVIS CUP.
shares to rank pari passu with dealing with the greatest idea of all, and Britain questions between herį (Denmark) by 0-0, 5-1, 1-5.
Company in proportion to the shares in the Company's present Capital of $1,000,000 held by the respectively on the date hereinafter referred to, and that a
ster in. General Smuts, feeling that he could not Lenys be declared accordingly.
be of further use, reluctantly decided no
M. Briand supacated that the Supreme And further that the Company's
further to postpone his departure. Council should appeal to Germany and Board of Directors be and they
After pointing out that republic Poland to maintain order, pending the would mean the Saal and irrevocable League's decision. are hereby authorised to satisfy
Mr. Lloyd George freat the British supported the suggestion Ireland of severance such bouts as far as possible by
League, General Smuts as that "the It is expected that Lord Curzon and the distribution in manner afore- Speaking at a dinner in London on British Prime Minister, whe unlike his other members of the British delegation said of 100,000 shares of $10 June 29, given by the League of predecessor is able to deliver the goods will leave on Sunday, each credited as fully paid up Nations Union to the Dominion has offered Mr. de Valera another form among the persons who are re-Premiers, General Smuts re-replied to of freedom, namely, Dominion status. gistered as the holders of the those who are impatient with the slow which is working mest successfully in a
CLEVELAND, August 19th shares constituting the Com-progress of the League. People asked parts of the British League.
In the Davis Cup tournament, Pecch pany's
If (Australasia) beat Tegner (Denmark) by present Capital of whether it was alive, whether it was good enough for the Dominion nations.
surely is good enough for Ireland. idealism.
the latter accepte, she will became 7-3, 6-3, 6-1. $1,000,000 on such date as the not only impracticable
AB great ideas and stable sister Dominion in a great circle of equal
CLEVELAND. August 13th. Company's Board of Directors Institutions had taken
Anderson (Australasia) beat Ingersler genera, States, and at the Imperial Conference shall decide--such last mentioned tions to develop. We were now
decide may
CLEVELAND, August 14th. General Smuts concludes by saying that In the Davis Cup Doubles. Todd and the shares constituting the Com- one which would in the end work the pany's present Capital of greatest revolation, which the human "the tragic borror of recent events foi Anderson defeaad Tegner and Henriksen $1,000,000 in respect of all pro-race had ever seen. After all," he owed by a sudden trace and fraternis by 6-3, 6-3, 6-2.
ing. hare set flowing deep fountains of Australasia has, thus, defeated Deni fits of the Company earned since went on, our cause stands for emotion both among the English and the mark, and meet the winner of the Indian the 31st December, 1920, and great vital force which has been irish peoples. They are ripe for a fresh Japan matches. such distribution to be in satis- born in the throes of a great start. It will be the gravest reflection
When I look round
statesmanship the auspicious faction of the aforementioned war.
world today to see how many of moment is allowed to pass." bonus.
our aspirations have been realised, what there is remaining of the
HONGKONG HOTEL
the on
FIFTE TEST MATCH.
ment servants and therebers of the For the purpose of considering, Imperial Fores in the Colors. The and, if thought fit, approving the representation of the Chamber of draft new Articles of the Company Commerce would be left unchang el, as it is felt that the important which will be submitted to the Meet- local commercial and shipping ing A print of such Lew Articles interests require direct and expert and a print of the existing Articles representation. The Chinese re may be seen at the Company's Re- presentation would be increased gstered Office in the Hongkong Hotel, fom tro to three members in Pedder Street aforesaid. In such
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO great hopes which actuated me in order to maintain the same proper print the portions of the proposed GIVEN that & THIRD EXTRA-the dark days, it seems to me that
LONDON, August 13th. world continue to be appointed by new Articles which differ from the ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING the League of Nations, small and tion as at present. These members
At the Oval, rain restricted play in esisting Articles are indicated by the Governor. H.. The Governor has reported to underlining in black ink and by of the Company will be held at the insignificant as it is, is the only the final Test match to 2hrs. 20mins.
Pedder survival of the great idealism of that There were 13.000 spectators Presti
England won the tess and started battic marginal notes. Should the Meeting Street, aforesaid on WEDNESDAY, period.
OF approve of such new Articles with or the THIRTY-FIRST DAY His answer to critics of the League at a quarter past twelve. Runs came in bating. slowly. owing to cautious without modification, the subjoined AUGUST, 1921, AT NOON, for the was to ask what was the alternative? There was delas in resuming after lunch There are only two ways in the of two and a half hours, and the crowd Resolution will be proposed as an Damask Table Cloths W and 68 ch increase in the unofficial element pro Extraordinary Resolution, namely: Purpose of receiving a report of the world-the way of force and the way became very impatient.
proceedings at the above mentioned of understanding. We have probed the The following were the score:- (2). That the new Articles Al-Meeting in so far as regards Beway of force to the uttermost. We ready approved by this Meeting solutions Nos. 3, 4 and 5 above and have seen it reduce the world to a and for
of of confirming, if thought it suck mass of ruias The way of force has purpose identification subscribed by the last mentioned Resolutions as Special been explored to the uttermost, and Chairman thereof. be and the Resolutions.
we have to day the result of that ex- same are hereby adopted as the
Dated this Fourteenth day of July, Articles of the Company to the exclusion of and in substitution for all the existing Articles thereof.
