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GENERAL NOTICES

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

THE HONG KONG STOCK EX-

T CHANGE will be CLOSED on

MONDAY, TUESDAY and WED- NESDAY, March 2, 3, and 4, 1931, at Noon, during the Race Meeting. By Order of the Committee,

A. NISSIM.

Secretary Hong Kong, February 27, 1931.

BANK HOLIDAYS.

THE EXCHANGE BANKS will

OPEN at 9.30 a.m. and will

CLOSE at 12 Noon, for the Trans. action of Public Business on Mon- day, Tuesday and Wednesday, the 2nd, 3rd and 4th March, (Race

Meeting).

Hong Kong, 26th Feb., 1991.

THEATRE

ROYAL

COMPANY MEETINGS

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE HONG KONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE ONE HUNDRED

SPORT NOTICES

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

ANNUAL RACE MEETING 1931.

LEAD MALAYA GAVE

TO BRITAIN

Pirate and Sir Frank Swettenham.

AND

February 28, March 2, 3, 4, and 7. 1931.

1

"EMPRESS OF INDIA,"

ELIOT HALL."

ANNUAL CONCERT. AND DANCE.

HAPPY EVENING,

ав spent:

FOREIGN OWNERS IN HANKOW.

Registry with Chinese By March 31.

MANY DETAILS.

Hankow. Jan. 27.

The Warden, and students of ELEVENTH ORDINARY

That Queen Victoria was officially Eliot Hall held their annual con- MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

The voting list for the former referred to as Empress of india cert and dance in the Hostel on N SATURDAY, February 28, in the Company will be held at

'As Is usual' British Concession at Hankow has she was so pro- Saturday night.. the first race will be run at three years before by Sir Frank with 'the. Office of the Company, 1,

all the University focal, just been issued and shows that Queen's Building, Victoria, Hong 1.30 p.m., and on all other days at Swettenham, who was the guest of functions, the ball was crowd- the total numbor of votes at the Kong, on THURSDAY, 5th March, 11.30 n.m. On the first day the honour at an Authors' Club dinner. cd and

enjoyablo eve-forthcoming Landrenters Meeting 1931, at 11 a.m., for the purpose drst bell will be rung nt I p.m.

The A proclamation which was in his ning

decora will be 821 as compared with a of receiving a Report of the Direc- and on the other four days at 11 possession was, he said, issued by tion scheme carried out by Mr. total of 787 last year. The number tors, together with a Statement of a.m.

the, Governor of the Straits Settle-Wong Siew Leng and his Commit of purely Chinese votor has in- Accounts, and Electing Directors MEMBERS' BADGES &

that ments. At the top wore the Royn! tee was deserving of the highest creased from 164 to 197, 80 ENCLOSURE.

the Increase is due to a larger and Auditors..

Arms, and, in very splendid lan-praise. Members are reminded that they guage it made an announcement to

The concert programme conslate | number of Chinese landowners out-having claimed their votee. their ladies must wear their the rains and peoples of the Malay od of four items, the most

States, on behalf of "Victoria standing being the British sketch, Roughly a quarter of the votes will badges prominently displayed.

No one without a badge will be Queen, and Empress of India." which was a satire on the psycho-the trouble to attend the meeting. entitled "Phychology Does "not be cast by Chinese, if they take admitted to the Members' Enclo-T

The TRANSFER BOOKS of

1931.

the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, 201 February, 1931, to THURSDAY, 5th March, both days inclusive, during which perio NO transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

JOHN ARNOLD,

HONG KONG TELEPHONE CO., LTD.

sure.

Badges admitting to Members*

(Mi. The Chairman

Horace Annesley Vachell), introducing the guest, said that when Sir Frank

five years ago the white man was

ART and MRS. BOTTLE' TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Enclosure will NOT be on sale at Swettenham went to Malaya fifty.

Nat the SIXTH ORDINARY the Race Club,

at 9.15 P.M.

March 11, at 5.15.

LESSON SERMON.

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, HONG KONG.

