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WHY
there are more than a million Buicks
There would not be more than a million Buicks in active nge
se to-day if Buick had not, through the years, produced a motor car of unvarying and superior quality. In every de- tail, every Buick is an example of how well a motor car can be built.
HONGKONG & KOWLOON TAXICAB CO., LTD.
25, Den Væg Bbad Central.
WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT
BUICK WILL BUILD THEM.
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MAYA RELICS UNEARTHED-Further discoveries of the ancient civilization of Mexico have Been made near Puerto in the state of Vera Cruz, Many carved monuments, pyramids, and alters have been to- cated in the forest by an American exploring party.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
LOCAL AND
GENERAL.
The silk shipped per 6.8. The condition of the slum. Traces of the first explorations President Jackson, which sailed quarters in Tokyo is to be in of the Norsemen in Greenland and from Hongkong at 6 pm, on April 'vestigated on June 20, The in- Labrador will be sought in an 157 arrived at New York at 7am. vestigation will be the first vince Ardic expedition headed by on May 8, having been 2214 the earthquake and fire of Septem- Donald B. MacMillan explorer, calendar days-în transit.”
ber, 1923. More than 300 persons leaving America on June E. In addition to the municipal Accompanying Mr. MacMillan different quarters for the purpose. president of the National Associa officials are to be distributed to the will be Eugene F. McDonald Jr.,
tion of Broadcasters, who will make radio experiments,
British Columbia will continue this year to advertise its resources of mines, fisheries and lands at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley, England, according to an announcement made by Premier Olwer.
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one architect who have been in Four Filipino engineers and the bureau of public works for 15 years, each holding a responsible so far as my observation and in- "Nowhere else in the world, position, are expected to resign formation go, does there exist a from the government service soon, A bag of 155,000 ducks, 35,700 in order to go into private busi greater abundance and variety of prairie chickens, 12,200 par dess and where they believe beiter shrimps and prawns than in
Siam," writes geese was opportunities await. Low salaries
Hugh tridges and 5,000 secured fast season by slightly now being received by them with McCormick Smith, adviser to the over 4,000 hunters who ported remote possibility of increase. Department of Fisheries in the to the Provincial Game Commis-, after having reached the limit of Ministry of Lands and Agricul- loner. It is estimated that another service, are believed to have been ture, in the March number of the 10,000 hunters in the province shot the moives behind the resigna- Mid-Pacific magazine. birds last year, but so far they tions. "In leaving the govern- have falled to report their bags.
ment service," they declared, "we have no ill feeling against any
An essay contest has been body, our subordinates nor the announced by the Municipal in fact, they have always been American engineers in the bureau, Administration Investigating As good to us and always, tried t sociation of Tokyo. The prizes work for our salary increases. To are to be awarded out of the fill the position of the resigning funds donated by Dr. Charles A. engineers will be a difficult pro Beard for the Association. The blem for the insular authorities as theme of the contest is "Our Hope few of their calibre and experience of Tokyo Municipality and the are fitted to assume the posts, it pupils of the middle school, girls' was stated at the bureau of public higher school, and normal school works recently. are eligible for the contest. The essay for the contest is to be sub- mitted to the Association at the Yurakukan, Yurakucho, by. May 15.
Some 250 years ago John Dryden wrote of the Good Parson who his preaching much, but imore his practice wrought (a living sermon of the truths he taught); for this by rules severe his life he
A number of serious cases of usury In Mindoro, in which merchants exact twenty per cent a others give loans under conditions month for
money loaned and that coconut plantations will be mortgaged for nine years, the have been reported to Chief A. W, usurers receiving all the products
Prautch of the rural credits, divi- son of the bureau of agriculture.
Plans to perpetuate the Yoko- hama International School despite the lack of funds and the dis couraging outlook in losing the .present building soon were made at a public meeting of the foreign community in Yokohama at the British Consulate General when
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1925.
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THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD,
NOTICE
During week-ended on May 9, 3. Chinese diet of small
doctrines which they heard." And British consul-general, acting as pox, out of 4 cases recorded. 1 out it is justifiable to surmise that, in chairman, explained the circum- out. 3 Chinese died of diphtheria, writing these words, he had some stances of the school and asked and 1 death occurred from enteric of the teachings of Freemasonry the opinion of the foreign residents Meeting of the above Company will be held at the Registered NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General fever out of 4 reported cases (2 in mind. Recently Interior De-as to what should be done. It was Chinese, 1 Annamite, and 1 partment excavators, working at also decided that the Yokohama Office of the Company, Queen's Building, Victoria, Hongkong, on Danish). Three reported Chin- the Casa Grande National Monu- Foreign School was beyond hope MONDAY, the 18th day of May, 1925, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, ese cases of cerebro-spinal fever ment in Arizona, reported that of resuscitation. The election of when the subjoined Resolutions will be proposed as Extraordinary all ended fatally. There was 1 they had unearthed a shell carved a committee for 1925 to take steps Resolutions, viz. :— death from influenza, a non- in a primitive reproduction of the for putting the school' on a per- notifiable complaint. The return Masonic order. This shell, gov-manent basis was proposed. The"(1) for the 24 hours ended on May ernment archeologists said, was report to the Provisional committee 11 shows 2 Chinese cases of deposited in the mound not less was read by Mr. Nipkow, enteric fever.
