NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
GULA-KALUMPONG
APRIL BTH
RUBBER
ESTATES, LIMITED
NOTICE.
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the abors Company will be held on PHARE REGISTER will is CLOSED from 12th to 22nd April, both days inclusive. Dividend of Two Shillings less tax Five Shillings and Nine-pence is payable on 22nd
nstant.
By Order,
LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS Colonial Register. Hongkong, April 7th, 1919.
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NATIONAL DAN OF THE THIRD YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC (1014). SECOND ANNUAL DRAWING OF BONDS. UBSCRIBERS to the above LOAN are
hereby notified that arrangements have now been made to proceed with the redemption of the Loan, and that the Second Drawing of Bonda wi take place on May 16th next. The date of payment with a list of the number of Drawn Boads will be announced in a subsequent notification.
F. A. AGLEN, Inspector General of Customs,
LOST.
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ROWN CANTONESE CHOW DOG. Reward to about 8 years. Licence No. 160. anyone giving information resulting in his return 10-
J. W. FRANKS,
Victoris (sol.
66
TO LET
(81%
from 1st June,
DERRINGTON No. 8, Peak Road, Booms and 2 Tennis Courts.
Apply to
LINSTEAD & DAVIS.
Alexandra Buildings. 1813
TO BE SOLD. DURSUANT to an ORDER OF THE the 7th day of March, 1919, made in an Action in the matter of the Estate of HO TSUN SAN alias HO SHU TONG alias HO SAN CHUNG alias HO A SEK alias HO A SEEK alias HO A SIK deceased.
By
« MB. GEORGE P. LAMMERT, at Mia Auction Rooms in Duddell Street,
WEDNESDAY,
the 30rn day of Argil, 1919, at 3 o'clock in the AfternOGN,
LOTS, IN TWENTY THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY
situate and boing Nos. 49 sud 5, Hollywood Road standing on Inland Lot No. 200, Nos 402 and 400Queen's Road West, Nos. 5 sad 7, Saxo To Lane all standing on the Reasio- ing Portion of Section F of Inland Lot No. 800, Nos. 1, 52, 137 and 163, Second Street, standing on the Bemaining Portion of Laland Lot No. 768 aud Section & auf the Romeia- ing Portion of inland Lt No. 800, Nos. 27, 21, 35, 37, 38, and 4t, Centre Stront, standing on the Remaining Portion of Inland Lot No. 758, No8. 28, 24 and 52, First Street, standing on the Remaining Portion of Inland Lot No. 750 and the Remaining Portion of Inland Lot No. 688, No. 43 Graham Street, standing on the Bamsining Portion of Inland Lot No. 108, No. 30, Poel Street, and No. 22, Gage Street, being respectively Section E and Section C of Inland Lot No. 167, Victoria, Hongkong.
Lot 1 consists of the two semi-European Houses, No. 49 and 61, Hollywood Road, held under a Crown Lease having 932 years to
run.
Lot comprises Nos. 402, Queen's Road Westbad No. 7, Bam To Lane,
Lot 3 comprises No. 408, Queen's Bead West.
Lot 4 comprises No. D, Sam To Lane, Lots 5 and 6 are Nos, 137 and 163, Second Btreet
Lota 9, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are all held for a term of 998 years of which 942 years are unexpired.
Lots 7 to 12 inclusive are Nos. 27, 31, 36, 87, 39, and 41, Centre Street, one house for each for All are held under a Crown Losse having 042 years unexpired.
Lots 13, 14 and 15 comprise Nos 51 and 58, Second Street and 58, Firet Street. Thes lota, also have an unexpired term of 943
YEATH.
Lote 16 and 17 are Nos. 26 and 28, First Stroet, held under a Crown Lease with 838 years unexpired.
Lot 18 is No. 43, Graham Street. This lob has 934 years to run.
