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· NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

MESSES. KELLY & WALSH LTD.,

been Appoistel AORNTS

INTIMATIONS

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 418,

Hongkong and China for Mears, EFFISURA,TION in prepared to Lease at CHIN WILSON's Commercial and Legal Publications Stocke will always be on hand for the con- veziance of Thom who are interested. Inspec. tion is invited. FYFINGHAM, WILSON,

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HE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRA- WANGTAO Attractive Site for Krection of Summer Bungalows Fall Particulars may

DODWELL & CO., LTD., attained from the Undersigned.

Publishers, LONDON,

TO LET.

REMISES on the Ganas Fire of

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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS suitable for One Large Store, or cau de skivided into Two Commodiars Shore, To Be Let Separately.

Apple-SECRETART. 912) A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

TO LET.

ES on the GROUND FLOOB BUILDINGS. of ALEXANDRA

PREMISES

CRAZE Roio, formerly occupied by T CHINTA MERCEAN BASE, LTD. Immediate Occupation; Moderate. Bestal

912)

AECRETARY

A. 8. WATSON & On, LrB.

TO LET

EW and Airy Office ROOMS on GROUND and FIRST Pipos, 5, DUDDELL STAKET. Can be used as Baat. Commercial or Motor Car Och Benz Moderate. ·

Apply

SUNU TAI

1. Queen Street.

TO LET.

HOP AND OFFICES, No. 12, Pronza

Ergr.

Apply at the Pazkison.

1100

TO LET AT WEIHAIWEL YOMFORTABLY Furnished BOOMS with

Board To Let at present.

Apply

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Ka NIVEN,

WEIKAIWEL.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFAC. TURING CO. LTD.

DIVIDEND NOTICE JOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Au INTERLY DIVIDEND has been De clared in respect of the Financial Year spling on the dist December, 1924, and will be Paid on FRIDAY, the AUGUST, 1924, a to Forty Cents (0.40 per Share on the Old Shams (Pally Paid), Thirty Conte (30.30) per

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Kongkeng, linh July, 197

NOTICE.

[1084

bey to notify the Public that we' We been appointed AGENTS far Hongkong and Vicinity for

AGRICULTURAL

INSURANCE COMPANY OF

WATERTOWN, MY

INTIMATONS

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

SETTLEMENT OF YOKOHAMA PRE- EARTHQUAKE ACCOUNTS OUTSTANDING " AT 15 SEPTEMBER 1923.

A

LL. Farlins having Chime against this Corporation in connection with Pro- Earthquake Accounts.honhl forward Fall Par ticulars and Proofs to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Koax, to be received there Not Later Than 30 SEP TEMBER 1924, after which Data no further Claims will be initted.

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and are prepared to underwrite Fire Riska st Lowest Current Rates,

HONGKONO.

By Onter of the Court of Directors,

A. U. BARLOW,

Acting Chief Manager...

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.

SANDËR. WIELER & COT Star No. 157, now converted into Five THE Cartitions No. 191 for Que Silver

Hongkong, 29th July, 12

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HONGKONG TRAMWAYS, LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

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N INTERIM DIVIDEND.of Seventy- OTA cents Per Share has been Declared and will be PAYABLE ON AND AFTER WEDNESDAY, THE 2 AUGUST, when Dividend Warrants may be obtained upon Application at the Officer of the Company.

The SHARE REGISTERS of the Company will CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, 6TH AUGUST, TUESDAY, 19TH AUGUST, 1924, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

W. F. ROBERTS, Secretary Hongkong, 21st July, 1924.

(1056

THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

N INTERIM DIVIDEND of ONE

A DOLLAR I Phare for the Sit Moaths ending 30th June, 1924, will be PAYABLE on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST, on which Date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's Office.

The TRANSFER HOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from Thursday, 24th July, to Wednelay, 6th August both days inclu sive), during which perical no Transfer of Sharon can be registered."

By Order of the Board of Directors,

JOHN ARNOLD..

Hongkong, frih July, 1924.

Secretary.

(1010

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

DIVIDEND NOTICE. FOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that An

Bath Ton (NCHINI DREBY de

Gold Shares in this Society standing in the Name of DIKRAN MOUKADIAN has been Declared LOST, and if at the Espiration of Oue Month from the Date hereof the above Docu. ment be not forthcoming the sail Certificate will be deemed Cancelled and of No Effect, and. Certificate for the Five Gold Shares will be Issued in its stel by the Society,

PAUL LAUDER.