"Christ Jesus" was the subject

ownership."

proclamation Was dated

Mr. Wat Gylao-loo, the Director, November 2, 1874, and Queen Vic-logy of love, Hawaiian songs and

were has lasued a circular to all the Badges admitting non-members toria was proclaimed Empress of melodies and a piano solo to the Members' Enclosure and India in 1877. (Laughter).

aiso well received.

| leaseholders stating that the period Club Rooms at $10 per day includ-

Dancing followed the concert, allowed for the exchange of British "It appears from that" said Sir: ing tax-or $40 including tax for Frank, "to be perfectly clear that the revela being kept up till an Crown Lenses for Chinese Govern Secretary. the Meeting (ladies $5 and $20, whoever had the idea of getting her early hour..

ment Deads will be from February I to March 31 of this year. A very Hong Kong, 6th February, 1931. respectively), are obtainable Majesty to accept the title, he was through the Secretary upon Intro- at least two years behind the people

marked distinction is made be- duction by a Member, such Mem-of the Straits Settlements.

tween Chinese and foreign lot. ber to be responsible for all chits,

holders, in that the latter will re- ceive Chinese Government deeds of &c.

perpetual lease in exchange for their Crown leases, while the former are only promised "Chinese YEARLY MEETING of the HONG, Ou ao pretext will children be hated In that country, but now he of the Lesson-Sermon in all Government deeds of property KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY, permitted in either enclosure dur-

The last clause of the "Guides to exchange of leases" March 7, 10, 13 and 14, LIMITED, will be held on WED-ng the first four days of the Mect- was loved, vers largely owing to the Churches of Christ, Scientist, on

personal character and influence of Sunday, March 1. NESDAY, the 11th day of MARCH, ing.

The Golden Text was: "Rejoice states that "as from date of coming their guest. 1931. at the BOARD ROOM of the PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.

greatly, O daughter of Zlon; into force of these Regulations and "That Trash." Company, Second Floor, Exchange

shout. O daughter of Jerusalem: onwards, the British Crown Leases The price of admission to the Building, Hong Kong, at 11.30 am, Public Enclosure is $1 per day in-

Relating a reminiscence of his behold, thy King cometh unto which are not exchanged for for the purpose of receiving a cluding tax for all persons, includ- own, Mr. Vachell said once at a gala thee: he is furt, and having salva- Chinese deeds shall bear no legal

(Zechariah 9; 9.)

effect on and render no legal pro Statement of Accounts and the ing ladies, and is payable at the performance of "Julius Caesar" at tion." Report of the Board of Directors, Ginte.

Drury Lane, when the King knight- Among the citations which com-tection to the land in respect of for the Financial Year ended 31st, Soldiers and Sailors in uniformed Benson with a property sword, prieed the Lesson-Sermon was the which it is issued." December, 1930, and re-electing are admitted to the Public Enelo- he sat next to an opulent lady, wear- fellowing from the Bible: "And The accompanying application Two Directors and the Auditors.

sure at $1 per day, including tax. ing pearls, and obviously an enthus-the Word was made flesh, and for exchange of deeds goes into a (and we beheld lot of unnecessary details, as such The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Bookmakers, Tie Tac men, &c., iastic Shakespearean, who turned to dwelt among us Company will be CLOSED from will not be permitted to operate him and said, "Is not Henry Ainley his glory, the glory as of the only forms often do, the 4th to the 11th MARCH, 1981, within the precincts of the Hong perfectly wonderful as Mark An- begotten of the Father), full of there may be some use in repeat- both days Inclusive.

Коля Jockey Club during the tony? "Marvellous," he replied, grace and truth. For the law was ing in tabular form the particulars Dated this 11th day of February,

"And to think of it," went on the given by Moses, but grace and about the area and boundaries of lady, "that he is playing to-night in truth.

by Jesus Christ." 1931.

a lot, which are of course, given SERVANTS' PASSES.

that trash at the Haymarket. The (John 1; 14. 17.)

in the Crown Lease, but just why Passes for Servants will be is-trash"

his WAJ

(Laughter). The Lesson-Sermon also includ-Fone should put down the assessed qued on application to Messrs. "Madam," he said, "ir pays." "Thated the following passage from value of the land and the buildings Linstead & Davia.

