NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE
R
IS HERELY NOTIFIED that owing IT
YEAR HOLL DAYS CONSTANT SUPPLY of Water will be given in all RIDER MAIN DAS TRICTS during TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY and FRIDAY: the 13th, 14th. 15th and 16th instant.
T. L PERKINS,
Water Authority. Public Works Department,
Hongkong, 9th February, 1923.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO. LTD.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH,
INTIMATIONS
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD. -
INTIMATIONS
"DANDING.
PALACE HOTEL, EQWLOON.
The popular JAZZ QUARTET
of.
H.1.8. Titania
THE
THE TWENTY-SIXTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS in the Company will be hold at the Office of the Company, Br. GrosoK B BUILD eu, No. 6. ConHT ROAD, ON SATUR- Doce, for the purpose of receiving Will play at the above Hotel on SATURDAY, Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the year ended 31st December, 1993. and electing a Consulting Committed and Auditors.
the 10th of FEBRUARY, 1982,, st
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from Thursday, the lat Febras, 1923, until Saturday, the 10th
February, 1921, bath days inclure,
TH
10th, Dancing 9 P.M.
FEAK TRAMWAYS CO. I LTD.
NOTICE.
[176 THE
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.. General Managers.
1923 Hongkong, 26th JanuMY,
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.
THE THIRTY FOURTH ORDINARY THE
OF THE ANNUAL MEETING SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be hold at the Offices of the Company, ST. GIORGE's Hongkong Victoria BUILDINGS, Chater Road,
ORDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL OR FRIDAY, the Bird day of FEBRUARY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 1993, at 11 o'clock in the FORRNOON, for the MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS IN THIS purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts COMPANY will be held at the HONGKONG and Report of Directors for the year ending HOTEL; Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 10th 11.30 am, for the 1913, at 31st December, 1999, and declaring a dividend. FEBRUARY,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company purpose of the listament of Accounts for the ving the Report of the Directors resuiving will bo
WEDNESDAY, the 14th together with a CLOSED from February, 1921, until FIDAT, the 23rd February year ending 31st December, 1922 1993, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
SHEWAN, TUMES & CO.,
General Manager
358
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS No. 2 or 1923.
IN THE MATTER of the COMPANIES.
ORDINANCE 1911
and
IN THE MATTER of Application by the LUEN ON FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
Petition has been presented to the SUPREME COURT of Hoxoxone for confirming Resolution reducing the Capital of the sail Company from 3000,000 divided into. 20.000 Shares of $25 sach to $250,000 divided into 30,000
Shares of 318.50 each and is directed to be heard before Sir. WILLIAM RES DATIS Knight
Chief Justice of the sail Court on the 26th day of FEBRUARY, 1923 at 10.30 ..
Creditor Shareholders of the Company
or who desire to the making of an Order sanationing the reduction of Capital should appear in person or by Counsel at the time of the Petition may be seen haring. A copy bysay creditor or shareholder of the Company and a copy will be furnished to any creditor the Solicitors below, named or shareholder by on payment of the proper charges therefor.
of
HASTINGS & HASTINGS DENNYS & BOWLEY, 8., Des Vox Road Central, Victoris, Hongkong. Bolicitors for the above-named Company:
(349
MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS,
No. 1 or 1923,
"IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
IN THE MATTER of the COMPANIES
ORDINANCE, 1911-1921
anit IN THE MATTER of the CHINA SPECIE
BANK. LIMITED."
NOTIC
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that"
petition for the winding up of the above named Company subject to the supervision of the Court was on the th day of February.. 1923 presented to the said Court by TUE GENERAL EXCHANGE COMPANY, LIXITED, A Company
registered in Hongkong under the provisions of the Companies Ordinances 1011-
221 and
hose
registered office is at No 18, Ics House Street, Victoris in the Colony of Hongkong aforextil
And that the said petition in-directed to be heard before the Court sitting at the Courts of
1921
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 5th February to the 13th February (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Re- gisterd
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,"
General Managers. pa Hongkong, 4th January, 1923.
(270
THE KOWLOON LAND & BUILDING CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTYURTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Company's Offices, VICTORIA BUILDINGS, OR TUESDAY, 13th FEBRUARY, 1993, at 11.30 O'CLOCK ... for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for year ending 31st December, 1913.
