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NOTICE.
PASSPORTS BETWEEN JAPAN AND DENMARK.
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ROYAL DANISH CONSULATE,
a. Hong Kong,
March, 1st, 1918.
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COMMENCING, 19TH WAROE
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VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB. THE GENERAL MEETING of the VICTORIA RECREATION GLUB will take place in the V.B.C. at
62 on TUESDAY, the 20 MABUR,
1998.
C. 7. COOKE
Hon. Secretary VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB. (6000
THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN The THIRTY NINTH ORDINARY. GENERAL MEETING will be held at the Company's 0.5cm, P&O. BUILDING, on FRIDAY, 18. MARCH, 1999, at 12 Noos, for the parpons of presenting the Baport of the Directors together with Statement
Directors and
the undermentioned Places the of Accounts to 31st DAN PEZTIME.
Manila
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Virginia, Maine
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4. Further Detaila on application.
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RGISTER of MEMBERS of The KRUISTER OF CLOSED from Ban MARCH, 1998, to 16TH MARCH, 1929, Both Days inclusive, during which perind No Transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors, GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO. LTD.,
Agents. Hong Kong, 4th Feb, 1923. [6924
NOTICE:
THE HONG KONG AND-WHAM-
FOA DOUE 00.
LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the ORDINARY YEAR EY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS, will be held in the Office of the Coci pay, 9 QUII's BUILDINGS, Hong TUESDAY, 2011 MARCH, Kong,on 1928, at Nook, De consideration of the Directory Report and Statement of Accounts for the Tear
3tat ending DECEMBER, 1927,
The SEARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS will be OLOSED from the 14cm to 90 MARCH, 1923, (Both Days inclusive)29)
By Order of the Board of Directors,
R.M DYER,DA
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 6th Mar 1929. [5978
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14th, 1928.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO. LIMITED,
THE TE ORDINARY ANNUAL
SHARE ARMEENING OF HOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Offices of the Come pary, ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING CHATER
Victoria ROAD,
Hoog WEDNESDAY, the Star
MARCH, 1928, at Noo*, For the purpose of receiving Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the Year ended 31
of the
1bo TRANEBO MYORSAL: CSDAY, the 19TH MARCH, 1998.
until WEDNESDAY the 21 MARCH, 1927, Both Dare inclusive
will be CLOSED from
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO...
General Managers, Hong Kong, 1st harob, 1928. [6043
FANLING HUNT STEEPLE CHASES.
EASTER MEETING" SATURDAY, 31st MAROEL, 1928.
DENTRY FORMS
"BAFT: PROGRAMMES AND for the EASTER: MEETING Mo-be held on SATURDAY, 31 MARCH, may be obtained from Dr. F.PIEHUE-GROVE, ALEXANDRA BUILDEGI PARTNE
ENTRIES CLOSE Before NOON, WEDNESDAY, 20rr MARCH, 1948, 6992
THE HONG KONG FIRE INSUR- ANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
FIFTY-NINTH ORDINARY TGINERAL MEETING OF
UL SHAREHOLDERS will be held at, the
Office of the Date O
20TH MARCH MONDAY 1928 at Noor, for the
parposs receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a Statement of AcceRate for the Year ended the 81st
These Telegrams will be seoepled under the following conditions
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The Hong Kong Fixx LastRÁNCE
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.
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written before the
No-16,
INTIMATIONS
THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED, TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that An- EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Com-
nary
will be held at P. & O. BUILDO Victoria, in the Colony of Hong Kong
at 19.10 O'CLOCK in the APTEENOOR FRIDAY, the IoT Day of MARCH, 1928, for the purpose of cupsiderior and if thought fit, pasting the following Resolution as an
an Extraordinary Resola-
tion
bet Capital of the Com
INTIMATIONS.
1928-1929.
EALED TENDERS
will
Received at the RN. HOSPITAL until 10-AM, on the 21 MARCH, 1929,
from Persone desirous of SUPPLYING pars Cow's Mill, Aerated Waters, Ice, Beef, Matton, Fowls, Pork, Bread, Cheese? and other Provisions and Necessaries for the Year ending 31 MARCH, 1929, 1
Printed Forms of Tender and further Particulars can be obtained at the -R.N. HOSPITAL.
