THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 12TH, 1984.
This Prospectus has been duly filed with the
Registrar of Companies.
The Subscription List will be Open on MONDAY, the 1478 DAY OF JANUARY,1924, and Close on or before SATUEDÀY, the 19TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1924.
THE SIMPLEX PLASTER COMPANY, LIMITED. Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinances 1911-1921.
CAPITAL
$500,000
DIVIDED INTO 50,000 SHARES OF $10 EACH.
Offer of 4.000 Shares for Public Subscription.
Of the above shares 15,000 credited at fully paid will be alloted to The Caino American Industrial Developing Company, Limited, as the purchase price for the sale to the Company of property, plant, machinery and equipment The Chino American Industrial Developing Company, Limited, on the terms of the contract set forth in this Prospectus. Of the remaining 35,000 shares it is intended at the present time to issue only 15,000, and of these shares 11,000 have already been subscribed for cash by the Directors and their friends. On these shares $2.50 per share will be paid on application and the balance whee called up on the same basis as the remaining capital.
The remaining 4000 shares to be issued at the present time, ranties equally with those already subscribed, are now offered for Public Subscrip- tion, payable to $2.50 per share on application. The balance due on each share ($7.50) will be called up on allotment.
The unissued Capital of the Company will be issued at such times and on such terms as the Directors shall determine.
The Form of Application for shares in at the back of this Prospectus.
DIRECTORS:
CHARLES EDWARD HARTNELL BEAVIS, No. 9, Queen's Road
Central, Victoria, Hongkong, Solicitor.
CHAN PER CHUN, No. 34, Beaham Strand West, Victoria, Hong-
kong, Merchant.
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CHAU YUE TENG, No. 16, Des Voeux Road Central, Victoria, Hoog-
kong, Merchant.
CARL BRADLEY SHANK, Nos. 50-52, Queen's Rond Central, Viciaría,
Hongkong, Engineer.
EDWARD DEAN SHANK, No. 50-52, Queen's Road Central, Victoria,
Hongkong, Arakitud.
WONG KWOK SHUN, No. 169, Des Voeur Road Central, Victoria,
Hongkang, Banker
One further Director will be appointed by the Board after allotment.
BANKERS.
THE INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION,
AUDITORS.
Mussteurs LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,
Chartered Bank Building. Victoria, Hongkong.
· SOLICITORS.
"MESSIEURS WILKINSON AND GRIST.
No. 9, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong. REGISTERED OFFICE OF THE COMPANY : CHINA BUILDING, QUINN's Road CENTRAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONA,
PROSPECTUS.
(a) The recent remarkable developments in building in this Colony have resulted in a demand for labour, an i building materials that has been unprecedental. Increased costs, consequent upon auth demand, necessitate the adoption, where possible, of means whereby not only may labour be ured hut materials produced both quickly an economically. This Company is formed mainly for the purpose of providing planter and gypsum prodneta which are required in the construction of every building from the small house to the largest black of modern offices. "Simplex Plaster," which the Company pro poses to pasufacture in this Colony, is manufactured by a special process, and is at present only obtainable from abroad, and the Promoters are confident that it can be manufactured here and sold for a price considerably, below that which the commodity commands in Hongkong at the prevent time. This plaster is now extensively used in building in this Colony, and is in fact, as experience has shown, extremely beneficial in the Far East and particularly in Hongkong. for it is impervious to white ants, does not chip osing to damp, anl is prac tically fireproof, remaining unbroken and unaffe ted by heat unless of a temperature of 250 to 800 degrees centigrade.
