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THE THIRD ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of Shure- holders In the above Company will be held at the Ofice of the Company, St. George's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, on Friday, the 22nd July, 1927, at 12 o'clock Noon, for the, purpose of receiv ing a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Mana- gers for the year ended Bist March, 1927, and olecting a Con-j sulting Committee and Auditors..
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed, froni Tuesday, the 19th July, 1927, until Friday, the 22nd July, 1927, both days inclusive.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 7th July, 1927.
NOTICE.
1. the undersigned, hereby give notice that I shall, as from August 1st, 1927, continue to prac- tiee in my owr nome at my pro- sent address.
1
A. G. HEWLITT, LR.I.B.A., Architect & Surveyor,
17, Queen's Road C.
'INDO-CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
G. R.
THURS
JULY
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD.
FRAUDULENT CONVERSION. -.
On the 6th May, 1927, TU PO LUN, an employee of the KIEN TJIANG HAN firm of 125 Wing Lok Street absconded from the above address, having on various dates prior to that date obtained large sums of money from the said Firm by Fraud.
C. I. D. Circular No. 2. Hongkong, 27th June,
KUALA LUMPUR
FATALITY.
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that Д warrant has been issued for arrost of IU PO LUN and 4 roward of ONE, THOUSAND DOLLARS will be paid by the undersigned to any person giving informa- tlon leading to the arrest and conviction of the culprit.
Reward to be vaild for 6 months from July 1st, 1927.
Description. tu Po Lun aged 31 years, 5 ft. 4 in: in height, very stout, short-sighted wERT- ing" glasses, speaks
good English dressed in European clothing, Hongkong Born, parents natives of Pun U Dis- trict.
(Sd.) E. D. C. WOLFE. Captain Superintendent of Police.
1927.
LORRY CRASHES INTO MOTOR CYCLE.
SINGAPORE'S NEED OF AN AERODROME.
The Forty-Sixth Ordinary Gen- eral Meeting of the Company will be held at the Ofice of the General
TO REMOVE A REPROACH. Managers, Messrs. Jardine, Matho- son and Co., Ltd., Pedder Street.
It is seven and a half years The following replios are await-Hongkong, on Monday, the 28th
since Singapore was made a port Kuala Lumpur, June 30. ing collection:-
July, 1927, at 11.00 a.m. for the Another fatal motor accident of call by a long distance travel- purpose of receiving the Report of has been reported to the Police.ing neroplane. This was the the Directora, passing the Ac- it appears that Veterinary inspec-famous machine in which the late counts and electing Directors and tor A. Azariah, riding & motor-Sir Ross Smith and his brother Sir Auditors.
cycle combination and carrying a Keith Smith made the first aerial The Transfer Books of the Com-coolie in the sidecar, was pro- journey to Australia. They land- pany will be closed from the 18th ceeding along Imbi Road in the ed on the racecourse, and (com- July to 8th August, 1927, both days direction of Circular Road yester-ments the Straits Times) it does inclusive.
day afternoon when a Sanitary not. say much for the enterprise Board lorry coming in the op- of the
administration of the posite direction crashed into the Colony that after seven and a half years the racecourse should still machine, badly smashing it.
1392, 1942, 1397, 1441, 1444, 1456, 1462, 1453, 1512, 1516, 5, 26, 32, 38, 72, 30, 88, 101, 102, 161, 168, 174, 191, 194, 208, 216, 226, 228
BOARD RESIDENCE. FAMILY HOTEL-Victoria Gar dene. Quiet apartments and suites of rooms. Full board from $95, $110, $130, monthly. Large commodious rooms, also daily rates; five minutes from, forry. next new Hotel, Hankow Road, Kowloon, Tel. K.357.
WANTED.
WANTED-One hundred used golf balls suitable for practice. Apply Box No. 236, care of "Hong- kong Telegraph."
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE. SEXTANT, equal to now. Only $80. Apply Box No. 228, care of Hongkong Telegraph."
LOST,
By order of the Board.
