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FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1925.
FOR SALE SAMLI (Shanghai Fish)
Frozen by A. J. A. Osteson's Improved Patented method which proservis its origins! flavour and qualision. Doen tasted alwuy" appreciated. Flesh firni na fresh
fiah
To be obtained only, froin EWONG LUONG. Comprators.
68. De Voux load 0. Tul, 0, 1231) Sole agent for Hongkong for THE CHINA REFRIGERATING & INVESTMENT COMPANY, LTD.
aad al-
from
THE DAIRY FARM.ICE & COLD. STORAGE CO., LTD. ENOMONIQUICHHÖKnu
THE FRENCH STORE
ARRIVED JUST
BY S. S. CHANTILLY Grayer Suisse cheese, genuine" Roquefort cheese olida. Lyon sausage, and Aries Bausage.
Mortadella de Bologne.. boneless finest ham. Lax smoked al-salmon in tins.
Russian black caviar, black olives
First Class and Holland Salted Herrings.
"
No. 9, Bendousfeld Arcads. Tel. Central 794.
A. B. C
AUCTION ROOMS, BB, Duddell Street
FURNITURE AUCTIONS
every TUESDAY and FRIDAY
L. E. S. HODGE,
Auctioneer
VICTORIA DIOCESAN
ASSOCIATION
CONCERT
in aid of Nanning Fund.
- TUESDAY, February 3rd, 1925,
at 5.30 p.m.
ST. JOHN'S-CATHEDRAL HALL.
HONGKONG MALE VOICE CHOIR
Mrs. BOWES SMITH, Mrs. DOUGLAS REID, Sir CLAUD SEVERN,
Mr. L. E. HOPKINS.
Tickets ...
$2. Booking: Anderson Music Co.
NOTICE.
NOTICE.
"THE STAR FERRY COMPANY,
LIMITED.
INTIMATIONS.
THE CHINA MAII
UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
THE TWENTIETH
1-NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary
ANNUAL General Meeting of The Star
GENERAL MEETING of Shure- Ferry Company, Limited, will be holders will be held in the Offices of held at the office of Messra. Mesars. Dodwell & Co., Limited on Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., FRIDAY, the 30th January, 1925, at Pedder Street. Hongkong,, on 11 am, for the purpose of receiving WEDNESDAY, the 14th day of the report of the General Managers January, 1925, at noon when the
with a Starement of together subjoined Resolution, will be pro-Accounts to 31st December 1924, posed", as ร Extraordinary The Transfer Boks of the Resolution:→→
Company will be, closed from the 23rd to 30th January 1925 both dates inclusive.
(a) That the following Article shall be inserted after Article 110 of the Articles of Asso- ciation:- CAPITALISATION OF PROFITS AND CORRESPONDING NEW SHARES.
W
"
110a.-(a) The Company. in General Meeting may at any time pass a 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 auch 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- bers any unissued shares or new shares or in like pro- | portions.
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(b) When any such Re- solution us that referred to in the proceeding paragraph shall have been passed, the. Directors may allot and isace 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
DODWELL & CO., LTD,
General Mangere. Hongkong, 23rd January, 1925.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
WANT ADVERTISEMENTS
25 WORDS 3 INNERTIONS. $1. PREPAID. Every additional word ¶ Conta" for 3 inertingum.
WANTED.
(ANTED-God Stenographer and Typist. English or Ameri- CRN preferred Box No. 341 C/O
China Mail."
FOUND.
Wrist FOUND Lady's Gold
Watch on the Hongkong Foot tall pround: Apely The Secretary. Hongkong. Football Association, P. O, Box 233.
TO LET,
1}
HIGH CLASS BOOTS AND SHOES
Made to order. ROYAL & CO.
Q.
No. 1, Agullar Btreet
PUBLIC AUCTION.
