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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB. VISIT OF AMERICAN TENNIS PLAYERS.

WEATHER PAKEITTING TO-DAY AT £15 P.M.

1. KINSET

1.

C. O'CALLAGHAN.

BKINSEY & H. SNODGRASS NG SZE KWONG & Ë, E. TOTTENHAM.

12203

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LTD... OHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION

00.

AND

LTD.

CONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer

OVOLOPS

are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged inte Bolt's Wharf, Kowloon, where It will be at Consignees' risk and subject to Terms and Conditions, of Storage at "Holt's

The Gargo will be ready for Delivery from Godown on and after 13th May.

Optional Cargo will be landed, unless Notion has been given prior to Steamer's arrival.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10. x. sod Noos, within-the-Free storage.

No Claims will 180 d after the Good

have left the Steamer's Godown, and all Goods ing undelivered after the 19th May remaining

will be subject to Bent.

A Claim against the Steamer 'must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 2nd June, or they will not be recognized...

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

Bengkong, 12th May, 1925.

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THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

FORTY-FOURTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHABE- HOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the Undersigned en TaURSDAY, the 14TH MAY. 1922, at Noos, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Agents, together with * Statement of Account for the year ended the 31st December, 1924.

The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the Im to the 14TE MAT, 1925, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., General Agents.

Hongkong, 27th April, 1926.

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HONGKONG AND TERRITORIAL ESTATES, LIMITED.

and

THE

ANNUAL

FIRST ORDINARYA MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

of the

in the Company will be held at the Office of the Company, ST. GEORGET" BUILDING, NO. 6. Connaught Road, on WEDNESDAY, the 90TH MAY, 1925, at 12 o'clock Noox, for the purpose of receiving a Sistement of Accounts

Report

General Managers for the year ended 15th January, 1925, and slect

Consulting Committee and Anditor The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com pasy will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the TE MAT, 1323, until WEDNESDAT, the 20th MAT, 1925, both days inclusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

"General Managera Hongkong, 5th May, 1925.

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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. TOTICE IS KEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTY-SECOND ORDINARY YEABLY MEETING of the Socery will b held at the Head Office, UNION BOLLDING, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, 29TH MAY, 1925, at Noor, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account 10 31st December, 1924, and of declaring Dividende, etc.

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THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from MAY 16TH to May 29th both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board.

PAUL LAUDER,

General Manager. [2191

Hongkong, May 8th, 1925

BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE

COMPANY, LTD.

NOTICE TO SHARÉHOLDERS,

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG

THE HONGKONG & WHAM OA

DOCK CO., LTD.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Ax EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the above Company will be held at the Registered Office of the Company, QUEEN'S BUILDING, Victoris, Hongkong, on MONDAY, the 18TH DAY OF MAY, 1925, at 11 o'ctorx in the FoRxoox, when the subjoined Resolutions will be proposed as Extraordinary Résolutions, vix

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(1) That the Articles of Association of the Company be altered in manner following that is to say by the deletion of Artick 17 and by the substitution therefor of

namely: the following Article

17.-So long as the isaned capital of the

all not Company hall

sroced *$8,000,000, no Member shall be the Holder "entitled to

to be registered a "ot more than 8,000 Shares of the "Company. Should the issued

Capital of the Company be increased

beyond $8,000,000 the Number of Shares in of which Member shall be #bali be titled to be registered

Eroportionately, but No shall be entitled to be register "ed in respect of a fraction of Shara". Com (2) That the anthorised Capital of the

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pany (which is now $5,000,000 consisting of 60,000 Shares of the Nominal Value of $50 each the whole of which have

use wave been issued) be increased to $19 000,000 the creation of 140,000 Addinoral by the Shares of the nominal value of $50 ach-ranking (subject bereinafter mentioned) for dividend and in all other respecta pari pass with the Shares constituting the Company's present inned Capital.

