INTIMATIONS
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF
CANTON, LIMITED,
NOTICE
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH, 1015.
MAINA TRADERS INSURANCE
IS HEREBY GIVEN
that an EXTRAORDINARY GEN-
COMPANY LIMITED.
ERAL MEETING of THE UNION VOTICE
IS
AUCTION
PUBLIO
AUCTION
of
VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTI situate at Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong in Six Lots,
To be sold in pursuance of an Order of the Supreme Court of Hongkong,
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HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAUNDINARYGEN- INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON.ERAL MALAZTANAS vi Lates CHINA LIMITED, will be held at the Head TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY Ouce of the Society, No. 2, Queen's LIMITED, WIN] be held at the Head- Buildings, Too House Street, Victoria, Umeo or the Company, No. 2, Queen's in the Colony of longkong, un SATUR buildings 200 House Street, Victoria, DAY, the 4th day of December, 2015, at in the Colony of Hongkong, in SATUR. 12 o'clock Nous, for the purpose of con- DAY, the 4t day ex December, 1915, at the 2nd day of December, 1935, at 3 o'clock sidering and, if thought fit passing, as 12.15 o'clocic in the acturuson, for tou
p.m. by Extraordinary Resolutions the following purpose of considering and, in thought Resolutions, that is to say-
nt, passing as Extraordinary Resolutions. the following Resolutions, fand is to say :--
(1.) That lue Capital of the Society be increased to $4,000,000 (Four Mil lion Dollars) by the creation of 3,600 (Three Thousand Six Hundred) Addi- tional Ordinary Sharon of 8250 (Two "Hundrod and Fifty Dollars) each "(whereof $100 (One Hundred Dollars) "shall be credited as paid pp) ranking for Dividend and in all other respects. pari pussy with the Existing Ordinary Sharea of the Society: and that the said Additional Shares, so far as shall be necessary for the purpose, be issued "to those Shareholders of the CHINA "FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, who have accepted or shall "accept the Society's offer made to them "on the 4th day of August, 1915, such "issue being in accordanes with the " terms of contract or memorandum in "writing made or to be made pursuant to the said offer and to be filed with "the Registrar of Companies and that the balance (if any) of the said Addi- "tional Shares be disposed of by the "Society's Board of Directors in anch
manner as such Board shall think most "beneficial to the Society."
(2.) That Article No. 9 of the Society's Articles of Association which "now reads:--
The Society shall have a first and paramount lien upon all the Shares of any Shareholder for all monies due to the Society either from him alous or jointly with any other 'perach and where a Share is held by more persons than one the Society abali have alien thereon in respect of all monies so due to it from all or any of the holders 'thereof.'
"bo eliminated in its entirety and that in lieu thereof the following now "Article be inserted as Article No. 9:- (9.) The Society shall have a first
and paramount lien apon, all the Shares Registered in the name of each Shareholder (whether solely or jointly with others) and upon the proceeds of sale thereof, for his debts, liabilities and engage ments, and solely or jointly with any other person, to or with the Society, whether the period for the payment, fulllment, or discharge thereof shall have actually arrived or not, and no equitable interest in upon the footing and condition that Clause 34a hereof is to have full effect And such lion shall extend to all Dividends from time to time eclared in respect of such Shares.' (3.) That after Article No. 34 of the Society's Articles of Association the following new Article be inserted as "Article No. 34a :---
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(1) That Article No. 9 of the Com pany's Articles of Association which now reads:
The Company shall have a first and paramount lien upon all the Shares of any Sharoholder for all monies due to the Company either from him alone or jointly with any other person, and where a Share is held by more persons than one the Com pany shall have a lien thercon in respect of all monies bo due to it from all or any of the holders 'thereof.'
