NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILD-
·ING COMPANY, LIMITED.
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 1920
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN then the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
THIRTY-FIRST- ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREH LDERS in this Company will be held at the Company's Offices Victoris Building on THURSDAY TIDEGARY 5TH, 1990, at 12 d'elvek Noon for the purpose of receiving the Report of Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st. December 3919.
The REGISTRAR of SHARES of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from Wednesday, 9-th January to Thursday, 6th February 1920, (both days inclusive, daring which period no TRANSFER of SHARES can be Registered
By Order of the Board of Directors,
"MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE
Secretary to the
HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY
.
Cu", LAD.,
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General Agents for the KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING CO., LTD, Hongkong, January 31st, 1990.
UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.
A
PPLICATIONS as invited for the post
of Part-time Tutor in Physiology. Particulars can be obtained from the Dean- of the Faculty of Medicine
N. TEESDALE MACKINTOSH,
Registrar.
Hongkong, Jaanary Tuth, 1999.
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THE ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.
TCLUB A
GROWING
THE ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT REGATTA on SATURITAY, FEBRUARY 9TH, 1020 The Meeting will take place of the Club House, North Point,
PROGRAMME OF EVENTS Event 1.-SERVICE RACES
Cutters (12 onred) Crews from H.B.M, Navy. under Aarol arrangements.
ALL COMERS' RACE-
Under Naval arrangement.
Event 2-FODES:-
(4) Inter Port Fours
(Challenge Cup),
(b) Junior Fours. Hong Race
(Brokers' Cup)
Course
1 mile.
(6) Crews from any one Hong, Officers of HEM.Navy.HB.M. Army and Civil Services may enter for this race. A combined creW from two small Hongs may enter at the discretion of the Rowing Committee.
Miniatures of the Challenge and Brokers' Capa will be presented to each Member of the winning crews.
Event 3-FAIR OARS :-
(a) Inter Port Course 1 mile. (6) Junior Paris. Coarse 1 mile
Event -DOUBLE SCULLS :--
OPEN. Course 1 mile.
Event 5.-SINGLE SCULLS:-
An EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the above-named Company. will be held at the Registered Office of the Company, St. George's Building, the 25th day of JANUARY, 1920, at 19 Victoria Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY,
ing and if thought fit of passing the o'clock Noos, for the purpose of consider following Resolotions as Extraordinary Resolutions:
(1) To consider, and if thought fit draft new Articles which the be submitted to the Meeting. (5) That the Capital of the Company be increased to Three million dollars ($3,000,000) by the creation of Two hundred and forty thousand (240.000) shares of Ten dollars ($10.00) each, ranking for dividend and in all
:
INTIMATIONS
HONGKONG, CANTON AND MAⱭAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE ONE HUNDREDTH ORDINARY the Company will be held at the infice
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in DAY, FEBRUARY 1UTE, 192, st.19 o'clock the Company, Hotel Mansions, on TUES
of the Directors, together with a Statement Noox, for the purpose of receiving a Report of Accounts, declaring a Dividend and electing Directors and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from January 27th to February 10th, 1920, both days in lusive.
By Urder of the Board of Directors, JOHN ARNOLD,
Secretary, Hongkong January, 13th, 1920,"
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other respect pari passu with the THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF existing shares in the Colony. And in the event of the First Resolution being passed with or without modification
(3)
& GODOWN CO, LTD.
LOST.
consider, and if thought it, to pass an Extraordinary Resolution to the effect; That the new Articles APPLICATION has been made to this already approved by this Mocting
Company to issue to MR. NEWMAN and for the purpose of identification MUMFORD, a Duplicate Certificate of UNE thered! subscribed
by the Chairman HUNDRED (100) SHARES in this Company, be and the same are hereby approved, or other Certificate or Certificates in lieu and that snch Articles be and they thereof upon statement that the Original are hereby
adopted
as, the Articles Certificate No. 250 dated September 17th, of the Company to the exclusion of 1918, for 100 Shares numbered 18,735/18,738, and in substitution for all the exist 30,738/38,800, 43,638/573 and 71,188/71,895 ing Articles thereof. AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that if within has been LOST or DESTROYED; and GIVEN that a farther Extraordinary 30 days from the date hereof no CLAIM General Meeting of the Company will be REPRESENTATION in respect of such held at the Registered office of the Co-Drigin Certificate is made to the Compa pany, St. George's Building aforesaid on it will thereafter be held to be NULL MONDAY, on the 16th day of February, VOID and the Company will proceed to deal 1990, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, for with such application for a Duplicate Certi the purpose of receiving a reperent for ente
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. 8. BROWN, *Secretary. Hongkong, January 8th, 3920,
Proceedings of the above mentioned Meet- 10g and of confirming, if thought it, as Special Resolutions the above mentioned Extraordinary Resolutions (2) and (3).
