NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOT
NOTICE.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that From THIN DATE, the Undersigned are No Longer AGENTS for THE SOCIËTA ITALIANA IMPORTAZIONE ESPORTA ZIONE ESTREMO. ORIENTE, TRIESTE, ITALY.
YUE LEE YUEN. Hongkong, Srd March, 1926. (3289
NOTICE.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
Interest and Responsibility of Mr. JAMES FRANCIS WRIGHT, Sextos, in Our Firm, CEASED on the 29TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1926.
The Business will be carried on in fature under the Same Style or Firms Name hy MR. JAMES' FRANCIS WRIGHT, JUNIOR,
WRIGHT & CO.. Hongkong, 1st March, 1926,
MAIDA.
INTIMATIONS
THE
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
RACE MEETING 1926.
MARCH 85"AND 6TH."
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH SRD, 1925
ITHOKETS OF ADMISSION to the Publia Enclosure may be obtained from MESSES. KELLY & WALSH or at the GATE Price-$3 Per Day Soldiers and Bailoni in Uniform-$1 Per Day.
No one. Admitted without a fiskar to be shown to the Ticket Inspector at the Gate.
LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
Treasurem
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HONGKONG JOCKEY "CLUB.
RACE MEETING 1926.
MARCH SED AND 5TH.
INTIMATIONS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION.
HE FINAL DIVIDEND Declared for
The Fear ending S1st Dronraza, 1925, at the Rate of THREE POUNDS Sterling together with a BONUS of TWO POUNDS Sterling is Payable on and after the 1st MARCH. 1926, at the Offices of the Cor- poration where Shareholders are Requested to Apply for Warrants,
By Order of the Court of Directors,
A. H. BARLOW,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 27th February, 1926. [3255
UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED
"
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE TWENTY FIRST ANNUAL GEN- TERAL MEETING of SHARE-
[3953 MEMBERS, bare the members to the HOLDERS will be held in the Offices of
troducing Twe
Members Enclosure.
Hear DonELL & COMPANY, LIMITED.
A Limited Number of Tickets are avail-on THURSDAY, THE 4TH MARCH, 1926, able, and may be obtained from Messrs. at 11 AM for the purpose of receiving the CLOSED to: 6 Months, Will RE-OPEN LINSTEAD and DAYS, Alexandra Buildings. Report of the General Managers togeth:
on or before SATURDAY FEBRUARY with a Statement of Accounts to 31st 37TH, 1926.
DECEMB. 1923.
in the AUTUMN,
Customers kindly note that in the mean- time MAIDA will have No Connection with any other Firm or Person in the Colony.
18250
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"THE MID LEVELS RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION.
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING will be held at THE LA RECREATION Chen, Past Road, on TUESDAY, THE 9 MARCH, 1926, at 6.30 P.. precisely.
AGENDA.---To receive the Committee:"
Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1925. To alect a Committee for the Year ending 31st December; 1926; and for such other Business as may
E. S. C. BEOOKS, Acting Hon. Secretary and
Hon. Treasurer,
OCCUT.
9, Queen's Gardens.
The Acting Hon. Secretary will be pleased to receive the Names of those Fersons willing to serve on the Commitee for the Current Year.
Hongkong, 1st March, 1928.
{3261
KULANGSU ́MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.
ELECTRIC LIGHT REORGANIZA. „TION.
INTERNATIONA). “SETTLEMENT OF KULANGSU, AMOY, SOUTH CHINA...
MENDERS are. Invited for the IN. STALLATION and OPERATION of An ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT.
Capital Required Approximately $250,000.
Tenders Addressed to "THE SECRE- `TARY, MusicIPAL, COURCIL, KULANGED, AMOT," must be Received Not Later Than MAY 31ST, 1926,
Full Particulara can be obtained on Application to the Undersigned.
H. G. REED,
By Order,
Secretary,
KOLANOSU MUNICIPAL COUNCIL. Council Room, Kulangsu, Amoy..
February 26th, 1926,
[3264
THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER
CO. (1918), LTD. -
WITH Reference to the Notice to the Shareholders of this Company dated
29th Decмaza, 1925, whereby the Final Call of $3.00 Per Share on the New Shazen, wu
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Price:$10 Per Day or $30 for the Meeting.
