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MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1924.
INTIMATIONS.
HONGKONG CLUB.
NOTICE.
NEXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the members of the Hongkong Club, called in pursuance of a re- quisition by more than 20 resident members, will be held in the Club House on TUESDAY, the 25th March, 1924, immediately after the Yearly general meeting.
BUSINESS:
As set forth in the notice post ed in the Hall of the Club,
By order,
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THE HONGKONG FIRE INSUR- ANCE CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE FIFTY-FIFTH ORDINARY
GENERAL MEETING of Share- holders will be held at the Offices of the andersigned on THURSDAY, the 27th March, 1924, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a Statement of Accounts for the year onded the 51st December 1923.
The Bharo Register and Transfor Books will be aloned from the 13th to the 37th March 1934, both days in- clusivo:
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ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS & DEALERS OF HONGKONG.
THE Annual Meeting of
the
Members of the Association of Exporters and Dealers of Hongkong will be held on FRIDAY, March 28th 1924, at 4 o'clock precisely, in the CHAMBER ROOM, CHARTERED BANK BUILDING, for the following. purposes
1. To receive the Report and Accounts of the Committee for the year ended 31st December 1923.
2. To elect a New Committee. 3. To transect · any, General
Business.
By Order; DK. BLAIR.
*Becretary. Hongkong, 20th March, 1924.-
CHINA SUGAR REFINING COMPANY.
NOTICE.
THE FORTY-SIXTH ORDIN THE
ARY ANNUAL MEETING of the Shareholders of the above Com pany will be held at the. Offices of the General Agents, Pedder Street, en MONDAY the 31st March 1924 at 11.00 am. for the purpose of receiving the Report & Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December 1923.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 17th to 31st March, 1924, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
General Agents. Hongkong, 10th. March, 1924.
THE HONGKONG "ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED.
REDUCTION IN PRICE FROM 1st April 1924 until further
notice the price of current for Lighting and Fans will be reduced to 16 cents per unit
Discounts will remain as before. GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD
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INTIMATIONS.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. THE FIRST EXTRA RACE
MEETING will be hold (weather permitting) at Happy Valley, on SATURDAY, 29th March, 1924, commencing at 3. p.m.
The Ubarge for admission to the Pablig Enclosure, will be $1.
Sofdiers and Sailors in uniform half prico.
Members are advised that they must show thoir Season Tickets to obtain admission to the Members, Enclosure.
Each member has the right of in- troducing 2 non-members to the Members Enclosure, tickets for whom can be obtained from Mesars. Linstond & Davis at 85.- each up to FRIDAY March 28th.
The Stowards invite the Ladies of Elongkong to bo prosent.
Hongkong, 18th March, 1924.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
EXTRA RACE MEETINGS 1924.
MEMBERS Season Tickets are now
ready and may be obtained by those Members who have not already received them from Mesure. Linstead
Davis, Alexandra Buildinga:
· C. B. BROWN,
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NOTABLE HEROISM.
MERCANTILE MARINE AND.
THE GREAT WAR.
Under the auspices of the Arts Libraries, Museum, and Committee of the Corporation of Liverpool in the Picton Hall, Liverpool, Mr. John Kennedy, F.R.G.S., delivered a véry Interest ing and racy lecture on The Mercantile Marine in the Great War." Mr. Kennedy who is a Liverpool man and has made a close study of shipping affairs, made special reference to the exploits of Liverpool men and. ships. Mr. W. B. Lewis, vice chairman of the Lectures Sub Committee, presided over a large attendance, the audience following the lecture with the greatest inter
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MAIL WEEK NEWS.
ITEMS FROM EAR AND
NEAR.
It was stated at the inquest on Mme. Antoinette Couvis, 59, a Bal- ginn, known as Mme. Sorgite, the woman revolutionary, who was found dead in her hotel, tint death. was due to cerebral hemorrhage and kidney disease.
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ed: in the Alantic the crew and passengers had to travel 900 miles in open boats in very bad weather. All including the stewardess (the only woman on board) be- Mr. Kennedy, in his preface, haved heroically, but the-chief
No fawer than 8,£70 entries-the cordially endorsed the praise heroes were two boys 16 and 17 largest number, recorded-wore re- given to the men of the Army and years of age, who displayed in theceived for Canita Dog Blow, the Navy for their valour and sacrifices highest form the spirit of self-
Islington, during the war, but contended that sacrifice and herots Robidean Royel Agricultural this sacrifice and valour would the elder of the two lads, though have accompanied nothing if they mortally wounded, rescued in an had not been accompanied by almost miraculous manner his equal valour and sacrifice on the comrade from certain death, part of the Merchant Service. He Why Captain Gillard, of the described the transforming of Royal Mail steamer "Demerara," palatial liners into armed cruisers, wasiplaced on the German black list and how the master of the Royal was graphically told, and how out after the German Government had Mall steamer " Aragon" witted the German armed cruiser declared his ship would never "Cap Trafalgar." He gave a short reach her home port he adopted By breaking two sets of iron bars. but vivid account of the duel be successfully so many disguises in the aces, thieves entered the pre- 1st Prize Cup Valued
tween the latter and the Cunarder that his ship might well be called misen of Maas Walter and Erneet the elusive Demerara."Later on, Thomas, pawn-brokers," of Dawas- 2ad, do, do, do.