JARDINE, MATHESON
& CO., LTD., General Managers. Hongkong, 24th June, 1927:
CHINA AUCTION ROOMS.
4, Duddell Street.
If you have anything you would like to sell, exchange or advertise send it to the CHINA AUCTION ROOM.
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E. V. M. R. do SOUSA.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGE.
aus.
LADY CLIFFORD ARRIVES.
Both occupants were thrown be the only suitable stretch of cut heavily, sustaining injuries. ground in Singapore that aviators They were conveyed to hospital, can use. Because a French pilot lut on the way the coolic suc-with a small machine once used cumbed to his injuries. Azariah's the euphemistically named Belos- condition is not considered seri-tier Plain for exhibition, purposes the fiction has been allowed to Thic driver of the lorry is grow that this is the official aviar charged with causing death by ation ground. "Plain." however, as indicating a very, wide and even rash. nel
stretch of ground, is altogether a misnomer na applied to the bit of land available at Bulestier, and when a larger Fokker monoplane arrived this week Balestier was found to be quite unsuited to the purpose. The pilot landed BY P. AND O. KASHGAR..
| successfully, but declared that the space, was altogether too small to allow of the take off of a heavy Penang, June 29.
machine. Accordingly Lady Clifford arrived this morn-authorities again sought the good the ing by the P. and. 0. steamer offices of the Singapore Turf Kashgar.
Club; which His Excellency, the Governor, readily given, and the machine,
were, of Sir Hogh Clifford, accompanied by unloaded and carrying only the the Resident Councillor, the Hon. pilot, was flown over to the race- Mr. R. Scott, and Mrs. Scott, was course before the journey to the Dutch East Indies could be re-
Mr. E. V. M. R. de Sousa has re- at the jetty to meet her,
Sir Hugh and Lady Clifford left ceived instructions to sell by Pub-immediately for aver Itam anti proceeded thence up Penang Hill by special train.
LOST-Will the person who took away a bathing basket by mistakelic Auction, from the Repulse Bay Hotel last Sunday evening return same to.. Hongkong Hotel office..
PREMISES TO LET.
TO LET-One European FLAT Wanchai Gap Road, Hongkong. Apply to 82, Kennedy Road.
TO LET.-Office Rooms, 2nd Floor, New Hongkong Bank Building. Apply Seng Kee, same building. BACHELOR MESS-Vacancy in quiet Mess on Peak, Apply Box No. 232, care of "Hongkong Tele- graph."
TO LET From lat. June, furnish- ed flat at Mount Kellet, No. 106, The Peak. Apply Property Office, Jardino, Matheson & Co., Ltd.
TO LET-Ground floor three roomed Flat in Prat Buildings, with Flush and Sanitary Conveni- ences. Apply to: Spanish, Domini- can Procuration.
COMMODIOUS OFFICES to let in No. 7, Queen's Road Central, sleo twe sa offices in 1A, Chater Road. Apply E. D. Sassoon and Company, Ltd..
on MONDAY,
the 18th day of July, 1927, at 3 o'clock in the Afternoon At the China Auction Rooms, 4,
kong. Duddell Street, Victoria, Hong-
30 YEARS' SERVICE.
SECRETARY OF PENANG MUNICIPALITY RETIRES..
course,
sumed. Even there the stretch of round was not all that the pilot. of a heavy machine could wish, and in order to make a safe ascent the party had to go with only half the load of petrol they had in- tonded to take. All this is no credit to Singapore, and it is not very pleasant to have to listen to aerial visitors making caustic com- parisons between the lack of faci- lities here and the well equipped aerodrome provided
the by Siamese close to Bangkok. It is The President of the Municipal no answer to say that neroplanes Situate at Yaumati in the De-Commission stated that he regrett--as distinct from seaplanes- pendency of Kowloon and Colony the retirement of Mr. L. A. C. call here only at the rate of one of Hongkong and being Sections Biggs as secretary after 30 years' every two years. A and B, The Remaining Portion of Section C and The Itemaining Portion of Section D of Kowloon
THE VERY VALUABLE.. LEASEHOLD PROPERTY,
Marine Lot No. 49.
