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EXAMINATION NOTICE 38 HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRD ORDINARY NEW STUDENTS ов YEARLY MEETING of HONG WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, at KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY,
The SUMMER TERM will LIMITED, will be held on WEDNES A.M. Begin on That Day.
of APRIL, 193, ĐÂY, the lich Dar at the Board Room of the Company. SECOND FLOOR, EXCHANG BUILDING,
Kong. st 13
Noor, for O'CLOCK the purpose of receiving
Statement of Accounts and the Report of the BoardWHY Continue to suffer when of Directors, for the Financial Year end 6 dlat Dacamnan, 1927, confirming the pointment of Three Directors and Directors and the
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IN Accordance with Onlinance No. APRIL, to the 11 APRIL, 1906, 6, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, 1ST FLOOR
5 of 1912, the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the TRANSACTION of PUBLIO BUŠI. NESS on MONDAY, the 9th Instant. (Easter Holidays)."
Hong Kong, nd Apr., 1928. [6091
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HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB,
RACE
THIRD EXTRA
TMEETING will be held (Weather
Permitting) at HAPPY SATURDAY,
on
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APRIL, MONDAY, 9TH APRIL,
1929, The First Bell will be Rung at 2.00 Commencing at 1.30 r., on Both Days.
OSE
and
The Charge for Admission to the Public Enclosure will be $1.00 Per Day for all Persons Including Ladies Soldiers
Sailors in Uniform Half Price Members are advised that they must
their
eir Badges to obtain Admission show to the Members Ench
Enclosure.
Both Days inclusive.
Dated this 20th day of March, 1928. By Order of the Board,
J. P. SHERRY.
Manager. 14, Des Voeux Road Centr
Hong Kong,
[6092
HONG KONG ENGINEERING &
·CONSTRUCTION CO.,
LIMITED.
NOTICE OF MEETING.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
HEUNG CHOW-FOR SALE OR TO LET. BUNGALOW, Fully Furnished and in Best Position for Ferry and Beaches. Large Well Stocked Garden Own Electric Light-Apply; 0. G. ALABASTER, PRINCE'S BUI IG, Hong Kong.
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APRIL 9th, 1928.
upen which so much depends in a ra White residing at "Sea- naval career, especially in times view," Wanchai Road, was knock- of prace, is not the gift always of fed down by a motor car at Queen's the best officers. No notorious Road East on Friday.' She received.
WATSON'S ly lacked it. He referred to one injuries to her arms and had to be
Dry Ginger
EASTER WEDDING.
ROWLANDS-ROBERTSON,
A very pretty ceremony was eelo- brated in the Cathedral last Satur- day when Miss Edith Yater Row- The Vice Chancellor, of the Honglands, daughter of the late Mr... Kong University. Mr. W. W. "Herbert Rowlands and Mrs. Row-
supperior as "that fiddler " and taken to hospital for attention. would have been quite capable of! marring the success of a social fane- tion connected with music. Fortu
Onately the superior in question had Hornell, C.I.E., went to Macao lands, of Carmarthen, Wales, and
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right to
Each Member
Enclosure, Tickets for whom can be obtained from Mesars. LENTEAD & DATIS, at $5.00 Each Per Day, Up to FRIDAY, 6TH APRIL, 1925.
The Charge for Admission for Ladies to the Members Enclosure will be $2.00 Per Day.
Each Member can obtain, upon application to the SECRETARY Badges for Admission of 2 Ladies Free of Charge."
Bookmakers, Tie Tac Mea, etc., will not be permitted to operate with in the Precincts of the HONG KONG JOCKEY ULUB during the Race Meeting.
NOTICE.-
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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that my Appointment se Cop. troller and Custodian of Enemy Property in China will terminate on MARCH 31s 1928, and the Office of the Custodian si Shanghai will be Closed. As from JOHN
1929, MK
at 11.00 AM, for the purpose of receiv ing the
the Nepart of the Board of Directors and a Statement of Accounts for the Year anded on the "31 Decem 1927, and of electing Directors and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the Seit to the 14 APRIL, Bath Days inclusive.
By Order of the Board, 9. "COURTNEY COOK,
Secretary Hong Kong, 31st Max., 1925. [6083
THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO. (1918), LIMITED.
FOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
PEATON KNIGHT of the Cizis. | oral Managers of the said Com
ING OFFICE (Enemy Debtal, Cornwall House, Stamford Street, London, SE1, has been appoisted to act as Controller and Custodian of Enemy Property in China, and all Correspondance should be forwarded to him at that Address.