General Mana YET. Hongkong, July 12th, 1924.

(1019

HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD. IN LIQUIDATION. (INCORPORATED IN THE CRITED KINGDOM).

LOST SHARE CERTIFICATE.

Liquidator of this Company has bewa requested by DAVID SAUL LEVY of 12, TIEN Dose ROAD, RANGHA: LO effect the Issue of Scrip for the Shares in the HONGKONG TRAMWAYS. LIMITED, to

the Register tar of 100 of which,

ho is

of this ander the Terms of the

Comp without production of Certificate

100 Shares Nos.

No. 903 representing the said 131180 to 131279

Atatement that tite upon the xaid Certificate, No. 933 Has Boca LOST or DESTROYED, AND NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that if within 30 days from the Date hereof no Claim or Bepresentation in respect thereof be made at this Office the said Certifiesta will thereafter be deemed Cancelled and of No Efect

W. Ë. ROBERTS. Attorney for the Liquidator. Hongkong, 9th July, 1924

[1005

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

TICKETS will be sued for BOUND

TBIFS daring the Months of JULY To SEPTEMBER, from HONGKONG to FoocnoW

Betara, Calling And (Pagoda Anchorage) at Swarow and AMOY on both the Upward and Downward Voyage, Ly the Company's Well appointed Steamer HAI-NING

New

at the Reduced Rate of $80, found ending Meals while |

INTIMATIONS

DEWAR'S

The Spirit of

1,924

average price of 18 3ch perlik, which has

On the newcommendation of a Medicar

It is noted that trout September 1st,

to be maintained for a quarterly peried Board, Lieut. 8. C. Cobbeld, H.K.S. '. below the restriction figure is restored Brigade FA, has been invalided to the

United Kingdom, to 50 per cent, will not be attained in the three months August October, mul that a further reduction invoûtput of à per cent. the Beckwith Bell" will discontinue sounding, and in future will only operate -making the outpat 30 per cent, af stan-

during the foggy season, from January ist to May 1st. dard-will be in operation for the period

There ar nut

lacking song who think we may eveni

the

Noventer-Jadiny,

4:21

Empire

unbroken

is that It Evenness that is so much appreciated in DEWAR'S It is produced by the skilful blending of whiskies-old and ample-DEWAR'S is simply a mingling of good things.

Tenders are being invited for the con-

It is notified in the Cucerument Gusette that His Majesty the King has approyed the appointment of the Hon. Mr. P. 31. Holyoak to be an Unofficial Member of the Executive Council during the absence on lease of the Hon. Sir Paul Chater, C.M.G.

Come down to 13 per cent. of output of struction of a covered service reservoir the standard, before the quarterly nyerage and contingent works at Piper Hill, above Cheung Sha Wan in connection with the af 18, ad, is attained, and the percentige shing, Mun Valley Water Works Scheme. of ontput allowed begins to increase." That, indeed, would be a very serious matter for "most of the estates, and it is practically certain that many of the amalloy' ones would be driven out of exist see. It means that the production casts per Bound would increase and the mar kin of proût diminish, while so long as the Dutch in Netherlands Indie ständ mand of the 2/4th Bombay Grenadiers, autside the restriction scheme the plantavice. Major F. A. B. Johnstone, places on sick fist and who reverts to his per tions there are manifestly enjoying, a

manent appointment as Company. Com- myrder.

Dewar's "White Label" and subsidy at the expense of the British ter

'Victoria Vat."'

As supplied to the Houses

of Lords and Commons."

가

By Royal appointment, to His Majesty The King.

SOLE AGENTS..

A S. WATSON

CO. LTD.

Wine and Spirit Merchants

ESTABLISHED 1641.

BIRTHS

22

ritories The mor the British restrict the more the Dutch expand. This factor! creates great uneasiness among the

Major C P. F. Warton, O.BE, has been appointed othelating Second in Com-

On the evasion of his approaching transfer to another port, British resi- Jents at Changsha are presenting to Mr.'-

M

The following appointment by E. the Governor is announcer : --Sub-Inspector

Malayan planters Ditch cultivation has | I Giles. H. M's Consul, a solid silver tea ivercased greatly siner export from service on his completing of 25 years in Malaya and Ceylon was restricted the Consular service of which a little Moreover, the adoption of the Restriction less than a third has been spent in Chang- Scheme led to the American Government ha embarking on a Pork! wide wearer for territory suitable for first-class rubber plantations, with a view to getting Alfred Reynolds to be an Examiner, ôt

