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MONDAY MAY 7 1923.
HEAVENLY GODDESS."
CHEK WAN PILGRIMAGE..
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PAYING FOR "PROTECTION."
HAINAN NEWS.
LOTS OF GAMBLING.
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LOCAL TENNIS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
RAIN STOPS INTERESTING GAME.
now
TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL' ESTATE, LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
·THE, HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED."" ROBBERS ALSO, BUSY,
In the hopes of finishing the
that an EXTRAORDINARY Several river-steamers ran 'ex-
(From Our Own Correspondent)ennis match between T. Honda,
Bingles champion of the Straits NOTICE IS HEREBY–GIVEN- and -F.M.S. cursions to Chek Wan yesterday
is who
that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the .but the number of passengers was
Kiungchow, Hainan, May 3. employed with the M. B. KGENERAL MEETING of the above Company will be held at the smaller than in previous years.
Everywhere gambling flourishes. here, and O. Rumjaha on the LR.C. above Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs, JARDINE, MATHE- Whether this is due to uncertain There are many kinds but the tnost ground yesterday afterapon; a start Offices of Messrs. JARDINE, SON & CO., LIMITED, Pedder Street, weather or unsettled conditions" is
popular is the lottery. One form was made at 3.30 instead of 4.30. MATHESON & CO., LTD., Pedder Victoria, in the Colony of Hong- not known but visitors who weat of it is this:-A large board is However, rain fell and the hatch Street, Victoria in the Colony of kong on FRIDAY, the 25th 'day yesterday said that the place marked with 39 squares ond a had to be abandoned on the con- Hongkong, on FRIDAY. the 25th of May. 1023, (NOT THURSDAY, which is famous for its "Heavenly character written on each square clusion of the first set, which day of May 1923, at 11.30 o'clock in the 4th day of May, 1923, as ⚫Empress temple was quite orderly.
The presence of a large number 39 small wooden blocks are carved Honda, won by 6-3. On Honda's the forenoon when the subjoined originally advertised) at, anon when of "protectors" from the district with these characters on them and showing, Ng Sze-kong has a hard Resolutions which were passed as the subjoined resolutions which the Extraordinary. of Sun On has acted as a deterrent when the game opens one charac task before him if he hopes to Extraordinary Resolutions at the were passed as Extraordinary Re-
ter block is taken at random and retain the championship of the Extraordinary General Meeting of solutions at to bad characters but, on the other sealed up in a small box. Then colony. The match, it is under-the Company held on THURSDAY, General Meeting of the Company hand, devotees have had to pay for their safety. A platoon of the players het on which character stood, will be continued one even- the 3rd day of May 1923, will be held on THURSDAY, the 3rd day soldiers is congregated on the it is. The one that wins draws 20 ing this week; if that is impossible, submitted for confirmation as Special of May, 1923, will be submitted for confirmation as Special Resolu- times what he put in. But there are the game will be played at 415 on Resolutions:- # wharf, ustensibly to keep look-out for ne'er-do-wells 38 chances to lose. So much garn- Sunday afternoon, but in reality to sell tickets of ad-ling leads to restlessness and robbing among the people. In the mission at twenty cents per head; the vendors also remind devotees smaller towns the gambling shops evice are after raided by highwaymen that to offer sacrifice
goddess" one does not mind ex-Not long ago the market town of pense and larger amounts will also be accepted. The charge is described as & gratuity to the troops for their trouble in going to the place.
At the gate to the temple is posted an ancient machine-gun mainted on a rusty tripod with a Kunner squatting behind with his eye on the sights. A few others keep a clear line of vision for him, visitors being asked to walk on the siles. It was pointed out that as the searching on the wharf had been dispensed with owing tu bon -fide visitors objecting to the obnoxious practice, artoed men could enter the temple in large numbers and hold up everybody
The Japanese to commence with, was somewhat uncertain with his service, but possibly the strange ness of the court accounted forthis, He has a tricky screw service which kept his opponent puzzled most of the time. He depends on back- line play for the most part, but on the few occasions when he did go
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Dang Ton was thus raided and five for six killed and more than ten wounded. The police came out to fight the robbers and they suffered two casualties. The thieves made up to the net, he smashed with great a clean get-away as usual. They accuracy.
