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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 50TH, 1923.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE.

THE

THE RECEPTION, whion nusily held by the Consul General for the Ne- therlands on 31st August Birthday of Her Netherland Majesty QUEEN WILHEL

This Prospectus has been duly filed with the MINA, will not take place This Year.

Registrar of Companies.

The Subscription List will Open on WEDNESDAY, the 29TH BAT or AUGUST, 1923, and Close on or before SATURDAY, the 1sT OP SEPTEMBER, 1923.

THE HONGKONG TUG & LIGHTER COMPANY.-LTD,

Mr. P. J. or DECKER, Consul, Acting will be plenol, to Consul-General, however, receive Visitors on September 8th, date of the 25th anniversary of the Accession to the Throne of Her Majesty QUEEN. WILKEL- MINA of tha NETHERLANDS, at the HOLLAND CLUB, Praya, between 11 and 12.30 in the Morning.

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NOTICE

KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY, BRITISH SECTION.

Incorporated under the Companies Ordinances 1911-1921. 31-OWING to Fleads the TRAIN SERVICE

CAPITAL

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$2,000,000 | leave Kowloon at 5.87 1.x. Daily

DIVIDED INTO 200,000 SHARES OF $10 EACH,

Of the abore Shares it is only intended to issue at the present time 100,000 shares, and of these 20,000 have already been subscribel för esah by the General Mangers. Members of the Consulting Committee and their friends. On these $1.20 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 these already subscribed, are now offered for Public Subscription payable as to $1.25 per share on application. The balhace due on each share, namely, $8.75 will be called up on subsequent demand as and when further capital is required.

The whole of the above issue of 100,000 shares (including the 20,000 shures now offered for Public Subscription as above) has been underwritten by the General Managers, the Members of the Consulting Committee and their friends for commission at the rate of 21 per cent. on the nominal value of the shares o underwritten upon the terms of an Underwriting Letter bearing date the 24th day of August, 1920, nddressed to the Company and Messrs. SHEVAN, Tổngs & Co., its General Managers by the Underwriters above mentioned, a copy of which can be inspected at the offices of the Solicitors to the Company, Messrs. DRACON, HARSTON & SHANTON, No. 1, Des Vorna Rond Central, Hongkong, at any time during business hours.

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The Unissued Capital of the Company consisting of 100,000 shures of the nominal value of $10 each will be issued at such time or times and upon ah terus and conditions us the General Managers shall determine,

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

of the firm of Snewax, Toxes & Co., Merchants.

3. NEMAZEE, Esq., Prince's Building, 1, De Vieux Road Central, Hongkon

Merchant.

LI TSE FONG, Esq., Bask of Rast Asta, Des Vaux Roul Central, Hongkong.

Banker...

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W. J. CABROLL, Esq., 11,"Quem's Road Central, Hongkong, Broker

C. B. BROOKF, Ese, Alexandra Building, Do Vieux Bowl Ceatml, Hongkong,

Produce Broker and Commission Agent.

GENERAL MANAGERS.

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

Chater Road, Hongkong. BANKERS.

-THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION:

AUDITORS.

MESARE, PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING

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

SOLICITORS.

Masas. DEACON, HARSTON & SHENTON. No. 1, Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong.

REGISTERED OFFICE OF THE COMPANY: Sr. 'GEORGE'S BUILDING, CHATER (ROAD, HONGKONG.

SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY (Pe. Pene) ANDREW LUSK SHIELDS.

PROSPECTUS.

(a). This Company has been formed to require and operate a Fleet of Tugs and Lighters with a view to handling cirgó un and around Hongkong and River Ports. Substantial Shipping Agents, Shippers and Dealers in Commodities auch as Flour, Sugar, Rice, etc, consider that such a Company, properly organised and managed, will be of great benefit to them and to the general trade of the Colony, and have 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 hech very successful,

The Minimum Subscription on which the General Managers may proceed to “ allotment is Seven Shares subscribed for on a cash footing and on which 81.25 per share has been paid up on application.

(a) The shares now offered for Subscription have as abole indicated been under-

written by the Directors and their friends for a commission at the rate of 2 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.

(d) No other commission or promotion money will be paid by the Company. (e) The Company is. to pay, all preliminary expenses of and incident to the formation and floating of the Company (including the aforesaid Under- writing Commission) down to the time when the Company becomes entitled to commence business and the estimated amount thereof is $30,000, The Articles of Association provide that the qualification of a Member of the Consulting Committee is to he the bolding of at least 500 shares in the Company, and that remuneration of the Members of the Consulting Committee shall be the sum of: $3,000 per annum to be divided among them according to the number of attendances by them at the Meetings of such Committee.

