NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.
THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LIMITED."
INTIMATIONS.
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the ANNUAL MEETING of SEATHOLDERS and SUBSCRI BERS 28lu in the CATURDEAL- HALL, ON MONDAY, 3018 JANUARY,
BUSINES
1. Address by The Dean-
2. To receive and consider the
Accounts for 1947,
9. To elect Bix Lay Members for
the Church Body.
4. To alect an Auditor.
„NOTICE TU SHAKEHOLDERS.-
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN | at 6.30 PM, 5
that the TREKTIETH UBDIN. ARY ANNUAL MEETING of this Company will be held at the.. Office of Mesars
JARDINI, MATUKSON & Co., LTD., on THURS. DAY, the 18TH FEBRUARY, 1928. at 12.30 PM., for the
receiving the Report
together with Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st DICEMBER, 1927, and it thought fit to sanction the Payment to the Directors of the Yearly Sam of $1,000,00 am Annual Bonus in
in addi. tion to the Yearly Sum of $1,0
$1,000.00 to them rader paragraph 95 of payable the Company's Articles of Association as from the 1st JANUARY, 1908. The purpose of this is to make effective the
of the Director of
following Resolution passed at the As
b. To elect Members !
Council
for the Church
6. To consider the recommendation
of the Church Body that Par Beata
be abolished as from 1st January; 1998.
7. To transact_any other Business.
that may arise.
---- (SL) 0.-BLAKER,
Bon. Secretary.
Hong Kong, 20th January, 1928.
nual Meeting of the Company had on
Provions to the Meeting The DEAN
Bath JABUART, 1927 That the and Mrs. Swans will be "At Home" Directors remuzuration beincreased from in the Cathedral Hall from 4.30 .. $1,000.00 per nunam to $2,000.00 per
מםםם
THE REGISTER OF SHABES of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the Oru FEBRUARY, 1928, to THURSDAY, the 16TH FEBRU. ARY, 1978. Both Days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors, F. E. ORAPNELL,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 30th Jan., 1928. [5425
HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
RACE MEETING, 1929.
1ST, 14, 15TH AND 18TH FEBRUARY,
'MEMBERS' BADGES. "EMBERS BADGES of Admis
Mion are now ready and may be obtained by those Members who hare not already received them, from Messrs. Lansthan & Davis, Alexandra Buildings.
Members "are reminded that these Badges will also admit them to all the Extra Race Meeti gs of this year.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE. Members have the privilege of introduce ing Two Non-members to the Members' Maciostre
A Limit Number of Tickets" are available and may be obtained from Mesers. LINSTEAD & Davis, Alexandre Buildings, ca or before BATURDAY, Hire FEBRUARY, 1928, at Cent of $10 Each Per Day or $30 for the Meeting, The Charge for Admission for Ladies to the Members Enclosure will be $4 Per Day. Each Member can obtain upon application to the SECRETARY, Hadges for the Admission of Two Ladies Free of Charre, in no pretext will
Children be permitted in either Enclosure during the First Three Days Racing.
'PUBLIC ENCLOSURE. Tickets of Admission to the Publie Enclosure, Price: $3 Fer Day for all Persoas including Ladies, may be pur- chased from blesara. KzLLT & WALS, Soldiers and Sailors in uniform ad- mitted to the Public Enclosure at 31 Per Day.
Lan, er at the Gate.
Admission by Ticket only.
Bookmakers, Tic Tas Men, etc., will
not be permitted to operate within the
(6814
HONG KONG BENEVOLENT
16
SOCIETY,
THE ANNUAL MEETING will be
held in the SOCIETY'S ROOM
at the CITY HALL on FEBRUARY 2 at 19,15 P.M. The Chair.will be takea by Ma K. SUTHERLAND, x..
NOTICE.
[3820
ONIES up to $100.000 areO
Me for Investment ou lat Claes Mortgage Security subject to a Trustee Valuation
"Apply-Messa3. DEACONS,
Prince's Buildings.
5791]
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY,
INTIMATIONS.
White Label WEST SCOTCH WHI
OF GREAT AGE.
on Dewar & Sons
DISTILLERS,
PERT
AWARDED
IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES GOLD
ORDINANCES, 1865,
AKD
IN THE MATTER OF THE SELAMA TIN MINING CO., LTD., EAST BORNEO PLANTING CO.. LTD. LAMAQ PLANTING CO., LTD., SONGIE KOYAH PLANT. ING CO., LTD., WEI BAI WEI GOLD MINING SYNDICATE. LTD, IND HONG KONG MILL- ING CO., LTD., IN LIQUIDATIONL
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by Order of the Court the Contributories of the above-named
No
50
AND PRIZE MEDALS I
IT NEVER VARIES,
BOLE AGENTS:-
JANUARY 30th, 1928.
