NEW ADVERTSEMENTS
HONGKONG ORİCKET CLUB. TENNIS TOURNAMENT. WEATHER permitting, the following Matches will bo played in the Stand Court THIS WEEK Play to commence at 4.30 7. Each day..
MONDAY, 23RD APRIL -Challenge Round
Open Championship Singles. TUESDAY 4TH APRIL-Mixed Doubles
Semi-Final
Final
THE HONGKONG DAILY PEREN, MONDAY, APRIL 2830. 1923.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
INTIMATIONS
HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, LTD. THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TURE HOLDERS of the above-named Com of Shareholders of THE HONGKONG pany constituted by Trust Deed dated the 30th HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED, will be day of May, 1914, and registered in the land held at The HONGKONG Office by Mamarial No. 55359 and made Street, Hongkong, an SATURDAY the 9 between
Pedder
the sail Company of the one part APRIL, 1953, at 11.30 O'CLOCK, for tha and The Honourable Mr. DAVID LANDAUN purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and NEWTON JOAN STABB (now Sir NEWTON and the Report of the Board of Directors for JoHN STABI, KT) Trustees of the other the year ended the 31st December, 1821, part inpplemented
mented by an Ladenture of Assign-onfirming the appointment of Director, and
and Auditors. WEBYKIDAY, LOTE ATR-Challenge Randment made between the same parties and dated electing a Director
the 1st day of November, 1918, and registered THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company Open Championship Doubles. THURSDAY, 36TH AFBIL-Handicap Doubles in the Land Office by Memorial No. 61139 will be CLOSED from Monday, the a
(both of which are hereinafter included in the April, 1923, until Saturday, the 28th April, -Final.
expression "the said Debenture Trast Deed")
Deed" 1923, both days inclusive. FRIDAY, 7TH APR-Mixed Double-will be held at the Office of Messrs. JARDINE
By Order of the Board.
WALTER J. HAWKER, MATHISON & Co., Lrp, Pedder Street, Victoris
Secretary. WEDNESDAY. Immediately after the Match on Friday in the Colony of Bongkong,ca
Hongkong, 16th
April, 1999. the 2ND DAY of MAY, 1923, at 11.30 O'CLOCK the Prizes will be presented by Mi GRACK.
fconsidering, Admission $1 for Members and Non-members in the Fox soon for the purpose ordina in Challenge Round Events on Monday and and if thought At, passing
or Extraordinary Resolution Wednesday. lembers may serve Sexta at Resolation FLK.C.O. Pavilion.
Assenting to certain proposed modifications of Admission to Handicap Events on Tuesday, the rights of the Debenture Holders against Thursday and Friday-Members, 20 etx; and, the Company and authorising the Trastees to arecate or concur in the execution of all such Non-members, 50 ets.
Agreements, Assignments, Deed or other doen. ments they may deem or be advised to be expedient for Carrying eut such proposed molißestions and for ate guarding the intereste of the Debenture Holdera
MEMBERS MUST SHOW THEIR BADGES ON TUESDAY; THURSDAY & FRIDAY.
749]
By order, E. J. R. MITCHELL,
Hon. Secretary.
HONGKONG HIDE & LEATHER
NOTION
CO. LTD.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEV that an GENERAL MEETING of the sbors Company will be held at the Registered Office of the Company, STEPHEN'S BULLDEN, 67 and 69 Des You Road Central, Victoris. in the Colony of Hongkong, on MONDAY, the SOTE PAY of APRIL, 1923, when the subjoined Resolutions will be proposed as Extraordinary Resolutions, mamoly
4-That 51.656 of the existing Unissued Shares of $10 be divided into 199,140 Shares of $4 each.
B-That the Capital of the Company be divided into two classes of Shares namely 49,344 Ordinary "A" Shares of $10 each and 129,140 Ordinary "B" Shares of 14 each and that the provisions following in regard thereto bave effect, that is to ray
4
$13
This Notice is issued pursuant to the pro visions contained in the Third Schedule to Debenture Trust Deed.
Dated this 20th day of April, 1921
By Order of the Board,
748)
L. S. GREENHILL, Secretary to the General Managers.
NOTICE
R. F. KRAEMER has been authorised Mt in our Fizzs Pez Procuration as from THIS DAY on.
BERBLINGER & CO. Canton, 17th April, 1923.
Q.
R.
