NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HONGKONG "LAWN TENNIS COR ASSOCIATION.
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY,
SOCIETY OF UNION INSURANCE
CANTON, LIMITED..
BE SHIELDS will be presented to the TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that EXTRAORDINARY GENER SKYERN on SATURDAY. th inst, at theAL MEETING of the above Society will Indian listrcation Club Gromini. Exhibition Match vill be played The Rextras the be held at the Head Office of the Society Winners in each Division tommencing at 4pm. Nos. 3 and 4. Queva's Buildings, in the Colony of Hongkong, on FRIDAY, 18th JOHN C. PLETCHER.
day of August, 1922, ut Noox, for the (1303)
THE SHIELDS WEB. Det the N
Hem. Secretary
TO THE PUBLIC. NOTICE.
THE KAU LƯNG SZE LEUK KAI
FONG PERRY CO. LTD.".
HEREBY
INTIMATIONS
NOTICE OF REMOVAL
We Offer to SWINDHAM Strert.
approving the draft New Articles of Astoto ciation to the Society which will be submitted to the Meeting
E hard from THIS DAY, Remove
1. K. MODI Hongkong, 27th July, 1993.
NOTICE.
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TR. C. W. ANDERSON having resigned purpose of considering and if thought, at Mhis sition in an Offer is magne sign cons for the Company is your at Dated the ith slay of July, 1935
enk
CANADIAN PACIFIC S.S.. LTV),
PA COX
General Agent
A print of such new Articles nud's print of the existing Articles may be seen at the Society's Registered. Oller at Nos. 3 and 4, Queen's Buildings aforesaid. Should the Meeting approve of such new Articles with
or without-modification: the subjoined Be solution will be proposed as an Extraordin
Resolution, mimetr
T GIVE NOTICE that are FIRST DAY of AUG, 1998. No ticket will repizod in the said Company less achary tickets are enght it the Company's Ticket Offices at Victoria Strit Whart and Wedern Market Whari situate in Hongkong or at the said Company Wharves at Yuumsti, Mongkok or Shui situate in Kowloon.
Tisa NOTIFIED for General Information that, All tickets will be available for the day of is only.
THE KAU LUNG SZE YEUK KAL FONG FERET CO. LIMITED
{1:3001
HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD. NOTICE..
1881 or 17 February, 1929, or 109,650 Audicional SusRËS OF THE NOMINAL Vatre or $10. at a Pagsins or 35 Bag. Share Pro-64. HAREHOLDERS xr reminded that.
SECOND INSTALMENT on the above of parslare (plus $ premium per share le due on TUESDAY, the 15th Augnet. 19. Remittunees should be made to the Company's Bankers, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, in Hongkong, on or before that dati.
THE REGISTER OF SHARES the Com- pany will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, resto TUESDAY, the 15 AUGUST.
1982 (14 days inebusivelyring which period an transfer of shares can be registers,
By Order of the Board of Directors,""
A. V. WARD
198
OFFICE ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE
at
CONNAUGHT HOUSE.
LATE TI ANTON HOUSE HOTrid.
fur, use an Offices, Chambers. Shops, ets. Immediately at Moderate Henta OVER LARGE ROOMS To be Lat Apply for full particulars. rentals, teretes MESSES HASTINGS & HASTINGS,
Solictors, ete... Do You Read Central..
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That the new Articles alrendyapproved by the. Meeting and for the purpose of "Chatram thereof be and the und identification subscribed by the "are hereby adopted as the Articles of the Society to the exclusion of "and in substitution for all the ke
isting Articles theres.", AND NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that SECOND EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Society will be held at the Head Office of the: Society, Nov. 3 and 4, Queen's Buildings aforesaid, on TUESDAY, the Fifth day of September, 1922, at Noos, for the purpose of receiving & Report of the Pro
The DIVIDEND will be payable iaml ceedings at the above mentioned Meeting and of confirming it thought fit, s Special Resolution, the above mentionedler WEDNESDAY, the 2nd day of August, Resolution.
