THE HONGKONG DAILY PHLESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10ru, 1924,
This Prospectus has been duly filed with the
Registrar of Companies.
The Subscription List will be Ops: 'on MONDAY, the 14TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1924, and Close on or before SATURDAY, the 19TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1924.
THE SIMPLEX
PLASTER
COMPANY, LIMITED. "Incorporated under in Companies' Ordinances 1911-1921.
CAPITAL
$500,000
DIVIDED INTO 50,000 SHARES OF $10 EACH. Offer of 4,000 Shares for Public Subscription.
Of the above shares 15,000 credited as fully paid will be alloted to The Chino America Industrial Developing Company, Limited, as the purchase price for the sale to the Company of property, plant, machinery and equipment of The Chino American Industrial Developing Company, Limited, on the terms of the contract set forth in this Prospectus. Of the remaining 35,000 shares it Is intended at the present time to issue only 13,000, and of these shares 11,000 bare already been subscribed for cash by the Directors and their friends. On these shares $2.50 per share will be paid on application and the balance when called up on the same basis as the remaining capital.
The remaining 4000 shares to be issued at the present time, ranking equally with those already bscribed, are now offered for Public Subscrip- tion, payable as to $2.50 per share on application. The balance due on each share ($7.50) will be called ap on allotment.
The unissued Capital of the Gompany will be issued at such times and on such terms as the Directors iball determinie.
The Form of Application for shares is at the back of this Prospectus."
DIRECTORS:
CHARLES EDWARD HARTNELL BEAVIS, No. 9. Queen's Road
Central, Victoria, Hongkong, Solicitar.
CHAN PEK CHUN, No. 34 Bootam Strand West, Victoria, Hong-
kong, Merchant. -
CHAU TUE TENG, No. 16, Des Voeux Road Central, Victoria, Hong-
,kong, Merchant.
CARL BRADLEY SHANK, Nos, 50-52, Queen's Road Central, Victoria,
Hongkong, Enginer.
EDWARD" DEAN SHANE, Nos. 50.53, Queen's Road Central, Victoria,
Hongkong, Archild.
WONA KWOK SHUN, No. 169, Des Voeux Road Central, Victoria,
Hongkong, Banka.
One further Director will be appointed by the Board after allotment.
i?
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
VICTORIA DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION.
A SCHOOLS ENTERTAINMENT.
THEATRE ROYAL
MONDAY, JANUARY, 1471, at 4.30 v M.
ED Vouchers sold for Reserved Beats
Moutairs Now or as the BOX OFFICE OF
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Rrobanged for Tickets at llosas,
THE DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL.
NNUAL SPEECH DAY-TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1924, from 3.30 P.. to P. No invitations are being sent
out All Faresta, Guardians, Old Boys nad Friends are invited to attend by this Advertise
ment.
The Hoa, Mr. B H. KOTWALL (Old Boy) will
will also be short Speeches by Scholars
INTIMATION
Seasonable Remedies
Preventives
and
WATSON'S
PECTORAL
COUGH BALSAM
For Coughs, Colds and Bronchitis in bottles $1.00 and $1.75.
on Games Chinese Studies, School History, MARTIN'S the New School and possible future develop muuta.
NEWS.
(THROUGH RIUTER'S AGENCY.] A PEKING MANDATE.
to round up all "Socialists who had FAR EASTERN CABLE been previously marked down for their political activities and in some cases they were promptly put to death by their cap tors, net on account of any criminal act but merely because of their political con victions which the patriotic soldier or policeman considered to be treasonable. It is not to be denied that Socialistic thought has widely permeated Japan, or that Ministerial hailies have lost michi of their old-time influence on the nation, I are proud of you all," Count KAMA More said when referring to the daunt lesa courage and mutaal helpfulness of
the people after the terrible earthquake disaster, which, he says, has taught the their duties and pocin! people unew relationship.. He trusts that the fine spirit evoked by that disaster will in INFLU-trengthened and applied to the solution
After Ten there will be a Display of Physical ENZA MIXTURE
Drill and Gymnastica,
Term ends on SATURDAY. JANWART 26TH. Next Term begins on FRIDAY, FaRxGARY 2ND.
Boys should attend on TavRSDAY. FEBRUARY 21ST at 8.30 M.