The Bight to reject the Lowest or any Tender is reserved.::
EL J. GĦATER.
Surgeon Capt, RN. BN. HOTAL, Hong Kong, 17th March, 1023 a
That the
from pany
its
present Capital of $3,000,000 (Hong Kong Currency)
divided into 300,000- “Shams of $10 Each to 38,000,000 (Hong Kong Currenty) divided into 660,000 Shares of $10 Each "and that such Additional Shares "hall rank in all respects par
paans with the Original Capital st of the Company, state AND NOTICE IS HEREBY FOR- THER GIVEN that·A· Further EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held
the Jame
ASENDOK ON MONDAY, the Place at 150 O'clock in SECOND DAT of APRIL 1938, for the purpose of considering and, if thought it, confirming the above Resolution as a Special Resolution.
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY FUBTHER GIVEN that a further EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be. held at the Same Place on MONDAY, the NECOND DAY of APRIL, 128, at 12.40 o'clock in the AFTS100 or soon thereafter as the abure Meeting. ahall have terminated, for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, pa-sing the following Resolutions, namely
40
That the Directors bo, and they are hereby authorised, to capitaliss * the Sum of $1,500,000 Profits of the Company standing to the Credit of the Company's Reserve Fund and to allot to the Members hold. ing Shares of the Company as on Lat of JULY, 198, in respect
Day of the Net Amount capitalised Fully Paid Shares of the Company of equirakmé nominal value in the Proportion of One Share for Every Two Shares of the Company then held by such Persons respectively sad that such Shares so allotted **shall rank for Dividende na from
the Ist Day of July, 1928" 2.-"That if, un soch Distribution as aforesaid any Person would be entitled to a Fraction of a Share, the Directors shall, in lieu of misscing Fraction
FOR SALE.
Feet Apply to PEAK ARAMWATS ERBE SECOND HAND STEEL ROPES, Length about 5,000 COMPAR to PAKARAMWATS
o
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to be
allotted to a Person or Persona to "be named by the Directors and
anch Share may, at such Times Hong Kong>Omes; the Directors think fit, be sold and
*at the Proseeds-distributed amongst the Person entitled to the Fractions "making up the Share.
Dated the rd day of March, 1928.
By Order of the Board, GIBB LIVINGSTON & CO. LTD. Agenta. £5975
HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
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The Daily Press.
Howe Kong, Maxen 14th, 1998,
▼ THE SECOND EXTRA RACE | AIR ROUTES TO THE EAST,
MEETING Will be held (Weather Permitting) at HAFFT HYALEY ON SATURDAY, 17TH MAROH, 1925, Tre Air Estimates for the forth Commencing at The First Bell will be Rung at 1.30 z.
coming year, which Sir BAXUAL
The Charge for Admission to the HOARE introduced on Monday to the Public · Enclosure: will be $1.00 for
show
all Persons Including Ladies Soldiers House of Commons, show that big and Sailors in Uniforms Half Fries, plans are afoot to establish British - Members are advised that they
mast their Badges to
Admission predominance in the air routes to To obtain to the Members Encloure sight to in the East. It is well that we should
has the troduce 2 Non-members to the Member bestir ourselves walle the opportu
Tickets for hom Can from 35,00 Each Up to FRIDAY, 16 rivals in the field. The Dutch are NEOB, 1999.
"be
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IT NEVER VARIES!
BOLE AGENTS:
Aviation may perhaps be com parest in the machinery of economics to the lubricating oil that en- ables au engine to do it work smoothly, silently and eficiently.
quicker despatch of mails which means, of course, plans, contracts, reporti"and all the documentary department of commerce and in dustry, will in time be supplement ed by the air transport of samples, specimens and even goods of small
QUARRY BAY EXPLOSION:
ONE PERSON KILLED-
210 INJURED.
BOILER BLOWS UP
The residents of Saiwanhe were
Equally limited passenger service is probably all that will be required for the next quarter of a startled yesterday morning by the century-though to guess so far sound at a big explosion, which ahead is dangerous. While it may occurred in the premises be of vital necessity to rush an Ling Wan Maw Oil Factory," expert to the scene of an alleged cause of this explosion was the mineral find, or to settlor blowing-up of a big boiler, over ten industrial crisis, the shipping feet high, as 10.30 am, servies is quite quick enough for the ordinary purposes of business, and far more enjoyable than the cramp ed quarters of air craft,
While Hong Kong will always be primarily a great deep set port It has also very considerable por sibilities as no air port. It will be a leading place of call on the route to Japan, and a HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR pointed out the ab sence of good roads and railways should leave a big field open for aviation services in China.
