"FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2 1923.
Hughes & Hongt
Oval Centrmotora, General Auctioneers and Brokers.
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CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE CO., LTD
THE
HE TWENTY-SIXTH ORDÍN.
ARY ANNUAL MEETING of.
«PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
THE CHINA MAIL:
PUBLIC AUCTION.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS SHAREHOLDERS in the Company PARTIDULARS and Conditions of the Ilotting br Public Anotion Sale, to be will be bold at the Office of the Com- held on MONDAY, the Sib day of pany St. George's Building, No. 6 Con February, 1923 at 24 r., at the Dilco naught Road, on SATURDAY the 10th of the Publlo Works Department, by of February, 1923, at 11 o'alook M. Order of His Excellency the Governor for the purpose of receiving a Stateofas Let of CROWN LAND st ment of Accounts and the Report of the Cheung Sha Wan in the Colony of General Manager for the year ended Horakous, for a term of 75 years, own mending from lat July, 1880, will-the 31st December 1923, and electing a
option of renewal at a Crown Rant to be Consulting Committes aful Auditors.ed by the surveyor of His Majesty The TRANSFER BOOKS of the the King, for ono further term of 94 Company, will be CLOSED frota years, leelays. Thursday, the lat. Februray 1923 until Saturday, the 10th February, 1923, both days inclusive,
NOTICE.
VIOLET CAPELL
holding Dancing Classes for children at Kowloon every WEDNESDAYS and FRIDAYS from 1/4 to 4 till 1/4 to 5 p.m.
Station Hotel. Tel. K. 120.
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NOTICE.
ANCING- Learn the NEW TANGO by M. CAMILLE DE RHYNAL, as danced in London, Paris,
and all over the Continent.
Taught in one lesson.
よ
DAISY O'KEEFE,
(Pupil of Miss Belle Harding).
London.
King Edward Hotel, 3-7 p.m.
daily.
-Station Hotel,
Mornings.
DANCING.
PALACE HOTEL,
KOWLOON.
The Popular JAZZ, QUARTET
of
H. M.S. "TITANIA will play at the above Hotel on -SATURDAY 3rd.
DANCING 9 P.M.
HONGKONG FOOTBALL.
ASSOCIATION.
INTERPOET GAME.
Hongkong v. Shanghai Saturday, February 17th..... Club ground, Kick off at 4 p.m. sharp. South China Athletic v. Shanghai
Monday, February 19th. Club ground. Kick off at 4p.m. sharp. Admission to Stands: Both games. Covered (All reserved) $2. Uncovered (Reserved) $1.50 Unreserved $1 Chairs 50 cents.
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform half price to all the unreserved seats. Booking for the Reserved accom. -modation opens at Moutrie's-on-
the 5th inst
Bangkong, February 1, 1923.
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General Managers. Bangkong, January 26, 1923.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE COMPANY, LTD.,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the. ORDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHARE 11OLDERS IN THIS COMPANY H bo hold at the Hongkong Hotel, Hong- kong on SATURDAY, the 10th Feb, 1923, at 11:30 am. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December 1922.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from the 5th February to the 19th February (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of Sharos can be Registered.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
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·PUBLIC AUCTION. DARTÍCULARS and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on KUNDAY, the 5th day the of February, 1993, at a p.m., at Offices of the Pablic Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor
of One Lot of UROWN LAND at Cheung
WANT ADVERTISEMENTS
35 WORDS 3 INSERTIONS, 01. PREPAI Each additional word 1 Dents for 8 InsertionK.
FOR SALE.
MOTOR BOAT with wooden awn- ing, lavatory, electric light.
30'8743′37
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All are in good running condon,
Apply to
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O LET-Two Airy Office Room
on top floor of 6, Queen's Road GEORGE BING MOTOR BOAT CO., Central Apply to Gande, Price
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SALE
A COMBINATION THAT DESERVES
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STETSON HATS
AND
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ACT
STORE THE WING ON CO., LTD.
