NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOV) MBER 5, 1925.
This Prospectus has been duly filed with the Registrar of Companies.
The Subscription Last will be Open on WEDNESDAY, the 14TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1923, and Close on or before FRIDAY, the 23AD DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1923.
HONGKONG DEVELOPMENT BUILDING AND SAVINGS SOCIETY, LTD.
Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinances 1911-1921.
CAPITAL
$10.000.000
DIVIDED INTO 1,000,000 SHARES OF $10 EACH.
Of the above Shares 169,000 have already been subscribed for cash by the Directors and their friends. On th98 $1.00 per share will be paid on application and the balance when called up on the name basis as the remaining capital The remaining 881,000 shares ranking equally with those already subscribel are now offered for Public Subscription payable us to $1.00 per share on application. The balance due on each share, viz., $9.00, will be called up as and when required by instalments of 31.00 per share at intervals of not less than three months between each call.
Any of the shares now offered to the Public which may not be subscribed for will be allotted in sach manner as the Directors shall determine.
DIRECTORS:
Dr. J. C. DALMAHOY ALLAN, Alexandra Building, Medical Practitioner, CEH BEAVIS, Esq., 9. Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Solicitor.
H. A. CARTWRIGHT, Esq, 14, Chater Road, Victoria, Managing Director.
HOXOXONG DAILY PRESS, IAD.
CHAN SAU FUNG, Esq., 11, Mai Fong Street, Victoria, Merchant, CHAU SIU KI, Esq., &, Queen's Road West, Victoria, Merchant, FREDERICK ELLIS, Esq., 10, Ice House Strect, Victoria, Stock Broker. HON, M. B. H. KOTEWALI, Alexandra Buildinga, Victoria, Merchant. LEUNG YAN PO, Esq., 3. George's Building, Victoria, Compradors, of
Messrs. Ginn, Livinaaton & Co.
LI WING KWONG, Esq., 153, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Merchant. LI YAU TSUN, Esq., 75, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Merchant. THE REVEREND FATERE L. ROBEET, PROCURE GENERALE DES MISSIONS
ETRANGERES, Procureur General.
WONG PAK SON. Esq, 220, Queen's Road Central, Vistoria, Merchant.
BANKERS.
THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAT BANKING CORPORATION.
AUDITORS.
Misas, PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING, deconstante, No. 5, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong.
SOLICITORS.
MESSES. WILKINSON & GEIST,
No. 9, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.
REGISTERED OFFICE OF THE COMPANY: No. 10, ICE HOUSE STREET, VICTORIA, HONGKONG.
PROSPECTUS.
(a.) This Company has been formed principally for the purpose of building houses in the Colony of Hongkong with a view to meeting the great demand for hous ing accommodation which exists in the Colony at the prescat time.
(b.) 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 as 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 plateau below Jardine'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 localitica.
The Promoters have already received about 2,000 applications from persons. desiring to obtain the assistance of this. Company in building homes for the applicants.
The Promoters 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 minimum abscription on which the Directors may proceed to allotment is
1⁄2 100,000 sharan.
Will
(6.) No commission or promotion money is being paid by the Company. (f) The Company the preliminary expenses of and incident to the forma
pay 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 ELLs will be the first Managing Director under a contract with the Company at a remuneration of 5 per cent, of the net profits of the Company. () 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.
(1) 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 Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company can be inspected at the office of Messrs. WILKINSON & GIST: Solicitors for the Company, at any time during business hours.
(1) A copy of the Company's Memorandum of Association is annexed to this
Prospectus and forms part of it.
(7.) Application for shares should be made 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 fall and where the number of shares allotted is less than the number applied for a pro- portionate amount of the deposit will be returned.
(m) Prospectuses ein be inspected at and Forms of Application obtained from the Company's Bankam, the BoxazonG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION of the Company at No. 10, Ice House Stroof, an at and from the off Victoria Hongkong.
This Pro pectus has been duly filed with the Registrar of Companies.
[1456 Dated the 20th day of October, 1923,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
FOUND
T the Navy LEAGUE BALL, TWO BROO OLD ACHES WIL Owners please
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Apply ta-MA. H. K. COBB,
c/o UNION INURANCE SOCIET or CARTON, LTD.
HONGKONO TRAMWAY CO, LTD. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND).
No
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Parsuant to Section 188 of the Companies (Con. solidation) Act, 1908, that a Meeting of the Creditors of the above-named Company will be held at the Registered Omes of the Com Dany, No. 3, Lombard Street, in the City of London, on FRIDAY, the SIXTEENTH DAY 67 NOVEMBER, 1923, at 12 U'CLOCK NOON.
Dated this pth day of November, 1933.
W.F.SIMMONS,
Hongkong.