Alexandra is the tragedy of it." (Laughter.) the Christian Science textbook or the yearly income from the Buildings.

Sir Frank described some grue- "Selence and Health with Key to property it fe. Hard to Bee. Employers are requested to dis- some personal experiences of the the Scriptures," by Mary Baker Variable items of this kind have tribute them with discrimination East. The first time he went to the Eddy: The word was made nothing to do with the ownership end to endorse their names on the Malay States, he said, he accom-flesh." Divino Truth must be of the land.

barrister friend from known by its effects on the body Foreign lot-holders do not, how- Servants are not permitted in Singapore. It was a journey made as well as on the mind, before the ever, need to worry about thesd TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the Members' Enclosure except for in a spirit of alventure. They went Science of being can be demon-forms 46 H.B.M. Consul-General. N°

on their duties, 200 miles up the west coast of the strated. Hence its embodiment In has issued a notice that he will in that the FORTY-SECOND passing through ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING but must remain in their employ- Malay peninsula in a tiny steamer, the incarnate Jesus,that life-due course send out a

and finished with three days and link forming connection letter on the subject, and as no will be held at the Company's crs' stands.

Any persons found loitering

deeds through which the real reaches the application forms for new three nights in a small boat. Ofices, P. & O. Building, on WED- NESDAY, 18th March, 1931, at 11 with Servants Passes in their pos

Eventually they reached a mining unreal, Soul rebukes sense, and are being fagued by him for the session will forfeit the same and a.m. for the purpose of presenting will be removed from the enclo-Village, which was in charge of a Truth destroye error." (p. 350.)

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Total has a splendid aspect to one of the finest locations la Kowloon, away from noise, yet esally accessible. Terma very moderate. Rear- vallons by latter or cable.

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The question of silks for Winter can be answered to your satisfaction by an in-

spection of the goods we are now showing.

They have just arrived and you really owe it to yourself to come and inspect them.

KASHMIR

SILK STORE

36A, Queen's Road, C. Opposite Queen's Theatre.

AN INTRODUCTORY HISTORY by

published:-

Island,

Feet.

Victoria Peak

`Signal Station ....fi.

1828 1774

A. H. CHOOK, ORE, "M.A.

W. KAY, M.A.

Mft, Parker-

1784

W. L. HANDYSIDE, MA, B.Sc.

Mountain Lodge

1725

The Eyre

1725

PRICE $2.00.

Peak Hotel

1805

Talkoo Sanatorium

1000

NOW ON SALE AT THE

Mt Davie

877.

PUBLISHERS.

Bowen Road(Alterbeds) 291

The

sterprise Lid.

Kowidon Peak

Hina Mell Offices.

By Order of the Board,

W. L. MCKENZIE,

Secretary. 14, Des Voeux Road Central,

Hong Kong.

THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

Race Meeting.

passes.

the Report of the Directors to- gether with a Statement of Acure. counts to 31st December, 1930,, and electing Directors and Audi- tora.

The REGISTER OF MEMBERS of the Company will be CLOSED from 5th March, 1931, to 18th March, 1931, both days inclusive, during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered,

By Order of the Board of Directors, GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., Agents.

Hong Kong, 19th Feb., 1931.

NOT

By Order.

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary.

Hong Kong, February 11, 1931.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

panied a

came

the

CIRCUS PROTEST.

MR. BERTRAM MILLS' REPLY

TO CRITICS.

One can see that

circular

present lot-holders are requested to await the receipt of his circular before taking any action.-Daily Nows (Shanghai.)

WATER RETURN.

1.-

Captain E. T. Macmichael, secret- ary of the Performing and Captive The level and storage of water fo Animals' Defence League. reported our roservoirs on February 1, 1991, la

City and H District.

captain. "He was the type of man of which you make Chinese pirates to-day," said Sir Frank, "a very good follow." (Laughter). While they were there the captain took him to a sort of market-place and enld "When there is fighting going on this is where I stand. I give them $2 for every head they bring and they bring them so fast that I

at a meeting at Kensington Town under: can hardly count out the money. Hall that he had written to Mr.