1:36
Full particulars of the Vessel and Conditions
SALE OF HIS. “MERLIN." (1) The Ordinary "A" Shares aforesaid khall be those Shares which are
ENDERS are invited up to the 30th numbered, 1 to 48,313 inclusive and
MAY 1923, for the Purchase of the above one additional $10 Share which if and when issued shall be numbered 49,344, named Vessel WITH ENGINES & BOILERS "B" Shares aforesaid AND VARIOUS AUXILIARY MACHIN Ordinary (3) The
shall
be those Unissued Shares of $ERY ON BOARD. each which will when issued be num. bered 48,345 to 177,485 inclusive. (3) The "said Ordinary "B" Shares shall as from the date or dates of ine fally pail rank equally with the said Ordinary A Shares as regards dividend transmissibility conference of rights la vote and distribation of assets in the event of winding up. (4) the Company shall be wound
the surplus assets shall be distributed us nearly as may be among the members in proportion to the number of shares held by them at the com- mencement of the winding up. Bat this clause is to be without prejudice to the rights of the holders of shares and issaed upon special terms conditions. 0-That the Articles of Association be amended by the deletion of clauses 107 and 120 thereof.
Should the Resolutions be passed by the required majority they will be submitted for confirmation as Special Resolations to a Second Katariinary General Meeting, which will be subsequently convened.
By Order of the Board
A. PEPPERELL,
Hongkong, 21st April, 1923..
Beerota fisi
.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. “
·THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL" STEAM NAVIGATION COS STEAMER "SICILIA,"
ABRITED HONGKONG ON 21ST AFRI, 1923. FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO, STEAITS, AND HAIPHONG. MONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above- named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed AT THEIE A1sx in the Hongkong and Godowa Company's Kowloon Wharf and Godowas at Kowloon, where. esch consigament will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed.
This vessel brings on Cargo from Persiaa Gulf ex B.I.S.N. and B. & PSN Co.'s 3beamers.
Optional goods will be landed here unless instructions have been given to the contrary 6 hours before arrival of the steamer.
Goods not cleared within 8 days, including date of arrival will be subject
to rent No Tire Insurance will be effected by us in
whatever. Damaged packages must be left in the Godewai for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's Surveyors, Mears. GODDARD Dovolas, at 10a, on Mondays and
|
Thursday
All Claims must be presented within ten days! of the Steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized.
1 Ko Olaima will be admitted after the Goods.
have left the Godown.
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
Agents.. Hongkong, 31st April, 1923.
(750
THE HONGKONG SMALL INVESTORS SHARE AND REAL ESTATE CO. No. 8, Des Var Road, Telephone C, 4806. BELLERS of CHINA Lionts.
HONGKONG REALTIES HuMpurers ESTATES. BAUS MINE.
ON LOK TUEN RESTAURANTS.
BUYERS of CANTON INSURANCE.
CHINA FROVIDENTS. HONGKONG CONSTRUCTIONS. HONGKONG FIZES.
1 H. & S. BANK.
PROPERTY
In splendid locality near the Public Gardens,
(097
of Bale and Permits to view may be obtained on application to the Undersigned, and Tender Forms will be issued on payment of a deposit
of
300, marnable when decision on the tenders has been reached.
The vessel will be on view at H.M. Dockyard, Hongkong from the 26th March, 1993.
PARTICULARS OF HMS. “MERLIN
A twin-crew steel steamer of 1,400 H.P. Length between perpendiculars....1850 Breadth extreme 3331 Depth (Flat Keel to Upper Deck)..15'7 Nominal Displacement about 1,070 tons Present Mean Draft............9'
Whore......cer momen Built When pres
whom...
Sheerness 1903
17.5
ELM. Dockyard Banker capacity (coal)........
903 Tous Fresh Water capacity Reservo feed water capacity... 9.6 Economical speed
.10 Knota Coal Consumption (economical speed)...
12 Tons per 24 hours MATERIALS OF CONBEZRUCTION,
Steel Framing,, . B. Plating, Upper and Lower Decks, Forecastle and
Stringers, bulbeads, &c.
Sunctions, &c.
Iron Wood...
Forecastle, Poop. and Lower Decké and
Flats in Hold Metal Sheathing. Wood Sheathing Fastenings Stem, Sternposts Rudder, Shaft Brackets. Lower, Upper, Forecastle, Boat Deck and
DECES.
Poop ENDINES
Vertical Triple Expansion, surface conden-
Bing, total E.P. 1,400 at 200 rpm. Cylinders 11" 18" diameters x 2.it.
"stroke.
Steam pressare 210 lbs. per Sq, in......2 Sets. BozEES.
Water tube Belleville type.
Steam pressure, max. 260 Ibs, per Sq.
in. reducing to 210 lbs. at engines... 4 No. AUXILIARY MACHINERY.
