THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1923.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. UNION INSURANOK SOCIETY
Do
TO BE LET.
O you want strong agencies in any territory for any
product to buy or seli? The International Trade Developer
THEATRE ROYAL
WELCOME RETURN For Five Nights only
OF CANTON LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the FIFTIETA ORDIN- ARY YEARLY MEETING of! tho Society will be held at its; Head Office, UNION BUILD.
gives free particulars. Tel. $306. Commencing Tuesday, May 15th ING, Hongkong on FRIDAY,
TO LET Premises suitable
for Office or godown in the central district.
Apply Wan Hing, 10, Queen's Road.
TOLET-One Rood-sized
Godown in Duddell Street. Apply to Linstead & Davis, Alexandra Blgs.
TO LET.-Seven-roomed de tached house with tennis lawn and garage for two cars. Apply 10 Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming.
To LET For 5 months or one year one five roomed house on the Peak, nicaly furnished-rooderate rent from 15th May Apply Box No 936 co "Hongkong Telegraph."
Tour Side, furnished house
LET.--On Peak. Repulse
7 rooms 4 English Bath rooms, hot and cold water, lawn and vegetable garden. Apply Box 939 c/o Hongkong Teleragph."
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE-Electric Generat ing Sera, 4 KW. Dynamo 100v. for 200 lights' direct coupled with 4 cylind Oil Ergine, and Switchboard complete. All new. Reduction 40% Apply to P O Box No. 55. Hongkong.
NOTICE.
Whave this day aurbon-ed Mr. Walter Sinclair to sign our rai per procuration in Hongkong And Mr. Francis Charles Herb in Canton.
HOLYOAK, MASSEY &
CO. LTU
NIKKO'S CLOSING
SALE.
15th. to 25th. May
OBING TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM OUR HE D CFFICE IN JAPAN, TO CLOSE DOWN OUR CURIO DEPARTMENT ON ACC UNT OF CHANGING THE FIRM INTO A FIND ED IMPORTS COMPANY FOR
AND EXPORTS. WE ARE HOLDING A CLOSING DOWN SALE. AL OUR STOCKS WILL BE SOLD AT EXTRA ORDINARILY CHEAP RATES NOTWITHSTANDING THEIR ORIGINAL COST.
DO NOT FAIL TO GET THE FIRST, C-OICE AND CONSEQUENTLY THE BAST BARGAINS. A SIMILAR OPPORTUNITY MAY NOT OCCUR AGAIN.
NIKKO & CO.
71, Des Voeux Road, Central.
CORNER POTTINGER ST.
Bandman's Eastern Gtresit, Ltd.
presents
25th, May, 19.3. at NOOK for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st
ROBERT COURTNEIDGE December, 1923 and of declaring
and
W. E. HOLLOWAY'S
Landon Company.
In the fellow LUZ BUDVA
Tuesday 15th at 9.15 pm. "IF FOUR WALLS TOLD”
Wednesday, May 16th at 9.15 p.m.
"BULLDOG DRUMMOND " Thursday, May 17th at 9.15 p.m. “AMBROSE APPLEJOHN'S
ADVENTURE"
Friday, May 18th at 9 15 p.m. **THE MAN FROM TORONTO"
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Saturday, May 19th at 9:15
Farewell Performance
**THE BAT"
Prices: $4. $2 & $1.
Booking Opens at Moutrie's on Saturday, 12th May.
WK. POWELL, LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TWENTY SECOND ORDINARY MEETING of GENERAL
SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the affices of the Hongkong Hotel Company, Powell's Building, on Saturday, 19th May, 1923, at noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and; Statement of Accounts to the 28th February 1923.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED from 12th May to 19th May. both days inclusive.
By Order of the Boar!.
A. A. MORTIMORE.
Secretary. Hongkong. 9th May, 1923.
THE HONGKONG HIDE &
LEATHER CO., LTD.
67 69 Das Vienx Road Central, Registered Office.
T
REMINDER.