-COMING TO HONG KONG.
ING DOCK.
otherwise to any person unless he The promotions of Lieutenant T. SIR MILES LAMPSON. SINGAPORE FLOAT- asks for it in writing. We presume Addis Martin to Captain and Ind that the barring of circulars was { Lioutenant C.. P. Anderson, M.C. responsible for the desperato ao
and 2nd Lieutenant R. 8. Logan to Lieutenante in the H.K.V.D.C. are tivity of the fraternity just before
Sazetted the new law-betantoperative, By all accounts the country was flooded with them For the last time the old delusive offers were made of "loans without security" in
A bankrupter notifiertion states that a first and final dividend of 32.90 per cent, has been declared in the case of Kaley & Co., piece goods
RETURNING SIR-OEGII. CLEMENTI'S VISIT
TO PEKING.
Neuter
cable from Peking, of Saturday's date, announces that
"amounts from £10,000 to £30,000 dealers: formerly of 58, Queen's the British Minister, Sir Miles W.
Noad Central.
'AS LARGE AS A FOOT-
BALL GROUND""
THE VOYAGE TO THE EAST.
WALLSEND
While some shipbuilding concerns still remain in the doldrums the
The man with a secure income
Lampson, K.C.M.G., C.B., M.V.O.. who lives within his means could A pianoforte recital is to be
iz leaving Peking next week (pro- always afford to smile at the given by Mr. Harry One, assisted sumably this week) to return the well-known Tyno firm of Mesars.. friendly and intimate nature of by Mrs. E. Daninr, soprano, at the visit of E. the Governor of Swan, Hunter, and Wigham these communications.
residence of Mr. L. Dunbar, Mult-Hong Kong (Sir Cecil Clementi, Richardson (builders of the„Maure But it happens that there are vast numbers pomah," 2, May Roath, on Friday.} bered, recently visited. Peking while tania) concinded last year by again
less fortunate, The circulars usually arrived on the eve of quarter day, ar about the time that the Income Tax collectors were becoming in- sistent. Perhaps it will be deprivation to some not to find these familiar accompaniments of the bacon and egg on the breakfast table, or to enjoy the pleasure of writing a polite reply in the light hearted spirit of a certain peer of whom we have heard.
His custom was to ask for pre- liminary particulars with a view to a modest loan, but he alwaysj signed the letters in the name of one of his dogs. The eagerness of the moneylender to open up business with a corrcapondent who used note paper embellished with a family crest, and who had an address given in Debrett, can be imagined; though it would have been even more diverting if we could have beard the moneylender's cry of rage and disappointment on discovering that his potential client was a wire haired terrier or a cocker spaniel,
No doubt, now that the method of approaching the public by circular is barred, tho-power-of-the-
February 24th at 9.30 p.ms
The forthcoming wedding is nh- nounced of Mr. Wilfred Herbert Owan, architect, residing at The Blarney Stone," Pokfulam, and Miss Emmie Margery Score, resid- ing at St. George's Hotel, Hong Kong.
A Hong Kong Hotel motor 'bus collided with a motor-car yesterday afternoon at Caine Road. Luckily, the accident was not accompanied with injuries to any passenger. The foot board of the bus was slightly damaged.
The 3/15th Punjab Regiment, which arrived here by the Talamin from Calcutta on Friday, under the command of Lieut.-Col. H. T. C. Ivens, are replacing the 5/2nd Punjab Regiment, who are leaving for India about February 27th:
Ordinance, provides that prepared A regulation under the Opium
opium shall be sold in the Colony in the packages and at the follow- ing prices:-Kam Shan opium, 3 tacis, 843; Grade 2 opium, 1 tacl, 14.80; 30 tau, 85.32; 18 tael, 82.66; .06 tael, 80.89;103 tac), 80.45.
usurer of the baser sort will be SHANGHAI DEFENCE
broken.. But, in addition, other restrictions have been placed upon
Companies entitled to Unpaid Dividends A. S. WATSON him by this excellent piece of legis
are required, on or before the lee Day of MAY, 1929, to send particulars of their Claim to THE HERITA SUPREME
OVAT, of Victoria, Hong Kong, and
& CO., LTD.
the tied by. Notice in Writing from WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. the said Registrar, to come in and prove their said Claims in default thereof
he said Unpaid Dividends will be dealt Phone C. 616. Established 86 years, with as the Court may direct.