For and on behalf of EDWARD RITCHIs Morrisa,
Liquidator.
HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO. LTU. (INCORPORATED IS ENGLAND.)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Share- holders in the above-named Company the that the Special Resolution to Wind up
and the Extraordinary Resoluti Company providing for the Distributioner sale of the Com pany's holding of Shares in the HONGKONG TRANWAYS LIKITED (Incorporated in Hong
of which bec rough
Notico
has been given to the Shareholders having been confirmed and passed
the REGISTERS OF SH
in the above named Company both
in Hongkong WILL
and in
UNTIL THE 30TH DAY OF
1923, for the purpose of registering
Transfers
of Shares after which Dats the said Registera will be Closed and the Liquidator will proceed to a Distribution of the Assets of this Com- pany among the Persons appearing as Share- holders upon the said Registers in accordance with their rights and with the aid Extraordi nary Resolution.
W. F. SIMMONS,
For sad on behalf of EDWARD RITCHIE MORRIS,
Liquidator.
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Hongkong, November, 1923.
"GLEN
LINE, LIMITED
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM UNITED KINGDOM, AND
STRAITS, ETC.
THE
Motor Vessel
GLENGARRY **
bavizgarrived from the above parts, Consignees
INTIMATION
BROWN
BRANDY
-PACS: KA
Brown Brand
A genuine after dinner Cognac of excellent bouquet and
taste.
SPECIALLY SELECTED FOR
of cargo by or are hereby informed that all A. S. WATSON
goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardon Godowns
of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Co. Ltd, whence, and/or from the Gros, delivery may be obtained.
Goods not cleared by the 8th November, 1923, at
bo will
subject to rent. broken
Al
•Hoofed and damaged p
are to be left in the
be examined
the Godowns, where ined in the presence of Consignees Douglas, on 8.h be Mears, Goddard &
November 1923, at 10 AM. Claims against the Steamer including those for cargo short delivered must be presented on the
farm provided, and must. also, be súborida).
not be recognized.
will
No Fire Insurance will be affected by us în any case whatever.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,
Agents
Hongkong, 2nd November, 1923.
NOTICE.
(1319,
THE HONGKONG & CANTON ICE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE SECOND ORDINARY ANNUAL
THE MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in
the above Company will be held at the Company's Town Ollics, 2 lawEL ALBEET ROAD, Hongkong, on MONDAY, 522 DAY OF NOVEMREB, 1022, at Noon, for the purpos
at
So the Report of the Directors and
of Accounts to A1ST JULY, 1923.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 29TH OCTOBER to 5TH NOVEMBER, 1023, both days inclusive,
By Order of the Board of Directora,.---
M. MANUK, Hongkong, 19th October, 1923.
Secretary... [1448
THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
NINTERIM DIVIDEND has been
CO., LTD.,
Wine & Spirit Merchants.
TELEFONE 616.
BIRTHS.
MEE Downy, ARCS, ARE, travelling on ships in the guise of peace ful passengers, sunchow or other evading FCS will give a Lantern Lecture ate tha Helena May, Institute on Monday, all the police searches for arms beforeNovember 5th, at 3.30 1 Subject
Forgery. Ancient and Modern." All are welcome..
George Dixon, who was sentenced ra cently in H.M. Polive Court at Shanghaj to three months' härd labour for dealing in arms, made. a sensational escape from the British Gaol in Amoy Read and has so far evaded mo-arrest.
the vessel departs on her voyage, and then when the vessel bus renaled a stage on her journey fasurable to their de signs, they surprise the offers take possession of the ship, over-awe the passengers, and finally quit the vessel. with all the money and paluables which a thorough search of the ship sild the persons and baggage of the passengers has brought to light. It would be interesting to hear the views of the Commander-in-Chief on the subject of the armed guards, these ships are compelled by law to carry for their own protection. in the waters of the Canton delta, a loss of blood through chopping off hor
Hengkong bank notes were at 204 per cent, premiun in Cantou last, week. This
cxplained in a Canton paper as being due to the re-opening of the Govern ment mint, a large amount of Hongkong notes Being needed by the mint for pur chasing silver bara”
A Chinese woman died on Friday from left hand and two toes of her left foot. She lived at No. 10, Tai Yuan Street. It is state that her husband, who is captured in the Tramway Co, wanted her to accompany him to his home in the native village, but she refused and her rash act is said to be the result of her refusal
EVA
A European firepan, and J. Milbúan, on the sumie was brought before the Marine Magistrate (Com C. W. Reckwith. It.N.) on Friday afternoon an charged with committing an aet" tend- ing mediately to endanger the life and limb of Panugott Risoglou, chief raginer of the fronie, by threatening to kill him. The Magistents adjourned" the case for Milburn to he medically examin- el..
