1923-05-09

THORNYCROFT

AND CO. LTD.

SHIPBUILDERS AND ENGINEERS

London, Southampton and¿Basingstoke

THE - HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 9TH, 1988

PASSENGER AND CÄRGO VESSELS OF ALL TYPES UP TO 6,000 TONS; OCEAN-GOING`TUGS, MOTOR BOATS (BEA OR RIVER) UP TO 50 KNOTS.

་

TURBINES AND RECIPROCATING MACHINERY AND PROPELLERS,

MARINE AND STATIONARY OIL ENGINES 8 TO 30 BHF.

MOTOR VEHICLES 2 TO 6 TONS.

A Few

WATER-TUBE BOILERS,

For Quotation, “AFFLI--

'ROBERT - DOLLAR BUILDING,

BBANGBAL

BURBERRY

RAINCOATS

Slightly Spotted bul ütherwise Perfect

NOTE

THE PRICE

$57.50

Usual Price $65,00

MACKINTOSH

& CO., LTD.

Men's Wear Specialists, Alexandra Buliding. Des Voeux Road.

THE SEASON'S SMARTEST

SILK JUMPERS

DESIGNS TO SUIT ALL TASTES.

PRICES YEOX. $12.50 to $21.00 EACH.

JUST OPENED UP

FINE SILK HOSE

From 92.00 TO $3.25 PER PAIR.

THE SINCERE CO., LTD.

RELIABLE SUN HELMETS

WHITEAWAY'S

REAL CORK: GOOD SHAPE AND STYLE Covered Good Drill and Fitted with a Full White Puggarec.

11.50

€9

13.50

BEWARE OF CHEAP AND WORTHLESS IMITATIONS. DO YOUE SHOPPING AT

WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.

GENT'S OUTFITTERS '

20, DES VIEUX ROAD CENTRAL. (NEXT TO JARDINE'S CORNER)

HONGKONG.

THE SMUGGLING OF NARCOTICS.

COMMENTS BY ANTI-OPIUM ASSOCIATION.

THE WARFARE IN KWANGTUNG.

INTIMATIONS

The Cantonese forces have recaptured HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING Shuhing, on the West River.

CORPORATION.

With reference to the conviction of a

Nothing of any moment is reported London merchant in connection with the from the North River, but as there are supply of a large quantity of morphia reports of the Kwangsi and Northern and Cocaine seized in Hongkong barbour troops withdrawing from Shinkwan to last year the Secretary of the Interational | another line of defence it seems pro Anti-Opiam Association at Peking writes: mature yet to pay that the fighting is all

The full details of the Humphrererer in the province. aratio smuggling case, and its culmina- tion in seizure at Hongkong, so generous- ly published in several papers of any 1st, raises the question where did Humphrer obtain the 2.100 ounces of morphis auxi 2,500 ounces of cocaine? Had the seizure A mandate by Dr. Sun Yat Sen been made at a Chinese port, the Inter-appoints Lino Chung Hơi to succeed Hsu untional Anti-Opium Association Peking Shao Tseng as Civil Governor of Kwang would have received through the courtesy

NEW CANTON OFFICIALS,

NOTICE

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

dated 21st December, 120, for 35 Shares $4506 to 38311, 35943 to 15837; Provisional Cerilicate No.

0.37/768 dated 30th May, 1921, Provisional Certificate No. 5711015 for 1 Share for 11 Shares, numbered 130243 to 130333 and numbered 131499 all

all registered is the name of Mr. Say YER SICKQUA are reported to have been destroyed by fire; and should there certiticates not be produced to the Bank before the 13th day of May, 1923, New Certificates for the Shares will be issued and the aforesaid Definitive Certificata. No. 5/ns. 6553 and Provisional Certificaton Nos Corporation no Null and Void. 37/1045 will be thereafter treated by

By Onder of the Court of Directore

A. G. STEPHEN,

Chict Manager.

1706

numbered 24012 to 24910, 37985 to 37900,

THE HONGKONG "AND" KOWLOON

TAXICAB CO., LTD., (INCORPORATED UNDER THE HONGKONG COMPANIES-ORDINANCES 1911-1921). AUTHORISED CAPITAL.$750.000,

DIRECTORS: HENRY BIRKETT, of 10, Ice House Street, Hoogkong (Partner in the Firm of Messrs MOXON AND TATLOR, Share and General Brokers), Chairman."

MAHOMED NEMAZEE of Prince's Bailling, Des Vous Real Lentral, Hongkong, Mer SUM PAK MING of Tus RUSSO-ASIATIC

chant.

