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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 24, 1923

NOTILES.

THE SHANGHAI HOTELS, LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extmordinary General Meeting of the above Company will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, Pedder Street Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, on MONDAY, the 15th day of OCTOBER, 1923, at 11.30 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following Resolution as an Extraordinary Resolution, namely:

1. That it is expedient to effect an amalgamation of this Com

pany with The Hongkong Hotel Company, Lunited, wimao Registered Office is situate at Victoria" in the Colony of Hongkong and with a view thereto that this Company be wound up voluntarily and that Walter John Hawker, of Vietoria, in the Culóny of Hongkong, be and he is hereby appetite Liquidator for the purpose of such winding up with full power to delegate all or any of his duties as he in his alisulute discretion nay think it for the purpose of appointing a person or Corporation in Shanghai in the Republic of China to act in conjunction with hit and under bis control and as his Agent for the purpose of carrying out such liquidation.

2- That the Conditional Agreement submitted to the Meeting for the Amalgamation of this Company with The Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited, upon the terms finter alia) of the arquisition by The Hongkong Hotel Company. Limited, of the complete undertaking, business, goodwill and property of this Company in return for the issue to members of this Company other than The Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited, ni-Two shares of The Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited, of the nominal value of Ten Dollars ($10.00) each credited as fully paid up in respect of each and every complete stare bold by such members of this Company, respectively, he and the site is hereby approved and that the Liquidator be and he is boroby authorised, pursuant to Section One indred and eighty-five of the Companies Ordinance, One thousand uine hundred and eleven, to adopt the said Agres mom and entry the sans into effect with such (if any modifications either before or after the execution therref as the said Liquidator may think expedient.

N.B. A copy of the said Conditional Agreement may be inspected at any time during business hours of the Registered Office of the Company, Purell's Building, Dea Vorne Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong, and also at the office of Messrs. Deacon, Hurston & Shenton, No. 1, Des Yene Road Central aitresaid, the Solicitors to his Company and also of the Shanghai Offer of the Company, Na, 14, Kinkiang Road. Shanghai.

3.- That the aforesaid shares of The Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited, shall be allotted to snel aforesaid members who are on the Register of Shareholders of this Company on the dato of the confirmation by this Company of the Special Reschu tion confirming the said Conditional Agreement.

N.B. The shares of The Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited, ta be allotted tinder the said Conditionat Agreement to such aforesaid members of this Company will participate in all dividends declared by The Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited, in respect of the financial year ending 31st December, 1993, pari passu with the existing issued shares POP) of The Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited. That the Liquidator he and he is hereby authorised to give such consent as may be necessary to the name of The Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited, being changed to "The Honglong and Shanghai Halels, Limited." SHOPLD THE ABOVE RESOLUTIONS be passed by tra requisite najority they will be submitted for confirmation as Special Resolutions to a 'Serond Extraordinary General Meeting to be held at the Hongkong Harel, Pediler Street aforesaid, on WEDNESDAY, the 31st day of OCTOBER, 1923, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, confirining such Resolutions as Special Resolutions accordingly.

NOTICE IS HEREBY-ALSO GIVEN that-Registered Share- holders of this Company any attend the abovo mentioned Meetings and vote thereat in person or by Proxy' provided that all Proxies and the Powers of Attorney 6f anyi under which the same are signed are deposited duly stamped at the Head Office of the Company (nainely, the Registrul Ofier of the Company at Pavell's Building, Des Voux Road Central. Hongkong, aforestili not less than Twenty-four hours before the time fixed for holding the waid Meelings.

Any Proxies or Powers of Attorney not deposited in accordance with the above provisions will not be available for use at the said Meetings.

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Dated this 24th day of September, 1923.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD,

ROYAL MARINES OLD COMRADES ASSOCIATION,

(Hongkong & South Chins Branch.)

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEET ING will be held in the Chap Jain Room, Naval Yard, on SUNDAY ... 28th October, at 11.30 a.m.

All members and Ex-Royal Marines are requested to attend.

C. E. FRITH,

Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 22nd October, 1923

BILLIARD HANDICAP.

PALACE HOTEL.

1st Prize Gold Wrist Watch

Valued 2nd Prize Silver Cup Valued

$100.00

3rd

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30.00

15.00 Commenting November 15th, 1923, Entrance Fee $3.00, Intending Compétitors communicate with J. H. Oxberry,

PALACE HOTEL.