>> (Laughter).

Ramsay MacDonald protesting Tytam After that first vialt he paid against his visit to a circus where Tytom Byewash 26'1′′B 28' 2"8 many others the Malay States, wild animal turns were exhibited Tytam Intermediate 19'11" THE TIFFIN INTERVAL on the and being impressed by the beauty and he had received no reply.

Tytam Tuk

87' 3"B 25' 0"B THE

Wong Noi Chung 22 1B 21' 5"B Last Four Days will be taken of the country, the fertility of the

In reply to a smiliar latter, Mr. Pokfulum. 14.85 18' 8"B after the Fifth Race on Each Day. soil, and the wealth of the minerals: Clynes, the Home Secretary, wrote [Note: B. denotes "Below Over-

By Order,

ho decided that Malaya ought to be that to ask him to explain his action fow A. denotes "Above Overflow": painted red on the map, and that if at the meeting was an impertinence L. denotes "Level with Overdow."

Blorage in millions and decimals that could not be brought about, atin no way helpful to any good

1930 286.96

ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1931,

Secretary.

C. B. BROWN,

Hong Kong, February 25, 1981,

COMPANY MEETINGS

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT

any rate we ought to prevent any other country painting it some other colour. ("Hear, bear.")

The "Quiet" Sultan. On one occasion he went there as the accredited agent to a Sultan, who had the reputation of having killed ninety-nine people with hia own hand.

cause.

1030 1031. 12′ 5′′B 25' 3"B

of gallons.

1931

203.27

42 101.13 €70.61

198.03

808.00

847 84.28

8.00

26.91

The secretary declared that if he Tytam could get 300 or 400 people to supytam Byewash

Tytam Intermediate port him he would raise a protest Tytam Tuk

Wong Nel Chung at Olympia.

A woman's voice-Do it now! Let Pokfulum •, us storm the whole arena.

Total ... 1,101.67 1,240.19 Another woman-Let us take the

Consumption of water in the City names of people willing to go with and Hill District in millions and de- elmals of gallons during the month

1930 1981

THE DAIRY FARM ICE & COLD STORAGE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTY-FIFTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Shareholders in the Com- pany will be held at the Com- pany's Town Office, 2, Lower Al- bert Road, on WEDNESDAY, the 18th March, 1981, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of ANNUAL MEETING of Shareholderved Sir Frank, "for he was the During the evening a letter was of December.

mlidest-mannered man I ever met." read from Mr. Bertram W. Mills, Consumption...... 211.72 248.15 the Directors together with State- ers will be held at the Ofices of (Laughter.) They lived in an old proprietor of the circus at Olym-Batimated population 439,440 449,763 ment of Accounts, declaring a the Company, Exchange Bullding, stockade, which was full of snakes, pia in which he said that he ragu- Consumption Dividend and re-electing Directors Dos Voeux Road Central, Victoria,

The two words "Strafts Settle-larly issued season tickets which aut Auditore

COMPANY, LTD.

[OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

Nhat the 42nd ORDINARY "I think that was a libel," ob- the secretary and raise hell.

per

17.7

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the 18th day of March, 1931, at 1180/ments" had always seemed to him gave admission to Olympia at hours 28 a 12 hours of, supply (B.

15.5 head per day... January 1980. From January 1 to Hong Kong, on WEDNESDAY, the

Principal Mains closed Company will be CLOSED from a.m, for the purpose of receiving to be particularly inappropriate as when performances were not in pro 6 p.m.) was given to all Elder Hain

the name of a British Crown Colony gress, so that people interested Districta. the 7th to the 19th March, 1931, 'a' Statement of Accounts and the very near to China, and that must could see for themselves where the (6 p.m.-8 a.m.) and from January both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

·J. D. THOMSON, -

Hong Kong, 27th Feb., 1981,

all Rider Main Districts east of East-

29 to 81, a constant supply was Report of the Directors for the

have struck other people as well. animals lived and how they were

-operated in all Elder Main Districts year ended 81st December, 1930.

on account of Chinese New Year.

