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WHY

there are more

than a million Buicks

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There would not be more than a million Buicks in active use to-day if Buick had not, through the years, produced a motor car of unvarying and superior quality. In every de- tail, every Buick is an example of how well a motor car can be built.

HONGKONG & KOWLOON TAXICAB

CO., LTD.

23 & 25, Des Voeux Road Central

BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT BUICK WILL' BUILD THEM,

Telephone C. 1036.

COLD STORAGE

is

the only real protection for your heavy clothing, carpets, &c. during the summer months.

REASONABLE RATES

For further particulars apply to the Secretary.

THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE Co., Ltd.

SIMPSON & CO.

TAILORS

3. Der Vaux Road Central

Cormår at Ice House Street

Telephona C. 4880

FRENCH NATURAL MINERAL WATER

VICHY CELESTINS

in bottica, half and sölite ·

for Gout, Diabetes, Rheumastism, Gravel, Arthritis

VICHY-ETAT PREPARATIONS

VICHY-ETAT SALT

Natural molt from the waters.

VICHY-ETAT TABLETS

In line and bottles.

or 3 after meats

make digestion easy.

to inake your own

VICHY-ETAT COMPOUNDS digestive aorated water.

Refuse substitutes,

PIANOS for SALE or Hire TSANG FOOK PIANO CO.,

No. 8. Des Voeux Road Central,

(entrance Ice House Street)

Tel. C. 4648

Chilpenzinge ME

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EXICO

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San An

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“Oque INTERMATİORAL SYNDICATE..

THE CHINA MAIL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The silk shipped per 8.9. President Jackson, which sailed from Hongkong at 6 p.m. on April 15. arrived at New York at 7 a.m. on May 8, having been 22% calendar days in transit.

British Columbia will continue this year to advertise its resources of mines, fisheries and lands at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley, England, according to an angquocement made by Premier

Oliver.

The condition of the slum Traces of the first explorations quarters in Tokyo is to be in-of the Norsemen in Greenland and The in- Labrador will be sought in an vestigated on June 20. vestigation will be the first slace Arctic expedition headed by the earthquake and fire of Septem- Donald B. MacMillan explorer, bar, 1923. More than 300, porsou's leaving America on June in addition to the municipal Accompanying Mr. MacMillan officials are to be distributed to the will be Eugene F. McDonald Jr., different quarters for the purpose. president of the National Associa

tion of Broadcasters, who will make radio experiments.

so far as my observation and in- "Nowhere else in the world,

formation go, does there exist a reater abundance and variety of ahrimps, and prawns than in Sium writes: Dr.. Hugh McCormick Smith, adviser to the Department of Fisheries in the Ministry of Lands and Agricul ture, in the March number of the Mid-Pacific magazine.

Four Filipino engineers and one architect who have been in the bureau of public works for 15 years, each holding a responsibic position, are expected to resign from the government service soon, A bag of 155,000 ducks. 35.700 in order to go into private busi prairie chickens, 12,200 par- ness and where they believe better tridges and 5,000 Reese was opportunities await. Low salaries secured last season by slightly now being received by them with over 4,000 hunters who reported remote, possiblity of increase. to the Provincial Game Commis after having reached the limit of sloacr. It is estimated that another service, are believed: to have been 10,000 hunters in the province shot the motives behind the resigna birds last year, but so far they tions. "In leaving the govern- have failed to report their bags.

ment service," they declared, "we

A number of serious cases of have no ill-feeling against any

usury in Mindoro, In which An essay contest has been American engineers in the bureau, month for

'body, our subordinates northe

merchants exact twenty per cent a announced by the Municipal in fact, they have always been others give loans under conditions money loaned and Administration Investigating As good to us and always tried that coconut plantations will be sociation of Tokyo. The prizes work for our salary increases. To mortgaged for nine years, the to be awarded out of the fill the position of the resigning usurers receiving all the products funds donated by Dr. Charles A. engineers will be a difficult pro have been reported to Chief A. W. Beard for the Association.. The blem for the insular authorities 99 Prautch of the rural credits divi theme of the contest is "Our Hope few of their calibre and experiencesion of the bureau of agriculture. of Tokyo Municipality" and the are fitted to assume the posts, it pupils of the middle school girls' was stated at the bureau of public higher school, and normal school are eligible for the contest. The essay for the contest is to be sub- mitted to the Association at the Yurakukan. Yurakucho, by May 15.

are

works recently.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1925.

ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY

FOUR 14"

THE ALL BRITISH

TOURING CAR.

FIRST COST.

