NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG..
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
IN THE MATTER OF THE FOOK ON ASSURANCE & GODOWN CO. LTD.
and
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IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ORDINANCES 1911 AND 1913. Nition was on the 21st day of April, TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 1915, presented to His Majesty's Supreme Court of Hongkong by the above-named Com pany to confirm an alteration of the said Company's objects proposed to be effected by Special Resolution of the Company unanimous by passed at an Extraordinary to and dos of
Company held the day March, 1915, and subsequently unanimously confirmed at an Extmordinary General Meeting of the said Company held on the 18th day of Marsh, 1915, and which Besolution runs as follows com
1. That the Company be authorised to carry. on all or any of the following businuses in addition to the business authorised by the Memorandum and Articles of Association.
(1) To carry on the business of Life Amurance in all its branches, and in particular to grant or affect assurances of all kinds for payment of money by way of Biga olimmediate or deferred annuities Bugle payment or by several payments or otherwise upon the happening of all or any of the following events namely the death or marriage or birth or survivorship or failure of iɛnuo or the attainment of a given ge by any person or persons or the expiration of any fired or ascertainable period or the occurrence of any contingency or event which would or might be takon to affect the interest whether in persemion vented contingent expectant prospective-or otherwise of any person or persons in any property or the lose or recovery of contras inal or testamentary capacity in any person or persons and also (in connection-with- nespeeness on the life or lives of the mome person or persons but not otherwise) to grant assurances payable upon or after the happening of personal injuries caused by accident of any description or upon the happening of Rickucas or rodily of monts inco pocity.
(2) To grint sanoituus of all kinds, whether dependent on human fe or otherwise, and whether perpetus! or terminable and whether immediate or deferred, and whether contingent or otherwise.
(9) To contract with leaseholders borrowers lenders annuitants and others for the establishment 'accumulation provision and payment of sinking funds and any other special fands and that either in considera- tion of a heap sam or of an annual premiam or otherwise and generally on such terms and conditions as may be arranged. (4) To purchase and deal it and lend on life reversionary and other interests in property of all kinds whether abeilute or contingent or expectant and whether deterrainable or not and to acquire lend money or redeem cancel extinguish by purchase surrender or otherwise ny policy security grant ur contract inned made or taken over or entered into by the Company.
(b) To reassure or counter-assure all or any risks and to undertake all kinds of re-surance and counter-assurance con- nected with any of the business aforesaid, (0) To give to any glass or section of those who assure or have other dealings with the Company suy rights over or in relation to any fund or funds or a tight to participate in the profits of the Company or in the profits of any particular branch or part of its business or any other special privileges advantages or benefite.
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AND NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the said Petition is directed to be heard before His Honour Sir WILLIAM REES DAVIES, Knight, Chief Justice, at 10.15A.M. THURSDAY, the 8th day of May, 1015, and any person interested in the said Company whether ss creditor polloy-holder or otherwise to oppose
the making of an order for the con- firmation of the said alteration under the above Ordinances should apr at the time of hearing, by himself or his Counsel, for the purpose, and copy of the said Petition will be farnishod to any such person requiring the same by the Company's Solicitors, Messrs. HARTINGS & HASTINGS, of No. 8, Des Voeux Road Central Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, on payment of the regulated charge for the same
Dated the 3rd day of April, 1915,
HASTINGS & HASTINGS,
Solicitors for the Company.
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PRE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAI STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY....
STEAM
TOR STRAITS,
AUSTRALIA, INDIA,
OEYLON ADEN,
"MEDITERRANEAN BGYPT.
PORTS, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON
HEDGE BILLS OF LADING. Jaavad p0) -DATATIA, PERSIAN. GULF, CONFINENTAL, AMERICAN AND SOUTH ÁFRICA POZTE.
THE Steamship
SARDINIA," Captain J. T. Jeffery, carrying Ha hajesty's Mails, will be despatched from this por for BOMBAY on FRIDAY, the 7th May, 1916, at Noon, baking Pa sengers and Cargo for the above Ports, in sonnection with the Co.'s as, “Maloja, from Colombo, pamongers' accommodatice which vessel is secured before departare from Hongkong.
Silk and Valuables and Ten and Cargo for Italy, France and London (under arrange. ment) will be transhipped at Colombo inse che Mail Steamer prooteding direct to Marseilles and London, Other Cargo to London, sto, will be conveyed via Bom- the RA bay and transhipped t "KABHIE," due in London O 1th June, 1915.
