· NEW· ADVERTISEMENTS
NIPPON
YUSEN KAISHA
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM EUROPE AND STRAITS.
THE Company's Steamship
"KAGA MARU,“
INTIMATIONS
THE HUNGRONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 28гa, 1971.
KONUKUNG & SHANGHAI BANKING
N"
- CORPORATION.
TUTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS of the Hong- KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKINg Corpora- TION will be held at the Orry HALL,
TO-DAY, Hongkong, of blay, 1981, at Noor, for the purpose 28th day of considering and if thought fit of pass-
the following resolution:
having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their doode are being lauded nad placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowning Company's Godown at Kowloon, where each consigument
nout will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are lamiled.
Optional Goods will be carried on unless in- structions are given to the contrary before NOON TO-DAY.
Gooda not cleared by June 2nd, 1921, will be subject to rent.
Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignes's. mad the Co's representatives at an appointed hour on Tuesday and Funày. All claims must be prevented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, alter which date they cannot be recognized No claims will be admitted after the Goods hare left the Godowns.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
Agents. Hongkong, May 9:h, 1921,
- NOTICE.
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TOTICE IS HEULBY QITEN that we
Nave this day spointed CHALLES E.
RICHARDSON our Hongkong Agent. Ma RICHARDSON will handle all matters pertaining to US. Shipping Board Bel operatol by FRANK WATERHOUSE & COMPANT calling at Hongkong.
H. W. BURCHARD, Local Manager. Hongkong, May 23rd, 1921,
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NOTICE.
(970
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF
CANTON, LTD.
CERTIFICATE NO. 4372 for 12 old silver 087-1957is now converted into
60 Gold Shares in this Society standing in the name of Rev. WILLIAM RŪBERTS BEACH (Deceased), late of READING, 'hna "been LOST, and if at the expiration of one month from the date hereof the above document be not forthcoming the same will be deemed cancelled mud of no effect, and a Certificate for the 60 Gold Shares will be issued in its stead by the Society...
C, MONTAGUE EDE, -. General Manager. Hongkang, May 24th, 1921.-- 1981
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,
HE HALF-YEARLY GENERAL
THE BAING YEARuler, le held in the Offices of the Heroxana "JOCKEY ÚLUB on WEDNESDAY, JUBETH, at 12 o'clock Noor.
H. BIRKETT, Clerk of the Course.
[988 Hongkong, May 26th, 1921. THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.
Payment of Interim Dividend on Shares for the year ending 30th June, 1921.
THE BOARD
INTERIM
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having declared DIVIDEND of Two hillings per share free of Income-Taz, for the year ending 30th June, 1921, holders of Bester Shares and holders of Dividend Warrants received from London account of Registered Sharos, will be their dividends on presenting No. 17 of the Bearer Shares, and Dividend
00
to on Registered Shares, on or after
the 23rd May, 1923, to either of the following Ranks at Shanghai or Tientsin:
THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION,
TE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA
AUSTRALIA & CHINE
THE BUSSO-ASIATIC BANK.
THE BANQUE BELGE POUR L'ETRANGER. The Payments will be made in either Dollars or Taels, as the holder may wish at the buying rate of exchange
the day. GENERAL MANAGER, KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION.
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SALE BY TENDER OF HMS * CADMUS"
ENDERS are invited for the purchase of the above named Ship with Engines and Boilers and various surilary machinery, on board.
Full particulars of the Ship, conditions of salo, and permits, to view the ship may be obtained on application to the undersigned
Forms of Tender will be issued on application A deposit of $100 is to the undersigned required
before Forms of Tender can be issued. The vessel will be on view from the 23an MAT to the seth Jure, inclusive, between the hours of 10 A.M, and 4 Pix, and Tenders must reach the Commodore's Office not later than 12 NOON,
o MONDAY, S7th June,
Length over BI ...
Length between Perpendiculara195
Breadth, extreme
811 ft.
... 33, 6 in.
Depth in hold (Top of Keel to
Upper Deck Beam at side)... 15 3
...1070 Tons,
Nominal Disponent....
Propelling Machinery: Vertical Inverted
Triple expansion (Twin of 1,400 LH.P.). Cylinders High, Two of
Low, Two of 29
Intermedinta. Two of 18" Stroke 2'0'.
Boilers-Niclausse Water Tabe, 4 No.
EL. G. LOWE, Naval Store Officer.
Hongkong, May 19th 1921.