RUNNING EXPENSES

Very Moderate

Exceedingly Low

Gallon

PETROL CONSUMPTION "26-28-Miles per

YOU CANNOT BUY A

BETTER CAR.

NEW MODELS ARRIVED:

DEMONSTRATION INVITED.

HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE,

Tel. Central. 4759.

Tet. Central 4769.)

· THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.' `

NOTICE

Plans to perpetuate the Yoko hama International School despite Some 250 years ago John the lack of funds and the dis- Dryden wrote of the Good Parson couraging outlook in losing the who his preaching much, but..present building.soon were made more his practice wrought (a living at a public meeting of the foreign sermon of the truths he taught): for community in Yokohama at the this by rules severe his life he British. Consulate General when During the week ended, on May, 9; 3 Chinese died of small squard: that all might see the Mr. E. Hamilton Holmes, the THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD..

doctrines which they heard!" And British consul-general, acting as pex:out of 4 cases recorded. 1 out it is justifiable to surmise that, in chairman, explained the circum out 3 Chinese died of diphtheria, writing these words, he had some stances of the school and" asked and 1 death occurred from enteric of the teachings of Freemasonry the opinion of the foreign residents fever out of 4 'reported cases (2 in mind. Recently Interior. De-as to what should be done. It was Chinese, 1 "Annamite, and 1 pariment excavators, working at also decided that the Yokohama Danish). Three reported Chin- the Casa Grande National Monu Foreign School was beyond hope ese cases of cerebrospinal fever. ment in Arizona, reported that of resuscitation. The election of all ended fatally. There was 1 they had unearthed a shell carved a committee for 1925 to take steps death from influenza. # non- in a primitive reproduction of the for putting the school on a per- notifiable complaint. The return Masonic order. This shell, gov-manent basis was proposed. The for the 24 hours ended on May ernment archæologists said, was report to the Provisional committee 1 shows 2 Chinese cases of deposited in the mound not less was read: by Mr. Nipkow, enteric fever.

than 800 years ago.

Chainman.

SOCIAL

AND PERSONAL.

Viscount

Reuter cables that Milner's condition gives rise to gruve anxiety..

Miss E. Conoboy, has resigned her appointment as head mistress, Bunda Hilir English School, Malacca, and will says tha Malacca Observer, shortly be leaving for Australia. Mr. G.

The following appointments have been made by the Secretary of State for the Colonies for the month ended March 10, 1925 :- Mr. R. P. Cartwright, M.B., Reuter cables the death of Sir Ch. B., Assistant Colonial Sur-Stephen Leech. Sir Stephen was geon, St. Helena; Mr. M. G. the second son of the late John Beatty, who before her marriage O'Connor, B.A., Assistant Master, Leech of Dukinfield, Cheshire. | was head-uistress of the Govern- Education Department, Hong-He was educated at Eton and ment English School at Port kong: Miss M. Kaylor, Nursing Oxford and entered H.M.'s Dickson, will be taking charge of Sister, Straits Settlements: Mr. | Diplomatic Service as Attaché He the Panda Hilir School. F. S, Tippet, Survey Probationer, was employed at Berlin, Brussels, Ceylon: Miss M. M. Pickup, Nurs-Constuntinople, Lisbon, Rome, ing Sister, Straits Settlements; Copenhagen, ote, and retired in Miss D. Abbott, Nursing Sister, 1920. Straits Settlements.

and the marriage will take place at The engagement is unnounced, Taiping on May 19, of Mr. Loh Ah-lang, the well-known Chin- A. picturesque spring wedding Mr. Maxwell H. Hamilton. took

ese soccer player, eldest son of Mr. plifce n St. John's, Loh Ah-khow, office assistant, American Vice-Consut at Canton, Jessfield, Shanghai, when Miss Ixocomotive Department, F.M.8. who is at present on a mission to Edible

the Railways, and of the late Madam Kuingehow, Hainan, in connec-daughter of. Mrs. Jennie E. Saw Choy-loon, with Miss Chow tion with the killing of an Arison of Hawali, became the bride Foong-lan, second daughter of Mfr. American missionary there last of Mr. Ralph Andrew Schilling, and Mrs. Chow Yee-onn, of Hill year; has been promoted to the son of Mr. and Mrs. Auton View, Taiping. Shanghai, where he will serve as Schilling, of Easton, Pennsylvania. Junior Assessor of the Mixed Mr. Selling is the manager of

