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MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1921.

Hughes & Hough

ADOTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT

J.

AND ADMIRALTY.

Coal Contractors General Brokers.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS-|

THE Undervigued have received in-

stractions to hell by Public Auction

[FOR ACCOUNT OF TER DONCERNED)

TUESDAY,

August 1921, commencing at 1.30 p.m., at their Bales Booms, NL & Des Varax Boad, Corner of Ice Hours Street,

TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD

INTIMATIONS.

THE HONGKONG: GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

an EXTRAORDINARY GEN

NOTICES.

THE CHINA MAIL.

HONGKONG HOTEL CO.,

LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ERAL MEETING of MEMBERS at that an EXTRAORDINARY GEN- the CHAMBER will be held in the ERAL MEETING of the above CHAMBER ROOM, CHARTERED Company will be held at the HỌNG.. BANK BUILDINGS, S, QUEEN'S KONG HOTEL Pedder Street, ROAD, CENTRAL, on TUESDAY, ¦ Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong, 3013 AUGUST, 1921, at 4 P.M.

BUSINESS:

on WEDNESDAY, the TWENTY- | SEVENTH DAY OF JULY, 1921, Į

WANT ADVERTISEMENTS

25 WORDS 3 INSERTIONS, $1. PREPAID. Every additional word 4 Centa

for 3-insertions.

FOR-SALE.

FRENCH BANK FAILURE.few days. A gray of banks and

CAUSES OF THE COLLAPSE.

SECRET HISTORY REVEALED.

1

the Government of Indo-Ciuna came to the rescue of the concern, whose | prosperity seemed suddenly to have been painted in false colars. The official rescuers and salvage banks

To consider and, if approved, to AT NOON, for the purpose of con.HOR SALE-ONE or TWO LOTS of confined to those in the innered by the group would be utilised.

silost a Local Standar Form of "Fancy Piece Goods Contract.

2) To consiler & propual to raise Members Subscriptions from $60 and $20 per annum to 3200 and $100 per

sunum respectively, parable quarterly, [31. To consider any othewatter which my properly biscussed at an Extraordinary General Meeting, THE ATTENDANCE OF MER

LAND, in Jordan Road, Kowloon,

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POKER LEGAL

"GAMING" PROSECUTION

FAILS

The question whether the game of were the Government of ludo-China, | poker is illegal or not was raised at the Barque de ludo-thine, and the the London Sessions, where David For same months before the collapse Société Générale, all guided by the Carter, manager of the Vandeville of the Ranqus Industrielle de Chine Bange de Paris er des Pays Bas.Club, Charing Cross-road, W.C. keen rivalry and conflicting interests which Fonk named two administrators pleaded not guilty to an indictment [had arisen in financial and convenereal of its own to watch over the manner accusing him of keeping or using quarters almost unknown outside, in which the loan of £24,000,000 grant part of the club's premkes as a com

mon gaming-house. It was stated that the police on May 10 found äve of finance and Far Eastern coun- These would appear to be the men there playing poket, sidering, and, if thought fit, approy about ser D miantes by Riba framercial propaganda.

¡fects. They call naturally for After a legal argument, Mr.Lawrie, ing the draft new Memorandum of Ferry. For plan & further particulars The Banque Industrielle de Chine further comment, and many points presiding, said that unless poker is Association of the Company which apply Bus 1935, to "Cuisi Man.” was founded in 1913. The managemust be cleared up, which can only unlawful there was no evidence that will be submitted to the Meeting. A

mear from the first seems to have lesen be done in the Law Courts at least, the place was a common gaming. print of such dmft new Memorandun

lacking in prudence. The bank offer such is mucial opinion. The house, and the only question for the of Association and a print of the ex-

led a high rate of interest, and thus¦assistance given by the Banque de jury was whether poker is unlawful isting Memoranduma of Association

secured a large flux of funds in Paris was insufficient to stay the or not. of the Company may be seen at the}

the form of deposit accounts, exceed torrent and prevent this great bank Two experts on the game, one of Company's Registered Office in the TO LET GODOWY at Faumating at one time, it is alleged, £10,000 failure. Strange to sa when the for 40 years, said skilt was the whom stated that he had played it For particulars apply to 000. The directors took advantage Banque Paris intervened in Jan- Hongkong Hotel, Pedder Street |

TO LET.

FURNITURE, BRASS AND TEAK-CHANT MEMBERS IS PARTICU. aforesaid, and a comparison of the HONGKONG LAND RECLARATION Co of this seentitgly fourishing situation Jary, no one really seemat past.

WOOD TWIN BEDSTEADS,

Ac..

