ADVERTISEMENTS:
THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
CHINA ENTERTAINMENT AND
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERSN that the SECOND ORDIN
ἐν
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN N° that the General Managers have (with the sanotion of this Consulting Committee of this Company obtained at a Meeting of such Committee held here on the 14th day of March 1935) madic a Call of 150 por share in respect of the monies unpaid on she shares held by the Shareholders and that such Call should be paid on Wednesday the 30th day of March 1932 to the General Manugors at the Offices of the Company
That the. General Managers have (with the like sanction of the Con- sulting Committen) clotermined to employ the sum of $400,000 part of the Reserve Fund of the Company in Special Dividend of $no pur paying a share on the shares of the Company held by the Shareholders and that
LAND INVESTMENT CO., LTD,
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
ARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Registered Offices of the Com. pany, King's Theatre Building, 6th Floor, on Wednesday the 23rd day of March. 1932, at 12 Noor to receive the Directors Report and Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1931; in elect Auditors, and to tmnsact such other Business as may be properly traumoted at an Ordinary General Meeting of the Company
And notice is further hereby given that the Register and Transfer Books at the Company will be closed from the 14th to the 23rd day of March, 1932, both days inclusivo.
LIANG CHLBAO. ¦
Managing Director
such Special Dividend shall be payable Hong Kong, lat Mar., 1982. on the 30th day of March 1932,
gar
Warrants for the Special Dividend
bo obtained on application to the General Managura at the Offices of the Company
Shonic any
shareholder fail to pay the amount of the said Call on the 30th day of March 1932 the General! Managers will on tän 31st day of March 1932 apply, the amount of the above mentioned Special Dividend due to him in payment and satisfaction of maid Call
the
After payment or satisfaction of the said Call in the manner above
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CHINA ENTERTAINMENT AND LAND INVESTMENT CO., LTD.
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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Mooting of the Members of the China Entertainment & Land Investment Co. Ltd., will be held at the Regis. tered Office of the Company, King's Theatre Building, 5th Floor, at 12.16
HONG KONG DABX PRESS
THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1932.
THE BONG KONG ELECTRIC OPIUM SHIPPED AS SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE
Co., LTD. E
NOTION the FORTY-THIB
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
OIL
ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING ATTEMPT TO EXPORT BIG will be held at the Company's Offices, P.&O. Building, on WEDNESDAY.
QUANTITY.
the
9.8.
ANXIETY AT ADMIRALTY,
[THROUGH HUUTER'S AGENCY:)
LONDON March t
28mp MARCH, 1982, at 11 am, for the purpose of presenting the Report
The odds in which thros Chinos of the Directors together with a
The Admiralty is growing anxious Statement of Accounts to 81st are charged in connection with the
construction of the... December, 1981, and electing Directors alleged attempt to export a large about the and Auditors.
Singapore Base, where the state of The Register of Mombers of the quantity of opium on Company will be CLOSED from Tilawn on March 7, was again beaffairs is not at all antisfactory. The 10 MARCH, 1982 to 28 fore. Mr. W. Schofield at Central problem is now engaging the onrusst attention of the First Lord of the MARCH, 1982, both days inclusive, during which period no Transfer of Magistracy yesterday when Mr. J.
Admiralty. T. Prior, appearing for the defonco, Sharos can be registered.
of not guilty.. plen entered a
By Order of the Board of Directors, GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,
Agenta.
Hong Kong, 17th Feb.. 1982. [1888
This statement, was made in the House of Commons to-day by Cap- Mr. R. R. Todd of the Import and tain D. Euan Wallace, the Civil | Export Department, who outlined Lord of the Admiralty, in the course the case when hearing was resumed of debate on the Navy Estimates. yesterday, told the Court that an
Captain Wallace explained that the day in question, upon informa-although £7,700,000 appeared in tion received, he, together with the Estimates, the Government's Chief Preventive Officer Buller and present commitments wore £4,038,000 SATHLETIC SPORTS will be
a. party of revenue officers, boarded to the contractors, Sir T. Jackson, held at Stanley on Saturday, March the A. Tilawa and searched for Limited, but if only the work un- 10th, at 9 r. All Old Boys are cargo bearing certain marks, as der the Jackson contract was com- ordially invited. Old Bors Race. 440 yards Race for Visitors from Hong they had been informed that an plated there would be no satisfac Kong Schoola.
(1970 attempt was being made to export |tory naval baso.
the drug.
NOTICE.
