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MONDAY AUGUST 11, 1924
INTIMATIONS.
WANT
THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON ADVERTISEMENTS
TAXICAB CO., LTD,
NOTICE OF CALL
Issue of 49,000 Shares of the Nominal Value of $10 each, ($5 paid up)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 3rd Call of "$2.50 per Share on each of the 49,000 shares allotted on the 19th day of May. 1923; has been made by the Company, and that such call will be payable to
the
Company's Bankers, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in Hongkong on or before the 15th day of August 1924)
both
days
15 WORDS 3 INSERTIONS, $1. PREPAID.
Every additional word & Conte
for 8 insertions.
WANTED, WANTED. Immediately in Hong
kong on Lower Level Two Rooms with kitchen and Bath Room. Rent about Hundred Dollars. Apply Post Box No. 360, Hongkong.
TO LET.
The Transfer Books of the Como LET-Europeaa Flats with pany will be closed from the 7th to 14th August 1924, Inclusive.
By Crder of the Board of Directors,
A. H. ROWE,
Managing Director. Dated this 19th day of july 1924.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
TICKETS will be issued for
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HIGH CLEM BOOTS AND IKONE
Muda to order. ROYAL & CO.
No. 1, D'Agullar Bßtrees
INTIMATIONS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
NOW IS THE TIME T HAVE YOUR
» SUMMER CLOTHES MADE.~-~
Try us
MODERATE PRICE. FIT GUARANTEED.
PERFECTION IN STYLE, -
GENTLEMEN'S TAILOR AND BREECES MAKER LADIES' DRESS MAKER.
THE INDIAN TAILORING CO.
KOWLOON HOTEL BUILDING.
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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
NOTICE.
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MAIL WEEK NEWS.
ITEMS FROM FAR AND NEAR
flush system. airy and well- ; lighted, Wing On Building, Nathan Road, Kowloon-opposite Po Hing NEXTRAORDINARY GENERAL Theatre. Apply to The Wing On A MEETING of the Club will be Co., Ltd..
held in the Board Room of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Lid. on THURSDAY, August 14th. 1924, at -purpose of 5,30 p.m. for the confirming the resolutions pasted st an Extraordinary General Meeting held on 22nd July, 1924.
By Order.
TO LET Shop and Offices No, 12 Pedder Street. Apply at the Premises.
Villas 110 LET Ellenbud
Apply E. T. H. Bunje clo H. M. H. Nemazce, Prince's
LET-One Godown in DUDDELL STREET TLOW
Round Trips during the Building. months of July to September, from Hongkong to Roochow (Pagoda Anchorage) and return, calling et Swallow and Amoy on both the upward and downward Voyage by the Company's new, fast, well Appointed steamer "Hat Nlag" at the reduced rate of $80 for the round Voyage, including Meals while the steamer is in part.
These Special Tickets will be available for return only by this steamer, either by the Voyage for which it is issued or by her, following sailing from Foochow
Duration of stay at Foochow 48! hours.
The Trip occupies 8 to 9 days
Steamer and the
will leave Hongkung from, the Company's Wharf at S p.m. arriving at daylight on her return (Weather permitting).
The Company's Steam Launch will convey passengers. from Pagoda Anchorage to Foochow City, if required.
For further particulars. and dates of Sailing-
Apply to -DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO. General Managers.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO. LP. Hongkong, June 17, 1924.
occupied by Messrs. Alexander Ross & Co., Ltd. For Particulars apply to:-H. Rettonjee & Son, 16, Queen's Road.
FOR
FRENCH TUITION
Write to
G. MOUSSION c/o "China Mail" office.
INTIMATIONS...
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
IS
that an INTERIM DIVIDEND has been declared in respect of the financial year ending on the 31st December 1924, and will be paid on FRIDAY the 29th. August 1924, as to Forty Cents ($040,) per, share on the Old Shares (Fully paid), Thirty: three Cents ($0.33) per share on Bonus Shares (Fully paid) Nos. 171,000 to 200,000, and Six Cents
THE SANDAKAN LIGHT & POWER | (5006) per Share OF the New
CO. (1922), LTD.
THE 2ND ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of Shareholders will
Shares (1924 Issu:) upon which $2.50 per Share was paid up on the 15th March, 1924.
Books The Transfer
of the
C. B. BROWN, Secretary. Hongkong, fith Augnat, 1924.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
NOTICE.
A
SECOND EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Club will be held in the Board Room of Messrs. Jardine Matheson &Co., Ltd.. on THURSDAY 14th August 1924 immediately at the conclusion of the first Extraordinary General Meeting,
This Meeting is called on the following requisition:
28th July. 1924.
