a
Page
1
THURSDAY MAY. 29 1924
INTIMATIONS.
\THE "STAR" FERKY COMPANT, LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
RYOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT IN THE TWENTY-SIXTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING OF THIS COMPANY will be held at the Oflem of Messrs. Jarding, Mathosan & Co., Ltd., on FRIDAY, tha đơthủ May, 1991, NOON, for the purpose of. reiving the Report of the Directors together with a statement, of "Accounts to April 30th, 1024.
The Registar of Bhares of the Company will be ULOSED from SATURDAY, the 24th Mar 1924 to FRIDAY, 30th May, 1924. BOTH DAYS INCLUSIVĖ.
By Order of the Board of Director.
W.HBROWN,
Hongkong May 16th, 1924:
NOTICE.
Secretary.
い
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that scrip No. 4227 for 500 shares Ewo Cotton Mills Ltd., in
of name
Mr. EZRA ABRAHAM of Hongkong to- gether with a
tho
WANT ADVERTISEMENTS
TO
SS WORDS 3 INSERTIONS, $1.PREPAID.
Evory additional word 4 Conte for 3 Insertions.
TO LET.
LET Ellenbud Villa's Apply E. T. H. Banjo c/o H. M. H. Nemazce, Prince's Building:
TO LET-Two large serai detach
ed five-roomed houses with extensive xrounds and tennis court | at Pokfulam Beautifully situated with splendid view of harbour and
easily accessible by motor car. For further particulare apply to Box No. 1491 c/o "China Mail"
daiy executed OFFICES TO LET-Well venti-
transfer deed purporting to assign the said shares has been lost.
lated and properly partitioned up. Apply to Chee Wo Hong,
The said srus are the property China Buildings, Gtb. Floor, Queen's of the undersigned and appli-Road, Central,
extion has been duly made to the Company for the issue of a duplicate scrip.
FOR SALE,
||
The public is therefore wamed against dealing with the said FOR SALE $650 or nearest offer ahares without reference to the for Furniture and Fixtures, 'undersigned. Any person having including Robinson piano, in a two any knowledge as to the where roomed flat with kichra and bath abouts of the said scríp is asked Į room, in Kowloon, or will sell piano to communicate with the under-separately for $250.00. Flat can be signed.
occupied immediately, Must sell before the end of the month on account of leaving the Colony. Apply Rex No. 1492, c/o The China Mail."
"Messrs. ELLIS & CO. Hongkong, 9th April, 1924.
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,
THE HALF YEARLY GENERAL MEETING OF MEMBERS will be heldon SATURDAY 7th June' 1024 | at 12:30 pm. in the Jockey Club Rooms, Hongkong Club Annex. Hongkong, 24th May, 1924.
00
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB
NIGHT SWIMMING FETE
SATURDAY, May 21, at 9.00 o'clock. DANCING on conclusion of Programme.
Admission
$1.00" Members, Sailors & Soldiers c. 50 Reserved Sears
$1.50 Members S100 R. C, WITCHELL,
Hon, Secretary.
NOTICE.
ON and after the 1st June the offices of the Asiatic Petroleum Co., (S.C.) Ltd., will be in Asiatic Building, Queen's Road Central.
Hongkong, May 28, 1924.
WING HING
TAILOR
PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED. Specially Selected Woollen Suitings Just Arrived. Orders executed at Shortest Notice.
Price lowest
64, Queen's Rd., Ctl.
Hongkong. Telephone 1417.
RADIO.
For best results use a RAY-O VAC Battery with your Re ceiving Set.
The "RAY-O-VAC" Battery lasts longest, la made to with. stand the climatic conditions of ecmbtropical countries and in the Battery that will give you Ereatest satisfaction. There is nothing to beat it and its reputation is world-wide.
Both "A" (14 volts specially made for WD-11 and WD-12 tubes) and "B" are now obtain able from
DE SOUSA & CO., LTD. 2nd Floor, St. George's Building, Tel. No Central 1264.
HOP SING & CO.,
TYPEWRITER DEALERS & REPAILERS Supplies and Ribbons for all Mákosi
of Machines
22, Pottinger Street. Tel. 0. $212.
BRANCH OFFICE::
15P, Tak Hing Kai, CANTON,
HEF' RING &ˆ00. TAILORI
Bos Pottinger Streat
Ladim' al Centleman's, Talor Draper and Outfibfēra,” Suits made to order.