Avison, Sugden

Court under nomination of the the Standard Oil Company in For some time past there has. American Legation, says the Souchow. Bishop F. R. Graves been talk of the possibility of put- "Canton Gazette." Consul officiated. The bride was given ting up in Shanghai a Y.M.C.A. Hamilton was appointed Student away by Mr. Carl L. Seitz. The building comparable to those which Interpreter in China on May 20, mation of honour was Mrs. Carl F. exist in many big cities in Europe 1920, and has served as Vice- Wolsiffet, and the bridesmaids, and America and, in many of the Consul and Interpreter at Can-M Marguerite Tabaney and Miss chief towns of the Far East. This ton since October 9, 1922. He Genevieve Gebres. Mr. Ed. A. possibility has how become a thing was promoted to be Colisul in Meyerink acted as best man and of practical politics and an offer July, 1924. He is at present on Messrs.

and and an appeal are about to be made Jun Oostermeyer

to the foreign community such as, special duty from the Canton Corlon Wilson served as naliers. Consulate-General, but as soon as

it will be felt, cannot be disregard" | the work in hand has been con-

ed. Briefly, the proposal is to erect Old time days in Yokohama on a site opposite the race course, cluded he will return to Canton before the calamity of September, the best type of modern fire-proof and thence proceed to Shanghai, 1923, were recalled by the brilY.M.C.A. building for the European where he will take up the duties liant ball given by the St. andmerican young men of of Junior Assessor at the Mixed George's Society at the Tent Shanghal The Committee which Court. He is regarded by the

Hotel. Prominent residents of is organizing the campaign to raise Service as one of the very ablest the Kwanto district were present. the money consists of Sir Edward young men in the Interpreter On entrance, the guests were re- Pearce as Chairman, supported Corps.

ceived by M. W. M. Squire, the by Measts. J. Harold Dollar, A. president of St. George's and Mrs. Brooke-Smith, C. M. Wentworth, The cross of St. George em- Squire.

Ushers included the H. H, Amold, C. W.-Atkinson, W. blazoned on dainty Japanese lan- members of the committee con- S. Fleming, W. G. Hiltner, W. terns and on dozens of shields was sisting of Mr. H. A. Chapman, Morris, F. R. Scott, G. H. Stitt and the predominant decoration Mr. R. O. Batchelor, Mr. W. the Very Rex, Dean Symons. scheme for the St. George's Ball Blundell, Mr. H. Carew, Mr. C.

at which the Kobe Branch, of the Heseltine, Mr. H. W. Kent," Mr. Women all over the Empire Royal Society of St. George were C. H. Owen, and Mr. C. Bewley will be glad to hear that the. the genial hosts to the foreign Bird. Dancing continued until Board of the British Empire}" community of Kobe. The walls an early hour with the Jazz Exhibition have invited the of the Tor Hotel ballroom were Minstrels furnishing the music. Women's Sectionzano, reconstitute resplendent with St. George's Among the guests were Mr. and themselves to Come the work Femblems and in one of the alcoves Mrs. G. H. Kemper, Mr. and Mrs. which they carried on last year, hung a painting of the mythical] F. Owaton, the Rev. Eustace e., to organize hospitality for dragon slain by England's patron Strong, Mr. and Mrs. F. Stanton, overseas visitors, to help the Saint. The garden in the ball-Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Devin, Mr. Fellowship and to interest them- room was filled with cherry blos- and Mrs. Oscar Strome, Mr. and selves in the nims and objects of soma and graceful boughs of Mrs. H. E. Standage, Mr. and the Exhibitions H.M. the Queen. hamboo were drapped at intervals | Mrs. A. Cahusac, Mr. F. Strahler, and HR.H. the Duchess of York around the side walls. Clusters Miss Strähler, Mr. and Mrs. I have again, graciously consented

of white Japanese lanterns decor- Pollard, Mr. and Mrs, Lepper, Dr.j to act us Patron and President, ated with the red cross of St. Wilkinson, Miss Wilkinson, Cap-H.R.H. Princess Mary as Vice- George hung from the ceiling. tain and Mrs. Stevens, Mr. and President, and Their Highness Mr. E. B. Stuart-Edwards, pre- Mr. DB O'Dell, Mr. and Mrs. Princess Helene Victoria and Eldent of the Kobe Branch of the W. Bundel, Mr. and Mrs. A. ↑ MATIC Louise have promised, to Royal Society of St. George, and Gibbs, Mr. and Mrs. George serve again on the Executive Mrs. Stuart-Edwards, who was Costello, Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Committee Lady Galway, is beautifully" "gowned in black, Brockhurst, Mr. and Mrs. C. again Chairman, sad Mrs. Grove, graciously received the guests Nipkow, Mr. E. Bosshart, Mr. | Secretary, Letters to the which included the membership of and Mrs, E. Murray Milne, Mr. Woman's Section should be the St. Andrew's and Washington and Mrs. A. L. Thomson, Mr. addressed to the Secretary, Societies and many others of the L. E. Hannaford, Mr. and Mrs. Women's Section, B. E. E, 16, foreign community in Kobe. M. Fitzgerald..

