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WEDNESDAY, JULY 18 1924

INTIMATIONS.

INTIMATIONS.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP

BANKING CORPORATION.

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that an Interim dividend of £3 per share subject to deduction of Income Tax, has been declared for the HALF YRAR ending 30th June. 1924 at rate of 2/4 5/8 per dollar.

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CO., LTD.

NOTICE, IS HEREBY GIVEN

that an Extraordinary general Meeting of The Douglas Sterm- ship Company; Limited, will be held at the Registered Office of the The dividend will be payable on Company. 20; Des Voeux Road and after MONDAY the 11th August Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on 1924, at The Offices of the SATURDAY. the 18th day of Corporation, where Shareholders are October: 1924, at Noon, for the requested to apply for Warrants. purpose of considering and, if The REGISTER OF SHARES of thought fit, 'approving the draft the Corporation will be closed from new Articles of Association of the MONDAY the 28th July to SATUR- Company which will be submitted DAY the 9th August 1924 (both to the Meeting: days inclusive) during which period transfer of shares can be registered. By Order of the Court of Directors.

A. H. BARLOW. Acting Chief Manager, Hongkong, 8th July, 1924.

A print of such draft new Articles and a print of the exist- ing Articles of the Company may be seen at the Company's said Registered Office, and at the office of Messrs. Deacons, 1, Des Vœux Road Central, Victoria aforesaid, Solicitors for the Company, and the portions of the proposed now

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WANTED.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, Articles which differ from the WANTED-House or Flats with

LIMITED.

existing Articles are indicated by being underlined in red.

TICKETS will be issued for Should the Meeting approve of Round Trips during the such new Articles of Association months of July to September, from with or without modification, the Hongkong to Foochow (Pagoda subjoined Resolution we be pro- Anchorage) and retum, calling rt posed as an Extraordinary Resolu- Swatow and Anioy on both thejtion, namely:- upward and downward Voyage, by the Company's new, fast, well appointed steamer "Hai Ning" at the reduced rate of $80 for the round Voyage, including Meals while the steamer is in port.

These Special Tickets will be available for return only by this steamer, either by the Voyage for which it is issued or by her following sailing from Foochow.

Duration of stay at Foochow 48 bours.

The Trip occupies 8 to 9 days and the steamier will leave Hongkong from the Company's Wharf at 5 p.m. arriving at daylight on her return (Weather permitting),

about eight rooms for three or four families. Apply to Japanese Consulate General,

WANTED--Nurse, trained pre- ferred, to accompany lady to England. Sailing about July 26th, Apply to A. Brearley c/o Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China.

TO LET.

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"That the new Articles already "approved by this Meeting and, for the purpose of identifica- *ition, subscribed by the Chair- "man thereof, be and the same

are hereby adopted is the TO LET Ellenbud

Apply E. T. H. Bunte c/o "Articles of the Company to the "exclusion of and in substitu- H. M. H. Nemazee, Prince's

tion. for all the existing Building "Articles thereof."

Villas

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that à Further To LET-New and Airy office rooms on Ground and first Extraordinary General Meeting of floors, 5, Duddell Street. Can be used the said Company will be held at 28 Bank, Commercial, Motor Car the Registered Office of the Com- Offices, Rent moderate. Apply pany, 20, Des Voeux Road Central, Song Tai, 1, Queen Street. aforesaid" on WEDNESDAY, the The Company's Steam Launch 5th day of November, 1924, at will convey

from Noon for the purpose of receiving passengers Pagoda Anchorage to Foochow a report of the proceedings at the above mentioned Meeting, and of City, if required.

confirming, if thought fit. as a Special Resolution the above men- | tioned Resolution.

For further particulars and dates of Salling-

Apply to DOUGLAS LARRAIK & CO. General Managers. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO. LD. Hongkong, June 17, 1924.

CHEFOO HARBOUR - COMMISSION. ***

TENDER FOR GRAB DREDGER.

THE Chefoo Harbour Commis-

'sion invites tenders for a Grab type self propelled Dredger.

Hopper Approximate dimensions: Hop- per capacity 80 tons; Length 80 feet OA; Bean 20 fect; draught loaded 6 feet; speed 5 knots; extreme working radius of crane 20 feet; I Sand and 2 mud grabs and usual warping winches; wind- lass; 2. suitable mooring anchors

Dated the 14th day of July, 1924.

By Order, DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,

General Managers,

THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED HONGKONG

REMOVAL NOTICE HE BANK OF CANTON LTD,

beg to announce the removal of their office from. No. 6 Queen's Road Central-to-their- -new premises at No. 6 Des Voeux Road Central on the 14th July 1924.