Parcels will be received at the Offiz antil PM, the day before mailing. Tas sonients and valus" of all packagon mov required.
For farther particulars, apply to
E A HEWETT,
Superintens
dongkong, 64th Apri', 1915."
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 24TH, 1915.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LIMITED.
URING my Absence and until further NORTHCOTE has been appointed ACTING SCOBETARY,
By Order of the Board of Directors.
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Sacralary.
[632 Hongkong, 23rd April, 1915. .
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF
CANTON, LIMITED."
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
FINAL DIVIDEND of TWENTY Bonus of FIVE AL DOLLARS and DOLLARS per Share for the year 1913, and on INTERIM DIVIDEND of THIRTY DOLLARS por Bhare for the year 1914, will be Payable on FRIDAY, the 23rd instant.
Warrants may be had on application at the Office of the Society on or after that date.
By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE, Secretary.
[533 Hongkong, 23rd April, 1916.
TO LET
the 1st of May, No. 27, CONDUIT
ON ROAD, YELY LARGE DINING and DRAWING ROOMS, Three Excellent Bed Roems and Bath Rooms; well furnished throughout. Apply to
MESSES, PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING.
[534 Hongkong, 24th April, 1915,
:
Vendre aux enchères publiques dear: Dalasi décortiquer le paddy sisen á Cholon (Cochinchine française) aves-magasins, matériel of outillage appartenant aux Sociétés RIZERIE -ORIENT· etRIZERIE UNION."
HOUSES TO LET
TO LET.
HOUSE in TORRES BUILDINGS,
Apply to
PROCURATION. Hongkong, 16th April, 1915,
Amberley Road, Kowloon.
INTIMATION
SPANISH DOMINICANA. S. WATSON
& CO., LTD.
[601
TO LET:
HOUSE 'Observatory Villas, Kowloon-
"Apply to
ARRATOON V. APCAR & Co. Hongkong, 18th March, 1915. [393
TO LET.
LODOWN, No. 94, Prays East,
Apply-
"KWONG SANG HONG, LTD.,
No. 248, Des Vanx Road Central.
[205 Hongkong, 19th February, 1915.
No
TO LET AT THE PEAK.
0. 2, STEWART TERRACE,
Furnished and newly deno up.
EL. POLLOCK, Apply
Prince's
Hongkong, 20th January, 1915, Building
TO LET
HOUSE in Knutsford
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Terrnos
A Korben,
APP
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., Lan,
[45 Hongkong, 1st March, 1815.
TO LET From 1st March,
La Hizeria "Orient" outilitare un matériel GODOWN, No. 6, Daddell Street.
"Douglas of Grant entièrement neuf peut produire environ 600 tonnes de tia biano" par
24 heures.
La Rizerie Union" outillée partie-ures-un- matériel Douglas et Grant" on bon itat of en excellent partie avec un matériel Schule"
tat d'entretien pont produire environ 300 tounes de riz blanc par 24 heures,
Il esiste un matériel flottant comprenant une chaloupe 33 jouques et sampaus dont la cession pourra tre courentis prix d'estimation aux Adjudicataires des Riteries
A défaut d'entente, ce matériel sera vendu aux enchères.
La reate n'aura lieu que si les offres atteignent 3650.000 de Saigon pour la Rizerie "Orient" et $450.000 pour la Rizerio Urian.”
Les offres et les demandes do penseignements sont reotes à l'Etude de Maitre Gigon-Papin notairs & Saigon (Corbinchine francaise).
Cade A. B. C. 5th Edition, Addresse Télégraphique GENDREAU Saigon.
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Apply
A. B. AVASIA,
Care of E. PABANEY.
No. 1. Duddell Stroot, [214 Hongkong, 2nd February, 1915.
TO LET
Hondait Rood. TOUSES in CLIFTON GARDENS,
OFFICES, facing the Harbour between the Hongkong Club and Post Office.
68, THE PEAK, "THE RETREAT.” 21, WONG NEI-CHONG ROAD. GODOWNS, New Prays, Kennedy Town. GODOWNS, ■t Wanchal Road, Apply, ato.,
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD.
[98 Hongkong, Int April, 1815,
TO LET
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AMERICAN ›×» MANCHURIAN LINE, FLATS in Nathan Road, Kowloon,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM NEW YORK.
