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REPULSE BAY HOTEL.
SPECIAL NOTICE
CHINESE NEW YEAR'S EVE
DINNER DANCE
on
MONDAY, 4th February.
Tables for above may now be booked at
the Hongkong or Repulse Bay Hotels.
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Telephone 1877.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
KOWLOON CRICKET
CLUB.
PRESENTATION OF BOWLS AND, TENNIS PRIZES
The prizes an in the bowls and tennis sections of the Kowloon Cricket Club during the tourzanients! last suminer, were presented to the i successful competitors at a smok- j ing eoneers hell in the Club-house Jun Saturday evening. It was a very enjoyable affair and quite a large aunibered member spent n pleasant evening. A fine musical | programine was rendered, consist- og mainly of, itens by members of the Diomede Concert party-Messrs
F.
J. Mutter, H. Ashman, F. Holland. J. D. Simes. W. Madgwick, F.j Peters. E.
Hillyani. Holland, W. Payue, J. Lacey and J. E Yen. Mésors Cool; H. W. Chaney and Wilson alen rënderesi. mich appreciated items.
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During an interval evening's entertainment. Mr. V, C.; Labrum, who made geniali Chairman, presented the prizes. In a short speech he thanket be doners and congratulated the win. ners. The trophies were won by the following:
Bowls.
Championship Singles: Winner, H. Overy; runner-up. A. 6. Plc.
Handicap Singer: Winner, R. E. Nicholls; runner-up. H. | Davis.
Handicap Singles "B""; ̧ Winner. . Chatterton: runner-up, E. Jark. RUhampionship Pairs; Winners, J. Giba ani R. E. Nicholls: Funners-up. J McMurtrie and F. G. Merridge.
Handien Pairs: Winners, R. Abraham and V. C. Labruni: runners-up, D. M. Purses and H. E. Stereo-.
Tennis (Summer Tournamint).
Handicap Singles (A”: Winner. D. S. Green; runner-up. K. A. | Mason.
Hanlong Mingles --E". Winner, L... Dagen: runner-up. 10: Petben.
Doubles Handicap: Winners J. G. Fuster anal B. Petberum runners-up. D. J. Purses and H. J. Tamperies.
INTERNATIONAL RUGBY.
SCOTLAND DEFEAT WALES.
London, Feb. 2nd.-To- lo
| terpatioani Rugby match between Scotiani si Wales was played at Edinburgh bebore 25,y spectator. Sothan winning by 5 points tu ļ
10.
In the first half the Welsh backs were stor and fail-1-bally, ex- pecially when on the offensis, Son- land were stly tarking. and (after six iniantes. Surth scored a |try. Dry-dl the full-bark, ana-i
The Drysdal kicked a verting. penalty goal, and fore the internal Bree. Beitrag. Smith Ami Wallav pfied trees. Days dal took al! the kicks, dad ivonvert- en Sedheid ar
bull-time na dal prints to all.
Uand tes mutes from the Suitland complied unl Compared the Wol-hlen. Tries | for Sweatland name stored By Wad- del. 31sopher and Sraith, 18, this fuld tigravert the first. hut Devedule mofiverted the st two. Wales then atteld, desper ately, and Griffiths and Isoe Mines scored Fruus, Mule, the Welsh full- back, converting both. The result was: Scotland. 5 points: Wales, 10 points-Bextir.
CHINESE FIGHTING.
CHENGTU CAPTURED.
Peking, Feb. 3-General Tung Hai-ho has telegraphed to the Gov- ernment, confirming the reported capture of Chengtu. General Tung commanding the Northerners, cap tured the city on Jan. 27. He says a considerable amount of fighting occurred, wherein the Northerners shelled and destroyed the Chengtu Arsenal after which the resis tauce 5000 ended. Generals Hsiung Khe-wu and Tan Moo-hsin surrendered, but General Lia Tong- hsin is missing-Reuter.
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
RUSSIAN RECOGNITION AND TRADE.
London. Feb. 3.
Mr. E. F. Wise, an ex-civil servant, who large's negotiated the. original Anglo-Russian trade agreement, interviewed said that already a big trade existed between Russia and Great Britain, some eighty to a hundred ships regularly carrying grain from Russia to Great Britain and west Europe. The establishment of a new at- mosphere of friendliness would promete a biz increase in Anglo- Russian trade, giving Great Britain big advantages rivals-Beuter.
Over her
London, Feb. 3. --
The Government's bote, to Russia is regarded as bearing the impress of diplomatic cautiousness, and at the best is only meeting the Bolsheviks halt way. It is considered that the recognition will amount to little or nothing of value to Russia unless subsequent negotiations can be concluded whereby money and credit obtainabl is recognised. The Government will likely insist on the carrynig out of their due obligations by the Bolsheviks-Renter.
Rome, Feb. 3.
A commercial treaty between Italy and Russia is on the point of being signed, accompanied by Italy's de jure recognition of the Soviet Government.--Reuter.
Riga, Feb. 3.
Addressing the Soviet Congress at Moscow M. Zinovieff exhorted the delegates to spread the light of Communism among hundreds of millions of Orientals, especially those of China and India whom Lepin's deputy previously had called Soviet Russia's heavy reserves. ---Reuter
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The Temps, as an example of moderate political opinion, regards the Hote to Bussia 23 proof of the continuity of British policy and the truly national character of Mr. MacDonald's cabinet. It hopes subsequent negotiations will succeed, because of the very favourable repercussive effects they will have for France. "The papers do not lose sight of the unwritten conditions embraced in the Note-Reuter.
