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INTIMATIONS.

HONGKONG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.

NOTICE OF CALL

Karate of 95,000 Shares of the Nominal Value of '$10 each, '

----- ($7.60-paid-up)... JOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Final Call of $2.50 per Share on each of the 95,000 Shares aflotted on the 8th day of November, 1922, bas been made by the Com pany, and that such call will be payable to the Company's Bankers, The Hongkong & Shanghal Banking Corporation, in Hongkong, on the 15th day of March, 1924.

The Transfer Books of the Com pany will be closed from the 8th to 15th March, both days inclusive.

For and on behalf of the

Hongkong Engineering & 'Construction Co. Ltd.

S. COURTNEY COOK, Secretary.

.. Dated this 22nd day of February, 1924.

NOTICE.

THE HUNGEONG & WHAMPOA DOGE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be) held in the Office of the Company, 2, Queen's Bullding, Hongkong, on THURSDAY, the 20th March 1924, at Noos, for consideration of the Directors' Report end Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1923.

The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER

Books will be closed from the 8th to the 20th March 1924 (both days inclusive).

By Order of the Board of Directors,

R.M. DYER,

Ohio! Manager.

Hongkong, 4th March, 1924.

INTIMATIONS:

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

IN

NOTICE.

N'future" all Race Meetings held after the Annual Race Meeting will be known as "EXTRA RACE. MEETINGS" and will be Official.

THE CHINA MAIL.

WANT ADVERTISEMENTS

35 WORDS'S INSERTIONS,

EL PREPAID, V Every additional word #Cerbe for 9 insertion

WANTED,

Griffins having run at one of these. Meetings will not be eligible to run as such at any subsequent era WANTED-Small room in Central district suitable for an office: Meeting or Annual Meeting unless the conditions of a race specifically Apply Bax No 1476 "The China provide therefor.

By Order

CB. BROWN,

Secretary. Hongkong, 3rd March, 1924.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

NOTICE.

+

XTRA RACE MEETINGS will be held on the following dates in 1924 (weather permitting)

29th March

19th and 21st April. 24th May

7th and 9th June 11th and 13th October 8th November 29th November

By Order

C. B. BROWN (Secretary).

Hongkong, 6th March, 1984.

MARINE ENGINEERS” GUILD

OF CHINA.

HONGKONG BRANCH.

TURING my absence is Shang- bai the business of the Hong kong Brancu will be conducted by T. T. Laurenson Esq., Assistant Secretary, China Coast Officers' Guild.

W. J. STOKES,

Branch Secretary, Hongkong, March 6, 1924.

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI THEATRE

NOT

HOTELS, LTD.

FOTIOL IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly- Meet ing of Shareholders of the Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels. Limited, will be held at The Hongkong Hotel, Pedder Street, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, .the-22nd March, 1924, at 11.30 o'clock a.m, for the purpose of -receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Board of Directors for the year ended the. 31st December, 1923, confirming the appointment of Directors, and re- electing a Director and the Auditors..

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from Friday. the 14th March 1924 until Saturday the 22nd March 1924, both days inclusive..

By Order of the Board, PERCY H. SUCKLING,

Secretary.

Hongkong 6th March, 1924.

NOTICÉ.

HK. DOG AND CAT SHOW.

BY kind permission of the Officer

Commanding the Hongkong .Defence Corps, a Show will be held in the Parade Ground on Saturday 15th March at 2 p.m. There will be classes for all kinds of dogs, including cross-breeds and puppies, also litters of puppies. If sufficient entries are received there will be classes for cats also. Entry forms may he had from the undersigned.

Entries close on Tuesday 11th inst. at 5 p.m. and intending com- petitors are notified that owing to the trouble in complling the cata- logue no entries can, possibly be accepted after that date.

B. L. FROST, Hon. Secretary & Treasurer. c/o The E. Ex. Telegraph Co.

ANNOUNCEMENT.

JESSRS. HOLYOAK MASSEY &

CO, LTD., have this day been

appointed SOLE AGENTS for Hong-

HONGKONG..

