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Sails 14th May Sails 11th June
* Saila at Daylight,
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Also cargo Stenmere with limited passenger accommodation at
specially reduced fares.
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Destination
TO TSINGTAU is SWATOW
8 SHANGHAI
TO SINGAPORE PENANG
& CALCUTTA
TO SINGAPORE & PENANG
TO OSAKA vi AMOY,
SHANGHAI, MOJI # KOBE
TO OSAKA via AMOY, MOJI
& KOBE
TO SANDAKAN
Steamers.
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Bailings.
Sun 11th May at 10a.m. Wed 14th May at 10 a.m
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Fri 9th May at поод Thurs 15th May at 3pm.
Fri. 30th May at 3 p.m Mon 19th May at 3 p.m. Satur 17th May at 7am
Thurs 19th June at 7 am
. Kutsang
TO TIENTSIN ria SWATOW
& FOOCHOW
M&URAR Hinsang
Chipshing Cheongshing
Thurs 1th May at 3pm
Fri 23rd Muy at 3 p.m.
Sun 11th May at Turs 20th May at 7.
7 a.m
SUMMER TRIPS TO JAPAN. Excellent first class accom.dation on through stemers from Calcutta to Japan at tho specially reduced return Thaso fares of $175.00 to Kobe and $209 00 to Yokohama.
Further return tickets are available for three months. reductions mads for parties of not less than four adults.
For freight or passage apply to:-
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General Managers
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
YOUNG MARRIED WOMEN'S CLUB.
FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1930.
COMPANY REPORT.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.
MAN MISSING FOR SEVEN YEARS.
WIFE'S APPLICATION TO PRESUME DEATH.
rarely
The report for presentation to the shareholders of the China Fire
An application which Insurance Co., Ltd., at the sixty-comes before local Courts-that first ordinary meeting to be held of seeking permission to presume
heen seen or heard of for a period at the Company's Office at 11.15 the death of a man who has not am, on Friday, 30th May, states.-
of seven years was dealt with by the Chief Justice (Sir Joseph Kemp) in the Supreme Court vés- terday afternoon.
THE PROBLEMS OF HOME LIFE AND EDUCATION.
The Young Married Women's Club of the Y.W.C.A,, of which Mrs. Lau Yin Shue is the president, is to have a special mothers' and chil- dren's party at the home of Miss Shin Tak Hing, General Secretary of the Y.W.C.A. in Kowloon Tong,
The Board has now to lay before on Saturday at 3.30. The club has the Shareholders a Balance Sheet been having a series of meetings on containing a Summary of the Pro- recreation, studying and demon-perty and Liabilities of the Com- strating the value of recreation in pans on the 31st December, 1929, the life of an individual and and a Statement of Working family. This mothers" and daugh- Accounts. ters' party gives opportunity for young mothers and their children.
1928 Account:-After payment to play together. It also introduces of the interim dividend of $3 per their children to congenial play- share passed at the last annual mates among the children of meeting, there remains a balance fellow club members.
of $548,034.68 as per annexed statement,
The Young Married Women's Club, whose membership is limited The Board recommends that a to women under 40 years of age, final dividend of $9 per share and a has a rather interesting history. | bonus dividend of $6 per share on It developed out of an inquiry on 20,000 shares be paid to share the part of a young matron who holders, absorbing $300,000, and was looking on at the members of a
that the balance be carried for- girls' club having a good time and ward to Underwriting Suspense planning activities of a profitable Account to close the Account for nature. This led to a question on the year 1928. her part as to what the Y.W.C.A. had to offer the young married 1929 Account:-The Balance of woman, like herself, and resulted Working Account on the 31st in the formation of a little study December, 1929, was $1,127,629.84 group to face the problems of as per annexed statement. married life, the training of chil- dren, the making of home life- and even the management of
bande.
Social Relations.
The Board recommends that an hus-interim dividend of $3 per share be paid to shareholders, absorbing $60,000. and that the remainder be carried forward.
The
matter concerned the mysterious disappearance
in January, 1923, of Kwan Hau-yuk, alias Kwan Ka-yce, alias Kwan Tim-tso, an employee of the Kwong Sang Wo firm, formerly of No. 491, Shanghai Street, Mong- kaktsui, at which address the man lived. An application for an or der that Kwan Leung-shi, his wife, No. 31, Wellington Street, bo st liberty on a petition being filed by her for letters of administration to her husband's estate, to virm that her husband died on or since January 5, 1923, was made on her behalf by Mr. Les d'Almada, Jar., instructed by Mr. F. X D'Almada Remedios.
