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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DALLY

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC

"OF COMMERCE,

NOTICE.

COMPANY, LIMITED.

INTIMATIONS

THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILD. ING COMPANY LIMISED. NEXTRAORDINARY GENERAL THIRTY-FIRST ORDINARY

GIVEN that

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that tho THE Commission organising The First will be held at the Registered Office of Company will be held at the Company

SURY MEETING of the above-named Company MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Torial Derby Around The World the Company, St. George's Building, Offices Victoria Building on THURSDAY, consisting of

Commodors LOUIS D. BEAUMONT President). VODA uskong, 70 DAF (WAY FIBRUARY 8TH, 1990, 12 o'clock Nous for MAGE CHARLES J. GLIDDEN, USA, FRGS. Y the 3th day of JANUARY, the purpose of receiving the Report of

(Executive Secretary).

1990, at 19 o'clock Noor, for the purpose Directors together with Statement of of considering and if thought it al Accounts for t passing the following Resolutions as 1918.

r the year ending 31st. December Extraordinary Resolutions: The REGISTRAR of SHARES of the Com (1) To consider, and if thought fit pany will be CLOSED from Wednesday, TYCZ approve the draft new Articles which January to Thursday, 5th February 192, will be submitted to the Meeting. (both days inclusive) during which period no TRANSFER SHARES can be Registered.

ME BENJAMIN HILIKIAN (Treasurer). will address the Members of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce

the

OLD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ROOM, CITY HALL, on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD, 1990, at 5 FAC

By Order,

E. A. M. WILLIAME,

Secretary.

Hongkong, January 16th, 1990,

14.

UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE FIFTEENTE ANNUAL GENERAL

MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS WI be bald in the Offices of Messrs. DonWELL

• Co.,LOTTED on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH, 1890, at 11.00 AM, for the purpose of receiv ing the report of the General Managers together with a Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1919.

By Order of the Board of Directors, MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE

Becretary to the HOSOKONG LANd Investment & ÅGENOT iCo, Lan, General Agents for the HOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING Co., Lan. Hongkong, January 1st, 1990.

THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. 34

THE

All returned airmen are cordially (8) That the Capital of the Company invited to attend.;

be increased to Three million dollars (83,000,000) by the creation of Two hundred and forty thousand (840,000) shares of Ton dollar ($10.00) each ranking for dividend and in all other respect pari pasan with the existing abarca in the Colony. And in the event of the First Resolution being passed

with

or without modifestion (3) To consider, and if thought fit, to pass an Extraordinary Resolation to the effect; That the new Articles already approved by this Meeting and for the purpose of identification thereof subscribed by the Chairman be and the same are hereby approved, are hereby adopted as the Articles HOLDERS will be held at the Offices, of and that such Articles be and they THIRTY-THIRD ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE of the Company to the exclusion of MESRA JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, LTD, on and in substitution for all the exist FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH, 1990, at NOON, ing Articles thereof. GIVEN that a further. Extraordinary for the year ending 31st December, 1918.

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the purpose of receiving the Report of General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Registered offes of the Com-will be CLOSED from Tuesday, January The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company pany, St. George's Building aforesaid on 27th 1920, to Friday, MONDAY," on the 18th day of February, both days inclusive.

rary 6th, 1990, 1990, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, for the

2t

By Order of the Board of Directors purpose receiving a report of the proceedings of the above mentioned Meet-

W. S. BROWN, ing and confirming, if thought fit, as

Secretary. Special Resolutions the above mentioned

Hongkong, January 92nd, 1910. Extraordinary Resolutions (2) and (3)..

And the subjoined Resolution will be

HONGKONG, CANTON, AND MACAO proposed as an Extraordinary Resolution:

STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 2nd to 9th February, 1920, both dates inclusive,

DODWELL & CO., LTD.,

General Managers. Hongkong, January 97th, 1980.

315

TO LET FURNISHED, For 6 months from April 1st, 1820.

6.B

ROMOED HOUSE at Magazine Gap. For terms and particulars apply to :-

Na 134 Care of "Daily Pres" Offee.

MOTOR CAR FOR SALE.

FOR S

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FOR Sale: PREMIER 7-passenger touring motor car. In first class condition. Electric lights, starter and gear shift. Two spare tyres. Owner leaving the Colony. For price and inspection apply:...

DRAGON MOTOR CO.

24, Das Vœux Road, Tel. 482.

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BY ORDER OF THE SECOND MORTGAGEE).

