:
NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.
CHINESE CUSTOMS NOTIFICA
TION.
THE Offices and Statione
the OHINESE MARITIME CUSTOMS for KOWLOON and DISTRICT will be CLOSED to PUBLIC BUSI NESS on the 10TH, 11T, 197H and 13T, FEBRUARY, 1929."
C. F. JOHNSTON," Commissioner of Chinese Custome, Kowloon and District. Tork Building, Hong Kong 4th Feb., 1939. [7351
FLAT WANTED. ·· ~MALL FLAT, Furnished, Wanted
-PRAK DISTRICT. Minimum Period: Bix Months, HOWARD JOHN. STON, arriving by 8.8. “Malwa " 1st of MARCH Box No. 7853, 4:0 Hong Kong Daily Press Office. [7353
NOTICE.
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE 00, LTD.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
"INTIMATIONS.
THE HONG KONG LAND
INVESTMENT & AGENCY
COMPANY, LIMITED,
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN NOTIFY DINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Office of M2). JARDINE. MATHESON & CO., LTD., on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY,
1909, at 12.30 r., for the purpose
at Directors of the receiving the Report together with a Statement of Accounts for the Year Ending 31st De
1995.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the
Company will be CLOSED from
SATURDAY, 19TH JANUARY, to TUESDAY, Sru FEBRUARY, Both Days inclusive, during which Period No Transfer of Shares can be Registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
L S. GREENHILL,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 11th Jan., 1929. (7342
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND
FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED.
TOTICE. IS HEREBY GIVEN
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5th, 1929.
NOTICE IS HERE ORDINARY
GENERAL MEETING of SHARE HULDERS in this Company
Nthat the THIRTY SECOND HONG KONG HOTEL,
ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Registered Office of the Company, 6TH FLOOK. PADDER BUILDING, PEDERE SIKRE, Hong Kon
ng Kong, on WEDNESDAY. træ 2018 Day of FEBRUARY, 1929, at 12.16 r.M., for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the Year ended" DECEMBER Slei, 1929, and to elect Two Directors and Auditors,
The
TRANSFER BOOKS of the
Company will be CLOSED from MON DAY, THE 11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1949, until WEDNESDAY, tax 20ra DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1929, Both Days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directora.
D. L. KING,
...Secretary. Hong Kang, February 5th, 1929.
[7355
THE "STAR" FERRY CO., "LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Hong Kong on FRIDAY, THE 9TH FEBRUARY, 1929, at 11 AM, for the purpose
urpose of receivin
receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st Dectanen, 1999
The TRANSFER BOOKS of
of the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, 16 JANUARY, to FRIDAY, 8TH FEBRUARY (Both Days inclusive), during which Period No Transfer of Shares can be registered, JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hong Kong, 24th Jan, 1999. [7295
THE HONG KONG, CANTÓN & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE ONE HUNDRED
AND
NINTH ORDINARY MEET ING of SHAREHOLDERS in the
INTIMATIONS.
Fine
Sherries
Superior Pale Dry. Full Golden.
of very superior quality specially selected, grown and bottled by Anto. R. Ruiz y Hermanos Xeres de la Frontera.
Fine Ports
Douro. Choice Old.
specially selected, bottled and shipped by Robertson Bros: & Co., Oporto.
Very Fine Old
Tawny.
specially selected, bottled and shipped by Silva & Cozens, Oporto,
Company will be held at the Office of A. S. WATSON
the Company, No. 4. DES Vœux Road TUESDAY, 1978 FEBRUARY,
on
1020,
ai 11 AM. for the purpose of
***
NOTICE 19 HEREBY GIVEN Receiving Renert of the Directors,
that the THIRTY-FIRST ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING
OF THIS COMPANY will be held
together with Statement of Accounts, declaring
& CO., LTD.
* Dividend and Electing WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
PHONE C. 616.
and Auditora. TRANSFER BOOKS of the
at the Office Maas. JARDINE Company will be CLOSED MATHESON $ CO., LTD.,
from
on WEDNESDAY, 6TH FEBRUARY to
FRIDAY, THE 15TH FEBRUARY,
**; | TUESDAY, 197K FEBRUARY, 1829,
1929, at 12.30 PM., for the purpose
of receiving the Report of the Directors Both Day inolusive, during which
together with a Statement of. Accounta
period
for the Year ended 31st Decexzza, 1528 Registered.
