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COMPANY MEETINGS
THE "STAR" FERRY. COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTY-FOURTH ORDIN. ARY YEARLY MEETING of THIS
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of Messrs. Jardine. Matheson & Co., months' sight
Febru
Un Paris LY MEETING of SHAREHOLD-ary, 1932, AT NOON, for the
purpose ERS of Hong Kong Realty and of receiving the Report of the Direc- On demand Trust Company, Limited, will be Accounts for the year ended 31st De
tors together with a Statement of Credits, held at the Registered Office of cember, 1931.
the Company, Exchange Building The Register of Shares of the Com-On (2nd Floor), Des Voeux Road Con-pany will be CLOSED from WED- tral, Hong Kong, on WEDNES-NESDAY, the 3rd February, 1932, to DAY, the 2nd March, 1932, at 12 both days inclusive.
THURSDAY, the 11th February, 1932, Noon, for the purpose of receiving)
a Statement of Accounts and the GIVEN that an Extraordinary Gen Wire Report of the Board of Directors cral Meeting of the Members of the for the year ended on the 31st De-abovo named Company will be held on demand cember, 1931, and re-electing two at 12.15 p.m. on the same day and
at the same place as and immediate Wire Directors and the Auditors.
ly after the before mentioned Ordin- On demand ary General Meeting for the purpose of considering and if thought it pase- Extraordinary Resolution.
the following resolution an an That the Articles of Association of On the Company be altered, in manner following:-
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the 17th February, 1032, to WEDNESDAY, the 2nd March, 1932, both days inclusive. By Order of the Board,
F. C. BARRY,
Secretary, Hong Kong, 2nd February, 1932.
ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE.
STANLEY.
630
4
months'
sight..
685
On Berlin-** demand
Nom.
NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO
On New York- On demand Credits, 60 days' sight 26
On Bombay-
243
95
95
On Calcutta-
96
96
On Singapore--- On demand ..
On Manila- demand ....
On Shanghai- On demand
61%
19
375 2% día.
(Bank's
6734
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Nam. Nom.
1% prem
of Native In- terest
32% p.8.
28% dis.
(n) By deletion of the words "One
thousand Dollars" contained part- Doller
On YokohлMA— ly in the third and partly in the fourth lines of Article 900 of the On demand Company's Articles of Associa-Sovereigns tion and the substitution therefor
buying rate) the words
"Five thousand Silver (per oz.) Dollars"
of
AND NOTICE IS HERERY ALSO Bar Silver in Hong GIVEN that further Extraordinary
Kong General Meeting of the Members of Copper Cash 4CHOOL re-opens FEBRUARY the Company will be held at the same Copper Cents
Examination for New Stotine mung
p.m. on
on FRIDAY. the
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GENERAL NOTICES.
NOTICE.
All Firms, Associations. Clubs. etc., who have not yet sent in the particulars of their concerns for 23-25, the 1932 issue of the Hong Kong Under Dollar Directory are requested to
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FOR SALE
By Order of the Board of Directors,
F. H. CRAPNELL,
Secretary.
27th January, 1932.
THE HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED.
NA EXTRAORDINARY
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
of the
GENERAL MEETING Members of the above-named Com- pany will be held at the Office of
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in the Colony of Hong Kong, on TUESDAY, the 16th day of Febru ary, 1932, at 12.15 p.m., immedi ately after the Annual General, Meeting of the Company, for the! purpose of considering and if thought fit passing the following resolution 18 an Extraordinary Resolution.
That the Articles of Associa- tion of the Company be altered in manner following:- (a) by deleting
the figures $10,000.00 in the third line of Article 95 (a) of the Company's Articles of AB- sociation and substituting; therefor the figures $15,000.00.
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that further Extraordinary General Meeting
of the Members
A
of the Com-
re-
pany will be held at the same time and place on WEDNES- DAY, the 2nd day of March, 1932, for the purpose of ceiving a report of the proceed- Ings at the above mentioned meet- ing and of confirming if thought fit the above mentioned resolution as a Special Resolution.
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Dated the 28th day of January,
By Order of the Board,
L. S. GREENHILL,
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1932.
HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE Opening Daily Official Quotations, Feb. 3, 1932.
Next Settlement Day, Tueday, February 26, 1932.
