NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
INSURANCE OFFICES.
NOTICE.
GENERAL HOLIDAY.
[OVICE ➡ HEREBY GIVEN that All
FIRM IN MARINE INSURANCE OFFICES WIN de GLØSED for the Transnation of PUBLIC BUSINESS on MONDAY, the 19rx OCTOBER, 1925.
By Or
LOWE, BINGHA * MATTHEWS.
Secretarios,
FIRE INSURANCE ÀBFOCIATION, OF HONGKONO,
BONGKONG AND CANTON,
2739
· Maxine InwURANEH ÄISOCIATION OF
Hongkong, 8th October, 1925.
NOTICE.
View of
MIL. 8. D. SETNA, of
I 3. D. SAVIA & Co. of Shang-
hai, hafing decided on
INTIMATIONS
BANK HOLIDAY.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9TH, 1925
IN Accordanbe with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912, I-The EXCHANGE BANKS. wil, be OLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS MONDAY, the 12TH OCT, 1.925.
Hongkong, 7th October, 1925,
NOTICE.
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NOT
W. A. HANNIBAL & CO.,
HONGKONG & CANTON.
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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. „
bin Age to Spend the Rest of his Life in
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Date of the LAST EXTRA RACE BOMBAT the HONGKONG OFFICE, of MEETING of the Season advertised for the Henr. 8. D. Surwa & Co.. has been Volunan DAY OF DECEMBER, 1933, will be held tarily CLOSED, and under the circumstances an 28 NOVEMBER Next instel. the Power of Attorney granted to Ms. M. P. TALATI has been Revoked.
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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
SUBSCRIPTION URIFFIVE SANG
pected TO ĐẠI by S8 • SEE SÀNG”
If the Steamer Arrives in time The DRAW will Take Place THIS EVENING, OCTOBER 9, at the JIT CLA STARLES, Cansowy "Bay, at 5 r..
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NOTICE.
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THE DAIRY FARM, ICE AND COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
TEE TWENTY NINTH ORDINARY❘
ANNUAL MEETING of Shareholders in the above Company will be held at the Company's Town Ornien, 2. Lower Albert Road, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, 2410 OCTOBER, 1925, at 7 Nook, for the purpose
of presenting the Report of the Directors sad Statement of Accounts to 31st July, 1995.
اوم
By Order,
GREENWOOD,
Acting Secretary, i
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HONGKONG & TERRITORIAL
ESTATES, LIMITED.
NOTICE OF CALÍ. ·
Java or 100,000 SHARES OF THE NOMINAL VALUE OF $10 Each. (55 PAID UP.)
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
NOT
Final Call of 55 per share on each of the above 100,000 sharva hás been made by the Company and that such Call will be payable to the Company's Bankers. Tar HONGKONG AND SRANGKAT BASKING Corporation, on or before the 15rm OCTOBER, 1925.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO...
General Managers.
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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CI OSED from the 15r to the 24THE SIXTH EXTRA BACH MEET
OCTOBER, 1923, both days inclusive.."
By Order,
M. MANUK,
Fecretary Kangkong, th October, 1925. (2738
HONGKONG TELEPHONE. CO., LIMITED.
PROPOSED Isuz··or 250,ƉDO „ÜRDINARY SHAREN OY 10 ACH AT A PREMIUM
or E1 PER SHARL.
ING will be held (weather permitting) st HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 10t≈ OCT. Bad MONDAY, 12tų OCT... 1923.
The First, Ball will be Rung at 245 7*,
cacharge for Admission to the Fablis
The
Enclosure will be $1.
Soldiers and Bailore in uniform, Half Price, Members are advised that they must show their Season Tickets to obtain Admission to the Members Enclosure.
Each Member has the right of introducing 2 Non-Members to the Members Enclosure, Tickets for hom can be obtained from Mesara, LITLAN & DATE at $5.00 each day up to FRIDAY, OCTOBER STE, 1925.
The Steward invite the Ladies of Hongkong to be present.
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TOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN that the NOTION GRONG TELEPHONE COM PANY, LIMITED, intends shortly to "file a Prospectus inviting Subscriptions at a Pre- mium of $1.00 per share for a Total of 250,000- abaros of $10.00
Beach..
SHARE AND REAL ESTATES CO.