on the iron grilles which have to be provided en stich ships as a means of preventing pirates getting froar one part of the ship to another. Whether these precautions which are imposed by law have had any deterrent effect whatever. probably nobody but a pirate who has thus been foiled in his purpose can say "hut the general public are well aware of the fact, that sensational piracies have happened on ships thus protected, and the views of the Commander-in-Chief of the China Squadron as to what is feces sary for the prevention of piracy in these waters would be interesting, in view of the fact that he regards the placing of guards on board ship on the Yangtsze as useless and a cause of provocation. Many men of the mercantile marine would agree that the carrying of guards on ships in the waters of the Canton delta is a useless proceeding, but we do not know that it can be said to be him of 8086.80 in Hongkong money and cause.. of provocation" here, as it prob$19 in Canton silver coins. They escaped. ably is to the brimad solliery along the before he could give the alarm.
In addition to the gift by Mr. M. J.. banks of the Upper Yangtsze Admiral LEVESON's plan of dealing with the Patell of an X-ray apparatus to the Canton Hospital, the Canton Daily News Yangtze problem is to establish it tears that he has donated two hig reliable wireless an up-river gunboata."" blacks of houses for poor patients in Fati Here in South China the need is for very Hospital for the Insane. Besides, ench reliable wireless on the river steamers ar during cold weather, Mr. Patet, dis which would enable them to call a British tributes hundreds of blankets to the poor and destitute of Canton, and subscribes gunboat promptly to their nid. But substantial sums of money to other unless regular patrols were instituted it hospitals and charitable institutions in
Truly," says our Canton. is probable that the pirates would get porary, here is a living example of a well away with their loot into Chinese
public-spirited man." & territory before a gunboat "appears in
On the Chinese.. lusincas "centre on Saturday morning there were shrill blasts on police whistles which attracted large crowds to No. 80, Des Voeux Road West, where au excited Chinese was found. He said he had been held up and robbed on the stairense, adding that two men, one of whom pointed a knife at him, relieved
contem
The Forbes-Russell Comedy. Company answer to the summons. It is generally having returned to the Colony from the believed among shipping men that North, opened another season at the the most effective way of suppress Theatre Royal on Saturday evening. ing piracy in these waters would be Owing doubtless to inadequate advertis
Ping:
the Company had a very thin house, for a landing party from a British and it cannot he said that the audience. warship to follow a pirate gang to their made up in enthusiasm what it lacked Infr and exact the punisbraent the crime in numbers. The Company staged The "&" Cyril Maule Criterion BG- Dippera merits, for the Chinese authorities scem cess, but it cannot be said that they did utterly incapable of giving any assistance full justice, eithen to the comedy or to the in tracking these gangs, though the disreputation they created in some of the other comedies which they produced in GILLINGHAM-A Chefoo, on October trict to which they invariably go with the Theatre Royal on the occasion of
21st, to Mr. and Mrs. A. H. GILLING their loot is perfectly well known, their former visit. HAM, Jaughter
Firacies of the kind so often reported in SPUNT.-At Shanghai, on October 26th, to
Mr. and Mrs. J. Srust, a son. these waters in the last few years are
DEATHS.
likely to be repeated, whatever measures BAPTISTA-At her residency, Ba, Caine for their prevention may be taken, so long
Road, on November 3rd. CLOTHILDE
as pirate gangs are able to count upon BARTA, beloved wife of MARCIANO freedom from capture or punishment ANTONIO BAPTISTA. Shanghai and
[1521 A Manila papers please copy.
owing to the impotence of the public FERGUSON. A Shanghai, on October authorities of the territory in which th
23th, GERTRUDE, wife of Trous T. Hacek asylum-and to count also upon the
late FERGUSONI
Commissioner. Customs at Antung, Manchuria.
of
Hongkong Office: là, Ohäter Bosā. London Office: 131, Fleet Street, E.O.
The Baily Press.
Rosarose, Noi Hen Ta, 1928.
PROTECTION OF SHIPPING IN CHINESE WATERS. Ar a time when the subject of piracy is engaging a considerable amount of local attention, it is interesting to note that Admiral Sir ARTHUR LEVESON, Com mander-in-Chief of H.M's Fleet on this station, speaking at a dinner given in
respect which a British warship nowadays shows towards the sovereign rights". of China, however disreputable the use that is made of those sovereign rights may be.
A fire nå Shaker (Canton) on Thursday night, did damage estimated at more than $30,000.
Major L Chevenix Trench, C.M.G., D.S.O.. left by the St. Albans on Satur- day for Manila
Sir Cland Severn, K.BE, OMG., returns to the Colony by the Empress of Canada this afternoon.
It is notified that the Full Court of threo Judges, will hold its next sitting on alonday, November 28th.