(3) That 60,000 of the said 140,000 New Shares be offered in the First instance (in the proportion of one new share for by them every old share held respectively) to the Members of the

DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 14TH, 1925

INTIMATIONS

BY ORDER OF THE FIRST KORTGAGEES.

PUBLIC AUCTION

OT

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

PROPERTIES.

1-Sitite at VICTORIA in the COLONY of HONGXose and known as Subsection 6 of Section A of Inlsad Lot No. 411, together with the Messunga or Tonement Erections and

Building thereon known as No. 240, Queen's Road East.

Area:

997.40 $4.

ft. Crown Rent: $19.85, Term af Crown Lease: 999 years from 13th day of July, 1855, Situste a Kowloos in the said COLONY known as Kowloon Inland Los No. and 354, together with the Message or Tene ment Erections and Kaiklings thereon ktown No. 55, Shanghai Street, Yaumati.

Area: 150 sq. ft. Crown Rent: $10.00. of Crown Lease: 75 years from 19th day of November, 1988, 5-Sitasta at Kowtoos is the said Coton? and known as Subsection of Section Bof- Kowloon Marine Lot No. 31, together with the Mesanage or Tenemaat Erections and Buildings thereon known sa. No. 55, Shang- hai Street.

Area: 716.66 sq. ft. Crown Rent: $161, Term of Crown Lease: 75 years from 25th day of June, 1875

IN # LOTS

MK EV. M. R. DE SOUSA, Anctianter.

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THE CHINA AUCTION ROOMS, China Building,

1h

ON

MONDAY.

TEM HTH DAT OP MÁY, 192,

AT 3 O'CLOCK P.X.

For farther Particulars and Conditions of

Company whe on the 10th day of Jane Sale, Apply 10:

in the Company Tegistered

1925. are

Share Hegister as the Holders of the said ME. JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, 60,000 Old Shares at a Premium of $10 per Share.

(5) That the aforesaid offer be made to Mem.

ber

by Notice specifying the number of new whammy to which Member is entitled. That member whose registered nå. drons in situato in the Far East or his homines shall pay for such new shares accepted by two instalmente, &c. One Lustalment of $30 per New Share to be

15)

on or before the 15th day of July, a further fastalment of $ per 925, and a new share to be paid or before the

en o

Buch

15th day of October. 1925, D

Member or his

Mortgagees Bolicitors,

Prince's Bnikling,

Ice House Street, Hongkong..

or to

MB. E. V. M. B DE SOUSA, The Auctioneer.

China Building, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.

Nominee who had not WANTED

WANTED.

Apply to

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Same Old Second Hand CARPETS for Packing Purposes, No accepted nd lodged with Company's Matter How Old bat Must be Clean, Bankers the first instalment due an anch new shares on or before the 15th day of July, 1925, will be deemed declined. That Member whose regie- tered address is

sitante outside the Far

bayo

East or his Nominee shall e Trat. for such naw shares accepted by

menta, ^, one instalment of $30 per

new

on or before the

MR. PERCY SMITH, 6. Des Voeux Road Central.

14th day of September, 1915, together G INGS (Basement)

with interest calulated at the rate of

6

5 per cent per

$13.00

on the total amount then payable for the period from the 15th day

day of date of receipt of July, 1925, until the Payment by the Com pany's Bankers and further Instal ment of $30 per New Share to be

paul

SHION ON

pany'

(6) That any of the said 60,000 Now Shares

which shall not be taken up by the Com

Shareholders in manner aforesaid pany's and the remsiring 60,000 maissued new shares may be issued and disposed of in anch manner at such time or times and upon auch terms as to ranking for dividend and otherwise as the Company's Directors shall in their absolute diacre tion think t