The first game, went to Honda; were armed with Mauser pistels. About the same time near Falt-hih he lust the second, on his service on the Kin-kiang, an open-air He then ran to 4-1, but Rumiahn theatre was raided and the crowds took the next two games. terrorized by a few shots fired into however, were his last, their midst. The robbers robbed winning by 6-3. whom they would and kidnapped some. One person was killed.
In
Van Sio and Deng-Ang districts the robbings are frequent but the districts as a whole are not greatly disturbed for the robber Kangs are not very large. How- there is a band of over ever
now
inside the temple before the guna bundred operating mers could fire a round.
Limbko district,
OBITUARY
MRS. F. J. V. JORGE.
These, Honda
St.
1. That the provisions of the tions. Company's Memorandum of As-1. 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
2. That the new Articles already approved by this meeting and for the purpose of identification sub- scribed by the Chairman thereof, he and the same are hereby adopt ed as the Articles of the Company tion for all the existing Articles to the exclusion of and in substitu-2. thereof.
Prints of such new Memorandum of Association and new Articles,. also prints of the existing Memo- candum of Association and Ar- ticles may be seen at the Register- ed Office of the Company, Victoria i Building, Queen's Road Central, Victoria aforesaid, and at the Office of Messrs. Deacon. Harston and The death took place at in Paul's Hospital on Saturday of Shenton, 1 Des Voeux Road Central, between, the Mrs. F. J. V. Jorge, who had lived Victoria aforesaid, Solicitors for The Chinese unbuat "Fook On" market towns, of Notia and Nodoa. in Hongkong practically all her the Company, and the portions of is at the bay and her crew also Very few carriers pass over that life. Mrs. Jorge was suddenly the proposed new Memorandum levies a charge forservice rendered.
She was It is said that the elders of the placed unless accompanied by troups. taken ill on Tuesday last with a of Association and new Articles the which differ from the existing The foreigners in Nadoa escort paralytic stroke. have already paid a large amount to my loads themselves.\
widow of Mr. F. J. V. Jorge, who Memorandum of Association and the commander, but yesterday all
was for many years with Shewan Articles are indicated by being craft were mulcted in various suns before they could sail. Launches Across the Straits of Hainan in Tomes & Co., before starting in underlined in red,
business for himself. Much towing juks hard to pay smaller Hai Bak the political situation is sympathy will be felt for the four amounts while the river quite tense. One official, supported steamers had to pay $20 "port by the troops of Teng Vua In of
each. The skipper of Kiongchow, is in power while place at the Roman one steamer protested volubly but another with nearly a thousand Cemetery yesterday afternoon.
out". The "outs all to no purpose, as the ship was free-lances is in Chinese waters. As the pas-tried to drive out the " sengers were in a hurry to get long ago but were not back to Hongkong there was no capture Si Van City. Now they are option but to pay.
in the wooded area east of Si Va getting ready for another attack Meanwhile people are fleeing Hoihow for safety and the officials are appealing to General Teng for troops.
charge
An object lesson to would-be pickpockets and snatchers was given yesterday. A young Chinese was arrested after a short chase for snatching a rattan-gold mounted bangle from a woman and was
"OUTS" v. "INS."
ins not able to
SMOKING OUT PIRATES.
immediately shot uutside the About two months ago the
temple.
In spite of there being fewer visitors than usual there was a shor- tage of the multi-coloured fowls which are supposed to bring good inck and few people were seen carrying them homewards.
robbers and pirates were making rendezvous in certain villages along the west coast of the peninsula The local official (who probably had a private grudge against the villages) conceived the brilliant idea of burning then out. Most of the hopses have coral walls and thatch roofs and the people are So thirteen Door fisher folk. There was also a pilgrimage to villages were burned. The men the Tin Hau temple at Causeway fled to their boats and the women Bay all day yesterday. Tongs, and children took refuge under the
AT THE TIN HAU TEMPLE.
Should the first of the above, Resolutions (No. above) he con- who firmed as a Special Resolution by
daughters and two sons, survive her. The funeral 100k the requisite majority, the altera
Catholictions in the Company's Memoran-
TYPHOON WARNING.
dum of Association, consequently involved will be submitted to the Supreme Court of Hongkong for confirmation.
