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GENERAL NOTICES.
THE
BANK HOLIDAYS
THE CHINA MAIL.
COMPANY MEETINGS
SPORTS NOTICES.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
THE EXCHANGE BANKS Will
open at 9.30 a.m. and will ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1932 CLOSE at 12 NOON, for the Transaction of Public Business on MONDAY, TUESDAY, and WED. NESDAY, the 22nd, 23rd and 24th Fabruary (Race Meeting).
20th, 22nd, 23rd: 24th and 27th February, 1932.
EXCHANGES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
On London*** Bank, wire
1/5/ HEREBY GIVEN Bank, on demand 1,5 5/16
NOTICE IS ORDINARY YEAR Bank, 4 months' sight 1/5 7/16
LY MEETING of the Shareholders Crédits, 4 months'
sight In this Corporation will be held at the Head Office of the Corporation, | Documentary, No. 1, Queen's Road Central, months' sight Hong Kong, on SATURDAY, the
On Paris-
Hong Kong, 18th February, 1932. O, TUESDAY 23rd, and 27th February, 1982, at 11.30 am. On demand
NOTICE.
FISS VIOLET CAPELL regrets
Maving to cancel, until fur-
N SATURDAY 20th, MONDAY WEDNESDAY 24th February, the frest bell will be rung at 11 a.m., and the first race will be run at 11.30 a.m. On Saturday, the 27th February, the first bell will be rung, at 1 p.nt., and the first race will be run at 1.30 p.m.
The tin Interval will be taken ther notice, her advertisement reafter the fifth race on the first four the Resumption of Dancing
daya. Classes.
TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC, LONDON.
LOCAL EXAMINATIONS.
The Last Day of Entry For Forthcoming Examinations In
THEORY AND PRACTICAL
Will Be 27th February, 1932. Entry Forms May Be Obtained From The Local Secretary,
WM. ANDERSON, c/o ANDERSON MUSIC CO., LTD. Ice House Street.
Tel. 21322,
MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE
Members are reminded that they and their ladies must wear their badges prominently displayed.
No one without a badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclo-
Sure,
Badges admitting non-members to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10.00 per day Including tax-or $40.00 including tax for the Meeting (ladies $6.00; and $20.00 respectively), are ob tainable through the Secretary upon introduction by a Member, such Member to be responsible for alt chite, etc.
Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the Race Course.
A limited number of Tiffins will be obtainable each day at the Club House, provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy,
HONG KONG HORTICULTURAL | Telephone No. 21920.
SOCIETY.
ANNUAL SHOW of
TFLOWERS and VEGETABLES
will be held at the Volunteer Headquarters on THURSDAY, the 3rd March, 1932, from 3 p.m. to 7
P.m.
ENTRIES will definitely CLOSE at noon on THURSDAY, the 25th February, 1932, at the Hon. Secre- tary's Office, 11, Queen's Road,
TO LET-Fally furnished House-in-Central, bat intending Exhibitors cluding linen and cutlery-on Peak. are requested to SEND IN THEIR Four bedrooms with bath rooms at ENTRIES AS EARLY AS POS tached, dining room, large drawing room and large verandah. ModernSIBLE.
Sanitation throughout. First class grass tennis court. For nine months from 1st March. Rent very moderate. Apply Box No..714, c/o “China Mail."
APARTMENTS TO LET.
"AIRLIE HOTEL.
Nathan Road, Kowloon.
23-25,
Under
European Management. Excel- lent cuisine. Modern Apart- ments. Terma Moderate. Three minutes from ferry. Tel. 57357.
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORB.
- Public Auctions ·
Members who have not yet paid their Subscription and ALL THOSE who WISH to JOIN the Society are requested to send $5.00 immediately to the Undersigned.
J. T. BAGRAM,
Hon. Secretary. Hong Kong, 7th February, 1932,
NOTICE.
On no pretext will children ba permitted in either enclosure dur- ing the first four days of the Meeting.
for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors | together with a Statement of Ac-| counts for the year ending 31st December, 1931.
The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Corporation will be CLOS- ED from MONDAY, the 15th February, to SATURDAY, the 27th February, 1982 (both days inclu- sive), during which period no transfer of shares can be register- ed.
Fætts.
4 sight
On Berlin- On demand On demand Credits; 60 days" sight 264
On Bombay→→→
Wire
On New York-
On demand
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY
1932.
HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE Opening Daily Official Quotations, 20 Feb., 1932. Next Settlement Day, Friday, February 26, 1932.
STOCK
Sale Now Fla.
ors
·Year
Last dividend and when paid
Chartered Bank..........
Mercantile Bk., A&B,
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630
685
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Jsurances.
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600
24
China Underweitern...$
China Fire Ins........$
95%
H. K. Fire a, ven
95%
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Shipping.
Wire
95%
Douglases
湖
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95%
H. K. Steamboat ....
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4 Singapore--
By Order of the Board of Directors,
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614
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V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 8th February, 1932.
HUMPHREYS' ESTATE & FINANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Copper Cents
No
... 84% pa
that the Annual Ordinary Rate of Native In- General Meeting of Shareholders terest will be held at the Hong Kong Chinese Sub. Coin. 2914% dis Hotel, Hong Kong, on MONDAY, Hong Kong Sub. Coin Par. the 28th February, 1932, at 11.30 a.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors to gether with a Statement of Ac- counts for the year ended 31st De- cember, 1931
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, 18th February, to MONDAY, 29th February, both
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.
Public Enclosure is $4.00 per day
The price of admission to the days inclusive.
including tax for all persona, in- cluding ladies, and la payable at the
Gate.
