WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 17, 1921.
Hughes & Hoigh
AUCTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT
AND ADMIRULTY.
Osal Contractors General Brokers.
NOTICES.
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, on WEDNESDAY, the TWENTY-
THE
WANT ADVERTISEMENTS
15 WORDS 3 INSERTIONS, $1. PERPAID.
Every additional word 6 Centa
for 3 insertiona.
WANTED.
GIRL
-PUBLIC AUCTIONS SEVENTH DAY OF JULY, 1921, WANTED A NURSE for
AT NOON, for the purpose of con
sged 3 year at the Peak. Apply by letter to Box No. 1313, cịa sidering, and, if thought fit, approvCHIA MAIL" THE Undersigned have received inatracing the draft new Memorandum of Tons to all by Public Auction,
(70% 1000UNT OF TEL CONCERNED)
ON
THURSDAY,
August 18, 1921, at 10.80 am,
• their Salon Rooms, No. 8, Dee Faux Road, Corner of Ice Horse Street.
A QUANTIT OF
CANNED JODS, including :- -Cheese, Soap and Vegetables.
Terms: Cash n delicers.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctionsart.
Boogkong, August 15, 1931.
G.
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Tructions from the Gorern ment THE Undersigned have received in
Harbour Master, to zel by Public Auction,
00
THURSDAY,
August 1, 1921, at 12 Nooo, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street, The Government Staam Launch V. G. L.
As she now lies off the Government Slipway, Yaumati, Partienlass of launch
Length
Beam
Deptb
5 feet 4 inches
+
#
+
11
Engines E.P. 91 Stroke 9 inches. Boilers
-6.x 6 be 4 x 4.
Association of the Company which will be submitted to the Meeting. A print of such draft new Memorandum
FOR SALE.
TO LET.
LONDON "HAREM " INVADED.
•
INTERVIEW WITH AN AMIR'S
TWO WIVES.
uncomfortable in the hotel surround-
ings. The white-haired chief of the guard looked particularly bored as be balanced on the side of an arm chair, resting his feet on the back of another, and stroking his tough white beard.
FOOLISH EXTRAVAGANCE.
TIKITORS AT TER HOTHES
Madagas
£4,800,000 FOR CORONATION.
HOW CAN RUMANTA `AFFORD IT?
in Alba Julia (Transylvania).
special
HONGKONG HOTEL.
August 16, Me" W, Anderson Hr E. Joseph Mr and Mrs A. J-Mr F. G. Kincade
Bates
Mr H. D. Kinney Mr. J. E de Beau-Miss H LI
champ
Mr C. Linbird
Belfios Mr and Mrs J. E.
L ranacter JD. Birrall
Krs Blackbur
Mr R. G. Miller
3
EARLIER TELEGRAMS,
[Bouter's Service to the China Mall)
FIRE ON LIFER.
LosDay, August 16th, The South African liner Faron, with General Smuts as a passenger and bound for Cape Town,reports that a fire bas braken out in two of the bankers' and that she is proceeding to Sierra Leoce, acconi- nanied by the steamship Faipara. She
W. E. Brown Miss A. J.. Nailey is expected there to-night.
Mr J. Bier Mr O. J. Chabot
Mrs T. W. Cochrane
T. Burrowa
Mr and Mrs W. P
Vermon
Mr W. E. Non Me and Mrs. A.
Grade-weizer
Mr and Mrs S. H.Mr and Ms R. E.
Orr and infant Mr G S Payze
Cohen
Dalton
Dietrisk
Mr W. Eaton 1
Engineer Captain S. P. Ferguson - Mr. C. Finch
r Joba Slandiner Mr B. B. Gran Jap. T. P. Hal
beimer
Capt. J. R. Shearer Mr. R. Shester M? C. H. Smith Major C. C. Staples
Kathleen Woodwank, the special | Extensive preparations are being representative of the Daily Express made for the coronation of King writes as follows:-I was admitted Ferdinand I. of Rumania and of to the Amir of Katsina's two wives Queen Marie, a daughter of the late in the sacred precincts of their thrice Duke of Edinburgh, which is to take guarded apartments at the Midland place towards the end of September Grand Hotel, St. Pancras
Alba Julia is but a small town to- No man, other than the Amir himself, has ever seen their faces, its historical interest. It was the day of hardly any importance except Peeping Toms may well be warned stronghold of Michael the Brave, who of a formidable body-guard of bare succeeded for a brief period in uniting Mr J. E. Cousins footed Nigerian veterans in warlike all Romanian-speaking people under Mr J. K. Covington Miss D. E. Pepperell of Association and a print of the ex-OR SALE-ONE or TWO LOTS of attire who guard access to the Amir's one sceptre. It was also in Albar and Mira M. F.ir & & Party
Mr S; A. Roertson LAND, in Jordan Rood, Kowloon, wives. They appeared ripe for an Jelis that the union of Transylvania Mia Dewate
Capt. T. Powell isting Memorandum of Association of the Company may be seen at the bout seven minutes by Ricals from encounter. I thought, as they lolled with Rumania proper was formally Mr and Ms H. Jet Fuelund. Company's Registered Office in the. For plan & further particulars about the floor, looking extremely and solemnly declared in 1919.