The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from TEURSDAY. THE 7TH FEBRUARY, 1929, to FRIDAY, THE 15TH FEBRU ABY, 1929, Both Days inclaire.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
F. H. ORAFNELL;
Becretary, Hong Kong, 1st Fab., 1929. [7385
HONG KONG FOOTBALL
ASSOCIATION.
B
INTERPORT GAME.
SHANGHAI-
BONG KONG
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH, 3.00 F.M.
►
BOOKING FOR CLUBS will Deinitaly
CLOSE on the 47 FEBRUARY.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
JOHN ARNOLD, Secretary, Hong Kong, ad Jan, 1929. [7283
in this Corporation will be held at CITY HALL Hong Kong SATURDAY, THE 2320 FEBRUARY,
1929
at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Beport of the Court of Directors together with a Statement of Aconunta for the Year ending 3lat DECEMBER, 1928.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Corporation will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 11 FEBRUARY to | SATURDAY, the 28zo FEBRUARY, BOOKING You PUBLIO will Open 041929 (Both Days inclusive), during which the STR at the HONG KONG Period No Transfer of Shares can be FOOTBALL CLUB HOUSE, registered.
Happy Valley, Every Evening From
5.30 to 7 ras.
[7332
HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB.
INTERPORT GAME.
HONG KONG. SHANGHAI- MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH, 3.30 PM.
∙M2
EMBERS are notified that SEATS may Now be Booked (for Members' Area only) at the CLUB HOUSE, HAPPY VALETY, Every Evening from 5.30 to 7.00 P.M.
W. PRYDE, 79-81
By Order of the Court of Directors,
A. C. HYNES,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 4th Feb, 1929. [7845
150
EXTENSION OF No. 7 ROUTE SERVICE
KOWLOON. TONG....
TOTICE IS GIVEN
TO BE LET.
From 1ST APRIL Furnished FLAT. No. 1, AIGEUZTH HALL, MAY ROAD, Recently
Up to date
WEATHER REPORT..
· Yesterday's weather report, fore- cast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5.30 P... atated:-
of the Socisty's activities. They i are typical examples of the problems "which are presented to the ladies
who voluntarily undertake the work! of administering the funds contri-i buted by a sympathetic public. A English woman. married to * Chinese, with one son, has been Local Forecast:-N.E. winda assisted with money from time to freab,, cloudy.
time and found employment as child's nurse. Her husband was
The anticyclone has further weak- ened. Fresh monsoon will prevail along the ecast and over the N. China Sea.
j
BIRTH. CERISTIC-At the Victoria Hos pital, on February 3rd,"to Mr. and Mrs. T. L CHRISTIE, A
[7339
800.
Hong Kong Office: 11, Ice Houss
Street.
London Office: 21, Bride Laze,
Fleet Street, EC 1
The Daily Press.
Horo Kore, Faortalt 578, 1929.
́PLEASE · SIGN ON THE
DOTTED LINE.".
News and Views.
Twenty cases of small-pox 18 from Kowloon and 2 from Victoria, were reported for Saturday and Sunday.
An attempt to rob a Chinese sex- ma from a President liner was carried out on Sunday, afternoon at midday at the junction of Queen's Road Central and Gilman Street. Two ruffians attacked the man who put up a struggle and
succeeded in beating off the thieves, one of whom was arrested after a chase,
.
The C.P,8. round-the-world liner Empress of Australia, which is on Robert Woodridge, aged seventy- a round-the-world" tour is due here five, who was sentenced to fifteen
months hard labour at Northum formerly in a good way of business, on the morning of February, 13th.
berland Quarter Sessions for house-" breaking, broke into verse, and but has been for some time unem
Mr. Benjamin Duke, known as said to the Bench:-"For the ployed owing to prevailing con- the tobacco king," has died in mercy you have shown me to day, as here in the dock I stand, May ditions. A young Eurasian, educat New York at the age of seventy-long life, health, and happiness go ed by the Society, has been found four. His fortune is estimated at with you hand in hand.”
good position and is doing well. over $120,000,000. Two adventurous young Americans
Included in the programme to came to China to look for, work. Afday only at the Queen's Theatre is YMCA official warned the Hona Super British Gazette which Secretary that these boys appeared gives an interesting review of the to be nearing the end of their es- most important events of 1928. sources. It being found on inves
The total output of the Kailan tigation that this was the case, they were lodged in the Society's room Mining. Administration mines for at Kowloon and boarded at the the week ending January 19th Y.M.C.A. for some weeks at the amounted to 97,807 tons, and the ditch County Court to approve a
sales during the period to 80,093
tona"
An armed robbery occurred at Shamshuipo early yesterday morn- revolvers and a third with an iron ing. Two intruders armed with bar raided a hut and threatened the woman occupant with death if she raised an alarm Five other men proceeded to ransack the hut and made off with property to the value of $203. No arrests have been made so far.