HOUSES, FLATS, BUILDING-LOTS,
Copion of such Prospectus may be obtain HONGKONG SMALL INVESTORS'
Compas at its Registered Office (16, Des Voor Road Centers, Hongkong), from Mears, Dzacns. Solicitor Bangkong. and from the HosexeNG AND SHANGHAI BANK THE CORPORATION, Hongkong, on and after THURSDAY, the 157 OCTOBER, 1925.
The Subscription List will be Opened on TUESDAY, the 151 DECEMBER, 1925,
Cloned mad be
on or before THURSDAY, he 31ST DECEMBER, 1925. '
The Sam parable on Application will be $3.50 per share (being as to $2.50 on account of the nominal value and me to $1.00 the premium).
In sucting shares the Directors will if there aco sufficient applications from how Hi Besi dents in the Colony of Hongkong allot sharra to mch applicants only and they will also pay due regar to the applications of Telephone Subscribers.
The shares allotted in accordance with ap plications, received “on the issue of the Pro- spectus will rank for dividend from the 1st JANUARY, 1926, on the nominal amount paid
Its all other respects such shares will makt pari pram with the 250.000 Thares st
prosent forming the issued Share Capital of the Company If the whole of the 250,000 shares to he offered to the Public is subscribed. the Company's Share Capital of 35,0
$5,000,000 will then how been fally isted I will consist of 140,000 shares of $10.00 each credited as Folly Paid Up and 360,000 shares of $10.00 each paid up to the extent of $2.50 per share.
THIS PRELIMINARY NOTICE IS NOT TO BE REGARDED AS AN INVITATION TO THE PUBLIC TO FUBSCRIBE FOR SHARES: Applications will be received by the Company's Bankers only as and when the Prospectus has been duly filed with the Registrar of Companies and on the hams of
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IN QUARTS, PINTS & SPLÍTS.
:
Another dance under the auspices of
S. Ambrose is being held to-night the Royal Naval Canteen Theatre.
The return of notifiable disenars in the Colony for the 24th hours ended, on October 7th shows i Portuguese case of enteria tover,
LOCAL SPORT.
FOOTBALL, N
WHO IS THE GOVERNING BODYS SERVICES OBIECTIONS AT ASSOCIATION
MEETING
A specini meeting of the Hongkongy
During the years 1997, 1993 and 1994 wo accumulated such a huge reserve that it was decided to embark upon many schemes of development and to pay for them out of the cash band. Accord ingly, at the beginning of 1925, although the revenue for the year was estimated at.
$21.81700 AN expenditure of The forthcoming wedding is announced Football Association took place yesterday: 830,461,811 was agreed upon. Our credit of Mr. John Walter Harris, of Kowloon evening, at the Volunteer Headquarters, balance then was just over thirteen Docks, to Mrs Adely Camino, widow under the chairmanship of Mr. G. T. willion dollars and if the year had been of Jordon Road, Kowloon.
May. The Committee present com a normal one and the programme tail
prised: Messrs. R. Hall. J. McCubbin On Wednesday afternoon taxi crashed F. Smith, and W. E. Hollands (Hon.... been carried out in its entirety this into the wall of a house in Yes Woo Secretary). balance would have been reduced to Street. A big hole was made in the wall
approximately four and a half millions. In June, however, the boycott started and naturally, upset calculations, seriously curtailed receipts in many departments and added to expenditure in others and the Government came to the conclusion that in the circumstances, it would be unwise to embark upon all the public work that had been contem- plated. It was simply a case of cutting the coat in accordance with the supply of cloth without relying too much on the stock in hand. Of course all Public Works Extraordinary could not be stopped at a moment's notice and there was never any Suggestion of abandoning work that was needed urgently. However, consider able saving was effected and, as a result, it is now expected that we shall have half a million to a million dollars more eash in hand at the end. of the year thar. we"should have had if trade bad pro- reeded along its ordinary course and all plans had been carried through as ar ranged. Our revenue will be nearly half a million more than was estimated and
Our expenditure ahout four hundred thousand dollars less.
We can look forward, therefore, to
A. S. WATSON commencing 1998 with a credit balance
& CO., LTD.,
ARRATED WATER MANUFACTURERS,
ESTABLISHED 1841.
