NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, CO1OBER
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE
This Prospectus has been duly filed with the TOTOR TRAFFIC on the SSD Sam
Registrar of Companies.
The Subscription List will be Open on MONDAY, the 12тa ar or NOVEMBER, 1923, and Close on or before SATURDAY, the 17TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1923.
HONGKONG DEVELOPMENT BUILDING
AND
SAVINGS SOCIETY. LTD.
Incorporated under the Companies Ordinances 1911-1921.
CAPITAL
TAI-PO ROAD will be REOPENED to
CARE must be Exercised when Driving Over the Bratte and Tåt Po CAUSEWAYA. JA
ED. C. WOLFE,"
- Capiniti Superintendens of Palton Hongkong, October 20th, 1923.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUBA
INTIMATION
E
WHISKY
923.
Roman Pride, the well-known pony belonging to Mr. Hegtor Sassoon, bas been sold to Mr. C. C. Boyd.
A Router's unble from Lonilon mentions that the late Mr. S. B. C. Ross died under an anaesthetic during an operation.
Although the Coalition in the Legisla ture has announced a policy of non-co operation with the Chief Executive, it did not go the length of rofusing to hear his annual message to the Legislature last week, although one of the ultra-radicals in the Sourte asked, by a formal motion, that the Coalition should entry the con- The Palace Hotel, Kowloon, nunounces troversy to that length. The Governor a Billiards Handicap to cominonen on General himself delivered his messageNovember 13th. Three prizes are offered. hatoren full-attendance of the Senate Mr Matcham who broke his collar bone and about two-thirds of the membership in the hurdle race at the Getober Giym=" of the House of Representatives. It was from hospital.
khana meeting, has now been discharged a lengthy message reviewing conditions
previous recommendations," including one that the suffrage should be extended to the women of the Philippine Islands under the same conditions as men have.
it
THE SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFINS for THE OLD FAVOURITE. in the island and reiterating many of bis The Coming RACE MRETING are dud
to arrive par s. Changthing on MONDAY, MORNING, SIND INST. In the event of their. Arrival They will be Drawn for at the STABLES, Causeway Bay, at 5.30 p.m., on the Same Day,
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BILLIARD HANDICAP.
PALACE HOTEL.
A CHOICE BLEND
$10,000,000
IND 3KD
1ST PEMI-Gold Wrist Watch, Valued $100.
„*—Silver Cups.
30. 16.
COMMENCING, NOVEMBER 15TH, 1923.
DIVIDED INTO 1,000,000 SHARES OF $1D EACH.
Of the above Shares 169,000 have already heas subscribed for sh by the Directors and their friends. On the $1.00 per share will be paid on application and the balance when called up on the same basis as the remaining capital The remaining 831,000 shires ranking equally with those already subscribed are now offered for Public Bubscription payable as to $1.00 per share on application. The balance due on cách sharo, viz., 19,00, will be called up as and when required by instalmants of $1.00 per abiro at intervals of not less than three months between. each call.
Any of the shares now offer to the Public which may not be subscribed for will be allotted in such manner as the Directors shall determine.
The Form of Application for shares is at the back of this Prospectus.
DIRECTORS:
D. J. C. DALMAHOY ALLAN, Alexandra Building, Medical Practitioner. O. E. H. BEAVIS, Ess, 9, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Solicitor,
E. A. CARTWRIGHT, Esq., La, Chater Road, Victoria, Managing Director,
Hongkong Day Paras, LTD.
CHAN SAU FUNG, Esq., 11, Mai Fong Street, Victoria, Merchant. CHAU SIU KI, Esq., B, Queen's Road West, Victoria, Merchant. FREDERICK ELLIS, Esp, 10, Ice House Street, Victoria, Stock Broker. Hoa, Ma. B. H. KOTEWALL, Alexandra Buildings, Victoria, Merchant. LEUNG YAN PO, Esq., St. George's Building, Victoria, Compradore, of
Mesura. Giza, Livingston & Co.
