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PAOK
1 I-4 Out of Work...
Tragic Event
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Hongkong's Beggarā „....
25
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Was It Fair?
.25
B6 Good Progress'
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Marine Court
Cheung Chau Notes
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Company Report
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Shanghai Loss
7
Opium Charge
28
Dog Bites Postm87
Shanghai Sensation.
20
Bir E. Stubbs,
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Hit Over Eye
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Basting Accident
8
Gap Road School27
Journalium
8.8. Anjou...
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Bathing Beaches
8
Reforms Nooded
.28
8 Traffic Both Ways
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Sporting Venture—.
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Au Revoir...
Prominent Visitora...
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May Day
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Mails By Air
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Victoria Diocese
10-11 Home Maile ...
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Mission of Bely
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R. A. A Concerd..........
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The Group Mind.
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12,000 Gainess.... →
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Race Meeting
12-13 $100,000. Raid..
30
Clever Dancing
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Fleet Sails.....
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British Legion..
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The Dollar Ships.
30.
Prince George.
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Silk Duty
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Aims: Raid
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Importa
31-38
15-19 Fraud Charge.
..38
Value for Money.
.19 Water Supply
SB
Going Home
Captain's Death
Terrible Five Minutes..
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20-21 Desuried Stip
Boiler Trouble
.$9
Not To Blame..
.39
1.39
Kowloor Wedding
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An I. O. II.
30.
Smart Polica Work
.21
Bent For Trial.
.89
Eliot Hall...
21
Birch for Lad
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Milk In Old Tins.
22
Who's Who
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Mining Wallet...
.2%
Roubery Charge
40
Canton Crisis
22-23 Stolen Sugar..
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Peak, Fire Lose8 .... . . '.
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Thieves' Hau!
Weird Monstar
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Too Itu Attend !....
Kowloon Theft Exchange
Pirate Mensc8...
FLocal Share Market
Home Turf
Police Medala Corresponder ca —- .
THE CHINA
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
One Chinese case of diphtheria was notified on Wed- nesday.
In view of a proposal to open evening classes in Kowloon similar to those hold by the Technical Institute in Hongkong, prospective fatudents are requested" to com-f municate with the Inspector, of English Schools.
"Demonstrations of a neve unsplinterable glass, which can be ground to any lens curvature re- quired for spectacles, were given the Refraction Hospital, Newington Causeway, London, saya the "Manchester Guardian."
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Guildford Corporation Baths Committee suggests provision for mixed bathing once a week.
Criccieth War Memorial Hall, opened by Mr. Lloyd George Inst July, was stated at, a council meeting to be paying its way,
"A man who buys pearls for a lady must be considered able to pay."Judge Sir Alfred Tobnn. at Westminster, to a debtor.
Charles, Parsons, Indian Mutiny veteran, Exmouth, and Williqra Cowan, Plymouth who served through the Chinese cam- paigu 60 years ago, have died.
The increasing numbers of pluck Pericles by the sleeve as he arousing much comment, says the Irish priest ut race meetings is went to the Forum and tell himCatholic Herald," and the atten- ( what your views of life were. If
you went to Downing Street and tion of the Trish Hierarchy is tried to do the same to Mr. Baid-being directed to the matter." win the result would be 10s. 6d. ⠀
and costs for disorderly conduct.. A new Russian dancer, Mlle. We had lost something in the A: 1. Balueva will be appearing modern world, and that thing was shortly in Shanghai. Mlle. the uniqueness of the individual. Balueva is stated to be well The State that had failed to dis-known in Russia and Vindivostok cover for each of its citizens what as an "impressionist dancer, his intellectual heritage was: although she was trained in old was a State that had failed in its classical school and is a master duty." Professor Harold J
of the ballet dancer's technique. Laski in speeclat Burnley.
It was a great compliment to the British Admiralty Court that by mutual consent the parties to a collision between a Norwegian ship and a Spanish ship off the coast of South America, insured
with French company, desired
Previous dispatches have stated that from Tromso the Amundsen expedition would pro- ceed to King's Bay in Spitzbergen, from which place the flight would be started toward the end of this month.
