NEW
LOST.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
LOST.-One Japareso Spaniel, White, Black Streak un hock and head. Reward on returning, No. 4. Humphrey's Building" Kowloon.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THE HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
LOST.- One PUP, Black, with a brown spot on top of each eye, 14 p.m.
Reward on four paws brown. returning before the 29th, fps, 10 Leighton Hill Road, Hong-
kang.
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Business.
MONDAY, AUGUST 29, -1931.
HONOKING HOTEL CO., LTD. | (5) That it is desirable to capi-
NOTICE ia bereby given that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the above Com- pany will be held at the HONG- KONG HOPEL Padder Street, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Victoria in the Colony of Hong- that
EXTRAORDINARY tong. 'WEDNESDAY, tha GENERAL MEETING of MEN-TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY OF BERS of the CHAMBER will be JULY, 1991, AT NOON, for the held in the CHAMBER ROOM, purpose of considering, and, if CHARTERED BANK BUILD- thought fit, approving the draft INGS, A Queen's Road, Central,
new Memorandum of Association on Tuesday, 30th August. 1921 at of the Company which will be submitted to the Meeting. · A print of such draft new Mamo- (1) To consider and, if appror-randum of Association and a ed, to adopt a Local Stan-print of the existing Memoran- dard Form of "Fancy dump of Association of the Com- Piece Goods Contract. pany may be seen at the Com (2) To consider a proposal to pany's Registered Office in the raise Members Subscrip- Hongkong Hotel, Pedder Street lions from $60, and $95. per aforesaid, and a comparison of the andum to $200, and $100. print of the existing Memorandum annum respectively. of Association with the' print] of the draft new Memorandum of payable quarterly. (3) To consider any other Association will show where in! matter which may properly the duft new Memorandum of be discussed at an Extra- Association differs from the exiss- ordinary General Meeting.ling Memorandum of-Association. OF Should the Meeting approve of ATTENDANCE
Memorandum of use of two lifts, each floor titudERCHANT MEMBERS IS such now with Electric Wiring for lights' and two lavatories. Apply to Box PARTICULARLY REQUEST Assocation with or without modification, the subjoined Re- By Order,
solution will be proposed 40 Extraordinary Resolution, E..A. M. WILLIAMS,
namely:-
· Secretary. Hongkong, 18th August, 1921.
TO BE LET.
TO LET-With immediate: possession,. No. 4 Queen's Road Cetntral Hongkong. Offices only situate on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4tb. and 5th Floors. Entrance in Duddall Street, Hongkong, with
593 e/o "Hongkong Telegraph."
TO LET.-Shameen. Canton.- A well-built and desirable house, suitable for office and residence. Immediate possession. Apply to| David Sassoon & Co.. Lid. Hon one.
TO LET
About March 1929-
House and flat. Rowen Road
THE
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THE COWIE HARBOUR COAL COMPANY LIMITED. SILIMPOPON COAL
8.5
SIGN OF THE THREE BALLS.
talise the sum of $1,000,000 being part of the undivided profis of the Company sand- ing to the credit of Generali Reserve, and accordingly that Story of a Pawnbroker for the purpose of affecting and a Stolen Raincoat. such capitalisation such sum of $1,000,000 be distributed as The proprietor of the Sui Cheong bonus among the share pawanhop, 904, Bhanghai Streel, holdars of the Company in Yaumali, was summoned before Mr. " proportion to the shares in R. E. Lindsell at the Magistracj the Company'a present on Saturday for neglecting to CLT detain Lui Kin who Capital of $1,000,000 held by size them respectively on the date had stolen a raincost for which hereinafter referred to, and defendant advanced $9 without de that a bonus be declared amanding tall particulars. cordingly. And further that] The maincoat in question the Company's Board of Dir part of a qusality of alothing and actors be and they are hereby other articles recently stalen from authorised to satisfy such Mr. H. C. Pace, Chatham Road, bonus as far as possible by Kowloon, by Lui Xiu, who WHE the distribution in manner formerly in his employ, sad the aforesaid of 100,000 shares of present sumınana was taken out an $10 each credited as fully the instructions of Mr. Lindiall, pald up among the persons who, after passing antenos on Lui who are registered as the Kin, ordered the rainocas to be holders of the sharsa con-returned to its owner without stituting the Company's pre-payment.
sept Capital of $1,000,000 oo {“Mr. M. K. Lo appeared for thă Poch date as the Company's defence.