*HE Btoamship
THE
"KALOMO,"
Captain F. T. Swinney, having arrived from the above Foris, Consignees of Cargo see hereby informed that their Goods are being waded at their risk into the Oedowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, and stored at Consignees risk and expense,
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods am to be left in the Godowns, where they will to examined on FRIDAY, 30th ins 10 A.M
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All Claims must be presented within Firru DATB of the Steamer's arrival bere, after which date they cannot be repugnised.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 30th inat, will be subjecš to rent.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading, will be countersigned by
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
Agents Hongkong, 23rd April, 1915. 1538
HONGKONG JOOKEY CLUB.
NOTICE.
THE
held TO-DAY THE HALF-YEARLY MEETING of the (SATURDAY), the 24th April, 1915, at- 12.30 Pa at the Offices of the HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB, on the Ground Floor of the
By Order,
T. F. HOUGH,
Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, 10th April, 1915.
HONGKONG ULUB ANNEXE, Chater Bond.
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THE NATIONAL LOAN OF THE THIRD YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA. SIXTEEN MILLION DOLLARS (816,000,000)
AND
A FLAT in Humphrey's Buildings, Kowloon, Minden Bow, Kowloon, PENYRHEW, 8.Roomed House with Tennis Court,
1 and 2. MINDEN VILLAS, KOWLOOD, 5-Roomed House with Tennis Court.
FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Humphrey's Avenue, Gordon Terrson and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon.
Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
Co., LTD., Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, 20th April, 1915.
QUEEN'S BUILDING.
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TO LET, the South-West portion of the TFIRST FLOOR, including Treatury on Ground Floor, lainly in occupation of the German Bank,
GODOWN, No. 9, Ice House Street, Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD,
136 Hongkong, Let March, 1915,
TO LET.
OFFICER 1 x. GROZOR'S BUILDING Floor, Overlocking Harbour Immediats passoRTION.
Apply to-
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Hongkong, 3rd December, 1914
PRESENTATION TO DR. FRANCIS CLARK.
beautiful
"Whether or not the general trade will correspondingly advance with sufficient rapidity to obviate the probability of a
A pleasant private function took place diminished revenue collection in conse- quence thereof is problematical," the at the University hostol (Lugard Hall) Commissioner wrote. The outbreak of yesterday evening when Mr. Lim Chong For in
Europe in August last made it Eang, on behalf of the undergraduates Fu certain that general trade would suffer, residence, presented Dr. Francis Clark, the result being that the Custeuns revenue warden of the hostel, with E at Canton showed a decrease of nearly gold sovereign purse. half a million taels, while the Customs rovenus for the whole of China showed a kaw of over five million tools. The years 1911, 1912, and 1913 had been successively record years, but while the war endures we cannot expeat to see this rate of pro- MANUFACTURERS gress maintained. Indeed, if we may be
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PRICES:- $1.00 PER Doz. $0.60
*
PINTS. SPLITS.
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Mr. Li said that since the inaugura- tion of the University Dr. Clark and heen their warden. By his retirement from the wardenship of the hostel- they were about to lose the active services of one who had for the last three years dy- voted himself whole-heartedly to the in-
guided by the general complaint of the rests of the hostel. He assumed that dullness of trade, the Customs revenue there was no necessity for him to dwell for the present war is likely to be lower upon the valuable services Dr. Clark had than it has been for several years past, rendered them. One knew that it was my Fortunately, thanks to the administrative easy task to dischargo the duties of à reforms which the new Government has wardon. Dr. Clark had all along given introduced and ales to the measures which his time ungrudgingly and his services They wished Dr. Clark have been taken to promote the prosperity gratuitously.
of internal trade, China is better able to all happiness and health in his dear bear a temporary set back to her foreign hamieland, and on behalf of his fellow- trade now that was the case a few years students he asked him to accept their pre- ago, and she will at least be able to meet sent as a small token of their gratitudo it with confidence in the growing poten- and appreciation of the interest he had tialities of her trade when once the warĮ taken in them. is ended and a return is made to normal conditions of trade.
:
The passengers who left for Hone by the P.&O. steamer Malfa yesterday in cluded Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, Command er and Mrs. Basil Taylour, and Major and Mrs. Stair Stewart.
"There is not sufficient evidence in this case to convict a Belgian before a German declared, Mr. Hind, when court-martial," asking for the discharge of a client at the Magistracy yesterday.
There was a large gathering of members of the Penang Bar on April 15th to bid farewell to Mr. Justico Sercombe Smith, who went Home on retirement on the 16th inst, after 25 years' Colonial Service.