Nine-story flats are the latest proposal for relieving congestion of housing in the crowded St. Pancras district of London. Automatic quick-running Rifts, central heating, and hot water will be provided, together with a laundry on the premises. A roof garden for the children's play- ground will be included in the design. It is estimated that 2.700 people will be accom- modated in 589 Buts."
sident of the Empire Exhibition The Duke of York as Pre- has issued a message appealing
for the fullest public support to the Exhibition. The message says:The Exhibition, aims to complete in 1926 the educational work for Empire unity and Empire trade so well begun in 1924. The task of showing fresh aspects of a great heritage has been taken up with vigour and enthusiasm and the new picture of the Empire will be even more vivid than the old."
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engineer and aviator who is to Lincoln Ellsworth, American participate in Captain Roald Amundsen's flying expedition to the North Pole. says it was
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1925.
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expected the entire aerial trip THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO.,LTD. shears of amateur barbers in the to have to their cases tried there. would be accomplished in seven vild west. A correspondent The member of the French Bar hours. If it proved possible to asures that the torm was still who represented the insurers land, the expedition would ramain used in Western Canada ten years writes to the ""Times:" Having at the Pole 24 hours for observa- ngo, when it was said that "at the sat in the Court for a week listen- tion and exploration purposes. worst there was only a week'sing to the proceedings, the high Captain Amundsen and difference between a shingle and a opinion which I formed of that Ellsworth are leaving for Tromsö. hair-cut. To secure 4 real Court when I was studying Eng- The naval transport ship Farm, ahingie, ladies should cut one lish Maritime Law in the office of which is being placed at Captain enother's hair in "steps." No a great firm of solicitors here Amundsen's disposal by the doubt they will take the hint, for twenty years ago has been not! Norwegian the sake of variety.
Government, enly confirmed, but enhanced." sailed.
SOCIAL AND
The Princess Royad slept well might (May 6) and her improve- ment is maintained-Reuter.
After 18 years' service M. G. P. Forster is retiring from Messes. Jardine. Matheson and Co. He i leving Shanghai in a few days' hae or a holiday in Japan, and after his retorn will go Home, but conbark in the autumn.
Mr.
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PERSONAL.
A letter notices the death on April 9; of Mrs. P. H. Rolle, wife of Mr. P. H. Rolfe, Marine Superin- tendent of the Fado-China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., the sud event taking place Lt Vancouver.
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| The Hongkong Taxi Cub Co. give notice that no chits are taken. Customers are requested to pay the proper amount. of fare as the Company cannot under take to give change.
Passengers who left, to-day by s.s. President Jefferson included Major W. S. Nathan, C.M.G.. of Tast Sunday, the Rev. A. X. the Kaiton Mining Administra-Rowland, M.A., who has been tion, and his secretary, Mr. A. M. Pastor of Union Church, Shanghai, Cowan: Mrs. B. D. F. Beith and for five years, conducted the clos Mr. S. F. Meyers for Shanghai. ir services of his ministry in Mr. H. S. Hall, who was recent-availed themselves of this opportunis Shanghai. Mr. Rowland's friends ly operated on for appendicitis.ty to be present.. has recovered, his many friends will be pleased to learn, sufficient- ly for him to travel North to-day by the ss. President Jefferson which is also carrying the inter- port cricketers,
Her service during the war as an engineer and her present posi- tion as fore-woman of the Atalanta Engineering Works, Fulham, Londen, have won for Miss Annette Ashbury the honour of being the first woman admitted to member. ship in the British Society of Engineers.
newly elected Committee of the In accordance with the rules, the British Association of Kobe have appointed from among their num- ber Mr. G. D. Waters as President for the current year.
Mr. A.K. O'Gowa, manager of the Penang branch of the Robinson Piano Co., Ltd., "goes to Australia on six months' leave on May 2, Mr. H. I Davies, of the Tientsin branch, will relieve Mr. O'Gowa.,,
The police have found and have returned to Mr. R. G. E. Forster, British Consul-General Kobe, his son's war medal and Mrs. Forster's watch, which were stolen from his house by a burglar in December jast,
On the arrival of the California at Colombo, Mrs. Kruell, a tourist, was found to be dangerously ill, suffering from peritonitis, and her immediate removal to the General Hospital was found..necessary. She died at the hospital a few hours after admission. Mrs. Kruell was about 70 years of age,
President Coolidge has been elected honorary member of the Advertising Club of New York. The Prince of Wales has been. javited to accept a similar election. Others elected to honorary mem bership were: John Cheshire, ex- president of the Thirty Club of London; Harold C. Vemon, chair- man of the international advertis ing convention in London last July: Senator Paul Dupuy, pro- prictor of Le Petit Parisien of Paris, and Marcel Knecht, a director of Le Matin, Paris.
