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HONG KONG REALTY AND

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COMPANY MEETINGS

THE "STAR" FERRY. COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTY-FOURTH ORDIN. ARY YEARLY MEETING of THIS

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Febru

Un Paris LY MEETING of SHAREHOLD-ary, 1932, AT NOON, for the

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the Company, Exchange Building The Register of Shares of the Com-On (2nd Floor), Des Voeux Road Con-pany will be CLOSED from WED- tral, Hong Kong, on WEDNES-NESDAY, the 3rd February, 1932, to DAY, the 2nd March, 1932, at 12 both days inclusive.

THURSDAY, the 11th February, 1932, Noon, for the purpose of receiving)

a Statement of Accounts and the GIVEN that an Extraordinary Gen Wire Report of the Board of Directors cral Meeting of the Members of the for the year ended on the 31st De-abovo named Company will be held on demand cember, 1931, and re-electing two at 12.15 p.m. on the same day and

at the same place as and immediate Wire Directors and the Auditors.

ly after the before mentioned Ordin- On demand ary General Meeting for the purpose of considering and if thought it pase- Extraordinary Resolution.

the following resolution an an That the Articles of Association of On the Company be altered, in manner following:-

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the 17th February, 1032, to WEDNESDAY, the 2nd March, 1932, both days inclusive. By Order of the Board,

F. C. BARRY,

Secretary, Hong Kong, 2nd February, 1932.

ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE.

STANLEY.

630

4

months'

sight..

685

On Berlin-** demand

Nom.

NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO

On New York- On demand Credits, 60 days' sight 26

On Bombay-

243

95

95

On Calcutta-

96

96

On Singapore--- On demand ..

On Manila- demand ....

On Shanghai- On demand

61%

19

375 2% día.

(Bank's

6734

1/6/ .... 199

Nam. Nom.

1% prem

of Native In- terest

32% p.8.

28% dis.

(n) By deletion of the words "One

thousand Dollars" contained part- Doller

On YokohлMA— ly in the third and partly in the fourth lines of Article 900 of the On demand Company's Articles of Associa-Sovereigns tion and the substitution therefor

buying rate) the words

"Five thousand Silver (per oz.) Dollars"

of

AND NOTICE IS HERERY ALSO Bar Silver in Hong GIVEN that further Extraordinary

Kong General Meeting of the Members of Copper Cash 4CHOOL re-opens FEBRUARY the Company will be held at the same Copper Cents

Examination for New Stotine mung

p.m. on

on FRIDAY. the

the Rate purpose of receiving a report of the proceedings at the before mentioned Chinese Sub. Coin Extraordinary General Meeting and Hong Kong Sub. Coin 4% prem. of confirming if thought fit the ba fore mentioned resolution as a Special Resolution,

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GENERAL NOTICES.

NOTICE.

All Firms, Associations. Clubs. etc., who have not yet sent in the particulars of their concerns for 23-25, the 1932 issue of the Hong Kong Under Dollar Directory are requested to

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FOR SALE

By Order of the Board of Directors,

F. H. CRAPNELL,

Secretary.

27th January, 1932.

THE HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED.

NA EXTRAORDINARY

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

of the

GENERAL MEETING Members of the above-named Com- pany will be held at the Office of

Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Apart forward the necessary information Limited, Pedder Street, Victoria,

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at the "China Mail" offices, 3A, Wynd- ham Street.

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TUITION GIVEN.

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in the Colony of Hong Kong, on TUESDAY, the 16th day of Febru ary, 1932, at 12.15 p.m., immedi ately after the Annual General, Meeting of the Company, for the! purpose of considering and if thought fit passing the following resolution 18 an Extraordinary Resolution.

That the Articles of Associa- tion of the Company be altered in manner following:- (a) by deleting

the figures $10,000.00 in the third line of Article 95 (a) of the Company's Articles of AB- sociation and substituting; therefor the figures $15,000.00.

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that further Extraordinary General Meeting

of the Members

A

of the Com-

re-

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1932

Dated the 28th day of January,

By Order of the Board,

L. S. GREENHILL,

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1932.

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE Opening Daily Official Quotations, Feb. 3, 1932.

Next Settlement Day, Tueday, February 26, 1932.

