MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1927.
Phone C.22
FOR
CLASSIFIED
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OF CANTON, LIMITED. -
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN NOTICE IS HERAORDINARY
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majority it will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution
NOTICE.
NOTICE.
CHINESE NEW YEAR
AMOY TROUBLE.
DEAD BABIES IN FORDIGN
..NEWSPAPERS.
FULL OFFICIAL BOARD.
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to a further Extraordinary General A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. Meating, and such Meeting will be
GENERAL MEETING of Union March, 1927, at the same time, and Insurance Society of Canton, Limit placs, for the purpose of consider. Twenty-five Words three ingered, will be held at the Registered ing. and, if thought it, confirming
a Rage. February, and THURSDAY, amoy is related in the following
Honal word four cents for three insertions.
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BANK HOLIDAYS.
IN Avcoviance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912, the EXCHANGE. BANKS wil he CLOSED for the transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, the 2nd and 3rd February. 1927.
Hong Kong, 27th January, 1027.
fing. Pedder Street. Vietoria In the lution accordingly.
Colony of Hong Kong, on TUES-1
Dated thaS1st day of January, DAY, the 15th day of February, 1927. 1927, at 12 o'clock noon when the
By Order of the Beard, subjoined Resolution will be pro-
PAUL LAUDER, poked.
General Manager.
(1) That in Article 65 in ne
thereof the words "End place"
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be deleted and that at the end THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE
of such Article, the following-
words be added "All meetings
of the Society shall be held in "Hong Kong or in such other!
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COMPANY, LIMITED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY
"place outside the United GENERAL MEETING of the China "Kingdom as the Director Fire Insurance Company Limited "may
from time to. time will be held at the Registered Office "determine." (2) That in Article 89 in the of the Company. Union Building, Pedder Street, Victoria in the first fine thereof between the Colony of Hong Kong, on TUES- word "Society" and the word: "shall the following words BAY. the 16th day of February, 1927, at 12.30 p.m. when the;
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(3) That between Article 108 and 100, the following new Article be inserted:--
CHINA COAST OFFICERS' GUILD Place of Directors' Meetings.
and
MARINE ENGINEERS GUILD
OF CHINA
IT IS NOTIFIED for general in-
firmation that, on and after i
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1st February 1927, the Offices offer the GUILDS will be situated at rd, Phor, Stephen's Building, No. 67. Des Voeux Road Central, Geor. ner of Pottinger Street) Entrance
in Pottinger Street.
T. T. LAURENSON.
Brunch Secretary, €.0.0.0. W. J. STOKES,"
Branch Secretary, M.E.G.C. Hong Kong. 29th January, 1927.
UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY,
LIMITED.
to
time
posed!
(2) That is Article 66 in line
thereof the words "and place" be deleted and that at the end
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HOLIDAYS.
WEDNESDAY, the
2nd
How dead babies were wrapped; in. foreign newspapers for the pur pose of causing
the 3rd February, all Departments atatement, dated January 20, which will be CLOSED.
has been officially received in Hong On these ya,"
Kong from Amoy..
"Halching" The British steamer The Hongkong Disary, Die-of the Douglas Laprak line arrriv pensing Department, will be opened in Amoy on the morning of for dispensing prescriptions from Jan. 18 bringing a number 10 am to 1 p.m. and from 8 p.m. Dominican Spanish and American refuges Catholic missionaries. from to 7.30 p.m.
Foochow and French Sisters from Pagoda with some of their servants and Chinese children.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. Hong Kong, 31st January, 1927.
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of
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opened until the close of the competition..
The Arst intimation the British Consul received of any trouble was about 1.30 p.m. when the French, Consul (also Senior Conati) tele- phoned that he and the Commia- aloner of Foreign Affairs, were go- ag on board the "Halching" to in- vestigate the сако of certain Chinese from the Orphanage wanted The by: the Foochow authorities. shall be inserted from which subjoined Resolution will be pro-Miss Davies been so admirably cast ranled them on
Perhaps neyor in her career has British Consul therefore accom- board Captain "the business of the Society "shall be managed, conducted
as in the role of "Mamic." the de- (really Admiral) Lin, the principal 10. "and controlled."
mure. whimsical yet humorous authority there, also sent his A.D.C heroine of "Zander the Great." end naval officers to prevent trou-11.
