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NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

TE Hare THIS DAY REMOVED to

WFUL FLOOR of CHINA BUILD-

ING (Facing QUEIN'S THEATRE).

C. WARREN & CO., LTD., Sanitary Engineers.

(1799 Hongkong, 1st February, 1925,

NOTICE.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

NOTICE ALLERTREFWOY TOBIAS

INTIMATIONS

THE

THE STAR FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED.

1.- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that An EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEET ING of The STAE FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held at the Office of Messrs. JARDINE, MAYBESON & Co, LIMITED. Fedder Street, Hongkong

o WEDNESDAY, the 1483 DAY of JANUARY, 1995, st Noas, when the Subjoined Resolution will be proposed a an Extraordiary Besolution

(a) That the

Article shall be inserted after article 110 or the bridles

having by Mutual Agreement severed his Connection with us, his Authority to Sign Out Capital- Name Per Procuration is WITHDRAWN fromation THIS DATE.

ponding

JOSEPH GOULD & CO.

Share and General Brokers. Hongkong, 1st February, 1925,

of pro-

fits and

corres

L1801

007 shares.

TO LET.

CITORAGE SPACE on Marine Lets with

from 31ST DECEMBER

1799]

W.S. BAILEY & CO., LTD., Kowloon Bay,

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Club will be bent in the JOCKEY CLUB ROCK, HONGKONG CLUB ANNEN. ao TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10ru, 1985, mt 5.30 ... for the purpose of ourming the Besolutions passed at an Extraordion y General Meeting held on 22nd January, 1925, 7

Hy Uniler,

18001

C. K. BRYN, Beatvtary.

KOWLOON RESIDENTS'

ASSOCIATION.

THE ANNUAL MELTING

I HELD IN

ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH HALL,

KOWLOON

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 91,

ATP.M.

Members and Kowloon Residents Generally are Cordially Invital to Attend.

A. MORLEY,

Hon. Secretary.

Hongkong, January 91st, 1945. [1795

PRINCE LINE FAR EAST SERVICE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. ..

FROM NEW YORK.

Steamship

THE BERN PRINCE"

сп

of Amocistion-

1104 The Company in General Merting may at any time pass & Resolution to the effect that it is desirable to capitalian Buy sum or fans of money be ing part of the Undivided Profita the of the Company standing to credit of the Company's Resurre Pend, and accordingly that such Mure or sume be distributed as the Members in Bonus

amorg proportion to the Shares held by them respectively, and that the Directors be authorised to distri bata among the Members any Unierned Shares or New Shares in like proportiona.

allot

tion to

BONGKONG" DAILY PRESS, "MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2x0,

INTIMATIONS

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The YEARLY SIXTH ORDINARY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will bet held at the Registered Office of the Company, No. 10. DES VORVI ROAD CENTRAL, at 1.00 P.M. SATURDAY. the 1411 FEBRUARY, 1925, for the parpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts

December, 1924 for the year ending 31st

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SAggMDAY, 7th February. 10 SATURDAY, 14th February. 1995 (both days inchisite), daring which Period No Transfer of Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

KAN TONG PO.

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 31st January, 1923.

[1793

HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND

FINANCE CO., LTD. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The ORDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS IN THIS COMPANY will be held at the HONAKONE Herz, Hongkong, so SATURDAY, the Tru FEBRUARY, 192, at 11a, for the purpose FE

the Directors toge of ther with the part

Statement of Accounts for the year ther ended 31st December, 1924

(b) When say such Resale tion sa that referred to in the preceding paragraph shall have been passed, the Directos mar

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company and itsce the Member

will be CLOSED from the ND FEBRUARY to the sa may be in propor 9TH FEBRUARY (both lays inclusive), during ase Shares held by them which pariol No Transfer of Shares can be

and in ratis. respectively

of the said Bonun, the Registered. Faction Crissaed Shares or New Phares, Pail Up & bares) (credited a Fully to the extent of the proportionate amount payable to such Members in respect of the Reserve Fund, with all power to make such provisions by the Issue of Frac dons! Certificates or otherwise

for the they may think expedient cs of fractions, and prior to such Clement the

Directors may Allotment

authorise any person on behalf of the Members to enter into any

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Hongkong, January, 1925,

(1786

THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT co.. LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHARE- is the Company will be held at the HOLDERS

