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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY TWENTY-THUD
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GENECAL MEETING of SHAREHOLD-
INTIMATONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 12TH,
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To Connoisseurs:
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE,
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CANTON, LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERY.
FORTY-THIRD ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Societe will GENERAL MEETING SHARE HOLDERS will be held at the Office of the
Nthe FIFTY-FIRST ORDINANE TULE
the
| held at its Head Ufber. Usps Hartog, Hory Undersigned on FRIDAY, TELEK MAY.
Wong on FRIDAY, 18th May, 1924 to 1924, at Nooy, for
e purpom et meiring the for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Dimeters and the Statements of couns to Report of the General Agents, together with 31st December, 1923, and at declaring Divi Statement of Avapaata for the gear ended the WATSON'S
31at Decabar, 1991, denda, etc.
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from May had to May 16th, both days inshussite.
By Order of the Hound,
C. MONTAGUE EDR.
General Manager Hongkong, th April, 192
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BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that FIFTY HIGHTH URDINARY WRIDAY, 2585 MAT, 1994, at Noos, for the HABLY MERTING of the Company will purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors
1924, at af Achats to the with Febbe held at its Head Ofire, UNION BILDEG, Statement
Hongkong, on FRIDAY, IT MAY, wey, 1944
1215 r.. for the purpose of reiving the Heport of the Directors and the Statement of Acconat to 31st December, 19, and of declar. ing Dividends, etc.
May be held at the Rofadre HOTT ON
THE TRANSELE BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED. from the 16th May to 23 the May, both daga inchuaim,
By Order of the Board,
H, O. HOLT,
·Managing Director.
$759
BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO, STRENDERS ́an be invited from Lon- tractory sad Bagineers in Marne, Hong- Beeg Rad Centon, for the CONSTRUC TION OF A NEW BUILDING for the Macao Brzach of the BSCO NACIONAL on Lead wituated at AVENIDA
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THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com pany will be CLOSED from Hay dad to lay
th, both days inclusive
Hy Order of the Boark
(MONTAGUE. EDE.
General Manager.
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Hongkong, 26th April, 1924,
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLUERS. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
NICE THE ORDINARY
YEARLY MEETING of the Company will Head Office, Cxtox BUILDING,
cented under copied Cover. Plans and Fal
thereto may be semised at Hongkong,
day, between the
Zetails in kce Office Fazys of 8. 453 5 1ă,
$
The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 8th to the Ford May, 1924, bath daya inchision
JARDINE, MÂTRESON & CO. LTD.
General Agents, Hongkong, 5th May, 1924"
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LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that th
SECOND ANNUAL ORDINARY
GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLD. ERS will be held at får Tongress Horn, on The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company MONDAY, NH MAY, 1924, 4 NOON.
will be CLOSEU from 19th May, 1924, to With May, 1924, both darsanginrive.
By Under of the Board of Directors,
S. JORDAIN,
Secretary. Hongkong, 7th May, 1934.
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THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
RAFT Programmes and Entry Form for DATED EXTILA HAUK MEET. ING to be held on the ATR MAY, 1924 (weather permitting), may be, obtained at the cr Cotxe. Hoshaghi Cres and CatsuuAY BAY STARL
Entries Cless on the 10th May, 1924.' --
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be held at it FIDA 100 MAY, 124 THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD
P., for the purpose of prairing the
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
de the Work may " kino a: the | Beport of the Directors and the Statements of Bank Offcendally during Bosiness Hours, and Account to 31st December, 1901, and of declar-N ather details of ephnations required may also ins Dividends etceters
o obtainmi st the Bank's Ofori duity between A65 and 11.30 P.Korby appointment.
Bend, Ita Max, 1921.
M. LOPES,
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ROAST BEEF, LAME un POULTRY,
SALADS & PICKLES,"
POTATOES.
SWEETS 61 CHEESE.
All the M, Ponitry, Bk and Butter used
In the fafe are supplied by the DAIRY FARM.
RICKMENS LINIE.
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THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Con- pany will be CLOSED from May 2nd to May 16th, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board.
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager. (702 Hongkong, 26th April 1924.
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THE Motor Vessel
Certitrate for Shares numbers 2010220105 isurt on 5th June, 190, in the Nam of IP CHING SUN has been declared LOST, and should the summer not be produced before 10 MAY, 1924, h. shall deemĚ Cancelled and of No Etert.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,
Agenla Honglong, and May, 1924.
NOTICE:
TOTICE 13 HEREBY GIVEN that COTTON MILLS IAD. in the name of Mr. EZRA ABRAHAM of Hongkong together with a daly executed transfer deal purporting to
sign the said shares has been Lost:
NT No 427 for 100 shares wo
The said share are the property of the Unassigned and application has been duly made to the Company for the issue of
Scrip
GLENAMOY" having arrived from the inve ports, Cousines of Cargo by her are hereby inferul that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous mail or extra hazardous towns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company
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BIRTHS. DAVIS-At Shangbai, on May 5th, te Mr. and Mrs. James P. Davis, a son.