Chairman,
squard: that all might see the Mr. R. Hamilton Holmes, the THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD..
than 800 years ago..
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
The following appointments Reuter cables that Viscount Miss K. Conoboy has resigned have been made by the Secretary Milner's condition gives rise to her appointment as head mistress, of State for the Colonies for the grave anxiety...
Banda Hilir English School, month ended March 10, 1925:
Malioca, and will, •58 MB the Mr. R. P. Cartwright, M.B.,. Reuter cables the death of Bir*Mulacca Observer," shortly be Ch.B., Assistant Colonial Sur- Stephen Leech. Sir Stephen was leaving for Australia. · Mr. G. geon, St. Helena; Mr. M. G. the second son of the late John Beatty, who before her marriage O'Connor, B.A., Assistant Master. Leech of Dukinfield, Cheshire. was head-mistress of the Govern- Education Department, Hong- He was educated at Eton and ment English Selool at kong; Miss M. Kaylor, Nursing Oxford
entered and
.H.M.'s Dickson, will be taking charge of Sister, Straits Settlements; Mr. Diplomatic Service as Attache. He the Rands Hilir School. F. S. Tippet, Survey Probationer, was employed at Berlin, Brussels, Ceylon; Miss M. M. Pickup, Nurs- Constantinople, Lisbon,
Rome, ing Sister, Straits Settlements; Copenhagen, etc., and retired in Miss.D. Abbott, Nursing Sister, 1940, Straits Settlements.
an
Port
and the marringe will take place at To engagement is announced,
Taiping on May 19, of Mr. Loh lelang, the well-known Chin-
Lol Ah-klow, ese soccer player, eldest son of Mr. Locomotive Department, T.M.S. office assistant,
Railways, and of the Inte Madam Saw Choy-loon, with Miss, Chow, Foong-lan, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chow Yee-onn, of Hill View, Taiping.
A picturesque spring wedding Mr. Maxwell H. Hamilton, toof
St. John's, place to American Vice-Consul at Canton, desfield, Shanghai, when Miss who is at present on a mission to Edith Sugden Avisou, Kuingehow, Hainan, in connec-daughter of Mr. Jenme E tion with the killing of Avison of Hawaii, became the bride American missionary there last of Mr. Ralph Andrew Schilling, year, has
been promoted to the son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Shanghai, where he will serve as Schilling, of Easton, Pennsylvanda. Junior Assessor of the Mixed Mr. Schilling is the manager of Court under nomination of the the Standard Oil Company in For some time past there has American Legation, says the Sochow. Bishop R. R. Graves heen talk of the possibility of put- "Canton Gazette." Consul ficinted, The Bride was given tiug up in Shanghai a YMCA Hamilton was appointed Student away by Mr. Carl L. Seitz, The building comparable to those which Interpreter in China on May 20, matron of honour was Mrs. Carl F. exist in many big cities in Europe! 1920, and has served as Vice- Wolgiffer, and the bridesmaids, and America and, in many of the Consul and Interpreter at Can-Miss Marguerite Tataney and Miss chief towns of the Far East. This ton since October 9, 1922. Hé Genevieve Gelires. Mr. Ed. A possibility has how become a thing was promoted to be Consul in Meyerink acted as best man and of practical politics and an offer July, 1924. He is at present on Mears. Tan Oostermeyer
and an appeal are about to be made. special duty from the Canton Cordon Wilson served us ushers.
to the foreign community such as, Consulate-General, but as soon as
It will be felt, cannot be disregard- the work in hand has been con-
ed. Briefly, the proposal is to erect Old time days in Yokohama on a site opposite the race course, cluded he will return to Canton before the calamity of September, the best type of modern fire-proof and thence proceed to Shanghal, 1928, were, recalled by the brilY.M.C.A. building for the European where he will take up the duties ant ball given by the St. and American young men of of Junior Assessor at the Mixed Court. He is regarded by the George's Society at the Tent Shanghai. The Committee which Hotel. Prominent residents of is organizing the campaign to raiso Service as one of the very ablest the Kwanto district were present.the money consists of Sir Edward young men in the Interpreter On entrance, the guests were re Pearce as Chairman, supported Corps.
ceived by M. W. M. Squire. the by Messrs. J. Harold Dollar, A. president of St. George's and Mrs. Brooke-Smith, C., M. Wentworth, The cross of St. George em- Squire..
Ushers included the H. H. Arnold, C. W. Aikinson, W. blazoned on dainty Japanese lan members of the committee con- S. Fleming, W. G. Hiltner, W. terns and on dozens of shields was sisting of Mr. H. A, Chapman, Morris, F. R. Scott, G. H. Stitt and the predominant decoration Mr. R. O. Batchelor, Mr. W the Very Rev, Dean Symons. echeme for the St. George's Bull Blundell, Mr. H. Carew, Mr. C.