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Cases, Bedspreads, Pillow
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HUGHES & HOUGE. Auctioneers.
Hongkong, August 10, 1921.
·POE ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED).
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TUESDAY, August 16, 1921, commencing : 3.30
pan. at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,
One Steinway Grand Piano
fall size
recently restrung and fully renovated. Can be seen by appointment with the undersigned."
Terms:-Cash on delivery.
HUGHES & HOUGH
Auctioneers
Hongkong, August 11, 192L
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the Secretary of State for Culosics in favour of the election of all goa-Chinese members and Las added that he is agreeable to an
vided the ucial element is increased accordingly.
|
He bas expressed a doubt, however, whether any change is desired.
generally
YOU ARE NOW ASKED TO RE- MOVE THIS DOUBT BY SIGNING THE PETITION,
NOTICE.
HE PETITION for a more Repre THE
sentative form of Conetitation in Eangkong will be collected from the places where it has been deposited fer signature, on MONDAY, 15: 1st.
Hongkong. August 9, 1921.
NOTICE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that a SECOND EXTRA- ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the HONGKONG HOTEL. Pedder Street aforesaid, on SATURDAY, THIRTEENTH DAY the
OF AUGUST, 1921, AT NOON, for the purpose of receiving a report of the proceedings at the above mentioned
Meeting and of confirming, if thought
the HONGKONG DOLLAR fit, as Special Resolutions, the above DIRECTORY has been acquired, as mentioned Resolutions (Nos. I and from July 7tb, 1921, by the undersign-g
ed with all rights and titles, and will
Should the first of the above Re-
bereafter be published by them. No solutions (No. 1) be confirmed as a claims against the Hongkong Dollar Directory incurred prior to this date Special Resolution by the requisite will be admitted by the undersigned, najority, the alterations in the Com- THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE PAny's memomndum of Association consequently involved will be sub- mitted to the Supreme Court of Hong. kong for confirmation.
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AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the said SECOND EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING to be held as aforesaid will be continued for the purpose of considering. and, if thought fit, passing the following further Resolu- tions as Extraordinary Resolutions, namely:-
(3). That each of the existing 20,000 fully paid up shares of $50 each constituting the Com pany's present Capital of $1,000,000 be divided into 5 fully paid up shares of $10 each so as to make such Capital $1,000,000 consisting of 100,000 fully paid up shares of $10 each. (4). That after the division afore- said, the Capital of the Company be increased from $1,000,000 consisting as aforesaid, to $2,500,000 d.v.ded into 250,000 shares of $10 cach by the cres- tion of 150,000 new shares of $10 each such new shares (subject as hereinafter cientioned) to be issued at such time or times and and on such terms and conditions in every respect as the Company's Board of Directors may think fit. (5). That it is desirable to capital- ise the sum of $1,000,000 being part of the undivided profits of the Company standing to the credit of the General Reserve, and accordingly that for the purpose of effecting such cap italisation such sum of $1,000,- 000 be distributed as bonus among the shareholders of the)
1921.
By Order of the Board,
J. H. TAGGART,
Manager.
MASSAGE.
Mr. HONDA and Mrs. HONDA, 14 years' experience. No. 4, Wyudhaza Street. (0.pocite to the China Ka
ploration writ large on the face of
civilisation.
"There is only left us this way of understanding, of conference, of friendship and co-operation between nations. (Cheers.) That system has been tried and with most wonder- ful success in the history of the British Empire, which is to-day League of Nations, resting upon ideas of freedom, of equality, and of con- Isultation, although we are trying in the League of Nations a much waster experiment which will take a much longer time to bring to full fruition. I have no doubt that in the end the larger experiment will succeed.
ENGLAND, 19 INNINGS. Rassel, e Oldfield, b McDonald... 13 Brown, b Mailer
32
Tyldesley, e Macartney, b Gregory 39 Woolley, run out
23 39
Sandham
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Tutal (for 4 wickets) ......129
Tyldesley's score of 39 included 4 fours. CHANGES IN ENGLISH TEAM.
Loxoox, August 13th. Hallows, Hearne and Parker will not play for England in the 6fth Test match.
MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES,
MEXICO CITY, August 14th. The Foreign Ministry has issued a statement saying that it does not intend signing a treaty with the United States
before the Government has been cognised.
re-
FAMOUS SHIPBUILDING YIRK
DOWN.
CLOSES
LONDON, August 19th. The famous shipbuilding frm of Yar Tow and Company, formerly at Popla and now at Glasgow, announce that their on September 30th. owing to repeated Works will, temporarily, be closed de strikes, reduced output and inability to promise dates of delivery.
They believe that business will onl come when it accords with economic lawe
MISSING EXPLOREES.
CHRISTIANA. August 13th. The search for Tessera and Knudser the missing members of the Amundser Expedition, has not yet been abandoned and two members of the relief axpedition continue to search the North-West Siberia.
WASHINGTON CONFERENCE.
WASHINGTON, August 13th President Harding has designated M Hughes as the head of the American dele gation ta the Washington Conference and entrusted him with the task*** arranging all the remaining details.
MELILLA RISING.
MADEIT, August 19th Aa oficial communiqué states that Ged cral Navarro was captured while confes Their leader ring with rebel Moors
brought fer safety to the Moorish chữ protected General Navarro, whom the Benshella
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