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SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1925.

FOR SALE, SAMLI (Shanghai Fish)

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Frozen by A. I A. Ottosen's Improved Patented method which preserves its original favour and qualidososh Bra na trosh thatod always appreciated. Ash.

To be obtained only from.

KWONG LOONG, Compradoro, 65, Des Voeux Romi 0. Tel. 0. 1251 Sola agent for Hongkong for THE CHINA REFRIGERATING &

INVESTMENT COMPANY, LTD.

and also -

from

THE DAIRY FARM ICH & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD,

THE FRENCH STORE

JUST ARRIVED

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POULTON & NOEL, LTD'S.

Potted, Mest Shewcards. In Glass. Anchovy, Bloater, Salmon, Salmon and Shrimp Smoked Code, Ros, Chicken and Tongue, Ham, Game, Ham and Tongue, Turkey and Ham 45 cts. P-Glasse CHAS. SOUTHWELL & CŒ, Ltd.

Saited Jordan Almonds, Salted Sw Almonds and Whole Jordan Almonds, Fancy Glass Strawberry Jam. Eng H. M. Orange Marimalade, and Red-Currant, Jelly,

No. 9, Baaconsfield Arcade. Tel. Central 794.

A. B. C.

AUCTION ROOMS,

83, Duddëll Street.

FURNITURE AUCTIONS

every TUESDAY and FRIDAY

L. E. S. HODGE,

Auctioneer.

"SAINT JOAN”

THE GREATEST PLAY

OF THE CENTURY.

· EVENING PERFORMANCES

January 12th, 13th, 15th, 16th and 17th at 9 pm, sharp

MATINEE

January 14th at 4.30 p.m.

$9.00, $2.00 and $1,00

Booking for $3 and $2 Seats at

THE ANDERSON MUSIC CO., LTD.

THE NEW FRÉNOM: BENEDY,

THERAPION NO. 1 THERAPION No. 2 THERAPION N13

o, & for Bladder Dasaryk, lens for HOONER VERKA VLADAS41, No. 3 Zar Chennie WarkKERMAN,Į GOLDRY LEADING SHE

Tom ExclarkeMad.C

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WHIT, DOVÝ, STANY GUVIERU YA DESAIN PAGERIN.

NOTICE

THE STAR FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED.

1.-NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of The Star Ferry Company, Limited, will be held at the office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder Street, Hongkong, WEDNESDAY, the 14th day of January, 1925, at neon when the subjoined Resolution will be pro- posed де an Extraordinary' Resolution

on

(a) That the following Article

shall be inserted after Article. 110 of the Articles of Asso clation :--

CAPITALISATION OF PROFITS AND CORRESPONDING NEW SHARES,

110a. (a) The Company

in General Meeting may at any time pass. Resolution to the effect that it is desir- able to capitalise any sum or sums of money being part of the undivided profits of the Company standing to the credit of the Company's Re- serve Fund, and accordingly that such sum or sums be distributed as a bonus among the members in proportion to the shares held by them respectively, and that the Directors be authorised to distribute among the mem- bere any unissued shares or new shares or in like pro- portions.

(b) When any such Re- solution as that referred to in the proceeding paragraph shall have been passed, the Directors may allot and issue to the members as nearly as may be in proportion to the shares held by them respec- tively and in satisfaction of the said bonus, the unissued shares or new shares (credited as, fully paid up shares) to the extent of the proportionate amount pay-

JEWELLERY

JADE &

PRECIOUS STONES.

Also A Fine Selection OF

Rings," Pendants and Cuff Links

\-(British make.}

obtainable' at

SHERIFF BROTHERS.

69, Queen'a Rd, Cil

THE CHINA MAIL.

HIGH CLASS BOOTS AND SHOWI

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

WANT ADVERTISEMENTS

15 WORDS 3 INSERTIONS,

$1. PREPAID. " Every additional word d'Cente

for 3 insertions.

WANTED,

COOL WEATHER ARRIVING

NOW IS THE TIME TO ORDER

YOUR WINTER SUITS

› CALL AND SEE US

THE INDIAN TAILORING CO. 'LADIES' & GENTLEMEN'S TAILORS,

Kowloon Hotel Building.

INTIMATIONS.

R

1 COLONIAL SECRETARY'S

DEPARTMENT.

Phone E. 1005-

INTIMATIONS.