apply Box 1988, c/o CHIKA Min." Hongkong Hotel. Pedder Street aforesaid, and a comparison of the print of the existing Memorandum of Association with the print of the draft new Memorandum of Associa tion will show wherein the draft new Association Memorandum differs from the existing Memorandum of Association. Should the Meeting approve of such Memorandum of Association with or without modification, the subjoined TGODOWN at Yadati. For particulars apply to THE Resolution will be proposed as an HONGKONG LAND RECLAMATION CO. Extraordinary Resolution, namely:- [Lo (1). That the provisions of the|-
Company's Memorandum of As- sociation with respect to its objects be altered so as to read as shown in the print signed for the purpose of identification by the Chairman of this Meeting. and also for the following farther purposes, namely:-
GRY LARGE BED ROOMS, Fall board & Small Washing dona.- Arailable 1st September. Terms ma derate. Apply Durbar Housa. Cameron Road, Kowloon.
INTIMATIONS.
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.
HOURTH NIGHT SWIMMING FETE will be held on FRIDAY, the 19th inst, at 9 o'clock. Attractive Programme. See Posters.
Entries for open events CLOSE on TUESDAY, the 16th iøst,
For the purpose of considering. and, if thought ft. approving the draft new Articles of the Company which will be submitted to the Meet- ing. A print of such new Articles and a print of the existing Articles may be seen at the Company's Re-Soldiers, ets.
Reserved Seats can be booked gistered Office in the Hongkong Hotel, Pedder Street aforesaid. In such $1.50, at the Club. print the portions of the proposed
Band in attendance. Admission.--Members 50 eta, Boo, Members $1.00, Ladies, Sailors and
Terms --Cash on fall of the bammer.new Articles which differ from the
HUGHES & HOUGE, Auctioneers.
Hongkong, August 16, 1921.
HE Undersigned have received is THE
stractions to sell by Pablle Auction (For Account of the Concerned)
ON
FRIDAY,
August 18, 1991, commencing at 5.00 pm, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Der Vaux Road, Corter of Ice House Street, Valuable Collection of War Stampa. (1,000) Special Issues, etc.
covering 1914-1814.
On view from Wednesday 17th inst No catalogue.
Terms: Cash on delivery.
HIGHES & HOUGH,
Auctionee Hongkong, Angust 15, 1921.
INTIMATIONS
SAFE, Sure and Guaranteed cure for Leprosy, Leucoderma, Patches, Eczema, Eruptious, etc. in four weeks. Patients willing to be trested by Post, are requested to writé. $3.50 per week. Fall particulars Free weder cover. "SKI WORKS, Beadon Sque, Calcutta (C.M.} India.
FOR SALE,
New and Used.
HARDLEY DAVIDSONS. INDIANS. HENDERSONS. WOLFE.
and SMITH. MOTOR CYCLES.
REEVES & CO., 100 114, Wao-Sung Street, Kowloon
MARTIN'S
APIOL & STRET
3. Branch Jumaty be all LavAEKİLSİLƏRS THERE HE Ladi alvors kaip a boc e show, AL by Lowdeny" at the SywORI imely dan may be aguinament 2 haps wha use Can secedented them, base that anar- MAX Cosente sud dare il dəmm
MARTIN'S
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8STEEL SPILLS
PALACE MOTOR US., Ltd.
Phone Central
Western Branch 3148- Kowloon Branch K397
How Cars For Hire & For Ells. --Private Clas zxágod,
Banketing Cura a Speciality,"
existing Articles are indicated br black ink and by underlining in marginal notes. Should the Meeting approve of such new Articles with or without modification, the subjoined Resolution will be proposed as an Extraordinary Resolution, namely
R. C. WITCHELL,
Hon. Secretary, Songkong, August 15, 1921.