CARPETS,

Comprising:-

Dining Suites, Chesterfield Safar, Armchairs new) Card and Occasiond Tables, Teakwool Tria Bedsteads large and small Wardrobes, Dressing Tables and Chaire, Wasbstancia, &c.) (fumed Teakwood). Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Dinner Services, Crockery, & Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, & Bath Room Utensils, Electro-plated Ware, One American loe Chest.

Electric Reading Lamps, Screens, Seedry Hackwood Farniture, Chairs, Cabinets, Pictures, Enamel Bath,

&c.

(Full Particulare from Catalogue). Terms: Cash on delivery.

RUGHES & FOOGA. Austinamers.

Eongkong, August 1991.

(JOB ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED)

ON

TUESDAY,

August 12, 1921, amending at 2.0) pm.

their Fales Room, No. 8, Der Tear Road, Corner of ise House Street-

A Cosignment of WHITE GOODS,

Comprising -

LARLY REQUESTED.

By Order,

E. A. M. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Hongkong, August 15, 1921.

NOTICE.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT

CO., LTD.

AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of Fifty

rents (90 cents) per Share has been declared for the half year eac 30 Juce, 1921.

Such Interim Dividend will be pay- able on an after FRIDAY, the 03 September at the Oes of the Com- Facs, where shareholders are requested to apply for Warrants

print of the existing Memorandum LD

of

new

of Association with the print of the draft new Memorandum of Associa- tion will show wherein the draft new Association Memorandum differs froa the existing Memorandum Association. Should the

such Meeting approve of Memorandum of Association with or without modification, the subjoined Resolution will be proposed as an Extraordinary Resolution, namely :— (1). That the provisions of the Company's Memorandum of As-, sociation 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 further purposes, namely:---

The REGISTER of SHARES of the For the purpose of considering, Company will be CLOSED from the and, if thought fit, approving the 150:6 August 1921, ucul the Badraft new Articles of the Company September. 1991, (both days inclusive) which will be submitted to the Meet- during which period to tracsier of ing A print of such new Articles shares can be registered.

Ladies and Gent's Fandkerchiefs, Demask Table Cloths Gnad 65 meses wide, Serviers, Torkish and Euska- | 0 back Towels, Berl Quilts, Bed Valances Bedspresi. Pillow Cases Cotto Calico, Doilies Tray and Glass Clots. Shirtings. Sheetings 72 and 30 inches wide, Ped Eberts.

&c. &c.,

&c.

Terms -Cash on delivery.

HUGHES & HOUGE, Auctioneers.

Hongkong, August 26, 1921.

G.

P

Hone to sell by Public Auction,

By Order of the Board of Directors, SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers. Eungkong August 23, 1921.

HONGKONG WOMEN'S GUILD

AND

MINISTERING CHILDREN'S

LEAGUE.

Kowloon Branch.

abers are invited for Men and By 14 shoelings and Soeks any site.

Mens Golf Stockings $6.50

Socks

...... $3.50 Bors $3.50 $4.50 According to size.

Write Mrs B. E. Green,

11, Hankow Road, Kowloon, cr to Mrs Nightingale.

(Branch Sec. Kowloon),. Chater Bungalow,

HONGKONG CLUB,

NOTICE.

YEARLY DRAWING

and a print of the existing Articles may be seen at the Company's Re- gistered Office in the Hongkong Hotel, Pedder Street aforesaid. In such print the portions of the proposed new Articles which differ from the existing Articles are indicated by underlising in black ink and by marginal notes. Should the Meeting approve of such new Articles with of without modification, 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 Jurpose of 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.

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO

THE FODERESTRES 1920 5 GIVEN that a SECOND EXTRA-

-S50) each) of the Hongkong Club. Payable on FRIDAY, the 20th Septem- THE Jnderrigued hard receive insta-ber, 1981, will be bell is the CLUB

HOLSE 1 o'clock. a.. THURSDAY, the 8th September, 1921.

Bearers of Debentures are invited to attend the Drawing,

By Order,

OD

TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY

& THURSDAY,

the 6th, 7th and 8th September, 1921, NAVAL TARD, Hongkong.

at

and at KOWLOON NAVAL DEPOT, commercing each day at 9.00 am; with an interval from 12 NOON, to 1.30 p.m. -OLD AND SURPLUS NAVAL STORES,

&c., &c., &c. Comprising :-

A. H. ABBAS,

Secretary. Hongkong, August 27, 1921.

ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the HONGKONG HOTEL, Pedder

OF

Street aforesaid, on SATURDAY,

DAY the THIRTEENTH AUGUST, 1921, AT NOON, for the purpose of receiving a report of the proceedings at the above-mentioned Meeting and of confirming, if thought fit, as Special Resolutions, the above mentioned Resolutions (Nos. 1 and 3.

Should the first of the above Re- NOTICE OF REMOVAL. solution: (No. 1] be confirmed as a Special Resolution by the requisite NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that majority, the alterations in the Com- THE BANK OF CHINA T pany's memorandum of Association on the 1st Sept. (Thursday) remove to consequently involved will be sub- their new Ofis in No. 4. Queen's mitted to the Supreme Court of Hang- Cook-Rol Central, and will from that day, kong for confirmation.

transact their buisness there.

Life Boats, Electrical Fittings, ing Stoves, Ships' Fittings, Irco Beds, Mattresses and Fittings, Steel Tanks, Life Baits, Life Belts, Motors, DynaMOS, Carpets, Rage, Mats, Shests, Table Covers, Steel wire rope, Blankets, Coon- terpanes, Electric cables. Canvas, Leather and India Bubber Hoses, Old Cordage, CaDB Linen and Woollen Rags, Old India Rubber, Old Leather, -Old Iron, Brass, Gan metal Steel, Copper and Lea1, Coal sacks, Firewood,

For THE BANK OF CHINA,

TSUYEE PEL

Manager.

Hongkong, August 25, 1821.

NOTICE.

Iron and Wood blocks, Lamps. Search NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the HUNGKONG DOLLAR

lights. Certains, Whiting. Oil-Pro DIRECTORY has been sequired, as pellen, Latha Reflectors, Refriger ning and Drilling Machines, Fan En- from July 7th, 1921, by the undersign. ging, Gauge Glansee, Gazzes, Old |ed with all rights and titles, and will Asbestos, Steel Tubes, Casks, &c., &c.

bereafter be published by them. No claims against the Hongkong Dollar Directory incurred prior to this date will be admitted by the undersigned.

THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE

Also

Onantity Rurgical Instrument. Fat may be inspected on Monday, 5th September, 1921.

Ako Sale of Oil and Sarpins Victual- ling Bure at Kowloon on FRIDAY, 9th September, at 10 am.,

prising :-

A quantity of Baserviceable Clothing and Remnant, Provisions for ponitry or Corle Feding. Electro Plate and

· Catalogue.

Terms of As detailed on

MUCHES & HOUGH, By A atraert Amelicusers to the

Arlaniralty

In 1921

MASSAGE.

BAMEINDASnod #75, HORDAA

LAND. Wyndham Street.

Hongkong, July 7, 1921.

FOR SALE.

New and d

HARDLEY, DAVIDSONS. .INDIANS.

BENJE FINS WOLF!

TÚLSZTH MOTOR CYCLES.

REEVES & CO #6114, Wooang Street,

Konkan

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the said SECOND EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL 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:-

KERMATH

Dependable Marine Engines

"he Kermath reine Engine is known for its dependability be cause it has always been bait fundamentally right.

Its sound design has been main. panel and though improvements have been made every part of every Kermath Laginé is cler changeable.

4 10 45 H.P. 4 cylinder, a en Eogizes only.

Price: $250-$1,8£2, Dersle

Jardine, Matheson Co.

SHANGHAI CHINA.

Kermath Manufacturing Co. Detroit, Michigan

Cable Audiens METAMATE.

MARTIN'S

APIOLASTER KAPILLS

12voacts of Ladke divayı bay z ber st Adarna's zile ta dhe biert, in thai và thu test

hanty can may be adminimand. Die vier see Úren Pecommend them, bosco time min ng mần nà Cambita sad dieną mill coun

MASTIM, Konur, dentkinyin, Kag

MARTIN'S

APIOL & STEEL FSPILLS

Company in proportion to the shares in the Company's present Capital of $1,000,000 held by: them respectively on the date bereinafter referred to, and that a boans be declared accordingly.! And further that the Company's Board of Directors be and they are hereby authorised to satisfy suck bonus as far as possible by the distribution in manner afore- said of 100,000 shares of $10 each credited as fully paid up among the persons who are re- gistered as the holders of the shares constituting the Com- pany's present Capital $1,000,000 on such date as the Company's Board of Directors shall decide-such lest 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- fita of the Company earned sinca the 31st December, 1920, and such distribution to be in satis-: faction of the aforementioned bonus.

of

(3). That each of the existing 20,000 fully paid up shares of $50 each constituting the Com pany's

of present Capital $1,000,000 be divided into 5 fally paid up shares of $10 each so as to make such Capital

