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NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.
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HONG KONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.
NOTICE OF MEETING.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Members of thin Association will be held in the Office 61 MRT. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, LT on WEDNESDAY, 22ND FEBRUARY, 1928, at 5.30 ... to pass mad adopt, the Accounts for the Year ending lat Dec, 1927, and to elect, Ofiers, etc.
By Ontar
INTIMATIONS.
THE STAR' FERRY CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13th, 1928.
GIVEN |
NOTICE IS HERETH ORDEN
ART ANNUAL MEETING this Company, will be held at the Office of Menor. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. LTD., on THURS DAY. the 16 FEBRUARY, 1928, at 12.30 r., for the purpose of receiving the of the Directors together with the Report a Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st Decumans, 1927. and. thought fit to sanction the Payment to the Directors of the Yearly Sum of $1,000.00 as an Annual Bonus
Yearly Sum of $1,000.00 payable to them under paragraph 26 of the Company's Articles of Association as from the 1st Jaxvany, 1928. The parpose of this is to make effective tha following Resolution passed at the Am anal Meeting of the Company held on 1927-24 That the Directors ronaneration by increased from $1,000.00 per annum to $9,000.00 per
G. E. 8, UPSDELL,
tion to the Hon. Secret wy
[5879
THE HONG KONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDEËS.
OF
annam
Addi
THE FORTY-FIRST ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the the Company Sill be CLOSED from
ANNUAL
MEETING
the
Oises of Mesura. JARDINE, MATOES » & Co., La., on WEDNESDAY, the TH FEBRUARY, 1929, at NOON, for purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors
Statement and the
ement of Accounts for the Year ended Decranex 31st 1927 The TRANSFER BOOKS of the will be GLOSED from FRI- Company DAY, the 17TH FEBRUARY, 199, to WEDNESDAY, the 297 FEBRU- ARY, 1928, Bath Daya inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors, F. H. CSAPNELL. Secretary. Hong Kong, 13th Fou, 1923, (5474)
FANLING HUNT STEEPLE
CHASE.
SPRING MEETING.
SATURDAY, 3RD MARCH, 1924.
EDL
LANTRY Forms to be Betarned to F. PIERCE GROVE, ALEXANDRA BUILDING,BEFORE NOON, HONDAY, 20TH FBBRUARY. [6881
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
N°
THE REGISTER OF SHARES
MONDAY, the 6 FEBRUARY,1998, to THURSDAY, the 16TH FEBRU ARY, 1978, Both Days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors, F. H. CRAPNELL,
Becretary. Hong Kong, 30th Jan. 1928. (5825
INTIMATIONS.
RACE HOLIDAYS.` :
THE EXCHANGE BANKS » will
OPEN for the TRANSACTION of PUBLIC BUSINESS at 9.80 AM. MONDAY, TUESDAY
WEDVESDAY, the 13, 14TH and
15TH INSTANT, and CLOSE at 19 Noos.
Roog Koog, 8th Feb., 1998——————~(5969–
HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
BACE MEETING, 1929,
1978, 14ra, 157H AND 18TH FEBRUARY,
The First Race, on Each Day will ba ran at 12 O'Clock Noos, The First Ball will be rang at 11:30 AM. Each Day.
· MEMBERS' - BADGES. "EMBERS' BADGES of Admis
sion are now ready and may be
M
INTIMATIONS.
FINE
SHERRIES.
TI
skirts for women in 1929. Such is It is notified that, at the expira- the way in which history is made!
tion of three months, unless cauIE There is, however, a good deal it shown to the conrary, the more in a change of fashion in drees Prosperity Trading Co., Ltd., will than meots the eye. This was re-be struck off the register, and the cently brought out in an amusing Company dissolved. mander by Sir, EDWIN STOCKTON „ MP. the big Lancashire cotton
The supply of water, to all umaufacturer, 12 an address to the wharves in Victoria will be cut off Textile Institute at Bradford. He on Friday next and will remain painted out that the use of more cut off while the present restrictions or less material in Articles of on the Colony's water supply con clothes reacts upon industry. Thus tinue in force.
