NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
AMERICAN ASIATIC 8.8 CO.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
"
FROM NEW YORK.
* Steamship
ARABIAN PRINCE® having arrived
the abora Port, Consigueen of Cargo are hereby informed test their Goods are being isnded at their risk into the and Kowloon Wharf and Godawn. Company Godowns of the Hongkong Limited, Kowloon, and stored, at Consignees rial and
and expense.
Consignees of Cargo Are hereby notified that they must produce an Import Permit signed by the
All
dont of Imperts and Export,
before Bills of lading en b
chatod, and damaged Goods are te be left in the Godowns, where they will be
examined by Messrs. Goddard & Douglas
All Cialis must be presented within PISTEEN DATE of the Steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised.
No Clalims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowna, and all Goods remaining undelivered after Jan. 20th, 1920, will be subject to reat
No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
SHEWAN, TOMÈS & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, January 13th, 1920.
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UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.
IN
INTIMATIONS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16TH, 1920.
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED,
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the above-named Company Me bed at the Registered Once of the Company, St George's Building Victoria, Hongkong on WEDNESDAY the 28th day of JANCARY. 1990 at 12 'clock Nous, for the purpose of consider ing and it thought Et ef passing the Resolutions:- following Resolotions as Extraordinary (1) To consider, and if thought fit. approve the draft new Articles which will be submitted to the Meeting. (2) That the Capital of the Company be increased to Three million dollars (33,000,000) by the creation of Two hundred and forty thousand (210.000) shares of Ten dollars (210.00) each, ranking for dividend and in all い other
respect pari pan with the existing shares in the Colony,
event of the First Resolution. in the
with being passed
without modification (3) To consider, and if thought fit, to Extraordinary Resolution to PARK an the effect; That the new Articles already
by this approved and for the purpose of identification thereof subscribed by the
And in
or
Chairman there the same are hereby approved, and that such Articles be and they are hereby adopted as he Articles of the Company to the exclusion of and in substitution for all the exist ing Articles thereof. AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO that further Extraordinary
General Meeting of the Compan, wings
GIVEN UNIVERSITY OF A Congregation of the UVEX
Great Hall on FRIDAY, JANUARY 18TH, st 5.P.M. at which The Chancellor of the University, His Excellency The Governor of the Colony, will confer Degroes.
Admission will be by ticket only,
S. T. MACKINTOSH,
Registrar.
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NOTICE OF REMOVAL".
Ehare This Day REMOVED our
CENTRAL (DOES to the Telegraph Co's Office).
J. M. DA RUCHA & CO. Hongkong, January 19th, 1929. [990-
NOTICE.
B.
"T IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that Persons
and AMMUNITION ORDINANCE should do so between the hours of 9 A.M. and 11 A.M daily, Sundays and Holidays excepted.
Application to be made at the Licensing Clerk's Office, Central Police Station. ED. C. WOLFE,
Captain Superintendent of Police.
January 12th, 1920.
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Hongrong,
NOTICE,
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT
AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
MCUTE Bad This Day, been appointed
FR MOWBRAY STAFFORD NORTH-
Becretary to the Company,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
JOHN JOHNSTONE, Chairman Hongkong, Jazbary 1st, 1920.
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THE SHELL" TRANSPORT AND TRADING CO.," LTD.
NOTICE.
CCORDING to Telegraphic advices received from London. The “SHELL” TRANSPORT & TRADING CO. LTD have declared an INTERIM DIVIDEND of 2 per share on Account of the year 1919, on the Ordinary Shares of the Company, Free of Income Tax. It is payable on January 5th, against Coupon No. 33.
Hongkong, January 13th, 1020,
NOTIOR
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UNION. INSURANCE BOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.
ERTIFICATES Nos. 1845 and 2635 for 2 and I old silver shares Nor 10349/106560 and 10128 respectively standing in the books of the Society in the name of EDWARD WILLIAM MAITLAND OF YOKOHAMA, JAPAN, bave been declared LOST and if at the expiration of one month from the date hereof the above documents be not forthcoming the same will be deemed cancelled and of no eflect. HL P. HAY, C. Deputy General Manager. Hongkong, January 13th, 1920,
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THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARE & GODOWN CO, LTD.