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN MORTGAGE COMPANY. LIMITED.

NOTICE OF CALL.

Issue of 400,000 shares of the Nominal Value of

$10,-ach..

($ 2.50 paid up)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2nd. Call of $2.50 per

each on

of the above

NO. S. 430,it is hereby notified that Sealed Tenders in Tripli |cate, which should be clearly marked 'Tender for Quarries", will be re- ceived atỷ this: Office until Noon on MONDAY, the 12th day of January. | 1925, for the letting of the underthen- tioned Granite Quarries at Hongkong share and Kowloon, for a period ending (400,000 shares has been made 31st December, 1925, or, as an alter-by the Company and that such Call native, for period ending 31st will be payable to the Company's December, 1926.

Bankers, The Hongkong & Shang hai Banking Corporation on or before 15th January, 1925,

Each tender must be accompanied by a receipt to the effect that the tenderer bas deported in the Colonial Treasury a suin as stated for the " schedule hereunder opposite to each quarry, as a pledge of the bona Ades of his offer which sum shall be far- feited to the Crown, if the tenderer

refuses to carry out his tender and comply with the conditions here inafter contained, should the tender bé accepted.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any tender

Forms of tender can be obtained from the Director of Public Works,

SHEWAN, TOMES & 00., 19

General Maungora. Hongkong, 9th January, 1925

PUBLISHED ANNUALLY.

THE

X LONDON DIRECTORY

with Provincial & Foreign Sections and Trado Readings in Pivo Lang\LKOF enables traders to communicate direct with

MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS

in London and in the Provincial Towns

17.

A ROLLING

STONE GATHERS NO MOSS, BUT A DIRTY SUIT WILL GATHER MORE NOTH.

"DON'T FORGET"

THAT A

WINTER SUIT

REQUIRES OLEANING

AT LEAST

THREE TIMES DURING THE** SEASON.

THINK OF THE DIRT YOUR WHITE 'CLOTHES GATHER DURING THE SUMMER,

Write or Phone for complete Price List."

STEAM LAUNDRY

do

HEAD OFFICE & WORKS: YAUMATI, Tel. K. 31. HONGKONG DEPOT: 18 Stanley Street, Tel. 0.1978. KOWLOON HOTEL DEPOT, KOWLOON DEPOT 19 Canton Road, OANTON: 19. Sharki Central, East. HONGKONG HOTEL: (Visitors only).

SHIKISHIMA SHOKAI

800, PRAYA East (Wanch41), TEA SETS, 42 PIECES, COFFEE SETS, 12 PIECES,

"Inspection Cordially' Invited,

FILMS THAT SPEAK,

NEW ERA OPENED FOR THE CINEMA.

The problem of fitting the human

...From $16.00

From $7.00..

bination of instruments at will. The film at last is vocal.

It is interesting to note the long journey the sound has made before it once more appears in the world. Its path is through:

The air a microphone; a set of three-electrode valves; a gas

able to, such members in WANTED:To purchase some PARTICULARS OF THE QUARRIES and Industrial Centres of the United voice to the cinematograph fim filled Jamp; a fine slit less than

respect of the Reserve Fund, with full power to make such provisions by the issue of fractional certificates or

otherwise as they may think expedient for the case of fractions, and prior to such allotment the Directors may authorise any person on he half of the members to enter into any Agreement with the] Company providing for the allotment through them of such shares credited as paid up shares as aforesaid, and in satisfaction as aforesaid,, and any Agreement made under such authority shall be effective,

(c) It shall be no objec-

second-hand packing cases; must be clean and sound for packing articles to take to England. Please apply-MR. H. PERCY SMITH,

Des Voeux Road Central

FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-At once, best offer

possibly accepted,

"Kellett Manor" being No. 185, Mount Kellett, and an excellent steel beam, 18ft. 3 in. by 8 in. by 9 in. Please apply:- Mr. H. Percy Smith, 6, Des Voeur Road Central.

TO LET.

to

Quarry Lot No.

at

Shukwan Lot No. 1' Shark!win Lat No.? Kowloon No. 5

37.00

£50.00

1,38 6,060,03 600.00 ++00 1,003.09 100.00

HONGKONG DEVELOPMENT, BUILDING. & SAVINGS SOCIETY, LTD.

NOTICE OF ORDINARY GENERAL

MEETING.

Kingdom and Ireland, the Continent has been solved.

