TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1930.
'Phone 20022
FOR
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
Twenty-Ove Words three laser- tions prepaid $1. Every addi- Uonal word four cents for three insertions.
All replies under this heading must be called for.
TO LET.
ROOMS.—Double and Single; Board and laundry, few minutes from the Ferry; 18, Granville Road-Tel. 57662, Mrs. V. D. Ešk.
WANTED.
WANTED.—Shroff for old-established Company. Security required. Apply Box No. 672, e/o "Chiản Mail"
TUITION GIVEN
BALL-ROOM DANCING taught by AILEEN and DORIS WOODS, recent- ly returned from HOLLYWOOD.)
California. Perfect and rapid tuition! pssured, 23, Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon, Tel. 58851.
HOME TUITION.
WESTOVER STEVENAGE. Within an hour from London. In healthy
neighbourhood. SCHOOL for GIRLS and SMALL BOYS. A few Boarders received in the House of the Principal. Individual care and attention.
Particulars apply to:
MISS RUTH CULLEY
For
(Camb. Higher Local), Camb. Teachers-Diploma)
MISS GERTRUDE TURNER,
(National Frodel Highe: Certificate).
MISCELLANEOUS
YOUR VISITING CARDS nestly and: promptly printed. "China” Oce, No. 3A, Wyndham St.
phone 20022.
Mati" Tole-
ALEXANDER'S INSTITUT DE
BEAUTE
For the beat Permanent Finger & Marcel Waves. Hair Cutting and Manicure for Ladies & Gentlemen. Pedder Bldg. 1st floor. Room & Tel. 25169.
Oppoalte entrance HK. Hotel
PHOTO - SUPPLIES
Kodaks and Cameras. Films, Plates and Papers, etc. Developing, Printing and Enlarging.
ZIESS and BUSCH FIELD GLASSES
Price Moderate.
A Trial Order is Solicited
A. SEK & CO.
Tel. No. 23459. 26A, Des Voeux Road, C. Hong Kong.
BOXING
CITY
HALL
SATURDAY, December 6, 1930,
at 9.15 p.m.
MAIN EVENT
15 Rounds Contest for Lightweight Championship, of the Colony and Belt Between
STOKER PERCY LAKE, Holder, 11.M.9. BERWICK and
A. B. DOBSON,
H.M,S. THRACIAN.
Hooking at Moutile's:
For Members of the
• Hong Kong Boxing Association S efon, WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY,
December 3 and 4.7
General Public: FRIDAY and SATURDAY,
December: 5 and 6: RINGSIDE SEATS 35 OTHERS $3 and 61.
COMPANY MEETINGS
THE CHINA MAIL.
Hotel Strathcona UNION WATER BOAT COMPANY,
VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA Make this Hotel your headquar- ters while visiting Victoria, IL.C. Ideally situated and within easy
LIMITED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
SPORT NOTICES
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
HE, TWELFTH EXTRA RACE
MENING will
bold ba access to all the famous Beauty |GENERAL MEETING of the Com (weather permitting), at Happy Spot In and around Canada's pany will be held at the Offices of Valley on SATURDAY, 6th faland Resort.
Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., Decomber, 1930, commencing a Queen's Building, Victoria, in the 1.30 p.m.
The Hotel where personal service makes your stay enjoyable.
RATES MODERATE.
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CLAREMONT
PRIVATE HOTEL. Austin Road, Kowloon. (Facing the Kowloon Cricket Club, Four minutes from ferry by bus.)
Saites of rooms (single and double), hot and cold water system, all modern sanitation, private bathrooms attached.
EXCLUSIVE TABLE entirely under “European management.
Hotel has a splendid aspect in one of the Anest locations in Kowloon, away from noise, yet easily accessible. Terms very moderate. Resor- vations by letter or cable.
•CLAREMONT
Tel.: 67380 & 57385 (Private), Telegraphic Add.: "Fern" HE. Our motto is "SERVICE.”
NEW BRIDGE COATS
in different colours at :-
KASHMIR
SILK STORE
Opposite Queen's Theatre. 36A, Queen's Road, C.