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For
MESS RUTH CULLEY,
(Camb. Higher Imsal, Camb. Teachers' Diploma), MISS GERTRUDE TURNER,
(National Frode) Higher (Certificate).
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.
The following unclaimed telo grams are lying at the E.E. Telo-{ graph Co.'s office.
HONG KONG HEIGHTS Hankow Road, Kowloon,
J. M. forionl Savarin House, from
Shanghai,
For the information of visitors Lydia Neil, Kowloon Hotel, Kow- the following list of some of the loon, from Manila.
highest points on the Island and Mainland to published :—
Victoria Peak
Signal Station
Mt. Parker
Teland
Mountain Lodge
The Eyrie
Park Hotels
Taikoo Sanatorium
Kt. Davis
Howan Boad, (AKerbede)
from
Swatow Trading Com Toronto, Ont.
C. C. CLARKE, Feet.
Manager. 1828
Hong Kong, 28th January, 1982.
· 1774 1784 The following unclaimed tale 1728 grama are lying at the office of 1725 the Great Northern Telegraph
Company (Limited) 1805
of
Den-
1000
Zainland.
aimoshan
Kowloon Peak
1971:
Abramon, Hotel Cecil, from Shanghaide SW N
Stanzwelb, from Tokyo.
F. V. JENSEN,
Superintendent.
Hong Kong, January 27, 1982.
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AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISEES AND SURVEYORS.
-Public Auctions
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION,
to
52
HORIZONTAL 1-Large vehlota
-Raw metal 7-Spanish ti
Breaks suddenly 11-Liquid médaura” 12-Poleoncus serpent 14-Small children 16-8KIT
17-An article of food: 14 Obeervo
20--Musical note
21-Originated
23 Inte
+
24-Roman emperor
26-Stopal
28-Perusa
City of Nevada 30-Consideration
82-To put and gather
arsin
54-To. In extréme
da, degrea Butte
• 25–Bobelare la
38-Threatoed sloth
1:
HORIZONTAL (Cont.) | VERTICAL (Cont)
40-Consume 42-Memoranda
::
43-Worthless leaving
|44-Journey 46-Born
47-Makna lace
48-Clothe
30-Uproare
52-Organ of hearing 63-Maritims signal of
dlatross
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3-Negative
4-Ahead B-Redant
Bories of horole
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7-Por-hern ** 8-Choice
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(10-A keer mug
11-Parity
18-A crack
15-Japanese coln
17-7e make widar-
18-Abandond
21-To araw!
22-Eata
25-Before
27-A gazal of Tibet.. 30-To store away 31-Tardy
33-Geghiants
34-Serles
36-Puts on
[87-Never (Post) 3-Pronoun
41-Weary
43-A grain
46-A vegetable-
47-in excondiva degrés
46-A title (abbr), 81-Exlate
ross-word pusele
will appear in
to-morrow a lasue, along with a new crossword putes)
Dairy Farms
Watson .....
Der A Wings $ Lane Grawfords (old)...$
Mackintoshe Sinceres
AEDONIA
Wm. Pawella...au
Miscellaneous.
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C. Entertainment. (old)
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(nesu)...$...
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Interest half yearly,
SNAIL BEATS RECORD gical Society's Aquarium, in a fas-
FOR SLEEP.
Museum Slumber For
E+
Over Two Years.
cipating book, "Animal Ways" (Ward,, Lock, 78. 6d.)
Mr. Boulenger ia very angry about man's treatment of dogs, which "hand the procession" of animal "slavez.”....
Most remarkable of the freak" breeds developed, he says, are the A desert shall in the National and China, for in the one country all but hairless dogs of Mexico History Museum, South Kenalug the satin-smooth creatures are used ton, S.W., set up the world's record as badwarmers and in the other for sleepiness.
they are eaten."
After remaining placidly gum- The cat is a robust, case-harden- med to a card in the Shell Galleryed atheist, whilst the dog will for over two and a half years, it crawl at the feet of any human suddenly woke up, detached fiself god, however vile, rather than own from Ita label, and started to ex no rod at all."
plore its surroundingen infra
Mr. Boulenger explains the mys The exploit of this mollusc Rytery of crocodile's tears, Croco van Winkle is told by Mr. E. G. diles weep--but only to wash them- Bouldenger Director of the Zoolo-selves!)