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THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU-
FACTURING CO, LTD.
Lammert's Auctions.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
The Undersigned have received fnstructions to sell by Public Auction
on THURSDAY, the 2nd August, 1928, commencing at 11 a.m., at their Sales Room, Company Duddell Street
NOTICE is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members of the Hongkong Rope Manufacturing associated with successful Business Enterprise.
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Hongkong Telegraph.
and secure the co-opera- tion of its roadors in buying your goods,
Prepaid
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BOARD RESIDENCE.
FAMILY HOTEL-Victoria Gar- dena. Quiet
and apartments Saites of rooms. Full board from $96, $110, $130, monthly. Large commodious rooms. Also daily rates; five minutes from ferry, next new Hotel, Hankow Road, Kowloon, Tel. K.357.
POSITION WANTED.
ENGLISH LADY.—Requíris post- tion in office or teaching smil! children. Apply Box No. 396, eare of "Hongkong Telegraph."
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE. Edison" Recreation Gramophone, consul table model. Coat $290,00, will sail for $250,00 with 60 records or nearest offer. Reply to Box No. 396, care of "Hongkong Telegraph.”
PREMISES TO LET.
Limited, will be held at the office of Messrn. Shewan Tomes & 'Co., "St. George's" Building, Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, on Monday, the 13th day of "August, 1928; for the purpose of considering and if thought it passing as an Exten ordinary Resolution the following Resolution:
"That the regulations contain- ed in the Printed Document sub- mitled to the Meeting and for the purpose of identification subscribed by the Chairman
163 Tins Paint..
L.
G0 Kgrosene Lamps,
1 Caeg Sard.nos.
3 Cases Evaporated Milk. 7 Sacks Flour,
GG Boxes Cheese.
2 Tins Ginger Oil:
And
A Quantity of Miscellaneous Goods and Sundry Furniture, Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT * KROS...
Auctioneers, Hongkong, July 81, 1928,
thereof be approved and adepted CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.
as the Articles of Association of the Company in substitution for and to the exclusion of all the oxlating Articles thereof." AND NOTICE is hereby also given that a further Extraordin- ary General Meeting of the Com- pany will be held at the surne time and place on Wednesday, the 29th day of August, 1928, for the pur- pose of receiving a Report of the Proceedings of the above mention. ed. Meeting and of confirming if thought fit as a Special Resolution the above mentioned Resolution., Dated this 1st day of August, 1929.
By Order of the
Consulting Committee,
J. COULTHANT, ́
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Secretary.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
The Steamship,
"CHENONCEAUX"
Bringing Cargo from MARSEILLES, &c., nino cargo from HAVRE,
&c. ex s.5. "PEI-HO" Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., How- loon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.
on
All claims must be sent in to me or before the Friday, the 10th August, 1928, or they will not be re- cognized.
Damaged packages will ha examined by the Company's Surveyor Messrs. Goddard and Douglas in the presence N.B-A copy of the proposed new of the Consignees at 10.00 a.m, on articles is. open to the in-Tucaday, the 6th August, 1928. spection of the members of No fire Insurance will be effected the Company at the office of by us in any case whatever, Messrs. Shewan, Tomes &
L. LESDOS,
Agent, Co., ""St. George's" Building, Victoria, Hongkong.
Hongkong, 1st August, 1028.
NOTICE.
KOWLOON. BOWLING GREEN CLUB,
Owing to the Kowloon Cricket Chub Concert belag held on Satur- day, the 4th August, the usual Fortnightly Whist Drive of the Kowloon Bowling Green Club will lake place Friday, the 3rd August.
HONGKONG TRAMWAYS LTD.
An INTERIM DIVIDEND of Sixty cents per share has been declared payable on WEDNESDAY, 22nd. August next, on and after which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained upon application at the Registered Office of the Company, Canal Road East, Bowrington, Hongkong.
FURNISHED ROOMS TO LET.-
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN In Kowloon, five minutes, from that the REGISTER OF, MEM- Ferry. Price per month from BERS of the Company will be $10,00 upwards. Write to Box No. closed from WEDNESDAY, 8th 392, care of "Hongkong Tele- | August to TUESDAY, 21st August, graph."
