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WM. FARMER & CO. Victoria Hotel Building, Shameen, Canton.
Tel. 13501.
MRS. MOTONO
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CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE CO., LTD. NOTICE is barely given that the
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
CHINA ENTERTAINMENT-& LAND INVESTMENT CO. LTD.
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC
CO. LTD.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1934.
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SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
The followina to the itat of lossi
Banks.
H.K. Banks,$1790_n.
h.. Bass, Loudon), £1881⁄2 1. Chartered arts, 216 1.
Hercantile Bank, A.
Notice is heroby given that the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FOURTH ORDINARY Forty-fifth Ordinary Yearly Mact- GENERAL MEETING OF SHARE ing will be held at the Company's share quotations issued to-day. HOLDERS Will be held at the Offices, P. & Q. Building, on Registered Offices of the Company, Wednesday, 14th March, 1934, at King's Theatre Building, 5th floor. a.m. for the purpose of prosent- on Wednesday, the 21st day of ing the Report of the. Directora Statement of March 1934, at 12 o'clock noon to together with receive the Directors' Report, and Accounts to Bist Doceniber
electing Directors Accounts for the year ended 31st and December, 1933, to elect Auditors, Auditors.
The Register of Members of the and to transact such other business as may be properly trans Company will be closed from 3rd noted at an Ordinary General March to 14th March 1934, both
during days inclusive, Meeting of the Company.
period no Transfer of Shares can be registered.
THIRTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of Share- holdera in the Company will be hald in the Company's Board Room, 3rd Floor, Exchange Bulld- Ing, Hong Kong, on Wednesday, 21st March, 1934, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving a State ment of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ended 31st December, 1933; electing
And Notice is further hereby Directors and Auditors and for the
transaction of any other given that the Registor Ordinary business of the Com-Transfer Books of the Company will be olosad from the 12th to the 21st day of March 1934, both days inclusive.
pany,
NOTICE is also hereby given that the TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from Monday, 12th March, 1934, until Wednesday, 21st March, 1934, both
Inclusive, during daya poriod no transfers of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board,
which
D. L. KING,
Secretary. Hongkong, 26th February, 1934.
THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO. LTD.
Notice to Sharcholders. The Sixty-fifth Ordinary Coneral Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of tho under- aigned on Tuesday, the 27th March, 1934. at Noon, for the pur: noso of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December. '933.
The Share Register and Transfer Books will be closed from the 13th to the 27th March, 1934, both days inclusiva.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,
LIMITED.
General Managers, The Hongkong Fire Insurance
Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 6th March, 1934.
REMOVAL NOTICE.
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and
LIANG CHI HAO,
Managing Director. Hongkong, 28th February, 1984.
thai
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. Notice to Shareholders.
NOTICE is hereby givan the Fiftieth Ordinary Yearly Meet Ing of Shareholders will be held at the offices of the Company, 8A. Des Voeux Road Central, Victoria Hongkong, on Wednesday, 14th March, 1934, at 11.30 o'clock am for the purpose of receiving u Statement of Accounts and the for the Report of the Directors year ended 31at December, 1933 and to transact the ordinary business of the Company. Th Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Monday, 51 March, 1934, until Wednesday, 1411 March, 1934, both days inclusive.
By Order of the
Board of Directors, SHEWAN TOMES & CO... General Managers Hongkong, 21st February, 1934,
THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN.
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Board of Directors, GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,
-Agenta. Hongkong, Zlet February, 1934.
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From 1st March, 1934, our Office has been assaulted, neglected or Holder of Diploma and Certificatr of Tokyo Dank! Ryoho Kenkyusho will be situata at NATIONAL | ill-treated in a maznor likely to (Tokyo Electrical Care Institute) BANK BUILDING, (corner of Descanse unnecessary suffering 0% and the Hongkong Government Voeux Itoad central and Ice House injury to health, or knowing of a parent who is seeking advice on Street), 1st floor.
a child. License.
VICTORIA PRINTING PRESS any matter concerning
would be doing an act of kindness by communicating at once with-
The Hon. Secretaries, H.K.8.P.C c/o G.P.O. Box No. 613, Hongkong. { or the Inspector,~49 Pakfulum Road, 1st floor; or the Inspector. 242, Lockhart Road, 1st floor; or the Inspector. 12, Sal Young Choi Street, lat floor. Kowloon.
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SALE IN $2.90 SHOES NOW ON
For this unusually small cost you may now get in our store Ladies' shoes of the same high quality is before and for which you paid considerably mora,
Theso shoes are our regular stock in Ladies' Shoes: Black Patent, brown or bolge boxcalf, real white or Black satin, High or low heels, court, strap or buckle.
Inspection Cordially Invited.
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Bulators. $40 a. Baguio Gold, 54 ets. n.
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Brillah Operations. / The action of the irilish L change Equalisation Fund recent 1. in aupporting sterling, caused *****rs that the authorition had. decided upon n' de facto, stabilisa- tion. These rumours should bo taken with the greatest reserve, as 'London, March 6. Some circles here belleve that it is pointed out that stabilisation the present quietness in the foris impossible owing to the pre- olen exchanges is only temporary, sent uncertainty. and that it is no more than the calm heralding another stora
Barclay's Bank monthly review savs it is obvious that Great Bri tain, while fally alive to the ad- There are rumours here
International, wr that vantages of an America plans still further to demonetary standard. cannot con- valuate the dollar, but it' In gen- sent to a roturn to gold until con erally believed that this is like ditions are, established which hold Iv only if all else falls, as Presiout a reasonable prospect of a dent Roosevelt la expected to keep system which will function eff this valuable weapon in reserve. clently, and until there is assur
It is further nointed out that ance of a sufficient relaxation of donreciation of the dollar to fifty trading restrictions to enable the conts is unlikely before the Predobtor countries to discharge aldont pḥtains nowers to further their international commitments, ut the gold content of the dollar through the sale of their goods beyond fifty cents, in order toRenter