THE IRISH BOUNDARY.
London, Feb. 3,
An important conference held to discuss the North Ireland boundary question was attended by the President of the Irish Free State, Mr. Cosgrave, and the Premier of North Ireland, Sir James Craig and other representatives. The conference was opened at the Colonial Office yesterday 'afternoon by a speech by the Prime Minister Mr. J. Ramsay MacDonald, after which Mr Thoman took the chair and
CHINESE WEDDING IN presided at a four-hour sitting at which the whole station was dis
LONDON.
London, Feb 2 Mine Sung Yem-ehn, daughter of the Chinese
en Prefer, was married in London
mem-
ber of the fan of the Ministry of Communications-Bester
cussed. The meeting adjourned til this morningizd appeared in high spirits as they left the banding
GERMAN AMBASSAD
THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI -
HOTELS, LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Ex
Meeting of The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd," will be held The Hongkong Botal, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, on day, the 13th day of February, 1984, at 230 a'clock in the when the anbjoined Resolutions will be proposed as Extraordinary Re- solutions,
(1) That the authorised Capital of the Company (which is now $5,000,000 consisting of 500,000 Shares of the nominat value of $10 cach, whereof. #75,000 have been iasand)...bə increased from $5,000,000 consisting as aforesaid to $10,000,000 (consisting of 3,000,000′ Shurer of the nominal value of $10 each) by the creation of 500,000 additional Shares of the cominal value of $10 each, ranking (subject as hereinafter mentioned)`aa, from date of allotment for dividend and in all other respects pari paste with tha "Share constituting the Company's present-Isqued capital.“ (2) "That in the first instance 875,000 Shared be offered at par (in the proportion of one new Share for every one old Share, held by them respectively)} to the persons who on the date of the confirmation of this Resolution as a Special Resolution are registered in, the Company's. Share Beföster as the holders of the 375,000, old Shares, and so that en acceptance of the offer the nominal amount due hi haspect, of such $75,000 new Shares shall be payable as to the aum of $5 part thereof on acceptance of such sier and auto? the balance thereof on the 30th day of June, 1974. And farther that until such time is the said 375,000 new Shares. shall be fully paid they shall vis-a-vis the said 375,000 ald Shares, rank for dividend only in proportion to the ratio borne by the amount paid up, thereon to the fall nominal value ($10) thereof, and that any of the said :875,000 new Shares which shall not be taken up by the Company's Shareholders in manner aforesaid be disposed of in such manner as the Company's. Board of Directors shall think ɓt”
(3) That such offer be made by Notice specifying the number of Shares to which the member is entitled and limiting à time within which the offer, if not accepted by the member' on behalf of himself or his nominee, will be deemed to be declined and that the Directors be at liberty to fx such time and in the case of Shareholders whose piser of ad- dress is not in Hongkong to extend it to such date or datas as they may think fit."
(4) "That the balance of 250,000 Shares constituting the Cons- pany's unissued Capital be issued at such time or times in such manner and for such purposes and upon sach term and conditions in every respect as the Company's Board of Directors may decide.”
(5) That the Regulations contained in the printed document
submitted to the Meeting and for the purpose of identifies tion subscribed by the Chairman thereof be approved and adopted as the Articles of Association of the Company in substitution for and to the exclusion of all the existing Articles thereof."
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AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that a farther Extra- ordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at the same place on Thursday, the 28th day of February, 1924, at 2.30 o'clock, in the afternoon, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the proceedings. of the above-mentioned Meeting and of confirming, if, thought it. a3 Special Resolutions the above-mentioned Resolutions.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from Thursday, the 21st day of February, 1924, to Thursday, the 28th day of February, 1924 (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
The suggested new Articles of Association are similar to the old subject to clerical alterations and to the following alterations of substance, viz.:-
(1) The deletion from Article 31 of the words "and holding or representing by proxy zot less than one-tenth of the issued Capital."
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(2) The alteration of the minimum number of Directors to
four and of the maximum number to seren.
(3) The alteration of the remuneration of Directors to payment at the rate of Four thousand dollars per axmin and such. sume as a General Meeting may determine instead of the fixed sam of Three thousand dollars per annum and such sums as a General Meeting may determine.
(4) The alteration of the quorum of Directors to three instead
of two..
(5) The addition of Articles enabling the appointment by the Directors, of a Local Board or Advisory Committee in any place at a remuneration to be fixed by the Articles-and the appointment by the Directors of Local General Managers, Secretaries or other Assistants. delegates or Attorneys at a remuneration to be fixed by the Directora,
(6) The addition of an Article enabling the Company to have an Official Seal and Local Registers in places outside the Colony.
A copy of the Articles of Association of the Company with the said alterations and amendments incorporated and indicated "in red ink or red prist can be seen during usual business hours at the Re- gistered Office of the Company, Pówell's Building, Des Virus Rost Central, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, and at the Shanghal Office of the Company in Hoogkong Bank Building, Shanghai,“in the Republic of China.
Dated the 31st day of January, 1924.
By Order of the Board,
PERCY H. SUCKLING,
Secr
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