PARTICULARS

AND

CONDITIONS OF SALE

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

PROPERTY, KNOWN AS No. 15, 8AI WO> LANE -To BZ SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION

Он WEDNESDAY,

the 4th day of February, 1920, at 3 r., at his Sales Room,

BY

GEO. P. LAMMTET, Auctioneer.

"That it is desirable to capitalize the sum of $500,000.00 standing to

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. the credit of the Company's Reserve "Fond, and accordingly that for the MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in THE ONE HUNDREDTH ORDINART purpose of effecting much capitaliza tion a bonus of $10 per share on the Company will be bold at the Office of "each of the issued shares of the the Company, Hotel Mansions, on TUES- "Company be and the same is hereby DAY, FEBRUARY 10TH, 1980, at 12 o'clock "declared and that the Board be and Noor, for the purpose of receiving & Report they are hereby authorised to satisfy of the Directors, together with a Statement

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 28 1920-

INTIMATION

BISHOP

£30,000,000 were invested in textile ST JOHN'S CATHEDRAL and clothing industries, and £94,000,000 IMPENDING RETIREMENT OF THE in mining, in spite of the Labour demand for the nationalisation of minck Then, next in the list, comes shipping, and then the motor industry, holders of St. John's Cathedral was The annual general meeting of the meat- Finance and insurance concerns are rebelden Monday evening at the City presented by a capital of £32,000,000 Hall. The Bishop of Victoria presided Statemen and economists have been and was supported by, the Rev. V. H. Insistently preaching that the supreme Copley Moglo, Mr. P. L. Knight, Mr. G need of the day is greater production Hogg (Hon. Treasurer), and Dr. E. G. and more trade. These great capital Earle (Hon. Secretary). The attendance investments represent only part of the was poor.. response made by the capitalist-or

A DIOCESAN SYNOD. We are agents for and hold should we not rather say the investing During tho course of the business the public to these appeals. The figures Bishop announced that a Diocesan synod we have given are those for half a your would be held on Februncy 4th. St. stocks of the following well-known only, and they are therefore not the Full Matthias Day. It had been the practice in

Gins

GIN.

BURNETT'S

INGAJUNG

of the response, Labour's recent years in China to hold these grievances have been largely rectified and gynods and he thought it best to have ones industrial conditions appear more settled themselves. One in every filty members Dow in Great Britain than they have been of the congregation could be elected as at any time since hostilities in the battle & representative and as the congregation feld ceased. With Labour more con-numbered 200, they were entitled to choose tented and plenty of capital available four representatives to attend the synod.

The following were then chosen as re- there seems good ground indeed for the presentatives:irs. H. G. :Earle, air. CHANCELLOR'S expectation that" in a few. Eaight. Mr. L. Forster, and Mr. years we shall be able to lock back to the W. Jackson. present trials and difficultiesa historical onriosity." May it prove to be the case.

for investment in business enterprises, OLD TOM.

BURNETT'S

DRY.

GILBEY'S

OLD TOM.

GILBEY'S

DRY.

THE ACCOUNT9, The Hon. Treasurer (Mr. 1. Hogg), presented the accounts for 1919, which abowed that the total income for the year was $12,213.96, whereas the expenditure The annual general meeting of the was 812,373.16. In addition, 8.901.6 Ladies' Recreation Club will be held at were raised by special collections for the City Hall, on February 4th, at noon,

various funds. Mr. Hogg stated that during the past year the Cathedral had. M. Conty, who will be remembered as once more just managed to make ends a former french Minister in Peking, bas meet, thanks to subscriptions and dona- been appointed French Ambassador to tions being slightly higher, thus offsetting Brazil.

An old and well-known foreign resident of Japan has just died at Yokohama in the person of the Rev. Henry Scott Jeffreys, M.A.

The last batch of German prisoners left

such bonus by the distribution of Accounts, declaring & Dividend and A. S. WATSON & CO. Tokohama for the Vaterland" on the

amongst the persons who are reelecting Directors and

"gistered as holders of the issued 810 The TRANSFER BOOors

the Company

shares of the Company on the date will be CLOSED from January 27th to bareef of one of the unissued $10 February 10th, 1920, both days inclusive. shares of the Company credited as

By Order of the Board of Directors, JOHN ARNOLD,

Secretary. Hongkong, January 13th, 1920,

paid up in respect of each the Company held by such. paracas as aforesaid and in satin- "action of such aforementioned "bonus, and that mich shares rank for "dividends and in all other respects

a from the first day of

March, 1890 Drafts of the now Articles of Associa tion may be seen at any time before the second meeting, except Saturdays and Sundays, between the hours of 11 a.m. and 4 pm at the Registered Offices of the who Company or at the Offices of Messrs with Johnson, Stokes & Master, Prince's Build-

ing

Hongkong the Company's Solicitors. Dated this 13th day of January, 1920..