Board of Directors' shall Sergeant Murphy said that when decide such last mentioned he arrested, Lui Kin in Chaibarn abares to rank pari paasu Road si 10.30 p.m. on the 13th. with the shares constitut-e latter was dressed in a singles ing the Company's pre- and a pair of trousers. He was sho sent Capital of $1,000,000 wearing a pair of European boots in respect of all profits which aroused his auspicians be-j of the Company earned since cause they were too big for the the 31st December, 1920 wearer. On Lui Kiu Sargeant (1) That the provisions of the
Company's Memorandum of and such distribution to be in Murphy found this pawn tickets,
satisfaction of the aforemen-one of which related to the raincos Association with respect to it objects be altered so as to tioned bonus.
Lui Kiu did not appear to be a re- Tad as shewn in the print
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY spectable man.
A Chinese Sergeant deposed that signed for the purpose of ALSO. GIVEN that ■ THIRD identification by the Chair EXTRAORDINARY GENER on the tib, after receiving a para- man of this Meeting.
AL HEETING of the Company ticket from Sergeant Murphy, ha The undersigned are prepared and sise for the following further will be held at the HONGKONG proceeded to the Sui Cheong pawn- HOTEL, Pedder Street aforesaid. Phop where he asked the accountant to quote prices for best quality purpats, namely —— Apply J. Cuer Clark, Architect, | freshly mined SILIMPOPON For the purpose of considering, on WEDNESDAY, the THIRTY. if he had received in pawn the rain COAL trimmed into Bunkers at and, if thought fit, approving the FIRST DAY OF AUGUST, 1921, cont mentioned on the ticket. The SEBATTIK ** SANDAKAN draftaew Articles of the Company AT NOON, for the purpose of accountant produced the raincoat (British North Borneo) or to which will be submitted to the receiving a report of the procee- and said he could not identily the mentioned pawner. He took the coat and the contract for regular Bunker Sup-Meeting. A print of such newings at the above plise for 6 or 12 months at favour-Articles and & print of the ex-Meeting in so far as regards accountant to the Station.
isting Articles may be seen at Resolution Nos. 3, 4 and 5 above Messra RAVEN & RAVENble rates.
Steamers calling at SEBATTIK the Company's Registered Office and of confirming, if thought fit, Architects beg to announce that on and atter September 1st next, or SANDAKAN exclusively for in the Hongkong Hotel, Pedder such last mentioned Resolutions their offices will be on the 2nd Bunkers are exempt from pay-Stres aforesaid. In such print as Special Resolution8.
Dated this fourteenth day of floor of York Building. Chaterment of ordinary Port Charges. the portions of the proposed new
The minimum draft of water Artides which differ from the the July, 1921. Road.
alongside the Company's Wharf existing Articles are indicated by
By Order of the Board. A: Sebattik is 28 feet at low water undering in black ink and by Sering Tides. Charts of Cowie arginalm notes. Should the Meet- Bay (Sebatik Harbour) and anying approve of such naw Articles, required information concerning with or with- ont modification. the port can be had on applica- the subjoined Resolution will be proposed as an Extraordinary tion to
Resdation, namely
Queen's Road Central
NOTICE.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
"HEUndersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Anction er
TH
Tuesday, the 20th Aug., 1921 commencing at si a.m.
at No. 1 Golown of the Hong- korg & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co. Ltd.. Kowloon
(for account of the concerned) 67 cares Matches
"
fall more or less damaged) Terins Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.
