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THURSDAY APRIL 9

INTIMATIONS.

HONGKONG ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.'

NOTICE OF MEETING. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

WANT ADVERTISEMENTS

SÉ WORDS 3 INSERTIONS.. $1. PREPAID.'

that the Second Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholdera of the Hongkong Engineering & Con- struction Company, Limited, will be held in the Offices of Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co., St. George's Building, TO Chater Road, Hongkong, on THURS DAY the 10th day of April, 1924, at 6, 12.00 Noon for the purpose of re- calving the Report of the Board of Statement of Directors and a Accounts for the Half-year ended on the 31st December 1923, and of electing Directore and Auditora.

The Transfer Books of the Com-1 pany will be closed from the 4th to The 10th April, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

S. COURTNEY COOK, Secretary.

Hongkong, 27th March, 1924,

OFFICIAL NOTICE.

PROPOSAL: TO CHANGE

WE

A SHIP'S NAME.

WE, THE SHUN TAI S.S. CO. (HONGKONG) LTD. of 114, Wing Lok Street, Hongkong, hereby give notice that la consequence of change of Ownership, we have applied to the Board of Trade, under Section 47 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, in respect of the ship "NIPSIC" of Manila, Official num ber 153537 of gross tonnuge 2163.19 tons. register tonnage 1296.77 tons,

Every additional word & Cents for 3 Insertions.

TO LET.

LET One well-lightfed OFFICE ROOM on top foor Queen's Road Central, Apply Gande Price & Co. Ltd."

FOR SALE.

3,000 B.H.P. POWER PLANT THIS plant consists of the following,

all in working order, having jant recently been in full use

(A) Four "Mood" gas producers

capable of generating 400,000 cubic feet of gas per hour of 140 B. T. U. per cubic foot com- plete with, washers, cooling tower, scrubbers, centrifugal cleanere, blower, motors, piping, etc., coal elevator and charging plant.

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(B) Two "Cockerill" horizontal 4cylinder tandem double acting type gas engines, 1,000 B.H.P. each and two same type 2-cylinder englès ef 500 B.H.P.each, alt the above made by Richardson Westgarth & Co., England. Engines complete with air starting plant, electric Ignition, water cooling pumps and motors, turning gear, motors, etc.

heretofore owned by MADRIGAL & (C) Two dynamos by Dick Kerz &

Co. of Manila for the permission to 'BORNEO" ebange her name to and to have her registered in the new name at the Port of Hongkong owned by THE SHUN TAI S.S. VD, (HONGKONG)LTD.

Any objections to the proposed babge of name must be sent to the Registrar of Shipping at Hongkong. within heren days from the appear. ance of this advertisement.

Dated Hongkong this 29th day of March, 1924.

THE SHUN TAI S.S. CO.

(HONGKONG) LTD. (Signed) PANG KOKSUL, Secretary.

PUBLIC DINNER

William Kees-Davies, K.C.

to

It is proposed that a dinner should

be given by the Foreign Community in honour of the. departing Chief Justice Hong Kong Hotel, on Saturday, Inh. April, at 8p.m.

to

Co., England, having an output of 750 K.W. each, at 250 volts when driven at 120 revolutions, also two similar dynames of 375. K.W. each, complete with switch Boards, and Instruments, etc.

For further particulars, apply to

Messrs. Butterfeld & Swire,

Agents.

The Talkoo Dockyard & Engineering Co..of Hongkong, Limited, Hongkong, 21st March, 1924,

FOR

FRENCH TUITION

Write th

G. MOUSSION c/o "China Mail" office.

NOTICE.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN N that FRANK RONALD

SMYTH has as from the First day be of April. One thousand ning bundred and twenty four been admitted as a partner in the firm of Vernon and Smyth carrying on business as share all brokers at 4A Des Voeux Road

Gentlemen wishing present should notify on or before 5th April, their latention to Colonel Robertson, Hong Kong Club,

who

will supply particulars.

Hongkong, 22nd March, 1924.

NOTICE.

HONGKONG & CHINA GAS

M

CO., LTD.,

R. G. P. CURRY having retired from the Company's service on completion of bis agreement, notice is hereby given that Mr. L. J. BLACK- BURN, the Resident Engineer, bas been appointed, as from this date, to hold all power pertaining to the office af Local Secretary.

(SA) JARDINE, MATHESON &

CO., LTD.,

Local Agents. Hongkong, 31st March, 1924.

WE

NOTICE.

JE, the undersigned hereby sive notice that we bave resumed

Central Victoria In the Colony of Hongkong and that the arm of which the partners now are ROBERT THOMAS MATHESON and FRANK RONALD SMYTH wi continue to carry on business as heretofore under the style of "Vernon and Smyth.

Dated the 1st day' of April 1924. VERNON & SMYTH,

4A Des Voeux Road Central,

Victoria, Hongkong.

“NOTICE.

JEWELLERY

JADE &

PRECIOUS STONES

Also A Large Bélection

OF

CUPS & SPOONS: SUITABLE FOR SPORTING TROPHIES.

obtainable at

SHERIFF BROTHERS.

· 69, Queen's Rd, CH

HIGH CLASS BOOTS AND SHOES

Made to order. ROYAL & CO. No. 1, DAguilar Stree

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

DRAFT Programmes and Entry

THE CHINA--MAIL.

Forms for the Second Extra Race Meeting to be held on the 19th and 21st April (weather permitting) may be obtained at the Race Course, Hongkong Club and Causeway Bay Stables,

Entries close on Saturday Sib April 1924.

Hongkong, 2nd April, 1924.

TORA INOKUCHI QUALIFIED MIDWIFE. No. 2, 1st Floor, Chee Wo Street, Kowloon."

