NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HONGKONG HOCKEY CLUB DINNER.
8 EM AT VOLUNTEAR HEADQUARTERS,
THURSDAY, 28ru FEBRUARY, 1934.
WILL
ILL All Those Members who have not yet sent in their Names kindly do so an or before NOON an SATURDAY, 20TE FEBRUARY, to the Undersigned, giving at the same time Names of Guests Lany and whether they or their Guests will be willing to
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THEE
HONGKONG JOCKEY: CLUB.
RACE MEETING 1926,
MARCH 197, ÅND, SED AND 6TIL.
HONKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH, 1926
TICKETS or ADMISSION to the Publia Enclosure may be obtained from Mass. KELLY & WALSH or at the GATE Price-$3 Per Day. Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform $1 Per Day.
No one Admitted without a Ticket to be
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HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The
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Seasonable Remedies and,
Preventives
NANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING & SHAREHOLDERS in the WATSON'S Company will be held at the Horezone Hort Hongkong on SATURDAY, the SOTE FEBRUARY, 1926, at 11 for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors toge th-r with a Statement of Accounts for the Year anded DICEMBRE
1925.0 "The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company.
PECTORAL
COUGH BALSAM
but that depended upon the amount of An old Chiness was knocked down by time required to investigate local con a motor-car in Bulkeley Street, Yaumati, ditions at various points en route. The on Wednesday, and succumbed to his in- flight has actually occupied more than juries after being admitted to hospital. two months, but this was partly due," we believe, to illness overtaking his mechanic in the heart of Africa,
After leaving London the route was to the South of France; Italy and Greece, where Europe was left for Sollum, on the African coast From there Mr. CODHAM
Mr. J. P. Bourne, Supt. of the Hong- kong and Shanghai Hotels at Hongkong, is leaving on the R.M.S. Empress of Australia to-day on a trip to Shanghai.
J
Mr. A. Macgowan of Mesars. Bradley & Co., Swatow, is proceeding home tiù Canada, travelling from Hongkong on the B.M.S. Empress of Australia, leaving
contribute to the Musical part of the Fro-shown to the Ticket Inspector at the Gate will be CLOSED form the 10 FEBRUARY For Coughs, Colds and Bronchitis went on to Cairo, then through the to-day.--
grainme.
(3gd.) E. J.B. MITCHELL,
Captain, H.KH.C.
KOWLOON RESIDENTS'
ASSOCIATION.
NOTICE,
THE SIXTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Association will be held in the St. Axar's CHURCH HALL, Kowloon, on MONDAY,920 FEBRUARY, 1926, at 8 r.x,
Bogor
1-Adoption of Report and Accousta.
Election of Offeers and Committee for
the year 1920.
-Any other Business.
It is Earnestly Requested that Members and all Others interested in the Welfare of Kowloon will make an endeavour to be Pre- sent at the Meeting.
D. A. GOODWIN,
Hon. Secretary.
Hongkong, 19th February, 1928.
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CHEONG TAI
110, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
Phaviors
CHEAP SALE.
GROCERIES. Rupverion 15.
PARCIST.
Now FURTHER ESDUCED 10 PM CENT. WINES, SPIRIT & LIQUEURS.
10 Particu RabUCTION
Pia Cast. Now FRETAZE RIDUCID 5 Pra! Cxat, |
(Excer BRANDY).
E. D. DA ROZA,
Special Manager. [3210 Bongkang, 18th February, 1926.
INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.
REMINDER.
DINNER will be held on FRIDAY,
the 1971 INST., at the Roor GARDEN, HONGKONG HOTEL at 8 r.. for 8.80
[3208
p.m.
Dress-Dinner Jacket.
PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS,
OF SALE
OF THE
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Treasurers.
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KONOKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
RACE MEETING 1926.
MARCH 183, 2w», daD AND 6TH,
MEMBERS have the privilege of the
troducing Two Non-members to the Members Enclosure.
A Limited Number of Tickets are avall, able and may be obtained from Messrs
to the 22ND FEBRUARY (both days in clusive), during which Period No Transfer of Shares can be Registered,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hongkong, 3rd February, 1995.+ (9143
-HONGEÔNG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED.
ORDINARY YEARLY GENERAL of HONGKONG TRAM. MEETING WAYS, LIMITED, will be held at the Offices of Mesara JARDIN, MATHESON & Co., LTD., on THURSDAY, the 25TH DAY
in bottles $1.00 and 81.75.
