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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- HENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the THIRTY SIXTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEET- ING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Jardine Mathe-: on & Co. Ltd. on MONDAY. 28th. January 1924 at 1115 o'clock in the forenoon for the
our service and advertising purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a and for free complimentary cops Statement of Accounts for the of our monthly telephone exten- sion 4306 Hangkong. Interna-year eneing 31st. December 1925.
tional Trade Developer, Lic.
TO BE LET.
10-
TO BE SOLD, or let
furnished, from March 1st. Groomed bouse on the Peak Apply Box No. 1043, co Hong- kong Telegraph.j'
TO LET 6 Office Rooms with
Verandahs facing Queen's! Road on the 3rd. floor. Chins).
1st. February, Building, from 1924 Apply A. E. Moulder & Co., I td.
TO LET.
ROOMS ON 6th.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from Friday 18th January 30 Monday 28th. January, both days inclusive, during which period no be re- transfer of shares can gistered.
SATURIKY, JANUARY 12, 1934.
This Prospectus has been duly filed with the Registrar of Companies.
The Subscription list will be open on MONDAY, the 14th đây
of JANUARY, 1924, and close on or before SATURDAY, the 19th day of JANUARY, 1924.
THE SIMPLEX PLASTER
COMPANY, LIMITED
Incorporated under the Companies: Ordinances 1911-1921.
CAPITAL
$500,000
DIVIDED INTO 50,000 SHARES OF $10 EACH.
Offer of 4,000 Shares for Public Subscription.
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Of the above shares 15,000 credited as fully paid will Be allotted | to The Chico American Industrial Developing Company, Limited, sa the parchase price for the sale to the Company of property, plant, By Order of the Board of machinery and equipment of The Chino American Industrial Develop- ing Company, Limited, on the terms of the contract set forth in this Prospectus. Of the remaining 35.000 shares it is intended at the present time to issue only 15,000, and of these shares 11,000 have already been aubacribed for cash by the Directors and their friends. On these shares $2.50 per share will be paid on applicatich and the balance when called up on the same basis as the remaining capital.
Directors.
1. S. GREENHILL.
Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 11th. Jan, 1924.
THE HONGKONG LAND RE-
CLAMATION CO., LTD.
FLOOR CHINA BUILDINGS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TWENTY THIRD Queen's Road (Old Post Office ORDINARY GENERAL MEET- Site), magnificent situation forING of SHAREHOLDERS in OFFICES. Apply to Canton this Company will be held at the Kowloon Railway (Chinese Dices of Messrs. Jardine Mathe- Section) Office, 6 Queen's Roadson & Co. Ltd., on MONDAY Central, 4th floor.
28th January 1924 at 11 o'clock in the forenoen for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a State- ment of Accounts for the year ending 31st December 1923. -
To
"O LET.-Bright Large Office Rooms 1st floor, No. 10. Des Vaux Road, Central Hall. Law & Co. Apply to Des Voeux Road, Central. Telephone. No 3217..
FOR SALE. FOR IMMEDIATE SALE- 5 Seater 18 h. p. Overland Car in excellent condition. Owner leaving the Colony in three weeks must sell at once Bargain early purchaser, Apply to 158 Peak.
FOR SALE-Matshed
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4 Garage at Castle Peak.
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The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from Friday 18th January to Monday 28th January, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of Shares can registered.
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By Orders of the Board of Directors,
L. S. GREENNILL.
Acting Secretary. Hongkong 11th Jan, 1924.
Dressing Rooms. Large Veran" THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND
dah. Solid Pine Flooring. Owner
leaving Colony. Apply to Eox. No. 1046 c/o "Hongkong Tele- graph",
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COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
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NOTICE.
Freedom, from worry lengthens life and increases efficiency.
It is our chief function to re- move that worry you may feel regarding your dependents and your own future,
Statistics prove that the insur- ed live longer than the uninsured. THE SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO.
OF CANADA.
15. Queen's Road Central.
Hongkong.
F. M. Weller,
Manager.
