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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

BANK HOLIDAYS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH, 1931.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEUR

Thy Buenaskip "HUNGARIATM FROM TRIESTE, VENICE. PENANG »4 SINGAPORE

In accordance with Ordinance No. & of 1912 the EXCHANGE BANKB: wil be CLOSED for the tranmotion of FUBING BUSINESS on TUESDAY and WEDNESD DAY, FEBRUARY Brwand, Sex.

-Hongkong, February 2nd, 1931.

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ATSON È CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE.

CHINESE NEW YEAE HOLIDAYS.

N TUESDAY, 8eu Fenwart, and on

CONSIGNEES of Cangoars hoppby

informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongking and Kowloon Wharf and Godown. Company, Ltd. as Kowloon, whenceandfor from, the wharves delivery may be obtained.

Options! Caryo will be forwarded, unless notice to the contrary be given before 3rd February,

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all

OWENSDAY, the PTH PARKUART, all Goods remaining undelivered after the 9th

· Departments will be CLOSED for Business.

On these dates

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY

will be Open for the parpowe of Dispensing premriptions as follows:==

IO A., to

1 r.x.

6 r.x. to 7.30 7.3.

A'S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, Hongkong. February 3rd, 1991.

[371

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF OLUB.-

THE

THERE will be a COMPETITION st Fanling D SUNDAY, GE FEBRUART, for a CUF to be presented. Conditions:-18 Eoles, Madal Play from Scratch. Only one card to be taken by each player.

י

378

THE HOLLAND PACIFIC TRADING COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE BUSINESS of the HOLLAND PACING TRADING COMPANY OF BANK BUILDING, Hangkang, has been taken over as from the

· first of January, 1921, and will be carried on by the HOLLAND PACIFIC TRADING COM, PANT, LIMITED (incorporated in Hongkong)

at the same address,

J. H. VAN GENNEP LUERS,

Joint Managing Director, HOLLAND PACITO TRADING. Co, La. Hongkong, February 2nd, 1831. *1379

THE CHINA SPECIE BANK, LTD.

No

'STATUTORY MEETING.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the STATUTORY MEETING of the CHINA SPECIE BANK, LTD, to consider the Report and to elect Directors,” Chief. Manager, and assistant Manager will be held at the Registered Office, St. George's Building, en SATURDAY, 12TH FAST, 1931, at2 r.x.

18. HOLUM,

Chief Manager Hongkong, February 3a), 1931.

374

UNION WATERBOAT COMPANT, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

Fab, will be subject to reas.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

-WANTED.

A STENOGRAPHER & TYPIST (Lady

preferred). Apply by latter

G

HASTINGS & HASTINGS.

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OFFICE

NOTICE:

CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. All disims against the steamer most ben TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, the THIS OFFICE will be entirely CLOSED presented to the Undersigned on or before 8 and 9TH FEBRUARY, 1921. the 19th Feb, or they will not be recognised.

All braiển, chafed, and

damaged Goods

are to be left in the Godowns, where they

will be examined on the 7th Feb, st 10 AM.-

No Fire Insurance has been effected, Bills of Lading wil be countersigned by

DODWELL & Co, Las

Agente Hongkong, February 3rd, 19g

379

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY, LTD- AND OHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LTD.

YONSIGNEES per Company's Btesmor

* EURYPYLUS"

are hereby notified that the Cargo vill bö discharged into Holf's Wharf, Kowloon, where is will lie at Consigne's rink. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Go- down on and after 3rd Feb.

Optional cargo will be landed, unless" notice has been given prior to stowner's arrival,

All broken, chated, and damaged goods are to be lafs in the Godowng, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 am. and Noen within the free storage period.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and Goods remaining undelivered after the 10th Feb. will be subject to rent.

$80

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the mådersigned on or before the 24th Feb., or they will not be recognised

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE Agents. Hongkong, February 3rd, 1921. INDO-CHINA STEAH: NAVIGATION

·COMPANY," LIMISED,

"NOTICE TO CONRIGH E.