IN ONE LOT.
The property has a total area of 3338556 Square Feet-or- there abouts of which the area of 88085 Square Feet or thereabouts bas been built upon and is covered by 111 houses and the rest consista of vacant land.
service.
Penang, June 29.
Mr. Biggs first joined the Muni-
1927.
SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
aharo quotations issued to-day:
The following is the list of loos)
Banks.
Hongkong Bank, $1,070
b
Chartered Bank, £20 n. Marcantile A. & B., £301
n.
Mørcantilo O., £137 n.
b.
P. and O., £9 East Asia, $68.
Marine Ins.
Cantón Tns, SG20 B. China Underwriters, 8.80 n. North China, Tls. 143 b. Union Ins., $279 ́n. Yangtazo Ina., $40 n.
Fire Ins.
China Firos, $210 b. H: K. Tire Ins., 600,
Shipping..
Douglases, $31) b.. Steamboats, $221 e. Tuxs, $1.10 n. Indo-Chinas, (Pref.) $30 n. Shell Trans., 93/- 1. Star Ferries, $52 8. Watorboats, $16.30 b.
Refineries.
China Sugars, $18 s. Malabons, $32
Mining.
Benguets, $1,70 X. Dir. Kailans, 40/- b. Langkats, Tls. 19
.D.
S'hai Exploration, Tis. 3 b. Shanghai Loans, Tla. 6 n. Raubs, $4 n.
Tronohs, 19/3 n.
Ural Caspians, 8 n.
Docks, etc.
Kowloon Wharves, $108 b. Whampoa Docks, $38 n. Hongkows, Tis: 147 b. New Engineerings, Tls.51 n. Shanghai Docks Tls. 97 b.
Lande, Hotels, etc.
H. and S. Hotels, $6.90 s. H. K. Lands, $55 b. Realtys, $6 s. Territorials, $1 n. Humphreys, $12 n. Princes Bldgs, $89 -n. Rural Lands, $1,
Cottons.
Ewo Cottons, Tis. 733 n. Orientals, Tls 10 n. S'hai Cottons, Tia 51 n
Buses, Trams.
China Buses, Tis. 7 b Tramways, $20.60 ga. Peak Trama, (old) $15 Singapore Trams, 10/9 b. Taxis, $1 n.
21,
Miscellaneous. Arusomonte, $19 Canton Ices, $5 n. Coments (Comb.) $7,20 China Lights, $131 China Prov., $41 b. Constructions, $2.30 n.. Dairy Farms, $15 Der A. Wing, $6 n.
П.
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B
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H'kong Electrics, $52 Macao Electrica, $35 b Ropes (Old) $10 n. Lane Crawfords. $7 Mackintosh, $104 Sincores, 84 n. United Abestos, 320 Watsons $11 n. Powells, $6 n. Telophone 3,70 b.
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för service use only, and there remains the necessity of providing Proper Facilities. cipality in 1897 as assistant
for civilian callers by air. Mean- secretary, receiving the full ap-map, and long distance aviators aviation matters in Singapore and Singapore looms large on the while there is growing interest in pointment as secretary th 1906. naturally expect to find reasonable "Mulaya. It has been considerably The Commissioners recorded facilities when they reach the stirred this week by the arrival of vice. their keen appreciation of his ser-island. The development of sea- an American millionaire who is in planes has, to some extent the happy position of being able to obscured the issue. The Marquis charter # machine and two de Pinedo and Sir Alan Cobham pilots and fly whither he
The 111 houses erected on the property are all newly built four storied Chinese shops or dwelling- houses and are known as Nos. 501 to 561 (odd numbers) Canton Road and Nos. 1 to 80 Wai Ching Street, Friday Yaumati aforesaid.