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PUBLISHED TO-DAY HONGKONG WEEKLY
PRESS.
CONTAINING ALL THE WEEKE
LOCAL NEWB
l'aer to send Home
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1.
the
That the Directors of the HosaxONO
PREPAID WANTED"
ADVERTISEMENTS,
Letters are lying at thle Office for
Boxes CK, EX, LM, LN, LE LU,
LW, 50,
INTIMATION
IDEAL
with proposals of many kinds, it being That is as near as we can expect anf the universal opinion that some other German Chancellor to go towards con- way ought be found without delay" to feasing that the attitude of the: German- relieve the industry of its present burdens Government "towards the Reparation The reasons given by the SECRETARY OF demands made by the Allies was pure
BEVERAGES STATS for refusing to agrou to the scheme bluff. The Viennese paper to which wa of compulsory restriction which had been have alluded, enumerated the powerful put forward by what has become known
WANTED-LESSONS in Roman by
Gentleman. Reply Box MA Watson's Daily Press Office.
TO
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and attendance, 1st June Apply by DRY GINGERicipated in by the neighbouring
ĦTIO LET.-ONE NICE ROOM with boar writing.-T. C. olo Daily Prus Office,
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OR RENT - FURNISHED OFFICE, Powell's Building. Apply P. O Bar 30.
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YOR SALE-MOTOR CARS. 2.4.3 and 7 seaters, also Plano Players with Music, in ma ann or hire purchase. Trucks 1, 2, 24 and 31 tons. GAST. ABBASS & Co., No. 11, Ningpo Road. Til Ad, INTERLURE,
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AND SHANGHAI BANKING Corrosa- Tios be and they are hereby re- quested and authorised by and on behalf of the shareholders of the Company to take the steps neces- sary for the introduction of an Ordinance into the Legislative Council of the Colony of Hongkong and for the enactment of the same by the Governor of Hongkong with the advice and consent of the Legisla tive Council thereof to effect the amendments necessary to the Ordi- cances under which the Company is incorporated and carrying on basi- meso po as to allow of the Capital O Mennis Court Kitchen Garden FIVE-ROOMED BUNGALOW, Peak of the Company being from time to time increased from 20 millions of dollars the present authorised capi- tal of the Company to 50 millions of dollars.
Early possession.
FOR SALE.
Apply to-
Box No. 588, Qare of Daily Prêm Ofios.
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-That the Capital of the EoxGXONO
"AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA TION be forthwith increased from $15,000,000 to $20,000,000 by the
S.S. "HONG MOH", creation of 40,000 New Shares of $125 each to be issued at the price THE HO HONG S.S. CO., LTD., wish
TH of $70 on the terms after mentioned. to express their Sincere Thanks to all Shareholders on the Eastern Regis persoas not previously written to who may ters to pay for their allotments at
have rendered assistance to the passengers or the rate of exchange for the Com-crew of the wreck. pany's demand Bills on London on
[989 the day on which the instalments are due.
3-That the said Now Shares be in the first instance, in such manner as
the Directors shall prescribe for
PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LTD.
NNNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
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Its dryness and aroma are features which give this drink the popularity it deserves.
Watson's
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as the Duncan Committer wore thres in Soups which are now "reconstructing": number. One was that any action taken with hundreds of millions of marks in Malaya alone which would not be capital, and it came to the conclusion that German Capital is making "extra ordinary efforts fubber-growing 'countries would be
strengthen 1b domination" not only over German trade unfair burden on the country. Another-
and industry more than ever before, reason was that the imposition of com-
but also to regain the influential position pálsory restriction would be interfering with the liberty of holders of land under in the world markets which it held Government titles. The third reason was
before the war" In this connection that the country was not in a positionį
the new Agreement which Germany has financially to put up the money which just made with China, and of which a "the scheme put forward involved. No comprehensive digest is given on ルロー less thau syen other schemes have since father page of this isste, is an interesting been put before the rubber planting and very significant document, 16 i world, and these schemes were reviewed true, the German people will be severely at the Conference. Two resolutions were handicapped in international trade the outcome of the Conference. One urged for Home FeaTA
coug but the Government to undertake a rubber impartial person can douht for a moment that once they settle down to the task throughout Malaya. " the of recovering lost trade it will not be Water.bsence of knowledge of the planted area many years before they will be able to of rabber, makes it impossible to estimate show the respectable performances " with anything like accuracy the possible anticipating.
