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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS-

HONGKONG CRICKET LEAGUE,

MANNUAL

EMBERS Are Reminded

that the

MEETING

the

LEAGUE will take place at the PAVILION of

the HoraxoND. CRICKET Cave (by" kind

THE HONGKONG DAILI PRES), TUESDAY, AUGUST 28TH, 1923.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE

permission) on FRIDAY, 31st INST. At 6.15 This Prospectus has been duly filed with the

FI.

1213].

H. OWEN HUGHES,

Acting Honorary Secretary.

THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in Interim Dividend of $4.00 per share will be paid on the TH OCTOBER. NEXT, to all Shareholders on the. Register of Shareholders at 30th September, 1923.

By Order of the Board,

E COCK.

Acting Chief Manager.

Hongkong, 7th August, 1993,

FOR

SALE.

11212

ONE 0.02 Direct Expansion Refrigerat

ing FLANT manufactured by the AMERICAN CARHONIC MACHINERY" Co., Wisconsin. Refrigorating capacity 7 tons per 21 hours.

For Specification and Order for Inspection, Apply to

HOLYOAK, MASSEY & CO., LTD.,

Engineering Dept.. Queen's Building, Hongkong. [1200

RICKMERS LINIE..

NOTICE TO "CONSIGNEES.

FROM BREMEN, HAMBURG AND

ANTWERP.

THE Steamship

"SOPHIE RICKMERS" having arrived from the above ports, Con- signees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd, Kowloon, and stored at Consigneva' risk and expense.

Optional Goods will be carried on uciows instructions are given to the contrary before Noon, to-day,

All broken,

chafed, and damaged goods

to be left in the Godowns where they will be examined Ist proximo, at 10 AM

on

All claims must be presented within fifteen days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised.

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

undelivered after the On proximo,

will be subject to rent

Consignees of cargo are hereby notified that they must produce an Import permit signed by the Superintendent of Imports & Exports, Hongkong, before Bills of Lading can be countersigned,

No Fire Insuranes has been effected. Kills of Lading will be countersigned by

NAAMLOOZE VENNOOTSCHAP,

CARL BUDIKER & CO.S

HANDELMAATSCHAPPIJ (LTD.),

Agents, Rickmers Linie.

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Hongkong, 37th August, 1921.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL,

TRESS have been rumored to 1A, THE Offices of the "HONG KONG DAILY

CHATER ROAD (3rd floor), to which Address all Correspondence ihould be directed.

Hongkong, 16th July, 1923, -

NOTICE.

K.

WNERS and DRIVERS of MOTOR VEHICLES and hereby Notified that the Coastal Road to CASTLE PEAK wil Je OPENED on SUNDAY, the 20TH INET.

Care mast be taken on the Section between TIN KAU and TSING LUNG TAU where the wash out occurred, as Only One Lar at Time can pass over This Section.

D. C. WOLFE Captain Superintendent of Police. Hongkong, 23th August, 1923.

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HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO. LTD.

Nortificata No. 2814 for

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 30 Shares

numbered 33303 to 55332, Certificate No. 4817 for 25 Shares numbered 00851 to 80875; and Certificate No. 4820 for S Shares numbered. 2473 to 2410 all rogistered the of

Nanie GEORGE HOYES base been LOST or DES TROYED; and should these Certificates not be produced Company before

to the

the 15TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1923, New Certificates for the said Bhares will be issued and the old Certificates will thereafter be held by the Company as Null and Voi

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Manageir.. Hongkong, 15th August, 1923, [1175

THE" KOWLOON HOTEL,

HANKOW ROAD.

OPENING „ler

SEPTEMBER.

and Most

Fesidential and Tourist Hotel

Ep-to-date

Water Electric

• List all t

out Exceptionally

·Billiard Booma."