Hongkong, 14th July, 1924,

NOTICE.

with 45 fathoms of cable on each; AS from the 1st July there will be crew space; latrine; galley; etc.

a permanent taxi stand at the etc.; 4-1 cwt. warping anchors; junction of Wong-nei-chong and necessary fairleads, etc.

Leighton Hill Road, Happy Valley. Delivery at Chefoo, complete Persons requiring taxis in this and ready for immediate use locality please ring up 1272. before acceptance.

The Commission does not.bind itself to accept the lowest or any of the Tenders submitted.

Tender and drawings should be sent to the Treasurer, Chefoo of Harbour Commission,

care Commissioner of Customs, on or before the 1st day of August, 1924.

MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS.

MONIES up to $425,000 are avail.

able for investment on first class Mortgage security subject to a 'trustee valuation.

Apply to Messrs. DEACONS,

1, Des Voeux Road Central

Hongkong, 11th July, 1924.

THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,

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HIDDEN FORTUNE FOUND

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ON ISLAND:

Antoine, the mysterious store-

Nathan Leopold, Junior, and keeper of Tara Island, in the Gilbert Group, is dead, and in dying has left surprises and much Richard Loeb, the youthful and cash of which his wife was ignor self-confessed slayers of the 14- ant

years-oldi Jacob Franks-all sons "His story is very romantic. of wealthy Chicago families- Forty-nine years ago Antoine was have quarrelled after fifteen years' wrecked at Taru Island, and re- strange and most intimate friend- mained there up to the time of his ship. Each accuses the other of death. He was reputed to be of

striking and killing their victim, Austrian, Italian, or some other southern blood, and spoke with a whom they hoped to hold for marked accent.

Both now deny He was much£2,000 ransom. respected by all traders and, the any intention to kill, although in intives. When he died recently their"intellectual superiority," they the "District Officer (Captain still feel the taking of life justified Spain) went to his store and house if the lessons learned and reactions to value his ussėts. At first is felt as the result of the act * widow, who was a native Gizl bertese, and his son said they knew tribute something to science." Of the "bloody brothers," as the young of no property, save the store and the stock. Finally they referred murderers are now known; Leo- to an iron box, but did so with pold, Junior, is the stronger out emotion: When forced open character, and he scorns his former the trunk was found, to contain 300 comrade, Loeb, for his exhibition Foveroigus. After some more talk of weakness in confessing and hiự Litsauspected that there were attempt to-fasten-the-blame-for-the- other possessions, so further search actual killing upon him. Both wis made, and the will of the young men are brilliant University house was tapped, until behind a graduates, Leopold being master portion of it there was found of Latin, Greek, and seven other. bag of silver coins, so heavy that languages and a student of law and

ornithology. one strong man could not lift it

Both youths · were taken to Pout... How much the bug on the spot outside Chicago tained was not nude public. Then where Franks's body was found. more tapping was indulged in. Leopold talked freely, but Loeb More money was found in other was sorrowfully silent. We were parts of the wall, and at lust an old experimenting," said Leopold, and the roll of dirty mats and rags was un-referring to the murder, rolled before destroying it, and out killing was accidental, but as tabled a roll of over £2,000 of gold easily justified as the British money.

What the total the entomologist in impaling a beetle on apin." Leopold said Loen find amounted to is not known, planned the kidnapping, although but there is no doubt that old he realises he was equally guilty Antoine had accumulated a large under the law as an accomplice. and comfortable competency, yet As for actually striking Franks, never showed sny disposition to go Leopold declared that even the to his homeland and enjoy his sight of weapons which might wealth. He was bappy in his plure a person was repugnant to Alexander Knight, a corporation island home, with his dusky mate him, and it would have been

Folkestone and son. clerk,

physically impossible for hlia to sentenced to four months' im-

strike a killing blow. "The whole prisonment in the second division

thing," said Leopold, “was plan- for embezzling rents.

ned to give us a thrill and some easy money, We made a few mistakes. I should have picked "p my glasses, but I didn't know I had dropped them, We thought! we had the whole thing airtight, but it wasn't. That's all."

The official price of standard grade flour has been advanced by sixpence to 30s for London!

There were if new cases of sleepy sickness reported in Sheffield and II in Birmingham.

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Wireless sets have been installed in the Clyde lighthouses so that the keepers may listen to the broad- casting,

"Women's tongues make half the trouble in this district," said Mr. Cairns, magistrate, at Old street Police Court, E.C.,

Judge Parfitt, KC, of the Clerkenwell, County Court circuit, has been appointed a Commis sioner of Assize on the Oxford and Midland circuits.

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The coal output for the week ended May 31 was 5,308,300 tons compared with 5,436,400 in the preceding week, and 5,727,000 tons in the corresponding period of last

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EARL OF LISTOWEL DEATH AT 91 OF CRIMEAN

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The Earl of Listowel 'died in his London home, Kingston House,

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