LOST.
APPLICATION has been made to this
on
held at the Registered office of the Com- MONDAY, pany, St. George's Building aforesaid
Februa 16th 1920, 11 o'clock in the forer.con, for the purpose
report
of the receiving a proceedings of the above mentioned Meet
ng and of confirming, if thought fit, ax Special Resolutions above mentioned Extraordinary Resolutions (2) and (3).
And the subjoined Resolution will bo proposed as an Extraordinary Resolution:
That it is desirable to capitalize **the ram of $600,000.00 standing to the credit of the Company's Reservo "Fund and accordingly that for the
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"INTIMATIONS
HONGKONG, CANTON AND HACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS IN the Company will be held at the Offes of DAY, FEBRUARY 10TH, 1920, at 19 o'clock the Company, Hotel Mansions, on TUES Noor, for the purpose of receiving Report of the Directors together with Statement Accosta, declaring 4" Dividend and
Auditors. electing Directors and
HE ONE HUNDREDTH ORDINARY
41
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from January 27th o February 10th, 1990, both days inclusive
By Under of the Board of Directors,
JOHN ARNOLD,
Secretary, Hongkong, January 13th, 1950.
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GRAND BENEFIT MATCH.
BOUTE CHINA ATHLETIC
HONGKONG POOTBALL CLUB.
VILLA MAR N SATURDAY, JANUARY 17TH, 1920,
Proceeds in Aid of the widow of the late Warder Speed
Admission to stand Members Free Hat suspended.
$1.00
G. GERRARD,
Hon. Secretary,
H.FF.C Hongkong, January 12th, 1990. (213
2
THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND MINING COMPANY, LIMITED. Payment of Final Dividend on Sha" for the year ending, 30th June, 1919
་
BOARD having declared FINAL DIVIDEND of 15% (Fifteen
INTIMATION
DEWAR'S
WHITE
LABEL"
Finest Scotch
WHISKY
Great Age.
Sole Agents-
the fact that Great Britain during the war added some 4,000,000 acres to the araa previously under cultivation, and the writer says "this will make the country less dependent upon foreign source of food supplies than before the
Two cases of enteric favor were report
ed in the Colony on Tuesday.
day. The Dinner Dance Announced for
Wisemans are having & Toa Dance. té-* Saturday has been cancelled
By a printer's error-the Hongkong and. Shanghai Bank's dividend, was incorrectly. given in yesterday's issue. It should have been £ 5.
war," That assumes of course, that The Rev. R. G. Lindsup of St. Andrew's those four million acres are a permanent Church, Kowloon will conduct the month- addition to the cultivated lands of the ly meeting of the Mothers' Union at the country; bat, as a matter of fact, much Helena May Instituto on Tuesday. Jacu- land which was under cultivation during ary 20th, at 3 p.m. the war-especially allotment gardens in the suburbs of large cities-bas already censed to be cultivated, and possibly in another year or two not much of that extra four millions will remain under
Attention is drawn to alterations of cultivation.
in manufactures date made in the advertisement regarding It was that the most significant increases in the running of the Marathon race under output were effected, and how this ex the auspices of the Hongkong Boxing pansion was accomplished is explained Association.
The race is to be run on by the following excerpt:
"At Lord February 1st and entries close on Jazu- KITCHENER'S instance, the whole worldary Sist. These changes are due to. H.E. the Governor Daving fixed on February
was searched for the best machinery; new factories were built, pli factories were 7th for his Garden Party to returned atripped and re-equipped, and the now officers, N.C.Os and men,
machinery was automatic, semi-automa sic, fool-proof, such as unskilled workers could quickly be taught to handle, We had scrapped all our old fashioned ideas, "our old machines that could do very beautiful work with a skilled man behind, and we replaced them with fool-proof tools, whose steel brain did the work, with an unskilled worker to pull the lever." Then again it is pointed out that lasting gains in
accuracy of workmanship have accrued from workers having been taught, as never before. to work with gauge and micrometer; and
that manufacturers have learned much about the advantages of standardisation of processes cperations in their plants, through the Government's effort to bring to the
and
sccount of Registered Shares will be A. S. WATSON & CO. the output of all the planta paid their dividends on presenting No. 14 Coupon of the Bearer Shares, and Dividend Warrants on Registered Shares, to either of the following Banks at Shanghai or Tientsin:
*
THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAT BANKING
CORPORATION.