Other notices appear on Page 13 & 16,
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The remaining 4,000 shares to be issued at the present time, ranking equally with those already subscribed, are now offered for Public Subscription, payable as to $250 per share on application.
The balance due on each share ($7.50) will be called up on allotment
The unissued Capital of the Company will be issued at such time) or times and on such terms as the Directors shall determine.
Directors:
Chames Edward Hartnell weavis, No. 9 Queen's Road Central!
Victoria. Hongkong. Solicitor
Chan Pek Chun, No. 34 Bonham Strand West, Victoria, Hongkong,
Merchant.
Chaa Yoe Teng, No. 16 Des Voss Road Central, Victoria, Hong-
korg, Merchant.
Carl Bradley Shark, Nos. 30-32 Queen's Read Central. Victoria.
Hongkong. Engineer.
Edward Dean Shank, Nos. 50-42 Quren's Road Central. Victoria. |
Hongkong. Architest.
Wong Kwok Shan. No. 160 Des Veax Road Central Victoria.
Hongkong. Banker.
One further Director will be appointed by the Board after allotment
Bankers:
The International Banking Corporation.
Auditors:
Messrs. Lowe. Bingham & Matthews. Chartered Bank Building.
Victoria, Hongkong.
Solicitors:
Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, No. 9 Queen's Road Central.
Victoria, Hongkong.
Registered Office of the Company: Chiza Building, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong.
PROSPECTUS.
TO SHIP AND
FOURTH ORDINARY SHARE. MEETING HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Office of the Company No. 4a, Des Vœux Road, on FRIDAY, Ist. February 1924. at 12 O'Clock NOON for
(a) The recent remarkable developments in building in this the purpose of receiving a Report Colony have resulted in a demand for laboar and buliding materials of the Directors, together with a that has been unprecedented. Increased cost, consequent upon such Statement of Accounts, declaring demand, nécessitate the adoption, where possible, of means whereby a Dividend and electing Directors not only may labour be saved but materials prodered both quickly! and Auditors.
and economically. This Company is formed mainly, for the purpose The TRANSFER BOOKS of of providing plaster and gypsum products which are required in the the Company will he CLOSED construction of every building from the stall house to the largest from Saturday 19th January to block of modern offices. "Simplex Plaster," which the Company pro- Friday 1st February 1924. hoth days inclusive, during which poses to manafacture in this Colony, is manufactured by a speciali Promoters are confident that it can be manufactured here and sold, process, and is at present only obtainable from abroad, and the
For a price considerably below that which the commodity commands. in Hongkong at the present time. This plaster is now extensively used in building-in this Colony, and is in fact, as experience has shown, extremely beneficial in the Far East. and particularly i Hongkong, for it is impervious to white ants, does not chip owing) to damp, and is practically fireproof, remaining unbroken and anallected by heat unless of a temperature of 250 to 300 degrees centigrade.
period no transfer of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
JOHN ARNOLD. Secretary. Hongkong, 9th January 1924.
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(b) The Company has acquired as a going concern that branch of the business of The China American Industrial Developing Com-l pany. Limited, which has been engaged in the manufacture of "Simplex Plaster." The parchase includes a piece of land of an approximate area of 41,000 square feet situate as Taun Wan, together! with the buildings, plant, machinery and equipment thereon, thej machinery being already assembled fer the commencement of manu- facture. The purchase price will be paid and satisfied by the allot- ment to The Chino American Industrial Developing Compary, Limited, of 15.000 shares of the Company credited as fully paid up. Furthermore the agreement with the Vendors provides that the! Vendors will place with the Company all further orders for the supply of plaster required by the Vendors.
The Contract for the acquisition of this business is dated the 4th day of January, 1924, and is made between The Chino American Industrial Developing Company, Limited, of the one part and Denis Henry Blake as Trustee for the Company of the other part. A copy of the Contract can be inspected at the Registered Office of the Com- pany or at the office of the Company's Solicitors.
(c) The minimum subscription on which the Directors may proceed to allotment is seven shares.
(d) No commission or promotion money is being paid by the Company.