Engine air compressing for boiler tabo
...... 1 No.
sweeping *********
Main criculating and auxiliary pumps 3 No. Electric light engines with dynamos... 2 No. Fan, force draught, for boiler rooms... 2 No, Feed pumpenerak Fire and bilge pumpe
Starting engine
Steering engineered, medve, ther Steam winch and windlass
No. 2 No. No. 1 No.
L. No,
Plant wilk Distiller dy
Byens Pumps, Capacity,12)... Sets..
tons per 24 hours. ELECTRIC LIGATING.
Fitted with internal electric lighting at
80 volts.
PARTICULARS OF IMPORTANT ARTI
CLES ON BOARD TO BE SOLD:
W WITH THE VESSEL Chain Cable 1-312) fathoms, Anchors, 18 cwt. tach, 3 No., Boats Davita 14 No., Cat Metal Com-
Davite 3 No. and small detail for 125-145
panion way upper deck it Men by Moo wood, Accommodation Ladder. Metal pumps 5 No. and one small iron Forme of valuable METAL pump. A large quantity
such as
as Fairleads, Mushroom Top. Fittings Vant
ntilators, Band and ranards and stan deck pistes, illaminators, guards and chlons to Skylights, clips, link plates, firemain, voice pipes, delphins to hand steering gear and fittings to bridge. Also a considerable quantity of spare boiler gear comprising, tubes, junction boxes, tube joints, chook nuts, and drums. dcors elbows, doo, in a
condition, which are stored in the Dook: yarenders will be received in the Office of the Naval Store Officer, H.M. Dockyard, Hong- kong, up to Noos on MONDAY, the 7th MAY, 1023.
A. W. GRUNDY,
Dayal Store Ohour. Hongkong, March, 1993.
THE SHANGHAI HOTELS, LIMITED.
IS GIVEN that the NOTWENTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY MEETING of Sharehol GENERAL ders of THE SHANGHAI HOTELS, LIMITED, will be held at THE HONGKONG
SATURDAY, the HOTEL, Hongkong, on APRIL, 1993. at 19 O'CLOCK, NOON, for the рагроно of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Board of Directors for the year ended the 31st December, 1992, and contrming the appointment of the Directors and the Auditors.
98th
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from Thursday, the 28th April, 1993. until Saturday, the 45th April: 1923, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board.
WALTER I. HAWKER, Hongkong, 16th April 1993.
THE HONGKONG HIDE & LEATHER CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING will be held at the Company's: Offee, 67/69, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL on
MONDAY, 30th APRIL, 1923, 13 NOOR
for the purpoes of presenting the Report of the Directors and Anditors together with a Statement of Account to 31st December, 1922, And electing Directors and Auditors.
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 23rd to the 30th April, 1923, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
E. PEPPERELL
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Acting Secretary.
THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE,
LIMITED.*****
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE FORTY-SECOND ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the Undersigned on THURSDAY, the 10TH MAY, 1923, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Agents, together with Statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1992,
The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 26th instant to the 10th May, 1923, both daya Stelosiva,
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,
General Agenta. Hongkong, 19th April; 1923.
[738
PEAK TRAMWAY CO.
LIMITED.
TIME-TABLE
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NIGHT CAES.
8.50 pm, 9:00 p.m., 9.20 p.m.
9.30 p.m. to 1100 p.m. Every 20 mlaatea 11.18 pm, 11.30 p.m., 11.45 pm.
HATURDAYE.
Exirs Car-12 Midnight.
BUNDATE.
7.00 àm, 7.10a.m.
7.80 am to 9.30a.m. Every 15 minutes
11.00
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1.00 pm
19.00 noon G 1:00 pm $130,
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BY ARRANGEMENT AT THE COMPANY'S Opfiqe," Alexandra" Bumdinov, Das Vaux Road.
[674
ist May, 1923.
1735
INTIMATION
JOHN DEWAR
& SONS, LTD.
PERTH, SCOTLAND.
By Royal Appointment
to His Majesty The King.
