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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SEVENTH ORDIN ARY TEARLY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at EXCHANGE BUILDING, DE YOX ROAD. Hong Kong, on SATURDAY 6TH JUNE, 1929, at 12 NOON.
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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from MAY, 1929, to 8TH JUNE, 1929, Both Days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
6. W. BROWN.
Secretary, [7838
24th May, 1929.
INDO.CHINA STEAM NAVIGA-
TION CO., LIMITED.
THE FORTY-EIGHTH ORDIN- EBY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, MERI
JARDINE MATHESON & Co., Lan,
START, Hong Kong, on WEDNESDAY, the 19TH JUNE, 1923, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, passing the Accounts, and selecting Directors "and Auditors
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 12TE JUNE to 3RD JULY, 1929, Both Days inclusive.
By Order of the Board, JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
General Managers.
Hong Kong, 24th May, 1999. [7839
CHINESE ESTATES, LIMITED. SIXTH ORDINARY YEARLY
MEETING."
NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN
INTIMATIONS.
G.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
PAR
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 2771 DAY of MAY, 1999, at 3 at the Offices of the Pablic Works Department, by Order of H EXCELLIOT TRI GOTINUR, of One Lot of OROWN LAND
Kowloon City, Prince Edward Road, Kowloor in the Colomy of Hong Kong. for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fired by the Surveyor of BIN MASRATT TAR Kiss, for one further term of 24 yearu lese three days.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Lot No. 1241...
Now Kowloon Inland
Kowloon City (oppo Frince Edward Road, rite New Market)
No. of Sale.
Registry No.
Locality,
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As per
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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
of the Sale by Public Auction to
be held on MONDAY, the 27TH DAY of
that the SIXTH ORDINARY MAY 1929, at 8, at the Ofices of YEARLY MEETING of SHARE the Public Works Department, by Order THE GOTZENOS. HOLDERS will he bald at the of E EXCELLENCE
BUILD of
of One Lot of CHOWN LAND st Company's Office at CHINA
Fug) Hong Kong, Boundary Street, Morg Kok Tani, in INGS (STE on WEDNESDAY, Tax 6TH JUNE, the Colony of Hong Kong, for term 1929,
at 12 O'clock NOON, for of 75 years, with the option of renewal the pury so of receiving the Report at a Crown Beat to be fixed by the of the Directors and a Statement of Surveyor of His MAJESTY THE KING, for Account for the Year ending 28th one further term of 75 years. FEBRUARY, 1929; and of electing Ad-
ditional Directors, if though; fit, and also
of electing an Auditor
The TRANSFER BOOK of the
Company will be CLOSED from the 23D MAX to STH JUNE, 1929, Beth Days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
HENRY LOWCOOK,
Secretary,
Hong Kong, 21st May, 1929. 17829
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HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFINS.
EMBERS are Requested to send
Mahir Applications for the
above Before FRIDAY, 31 MAY, it is proposed to CLOSE the LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS on That Date.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary, Hong Kong, 23rd May, 1929. [7834
PUBLIC NOTICE, PLAYING FIELDS COMMITTEE.
T 18 HEREBY NOTIFISDOM.
the
MITTEE is desirous of obtaining the views of as many interested persons and associations as possible, and those
the
present and
who have any
tions to make regarding representa.
future provision of playing fields in the Colony are invited to forward them early to Ma. T. MEGABRY, Secretary to the Committee, at the Colonial Secretariat.
Anyone wishing to support his written representations by oral evidence before the Committee is requested to inform the Secretary accordingly.
NOTICE.
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THE Endersigned it prepared to consider OFFERS to Purchase the following Properties—
SECTION COF MARINE LOT 243. (Nos. 5 and 6, PRAYA, KENNEDY TOWN, Godowns). KOWLOON MAINZ Lor 65. (Shipyard), SECTION A and B-sed the Remaining FORTION OF BHAVKIWAN IKLAND Lot 490. (Ten Chinese Shops and Dwellings).
SECTION C and the REMAINING PORTION OF SECTION B OF INLAND Lot No. 1342. (No. 1, SHARP STREET WEST).
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale.
Registry No.
Į
Kowloon Inland
Lo No. 2196.
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Boundary
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The depression is now central to the south of Hokkaido moving north-eastward.
