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THORNYCROFT

JOHN L THORNTCROFT & CO., LIMITED,

SHIPBUILDERS" AND ENGINEERS,

London, Southampton 'and. |Baningstors,

Shanghai Office: 10, Kiukiang Road,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 27TH, - 1881.

15 B.H.P. 30 B.H.P. 50 B.H.P. Engines in Stock

For quotation apply-

SHANGHAI OFFICE.

Wet Weather Requisites.

Waterproofs

Lightweight, thoroughly Waterproof $25,00 37,50 to 48.50 each. Umbrellas

Strong. English Made

*$6,50 7,50 12,50 14.50 each.

New Season's Stock now showing at

MACKINTOSH

--&-CO., LTD.,

Men's Wear Specialists,

16. Des Vaitz Road

HONGKONG HOTEL

LIMITED

OPERATING

-10 me

HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE

RUSSELL STREET. GARAGE

REPULSE. KAY GARAGE

Phone 29.

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Telephone No. 32. Telephone No. 659.* Telephone No. 881)

SOLE AGENTS FOR HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA

FOR

ROLLS ROYCE

STUDEBAKER CORPORATION

WHITE COMPANY

UNITED STATES RUBBER CO.

A. E LE JEUNE

Cars CATE

Commercial Trucks. Tyres & Rubber Goods, Motor Car Mascota. »,

HEAD OFFICE AND SHOW ROOM IN PEDDER STREET.

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COMPANY MEETING.

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BANK OF EAST ASIA, - LTD.

An extraordinary general meeting of

KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB. SUCCESSFUL OPEN AIR CONCERT: saturday's conerit organised by the the Bank of East Asin, Ltd., was held at jenterprising Committee of the Kowloon its registered office, No. 2, Queen's Road Cricket Clubs introduced two no artistes Central, at p.m., on Saturday, June to the public and demonstrates anow the gath. The meeting was presided over by need there is for open-air band recitals. Mr. Pong" Wai Ting and there were The, conditus under which the concert present the Directors of the Company was held were most favourable. The and a number of shareholders.

The Chief Manger, Mr. Kas" Tosu Po, having read the notice convening the meeting.

weather was everything that could be destred and the arrangements for the comfort of visitors well nigh perfect. Deft harmonies in colour effect added to the The CHAIRMAN said:-Gentlemen.-You enjoyment of the very large audiche are called here to-day to consider the which assembled, inchiding a large cou following resolutions in order to give tingent from the Hongkong side, whilst authority in your Directors to increase in add

in to the programme of musical the capital of the bauk from two million items opportauity was afforded for ob- to ten million dollars. Before I move taining refreshment, of a very acceptable the adoption of these resolutions "de-order, julging "from the patronage ne sire to make a few remarks showing the airded. The Band of the Wiltshire Regi. growth of the bank siner its opening, ment rendered a selection of items The back was organised and incorporate during the evening, Chlef among them were Rossini's William Tell," and a ed under the Hongkong ordinances ia pot pourri of Melodious Memories," November, 1918, and opened for business both rendered in dashing style and a in the early part, of January the next tribute to fine conducting.

Mr. T. G. Paterson opened the vocal year. As reflected in some of the in-part of the programme with the old |portant alterations in the last balanes favourite My Old Shako," and in the sheet, the brak has been making re and Shipmate of Mine" Ag an inter-

second half gave The Floral Dance markable progress since that date.. A preter of Robeyinuo branch was established in Shanghai jast Douglas was inost successful and had to

Bongs, Mr.

F.

year, and another was opened in Saigon respond to enores each time he appear- rently. The Bank has now secured its ed. In the regrettable absence of Mrs. new premises in Hongkong which will be. A. Jones, through indisposition, Miss ready for occupation next month. There- lurphy, young singer of promising fore, after careful consideration, your attainments, appeared. She gave Ä Directors are of opinion that the in- May Morning. Dear Old Pal of crease of the capital of the bank is Mine" and was secorded encores, Mr. absolutely necessary in view of the in F. H. Farthing, at the pinas, contri creased volume of business of the bankbuted two songs. The artistes pre- and its polier of establishing more bras, viously referred to were Messrs. W. R. ches in the near future. Although your Crow.und J. S. Pearson. The former bas Directors are seeking authority to in- a tener voice of much sweetness and was crease the capitg to 10 million dollars heard to great advantage ip "I Hear you they propose now to issue shares up to