Lote 19 and 20 are No. 30, Pool Strect, and No. 22, Gage Street. They are both bold ander Crown Lease having an unexpired term of 830 years. All the above houses except lot 1 are Chinese houses.
or
24, Queen's Road Central,
MR. GEORGE P. LAMMENT, The Auctioneer.
INTIMATIONS
FUE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 10cm, 1919.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
INTIMATIONS
INTIMATIONI
THE BEST PREVENTATIVE OF
BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Registered Office of the Company Queen's Building, Hongkong, TO-DAY THURSDAY) the 10th day of APRIL 1915, at 6 o'clock M., when the subjoined INFECTIOUS AND Resolutions will be proposed as Extraordinary Resolu-ordinary Resolutions
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Society will be held at the Registered Office of the Society. Queen's Building, Hongkong, TO-DAY (THURS DAY; the 10th day of Art, 19, at 14 Nuon, when the subjoint Resolutions will he proposed an
Lic.ns:-
1. That the nominat silver capital of the Society ne existing when this resolution in confirmed a special resolution be converted into sterling and that such capital so convertel be increased myond the sterling equivalent of such silver capital when suelt concorsion takes place to the sum of £2,000,000 Sterling divided into 20000 shares of the nominal value of £10 each.
2. That sach of the issue silver shares af the Society of the nominal value of $250 ench with the sum of $100 paid up there. on be converted into five shares of the nominal value of £10 each with the sterling equivalent of $20 Hongkong currency at the opening T.T. rate of exchange on the date the resolution is confirmed as a special resolution creditod as paid up thereon and accordingly that 90,000 shares out of the 200,000 shares of the nominal value of £10 each ostita- ting the capital of the Society so con- vorted and increased be distributed by the Board to the persons who are regis- tored na shareholders of the Society on. the date this resolution is confirmed as a special resolutie in exchange for the silver shares then hold by them.
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3. That the Articles of Association be altered in manner following, namely:--- By the insertion after, Article No. 107 of
the following Article "107 (8). The Board may employ Employment
the funds of the Society which funds, have been established pursuant to the provisions of Artiole 107 or any of then or any portion thereof (and that whether such funds or such portion na is proposed to be dealt with worn set aside for the special purpose to which they are proposed to be applied or for any other purpose or not) in or for all or any of the following purposes, that is to say, in meeting contingencies, in equalizing dividends, in paying special dividend or bonuses, in repairing improving and maintaining any of the property of the Society, or otherwise in the business the Society, and in or for such other purposes as the Board "shall in its dis cretion think conducive to the interesta of the Society and in regard to any such employment as aforesaid the Board shall not be bound to keep such funds separate from the other assets."
By the insertion of the following Articles
after Article No. 108.
be ant off
"10 (1). Any general meeting Bonus may
at which dividend or bonus et call. is declared or sanctioned may make a call on the members of such amount as the meating fixes but so that the call on each member shall not exceed the dividend or bonus payable to him and so that notwithstanding the pro- visions of Articles 16, 20 and 21 the call may be payable at the same time as the divid nd or bonas and the dividend or bone may, if so arranged between the Society and the member, be set off against the call. The making of a call under this article shall be deemed ordinary business of an ordinary general meeting which declares a dividend. ($). After any resolution has been passed under the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Article the Board may arrange on behalf of the Society for the dividend or bonus to be set off against the call by authorizing any person on behalf of the members from whom such call is due to enter into an Agreement with the Society providing for such dividend or bonus to be set off against such call sad stuch Agreement made ander authority shall be effective.
any
(a). It shall be no objection to any resolu
tion made under paragraph (1) of this article to any call or strangement
that such resolution was passed or such call or arrangement was made at the moeting at which the rootation intro- ducing this Articlo and Articles 107 (a) was confirmed us a special resolution provided that due notice of the intention to propose such first montioned resolu- tion and to declare such dividend or bonus and to make such call elmil have been given prior to the Contrmatory meeting aforesaid.
