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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY

ANY QUESTIONS?

GREEN ISLAND MEETING SURPRISE.

SHAREHOLDER'S INQUISITION.

I shall be pleased to answer, to the best of my ability, any quertion whigh shareholders may dorite te pat The invitation with

grate kiln we are told them will, be no dust and the smoke will be negligible.

Our Deep Water Bay Works show

a small leas, Eam sorry to say, owing. i

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to the poor demand for pipes last A. W. GORE PASSING THROUGH year. As, however, there is a very great demand for ordinary building bricks, we have decided to pat up a Kiln for making these brisks, as at present pricas there should be a fair margin of profit.

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COLOURED MAN'S CHALLENGE.

WOULD FIGHT DRUNK.

OR SOBER.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

ONSTITUTIONAL REFORM

ASSOCIATION.

"I won't let any man take an advantage of me, I'd fight them drunk THE SIXTH ORDINARY ANNUAL osobar" said, William Lewin, m2

GENERAL MEETING of the. colorad man when changed before CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM Mr. A. W. Gore, who was three. Wood this morning with ASSOCIATION of Hongkong will be being drunk and dieorderly in Spring held in the OLD CHAMBER OF COM Garten Lane,

[MERCI ROOM, CITY HALL, TODAY,"

SINGAPORE, Feb. 25.

Turning to the Astonuts, you will times tennis champion of England,

which the chairman's specek truotice that we gave daring last year bas arrived here on his way to Shang Inspector Blackman, who proved at 5:30 PM., for the following

at

ditionally donolades at company

of $1,000 to the Swatow MISED mentings is not often, in Hongkong Relief Fund, and in the allocation of at any rate, taken advantage profita for last year, you will see that of to the extent it the thirty-fourth annual meeting of $5,000 as a contribution to the War, we propose to donate a sum of the Green Leland Cement Company Memorial Hospital; which I trust will | Limited which was held at the offices of the General Managera Mesures with your approval, Bhawan Tomes and Company) this morning.

Mr. R. G. Shewan presided and apporting him were Sir Paul

I now proposa that the Report and Accounts, as presented, be adopted, And when this has been. asconded 1 ball be pleased to answer, to the best of my ability, any questions that

Chater, Father Robert and Messra.hareholders may wish to put. DG: M. Bernard and A. O. Long (Directors) and Mr. Allan Keith

(Secretary). The shareholders who BARRRAGE OF QUESTIONS. attended were: Messrs. W. J. Stakes,

C. H. Lyon, Tas Tran tai, M.-S. Northcote, A. Stevenson, A. A.

take them as read.

LIME STONE BUFPLY.

When Mr. D. G. M. Bernard bad

several minutes.

Mr. W. T. Shewan-Can, you tell me anything about lime stones. Are you getting them in any larger quantities?

The Chairman: Certainly not in larger quantities, owing to thei troubles in Kwantung. 。. other sources of supply?-Wo hope to get some in the New Territories, but we have not got them yet.

Mr. Shewan-Will that make saving-Oh, yes we hope to make

Mr. Showan:-Have you { any

bai.

ROBBER SHOT

EXCITING AFFAIR AT YAUMATI.

An armed robbery at Arthur Street Youmati, yesterday nitemova result ed in one of the desperadoes bring

hot by a lukong alter

obass. Another was arrested some distance from the scene of the, affair, with some of the stolen property on has posscssion.

Taking advantage of the fact that

two previons convictions, told his Wo ship bow defendant hit riesha coolics and pedestrians with a big atíok,

When the Magistrate imposed a five. of $20 or one month, Lewis said he did not mind the fine.

THREATEN NG LYTTER.

DO NOT DARE TO FAIL."

In the Fuisne Judge'e Court at the Criminal Sessions to-day two Chintes were charged, with having demanded monry by menaces, and with intimida

purposes A

To receive the Report of the Com mittes and Statement of Accounts to 31st December; 1922.

