NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.
CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LIMITED.
NOTION 18 HEREBY GIVEN
NOTIONS Folation of EN
INTIMATIONS.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11th,
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY
OF CANTON, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the FIFTY-FOURT General Managers of the Company made ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING on the DTH INSTANT A CALL of $1.00 of the Society will be held at the Head Per Share has been made upon the Office, UNION BUILDING, Hong Kong, Members of the Company payable on on FRIDAY, 20TH MAY, 1917, at 11 or before the 19TH DAY OF AUGUST, D'CLOOK A.M., for the purpose of receiv 1927, to the Company's Bankera, Taxing the Report of the Directors and the RONG KONG & SHANGRAI BANKING Statements of Account to 31st. Drork. CORPORATION.
BER, 1926, and of declaring Dividends, etc.
Dated this 11th Day of May, 1927.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managers,
4905]
NOTICE.
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN &
N
MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
TOTICE IS HEREBY OIVEN that the THIRT)ETE ORDIN. ARY ANNUAL MEETING of Share- holders in the Company will be held at the Registered Othes of the Company "Sr Groposa" Building, Chater Road, SATURDAY, MAY Hong Kong, on
14TH,
1927 at Noo, for the purpono of receiving & Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directora for the Year ended DECEMBER 31st, 1996, to confirm the appointment of Two Dir ectora, and to elect Two Directors and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from MAY 4 to MAY 10rm, Both Days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
PAUL LAUDER,
General Manager. Hong Kong, April 25th, 1927. . (4836
BRITISH TRADERS' INSUR-
ANCE COMPANY, LTD,
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE 15 BEREBY GIVEN
that the SIXTY-FIRST ORDIN-
INTIMATIONS.
FINE
SHERRIES.
SUPERIOR
DRY.
PALE
FULL GOLDEN
of very superior quality;
grown and bottled by
ARY YEARLY MEETING of the Anto. R. Ruiz Y. Hermanos, Company will be held at its Head Office, UNION BULLING, Hong Kong, on FRI DAY, 29 MAY, 1927, at 11:15 AM for the
and the Statements of
That, we admit, is past and done with, but the evil results of this policy are still reflected in the balance sheets of our commergial undertakings. Canton has been so blinded with hatred that she has not hesitated to injure herself and bring untold misery upon thou- sands of her own people in order
1927.
Quarantine restrictions have been imposed against arrivals from Hai- phong on acmount of cholera.
A meeting of the Finance Com-
will be held in the Council Cham- mittee of the Legislative Council
ber on Friday afternoon at 2.30,
The manager of a rice shop in that she might inflict damage upon Lee Yuen Street has reported to the
115.
It is to the best interests of polien that his shroff has absconded the whole of South China that this with $172, collected on of behalf Colony and Kwangtung should the shop.
FOR THE SERVICES.
THE WEEKLY ENTERTAIN..
MENTS.
A NEW FEATURE AT THE "CHEER 0,”
were
A large number of Service man present at the Naval and Military Y.M.C.A.'s at Hong Kong and Kowloon last evening, for the usual bi-weekly entertainments.
the "Cheer O" and as it proved a
EXECUTIONS IN THE
** NORTH,
FATE OF RUSSIAN PRISONERS.
INDIRECT, PARLEYS WITH CHIANG KAI SHEK.
(Asiatic News Service.)
PEKING, April 29th.
The wife and three children of work together, but for a period of
For wearing a hat in the Court
Usually the entertainment. ia the Communist loader, Li Ta Chao, nearly two years Canton would room of the Kowloon Magistracy given by local entertainers, but last who was strangled on Thursday by have none of it. We were imper-resterday, a Chinese was fined 82 night an innovation was made at order of Marshal Chang Tso Lin, ialists and foreigners, only fit to be for contempt of court by Mr. W. apat upon, and any Chinese who Schofield. associated with us was a "hunting
The total output of the Kailan dog," whatever that phrase may Mining Administration's mines for mean, in whom ali patriotic spirit the week ending April 23rd amount- now given to el 90,031 tons, and the during that understand officially that the period to $4,166 tons. trouble was caused by unscrupulous!