The Lectures on Phonetics to be de- livered at the University, are to be given Monday, 27th April, and the three Mondays following, and not on Friday 30th and the three following Fridays as
A. S. WATSON & CO.. Previously announced.
LIMITED.
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HONGKONG Orion: 104, Das Vaos. BOAD O. LONDON OPTION: 181, FLET STRAFT, E.O
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, AFBIC PATH, 1915.
CHINA'S TRADE.
Dr. CLARE, In the course of his reply, said he had much pleasure in accepting the pretty present as a lasting teken of the students' goodwill towards their warden. The duties of a warden were not at all easy to perform. He had to deul with them as an old generation with a rising generation-whose views-mutat-m sarily differ. A warden might be likened to a father and he had always tried "fa" give them a fatherly care, and whatever shall restrictions he had imposed in them had been done with that end in view. They would and in his successor, Prof. Hinton, just as guxi, if not a better, warden. He assured them that he would continue to take a lively interest in the in his far-off home, and expressed the wish that if any of them should go to England for advanced studies they would make it a point to let him have th pleasure of seeing them again
At the elame of the proceedings a group photo was taken.
HUGE OPIUM HAUL.
Since the seizure of a very large quan We are asked to state that Dr. and Mrs, tity of prepared and raw opium on the Blue Funnel steamer about a mouth Francis Clark's "At Home" at the University to the members of the staff ag and the students will be held on Monday afternoon next, instead of Tuesday, owing to the earlier departure of the P. and O. Nure.
no important hauls of opium have been reported. "The Revenue Authorities of Hongkong have latterly again been busy, and us the result of
arching two Ben line stea:pers in the Harbour a couple of days ago, opium to Among residents leaving for Home by the value of $150,000 has been seized. I the N.Y.K. steamer Ya 30 ka Mare is stated that the opium was sinuggled da yesterday were Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Bar-board the steamers in London. Reven us ton and children, Mrs. P. Hodgson and Officers J. C. Wilden, Langley, McMillan, child; Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Bird and and Knight were responsible for the children, Mr. and Mrs. II. F. Hickman actual seizure of the opium. and child, Mr. and Mrs. F. Austin and child, and the Rev. D. B. Reynolds, who has recently retired from the Chaplaincy of the Seamen's Mission in Hongkong.
CHINESE ATTACKED BY A DOG.
THERE seems to have been unusual delay in issuing the Chinese Customs Trade Reports for the year 1913. The fascicle containing the Reports from the Southern Coast Ports has only just reached us. But while at this late date We are informed by Lady May that public interest in the details of the trade this neck 215 garments have been sent in 1912 may not be kosn, the general in by the Women of Hongkong, Foothor record of the year is one which possesses and Swatow, and the parcel has been for a special interest, because it was the year warded through the courtesy of the ship of the "Second Revolution," and in the ping firms to Révérénde Mère Générale Customs Trade Reports for the year will Communauté de St. Paul Chartres, Eurej bo found a concise and authoritativo et Lairó, France, for the troops at the By
record of what happened in the various provinces of the country. Mr. F. W. MAZE's report on the trade of Canton may be cited as an example. In less than & page and a half we are given a very
A young man named F. C. Botelho was | Chinese strolled into his private road, concise review of the administrative summoned at the Magistracy yesterday and one of his dogs attacked him.
for riding a pony at Kowloon City Neither of the dogs was muzzled, but they ̈ changes and dramatic' events which so swiftly followed upon each other in Can the common danger of the public. In did not leave his property. They were ton in the second half of the year. These pector Sim told the Magistrate that he easily-controlled. political disturbances, which occasioned saw defendant riding at a dangerous severe fighting in the city and neigh ave, and he called on the man to stop, hourhood of Canton, completely dis but he apparently took no notice of it. oraland trade and brought bules is Defendant affirmed that the pony shied
Before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magis- tracy yesterday Mr. W. T. Edwards, re- siding at 17s, Kennedy Road, was sun- moned for allowing his dog to be at large A Chines.cook at without a muzzle. the Naval Hospital stated that he was bitten by one of two dogs at 8 p.m. on the 10th inst. The dogs were with the wild Amongst of the defendant, Front and Belgian Refugees.