FOR
FRENCH TUITION
Write to
.G. MOUSSION c/o "China - Mail" office,
· PUBLIC“ · AUCTION
THE Undersigned have received Teatructions from the Executora of the luto, Mr. Co E. Warren, to sell by Public Auction,
To-day and To-morrow the 29th and 30th May, 1934, comment ing each day as 2.30 pm, at the "Towers, 20 Broadwood Road,
A Quantity of Very Vainabia Household Furniture, Comprising:-
M.-T. carved blackwood tables, M.-T. side tables and stools, M.. stands ard lamps, bronxes. curior, rugs, large carpats, Targo anumet batha, porcelain wash basins, wardrobes, doable and single iron beda, crockery, linen, bookcasus, seat anfor, cupboarde, tsanje net and polos, blankete, ornaments and general
chesterfield anfas & armchaire, stand-
houaohold sundrios.
A180
;
1 Steinway Grand Piano, 1"Acölinn Orchestralle Organ and rolls and about 900 plants and pts.
On view Tuesday and Walaoday (27th and 28th May),
N. B. The Towers" and No. 21 Broadwood Road are for sale privately.
Terma-Cash on delivery.
- HUGHES & HOUGH Lre.
Auctioneer's
Hongkong, 20th May, 1924.
JEWELLERY JADE
etc.
PRECIOUS STONES
Also A Fine Selection
1
Cut Glass Pieces
from
}
America.
obtainable at
SHERIFF BROTHERS:
̈69, Queen's Rd, Ca.
HIGH GLASS BOOTS AND SHOTS
Mada to'onler. ROYAL & CO. No. 1, Aguilar Stroët
FOR REAL FINE MAJONG SETS MADE OF IVORY AND
BONE- SOLD AT Lowest. Possible Prices
SUNG SAN CHAN, 10 Wellington Strel.
MOTHER'S SECRET.
DISCLOSURE THROUGH
MURDER.
THE CHINA MAIL.
If he is a criminal and a murder.
er, it is my fault. Aly fault only because I abandoned him when he was a baby, and kät him without mother's love and guidance."
MAIL WEEK NEWS, „
ITEMS FROM FAB AND NEAR.
The death is announced of Sir John Mackey, Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.
#4
About 200 feet of dock structure collapsed at Vigo, Spain, a fow craft to port being sunk..
*
24
Deaths from plague in the Punjab in March totalled 25,000, it is estimated, and the epidemic is ex-
pected to last another six weeks.
*
ing to the 80 patients. · ·
are
MOTHERS' RIGHTS,
BREEZY DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT.
TELLING AN ANTIQUE,
would obey, and he had come to the conclusion that 99 women out of 100 wha said it never intended to oboy,
Lady. Terrington: I beg your DISTINGUISHING FEATURES pardon (Laughter.)
OF "GRANDFATHERS."
►
Sir Charles Wilson asid the mo man ruled in the home all the time. Only one purson could dictata to him
The age of a grandfather clock,
and that was his wife, (Laughter.)ays a Daily Mail writer, "can be
guardienstup of their chillien. |- intended to introduce a measure of engraved on a separate silvered
од
There are two classes of women in this country tho' who have possession of their children and those who have not," said Mrs. Winningt- Mr. Rhys Davies, Under-Secre estimated by noting the die ham, (.. Luth), in moving the setary of the Home Office, announcextinguishing features of the dial. cond reading of a Bilto give mo- that the Government, while accept Those jof the earliest clocks were Thirty-six London firemen others and there equal rights in thing the main principle of this Bill made of brass, with the hour-circle- the sick-list through inhaling fumes at two fires recently, are progress-
their own after Easter. He criticis ring. Up to 1700-they were small "The have nots are in a majored some of the details of the present and square, from 91⁄2 inches to IL ing favourably..
ity. She explained. They are the measure. The Government Bill The 12-inch dial came a little later. women who are legally married and would embody the principle that in At first, about 1665, when these aving in a conventional way, and any dispute that came before a court clocks were introduced, they had they have no right of custody of of law the claim of the father and an hour-ring and had a circle their children, no right to say where the mother should be equal. The engraved they shall be adducited or wheat main object would be the welfare of dividing the hours into quarters.
the inner-edge, The Queen visited the King they shall live."
she child. The Bill would also pro-
These, divisions are invariably The mothers who enjoyed posses vide thasa wifa might obtain an or missing in clocks after about 1760. Edward VII Hospital ar Windsor and spent more than an hour talk-sion of their children were marder for the custody and maint With the minute hand came a ried mothers, or wives who had been of the child while she was still liv-second circle on the silvered hour- divorced or had got a sesuation or ing with her husband, although no ring, placed the outer edge, dor. The only way to obtain pos- such order would be enforceable with the minutes marked off. Ono Two English balloons among the 18 which will compete session of a child is to belong to one while she continued to reside with hand clocks were, however, pre for the Gordon-Bennett Cup, of these classes of unfortunate wo him.
valent throughout the eighteenth starting from the Solbosch plain;-men," she said. “
century; so such are not, from that near Brussels, on June 15.