Agreement with the Company profice of the Company, No. 4A. DES VOEUX viding for the allotment through them of such Shares credited as Paid Up Shares as a foresaid, and in xali-faction as aforesaid, and made under such any Agreement

shall authority It shall be

I be effective. (c)

be no objection gd under para- to Resointions раззос ography

Rap, on THURSDAY, 19 FEBRUARY. 1925, at 12 o'clock Noox, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, declaring a Dividend

and

Directors and Auditors. electing The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will, be CLOSED frora Tuansbar, Eth Feb

aph (a) of this Article that they

INTIMATIONS

WATSON'S

WHISKY

"Blended where it is distilled, and

Bottled where it is blended. in SCOTLAND.

A Skilful blend of the finest matured Highland Whiskies. A happy result of long years of perience in distilling and fine' blending; with flavour that cannot fail to assure appreciation from the most discriminating palate.

ruary, to THURSDAY, 19th February, 1935, both A. S. WATSON

are passed at the Mesting at which days inclusive, during which period No Transfer

the Resolution introducing thie of Shares can be registered. Article is

Special is confirmed an

Resolution, wwwvided that due

By Order of the Board of Directors,

co,

LTD.

JOHN ARNOLD,

Secretary. Hongkong, 14th January, 1925,

21724

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE, CO., LTD..

Wine and Spirit Merchants.

ESTABLISHED 83 YA..

„LOST.

notice of the intention to propose such been

mentiqned Resolution first shall have a given prior to the Confirmatory Meeting aforesaid AND NOTICE IS HEREBY FUR TRES GIVEN that The TWENTY. SEVENTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEET ING of The STAR YERBY COMPANY,

PPLICATION has been, made to the Hongkong Office: 14, Chater Road. LIMITED, will be held at the said Office

MATHESON Co., Lan., on Aeneral Managers of this Company to London Office: 131. Fleet Street, Messrs. Jaans,

2ND DAY of FEBRUARY MONDAY, the

with a State- Thirteen Duplicat-Certificates for One Thousand 1925, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the issue to Ma. R. DESAI of Hongkong. And Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company. Report of the Directors together, months ended Beven Hundred at Pixty-three Shares in this

ment of Accounts for the

Company, numbered 17 ca the

having arrived from the above Port on 31st January, Consignees of Cargo. sra hereby in formed that their Goods are being landed a their risk into the Godown of the Hongkong

Limited, Kowloon, and stored at Consigness" riak and expense.,,

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns,, where they will be examined on Saturday, 7th February. 1925, at 10

A.M. All Claims must be presented within 15 days of the Steamer's arrival bere, after which date they cannot be recognized.

day of Desember, 1929.

and 89271/

84/1988, 8627/8661 and

23047,23098- GIVEN that Farther HXTRAORDINARY 14364 1884/1388, GENERAL MEETING of the above Com 100 Olt -hares, 35621/95720 100 Old Shares. 92521/92620-100 014 Shares, 192797/192983-7 be bell, at the said Ofice of Bonus Shares, 409134/499133-100 New Shares, will be pany Mesars, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, LIMITED, Bon

ᏓᎪᎢ ; on MONDAY the 2ND DAY OF FEBRUARY, 45733/45:05-76 New Shares. 206463/206562 2.100 Naw Shares, immediately after the conclusion of the 103374/309373-2001

385311/3634

New

3-AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO | 99520-20 Old Shares. 1:0439035143349/

1925,

New

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, FERRUARY 238, 1925.

THE DEARER LOAF.

