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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1924.

INTIMATIONS.

INTIMATIONS

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

BANKING CORPORATION,

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Shareholders in

RACE MEETING 1924. *wIAn!! .tst ཀd '' FEBRUARY 2016, 21st, 22nd 23rd.

this Corporation will be held at the EMBERS BADGES OF ADMIS- The Hongkong, on SATUR M SION are now ready and way DAY, the 23rd February, 1924, at be obtained by theas Members, who 11.90 a.m. for the purpose of bars not alroad received them, from receiving the Report of the Court Mers. Linstead & Davis, Alorsades af Directors together with a State Buildings Members are notified that

ment of Accounts for the Year end-they cannot gain admission on produc

tion of the metal Badges issued last ing 81st December, 1928.

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O. B. BROWN,

Becretary.

Hongkong, February 8, 1924.-2

The Register of Shares of the year. -Corporation will be CLOSED from MONDAY: 11th February to SATUR- DAY, 2808 February, 1924 (both; day inclusive) during which period can be na transfer of shares registered.

AND NOTICE is hereby given that su Extmordinary Meeting of the Shareholders of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation will be held on the day and at the place aforesaid immediately upon the termination of the Ordinary Yearly Meeting for the purpose of bonsidering and if thought fit of pasing the following resolution

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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

RACE MEETING 1924. FEBRUARY 20th, 21st, 22nd & 23rd, MEMBERS have the privilege of

Introducing two non-members

to the MEMBERS ENCLOSURE.

A limited number of tickets are available and sy be obtained from Messrs. Linstead and Davis Alexandra 19th February. Buildings on or before Tuesday, the

Price $10.00 per day or $30.00 for the Meeting:

LINSTEAD & DAVIS,

Trekursas. Hongkong, February 9, 1984.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

VERON

That the Directors of the Hong kong and Shanghai Banking Cor- poration be and they are hereby requested and authorised by and on behalf of the Shareholders of the Corporation to take the steps neces- mary for the introduction of on Ordinance into the Legislative Council of the Colony of Hongkong and for the enactment of the same by the Governor of Hongkong with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof to effest the amendments, necessary to the Ordinance under which the Corpora-PICKETS OF ADMISSION to the PUBLIC ENCLOSURE may be tion is, incorporated and carrying on business so as to allow of the obtained from Meere KELLY & WALSH ordinary note issue of the Corpora.or at the Gate. Price 83.-per day,

heing increased from SOLDIERS AND SAILORS, in tion $20,000,000 to $30,000.000 and to uniform 1-per day.

RACE MEETING 1924. FEBRUARY 20th, 21st, 22nd & 23rd.

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PRECIOUS STONES

Also A Large Belection

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Made to order. ROYAL &.CO. No. 1 D'Aguile Street.

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INTIMATIONS.

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COMPANY, LIMITED.

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modify the existing requirements as No ona admitted without a Ticket NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN regards the deposit of security in to be shown to the Ticket Inspector at respect of its note issue, in the the Gate. following manner.

(a) So that the whole of the in- ereson (namely $10,000,000) of such ordinary note issue shall be secured by cain or bullion or approved Mocutrition.

LINSTEAD & DAVEZ,

Treasurers.

Hongkong, February 6, 1994.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUJB.

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(b) To provide that, whatever the total amount of the note issue may DASSES for Servants will be be at any particular time the issued application to amount of coin ns distinct from Messrs. Linstead and Davis, bullion or approved securities to be Alexandra Buildings. No Servants deposited by the Corporation shall will be allowed Inside the never be less than one third of the Enclosure of the Race Course total amount of the bills in actual during Race Days WITHOUT circulation.

TICKETS. By Order of the Court of Directors.

A. G. STEPHEN,

Chiel Manager. Hongkong, 4th February. 1924.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU.

FACTURING COMPANY, LTD.