A similar issue was raised seventy
The following appointments in
In the Review of Reviews Mr. the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Wickham Steed writes of The years ago in North America and, FCorps have been made by H.E. the Coming Election." Heute the Yesterday's weather report, fore-after the greatest war in history Governor-Lance Sergeant David
Conservative loss at-scata, in the cast and remarks, issued by the (except the 1914-18 struggle) the Morgan Richards to be Second most favourable event, at 100; *** Royal Observatory, at
United States decided to continue Lieutenant: Lance Sergeant James would be surprizing were they non
stated:-
as one and not two or more nations. Francis Wright to be Second to lose more." Mr. Lloyd George's
Lieutenant.
pledge on unemployment has been comprised for practical purposes The United States of that time
received, he thinks, in such a way the Atlantic const States, and the the Theatre Royal last night for
There was a large attendance at as to indicate that the country is tired of inaction; neither derision. population was less than a third the Banvard Comedy Company's or expostulation has robbed it of its present gare. We realise now performance A Cuckoo in the its glamour. But employment. the influence of that war upon the
Baldwin or Mr. MacDonald were Nest." It is a tharsughly jolly may not be the chief isane if Mr. farce, full of witty repartee and to put before the electorats the true Amusing situations, and it went as
millions" of electors would reply well, despite the heat, as it did a requirements of international peace, to such a summons to their ideal. few weeks ago at the Star Theatre.
ism. In his editorial notes Mr. Sterd holds the heaviest count against the Government to be ita suffering the moral leadership of the world to pass to the United 'States
The depression over Tongking has deepened.
rain.
but with
A depression or typhoon appears history of the world during the to have formed in about Las Islast twenty years, when the expans deg. N., Long. 128 deg. E.
sion and strength of the now firmly Local Forecast:-S.E. or variable United States have become a domin winds, moderate, cloudy, occasional ating factor in world politics and economics. CHIANG RAI SHEX is struggling with a similar problem, The Prince of Wales to-day will population not of Pre-head a march of 7,000 mounted and sident LINCOLN's 30 millions, mainly foot police from Hyde Park to of British extraction, but of 400 Buckingham Palace, where he will millione, spread over an area as inke the salute, when the centenary large as Europe, and inhabited by parade of the Metropolitan Police races as divided as those of Europe will be held. The parade will first in speech, physique, temperament, be inspected by the Prince in the Park. Special constables will line the route of the procession.
Manila Typhoon Warnings. The following typhoon warning was received from the Manila Ob servatory at goon yesterday: 10.30 a.m.-Typhoon is about 193 deg. Long. E. and 12 deg. Lat. N.,
direction unknown.
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Antiseptic Artificial Silk.
The report of the production of a new antiseptic art silk by the Bera- berg Company, as amounced by the Boersen Courier, has attracted com- On the eve of her departure last siderable attention in textile circles month for England to deliver in Germany. It appears that a series of lectures Mrs. Annie Besant special sales department is to be addressed a meeting in Bombay, established for the surgical product, She described the Nehru Report as and that a big effort will be made, India's last friendly gesture to to develop its expart. The "Aerob" Britain, and stressed the necessity and "Anaerob" art silks, as they of persuading the Government that are termed, have already been test- unless it adopted the report ad-led in a number of hospitals, the ministration would become in-threads being used in the sewing creasily difficult. In Britain she of wounds. It is asserted that this intended to try to make India's art silk has proved completely freedom an election question, and sterile under conditions in which hoped to persuade the Labour other textiles more or less favoured Party to take up India's cause and
the breeding of bacteria. Further India the give
freedom they surgical tests are now being carried.
out.
proinised...
"
Cranwell Air College.
A Manila message dated May 24mpathies, and economic interests. at 6 p.m reports a typhoon in A glance at European history about 18 deg. Long. E and 11 shows, again, the magnitude and deg. Lat. N., moving W
significance of these wars in China For four centuries a-civilised and well-policed Europe was governed from Rome. Four centuries is a long time. Looking back it takes us to the days of Heway VIII, when the great Hapsburg Emperor, Night Editor (Wanchai Office); Tel. 'CHABLES F., was attempting another
Central 4511..
unification of Europe by means of war and Royal marriages. He had London Office: 31 Bride Lane, actually succeeded in bringing under
Fleet Street, EQ 1
his rule. Spain, Portugal, Ger many, Austria, the Netherlands, the South of Italy and the whole of North and South America. He was foiled partly by the opposition of France and England, and still more by the hopeless disunion in Europe which followed the Reformation: The Rev. Stewart Bernays, Rector But it is not altogether idle specuof. Finchley, London, made the
For the laat nine years the lasion to consider for a moment following comment in the church what might have happened if the magazine after several young ladies collection of war-time buts and Holy Roman Emperor of four hun had powdered their noses during house the Royal Air Force Cadet other miscellaneous building which MUTUAL EXTERMINATION,dred years ago had built up a per evensong on Sunday:-"I suffered College at Cranwell, in Lincoln- mannent confederacy of European myself at a theatre a few months hire, have been a matter for won- TAXING phrases at their face value- States, as stable as the Celestial age by a girl combing her hair in der to visitors. Especially when Empire of CHIN SHIH HUANG. It between the scenes over my dress they are compared with the college which is not always wise in China is easy to consider the wars that clothes. I was tempted in my Mid-buildings at Sandhurst, Woolwich. there is no longer any doubt might have been avoided, the wealth Victorian wrath to take my shaving and Dartmouth they appear as an
and energy devoted to fighting that things with me next time, and see about the relations existing be- would have gone to the building-up how a good shave would interest extreme example of official post-war parsimony. The only plausible ex- tween CHIANO KAI SEIX and FENG of a progressive and prosperous the audience. But when it comes
ense for housing the future officers civilisation, to scientific discovery, to performing one's toilet in church Yu HaNG. The latter announces and the control and development of we seem to have reached the limit of the Royal Air Force is such to the world that he is out to natural resources. On the other of bad manners. I purposely leave buildings is that at very few service aerodromes will they find any better exterminate the former, and de- hand, it can be argued that Europe out the question of irreverence, but accommodation. At last, however, under a central government would even the most shiny nese might be
it has been decided to erect proper nounces the Nanking Government have fallen into the inert stagna- left in its element till our worship college buildings at Cranwell at a
tion of the East and of the latter of God is over."