To elect the Officers and Com mittes for the ensuing year.

By Order of the Committee, R. STOCK. (Honi Secretary.) Hongkong, 23rd February, 1923.

HONGKONG - JOCKEY CLUB.

THE STEWARDS requsat the

pleasure of the presence of the LADIES as the Races,

Hongkong, February 22, 1923.

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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB: PASSES FOR SERVANTS will be

issued on application to Messee. LINSTEAD & Davis, Alexandra Build- inga.

No-Servants will be allowed insido the ENCLOSURE of the Race Course during Race Days WITHOUT TICKETS.

Cordeiro, W. J. Hawker, W. T. seconded the resolution Mr. W. T. the inmates, four women and a man tlon. Shewan, H.-Smythe, F. F. de V. Shewan fired at the Chairman bar-were engrossed in a game of Afa Cheuk. They pleaded "not guilty" and the Bearer, Poon Cho, Ya Chung Shrage of questions which lasted for the four, vi bbets gained admittance following Jury yes empanelled: W. J. Carroll and J. M. Alves.

and threatened the players with Messrs. A. G. W. Ogilvis (foreman), The Chairman said:

daggen. Adopting the annel modus W. 8. Drake, T. R. Parsono M. A Gentlemen: With your permission an the report and accounts have been

operandi of first binding and gagging Gomes, B. Taylor, A. Germain and

the P. A. Xavier Pigret.. the unfortunate gamestere, in your hands for sqmadays, 1 will

Mr A. Dyer Ball said the complain. robbers iad scopred loot to the value

Mr. Oho Man gust. no of $218 when a pigwashi woman arriv ani was ed and gave the alarm.

countant of the Kwong Ching Cheung furniture shop of Holly wood Road. At 8p.m., on January 6, the prisoners came to the shop. Servants while in attendance on their and after calling Mr. Cho to the doorway, No. 1 left a letter on chest employars, or whos on duty at the

various Stands.. of drawers and then both walked out. Any Chinese found loitering about The letter said "At present our with Servants Passca in their possoselon brothers bave important matters in will forfeit them and holders thereof hard and, we ask you for a loan of, will be removed from the Enclosure. $500. Immediately on receipt of thin

E. BIRKETT, letter meet us at the Cheung Yes

Clerk of the Course, teahouse, Baiyingpan. Do not dare

Hongkong, February 22, 1923. to fail." It was signed "Tang Yee Shih."

In my remarks lat year, I said we were beginning to feel the competition of cheap brands of European cement and we had to contend with this competition throughout the year Prices have been lower in consequence so that we have not been able to

a

At the end of Arthur Strast the rabbers, who had run off, dispersed in different directions. Near the pump ing station, the man from the house soseded with others in ospfaring one robber, who had thrown away his

repeat the rs ord profits made in a saving if we can work this quarry shoes to help his flight. 1921. The result, however, I' trust in the New Territory. We have j In Shangai Street another robber you will consider satisfactory under got some samples and they are very was fired at twice by a Chinese con- all the circumstances. The nsit profit, promising.

stable, one bullet going right through including the sum of $100,617,80 Mr. Shewan-Nothing very de-him and the other lodging in his head. brought forward from last year finite yet, then? Well, it is de- The robber staggered a few pacer, amounts to $1,017,796.58, out of finite.

drew out a bardkerchief to wipe the which we have already paid an interim Will it make you independent of blood from his month, again reeled and dividend of $200,000-leaving a bal Cantou? I should not like to say then fell dead. auce at that credit of Profit and Loss" independent" but it will ba a Account of $817,790.58, which we great help to m recommend be dealt with a fot- lows-

To pay a Final Dividend

of $1.50 per share

To places to reserve for.

New Plant

To write off Buildings and Machinery at our Macao Works, an additiona!.. Wor

To donate to

Memorial Hospital.