THE FORTIETH ORDINARY AN

NUAL MEETING OF SHARE- HOLDERS in the above Company will be held at St. George's Building. Chater Road, Victoria, on TAURS. DAY. the 29th. February 1924, at 11 o'clock a m. for the purpose of, receiving a statement of accounts

These tickets are only available for Servants while in attendance on...their Employers or when on duty at the various stands. Any Chinese found loitering about with Servants Passes in their possess

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sion will forfait them and holders thereof, will be removed from the Enclosure.

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hongkong, 11th February, 1924.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

and the report of the General Man-THE Stewards request the pleasure agers for the year ending 31st Decem

of the presence of the Ladies at

Hongkong, February 14, 1924.' į

ber 1923, and electing a Consulting the Races. Committee and Auditors.

The Transfer Books of the Com- pany will be closed from THURSDAY the 21st. February 1924, until

THURSDAY 28th. February 1924. both days inclusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managera.

Hongkong, 9th February, 1924.

HONGKONG SHAREBROKERS'

ASSOCIATION.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the H.K. SHARE- BROKERS' ASSOCIATION will

way that wither THIRTY-FIFTH ORDINARY - GENERAL MEETING will be held at the Company's Offices, St. George's Building on MONDAY, 3rd March 1924, at 11 A.M. for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts to 31st Decem- ber 1923, and electing Directors and Auditor..

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 23rd February to 3rd March 1924, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors, GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.

Agents. Hongkong, 12th February, 1924.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD

THE THIRTY FIFTH ORDINARY

FEIGNED BLINDNESS.

MASQUERADES OF: ADVENTURESS.

The fraudulent career of a well.. spoken woman, describing herself

MAIL WEEK NEWS.

ITEMS-FROM-FAR AND

NEAB","

In the Rugby Championship, East

The War Office announce thus there will be no Army maneuvION on art extensive scale this year, all training being confined to “divie slone and smaller units mig

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as an authoress, was disclosed at /Midlands defeated Warwickshire by during 1923 are now available. In

19 points to 8.

Two changes are announced in

the West Sussex Quarter Sessions at Chichester when Winifred Page; 37, was' sentenced to 12 months hard labour for obtaining goods The Rest side to meet England in and credit by false pretences at the Rugby International Trial Worthing.

match at Twickenham. A police superintendent sale! that in 1918. Page was sentenced

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Details of our foreign trade

some respects the returns are dia- results are encouraging. appointing, but the general

Following representations made by the League Commission to assist refugees, M. Venizelos, has London papers, record the deaths advanced the date of the plebiscite Floors, 5. Duddell Street. Can be to two months' hard labour. at/off Lord Masham and of Colonel on the question of Republic of

B.Templer, the

Offices. Rent Moderate. Apply Room 10, First Floor.

FOR

FRENCH TUITION

Write to

G. MOUSSION

cho "Chiếu Mui" ether.

INTIMATIONS.

She then falsely described herself as a daughter of the late Dr. Page, who was then the United States Ambassador in London.

Army balloonist...

March.

With a acore of seven wins, one

Giuseppe, Mingrino, the Com draw, and only one game lost, Mmunist Deputy for Pisa, has been

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sent to prison on charges of dealing in cocaine and saccharine. Mig- grino, who was under suspicion was neatly trapped by police dis guised as would-be buyers of cocaine.

The exact position of the sun kon submarine, L 24, has been

In 1922 she stayed under another Enve secured the first prize in the name at a boarding house Hastings Chess Congress. at Kingston-on-Thames. While ] there Mra Francis, with Chelsea and the Arsenal, who whom she became acquainted, meet in the return League match was robbed of jewellery, valued at at Stamford Bridge, provide the 100. Page was suspected by the chief Association football attrag. police, but Mrs. Francis would bear tion in London. nothing against her Page had since confessed to stealing the In the course of an interview located and buoyed. She is lying jewellery,

with Political Observer, Min thirty fathoms of water. Owing Jaspar, the Belgian Minister for to inclement weather conditions it Foreign Affairs, declared that fits has not yet been possible to do country followed a line of "per anything, though divers have fect independence." Her policy been sent out, was dictated by her moral and material interests, but, this, he ex plained, did not mean that she aspired to isolation...