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Treasurers.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
RACE MEETING 1926
MARCH 3KD AND STA
G' [3189
HE Stewards request the pleasure of the
Prosence of the Ladies at The Races.
[3190
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,
RACE MEETING 1926.
MARCH SID AND STE,
PASSES for SERVANTS WILL NOTBAD Application to Messza. LINSTEAD AND DAVIS, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. No Servants will be allowed inside Enclosure of the Back Coures during Race Days WITHOUT TICKETS.
the
These Tickets are only available, for Servant while in Attendance on their Employers or when On Duty at the | Various Standa.
Any Persons found loitering about with Serrants Passes in their possession will forfeit them and holders will be Removed
from the Enclosure.
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
[3191
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
MEMBERS' BADGES of ADMISSION are Now Ready and may be obtained by those Members, who have not already received them, from Mass, LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Alexandra Buildings,
Members are Reminded that there Badges will also Admit them to All The EXTRA RACE MEETINGS This Year,•
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
[8193
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
ANNUAL RACE MEETING 1926.
SITETH RACK-THIRD DAY! THE UNITED SERVICES OUP. POST
OST ENTRIES will be Accepted for
By Order,
0. B. BROWN,
Secretary. #
made Payable on 4th MARCH, 1926, instead of 92243 4th January, 1996, the General Managers and Consulting Committee have decided, in view of the Conditions Prevailing at present, to Further EXTEND the Time for Payment of
Call
This
NOTICE IS ACCORDINGLY HEREBY GIVEN that the Date for Fayment of the FINAL CALL POSTFONED to, ku JUNE, 1926, and that the Form of Bankers Receipt already sent to Bhareholders can be used as though the Date named therein were the ita Jusz, 1926.
(1018), LTD.,
This Bace.
HONGKONG TRAMWAYS,
LIMITED.
ANNUAL RAGE MEETING.
TEMPORARY ABOLITION OF 8 STOPPING STATIONS.
For THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER COD of Tramcars have been Instructed to BT Arrangement with the Police, Drivers Ignore tha Following STOPPING PLACES OR PRAZA BART between the Hours of 11 Ax and 7 r. on The 4 RACE DAYS.:-
SHEWAN, TOMES &.CO.,
General Maragarn.
Hongkong, 25th February, 1926.
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STRAITS SETTLEMENTS PER CENT,
HO
LOAN 1921-1926.
TOLDERS of BONDS of the above Loan are Beminded that their Bonds. sre Bodcemable at Far on lar MAY, 1926, after which Date all interest will Cease whether Payment of the Principal has been demanded or not
It will be necessary for Holders of "REGISTERED BONDS" to surrender them at the TREASURY, SINGAPORE, and at the ame time to give a Receipt for the Money Received in Exchange.
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GRESSON STREET, TAI TUEN STREET and HEARD STREET.
March 1st, 1926.
LC. F.BELLAMY, General Manager
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A. $, WATSON & CO., LTD. NOTICE.
ON
RACES MEETING.
N MONDAY, TUESDAY and WED- Registered Holders Not Resident in NESDAY the 1, 2 and 320 Brseapons, who have not already u
MAROH, All Departments will be CLOSED. TEAZA A TEURE. ments with SinoarORE BARKS 3D, on applicat 1 x.,
On Thess Days
SINGAPORE, obtain a
authorising some
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Come pany will be CLOSED from the 25TH FEBRUARY to 4TH MARCH, 1926, Both Dates Inclusive.
DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
General Managers
(3204
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO.,
LIMITED.
NTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
THIRTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING will be held at the Company's Offices, P. & 0. BUILDIN on FRIDAY, 12TH MARCH, 1926, at 11 A., for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to 81st December, 1925, and electing Directors and Auditor.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from 1T MARCH
to 12TH MARCH, 1926, both days inclusive. By Order of the Board of Directors,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,
Agents Hongkong, 23rd February, 1926.
(9281
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LIMITED.
ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE- HOLDERS of the Company will be held at the Offices of the Company, Sr. Gxozaz's
THE THIRTY SEVENTH ORDINARY
BUILDING, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong- kong, on WEDNESDAY, 17TH MARCH, 1925, at 11 o'clock in the FORENOOK, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ending 31st December, 1925, and declaring a Dividend.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com pany will be CLOSED from WEDNES. DAY, 320 MARCH, 1926, until WED NESDAY, 17TH MARCH, 1926, both days inclusive.