Judge Cluer was asked at Shore-
settlement of a case in which the employer contended that the reason why a man of &ity-three was unable to continue his work was not an The 32nd ordinary annual meet accident but premature senility. Aning of shareholders of China Pro-rendy to say that we have grown тегу These young people are vident Loan & Mortgage Co., Ltd, old, even before our time," remark- will be held at 8th door, Peddered Judge Cluer, who is only 7 Building on Wednesday, February years of age and reads without the aid of glasses. "He did not approve the settlement.
Society's expense. The American Consulate communicated with their A CENTURY or so ago it used to be parents, who sent the money neves- said that if half a dozen Englishsary for their passage home. men landed on a desert island after English woman, widow of a Chinese, being shipwrecked, the first task appealed to the Society for a they would set about would be to
passage home, and on the Society's lay out a cricket-pitch. This as-
representation the Colonial Govern sumption, of course, only holds good
ment repatriated her. in circumstances where the absence
In collaboration with the St. Au- of horses or other quadrupeds would
drew's Society, the Benevolent So render, a racecourse useless. It is
ciety sent home to their relations in quite true that among the first
Scotland two children aged ten and projects discussed in any
new twelve, the Committee having receiv British settlement abroad in a proed written assurance that they would posal to make some provision for indulging in sports and athletics. And it is also true that as the com- munity grows in numbers, and its organisation develops and become more complex, one of the earliest communal movements
started is some association for help ing those who cannot help them- selves. In Hong Kong a Benevolent Society was founded in September, 1387, for the purpose of rendering assistance in cases of sickness, want,
to
Many,
20th at 12.13 -p.m.
The new Musafir Khana (travel-
It is announced that, in conse-
quence of the meeting of the Ad visory County Cricket Committee, the M.C.C. are cabling to the Aus-
lers rest house) at 30, Shelley Street, is to be opened to-morrow at 4.43 p.m. The Hon. Mr. E. D.tralian Board of Control to recom- C. Wolfe, C.M.G., is to perform the opening ceremony.
The funeral of A. B. White late be rist by a responsible person on of H.M.S. Sepoy took place yester landing in London. A hundred day morning at Happy Valley dollars was given to a lady travel from the Royal Naval Hospital. ling by the same ship, who under-Fall Naval honours were accorded, took to look after the children on
a large number of White's ship- inates being present. Many the voyage. A family, consisting of wreaths and other floral tributes a mother and six children, left were sent.
destitute on the death of the father,"
mend that four days be allotted to
each of the first four Test matches
in England in 1930, the fifth to be played to a finish if after the fourth match neither side has posed to begin each of the first four secured an advantage. It is pro- Test matches on a Friday and the fifth on a Saturday.
4
The activities of the New York rubber exchange will shortly be broadened by the establishment of a special department for trading in the securities of rubber com panies if the scheme now under According to a tabulation pre. Consideration can be worked out are being maintained by the Society
satisfactorily. This tentative plan pared by the Navy Department of provides for the listing of British, of St. Vincent de Paul, the Bene the Ministry of War and submitted Dutch, and other volent Society paying their rent to the Military Reorganization and dealt in ou other stocks net now Conference, the exchange or New York kerb mar- and giving them clothing, pending Disbandment repatriation by their Government four squadrons, three of which are engaged in rubber production in National Navy of China consists of ket. Recent estimates show that approximately 1,500 companies are Two British subjects were sent by in active service and one for train. the Far East, and it is believed.
that the shares of a great many of the Colonial Government to Aueing purpose only.
these companies would be available for trading in New York.
יי
A
:
A
Parker,
A Job For Life,
York stock
One lone man is working on the job of renovating the 20,000,000,
ing the dusty volumes and there aro books in the British Museum. For fourteen years he has been polish- only 13,790,000 more to fix. If his prezent rate of progress is con- tinued by his successors they will complete the task in just 1,329 more yeari-unless somebody publishez Kong is holding a reception at the patient, dauntless workman is Mr.