.75.00"Carmania.” Although the German. 3rd do do, do 50:00-
raider was more heavily armed and when in command of the Deseadood, Walham Green, S.W., and her guns had a longer range the Captain Gillard had a thrilling cleaned the shop window of jewell- Entrance Fees $3.00 to go to "Carmania" sunk her, and notwith- and unique experience. With ory said to be worth £400, ocal Charities.
standing that she had been struck 1149 souls on board, including Intending Competitors will by many shells she succeeded in 600 women and children, he was at- To discuss the London dockers" kindly send in their names with reaching Gibraltar for repairs, and tacked by three submarines, acting demand for an increase in wages of Batrance Fees to the Proprietor, is now as in pre-war time, a in consort, but by skilful pariga 29. a day, falling which a strike is Palace Hotel.,
magnificent Atlantic liner. How tion he escaped without, damage threatened, representativer of the Hongkong, 6th March, 1924. another raider, the "Greif," was That cargo and passenger Tranmart and General Workers accounted for was also told, but in steamers were not the only victims Union will confer with the port em- this case the Alcantara" the of the Untersee" boats was British ship, was sunk, akko proved by the sinking of the playam.
Turning from his account of the raiders, Kennedy spoke of the attack on the Giant More at Zeebrugge, in which exploit the Wallasey Ferry steamers Iris and "Daffodill" took part.
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hospital ship Asturias towards the end of March, 1917 with serious loss of life. The Berlin wireless on the 28th of the same month issued a notification that the Asturias" had been torpedoed by
The vacancies on the executive committee of the Sozialistische Ar beiter Internationale created by the resignation of six members who are now in the British Government, will be filled from the rank and file of the Socialist Party. bola pref
The first submarine that visited U boat Liverpool Bay was sighted by Mr. Kennedy had great pleasure the Belfast Company's steamer In speaking of one chivalrous sub,
The centenary this year of Lord "Graphic" The Graphic gomarine commander. He had the ing to the assistance of a sinking hospital ship "Essequibo" estirely Kelvin's (June 20) in to be celebrac steamer, suddenly discovered at his mercy, but having been tolded at the British Empire: Exhibi large submarine approaching her the only passengers on board were tion on July 10 and 11-by a meet at full speed. The Graphic" at Red Cross people, including 80 ing a dinner, an exhibition of Lord once altered ber Course, and Canadian nurses, and that the wife Kelvin's apparatus, and the produë- making for Liverpool on arrival less had not been used to report tion of a memorial volume reported submarines in the bay his vicinity, he allowed them to Reference was made to the loss of proceed, wishing them good luck The Belgian Government is to in- well-known steamers of the Isle of and God speed, and afterwards troduce a Bill punishing persons Maf Company and the Clyde raised the signal T.DL, which
buying and selling Belgian metal- Shipping Co. The latter company, meant pleasant voyage, ye
The final episode was the loss of legal value, of melting coins down, monoy nt prices higher than its vessels, lost IS. TUNG SANG out of a fleet of 25 years flees the P. and O. steamer Ballarat
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of the Mersey escaped, loss, and with reinforcements for the fine of 50,000. frames and one reference was made to the fleats of Australian Imperial Force Al years Imprisonment R Messrs A Holt and Co., Lam though she sank rapidly after being port and Holt, and T and torpedoed, owing to the admirable In a speech addressed ta evané Harrison. At this point the lecturer discipling on board the entire ship's 2,000 diners, bad heard by a radio introduced the mystery shibompany of 1.752 souls, was rescued audience exceeding 6,000,000, Pre- or "Q" boats, taking his audience without a single casualty.sident Coolidge dealing with the The story he had related was a financial outlook paid high tribute in imagination over one of the dark story of the horrors of naval to Great Britain on the sub- crate and on: an Im
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warfare, but they hoped and pray act of pub bent of delita. ed for that better time when war funding of the British dobt would cease and the angel of peace be described as oder of the men and would spread her wings over every, Rosalee international financial referred land and ocean.vitae transactions, stod
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