W. T. FEATHERSTONE; 19T1
Hendmaster.
HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY.
TVEGETABLES will be held on THE ANNUAL SHOW of FLOWERS THURSDAY, 6TH MARCH, 102
Schedules are now being printed and will be sent to Members at an Early Date,
Entrics will Close at 1 P... on WEDNES DAY, 27TH of FEBRUARY, 1994 at the Hon. Secretary's
The Committee bo glad to receive the Names of New Members, which should be sent in to the Hon. Socratary, Mr. Z. B. C HORNELL, c/o Masari, JAZDEME MATHESON & Co., LTD., No. 2, Feddar's Street..
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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
DRAFT PROGRAMME OF 1924 RACE MEETING.
THE Attention of Owners is called to an THE
alteration in the Condition of the Eighth Race on the First Day, the CHATER COP..
The Last Sentence should read as follows:--- "Ponies that have started and never BEEN PLACED in an Official Race allowed 10 lbs,"
By Order,
BANKERS.
THE INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION.
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C. B. BROWN,
Secretary
G.
A
NOTICE.
AUDITORS.
YEOMERS TOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS.
Chartered Bank Bailding. Victoria, Hongkong.
SOLICITORS.
MESSIEURS WILKINSON AND GRIST,
No. 9, Queen's Bead Central, Victoria, Hongkong.
REGISTERED OFFICE OF THE COMPANY: CHINA BUILDING, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG,
PROSPECTUS.
(a.) The recent remarkable developments in building in this Colony ihave resulted in a demand for labour and building materials that has been unprecedental. Increased coats, consequent upon such demand, necessitate the adoption, where possible, of means whereby not only may labour be saved but materials produced both quickly and economically. This Company is formed mainly for the purpose of providing plaster and gypsum products which ars required in the contraction of every building from the small house to the largest block of modern offers. Simplez Plaster," which the Company pro poses so manufacture in this Colony, is manufactured by a special process, and is at present only obtainable from abroad, and the Promoters are couident that it can be manufactured bee and sold for a price considerably below that which the commodity commands in Hongkong at the present time. This plaster is how extensively used in building in this Colony, and is in fact, as experience has shown, extremely beneficial in the Far Fast and particularly in Hongkong. for it is impervious to white ante, does not chip owing to damp,, and is prac tically fireproof, remaining unbroken and unaffected by heat unless of a temperature of 250 to 300 degrees centigrade.
(b.) The Company has required as a going concern that branch of the business of Tax CHIN AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPING COMPANT. LIMITED, which has been cagaged in the manufacture of "Simplex Plaster." The purchase includes a piece of land of sa approximate area of 41,000 square- feet situatart Tsun Was, together with the buildings, plaat, machinery and equipment thereon, the machinery being already assembled for the commence- ment of manufacture. The purchase price will be paid and satisfied by the allotment to THE CHINO AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPING COMPANY, LIMITED, of 15,000 shares of the Company credited as fully paid up. Farther more the agreement with the Vendors provides that the Vendors will place with the Company all further orders for the supply of plaster by the Vendors,
The Contract for the acquisition of this business is dated the 4th day of January, 1824, and is made between Tar CHINO AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL DETE LOPING COMPANY, LIMITIC, of the one part and Denis Henry Blake as Trustee for the Company of the other part. A copy of the Contract can be inspected at the Registered Office of the Company or at the office of the Company's Solicitors.
(e) The minimum subscription on which the Directors may proceed to allotment is seven shares,
() No commission or promotion money is being paid by the Company. (e) The Company vill pay the preliminary expenses of and incidental to the formation and floating of the Company down to the time when it becomes entitled to commence business, and the estimated amount thereof is $5,000.00.
The Articles of Association provide that the qualification of a Director is to be the holding of 300 shares in the Company, and that the remuneration of each of the Directors is to be 3600.00 per annum.
(g) The Directors are interested in the promotion of the Company to the extent only that they or some of them are Directors of other companies with whom the Company may do business
(k). Copies of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Cota- pany can be fospected at any time during business hours at the Registered Office of the Company or at the Company's Bolinitors.
(1) A copy of the Company's Memorandum of Association is annexed to this Prospectus and forms part of it.