be eliminated in its entirety, and that in lieu thereof the following new Article be inserted as Article No. 9 (0.) The Company shall have a first and paramount lies upon all the + Shares Registered in the name of each Shareholder (whether solely or jointly with others) and upon the proceeds of sale thereof, for his debts, liabilities and engagements, and solely or jointly with any other person, to or with the Company, whether the period for the payment. ' fulfilment discharge thereof shall have actually arrived or not, and no equitable interest in any Share shall be created except upon the footing and condition that Clause 33 hereof is to have full effect. And such lien shall extend to all Dividends from time to time 'declared in respect of auch Sharo,' (2.) That after Article No. 33 of the Company's Articles of Association the following new Article be inserted as Article No. 33a:-
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(338,)—' Save_ag herein otherwise pro
*vided the Company shall be entitled | to treat the Registered Holder of any Share as the absolute owner thereof, and accordingly shall not, except as ordered by a Court of
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THURSDAY,
Mr. GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer,
at his Sales Room, Duddell Street,
The Property consists of: Lor 1-All that piece or parcel of ground intended to be registered in the Land Office as Bubretion No. 4, of Section F of Inland Lot No. 800 together with the message and buildings thereon known as No. 400, Quin's Road-West.
Area 659 square feet or thereabouts. Annual Crown rent 89.70.
of
LOT 2-All that piata or parcel of ground intended to be registered in the Land Office as Subsection No. 5 Section F of Inland Lot No. 800 together with the messuage and buildings thereon known as No 408, Queen's Road West,
Area 600 square feet or thereabouts. Annual Crown reat. 39, LOVE
Lor 3-All that piece or parcel of ground intended to be registered in the Land Oflice as Section 3 of Inland Lat No. O together with the messunge and buildings thereon known as No. 23, Sam To Lane,
Area 1,022 square feet or thereabouts, Annual Crown rent 813.50*
INTIMATION
DEWAR'S
SCOTCH
WHISKY
"IMPERIAL
AND
INSTITUTE
“EXTRA SPECIAL."
THE NAME OF
"
DEWAR'S
headline frenzy necessitated the prayer:
Chinese who hold notes of the Denton- Give us each day our daily sensation, Asistische Bank at Nowchwang, and other and the staff bad to supply the sensation places near, are not able to got them or quit Naturally, they rose to the cashed, the Chinese having no confidence occasion by the simple device of magnify-in the German success, says Journal de ing rumours into facts. If the rumours Peking They have therefore to send them proved to be facts all the better: if they down to Shanghai at a discount." remained rumours-well, the public me mory is short and, in extremities, a correction is easily made. This, and a desire to reach the largest number of readers, "led to, what is called yellow journalism. So strong has been, the in- fluence of the American Press that prac tically all the newspapers of Canada and Australasia are in the American style. In Britain the influence has
The General Electric Co. of China, Ltd. not been so strong. It was the late has just secured the contract for a com- MY, STEAD, we believe, who first saw theplete electrical plant for the lighting of possibilities of headlines and introduand Chowchno-fu, in Kwangtung Province. All them when he was editing the Pall Mall machinery to be installed of British Gazette. Since then their use has spread manufacture. This contract represents the even as far as the Times, though happily sixth that this company has in hand for
Bot in a riotous manner.
of the
They still
According to the Chinese Press, the Ministry of Finance is now conferring with the Inspector-General ɔy to the possi- bility of transferring the receipt of Cus- toms duties from the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to the Bank of China or the Bank of Communications, as requested by, the Chinese merchants at Tientsin.
serve to perform their legitimate office the lighting of Chinese cities in different
provinces. of singling out the important news and of providing that variety which makes
A goodly number of the European for. interest. But in a certain section community attended the wedding festivi- British Press the American ties of Mr. Shu Shiu-tat, son of Mr. and influence in regard to matter has become Mrs. She Tat-tsoi, and Miss Chaa King too noticeable to
be passed without Cheun, at No, 26, Hollywood Rond, yes. comment. The desire to make a sensation terday afternoon, amongst those present if there is no sensation in existence has being the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K. C.. proved too strong to be resisted, with Mr. R. Shewan, Mr. H. W. Looker, Mr. the result that we have rumours treated A. W. Grant, and Mr. J. Ralston, as well as news, personal attacks magnified into ng several ladies, The bridegroom's
father proposed the health of the guests. to the less cultured portion of the whom he thanked for their presence, and population.
the compliment was acknowledged by Mr. Follock in a few felicitous phrases.
Lor 4-All that piece or parcel of: ground intended to be registered in the Land Office as Section K of Inland Lot REPRESENTS A STANDARD patriotic duties, and a general pandering
No. 800 together with the messuage and buildings thereon known as No. 141, Second Street.
THAT Area 783 square feet or thereabouts. Annual Crown rent $10.35.