A different angle and a new twistle and to look into the matter to- of such Article, the following has been given the play by the gether with Chinese Folice. In 12. words be added "All meetings introduction si several comedy ler to regularize matters the Bri of the Company shall be held characters, who divide the picture fish Consul gave permission to ro 108 (a). All meetings of "Directors shall be held in "in Hong Kong or in such other equally into two portions--one de-move any Chinese. wanted by the necessary docu- "place butside the United King-vated exclusively to the comedy authorities, the "Hong Kong or in such other the United
"dom as the Directors may from element and the other to an epic ments to be made out subsequently, "plave outside
time to time determine.""
drama of the West,
Agitators Make Trouble. "Kingdom as the Directors (2) That Article 80 be deleted and The quick moving plot is punc-| As the investigation proceeded "may" from time
in eu thereof "the following oated with the swift, action "determine."
a number of Chinese students came Articlo be substituted:
cowboys, bandits and rum-runners, on board, and when the Commis- That in Article 122 (b) in the
who engage in a battle in the sioner of Foreign Affaire decided third and fourth lines thereof Voles of Members
*80 On show of hands Mojave desert.
that only two of the children need the words "both in Hong Kong
This provides the western be landed as being obviously! "every member presont in and be deleted and in Article 122 10 in the fourth e
"person shall have one vote, sequence, which is enacted against orphans under legal age. the abu- thureof between the word "pur- | "and upon, a poll every mem- the walls of high mountains and dents, and certain older persons, poses" and the word "and," the "ber present in person or by on the broad expanse of desort, who were obviously agitators, rais- a meeting Pallowing words be inserted: "proxy shall have one vote with a sandstorm of blinding inten- ed an outery and held
among themselves on deck. A cer- "outside the Colony of Hong "for every share held by him.sity. Kong."
With Holbrook Blinn. Harrison tuin well-known labour agitator was "No member not personally "present shall be entitled to Ford Hobart Bosworth, Harry also seen talking to the crew ap "vote on a show of hands,Myers, Harry Watson, Jr., Richard Parently trying to get them to leave "unless such member is a Carle, Emily Fitzroy, Jack Huff the ship. Some foreigners who "corporation present by a Hedda Hopper and others in the wished to go ashore were stopped at the gangway by Chinese of the "proxy or a company present cast. "Zander the Great" moves student or teacher class. To make
yet with many "by a representative daly dramatically,
Bure the British Consul himself Authorised by Section 60 of humorous touches to relieve it. It made an attempt to go ashore in the "Ordinance No. 58 of 1911. is a Cosmopolitan production re-Post Office motor launch with a "in which case, such proxy or leased by Metro-Goldwyn and is similar result. The Commissioner "representative may vote on something different for biase pic-of Foreign Affairs was in ne better "the show of hands as if he turegoers.
case and was obviously helpless) "were. p member of the
having no means of communicating with Captain in on shore. company"
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Should the above mentioned Resolution be passed by the re- qudalte majority, it will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution to a further Extraordinary General Meeting, and such Meeting will be held on Friday, the 4th day of March, 1927, at the same time and place, for the TWENTY-SECOND. AN-purpose of considering and if NUAL GENERAL MEETING thought it, confirming such Rese- Special Resolution
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE
of SHAREHOLDERS wil be held lution as
in the Offees of Messrs. Dodwell & accordingly.
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Company, Limited, on MONDAY, Bated this 1 day of January the 31st January, 1927, at 11 a.m.1927,
for the purpose of receiving the; report of the General Managersi together with a Statement. of Ac- counts to 31st December, 1926.
The Transfer Books of the Com-
pany will be CLOSED from the 24th to dist, January, 1927, both dates inclusive.
DODWELL & CO., LTD., General Managers. Hong Kong, 18th January, 1927.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND
FINANCE CO., LTD.
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By Order of the Board,
PAUL LADDER,
General Manager.
(3)
That in Article 89 in the frat line thereof between the word "company" and the word "shall the following words shall be inserted "frum which "the business of the Company ""shall be managed, conductedi
"and controlled:"
BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE (4) That between Articles 108 and
COMPANY. LIMITED.
109, the following new Article bu inserted:-
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AT THE STAR.
"THE RUNAWAY EXPRESS"
TO-DAY.
of
Compromise. Reached.
The ony man who was able to handle the situation was Captain Lin's A.D.C., Mr. Ho Chih-hsing, the who acted, as spokesman of This story concerns the efforts. of Authorities and explained to the Joe Foley to win the love of Norah students what.. it was proposed to Shannon and there is a "kick" cli- do. After the students had de- max that is so hair-raising and stir-manded that all the missionaries be ring that it will spoil the plea-landed as well as the Chinese chil TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Place of Directors' Meetings.