1925

There was ice on the Peak yesterday-

In Hongkong the price at four, we understand, bas gone up about 80 per Some on e roof of the residence of the cent. in less than twelve months. That Hon. Sir Claud Severn was a quarter of an inch thick. In the past twenty years, the price of bread has not undergone a

we believe, only once before has ice been " corresponding increase is due to the fact

seem on the Peak. That was six years at bakers have been working hugely on ag supplies contracted for when prices were

Thu Master of the ss, f'hokyu Muru re- lower. But it is no longer passible to

ported to the Police that in the parly make brend at the rate which has been hours of Saturday morning, some par- maintained until to-day, and we in Hong-sons broke the lock off the forecastle

ever.

The hidend which the Directors of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown. Co., Ltd., recommend was, by a printer's error, stated in our Saturday'a issue to be 960 per share instead of $6. No shareholder, we imagine, failed to recognise that it was a printer's error, but we take the earliest opportunity of correcting "the error in case any other

ong have therefore to pay wage for our

storeroom, and stole some sacks of rica bread, like the rest of the world. We and a quantity of rope and tarpaulin, have heard it stated, however, that there valued at $1,050. nce Chinese hakeries in the f'olony who will not increase the price of their bread, This surprising statement paturally gives rise to speculations as to how they can Affard to maintain the lower price if they have to pay more for their flour. An olivious implication is that, if they eat produce bread at the old price on the higher cost of flour, and still make a reader may have been misled.

The influence of China New Your in: profit, they must have been taking up undue advantage of the consumer in the felt in many places outside China. The past There are other suggestions, how-following paragraph appeared in the One is that adultemtion, or the Bangkok Times of January 22nd: How use of inferior flour, may be possible. complete is the, cassation of work in the mercantile community over the Chinesa Neither expedient could last long. 10 New Year may be gauged from the fact the first place the laws of the Colony that the Banks are closed from Saturday against adulteration are not likely to be to Wednesday (both days inclusive), the dened with impunity, and in the second Customs are closed from Friday evening- place the use of interior flour could only till Tuesday morning, and the commercial serve to kill the business. We have heard holidays arranged by the Bangkok Inter- a still more interesting alternative sug national Chamber of Commerce are Satur gested. It is that they could reduce day and Monday,"

loal-give the size of the weight, in fact. Among Europeans it is the general practice to ask for a loaf of so many pounds in weight, and in

The wedding took place on Saturday that ease the same law applies here as

afternoon at the Rosary Church, Kowloon,. at Home; the customer must he supplied the Rev. Father Spada officiating, of Mr. with bread of the weight asked for. Marcello F. Houghton and Miss Mario Loaves generally carry their own weight Rosario, who was given away by her significance. A quartern loaf, for in- brother, Mr. L. G. Rosario. The bride- stance, must be fully four pounds, and was attired in white royal crêpe char- meuse, trimmed with orange blossoms and not three and a half pounds.

pearl hended motif to finish and brocaded legal obligation at Home. Is it so in satin train. She carried a bouquet i of this Colony! We have heard doubts white chrysanthemums and roses with expressed on the subject. We have heard tulle and streamer of white ribbons, and it suggested that a customer might go was attended by the Misses and; J

Rosario and V. Langenberg. into a haker's shop, and, pointing to a pile of loaves of the couster, say: "I want one of those loaves, or a loaf of that size, and he would get it, without any guarantee, expressed or implied. that it is of the exact weight which the customer has been accustomed to asso- tiate in his mind with a loaf of that

short

It is

WEDDING. HOUGHTON-ROSARIO.

The bridesmaids wore dresses of Nile green short taffeta with cream, silk lace," and black yelvet hats.

The duties of heat nian were carried out by Mr. J. Barros, and those of grooms. man by Mr. E." Cordeiro. Following the marriage ceremony, a reception was held at No. 11, Hart Avenue, and later Mr. and Mrs. Houghton left for Macao and Canton, where the honeymoon, will be of red jersey silk with white silk braid

No Claims will be simitted after the Good. Annual Meeting, for the purpose of receiving 100 New Shares, 365411/385510-100 IT is scarcely necessary to say that the Particular size. In other words, a loaf spent. The bride's travelling dress was

Report of the Proceedings at the bare shares, 365511/3

11/365610-100 Now Shares the “real public interest which & Landon may be sold as a loaf, whatever its embroidery, with a white hat

have left the Godowns, and all Gooda remain.

undelivered after the 7th February, 1925, will be subject to Bent

"Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified an Import permit that they must Exports, Eengkong, before Bill of Lading can be countersigned.

signed by the grant of Imports and i

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

FURNESS (FAR EAST), LTD.. 2nd Floor, King Building, Connaught Road, Hongkong. Telephone No. 3168,

Hongkong, 1st January, 1995.

