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TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1921.

Hughes & Hough

AUCTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT

ANTY ADMIRALTY.

COAI

Contractors General Brokers.

INTIMATIONS

HONGKONG HOTEL

LIMITED.

CO.,

THE CHINA MAIL.

INTIMATIONS.

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- | To the Defendant H. C. Best,

MENT & AGENCY CO, LTD. of No. 14, Condult Road, Victoria,

Hongkong.

DIVIDEND of FOUR

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN AN INTERIM Der share for the six

that an EXTRAORDINARY GEN-

months eading 30th June, 1921, will ERAL MEETING of the above be payable an TUESDAY, July 26th, Company will be held at the HONG-en which date Dividend Warrants my KONG HOTEL Pedder Street, be obtained on application at the Com Victoris in the Colony of Hongkong, | pany's Offion.

on WEDNESDAY. the TWENTY- TE TRANSFER BOOKS of the

been commenced against you in

TAKE NOTICE that an action has the Supreme Court of Hongkong in its Original Jurisdiction Action No. 131 of 1921, by S. Greenfield of Old Post Office Building, Victoria, aforesaid, int which the Plaintiff's claim is for the return of a Share Serip No. 6655

WANT ADVERTISEMENTS

25 WORDS $ INSERTIONS, $1. PREPAID. Every additional word 4 Centa

tor & insertions.

WANTED.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

'(Router's Sarvice to the China Mail.)

TAMINE IN RUSSIA.

WASHINGTON. July 23th.

Mr. Hoover, Chairman of the Reliel Fund, has cabled in response to Maxim

$

POKER DEFENDED.

AMERICANS INSIST IT IS

A GAME OF SKILL.

The recent decision by a London

In the words of the New York Times, paker is "one of the glorias, of America."

·Ns degradation' by the Brights

Gorky's appeal for aid for starving magistrate that poker is not a gam masses that such aid depends upon the of skill is heard by people in the immediate release of all imprisoned United States with astonishment Americans.

mingled with pain. The famine in Russia is appalling in dimensions. Thirty millions are starv in

Mr. Trotzky has been appointed food claim thousands of victims daily.

frenzied appeal has been sent to of the Atlantic all the acute sense”

tions experienced by Americans of Reuter's Berlin correspondent reports those bitter occasions when, taking that a complete panic has overwhelmed British visitor to a baseball game, the Soviet Government.

they hear the latter excltim: “WAY. Maxim Gorky's tragic appeal to Ger- that's founders!" and on being asked "We cannot pay you, but, to describe that pastime the Philistine replies: "Ob, we play it as children with tennis balls and a stick!"

- PUBLIC AUCTIONS-SEVENTH BAY OF JULY, 1921, Company will be CLOSED from aned by the Hongkong and Whampoa

AT NOON, for the purpose of con- TUESDAY, the 10th to TUESDAY, the Dock Company Limited, for 100 Shares WANTED. For local Insurance dictafor, while cholera, typhus and plague authorities has produced on this HE Underrigned bave received in-sidering, and, if thought fit, approv-26th July, (both days inclusive) during Nos. 11432/46; 94817/41; 21383/432; NESE CLERK. Reply in own hands Germany for doctors.

ON

WEDNESDAY, July 27, 1921, at 12 (Noon)

structions from the Receiver aping the draft new "Memorandum of pointed by the Court, to sell by Public Association of the Company which Auction,

|will be submitted to the Meeting.' A print of such draft new Memorandum of Association art a print of the ex- isting Memorandum of Association of the Company may be seen at the Company's Registered Office in the Hongkong Hotel. Pedder Street aforesaid, and a comparison of the THE OFFICE FURNITURE of the print of the existing Memorandam

at thair Salon Rooms,

No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Cora

of Ies House Street,

KWONG FU YUEN FIR! including:--

Large Iron Safe, Electric Fan,

&

Terms :-Cash on delivery.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.

Hongkong. July 22, 1821.

THE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Fublic Auction.

(POR LCCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED)

0

WEDNESDAY, July 27, 1921, at 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Du Voc Road, Corner of

Ice Hours Street,

Collection of

Tainable Fostage Stampe,

To be sold without reserve except 4 lots.

On view from 20th July, 1921. Termos:-Cash on delivery.

