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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND, 1923.

SUBSCRIPTION LIST CLOSES

TO-MORROW.

The Bubscription: List Opened on the TE DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1923, and will Close on or before FRIDAY, the 2920 DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1928.

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HONGKONG DEVELOPMENT BUILDING AND

SAVINGS SOCIETY. LTD.

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» Incorporated under ine Companies' Ordinances 1911-1921.

CAPITAL

$10.000.000

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

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Of the above Shares 169,000′ hare already been subscribed for cash by the Directors and their friends. On lase $1.00 per share will be paid on application and the balance when called up on the same basis as the remaining capital. The remaining 891,000 shares ranking equally with those already subscribed are now offered for Public Subscription payable as to $1.00 per share on application. The balance due on each shara, 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.

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

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DIRECTORS:

¡Da. J. C. DALMAHOY ALLAN, Alesandra Building, Medical Practitioner.

C. E. H. BEAVIS, Esq., 9, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Solicitor,

EL. A. CARTWRIGHT, Esq., 14; Chater Road, Victoria, Managing Director.

Hosonoro DY PRESS, LTD.

CHAN SAU FUNG, Esq., 11, Mui Fong Street, Victoria, Merchant. CHAU SIU KI, Esq., 8, Queen's Road West, Victoria, Merchant. FREDERICK ELLIS, Esq., 10, Ice House Street, Victoria, Stock Broker. Hor. Ma. E. H. KOTEWALL, Alexandra Buildings, Victoria, Merchant. LEUNG YAN PO, Esq., St. George's Building, Victoria, Compradore, of

Mesara, Gran, Levinastos & Co..

LI WING KWONG, Esq., 153, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Merchant. LI YAU TSUN, Esq., 75, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Merchant

THE REVEREND FATHER L. ROBERT, PROCURE GENERALE DES Missions

ETHANDENES, Procureur General. ·

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

BANKERS.

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

AUDITORS.

M. PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING, Accountants, No. 5. Queen's Rond Central, Victoria, Hongkong.

SOLICITORS.

Messrs. WILKINSON & GRIST,

No. 9, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.

REGISTERED OFFICE OF THE COMPANY: No. 10, ICE HOUSE STREET, VICTORIA, HONGKONG.

-PROSPECTUS.

(.) 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.

b.) 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 & Meeting of the Legislative Council in June, 1998.

The Promoters are in a position to state that they have completed negotia- tious for the acquisition from the Government of the platean 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 any other scheme or schemes which may be proposed by the Government for the acquisition of land for building and development.

(a) The Company is also empowered by its Memorandum of Association to under- take business of all kinda connected with the development of building arena. (d) The minimum subscription on which the Directors may proceed to allotment is

100,000 shareR.

(a.) No commission or promotion money is being paid by the Company

The Company will pay the preliminary expenses of and incident to the forma tion and floating of the Company down to the time when it becomes entitled to cominence business, and the estimated amount thereof is 95,000.

(4.) FREDERICK, Exzze will be the first Managing Director under a contract with the

Company at a remuneration of 5 per cent. of the net profits of the Company. (h) 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 ench of the Directiora is to be $1,000 per annum.

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(i) 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. (3) Copies of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company can be inspected at the office of Messrs. WILKINSON & GRIST, Solicitors for the Company, at any time during business hours.

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

Prospectus and forms part of it.

(2) Application for shares should be made upon the Form 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 is less than the number applied for a pro- portionate amount of the deposit will be returned.

(m.) Prospectuses can be inspected at and Forms of Application obtained from the Company's Bankers, the Hosaxoxo AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION and at and from the offices of the Company at No. 10, Ios 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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BOOKING OPENS AT ANDERSON'S on 27TH NOVEMBER

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION

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CO., LTD.

INTIMATION

To Connoisseurs

WATSON'S

FINEST

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is Unsurpassed as a

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Exquisitely 'Mellow,

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the Delightful to

Palate.

(Blends Deliciously with

Watson's Dry Ginger Ale).

The Hon. Mr. A R. Lowe has gone own to Singapore where he will meet his wife who is returning from a visit to England,

ensc.

Mr. J. E Featherstone, who is at pre- sent Secretary to the Canadian Minister troller under the Chinese Immigration of the Interior, has been appointed Con-

Act, with his headquarters of Hongkong. Mr. Featherstone is to go to China to superintend the regulations regarding the enigration of Chinese to Canada.