MARTIN'S
"INFLUENZA
MIXTURE
FOR...
Soudan, down to Uganda, touching Kenya Mrs. Hayley Bell, wito of the Commis- Colony at Jinja and Kisumu before prestaner of Customs at Canton is proceed ceeding into Tanganyika and on to Rhode-ing to England ris Canada, travelling sia, the Transvaal and South Africa. The on the Empress of Australia which leaves Air Ministry had spent three months in Hangkong, to-day. preparing the route maps and acquiring. other information needful for the pilot, while firms interested in the flight made the necessary provision for spirit and
Lanstran and Davis, Alesandrs Buildings OF FEBRUARY, 1996, at 19 O'clock: Nook Cold in the Head-and- Catarrh habricating oil to be distributed along the
an or before SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH, 1926.
Mesting,
Price-310 Per Day or $30 for the
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Treasurere.
($189
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,
RACE MEETING 1926,
MARCH 1st, 2ND, SED AND 6TH THE Stewards request the pleasure of the
Presence of the Ladies at The Haces.
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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
RACE MEETING 1926.
MARCH 18T, 2ND, SED AND 6TH. PASSES for SERVANTS will be Issued
on Application to Mesans. LINSTEAD AND DAVIS, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. NO Servants will be allowed inside Enclosure of the Race Course during Race Days WITHOUT TICKETS.
the
These Tickets are only available for Servants while in Attendance on their Employers or whon On Duty at the Various Stands.
Any Chinese found loitering about with Servants Passes in their possession will forfeit them and holders will be Remored from the Enclosure,
C. B. BROWN," Secretary,
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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
EMBERS' BADGES of ADMISSION
Me Now Ready and may be obtained by those Members, who have not already
received them, from MR. LINSTEAD ́& DAVIS, ALexandra BurLDINGS.
Members are Reminded that these Badges will also Admit them to All The EXTŘA RACE MEETINGS This Year,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
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"VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD PROPERTY NORTH CHINA "INSURANCE CO.,
Situate and being
SECTION A, B, C, AND THE REMAINING PORTION OF KOWLOON MARINE LOT NO. 54 AND A MOIETY OF KOWLOON -PERMANENT PIER No. 4
TO BE SOLD
BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES
*T
PUBLIC AUCTION
ON
WEDNESDAY, THE 24TH
FEBRUARY, 1926,
AT 3 'CLOUS. P.M.
-IN ONE LOT.
•
DAY
or.
Messrs. LAMMERT BROTHERS, Auctioneers,
AT TEELE AUCTION ROOMS, No. 5, Duddell Street.
The Property consists of:-
First all these pieces or Parcels of Ground situate at Mongxòкrsui in the Dependency of KOWLOON and Colony of Hongkong and registered in the Land Office as Sections A.B.0, and the Exmars- "ING PORTION of Kowloon Marine Lot No. 83 (being the whole of the Premises comprised in the Crown Lease of Kowloon Marine Lot No. 84) with the Building. erected thereon and secondly 1. Moiety of Ons Equal Undivided Half Share of and in the right of Freeting and Maintaining s
Land shown on the Plan Annexed to the Crown Lesso of Kowloon Permanent Pier No. 4.
LIMITED.
SOBIP LOST.
ORIP CERTIFICATE
of SIX
SHARES Numbered 6655 to 6660, registered at the HEAD Orrick in the Name of WING SIN SUN Has Been Declared to be LOST or MISLAID, and Application having been made to the Court of Directors for a Duplicate, NOTICE IS HEREBY (GIVEN that unless the said Certificate.be presented or any objection lodged at the Ofices of the Company in Shanghai on or before the 32D MARCH, 1926, a New
Certificate will be issued.
By Order of Court of Directors;
C, M. G. BURNIE,
General Manager Shanghai, 3rd February, 1926.
($188
·S.S. ·"GASCOGNÉ” (WEST : AUSTRALIAN STEAM NAVIGATION CO.," "LTD.) LEAVING HONGKONG FOR WEST AUSTRALIAN PORTS Vi SINGAPORE
'OK OB ABOUT 201¤~ FEBRUARY,
Pier over the Crown Foreshore and Grown EXCELLENT PASSENOZE ACCOMMODATION.
The Property First described contains s Total Ares of 80,307 square feet, or thereabunta, and is held under Crown Lease for the Term Renewable for a Further Term of
For Freight and Passage, Apply JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,
Agents.
