THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER -28TH, 1999.
The Subscription Lit will open on Monday, the 30th day of Ontober, 1922, azil eloke on ar before Satarday, the 4th day of November, 1979,
Hongkong Engineering & Construction Company,
LIMITED.
Inooreiraled under the Complain Frdinuaren 1911-1921.
Capital $1,000,500 dividel jutó 100,000 shares of $10 eachu -
Of the sun shares 50, have already been subscribed for cash by the Directors and their Liends. On these 125 per share will be paid an allotment and the balance when called up on dhe same basis as the remaining capital. Of the remainder 45,000 shares ranking equally with there already subsribed are now offered for public subscription payable us to $250 per share application. The balance due on each share, siz, $7.50 will not be called up at présent but is to be called up on subsequent demand as and when further
capital is required. The Directors are allotting 500 shares predited se fuby, paid up under the terms of the Contract set forth in paragraph fal hereof and are restreing 4,500 shares unissued in order that they may to their diserthe allot them for each on such terma and at such time or times as they may diram adriauble (on the same basis as the other shares issued for cash) to such of the employees of the Company as they think it if such employees are desirous of subscribing for the aim or to any other pangs or persons the Directors may from time to time determine.
DIRECTORS.
Dr. J. W. Nontz, Paik Hotel, Hongkong, Dental Surgeon.
INDIA'S SUPREME PERIL.
AN UNINFORMED DEMOCRACT.
EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS
"India's educational problems, framed as they are upon a gargantuan scale, must find their solution writproportionately large: Expenditure
to a figure hitherto undreamed must be faced courageously and speedily, for without education India Will Be confronted in no long time with that supreme peril of modern States, an uninformed democracy, Indeed, from almost every point of view," aducation remains the prime question in India to-day." This cogent statement; so full of warning for the British Empire, is made by Mr. A. Hirtzel, Deputy Under Secretary for India, in the course of a "Statement exhibiting the Moral and Material Progress and Condition of India during the year 1921," prosented to Parliament in accordance with the requirements of the Government of India Act, and now published as a bluc book..
"Among all those nation-building acti- vities which have been transferred to India as a result of the Montagnehelms ford reforms, there is none more vital,. both for the present and for the future-of India," declares Mr. Hirtzel, than the
ROBERT GORDON SHEWY, E. St. George's Building. Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong.education of her people to an enlightened
Merchant.
The Hon. Mr. C. MONTADUE EDE, Queen's Buildings, Victoria General Manager of the
Union Insurance Society of Caston, Limited.
The Reverend Father H. Souvy. Procure Generale des Missions "Etrangeres, Acting
Procureur General,
Twofnether Directors will les appointed by the Bound witer allotment.
BANKERS.
Tin Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.
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AUDITORS.
Mexans, Fore, Bingham & Matthews, Victoria, Accountants.
SOLICITORS.
Mesura, Deacon, fooker. Deacon and Harston, Victoria.
PROSPECTUS.
citizenship. Although the period under
J B LAL,
THE ABLE INDIAN PHYSICIAN
FROM SINGAPORE,
is now ready to receive anyone who wishes to consult him on the following diseases, vix, Cold, Catarrh, Headache Homerania, Earpain, Chimess, Toothache, Ranning of the Nose, Neuralgia, etc, etc., and
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A Reward of $1,000 (one thousand) will be paid to any person who is able to cure the mentioned disease within 2 minutes, man he does not make use of my CALUUTTA LINE
The medicine is my own preparation
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No. 19, NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.
WHEN APPETITE FAILS!,
review witnessed an increase of more than 170,000 in the number of pupils in British 1888] India, it is disturbing to learn that there are still only 8.4 millions- in 'all the educa tional insitutions put together. That is to ay, 3.42 per cent of the population is under itstruction, this figure being made up of 5.55 per cent. of the males and 118 per "There is no aute like appetite," says the cent. of the females. While expenditure old proverb, and the statement is altogether tends, to increase, the tocal sum devoted to true. With a keen appetite you can relish
lucation in India during the year
the pliinest food, while withent it, the daintiest 1:20-21 amounted to only £16,770,000.sel fails to tempt you, and you no langer The really remarkable fact is disclosed by frequently actual distress; for when appetita have any pleasure in eating. Indend, there is the author that while only about 25 per rails there is abnost certain to be something cent, of the population is enrolled in primaterially wrong with the digestive system, and a). This Company has been formal principally to promote the use of reinforced concrete inary schools, in the secondary schools 0.5 pain in some degree as a natural consequence.
