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COMPANY MEETINGS
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GENERAL NOTICES
THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER
CO., LTD.
TOTICE
OF COMMERCE.
NOTION IS HEREBY GIVEN CHINESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL.
ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING
NEW CLASS for BEGINNERS
be held at the Company's A in the Study of Colloquial
Offices, P. & O. Building, on WED NESDAY, 18th March, 1931, at 11 CANTONESE a.m. for the purpose of presenting formed,
will shortly
be
the Report of the Directors to-:
Full Particulars may be oblain- gether with a Statemont of Ac-ed from the Undersigned.
M. F. KEY, counts to 31st December, 1930, and electing Directors and Audi
tors.
The REGISTER OF MEMBERS of the Company will be CLOSED March, 1951, both daya inclusive. from 5th March, 1931, to 18th
during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Hong Kong, March 10, 1931.
NOTICE.
OUR NEIGHBOUR MARS.
Controversy of Martian Canals.
ITS CLOSE APPROACH.
HIGHLAND HOPES CHARGES.
False Portuguese Report,
CHARGES AGAINST CREW,
After an interval of about two The allegation that Portuguese years Mars has once again return newspapers deliberately made and ed to our night Secretary.
skies says the published dumaging charges Astronomical Correspondent of the against the officers and crew of the Manchester Guardian. Even the Highland Hope in order to injure most uninitiated star-gazer can, British shipping intercets was have no difficulty in identifying our made at the hearing of the Board. neighbour world.
of Trade inquiry into the tons of Even the ensual observer will the liner, says the London Daily HONG KONG AUTOMOBILE notice that Mars is distinctly in-Telegraph.
ASSOCIATION.
ferior to Jupiter In apparent The vessel, a Nelson motor-liner brightness. Though Mars is so of 14.129 tona, ran on to the rocks GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,T MEETING will be held in the diameter of 86,000 miles and Mars coast, on November 19, in dense THE ANNUAL GENERAL much nearer to us, Jupiter has a of the Farilhoes, off the Portuguese
Board Room of Messrs. Jardine, no more than 4,260 miles. But on fog. All the 545 passengers and Matheson & Co., Ltd., on FRIDAY, occasion Mars does surpass Jupiter crew were saved. The Inquiry, March 29, at 6.30 p.m.
In brilliance, as was the case in which opened on January 27, is 1924. The orbit of Mars la more being conducted by Mr. John H. markedly elliptical than the aver- Harris (metropolitan magistrate) age. Indeed, it was by means of at the Law Courts.
Agents.
Hong Kong, 19th Feb., 1931.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LTD.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN |
Not the 42nd ORDINARY
ANNUAL MEETING of Sharehold- ers will be held at the Offices of
THEATRE
a study of the path of Mars that After evidence nad been con- ROYAL Kepler discovered the first of his cluded Mr. C. Miller (for tho famous lawa-that the planets owners) submitted that the ownera move round the sun in elliptical had done all they could by pro- paths. The earth. revolving in an (viding the officers with every means orbit Inferior to that of Mars, re- of navigation and by seeing that an
ike Company, Exchange Building, ART and MRS. BOTTLE' quires considerably less time to accident of this kind should not
Des Voeux Road Central, Victoria, Hong Kong, on WEDNESDAY, the 18th day of March, 1931, at 11.30 a.m.. for the purpose of receiving Statement of Accounts and the
Report of the Directors for the
of the Sale by Pulle Auction year ended 31st December, 1930.