DARTICULARS and Conditions of Sale by Public Auction to be hold MUNDAY, the and day of February, 26, at 3 pm, at the Office of the Public Works Department, by order of Hin Excellency the Governor, of one Lot of
OWN LAND at Ma Tsu Wei in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 yur, with the option of ronawal aba Crown Rant to be fixed by the Surreyor of His Majesty the King, for one further
that the ORDIN RY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS in this Company will beO LET Three large Roms, tom of 78 yours. held at the Hongkong "Hotel, Hong kong
and
excellently actuated for offices, on SATURDAY, the 7th on the 3rd Floor of "St. George's" February 1924. at 11 am. for the Building facing Ice House Street and purpose of receiving the Report of Chater Road. For terms the Directors together with a particulare apply Hongkong Statement of Accounts for the year and, Territorial Estates Limited, "St. ended 31st December 1924.
George's" Building:
to.
The TRANSFER HOOKS of the Company will be elised from the 2nd February to the 9th February (both daya inclusive), during which period TO LET-Two Godowns, no
can be
transfer of "Shares
Registered.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers. Hangkong, 23 January. 1925,
THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LTD.
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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE ONE HUNDRED AND shares or new (credited as fully, paid up FIFTH ORDINARY MEETING shares) to the extent of the of SHAREHOLDERS in the "proportionate amount pay- Company will be held at the Office able to such members in of the Company, No. 4a,. Des respect of the Reserve Fund, Vœux Road, on THURSDAY, with full power to make such 19th February, 1925, at 12 o'clock provisions by the issue of noon, for the purpose of receiving fractional certificates
a Report of the Directors, to- a Statement of gether with Accounts, declaring a Dividend and electing Directors and Auditore.
Or
otherwise as they may think expedient for the case of fractions, and prior to such allotment the Directors may authorise any person on be-
The TRANSFER BOOKS of half of the members to enter the Company will be CLOSED into any Agreement with the from Thursday, 5th February, to Company providing for the Thursday, 19th February, 1925, allotment through them of both days inclusive, during which such shares credited as paid period no transfer of shares can up shares as aforesaid, and be registered. in satisfaction as aforesaid, and any Agreement made under sich authority shall be effective.
(e) It shall be no objec- tion to Resolutions passed under paragraph (a) of this Article that they are passed at the meeting at which the Resolution introducing this Article is confirmed as Special Resolution, provided that due notice of the inten- tion "to propose such first- mentioned Resolution shall have been given prior to the confirmatory meeting afore- said.
2-AND NOTICE IS HERE- BY FURTHER GIVEN that the TWENTY-SEVENTH ORDIN-
ARY ANNUAL MEETING of The Star Ferry Company, Limited, will be held at the said
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN office of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe- son & Co., Ltd., on MONDAY, the removal on 1st the 2nd day of February, 1925, at of
noon for the purpose of receiving February 1925, of our Offices to the Report of the Directors to- gether with a Statement" of Ground Floor of China Building Accounts for the Eight months (Facing Queen's Theatre) and the ended on the 81st day of Decem- opening of an up-to-date Showroom of Bathroom Fittings, Floor and
Wall Tiles, etc.
ber, 1924.
3. AND NOTICE IS HERE- BY ALSO GIVEN that a further Extraordinary General Meeting of the above Company will be held at the said cffice 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, as a JUDUDCOP-NOC Special Resolution the above men-
tioned Resolution.
C. E. WARREN & CO. LTD.
Sanitary Engineers,
Hongkong, 17th January 1925.
LEE KEE
Agent for
HENRY RICHARD TILE CO'S
We have
a large stock of White Glased Wall Tiles, Colour Glasod Wall Tiles, Ceramita Mosaic Tiles, Geometrical Eneautie Floor Tiles, Tila Firs
Graves.
Inspection Invited.
Showroom: 21, Wellington St,
Tel. C. 1483
4-AND NOTICE IS HERE BY ALSO GIVEN that an Ordin- ary General Meeting of the above Company will be held at the said
office of Messrs. Jardine Mather 'son & 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:-
By Order of the Board of Directors,
JOHN ARNOLD,
Secretary. Hongkong, 14th January 1925.