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS,
- Public Auctions
THE Undersigned, have receivej instructions to sell by Publie
Auction
Colony of Hong Kong at 11 o'clock The Arst ball will be rung at in the Forenoon on MONDAY, the 1 p.m.
8th day of Deceigber, 1930, for MEMBERS ENCLOSURE the purpose of considering and,
Members are notified that they thought At, passing the following and their ladies must wear their resolutions as Extraordinary Re-badges prominently displayed.
No.one without a badge will be
zolutions:-
1. That the Articles of Asso-admitted to the Members' Enclo- ciation of the Company be amend nd as follows:-
sura.
Badges admitting non-members (a) by the insertion immediately to the Members' Enclosure and after Article 43 of the fol- Club Booms at $5 for Gentlemer lowing new Article, namely,
and $2 for Ladies, are obtainable 48 (A) The Company may through the Secretary upon Intro- by ordinary resolution cancel duction by 趄 member, such any shares which at the date member to be responsible for pay: of the passing of such resolument of all chits, &c.
tion have not been taken or Badges admitting to Members' agreed to be taken by any per Enclosure will not be on sale at son, and diminish the amount the Race Courao.
of its share capital by the
Members can obtain, upon ap-
amount of the shares ao can-plication to the Secretary, badges
colled,
On no pretext will children be permitted in either Enclosure dur Ing the Meeting.
(b) By the insertion immediately filmited to two) for the free ad- after. Article 102 of the fol- mission to the Members Enclosure of wives, lady relatives and lowing new Articles, namely,
friends. Names must be stated 1020. The Company may at
when applying. any time and from time to time in general meeting by resolution authorise the Gen- eral Managers to capitalise any profits of the Company not required for the time be Ing for payment of dividend Public upon any preference shares all persons including ladies. of the Company or other and is payable at the Gate.
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform
shares issued
upon any
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The Price of admission to the Enclosure is 31
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
INEXPENSIVE AND
TRY THE
BEAUTIFUL.
GIBSON WAY
DRESSING TABLE, HOME OR OFFICE
ADORNMENT.
Send a photograph (amateur or professional) with details of the colours of dress, hair, eyes, etc., required, to
GIBSON
CRAIG-CARMICHAEL & CO.
China Building (4th Floor), Hong Kong.
Photos, Enlargements or Coloured Copies on Jewelry will
be faithfully reproduced. We can also supply same in the very latest models of Medallions, (in many types), Photo Clocks, Powder Compacts, Fountain Pens, Cigarette Cases, etc., etc. Samples on view.
or
call.
Please write for full particulars to the above address
GIBSON CRAIG - CARMICHAEL & CO., Sole Distributors.
for CONFLAGRATION IN
TIENTSIN.
Secretary Hong Kong, 1st December 1930.
AN INTRODUCTORY
HISTORY
by
A. H. CROOK, O.B.E., M.A. W. KAY: MAJORA
special conditions, whether are admitted half price.
Bookmakers, Tic Tac man, &c. standing to the credit of the Company's-reserve-fund--or will not be permitted to operate otherwise, and including pro- within the precincts of the Hong fits arising from the appre-Kong Jockey Club during the cintion in value of capital Race Meeting. assets, and to allot to the numbers holding shares of the Company in respect of the net amount capitalised fully paid shares of the Company of equivalent nominal amount, -and-the-General Managers shall give effect to any such resolution accordingly, and any shares allotted pursuant to any such resolution shall be distributed
among the members holding shares of the Company so far as prac ticable in proportion to the number of shares held by them respectively, and shall be credited as fully paid by means of the profits 30 capitalised and the Genera} Managers may make such; provision by the lesue of frac- tional certificates or by the payment of cash or by sale and distribution of the pro- ceeds or otherwise
as they may think expedient for the case of fractions. The Gen- eral Managers may appoint any person on behalf of the members to enter into any agreement with the Company providing for the allotment to them of such shares credit- ed as fully paid up, and lo satisfaction ne aforesaid and any agreement made un-lor such authority shall be effec- tive.
