1
TO-DAY'S WANTS.
.$1.50,
*# WORDS
($2.00 Not Prepaid.) The following replies have been receivod:-
667, 671, 878, 689, 685, 691, 695, 705, 709, 720, 722, 727, 729, 782. 738, 784, 737, 738, 706, 773, 775, 776, 792, 793, 795.
TUITION GIVEN.
New Advertisements.
- PEAK CHURCH.
ANNUAL EDTING.
THE HONGKONG · · TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1931.
The Annual Meeting of Elec- tors of the Peak Church will be hold in St. John's Cathedral Hall at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, May 28th. 1931.
LESSONS in English with, particular N. B.
attention
to
pronunciation.
Also
ALFRED SWANN,
Hon. Secretary.
"Any person who is qualified to Instruction in principles and history vote at the Annual General Meet- of English Law by English Barristering of any Protestant Church in (Milde Temple). Moderato Write
No. 772, "Hongkong the Colony of Hongkong shall be Telegraph."
an Elector of the Peak Church,"
Nox
MISCELLANEOUS.
Reg. 3.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD. (Incorporated in Hong Kong). (Ground NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
CHIROPODIST (Corn remover). Fully qualified. 10 years experience in Europe. Appointments made at the Tentor Beauty Parlour. Kayama). ly Building, Tel. 22103.
Floor).
on
FOR SALE.
FURNISHED HOUSE Kituated at Magazine Gap, four large rooms, closed-in verandaha, modern sanitation, garage. Please write Box No. 800, Hongkong Telegraph."
HOUSES, ETC.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTY-EIGHTH ORDIN. ARY YEARLY MEETING of the
Peak, Society will be held at the HEAD OFFICE, Union Building. Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 29th MAY. 1931, at 11 o'clock a.m., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1930. and of declaring Dividends, etc.
FOR SALE OR TO LET furnished four-roomed house at Cheung Chau. Electric Light. Large garden. Write Box No. 753, "Hongkong Telegraph."
APARTMENTS TO LET.
Nathon Europeati
AIRLIE HOTEL-23-25, Road, Kowloon. Under Monogement. Excellent Culaine, Modern Apartments, Terms Moderate) Three minutes from ferry. Tel. 57367.
PREMISES TO LET.
TO LET.-Furnished fint, May Road, to let for six months from June Ent or end of May. Write Box No. 792,
longkong Telegraph."
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from ith MAY to 29th MAY, Bath Days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
Lammert's Auctions.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Public Auction,
on Friday,
the 29th May, 1931,
commencing at 10.30 n.m.
At the premiacs of "Pamela” ·
(Dressmakera and Millinera)
Queen's Hond, Central.
(St. Francis Hotel).
The Stock in Trade, Shop Furniture and Fittings.
comprising:
Ready made dresses, coats, rain Coats, felt and straw hats, silk stockings, underwear, dress materiala, slippers, powder boxes, Taney articles, etc., etc.
Glass show cases, tenk ward-
robes with bevelled glass doors, teak chest of drawers, cheval and large mirrors, carpet, curtains, shop fittings, celling funs, electric lights, etc., etc.
and table
On View from Thursday. the 28th May, 1931.
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
NOTICE.
I bave his day admitted Mr. H.
PAUL LAUDER,
General Manager.
E. Lee, A. A. Dip., A.R.LB.A.. as partner and will practice
N
Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1981.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE || Kayamally Bolding under the
COMPANY. LTD.
(Incorporated in Hong Kong).
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. that the SIXTY-SECOND ORUIN-
NOTICE
firm an of CHAU and LEE, Architects, Civil and Electrical Engineers,
1. N. CHAU.
Hangkang. 22nd May, 1931.
ARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be hold at its HEAD THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB OFFICE, Union Building, Hong The Half Yearly General Meet-Kong, on FRIDAY, 29th MAY, ing of Voting Members will be 1931, at 11.15 o'clock a.m., for the held at the Club House. Happy purpose of receiving the Report of Valley, on Wednesday, 27th May, the Directors and the Statements 1931, at 5.15 p.m.
that
an
Draft Programmer and Entry Forms for the Seventh Extra Race Meeting to be held on Saturday, 6th June, 1931, (weather per- of Account to 31st December, 1930,mitting) may be obtained at the Race Course, Hongkong Club and Causeway Bay Stables.