AuctionerTA.
THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on
Tuesday: the 30th August, 1821 commencing at 13 'clock (noon)) at their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street
9 pieces Gold & Silver Cloch
7 pieces Fancy Silks
1
19 Travelling Rugs
case Needles
2 dozen Pacific Patent Split
Lather
1 case Face Powder.
9 bundles Cow Hides
3
cases Cinnamon
5 cases String Bran
15 cases Herring
12 rolls Triangular Wire Mesh
6 dozen Files
1 coil Galvanized Wire
53 bundles Patridge Canes
Also
A Quantity of Office Furniture Terms: Cash on deliver
LAMMERT BROS. Auctioneers,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public
Auction. (For Account of the Concerned),
On FRIDAY.
The 2nd September 1921, at 3 p.m... at their Sales Rooms, No. 3. Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street, Valuable Collection of Foreign Postage Stamps (from Private Collector) including British Colonies, Asiatic issues as well as old Hongkong Specimens.
Terms: Cash..
HUGHES & HOUGH,
AuctioneerS.
BRADLEY & CO. LTD. Acenta.
The COWIE HARBOUR COAL
CO. LTD.
NOTICE.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.
(2) Tha: the new Articles al- mady approved by this Meet- ing and for the purpose of identification subscribed by the Chairman thereof, be and the same are hereby adopted as the Articles of the Com- pany to the exclusion of and in substitution for all the
xisting Articles thereof AND NOTICE HEREBY 33 INTERIM DIVIDEND of ALSO GIVEN that a SECOND Fifty cents (50 cents) per Share! EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL has been declared for the half MEETING of the Company will year ending 30th June 1921.
be held at the HONGKONG Such Interim Dividend will be HOTEL Pedder Street aforesaid. payable on and after Friday the on Saturday, the THIRTEENTH 9th September at the offices of DAY OF AUGUST. 1921, AT the Company, where shareholders ON. for the purpose of are requested to apply for Warrecaring a report of the proceed- ing at the above mentioned The REGISTER of SHARES testing and of confiring, if of the Company will be closed thought fit, as Special Resolutions. from the 30th August 1921 until the stove mentioned Resolutions the 9th September 1921 (both days (No 1 and 2). inclusive during which period no| transter of shares can be register
rants.
ed.
Er order of the Board of
Directors.
SHEWAN TOMES & CO..
General Managers.
HONGKONG CLUB
NOTICE.
Should the first of the above Resolutions (No. 1) be confirmed as a Special Resolution by the requisite majority, the alterations in the Company's Memorandum of Association consequently in- volred will be submitted to the Supreme Court of Hongkong for confirmation.
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the said SECOND EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING to be
The First Yearty rawing of bed as aforesaid will be continued
J. H. TAGGART,
Manager.
HONGKONG WOMENS' GUILD AND MINSTERINO CHIL-
DRENS' LEAGUE.
Kowloon Branch.
Orders are invited for men's and boy's golf stocking and socks. any size.
Men's golf stockings $6.50 3.50 Men's socks Boy's $3.50 and $4.50 according to size.
Write: Mrs. S. E. Green. 11, Hankow Road, Kowloop, or
to Mrs. Nightingale (Branch
Sec., Kowloon,) Chater Bungalow.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
Mr. Lindsell: To your know. ledge do middle crlow-class Chinese the one in Court-not ascessarily Wear raincoats of the same kind as of the same make, but European style?
Witness: Very few.
to
Mr. Lo drew the Sergeant's at- tention
Lhe Sincere, the Sun and the Wing On stores
bere
at raincoats heaps were always on sale. Mr Lo asked the Sergeanti! he meant to say that these shops were not frequented by middle or low plase Chinese?
Mr Lo, to the Sergeant: Other Chinese shops alan sell raincoats. 11 put it to you that no rainy days you will see many of the middle class wearing raiseoata-Some of them.