going concern that branch of the (b.) The Company has acquired is business of TB CHINO AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPING COMPANY, LIMITED, which has been engaged in the manufacture of "Simplex Plaster." The purchase includes a piece of land of an approximate area of 41,000 square" feet situate at Tsun Wan, together with the buildings, plant, machinery and equipment thereon, the machinery being already aswimbled for the coinitence- ment of manufacture. The purchase price will be paid and satisfied by the allotment to THE CHIXO AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPING COMPANY, LAMITED, of 15,000 shares of the Company credited as fully pail up. Further more the agreement with the Vendors provides that the Vendors will place" with the Company all further orders for the supply of plaster by the Vendors,
The Contract for the acquisition of this business is dated the 4th day of January, 1924, and is made between THE CHINO AHERICAN INDUSTRIAL DEVE- LOPING COMPANY, LIMITED, of the our part and Denis Henry Blake as Trustee for the Company of the other part. "A copy of the Contract can be inspected at the Registered Office of the Company or at the office of the Company's Bolicitors.
(c) The minimum subscription on which the Directors may proceed to allotment îi seven shares.
(d) No commission or promotion money is being paid by the Company. (e) The Company will pay the preliminary expenses of and incidental to The formation and floating of the Company down to the time when it becomes entitled, to commence business, and the estimated amount thereof is $5,000.00.
() 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 Directors is to be $600.00 per sauum.
The Directors are interested in the promotion of the Company to the extent only that they or some of them are Director of other companies with whom the Company may do business.
(k) Copies of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Com- pany can be inspected at any time during business hours at the Registered Office of the Company or at the Company! Solicitors.
(1) A copy of the Company's Memorandum of Association is nanezed to
thie Prospectus and forms part of it.
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() Application for shares should be made upon the Form attached to" this Prospectus, and seat to the Company's Bankers together with a remittance of $2.50 per share, the amount of the deposit..
*Where no allotment is made, the deposit will be returned in fall, and where
the number of shares allotted is less than the number applied for, a proportionate amount of the deposit will be returned.
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(*) Prospectuses can be inspected at and Forms of Application obtain- ed from the Company's Bankers, the International Banking Corporation, and
at and from the Registered Office of the Company,
Dated the 5th day of January, 1924.
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THE Booking Lill, for the FANCY DRESS BALL, on the RATE: Instant, has been CLOSED and NO FURTHER APPLICATIONS FOR TICKETS CAN BE CONSIDERED.
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THE HONGKONG LAND INTEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD. TOTICE IS HELEBY GIVEN that the THIRTY SIXTH ORDINARY GENERAL
of SHARE MEETING HOLOERS is this Company will be bald as the Ofoes of Messrs, JARDINE, MATERSON Co., LTD, on MONDAY, 28TH JANUARY, 1994, at 11.15 O'CLOCK in, the FozzyDON, for the pursose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement if Ac- counts for the year ending 31st December, 1923.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Come- pany will be CLOSED from Friday, 16th
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The Canton-Samshai traïn service has an earlier period in the past decade there was far more evidence of its existence been resumed, and "martial law " in the than, unfortunately, exists today. We district of the railway stations and the do not wish to suggest that the desire West Bund has been cancelled. for it on the part of the Cantou authori
Amongst those who returned to the ties in any the lear; the simple fact is that
Colony yesterday by the P. & in the present disturbed state of the pro-foren were Mrs. Champkin, Mrs. Penty-
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vince they are not in a position ta materialise these very laudable aspira- tions. The statement that there is
There will be a Musicale, at the Helena every hope of co-operation materialising leaves us wondering what form it is to May Institute, on Thursday, January 17th, inke. The desertion of the Chinese Navy at 3.30 pm. Tickets, 30 cents each, for Dr. SUN YAT SEN'S standard members and their friends, must be book- om eliminates the hope of any very substuned in advance. Les served from 4,30 p.m. in co-operation affoat; but, if it be at
all possible to them, the Canton authori ties could render valuable help towards the suppression of piracy in these waters by pursuing and capturing the gangs. who INFLU-arry out these piratical attacks and scek afety and a market for their loot in Chinese. territory. Within the past two years there have been three or four instances at vessels captured by pirates being taken by them to Bias Bay where the pirate gangs bave landed with their loot. This was done in the case of the Sui in piracy; it was done more recently in the case of the San Ying piracy ; and it was done again, a few weeks ago,
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By Order of the Board of Directors.