SUPERIOR PALE while the chortening of women's
DRY.
d-ess may please their admirers, it The forty-first ordinary annual adds to the unemploynient worries meeting of the Hong Kong and of producers. But men's fashions Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., also affect trade. The practice of Ltd. will be held at the offices of FULL GOLDEN, turning up trousers at the bottom Jardint, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on created a new industry. The public Wednesday, February 20th at noon. "wanted a fancy sock instead of a
obtained by those Members who have not of very superior quality; ck with no patters. The modern
already received them, from lesers Livetxan & Davis, Alexandre Buildings. Mombers are reminded that thèse
Badges will also admit them to all the grown and bottled by
Extrs Race Mastilos of this year.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE, Members have the privilege ofintrod so ing Two Non-members to the Members' Enclosure,
A Limited Number of Tickets are available and may be obtained from demirs, Livstran & Davis, Alexandra
11
Anto. R. Ruiz Y. Hermanos,
man of taste desired that his socks on being exposed to view should general schenie of his dress. The harmonise with this trousers and the
The Wanchai Fire Station re- ceived an alarm at i am. yesterday (Simday), but when a fire appliance found that an ambulance was re- arrived at the spot indiented it was
demand for the new style of cock quired, and not the fire fighters Xeres de la Frontera,ordingly kept that branch of the
Buildings, on or before BATURDAY specially THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. Day or $30 for the Meeting.
FEBRUARY, 1998, at a Cost of
for Admission for Ladies OTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN to the Members Enclosure will he
No that the NINTH ORDINARY Per Day. Each Member can obtain
MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS upon application to the SECRETARY, will be held at the Registered Office Badges for the Admission of Two Ladies of the Company, No. 10. Dri Your Free of Charae; fa no pretext will Road Cesteal, on SATURDAY, the Children be permitted in either Enclosure 18TH FERRUARY, 1928, at 3.30 r. during the First Three Days Racing. for the purpose of receiving Stato ment of Accounts and the "Report of the Directors for the Year ending 31st DECEMBER, 1927.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the ay will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, 1irs FEBRUARY to SATURDAY, 18 FEBRUARY, 1993 (Both Days inclusive), daring which period No Transfer of Sbares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors, KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 3rd Feb., 1928. [5846
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE. Tierets of Admission to the Public Enclosure. Price: $3 Par Day for all Persons including Ladies, may be purs chased from Messrs. KELLY & Walsh, LTD., or at the Gate.
Soldiers and Sailom in uniform at. mitted to the Public Enclosure st $1
Day.
Per
Admission by Ticket only.
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Bookmakers, Tic Two Men, etc., will
selected.
homery trade busy for years, 47
To celebrate the return of Mr. M. Sir Edwik SrockTON regretted Manuk, the president of the Heng the tow to manufacturers owing to Kong Theosophical Society à ten short skirts;" but bore again there party was held at Lane, Crawford are compensations. Locre may be Restaurant last evening. A very idie in Bradford, but, on the other pleasing musical programume was
considerable amount of employment
FINE PORTS hand, this fashion bas created a rendered.
ROBERTSON'S
Douro
Choice Old
SILVA & COSEN'S
Entries for the
THE ROUND-THE-WORLD TRAVELLERS.
BUSY SHOPPING AND SIGHTSEEING.
DELIGHTED WITH HONG KONG,
The 700 tourists aboard the Em- Press Australia and the Belgenland, have greatly enjoyed their stay in the Colony. The silk centres and curio shops, etc. havo done quite well and nearly all the travellers" seem to have bought something as a souvenier of Hong, Kong. The majority of the ladies seem to have been greatly intrigued by the silk stores, but vast quan-, tities of jade have also bean car.. ried off triumphantly.
The Empress of Australia and the Beigenland both leave to-day, the former going North and the latter to Manila.
The usual trips around the Island, and New Territories have been made, but this year the trip. to Canton, which was impossible last year owing to the unsettled conditions up there, was revived, and the deepest interest was shown
the Southom capital. The jour- ney has been made both by boat and .. by train, the party going up by boat and returning by train.
in Nottingham and Leicester. There
Hong Kong has been an immense demand for Horticultural Society's nut The shops in the Central District eilk stockings, and the fashion flower and vegetable show close at have been a blaze of light every seems likely to become permanent. 1 p.m. to-day (Monday). The show evening during the visit of these To take another instance, haber will be held at Volunteers' Headships, and the attractive glare has dashery is at present under a cloud, quarters on Thursday, February greatly intrigued many a traveller with happy results to alt concerned. because pins, books and eyes are 33rd being ousted by elastic and press
The civility of our traders” and their reasonable prices most favour- ably impressed everyone.
not be permitted to operate within the Very Fine Old Tawny.studs. It is stated that few hair-
Precincts
CLUB during the Race Meeting.
SERVANTS PASSES.
Passes for Servants will be issued on application to Messrs. LINSTEAD DAVIS, Alexandra Buildings.