to be held on MONDAY, the
4
16th day of March, 1931,
the p.m.. at
Offices of tar Works Department, by Puble Order of His Excellency the Gov fernor, of one Lot of Crown Land at Mong Kok Tsui, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a torm of, 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King for one further term of 75 years.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
NEALED TENDERS will be re- ceived at the R.N. HOSPITAL, until 10 am, on the 20th March. ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS 1931, from persons desirous of of the Sale by Public Auction Supplying Beef, Mutton, Fowls.in be held
on MONDAY, the Pork, Bread, Cheese, Pure Cow's 10th day of March, 1931, nt Milk, Ice, and other Provisions, p.m., at the Offices of the and necessaries for the year end-Public Works Department, by ing 31st March, 1932,
Order of His Excellency the Gov Printed Forms of Tenders and ernor. of one Lot of Crown Land further Particulars can be obtain-at Mong, Kok Taul, in the Colony ed at the R.N. Hospital.
uf Hong Kong for a term of 75
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, 4th March, 1931. Lu WEDNESDAY, 18th March, 1931, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
"ALLAN KEITH,
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 19th February, 1931.
THE DAIRY FARM ICE & COLD STORAGE COMPÁNY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE
TO-NIGHT
AT 9.15.
TO-MORROW at 9.15 P.M.
BOOKING at
ANDERSON'S
SPORT NOTICES
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
THE FIRST EXTRA
complete its circuit of the aun. become a first-class disaster. The Martian year is equal to 687 "Disgracefully Untrue,"
of our days. Every two years and "Almost immediately after the two month or so the earth over-stranding," he added, "there were takes Mars, and when the planet is reports in the Portuguese papers in in a line with the earth and the sun which it was alleged that the it is in opposition. But of course jofficers and crew of this ship were these oppositions do not take place drunk, and that the crew
flung
at the same points of the orbits. themselves into the boats, leaving Owing to the eccentricity of the the passengera to fend for them- Martian orbit the earth and Mara selves, and with no rowers
In the may approach each other within bonts. 34,000,000 milca.
Oppositions "Those reports purport to be which occur in August
with are the interviews
a Portuguese most favourable; oppositions in officer and with seamen. Whether February the least. The present those asamen made those stato. opposition, taking place at the end ments I do not know, One would of January, is about as unfavour not like to think a seaman would able as possible, that of 1933 will be make statements of that kind almost equally so.
about his comrades.
"Whether it is to be attributed to the effervescence of Portuguese journalism I do not know, but this de know that these reports are absolutely and.
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Terme very moderate. Resar- Tations by letter or cable.
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The question of silka 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
disgracefully SILK STORE
Recent Investigations. Nevertheless, the approach of Mars is always an event of import ance in the astronomical world; and even an unfavourable opposition has untrue. compensating advantages. To us
"They injure not only these own- RACE in the northern hemisphere Mars laers, they injure British shipping MEETING will be held (wea-high in the sky and may be observed brond, and one of the Shareholders in the Com-ther permitting) at Happy Valley through much less thickness
can only think of they were made and published de- any will be held at the Com-on SATURDAY, 14th March, 1081, atmosphere than in August, when it liberately to injure our interests. Dany's Town Office, 2, Lower Al. commencing at 2 p.m. The first traverses the lower zodiacal con- There can be no other reason, be- bert Road, on WEDNESDAY, the bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. stellations. Further, at these un- cause all the evidence shows that
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING
THIRTY-FIFTH
18th March, 1931, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with State ment of Accounts, declaring a Dividend and re-electing Directora and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 7th to the 18th March, 1931, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
its
favourable oppositions Mars turns the officers and crew behaved us, and region of Mars are open to danger."
northern hemisphere towards plendidly in the face of extreme
full Inspection which are not so
Plucky Officers.
were of
con-
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE. Members are notified that they and their ladies must wear their badges prominently displayed.
No one without a badge will be its nearest approaches,
well seen when the planet makes Mr. F. R. Hayward (for the admitted to the Members' Enclo-
second and fourth officers) sure.
That Mars is the most earthlike sended that they had carried out Badges admitting members to the Members Enela-knowledged, though it would ap best of their ability and in a Hoof all the planets is generally ac- the handling of the boats to the ure and Club Rooms at $5 for pear that it is not so earthlike as plucky, gallant, and painstaking Gentlemen and $3 for Ladies (both used to be supposed.
