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HONG KONG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO, LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the MEV. BERS OF HONG KONG ENGINEER ING AND CONSTRUCTION COM. PANY, LIMITED, will be held in the BOARD ROOM of MESSES SHEWAN, TOMES and COMPANY, St. Gronau's BUILDING, CHATER ROAD, HODE FORE on WEDNESDAY the TENTH
of SEPTEMBER, 1990, at TWELVE Q'CLOCK YOON for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing as an Extraordinary Resolution the following Resolation
That the Capital of the Company be reduced from $1,000,005 divided into 100,000 shares of $10.00 ang of which 85,500 have been issued and How cutstanding to $800,000 divide: into 100,000 shares of $2.00 Each: that suck Reduction, be affected by Cancelling Capital which has been
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
HONG KONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION,
IN THE GOODS OF CHARLES PEAKE ANDERSON, LATE or 8. BULSTRODE BIRKET, MARYLEBONE, IN THE COURTT OF MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND, FORx- KEELT OF VICTORIA, IN THE COLONT 03 HONG KoNo, ÁRCHITECT, DECKASETI
AND."
IN THE MATTER OF ORDINANCE NO. or 1897 SECTION 66, 67 AND 68.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court bas, by virtue of Section 58 of Ordinance No. 2 of 1897, made an Order Limiting the Time for Claims against the sbore Estate to the 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1930
"All Creditors and Others are socord
and Others to send in their
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1930.
MARITIME LAW.
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Considerable opposition to the proposed scheme, whether by way of international convention or pri- vate agreement, was expressed, more particularly from the delegater representing the United States; Germany, and Holland.
At the conclusion of the discussion A. formila was arrived at which "per- mitted the further examination of Pointing out that Chinese in the subject by the Permanent Siam are not receiving similar Bureau of the Comité, stress being treatment from the Siamese Govern The seventeenth conference of laid upon the desire of the Conment to that of foreigners of other the Comité Maritime International, ference that such study should not nationalities, a petition has been held at Antwerp last month, was be permitted to prejudice the adop submitted by the Central Overseas attended by delegates represent- tion by all countries of the Inter Affairs Committee to the Waichiao ing important commercial and national Conventions upon limita-pu, requesting the latter to concludo shipping interests in the follow. tion of liability and maritime mort ing counteries-Belgium; Dengages and liens, mark, France, Germany, Great The last subject for discussion by Retain Greece, Japan, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and the United States. the opening session by the Belgian The delegates were welcomed at Minister for Foreign Affairs, M. Paul Hymans, who recalled the good work already accomplished by unification of maritime law by way of International Convention. Bir Louis Franck, Ministre d'Etat, and Governor of the Banque Nationale of, Belgium, to whose ability and zeal the past successes of the Comité have been so largely due, was unanimously elected to the chair. The Comité then proceeded
commercial treaty with, and to establish Chinese Consulates, In Siam without delay so as to accard proper protection to the Chinese id that country.
the Conference was the question of criminal jurisdiction over matters arising out of collisions at sea. This cular interest, having regard to the ture incandescent lamps themselves subject was of immediate and parti- Chinese will hereafter manufae. comparatively recent case of the instead of purchasing them from Lotus, in which it will be remem other countries, according to the bared the International Court at Siaranpao which says that the Cen- thera Turkish Court at Constan Committee has sent an oficial to tinople was acting within its powers Shanghai to assist officers of the in ordering the arrest and detention the Shanghai Electrical Supplies in prison of a French officer who Factory in opening an Incandescent had been concerned in a collision Lamp Department in the near between a French and a Turkish future. The factory in question is vessel.
a government-owned one.
lost or is unrepresented by Available ingly hereby required to send in their the Comité in the interests of the The Hague sat to determine whe-tral. Government's Reconstruction
Assets to the Extent of $8.00 Per Share upon Each of the 95,500 Shares which have been. Issued and are now outstanding and by Reducing the Nominal amount of all the Shares in the Company's Capital from $10.00. tạ - $2.00 Per Share.
AND NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN that a farther EXTRA- ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the MEMBERS of the above named Company will be held at the Same Time and Place on FRIDAY. the TWENTY-SIXTH Day of SEPTEM- BEB, 1930, for the purpose of receiving a report of the proceedings at the before mention d Meeting and of confirming, if thought fit, the before mentioned Resolution as a Special Resointion.
Dated this Twenty-eighth day of August, 1930,
By Order of the Board,
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B. ALVES,
Becretary.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
aims to the Undersigned on or before
That Date.