BARE, Prince's Buildier, Des Voeux Road Central, 8 of 15, Park Road,

Merchant CHAN LIMA

57/768 and kong, Merchant.

this

HONGKONG ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.

NOTICE OF CALL.

fasce or $5,000 Shares of THE NOMINAL VALUE OF $10 Each ($2.50 PAID UP).

of the Inspector General of Custerstung: Tang Chak Yu to relieve Eng Hak samples of the labels attached to the Fong us. Salt Commissioner of Kwang- consignment, thereby indicating the tung and Kwangsi: and Yeh Kung Cho Hongkong, 13th April. 1993 - source of manufacture if pot the processo not as finister of Finance in the ut purchase, but we have ust the labels. This much, however, can be anid; that it Headquarters of the Generalissimo, is difficult to imagine that" the morphia The Canton Daily News furnishes, the was of British manufacture, unless it had following information concerning the new first been supplied upon certifiente demand officials- to some foreign country, and had then

The new Civil Governor, Mr. Liao, has found its way into a European bonded-been connected with the financial interest warehouse. The British Dangerous Drugs and affairs of Kwangtung and Scuth Act on the one hand and the operation China for many years. He was Provin since September, 1999, of the League of tial Commissioner of Finance under the Nations import and export certificate sys-Hu Han Min administration in Canton tem, make it well nigh impossible that 1912-1913; Cheng Chiung Ming adminis. Humphrey could have purchased in Eng tration, 1920-1921; Minister of Finance of land or Scotland.

the Constitutionalist Government, 100 1924 under Dr. Sun Yat Seu. Mr. Line was for a time chief of the Enance divi- sion of the Military Government in 1017 1918, when Dr. Sun Erst inaugurated the constitutionalist movvalent in South China.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Each of the 95,000 Shares allotted on the 8th Second Call of $2.50 per Share ou day of Novamber, 1922, has been made by the Company, and that such Call will be payable to the Company's Bänkers, TBE HONGLONG & SANGHAT BANKING CORPORATION, Hongkong, on the 16th day of MAY, 1609,

For and on Behalf of the HONGKONG ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD. F. J. EASTERBROOK;

Acting Secretary.

Dat d the 24th day of April, 1993; -3

* 1765

"PARNICULARS -

SIU KI of 8, Queen's Road West, Hongkong, Merchant ALBERT HENRY

ROWE, General Manager, of THE UNITED MOTOR CO., LTD., 33-3, Des Vaux Read Central, Hongkong, (Managing Director),

FREDERIOK ELLIS. of Mesars, F. ELLIS

& Co., 30, Tee House Street, Hongkong Sharebrokers.

BANKERS

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, 1. Des Yconx Road Central, Hongkong. Mean, LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS, AUDITORS:

Chartered Bank Building, Hongkong..

SOLICITORS:

Messrs. JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Prince's Building, Hongkong. REGISTERED OFFICE: "Nos. 33-35, DES YEUX ROAD CENTRAL, BONGKONG,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the above named Company is isaring & Prospectus dated the Seventh day of 3isy, 1993 (a copy of which has been filed with the Registrar of Companies) inviting. Subscriptions at Par for 49,000 Shares in the Company of ID each, payable as to $20 on allotment and the balance when required. Of thes) 44,000 instalments not exceeding $2.50

ench as and

Shares have been underwritten.

The Subscription. List will be. Opened on THURSDAY, the 10th Day of MAY. 1923,

On the other hand, until the League bave Balised their estimate of the world's yearly narcotic demand for medical pur poses, there can be no effective control of production. As things exist now, there is no limit to manufacture, and no limit to export, so long as the certificate from a foreign Goverment is presented authoriz

The New Sult Commissioner, Mr. Tang, ing the demand. Great Britain's yearly a well-known overseas" Chinese, and an productcion of about 600,000 ounces of active member and worker of the Ruo morphia is almost sufficient for the entire mintang. He was one time director of world's medical use, yet there are other the bureau of mines under the Constita countries, such as Germany, Japan, Swit-tionalist Government. Mr. Tagg is now zerland, little behind her in the amount chairman of the Kuomintang in Kwan VALUABLE LEASEHOLD, PROPERTY and will Cices on or Ixfore FRIDAY, the 21th they produce yearly. Over production tung. must lead to illicit traffic. Of one fact wo can, however, be certain, namely that the 9.600 ounces of cocaine was not British. Great Britain does not manufacture it. Europe (particularly Switzerland), Japas and South America claim this privilege.

