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INTIMATIONS

THE RONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD,

FOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an

NESTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the above Company wil be held at the House Hott, Polder Street, Victoris, in tile Colony of Hongkong, on MON- DAY, THE 15TH BAY OF OCTUBRE, 1913, at kuvas, ocu da FOLENO is for the purpo of considering and, if thought pasting the following Resolution so an Ex- -ieno silinary, Rissolution, namely: -

That the Conditional Agriement submit. ted to the Meeting for the Amalgamation. with the Company of The SHANGHAL Horsta, LTD. upon the terms inter alie) of the Beisition by this Company of the complete undertaking business, good wil and property of THE SHANGHAI HOTHER, Lisitko ju return for the issue to members of that Company (other than this Com any) of Two shares of this Company of the nominal value of Ton Dollars ($1000) each credited as fully paid up for each and

y couplets shan held by such members vely in that Company is and the |

is hereby approved and the Directors be and they are hereby authorised to carry the Buil Agtrenizat into effect with such (fany; nestilirations either before or after the excention thereof as they nay thunk

fit."

6.2.-A mpy of the said Conditional Agree ment may be inspected at any time during business born at the Registered DEce of the Company, Powel's Ruilding, Des Victoris, Hoogkong, Visual Central, and an at the office of Messrs. DEACON. HALSTON & SHEEN. No 11es Your Boadtral aforesaid, the Selicitors to the Computers

Dated this 24th day of September, 1923.

By Order of the Board,

WALTER J. HAWKER,

Sparetary.

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THE SHANGHAI HOTELS, LAMITED.

NOT

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVES that an EXTRAORDINARY DESERAT MERTING of the above Company will be held at the HONGKONG HOTEL Feder Steet, Victoria, in the Colony a Hongkong, MONDAY, THE 15TH DAY DE OKTOBER, 1923, at. 11.00 #ecock in the FoRESOOS for the parpe of considering and, if thought St. pasaing the following Resolutions is EX tenordinary Tesolutions, namely:

1. That it is expedient to effect an algamation of this Company with THE HOSEKONG HOTEL COMPANY LIMITE whos Registered Ulice situate at Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong and with a view thereto tlat this Cout-

woond

I op voluntarily and that pany bo WALZER JOBS Hawxen, of Victorin, in! be and he is

the ilony of Hongquidator for the hereby appointed purpose of such winding up with, full power to delegate all any of his inties as he, in his absolute discretion think fit log the purpose of appoint may ing a perm or Corporation in Shanghai in the Republic of China to net conjunction with hint was under his

and as bis Agent for the pose of carrying out such liquida,

Lizz.

That the Conditional Agreement sub- mitttel to the Meeting for the Amal yamation of this Company with THE HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY LIMITED

the terms (inter alia of the quisition by THE HONGKONI HOTEL. COMPANY LIMITED Of

complete undertaking, business graxdwill and pro- perty of this Company in return for the issad to members of this Company

INTIMATIONS...

THE HONGKONG " DAILY

same, are signol are depsited. daly the Head Odics of the Atamped at Company (namely the Registered Office of the company, of Powells Building. Dew Veux Road Central, Hongkong aforesaid) not less than Twenty four hours before the time fixed for holling the said Meetings....

Any Proxies or Power of Attorney not deposited in accordance with the above the said Meetings. provisions will not be available for use at Iated this 4th lay of September: 18:

By Under of the Board,

Secretary.

13391

INTIMATIONS

PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER ST¤, 1923.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL. .

THE Offices of the HONGKONG DALLY PRESSR have been removed to La CHATER ROAD (ard door), to which Address

Hongkong, 18th July, 1923.- all Correspondence should be directed.

ALTH & HAWKER. MR.

HONGKONG ENGINEERING AND "CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.

NOTICE OF CALL Isaur OF 93,000 SHARES OF THE NOMINAL VALOE of 310 EACH (33,00 PAID-UP).

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

THIRD CALL of $2.50 per Share o each of the 96,000 Shares allotted co the ST Day or NOVEMBER, 1992, 1 leen made by the Company, and that snel Call will be payable to the Company's Fankers, THE HONGKON AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, in Hongkong, on the 15TH pat & OCTOBER, 1323,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 5th to 15th October, Loth days inclusive.

"

For and on Debull of th Hoxarose ExGINEERING and CONSTRUCTION Co., LTD.,

·S. COURTNEY COOK. Date the 21st day of September, 1923.

Secretary.

11233

JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE DISASTER. HONGKONG RELIEF FUND. NOTICE.

.