102b. The General Mana- gers may, with the sanction of the Company in General Meeting, declare a dividend to be paid to the members ae- cording to their rights and in- terests in the profits, and may fix the time for payment and may with the like sanction declare and pay a dividend or bonus out of any reserve fund and fix the time for pay. ment thereof and may with the like sanction declare and pay bonuses to the Company's employees or any of them. AND NOTICE is hereby further given that, a further Extraordin- ary General Meeting of the Com- pany will be held at the same time and place on TUESDAY, the De-23rd day of December, 1930, for the purpose of receiving a report of the proceedings at the above LAMMERT BROS., mentioned meeting and of confirm
Auctioneersing if thought fit de a Special Re- Hong Kong, November 29, 1930. solution the above mentioned Re-
solution."
ON THURSDAY, December 4, 1930, commencing at 10.30 amy at No. 4, Havelock Terrace (Kowloon Dock).
A quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
On View from Wednesday, cember 8, 1980.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
THE Undersigned have received T
instructions to sell by Publie
Auction
ON
FRIDAY, December 5, 1930,
commencing at 2.30 p.m
at their Sales Room, Duddell Stroot.
A Valuable Collection of CURIOS.
Comprising:
AND NOTICE fa hareby further ry General Meeting of the Com given that a further Extraordin-
paty will be held at the same place on TUESDAY, the 23rd day of December, 1930, at 11.06 o'clock in the Forenoon or so koon there- after as the above, meeting shall have terminated, for the purpose of considering and, if thought fli passing the following resolutions. namely:REN
1. That the Company do hereby cancel all shares (namely, 22277 shares numbered 27724 | to 50000) which at the data) hereof have not been taken' or} agreed to be taken by any and do hereby person, diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of the shares a oncelled..
Porcelain Vases,. Bowle, Plates, Flower Bowls, Jade Vases, Amber, Crystal and Agate Ornaments, Lacquer Screens, Joag Tables, ⠀⠀ Blackwood Josa Tables, Oplum Stools, Bronze Ware, Embroideries, Chinese Hand Paintinga, etc., etc.
Terms Cash on Delivery,
On View from Thursday, De2
cember 41930.
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers: Hong Kong, December
1680
W. L'HANDYSIDE, MA., B.Sc.
PRICE $2.00.
NOW ON SALE AT THE PUBLISHERS
Lumber Valued at Tls. 300,000 Destroyed.
BURNING FOR TWO DAYS.
Tientsin, Nov. 10.
A spectacular fire broke out Jon Saturday on the China Import and Export Lumber Company's grounds on the ex-Russian Con- cession shortly after 12 noon, and by the time the brigades of the Concessions arrived had spread over nearly the whole of the 92 mou of ground occupied by the firm concerned.
It is understood that shortly after 12 noon the fire started in the northern corner of the yard, and the fire brigade of the area turned out, but upon finding that the fire was a good 300 yards from the river, and no fire hydrants around, just stood by without much attempt to fight The Newspaper Enterprise Ld. the flames as they were not able to obtain water. The Manager China Mail Offices,
of the concern was informed of the affair around one o'clock, and by the time he came to the scene. of the conflagration, it had grown to grave proportions and was spreading from one *stack of timber planka to an- Kong Currency divided into other, being fanned by 籍 71,430 shares of $7.00 each northerly wind. He immediately and that Buch additional sent men to call out the brigades: shares shall rank in all res-of the Concessions, all of whom pects pari paasu with the or-gathered around two o'clock and ginal capital of the Company rendered valuable service.
A
3. That the Directors be and total of five brigades were on the they are hereby authorised to scene and remained there for capitalise the sum of $77,639 many hours, as the fire grew profits of the Company stand-larger and larger as time went ing to the credit of the Com-by.
