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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
LOST.
FALE - HOOP DIAMOND
Prom Oiloe.
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13ru, 1923.
INTIMATIONS
BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S IN HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S
SUPREME COURT FOR CHINA.
IN HIS
dio
BING.
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WHR ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF
OLIB,
HAPPY VALLEY COURSE. TUYE HOLES will be OPEN for Play on
FSUNDAY NETE 14TH IMET, Playora
will drive off from 8th Tee, afterwards playing the 7th, 3rd, 4th and 5th Eolas in that onlar. PERCY SMITH. SETH & FLEMING,
Secretaries and Treasurers.
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HONGKONG BILLIARDS
ASSOCIATION
"Under the Auspices of the
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB]
ANTRIES for the KNOCK-OUT COM-
E PETITION in Connection with the
ahova (open to Clabs, Corps, Units, Ships, or Staff Messen) for teams of Six Askle will CLOSE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20TH, at 6,45 F..
Club Representatives are requested to attend a Meeting to receive the Entriek and arrange
1410 for & Draw on that Date at 5,45 1.3.
TO LET.
ODOWN at KENNEDY TOWN,
Go
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Apply
H. M. H. NEMAZEE
Prince's Baikling.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL
AT SHANGHAI,
-
IN THE MATTER or THE CHINA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE .CO., LTD.
IN THE
Bod
MATTER
SUPREME COURT FOR CHINA
AT SHANGHAI.
IN
THE
MATTER
COMPANIES
and MATTER
THE ORDINANCES (HONGKONG) 1911 to 1921
THE
IN
THE
ORDINANCES COMPANIES -(HONGKONG) 1911 to 1921.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by
Order dated the 14TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1923, this Court has directed separate Meetings of the following Classes of persons, namely:
A.-The Member of the sail Company. R.-The Creditors of the said Company
other than Policy Holders, C.-The Holders of Current Policies with
the
said Company subject to premiums and carrying the right of participation in future prosts and of paid up policies with the said Company carrying such right. D.-The Hollers of Current Policies with
Oy
THE SHANGHAI LIFE INSUR- ANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
Nan Order dated the 14TH DAT
or SEPTEMBER, 1923, this Court has directed separate Meetings of the follow- ing Classes of persons namely:
the said Company subject to premiums aud carrying no right of participation in future profits and *|| of paid up policies with the said Company carrying no such right. E-The Holders of Policies with the said Company in respect, of which the' policy moneys have become parable by death or maturity.
FOR THE PURPOSE of considering And if thought fit approving with or without modification the scheme of ar- rangement proposed be made between the said Company and the said Members, Creditors and Policy Holders respectively BTEAM NAVIGATION CO'S STEAMER AND that such Meetings will be held at the registered and heal office of the said Company, No. 10. Cantos Road, Shanghai, Chim, on WEDNESDAY, the 12TH BAY OF DECEMBER, 1923, and as regards-
"KALYAN
ARRIVED HONGIONS ON 19TH OCTOBEE, 1993.
FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, PORTSAID. ADEN, ROMBAY, COLOMBO AND STRAITS
YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above- anal vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed T TOMIR RISx in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Company's @sdowa at Kowloon, where each assignment will be sorted
mark by mark and delivery oat can be obtained as the Goods are landed.
Optional goods will be landed her unless instructions have been given to the contrary wix bours before arrival of the steamer.
Goods not cleared within 8 days, including data of arrival will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
Damaged packages must be left in the Godown for axmination by the Consignoes, and the Company's Burveyors, Mears Gondang Douglas, at 10 AM on Mondays and Thursdays.
All Claims must be presented within ten dayı of the Steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized.
No Olaims will be admitted after the Goods
have left the Godown.
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
Agents. Hongkong, 12th October, 1923.
THEATRE.
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ROYAL
ONE NIGHT ONLY MONDAY, OCTOBER 29т».
GRAND VIOLIN RECITAL
JASCHA
HEIFETZ,
THE WORLD-RENOWNED VIOLINIST.
BOOKING, OPENS AT MOUTRIES ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 15.
PRICES:--Stalls and Circle...
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Unreserved ...$1 and $3.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL HE Offices of the " HONGKONG DAILY Per bare been removed to la CHATER ROAD (3rd floor), to which Address all Correspondence should be directed.
Hongkong, 16th July, 1923.
HONGKONG ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION CO, LTD. NOTICE OF CALL.
|
Class A.-At 10 o'clock in the FORE-
XOON.