And the subjoined Resolution will be proposed as an Extraordinary Resolution:
1,
NOTICE
CANTON, "LTD."!
or
That it is desirable to capitalize the sum of $600,000.00 standing to the credit of the Company's Reserve UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF Fund, and accordingly that for the "purpose of effecting such capitalisa- "tion a bonus of $10 per share on "each of the issued shares of the "Company be and the same is hereby declared and that the Board be and they are hereby authorised to satisfy "such bonas by the
distribution amongst the persons who are re gistered as holders of the issued $10 shares of the Company on the date boreof of one of the unissued 310 shares of the Company
credited "fully paid up in respect of each "share of the Company hold by such "persons as aforesaid and in eatin "faction of such aforementioned #bonus, and that such shares rack for * dividends and in all other respects "aa from the first day of March,
1990,"
NERTIFICATES Nos. 18-45-mind-3635 for £ and 10136 respectively standingin the books of and 1 old silver sharea. Nos, 10649/10050 | the Society in the name of EDWARD WILLIAM MAILAND 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 effect a HP, HAY, Deputy General Manager. Hongkong, January 13th, 1920.
Drafts of the new Articles of Associa tion may be seen at any time before the second meeting, except Saturdays and Sundays, between the hours of 11 am and 4 p.m. at the Registered Offices of the Company or at the Offices of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & Master, Beinga, Hongkong. the
Prince's
Baild Company's Solicitors. Dated this 13th day of January, 1920.
By Order of the Board.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., Agents
(Challenge Cup) OPEN. Course
1 mile.
EventS-MIXED DOUBLE SCULLS :---
Open to Ladies and Gentlemen
with Lady Coxswain. Courve
wile.
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The proposed programme may be added to THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, or varied later if found desirable Names of
LIMITED.
Individuals and crews to be sent to the anderaigned not later than one week before the regatta. The finishing point will be the NOTICE IS HERERY GIVEN that the Club House.
Entrance Foca$5.00 for Fours.
4.00 for Pair Oar Boata 82,00 for Singles.
J. B. McCANN, Hon. Rowing Secretary, Practices take place at 5.30 PM. TUTEDATE And FRIDAYS. and Coaches have kindly consented to Coach Crows on those days
A. G. DA ROCH A.
IS THE AUCTIONEER
A. G. DA ROCHA, AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND
GENERAL BROKER.... Queen's Bond Central, Telephone No. 2938
"
FAVOURED with instructions from
The Concerned,
江
by Pablit auction, PO-DAY
((THURSDAY), January 22nd, 1820,
at £15 P.M
at his Sales, Room, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND EFTECTS: Wardrobes, Desks, Chairs, Chest of Drawers Dressing Tables, Bookcases, Arm chairs, Curios, Crockery and Glassware, Brass Ornamenta, Vases, Picturos, Ice Boxes, Fedatsada, Clocks, Typewriters, Tablecloths Hafstands and a long line of Sundries
RMS ---Cash on Delivery.
A. G. DA ROCHA, AUCTIONEER SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER.
SIXTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARLINZ JANUARY 2018, 19:0, at 11.20 AM, for the MATHESON &Co., LTD., on THURSDAY, purpose
of receiving the Report of " Directors together with Statement t Accounts for the year ending December J1st, 1910.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com- paar will be CLOSED from MONDAY, January 18th, to THURSDAY, January 29th, 190 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares kan be Begistered
By Or ler of the Board of Directors, THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, LTD,
"MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE.