...of C. R. RICE, a daughter."
The Sun Motion Picture Co., Ltd., of Hongkong, exhibited some of their pro ductions at the World Theatro yesterday including the pictures of Hongkong taken for the British Empires Exhibition.
Mr. Allen, who has for a number of years been No, in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Peking, under the ato Mr. Gay Hillier, and is now in charge of the bank's affairs in the capital, was staying in Shanghai last week.
Dr. and Mrs. W D. A. Moore arrived interest foreign capitalists in the develop- ment of the natural resources of South from Shanghai by the President Pires on
Saturday. West China, "on account of the "failure"}
HE the Governer has appointed. Mr. of the Anglo-French Corporation of Ing. Le Leask to be member of the Licens tong," to whom, it is explaived, certaining Board during the absence from the mining concessions in Kwangtang were Colony of Mr. A. Denisou. granted by Dr. Sus, but owing to the
A Chinese was admitted into the Kwong' strong opposition of the Peking Gove-Wah Hospital un Friday sudering from inent they are still in alejanco." - While injuries received in an accident at we are not in a position to make any Laichkok Road, when he was knocked
done by a motor car. Authoritative denial of these anggestions we have little difficulty in evncluding that they rest more on imagination than fact, It rather airprises us to fail Mr. To Sain-1 represented as an agent of Dr. Sry YAT SEN, and the idea that it is necessary to go to Londku to enlist the British sympathetic support of the
Beaco Government for the idea of s Conference at Shanghai baving in view the political reavification of China, should
The Captain of the President Pierce arry its own condemnation of the story, reported on arrival from San Francisc We are not aware that the political on Saturday that a passenger named [relations of the two men are of such a Chan Ah Fat died on April 17th from heart disease and that the body had been nature that Dr. Sex would be likely to embalmed and wax on board. Deceased
Si with a was 16 years of age. entrast Mr. Lase political mission abroad. It may be
The appointment of Mr. J. A. Fraser recalled that Lraxe wax the
power to be District Officer of the Southern be District of the New Territories when YUAN SIE KAI behind embarked upon overthrowing the Re Kazetted, as also is the appointment of Mr. G. S. Kennedy-Skipton to be asist public and getting himself recognised ant Head of the Sanitary Department as Emperie of Chian Laxvd Sar-and Secretary of the Sanitary Board. was at that time Minister of Commusica-
Mr. D. W. Tratman has been appoint- tinus at Peking, and since then be used to act as Colonial Treasurer, Collector' heid office at Peking as Prime Minister of Stump Revenue and Assessor of carry out the provisions of the Estate for a brief period, and for a yet briefer Rates, and to be the Commissioner to
ile is Daty Ordizance, 1015, during the absence * period as Minister of FinaTKE. familiarly known among the Chinese as on leave of Mr. C. Mel. Messer, O.B.F. "the God of Wealth." No one who is teo minutes in his company can fail to be impressed by his personality, and we can understand the readiness to asume that he has been entrusted with "mis
while abroad Biou
But our informia tion is that his visit-is not associated with
The wearing of finger rings by men is Ile travelled to any public purpose,
denounced as indecent by the "model" England not in the company of Sir ROBERT Governor of Shansi, General Yeu Shih Ho Tung, as the Peking report states, Shaa. In an instruction to gagistrates ha but in the company of the Hon Mr. saya that society in China always regards the wearing of rings, as womanish, and CHOW SHOU SOx Both Sir ROBAT and magistrates and oficials are not allowed
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The public bathing beach at Stone cutter's Island is to be opened on the 15th inst. A fee of 10 cents per person will be charged. A time table of the ferry services appears in the Government Gazette. The return fare from Pottinger Street pier is 30 cents and from tha Police pier. Tsim Tsa Tsui 20 cent.
they
the Hon. Mr. Crow represent Hongkong to invite the ridicule and derision of the as Commissioners in connection with the public. Moreover, he appeals to Colony's section of the Empire Exhibi-people's sense of thrift. tion. Mr. LIANG SHIETI is a personal The costumes at the Shanghai Races ou friend of both. He is a large property the first day, the .-C. Daily Sega says, vere a study in Burberrys. There wer owner is the Colony, "we believe, and more raincoats, masculine and feminine, since his retirement from Peking politics on parade than have graced the Rac
Course for some time. Oilskins, mackin- he has made Hongkong his home. The toshes, and rainproofs had things all Weatherbeaten felis, in their own way- fact that he has beco housed" London is explained by the notable part cond-best bowlers and sports caps graced masculine wearers, and as for he has played in Chinese polities over ladies, well they had nos
YAN FR doared by the 13th May-knowledge as to the whereabouts of the said Rick-At Tsingtao, on May 1st, the wife a long period of time. He has long been the very latest and most startling of their
Goods not
1994, at Noon, will be subject to rent.
