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HONGKONG ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.
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NOTICE OF CALL
IssCE or 95,000 SHARES OF THE NOMINAL VAINE of $10 Zach ($3,00 Paid-up).
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
· THIRD CALL of $2.50 per Share on each of the 03,000 Sharda allotted on the STH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1923, has been mile by
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH, 1923.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL
Then removed to 14. THE Ofices of the "BONGKONG DAILY
CHATER ROAD (and floor), to which Address all Correspondence should be directed.
Hongkong, 16th July, 1921
HONGKONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
INTIMATION
IDEAL BEVERAGES
- NEWS.
acerpt imports in exchange, just as no Sir Roderick Jon, chairman of Router's FAR EASTERN CABLE: shipowner can give the best service at and Lady Jones are going to Canada, the lowest freights on a voyage with cargo and thenes proceed to Japan, Java, and outwards to apart from which it is hopo- Indin, returning to England in the less to look for a return cargo, the nation at large the problem of the development of Imperial resourves is, to
As to
spring.
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the Company, and that such Call will be payable THE MEMBERS EN LA WATSON'S DRY GINGER ALE such nunctures and road to offer in F. H. Bugbird.
to the Lenipany's Bankers, The HONOKONG AND SHANGHAT BANKING CORPORATION, in Hongkong, on the 17TH DAY 4 OCTOBER,
1923.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the Sth to Fath October. both days inclusive.
For and on behalf of the " Hosacos ExGINEERING-BOI CONSTRUCTION Co., LTH,
S. COURTNEY COOK,
Secretary. Datel the 21st day of September, 1923.
"
A. O. LINE CHANGSHA " · S/S. Vor. 03. N.
(1:33
STRANDED § 5. or BANDAKAN 208 £3
CONSIGNEES of Cargo ex above Strainer
Notified that General
HALL FRIDAY, 2th INST., HÈ B.AST.M.
By Order,
D. K. BLAIR.
Bon. Secretary, Hongkong, 17th September, 1923.
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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEET ING of the above Company will be held at the Company's Offices, 90, DES Vaux ROAD CENTRAL, on TUESDAY, the 2ND of OCTOBER, 1923. at 11 AM.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED Lm the 22nd of September, to 2nd of October, buth says inclusive.
DOUGLAS, LAPRAIK & CO.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 13th September. 1993. [131]
Its dryness and arousa are features which
give this drink the popularity it -
deserves,
PYERIS"
SPARKLING MINERAL TABLE
WATER
Healthful and Refreshing. Bleads excellently, with Whisky,
Among the passengers of the Empress the shipping industry, mainly centred of Conade which left on Saturday for! soul the marketing of the manufactures Vancouver, el Shanghai nad Japan and,coal produced in irent Britain.ports were 'Mr. G. M. Young, Mr. H. „Apart from services, the nation has only Percy Smith. Mr. J. H. Taggart, and Mr.
exchange for the food and raw material
A cable to the Nippon Yusen Kaisla it needs, and they are the only "available from their Kobe offer advises that the outward cargoes for the ships. The coal
Pango Muru sailed on the 21st inst., with shipments alone, the Committer states, 183 stages on board," and the Tange represent about 80 per cent of the total
Haru also, sailed on that day with 54 of the outward cargoes shipped from Great Britain, and the Empire is the Chinese refugees on board. buyer of only about 4 per cent, of such conl. as the Dominions generally have
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE,
"A CONTRACTORS' PARADISE.»
LONDON, September 22nd. Outspoken condemnation of the Singa
pore project sjjpears in Hack word Magazine by Col Repington,- delaying that the site does not provide the neces sary area. a well-protected water sparse, nor security of frod to the industrialised! population; » complaining of inadequato depths, especially in the western "ap- proaches, which are barred by sanhanks. The engagement is announcil from While the new base is 'outsile the exist Weilaniwei of Lieut. Morice Blood, R.N.";
their own supplies. The shipiseut of of H.M,& Tilori, younger son of Ding defeners, and thereby exposed to
the
Average has been cared in respect of the JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE DISASTER WATSON'S STONE GINGER given under those tariffs are designed to
above Voyage of this Steamer und that they will be required to pay a deponit of 60% on the C.F.I, and H. value of their Cargo and to sign an Average Bond at the Offices of the Undersigned before delivery can be granted.
Salved Cargo is expected to arrive at Hong. kong per "NANCHANG" dar about 6th October.
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BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
(Joux Svine & Soxy, Ltd.), Agents. AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.'