BISHOP BRENTS SCHOOL
FOR BOYS.
The Amit's fifteen-year-old
son came forward to meet me. He has a vivacious, rather impish looking face, and looked a quaint figure in
his scarlet tasselled fez, and volumi- nous, ill-Etting khaki greatcost, which trailed the ground. This, I learned, was to keep him warm.
GIGANTIC ATTENDANT.
For the coronation cathedral is being built at a cost of 10,000,000 lei (nominally £400.000). The festivities are to be organised on a lavish scale, and the Govern- ment have resolved to spend alta. gether 120,000,000 lei (E4,800,000). An expert has left for Vienna, where special costumes are being prepared for an historical paceant.
W. v. de Steen Sir Eric & lady
Stuary Taylor C. Rammed Mr J. Thorber
Smith
DISARMAMENT CONTIRENCE.
WABRINGTON, August 16th...... H. Briand will personally attend tha Disarmament Conférence.
WASHINGTON, August 16th.
played in official quarter here. 24 TV- In connection with the interest dir-
gards the direct participation of the Dominions at the Disarmament Confer ence. it is known that President Harding is personally anxious to see the Domin- inds playing their full part na addi, tiona) delegates to the representatives of Great Britain's interests.
New Zealand
The Administration wish to limit the various delegations to six, in order to avoid unwieldy numbers, but are of the opinion that this would enable Gresk Britain to include two general repre- for Canada,
and
South
of the Washington authorities to welcome The view is expressed that the anxiety
Dominion delegates is probably due ta the hope that "their policies regarding the Far Eastern questions may be found to be in accord with those of the Harding Cabinet.
Mr C. H. HanscombMr and Mrs C. Esentatives, and one each
Australia. Mr B, C. Haris Yr Scot Harron Mr E F. Tasead
Africa Mr Aug. Helt New RTempleton Mr Anthony Jenkia Veach His L. B. Jones Mr E. S. Jones
Mix A. Wilson Dr B. WiLex
REPULSE BAY HOTEL
Mr and Mrs F. B.
RUSSIAN
TAMINE
PARIS, August 15th. The International Conference for the Relief of Russia has been opened ag Geneva Nine nations, notably Great Britain and Holland, and thirty Red
Malka, the second of the four wives the Koran permits the Amit, is twenty- sir. Her beauty is of a maturer MR. J. Birbeck Mr J. Hayen kind. Romance lurks behind her ML. M. Blakeley, Capt. Kest I found the Amir's wives huddled heavy, languorous eyes. She was Mes M. La Branagan kiss Kent
Columbine together in a remote corner of a once a mere slave in the Amir's houser J. D. Douby Lynch spacious room. A serving woman. bold. She sat during the whole of eP. R. Dougherty Mr P. Marik gigantic in form. and ay visit with her eyes fixed on my 3r E. 1. Drake Mr K. L. Martin Hercules of muscle. partially hid pillar-bor red hat. She did not how Me A. W. Eastman Mr G. A Megtaschi Cross organisations are represented.
Mr G. T. Eveligh Mr E Moliai
The French Government's announce Mr Garrod and Mr and Mrs Rment that they are following the move. their slight forms with her massive ever, she informed me through the
daughter
Ferre frame. The Amir's wives seemed interpreter, prefer it to her tarban.
ment with the utmost interesē gave great nervous at this unaccust med visita-She thinks, from the peeping glimpses and Mrs Genre Mr & M Newcombe
Mrs G J.Robinson tion and huddled still closer together, she has made, that our fashions are Mrs Grant and child Capt. & Mrs Tontin while the serving woman challenged just a little strange and mixed.
rington The Amir's wives have few diver- me with dashing black eyes set in a huge face, creased and cut with mysticsions. Most of the day is spent crouch- tribal signs.
ing in the corner as I saw them. They
Princess Maina, the Amir's talk tribal fashions and scandal all youngest and favourite wife, sat on day. Nothing pleases them so much at the floor heavily cloaked in folds of as good gossip-not even their dishes
blue, casement-like cloth. She wore of curry and rice which is the exclu a turban of variegated colour. At sive diet. my nearer approach she crouched closer to the Amir's second wile,
mountain resort Elevation £ve thon-
Małka, who, similarly clothed, sat in a deep armchair, looking extremely conscious of not having sat in such a position before,
DEVOTIONS.