By Order of the Board,
ALL members are cordially in-and of declaring Dividends, etc. vited to attend and participate in THE TRANSFER BOOKS of any discussion which may ensue. the Company will be CLOSED AND NOTICE is hereby given from 11th MAY to 29th MAY. Both
Extraordinary General Days inclusive. Meeting of the Voting Members of the Hongkong Jockey Club will bu held at the Club House on the 27th day of May, 1933, immediate After the half-yearly meeting of the Voting Members when the sub- joined resolution will be pro- poned:---
PAUL LAUDER,
General Manager. Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1937.
BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. (Incorporated in Hong Kong).
"That Article 6 of the Articles of Association of the Club be altered by deleting therefrom NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. the words "Ordinary Members
Entries close at 12 o'clock noon on Thursday, 28th May, 1931.
THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN.
What to do to help a child.
Anyone knowing of a child who has been assaulted, neglected or ill-treated in a manoor likely to Cause unnecessary suffering, or Injury to health, or knowing of a parent who is seeking advice child, would be doing an act of
on
any
matter concerning #
and substituting therefore the that the SIXTY-FIFTH ORDIN-kindness by communicating
once with-n
may be unlimited in number" NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN words "The number of Ordinary ARY YEARLY MEETING of the Members shall be one thousand Company will be held at its HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Hong two hundred or such greater
Kong, on FRIDAY, 29th MAY, number as the Voting Members shall from time to time deter-1931, at 11.20 a.m., for the pur- pose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of AND NOTICE is also hereby Account to 31st December, 1930, given that a further Extraordinary and of declaring Dividends, etc. General Meeting of the Voting THE TRANSFER BOOKS of Members of the Club will be held the Company will be CLOSER cases where malice is proved.
mine."
at the same place on Wednesday, from 11th MAY to 29th MAY, Both the seventeenth day of June, 1931, Days inclusive.
of
at a quarter past five o'clock in the afternoon for the purpose receiving a Report of the proceed- ings at the above mentioned meet- ing and of confirming if thought fit as a Special Resolution tho above mentioned Resolution. BY ORDER OF THE STEWARDS,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary. Hongkong, 14th May, 1931.
MASSAGE HALL MRS. S. UZUNOYE 67, Queen's Road Co., 2nd floor. Expert Masseuse.
By Order of the Board,
PAUL LAUDER,"
General Manager. Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1931.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
Subscription Griffins and Australian Ponies.
at
This Prospectus has been dulu filed with the Registrar of Companies.
The Subscription List will be opened on Thursday, the 28th day of May, 1931, and will close on Saturday, the 30th day of May, 1931, or sooner if fully subscribed.
HONG KONG AMUSEMENTS, LIMITED. Incorporated, under the Companies Ordinances of Hong Kong, 1911-1930.
CAPITAL
$1,000,000.00
DRAMATIC STORY OF DESERTER.
(Continued from Page 1)
The detachment was then doing frontier duty in the border town On the night of of Kia Giung. March 20, the Avo man put their At nino plans into execution. o'clock they stole away from the barracke unobaerved. At 1.30, covering the Intervening
another sphere, and the First, they had crossed over
to
Foreign Legion received marching orders to proceed to Indo-China into Chinese territory, leaving the
new crisis for
of French immediate danger pursult where statosmen awalted military mea-behind them. sures: The natives there had ro volted and the disturbance attain-of 28 days which followed. as they Regarding the journey overlapst ing the nature of
country-wide ado a weary circuitous route to ing rebellion, threatened French rule
rench Canton and
Hongkong. there, in the Toremost and richest Gali has a store of reminiscences tall. It Is sufficient ta The Company is a "Hong Kong China Company" within the meaning of of their Colonial possessions.