1928, both days inclusive,
TO'LET-Office Rooms, 2nd floor, New Hongkong Bank Building. Apply Sang Kee, same building.
TÓ LET—One European FLAT Wanchal Gap Road, Hongkong, Apply to 82, Kennedy Road.
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By Order of the Board,
1. C. F. BELLAMY,
General Manager. Hongkong, 30th July, 1928.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1928.
LETTER GOLF.
To-day's puzzle starts out with a SMILE and ends up In TEARS. If you don't like that feature of it, you can work it backwards,
SLM
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TEARS
1-The idea of lotter golf is to change one word to another and do it fa par, a given number of strokes. Thus to change COW..to HEN, in three strokes, COW, HOW, HEW, HEN.
2-You can change only one lotter at a time.
You must have a complete word, of common uange, for each jump. Slang words and abbrevia tions don't count.
4-The order of letters, cannot be changed.
One solution is printed on another page of this issue.
Six colliery students of mining of the Monmouthshire classes Education Committee, have taken their B.Sc. degrees at Cardiff.
Names of 14 clergymen and 15 Catholte sisters appeared in the passenger Ilst of the White Star liner Megantic when it recently arrived at Southampton from Mon-
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SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONE.
The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day:
Banks, >
Hongkong Bank, 81295 b. - Chartered Bank, 422 b.
Marcantile A. & B., £36. n. P. and 491 n. East Asl $75 b.
Insurances.
Canton Ins., 8835 b. Union Ins., $345 b. North China, Ins., Tls. 146 b. Yangtazo Ins., $50. China Underwriters, $250 a China Fires, $245 - b.** H. K. Fire Ins.. $730 b.
Shipping.
Douglases, $381 b..
H. K. Steamboats; $27. a. H. K. Tugs, $2: n. Indo-Chinas, (Def.) '$70 ̄ ̄|_b. Union Trans., 100/- n. Shell Waterboats, 8201 b
Mining.
6.
Benguets, $1 Kailans, 60/m. Langkats, Tls. 12.20 a. S'hai Exploration, Tls. 2,45 b Raubs, $4.40 b. Tronohs, 17/6" n
Docks, etc. Kowloon Wharves, $1361 6. Whampos. Docks, $40 hi China Providents $5.10 s. Hongkowe, Tls. 156. Now Engineeringe, Tls, 5 n. Shanghai Docks, Tls. 100 n. Cottons.
Ewo Cottons, Tim. 8.80 b. Oriontals, Tis. 250 n. S'hai Cottons, Tla. 514, (old) n. Lands, Hotels, etc.
b
H. and S. florals, 89 90 b H. K. Lands, $677 b. S'hai Lands Tis. 138 Humphreys. $14.35 b Resitter, $71
H
Public Utilities.
Tramways, $24,50 h.
Peak Trams, fold. $13 b. Star Forrios, $642
China Lights, (Old) $1160
6.
H. K. Electrics, $48 Macao Electrics, $26 b.. Tolophones $6.50 b.
b
China Busos, Tls. 10.75 h." Singapore Tractions. 10,6 b Industrials.
China Sugars, $2.25 8 Malabons, $24}
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Canton Ices, $3.70 b. Coments Comb $0.20 sa Ropes (Old) 86.80_n. United Asboston #81 a
Stores &c.
Dairy Farms, 621.90 s Watsons, $14.10 ~ b. Der A. Wing, 50 n. Lane Crawforde, $21 Mackintosh, $20 n Sinceres, $9.50 Wm. Powells, $3 › b.
Miscellaneous. Amusements,' $26) Constructions, $18.
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Manila
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2. Messages, must be, written in plain English or plain Spanish Code addresses may be used. Groups of figures, trade marks, trade terms and trade expressions must be expanded by qualifying words so that messages will offer an intelligible sense to ANYONE. reading them,
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24th February, 1028.
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of Canada
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25th August.)
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Manila
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Mon., Aug, 13,
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