THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1927.
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FOR
CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISING
NOTICES."
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY
OF CANTON, LIMITED;
NOTICES.
THE CHINA MAIL.
FRENCH RELICS.
LOCKED UP & WORTH £20,000,000,
TREASURES NO ONE SEES.
The French Government fề mak-
STRANGE LIFE.
FIFTY-FOUR YEARS WITH SNAKES.
PERFORMER'S ADVENTURES.
Residing in a le caravan which
Mr. John
majority it will be submitted. for confirmation as a Special Resolution to n further Extraordinary General! TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Meeting, and such Meeting will be N°
that, an EXTRAORDINARY held on Friday, the 4th day of GENERAL MEETING of Union March, 1927, at the same time and Insurance Society of Chaton, Limit-place, for the purpose of consider. Tenty-five Words three insered, will be held at the Registered ing, and, if thought it, confrming ing an inventory of Its possessions he made himsel, at Aylesbury, Hons prepulf $1. Every addi ulice of the Society. Untor Build-such Resolution as a Special Reso-In the way of gold and silver plats, Buckinghamshire, la tional word four cents for three ing. Pedder Street. Victoria in the lution accordingly.
tapestry, pictures, and precious Bacon, or Texas Jack, who for the insertions.
Colony of Hong Kong, on TUES- Dated this arst
last 54 years has been living among furniture. DAY, the 15th day of February, 1927.
This does not include objects in snakes, wrestling with alligatora, 1927, at 12 o'clock noon when thei
the muscuma of Parls, and provin-fand in his spare time lion-training. subjoined Resolution will be pros
cial towns and art collections Rent- Texas Jack, who is aged 58, told pused,
tered all over France, but those of j«'reporter: the "household equipment" of the Government. The Hat hcludes, state possessions in London, Rome. Berlin, and Madrid, Washington. Peking, and elsewhere.
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NOTICES.
HONGKONG BOXING
ASSOCIATION..
FIŠTU TOURNAMENT OF THE SEASON
SATURDAY, 566 February. at 9.15 p.m.
ut the
THEATRE ROYALS
MAIN EVENTS:
1 Round Contest for Middleweight | Championship of the Folony"
A. E EWIN
HAMES, "Hermes"
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STOKER NORMAN MORRIS
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B Round Lightweight Contesti
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That in Article 66 in line 2 thereof the words "and place" be deleted and that at the end of such Article, the following words be added "All meetings of the Shelety shall be held in "Hong Kong or in such other "place outside the United "Kingdom M
the
Directors time
the
"Ty From time
"determine."
(2) That in Article 89 is
day
of January,
By Order of the Board,
PAUL, LAUDER,
General Manager.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED. " TOTICE 19 HEREBY GIVEN
Every French Embassy abroad and many Legations and Consulates contain furniture by such masters Aubusson, and tapestries from the us Riesener or Jacob, carpets from: famous Gobelins worka und from Beauvais, with china from Sevres
that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the China Fire Insurance Company Limited will be held at the Registered Office of the Company, Union Building, and Limoges.
Arst ne thereof between the Pedder Street. Victoria in the The value of these national pos- word "Soelety" and the word Colony of Hong Kong, on TUES-sessions has never been estimated. "shall," she following words Day, the 15th day of February. It is certainly well over £20,000,000,
12.30 pm.. shall be inserted from which 1927, t
when the but it may be twice or even Ave "the business of the Society bioined Resolution will be pro-times that sum. "shall be managed, conducted Pored!
The French describe these pos- "and controlled!"
(63) That between Articles 108- and it the following new Article be inserted-
Place of Directors Meetings
"108 LAC All meetings of "Directors shall be held in "Hong Kong, or in such other; "plug" olaide the United: "Kingdom, as the Directors: "Ay from Lime to time "deferpine."%
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(3) That, in Article 122 on in the third and fourth lines thereof the words "hoth in Hong Kong and be deleted and in Article 122 h in the fourth Sine!! tement between the word "punt puses" and the worth “nid" the following works, be indented; "outside the Colony of Mong! Kong." Should the
• above mentioned Resolution be passed by the re
mísíte majority. it will bei submitted for conflamation.us Spesial Resolution to a further Extaninay General Meeting, and Booking at Mutris-Members such Meeting wit be held on Est Pebruary, Gencial Public 4th Friday the 4th day of March, 1927, and the
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Pour other Contests,
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at the same time and place, for the. purpose of considering and if thought it, confirming such Beso- lution as K Special Resolution: accordingly.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE CO., LTD.