The above-mentioned premises aro held from the Crown for the residue of a term of 999 years from the 30th day of June,
1862.-
Lor 5-All those pieces or parcels of ground intended to bo registered in the Land Office as Section of Inland Lot No. 759 and Section C of Inland Lot No. 758, both held for the residue of a term of 999 years from the 7th day of January, 1682, together with the messunges and
Second Street.
IS ALWAYS
MAINTAINED.
SOLE AGENTS
competent jurisdiction, or as by buildings thereon known as: No. 65, A. S. WATSON
Ordinance required, be bound to recognise any equitable or other claim to or interest in such Share on the part of any other person, Firm, Company or Corporation," (3.) That the bending of Articles "Nos. 04 to 8 (inclusive) of the Com pany's Articles of Association read ing: The Secretary' be altered o
Arca 783 square foot or thereabouts. Annual Crown rent 810.14.
LOT 6-All that piece or parcel of ground intended to be registered in the Land Office as Section D of Inland Lot No. 750 held for the residue of a term of 999 years from the 7th day of January, buildings thereon known as No. 50, First Street.
& CO., LTD.,
THE POLICE RESERVE. INSPECTION BY CAPT. MOL. MESSER.
The old question as to what is the duty of the Press has thus again como to the front it to be a leader of public opinion or a follower 1s it to make. an endeavours to form an impartial opinion on all subjects of public policy, or is it to follow the general current,
The Special Police Serve. turning and twisting as the tide forces it this way and that way, unguided and inspected by the Captain Superintendent ungoverned? maintain its position of the Fourth Ground, on Saturday, why close upon If the Press desires to of Police on the Murray Barracks Parade
were.
Estate there can be no doubt as to the 500 turned out in their new blue uni- answer which should be given. If it forms, and accompanied by the police merely desires to serve the purpose of band, which made its first public appear
The Reserves assembled at the getting rich as quickly as possible, again ance there can be no doubt as to the answer. Volunteer Headquarters, and, headed
any Share shall be created except as to read the General Manager, 1882, together with the messange and WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. But the wealth can only be obtained at by the bend, marched to the Parade
"And that in the last-mentioned Articles *Nos. 94 to 99 inclusive) wherever the "word 'Secretary appears such word “be eliminated and that in lieu thereof
the words General Manager ingerted."
he
(4.) That in the following Articles of the Company's Articles of Associa "tion, viz.-Articles Nos. 2, 7, 24, 35,
"word Secretary wherever it occurs "be eliminated and that in lieu thereof "the words General Manager ' be "inserted."
(34a.) Save as herein otherwise pro-44, 40, 52, 84, 83, 93, 102, and 128 the
"vided the Society shali be entitled to treat the Registered Holder of any Share as the absolute owner thereof, and accordingly shall not, except as ordered by a Court of competent jurisdiction, or as by Ordinance required, be bound to recognise, any equitable or other claim to or interest in such Share on the part of any other person, Firm. Company or Corporation.' (4.) That the heading of Articles- "Nos: 85 to 100 (inclusive) of tho "Bosiety's Articles of Association read-
ing the Secretary' be altered so as "to read the General Manager'; and "that in the last-mentioned Articles (Nos. 95 to 100 inclusive) wherever the "word Secretary' appears such word "be oliminated and that in lieu thereof "the words General Manager "inserted."
be
(5.) That in the following .Articles "of the Society's Articles of Association. "Viz.Articles Nos. 2, 7, 97, 38, 45, 47. 53. 55, 84, $4. 103. and 129 the word
wherever it occurs Secretary
be "eliminated and that in lieu thereof the "words General. Manager be
"inserted."
Should the above Resolutions be passed by the requisite majority, they will be submitted for confrmation as Special Resolutions to a Second Extraordinary General Meeting which will be subee quently convened.
Dated this 2nd day of November, 1935.
By Order of the Board.
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
Secretary.
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RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT WAR LOAN.
1 PER CENT. LOAN, free of tax, to be 5 issued at 95.
Loan to be redeemed after 10 years. Interest on coupons runs from 14th Novem- ber. 1915.
The Bonds are issued in Roubles. Subscription List will be Opened from 29th November to 3rd December, 1915.
Applications will be received by the Russe ASIATIC BANK, Hongkong Branch, from date.