Pæn CHARTERED BANK OF LYDIA
AUSSIALTA & OHINA)
THE RISO-ARTANO BANE
purpose of effecting such capitaliza per cent free of Income Tax for the tion a bonus of 810 per share on gear ending 30th June, 1919, holders of - each of the issued shans of the Basrer Shares and holders of Dividend
Company be and the same in hereby Warrants received from Londono declared and that the Board be and they are hereby authorised to satisfy such bonus by the distribution amongst the persons who are re- gistered as holders of the issued $10 shares of the Company on the date hereof of one of the unissued $10 share of the Company credited as fully paid up in respect of each "share of the Company held by ruch persons as aforesaid and in satis faction of such aforementioned and that! such shares rank for dividends and in all other reaports from the first day of March, 1030. Drafte of the new Articles of Associa tion may be seen at any time before the second meeting, except Saturdays and Bundays, between hours of 11a.m. 4 pm at the Registered Offices of the Company, or at the e Offices of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & Master, Prince's Build. ings, Hongkong, the Company's Solicitors Dated this 13th day of January, 1020.
By Order of the Board.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., Agenta
Bab
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THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SIXTH ORDINAKY MEETING of HAREHOLDERS in this Company, will be held at the Offices of Mrasta. JARDINE, MATHESON CO., LTD., on THURSDAY, JANUARY 19TH, 1920, at 11.30 ▲ for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with Statement- of Accounts for the year ending December 31st, 1910.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com Pazy will be CLOSEU from MONDAY, January 19th, to THURSDAY, January 19th, 1920 (both days inclusive), during which Shares can be period ng Transfer of Begistered.
By Or lor of the Board of Directors, THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, LAD
MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE.
Secretary to the General Managers. Hongkong, January 13th, 1920.
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THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA TION COMPANY, LIMITED,
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NINETEENTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company, will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE MATETSON & CO., LTD., OG THURSDAY, JANUARY Por, 1920, the Report of the Directors together with at 11.45 AM-5 for the
the purpose of receiving
THE BANQUE BILOS POUR L'ETRANGEE.. The Payments will be made in either Dollars or Taels as the holder may wish, at the buying rate of exchange of the day.
GENERAL MANAGER, THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION. Hongkong, January 6th, 1930. [200
REPULSE BAY HOTÈL. THE FINEST DANCE FLOOR
"
IN THE COLONY,
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE ON WEDNESDAYS
SATURDAYS TEA DANSANTS WILL BE HELD FROM `7 ·P.M.
--
DINNER DANSANTS FROM 87.
TILL MIDNIGHT.
In connection with the DINNER tables at the Hongkong Hotel Main Offices DANSANTS, it is advisable to book
ON SUNDAYS CONCERTS WILL BE HELD DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
LIMITED.
WINE" AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
TZ $16.
BIRTH JAMIESON.At H.R.M. Consulate-Gene ral, Canton, on the 13th inst., to
Mr. and Mra, E. G. JaxIESON, D daughter.
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HONG KONG OFFICE: 101, Des Vœux Road, C. London Orna: 181, FLEET STREET, EC.
The Baily Press.
HONGKONG, JANUARY 15TE, 1920.
THE
J. H. TAGGARTAN V
Manager.
· [310-
Under working for the Government. Government guidance there was a pool- ing of experience that has been of groat educational value to these directing the
production of goods... Again, the review
HONGKONG
+
CANTON
AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO.