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of 75 Jests
Largs and 1 Small BEDROOMS with 75 years.
Bathrooms Attached in a New Quiet and The Crown Bent payable in respect of Bec- Commodious FLAT, Looking over Lyaman tions A. B. U. and the Revisining Portion of Pass and Three Minutes from the Ferry. Kowloon Marine Lot No. 84 is $882 per annum Suitable for Married Couples without Children, and in respect of the Moiety of Kowloon Porr Frands willing sa share. Catering as Ba manant Pier No. 4, $160 per annum.ka quired-Eax No. 3180, e/o Hongkong Daily
Particulars and Conditions of Bale may Free
be bad from 2-
780M
MEERS. DEACONS,
Vendors Solicitork
1, Des Your Road Central,
MESSES LAMMERT BROTHERS, The Auctioneers. Hongkong, 11th February, 1928.
Fas
|10B Rent Two HOUSES Near BT. PAE's, and DAIRY FAT Office; Central Clean and Quiet Locality, Good Outlook. May be Bented in Flate or Whole House-TEL 4830. SMALL INVESTORS.
PREPAID
WANTED"
ADVERTISEMENTS
to Transact the Ordinary Businem of the Company.
By Order of the Board,
W. F. SIMMONS,
Secretary.. Hongkong,, 18th February, 1928. [3902
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI "BANKING CORPORATION.
NOT
од
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation will be held at CITY HALL, Hongkong, SATURDAY, the 27TH FEBRUAR, 1926, at Noor, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the Year ending Sist DICHBAR CISTER
of SHARES of the Corporation will be CLOSE40 from MONDAY, the 15TH FEBRUARY, to SATURDAY, the 27TH FEBRUARY, 1926 (both daya inclusirë during which Period No Transfer of Shares can be Registered.
1925.
By Order of the Court of Directora,
A E BARLOW,
Chist Manager. Hongkong, 8th February, 1926.
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THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
11
TNNUAL MEETING OF SHARE
THIRTY-NINTH ORDINARY
HOLDERS will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD. on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD,
1926, at 11 ... for the purpose
of receiving the Report of the Dir ectors and the Statement of Arcounte for the Year ended DECEMBER 31st, 1925.1 The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com-
$1.00 per bottle.
WATSON'S ANTI-
SEPTIC THROAT
PASTILLES
FOR
Relaxed and Sore Throat,
50 cents per tin.
WATSON'S
EU-PINE INHALANT
A.
FOR
Cold in the Head, &c. 50 cents per bottle.
S. WATSON CO., LTD.
&
ESTABLISEED 81 YEARS,
(50
pany will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, Hongkong Ofice: 14, Chater Road. FEBRUARY 23RD, 1926, Both Days London Office: 131, Fleet Street, E.G. FEBRUARY 12ra, 1926, to TUESDAY,
Inclusive.
"By Order of the Board of Directors,
F. H. CRAPNELL,
Acting Secretary, Hongkong, February 4th, 1826. [3147
UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED,
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONO, FEBRUARY 19TH, 1926.
A "CLASSIC FLIGHT.
A tram-car, while passing a steam-roller on Praya East yesterday afternoon," knocked down a roadman who was sovere- ls injured in the head. The man was taken to hospital.
line of aerodromes. The fact that the Chinese widow of No. 6, Mosque Street, has reported to the Police that fight has been successfully accomplished early yesterday morning, someone enter, may be taken as proof not only of theed the house and stole two coats valued serviceability of the machine but also of the afficiency of the whole of the arrange. ments for the fight.
at $200.
Moon Street, was found murdered yes- A Chinese carth coolie, who lived in
terday morning. His body was found in one of the back streets near where he
lived. There were several stab wounds in his throat,
At the Contral Magistracy yesterday, Taze Yine, an officer in the Chinese Navy, was found not guilty of a charge of having received a deposit receipt of the value of $7,000, knowing it to be stolen. Mr. M.
