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THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY COMPANY LIMITED.
NOTICE is hereby given that the FORTY-FIRST ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS in this Company, will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Jardino, Matheson & Co., Ltd. on TUESDAY, 5th February, 1920, at 12.30 p.m. for the purpose of receiving dhe Report of 'tho Directors together with a State- ment of Accounts for the year
Hongkong Telegraph: | ending 31st December, 1928.
and secure the co-opera- tion of its readers in buying your goods,
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ed.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
1. S. GREENHILL,
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Advertisements FANLING HUNT
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($1.50 if not propald)
The following replios are await ing collection:-
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APARTMENT TO LET.
VICTORIA PRIVATE HOTEL, HANKOW ROAD, KOWLOON, rooms with full board from $95, to $130 per month, double rooms for 2 persone with full board from $180 per month, dully rates from 84 per day, European management, Tel. K.857..
FOR SALE.
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PREMISES TO LET.
TO LET-Ons European' FLAT Wanchat Gap Road, Hongkong. Apply to 82, Kennedy Road.
TO LET.-No. 7, Stewart Terrace, 270 Peak, from March 1st to Octo- ber 31st. Five rooms fully furnished. Modern Sanllution, servants quarters, garden. Apply F. A. Mackintosh.
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FIRST RACE
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Admission to Peblic Enclosure $1.00 Soidfers & Sailors in uniform wolf price} Cara parked on zaursa" $10.00.asch Special tenia lasvaa Kowinon 1.90 p.m.
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THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
that an Extraordinary Meeting of the Shareholders of the long kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation will be held on Saturday, the 2nd day of February, 1929, at 12 o'clock noon at the City Hall Victoria In the Colony of Hongkong for the purpose of considering, and if thought. ft | passing the following resolution,
viz.:--
That the Directors of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation be and they are hereby requeste I and authorised by and on behalf of the share. holders of the Corporation to take all such steps ns may be necessary for the Introduction of an Ordinance Into the Legisla tive Council of the Colony of Hongkong and for the enact- ment of the same by the Governor of Hongkong with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Council thereof, in the terms of a print which, for, the purposes of identification, has been signed by the Chief Man- ager of the Corporation. In sub- stitution for the existing Or dinance (except as in such print is mentioned) and Deed of Settlement of the Corporation. AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that a further Large garden, vegetable garden, extraordinary meeting of the electric lighting set. Three bed-shareholders of the Corporation rooms each with separate bath will be held on Saturday, the 23rd room, small dining room and
day of February, 1929, at 12.45 Most moderate rental. lounge, Available immediately if desired. In the afternoon at the same Write Box No. 446, care of "Itong-place for the purpose of receiving kong Telegraph,"
TO LET AT CHEUNG CHAU. Furnished bungalow to let, No. 18A. Three rooms and two bath- rooms, garden facing south. Cloan to Morning Bench Apply Box No. 443, care of "Hongkong Telegraph."
At-
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a report of the above mentioned meeting and of considering, and, if thought fit, confirming the above resolution in accordunco with Article 90 of
the Corpora- Lion's Deed of Settlement.
Dated this 1st day of January, 1929,
By Order of the Directors, A. C. HYNES,
Chlef Manager, Note: A copy of the proposed
Ordinance can New
be during the usual banking hours (Sundays, Public and Bank Holi- days excepted) in Hongkong at the Head Office of the Corporation
CHURCH NOTICES.
To-morrow the First Sunday After Epiphany.
LOCAL SERVICES.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1929."
Lammert's Auctions. CHANNEL TUNNEL
PUBLÍC AUCTION,
The Unddrafgned havo received instructions to sell by Public Auction
on" MONDAY, the 14th January, 1929, commencing at 11 am.
St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong,
· January 18th 1920, First Sunday after Epiphany, Choral Eucharist 8 адм.
Children's Service 10 a.m. Sunday School at Peak School 10 am, Mattins 11 cm. Preacher: The Dean. Evensong. A Quantity of Valuable Household
pami. Social Evening in Cathedral Hall after Evensong,
6
at No. 2, Carnarvon Building, Kowloon,
Furniture.
ALL lots must be cleared
'
AGAIN.
NEW SCHEME THAT WOULD
COST £190,000,000.
PARIS IN UNDER 3 HRS.
Details of a new Channel tunnel scheme, which would involve the construction of a railway between London and Paris at a cost of approximately £190,000,000 disclosed in a book by Mr Wire Collard, of Savile-row, London (P. 8, King and Son, Ltd.), just on issued.