EUGHES & HOUGH

Aetion. Hongkong Jals 18, 1921.

of Association with the print of the draft new Memorandum of Associa tion will show wherein the draft new Association Memoranduma differs from the existing Memorandum of Association. Should the Meeting approve of such New | Memorandum of Association with or without modification, the subjoined

which period transfer of shares ca be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors;

L. S. GREENHILL,

Acting Secretary. Hongkong, July 12, 1921.

THE HONGKONG CENTRAL

ESTATE, LIMITED.

AS INTERIN DIVIDEND of FOUR DOLLARS per share for the six months ending 30th June, 1921, will be payable on TUESDAY, July 26th, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Com pany's Office

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from TUES DAY, the 19th to TUESDAY, the 26th

Office, EXPERIENCED CHI. or the sum of $21,300 being the writing to Box No, 1303 elo. "CHINA equivalent value thereof.

MAIL" AND that it has been ordered that service of the Writ in the said Action on you be effected by (inter alia) advertisement. If you desire to defood the said action you must withia 8 dayı from last publication of this advertis ment inclusive of the day of auch hat publicstion either personally or by Four Solicitor acter an appearance at the Registry of the mid Supreme Court

in Victoria, Hongkong. In default of such appearance judgment may be entered against you.

LEO LONGINOTTO, Solicitor for the Plaintiff. Dated this 21st day of July, 1921.

Resolution will be proposed as an July, (both days inclusive) daring MASSAGE.

Extraordinary Resolution, namely:

(1) That the provisions of the Company's Memorandum of As- ciation with respect to its objects be altered so as to read as shewn in the print signed for the purpose of identification by

the Chairman of this Meeting.

and also for the following farther purposes, namely -

i

For the purpose of considering.

:

which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

1. S. GREENBILL,

Acting Secretary to The General Managers.

Hongkong, July 12, 1921.

THE WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LTD.

AN INTERIM DIVIDEND cf

Broken up into small lots by coun-and. if thought fit. approving the tries, Sc., 15 sait individual bayers.

Including Bergkongi ets perf. 121 draft new Articles of the Company need and unused and 96 ets. L. C, which will be subraitted to the Meet- TWELVE DOLLARS per shar olive brown ucused.

ing. A print of such new Articles for the six months ending 30th Jane, and a print of the existing Articles July 26th, on which date Diridend 1921, will be payable on TUESDAY, may be seen at the Company's Re-Warrants may be obtained on applica gistered Office in the Hongkong Hotel, tion at the Company's Office. Pedder Street aforesaid. la such The TRANSFER BOOKS of the print the portions of the proposed Company will be CLOSED from TUES new Articles which differ from the DAY, the 19th to TUESDAY, the 26th existing Articles are indicated by July, both days inclusive) during underlining in black ink and by which period no transfer of stares can marginal notes. Should the Meeting be registered. approve of such new Articles with or without modiñcation, the subjoined Resolution will be proposed as an Extraordinary Resolution, namely:- (2) That the new Articles al-

ready approved by this Meeting: and for the

purpose identification subscribed by the Chairman thereof, be and the same are hereby adopted as the Articles of the Company to the exclusion of and in substitution for all the existing Articles thereof.

INTIMATIONS

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

N INTERIM DIVIDEND of ONE A DOLLAR per Share for the six months ending 30th June. 1921, will be PAYABLE onTUESDAY, August Oth, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's Office.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, August 2nd to TUESDAY, August 9th, both days inclusive, daring which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

G. E. ELLAMS,

Acting Secretary.

Hongkong, July 13, 1921.

HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY,

LIMITED.

(Lacorporated in the United Kingdom)

of

By Order of the Board of Directors,

L. S. GREENHILL,

Acting Secretary to The Hongkong Land Investment &

Agency Co., Ltd. General Agents for The West Point Building Co., Ltd. Hongkong, July 12, 1921

NOTICE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the HONGKONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY has been acquired, a AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO from July 7th, 1921, by the undersign- GIVEN that & SECOND EXTRA-ed with all rights and titles, and will ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING bereafter be published by them. No of the Company will be held at the claims against the Hongkong Dollar HONGKONG HOTEL. Pedder Directory incurred prior to this date Strect aforesaid, on SATURDAY, will be admitted by the undersigned. the THIRTEENTH DAY OF

THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE AUGUST, 1921, AT NOON, for the purpose of receiving a report of the Meeting and of confirming, if thought proceedings at the above mentioned

fit, as Special Resolutions, the above mentioned Resolutions (Nos. and 2)..