The vacant land consists of five pieces of ground one abutting on the Harbour with a frontage of
an area of 213810
FLATS also ROOMS, single, double, furnished or unfurnished, 660 feet and mid-level or Kowloon, excellent Square feet or thereabouts, two locations. Partial service, if reabutting on a new street 'quired.
with Small Investors. Tel. areas approximately of 12733 *C.4680,
Square feet 17490 Square feet or thereabouts respectively and the TO LET European Flat, 29A, remaining two abutting on Wai Kennedy Road, 4 rooms 2 bath Ching Street with areas approxi- rooms nervante quarters. Apply mately of 3219 Square feet and Telephone C.,547, Or Thornhill 3219 Square feet or thereabouts Aeratod Water Factory, 154, Praya reapoctively. East..
TO LET.-SHIPPING OFFICES in Connaught Road, Central, Nos. 116, 18 and 19, ground floors; Nos. 16, 17 and 18, first floors; Nos. 15 and 16, second floors; Nos. 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19, third floora. Please apply S. K. Trust Ltd., 29, Con- naught Road, Contral.
Further particulars and condi- tions of sale may be obtained from and a Plan of the property may be inspected at the office of
Messrs. DEACONS,
1, Des Voeux Rd. Central, 'Vendor's Solicitors or
"Mr. E. V. M. R. DE SOUSA,
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the Avenue des Champs Elysees 1785 for a high official, M. Thiroux Paris, an old and historic private de Montsange, and at that date house which was threatened with could be regarded as a country complete demolition, is to be house. It is a good example of the taken down stone by stone and re- domestic architecture built near the Porte de Nueilly period, sober in line and decora- on a site made available, in the old tion, not imposing in size. It sur- military zone of Paris. The house vived the Revolution, and in 1804 will then become the headquarters became the Italian Embassy.
of the
HONGRONG TIDE TABLE, called here on seaplanes, and thus will. Rather less interest was
were independent of landing taken in the visit of a Bri facilities provided by the lorni tish ex-Serviceman who five years authorities. But the seaplane has ago helped to make aviation his- not superseded the land machine, tory in a fight to India, 48 50 and the fact that the tendency is much has happened since then, and to build the latter bigger and almost every day plote achieve An arrangement has been made of the Societe des Gens de Lettres. capable of carrying loads which fresh wonders in the air, perhaps by which the Hotel de Massa, in The Hotel de Massa was built in were unthought of a few years what Malins and Macmillan endured ago renders it necessary that there in the Bay of Bengal in 1922 is for. should be proper facilities made gotten. Meanwhile we await ex- for their reception. The word pectantly the inauguration of the aerodrome" conjures up Visions Singapore Flying Club with its fleet of a place with hangars and of Moth seaplanes, on which war offices and the like, but we are
time pilots will renew their art and assured by airmen that this is not youthful talent which was at school necessary. All that is wanted is when the war was raging will be a very big stretch of level ground The scheme has Government sup- able to learn the mysteries of flying. offering a much longer run than that obtainable at the racecourse.
port, and there appears to be every renson to hope that it will be carri Surely such a piece of land can ed through. But it is to be be found and cleared somewhere hoped that the authorities will on Singapore island, and we realise also the necessity of supply. sincerely trust that the authorities ing a ground which can justly be will realise that seven and a half be tormed an aerodrome and where years is time enough to have spent visiting acroplanes can land and In making this provision, and that take off in reasonable safety. Bales- soraething should be done to re-tier "plain" is apparently quite un- move the reproach that Singapore suitable and the march of aviation, is the worst place of call among has outgrown the facilities of the
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WATER LEVELS.
REPORT FROM BOARD OF CONSERVANCY WORK OF KWANGTUNG. WATER-LEVELS IN ENGLISH FEET,
Place of Observation.
the big towns between London racecourac. Even if it had not West River at Shluhing and Batavia.
those who have charge of the race- North River at Tsingyuen course might reasonably submit North River at Samshul There is, of course, to be an aerial that it is kept up for the purpose East River at Sheklung base next to the naval base at of horse racing and not as a place i
For the 4th, Seletar but this presumably will be of call for aeroplanes.
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