MORE. JEWELS MISSED. Page also opened a Bridge club at Kingston Hill, which she furnish HONGKONG TRAMWAYS LTD. ed lavishly without paying the bills, She also started a Girl Guides' (Incorporated in Hongkong.)

Company and wore the uniform.

Despatches, from Sydney tale NO

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN When forced to leave the boarding

that the Customs revenue for the first half-year totalled nearly £18, that the Ordinary Yearly house where she was staying, Page General Meeting of the Hongkong stayed at the Grosvenor Hotel,

000,000, about £3,000,000 above Tramways Limited will be held London; in the name of Mrs Before leaving Southampton for the estimate. There is every indica at the Offices of Messrs. Jardine, Francis, the bill not being paid. New York, Major-General Sir tion that the Commonwealth finan Matheson and Company Limited, She was described in Kingston as W. S. Brancker, Director of Civilini year will conclude with a subs on WEDNESDAY, the 27th day an adventuress and an inveterate Aviation, stated in a brief inter- stantial balance. of February, 1924, at 12 o'clock liar.

view that the new Imperial noon, to transact the ordinary From September to November Aviation Company would shortly. business of the Company.

1922 she stayed at a Surbiton come into operation, and it was boarding house and a woman probable that a station would-be staying there had her jewellery established at Southampton, which stolen. Page left withour pay-would be the base of its marine ing her bill. In April last she work.. obtained a situation at Newdigate

By Order of the Board,

W. E. ROBERTS, Secretary.

Hongkong, 12th February, 1924.

A FANCY DRESS BALL will be held on

LEAP YEAR NIGHT

A

FRIDAY, February 29th,

at the

CITY HALL

at 9.30 p.m.

in aid of The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Tickets $4.00 including Refreshments.

Fine $1.00 for no Fancy Dress

ANDERSON MUSIC CO.. HONGKONG HOTEL PEAK CLUB HELENA MAY INSTITUTE.

BOTTLE SHAKERS.

ONE OF THE WORLD'S STRANGEST TRADES.

On the banks of the Loire lies the

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Offices of the Company, St. George's Buildings, Charter Road, Victorla. Hongkong on TUESDAY the 4th of March 1924, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and Report of the Directors gay little town of Saumur famous for the year ending 31st December, all over the world for its cavalry 1923, and declaring a dividend. school and its sparkling wines.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of, the Company will be closed from TUES DAY the 19th February 1024, until TUESDAY the 4th day of March 1924, both days inclusive...

By Order of the Board of Directors.

SHEWAN, TOMES &.00

General Managers. Hongkong, 11th February, 1924.

be CLOSED on WEDNESDAY UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY, 20th, THURSDAY 21st, FRIDAY 22nd and SATURDAY 23rd inst..

TUNG SANG By Order of the Committee,

TAILOR

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J. W. KEW,

Secretary. Hongkong, 18th February, 1984.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

LIMITED.

NOTICE, TO SHAREHOLDERS.

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Considerable surprise has been created in New York society by the secret marriage of Miss Mil- cent Rogers, grand-daughter of the late Standard Oil millionaire, Mr. H. H. Rogers, who inherited practically the whole of his fortune, to Count Ludwig Salm Von Hoog- straten, head of an old Austrian family.

as a cook-housekeeper, apparently Mr. C. R. Das will lead the by false references, and incur Swara) party in the Bengal red a debt for false teeth with a Council. He is a candidate in the dentist, in respect of which there by-election in a rural constituency, was a warrant for false pretences where. bis return is a foregone While seated at dinner in his hotel against her..

conclusion. A meeting of the at Speyer, Herr Heinz, leader of Leaving in August, she stayed party

be held

when the Separatists in the Rhine Pala at a Brighton hotel under a false their final demands will betinate, was shot dead by German name, and left without paying the formulated. These will include Nationalists. Two of his compan 6/1

the release of political prisoners; ions were fatally wounded, while CALLED IN DETECTIVE, complete provincial self-govern- two other people were killed and She then went to. Worthing, meat, the abolition of the Viceroy's several injured by the assassins, where she sa on the parade pre-veto, and of interference by the who managed to escape in the tending to be blind. She said she India Office.

was the Hon. Lillian Maxwell Heron, and the wife of Sir Peter | m Maxwell Heron. A. Mrs. Lynch, who kept a boarding house, sympathising with her supposed affliction, took her in and gave her the free rain of the house. A diamond ring worth £50 was miss- jed after Pazo had been left alone in the room where it was and it had never been found.

