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THE HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
THE HONG KONG WAR MEMORIAL NURSING HOME. THE PUBLIC is advised that the
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. NURSING advised th
DOW
OPEN for the admission of
EXCHANGES.
THURSDAY'S QUOTATIONS.
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Accommodation is provided for
Documentary, SHAREHOLDERS will be held at fifty-five persons, including twenty.
months' sight
.... 1/5 the Offices of the Undersigned on six frst class and maternity wards.
The Nursing Home is furnished On Paris- WEDNESDAY, the 80th March,
on the On demand 1932, at Noon, for the purpose of and equipped throughout receiving the Report of the Gen-most modern lines.
Private bathrooms are attached eral Managera, together with a Statement of Accounts for the to each first-class ward. year ended the 81st, December, 1931.
The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOS- ED from the 16th to the 30th March, 1932, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,
General Managers, The Hong Kong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
Hong Kong, 9th March, 1932,
Rates:-lat Clasa $11 per day:) 2nd Class $6 per day: ordinary On demand medicines and small dressings in- cluded.
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Secretaries & Tronsurers. Hong Kong, 21st March, 1932.
THE HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY,
LIMITED.
THE WORST SIGNAL IN THE WORLD.
The Thrill of Hearing the S.O.S.
CALL OF TERROR.
*
MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1932.
HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE Opening Daily Official Quotations, 24 March, 1932: NEXT SETTLEMENT DAY, TUESDAY, 26 APRIL, 1999,
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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN On Shanghal--
that the General Managers on demand have (with the sanction of the NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. Consulting Committee of this Com- pany obtained at a Meeting of
THE TWENTY-SEVENTH AN- such Committee held here on the On demand
T NUAL GENERAL MEETING 14th day of March, 1932) made a Sovereignd
of SHAREHOLDERS will be held Call of $50 per share in respect of buying rate) ..... 1/4 % in the Offlees of Mesars. Dodwell the monies unpaid on the shares Silver Spot oz.)
p.m. for the purpose of receiving. NESDAY, the 80th day of Merch, Copper Cash
18 3/16
& Company, Limited, on WEDNES-held by the Shareholders and that Bar Silver in Hong ・・
Kong DAY, the 30th March, 1932, at 3 such Call should be paid on WED-
Nom.
the report of the General Mana- 1932, to the General Managers at Copper Cents gers together with a Statement of the Offices of the Company. Accounts to 31st December. 1931.
Nom. 1% prem
8%% D.a. 30% dis
Rate of Native In-
terest That the General Managers have The TRANSFER BOOKS of the (with the like sanction of the Con-Chinese Sub. Coin. Company will be CLOSED from suiting Committee) determined to Hong Kong Sub. Coin Par. the 23rd March to 30th March, employ the sum of $400,000 part 1932, both dates inclusive.
of the Reserve Fund of the Com- DODWELL & COMPANY, pany in paying a Special Dividend of $50 per share on the shares of the Company held by the Share- holders and that such Special Dividend shall be payable on the 30th day of March, 1932.
LIMITED,
General Managers. Hong Kong, 21st March, 1932.
THE HONG KONG & WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE
Warrants for the Special Divi- dend can be obtained on applica- tion to the General Managers at the Offices of the Company.
Should any Shareholder fail to TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pay the amount of the said Call that the ORDINARY YEAR-on the 30th day of March, 1992, TUITION GIVEN.
LY MEETING of Shareholders will the. General Managers will on the TUITION GIVEN by an experienced be held in the Office of the Com-31st day of March, 1932, apply the Teacher in drawing, painting, sculp-pany, 2, Queen's Building, Hong amount of the above mentioned 31st Special Dividend due to him in on THURSDAY, tare, cristoleum and home decorations. Kong,
Apply to Box No. 719, c/o "China MARCH, 1932, at 11 am. for con-payment and satisfaction of the
sideration of the Directors' Report said Call.
After payment or satisfaction of and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1931. the said Call in the manner above! The 'SHARE REGISTER and indicated a Memorandum showing |TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOS-the extent to which the shares are ED from the 24th to the 31st then paid up will be endorsed on March, 1982, both daya inclusive.all Certificates of Shares present- ed to the General Managera at the By Order of the Board of
Offices of the Company. Directors,
Mall."
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AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS.
·Public Auctions
R. M. DYER,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 17th March, 1932,
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED,
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
NT 43rd ORDINARY AN-
INUAL MEETING of SHAPE- HOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the Company, Exchange Building, Des Voeux Road Central, Victoria, Hong Kong, on THURS
The TRANSFER BOOKS and REGISTER of MEMBERS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 16th day of March, 1982, to the 30th day of March, 1952, both days inclusive."