Hongkong, 41st November, 1915.
NOTICE.
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THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE CERTIFICATE No. 597, dated 16th
in this Company, standing in the name of ME. THOMAS BROWN, of Shanghai, has been LOST, and if at the expiration of One Month from the dute hereof the above. document be not forthcoming another Certificate will be issued by the Company and thereafter no other will be acknow ledged.
Dated 11th November, 1915-
C. PEMBERTON, Secretary,
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Should the above Resolutions be passed by the requisite majority, they will be submitted for confirmation as Special Resolutions to a Second Extraordinary General Meeting which will be subse quently convened.
Dated this 22nd day of November, 1915.
By Order of the Board,
0. MONTAGUE EDE,
Secretary
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NOTICE
R
NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiátio or Indias A desiring to leave the Cokuny should apply in writing for permission to do so to the Captain SUFERINTENDENT OF POLICE, at loset 18 hour before the intended hour of departars, givine name, nationality, age, sex, height sed socupation of the applicant, and stating she zame of the stgamer or other vessel or the hour
of the train by which the applicant wishes to leave. Applicants should apply in person for their passes at the CENTRAL POZION STATION between the hours of 9 A.M. to 1 F.M. and 2 PM to 4 PM, daily.
Hongkong, 10th July, 1915.
DA
WANTED.
1738
¡AILY or Resident NURSE for two Children at the Peak. Apply by lettor enclosing copies of testimonials to
Care of" Daily Prom” Office. Hongkong, 10th November, 1915; [1184
FOR SALE.
Standig in its own Grounds, sitasted
ESIRABLE COUNTRY RESIDENCE.
at TAIPO, Conisining Four Rooms, sut-offices,
sto. Electric Light.
For particulam apply to---
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, 30th October, 1915. [1127
FOR SALE.
CORONATION POSTAGE
STAMPS OF JAPAN,
at 50 Cents per Complete Set. GRACA & CO.,
No. 4, WINDHAM STREET,
Hongkong, 19th November, 1915. (1013
Area 792 square feet or thereabouts, Annual Crown rent 810.47.
For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to
DENNYS & BOWLEY,
JE BO
6, Des Vœux Road Central,
Solicitors for the Vendor, MR. GEO, P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer. Hongkong, 17th November, 1915.
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Inspection Invited.
WM. SCHMIDT & Co.
Hongkong, 4th February, 1915. {1092
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Developing, Printing and Enlarging.
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the expense of the machine. The news ground. C.S.P. (Reserve) Jenkin was in paper which is only sensitive to public command, and when lined up for inspec- 138 opinion; which disregards the honour tion the amateur Roberts wade quite
Upon arrival on and safety of the State, the ends of good. imposing spectacle. Government and the administration of the ground the Captain Superintendent HONORUNG OPytch: 101) DeS VIEUX ROLD, C. LONDON OPTION: 131, FLEET STREET, B.C. justice must in the end lose all respect was given the customary salute in He then inspected and influence. The commercialisation of true military style. journalism brings its own revenge,
the men, this being followed by the March Fast in companies, with Capt.
The Daily Press.
Honaxoro, NOVEMBER 9TH, 1915.
AMERICAN INFLUENCE
ON
BRITISH JOURNALISM.
A mail for Europe vid Siberia closes Mol. Messer at the sainting base, Several movements were carried out before the tomorrow at 11 a.m.
men were re-formed and marched back to Headquarters. The inspection was wit- neased by a large crowd, and many favourable comments were made upon the
A meeting of the Sanitary Board is called The agenda contains for to-morrow. purely formal business.
Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher has been appoint.general smartness of this latest acquisi THAT American journalism has influenceded a Director of the Widows' and Ortion to the volunteer ferees of the the Press of the world, and especially of phans' Pensions vice Dr. Francis Clark, Colony. English-speaking countries, is so obvious that it needs no demonstration. But it
is not quite so obvious that its influenca
resigned.
The Gazette announces that the Hong- has been for good. The two directions kong B.-P. Scouts Association is exempt- in which its influence has worked wayed from registration under the Societies be classed under form and matter. No Ordinance, 1011.
doubt there was some degree of judginent displayed in the desire that the reader's
Messrs. Benjamin & Potts inform us that attention should be drawn to the most they are in receipt of the following tele- important news in the paper. Dressing
Shanghai graphic advice from their the shop-windows is a perfectly legiti
Office--Ewas dividend,
taels sixteen, mate form of encouraging customers, and 537,000; not reserve, 150,000; depreciation. some extra headlines for important neva 100,000.