HE undersigned begs to: remind the members of the Company that the adjourned meeting of 30th April will be rela at the Registered Office on Monday, 14th May 1923, at 12 15 pm. When the Extraordinary Resolutions of which they have already been advised will be proorosed.
It is essential in their interests to attend or be represented by proxy.
Proxy forms are to be had on application at this office.
By order of the Board,
E. PEPPERELL.
Actioz Secretary.
BAT
GUANO
King of Fertiliser
By applying Guans, you will have an early and rich crop. And will beautify your garden. EASTERN ARGRICULTURAL
FERTILISER CO.
95, Jervois St. 3rd. floor,
Hongkong.
EMBROIDERED & DRAWN WORK
YOU WILL FIND OUR STORE
CHEAPEST AND BEST.
Swatow Drawn Work, Embroideries, Bilks, Laces, Ivory Beads & Carvings and other works of art.
FOOK WENG & CO.
Astor House Hotel Building
Branch BOX 20KG * 00„„,” Mo, §, „Phayre,, Street, Rangoon,
Dividends, etc..
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 11th May to 25th May both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board.
PAUL LAUDER,
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Acting General Manager. Hongkong, 5th. May.1923.
| THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY LIMITED
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NEW TIES
LATEST DESIGNS
NON-CREASEABLE
NECK-TIES
RUBBER LINED
AT
SINCERE'S
INSUR-
BRITISH TRADERS'
ANOE COMPANY LIMITED
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE IS PERESY GIVEN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEET. ING of the Company will be beld at is Head Offfee, UNION BUILDING. Hongkong on FRI- DAY, 25th May, 1923, at 12.15 | p.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st. December, 1923. and of declaring Dividends, etc.
that the FIFTY-FOURTE ORDINARY YEARLY MEET- ING of the Company will be held at its Head Office, UNION BUILDING. Hongkong on FRI- DAY, 25th. May, 1923, at 12.20 p.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st December 1992, ond of declaring Dividenda, etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will CLOSED from 11th Map to 25th May, both days inclusive,
By Order of the Board, FAUL LAUDER, Acting General Manager.
Hongkong, 4th. May, 1923.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 11th May to 25th May, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
PAUL LAUDER, Acting General Manager Hongkong, 4th. May, 1923.
REPULSE BAY HOTEL.
Таб above Hotel, which is at present being renovated,
will be completed by the 31st. May, 1923.
At the request of several patroas, the Management is orepared to quote rates for a limited aumber of rooms on the following basis as from the 1st. June, 1923 :--
2 Persons $400 Per Month.
1 Person $275 Per Month.
inclusive of room with self-contained bath, all meals, (which may be taken either at the Hongkong Hotel or Repulse Bay Bofell, also transportation by Motor Coach to and from town.
Ofice
Applications can be made at the Hongkong Hotel
T. A. BARRY. Assistant General Manager, The Hongkong Hotel Company, Ltd
FORTHCOMING AUCTION SALES PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
HUGHES & HOUGH LAMMERT BROS.
GENERAL AUCTIONEERS-
AND BROKERS,
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Ane Auction, (For Accourt of the Concerned),
on TUESDAY, the 15th May, 1923, commencing at 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8. Des Vœux Road, Carner of Ice House Street,
Valuable Teakwood & Blackwood Furniture and Household Sundries, &, &t, kt. Comprising:
(
PUBLIO
AUCTIONS.
THE Undersigned have receive ed instructions to sell by Public Auction on
at
Monday the 14th. May 1933- commencing at 3.30 pm.
at their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street,
A Quantity of Valuable Household - Furniture .