The Indian community of Hong more books in the mean time. This" Hong Kong Hotel at 5:15 to mor. I. Moss. He sits on a high gallery row afternoon to tender congratu- in the famous treasure house of the Iations to Khan, A.S.P., and Sardar Sahib book after another.
Khan Sahib Nawah nation and fondles the cover of one His skillful Mohinder Singh, A.S.P. on their hands carcas 1,600 volumes cach recent promotion, to the rank of month, 15,000 each year. 150.000 Assistant Superintendent of Police. Each decate; that means 1.500,00 in a century. Through his hands pass Everybody in the Far East knows precious gems of literature and the Harmston's Circus,
printer's art: ald Bibles and early have said that it is coming to Hong editions of Shakespeare, worth
so when we Kong there is little else left to be $5,000 or more apiece. toured the Orient for very many The Golf Widows' Cup. said! This popular company has years, and it comes back to Hong One of the least-known sporting attractions, and new staats," in Goling Society. This society ori- Kong again with new turne, new societies in London is the Truants which 30 European performers take ginated in 1913 out of the decision evening next, and the show will be hers) to play truant from business part. The season, opens on Sunday of four golfers (the original mem- held on the reclaimed ground at one day in each month in"order to Praya East (Wanchai).
مد
No Transfer of Sharea can be CHINA MOTOR BUS COMPANY. poverty, or distress arising from time to time amongst persons other than members of the Portuguese or Chinese communities in the Colony."tralia; the Benevolent Society paid
This afternoon at the Lecture This Society was an attempt to their capitation fees and gave them
Hall of the Institution of Engi- That On and After the is introduce method and organization pocket-money and clothing. FEBRUARY, 1929, this Company will HONG KONG & SHANGHAI
L. Kong. Mr. Operate A TEN MINUTES Service into the charitable efforts of the Spanish business woman was robbed neera &- Shipbuilders "of Hong
in Canton of all she possessed between STAB F1x17 and KOTLOON community, and to secure, by care whilst buying there for her shop in give an illustrated lecture on "The BANKING CORPORATION.
M.I.Mech. E., M.I.Mar.E., will Toxo via SALISBURT ROAD, NATHAN TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN BO, ARGYLE STRIZT, Ho Mox Ir. ful investigation of all cases, that
Manila. She was given clothing Lubrication of Motor Car En- that the ORDINARY YEARLY WATERLOO ROAD and MONTAGUE EDE help be given to the most needy and and a passage to Manila. A very gines." The lecture is public and MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS | BOLD.
NGAN SHING KWAN, deserving.
respectable Eurasian, with a French will commence at 5.45 p.m. Mannger.
The relief given by the Benevolent wife and four children, has been 80th January, 1929.
(7820
Society varies with individual cases assisted financially and found work Some are granted passages; some
as a technician ander one of the are helped to pay their rent; certain University Professors.
The Committee of the Benevolent children, left orphan and destitute, are being maintained at school; em- Society keeps in close touch with ployment is found for not à few the Society of St. Vincent de Paul who have been stranded in the and similar organisations. By this Colony; temporary assistance is means, and with the help of the given
helping them Police and the G.O.C., overlapping through a crisis, and sometimes to-[in dealing with deserving cases has ward a fresh start in life. of become, almost an impossibility particular interest to business-men Unsettled trade conditions in Hong is the attempt the Society makes to Kong, and in China ports generally save their time, temper, and money.still persist, and unemployment Many quite undeserving persons with all its attendant evils is bound make or have made in the past to canec distress Gifts of clothing, an easy and substantial livelihood bedding, furniture, toys, etc. are
play golf. It was an absolute con-- dition that the full consent of the by raiding offices at the busiest time always welcome, and above all, ae Yesterday two more armed rob-wives should be obtained, for it wa of the day, unfolding a long and sistance to the Benevolent Society berics were reported to the Police, to be no part of the purpose of the rambling tale of misfortune, and in obtaining employment for deserv. Portland Street, Mongkok, at 2.10 The membership of the Society now.