1997.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL OR- DENARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this COM- RANY will be held at the Hong Kong Hotel. Hong Kong.
on
Dated, this 1st day of January
By Order of the Board,
PAUL LAUDER,
General Manager.
BRITISH TRADERS" INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
SATURDAY, the 12th February No
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
3927, at 11 m. for the purpose of
one
b) That in Article 65 in line 2 long us the "nasional ward thereof the words "and platebe." They are housed when not be deleted and that at the end wentieth of them are touched from
in use-and not more than of such Article, the Jollewing one end of the year to the other- words be added "All meetings in State warehouses. "of the Company shall be held:
Raled Up Fer 50 Years.
(2)
I have always had a passion for anakes. I studied reptiloa and their poisons among the Indiang In America, where I was a ran- cher for some years, and learned untidotes to their bites. I also learned how to handle them. You've got to be very quick and keep your eye on thom all the time.
One of my tricks, which I have done for many years
is swallowing a polsonous snake 1 used to lot the audience. catch their own snakes and bring them to mo. Once at Oxford one of them bit me in the tongue, and
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10.
it very nearly ended my career.
In Edinburgh a python swal lowed my arm up to the elbow, dad had a long fight before 11. could release myself by forcing its jays open.
has
At one time Texas Jack was "in Hong Kong or in such other There are magnificent Savonnerie now force of circumstances
touring with Barnum's Circus, but "ghee outside the United King-carpets more than 70 feet long by turned him into a scenery painter "dom as the Directors may from 30 broad, which have been rolled up and odd-job man.
time to time determine." That Article 80 be deleted and in let thereof the following Article be substituted:
of Members
Votes
H11).
(3)
with their necesanry accompani- ment of pepper and naphthaline for more than Afty years. It is and that it would take forty men to un-
rol and sweep them, and it is now HEWN OUT OF ROCK.
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MARVELS.
An exhibition of water-colours
On a how a hands feared that they may be becoming "every member present inj
hut on the folds. "perser shall have one vote: Benuais tapestre hon in
Precious gold silver thread ARAB CITY'S ARCHITECTURAL "and upon a pol every mem-series of dozens and dusted once "bor prosent in person or by every six months. In the attics of "proxy shall have one vote the State warehouses" behind step: "for every share held by him doors bie, deep under the dust of and drawings, of great interest to "No member not personally scores of years, quaine oak and archaeologists and travellers, by "present shall be entitled to mahogany coffers containing gold Major Bentor Fletcher, is being. "vote on a show of, hands, ad silver work. There are held at 35, Grosesnor-square, W., "unless such member is a lepergnes, dishes, and salvers, althe residence of Susan Duchess of "corporation present by asnagly enaconced in their moth-Somerset. The exhibition, which "proxy or a company present eaten baise covers.
lens opened by H. R. H. "by
4 representative duly And close by, in another set of Princess Beatrice, is in aid of the "authorised by Section 30 of eoffers, are hundreds of gold and Westminater Hospital and täd "Ordinance No. 68 of 1911, silver articles of church plate. Queen's Hospital for Children. "in which case such proxy or These have been amassed through Some of the water-colours afford "representative may vote on centuries for the use 01 French detailed views of the wonderfully "the show of hands as if he baptisms and are strangely out of ture in Petro, an ancient eity of Kings and Queens at marriages and preserved rose-coloured architec-" "were a member of the
place in the present aecular French Arabia. company."
The tombs, which date Republic.
back to the sixth or seventh cen-
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The suggestion has been made
That in Article 89 in the Arst Hine thereof between the word that all these treasures, except try B.C.. and the lofty columns "company" and the word those necessary in the case of visite (with Egyptian cornices-their "shall" the following words of Sovereigns to Paris, should be like, not to be soon anywhere else shall be inserted "from which distributed to "the "busines of the Company
in the world-are all hewn out of the rock, The hi has been cuts "shall be managed, conducted
away all round the city, Menving "and controlled."
these solid and elegant temples, tombs," and theatre.