Six

Stories of Commodious Large and Airy Rooms with every Ald

Modern

Appliance. Elerstor to Every Floor and to Roof Garden. Hot and Cold and Tells through. Ventilated Bar and Moderate tariff and most Excellent Cusine supervised by Experienced Monthly and Family Bates en be arranged at Most Reasonable Terins,

For Terms, apply to

MJ.J. BLAKE,

Manageress

Clie£

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HONGKONG MALL INVESTORS SHAKE AND REAL ESTATE CO., SDALE AND LAND BROKERS.

So B-Des Voeur Road,

and Floor

Telophone No. C 4308.

Registrar of Companies.

The Subscription List will Open on WEDNESDAY, the 29TH DAY OF AUGUST. 1923, and Close on or before SATURDAY, the lar or SEPTEMBER, 1923,

THE HONGKONG TUG & LIGHTER COMPANY, LTD.

Incorporated under the Companies Ordinances 1911-1921.

CAPITAL

INTIMATION

JOHN DEWAR

&

SONS, LTD.

PERTH, SCOTLAND.

By Royal Appointment to His Majesty The King.

$2,000,000

WHITE

DIVIDED INTO 200,000 SHARES OF $10 EACH

Of the above Shares it is only intended to issue at the present time 100,000 shares, and of these 80,000 have already been subscribed for cash by the General Maungers, Members of the Consalting Committee and their-friends. On these $1.25 per share will be paid on application and the balance when called up on the same basis as the remaining capital.

The remaining 20,000 shares (being the balance of the said 100,000 shares intended to be issued at the present time), ranking equally with those already subscribed, are now offered for Public Subscription payable as to $1.25 per share on, application. The balance due on each share, namely, $3.75 will be called up on subsequent demand as and wher Eucther capital is required.

The whole of the above issue of 100,000 shares (including the 20,000 shares, now offered for Public Subscription as above) has been underwritten by the General Managers, the Members of the Consulting Committee and their friends for a commission at the rate of 21 per cent on the nominal value of the shares NO underwritten upon the terms of an Underwriting Letter bearing date the 24th day of August, 1023, addressed to the Company and Messrs. SHEWAN, Tomes & Co., its General Managers by the Underwriters above mentioned, a

Cory of which can be inspected at the offices of the Solicitors to the Company, Messrs. DEACON, HARSTON & SHENTON, No. 1, Des. Vous Road Central, Hongkong, at any time during business hours.

The Unissued Capital of the Company consisting of 100,000 shares of the nominal value of $10 each will be issued at aach time or tiues and upon such terms and conditions as the General Managers shall determine.

MEMBERS OF THE CONSULTING COMMITTEE:- WM. ADAMSON, Esq., St. George's Building, Chater Road, Hongkong, a member

of the firm of SHEWAN, TOMes" Co., Merchants.

M. NEMAZEE, Eng., Prince's Building, 1, Des Virar Road Central, Hongkong.

Merchant.

LI TSE FONG, Esq., Bank of East Asia, Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong.

Banker.

W. J. CARROLL, Esq., 11, Queen's Rond Central, Hongkong, Broker

C. B. BROOKE, Esq., Alexandra Building, Des Vaux Road Central, Hongkong,

Produce Broker and Commission Agent.

GENERAL MANAGERS:""

MESSES, SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., St. George's Building.

Chater Rd, Hongkong.

BANKERS.

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAL BANKING CORPORATION,

AUDITORS.

MES. PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING,

No. 5, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong...

SOLICITORS.

MESSES. DEACON, HARSTON & SHENTON, No. 1, Des Voeux Road Central, Hengkong... REGISTERED OFFICE OF THE COMPANY:

ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, CHATER ROAD, HONGKONG, S

SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY (Pro. Tea} ANDREW LUSK SHIELDS.

PROSPECTUS.

(a) This Company has been formal to acquire and operate a Fleet of Tugs and Lighters with a view to handling cargo in and around Hongkong und River' Ports. Substantial Shipping Agents, Shippers and Dealers in Commodities such us. Flour, Sugar, Rice, etc., consider that such a Company, properly organised and managed, will be of great beneft to them and to the general trade of the Colony, and bure expressed their willingness to support this Company, and part of the present issue of shares has been taken up by persons who it is. anticipated will be able to give the Company substantial support. Similar Companies, in other Far Eastern Ports have been very successful.