The 8th Punjabi Regimental sidised by Russia, and that these Sports and "At Home" are being undesirable tub-thumpers and pro-held to day on the United Service other game going.
The function begins at 3 p.m.
was dead,
We are
agitatora, who were probably sub-
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the of the Director of receiving the Report eres de la Frontera, | pagandis merchants have now been fecreation Club ground. Kowloon. I
Company will be CLOSED from WED-count to 1st DECEMBER 19 and NESDAY, 11TH MAY, 1927,
until of declaring Dividends, to.. WEDNESDAY, 18TH MAY, 1927, Both Daye inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
D. L. KING,
Secretary, Hong Kong, May 2nd, 1927. (4872
THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE. LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE FORTY-SIXTH ORDINARY
SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the OFFICE of the Undersigned on TUESDAY, the 17TH MAY, 1927, at Noor, for the purpose of receiving the Beport of the General Agents, together with a Statement of Accounts for the Year ended the 81st DECADES, 1926.
and
GENERAL MERTING of
The SHARE REGISTER TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 3an to the 17r¤ MAY, 1927, Both Days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD,
General Agents. Hong Kong, 28th April, 1927. [4840
"CHINA" PROVIDENT LOAN" "&"" MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
TO SHAREHOLDERS AND OTHERS HOLDING POWERS
OF ATTORNEY.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Company will be CLOSED from MAY
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the specially
4TH to MAY 20TH, Bath Days inclusivo.
By Order of the Bouril,
"PAUL LAUDER,
General Manager. Hong Kong, April 25th 1927. [4936
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREBOLDERS.
GIVEN TOTICE IS HEREB. N°
that the FIFT-EIGHTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its Head Office, UNION BUILDING, Hong Kong,
.at
on FRIDAY, 20TH MAY, 19ng
11 20A.M., for the purpose of the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to Slat DECEM EEL, 1926, and of declaring Dividenda, į etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the
selected.
'Tis royal wine! Makes glad Sight, scent and taste. Pour then!
success it is to be made a monthly were released this morning and they feature on the entertainments pro-will be escorted back to their native gramme.
district of Loting, Northern Chihli, The programme was arranged by Mrs.
for permanent residence. Li's three Costen, an indefatigable worker for Service men, who with children, two girls and one boy, will other ladies of the Colony can often be educated at the Loting middle he found at the Y.M.s initiating school where the teaching of coin. men into the mysteries of mah-jang, or filing a spare place at any
Last evening, the men themselves Of the remaining culprits, three were responsible for most of the have been sentenced to life impri- contributicas. For some time they
munism is strictly prohibited by the Authorities.
driven out or placed under control. That is all to the good, and we are willing to let bye-gones be
Yesterday, being what is known have been coached by Mrs. Costen sonment while others will be liber- as National Humiliation Day, most in singing, reciting and dancing, ated under bond shortly. But there bye-gones, but has there been a real of the
Chinese papers in the and they acquitted themselves ad- is no news about the disposal of the change in the feeling against us? Colany, in response to requcats by mirably especially in the Charles 13 Russian prisoners. The rishik-
aton demonstrations. In addition Mrs. R. Sanger, Mr. H. B. L.
juto says that as Russians enjoy no Dowbiggin and Mrs. Marcel con-extraterritorial rights in China, two tributed vocal items.
There glows a spark of fire merely Within its depths.
A subtle fragrance from it Upwards steals,
And in the drinking, Know rich promise Bounteously fulfilled."
Company will be CLOSED from MAY A. S. WATSON
#ru to MAY 20Tru, Both Days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
PAUL LAUDER.
General Manager. Hong Kong, April 26th, 1927. [4837
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.
Nth in pursuance of Article 81 MEETING
ORDINARY GENERAL
18
of SHAREHOL of the Articles of Association all Powers DEBS in the above Company will be of Attorney under which any Share held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, on holder intends to rots on the Fall to be SATURDAY, the 21sT of MAY, 1997, held at the REGISTERED OFFICE of thet Noos, for the purpose of receiving Company 022 the
INSTANT
STANT must the Report of the General Managers, at the REGISTERED OPPICE together with R be
deposited at
Statement of Accounts of the Company Not Los Than
to the 31st of DECEMBER 1926, Eight Hours before the Time for holding of much Pull notwithstanding Auch Powers of Attorney hav0 that already been produced to and noted by the Company.