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform ara admitted to the Public En- closure at $1.00 per day including
tax.
Bookmakess, Tic Tac men, etc., will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of The Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Race: Meeting.
Tiffins will be obtainable in the Restaurant in the Public Enclosure.
SERVANTS PASSES.
Passes for Servants will be issued on application to the Secret- ary, 3rd Floor, Gloucester Building. Employers are requested to dis tribute them with discrimination and to endorse their names on the passes.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers. Hong Kong, 10th February, 1932.
HONG KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SEVENTH ORDIN- ARY YEARLY MEETING of the HONG KONG TELEPHONE COM- PANY, LIMITED, will be held on: WEDNESDAY, the 9th Day of March, 1932, at the BOARD ROOM of the Company. Second Floor; Exchange Building, Hong Kong, at 11 a.m., for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Ac- counts and the Report of the Board of Directors, for the Finan- clal Year ended 31st December,
tors and the Auditors.
LONDON EXCHANGES
Paris New York
Montreal
Brussels Geneva Amsterdam Milan Berlin
8.58
66%
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Lands, Hoteli & Buildings.
418 41
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H. K. Realties.
Chinese Estates $ 95
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+
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Feb. uteri $3 ato year 225-82---
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5.60
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73 conte fur 3030-
130 cents on old for 1980
Mar.18,81
Mar. ST, 31
Buenos Aires Montevideo Bombay Shanghai Hong Kong Yokohama Sliver Spot ... Silver Forward
13 18/16 --British Wireless Service.
EUROPEAN DEVOTEES OF BUDDHA.
H. K. Tramways ...S Peak Trams (old)....$
(Dew) ...
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Sour Ferries.....
Yaumati Ferries........
China Light (old)...$
> (new) ...S H. K. Electrics ....S Macao
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Industrials.
All Firms, Associations, Clubs, Members' Enclosure except for 1981, and re-electing Two Direc Offeringa At Oriental Exhibition. Malabon Sugara .................${
etc., who have not yet sent in the particulars of their concerns for the 1932 issue of the Hong Kong Dollar Directory are requested to forward the necessary information to the publishers without delay.
The HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY CO., China Mall Building, 3a, Wyndham -Street,
Servants are not permitted in the passing through on their duties, but must remain in their employers' stands.
Servants' passes in their posred- Any persons found loitering with
afon will forfeit the same and will be removed from the enclosure.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 8th February, 1932.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from
days inclusive,
Cald: Macg, Ord....Tit.
"
Pref....Th.
*
The existence a surprising the 3rd to 9th March, 1982, both number of European devotees of Canoe toes....$
Cements (com.)...... Buddha has been proved in a curi-
(old)... Dated this 15th day of Febru-ous way. At the conclusion of the
#1 (CW)......$ Chinese and Japanese Exhibition, H. K. Ropes.$. ary, 1992.
fanumerable allver bolna “
were China Agriculture......$ found behind Buddha images. No
Stories, &c. Orientals had been seen among the
Dairy Farm visitors, so it is presumed that the Wanons offerings were made by Europeans, Der A Wings....................$ says a message from Stockholm. Lane Crawfords foldŊ.......Ş
By Order of the Board,
W. L MCKENZIE,
14, Des Voeux Road Central,
Hong Kong.
Secretary.
Reclamation Ground, Johnston Road, Wanchai.
Mackintosh
Sinderes..... Wm. Powells
(new)$
Miscellaneous.
H.K. Amusements
C. Entertainmci (Old)$)
UTAT!
(New)$ $
+
S. C. Enterprises Macao Greybounds" $ Constructions (Old)...$ (New) ...$
B: Ind. G. Bonds
H.K. Govt Loans....$3%
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29 Dec. 1,76 for 1931
Pending
Oct. 78 cuts for year #1-10-30 Mar, 16, 31
SECOND COMPLETE
CHANGE OF PROGRAMME
TO-MORROW NIGHT
HARMSTON'S CIRCUS
30 EUROPEAN ARTISTES 30
50 PERFORMING
ANIMALS50
MATINEES - SATURDAY & SUNDAY, AT 4.15 P.M. CHILDREN HALF PRICE TO MATINEES ONLY.
Owing to the attendance of HE. the Governor on Saturday evening, the
performance will commence at 9.30 instead of at 9.15.
Full Box to hold six Single Seat In Box First Chairs",
PRICES OF ADMISSION (Including Tax),
-922.09. $314.40*
8.30
Second Chatrat Stalls Carpets Gallery
Booking at Moutrie & Co, Sundays At The Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform Half Price to
enagerie Open Dally From 8.08 ali WHARMSTON, Proprietor R. BELL, Represe
2.20 NIGHTLY
$ 1.10 9.15 PM.
M
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Fab. Laat dividend for your 15-3-20
19 Feb. 2 for year 28-2-31 pa
16
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3.60
Apr. 85,82
Fab. cents for year 25-54 Jose 1,81
Bar
Mat, $5.50 for year 31-281
Sept. 30, 3
*
5.16
Doo! 80 cents for 1930...
Apr. 29,91
(58%
Interest half yearly,
***
M.C.L.
There will be Bridge (Contract and Auction) and Mah Jong (First Floor of the Hotel) and a The Dansant in the Roof Garden at the Hong Kong Hotel on Tuesday, March 8th, from 3.30 p.m., until 6.30 p.m. Prizes awarded for Contract and Auction Bridge as well as Mah Jong. In aid of M.C.L. Funds.
Please keep this date free.
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to be