Dated this 15th day of March.. 1982.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO, LTD.
General Managers, The Hong Kong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
DAY, the 31st day of March, 1982, A STUDIO
at Noon, for the purpose of re- ceiving a Statement of Accounta
HE Undersigned have received and the Report of the Directors T Instructions to sell by Public for the year ended 31st December,
Auction
ON
THURSDAY, March 31, 1932. commencing at 10.30 am,
at No. 1, Torres Buildings, Kowloon.
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE.
Qn View from Wednesday, March
.80, 1932.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, March 26, 1932.
B Undersigned have received Instructions, to sell by Public
'Auction,
ON
THURSDAY, March 31, 1932, commencing at 5:15 p.m.
at their Sales Room,
4, Daddell Street,
A Fine Collection of Valuable.
POSTAGE STAMPS
Comprising:
British Colonies, Old Hong Kong and China
On View from Wednesday, 80, 1982,
1931.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, 12th March, 1932, to THURSDAY, 31st March, 1932, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
ALLAN KEITH,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 1st March-1982.
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COMPANY.
Des Voeur Road, Centra
Faris New York Montreal
Douglases....... 207 Coming up Channel from the H, K, Steamboat ...$ Bay of Biscay, the crash of signala foto-China (Pref.) ...$ in your phones on early morning]
(Dxf.) watch will tell you that home waters Shell Bearer.....$/ have been reached. The crashing Union Waterboats...$
tattoo. of signals from Land's End]
radio, the wail of the French sta-
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Mining.
of Niton (Isle of Wight) all prove Kailan Mining Ad. 1/-
You may be listening to Land'a End clearing half-a-dozen radios to
a small ship, you might automatical- Rauba
Godowas, &c.
ly read that one ship has just left Venezuela Gold Fields í Falmouth, that another is running Docks, Wharves, off one or two private messages to Niton. and then through the un- imaginable din of dots and dashes you hear one faint whisper of an jother sort.. The peril signal hos
started.
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H. K. a W. Docks...3 South Ch. Motors (6)
China Providents (old)'s
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the operator at Land's End, who, Lande, Hotels &
Buildings. busy in the middle of writing a
H. & S. Hotels (C.R.)$ message, stops and switches his
(Rights) pencil to another line or sheet and K. Lands $75 scribbles the particulars following Shanghai. Lands ...Th.
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to hurry to the radio cabins to col- Chinese Estate... 35 leet the particulars of the S.0.5.
Control of the Ether.
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LONDON EXCHANGES
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Public Utilities.
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(LLC). the miracle happens. First one
Star Ferries.. 91 drops out, then another, then an Yunati Ferries. other, until within a matter of
China Light (old)...!! aeoonds there is a weird silence.
i (new)... 201 Eventually the ship in distress H. K. Electrica, and (76) sends out its repeat S.0.5. Then Macao Land's End bursting out in full Sandakan Lights.... power, crashes out the S.0.S. for H.K. Tels. fully paid $
part paid all to read, tells the operator who Chin Busca, sent it that he has been received, S'poreTractions(Ord.)}- and starts business.
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17 15/16 -British Wireless Service. tion, tell him that they will arrive Malabon Sugact $ at his position within a matter of Gald: Macg. Ord....Tls. Pref....Tls. " hours, send messages of cheer and quick expectations of reaching him Caton foes...............$ [5]
but all the time the ether is under
KING'S
THEATRE
COMING SHORTLY
"SUNSHINE SUSIE"
A BRITISH PICTURE.
RENATE MULLER
with Jack Hulbert, Owen Nares,
Cements (oom) ......$19
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(old)......$ 19
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the control of the senior station.
# (new) $ 51 Nobody is allowed to transmit who H. K. Ropes
is not communicating with the ship China Agriculture...... in danger.
Stories, &c. Not until arrangements have Dairy Farm- been made to plek up, the ship in Watons trouble, not until the rescuing ships' Der A Wings operatore are able to work him with Lane Crawfords (old)...$8.50 cut any, 'interference, does Land's
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Ch. Entertainment ...$ tion from men of every nationality,
5. C. Enterprises ...$ whether sent at terrific speed by a
Macao "Greybounds" $ man on a ship where every second
Constructions (Old)...$6.80 counts; whether stumbled out by
(New) the nervous Angers of an excitable B. Ind. G. Bonds...
#
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fully by an iron-willed operator.
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On Mystery
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Because of the tender age of the and the unustalais
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A NEW CHANEY ?
Capitaising Under Father Name.
Not
Hollywood...
Creighton Chant son of the on. At famous Lon Chan who died in
to
August, 1930, has aned a contract with Radio Ploture
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eror who said he