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THE CHINA MAIL.
THE HONG KONG & CANTON ICE
→MANUFACTURING' CO, LTD.
IN T
CHURCH IN CHINA.
$60,000 LOST.
CHEQUE,
NATIONAL COUNCIL MEETS IN NEW YORK IMPORTER STOPS
SHANGRAL
MISSIONARIES FUTURE.
PAYS WHEN IMPRISONED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
The story of how the Monte ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
"Some Outstanding. Problems Carlo Casino had compelled a that an EXTRAORDINARY THE FIFTH ORDINARY AN Confronting the. Christian Church" wealthy New York Importer, who TNUAL MEETING of SHARE was the subject of an address with recently returned from Europe GENERAL MEETING of THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED, HOLDERS in the above Company which Dr. David Z. T. Yui (chute with his wife, to pay a gambling will be held at the Registered Ofee will be held at the Company's Town many opened the 4th meeting of the debt of $60,000 after he had stop- of the Company, No. 6 Des VoeuxOfce. 2. Lower Albert Road, Hong National Christian Council cfped the cheque, is causing amuse- Road Central Victoria, in the Kong, on TUESDAY. 2nd Day of China, held at Shanghal on October ment in some downtown business Colony of Hong Kong, on the 23rd | NOVEMBER, 1926. at Noon, for the || 13.
circles where the man is “well' day of "Detober, 1926, at 2 o'clock purpose of presenting the Report It is significant to note that about known but not very popular, says in the afternoon for the purpose of the Directors and Statement of 72 per cent. of the delegases prothe "New York Times," of considering, and if thought fit. Accounts to 31st July, 1926," sent ware Chinese. This is the Passing as Extraordinary Resolu tions, the subjoined Resolutions:
1. "That the ucrainal sterling capital of the Company a existing at the dinte when this Busolation is confirmed as special Resolution be converted into Hong Kong rurrency at such rate of Exchange as may be determined by the Board and that such capital so converted ba ipereased beyond the Hong Kong equivalent of such ster- Time capital when such conversion takes place to the gum of $11,000,000. Hong Kong curveley, divided sinto 276,000 shares of $10 each"
Early last Spring the importer. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the first time in any national meeting went to Monte, Carlo, intending to Company will bo CLOSED Fron of Christians in China when the "break the bank" in the Casino 19th OCTOBER to the 2nd NOVBM-majority of the delegated were with a system, which he told his BER. 1928, both days inclusive,
friends could not fail. It did fail, however, and the importer
By Order of the Board of Directors.
J. D. THOMSON,.
Acting Secretary, Hong Kong, 16th October, 1926.
CHINESE CUSTOMS
NOTIFICATION.
2. "That each of the issued sterling, SURTAX FOR FAMINE RELIEF:
shares thu • Company the nominal
of £5 each, upon each of which the sum of 35 has been paith, be con vertrud into one share of the nominal val of $40 Hong Kong currency,
W
LEVY OF.
| Chinese.
"Anti" Movement...
Dr. Yu said that it is evidert not only lost all his available cash,
give a cheque for: the anti-Christian Movement, but had to
$60,000 to the director of the However it steadily growing;
Casino. seldom attacks the personality, of Christ. Its leaders have studied!
Upon his arrival in Paris, the the weaknesses. of the Christian raporter had the cheque stopped movement and are paying partikalar at his bank. "When called upon by a lawyer representing the
attention to them. While it has done some harm to the Christian Monte Carlo gambling rooms, he cause, he cortinued, it has also done admitted owing the $60,000, but good by sobering the Christians said that he would not pay, one ITH reference to Notifications
helping them to re-value their bejtent of it. of 13th and 20th September, lief, and by aprengthening their The following day the importer bruch rates of Exchange a the Inspector General of Customsinyalty to Christ. The way to meet left for New York. le resolved upoir nad determined by
directs that Famine Relief the Board, and accordingly that now
it. Dr. Yut felt. is not to attack it. A law firm in the Wall Street 210,005 shares out of the 275,000 Surtus is not on this occasion torbusat fear or ignore it, but to section, which has a considerable shares of the nominal value of $40 be levied on the local 50" Surtis study it with a view to Christiania-practice in Londen, Berlin and
of the already charged on the Likiband ol
ing it. Company un converted and may be distributed by the Bo
Board to tav persons who are registered, as shareholderN of the Company at the dube when this Resolution is confirm- Tech can a Special Resolution in ex- change for the sterling shares then held by them
eh, constituting the capitals Chingtel Collection, but only on the
YOUR Yung cards nenin 1. That the articles of Association be
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UNIVERSAL STORES.
FINDLATER'S
altered, by deleting Article 184 and substituting therefor the following article-
184 "A disidend instalment of "dividend or interest payable 'in "rash by the Company to a share- ! "holde in respect of a share, may "be paid by posting a cheque, order for warrun for the amount in a "cover directed to the shareholder' Pat his registered address, or, by "haymens of a cheque or granting.
of an order or warrant on
prn- "luction of the dividend book "issued by the Company in respect :
such shara. Every such wer- ant
nt shall be made payable at the "Company's Head Office or other
,
The
"appointed place of payment from
Likin and Chingfel proper,
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W. O. LAW.
