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that an Extraordinary Gen- eral Meeting of, the above. Com- pany will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co Ltd., Fedder Street, Victoria, In the Colony of Hong Kong, on MONDAY, the 11th day -05
August, 1930, at Noon, for the
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(1) That the Directdra beani "are hereby authorised "offer forthwith 60,000 now "shares of the nominal value "of $25 each constituting part "of the unissued, capital of "the Company (in the propor- "tion of one new share for "every complete number of "four fasued shares held by i "them respectively) to the "persons who on the 7th day "of August, 1930. are regie- "tered in the Company's share "register as the holders of the "240,000 issued shares in the "capital of the Company at a. "premium of $35 per share "and so that on acceptance "of the offer the nominal "value due in respect of ench "of such new shares plus the "said premium of $35 per "share (making $60 per share) "shall be payable in full. "Such new shares shall rank
"for dividend as from dates of "allotment.
(2) "That such offer as aforesaid "be made by notice specify. "ing the number of new "shares to which the member "is entitled and limiting, the "respective times within "which the offer if not accept- "ed by members In the For "East and outside the Fur "East respectively either on, "behalf of auch member or "his nominee will be deemed "to be declined and that the "Directors be at liberty to fix "such respective times and to "extend such times to such "date or dates and upon such "terms as they may think fit "and further that any of the "aald new shares which shall
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SIXTEENTH CENTURY VAGABOND.
Sinister History of Men in Black Skullcap.
HYPNOTIC GIFT.
While history may be said to abound on figures romantic, ple hardly be denied that it affords turesque. and notorious, it can
AMUSEMENT
NEWS
QUEEN'S present an all-star caste in "Hollywood Revue," Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer's stuperid-| Ous cinematic combination of the variety, musical comedy and revue stages. Altogether it's un entertainment that comes seldom In a lifetime and lives long in! the memory. A talkie film.
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few examples of the sinister which can be compared with the CENTRAL features Clarà Bow weirdness of Edward Kelly, "the in "Dangerous Curves," a film in man in the black skullcap," writes which all phases of circus life; E. J. J. in the Statesman. He from the action in the rings to the fits across the pages of the past. colourful existence, of the per- a dark sinister monster, with a formers is displayed. The "It" suggestion of the infernal fires girl portrays a performer who for his background. That he turns from an equestrian-act-to should be associated all his life a clown stunt. Richard Arlen, with trickery, sorcery, and demo- her leading man, takes the part eracy, is just what we should have of a tight-wire performer. A expected from his description. talkie film.
The antiquary, Anthony Wood. gives us a brief account of him
MAJESTIC presents Pola Negri We gather from the writings of in "Three Sinners." Miss Negri the research student that Kelly makes full of her mastery of the was born on August 1, 1555. He language of hands in this film. is supposed to have gone to Ox-She believes that the hands, ford, but, since the rolls of the second only to the face,. are perlod do not contain his name it the greatest aids to the screen. seems possible that Kelly was a player. Anders Randolph, who later alias. assumed after he had plays an important role, was once begun to have trouble with the a champion swordsman. A silent authorities. He entered the legal film. profession, and seems to have practised in London. Accused of forging title deeds, he was pu in the pillory at Lancaster, and had both ears cut off. From this time forward he constantly wore a black skullcap, which effective hid the evidence of his dis- grace.
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STAR features Victor Varconi and Jetta Goudal in "Fighting Love," a film described as a romantic drama of love and in- trigue ranging from the castles of nobility, in Italy to the African desert, with Miss Cougal in the role of a young girl of the Italian After his punishment he fed to faristocracy who, in order to escape. Wales, where in the course of his marriage with a black sheep ac- wanderings he came to the neigh-cepts the hand of an aged general. bourhood of Glastonbury Abbey. A silent film.
At a neighbouring inn, the host
told him a remarkable story; namely that the tomb' of St. Dun WORLD
presents
James
stan had been raided by sacrilegi-Murray in "The Shakedown," a film "disclosing how unscrupulous ous personas, who had obtained nothing for their pains but a
boxing managers stage fake couple of old caskets containing fights with setups in order to rowder and an old magical parchure' bets. There is a delightful milk the unsuspecting public with ment. Since St. Dunstan was re- puted to have been an alchemist
love story and a succession of the rogue was interested; and in human interest touches which the end secured for himself both give the picture great appeal," A
silent film.
"not be taken up by the com- LAMMERT BROS. caskets and parchment.
"pany's shareholders in man- "ner aforesaid be disposed of "in such manner at such time "For times and upon such "terms as the Company's "Directors shall in their ab- "Bolute discretion see fit.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS
AND SURVEYORS.
famous
Crystal Gazing.
Dee
At this period Kelly came to London, where he ran across the
Doctor John Dee. welcomed him, as he was at that time looking for a medium gaze into a crystal in his THE Undersigned have received sion. The two now contracted a
Public Auctions -
to
posses-
Tinstructions to sell by Public regular partnership; Kelly doing
(3) "That no shareholder shall be "entitled to claim for a frac- "tion of an additional share "in respect of any add issu-Auction "ed share held by him."
Dated this 22nd day of July. 1930.
By Order of the Board,
L. S. GREENHILL.
Secretary.
HONG KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED.
A
of
N INTERIM DIVIDEND
40 Cents per Share has been declared payable on WEDNES- DAY, 27th AUGUST next, on and after which date Dividend War. rants may be obtained upon ap plication at the Registered Office of the Company, Canal Road East. Bowrington, Hong Kong.