To Bonus to Staff To carry forward to credit

of park youra no

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COAL ECONOMY.

With regard to coal consumption, OLD WOMAN are you making any economy in | that?—You will see that there will| $600,000.00 be a great economy with these new

kiloa..

50,000.00 Regarding the boal you ne 16 there not some talk about using coal dust? Unless we got these new 60,000.00 kilns we know of no other economy,

but the new kilne, will use 5,000.00 cheaper cool... 14,168.90

LAND AT JOK UN.,

What about the land you have 98,633.68 got at Hok Up. I see that stands on the books at 8108,000. Was #817,798.58 that, ita cost price? No, we

written up some years ago..

As regard the future I do not care to prophesy, but exchange is in our favour and if it continues to fall, 16 will

Can you give me any idea of the market value of the land?-Not better than you can yourself.

Mr. Oho took the letter to the police and did not keep the appoint ment. Nothing more was heard of

ROBBED. the prisoners until January 12, when

A DOCTOR OF HERBS"

These Tickets are only available for

PEAK CHURCH.

'Don't Cough.

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meet the needs of the Peak Residents next SUNDAY there they o mo again accompanied by will be services in the FRAK CHURCH thres other men. No. Lasked "What at 8.15 AM, 11 AM. and 6 PM. - about the letter and when Mr. ....... | Cho asked. “What letter" said Before the Chiel Justice and a Jury You are shamming stupid, I

It is absurd to allow a' cough to hang composed of Messrs. J. H. Fentt (fore will shoot you if you don't on and sap your vitality whon Cham man), A. H. Neaves, P. R. Glanden go to the Cheung res teahouse berlina Cough Remedy will sure you. ning, J. C. Botelho, A. Carmichael, as I o'clock," Mr. Cho again went to You don't know where persistent C. H. W. Key and B. W. Fetterly, the police and two detectives went to allow your throat and lungs to cough will land you You can't afford Chinese named Lan Hoa-bio alide with him to the teahones where he become diseased when it is such a simple Lan Tung, way charged to-day pointed out prisoners and they ware

thing to step into a chemit's abop.sod. with robbery from the person arseated,

get a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. For sale by all Chemista and of a woman named Lo Ng-mei, at

Storekeepers. Taumati on January 20, of one gold ring and 193.20 in money.

Mr. H. K. Holmes, Crowa Solicitor, mid the victim robbery was

of the old

· Woman

an

of 72 years, who lived

What is its approximate value? in an annumbered hoave in Shanghai be of good assistance to us in com-I should think about $2.50 or $3 Street, Yaumati, and described her. peting with branda fem home. ¡ per foot.i ...

self as "doctor of herbs," At 8 And it standa in the books st.m., on January 20, prisoner came to $12—Yes.

her house and asked her to come ond

TOO MUCH ON FIXED DEPOSIT?

With regard to additional machinery, we went very carefully into this matter and found that since the war, a new type of Kiln had come into vague on the Continent, and we about 14 lakhs. Is that not rathor her to an out of the way spot, where, apsardingly Sastracted our Work's much to keep on fixed deposit sec- Manager, Mr. Arnott, when at home, ing it is only earning five per cent. it was alleged by the women, be com to look into this before we decided to Wall, six lakhs will go away in mitted an indecent offenes on her sad purchase a Rotary Kil. The reauit dividendt.

then atole the ring and money which Well that will still leave, a large were kept in a purse in her girdle is that he recommenda out experi menting with these now mechanical amount? Yes, but we have been Later the same day, Inspector Murphy grate kilns. Fortunately for us on kooping that to send to London for went with the women to a house ia the new kilns. We may be want- Samaboipo where she identified the Praent almost obrolate Aalborg

prisoner and he was arrested. Kilas can be transformed into these ing it at ray time.

Don't you think it would be bet

(Proceeding.)

I see you have on fixed deposits Bottone who was sery ill. The woman want with him. Proner took

Dew Kilns, and the ressit ofter if this money were invested in the trial, we anticipate, will be local stocks.