3228].
By Order of the Board of Directors,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managers.
NOTICE.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF ÇANTON, LIMITED. CERTIFICATE No. 8461 for 35 Shares, C4 Por share Paid Up, Numbered 487 48775 in this Society standing in the Joint Names of HARRY CLABBURN PEARCE and JOHN HERMANN TEESDALE, both of Shanghai, Has Been Declared LOST, and if at the Expiration of One Month from the Data hereof the above Document be not forthcoming the Baid Certificate will be deemed CAN- CELLED and of No Effect, and A. NEW Certificate for the 25 Shares will be Issued in its stead by the Society.
PAUL LAUDER...
General Manager. Hongkong, 23rd February, 1926. [8233
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as suited to bring half a dozen big indus- Sir Ernest Wilton, of the Salt Inspec tries into collaboration to "the great torate, Peking, is a passenger on the Blue Funne} str. #retor homeward fadvaninge of producers, consumers and
bound. everybody eles but are really designed for electioneering effect.
So far as we can suicide with carpenter's chisel, has A Chinese who atterapted to commit see there are in this scheme no promises been sent to the Kowloon Hospital.
of magical transformations under State contrat, and there is no intention to put the electrical supply of the country under Civil Service Department. The full details are not available as yet; but the broad outline of what is proposed was sketched by the Prime Minister in his speech at Birmingham on January 15, and this gives us sound reasons for be lieving that the ultimate result will be the cheapening and improvement of power upply that will benefit Great Britain as s producing country.
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"Christianity and Social Problema " was the subject of the first. Study Circle held in connection with St. Andrew's Church last evening at the Church Hall. Mr. G. Hunt was the speaker.
The rainfall during February as re corded at the Botanic Gardens was 258 days, the heaviest fall being on the 21st inchon Rain was recorded on eleven
when the record for the hours was 109
Mr. S. H. Langston, of the Nestle and kong, and Mr. Langston are leaving by Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co, Hong- the Ka Tanda today. Mr. and Mrs. Langston, "who are going on home leave, are travelling to England vid Australia and South Africa.
The engagement is announced of afrs. Derothy Rains Philips of New York City, to Capt. Douglas Rudolf Wahl, late Royal Engineers, now of the Shang- hai Municipal Police. Mr. Philips is the widow of Lt. Kingsley Philips, U. S. Army Air Service. "'*
There are some points which are not quite clear, and we note that in the home papers, while comment is favourable even friendly commentators are careful to qualify what they write by pointing out that at the present, stage the scheme cannot be definitely judged. Details are required. But certain facts emerge. Under the new proposals there will be no interference with the various private While sailing from Hongkong to Tai companies and municipalities which dis- | Ping on February 28th with a cargo of iribute electricity to the public, except dried fish, a junk was captized, and the in one respect that standardisation will whole of the cargo, valued at-8:00," was gradually be enforced. As things are lost. The master of the junk, reporting electricity is generated of no fewer than the incident to the police, states that sixteen or seventeen different frequencies there were no fatalities (frequency being the number of waves of
electricity generated per second). The Mr. B. A. F. B. Archer, O.B.E., who hundreds of small generating stations to has been Acting H.M. Consul in Chung- be found scattered about Britain hayeking has arrived in Shanghai and assum followed various tastes and theories thed charge of the Shipping Office in H.M. their choice of varying frequencies. But Consulate-General. Mr. Mills, ho has if one frequency is enforced, then two been in charge of the Shipping Office results immediately follow. One is that recently, will relieve Mr. Toller in the every district can be supplied by a few Land Office. large stations linked up by a system of. power cables. The other is that the manufacturer, instead of having to make seventeen different kinds of plant in small quantities, can go, in for mass produc tion. Therefore, the argument is that standardisation would not only cheapen current but would also stimulate the British manufacture of electrical machinery.
Mr. J. Reid, who has just retired from the position of Manager of the Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Company of Hongkong Ltd., and Mrs. Reid, leave the Colony this afternoon or the 4.5. Tanda for Australia. It is understood Mr. and Mrs. Reid intend carrying out a tour of Australia, New Zealand and other countries."