LS GREENHILL
arting Secretary. Hongkong, 11th January, 1994" HONGKONG LAND RECLAMATION COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
THIRD TWENTY
ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHARE
Company" will be
beld HOLDERS in this
at the Offices of Mess. JARDINE, MATHESON,
& Co., LTD., on MONDAY, 29TH JANUARY,
at 11 O'CLOCK in 1924,
the FORENOON
for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Ac-
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Relaxed and Sore Throat. 50 cents per "tin
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sosats for the year ending 31st December, PINE INHALANT:
1923
The REGISTRE of SHARES of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from Friday, 18th January, to Monday, 25th January, both days inclusive, during which period No Transfer of Bhares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors, LS. GREENHILL,
Acting Secretary, Hongkong, 11th January, 1924.
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
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PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIPS A. S. WATSON
NAME
HENRY LONG, of Victoria, in the
I, tools of Hongkong, Managing Dir
char of the ALPHA TOWLOAT Co., LTD, HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that in con- sequence of Change of Ownership I have
in
Applied to the Board of Trade under Section
of the Merchant Shipping Act
launch respect of the Steam Canton, of 20 tons approximately,
the
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Dated at Hongkong this 11thy of January, 1924.
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when the fast steamship Hydrangea was pirated. Though the lair of the pirates is perfectly well known-it was even reported in the vernacular Press of Cauton after the Sai Aapirney that many of the articles looted from the ship were offered for sale, in public market places -there has beed no trustworthy news of the capture of a single member of any of these gangs of pirates, or the recovery, so far as we are aware, of a single article of the loot from either of these steamers. Our Peking contemporary recalls that alter the Sai da piracy Hongkong officials
as a result of their representations a joint interviewed the Governor at Canton, and expedition was agreed upon, but owing to several delays in getting the Chinese troops together the expedition arrived at the bandit headquarters after the leaders had Bed." We are reminded that on that occasion tjeneral CHEN CHIUNG MING Was in control at Canton, and he was in hearty accord with the-general policy Our of the Hongkong Government."
& Peking contemporary adds: It would
ABRAHAM.At Shanghai, on January 5th
to Mr. and Mrs M. H. ABRAHAM, How Shanghai, on January 7th,
daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Howe, so Maanay.At Shanghai on January 4th, to Mr. and Mrs, W. C. MURRAY, twin daughters.
WOLF-At Shanghai, on January 6th, to Mr. and Mrs. N. C. WOLP, A MOT
MARRIAGES..
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to CLAVDIA FEODOROVNA ANDROSSOFF. TOSCANI-CHADDERTON.At Shanghai, on January th, STENO TOSCANI, to HELEN
CHADDERTON.
DEATHS. ANDREWS.At Shanghai, on January 5th, MARGARET ALICE (ALLE), dearly be loved wife of R. H. ANDREWS, aged
year".
The Stemakip BENA VON.” CONSIGNEDE HOTEre being landed at
JONSIGNEES of Cargo are heraby Inform-WALTER-At Shanghai, on January si
OTTO RICHARD JULIUS WALTER (DICK), beloved husband of ADELAIDE WALTER jor risk into the hazardous and/or extra
aged 44 years. Hasekore Godowns of the hazardous AND ECVLSON WHARE & GODOWN COMPANY, WESTBROOK-At Shanghai, on January
5th, JANE LEONARD EDWARD, aged in, whence, and/or from the wharven, delivery may be obtained.
years, beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. WESTnoox, of Shanghai,
No Clans will be admitted after the Goods ive at the Godowns, and all Goods remaining
andelivered after the 17th inst, will be subject Hongkong Office: 14, Obster Rosa
to rent.
All Claims against the Steamer must be premented to the Undersigned on or before the Sist inst, or they will not be recognised.
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All broken, shafed and damaged Goods are be left in the Godowns, where they will be
stamined on the 17th inst., at 10 AM.
No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO. LTD.