The first took place at a house at members to create "golf widows." receiving in return for this eloquenceing applicants of both sexes is managed to make a haul of clothing comprise four hundred were all ap- three armed · men consists of forty, but it could easily. something to get rid of them," greatly appreciated. often quite a large sum. With the everybody who can send gifts in Nam Street, Shamshuipo, that are imposed as the limit. The question It is not and jewellery to the value of 8128.plications for membership to be en- Then came a report came from Tai tertained. Forty, however, has been existence of the Benevolent Society, kind or offer employment, but there men, three of whom were armed of golf widows" Broee again re-
are several thousand people in their stealing from the inmates clothing London Irish
with revolvers, had succeeded a cently at a week-end meeting of the Medical Golfing community who can spare a dollar and jewellery to the value of about Society at Friner's. This followed $900. The incident occurred at 3 several mid-week meetings, and it & month to finance the activities
p.m.
was suggested that the wives of of auch an excellent institution as
members might object to these re- TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN City Hall with a note to the Hon. the Hong Kong Benevolent Society experience of stowing away aboard jections, it was there and then pro- The hazardous and adventuresome prated absences on the part of their N°
spouses. In order to allay any ob We cannot believe there is one in a ship is now being sought by the posed that the wives should have dividual among these thousands per as a new thrill, according to their own society, and one of the E. W. Arculus, veteran steward and members promptly offered a trophy who, if directly approached, would former instructor of stewards for
to be known as the "Golf Widows the U.S. Shipping Board. refuse to give twelve dollars a year steward said the number of young
The Cup."
RAUB AUSTRALIAN ́ GOLD MINING CO., LTD.
INTERUM DIVIDEND.
ག་
N INTERIM DIVIDEND
of
A ONE SHILLING For Share
ir Payable on MARCH 30rs, 1929, on
Bailt, FourLarge Booms, Three of which face the Harbour. Glorious Uninters rupted Outlook.--- D.M. GOODALL
[7341
account for the Year Ending MAROR IN THE SUPREME COURT OF 31ST NEXT.
The Singapore Transfer Register will bo CLOSED- from MARCH 16 Hon. Secretary, MARCH 30TH.
to
[7340
HONG KONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY,
(ESTABLISHED 1987.) -
PLEASE CUT THIS OUT.
To Mas. SHELLSHEAR,
MADAM
HON. TREASCEEA, H.K.B.6,"
HONG KONG UNIVERSITY.
Kindly enrol ma a Member of the above Bociety, I enclos $12 as Aanual Subscription.
Yours, faithfully,
HONG KONG.
'COMPANIES WINDING-UP
No. 1 or 1924.
J THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES
ORDINANCES 1911-1925
AxD
Un zng Maztez_v7-Tej-CHINESE
MEBCHANTE BANK, LIMITED, (Ix LIQUIDATION).
DIVIDEND OF THREE PER CENTUM.
there is no occasion for listening to mportunities of this
character. Baving become subscribers to the Society, business-men-are entitled to send applicants for relief to the
that THIRD DIVIDEND Secretary, thus saving time and THREE FER CENTUM has been declared in this matter, and that the being assured that the case will be same may be received at my Oce, carefully investigated and help OBATREED BANK BUILDING, Victoria,
on the 5tx Dax or given if considered necessary.. 1929, or
or on any aubre. quant Week Day, between the Hours
BRUARY,
of 10 4.3 and 4 2016.
p.m.,
when
.
ing last week of the Hong Kong vassing on such a scale is impossible, problem for large companies to deal
Upon applying for payment Creditors. mast produce the Notice sent to them Benevolent Society, Mr. R. BUTHER
In his speech at the annual meet to such a cause. As personal can women who steal & passage to Europe is getting to be a serious attention to the form with. Drastic measures are being at the bottom of this baken to watch gang planks at em- barkation for fair stowaways. One
together with any Bills of Exchange, LAND gave a very interesting review Deposit Receipts, Bass Books or
we
. יד
SLAMOLPIU38 bold by theme work done during the past socated
the form, all company is considering-a-rule ta
have friends and relatives soy fare.
JOHN FLEMING, CA, year. Supplementary to the Chair that is then necessary is to sign on well from the dock to prevent "free
'men's' summery, the following da
-Liquidator:
Hong Kong, 20th Jan, 1929. 17334 talls will give an idea of the scope the dotted line.
passengers from boarding.
The Thief And The Bag.
The thief who stole the doctor's
bag Thought he had won sore useful
swag
Base follow her. And for his
sins
What found be in the bag