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By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary. Hongkong, 30th April, 1929.
THE CANTON INSURANCE- OFFICE LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
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The Forty-eight Ordinary, Gen- eral Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the un- dersigned on THURSDAY, the 23rd May, 1929, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Agents, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December,
1928.
The Share Register and Trans- fer Books will be closed from the 9th to the 23rd May, 1929, both daye inclusive.
JARDINE MATHESON AND CO., LTD., General AgentŁA. Hongkong, 2nd May, 1929.
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CONCORD
THE CIGARETTE YOU WILL LIKE
On SATURDAY,
the 11th May, 1929, commencing at 11 am.
at their Sales Room,
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1929.
BANK AND TRUST MERGER.
་་
DETAILS OF AMERICAN SCHEME.
Mr. Charles E. Mitchell, President
of the National City Bank of New!
FOOCHOW NOTES.
BIG ATHLETIC MEETING A HUGE SUCCESS.
Foochow, May 1. The people of Foochow have
POST OFFICE NOTICE
RADIO NOTICES. ›
The Radio Office fa now eltasted on the ground floor of the P. a Q Building on Do Yeux Road, next to the General Post Offer. This offic u open day and night.
All particulars as to ships in communication, ratou, etc., may 14 obtained at the Radio Office as above,
Radio Telegrams may be sent to Europe, America, Philippine islanda places in South China. Full particulars at the Radio Office,
York, and James 1 Perkins, Presi-good reason to be proud of them- nutch East Indles and many other destinations; also to Canton and many
dent of the Farmers' Loan & Trust selves, and even more of their
Company, announced on April 1st. educational nuthorities. Prob-
that the Boards of Directors of the
in
two institutions had agreed on terms lably the most ambitious Atheitle for the amllation of the Trust Com- Sports ever carried through A Quantity of Lady's Silk Dresses,pany with the Blank, Meetings of the
stockholders of both Institutions will this Province, is now nearing Cut Glass Ware, Electro
be held in the near future to approve conclusion, the transaction.
Plated Ware and Woollen
Picce Goods, etc.,
The shares of the capital stock of
its
Individuals and Arms are recommended to register their telegrapble, addreeses at the Radio Office. No charge is mads for this,
Direct wireless communication has now been established between Hongkong and Kwangai Stations at Wuchow, Nanning and Lluchow the charge is $0.20 per word. Mossages will also be accepted for Kwal yang and Changsha by ahore routes the charge boing 10.30 por word. No charge will be collected from the addressoon for delivery.
The rates for radio telegrams rom Hongkong to the undermentioned
The South Parade Ground, justplaces in the Kwangtung province (except Canton) are as follow:-
On View from Friday, the 10th, the Trust Company will be placed in outside the South Gate (or rather
the hands of Trustees to be held for
May 1929.
Terms: Cash on Delivery. LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
"PEAK MANSIONS.” PITUATED within Two Minutes Walk from the Tram Station and overlooking the Southern Side of the Island. Roady for Occupation.
Five-Roomod and Biz-Roomed APARTMENTS.
with all, Modern Conveniences, Drying Rooms and Ont-houses, Two if
Apply to --
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LETTER GOLF.
the benefit the share-holders of the place. where the South Gate The National City Bank in a manner used to be), has been transformed similar to that in which the capital
thoroughly up-to-date stock of The National City Company, into a which is the Bank's security affiliate, "Stadium," with a broad running Is now held.
track faced with cinders, football, The name of the Trust Company will probably be changed to "City volley ball, basket ball, and Farmers Trust Company. It will tennia grounda, and mat-covered devoto itself entirely to the ad- ministration of trusts and will take stands all round, the circum- over, na far as practicable, the trust ference being at, lenst half a mile. business of the National City Bank.
Schools from all over the Pro-
On the other hand, the coinmercial
. Kongmoon
Kochow
Pakhol, Switow,
Toy Shan
and Chungsban
Kolhow, Sanmai
via Canton
direct
-$0.80 por word.
40.20 per word.