(j) Application for shares should be made upon the Farm attached to this Prospectus, and seat to the Company's Bankers together with a remittance of $2.50 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 proportionats amount of the deposit will be returned.
(k) Prospectuses can be inspected at and Porms of Application obtain ed from the Company's Bankers the International Banking Corporation, and
at and from the Registered Office of the Company.
Dated the 5th day of January, 1924.
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THE Public are Hereby Informed that BOWEN ROAD between the TRAX STATION and the MILITARY HOSPITAL will be Entirely CLOSED to An Traffis from WEDNESDAY, LINED, until further Notice.
E. D. C. WOLFE, Captain Superintendent of Police.
(188 Bongkong, 9th January, 1924.
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GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC. TENDERS for SPECIE and MEXICAN DOLLARS current in this Colony, for Telegraphic Trawler, rn the Lords Commis. sioners of His Majesty's Treasury, London, up to sad for the sum of £30,000, will be
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$1.00 per
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of the various social problems confront ing the country, and thus convert the great fortune and loss into a sign post of a new era of walioual happiness founded on the spirit of harmonious unity and helpfulness which, he says, has been a valued tradition of the nation. To which all the people have doubtless said Amen, while they may well
ANTI-gravely doubt whether these pious hopes will serve the practical purpose of bridg ing the widening gap between the classes
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that the Prime linister viewed with deep
Corcyru. We are all optimists at the dawn of each new year, hut we seldom have to wait long for disillusionment. Within a week after his message was issued Count YAMAMOTO's Ministry "folt impelled to resign because of an anarchist outrage unprecedented, we believe, in the history of the country. An attempt was made ta assassinate H.I.H. the PRINCE REGENT, and a week later there was a hostile demonstration outside the Im
At which a bomb was perial Palace thrown, fortunately, without doing any damage. Such outrages as these in Japan, where the Imperial House, and especially the person of the ruler, is popularly regarded as sacrosanct, are very disturbing signs, and having in mind the customary activities of the authorities against the propagation of "dangerous thoughts in the country, we are able to understand, that the "drastic mea-
&res" now contemplated to prevent a
REIXA Shanghai, on January 3rd, ELNA JOHANNE, wife of BERNT O. „Rain, aged 40 years,
Hougkang Office: la Chater Hosa.
The Daily Press.
recurrence of such outrages, will prove sensational and a sorry commentary on the Ministerial New Year message.
Baron Iris, who was Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Yamamoto Cabinet,
PRIXO, January, oth. An understanding having been reached between Ornerals Wu Pei Fu and Hsiao Yne Naa. a. mandate was issued yester- day appointing the latter concurrently Civil Governor of Hupeh and relieving Admiral Tang Hyang Ming
FEKING CABINET PLANS FOR BOND ISSUE.
PRING, January 9th. It is reported that the Cabinet has approved of Wang Keb Ming's plan for the issue of $10,000,000 bonds secured by the Peking Octroi.
According to an unofficial report is has bees suggested that the service of these bands be placed under the Inspector. General of Customs."
KIDNAPPED AMERICAN MIS SIONARY RELEASED.
SHANGHAI, Jaguary 9th.
A letter has been "received at Shanghai stating thay Dr. Schmalaried, 40 American missionary who was captured by
bandits on November 1st, was released on December 24th.- THE PHILIPPINE DISTURBANCES. MANILA, January 9th. It is learned that the total number of victims at Surigau is ainetega including a Captain and Lieutenant of constabu Jary who were slain on January Sch
Governor-General Wood has ordered one hundred constabulary to proved to Surigao from Manila.. He said that the fanatics were nearer one thousand than two thousand,
FILIPINO RELIGIOUS FANATICS.
SHANGHAI, January 8th. Reuter's correspondent at Manila state that 2,000 religious fanatics are terrori
They have ing the Surigao district. killed two police and five of the constabul arr, whilst they have abducted two school The constabulary is being teachers. reinforced.
SINGAPORE HAVAL BASE SUGGESTIONS.