Two affidavits, one by the wife and one by the man's mother, Kwan Tsoi-shi, which were read by counsel, were to the effect hat on January 5, 1923, the man left his house at No. 491, Shanghai Street, at about ten o'clock in the morning. At about three o'clock in the afternoon he called at the Kwong King firm, No. 17, Jervols Street, and left that place about half an hour afterwards. Since that time no trace of him had been found although careful, en- Since the last general meeting. quiries had been made at his usual Mr. L. J. Davies, Mr. W. L. Patten-haunts and places of call. · A re- den and Mr. W. H. Bell resigned port was lodged at Yaumati rolire from the Board, and the Hon. Station and an advertisement in- Mr. C. G. S. Mackie, Mr. D. O. serted in a Chinese newspaper Russell and Mr. J. K. Bousfield without result. have joined the Board.
Directors.
As the group went on with this programme, they enlarged their study and discussion thermes to in- elude such subjects as, a wife and her husband, atudy of child psychology and how to apply it in bringing up children, proper rela- tions to servants, home decoration and home finance. Particular at tention was also given to the social relations between men and women in present day society; to the re- lative values of the small family system as against the large family system, many members of the club being able to contribute to the con- sideration of this subject out of the
Messrs, Lowe, Bingham and experience of one or the other, in Matthews and Messrs. Linstead their own family living. Recrea-and Davis, Chartered Accountants, tion and the social life of the home retire, but offer themselves for re were also among the important election. themes the club has given attention
to.
In accordance with the Articles of Association, Mr. J. A. Plummer and Mr. J. P. Warren retire, but offer themselves for re-election,
Auditors.
"MASKEE” AGAIN
DETAINED.
START TO BE MADE ON SATURDAY.
Believed Dead.
Both affidavits stated that no reason was known for his dis- appearance for a period of over and above seven years and he was believed to be dead. Up to the present time neither of them had received any letters or communica- tion from him, nor had any been received on their behalf.
The man "died" intestate, being gurvived by his wife, two daugh- ters and his mother. He was not insured in any insurance office.
His estate is given as three tenths equal and undivided shares of and in Kowloon Inland Lot No. 955, valued at $3,216.64.
Out of this period of study to THE gether has developed the present Young Married Women's Club which has now a membership of 26, with the purpose, as stated in the
Another affidavit read by constitution of the club, of study-
counsel, was by Kwan Shck-yew, ing the problems of home life, home
an employee of the Kwong King education and all that goes to build- ing up a home of happiness and
With the last finishing touches firm of Jervois Street, who testi- comfort. The programme has been to complete the everhaul which fied to the fact that the missing extended to include more social has been made to the "Maskce" man called at the shop for half an on the fellowship among the members and junk still to be made, the depar- hour on a friendly visit activities that are as varied as a ture of the craft on its round the afternoon of January 5, 1923, care-free all-day picnic to a visit world venture, which was 3T- His Lordship gave leave to peti- to the Home for the Aged in con- ranged for yesterday, had to be tioner to affirm the death of her nexion with the consideration of postponed, but it is definitely ex-husband on or after January 5, woman and her part in community pected that the boat will get under 1923. social service.
way between 3 and 4 p.m. on Saturday,
The Richmond- Horse Show, which will be held on June 12, 13 and 14, will be chiefly notable for
the return of the Welsh mountain
pony class. Children riding these ponies must not be more than fourteen years old at their last birthday. It should be
a very pretty spectacle. Among the new cups to be competed for this year is one presented by Lady Helen McCalmont in the heavy-weight hunter class.
The Chief Constable of Notting The ship has now been regis- tered, and is at the present jying ham received by post a buff enve- ashore at the Royal Hongkong one containing £250 in bank notes, Yacht Club, from which place, the numbers of which correspond to those of notes obtained by a it will, providing there is an easterly wind, make a start on the trick from a Nottingham widow, is hoped to be able to sail the boat missing balance of £57 long voyage on Saturday, when it who was recently defrauded of £287 by a gypsy woman. The was in right through the harbour.
Treasury notes. The money was restored to the widow, who had parted with her life savings. No returned letter accompanied the
The crew.
Messrs. Stevenson, Banks, Grenham and Mitten have been elected Honorary members of the Hongkong Yacht Club.
notes.
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