SECRETARY,

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INTIMATIONS

WATSON'S Celebrated DRY GINGER

ALE

Regulations and are a grays 'source of whose lives are at stake, have antenna Indian idence in them "), the" Inter-Depart- danger. It condemned the guards, of whom some 90 are employed mental Committee, accepting the view at a cost to the shipping companies of apparently that under their present about 1970.000 per annum, as Mandiseip training and discipline the efficiency of; lined and inefficient and said that, being these guards is improving, express tha under the orders of the police. they view that the regulations regarding the derogate from the nathority of the carrying of these guards should not bê master of the ship. Brietly, the Report reinvest. urged that if the guards are withdrawn, grilles removed (except those around the which appear to require some action to. engine-room and bridge) an adequate be taken by the Hongkong Government. fleet of patrol craft provided, and police. These are (1) in regard to the installa- Its unique 'dryness' delight-

supervision, both ashore and in the tion of wireless apparatus on all ships. ful aroma and rich flavour are

there under the "Piracy Regulations; and (9) harbour. materially reinforced. this features which give beverage the IMMENSE POPULARITY it deserves.

It has been repeatedly de- clared by travellers, touriste and others, that WATSON'S DRY GINGER "ALE is UNEQUALLED by

any similar product throughout the world.

"PYERIS

99

SPARKLING MINERAL WATER,

A Delicious Table Water,.

refreshing. healthful and Surpassing in quality the celebrated European Spa Waters.

Blends excellently" "with Wines and Spirits, especially Whisky.

IN QUARTS, PINTS & SPLITS.

S.

طرح

There are two matters in. the Report

should be little t lear from the in regard to making it obligatory on the possibility of piratical attacks in the owners of such ships to ensure their officers adequately, or to defray, the gust future.

The Inter-Departmental. Committee, of an adequate Government scheme of however, had before them only the repre- insurance, The recommendation regard- sensations made by the Officers Guilds ing wireless does not appear to be in in the early part of last year. These re- serious conflict with the advice givan presentations, it is true, cover many of in the "Minority Report," though what was evidently in the minds of the the points enumerated in the later report by a minority of the local Committee, authors of that Report was that wireless, but we are not aware that in some im-with adequate naval patrols, would be portant respects they were supported by the, obvious substitute for grilles aad' the same weight of evidence. Emphasis Indian guards. On the subject of the is-laid-in-both-representations-on-the-insurance of officers who run the risk_of_ Deed for an adequate system of Naval piratical attack, any attempt to impose patrols. On this the Inter-Departmental] the responsibility on the shipowners is Committee were informed by the repre-certain to be resisted, for we may safely. sentatives of the Admiralty that it assume that the shipówners" generally would be a matter of extreme difficulty take the view which was expressed in to organise such an extensive system of a letter sent to the Government a year Naval patrols that river steamers would ago by the Committee of the Chamber of While being strongly of always be safe from piratical attacks: Commerce.

to both

of

and that such a system of patrols would opinion that compensation in any case necessitate a very great officers and crews of merchant ships expansion of the Naval Forces in Hong.should be paid in the event of disable- kong, waters." They were further in- ment or death as a result of piracy, the formed that, Naval establishments hiv. Coumittee, suggested that the liability in the first place rests with the Chinese ing been drastically cat down since the

Government which fails to fulfil its War, there are, no, longer available any

treaty obligations to afford to merchant vessels of the special type which would shipping protection from the depreds- WATSON be required to operate in the winding tions pirates, but "the mors. creeks of the Delta, that they could only immediate responsibility, lies with the be provided at great cost, and that the Hongkong Government which may be building of the accessary vessels and the considered to assume responsibility when. provision of crea's would take a consider it issues instructions to officers of mar able time. The Committee express thera chant ships as to the methods by which. selves, as satisfied that the situation in the vessel is to be defended, lays it down. the duty of the master and other not so serious. 28

to justify them in

certificated officers to resist

to, tho. recommending any such expansion of the uttermost any, piratical. attack, and Naval forces in these waters.

& CO., LTD. AERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS.

Establiuke 1841.

TO LET.

ODOWNS in ALEXANDRA BUILD.

[50

Apply-

A. 8. WATION & CO, LTD.

2032

Hongkong Office: 1A, Chater Road. London Office: 131, Fleet Street E.C.

TO LET.

ሱ .