The scheme contemplates the construction of a broad gauge
On View from Sunday, the 13th | (7 feet) railway, with a terminus at Westminster and another at the January, 1929.
Rue St. Lazare, and a number of Intermediate statións in both cóun. tries.
Union Church,' Kennedy Road;|'Day of Sale.
Minister Rev. F. C. Young. Morning 11 am. Preacher Rev. .F. Short. Sermon "The In- clusive Loyalty.". Hymus 121, 440, 763, 643. Evening ( pan. Preacher Rev. F. Short. Sermon "One of the twelve." Hymns 538, 492, 240, 509, 333.
Wesleyan Methodist
Church, Sunday
Catalogues will be issued..
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
f
PUBLIC AUCTION.
2
The Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Public Auc
Queen's Road East, Services: Morning 10.15 ani. 'Proncher Rev. J. C. Knight
Anstey, Evening 6 p.m. Preacher; Rev, A. H. Bray, M.A. B.D. Sunday School, 8 p.m. Sailors tion, and Soldiers Home Arsenal Street. Sunday 3 p.m. Men's Bible Class. 8.15 p.m. Servico Men's Hour. Monday 3 p.m. Meeling of the Ladies Church Aid. Tuesday, 8,30 p.m. The Church Study Circle will meet at "Wesley" at 8.30 p.nl Wednesday 8.15 p.m. Gospel meeting for Service Men.
First Church of Christ Sciential, Macdonnell Road, below Bowen Rond Tram Station. Sunday acrvice, 11.15 B.. Subject "Sacrament." The Sunday School Is held on Sun- day Mornings at 10 o'clock, Wednesday Evening Meeting at 5.30 p.m. Reading Room at above address open Tuesday and Friday, 10a.m. at 12 noon. Monday and Thurs lay, to 7 p.m. The Public is cordially Invited to attend the service
and visit the Reading Room. Branch of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ Scicntiel, in Boston, Mass US.A.
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on TUESDAY,
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commencing al 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room, Duddell Street
A Valuable Collection of Curios, comprising:-
Iron Pictures, Lacquer Tables, Porcelain Vases, Bowls, Plates, Chairs, Stools, Screens, Amber; Agate, Crystal, Jade and Coral Ornamente, Mandarin Coats, Em- Hand Pain- broideries, Chinese tinga, etc., etc.
Catalogues will be issued.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
On View from Monday, the 14th January, 1929.
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers.
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POST OFFICE NOTICE
RADIO NOTICES.
The Radio Office is now altuated on the ground flcór of the P. & Q Building on Des Vœux Road, next to the General Post Ofen. This offices la open day and night.
All particulars ne to ships in communication, rates, etc., may bei obtained at the Radio Offics as above,
Radio Telegrams may be sent to Europe, Amarien, Philippine Islands,. Dutch East Indies and many other destinations; also to Canton and meny; places in South China. Fall particulars at the Radio Quico......
Individuals and Яглов
are recommended to register their telegraphie addresses at the Radio Office. No charge is made for this,
Letters and postcards for, Europe and the British lales are forwarded' vin Siberis if no woperscribed.
on nowspapers, pubished in Hongkong special rato of posta and addressed to British Possessions, China and Macao is 2 couts per 4 028. and not 2 cents par newspaper.
Newspapers Jearing Insufficient postage are not forwarded and if they do not bear the senders' names and addresses they are disposed of in. accordance with the Postal Regulations,
INWARD MAILS.
Tho
Fat
From U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- Shanghai and Swatow Europe vla Negapatam, (lettera and
papora), London 18th December Tilawa The trains would be hauled by U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
hal.. electric locomotives at an average
speed of 92 miles an hour, doing | Manila .................
the journey in 2 hours 45 minutes. | Shanghai and Amoy .......
A maximum speed would be attain-Straits and London, parral ed on some stretches of 120 miles (London 22nd November)
an hour, The London terminus Saigon would entall a new bridge across the Thames.
The route has been mapped out
Shangha!
Straits ... Australia and Manila
Due
President Van Buren, Sinkdang
January 12, January 12,
«January 18.
President Jofforson
„Jimnuary 14,
President McKinley
January 14,
Chenau...
„January 14.
mall
Ningchow Sphinx
.January 18..
January 18.
Alios II
January 15,,
Yuensang
January. 18.7
Mishima Maru
„January 17,
January 18.
Fushimi Maru Aencas
January 20,
January 22,
OUTWARD MAILS.
Date and Time.
to pass through Farningham, U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shanghai Pres Grant
Maidstone, Ashford, and Mouka Horton (near Hythe), where it would enter the 11-mile approach tunnel to the Channel tunnel proper.