Mr. and Mrs. C. "F. Ariet and Tamily live left Kobe. Air Aviet will be missed in Kobe, where The deas shown himself a good sporta- man am has done mach valuable. work as laborary seentary of the
Mr. and Mrs. Kent W. Clark and Kobe Regatia and Athletic Club. family have left Kobe, on a six The best wishes of their friends for months' holiday, travelling to New their ure prosperity will accom-York by the Franconia.
The pany them.
Japanese papers have been cir- culating a story that Mr. Clark is St. George's Day was celebrated not coming back, but as Mr. Clark in die and ancient forur at the knows nothing of any termination Kobo Chad Mr. B. B. S. Edwards, of his engagement and has definite President of the St. George's leave of absence, this can only be Society of Kobe, eulogised the pions an invention, perhaps on no better mory and welcomed the guests. foundation than a supposition that MFW. Markic responded on as the Toyo Kisen Kaisha, to which behalf of those who had had the the Oriental Hotel belongs, has misfortune not to be born between lately been losing money, it must Ningpo has regretfully said the Tweed and the Channel.
be going out of business. This, of good-bye to the Commissioner of course, is an absurd conclusion to Customs, Mr. A. G. Bethell, and, draw, for there is no reason to Mrs.
Bethell. During the 12 suppose that the Hotel, under months Mr. and Mrs. Bethell and Mr. Clark's management, is family have been in Ningpo they other than a very well paying have made the social life of the conceni. Since Mr. Clark took port their one concern, and all over charge, the improvements would say that they have succeeded been all kinds of entertainments will be greatly missed. The have been many. There have beyond all expectations. They. there (made possible by the ad- departure of Mr. Bethell suggests a dillon of the fine ball-room) and successor. That appointment has hugh these have been all in the fallen upon Mr. C. A. S. Williams way of business, the Kohe public of Wenchow. Some years ago Clark for his exertions in serving Ningpo. has reason to be grateful to Mr. Mr. Williams was assistant" at them A malter that came outside At an Examination for the "In-service was the fine work done by the profit-making part of public pector of Nuisances" Certificate Mr. Clark at the time of the earth held by the Hongkong Board of quake. The conversion of the Examiners of the Royal Sanitary ball-room into a temporary hos Institute in March last, three pital, and of the whole of the Fandidates presented themselves, of public rooms of the hotel into a wem the following past relief letion and bureau of of auip home in 1903. She had
Tulip Eric Knight
assistance entailed in tremendous been ill for about a month when Lewis Jolm Morley:
amount of labour, and was from a the end came The funeral foOK Both The sisterssful candidates busmess point of view, a consider place on Sunday at the Church of are Sanitary Tispectors under the able sacrifice. Without Mr. Clark's the Sacred Heart, the pall-bearers Hongkong Government. The Board aid the Foreign Relief Commitee
The x-Emperor of China is likely to go to the United States as a student, according to a Peking Lelegram to the "Asahi, which states: "As circumstances do not permit the ex-Emperor soun Tung to visit Japan; he has been desiring to go to Autrien und re- cently asked the permission of the
U.S. Government, It is reported that America has replied that she hus no objection whatever to abdicated monarch's coming and the studying in the United States."
is announced, was one of the Mre W. Tallers, whose death oldest residents of Kobe. Born at Temesvar, Hungary, in 1847, she went to Kobe with her hus band in 1880, and has lived in the poLLever since, with the exception
being Messrs. I. Aataki. Borrelli, of Examinera consisted of Dr. J. B. could hardly have done the magai atlett, D. Delburgo, M. Levy, Addison, the Hon. Mr. Cronsy, Dr cent work that it did: Mr. and Picciott, H. Russell, and Ya W. W. Pearse,
Mr.
WJ. Mrs. Clark will carry with them ampio. There were a large num Mackenzie, Sir Eric Stuart Taylor, the good wishes of many friends her of Boral tributes testifying to Mr. P. T. Lamble, and Mr. E. and their hopes to see them safely the respect in which the deceased Ralpha (Secretary).
back after a pleasant holiday
was held.