The machine used was a De Havilland the one in which Mr. COBEAM and Sir SEFTON BRANCHEZ, carried out their long A Chinese was sent to the Government Civil Hospital on Wednesday suffering flight to India and back, but in place of
from a dog bite. The dog, which was the 240 h.p.. Siddeley Puma engine there owned by Pte. Alyward of the East was installed a 385 h.p. radial air-cooled! Surrey Regt, was sent to Kennedy Town
for observation. Siddeley Jaguar engine. The reason for the change is an indication of the prob- lems which have to be faced when aviation is taken out of the temperate climate of Europe and transferred to the high K. Lo defended. attitudes and tropical heat of Central Mr. Baker, of the P.W.D., has report- Africa. In a telegraphic report which Mr.ed to the Police that whilst riding his motor cycle near Percival Street, he COBHAM Sout from Jinja five weeks ago, knocked down a Chinese boy, who ran he mentioned that the acroplane had out behind a tram-car. He was slightly
injured but refused to go to hospital. stood in the beat of the sun until the wings were so hot that touching them meant burning one's fingers badly, but
I
In our issue of Wednesday we inad- vertently stated that Mr. T G. Wea!! was fined $5 at the Central Magistracy ing his car off the stand. for obstruction in Fedder Street by leav
The person charged and Ened was a Mr. L. Weill.
A Chinese wis sentenced to six months' hard labour and twelve strokes with the birch at the Kowloon Magistracy yester day for snatching a bangle from a small child. He had been convicted twice pre- viously. Another youth who failed in his " attempt at snatching was ordered twelve strokes with a light cane.
Cadbury,
C
it made no difference to the fabric, which had been treated with a special substance. In some cases the fight erossed country
The Chinese who was recently charged 4,000ft. to 6,000ft, above sea level, and at the Kowloon Magistracy with baving
demanded money with menaces · from Fin addition to the decrease in density another Chinese, who said he was attach of the air with height is the further comed to the staf of General Chan Kwing
Ming, was sentenced yesterday to three. plication caused by the heat thinning months' imprisonment with hard labour, the air.. As a consequence at some land- ing grounds the conditions for taking off were equivalent. to starting a fight, in Great Britain at an initial height of 10,000ft. The speed of the machine has gone up to 138 m.p.h. It was possible to cruise at 100 miles an hour comfort The Philadelphia Public "Ledger of ably on one-third throttle, which indicates January 10th states that a Chinese in- fant, son of General Li Fuk Lum, cam- that there was a comfortable reserve of mander of the Fifth Army Corps and power. Mr. Cosa's report obviously has been adopted by Dr. William W. military commander of Honam Island, Taxes will doubtless be many whe read will be of the greatest value to the Air FIRE TWENTY FIRST ÄNNUAL GEN-
member of THE
ณ prominent ERAL MEETING OF SHARE Renter's cable to day announcing that Ministry, and aircraft may be expected graduate of the University of Penn-
Philadelphia Quaker family and HOLDERS will be held in the Offices of Mr ALAN COBHAM has completed the to play a very important part in opening sylvannia, who is now in China, Messrs. DODWELL & COMPANY, LIMITED, on THURSDAY, THE MARCH, 1926, flight from London to Capetown who will up communications with the interior of at 11 AM, for the purpose of receiving the wonder why it should be termed "a classic Africa. There were times when Mr. who wish to attend the club's annual Members of the Hongkong Hockey Club Report of the General Managers together flight The use of the word "classic" Conna traversed in three hours distances sent in their names. to Mr. E. J. R. Mit- dinner on February 25th and have not with a Statement of Accounts to 31st DECEMBER, 1923. Konkan
hitherto has been confined to literature as which at present take from a week to chell, the Captain, are asked to do fo before noon to-morrow (Saturday) At any will be CLOSED from the 25ut of acknowledged excellencs. Originally a fortnight by any other means. One the same time they are requested to give FEBRUARY to 4TH MARCH 1926, it was used of Greek or Latin worke or result of the fight is the discovery that the names of their guests, if any, and to
authors, but has come to be applied to
state if they or their guests are willing to an opportunity offers to make a great contribute to the musical programme. DODWELL & CO, LTD.,
General Managera.
authors and works of like character aerial corridor 'linking Kenya, Uganda [8204 in any language. Its use to describe and the Sudan with Egypt, and making Canadian Pacific Steamships, who has Mr. W. R. Buckberrough, of the feat of aviation strikes us as startlingly Central Africa three weeks nearer to been in the Hongkong office for about seven
We do not recollect, for instance, England. Combined with this, possibilities NLOON
TO. 51, GRANVILLE ROAD, KOW. ever seeing the first flight across the are opened up of the subanquent develop, English channel, or even the first fight ment of local air-line services in some Apply to SPANISH DOMINICAN PROCURATION across the Atlantic so described, and if areas, while in any case interest in it is now used because of the length of aviation is bound to be atimuated in the fight, we may recall that flights over Africa by Mr. CORNAM' classic" feat.
