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NEW ADVERTISE MENTS.
NOTICE.
IN THE ESTATE or 19A40 SAMUEL
PERRY, DICHARD,
ALL Persone baring Discs against the Estate of the above Bamed Deceased are Requested to forward Particulars thereof to the Undersigned. Dated the 15th day of March, 1937,
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DEACONS,..
Bolicitors for the Exentors.
1, Des Voeux Road Cantral,
* Hong Kong.
NICHOLSON, U.S.A.
„TAKE NOTICE tht it has some
to the knowledge of the NICHOL SON FILE COMPANY 0 UNITED STATES AXERICA, the Proprietors of the above Trade-mark, that FILES are boen Similar Sold in Hose Rose bearing Mark manufactured by Firms other than the NICHOLSON FILE COM PANT
at
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On the 117 I INSTANT in the MAGISTRAT Hong Kong" two Dealers who had been exposing such Sparisas Files for Sale were convicted and fined $50 aach and their Stocks of Sparious Files wars confiscated
Dealers and Others are WARNED that Legal Proceedings will be instituted at once against Aryons Selling Files bearing Infringements of the above Trademark.
WILKINSON & GEIST,
Solicitors for NICHOLSON FILE COMFANT. Hong Kong, March 14th, 1927. (4678
IN THE MATTER OF THE COM- PANIES ORDINANCES, 1911-1925,
AND
IN THE MATTER OF 5. J. DAVID
& COMPANY, LIMITED,
(IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION).
INTIMATIONS.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 15th, 1927.
HONGKONG ENGINEERING 'A- CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.
NOTICE OF MEETING. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Nh the FIFTH ORDINARY
*
YEARLY MEETING of SHARE- the HONGKONG BOLDERS of ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, LIMITED, will be
TOMIA the Oses of Mears. SHEWAN, Ca, St. George's Building. Chater Road, WEDNESDAY, the Hong Kong on. END DAT OF MARCH, 1927, 11.30 A, for the purpose of
Raport of the Boarding the
Statement of Accounts for
Counts for the Year ended on the 31st DecsMEER, 1838, and of electing Directors and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 17T8 to the 3D MARCH, B tà Days inclusive..
By Order of the Board,
8. COURTNEY COOL, Secretary. Hong Kong, 8th March 1937.
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THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the BIXTEENTH ORDIN ARY ANNUAL GENERAL MEET ING of SHAREHOLDERS of the Company will be held at the HEAD 07HC, No. 5, DES VOCX DAD. CEN
WEDNESDAY,
TRAL HOUR AR, 1937, ab. 2.30 7.2 the 23ED for the purpose of receiving the Raport of the Directors together with a State-
ment of
of Accounts for the Year ending Deckxzx 1928. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the CLOSED from the Company will be 8TH MARCH. 1997, to the £30 MARCH, 1927 (Both Days Loctite). during which period No. Transfer of Shares can be Registered
By Order of the Beard,
LOOK-POONG SEAN, Chief Maager. Hong Kong, 7th March, 1921.
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A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN FORTY-SECOND
Nthat the
ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL
INTIMATIONS.
NOTICE.
"ONIES Up to $150,000 aze
Mailable for Investment so
The forthcoming wedding is a convincing ring. Another way nonnced of Mr. Robert Henry which has bear tried, at least once Morton Ody, merchant, of Canton, with success, is for the novelist to to Miss Anna Wain, of Philadel»
phia, U.S.A.
law and besides, it has no very INTIMATIONS.
DEWAR'S give his characters the name of
First Class Mortgages Security subject valjeno st. to a Trustee Fahuition. Apply La
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MESE DEACONS,
Prince Buildings. Hong Kong.
BY ONDER OF THE MORTGAGEE.
PUBLIC AUCTION
OF THE
VALUABLE. LEASEHOLD
PROPERTY
Sitests at VICTORIA HONG Kova, and known as SECTION B op INLAND LOT No 07. Together with the Merungs, known
No. 4 CHANUERY LANE erected
thereon.
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Area: 1927.8 Square Feet or there
⚫bouts. Proportion of Annual Crown Rent: $4.50;
To Z SOLU
IN ONE LOT,
BT
PUBLIC AUCTION
ON
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WEDNESDAY, 15# 181H DAT OF,
MARCH, 1987,
AT 3 O'CLOCK 1.3.5. AT THE OHINA AUCTION BOOMS, DoDDELL STREET, VICTORIA, HONG KONG,
BT
Ma E. V. M, E. Dx SOUSA, Auctioneer.