In both cases the addroarce will be required to pay an additional charge due to the Receiving Station of $0.20 per word; this charge also applies to radiotelegrams recolved at Hongkong from Pakhol, Swatow, Hoihow. Sanmal and Chongshen.
The
Radio Letter. Service to the Philippine Islands is now as follanila City$0.10 per word
Minimum $2.00 *$3.00
by
per
Luzon Island $0.15 word All other Islanda-10.20 per word
11
$4.00
It is hereby notified that messages will be accepted for transmission' wireless to Formosa at 50.40 per ward.
From
banking business of the Trust Com vince, ranging from tiny kinder-
Radio telegrams can now be accepted for transmission to Kiu pany will be taken over by the Bank.
The stockholders of the Trustgarten children to hefty youths Kinng direct at the rate of 40.20 per word and on the same conditions up
receive, Company will
when
from Ainoy Laiversity and Fukien plicable to mesenger exchanged with Pakhol, etc..
The usual morning mail for Macao will not be despatched on the necessary corporate steps have been completed. five shares of stock of Christian University, have been 18th and 14th inst the National City Bank for each competing in events varying from share of stock in the Trust Company,,
a sham This will result in an increase of the the 50-metre dash to capital of the Bank from $100,000,000 battle carried out by the First There's more than one COACH to $110,000,000. It is planned that Government Middle School with Japan....
is the Trust Company will have a full military equipment, rifles,Shangha an every TRAIN, but one
surplus of officers with swords, and doctors Shanghai and Swatow enough to cause a lot of trouble capital of $10,000,000 and
asid nurses in white coats. who Japan, Shanghai and Europe vla in letter golf. See if you can beat the same amount,
In addition to the existing endorse-carried off the ""wounded !"
Siberia (London 15th-19th April) Hague Maru par ten.
ment on the stock certificates of the Bunk, which evidences the beneficial At any given moment one might Europe via Suez, (Lotters and papers, London 11th Apr. and Parcela 4th interest of the shareholders of the see as many as ten different items
April.) Bank in the stock of the National at the same time; ok. a.volley City Company, there will bo a second ball match between two girls' Shanghai and Amoy ... and similar endorsement to evidence schools, a basket ball match be. V.3.A., Canada, Japan and Shanghai Pres. McKinley the beneficial interest of such share-tween two boys' schools, a hun- Japan and Shanghai holders in the stocky of the affiliated dred metre high hurdles race, long Straits
T RIA 1
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COACH
trust company.
Proceedings to effect these results jump, javelin throwing, dancing Straits will be taken under Federal and by girls' school, physical drill by Manila
bal
INWARD MAILS.
Per
Dur.
Himalaya Mard Kidderpore Sinkiang
..May 8.
May 8. ..May.
May 0.
Delta
..May 9,
Kjuklang ..
May 9.
May 10.
Kalyan
May 10.
Talma
.May 10.
Suisang
.May 11.
Pros. Taft
Máy 18.
May 18.
State Laws, and full details will be a hundred or more boys, a display U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- given in the notices which will be by tiny kindergarten children, sent out to the stockholders of both high jump for girls, another volley institutions.
ball match, Another bnaket ball
Mr. Charles E. Mitchell will bo-match, and a tennis match on an come Chairman of the Trust Comexcellent concrete court construc-Manila pany, and Mr. James R. Perkins will ted for the occasion. continue as its President and will}
become a Director of the Bank. All
Real Sportsmanship,
Sam Shui and Wuchow Sandakan
Pres. Hayos
DUTWARD MAILS.