Thated this 8th day of July, 1922- By Order of the Board,
C.MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager.
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BRITISH TRADEES. INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED NO
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the above Compang will be held at the Head Office of the Company, Nos. 3 and 4, Queen's Buildings, in the Colony of Hongkong, on. FRIDAY, 18th THE EAST ASIATIC COMPANY, LTD, day of August, 1922, at 12.10 r., for the
Acting Secretary:,
riang
Hongkong, 27th July, 1992
M.S.
COPENHAGEN.
"JAVA".
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having arrived, Consigners of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed and "stored at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra-bazardous Godowns of the Hongkong & Kowloon Whart & Godown Co., Ltd., whence delivery may be obtained,
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining "andelivered after 3rd of August, 1922, will be wubject to rent.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to le left in the Godowns, where they will be examined by MessTS, GODDARD & DOUGLA on the 3rd of August, 1929, ab-1044.
All Claims must reach a before the 6th of August or they will not be recognized. No Fire Insurance will be effected
y Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
MANNERS & BACKHOUSE LTD..
Agents. [1998
Purpose of considering and if thought fit ap- proving the draft Now Articles of Associa tion of the Company which will be submitted to the Meeting.
A print of such new Articles and a print of the existing Articles may be, seen at the Company's Registered Office at 'Queen's Buildings aforesaid. Should the Meeting approve of such new Articles with or with out modification the subjoined Besolution will be proposed as an Extraordinary Resolution, usnely-
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Articles already "That the "approved by the Meeting and for the purpose of identification subscribed by the Chairman thereof be and the "sume are hereby adopted as the "Articles of the Company to the "exclusion of and in substitution for "all the existing Articles thereof." AND NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that SECOND EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Head Office of the Company, Nos. 3 and 4, Queen's Buildings aforesaid, on TUESDAY, the Fifth day of September, 1922, at 12.10 m, for the NEW TELEPHONE EXCHANGE purpose of receiving a Report of the serve the PEAK ARBAS will be opened proceedings at the above mentioned on insgut. After this date calls for Peak Meeting and of confirming if thought it Subscribers may be made by using the present as u Specical Resolution, the above in
ambera lil stich time as the new edition oftioned Resolution.
Dated this 8th day of July, 1922, Telephone Directory is in circulation.
By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager.
1.
NOTICE
THE HONGKONG, Exchange will be known as 29th instant. CESTRAL EXERANGx dating from When making a call vach Sülscriber is kindly requested to give the name of the Exchange to which the desired nimber is connected.
CHINA & JAPAN TELEPHONE & ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
.97th July, 1922.
Q.
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WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACT. SEALED TENDERS will be received st the Headquarters Offices Victoria Barracks, Hongkong, until 12 o'clock Noox on the date stated, for the undermentioned service for the period in Afeest, 1922, to 31ST MARCH 1923 1 SUPPLY OF COAL, COKE, CHARCOAL AND FIREWOOD 10TH AUGUST Tender Forms and any necessary information may be obtained at the above office between the tours of 10am. andil pan, daily
be entertained unless accom
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THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE. COMPANY, LIMITED
NOTICE TRAORDINARY GENERAL
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN tha
an
MEETING of the abovo Company will be held at the Head Office of the Company, Queen's Buildings, in the Colony of Hong- kong, on FRIDAY, 18th day of August, 1925, at 12.15 P.M., for the purpose of considering and if thought fit approving the duft New Articles of Association of the Company which will be submitted to the Meeting
HONGKONG TEAMWAY CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IS EUX, UNITED KINGDOX),
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that un INTERDY DIVIDEND of ONE SHILLING per Share ou account of the year 1922 has been declared.
