NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
ST JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.
THE ANNUAL MEETING of Sent hollers Tnd Subscribers will be bold in the CATHEDRAL HALL on TUESDAY January 91st
WL. PATTENDEN, Hon. Secretary.
at 5.15 P.M.
(699
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DAFREY MINOR MICKLE, LATE OF SINGAPORE. DECEASED.
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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Tout how by virtas of Section 58 of the Probates Grdimsacs 1837 (No. 2 of 1897) made an Order limiting the time for creditors and others within this Colony to saud in their chise to or against the above estate, to FRI DAY the 24th day of February 19 Creditors and claimants are hereby required to send their olms to the undersigned by that time.
Dated the 27th day of January 1912.
WILLIAM H. GALE, Administestor.
By his Soliators WILKINSON & GEIST 9, Queen's Road Control. Hongkong.
THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE THIRTY-FIFTH ORDINARY HOLDERS will be held at the Offices of
TANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE BLESSES. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD. ou FRIDAY, Febenary, 10th 19 at 11. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement Accounts for the year ended December 31st
1900
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 1814, 1935
INTIMATIONS
INSURANCE OFFICES.
NOTICE
CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.
NOTICE, 18 HEREBY GIVEN
FRE & MARINE INSURANCE OFFICES will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business on SATURDAY and MONDAY, the 28th and 30th JannALY,
By Order,
LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS, Secretaries, FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
OF HONGKONG. MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIA TION OF HONGKONG & CANTON.
(296 Hongkong, 27th January, 1922
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A. S. WATSON CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE
CHINESE NEW YEAR HULIDAYS.
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
"
INTIMATION
THE ONE HUNDRED AND SECOND | IDEAL
ORDINARY MEETING OF SHARE- HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Office of the Company Union Building, on TUESDAY, February 7th, 1924, at 11 O'Clock the purpose of receiving Report NOON, for
Statement of the Directors,
Dividend and electing Directors and Auditors.
of Accounts, Cat Dh
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be ULOSED from January 4th to February 7th, 1929, both days inclusive.
Order of the Board of Directors,
JOHN ARNOLD, Secretary
By..
Hongkong, 14th January, 1999. -590 NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.
FROM NEW YORK
ON
`N SATURDAY, the 9th. Instant, and
THE Steamship,
on MONDAY. the 30th. Instant,
departments will be closed for business.
The Hongkong Dispensary. Dispensing
"SUTTON HALL"
having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are
BEVERAGES.
WATSON'S DRY GINGER ALE”
Its dryness and aroma features which give this drink
"
popularity it deserves.
PYERIS,
territory now under the jurisdiction of The Penang Cricket Club has unani the Canton Government," it is probable mously decided ta, abolish the chit system that a very small minority of the people and introduce a system of cash deposite celebrated the event in any way com- without books from "March, 1st. The mensurate with its significance." Most chairman at an extraordinary goral people, added the writer, still reserve meeting of members said that last year their money and their presents for the the sum of $1.959 had to be written off as old Chinese holiday and then make bad debts. merry with their friends and relations. This, we may remark, applies even to The Hongkong Philatelic Society, last Republicans of the reddest type, Even the night, passed a resolution of sympathy` ultra-Republican newspapers of Canton with the relatives of the late Mr., E. W prefer to have a seven days' holiday at Dick, its first President, and appointed are the lunar new year rather than at the Mr. Mowbray S. Northcote in his stead. beginning of the solar year! "Olo Cus- Some amendments in the rule were
the
"Speaklog`" 'Mizerni Table
Healthful and refreshing.
-Water.
Department, will open for dispensing prescriptied that all goods are being landed at Blends excellently with Whisky. tions from 10 AM to 1 P.X. & 87.x. to 7.30 their risk into the hazarions and/or extra-
A. 8. WATSON & CO. LIMITED, Hongkong, 26th, January, 1992.
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HUMPHERYS ESTATE AND FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED,
."
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
ORDINARY
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHABEUOL DERS IN THIS COMPANY will be held at
hazardons Godowns at Holt's Warf, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after February 2nd will be subject to rent.
will be
WATSON'S STONE
GINGER BEER.