All broken, chafed and damagel packages are to be left in the Godowas, where they will be in the presence of Consignees be examined in Messrs. Goddard and Douglas, on 19th May. 1924, at 10 am Claims against the Steamer short delivered mnat including those for Cargo be presented on the special form provided, and must also be submitted within 30 days of arrival, otherwise they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be affected by us in any case whatever.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
HARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LT,
Agrate
Hongkong, 7th May, 1924.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
the Tinderriguel. Any person having any rip is asked to communicate with the Under signel
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on terms of intimate friendship with Airspring bouney. There were a few choien. things seen in galoshes, and some rather WEMYSS-At Shanghai, on May 4th, to Jos JORDAN and is well known to many nutty effects in umbrellas, but for the MILLICENT (Hee O'Brien-Butler), wife past officials of the British Legation; and most part one was able to give one's full of G. A. F. WEMYes, a daughter.it was not surprising that when he was attention to the houses, undistracted by sartorial elegances, for the ladies present MARRIAGE.
entertained by the Chinese Minister in evidently had come to see rather than to Which perhaps after all' is an London a month ago, the function was be seen.
other occasion for optimism. It is men attended by a gathering which the host toned that the weather was cold and described as "probably the most distin dismal and the course though not the wa guished assemblage of those coming from of mud many expected it to be after the rains of Saturday and Sunday, was very DEATHS.
China, connected with China, or interest slippery.
Mr. Lus}. 4th, ed in China, ever beid. HAYES-At Shanghai,
FRANCIS GRAY, beloved wife of ISHI-XI's speech on that occasion was
ROGERS-LAFRITSEN-At Shanghai,
Mag 3rd HARRY ROGERS (Messza. David Sassoon & Ca., Ltd.), to ANNA J. LAURITSEN, daughter of the late L. P.. LAURITSEN, Salving Humlum, Denmark
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AMERICAN AND MANCHURIAN LINE WANTED-By the Military Authorities, JESEN SORENSEN.On the 8.5. Derffliger, naturally a plea for favourable considera-
FROM NEW YORK.
THE SY OF ATHENS"
having arrived. Consignes of Cargo by her sre informed that all tinols are being lauded at their ri. into the anions and/or artra-hazardens Godowns of Holt's Wlach, whence delivery may be obtained.
No Clans will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowo, and all Goods mazin- ing undelivered after 15th May, 1929, will be subject to nat.
*
All Claims against the Steiner must be presented to the Undenigned on it before the May, 1924, or they will not be
All
having wrived from the above Ferts, Cou-recognize, chafed and daared (inals a
gures of Cargo are berby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the to be left in the (rodowns, where they will bo odowas of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf examine on any Tuesdays or Fridays, between aud Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, and the hours of 10.4 san, and Noon within the #lored at Consigneca' risk and expense.
free storage period of one werk. Goods will be carried on unless
Fastractions are given to the contrary before
NOOK, TO-DAT
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowas, where they will be examined on 16th tzuteat, at 10 arb.
All Claims must be presented within Fifteen Jays of the Steamer's skrivað here, after which date they cannot be recognized.
No Cling will be sdmitted after the Goods have left the Godown, and all Goods remain- nadelivered after the 17th instant, will be
to rerit
of Cargo are hereby notified that mant produce an import Permit signed by the Superintendent of Importe and Exports, longong, befors Bus of Lading can be
No Fire Insurance isu been crifncie Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
NAMBLOOZE VENNOOTSCHAP
CARL BODIKER & COM
HANVELMAATSCHAzini (Lad.),
Agente Rickmere Linse.
1762
Hongkong, 10th May, 1984.
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HONGKONG WEEKLY
PRESS. CONTAINING ALL THE WEEK 8
LOCAL NEWB.
Sa Paner to send Rome
No Fire Iararance has been effected.. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
THE BANK LINE, LTD., General Agents.
737 Hongkong, 9b May, 1924. THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL
STEAM NAVIGATION CO.
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STEAMER FOR SINGAPORE, PENAÑO, COLOMBO AND BOMBAY
THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOB EGYFT, MEDITERRANEAN AND CONTINENTAL PORTS AND LONDON.
THE Steamship
THE
MIRZAPORE” carrying is Majesty's 'Mails, will be despatch- ed from this port at Bros, on THURS DAY, the 15 Mar, laking Cargo for the abure Borte.
Silk and Valuable Curgo for Italy, France and London (under arrangement) will be con- vayed by this Stamer proceeding to Bombay and there transhipped to the on-carrying Stem for Marteles, and London.