comprising
Teak and Brass mounted iron bedsteads, Wardrobes with mirrors and Dressing Tables, Marble top washstande, Teak
sideboard. Dinner
Dining Suites, Chesterfield Sofas, Table Arm-chairs (new), Tea Tables, Waggons. Età, Etc. Etc. Teakwood Twin Bedsteads, large(Further and small Wardrobes, Dressing Tables and Chairs, - Washstands. Ec., Sideboards, Dinner Waggons. Dinner Services, Crockery and Glass Ware. Cooking Stoves. Cut- lery, Carpets and Rugs, Staircase Carpets, Electro-plated Ware. Elec- tric Reading Lamps, Blackwood and Teakwood Screens, Blackwood Tea-
particulars from Catalogue} One Grand Piano by "Collarp & Collard "
Qae Cottage Piano, One Cottage RozenkraDZ”
Piano by
For President Grant brows, Hongkong, May 10-Miss Gertrude Banfield, Miss A. E. Brume, Miss E Dodson, Mr Ed H. Howells. Mr. and Mrs. Gea ̄J. McCarthy.... Dr. F. S. Owens, Mrs. and Miss Elizabeth Owens, Mr. Tom Richard, Miss Ida Rosenquest, Mr. S G. Wilcox, Mr. Parry Wearne, Mr. M. Amechazurs, Mr. C. Aragon, “Mr. Chas E Bott, Mr. Chas F. Branti- gan, Miss Petra Cavangu, Mr. San Francisci Enaje, Mr. Fred O..Eng |land, Mr. Antonio Escade, Mr. Fred Anglobart, Misa Franco, Hi. Sen Thomas Gomes, Mrs. Thomas Gomez, Mr. Tirso Garcia, Lient W. A. Jackson, Mr. Bap A. Labro- dor, Me. Sep A. Thansa, Mr. J. € Truitt Maxwell, Mr. Rap A. Palilco, MA W. Ramsdell (2), Mr. Geo R. Summers, Mr. Lk. Fidal Seguądki, Miss C Santos, Mr. F. A. Thomp Ion, Mr. Sen Y. Vers, Mr. Sen H. Villanneca, Mr. I. de Flaman, Mr.
DT. Rey Jose ZenaFUSA,
Clande Backus, Mr. F. A. Diekhoff, Miss Pearle T. Hall, Mr. M. H. Whittle,
One Large American Ice ChesMiss Elizabeth Andrews, Mr. Wer. Terms Cash on delivery. On View from Saturday the
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers.
poys Marbletop Flower Stands. 19th May 1923. and Side tables.
Also
One American Ice Chest. One Piano by Kimes. (Full Particulars from Catalogue).
Hongkong, 9th May, 1923.
Terms: Cash on delivery.
HUGHES & HOUGH Auctionsersg.
G.
R.
DO NOT MISS— ROOFLA'S
POPULAR
AUCTION SALES
Every Tuesday Thursday & Saturday At 3.30 p.m.
DA ROCHA'S MART 2A, D'Aguilar St. Phone 2933
NOTICE.
.NOTICE.
Particulars and Conditions of the letting" by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 14th day of May, 1923, at 3 p.m. At the Offices of the Archibald Orr Lang has. Public Works Department, by
been admitted as a Part- Order of His Excellency the ger of our firm at Hongkong and Governor, of one Lot of Crown Shanghai sa from Ist-April, 1923. Land at Lo Lung Hang Valley MACKINNON, MACKENZIE in the Colony of Hongkong, for a
& CO. term of 75 years with the
option of renewal it a Crown Hongkong, 9th. May, 1923. Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75
years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Komkom Inland Lat
At Lo Gung Hang Valley -
Registry No.
Locality.
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Boundary
Merenta
120
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NOTICE.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON &
CO., LTD. Hongkong. Stb. May, 1923.
