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THURSDAY AUGUST 14 1924
INTIMATIONS.
THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON TAXICAB CO., LTD,
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NOTICE OF CALL
Lice of 49,000 Shares of the Nominal Value of $10 each, ($5 paid up)
JOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 3rd Call of $250 per
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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 the Company's Bankers, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in Hongkong on or before the 15th day of August 1924
The Transfer Books of the Com pany will be closed from the 7th to 14th August 1924, both days lacitisive.
By Order 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
Round Trips during the months of July to September, from Hongkong to Foochow (Pagoda Anchorage) and return, calling at Swatow and Amoy on both the upward and downward Voyage, by the Company's new, fast, well appointed steamer "Hai Ning" at the reduced rate of $80 for the round Voyage, including Meals while the steamer is in port.
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 BOLTS.
the
The Trip occupies 8 to 9 days and
steamer will leave Hongkong from the Company's Wharf at 5 p. arriving at daylight on her return (Weather permitting).
The Company's Steam Lausch ill convey passengers from Pagoda Anchorage to Foochow Cily, if required.
For further particulars dates of Sailing-
Apply to
INTIMATIONS,
\HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
NOTICE.
ANEXTRAORDINARY GENERAL AMEETING of the 'Club will be held in the Board Room of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co, Ltd. on THURSDAY, August 14th. 1924. at of 5.30 p.m. for the purpose confirming the resolutions peared at
held on 22nd July, 1924.
WANT ADVERTISEMENTS
18 WORDS 3 INSERTIONS, $1. PREPAID.
· Every additional word & Cente
for 3 insertions.
TO LET.
an Extraordinary General Meeting TO LET-Shop and Offices No. 12
By Order,
C. B. BROWN, Secretary. Hongkong, 6th August, 1924,
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. ̧
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NOTICE.
SECOND EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Club will be held in the Board Roum 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 Bongkang Jockey Club, Hongkong."
In accordance with Rula 52, We the undersiered Voting Members of the Hongkong Jockey Club, request you to convene two Extraordinary, General Meetings of the Club, for the purpose of considering, thought fit. passing (in accordance with Articles 53) as a Special the following Rė- Resolution, solution
and
if
That the first and second paragraph of Rule 39 be atruck our, 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,"
A. II. Barlow
T. E Pearto H.B. L. Dowbiggin F. G Walker
Shenton A. H. Potta
M. T. Johnson and E, H. Kow
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.
General Managers.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO. LD.
Hongkong, June 17, 1924.
NOTICE.
URING the absence of Mr..C. V.
DURIN
Mack on leave and until further ERNEST CLARE
notice Mr.
DUNCAN has been authorised to
sion the firm per procuration as
J. D. Humphreys H. W. Bird
G. A. Harriman D. M. Ross
W. T. Stanton
וי
TV Doyle L. 1. Davies A. Niesim
W. Logan G. R. Gibson
D. E. Clark'
E. S. Abraham
L. G. Bird
By Order,
C. BABROWN.
Becretary.
Hongkong, Bib Angast, 1924,
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
Manager of the Insurance Depart NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
ment from date.
9th August, 1924.
that an INTERIM DIVIDEND
has been declared in respect of the financial year ending on the 31st
HOLYOAK, MASSEY & CO., LTD. December 1924, and will be paid on
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FRIDAY the 29th, August 1924, as to Forty Cents ($0.40.) per share on the Old Sharen (Fully paid), Thirty- three Cents ($0.33) per share on Bonus Shares. (Fully paid) Nos. 171,000 to 200,000, and Six Cents (3006) per Share on the New Shares (1924 Issue) upon which $2.50 per Sbare was paid up on the 15th March, 1924.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 8th to 29th August (both days in- clusive).
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
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THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU. FACTURING CO., LTD.
· DIVIDEND NOTICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
an INTERIM DIVIDEND has been declared in respect at 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 Shores (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 Shares (1924 Issue) upon which $1.00 per Share was paid up on the 15th May 1824.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 8th to 22nd August, 1924 (both deye inclusive).
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO........
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