The Channel tunnel would be from a point between Dover and
Straits Shanghai
For.
Folkstone to a point south of Straits and Calcutta Calais. In France the route would
pass through Boulogne, Amiens, Saigon and Montreuil-sur-Breche, and the Sam Shut and Wuchow whole length of the railway would Manila...... be 253 miles.
£12,000,000 Profit,
Shanghai, Wei Hai' Wei, Dalny and
Europe via Siberia Bandakan Bangkok via Swatow
Por
Kulsang
.Sat., Jan. 12.. ..4 p.m. .up.ni.
Parcels Letters Telemachus...Sat., Jan. 12,4.30 p.m. Kong Ning...Sat, Jan. 12, 4.30 p.m... Pres. V, Buren ..Sat., Jan. 12, 5`p.m.
Kanchow...Sat, Jan,, 12, 6 p.m. Mausang .Sun, Jan. 18, 8.80 a.m. Klanggu ..........Sung Jan. 13, 0 am.
trains each way. dally, with a 45 The scheme provides for 22 minutes' service, and an average Swatow, Amoy and "Formosa... Hozan Mars....Sun., Jan. 19, 9 am of. G08 passengers. Allowing for extra summer traffic, an accommo- Formora dation of 10.700,800 seats would Fort Bayard be provided for an estimated Swatow ..
annual traffic of 8,393,333 Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A.
passengers.
Canada, C. and S. America and
Europe via Siberia
In addition, the scheme contem-Europe via San Francisco and plates 12 similar trains being run each way between London and Boulogne daily, providing 6,836,800 seats annually.
Swalow, Amoy and Foochow Capital expenditure is estimated Amoy at £189,177,094, including Saigon, "Straits, Cnylon, India, £30,811,200 for the tunnel. With gross receipts at over £35,000,000, a figure which is based on an average of £2 for a single fare from London to Paris, it is
| estimated that the working would yield an annual profit, of over £12,000,000, enabling payment of
7 per cent. on Ordinary stock.".
Southern Railway,
Trier.. Tin Szo
Sun,, Jan. 13, 9 a.m. Sun., Jan. 18, 9 ■.m. Hydrangea .....Mon,, Jan. 14, 2.80 p.m.
Parcel
Pres. McKinley
Registration Letters
..14th, 5 p.m. .Tuos., Jan, 15.
.0.45 a... .......10.80 m.m.
(Duo San Francisco 3th Feb.) Haiching .Tues., Jan. 15, 1 p.m.
Sinktang
Mauritius East and Bouth Africa Aden, Egypt and Europe vio Marscillos
Athos II
Shangha! and Japan
It is thought that with the excep- Manila tion of the Southern Railway, the Swatow
railways of England will support Holhow, Pakhoi' and Haiphong the railway would bring a large Shanghai and Europe vin Siberia
Java via. Batavia... Increase of foreign visitors to Holhew and Haiphong England, amounting to 2,500,000, whose journeys to southern seasido
Amoy resorts would prove to some ex-Hollow tent an off-set to the losses sus-
Japan
the scheme. It is chlculated that
.Tues., Jan, 15, 1 p.m..
.Tues., Jan. 16..
K. P. 0. Registration .... Letters ...
Q. P. 0.
Registration
Lolters
,1 Pibi
..1 p.m.
.1.46 p.m.-
2.80 p.m.
(Duo Marsellica Feb. 15.) Sphinx......Tues., Jan. 15, 1.30 p.m. Pres, Jefferson Tuċa., Jan. 16, 4.30 p.m. -- Chakrang... Tues., Jan. 15, 8 p.m. Tean........Wed., Jan. 16, 8.30 a.m. Tjikembang.. Wed., Jan. 16, 2.30 p.m. Hupch....Wed., Jan, 10, 1.30 p.m. Menado Maru
Thurs., Jan. 17, 8.30 a.ni. Chinking....Thur., Jan 17, 1.80 p.m. Klungehow. Fri., Jan. 18, 0.30 am.' Mishima Maru Fri., Jan. 18, 0.80'a.m.
.... Fri., Jan. 18, 2 pm..
*Over 150 members and friends of the Hongkong Ladies' Hockey Lained by the Southern Railway Swatow, Amoy and Foochow ...... Hai Ning.
Club attended a successful dance at Lane Crawford's restaurant last evening. This was the first function of its kind organised by the ladies, and a very enjoyable evening was spont, dancing being continued up till 1a.m.
by the scheme.
As for France, it is bolleved that the proposal would be welcomed there. It is claimed, too, that the objections hitherto rained on the core of national defence have been overcome by the Kellogg Pact.