LI WING KWONG, Esq., 153, Queen's Road Central, Victoris, Merchant, LI YAU TSUN, Esq., 75, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Merchant. THE REVEREND FATHER L. ROBERT, PROCURE GENERALE DES MISSIONS
ETEANGELES, Procureur General. “
WONG PAK SON, Esq., 220, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Merchant.
BANKERS.
THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
AUDITORS.
Ms. PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING, Accountants, "No. 5, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong.
·SOLICITORS.
MESS WILKINSON & GRIST,
No. 9, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.
REGISTERED OFFICE OF THE COMPANY: No. 10, ICE HOUSE STREET, VICTORIA, HONG KONG.
PROSPECTUS.
ENTRANCE FEE-$3.00.
Intending Competitors communicate with-
3. H. OXBERRY, 14573.
PALACE HOTEL
LOST:
Small TABBY KITTEN on Saturday NIGHT (October 13th) near PLANTATION and Savary Boads.
Flease Telephone Pi39.
VEREENIGDE
(1453)
NEDERLANDSCHR
SCHEEPVAART-MAATSCHAPPIJ (UMMAD NETËRELANDS NAVIGATION. Co.). HOLLAND-00ST AZIE LIJN (HOLLAND-BAST Asia, Lora).
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
F101 AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND BREMEN,
HE Steamship
THE
"OUDERKERK"
saving arrived from the above ports, Consignees
The Very
Finest Old Scotch Whiskies
is now being bottled
at Leith, Scotland
By
and a Label to that
effect is affixed to the
back of each bottle.
The
The Governor in Council has decided to resunie the direct exchange of parcel is between Hongkong and Germany from November 1st.
The annunt licensing sessions are fixed for November 2nd. A list of the applica tions to be considered appears in our advertisement columns,
Referring to the financial position the Governor-General remarked that there'
A consigument of subscription griffins had been a very gratifying increase in for the next annual race meeting are duo the public revenues but this bad been to arrive this morning and are to be more than offset by the added expenses drawn for this evening.
of the Government, which despite rigid Mr. Henessey Seth, of vers. Party economy have steadily increased, prin-Smith, Seth and Fleming, returned to cipally through the new burlen incident the Colony yesterday by the Kaloria
increase in public debt of approximately after a holiday in England
Thirteen additional cases of small-pox were notified to the Medical Officer of Health on the 19th inst.-1 Australian, 1 Japanese, British, and the rest Chinese.
100,000,000 pesos minde necessary mainly by the losses of the National Bank The mesanga contained several recom mendations aiming at the encouragement of outside capital. An amendment of the land laws was advised, so as to make it possible for capital to engage A tann arised with a revolver entered in the cultivation of rubber and other No. 80, Teny Street, on Saturday morn- products which require large areas of fing, where bound and gagged a con- land and a considerable period of time cubine and stole jewellery from her to the for development. A modification of the value of $88. mining laws" was also recommended on
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HMS. Drepteh arrived in port from Other Japan, on Saturday morning. ships of the squadron are expected in the course of a day or two. The Titania and the submarines arrived yesterday.
the ground that at present they are such. The Governor Nas been pleased to discourage the investment of under instructions from the Secretary of Messrs. Macdonald & Muir capital in the development of the mining States for the Colonies, to recognise resources of the country. His Excellency Signor Stefano Carrara as Consul-General said: There are many conditions here for Italy in Hongkong. which are highly favourable to invest
The new schedules which set forth the ment of outside capital, once they are made known. First, the wealth and days on which the various Clubs may use variety of almost untouched natural re the Recreation Grounds of the Colony sources timber, fisheries, aines, and are published in the current number of
the Government Gazette, agricultural development on various lines, especially rubber and sugar; "an excel lent condition of publie order; a most friendly people who, with proper treat- ment, will furnish an adequate amount of excellent labour. It should be remem bered that capital is not anxious to go so far afield and that it must be invited to come and not expected to force its way in It is timid and demands, first of all, security and a return commensut ate with the risk involved. All this can be done, not only without prejudice but with great advantage to the people of the Islands, and will result in the build- ing up of industries which will tond greatly to increase our revenues. < Greatly increased revenues are needed in order that the Filipino people may reach a state in resources and organization which will enable them to maintain an independent
The draft of new. Bill to confer cer- form of government when the time for ita tain powers of arrest on forest officers establishment shall arrive. At present
of Cango by her are notified that all A. S. WATSON Goods are being landed at their risk into the barardons and/or extra-hazardous Godowns of
the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Dompany, Lamited, whases, and/or from the "wharris delivery may be obtainai.