ADDINGTON,
Custodian of Enemy Property in China Shanghai, March 26th, 1923. [6092
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WHEN in SWATOR, Call on EWA
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ATELY TO
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07/69, DEN VOEUX ROAD
CENTRAL
that An EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the beve Company will be held at the Office of Messrs, Barwar, Taxis & Co., the Gen- St Kong, George Building, pria,
APHIL on MONDAY, the 30 Day of 1928, at 11 O'CLOCE in the FOR-NOON, when the subjoined Resolutions will be proposed as Ordinary Resolutions, viz.— (1) That the authorised Capital of the Company (which is now $3,000,000 consisting of 600,000 Shares of the nominal value of $5 Each the whole of which have been inrad) he increased to $3,600,000 by the creation of 120,000 Additional Sharea of the nominal value of $5 Esch ranking (anbject as hersin- after mentioned) as from date of
allotment for dividend and in all other respects pari pasu with the shares constituting the Company's present issued Uspital.
• (2) That, the said 120,000 Shares be
offered forthwith in the first
instance in the proportion of One New Share for every Complete Number of Five-
Shares to the
held by Members of the Company who on the 23rd Day of APRIL 1998, are registerul in the Company's the holders of Share Register as said 600,000 Shares at par and so that on acceptance of the offer the nominal amount of 35 dus in respect of wach 120,000 shares shall be payable as to the Sam of $1 therent on the First Day of lar
themirting
1923, and as to the balafce thereof
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more sense and good humour than during the Easter holidays" He de Sydney, Australia, was married to his far greater subordinate. There livered a lecture on Saturday even-Mr. Cameron de Saille Robertson. are officers who make things easying at the Macao Club on the sub-
The Rev. H. V. Koop, MA., con even for troublesome colleagues ject of the Hong Kong University ducted the service and Mr. Mason
E. D. Mrs.
and can create out of them a There are
The
C. Wolfe is was at the organ.. Listz's "Lieber "band of brothers" others with whom to serve means giving a reception at the Hong straum was played as well as the jeopardising a career, because, as Kong
Hotel on April 17th, customary wedding march. the Royal Oak court martia! en after the annual inspection of the bride was given away by Mr. S. J. phasised, discipline and the good of Police by H.E. the Governor, at Jordain and attended by Mrs! Jor- the Service must come before the the Murray Parade ground at dain as matron of honour and Miss interests of individuals.
The incident may raise one matter of first importance. Without the stimulus of imuinent war it may prove difficult to maintain the ten-
.p.m.
The marriage arranged between Edward William Hancock, of the Chinese Maritime Customs, and
sion at which the feet worked in Gwennyth, second daughter of M. the pre-war decade and the whole and Mrs. W. Seaton King, of question of training the feet in time Shanghai, will take place at Holy of peace may have to be feconsider-Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, on ed. Admiral COLLARD did good April 18th. service in the War but his methods) are evidently not appreciated at the present time.
LOCAL FILMS.
Miss Audrey Donnithorne, the five-years-old daughter of a mission. ary to China, whq was held captive for 5 days by Chinese brigands, cut the giant birthday cake of the British and Foreign Bible Society
The shewing at the end of the at the Guildhall on March 3rd, News Gazette at the Queen's when the Lord Mayor and Lady Theatre yesterday and to-day, of Mayoress were present at the young
CIVIL SERVICE REGULA-
a locally made film suggests great people's party. future possibilities. The pictures of the funeral of the three airman who lost their lives in the seaplane crash last Wednesday were well taken. It is possible to obtain by means of the cinematograph camera a far more realistic and comprehen- sive record than that provided by ordinary photographa
TIONS.
MR. O'MALLEY LOSES HIS PENSION,
+1
After the recent franca inquiry Mr. Gregory was dismissed from at Shanghai, MILDRED ALLEN
Local fins providing a record of the Civil Service, but Mr. O'Malley only daughter of the late.
the development of the Colony was permitted to resign and it was FREDK. ALLEN, of Clapham,
would be welcomed in the other understood from this that Mr. Loudon, to HENRY D. M. ROBERTSON, son of the late WIL-
port towns, and an exchange of O'Malley would receive a pension. LIAM ROVERTEON of Faisley, Scotland.