Dated the 28th day of January, 1928,
(8gd.) HUGE A. NISBET.
Registrar, Supreme Court.
[3817
[50
TO LET.
FORCE.
COLDSTREAM GUARDS -LEAVING SHANGHAI..
A. Reuter cable, dated January
K.C.ALG.), who, it will be remeni
on a brief holiday.
taking the frat place in tonnage. On his way to Hong Kong, the output British Minister will visit the treaty launched but six ships on the Tyne While in 1926 the yards ports, and also visit the Consular officials, and the British communi- of a total tonnage of 2,643, the
Lice
Sir Miles Lampeon expects to be absent from Peking for several weeks.
THE CINEMA.'
WAY DOWN EAST"
AT.
THE WORLD.
BOOKING FOR "BEN HUR."
(BY OCE FILM CRITIO].
"Way Down East," one of the acknowledged classics of the screen, is being shown at the World Theatre to-day and to-morrow. The leading
PROGRAMMES FOR THE WEEK. rôle la taken by Lilian Gish...
Queen's.
Hur" at 2.30, £.00 and 9.15.
To-day until Monday next:-" Ben
World.
To-day and Down East."
Wednesday and Thursday:
Tuesday:-"Way
Gon
MacLean. ing Up," a comedy with Dougisa
Friday and Saturday-Gloria Swanson in Bluebeard's Eighth -Wife."
year now ending sees them at the top of the list with saventoen vessels sent to water totalling 138,205 tona.
Messrs. W. Gray & Co., of West
Hartlepool, are second with 193,572, and Messrs. Harland and Wolff third with 04,700 tons.
But Messrs. Swan, Hunter, and Richardson have another triumph to their credit," and that is the com pletion of the monster Singapore floating dock of 30,000 tons for the British Admiralty within eleven months of laying the first keel plate. Before the war the firm built an 11,000-tons floating dock for Stettin in seven and a half months, aŭd also the 33000-ton dock for the
tion; for its contains 20,000 tons of Medway, but the new.giant beats all records in rapidity of constru
steel and 3,000,000 rivets, and had to be built and launched in seven sections: During September rivets were worked into the dock by an army of workmen at the rate of 140,000 a week!
A Dutch Contract, Now comes a task of another char- acter, and that is the towing of this mighty structure to the Far East. a feat calling for masterly seaman- ship, and likewise unending anxiety,. Today A capital adventure film over a distance of 6,500 miles, in- "The Desert's Toll."""
cluding the passage of the Suez Canal,
Star.
Tuesday and Wednesday: Joan Crawford and Owen Moore in "The Taxi Dancer."
Thursday to Saturday:-" Pola
iation. He must not employ touts, and he must obtain a magistrate's 'certificate before he can engage in busines
The licence has to be renewed yearly. Any breach of the 28th, states that it is officially an law, renders the offender liable to
nounced that the 2nd Battalion, severe pains and penalties. The the Coldstream Guards will leave
Shanghai for Eoghand in a fort-Negri in The Crown of Lies." moneylender is now a man "under
night.
Hen Hur." the law" as never before in the
The Coldstream Guards were one. A special booking counter has history of the artful art of usury. of the first battalions to leave been open for Ben Hur" in the England with the Shanghai Defence lebby of the Queen's Theatre and since they came to China.]
15,
As these words are being written it is stated that the Admiralty in- tend placing the towage contract with the well-kown Dutch firm- Smit, of Rotterdam-who have much experience in this kind of work of be that there are British firms cap- an international character. It may.
Precincts of the HONG KONG JOCKEY THE SAN-FAN CIRCUS." A Kowloos.-Apply to HUM. But he is not sent into the wilder Force, and have been at that port sents can now be reserved hero fotable of undertaking such work, but
CLon during the Race Meeting..
SERVANTS' PASSES.
Pauses for Servants will be issued on
LINSTEAD &
application to Mesar DAVIS, Alexandra Buildings.
Employers are requested to distribute them with discrimination, and to endors their
Names on the Passos, Herrants are not permitted in the Members Enclosure except for passing through on their duties, but mast remain in their employers: stands.
"SA
AN-FAN" CIRCUS, Retorning.
SHOWS at PRAYA EAST RECLAM. from AMERICA, are Giving
ATION AREA to Commence from Da JANUARY, the CHINESE YEAR DAY.
Expert European
NEW
Bandemen and
Any Parsons found loitering about with Servants' Passes in their possession will forfeit the name and will be removed Dancing Girls have been employed.
from the Enclosure,
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
PRICES:-
[5870
1ST CLASS
IND
Ело
$2,00 $1.20
UNION WATERBOAT, 'CO., LIMITED..