(4) That between Articles 108 and 109, the following new Article 锌 be inserted:-
Place of Directors' Meetings.
museums.
French
provincial
MILLIONS FROM MOTORS,
£18,000,000 IN TAXES FOR A YEAR.
that an EXTRAORDINARY receiving the Report of the Direc- GENERAL MEETING of, British tors together with a Statement of Trudera Insurance Company, Limit- Accounts for the year ended 31st ed. will be held at the Registered December, 1926
Oflice of the Company.. Union The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Building, Pedder Street, Victoria in Company will be CLOSED. from the the Colony of Hong Kong, on
the 6th February to the 14th February TUESDAY,
15th day of thoth days inclusive), during which February, 1927, at 12.15 p.m. when (5) «period no transfer of shares can the subjoined Resolution will be
be registeredi
proposed. 1
1) That in Article 65 in line 2 thereof the words "and place" be deleted and that at the endj of such Article, the following words be added "All meetings "of the Company shall be held "in Hong Kong or in such "other place outside, the United: Should the above mentioned Re-proximately £192,000 was refunded "Kingdom as the Directors may solution be passed by the requisite in respect of the surrender of "from time to time determine." majority, it will be submitted for 35.058 licences.
There are, also sketches of, the only complete Roman military fort in existence, that at Lambessa, in "108 (a). All meetings of
Northern Africa, which was the "Directore shall be held in
headquarters of a Roman legion. "Hong Kong or in such other According to statistics issued by Another picture of interest is that! "place outside the United the Minister of Transport a sum of of the Great Mosque at Kairwan, "Kingdom as the Directors £18,364.319 was paid in taxes on in Tunisia, the
Important most "may from time to time notor vehicles and tram-cars during Arabian city after Mecca. This "determine."
the twelve months ended Nov. 30 mosque has no fewer than 960 contributed in columns with Byzantine capitals, all That in Article 122 (b) in the This total was third and fourth lines thereof respect. of 1,547,391 vehicles.
of them made of different coloured Th addition to these taxes were marbles. the words "both in Hong Kongad on 127,248 horse-drawn vehi- and be deleted and in Article cles, realising £98,469. Total grose, 122 (d) in the fourth line there receipta for the year were
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
eneral Managers. Hong Kong. 29th Jan...1927.
THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY. THERAPION NË 1 THERAPION NË, 2 THERAPION No. 3
No, 1 for Indis! Öniarah., No. 3 the Flood k Akin Disassa. No, & for EMPORIA WAARNOSSAS. folding ( bonfir
er Hurulursunal from
DR.LEGRUM.Cother toil
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TINS PILLS
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MARTINS
& STEEL
Sure and durimin før with unako
Thoraplaints. Every lady shouklikimu
baxin house. Chemiste and Storza
all arm throughout the world.
Restrictor : Murtis Chrului, euthampton Tre.
LAUMERT KRUS.
A JONGERS, APPRAISERS
AND SURVSTORY...
Public Auctions-
HONGKONG HEIGHTS.
Article be substituted:
Votes of Members
thus
of between the word "purpose" 219,032,882, but this figure is sub- and the word “and,” theject to readjustment as regards re- following words be inserted funds. It is mentioned that rebates "outside the Colony of Hong allowed in respect of pre-1913 en- Kong."
ginea amounted to £87,000. Ap-
Resolution accordingly,"
"have one ante for every Dated this 31st day of January,
"share held by him. No 1927.
member not personally pre- "Hent shall be, entitled to, "vote on a show of hands, "unless such, member is E "corporation present by a "proxy or a company present "by a
By Order of the Board.
PAUL LAUDER,
taxed on
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ag
follows:-
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PRICE ERROR IN SALE.
10,000 FRANCS: READ AS
P
1,000.