FFICE in UNION BUILDING-TWO

ROOMS OF FOURTH FLOOR

Apply-- UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.

TO LET.

(2173

COMFORTABLY FURNISHED BOOMSW with Private Bath Room and

$900,00

Wei-hai-wai,

12168

in

THE "PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.

Daily The

Press.

HONGKONG, MAY 14, 1925.

the

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unanswer

The return of the notifiable disease in

reserves the right to disallow the" em- It would be interesting to know ployment of officers who do not carry the Government's instructions.”” on or before before the 15th day of

whether the Admiralty representatives in nut December, 1925, together with interest

expressing these views were_cognisant_

This argument, seems "to us calculated at the rate of 5 5 per cent per

able. the total amount then

of the view of the 'man on the spot?-- payable for the period from the 15th

the Senior Naval Officer. in charge of the of October. 1925, until the date of

Among the passengers leaving Hong actual receipt of payment by the Com

West River Patrols. This Officer in akong on board the President Grunt Bankers and such,

Member

THE PRACY PROBLEM. ostride the Far East or His Numines

memorandum "which forms an Appendix yesterday, was Mr. H. M. Cavender, the general agent for the "Admiral Oriental who has not accepted and lodged with

reproduced a few days ago from a to the Minority Report of the local Line at Manila. the Company's Bankers the first instal ment due on aceh New Shares on or before the 15th day of September, 1925, Private Verandah with Good Board at London paper a summary of a report Committee, expresses the opinion that together with interest sa aforesaid will Sulphur Baths, Wei-hai-wei. Houses stand be deemed to have decined. The Direcour the Best Positions in Wai-hai-wei, Grounds of & Conference on the piracy "problem" if five additional armed launches were the Colony for the 24 hours ended an pox, and Chinese cases of cerebro- tors shall have the right to reject any Beach and standing next to the

with Good Tennis Court reaching down to the in the waters adjacent to Hongkong, provided, the carrying of large armed May 12th show! Indian case of small-

Mainland Nomines. That

such of the said 60,000 New Shares Golf Course Booms with Board for One Ferson which had been issued by the Colonial guards and sailing in convoy could be spinal, fever,

Members both | 35244

per Month, Two in same Room $920 00

A. Chinese girl was sent to the Govern aa abad! be accepted by in and outside the Far East shall per Month, Booms in Max Bangalowa with Office in London. We surmised at the abolished, and the system of grilles ren vinder the said 60,000 Old Shares Method Roof, also with Private Bath Roms. time that the Report represented the duced practically to protection of the ment Civil Hospital' on Tuesday, suffering frora injuries to the forehead and leg, day $136.00 for dividend as from the 15th day

per Month with Board. Two in same

results of an investigation which had bridge and engine-room. With the pre- caused by being knocked down by a taxi rank for

July, 1925 to the extent of one half Room $15.00 per Month.

of the receipt A deposit of $100.00 is required on the Large followed upon of July, 1925 to

sent four armed launches, plus five adi in Queen's Road West... of the nominal valor of such New Charts and ne from the 10th day of Booms and $50.00 on the Mat Rooms when

Minority Report" of the "Piracytional ones, a system of efficient patrols. In view of the present continued civil October, 1926, equally with the said booked.

Apply for same to

Regulations Committee" forwarded to could be instituted covering the Pearlrife in China which is hampering 60,000 Oil Shares,

Mas, NIVEN,

is to be held to-morrow at th the Secretary of State for the Colonies River, and from Wangmen to Kongmarade in Canton and Hongkong, a meet- Telegraphic Address: NITEN.

in January last; but it will be seen" from Can the addities of five armed launches Chinese Merchants' Club to discuss whe- ther any steps can be taken to remedy 1. the full text of the document we are be regarded by the Admiralty B

The Hon. Mr. Tratman (8.C.A.), the able to publish" to-day that this is not very great expansion of the Naval Forces the case. This Inter-Departmental Com-in Hongkong waters"

