1925-10-30 — Page 3

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1925.

WORK TOGETHER.”

SIR R. E. STUBBS PARTING ADVICE.

THEATRE ROYAL MEETING..

Reiterated Confidence In Hongkong's Future.

rently aided theraucces

and the people of this

look up to her with esteam. gratitude

THE CHINA MA

COMPANY

And now Your Excellency là to leave us. We have no suitable return to make to you, but we FITH reference to the Notice can pray for your good health and i to the Shareholder of this: auppiness, hoping that your Company dated 18th September, uturo career in the public service 1925, whereby the Final Call of Official and Unofficial members of the Legislative Council, navamay, be crowned with even greater $8.00 per share one the New and military representatives and all other sections, of the community, were represented at the meeting in the City, Hall yesterday afternoon when His Excellency Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs, K.C.M.G, war presented with addressor on behalf of the British, foreign and Chinese communities. Replying to the addresses Is Excellency reviewed the happenings of the years of his administration which hi described as the six happiest of his life and reiterating his confidener in the success of the great developments he was certain the futur held for Hongkong.

Shares was made payable on Srd November, 1928, instead of 1st October, 1925, the Gener 1.Managers and Consulting Com

mittee have decided, in view of the conditions prevailing at pre- sent, to further extend the time for payment of this Call,

14

Hongkang, 28th October, 1925,

uccess. Such is the humble prayer of us all

From the Chinese community:

of Hongkong Governor's Happiest Years. His Excellancy the Governor, who was received with loud and rolonged applause, on, rising to eply, said: Ladies and gentle. Notice is accordingly hereby den, it is hard for me to find given that the date for payment The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak The Hon. Mr Holyoak added to

"ords in which to say "Good-bye" of the Final Call is, postponed to presided over the meeting and inthe address the following com- o you. I am more touched than 4th January, 1926, and that the addition to His Excellency thement:-

an express by the kindness with Form of Bankers' Receipt already Governor there were upon the l Since, this address was compiled which I have been treated by the sent to Shareholders can be used platform Colonel Russell Brown Sir, totally unlooked for events people of Hongkong on the occa-as though the date named therain (Officer Commanding the have delayed your departure for ion of my departure and by the were the 4th January, 1926. ! Troops.. Commodore Stirling, Infiny weeks.. During the crisis ulogistie terms in which your FOR THE "CHINA LIGHT & Hon. Sir Claud Severn. Hon. Sir which arose and throughout the pokesmen have referred to suchi. ... POWER CO. (1918), LTD,- ( Henry Pollock, Hon. Mr. H. T. difficult and unprecedented situa. ervices.as. I have been able to Creasy, Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, tions which it produced, not only ender to the Colony. I have

SHEWAN TOMES & CO., i KC, Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang, Hon. have you enhanced your reputa

General Managers: pent six of the happiest years of Mr. H. W. Bird, Hon. Mr. Chowtion for sound hdministration, but my life here. They have not been Shou-son, Hon. Mr. R. H. Kote-by the tact, courage. firmness and vithout their periods of anxiety. wall Mr. Justice Gompertz, Mr. conspicuous ability with which.ifficulty and strain, but at all Justice J. R. Wood, Mr. A. H. they have been handled you have such times I have been strengthen- THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU Barlow. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, won the admiration and gratituded by the knowledge that I could Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, Mr. S. W. of us all and your memory wirely entirely on the friendship

FACTURING CO., LTD. Tso, Mr. Ho Kom-tong, Mr. Wong long be cherished here, as one of and support of the members of TX71TH reference to the Notice Kwong-tin. Mr. T. N Chau, Mr. the most brilliant of a long line of

my Councils, the loyal co-opera-W M. F Key, Mr. T. J. Gaisford-St. able administrators.

to the Shareholders of this ion of the public service and on Company dated 28rd July, 1925, Lawrence and Capt. Swinton,

he goodwill of the community whereby the Final Call of $8.00 M.C. The furnishings on the

who, I know, have realised that per share on the New Shares was stage were kindly lent by Messrs.

ny sole desire has been to do what made payable on 2nd November, William Powell.

vas best for the Colony as 1925, instead of 1st August, 1925, The Chairman, addressing the

vhole "without fear or favour, the General Managers and Con- gathering, said: Your Excel

ffection or will." (Applause).sulting Committee have decided, Tency, ladies and gentlemen. }