I see several local

of great benefit to this Company. companies have made profits from The cost of erection, will be local investments? We cannot cies. We might want it as comparatively small as we can gamble in local shareS.

then utilize our present Aalborg

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MACAO WORKS,

for stones.

Bonds.

..

(Proceeding.)

OVERLAND CHINA MAIL

Contains all the News of the Week. PRICE

Leading Articles.

Domestic Occurrences

The Oas-Eyed Man,” Local and General... Hongkong Trade.. Accident to "Titazio" European Reservation

Mora Tourists Coming. Hongkong's Health Hongkong Wharves “Old But, Tras.”. Dr. San.... West River Unsafe

depot. Flower Show,.....

British Education

China Specie Bank INVESTMENTS.

Company Report – Kilns instead of having to somp

Then I see you have investanente Company Meetings. I see that the Macao' works have! them, and the working cost will be been written off another $60,000, book value $59,000 and market Fishing Boat. Find very much lees. One technical ad- I suppose that is very much below value $07,000. Can you tell me visers ace no grost difficulty in.trans-the value of them?What is the that these investments are?-War, Look, Look." forming the Aalborge into mechanical value of it? We cannot sell it. grats kilns, and are sanguine that the But I suppose it is below the cost All War Bonds? No, not all Attack on Hongkong. Yesults will be favourable. We shall of replacement? Of course these War Bonde. There is $10,000 in Housing Problem the Hongkong Government Loan Onreless Coxswaine only begin with two Aalborg, but we works are obsolete now

and the rest are Bonds

River Steamer Ashorá ́have fourteen, all of which could be DOST PLANT RESERVE...

Any in local shares? No, Legislative Counci converted in time isto the new How shout this “dust plant‍?—I

BUNDRY DEBTORS

Human' 'Marsupial.'" kilns, and to increase the natpas see there has been some alteration Then I see that Sundry Debtors New Statue Pier very considerably but to oon in the system of accounts. Last! vert the whole foartean would year you had a special reserve of are at 3428,000. Last year it was Kowloon Tragedy

only about $260,000?-It variesit Electrocuted

China's Needs.

be a very large undertaking and it $160,000 for it. Now you have goes on nil the time would probably be years before we allerad that and debited it from the It seems rather a large amount. Chine New year would dispose of such an increased cost of buildings and machinery. Is it credit you have given ?Yes, Chinus Carnival

What was the idea of altering that, in different parts of the world. Children's Corner quantity of Dement,

Increased output means, of course, system instead of leaving it as it There are consiguients every more grinding and other machinery in Was? Because we have spont that where proportion and a considerable expensu. As a matter of fact it was What shipments to different diture of funds, bat the whole expen it that way t

the auditors who instructed us to do ports-Yes, ditore will show a very, greab saving.

Thank you, that is all.. But does that not room mther There were no further questions, on the cost of the rotary kilns we had confusing? It would have been and the resolution was carried. -intended-to order.

better to have left it as it was, don't

Mr. Smythe proposed the con The dust gollecting plant, owing to you think?—I am not going to criti-firmation of the appointment of Mr. elremstances beyond our control, cise the auditors..

has cost us more than we anticipated | F CASTLE PEAK PROPERTY,

D. G. M. Bernard and Bir Paul Chater as Directors and the re-elec-

Afle, $180,000,-) but I am glad to say Castle Peak property you have son of Mr. M. O. Lang and Father,

It has done what it was expected to written that down 10 per cent. Robert

dò pot hur eliminated the dust | That has not deprecisted in value, // This was seconded by Mfr. (Stavan- naisance ~ from the rotary kila I suppose? Not that I know of,

entirely. There now only remains the What is the iden of his Castle On

oke, and this complaint, although Peak property? G.there the se

i already reduced', the smoke peets of transferring the factory.

any other place in

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