109 (b) Dividende may be paid Bate of
in Hongkong Currency at exchange for such rate of exchange as the leidenda General Meeting declaring Bongkok, payable in or sanctioning the same or, in the case of interim dividends, as the Board may determine'
Should the above resolutions he passed by the requisite majority they will be sub- mitted for comfirmation as special resolutions to & second extraordinary meeting which will be subsequently convened.
Dated the Twenty-eighth day of March, 1919.
By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE General Manager,
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HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
NOTICE
SPECIAL EXTRAORDINARY
1. That the nominal silver capital of the Company as exising when this resolu tion is confirmed as a special resolution be converted into sterling and that such capital so converted be increased beyond the sterling equivalent of such silver capital when such conversion takes place to the sum of £1,000,000 Sterling divided into 200,000 shares of the nominal value of £ each.
2 That each of the issued silver shares of the Company of the nominal value of $83.33 auch with the sum of $25 paid up thereon be converted into three sharea and two fifths of one share of the nominal value of £5 each with the sterl ing equivalent of $7.35 Hongkong Currenty at the opening T.T. rate of uxchange on the date this resolution is confirmed
27 + spcolal resolution credited as paid up thereon and accord- ingly that 8,500 shares out of the 200,000 abarre of the nominal value of £ each constituting the capital of the Company cunvorted and increased be distributed by the Board to the persons who are registered as shareholders of the Company on the date this resolution is confirmed as a special resolution in exchange for the silver ahares then hel by them
3. That the Articles of Association b altered in manner following namely:-- By the insertion after Article No. 106 of
the Article.
106 (a). The Board may ex- Koplayment play the the funds of the of reserve Company which have been funds. catablished paravant the provisiona
of Article 108 or any of them or any portion thereof (and that whether such funds or such portion as is proposed to be dealt with were set aside for the special purpoan to which they are proposed to be applied or for any other purpose or not) in or for all or any of the following purposes, that is to say, in meeting co tingencies, in equalizing dividends, in paying apecial dividends or bonuses, in repairing, improving and maintaining any of the
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Licut D. Klein, of the Coolie Corps, wrote from France in February that ho was hoping to leave for China with Mr. Rowlalt, of Moses. Reiss & Co., Bomu time in late March.
A Chinese servant girl was sentenced to nine months' hard labour by Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the Magistracy, yesterday, for wounding and outting her mistres and another sorvant girl
Among those who are passing through the Colony on the Andre Lebon, which tho leaves to-day for Marecilies, is Marquis Fusani Confalonieri, the Italian Ambassador Lo Paris, who is returning
Europe
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The application made by the Singapore Authorities for the extradition of a Chi- news accused of cumitting a larceny at the Commercial Press, Singapore, granted by Mr. G. N. Orme at the Magia. tracy, yesterday.
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Government has submitted certain pro- posals to the Colonial Office, but that is no reason for refuring to have the subject thoroughly explored, in the meantime, by an impartial body, as bag been done in Singapore. The advantages to be gained from the appointment of a Commission are so manifest that it is only natural to draw the inference that the Government | shrinks from taking this course for fear of the revelations that might be made. We should obtain a clear statement of the situation and a comprehensive and care. fully considered scheme which, though it might be too ambitious to carry out at ence in its entirety, would enable us to proceed methodically in accordance with a definite plan. In this way mistakes would be avoided into which there is a danger of falling by following a patch-work policy. Next in point of urgency to housing comes the harbour, the proper maintenance of which is vital to the Colony's continued prosperity. 11 is well-known that great attention is being devoted to the future of the Port
Miss Nellie Saunders, daughter of the of Shanghai, and that an Interna
Rev. Alex. R. Saunders, of the China tional Committee of Consulting Engi
Jaland Mission, Yangchow, has passed поста to advise as to the relative her anals in medicine and surgery at the
ie merita of the Bumerous alternative University of Aberdeen, obtaining the schemes, which have been conceived in a degrees of M.B., C.M. spirit of boldness, for meeting the anti- cipated requirements of occan shipping. To-day the Hon. Mr. P. H. HOLYOK will ask the Government to appoint a Com mittee of experts to inquire into and report upon the condition of the chanuel by which vessels enter Hongkong Har bear, and the necessity or otherwise of ordering at onec 1 modern dredging plant from Home. It is stated that some of the biggest ships which call a "the Colorly are unable to enter the harbour at all states of the tide. If that be true it is obviously high time that steps were tuken 10 remove the obstacle, for the ang and Hongkong. At Panang she lost her fourth engineer, who was drowned
Captain R. Wood, M.M., D.OM., 2nd Black Watch, wrote on February 11th that he was still in hospital in Newonatio recovering from a wound, but hoped to leave in about a fortnight. Capt. Wood will return to China nad take up hie work on our staff (says the N. C. Daily Teres) so soon as he is released from the Army.
