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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY COTOBER

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

OWING to our arms

Erthange Line to our TELEPHONE System (making four Ninam in al):35 has been found, secessary to CHANGE OUR TELE-

This Prospectus has been duly filed with the PHONE NUMBER. In future our Number

Registrar of Companies.

The Subscription Lat will be Open on WEDNESDAY, the 14TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1923, and Close on or before FRIDAY, the 3RD DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1923.

HONGKONG DEVELOPMENT BUILDING AND SAVINGS SOCIETY. LTD.

Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinances

CAPITAL

∙1477]

CENTRAL 450

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

LEST WE FORGET"

NAVY LEAGUE BALL

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2 at 2,30

INTIMATION

E

20TE 1923.

WHISKY

O for the Relief of Widows And THE OLD FAVOURITE.

Children of Those who died in the War.

TICKETS Obtainable at

MOUTLIER, ANDERBONE, HONGKONG HOTEL.

11479

HONGKONG BOY SCOUTS““

ASSOCIATION

PUBLIC MEETING of the above As- sociation, Supporters, and Sympathiser, will be held in the THEATRE ROYAL from $10.000.000, to 7.30 PM, on TUESDAY, 30TH OCT. OBER at which Hrs ExcENCE THE GOTARNOK, Chief Scout of the Colony, will take the Chair

DIVIDED INTO 1,000,000 SHARES OF $10 EACH...

Of the above Shares 169,000 have already been subscribed for cash by the Directors and their friends. On these $1.00 per share will be paid on application and the balanse when called up on the same basis as the remaining capital, The remaining 831,000 shares ranking equally with those already subscribed are now offered for Public Sabaaription payable as to $1.00 per share on application. The balance due on tach share, viz., $9.00, will be called up as and when required by instalments of $1.00 per share at intervals of not less than three months between each call.

Any of the shares now offered to the Public which may not be subscribed far will be allotted in such manner as the Directors shall determine.

DIRECTORS:

DE. J. C. DALMAHQY ALLAN, Alexandra Building, Medical Practitioner. C. E. H. BEAVIS, Esq, 9, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Solicitor,

H.A. CARTWRIGHT, Esq., La, Chater Road, Victoris, Managing Director,

HONGKONG DAILY PEIS, LID.

OHAN BAU FUNG, Esq., 11, Mai Fong Street, Victoria, Merchant CHAU SIU KI, Ese, H., Queen's Road West, Victoria, Merchant. "FREDERICK ELLIS, Esq., 10, Lee House Street, Victoria, Shock Broker. How, M. & H. KOTEWALL, Alexandru Buildings, Victoria, Merchant. LEUNG YAN PO, Esq., St. George's Building, Victoria, Compradore, of

Masura. Gran, Lavineston & Co.

LI WING KWONG, Esq., 153, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Merchant. LI YAU TSUN, Esq., 75, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Merchant. THE REYTREND FATHER LA ROBERT, PROCURE GENERALE DES MISSIOTE

ETRANGERES, Procureur General.

WONG PAK SON, Esq., 220. Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Merchant.

BANKERS

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

AUDITORS.

MEMES, PEROY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING, Accountants, No. 5, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong,

SOLICITORS.

MESTES. WILKINSON & GEIST,

No. 9, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.. REGISTERED OFFICE OF THE COMPANY : No. 10, ICH HOUSE STREET, VICTORIA, HONGKONG.

PROSPECTUS.

(a) This Company has been formed principally for the purpose of building houses in the Colony of Hongkong with a view to meeting the great demand for hous ing accommodation which exists in the Colony at the present time.

In particular it is proposed to take advantage of the offer recently made by the Government for the grant of land for building purposes on the basis of the scheme explained by The Colonial Secretary at a Mesting of the Legislatife Council in June, 1923, 19

The Promoters are in a position to state that they have completed negotia tions for the acquisition from the Government of the plateau below Jardine's Look out," which is capable of accommodating 150 to 200 semi-detached houses. The Promoters are also in treaty with the Government for numerous other sites. in good localities.

The Promoters have already received about 2,000 applications from persons desiring to obtain the assistance of this Company in building homes for the applicants.

The Promoters will also entertain, and, if thought advisable, take up say other scheme or schemes which may be proposed by the Government for "the acquisition of land for building and development.? (c) The

Company is also empowered by its Memorandum of Association to under- fond take business of all kinds omnected with the development of building areas.

(d) The minimum subscription on which the Directors may proceed to allotment is

100,000 shares.

(6.) No commission or promotion money is being paid by the Company. (1) The Company will pay the preliminary expenses of and incident to the forms. tion and floating of the Company down to the time when it becomes entitled to commence basiness, and the estimated amount thereof is $5,000.