Half of the Foreign Legion was the relate that ho mot with many the above Ordinances and of the Chinn Order in Council 1925, Part 7.
embarked
under a General who dangers from the presence of ban- had had considerable experience dits and officials suspicious of hla of the Riffian War. In Gall's own intentions. It was at the best ▲ battalion, there were 800 men, of tedious job, travelling from one whom no fewer than 600 were
.to another, subsisting Germans, the remainder compris
and what other ing French, Belgians, Busalans, necessities kindly disposed villagera Swiss and Britons. It was a com might care to offer. Gall himself posite foreign army that finally had 140 Pinstres on him when he re-deserted, and this helped him and came into contact with the
his companions considerably in Much of the fighting in which the volutionists of Indo-China. First Legion were engaged took their journey of several hundred place around Vinh and other towns In Central Annan. Except for
first few days
the the
Avolding towns where French outbreak, in January last, the
in which
wa, influence might cause their undoing, Company
Gall actively
was they Snally reached Nanning, and not
employed.
Divided into 100,000 Shares of $10.00 each. Of the above shares, 24,000 shares have already been issued and are credlied on fully paid up. A further 24,000 shares have already been offered to and taken up by existing shareholders of the Coming together with day of October, 1930, at a premium of $250 hare a total of $12,60 per share.
per share the sum of $10.00 payable in respect
Of the remainder of the Capital of the Company comprising 52,000 shares of $10.00 each 20,000 shares of $10.00 each are now offered for public subscription at a premium of $10.00 per share; the amount of $10.00 payable in respect of each share together with the premium of $10.00 Innking a total of $20,00 is payable on application. Such shares will rank for dividend as from the First day of April, 1031.
The balance of 26.000 shares are to be offered to the publie at a minimum premium of $10.00 per share at such times and on such conditions Re the Directors may think At,
Bankers
EQUITABLE EASTERN BANKING CORPORATION 6, Queen's Road Central HONG KONG
HỒ HỌNG BANK, LIMITED 13, Queen's Road Central
VONG KONG
Solicitors Mears. DEACONS
1. Des Voeux Roud Centr HONG KONG
Auditors
Messrs. LINSTEAD & DAVIS Alexandra Buildings HONG KONG
Registered Office QUEEN'S THEATRE
HONG KONG
Secretary. Chas. S. ROSSELET
PROSPECTUS
(The Company was incorporated on the 24th day of January, 1931, with the object of and for the purpose of carrying on in Hong Kong and elsewhere the business of motion picture theatre and theatre proprietors, enterers for public and private amusements and entertainments of every description and dealers in motion pletures together with numerous other objects. The objects of the Company are fully set out in the Company's Memorandum of Association.
(b) The hooks of the Company have been audited since its incorporation by Mr. Greenwood, A.C.A., and subsequent to 1026 by Messrs. Linstead and Davis.
(c) The audited Balance Sheet of the Company as on the 31st March, 1930,
the end of the Company's previous financial year, shows:-
Surplus of Assets over Liabilities $208,047.90 as follows:- Reserves as shown in the audited Halance Sheet as at 31-3-30... $101,500.36 Amount placed to Reserves from Profits for year ended 31-3-30 Cash balance carried forward to credit of next scenunt
The Hon. Secretaries, H.K.S.P.C. c/o G.P.O. Box No. 513, Hongkong, or St. George's Bullding, Top floor. All further steps will. be taken, the borne, by and
will be The Informant's name
(d) kept strictly private, except in
expenses
Society,
SCHNEIDER TROPHY.
BRITISH CREW INDULGE IN SOME PRACTICE.
London, May 20. Bank holiday crowds in the Isle of Wight and resorts on the ap proaches to Southampton and Portsmouth witnessed practicr tlights by some members of the high speed crew now in training nt Calshot for the Schneider Trophy ruce.
Squadron Londer Orlebar flew Six one of the Gloster Napier machines, fitted for practice. Al- though its speed was limited to C. B. BROWN,
substantially below the record in Secretary. the last race, this machine when full out can do about 300 miles an hour-British Wireisas.
The list of Subscribers to the above will close at noon un Saturday, 30th May, 1931.
BY ORDER OF THE STEWARDS,
DOUBLE ENDOWMENTS
$725 a year will produce $10,000 at death or $20,000 at the end of 20 years if you survive, NO MEDICAL EXAMINATION. terms on application to
CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LTD.
Other
LIFE ASSURANCE DEPARTMENT
Hongkong Bank Building,
Telephone 28121.
INDIAN MEETING.
MAY BE POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE.