Piipated by a process of partial
All Claims against the steamer must be pre- wanted to the Undersigned on ог before 9th February or they will not be recognized.
Forken, chafed and damaged Goods are to fermentation which gives it the of the Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong, on SATUR- bo left in the Godowns, where theRIDAYS distinctive flavour which
examined on any TUESDAYS OF between the house of 12.45 and Noon within the fres storage period of one week, a
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigued by
THE BANK LINE LTD.
General Agents.
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, February 10, 1900, February 1st, 1993 to. both days inclusive:
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W.S. BROWN,
Secretary,
Hongkong, January 26th, 1944
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DAY, the 4th February, 1999, at 11.30 sm. for the purpose of rooting the Report of the Directori together with a statement of Accounts
31st December 1931 for the year
The T24 BOOKS of the Company will be closed from the 24th Januar, to the sih February (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can de Hongkong, January, 25th. 1922. Begistered,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hongkong, 19th January, 1992.,
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VEREENIGDE NEDERLANDSCHE THE KOWLOON LAND & BUILDING
SCHEEPVAAPT-MAATSCHAPPIJ
(Ustad NaturaLANDE NAVIGATION Co.) HOLLAND-OOST AZIE LIJN
(HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINI).
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
FROM ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG,
COMPANY LIMITED. "
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Company's Offices Victoria Buildings on FRIDAY 10th February 1923, at 12 o'clock noon for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year
The HEGISTER of
CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, pany, will be 1st February to FRIDAY, 10th February, both days inclusive, during which period no
Registere transfer of shares can be
By Order of the Board of Directors,
MOWBRAY 6. NORTHCOTE. Secretary to
NOTICE IS LED
1921.
♪
"GLEN" LINE' LIMITED.
1993
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
FROM UNITED KINGDOM, GENOA, PORT SAID, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.
HE Motor Vesse!
pleasing to the palate.
FORMAZONE
is
So
tom" indeed has a strong hold in China, approved and the following were elected and about the very last of the old customs to form a committee:" Mesars. M. S. to be abandoned by the people of China Northcote, O. James, W. L. Leak and will be the reckoning of time by the lunar Torry. Mr. F. M. Ellis is the acting method. It is the outcome of centuries of bon. secretary, astronomical study, and a reverence almost superstitious attaches to it in the regula. tion of the daily affairs of the people. January 1st, 1912, may continue to be regarded officially as "the first day of the first year of the Republic of China," and October 10th, celebrated annually as the date of the outbreak of the revolution which overthrew the Monarchy, may be officially proclaimed on each anniversay
the tenth day of the tenth month" of the year of the Republic, bus the people never- theless will cling tenaciously to the "old A prominent group of members of the custom" of reckoning seasons and events Mystic Order of the Shrine, headed by by the lunar calendar, Even the Govern Mr. Hugh M. Caldwell, mayor of Seattle ments of China manifest in financial and newly elected Illustrious Potectate of for the Nile Temple of Seattle are travelling on
matters
the keenest concern
Hocontly arrived troops are warnod in Command Orders that certain district in the Cology are out of bounds to theca. These are Li Chit Street Street, Anton Street, Grosson Street, and Landale Street (the first four streets
east SE Francis Lane and Holy Infact Lane ia Arsenal Street); St. Francis Street, St Wanchas and the village of Hung Hom and that part of Yaumati north of Austin Road and West of Nathan Road.
practice of settling necounts by what we the Keystone State to Manila. The vesser. call the Chinese New Year, showing that is due at Hongkong February 8th, and in important matters it is the time by the Manila February 9th. At Shanghai Possesses the characteristic luar reckoning that counts. On every and Manila ceremonials will be staged. band, indeed, we see the plainest evidence The sailing of the Keystone State from stimulating and refreshing qualities of the fact that whatever progress hundreds of Shriners were on hand to Seattle was 5 scene of animation ጊዜ
of Champagne; it has a delicious.
flavour.