which the German Chancellor is อกพ output in the immediate future"; the other resolution requested, the Duncan Committee to investigate the schemes sub- The total output of the Kailan Mining mitted to the meeting for the aleviation Administration's mines for the week of the rubber position, to select one of and the sales during the period to: ending May 14th amounted to 84,629 tons them or a combination of two or more, 81,109, tons. to endeavour to get public support for the solected scheme, and to take all posible action to see that it is brought
PYERIS
Sparkling Mine at Table Healthful and refreshing. Blends
excellently with Whisky,
Watson's
STONE
GINGER BEER
that purpose, offered to shareholdera MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of the in the proportion of one New Share above Company will be held at the Hoxe xoxo The Temperance Champagne." for every three shares of which on Hom, Hongkong, on TUESDAY, the lar the 99th day of May, 1921, ShareMar, 1921, s Nook, for the purpose of receiv. An ideal beverage for tennis and bolders shall respectively be the ing the Report of the Directors together with a registered Holders, and that any Statement of Account for the year ending 30th New Shares not accepted by Share April, 1921. holders within the time limited-by
the Directors for that purpose be disposed of and allotted by the Directors in such manner and at such price as in their discretion they aball think best in the interests of the Company,
4.—That the payment of the sum of
$70 per share for each of the ssid New Shares be made as follows, VIL
Tat instalment of $35 on the 1st.
day of July, 1821
fod, and foot instalment of £35 on
the lat. day of October, 1921. That the Directors issue to Share-
holders, holding shares less than or not a multiple of three, fractional certificate in respect of each share lese than three or in excess of a multiple of three and allot one New Share to every person who shall produce three such Fractional Cer tificates on or before the Ist. day of July, 1991, and pay the first instal. ment in respect thereof. 6-That after payment of the first instalment, and pending payment of the remaining instalment, Scrip Certificates in such form as the Directors may determine be issued in respect of such New Share entitling the holders on payment of the remaining instalment, and sub- ject to such other terms as to | approval, date for lodging scrip cer. tificates and otherwise as the Direc
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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be. CLOSED from WZDNZADAY, the 26th day of May, to Texapar, the 31st day of May, 1921, both daya inclusive.
'PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,' LTD.,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers. Hongkong. May 21st 1923.
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THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED.
No
bathing paities.
Prepared by a process of partial fermentation which gives it a
distinctive flavour.
A. S. WATSON
CO..
.LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the AERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS.
TWENTY-THIRD ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of this Company will be held at the Offices of Meara, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD, on WEDNESDAY, the 17 JUNE 1921, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to April 30th, 1991.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com pany will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the 25th May, 192), to WroNESDAY, the IT JUNE, 1921, both days inclusive
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. S. BROWN,
Secretary.
(968 Hongkong, May 20th, 1941.
INDO-CHINA
་
STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
Treplone 46.
Hongkong Omnion: 10, Dis Vaux Bo., 0. LONDON OFFICE: 181, F SIXIT, EC.
The Daily Press.
Eloxgxo eg, May 28tu, 1921. -
THE RUBBER INDUSTRY.
[
Cerisies"
into being.
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking, Cor- poration's shareholders takes pace 16-
The extraordinary meeting of the
day at noon at the City Hall. The busi- ness relates to the new issue of capital.