January, 1931 From 1 to 15 focla The TRANSFER BOOKS of the In the later years of his service in handled and trained. Company will be CLOSED from the Enst he used to arrange to come

sive a constant supply was given to Acting Secretary.WEDNESDAY, 4th March, 1981, home to hunt from November to School?" "Yes, that's it. Now

March, and one day another member who was Raffles?"

ern Street. From 1 to 15 inclusive a to WEDNESDAY, 18th March,

of the hunt, a landed proprietor and 1981, both days inclúalve.

"I explained to him, among other constant street fountain supply was horse-breeder, said to him, "You

things, Raffles was a remarkable given in the districts west of East- By Order of the Board of

come from some foreign place, don't man, the founder of Singapore, and a Street. From 10 to 81 inclusive a constant street fountain supply was Directors,

you?" "Yes" he replied. Where also the founder of the gardens in operated in all Rider Main Districta. ALLAN KEITH,

Is it 7" "The Straits Settlements. Regent's Park Well, I ought to Secretary. That's in Caneda, Isn't it?

have known that,' replied my friend,

Kowloon Reservoir (Laughter). No not so far west but I always thought that he was Shek Lai

THE DAIRY FARM ICE & COLD, ĮSTORAGE COMPANY, LIMITED,

NOTICE, RE TRANSFER

OF SHARES.

WHAREHOLDERS are requested Sto note that no "New Issue" shares will be transferred until after the Transfer Books have

been re-opened on the 19th March,

1931... :

By Order of the Board of Directors,

J. D. THOMSON; -.

Acting Secretary: Hong Kong, 27th Feb.,, 1931:

QUALITY PRINTING

Hong Kong, 19th February, 1991.

OUR

LADIES' TAILORING

DEPARTMENT

undertakes to execute orders FOR MAKING DRESSES & GOWNS un latest styles with

In 16 hours.

Kowloon.

1930

Pal

1981

27′′B-5 T′′B.

sa Canada, in fact, rather at the a man in a clock" (Laughter.) Reservoir 10′ 0′′B 5' 0" other end of the world." "Do they

The Chairman, apropda8ir Reception Reservolt 0B4108. have allos there?" "No.". "Then Frank's hunting reminiscence, sald Storage in millions and decimals what do the horses eat?" "Grass, when he came back from California 20 "Oh, if there are no silos I am not imagining that everybody knew Kowloon Reservoir, 323 05

70.00 90.60

Interested." (Laughter).

33

of gallons.

1930 1931

278.20

about the "Golden State," a lady of Shek Let Pui Who Was "Raffles?"

great intelligence said to him, "Of Reservoir .......

25.08 21.05 After he left the East and came course, it is very pleasant living Reception Reservoir

Total ** 481.03 805.01 hame he went to a dinner party at under your own flag." He explain-

Consumption of water in Kowloen which there was an official of the ed that California did not, belong to Education Department, who said to Great Britain. "On," said the lady, in millions and decimals of gallons. him, "You have been in Singapore? "doesn't it? Surely it ought to." during the month of January.

Consumption..... 110.03 "Yes," be answered. Then said the (Laughter).. other, "We are often appealed to by Mr. H. W. Thomason acknowledged Estimated population 178,080 178,720

24.3-1 people in the Colonies who want hie Indebtedness to Bir Frank Consumption per

head per day on 20,4 Constant supply in all districts dur- new schoolmasters and we advise Swettenham for advice given him

1930

With Quick Service LOVELY SILK STORE them. We have been trying to gee when starting his own offelal dintien ing Jistry-dido and: 1081.

No. 2 Stanley Street. TeL 22100

(Adjoining. D'Agullar Str

headmaster for a school in Singa. In Slam.

pore, but I cannot remember what Sir Alexander Bannerman, Lord the name is can you suggest a Headey, Mr. J. F. Owes, and Mr. name? Was it the Rainer Hubert Banner also spoke

who

1031

184.22.

The Government Analyst', reports that the quality of the water .is. 'sailbfactory

Total rainfall: January 31, 1330, 2.28). Janiary -81.-1081,...