Deputy Commissioner in charge ad interim.
For Kowloon & Distillery
York Buildings,
Hong Kong, 15th October, 1926.
FIRE DEMONSTRATION.
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Paris, was instrusted by cable to act for the Casiño Company here. alissions Appreciated.
When seen by the head of the Another of Dr. Yui's points dealt New York law firm, the impurter with the future of missionaries in admitted the gambling debt and China, On behalf of Chinese also reiterated his determination Christians; he "expressed deep apnot to pay any part of it. preciation for their splendid ser-) In April, however, the head of vice and for their gifts of funds, the New York law firm went to organisations teachings, etc: Не
the Cunarder" "Aquitania"to see. felt, however, that the best gift of some friends, off, and met the Western churches, to China is the importer. The man said he was life of the missionaries. The weak-going to London for a few days, nesses of some missionaries were and added that he had instructed stated to be: Arst,
superiority his lawyer to accept the papers, if complex: second. a tendency to transfer entire to China the periences and practices of Western
A cable despatch was sent to Christians; third too much nationalism, fourth, too much em-the law firm in Paris that the im- phasis on external things and too Porter had sailed, and he was little on spiritual interests. In shadowed ir. England from the epnclusion he said while "missions" time he landed at Southampton. old in time disappear, the mis. Under the English law, no action sionaries should on the contrary he could be taken, as the $60,000 was Unfortunately made a permanent gift from Westa gambling debt. ern Christians to the Christian for the importer, he decided to take a trip to Ostend, in Belgium, AUTOMATIC CARBONIC ACID movement in China.
with his wife. He was not aware,! apparently that "the law in Bel-
at the
KOWLOON FIRE BRIGÁDE
COMPOUND
(near Star Ferry Wharf)
ол
WEDNESDAY, 20th October,
at 5.30 p.m.
with the.
DRY FIRE
EXTINGUISHER "TOTAL".
have HONG KONG WOMEN'S GUILD &
MINISTERING CHILDREN'S
"Company shall be discharg "liability for the sum expressed in any warrant by payment accord- ing to any order for payment or "endorsement thereon, purporting to be made by the payee therein amed or by any other person "on his behalf, and no person shall "be entitled to paymons of any "dividend; instalment or dividend "Bonus, or interest for which a "warrant shall have been su posted, "or for which payment shall "been made by a cheque or
the "granting of an order or warrant "on production of the dividendi "book us aferesaid, except, upon "presentment of, the warrant." AND NOTICE IS HEREBY given that should the above Resolutionis be passed by the requialte majority, they will be submitted for confirma-" tion as Special Resolutions at an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company to be held on the 15th day of November, 1926, at the same
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Chief Manager. Hong Kong. 14th October, 1926.
LEAGUE
ANNUAL FETE.
SATURDAY, November 6, 1026, to be held in Government House Grounds. (By kind permission of H.E. The
Governor at 2.30 pm.) Wonderful Side Shows and "many
attractions.
Istall.
Soul's Girls Schort st
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BEE EXPERT.
TWO TONS OF HONEY ON VIEW.
An
old
man
with
ex-
a suit to recover the $60,000 was started during his absence,"
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(The solution of the above cross-word" puzzle will appear in to-morrow's issue along with a new crosn-word puzzle.)
F
gium regards a gambling debt as LAMMERT BROS.
ja financial obligation which can be recovered, and the stopping of a cheque to avoid payment a fraud. ulent action.
The Casino company in Monte Carlo Immediately took action through its lawyers in Brussels:
A white The importer and his wife were
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Public Auctions-
moustache and a quiet smile stood arrested at their hotel and lock instructions to sell by Public
unmoved in the Crystal Palece ed up. After forty-eight hours at while been "erawled over his Ostend, realising that neither the fahoulders and down the arms of his United States Consul nor anyone
ecat,
else was gong to get him and his The scene was the National Ex-wife out, the importer arranged hibition g bees and honey, or to get the $60,000 in cash and ganised by the Kent and Surrey paid it. Beekeepers' Associations.
HIGH OFFICIALS: ARRESTED.
A Pastoral Play weather permit. ting) (Produced by Mrs. Chater and
"There's bed crawling over THE SHAH OF PERSIA. Miss Capell),
your collar-he's going down your Delightful General Stall pretty & neck," cried one of the little crowd
articles)..
that had collected round the frame Girls School sweat and from which the bees had escaped. "That's all right I've been bee Cake weight guessing competition: keeping for fifty years," said the Persons arrested in connection Orange Grove: Cigarette Stall; Fortung old man, and he put up a careless with the plot against the Shah ir Teller (Most mysterious); Gold Fish HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB. Pond: Roll, Bowl or Fitch; Clock Golf; hand and plucked the bee off. clude Dr. Amir-Khan, ex-Police NOTICE
Lemonade Stall; Peak Children's
Club
New watch him sting me," he
London, October 1.-Teheran.