The Team, which arrived in Hong- kong on Tuesday from San Francisco, had a chapter of accidents between Pen-
property of the Company, or otherwise A. S. WATSON & draught and speed of vessels is confident while bathing; subsequently she collided
in the busies, of the Company and in or for such other purposes as the Board shall in its discretion think conducive to the interests of the Company and in regard to Buy such employment na aforesaid the Board shall not be bound to keep such funds separate from the other assets."
By the insertion of the following Articles
after Article No. 107,
Ronde
107a (1). Any general meet-
bel Bet o ing at which a dividend or
agalast pal. bonus
declared от sanctioned may make a call on the members of such amount as the meeting fixes but so that the osli on each member shall not exceed the dividend bonus payable to him and so that not withstanding the provisions of Artiofos 18, 19 and 20 tho call may be payable at the same time as the dividend or bonus and the dividend or bonus may, if so arranged between the Company and the roember, bo set off against the call. The making of a call under this Article shall be deemed ordinary business of an ordinary general meeting wifich declares a dividend.
(1) After any resolution has been passed under the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Article the Board may arrange on bobalf of the Company for the dividend or bonus to be set off against the call by authorizing any person on behalf of the members from whom such call is due to enter into an Agreement with the Company providing
auch dividend bonus to be sat off against, Buch call and any Agreement made under such authority shall be effective,
(3) It shall be no objection to any resolu
tion made under paragraph (1) of this artiole or to any call or arrangement that such resolution was passed or such call or arrangement was made at the meeting at which the resolution introduo- ing this Article and Articles 100 (a) was confirmed asa special resolution provided that duo notice of the intention to propose such first mentioned_resolution and to declare such dividend or bonus and to make such call shall have been given prior to the Confirmatory meeting aforesaid. 107 (b) Dividends
may be
CO., LTD.,
TEL, 16.
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MARRIAGE.
JONES-BOLLY.—Åt
y expected to increase, and shipping with a fishing smack, which was sunk; delays will becouse so costly that. in and then lost a Chinese seanan, who was order to avoid them, it is probable that buried at sea a few years hence only first-class har boure possessing the most modern equip- ment will be used by first-class occan trafic. Another requirement of the Colony, emphasised by the present cable delays, is
JET одве
The following cases of communicablo disease were reported in the Colony dur- ing the week which ended on Saturday :---- Bubonic plague, 10 (10 deaths); cerebro-
a powerful commercial wireless station, spinal fover, 15 (8 deaths); enteric fevor, and to-day Mr. HoLYOAK will move that [1 (1 death); and small-pox, 1 (1 death). arrangement be made
for Throo cases (two deaths) of bubonio It is more than six years plugue and four cases (1 death) of cere- B.B.M. Consulate installing it. General, Bhunghai, on April 4th,ago since this demand was made by thebrospinal fever were notified on Tuesday. and afterwards Holy Trinity Hon. Mr. H. E, POLLOCK, K.Ü. At that While Mrs. Goggiu, wife of Mr. G. W,
Dead Cathedral, by the Very Rev. Walker, FRANK WILLIAM JONES, BOD time, however, everyone seemed to be Goggin, sub-manager of the Bank Line,
at.