The Governinent's plan is Bet up a board of practical business men with the Arrangements have made for the P. necessary authority to construct inter- and O. s.s. Mantua, which is expected on connecting power lines-over-head cables Friday, to berth at the Kowloon Wharf carrying current and to co-ordinate all on her arrival. This is very unusual in present or future power stations. Power the case of P. and O. steamers arriving economically generated at the big station from Shanghai, and is only the second. will be sold to the small stations in a cecasion this has happened in the past.
A. S. WATSON given area acting as distributing agencies two years. Usually only vessels from
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at a price far below that at which they Home berth at the wharf. could produce it themselves. As a result the cost of production in industry would se cheapened As Mr. BALDWIN "pointed ont, in Great Britain 200 electrical units a year are used per head of the popula tion. In the United States the corre sponding figure is 500 units. In Canada it is 900 units. Moreover there is a great and almost absurd disparity in the work ing cost per unit of electric power in duferent arena.
In the Supréms Court yesterday, before Sir Henry Gollan, the Chief Justice, Mr. Bomerset - Fitzroy applied on behalf of the Swatow Lace Co., Ltd., for extension of time for filing share allotments. He stated that M. Kva Eng Lee, the manager, was absent when certain shares were allotted, and son afterwards the assistant manager fell ill. to the last complete figures available, to inadvertence. Extension of time was This varies, according The failure to file the allotments was due
given until Saturday next.
over.
GOTS-At Shanghai, on February 25th, to Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Gorts, a son. HARVEY At Shanghai, on February 25th, to Mr. and Mrs. W. B. HARVEY,
daughter. Lurtos-At Chungking, os Februaryrom 44 of a penny to 10d. and Ild., and the amount of coal used to generate ath, to Captain and Mrs. T. A LUPTON, Messra. Butterfield & Swire, the pait varies from 1.8lb. to 10lb. and
March 12th, the first anniversary of the death of the late Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, NEEDчi-At Shanghai, on February mission was appointed under the chair date for the breaking ground ceremony
Shortly after the war a strong Com having been chosen as 25th, to Mr. and Mrs. J. E. NEEDAM, manship of Sir ARCHIBALD WILLIAMSON, in connection with the construction of his an appropriate a daughter. Rogoz At Hamburg; on February 19th, question: One of their principal recom-son, Mr. Sun Fo, and Mr. Tang Chak now Lord FORREST, to examine the whole tomb in Purple Gold Hill, Nanking, his to Mrs. GERTRUD ROGUE, wife of Omendations was that the country should, an old friend and admirer of the WEITMORE-At Foochow on February the whole business of generation in each have been specially commissioned by the H. RoGGE. Hankow, a daughter. be divided into suitable areas and that late Kuomintang chief for many years, to Mr. and Mrs. A. J. WHITMORE, of these areas should be undertaken by Canton Government as its representa-
single authority created for the pur- tives at the ceremony. MARRIAGES.
Something was done by ensuing BELL-IEVING Cover-At Shanghai, on legislation. The Coalition Government
February 28th,
PATRICIA LOUISE, appointed a body of Electrical Commit from Hongkong on Saturday for Home, daughter of Mr. and Mrs GEORGzoners, whose duty, it was to settle the she will carry over 100 passengers from HENRY COWAN, of Vancouver, British night areas and consider the proper forms this Colony. Included among these who Columbia, to ExEAS MCBAS, son of tion of the joint authorities. The Com- Mr. HENRY OGLE BELL-IRVING
of missioners have in fact mapped out the Chief Assistant, Royal Observatory, are going on her are Mr. C. W. Jeffries, Vancouver,
country into the areas contemplated by Kowloon, who, with Mrs. Jeffries, is MaTT-DINSKORE-On March 1st, #t the parent Commission and have in-
Seremban, F.M.S., CHARLES EDWARD stituted certain authorities, but the Ram and Miss Ram; Lieut.-Col. G. F. S. going on leave: Mr. and Mrs. E. A Morr, of the Asiatic Petroleum Co.; dificulties in their way have made it Tuke, D.S.O., R.A., and Mrs Tuke; Swatow, son of Mr. and Mrs. Morr, necessary for the Government to Mr. A. E. Penn, of the Bank Line: Winchmore Hill, London, and ANNA examine the position and proceed by way Mr. T. Arthur; and Mr. and Mrs. D. BARBARA KATHLEEN DINSMORE, daugh of the legislation that is to be introduced ter of Mr. and Mrs. DINSMORE, in the present session of Parliament.