"GLENADE" having arrived from the above ports, Con- signees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk A. S. WATSON into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon
CO. LTD., Wharf and Godown Company, Idmited, whence,
obtained.
BREMEN GENUA AND LISBON, **** | ending $1st DecemberHARES of the Com-andlor from the wharves, delivery may be
THE Steamship
"ALDABI”
having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo by bar are notified that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra-hazardous Godowns of the Hong- kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or from the wharvem delivery may 'be obtained:
Goods not cleared by the taxi february, 1922 will be subject to rent.
AR
chafed and damaged packages broken, are to be left in the Godown, where they will 192 at be examined on the 1st February, 10
, by Mesars, Citar & Douglas. Claims against the steaner at be pre sented in writing within ten days after arrival of steamer, otherwise they will not be recognised.
effected No Fire Insurance will be undersigned in any case whatever.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN, Ji
General Agents. Hongkong, 28th. January, 1922.
NOTICE
by
the
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ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH MIN'S ASOCIATION MARATHAN B-cs.
NO be hold under the auspices of the above
association on
T
February, 122, at 4 r..
The Hongkoor Land Investment &
Agency Co, Ltd... General Agents for
The Kowloon Land & Building Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 3rd Jannery,1922.
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HONGKONG & SUANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREBOLDERS in this Corporation will be held at the CITY BALL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 18th. day of February, 1927, at Noon for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with a statement of accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1921.
of the The REGISTER of SHARES Corporation be CLOSED from MONDAY, 8th. February, to SATURDAY, 18th February 1929, (both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Court of Directors.
A. 44. STEPHEN, Chief Manager,
WEDNE DAY, 8th Hongkong, 24th, January, 1922.
To to run in Kowloon. Distance about 7 miles.
(Boute will be same, as last year)
Silver Trophies 1st 2nd and 3rd, open to all Europeans in the Colony.
Entrants to be nominated by a member of the Association.
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Goods not cleared by the Feb., 1991, at AERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS All broken, chafed and damaged packages
5 P., will be subject rant.
are to
be left in the Godowns where they will be examined by Mesure. Goddard & Douglas,
Claims against on lat Feb., 1922, at 10 .. the Steamer including those for cargo short delivered must be presented on the
Apecial and must also be bitted form provided and within 30 of arrival, otherwise they will "not be recognized.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by a in say cake whatever.
J
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Iro.
Agenta. Hongkong, January 20th, 1922.
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PUBLIO AUCTION.
PARTIOLLA by Public Auction Sale, to DARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of
hel on TUESDAY, the 81st day of January. 1999, at 3 pm, at the Ofices of the Publis Works Department, by Order of His EXCELINOT THE GOVERNOR at one Lot of DROWN LAND at Chatham Path
Hongkong, Colony of
11
the
for
to MAJESTY
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY THE KING, for one further term of 75 years.
LIMITED
引
• NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
All applications for Entry to be sent to the undersigned not later than BATURDAY, 4th | will February
D. J. PURVES,
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Secretary Sports Lommittee.
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HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY.
THE ANNUAL SHOW will be held in the BOTANIC GARDENS THURSDAY, 2nd March. “
Schedules may be obtained 'from the Hon. Becretary, Bentonsfield Arcade, First floor.
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REPULSE BAY HOTEL.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Transfer Books of the store Company be closed from 28th January to 7th February 1923, both days inclusive.
Dated this 18th day of January, 1922. By Order of the Bo rd." GIBB, LIVINGSTON & C ). LTD. Agenta.
NATIONAL LOANS.
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UBSCRIBERS to the National Loans of
the Third Year of the Republic (1914) and Fourth Year of the Repablis (1915) are hereby notified that drawings for the redemption of the above Loans will be held this year sa follows:- 4th Drawing of Fourth Year Loan
*0,000: rodemption begins 12th
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
TELEPHONE 436.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
bu made in government and business circles to come into line with wish the party bon voyage and a Shrine the majority of the peoples of the world band played as the vessel pulled out into
the stream." in the reckoning of time, the decree of the Legislature abandoning the old calendar is unanimously ignored.