Employers are requested to distribute them with discrimination, and to endorse dated the Certificate No. 6/NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN their Names on the Fasses. 4-23 Hong Kong, 2nd OctosER,
Servants are not that the ORDINARY YEARLY
not permitted in the 1917, for One Share of this Bank MEETING of the BHAREHOLDERS Members Enclosure except for passing Numbered 64089 in the Name of Mr. in Corporation will be held at through on their duties, but mast with Fervants' Passes in their possessica remain in their employers' standa. Kong, on SATUR
Any Persons found loitering about
from the Enclosure.
Ma
LO KWONG CHUN bas been LOST CITY HALI FEBRUARY, 1923, at or STOLEN, and should this Certi DAY, the 20t ficate not be produced the Bank before Noor the 137 MARUH, 1978, New Certloos, for the
* parpone of
ficate for the Share will be issued, and of the Court of Dirving the ill forfeit the same and will be removed
the aforesaid Certificate No. #N9 493 will be thereafter treated by' thin Cor. porations NULL and VOID.
By Order of the Court of Directors, A. C. HYNES,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 11th Feb., 1825. "[5880.
CORRECTION,
THE CHINESE ENGINEERING
MINING COMPANY LIMITED, 6% First Mortgage Deben- tarea (Kailan Bonda).
FIFTEENTH DRAWING.
In the Notice appearing in there Columas from December 31st, 1927, to
7th January, 1998, the Number 301168 sppeared under the Heading "100 Bonds of £20 each, Numbered," etc." This should read 21068
[1864
CYMDEITHAS DEWI SANT,
HONG KONG..
(St. David's Sonart, Hong Kong.)
CRAWFORD A RESTAURANT OF THURS
DAY, MARCH 187, at 8 r.. Men Yers are requested to Notify the Undersigned s soon as possible of the
Directors offers together with a Statement of Asconats for the
1927. Year enditg 31st Decemner,
The REGISTER of SHARES of the hon will be CrOSED from Corporation MONDAY, the 15 FEBRUARY, to SATURDAY, the 25TH FEBRUARY, 1828 Both Days inclusive), during which perid No Transfer of Shares can be registered
By Order of the Court of Directors,
A. C. HYNES,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 6th Feb., 1929. [5555
HONG KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED,
NOTICE 18 HERERY GIVEN
GENERAL MEETING of HONG
that the ORDINARY YEABLY
KONG TRAMWAVƏ, LIMITED, will be held at the Office of Merges
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary,
[6826
HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
A. S. WATSON
& CO., LTD. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
PHONE C. 616.
[50
BIRTH. WILLIANS. On January 19th, at St. Wenn, York-road, Cheam, Sur- rey, to WINIFRED (née Baker- Brown), wife of R. A. WILLIAMS, of Tientsin-a daughter.
All departments of Messrs. A. S. pins are ecld in these days of Watson & Co., Ltd will be closed shingling and bobbing, and even at 1 p.m. to-day (Monday). The thimbles
Hong Kong Dispensary for the and needles
purpose of dispensing prescriptions will be opened from 8 p.m. till 7.30 P...on thest days.
дуе
not
retailed in such quantities as formerly.
Generally speaking, in matters of dress people are less conventional
than they were even twenty years Among the passengers leaving ago Mourning is not worn to the Hong Kong on the sa. Kamu Maru same extent as it was. Among men am Saturday were H.E. Sir John there are even modest eccentricities Tilley, the British Ambassador to in dress clothes. It is said in Japan, Lady Tilley and Miss London that developments in this Tilley. They are going to England direction may be expected, in which, on holiday. the use of artificial silk will play
"Franconia's" Visit. The Franconia arrives, in Bong Kong on the morning of March 1st and leaves on the afternoon of the next day. She left New York oz January 7th and will come here from Bangkok.
Messrs Thomas Cook & Son tre the local agenta,
KOWLOON RESIDENTS
ASSOCIATION.
ANNUAL MEETING ON FEBRUARY 20TH.
an important part. The straw hat The name of Mrs. A. L. J. Dovey of the "boater" type has disap has been added to the register, of Do the FIRST EXTRA RAFT Programmes and Entry
peared, and the Panama has almost medical practiontys entitled to The eighth annual general meet- BACE MEETING to be held on SATURDAY, 25TH FEBRUARY, 1929
vanished in England. The top-hat practice medicine in the Colony.g of the Kowloon Rexdents' Asso
ciation will be held in the St. (Weather Permitting), may be obtained Hong Kong Ofice: 11, Ice House is fighting hard for existence, and Mrs. Dovey is a Bachelor of Andrew's Church Hall, Kowloon, the soft hat has pushed out the Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery on Monday, February 20th, at 8 London Office 21, Bride Lane, bowler til it is now almost supreme, of the University of Edinburgh.
at the RACE COURSE, HONG KONG OLUZ and Causeway BAT STABLEM.