Class B.At-11 o'clock in the Faux-
NOON OF NO soon thereafter as the Meeting of Class A is concludel. Class C. At 12 o'clock Noox or 30.
Hoon thereafter as the Meeting of Class Bis concluded. ·
Class D.--At,2 o'clock in the AFTER-
NOON ur so soon thereafter as the Meeting of clans C is concluded. Class E.-At 3 O'CLOCK in the AFTER- 300 or so soon thereafter as the Meeting of Class D is concluded. AT WHICH PLACE and respective Times all the aforesaid Members: Creditors, and Policy Holders are requested tonttend.
A-The Members of the said Company. B.The Creditors of the said Company
other than Policy Holders. C.The Holders of Conrrent Policies with the said Company subject to permiuma al carrying the right of participation in future profile and of paid up policies with the suid Company carrying such right. D.--The Hollers of Current Palicics, with the said Company subject to pre- mium and carrying no right of participation in future pretts and of paid up policies with the said Company carrying to such right. E-The Holders of Policles with the said Company in respect of which the policy moners have become pay: able by death or maturity. FOR THE PURPOSE of considering and I thought fit approring with or without, modification the scheme arrangement proposed to be made between the said Company and the said Members. Creditors and Policy Holders respectively AND that such Meetings will be held at the registered and bead office of the sil Company. No. 10, Canton Road, Shanghai, Chins, on THURSDAY, the 13TH DAY OF DECEMBER 1923, and as regards.
NOON.
M
4!
· of
Class At 10 o'cxx in the Foxx- Class BA 11 d'eLock in the Foss-
xoox or so soon thereafter as the Meeting of Class A is concluded. Clase C.At 12 o'clock Noos or so Boon thereafter as the Meeting of Class B is concluded.
Class D. At 2 o'clock in the AFTER-
SOON or so soon thereafter as the Meeting of Class C is concluded. Class E-At 3 o'clock in the AFTER-
NOON or 20 Boon thereafter as the Meeting of Class D is concluded.
INTIMATION
BURNETT'S
FINEST LONDON
DRY
GIN
Unique in Character and
Flavour.
GIVES THAT DISTINCTIVE EXCELLENCE TO A COCKTAIL
BURNETT'S Gin was a household
word in London before most of the men who fought in the big war were born- AND STILL IS
SOLE IMPORTER3:
Five police recruits arrived from Homos "clute safeguarding of foreign property rights when the Agreement requires yesterday by the x- Kalyan-Messrs. all holders of land perpetual lease figman, Bradshell. „Darkit, O'Sullivan Three of them served holders included-to exchange their titles and McMahon. for leases of thirty years duration in the Royal Irish Constabulary and one renewable on the same terms at option in the Coventry City Police. The fifth is of the holders"-Our-correspondent..asan-ex-naväl ̈man.
holder of freehold land very per
Me. Archibald Rose, CA.E, left Loddon tinently asks whether this means that the lease would be renewable for one for China on September 7th. praeceding? :
ch the Siberian ronte. So far, a Lonilin further term of thirty years, or renew- able every thirty years at the same terms contemporary understands, few, or no a infinita The intention certain's travellers have gone eastwardle over the" requires to be more clearly expressed. ¡ railway, though there have been several- It is difficult to belieys that the laten arrivals from the Far East. Mr. Rose's tion is to compel treeholders to excllango | experiences will be interesting to note. sixty Mrs. Rase will not necompany him, but' R nost, at titles for their
sea route in a few but if the Article proceeds by the gears Tease;
that this thirty-years lease months' time. can be renewed on the expiry of every
ments
term, without any extra charge, then for Sir Charles Eliot, British Ambassador all practical purposes the lease would be Tokyo, "being on leave in England, perpetual and we cannot, see, whyped the disaster in Japan. At the there should be any hesitation to say same time, says a correspondent, in a so in terms which will admit of no Loulon paper, he will feel that he ought "I have never known future misunderstanding-unless there is, to be at his post. some absurd desire to save China's a man se totally regardless of danger in Many years ago, when he "face." Of scarcely less interest are any formi
correspondent was a junior secretary at the Constare observations makes on the provisions in the Agreetinaple Embassy, he started off for a ment relating to the efficient government holiday all alone into one of the most of the municipal area, and to the way unsafe and disturbed districts of C'entral- in which Lord BALFOUR's adequate Asin. How he ever got back alive no representation of foreign interests in one ever knew."
the
our
municipal affairs" has been interpreted.