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THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.S STEAMER
"NELLORE"
ARRIVED HONGKONG ON 22ND SEPTEMBER, 1923. FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, GIBRALTAR, PORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.
CONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above
named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed ar THE 1x in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consigumsal will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed.
Optional goods will be landed here uoloss instructions have been given to the contrary six hours before arrival of the steamer.
Goods not cleared within 8 days, including date of arrival will be subject to rent.
No Insurance will be effected by us in
Fire Any case whatever.
Damaged packages must be left in the Godewal for examination by the Consignees, sad the Company's Surveyors, Meazza. GODDARD Dovelas, at 10 4, on Mondays and Thursdays.
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Qrims must be presented within ten days of the Steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognizal
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods Lave left the Godown.
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO..
Agenta.
(137 Hongkong, 22nd September, 1923.
THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA
DOCK CO., LTD.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That, the SHARK HEG IS FER and TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 1st to STH OCTOBER, 1989 (both
nys inclusive).
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Warrants for the Interim Dividend can be obtained at the Office of the Company 2, QUEEN'S BURDIxes, Hongkong, en wind after the 8th prox.
By Order of the Bourd. E. COCK, Acting Chief Manager Hongkong, 17th September, 1923. [131
NOTICE.
THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD).
THE
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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE TWENTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY
ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS in the above Company will be bell at the Company's Town Office, LOTER ALBERT BOAD, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, STU DAY of OCTOBER, 1923, at Noox, for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors and "Statement of Accounts to 314 Jily, 1923.
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLBED from 27th September to 5th October, 1923, both lays inclusive. 2o
By Order,
M. MANUK.
Secretary. Hongkong. 19th September, 1923 (1397
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HONGKONG HANSARD REPORTE
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Revised by the Members.. PRICE
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Frepared by a process of partial fermestą. tion which gives it the distinctive Havour which ja so pleasing. to the palate.
“FORMAZONE "
Fossesses the characteristic stimulating and refreshing qualities of Champague;" it has a delicious flavour.
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DEATH.
Air
attack from that side facing the main- The prily and, if a forer lands there,
thing that can be said of the site is that it is the most unsuitable junginable. It
CHAOS IN CHINA.
As a great many business" firms in¦ will be a paradise only for constractors?? Canton have not get applied to be! licensed, a number of prominent business men have been asked to assist the author. ities in seuring obedience to the order, and remuneration has been promised then. an a scale of three per cent, of the lice fees they collect,
INTERVENTION BY WESTERN POWERS - MAY BE NECESSARY:
LONDON, September 2nd. Dealing with Chinese chaos, the Tially
„Great Britain's manufactures is limited and Mrs. Blood, of Birkenhead, England, both by the consuming power of and Miss Doris Layers, daughter of Mrs. inhabitants of the Empire, and by the Lavers and the late Mr. P. F. Lavery. tariffs imposed by the Dominions. There is verison to fear, the Committee say. that in the near Intere similar tariffs will be imposed by fudia. The preferences
give to Great Britain the first chance of supplying such manufactures as the Dominions are ready to admit, but not to increase the import of manufactured articles Their import is deliberately- limited with the abject of 'unking the Dominions self-contained. When is cussing the development of Imperial trade, the Comunittee write! The great difficulty in the way of the development of Imperial trade is the belief of the Dominions that it is possible for them to be only sellers. The preference given by Australia. and Canada" may possibly make it a little less difficult for us to
Admiral Frocht is mentioned as the by their wheat, ment, wool, and timber, commander of the reconstituted French ut there is nothing that we can do that Far Eastern Naval Division, to consist of will overcome the restrictions imposed by two large armed cruisers, light craft, the Australian and Canadian tariffs on minelayers, flotilla of destroyers, and twa our power to sell and therefore to buy, squadrons seaplanes. The Judea Ferry "If the proference granted by Australia or and the Victor Hugo have been ordered Canada were" withdrawn, our power to to proceed, to an unknown destination, 225,000 for the murder of Me, Coltman, buy would be further diminished. If by believed to be the Far East.
&granting preferential duties in Great
Horeuros-At San Frascisco, on Sept 14th, LaLY F. HOUGHTON (Mrs. C. HOUGHTON), late of Shanghai.
Hongkong Office: 14, Chater Road. London Office: 131, Fleet Street, E.C
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 24TH, 1923.
INTER-IMPERIAL TRADE PROBLEMS.