Agents. Hongkon, 11th January, 1924.
london Off: 111 Flow Street,
The Daily Press.
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seem, judging from the report from Hong, kong, that Dr. Sex YAT SEX, having become at last reconciled to the Hong kong Government, has probably agreed was ar to a similar demonstration, EN ranged at the time of the Sui de piracy In that case it is not improbable that news may shortly come in of a combined ombardment of the coast at Bias Bay and a military expedition from Canton," It seems far more improbable to ourselves than it does to our Peking contemporary, for we understand that the territory in which the pirates und n safë asylum is in the aren in which General Cues CHICNO MING in King. If he was ever
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Sir Robert Ho' Tung will present medals and spoons to members of winning teams in the Queen's College Inter Class Food ball Competition on Tuesday next at 4.30 pam., after the final match has been play- ed on the Q.C. ground at Causeway Bay.
An eight-hour labour law has been framed by the Filipino politicians, and a Committee of the House of Representa- tives has been taking evidence on the subject. Merchants, sugar planters, land- owners and the Manila railway adminis- tration are protesting against such a
measure. At
Two Chinese actors, on whom S.RO. Ward discovered swords, when charged with unlawful possession at the Magis- tracy yesterday, asserted that the wea- pons were required for theatrical pur- poses. Defendants were ordered to sign
bond for $100, extending over six months, during which time they will be liable to appear for judgment.
The note on the Colony's Water Supply in yesterday's issue should have con- cluded:The City reservoirs held 7 months' full supply. At Kowloon the reservoir bolds about 5 months' supply, hut as, with a consumption last month of millions plus the waterboat supply, the storage only fell 38 millions there seems also a fair prospect, there, of carrying through on full supply.
Earthquake shocks were experienced in Hongkong and Kowloon between 10.44 At 7.11 and 10.58 on Thursday night yesterday morning another shock occur red. Mr. Claxton, Director of the Royal Observatory, describes the former acries as of local origin whilst yesterday's slight shock had its origin about a hundred miles from Hongkong. The local shocks. awoke a number of residents on the Kow- loon side and on the Peak
Mr. George Danean, of the Hongkong
and Whampoa Dock Company stall, wh
is shortly going Home in connection with Exhibi- the display at the British Empire tion of the models of Hongkong he has designed, was the guest of Mr. R. Suther
complimentary dinner given at land at the Hongkong Hotel on Thursday night. The party comprised some fourteen or fifteen personal friends of Mr. Duncan, and during the course of the proceedings special reference was made to Mr. Dan- can's valuable decorative work in connec tion with many local functions.
A company of 425 tourists are due to reach Hongkong this morning on the liner Franconia "which is ranking a tour round the world under the auspices of the American Express Company. conta will romain in port till Monday evening at 5 o'clock, when she proceeds to Manila on her voyage southward. In the interval many of the tourists will
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visit Canton. The famous Spanish novel- ist. Bluseo Ibanez, is one of the large party. While the ship was in the North be paid a brief visit to Peking. The Spanish residents of Manila are arranging a banquet in his honour.
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JEDD-ANDROSSOFT.-At Shanghai,
January 8th. EDWARD GEORGE JUDD, bearly accord with the general polier of the Hongkong Government" in the matter of piracy suppression, he has evidently lost all his enthusiasm for co- operation in this work now, and it can only be assumed from the fact that his
The wedding took place yesterday in territory has afforded a base for so many the Bishop's Private Chapel, St. Paul's of these piratical operations that he is College, of Miss Mary Louise Griffiths, Griffiths, Rector of St. Augustine Church, inclined rather to condone them-if only .B., B.S., daughter of the Rev. J. H. on account of the odium they cast on the Norwich, and Mr. Alexander James Wat Government at Canton which claims to son, MLB, B.S of Tynemouth, Northum-
Dr. and Mrs. Watson be in control of the province of Kwang-berland:
graduates of Durham University. The tung That in sort, is the situation ceremony was performed by the Ven. However desirous the Government at Archdeacon Barnett, and the bride was Canton may be to co-operate with the given away by the Rev. & D. Stewart. Principal of St. Paul's College. Dr. and Hongkong authorities, the fact is patent Mrs. Watson are hoping shortly to pro- O. that they are at present powerless to eeed to Pakho to work in connection render the only assistance that would with the Church Missionary Society Leper and General Hospital there. The medical make their co-operation effective, while a
work was commenced in 1888 by Dr. scrupulous regard for China's sovereign Horder. For the last three years the rights"-which include the granting of a hospital has been without a Doctor, and during this long interregnum the work safe asylum för gangs of ruffinus who has been nobly carried on by the Matron, pirate British ships-deters the British Miss S. Beattie of the Royal Infirmary, naval authorities themselves from taking Liverpool, who was joined last year by PIRACY SUPPRESSION.