(50
of 1925.
of over five million dollars. The revenue for next year (291,367,743) bas heen conservatively estimated at three million dollars less than the revenue of 1994 and $900,000 less than the revised estimate The expenditure ($23,790,615) is calculated at three millions less than DOVEY.At Shangbai, on September 29th, the expenditure in 1994 and six millions to Dr. and Mrs. JOHN EDWARD and a quarter less than the revised Road Hopital Physician, Shantung estimate of expenditure for this year.
a soa. ECxMAN--At Oakland, California, on On these figures, there will be a deficit September Bird, to Mr. and Mrs. C. of two and a half millions on next year's ECKMAN,
BIRTHS,
son.
The Secretary read a letter which So had received from the Colonial Secretary,
and the taxi was damaged.
The master of the as. Tiibodas report-Sir Claud Seyer, which, was as follows:
to the Harbour Offich yesterday that during the voyage from Batavis and Balikpapan to Hongkong, a baby boy of ouée Fear old died on board.
The 9th ordinary annual meeting of shareholders of the Dairy Farm, Ice and Cold Storage Co., Ltd., is to be held at the Company's Town Office. 2. Albert Road, on Saturday, October 24th.
The Nam Sang which was due yester- day with the Home mail ein Negapatam (letters only, London, September 10th), has been delayed, and will not arrive until this morning. The newspaper mail! of the same date should arrive here by the Hong Ping on Monday; while to. morrow mail is due from Europe rid Siberia (letters, dated London, September 19th).
News has been received of the 'death of Dr. Henry W. Boone in bis 38th year at San Bernardino, California, U.S.A. He was the son of the Right Rev. William Jones Boone, D.D. the first missionary Bishop of the Episcopal Church to China. He was born in Batavia. Java where his father was engaged in nis sionary work before Chins was opened up by the Treaty of Nanking.
The death occurred through an accident at Iloilo. of Mr. J. M. Dallas. third
It
engineer of the A. Bowes Castle. appears from the report of the master
81-With reference to your letter. of the 19th September, I, din directed.. to state that at the recent meeting of the Recreation Grounds Committee the representatives of the Navy, and tho Army objected to the,, claim, of your association that it is the governing body, of football in the Colony and that upon it rests the responsibility for the propert control of the games and plasers
2. In consequence of this objection. the allotments made for the forthcom ing season are no longer subject to the right of your association to direct that any ground shall be available for any match on any particular das.
3. I shall be glad if you will be so good as to inform me of the precise position of your association with regard to football in the Colony, and the grounds on which it claims the right of control am Sir, your, obedient servant,
(Sd) CLAUD SEVERS,
Colonial Secretary», WE Hollands. Ea
Hon. Secretary, and Treasures.
Hougkung Football Association,
Hoogkong.
The Chairman said the Hongkong Foot- ball Association, was formed in 1908, by The object of the Association was to the Clubs then in existence in the Colony.
In 1913 it was decided that the locall weld the disunited units into one union Association should fliate with the Boot ball Association, and from that day they had had the control of "foothall in the authority had been disputed. Colony, and this was the first time their
The Chairman said the question bejara the meeting was whether the Association. was dr was not the controlling body in the Colony.
Mr. James, Secretary of the Football League, asked whether there was any, League, or any Club in the Colony play ing football, which was not affiliated to the Association,
Both the Army and Navy representa- tives, Quartermaster Steel. Secretary of of the vessel, which arrived here from the Garrison Recreation Club, and Mr. Philippine ports, that Mr. Dallas was Murray, Secretary HMS Tom said to the accidentally knocked down the No. 1 bold that the writer of the letter, at about 10.30 a. 1 September 20th, Association was apparently under a mis- and he died in the early morning of the apprehension. Neither the Army nor following day. He was buried at Iloilo Navy had ever asserted that the Hong- kong Football Association was not the When the 8.8. Fatehan left for Canton, Colony. Their only objection was to the controlling body of football in the yesterday morning, it was estimated that abs took up 400 passengers all told. The right of the Association to control their saloon accommodation was full and there rounds. was a quantity of cargo for Shameen. This number, boats that of the Honam the previous day. The fam brought noon and leaves again this morning, the back passengers arid mail yesterday after Fatahan returning the afternoon.