on record, such as greater distances, 12 OLAF SPACIOUS, BUTTE of and the still greater accomplishment of a or About MARCH 1926, WHOLE the several flights from Europe to Japan OFFICES in the Face BUILDING
VICTORIA BUILDING, No. 6, QUEAN'S ROAD flight round the world by CA (between CHARTERED BANK O viators. If the word "classic" may be MERCANTILE BANK).
used in Apply to
this connection, then the BANQUE DE LINDOCHINE,
classics of aviation are already Chater. Road.
numerous, po
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com
Both Dates Inclusive.
TO LET.
TO LET.
TO LIT.
TO LET
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[2007
4x
new
American
,:'',
years, leaves the Colony to-day by the RM.S. Empress of Australia on transfer
to the Tokyo office of the C.P.8. Mr. passenger agent in Hongkong, will take. Backberrough, who has been acting as
similar position at Tokyo. His place.
Mr. J. M. Henderson, also of the local in the Hongkong office has been taken by
office,
The will be two London mails arriving. this week-end, This morning the .. Bishop Scott is passing through Hong- President Taft, which was originally due kong on his return to Peking.
yesterday, will land 20 baga "of letters from the United Kingdom and Europe. One Chinese case of small-por was restal mail of 267 bags, which, apart from, vid Siberia, but altogether will bring a ported in the Colony during the twenty the small mail vid Siberia, ia from U.S.A., four hours ended the 17th inst.
Honolulu, Japan and Bhanghai, To morrow morning the P. & O. 8.8. Khita will arrive with London and Europe mail vid Suer (letters and papers, London, January Siet, and
14th),
A collision occurred between two motor. cars at Morrison Gap Road on Wednes day. One of the cars was slightly
Mr. COBHAM's achievement is certainly anique in its way, for he is the first damaged.
Mr. 8 Collett, of the Royal Naval LODOWNS in ALEXANDRA BULL viator to fly over the
INGB (Basement),
whole continent
Dockyard, Hongkong," who has been in At the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday the Colony since 1923, leaves Hongkong Apply
fof Africa, from Egypt down to Capetown.
· SHURETARY,
a Chinese was fined $25 on a charge of to-morrow by the P. & O. s.3. Karmain A. 8 WATKE & Co, LED.
The fight was organised primarily as firing crackers in the street, contrary to port Dockyard. Mr. Collett has been the with Mix Collett, ön transfer to Devon," spother demonstration of the hard service tue published regulations.
organist at the Union Church, Kennedy capabilities of British aircraft, and was
Boad, and with Mra Collett has always His Excellence K. Claudel, French taken a keen interest in the welfare of backed by about a score of firms interest Ambassador to Tokyo, was a passenger the Church. At the recent annual meet the Colony from Marseilles on Wednes-cipients of parting gifts from the mem-
·bers. Mr. Collett has been also the Hon Conductor and Musical Director of the Hongkong Philharmonis Society and se everybody knows the Colony has been greatly indebted to bim for several very excellent entertainments, including three of Gilbert and Sullivan's operaat
MO LET From April 1st 1926, for Six Newly-constructed: EUROPEANed in some form in British aviation. The on the M.M. Porthos which arrived in ing of the Union Church they were re-
Months, Well Faraibed Flat, Four Rooms, Central District, All Modern Conven- ienges ingluding Elevator. Apply--Bax No. 155 c/o Hongkong Daily Pres
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OFFICE in ASTATIC BURems. Apply LET Small Convenient Light
Bax No. 189, c/o Hongkong Daily Press
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- HOUSES, MAGAZTEN GAR: MOTOR BOAD, Three Flats, Three Large Rooms, each with Kitahan, Servanta Quarters and Bath Boom, Etted with Final Stratum.
Glazago provided Immediate ponest)
Apply
BANG KEB Few Bank Building
Imperial Airways Company were hopeful day.
of securing from it data ne to the flyingThe next rehearsal chorus of the Hong possibilities of the route. Mr. COBEAM kong Philharmonic Society in connection with the forthcoming concert is advertised expected to reach Capetown within to take place on Monday next at 5.30 month from his departure from London, p.x in the Cathedral Hall.