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an hour from London. In healthy The Newspaper Enterprise, Ltd.

neighbourhood. SCHOOL for GIRLS

Erd SMALL BOYS, A few Boarders received in the House of the Principal,

Individual care and attention,

Particulars apply to:

For

MESS RUTH CULLEY,

(Camb. Higher Imsal, Camb. Teachers' Diploma), MISS GERTRUDE TURNER,

(National Frode) Higher (Certificate).

UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.

The following unclaimed telo grams are lying at the E.E. Telo-{ graph Co.'s office.

HONG KONG HEIGHTS Hankow Road, Kowloon,

J. M. forionl Savarin House, from

Shanghai,

For the information of visitors Lydia Neil, Kowloon Hotel, Kow- the following list of some of the loon, from Manila.

highest points on the Island and Mainland to published :—

Victoria Peak

Signal Station

Mt. Parker

Teland

Mountain Lodge

The Eyrie

Park Hotels

Taikoo Sanatorium

Kt. Davis

Howan Boad, (AKerbede)

from

Swatow Trading Com Toronto, Ont.

C. C. CLARKE, Feet.

Manager. 1828

Hong Kong, 28th January, 1982.

· 1774 1784 The following unclaimed tale 1728 grama are lying at the office of 1725 the Great Northern Telegraph

Company (Limited) 1805

of

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1000

Zainland.

aimoshan

Kowloon Peak

1971:

Abramon, Hotel Cecil, from Shanghaide SW N

Stanzwelb, from Tokyo.

F. V. JENSEN,

Superintendent.

Hong Kong, January 27, 1982.

LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISEES AND SURVEYORS.

-Public Auctions

YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION,

to

52

HORIZONTAL 1-Large vehlota

-Raw metal 7-Spanish ti

Breaks suddenly 11-Liquid médaura” 12-Poleoncus serpent 14-Small children 16-8KIT

17-An article of food: 14 Obeervo

20--Musical note

21-Originated

23 Inte

+

24-Roman emperor

26-Stopal

28-Perusa

City of Nevada 30-Consideration

82-To put and gather

arsin

54-To. In extréme

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• 25–Bobelare la

38-Threatoed sloth

1:

HORIZONTAL (Cont.) | VERTICAL (Cont)

40-Consume 42-Memoranda

::

43-Worthless leaving

|44-Journey 46-Born

47-Makna lace

48-Clothe

30-Uproare

52-Organ of hearing 63-Maritims signal of

dlatross

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3-Negative

4-Ahead B-Redant

Bories of horole

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11-Parity

18-A crack

15-Japanese coln

17-7e make widar-

18-Abandond

21-To araw!

22-Eata

25-Before

27-A gazal of Tibet.. 30-To store away 31-Tardy

33-Geghiants

34-Serles

36-Puts on

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41-Weary

43-A grain

46-A vegetable-

47-in excondiva degrés

46-A title (abbr), 81-Exlate

ross-word pusele

will appear in

to-morrow a lasue, along with a new crossword putes)

Dairy Farms

Watson .....

Der A Wings $ Lane Grawfords (old)...$

Mackintoshe Sinceres

AEDONIA

Wm. Pawella...au

Miscellaneous.

H.K. Amusement...$

C. Entertainment. (old)

+

(nesu)...$...

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Interest half yearly,

SNAIL BEATS RECORD gical Society's Aquarium, in a fas-

FOR SLEEP.

Museum Slumber For

E+

Over Two Years.

cipating book, "Animal Ways" (Ward,, Lock, 78. 6d.)

Mr. Boulenger ia very angry about man's treatment of dogs, which "hand the procession" of animal "slavez.”....

Most remarkable of the freak" breeds developed, he says, are the A desert shall in the National and China, for in the one country all but hairless dogs of Mexico History Museum, South Kenalug the satin-smooth creatures are used ton, S.W., set up the world's record as badwarmers and in the other for sleepiness.

they are eaten."

After remaining placidly gum- The cat is a robust, case-harden- med to a card in the Shell Galleryed atheist, whilst the dog will for over two and a half years, it crawl at the feet of any human suddenly woke up, detached fiself god, however vile, rather than own from Ita label, and started to ex no rod at all."

plore its surroundingen infra

Mr. Boulenger explains the mys The exploit of this mollusc Rytery of crocodile's tears, Croco van Winkle is told by Mr. E. G. diles weep--but only to wash them- Bouldenger Director of the Zoolo-selves!)