LONDON, January 5th, in a leader on its naval correspondent'a contention that the proiect of developing a great naval base at the Cape as an alternative to Singapore strategically
useless, but the Cape route eastward will
be
enormously important if the pasenvo through the Mediterranean be denied to Britain in any future war, the Daily Jesys the official conclusion seeras to by that the Cape should be provided with great dockyard facilities in order to bat nezommodat
te the
indulged in his New Year message in ani British battleh Best battleshin
E
are to be
excinded
optimistic outlook upon the affairs of the from the Mediterranean in the event of F., but qualified it with many ifs. war in Europ; what use will they be We must have a very low estimate of men at the Cape or at all? It suggests the and nations, be say, if we believe that right solution of the problem will not bo their efforts cannot result to international to spend millions or a naval base thou- peace. But the man-in-the-street does sands of miles away, but to build a kind London Offer: 131, Fleet Street, E.Got forget that international peace always of reset able to pass the Straits of Gib-
has been the professed air of all alter and squarely face the enemy. monarcha and their ministers, and that there was a sad disillusioning in 1914. CHINESE MISSION TO BRITAIN.
If," said Baron louis, the world will realize the necessity of co-existence and
LONDON, January 8th mutual prosperity, and ar all the nations A member of the Chinese Industrial will earnestly strive to escape the pre- Commission interviewed by Router, said sent difficulties and uneasiness, and 18 he was impressed by what he was seeing the rulers of nations will be wise and in England, and was especially grateful endeavour to follow the Truth, the year Commission inspected the underground for the courteous reception. To-day the 1024 may yet be the beginning of a change railway developments and motor transport of coarse, read well enough in a New
Hongxong, JANUARY 10TH, 1924,
NEW YEAR PLATITUDES.
The Tenders to state the total amount is no country in the world is a New Year for the better." Such platitudes as these, reprovements. A reception in their on-
1994. pounds sterling). No Telegraphic Transfer will be made for less than £100
The Tenders to be in duplicate, and in Sealed Covers, addressed to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, COMMAND PAY OFFICE, and endorsed TENDERS FOR GOVERN MENT BILLS, etc.”
The right to accept or reject any or all of the
Trader is reserved.
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our at the Chinese Lecation was atten Year message of hope. Unfortunately, ded by prominent English and Chines no nation concedes to others a mong individuals, including representatives of
wisdom or truth," and the poly of "
give-and-take policy in international the Foreign Office. pro-arrangements seems the only one which CAPTAIN BRANDT'S BODY
-RECOVERED "We have no offers the prospect of "the beginning of a change for the better.) doubt that these little New Year messages give pleasure and satisfaction to the people to whom they are addressed, and however extravagant the views they ex- press may appear, it is to be hoped that they prove of some effect at least in prompting the sims of toleration and mutual co-operation which it is their
ushered in more ceremoniously than in Japan Messages to the pation by the Premier and other Ministers constitute an interesting feature of the ritual and it is to these that we pose to particularly refer. Recent events lend a special interest, to the Copies of Forms of Tender can be had oz'
message issued by Count YAMAMOTO, Appuntion.
tendering for (Bilh) see hereby who at the dawn of the year was Prime notified that, having regard to the provisions of Minister. Count YASAMOTO remarked on the Acts 21 George IIL, Cap. 45 and 41. George the fact that Japan has been experiencing ILL.
Tender La Cap, B8, the wooptance of day mine conditions of extraordinary prosperity, Member of the British House of Commons Our people," he said, "have become
all be admitted to any share or part in or to way benefit to arise from than Contract thereby for a time, bewildered by good fortune" made for the allotment of ruch (Bis)"
But he was constrained to note that these self-same conditions have bred discon
HE
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His Majesty's Trouzory Office,
Hongkong. 10th January, 1924. :.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES ELLERMAN. LINE.
object to promote
HE The Governor is to distribute the prizes at Queen's College on the 28th inst.
Mr. John McCormack, the famous tenor, has arranged to give a concert in Shanghai in the autumn.
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•
ICHANG, January 8th. Late information says brigands travellet
board the Thai from Warhsien aik Attacked the ship at ten o'clock at night. Captain Brandt's body is
Tported have been revered. The
body The Inspector
aboard the travelling down steamer Paling, which met the Tie Sui, heard of the tragedy and transferred to the Ten Sui and took her to Chungking.
OF THE [BY COURTESY
BULLETIN." SITUATION AT CANTON.
was not thrown into the river.