Three Chinese cases of small-por were reported from Kowloon on Monday.
The annual inspection of the St. John Ambulance Brigade by H.E. the Governor which had to be post poned last week has now been fixed for Friday at 5.15 pm on Murray Parade ground,
The factory had been specially designed and strengthened to meet the ponbility of such an-angident, but the strongest walls were unablu to resist the explosion's violence.
The top of the boiler was blown clean, through the six-inch concrete roof shove it while a opekloft with- in the building was blown to splin tars and an eighteen inch wall was knocked down
an
factory were strewn with blocks of The road and premises of the
concrete, bricks and other débrieg while within the factory was a scene of chaos
The stonen beiler was used to provide steam for baking ground nuts before grinding them for oil and for steaming larga quantities of rice before being ground to four. The boiler was under the charge of a Chinese engineer and had been in regular uso in the factory for some years The re maining machinery of the factory was ran by eletricityR
A Chinese married woman, twenty- The extensive damage done to the six years of age, of No. 72. Stanton building is sufficient evidence of Street, was found banging in her the vialence of the explosion but, cubicle on Monday,The body was in the opineca of the owner, if it removed to the public mortuary. had not been for special precau- According to the police it is betions in design the entire factory lieved to be a case of suicide.---
would have been demeished
Two men and a woman were de- tained by the police for investiga tion following a raid carried out by Detective Sergent Whelan at No. 7, Cross Street, where he found certain papers believed to be con aected with an unlawful, society.
committee and members of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce are giving a farewell dinner to the Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, head of the local office of Memrs. Jar dine, Matheson & Co, on Wednes day, March 91st, at the Chinesé Merchants Cimb, China Building.
Several police officers and their families are leaving for Home on Saturday by Sub Inspector E. The Kashmiri Among them are
A Vincent« (finger print); depart
A. S. WATSON menty and family, Art L. LAY
& CO., LTD.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
PHONE OF 616.
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to Australia vid the East Indies and to Hong Kong vid Mandalay. From Hong Kong it is hoped later to push on to Canton, Shanghai and Japan.
The Air Secretary made the wel- come announcement that two huge airships will be completed this year,
en
Police and ambulances were quickly at the scene of the accident. and the gates of the factory were
immediately closed on the crowd of eager spectators who quickly collected
LATER Of thom injured ene died later the day.
GEN. HORVATH'S SON
IMPRISONED IN PEKING.
PATHETIC APPEAL IN BHUGGLED NOTE
PEKING, MATCH 1st. Leonid Horvath, eighteen-year-
Peking held incommunicarla, charged with Communism.
Only through a smuggled note. wore his parents notified of his. plight yesterday, and his mother is a state of collapse as n
Booth, wife of Mr. L. H. V. Booth, A.S.P, Mrs. K. W. Andrew, wife old son of General Horath, lender of Sub Inspector Andrew and of the White Russians in China, family, and Trafic Sergeant F. Js in a Chinese military prison | Clarke (No. 7 Station).