The money was missed and Page called in a woman detective from London, who returned after days' unsuccessful investigations. Further money disappeared in the meantime. The detective agency charged £30 and Page engaged a solicitor

Ke to dispute this. secured a reduction of £10 and paid him the balance, but Page

never paid him.

It was stated that a woman, con- The caves of Saint-Hilaire- Saint-Florent cover an area of 495 used to lead Page to church on nected with a well-known church acres, and there are about five kilometres of line laid down, upon account of her alleged blindness. Page ordered expensive flowers which trollies run from one polat to be sent to this church, and to another. While strolling past ordered turkeys for a Christmas the stocks, dimly illuminated by dinner for orphans without paying our flickering candle torches, says the bills.

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writer who recently went

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over the wine caves there,

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signed. herself Maxwell Heron,

BETTING DEBTS. She owed one bookmaker £70 we came upon the remueur, a man and another £50. She even who recalled to mind a hero of my collected pennies for a charitable childhood, a clown, who shook society; but failed to account for clusters of belts and produced a

the money... continuous melody. This: in-

It was stated that while at Worth- dividual was shaking not bells but

ing Page sent jewellery to a London bottles, and one was almost con money-lender as security for a THE NINETEENTH ANNUAL clous of museously shake, Joan. In her letter, which, as GENERAL of MEETING hand, simultaneously shake, shake signed Heron Maxwell, she said Shareholders will be held in the delicately but firmly and with she was short of money as hor offices of Mesars, Dodwell & Co,lightning rapidity.

house had been broken into by HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE Ltd., on THURSDAY the 6th He is the shaker," said my host. burglars. She added that royalties] March, 1924, at 11 am. for the "It is his job to shake the sediment from film plays in America were purpose of receiving, the report of in each hocles that it actenusten due to her. In a second letter she

He handles from the General Managers together in the neck. with a statement of accounts to thirty to thirty-five thousand a day, and, becoming suspicious, about and his work demands much the variation in names, the money- 31st December 1923..

The transfer Books of the Com-skill," pany will be closed from the 22nd That I could well believe, but lender communicated with the

police. mora February to 6th March, 1924, both there was still an even dates juclusive: ·

dramatic genius to be interviewed, DODWELL & COMPANY, LTD..for after the bottles have stood on the stocks for about six weeks and General Managers."

been shaken every day the services Hongkong, 19th February, 1924.

of a second specialist are required:

A: Standard Remedyo He is the degorgeur, and it is his

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy i difficult task to uncork the forming standard benily medicine. Prompt, liquid, to allow the driving force to reliable and effective for coughs, salday expel the collected sediment, and croup, brenghialenght, coughs resulting from whooping tough," derwone hacking, then imprison the clean, precious libros troclama vinight. remainder before an unnecessaryogis and the comments soughs of elderly

people. Farcello, evour where c). drop is wasted.:

that the STOCK EXCHANGE will be CLOSED on WEDNESDAY, 20th, THURSDAY, 21st, FRIDAY, 22nd and SATURDAY, 23rd inst. By Order of the Committee,

P. TISTER,

Secretary. Hongkong, 18th February, 1924.

LEE KEE

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HONGKONG POLICE

BOXING TOURNAMENT to be held at VOLUNTEER HEADQUARTERS (By kind permission of Lt-Col. L. G: BIRD, D.S.O.)

SATURDAY, Feb. 29rd, 1924,

LIGHT WEIGHT

Atthe police station Page was made to remove the blue glasses he was wearing and was found to be able to see perfectly.

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