By Order of the Board

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.. Agents.

THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, LIMITED

31st, 1918.

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG DEVONIAN

SOCIETY

is proposed to hold a DINNER at 50 desire to attend kindly commandes early date. Will the men of Devon

THE

THE HON. SECRETARY, Land Uffice, Law Courts, Hongkong.

NOTICE

TH ANNUAL OPEN BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP of the Colony held under the suspices of the VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB

be accompanied by entranon fee of 2.

Entries close on JANUARY 31st, and are to

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NBIXTE ORDINARY MEETINI F SHAREHOLDER in this Company will be Being all those feces or parcels of ground MATHESON & CO., LTD, on THURSDAY, held at the Offices of Messm. JAE INE, Situate at Victoria, Hongkong, and now JANUARY 2TH, 1980, at 11.30 LM, for the and Registered in the Land Office as The purpose of receiving the Report of the Colony. REMAINING PORTION of SECTION 8 Directors together with Statement the of Marine Lot No. 91 and the REMAINING Accounts for the year ending December PORTION of SECTION Q of Marins Lot No 92 The said premises are held for the term of 909 years granted by two Crown Losses dated respectively the 24th day of September 1856, nbject to the payment of the ANNUAL CROWN RENT of £2. 138. and 20. 33. 0.1. respectively and to the per- formance of the Lessees covenants in the said Crown Losses reserved and contained and subject also to an Indentura of Morigage. Registered in the Land Office by Memorial No: 62705 and to the principal sum of $3,000.00 and interest therpon thereby

secured.

For further particulars and conditions of male, apply to

D'ALMADA AND MASON,

Vendor's Solicitors

or to

ME. GEO. P. LAMMERT.

Auctioneer. Hongkong, January 28th, 1920,

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HONGKONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Tf the HONGKONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY will be held in the Cray HALL on FRIDAY, JANUARY 30TH, at 12.30 PM.

LA KNIGHT,...

Hon. Secretary,

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INTER-MUNICIPAL NOTIFICATION: WEITZE USZEX PUMPING INSTALLATION,

ENDERS are hereby invited for pumping gallons per minate against a total head of plant capable of discharging 88,000 13 feet.

Specifications of detailed requirements can be obtained on application to the under signed.

J. B. LYNESS, c/o British Municipal Council, Tientsin Tientsin, January 15th, 1920, [204

NOTICE.

29d

LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

TEL. No. 618.

11

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. Mrs. L La BERTON wishes to return thanks to all her friends for kind sympathy in har bereavement and for the floral tributes sent.

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Mrs NOLAN and family beg to tender their thanks to friends for their kind expressions of sympathy in their recent, and bereavement and for the beautiful floral tributes. A[313

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Hanacona OFFICE: 10A, DES YEUX BOLD, C. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.U,

The Baily Press.

HONGKONG, JANUART 28TH, 1920.

pany will be CLARED from MONDAY, The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com January 19th, to THURSDAY, January 20th, 1910 (both days inclusiv), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF trade outlook in the United Kingdom is Registered.

By Or lar of the Board of Directors, THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE LTD

MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE..

Secretary to

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the General Managers, a "Hongkong, January 13th, 1920. THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA

TION COMPANY, LIMITED.” NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

NINETEENTH

B

CANTON, LTD.

Deputy General Manager. Hongkong, January 13th, 1920. [$27 REPULSE BAY HOTEL

MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDIN, MATHESON & CO LTD, on THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1990, at 11.45 AM, for the

purpose of receivin TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY), JANUARY ISTI the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year. eading December 31st, 1819.

pany will be CLOSED from MONDAY, The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com- January 19th to THURSDAY, January 19, 1820 thoth days inclusive), during which poriod no Transfer of Shares can be Registered

By Order of the Board of Directors

MOWBRAY & NORTHCOTE,

Secretary. Hongkong, January 18th, 1924 [129 THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.