1922, to Shareholders on the Register on TUESDAY, the 8th day of Angnist, 1922, and will be paid to Shareholders on the Colonial (Hongkong) Register at the exchange rate of 28, 70 per Dollar.
the Board. By Order of
W. E. ROBERTS, Hongkong, 24th July, 1932
Secretary.
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PUBLIC AUCTION. ARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of of Petrina Public Auction Sale, to be
MONDAY, the 31st day held on July, 1922, at 3 RM, at the Offices of the Lugard Road in the Public Works Department, by Order of His al OROWN LAND at EXCELIANOY THE GOVERNOR, of one Lot Colony of Hongkong, for term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at & Crown Bent to be fixed by the Burveyor of Bra MAJESTY THE KING, for one farther term of
75 years.
Ne, of Sale.
Registry Ko,
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Locality.
G
Boundary Mesintamiento,
feet, feel. Lppt foot.
aquara fo
Upat Pack,
About
Ar percale plus.
19,000 GB $1,400
(1989
PUBLIC AUCTION. ARTICULARS" AND CONDITIONS of PR as by Enblic. Auction Sale, to be held on MONDAY, the 31st day of July, 1992, at 3 pm, at the Offices of the Buble Works Department, by Order of Hu EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR of one Lot of
CROWN LAND
Pokfulam in the Jolony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at Crown Bent to be fired by the Surveyor of Hi MAJESTY THE Kme, for ons further term of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Registry 1
Locally
Boundary sure mente,
1.
fest
Upset Price
JULY
INTIMATION
!
Despite the
Kobe,- Charlie: Inte: Dr.
What yiow the United States Governs A little love mont takes of the Mesopotamia problem Sandler, son we do not know, but it is probably rea pupil at the Canadi presented to, some extent in the writings drowned while bathing of a special correspondent who has heon
The Hongkong Hotel Co, TIN to Mesopotnania for the Chiengo Tribune.
nounce that the second instalment The one thing on which all in Iraq seem nection with the Intel to be agreed, according to this American
issue of shares falls due writer, is that they do not want, nay
Augus they
Largely external domination. At present
Increasing Demaud
fur
WATSON'S
E
COTCH
WHISKY
We can
guarantee
that for a long time yet, all Customers-
•
Bold and new-may
"Offe has find themselves, if anything worse off
The Harl than under the Turkish domination, for that Dr. R. Haswirl they have to pay more taxes, and have the B. & S. steamer no opportunity of evading them. King tween here, und "Bangkok FEISCL is at one with his people in 18th from acuta lysentery.
mandate, and lives at Homantin
rejecting the British
A
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desiring complete independence. The
Ercaption is taken to the tribesmen have no objection to receiving
in parag British subsidies, but solely on condition D
Issac two, that they are left in unchallenged control
of their own tribes, and they dislike the interest acquired control of Bagdad as heartily as that of Co., and Mesure
contr Britain. Hence it appears that the unas popularity of the British in Iraq-which asked to say that the was always so pronounced that British over the Hairy Farm officers doing duty, among the natives Rrms he eithply, during the war had always, to keep a arrangement."". sharp look-out lest they should be stabbed in the back--has by no meats finished since pence was restored to the country, i and the one desire of the natives is to be entirely independent and, free to govas themselves
One of the British Service papers, colu menting on these views observes, is, of course, possible that the Amer correspondent who gives this unpropias
DISAATORI NANT Arising out of h rokis, employed by
it wo
market beef stall yesterday, be ford Air Theilton, at the Magistracy, for having
tedib Sanitary, Bodru Webster appearet ants and mentioned that Cross-kummons had been issued agains the complainants As no reason
fort
decided to bind over all four men forf
ing view of the British occupation mas given for the dispute the Magistrat unconsciously biased by considerations of
·America's interest in the vil question. But what he says agrees so well with Two cases of tokis absconding" wi
Namnths on a personal bond of 850.
rely on imbibing information derived from other sources money and jewellery were reported tof
Real pre-war Whisky of genuine age. For such is WATSON'S E. Whisky.