sure of those who have yet to see dren, and had been told that that the picture, by divulging its nature. was impossible, a compromise was that an EXTRAORDINARY
"108(a), All meetings of
Suffice it to say that for a pulse-effected by one of the Spanish to remain GENERAL MEETING of British
"Directors, shall be held in throbbing story, a great cast and Dominicans offering Traders Insurance Company, Linilt-
"Hong Kong or in such other masterly direction, "The Runaway as representative in Amoy to give led, will be held at the Registered-
"place outside the United Express" has seldom been excelled. any evidence required. The Office of the Company. Union
"Kingdom as the Directors The production was made in its dents then left the ship, with police: Euilding, Pedder Street, Victoria in
"may from time to timie entirety upon the very site of that crphans etc., and boats were per- mitted to come alongside to take off "determine."
in the original story. "The Nerve those wishing to go ashore, the ship That in Article 122 (b) in the of Foley." by Frank Spearman... third and fourth lines thereof Jack Daugherty hero of number. aalling at 4.15 pm. instead of the
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TUESDAY, the 15th day of TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN February, 1927, at 12.15 p.m. when the ANNUAL OR-the subjoined Resolution will be DINARY GENERAL MEETING of proposed
No that
SHAREHOLDERS in this COM-1) That in Article 66 in line 2:
PANY will be held at the Hong Колк Hotel, Hong Kong, on SATURDAY, the 12th February, 1992 nt i am. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Direc- fors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1926.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 5th February to the 14th February (both days inclusive), during which period no, transfer of shares can be registered.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers. Hong Kong, 29th Jan, 1927.
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NOTICE.
thereof the words "and place"
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(3)
the words "both in Hong Kong less chapter, plays, is the leading cheduled time of 4 o'clock, and" be deleted and in Article player. His characterisation of 122 (d) in the fourth line there-the young engineer is awless.
stu-
Danger of a Boycott, There is no doubt that serious arisen, of between the word "purpose" His cheerful smile and wholesome trouble might easily have be deleted and that it the and
and the word "and," the of such Article, the following
appearance make him ideal in this and at one time the Captain of the ship wished to lose the grilles following words be inserted characterisation. worda be added "All meetings.
"outside the Colony of Hong' Blanche Mehaffey, if anything, is shutting off the students and agita- "of the Company shall be held
Kong."
sweater than she was in His tors in one part of the ship, and "in Hong Kong or in such
Should the above mentioned Re-People." As the pretty Irish walthen heaving up anchor. As this "other place outside the United:
would undoubtedly have started an- "Kingdom as the Directors may solution be passed by the requisite trees, could be better suited in part other boycott the British Consul did "from time to time determine." majority, will be submitted for She scores a pronounced success.
Harry Todd," Charles K. French, not consent and Mr. Ho, above- (2) That Article 80 be deleted and confirmation as a Special Resolu-!
tion to a further Extraordinary William A. Steele, Madge Hunt and mentioned, with great ability effect- ed a fairly satisfactory compromise. General Meeting, and such Meeting Tom O'Brien are all convincing in
In anticipation of trouble at will be held on Friday, the 4th day their delineatione and several of the Swatow, the British Consul gave of March, 1927, at the same time minor players stand out in their authority for the ship to sall **80. On a show of hands and place, for the purpose of con- small parts.
direct for Hong Kong which was The photography by Virgil Miller fortunate, as the Kuomintang re "every member present shall sidening and, if thought fit, confirm- "have one vote, and upon a
a Special la consistently good and credit presentatives there subsequently ing such Resolution as "poll every member present Resolution accordingly.
should be given Director Edward telegraphed orders to arrest the, Sedgwick for turning out a screen. Spanish missionaries as soon as the
ship arrived there.
in lieu thereof the following Article be substituted:
Votes of Members.%
JE, the undersigned, beg to announce that we have opened braachos in Honan, Shameen,, Canton, No. 11. Yee Ma Loo, West Bund, 1st floor and at No. 15, Oh Wo Lea, West Band, under- taking the shipping of cargoes in launches and steamers running from Canton to Wuchow, Kongmoon and Hong Kong. We guarantee the safe arrival of all carge and hold ourselves responsible for any damage that may (3) occur charging a very moderate rate. Indian watchmen will lock to the loads ing and unloading of cargoes.
WANG LEE & CO. Bank of Canton Building. Hong Kong, Jan. 20th, 1927.
LAMMERT BROS,
AJUTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND. NURVEYORF,
—Public Auctions-
TANG YUK, DENTIST
Successor, to
the late BIEN TING, 14, D'Agullar. Stzert.
TERMS VERY MODERATE
Consultation Fre.
"in person, or by proxy shall Dated this 31st day, of January,
By Order of the Board,
PAUL LAUDER,
General Manager.
"HONGKONG BOXING
ASSOCIATION.