Ko Grosvenor Gardens, SW. L

Meeting of the above Company will be held at the Registered.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary 'General

Office of the Company, Queen's Building, Victoria, Hongkong, on MONDAY, the 18th day of May, 1925, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, when the subjoined Resolutions will be proposed as Extraordinary“ Resolutions, viz.--

(1) That the Articles of Asso- †

ciation of the Company be altered in manner following that is to say by the deletion of Article 17 and by the substitution therefor of the following

ly

Article, name-

"17. So long as the issued "capital of the Company "shall not exceed $6,000,000 "no member shall be entitled "to be registered as the "holder of more than 8,000 "share of the Company. "Should, the issued capital of the Company be increased "beyond $6,000,000 the "number of shares in re- 'spect of which a member "shall be entitled to be "registered shall be increas "ed proportionately, but no "member shall be entitled "to be registered in respect

"of a fraction of a share.” (2) That the authorised Capital |

of the Company (which is now $3,000,000 consisting of 60,000 shares of the nominal value of $50 each the whole of which have been issued) be increased to $10,000,000 by the creation of 140,000 additional shares of the nominal value of $50 each ranking (subject as hereinafter mentioned) for dividend and in all other respects pari passu with the the shares constituting Company's present issued. Capital.

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be

(8) That 60,000 of the said

140,000

shares new offered in the first instance (in the proportion of one new share for every old share held by them respec- tively) to the members of the Company who on the 10th day of June, 1926, are! registered in the Company's

.. Share Register AS the holders of the said 60,000 old shares at a premium' of $10 per share:

(4) That the aforesaid offer be

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before the 15th day of September, 1925, together" with interest calculated at the rate of 6 per cent. per andum on the total amount then payable for the period from the 15th day of July, 1925, until the date of receipt of payment by the Company's Bankers and a further instalment of $80, per now share to be paid on or before the 15th day of December, 1925, together- with interest calculated at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum on the total amount then payable for the period from the 15th day of October, 1925, until the date- of actual receipt of payment by the Company's Bankers - and such member outside. the Far East or his nominee. who has not accepted and lodged with the Company's Bankers the first instalment due on such new shares on or before the 15th day of September, 1925, together with interest as aforesaia will be deemed to have "declined.

Directors The shall have the right to reject: any nominee."

(5) That quch of the said t

60,000 new shares as shall be accepted by members · both in and outside the Fár- East shall vis-a-vis the said: 60,000 old shares. rank for dividend as from the 16th: day of July, 1925, to the: extent of one half of the nominal value of such new ..shares and as from the 15th day of October,. 1925, equally with the said 60,000 old shares.

(8) That any of the, sald 60,000° new shares which shall not be taken up by the Com- pany's shareholders in manner aforesaid and the. remaining 80,000 unissued new shares may be issued and disposed of in such manner at such time or times and upon such terms as to ranking for dividend. 'and otherwise as the Com- pany's Directors shall in. thair absolute discretion think fit.

made to members by notice specifying the number of new shares to which a mem- ber is entitled. That & mamber whose registered! address is situate in the Far AND NOTICE IS HEREBY East or his nominee shall ALSO GIVEN that a further pay for such new shares Extraordinary General Meeting accepted by two instalments, of the Company will be held at its fc., one instalment of $30 Registered Office aforesaid on per new share to be paid on TUESDAY, the 2nd day of June, or before the 15th day of 1925, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon July, 1925, and a further for the purpose of receiving a Instalment of $30 per new Report of the proceedings at the share to be paid on or above, mentioned meeting and before the 15th day of confirraing. if thought At, as ...October, 1925, and such Special Resolutions the abo

member or his nominee who mentioned Resolutions. has not accepted and lodged The Transfer Books of the with the Company's Bank- Company will be closed from ers the first instalment due WEDNESDAY, the 10th day of on such new shares on or June, 1926, to WEDNESDAY, before the 15th day of July, the 17th day of June, 1925 (both 1956, will be deemed to have days inclusive) during which declined. That a member period no transfer of shares can whose registered address is be registered situate outside the Far East

Dated the 4th day of May, 1925.

B: Order of the

or his nominee shall pay for such new shares accepted by two instalments, Le., one instalment of $30 per new share: to be paid onor!

Board of Directors;

-R. M/DYER,

Chief Manager.