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TUESDAY DECEMBER : 5.2. 1922.

Hughes & Hough

Coal Contractors,⋅ General -'ânotioneers aand,Erokers.

|-PUBLIC AUCTIONS-

INTIMATIONS.

THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO, (1918), LTD,

IS HEREBY GIVEN that

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

an EXTRAORDINARY GEN- .: · ERAL MEETING of the above Company, will be held at 4a. Des Voeux Road Central Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong on TUESDAY, the 5th day of December, 1922, at Noon, for the purpose of coneldering.

WANT ADVERTISEMENTS

3F WORDS 3 INSERTIONS, A

$1. PREPAID, Every additional word 4 Cente

for 3 intortions,

FOR SALE.

and, if thought fit, approving the FOR SALE-1500 4" Cast Iron draft new Articles of the Company Water Pipes. $4 each. Apply which will be submitted to the C. E. Warren & Co., 89, Wanchai Meeting

A print of such new Articles and

at the

NEXTRAORDINARY GEN.& print of the existing Articles of the ERAL MEETING of the abova Com Company may be seen pany will to hold at the offices of Registered Office of the Company, 4A, Mears. SHEWAN, TOMES the General Managore of the Des Voeux Road Central, Victoria

.co..

Road.

TO LET

Company. St. Georgo's Building. Vic. recold and at the Office of Messrs. O LET.-Two Airy Office Roans toris, Hongkong, on THURSDAY, DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON &

on top Boor of 6, Queen's Road the 14th day of December, 1922, at HARSTON, 1. Des Voeux Road Cen- Central. Apply to Gande, Price a 11 o'clock in the forenoon, when the fra. Victoria aforesaid and the Co, Ltd..

portions of the proposed new Articles subjoined resolutions will be proposed, as ordinary resolutions, viz. ¿—

1. That the authorised Capital of the Company (which i now

which differ from the existing Articles are indicated by being underlined in red.

the

$1,000,090 consisting of 200,000 such new Art Meeting approve of FRENCH LESSONS

shares of the nominal value

$5

10

cack the whole of which have heen issue) be increased $2,000,000 by the creation of 200,000 Betdition! shares of the nominal value, of. Să éanli nauking Asubject as hereinafter, mentioned) for dividend. utol in all other respurcis puuzi passe with the shares constituting the Company's present isuel Capital

2. That the anið 200,000 shares he nifere in the fest fustance (in the proportion of one new share för

every old share hold by them respectively) the members of the Company who on the 1th day of December, 1922, are registared in the Company's Stare Register

will be proposed as an Extraordinary modification, the subjoined Resolution

Resolution, namely

That the new Articles already approved by this Meeting and for the purpose of identification subscribed by the Chairman thereof, be and the same are hereby adopted as the Articles of the Company to the cxclusion of and in substitution for all the existing Articles thereof.

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO

GIVEN that, a FURTHER EXTRA ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the same place, on FRIDAY, the 22nd day of December, 1922, at noon for as the holders of the said 200.000 the purpose of receiving a report of o shareant par and so that on the proceedings at the above mention Acceptance of the offer the amounted Meeting and of confirming it due in respect of auch 200.000 thought fit, as a Special Resolution, shares shall be payable in two in the above mentioned Resolution. Atalments viz: the sum of 32 50 Dated this 18th day of November, wart thereof

the 2nd day of 1922. January 1923 and the sum of $2.50 tho balance theroof on the let day of March, 1923,

By Oster of the Board of Directors.

JOHN ARNOLD,

Secretary.

And farther that the mid 200,000 new_shares_abnil_ciducis_tlie_said. 200.000 old bares only rank for THE CHINESE PORCELAIN dividend as from the 2nd day of COLLECTION OF DR. STAFFORD January, 1923, in respest of the amount payable thereon on that date and as from the lat day of March 1923 in respect of the full nominal value thereof.

And that such for he maila byl notice specifying, the number of share to which the momte: 1 entitled and limiting a time within which the offer if not sccepted by the member on behalf of himself or his nominee will he léemed be declined and that the General Managers be at liberty to extend the time for sneh newplines to anch date or dates as they may think fit in the case of shareholders whose place of address is not in longkoaz And farther that any of the said 200,000 news shares which shall not be taken up by the Company' shareholders in manner aforesaid he disp sed of in auch minner at Buch time or times and upon such terms as the Companse General Managers shall in their absolute diegration think ft.