Further, in looking ever my drawerful of seized labels for the last three years, I find only in a rare instance is British morphia put up in crystal form, it is generally in powder, and never in qubo form. We know the two countries which specialise in cubra and crystals. As it has

The new Financial. Minister. Mir. Yeh, is a propiinent Cantonese, whose serv'or to the Peking Government as its Minister of Communications and of Commerce and Industry has gained him re little fame in China the last few years. He is an intimate friend of Liang Shr Yi.

MESSRS. REISS & CO.S AFFAIRS.

Bituate

No. 13, WING HING STREET, VICTORIA HONGKONG,"

To be Sold by Order of the Mortgagee

PUBLIO AUCTION,Į

IN ONE LOT On MONDAY,

The 14th Day of May, 1993, at 9 o'cLOCK PÅL. .By

¡Messrs. LAMMERT BROTHERS - A: The Orion, DUDDELL, Staart,

been shown in the trial the up APPOINTMENT OF A LIQUIDATOR THE Property consist of ground situate

ment.

IN SHANGĦAL ·

thereon

THAT or parcel at Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong and in the Land Office as SECTION registered

of INLAND LOT No. 2166 the messages erections or baildings the

together with now known as No. 13, Wing Hing Street and Secondly ALL THAT strip of land at the rear of the said Section A of Inland Lot No. 2106 being a scavenging lane. All of which pre- mises are held for the residue of the term of 75 years from the 15th day of May, 1916, created by the Crown Lease thereof together with the valuable machinery now situate in or upon the said premises si at No. 1 Gordon Stret

Particulars and Conditions : le may be obtained fr

Moury. HASTINGS & HASTINGS

Solicitors,

B. Des Voeux Road Contral

Jand Jars LAMMELT BROTHERS 1237]

Auctioneera

was prepared to receive orders to 1.000 hs. a year as in his contract with the Tong Say Brothers, it supports our contention that Bonded Warehouses in At H.M. Supreme Court, Shanghai on Europe are the receiving and distributing May 4th, his Honcur Judge Grain grant centres. "British morphis may be expert an application by the Shanghai branch ed under the most stringent adherence to of Messrs. Reiss & Co., for the appoint the League Certificate having accepted ment of the Official Receiver as provi the certificate of demand under govern siena liquidator., Mr. G. H. Wright ment sal for another country, and yet appeared for Messrs. Reiss & Co., and once it leaves England, who know ita Mr. A. Covey in his capacity as acting destination? England bas fulled the Oneal Receiver. low to the letter, but that does not pre- Mr. Wright said that in addition to the vent the port reaching a bonded ware appointment of the Official Receiver ns house there to wait some other tranship-provisional liquidator, the company re- The true dumping of narcotics is in the quested that Afr. A. R. Lowe and Mr. Bonded Warehouse, and a trafficker like E. M. Ross might be appointed as special Humphrey can help himself. The recent

managers. A petition for the company seizure in Shanghai on board a Japanese toe wound up had been presented in steamer of narcotica from three different acerilance with the Companies Con countries confirms this. The Advisory and spidation Act of 1938. The p..tion Technical Committee for Communications stated that the nominal capital of the and Transit of the League of Nations is company whose registered offes were in endeavouring to remedy the present free Manchester, was 1,250,000 divided into port abuse, and have adopted the follow-1,250,000 shares of £1 cach Of these ing resolutions both with regard to opium 686,154 had been issued and the amount and narcotics.

paid up was 2686.154. The object of the (a) If the consigament is sent with a company's establishment was to acquire through hill of lading made out. to aand take over all the business carried final destination via the free port, the on in China, England and elsewhere country of origin must not, in auch under the style of Reiss Bros., L. Heiss rase, despatch the opium unless the cout- Bros. & Co. and Reiss & Co., Ltd., and try of destination shown in the through all or any part of the Babilities of the bill of lading has given the necessary proprietors of that business in connection (Bbanghai). Mr. TW. BOWERN, Fellow i Member British Chamber of Commerca guarantees mentioned in the Opiom Con- therewith, except the business carried on the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, Incor

(b) If, according to the bill of lading, at prevent at Liverpool and also that of porated by Royal Charter, London. the free port is the final destination of underwriting in London, and to adopt consigument, the consignment should the company's artices of association. the agreement referred to in Clause 2 of not be despatched by the country of origin The company had considerable assets in of any Tonnage, Passenger and/or Cargo, New unless the Sovereign State of the port has China and elsewhere. In carrying on given the same querentes. In anchita business, it had incurred many debts Prices... case the free port is considered, in respect and was indebted to divers persons in a of these guarantees, alone, as being an exactly the same footing as any other part large sum of money and had been un- of the territory of that state."

able to pay its debts. An affidavit by Angus Murray Cannan, acting manager in Shanghai, stated that the company was indebted in large sums to various creditors which sums tho unable to pay.

company was

vention.

the

INCORRIGIBLE!