. ON
THURSDAY, August 7, 1930, commencing at 5.15 p.m., at their Sales Room, Duddell Street,
A Valuable Collection of POSTAGE STAMPS
the crystal gazing, and convers. ing with the spirits he saw in the crystal, and Dee writing down the revelations. Dee was naturally interested in the contents of the wonderful caskets, and financed the rogue in his attempts to use them to produce gold from base mètnia,
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experiment the ruler naturally thought that Kelly did not get re- sults -not because he couldn't but wouldn't. The rogue was cast into a dungeon of the Castle of, Zobeslau, and only obtained his release from this incarce.tation by promising to produce the philosophers stone. He returnsi Prague under escort, and con tinued his alchemical researches Finding that sic. under escort. cess was as far off as ever, he his guards, and on being recap- attempted to escape, killed one of
tured, Was dispatched to Castle of Zerner,
the
including a fine specimen of Hong
In May, 1583, the pair made Kong Jubilee Tall K, etc., etc. the acquaintance of a Polish noble ment he sat down and wrote
During this term of imprison- called Coum Laski, and at once work on the 'Stone of the Philo Wednesday, the man
in the black skulleapsophers."
On View from August 6,
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneera Hong Kong, August 5, 1930,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public
that the REGISTER OF MEM- T
BERS of the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, 13th AUGUST to TUESDAY, 26th AUGUST, 1930, both days inclu- alve.
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By Order of the Board,
W. F. SIMMONS,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 5th August, 1930.
GOVERNMENT NOTICES
Auction
ON FRIDAY, August 8, 1930. commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their ales Room, Duddell Street.
A Large Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
'Away.
.
had designs upon the strangers' wealth. They accompanied him land for his release; including an In spite of efforts made in Eng- to his soat in Poland, and after attempt Doctor Den made through bringing him to the brink of ruin Queen Elizabeth, the man in the by their exactions, all the while black skullcap could not be releas- luring him-on, with, the hope ofed, since he had committed mur- finding the right combination of der the powders to transmule base with writing, until it is said tha
He thus filled in his time metal into gold, were finally see plot for his escape was put in the impoverished Count a sadder English queen.
They seem to have left hand at
the instigation of the but wiser man. Meanwhile Kelly have secretly sent a Captain Peter She is said to had obtained an almost incredible Gwinne, with some others, to aid hold over 'Doctor Dee.
the rascal's escape. As a result They now fastened upon a of this, one stormy night in Count Rosenberg of Trebona; and February, 1505, he made a rone while engaged in bleeding him of cut of his bedclothes, and tried to) his fortune,, made a remarkable let himзe down from the win- agreement. It would seem that dow of his. cell, which was plac-) there was an intrigue in being ed at the top of a lofty tower. between Kelly and Mrs. Dee-He was a stout man, with the re- without auch a guilty under-sult that the flimay rope broke Teak Hatstands, Glass Cabinets, standing what follows seems in-under bls weight, and he crash- Chesterfield Couches and Arm credible. Kelly one day profesanded down from a great height. to see in the mirror, a naked breaking both legs. two ribs, and Chairs,, Desks, Gramophones and
spirit who commanded: the two sustaining other serious. hurt- PUBLIC AUCTION.
Recorda, Pictures, Ornaments, men to have their wives in com-The result of this at excapado Curios, Electric Ceiling Fans and mon. After some time the doctor was that he died two days after- DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS | Table.
The Safe, by Publie auction Flames, Wardrobe Trunks, etc.
Fans, Carpets, Ruga, actually agreed to this outrageous wards.
arrangement, and a written agree- So died one of the most daring 11th day of August, 1930, at Chairs, Sideboards with Bevelled
Teak Dining Tables, Dining handwriting actually survives to caturnine
ment to this effect in his own rascals of his age. A man 8 p.m., at the Offices of the airrors, Dinner Waggone, Ice
appearance, uncanny Public Works Department, by Chests, Dinner Crockety, Glass
powers, great hypnotic gifts as Order of His Excellency the Ware, Kitchen Utensils, Stoves,
can be discovered from his, sinis Governor, of one Lot of Crown Booking Machine, Sewing Ma Kelly in Prague, where he at unscrupulous in, his treatment of ter influence over the unfortun- Retribution finally overtook ate Doctor Dee and absolutely Lånd at junction of Embank chines, etc. ment Road and Duke Street,
tempted to swindle the Emperor. his friends. Teak Iron and Brass Bedsteads, ne he had done others. When no
G.
to be held on MONDAY, the
FURNITURE
Comprising
this day.
Retribution.
The death of his partner bad, a
Kowloon, In the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 Wardrobes with Bevelled Mirrors, gold was forthcoming from the very depressing influence on the
Dressing Tables, Chest of Drawers,
years, with the option of renewal Enamel Bath, Book Cases, Cameras,
at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the
Surveyor of His Majesty the King, etc..
for one further term of 75 years. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
500 Stamp $ 43,500 Stamps 3 60
1,000
do
8 (4,000 do.
TS
dos
1829/5,000 do. ∙100
do.
30 6,000 do 160
do.
(40 10,000 do, 500
GRACA & CO.,
Dealers in Postage Stamps, Relgioca
Goods, Garden Seeds Toys, etc.
16 WYNDHAM STREET,
P.O. Box No. 120 HONG KONG.
Ya al Sale..
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and
A. Quantity of
BLACKWOOD FURNITURE.
including
AN INTRODUCTORY, HISTORY
·KH. CROOK, O.B.E, MAD
Joss Tables, Curio Cabinets, Tea W. KATMS
Paya, Jardinieres, Chairs, Oplum] -W. L. HANDYSIDE, MA, B.Sc. Stools, Desks, etc
KW
On View from Thursday, August
71980, OR
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS,
Aretioneers.
Hong Kong, August 4, 1980.3
PRICE $2.00.
NOW ON SALE AT THE
Doctor, who had Implicitly be- lieved in him, and eight years later, the victim of this grin. familia himself passed from this world,
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