(6) FREDERICK ELLIS will be the first Managing Director under a contract with the Company at a remuneration of 6 per cent of the net profits of the Company. (4) The Articles of Association provide that the qualification of a Director is to be the holding of 500 shares in the Company and that the remuneration of each of the Directiors is to be $1,000 per annum.

(E) None of the Directors or Promoters are interested in the promotion of the Company except to the extent of the shares taken by them in the Company (-) Copies of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company can be zapected at the office of Messrs. WILKINSON & Gris7; Solicitors for the Compasy, at any time during business hours.

(k) A copy of the Ompany's Memorandum of Association is annexed to this

Prospectus and fous part of it

(L) Application for shares should be made upon the Forfn accompanying the Prospectus and sent to the Company's Bankers together with a remittance of $1.00 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 in less than the number applied for a pro- portionate amount of the deposit will be returned.

(nt.) Prospectuses can be inspected at and Forms of Application obtained from the Company's Bankers, the HoxazonG AND SHINGHAI BANKING CORPORATION and at and from the offices of the Company at No. 10, Ion House Street, Victoria Hongkong

This Prospectus has been duly filed with the Registrar of Companies.

Dated the 20th day of October, 1923.

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A Report on the Work of the Association during the past Twelve Mouth-illustrated by Lantern Slides, will be given, and His Ex- cellency will present the Paixar uF WALKS BANTER (awarded on results of the years work to the Winning Troop

There is no charge for admission, and all who care to be present are warmly invited.

NOTICE.

SMALL POX.

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THE SANITARY BOARD Herby Notify

THE

CHOICE BLEND

The members of the Rawing section of

it has not been the recent experi ence of Europaat merchants that this the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club, who are reputation for commercial morality has going up to Shanghar to try been maintained. It is quite true that with the oarsmen of that port, left. formerly down. to a comparatively yesterday by the press of dan, and recent date very large transactions took were given in hemely send off by the place between Chinese and European members of the Club. They harge every without written contract, but ir. Jony hope of winning the fours.

JOHNSTONE, head of the "Princely House of Mesars. Jardine, Matheson &Co., Lth, in Shanghai, speaking some wix or eight-months ago as Chairman, of the EwD Cotton Mills, Ltd., used those

words:

Mr. Edward Little, who has been Australina Trade Commissioner in China, writes to ni: “I have received cabled instructions frate the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, what the

There will be few persons amongst Government has been defeated in Parlia the foreign business community to dis

pate the fact that during the last few ment, and as a consequence, the Commis years it has been the bitter experiencesioner service will be closed on and after of most of us engaged in various October 18th next."

branches of the China trade to note as

departure from the old times when The late Mr. F. G. Allen whose death **Chinaman's word was sufficiently announced to-day had been a resident

good on which to conclude the pur chase on sale of goods running, into of the Colony for upwards of 30 years

To the da lakhs, whereas nowaday, I regret to having come here as a child. say one only hears complaints of the E útter lack of business morality amongst a large section of the Chinese trading community and their complete dis regard for the terms of a contract." Speaking with a wide and intimate

The Very Finest Old knowledge of the subject Mr. JOHNSTONE

Scotch Whiskies

is now being bottled

at Leith, Scotland

By

said the position was very serious and every endeavour should be made by the merchant classes, who had hitherto enjoyed a reputation for fair dealing second to none, to uphold and guard this

latter part of his life he was manager of the Hongkong. Canton, and West River Tug and Lighter, Co. but owing to ill-health was obliged to resign samo three or four months ago.

Engineer Commander W. Y. Masterton, RD, RN.R., Deputy Surveyor of Ships, Straits Settlements, is going on leave towards the end of the year, and, acting on medical advice and with the consent

reputation, thereby setting an example of the Government, will, on the tezming- to those who by their incompetence and tion of his leave retire from the service. self-interestedness are rapidly, bringing Mr. Masterton has been in Straits Gor discredit on the people of the countryment services for 27 years. A wide as a whole." In Hongkong the Legisla circle of friends will regret his retira ture has just passed a statute which aims at preventing Fraudulent transfers of businesses. As the matter was described

the Public that in view of the Present Messrs. Macdonald & Muir by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL: “A firm gets

Epidemic of Small Pox they are urgently advised to protect themselves by VAUCINA TION.

The following list of places at which Chinese can receive Vaccination Free of Charge

HONGLONG

CIVIL HOSPITAL, Bopsital Road. Toxo Wan HosPITAL, Fo Tan Street. CHINESE PUBLIC DIFFENSARY, at Central

District, Aberdeen Street. CHINESE PUBLIC DISPENSANT, at Western

District, 105, Third Street, pe CHINESE PUBLIC DIFESBABY, at Easters District, Stone Nolah. Lane, next to District Watchman's Lquarters an CHIN PUBLIC DISPERARY, at Shenkiwan, B4, Main Street, Shankiwan West.

