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£ 8,

TUESDAY, AUGUST 28,

INTIMATIONS.

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NOTICE

WNERS and Drivers of Motor Vehicles are hereby notified that the Coastal Road to Castle Peak will be opened on SUNDAY, the 26th inst.

Care must be taken on the section between TIN KAU and TSING LUNG TAU where the wash out; cccurred, as only one car at a time can pasa over this section.

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E. D. C, WOLFE, Captain Superintendent of Police. Hongrong. August 26, 1923.

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THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.

ANNOUNCEMENT.

WING to the receipt of anteros complaints from patrous as to the incivility of various members of the Staff of the Hotels under the Management of this Company in Hongkong, such complaints being to the eflect that Cash has been demanded in satisfaction of Liquors supplied, and patrons thereby inconvenienced by not boing allowed to sign "chita," we beg to draw the attention of our clientele to the terms of the Liquors Ordinance, 1917, an extract from which is hereby given :-

2. In this Ordinance.

(or "Cash" means any coins or notes current in the Colony. (b) Sala" includes any transaction in which intoxicating liquor is supplied for any consideration whatsoever, direct or indirect.

3. (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) of this section, no person shall sell any intoxicating liquor for consumption on or at any licensed premises except for cust

(2) Sub-section (1) of this soction shall not apply to the following:- (a) any sale by the proprietor of an hotel to a person residing at

the hotel:

(b) ang sale by the proprietor of an hotel of liquor to be consumed in the dining mom of the hotel at one of the regular meals of the hotel or of liquor to be consumed in conjunction with any other bona fide nieal for which a charge of at least thirty cents can be reasonably mado;

(e) any ante in accordanes with the conditions of his liconee by

the holder of a restaurant adjunet liconce.

4. Where any intoxicating liquor is sold by a servant or employes in contravention of section 3 of this Ordinance the employer, whether a natural person or a body corporate, shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence against thin Ordinance unless he proves aflirmatively that the sale was against his express orders and without his consent or connivance.

5. Every person to whom any liquor în, to the knowledge of such person, supplied in contravention of this Ordin. ance shall also be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance.

The co-operation of our Patrone, with a view to assisting us to carry out the provisions of the Liquore Ordinance, is respectfully requested. -

FOR AND ON BEHALF OF

THE HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LTD.

~WALTER J. HAWKER,

SECRETARY.

Hongkong, 15th August, 1923,

THE CHINA MAIL.

NOTICE.

THIS PROSPECTUS HAS BEEN DULY FILED WITH THE

REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES..

The subscription List will open on WEDNESDAY, the 200, day of August, 1923 and clore òn or before SATURDAY, the 1st of September, 1929,

THE HONGKONG TUG & LIGHTER

COMPANY, LIMITED.

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fucorporated under the Companies Ordinances. 1911-1921)

Capital $2,000,000 divided into 200,000 shares of 500 each. Of the above shares it is only intended to issue at the present time 100.000 shares, und of these 800m have already been subscribed for eush by the General Managers, Members of the Consulting Committe and their friends. On these $1.25 per share will be paid on application and the balance when callest up on the same basis as the remaining

upital.

The remaining 20,000 shares, theing the balance of the said 180,1800 shares intended to be issued at the present liute), ranking equally with those already subscribed, are now offered for public subscription payable as to $1.25 per share on application. The balance due on early share, amely, $8.75, will be called up on subsequent demund as wont when further capital is required,

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MAIL WEEK NEWS.

ITEMS FROM FAR AND

NEAR.

The Jubilee celebration of the London Society of Compositors was held at the Crystal Palace, when it was stated that the mesubership Ind reached 15,000 and the annual in-. come #100,000,

The men at Bedeross-street, EC., fire station has been adjudged winners of the annet · 5.0.0. Brigade turn-out" competition,

ir time having been, on auf! average for the year, 12.60sec.

Mr. George Jay Gould, the well- known American railroad magnate, died at the Villa Zoraide, Cap Martin. Mr. Gould was the eldest son of Jay Gould, the U.S. The whole of the above issue of 1003 shares (including the 20,000 shares now offered for public subscription as above) has beetbarefoot boy tending cows on his railroad king, who began life as a underwritten by the General Managers, the Members of the Consulting father's dairy farm in Delaware, Committer and their friends for a commission at the rule of 244 percent. and- died worth something like on the sonical value of the shares so underwritten men the terms of £25,000,000 an Buderwriting Letter bearing date the 24th day of August. 1921 addressed to the Company and Messrs. Shewa, Tomes and Company its General Managers by the Underwriters above mentioned, a copy of which can be inspected at the offers of the Solicitors to the Company, Messirs, Deacon, Harston & Shentou. No, E. Des Viens Road Central, Hongkong, at any time during business hours,

The unissed capital of the Company consisting of Ton shares of the nominal vaine of S111 euch will is issued at such time or times and upon such terms and conditions as the General Managers shall determine.

MEMBERS OF THE CONSULTING COMMITTEE. WM. ADAMSON, Esq., St. George's Builling. Chater_Rond, Hongkong, a member of the firm of Showan Tomies & Co., Mèrchants,

M. NEMAZEE, Esq., Priner's Building,

1. Des Volux Resad Central, Itongkang, Merchant, La The Foxe, Esq., Bank of East Asia,

Des Vieux Road Central, Hongkong, Bunker, W, J. CARKOLL. Br..

11. Queen's Road Centrd, Hongkong, Broker, C. B. Brook, Esq., Mexandra Building,

Des Vieux Head Central, Hongkong. Proder Broker and Commission Agent,

GENERAL MANAGERS.

Messrs. SHEWAN TOMES & Co.. St. George's Buikling,

Chater Road, Hongkong.