FOR SALE Good opportunity to Buy A Big collection of Chinese Curlos,,Will sell; cheap. Owner leavbig the North. In spection invited, Morrison Gap Road, Ground Floor
CHINESE PLAYERS,
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DOING WELL IN FRISCO,
AMERICAN WRITER'S IMPRESSION.
FRENCH LESSONS
G., MOUSSION. .
15, Morrison Hill Road,
The play was a historical drama about 1000 years old, and we were told that its name was practically un- translatable. To the visitor, the play means whatever he may imagine from the pantomime. The action wan'slow for the most part, but at times it be. At the Crescent Theatre, in San came intensely emiting, and whether Francisco's Chinatown. Lee Gar and one understood it or not, he con not Chin Yee Yow, Chinese impressários, fail to be interested,
Symbolism is 'a strong factof in the
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON Bha Wau in the Colony bf Hongkong, for 4re presenting a company of Chinese chinese drama. Legends are inter-i
General Managers.
Hongkong, January 24, 1923.-
AND
THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO. LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
HUNDRED THE ONE
THIRD ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS' in the Company will be held at the Office of the Company, 4A, Des Voeux Road, on TUESDAY, 13th February, 1923, at 12 o'clock Noon, for the purpose of
Report of the Directora receiving together with a Statement of Accounte declaring a Dividend and electing Directors and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 13th February, both days inclusive, Monday, 29th January, to Tuesday, during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
"
By Order of the Board of Directors.
JOHN ARNOLD;'
Secretary: Hongkong, January 13, 1923.
THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING CO., LTD.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
OR DINARY MEETING of SHARK. HOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Company's Offices Victoria in TUESDAY, 13th Buildings, February, 1923, at 11.30 o'clock, a.m. for the purpose of receiving the Heport of the Directors together with the Siste ment of Accouota for the year ending 31st December 1932.
NOTI the THIRTY-FOURTH
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 5th February to TUES- DAY, 13th February both days inclu- sive during which period no transfer 61 shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors. -MOWBRAY S/NORTHCOTE,
Becretary to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD: General Agents for
THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING Co., LTD,
Eongkong, January 29, 1923,
HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the FEBRUARY SETTLE MENT DAY has been altered from Monday, 26th to FRIDAY, 23rd FEBRUARY, 1923.
By Order of the Committee,
P. TESTER,
Secretary. Hongkong, January 27, 1923.0
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THE KWONG KWUI CO PHOTO SUPPLIES.
60 Queen's Road Conta Telephone No, 2170
Photos of H. B. EL Prince of
Wales, landing on sale.
a term of 75 years, commencing from Lt July, 1888, with the option of renewal at a Crown Remt to be fixed by the Sarvayor of His Majesty the King for one farther terms of 24 years les 3 days
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
New Korleon Islami
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Bofors and actresses in a repertoire of their native historical dramas. The woven with the historical episodes. A company went there about two snow storm was symbolised by an months ago from Vancouver. B. C., actor waving a white flag in front of and wilt remain in San Francisco as bim as he walked across the stage,
long as business is good..
Promptly, the actors began to skiver,
The company numbering 33, and The language need in the plays dif beaded by Loo Shut Hoy, a 16-year-fers from that in common use to-day old leading lady, plays every evening 0 that one who speaks and under from 7 to 12 without intermission, stands the Chinese language to-day Usually anajugle play requires they cannot always understand the stage entire five hours. If the play is short, dialogne. But the Chinese seen to they start another one; it longer, it is know these historical plays much as continand the following evening. the English student knows his Share- Prices range from 50 cents to $1.75, aptare. Some can tell what will be and the theatre in arowded at very happening on the stage an hour Lence, We saw only women players, in- performance.