(6). The Minimum Subscription on which the General Managers may proceed to allotment is Seven Shares subscribed for on a cash footing and oa which 31.25 per share has been paid up on application,

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(e) The shares now offered for Subscription have as above indicated been under- written by the Directors and their friends for a commission at the rate of 23 per cent. on the nominal value of, such shares upon the terms of the Under writing Letter above mentioned, which can be inspected at the place and time above mentioned.

() No other commission or promotion money will be paid by the Compuƒ.. (e) The Company is to pay all preliminary expenses of nal incident to the

formation and floating of the Company (including the afores d Under writing Commission) down to the time when the Company becomes entitled. to commence "business and the estimated amount thereof is $30,000, (f) The Articles of Association provide that the qualification of a Member of the Consulting Committee is to be the holding of at least 500 shares in

مین

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LABEL

FINEST

An interim dividend of $4 per i share

over this contention as they do over the value of the big ship in future naval war- | payable on October 9th, is announced by fare. However, we have the consolation, the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co that under the Status Quo Agreement, Ltd. Hongkong, if it may not ho further deve loped as a naval buse, is not necessarily to cease to be one, notwithstanding that some members of the House of Commons have suggested, from motives' of economy, that the naval establishments here should be transferred,; bng and luggage, tá Singapore. In all probability Hongkong nis a enval depot will continue to remain pretty much as it is, certainly for the next ten years. By that time the League of

Nations may have inaugurated the mit.

means of de

Dr. John Anderson," M.D., MA., B.Sc., D.T.M., the newly-appointed Rockefeller Professor of Medicine in the Hongkong University, comes to his Chair with distinguished academic and, professional cueer. During the war he rendered valuable service in ebarge of a Military Barteriological Caloratory in Palestine, and recently he spent some time in re- search at the London School of Trapient

Medicine. He was sent by the Colonial

Offies on a special mission to British Guiana, where he was engaged in investi- Entions for six months.

MOTOR TRIAL FATALITIES. HOOPER DIES IN HOSPITAL

lenium, rendering all naval bases and military fortresses mere relies of harharic times. At all events, we are constantly given the assurance that they are now anly to be viewed as a fence." If we had had any idea of an Jaggressive domination in the East," said. the First Lord of the Admiralty in the revent debate in the House of Coinmony.

Ir. H. J. Hooper, who was seriously. "we would never have agreed to injured at Chin Wan, on Saturday during scheme-which deprived us of the effective! the mictor trials held there, died at the use of Hongkong. We voluntarily and Government Civil Hospital, at 2.30 am, Practically no hope was base.. and retired 1,500 miles further entertained for his recovery from tho because we wanted to make it perfectly mogent he was admitted to hospital, clear that nothing was further from our

when it was found that he was auffering thoughts than aggression. It cannot be from a fracture at the base of the skull, sait of this remark that the Admiralty have a poor opinion of the strategical value of Hongkong as a naval Inse,

SCOTCH WHISKY freely deprive ourselves of that splendid yesterday.

OF GREAT AGE,

AWARDED 50 COLD AND

PRIZE MEDALS,

THE VICTORIA VAT

The very finest old SCOTCH

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THE KENYA SETTLEMENT AND ITS IMPLICATIONS.

Tuz decision of the Government in the Keaya controversy gives encouragement to alvuentes of Constitutional reform in the older Crown Colonies, and notably

As stated in yesterday's issue, Hooper at the time of his accident was riding Harley-Davidson machine. He lost con trol of the machine at the foot of Chin Wan hill, and it crashed into a gully at the right hand side of the road...