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE,
CHINESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL.
IF sufficient support is forthcom- ing, a New Class for Beginners shortly be commenced the undersigned.
For particulars please apply to
M. F. KEY.
Secretary. Hongkong, 27th lanuary, 1925,
**
(d)
or
shops, in DUDDELL STREET For Particulars apply to:-H. Rut- tonjee & Son, 16, Queen's Road.
FOR SALE.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT..
No. of Sale.
Hosleon Inland Let Begiris 1
Inland Lot No. 1565
Locality.
Boundary Mesurements.
N. B
CL.
{ Aumus? Bent.
wipes Price!
AM] poř | MANN] PEKÜ. | 3,000 '49"
NOTICE
FOR SALE-For immediate sale “Kellett Manor't being No. 185, Mount Kellett, in excellent order. Also steel beam 18:1. 3 in, by 8 in.TORAGE space on Marine Lots by 9 in. Please Apply: Mr. H. with Godowns and Chinese Percy Smith, 6 Des Voeux Road flouse to Let from 31st December. Central No house should be with- out a spare steel beam.
INTIMATIONS.
HONGKONG BOXING
ASSOCIATION,
THEATRE ROYAL January 31st., at 9.15. p.m. Third Tournament of the Season,
MARE BETTS. H.M.S" Hawkins"
V.
PTE POOLEY
Išt. East Surrey Regt. - Fifteen 2-midute round contest for the Welterweight Champion ship of the Colony.
And about six other minor, contests.
BOOKING at MOUTRIE'S for Members only.
il
on January, 28th. GENERAL PUBLIC. January 29th, 30th, and 31st.
PRICES: "
PUBLIC DINNER
10
W. S. BAILEY & CO, LTD.,
Kowloon Bay. Hongkong, November 3, 1924,
A LUCKNOW VETERAN.
“WHEN HE SWAM FOUR
MILES FOR A BET...
Lieut. Col. Samuel H. N. John. stone, late of the 20th Lancashire Fusiliers, who has lived for the past 40 years at Bettws-y-Coed, Camarvon, will be married soon at the age of 92, to Mrs. Challoner, aged about 36, the "widow of a Hanley solicitor. His first wife- died about 12 years ago.
said.
the Church,
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RAJAH'S LIFE STORY.
THE FABULOUS VALUE" OF HIS JEWELS.
"Mr. A."-now fully revealed as Rajah Sir Hari Singh, KCIE, K.C.VO., nephew and heir of the Maharajah of Jammu and Kashmir has been a topic of universal comment.
DETERMINATION OF SEX,
BOUND TO COME, SAYS PROFESSOR HUXLEY.
Within the next 30'yeurs, in the opinion of Professor Julian Huxley, man may have solved the problem of the determination of sex?
"If such a thing does become possible, he said,...,” the result might At home, exalted with that easily be clos, glamour with which people of the All sorts of questions which prosalc West invariably-laovit-have never been thought of before ably-invest the East, his life would suddenly becime urgent. becomes pure.romance. He is "One of the troubles-of-our- rich, fabulously so, beyond the civilisation today is that it is not dreams of mortal avarice, His until a condition of things becomes wealth, there, is in terms of jewels ebronic that attention is given to without price.
it. us all our 'efforts to remedy An Englishwoman resident in the congested state of the town lag Kashmir from 1918 to 1921 de- far behind the hereto in scribed Sir Hari, as easily the evil they are designed to cure. most talked of young Kajah in India."
MAMMAL EXPERIMENTS, « "In this matter of determination He was popular, wealthy, a good of sex, I feel that it would be well conversationalist, ad definitely for the problem to be considered.
early.
the
a man well in" with the smart set, who split up their yearly round of pleasure by "racing" at Calcutta strides have been made."