We are officially authorized to state' that subject to audit, the Directors of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steag boat Co., Ltd.will recommend at the forthcoming meeting:-
A final dividend for the year ending December 31st., 1910, of $1 per share and
a bonus of $0.50 per share. Add to Equalization of Divi-
: ...$25,000.00
dend Fund .... Add to Special Repairs Fund... 20,000,000 Write off book values of steam-
ers, wharves and lighters ...... 40,000.00 And carry forward to new a/c.... 22,378.75
COMPANY MEETING, WEST POINT BUILDING CO. The annual general meeting of the above Company was held yesterday afternoon in the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe" son & Co., Sir, Paul Chater presiding. The others present were Mr. J. W. C.
remarks on the tendency toward Com- bination in industry, for export trade and production. Co-operation in un usual degree for a common cause of such magnitude as winning the war is bound to have its lasting effects" All in all, the outlook for industrial progress in England is considered “ favourable.” We may note the fact that the writer of the review disregards the unrest prevailing in the ranks of labour, the movements for increased wages and shorter hours, which must result in increased cost of production. But, in omitting all re ference to this, the writer considered enquiries for a sale of our property,
Bar, Mr. C. S. Gubbay, the Hon. Mr. John Johnstone (Directors), Mr. M. S... Northcote (Secretary), and Mesura. F. Maitland, D. G. M. Bernard E. J. Chapman, L. & Greenhill, and E. M. Sadick (bareholders).
ed that movementa
of this kind
The CHAIRMAN said:-Gentlemen,-It may be within the recollection of some ot you here to-day that so far back as our annual meetings of 1915 and 1913 I men-
tioned when addressing you that we had
but that at that time such offers were
are common to all countries alike and not considered suficiently high to war Great Britain is not more handicapped ander review, however, further offers rent consideration. During the year now than the rest. Taking the long view of for a sale were again put forward, and we eventually received a firm offer of
the temper and spirit of the British
people, it is remarked that their record $1,223,000 for the whole of the property. of achievement in industry and finance This offer your Directora after careful has amply demonstrated their capacity consideration deemed it well to accept, for doing things in a big way, and for and the property has therefore been sold, meeting emergencies with the requisite REHABILITATION OF energy and ability. Therefore, the con giving & net profit on
as stated in the report for this figure, GREAT BRITAIN.
clusion reached is that in view of the
the sale of. $197,948.18. Your Directors feel confid- advantages accruing from a'century of
ent that they have the full approval progress in the realms of industry and of the shareholders in their action. finanos, it may be expected that Great Britain will again recover from the effects of war no less quickly than it did after the Napoleonic wars & century ago. The reasons given certainly seem to instily the conclusion."
Is there are among our readers any JEREMIAHS who re-echo the wail of the politician that Great Britain is bend DRAGON MOTOR CARing for national bankruptcy we com mand for their perusal a little brochure COMPANY.
which has recently been published by the Guaranty Trust Company of New York, under the title of "The Solvency of the Allien" It is a very informing review of the position in the principal 'allied
MUTOR BUSSES WILL LEAVE THE HONGKONG HOTEL AT THE
FOLLOWING TIMES;
DEPARTUES.
3.15 P.M.
KANTISZAN. 1.P.M.
11 P.X MIDNIGHT.
7 P.M 8.30 'F.M. The above hours of departure and re- tive of the number of tickets sold:
the Statement of Accounts for the year tam will be strictly adhered to, irrespons ending December 31st, 1919.
The REGISTER of SHKES of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from MONDAY, TICKETS obtainable at Hongkong January 19th to THUKSDAY, January 9, Hotel Office or Dragon Motor Oar Oo. 1920 both days inclusive), during which at 9.00 return fare period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.
O. LAURITSEN, By Order of the Board of Directors.
Proprietor. MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE,
Secretary. Hongkong, January 13th, 1920. THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT AND AGENCY: CO., LTD.
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Company to ins to Ma. NEWMAN MUMFORD, a Duplicate Certificate of ONE NOTTY SECOND DRDINARY TOTICE HEREBY GIVEN that the HUNDRED (100) SHARES in this CPA MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this or other Certificate or Certificatca i in thereof upon statement that the Original Company will be held at the Offices of Certificate No. 8250 dated September 17th, Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, Lt, on 1917, for 100 Shares numbered 18,738/18,730, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 122, at 19 38,782/38,800, 43,038/573, and 71,188/71,295, o'clock Noon, for the purpose of line Theon LOST or DE TROYED; and
receiving the Report
of the Directors together with NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that if within the Statement of Accounts for the year 30 days from the HEPRESENTATION in respect of
hereof I no CLAIM orrding December 31st 1919. Original Certificate is made to the Company, dis bill thereafter be held to be NULL AND will proceed to deal
Resta
zuch The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com
TOLD and the Compaa Duplicato Carti-perigd” no...„Transfer of Bhares, can be
ith such application:
Dr Order of the Board of Directors,
W. & BROWN,
Secretary.