Secretary to
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NOTICE.
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THE PUBLIC are warned that dogs without collars found at "large after 10 p.m. are liable to be destroyed
7 the Police.
E. D. C. WOLFE, Captain Superintendent of Police
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NOTICE
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that Persons
Applying for Licenors under the ARMS and AMMUNITION ORDINANCE should daily, Sundays and Holidays excepted" do so between the hours of 9.4.30, and:11 Aa
Clerk's Office, Central Police Station.
Application to be made at the Licensing
B. D. C. WOLFE, Captain Superintendent of Police. Hongkong, January 12th, 1990,
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WATSON'S
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PREMIER
SCOTCH
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* VERY OLD JOUEUR
RITAKUSHOLD
Distinctive in Flavour. Well Matured.
Mellow.
shortly to be able to arrive at definite decisions on the main questions under callá advice from Nagsanki that the as. The China Mail S.S. Co. have received discussion. Among these questions, Hishine, which was expected in Hongkong FAXCELLENCY added the provision ef towards the end of this month, ran ashore mora suitable means of transport and the in Nagasaki Harbour on the right of Fraction of a hospital would appear to January 10th. An endeavour was being be mattors requiring early inttention made to lighten the vessel by discharging. Kowloon is not quite the Cinderella of some of the cargo, and it was hoped to the Calony that it is sometimes repre get her off at high tide. vented to be, but the needs of a growing Colony like Hongkong are numerous, and there is always a likelihood that those feasts. Butterfeld & Swire, has been We learn that Mr. G. M. Young, of who make the most noise in pressing the nominated by the Hongkong General onima in which they are interested Chamber of Commerce to serve on the will receive earliest attention. be at once obvious to the residents Officer Commanding the Troops, to con It will Committee, under the presidency of the of Kowloon that the larger the member sider the drafting of a new Ordinance" ship of the Association the greater the for the regtilation of the Volunteer Corps. weight of its influence; and we trust that Mr. Young is selected to represent the in this respect the expectations of its view-point of the employers of the men founders may speedily be realised. Repre who may be expected to join the Corps. sentations made with the backing of the The nomination has been approved by general body of residents can never fail H.E. the Governor. to receive careful and sympathetic con- sideration. Until the Constitutional Reform Association was founded a year or two ago the only unofficial member of the Legislative Council who had any gort of organised backing was "the member representing the Chamber of Commerce. It should be a source of strength and inspiration to the unofficial members generally, to have now in the Colony two such organisations as the Constitutional Reform Association and they Kowloon Residents' Association to whom they can look for advice and support in pressing upon the attention of the Government the questions in which the Community at any given time is THE specially interested Their position an the Council is, of course, considerably strengthened by the consciousness of an organised backing. In their graerai muni- cipal aims the two, associations may be regarded as complementary; but Kowloon evidently feels that it can best advance its special interests by a separate organi sation; and if it does not became "a one man affair, bat the concerted work and action of the whole of its members"
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS AND F.M.S. VICTORY BONDS.
We are informed by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation that they have received the following telegram from their Singapore office-
Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Victory Bonds 5 per cent. Bearer will be issued on and after January 28th at par, tax free other than estate. duty, repayable at par
·September 1st, 1934"
MOTOR ROAD ROUND
THE ISLAND.
ITS CHIEF FEATURES.
will be open for trafic on Saturday, is of The motor road round the island, which
over the greater portion of its length it a minimum width of twenty feet, but is much wider. Practically the greater part of it from Aberdeen to Shaukiwan a distance of eleven miles-has been con total cost of about $500,000.