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Major-General Ventris, C., who is Tedrymph says that the world exprets the Hon. Colonel of the Essex Territorial | stronger, action from China than the pro- Regiment on August 9th officially inspected mulgation of pious and fatuoia resola- the 101st (Essex): Infantry Brigade, com- tións. prising the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th 'Ter-
The newspaper is of the opinion that ritorial Battalions of the County. "Generati Ventres expressed his pride at the appear-it is clear that the Western Powers will be compelled to take action at no distant ance of the Battalions.
flate.
announced a 13 cent, increase in the price of refined sognr.
[BY COURTESY OF THE “DAILY" BULLETIN."]
COLTMAN INDEMNITY PAID.
PERINO, September 21st, The Coverament, yesterday, paię over the indemnity amounting to US.
and the
settled.
case my now be considered ns.
Britain on particular commodities
According to advices reaching Manila' give Australia And Canada" the first 562 tong of sugar wure destroyed in the "RUN ** ON SOUTH SEA BANK. chance of selling to us, the difficulty" in castastropha in Горск, and -" four
PEKINO, September 21st. regard to payment by us is unly increased refineries, one-third of the total refining).
This morning the local agencies of the as their sales to us are increased. We capacity with a total capacity of 600 tons, cannot expect the free development of
A San Francisco cable Chinn and South Son Bank paid out were burned. Imperial trade so long as Dominions states that the Western and other nearly $300.000 in the course of a* run.” tariffs binder the free exchange of our fining companies on September 11th manufactures against their foodi and material. That is the crux of the whole question. Nothing can be gained by stimulating the Dominions to increase their sales to the Mother Country of the food and raw material they produce, unless they are prepared to send it in exchange, directly or indirectly, for some- thing which it is within the power of the Mother Country to produce. That is the problem for which a practical solution will need to be found by the Imperial „Economie Convention and the discussions on the subject should inake very interest ing reading..
Sir Pomeroy Hurton has left London for an extended tour in the Far East.
Mr.
for
Mrs. Evelyn Toulmin hare left tour in India and China.
The name of Mr. A. G. Pre has been added to the Colony's, list of authorised architects..
For years, and especially since the war, we have been hearing a great deal con- of the cerning the need for the development of for the our inter-Empire trade.. We have a fer- Bung Empice on which," the sun never Bets." The experience of the Great War dissipated the fog of doubt raised by our enemies as to the loyalty and the solidarity of the Empire, and since then Commander R. E. Worthingtou return the desire for still greater consolidation rd to the Colony from Japan yesterday on the basis of trade relationships has by the B.I. steamer Tanda. heen constantly finding expression. Au Imperial Economic Convention, is shortly
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ADVERTISEMENTS
Letters are lying at this Office for
Baze-XI, IS, 880.
UST ARRIVED.-Cheque Perforaters, Numering Machines, Perforators (Cancel and Paid). "RANBAY & CO., Beaconsfield Arcade.
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WEDDINGS.
SHANGHAL WEDDING.
which is variously ascribed to the activities of the anti-Government pro pagandists in the hope of embarrasking the Government, and rendering the latter! unable to tide over the festival, knowing. that Chang Huyas, to-day or to-morrow. to sign the loan agreement with, the re presentatives of the "South Sea, talu, Ching Cheng, and the salt bank,
On the other hand, it is suggested that the run
WILS inspired in official
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A pretty wedding ceremony was cele. hardted by the Very Rer. C. J. F. Symons in Holy Trinity Cathedral, last week eres in order to induce the aforemum- when Miss Margaret Olwen Grant, fered banks tanke the desired' ad daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Grant, besine the bride of Mr. J. Scott Finn, M...on of General H. Finn, C.R., and DEPRECIATION OF COPPER NOTES, Mr. Finn., The bride, who was given away by her father, were a charming. creation of white crepe marocain. trin med with orange blesome, which also public bodies have drawn the attention fastened the long well. She carried a of the Government to the grave situation shower bouquet of white carnations and arising from the depreciation of copper have requested that a filies. The bridesmaid, Miss Lucy Sanders, notes, wore lavender georgette over pale pink remedy be found. They demand the punisment of Chang Ying Hua. who is charmere, and carried pale pink carna held responsible for the over-issue of tions. The bride's mother, Mre. Grant,
PERING, September 21st, The Chamber of Commerce and other
and
word beige crepe-do-chice, with a brown the notes, failing which the people will hat, and carried copper coloured chrysan take the matter into their own hands. themums..
