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and Statement of Accounts for the Year ending 31st Dreamer, 1994,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will bo CLOSED from 26tu MAY to 7TH JUNE, 1927, Both Days inclusive,
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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by a Resolution of the General Managers of the Company made on the 9TH INSTANT A CALL of $1.00 Per Share has been made upon the Members of the Company payable on or before the 12TH BAY or ALOUST, 1927, to the Company's Bonkers, fue BANKING Hose KONG & SHANGHAI CORPORATION.
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A: C. HYNES,
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EMPIRE DAY CONCERT POSTPONED
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
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NOTICE.
Fence of the Undersigne
ROM THIS DATE and during from the Colony, MR. W. E SMITH is appointed Acting General Manager of the Society.
Ry Order of the Board,
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NOTICE.
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For Absence at the indorsigned frum the Colony, M. W. E. SMITH is appointed Acting General Manager of the Company.
By Order of the Board,
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THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE:
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of the Company.
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Two Chinese cases of enterie were reported on Sunday,
their own interests. It may mean a long and weary wait-it probably! will dr-but that is infinitely to
Among the passengers arriving be preferred to any further attempts"
President “to negotiate" with individual yesterday by the 6.8.
Madison from the North was Mr. enant offer the Noel Braga. which Brows slightest guarantee that they will be able to carry their promises into effect.
A dinner party will be given on
at the Yee Woo Res sinturelay taurant by Chinese merchants to! congratulate Dr. Kotwall on bis! recent honour.
Welch Regiment.
Dr. C. C. We says the Nanking Government earnestly hapes that negotiations with a view to the ron- clusion of new treaties will immed-
An added attraction at all showa intely be opened." Mr. Erase this work at the Queen's Theatre CREN wnnonces that the Nation will be the appearance of the full alie Government at Wuhan. (Han-military band of the 2nd Bn. The kow) are the sole depository of State power in Nationalist China, and breause they have the confid- and trust of the revolutionary masses. are alone competent and able to reach an enduring settle ment with the British Government and people." Hankow and Kan
The bathing pienie which was to inaugurate the summer programine of the European Y.M.C.A. this afternoon has been postponed on account of unsettled weather.
of
Another dance for members and king are fighting each other and,; subscribers is to be held at the the statements made from the two Peak Club on Friday night, i-
The band caups are entirely contradictory. ginning at 9.15. Reviewing the military position and H.M.S. Titania will be in attend- ance, and a specini late Peck tran taking into account that CHANG
will be run at 12.30 am, KA SHER, with his various allies,
EMPIRE DAY, 1927.
Round Bimbs and childish faces,
Red lips with sunny smile,
A Thousand merry graces
To charm our hearts the while; We watch, as eagerly they go
To sing, to kneel and pray. These are the Empire's flowers, you know,
And this is Empire Day 1
The rosebud, fresh and glowing.
The thistle, staunch and frue, The dainty shamrock, showing
Cay shyness peeping through ; The maple, wattle, and a scure Of other blossoms sweet.-- They lay their childhood's idnam before
The Empire Master's feet
"Lest we forget!" Their voices
Take fancy o'er the tide, Where other land rejoices. -
A goodly land, and wide.-- One. whole great Empire Sews the knee
The self-sane bon to ask,-- To share our nation's herty,
To share her every lusk!
Then, pay the great Gail hear as Joining the children's prayer! Showing the watchers near 14
That Britain's strength lies Diere,- There, in the faith we feel our sons,
Our daughters, to obey, While Time's long fide to agrs runs,--
Blest be our apice flay!
Hong Kong.
is advancing upon, if he has not. In a quarrel between the wife! already captured, the Wuhan citirs, and a concubine of a Chinese fixing TO-DAY'S ARRANGEMENTS. we should imagine that the star of in an, Spring Garden Lane, the
Dr. €. C. We, as the Minister of former is said to have thrown K.C.C. CONCERT CANCELLED
3.75 the Sanking faction, is in the vitriol in her husband's face and 4.10 ascendant. Mr. Erase Cues, even lo had to be taken to the hospital. if he is not nirendy a prisoner! The wife has been atrested. 4.85
as reported, will probably soon serk safety in fight-but-on-can never la certain of the course of military [1 political affairs in
and Fine PORTS
Invalid Douro
| Old Tawny Old White
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GLADYS JACKSON.