The General Maungers nad tlis Members of the Consulting: Cominíttes are "interested in the promotion of the Company to the extent only that they or... some of them are Directors of other Companies with whom the Company may do business.

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(4) Copies of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company can be inspected at the aforementioned "offices of the Solicitors to the Company at noy time during business hours.

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 therefrain and sent to the Company's Bankers (The- Hongkong and Glanghai Banking Corporation) together with a remittance of $1.25 per share the amount of the deposit.

Where no allotment is made 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,

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(*), Prospectuses can be inspected at and Forms of Application obtained from the Company's Bankers (The Hongkong and Shanghai” Banking Corporation) and at and from the officed of the Company in St. George's Building (First Floor), Chater Road, Hongkong, Dated the 24. August, 1923.

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will be CURTAILED until Further Notice.

The Last Train for SHUM CHUN will

R. BAKER

Manager. Kowloon, 29th August, 1923. *11290

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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.

NOTICE

N INTERIM DIVIDEND of Fifty cants (50 cents) per Share has besi declared for the Hall-year ending 30th June, 1993.*

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Such Interim Dividend will be payable on and after.TUESDAY, the 18th SEPTEMBER, at the offers of the Company, whers Share- holders are requested to apply for Warrants,

The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from the 7th September, 1923, until the 18th September, 1923 (both days inclusive), during

which period no Transfer of Shares can ba registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO..

General Managers. [1226

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Hongkong. 29th August, 1923

ORIENTAL OVERSEAS `COMPANY.

TIO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.→

INTIMATION

JOHN DEWAR

& SONS, LTD.

PERTH SCOTLAND.

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the dispute" amicably by ä "fifty-Alty clames in large jaumbers. We may add division of the profits between "the that employers will have only themselves.. shipowners

the Government to blame if this opportunity for iar unleas it is to be reconciled upon provement is neglected. By applying the assumption that the Government judicious pressure, members of clerical considered the shipowners to have some staffs can be easily influenced in the right moral or legal caini, It was disdirection, assuming that an unduly high closed in the Report on Shipping estimate of personal abilities is made by Control that it was the Unoffeinl Mem some who would benefit from further hers of the Legislative Council who instruction, Employers have only to vetoed the suggestion “on thể gehund intimate to the less expert writers of that all British, ships having been treated shorthand amongst their assistants either alike it would he unfair to discriminate that continúance in their positions or the in favour of the ships that have been con- | prospect of advancement depends upon a trolled in Hongkong."" "Mr. Molten in "pase" at the end of the refresher course,

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By Royal Appointment is reply writes: glancing through and the Education Department's project

to His Majesty

The King

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WHITE LABEL'

FINEST

SCOTCH WHISKY

OF GREAT AGE.

AWARDED 50 GOLD. AND PRIZE MEDALS.

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THE VICTORIA VAT

The very finest old

Take Notice that Mr. E. WAHWEE SCOTCH WHISKY.

ceased to have any connection with our Firm on the 29th Day of AUGUST, 1927.

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PANG CHUN KEUNG,

General Manager, ORIENTAL OVERSEAS ÚOMPANY.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LTD,

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

AND

CONSIGNEES per Company's. Steamer

MENTOR *****

are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lia at Consignees' risk and subject to terms and conditions of storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery. from Godown on and after 29th August

Optional cargo will landed, unless notice has been given prior to Steamer's arrival.

All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the God days and Fridays where they will be examined on any between the boars of 10:45 am, and Noon within the free storage period.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods

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have left the Steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the September, will be subject to rent.

As supplied to the Houses of

Lords and Commons.

A.

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SOLE AGENTS- S. WATSON CO., LTD.,

Wine & Spirit Merchants.

PHONE 616.

Puurping of June 7th, 1949, I find that the will receive a powerful stimulus. bett income of the Inilo-China Steam business mati having wieed the need for Navigation Co., Ltik, thựring the year thèse classes, and the Goverment having 1978 was £357,530,00, giving a rate of 305¦ undertaken to provide them, business meni per cent, interest, on their fleet of steam will Be strangely neglectful of their "awn ers, and a comparison of the nett profits interesty if they do not lend the project which would have accrued to the Lovers their hearty co-operation. Iment un this gigantic flect in comparisou: with my fleet of old craft would be very interesting reading. We see that in an An interim dividend of Fifty cents per interview which a representative of the share is announced by the Geven Island China Muil had with the Colonial Secre- Cement Co., Ltd, payable as September tary-yesterday. Mr. Farienen jo reported | 19th.- to have said: “ P, and O. and other ves- sela, on the liene and Indian runs, and We understand that Sir Robert Ho elsewhere ude enormous profits which Tung has purchased "The Falls went to the Home Government. The Aberdeen Road, the Peak, formerly be very kirge profits made by the Indo-China | longing to Mr. C. D). Wilkinson. nud China Navigation. Companies also

The 90.000 shares offered for public sub- seription, yesterday by the New Hongkong Tug and Lighter Company, were in grunt demand, application being made, it is stated, to twies that number.