Mr. Frank Powell acted as best cam and the ushers were Messrs. W. E. Souter The bridegroomB,
The R.M.S. Empress of Russia is due and A. B. Thomson:
to be held, and with this object in here at 1.30 pm to-day (Monday) and view a number of inquiries have heet will berth at Pier No. 5, Kowloon Wharf. addressed to the leading industrial
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organisations of the Empire in order The Hongkong Engineering and Cou- that the discussions at the Conventionstruction Co., Ltď., give notice of a third shall be of the most practical character. call of 62.50 per share, payable on Ort. A valuable memorandum has been pro 15th. pared by 'n Committee of the Chamber
Prosecuting splicitor at the North of Shipping and the Liverpool Steam
London Police Court Eggs inside the Ship Owners Association which goes to 'COMFORT EYE
the root of the whole matter. The Combop were marked “Fresh," They came
from China. means hetter health and better results mittee point out that British shipowners, from your work, and if your eyes require as oversea carriers, have a direct business
A general average has been declared in glasses you have careful and expert interest in the development of Imperial respect of the Changsha's cargo. examination in fitting the proper correc- resources. If waste of carrying power is
notification tion. Eye comfort requires also' just an' to he avoided, the ship must, they con-
advertisements: expert care in the manufacture and tinue, he able to secure holl outward
who is connected with Mesars, Jardine, Matheson, & Co., Ltd., served during the war in the Royal Artillery, attained the rank of Major, and was awarded the Military Cross. Among the many beauti- were a handsome fut presented are, snimals in scribed, presented by his colleagues in the Jardine Engineering Corporation, Ltd., Shanghai Office.
NEW LEGISLATION.
TWO MORE BILLS
At next Thursday's meeting of the.. Legislative Counell two more Bills are to be introduced.
One is intituled An Ordinane to make better provision for the prevention of fire in premises where raw celluloid or cinematograph film is stored or used. The Attorney-General, in the Objecta" and Reasons" attached to the Bill says that recent fire in the Colony showed Tho that this legís'ation is nezERBATY, Bill does not apply to cinematograph theatres, which are dealt with pader ON dinance No. 2 of 1019.
A WEDDING AT PEKING. A military wedding took place at the British Legation Chapel on September 14th, when Miss Genevieve Bowyer became
A Naval writer is a Home paper the wife of Capt. L. F. Field, R.A.S.C. The bride, in white satin and georgette,says:-Owing to the lack of housing ne appears among to-day's with lace veil, was accompanied by her commodation at Hongkong, the Admiralty.
maid of honour, Mis Anno Parkhurst, in point out that it is desirable for an Blue georgette trimmed with pearls, and officer, on certification of appointment to her two bridesmaida, Mies Helen Vansant that yard, to communicate with the bend.
find it worth while to consult a reliable and inward cargoes. Therefore, from the The silk which left by the P&O, s.a.in pink georgette aud Miss Nelson in of his department at Hongkong giving firm, devoted exclusively to optical work; point of view of the abipping industry, Kashmir pa-August 22nd was delivered lavender. The bride carried a great full particular ne to the number of over ten years' experience in the Colony, the aim and object of all steps taken to in Anreilles on September 22nd, a cluster of white roses, as did the maid of family and ages of children (if any) who
honour; while Misa Vansant and Miss will accompany him, in order that ar You will find no better equipment any assist in the creation of new markets transit of 20 days.
Nelson carried old-fashioned bouquets. rangements may be made, if possible, for where than in the office and factory of within the Empire must be the ultimate
Captain Milne was best man and Cap- suitabe accommodation appropriate to the The Hongkong" Optical Co., successors establishment of trade on an economic The forthcoming wedding is sunounced tains Woodbridge and Spears the, ushers. emoluments of his rank. It should be to Clark & Co. Manufacturing and Re-basis. No part of the Empire, the Com-f the Rev. Howard Sinclair Bailey; of Captain Field and his fellow-officers were observed, however, that the available adjustment of your glasses. Your will mittee say, can permanently avail itself St. Paul's College, Hongkong, to Missin fall failitary dres. Adding a further accommodation for Europeans of what
military touch to the wedding, Coloncover rank is generally at about the same fracting Opticians, located in 53, Queen's of any increased power to produce, and Ella Margaret Rider, of No. 50, the Dunlop, Commandant of the American vel of cost, and offers but little range of,
export unless it is able and willing to Peak.
Legatum Guard, gave the bride away.
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