To the Stewards of the Hongkong Jockey Club, Hongkong
In accordance with Rule 52, We: he undersigned Voting Members of the Hongkong Jockey Club, request tou to convene two Extraordinary, General Meetings of the Club, for the
of considering,
thought fit, passing (in accordance with Articles 53) as a Special Resolution, solution -
the following
Re-
That the first and second -paragraph of Rule, 39 be struck out, and in lieu thereof the follow. ing new paragraph substituted:
"The Entrance Fee for all "newly elected Ordinary Mem "bers, as well as for Naval and "Military Officers on the Active "List, shall be $10-and the "Annual Subscription $10." T. E Pearce
be held at the Offices of the ComCompany will be closed from the 8th El. B. 1. Dowbiggin pany. St. George's Building, Chater to 29th August (both days in-, EL. Shenton Road, Victoris. Hongkong, onclusive).
THURSDAY, the 14th August, 1924, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 28th July, 1924.
A. 11. Potia M. T. Johnson
P. H. Kew
J. D. Humphreys I. W. Bird
Accounts and the Report of the
General Managers for the 12 months THE HONGKONG ROPE MAN 11. G. A. Harriman
to 30th April. 1924. and electing a Consulting Corinttee and Auditors.
The Transfer Books of the Com pany will be closed from Thursday, the 7th August 1924, patil Thursday,, 14th August, 1924, both days in clusive.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers. Hongkong, 5th August, 1924.
WING EING
TAILOR PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED. Specially Selected Woollen Suitings Just Arrived. Orders executed at Shortest Notice. Price lowest.
64, Queen's Rd., Ctl.
Hongkong.
Telephoot 1417.
DRIP FILTER
WITH
ICE CHAMBER.
Price $30.00 each.
LEE KEE 21, Wellington Bt.
TANG YUK, Daytime. -
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Consultation Proc.
FACTURING CO., LTD.
DIVIDEND NOTICE,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
an INTERIM DIVIDEND has been declared in respect of the Financial Year ending on the 31st December. 1924, and will be paid on FRIDAY, the 22nd August, 1924, as to Forty Cents ($0.40) per Share on the Old Shares (Fully Paid), Thirty Cents ($0.30) per Share on Bonus Shares (Fully Paid) Nos. 60,001 to 150,000, and One Cent (0.01) per Share on the New Sharea (1924 Issue) upon which $1.00 per! Share was paid up on the 15th May 1924.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 8th to 22nd August, 1924 (both days Inclusive).
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers. Hongkong, 1st August, 1924
1). M. Kour W. T. Stanton
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A. Barlow
F.. Walker
T. W. Dopie
1. J. Davira A. Nissim
W. Logun G. H., Chison D. E. Clark E, S. Abraham L. (4. Bild
By Order,
C. B. BROWN, Secretary. Hongkong, 6th August, 1924.
FOOK SUN FOR SALE.
Panama Hate, Folt Bats, Straw Hate and wil Kinds of Hats.
BATS CLEANED A SPECIALITY:
No. 80, Wellington Stret
HEK HING & CO. TAILORS. 30B, Pottinger Streak Ladies and Gratlemer a Tailors.
Drapers and Outfitten, Sulis made to order. IUIIIIII I.]
The
German. first post-war
to Turkey, Herr Ambassador
of credence at Angora. Nadolny, has presented his letters
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An engraving, Daughters of Sir Thomas. Frankland, by W. Ward, after J. Hoppner, realised £510 at Sotheby's,
Mr. Horace Lingard, for 69 years an actor-manager and & 40-years member of the Green Room Club, is. 87.
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M. de Selves; a Moderate, who was Minister of the Interior in M. Poincare's Cabinet, has been elected President of the French Senate.
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Turkish schoolbays under 17, except those exempted as cons titutionally, strong, are forbidden to play football under a Ministerial order.
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General agreement between the British and French points of view. is said, in an officia! statement, to have been 'revealed during the con vertations between M. Herriot and Mr Ramsay MacDonald, at Chequers, with regard to the Dawes Report and the measures to be taken to put it into execution.
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While not suggesting any coalition, Sir R. Home expressed in a speech at Bridge of Allan the hope that Liberals and Conser- yatives in many constituencies would act together in ordináry wisdom and resonableness defeat Sociation, which was their common for.
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At an LL.P. demonstration in Glasgow: Mr. J. Maxton, M.P, suggested that the electors should be a little more revolutionary, as there was not a bit of
use his talking revolution in Parliament and leading wild and determined workers unless there was evidence that these workers were wild and determined.
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Reports from coast resorts show that, despite the huge crowds which every
week.make the Empire journey to the British A motion
Bombay Exhibition, July and in the
August Corporation to rescind the British visitors to the coast are expected goods, boycott was defeated by
lo be no less numerous than in 43 votes to 23, after a stormy previous years. discussion.
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The borough of Walsall," Staffs, had last year the lowest death-rate ever recorded 11.68 per thousand population. The average for the past five years was 13.17.
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Southend Town Council decided to do nothing for twelve months concerning the £135,000 Winter Garden they agreed some weeks ago to build on the C
Three Moors stole £3,000 from the Pondak
camp, midway between Fangler and Tetuan, which had arrived at Tangier to pay the soldiers their money.