For further Particulars and Condi tions of S■lo. Apply to:-
H. JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,
PRINCE'S BUILDING, Hone Kong,
OB TO.
Ma. E. V. M. R. DE SOUSA,
The Auctioneer. Hong Kong, 4th March, 1927,
TO LET.
MEETING of the COMPANY (since N Apply to
Hong
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN MEETING of the COMPANY
of the Companies Ordinance, 1911-1995,
will
A GENERAL MEETING of the MEM BERS of the above-named Ofices of
Hose KoxG HOTEL
the
Kong, on SATURDAY, the 26TH MAROS, 1927,
at 11., for the purpose of receiving
be held at the end of COUNTED IN the Report of the General Managers,
DAVID PRINCE'S BUILDING, Victoria, in the of Hong Kong, on THURSDAY, Colony
SSTE AT of APRIL, 1927, at 15.30 the
CLOCK the ATTE1200N, for the purpose of baring an sccount laid before them showing the manner in which the Winding Up
Up has been conducted and the
together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st Octoars, 1926.
The REGISTER of 9BARES of the CRTA, the 1892 pat of MARCH, B MUNDAY, the 23ra BAY of MARCH, 1997, Both Days inclusive, doring disposed of, which period No Transfer of Bharos can
that be registered.
will be CLOSED from
and any may be
property of the explantod
by the
also of determining by Extraordinary Resolation the manner in which the Books, Accounts and Documents of the Company and of the Liquidators thereof shall be disposed of.
Dated the 15th day of March, 1927.
EDWARD J. LLOYD,
FRANK AUSTIN,
Liquidators,
S. J. DAVID & COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE.
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JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hong Kong, 14th March, 1927. (4674
THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD
STORAGE CO., LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the THIRTY-FIRST ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of
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O. 4A, DUDDELL STREET.
T' Hor. SECRETARY,
CLUB LUSITANO.
TO LET FURNISHED.
NO. 1. TREGUNTER MANSIONS MAY ROAD, for Period of Nine Months from 317 MARCH NEIL For further Particulars Apply to HENRY BUMPHREYS, Alexandra BUILDINGA
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FFICE TO LET on FIRST FLOOR of One of the LARGE OFFICE BUILDINGS in CENTRAL POSITION. Moderate Rent-Apply Bax No. 442, c/o Hongkong Daily Pres.
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WHITE
LABEL"
FINEST
LOCAL WEDDING.
MARRIAGE OF OHINA NAVIGATION OFFICER.
CEREMONY AT UNION
celebrities-their consent having, of course, been obtained.
A Chines-woman suddenly » TẠI ACHURCH. Some time ago Mr. H. G. WELLA
dropped dead while making a pur- defised, in so far na such a thing chase at the Central Market on
circumstances, and the remains
There was a pretty wedding at the Union Church, Kennedy Road,
being Mr Arthur Beary Mills, of the China. Navigation Company,
is capable of definition, the field in Sunday. There were no suspicious yesterday afternoon, the parties. which a story-teller may find him- solt at cross-purposes with real persona The novelist; Mr. Waza were removed to the Mortuary. pointed out, cannot be purely fantastic. If, for example, he desires to portray a Prime Minister
Four robbers "raided an un-nu- son of Mr. and Mrs. A. "Milla, of, bered matshed in Wongneichong Harrogate; and Mis Edith Mary 18.45 o'clock Sunday Gillespie, daughter of Capt. R. J.'
Gillespie, of Hong Kong, and Mrs. Gillespie, of Sydney, Australia.
SCOTCH WHISKY a certain period the personage village at
+
OF GREAT AGE.
Awarded 50 Gold and Prize Medals.
VICTORIA
VAT "
THE VERY FINEST OLD
SCOTCH
WHISKY
: TAA CELICA As supplied to the Houses of Lords and Commons.
"SOLE -AGENTS:
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.