cost of about £300,000, of which years of the Roman Empire. It is
£23,000 is being included in this sufficient to say that had the at-
year's votes. The new college will be situated just to the north of the present "camp," as it is justly call-
""
aa "illegal" From the capital it is simultaneously announced that
A. S. WATNIK & VO, FENG is expelled from the Kuomin- tempts at unifying Europe made Baluting the Statue of Liberty.
LIMITED.
ON
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ed.
The foundation-stone of the new buildings will be laid on chee th inst. by Lady Mand Hoare, wife of the Air Minister. Perhaps the present moment is inopportuno for remarking that the R.A.F. Staff College at Andover is also inade quately housed, but that fact will also have to be faced before very long.
Prima Donna to Farmer,
The U.S. Secretary of Labour, tang "for life," and that a puni by CHARLEMAGNE, the early PLANT
AGENETS of England, the HAPEBURG Mr. James J. Davis, has instructed tive mandate against him will be and NAPOLEON been brought to officials of the Department of issued very shortly. The reason for success, history would have been Labour" to admit to the United delay in making this, declaration vastly different. The issue is now States an Irish immigrant girl who raised on a tremendous scale in was reported to have lost her pass
China may split into a port, in saluting the Statue of is characteristic-the solemn cere- China. monies attending the formal inter-number of independent States, con- Liberty upon her arrival at New stantly at war-like European York. Mr. Davis ordered that the ment of SUN YAT SE must not be nations-learning rapidly the art girl, Mary Callagher, of Queens marred by the discordant noises of and science of modern fighting and town, "Ireland, should be admitted domestic strife. If CHIANG and perpetuating militarism the world temporarily without a passport if over. United, the country will take the Department officials found the FENG are really bent upon each its place like Japan among the report authentic. The Secretary
Miss Marion Talley, a coloratura other's extermination, there will be Great Powers, and then the prob- learned of the immigrant's plight very serious trouble in China until lems of Chinese over-population and from a newspaper story. The girl's soprano who made her debut at the emigration will have to be faced on passport and a small sum of money Metropolitan Opera House at the the coming of winter compels & an equality due to economic, and were said to have fallen into the age of 18, only four years ago, has voluntarily ended her trucs to fighting. But it does not not improbably military power com- water when the waved to the Statue already
career. From a financial stand- point she has been strikingly necessarily follow that because these mensurate with the size and popula- from the deck of the Baltic.
tion of China.
successful. The house was always two rivals" are now engaged - in"
Colour Television.
full whenever she sang, and in two bitterly denouncing each other that
The experimental transmission of seasons alone her net earnings were. television by the British Broad-| 8334,000. Now the declares that she the whole country is again to be
casting Company is expected to is free to do what she always wish- involved in 'civil war. There have
begin in July. At present much in-ed, to buy sad manage farm in. been threats of extermination before
teresting work is being done at the the Middle West. Miss Talley' television headquarters to improve début was a' Fress agent's triumph. the transmission of actual scenes as Born in Nevada, Missouri, she had distinct from single persons and ob- been taken by her parents to Kansa jesta. The recent development in City when she was an infant, and this direction was emphasised re- there in her 'teens she achieved such cently by the Postmaster General. a reputation as a choir singer that "monster Mr. Baird and his colleagues, have the townsfolk held
to finance her further been concentrating upon experi- benefit" meats with scenes for months past, musical education. At the age of 15 and much progress has been made she came to New York and won within the past few weeks. Com- much praise, but was advised to plete stage settings are being trans-study further. When 19 years old mitted on large screens, and she secured an engagement with the·· a remarkable development colour Metropolitan Opera Company. The transmission is also being achieved. story of Cinnderella,” as she was Much more has still to be done, but called, was spread over the front already the possibility of large pages of the newspapers through- screen production and colour tele-out the United States, and there was
not even standing room in the Opera House for her first perfor- mance there.
