COMPANY REPORT.
GREEN ISLAND【CEMENT CO., LTD.
Babject to audit, the Directors of the Groen Island Cement Ca., Ltd, will at the forthcoming, meeting of shareholders, to be held on Tuesday, March 3, recom- mend the following allocation of profita: To
pay
Final Dividend on the Old
Bhares of $1.25 per
share
To
pay
$ 500,000,00❘ Finni Dividend on the Now
Shares of $0.15 per sharo
60,000.00
To carry forward to #redit of next year's account
to
Toli
14,566.52
.$ 574,416,52
THE CHINA STATION.
LATEST APPOINTMENTS. Capt. Robert II. Taunton Raikes, D.SO., who has been appointed H.M.S. Titauin, Hongkong, o Captain (5), has been in the service since 1902, and reached his present rank In 1928, Ho saw a good deal of special servico in the late war, was mentioned in dee patches and given the Companion- ship of the Distinguished Service Order, and the war medals.
Sub-Lieutenant J. P. L. Rold has been directed to join the Carilale: Sub-Lieutenant W. E. Halsey, the Durban; and Sub-Lieutenant C. W. Vereker, the Hawkins (fingship), Chino Btation.
The arrangemont for sending the Diomede, China Station, to
New Zealand Station, has been altored. The Diomede will return
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE SECOND ZINOVIEFF LETTER.
Paris, February 11. It is noteworthy that in connection with the publication of, M. Zinovioff's letter to M, Marcol Cachis directing the French Com
TIKABOS In North munist Party to foster an armed revelt of the Africe, that there have been reports from Tubis of Communist activities there, leading to collisions with the Police..
The Tunis Government deprived a certain Shiekh of officia}: functions for conducting Communist propaganda. Also the Cor rectional Court Imposed a sentence of one year's imprisonment and n One of 2,000 francs on the manager of a Communist paper, L'Avenir Social, on a charge of publishing a cartoon offensive to the authority of the Protectorate. The cartoon had been previously published in an Arab newspaper which was consequently suspended. -Reuter.
OBITUARY.
A
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1925.
NOTICE.
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY
CLUD
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG, CANTON & TRUE TONE
MACAO STEAMBOAT CO.,
LIMITED.
RACE MEETING 1925.
Notice to Shareholders.
February 16, 17, 18 and 21.
THE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH ORDINARY Members' Badges of Admission MEETING of SHARE JOL- now ready and may be obtain- DERS in the Company will be ed by those Members who have held at the Offes of the Com- not already received them, from pany, No. 4s, Des Voeur Road, Messrs. Linstead & Davis, Aloxan-on THURSDAY, 19th February, dra Buildings.
C. B. BROWN, Secretary. Hengkong, February 2, 1925,
"NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG, JOCKEY CLUB.
RACE MEETING 1925."
Paris, February 11, The death has occurred of Maitre Demange, the famous advo-, cate, who was counsel for defence in tho Dreyfus case-Reuter
[The Dreyfus case is French history. Alfred Dreyfus was French soldier, the scandal of whose condemnation for treason and subsequent rehabilitation convulsed French political life between 1894 and 1899 and only ended in 1900. He had a good military caroor, being appointed to the general staff, and in 1894 he WAK arrested on a charge of selling militarý secrets to Germany, cons demned, publicly degraded and deported. In 1899 he was brought|issued on application to Mesara. back for re-trial and again found guilty. In 1900 his innocence was proven and he was restored to his rank in the army.]
BARMAT BANK SCANDALS.
February 16, 17, 18 and 21. PASSES for 'Sorvants will be
Linstead and Davis, Alexandra |Buildings. "No Sorvants will be allowed insido, the Enclosure of the Race Course during Racó Days WITHOUT TICKETS.
Berlin, February 11.
Those Tickets are only availablo Herr Hoofle, who was Minister for Posts In the Marx Cabinet, for. Servanta while in attendance has been arrested, following a cross-examination by the Public on their employers or when on Prosecutor. The arrest is based on statements made by officials duty at the various stands. Aby of the Barmat concern and a suspicion that he was trying to get rid Chinese found loltering about with Servants Passes in their posses- of incriminating documents.
sion will forfeit them and holders thereof will be removed from the Enclosure.
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary. Hongkong. February 2; 1925.
The Berlin branch of the Social Democratic Party passed a reso- lution demanding the expulsion from the Party of Herr Bauer, who is also implicated in the Baimat bank scandals-Reuter.
COMMMUNISTS BATTLE WITH POLICE.
Praque, Fobruary 11.
