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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

PEAK CLUB.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

EMBERS' and Subscribers are requested Lila nota that arrangeibente ha

made, with

the

M. WILLIAM HEUGHAN

INTIMATONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 18TH,

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF

CANTON, LTD, SALES

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS TOTICE IS BLEUER GIVEN that. the FITTY FIEST ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Society will be hold at its Head Office. UNION BUILDING, Homes

-kur Basso-Baritour to Sing at the kong on FRIDAY, 16th MAY 1924, at NOON,

PRAK CLUB.

LURSDAY, 1998 JENE, WH

AT 0.30 TM,

to actiot the batestament to mittes in arranging Seating Accomodation that Spring,it is hoped that Mombers" and Subscribers will make early application for Ticket which may be obtained at the cost of 33 cash from the No. 1 Boy or the Hon. Nocntar F

As this is an exceptional opportunity for Hambers, Subscribers and their Friends to hear a Fint-class Singer in cool and comfort, the Gremi Committee hope that the Catedre will zivceive gezerons support.

E. D. C. HORNELL

for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Dinctors and the Statements of

BUTLIN

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INTIMATIONS

NOTICE

Authorised

INTIMATIONS

TATHAMT Connoisse

AWE

Ehave This Day

STRATHMORE

Sign our Firm's Nano Fer LINSTEAD & DAVIS.

NOTICE

DiviURING My Absence from the Colony, WATSON'S

By Decccabe ic of desume to

dend eter

the HONGKONG Ornicy will be in Chargo

BMONT

WEBS

HOT & Co., Lau.

THE TRANSAR BOOKS of the Society of MR. E. OST we wil Sign" Per Proc will be CLOSED frá May 2nd to May 16th both days achie

By Order of the Bound,

C. MONTAGUE EIDE,

General Manager Hongkong, 26th April, 1924.

761

£7094

BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. TOTION IS HEREBY GIVEN that The FIFTY EIGHTH ORDINARY Hoa, Serary.YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its Fend Office, Usos BUILDING, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, 16 MAY, 1926 at

TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

Weather and Grand Permitting FINAL OF THE MIXED DOUBLES will be played on the Brand Count -TO-DAY. (TUESDAY), 1377 MAY,

SEATS-FREE

THE OHALLENGE ROUND OF THE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP:—

GREEN (Holder) x.

BE WORTHINGTON will be played

at 4.30 sa

VRD SALT-50 and 20 cents. [766

THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE. LIMITED.

T

NOTICE TO SEAREHOLDERS

WTHE

FORTY-THIRD ORDINARY EDERS will be held at the Offices of the GENERAL MENTING of SHARE!

18Now, for the purpose of receiving the signed on FRIDAY, TI 2D MAY Report of the General Agenta, together with a

1st December, 1999,

ended the

the

1215PX., for the purpose of recrising the Statement of Accounts TEA CREAT

Report of the Directory and the Statements of Accotat to 31 at December, 193, and of declar ing Dividends, etc, v

PS THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com. pany will be CLOSED from May and to May 16th, both days inclusive

By Orier of the Board

C. MONTAGUE EDE,

General Manager

Hongkong, 26th April, 1924.

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

GIVEN that ORDINARY

The SHARK REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 9th to the 23rd May, 1924, both days inclusive, A JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD...

General Agents. Hongkong, 5th May, 1024

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BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO,

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ENDERS are herby invited from Con tracters and Engineers in Macao, Hoar kong and Canton, for the CONSTRUC- TION OF A NEW BUILDING for the |NTOTICE IS HEREBAKA

has Branch of the BASCO NACIONAL TATRAMLAMAQUILA

On Lani situated at AVTO TO-MORROW (WEDNESDAY), 14 MAY, YEARLY MEETING of the Company

GOBONEL be held at its Head Ofice, UNION BILDING,esented under Sealal Cover Plant and fall Micio. Tanders be received up to the 30TH INNTATT and should be Hongkong, on FRIDAY, 16 MAY 1924, tails in reference thereton 12.20 r., for tre purpose of receiving the

be *tor may examined Pat Report of Account to Sist December, 1990, and of declaz- Baal Offices daily during Business Honze, and between the Hours of 8.x. and F.M., and Fing Dividends otcetera, dlat

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com. other details or explanations regained may also

will le CLOSED from May hi to May 445 and 5.30 PM, or by appointment ba obtained at the Bazs's Offices daily 16th, Foth days inclass

betresa M. LOPES, Macao, 7th May, 1924,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

"OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO. LTD.