HONGKONG BOY SCOUTS' ASSOCIATION.

WALTER J. HAWKER,

Secretary.

HONGKONG BOXING

ASSOCIATION.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the Fourth Annual General Meeting of The Hongkong Boxing Association will be held at Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd's, Board Roum on TUESDAY, the 30th day of October, 1923 at 5.15 nm. for following purposes:-

Tu receive the General Com mittee's Report and State- ment of Accounts for the year ending the 30th day of June 1923.

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2.

3.

To elect a Chairman, Vice- Chairman, Official Referee, Manager, Secretary and Treasurer, and The General Committee for the year 1923- | 1924.

To appoint an Auditor. By the order of the General Cominiltee

GEORGE G. N. TINSON. Hon. Secretary and Treasurer. Hongkong, 23rd October, 1923.

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG & CANTON ICE

MANUFACTURING CO., LTD..

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

ORDINARY

A PUBLIC MEETING of the above

Association, Supporters, and THE SECOND

ANNUAL MEETING of Share. Bympathisers will be held in the

Theatre Royal from 6 pm, to 7.30 holders in the above Company will pm.on TUESDAY, 30th October, at be held at the Company's Towa which His Excellency the Governor, Office, 2, Lower Albert Road, Hong Chief Scout of the Colony, will toke kong. on MONDAY, 5th day of NOVEMBER, 1923, at Noon, for the the Chair,

of

THE CHINA MAIL“

NOTICE.

Registrar of

0° the

14th day.

This Prospectus has been duly filed with the

The Subscription List will be Open on

of NOVEMBER, 1923, and Close on or before SATURDAY, 'the 17th day of NOVEMBER, 1923.

HONGKONG DEVELOPMENT BUILDING

AND SAVINGS SOCIETY, LTD. Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinances 1911-1921.

CAPITAL

$10,000,000. DIVIDED INTO 1,000,000 SHARES OF $10 EACH.

Of the above Shares 189,000 have already been subscribed for cash by the Directors and their frienda. On theee. $1.00 per share will be paid an application and the balance when called up on the same basis of the renating capital. The remaining 631,000 abares ranking equally with those already subscribed are now offered for Public Subscription payable as to $1.00 per share on application. The balance due on each share, viz., $9.00, will be called up as and when required by instalments of $1.00 per share'nt intervals of not less than three months between each coll.

Any of the shares now offered to the public which may not be subscribed for will be allotted in such manner as the Directors shall doterming.

Directors:

Dr. J. C, DALMAHOY ALLAN, Alexandry Building, Medical

Practitioner.

C. E. BEAVIS, Esq., 11, Queen's Road Central, Victòria, Soliciter. 1. A. CARTWRIGHT, Esq., JA, Chafer Road, Victoria, Managing

Director. "HosGKONG DAILY PRess." LTD.

CHAN SAU FUNG, Esq., 11, Mui Foug Strect. Victoria,

Merchant.

ČIAU STU KI, Esq., 8. Queen's Road West, Victoria, Marchant, FREDERICK_ELLIS, Esq., 10, Tee House Street, Victorin,

Stock Broker.

Hox. Mu. R. H. KÖTEWALİ, Alexandra Buildings, Victoria,

Merchant.

LEUNG VAN PO, Esq., St. George's Building, Victoria,

Compradore, of Messrs. GunB, LIVINGSTON & CO.

DI WING KWONG, Esq., 153, Queen's Road Central, Vietoria,

Merchant.

LI YAU TSUN, Esq., 75, Queen's Road Central, Victoria,

Merchant.

THE REVEREND FATHER L. ROBERT, PROCGRE GENERALE DES

MISSIONS ETRANGELES, Procurcas General.

WONG PAK SON, Esq., 920, Queen's Roúd Central, Vietoria,'

Merchant.

Bankers:

THE HONG KONG & SHANGILAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Auditors:

Messus. PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING, Accountants,

No. 5. Quen's Foul Central, Victoria/"Hongkong..

Solicitors:

Messus. WILKINSON & GRIST,

No. 9, Queer's Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong.

Registered Office of the Company:.

No. 16, ICE HOUSE STREET, VICTORIA, HONGKONG.

PROSPECTUS:

ta.) This Company has been formed principally for the purpose

of building houses in the Colony of Hongkong with a view to meeting the great demand for housing accouneration which exists in the 'olony at the present time.