Assuming & Entopean is "hard up" is it usual for him to send bis servants to pawn an article:-1 can't say.
Mr Lindsell: Perhaps Inspector I think it is a Aris can tell us. common practice.
Inspector Aris: I have never heard of it, not raincoats.
Mr Lindsell Anything. Inspector Aris saith in his ex-
very perience it Occurrence for a European to send
Was a
AT YOUR SERVICE
CARS THAT ARE COMFORTABLE.
RATES THAT ARE REASONABLE.
DRIVERS THAT ARE RELIABLE
SCENERY THAT IS ENCHANTING.
SATISFACTION THẠT 18 ASSURED,
T
Hongkong as
BY
'PHONING EITHER
Kowloon
The United Motor Co., Ltd.
WORLD THEATRE
Under Entire British Management
To-night 9.15 p.m. To-night
THE GREAT BATTLÉ
A CAME CHALLENGER
A MAGNIFICIENT FIGHT
FRIENDLY RIVALS
DEMPSEY
VS
CARPENTIER
IN 5 PARTS
Max Linder as a Duelist.
Booking
Prices $2.00, $1.50, $1.00.
MEHTA at Messrs. Hongkong Hotel Buildings, Next to Thos. Cooks.
was dressed nicely and he tookbim his servant to pawn an article to be one of the merchant class. Hunghom.
&
CO..
Graham Street, but the name of the street was written as Graham
His Worship observed that Mr in both the entrys in the book and | La's story was rather strange the pawaticket by mutake. They because the accountant told the were written by the clerk. He police he 'could not identify the heard Liu Kiu mention No Ham,
which be knew was not
pawber,
Mr Lo said the accountant did i intence. out want to be involved in the case and that was why be said he could not recognise the man.
BX-
Mr Lo said that when he asked the question he had the Portuguese in mind. Notice is hereby given that Mr Lindsell: I believe it is also The Bank of China will, on the a common praches amongst the
On the order of the Magistrate 1st Sept. (Thursday) remove to Chinese. their new offices in No. 4. Queen's
Mr Lo: Yes. If a lady wishes
the accountant examined the book of the pawnshop showing the entry Road Central, and will from that to pawn a finger ring she would not
Mr Ladsell said he was inelined referring to the raincost to search day, transact their business there. go to the pawnshop herself. She
entries with to think that the evidence was for
Hongkong For The Bank of China," "= would send her servant,
Ara retuinded bis sufficient to throw the onus on the addresses besides the one for the Lospector TSUYEE PEI.
Worhip that Mr Le mentioned defendant to prove he had no raincoat. The search was fruitless. Europeans.
suspicion.
Manager.
NOTICE.
|
Mr. Lindsell asked the account. Mr Lo asked what was the ant if be bad no suspicione in view.
The of what he had said about the esidence to create the onus.
3ft Lindell Aren't l'ortuguese Europeans?
Lo said he knew lospector only evidens was that a rain-coat street. Aris would differentiate and that which was worth $31 was pawned The accountant replied in the was why be beritated to mention for $3 by a man who afterwards negative, saving that sometimes Portuguese.
proved to be a thief. It had not Hongkong addresses were given by„ At the conclusion of the evel-been shown that there was any.ae pawners. and, if thought it, passing the Architects beg to announce that ence Mr Lo submitted he had nothing in the pawner's appearance following further Resolations as they have removed to their new case to answer and on the fact thark him Extraordinary Resolutions, name-offices on the 2nd floor of York disclosed no jury or judge could character.
Building Chater Road.
20 Debentures (1920 issue-$500 for the purpose of considering. Mesars RAVEN & RAVEN, each) of the Hongkong Club, Payable on Friday, the 30: September 1921, will be held in the Club House at 11 o'clock, a., on Thursday, the 8th Sep- tember 1921.
Beaters of Debentures are in- vited to attend the Drawing.
By order.
A.. H. ABBAS,
Secretary. Hongkong, 27th August, 1921.