Major-General Sir Edmund Leach, KC.B., of Thurlos Square, South Ken-- sington, S.W., & Crimean veteran and late Colonel,. Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment (get personality £107,149), left estate of gross value £107,778. Gen.. erat Leach made a special study of Far Eastern affairs.

NONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer A. S. WATSON &lar worked out that the stage is reached next Sunday at 11 am The Golf Club

"CALCHAS

are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie 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 $1st November.

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

All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Today and Fridays between the hours of 10,45 m, and Noon within the free storage period.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Steamer's Godown, and all Goods comaining undelivered after the 27th Nov ember, will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 11th December, or they will not be recognised

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agente Hongkong, 21st November, 1923. 1603

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NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

E have THIS DAY REMOVED

our Offices to No. 4. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. THE BANK of CHINA BUILDING (Third Floor).

CARLOWITZ & CO.

Phone No. Central 873, P. O. Box No. 93. Hongkong, 19th November, 1923. (1598

„NOTICE OF REMOVAL-

THE Offices of the "HONGKONG DAILY TRESS have been removed to 14 CHATER ROAD (3rd floor to which Addres all Correspondence should be direated.

"Bongkong, 16th July, 1923,

NOTICE.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.

NERTIFICATE" No. A/120 for Nina. Shares, Nos. 9943/98956 standing in the Society's Register in the Name of KWONG SING LUNG of Yokohams has been declared LOST or STOLEN, and it at the expiration of One Month from the Date hereof the shove Document he not forthcoming the Same wil be deemed Cancelled and of No Effect, ad NEW OERTIFICATE for the said Share will be inaned by the Society.

PAUL LAUDER, Acting General Manager: Hongkong, 12th November, 1923.

NOTICE.

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MESSRS, SPARKLETS, LIMITED, of EDMOTroy, London, Mann- facturers of Syphon, Bulbs, Highly Concentrat- ed Syrup, Sparkloids, etc., HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that they have appointed Messes, MUSTARD & CO., 22, Museum Road, Shang- hat, as their Sole Agents for China and Hong. kong, All Enquiries respecting their Products for the said Territory should be addressed to their Agents, Stocks being carried by them at the Principal Centra

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with space for goilowns and transit sheds beyond the quay, and behind that an area for suitable development." It, as we assume, this project is practically the àcheme "adumbrated by Sir PAUL CHATER.

Eighteen cases of smallpox were noti for the Economic Resources Committee, fed to the Medical Officer of Health on we may note that Sir PAUL estimated Tuesday-one Portuguese; one British and the cost of reclamation at 8557,000 and the rest Chinese. One was an imported that a profit of more than three and aquarter million dollars might be expected from the sale of marine, and inland lots, which would be created by the reclamation. But Sir PAUL's estimate was for reclamation work only: it did not include the construction of reinforced concrete wharves with space for godowns and transit sheds, beyond the quays. If the Government is to build theae wharves and godowns we may conclude that the total cost of the scheme will be some thing like two or three million dollars In the Estimates for next year the Ken, nedy Town reclamation figures among the public works extraordinary" and, Rear-Admiral George H. Borrett, C.B., has been promoted to the rank of Vice an estimate of $2,000,000 is given “ex-Admiral. Vice-Admiral Borrett command.' clusive of wharfage. Only a thousanded the Fifth Light Cruiser Squadron, was Senior dollars is

China, during 1010-30, and voted Un account of this Naval Officer Yangtze River the follow- scheme for the year 1994, so that the ing year. Public Works Department evidently does

There is a plot of land in Canton Road, not expect that much progress will be

Yaumati, which the Government is letting tande with it in the next eighteen months.. under the 40 years' lease scheme, and We notice, also, that this scheme does squatters on the land have received not come under the heading of "Harbour notices to quit. One of them, the Yuen Wo harbour store, was summoned yester Developments," for which separate day for failing to comply with the notice. estimate of 812,600,000 is given (roughly Mr. Burford, Land Bailiff, confirmed, a statement by the defendant firm that his the estimate given by Sir MAURICE Firz-building was of stone and brick and that HAURICE for the Hunghom scheme), on he had, some heavy machinery fixed in which the estimated expenditure for the concrete, which it would require some time to remove, but the defendant did not current year is set down as $2,000, net on the notice till the summons was “ and provision is made for an expendi- received and then he only moved a few ture of $5,000 next year. This we tiles. Mr. Hamilton made an order for