news items by means of the cinema Apparently, however, this is zet LANG-Ross-On March 31st, at
would do much to lessen the disso. Captain Crookshank, in the Shanghai, JESSIE ANN SIMPSON only daughter of Captain and seemed Mrs. D. D. Ross of Shanghai reason for a court martial. The this Colony. Further such aims asked whether any pension was pay equally inadequate tance between say Shanghai and House of Commons, on March 5th, Gersham, son of the late An-Navy has traditionally a fondness sent home would have a real educable either to a Civil Servant who for good old English words, and tional value and would awaken had been dismissed from the ser though a hard swearing admiral is further interest in British posses vice or to a Civil Servant who has DEATH. GADELIES.--On
March 28th,
ataa anachronism in these days no ions and British administration in been allowed to resign in coose Shanghai, Cant ERIK GADELIUS, one would have ordinarily taken the Far East. aged 63.
much notice of a weakness that is largely a technical matter" as the broadminded chaplain of the
and Burghead, Scotland,” to
CRIBALD LAYO of Shanghai.
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Hong Kong Office: 11, Ice Houss
Street London Office: 21. Bride Lane,
Fleet Street, E.Q. &
The Daily Press
HONG KONG, APRIL PTE, 1928.
THE ROYAL OAK" COURT-MARTIALS.
Sir Gershom Stewart attended an
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quence of an adverse report,"
The reply was in the negative.
COMPANY'S ENGINEER
· VINDICATED :'
Diane Farrow ne bridesmaid. Mr. Robertson had the support of Mr. E. W. Altree as "best man" and two groomsmen, Mesers. A. K. Diment and G. W. Dudley. The bride wore a lovely period track of ivory crêpe satin, knee length in front and falling to ankle length at the back, with a long veil of Brus- sels net hold in place by a coronal silver and diamanté with of
She bunches of orsage blossom. carried a bouquet of white carna- tions. Mrs. Jordain wore, pink · georgette with a beige hat, and the bridesmaid a green picture frock
1
trimmed with gold lace, Miss Far row carried a bunch of pink roses.
A reception was held after the Crawford's ceremony in Lane, zestaurant, after which Mr. and Mrs. Robertson left for Repulse Bay. The bride's going away dress was green crêpe de chine and she wore with it a kanha coat and a be:ge felt hat.
SEDITIONISTS AT SINGAPORE.
YOUNG MAN GIVEN A CHANCE.
SINGAPORE, March 29th Sentences of five years rigorous
Assize Court yesterday on two imprisonment were inflicted by Mr. Justice. Deane in the Singapore Chinese, Lee Tiong. Chiang and Tan Yeok Son, for possession of sedi- tious literature." large quantities of seditious litera- The discovery of
tare was made in a house in Wilkie Road, on January 31st.
His Lordship passed sentenced
Royal Oak expressed it. But there at home given by Mrs. Baldwin 1: PONTIANAK GOLD INQUIRY. upon Lim Kim Swee, a youth of [are two sorts of swearing, the one] 10, Downing Street on March 1st.
impersonal, ail addressed either to inanimate objects or the universe large, and the other direct, per (sonal and contemptuous.
vas
де
The popular annual dinner of the Queen's College. Old Boys' Associa tion will be given at the College Hall on April 14th. "
3
The Admiral's blunt refusal to accept Captain Dewan's invitation
While working at the Kowloon to imagine himself the bandmaster
Chinese coolie was not without
significance. Godowns, Admiral COLLARD declared that he struck in the arm by the hook of a e: $4 on the First Day of Junz, Wus the court martials upon
was not “fed up" with his flagship, crane. He was removed to Kwong farther
that until such time Commander DANIEL and Captain But the Koyal Oak's opinion of him,
but only with his flag captain. Wah - Hospital for treatment. as the sail 190,000 Shares shall be fully paid up they shall ris-a-vis Dewan, reached their inevitable con- judging by the lengths to which the the said 600,000 Shares only rank for Dividend in propertica to the clusions the fixed Service principle soberminded officers of the ward ratio borus by the amount paid a way upheld that, however much room were carried; must have been thereon in respect of the hainima value thereof to the fall nominn you may dislike a senior, you have something quite beyond the civilian value ($6) thereof.
And that such Offer be made by to put up with him." The men have mind. Notice specifying the Number of do so in the case of a detestable. Shares to which the Member is entitled and limiting time within master-at-arms or junior officer, maintained about the whole affair which the Offer it not accepted by and there is no differentiation for and the First Lord of the Admiralty his nomines will be deemed to be their seniors. Unless a superior has already complained of press
the Member on behalf of himself or
A good deal of secrecy has been
Included among the appointments recently made by the Secretary of State for the Colonies were those of Miss E. G. Tate and Miss J. F. Scales as Nursing Sisters for Hong Kong."