Da ́ed this 6th day of May, 1827.
By Order of the Board, D. L. KING,
Secretary. Hong Kong, May 5th, 1927. [4896
CHINESE ENGINEERING & MINING CO., LIMITED.
PAYMENT OF INTERIM DIVIDEND ON SHAKES FOR THE YEAR ENDING
30TH JUNE, 1927.
THE Board having Declared Au TINTERIM DIVIDEND of One Shilling per Share, free of Income Tax. for the Year Holders of Bearing 30TH JUNE, 1927,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the
Company will be CLOSED from the 17 to 21ar of MAY, Both Days inclusive.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO., General Managers. Hon. Kong, 8th May, 1927. (3697
FOR SALE OR TO BE LET
UNFURNISHED.
No. 27, PEAK, LUGARD BOAD.
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[4776
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FLATS AND HOUSES.
Residentia? Quarters, Central VAILABLE-G. 1: Peak Road,
& CO., LTD.
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
PHONE C. 616.
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DEATHS. Cooks-On May 6th, at the Shang- hai, JAMES EDWARD, son of the late Colonel and Mrs. James EDWARD Cooks, in his 50th year. MAINGON-On April 30th, at Vence, France, QDETTE, wife of AUGUSTE MANGON, of Ningpo, in her 32nd
year.
ROBERTSON.-On May 4th, at Shang hai, HORATIO RODENTSON, aged
06.
TRODD-On May 3rd, aboard the AS, Katori Mari at Ben, ALFRED B. TRODD, aged 71.
Hong Kong Office: 1A, Cbster Rd. London Office: 21, Bride Lane,
Fleet Street, E.C. 4.
The
Daly
HONG KONG, MAY 19TH, 1927.
2
to have
A man who was recently fined 815 for throwing a handful of sawdust
in the faces of a Chinese detective'sing at the "Better 'Ole," Kowloon, There was another, cheery gather. two children, has applied for a where an excellent programme was cross-summons and a rehearing of staged. the original caso.
The summonses
There will be further program- will be heard at Kowloon Magis mes at each Y.M.C.A. on Friday tracy next Tuesday.
Own Scottish Borderers.
evening, but there is something doing, if only an impromptu sing song, a gramophone concert, whist drive, or dance.
or three of them will also suffer capital punishment.
Further Talk Of A Trucs,
(Asiatic News Service.)
PEKINO, April 29th.
is the olive branch held out ho their staffs, decided cause there is a true desire to co.holiday. operate with Hong Kong, or is it gesture designed to deceive us and made with the object of securing some political or finan- einl advantages at our expense.
We have read the catechism, com mencing How are our Chinese people oppressed and persecuted,"
A Japanese wireless message from which, it is reported, is thrust upon
Dairen gives the interesting report all with whom the Nationalists
Two functions are taking place
that through the mediation of "ver- this evening which should appeal come into contact. That entechism
to men of the Services particularly professes to teach that the English, At the Seamen's Institute, there is
An excellent scheme at the tain prominent Japanese and Chi- Americans, French and Japanese a whist drive, beginning at 8.30 Mr. Ingram, who is in charge there, in progress between Mukdenítea and "Cheer O" Y.M. developed by nese officials, indirect parleys are have robbed and exploited the p.m., and at Mount Austin Cinema is that on each day of the seven General Chiang Kai Shek's faction Chinese in every possible direction. a dance organised by "C" and days of the week, shall be in charge Through this agency the ignorant "D" Companies of the King's of a certain section of helpers.
of the Kuomintang with a view to peasants are led to believe that
Thus one night the programme is arranging a truce between the two foreign enterprise is depriving the
provided by the English, the next contending parties. The principal The China Motor Bus Company's by Americans, then the Scotch the objective of the mediators is to country of millions of dollars a service will shortly be augmented Irish, and so on. Sunday night is year and
is responsible for the by the arrival of the three new Mr. Ingram's own evening, and bring about peace so as to enable crushing burden of taxation under Lelyand motor buses, which were there is a talk for men on subjects Chiang Rai Shek to purify the which they are suffering. The ordered by the Company, but have for. men. officials and the educated Chinese been delayed on account of the coal
Kuomintang from the dangerous strike at Home. The China Motor
communists in order that a way for know that this is sheer nonsense. With what ulterior motive, there fore, are the workers being deiud- ed? How can we believe in any protestation of friendship when wo know that secretly and treacherously the great mass of the population are being stirred up against us so that they may break out at any moment and do irreparablo injury to any of our nationals who may be in their power.