BANKERS.

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHai Bassing CORPORATION.

AUDITORS.

Messrs. Perey Suren. SETH AND FLEMING,

No. 5, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong,

SOLICITORS.

Messes, Dracos, Haustos aND SHENTON,

1,1es Verux Road Central, Hongkong. REGISTERED OFFICE OF THE COMPANY. St. George's Building, Chater Road, Hongkong. SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY (Pro Tem).

Andrew Task Shields.

PROSPECTUS.

According to reports from Brus- sels, the Belgian Foreign Minister hast succeeded in persuading the Cabinet that on the nest offer from Germany a serious attempt must be made to secure a common repara- tions policy among the four Powers chiefly coiverned, and a collective reply

Two young men, said to be either Austrians or Hungarians, were ebarged at Thames Police-court | under the Aliens Restriction Ite-j gulations. Passing sentence of six months hard bebour on both, with? a recommendation for deportation, Mr. J. A. R. Cairns said prisoners were dangerous revolutioueries.

Despatches from Tausanne state that the Tareo-Greek situation is now somewhat easier. The political Committee sat for two heirs and disposed of a number of matters. | Chi tha question of the schools the Turks mede one concessions of such nature as to stisfy the Allies.

The Prince of Wales, petron of the British Legion, attended the annual conference of the organisa- | | tion, and delivered an inspiring! address to the members. His Royal, Highness claimed that by visits to their clubs and ex inspections of ex-Service men he came into daily tough with our comrules."

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Mr. W. R. Herring, late consul- iting engineer to Edinburgh and Leith Corporation Gas Commis- sioners, has been awarded £3,000 in respect of the termination of his appointment by the Edinburgh Corporation. The amount claimed was about £12,000. The award was made by an arbiter appointed by the Secretary for Scotland.

The Earl of Elgin was appoint- ed Chairman of the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust at the ad- London, Sir John Ross, who had journed annual meeting held in

On This Company has been formed to acquire and operate a Fleet of Tugs and Tiglaters with a view to handling cargo in and around Hongkong und River Ports. Substatind Shipping. Agents, Shippers and Dealers in Commodities such as Flour, Sugar, Hie, etc., consider that such a t'ompany, properly organised and managed, will be of great benefit to them and ti the general trade of the Colony, and have expressed their willingness to support this Company, and part of the present issue of shares has been taken up by persons who it is anti-been Chairman since the inception cipated will be able to give the Company substantial support. Similar Compardes in other Far Eastern Borts have been very Staaful.

by The minimam subseription on which the General Managers any proceed to allotinent is seven shares subscribed for on a cash footing and on which $1.25 per share has been paid up on application.

(c) The shares now offered for subscription have as above ́imli- eated been underwritten by the Directors and their friends for a commission at the rule of 23 per cent, on the nominal value of such shares upon the terms of the Underwriting Letter above mentioned, which can be inspeeled at the place and time above mentioned.

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of the Trust. resigned owing to his advanced age. Sir John Struthers was elected vice-chair- man, in succession to the late Sir William Robertson.

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Amazing scenes were witnessed on Bedford Riverside Promenade. for the first time since the war A floating bandstand being used

tilted ominously, and the occupants and handsmed fearing it would in turtle, dived in and swan ashore. Thousands of people wit

bandstand were saved, together with the instruments.

(d). No other comunission or promotion suoney' will be paid by thenessed the accurrence. All on the

Company.

(The Company is to pay all preliminary expenses of and ineident to the formation and floating of the Conqzny tinelod. ing the aforesaid Underwriting Cominission) down to the time when the Company becomes entitled to connnence business

tal the estimated anusun thereof is $30,000,

The Articles of Association provide that the qualification of Member of the Consulting Committee is to be the holding of at least 500 shares in the Company, and that remuneration of the Members of the Consulting Committee shall be the sam of $5,000 per sumun to be divided among them according to the number of attendances by them at the Meetings of sch Committee.

(g) The Geneml Managers and the Members of the Consulting Committee are interested in the pronation of the Corujaany to the extent only that they or soute of them are Directors of other Companies with whom the Company may do business. (1) Copies of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company can be inspected at the aforementioned offices of the Solicitors to the t'ompany at any time during baudness - hours.

A copy of the Company's Menporandum of Association is 'annexed to this Prospectus and forms part of it.

(j) Application for shares should be made upon the form ntinehed to this Prospectus which should be detarbed therefrom and want to the Company's Bankers (The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) together with a remittance of $1.95 per share the amount of the déposit.

Where no allotment is made the deposit will be returned ~ in full and where the tumber of shares allotted is less than the number applied for, a proportionate anant of the deposit will be returned.

(1) Prospectuses can be inspected at and forms of application obtained from the Company's Bankers (The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) and at and from the offices. of the Company in St. George » Building (first fiery, Chiter" Road, Hongkong. Dated the 24th August, 1928.

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At Canonsleigh, Southend, Mrs. Joyce was found in her bedroom elad in night attire and lying on the hearth rug unconscious. Her two children, Leslie, a girl aged 11, and Oscar, a boy aged three, were discovered unconscious in bed and cot respectively. A gas jet was full on and the room was full of gas. The woman revived but the children died.

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Referring to the grave position of Europe in the Union House of Assembly at Cape Town, Renter re- ports that General Smuts declared that it was quite possible that) another great European calamity might arise. He therefore urg

'the' ed that the position of British Empire must be defined. South Africa did not want to take part in future wars in Europe. What South Africa should do was to use her influence no longer as a subordinate colony, but as one of the States of a great Common- weath.. Whatever contribution they had to make, they should make int the direction of the world's peace.

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