YESTERDAY'S PAGEANT OF
EMPIRE. Children attending the Victoria British School, East Point, present-
ed a Pageant of Empire" before
£1
large gathering of parents and friends yesterday morning in the
$42.00 83.70 | China. Every general fights for 18 venience of residents in the New weather forbids sports and acti-ish Schools), Dr. (Mrs.) E. P.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.
Two Chinese, one of whom wore
The children will be free after
The ages of the young performers ranged from four years to ten seats, and they presented their pageant in a simple, but very effective setting.
The pageant took the form of birthday greetings to Britain from her Dominions and Colonies, the latter being represented by chil dren in costume, who brought gifts signifying the chief industries of the countries they represented.
To-day is Empire Day, a day of special significance especially to Is connection with the Kinging people throughout the Bri- school hall. tish Empire.
Among those present, were Mr. A. Birthday Parade, special arrange-
Locally the celebrations will bej E. Wood (Director of Education), ments are being made by the Koy
OB 21 modest scale. The warm Mr. E. Ralphs (uspector of Eng Jo-Canton Railway for the con-
Minett, and other representatives vities such as are held at Home from the Education Department. 41:00 3.00 own personal advantage and a few | Territories. An early train will be
on this occasion. The day will be 44.00 -3.80 dollars our way or another may put on the run, particulars of
observed as a general holiday for 48.00 4.15 change the whole aspect of a car which will be published at the mall arbool-children, and it will also be a public holiday in respect to Estrella
49.00 4.25ga. 3r. We himself, it must be spective stations,
remembered, held a highly respon-
business. Very Old Tawny 64.00 5.50
sible position in Canton a com | Oldest & Finest 66.00 5.75 paratively few months ago and had the uniform of a messenger of the attendance at the usual services
to leave, according to general reGreat Northern Telegraph Com-held at the two Cathedrals at
At St. John's Cathedral the ad port, in order to avoid a clash were charged before Majora.m.
C. Willson yesterday morning with with CHANG KA SHER. Then Mr.
the unlawful possession of two occasion, will be delivered by the dress, specially applicable to the EUGENE CHEN came into the picture. yards of silk worth The ue He has strutted across the stage used were convicted and fined 810 frin Canton to Hankow, but now each. The fince were paid. there has been another turn of forter's wheel. The time for Mr. Cues's exit has come and Dr. Wu, having cemented the broken friend ship with the Southern military leader, is once again in the lime light. Foreigners cannot under- stand these changes and can only pity the unfortunate country sub-
A dismissed employer of the Tele- Joan C.C. by the full hand and jected to them. CHIANG KAI SHEK phone Company met his death by pipers of the King's Own Scottish Borderers, in aid of the Hospital ha ostrusibly turned on the com-Road on Sunday evening, it was oned. It will prove a great dis en Mount Cameron Conforts Fund has had to be post munirts and has, therefore, found mesned that this man in company appointment to many, but happily reon again for Dr. We in his with others was cutting down wires it is only a pleasure deferred.
for sale, and white so engaged, he circir of political supporters. That caine in contact with a high tension sounds plausible enough but how cable which he had partly several.
His companions reported the man's SAMPAN GIRLS MURDERED. long will it Inst? Why does CILANO death to the police and have since
Wine and Spirit Merchants,
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Fleet Street, E.0 4.
The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, MAY 24TH, 1927.
THE ONLY POLICY LEFT.
A Few days ago wo commented upons Dr. C. C. We's staternent of
rontinn to make anti-British Nationalist policy. Since then we
speeches or why should it be for- bave received and published the
getton that he was directly respon- text of Mr. ErOENE CHP's reply sible for the army which committed to Mr. B. C. Nawros's, announce the unspeakable outrages at Nan- ment that he was withdrawing from king? Who can point, to any single Hankow. It is only necessary to Chinese of eminence who is working place these two documents, penned loyally and disinterestedly for his According to Chinese by the respective Ministers for country. Foreign Affairs at Nanking and opinion there is only one-Wu PE1
and in their
Australis, New Zealand, Labrador, and Hong Kong.