The terday and was full up with cargo. Sui An took 500 passengers to Macno yes
for ships be sailed on Wednesday, October 28th. lifeboats for the Trevesan Trophy is to
The Chairman: They are not affiliated The start will take place at 4 p.m. and because they don't pay their $2 a year.
Mr. McCubbin pointed out that, with 27th, to Mr. and Mrs. W. H. C.
cach ship may enter not more than two HrGGETT, H.
ment cannot be paid for out of cash boats. The course, for this race has been one exception,, the Association had never KENDALL-ID Londos. on September 9th, reserves they can be financed, as they mapped out as under: Start from Chan demanded from: nay Cnb the use of itr
the wife of F. C. KENDALL (late should be, by loans.
nel Rocka, Kowloon Rock (P), mark boat ground. The Hongkong Football Associa off Yacht Club (S), Cust Rock Gas Buoy tion had proved its worth, and he could Hongkong and Shanghai Bank), «
The Government, it will be remember- (P). Finish at Yacht Club across line honestly say that since the Association KLINGENURO-At Fredericia, Denmark,ed, has been very strongly criticised in
West to East. Competing boats have to hall, been, in vogue football had improved to Mr. and Mrs. H. F. S. KLINGEN-the past on its policy of "boarding," or,
be in position at the starting line by 3.30 100 per cent, in the Colony, both from, -1630, a son, ROLE GEORG LYSHOLM.
p.m. and ships proposing to enter boats the players and spectators' point of view
The Chairman said he wished to put RAPASAXIS-At Shanghai, on September rather, opon its failure to reduce taxa- ara naked to notify the Hon. Secretary,
Royal Hongkong Yacht Club, not later forward the proposition: That the 28th, to Mr. and Mrs. A. RAPANAKI, tion so that revenue should hear some than Tuesday, October 27th. of 'Shanghai, su son.
Hangkong Football Association is the governing body of football in the Colony Bunxs-At Shanghai, on September 27th, relation to expenditure. In 1993, the
Why they claimed that was herause the Association was formed by the Clubs in existence at the time when it came into, being.
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ERSTACE-At Shanghai, on September working and, as a result, we should start
26th to Mr. and Mrs. OWEN H. EESTACE, & Bon...”.
1997 with two and a half millions in hand. HAGEN-At Antung, ou October. Lat, to Consequently there is no need to fear PHYLLIS, wife of EUSTACE C. HAGEN, Guy further increase in the burden of a daughter. HEGGETTA Shanghai, on September taxation. Later, if works of develop.
kan..
san.
The fourth bi-annual race
£3,000,000,
WHO WANTS A LOAN?
APPLICATIONS TO BE SENT IN
BY OCTOBER 21er.
to Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT H. BURNS, revenue was six millions more than ex-
DEATHS.
penditure and in 1923, the excess was REED.At Shanghai, on September 28th, three millions. Such accumulation of
CHARLER REED. aged as, Second En- gineer sa Karping.
funds is unjust to the "shareholders " CASTRO-At Shanghai on September in Hongkong for the time being and it
20th, Mr. FILOMENA AUGUSTINA CASTRO, aged 68 years.
The Committee appointed by the aroused the late Hon. Mr. AR Lows to Government to consider the best method RODRIGUES,At Shanghai, on September anger. He described it as a system of of jusuing the £3,000,000 trade joan, which "legalised robbery in the shape of ever. the Home Authorities have made avail
able for Hongkong, have presumably their report. Now, therefore, it is simp putting the money into circulation. For & question of getting down to work and this purpose the Government bae
30th, INEZ MARIA, aged 32, dearly be loyed wife of J. A. RODRIGUES.
Mr. Hollands: There is one-the Gur- rison League.
M Charlesworth seconded, AMENDMENTS.
Mr. Murray (Navy) said he would like.
put forward an amendment:
"In League games only and competizione.run
the Hongkong Football Association." Mr. Steel seconded.
by
Mr. James then put forward tho following as further amendment:
anch Prospectus as and when issued to the Would make Adiníirable Showroom. For fall Risx.-At Shanghai, on September 30th,taxation of the individual" and said completed their deliberations and made hat this meeting of the Hongkong
Public and on the Form of Application to be itsasd therewith...
For sad on behalf of HONGKONG TELEPHONE CO., LTD.