1-600th of an lach wide, on to celluloid film; then through a

of Europe, Ameries, etc. The boole con- tains over 250,000 names and addresses At the Royal Society of Arts, with other detalls alassified under mare Mr. C. F. Elwell presented photographic bath; next from a than 3,000 trade bondings, including series of remarkable films of negative to a positive; along a EXPORT MERCHANTS actors, dancers, a banjo player, a beam of light; through another with detailed particulars of the Goods singer, a violinist, and President slit; a photo electric cell; an hippes and the Colonial and Foreign

amplifier; and, finally a loud Markete supplied

speaker.

STEAMSHIP LINES arranged under the Ports to which they sail, and indloating the approximate Sallinge.

One inch BUSINESS CARDS of Firms desiring to extend thair connections, or Trade Cards of

DEALERS BEEKING AGENCIES" pan be printed at a dust of 21. 10s. Od. for each trade heading under which they are inserted. Larger advertisements at E18 per pagr.

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The directory is invaluable to every one interested in overseas commerce, and copy will de sont by parcel post for a, nett cash with order.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIRST ORDINARY tion to Resolutions passed 10 LET.Three large Rooms, GENERAL MEETING of the Com excellently situated for offices pany will be held at the City Hall, under paragraph (a) of this on the 3rd Floor of "St. George's Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the Article that they are passed Building facing Ice House Street and 17th January, 1925, at Noon, for at the meeting at which the Chater Road. For terms and the purpose Resolution introducing this particulars apply

of receiving the Article is confirmed as a and Territorial Estates Limited, "St. with a Statement of Accounts for

Hongkong Reports of the Directors together X Special Resolution, provided George's" Building, that due notice of the inter- tion to propose such first- mentioned Resolution shall TO LET-Two Godowns,

shops, in DUDDELL STREET have been given prior to the confirmatory meeting afore-For Particulars apply to: H. Rut tonjea & Son, 16, Queen's Road,"

said..

2-AND NOTICE IS HERE. BY FURTHER GIVEN that theme. TWENTY-SEVENTH ORDIN- ARY ANNUAL MEETING of The Star Ferry Company, Limited, will be held at the said office of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe- son & Co., Ltd., on MONDAY, the 2nd day of February, 1925," at noon for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors to- gether with a Statement of Accourts for the Eight months ended on the 31st day of Decem- ber, 1924.

8—AND NOTICE IS HERE- BY ALSO GIVEN that a further

TUNG SANG Extraordinary General Meeting

TAILOR

11A Peel Street

DELSFREW

EXPERT FITTERS HIGH CLASS TAILORING

SERVICE

Everything New Khợp: Now Htock-

Am kinds of Indian and Chinese

Shawls, Embroideries, ese.

ways in stock. BIND MILY STORE

of the above Company will be held at the said office of Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd., on MONDAY, the 2nd day of February, 1925, immediately after the conclusion of the Annual Meeting for the purpose of re- ceiving a Report of the pro- ceedings at the above mentioned Meeting to be held on the 14th day of January, 1925, and of confirming, if thought fit, a8 4 Special Resolution the above men- tioned Resolution.

4.AND NOTICE 3 HERE- BY ALSO GIVEN that an Ordin- ary General Meeting of the above Company will be held at the said (d) office of Messrs. Jardine Mathe-

on & Co., Ltd, immediately after the conclusion of the last men- tioned Meeting for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following further Re- solutions as Ordinary Resolutions, namely:

or

the period from the 28th December, 1923 to the 30th September, 1924, and also for election of Directors.

The Transfer Books of the Com- pany will be closed from the 13th January to 17th January, 1925, both days inclusive.

་

By Order of the Boud, EDWARD B. RAYMOND,

Secretary.

U

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

“

ANNUAL RACE MEETING 1925,

being part of the undivided profits of the Company Hongkong, 8th January, 1925. " standing to the credit of the Company's Reserve Fund and accordingly for the pur- pose of effecting auch capitalisation in pursuance of Article 110A of the Com- pany's Articles of Association NTRIES for the forthcoming a bonus of $10 per share on Races close on Saturday, 10th the issued shares of the Corr-January, 1925, at 3 p.m. and must be pany be and the same la sent to the Secretary c/o Linstead & hereby declared and that the Davis, Alexandra Bulidings, on or Directors be and they are before this date.

hereby authorised to satisfy Entry Forms are now ready and such bonus by the distribu- can be had at the Jockey Club Stablés, tion amongst the persons Race Course, Hongkong Club or who are registered as holders instLead & Davis.

of the present issue of shares

of the Company on the 2nd

day of February, 1925, of one

of the newly issued shares of

the Company credited as

Hongkong, 19th December. 1924.