A S WATSON
CO., LTD.,
that - wà
one of his fokis almronded with v All WednesdayThe money was handed
to him for the purpose of settling
account.
see no reason to gestion the police yesterday, a the first case, general accuracy of his views But the Chinese living at No. 8. Poklahim Roy Servan question then arises: On what grounds has reported that two of his Is it possible to justify the further vetes have absconded with 8140. Tho tion of a British Arury in Fraq, and what said to have burn' taken, from a writiz
table In the other case a shopkeepe return, other than one of mouldering
SEN. On Thi Seite, bas reported ik hatred, are we ever likely to receive from
country Our occupation of the cou British Government has need the resourees it en command to enable it to balance its own Budget
The wearing of a waterproof exp led squandering millious every year upon half-savage peoples whoso territory of the rest of four Chinese on the an no use to us, and who heartily wish us evening they were said to have commit begone. The occupation of drag caoighway robbery in Canton Bo help us in the defence of India and the Yaumat. It appears that two Chi only material interest we have in the were helt up in rickshas and robbed of country at all is centred is the oil we and an amber cigarette holder. Ond derive from the oil wells which are mos the robbers was wearing & water-p easily reached from Basru
cap. The Yaumati police detective It does not appear,, however, that there was sent out to search for the men, is any present intention on ile part of side some brothels they noticed three the Government to withdraw from Irug standing, one of whom was wearin If Great Britain threatened to with-caf similar to that described by the plinants. The men were arrested draw From Iznq," said McIdentified as the robbers. Later'n fo in the House of Coumans on the 11th one was arrested in the brothel
claps and Be had disposed of the amber ciga inst., the result would be ci
came up for hearing yesterday after panic, and certainly very formidable dis holder, which was recovered. The orders" A treaty with the Iraq Govern and was adjourned for further he ment has been under negotiation in to Monday next. One of the defen in connection with a highway robbe which, according to Mr. CHELL, the already stands committed to take his Government has endeavoured to meet No Railway Bridge, Ho Mun Ti Arab views as far as possible subject to their obligations to the Langue of McLEO-SMITH-At 57, Hilltown, Dun-Nations," Replying to a suggestion that
dee, Scotland, 29th July 1897, by
Wine & Spirit Merchants.
ABLISHED 81 YEARS.:
BIRTHS. Brows-At Shanghai, on July 20th to
Mr. and Mrs. A. K.BROWN, a son. HEARSE-At Shanghai, on July 20th, to Mr. and Mrs. W. H. HEMISE, #daughter.
MARRIAGE. ROBERTA-Frei.At Shanghi, on July 20th-FD, C. ROBERTS, of "Shanghai, to Mis ASGELA MARIA FSI, Mariano, Italy.
SILVER WEDDING.
of
the Rev. Archibald Bell, D.D., JAMES the Arab demand for abrogation of the Moxcus MCLEOD, to HANNAR SCOTT mandate provided an opportunity for Suit, Present address, Quarters, Victoria Gool, Hongkong."
DEATH'
Offer's
The Daily
Daily Press.