WAND

the general increase in charges. He call ed attention to the fact that for 1090 they were faced with the necessity of Paying Mr. Denman Fuller's return, passage to Hongkong, and that negotia- tions were going on with regard to the appointment of an Assistant Chaplain.. whose passage out and salary could by

17th inst. The late Governor of Tsingtao, no means be met from the Assistant Baron Waldeck, was included in the list. Chaplain Fund In addition, the Cathedral itself required a certain amount Mr. Philip Goldring, who for many to be spent on upkeep and repairs. In practised as a solicitor in Hongkong, has these circumstances be felt justified in started in practice at Shanghai, taking calling the attention of the pent-holders over the business of the late Mr. N. Cand subscribers to the very real need Home

of further assistanon Mr. E C. Q Wilton, C.M.G., late

The accounts were adopted, British Consul General

Hankow, will

THE CHURCH BODY. probably not be returning to China. It-The following lay members were elected is understood that be has been attached for the ensuing year-Hours G. Han to the Foreign Office in London.

HB. L. Dowbiggin, H. G. Earle, A

The Commission organising the Aerial Derby round the world will deliver an address to the members of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce next Tues day Returned airmen are invited to attend the meeting.

The following cases of communicable diseases were notified in the Colony, for the week ended January 24th. Cerebro spinal fever, ten (eight deaths), enteric On January 25th and 26th, one case of cerebrospinal fever and one case of diphtheria wera reported.

fever one.

Compton, L. Foster and T. D. Moor head. Mr. Dowbiggin and Mr. Foster take the places of the Hon. Mr. Severa and Mr. P. L. Knight who expect to be absent from the Colony during the year. Mr. Hogg and Dr. Earlé consented to act for a few months.

Mr. B. P. Thurafeld was ciccted Audi~ ·

Lor

THE CATHEDRAL WAR MEMORIAL Plans for a war memorial to be erected in the Cathedral compound were then considered, and a sketch by Mr. Bryor, which had been sent out from Home, Was laid on the table. It was pointed out that Mr. Bryor's sketch represented an outlay of £1,600 and the Church Body, considered it impossible to entertain such a large

geral.

+

N

The matter was left to the discretion of the Church Body.

as announced that a generous donor In regard to the new church hall, it who wished to remain anonymous, bad contributed 890,000 to cover the expense of building it

A NEW REREDOS

The number of points to be played and Meeting of the Competitors. other arrangements will be decided as a The competition is open to all in the

A. ILB MITCHELL, Hon. Secretary, VICTORIA RECERATION CLUB THE REVIVAL OF BRITISH

TRADE.

Prof. G.-W. Fergy son, M.A., Prof. of expense. Education at the University of Hong- Dunsany, the Man and his Works" at support of the war memorial to be erected THX growing optimism regarding the kong, wi'l deliver a lecture on Lord memorial funds could not be paid over in The Hon. Mr. E E. Pollock, K.O., enquired whether the Cathedral war. strikingly, reflected in the recent speech the Helena May Institute on Wednesday, later by the Colour generally delivered by the CHANCELLOR OF THE ERTIFICATES Nos. 1945 and 8635 for 3 EXCHEQUEz at Birmingham, Trade, be February 4th, at 6.30 p.m. Professor G. cut that a collection was taken on Armis The Rev. H. Copley Moyle pointed and 1 old silver shares Nos. 10649/10650 and 10128 respectively standing in the books of declared, is very prosperous, and the the University, will preside. The lecture pound and the people had freely given P. Jordan, M.B., Pro-Vice-Chancellor of erecting a memorial in the Cathedral com tice Day, specially for the purpose of the Society in the name of EDWARD WILLIAM adverse balance of the country's trade is MAITLAND OF YOKOHAMA, JAPAN, bave been being rapidly reduced one month from the date hereof the above fidence has Mr. CHAMBERLAIN in the declared LOST and if at the expiration of

So much com-

will be open to the public..

with that intention, They, could not devote that money to a publia docaments be not forthcoming the same will general trade movement that he venturedness at the South Western Police Court The site provisionally selected was the

Colonel John Ward, M.P. was a wit-

They ought to have be denied cancelled and of no effect.

memorial in the Cathedral compound. CH. P. HAY

to predict that the deficit which the past on November 27th., and went to the aid north-east corner of the compound, pro- your's returns show will be converted in of a private soldier, who was unable to have the existing memorial removed to vided arrangements could be made to

least £150,000,000 in the country's favour. the coming year into a balance of at pay a fine of Ts, for aming bad language another site.