Miss Geare
Mr and Mrs Har-Mr&Mr Travers
PEAK HOTEL
Mr J. Anguin Mrs_Weinsh
August 5.
Mr W. Anderson Mr & Mrs Ashton Mr K. H. Sumuller Me L. C. Bell MrY. Benjamia Me B. Beie Mrs D E. Blair M-F. Babiol
| Hę M. J. Breen
Mr J. G. Bridger Hr B. R. Bridger Mr MH. Browa
Misa Konkolovsky Mr J. Kring
Mr H. P. Lamarch Mrs Landry Mrs Leynand Mr J. D. Lloyd Min E. Loving Mr Lannt de Lusig-
Dan
Mr R. MacGregor Mr and Mrs W
Mayger Hrad Mr Melrose
Fifty times a day they perform their devotions-at dawn. before and after noon, after sunset, and, finally, before retiring. Their hotel suite faces the East, in which direction they pro- In the centre of the heavily curtain-strate themselves in prayer. SITUATED AT BAGETO, P. famed room, littered with odd garments Do you do nothing else!" I
Ha Melrose (2) That the new Articles aimed feet. One of the most delightful and and empty tins, stood a four-posted asked Ma'inns, and she confessed that
HrP. D. Butler Men Men J. F. healthfel dimates in the world Ample brass bedstead. A mirrored wardrobe | both her and Malka's most fascinat- opportunity for all outdoor sports. Frequent and a chintz settee completed the ing diversion was to contemplate hiken over mountain trails Buildings equip
Capt. & Mry 4.8.Mills ped with every modern facility for sanitation, furniture.
themselves in the wardrobe mirror. | Mr3.D.N. Crawford Me T. Mitchell rentilation and comfort All AmericaE teachers with University degrees. Prepare
I received the formal Mohammedan fornamenting their faces with a black, Mr and Mrs J. 4.Mine M. Myost
Chadwick Dr H. P. Nottsze for College or University, Andrew Head salutation from the Amir's wivestar-like substance, the favourite. Chis pin Mr A. E. Penn master. "Baguio School, Isaac Pezal, when my identity and mission had cosmetic.
Majer G. J. Chap Hon. Mr. and Mrs T.
MLParkica Mr and Mrs T.
Clarch in Clarke
ready approved by this Meeting and for the purpose of identification subscribed by the Chairman thereof, be and the same are hereby adopted as the Articles of the Company to the
exclusion of and in substitution for all the existing Articles thereof.
Manila
NOTICE,
the HONGKONG DOLLAR
been fully explained by the interpreter Malka roused herself only once and the serving woman, shaking her during my stay, and that was to tell bangles and earrings and frilly lace me how luxurious the hotel bed trousers, permitted me & faller view and appointments were in comparison with their homely mud huts, and how of her charges.
frightened she was by the traffic when
Ma'inna is twenty-two years old. She is the daughter of a once warring
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that GIVEN that a SECOND EXTRA- DIRECTORY has been acquired, as ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING from July 7th, 1921, by the undersign of the Company will be held at the ed with all rights and titles, and will chief who was a neighbour of the HONGKONG HOTEL. Pedder hereafter be pablished by them. No Amir. She has great, trustful-looking Street aforesaid, on SATURDAY, claims against the Hongkong Dollar black eyes. Her dusky face is round the THIRTEENTH DAY OF Directory incurred prior to this date and fat, and the tribe consider her AUGUST, 1921, AT NOON, for the will be admitted by the undersigned. exceedingly beautiful. She certainly purpose of receiving a report of the THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE As a fascinating way, and I noticed she could assume. a demure or proceedings at the above mentioned
coquettish look at will. Meeting and of confirming, if thought
6, Wyndham Street. fit, as Special Resolutions, the above
Hongkong, July 7, 1921. mentioned Resolutions (Nos. 1 and
Should the first of the above Re- solutions (No. 1) be confirmed as a Special Resolution by the requisite majority, the alterations in the Com- par's memorandum of Association consequently involved will be sub- mitted to the Supreme Court of Hong- kong for confirmation.
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
LTD.