Calling Me," Mr. J. S. Pearson is a" million dollars only. With these few mimte of no mean order and gave de remarks big to propose the adoption light with a musical monologue and a of the Ist resolutiba-

remarkable set of imitations. That of a That the Capital of the Company couple of dogs fighting earned the appro- be increased to ten million dollars by bation, or the intervention rather, of a the creation of 50,000 shares of $100 dog in the audience a compliment in cach divided into five founder shares itself to the mimik faithful delineation. of $100 each and 79,995 ordinary Mr. E. J. Edwards materially assisted in shares of $100 each the ordinary the successful evening with pianoforte shares ranking pari passa as from the accompaniments, the major part though, late of allotment (proportion of in- in this connection, falling into the cap terest and dividend in respect of the able hands of Mr. E.A. Jones who same for fnancial year being enleulat played with feeling and essential un- ed and payable from the date of unobstrusiveness. The Pavilion. Fagd allotment only) with the existing should be considerably 'gmented, as a ordinary shares in the Company and resalt, of Saturday's entertaiment, and the Founder shares ranking pari passi further concerts seemed to be assured of as from the date of allotment (pro-equal patronage to that afforded the one) portion of interim and dividend in under review," k respect of the sume for the Snancial year being enleninted-abck payable from the date of allotment only with the existing Joumier, shures in the Com- pany

This resolution on being seconded by Mr. FUND PING Suay, was unanimously carried.

The CHAIRMAN then proposed the second resolution:-

HONGKONG TRADE,

Roods. Owing to rumours of nghting in Kwangsi and Kwangtung operations are

temporarily suspended. (3-48

HALF PRICE BARGAINS

EZZAT

WHITEAWAY'S

GREAT RE-VALUATION SALE

4 DAYS ONLY

USUAL PRICE WHILE.

Monday, June 27th to Thursday, June 30th.

THEY LAST HALF-PRICE. 400 yds. Double width Cretonnes good designs. 1,000 yds. Double width Repps and Bolton Sheetings.

1,500 yds., Slugle width Cretonnes

Smart and good designs."

80 doz.Champagne & Liqueur Glasses slightly clouded.

$ 3.75

$ 1.95 yd

2.95

$ 2.50

$1.50 yd.

$.1.25 a

5.00

$.2.50

$18.25

90 doz. Huckaback Towels, extra strong quality.

99.20

$47.50

300 pairs Real Witney Blankets for double beds.

$ 3.75

$.1.76.

250 English Made Combination Bed. 6) by 3 IL

2,000 O'Cedar Mops. The 'real Thing. Need no description." 100 Bedroom Water, Bottles and Glasses.

823.75 pr..

$19.75 each

8 1.90 each.

90 cta.

$39.50

ALL REGULAR STOCK LESS 25%

WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.,

HONGKONG.

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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REPORT The fortnightly Prices Current and Beport of the Hongkong Chamber of That the Agreement dated the 21st Cotton pigods and fancy cotton

Commerce plates day of May, 1991, made between Kan goda. There has been Chiu Nam of ine first part, Fung Fing activitg in our market during the jar. considerables Shan of the second part, Peter King, val, and local stocks are decreased ap son Kwok of the third part, Ng Chargpreciably,pecially as regards fancy Luk of the fourth post and Heyrih Tai of the fifth part, Pong-Wai Ting, Li Ts Fong, Chan Ching Shek, Kan Tong Po Chow Shon Son, Kin Ying Po, Li Kopz Chun, Wong Yun Tong

Cotton robout 2,000 bules chang.. and Mok Ching Kong of the sixth

ed first hands difing the barlier part of part, and the Bank of East Asia, the fortnig hand values advanced about Ltd., of the seventh part be and the $6 to $8-pegade for No. 12, and about same is hereby adopted, ratified and for other counter.

This buoyancy, confirmed and the Directors be and however, was short-lived an hostilities are authorised to dispose of the five between the woKwang" provinces new founder shares and the 12,500 new have latterly ammenced. Market closes ordinary shares in the said agreement with practically no business and all con referred to in manner provided for incerned uremiting' for "devolopments. the said Agreement." "

Quotationdo, 10% 8140/182. No. This resolution on being seconded by 128 $153/18/8+ No. 108 8192/217. No. Mr. Caow Shou Sus was unanimously 20% $197/92 Arrivals 5.700 bales. Sales 2.000 bales. Shipment. Unsold stuck 4,000 bales. Barrios 8.000 bales.

carried.

The CHAIRMAN then proposed the third resolution:-.

Woollens. As the son approaches there is a little more énquiry about and sales of blankets and camlets have been made.,

"That out of the remaining 67,195 new ordinary shares the Directors be and hereby are authorised to dispose of 17,195 shares at such time or times Baw cottons-Values are" nominally

to such person or persons and upon puch terms, us the Directors may think £t."

Was

quoted as follows:-Indian descriptions 321/5 per picul. Chinese descriptions $20/35 per pical.