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at which the Kobe Branch, of the Heseltine. Mr. H. W. Kent, Mr. Women all over the Empire Royal Society of St. George were C. H. Owen, and Mr. C. Bewley will be glad to hear that the the genial hosts to the foreign Bird Dancing continued until Board of the British Empire] community of Kobe. The walls an early hour with the Jazz Exhibition have invited the of the Tor Hotel ballroom were Minstrels furnishing the music. Women's Section: boereconstitute resplendent with St. George's Among the guests were Mr. and themselves to continue the work emblems and in one of the alcoves Mrs. G. H. Kemper, Mr. and Mrs. which, they carried on fast year, hung a painting of the mythical F. Owston. the Rev. Eustace, to organize hospitality for dragon slain by England's patron Strong, Mr. and Mrs. F. Stanton, overseas Visitors to help the Saint. The garden in the ball Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Devin, Mr. Fellowship and to interest them- room was filled with cherry blos- and Mrs. Oscar Stromy, Mr. and selves in the aims and objects of soms and graceful boughs of Mrs. H. E. Standinge, Mr and the Exhibition H.M, the Queen hamboo were drapped at intervals) Mrs. A. Cahusne, Mr. F. Strahler, and H.R.H. the Duchess of York around the side walls. Clusters Miss Strahler, Mr. and Mrs. have agiin, graciously consented of white Japanese lanterns decor- Pollard, Mr. and Mrs. Lepper, Dr. to act as Patron and President, ated with the red cross of St. Wilkinson, Miss Wilkinson, Cap- H.R.H. Princess Mary as Vice George hung from the ceiling. tain and Mrs. Stevens, Mr. and President, and Their Highness Mr. E. B. Stuart-Edwards, pre- Mrs. D. H. O'Dell, Mr. and Mrs. Princess Helena Victoria and sident of the Kobe Branch of the W. Blundell, Mr. and Mrs. A. Marie Louise have promised to Royal Society of St. George, and Gibbs, Mr. and Mrs. George serve again on the Executivg| Mrs. Stuart-Edwards, who was Costello, Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Committee. Lady Galway is beautifully gowned in black, Brockhurst, Mr. and Mrs. Cagain Chairman, and Mrs. Grove, graciously received the guests Nipkow. "Mr. E. Bosshart, Mr. Secrotary. Lettere to the? which included the membership of and Mrs. E. Murray Milne, Mr. Women's Section should bet the St. Andrew's and Washington and Mrs. A. L. Thomson, Mr.addressed to the Secretary, Eocieties and many others of the L. B. Hannaford, Mr. and Mrs. Women's Section, B. E. E., 16, foreign community in Kobe. M. Fitzgerald."
· Grosvenor Gardôns, S.W. 1.
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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, ly :-
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"17. So long as the fasued "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, "shares 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 entitied 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 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 ast
hereinafter mentioned) for dividend and in all other respects pari passu with the. shares constituting the Company's present issued! Capital.
(3)
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That 60,000 of the said 140,000 new shares be 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,
(5)
before the 15th day of 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 to 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 of 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' Bankers the first instalment due on stich new shares où or before the 15th day of September, 1925. "together. with interest as aforesa
. will be deemed to have declined. The Director: shall have the right to reject any nominee.
That such of the saiċi.. 60,000 new shares as shall be accepted by members botin and outside the Far East shall dis-a-bis the said. 60,000 old shares rank for dividend us from the 15th day of July, 1925. to. the- extent of one half of the nominal value of such new shares aid as from the 15th day of October, 1925. equally with the said 40,000. old shares.
(6) That any of the said 00,000. new whares, which shall not be taken up by the Com- pany's shareholders iL manner aforesaid and the remaining 80,000 unissued new shures may be issued and disposed of in such manner at such time for times and upon such turns as to ranking for dividend and otherwise as the Com-- pany's Directors shall in. their absoluta. discretion think fit.
(4) That the aforesaid offer be made to members by notice specifying the number of new shares to which a mem-. bér is entitled. That a member whose registered address is situate in the Farf 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 Régistered Office aforesaid or 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, 1925, 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 it, s October, 1925, and such Special Resolutions the above member or his nominee who mentioned Resolutins. has not accepted and lodged The Transfer Baoks of the with the Company's Bank-Company will he closed from ers the first instalment due WEDNESDAY, the 10th day of on such new shares on or June, 1925. to WEDNESDAY, before the 15th day of July, the 17th-tlay of June, 1925 (bath 1925, will be deemed to have days, inclusivel during which declined. That a member period no transfer of shigres cat. whose registered address is be registered. Bituate outside the Far East Dated the 4th day of May, 1925.
or his nominee shall pay for such new shares accepted by two instalments, ie, one. Instalment of $30 per new share to be paid on or
B Order of the
Board of Directors,
R. M. DYER,
Chief Manager.