A Commission is now, in the Philip. Instead of a Manicipal Council," with
every Treaty pori jpine Islands to investigate the poss powers, such as possesses, there is to be an "Advisory ilities of rubber plantation in the "ouncil" consisting of not less than two islands. It is stated that the party in- foreign members and not more than five tends to make a thorough investigation Chinese members, who are to advise the especially in the province of Cotabato, Chinese Administrator of the territory which produces the greater portion of with the erade rubber graduction in the islands. Fin
conareted -matters municipal services and municipal ad-Dr. H. X. Whitford, formerly chief of ministration of Port Edward. If this the division of investigation of the Chinese Administration equit be reasons bureau of foresty, is the mau in charge - ably depended on to fulfil the obligation of the work of rubber plantation poss in Article 12 to maintain efficientlybilities in the Philippings and Brazil, so i such municipal services within the area that the party in the Philippine Islands; us ronds, bridges, drains, piers, lighting, will report to him. It is understood that sanitasion and restriction of noxious it was through Dr. Whitford's efforts
all
nes all the CT PAGE and respective A. S. WATSON & then there would be little that money, has been appropriated by the
Tines all the aforesaid Members, Creditors and Policy Holders are requested to attend.
A copy of the Agreemcat dated the 20th A copy of the Agreement dated the 20th day of December. 1922, and made between day of December, 1922, and made between the Sus LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF the Sus Lire ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA and the said Company and em CANADA and the said Company and embodying the said scheme of arrangement bodying the said scheme of arrangment can be even and Forms of Proxy obtained nt can be seen and Forms of Proxy obtained
at any of the offices hereinafter mentioned Buy of the offices hereinafter mentioned
between the hours of 10 M. and 12 Noos on any week day previous to the Date of the said Meetings.
btween the hours of 10 A.x. and 12 Noox on any work day previous to the Date of the said Meetings.
The said Members, Creiliters and Policy The Mid Members, Creditors and Policy Holders respectively may attend such |Holders respectively may attend such separate Meetings as aforesaid and vote in separate Meetings as aforesaid and vite in person or by Proxy provided that all person or by,, Proxy provided that all Proxies given by Members, Creditors proxies given by Members, Creditors and and Policy Holders in China or Hong Palicy Holders in China or Hongkong must kong must be deposited at the said be deposited as the said registered and registered and head office of the said head office of the said Company at No. 10, Company at No. 10, Canton Road, Shanghai, Canton Road, Shanghai, China, not later China, not later than Seven days before
CO LTD.,
Wine & Spirit Merchants.
il
ESTABLISHED 91 YEARS.
MARRIAGE.
objection to the proportion of foreign United States Government to conduct representation on the Council; but rubber investigations in the Philippines brentice it is common knowledge that and in South America. there is not city or town in China
Why do the P.W.I. people select where such conditions are efficiently the present time to put a lot of samī maintained." foreign minority
on the roads and the Sanitary Depart this Council is to be greatly deplored,ment spend their time in sweeping it
The provision, that the existing municipal regulations and policing shall be inain-p?" writes a corressident, in refer- ence to our not yesterday on missing tained as far as possible” for a" period watereafts Our correspondrus suggests of ten years, should, however, prove some that we should persuade the „APW to
satisfactory municipat
take a stroll down Queen's Road East, Conn-VIVRASH.--At Shanghai, on Sept.guarantee of
20th, PHIL HAWTYN COB, te BERYL government during that time, but a very ANGEL, daughter of Mr. and-"Mrsy |
great deal must depend upon the kind CO. VIYASH
of Administrator the territory gets am PERPETUO.-At Shanghai, on October 6th, the adequacy of the funds assigned for MARIA ANTONIA, the beloved wife of the efficient maintenance of 'the muni- It will be a matter for JE. PERPETUO, aged 17-
cipal services.
DEATHS."
than Seven days before the holding of the the holding of the said Meetings. All SIEMSSEN.-At 31, Christchurch. Roau, great regret if more adequate guarantees/rest with the D.P.W: the whole of his
said Meetings. All Proxios given by Men ber, Creditors and Policy Holders in places other than China and Hongkong must be deposited at any one of the following offices of the said Company minely:
THE PHILIPPINER-428, Rizal Azen
Manila.