There will be no movie per formance in the Star Theatre to-
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declined and that the Directors be at liberty to fix each time and to steps outside the letter of the law speculation,' which filled in the gaps day, as the Wilbur Players are pro- estand such time to such date or nothing can be done. Officers are left by official reticence. There is seating Three Live Ghosts"
་་ dates and upon such terms as they selected for their professional at no disguising the general view of 5.30 p.m. and The Family Up- may think fit And farther that any of the said 120,000 Shares which tainmenté and considerations of per- the public about the state of affairs stairs," at 9.30 p.m. shall not be taken up by the Com pany's shareholders in mannersonal popularity to do not effect the on board the Royal Oak and their
manner at such time or times and
Directors shall in their absoluto in themselves discretion think fit..
flavour of
(3) That No Shareholder shall be
-
SINGAPORE, March 30th. We understand, shye the Strait Times, that a cable has been re- ceived in Singapore giving the ind ings of the Institute of Mining and Metalurgy at the conclusion of an inquiry held into the affairs of the Pontianak Gold Dredging Conces sions, Ltd. The cable states that
that
Indian and Chinese pärents who was originally charged with armed rob bery and was found guilty of simple robbery.
In passing sentence his Lordship remarked that there was evidence that he was in possession of the
weapon at the time the robbery' fas committed, and in finding him guilty of simple robbery the jury had taken a merciful view of the case. He was a very young person and he (his Lordship) wanted, it
the Institute is entisfied that Mr. possible to give him another chance. Herbert Wilson, who was respon-
It was difficult to do that in this sible for the prospecting work done with the salting" and on the property, was not connected
country and it seemed that he would have to go, unpunished He had. there was no evidence reflecting two years and if the accused mis
decided to put him under a bond for on his personal integrity or pro behaved himself again during that fessional rectitude.”
The affairs of this company have and punished. He advised the ac- time he would be brought up again loomed large in the public eye for cused to turn over a new leaf and
When the many months.
first become a decent and respectable rumours of salting became known
citizen-Straits Times. there was a sensational drop in the value of the shares of the com pany. This was followed by extra- ordinary meetings of the company,
WEATHER REPORT.
aforesaid be disposed of in such matter. The incidents divulged at apportionment of the blame. It is Said to have taken an overdose apon such terms as the Company's the court martials were insignificant obvious that the little contretempts of opium, a Chinese boy, 19 years at which reports were made by Yesterday's weather report, fore- had a strong that were related at the court of age, was found dead in the other mining engineere. After sex cast and remarks, issued by the ridiculous. It is martial were ppt themselves the offices of the Nestle Milk Coral meetings of this description, Royal Observatory at 6.40 D.m.,
was removed to the mortuary,
inspector. He made reports to A feeble anti-cyclone central over The theft of a motor car was re- various meetings held by the con Japan covers the whole ares. Light ported to the police by Captain pany and eventually a lengthy final variable winds may be expected Evers, residing at Flowerburn." report.
along the S.E. coast of China and moderate monsoon over the China
entitled to any. Offer of Fraction certainly the the for. a dance cause of the trouble, but that the Queen's Road," Central. The body Mr. F. C. Peck was appointed as stated Stat
holder.
of an Additional Shars in respect of any Odd Shares held by such Share to fall fat, but following the violence of the emotions shown and example of the "highly susceptible the opinions expressed covered a The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Chancellor of light opera a person host of pinpricks of which a few Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 1er-Day of APRIL of the importance of a rear-admiral were brought to light. 1928, to MUNDAY, the 23an Day of should have exploded on an empty, Faced with extraordinarily dif. APRIL 1928 (Both Days includiva), during which Period No Transfer of stage and not upon the erring band, ficult circumstances Commander It was stated that the car was left Shares can be registered.
or in bearing of the chaplain. The DANI and Captain Dewan did not outside the house on Friday, night gangway incident, when, as a lady behave with perfect technical dis and the following morning found would put it, the admiral had to cretion and for that they have to the vehicle gone. The police are nae the
*servants" staircase," suffer. This technical discretion, investigating,
Dated the 5th day of April, 1928.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO...
General Managern.
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Following this report, further action we believe was contemplated. but was not taken. Finally, the Sea
Local Forecast:-N.E. matter was laid before the Institute at the request of Mr. Wilson, who want to England to attend the able winds, moderate,
riquiry.
'cloudy.
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