AND

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

ነ፡

CONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer

LAUMEDON

are hereby notified that the Cargo will be dis charged into Holta Wharf Howlos, when it wil lie at Consignee risk and subject to

the Directors and the Statements or the Office for the Work any othe

By Onder of the Board,

C. MONTAGUE EDE,

General Manager. Hongkong, th April 1924,

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CRAWFORD, LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

ETB

terms and conditions of storage at How AOTICE IS HUPEBY GIVEN that the Corros Mites Ln, or fire made of MT EZER

SECOND ANNUAL OKDIVABY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLD

Thor: This fures will be ready for delivery ERS will be held at the Hongausa. Harel; on Asien tas add sharea bar ben-Loss:

from Godown on and after 19th May A

ha

Optional Carry-will, he landed, unless notice

been givea prior to Steamer's arrival. All broken, chafed and damaged

GOOLIN

Aro

to be left in the Galowns. Where they will ho examined on eny Tugelays and Fralny between the hours of 10.45 A and Nons within the fre storage period.

No Cisima will be airit after the Gools the Steamers Godown, and all Goods

undeliver after, the 19th May,

B

• aubject to rent.

will

MONDAY, SAT MAY, 1926, at Noox

The TRANSFER BOOKE E the Company will be CLOSED From 19th May, 1925, to 26th May, 1924, both inclusive

1, 3- Onler of the Board of Directors.

SAN, JORDAIN."

Secretary Hongkong, 7th May, 1924,

NOTICE

750

All Claims against the Stenince must to THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO. LTD Proiented to the Undersigned on or before

the Bad June, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agenta,ama

Hongkong, 11th May, 1941 -

(767

$.5. AMBOISE." SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIES.

NOTICE..

NONSIGNEES Corom MARSEIL

VSIGNEES

connection with above Steamer are hershy informed that their Goods with the exception of Opinm, Treasuro and Ysimables are being landed and atonal at their rings into ths Gedown of the Hongkong- Kowicon Whari and Godown Co., Ltd, Kowloon, whende delivery may be obtweed inmediately Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless Tutimation is received from the Consignes before Noos,

requesting it to be landed here,

Vils of Lading will be countersigned by the Underrigued Goods remaining unclaimed after

the 19th instant Noon, will be subject

to root and Tanding of

charges.

All Claims must be sent in fo me on or before. or they will not be

the and instant, o recognized

NOTICE IS

HEREBY GIVEN that the f Certificate for 4 Shares numbers 23162/20103 ismed on 5th fune, 1902, in the

the

NOTICE.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN : that No 47 for 500: Baro ABRAHAM of Hongkong together wita # daly executed transfer den purporting to Undersigned, and application has been duly The said shares or the property of

Duplicata Strip. made to the Company for the wave of

250 public is theraton warned against deals ng with the said Shasta

without reference to the Undersigned. Any person having say knowledge as to the witreabouts of the said scrip is asked to comm with the Under signet

EL·LIS & CO. Now House Street

617

SITUATIONS VACANT. Nanie of IF CHING SUN has been declared P

DOSITIONS VACANT in a Large Office LOST, and should the same not he produced Figuras or Telegraphic Goles. Must be British. for LADIES with a Knowledge of before 16mm MAY, 192, it shall decmed Cancelled and of No Effect

#GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.

Agents, Hongkong, 2nd May, 1925,

758

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ROAST BEEF, LAME oz POULTRY, SALADS on PICKLES,

"POTATOES SWEETS. on CHEESE.

All the Meat, Poultry, Milk and Butter used

All damaged packages will be usamined on the Cafe are supplied by the Daer Finn.

Monday, the 19th instant, at 10, by fears. Goddard.Douglas

No Fize insurance has begź cffected,

B11, BODENFUSER,

Acting Agent

Hongkong, 12th May, 1924.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES AMERICAN AND MANCHURIAN LINE.

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in volume than it was before the war, The Prendente Walsun com on her was and there is 1,000,000 more tons of to the Orient is described as The Fore shipping thau existed prior to the war, ship, for according to a San Francisco depression the shipping-business cable to Japan she has on board 400 ans inevitable. It is a case of supply largely married Japanese young men. They excording the demand: “The following going to marry at figures from the Report are illuminating before July 1st next when the new Ins

migration Law becomes effective.

In June, 1011, 18,877,000 tons (gross register) of shipping were neder tho British Ang and in spite of the beary Hosses austained chiring the the

and returatorinter

To these interested in racing in Chine

amount of shipping is to-day larger than the remarkable record of the Shanghai 36 was then by 200.000 tons, while in the pony Old Bill” will be well known. British Dominions the increase has been The Nate Daily Fours tolls us what to

store for the pony. Through one of his owners having a honse adjacent to Tho Durdans at Epson, Lord Recovery, one o

much as $12,000 tons. Of the EXPAN sian of merchant shipping of all nations which has occurred since the early sum mer of 1016 amounting in the aggregate. to nearly $15.300,000 tons, shipowners in the British Empire have been responsible the best friends of facing, has come to for only just over 1,000,000 ODS, the Row all about Old Bill and has shown principal contribution to the existing great interest in his doing, so that he surplus has been made by the United