FIFTH TOURNAMENT OF THE SEASON
"have one vote for every "share held by him. No 1927. "member not personally pre- "sent shall be entitled to "vole on a show of hands. "unless, such member is a "corporation present by a "proxy or a company present "by a representative duly "authorised by Section 69 of "Ordinance No. 58 of 1911, "in which case such proxy or "representative may vote on "the 'bhow of hands as if hel "were
member of the "company." That in Article 89 In the first line thereof between the word "company" and the word "shall," the following words | shall be inserted "from which
MAIN EVENTS:- "the business of the company "shall be managed, conducted 15 Round Contest for Middleweight "and controlled."
Championship of the Colony
(4) That between Articles 108 and 109, the following new Article be Inserted:
Place of Directors' Meetings
"108 (a). All meetings of "Directors shall be held in "Hong Kong or in such other "place outside the United "Kingdom as the Directors "may from time to time "determine."
SATURDAY, 5th February, at 9.15 p.m. st the THEATRE ROYÁL.
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A. B. EWIN- H.M.S. "HormNEA”
STOKER NORMAN MORRIS.
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10 Round Lightweight Contest L. S. HALL-
H.M.S. "Titania"?
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STOKER PERCY LAKE HM.S. "Darban"
and
Four other Contests
WORLD THEATRE.
THE ETERNAL STRUGGLE" TO-DAY.
Driven Out By Mob.
A Spanish missionary belonging to the local mission was, hustled by the mob and had to take refuge in the Chinese Police Station on the and Amoy side. -The Fathers The cast. of The
Eternal Sisters in the Spanish Mission alas Struggle" is in keeping with the on the Amoy side were driven out superior direction, for each one of by the mob and took refuge on the| the players is a top-notcher who American s.8. "Consuelo," which could star in an ordinary produc was then in port. tion. Renee Adoree,, ne Andree
The Chinese Police paraded the Grange, the tempestuous little ten children from the ship through French Canadian, gives a perform the streets on the Amoy side with ance, that ranks her among the a placard reported as bearing the great Pat O'Malloy, as the devil-inscription:Orphans rescued from may-care Bucky O'Hara, does home the Spanish Missionaries by the of the best work of his career, Police This wording may be in- while Barbara La Marr, as Camille tended to show the students that Lanotr, is cast as an adventures, the Police are quite capable of tak- gives a superb performance. Earle ing the necessary steps without the Williams, Wallace. Beery," Josef Swickard and Anders Randolf help of the students, and not really be directed against the foreigner complete the list,
as it might appear.
Dead Bables.
Tussles and thrills peppered with romance and adventure keep the story moving at a great rate. There Dead babies wrapped in foreign are splendid fights and a sensa newspapers were planted on the tionally thrilling canoe chase down foreshore of Kalangsu, doubtless to a rocky gorge, through which give the impression that they were river foams and rears. There are orphans from Foochow thrown Canadian mountains and forests overboard from the "Halching." for backgrounds,
To forestall malicious propaganda The story, on adaptation of G. B. the Chinese authorities have been Lancaster's famous novel, The called upon in each case to hold an Law-Bringers, la anandsual one. Inquest in the presence of their own And it carries interest all the way, doctors as well as Municipal: medi- with the tension never lessened to cal Officers. This counter-action the thrilling climax. This big seems to have been successful; thrill is the rescue of the girl and everything is quiet at the moment, her "man" when the pair are shown except for anti-British boycott
(5) That In Article 122 (b) in the third and fourth lines thereof the words "both In Hong Kong' and" be doloted and in Article 122 (d) in the fourth line thereof between the word “pur. poses" and the word "and," the following words be inserted Booking at Moutries Members shooting the treacherous rapida, agitation.
outside the Colony of Hong 16 February General Public 4th When their frall cance is finally Kong, and the Should the above-mentioned Ra-Th solution be passed by the requisite.
USUAL PRICES,
overturned, they are carried along
by the swift current to almost cor tain death in the falle
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Chues Across..
1. Any of the unorganised fer-
ments.
8. A bulbous plant with yellow OF
purple flower.
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15. At morning. (abbey:)
17. Minute openings in leaves of
plants.
20, À tree.
21. Was carried through.
22. Anything very small.
24.
A place for cooking In. 26. A puppy:
29. At first.
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42. Take away the good name.
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A liqueur
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Large root ke a potato.
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b. Put away.
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10:
writing (not inst.)
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10. A
expressive of denial.
17. To faston togather with thread.
18. Electrical unit (abbrev:)
19: To cook slowly,
21. A thing; a point;
29. A period of years.
26. Like veal
27. Swing,
28.
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30. Foam
32. Herb Bennet used to flavour ale.
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38. Fuss.
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55. A narration.
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