continuing for about one week, Mr. J. S. Commencing on Monday, May 20th, and Flacks, a Christian Jew of Amerien, will Hull from 8 till 9 pa, each evening. A deliver Evangelistic addresses in Gospel cordial welcome will be extended to All-AnYT,
The land boom is still in full swing apparently. The Humpherys Estate Co. sold another large property in Kowloon sale which this Company has made in yesterday. This makes the second big
One of the great difficulties about any scheme of voluntary restriction in Mainya was expresseri by a leading plaster at the meeting in these terms:" (Approxi. mately half a million weres of rubber here is under the control of people who are perhaps inarticulate. Many of them are in such a position that they cannot agree to any scheme, but must of neces- sity follow economie law. They are people who are perhaps in the hands of moneylenders,.. they must do the fast fortnight alone. It may be a exactly what economy demands.” Most good thing for that Company, but if this sort of thing goes on much longer we of the big estates are restricting their shall all have to reside in cubicles. outpat. Figures relating to 75 estates. which were quoted at the meeting, show
A Chinese contractor of No, S. Sinhing for the first three months of this year with unlawfully having carried out re- eda reduction in output of 41 per cent yesterday by Mr. Pryde, of the P.W.D., Lane was charged at the Magistracy
compared with the corresponding period constr ction work in concrete on the of last year. But these estates, repreRoad West without permission from the verandahs of Nos. 27 and 29, Des Vaux sented by the Rubber Producers Asso- Building Authorities. The defendant ciation of Malaya in Singapore, embrace admitted the offence, and the Magistrate apparently only 78,849 acres of rubber (Mr. Lindsell) imposed a fine of $100. in bearing, and there are computed to A successful Waist-drive was held at be 1.230,000 acres of rubber in bearing the Catholic Men's Club on Thursday in the country, so that the need for evening. The following were the prize- winners:-Ladies: 1, Mrs. Tuttle (161); unanimity if any practical results are 2. Miss Pile (152): 3. Mrs. May (181); to be achieved is obvious. The planters Booby prize: Mrs. Cheesely (125)- are naturally disappointed but not Men: 1. Mr. Black (183) 2. Mr. Jack- entirely dismayed by the rejection of Field (158); Booby prize: Mr. Taylor, son (102): 3 Mr. Dormer (100); 4. Mr. the scheme for compulsory restriction (125), Mr. Pinches acted as "M.C., and which they submitted to the Government, the prizes were presented by Mr. H. W.
Brown.
means of A correspondent writes to the Hangkok unfortunate enough to be stung by jelly- Timer:-From time to time people are fish, whilst bathing at Hua Hin, and perhaps it would not be out of the way to suggest an "on the spot" remedy. The best remedy is to treat the sting simi- larly to a burn, and apply carron oil or some such similar oil to the affected part. Failing this rub the place firmly with a piece of burning rag. These simple remedies will save considerable and intense pain and danger.
tors may prescribe, to be registered HE FORTIETH ORDINARY THERE Arc, of course, many people in and in the circumstances they are com as the owners of the shares respec- GENERAL MEETING of the Company Hongkong and Chitin, interested finaspelled to seek some other tively represented by such Srip will be held at the Offices of the General
securing combined action. They cannot Certificates
Managers, Mesra JARDINE, MATHzBox & Co., cially in the rubber companies of the 7-That interest at the rate of 6 par LTD. Felder Street, Hongkong, on WEDNES Foderate Malay Stater, who are felling well sit still and wait for bester times. cent. per adnum be allowed out of DAY, 15TH JUNE, at NOON, for the purpose of the effects of the blight which has come anything can be done to shorten the the profits of the Company on in-receiving the Report of the Directors, passing stalments paid in advance of the the Accounts, and electing Directors and upon the industry. On the working for the interval it is their obvious duty to do it; dates when the same become das, Auditors.
past year very few companies have paid and the results of their deliberations will be awaited with eager interest by a very dividends Whatever concerna the future of the industry has an interest large and widely scattered public. for a far wider public than the inhabit-
THE *** RECONSTRUCTION “ ants of the territories in which rubber is
OF GERMANY. cultivated. Straits papers by the latest
and that registered holders of Scrip The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company Certificates for. Now Shazon be will be CLOSED from the 8th to the 29th entitled in respect of such New Jane, both days inclusive, Shares to participate in futurs
By Order of the Board; dividends on an equality with the JARDINE. MATHESON.&-Co., LTD.,,, old shares, in proportion to the
General Managers. instalments paid up,and from dus Hongkong, May 26th, 1921:
[990 dates for payment of same..
& That interest at the rate of 8 per centum per sannum be charged "on each instalment not punctually paid, and be paid with each such
instalment. 9.—That all moneys received from pre- mium on the said New Shares be added to the Sterling Reserve Fund,
For The HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, A. G. STEPHEN,
Chief Manager.” Hongkong, April 28th, 13210 607
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.
MONDAY,
MAY 30TH,
AT
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ORGAN RECITAL
Vocalist:
Mas. A. M. BOWES-SMITH,
980
REPULSE BAY HOTEL
auch
An unemployed Indian named Abdul Rahaman, was sentenced by Mr. Ormic, Festerday, to 21 days' hard labour to be followed by deportation to India for Irdian girl named Bessie Solomazi, of having improperly assaulted a Christian
mail contain reports of an important WHILE German statesmer a few months conference of rubber planters at Kuala ngo were calling the world to witness Lumpur, and alss of the annual general ail to express the conviction that THE Management beg to announce that the meeting of the Planters Association of all right-thinking people are convinced
WEST WING EXTENSION and the Malaya: We notice that the Chairman that Germany cannot possibly fulfil No. 300, Shanghai Street. Defendaut NEW GARAGE will be completed during the month of June, 1921.