WHITE LABEL
FINEST
the Peking Government has fit the Mr. da: Rome has been transferred from power to fulfil those obligations. Even Queen's College to take charge of the Ellis Dr. Sux YAT SEN, the Generalissimo at Kadoorie School during the absence oz at Cunton, of whose sentiments on the leave of Mr. R. E. Q. Bird. problem no que is in doubt, has found it entirely beyond his power to maintain the H, E. the Governor have appointe laws against opium and gambling even in Lieutenant-Colonel L. G. Bird, D.S.O., the city where he has his headquarters, boʻzi Member of the Authorized Architectą" Sir FRANCIS AOLSN advocated the legal | Committee, during the absence on leave of isation of the. opinm traffic as the only Mr. H. W. Bird.. means of controlling and suppressing it, and not because of the very large revenue it would bring into the Chinesa Govern- ment treasury. His proposal was that the revenue derived from it should be expended on
to enforce its suppression. His argument was that
Mr. E. M. Fullerton, who has been the trade in China is larger to-day than Insular Auditor, has been appointed. ever it was, that it is highly organised," General Manager of the Philippina and is bound to flourish in 'a'disordered National Bank, and Mr. Welterslad China." As we pointed out at the time, it | Trinidad, who has been interbal: revenus is an argument that cuts both ways, for collector, has been appointed assistand. if the Government is powerless to enfores
measures
"
its decrees for the suppression of opium. what likelihood is there that it will be abls'
H. E. the Governor his, under instru tions from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, been pleased to recognise "Senor Pedro Vicente Botelho na hororary Vico Consul for Portugal in Hongkong.
Elninger.
The body of Chinese was found on
to establish effective control is the traffe Friday on the Wing Lok Wharf. There wern legalised again? -
was a piece of rope tied tightly round the However, notwithstanding the nüthorit.neck, and the nian is believed to have com. From the Chargé d'Affaires in London, we had the appearance,of the body the man steins last week from Peking a statement front to have been absolutely destitate.
SCOTCH WHISKYtive declaration made some weeks ago by mitted suicide by strangulation.
OF GREAT AGE.
AWARDED 50 COLD AND PRIZE MEDALS.
THE VICTORIA VAT The very finest old
SCOTCH
an apparently reliable source," that the Minister of Finance about three weeks ago · In a secluded spot on the premises of proposed an opium monopoly to the the Electric Company a few days ago, Cabinet and the Cabinet agreed. This two Chinese were found by Inspector· informant stated that the Cabinet has Philips cutting up lengths of cable. "In-" instructed the Finance Minister to drawquiries were made which led to their ap- up a more detailed proposal, and then pearance before the Magistrate (Mr. J. R. resubmit the matter to the Cabinet, and, Wood), on Saturday morning, charged in the meanwhile, to sound the Powers with the theft of underground cables. and find out whether there would be The case was remanded till this morning. strong opposition to a monopoly. It was
Further reported that a member of A British subject named Norman W. Parliament had interpellated the Govern-Bowder, has been arrested by the police. ment protesting against the opina mondat Manila on n charge of attempting
WHISKY. poly, and stating that it would mean to swindle prospective purchasers of
As supplied to the Houses of Lords and Commons:
A.
SOLE AGENTS:--
S. WATSON
LTD.
Co.,
Wine & Spirit Merchants
PHONE 616.
BIRTH.
MARRIAGE.
giving up the policy of the lust eighteen opium to the extent of P.350,000. Tha years We may take it that the report boxes which were supposed to contain the is not without substantial foundation.opium were found, to contain Pasay sand, It is no secret Peking that a stones and old newspapers., Bowder was memorandum setting forth in considerable arrested at a Chinese house where the sale. detail proposal for the legalisation was effccted. of the traffic has been under under the
A large batch of Chinese umbrella consideration of the Finance Committee makers were landed in Shanghai, laat One of the Chinese papers in Peking week having been repatriated by the secured a copy of it and printed along. Japanese authorities. On the arrival of a abstract. The author of the memorandum shipload of Chinese artisang recently at was one Manto, presumably a Japanese. Moji, the Chinese presa understands tha
& He represented that in view of the facts they were refused permission to land,
SCOTT-BOWEN-At "Shanghai, on April 14th, BOY FREDERICK SCOTT to TERA MARGUERITE Bowes, of Ashford, Middlesex.