HONG KONG DISPENSARY,
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DEATHS. ANDREWS.-OL March 5th... ht Shanghai, ALICE. ANDREWS. Ivenses-On March 9th, at Shang- hai, JOHAN LUDVIK IVERSEN, Master of the as. Baven/jell, aged 47 yearE, THOMSON.-On March 0th. at Shanghai, ANNIE, wife of J. C THOMSON, in her 89th year.
Hong Kong Office: 14, Chater Rd FOR SALE, SUNBEAM LAN-London Office: 131. Fleet St., E.C.
DAULETTE, 1924 Model, Thoroughly Overhauled in London. In BONGKONG HOTEL
THE JAVA SEA & FIRE INSUR-SON, fur the purpose of receiving a GARAGE-Apply Hess DEACONE The
The Daily Press.
ANCE CO., LTD.
(ESTABLISHED 1881).
THE Undersigned, Agents for the
the SHAREHOLDERS in the Con- will be held at the Company's Town, OEce, 2, LOWER ALDERT ROAD, CA Peru MAROE, 1927, at SATURDAY
with of the Directors, together Report
eclaring a Statement of Accounts,
Directors and Dividend and re-electing Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the
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Tabove Company, ars prepared to Company will be OLOSED from the PREPAID “WANTED”
as Policies against MARINE RISKS, also Policies against FIRE RISKS on approved Foreign and Chinese properties in Hora KUN, Macau and CANTON at Current Rates of the FIRE AND MARINE INSURARUM ASSOCIATIONS, Hong Kong.
BOTELHO BROS.
Alexsada Buildings." Hong Kong, March 9th, 1927. 4673
THEATRE ROYAL
WEDNESDAY MARCE 16 AT 9.15 P.M. (ONE NIGHT ONLY.)
17TH to the 26TH MARCH, 1927, Beth 1 ays inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors, J. D. THOMSON,
Acting Secretary. Hong Kong, 11th March, 1927. [4672-
THE HONGKONG FIRE INSUR- "ANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE FIFTY-EIGHTH OBDIN-
THE ABY GENERAL MEETING
ADVERTISEMENTS.
T ROAD. AWO FAT SING 10 LET.-No. 11. CONDUIT 81, Wirock Sr. Tater. No. 0.5,
of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at 4/6 the Offices of the Undersigned on Bay: MONDAY, the 25TH MARCH, 1997,
at? Report of the General Managers, the
urb
Owner
$220
Hone Korat MARCH 16TH, 1927,
LIBEL
IN NOVEL
NOVELS.
In literary circles in England con-
3.
There were many friends of the bride and tridegroom' present.
oficiated, and Mr. Longyear was at the organ."
must bear some resemblance to s night and stole property, worth real Prime Minister, He must $105. A female inmate gave the speak and net is the reader expecta alarm as the men were making their a Prime Minister to do in the cir- escape. The robbers ran up the hill cumstances described in the story. It side, followed by a number of vil-The Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie is much the same with regard to lagers who arrested two men. names. A writer who puts his scena in Surrey village cannos reason- able call his characters Marco, Ludovico and Fernando; if he did the reader's sense of reality would be completely destroyed. He must employ such names as are usually borne by the rural inhabitants of Surrey, and this, as things are may involve him in the risk of using a bame which is in fact boras by a resident of the village in ques
tion.
0
The funeral took place at Happy
The bride, who was given away Valley on Sunday evening of Chief by Mr. George Watt, wore silver Engine Room Artificer William lace with over-dress of ivory geor Head Spargo, of H.M.S. Peters
field, who died at the Royal Naval gatto, her bouquet being a Victorian Hospital on Saturday from arteris posy. schelroaig The ensign on all ships of the fleet were half-masted between 4 and 5 p.m., the time of the
funersì,
Mrs. George Wait, matron of honour, wore a dress of coru"colour- ed georgette with lace insertion and
crinoline bat to match.