"It is bound to comë. “ Great and spells of idling at Srinagar, and in the summer months at It is now know, for example; Gulmargh, the fashionable hill mining cells and the female-deter that in mals the male-deter-
mining cells are both produced by
station,
the Riviera.
LABORATORY WORK.
that the determination of sex will Professor Huxley does not think
He Beed become an casy matter.
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The bridegroom told a news paper representative recently that he is anxious to be married in church, but in case the weather does not permit him to go out of doors, he has obtained a special Among these. fortunate people licence, by sanction of the Arch-the young Rajah, was an accepted the mhk, and that they oun be dis- bishop of Canterbury, which will leader of Western fashion. His tinguished in size microscopically. enable him to be married in his talk was of the "big variety-his the problem of separating thom. "Ato "of work is being done on own study. "It is the beastly exploits as a polo player; his polo When that is achieved, determina- loneliness that gets me down, he ponies (these he bought in Ireland
"You see in me one of the and England); his shooting, hist of sex will be practically ac few survivors of the siege of Luck prowess at lawn tennis (this complished, Dow," he went on; "and, barring scarcely matches his enthusiasm "At present the ratio between" $5.00, $3.00 and $1.00 touch of rheumatism, I am as sound for this game), as a motorist, all the soxes at birth is very constant. as a bell: I never had a doctor in figured largely in his conversation-It is between 102 to 107 male my life until I was 67. How have al efforts to amuse. Banquets be babies to every 100 females, I lived so long? Well, I have not showered on his friends. Expense "It is very undesirable that the led a godly life, certainly-but, I was a minor consideration.
natud rabid should be interfered think, a temperate one. I once
Sir Har's European tour with. No one could say what the HE. MAJOR GENERAL SIR JOHN awam from Sandown Fort to inspired by his desire to study results might be."
Shanklin, four miles, for a bet of Western clyllisation-was his first FOWLER, KC.M.G., C.B., D.S.0.
2s. 6d., wearing a straw hat as association for any length of time being part of the undivided
with Captain Arthur. There he profits of the Company T is proposed that a Dinner should shelter from the sun.
My family are all long-lived, visited every industrial centre of be given by the Community in We came from Dumfries, so I sup note. standing to the credit of the honour of H. E. Majr Gentral Sir
it as something which can be Company's Reserve Fund
pose my ancestors were really
SUDDEN CALL HOME.
achieved in labiontory and with " Joha Fowler, who is shortly leaving Border thieves," he added with and accordingly for the pur-the (olony,
While in Europe he did the costly and delicate apparatus. pose of effecting
chuckle. "My father bought me a such
"My point rather is this," he Gentlenen wishing to be present church in Liverpool, but I didn't conventional things for a man of soul. We do not know what the.. capitalisation in pursuance should notify on or before 31st thinks I was good enough to enter his wealth and position-a shooting rewilts of this research may be. of Article 110A of the Com-January, their intention to Colonel
"box" In Scotland, a house in Of late years there has been pany's Articles of Association Robertson, Hngkong Club, who a bonus of $10 per share on will supply particulars.
"There have been great changes town, a spell on
growing, co-operation between the the issued 'shares of the Com-
since I was a young man, but you Country houses were thrown open research worker and the adminin pany be and the same is
can sum it up by saying that people to him every where he was enter-
trutor. It is beginning to be hereby declared and that the
are more human than they used to tained and found to be entertain-
realised that the results of re- Ling Directors be and they are
Urgently wanted in Kashmir" in pure science are the real
determining factors of was the official explanation of his history. Considered in this light, hereby authorised to, satisfy
faturg Hungry-Yet Afraid such bonus by the distribu-
A contract is said to have been sudden departure home Before To Eat! tion amongst the persons
they are of the highest importance signed between the Czecho-Slovak leaving he was received in
to the administrator.. who are registered as holders
Such is the plight of thousands. Government and French business audience by the King and Queen Fest that the Determination of of the present issue of shares They dread mealtimes, for they men for the exploitation of the at Sandringham. of the Company on the 2nd know that suffering will follow;
Government oilfields.