the measures by which piracies in these fiss L. Tracey, of St. Thomas Hoy-
pital We read in a Peking paper that, follow-waters can be most effectually suppress
Among the passengers leaving by the ing upon the piracy of the drangia," ed. 4 In the circumstances we are glad of P.&O. 8.3. Kiva this morning is Mr.. "efforts are being made to secure price the assurance that efforts are being a. W. Barton who is retiring from busi tical co-opention between Hongkong and made to secure co-operation in thisness and going home to rejoin his wife and family who, in recent years. have Canton," with a view to the suppression matter, and hope that they will be more been living at Wimbledon. Mr. Barton NONSIGNEES of Cargo from DUNKIRK, of piracy in Kwangtung watera There fruitful of practical results than past COIGNERS, BANCHES, is every hope of co-operation materializ TER, ka in consection with shore Stommer ing, which is regarded as the first visible, unfortunately, has taught us aro haroby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure evidence of the goodwill and cordia! and Valuables are being landed and stored relations heireen Hongkong and Canton, at their risks into the Godown of the Hong from which economic benefits are anticipat
Wharf and Godowe Co
Lital kong-Kowloon Κοπίασα,
delivery
may be obtained
ed to accrus" "It is a trite saying that Immediately after landing.
we must go abroad to learn of the news Bill of Lading will be countersigned by at home. We do not, however, doubt the
The total output of the Kailan Mining the 14th intact, at Noon, statement that efforts are being made will be subject to rent and landing sharges. to secure practical co-operation between Administration's mines for the week end- All claims must be sent is to me on or Hongkong and Canton, with a view to ing December 20th, 1923, amounted to before the 18th instant, or they will not be
videopen suppressing piracy in the local waters: 109,951 tons and the sales to 75,077, tons. roogafzel
All damaged packages will be examined on To make an effort of this description in The silk shops and factories at Canton Monday the 18th instant; at 10
10A, by
a most obvions and a most natural thing re-open today following upon the cancel to do. The Hongkong authorities havelation of a transit tax on native silk goods. The strike which has just come been seeking to secure this practical co to an end is stated to have affected about operation for many years past, and it 100,000 people.
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Acting Agent. Hongkong eth January, 1928.
1200
to expect,
Lieut. Colonel E. A. Butterworth, C.M.G., D.S.O., R., is going on a visit to the Straits Settlements. He bas cen
་。་ granted a month's leave.
has been in the East upwards of thirty sears. Originally he was with the firm
of Messrs. EW. Frazer and Co. in Kobe, but left this firm many years ago to join Messrs. Douglas, Laprak and Co., and became for many years the firm's agent at Amoy. He came to Hongkong about ten years ago, and in due course was admit- ted to partnership in the firm. Within the last two or three years Mr. Barton has suffered the great misfortune of grow ing blindness from the growth of cataract, and this compels his retirement. In busi ness, as well as socially, Mr. Barton has
made a wide circle of friends in Hong- kong and the Const Ports who hope that his present affection may he relieved and that he will be spared many years to enjoy at home with his family the leisure he has earned. Mr. Barton has served. on the directorater of several public com- panies in Hongkong
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