REPAIRS TO MACHINERY/
[349
HE Tram Service will be suspended after the 10 F. Caf on SATURDAY, the 10th FEBRUARY until the wa. Union. MONDAY, 18th FEBRUARY
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS
General Managers. Hongkong, 9th February, 1993;
SON,
THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD. -
NOTICE.
URING the Buspension of the Peak between the Hongkong Hotel and the Peak Church as below
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10th Leave Hongkong Hotel
10.00 pm
Peak Church
INTIMATION
WATSON'S
E
WHISKY
Leave
10.30 p..
10.30
11.1X
· 11.00
11.30
12.00 Midnight
J
Gives Perfect Satisfaction because it is a of Skilful Blend the Best Highland
11.45
19.13 m.
12.00. Midnight
12.30
12.15 am.
19.45
12.30 12.45
.1.00
1.15
7.45 m 8,30
11.30
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11th. 7.15 am. 8.00 And Every Half-hour from Either End until 11.00 pm.
FARE: 50 Cents; Single Journey,
TURING CO., LTD.
[346
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFAC pany will be CLOSED from Monday, 5th February to Tuesday, 13th February, both days inclusive, during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE
Secretary to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND
AGENCY CO., LTD.,
General Agents for THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING
Com Lao-
(195 Hongkong, 29th January, 1923.
THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.
THE NUAL MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS in the above Company will be held at ST. GEORGE BUILDING, Chater Read, Victoria, on TUESDAY, the 27th FER RUARY, 1983, at 11 o'cock Ax, for the of receiving Statement of Accounts And the Report of the General Managers for the year
31st December, 1922, and electing ending Consalting Committee and Auditors.
THIRD NINTH ORDINARY
purpone
SCOTCH
WHISKIES,
Age,
of Great matured in Sherry- wood Casks.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company A. S. WATSON will be CLOSED from Saturday, the 17th February, 1923, until Tuesday, 27th February, 1923, both days inclusive.
SHEWAN, TOMES & do
General managera. Hongkong, 6th February, 1923.
CO., LTD.
[354
Wine & Spirit Merchants.
THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON: WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.
NOTICE TSHAREHOLDERS.
.
ORDINARY
ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the Offices of MessTS JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20th, 1993, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts. for the year ended December 31st, 1922.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company Jwill be CLOSED from THURSDAY, February
both days inclusive.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE ONE HUNDRED and THIRO ORDINARY MEETING of SHARE HULDERS in the Company will be held at the Office of the Company, 4. Das Vaux ROAD, on TUESDAY, 13th FEBRUARY, 1923, at 12 O'CLOCK
for the NOON,
purpose of receiving a Report of the
Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, declaringTHE THIRTY-SIXTH Dividend and electing Directors and Auditors.
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from Monday, 29th January, to Tuesday, 13th February, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares can be registered..
By Order of the Board of Directora, JOHN ARNOLD,
Secretary. Hongkong, 13th January, 1923. [219
UNION WATERBOAT CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE FIGHTEENTH ANNUAL GEN-
ERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLD ERS will be held at the Ofices of Messrs. LODWELL & Co., LTD. on THURSDAY, the 15th FEBRUARY, 1923, at 11.30 AM, for the parpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers
Justice Vistoria. aforesaid on the 5T DAY of to 31st other with a Statement of Accounts
MARCH, 1923, at 10.30 A., and any creditor or contributery of the said Company destrone to support or oppose the making of an order on the said petition may appear at the time of hearing by himself or his Counsel for that par pasin; and a
da copy of the petition will be furnished to any creditor oc.contributory of the said Con- pany requiring the same
the undersigned on,
payment of the regulated
Dated the 9th day of March for the same.
1923.
GEO. K. HALL BRUTTUN & CO.
NOTE
1912
The TRANSFER BUOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 8th to 15th Feb ruary, 1928, both dates inclusivo.
DODWELL & CO., LTD, 324]
General Managers
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION:
TOTICE
St. George's Building, Chat Road, N the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING
Hongkong,
Solicitors for the Petitioners.
of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Cor- poration will be held at CITY, HALL, Hongkong. on SATURDAY the 24TH, FEBRUARY, 1923, at Noon, for the pur- pose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with a Statement
December, 1992.