48.) Tu particular it is proposed to take advantage of the offer recently nude by the Goverment for the grant of hand for building purposes on the basis of the scheme explained by The Colonial Secretary at a Meeting of the Legislative Council in June, 1923.

The Promoters are in a position to state that they have com- pleted negotiations for the acquisition from the Government of the plateau below "Jardine's Lookout," which is capable of accom- odating 150 to 2010 semi-detached houses. The Promoters are also in treaty with the Government for numerous other sites in good localities.

The Promoters have already received about 2,000 applications from persons desiring to obtain the assistance of this Company in building houses for the applicants.

The Promoters will also entertain, and, if thought advisable, take up any other scheme or schemes which may be proposed by the Government for the nequisition of land for building and development,

(c) The Company is also empowered by its Memorandum of Association to undertake business of all kind's connected with the development aï building areas.

(1.) The minimum subscription on which the Directors inay proceed to allotment is 100,000 shares.

(c.) No commission or prontation money is being paid by the Company.

(f) The Company will pay the preliminary expenses of and incident to the formation and floating of the Company down to the time when it becomes entitled to commence buisiness, and the estimated amount thereof is $5,000,

(g.) FREDERICK ELLIS will be the first Managing Director under a contract with the Company at a remuneration of & per cent. of the net profits of the Company....

(.) The Articles of Association provide that the qualification of a Director is to be the holding of 500 shures in the Company and that the remuneration of each of the Directors is to be $1,000 per annum.

(4.) None of the Directors or Promoters are interested in the promotion of the Company except to the extent of the shares taken by them in the Company,

(j) Copies of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company can be inspected at the office of Messra, WILKINSON & GRIST, Solicitors for the Company, at any time during business hours.

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

(L.) "Application for shares should be made upon the form accompanying the Prospectus and sent to the Company's Bankers together with a, remittance of $1.00 per share, the amount of the

A Report on this work of the purpose of presenting the Report of Association during the past twelve the Directors and Statement months, ilustrated by Lantern Accounts to 31st JULY, 1923,

doponit. The Transfer Books of the Com. Blider, will be given, and His Excellency will present the Princo pany will be CLOSED from 29th of Wales Banner (awarded on remilt OCTOBER 16 5th NOVEMBER 1923, |; of the year's work) to the Winning both days inclusive.

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There is no chargo for admission, and all who enre to be present are warmly invited

Honglong, 22n't Gctober, 1928.

By Order of the BOARD OF DIRECTORS,

FM MANUK,

gang 'Secretary. Hongkong, 19th October, 1923.

Where no allotmerit is made the deposit will be returnal in full and where the mumber of shares allotted in less than the number applied for a proportionate amount of the deposit will he returned,

(m.) Prospectuses can be inspected at and Forma of Applica- tion obtained from the Company's Bankers, the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAL BANKING CORPORATION and at and from the office of the Company at No. 10, Joe House: Street, Victoria, Hongkong.

Dated the 20th day of October,

1928.

WANT ADVERTISEMENTS

3 WORDS INSERTIONS,

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TANTE From 1st November

Fornshed Flat with two bed-. rooms, Happy Valley district or Kowloon. Apply Box 1454, c/o

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INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

THE FIFTH GYMKHANA

MEETING will be held on SATURDAY the 10th and MONDAY the 12th November 1923, weather permitting.

Draft Programmes and Entry, Forms may be obtained at the Race Course, Hongkong Club and Cause- way Bay Stables.

Entries will close on Saturday, 27th October 1923

Hongkong. 18th October, 1923.

JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE

DISASTER.

HONGKONG RELIEF FUND.

NOTICE.

SUBSCRIPTIONS LISTS for the above Fund are open at the following places:

Hongkong Genera! Chamber of

Commerce.

Hongkong & Shanghai Banking

Corporation

Chartered Bank of India, Australia

& China.

Mercantile Bank of India.

International Banking Corporation. Netherlands Trading Society. Yokobama Specie Bank. Hongkong Club,

Cheques should be made out to the Order of the Japanese Earth- quake Disister Hongkong Rellef Fund.

By Order,.

D. K. BLAIR,

Secretary, HONGKONG RELIEF COMMITTEE. Hongkong, 10th September, 1923,

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The CITY HALL on FRIDAY, 2nd November, 1923,

at 9.30 p.m. Tickets $5 each. Obtainable from the

Ladies' Committee Moutrie's, Anderson's and The Engineer's Institute.

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