Britannin (Viola Raven) first en- Rev. Hyde-Gosselin, R.N. of H.M.Stered the hall, which was hung with Probisher, and there will be many national colours, to the strains of
Rule Britannia ' other clergy assisting at the Re-
caine Scotland, Ireland, rice. At the Roman Catholic urn
Wales, Africa, Canada, India, Cathedral there. will be a similar Two Chinese suppers Engineers were yesterday morning address.
the Royal service, with a special Empire Day
As each group of children enter- fiued *2 ench by Mr. R. E. Lindscf1 | Capt. C. H. Steele, A.D.C. to
ed and acknowledged Britannia, for smoking opium in a house in E. Governor, will lay a wreath St. Francis Yard, Wanchai. A
at the Cenotaph during the morn national songs were played by Mrs. Pryde at the piano, and in several blind man was fined a total of $100 ing
instances children gave solo efforts. or, in default, eight weeks' jail,
Unfortunately, owing to the un-Mavis Glendinning gave a Scotch for keeping an opium divan and
settled weather conditions, the dance, and Walter Pryde recited a ' unlawful possession of 2.5 mael of
open-air concert which was to have humorous Australian poem. mou-tiovernment opium.
been given to-night at the Kow-
Firetrvention
made themselves scarce....
The open Volley Ball League in Hong Kong will start play some time in June, and at a meeting of the teams held recently, it was decided to ask all clubs to enter before June 1st. The South China:
HORRIBLE CRIME IN MID- STREAM 1
Considering tint the children and staff only had a fortnight for organisation and practice, those participating acquitted themselves in an extremely ereditable manner. The complete list of those taking part was published yesterday,
SIR JOSEPH KEMP, K.C.
COMPLIMENTARY DINNER LAST NIGHT.
ROBBERY THE MOTIVE. GIVEN BY CHINESE FRIENDS.
What is feared to have been a In honour of the knighthood con. Athletic Association are receiving entries for the open league and will particularly callous and brutal mur- ferred by His Majesty the King on call meeting, of the clubs inter- der is being investigated by the Sir Joseph Kemp, K.C. (Attorney- ested as soon after June latas Water Police. A umpan Woman General, Hong Kong), a compli possible in order to appoint a com-made early yesterday a complaint mentary diner was given by n
The league entrance fee
of his many Chineso mitter. will be three dollars for each tean. to the police that a sampan belong¦ number
ing to her two daughters, giris both The Squeakottes" under Mrs. aged 29. had been found empty and friends in the Colony at the Nam Tong Restaurant, China Build'ng, C. Russell Brown are giving a the girls were missing. matinen performance at the Helena When the police examined the last night. May institute on Thursday evening boat extensive blood stains were Club on Friday, June 10th, at 9.30 of a broken wrist bangle.
It appears that the sampan was think would be the best policy in n.m. The proceeds from the latter
Clementi's Entertainment Fund wharf on Sunday
OFFICES TO LET Hankow side by side, whilst bear but he has met with nothing but
STEPHENS BUILDING, 67/69, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL,
AND
PRINCE'S BUILDING, CHATER ROAD.
ing in mind the broad outline of reverses.
Foreign Powers having failed to the present political position, in
upon intervention which order to demonstrate how fantastic agree
The function was of an informal
is the idea that the British Govern- many observers, including Chinese this week and another at the Peak found and also one ring and part and private character, but proved
ment should enter into serious negotiations with any party at this juncture. The Agreement, under
which the Hankow Concession was handed over to the Nationalist, was an experiment. The assurances of
a very happy event, warm tributes Lok Street being paid to Sir Joseph Kemp by
the interests of peace, can only wait entertainment will be for Lady alongside the Wing when, at the hosts, and by Sir Joseph on his
and watch the tearing to pieces of and the Ministering Children's about a p.m. two men boarded the side to his friends.
The gathering numbered about this huge country and the conval- League. Tickets are $2 each and craft and asked to be taken across.
can be obtained at the Peak Clab The two girls set out with their so, and the hosts included:--Bir sions of its people. They can or from members of the Squen- fare, and that was the last seen of Robert Ho Tung (presiding), Mra "keep the ring" and see that the kette Concert Party. contestants do not break through
APPLY TO A. J. DAVID, Mr. EUGENE Chew that he repre-it. But for anyone to step inside
ITUATE at VICTORIA, HONG KONG, rogistered at the Land Office A SECTION A or INLAND LOT No. 17, Together with all Buildings thereon known as Nos, 88 & 40, Quвon's Road Central and No. 1, Stanley A Street to be Bold by PUBLIC AUC TION on Monday, the 20th day of June, 1927, at 3 O'CLOCK PM. by Mr. E. V. M. R. De Bouss, the Auctioneer,
in his AUCTION Itoom, No. 4. Daddell
Street, Hong Kong.