London, May 26. Vlows are still being exchanged between the Secretary for India, Mr. Wedgewood Benn, and the Viceray, Lord Willingdon, the date on which the Federal Structure Committee of the Indian Round Table Conference should resume Its sittings.
ns to
01
There are indications that the date originally suggested, Juno 29, 1a Inconvenient to many the delegates. On that account nome postponement may be neces sary. British Wireless,
were
of
Camille on rice
miles.
Party Separated.
Bam-
In the suppression of the revolt was here that the members of in the Northern province of Ton the party got separated. One of kin, the native crack infantrymen. Gall's companions had to go into called tirraileure, bore the brunt hospital, worn down by the hard- of the assaults. Gall, who fought ships of the journey. At Wuchow, with them, mid they were brave, the next stage in the journey, but they had to meet tenacious two others got separated in adversaries, and, as often as not, pan, and at Canton, which forgot their loyalty to the authori reached during the week-end, a ties by going over to the ranks of fourth companion became seriously the rebels. Others refused to fight, and the military prisons were packed with matincors, when Gall left Indo-China,
Desertion Planned.
Gall
and was taken to hospital. Gall was the sole member of the party who later called on the local Gor man Consul for assistance. He was provided with clothing and neces- to Hong-
Six years had passed since Gall sities- and came down joined the Legion, and although kong yesterday.
As to the immediate reason for he had no special grievance as regards treatment. the lure of his desiring to return to his home adventure had by this time begha at Stuttgart, Gali told our represen to pall.
When not engaged in tative that his father had written actual Bghting, there was plenty to him pointing out the desirability of hard work to perform. m of his marrying and settling down. military roads, building fortifica- He confessed that he had his fill tions and other necessities of of adventure and that nothing warfare in a pioneer country, would suit him better now than to With four other Germans-con- fall in with the parental wishes. genial spirits, he had found them He is leaving for Germany by
he finally planned desertion. steamer this afternoon.
POST OFFICE NOTICE
RADIO NOTICES.
Individuals and firms are recommended to register their telegra phic addresses at the Radio Offes. No charge is made for the
Letters and postcards for Europe and South America are forwarded #yla Siberia" If so wuperscribed
INWARD MAILS.
1
From Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai (Vancouver, B. C., 9th May) and Europe viu Siberia (London 9th May.)
Japan Amoy
London parcels (London 23rd Apr.)
and Straits
Japan, Shanghai, and Europe via
Siberin (London 11th May) Shanghai
Europe via Negapalam, papers only,
(London 30th Apr.)
Per
་
Doe
Emps, of Asia Tondn Tilawa
.May 27.
.Moy 29.
.May 29.
Patroclus
May 29.
Haruna Mare Burdwan
May 29.
May 29.
Yuen Sang
May 80.
Pres, Tatt
.May 30.
6,810.58
48,030.04
$268,947.00
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
ha! (San Francisco lat May.)
Pres. Fillmore U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
hal (San Francisco 8th May)... Pres. Johnaon Australia and Manlin
St. Albans Europe via Suez (letters and papers] London, 7th Muy) and parcels, 30th April
.May 30.
.June 1.
.June 3,
June
For
(The amat standing to the credit of Reserve Fund her, since the date of the above-mentioned audited Balance Sheet, been reduced by the Capitalization of $40,000,00 as hereunder mentioned),
will be observed that, although the business of the Company bas, since the incorporation of the Company, continued to expand, the rapil growth in recent years in the cinemn industry China and in Hong Kong nevertheless has compelled attention to the opportunities that Have occurred from time to time for further development of the Com pary in various directions and in order that the Board shall be in a position to take advantage of them, it is essential that the necessary capital facilities should be at their disposal."
Manila
Saigon Amoy
......................... kushgar OUTWARD MAILS.
Sam Shui and Wuchow Shanghai and Europe via Siberia Salgon Japan and Victoria B.C.
Swatow
of
Foochow Manila..
(e) By an Order of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong dated 2nd day
December, 1930, the Reduction of the Capital of the Company from the
$200,000.00 to $100,000.00 and a Scheme of Arrange original sum ment providing for the conversion of the existing classes of shares Inte Ordinary Shares ranking pari pant with one another were duly sanctioned and approved.
.