,

(Facing Diocesan Girls' School;) Telephone K. 754

DAISY O'KEEFE

Qualified Teacher

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· ‘ACADEMY, LONDON, PARIS, BRUSSELS, THE HAGUR And Madame Judith Espinosa's Academy of Stage and Operatio

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Station Hotel, 10 to 12 m. King Edward Hotel, 3 to 7 pm. daily

Tel K120.

A Good Liňiment

MAIL WEEK NEWS, ITEMS FROM FAR AND NEAR

Thirty thousand people are homeless and several deaths have occurred throuth floods In Northern Brazil.s

COMEDY OF IS. $ID.

REVENUE'S COSTLY VICTORY

Even if the Border Chiefs Village Football Club, of "Alnwick, nover win the English Cup, they are like-

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Austrian workshops are to repairly to achieve considerable fains, locomotives and wagons rotting in says the Daily Express. Rumania because their ownership 1s disputed.

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Their name is blazoned in the Paliamentary papers, Treasury Officials are busily engaged on their finances, and the Chancellor the Exchequer himself will capital of the province of Sobave to devote serious attention to Hungary, destroyed: three houses

An avalanche near Nensohl,

and killed 18 Inhabitants their case in the House of Com

mons.

Mr. H. Gordon Selfridge has arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on his way to see his mother, who is seriously ill in Washington.

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an Inland Revenue demand for 1s. 51d, they were just that amount slot.

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As stern correspondance failed to produce the ts. 534., the Inlend Re vente authorities brought out their heavy artillery. The boys were summoned to the Alnwick Police. A Russo Rumanian conference Court, a Treasury solicitor conduct to be held at Vienna, willed the ease against them, no Consider Bessarabian disputes fer than three Inland Revenue and Rumania's claims against officials travelled to the Court to Russia for gold removed during reinforce the case. Justice was the war.

done at a cost of £20 to the untiun..

Thins been lefs to Mr. Marell, More than 40in. of snow is the Liberal M.P. for. Weston-silper. reported at Adelboden, Engelberg, Mare, to question whether it was Klosters, Murten, Pontresina, St. worth while spending C) to recover The 1s. 5d. He will ask Kr: Showden' Moritz, and Wengen weather, is fine throughout the "whether be will see thas dirotion shall be exercised before proseco- tions of such a trivial nature are Swiss winter sports resorts.

undertaken."

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Prince Wilhelm of Sweden was loudly applauded when he appear- ed on the stage of the Svenska Theatre,, Stockholm, after the first performance of his African play NEW INCOME-TAX RULE,

Kinangozi. "

The total expenditure of the NOT APPLICABLE TO LEAVE, London County Council for the financial year ended March 31, 1923, was, according to figures officially published, £33.250.000, the total income being just over

£31,750,000...

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The Pioneer writes: "A number of people who are going home frani India on leave are apparently being perturbed by the telegram

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from London recently published In a contemporary to the effect Following an announcement by that the Inland Revenue Authori the Polish Prime Minister, Meties have announced that persons Grabski, that after this month there who stay for six months of the will be no further issues of paper year in England will be We money, exchanges have been liable to pay incore-tax. steady and commerce is being

have received a cable froin reriewed on a big scale.

our London correspondent which

that there shows ground for this perturbation.The announcement relates only to persons ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, who attempt, by spending six months in the year abroad, to avoid, their liability to British fucome-tax. There has been no change in law or practice affecting persons who go to the United Kingdom on leave. The position is that, as hitherto, they are exempt from income-tax up- less they possess a residence in the United Kingdom or remain there for a period of more than six months:"

Described as "the most wanted- man in England, James Thomp son, alias Charles Douglas, 43, was sent to prison at Wigan for three months on a charge of frequenting a Catholic church with intent to commit a felony.

Pending the Introduction of a new Bill to create a Far Eastern feet, the Dutch Naval Minister proposes a provisional order for the construction of two cruisers, two destroyers, and six aeroplanes for reconnolering service in Dutch

waters.

Mr. Reginald Clarry, Con- Bervative M.P. for Newport (Mon.) arranged for 1,000 Conservative women of his division to visit London on February 28, and a sight-seeing tour included visits to the House of Commons and music ball,

After two trials, at the first of which the jury disagreed, Thomas

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Rab Chisi berisine Pain Balm on the Best Burridge, 34, of Regent's

that the business of Share palaful spots. It is penetrating, starts Park, N.W., chauffeur to Miss and General Brokers heretofore up the circulation which carries the conPhyllis Neilson-Terry, the actress, carried on by the undersigned at gestion and premore that causes the pain was acquitted of causing grievous Victoria in the Colony of Hong-That is how it helps rheumatic pains, bodily harm to William Henry Tumbago, backacho, neuralgis, swollen kong under the style or firm of sabing joints and muscles. So'd and Blandy, manage of a Nottingham WRIGHT & HORNBY will as recommended everywhere.

firm of tobacco manufacturers. from the Ist day of April, 1924 be carried on by them under the style or firm of TESTER & ABRAHAM,

The change of name involves no

business as share and general change in the constitution of the brokers under the style or firm of firm, which will be continued as

WRIGHT AND COMPANY, at before.

Princes Balldings, Ice House Street,

Third Flour and from the 31st March;

1024, 25

Male

Telephone No. 3519 Central.

1. E. WRIGHT,

·T. W. HORNBY.

Hongkong, 31st March, 1824.

BLAJL

P. TESTER

E. ABRAHAM.

Member of the H.K. Stock Exchange.

Hongkong, 1st April, 1924.

“HONGKONG FORFARSHIRE TUNG SANG

ASSOCIATION.

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ETTTERS.

The cable from the London correspondent of the Statesman stated that the new regulation was expressly devised to deal with those British residents who evaded payment of income-tax spending only five and three quarter months. at home and the remainder of the year abroad.

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