VESCRIPTIONS LISTS for the above Fund are open at the following places -

Hostos& GENERAL CHAMBER or

COMMERCE.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI 'BANKING"

CORPORATION

71

CHARTERED HASK beț Ísdia, Austra

LIA CHINA

MERCANTILE BANK 7 sat

NOTICE

"R. H. SCHMIDT has been Authorized

SIEMSSEN & CO.

1320)

LOYAL ORANGE LODGE. NO SOE

FOLD their 31ONTHLY MEETINGS H

at the UNION Untreu HALL Kennely Road, the FIRST MONDAY i Each Month.

PRECEPTORT.

%

The Imperial Gried Black Chapter of the British Commonwealth Na 2017 EASTERN STAR, hold their Meetings at the same Hall the SECOND MONDAY of Each Month.

Anyone interested should apply at the above Hall.

NAVY LEAGUE BALL Under the Patronage of ADMIRAL SIR ARTHUR LEVESON, K.C.B (ES AD OF WAR CHARITIES)

Will be held at

THE CITY HALL,

00

FRIDAY, 2ND NOVEMBER, 1923, "at P.30 ..

INTIMATION

BURNETT'S

FINEST LONDON

DRY

GIN

Unique in Character and Flavour.

GIVES THAT DISTINCTIVE EXCELLENCE TO A COCKTAIL.

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BURNETT'S Gin was a in household word London before most of the men who fought in the big war were born--- AND STILL 18

TICKETS (35 each). Obtainable from the LADIES' COMMITTEE, MOUTHIE'S, AXDEIVON'S and THE ENGINter's Institute.

S. S. VENEZŁA' FROM TRIESTE, ARRIVED 1ST OCTOBER, 1997,

$900

$or

5900

1/95-95 Lales Paper-

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORA

C

$903

1/55, 182/159.1

C

5005

TION.

NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY."

YOKOHAMA SPECIL BANK. HONGKONG CLUB.

4.

Cheques should be male out to the Order of the Japanese Earthquake Disaster Hongkong Relief Fund

By Opler.

Di S. BLAIR.

Secretár

HONGKONG RELIEF COMMITTEL Hongkong. 19th September, 1923. (1997

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF, HONGKONG.

IN BANKRUPTCY No. 13 of 1933.

R». P. A. LAPICQUE AND COMPANY.

ENDERS are larited up to and including

Fquare

195-14 88/121, 10/97, 230/213.

SOLE IMPORTERS

OBITUARY.

out such convenant punctually would involve forfeiture of the land; thirdly,

CAPTAIN HE. MORTON. that the original purchaser should have

The death took place in Manila on Sepe no power to resell or alivitate" for "a period of seven years after the erection tember 30th of Captain Henry'Ë. Morton, of the buildings on the lot; and, fourthly, former managing director of the Shang- that the rental to be charged by the ai Hotel Company and previouls, a original purchaser of the land to the Captain, in the Pacide Mail Stensīvijā - tenant shall not be greater than will Company, Captain Morton, who was 33 bring in a return of a net-eight pery-of-age, had been in poor health for cent on his capital outlay. If the great more than a year and bad recently ušilver object in view is to increase the availe-pont several operations

Deccast was been in Ireland and first able housing accommodation as speedily as possible, we think the Hon. Mr. gent dosen in sailing ships. He captajns FLETCHER'S scheme will better serve that of a sailing ship to the United States and purpose than the one which the Con- Inters became a naturalized American Subsequently he joined the old for placing citiæ, mission puts forward.

the Pacife Mail-Steamship Company and be

21 seven your restriction on sale of a house rather tends to defeat car captain of the toner-Mangslet.............

on the Far Eastern caue As skips that object. Under the Colonial Srereplying tary's scheme, as soon as one house is fur of the "Mangolin he made many sok another has to be built, and the friends in the Origent and was one of the

the cru sooner the houses erected on the "forty most popular captains on years' lease 'system are sold the quicker : Pacife service. After waving the Parific are we likely to reugh the great desira Mail. he was master of the Duc de Munt tum-as dequate supply of homes. The pensier' yacht 3fekong, and started on a Commission acknowledges that though the world cruise which was interrupted by the scheme is free from some of the conditions war. they wish to see efforced, "it is useful from the point of view of encouraging of the sings of Tsingtau and"assisted in the erection of mary houses on new that phase of the war, afterwards being sites on the snowball principle," and taken iser by the French Geverament for subject to the application to it, of the! first two conditions (which we presume apply as a matter of course the Com mission think that the scheme may be triel simultaneously with the one the

Comission

-The Mekong was in the East at the time

war services

Captain Morton helped to establish tho Shanghai fem" of "marin' surveyors "qf Merton and Reeves, now the firm of Eislet, Reeves and Murphy. He then became ziana- ging director for the Shanghai Hotels, We have recommend."