Company in proportion to the shares in the Company's present Capital of $1,000,000 held by them respectively on the date hereinafter referred to, and that & bonus be declared accordingly. And further that the Company's Board of Directors be and they are hereby authorised to satisfy such bonus as far as possible by the distribution in manner afore said of 100,000 shares of $10 each credited as fully paid up! among the persons who are re gistered as the holders of the shares constituting the Com- „pany's present Capital of $1,000,000 on such date as the Company's Board of Directors shall decide-such last mentioned shares to rank pari passu with: the shares constituting the Com- of pany's present Capital $1,000,000 in respect of all pro- fits of the Company earned since the 31st December, 1920, and such distribution, to be in satis- faction of the aforementioned bonus.
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO
$2,500,000 divided into 250,000 GIVEN that a THIRD EXTRA- shares of $10 each by the crea-
ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING tion of 150,000 new shares of $10 of the Company will be held at the HONGKONG HOTEL Pedder each-such new shares (subject as hereinafter mentioned), to be Street, aforesaid on WEDNESDAY, issued at such time or times and the THIRTY-FIRST DAY OF and on such terms and conditions AUGUST, 1921, AT NOON, for the in every respect as the Company's purpose of receiving a report of the Board of Directors may think fit. Proceedings at the above mentioned (5). That it is desirable to capital. Meeting in so far as regards Re- ise the sum of $1,000,000 being solutions Nos. 3, 4 and 5 above and part of the undivided profits of of confirming, if thought it sach the Company standing to the last mentioned Resolutions as Special credit of the General Reserve, Resolutions.
1921
and accordingly that for the Dated this Fourteenth day of July, purpose of effecting such cap. italization such sum of $1,000,- 000 be distributed as bonus among the shareholders of the
the Board,
JH TAGGART,
Me G. F. Ceville Lt. O. H Carps →
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Wire J. Protes
Mr. and Mrs W, E,
Roberts
she once peeped out of the hotel win- ARE YOU GOING ON A JOURNEY? dow.
HAMBERLAIN'S Colic and Diserb Lady Clifford. I learned-with the Remedy should be packed in your band Inguage when going on a journey. Change of water, diet and Amir's gracious permission, of course
temperature all tend to produce bowel will take the Amir's wives out for an airing before they leave for their pil-trouble, and this medicine cannot be grimage to Mecca. They will be heavily cloaked and hooded in a scarlet Red-Riding Hood attire..
WHAT'S YOURS ?
WHY
Is my are much suffering and incon- cured on board the train or steamship ventence if you have it handy. For sale by all Chemists and Storekeepers.
satisfaction.
and out how to start relief work as effec
A committee has been appointed to
tively and as speedly as possible-Hardas
Me Cormack Mr W. A. Cornell He R. Cowley
CL W. Davey Eng-Comdr
'Dison
Miss Fairly
W.
Mr J Robinson
Mr and Ms R. R.
Rodger
Hr Ros
Mis R. Rady Mr R. P. Sha
Mr and Mrs J. V.
Raw, and Mew W. T. - Shamo
Featherstone
Mr A. Findlay Smith
Mr and Mrs J. QMr B. Spicer
Flobil
Mr and Mrs B. J.
Mr P W. Gibbous Stevemo Mr D. Hall
Hi Stone Hrs 4.0. Hogg Miss P. Ston Kr and hirs A. H.Mr J.F. Swindella-
Holt
Mr and Mi 5. J. Mrs T. Jaconeria · Svrett Mrs R. A. Jaffray Dr D. E. Thomas MOS. Johnson Mr B, Wallin M. Jones Mr and MY A
ir Elis Kad neie
E Wethes
Mr and Mrs N. ENG. H. Webster
Mrs E. J. Weekes
Kenjis
Mr and Mrs Fou-
*kolensky
PALACE HOTEL.
Mr & Mrs Ed. O.Me and Mis
́abreas sad thâlebowcy.
Me Anne Anderson Me E A. I Dey
Mr C. Bentley
Mr Kari Berg
MTB E. Dobinaha
MS. J. O'
Me W, D. McNab
Mr Hashop Oberg
C.
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Lt & Mis C. F.Mr and Mn J. E.
Dodd and chili' Mr L. Dyson H-C. Forbes
Oxberry
Mr Won. Percial Mr B Pernerain Me Olsangstad · Capt. 7. G. Parvis Mr W. M Hul MPV.B.C. Reynolds
W. E. Kirby Mr B. Shalabadoff
Mr and M. W Me J. H. Trịn
Hood & 3 chi'drenCapt. D. Williams
MW. R. Willame
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