States with 10,500,000 tons, while Japan has to be kept informed of all his soe. bus added 1,700,000 tons to her ficet, cesses. He has recognized that Old Bill Italy 1.300,000 tons, Franco 1,317,000 tons, is an outstanding specimen of the Holland 1,133,000 tons, and the Scandi-

navian countries-Norway, Sweden and supine China pony, and so it has beca Denmark-528,000 tons."

arranged that, when the pony retires fron

Denna were from the Report using de shall be sent to Epsom unit be

war

that probably half of this huge increase passioned or in Lord Roacharya pad of 15,300,000 tons is the world's shipping docks-Nor will the aristocratic thorough "may be regarded as obsolete or other breds be able to patronize Old Bill, for he wise uneconomical! A great deal of is well able to take care of himself. tonnage is idle-more than at any pro period. According to the most con

Singapore has lost its town planning servative estimate, upwards of 6,000,000 expert in the departure for Home of tons of shipping under foreign fags is Captain E. P. Richards, Deputy Chair- unemployed, of which at least two-thirda man of the Improvement Trust, Singa is American, whereas only 150,000 tons pore. The Department has, to carry on is British, notwithstanding that British the work, a chief technical assistant and shipping is not artificially assisted by a second assistant. Since his arrival in subsidies or sheltered by flag discrimind the Colony Captain Richards lias been tion from unrestricted world competition well the public eye, and though in the

Although the Shipping outlook is dif

process of town planning he hat described as overcast,welcome signs met with some opposition from "vested". are noted of a slight improvement in and other interests, the Free Press thinks trade. In 1993 the value of inward and that his work will be more and, more outward cargoes of the United Kingdom appreciated in years to come. He had showed an increase of nearly 18 per centrst of all the task of educating a very as compared with the previous year. It is an obvious deduction that with the recovery of international trade, the su

& plus of the world a effective tonnage will

find employment. In the meantime," says the Report, the scrapping policy, which will have to be pursued vigorously in order to save the heaty expenses incurred in laying up ships, will tend to atabilise shipping conditions, and thus produce something approaching an equil. brium in the supply and the demand for ships

In other words, such a rapid development of international trade as will justify so much shipping us now ACLLER-A Mukden, on May 11th, toexists is not to be expected.

Mr. and Mrs K HALLER, A ErsczAL Bedford, on April 3rd, the

wife of E. N. Exson. Chinese Cus toms, of a daughter, DEATH. SIS-At Bombay, on May 4th,

youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Sitas, Shanghai

BIRTHS

Hongkong Office: 11, Chater Road, London Office: 131, Fleet Street,

The Baily Bress

HONGLONG, MAT 18tz, 1921.

TOO MANY SHIPS.

conservative, lot of people that the future development of the town is a matter of intense interest from the points of view of health, sanitation, trafic, town-innes,

and all the amenities that lie beneath the

That educative process was hard work comprehensive terms of town-planning. and slow work." If we are not prepared at present to carry into effect the schemes

which he devised, or fear to upset the present owners of property, who, Cap- tain Richards is thoroughly convinced, wir benefit by the improvements in the long run," says our contemporary, we are at icast in possession of material for future- iraprovements and can avoid some of the mistakes in the arrangement of the town that have been made in the past. TEC Improvement Trust Bill is held up-why some one on the Legislative Council ought to enquire-but the work which Captain The Health Authorities in Canton are Richards bas done during his stay holding conferences. on the subject of Siarand

ECity

preventing the spread of plague, in the mich benefit in years to come.

Lt Col FW. Greenhill, O.B.E, the new commandant of the Loyals Regiment,

a recently arrived at Tientsin.

Much damage was caused by fire last

Friday night to the workshop and plant FAR EASTERN CABLE of the Netherlands Harbour Worka Co.

nt Macao,

NEWS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY-] JAPANESE ELECTIONS:

No rain is stated to bave fallen at Tien- tsin since November 1st and the pro- longed drought is causing alarm among COMBINED OPPOSITION BEATS OLI the farmers in the surrounding country.

A boatman pleaded Guilty" at the Marine. Hagistracy, yesterday morning, to carrying 12 passengers in excess of his bout licence. A fine of $5 was imposed.

GOVERNMENT,

- Tokyo, May 19th. Though the election is over the an notacement of the poll at Morioka, Namadzhi and elsewhere led to a recrude

Mr. William Heughan, the Scottish singer of the defeated candidates stormed their Arrangements have been made with scence of the disturbatos The partizans who has recently visited Hongkong, to rivals committon rooms and considerably

sing at the Peak Club on June 19th. - An intimation on the subject to members and subscribers of the Club appears among to-day's advertisements.