•American controlled rubber for Ameri-Weights and Measures under the Weights and Measures Ordinance, and also o cap industrien.“

At the present timeInspector under the Gunpowder and Fine- Great Britain, in her Colanies, is the works Ordinance, and the Dangerous largest producer of ruller, and Agrica | Goods Ordinaner,

..

is the largest consuget? A preliminary Tenders are being invited for altera

The &t rently issued by the United tions to the Generai Post Office.

for the the Steamer is in

These Special Tickets will be available for Coquen-At Shanghai, on July 5th, to

Mr. and Mrs. J. Conner, a sm turn ONLY by this Steamer, either by the Batura

vage for which it in isced or by her follow-Lara-At Shanghai, on July 7th, to

Mr. and Mrs. A. Lane, pen. 0.001 to 150,000, and Ons Ceût (90,01) per Eelarved in respect of the Financial Year ending ons | Voyage 1 fram Foochow. Donation of Stay

Bailing 17AL

LILLE-At Chefon, on July 24th, to Mr. Share o

ou the Sew Shores 119 sate) on the tat December, 14, and will be hours. which 31.00 per Sham was paid up on the 15th FRIDAY, TR AUGUST, 1924, to at Foochow

Share on the Old

wand Mea. E, W. Litter, a daughter. The

Trip occupies

pies 8 to 9 days and the Forty Cents (30-40} May, 1924.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company

Shares

(Fully raid), Thirty-three Cents (30.35) Steamet wall Leave HONGKONG from the Com-

Mr. and Mrs. A. Melaon à bon will be CLOSED from the Bra to 22ND Alper Share on Bonus Shares (fully paid) Nos, pany's Wharf at 5 p.m., Arriving at Daylight At Shanghai, on July Wich, to SARJEANT.-At Shinghai, on July 25th, to 171,000 to 10,000, sul Sir Cents ($0.06) per on her Return (Weather permitting). HOST, 1924 (both days incnsive).

Mr. and Mrs, R. E. SARJEAST, & Bon. Share on the New Shares (1724 Isabel upon

Sys.--At Brockley, Kent, on July 25th. which $2.50 per Share was paid up on the

to Mr. and Mrs. C: Vacsor Sys 15th March, 1924,

(Shanghai), n son. VACUEZ-At Shanghai, on July ward, Me and Mrs. Vacuzzy a slaughter,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.. General Managers,

[1104 Hongkong, la Angust, 1924.

THE HONGKONG CHINESE MER CHANTS' STOCK & PRODUCE EXCHANGE MÄRT: CO., LTD.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Comany will be CLOSED mm the Sru to 298 AUGUST eth days inclusive).

1978)

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.. General Mahagers.

TOTICË IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON

SECOND ORDINARY ANNUAL

GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLD-

EBS of the

Hentered De any will be held at the

Hongkong, on

26, Dex Fraux Bowl Central, MONDAY, the Is SEP-

TAXICAB CO., LTD.

NOTICE OF CALL,

Issere or 49,00 SHARES OF THE NOMINAL "

VALOR OF $10 EACH,

(85 Painite)

. 1834, et Nous, for the purpose of the Report of the Directors together Statement of Accounts for the Year with ending

300% Jane, 194. and of transacting

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Banizes, and 4 EXTRAORDINARY

MEETING was held Im-NS CALL of $2,440) Per Share on Each of GENERAL mediately after This Westing to pass a Resolu- the 49,000 Shares allotted on the 19th day of tion to Wind Up the Company voluntarily. May. 1923, has been made by the Company, The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company sad that such Call will be Payable to the

Beakers,

The

ANCHORAGE

The Company's Steam Launch will convey passengem from PAGODA Foochow Cray, if required.

to

J

For further Particulars and Dates of Bailing, Appir to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,

General Managers, DOUGLAS NYAMANI Co., LTD.

Hongkong. 17th June, 1924,

1905

"NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE PENINSULAR&ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.'S STEAMER

"NAGO YA"

AMBINED HONGKONG OF 1ST JULY, 1924. FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, PORT SAID,

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COLOMBO AND STRAITS. MONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above- uamed Vessel and hereby informed that their Gools are being landed sud and plac AT THEIR RINK n the Hongkong Kowloon Whart and Golaws Company's

•FONGKONG and Saune | Gexlowin at Kowloon, where each ot will be CLOSED from the 1st July, 1924, to Company RPORATION in Hongkong on or will be sortial out Mark by Mark and

the 1st September, 1924, both days inclusiva.