Next March there will be fiftoon, Church
of England Bishops in Hongkong for the
Practices for the forthcoming Philhar- monic Concert are now well advanced and there is every prospect of a highly successful performance on December 18th. It is not perhaps generally renfised that to give a single concert rehearsals over
period of three months are necessary. For the first six weeks voices and or chestra have practised separately but they have now begun to work together and show very high promise. The chorus: numbers 70 and the orchestra consists of six first violins, six second violins, two 'cellos, a viola, piane and organ, so that there will be altogether nearly 00 participants on the stage. The enthu siastic co-operation of such a large num ber of members has made it possible to attempt a somewhat difficult programme which will include modern works of great interest by such well-known composers ne Elgar, Gustav Holst, Rutland Houghton, Frederic Austin and Frederick Bridge,
ARMISTICE DAY.
CEREMONY AT HONGKONG CENOTAPH.
It is notified in the Gazette that I.E the Governor has approved of the follow ing arrangements with regard to the cerea mony to be held on Armistico Day, 11th November
At 11 am, a gun will be fired from Murray Parade ground, and at the con Post" will be sounded from the Murray" Parade ground and by the 2/4th Bombay clusion of two minutes silence Land
Grenadiers at Kowloon.
The following ceremony will take pluco nt the Cenotaph at 12 noon -
General Synod of the Church in China.
the Church in China.Hymn Oh God, our help in ages
··
his honour by the British Chamber of OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on
Six new cases of small-pox are report declared in respect of the Financial Year ending
latest return, which is for Friday on the 31st December, 1923, and will be payable Commerce at Hankow, opposed thee in the Medical Officer of Health's on the 19th NOVEMBER, 1813, as to SEVEN placing of guards on board ships as TY-FIVE (76) CENTS per Share on the "OLD" Shaves and as to SIXTY (60) CENTS being useless and a cause of provoca per Share on the "NEW" Shares (1922 Testo) tion. The Admiral was referring of The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company course, to the ships on the Yangtaze.
The Chincae Press reports that a dead. past." will be CLOSED from the 15th to the 17th The important thing, he said was lock lins been reached in the negotiations Laet Fost." November, 1923, both days inclusive.
for the rendition of Weihaiwei to China. H.E, the Governor will lay wreath. establish very reliable wireless" on
at the foot of the Cenotaph. up-river gunboats, "and this, he sail, was
Since the 1st November a direct Ex- National Anthem.. It is now possible to have being done,
change of Money Orders betweon Hong-Parsons desiring to lay wreaths will be direct communication with Chungking kong and Netherlands Last Indies has given no opportunity of doing so at the
conclusion of the ceremony. which means that a foreign gunboat-of come into operation. which a considerable number are now stationed in
For THE HONGKONG HOTEL
CO. LTD. WALTER I. HAWKER,
Becretary. Hongkong, 31st October, 1923,
Note
JAK NAJ
It is requested that arrangements may
12 noon.
His Majesty the King has approved be made for Church Services, to be held the Yangtazo-can be the supointments of the Hon. Mr. H. W. as much times as will enable two minutes The above-mentioned Interim Divid and of 75 cents per share on the quickly summoned to the assistance of Bird and the Hon. Mr. A. R. Lowe as silence to take place during the Servic "Old" shares will be paid also to vessel, or & Treaty port community. Unofficial members of the Legislative at 11 am and will permit members of the congregations to be at the Cenotaph by thote persons who shall, in accordance which is attacked. The problem in the Council with the Scheme for Amalgamation
His Excellency the Governor has ap with The Shanghai Hotels, Limited, upper reaches of the Yangisza is not become Shareholders in this Com quite the same as the probiera in the pointed the Hou. Mr. J. H. Kemp. KO., waters of South China In the North it CBF to be a Director of the Widows and Orphans' Pensions rice the late Mr. is generally a case of the soldiers of some. B. O. Hoss, O.B.E It is intended, by reason of the political faction bring upon steamers laws on a difference no made between the "Old" and the "New" shares in the fully plying up and down the river. In Mr. Frederick Mason, the new organist amount of Interim Dividend, to place South China the state of lawlessness of St. John's Cathedral, who is due bere at the end of this month, is an Associate the Old and the New shares on which so widely prevails coses river of the Royal College of Organists, and a the same footing as to future Dinid steamen to attacks of a more romantic licentiato of Trinity College of Music,
·ends.
character. We got gangs of pirates London."
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POPPY DAY. The following table has been bent to Hongkong by the Committee in charge of Earl Haig's Appeal :—
tress amongst ex-Service men. Your
Unemployment causing severe dia splendid effort of last year encourages us to redouble our efforts, Best wisties for saccess this year,"