Cream Cart; Lucky Wheel; continued, and he placed the insect Physician, M. Hayeem, a Jewish Aerial Railway; Naval on the back of his hand and stimu-ex-member of the Meiliss, Col.
a. division of Cossacks and Major|
srallis and Swings: Bran Pics;ated it with a finger of the other Paladin, Commander Bahadur of
[OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Stalli
that the following Debentures drawn at the Pavilion on
were
FRIDAY the 16th Day of October,
1026.
1
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688 ·
21 236 461. 667 24 241 471 28 243 476 ** 700
Holly
Refles for
women;
and Judy Show; Ladies Ankle said, pointing. Rochollakhar, the ex- Adjutant to
"He's got it well in now." Display Competition, etc., etc.
the Shah, who were captured red- "Does it hurt me?" he went on handed while holding a secret Admission into grounds for Fete:- Adults and Children 60 cents.
Admission Free-M. C. L. children I'm immune."
in reply to a question.. "Not.a bit. meeting. Members, sailors and soldiers, in uni-
Documents secured by the Round the tables on which the Police, show that elaborate plans form, Scout & Guide helpers.
exhibits were laid out were ranges were being made for doing away Admission te
Jars of honey of all colours from with the Shah and the Crown by Tickets sold before Fate opens to be palest yellow to greeny black. 'obtained' (including admission
Pastoral Play-Adults
to
grounds and to. Pastoral Play) for Adults $2. Children $1.
32 248 489
46 59 257 506
249 504
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714
727 744 520 750
32 Children $1.
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200.
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·660:
836 228 - 451 664*. 843 HOLDERS of Drawn Debentures who desire to be paid on the 11st: October, 1928, are requested to in- form the Treasurers, Messrs; Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming, on or before! THURSDAY, the 28th October, 1928.
AND NOTICE is hereby given that the Debentures numbered as above which are not cashed on the 181st October, 1925, will be paid on the 30th April, 1927, aftar which date they will cease to "bear in- terest;
Dated the 15th day of October, 1926.
By Order,
JD. HUMPHREYS,
Hon. Secretary.
"The light honey," said an official many high military officers, and some Members of the Mejliss, to the "Daily Express" representa- while. simultaneously seizing Teheran and forming a special
Tea may be obtained at 50 conts portive "comes mainly from clover, the
head.
Hong Kong, 15th October. 1926.
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medium-dark from fruit, bicssom, and the black from sycamore and The tastes of the various privet. kinds are absolutely different. You would not like the privet honey at all; but the sycamore honey is very
It is rumoured to-day that Col. I should say there were Faladin and Mayor Roohollakhan, good. about two tons of honey on show and one or two others, have been
Details were so well arranged i that the plot would probably have succeeded if it had not been dis covered,
Put a Drop of GETS-IT
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THE DANGER OF LAUGHING.
shot by order of the Shah at the Military Headquarters outside the city.
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The whole affair is kept very dark and a strict Press censorship is enforced.
"Laugh and grow fat," says the adage. Yet if wo are to believe the
It is understood, states an Ex- statistic gathered by American life Insurance, companies the fat dle change Telegraph message from first, so that to the first saying we Genoa, that at the last meeting of should add another "A short life the board of the "Transatlantica Italiana" it was decided to order. and a merry.one."
Corpulency, which is defined as two motorliners of from 28,000 to a circumference of the abdomen 30,000 tons for the company's play at exceeding that of the chest, results American service. in a shorter expectation of life, and
They Fit But
Oh!my Corn
Works like magle on any kind of corn, no matter how old, where it hi. how bad it hurts One touch and the pain goes. Almost unbelievable Then the corn loosens up and goes A scientific way that dancers wall era, actors, doctors and millions use
the lean and hungry Censlus has at COMFORT FOR THE AGED, feast the satisfaction of knowingLD people are easily tired out, and, that he may expect the privilege of weakened by coughing. For them paying more Insurance premiums there is much comfort in a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It than the plump and easy type pre- stope hose weakening coughs that ferred by Caesar kete keeps them awake nights and wear out To quote yet another proverbe their strength. Every one knows it Beware of imitatora. Get the reThe fat man knoweth not what tho Free used, each your than of
| contains no, Marcošiles. More bottles of lean thinketh, Perhaps in the air sirlar cough medicine, old every- cumstances It is just as well
"Gets It For sale everywhere
GETS-IT-Inc, Chicago, USA
THE Undersigned have recotved
Auction
ON
FRIDAY, the 22nd October, 1928, commencing at 5.15 p.m.
at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.. A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF POSTAGE STAMPS. (Used and Unused.) Catalogues will be issued. On View from Thursday, the 21st October, 1926." »
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS., ·
*Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 18th October, 1926.
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