The Committe in charge of the recent of which was not completed on Saturday. motor-war and cycle trials, the programme has decided that the remainder of the events be held later in the year.

The death occurred at the Gerinau H ́s-

pital, Peking, last week of Mr. Max Krippendorff. Chancellor of the German Legation. He was taken to the hospital for an operation, but it came too late to save his life."

A Hongkong telegrant to a Shanghiû Chinese paper inst week states that the Hongkong Observatory had ingred warn. ing that a typhoon, more terrife than that of the previous week-end may be

went to the Huse Government." If chat Dr. Sun Yat Sen is reported by a Chis. is the case it strengthens the claiaj nese pajer in Shanghai to have ordered made by the Unofficini Members of from a foreign frm in Hongkong 2,000

rifles and 300,000 rounds of ampulition: the Legislative Council to "the pro fita aceruing from the local scheme Mr. E. W. Mead, H.3. Vice-Consul —if it cần also be shown that the and senior Assessor at the Mixed Court operation of control di not involve at Shanghai is leaving for Peking at the the larger companies in actual losses by end of this mouth to take up a position the operation of their ships for Govern-in the Salt Gabelle. ment account. We do not think any unprejaliced render of all that has been published on the subject eith Fégard the attacks maile by Mr. MOLLER and Mr. BERKILL on the Hongkong Govermaent as warranted by the facts. It is perfectly elear that the Hongkong Government was merely an agent of the Imperial Govern ment, and it is clear also that whenever it manifested sympathy with any, daim advanced by the shipowners whether as regard rates of remuneration or division of proâts. it had to nccept the ruling of the Imperial Government on all points. We are even cohl in the Report that when the suggestion of an equal division of the profits was referred to at a discussion at the Colonial Office in November 1922, when Mr. BURKILL and a solicitor representing BARKER-At Victoria, B.C., on August GRINDLE sail that any offer on the lines

the shipowners were prosent, Sin. G. expected at any timet

The Customs officials at Shanghai, last“ 28th, to Mr. and Mrs. SYDNEY referred to above, even if it had heen week, searching the Andre Lthun, «clis. BARKER, a son. (By cable). 123 SCHLOROH-At Shanghai, on August decided upon by the Colonial Government,vered a very large quantity of Mu

and Colt revolver ammunition concealed 10th, te Mr and Mrs F. W. would undoubtedly have failed to secure in an uir channel leading to the pantry SCHLOBUNM,” a daughtër.

the Secretary of Stale's sanction." The in which the first discovery was made. the Unofficial Members of the Legislative Hongkong has appointed Mr. Tsui Mo The Board of Directors of the Y,M,C.A. Council for turning down the Colonial Fat as Acting General Secretary to suc Government's suggestion of a division of ered the late Mr. Hoh Shin Lau. In the profits, but when it, is within their fani is regarded as well qualified to eduention, training and experience Mr. knowledge that the Hongkong. Govern nasimme this responsible place of leader.. ment itself was sympathetic towards ship. them, and that the Government's prosj

We regret to announce that enhle nd- posal would "undoubtedly have failed toyices have been received from Sydney secure the Secretary of State's sanction," reporting the death of Mra. Fairley (and it is difficult to understand why they child at birth), the wife of air. V. L.. A. Fairley of the British-American Tobacco should charge the Hongkong Government Co. (China), Ltd. The deceased lady with being "pitiless and relentless." From lived in Mukden for some two years be Jginning to end it is clear that the fore going to Australia with Mr. Fairley,

oh leave, lust March. Ir it were clearly established that the responsibility Jay with the Imperial winding up of the skipping firm of Government, who should consequently he Molize & Co. (Shanghai) was entirely the target of their invective rather than due to the results of requisitioning their the Hongkong Government. v ships for a period of about twelve months

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BIRTHS.

All Ulaims against the Steamer must be STEEPIN.-At Shanghai, on August 22nd. hipowners may be justified in attacking

presented to the undersigned on or before the 18th Sept., or they will not be recognised/

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents."

Hongkong, 28th August, 1993.

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NOTICE TO, CONSIGNETS,

OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

AND

YONBIGNEES of cargo shortshipped per are hereby notified that the Cargo has been brought by MENTOR" and will be discharged into Holt's Whatt, Kowicon, where it will lie at Consignees' risk and subject to terms and conditions of storage at Holt's whart The Cargo will be randy

for

delivery from Godown on and after 28th August.