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY The following telegram was re- ALSO GIVEN, that should the cieved from the Manila observatory Second of the above Resolutions by the local American Consulate (No. 2 above) be confirmed as a General at 9 am, on May 7 Special Resolution by the re- Cyclone or typhoon W. of Balin-quisite majority the above men- tang Channel moving North West. tioned Extraordinary General The following-telegram was re- Meeting to be held as aforesaid ceived from the ManilaObservatory will be continued for the purpose by the local American Consulate of considering, and, if thought fit, General at 12.15 noon to-day-passing the following further Typhoon near or over Balintang Resolutions as Extraordinary
Resolutions, namely:- Channel moving East.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE,
HOLYOAK, MASSEY & CO., LTD.
Hongkong. May 7, 1923.
NOTICE,
3. That each of the existing 50,000 fally paid up shares of $100 _each_constituting the Com
pany's present Capital of $5,000,000 be divided into four fully paid up shares of $25 cach so as to make such Capital of $5,000,000 consist of 200,000 fully paid up shares of $25 cách.
(fellowships of worship), went wing of a foreign light-house WE have been appointed Agents in CANTON for the PACIFIC there to the accompaniment of keeper on the coast. The villagers' Chinese orchestras, to decide the houses are a complete loss because MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY as from 4. custody of replicas of the goddess, although the walls are still stand the 30th of April. Members who were appointed to ing. the store is no good for set up the image for the ensuing the fire has turned the coral year were seen home followed by into lime. Likely the villagers a procession and the blare of sustained $50,000 loss. The pirates, seeing that the region was a total trumpets.
In the police court this morning, logs took their boats over to Limko Sub-Inspector Phillips told Mr. J. and Van Sio on the Hainan side. R. Wood that yesterday there were
About Chinese New Year's time from fifty to sixty hawkers Anside the temple causing an obstruction twelve large shops on the main on public ground. One vendor of street in Hoihow were burned out. paper juss was prosecuted, the case One was the largest cloth shop in being adjourned, while a hawker the city. Now these are all being who had four baskets of lucky built up on a larger and more mo paper-birds was fined. Another dern scale. The shops are also be who sold incense and othering set back from the street so as to paraphernalia was also fixed.
MARINE MISDOINGS.
BOARDINGHOUSE, RUNNERS IN TROUBLE.
HOJHOW BLAZE.
WE
E have been appointed Agents in CANTON for the "ELLER- MAN" LINE as from the 1st of May, OLYOAK, MASSEY & CO., LTD. Hongkong, May 7, 1923.
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FOR SALE:
PUBLIC AUCTIONS, T
aderelmed have received instruc- plans to sell by Pabic Auction,
DR. A
allow for a larger thoroughfare.
The rains in Hainan commenced OR SALE-A "twin-six" 7 seater "Packhard" TOURING CAR. ten days earlier this year than
A Super-six Hudson LIMOUSINE- sual. There has been a long special-body Both very fine hill drought but the rains are saving the rice and the farmers are thank-climbers and guaranteed in perfect condition. ApplyP. H. HOLYOAK, ful.
The Pukins Girls School (A. P. HOLYDAR, MASSEY & CO. LTD., Mission), Miss Mac Chapin, prin Queen's Buildings, cipal, held a field-meet and exhibi- In the Marine Court, this morning, tion on April 19th. The day was a before Commander Beckwith, R.N. successful one and large crowds Cheung Hoi-sum, Tse. Fong. Li attended. The girls had an exhibit' Kamn-chung, Chan Tai-muk Chan of needle-craft and various drills Sai-yun, and Chan Kam, boarding and contesty. The hoop and wand heuse runners, were charged with drills were very good. The small unlawfully being on board the s.s. boys' of the Primary school ran "Tjikini" without the permission dashes and other field-day events. of the master. All pleaded guilty All the students appeared in and were sentenced to I month's various distinctive uniforms. imprisonment, except Chan' Kani," The Kheng-Toa Normal School who was given the option of a fine held a field meet and exhibition on
May 3rd in Kuingchow. City of $50.
Lam Wan was charged with committing a similar offence. Mrs H H. Hickling M. D of yesterday, on board the ss. Hongkong has been spendinga Amakusa Maru." A plea of guilty few weeks with her friends Dr. was entered. A Chinese détective and Mrs. Salsbury of Nodoa and testified to arresting the man, in has returned again to Hongkong possession of a shoe hidden under per the s.s."Yunnan" on its last his coat, as he came down the gang call at Hoihow.
PERSONAL..
way onto the wharf. A sentence Dr. and Mrs. F. R. Whelply of of one month's, imprisonment the A. P. Mission of Hoichow left without the eption was imposed. for Hongkong also per the 6,5.