Surely the statement made in the House of Commons by Sir Avaren CHAMBERLAIN on Monday is suf- ficient indication of the British desire for friendship, peace and co-operation. The Hankow Agres- ment, signed by Mr. EUGENE CHEN, has not been kept and there are thousands of British people who
FRIENDSHIP WITH CANTON. consider in the circumstances that
locati, beautiful grennds, entirely A Few days ago one of the new renovated, hot and cold water, excellent
bathrooms. Rooms wingle or double. Canton officials wrote that he would for bachelors or small families, furnished
justice demands we should retake the concession which was volun- tarily handed over to the Southern
Government. There is an army in
their service to Kowloon Tong as Bus Company are likely to extend | UNEXCEPTION SENTIMENTS. co-operation will be opened for all
and been duly tested by the C.5.P. soon as these vehicles have arrived
NINGPO COMPLAINANTS REQUEST FOR LENIENCY,
GOOD ENDING TO A BAD HACKING.
The case in which six Ningpo
the anti-Red leaders, such as Chang Tee Lin, Wu Pei Fu, Sun Chuan Fang, Yen Hai Shaa, Chang Tsung Chang and Chiang Kai Shek, for the political reconstruction of China, It is stated that the dele- gates of Chung Tso Lin and Chiang
assistant compradore of Messrs. The marriage of Mr. M. H. Lo,
Jardine, Matheson & Co., and Miss Edith Lam, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lam Kai Tacung, will take place to-morrow (Thursday). The Chinese figured-three of whom Kai Shek will most probably meet marriage ceremony will be per- were charged with assaulting and at Dairen for conference shortly. fortoed before the Registrar of hacking one of the complainants Marriages at 3 p.m., and a recep- tion will afterwards be held at the residence of the bridegroom's parents, No. 20, Conduit Road,
ANOTHER FISHING JUNK PIRATED.
$725 DOLLARS STOLEN.
with a hatchet on April 11th at West Point was resumed yesterday. The trouble arose through a dis two partners, in which a few English sovereigns played an important part.
agreement between
Mr. Horace Lo, who appeared
RETURNED BANISHEES.
SHARP SENTENCES AT LOCAL COURTS.
for the complainanta said that he ANOTHER CASE YESTERDAY, was not going to press the charge
because his client wished to end
Ebares and Holders of Dividend Warrants received from Lon- don on Rccount of Begistered Shares, will be paid their Dividends on prevent- No. 80 Coupon of the Bearer Shares, and Dividend Warrants on Registered Shares, to either of the following Backs:
THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI or unfurnished. Fartial or whole service like to meet the Editors of the Shanghai which could do this
BARKING CORPORATION. THE CHATERED BANK OF INDIA, later.
may be arranged. Use of tennis court Hong Kong papers in order to without trouble and many respon
Available by Taxi 40 AVSTRALIA & CHINA. TAN BANQUE BELOR TOUR L'ETRANG plant walk. 0.1 Mid loro exchange views and to establish a sible Chinese, who are disgusted Bepulse Bay, Well furnished house friendly relationship." That sounds with the present political situation Payment will be made in Dollars at with fitted-in teak furniture a ward very pleasant and peaceable and in the Country, would welcome such after intimidating the occupants which was entirely outside the case Magistracy. One got seven months'
robes, bookosses, cupboards, electrical
G2B,
flat or rooms available, 'furnished. O, 2.