01797

THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL

STEAM NAVIGATION CO." STEAMER FOR STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUSTRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT MEDITERRANEAN PORTS & LONDON. THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.

THE Steamship

DONGOLA" Captain C. P. Conra, 0.B.E. R.D, RNE. carrying His Majesty's Malls, will be despatched from this Fort on or about SUNDAY, the 8TH FEBRUARY, 1925, at 10 ... taking Pas- sengers and Cargo for the above Parts,

Silk and Valuables and Tes for Italy, France, and London (under arrangement) will be tran shipped at Bombay into the Mail Steamer pre- seeding direct to Marseilles and London.

Parcels will be received at this Office until .1925 5 ... on Friday, the 8th February, 1 The contents and value of ail packages must be declared.

For further particulare, apply to-

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Agenta.

$1790 "Hongkang, 2nd February, 1925-

NOTICE.

THE Power of Attorney for ant Company, in favour of Mr. J. H. Batza (Resigned is hereby Esvoked and Power of Attorney in issued to Mr. P. F. LE FEVRE, effective as of JANUARY 31st, 1925.

THE TEXAS COMPANY,

1791)

NOTICE.

THE DUNLOP RUBBER CO. (CHINA), TA. Hereby Give Notice of Haring REMOVED Their ce to

HONGKONG HOTEL ANNEKE BUILDING

SECOND FLOOE,

Extracce Next Door Hove xeno HOTEL,

Dei Vour Rosd

gkong, 29th January,

1925.

mentioned Meeting to be held on the 141 Certificates Nos. 8435, 8601, 8602,860, 11196.

nity of closely inquiring into the point. DAY OF JANUARY, 1925, and of confirming. 10200 10089 11160, 11161, 11852 11555. 11556 cable a few days ago told us is being weight. We have not had an opportu

and 11:57 dated 15th January, 1924, 21st Jan manifested at home in the evidence that There seems to be a singular lack of POLITICAL

thongat it. as a Special Resolution the above mentioned Resolution.

4-AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO ary, 1 GIVEN that An ORDINARY GENERAL

29th July

,192,6th August 1924. 19th March 1924, hare been Lost or

MEETING of the above Company will be Novem, 1924, 7th August 1924, and 17th the Royal Commission on Food Prives has

knowledge generally on the subject and increases since the war in the price of it ma

Mislaid; and held at the aid offic of Messrs. JARDI, Notice is hereby given that if within Thirty been taking in regard to the successive MATHEMAN & CO., LIMITED,, immediately after Days from the Date hereof No Claim or Repre

Certi the conclusion of the last natione feeting sentation in respect of such Original for the purpose of considering an isolations will then proceed to deal with such application ring and, if thought cats are made to the General Managers, they fit, passing the following

Ordinary Besointions, all Capital of the (b) That the authorised

For CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE CO. LTD. SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers, (1748 Hongkong, 19th January, 1925.

Company (which is now $100,000 of the cousi-ting of 40,000 Shares nominal value of $10 each, all of St. George's Building. which have been issued) le increased

to $1,000,000 by the creation of shares of the nominal 60,000 Additional h value of $10 each

(e) That it is desirable to capitalise the of $100,000 being part of the Sum Undivided. Pron's of the Company standing to

ling to the credit of the Company

TO BE LET OR SOLD... No. 7, STEWART TERBACH, 270, PEAK.

IVE-ROOMED HOUSE. Folly Fars

Apply- F. A MACKINTOSH,

MACKINTOSH & Co., LTD.