From KOBE.

HE Stasmahíp

Licensed Warehouses will de entirely alased on those datem.

N. L. SMITH, Superintendent, Imports and Exports. Hengkang, February 1st, 1921, 1-

TENDERS for the Supply of SEAMEN'S SUN HELMETS will be received up to Noor on the 14za FIVART, HAM. NATA Victualling Yard, Kowloon.

Tender forms and particulari can be obtained an application to

VICTUALLING STORE OFFICER,

H.M. Naval Depot,

Kowloon Rongkong, February 1st, 1991.

[365

THE HONG KONG & KOWLOON WHARF

GODOWN CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THIRTY-FOURTH ORDINARY HOLDERS will be held at the Offices of ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE Messrs. JARDINE, HATHESON & Co., Laby on for the purpose of receiving the Report of the FRIDAY, FLUVALY 4TH, 1921, at Noor, Directors and the Statement of Accounts for

the rear ending Docmber 31st, 1950.00

The TRANSTER BOOKS of the Company 25th, 1921, to FRIDAY, February 4th, 1991, will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, January both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors, “

W. 8. BROWN, Secretary. Hongkong, January 20th, 1991, [370

THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILD-

ING COMPANY, LIMITED. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the N°

THIRTY SECOND-ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS Company's Offices, Victoris Buildings, oa in this Company will be held at the FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH, 1921, at 12 o'clock Nods, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement

**FOOKSANG": having arrived from the above ports, Congue of Cargo by bar are hereby informed than a Goods are being Innded så their risk into the hazardous and/or extra bacardons Godown of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Company, Limited, hence, and/or counts for the year ending December 31st, from the wharves, delivery may be obtained Grooda not cleared the Uth Feb will bo subject to rent

of

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Came pany will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY,

INTIMATION

WHISKIES OF

DISTINCTION

WATSON'S

E

A blend of the finest Whiskies

distilled in Scotland- mild and mellow.

OLD VAT No. 4.

A fine mellow Scotch Whisky.

GILBEY'S

SPEY

fine old

ROYAL

The dollar went up again yesterday to

itd. on demand.

Let us briefly state the position as we see it. A barrister-at-law practising under the existing system is entirely In his address on Shànghai civis pro- independent. He is in

a position to blems recently given at a meeting of the advise with the utmost freedom of judg• Civio League, Mr. A. J. Hughes, referted, ment upon any case which may be anbas an illustration of race profiteering, to mitted to him by any solicitor practising the case of a landlord who paid Tls 4,000 in the Colony. If, in his judgment; a case to purchase the lease of a temant, slating is weak or defective and stands little or that the next tenants would have to make no chance of succeeding, ha is perfectly the bargain profitable, Mr. Hughes

at liberty to say so and to dedine to take subsequently wrote to the papers, to say it into Court. Would a barrister be likely that unfortunately the full facta was not to enjoy the same freedom and liberty disclosed and he now understands that of action if the two branches of the pro- the landlords required the premises for fession were amalgamated? We imagine their own use. It is not, therefore, a that when barristers were confronted with cake of prospering, the greatly increased competition which For persoas travelling to Great Britain would result from solicitors being allowed to appear as counsel in the Supreme

the following communication which "has bean forwarded to us by the Colonial Court, the tendency would be for them to

become partners with solicitors in Secretary will have an interess“ A practice. The idea might appear despatch has been received from", the attractive, in some respects, to the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the barrister. An

affect that, under the Firearms Act which partner in a Inw firni he would be able to take a holiday, has recently been passed, no one in Great for instance, without so complete an Britain may purchase, have in his possER interruption of bis-business er his incune sion, usa or carry any frearm on ammanis as occurs when he is alone, as it wore,

tion (other than a moothbore shot-gun or air rifle or ammunition therefor) un- in his ow water tight compartment. From the point of view, also, of firms of less he holds a firearm certificate issued

by the police. solicitors who are in a position to secure Great Britain in possession of firearma A person arriving in the most popular barristers as partners,

or ammunition to which the Act applies the idea might be attractive, for obvious should, immediately en taking up re sidence, apply to the nearest police-station But there is a danger that barristers as for a form of application for a firearin partners in law firms would lose that sonse certificate.

reasons.

of freedom and impartiality which they

liquear Scotched as counsel there would be definite preparation for a diplomatie Whisky.