The Chairman of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, at the annual meeting of shareholders a week ago, described the year 1923 as being, so far dyshipping interests are concerned, perhaps the worst the world has ever known. This statement is borce cut by the annual report of the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom, which begins by saying that the year 1923 had seen shipping in the trough of one of the worst depressions through which it hase pussed: There are a statements in the Report that account for this. One thair before the war the other is that turo and Commerce, has telegraphed to that the world is doing much less trede Dr. WW, Yen, Minister of Agricul OFFICES TO LET 20 List from a much more shipping is in existence to-day the provinces announcing tist he has having arrived from the above Fort, Con.REY GROUND FLOOR, Ayor No.25 list there has been a great volume of the Red Cross Society of China. Admiral Jue, OFFICES hs., Dothan before the war with the result accepted the appointment as Chairman of Goods are being landed at their rak into the | signees of Cargo are hereby informed that their to Hongkong Dally: From Office.

tonnige always ready to put to res when Teal Ting-kan (chairman of the Tariff Godowns of the Bangkong sad Kowloon Whart and Godown Company, Laited, Kowloon and

freights have shown signs of rising, thus Rovision Commission) and Mr. Yana preventing any affective recovery of the Tcheng (former Commissioner of Foreign market. They Beport tells us that Affairs in-Shanghai), thoro-elected Vice- although passenger ships have fared Chairman, bare agreed to continue in somewhat better than general cargo ofico.

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RICKMERS LINIE

NOTICE TO CONSIGNRES.

Fox HAMBURG ANTWERP

Steamship

"CLAUS RICKMWESTE

stored at Depend risk and expense

ما

Optignal

will be carriel actiona áru givún lo tão contrary before

TO-DAY

arrived, Bonnignees of Cargo by herard informed that all Goods are being landed All broken, chafed and damaged Gooda

risk into the at their

hazardous andfor to be left in the Godowns, where they will bo extra-haranions. Grown

Godowns of Holt

Claims must be presented within Fifteen

shanes dantury may be

I obtained, Damined on 16th instant, at 10

No Claims will to admittal after the Goods days of the Steamers here, after which

have left the Colony, and all Goods remain date they cannot be recognized

undelivered after lith May, 191 will to

ng

unbject to rent.

All Claima against The Steamerst

broken

No Olaims will be drilled after the Goods

have left the Godowns, and all Giroda remain

to

Here after the 17th instant, will be

resented to the Intersigned on or before Consignos of Cargo, are hereby notified that the 22nd May, 1921, or thy will not be

ahmed separately they must produce an Import Permit signed by damaged Goods are the Superintendat e Imports and Exports, to be left in Qie Godowns, where they will be Hongking bolero Bille

farminst en ang Tuesday or Fridays, between the hours 1030 am and Noon within the "Crosstorage period of ony wyek

configurace has been fected tis

No Mrs

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

NAAMLOOZE VENPICOTICULAT

UANL BODERER & COT

Hongkong, 1965 MRT. 1925

ATNED A Good HOME fer & Small W

KITTENS Black and Tabbyz ApplyTM-5.P.0.A., 50%, Tá FANS

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TO-DAY

cartiers, international ocean-borne trade,

damaged property.

Factional fights at Numadzy necessitat ed the calling up of police reinforcements, from the neighbouring towns before order, Waa. restored.

The roeulta at noon to-day were:

Konaikai

Feiyubonto beiyuleni Independente Kakushin Cub Bubicons Man

Obiza, May 12th the Privileged Class Government!!! The popular election cry iá Down with

And it appears to have carried the day? The results up to 7 p.m. conclusively con- firm the Business Men's view that the seats than the old G "opposition “parties' would", capture mort

Government

141464 seatanmat

a whole, has been transported not only ollowing a quarrel with some clans without proft to the shipowner, but ut men, a Chinces woman of Lan Tao Island a heavy loss. We have become rather is believed to have taken her life by th

constomed to hearing the Chairmen of overdose of opium Her husband has short of a majority, while the opposition The Government a supporters are far Shipping Companies catering for passen stated to the police that some, cattle Fartice have already endured 949 out of cer trade to and from the Far East belonging to do of his clansmen had In the Lower House the Kesen:kat declaring that, even at the present high enton the paddy in his field, during his party is loading and will probably retur lover of fares, there is no money in the absence and his wife had upbraided the 159 memor passenger business, but as dividends men. His wife, in turn, was reprimanded appear to be fairly well maintained by by an aunt for not preventing the trpa the leading passenger carrying cotonaries, pass and deceased is said to have insis it is evident that thar usiness, at all on 820 compensation. She events, cannot have been oormed on at 83 and her failure to get more 14 said

THE CORONET. 14 heary loss. While trade remains less have driven her to commit

LAFER RESULTS. Kenanikal Seiyukai Soiguboste:

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