removal to be completed in a month." imagine, scarcely covers the fee of the Consulting Engineer. While the The annual Church parade of the Sent Kennedy Town scheme has been" sotish Company of the Volunteers will take place at Union Church, Kennedy Road, when tenders for the work are about to has kindly co-operated, with the St. be invited, the Government is contem- Andrew's and St. George's Societies in plating expensive developments in the postponing the International Golf match at Fanling which had previously been North Point section of the harbour. In arranged for the same day. Consequent the words of Mr. PERKINS, ex-Directory, a strong turn-out of the Kilties is of Public Works, the Government is expected. The full Pipe-Band will be in attendance under Pipe Major J. B. Ross, practically committed to develop the and some 60 rank and file ought to march North Point foreshore," and Mr. FLET. off from Volunteer Headquarters at 10.30 CHEE told the Committee that the Government, had turned down an offer hy a Chinese business man to put up ten million dollars to develop this aren. The Government, very wisely, we think, prefers to keep the undertaking in its own hands, but we presume it does not intend to delay it indefinitely though there ́ ́ is no pavation of it We muy EUSTACE GRANT.—At Shangbai, on Nov.in the Estimates for 1924.

14th, OWEN HENEY, son of Mr. and assume that the cost of it will approxi- Mrs. FRED OWEN EUSTACE, Inta of mate to the offer made by the enter Yokohama," to KATHLEEN, eldent daughter of Mrs. GRANT, of Sander-prising Chinese business ruan to whom stead, Surrey, and the late CHARLES Mr. FLETCHER alluded. Then there is the GRANT, of Shanghai.

Hunghem Ray scheme, the first section GERRARD HOUGH.At Broadwater, Wor- of which is estimated to cost roughly

thing, on October 17th, ROBERT JAMES GERRARD to BEATRICE LEARY, younger twelve million dollars, while the entire daughter of T. F. Hovan, late of scheme may he reckoned to cost three Hongkong, and Mrs. HOUGH." MORGAN GUNDRY.-At Shanghai,

or four times that sum Taking into

At Shanghai Tast week Miss Doria November 14th, ROBERT MORGAN, of consideration only the first instalment, Lavers, daughter of the late Mr. P. F. Shanghai, son of the late-FREDERICK we arrive at a total for this and the Lavers, was married to Lieutenant-Morice MORGAN, Commissioner of Customs, Kennedy Town and North Point schemes, head. It is interesting to mention that Blood, R.N., son of Dr. Blood of Birken- to EDITH FLORENCE GUNDRY, eldest

Mrs. of some twenty-five million dollars. In the bride is of the third generation to and daughter of Captain GEORGE GUNDRY, of Shanghai. addition we have the wet dock proposal, he married in the Cathedral, her grand- mother, the late Mrs. Jenner Hogg, being Mr. SUTHERLAND's important and mani- married there to Mr. Jenner Hogg, as festly desirable scheme for improved well as her father and mother. It was control of the large Chinese passenger a naval wedding, the bridegroom besug traffic, and proposals for more, typhoon in uniform and all his brother officers also. Among those present were Vice- sheltere-all 'very desirable but at the Admiral Sir Arthur Leveson and Lady same time very costly, affairs. The Government could not hope to undertake one half of them in the immediate future, and it would seem to us desirable that having all these schemes before them, the Government should formulate some idea of what money it could conveniently

The Hongkong Land Investment Co. ments over, say, the next five or ten day to a summons taken out by the raise and assign for harbour improve were defendants at the Magistracy yester- years. The coat must be cut according Sanitary Department for failing to com- to the cloth." With some knowledge of ply with a notice to repair within a week Chamber of Commerce would be in a Canton Road, Kowolon. Mr. H. C. Mne the money available for the work, the waste-nipe between Nos. 50 and 61. better position to advise which of the namaza appeared on behalf of the Com- many schemes should have priority of pony. Sanitary Inspector Blake stated

Wine & Spirit Merchants.

Phone 616.

BIRTHS.

CANDLIN-At Shanghai, on "November 13th, to Mr. and Mrs. G. A. CANELIN, a duaghter. CORNABY-At Shanghai, on November 20th to Mr. and Mrs. W. B. CORNABY, a daughter.

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MARRIAGES.

Hongkong Office: 1a, Chater Road. London Office: 181, Fleet Street,

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 223D, 1923.