Lik, "a just which he held for some year, very little doubt as to which will best retaining an interest "in this surviving" serve the great object in view. But fem.

Following his departure from Shanghai, whatever differences may exist on this point there can be in two opinions on Captain Merton established the marine. the subject that cheaper land is a printe surveying Bom of Morton and Ericsson in necessity if the east of housing, agem Manila, in which he was interested at the modation is to be decreasal. Incident-time of his death. ally if the conditions which the Conimis- 'sion' recomanenil should be imposed when Miss May Free, daughter of Mr. J. H: land is sold gheaply without auction were] Free, of the China Import and Export imposed in the case of every sale of Lumber Company, nud Mrs. Free, Shang land by auction, the boom in and wouldį imi, who survives him, "Mr. Morton ar soon be brought to an end "and the ber"mother mrozat présent in Portland,. Government would check the specula Oregon.

160 bale A. S. WATSON &tion which is responsible to a large

Paper

153 balex I'sper.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

Original Bill of Lading issued at Trieste dnly countersigüel in favour of Messrs. CARLOWITZ & Co, on the HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWY Co., LTD., a said to have feen LOST and are declared Suil and Voul.

DODWELL &CO., LTD., Agents, LLOYD TRIESTINO S. N. C&

14001

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, L MITED.

LONDON & STRAITS. From LEITH, ANTWERP, MIDDLESBRO,

The Steamship "BENCLEUCH?".

CO., LTD."

Wine & Spirit Merchants

ESTABLISHED 81 YEARS,

The Daily Press.

In June 1917. Captain Morton married

MOTOR - CAR ACCIDENT, ' CAR OVER THE BANK NEAR GOVERNMENT HOUSE

extent, for the very high, level of rentals. The Report affords evidence that" ti demand for accommodation bas prog duerd quite number of "schemes, in

mbryo, but the cheapness of the accum Aserious accident occurred on Sunday, atodation must depend to a very large near Government House, when a motor. extent not only, on the land being cheap Fear Belonging to Mr. Wong Chee Chi, » but upon a number of other considerations merchant of No. 9, Queen's Boud which will be found set forth in the Central, went over the banking, at the..

Corner the Report, Builders, for example, are often sharp comer at Upper Garden Raad. Ir

attempting to turn the Hongkong Office: 1, Chater Road. London Office: 131, Fleet Street, EC.pt to considerable expense by reason of chaleur af the car noticed some p

the delays sndered either through the trinns (Chinese) directly in front of his. Finadequate staffing of the Survey Officer and in endeavouring, to avoid them

lost control of the car which collided with the rails and fell over the bank a dis- and the Public, Works Department, or through to winch circumlocution in the tance of several yards. The owner and Departments, and the recommendations made in the Report to avoid this are not the least important, though they may THE HOUSING REPORT, ·

"'appear" the most prosaic of the "series doubt that general THE tribute which H.E. THE GOVERNOR; There can be no in the course of the Budget Speech, paid public opinion finds adequate expression to the Hon. Mr. Pollock, the Hon. Mr. in the Report and its many recommends- KUTEWALL and Mr. W. S BAILEY, whoans, and the public will avait with enger are the authors of the Report on the interest the result of the consideration Housing Question, will be recognized by given to it by the Government. We trust all who have read that Report as being they may not have to wait long for some thoroughly well deserved. They were tangible, fruit: appointed as & Commission to inquire "as to what measures are posside-to

Boxorosa, Cerosze 9th, 1923.

driver of the vehicle were thrown out of the car. The owner escaped lightly with

severe shaking and a number of bruiser. but the chauffeur was badly injured about the head and was taken to hospital in another car which arrited on the scene shortly afterwards. The mir was extens

(other than THE HONGKONG HOTEL COMT the 1521, PAT OF OCTOBER, 1923. for the purchase of the HOUSE and PREMISES PANY LIMITED) of Two shates of Th

known as "Tnz BLARNEY STONE." being HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY LIMITED

Rural Building Lot No. 135, nituste 40 THE the nominni value of Ten Dollars

each credited as fully paid up VICTORIA ROAD alost Ose and a Half Miles ($10.00)

tist all Goods are being landed at in respect of each and

from WEST POINT, also of an adjoining pieceONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform I every complete

of

this

of Ground being Rural Building Lot No. 215. share held by such members

hazardous Godowne of the Hongkong Company respectively, he and the ame The ares of both pieces of Ground is 23,967 their risk into the hazardous and one and

sively damaged...