Entrice will CLOSE at 12 O'CLOCK NOON on MONDAY, 2077 FEBRU ABY, 1928.
[3869
TO LET. FROM is MAY for 8 Months JARDINE, MATHESON & CO, LTD., Houg Eight Rooms, Fully Furnished and Gar "KIEK-UT." Stuss HOAD. Kong, on MONDAY, the 778 Day of FEBRUARY, 1929, 19 O'CLOCK NOOK, Apply Box 5837, c/o Hong Kong te transact the Ondinary Business of the
Daily Pres Compan
10
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the REGISTER of MEM
of the Company will be CLOSED
inclusive.
By Order of the Board, W. F. SIMMONS,
Secretary.
[Gast
TO LET.
837
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Street
Fleet Street, E.C. 4.
The Daily Press.
12.
Hore Kore, Fabayar 15, 1928.
CHANGES IN FASHIONS AND TRADE.
од
During the week-end a fire broke
p.in,
The business includes the adoption of report and accounts for the year ended December 31st, 1997; the election of officers and committee, and
any other busi- nesa."
Association earnestly fe- quests that members and all others interested in the welfare of Kow. loon will make an endeavour to be present at the meeting,
Men are very conservative in their ideas about dress; but every change produces offects the textile out at Sai Tau village, Old Kow, industry.
The Toon City, but a prompt turn-out most remarkable by the Kowloon Fire Brigade pre Perhape, the development in the world of fashion vented what might have been a in recent years is the rapidly in-serious conflagration. It appears creasing adoption of Western styles that the outbreak started in a by the peoples of the East. Fabric Kitchen where some rubbish was manufacturers in England can afford being burned..
THE ANNUAL DINNER of the
Society will be held at Luxe from MONDAY, 13th, to MONDAY,] A FLAT in CARNARVON BUILDINGS YEAR after year as the month of to regard this with the utmost
7TH FEBRUARY, 1928, Bath Days PHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE February comes round, and every composure,
Kowtoon-Apply. to HUM. CO., LTD., ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. day, that dawns brings nearer the promise of Spring in England, the mysterious people who are supposed to set the fashions in women's clothes issue their decrees. They
Number of Tickets they require and Hong Kong, 4th Feb., 1999.
the Names of their Guetta.
G. S, HUGH JONES, Hon. Secretary,
9. Queen's Road Central.
[1872
"THE SAN-FAN" CIRCUS.
MACAO STEAMBOAT CO.,
...LIMITED.
TO LET For 8 Months from 3ad MARCE, on the PEAK within Easy Beach of Tram Terminus, Six- roomed HOUSE with Verandah, Con THE HONG KONG, CANTON & and Breezy. Excellent View. Well have done it again this year by farnished and Modern Sanitation. Use announcing that dresses are to be of Car may be arranged.-Apply Box! 5739, c/o Hong Kong Daily Prese
Kengthened. It seems that there [6739 was a meeting of experts. They considered the question in a man D'HEALTHY SIMPLE WAY--No The prevailing, fashion, as every WANT BETTER Der that befitted its importance.
the street may perceive, is
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
the
KO
1928, at
with
for the
mess of receiv
Bronchitis, Dropayagh. Asthma for the dress to reach to a frac
It promises 'a new There Was a good attendance on field, for the sale of their goods Saturday night at a concert and that ought to compensate for any dance given at Eliot Hall, Hong diminution in home consumption Kong University, by the Warden due to more abbreviated garmente. and residents of this Hall. Muse with womenfolk from Stambout to was supplied for the dancing by Peking adopting European drees the "Titanis Melodians" and the from their headgear to their foot room had been prettily decorated. wear, there is good reason why The concert programme was com- producers should be kept busy in tributed to by Mr. Mak Kai Hung England, and merchants, elserbere, and his friends (Chinese music); kind of goods at the right price, provided they can deliver the right Mr. G. S. Scully (violin solo); and
OVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTH ORDINARY MEET 66 SAN-FAN CIRCUS, having ING OF SHAREHOLDERS in the
will be held at the Office of laris, Ekonnatism, Nervoumass, Indi- man
long waiting returned from AMERICA, STO
for Belts Catarrh 44, Des Vaux HoAD, Giving SHOWS at the PRAYA EAST
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY gation, Constipation, RECLAMATION AREA
ON HERB Ca. (YEZ Woo Lux, Chinese Herbalist, tion of an inch below the knee. Io Expert Eropean Bandemen and log
of the bittctors, together
Wars experience in America), 624, Dancing Girls have been employed." dog Directs and Auditores GD Queen's Road Central (1st floor), Entrance some cases it is not below but only TRANSFER BOOKS of them. to noon, 1.30 p.m. to 5 pwhether the skirt ought to be
68, Queen's Road Central-Hours: Daily half way. And the problem was is gazetted... Company will be CLOSED from WED. (Sundays 10 to 3) NESDAY. 15TH FEBRUARY, to TUESDAY, 25TH FEBRUARY, 1928, Both Day inclusive,
PRICES.