KOWLOON. GOVERNMENT DISPENSARY, 94, Nathan Road KWONG WAN Hospital CHISTA PUBLIC DISPENSARY, Yeumati, Wharf and Typhoon

Shelters

CHINES PUBLIC DISPENSARY, at Hunghom

next to Kun Yam Tempir CHINEUR PUBLIC DISPENSARY, at Kowloon

City, in Lung Chan School, Kowloon. CHINESE PUBLIC. DISPENSARY, & Shamahni.

po, fi. Too Kako trost.

And at the GOVERNMENT-DISPENSAMIES

Tripa

JA FRASER,"

Secretary, Sanitary Board. ₤1475

28th October, 1992.).

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL· STEAM NAVIGATION CO'S STEAMER

“NYANZA

ALITES HONGKONS ON 29TH OCTOBER, LIZ) FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, PORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.

SSIGNEES at Cargo by the above named vesselsre teraby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed AT TRZE Kax in the Hongkong and Kowloon Whad and Godown Company's at Kowloon, where each conaïgument Godowar will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery

·be obtained se the Goods are landed. "Optional goods will be landet here anlow instructions have been given to the contrary six hours befors arrival of the steamer.

Goods not cleared within 6 days, including dale of arrival will be subject to rented

No • Fire înzarance will be enfooted by us in say once whatever

must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignses, and Sha

at 101k, on Mondays; and Thurada

All Ofaims must be presented within tan dan

days of the Blesmer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized.

FZ Doger Burievits, Hows. GoDDARD

No Ulima will be wimitted after the Goods bare left the Godown on the way tha MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

„Agenta, ame Hongkong, 25th October, 1993.""""

and a Label to that effect is affixed to the back of each bottle..

A. S. WATSON

CO., LTD.,

Wine & Spirit Merchants.

ESTABLISHED 1813.

ment.

The amours of compensation which is to be paid to Singapore United Rubber into difficulties, or it finds itself saddled Plantations, Limited, in respect of the with contracts which have become un land, consisting of 400 acres, compulsorily profitable owing to the fall in the mar-hequired by the Government of the ket price of the goods contracted to be Straits Settlements under the Acquisition bought. The firms purports to transfer to of Land for Public Purposes Ordinance, a new firm the goodwill and other assots

for the purposes of the Naval Base, is at of its business, but not the liabilities issue between the Company and the The partners of the transferring firm then Collector of Load Revenue in the litiga disappear. Sometimes the person who tion which commenced before the Chief was looked upon as the active partner Justice, Sir Walter Shaw in the Supreme

& in the old firm re-appears as the manager Court at Singapore inst week. The pro- of the new firm, but he denies partner-ceedings shewed that the total claim of ship in the old firm, asserting that he was the Company in respect of the acquisi only an employé. The creditors are thus tion amounted to $167,188, the amount left without any remedy. This is allowed by the Collector General being... fraud which the ATTORNEY-GENERAL said,205,000 with a furter ten per cent, for has unfortunately become rather com-injurious affection if any.

BIRTH SHERIDAN,At Dr. Feara's: Sanatorium, Shanabai, on October 17th, to Mr. and Mrs H J. SHERIDAN, RON, HAROLD JOSEPH.

MARRIAGE

S

mon in Hongkong recently. Professur MIDDLETON / Surrи's information is, - în fnet, out of date. The times have changed. There are, happily many sound. old Chinese traders still, whose word

THE SS. LUNGSHAN." NOW READY FOR SERVICE

can do: pultee book is as good as The Hongkong, Canton and Macao their bond, and as Mr. JOHNSTON said, Steamboat Company's steamer, Lung they are in fact the principal sufferers in Shan, which was launched in July last the repudiation of contracts. It has, at the Kowloon Docks, is now ready for however, to be recognised that in the service on the Hongkong-Capton rin LUNT-LISSNER-In Norfolk, Virginia, words used by Mr. JOHNSTONE, there The vessel is to replace that fine old pad-

UNA, WILLIAM BURNHAM LUNT,

appears to have been an invasion into die steamer, the Honam, which bas just son of Mrs. W. H. LUNY, of Mulden, Maas, U.S.A., and Shanghai, China, local business circles of a body of uncompleted 40 years' service for the Coin- and the late Capt. W. H. LURT, to principled gamblers who, while quite pany. The latest addition to the fleet in RITA GRACE LISSNEL, daughter of willing to complete any venture that goes splendidly atted up and though her prin- the ints Joux J. Lassen, and the late profitably with them, repudiate their con- cipal dimensions were stated at the time

Mr. JORN J. LIGNER, of Baltimore,

DEATH. ALLEN. On October 23th, at Sea View Wanchal, FREDERICK GEOROZ ALLEN, aged 55.