PRINCE'S BUILDING, CHATER ROAD.
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VISITORS TO CANTON Should Purchase
BOOK FOR THE GLOBE. TROTTERS FROM HONG KONG TO CANTON BY THE PEARL RIVER
OFFICIALS GOING ON LEAVE.
the party. The boat was discover: Li Yau Tsun (Chairman of the ed drifting about the harbour and Chinese Chamber of Commerce), the no trace of the four occupants has Hou. Dr. R. K. Kotewall, Mr. been found. The girls' mother says Ho Kom. Tong, Mr. Lo Cheung that they had on them about 184 Shiu, Mr. M. K. Lo, Mr. M, W. worth of jewellery.
Lo, Mr. Lo Cheung Kiu, Mr. Ma The police have little doubt that Chui Chiu, Mr. Fung Ping Shan, murder, with robbery as the Mr. Ho lu, Mr. Ho Loung, Mr. motive, was committed, probably Ho Ki, Mr. Yang Teaz Ming, Mr. midstream, and that the bodies Mok Kwong Sang, Dr. 3. W. Tso, of the young victims were thrown Mr. H. K. Hung Mr. Ho Wing: Mr. Wong Kar Fook, Mr. Pi Po Kwai, Mr. Li Hoi Tang (Chairman) of the Tung Wah Hospital), Mr. Yip Lam Chuen, Mr. Wong Kwong Tin, Mr. T. N. Chau and Mr. T. Y. Pei.
Among local officials proceeding further on leave next week-end is Mr. J. D. Lloyd, superintendent of the Im- porta and Exports Department, who is going Home by the P. & O.
His de- 5.8. Morea on Saturday. parture is being made at short no arrests have been made. notice, and it is. understood that his
UNION INSURANCE
SOCIETY.
souted a responsible Government, and negotiate with one party on capable of maintaining law and the assumption that it is, or will order, were accepted at their face ie, the vietor is futile. It would value and the results, as we know, simply be asking for have been disastrous. It would he trouble. the height of folly if such an experiment were tried again ut Tientsin, Peking, Shanghai or any- where else. Apart from interven tion, the only policy now open to the British people is to wait as patiently as may be until the
retaining all the while the force
On Bale at:
deemed requisite to safeguard, and "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS" Office, to repel any attack made upon,
BY
CAPTAIN C. V. LLOYD,
NEW DIRECTORS.
post will be filled by Mr. G. R.
overboard.
Active enquiries are on foot hat
Sayer from the Treasury Depart PROPERTY WITHDRAWN, ment.
At the China Auction Rooms
For further Particulars and Conditions With Illustrations, Maps and Flag Chinese have settled their affairs, and have accepted, seats on the to the Harbour Departement, who yesterday afternoon, Mr. E. V. M. upset price of $39,000, and the
of Sale, Apply to:-Dr. 8. W. Te'o,
Bolleitor for the Vendor, No. 26,
Des Voeux Road Contral or to Mr. E.
V. H. B De Sousa, the Anotioner.
Hong Kong, the 19th day of May, 1997
1938
PRICE
81.75
We are informed that the Hou, Mr. J. Owen Hughes and Mr. A. On the same vessel will be Mr.
There was no advance bid on the Macgowan have been invited to, C. Roe, Auditor and Accountant
R. de Sous put up for sale, by property was withdrawn from the Boards of the Union Insuranon will be away for ten months, ac order of the mortgagee, the lease-market. Society of Canton, Ltd., and its companied by Mrs. Roc and family hold properly at No. 41, Benham Afflicted Companies, the British During his absence, this post will Strand. Traders' Insurance Co., Ltd., and be filed by Mr. Andrews, of the
Audit Department.
(Continued at foot of next column). the China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
The area of this property is about 700 square feet, and the annual Crown rent is $10.