ROYAL

Under the patronage and predence of E. the Governor and Lady Stabby.

GRAND ORCHESTRAL CONCERT.

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LOST.

LOSTA Lady's Gold Wrist Watch

also a Lady's Gold Ring set] with one Diamond and two Pearls, Reward on returning to J. F. Miller, c/o Messrs. Bradley & Co., Ltd., Prince's Building.

TO LET.

TO LET-Furnished. For term to be agreed, "Carndonagh,” 409, Severn Road, Peak. Newly built. Furnished throughout by Lant, Crawford Ltd. Flush & Sanitation. Facing N., E. and S. F. C. Jenkin, barrister, Prince'a Building,

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TO LET One well-lighted OFFICE ROOM on top floor 6 Queen's Road Central. Possession from 15th March, 1924. "Apply

Gande Price & Co., Ltd."

FOR SALE.

1922 Wolseley 35.9 HP Touring, Self Starter. Completely Equipped. Recently overhauled. Splendid condition. 2000 Miles, Owner leaving Colony, Apply Box

1477.

FOR

FRENCH TUITION

Write to

G. MOUSSION

c/o "China' Mail" office.

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DARTICULARS and Conditions,

the Sala, by Fublio.. Auction be held on MONDAY, the 10th day GẸ March, 1924, at 3. p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Ordor of His Excollongy the Governor, of Two Lots of CROWN LAND at Ho Mun Tin in the Colon of Hongkong

The full Baad of the 1st East Surrey for a term of 70 years, with the option of

JEWELLERY

JADE &

PRECIOUS STONES

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Also A Large Selection.

CUPS

SPOONS.

SU FOR

SPORTING TROPHIES obtainable at

SHERIFF BROTHERS.

69, Queen's Rd, Ct.

HIGH CLASS 'BOOTS AND SHOES-

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

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No Corn Can Resist "Gets-It"

No matter How long you're had your comme Jow bad they may be, whether hated or antt, DE

what:gipe have tried, believe thặ="Geti-ze" will end enga palus at once, and quickly yOU can lift the corn, right of the ton of fook, with the fingern. It ende callowes; the same simple

Regiment (33 performers) in a choice owal at a Crown Rant to be fixedy Minions so it. Moery back guarantee

the Surveyor of His Majesty the selection of light classics! compositions. King, for one farther term of 75 years.

Also: Professor Gonzalez:

Mr. E. G. d'Aquino.

MARCH 13th, 9.15 p.m.

Booking Anderson Music Co., Ltd. $3, $2 and $1.

REUTERS LIMITED.

(COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL SERVICES)

HAVE REMOVED TO PRINCE'S BUILDINGS (3RD. FLOOR) ICE HOUSE STREET, TEL. CENT. 4572...

LEE KEE

ESTABLISHED 1896

BATHS & BATH ROOM ACCESSORIES.

by

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

No. of Hale.

Lot No. 1757. Lot No. 134, 1

Hogistry Dio,

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Locality.

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1st PUBLIC RECITAL.

MASTER EMIL DANENBERG.

(Age 6 years).

Annual Renk

Assisted by Mrs. D. R. Brown and Professor Danenberg. St. ANDREW'S HALL ́(CITY HALL)}

March 11th, at 5:30 p.m.

Under the patronage of Lady Stubbs.

Tickets Anderson Music Co., Ltd.

$281.

Costa bat triflo-everywhere. Lowon * Coa Mín. Chicago." Sold to this city by

MUSTARD GAS.

MANY CASUALTIES DURING

MANUFACTURE.

Some of the inner history of the invention and manufacture of must- ard. ges was disclosed nt a sitting of the War Inventions Commission at the Low Courts, London, when Mr. Justice Tomlin, the president, heard the claim of Dr. H. Levin- stein nad Professor L. Green in re spect of mustard gas

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DANGEROUS DRINK.

HUNDREDS OF DEATHS IN

DRY" AMERICA.

The "Bootleg" deathroll which is bound to be taken into Congress early in the session in the effort to obtain a modification of the pro hibition amendment, has been made more appalling by the reports that are teaching New York from the several States, states a New York | wire of Desember 30.....