Mr. L Foxall, of the China Wha best
A mad chow dog rån "amok" in upper Shappo Valley, Kowloon Navigation Company, The old writers, happily for them, City, on Sunday. He bit a Chin. knew nothing of such risks. Wo nese woman in the leg and then A reception was afterwards held DICKENS fiercely attacked another dog which at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. wonder what "CHARLES would have done it he had found it killed outright. Villagers turn Watt, following which the bride ed out with bamboo poles and soon and bridegroom left for Repulse himself in the difficult position despatched it. The woman received Bay, the bride's travelling dress be of present day authors1 DICENS treatment for her injuries at the ing of powder blue georgette with sought the names of his characters Kowloon Hospital, whilst the re-under-dress of floral georgette, and among the names of real persons, mains of the two dogs were taken hat to match. and he had marvellous instinct for to the bacteriologist for examina.
tion,
such names as would at once carry a sense of reality and fit the pur "pose for which he required them. A party of detectives, went in The current London Telephone & car to Bridges Street on Satur day afternoon, where An armed Directory reveals & Chadband,' a"
robbery had taken place. On" the Snodgrass, a Winkle, and quite, a
way back, the car crashed into a number of Wellers, whose pro hawkey's tall which was pitched genitors probably gave DICKENS too far towards the centre of the what he wanted in the way of names roadway, at Staunton Street. The to fit imaginary characters. This stall was completely smashed, and was well enough in the days when the wares scattered over the road no man brought an action for libelay. A summons for obstruction is likely to be taken out against the except under extreme provocation hawker. of a sort that could not be ignored. To-day there is a section of the
What promises to be another very population which is so sensitive interesting debate, the second of a
the law as to create a new danger for authors; and Lord. GoNELL'S Bill, devised to clear up the law, is assured of general support.
The bridegroom's gift to the'bride was a string of pearls and that of the bride to the bridegroom a set of gold studs and cuff links.
CHARITY, CONCERT.
TO AID LONDON. MISSION HOSPITAL
A very successful concert was held last night at the St. Andrew's Church Hall, Kowloon, in aid of the working party of the, London Mis- sion Hospital, Hong Kong. Despite the inclemency of the weather there was a large audience.
Among those who contributed to
to insult or to the possibilities of series, is being held to-night, at the success of the concert was Dr. 6.30, at the St. Peter's Church R. J. McCandlis, of the John Young Men's Club, 84, Bonham Kerr Hospital, Canton, whose fine Road. The debate is on the motion singing was loudly applauded.
That Experience Justifies. Pes The Rev. W. W. Rogers gave z simism. Kr. E. B. Price will capital recitation in his inimitable open for the motion, "and be second-way, and the orchestra, under the ed by Mr. P. Sands, B.A. The direction of Mr. E. Donaithorne, opposition will be led by the Rev. played selections during the inter J. Kirk Maconachie and the Rev. val. W. R. Connell, M.A.
On Sunday two Chinese cases of diphtheria and one Chinese case of typhoid were reported.'
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St. George's Hotel, formerly St. George's House, Kennedy Road, is to be opened on April 1st as a first class hotel,
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siderable interest in manifested in Bill which Lord GORELL intends to introduce in the House of Lords during the present session to amend the Law of Libel. His aiming of A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd., is to be held at the Hong Kong Hotel, is to relieve authors from the risk
on Saturday, March 26th, at 11 of being accused of libelling persons whom they never thought
Others who contributed to the
programme
Lewis
were:
Mra
Balean
There was to have been a sale Davies (soprano), Mrs.
by, Mr. Baldwin.
of leasehold property at the China (violin solo), Mr. Rupert Baldwin Auction Rooms yesterday afternoon, (accompanist), Rev. W. W. Rogers but bad weather prevented an at-Į (recitaion).. The 42nd annual ordinary meetd the sale was postponed until
tendance of prospective bidders, The entertaizanegy was organised
property in question is situated at next Tuesday (March 22nd). The
Staukivan Road, Causeway Bay, and is known as Nos. 44, 45, 46, 47, The warden and members of and 48 Tunglowan Street. of putting in the pillory. The court,
Morrison Hall (Hong Kong Uni- property will be put up in two lots sixty sewing machines, with which Bill is receiving strong supportersity) are holding & concert and next week, one lot consisting of the the working party was able to make
.
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During the interval, the Rev. Lindsay thanked those who bad aanisted. He also thanked" Mr. The Donnithorne for the loan of about
Noor, for the purpose of receiving the rooms, well filled; future and good from the Incorporated Society of dance at Morrison Hall next Saturland and building, and the other up many articles. TANG BANG TIAN gether with a Statement of Accounts re
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KNOWN SUPPORTED BY A COMPANY OF
12- CUMA'S GESATEST ARTDIY-12 MAGICIANS
PLATE SPINNERS
STRONG AOTS
ACROBATS
JUGGLING
Tax More SENZATIONAL COMBINATION. EVEE BROUGHT TO HONG KONG.