(e) The Company will pay the preliminary expenses of and incidental to the formation and floating of. Company down to the time when it becomes entitled to commence brginess, and the estimated amount thereof is $5,000.00.
(The Articles of Association provide that the qualification of a Director is to be the holding of 500 shares in the Company, and that the remuneration of each of the Directors is to be $600.00 per
aum
(g) The Directors are interested in the promotion of the Com-i pacy to the extent only that they or some of them are Directors of other companies with whom the Company may do business.
(h) Copies of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of
the Company can be inspected at any time during business hours at the Registered Office of the Company or at, the office of the Com- pany's Solicitors.
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HUGHES & HOUGH Lammert Bros.
LIMITED.
IMPORTERS, EXPORTERS AND GENERAL AUCTIONEERS.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
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PUBLIC - AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have reoziv- ed instructions to sell by Public Auction an
Monday, the 14th. Jan, 1924. commencing at 11 am. Hon Shan Godown. Kennedy
"Town
“HE Undarsigned have receiv-
ed instructions to sell byat PublicAuction
(for account of the concerned),
on
TUESDAY,
"
the 15th. January, 1924, comman- cing at 230 P.M., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road. Corner of Ice House Street: VALUABLE TEAKWOOD & BLACKWOOD FURNITURE HOUSEHOLD SUNDRIES,
comprising
&a
Chesterfield
(for account of the concerned} 516 Bags White Rice 191 Bags Broken Rice
75 Bags Rice Maal
(more or less damaged) Terms-Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers
HE Undersigned have recaiv- THE
ed instructions to sell by Public Auction on
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at their Sales Room, Daddell Street
Dining Suites, Sofas, Arm-chairs (now), TesThursday, the 17th Jan, 1824. tables. Teakwood Beds, large commencing at 2.30 p.m. and small Wardrobes, Dressing Tables and Chairs. Washstande, &c. Sideboards, Dinner Wag- gons, Dinner Sets, and Glass A Quantity of Valnable House- Ware, Cutlery, Carpets and Rugs, Electro-plated Ware. Electric Reading Screens,
hold Furniture Comprising:-
Lamps. Teakwood
Teak batstand, extension din- Blackwood Teapoys, ing table, chairs, couches, dress- Marble-top Flower Stands, Sideling table, marble top washstand,
tables and Cabinets, &c. &c.
also
1 "Excelsior" Motor Cycle and Side Car. (Full Particulars from Catalogue)
Terms-Cash on Delivery HUGHES & HOUGH, LTD.
Auctioneers. Hongkong. 10th. Jan. 1923.
A copy of the Company's Memorandum of Association is annexed to this Prospectus and forms part of it.
Application for shares should be made upon the Form attached to this Prospectus, and sent to the Company's Bankers together with a remittance of $2.50 per share, the amount of the deposit
Where no allotment is made, the deposit will be returned in fall, and where the number of shares allotted is less than the number applied for, a proportionate amount of the deposit will be returned.
(*) Prospectuses can be inspected at and Forms of Application obtained from the Company's Bankers, the International Banking Corporation, and at and from the Registered Office of the Company.
Dated the 5th day of January, 1924.
book cases, chest of drawers, double and single wardrobes with bevelled mirrors, brass bedstead, teak double and single bedsteads, writing desk, pictures, screens, typewriters, books, blackwood
ware, etc..
also
1 Very fine teak show case with bevelled glasses,
1 Barograph.
1 Cottage piano (Italian make) 1 Cottage piano by Challen and Son,
1 Yacht piano
and
A Large assortment of pressed glass ware,
Catalogues will be issued On View on Wednesday the 16th. January 1924.
Terms Cash on Delivery. LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
BIG SAVINGS!
THE OUTSTANDING FEATURE OF
SINCERE'S SALE
Surplus Stock is Being Cleared At
STUPENDOUS REDUCTIONS.
Do not Fail To Take Advantage of This EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY To
SAVE MONEY.
OBTAIN YOUR BARGAINS NOW.
REMEMBER
JAN. 16th. IS THE LAST DAY.
The Sincere Co., Ltd.