The
It is a feature common to all strikes among Chinese that the many arc & people generally are willing to observe the dominated by the few, and that they ars beginning of January as the beginning of brought into line by the most terrifying. the fear of the Republic." but they threats. We received through the post are evidently not prepared to sacrifice the yesterday an anonymous letter, signed holiday which has from time immemorial "One who know," which tells us that if been associated with the beginning of the the seamen fail to obtain what they, lunar year. The Republican Government demand they mean to persuade all other recognised that fact quite early and labour unions to declare sympathetic made all the old festivals of the lunar strikes, and those who refuse to join in calendar public holidays in the new the movement will be treated with bar-" calendar, so that the outstanding result bureus acts." Everybody is acquaint- of the change has been but to add u number of new holidays to those which had been previously observed,,
Mr. J. OSBORNE and family wish to thank all their relatives and friends for their kind expressions of sym- pathy and also" for many floral tri- butes sent in their recent sal bereave-
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mont.
ed with rumours of this kind. Our correspondent is anxious for more police protection and more detectives to keep track of what is going on We can assure..our correspondent, and
Nearly an inch of rain fell on Thursday any others who may be alarmed by such Hongkong "OFFics; 10a, Du Vaux Rn., C. | night and Friday morning, LONDON OFFICE: 113, Fran Sraxer, 2.0,
The Daily Press.
Hosokong, JANUARY 18TH, 1922.
CHINA NEW YEAR.
بیند
Mr. M. S. Sassoon returned to the Colony yesterday by the Empress of Rus- sia after a holiday in England.
The Commercial Pacific cable is again interrupted and telegrams for America are being forwarded via the Atlantic.
Mr. F. S. Brockman associate general secretary of the international committee of the Y. M.O.A., is at present in Hong- kong.
the option of Ir is ten years sincs a Repablican Govern- & term of 75 years, with renewal at s CROWN RENT
bement decreed that the Gregorian Calendar fixed by the Surveyor of His
should be adopted in order that China might be brought into line with the
The supply of electricity at Kowloon is Western nations and Japan in this interrupted to-day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. respect. Fervent reformers seped to owing to alterations in the underground imagine that the immemorial customs of system of distribution.
nation of four hundred and fifty millions of people could be changed by
faland Lot No. 1MS.
Registry No.
Chatham Palh
Locality.
Boundary Maeremonie.
foot foot fact"| feet,
About
As per valo pla»,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
Upset Price,
8,779001,856
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the magic wand of a legislativo enact- m nt. In itself the change from the monarchical system of government, which had endured for untold generations,"
threats. that the police are well post- ed concerning what is being said and done in strike circles, and none know better than the strike loaders themselves that they" cannot break the law in Hong- kong with impunity.
COMPANY REPORT. HONGKONG, CANTON AND MAÇÃO- ́STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.
The report of the Board of Directors states:--
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The Directors have now to submit to you a general statement of the affairs of the Company, and balance sheet for the year ending 31st December; 1921.
The nett profits for the year amount to A Command Oriler fixes the daily scale of European rations for troops and puts brought forward from last year
$315,081.73. which, with the amount
the cash value of the total ration in South $91,224.13 and the recommended transfer China, at 65 cents daily.
The late Mr. Alexander Fehrson War:
tu a republican form of government rack, late of the Hongkong and Shanghai on the American pattern was considered Banking Corporation, Singapore, left (979" to insufficiently proclaim the great catate of the value of £12,882.