STAM.-772, 774, 776 and.778, Si Phya
Road, Bangkok.
DUTCH EAST INDIES-28, Tunah Alsang
West Weltevreden, Java. STRAITH SETTLEMENTE, MALAY STATES AND BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.-2, Finlayson Green, Singapore. BURMAH.-50/52, Sule Pagoda Street,
Rangoon. INDIA--ejo Mesers. GLADSTONE WILLIE & Co., S, Council House Street, Calcutta.
NOT LESS than Beven days previous to the Date of the said Meetings. Particulars of Proxies so deposited suficient to enable them to be used at the said Meetings will bo sent by telegram to the Chairman of the said Meetings,
#
Proxies given by Members, Creditors and Policy Holders in places other than China and Hongkong must be deposited at any one of the following offices of the said Company, nams
THE PHILIPPINES 428, Rizal Avenue,
Manila.
Ei
Streatham Hill, on September 4th, Jues STEMASEN, aged 55.
Hongkong Office: 14, Chater Road. London Office: 131, Fleet Street, E.C.
SEAM-772-774, 76 and 778, 8 Paya The Daily Press.
Road, Bangkok.
DUTCH EAST INDIES.-28, Tanah Abang
. West Weltevreden, Java STRAITY SETTLEMENTS, MALAY SILTAY AND BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.--2, Finlayson Green, Singapore. BUEMAH-50/52, Sule Pagoda Street,
Rangoon
HONG KONG, OCTOBER 137, 1923.
THE WEIHAIWEI DRAFT AGREEMENT,
INDIA-c/o Messrs. GLADSTONE WYLLIE THE most emphatic grumble V
WAL
in this latter respect are not inserted before the Agreement is signed. „
i.
Golfers will be interested to see that
five holes of the Happy Valley course will be open for play to-morrow.
The Hon. Mr. AO. Lang & down with | dengue. "There have been quite a number of cases among the European community lately,
& Co., 5, Council House Street,ablish to-day from a property owner at world-renowned violinist, Jascha Heifetz Calcutta.
CEVIOR. c/o Messrs. CLARK YOUNG
along the Praya,-from Blake Pier to Whitty Street and make it a condition that he does not take a thermos flask, while the responsibility for laying sand one reads at the present time must fellow members of the Sanitary Bourd should make the journey our corres- pondent anggests, for it is the business of the Sanitary Department to attend to the laying of the dust in our thorough fares. "T. fancy; adds our correspon dent, that there is a fetish that salt water spoils the roads: much better Spoil them than for the people to harb their systems ruined by imbibing so much dut and so many fithy germi.”
WEDDING.
PURSLOW-SMITH,
Hongkong is to have a visit from the
who is announced to give a grand violin INDO CHISA-15, Rue Taberd, Saigon.
Weihaiwei regarding the draft terms of
The wedding was solemnised at th endition as they have been published recital in the Theatre Royal on Monday. CEYLON/ Messra. CLARK YOUNG &
Co., Lloyds Buildings, Colombo.
Union Church, on Thursday, of Captain, Co., Lloyds Buildings, Colombo,
ENGLAND. C/O GEOROX KING, Eaq by 11.M.'s Legation in Peking is ESGLAND/ Grones KING, Esq., 15,
15, Walbrook, London, F.C.
ertainly not without justification. W October th.
Percival Reginal Purslow and Miss Mary Walbrook, London, E.C.
The Medical Officer of Heath's return Elizabeth Smith, daughter, of Mr. and NOT LESS than Seven days previous published the full text of the Draft
the said Meetings. JAPAN- Mesare. PEARSON MACKIE to the Date of
Agreement in bur yesterday's issue. The yesterday showed three Chinese cases Mrs. John Smith, pf Greenock, Scotland. roxies no ATWELL & Co., 65, Naniwa-Machi, Particulars of
sufficient to enable them to be used at the object of the Legation in give the of smallpox notified in the preceding This Rev. J. Kirk Maconachio officiated. Kobe,
said Meetings will be sent by telegram to document wide publicity is presumably twenty-four hours and ons British, cura!