of the latter organisation while saying the exorbitant demands of the Allies," had been discharged from the Army "for being too smart," according to Inspector The Management having received numerous that the Association had never held its the Germanophile, Social-Democratic Brown of the Yauntati Police Station, applications for monthly quotations from local. ansual
under moeting
dark Viennese newspaper Arbeiter Zeitung He had jumped ship when being sent residents who are not owners of private cara," have decided to allonte s limited number of clouds an are now casting their gloom published some observations of this back to India, and his absence from the rooms for this purpose, sud now beg to announce over the industry, remarked that planters character: "In spite of Boulogne, Spa, ship was not discovered until the vessel
following inclusive rates :------
arrived at Calcutta.. Two (9)
persons sccupping one double could perhaps console themselves with the Paris, and London: in spite of wails room with private bath, covering attendance, fact that there is really nothing wrong over the intolerable burden which A German stowaway, Alfred Groniger meals (which may be taken either at the with the industry at bottom, the funda capital has to bear; in spite of the fore- by name, who arrived at Yokohama an Repulse Bay Hotel
lor at the Hongkong Hotel mental cause of the present depression shadowed collapse of German trade and Japanese police to disembark, and was the s.s. China, was not allowed by le Main Dining Room) and transportation, Que trip in and out each day during specified being the back-wash of the war." In industry if the demands of the Allies obliged recently to continue his journey. hours (excluding Sundays and Public Ho these circumstances the Chairman indulg" daya) 3500 per month for two persona,
the s.s. Nanking sailed from Yokohama Four (4) persons occupying two double ed the hope that by the time the next are submitted to; in spite of everything, to China ports. It appears that helore rooms with prirsis balls, owering attend aanual meeting came round the prescat capitalist circles, in Germany are un- for San Francisco on the 8th ult. the anco, mosla (which may be taken either at the depression will have waned and that they ceasingly preparing for the new period German secretly embarked hoping to go transferred to the China in the Pacific. Main Dining Room) and transportation, 2...
Repulse Bay Hotel or at the Hongkong Hoe would again be on the crest of a wave/of prosperity which they expect in the to South Africa. The Captain bad him
hours
one trip in and out each day during specified of prosperity: That; of course, is what near future. They are feverishly work Captain Wise, of the China, asked the (excluding Bandaya and Public Holwe might expect the planters to hope for. Ing to remove the effects of the war.Japanese police to dispose of the stow daya) $450 per month for two persona: The difference in rates shove quoted is but we cannot discover in the speeches Changes of groups and transformations, away but they replied that they did not explained as follows: The rate of 3500 is at either of the scotings any sure indica extensions and technical improvemcats,
W
want him
for two persons in one car, and the second tions of a realisation of such horre being carried on, and capital is There would seem to be no end to the quotation of $450 cavere cases where four persons are prepared to aliere one car for Finding a way out is how one of being increased to gigantic figures, rain this month but though we have had this year 60 or 70 per cent, above the transportation.
No extra charge to residents will be made in the papers summarises the proceedings of And now we have Germany's newest average rainfall, we are yet far below connection with the regular Tea and Dinner the conference convened at Kuala Lumpur. CHANCELLOR confessing that it would the record for the period, or even for Dansants or Entertainments held at the We read that since the discouraging
be wrong
not to acknowledge the the month of May. The highest record.
ed rainful for the month of May was in: REFULBE BAT HOTEL
Monthly mindents will also be entitled to the reply of the SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE economic improvement that has taken 1889 when 48.910 inches fell. Over 10 free use of the individual Lathing tents on the COLONIES 14 the request of the Duncan place in Germany in the past two years, inches fell in a single day. But if we beach.
For further information apply in writing to
Restriction Committee of Malays for and, further, toiling an audience of do not beat the record this month, May, 1920, will certainly take second place.. the undersigned
compulsory restriction of output of Gormu statemen that if commerce It has, in fact, achieved that distinction HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LIT, rubber from the country, in conjunction revived through the promotion of pro- already for the rainfall this month has
J. H. TAGGART:
Manager,
with a scheme of financial aid, the Press duction the German people will have been just on 30 inches. The second highest rainfall in the month of May and public of Malaya have been inundated some respectable performances to show. was close on 28 inches in 1802.
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