Reserve Fund glecting inhed. Modern Banitation.

such

the purpose of capitalisation in parsuance of Article 110s of the Company's Articles o

of $10 per Share Association on the Issued Shares of the Company. be sad the BOTA is hereby declared and that the Directors be and they sre hereby authorised to satanist the Boats the distribution amongst Persons who

egistered as Holders of the present issue of Shares of the February Company on the 2nd day of

Issued of qne of the

the Newly Shares of the Company credited as Paid Up in respect of every one Existing Share of the Company held by Buch Persons as aforesaid and that sach New Ordinary bares rank for Dividend and in every otherrospect pari

BTC.

1660]

TO LET.

TERRE LARGE ROOMS Excellently sign

ated for Offices on the 3RD “ ST." GEORGE'S" BUILDING Facing Ice Hot STREET and CHATES ROAD. For Terme Particulars, Apply HONGKONG

ESTATES. LIMITED, TERRITORIAL

St. George's" Building.

[1728

TO LET

it may therefore be useful to draw atten-

hope that some authoritative reply may

་་་

SITUATION

IN CHINA {THROUGH REUTKE'S AGENCY.] HEALTH OF DE. ́ ́ SUN.

NIGHT.

of Great Britain. There is a real publiche taade to it. In any case it rests in AFTER RELAPSE PASSES GOOD bread, extends far beyond the confines tion to this intriguing question in the

interest" in the matter in Hongkong, the arst place upon the castomer himself for instance, especially as the price!

PERING, February 15t to see that he gets the actual weight

Dr. Sun Yat Sen had a relapse, yester of bread has just beca raised two

of bread ne assumes he is buying; but,

day afternoon, but passed a comfortable cents per lb. by the leading bakery.

on the other hand, we do not see why night, The price of the leaf is being forced up the Government should not take what-

This morning his temperaturo was 98

EARLIER. everywhere by the rising price of flour.

ever measures may be deemed necessary and pulse 130.7 Last week immense buying" sent the and require local practice in the baking This morning's bulletin states his tea price of wheat at Chicago to "the bigbest trade to conform to the legal obligatiers perature yesterday was 101.8 and patise point reached since the Hutchinson corner which obtain at home, This is desirable

He was quite weak in the afternoon, in 1808." A dearer loaf throughout the alike in the interests of the general hist responded well to medical treatment comfortable night. This

110.

world is the inevitable consequence. The public who buy the bread and of bakers and had

morning his temperature was 90.3; pulsa

ness,

quartern loaf, which has heen recently who aim at strict compliance with Home 120. He feels stronger and his mind is as standing at Homie at'108. has been raised prattice both in regard to purity and clear as it has been throughout his ill- weight. They should not be exposed to to 11d. in London, and presumably to a

CHINA'S REHABILITATION. INAUGURATION OF CONFERENCE shilling in the provinces. Recent cables unfair competition. have given as the explanations of this

IN PEKING. rise in the price of wheat that have been furnished to the Food Commission. There

is an estimated shortage in the four principal exporting countries-Canada,

pasms with the Shares already issued TO LETO SINGLE ROOMAD the United States, Australia and the

(d) That the

the whole or say part of the

remainder of the Unierued Shares of the Company be disposed of in sach manner stench time or time and upon such terms as the Company's Directors shall in their discretion think t

absolute

THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 26th day of January, 1825, to MokDAY, the 2nd day of February, 1925, both days inclusive.

Dated this 30th day of December, 1924...

By Order of the Board of Directors,

W. S. BROWN,

Becretary.! 1069].

S.S. PAWNEE.”.

EE Master, Owners, and Agents of This Thereby, Accept No Hesponsibility for Debts incurred by Members of the Grew.

-DODWELL & CO., LTD.,

Agente

[1769

17923

OFFICE on 1er FLOOR, No. 14/16. PADDER STANT,

Apply PROPERTY OFFICE, JARDIN3, MATKsius & Co., LTD.

1196.

PREPAID 'WANTED'

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