8th, 1923 to TUESDAY, February 20th, 1913,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
E. S. BROWN,
Secretary, Hongkong, February 2nd, 1943.
(314
KOWLOON RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION
On
THE THIRD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
· of the above Association will be held in ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH HALL,
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12th, at 6 P.M. All Kowloon residents are cordially invited
A. MORLEY,
Hon. Secretary. Kowloon, February 5th, 1923. (322
PROGRESSIVE SERIES OF PIANO
to attend.
LESSONP..
zon.
& not.
ESTABLISHED 81 YEARS.
1923.
long standing in the Colony, has never seriously, the objections to registration recognised
that
the English law and inspection which were advanced against slavery has been applicablation of the Council. There is no need
against the Bill now under the consider
to the Chinese residing in this Colony. He lays stresa in his latter on a warrant of an army of inspectors" So för as fsaned by Captain ELLIOT directing the the last Census returns discloss the first administrator of the Colony to situation, the facts are that out of the exercise authority according to the 800,000 people in the Colony there aro laws, usages and customs of China as between 8,000 and 9,000 who keep muž nearly as may bë (ettery description of tsai. The Bill which the Government has torture excepted.") Mr. POLLOCK entirely introduced, while affirming the system to overlooks the fact that Captain ELLIOT's be illegal, allows the present owners of proclamation, and inferentially the war-
mui tsai to contract out of the Bill,
rant from which the above quotation was it were, on condition of registration and made, was emphatically repudiated by inspection. It does not need an "army of inspectors" to keep an eye on the Lord PALMERSTON, the Secretary of welfare of mui tani settled in some, eight Foreign Affairs; as soon official news of its nature reached
д
un-
a
not A
or nine thousand registered homes. An ordinance to abolish the mui tsaï gystenk London His lordship disapproved of in Hongkong which does not create the Hongkong being constituted merely
machinery Tor carrying out the instruc aäd settlement " place of
tions of His Majesty's Government" would Colony, and the Nanking Treaty by be of no more utility than the Chineses which the territory was ceded in due laws on the subject which were airily form provided that the territory should dismissed by the Unofficial members of "be governed by such laws and regul ations as HEA MAJESTY THE QUEEN Of
There is curious wobbling on the whole Great Britain, her, heirs and successors shall see fit to direct." That Treaty question on the part of the Unofficial members. They do not contend that and the subsequent instructions super- ceded all the proclamations and warrants this measure, treating it as a whole...
or undesirable."' · `; issued by Captain Elor under the is either unnecessary provisional arrangements which Lord but they are content apparently with a pious assertion of the "principle of PALMERSTON SO strongly repudiated.
the
Council as dead letters.
It was apparently with the idea abolition and with the strengthening of at the back of his mind that the the penal clauses in order to ensure
good treatment for the mui tsai.”- Chinese residing in the Colony were confirmed in the enjoyment of their They would rob the Ordinance of the only "laws, usages and customs," that the machinery that can make it effective. Those who read of the deep solicitude- hon. member, took exception to
Unofficial menbörs for the statement in the preamble of the Govern of the ment's Bill that certain persons have welfare of the mui tsai are left wonder. erroneously supposed that the payment ing why they have kept silent so long on of money to the parent or guardian or the subject and manifest their solicitude. employer of a female child (such payment only after action in the matter has been purporting to be in return for the trans forced upon the Government by long fer of certain parental rights) may public agitation at Home as well as in confer certain rights of property, etc. the Colony. The Opposition is evidently Erroneous exclaimed Mr. POLLOCK. counting upon a reversal of Mr.“Chur- "It is not an erroneous supposi's decision by his successor in office,. The but that is only to prolong the agony of tioa; it is a true supposition. Chinese custom, as I understand it, agitation. It the members of Council. undoubtedly does confer certain rights are desirous of seeing an end put to the
The duty fell charges levelled against the administra for a period of years."