SODE IMPORTERS:

A. S. WATSON

CO., LTD.,

ESTABLISHED 1841:

BIRTH.

&

Phone B16.

"The

now enjoy, and public confidence in the It is only fifteen years since Mr. barrister as an independent adviser on a Wellington Koo-to whose record in the case before it is taken into Court would Assembly 4 correspondent at Geneva be weakened. If a barrister were to attributes the election of China to the join a law firm which had not sufficient Council of the League of Nations-entered business, say, to keep him constantly Columbia University, New York. In

natural tendency for him to deal with career he specialised in international law enses ab initio, and he would thereby lose under Professor John Bassett Moore and that detached frame of mind with which it was in this subject that he took his he is able, under present conditions, to Ph.D. degree, with a thesis on consider the briefs put before him. An Status of Aliens in China." He was ond other objection is that the services of the of the most active and distinguished of most popular barristers, instead of being the Columbia undergraduates of his time. available to the general body of solicitors, Not only was he elected to the Phi Beta would be monopolised by one or two Kapps, the most famous of the American firms. These are aspects of the matter to college fraternities, but he became editor- which we attach considerable importance, in-chief of the Columbia Spectatur, the In a question of this kind it is necessary students daily paper, and his editorials to look beyond the men and the circum were notable for the excellence of their stances of the present day, and we should English. He was also a member of the be sorry to see the safeguards against

Board of Student Representatives. speculative actions at law that the present system affords removed by legisla tion which takes account only of present- day circumstances and is prompted by

MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS All broken; chafod and damaged package,anuary 26th to FRIDAY, Febreiry 4th, both OzoXIO.--At Swatow, on February 1st," the fact that in one particular summer,

HE SIXTEENTH ANNUAL GENERAL be held in the Offices of Meters: DODWELL & COMPANY, LIMITED, on THURSDAY, the 17t FEBRUARY, 1921, at 11 L for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Manager together with a Statement of Accounts fo 31st December, 1920. ··

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 7th to 17th February. 1921, both dates inclurire.

DODWELL & CO. LTD.

General Managers. Hongking, February 3rd, 1921.

(375

THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO. LTD.

THE THIRTY-SECOND. ORDINARY

HOLDERS is the Company, will be held at the Offices of the Company, St. George's Build. ing, Chater Road. Victoria, Hongkong, on TUESDAY, the 22nd day of J28RUARY, 1991, at 1100 o'clock in the forenoor, for the purpose Report of the Directors for the year ending 31st December, 1990 and declaring a Dividend, T

JUAL MEETING of the SHARE

to be left in the Gedowns, where they will be examined. Claim against the steamer must be presented within to days of sníval, otherwise they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case wksleyer,

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Lrbi,

General Managers, Hongkong, February 3rd, 1936 [381] INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

-P ROM CALCUTTA, · PENANG 140 BINGAPORE.

THE

THE Steamship

"CHAKSANG/ haring arrived from the above ports, Consignees af Cargo by her are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns ef Company, Limited, whence, and/or from the wharven, delivery many be obtained.

daya inalnaive, during which period na tränater of "Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

MOWBRAY S NORTHCOTE, Berotary to the HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & ADENOT Ca, LID General Agents for THROWLOON LAND AND BUILDING CO., LÆD Hongkong January 19th, 1921. [263

1991, to Mr. and Mrs. H. A. OzDRI

100.

HorexONG OFFICE: -101. Du

1368

Vaux RD.