*
STEPHEN'S COLLEGE
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
The cases were found and on be ing opened some of them word found to contain opium, though
indicated a Memorandum showing the p.m. on Wednesday; the 23rd day of Forms for the Second Ext they were declared in the mate's re
extent to which the shares are then paid will be endorsed on all- Certificates of Shares presented to the General Managers at the Offices of the Company.
The Transfer Books and Register of Members of the Company will be olosed from the 10th day of March 1032 to the 30th day of March 1932 both days inclusive.
Dated this 15th day of March 1982. JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD. General Managera THE HONGKONG FIRE INSUR. ANCE CO., LTD.
March 1982, for the purpose of oon sidering, and if thought it, passing the following Resolution:-
That there shall be added to
Association of the Company the words:
RAFT Programmer and Entry Race Meeting to be held on Saturday, ceipt as a cargo of oil. Investiga and Monday, 26th and 28th March, tions led to the arret of three main 1939 (weather permitting), may be
Chinese boarding obtained at the Secretary's Office, the staying in
the Honghouse. Mr. Todd said that he went
П
1.
The contractors were making or. cellent progress and there was no reason to suppose that the firm's work would not be finished when it was duc, namely in 1935.
The financial stringency of the past few years had, however, plac ed us in such a position that we had not got the plans made for,
Article 71 of the Articles of Club House, Happy. Vail, and, the to the boarding house and after the construcion of a fully-equipped]
but the Chairman shall receive double remuneration,"
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that a further Ex- traordinary General Meeting of the Members of the China Entertainment
Land Investment Co., Ltd., will be held at 12 o'clock Noon on Wednes [1989 day the 18th day of April, 1932 for
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE CO., LTD.. NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARŸ GENERAL MEETING.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
NOTICE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Mem
will
bora. of the above.named Co Pedder
be held at the Hongkong Hotel, Street, Victoria in the Colony of Hong- kong at 11-30 oolock in the foremoon SATURDAY the 2nd day of APRIL 1932 for the purpose of considering and if thought fit passing as Extra ordinary Resolutions the following
on
Resolutions.
1. That the Articles of Association of the Company be altered in manner following:-
(a) by the deletion of Article &
and by the substitution of the following Article to be known as Article 84 in its place.
(34) Each Director other than the
ex-officio Director shall be
paid.
out of the fands of the Com. pay as remuneration for his servicos the sum of 32,000 00
per annum and such remunera-
tion
the purpose of receiving a report of the proceedings at the above-men- tioned Meeting and of confirming, if thought fit, as a Special Resolution the above-mentioned Resolution.
Dated this Second day of March 1982
·LIANG CHI HAO;'
Managing Director.
1904)
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD..
JOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the 43rd Ordinary Annur Meeting of shareholders will be hel at the Offices of the Company, Ex- change Building, Des Voeux Rond Central, Victoria, Hong Kong, on Thursday,
the Slat day of March, 1832, of receiving Noon, for the
ригрова a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the
year ended 31st December, 1931.
at
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closest bin Saturday, 12th March, 1882 to Thuraday, 31st March, 1932, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,.
ALLAN KEITH,
Boorotary.
Kong Club, the Sports Stables, Villaga Road,
By Order,.
C. B. BROWN..
Secretary,
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Entries loss at 12 d'elock Noon on taking the men away, locked the room in which they were found. Thursday, 17th March, 1982.. -
Returning to the room the next day, Mr. Todd said he got hold of a number of documents, one of which" was a receipt" for a quantity of oil which the men had bought from a dealer The latter, would be called to identify the cases containing the opium as his cases which originally contained oil.
a.
PARTICUL
B.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS:
Chief Preventive Officer Buller "of the Sale by Pablia Auction to be held on TUESDAY, the 29ra went into the box to corroborate DAT of MARCH, 1932. of & E. Mr. Todd's opening and after fur- at the Offices of the Public Worke Department by Order of Hither evidence had been taken the EXCELLENCY TER GOVERNOR, of One-
case was adjourned. Lot of OROWN LAND at Mount Cameron, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of ronewal at a Crown Rept to be food by the Surveyor of His Majesty the Kina, for one further terri
of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Registry No.
No. of Bale
Lot No. 330
[190 shall be deemed to accrue Hong Kong, 1st March, 1932,
de die in diem and be payable by half yearly instalinonta,
(b) By the insertion of the figare. 918,000.00 in the place of the figures $10,000.00 in the fifth liao of Article 105.