On Defendant said he kept two dogs. the things ront there arò razors, strops
the 10th inst. at the time mentioned by - the complainant, he was at home. A
TO LET. -ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS VERY CONVENIENT OSTICRE ROOMS. Ladinding a Fine Commotions Apply
SECRETARY, A.B. WATSON & Co., Lad --Hongkong, Brd October, 1914.
Suite.
TO LET.
THE GROUND FLOOR of No. &, DES TVOEUX ROAD OENTRAL, coupled by Madame Gains, etc..
Apply to
DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD. [27$ Hongkong, 10th February, 1915.
and shaving brushes, writing paper, etc.
Conset son women who were carrying grass. a standstill for the time being. quently it was not a little surprising, The Magistracy accepted his excass, and when the total revenue receipts for the the summons was dismissed. year were ascertained. to find that the Customs revenue for the port of Canton was the highest collection on record. In
SUPPLEMENTARY ISSUE OF EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS ($8,000,000).
UBSCRIBERS to the store LOAN are Eereby notified that the Interest Instalment for the month of April amounting RISHOP'S LODGE SOUTH." No. 11, the Report now published the Commill the troops in the Colony, including the
to Dollare One Handred and Twenty Thousand ($120,000) has been duly received by the Undersignal and brought to Iman Service
Account.
F. A. AGLEN, Inspector General of Customs, and Vice-Chairman of the Bureau of
National Loan. Luspectorate General of Customis,
Feking. 14th April, 1915.
WANTED.
[631
TO LET.
In honour of St. George's Day, the Hongkong Boy Scouts held a rally in the St. Joseph's College square last evening,
The case was dismissed.
A DOMESTIC LOAN FOR
KWANGTUNG.
The Ministry of Finance has received a request from the provincial Authorities of Kyangtung to the effect that since the various sources of revenue of the province opening of the year, the proceeds frord the have fallen far short of the usual amount and that during the first and securad THE PEAK, Unfurnished, 5 Rooms,sioner explains that the revenue returns No. 25, BELILIOS TERRACE, with
tung provincial Government has already are son what misleading and suggest Kowloon and Peak contingents, being months of the current year the Kwang- entrance on Conduit Road,
3 BOOMS, suitable for Offices, 1st Floor, greater commercial prosperity than the t-Among those present were the incurred a debt of over six-hundred- Commissioner of Scouts (Commodore R. thousand dollars, which will continue ta Queen's Road Central
actial facts warrant. This record col. Anstruther, B.N.), Lieut. Kennedy increase during the next few months. There is no way, it appears, to relieve the Iection was due, in short, to the advantage (Chief Scoutmaster); Captain Evans financial stringency other than by float- taken of the political disturbances by the
Scoutmasters Edwards, Roylance, and ing a short-term domestic loan in the The Kwangtung Authorities opium dealers to resuscitate a trade
J. M. Braga, and Mrs. Rayner. Lieut. province.
have consequently requested the Govern- which had been prohibited. When, how- Calonel Chapman and Lieut. Wright ment to permit them to lost the proposed aver, the political disturbances were 1
(H.K.V.C.) were interested spectators.loan, which will be for two million suppressed, the opium-probibition mea-
The Commissioner took the salute, and dollars redeemable after a period of six months.. The Kwangtung Authorities surce were strictly and effectively re- introduced, and Mr. MAZE wrote that afterwards addressed the Scouts on St. consider that they have adequate security The rally ended with the for the loan and will be able to raise ample funds to redeem the loan, se soon there were indications of a considerable George.
as the financial condition of the provinc. falling off in the opium, trade during National Anthem and three cheers for His
Majesty the King.
improves Peking Gazette... 1914 as compared with the year 1913.
WESTWARD HO." Bonham Road, "EGGESFORD," Nos. 124, THE PEAR, Unfurnished (& Booms), from 1st May, 1915.
•MERION," No. 6, THE PEAK, Unfurnished (6 Rooms).
ROOMS in BEACONSFIELD and 66 ELGIN TERRACE,
"ROGATE," Austin Road, Kowloon, No. 2, DES VEUX VILLAS, 61, FRAK ROOMS, aitable for Offese, on the Firth Floor of No. 3, Daddell Street,
No.58, THE PEAK (5 CAMERON VILLAS). Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
ard Floor, Alexanden Buldings Hongkong 29th March, 1915,
DRITISH OFFICE ASSISTANT for (Unfurnished). B Hongkong Firm Goed prospects for suitable applicant.
Reply to-
"ASSISTANT.” Care of "Daily Frees" Ozina. Hongkong, 22nd April, 1915, 1599