building and engineering work generally. This form of building quatemal is greatly in
Now, digestion is the prime function of lif your in Europe and America for its cheapness and the suring in time in erecties. It
physiologically speaking the process by which should be especially in demand in tropical plaer owing to its great resistance to the
the food you eat is pltimately converted into blox, bra!! darins intinence of the climate and to the attacks of insects such white-ants, etc.;
and minucle: the process, in short. It therefore an ideal material for Hongkong as a substitute for the expensive and
y which you erist, and comparat to witiede all often inferior materials at present in use. Houses are particularly scarce in Hongkong at
else is unimportant. It is a long and complex the present time and there should be no lack of work for a Company such as this. The
process, and any failure in any part of it must Company airly large contracts in view both for fresh work and work in process of
or has
necessity be injurious to health. If you vestistraction which it hopes to secur. The Campany is empowered by its Memorandum
allow your digestion to get out of order, your Association to do all kinds of engineering, villing and architectural work and for the
whole system will surely suffer. objecte it has in view Jarge capital will eventually be ret
required. The Company has acquired as the business of Lon. Gstar of St George's Buildings. Victoris. Hongkong, Architect going concern as from the 15th day of September, 1992. Civil Engineer, Conulting and Structural Engineer and Reinforced Coaurete Expert, the per-bas pris for which will be pail and satisfied by the allotment to him of Five hundred whares of the Company crediteal an fully paid-up. Of these Four hundred and fity shares are for the goodwill of the said business. The contract for the acquisition of this business in dated the girl day of October. 1992, and made between the ad Louis GAIN of the on part und WALTEL Joan Hawker Trudes for the Company of the other part. A copy of this contract can be inspected at the office of the Solicitors to the Company at any time Kuring kuudness hour.
The Company has entered luto contráçis to wrente, the services of exports in rinforred roman-te work. (b). The
Duniman
subscription on whichthe Dirgetors may procee I to allotment is a
a seven shares. (e). The shares now feel for subscription have been underwritten by the Directors and Sir CATCHICK PAUL CHATEL KNT. C.MG. and Mr. JAMES HARPER TAGGART for a commissionat the rate
Two per cent, on the amount thereof in proportion to the anares taken by them for which they hare subscribed the Memorandum of Association and such commission is payable by the Company.
(d). No other commissies or promotion money will be paid by the Company.
(a) The Company is to pay the preliminary expenses of and incident to the formation and Boating of the Company down to the time when it becomes entitled to commence business and the estimated amount thereof is 15,000.
(/). The Articles of Association provide that the qualification of a Director is to be the holding of 1,000 shares in the Company and that the remneration of pach of the Directors is to be $1,300 per annum.
(g). The Directors are interested in the promotion of the Company in the extent only that they
o Aume of them are Directors of other companies with whom the Company may do business. (1) Copier of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company can be inspected at the office of Messrs. Deacon, Looker, Deacon & Hurston, Solicitors for the Company, at any time during business hours, (0. 4.
copy
of the Company's Memorandum of Association is annexed to the prospectus and forms part of it.
6. Application for sharts should be made upon the form accompanying the prospectus and sent to the Company's Bankers together with a remittance of $2.50 per share the amount of the deposit
Where no allotment is made the deposit will be returned in full and where the number of whares allotted is ex than the number applied for a proportionate amount of the deposit will la: returned.
"). Prospectuses can be inspected at and forms of application chained from the Company's Backers, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, and at and from the temporary offices of the Company in Powell's Building, Des Vaux Road, Central, Hongkong. This prospectos his heet duly fled with the Registrar of Companies.
Dated the 25th day of October, 1922.
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WHERE TO STAY WHEN VISITING HOME.
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per cent, of the population is under instruc
in, compared with 0.6 per cent., the prawar figure in Great Britain. Consider
that is female population of the condar schools is very small, it would seem that if, the male population along he reckoned, no less than 0.9 per cent, is to be found in the secondary schools propo ton far greater than the corresponding figure for England and Wales, and appro Gusf food, when perfectly digestel. becomes the war. In university education, theed, mery organ does its work which Natur ximately equal to that of Germany before pure, rich blood, in which the germs of disease cannot live; your body being thus fully nourish- percentage of the Indian population under intended it to do; there is vitality, reserve force. going instruction is no less than 0.025 per strength to resist, and disease cannot enter your cent, which, considering that here again system." the female population may almost be eliminated from reckoning, compares re- merkably well with the 0.05% of England
and Wales..