Nothing is mentioned by the author as to objections that might be raised from the point of view
TO-DAY&TO-MORROW of the State-subsidised Imperial
ot
5.20 & 9.15 p.m. with Orchestra 2.30 & 7.15.p.m. with Interpreter
Corinne
Griffith
With an sli
Star Gast
Lloyd Bughes Clive Brook Louise Facenda Rockcliffe Fellowes Hedda Hopper Lilyan Tathmin
Declasse
AT THE
MAJESTIC
Nathan Road, Kowloon,
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius E. and S. Africa, Aden, Egypt and Eurone via Maraeilles
Airways, whose cross-Channel ser- Manlin vice would be affected by a railway Amoy
Bervice that could compete with Shanghai, Dalny and Europe via it in the matter of time.
1
AESTHETIC DUST CARTS.
GREEN PAINT WITH GOLD LETTERING.
The final session of the Public
Siberia ... Bangkok via Swatow Shanghai and Japan
Shanghal, Japan, "U.S.A., Canada, *G. & S. America and Europe via Victoria B.. C. and Europe vla Siberia
Health Congress, at the Agricul-Shanghai and Europe vía Biberia tural Hall, London, was devoted Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius,, to discussions on the place of petrol and electric vehicles in the cleansing servicen of public au- thorities.
Mr. James Jackson, generál manager of the Birmingham Cor- poration Salvage Department, and the horse was still predominant In' clounging services, but once the serious dimculty of comparatively high initial cost, coupled with tho necessity of providing adequate charging facilities, could be re-: moved, it was probable that the electric vehicle would gain in favour.
(Blackpool)
East and South Africa, Egypt, and Europo via Marseilles......
Kalyan
...........Sat., Jan. 19. K. P. O. Parcels....18th 4.30 p.m." Registration 19th 0. a.m. Letters.......19th 10 a.m.
G. P. O. Parcels..........18th 5 p.m. Registration..10th 9.45 am. Letters......19th 10.30 a.m. (Duo Marseilles 16th Feb.) Pres. Grant ..Sat., Jun, 10, 4.30 pm. Antung
Sat, Jan. 19, 5 p.m.
J
Yingchow.....Sat., Jan, 10, 6 p.m. Kaying
.Sun, Jan) 20, 9 a.m. Fushimi Maru
Mon., Jan. 21, 10.30 a.m.
/
President Jefferson .Mon., Jan. 21,!
Parcels
..8 p.m. 4.15 p.
Registration
Letters ...
1.6 p.m.
(Duo Victoria B.C. 11th February.) Pres. Jefferson .... ..Mon., Jan. 21.
Lettera
..8 p.m.
Acncue
Registration Letters.... Registration Lotters
Tuos., Jan. 28, K. P. O.
pm.
G. P, 0.
p.m. .145.p.. .2,80 p.m.
(Duc Marseilles, 23rd February),
*Correspondence bearing vessel's name only.
NEWSPAPER FIRM.
SUED.
BARRISTER'S CLAIM FOR DAMAGES FAILS
appeared in the Beuning News, and was headed "Judge rebukes counsel and solleiter. Mention of the Public Prosecutor,"
an un-
After reading the report of the Mr. H. Ardorn
case, which was of "an ordinary pleaded for brighter cleansing
character arising out of an acci- dent to a young rann who sought vehicles,, Usually they were dirty and were not a credit to the de- Damages for an alleged Ibel in to recover compensation for in- partment, he said. Brighter co- the Evening News were claimed juries," Mr. Cassels said loured paint would encourage the by Mr. Charles Lawrence Hales, a fortunato impression was created men to keep them cleaner.
barrister-at-law, of Old Oak-road, upon the court, the jury stopped Mr. Cook (Rochdale) said that Acton, who sued Associated News- the case and returned a verdict for ho had adopted green paint with papers, Limited, of Carmetlite the defendant. *** gold lettering, and was satisfied House, E.C., in the King's Bench Mr. Jowitt, for the defence, said that it was a good investment Division beforo Mr, Justice Avory that no reasonable petson reading the report could conceive that the The chairman (Mr. J. C. Dawes) and a 'special fury, described Mr. Cook's experiment
The alleged libol was in a report mention of the Public Prosecutor
as an aesthetic success, but said which appeared in November, referred to Mr. Hales.
that nobody In England had had 1927.
the courage to, follow the examplo
A verdict for Associated News
Mr. J. D. Cassela, KC, for Mr. papers Ltd. was returned, and of Cologne and paint all their Hales, said that the alleged libel Judgment was entered according cleansing vehicles cream..
was contained in an article which ly, with costs.