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INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN CO, LTD

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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY MEETING of THE BONOKONG & KOWLOON WHARF ACOWN CO, LTD, WE The held at the th Messrs. „JARPINE, MATHESON À LA, Jeider Surved, Hongkong. To inu.

2a11 JAY If (FRIDAY), DAY March, 1916, at 12 delack Nous, when the subjoined remolutions which were passed) at the Extraordinary General Meeting of The Conspurng held com the 7th lay f Mh. 191 will be submittast fou firmation as Special Resolutions

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Thost the capital of the Company be in rowed from $3,000 10000 10 $4,000,000.00 by flan creation of 20,000 w shares of gistrovanih, satch new shiners les purtaciguate in my divile! loclared adtin the 7th Ferarry, 1919, pro rate will be existing

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2 That the Articles of Assn indion faliereei sowing, vic

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willout the suction of the Dornians" between the word "still" and the word "exept "in line 2 of Article 19. (By the salition of the following words at the end of Artiste 19-

Provided further that the registration "of transfer of shares whereby the hoking of any shareholder is increased beyond 1000 shares sail be conclusive vidence that the section of the directors to such increased holding has **len given."

(By the insertion of the letter "g" after the figures "101" costitating the umber of Article 1413 and by the addition of the following paragraph to Article

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urday (1) The Board may employ the reserchand reserve fund fur the time being any portion thereof (and that, whether such fund or such portion as is proposed to be that with was set aside for the apcial purpose to which it is proposed d be applied or for any other purpose or not) in or for all or any of the following purposes; that is to say, in race contingencies, in expaalising lividonds, in paying special dividends, or bonuses, in repairing, improving or maintaining say of the property of the Company or others wise in the business of the Company and

CORRESPONDENCE,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 28ra; 1919.

UNION JACK OLUB AS WAR MEMORIAL.

[TO PAP EATOR OF THE “RONTAKTING DATES PILES |

HONGKONG POLICE

INSPECTION.

PRESENTATION OF MEÐALS

The ponual raspoction of the Bangkoup Regal Police was held, yo-fering, on Màu Central Police Station compornal, dey St. Ja is reported in your bast ARGEN The Offer Administering the Govern pom the arrival of His Excel that 1 Caraosiore advocated a 4"Tach

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1 J P for the Nival and Miheary, quoting the Į tency. necomposted by

Wodehouse, A 1 C., the Force gave the Union Jack hal in Waterlo Road as

As who Restorai salute, flowing which the me the kind of Club desired.

were inspected by His Excellrury. hed the mon Jack Club I VR Nas that such at lub would be at thestankade bo her will soldiers and sailors Despite what is said by interested parties, there is not a urais plus in the Chioux an

which Mrves

en ajour au clamier many

frater bike in a way think

T se paddled Homes and Clubs domky much to be dex,red in the way of comfor

who has To nayone used the unge, reading, writing, dan ing belia wond bedrooms of the Union Jack Urch, the aut£Utas of Hongkong

way to

When Take the Commodore speaks out an ru the resessity it shows he semin what in bously treking.

After all, a would seem appropriate so late a War Memorial lastige some cons notion with the Naval and Military Yours faithfully,

Hongkong. March 27th, 1919

SUB

Address the Corps, His Excel ney ALICE M Wolle, and moithers of the Hong kong Policy Force, I am very ginal to have the hour of coming here to duy to spent you for the first time sincs 1 aerised in this Colony more than sevenl alor much regret, as cu years ago sure you do that this inspection is not being held by Sir Henry May, as it has

His long conifer born jour after year tion with the Force as Captain Buperin tendent, and, later, as Governor, has coine to an end, and I am sure you will all ayın pathise with him in the illness which has rated him to resign his appointment The latest reports are that he is progress

sure WT all ing favourably, and I an hope that his very active life's work has This inspection is the not finisited first our to be held after the ennclusion of hostilities in the Great War, and 1 should like to say briefly that the Gov.

PINKIE AND THE FAIRIESsment of this Colony is much indbod

¡TO THE MOTOR OF THE HONGKONG

SIR.

DAILY PRESS

Through your columns will you kindly allon me to beartily thank the organisers of, and performery it, "Pin

ki and the Fairies." For the excellent entertainmen! given lo

in or for such other purposes us the Board children on Wednesday afternous ? shot in its discretion think conducive to the interests of the Company and in regard to any such employment an aforesaid the Board shall not be

at

mnost.