Campbell, Mrs. Jane Campbell, Master Wm. Campbell, Mrs. P. K. Evangelista, Miss Pearce Evange- lista, Me. P. J. Hefermann, Mrs. F. Tgesias, Mra. E M. Krimbill, Miss E. Krimbill, Master Jack R Krimbill, Major Wm. Krimbill, Mr. F. A. Krandelt, Mr. H. W. Lowden, Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Nelson, Hr and Mrs. D. Pinon, Master 3. Pinon, Mr. Geo. I. White, Mr. Elsie M. White, Hon, and Mrs. E. E Brodie, Master George Brodie, Miss Mandelon Bradie, Mr. and Mrs. Denroche. Miss L Green- lee," Mr. and Mrs T. W. Mok Master T. O.. Mok, Mr. and Mrs. M. Feldman, Mr. and Mrs. C. B Burkill, Mr. Sig Hart, Mr. J. E.- Rosin, Mr.. E. L. McCloskey, Mr. Cairan, Mr. and Mrs. Bovey, Dr. and Mrs E. J. Strick, Miss Jeam Strick, Master H. W. Strick Mr. and Mrs. J. Reiken, H
Upson, Misr Upson (S), Mrs. Walter Marshall, Miss Jona Marshall, -- | Master Waltar Marshall, Mr. Walter Marshall, Mr. Holland, Mr. and Mrs. S. Y. Tong, Master L T. Tong, Miss M. Tong, Miss E. Tong, Mr. C. Backus,·· Mr. AR Munning, Mr. Leong Shiu-man, Mr. Low Shin-kwan, Mr. Lam Fook-ki, Mr. Ming Tak-isi, Mr. C. F. Pong. Mr. W. P. Van Laar, Mr. D. Find-
R. Archibald Orr Lang will continue to be Managing Director of this Company aslay, Mr. Leung Beu, Mrs. Tong Shao, Master Leung Bong-wai, Mr. R & Wild, Mr. F. M. Young, Mr. Ban Ping-wei, Mr. Young Tse-yi Mr. and Mrs. 8 L Yin, Mr. B. Balhatchet, Mr. U. M. Omar, Mr. A. A. Rumjahn, Mr. A. Homid, Mr. A. E. Wood, Mr. L L Davies, Mr. G. R. Sayer, Mr. H Owen
E. R. Dodds, Mr. Peter T Chan, Mr. Lee Bark-leung, Mr. Ong Gian Hr. L Fong, Mr. A. F. Tong, Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Rossy Mr. Chan Lung Bow, Master Chan Fook Jack, Mr. Chin Kwok-yu, Mr. Wong Bo. Mr. Noy Nan, Mr. Yu Funwo, A. Tam Chung, B. Hum Gar, Mr. Chew Mow, Mr. Lee Heye, Mr. Tam John, Mr. Jeung Hon, Mrs. Haie She, Mr. Eng Fook-hing, Mr. Jui Sing, Mr.
ROYAL & CO. Hughes, Ber. E. &. Quick, Mr.
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FINTING GUARANTEED
Tel. 3237.
1, D'Agullar Street Central
FOUR SERVANT
SWEETHEARTS,
An amusing dialogue on the domestic servant problem He tween Tory MP. and Mr. Stanley Burgess, Labour repro- santative for Rochdale, was de- scribed by Mr. Borgese stå meeting of his constituente.
The incident took place after the debate in the House of Com- mons a week ago on the shortage of servants
Mr. Burgess spoke in that de- bate, and be told his sadience rbat afterwards a Tory member came to him, and the following. conversation took place
Tory M.P.: You see, Burgess, you don't know as much about this domestic servant question' za I do, I happen to employ four of them.
Wong Hung-lam, Mr. Lee Park- ngew, Mr. Fong Kung, Mr. Lee How, Mr. Pong You, Mr. Bor York.
WORLD'S LARGEST
MAMMAL
Skull from China Measuring Five Feet
The Staff Association of the Natural History Museum, Lon- don, held a scientific. reunion recently and among the several interesting objects on viaw were the fossilized portions of the skeleton of the largest land mammal yet found. They were discovered-im-Balochistan by Dr. Foster Cooper; af Cambridge, and since then the skull of a similar animal' bas been found in China. This skuli le fire feat long, which gives some fides of the immense size of the animal It belonged to the Lower Miocene period.
A very interesting exbibit was described as the fauns of submarine telegrapă cables, and has just been presented by the Eastern Telegraph Company Portions of cable, fished up from is depth of 755 fathome work shown with shark's teeth still Mr. Burgess: That's very in- teresting: but then, you see. Isticking is the hairy e courted four of them.
ing of the cable. It was
Tory M.P. Is that no ?
tart
Mr. Burgess: Yes, I courted" | gorge con
| four, and ended up by warrying. ment
one of them.
oluster round the
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