Should the firet of the above Re- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

✰ INTERIM DIVIDEND of solutions (No. 1) bé confirmed as a ONE SHILLING per share on account Special Resolation by the requisite of the year 1921, has been declared majority, the alterations in the Com- The DIVIDEND will be payable on pany's memorandum of Association and after WEDNESDAY, the 24th consequently involved will be sub- day of August, 1921, to Shareholders zitted to the Sapreme Court of Hong- on the Register on TUESDAY, the kong for confirmation. 9th day of August, 1921, and will be paid to Shareholders on the Colonial (Hongkong) Register at the exchange rate of 217 per Dollar.

By Order of the Ecard,

W. E. ROBERTS, Becretary.

Hongkong, July 25, 1931.

REPULSE BAY HOTEL.

CABARET DINNER DANSANT.

WEDNESDAY, 27th July.

THE CLARINS, - will present The latest Ballet and Ball Room Dances.

NATIONAL LOANS OF THE THIRD YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC (1914). AND OF THE FOURTH YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC (1915).

QUBSCRIBERS to the above TWO

LOANS ARE HEREBY NOTI- FIED that the drawing of bonds for redemption will take place at Peking on the following dates, namely, THIRD YEAR LOAN, Fourth drawing on December 1, 1921; FOURTH YEAR LOAN, Third drawing on September 1, 1921.

The numbers of drawn bands with date and place of repayment will be announced in due course by the Ministry of Finance, “

F. A.'AGLEN, Lospector General of Customs, Inspectorate General of Customs, Pedag, July 14, 1921

"

GENERAL

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the said SECOND EX- TRAORDINARY MEETING to be held as aforesaid will be continued for the purpose of considering, and, if thought fit, Passing the following further Resolu- tions as Extraordinary Resolutions, namely:

LTD.

5, Wyndham Street. Hongkong, July 7, 1921.

Company in proportion to the shares in the Company's present Capital of $1,000,000 held by them respectively on the date hereinafter referred to, and that a bonus be declared accordingly. And further that the Company's

• Board of Directors be and they are hereby authorised to satisfy such bonus as far as possible by the distribution in manner afore- said of 100,000 shares of $10 each credited as fully paid ap among the persons who are re- gistered as the holders of the shares constituting the Com: .pany's present Capital of $1,000,000 on such date as the Company's Board of Directo shall decide--such last mentioned shares to rank pari passu with the shares constituting the Com- pany's present Capital of $1,000,000 in respect of all pro- fits of the Company earned since the 31st December, 1920, and auch distribution to be in satin- - faction of the aforementioned

bonus.

(3). That each of the existing 20,000 fully paid up shares of $50 each constituting the Com- pany's present Capital of $1,000,000 be divided into 5 fully paid up ebares of $10 each so as to make such Capital $1,000,000 consisting of 100,000 fully paid up shaies of $10 each. (4). That alter the division afore- said, the Capital of the Company be increased from $1,000,000 AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO consisting as aforesaid, to GIVEN that & THIRD EXTRA- $2,500,000 divided into 250,000 ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING zhares of $10 each by the crea of the Company will be held at the tion of 150,000 new shares of $10 HONGKONG HOTEL, Pedder each-such new shares (subject Street, aforesaid on WEDNESDAY, as hereinafter mentioned) to be the THIRTY-FIRST DAY OF issued at such time or times and AUGUST, 1921, AT NOON, for the and on such terms and conditions purpose of receiving a report of the in every respect as the Company's proceedings at the above mentioned Board of Directors may think fit. Meeting in so far as regards Be

(5). That it is desirable to capital solutions Nos. 3, 4 and 5 above and

Resolutions.

ise the sum of $1,000,000 being of confirming, if thought it such part of the undivided profits of last mentioned Resolutions as Special: the Company standing to the credit of the General Reserve, and accordingly that for the purpose of effecting such cap italisation such sum of $1,000,- 000 be distributed as bonus among the shareholders of the

Dated this Fourteenth day of July, 1931

By Order of the Board,

J. H. TAGGART,

· Manager.

Mr. HONDA and Mrs. HONDA,

14 years experience. No. 24. Wyndham (trart. (Opposite to the Chime Mail.

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