Parcels will be received at the Office until P. on the Day previons to Sailing. The contents and value of all packages moat The Jeclared
For further particulars, apędy tom
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 9th May, 1024.
A HOUSE, Furnished or Unfurnish
OD April 28th, in the Indian Ocean, l, in the PEAK DISTRICT, or not below Bowes
IVAR MOGENS IBSEN SORENSEN (Shang- ROAD LETEL, for a Period of Two Years,
bai), 7 months old. Buried at. sea. Applications should be able to the O.C., R.AS.C., VICTORIA BARRACKS, statingz Moxo Kow-At his residence, 479, Particulars and Rental required. $749
Nathan Road, Kowloon, un May oth LEX MONG Kow, Chinese Agcat, Canadian Pacific Steamships, Ltd.
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BONGKONG, MAY 19TH, 1924.
MR. LIANG SHIH YI IN LONDON.
OBITUARY.
MR.: E BRUCE SHEPHERD. Mr. E. B. Shepherd, recently employed
tion for China Incidentally, as Lord PARHOOR, Great Britain's representative
at the Daily News Office, Shaug- o on the Council of the League of Nations has died at the General Hospital, was among the prominent guests, Mr. Shanghai, on May 7th, after a fortnight's
health. Lava mentioned that China tooked, toliness followed a long period of ill the League of Nations for assistance in
Mr. Shepherd at one time in the ser- "upholding China's rights and to place her vice of Messrs. Butterfield & Swire in in a better position among the nations Japan, and later he was with the Hong- The power to do that, however, resides kong Land Investment Co. Hs was
keen member of the Hongkong Yacht Club mainly in the Chinese people themselves and a good sailor. Later he went lo Perhaps a speech made by Sir CHARLES Shanghai and for some years a member ADDIB on that occasion has given the of the Shanghai Yacht Club. Mr. She- pherd was employed as secretary by impression that Mr. LANG SH1-r's visit Messrs Hall & Holtz, Shanghai, but for is associated with some mission to interest the past two or three years had been in the publishing department of the foreign capitaliste is the development of Daily Feux, his daties heing the the natural resources of South-West supervision of the issue of the paper in In him, says our Chian, because Sir CHARLES remarked the early morning. that foreign capital alone could set in Shanghai contemporary, we lose a good Worker who carried on a rather thankless motion the machinery for China's devetank with cheerfulness and courage. lopment, hat he emphasised the import
ant fact that capital only flows where THE LATE MR. LEE MONG KÓW. FFICES TO LET.-To Let from let
Sir Changes We regret to announce the death nữ June, OFFICES in No. 1. DUDDELL STREET, GROUND FLoun. Apply Box No, N, A REPORT emanates from Peking that it meets with security." c/o Hongkong Doily Prom Office.
Chinese messages from London express described Mr. LIANG Suni-vias “prob- Mr. Lee Hong Kow, who, for the past. Canadian Pacific Steamship Company in surprise about the complete silence nbly the one link between the old and few years has been Compradore of the in China regarding ex-Premier Luso new China," and said he believed that Hongkong. The deceased gentleman, who wood health for some time and intterly Suzy's visit to England and the his visit, would have rent effect" was 65 years of age, had not been in United States in company with Sir In what way it might have a great effect he had been suffering from consumption. ROBERT Ha Texo." We were not is not very obvious. We do not see how He died at his residence in Koslour on
Friday, aware that thers was any reason to securion in China in tù he gained in
The Inte Mr. Lee spent more than balt make a noise, either by wap s
of pro- London It is only to be achieved by his life in Canada, where for over test or applause, because Lisa combined action on the part at all the years he was employed by the Canadian Government in connection with immigra Si-Yi is visiting England, and appar powers that he in China, and when thi tion at Victoria Conquently he was ently contemplates returning to China is attempted sympathet support for the not so very well-known in the Colons by way of the United States. It appears, effort will be readily forthcoming not only but during the few years that he has resided her he had male many friends. however, that in certain Chinese circles from the British Government, bat from The Angs of the Canadian Pacife Build- in London Luxa Shu- is credited all Foreign Powers. They will be founding were flying at half-mast caturday with a mission on behalf of the Govern- as unanimous in this as they are now and yesterday out of respect for the des yesterday, the ment of Dr. ScN YAT BEN, firstly to in condemning and deploring the lawless. ceased geattenra. secure the sympathetic support of the res, and insecurity that muke Chlum's British Government for the convocation name a byword among the nations and of a Fence Conference in Shanghai with serves to destroy the conadence she would aer to establishing the political re- certainly command abroad were gend
TO-DAY &
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THE CORONET. unification of
China "pard, secondly, to government established.
The funeral took place are road in Hongkong attending in large numbers... Queen's Road Central to the Farewell The cortege mssed by way of Pedder 6t Pavilion at West Point. The remains were interred in the Aberdeen Centery.
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