New York, which did everything in its power to prevent poisonous liquor from entering the city, to day reports that the Christmas casualties total elvon deaths and the authorities are anxious over the New Year toll,

The Coroner's office in Philadel-: pbla has reported that in that city alone there were 875 deaths from

MAIL WEEK NEWS.

ITEMS FROM FAR AND

NEAR.

The wooden barriers erected some three yours ago, at the Whitebaik end of Downing-stroot and at- bộthi unds of King Charles-street,” were removed during tho woolcend by order of the wow Government.

Oxford University golfers were beaten in their match with Coombe ill at Malden by 3 points to 6). France's Rugby XV. were defent April ..

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The decrcs dissolving the Italian Chamber has been published, and the date of the electious fixed for In a statement isiod) ed by Ireland in the international with the decree.Signor Museoliar? match at Dublin by six points to emphasises the strength of tha nil.

Fascist party.

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London's Association football According to a message from terms had an unlucky dayChelsea, Warsaw, there is rouch squabbling West Ham, and Clapton Orient los in Moscow over the question of ing at home. Millwall was the Lenin's successor. While Trotsky

is said to be in disgrace, his ner only winning dub.

is very much to the fore. Beveral other names are mentioned,

...

The Prince of Wales, Honory Colonel of the Regiment, unveiled memorial to the 1,240 members of Service Rifles who made ther the Prince of Wales's Own Civil supreme sacrifice in the Great War

FHartigau's Weyhill stable scored mother success at Kempton Park, Fiebton winning the Cranford Cho by six lengths from St. poisonous liquors despite the efforts of the city and State to Londas, with Sir Huon third. in the square of Boinerset House tha keep the smuggled liquor out..

Other States are repertick lists who were offerts and members of Mombers of the new Government as heavy in' proportion and it is the Executive Committee of the generally believed that nothing can prevent the prohibition issue Labour and Socialist International from becoming one of the big have resigned from that body. issues before Congress and also

After a prolonged and fierce de- found as a result of the efforts of the one of the issues in the election.

SPEND HOLIDAYS:IN CANADA. bate in the Bengal Coxanel the Emergency Committee of the Montreal officials on Decemberists carried a resolution by ing the weekend. The situation

Trudes Union Congress dur 35, estimated that at least. 5,000/76 vofas to 45 demanding the, ro was described as rathe more hopes

Hopes are entertained that a way out of the railway deadlock may be

ful. Postmaster Cremail, Mr. Vernon New York for England.

Following his appointment as

Sir Auckland Geddes sailed front Hartshorn has resigned the pre well banquet he was acclaimed 06 At a fare: idency of the South Wales Minersworthy successor to such predeces

Federation and membership of the

persons went to Montreal from the lease of political prisoners. United States to celebrate the New Year in a wet city and to avoid the dangers of poisonous liquor..

Hotels were full and many private homes had American guests for the New Year

Other places in Canada where xocative of the Miners' Federation rs as the late Viscount Bryce, the

of Great Britain.

Jate Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, and the liquor may be sold report similar

-Earl of Reading. increases: in the number of tourists. While it is known that in a letter to the South-East Leeds have been in progress hotweat Captain James O'Gmdy, M.P., some of the poisonous liquor that Labour perty states that he has Roumanin and Soviet Russia havo Commercial negotiations which reaches the United States is manufactured at Montreal, the accepted the offer of the Premier to been suspended, as the Soviet des visitors have apparently no fear. He will be the first Ambessa change of goods, to send a Soviet beconia British Ambassador to Busmanded, as a condition of an ex- of the liquor that is sold over since the revolution. The up-coinmercial mission to Bucharest Canadian bars The visitors say potent will cause a by-election which should enjoy diplomatic in they came to Montreal to save in South-East reds. their lives. They are doing it in orderly thorough fashion,

BLIND POLICE

The New York newspapers and the police are in direct conflict over what actually happened in New York during the celebration of New Year's Eve.

munity.