feet or thereabouts, is hereby approved and that the

The whole of the above Property will be Soll Kowloon Wharf and Godown Ca., Ltd, when ce and/or from the wharves, delivery may be Liquidator he and he is hereby

BH One Lot. ised pursuant to Section One hundred five of the Companies

Rural Building Lot No. 215 is subject to a obtained.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods Covenant particulars whereof can be Bailding, Ordinance One thousand nine hundred

have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining obtained from the Undersigned. and eleven to adopt the said

with

Tenders must be accompanied by a deposit undelivered after the 12th inst, will be subject and carry the same inte efect ant

of 10% of the amount of the Tender retumable to mat after decision on the Tenders has been made.

Permits to view many be obtained on applica ton to the Undersigned,

to The right

the highest or any accept Tender is reserved.

Tenders will be received at the office of the Undersigned-9, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL Hongkong, up to the 13TH DAY OF OCTOBER,

WILKINSON & GRIST.

Such (if any) mentiors either fore

or after the

thereof as the said Liquidator may think expedient.

of the stil Conditional N-A copy of

Agreement may be inspected at any time during husiness hours at the Company Registered Office of the Powell's Building Des Voeux Bond Central, Victoria, Hongkong, and at the of Messrs, DEACON, HARSTON, and office SHENTON, No. f. Des Vocax Road Central aforesaid, the Solicitors to this Company and also at the Shanghai Office of the Company, No. 14, Kiukiang Road, Shang- bai,

1923.

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"PUBLIC AUCTION,

he put up for Sale by HE Undersigned have received instructions

PUBLIC AUCTION, »

Do

THURSDAY,

the 11th day of October, 1923, at 3'jam.. at the Atcrios Rooms of.

Mars LAMMERT BROTHERS,

At No. 3. DERDELL STREET.

The following Property

A DWELLING Housy known

No. 5, HILL ROAD, VICTORIA,

All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 26th inst., or they will not be recognized. All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 12th inst., st 10 4.3.

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

GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO. LTD,

(1398 Hongkong, 5th Octobeż, 1925.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. THE PENINSULAR & OBIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION. COS STEAMER

"MALWA

A REIVED HONGLONG ON U Ocona, 1923. FROM ANTWERP, LONDON GIBRALTAR, MAFSEILLES, PURTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.

CONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above

At

Kowloon Tang

HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

OFF HIS CYCLE. DAIRY FARM SHROFF - KNOCKED

A small boy participated in a highway robbery, which took place near the Kows loon. Decks on Saturday afternoon.. A increase the quantity and decrease the " The pale-of work" held last Friday at shroff, employed at Alwee's Dairy Farm, from the Kowloon Docks, where he had Ho cost of housing accommodation in the the Helena May Institute in aid of the Kowloon City, was returning on his cycle

been collecting monthly accounts. Colony," and their Report itself is Blind Institution

was met in the Tai Wan Road by three men and a boy. They knocked him off evidence of the thoroughness of the realised 2337 investigations made."over

The winner of the hill olinib, test on his eye and one of the gang pointed a apwards of five months.

leather bag which he was carrying, and that the Report will most carefully Saturday for motor-cycle combinations revolver at him. The boy grabbed the considered, HIS EXCELLENCY quite justifi was Mr. F. C. Weller on a 4-cyl. Hen-all four then beat a hasty retreat after The bag is said to have contained $300 ably remarked that while the Commission derson. He covered the distance in throwing pepper into the shroff's eves.

in bank notes and cash. had een busy, the Government had not

a period of In promising

hain. 11.2-5Seth

i

been idle, and singled out for mention Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bridger beg among the various measures devised to inform friends that owing to the inte lleviate the difficulties of the situation, arrival of the as. St. Albans, the wed- the experiment known the forty ding of Miss Savery and Mr. Jordain origin to the fertile brain and inexhaust will be postponed until Thursday, alth ible activity of the Acting Colonialist, as the Peak Church, at 11. Secretary. We are rather surprised to

years' lease scheme" which owes its

Aurt.

TWO CENTS DUTY. ATTEMPT TO SMUGGLE A SMALL

PACKAGE OF TOBACCO.

