WEDNES¬¿Y FEBRUARY 27, (1924)
INTIMATIONS.
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU- FACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
THE FORTIET ORDINARY AN-
RUAL MEETING OF SHARE. HOLDERS in the above Company will be held at St. George's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, on THURS. DAY. the 28th. February 1924, at 11 o'clock am, for the purpose of receiving a statement of accounts
WANT ADVERTISEMENTS
25 WORDS I INSERTIONS, $1; PEEPAID.
Henry additional word & Conte for $ insertiona
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and the report of the General Man-OST-at Volunteer Headquarters Lon Saturday. 24th inst... one Agers for the year ending 31st Decem: VELOUR HAT marked on inside ber 1923, and electing a Consulting band. A. G. Finder please return to -Committee and Auditors.
The Transfer Books of the Com-Charge Room, Central Police Station. pany, will be closed from THURSDAY
the 21st. February 1924. until THURSDAY 28th February 1924, both days inclusive.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 9th February, 1924.
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED.
TO LET.
TO LET-New and Airy Office
Rooms on Ground and First Floors, 5, Duddell Street. Can be used as Bank or Commercial Offices. Rent Moderate. Apply: Room 10, First Floor.
TO LET.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO LET-Furaisted. For term to that the THIRTY-FIFTH be agreed. "Carndonagh," 409, ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING Severn Road. Peak. Newly built. will be held at the Company's Offices, Furnished throughout by Lane, St. George's Building on MONDAY, Crawford Ltd. Flush Sanitation. 3rd March 1924, at 11 AM. for the Facing N., E. and S. F. C. Jenkis. | purpose of presenting the Report of barrister, Prince's Building the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to 31st Decem- ber 1923, and electing Directors and Auditor.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 23rd February to 3rd March 1924, both days inclusive.
By. Order of the Board of Directors, OIBH, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
Agents. Hongkong, 12th February, 1924,
REEN ISLAND CEMENT CO, LTD. THE THIRTY FIFTH ORDINARY
ANNUAL MEETING, OF THE SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Offices of the Company. St. George's Buildings, Charter Road, Victoria. Hongkong on TUESDAY the 4th of March 1924. at 11 o'clock in the forenoon for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and Report of the Directors for the year ending 31st December. 1923, and declaring a dividend.
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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from TUES⚫ DAY the 19th February 1924. until TUESDAY the 4th day of March-
|:::༼ 1024, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors: SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers. Hongkong. 11th February, 1924.
UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED..
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE NINETEENTH ANNUAL
GENERAL of, MEETING Shareholders will be held in the offices of Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd on THURSDAY the 6th March, 1924, at II am. for the purpose of receiving the report of the General Managers together with a statement of accounts to 31st December 1923.
The transfer Books of the Com- pany will be closed from the 22nd February to 6th March, 1924, both dates iuclusive.
DODWELL & COMPANY, LTD.
General Managers.
Hongkong, 19th February, 1924.
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. THE FINAL DIVIDEND declared:
for the Year ending 31st Decem- ber, 1923, at the rate of Three Pounds Sterling together "with a Bonus of Two Pounds Sterling is payable on and after the 25th day of February, 1924, at the Offices of the Corporation, where Shareholders are requcated to apply for Warrants. By Order of the Court of Directors.
I. G. STEPHEN,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 23rd February, 1924.
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INTIMATIONS.
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ly for the post of Boy Writer in H. M. Naval Yard, commencing pay $36 a month.
Candidates must be over 15 and under 19 years of age on 1st March 1924 and applications to compete should be in candidates' own hande writing and should reach the Civil Secretary, H. M. Naval Yard, not later than the 8th March.
Subjects of examination, Arithmetic (including tots), Dictation and Iand- writing.
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Lady Herbert. widow of the Foreign Minister, in an interview Right Hon. Sir M. H. Herbert, left Kiven to our Political Observer, points out that conditions in Central estate of the gross value of £725,604.
ORCHESTRAL The will of the Hon. Louien Hen. Europe are steadily maving to
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Alao: Professor Goozsla:
Mr. E. G. Aquino.
MAREN 13th, 9.15 p.m.
rietta Rennell has been proved at wards pacifcation and disarma- £70,709.
For reasons of State Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P., the new Colonial Secretary, has resigned the political secretaryship of the National Union of Railwaymen. He is succeeded by Mr. C. T. Cramp, the industrial
secretary.
ment.
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It is expected that a deurce for the dissolution of the Italian Parliament will be signed by King Victor and that Generale Elections will be held on the first or second Sunday in April.
It is understood that the British The Earl of Crawford and Government proposed that the Balearres has been appointed dispute concerning the railways chairman of the Fine Arts Com-in the Cologne area should be the World Court at mission for England, an advisory referred to body, founded on the lines of the The Hague, but that the French Booking Anderson Music Co., Ltd American Fine Arts Commission, Government does not view this
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Londonderry Corporation have decided by 16 votes to 5, to accept | Mr. F. H. Honeywell, who was
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Government' to take over the system, has presented his report to the Governmert..
A Civil Service Correspondent state that the Royal Commission, appointed to investigate, and to assess the claims of British nation- als for sufferings or damage arising out of enemy action, have com- pleted their labours, and their final report will shortly be issued.
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evidence. Mr. Staclair, who is American and European sports on the Japanese, Professor Wilden- on his way to Europe, has been Hart pointed out that in the past cabled for by the Senate Com- twenty years the average stature mittee to return at once... of the Japanese. had increased by
The United States Cruiser half an inch, and the health of the
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Cruz, has, a wireless message The South Australian Govern-states, sunk, and the captain, ment have accented an American H. G. Sparrow, and two wireless tender for 1,200 railway trucks operators have lost their lives. and cars to the value of over The grounding, it is further £1,000,000, It is stated that at the alleged, was due to the fact that last minute the recently appointed the rebels had tampered with the Railway Commissioner, who is harbour lights.
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