I have been most fortunate in in view of the conditions prevail- there would have been very many

the time for payinent of this Call. mere well-known citizens present

To: His Excellency Sir Reginaldo carry out large programmes of here this afternoon were it not

Edward Stubbs, K.C.M.G, vorks without oppressing the given that the date for payment Notice is accordingly hereby for the fact that they are en- Governor of Hongkong, ommunity with heavy taxation of the Final Call is postponed to gaged uper an enquiry into the On the destined day of June, mortgaging the future by raje- 1st February, 1926, and that the administration of the ban, which | 1926, Your Excellency, returns to ng large loans, and, as a result, Form of Bankers Receipt already was originally applied for by the the home of your ancestors. The ny period of administration has sent to Shareholders can be used Government. and they ask me to people of this land have received hown's great advance in the imas though the date named therein apologise for their absence owing Egreat benefits from your kindly rovement of means of communi-were the 1st February, 1926. to the urgency of the situation.rule, and have vainly attempted to ation, in town planning and in On behalf of the British 'and for stay your departure by clinging to the increase of the water supply, cign residents, Sir, I desire to pre- the sharts of your chariot; and which la of such importance to sent to you this address in which now they have come together in he public health. (Applause). you will and the following in- their multitude; to this place of seription with one page to be Farewell to express their sincere! added:

i feelings in this address.

em.

Chinese Community's Token. Following is the translation of the illuminated address sented to: H.E. the Governor by ibroidered on stik, read and pre

Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-son- or

should first of all tell you the behalf of the Chinese communi having found the public finances ing at present, to further extend

The Address

of Hongkong,

n a state which made it possible

I

FOR THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING CO.,

LTD., SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers,

Hongkong, 29th October, 1925.

GETZ BROS. & CO., (OF THE ORIENT), LTD.

South China Anarchy. Mark left longkong at the in viginally proposed to leave The worthy on of a worthy st June, 7 should have used no Father who was himself renowned words but those of optimism. The address from the Britishin virtue, Your Exeellency shad just, at the request of the and Foreign.communities, which is endowed by nature with an exeep-Secretary of State, prepared for enclosed in a handsome silver tional intellect and quickness of his consideration and that of my mounted blackwood ease, and has perception. At school and univer- successor, a programme showing been extensively signed, is assity your name soured on high, the various works of public utility TAKE NOTICE that as from the follows:-

while by your Scholastic attain-which I should myself have en- To His Excellency Sir Reginaldments you far excelled your deavoured to carry out if I had ATHERLEY has ceased to be Edward Stubbs, Knight Com fellows. By virtue of your re-been here for the next five years employed as Manager of this firm mander of the Most Distinguished markable erudition you obtained antt was looking forward to hand- und his Power of Attorney has Order of Saint Michael and Saint an official position, assisting in the ing over the Colony to my succes-been revoked: Mr. T. L. PARK- George. Governor and Comman-administration of the British sor with the confident expectation HURST has as from To-day been der-in-Chief of the Colony of colonial possessions, By your that progress would continue appointed Manager in his stead. Hongkong, and its Dependencies marked ability and meritorious stendily,"

tive abilities?

נד

Applause).

T date hereof Mr. J. EDWARD

CHARLES J. KELLY, For Getz Bros, & Co. (of the Qrient), Ltd. Buted and October, 1925.

CAMPBELL MOORE & CO

Hair Dressers. Hongkong, 21st Sept., 1925.

and Vice-Admiral of the same. services you were soon selected to The ovants of the lust few

Your Excellency. We the visit this colony on a special mis-months have falsified my expecta signatories of this address, being | sion, and your work here in that tions, and 1 fear that many of the

British members of the

and connection compelled the esteem works which I had advocated will Foreign Communities of the and admiration of us all.

have to be postponed to a later Colony of Hongkong and its Therefore when in the year period. > Dependencies, avail ourselves of 1919. Your Excellency was ap So much harm our enemies have the opportunity presented by your pointed to be our Governor, the been able to effect. That they