An instance of the snuggling into this Colony of small quantities of tobacco by: Chinese employed on the river stamers. was revealed at the Magistracy, yester

"That the aforesaid shares of THE HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY LIMITED, shall be allotted to such wore members who are an the Register of Shareholders of this Company on the date of the confirmation by this Com pany of the Special Resolution con- firming the said Conditional Agreement. -The shares of The HosuKONG HOTEL COMPANY LIMITED to be allotted under the said Conditional Agreement to such, aforesaid members of this Company in all dividends participate Beclared by Tur HosuKONI: HOTEL CON PASY IMITED in reject of the financia!

are hereby informed eling 31st December, 12, puri with the existing isteri shares T

in the Colony of Hongkong and situate that their Goods are being landed and Cid of THE HONGKONG HOTEL COM:

up the REMAINING PORTION Or placed AT TRER 114 in the Hongkong and PANY LIMITED That the Liquidator be and he is SECTION B OF MABINE LOT No 188 Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Company

and the REMAINING PORTION OF SEC Godowas at Kowloon, where each consigament hereby authorised to give such consent as. may be necessary to the name TION OF MAHINE LOT No. 159. The will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery Optional goods will be landed here unicas

Sub-Inspector Mutchins, while admitt of THE. HostKONG HOTEL COMPANY aren of the property is 3,771 square feet and can be obtained as the Goods are landed. LIMITED being changel to "The Hosit is held for the term of 909 years from

ing that the duty on the contraland was six hours before arrival of the steamer? MONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELS LIMITED" Jun, 1861, subject to the Crown Rents of instructions have been given to the contrary Goods not cleared within 8 days, including

baly two cents, pointed out that there will be subject to reat

Mr. W. Russell Brown, who has been were five similar cases last week from houses for accommodating

The Magistrate: Rút he had only one e Damaged packages must be left in the

Government Tientsin since the departure of Mr. Kes, very small package Godowns for examination by the Consignees, and different classes of the community at in charge of the Consulate General" in the same ship.

rents, the Surreyors; Mean GODDARD reasonable. Company's & Douglas, st 10 A, on Mondays and should sell and cheap, without auction, has been appointed to Weihaiwel to act The Inspector: That is so but if every Thursd

Kreat number coming nder the Olims must be presented within ten days but subject to restrictions that the Comas Offer Administering the Govorn- man brings one package into this Coleny at the Steamer's arrival here, after which data mission regard as vital. These are that, ment, peading the decision of the Chief and does not pay duty there would be a they

osanot be recognized.

The Magistrate imposed a fine of $1 No Claims will be admitted after the Goods in order to prevent speculation in build nee Government to accept the retura Ordinance they are not allowed to bring have left the Godown.

xifen, the purchaser of the lot must of the territory. Mr. Russell Brown in say at all... ng xiten

prisonment and exationed the defendant, covenant to perform the building cochleases for. Weinaiset about November with the alternative of five days' im MADEINSON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Agenta.

ant himself; secondly, failure to carry ist. Hongkong 5th October, 1923,

' SHOULD THE ABOVE RESOLUTIONS 313.37 and 326.48.

be passed by the requisite majority they will be submitted for confication as Special Resolutions to a Second Extraordinary Geberal 3leeting to be held at the Hoya EUSO HOTEL, Fedder Street aforesaid, on WEDNESDAY, THE 1ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 13, at 11 O'CLOCK in the FORENOOX for the purpose of considering and if thought ttt confining, such Resolutions as Special

Particular and Conditions of Sale can be

From the beginning of this month the see that this scheme does not meet with

employed on the Heung Shun," was more enthusiastic approval by the Com-Municipal Council of Shanghat are en-day morning, when a Chinese saloan hey," mission. It is true that the scheme is forcing a new condition of the licence charged before Mr. Melbourne with and other places of quantity of tobacco on which the duty of

two cents had not been pud. one which has attractions for people for taverns, music halls, circuses, fairs. having in his possession a very small speculative instinct we fear that there public entertainment" This condition The defendant said he had brought the with spoulative instincts," but without dancing saloons

o'clock am and not re-opened until personal une. the houses it needs. One of the main is little prospect of the Colony getting requires that the premises be closed at toimeco down from Canton for his own recommendations of the Commission is 8 o'clock am

obtained at the Auction Rooms or from the date of arrivalice will be affected by us in that in order to encourage the erection

Undersigned.

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Resolations accordinglise

NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO.GİYENS, that Registered Shareholders of this Company may attend the above mentioned Meetings drate therent in person or by Proxy provided that all Proxies and the Power.

Attorney (if any) under which the

Mrs. HASTINGS & HASTINGS,

No

use whatever. BIT DROG

DENNYS & BOWLEY,

Des Vaux Road Central

the

BUILDING Duo

10 LET. cathy FFICES in UKION

Boom on Fifth Floor,..

Apply UNION INSURANCE BOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.

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