A. L. TERRY,
Acting Secretary,
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PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LTD.
TOTIUE IS HEREBY GIVEN that A Fist Call of $1.00 per share has been made upon all Members holding Bhares upon which 81 per share only has been already paid, od that the same will be Payable to the "Bankers of the Company, HoroZONG & BANGKAT BAINO GöxPORATION 'at Hong-
1925.
particulara, apply to
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, OCTOBER 9TH, 1925.
HONGKONG'S SOUND FINANCIAL POSITION.
pointed another committee
to advise
that taxation was merely meant to cover recurrent expenditure plis a fair allowance in the shape of contributions to sinking funds to wipe out capital them in regard to, applications for loans expenditure." On auch a basis Hong-mittee comprises:
for commercial purposes." This com kong has nothing to
It will need
very great and long-continued depres sion in trade before it will be unable to meet all its immediate needs out of revenue. Even next year we are spend ing five millions on Public Works Extra- ordinary and the deficit, as stated, is only expected to be two and a ball millions.
-The following figures, which show the Colony's credit or debit balance at the end of each year from 1915, are interest
THE recent talk about the need for economy and drastic retrenchment in all public departments created a feeling of alarm. Judging from the figures of 1825 ing: and the estimates of revenue and expen diture for 1080 there is no ground for alarm whatsoever. The financial position of the Colony is absolutely sound. The Budget statement, presented by H.E Tar GOVERNOR yesterday, is one which we imagine many Crown Colomies would: OLET-Portion of Third Floor of be proud and pleased to equal sod it STEPHENS BUILDING. Suitable for will probably cause our enemies in Canton Two Large Offices or everal Smaller Once to weep bitter tears of disappointment Well, Taghtel ~::Applt-Descorts, '• Princo's Building
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PREPAID
"WANTED ADVERTISEMENTS
1813 Debit Balance. $ 452,688 1916 Credit Balance
2,300,785 1917 1018 1919 1920
1971
3,288,061
6,531,138
1,290,187.
4,400,968
· 1925
8,478,745 12,658,642 16,071,400000 13,107,548 4,000,000
1920
(estimate) 2,500,000 (estimate)
The Colonial Treasurer, Mr. C Mel Messer (Chairman).
The Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Mr. D. W. Tratmaned at de
The Crown Solicitor, Mr. H. K. Holmes, Mr. A. F. Hynes, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank
...
Mr. A. B. Ferguson, of the Chartered Bank
Mr. E. F. Hardman, Messry, Lowe, Bingham & Matthews.
Mr. G. M. Young, M.B.E. Mr. Ho Fook.
· Mr. Lei Yau Tsun..
...
Football Association, consisting of p attatives of football clubs in Hongkong Hongkong Football Association should are of the unanimous opinion, that the
in this Colony. They desire to call the have full control of all football grounds attention of the Hongkong Government to the fact that, all Clute, to whom grounds are allocated are members of this Association and subscribe to thin resolution. There are a number of Clube.
Hongkong to whom grounds cannot.
be alloted, and whose only football in to be obtained in the Hongkong Leagur, which cannot be provided for them un- Jess the Hongkong Football Association is in a position to allot grounds. There is no Club in this Colony which denies that the Association is the governing body of football in the Calory. That in and in view of the shortage of football the best interests of sport in the Colony
be made by the Recreation
should
grounds, no allocations finds Com
Mr. A. G. Grantham, Cadet, Govern ment Service, as Secretary
Applications may be addressed to the Secretary, of the Committee, Mr. A. G.mittee, without the proviso: that, such, Grantham, at the Colonial. Secretary's allocations are subject to the require Office, up to noon, on October 21st.. ments of the Hongkong Football Asep
Applicants must give the following ciation." particulars ?--
1. Business or occupation.
Amount of loan required,
3. Purpose for which loan is required.
Particulars of security offered.
Mr. Omar seconded
This was put to the meeting and ear ried, there being 18 votes for and five against, the latter being the representa- tives of the Services present,
It is impossible at present to state the These representatives pointed out than rate of interest at which loans will be their dissension was only in connection. made, but it will not be worth while for with the grounds question. They fully anybody who is not prepared to pay at agreed that the Association was, the least 8 per vent per (annam to submit governing body of football in thes an application.