WEDNESDAY.
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Hughes Ho
112 NOVERNMENT
OND ADMIRALTY.
Coal Contractors General Brokers.
-PUBLIC AUCTIONS-
THE
MARCH 1, 1922
HR fadersigned have Trivedi most run frome ta sell by Public |
Auct
(Ƒa Account of the Concerned, Į
ON
SATURDAY,
March 4. 1922, m 12 12,
at their Sos Roomie, Nu, y DRE VAUX RO40, Corner of
Ice on ircel
ONE POINTER BITCB,
Age 7 months.
Terms: Cash.
HUGHES & PON.
Auctioneers. Hongkong, February 28, 1922
d a decont of the wamerul)
FRIDAY
March 3, 1922, commencing at 2:30 pm. at their Salon Honna, Nu. B, Des Voeux Road, Coroor of Ice House Street, -- Chinese Porcelains. Curios, Lacquered Ware &c. &c Including a variety of 5 endostred and 3 coloured Vases and lore, Wall Plates. Table Screens, Blue and White Vases, Incense burners, 0.1 Bronze and Brank Figur and Vases Nuketones, Lam quered Cabinets. C'lers, Sus, Tales, Ivory Ware, Jade. Agats and Crystal Ornaments, Mandarin Pieces.
Also many frera Jade Ormineule, Ben Hand Bags, Embroidered Paget Antler Necklaces 17 Belen dress Pur, Seat Pinx, Shreve Buttons, Travelets, Brunches, &c., dr.
The above stock centiy arrived from
!
WANT ADVERTISEMENTS
15 WORDS 3 INSERTIONS,
$1. PREPAID.
Every warhtional word 4 Conte
for 3 insertions.
WANTED.
WANTED. Position hy
BRITISHER, 16 years in the Timber Trad. Ni alsjection to Out- pets. Apply Box 1957, e o "ČINA MAI,"
WANTED.
BRITISHER seks msitun Find references Sand Fastern exprience. Not Afraid
INTIMATIONS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY.
THE ANNUAL SHOW OF FLOWERS and VEGETABLES, will be held in
THE BOTANIC GARDENS,
00
THURSDAY, 2nd March. 2 pm to 6 p.m. Admission
31.
(Children Balf price). LADY STUBBS will present the Prizes at 5 mi
Military Baud will play during the afternoon and Ton Supplied by Hong kong Hotel, will be abteimable at 50
cer:18.
It is roestel that, owing to the
of work. Apply Box 1355, 14 "4"HINtrike, Tea cannot be supplied by the
MAIL."
T
TO LET.
OLET -3 NEW OFFICE ROOMS, Central Jocality from 11 April. Apply SAND KEE e Compradore Dejerstament, Hongkong & Shanghai Bak. De Vaex Rend out rames
INTIMATIONS.
1.
Hongkong Hotel at the Show.
THE BONGKONG ROPE MANU FACTURING CO., LTD.
THE THIRTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY HOLDERS in the shore Company willi
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE-
be het int St. George's Building, Chater Road Victoria, on FRIDAY. the 3rd March 19 at 11 O'clock am. for the purpose of freeiving a statement of accounts and the report of the Genora!! Mongers for the year ruling 31st December 1921, and eleting a Consul
IN THE MATTER OF THE COMting Comption and Auditors
PANIES ORDINANCES, 1911 S
AND
IN THE MATTER OF THE WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LTD. In Lisication.)
THE Creditors of the b
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be (948EP from WED. FRIDAY, the 3rd March, 1922, NESDAY. the 22nd February, 192,
bon days inclusive,
SHEWAN, TCIES & CO.,
General Managers. Hongkong, February 17, 1922.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE COMPANY, LTD.
Company are required, on 07 before the 20th day of March, 1922, 6+ | send their names aur addresses, nud | the partentars of their debts or claims, ¦ an the airs and addresses of thei Solicitors (if any), to HORACE
mat, No. 5, Quen's Hand Central, PESEY SMITH, Chutered Account | NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 1.13 EXTRAORDINARY GEN.
If me kong, the Liquidator of thê Bout! ERAL MEETING of HUMPHREYS Compung, and if so repraed, in notice ESTATS AND FINANCE COMPANY, waiting from the sant Leniator, ! LAMPED, will be hekl at the Hongkong
the North and includes preus from them, by their Solicitors, or pally. Hotel, on FRIDAY, the 3rd day of
Ming. Kung Konding and Tow. kwong Periode.
The bulk of which will bus sold with
NI IPTVA.
F. Particular from Catalogna). Tornis Codon dy
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Attuneers. Hongkong, Folauary 22, 1922,
HE Undersigned house
EL.
on to sell by Puhllo Auction,
ON
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY,
the 7th, 8th and 9th March, 1922 at H.M. Naval Yard, Hongkong, and ut Kowlam Naval Depot, commencing ach day at 9.30 .m. with an mterval from 12
noon to 30 p.ni.
OLD
AND SURPLUS NAVAL
STORES.
$...