что
board another
that there are -heurly: 15,000,000 opium while a number of their compatriots were
them addicts in the country, that the amount placed with of opium smuggled into the country yearly is valued at $100,000 and that the a value illicit tinffic and sale amount to
steamer bound for Shanghai,
Sm
The were two Chinese cases of plague in the Colony on Friday, one in Victoria of not less than 2300,000,-[These figures
and the other on the Peninsula are a manifest underestimate, and per-During the day there were three further baps a misprint for millions]-the rule of
of smallpox reported, ine cases opium should be taken over by the Victoria, and the ather two ស Government instead of being ineffectively the Peninsula. Other cases of notifiable Arcarsoy-At Shanghai, on April 15th. prohibited, in spite of the campaign that disease during the day were two Chinese to Mr. and Mrs G. L AITCHISON, is waged internationally against the cases of corebrospinal fever, one of enterio
traffic. Were the Government to go into fevor, and one of puerperal fever a the trade it would be possible, he said,
A messenger employed by Mr. M. J. D. to secure a big lean, on the security of the profita of the trade, and thus tide Stephens was charged in conjunction with over the present financial stringency and another man at the Magistracy on Satur also provide funds for administrative and day with being in illegal possession of other expenses for a number of years. It opium. He was represented at the Court is a tempting a bait, and a Government by Mr. Stephens, who stated that the going deeper and deeper in the mire of messenger had been a servant of his for debt would be more than human if it did some time and was above reproach. Moon A Shanghai, on April 1h, not catch at any floating straw in the fendant pleaded the usuni excuse that DANIEL JOSEPH Moors, in his 10th hope of salvation. The avowed policy of the was only a carrier. A fine of $50 was
the Powers is to leave China to work imposed. WADMAN-At Ningga, on April 7th out her own salvation, "--probably as being
HUBERT PEREY WADMAN, aged 60,
DEATHS. CAMPBELL At Shanghai, on April 10th, ISABELLA, the beloved wife of Capt JAMES CAMPBELL, aged 49 years. CHAPMAN.At, Shanghai, on April 14th, suddenly, REGINALD WALTER CHAPMAN, nged 27.
year.
HONOLONG OFFICE: 104, Dan Vaux ED., C. LONDON OPTION: 131, FLER START, E.C.
The Baily Press.
HONGKONG, APRIL 23D, 1823.
the only course on which they are likely
De
A now regulation has been made by tho
It to agree, and if the Chinese Government Governor-in-Council relating to launches decides to take the retrograd, step, as and motor boats. at Repulse Bay, she did once before in the history of the reads:"During the months of May. past century, the foreign Powers would to October inclusive no launch or motor, bo powerless to prevent it. But having boat shall lie at anchor in Repulse Bay regard to the international aspects of the north of a straight line from the East problem, and the great mount of work Point of the island west of the Repuiss the League of Nations has been doing to Bay bathing beach and known as Tung assist China in suppressing the traffic, the Chan Island to the red buoy moored Powers, one and all, would probably im off the foreshore of Repulse Bay. This press upon her the disastrous consequences regulation shall not prevent launches and."
motor boats approaching the shore for the which would ensue from a retrograde step
purpose of embarking or disembarking We can well believe that the grave upon any future international arrange- financial dificulties in which the Peking ments into which China may desire to passengers as expeditiously as possible,” Government is involved, inclines it enter. Beyond that the Powers could do soriously to consider the proposal to little or nothing.
CHINA AND THE LEGALISA- TION OF OPIUM.
create j State monopoly of opium. Three months ago when Sir FRANCIS AGEN, the
Inspector-General of Customs, boldly A French Volunteer Corps is being advocated this course at a meeting of the formed at Shanghai. Anti-Opium Society in Peking, it seemed
not unreasonable to believe that it
It is notified in the Shanghai papers
11
ANOTHER PROPERTY DEAL HALF LAKH PURCHASE BY THE WING ON COMPANY
Over
News of another large property deal in reported to have been closed last week. from the Hongkong and China Glas was made with the previous know that Mr. E. W. Alderson has been ap- The Wing On Company have purchased
Comp
Ltdy a block of buildings indge and 1 concurrence of, at least, pointed. Assistant General Manager of
Point [at
for little some of the members of the Cabinet, The Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.
3540,000. The block is known as marine lot No.
the corner of Cou situated 302, but when the proposal excited adverse The King's Excquariar power tight Road West, bounded by Whitty
naught London wo had the Mr. Marina Johannes Quist to act as
Street and Des Voeux Road West and Chinese Chargé d'Affaires publicly declar- Consul-General for this Netherlands at directly opposite the 106 082 an, IEA OF ing that he had been directed to issue an Hongkong has received His Majesty's official statement to the effect that such suggested legislation was not tho, policy
comment
signature.
A report from Szechwan says that a of the Chinese Government, which in all sincerity intends to fulfil the obligations number of gold-bearing veins have been of the Opium Convention. But everybody discostored in that province. The gren is acquainted with the conditions prevailing said to extend over some hundred miles in China knowa perfectly well that and to be rich in deposits.
Gas Company's Works as West
that the 21,713 square feet so
price
paid foot. works out at about $25
The menagement of Wing Ou Company- have not yet formulated definite plans as to how they will utilise their new property bat in all probability it will be used as godown which they already possess on the godown and store space in addition to the opposite side of the road,