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A fascinating story of his twenty-five years work as a missionary in East Africa is given by the Rov. John "Roscoe, now Rector of Ovington, Norfolk, and formerly of the Church Missionary Society, in a book published by the Cam- bridge University Press.

́Of the migrations of the African tribes the whier bay much to my, Who the Nilotics are, and whence they came. for dxample, is a mystéry tong hay

These Nilotic people are absolutely nude, and think clothing; indecent. When a Christian mission was started among them and some youths who had been stay- ing at a boarding school went home wear- ing clothes their parents scolded them for doing so, and told them they were to put their clothes away until they went back to school, and not to bring disgrace upon their village by wearing them.

Before the British occupation of the Nile province it was unsafe to travel in districts inhabited by the Bageshu tribes without an armed escort.

It did not take long to discover that the Bageshu were cannibals. The fach was ascertained from a description of the disposal of the dead given to me by a man who was an authority in his plan. Ha said no burial ever took place among them.

Old women went out after dark, ent up the dead body, which had been placed on waste ground near the village at sunset, and returned with special portions of it. They carried these portions into the vil | Iago and "cooked them during the night, whereupon a feast was made to which only special members-of-the-clan wero admitted. The object of the meal was said to be the pacification of the ghost-

The polygamous habits of the people of Uganda placed women at a premium. Wealthy people possessed many wives, whereas peasants found it difficult to

sum which they had to procure for the marriage fee.

EDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16rx, 1921.

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1 copy of this Progretum in English and Chinara. has bears fiel with the Registrar of Companies,

The Subscription list will open on 15th day of November, 1921 and will close on or before 15th day of December, 1921.

THE HONGKONG HIDE AND LEATHER

COMPANY LIMITED.

(INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE 1911-1931)

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SHARE CAPITAL $1,000,000.00

Divided into 100,000 ordinary shares of $10 each.

Of the above sharg 18.710 are to be isaged and credited as paid-up, and--as-hereinafter-mentional, 5-5,200 of the remaining shares are nDEŽ offered for pablio subscription, payable as follows:-

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per Share on Application. $5 per Share on Allotment-

It is not proposed to issue the balance of 15,000 shares until it shall appear necessary or advisable to do so (in the interests, of the Camper and for the purpose of the further development of the Company's undertaking.

́ ́ DIRECTORS.

Hon. Mr. LAU CHU PAK, Gentleman, Caine Road, Hongkong.

W. A. DOWLEY, Exchange and Ballion Broker, Room 6, Post Office Buildings, Hongkong.

M. CHAN HARR, Managing Director, Siacere Company, Limited, Hongkong."

HO JACK LUM, Partner, Kwang Sang Lee, Hongkong.

W, M. HUMPHREYS, Partner, W. G. Humphreys & Co., 5, Duddell Street. Hongkong.

BANKERS.

Hongkong & Sharghai Banking Corporation, Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, Bank of China.

SOLIOITORS.-Wilkinson and Grist. SECRETARY-Sydney Humphreys.

AUDITORS—Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming.. REGISTERED OFFICE —4, Duddell Street.

"ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS.

object-This Company has been formed to purchase as a going concern the business known as the Humphreys Hide and Leather Works carried on by the firm of W. G. Humphreys and Company of No. 3, Duddell Street, Hongkong.

Business-The business comprises the manufacture of all kinds of Lather and the dealing in of hides and skins, and of all descriptions obtain even one wife, owing to the larva fot goods and merchandise incidental to the baviness of sush`n stars, and is, aarried on upon ertansiva, well-bailt, commɔlisus, and

modern premises, situated at Ma Tau Ec's, Kowloos, on Kowlook Inland Lots Nos. 1967 and 640, which contain an Premises at

ares of 110,942 square feet, held under■ Crown Lease for 75 years with an option of a farther 76 yasta from the Ma Tau Kok 18th day of December, 1911, subjste to a Urown rent of 8508.00 per annum. These premises are within the Offensive Trade Aren as defined by the Sanitary Authority and a licence has been granted by the fovernment to carry on the business of a Tannery in all respects thereon

Site. The Site is ideal for the purposes of the business, its area is ample for any future extensions that may be messary, it is situated on the main road between: Hok Un and Kowloon City, and is in close proximity to the san front.

If a wife found it impossible to please her husband and was confident that shu was in the right. she would escape from her home and go to some relative who, she knew would take her part. The bus band would, in such a caso, be summoned to appear before a representative body, of men belonging to his wife's clan, and unless he could satisfactorily explain his conduct he would be fined and called upon to give his wife a present, and to pro- mise to treat her better if she would re- turn to him. See the

Buildings.—The extensive buildings erected on the Property are constructed of the best solid brisk and chaarate with tiled roofs, ant concrete pits and floor. This type of construction ensures a low rate of Insurance against Fire.

Machinery and motive power. The Tannery is equipped with the cost up-to-date Ride and Leather working a chinery. Tig motive power is supplied by a 100 B. H. P. Crude Oil Bolinder Engine with Generator direct connected, the various proses in the lanuary being operated by soparate Electric drives from individust. Motors

Water supply-There is an independent supply of water from a specially constructed Well on the premises which is ample and suitable for the business.