Goods net aleared by the 27th October, 1923, will be subject to reada
All broken, chafed and damaged
packages are to be left in the Godowa, where they will be examined on the 26th Oct, 1993, at 10 AM, by Mosers. Goddard & Donglar
Claims against the Steamer must be pre- sented in writing within 10 days after arrival of steamer, otherwise they will not be recognized.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by the undersigned in any case whatever.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, General Agents. Hongkong, 19th October, 1913." (1450
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From ANTWERP, MIDDLESBRO', LONDON & STRAITS.
(G.) This Company has been formed principally for the purpose of building housesOs
in the Colony of Hongkong with a view to meeting the great demand for hous- ing accommodation which exists in the Colony at the present time.
(6.) In particular it is proposed to take advantage of the offer recently made by the Government for the grant of land for building purposes on the basis of the scheme explained by The Colonial Secretary at a Meeting of the Legislative Council in June, 1923. “
The Promoters are in a position to state that they have completed negotia tions for the acquisition from the Government of the platenu below Jardino's" Look-out," which is capable of accommodating 150 to 200 semi-detached houses. The Promoters are also in treaty with the Government for numerous other sites. in good localities."
The Promoters have already received about 2,000 applications from persone desiring to obtain the assistance of this Company in building homes for the applicants.
The Prometers will also entertain, and, "if thought advisable, take up any other scheme or schemes which may be proposed by the Government for the acquisition of land for building and development
(c.) The Company is also empowered by its Memorandum of Association to under- take business of all kinds connected with the development of building areas. (d) The minimam subscription on which the Directors may proceed to allotment is
100,000 shares.
(.) No commission or promotion money is being paid by the Company.
(f) The Company will pay the preliminary expenses of and incident to the forma tion and Boating of the Company down to the time when it becomes entitled to commence business, and the estimated amount thereof is $5,000. (9.) FREDERICK ELLIS will be the first Managing Director under a contract with the Company at a remuneration of 5 per cent. of the act profits of the Company. (k) The Articles of Association provide that the qualification of a Director is to be the holding of 600 shares in the Company and that the remuneration of each of the Directions is to be $1,000 per annum.
(i) None of the Directors or Promoters are interested in the promotion of the Company except to the extent of the shares taken by them in the Company. Copies of the Memorsadum and Articles of Association of the Company can be inspected at the office of MessrL WILKINJON & Gerez, Solicitors or the Company, at any time during business hours.
(k.) A copy of the pay's Memorandum of Association is annexed to this
Prospectus and forms part of it.
(1) Application for shares should be mute upon the Form accompanying the Prospectus and sent to the Company's Bankers together with a remittance of $1.00 per share, the amount of the deposit.
Where no allotment is made the deposit will be returned in full and where the number of shares allotted is less than the number applied for a pro- portionate amount of the deposit will be returned.
...
Prospectases can be inspected at and Forms of Application obtained from the Company's Bankers, the HonorowO AND SHANGHAI BASKING CORPORATION and at and from the offices of the Company at No. 10, Ice House Street, Victoria, Hongkong.
This Prospectas, has been duly filed with the Registrar of Companies.
Tated the 20th day of October, 1923
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obtained.
The Steamakip "BENVORLICH.” NONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform
ed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extre bazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloos Whart and Godown Oo., Ltd, when ce and/or from the wharves, delivery may be No claims will be admitted after the Good, have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 27th Oct, will be subject to rent.