$1,000,000 consisting of 100,000- fully paid up shares of $10 each. (4). That after the division afore- AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO said, the Capital of the Company GIVEN that a THIRD EXTRA- be increased from $1,000,000 ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING consisting as aforesaid, to

$2,500,000 divided into 250,000 of the Company will be held at the Pedder shares of $10 each by the crea-HONGKONG HOTEL,

OF

tio of 150,000 new shares of $10 Street, aforesaid en WEDNESDAY, each such new shares (subject the THIRTY-FIRST DAY as, hereinafter mioned) to be AUGUST, 1921, AT NOON, for the issued at such time or times and **

swi on such terms and conditions purpose of receiving a report of the in every respect as e Company's proceedings at the above mentioned Board: Directors may think fit. Mosting in so far as regards Re- (5). That it is desirable to capital solutions Nos. 3, 4 and 5 above and AC the sum of $1 000,000, being of confirping, if thought it such part of the and vid d profits of last mentioned Resolutions as Special thin any standing to the Resolutions.

Befader the Board,

credit of the Ganerd Beerve, Dad this Fouruenth day of July, and accordingly that for the 1921. purpose of effe tin' mh cap italisation so h sin of $1,000,- 00-dist burbed as bonne meg the shareholdizs of the

~L. HATAGGAET,

A

YOURS.

Have you Tried The Remedy That Cored Mr. Reed T

governing element in poker.

The jery found Carter not guilty to increase the capital of the enter the real situation of the Bruque and he was discharged. prise from £10,000 to £3,000,000. † Tridusicielle de Chine. It is evean and then to £5,000,000; and, lastly, statel that the directors - not! THAT BACK PAIN OF they enlarged the capital to £10,000.- know the exact figure of the deposits! 000. Some financiers were a little in their keeping. To ear the! surprised at the bank's rapid developianiter up it was peressary to medi ment, and shook their heads. Some drancial agents to Chica. As al shareholders callel attention to the result, certain facts are known Par apprehensions getting abroad on the histance, there is a positive debuis meeting on Jure 23 last year. The of probably 500,000,000, and very in ren-down condition brought on an Expere cold and rain while te chairman refuted these alarmiste much over 100000,0000, spuinst | attack of lumbago," says Mr. Ricy M. rumours, saying that they emanated which there are no assets that ran Bed at employee of the Feathers fr enemies, and he cast the re-apparently he realised. The question Farife railroad who lives at No1 326

Lan Francu street. Is Angeles, Cal asibility for these calumries on is asked here. If French prestige Toere was a duli aching piin keross, adversaries, who were disarmed when in the Far East is to be saved, who the small of my luck. This pain war sel face to face with the perfect will font the bill? The than I stooper over. The pain was constant and became especially acote regularity of the bank's dealings. French banks work duubtless like worse during damp weather. My sp The management. "be assured his to save their conftere, but would petite was pone and this, coupled with heures, showed the utmost prudence.uct like to pay the büi without some last of sleep, gradually reducat my and events would prove the perfect sort of guarantee. It is bow stated sngth.

read about Dr. Williams' Pink correctness of his forecasts. They that an important-nancial society Pills in a newspaper and decided to give ran Lo risks in their operations. has nearly all its quid mousy on the remedy a trial After five daya' Such were the remarks of the chair-deposit at the Banque Industrielle treatment I noticed that the pille were helping me for the pains were less man at last years meeting. Money [le Chine. ch.orating from severe carinued the treatment for lowed in during bust summer and †210,000,0008, to 290,000,0rf... This, antumu, customers being confident (however, requires confinestion.

in the profits of their investicent.

The winter passed without any great difficulties until January of this year.

FOR A WEAK STOMACH. Sa geral rule all you need to da

serer weeks at the end of which time the pain was entirely gone. I can eat a hearty meal now and have siped strength strongly recommend Dr. Williams' Pink Pills to all in need of a

William Fisk Pills for Pale

when it as anounced that then adopt a dies suited to your People are obtainable from voRT QWE

Lank would pay a part of its dividendi on account, anioanting to 20. instead of 10. last year. Then suddenly a crisis broke out without warning. £1,000,000 were reeled withina

$50 and nepating sad to keep your draugist, or direct by mail, post free, bowels regular. When you feel that at 8.50 per bottle, Ester 6 bottles, isoa have eaten too much and when fra Dr. Wiliams Medicine Co., $6. coatipated, take one of Caraberlains Szechven Road. Shanghai, Write to the Tablets. For sale by all Chemists and same address for free book, "Building Szorekeeper,

{'p the Blood."

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to the Taste

Sole Agents:

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without

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New Post Office, Boildings,

Hongkong.

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