The audience never applaudo. It cluding a small child, said to be but sometimes laughs. It talks, it walks six years old. Many of the feminine around; and there are as many late roles are played by men, of whom Sin Far Dart is the leading Impersonator. comers as at the Metropolitan Opera, House New York. The box holders or opinion as to the best actor was arrived about a half hour late. Over Verified by our Chinese frien, who all there was a sense of overwhelming supplied his name-Big Shoy. He is confusion, hut, ither auditors or the "heavy" (judging from appear- held on MONDAY, the 5th day of
ancer), and would be an interesting February, 1922, 53. p.m., at the Offices players seemed to object
PUBLIC AUCTION.
PARTICULARS and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be
of the Public Works Department, by Orrier The busiest persons in this theatre figure on aby stage.
Lot of CROWN LAND at Pokfulam in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 78 yanza, with the option of renewal at Grown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further
term of 70 year.
of His Excellency the Governor of one are the property man and the musi! The costumes ware magnificent and cians, The property man, dressed in are said to be historically correct. A American clothes, seldom leaves the colourial back'd ops modern in- |vovation-formed the setting for stage. He walks all around, behind everything from the front-parleur to between and in front of the player, now storm in the mountain bat arranging chairs, hanging curtains,
applying everything needed from the the draperies and table cover wers bandkerchief for the leading lady to changed now and then. Each player of importance owns a set of curtains the Chinese temple, and in between times sits on a table or pastes Chiness which are used in scanes in which he
is the featured performer. bulletine on the back drop:
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
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No. of Xiis
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Locality.
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The cost of production in this The orchestra in placed on the stage Chinese theatre is said to be bigher in the right wing. It is said to num than that in the American theatre. br even musicians. Four only were. visible from out front, but they made Every player, from the most insigni- enough noise for 70 A crashing of cant "super" up to the "stars," evmbais; sounds from a two-stringed work, and so must be rewarded by a her entire time to this devotes his or instrument played a la rello and living wage. Salaries ranged from Chinese-late which was fregaty $250 to $12,000 a year plus board exchanged for a shrill wind inatra and lodging. The personnel of the ment of unknown variety made sunds which gave the singing actors company is constantly changing practically no opportunity to be player returning to Obins, after one heard. The music ceased a year with the company. Bonds to the amount of $30,000 are deposited occasionally for the space of half a minate to allow some recitative to be with the government to store. the retard of the playeta to their nativa delivered. Individual players (in land. Chriatsun Selenos Monitor," their shirt sleeves) stopped now and then to stroll, around a but
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OPEN & CLOSED STOVES, COOKING RANGES, TILED GRATES,
AMERICAN ITALIAN MARBLE YEMORIALS Also in polished Hongkong Grhaile. large selection of Anifcal restha
volume. And the musicians played operation, Charles Howell, 5, fell from a balcony 30 feet high and was entirely without a printed score,
With the first crash of the cymbals killed. the play was on. A character, which we immediately clarified as, a clown Miss Florence Ruth Le Fefre, 22, of delivered a prologue and made a London Fields, Hackney, E., WES think the play might be an Oriental presented with the Humane Society's "Pagliacci"--but we leward that certificate and £10 from the Carnegie colour, in the make-up of Chinare Hero Fund at the North London Actor, signifies, character first of all, Police Court for diving into Regent's and out supposed clown was none. Canal and revening-Ernest Barus, of other than the villain! A patriarch, Bethnal Green! accompanied by two ladies, le barely.. entered and sat down in the chain carefully placed for them by the pro- perty man. The man wore a red band. It is absurd to allow a dough to hang around his head signifying that he on and sap your vita ity when Cham Fas agwell. He acted that way, too, berlin's Cough Remedy will sure you. You don't know where persistent Later he passed away, the property cough wil; Innd youou can't afford man having carefully prepared for his to allow your throat, and langs to comfort, even to placing a Chinero homme di eased when it is such simple pillow pader his neok as he fell: This thing to step into a chomi tishop and vetin hottle f Chamberlain's Cough don, he promptly got up and walked Remely. For sale by all. Ülemiste med uff the stage.
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