Thur Transfer Books of the Company

COX: SHANGHAL

AN EXHIBITION followed by an Auction of the Entire Collection of the above well known Connoisseur will be held in Shanghai from the Lith to the 21st of December.

G... MOUSSION 15, Morrisan Hill Road,

INTIMATIONS.

PUBLISHED_ANJUALET, THE

LONDON DIRECTORY

with Provincial & Faraign Bealous,

enables traders to communicate direct with

MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS

the Provincial Towns London and and Industrial Contres of the United

Kingdom and the Continent of Europe. the sames, addresses and other details are classified under more than 2,000 trade beadings, including

with dotailul particulars of the Goods shipped nd the Balonial and Foreign Markets supp'ied;

EXPORT MERCHANTS ·

STEAMSHIP LINES arranged under the Porte to which they sail and indicating the approximate Sailings.

One-inch BUSINESS CARDS of Firms Trade Cards of desiring to extend their connections, or

This unique and important col- lection represents every phase of Chinese Art at its most interesting X periods and the collection is probably the most comprehensive and finest left in China.

It includes

(1) Fine specimens of 'very early

Pottery Tomb Pieces. Broozea,

2)

(3)

Superior Porcelains from Ming to Kien Long including particularly

(4)

Over 350 Jades nad fisa specimens of Khanglish.

(5) Anibenticated pictures including a number by Mah Yaso, Usai Kwel, Wang Wei and other noted Artists.

will be closed from Friday the 8th The Exhibition will be open for a of December, 1922, to Tuesday the 14th day of December, 1922, (hoth days week, the Auction will probably inclusive) during whith period no extend to 4 days and will be unique transfer of shares can ha regiatores. : in that nɔ collection as important

Date the 30th day of November, has yet come under the hatimer in. 1022.

China.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managera,

FOR SALE

AT

REPULSE BAY.

TOT B/B 158 (31.200 sq ft:) A

The "North China Daily News" of the 17th November says:-

"A wonderful onportunity is about to be given to Connoisseura all over the Fur Exit in the disposal of a "famous collection of Chinesa "Bronzes, Porcelains, Jades and "Pictures, Dr. Stafford Coz is well "and widely known as the poss'agr *of perhaps the largest nad certainly "the best collectios of Porcelain ia Chios today.............. from the "etandpoint of the Student "Chinese Art no less than from that "of the learned collector the Ex

of

hibition will be of great value......

well situated newly built, fully furnished modern two-storey house. Dining room. Drawing Room. 3 Bed. 3 Bath Flush closets, Drying room. Girage, Tennis court. Servants' quarters on modern plan. House has big open verandahs and good L. MOORE & CO, LTD., the Auc surrounding grounds. Electric light tioneers will be pleased to send throughout, Hot water service, and catalogues to baita fide collectors on- telephone: Private path to beach,application and to undertake the Offers to purchase to be sent to buying of any lots on commission. Messrs. BRUNNER MOND & Co (CHINA) LIMITED, 7 Queen's Road. Central on or before the 15th of December 1922.

Applications to view may be had at the offices of Messrs. BRUNNER MOND & Co. (CHINA), LTD., ? 'Queen's Road Central,

THE KWONG KWUI CO. PHOTO SUPPLIES.

60 Queen's Rond Central. Telephone No. 2170.

Photos of H. R. H, Palace of Wales landing on sale.

MRS. HAN INOKUCHI

Telephone Ko von 754, No. 21, Abloy Road, Kowloon, Back of Star Theatre, CERTIFICATED EXPERT MASSAGE; HAND AND ELECTRIO, Also at patients punkdenes by arraN ZUMENT,

ESTATE OF THE LATE T. 0. WILKEN.

ALL Outstanding Accounts in connection with,” the above estate should be sent at once to the undersigned c/o "China Mail" office.

G. W. C. BURNETT,

Hongkong, Feptember 22, 1922.

DE ALEES SEEKING AGENCIES

25, Abchurch Lane, London, 50. 4, England.