Be Order.

LI YIN CHONG, "Asistant Manager.

Hongkong, les July, 1924.

(1099

SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

SILVER LOAN 1994.

Iser or DEWENTOEZI JOK SHANGHAI TALLS

1,250,000.

:

TIKE SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL COUN-

HAI BANKIND

before the 15TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1924,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 7th to 14th August, 1924, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directore,

A. H. HOWE -

Managing Director. [1045

- Date! this 19th day of July, 1924

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

1)

PRORATE JURISDICTION.

Three Invites applications for Is THE GOODS OF ARTHUR RYLANDS

Debentures is the SILVER Iman or 1924

RATE OF INTEREST-6 per cent. per aruum, Payable on June 80th and December 31st in Each Year..

LOWE, of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong, Chartered Accountant,

decrated.

IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TOTICE Probates Ordinance 1897 (No. 2 of 1897) made par, under the operation of a Sinking Fund. An Onder limiting the Time for sending in The Debentures may, however, be Redeemed Claims to or against the above Estate to the hy the Founcil in whole or in part on 31st Day or AUGUST, 1925. Creditors and DECEMBER 31, 1934, or on any Subsequent Claimant are hereby Required to send their Date, aubject to the Council giving Six Cians to the Undersigned by the above Date. Calendar Months Notice in the Municipal

Dated this 28th day of July, 1924.

#DEACONS, Gazite and Public Pream of Shanghai. In the

Solicitors for the Executor, event of Partial Redemption of the Loan,

1. Des Vera Road Central, Hongkong. the Numbers of Debentaires to be Redeemed

1062) will be decided by Drawing.

PRICE OF ISSUE-Shai. Th, 97 per cont.Court kan by virtue of Section 58 of the REDEMPTION on DECEMBER 31st, 1954, at

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kuit

SCRIP will be stel in Denominations of Shai. 5,000, Shai. T. 1,000, Shai, Ths. 500 and Shai. Tis. 100 to the convenience of Applicants... APPLICATION FOEMS can be obtained from the LocAL OFVICH of the Honexoxe AND SHANGHAI HANKING CORPORATION OF and COMPTROLLER, from the TRZAJELA SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, Administra tion Buikling, Shanghai, to whom all Ex.

$1053 amiris should be addressed. чит

.

HONGKONG WEEKLY

PRESS.

CONTAINING ALL THE WEEKS "LOCAL NEWS:

The Paperito send Home.

COD-

can be attained as the foods are landed

Optional Goods will landed here unless Instructions has been given to the trary Six hours before Arrival of the Steamer.

Goods not cleand within & days, including iate of arrival will be birct to Rest.

No Fire Fusurance will be fected by me in maat. be left in the Godowns for

for erly the Consignees, and the Company's Surveyors, Messrs. GODDARD & Doulas, at 19 A., on Monday and Thursdays.

"any case

whatever.

Daingel

all Claine must be presented within Ten days of the steamer's arrival her, after which date they cannot be recognized.

So Claims will be simitted after the Goods have left the Godown

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO..

[1011 Hongkong, 1st July, 1924

Agents,

TO-DAY TILL MONDA Y, at 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 2.15.

REX INGRAM'S THE WHERE PAVEMENT ENDS

featuring

NOVARRO RAMON and ALICE TERRY Story of the South Seas by John Russell.

THE CORONET.

DEATHS.

States Departmeși? of Commmered states work consists of enlargeißent of the Close that fireat Britain controls 77 per cent. Mails Section, the enclosure of the pre- of the total area under Pubber and that sent mails entrance, the construction of. the British capital invested in the in-two truck doors; the installation of twa goods and one pasanger lift and the dustry anunt 20 (1.3p9,000,000, as epm- construction upon the first floor of a large pared with @$2,000,000 “American capital." } public office,

$134,990,0m Butch, 240,000,000 Jajnurse, #27,000,000- French and "Belgian, and $47,000,000 for 'ather European countries. America apitalists are assured by, the investigators that traple land and Inbette are available for new planting in Malag, Suenatra, and Indo-China, as well as in the Philipine Islands, while the aggre

:

We regret to learn that the Hon. Sir Claud - Severu, Colonial Secretary, has been recently hereayed by the death of his mother, les. Severn. who with her husband, Mr. Arthur Severn, R.I., R.0.1., the landscape painter, was an intimate friend of Ruskin, whose evusin and ward she was. She died at Brantwood, Conis», toa on June 27th."