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Imperial Airways have begun their new service to Switzerland, a 14-seater machine midking the journey, a stop being made in Paris to enable the passengers to have luncheon.
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Mgr. Noli is the Premier. M. Delvina the Foreign Minister, and Colonel Qaszezi commander of the Southern Nationalists, the War Minister, in a newly formed Albanian Cabinet
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Speech Day was celebrated at a number of public schools on Satur day in mail week. At Rugby the headmaster, who reported that only one Old Rugbeian had entered the IndianCivilService during the year, urged that India still needed 'this country's guidance, and that the very best men should be sent out.
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Instead of being a movement without religion the Boy Scouts. organisation, General Sir Robert Baden-Powell declared at the World's Sunday School Conven- tion, was practical religion, as it stood. The boys were not taught to be good, but to do good.
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At a cost of £120,000, a scheme which involves the demolition of the Brighton Aquarium buildings and the erection of a three-storey building on the site's proposed by a special committee of the Town Council.
The House of Commons sitting was devoted to a discussion on the Lead Paint (Protection Against Poisoning) Bill, which, with a view to lessen the risk of lead poison. ing among painters, prohibits the On the body of a young man use of white lead in interjor discovered at Besancon, France, painting from November, 1927. papers were found giving the and ratifies the agreement come to name of Stewart Cope, aged 24, of at the Geneva International Labour English nationality. Some dis-Conference. Mr. A. Henderson tance away was a revolver.
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The Royal Asiatic Society is to confer the first triennial silver medal it is instituting to commemorate SirRichard Burton's work as an explorer on Mr. H. St. J. Philby for his work and travel in Arabia.
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(Home Secretary) having intimated that, the bill were sent to a Committee and the clause which prohibits the use of white lead were defeated, he would proceed with the remaining clauses, which deal with regulations, opposition was withdrawn, and the bill was read a second time.
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The Queen in a message. to the By order of the British Empire National Baby Week Council, of Exhibition authorities no more contests will be which she is patron, expresses her steer-raping interest in the work of the council { allowed to be held at the Wembley and hopes that success may attend Stadium. Mr. C. B. Cochran, the the Imperial Baby Week at the promoter of the Rodeo, in an British Empire Exhibition,
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interview, denied the right of the authorities to issue such instruc Shoreditch
Council tions. The programme of events decided to contest an action in the had been submitted to und courts by employees claiming war approved of by the authorities. bonus during the time they served before they entered into the
it was stated, would cost £6,000 to £7,000 or a 2d, rate.
TUNG SANG Specialist For Stomach with the forces, payment of which contract.
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After a statement by Lord from tormenting, weakening Parmoor, the British represen- indigestion, gastritis, dyspepsia, tative, explaining that the Anglo or other stomach disorder, just Iraq Treaty had been ratified in take a little Bisurated Magnesia Baghdad, the Council of the in water when the pain comes on. League of Nations at Geneva You'll get instant relief and will adjourned the subject of Iraq till
feel worlds better at once; the the next session.
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"WHEN I WAS A GIRL" English Woman in America Talks of Her Youth for the guidance of Girls of To day. "When I was a girl', says Mrs. Mary A. Stevens, of No. 6, Barclay street, Lowell, Mass., my, blood was thin and England then and I had to stop going to was very nervous. I was living in school. My trouble was pronounced aurela and 8. Vitur dance.
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"I was forover twitching with nervous- tablet forms by every chemist. cost of £90,000 anew steel viaduct bene and could not sit still five minutes Bisurated Magnesia is the one at North Seaton, Northumberland, at time. My sleep wurdisturbed and my think that lets the stomach over the River Wansbeck in place stomach was upset all the time. I was tortured eat what they like in of the old wooden structure which tired, had servous beaches and nothing peace it does more: it lets them has done duty since 1859 and is that late agreed with me. Part of the enjoy it and get full benefit. This believed to be the last of the old time I was confined to bed. is a piece of health advice worth timber bridges used for heavy trying!
traffic in England.
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My mother Dolly gave me Dr. Wil liars Pink Pills. The frst improvement was in my appetite. Then as my blood became richer I gained in colour. Food
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"A soldier's a man.
A life's but a spun 2
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Why then, let s soldier drink."--OTHELLO, Soldiers are as appreciative of good beer now as in Shakespeare's time. Nothing could appeal to the heart of a soldier more after a Kot and dusty route march, or a fatiguing parade, than a long drink of golden "Amstel;" icy cool and clear as crystal. Ask for "Amstel," the beer of unsurpassed flavour.
Don't merely mecder “O'tter?" S#7 "AMSTEL" keer, a little dronale giving a great rexdid, "Amstel"--The beer that is brewed for abroad. Agents for China:- DONNELLY & WHYTE, Hongkong.
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