Paris-A curious case affecting a
That Article 80 be deleted and confirmation as a Special Resolu The total number of motor vehi-jeweller and his customer will in eu thereof the following tion to a further Extraordinary eles, excluding tram-cars and trade shortly come up for decision. The General Meeting, and such Meeting licences, in regard to which licences question to be decided is: Can a. will be held on Friday, the 4th day were current on Nov. 30 is stated jeweller who sold a bracelet for .."80. On a show of hands of March, 1927, at the same time to be approximately 1,819,000. The 1.000 francs demand the return of the article on the ground that,a "every member present shall
and piace, for the purpose of con-most numerous class is that of carmistake had been made in the sale] "have one vote, and upon a sidering and, if thought fit, confirm 643,000, cycles coming next, with price, which should have been
horse-power, totalling poll every member present in such Resolution as a Special 498,000,- The analysis of receipts 10,000 francs? In September last "In person or by proxy shall
Mrs. Hofheimer, an American, was No. of Received passing a jeweller's shop in the Licences at in tax. Faubourg Saint-Honore, and was Vehicle. Nov. 30. £ attracted by a bracelet. Or being Curs taxed on
asked the price the woman shop horse-power General Manager.
642,850 9,064,621 assistant looked at the letters on Cycles
498,255 1,600,972 the ticket, which correspond to Invalid vehicles: 810
205 @gures, and replied, "A thousand Commercial goods
francs." Mrs. Hofheimer paid the Rond
257 283 5,228,445 money, put the bracelet on her wrist, and left. When the jeweller heard 1,558 48,477
that the bracelet had been sold for 16,804 4,078 2,000 francs he ordered his assle- tant to run after the American and 1,298 24,136 tell her that a mistake had been 82.677 2,378,074 made, and that the price of the Tramcars ARTS 14,130 10,589 article was 10,000 francs. The pur-
chaser could not, however, bel 68,605 found. The asalstant had, it seems, imperfectly understood the letters 51.060 on the ticket, which indicated 10,000)
francs.
"authorised by Section 69 of
vehicles representative duly For Any Information
Concerning China
"Ordinance No. 58 of 1911, "in which case such proxy, or "representative may vote on "the show of hands as if hel "were
member of the "company."
(3) That in Article 89 in the first line theraof between the word "company" and the word "ehall," the following words shall be inserted "from which "the business of the company "shall be managed, conducted "and controlled." That between Articles 108 and
109, the following new Article be inserted
For the information of visitors Place of Directors' Meetings
the following list of some of the
highest points on the Island and
Mainland is published:
Island.
Feet.
Victoria Peak, .
Signal Station
Mt. Parker
1823 1774 1784
Mountain Lodge
1725.
The Eyris
1725
Peak Hotel
1805
Taikoo Sanatorium
1000
Mt. Davis
877
Mainland,
Taimoshan Kowloon Peak
Bowen Rd. (alterbeds) 297
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."
(5) That fa Article 122 (b) in the
third and fourth lines thereof; the words "both in Hong Kong and" be deleted and in Article 122 (a) in the fourth line thereof between the word "pur- poses" and the word "and," the following words be inserted "outside the Colony, of Hong Kong,"
8124 1971
Should the above mentioned Re- solution be passed by the requleite
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Consult
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loeomo- tives, &c.... Motor ploughs,
&c. Motor tractors,
&c.. Motor hackneys
General
trade
licences
2,824
Limited
trade
licences
Exempt vehicle
THE
THE CHINA.
YEAR BOOK 1926-27,
licences:
11,725
17,568
Tatal motor
Horse-drawn
(private) 109,055 Horse-drawn
(hackneys) · 18,198
127,248.
CHINA
YEAR
Boox
Obtainable at
KELLY & WALSH, LTD., HONG KONG
PRICE $15.00,
A few days later Mrs. Hofheimer returned to the shop, accompanied by her husband, with the intention vehicles. 1,547,391 18,364,319 of making more purchases. The jeweller pointed out that his em- ployee had made a mistake, and 84,824 offered to return the 1,000 francs If his client did not feel disposed 18,635 to pay 10,000 francs for the brace- let. The Americons declined to part with the bracelet, and a police The average receipt of a whole-ter, which presented difficulties in 98,469 commissary tried to settle the mat- year licence was £14 178;
Total horse. drawn
view of the fact that, though a mis- take had been made, the jeweller) was responsible for the error or
The Americans. assistant.