change of ideas which had come over the
Among the passengers by the Empress people of China. Consequently, the little of Russia yesterday was Mr. W. T. crowd of ancrowned monarchs who bad Payne, manager for Japan and China of asurped the functions of the Manchu the "Canadian Pacific Steamships, Ltd. Emperor called upon the people to sever and Mrs. Payne. ARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS" of the old from the new China the more the letting by Public Auction, Sale, to be completely by discarding the lunar
TUESDAY,
the 81st day of hai. On In order that redemption of the Fourth Year January 1933, ab 3 p.m., at the Offices of the calendar and adopting "the calendar in Loan may be accelerated and that the Loan may Public Works Department, by Order of Hta uso by all the most progressive nations be fully redeemed by the 6th and final drawing EXCELLENCE THE GOVERNOR of ons Lot of of the world. If this way intended to be
1923 according to the Original Schedule and CROWN LAND at Ma Tau Mot in the the Loan Regulations, it is proposed to have a Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, the supreme test of a change of political eapplementary drawing in September this year with the option of renewal at a Grown Bent to conviction, experience has shown that there namely the ath drawing($4,640,000)-due notice be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majenit the of which will be given by the Ministry of Kiss, for one further term of 75 pouré. Finance
5th Drawing of Third Year Loan ($2,750,000):
mdemption begins 31st December. The time and pla s of the drawings will bo notified
by the Ministry of Finance in due
course
BANK HOLIDAY
MONDAY, 30th, January,
in
A TEA AND DINNER DANSANT
will be held on MONDAY, Seth. Janasry.
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PUBLISHED TO-DAY HONGKONG WEEKLY
PRESS.
CONTAINING "ALL THE WEEKS
LOCAL NEWS!
The Paper to send Home
To extinguish the Third Year Loan at the
proper date, namely, December 1998, it will also be necessary to have a sopplementary drawing
of this Loan in 1924 dae notice of which will be
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F. A. AULEN. Inspector Leneral of Customs.
Inspectorate General of Custoza, Peking, 18th January, 922
WANTED TO ·BUY.-
ONE SECOND BAND PIANO, must be
in "good order and condition. Apply Box No. 2 c/o Daily Press Office.
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PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Bala
Registry No.
Saved Lot No. 640.
Malay.
Boundary Mauréments.
La per als p'as."
Aunaal Benini.
Upeat Frise
Lark Tock feat.
(135,000) 714 (25,200
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of $70,000 from investment fuctuation account, gives an amount available for division of $408,308.80. From this amount. an interim dividend of $1 per share (680.000) has already been paid. leaving. a balance of $328,308.86: Available for appropriation, which it is proposed to deal with as follows:
:.
To pay a final dividend of $1
per share
$ 80,000.00 To pay a bonus of 0.75 per
60,000.00 share
To write off book value of ateamers and wharves
To transfer to special repairs
. fund
To transfer to floating staff pension fund, (£3,000 at .2/7).
56,009.06
45,000.co
38 551.20 6,361.16
To pay a bonus to office staff To carry forward to a new
profit and loss account... 11,303.50-
$320,208.80
The G.O.C. at Singapore approves the extension of the privilege of wearing plain clothes, when not on duty, to all ranks below that of Lance-Sergeant at the discretion of Commanding Officers. asses will be endorsed in red ink "with is very little evidence of its reality. permission to wear plain clothes," and initialled by an officer. In extending this, Que of the organs of the Canton Govern- ment,"commenting on the subject recently, privilege, the G.O.C. said he wished to Mesara, D. G. M. Bernard' and P. L. Knight were invited to join the Board in confessed that in the past ten years there make it clear to all ranks that he is trust place of the Hon. Mr. John Johnstone and; had been nothing more than a perfunctory ing to the honour of the men to see that the Hon. Mr. E... D. Parr and the ap observance of the first day of January it is not abused. All ranks should re.pointments require the confirmation of In accordance with the Articles of As as the beginning of a new year, and that member that the good name of the Army the shareholders at this meeting,
is in their hands, and that misbehaviour
sociation Mesars, D. G. M. Bernard and the observanco had been practically con of any kind brings discredit not only P. L. Knight retire from the Board by fined to official departintata But this
upon the individual but upon his Unit. rotation, but being eligible, offer them year at Canton was regarded as-marking The G.O.C. is confident that in thus trust selves for reelection.
the first real participation in the ing to the mon he will not be disappoint. Bernard Brown, A.C.A., and Mr. A. The accounts bave been audited by Mr.. observance of the day by students, mered, and that all renks will combine to R. Lowe, F.C.A., who being eligible offer ohants and labourers. It was sorrow ensure that the reputation of the Army themselves for election an auditors for
1022 fully admitted that "outside of the does not suffer.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.