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
HE TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL
THE
GENERAL MEETING
OF
124
TIME TABLE
SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the HOLIDAT BROW
Offics of Messrs. DODWELL & COMPAST,
LIMITED, OFTUESDAY, the Tru
.. $0.50
From 1.30 E. to 4.30 PM..DAILY.
From 7.30 z..to 10.80 rac
FEBRUARY 1928, at 114., for the NIGHTLY BROWS parpces of receiving 1b Report of the General Managers together with a State
to 31st Drake,
ment of
1927
Accounte
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be ·CLOBED. from the 30TH JANUARY to 7TH FEBRUARY, 1928, both dates inclusiva, c
DODWELL & 00, LTD.,
General Manager. [5803
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.
N°
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS in this Company will be bold at the Hana KONG HOTEL, Hong Kong, on TaPRSDAY, the ́ETE FEBRUARY, 1028, at 11 AM, for the parpower of
of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the Year ended
31 at DECEMRIN
1927, TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company be- GLOBED from WEDNESDAY, 1r FEBRUARY, to FRIDAY, 10TH FEBRUARY (Both Days incinsive), during which period Ne Transfer of Shares can be registered,
JOHN D..HUMPHREYS & SON,
* General Managore. - Hong Kong, 26th Jan., 1928....... [5808.
[5799
FLATS ΤΟ LET KOWLOON.
46/52, NATHAN ROAD,
FLATS OF TWO ROOMS. RENT8-380:AND 3100 PER MONTH,
-MÖDEEN. SANITATION AND
'SIRVANTS' QUANTEES.
·AFFLY 20
S. J. DAVID & CO. DAVID- HOUSE
87/60 DES VOEUX ROAD
CENTRÁL
FLAT in CARNALTON BUILDINGS PHREYS ESTATE A FINANCE CO., LTD. ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
[6617
To
There is no intention to drive him out of business. He is allowed to Advertise in a restricted 10 LET. From Frust FEBRUARY, form, and he is able to some extent No. 2, KELLETT HOUSE to evade the proviso that his real PEAL, Four Room, Flash System, Separate Kitchen, Servants' Quarters nate must be printed in type of a All Modern Conveniences, Apply size equal to that in which his DEACONS, PRINCE'S BUILDING. 100%
assumed, or trade, zame is present-
FOR SALE-MORRIS-OXFORD ed, by the simple expedient of
- Sester-Gasoline Filter and forming himself into a private com- all Usnal Gadgets-5 Balloon Tyres in Excellent Condition, Car Looks and pany. So moneylenders can still Runs like a New One. Garage on Lower remain in the land, but it is expect Lerale may re-included-Apply Boxed that those with blood-sucking, .300, c/o Hong Kong Daily Press. [300
propensities will be effectually eliminated.
WANTED Immediately--Compe
CLERK with Experience of Book-keeping. Apply stating Age, Experience and Salary required to Box 803, olo Hong Kong Daily Pras. [803
Hong Kong Office 11, Ice House
Street AMAN London Office: 21. Bride Lane,
Fleet Street, E.0.4
The Baily Press.
There will be an extraordinary general meeting for members of the United Services Recreation Club
to-day, at 6 p.m.
COMING TO HONG KONG. PASSENGERS DUE ON THE !! MACEDONIA."
LOCAL RESIDENTS.
The P. & O. sa Macedonia is due here on Friday with the Home mail rid Suez, and among the passengers steamer are included a number of announced na arriving on this Hong Kong residents. Among the
passengers are:-
the entire season, The picture the writer has not heard of them. to-day begins a run of eight days.There is, however, no disputing the Owing to its exceptional length ability of the Dutchmen to under- there will be only three perform take these long towage jobs most rnces daily, starting promptly at efficiently, and this particular jour- 230, 6.00 and 0.15.||
ney will probably occupy three tog four months,
CALLOUS CHINESE
A WOULD-BE SUICIDE PROVIDES AMUSEMENE
Not fewer than eight tugs must be employed, but before the arduous voyage can be undertaken it is necessary to complete the electric installation which operates the.com-
A good example of the callousness pleted deck, one portion of which of the Chinese was seen" Inst night involves the connection of cables of Mrs. D. E. Brown, Mr. E. Buck,
at Connaught Road Central when a total length of over 100 miles. The Miss Burnham, Mrs. T. M. Buckle, a Chinese woman tried to commit sinking and raising capacity of the Miss E. Chipp, Mr. and Mrs. A. suicide by throwing herself into the dock has also to be tested, so that, R. Clark, Master Clark, Mr. and harbour. One British case of enteric was Mrs. J. R. Clark, "Mr. and Mra,
it may well be May ere the mighty... reported izom Victoria on Friday. A. Courtney, Miss L Clark, The incident happened at structure passes out of the mouth and one Chinçer case of cerebro ra Dearing, Mrs. E. R. Daina, o'clock where a large crowd of of the Tyne and turns southward spinal fevere
Lt.-Comdr. and Mrs. G. H. Gandy, MFK Gorton, Mr. J. J
Chinese usually gather at that hour for the Straits of Dover and then for Gregory,
Mrs. Hartshorn, Mr, and to await the arrival of the Canton, the Mediterranean. fre. . V. Harris, Miss. Hollis, boats. The unfortunate woman Perlix Of The Suez Canal fr. and Mrs. J. G. Hopper, Mrs. suddenly took the plunge before Kennedy; Mr. L. H. King, Rev. the eyes of fully a hundred Chiness Ide, Mr. B. O,, Koen, Mrs. A. 0.