La Ching-po, master of licensed **annan."
cargo boat N. 1057 V., was charged
with carrying 60 passengers in
excess of his special licence on
„Stake it a male of
Saturday last. Defendant preHNEU" zot gailty saying the 60 passengers khald boarded his beat from hunch, keep on hand
which was towing his boatNDAR
Defendant was found guilty and fined $15, in defaut one month's imprisonm
ward.
Chemists An
THURSDAY, May 16, 1923, commencing at.31 s.m.
it their Bains Rooms, Duddall Street,
2 Westco Electric Light Plants
5 Pla-form Scalee
10 Drams Anti Corrosive Composition
10 Drams Anti Fanling Composition
Bram Whistles & Valves-
18 caso Tanglefoot" Fly Papers 56 Dozen French Polish
And
Bales Cotton Tent Cloth.. Temas-Cash on delivery,
HAMMERT BROS. Auctioneers
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SATHURSDAY, MAY 10, 1823,
* commencing at 3 pậm,
Codown No. 10, Hoogkong and Bowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Lu,"
Trond Bery sed
That after the division afore- said, the Capital of the com- pany be increased from $5,000,000 consisting as afore- said, to $10,000,000 divided into 400,000 shares of $25 cach by the creation of 200,000 new shares of $25 cach-40,000 of such new shares to be issued and allotted in accordance with clause eight of the Conditional Agreement for the amalgamation with this Company of the Hongkong Central Estate Limited duly approved at an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Com- pany held on Thursday the 3rd day of May, 1923, and the balance thereof to be issued at such time or times and on such terms, and conditions in every respect as the Company's Board of Directors may think
fit.
...
Should the above mentioned Resolutions (Nos. 3 & 4 above) be passed by the requisite majority. they will be submitted for confirm- ation as Special Resolutions to a further, Extraordinary General Meeting which will be subsequent ly convened.ATURA
Dated this 4th day of May 1923.
By Order of the Board:
Sd:- L'S. GREENHILL,
SECRETARY.
WANTED
DVERTISEMENT; CANVASSER
1
That it is expedient to effect an amalgamation of this Company with the Hongkong Land Invest- Tent and Agency Company, Limited and with a view thereto this Company be wound up vol- untarily and that Horace Percy Smith of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong be and he is hereby appointed Liquidator for the pur pose of such vinding up.
subunitted to the meeting for the That the Conditional Agreement amalgamation of this Company with The Hongkong Land Lu- vestment and Agency Company, Limited upon the terms inter alia) of the acquisition by The Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Company, Limited of the complete undertaking, basiness, goodwill and property of this Company in return for the issue to this Company of 40,000 shares of The Hongkong Land Invest- teht and Agency Co., Ltd., of the nominal value of $25 each credited us fully paid up, being | four shares of $25 each of that Company for each share of $100 nach of this Company,' be and the same is hereby approved and that the Liquidator be and he is ber by authorised, pursuant to section 185 of The Companies Ordinanca 1911 to adopt the said Agreement and carry the same. into effect with such (if any) modifications either before or after the execution thereof as the aid Liquidator may think ex. pedient.
N.B.-A copy of such said. Condi-
tional Agreement may be in- spected at suy time during busi rious hours at the Registered Office of the Company, Victoria Building, Queen's Road Central,. Victoria aforesaid and at the office of Messrs. Deacon, Harston & Shenton, 1, Des Voeux Road Central, Victoria aforesaid Soli citors to the Company.
3. That the aforesaid 40,000 shares of The Hongkong Land Invest- ment and Agency Company,TM“ Limited aball in pursuance of claus & of the aforesaid Candi- tional Agreement be allotted as and from the 2nd day of July, 1928, to members who are on the Register of Shareholders of this Company on the date of the con- brmation by this Company of the special resolution confirming the said agreement.
Dated this 4th day of May, 1923,
By Order of the Board;
L. 6. GREENHILL.. Secretary to the General Managers. N.B.-The necessary steps are being
taken to divide each of the exist ing 50,000 shares of $100 each constituting the present Capital of $5,000,000 of The Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Company, Limited, into four fully paid up shares of $25 each and thereafter to increase the Baid Capital from $5,000,000 to of authorised capital $10,000,000 by the creation of −200,000 new share of 195 each.
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