tion in the Press at Home on this upon the ATTORNEY-GENERAL-İE
set
'was
A distinctly humorous incident-to account, the only way in which that can~ his learned brother in the law be achieved is for the Colonial Govern right on the point. We are speaking,uent to remove the cause of the reproach Sir," he said, in this clause of English and that will only be done by placing law, Hongkong law, and whatever the on the Statute Book an Ordinance which rights may be in China they do not con will prove to be an effective instru cera us. It is undoubtedly an erroneousment for the eventual abolition of the supposition that "payment of money for system in the Colony. The Government a child confers, or has ever conferred Bill represents a practical effort to carry any rights on the purchaser, and I think out the Home Government's instructions it is important to keep the preamble in and we do not see that the Legislative this clause to make that point quite Council can well do less than pass it into
Nothing can more forcibly illustrate the necessity than
Mr. Mayrick Hewlett. C.M.G., for six the fact that the Hon. Mr. Pollock and his unofficial colleagues had apparently years past British Consul-General in failed to recognise that the British law Chingiu, the capital of Cheng, in going was operative. In view of the conditions home. prevailing in the Colony this is scarcely
According to a Shanghai Chinese paper, a matter for surprise. There are indeed good reasons for supposing that the four Chinese cotton mills have suspend Government found it out only when the ed business for a month on account of the
high price of raw cotton. agitation started.
BIRTHS. BREWER.At Shanghai, on February 4th, to Mr. and Mrs. H. E. BREWER, twins (boy and girl). CLARE-At Shanghai, on February 4th, clear." So do we.
to Mr. and Mrs. G. W. CLARK, a DENTON-At Shanghai, on February 4th, to Mr. and Mrs. H. A. E. DENTON,
ENCARNACAO. At Shanghai, on February 3rd, to Mr. and Mrs. H. J. ENCAR- RACAO, & son.
. DEATH: HOPWOOD.-At Ningpo, on February 2nd, LOUISA MARY HOPWOOD, ofthe Christians Mission, aged 78 years KIRKLANDA Shanghai, on January 29th, LAWRENCE HENRY KIEKLAND. SCHROTE-At Shanghai, on February 3rd,
WILLIAM J. SCHROTH.
law as it stands.
i ה'
The point we wish to emphasise is The Hou. Mr. A. G. Stephen, chief that, though the Hon. Mr. POLLOCK and manager of the Hooghong and Shanghai his Unofficial colleagues were prepared Bank, is expected in Shanghai, on May Hortrong Drito: 108, Dsa Vauz RD., C. | to accept the principle of abolition, they ist, for the opening of the new bank LONDON OPTION: 131, FLET STET, E.Cnerertheless sought so to eviscerate the building.
The Bady Press.
Daily
HONGKONG, FIBsUARY 107W, 1823.
SUPPORTERS of the Government Bill for
Bill as to leave the question practically
where it has been for the past eighty
The Netherlands Indian Hotel Com-
financial
years, except that the Bill would remain Pany recognising the present as a confirmation" of the Proclamation situation has decided to reduce the tariffs issued a year ago that the mui tsai at all their mountain hotels. As they are the proprietors of nearly the whole of system is a form of slavery and is. LEOPOLD GODOWSKY,
the mountain hotels in Java it is not un-
Any person who intends to appear on the
WORLD'S GREATEST LIVING PEDAGOG VÉL! AN ILLUMINATING DEBATE therefore illegal in the Colony. That re- hearing of the maid petition must serve on or
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF,
presented a point gained by the aboli-likely that their lead will be followed by
smaller hotel owners there. wand by registered post to the above-named Geo. K. HALL BRUTTON & Co., notice in writing of of Accounts for the year ending 21st is a complete text work for piano study, Hongkong taust welcome the publicity was not slavery, such as the Common Law Pekingsand Tienesin Times says, may
THE Progressive Series of Piano Lessons the abolition of the Mui Teai system i tionists, because for long years past the
official attitude had been that the system The recent coup in Canton, the intention so to do. The notice must state the name and address.
arranged in accordance with approved teaching given to the discussion that took place in of the
if a firm, the name and address
principles, person, or of the firm, and must be signed by the
person
It saves time and expense. It saves the the Legislative Council on Thursday when of England forbids. Official spokesmen have prove one of the severest blows dealt to or firma, or his or their solicitor (if any), and
the Bill came up for second reading, for constantly reiterated the statement that plans for reunification of the country port in sufficient time to reach the sborenamed period no' transfer of ahazes can be endless repetition of otal instruction.. It de the opposition offered" to the measure and the enactment of a local ordinance in Peking who fear that a number of the slavery is illegal under the British flag, for there are many well-informed officials
hi
not later than 8 o'clock in the afternoon of the 4th day of March, 1923..