The author deduces from these figures grounds for the criticism that education in Iudia is top-hears. "The lower class he says, are largely illiterate, while the middle-chasses, who constitute the bulk of the intelligentsia, are in point of numberrat least educated to a pitch equal to that of countries whose social and economic con ditions are far more bigtly developed."
SERIOUS SITUATION."
On the other hand, food (however goal it may be) imperfectly digested cannot make pur blood, because is cannot yield its nourishment; your
ystem is starved, every organ of your body right up to the brain suffers for want of sustenance; you become weak, nervous, ana-mie; while impurities, due to decomposition of the undigested mass in stomach and bowels, are drawn into your blood to pollute your whole system, and prepare the way for dangerous સા
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Through Bill of Lading issued to RANGOON, MADRAS, PORT SWETTENHAM and DUTCH EAST INDIES.
Fr Freight or Passage apply ta-
Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.,
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GLEN
GENERAL MANAGERS,
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It will thus be seen how all-important is the matter of digestion, affecting as it does every other function of the body, and how earnestly you should strive to keep it active. It in the foundation of your physical bodily well-being, tor without a sound digestion good health is U.K.-STRAITS. CHINA & JAPAN SERVICE. hopelessly, utterly impossible."
On the slightest indication of digestive tone and invigorate your stomach, liver and weakness take Mother Seigel's Syrup. It will bowels, cleanse your blood and ensure perfect digestion, perfect assimilation, and therefore perfect health.
For
"This abnormal distribution of education in India has led to marked defects. There education as against technical training, the has been a distinct bias in favour of literary
middle-classes favouring the literary courses because they lead to Government employ ment, and are a preliminary to the pursuit of the legal profession. There are, however, as Mother Seigel's Syrup hae the favourite family remedy for digestive indications that public opinion is becoming disorder loss of appetite, pains after eating, alive to the necessity of encouraging fatalence, acidity, biliousness and constipation. technical education.
It is a tried and trusted herbal rumedy which does its work effectually because it nets naturally upon the organ of digestion. Test it for your self to-day and prove its remedial value." The Syrup is also sold in Tablet fort. B. 309.
The statement next deals with the three principal defects determining the peculiar limitations of the Indian system:
1. The difficulty of getting properly trained teachers.
2. Little "incentive for men of the right sort to enter the teaching profession.
3. 'Domination by an system.
examination
Fortunately," says the writer, in regard to the last-named defect, "there is reason to bope that this particular difficulty, which has exercised a paralysing blight upon true educational progress for many years, may
salutary recommendations of the Calcutta University Commission.”
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desires Position of any messure. India is faced," he proceeds," is extremely Able to take charge of Accounts Dept; but The only method by which the has no objection to act as Office Assistant. idea of nationhood, can be spread Apply Box V.G., s/o Daily Pro Ofice.
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recommended by a Government inter-) Abolition of the Coastguard service is
departmental Committee. In its place Mr. Hirtzel points out that charges, to secure the stability of the Administration other bodies under the Navy, the Board of Trade, and the Curtains and Excise and security from external aggression or
The recommendations tare suggested. internal disorder have hitherto crippled themcan a enbetaatial reduction in expendi efforts of administrators to st. the ture. educational structure of India - upon a foundation sufficiently extensive for the requirements of "the country, Ba looke
forward to this problem being solved, but ¦ in their hands; which will encourage them warns on that: "If the fands cannot be to effort on behalf of their own com- found and the educational structure of India manities, and impel them to grapple with cannot expand in proportion to her needs, the poverty which now bangs like n the realisation of responsible government, miasma over 80 large a part of India.”'.. with all which that realisation implies in There is now, Eays Mr/Hirtzel, a wide MISS TORA INOKUCHI the way of national progress, may be long and real demand for practical and voca delayed." At present roughly two-thirds tional education, "springing largely from of the population of school-going age the knowledge that in present-day.con- never make their way into an educational ditions the prospects of employment avait- of any kind. Beyond that, ing the average product of the literary type very large part of the education needed of education are somewhat drab,” · · Unlor- in India is for adults...“ education which tunately it seems that the present vociferous will supply the great new electorates with demand for technical instruction in India is some guidance in the use of the power in reality a demand for employment, and which constitutional reforms- bave placed what is wanted is rather industries than W? (Usntinued as foot of news colorin.) academics."
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The Twin Screw Tunnel/Stera Motor Launch “ENRICA.”
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Length ovenll-56′ 0′′.
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