THE FUNERAL

The renuins of the late Warder Hooper the Protestant Cemetery at Happy Val- were laid to rest yesterday afternoon ini ley. The funeral ceremony was au ime! in Hongkong at the present time when pressive one. Detachments of European

WHISKY.there is a petition before the Home and Indian wardes and European polico

As supplied to the Houses of Lords and Commons.

SOLE. AGENTS-

A. S. WATSON

CO., LTD., Wine & Spirit Merchants.

PHONE 616.

BIRTH.

Government which asks, among other attending in uniform. At Murray Bar things, that all the Unofficial Memliers racks, the cortege was headed by the of the Legislative Council of British race King's Regimental Band, which played shall be elected by the British cour the Dead March" in Saul as the mourn- munity instead of some being nominatedful procession wended its way at the slow, by the Governor. A feature of the Kenyamarch along Queen's Road Central Settlement is that in deciding on the From the Monument the procession, representation of the Indian community which was joined by a number of Civil. on the Council, the nominative system, fans, "proceeded to the Cemetery at the & which had been previously contemplated, slow march, the band playing with mush

feeling Chopin's Funeral March. *

TRESOX-At the Peak Hospital, Hong 'kong, on August 25th. to Mr. and Mr Inesos, of Green Jaland, Macao. a daughter.

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Hongkong Office: 1a, Chater Road." London Oce: 131, Fleet Street, E.0.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, ArGUST 28TH, 1923

HONGKONG AS BRITAIN'S

SENTINEL.:

has been discarded. The Indians are to have no fewer than five members elected

A number of the deceased's colleagues. on a wide franchise, under the communal fallied the duties of pall henrers and ut aystem. There is another feature of the the graveside, where the burial service Settlement which has an interest for was conducted by the Roy. H. Copley Hongkong: that is the approval of the Moyie, a party of huglers from the King's principle of European residential reser-Eegiment sounded the "Last Post?? vations, and in this connection we inay The deceased warder's cofkn, was sur draw attention to the following comment mounted by the Union Jack and his in The Time: "So far as the reservation equipment. The grave was filled in by of the highlands is concerned the Govern the deceased man's comrades. ment is to be congratulated on honouring the pledge made to the white settlers by side were: Mr. J. Franks Superintendent

Amongst those present at the grave. LORD ELGIS so far back as 1000 and re- of Victoria Prison), Chief Warder West affirmed by Lon Mizsen fourteen years and a number of the Principal Warders. inter. If British settlers have the cour-There were also present Dr. A. R. Esler age and the enterprise to follow the trail (Prison Medical Officer), Dr. W. B. À, of the pioneer into the far corners of the fore Medical Officer, Kowloon), earth, it is only just and desirable that stessrs. F. P. Franklin and H. J. Peurco- they should be helped and encourage to (representing the Motor Trials Com make their homes in the healthiest and mittee), Mr. R. Batson (representing the most congenial surroundings that are which the deceased was n membier), 3r

Ex-Active Service Mea's Association, of available for settlement." It is to the D. O'Shea and others. everlasting credit of the late SIL HENTY MAY that the Peak was reserved as a residential area for Europeans, and every

There were a large nuinber of floral. wreaths the following were noticed: The tributes, and amongst those who sent Committee for the 31otor Trials, the Hongkong Automobile Association, the Hongkong Telegraph, the Ex-Active Ser vice Men's Association, 1914-18, the Royal Officers, the Superintendent of Victoria Gaol, the Sikh Staff, Victorin Gaol, the European Officers, Lai Chi Kok Prison. Mess, Central

Ir naturally interests all of us in Hong-year that passes increases the lament of kong to read what the experts have to the European population that the prin- Buy about Hongkong as a naval base/ciple of European residential reservations. Naval Yard Police, the European Revenue.

when they are supporting the Govern- ment's decision to crente base at Singapore.

was not extended both on the island and on the peninsula to the areas which were

RETURNING FROM THE

There is, it must bend. Kenerally spoken of as "European reser the Lance-Sergeants' mitted, something to be said for the viewvations" before the Chinese began to Station, Dr. Esler, Chief Warder West

crowd in upon them.

and many others from his comrades. expressed in the article we reproduced from a London paper yesterday «which" deglared that although Hongkong has in no respcet whatever abandoned her, position as one of the greatest ports of the Empire. her strategic value has, for some considerable time, heen on the wanc.. The inventions of modern war by

the Company, and that remuneration of the Members of the Consultingland, by see, and by air have ceased to Cornmittee shall be the sum of 85,000 per annum to be divided among them according to the number of attendances by them at the Meetings of such Committee...