"I will pay," said Colonel Ward, and 6 560,000,000 in the country poemon handed the money to the court oficial than the CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER The soldier thanked him, and, shaking fyr feeling the trade pulse of the country hands with him, left the court. Bome justification for his optimism may be seen in the enormous capital which has been invested in new enterprises in

A sketch by Mr. Bryer of a new reredon, the United Kingdour during the past six H.E. the Commodore" have kindly con- generously given by Mre Bowdler, was panies, registered in London during the at the performances of Lord Dunsany's concluded the Bishop, announced his im- months. A list of the new limited consented to act as Patrons and to be present

exhibited.

BISHOP LANDER'S IMPEN

IMPENDING RETIREMESE second half of 1018, shows 5,415 new com- plays The Tents of the Arabs and pending retirement from the diocese, after After the ordinary business had been panies registered, representing a total The Gods of the Mountain to bo give his earlier life, an a vicar, it had been his

thirteen years' capital of £252,000,000. This is, indeed, by the studente of the Hongkong Univer practice to stay for only eight years in

Barvice He

said that in substantial evidence of public confidence sity Umon on February 18th and 14th a Parish, because he thought that after such a period one outlived one's neefulness. is especially remarkable when we bear The British Municipal Council at kong, and now, he felt that ho

at the Theatre Royal,

in one place.

·He succeeded in mind the great amount of Labour

to that practice till he came to porcst that prevailed:

d in the United Tientsin is pressing H.B.M's Office of make room for a younger man. He also Kingdom at the time these companies Works, through the. Consul, for infor- the best, he should leave the diocese In

felt

that as his health had not been of were being floated, and when we have formation regarding the terme on which the charge of a younger and more regard, also, to the demands of Labour lead of land in the British Concessions energetic man. He hoped to leave the

of China, will be renewed. In its letter Colony early in May, and when in Eng drgreater shate in the management to the Consul the Council says:- It is

land would represent Hongkong at the

will be strictly adhered to, irrespective of the capital extremely shy. Yet we find on be renewed is retarding the development that be had only had the information for

The above tours of departure and return Those things might well have made of the terms by which leases can definitely Bishop's impending departure

12 MIDNIGHT of the country's industrial enterprises within the certain knowledge of the Pan-Anglican Conference of

nuraher of tickets sold

Council that the delay in the settlement the Hon. Mr... ClaudOMGR Leelingly with regard to the and stated TICKETS obtainable at the Hongkong examining the distribution of this great and prosperity of the British Concession about two hours and so could hardly fruss Hotel Office Or Dragon Motor Coat capital, that the largest amounts repro ing operations until much time as the beyond expressing his very deep regrek Heveral land renters are delaying build himself to do justice to the position, sent investments in industrial, mining Government shall have decided upon the at Bishop Lander's approaching, depar LAURIT SF N Proprietor. and transport enterprises Thus, terms to be offered."

tage

SATURDAY, JANUARY 3187. TEA DANSANT FAQ 4 PM 70.7 P.M. ⠀⠀ DINNER DANSANT EZOM 8

PM

On these occasions the charge for Ten will be $1.00 per head, and for Table d'Hote dinner at $3.00 per head, exclusive of wines.

J. H. TAGGART,

Manager.

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THIRTY SECOND ORDINARY NOTICH IS HEREBY GIVEN that the DRAGON MOTOR CAR in the trade outlook of the country. It

COMPANY

MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Mesars JARDINY, MATHERON & Co., L., on MUTOR BUSSES WILL LEAVE THE THURSDAY, JANUARY 29TH, 1-20, at 12 o'clock Noon, for the purpose of receiving

HONGKONG HOTEL AT THE the Report of the Directors together with

FOLLOWING TIMES: the Statement of Accounts for the year

ading December 1st 1018.

MONDAY

KOBE CLUB.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com poy will be CLOSED IN PPLICATIONS are invited for the post 1920 (both days inclusive), during which

January 19th, to THURSDAY, January of Resident Secretary STEWARD period no Transfer of Bhares, can be Furnished House Light and Heat provided. Registered. Applications stating Salary required should By Order of the Board of Directors headdressed to to Honorary Secretary. MOWBRAY 8. NORTHOOTE

eferences necessary. Duties to commence

So Fecretary, Hongkong, January 13th, 1990,]

en 1 of March

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DEPARTURÍ 3,15 P.M TEM 8.30 PM

#1 return fares.

S40

EETURN."

PS

His Excellency the Governor, H.L. Major-General F. Ventris, C.B., and