The earlier manner. including tax) are obtainable through the Secretary upon intro- and gave names
observers who mapped the planet, He referred to the evidence of
to the blue-green Group-Capt. R. C. M. Pink, a pas J. D. THOMSON,
duction by a member, such member Acting Secretary.to be responsible for payment of opinion that the former were per criticised the officers and crew in
and reddish-ochre areas
senger on the liner, who had Hong Kong, 27th Feb., 1981.
all chits, &c.
Badges admitting to Members' and seas.and that the latter re-manning of the boats and also the marient bodies of water-oceans connection with the lowering and Enclosure will not be on sale at
continents of our boats' equipment. presented the the Race Course.
neighbour world. Within the last half-century, however, it has been "wicked and reprehensible thing" Mr. Hayward described it as a shown that his interpretation of for a senior ofeer in his Majesty's the appearance of Mars was incor- Forces "to give irresponsible and The work of Schiaparelli,unreliable evidence, even though followed by that of Lowell, Picker-the element of that officer is no Names must be stateding, Slipher, and others, proved con-longer the cold grey sea, but the THE FORTY-FOURTH ORDIN- when applying. TARY ANNUAL MEETING of
On no pretext will children bo clusively that there are
no per-hot air where I propose, without SHAREHOLDERS will be held af permitted in either Enclosure durmanent oceans on Mars, that the further comment, to leave him." the Office of Messrs. Jardine, ing the Meeting.
blue-green areas are fertile lands, Earlier Mr. Harris had said that Matheson & Co., Ltd, on THURS-
and that the reddish-ochre areas are they attached no importance to DAY, the 19th March, 1981, AT
desert. The discovery of the Cmdr. Pink's evidence.
The right la reject the lowest or years, with the option of renewal THE HONG KONG & KOWLOON
any tender is reserved.
·
THOS. WH. MYLES,
Surgeon Captain, R.N.
R.N. Hospital, Hong Kong,
12th March, 1931,
LAMMERT BROS.
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ON WEDNESDAY, March 18, 1931, commencing at 10.30 a.in., at No. 8, Peak Mansion,
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
Crown Rent to be axed
ut a
y the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Balə
Som food Farbd
Blogletry
Locality.
Q..
Boundary
Measurements
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Bq. feet.
*bout
As per sal plan. 7,048
150
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to be held on MONDAY, the
On View from Tuesday, March 16th day of March, 1931, at:
17, 1951,
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
8 p.m. at the Offices of the
Members can obtain upon ap WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.plication to the Secretary badges (Limited to two) for the free ad mission to the Members' Enclosure rect. of wives, lady relatives friends.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.
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PHOTO-SUPPLIES
Kodaks and Cameras. Films, Plates and Papers, etc. Developing, Printing and
. Enlarging.
ZIESS and BUSCH FIELD GLASSES Price Moderate.
A Trial Order is Solicited.
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OUR
LADIES' TAILORING
DEPARTMENT
undertakes to execute orders
FOR MAKING DRESSES & GOWNS on latest styles with- in 16 hours.
NOON, for the purpose of receiv- The Price of admission to the famous "canals"-long straight Ing the Report of the Directors Public Enclosure is $2 including marking crossing not only the red- Grain exports from Saint John and the Statement of Accounts for tax, for all persone Including ladies dish-ochre regions, but the blue- continue to be much heavier this the year ended 31st December, and is payable at the gate.
green areas as well. finally dia-season than last, deliveries to mid- Soldiers and Sailors in uniform] proved the idea that these areas are January amounting to 2,792,571 1980.
are admitted half price.
aqueous in nature. The Martian bushels as compared with 988,805 Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, &c "scas" are temporary bodies of bushels for the corresponding period LOVELY ŠILK STORE ·
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY. the 10th March, 1981, to THURSDAY, the 19th March, 1931, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
F. H. CRAPNELL,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 2nd March, 1931.
THE HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of the Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Race Meeting.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 10th March, 1981.