4.
pany's Reserve Funds and to Planks and logs were the chief allot to the members holding materials involved, covering a shares of the Company as on tremendous area of land
and the first day of January, 1931, stocked in high stacks. Thick in respect of the net amount smoke rose from the burning capitalised fully paid shares wood and carried with it sparks of the Company of equivalent which threatened to land on nominal value in the propior-stocks of lumber kept by other tion of two shares for every concerns in the vicinity of the five shares of the Company fire. The heat of the fire was too then held by such persons rea fierce to permit the fighters to pectively and that such shares close in on the flames, with the so allotted shall rank for result that the thick of the fire dividends as from the 1st day had to be fought at a distance. of January, 1931:
The cracking of the burning. That if on such distribution planks and the deep red flames as aforesaid any person would reminded one of forest fires and. be entitled to a fraction of a at five o'clock the scene seemed share the General Managers like the setting of the sun on the shall in. lleu of issuing fracwrong side, viewed from the op- ⚫tional certificates cause the posite side of the river.
whole share to be allotted to
MEUKOW BRANDY
WHEN YOU SAIL
TAKE
AS YOUR PILOT.
- IT WILL SEE YOU SAFELY
THROUGH ANY STORM.
MEUKOW BRANDY
Obtainable Everywhere.
Sole Distributors:—
H. RUTTONJEE & SON,
PHOTOGRAPHS
taken at the
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CAMP
at FANLING
are on view
at the
VOLUNTEER HEADQUARTERS
Garden Road.
K. FUJIYAMA
PHOTOGRAPHER. TEMPORARY OFFICE :
214, Johnston Road, Hong Kong,
handicap to the fire fighters, was
A brick house In the north the fact that there are no fire
a person or persons to be nam-eastern corner of the yard was hydrants around the vicinity and
any-
.. by
ALGIE BENNETT.
ed by the General Managers completely destroyed and a work the only water available was that COASTWISE and such share may at such ing shed close to the saw mills of the river, which meant that time as the General Managers was also burned down. The lat about 300 yards of hose had to think fit be sold and the pro- ter contained a stock of boxes be laid before water was ceeds distributed amongst the and smoothed blocks which were where near enough to be of any persons entitled to the frac part of the work carried on by use. By seven o'clock the danger tions making up the share. the firm. These were removed to the saw mill was averted and 5. That the Directors beand
they are hereby authorised by the public present who lent an from then onwards the fire was out of the profits of the Com- enger hand at the job, as well as somewhat under control.
The saw mill is run by eléctric pany standing to the credit of by Rovers and coolies. The saw the Company's Reserve Funds mill was badly threatened at one power, and is a very modern and time and the roof started to costly Installation. It is hoped to pay to the members hold- burn alightly, whereupon all that it will be restored to work-
ing the 27723 existing shares
An interesting book, of Cartoons depicting "Happenings on the China Coast
PRICE $1.00,
of the Company as on the 1st valable hoses were turned on it ing order in a few days.
and the danger was averted after It is roughly estimated that day of January, 1981, a sum a gruelling battle with the the lumber stocked in the yard equal to 86.00 for every five games. Parts of the machinery was valued at Tis. 800,000, which Now on sale at shares of the Company then were removed and a considerable is covered by insurance P. & T. held by such persons respec- amount of ready articles were Times. tively by way of a bonus diyf.,
dend out of the profits of the also put out of the way but the great majority of these turned to Company.
houre,
Dated this 27th day of Novome after barnlag for about 24 That the Capital of the Comber, 1980. The area of the fire was so patient
je kipany, be increased — from its
diminished capital of $194,- Per Pro, DODWELL & CO., LTD, ** 081.00, Hong Kong Currency
JP WARREN
divided into 27,723 khares o
7 $7.00 each-to-$500,010 Hong
General Managers.
Manager
BREWERS
WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW EXCELSIOR BOOK STORÉ You know, I cannot make you younger exclaimed a doctor to lady and at the Publishers
The Newspaper Enterprise, Ltd. great that oven tho five brigades I know you can't returned the experienced great difficulties be latter. "I didn't send, for you for China Mafl Building, fore they were able to do any-that. I sent for you to go on making
A great me grow older!!!
thing worthwhile.