News and Views.
Messrs. Lane, Crawford, Ltd will CHRONICLE and threatened men live long hold its 7th ordidary yearly moct-
The 67th Annual Issue
OF THE
OF
in China as elsewhere. Yet it must be admitted that the prospects of avoiding a serious clash are now very remote, and once issue is join-
And mean-
ing of shareholders at Exchange Building, Des Voeux Road, o Saturday, June 8th at 12 noon.
Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy, Assis ed there is no knowing what other tant Attorney-General, is to act Directory and Chronicle reactions may arise.
as Attorney-General during the while there will be solemn orations absence from the Colony of the Hon. Sir Joseph Kemp, K.C., on a short made throughout the country based holiday. upon SUN YAT SEX's heartfelt charge"
to his countrymen four
HONG KONG
THE TREATÝ PONTS OF
His Excellency the Governor has CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO years ago to strive for national been pleased to recognise, provision
CHINA, SIAM, STRAITS
ally and pending instructions from SETTLEMENTS, MALAY unity.
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STATES, NETHERLANDS Much is being said and written INDIA, BORNEO, THE about the uselessness of the present PHILIPPINES, Etc..
civil war in China, and the scifish- ness of the war lords who are waging it. One thing is certain No one outside the inner circle of protagonists knows the rights and the wrongs of the struggle and the motives of the men, once allies, who
ly 2,000 Pages gives, in addition to the Usual Lists of Firms, "an Alphabetical List of Beridents in the Far East containing the Tames of Hearly
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The 4th ordinary general meeting of The Indo-China Steam Naviga tion Co., Ltd. will be held at the offices of the general managers, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder Street, on Wednesday, June 18, at noon.
On page 10 to-day will be found an interesting article oä swimming by Mr. J. R. John- stone. Letest betting on the Derby is on page 7, and an account of, the Cup Final at Wembley, will be found page a
on
Ban on Woman's Litigation.
Notice is given in the London Gazette of an order made by the High Court prohibiting a person from instituting legal proceedings without leave of the Court. Recent- ly the King's Bench Division grant ed the order under section 51 of are now aligned against each other. Mr. W. Albert Mallinson, the
the Judicature Consolidation Act As Burnames in strict alphabe. It may be that little more lier beege of Music (London), has just vision are significant in possibili (1925)
visiting examiner for Trinity Col
against · Mru ··· ·Isabella hind the conflict than the personal arrived
the ties. A time may come when the Catherine Elizabeth Hutchinson, from London by ambitions and greed for gain of Rajputana. He is a well-known cinema audience will sit in a whose address was given as Fulham of politicians and English song-writer, and has com- theatre and see not films but the Road, South Kensington. The no soldiers of fortune. On the other posed about 400 songs of which 200 proges of real events happening tice adds:" It is ordered that no hand, whatever may be the aims of are published. ·
simultaneously long distances away. legal proceedings shall be institut One invention is always at the ed by the said Isabella Catherina the protagonists-and having the common failings of humanity we It is announced that H.E. the mercy of a newer one, and just as Elizabeth Hutchinson in the High may be sure there is the usual clash Governor has been pleased to ap becoming outdated by talkies," so she obtain the leave of the High the old cinema photographers are Court or in any other court unless of the patriotic and the selfish, the point Mr. Norman Lockhart Smith grandiose and the petty--they are to be Head of the Sanitary Depart conceivably talevision may endan Court or of some judge thereof, and ger the manufactured film. The satisfies the Court or judge that staging a drama of the greatest possible consequence to the future ment and Registrar of Births and staff at the Baird studio are turn-ich legal proceeding is not an ing themselves into amateur enter abuse of the process of the Court, tainers in the cause of providing and that there is a prima facie raw material for the experiments. ground for such proceeding." Boxing scenes are transmitted with the application was before the court the help of realous experts who take the Attorney General stated that and receive black eyes, and to ob- Mrs. Hutchinson was formerly represent a policy of commit suicide by jumping into the tain pictures of people cycling self-tenant of a Yorkshire farm owned disintegration which will result in fiarbour from the Yaumati ferry sacrificing workers sometimes volun- by Lord, Savile. She had been Chinese political impotence by launch Man Lee while crossing over teer to go round the studio antil given notice to quit, and had been splitting it up like Europe into a from Hong Kong yesterday, Mem- they fall off from dizziness. Re- compensated for work on the hold- cently a horse was coaxed half-way ing. Since then she had brought number of warring States or even bers of the crew rescued the woman, in system of foreign protte and be war sont is the Cowgramen the stairs to be televisioned, but several actions in reapest.nly the torates and **! spheres in Civil Hospital auffering from the on-seeing the machinery it turned holding, some of them against Lorá
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