'Dated the 28th day of August, 1830. JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors for the Administratrix, Prince's Building,
Hong Kong.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.
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PROBATE JURISDICTION...
IN
THE GOODS or EDWIN THOMAS BYRNE, LATE op SHANGHAI, IN T101 Räpe1120 67 CHINA, DECEASED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has, by virtue of the Provisions of Section 58 of Ordin auce No. 3 of 1897, made An Order Limiting the Time for Creditors and Others to read in their Claims against the above Batista the 26TH DAT or SEPTEMBER, 1930.
All Creditors and Others are accord-
to
consider the reports of the national associations on the notifica- tion of the Brussels International Conventions of 1924 and 1923 on the following subjects:~..
(a) Rills of Lading. (b) Maritime Mortgages and
Liens.
(e) Limitation of Shipowners'
Liability.
*
The following resolution was pass- ed unanimously:-
"This Conference is of opinion that it is desirable to regulate, by way of International Convention, the question of criminal jurisdiction and competence in matters arising. out of collisions at sea and entrusts the Permanent Bureau with the task of appointing a sub-committee which shall be instrusted to prepare a draft Convention to be submitted to the next Conference.
The
(d) Immunity of State Ships.
Conference is also of Sir Leslie Scott, speaking on be- opinion that it is desirable to re- half of the British Delegation, regulate in the same way civil juris. minded the Conference that Great diction in cases of collisions at ses Britain had been one of the first and requests the Fermanent Bureau, nations to give statutory effect to affer consultation with the National the provisions of the Convention of Committees, to instruct the sub- Bills of Lading by passing the Chr- committee to study this question riage of Goods by Sea, Act, 1924. and, if possible, to prepare a draft He also pointed out that similar Convention for consideration at the legislative action had also been next Conference.
PARTICULARS & taken Australia, India,
Claims to the Undersigned on or before that Date.
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COUNTERFEITING DEN RAIDED.
THREE ARRESTS IN SHANGHAI.
A NEW PROFESSOR AT CAMBRIDGE.
THE CHAIR OF GEOLOGY,
The cloctors to the Woodwardian Professorship of Geology at Cam bridge bave elected Professor Owen Thomas Jones, M.A., F.H.8., at Trinity College, now Professor of Geology and Mineralogy at the Victoria University of Manchester, to succeed Professor J. E. Marr, of St. John's College, who will- vacate the post on Seutember 30 Professor Marr has occupied the Chair of Geology since 1917.
Professor Jones, who was educat- að at Pencader Grammar School and the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, took first- class honours in both parts of the Natural Sciences Tripo, at Cam- bridge, where he also gained the Harkness Wiltshire prize, the prize, and the Sedgwick essay prize. He has been Professor of Geology at Manchester since 1910.
In dealing with the position of Great Britain so far as the other three Cenventions were ncerned, Sir Leslie Scott read to the Con- ference & letter recently received from the President of the Board of Trade, and pointed out that the delay which there had been in giving statutory effect to these Con-
Mr. D. II. Beves, M.A., Fellow ventions arose,. net from any dif Judge Kuh, in the Shanghai of King's College, Cambridge, has ficulty with regard to principle, but Special District Court last week been appointed tutor of the college. was solely owing to difficulties ex-ordered a remand to enable the He took honours in the Classical- perienced in drafting the necessary police to continue their investi- Tripos, Part 1, and the Modern statutes and to pressure of other gations into the activities of a gang and Medieval Languages Tripos. Parliamentary business. He assur- of counterfeiters, three alleged | He was a clerk in the House of ed the Conference that there was members of which were arrested Common, from 1922 to 1994, when every reason to expect that the at 1530 East Kashing Roal by off he returned to Cambridge as "a necessary legislation would be in-
cers of the Harbin Road Police Fellow of King's. He was appoint. ed Dean in 1025, and is University Lecturer in Modern and Medieval- education at Rugby School. Languages. He received his early
· THE PREVIOUS ONE DATED 25TH AUGUST, 1980. NOTICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN troduced by his Majesty's Govern
that the OHEE LEE FIRM ment at a very early date, () being Lessee of the Choped in this matter by the delegates Considerable progress was report of CHY LOONG (*) CON- of other nations, and more parti- FECTIONERY of CANTON and cularly Belgium. The importance HONG KONG and of its Registered of the early introduction by Great Trade Mark "THE COCK BRAND" Britain of legislation giving effect have CEASED to carry on their to the three Conventions above re- Business as such Lessee as aforesaid ferred to was apparent from the and that the Original Partners and/or fact that Germany and a number Owners of the said OHY LOONG of other nations represented at the CONFECTIONERY have CAN- Conference, although in favour of CELLED the Lease of the said legislative action along the lines in- lead in the matter and were, in fact, dicated, were reluctant to take the waiting for Great Britain to take the first step.
Chop and Trade Mark accordingly IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that MR. LEE KEE () has been appointed na MANAGER of Qur CHY LOONG CONFECTIONERY. LEE KAN SEUNG of LEE SUNG
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The following resolution was pass ed unanimously
In view of the fact that the unification of the law of the sea is the deep-seated and general desire of international commercial interests this Conference" addresses and earnest appeal to the respective Governments and Legislatures of the nations concerned to the end that the Maritime Conventions
agreed at Brussels in 1924 and 1920 should be ratified without delay and that the necessary steps should be taken to pass them into law and thus put these Conventions into full force immediately."
Station.
Acting on information received, place, and the three accused, ond the police conducted a raid on this of whom was a woman, were so surprised that they were unable to put up any resistance. All were arrested whilst lying on their beds.. The polico scizedd 174 counterfeit. coins purporting to be silver dol- lurs, a set of machinery and, a quantity of tools, together with other paraphernalia used in con- nection with the manufacture of debased coins."
which had been preferred against Accused all denied the charge
them and said that the things had been left in their house temporarily by friends. They said they had nothing whatever to do with coun terfeiting or counterfeiting gangs
A remand was ordered."
ASSENGERS
Departures.. Among the passengers who left yesterday by R.M.S. Empress of M.K. Breitlander, Mr. Van Canada were the following:-Dr. Bochare, Master N. Bercovits, Miss B. Bercovitz, Mias C. Bermarl Sil Insurance of Passengers. va, Mrs. Z. Begdelskaya," Mr. and The second item on the agenda Mrs. G. Black Mr. E. D. Bush, papet of the Conference was the Mr. W. F. Choy, Miss Y. Carvalho, subject of the compulsory insurance Mr. H. P. Cate, Mr. T. Y. Deane, of passengers. This subject has Mr. G. H. Dickinson, Mr. and Mrs occupied the attention of the Comité J. D.. Danby, Mrs. C. Duvall, Mr. since 1923. The scheme under con- P. J. Carey Mrs. AJ. Ermakoff, sideration bes for its object the sub- Miss Eilis, Mr. B. Elliott Mr. stitution of a system of insurance B. C. Feltham, Mra G. Flores, under which all passengers would, Miss M. Taurote, Mr. H. Ferguson, without cost to themselves, be Mr. H. M. Gregory, Mr. E. 0. covered against all accidents occur-Gochicon, Mr. G. 8. Graver, Mrs. ing during the voyage, for the pre- R. H. Gregory, Mias J. Gregory, Aent system is based upon the Mr. F. C. Hall, Mr. E. C. Holbook, liability of the shipowner for neglig. Mr. J. Hoffman, Mr. E. Hum- phreys, Mr. van Alen Harris, Mr. Sir Norman Hill reviewed the J. R. Ireland, Mr. Josy Heine, Mr. history of the matter and reminded and Mrs. D. J. Lewis. Mr. G. the Conference that at their last Little, Master L. Lowe, Mrs. C. J. meeting at Amsterdam a sub-com- Lowe, Miss E. Lowe, Miss P. mittes was appointed to continue Lowe, Miss E. Lopez, Mr. E. H. the study of the matter and to draft Marsh, Mr. T. Monagh a, Miss J. for submission to the Comité Mari- McGenchie, Mr. W. McMiller, Mrs. time International such an Inter. A. S. Martinez, Mr. J. S. Martinez, national Convention as would re- Mrs. A. B. Osmond, Miss M. Olatt, ceive the general support of the Mr. J. Pascasio, Mr. J. E. Perkins, representatives of passengers and Mr. Pickering, Mr. H. R. Pin- shipowners. He reported that it ne, Mrs. F. H. Pentyeross, Mr. F. had proved impassible to draft any H. Pentyeroas, Mr. Eldon Potter, convention which would receive the Mr. R. R. Roxburgh, Miss S, dá desired support. He pointed out Silva, Mr. van Sick, Mias E. Samy, that there was n ren! demand for Dr. and Mrs. E. K. Stretch, Mr. some such scheme as had been pro- M. Sales, Mr. H. G. Sheldon, Mr. posed and that be had, therefore, 15. Spencer, Mr. J. F. Steiner, Miss "explored the possibitor electioning for barney and M
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