Hongkong, January 5th, 1990,
FATABLISHED 1862.
W. COWPER & SON, Australian Ship Brokers.
For the Sale and Purchases of
(200
STEAMERS, TUOS, BAILING VESSELS, and DREDGING PLANT. Shipping and Commission Agents,
628, Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia. Cable: "Zephyr Melbone
relia Correspondance Invited
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countries, introduced by a Foreword In which it is affirmed that " & survey
:
thus disposed of at a satisfactory figure, Although the property, has now been
therein and continues for the present to the Company still retain an interest.
carry on Mortgages thereon to the amount of 8838,300 having been granted in ao- cordance with the salo contract to the
We have been asked whether the various assignees at the rate of 7 per Committee appointed to investigate the cent. per annum, for a period of two economic resources of the Colony will years, so that we shall be able for the investigate the Income Tax Question. present to continue to pay a fair divid- power of the principal European All the Committee is so comprehensive this sale you will see that it is now pre of the present resources and producingWe do not imagine that the reference to end upon our Capital. "As a result of cannot fail to impress one, with their that. Rumour has it that the subject of posed, in addition to a final dividend ability to re-establish their economic imposing an Income Tax in the Colony for the year of 3 per share, to distributa life" So far as Great Britain is 'con-
has been under consideration for some portion of the proûte to shareholera, ba time and is favoured in official circles way of bonus, to the amount of $25 per should interest the Britisher to see Now that the Straits Settlements have an share which will no doubt meet with your.
corned, there aro, fow who would venture to question it; but it
...
Income Tax a new argument in its favour approval.
The report and statement of accounta
the considerations advanced by an American student for thinking well of is considered to have been provided, but the outlook in Great Britain. In this scarcely needs to be pointed out that were adopted on the motion of the Chaiz....
the Straits Chinese are a settled popula man, seconded by Mr. F. Maitland Great Britain's power of production has first place we may note that EDWARD tion, remote from China In Hongkong The Hon. Mr. John Johnstone, Mr. CRAMMOND is quoted us estimating that the position is not the same, and the old D. G. M. Bernard and Mr. J. W. 0. of In Bonnar were confirmed on the Board of argoments against the imposition been increased by almost 50 per cent come Tax here have lost none of their Directors, on the proposition of Mr. since 1914. It strikes one at first sight force by reason of the recent legislation Chapman, seconded by Mrs. Northcota as doubtful statement. The writer of in the Straits Settlements. We cannot the review, however, quotes the estimate assume this question to be covered by the Bonnar were re-elected Directors, on the Bir Paul Chater and Mr. J. W. O not for the purpose of contesting it, but reference to the Committee appointed to proposition of Mr. D. G. M. Bernard,
inquire into the Colony's economic re-seconded by Mr. L. 8. Greenhill. sibas to which his own inquirice lead sources. If there is any desire on the Ho declares that the manifold improve part of the Government to impose Income menta in England's industrial organi Tax, the obvious course to adopt would antion during the war have constituted be to have the question considered by the most durable offect to the loss of Special Committee appointed for that, man-power. Attention is first drawn to and no other, purpose
peny-ill be: CLOSED. from MONDAY, FRENCH LESSONS by way of supporting the cold January 19th, b to THURSDAY, January 20th, 1880 (both days Inclusive), during which
MOUSSION,
1. MORRISON HILL ROAD.
Registered:
By Order of the Board of Directors.
MOWERAY 8. NORTHCOTE.“
1 Becretary, Hongkong, January 13th, 1920,
elcetod auditor, with an honorarium of Mr. H. Percy Smith. F.C.A., was re- 100, on the motion of Mr. Gubbay, seconded by Mr. Badick
warrants, would be ready to day and the The Chai,TI announced that dividend moeting terminated