All broken, chafed and damaged goods are

Godown

where they will be examined on any in between the hours of 10.45 a.m. and noon within the free storage

to Mr. and Mrs EDMOND STEPPIN. a

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Hongkong. Office: I, Chater Boad. Londen Office: 131, Fleet Street, E.C.

The Baily Press.

"Hosarong, Atoust 307ṛ, 1923

THE SHIPPING CONTROL CONTROVERSY.

to be left in the thesdays and Fridays under the Hongkong Control Scheme

have left the Steamer's Godown, sed all No claims will be admitted after the Goods Goods remaining undelivered after the 4th September, will de subject to rent. No Fire Imuranca will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, (JOHN SWIRE & BONS; LTD.)

Agenta. Hongkong, 29th August, 1923. "[1247 NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE.

FROM NEW YORK.

THE Steamship

MINERIC"

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instituted during the war, the general public of the Colony could not but deeply

THE LOCAL SHORTHAND.

TYPIST.

P

In connection with the forthcoming- Ilankow we learn from: u Shanghai con- interport bowls games at Hongkong and

temporary that the two handsome silver cup presented by Mr. J. Prentice for competition between the ports are ready and will be taken to both Hankow, and Hongkong though Shanghai players will hope to take them back again

...

John Gabriel Senegue, one of the men discharged recently by Mr. J. R. Wool.

sympathise with the shareholders, seeing IT is good to note an instance of sead that a profit of over two million dollars sown by an Unofficial Member in the has accrued to the Hongkong Treasury course of a Legislative Council debate on a charge of having stowed away on a hs a result of the working of the scheme, bringing forth fruit in due season. Last vessel from Mauritius, appeared again t and strongly support their claims to at Budget Day Mr. E. V. D. PARn entered Melbourne on a charge of being a vagrant. the Magistracy, yesterday, before Mr. Icast, komne portion of those profits. a plea for instruction in shorthand and, as and without visible means of subsistance. But in the Report on the Shipping Cop-announced in our columns yesterday, the as a marine engineer) was on his "last It appears that the man (who is described trol, published by the Hongkong Govern Education Department will open an legs and gave himself up to the police. ment a month ago, it was stated that intensive course" in this qubject at the His Worship ordered Senegue to lie coin "the Government is unable to find any Technical Institute on Monday. Longer mitted to the House of Detention. evidence in support of the allegation that notice of the classes might have been given A contact was recently signed between the winding up of Messrs. Moller and Co. with advantage, and we hasten to do what Chang Tao-lin and certain Italian ar (Shanghai) is "in any way due to these can to bring the subject to the notics dealers for the purchase of tn armed Hongkong Control Scheme." and some of those whom it ought to concern.

motor cars, of which 50 have already It arrived and the rest will arrive next haring arrived, Consigneca of Cargo by ber are figures are quoted and statements made informed that all Goods are being landed

is frequently complained that the usual month.. These cars are very strongly at their risk into the hazardous and/or

the Report. which rather gu run of shorthand-typists in Hongkong built with n steel plate at the head, the extra-hazardous Godowns of Hongkong refute the allegation. Mr. MoLLER bas

business offices do not achieve Kowloon

Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd, whence made some reply to this part of the degree of skill in the performance of their diers can be seated in each car which car delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods report, but the testimony on this and duties. They appear to the dictator of ries a large gun, These cars will cer have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining various other matters of controversy

tainly make Chang's army invincible. undelivered after the 6th Sept, 1923, will be

are so conflicting that one must regret business letters to have acquired only a subject to rent.

It was the intention of the Netherlands superficial knowledge of stenography. All Claims against the steamer must be that the Indemnity Ordinance oper-

community in Hongkong, to exhibit the prasanted to the Undersigned on or before ated-if it was not expressly designed practical experience showing that they big film "Holland, with English text, ot 18th September, 1923, or they will not be recognized.

to prevent an investigation of the ship are unable to take notes with either speed September 6th-that date being the 25th The Technical Institute's anniversary of the Accession to the All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to owners' claims in a Court of law. It is ersmind on 5th to where they will be difficult to reconcile the argument that plan affords a much-needed opportunity of Throne of Her Majesty Queen Wilhel mina, of the Netherlands and a largo Acptember, 1913, at 10 àm.

the winding up of MOLLER & Co. was not securing greater efficiency in this depart number of guests were to have been in- in any way due to the Hongkong Controlent of business routine. It is to bo vited. But the Committee in charge, to Scheme with the fact that the Govern hoped that employés who used a refresher is great regret, has been informed that this film cannot reach Hongkong in time. ment at one time was willing to settle course in shorthand will enrol for the] It is hoped to exhibit it at a later date.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

THE BANK LINE, LTD., General Agents. Hongkong, 29th August, 1923. [1:30

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