gate area famine would seem to be very

The Culomla branch of the. Hongkong remote. When

a great industry like

and, Shanghai Baiking Corporation have rufiber production has to resort to re-entered into occupation of their 130W

On the striction schemes and to contemplate premises, in Prince Street,

Central Selling Agency in order to main- occasion of the opening a reception was tain the prior of rubber at a level reeld, by Mr. f. N. Murphy, the agent, to wish the Corporation, good luck in LUNORE&G-At Shanghai, on July with, munerative to the planters it is obviously many of the bank's clientele assembling

MINNI TANNYA, only daughter of Mr.in a bad way, and certainly offers no their new premises. and Mrs. E. M. LUNDBERUL

H

PADE-At Shanghai, on July 29th. Enda encouragement for further capital invest

Among the passengers who arrived from, Fuc, dearly beloved son of Mr. and ments either in Asia or tropical America.

England by the Sapperton yesterday: Mrs. K. F. Pane, aged 61 years, ·

When however we see it stated that the

were Mr. and Mrs. 1. C. F. Bellamy British policy of restriction directly en- Mr. Bellamy has come out from Liveç-

narages "rical development, it is well pool to take, up

Hongkong Office: I, Chater Road.. London Office: 131, Fleet Street E.C.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, A Post áru. 1924,

the appointment of

to bear in mind that the policy is and General Manager of the Hongkong Team- aining at the preservation of an împort-way Co, Luk, in succession to Mr. W. art and raluable British industry on Roberts who is shortly leaving" the an appointment in which the prosperity of the Straits Settle. Colony to take up

London. ments, the Malay States and Ceylon

A notice has been issue) to mariners by fargely depends, and we may feel reason-

Mr. J. A. Samples, Acting Harbour Mas ably well assured that those who have.

ter at Canton that salvage opérations the responsibility of working this scheme for the raising of the Heangshay are Tux further restriction"of the rabber[have a very full appreciations of all the afaring completion. Ships of whatever export from Malaya and Ceylou by five passibilities and what is re a well-size are ordered to go dead "slow in up-`

THE RUBBER INDUSTRY.

grounded éonfidence in its

KUTECKS,

ultimate

per cent. for the ensaing quarter, bring ing the export down to 55 per cent. of the "standard . production," is plain evidence of the fact that the Colonia) :

Today is the tenth anniversary of the Office remains uninfluenced by the recentmmercement of the Great War, campaign against the polingy of restric

tion. The market price of "rubber during

J

There is no material change in regaril

Tenders are being invited for the con- struction of four additional filter beds for Kowloon with contingent works

near Lai Chi Kok Pass.

The record of the rainfall at the Botanic Gardens during the quonth of July showed that rain fell on 23 days. The total fall was 18.94 inches.

the past quarter has been below une shill- | to the Shameen strike situation. ing a, pound, and, under the Stevenso scheme for restricting the rubber output, this reduction of five per cent cume* automatically into force. Some little time after the policy of restriction was adopted rubber, which had previously shaped to 7d. or &d. a pound, steadily ense in 18. il and most of the companies were able again to pay dividends. But during the greater part of the past three months the price of rubber has been standing round about 102d, and has only risen in the”. past fortnight, when further restriction became The master of tie ma. Prefident Taft imminent. A London contemporary states reports that three Chinese deck passen; that general opinion in the rubber world,gers died on board 'froin natural causes rightly or wrongly, anticipates that an whilst on the voyage across the Pacifu

:

The Medical Officer of Health's return of notiable diseases for August 1st was a blank, no case having been reported during the twenty-four hours.

roaching and passing this salvage area, for fear of creating a wash which might either be dangerans to life or hinder the operativos.

His Excelloney the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. Lancelot Forster to be a Burner of the Board of Edlun tion for a period of two years with effect from July 28th, 1924. Mr. Forster. Professor of Education at the Hongkong University. The vacancy he fills on the Board is presumably that entsed by the departure of Mr. S. Teesdale Mackintosh, former Registrar at the University.

NEW J.Ps,

The following gentlemen" have been Appointed in the Governor to he Justices of the Pence for the Colony rel Flangkung-ficial: Mr. William Jumes Lockhart Smith. Inofficial: Mr. Paul Lauder and Mr. Neilage Sharp Brown.

THE COMMODORE'S SUCCESSOR.

will

We are officially informed that Com

ba "relieved in modore Grace December ofst by Captric A. J. B. Stirling, C.B: