ADVERTISEMENTS
IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE 3911 TO 1923
IN THE MATTER OF THE UNITED POWERS CO., LIMITED
(IN LIQUIDATION)
TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN
that a Mosting of Creditors of the above-named Company will be held at the Company's Registored ice, No. 11, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Hongrong, at 1.50 p.m. on SATURDAY, M NOVEMBER, 1931, for the porpoise provided in Section 181 of above.vamod Ordinance.
NOTICE 18 ALSO HEREBY GIVEN that the Oradiform" of the above-named Company are required on or before 678 NOVEMBER 1981, to send in their names and addresse And particulars of their datme to the undersigned, the Liquidatos of the Company; and, if required by natioe in writing from the Liquidators, are to come in and prove their claims, at such time and place as shall be specified in auch notice, or in default thereof they will be szaladed from the benefit of any -distribution of the Company's aneta.
Dated this 12th day of October, 1931.
WOO YEE TUNG, LEUNG IU WING,
1986)
IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ORDINANCES
1911 TO 1923
AND
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 14, 1931.
WHOLESALE PRICES IN HONG KONG.
EFFECT OF DEPRECIATED DOLLAR.
OFFICIAL FIGURES.
As measured at the Statistical Branch of the Imports and Exports Department, wholesale prices in Hong Kong during the first seven months of 1931 showed, en balance, a general average index figure slightly more than doubt the United Kingdom index figuro, as measured at the Board of Trade, for the same period, the respective figures for all articles being: United Kingdom 62.1; Hong Kong 198
Since January of this your the Statistical Offion has constructed an index on the basis of 1922 100, and the index figures have been reconverted for the purpose of comparison with the Board of Trade index which is based on 1924 = 100.
The molection of 1022 as the Hong Kong hase your was prompted by the fact that 1929 most nearly approached a normal year of any since the war.
The decline in sterling wholesale prices has porsistently con“ tinued since the latter end of 1920, the local increases being almost entirely due to the depreciated value of Hong Kong currency.
Details are given in the following tables:
54.8
1994 100,
BOARD OF TRADE INDEX.
Jan. Feb. March April May June July
84.7 84.2 36.1
54.003.1 84.5 80.1 75:3 76.0 75.474.6 74.7 68.4. 09.4 72.7 73.8 74.2 ·76.0 71.4
GROUPS.
Liquidators.
Cereals Mont and Fish Other foods
Total food
08.1
Iron and Steel ......
67.2 00.9 67.7
73.9- 75.4 75.1 71.8 73.8 70.9 70.3 70.0 70.9 09.2
09.1
68.1 63,8
72.7 .79.1 05.0 68.8
Othor metals and
minerals Cotton Wool Other textiles Miscellaneous
68.5 67.7 ,00.0 04.0 01.0 44.0 43.8 45.9 44.6 43.3 45.3 45.2 15.5 49.2 50,4 48.4 47.30 40.9 71.0 .60.369.1 08.3
62.2
41.0 47.0 44:243.8 40:1 48.5 40.3 67.2 30.8 07.6
04.3
63.9 63.7 03.0
02.1 62.1 31.8 00.1 39.1 38.2
62.8 62.1 61.8
IN THE MATTER OF THE UNITED POWERS CO., LIMITED.
EXTRAORDINARY
A GENERAL MEETING of the above named Company duly con- voned and held at No. 11, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong, on TUESDAY the 7TH of OCTOBER, 1981, the following resolution was duly passed,
"That it has been proved to the "Batisfaction of the mosting that "the Company cannot by reason of "ita liabilities continue its business "and, that it is advisable to wind "up the same and accordingly that the Company be wound up volun- "tarily and that Mx. WOO YEE “TUNG (WHI) of No. 77, Pok- "fulam Road, Hongkong, and Ma LEUNG IU WING (BHA) of No. 505, Nathan Road, Kow- loon, be and they are hereby "appointed joint liquidators for the “purposes of such winding up, Dated the 9th October, 1981.
8d. CHOY WAN,
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY
DRAFT
CLUB.
for
PROGRAMMES aud
FORMS ENTRY
the TENTH EXTRA RACE MEETING,
to be held on SATURDAY, 24TH OUTO-
BER, 1931 (Weather Permitting), may be obtained at the Race Cora,
Total not food 68.4
All Articles
GROUPS.
Cereals Meat and Fish Other foods
43
HONG KONG INDEX.
Jan. Feb. March April May June July
123.9· · 197,2 122,7 118.9 111.2 103.4. 306.5 133.2 158.2 174.8 141.3 184.0. 178,7 107.5 195.3 129.3 130.3. 138,0 187.6 -197.7
195.1
Total food... 139.8 133.1 140.0 131.9 139.8 144.7 135.0
Iron and Steel Coal Other metals and
minerals. Colton Wool Other textiles Miscellaneous
130.2 130.4 134.3 145.8 143.7 143,4 144.9 116.3 127.3 127.3 119.3 138.6 138.4 135.9
132,5 138.0·144.5 132.1 139.7 145.5 139.1 91.0 2015 98.8. 130.399.6. 94.2 92.9 290.4 250.5 274.3 £15.9 212.8 217.3 201.7 90.1 111,4 29.0 103.0 108.5. D1.4 1.90.8 120.0 118.7 128.3 121.D 110.0.118.8 112.3
Total not food 123.1 131.1 134.3 130.6 120.2 197.2 122.2
All Articles
195.1 131.9 136.2 130.9 131. 131.0 125.0
HONG KONG CLUB, CAUSEWAY BAY PRESIDENT HOOVER the American feet in 1838 will be
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MINERS FLEE FROM. DONETZ PITS.
SOVIET NEW RECRUITING
ORDER.
AND WAR VETERANS
HUGE CLAIMS TO BE RESISTED.
50 per cent below the limitations
of the London Treaty unless a comprehensive building programme is, begun immediately."
President Hoover is fighting, this demand tooth and nail. Ha be- lieves that the safety of civilisation £400,000,000 TOTAL INVOLVED. dopends very largely upon a reduc
Riga (Latvia), August 30-No Washington.-America's difficulty increase has been shown in the in balancing her Budget for the quantity of coal extracted from the Donetz Basin, a
year with an estimated deficit of According to the Soviet Press between £100,000,000 and £300,000,000 one of the chief reasons why coal is compared for the time being with production does not keep up to the
-amount planned is that the miners employed thers leave the mines be- cause they cannot stand the housing and canitary conditions.
the British problem.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
There are, however, the important expoptions that the United States nów. possesses nearly one-half the
tion of armamente and of taxation, and is working hard to secure the success of the Disarmament Confor- ence at Geneva next February."-
A dark picture of the continued decline in America's foreign trade" was revealed by Washington figures abowing that the exports for the seven months, including July, were nearly £170,000,000 less than in the
The Government has decided to total gold reserves of the world and same period of the previous year, take the strictest measures to pre-her National Debt is relatively and that imports were lagging ha vent this fluctuation of employees. small.
bind by nearly £100,000,000. The An order has been issued that by President Hoover's embarrass-
seriousness of the decline in tem- October 1 tho necessary number of rent in meeting the organised raids miners for the Donetz Basin must of war veterans, who demand aphasised because domestic trade is ie enlisted..
sum exceeding 100,000,000 from the still bad, with no improvement in Special lists show the numbers of Treasury, this year, is increased by sight in employment. workmen to, be recruited from every the fact that the former soldiers distriot of the Soviet. Ten thou are extremely well organised here *Railways' Plight.
and are to be recruited from the for election purposes. The veter Tartar republic, 20,000 peasants on ans, in view of the unemployment collectivist farms from the Ukraine, situation, are demanding cash pay cte
In connection with this order the number of recruiting agents travel ling all over the country has been increased.
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The year 1930, with which the comparison is made in foreign ment by the Government of an of trade, was regarded as a bad year. ligation in the way of Government The deapest concern existe rogard- insurance certificates which docting the American railways and not become of face valus propor: « their failure to pay dividonda. Ac- tions until 1945
More Navy Demands.
cording to witnesses heard at the in quiry at Chicago to-day, the pro- posed increase in freight abarges of 15 per cent, will not solve the pro At Cabinet meeting recently blam The flight of capital from Mr. Hoover intimated that he must the American railways in reflected fight the move for cash payment, in the first taortgage bonds of the and he further urged the necessity, chief carriers, and their credit to of drastic economy in the Budget day is lower than Germany's for 1982. Items to create work for Unless the trend of carnings de- the unemployed will probably be finitely improves, Mr. Fairman allowed, but in other directions. Dick, chairman of the Security there will be wholesale cuts. The Holders Committee on the railway big navy backers nak for a pro- emergency foresees Government gramme involving an expenditure l'ownership In the last six worke of £150,000,000 during the box six the gradinament of American rail years. For it is estimated by the once regarded as gilb-edged secur United States Navy League that ities, has become more serious.
CHINA'S FLOODED
AREAS.
RELIEF SUPPLIES ON THE WAY
XCO MIN NIWS, 'ÂGE
AGENOT.}
Shanghai, October 7. TheTransportation Department of the National Flood Relief Com- mission reports that a large quan": tity of relief supplies has been sent to the flood zones since the oreation of the Commission. The following list, for example, includes shipments
VER BUGLES GIFT TO
BATTALION
YORK PRESENTATION.
MANSION HOUSE UP TO DATE. RECONDITIONED FOR £73,000. When the Lord Mayor, Sir Phone Neal, resumes his duties in the newly conditioned Mansion House York The Brat Battalion, Norby, it is hoped, the end of October, thumberland Fusiliers, who are leaving to undertake overseas duty oh Wednesday, wore to-day present ed by Lord and Lady: Armstrong with a set of allver bugles, nine in fall
Each bugle is engraved with the gure of St. George, the patron saint of the regiment, and the name of the donor. The gift is from the county which gives the regiment its
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ed whole at the anthe time, has been allowed to remain, There" RIND: TU" mains, in the souliery adjoining a magnificent old table, some 2016. long Bftur eft," wide, the top of which consists of two pieces of taber about in thick. It is xe. puted to be about 200 years old. New Gallery
hope society in
he will discover much that is fami liar, but a great deal that is From the entranou-hall in Wal changed, and, generally, a vastly brook a passenger lift ascends to cleaner, healthier, and more habit the saloon and to the second third ablo building,
ioning The change that will be most Tho work of reconditioning, re- painting, relighting, and rearrang noticeable to old frequenters of tho ing has occupied alone on a yoak Mansion House will be seen in the and the total outlay will approach Egyptian, Hall, where, in addition £75,000, // The whole place has been to an entirely new scheme of de overhauled from kitchen to roof.coration, in which the predominant The fins old vaulted kitchen, a colours ara bluo and gold, & spaor most notablo feature, has boen tilou ous gallery has been built round in white. One of the old roasting the four walls are This feature restores the hall as ranges has been removed, to mako of foodstuffe, medical supplies and me, and the donors are Sir Wal- room for two service lifts for the it was originally built by the ar sundry provisions undertaken by the ter Runciman, Mr. and Mrs Vinanqueting hall above and for a shitect Dance, for some unknown service life to the Lord Mayor's reason the old gallery was taken Transportation Department during cont Thompson, the Duchess of apartments
down many years ago Northumberland, Lord Joicey, the the period from jugush 22 to See Lady Parsons, the Hon, W. and Mrs. Watson-Armstrong, the Dowager
Viscountess Allendale, and Sir James Knott.",
Lord and Lady Armstrong ara the donors of a special bugle presented to the commanding officer."
tember 30.
For Hankow:-1,120 piccès floor cakes, 90,000 shoots rush mate, 428 boxen chloride of lime, 102 boxes foreign medicino boxes Chinose medicine, 180 pieces pitch proffed paper, 000 bales old cotton clothes,
Lord Armstrong announced that 20 boxes, liquid disinfectams,
a similar sot of bugles awaited the boxes sodium cyanide, 47 boxesecond battalion on its return from pickled vegetables.
For Nanking—20,000 hngs flour, 350 pieces four cakes, 50. boxes chloride of lime, 8 boxes foreign medicine, 40 boxes biscuits.
Shanghai in December,
Both Lt. Gen. the Hon. Sir JF.
Gathorne Hardy, G.O.C. in C.,
Northern Command, and Lt. Col.
For Wahu:10 boxes chloride of. M. 8. J. Booth, commanding lime, 20 boxes carbolic acid, 89 boxes officer, expressed appreciation c biscuita.
A
the gift For Chinkiang10,000 bags wheat i flour, 10,000 sheets rush mat,“ 40. boxes biscuits.
For Anking-2,000 hags flour, 500 bags, rice,
Hunan are as serious as those For Taichow-10 boxes chloridein Hupeh and other provinces, of lime, 2 boxes foreign medicinė.
General Ho Chian, Chairman of the The National Flood Relief Com- mission in appreciative of the sym- Hunan Provincial Government, in pathy recently shown by the Over a telogram to the National Flood sene Chinese residents in Rangoon Relief Commission, requests, that and other cities in Burma towards additional funds and foodstuffs be the flood disaster in China. Gen erous contributions in the form of dispatched to Hunan for relief pur- 2,500 bags of rice have been receiv- poses. ed from the Chinese Trade Associa tion of Burma and 1,500 bags of rice from the Straits Rice Mer- chants Association of Rangoon, These gifts, valued Tla. 43,000, were brought here by xs. Tilawa.
APPEAL FROM `HUNAN.
[ZUG MIN NEWG AGENCY,}
Changsha, October 8. Contending that lood, nonditions:
(Continued on next (olumn.)
Experts are nought from the Central Government to conduct a first-hand investigation of damages wrought by the flood on the dykes around the Tungting Lake, northern Hunan. Although recognising that repair of the embankments is most important, the Provincial authorities | are handicapped by the lack of funds for the work and are, therefore, seeking expert advice to advise practical measures.
Otherwise the cooking arrange Three large windows have been menta remain as before, and for out in the south wall overlooking sentimental and picturesque res the churchyard of St. Stephen, song the second roasting range | Walbrook, which allow the sun, for huge structure of iron horizontal: the first time, to shine into the bars where two exon could be roast interior of the great ball.
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