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
NOTICE.
ly
That each of the existingį 20,000 fully paid up shares
PUBLIC OPINION IN CHINA,
out 82
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Mr. Lo pointed out the risk de- bed fendant ran of detaining people-na- less he had real canse for suspicion, because he could be sued for im proper detention if the person be detained turned out to be a bons
Mr. Lindsell: I think the ac- de individual.
suspicions. I find the offence prov. Defendant is fined $25... contant ought to bave
Air Louaintained that the led. prosecution bad not proved de- fendant had reasonable case lo
After further arguments Mr suspect the pawner. Lindselt decided to hear the defence.
bad
PICTURE RESOLD FOR £20,000.
Twenty thousand pounds, has bean given by the French Gov-, erament to the Baron Vitta för
possibly find that it had been
Mr Lindsell said he thought the proved affirmatively that defendanı had reasonable cause to suspect the mere fact that a Europesa raincoat of a kind rarely worn by Chinese pawner. 1 defendant bad to of $50 each constituting the
detsin the pawner he had to detain was taken by Lai Kiu to pawn was Company's present Capital of $1,000,000 be divided into 5 A correspondent writes to the everybody. It was nothing bualanfficient to put defendant, on the fully paid up shares of $10 N.O.D.N. We continually hear of for a reincoat valued at So to hedefence and in give so explanation each so as to make such meetings of the National Organi- pawoed for $3 because very often that be had made enquiries. Capital $1,000,000 consistinz zation Unions of China, which when a person was "hard up" for of 100.000 fully paid up are duly published in the Chinese few dollars he would send shares of $10 each.
prese. It is a grand sounding servant, or go himsell, and pawo title and it continually adopt an article for only the required 'इन be could redeem That after the division such grandiose resolutions assum aforesaid, the Capital of the "It was decided to telegraph to it the more easily if it was,
for B small RUT. The accountant of the Sui, the famous picture, "Sardanaple": Company be increased from the League of Nations to uphold pawned
Pawshop then gave by Delacroix, which will be ex 51.00.000 consisting as a China's sovereign rights. To support his submission Mr Lo foresaid, to $2,500,000 divided was decided to send a letter to coeptioned that no notice of the Cheong loto 250,000 shares of $10 the managers of the engineering theft had been sent to defondant evidence. He said Lui Kit was hibited in a few days in the Library of books relating to the each by the creation of 150,- works. af Bankow, protesting if his Worship convicted defendent dressed in a respectable manoer Louvre museum. It is said that first demanded $5 for £1,200 at a publle sale in 000 new shares of $10each against the company contracting on the evidence the pawn-broking and appeared to be a merchant, the baron purchased the picture
eventually such new sbares (subject as loans from Japan. To tale- business would really come to so Be. st
sgreed to Paris some ten years ago. This hereinafter mentioned) to be graph to send delegates to dis-sud. For all defendant know the and issued at such time or times cuss the matter of the forthcom- pawper might have been a respect accept $2.40. He said he would sale recalls the purchase in 23 fset there redeem the raincoat'io a few days” America, by the French Govern and on such terms anding conference on limitations of looking man;
no evidence that he was time. In his experience it was not ment, of Millet's "L'Angelus” for conditions in every re- armaments, vic." It Apack Ag the Company's that the numbers attending thess dressed in a manner that would causus for an article to be pawned £25,000. It was first sold in Board of Directors
may meetings consist on the average arouse suspicion. The secountent very much below the cost price. Paris for £10.” “L'angelus" nove
Fold him (Mr Laj that the pawrir Lai Kiu gave his address as 10; hangs in the Louvre, le of five or six persons.
It has been suggested that a
game of Golf be formed at each, Clubhouse.
Would Members wishing to. present books with this object-le good enough to forward them to the undernoted stating to which Clubhouse they wish them sent.
J. B. ROSS. Hon. Secretary,
think fit.
appears. waS