Hoihow, Pakhol and Haiphong'
Straits
of the present, officers and entire organization of the Trust Company Several points deserve special will be relained, and will supple- mention. Though the attendanco mented by the personnel of the Trust was large (probably round about Saigon Department of the Bank. The now 10,000), yet almost perfect order Manila, Australia (except places building, which the Trust Company prevailed. Soldiers, Police, Roy is about to erect to replace Its Scouts, and Girl Gulden did their present building on the west side of work. well, and the large crowd South William Street, between
was thoroughly amenable, Un-
North of Brisbane) and New Zealand via Brisbane
The idea of letter golf Ja te Exchange Place and Beaver Street, change one word to another and immediately to the south of the Head fortunately the opening ceremony Straits do it in par, a given number of Office of the Bank at 55 Wall Street, Sunday, and the first day of Shanghai, Japan and Europe via
damped Siberia strokes. Thus to change COW to will be designed to meet the special the actual sports, were HIEN, in three strokes, COW, needs of an organization devoted by heavy rain, but despite the rain watow
solely to the handling of trust bust-and mud the programme was car
ried through, basket ball players Saigon.
HOW HEW HEN.
letter at a time.
3-You must have a complete word, of common usage, for each jump. Slang words and abbrevia tions don't count.
nesa.
Amoy
2-You can change daly one Mr. Mitchell also announced that especially looking like nothing on
the Board of Directors of the Bank earth at the close of their matches. Swatow, Amoy and Foochow had approved the following adminis. Knowing the Chinese literal's dia. Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius," trative changes in the Bank and The Hike to getting wet or dirty, this
East and South Africa, Aden, National, City Company, which will marks a distinet step forward!
Egypt and Europe via Marseilles be affected at the next regular meet- Best of all, with the hundreds of ing of their Boards of Directors.
items carried through, involving
4-The order of Jetters cannot be changed.
One solution le printed on an other page.
Mr. Mitchell will become Chairman the constant attention of many of the Bank and of The National scorers, and judges, I have not City Company, as well as of the
Trust Company. Mr. Eric P. Swen-heard of a single objection being non, Chairman of the Board of the made to the decision of an um
TO ENCOURAGE THRIFT Bank since 1921, will retire from that pire, or a single dispute having
WESTMINSTER BANK'S HOL- LOW BOOK FOR YOUTHL
office but will continue as a Director. occurred over any of the contests. Japan und Victoria B. C. Mr. Gordon S. Rentschler, since 1923 This shows real progress in the
Director and since 1925 a Vice-spirit of true sportsmanship. president and Assistant to the President, will become President of
On Sale Everywhere user has inaugurates of that Company and will become a
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Swatow
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Amoy and Formosa via Swatow Swalow and Bangkok Anoy
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Japan, Canada, "U.S.A., C. &
America and Europe via Victoria B.C.
To encourage, thrift in the adult the Bank. Mr. Hugh B. Baker, since
South Street, Foochow, is really 1917 a Vice-President of the National and to develop it in the young the City Company, will become President few months ago, it was narrow and L remarkable achievement. A
throughout its branches 14 new Director of the Bank. The By-Law badly paved. Now it may almost facility for small savings in the changes necessary to invest the office challenge Nanking Rond, Shang
[of Chairman with executive powers int. Houses on both sides have This takes the shape of a hollow will be made in the three afliated been ruthlessly pulled down, and book which forms a receptacle for institutions. coins and notes, which may be pushed through the slots in Its gilt|~
a spacious sidewalk on each side. edge, but which cannot be extracted other books without attracting at The shops, rebuilt, vie with one again until it is opened at the bank. tention.
another, in 'attractiveness. The bank, apparently, has a lively
It is supplied by the bank with-
The men who have planned and INTENDING PURCHASERS who, having, after much persua-numbered pass-book and key, which the highest praise. Foochow is at
understanding of the small boy, out charge and is issued with carried out this reform, deserve Manila, Australia and New Zealand
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the street nearly a mile in length,
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order to get it emptied or to draw the usual way by a mass meeting Labour Day is being observed in Dinner knives are not of the out amall sums.. slightest use with this new device.) Interest is allowed at the rate of and procession of "workers," but which is of strong fibre, safe, light 2% per cent. per annum on every the authorities are taking nde. and small enough to be carried incomplete 103., which interest is quate precautions against any the pocket or hand-bag, and it can added to the total, thus becoming possible untoward incident,~Our
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TO-MORROW'S SOLAR ECLIPSE,
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SOUTH CHINA MANILA
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A map showing the shadow path which will be left during the eclipse of the sun to morrow. In places along the centre line, scientists from all over the world are waiting to observe the phenomenon.:
Shanghal and Europe via Biberia
vin Thursday Island
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius Swatow, Amoy and Foochow ...... East and South Africa, Egypt and Europe via Marseillci
A moy Swatow
Wel Hai Wol. Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Mapila
*Correspondence
FUSHAN'S PLIGHT.