2. That the foregoing resolution
shall be retrospective and shall:
take effect from the 1st day of January 1932,
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
TOTICE. is bereby given that the
N THIRTY-FIFTH ORDINARY
ANNUAL MEETING of Share- AND NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY bolders in the Company will be held GIVEN that a further Extraordinary in the Company's Board Room, Bed General Meeting of the Members of Floor, Exchange Building, Hong the above named Company will bej Kong. on Thursday, 24th March, held at the same time and place on 1932, at NOON, for the purpose of MONDAY the 18th day of APRIL receiving a Statement of Accounts 1932 for the purons of receiving and the Report of the Directors for Report of the proceedings at the the year ended 31st December, 1081, abovementioned meeting and of con- firming if thought it as Special electing Directors and Auditors, and Resolutions the above mentioned for the transaction of any other:
Ordinary business of the Company.
Resolutions.
Dated this 10th day of March 1932
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON (1985
General Managera,
THE HONG KONG FIRE INSUR. ANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.⠀⠀
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
THE Sixty-third Ordinary General
Mooting pt Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the under-} signed on WEDNESDAY, the 80rn MARCH 1982, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a statement of Accounts for the year]] ended the 81st December, 1931,
The Share Register and Transfer Books will be cloud from the 16th to the 80th March 1982, both days inclusive..
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,
General Managers,
THE HONG KONG FIRE
INSURANCE CO., LTD.
NOTICE is also hereby given that the TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from Monday, 14th March, 1982, until Thursday, 24th March, 1982, both days in- clusive, during which period no trans- fers of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board,
D. L. KING,
Secretary. Eong Kong, 7th March, 1982,
19 2:
THE
HONG KONG ILU
NOTICE
2.
Fourth Yearly, Drawing of 20 Debentures (1928 issue $500 each) of the Hong Kong Club, Payable on Friday, the 80th Septem- ber, 1882, will be held in the Club House, at 11 o'clock, am on Thursday, the 17th March, 1982.
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Locality,
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Boundary
Measure
“ments.
As per
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Contents in
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Annual
Rental
About
18,500
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STERLING ADVANCES
AGAINST BILLS.
Upset Price.
2,720
MEETING OF YM.C.A.
MISS F C. WOO ELECTED
PRESIDENT.
At a full and enthusiastic meet- ing of the Board of Directors of the Y.W.C.A., the first meeting following their annual meeting," the following officers were slected for the ensuing year:→
President, Miss F. C. Woo,
0.3.E.
Vice President, Mrs. Wong Yu
Yee.
Secretary, Mrs. S. F. Tso. Assistant Secretary, Mrs. N. S.
Choy.
Treasurer, Mrs. Wong Kunk'
Shuen
On behalf of the Board, Mrs. Ji Two, in a few well-chosen remarks; thanked Mrs. Ma. Wing Ch'an, the retiring President for her many years of faithful and devoted ser vico und expressed, great. Batisfac-. tion that Mra. Ma would be con tinuing as a member of the Board of Directors and as Chairman of the Hostel Committee, the Asao- ciation still having the benefit of Cher valued advise and services
Mrs, Tso then welcomed Misa Woo as the new. President, and as- sured her of the full co-operation of cach of the members.
IRISH POLITICAL PRISONERS.
DELYEN THROUGH STREETS AFTER 'GETTING FREEDOM.
London, Mar. 10.-Twenty poli- We are advised by the Manager tical prisoners were released from of the Hong Kong and Shanghai the Dublin prisons to-day i anti- Banking Corporation that the rate apation of the suspension of the of interest for Sterling advances Constitution Amendment Act by an
Order in Council. mado aguinst Billa from Europe on
They were convicted by the mili- the East has been redaced from Ttary tribunal of the late Govern per cent, to e per cent. a. on and ment for offences against the State. after March 18 1932.
Upon their release to-day they were Billa negosisted el a higher rate grated by large crowds and driver than 6 per cent pa, if past dus through the streets in motor cars or renewed, will continue to bear decorated with the tricolour of the [1902 intercalat the higher rate.
Irish Free State."
Bearers of Debentures are invited to attend the Drawing,
By"order,
TA. ROBERTSON,
Secretary,
Hong Kong, 9th March, 1982. Hong Kong, Sth March, 1982.
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Hence, said Captaino Wallace, tho
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In has now been formally Band- ed over to the New South Wales Government.
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CLIPPING WINGS DUE TO FINANCIAL STRINGENCY.
EMPIRE AVIATION
EXPANSIÓN:
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with last year was all the Air Force copil stand,
Sir Philip declared that no other air force was botter equipped than the R.A.F., but he pointed out that to maintain the standard," much greater estimates would be requires. in future years He announced that when last year's programma. was finished 33 squadrons would b equipped with ité"types of ma- chine introduced since 1990.
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that a cut of £7000,000 as compared miles of organised air routes.
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