“Kuusintas gerandising, walką,

THE CHINA MAIL:

TALE OF THE SEA.

"

CREW THOUGHT DEAD FOUND ALIVE.

CANCER.

STARTLING STATEMENT BY BATH DOOTOR.

The dramatic discovery that the

The statement made by Dr. Preston crew of the Newcastle near King, of Bath, brother of Bi hop

Hapelyn" 2,348 tous, who were be

lieved to have been lost, were kept Ring, and one of the leadi-g medical prisoneré by the gale in thair wrecked men in the West of England; on the, Vessel was made by the Gorleston, proposal that medical tribunals should, Norfolk, Weboat crew, says the Daily was made only after the lifeboat had Mail of October, 25. The discovery paid two visits to the wreck,, but in both cases it was powerless to render ald owing to the high seas.

of incurable cancer patients, has | be authorised to shorten the suffering,

aroused much comment.

In a farther interview he has said, The lifeboat was to go out to the tion one point has been misted. If "In public discussions of this qua- wreck agala at four o'clock this the truth were known it would be morning. Last night the wind was found that very few people now die dropping and the so was leen rough of cancer. than it had been for the preceding 24 | hours, A

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"I don't know whether I ought to The "Hopelyn" was found wrecked, say it, but doctora tako risks in giving early yesterday morning on the Northmorphia and other things to relieve Scroby, Bande, between Yarmouth pain which they would not take ex- and Caister, Norfolk. As no lights copt when they are dealing with were showing her boata had bopeless cases"

He was himself in favour of a lethal gone, and only the minata, funnel,

chamber for "certain And bridge remained above water, it

so called was thought that the crew of 24 had human beings, but he objected to the got away in the boats.

propaeal that in cases of incurable suffering doctors should become ¡ublic executioners.

Inquiries along the east coast, how ever, brought no news of the men, and it was feared that they had been drowned, The Gorleston lifeboat "Kentwell," after its second trip in the evening, however, reported that

the crew were still on board.

HUDDLED ON DECK.

TELIL OF BEING WASHED OVERBOARD.

The lifeboatmen said they could see the men huddled togetlier amid ships on the roof of the fiddley [the uppermost part of the stokehold, "the reof being elevated above the main deck). They dared not show them- Eelves for fear of the heavy seas washing them away.

A DOCTOR'S MISTAKE. Twelve years ago, in a case within hie Doctors sometimeà made mistakes.

n knowledge, a woman suffering from cancer was given three months to live. But sho is alive to day.

Mr. Cook, the Bath Labour Council. Jor who brought forward the lethal And instead is to draw up a resolution chamber motion, bas withdrawn it,

in conjunction with the City Medical Officer urging the Government to pro vide homes for hopeless cases.

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COMEDY OF ESCAPE FROM PRISON.

rum, and a good stock of cigarettes and tobacco. He then made for the woods near Ryde, where he is believed to be biding.

The events leading up to this

His escape was not discovered by the prison officials, antil 7 a.m. dramatis discovery provide a thrilling story of the een. At 11 pm. on

but about 6 am, he was seen by There were ideal weather con-

The Isle of Wight is going through civilians going towards Ryde. He Thursday a wireless message was ditions for the total rclipse of the aan. the excitement of another convict was then wearing the chaplain's has received from the "Hopelyn" stating Oba rvers at Wallal, Goondiwindi, haut-the second within that she was breaking up. The crew of

afey and clothes and appeared to have

the Caister lifebcat could not launch and Stanthorpe are confident that the months. William Maspo, a baker, benreizeshing himself. from the can be printed at a cost of £1. 108. Od.their craft owing to the gals, and' results will be valuable: for each trade heading under which they after trying for an hour to get her.