This resolution on being seconded by

Metals-A certain amount of business Mr. P. K. Kwok unanimously has been reported. Steel bars have been carried."

fixed "from" $5.80 to $0.25, and steel plates The Carnax then proposed the fourth at $50 to $7 a picul. Wire nails. resolution:

Small gauges have been placed at $19 to That should the Directors in their] 812.50, and the 13 to 3 in. specification› absolute discretion be of the opinion at 39 to 0.95 Plate cuttings are en- that the financial position of the Com- quired for at round $4.35 to $4.50, bar pany shall warrant it the Directors be croppings at $4.50/bu:#8.

and are authorised on the 20th day Flour market report Stock: About of June, 1921, to place a sum of 170,000 sacks. Quotations: American

$500,000 out of the profits of the Com- patent $4.75 per suck, American cut of pany to the Reserve Fund thereby in 83.10 per suck, Amrican straight $2.50 creasing the Reserve Fund to $1,000,000 per auck, Shanghai four fad #3 per and at such time' the Directors shall sack,

deem advisable to capitalise the same

and declare a bonus of, 850 per share

on the shares of the Company at pre-

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FIT-U, PINCE-NEZ

sent issued and to satisfy such bonus by distribution amongst the persons is the latest of the finger operated éyé who are registered as holders of the glaas mounting and has been designed to present" issue of $100 abarca in terroid all the objectionable features of Company on a date to be hereafter

settled by the Directors of the ordi- this type of mounting. The long coil nary 3100 shares of the Company springs of the Fit-U provont spring credited as fully paid up (being part

of the aforesaid 17,106 new ordinary breakage, and can be instantly adjusted shares) in respect of every two shares to give more or less pressure on the nose. of the Company held by such persons The nose clips are of special shape to as aforesaid and in satisfaction of such aforesaid bonds."

revent slipping. Fit-U Pinco-ner of any This resolution on being seconded by inetal are obtainable from. The Hong. Mr. Fox Foo TING was unanimously kong Optical Co., "succemors to Clark carried.

The meeting concluded with the re- & Co., Manufacturing and Refracting mark of the Chairman that according to Opticians, the most competent optical the Articles of the Company no confir

matory meeting was required in regard manufacturing establishment in the to the resolutinas passed at this meet Colony-located in 53, Queen's Road

ing.

Central-Anvr.

APPOINTMENT

Apollinaris

NATURAL MINERAL WATER.

NOW AGAIN OBTAINABLE Since its foundation in 1872, the Apollinaris busincas has always been BRITISH-OWNED.

THE APOLLINARIS CO., LTD.

Obtainable at:

THE HONGKONG HOTEL THE REPULSE BAY HOTEL and all feading klubs & Stores.

Sold by:

LANE, ORAWFORD & CO.

NOTICE.

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MESSRS. GILLARD & CO.

HAVE GREAT PLEASURE

an informing the

PUBLIC

that they have just received

THE WARRANT OF APPOINTMENT}

AS

SAUCE and PICKLE MAKERS

ΤΟ

H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES

ti

THESE SAUCES and PICKLES

"May be obtaized 'from

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO/

and

All other Stores.

SHOULD THEY BE UNOBTAINABLE FROM YOUR DEALER, PLEASE COMMUNICATE WITH

DONNELLY & WHYTE,

TEL. 806.

New Shipment of

DUNHILL'S

Standard Briar pipes.

Shell

Quaint shaped Ladies

Pipes in cases.

Cigarette holders. Oilsilk Tobacco pouches. Pipe gloves.

Carbon cutters. Tobacco caddies."

My Mixture. ·

Standard Mixture.

Cuba Havana Mixture.

GOODS

Tabaqueria Filipina,

38, Queen's Road Central.

Hotels in Japan & Manchuria

MEMBERS OF JAPAN HOTEL ASSOCIATION. Average Rates for Single, Rooms (without Hath) including meals ¥10-13 in cities and some popular resorta Y8-10 in country districts.

I.

Chazenji (Nikko)

Lakeside Hotell

Kaibia Hotel Karuizawa

Makacs Hotel

Mampei Hotel Kobe

Oriental Hotel Tor Hotel

IN CHOSEN Keijo (Sevtl)-

Chosen Hotel

„F20821. Jame

Fuinn Station Hotel Shingishn

IN JAPAN PROPER Kyoto.

Kyoto Hotel

Miyako Hotel Na

Matrashin

Park Hotel Mrystim

Miyajima Hotel Miyanoshita

Fujiya Hotel

Slingiska Station Hotel

Nagasaki

Jajan Hotel Naca Botol Niko:

Kanaya Hotel

Nikko Hotel Osaka

* Osaka Hotel Shinori đã gián Ban-yo Hotel

Shizuoka-

Daitokwan Hotel Tokyo

Imperial Hotel Tokyo Station Hote! Tenkiji Seiyakon Hotel Yokohama

IN TAIWAN (FORMOSA) Taíhoku :-Taiwan Railway Hotel

IN MANCHURIA Changchun i

Yamato Hotel Dairen >--

Yamato Hotel

Hoshigars

Xaminto Hotel,

Grand Hote

Hotel (Mukden)-

Xemsto Hotel

Eyojua Port Arthur) 200

Yamato Hotel

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