ANHAPPY "MARRIAGES,
Sir John Simon (T., Spen Valley fact alone, necessarily of earlier The low recognised only one head said the provisions of the Bill woulddate than one with two..
The seconds" dial, placed funily-ke, father. It was not affect the great majority of below the hour-circle at the figure of a wrong that in the hems the woman homes, but it was in the interests of XII, is very general, dating back to should be regarded as having an in- the few women who as the law stood 1680, as also is the day of the month ferior status. "Mariage is a co-could be made to feel their interior- aperture. partnership, and any decision arrived fity by a cruel and bullying husband.
A herring-bone, leaf, or ribbon Mr. Storry Deans. (C. Sheffield border along the edges of the dial ar should be arrived at by reasonable
mert It was said thore Park), criticising tao Bill, said the is usually to be found in clocks of could he only one head of a house wisest woman be ever brew the Queen Anne period, while hall, and that the Bill might produce ("Your wife," interjected. Mr. bright rings are around the wind- disagreement, but the measure would Kirkwood)-once said to him: ting holes, and the day of the not interfere with happy homes: it is quite true there ought to be equal-month aperture has some form of would be invoked only where thority betgeen the sexes, but as he engraving surrounding it, the tween the man and the wor it can whole giving these clocks a very bid been unhappy marriages.
Mr. Robert Murray (Soc., Ren-rever the possible.
He added handsome appearance. frew, W.), said a mother ought to have the right to nominate a joint granian with her husband for he Children in the event of her death.
Thirty-five police were hurt by stone-throwing and 40 civilians by police shots in strike disturbances at Cawnpore, North-West Fro-
vinces, India.
*
*
Within 20 hours of his execution
at Montreal, Waiter, Muir, 20, New York man, cundemned for murder, has been reprieved to permit of a retrial.
器 *
"|
*
Four soldiers were killed and five injured when a lorry from the Getafe Aerodrome at Mudrid con- taining 25 soldiers was run into by
a train at a level crossing.
*
*
*
It was stated at a Kingstan, Surrey, inquest that a telegram calling a man to his dying wife took three hours to go from Nor biton to New Malden, 11⁄2 miles.
* * *
* *
had known of cases in which une wise fathers had been left with the cam of children, when, if the mother could have nominated some of her own relatives much suffering to the child wonki have been provented.
WISEST WOMAN
that Mr. Kirkwood would know to whom lis referred.
Mr. Kirkwood (Co., Dumbarton Burghs): I do! My wife is the woman and I am the man (Taughter.)
The second reading, was carried without a division.
Mr. George Lord Becforth, au
Lady Torrington (T., Wycombe), ex-Mayor of Scarborough, who
Best" Liniment established the Doré Gallery itpporting the Bill, remarked that
For strand bruisen, there is nothing she was gind Mrs. Philipson, had Bond-street, W., in 1868 and is now been converted and was going to sup-qual to Chimberlain's in Balm. It tar, is ill with pneumonia
not only ref. vos the pin alm at instel port it.
Mr. Philipson (C., Berwick-on-whet appted promptly cares the ly but it is antiseptic liniment and Tweed), quickly: May I interrupt wound to heal without any danger of the noble lady? I am a mother. I blood poison You cant affed be an interested in poor women and without it. Sold everywhere. children just as much as the noble lady, and I speak not only for the tromon's and children's interest bui for the men's interest.
Mr. Arthur Jacob Ashton, K.C., has been appointed a Commis- sioner of Assize to go on the north-eastern circuit.
* * *
Burglars who entered the office, of Worksop Town Football Club took all the keys of the turnstiles.
* * *
Twelve fresh cases of small-pox have been reported in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, and two at Whitehaven, Cumberland,
* +
That was the heart-broken state ment made to a French examining magistrate, récently, waon a weeping "I went outside the door to look woman begged for permission to eat a funeral, and while I was away her in, who is Quaid my husband deserted me," saida Santé Prison on a murder charge. She wfered to brief the beer bar. woman at Willesden. ristor obtainable for his defiance,
*
+
Mr. Kenneth Cochrane one of oldest Scottish woollen manufacturers and a munificent
door to charity, has died at Galashiels, aged 88.