&
Comprising — Life Bonts, Enges, Waders. Cells and Electrical Fatung. Eletric Cable. Cooking Stoves, Ships Fittings. Iron Beds, Mattresses and Fittings, loe Cheats. Stori Tanks Lift Rufts, Life Belta, Motors, Carpets, Rugs Mate, Table Covers, Blankets, Canvas floses. Old Cordage, Canva Rage, Old India Rubber, Old leather Old Abusto, Old Iron, Braas, Cupper, Least Gua Metal and Steel, Coal Sacks, Firewood, Iron, Wood and Gun Metal Blocks, Lamps, Searchlights, Gum, Pro- pellers, Fan Engines Steel Tubes, Steel Wire Rope, Od, Chain Cable, Compasses & Compass fittings, &c.
140
A quantity of Structural Stoolwork sufficient for 3 complete shed-, ( feet by 255 feet and sundry other feel. work, and ruin water pipes, gutters, &o.
Lots may be inspected on Monday, the 6th March, 1922.
Also sale of Old and Surplus, Victualling Stores at Kowloon on Fri day, 10th March.
Compriving:-
Corned Beef, Tinued Rabbit, Sult Pork, Peas, Bears and Biscuits for cattle or poultry food, Serge, Flannel, eto. Remnants, Hammocks, Bedding and sundry Articles of Clothing and Mesa Gear.
Terms of Salo:As detailed in Catalogue.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
By Appointment Auctioneers
to the Admiralty.
Hongkong, February 10, 1822.
SAFE
AFE, Sure and Guaranteed ouro for Leprosy, Laucoderma, Patches, Marks, Braptus, Eommu, oto. in four
wooks. Patistits willing to be treated
by Post, wo equestril to write.
Rs. 7/0/- (Ten shillings) per week. Full partiorlars Free under oyok. "BII' WORKS, Beadon Square, (O.M.) Caloutto, (India)
to come in and prove their hard dein, of clames at such time and place as sudi bar spevation such notice, or an lefantt thereof they will be exolnden Trom the benefit of any distribution de before such debts are proved Date! time 27th day of February,
H. PERCY SMITH,
Liquidator.
1999.
"Gets-It" Peels My Corns Off!
Any Corn or Callus Comes Ott Peace fully, Painlessly. Never Fails.
11 almost a pienie to get rid Another callus the M-11" WHY You spend 2 or a seconde putting on 23 drups of "Gels-11"
L'ao "Cistult," prel off corn this vo
tmple as putting on your but ftes away forever with traptions." sticky, food brea terk Kreany ottnicur blood-etung ke
Chir se no the uniri." eases pain. Your action, corpos diles. Janerba from the toe.
the rora painlessdy from you E
pe complete mere. When the pleasure of k-rau
you would a bann AK Katkafe elbe hal "Gets-it" et di b peaceful, comien BE AND ieta-11." the guaranteed, rite back coro-remover, the only 212. way, coets but a triffe at all cente and stures. AF 1 Co.. Chicago 11. 2. 2.
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Pute Thiel Hui, In MULLER PHIPPS
& HODGES, Ltd.,
36 Kiangse Road, SHANGHAI
MARTIN'S
SAPIOL 8STEEL
Kabood PILLS
Franch Mamedy morali Karagalurinna. Thousanda ef Ladies always keep a booË TË Marting is in the hope,' to thai an thựchen slaw ci any lerngularily, of the System • * saw may be administerial Thoon whe
men chemi raccearend them, kanco shall a apost kala. All Chalets and Shares malé sb throughout the World or part, tras_== MALZEN, Chamin, Baulkington, Radi
MARTIN'S
SAPIOL &STEEL BadanPILLS
March 1994, at 11.30 o'clock, in the forenoon when the subjoined Resolu thons will be propusei ne Extraordinary Resolution.
1. That Artinie 105 of the Com pany's Articles of Assurit inn be altered as follows-
(x) By the insertion of "210,000" in the place of $8,000" in the fifth line thereof.
By striking out in the ninth and tent lines thereof the words for cach financial year of the Company" and incerting in place thereof the words in every year wherein such profits shall not exceed in the aggregule the sum of $150,000, and a commission of ten per cent per anuom on all the wet profits of
the Company in excess of that
stini.
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2. That the above Resolutions (No. 1) to be retrospective and tal effect from the 1st day of January, 1922.
DODGE BROTHERS
ROADSTER
DODGE BROTHERS
having reduced the price of their cars,
we quote the following nett prices:
5 Passenger Touring Car
2
do. Roadster
4
HERS
1.E.S...
H.K. $2,700
H.K. $2,650
Further particulars on application, enquiries invited.
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD. Tel.
24 Des Voeux Road, Central, Hongkong.
482. 3552.
482.
Tel.
3552
HOME TRADE.
MANCHESTER WEEKLY
MARKET REPORT.