If

the former, as well as being on and

Behind the age, could have been amongst have been

to keep the reserve fund separate from the audience they

for assote.

the

delighter 40 Sep how the youngsters

to the torpe, whose numbers have been mory and more depleted, for they ser vines daring the past four years. Very good work has been done by all branches. and the large number of awards that 1 am about to make is a tribute to that work We cannot forget those men who have been fortunate enough to get to the seran of military operations, aard, while we humour all who went to fight, we sym

pathise with those volantours for active service what have the misfortune to be left behind They haw dono very hard work here, I hope they will not think

will is forgotten because they did not have the good fortune w

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(d) By the addition immediately afterned every minute of the performaner Article 101 of new Article as follows

2014. (1) The Company in General flieve those on the stage could bearer services to the Empits in general "Meeting may in the year 1910 pink a resolution to the effect that it in desirable to capitalise to the extent *provided for by this Article the suur of $1.000.000.00 being part of the undivided "profits of the Company standing to the credit of the Company's Bevorve Fund. and accordingly that for the purpose of "affecting such capitalisation such sumterest was being taken in the proceedings *of $1,000,000 be distributed as a bonus,

The only fault the children found was **anongst the persons who are registered

how their efforts were appreciated The I majority of children present had probably From

ever visited a theatre before, and the remarks made and question, asked in very audible voices showed what an in

those of your number

Bwvatory whe; have died in the war for their coun try will be suitably commemorated in the new building when it is finished.

mention

the among particularly to awards I am about to make the act of Sergeant Bond- None of ae were actual To know thing they have amused ourly present, but I think most of us have

enough imagination to

realise what it I was to dive into the sea, on a dark, wintry

ORIMINAL SESSIONS.

HEYORE HIH HONGUE THE PU18NE JUDUE

D. MELKATANE)}. EMIL NATICK, I

KIDNAPPING CASE

Ho Cheung, alia, Lao Tsat, was indictesi for kidnapping a 10e boy, named Tangi Biz Chuen, aged 11 years, on January ref. From the custody of his parents in Hongkong.

The Crown Solicitor prowouted The following jury was empanelled to Messrs MacFarlane, Day The ca M Rafik, E Clayson, CT Gandeli. FX

Graco de A Remedies, 3 M Ozorio, and C. F. V Ribeire.

The Crown Solicitor stated that prin voer kidnapped the bay with intent to produk ransom for bas release The boy lived with his ninther a No 5. Holland Street, West Point, where pris oner and another man, not in custody. were frequent visitors. On January 3rd; We small buy met prisoner and the mis sing man, who invited him to have a cup of tea at a cestaurant. The boy ac |cepted, and, after partaking of refresh ment, prisoner suggested visit to a cireus. The buy acquieseed in this, but, instead of going to a circus, he was taken on board the Macso boal. The boy in- quired whither he was being taken, and expressed wish to go back to his mother, but prisoner reassured him with the

statement that after he had seen the rireng they would take him back. When the vessel reached Macao, the boy was taken to a boarding house and kept a prisoner for a month. He was benten and coerced into writing to his mother, informing ber of his plight and beseeching her to ransom him, stating that otherwise she would never see him again. The prison er was also alleged to have written two letters to the mother, asking for $10.000 as ransom. As a result. the meter in formed the Polion, and arrangements were maile for her to provved to Macao and identify as men, which she subse The Police arrested pris. quently did. oner on the road but, unfortunately, the other man escaped after a severo struggie Prisoner made a statement at ing Police

Station to the effect that it was the other

"go-between loan who decoyed the boy, and that he bimself only acted as a Wilts

fur the aule of the boy for $100, hin stare in the transaction being $10. H. WILE unite inacceft of the kidnapping. "as the holders of the issued shares of that it was over too soon!

The following letter from prisoner to the mother of the boy was rese: "the Company-on euch date as the Board sht dic in proportion to the issued

This special letter is for the infor 1, Li Trut, "abares held by them on that date little ones who have very few amuse-

mation of the wealthy Yi Ku.

$10,000 in "respectively, and that the Board be "authorised to distribute amongst such ends provided for them in Hongkongnight, not to save life in the ordinar}

This is to be properly, arimai Even if he had not succeço | foreign notes. persons as aforesaid one new unissued must make the organisers and performers way but to perform his duty in arresting hereby demand a ransom

are for oach complete number of three feet a real glow of satisfaction, and oned, the art was a very great one, for he paid within three days, nod if you fai: do so do not complain that i an un- issum shares held by them and that

launch, which did not stop, and arrested kind. On reecipt of this letter come and It was speak. "the Board be further authorised to allot behalf of the children of Hongkong 1 dives into the junk anchorage from a

Come to Macao by the 8 o'clock the surplus of such unissued sharos thank them one and all for what they aan who tried to get away.