Sir Hari has been twice married, Sex might conceivably be a sub- day of February, 1925, of one they know that, diet as they will,
first to a Rajabur Princess and inject for the Medical Research. of the newly issued shares of digestive disorder is remorseless,
May last (his first wife having Council." died) to the eldest daughter of the int he reference to the apparent Professor Huxley underlined this the Company credited as and it has them in its grip. The
Maharajah of Dharampore. fully paid up in respect of pity of it is that such suffering is
the lack of any official policy un every one existing share of quite unnecessary, as any doctor
subject of Birth Control." the Company held by such can tell you. A little Blsurated
"Birth Control is n fact which реткоп na aforesaid and that
Magnesia, taken in water (or a such new ordinary shares rank for dividend and couple of the tablets swallowed) the in every other respect part harmful acid which gives rise to
will instantly neutralise passu with the shares already the trouble, and thus prevent all That the whole or any part possibility of discomfort. You'll of the remainder of the un-suffer no more from stomach issued shares of the Com-troubles or weakness of the vital pany be, disposed of in such organa, if you go to the nearest manner at such time or times chemist, get a package of this sure and upon such terms as the cure, and take as directed. Re- Company's Directors shall member, a dose of Bisurated in their absolute discretion Magnesia will stop the worst think ft.
attack of stomach pain instantly,
issued.
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Hongkong. 20th January, 1925.
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THE REGISTER OF SHARES and you've only to take the pre- (b) That the authorised Capital
of the Company (which is of the Company will be CLOSED paration for a very little while to now $400,000 consisting of from MONDAY, the 26th day of feel a different person altogether 40,000 shares of the nominalJanuary, 1925, to MONDAY, the-healthier, happier and brighter. value of $10 each all of 2nd day of February, 1925, both See the oval "EISMAG”: Sign ou which have been issued) be days, inclusive.
the wrapper when buying,
1924.
increased to $1,000,000 by Dated this 30th day of December, the creation of 60,000 addi- tional ahares of the nominal value of $10 each:
(c) That it is desirable to
capitalise the sum of $400,000 ||
By Order
of the Board of Directors,
W. S. BROWN,
Socratary.
The Sign
of the BISMAG) Genuine
be".
No Corn Too
Tough for "Gets-It"
Jant wonderful how "Gata-Et-esda ocena and caliogas. Put a few drops of "Cote-IC" ca
· a furting corn and Presto! The palo stopmak asos, forever, Stop, the corn Tomsona śross the true flesh and you fat lift the corso with is fra root dat al comtan. Bloney back pagpaolas Costa ber as pridedam
'Hi
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On leaving Europe, Sir Harl is said to have remarked:
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"I have learnt during my stay
I sup-
here how much the West can teach matters intensely," he said, "but the East."
at present there is no policy, only Each man who makes d Among his own people Sir Hari | drift. has a great reputation for genero discovery builds upon the work of sity. A case is on record where a all the other research workers. personal attendant was in difficul- | Often enough, other men náth ties because he could not manage severely pretical. aims use those to pay the dowry demanded by results. What one would like to the father of his prospective bride. see would be the controlling of Sir Har! paid from his private some of these very powerful factors purse not only the dowry but also in human history, by some mich the expenses of all parties at the body Bs the Medical Research wedding.
Council,
Another time he was driving' his motorcar in Kashmir when he saw an old woman staggering along the road with a bundle of faggots on her shoulders. She was almost fainting under the load.
·Hall seemen have passed a re solution denouncing the action of the Government in allowing Sir Hari stopped his car, helped German labour to be Introduced the_woman_inside, and put-The Into the British Mercantile Mariner
After faggots, alongside her.
taking her to the place to which
She had been travelling he con
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voyed her back to her cottage and upon as the Incarnation of the made her gifts to help her on her spirit of Karna, the man famed in way.de:
Indian mythology, as the most Among his people he is looked generous to all.
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