Mewes, James F. Hutton and Co., Ltd., Manchester, reported as follows: The cotton markets have again been extremely dull with very little trade Should the above Resulthus be stimulate purchasing and bayers ap- passing; nothing bas happened to passed by the required majonty, they pear to be awaiting events. The re will be submitted for confirmation assult is dearth of business in face of Special Resolutions to a farther Extra-which values cannot be maintained. ordinary Greeral Meeting and euch Meeting will be hold con MONDAY,
The unsatisfactory outlook for the the 20th day of March 1992, at the Lancashire trade remains an im- same time and place for the purpose of portant factor in this depressed emsidering and if thought fit firm state of affairs and in spite
ing sach Resolutions as Special Resolu tions accordingly.
of a rally in the middle of the week, prices have again been unsettled and
Date the 15th day of February.receded below last week's level. Spot
1922.
By Onder of the Board, JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, Cieneral Managers.
HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
The REGISTER of SHARES of the
cotton has been in very poor demand. The latest Census Bureau ginuing report of the American crop shewa that only 30,000 bales bave been ginned between January 1st and 16th against 460,000 in the same period last year. This brings the total thi, season to 7,914,000
the ORDINARY
bales which is 4,101,000 bales less YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS than a year ago, 2,393,000 bales in this Company will be held at the smaller than in 1920, and 3,135,000 Company's Hotel, Hongkong, on WED. bales below the 1919 total. The NESDAY, Sth March, 1922, at NOON, publication of the figures was without for the purpose of receiving the Report any effect on the markets as they of the Board of Director, together hardly varied from general expecta- with a Statement of Accounts for the tions. The condition of our market year ending 31st December, 1921.
shews little cbange, the tone Company will be CLOSED from remaining decidedly quiet. There is THURSDAY, 2nd March, to WEI) certainly a miscellaneous enquiry NESDAY, 8th Marob, 1922, (both days about, but the quantities enquired for inclusive) during which period 10 transfer of shares can bu registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
H. N. BEAUREPAIRE,
Secretary. Hongkong, February 25, 1922,
THE KWONG KWUI CO.
PHOTO SUPPLIES.
60 Queen's Road Central. Telephone No. 2170.
YO
SPECIAL DEPARTMENT DEVELOPING & PRINTING FOR AMATEURS,
WANTED.
the
ANTED AT ONCE.-Volunteer helpers, MEN or LADIES, for assisting in running European bakery during Strike. Experience preferred but absolutely essential Apply Manager, Lane, Crawford. Ltd.
are so very small in comparison to normal requirements that the aggre- gate still falla sbort, of the present limited production. The consequence is that the position of neither spinners For manufacturers is improved, the tendency being indeed the reverse. What business is done 13
I like them-
They Saxisfy
-and the blend
can't be copied
Chesterfield
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
at exceptionally low prices, B0 (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
Tow
i
IRISH SITUATION.
and unprofitablo in fact that the majority of producers state they entail a greater loss than by keeping their inachinery idle. Cloth pricea aro little changed since last.
LONDON, February 27th week, but are now lower than at any time since the war. This is owing of chill stated that the result of the Irish In the House of Commons, Mr Chur coumo to the fact that the wages and Conference at the Colonial Offion was very general finishing prices are reduced satisfactory and reassuring. The South. since cotton
Irish Ministers were in Was cheaper in their determination to carry out the no way weakened The only substantial Luctuation republionns
entirely not alatai but they in prices since Marth was the deferred to the strong Binni Fein demand Their opposition to. the rise in September/October, and then that the constitution as well as the tronty
is of course not much difference even should bobmitted to the Irish lea now. between those ruling in either tornto. The result would be to delay the March or August except in special election, till early in
was not affected. There was no reason
stances. A turtle rustion of age of the British Goverment of the rising noting charges has just been announced for a change it the British policy and
and bleaching, cliarger, are "to" be repo
of British, aroups, would cons for both India and China remains will be taken in Thürelay, and: Friday,
The tummitted wings of the Trish Bi Very small,
and the further stagel huxt week.
CIGARETTES
LIGGETT & MYERS TOBACCO Co.
00.,
Do you know that your old winter salt ona be made now at KADER'S HOSPITAL FOR SICK CLOTHES ? ·
THE HONGKONG DYEING & CLEANING
(Centenoters to H. M. Navy), 17, Yee Wo Street, East, Just Telsohnas 2213, and Dar Man will be right there.
∙Kayaannily & Comml paper No. 1. Dougies Street. WAND, Amull & Co., dijk Store Na, 49, Queue Kund.. Tyel & figieneral Paper No. 15, Dongs Street,
A Mon and iting Cheong Tiltofs No. 44, Queen's Rosi
KAM HING KNITTING COMPANY.
Manufacturers of
Socks, Singlets, Jerseys, Eweaters, etc. Haiphong Road, Kowloon,
Telephono 1,977, Manngor, WONG KAM FUK,
THE ORBUNG BEING
ST40,-Natur Hond, Kowloon
A CONTRACTURIN ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES CAKWOOD BLLOK WOOD FURNITURES FOR SALE, 26. UNI WE SELL THE BEST TURNITURES
Olusion) a lá, Lookdam
INVIFED," TOTEL