William Trevelyan Jones, of
of satisfied with the assurance of H.E. THE| Lid., was walking along Conduit Road, Launceston, Tasmania, to BEATRICE GOVERNOR that a high-power station just below Sir Paul Chater's residence, VICTORIA
SOLLY, MAUD
youngest daughter of the late Emma Elizabeth W out euitable for commercial work, on the afternoon of March 31st, a Chinese and John Farley Solly, of Deal, us it could receive messages only from suddenly appeared from the side of the Kent, England.
high-power stations." Uk was then road, and snatched her hand-bag, which, DEATHS.
agreed to concur in the enggestion of the furtunately, contained only $1.00 in cash ACKERMANN.-At Yokohama, on March Secretary of State that 5-kilowatt and some letters. Mrs Goggia was fur
27th, GEORGE R. ACKERMANN,
Horaxonu Oggion: 181, Des Vœux Road, O. LONDON Ozon: 181, FLT STREET, É.C.
LrBond.-At the General Hospital, station should be erected for ship-to-shore too surprised and frightened to do any Shanghai, on April 4th, CHRISTIAN communication, on the understanding thing, and the thief made good his escape. PETER CHRISTENBEN LYNBORG Gate of that if hereafter the Imperial Govern- the Chinese Maritime Customs),
At Holy Trinity Church, Stroud Green, Tromas.--At the General
Д Hospital, ment erecte high-power station at
on February 10th, Lieut. F. W. Baker, of Shanghai, on April 3rd, PETER, the Hongkong in connection with the Im beloved husband of Mr. P. THOMA perial Wireless scheme it will be avail-
the B.A.T. Co., Shanghai, was married aged-48 years.
to Miss C. E. Roberts, V.A.C., of Aber, able for long-distance commercial work." Bangor, North Wales. Liout. Baker niet the interval radio-telegraphic Miss Roberts while she was engaged in
of medium
range has been Red Cross work behind the British line. at Cupe d'Aguilar and
A number of Shanghai friends were pre- long-range Marconi station has been sent at the service. The bridegroom will erected on Stonecutters Island. Is there go back with his coolies to China, where any reason, now that the way is over, he will be joined later by the bride, and why this last should not be made they will proceed for a holiday in Japan.
available for long-distance commercial work," as promised by Sir Henry May?
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, Arni 1070, 1919.
In
station
established
2
pad in Hongkong Car NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS In discussing the idea of an Imperial members of the EG.A. Sergeants' Meca
Hate of
dividends rency at such rate of payable in exchange as the General Hongkong. Meeting declaring or sanctioning the ame or in the case of interim dividend, as the Board may determine."
for confirmation as special resolutions to a
subsequently convened.
age WAS
the members assembled to bid farewell to
A pleasant evening was spent by the
Two or three years
agu, when its Wireless chain in the House of Commone at Victoria Barracks on Tuesday, when suitability to the present
on August 7th, 1912, the Postmaster- Should the above resolutions be passed by questioned, the Government of Hongkong General indicated that, in addition to certain members who were loving for A whist drive was held and prizes the requisite majority they will be submitted applied to itself, in effect, Sir CHRISTOP providing for the transmission of all Hom
HER WREN'S epitaph in St. Paul's Cathe Naval and Military mesenges required were won by the following:-Ladies: 1st, second extraordinary meeting which will be Aral: "Si monumentum requiris, circum for defensive purposes, it was considered Mrs. May; 2nd, Mrs. Rasmussen. Mon: Dated the Twenty-eighth day of March 1919. pice." The many suggested local im- practicable that a considerable number 1st, Sergt. Goodwin; 2ud, R. 8. M.