At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company duly convened and held on the 18th day of October, 1930, a Resolution of the Company was passed increasing the Capital of the Company from $100,000.00 to $1.000.000.00 by the creation of 84,000 additional Ordinary Shares of which 8,000 shares were to be issued to the holders of the original 8,000 Deferred Ordinary Shares of the Company in substitution for the Deferred Ordinary Shares originally held by such shareholders. Pay- ment for these shares (which are deemed to be fully paid) has been made by the Deferred Ordinary Shareholders by the payment of the $5.00 per share repaid on the Reduction of Capital and by a special Capital Bonus of $6.00 per share (amounting in all to $40,000.00) given by the Company to the Deferred Ordinary Shareholders.
(0) The anticipated development of the Company's business will in the opinion of the Directors maintain the profits of the Company at their présent level and will enable the Directors to continue to maintain the dividends paid on the Company's shares since its Incorporation. (h) The shares now offered for subscription have been underwritten for a compilasion of 5 on the amount thereof and such commission is payable by the Company.
(i) The minimum subscription for which the Directors may proceed to allotment is 10,000 shares of the shares now offered for public subacrip- tion.
(j) Copies of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Compuny may be inspected at the offices of the Company's Solicitors at any time during business hours,
Tourano
Swalow, Amoy and Foochow Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africa, Adon, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles
Manila, Rabaul, Australia and New
Zealand via Brisbane .....
Straits and Calcutta
Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A.
Central and South America and Europe via Victoria B. C., 'und *Europe vin Siberia
(k) Applications for Shares should be mule on the form accompanying the Manila
Lite Prospectus and sent to the Company's Danker together with a Swatow, Amoy and Formors remittance for the amount payable on application.
Manila
AMDY
Where no allotment is made the amount payable on application will be Bangkok via Swatow... returned in fall, and where the number of shares allotted is less than the number applied for the balance of the applicallon money will be credited in reduction of the amount payable on allotment and any excess will be returned to the applicant,
(m) Failure to pay any instalment on shares allotted when due will render all previous payments llably tu forfeiture and Interest at the rate of 10 per centum per annum will be charged in respect of ali payments not made on their due dates.,
(n) Prospectuses and Forms of Application may be obtained at the He- gistered Office of the Company or from the Bankers or Solicitors of the Company, Dated 27th May, 1931.
Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., Contral and South America and *Europe via Victoria, B.C. and
Europe via Siberia
Swatow, Amoy ...
Per
Date and Time New Mathilde Wed., May 27, 8.30 p.m. Tsinan....Wed., May 27, 3.30 p.m. Kochow.....Wed., May 27, 4 p.m. Gange...Wed., May 27, 4.30 p.m. Pongtong..Thure, May 28, 8.30 a.m. Protesilaus Thurs., May 28, 10.30 am. (Duo Victoria B.C., 23rd June). Hydrangea... Thurs., May 28, 3 p.m. Yingchow..Thurs., May 28, 3.30 p.. Emp. of Asia Thurs., May 28, 9.30 jim. Halching ..Fri, May 29, 1. p.m. Chungkong....Fri, May 20, 5 pm.
Haruna Maru
Fri, May 20, K.P.O. Registration ..29th 4.80 p.m. Letters
Registration Lettors (Due Marseilles 28th June)." ·
Tanda
Parcels
29th 4.20 p.m. G.P.O.
20th 5 p.m. .201h 0 p.m.
.Sat., May 30. May 29, 5 p.m.
Registration May 30, 9.45 am. Letters
..10.80 a.m.
(Due Brisbane 10th June.)
Tinwa
Parcels Letters
Pros. Taft
Parcole
Registration
Letters
.Sat, May 30,
...m..
-5 pm.
Sat., May 30,
.5 p.m.
4.15 pm
..5 p.m.
(Duo Victoria B. C. 16th Juno.) Pres. Fillmoro..Bot., May 30, 5 pp. Hozan Maru ..Sun, May 31, 9 am,
Kaying ... .Sun., May 03, 0 'am. Talys Maru. Mon., June 1, 230 p.m. Yuen Sang Mon, June 1. 5. pró.
„Then,, Juno 2.. Flye Maruan
Registration June 1, & M.. Lettors......June 2, 8.30 am, (Dus Victoria, B.C., 22nd June). Hal Ning .......Tues., Jane 2, 3 p.m.. Fel., Mya 5, 1 pe
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow.... Hal Yang
*Superscribed Correspondence
only.