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Date and Time. Emp. of Asia Wed., May 8, 5.30 p.m. Tal Hing....Wed, May 8, 5.30 p.m. Hinsang....Thurs., May 9, 8.30 a.m; Menado Maru
Thurs., May 9, 8.30 a.m. Cromer...Thurs., May 9, 10.30 a.m. Kidderpore Thurs., May 9, 10.30 .
Himalaya Maru......Thurs., May 9.
Registration May, 9, 11.45 à.m. Letters ........12.30 p.m. (Dua Brisbane 28th May). City of Delhi, Thurs., May 9, 1.00 p.m..
Delta......Thurs., May 9, 2.30 p.m. Hydrangea..Thurs., May 9, 2,30 p.m.
Kanchow...Thurs., May 9, 3.30 p.m:
Escondido...Thurs, May 9, 3.30 p.m. Haiyang... Fri., May 10, noon
Kalyan
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Sat, May 11, X.F.O. Parcels..... May 10, 4.30 p.m Registration..May 11, 9 a.m. .10 am.
Letters
G.P.,0.
Parcele......May 10, 5 p.m Registration May 11, 9.45 am Letters
$10.30 a.m (Duo Marseilles 8th June)
Sat, May 11. ..0.15 a.m. .10a.m.
Registration.
Letters
(Dun Victoria B. C. 4th June.) Pres. McKinley Bat., May 11, 4.80 p.m. Sinking ....Sat, May 11, 5 p.m. Anking.... But., May 11, G'pan, Kaying
Sun, May 12, 9 a.m. Canton Maru..Sun., May 12, 9 a.m. Sui Sang Mon., May 13, 8.30 pm."
Pres. Taft.
Parcela Registration
Letters
.Mon., May 18,
....8 p....
.4.15 p.m.
....5 p.m.
(Dus Victoria B.G. 3rd June).
Pres. Taft...
Registration Lottera
Taiping
Parcels
.Mon., May 18,
...5. pass.
....6 p.m.
Tues., May 14. May 13, 5 p.m. Registration May 14, 0.46 a.m. Letters
..10.30 am. (Due Thursday Island 26th May.) Halching.....Tues., May 14, 1 p.m.
Tues., May 14, K. P. O,
.8 p.m. ...4.80. p.m.
.4.16 p.m. ..0 p.m.
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Registration Letters
Registration..
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Letters. (De Marseilles, 12th June.) Sonchow...Tuck, May 14, 8.30 p.m. Kwongsang...Tuca, May 14, 6 pro Kuolchow. Wed, May 15, 8.80 8.m. Hai Ning....Thurs, May 17, 2 pm. Pres. Hayes ..., Sat, May 18, 5 p.m. bearing vessel's name only.
AMERICAN CONSUL ASKED TO INTERVENE
Chefoo, May 7
At the request of both factions,
THE HOCKEY CLUB.
WANDERERS TO MEET THE NAVY,
The following" will represent the Wanderers' eleven of the Hongkong | the United States Consul, Mr. Leroy Hockey Club in their match with the. Webber, the doyen of the Consular Navy on the Marina ground at ·6.80 Body, has proceeded to the besieged
city of Fushan to-day, accompanied P.m. to-day W. Borrowman, W, by representatives of the Chamber Woodward, J. Rodger, A. A. Dand, Captain Filby, E. . B. Mitchell, H. of Commerce to endeavour to ar-
Owen Hughes, G. E, R. Divett, R. W. range the evacuation of women and Skipn, Captain Wernicke and C. C children, also for peace parlays Francis. The team will play in Reuter.
white.