A. S. WATSON & CO. Mr. Frost put it, the formation of the structed during the past two years at a
LIMITED.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
HONGKONG.
vid the Victoris Road the distance in, From the Post Office round the island 211 milce; while rid the Pokfulam Road the distance is 231. The road runs by way of Aberdeen, Doop Water Bay, Repulse Bay, Tytam Tuk, and Shaukiwan. From the Post Office to Aberdeen by the
Association will afford an evidence of a civic spirit in Kowloon which, should receive every encouragement. Kowloon's needs, as they are indicated in the addresses of Mr. Frost and the Ho Mr..POLLOCK, make rather a lengthy list and while it is useful to be able to take a general survey of them all, it has to JAMES-MITORKIL-On January 20th, at with in the lump, and the Association, Victoria Road the distance is 7 miles; be recognised that they cannot be dealt the Union Church, Kennedy Rond, by to do its work effectively, will need to by the Pokfulam Road it is 6 miles. the Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie, Rosina McArthar Mitchell (Rogie) only concentrate its energies on pressing those From Aberdeen the distances are. To daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Mitchell, which are most urgent. We shall watch Deep Water Bay 2 miles; to Repulse Quarry Bay, to Charles F. F. James of Messrs. WG, Humphreys & Co., the work of the Association with interest, Bay 34; to Tytam Tuk 74; tę Staukiwan Swatow. "At Home" at 5. Tai Koo and hope to see it grow into a strong and 11; to the Post Office 17. Tarraco, Quarry Bay, on Monday, 2nd February.
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MARRIAGE.
Hongkong Orion:*10a, Das Vaux Roan, 'C. Loaner Cwazon: 181;"Far Srazer, “D.C.
The Daily Pr
BRITISH MUNICIPAL COUNCIL HONGKONG, JANUARY 22ND, 1920.
ASSISTANT ENGINEERSHIP.
THE Council hereby invites applications
for the post of Assistant", "Municipal' Enginear.
I age
A salary of Tia. 350 per mensem is offered Candidates should not be more than 30 years qualifications, and experience, and should be Applications should state age, nationality, forwarded, together with copies of test monials, to the undersigned forthwith
"By Order,
J. R. LYNESS,
the General Managers. * Hongkong, January, 13th, 1998. THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA TION COMPANY, LIMITED. TOTICES HEREBY GIVEN that the NINETEENTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be bed at the Offices of Mesara. on THURSDAY, JANUARY 29TH, 1920, JARDING MATHESON & CO., LTD, Af 11.45 AM the Report or the Directors together with THE DRAGON MOTOR
for the purpose of receivin
the Statement of Accounts for the year anding December 31st, 1910,
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from MONDAY, January 19th to THURSDAY, January 19TH, 1990 both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.
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By Order of the Board of Directors.
MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE,
Secretary. Hongkong, January 13th, 1027. THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTY SECOND ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this
Council Boom,
Tientsin, January 8th, 1920.
CAR CO.
Secretary.
(THE EUROPEAN GARAGE),
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TS, ET SOUTH CHINA FOR HUDSON, KE,
AND DODGE BROTHIER QARS.
THE KOWLOON RESIDENTS
ASSOCTATION
The wedding of Mr. A. C. Laith and Misa Aliz Gordon takes place at St. Joseph's Church on Saturday afternoon.
The fire brigade yesterday wero -call- ed to Magazine Gap to put out a bus of Mr. Hough. fre which was raging near the residence
!
Where the road pauser over Stanley Gap it is 387ft above sea level, and the highest point is a little to the west of Tytam Gag where it is szoft. ábová Roa level. The highest point on old Pokfulam Road, near the Police Station, if 450ft. above sea level.
The steepest gradient on the new par tion of the road is between Shaukiwan and Saiwan. It does not, however, exceed 1'in 11. From Tytam Tuk to Tytam Gap Civil Servier, who was one of the best steepest part is a very great improve- the gradient is 1 in 15, and a consider- cricketers in the Colony before he left for ment
Mr. G. B. Sayer, of the Hongkong able portion of it is 1 in 20. Even the
on some portions of the old
ur service has returned to the Colony. Pokfulam Road
Wa gladly welcome as further evidence of the growth of a civic spirit in the Association of Kowloon residents, whose Colony the definite formation of an primary object is to form a body of
A noteworthy feature on the road is residents whose intimate and collective Heath for the murder of a young woman Repulse Bay in the direction of Stanley The Chinese who was sentenced to the bridge some little distance beyond knowledge of the district's requirements at Cheung Chan paid will constitute a source upon which such
id the extreme Gap. It is of rainforced concrete representation as they possess, or may for detailed advice and support. With
penalty early yesterday morning at girders and decking, carried on stone possess on the Legislature may depend
Victoria Geol
piers and abutmenta.