1ST CLASS
2ND
GALLERY SZATE ...
TIME TABLE
$1.00
$0.60 $0.30
NIGHTLY BHOWS
8.00.P.M. To. 11.00 PM.
MATINEES
2.00 P.M. To 6.00 P.M.
Evory Saturday and Sunday, and other General Holidays.
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period Transfer of Bg which
registered.
can be
By Order of the Board of Directors,
JOHN ABNOLD,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 4th Feb. 1928, [5854
NOTICE:
shortened still more so as to ex
POCKET CALCULATOR which the whole kuce. Would the Adds, Sabtracts, Multiplies Ao- Daughters of Eve welcome the curately like Big Machines and Counts
The appointment of Dr. G...W. Pope as Medical Officer of Health
Quarantine restrictions have been imposed by Hong Kong against shipping arrivals from Bangkok, an account of cholera.
Chinese sketch, entitled "The Heapecked Husband "closed" the concert, The sketch was written
and produced by Mr. Mak Kam
Chuen.
WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, fore- dast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 6.38 p. stated:-
The anti-cyclone over China in stationary. Strong to fresh mon soon may be expected along the
SALE OF THE "WAI HUNG.”
TO TAKE PLACE TO-DAY.
to-day (Monday) Mr. E. V. M. R. At the China "Auction Rooms de Sousa will sell, by order of the Hung, which is now lying in the. mortgagees, the steam launch Wai harbour.
the said Steam Launch are as The dimensions and capacity, of follows:- Length
... 17. feet. Breadth 13 feet 8 inches. Depth
8 feet 8 inches, Gross Tonnage... £0.56 tona. Net Tonnage 4120 totes. License
No. 38 G.M.8. Certificate No. 481
HARBOUR ITEMS.
THE FLAGSHIP RETURNS.
H.M.S. Hawkins flagship of the China Station arrived back after a visit, to Singapore and Manila, etc., on Saturday.
Ships "Dressed.", All ships in harbour on Satur day dressed" in honour of the the Japanese Empire. Flags were anniversary of the foundation of flow from 8am to 5pm....
up to 999,999,999. It in so Useful, Con-fashion? It was hard to say, and venient and Inexpensive that it does the Entire Work Batisfactorily, Rapidly then a bright ided occurred to one The Smoking Concert of the and Accurately, 815 Post Free. D. E. of the experts Instead of shorten Institute of Engineers and Ship- WARDEN. GANDEL BOMBAY, [5600
ing the skirt, lengthen it by an builders, Hong Kong, has been un-
A Tourist's Ducking. Tinch!
Stepping into a sampan which wae Anginspiration No avoidably postponed WANTED COMPRADORE with body had thought of that possibility
waiting alongside the, za ONIER up to $200,000 se European Firm having, Extensive seeing that for some time the ten- the Hong Keng Automobile Asso- the China Sea
Belgenland one of the globe trot MAvailable for investment on Coarctions.
The annual General Meeting south-east coast of China'and overters had an unexpected bath As lat: Class Mortgage Buenrity subject Export previous experience essmtial dency has been for the drees to ciation will be held at the Board Local
he stepped into the sumpan. the and Agencies Import
craft capsized and before he knew very good prospects for right man become shorter and shorter. Now Room of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson fresh to moderate;, overcast; some was in the water. He was quickly what was happening, the visitor. ApplyMES, DEACONS," Apply Box 307, s/o Hong Kong Day the word has gone forth for longer ary 22nd, at 5.30 p.m.
& Co., Ltd. on Wednesday, Febru Prince's Buildinga.
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