Rold in your possibe that the musu might have offered aleamer on the 6th or 7th. retunining after such allotment to such

Loken. and resistance,

Sergeant considerable

hand a white chrysanthemum e "persone at such times and on such have done

the imminent risk of his only two women sho Bond a

Wait at should colze. "terms and conditions as they think St.'

life. (2) When such resolution has been pasand

inen there is one of the victims Lo Shan from one to two p.m. Li Trat of the Chanson Street affray who in here

The other letter which the mother the Board may allot and issue the 20,000 unissued shares of the Company

nay, because he was not well enoughceived was from her on and road as "oredited as fully paid up to such persons

To my mother 1 have been to appear taxt year, his injuries proving "as are referred to in paragraph of this "Article in satisfaction of the said bonus "to the extent of allotting one unissued "bare for each complete number of tl: ec issued abares held by them reapuoti valy, "and prior to such aliotisent the Board yuthorise any person on behalf of uch pornons as aforesaid in enter into "au Agreement with the Company pro- viding for the allotment to them of such

shures credited as fully paid up and in

"satisfaction as aforesaid and in such

proportion as aformald and any Agree. *ment made under auch authority shall *bu effective

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Yours truly.

Bongkong March 27th, 1919. ARMY OFFICERS AND THEIR

PAY.

ĮT THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS. "')

Sik, Dering the last year I have been amazed at the number of British Army officers on active servieu in the Far East who bitterly complain that they are un- ali to get their pay. Some one is halt and 1 only wish I were important enough a person to be able to take the (3) It shall be no objection to resolutions steps necessary for a thorough investiga

irassed under paragraph (1) of this "Article that they are passed at the tion of what appears to me a very grave Acounting at which the solution intro-souudul If private etuployers were Lu "ducing this Article was confirmed us

de this sort of thing they would get to Special Resolution, provided that "due notice of the intention to propose serious trouble. "uch first mentioned resolutions shall "have been given prior to the confirma. "tury wooting aforesaid."

And the subjoined resolution will be further proposed as an Extraordinary Resolution,

viz...

Enclosing my eard. I am, yours truly,

JUSTICE.

Hongkong. 27th Mareli, 1919.

THE HOUSING PROBLEM.

very

TO THE BIGTOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS "]

That it is desirable to capitalize to the- "extent hervinafter provided the U of **$1,100,00+ bying part of the undivided "profits of the Company standing to this credit of the Company's reserve fund,

of

Sit. As representatives in Hongkong "and recordingly that for the purpose "efforting such capitalisation a bonus of of the state of the late Mr. B. I

916.80 per share on each of the issuod "status of the Company be and the same is hereby declared and that the Board be and they hereby are authorised to "satisfy such bonus as far as possibio by the distribution amongst the persons who are registored the holders of "the issued shares of the Company on "such date as the Bougil shall decide of "one of the united 850.00 shares of the "Comparry credited as fully paid up in "respect of each complete number of "three of the fasted shares of the Com- Alexandra Buildings, "pany hold by such persons as aforesaid "and in entisfaction of such bonus in "respect of each such complote number "of three issued share,

By Order of the Board,

Hongkong, March 11th, 1910.

W. 8. BROWN, Souretary.

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MIDWIFERY. QUALIFIED MIDWIFE, tralod in A on gumonts.

Ma. MaltWEN, Government Civil Hospital. *[44]

Write

Belilios, we wish to emphatically duny that there is any truth in the so-called strong rumoRT, as suggested by **Distracted” in his letter which appear. in your issue of 26th inst, regarding the sale of the Belilios Terrain property. Such a ak never was, not is, in con- templation. Yours faithfully,

LINSTEAD AND DAVIS.

Hongkong, March 27th, 1919,

** IRRESISTIBLE HONGKONG."

They may have said an; sil the world may have said no; but I thought I was panished long enough, and so returned," naid Chinese. who had berg buished for life in 1918, to Mr. R. B Lindsell, int chu

the stray, yesterday, in reply to why he had returned when he was explicitly told that his term of exilo wne for the remainder of his natural life.