DALLY
The provisions in question do not apply to Contracts, entered into by any incorporated Company in Ite for the general purated capacity and made tcnt. "The distribution of wealth has:
benent of the Company.” R. DOBBIN, Lint Colonel, not been fair." Consumers have suffered by general rise in the price of com
PEKING, January 8th- modities, and "the gap between poor.
Telegramos from Canton report that Sixteen cases of small-pox were issued and rich has become wide," with the in the return made by the Medical Officer: General Chu Tang Faag (a member of result, that there have been minor of Halta for the twenty-four hours ended the Anfu Club), General Pai Wen Wei, Chang Kuang Kuai and Hsieh Yuan Han risings" Count YAMAMOTO azid that in the thing."
arrived on December 25th, and have since these circumstancea "dangerous ideas
Mr. A. Sorensen, formerly Vice Consul had many conferences with Sun Yat Sea. It is reported that San Yat Sen has from outside have penetrated into the for: Norway, at Shanghai, bas been country and it is impossible to keep appointed Sab-Manager of the Sino made an agreement conditional upon Chen Scandinavian Bank, Shanghai. Mr. Chiang Ming leading an expedition thein, out" Hence the homily he de Sorensen is relieving Mr. A. M. Haslund, against the North, in which Chen Chiang livers is on the need for conserving the who has joined the Board of Directors of Ming's Troops are to participate, and. "CITY OF CANTERBURY”
Joa Cher Chung Ming issuing a circular traditions of the nation. The danger the same bank..
telegram to the provinces denouncing having arrived, Consignees of Cargo by her are informed that all Goods are being landed ous ideas," to which the Premier alludes. at their risk into the bazardous and/or are not the growth of a single year. For Hayley Morris and William MacGregor President Two Kun and Genera! Wei Poi
suing Supreme Fur extrz hazardous Godwas of Holts Wharf, are the growth for the time of the Western are in, John Beuuvitch for A big conference was held" whence delivery may be obtained.
FROM UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT.
THE Stenziakāp
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to cont
at Canton
No Ginim will be admitted after the Good Hussian Revolution, at least, if not I 200,000 damages for alleged breach of on Jan. 4th lended by upwards of 40 bara left the Godowns and all Goods remaining earlier still-the Government has deemed contract, whereby plaintiffs and defendant prominent people, which reached a do Asociated themselves in the business of cision to support Sun Yat Son's plan to
send an expedition to the Yangtero andelivered after 18th January, 1924, wil be
abject to
it necessary to use the police force of bullion and exchange broking,
As a preliminary, it was resolved to All Claims against the Stasmer must be the country very freely, an Press censors
the The schools of the Victoria Diocesan employ General Tan Yen Kai's form of presented to the Undersigned on or before and in other ways, for checking the Association are giving en entertainment about 12,000, and collect and equip' the 22nd January, 18 recognized
1824, or they will not be of dangerous thoughts"-that in the Theatre Raval on Monday after entered forces of Chen Chang Yuan's
stillin
All broken, chatod and Jamaged Goods see is to say ideas calculated to under noon. It will include a Chinese play. The Twelfth Division, who are at
be left in the Godowns, where they will be
examined on any Tuesdays or Fridays between mine the existing polity of Japan the hours of 10 45 am sad Noon within the That radical thinkers were regarded free storage period of one week..
efected.
No Fire Insuranos has been Bills of Lading will be crantersigned by
THE BANK LINË LTD.
General Hongkong, 9th January, 1994,
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programme has been arranged by a Sub Kianga, Committee consisting of the Rev. W. Tan agreement with Chen Chiang Featherstone (Dior Boys' School), Ming is reached, he will be placed in
an extremely dangerous criminals was a Won (St. Paul's Girls' Collage). Mr supreme command, with instructions to The financing of the proposed cxpedi- evidenced immediately after the earth- Owen Hughes, jun, and Mr. T S. W take Hunan and Kinngsi, quake bes soldiers and police scem-Chan (Diocoran Boys' School). The Hon.
Sir Cland Severn, K.B.E, LL.D.. wil tion proved difficulty which none pre- ed to regard it as a primary duty speak at the opening of the proceedings. I sent could eive.