NOTICE

fully paid up in respect of STORAGE space on Marine Lots every one existing share of the Company held by such persons as aforesaid · and that such new ordinary shares rank for dividend and in every other respect pari passu with the shares already issued.

(with Godowns, and Chinese House to Let from 31st December. *W.S: BAILEY • CO, LTD.,

Kowloon Bay, Hongkong, November 3, 1924

LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

That the whole or any part of the remainder of the un- issued shares of the Com- pany be disposed of in such NOTION IS HEREBY GIVEN manner at such time or times HARDMAN, Chartered Accountant that ME. ERNEST FROST and upon such terms as the Company's Directors shall has beep admitted a partner in our in their absolute discretion firm as from 1st January, 1925,

NO LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS.

Hoogkous. 6th January, 1925.

think it

(b) That the authorised Capital | THE REGISTER OF SHARES1

of the Company (which is of the Company will be GLOSED bow $400,000 consisting of from MONDAY, the 26th day of 40,000 glages of the nominalJanuary, 1925 to MONDAY, the Value of $10 each, all of 2nd day of February, 1926, both which have been issued) be days Inclusive

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increased to $TRO06,500 by Dated this 80th day of December the creation of 60,000 add 1924

national shares of the nominal benchy By Order O

value of $10 each.

(6) That it is desirable to

capitalise the sum of $400,000)

of the Board of Directors,

WS. BROWN,

AG STEPHEN DECRASH

AG

85. Abchurch Line, London, EC. 4, England.

Ş, BOBINERS PATIULIANERO. 29. 1816.

Coolidge delivering a speech.

There was no gramophone: But as the films, ran through the pro- jector, the sound, of the voice, of the fiddle, of the banjo, and of the orchestra, was also projected into the hall in perfect synchronisation This modern miracle has been made possible by the 20th century Aladdin's Lamp, the three electrode valve,

THE SILENT DRAMA SPEAKS.

The picture is taken in the or- dinary way, but in the camera is a gas-filled lamp. The sounds to be recorded are

The possibilities of this new phono-film are endless. It may change the whole of film technique

subtitles are at one stroke ren- dered ridiculous; there is no longer any need for a letter to be photo graphed on the films. It can be read by one of the actors.

More important than this is the effect upon scenario writers." They will now have to write words for: their characters of such quality that their audience can appreciate

them. A new art of scenario picked to by a writing will spring up. sensitive microphone, and the SPEAKING LIKENESSES.

THE LONDON DIRECTORY CO., LTD., resulting electric currents are. Great possibilities, too, are open

amplified by a three-electrode ed up for the vocal filming of not- valve amplifier. "These am-able public men and women.. Xplified sound variations affect the light in the camera as, it passes through a floe slit on to the extreme edge of the film. Thus the sound variations are photographed simultaneously with the action, and on the same film.

HIMROD'S

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tarth, Colde and, crlinery Coughts.

· THE STANDARD

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Bracing chamáris and

ASTHMA REMOT FOR

When the sounds are to be re produced a photo-electric cell is used. As the lines on the film are close or near, the intensity of the fight varies, causing the photo electric cell to vary in resistance. This variation reappears as small alectric currents, which are ampli fied again by the three-electrode valve until they are strong enough to operate a loud speaker.

The result is that the silent drama is no longer silent. It talks, laughs, sings, plays banjo, violing, or any other instrument or com

CHINA YEAR BOOK,

The film shown recently of: President Coolidge was absolutely, convincing. The voice and the gesture perfectly balanced, every pause, every slackening or quicken- ing of speed was faithfully re- corded. Save for his actual corporal presence, this was Coolidge 1

Absolute and final perfection"in the speaking film will come when the last problem of the perfecting of the loud speaker is achieved. The problem of synchronisation has been solved, and Mr. Elwell told a "Daily "News" sentative that a studio has been taken in Clapham where British. Phono-films will be made in a few": weeks' time, Pavlova has promised" to dance a film with music when next she returns to this country.

1924-5

Edited by H. G W. WOODHEAD, CBE.

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