The bridegroot,, who is the present the Chairman of the said Meetings. to invite, the opinions of all interested
of paratyphoid.
master of the ss. Sui Yang, has been in The Court has appointed CHARLES
Mr. Janne Mann Shields, late manag-the employment of Messris, . Butterfield REGINALD BURKILL, of Shanghai, or British subjects, and we may assume that failing him EDWIN THOMAS BYRNE, any opinions expressed will be carefully of Shanghai, to act as Chairman of the said considered by the British authorities ing-director of the P. & O. Co., and u& Swire for nineteen years, and it is The director of the British-Indin Steam" also interesting to note that the bride's Meetings.
before the Agreement is signed, Agreement is rightly to be judged Navigation Company, who died on July father was with the same firm for 28 by the undertakings given by Lord ist, has left estate of the gross value years. BALFOUR At the Washington Con- for 200,104, with net personalty £65,8£6. ferener now nearly two years ago.
Mr. G. C. M. Vereker, MC, has white georgette over silver lace, with a British residents at Weihaiwet, who get to know of the nature of the local die arrived in Peking, to take up the post cream picture hat to match, and carried cussions by the Commission have been of second secretary of H.B.M. Legation. bouquet of ornam roses, white heather The matron of RHL SCHMIDT has been Authorizedy doubtful whether the undertakings bir. Vercker, who served in the war with and orange blossom. Miguur Firm Par Procuration.
adumbrated by Lord' Balfour would be the Grenadier Guards, bas since 1919 been honour was Mr Herbert Sutor, whoi
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carried out in their entirety. The mole on the staff of the British Residency in wore a dress of rose coloured georgette important of these arrangements were Cairo,
The Court has appointed CHARLES REGINALD BURKILL, of Shanghai, or failing him ARTHUR JOSEPH WELCH, of Shanghai, to act as Chairman of the said "Meetings.
The above scheme will be subject to the subsequent approval of the Court
Dated the 11th day of October, 1923.
HANSONS,
Isaur of 95,000 SHARES OF THE NOMINAL VALCE of $10 BACH (35.00 Pain-er). TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 14113
THIRD CALL of $2.50 per Share, ou cach of the 95,000 Shares allotted on the Bri. DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1992, has been made by
Solicitors for the said Company, 7. Peking Road, Staanghai,
ΤΟ LET.
NO. 2, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, the
the Company, and that such Call will be payabio Nanies at present occupied by The
to the Company's Backer, TuE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, in Hongkong, on the 1TH DAY OF OCTOBER,
1923.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 8th to 15th October, both days inclusive.
For and on behalf of the HONGKONG ENGINEERING and CONSTRUCTION
Co.,LTD
fr
A CORTNEY COOK,
Becretary. Dated the 21st day of September, 1923.
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PHARMACY.
Apply to
CHINA & JAPAN TELEPHONE & ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
TJEKT.
1415
FFICES in UNION BUILDING-ORe
Room on Fifth Floor
Apply UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD
The above scheme will be anbiect to the subsequent approval of the Court.
Dated the 11th day of October, 1923.
PLATT & CO., Solicitors for the said Company, 23, Peking Road, Shanghai.
NOTICE.
SIEMSSEN & ̈00,
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LOYAL ORANGE LODGE, No. 802.
TOLD their MONTHLY MEETINGS H
at the UNION CHURCH BALL, Kennedy Bowl, the FIRST MONDAY in Esch Month. PRECEPTORY. The Imperial Grand Black Chapter of the British Commonwealth No. 801, EASTERN STAR hold their Mostings at the same Hall the SECOND MONDAY of Each Month.
Anyone interested should apply at the above Hall
(3),
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The bride was given away by Mr.
Duncan McNeill She wore a dress of
with over-dress of French fillet silk lncn and a black picture hat. Her bouquet
•
due safeguarding of foreign pro-
A Chinese woinnu, an earth engiic, was of Honolulu creeper. "Mr. L. Rowe perty rights"; (2) "adequate repre-
At the conclusion of the ceremony a station of foreign interests in muni employed by the Yee Tak contractor's was best man." cipal affairs; and (3) *: sornę intimation firm, was badly injured about the face
the Chinese on Thursday owing to a stone falling on reception was held at the Hongkong of the willingness of Government to grant facilities for the her whilst she was working in Chamber Hotel, and lator Capt, and Mrs. Purskaw linking up of Weihaise with the hinter-nin Road. On the same day another left for Macao, where the honeymoon is/ land by railway." In all three respects earth.coolie, a man, had kis leg fractured to be spent. The bride's going away
with picture bat, the Draft Agreement does not come up by a falling boulder whilst working on dress was of shell pink crepe de-ching to' expectation. We cannot regard it as the Morrison Hill reclamation scheme."