TO LET.
[367
UNFURNISHED, No. 144, THE PEAK
near the Barker Road Tram Station-8
Rooma, 250 Per Month.
For partionlara apply to
DENISON, RAM & GIBB3..
9th February, 1923,
[355
ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.
connection with the GALA DAY at the
The Register of shares of the Corpora- tion will be CLOSED from Monday, 12th February, to Saturday, 24th February
registered:
By Order of The Court of Directors, I
A. G. STEPHEN,
Chief Manager, Hongkong, 6th February 1923.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONO.
+
F320
IN THE GOODS of RAPHAEL BARON GUBBAY late of Victoria, Hongkong,
Exchange Broker (deceased).
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
Court has, by
virtue of Pection 58 of the Probates Ordinance 1897 (No, % of 1897) made an order limiting the time for sending in clains to or against the bore Estate to the 28th day of FEBRUARY 1993. Creditors
lopa, the intellect. It aids in memorizing,
PROF DANENBERG IS AUTHORISED the subject that the case for the Bill expressly saying so would not make at provinces of the Southwest, are shortly
2081
THE CORONET. mais non colagen, fought the instructions of His Majesty's Govern- of a crow of seven of a junk belonging to
journey from Changchow to Amoy. The
in
| revealed such a confusion of thought on
to reengage in another huge struggle. TO TEACH THE ABOVE LESSONS. No. 1. The Albany.
was manifestly strengthened rather than any more illegal. It will thus be seen
Whilst on the way from Hongkong ta Tel. 1874 weakened by the attack. The Hon. Mr. that the whole object of this legislation
Ampy, in Lat. 24.20 N. and Long. 118.33 POLLOCK, K.C., who, as the Senior is the creation of the necessary machinery E, on February 8th the sa. Lichour Unofficial Member, spoke on behalf for carrying the law into effect. How picked up six men who are the survivors Changchow, which capsized while on a to amend, the Bill in certain ment for the abolition af the system ara respects that in our opinion would to be carried out without a system Luchow arrived
Hongkong on we Thursday, have rendered the measure entirely of registration and inspection
noo. There is a ineffective and useless. Indeed, Mr. entirely fail to
The following paragraph'is taken from speeches furnished ample law directed against cruelty to animals, & Shanghai contemporary "Among the Proof of this. Perhaps the letter wa but the Society for the Prevection passengers on the President Wilson for Clerico, under whose supervision the re- throw a little light on what appears from Hon. Mr. POLLOCK is the honorary novation and building of the Astor Grill the reading of the speeches to be the President, recognises that the law is room took place Mr. Clarion is pro confased state of his mind on the subject. Practically a dead letter unless the ceeding to Hongkong after a short stay in Manila and will take complete charge We gather that the Hon. Mr. Portoce, Bosiety maintains inspectors, to see that of the Peak Hotel, reorganizing and re though he is King's Counsel of it is observed. We need not take too urnishing it.”
ROMANCE.
POLLOOK'S
INTACT Czon Thun Afternoon, MEMBERS nd Claimants mer hereby required to rent KOWLOON THEATRE, publish from Mr. Pontoon to-day serves to of Cruelty to Animals, of which the southern ports were Mr. and Mrs. Guida
and VISIT ORBare reminded that LAUNCHES will leave MURRAY PIER at 2,15, 945" and 100 P., and that BUSES will run from the HONGKONG HOTEL, from 2.30 to 3.30 r., required,
F. G. VAUX,
Hon. Secretar-
3441
their Claims to the Undersigned by the shove date. 27
Dated this 3rd day of February, 1929.
DEACON, FARSTON & SHENTON
·Prontera for the Brocator, -1, Dee Vaux Bond Central, Hongkong,
THE LITTLE
CLOWN.