The Sydney University party At

belonging to Wednesbury, Stafford-stolen bottlen."" iro inserted. Larger, advertisements

abire, who was undergoing three

INTO THE WOons. Goondiwindi, where the eclipe lasted from £2 to £16.

afloat had to abandon their attempts. for 3 minutes 30 seconds, took years' penal servitude with five years'

The unusual spectacle of a man in The Gorisaton lifteboat was then successful kinematograph pictates of penal servitude which he was clerical clothes steering a devious A copy of the directory will be sent. towed out to res by a tug. The reas parcel post for £2, nett cash with o desconstantly swept over both vestris,

the sun's spectrum.

zentenced at Gleurest . County the morning attracted attention,

cour.e along the highway so early-is. The partial celipe was visible Sessions for Lousebreaking, made & but THE LONDON DIRECTORY CO., LTD.. but the tag kept straming up and

Ba the nowa of "Mason's throughout the Australian Common-dash for freedom. down throughout te night til. it was wealth.

acape had not, then. becoms ktown, posible to anchor the lifeboat. With Xthe first streak of daan the lifeboats tralia, report that the first contact de Camp-Hil, altuated near the convict striking contrast between his dress Tel grains fram Wallal, West Aus- He oscaped from Camp Hill Prison. nobody interfered with him. He was however, freely chaffed on the men tied to ret to the webtirred 123 pm half ap baur prison of Pitkurst, is set apart for and his very festive condition. To could not go away to there later the light fell and the temperature convicts who are under preventive everyone who spoke to him he se nees of the fooThey get a near on dropped 2deg. A estona 10 000 miles detention. The prisoners enjoy much turned a chea y "Good morning. they dared but could not sca onyout wide arose in wonderful beauty, from wider privileges than do the ordinary One man stated that his pockets were

which four long streamers shot forth, convicts, and are not ay atricily bulging with battles. It was only when further avarch one extending 2,500.0 miles from watabed throughout the night. and wailing appeared hopel s that The duration of the priod of his sentence and had earned re- his holiday task of emptying bottles. Apparently ho crawled into a wood Mason, who had served 7 years of for a little sleep, and then returned to totality was 4 es. shorter than was missions by consistent good conduct He was hosily at work on it when last Pelicted, and begun 15. later than in the past was due cast for release, seen on the edge of a wood a 11a.m.

as expected.

Parkhurst on May 16 and was at the island and the poists of parture

Arthur Cominy who escaped from Police and warder are searching? liberty for 12 days, left the prison for the mainland are being lovely wearing only his underclothes. Mason watched. As shelter is plentiful in was much better equipped.

the words of the island he may te main t large for some days until hunger forces him into the oppo.

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on board.

SECOND VISIT,

the sun's centre.

The natives were frightened and fled into the barb...

they give up their grand and the tug brought them back to hab uz: There seemed his chines of anyb de remain. ing in the wreck, but the Kentwell" went out again to the wreck at noon and returned last night with te

A final exposure of photographic report that the crew of the "Ipolyn": plat sa made later ons selected

Three times the "Ken wel” tried star in the eclipse region.

-After ecrrecting errors and other-

were still air and

After crapping through his cell win

Mason's descriptica..Ï^; Agül 43,

to get to them but twice the struck wire comparing the measurement of dow and scaling the wall, he broke ground and sustained damage ark the, plates, the party from the. Lick into the prison chaplain's quarters sess forced her to leave the wreck, Observatory, California UnitedStates, and stole some of his clothing. Next beight Uft. Gin.. dark hair, blue eyes, but it is intended to return on the expressid tumsives; most gratified he raided the prison officers' club and sallow complexion, and, of mediu

xt tule, and with the weather at the rates of the Einstein plate collected some bottles of whisky and build........

moderating, it was hoped the lifeboat

mea wou'd be more successful.

exposure and the work of both in-

Early this worn. Daily Mail, tuments and ubaervers.-Exchange. reporter was told that a'thought the wind had dropped there was still a beavy'ala. No flares or any other signs of life could be seen in the "Hapelyn."

HONGKONG HEIGHTS:

For the information of visitors.t following list of some of the highest. points on the Island and Mainian li published:-

ISLAND.

Signal Station ME Parker

The Eyrie,

Feet

1774

1734

Mountain Lodge

1725

1725.

Peak Hotel

1305

Taikoo Sanatorium.

1000

Mt. Davis

877.

Bowen Rd. (Elterbeda

893.

MAINLAND.

Taimoshan.

9134

Kowloon Peak

3971

1615

Statin Pusa:

Custom Pass Daril's Ponk

1000 780 724

Lion Rock

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