The road is treated with asphaltio aur-
About 7am. yesterday a fire broke facing, and, for its, distance, it makes
motor drive second to none in Ariz
Lander have gone to Canton for the Bynöd' The Bishop of Victoria and Mr of the Chinese Church which is being held
CAN BOLSHEVISM STRIKE
thi Inudable object, there can be no out in a matabed at Conduit Road and thing but the fulleet sympathy. It spread to two others, all of which were the Government and every member of the int may be said, of course, that the Colony completely burnt out. The damage is of Hongkong is not as extensive that estimated at $1,100 Legislature cannot know and appreciate the needs and aspirations of overy section of the community; and in justice many of the needs camerated in the expect to return on Saturday next respondent says. to the Government, it must be said that there from January 21st to 23rd. They address by the President of the newly inaugurated Association are already appointed engaging the attention of the Govern
The Shanghai Jewish Community have
as Minister for the Ohel
THE DRAGON MOTOR, DAR CO
beg to advise the public that they are now issuing a schedule of charges for motor car hire to all the principal places in Hongkong and the New Territories where axessible. Considering the vastly Company will be held at the Offices of superior cars and chauffeurs employed, nept In the Budget speech which Hrs Rachel synagogue, now in course of con- MeSHTE JARDINK, MATHERON & Co, Lt, on the charges are easily the most reasonable THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 120, 1, 12 to be had throughout the Colony. the Report of the Directors together with o'clock Noon, for the purpose of receiving
No
manor made shortly after his arrival traction, the Rey, Samuel Groes, BA,
in the Colony he pointed out that abe
Queen's Bond Cantral, Tuephone No. 2323. LAVOURED with instructions from Mr.
K. D. GAZDAR, will sell by Public the Statement of Accounts for the year
at present officiating at Hull, England. Sustion, TO-MORROW (FRIDAY). Januaryading December 31st 1919. 3rd, 1920, at 2.30FH, at No. 41, Haiphong
The cards showing charges to the varit development of the Kowloon Penin- The REGISTER of SHARES of the Comus places can be obtained at the Hossiderable same, chiefly for roads and latest mail advices. The death roll at su necessitates the expenditure of continues in a virulent form according to The influenta epidemic in Japan con Road, (Igt floor), Kowloon,
pany will be CLOSED from MONDAY, LONG Horz Urice or at the Dudon SUNDBY HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
January 19th, to THURSDAY, January 20th, Moron Can Co. 19207 (both days inclusive), during which Comprising →→
period no Transfer Registered,
of Bhares, can be By Order of the Board of Directors,
MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE. Hongkong, January 13th, 1820.1|
Tron Bedsteads, Ornaments, Chairs, Deak. Dining
Table, Typewriter. "GlasswATO. Jabures Wardrobe, Dressing table and uadrics. CREME – Cash on delivery."
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THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR. CO., 24, Des Vinux Road Central,
Telephone 452.
works, HIS EXCELLEO said that Osaka in one day totalled 311, the personal inspection of the various por on the same day there were 200 deaths at while he had not had time to make a majority being cases of influenza, while tions of this important district, he had Kobe. It is reported that the deaths have had an opportunity of reading what had occurred chiefly among cotton operativen been written on the subject, and he hoped and soldiers,
ROOT IN ULINA'?'
much discussion in Poring, Router's oor
*Telegrams referring to the alleged dans
•ger of Bolshevism in China have led to
Chinese contend that the idea in theurd, Many intellectual
than in any other country while life in They point out that the cultivator owas
They assert that the principles of Bal the land in China to a greater extent China depends more on the cultivistar. sbevism form the basis of Chinese shrin
to gain from Bolsheviam derived. The farmer has not anything vator, from whom the austenance of the istration particularly as regards the culti principal revenue of the Government is The looting
China from the earliest times, but it ham of supplies over the daily demands of food never permanently affected the admin of towns and cities has been periodical in
is quoted as the greatest obstacle to ex istration. Finally, the narrow margin tensive disruption Foreigners generally agree with the above view, but other views. find advocates