ALLEGED EUROPEAN OPIUM SMUGGLER.
ARREST ON THE KASHIMA MARU."
At the Shanghai Magistracy on the 22nd inst, a valet named T. C. Horne was charged by the Chinese Maritime Customs with importing into Shanghai 892lbs, of Patna opium, valued at £8,305. According to the story told by Mr. Master for the prosecution, when the
serve to make the news prominent and Owing to an outbreak of fire at the Kashima Muru arrived a Customs officer to accentuate its importance. But there Kanada Colliery, Fukuoka, Kyushu, the went on board and starched the vessel. are limits in all reforms, a fact which management of the colliery have been In the baggage room there was a strong the imitators did not understand. In obliged to close the pits, and are waiting smell of opium. Six large trunks the stress of competition, they carried the for the fire to burn itself out. It is expect labelled." Shanghai," with the name window-dressing to
an extreme; they ed that it will be about two months before Horne, were found therein, and all smelt wanted to show in the window everything the fire is extinguished.
as if they contained opium. Home ad- the shop contained, thus levelling the
mitted to the Customs officer that he had distinction between important and un-
Among the Embassy officials in Tokio certain baggage in the baggage-roon, but important goods. The eye was dazed in honoured with decorations in connexion asserted that he did not know what the trying to distinguish between articles of with the Coronation are Mr. R. C. Nor-trunks contained. If there was anything the latest design and those of yesterday. man, Counciller at the British Embassy in them that should not be there, it did The raison d'être of the additional head- who receives the Sacred Treasure, Second lines was lost Murders and robberies Class, and Lieut-Colonel Somerville, who lcomed as large as wars and rumours of receives the Third Class of the same Order.
To remedy the mistake, the only way was to have larger headlines for issued from the Harbour Master's Depart A notice appearing in the Gazette, RUNG NGÓI SAN POsensations, and
80 were inaugurated (Chinese Daily Presi), bir
ment, states that from and after December headlines running across the page in tut no ships may anchor south of a line type that would not be out of place on
drawn East and West through the crane originally a rational desire to make the written permission most of the choicest wares in the shops Mastor. bad become a mad desire to make the public believe that the shop contained nothing but important wares.
香港中
外新報
PUBLISHED DAILY
War.
not belong to him. Accused said there were two more trunks in his charge on board, and these also contained opium, The accused told Mr. Sherman, an assis
trunks belonged to his master, tnt examiner in the Customs, that the Mr. Heckrath, who was expected in Shanghai by the next Japancas steamer from Europe, the Michama MaryENKIN
Mr Sherman, in cross-examination, bore different initials. He believed the stuff was shipped in England.
In the oldest and still immensurably the borta advertising poster. What had been on the Kowloon naval depot, without the said he did not notice that the trunks.
Advertising medium among the
Native Community,
Katablished far over FIFTY YEARS
Hrvulates largely throughout Southern Chikus
Indo-China ste
Terms for Advertising (Tennulation freejcan a chiafund at the Office, 101: Der Vans Boed. Central, Hongkong, 151, Fløst Street, Londlan or from the different Agents
Dcommenta traza'stad freen or Inte Gession. or Colonial Chlonso,
of the
Harbour.
In the Appeal Court on Saturday, their
The influence of form on matter here lordships made a declaration, on the appli. cation of Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C., that the began. The important page, the page. containing the news, had to be filled appeal pending in the action of the Great with headliness-probably all the other Western Smelting and Refining Company pages besides; but at any rate this one.
Francis Pereira Marques (deceased)
Il there were not sensations enough in was null and void, the conditions of appent the real news they had to be made. The not having been complied with."
In answer to the Magistrate, Mr. W. A. Roberts, a transport officer employed by the Custoas, said that during the last six months all opium seized had been retained, pending the payment of certain rewards by the Chinese Government. The opium would ultimately be burnt.
Inspector Mellows stated that a number of papers were found on the accused, in- cluding a passport dated March of th year, and two Army discharges, one be- fore and the other after the outbreak of
The hearing was adjourned.
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