The

Maryland, and Norfolk, Virginia, tracts or disappear entirely if the roof the launching there is no harm in U.S.A.

verse be the case Mr. JOHNSTONE was repeating them. They are as follows- referring more particularly to Shanghai, Length overall, 300ft.; length between but it is an evil that is not confined to perpendiculars, 200ft breadth moulded, any one treaty port, and if the Chinese 541; depth moulded, 13ft 6in. merchant class wish to preserve the Zang Shan has three decks nul accom splendid reputation they built up in modation is provided for $1 1st saloon earlier times they must see that the evil passengers in 17 two-berth state-rooms And 17 single-berth rooms also for 84 in speedily eliminated.

2nd saloon passengers in two, three and four-berth rOQUIS,"

Funeral will pass the Monument

(1479 to-day at 0.15 p.m.

Hongkong Office -- 14, Chater Hosë London Office: 131, Fleet Street, E.O.

The Daily Press.

Hosonora, OCTOBER 26TH, 1923.

was a passenger

Sir James Jamieson wa

To-morrow the new boat will leave on by the outward-bound Emprem of Asia her maiden voyage to Canton. For some yesterday.

little time she will be on the day rum, but later on it is planned to put her on Major-General Sir John Fowler, and also Col. CW. Davy left by the Empress to the night run, for which she is really

intended for COMMERCIAL MORALITY IN of Asia yesterday for North China

Yesterday the Chairman and Directors Ten further cases, of small-por, were of the Company threw the vessel open reported in the return issued by the to inspection and entertained a large Medical Officer of Health yesterday.

CHINA

Wz Ben that Professor MIDDLETON SMITH, in an address he gave recently before an audience of his fellow townsmen at Ports. mouth, on "The Chinese and Civilian Sption," said among other things that "In JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE DISASTER. Hongkong and the Treaty ports of China

INIA

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There will be a Cinematograph Enter tainment at the Helens May Institute on Friday, October 28th, at 5 pm. Admis sion 50 cents; family ticket for 4 people

number of guests on board. In all some thing like 200 people inspected the ship-

WORLD THEATRE.

A THRILLING DETECTIVE STORY. business to the sum of millions of pounds HONGKONG RELIEF FUND

transacted by word of mouth, with Sir Ronald and Lady Macleay i were

To those persons who like to unravel NOTICE,

out any legal forms whatsoever, and no expected in Shanghai last Monday. They the threads of a detective story, Tho Chinamian was known to chahonour his were to stay in the Shanghai residence of Mystery of the Yellow Boom, which is now being shown at the World Theatre, SUBSCRIPTIONS LISTS for the shore

Fund are open at the following places word. It is a magnificent reputation the Chief Manager of the Hongkong and will aford delight. It is a photographie. HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF for a people to acquire, and there was Shanghai Bank, 192, Bubbling Well interpretation of the French novel of the same name by Gaston Leroux which has

· COMMERCE. AUTOM

in the earlier days of international Road.

been translated into several languages. HONGKONG SHANOMAI - BANKING & ting-in-

CoRPURATION,

intercourse with China when such things Sir Robert Ho Tang has received cor. The picture was maile under the direc CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRA could be truly said. But such sweeping dial letters from H.E. Sun Chun Four tion of Emil Chantari, of Paria, for the Mayflower Photoplay Corporation and is claims, alas! cannot be made today.

Governor of Furien, General Lau Hin the first release of the new Realart Pic BARKING COZFORA was, we believe, a former Chiel Manager Sai, Tuchun of Kweichow, and General, tures Thrills, surprisen, amazing chine elements that made The Mystery of for a Round-table Conference Rooma favourite with lovers of de

Protective fiction, coupled with the addi- In the courte of an action by the tional dramatic qualities which the screen Shanghai Hotely last week for recovery affords, offers two hours of unalloyed enjoyment to the theatre's patrons this of a sum of 841

minit two members week, where Leroux's internationally Shows, it was stated famous novel is presented in pleture form. his that the mana ment of the latter con- It is supported by su excellent caste and

aplendid entertainpicnt.

ZEL & CHINA,

INTERNÁTIONALIS

NITHERLANDS TRADISIO SOCIETY, YOKOHAMA SPECIN BANE, AUGAV HONGLONG CLUB

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

By Order,

D. E. BLAIR,

De Greg Bocretary}} HONGKONG RELIEF COMMITTEE Hengkong, 10th September, 1923. " {[1997-

of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Sum Hung King, endorsing bis proposaxer in short all the the Yellow

essor

Corporation who, many years ago now bore public testimony to the commercial morality of the Chinese in phrases very similar to those MIDDLETON SMITH, passed into an Chinaman's wor bond. But times

of Stanton's Midwi

ged and corn had lost $15,000 in three monthu