Meeting of the above Company will be held at the Registered NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General
MONDAY, the 18th day of May, 1926, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, Office of the Company, Queen's Building, Victoria, Hongkong, on when the subjoined Resolutions will be proposed as Extraordinary Resolutions, viz.:-.
"(1) That the Articles of Asso- ciation of the. Company be altered in manner following that is to say by the deletion of Article 17 and by the) substitution therefor of the following Article, -name- ly:-
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"17. So long as the issued "capital of the Company "shall not exceed $6,000,000 | "no member shall be entitled "to be registered as, the "holder of more than 8,000 "ahares of the Company. "Should the issued capital of "the Company be increased; "beyond $6,000,000 the "number of shares in re- 'spect of which a member "shall be entitled to be "registered shall be increas "ed proportionately, but no "member shall be entitled "to be registered in respect "of a fraction of a share.”. (2) That the authorised Capital |
of the Company (which is now $3,000,000 consisting of 60,000 shares of the nominal value of $50 each the whole of which have i been issued) be increased to $10,000,000 by the creation of 140,000 additional shares of the nominal value of $50 each ranking (subject as! hereinafter mentioned) for dividend and in all other respects pari passu with the shares constituting the Company's present issued Capital.
be
(3) That 60,000 of the said
140,000 new shares offered in the first instance (in the proportion of one new share for every old share held by them respec- tively) to the members of the Company who on the 10th day of June, 1925, are registered in the Company's Share Register as the holders of the said 60,000 old shares at a premium, of $10 per share.
(4) That the aforesaid offer be made to members by notice specifying the number of new shares to which a mem- ber is entitled.
That a member whore registered. address is situate in the Far
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before the 15th day off September, 1925, together. with interest calculated at: the rate of 6 per cent. per annum on the total amount: then payable for the period: from the 15th day of July, 1925, until the date of receipt of payment. by-the- Company's Bankers and a further instalment of $30- per new share tu be paid on or before the 15th day of December, 1925, together with interest calculated at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum on the total amount then payable for the period: from the 15th day Di October, 1925, until the date- of actual receipt of payment by the Company's Bankers and such member outside. the Far East or his nominee: who has not accepted and. lodged with the Company's..» Bankers the first instalment due on such new shares on.. or before the 15th day of September, 1925, together with interest as aforesaid will be deemed to have declined. The Directors. shall have the right to reject. any.nominee.
(5) That such of
the said. 60,000 new shares as shall be accepted by members both in and outside the Far East shall vis-a-vis the said 60,000 old shares rank for dividend as from the 15th: day of July, 1926, to the extent of one half of the nominal value of such new- shares and as from the -15th day of October, 1925, equally with the said 60,000 old shares.
(6) That any of the said 60,000 new shares which shall not be taken up by the Com-- pany's shareholders in: manner aforesaid and the remaining 80,000 unissued. new shares may be issued and disposed of in such manner at such time or times and upon such terms as to ranking for dividend and otherwise as the Com- pany's Directors shall in. their absolute discretion:
think fit.
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY
East or his nominee shall ALSO GIVEN that a further pay for such new shares Extraordinary General Meeting: accepted by two instalments, of the Company will be held at its e., one instalment of $30 Registered Office aforesaid on "per new share to be paid on TUESDAY, the 2nd day of June.. or before the 15th day of 1925, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon July, 1926, and a further for the purpose of receiving a instalment of $30 per new Report of the proceedings at the share to be paid. on
or above mentioned meeting and before the 15th day of confirming, if thought fit, as October, 1925, and such Special Resolutions the above. member or his nominee who mentioned Resolutions. has not accepted and lodged, The Transfer, Books of the with the Company's Bank-Company will be closed from ers the first instalment duc WEDNESDAY, the 10th day of on such new shares on or June, 1925, to WEDNESDAY, before the 15th day of July, the 17th day of June, 1925 hata 1926, will be deemed to have days—inclusive) during which declined. That a member period no transfer of shares. can whose registered address labe registered, situate oatside the Far East or his nominee shall pay for
Dated the 4th day of May, 1925. sach now shares accepted
By Order of the by two instalmontate., one instalment of $30 per dew share to be paid on ori
Board of Directors,
R. M. DYER,
Chief Manager.