Labour-A plentiful and healthy supply of cheap country labour both male and female is always obtainable. The expansion of the The first wife whom aman married was business will therefore provide employment to a large number of Chinese labourers who re increased efficiency and development is in itself suffi

pient to commend this undertaking to all those who have the interests of Chinese and British ada as heart. From the foregoing fasts it is asserted that from its equipment and position the Tannery has few equals,

caretaker of bis fetishes (objects supposed. to convey the power of a god to the home or the individust possessing the fetish), but in addition many of the more im portant chiefs had young girls living in their families. They were always maida who had been born in answer to requests made to a god by their parents, especially by women who feared that they might be, childless..

The girls were dedicated to the parti- icular god at" their birth, and bore some form of his name. These young maids were sacrosatct, and men were most res pectful to them. Their duties in a house- hold were to carry fetishes to the master from his wife and also, under the super- vision of the chief wife, to watch over the household gods.

FILMS THAT SPEAK.

REMARKABLE SWEDISH

"INVENTION.

A remarkable invention has" just "been perfected in Sweden for synchronizing the photographic record of action and the gramophons record of sound.

The method employed is new, involving in effect the photography of both sights and sounds. “A double 'camera, its two reels revolving on a common shaft, is used,

"One record is that of the ordinary cine- matograph. The second camera is direct ed, not towards the actor, but at a ray of light which is agitated by his voice by means of a delicate diaphragm of rock erystal, and which writes on the celluloid film curves corresponding to the sound

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For the purpose of reproduction use is made of selenium, which possesses the property of resisting the passage of élect tricity in proportion to the degree of light in which it is bathed.

Purposes of Formation. The Reasons of the Vendors in taraing the business into a limited liability Company, are:-) To procure the necessary additional Capital required, in order to meet the increasing demand for their Leather; (b) To further develop the business along

sound progressive les.

TERMS OF PURCHASE.

The premises are sold to the Company subject to a charge to the Mortgagees to secure 8103,030 at na interest of $7 per cent par mum The Mortgages stipulate that 3164,000 shall be repaid by the Company at an early date and consent to the balance remaining on loan. If, sa

anticipated, the suras now offered to the public are fully subscribed it is proposed to pay off the whole debt forthwith

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Valuation of Property.Hereunder, are set forth at conservative, figure the value of the property purchased by the Company and upon which the Vendors have based the purchase pricala D

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Land (K LL1257 and 640110948 Sq. feet) and Buildings thereon na valed by J. Caer Clark, Architect and Sarveyor... $ 300,504.00 Machinery and Plant as vained by Rob Hunter, of Macdonald & Co. Engineers Stock of Hides, Leather, Chemicals and Materials etc., as per valuation by S. Humphreys and certified by Edmand McGrath,

Tanner, less amonuts due as shown by the books...

110,779.11

*65,821,05 $487,106.16

No charge for Goodwill, etc. In as much as the undertaking is a comparatively new one, the Vendors present to the Company tha good will of tas pannes and the trade marks and chops relating to their goods which are alsly well known and growing in popularity rapuilly. The Vendors also claim no recompense for approximately 2 years of careful experimental work as a result of which climatio and other diff eulties have been overcome, the types of Leather mastrauited to the Chinese what gauged, and emot manufacturing, cost, ascertained.

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APPROPRIATION OF CAPITAL.“

The capital of $562,900 to be provided by the present issue of 66,290 sharts now offered for public subsäription, is intended as regards $262,500–

(a) To provide for the extension of the drying accommodation of Tannery.

For the purpose of providing further working capital in order to Rauace the rapidly increasing business.

The balance will be devoted to paying off the existing loan of $300,000 upon the security of the Property.

Dividends. It is provided by the Articles of Association that preferential dividend of 20%, per annum be paid to shareholders before appropriation of profits is made by the Directors to the Reserve Fund.

Contract-The following contract has been entered into:-

Cextract dated the 10th day of November 1911 between W. G. Humphreys & Co., of 5, Daddell Street Hongkong Merchants, the owners of the properties of the one part and Charles David Wilkinson on behalf of the Company of the other part for the sale of the business and the losseuld property registered in the Land Ofice as Kowloon Jalan Lats 610 and 1237 together will all messages tenements Ratures erections and buildings erected thereon.

The purcbrse pirce for the sale of the properties has been fixed by the vendors who are the promoters of the Company at $437,100, nothing being charged for the goodwill. Of this sum $300,000 will be payable to the Mortgagee for the parpose of paying off a load of that sen suu advanced to the Vendors on the security of the properties, and the balance of $187,109 will be paid and satisfied by the allotment. of 13,710 ordia ury abares credited as fally paid up...

Confidedence of the vendors. That the Vendors themselves have every confidence in the undertaking is shown, by the fact that, they are receiving no cash consideration for the sale of the Tannery, but are accepting shares in the new Company,

Applications will be received by-Hongkong, & Shanghai Banking Corporation; Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China

Bank of China

And Prospectus and forms of application can be obtained at the above Banks, or fram:-Members of the Hongkong Stock Rizchange. Members of the Hongkong Shara Brokers Association, The Registered Office of the Company, or at the offiser of the Company's Salinitors, Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist, 9, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong..

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A description of the invention, the first published, is given by: a distinge shed Stockholm correspondent, who heard and saw the reproduction of a lecture and who states that the reproduction and syg. chronization are perfect Among the

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