HARBOUR IMPROVEMENT

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AND THE COST. Tag discussion on harbour improvements makes it perfectly clear that the Colony is faced with very heavy expenditures in this connection in the immediate future, and for many years ahead, and the general public who shoulder the burden of taxation would have been interested to learn from the discussion something of what is in the mind of the Government

construction.

The Rev. J. K. Maconachie will be the preacher, and the Chieftain and Com- mittee of St. Andrew's Society will attend the service in a semi-official capacity.

Last week a property owner who was summoned by the Sanitary Department did not appear in Court as his house had been sold, but still remained in his name in the Land Office records. This week another summons was taken cut against the samne person and Mr. H. C. Mac- namara appeared at the Magistracy yes- terday on his behalf to point out that the property had been sold and the sum mons had been wrongly served. After looking over the documents. Mr. Hamil ton called for defendant, who, however, was not present. The Magistrate there- upon asked Mr. Macnamara to convey to in courtesy in not letting the Sanitary his client that he was extremely lacking. Department know and that his failure to appear approached contempt of court.

Leveson, Sir Skinner and Lady Turner, Captain Alington, Mr. H. P. Wilkinson, Crown Advocate, and Mrs. Wilkinsän aud a number of officers from His Majesty's ships in barbour with many other friends. of Mr. E. F. Mackay, the bride's cousin. The reception was held at the residence.

that on November 2nd, he visited the place to see if the work had been done and found that three lengths of the pipe Mr. E. W. Hamilton on his return from were still defective and that some scaffold-

leave has been assigned the duties of

Second Magistrate.

The Colony's financial statement for the month of August shows a balance of Basets over liabilities amounting to $10,350,038.08.

The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week end ing November 10th amounted to 38,458 tons and the sales to 79,080 tons.

ing was still up. Mr. Wilkinson, the com pany's overseer, and the contractor both gave evidence as to the repairs having been executed in time, and Mr. Greenhill, secretary to the Company, explained that the property having been sold, the new owner might have put in some repairs of his own account His Worship dismissed

THE LATE MR. S. B. C. ROSS, "AN INQUEST:

regarding the provision of the money necessary to undertake the very costly enterprises that are in contemplation or have been suggested as highly desirable, Sooner or later nearly, every one of the schemes which came before the Shipping Committee of the Chamber of Commerce Silk forwarded from Hongkong by the case. will need to be undertaken if the port Empress of Arin on October 25th arrived ia, to keep abreast of the times and in New York on the 37th inst, having

been 3 days in transit. maintain its position as a distributing... THE HONGKONG JOCKET CLUB. centre as the trade continues to develop. NEXTRA GYMKHANA MEETING In this part of the world great trade A will be held (weather permitting) at development is inevitable. Some time HAPPY VALLET on SATURDAY, 1er DEC ago, in the Legislative Council, HE EMBER, 1923, commencing 2 45 PM

The Charge for Admission to the Public THE GOVERNOR indicated that the heavy Enclorare ill be 31. Boldiers and Sailors in cost of improving the facilities of the

Members are advised that they must aho harbour would have to be met by loan, Hercules, Mr. Justice Barrett-Lennard, England on sick leave suffering from a malignant growth in the mouth. The their Badges to obtain Admission to the and that is a view which will command of Singapore.

operation was undertaken more in the At the Military Hospital, on Monday hope of alleviating his agony. than of Rich Member, has the right of introducing the ready endorsement of the general

body, of taxpayers - It has been disclosed night. Private Woodhouse, while deleri-saving his life. The anesthetic was akil- 2 Non-members to the Member Enclosure, Tickets for whom can be obtained from that a beginning is to be madde almost ous from malarial fever, fell over the fully administered, and the patient's col- MEHRIN LINSTEAD & Dave at 35 up ta at once" with an important reclamation verandah to the ground, a distance of lapsevas attributable entirely to his Friday, November 30th.

The Stewards invite the Ladies of Hongkong scheme at. Kennedy Town which will eighteen feet, and died as a result of the condition. A verdiet of "death from shock. It was ascertained that bo bones natural causes was recorded. Mr. Ross to be present

proxile for "reinforced concrete wharves I wore broken by the fall.

died in a West End nursing home, [1593

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Members' Enclosure.

We learn from a Home paper received by yesterday's mail that an inquest was held into the circumstances attending the "Anybody who seeks to disturb the death of Mr. Stewart Buckle Carne Ross, equanimity of the English Civil Servant late Postmaster-General of Hongkong. undertakes a task which is worthy of It was stated that Mr. Ross came to