By Order of the Roard,
Mastor Gunner May C. MONTAGUE EDE
provementa which have recently been of commercial messages could be dis Tatton, D.C.M. General Manager. showered upon it, however, servo to patchod, thereby incidentally reducing carried out the duties of M.C. and pre- illustrate ite shortcomings and to considerably the cable rates between sented the prizes to the successful players
different portion of the Empire,
at the conclusion of the drivo, nad Mrs. remind UB of the way in which
May kindly undertook the arrangementa ' much of the progress jn the peat
for refreshments. The Company Bottled
NOTICE.
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THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.
"ERTIFICATE No 8810 of the above
been
has been achieved. In addition to the. Captain and Mrs. W. Russell left the down to a musical evening after the drive. [more luxurious projects, including an Colony on Tuesday on the Elpenor.
up-to-date group of civic buildings, which have been submitted for the Victory Memorial, there are such 2000S-
Mr. A. McKirdy, Secretary of the Vistoria Recreation Club, left the Colony, Fealerday, on the Persia Maru:
Songs were rendered by Mcsers. Roberts, Davis, Lampard, May, etc., and Mr. Duff Particulars and Conditions of Sale may NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Company Lot 50 Bharos of the Company
delighted the Company with two excellent rocitations During the evening Master. be obtained from, and sale plans of the GENERAL MEETING of Members will be numbered 30688/710 and 38711/85 and Certi-surios as increased housing accommoda
Gunner May presented U.S.M. (I.G.) property may be inaposted at, the offlocs held in the CHAMBER ROOM, ficate No. 0811 of the said Company for 100
The Antilochus left the Harbour shortly Youngman, Sorgte. Conner, Haakings, CHARTERED BANK BUILDING, on Shares of the Company numbored 1003/1087, tion and means of transit for all acctions MR EL. AGASSIZ, TUESDAY, APRIL 16, at FM., to 11497/640 and 30781/40 both in the name of of the community, additional hospital after 1 p.m. yesterday afternoon. H.M. Drummand and C.Q.M.B. Barker with a
consider and, if thought desirable, pase the SOLOMON BASSOON BENJAMIN, and dated the accommodation, improved provision for Suffolk followed her half-an-bour Inter. following Resolution —
17th day of May, 1917' bave
small present each on behalf of the Mens "That it is the desire of the merchants of CANCELLED by the Company and no the care of lunatics, an industrial Sir William Wilkinson and Miss Sports Club, and wished them bon voyage,
henceforth be "Hongkong that this Colony adopt the rights thereunder will
Daylight Saving Systoma to the extent cognized. New Certificates for the said colony for women, a reformatory for Wilkinson, who had been making an C.S.M. Youngman responded on behalf of "of one hour, from May 1st next until Shares have been larued to and in the name juvenile offenders, harbour development, extended stay in the Colony, loft yester- the RG.A. party, and Sorgt.-Major Duff "September 10th next, and that the of the maid BOLOMON BABOON BENJAMIN in
and a powerful commercial wireless
day on the Persia Maru
expressed appreciation of the kindnes "Goverment be approached with a place of the Original Certiflostos referred to
and consideration the Chines repatria- request to introduce the system, by above.
station. Adequate housing is admittedly "putting forward the olock-one hour at Dated the 31st day of March, 1910,
A reward of $500 has been offered by tion party had received from the members the most urgent of these, and it is to be "19 midnight on April 20th."
By Order of the Board of Directors,
RM DYER, regretted that the demand for a Commis the Hongkong Police for the apprehen- of the Mess and from the Bath Co. R.C.A.,
Chief Managor, THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPA BooKlan to investigate the problem has been old Chinese man at Whitled on March to which Company the party had been
Is in an open secret that the 97th, Courant, LaurTKIN:
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MIDWIFERY.
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QUALIFIED MIDWIFE, trained in
Bootland, is open for engagements.
Ma. MolWEN, Writo-
Government Civil Hospital.
By Order,
E. A. M. WILLIAMB,
Becretary.
Hongkong, April 6th, 1810.
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shelved.
Laion of the murderer or murderern of an
altachod.