All claims
sag ist the steamer must be presented, to the Undersigned on or before the 10th Nov., or they will not be recognised. All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 27th Oct, at 10
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
Bill of Lading, will be countersigned by
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO. LTD.,
-Agenta.
E1459 "Hongkong, 20th October, 1923.
CO., LTD.
Wine & Spirit Merchants.
ESTABLISHED 1841.
Hongkong Office: 15, Chater Road. London Office: 181, Fleet Street, R.O.
The Baily Press.
HONGKONG, OCTOBER 22, 1923,
SOME PHILIPPINE
@ QUESTIONS.
The police raided the second floor of No. 7, Prince's Terrace, Caine Road, on Saturday and a number of documents be lieved to be of political interest but said to be not incriminating were discovered.
H.E. The Governor has appointed Mr. Dyer Bail, Assistant Attorney-General, to be editor of the new edition of the. Ordinances of the Colony, to be known
The Ordinances of Hongkong 1944-
our revenues are barely sufficient, with is published in the Gorerament Gazette, the greatest economy, to carry on existing the stealing and damaging of trees and These powers of arrest relate chiefly to activities."". But in the most clamant.
other plants. Filipino circles there is a very j strong objection to the exploitation of Tai-po Road is being re-opened to traf- the Philippines by American capitalista.
about half past eight o'clock. The Anrues shot high up into the sky and could be damage was done as far as can be at seen from all over Hongkong. Very little
present ascertained.
has News
received in the Colony
been
Another interesting paragraph in the fie to-day for motor traffic. The attention address of more than local interest of motorists is drawn to a notification on the subject by the Captain Superinten- WILS ong in
which the GOVERNOR dent of Police, which will be found among GESELAL renewed his previous recom-
to-day's advertisements. mendation that steps should be taken THE controversy between the Filipino to get the Government out of busi- A big matshed fire took place at Tokwa- leaders in the Government of the Philip ness under conditions which will pro-won, Kowloon, yesterday evening at pine Islands and the Governor-General tect the interests of all concerned." (Major-General LEDsAnn Woud) which "The experience of the Insular Govern ment," he said, "has simply confirmed led, a little while ago, to the, resignation the experience of other governments as of the Council of State and Departmental indicated by the conference at Brussels Secretaries, han received its quietus, for at the end of the War, whose findings the time being at least, hy a decisive embodied the general conclusion that governments cannot profitably conduct pronouncement from Washington which business enterprises Practically all busi that Mr. E. E. Ellis, of the firm of Messrs." Ellis & ̈Co., stockbrokers, of Hongkong, confirms the Governor-General in the heas ventures of the Philippine Govern- who is at present in Shanghai, has been stand he has taken "The controversy ment will be found in the last analysis to invited by the Board of Directors of the have been conducted at a loss. All Oriental Cotton Spinning & Weaving Co., with the legislature leaders and certain these quasi-public enterprises are of such to join the Board of the Company. executive officers," says Mr. Secretary character that success is only possible where they receive most careful handling, WEERS in his cable, "a at bottom the kind of handling which owners give inst at sea by a launch which crashed A fishing junk was sunk on the 17th legal one.
The Congress, after full their personal property. Under skilled into the side of the junk head on. The consideration, vested the authority of private management the Government junk sank quickly hit the launch crow
owned sugar centrals can be made a made no effort to save any of the fisher-- contra and supervision over all depart paying investment; but such a result is folk. The launch steamed Lin the direc menta and bureaux in the Governor very doubtful under Government control, tion of Hongkong. The master's wife is Gener, which makes these officials which in the last analysis is too often believed to have been drowned the direct responsible to him and not to affected by political considerations and remainder were rescued by another junk.