LONDON OPTION 1 181, FL 87*317, E.O

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 132, 1921,

THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO BHAERHOLDERS. THE BARRISTER-AT-LAW THE ONE HUNDRED AND FIRST

IN HONGKONG. ORDINARY MEETING of SHARE We are hearing little at the present HOLDERS in the Company will be held at

the Office of the Company, Hotel Mannions, on time of a congestion of business in the MONDAY, FEBRUAY 7rm, 1991, at 11 L Law Courts of the Colony. In recent Directors, together with Blatement of years the subject has been ventilated for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Accounts, declaring a Dividend and electing on

Directors and Auditor, all wis

saveral" cocasions. Sometimes the third

owing to the interference of the war with the regularity of holidays, most of the barristers were away from the Colony,

and that on another occasion all the barristers in the Colony were engaged in a big case which occupied, the Court for a hundred and twenty days or more. If there are not sufficient barristers in the Colony to cope with the volume of busi ness the fact has only to be made known to attract more members of the profession hère: or relief might be obtained by present limit of 81,000-say, up to treble enabling cases involving, sums beyond the

the amount to be taken in the dummary Court, where soliqitors may advocate the claims of their clients.

of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown will be CLOSED from Janny 25th to Judge was needed to cope with Yaumati, reports to the police that he

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company complaint has been that a

"A Chinese trader of Nelson Street, February 7th 1921, both days inclusive.

the basiness of the Courta; but last sent two fokis to collect $1,350 from By Order of the Board of Directors, year the grievance seemed to be that so different firms, and the men have not

JOHN ARNOLD,

Secretary.

many barristers were away at the same returned. Houekong, Jannary 18th, 1921.

time that cases could not be brought to trial on that account. One outcome of that

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 12th February, 1991, until TURSDAY, the 22nd Feb. ruary, 1921, both days inclusive.

By order of the

BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Hongkong, February 3rd, 1921.

376

PUBLIC AUCTION.

ARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of

Ps letting by Public Auction Bale, to

75 years.---

d by

Goods not cleared the Feb. 8th, will be subject to rent

All broken, chafed, and damaged packager are to be loft in the Godowns, where they will be examined. Ulaims against the steamer must be

COMPANY REPORTS. HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCH CO., LTD. The Directors' report for the year ending December 31st, 1920, states:

The net proit for that period.

after deducting Directors' and General Managera' remuneration and includ- ing 20,064.70 brought for ward from last account, amounts to

..$178,686.30

Which the Directors recom-

mend should be, appro priated as follows:

Transfer to typhoon and

share..... Pay a dividend of 90 cents per

foods insurance fand Transfer to reserve fund Carry forward to new pront

and lois account

€120,000.00

10,000.00 20,614,80

19,100.70

$178,686.30

A. O. Lang were invited to join the Board, Directors-Mr. J. M. Alves and Mr. the latter in place of Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar who resigned on his departure from the station, we believe, was a Government have been mystifying and delighting large M. Alves, A. O. Lang, and the Very Reve Chefalo & Palermo, the magicians who Colony. The Directors now are Messrs. J. Scott. Hariton, WL. Pattenden, J proposal to legislate for the amalgamation audiences for the past fortnight, an- NURDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL feasion. This would enable solicitors to

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the of the two branches of the legal pronounce farewell performances at the New Victoria Theatre, tonight, to-morrow and MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this underins certs Court work that can Sunday.

presented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in shy case whatever.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by:

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Lo,

Gmeral Manager. Hongkong, February 2nd, 1941.

[382

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM EUROPE AND STRAITS. THE Company's Steamahig

the

COMPANY, LIMITED.

of

Home

Company, will be held at the HoweLONG HOTEL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 191 FEEDZY, now be done only by barristers-at-law. 1921, at 11:30 ac, for the purpose of receiving That is the practice at Shanghai and also

Report

the Directors together in British Malaga, but in Hongkong the of Accounts for the year ending 31st 1920 The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company

practice is followed of keeping the vill CLOSED from the 11th February to the 21st February (both days inclusive), during which

period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered as a per

JOHN D. HUMPHRETS & SON,

General Manager. Hongkong, January 1st, 1921. [813

THE INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGA TION COMPANY, LTD.

evening in the Temple of Yeo Kuk A small fire occurred on Wednesday

Street, Samahaipoo. It was caused by two branches of the profession distinct guished by the police before much damage defective electric wiring and was extin and separate.

had been done. This proposal to

merge the two and branches still remains under considera Mr. Dimitri Lukhmanoff, the Shanghai tion, we believe, and if that is so we representative of the Bussian Volunteer should like to be assured that lay opinion Fleet, is being charged in the Shanghai on the subject will be consulted before Mixed Court with criminally libelling

the

..