The passage of the Suez Canal and ra, H. V. Koop, Mr. and Immediately a huge crowd gathered of the voyage (storms excopted), as-
will form the most hazardous part Mra S. Logan, Mr. A. E. Martin, Mise E. Munzing. Mr. and Mrs. J. at the embankment, all looking- Mrs. Revie, Mr. J. W. Shewan, Ogs,
Mre. V. M. 8. Owens, Mr. and on Taughing and passing sarcastic there will be but a small margin to Ms, and Mrs. W. Smith, Mr. A
remarlo. Nothing was done to borne in mind that the completed port and starboard (it must be Stalker, Mrs. F. D. B. Tuckett,
save the woman but, fortunately dock covers na aren equal to the Mr. G. B. Twentlow, Miss E. M. for her, the tide was low, and as Van Slyke, Mr. M. de Ville, Mr. she only threw hersel!-in-from- T. H. Williams, Dr. and Mrs. H. the Praya wall, she was in no R. Worth, Major E. C. T. Warner, D.5.0., M., and Hon. Mrs. danger as the water there was only Warner.
about-two-feet deep-
Nevertheless, it was possible that WEATHER REPORT.
she might have sustained injurice, and the fact that she was groaning Yesterday's weather report, fore in pain made the crowd more in-
The name of Wong Minsam-bit, Doctor of Dental Surgery of the HONG KONG, JANUCRY, 30TH, 1923 University of Manitoba, has been added to the Dental Register of the MONEYLENDERS UNDER Colony.
RESTRAINT.
The Royal Artillery Association AMONG the Acts of Parliament held a dance of the Seamen's In. Which came into force at home attitute on Saturday night. There the beginning of the year is thi
was a good attendance, including Moneylenders' Act, a measure which
Tidies. many
of.
majority of our. First League foot- ball grounde). The danger, how ever, would not be from grounding, but from touching the banks. Traffe.. through the Suez Canal must be stopped while the dock makes its way to the Indian Ocean at a speed that cannot exceed a mile an hour.
has long been overdue. It is An Organ Recital will be given cast and remarks, issued by the terested. They appeared to beIt is understood that the voyage will designed to restrain the activities in St. John's Cathedral to-morrow, Royal Observatory at 6.20 p.m. looking on st & Charlie Chaplin be undertaken with the dock in twa
a class which, although Tuesday, Jamiary diet, at 5.45 stated small in numbers, has been potent P., by Frederick Mason, for mischief. Henceforth the rate of interest that cap be charged
by moneyleaders. is limited to maximum of 40 per cent per annum, and no circular may be sent by them through the post or
AR.CO.,LT.CL-ADVI
sections, the whole structure intact.
The depression over North-East film When the woman was even-.. Japan has deepened. The enti tually helped out by a boatman, being too unwieldly. cyclone over China has strengthen the crowd gathered around her and ed. Strong to fresh monsoon may
The builders state that the dock persons standing upon its bottom, itself could accommodate over 80,000
the Helens Maya Molay, ocast of Chins and over the North manner. A-Chinese constable came There will be a public lecture at be expected along the South-East teased her in a most shamefal Febuary 6th at 6.
China Sea, m.Subject
on the scene and took her to the and a considerable marine and en Evolution of the Intelligence" by winds, fresh to moderate; cloudy,
Locst Forecast North-East Paker Station, and thus put an Dr. J. L. Shell hear,-ADVT. some rain at first, improving later.
end to her torture from the tongues gineering crew will be towed with of her compatriote.
it and live on its atcely sides.