APARTMENTS AVAILABLE.
VAILABLE.-0.1. Peak Road
central; nine rooms er two flats rooms; tesnis court, Cennik put
six rooms, place for tennis
C.9. Private hotel, unteren ing homs. C11:1
hoose with garden, one year Authors, playwrights" and
Va Fally Observatory Villas. Lali. house Kowloon 6 rooms. ·M.15. Boven roomed
sad posers. In recent The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED rent to good tenant; iawn. N.9. Con action has been taken against three rooms. Fista, Hong Kong and Central Kowloon may be furiated people who considered that they 1927, Both Days inclusive.
T14 one large and two smaller. rooms near Carlton Hotel, fint or offices; latter
for the Year ended the 31ST DECENT Fully furnished; far less than actasi
1918.
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from the u to the 29т¤ MARCH, duit Road, xix rooms or two fata novelists from time to time by held at the registered office of the
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. General Managers,
Company, 2nd floor, Powell's Build were referred to in the pages of ing, Des Yeux Road, on Thursday, HONG KONG FIRE Insurance Co., Lan. preferred. W,12. three houses, 12,6 and fiction, and it was no answer to March 31st, at 3 p.m.
8 rooms rented together; formerly pri- rate hotel.
OWN YOUR HOME. part cash and instalments. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Hong Kong, 7th March, 1927,
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charge of this kind for writers
Tigi
150
He expressed of vacant land. The total area is the hope that the concert would be com- day, beginning at eight o'clock.
16,888 square feet, and the annual able to pay for the materials years legal
Thanks were also accorded to Dr. The third annual meeting of the Crown dent $185.
McCandlies and Mr. Baldwin.. Simplex Plaster Co., Ltd., is to be
As the Church Hall was to be The court procedure at the Kow-
a library to the loon Magistracy yesterday morning handed over as was rudely interrupted by the loud soldiers and sailors now in the tones of a woman who, after being Colony, Hey, Lindsay, made an ap fined with several others for tres peal for more books. The book-case
at present contained & Government near
only Those interested · are reminded passing on to assert that they had never even
that the annual prize distribution Cheung Sha Wan, plantation, pro- volumes; and 800 books 'more were beard of the worthy folk who com-in connection with the Central ceeded to accuse the forest guards, needed Our moderate fee includes services (at plained of being libelled. It was British School, Kowloon, takes on the verandah adjoining the your option) as follows: 1. Management of your properly. Rental collection nothing more than a coincidence place this evening, at 5:30. Mrs. Court, of perjury. The woman S. No hreit to tonsate supplied and no that they happened to bear some Southern will distribute the was brought back to the Court and A BOOK FOR THE GLOBE charge for securing new tenants or for
advertising 4. Anction or period of contract resemblance, in" appearance, or awards.
6. Negotia habits, or in some other way to a private sale,
6. of mortgage
Insuranco ax
To guard free of charge to 7. Be character in the novel.
Jou. gistration of your land or property against this danger some authors
Free information and advice to garding shares. mortgage, etc. We have adopted the plan of announc have reated many of the Colony's largest ing on the flyleaf that all the per housea and have negotiated property. land and shares for some of the oldest sons mentioned are fictitious. But local firms.
doclaration in advance, that no INVESTORS, HONGKONG SKÁLL INVESTÓRS,-
libal is intended is ineffective in Tel. 4830
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At the Kowloon Magistracy yes- then accused the Court constable of terday, before Mr. W. Schofield, assaulting her. Inspector McWal workman employed at the Penin Members are reminded that the ter, who had witnessed what had sula Hotel, Kowloon, was charged Loves. Besidents association will (dir, W., Schofield), thit it was not valued at 87. The can, who plead annual general meeting of the Mid-transpired informed His Worship with the larceny of pipe fittings; by beld at the Ladies' Recreation true. The woman was fined a fared guilty, was stated to have been Club, Peak Road, this evening at ther 810 for creating a disturbance, arrested at Holt's Wharf with the six o'clock Members of the Asso within the precincts of the Court. ttings in his possession. He was ciation are specially requested, to Bhe had previously been fined $15 fined 25, or three weeks' hard labour,
for trespassing.
in default. attend,
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