COMPANY MEETINGS ***
water, resulting from the melting of last season. of the polar caps.
These are
visible as broad, blue belts which become prominent when the white denser than even Lowell believed. anowcaps
are shrinking in the These discoveries, have warranted Martian summer-time.
Professor Pickering in saying that | The Canals.
"animal fe may readily exist in For many years controversy has Mara. Indeed, a possibility exists raged concerning the nature of the that even human life, if transported Martian canals. The most widely to Mars, might exist and urish canvassed theory was' that of the there." late Professor Lowell, founder and As to the canals themselves, there first director of the Lowell Observa- is a general consensus of opinion
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LAMMERT BROS., Order of His Excellency the Gov- Auctioneers.ernor, of one Lot of Crown Land Hong Kong, March 12, 1981.
ALEXANDER'S INSTITUT DE BEAUTE
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Boundary. Monamourjoyed.
Registry M
Locality.
ed that these straight dark lines our interpretation of these enig
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN were much too geometrical in formmatical markings, they certainly Because it enables you to Identify--
tho FORTY-SIXTH and arrangement to be natural ob-exist an objective features of the your stamps, to recognise scarce He regarded them as strips Martian surface. Sir James Jeans varieties, to gain a knowledge of SIXTY-SECOND ORDIN-ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL jects.
may
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at Mong Kok Teul, in the Colony TRY GENERAL MEETING MEETING of the Company (aince of fertilised ground, on either side in his popular book on "The Uni-stamp values, and to have a basis of Hong Kong for a term of 7 of Shareholders will be held at its registration) will be held of of waterways much too small to be verse Around Us" goes far beyond on which to buy, sell or exchange. years, with the option of renewal the Offices of the Undersigned on the Hong Kong Hotel, Hong Kong, seen-waterways constructed by the his warrant in stating that the at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the THURSDAY, the 20th March, on MONDAY, the 18th March, inhabitants of Mars to convey the supposed canals of Mars disappear Surveyor of His Majesty the King 1931, at Noon, fer the purpose of 1931, at 11.30 a.m.,
for the pur-water from the melting polar caps when looked at through a really GRACA & CO., for one further term of 75 years receiving the Report of the Gen- pose of receiving the Report of the to the parched and thirty.equatorial, large telescope, and have not sur-Dealers in Postage Stamps and aral Managers, together with a General Managers, together with regiona; while he viewed the, dark vived the test of being photo- Philatelic Goods, Post Cards, Statement of Accounts for the a Statement of Accounts for the spote at the canal junctions as graphed."
Prayer Books, Garden Seeds, Toys, year onded the 31st, December, year ended 31st October 1980, "ases," or centres of population... The present opposition
&.c.. 1930.
The REGISTER OF SHARES of This theory has, of course, been throw fresh light on some of the The SHARE REGISTER and the Company will be CLOSED hotly contested; but it has been problems presented by Mars. - Pro- TRANSFER : BOOKS will be from WEDNESDAY, the 11th day strengthened rather than weakened fessor Pickering states that during CLOSED from the 12th to the 26th of March; to TUESDAY; the 17th in recent years by the discovery the next few weeks the northern March, 1981, both days inclusive, day of March, 1931, beth days in made by means of radiometric polar cap will be gradually turned JARDINE, MATHESON &clusive, during which period no measures at the Lowell and Hount towards us 'mura and more, and will
CO. LTD.,
| transfer of shares can be regis Wilson Observatories that the mean' be of maximum use: "The formation General Managers. tered.
annual temperature of Mars is not and development of the northern The Hong Kong Fire Insurance JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, earth as had been supposed, and the tundras in Siberia and Northern so much lower than that of the marshes, corresponding to your Cós Ltd. E
General Managers,
discovery at the Lick Observatory, Canada,, will be of interest to Hong Kong, 6th March, 1981. Hong Kong, Self March, 1981, that the Martian atmosphere a watch.
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