The Government's plan has this recom- Ballymena, County Antrim, [3268
wendation that it follows a method which ACKNOWLEDGMENT,
has proved successful, under the test of experience. The policy adopted is that
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HONGKONO, MALOM BRD, 1920.
pose.
When the P. and O. as Mantua sails
Davies.
DEAD BODIES FOUND AT "
MOUNT KELLET.
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A MOTHER AND CHILD...
LEUNG KAM LEs and family desire to thank all friends for their beautiful which is exemplified in the formation of floral tributes and kind attendance at the Mersey Docks and Harbour. Board the funeral of the late Mr. LEUNG and the Port of London Authority. The KAX LUR,, and for other kind expres- chief Electrical Power Board will be com Kiors of lympathy extended to them posed of practical, men closely in touch in their recent, and bereavement.
with the industry. It will raise its own The bodies of a Chinese mother and her capital and work on ordinary commercial child have been discovered on the Peak [3270
lines. Any surplus revenue it, obtains hillside about two or three hundred yards after earning interest on the capital it below Mount Kellet, in a badly decom- employs and the necessary further um posed condition. for the sinking fund will be used to From information given to the police. reduce charges to consumers. It is not it appears that the woman had been expected that the Board will require a missing from her home in one of the. subsidy from the Exchequer, but it will villages at Pokfulam for nearly two weeks. have the advantage of Government For no apparent reason the woman, dís guarantee. uch as has been made avail- appeared from her home with her child, able under the Trade Facilities Act, and when after a week had passed and There is to be no precipitate change for no news was heard of her, her husband in the sake of change and no unnecessary stituted a search and eventually her dead State interference.
body was found, as stated, lying on the "The larger stations will continue, I hillade, we d THE GREAT ELECTRIFICATION trust," said Mr. BALDWIN, "to be oper The dead body of the child was strappe
sted by their present owners or by com- to the woman's back. There were m strapped SCHEME IN BRITAIN.
panies or municipalities that may build marks of external violence on the body others in the future, but they will work and it is gathered that the woman and THE Conservative Government's scheme together under the Board for the pro- child must have died from exhaustion and which the Board will purchase and make cheap and efficient electrical power supply available to all the distributors No her personal property was on her. She is businesslike. It takes full account of one must expect miracles from the new had apparently not bean interfered with [B12 the basis facts contemned in the proposal conditions in Great Britain But it will, was found lying in a part of the fillside scheme. It will not transform industrial in any way, which is hardly likely as she and embodies the lesson of experience on the general outlines sa lar disclosed, that would be rarely traversed, and there- improve conditions. Instead of some 580 fore her body would have been discovered It is easy to deviso grandiose projects generating stations as at present there only by accident DOWNE in ALEXANDRA BUILD- which rest on the clouds and have no placed where coal is at hand. It is a reason why the woman should have left will be 60 at work, and these will be Bo far as the police know there is no "INGS (Basement).
adaptation to the workaday requirements good scheme on paper, and we shall await her home, and the caas is somewhat of of the business world; and it is also easy with toe greatest possible interest the mytery, unless it can be explained by disclostire of further details in Parlia loss of memory on the womans part, or to formulate plans which are advertised meat.
something of fint nature.
TO LET.
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tion to the TREASURER"
Bank or Person in SINGAPORE to Recuire OPENED for the purpose of "Dispensing 51, GRANVILLE ROAD, KOW for providing the British nation with a duction of a common supply of electricity, The woman was well dressed and all.
behalf the
the Principal on their
BRARER BONDS' of aboro Loan
will be Faid for on Delivery at the TREASURIES and some Poer Once in the Colony after the Ler MAY, 1928.
or
time
REGISTERED BONDS may at any before 16TH APRIL, 1928, be Emhanged for BEARER BONDS at the TREASURY, SINGAPORE, A Small Charge is made for the
Exchange.
M. FOURTNEY, Treurer, STRATES SETTLEMENTE.
52097
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A: WATSON & CO. LAD... Hongkong, 27th February, 1926,
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