complete withdrawal of the respon [1300sibilities of British taxpayers, Mr. | CHURCHILL expressed the opinion that SOUTHERTON At Kowloon, on the 26th, Arab dislike of the word "andate" was infant LILLIAN EDITH, aged 5 months, due to pure ignorance as to whint: man the dearly beloved daughter date implied. The Arabs Imagined it wa
[1200 and Mr. Southerton,
some method of controlling or enthralling HONGKONG OFFICE: 104, Des Vœux ED., O. them, whereas its whole object was to LONDON OPTICE: 131, FLEET STREET, EC keep the mandatory Power in order, to make it conform to the obligations appro priate to it. Be that as it may, it is certain that when the Treaty now under negotiation is submitted to Parliament the Government will be required to furnish the House with very substantial reasons for ""continuing to bear the expense of a military occupation which according to all accounts is unwelcomed We do not recollect, whether withdrawal by the general body of inhabitants and from Mesopotamia was among the recom is simply burdensome in many ways to Patting by Public Auction Salg to mendations of the GEDDES Economy tho, Mandatory Power
held on MONDAY, the 31st day of Committee, but it is a suggestion, which "approved by the Meeting and for the
purpose of identification subscribed July, 1912 at 3 pm, the Offices of the has been frequently made. in the Press "by the Chairman thereof be and the Public Works Department, by Order of His "same are hereby adopted as the EXOLENCE, THE GOVERNOR of One Lot of and in the House of
Articles of the Company to the OHOWN LAND at Findlay Road
Mesopotamia-or "exclusion of and in substitution for in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of reports which have
all the existing Articles thereof 21 years
print auch new Articles and a print of the existing Articles may be seen at the Company's Registered Office at Queen's Buildings aforesaid. Should the Meeting
Tender Of Of $100, a guarantee of approve of such now Articles with or with
panied by a
good faith.
out modification the subjoined Resolution
The right to reject the lowest or any tender will be proposed as an Extraordinary
TENCIFUL
-NIGHT
HE CORONE
EVERY WOMAN
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Resolution, namely
That the now Articles already
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a SECOND EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Head Office of the Compay, Queen's Buildings aforesaid, on TUESDAY, the Fifth day of September
KOWLOON THEATRE 1929, at 12.15. P.M., for the purpose of
SHOULD
WOMAN TELL?
receiving & Report of the Froceeding the above m ntioned Meeting and confirming it thought fi, u Spe Revolution, the above mentioned Resolut
Dated this 8th day y, 1922
By Urden Bourd
6. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manag
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PUBLIC, AVOTION,, ARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
Hasurday JutI 28TH, 1975,"
GREAT BRITAIN AND MESOPOTAMIA.
The
The Canton, Times says "The public coming from will be pleased to hang that a meeting, was as it is now held among the rice merchants at Shakie
officially terme un In the meeting
the merchants, decided to
promising, view of British
occupation resums the ordering of rice from Hong Apart from this or, perhaps because of kong. Consequently the pried of rich will it-the United States and Great Britain, fall very soon." according to a recent statement by Lord BALFOUR, are not completely agreed as regards the Mesopotamia mandate,
10-year-old On Wednesday afterno and Chinese girl either fell or jumped into
LARGE CONSIGNMENT
SILK
DELAYS THE EMPRESS
CANADA'S DEPARTURE.
An Empress boat usually Kowloon wharf at midday on Th with clockwork regularity but thi the rule was broken. The reas Emprees of Canada's departure b postponed probably until four Steamships, Ltd., consented to de to-day is that the Canadian sailing of the vessel in order consignment of 1,200 bales of sil Canton might be got aboard.
A very large consignment of waiting shipment in Canton but to the unsettled, Burta of the disti consignors feared that the valuab would be looted by robbers. ments Have now been made for a to convoy the cargo and it was leave Canton last night, unless conditions prevented.
Mr. PA Cox stated yester the delay would not affect the de Empress of Candila's arrival couver as the lost time can bé”; by staying one day, less as Yokah
GODOWN SERIOUS BLAZE
A fire, broke out shortly be night, on Wednesday, at No. 1 Lane, but owing to the prompt the Fire Brigade a very serious averted and the conflagration under control within an hour me of the Brigade a arrival Two stories of the building of ND. 30, Doe Your Road
godown by the Wing Fang
for that reason this mandate was got the harbour in mid stream from one of considered at the recent meeting of the the Yaumati ferry bunts. She was restoring of hide and tallow Council of the League of Nations which cued by one of the ferry seamen who cause of the frenar the exi confirmed the British, French and Belgian kept the girl allcat until nandates for East and West Africa and by the launch. The girl also the British, mandata for Palestine, taken to the Government
afterw
damage has yet been ascerta contents of the godown arbi $153,000 with various Jocal fir Colony