Jacks that keen interest which A private p the legislature, as in a parliamentary owner gives to his business affairs. Three men found on board a junk at form of Government." The message. It is admitted in the cable from Mr. Yan Mo by the Water Police were brought STEAM NAVIGATION CO.S STEAMER added that the powers of the Governor Sceretary WEEKS that it is within the before the Magistrate on Saturday and Genera had not been exceeded or mis authority of the Legislature to provide charged with larceny of the junk. At the for the establishment of a bank and for request of the Assistant Crown Solicitor used by Governor-General Woop in any certain investments of a business or they were retranded. One of the accused instanie of which the, War Department semi-business character, but it is laid is said to be a naval officer in Sun Yat has been advised, and if the Legislature down that it is equally the duty of Sen's navy. They are said to have been the Chief Executive, if he believes engaged in commandeering junka for has noted legislation in violation of these investments to he unwise to Sun's fleet. the provisions of the organic law, such to advise the Legislature, as he has 200 peop
About 200 people-many of whom were legislation is to that extent noll and void, done. The cable from Washington.
says:** The legislature must now deter infancy dress attended the Yoistaan dat CONSIGNEES of Cargo by intake and so far as it provides for encroach-mine whether these government eateryala at Repulse Bay Hotel on custort that their Goods are being funded and ments on the authority of the Gover prises are to be carried or or not. So night. The dancing foor was comfort- placed AY TAKIR is in the Hongkong and Gener is in no way binding on that long as the Legislature indicates, through ably filled and the music of the Houg Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Company's official This authoritative declaration by vision of necessary means, its desire and ciated. The dance programme contained adequate legislative enactment and pro- kong Hotel's No. 1 band was much appre- Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment
the Aquinistration at Washington clearly purpose to carry them on, you should two surprise, which were not revealed will be sorted out mark by mark and can be obtained a the Goods dry
endeavour to have it done efficiently until the actual dancer took place when Optional goods will be landed hare antess
Whether the legal position. nait is the band, after a preliminary rally by instructions have been given to the contrary the Filpinos by Congress. The Filipino consultation with the PAZSIDENT, will melody" Bananas, which is now becom
defined by Mr. Becretary WEEKS after the drummers, took up with gusto the six hours before arrival of the steamisr
Goods not cleared within 8 days, Including «Commission of Independence in a bring about that co-operation between ing popular in the Colony. clony. dato of arrival will be subject to rent.
report the conflict, declares immediate the branches of the Philippine Gavern- sas whatever. AZY Bac Gouldwas for
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL
"CALEDONIA.”
Akriven Hangzone on 1872 OCTGREE, 1923. FROM ANTWERP, LONDON GIBRALTAR, MARSEILLES, PURTSAID, ADEN, BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.
I hereby informed
No F5rs Insurance will be effected by us in
and
Jamagod kamination by the ConsigneemY the Company's Surveyors, Moms GODDARE at: 10 AM., on Mondays and Thursdays.
All Crims MILLE
be presented within ten; days of the Stanmor "" arrival, here, after which date
sets the limits to the measure of self governent which has been granted to
ment that is desired remains to be seen, The xs. Braemar Castle with drafts for and alolate independence the only but it makes it clear that if a change is Hongkong and troops for North China solution of the political chaos, ! and in desired by the Filipino politicians they is expected to arrive in Hongkong on order t meet the fact that the coucen- will have to seek it by other less offensive November 15th and to leave for Chin sus of american opimon is that absolutes than those they recently adopted. indepentence at the present time would
The Canadian Pacific have opened an only sere to increase the political chaos, Office in the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, and
they osanot be recognizant after the Good, the Commission recommends that a Com-Branch Office in Yokohama
No Claires wil have left the Godown, vu ve 69%
"MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
Agents, Hangkong, 18th October, 1913, flea
mission should be empowered to go to the Unfed States and present the Fili pine side of the controversy.
A Soviet trade representative, has ar rived in Canton to open trade relations between Russia and South China
wang-tao the following day. The Bracsics Cantle will return to Hongkong on December 6th and leave for the United Kingdom on December 7th. Under pre sent arrangements all drafts from Hong- kong for the United Kingdom except details of the 2nd Ba, The Kingle Begt. will be embarked on the Breznur Castlezon