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THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the THIRTY-FIFTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING- will be held at the Company's Offices, St. George's Building on MONDAY, 3rd March 1924, at 11 A.M. for the purpose of presenting the Report of 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 Roard of Directora. "GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO. LTD.
Agents.
Hongkong; 12th February, 1924.
CREEN 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,
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 Roard of Dicentors. SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managera. Hongkong, 11th February, 1924.
UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE
HE NINETEENTH ANNUAL GENERAL of MEETING Archolders will be held in the offices of Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., on THURSDAY the 6th March, 1924, at I a.in. for the purpose of receiving the report of
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NOTICE.
General Managers together AN examination will be held short-
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 fuclusive.
DODWELL & COMPANY, LTD.
General Managers. Hongkong, 19th February, 1924
ly, for the poet 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 hand- writing and should reach the Civil Secretary, H. M. Naval Yard, not later than the Bih March.
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GRAND ORCHESTRAL CONCERT.
The full Band of the 1st East Surrey Regiment (39 performera) in a ehbiče, selection of light olanical compositions,
Also: Professor Gonzales:
Mr. E. G. d'Aqâine.
MARCH 13th, 9.15 p.m.
A further satisfactory fall in the Dumber of cases of foot-and-mouth disease was reported.
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It was reported that up to Nov. the aggregate sun guaranteed un der the Trade Facilities Act was £38,205,645
A Diplomatic Correspondent states that appreciable progress has been made in the negotiations in connection with the Hungarian Reconstruction Loun.
Viscount Inchcape and Lord
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three panels, dach covering 120
AN AUSTRALIAN LIGHT, GREATEST LIGHTS.
degrees horizontal angle. This
Another gigantic light is that gives a single flash of 0.56 second 1,000,000,000 CANDLE-POWER, every 10 seconds. The revolving which is to be erected in the light portion of the apparatus wolghs 334 house on Eclipse Island, Western The marvellous progress that tons, and is carried on a mercury Australia. This lamp will have a a foinium, the weight of the and will give a triple flash every has been made during recent years bath, which reduces the friction to power of 1,167,000 British candies,
the science of lighthouse] illumination has been demonstrate mercury employed being about twenty seconds, which will be ed lately by the, constructors of 450 lbs. The apparatus is revolv-seen 95 miles away.
The revolving part ed by clockwork driven by a
of the huge lights throughout various falling weight. As an illustration lantern weighs three and a half parts of the world.
of the reduction in friction due to tons. The light will cost-only dă, The new light of 1,000,000,000 the use of mercury, flotation, it may an hour, because the oil burner is candle-power for the aerial light-ba mentioned that the whole of the fitted with an immense incan house at Dijon, on the Paris-
be descent mantle.
VAPORISED OIL.
Chance"
The burner is a incandescent oil burner; with
It is also of interest to note that a huge searchlight has been in- stalled in the Swiss Alps, at the Parsenn Ski Hut, which is above - Davos, at an altitude of 7475 feet, and that this bencon will prove of
Algiers aero route, will be by far mass on the mercury, can the most powerful in the world.revolved by a slight pressure from
one finger. At present the light with the highest luminous intensity, 40,000,000 candle-power, in Europe belongs to the Heligoland light- house, while the most powerful in Banbury of Southam having been the world up till now has been the autoform mantle about 434 inches great benefit to Alpine climbers 60,000,000 candle-power light at in atmeter. This works on the who might be unlucky enough to
stored in containers in the lantern | mishap in the mountains. the entrance to New-York-Hat vaporised oil system, the oil being lose their way or meet with
The equipment of the billion and forced unto the burner hy
It-may be added that new lamine candle-power light for Dijon in-air pressure. The use of autoform are being hired to certain of the cindes eight lenses, each subtend- mantles instead of
lighthouses round the British coast,
introduced-in-the-House of Lords,
Lord Askwith, on behalf of Lord Newton, brought in a bill to amend the law relating to the regulation of advertisements.