I submit this

to be much more severe than was im follows:

His name is Pheld here by robber, since I went out on agined at the time. Tamar Singh, the last of the men who the second. They demand a ranson: of suffered in that dastardly affray, and $10,000 and have given five days for scitle. have great pleasure in presenting him ment of the matter, and demand the with a bal today. He has had to money. Any delay will mean an end to me and I shall be unable to see you again. be invalided out of the Service, and be will return to his country with our beat have been seriously wounded and

You have lust

cannot walk a wishes for bis recovery,

single step. resently your S.P., Mr. Messer, who

you with tears. bus transferred to the post of Tren

After hearing the evidence, the jury und aurer, and I am sure that in Mr. Wolfe

verdict of "Quilty,' returned a we hate a very worthy successor, whe prisoner was sentenced to five years' will look ratefully after the interests of the Force in general, and will be pre rigorous imprisonment pared to meet the conditions which are su madly develong in this Colony by an increase in the Force which is neces

1 wish him every success in his sary.

I now gives the very grent This ent pleasure to present the awards to the

on this last.

.E. then pinned the medals on to the left breast of the recipients' tunics, con- gratulating and shaking hands with each in Lurn. A march past was followed by Quee cheers for His Excellency.

THE YEDALLISTS.

The following is a list of thou who received medals:--

Treg. E. Brown, 2nd el., for muritorious work during the past 40 years.

1. P. O'Sullivan, 3rd el., for tecitori es work during the past 4 years.

Insp, J. J. Watt, 3rd el, for meritorious werk during the past 5 year

Insp. t. Maclonald, árd it.. for meritri- o work during the past 4 years.

kung. A. Toriett, 3rd el, for meritorios work dering the past 5 years.

Inst. H. Garrod, 3rd of., For meritoriom work during this past year,

Jay, J. Gront, 3rd el., for meritorious work during the past 5 years.

Lump. W. Kent, 3rd el, for meritorious work thering, the pust 5 years,

Insp. P. Angus, 3rd el.. for meritorious work during the past 5 years.

lap. P. Brazil; 4th el., for long and faithful service.

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P.-N. 150 Cackle, 4th rh, for exceptional services on detectivo staff.

A. 140 Fallon, 4th el., for exceptional services un detective staff and at Yavati.

Insp. Mobisfer Singh, 3rd el, for meri- torio work.

1.P. s. 87 Badan Singh, 4th el., for long rice and good conduct.

1.-P.-8. 143 Mohr Singh, 4th el., for long conluct.

Hervice and From Singh, 4th c., Iur kmg

L.P.-8. 50

service and good conduct.

1.P.4.2 Acop Singh, ith el., for long service and good conduit.

1.- 14 Khair Din, 4th d., for long service and good conduct.

1.1. 326 Baghel Singh. 4th el., for speci ally good work.

L.P. c. 429 Karma Din, 4th cl., for alert. news and pluck in arresting an armet saan on the Eth January, 1910.

Ps. 107 Wong Pai Lum, 4th ed., for long savice.

C.C. 51 Kwong Shing, 4th el., für excep- tionally good desertive work in the New Territory.

CC. 177 Ip Shu Nam, 4th el., for w and pluck in arrest of arined bad characters in Youmati,

C.C. 12 Kwong Chan, 44 d., for zani and pluck in acrest of armed bad characters iu Yauminti,

C.C. 380 Lai Shing, 4th ch for sal and pined in arrest of armed and charactera

Yumuti,

In W. Davitt, 4th ol., for long audin Enithful servior.

Insp. P. Boulger, 4th el., fer exceptional

vice during past 4 years,

P. 02 Bond. 3rd el., for saving life. P. 44 Willis, 4th el., for exceptional service on detective staff and general good

work

P., & Cashtanu, 4th el., for long service) and good work.

P.A. 03 Willis, 4th c., for exceptional services on detectivo staff,

P. 7 Ingham, 4 el., for execptional (Vontinued at foot of next column.)

Mr Lindsel permitted him a further! nine months' stay in the island-at services on détective stoff, Victoria Gnol.

0.0. 170 Chan Hung. 4th el., for zeal and pluck in arrest of armed had sharmuters in Youmati.

P. 1.392 Tamar Singh. 4th el., for pluck sat went at Grosson Strönd,

0.0, 122 Trung Bin, awarded the Beliling Broman Medal for great gallantry displayed in effecting thin resous from drowning, at great risk to his own life and in spite of the drowning man's resistance to being Aared, of a lunatio, who apparently attempt ed to commit suicide by Jumping into the Harbour near the The Tax wharf at 8.20 pm. on the Mib Augned, 1018.

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