REMOVAL NOTICE. Excellency's approaching depur-people regarded your return to have done so at the cost of far fare express in these shores as having been un-greater damage to Canton and tre for England to timents of duly felayed although your last South China generally, seems to be Weg to we will remove our Ebeg inform our Custom- esteem and respect we entertain visit had been but a short time a matter of indifference to them business to No. 19, Queen's Road for your character and administra-before. In the words of the It certainly gives ng pleasure to Central, 1st floor (above A Ling Master, "in twelve months a com- us who have always been the & Co.) from 1st October next. The Throughout the period of nearly plete grasp of affair was mani-truest friends of the Chinese and new premises are well ventilated six years which has elapsed since tested; in three years his policy whose sole destre has been to live and we hope to give our customers we assembled to present an was accumplished. The hopes in amity with our neighbours and greater comfort and also hope Address of greeting or your of the people have thus been more to carry on a commerce from they will continue to extend to us arrival as Governor, a period than realised, and your work will which both parties benefit. their kind patronage. which hay had its moments of be ever on their lips. grave anxiety, you have upheld the dignity of your high office and promoted the peace, harmony and unity of the many elements which comprise this Community.

The many complex problems resulting from the rapid growth The University of Hongkong is in the population of the Colony the training ground for our have been faced with a firmness, youth Your Excellency appoint fairness and foresight which have ed a commission of Investigation won the approbation of all classes. and granted large sums of money Your Governance will long be to help to maintain its high remembered for its breadth of standard. This is an instance of

A Splendid Spirit: vision, and the progress made in Your Excellency's policy to pro During the troubled period of the transfer of Military Lands, inmote education.

the strike the community of Hong Port and Harbour development, in Since Your Excellency gave kong has shown a splendid spirit Water Supply Schemes, in im them your personal attention, the We owe a debt of gratitude to proved means of Communicationnances of the colony have steadi- those members of all classes and and in Town planning. It will be ly improved, and the full benefit races in the community who came remembered also for the measures of this can now be soon, as it forward so readily to take their taken to suppress Pirasy and for were, under a strong light. This part in the maintenance of order the manner in which the senion of an Instance of Your Excel as Volunteers and Special, con Justice were held evenly against lency's financial policy.

stables to assist the P the conflicting, interests of land- Surrounded by the sea Hong Majesty a forces, lords and tenants during a period kong suffers distress whenever able conduct and roa of unprecedented expansion in the there is a drought. You have not in every POSSING population

hesitated, to embark upon a rat acknowledge? scheme for ulding frash reser terms),

Services: to Hongkong.

How long the present state of The services which Your Excel-anarchy in South China: will con- lency has rendered to the Colony tinus it is, of course, impossible to are without number, and we can conjecture, but it cannot last in- in this pince but select a few of dennitaly, and I took forward to the greatest.

the time when order will be re established with the sure or fidence, that Hongkong will then has un temperarily hindered resume the rapid progress which and will rise to ever greater heights of prosperity.

Our good wishes attend your voire af shing Mun, so that in tool Excellgung Hid Lady Stubbs,

years the people may not wor

Whose personal charm and enthuthit

This is an instance of

siasm for all good causes that lay Your Excellency's policy to im within her sphere in the Colony prove, the conditions of the have won the heart of every people's lite

class,

the

in the way of bui

We look forward to your con and other public wor

tinuing and completing long spared

career of publiar gaefulness and lyffe dfk "distinction in the service afi

up, and the

Ferally:

have sought advice from many quarters it has been readily to that fact alone I ascribe any given, and gratefully received, and success that may have attended my period of administration,

This Colony has no Coat of Arms and consequently no motto. If it should ever take out a grant of Arms I would select for its motto the word: "Co-operation" or perhaps better "Work Together.” The spirit of mutual helpfulness chown during the strike is the spirit which will bring the Colony through all its difficulties, and to

future on

kom Appl daly now, Jadi

ALL

PRICES

10.

OFF

AT

WHITEAWAY'S

FOR 3 DAYS ONLY

·

THURS. TO SATUR., OCT. 29TH.

OCT, 29TH. TO 30TH.

:

Having bought exchange at a favourable rate we are passing the benefit on to our Customers by a SPECIAL DISCOUNT SALE FOR 3 DAYS ONLY.

ALL STOCK INCLUDED."': NO EXCEPTIONS.

DO NOT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY. TERMS!

STRICTLY CASH AT TIME OF PURCHASE.

Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., Ltd.

THE GREAT CASH DRAPERS,

"How Often Do You Write Homal

Sønd

THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.

In The

OVERLAND CHINA MAIL

EVERY FRIDAY

Place Your Order Now

with

HONGKONG.

THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE, LTD.

Telephona Central 23

No. 5, Wyndham Street.

PRINTING

that reflects

YOUR BUSINES