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dispute, and he reserves the right to enter into Correspondencef regarding the Competition.
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Solutions will be published with the results, in this paper, every Thursday following the Closing Date.
Coupons will be kept for four days after the results of the com- potition have been published.
All letters must be addressed. "China Mail" Cross-words, c/o "China Mail Offices, No. 5, Wyndham Street, Hong Kong. 13. No member of the staff of the "China Mail" will be allowed to 14. Solutions are, held under sealed cover and in no way will be
compete.
opened until the close of the competition,"
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for
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CLOSING DATE FOR COUPONS, MONDAY, FEB. 7. [Coupons received at the "China Mail" Office after mid-day
on Monday will not be included in the competition.}
Clues Across. «.»
1. Any of the unorganised for-
ments.
8. A bulbous plant with yellow or
purple flower.
11.
To bring forth young. 12. Possessive of it. 14 High tono..
15. At morning (abbev:)
17. Minuto openings in leaves of
plants,
20. A tree.
21. Was carried through.
22
Anything very small.
A place for cooking in,
A PUPPY.
29, At Arst. 31.
The outer integument of a seed.
set for music,
23. A poem 34. Exchanges, 35. Turf for fuel.
37. A. hare.
20.
Went
afro
41.
The indefinite article.
42. Take away the good name.
44. A Christian Association (ab-
brev:)
بالم
45. A kind of strong ale, "
47. Same as 88 across. 48. To exist.
50. A public service car.
52. Unusual.
54. L.T.A (actual)."
67.
To incite.
58. A genus of scombroid fishes, 60. Proceedings in a civil court. 6. To level with the ground. 62. Part of an egg.
08. Royal Scots (init:) 65. Hollov.
08. With refernce to. 69. A quat
72. "A corded cloth
74. Not in
75. American rivor (known.in song)
78. Green turf of grassy surfaces.
Clues Down.
1. A zealous person.
2. Large root ko a potato.
3. Midnight (abbrev:)
4. In this manner.
5. Put away.
7.
A God.
8 Chartered accountant (iait:)
Abbreviation used in
Abbre
Writing (not inst.)
10. Savos.
12." Nouter Pronoun,
13. Sergeant Major (abbrev:)
letteri
A contraction of two words,
16. A
expressive of denial.
17. To fasten together with thread.
Electrical
18.
unit (abbrev:)
19. To cook slowly.
21. A thing: a point;
23. A period of years.
Like vea).
28. Tepid.
35.
27, Swine.
30.
Foam.
34.
Iron
36.
FUES.
ון
32. Herb Bennet used to flavour ale.
combined with carbon.
38. To count.
40. Fossil razin
48. To be taken by surprise.
46. Portuguese colony.
47. Uneven
40. Landed proprietors.
51. Time between à festival and 8th
day after.
58. Forced along.
53.
A narration,
56. Servants (runla).
68
Dry wins.
59. Those for or in favour.
64. A femala
80. Ar (actual).
67. Electro plate (Inits:)
88. Redness: Blush;
70. Mother,
71. With reference to.
73. Opposite to S.E.
74. Alternative.
A New York message states that his six of the eight members of the holding to their decision to keep crew of the coastguard schooner the bracelet, the jewellor took legal
Competitors are reminded that the prize I to be awarded "Lincoln" were killed by an explo-action, and the president of the for the correct solution, or if nobody succeeds in getting the correct alon followed by a fire which des tribunal ordered its seizure. The
troyed the vessel, off the coasts of Americans appealed against this solution, for the MEAREST correct solution. Therefore, even if North Carolina, according to a mes-decision to the judge of referees, you have not done the cross-word' puzzle in full, send in what you sage from the British steamer "De- who upheld it, as did also the Fifth
fender," which rescued the survi, Chamber of the court. A decision have done-12 may prove to be the nearest correct solution. vora, Thà Lincoln, was a supply on the legal aspect of the sale has
| ship carrying oil and petrol.
yet to be given