"Do you beat him yourself anked Mr. Lindsel, at the Magistracy, yester day, of a Chinese lady who charged her young nephew with stealing $50 and a gold ring

"Yes. I do. and aften. replied the lady, but it has no effect."

The petition to wind up the company, Mr. Wright went, on, had been filed on April 25th in the Palatine County Court, Manchester. Following the appointment of an official receiver as liquidator, cabled instruction appointing Mr. Rosa and Mr. Lowe to act as agents had bren received.

Does your busband land band 1 queried Mr. Lindsell.

"Yes, but its no good." said the woman The Judge said that he would grant sadly: he has got into bad company." the application in the terms of the

"Well then we shall see what the motion. Court Sergeant can do. He will havo The Official Receiver applied to his ten strokes." replied his Worship. To the Lordship to appoint Mr. Love and Mr boy be said: "You are going to have a Ross, of Messrs Love Bingham and good beating now, so try zal behavo your Matthews, as special managers, the former

elf in future.'

of the estate and business of the company, at Canton, and in the ease of Mr. Ross of the company's affairs within the limits

A SAD DAY FOR THE FUNGS." of the China Order in Council, with the

BOWERY &

No 8, MUSEUM ROAD, SHANGHAL

www.

STEAMSHIP ADMITS AND SHIPBZGELES. For the Purchase, Sala and Charter of Vessels snd/or Old, with delivery China at Very Low

SALVAGE OPERATORS, MARINE SURVEYORS AUCTIONEERS, COAL MERCHANTA FREET BROCERS, METAL MERCHANTA

Class Condition.

Machinery For Sale, New and Old in First-

IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS, SHARK-BEokter Members Shanghai Share-Brokers' Associa tion).

SOLE. AGLITE FOR CHINA QXKEN'S PATENT ANCHORA. BATU-WARREN & Co., LTD. (ShaBeld); High Class Steel Manufacturers (Tank Brand).

Catalogue and Price-Liata on application

(Enquires Welcomed

CABLE AUDRESA: BOWERY, Shanghai.

Cons: Bentley's, Scott's, AB.C.

6th Edition and Improved.

FIT-U PINCE-NEZ

Whether there is any family connectioned that they be at liberty to employ is the latest of the finger operated sys-

excepton of Canton. It was also request in the two cases related below we do not Messrs. Holyoak, Massey & Co., Ltd, to glass mounting and has been designed to know. The addresses given in the police assist them; that they should pay April

DAY OF MAY, 1923.

Copies of the fall Prospectus and Form of Application can be obtained at the Office of the Camsay, or from the Company's Solicitors or This Notice is not to be regarded as an invitation to the public to subscribe for Shares and application will only be received on the footing of the fall Prospectus and in the Form issued therewith.

Dated this 7th day of May, 1923.

GLEN' LINE, LIMITED. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEER

FROM UNITED KINGDOM..PORT SAID AND STRAITS.

"HE M.Y. "GLENAPP"

THE

signees of Cargo by her are hereby informed. having arrived from the above ports, Con that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and for extra hazardous Godowns of The Hongkong and Kowloon wharf and Godown Company Limited, whence, and or from the wharves, delivery may be obtained.

Goods not cleared by the 11th May, 1923, at ip.m., will be subject to rent.

Meine) in the p

All broken, chafed and damaged packages. are to be left in the Godowns where they will e presence of Consignees by Goddard d Dongins on 11th May, 1323, at 10 AM. Claims against the steamer including these for cargo short delivered must be presented onthespecial form provided, and nitust also be submitted within 30 days of.

recal otherwise they will not be

No Insurance will be effected by as in any onun whatavor.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD4 Agarta

1205

Hongkong 4th May, 1923.

When in doubt about your eyes

or your glasses Consult

CHINESE OPTICAL CO.

Eye-sight Specialists."

67, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

Hongkong,

WONG-SIU»WOON

BOOTS, SHOES & SLIPPERS FOR LADIES, GENTS, & CHILDREN

BEST DESIGNS, FRICES MODERATE..

21 POTTINGER BT. Prona 1474

PREPAID

WANTED

Share This Page