Neither Zula nor Guy de Maupasthe sunt ever wrote a chapter of human emotion which could compare with the scene in the dingy, obsme room of M. Brisson, the examining mugis. trate of the Paris suburb of Corbeil.
Young Derisbourg, secure-shifter
+
John Allen, 53, of Cambria-road, Camberwell, S.E,, who was found and a super, bed mer a middle-aged in Hyde Park with injuries to his woman who worked at the sun throat and suffering from poison- theatre as himself as dresser. He ing, has died in hospital. had robbed her of her paltry savinge and then killed her.
fessed to his crime and stated that Arrested a few weeks ago, he con be never know his father or moller it was a foundling. M. Brisson was told that a woman asked to see him.
*
A 12-ton sketch commanded by Hag, which left Dublin fast Jure, Captain O'Brien, Aying, the Irish has arrived at Picton, New Zealand and will sail soon on the return trip to Dublin.
TO SAVE MY LITTLE ONE.",
Crowson, the She was shown in by a kindly gen-storekeeper at Tetney,
J
Mrs.
* *
Tady. Torrington said she was afraid Mrs. Philipson had misunder- stood her. She was glad there were four women in the House who were agreed on the second redding- of the Bill,
THE FATHER PAYS.
Father had much less to do with the upbringing of children then mo- thers. The father dues not buy their boots and clothes." alio re marked; "he simply pays for them. (Laughter.)
"Unfortunately," she said, "I have not any children, but I may have one day, and then I shall know what a mother's duties are." But she added that even if people, had not children they could know the chief points about the upbringing of children, My mother was a broad- minded” ýomaa, and told me what to do in the proper way."
of Atholl (C., Kinross and West (Soc., Norwich), and the Duchess Mrs. Philipson, Miss Jewson
Perth) also supported the Bill."
Sir Charles Wilson (C., Leeds Contrul alleard some lively criticism of the Bill, remarking that it ought village to be called a Bill for the promotion near of domestic strife. I was not a Women, now
darme, who was just in time to catch Grimsby, who died from influenza,question of quality,
am the mother of Derisbourg. I have come to save my little one
号
bor fainting figure as ale rasped, "I was the fourth member of her wished to established by legal enact- family to die from that cause iument what they had secured in' prac- a-week.
tico.
"OBET."
TUNG SANG. When the woman revived ste tald
TAILOR
11A Peel Street
WELCREDEN
*****H A
-EXPERT FITTERS HIGH CLASS TAILORING
SERVICE.
TORA INOKUCHI.. QUALIFIED MIDWIFE.
No. 2, 1st Floor, Chee Wo Street,
Kowloon, (Facing Diocesani Girie School.
Telephone K. 754.
*
*
| her story to the magistrato.
She said that she was Mme. Mag-comfort of the aged inmates of the times as most people in this House,"
On the ground that the rest, and "I have been married as many defeine, the wife of the foreman of a Malmesbury, Wiltshire, workhouse
ions.
Fatia factory. Nent and tidy in her are seriously impaired by summer- he added as authority for his opin- appearance, she cliched in her time, the guardians have allowed Dodd he has been twice married.
According to the record of harul a small black bag which, he them to regulate the hours of steep the marriage service women wore suid, contained the life savings and work by Greenwich time. her husband and herself, which thoy. were both determined, spendi io defend her boy.
1 camo to Puris. 24 years ago; she told the magistrate, and went into service. I was seduced by young man any my, little baby boy was born.
Princess Mary and Lord Las
celles will visit the Enham village
new woodworking factory and four centre, Hampshire, to open the cottages given by Princess Mary out of the proceeds of the exhibi-
All alone in the world, ton of her wedding presents, I decided to entrust him to the Public Assistance authorities, where
*
*
not in a hurry, to state that they
SUFFERED AGONY WITH
SCIATICA.
It Were Not For Dr Williams Pink Pills, I Do Not. Think Would Ever No one will over know the misery
Have Walked Again.""
In a collision between two was in and how suffered from weistin Til him registered as Louis Doris-motorcars in Portman-square, heumatism," says Mrs Thomas Dunton, bourg.