Fr. Robert, who in accordance with Bale No. 85 of the Company's Articles of As- sociation retire but being eligible-offer themselves for re-election.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.

the forthcoming meeting of shareho Green Island Cement Co., Ltd., will, at Subject to audit, the Directors of the

to be held on February, 22nd, recom

the following allocation of profits

To pay a final dividend of 50

cents per share a milan $200,000.00 To pay a bonus of 50 cents per share berenant mažiau

To place to reserve fund To place to reserve faz dust Vader plant

200,006,02 100,000.00

be had on MONDAY, the 7th day of FERRVANT, 1921, at 3 g, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Mongkok, in the

"MISHIMA MARU,” Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, having arrived from the abovs ports, Contigises with the option of renewal at a Crown of Cargo-are hereby informed that their Goods Bent to be fixed by the Burveyor of His are being landed and placed at their risk in the MAJESTY THE KING, for one further term of Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Godowas at Kowloon, where etch

any decision is reached. We cannot regard L. F. Kompanion in a Husina news- consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. and delivery can be ébisined as soon as the

question as one for determination Paper called Shanghai Life His bail Goods B

Bro landed. Optional Goods will be carted on unles in Directors of the above- Company have convenience of the legal fraternity or that A purchaser from Mesars.. Hughes & plant at idle Un-Works. 300,000.00

erdusively from the point of view of the was fixed at 3600. structions are given to the contrary before Deferred Shares for a year 1920, 1 the rate of the Courts, but as one which is at Hough's stle on Wednesday met with bad

Goods not cleared by Feb 9th, 1921, will off per Share be subject to rast, et

Dividends for Shareholders on the Colmial sense of the term,

public interest in the widest possible luck afterwards. He secured a blackwood Damaged packages must be left in the

From the public's cabinet and hired a coolie to carry it to at the rate of 2/10 per dollar point of view it is, of course, very desir Star Ferry Wharf. The coolie fell foul after SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26re, 1991, ať (p

Dividend Warrants will be obtainable on and able that actions at law should be brought of another man who claimed that he the Company's Office

No. of Bute,

Astrupor

Boundary

feet. fast, fast. | feet.

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Contem

Bqnare fort

Annual Benja).

Upwt Price

7,213 De

4,928

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NOON TO-DAT

THE

declared an INTERIM DIVIDEND on

Godowns for aamination by the Consigneeziterste free of Income Tax azd will be

and the Co's representatives at an appointed hour on Tuesday and FRIDAY. All claims most be presented within ten days of the steamer' arrival hero, after which date they cannot be recognized. No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns.

NIPPON YUBEN KAISHA,

Malty Agents,

Hongkong, February, 2nd, 1921.

TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will there would seem to be ways of achieving cation the cabinet fell to the ground and to trial with the utmost expedition, but had been promised the job. In the alter be CLOSED from February 19th, to February, thu desideratum without disturbing sa miror was broken. The interfering 26th, both days inclusive bondREES

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, Tưn

General Managers, pr

Hongkong Tancazy 28th, 1921-

falk

legal system which we consider it to be coolie was fined $5 at the Magistracy,

in the

highest public interest to maintain, yesterday.

$130,000.00

To place to reserve for now To write off Buildings and Machinery at Macao Works an additional 100,000.00 To bonus to Staff:

30,000.00

To write off property at Can-

10,000.00

opertyat

5,155.42

To write

Shauki

And to carry

credit:

7,824.08

1292,060.00