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Ajab Khan, the lender of the ing a full 180 degrees, at the focus collodion type is a,imodern innovaTM and that the engineers and experts of each being a lamp consuming tion, and results in a great increase gang who murdered Mrs. Ellis, is
120 amperes. The lenses are of candle-power from the lens, theat Trinity House are evolving a reported to have reached Kabul,
candle-power of the lights, which there. It is anticipated that the manner that the four beams are itself being about 70 per cent involves a revisión of the strength and his followers are also expected grouped four and four, in suck a intrinsie brightness of the mantle new formula for estimating the joined into one at a certain distance higher than that given by the old of the beam thrown, the Amir's Government will merely from the source. The other group
circumstances, officials at Trinky deport them to Afghan Turkestan. of four is similarly arranged, but It is hardly necessary to say that House are unable to say whichf
shines in the diametrically op Port Said is situated on one of the the most powerful lighthouse in Estate of the gross value of
Each of the two main waterways of the world. the British Isles. There are on posite direction. £62,852 was left by Sir Henry beams is of a billion candle-power. The great majority of shipping three, the lights of which are p Babington Smith.. of Saffron
Externally the lighthouse pre- going to Australia and the East duced by electricity - La Walden, who was private secretary sents the appearance of a stone from European ports passes through Catherine's, the Lizard, and Sout to Mr. Goschen when Chancellor
metres in diameter, with several realised that vessels converge on 60, are worked by oil, and every sloreys. Within, the turning parts Port Said from all directions year they consume 145,000 gallons
of the Exchequer, and to the Eartower. 10 metres in height and 54, the Suez Canal; it will therefore be Foreland. The remainder, over.
of Elgin when Viceroy of India,
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TUNG SANG Court
son's
Troublesome Coughs
dhounted on a common shaft. The Northern French parts via Gibral-
490,000 candle-power algde judgment, will costs, was entered lenses, occupy the two upper tar, from Marseilles and Toulon, absorbs nearly 4000 gallons of du.
¡ from Italy and the Adriatic, - from Booking Anderson Music Co., Ltd for Messrs, Trower, Still, and storeys or platforms.
Keeling, solicitors, in their action
the Black Sea via Constantinople, WORKED FROM THE GROUND
and from the Eastern Mediterran- | $3, $2 and $1.
against 'Sir William Miller, claim.
· · FLOOR. ing £2.360, balance of a bill of costs,
ean ports, all vessels have to go to During the operation of the light Port Said before they can make in connection with his matrimonial affairs in the Divorce house no attendance is required their way through the narrow A troublesome, aleep disturbing night. by the lights themselves, all the waters of the Canal. The necessity court can be eally and pleasanty controls being on the ground floor. for a large and far-reaching light stoperd by taking Chamberlain's Con Mr. Even the changing of the carboss is therefore obvious, and with this bling coating it puts on an indian
Remedy. You will like the poothing Before Parliament met, Baldwin visited Buckingham in the arc lamps is done from below installation the port will be equipping abroat and the promptness Palace, and tendered to the King by means of a system of elevators..ed with the most modern form of whisk the troublesome orugh ir stopped. his resignation as Prime Minister. The regulation that maintains the lighthouse apparatus.
For kala yarywhere. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald was fuminous crater at the tip of the i received by his Majesty, and consented to form a Government, He was sworn in as a Privy Councillor
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HONGKONG & SHANGHAIwriting.
BANKING CORPORATION.
S. COLLETT,
Civil Secretary.
H. M. Naval Yard, Hongkong, 23rd February, 1924.
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 la•• payable on and after the 25th day of⚫ February, 1924, at the Offices of the Corporation, where Shareholders' are ! requested to apply for Warrants.
By Order of the Court of Directors.
A. G. STEPHEN,
Chief Manager.
Hongkong, 23rd February, 1924,
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A FANCY DRESS BALL will be held on
LEAP YEAR NIGHT FRIDAY, February 29th. at the
CITY HALL
at 9.30 p.m.
is aid of The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals.
Tickets $4.00 including, Refreshments.
Fine $1.00 for no Fancy Dress
ANDERSON MUSIC CO. HONGKONG HOTEL. PEAK CLUB
HELENA MAY INSTITUTE.
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MASTER EMIL DANENBERG.
(Aga 64-years). Asisted by Mrs. D. R. Brown and Professor Danenberg. 3 ANDREW'S HALL
(CITY HALL);
March 11th, at 5.30 pm
Under the patronage of Lady Stubbs.
Tickets Anderson Musle Co., Ltd. $21 $1,
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PARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.
The laras, prescribed for public vehicles re as follows:-
In the land of Hongkong. Oxine
Road and Lower Levels, and lan
Kowloon, and New Kowloon,
five minutes.
fen minutes,
Quarter boar,
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35
20 ..30
Hall bour,...ta Jae hour, Tayyyy (arg Subsequent bar.
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engaged Jinricksba be ithin the City of Victoria, and be die sharged outside the Western part of the Jity of Victoria after 9 pra, or be dis harged to the East of Bay View Police Itation on the Eastern side of the ty
Viotoria iftor 9
Bu extra half
are shall be shargeable.