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any bitterness between the parties ing up of banishees and already There has recently been a round- Aberdeen from Tanni, New Terri and should live peacefully to this week three have been before
A fshing junk was returning to concerned, They were compatriots
tories, on May 3rd, and when off gether. The defendants had also the local courts Ninepin Island, she was attacked taken a similar view of the matter by eleven armed pirates.
and had paid the complainant 8200 had two before him at the Kowloon On Monday Mr. W. Schofield
The robbers boarded her, ad
the Buying Hate of Exchange of the stingy, etc., ready inserted. Flash system. When opportunity offers we shall move. But the British Govern into submission, they ransacked the
Day.
P. O. YOUNG,
General Manager, KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION.
[4892.
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in settlement of a business debt
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hard labour and twenty strokes of Proceeding, Mr. Lo said: "I am the birch and the other was sen- instructed to ask your Worship as tenced to nine months hard labour, emphatically and respectfully us. I and 20 strokes of the birch) to serve can not to inflict any punishment another three months' imprison- on the defendants beyond binding ment if unfit for birching). The them over in a very substantial summan's record was bad and he hat
Good grounds and excellent views probably accept the implied itivitato believe that the
"No." They are content fishing craft and stole 4 fishing Available in part or whole. W 12:
chaos at nets, clothing and other valuables Three houses, 12, 6 mad 6
tion and aeck this gentleman's roome rented together; formarly private hotel. Flats better acquaintance, but it cannot herrors perpetrated at Nanking, damaged the bone's steering gear, Hankow, and the unspeakable amounting to #728.60. They then and heures avaliable furnished unfurnished, also single rooms for be too clearly pointed out that were the work of the communists and escaped in their own vessel. bachelors.
friendship will not thrive and and of the communists only. Now
The pirated junk drifted until she develop if it is manifested on one that these plottera and intriguers ran across another junk and was for 12 months and also to give been banished from Singapore be side only.
have been thrown from thoir places, towed back to Aberdeen arriving them such warning as may be deem fore being deported from Hong We have always wished to live' in of power and responsibility they are yesterday when a report was made ed poossary. The reason why the Kong
to Police, Our moderate for insines services (harmony with our neighbours in willing to atay their hand and to
complainant brought this case was your option) as follows: 1. Management Kwangtung, and the sincere desirenity of establishing a decent, order- give the new officials an opportu
to obtain personal security and heat the Central Magistracy before Yesterday there was another case, of your properly. 1. Hautal collection.
has no wish for revenge. 8. No limit to tenants supplied and no of the Hong Kong Authorities isly administration. Such will never
Inspector Grant raised no objeo- Chinese to eight months' imprison- obargo for scouring new tosants or for
Major C. Willson, who sentenced a Advertising during period of contract
to see that Province develop and be accomplished whilst lying pro 4. Auction or private selo,
Mr. Lindsell: I am binding over inent after having been sent away ment for returning, from banish- tion of mortgage
6. Insurance
The Captain Buperintendent, and all three defendants in personal for ten years on September 18th, 7. Re
any practical way in that chian to which we have referred the Traffic Inspector of the Hong bonds of 8200 and a further secur- 1923. According to Sub-Inspector glabration of your land or property development they would do so 3. Free information and advios re-
with the Swedish Trading ity of 2250 each to keep the peace Vincent, the man had served three garding shares, mortgage, ato. We gladly.
and breadth of the land. If Cat- Company to install an AGA traffic for 12 months. They are to clearly But what is Canton's TURNISHED FLAT on Prax To have rented many of the Colony's largest
ton, therefore, is anxious for the beacon on the cross-road of Des understand that this assault out the months' for stealing in 1991 sad rooms, Two Reception Booms and land and shares for some of the oldest strike of Chinese workinen in Hong begin by establishing its bond Adee experimental purposes. This traffic them and if they create further 1999, and after serving 18 months LET: Two Bedrooms with Bath houses and have negotiated property, attitude! First they engineer friendship of Hong Kong it should Voeux Road and Pedder Street, for complainant is on record against was banished. He returned in anoloed Verandal. Hodern Saritation, local firren, Immediate Possession,-kyply Box 4796,
Kong and then follow this up by and insisting that such propagando successful in reducing the dangers their 3500 each, but they will be beacon has elsewhere proved very trouble they will not only lose infining a boycott against 110.
should cease.
hard labong was went away for ton sant to jail.
years in 1923.
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