Forthcoming weddings announced include these of Capt. W Lumsden, of the Suiyang, to Miss McKelvie, Dundee, Scotland, route: to Hong Kong on board the a Moren; Mr. H. Hados Reme dios, assistant to Messrs. H. Rutton Young Horvath, carrying regula jes & Son, to Miss L.M. N. de tom passports, was taken prisoner Jesus, No. 1, The Albany, Hong in the Western Hills beyond Men- Kong; and Mr. A. 8. da Roma, clerk, toukou about a week ago, and Chartered Bank, to Mim 4. A. Lee brought into Peking secretly. At Loureiro Kowloon,UST
the time of his arrest by Ankuo chim soldiers he was reported by Yesterday evening's concert us the his parents to be engaged in his "Choer HCA proved fangue from sur very great success the room being rounding farmers,
First indication of his plight and gramme Кате the very greatest pleasure, a large number of encores apy, was a scrawled note which being demanded. The performers reached the ex-Austrian Legation were old friends of the soldiers and through the medium of a Chinese sailors and all were in first class runner form. The allowing ladies and Beps at suce were taken to try gentlemen took parti-The Misses and effect his release, tut in the Aileen and Doris Woods, Mrs. Wasence of General Wang Chi, hend Fleming, Mr. G. W. C. Burnett, of the gendarmes, and a personal Messrs. Cusack, F. Danenberg. La friend of General Horvath, to IC- Silva, G, Pearson and A. Remedion cons fiad attended this effort up to the Haiwaian instrumentalists. A press time laat night Inquirers whist drive is being hekl, in the were able to sacrstain that the boy same place this evening at 7 pm., had been given, only a os mod water
`storting "at_7,20 p.m.;
„Tamstrad & Davm / xity is open for there are Ken They have taken three years to build crowded and the admirable pro the possibility of his being shot as
and immense care has been lavished on their construction. They are in a sense pioneer ships and neither effort nor patience has been spared in embodying the results of both
theoretical know practical and ledge.
The Air Secretary em phasises the advantages of the air ship
over the heavier-than-air
The Charge for Admission for Tadies planning a service to their colonies to the Members Bakure will be vid Singapore and the Soviet Re 12.00. Each Member can obtain, hip and upon application to
the SECRETARY, public aims at a Trans-Siberian Badges for Admission of 3 Ladies Free
route to link up with Japan, pas France, one of the most advanced palapit ENTER
countrics in the world seronautical- ly, has big interests in the Far East,
Bookmaker,”?
of Charge The Tad Men, eto, will not be permitted to operate with- in the Precincts of the Hare Kon ZooKAY CLUB during the Race Meetings.
"THE BAN-FAN” CIROUS.
SAN-FAN CIBOUR, having returned from AMERICA, Giving BHOWS at the PRAYA EAST RECLAMATION AREA.
Expert Europosa Daging Girls has been employed.
Bar Glass)
and
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and the French have a habit of premachine, especially in placing avin- | aud to-morrow there is a dance during the term of his incarcera...”
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tion, upon a paying footing. For distances the airship should Jong have big advantages over the lighter machino comparable to that of a posseto ang m train over motor transport:
paring quietly and then acting with extreme rapidity. Sir SAMUEL HOARE stated that the immediate problem which the AirMinistry were trying to solve was the vital matter of quicker communications
The Technical Advisers reference to give the British Empire a
fo Hong Kong and Sir CECIL physical unity that it had never before possessed.
CLEMENTI's speech to the Canton General Chamber of Commerce A statement made last week end Frameset
suggest that the possibilities of by the Technical Adviser to the
aviation in China are fully realised Civil Aviation Department of the
by the British Government. On the Air Ministry was to the effect that
other hand the limitations of the immediate objective i oute
air service cannot be overlooked to Calcutta and Delhi vid the Persian Gulf. This, it is thought, with its daily recur
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TRESPASSING ON SCHOOL
GENEVA LAND.
A LEGAL KNOT IN THE KOWLOON COURT.
tion, ami had been told he would be executed if his documenta wers proved false
y Overwhelming evidence ie avail- able, however, that the boy he per- fectly buenocent of any orime, es pecially that of espionage on behalf. of Communists, Moreover, papers are declared to be ordat, and before they hin high personal cha vouched for by responat here of other national
#Overtures have been made to 1
Wen Kerk Chinere
to have to pe without loss of time those repor
Three Chinese appeared before Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday on a charge of unlawfully trespassing on land being vested in or under the copter trol of the Rev. W. T. Featherstone, namely the Diocesan Boys School
After looking up the section of the Ordnance, his Worship said referred to every officer inverted with or performing duties af s public nature, wizethe tage immediate control of the
longed railways. The passenger liste tell the same ¡story and . 24.
travel, be-
the East
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the WestFare
Sub-Inspector
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