For 8 or 3 drivers the fars is double or gurable respectively.
II—In the Hill Dariaz calantes,
la ceat
Quarter-hour, kanontaazsónoması
Salt hour, legetmes
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By arrangement with the proprietors brough the Polio.
1-Lower Levels,
[ Tán minutes, 19 centa
carbon at the exact focal point of the lens is likewise done from the ground floor by means of a system' of hand operated gears, which operates by lengthening or shorter- ing the uptical focus of the system, the range of adjustment being several centimetres in either direc- tion.
In the French Chamber of Deputies it was decided by a large majority to postpone the inter pellations. on the cancellation of
The exact position of the are is the increase of army and navy pensions. The Financial Com-visible downstairs by means of al mission will be able to report on sort of periscope, in which one the Government's new measures sees at the same time a grating to deal with the franc crisis.
A despatch froin Washington states the United States cruiser "Tacoma," which stranded on the Barquillas Reefst is now lying on her side, virtually a total loss The fate of her crew, which
Is numbered 300, absolutely unknown.
By her will Mrs. George Wilson whose estate is estimated at over million sterling, bequeathed £50,000 to my best friend, Ogden Hoagland, known as Jack Henderson, as a token of my affection for his friendship at a time most needed."
two composed of
very fine threads that cross at a right angle, and whose crossing point exact position of indicates the the optical focus. The operater has only to see to it that the image of the are falls upon this crossing point of the threads.
To insure an even buraing down of the negative carbon, the latter is slowly rotated upon its own longitudinal axis: and this insures a very regular are at the exact focal point.
The rotation of the ensemble is effected by a small electric motor located under the platform of the second storey. The opinion of this motor engages a circular rack on a central column. The rotating When Yussuf Kemal Bey, the group rests upon a bed that-rises new Diplomatic Agent in London through the centre of the ground visited the Foreign Office recent-floor; and the bearing is through a ly, he was informed that the mercury bath as is usual in light- British Government had agreed to Constantinople as the venue of the Anglo-Turkish negotiations in regard to the Mosul area, and that Sir Percy Cox would represent Great Britain.
During a violent storm, when the wind attained a velocity of seventy-two miles, the "She nandoah." the biggest airship in the world and the pride of the American Navy, broke from, her mooring mast and for some hours drifted helplessly before the wind, She has now been safely housed in her hangar.
houses,
The large number of lenses used presents the advantage that in the event of an accident putting one lamp or one lens out of commis sion, the intensity of the beam on- the side affected is decreased only by one-quarter, and that of the other beam not at all. The beam will be visible in clear weather for a distance of 18134 miles, and in average weather half that distance.
PORT SAID LIGHTHOUSE. Another wonderful lamp is that recently completed by a Birming ham firm of engineers for Port Said lighthouse.
It has a 14 illion candle-power installation, In granting decree nisi to Mrs. and is one of many types of lights Lilian Linton, of Upper George either in operation or partly con- street, Fortran-square, who sought structed to orders from all parts of the dissolution of her marriage on the world-Canada, Africa, Austra the ground of her husband's crueltylia, Russia, and other countries. and misconduct, Mr. Justice Hill The light for Port Said consists said one's only regret was that of the lens, mercury float pedestal, such brutality as had been describe revolving clockwork; mechanism ed could not be adequately punish- and burners, and the lantern in- ed. He regretted that the man side which the apparatus is placed could not be criminally punished. is 12 feet 9 inches interhal diameter. The illuminant is an
Much indignation and astonish-Incandescent oil burner, giving a With Bearwi With A Blansment have been created in India very high intrinsic brilliancy, and 20 cents the announcement of the will replace the existing electric Marquis Curzon that the Afghan lamp, with a large economy in cost Government have decided to of upkeep and attendance
The beam from the new lans will remove the frontier murderers to a distant part of Afghanistan. be about 1,250,000 British candles,
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view is strongly held that these of between go and 100 miles in Beare, cold-blooded assassins should be clear weather in the Mediterranean, 30 conte handed over to the British The height. from the sea-level to authorities for trial after the the focal plane of the light when necessary preliminary proceed-erected on the tower will be 184 ing's at Kabul.
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Anew passage-money agreement was concluded between the British Government and the, Australian Commonwealth. It provides for a continuance until March, 1925, of
geographical range to a vessel at sea of 24 miles.
The optical apparatus consists of
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thooping cougby, petroja,hapking, przewodowlings are noted in ones the same. Inportant modifications Biokimikiba stran bemote al Baird om dime taku by any other treat have been made in the rates for coughs and the chronic coughs of sidor
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