Submitting the toast of the orga

In an interview published by Le nisatie nt the annual banquet of the Onolidien, Mr. Bowey MacDonald Birmingham Jewellers and Silver- declared that Britain's reproach smiths Asation, the Duke of York; regretted that owing to trade occupation of the Hh as the causa fagainst Franee was directed to the depressim sa many of their skilled

The police, who had a hundred was hopeful that, as human nature her confidonee only in military pow craftsmen were out of work, but for econqinic distress. He ju

Risted that France must cease to pat always prayed for the beautifuler. She would find greater pros Birmingham craftsmen would with tection through the League of Na

return of prosperity, receive am-tions. ple reward.

extra plain clothes men visiting the cafés, declared the celebration was dry to the extrame. They cited the fact that they arrested but six persons out of the millions who celebrated, as proof that there was a liquor famine in the city.

The newspapers, who also had representatives visiting the cafés declare they know better and cite the six arrests as a glaring testi monial to the inefficiency of the police and prohibition enforce- thent agents.

Some of the papers say the city was never wetter so far as the cafés were concerned and that the police merely closed their eyes and "bamboozled "the prohibition element.

The newspaper observers de- clared that anyone with the price could get all the liquor be

·wanted and that apparently very few lacked the price, for every café was crowded. The rum feet appears to have landed its cargo, they said, and to have distributed it effectually and impartially.

THE WATER IUPELY,

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posal and their working drawings to the Government of the United Erta kang mat e va a States free of charge, and thus en- Pokepiam abled their produca to be manufac tured an in iminemse scale, without mid delay. In the same way, the inven- ad Hul Deb ta millone and declensi Consumption of water the City tion and drawings were placed at gallons during the month of January-st the disposal of the Italian Governing ment.

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1170 | 103 mj Intermittent Supply in all Rider Main Districts during Jonary 1813

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"KOWLOON, WAXES WORKS TRYKE

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tainer, and but for the fact that a covered catchpot had been provided, in life. Below. 7 . Baldw every man at the job would have.

kong & South China for the sale of Estimates furnished TUNG SANG balled and the works them

our products which include all descriptions of Enamels, Paints, Varnishes, etc.,

PARIFAN LIMITED., M Sherwood House, Piccadilly Circus,

London,

Makers by appointment to His Majesty The Klagi

R. FAIRLIE HOBSON...

Overseas Director. Hongkong, 5th March, 1924.

WING HING

TAILOR

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Orders executed at Shortest Notice.

Price lowest.

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able for weeks. In May 1918 Doppler

they were told that nothing could "wallon and decimals at gallons during the

be of greater military importance qouth of December,

than a quick supply of master gre se our troope, were being discourg ed by the fact that the Germans had. got this stuff, while we bad none.

Counsel went on to refer to the attempt of the Ministry of Mum tions to make the us nt Avon- works had bid there were 1:400

there Custed was used for tho first time in the field in Beptember 1918 in the artillery prepar for the Fourth Army's athick on Hindouby Line. Two nights fore the niinok bevorel villagban the time and many strong points!

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Up The Government Analyst's reporteshes hat the quailty of the water is sütiging!

HONGKONG'S

POPULAR ICE CREAM PARLOUR

THE

BLUE BIRD.

JUST ARRIVED

NEW - CONSIGNMENT OF SHARP'S SUPER-KREEM TOFFEE

In novel tins, such as Norwegian palls, drums with sticks, cottages, &c.

Sizes to suit all tastes,

CORNER OF

QUEEN'S ROAD

AND

PEDDER STREET.

HONGKONG GARAGE.

(Wanchai) Opposite Daibutsu's

NEW CARS FOR SALE & HIRE

* Telephone C. 4006.

Expert Repairers, Painters and Overhaulers.

Cushion and Seat Cover Ma

cturers.

Top Röbuilders Prompt Service at Moderate Prices. Tires and Accessories for Bale, Gasolene and Oil Suppliers. sideat, C. L. PUN.

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THE CHINA YEAR BOOK

19231

EDITED BY HGW WOODHEAD,

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