Oxford-street, W., one mounted Edison Avenue, Syracuse, NY For - American Judy residing at Notu Yours Inter I married my present ambulator containing a baby. The disease
the pavement and struck a per years I suffered on and off from this husband, and I never told him any-child, was throw some distance out warning in my left blo and ru Sharp pains that came with thing about my child. However, up in the air, but was caught by down my thich werealmost unbearable when I read the story of the crun the nurse and escaped in
My left hand became a swollen and Ho bithat I could not use ter
HORDAND'S SACRIFICE..
in the newspapers, I was convinced
Injury,
that the young ma-arrested must The Girl Guide medal for my bed and could not even turn over
For four months I was confiard to M be my son. I told my husband all! about it, and he mid that the only conspicuous bravery is to be given without help, I was very nervou and right thing for me to do was to and to Joyce Lowder, 12 of Walton in hay sight and day, day
on-Thames. Meeting a runaway
horde and vah in a narrow lane, through doctor who had used them in "I heard of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills she lifted two small children over is very much like fuofie uslug them for a while I was able to sep.
a hedge to safety and the sprang at the animal's head and hung on till she brought it to a standstill.
ELECTED
BEST YOUNG STEN RINGER
THIS SIDE UP WITH CARE M.Y.SAN &
MADE IN HONGKONE...
The arched top to dial dates back to about 1720, and into this, was later introduced the phases of the moon, calendar of the month, strike and silent indicator, and moving figures, the latter much favoured by country makers.
Clocks most highly prized are those of London make, dating from about 1680 to 1765, hea English clock-making was at its very best.
was, a man of science, and held The clockmaker of bygone days
Thomas Thempion was buried in in great esteem.The celebrated Westminster Abbey in 1713, and in 1751 his pupil George Graham was also buried there.
BEE BRAND
GINGER
Most reliable for bold
mellow
good colour,
and well preserved.
LADE IN HONGKO
LY.SANACE
HONGKONG
M. Y. SAN LTD., HONGKONG,
GOERZ C. P. GOERZ
TRIEDER-BINCKELS
LENSES
CAMERAS
BINOCULARS
GOERZ
TENAX
HALL, LAW & Co.
30-32, Des Voeux Road, Central
ENGINE BRAND BUTTER
The Creamiest Butter you- or any one else-over Tasted. Titan and mother kind. That's "BY (t`ansa wad you'll nçser-diovar~~
how good it is.
NETT 16, 029. BUTTER IN THB TIN”
THS BRITISH EXPRESS DAIRY, BOMBAY AGENTS
ont whether he was really my son and then to see what I could do in this interests.
Went to the offices of the
rond. The ousting pains and welliag slowly disposed and Inuld attend Public Ausistance, and after som days' urching I found out that
to my household duties. If it were lat wing right, and now I have come to
for Dr. Willl-me" Pink, PillTM do not ask you what I can do Mb
think Lowould ever bang walked again. Cut Hil bund and I have sold out all our
and I always have a good word for this, LOOK SUN FOR SALE.little sevings, and we want to have
Try Chamberlain's Rain Balms comedy.
De Williams Par Pul for Tala Panama Hata Yel Hote
the Lent lawyer to defend my poor joints thould be rabbidiously with ragista; or will on safs-post free,
Brives
struius ad stiff, wollen Puple can be purchased at your Straw Hats, and all Kinds"
Chemblain's Pain Bali oing to a betties.30hy, Dr. Young Derisbourg, yho had om penatrallax quality the oirealation Williams! Modice, Co 60 Klonges at Hath. Maki
et two models during the waer for is a mulated throughout the gongesteditoad, Shanghai Write for the free his heroic conduct, we then santità, relinging the pressure and influm. Brakiety Disoneofahe Narvous. for, and the magistrato let him alone ustion that cars the pain. cold and to which contains, myspecisi for a few minutes with his mother.
recommanded everywher
ghapter on the breato ma pf solution
HATS CLEANED A SPECIALITY: No. 80, Wellington Stroot.
boy,
MESSA MOOSA & CO. katkan 16, Wyndham Streat.
MB
DAIRY
COMBINACION FILM SALES
... DISTRIBUTORS OF, veiðu sebentsü
HIGH GRADE PHOTOPLAYS......
IMPORTERS & EXPORTERS
No. 2, Qusen's Road Central (Top Flose) 1
HONGKONG...
·D. M.
PUN
YOK CHO
LAND & ESTATE
AGENTS
Telephone Central No. 911-1987.
35, Queen's Road Central