6) The General Managers and the Members of the Consulting Committee are interestel in the promption of the Company to the extent only that they or some of them are Directors of ether Companies with whom the Company may

do business.

(4) Copies of the Memorandum aul Articles of Association of the Company.can be inspected at the aforementioned offices of the Solicitors to the Company at any time during business hours. :

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(1) A copy of the Company's Memorandum of Association is annexed to this

** Prospectus and forms part of it.

Application for shares should be made upon the form attached to this Prospectus which should he detached therefrom and sent to the Company's Bankers (The Hongkong pal Shanghai Banking Corporation) together with a remittance of $1.25 per share the amount of the deposit.

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Where no allotment is innde the deposit will be returned in full and where the number of shares allotted is less than the number applied for, a pro portionate amount of the deposit will be returned.”

(b) Prospectuses can be inspected at and Forms of Application obtained from the Company's Bankers (The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) and at nud from the offices of the Company in St. George's Building (First Floor), Chater Road, Hongkong.

Dated, the 24th August, 1920.)

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The road round. the island has been reopened to traffic. ".·

The Lincheng outrage is described by General Wu Peisfu in a communication to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an act of God" and he says the losses and give her the commanding position which damage suffered by the foreign captives she once held both as sentinel to the cannot be attributed to the negligence of Juriediate coast of Chinn and as warden the authoritics. of the northern entranon of the China Sea." But should it not be said

Madame Owyang, a Dutch lady, the that Hongkong's strategical value has wife of an official in the Waichiaopu, suffered in that respect not by reason of while motoring with her husband to the Summer Palace, received such serious increased military or naval efficiency injuries through the collision of their car on the part of China-which is a negli with another, that she died a few hours gible increase-but simply because of the

development of Japan as a first-class after admission to the German Hospital. military and naval Power, If it be During the week-end two armed rob- admitted that Hongkong by the inven- beries were reported to the police. In tions of modern war, has lost the com- one case, five robbers gagged and bound manding position she once hold both as the master and five fokis of the Tai Loy sentinel to the immediate coast of China Hing piece. goods shop in Yaumati. The and as warden of the northern entrance robbers got away with 800 worth of goods. to the China Sea, can it be seriously In the other case Chinese women, argued that he who holds Singapore, riding in a ricksha in Whitfield Road bolds a protecting sword aver Hongkong was held up by two highway men and and the China coust. We should think robbed of a în cash and a pair of gold the nave experts would differ as much ear-ringt

ا به بعد

FUNERAL REGIMENTAL "DRUMMER MEETS WITH AN ACCIDENT.

A trum-car accident occurred last even ing at the Monument at Happy Valley Band,, Drummer Hope, No. 9170, being a drummer of the King's Regimental injured At the Cemetery gates the hand, which had been engaged for War der Hooper's funeral, dispersed and its members rushed for a homeward-bound ar Drummer Hope jumped on the step of the car on the wrong side whilst it was in motion and, in attempting to unlock the guard chain he was thrown heavily. dazed condition and taken to the Civil to the ground. He was picked up in a Service Club where he was medically attended to. Fortunately his injuries were alight, his head being cut.

Later he was removed by ambulance to hospital for treatment.

BOAT PEOPLE CHARGED WITH MURDER.

A boatman, abentwoman and the latter's daughter, were charged at the agistracy, yesterday, with the murder Channel. of an aged fishermann in Aberdeen

The prisoners were formally remanded,