Was
restored
A Communists meeting protesting against the high cost of living ended in a battle with the polico, in which eight civilians were wounded by revolver shots and thirthy-eight police were in:] home first for a refit and then pro-jured by stones thrown by the Communists. Quiet ceed to Auckland. Her pince on and there was no recourse to the military.—Reuter the China Station will be taken by the Concord, which is being lent temporarily to the Royal Australian Navy. The Concord will do duty the Station till the Vindictive arrives.
"NERO."
A BIG DRAW AT THE CORONET.
"Nero," the last and most brutuli
- of the Caesars, is drawing very
big houses at the Coronet, proving that a picture of this type in pleas ing to nearly every class of the public, whether they are constant habitias of the "movies" or not.
"Nero" certainly abounds Im thrills. Any one of its sensa tional episodes would be sufficient to make the reputation of as ordinary feature. This Fox pro- duction counts them by the dozon, chief of which is the burning of Rome. When the brutal and self-i deceived Emperor eagerly grasp. ed the suggestion that he should apply the torch to the city and so furnish the inspiration for the composing of a song which should enable him to exhibit the wonders of his singing voice, the resultant вается of frightfulness and destruction stand unequalled in motion pictures as the frenzied populace secka safety in fight From the mounting flamus ani crumbling walls.
Beautiful and unusual views
!
DEMONSTRATION AGAINST CATHOLIC LEAGUE.
Marsonles, February 11.
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
1925, at 12 o'clock Noon for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, together with' a Statement of Accounts, declar- ing Dividend and electing Directors and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, 5th Februńry [to THURSDAY;' 19th Fibruary 1925, both days inclusivo, during which period no transfer of abazon can be reglatored,
By Order of the Board of
Directors,
JOHN ARNÓLD,
Secretary. Hongkong, 14th January, 1923.
NOTICE.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.
NOTICE is hereby given that the SIXTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Registered. Office of the Compang, No. 10 Des Vœux Road Central, at 3 pm. Saturday, Feb., the 14th. 1925, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a štató- mont of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1924.
The Transfor Books of the Company will be closed from RACE MEETING 1925.
Saturday, 7th February to Satur- day, 14th February, 1925, (both days inclusive) during which February 16, 17, 18 and 21. Tickets of admission to the Pub-period no transfer of shares can
bo registored. Communist demonstra-llc Enclosure may be obtained from
By Order of the Board of
Directore, KAN TUNG PO,
Chiof Manager, Hongkong, January 31, 1925.
Two were killed and 100 injured in a tion against MODDEUS 01
Catholic Ino
Who League
were Messrs. Kelly & Walsh or at the holding a conference of which General do Custenau was chairman. Gate. Price $8 per day. Those injured incraded Aubu Fouque, a local celeurity, who was surrounded and beaten as he felt the meeting. The cavalry charged the mob and 200 wore arrested.—Neulor,
HEAVY TAXATION IN FRANCE.
Karie, February 11.
In the Chamber, in the course of a discussion on the Budget,! the Minister of Finance (M. Clementel) stated that taxes had reaɛned; auch a level that any increase would destroy the taxability of the country.—Havus,
TURKEY AND FRANCE.
Angora (Asiatic Turkoy), February 11, Speaking at the National Assembly, Alustapha Kemat emphasised the Turks" attachment to rrance, which was,ac said, Turkey's educator and only fricad. I pointed out Laut Syrte could not divide the two countries, but on the contrary would draw them nearer.-Heves.
POPE TO MAKE WORLD TOUR.
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform $1 per day,
No one admitted without a Ticket to be shown to the Ticket Inspec- tor at the Gate.
LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
Treasurers. -- Hongkong, February 2, 1925.
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.*
RACE MEETING 1925.
February 16, 17, 18 and 21.
Members have the privilege of introducing two non-members to the Members' Enclosure.
A limited number of tickets are available and may be obtained from Loudon, February 11,
Manara, Linstead & Davis, Alexan- The Morning Post anys it in understood in Catholic circles that dra Buildinga on or before Satur- there is considerable Akenopod of a concordat being reached be-day, February 14, 1925,--Price $10. tween the Vatican and 31. Mussolini, in when case the 'ope will per day or $30-for the Meat- make a world tour.-Reuter.
ing.
exquisite repron retions of the In-it is safe to say that bofore it teriora of great palaces in the comes to a close at the Coronet, Eternal City are also shown. there will be very few but who
The picture is one that has have been equally thrilled in of the country around Rome and thrilled thousands elsewhere, and Hongkong.
SHIPBUILDERS.
SHIP REPAIRERS.
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ELECTRIC WELDERS. MECHANICAL AND
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LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Treasurers. Hongkong. February 2, 1926.
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
RACE MEETING 1925.
February 16, 17, 18 and 21. The Stewards request the plea- sure of the presence of the Ladies at the Races.
Hongkong, February 2, 1925,
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