Rev. I. Kanuzei, the Bon, Mr. R. H Kotewall and Messrs. Lo Yau-Chan, mittee, on which the Colonial Office, the The Officers' Guilds get at least two Fang Ping San, Li Wing Kwong, Wong Foreign Office, the Admiralty and the verdicts in their favour in the Inter- Kwong Tin and To The Toun, who paid Hongkong Government were represent Departmental Report. They protested visit to the Industrial Home at Macao,

on Tuesday, are reported to have picke THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED ed, held its meetings last summer, while, against the Regulation which deprives up a wrinkle or two" that will come in useful when"drawing up the final the officers of ships of the exercise of plaus for the Industrial Home at Stan as we have said, the Report by minority of the local committee was not their discretion in the matter of resistley. forwarded to London until January this ing a piratical attack and puts them A model, which is a miniature repro- under the obligation to resist to the duction of the Portland cement works of the Green Island Cement Company, The Report of the Inter-Departmental uttermost, even though it might entail which are to be erected at Gin Drinker's Empire Exhibition at Wembley by the Committee would baye carried greater certain death without securing the ship Bay, is being went from Hongkong to the weight on one or two important points against attack The Committee recom- first available boat. The miniature

production of these works, which are yot at least, if it had been written with amend the deletion of the words" to the to be erected, is enclosed in a hand- knowledge of all the statements made uttermoet" from the Regulations. They curved stand with glass windows, and has been built to the scale of thirty feel in this local Minority Report and its further recommend that another Beguls to the inch at the Hongkong and Wham appendices.""That Report, which repre-tion should be modified in such a way pón Dock Company's works at Kowloo senteil the views of the shipowners and as to relieve the engineer officers while the officers' guilds, condemned the exist they are actively engaged on their datica ing Regulations for the internal protec- in the engine room of the obligation to tion of ships on the ground that they carry a revolver and 25 rounds of am- throw the responsibility for defence munition. But taking the Regulations es agniast pirates upon the Mercantile whole, the Committee consider that

case has not been made out for a radical Marine instead of upon the Navy, to which they contend it properly belongs, revision of them. In the matter of the It pointed out that the grillos, with which Indian guards (of whom the local the ships are required to be provided, Minority Report says:

AND NOTICE 19 HEREBY ALSO TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that GIVEN that A Further EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Compsay will the FIFTY-NINTH ORDINARY be held at ite Registered Office aforesaid on TEARLY MEETING of the Company will be

TUESDAY, the San DAY OF JUNE, 1925, at.. held at its Head Office, Uxtor BUILDING. 11 o'clock in the FORENDON for the purpose of Hongkong, on FRIDAY, 29 MAY, 1825, at receiving Report of the Procoodings at the 12.15 r., for the purpose of reiving the bure mentioned Meeting and confirming if Report of the Directors and the Statements of thought St as Special Resolutions the above Account to 31st December, 1924, and of declar mentioned Resintions. ing Dividends, tic.

THE TRANSFER HOOKE of the Company. will be UI18ND from MAY 16TH to MAY 2015, both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board,

PAUL LAUDER,

General Manager,

Hongkong, Yay, Bil 1935.

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THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTH-SIXTH ORDINARY TEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its Head Office, UNTO BUILDING Hongkong, on FRIDAY, 29 MAY 1925, 1920 FL, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of

1924, and of declar Account to 31st December, I

g Dividends, etc." THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from MAY 18TH to MA 29, bath days" inclusive.

By Urder of the Brard,

PAUL LAUDER,

General Manager.

Hingkong, May 6th, 1925.

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The TRANEFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAT, the 10ra DAY or Jusk, 1925 to WEDNESDAY, the 17rst Day OF JUNE, 1925 (both days toonaire), daring which period, nó Transfer of Bhares can ba registered.

A

Dated the 4th day of May, 1935.

By Order of the Board of Directors,..

& M. DYNE 2102)

Chic Manager.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUR,

DFORMM for The FIFTH EXTRA RACE MEETING to be held on SATURDAY, 30TH MAX, and MONDAY, 1 JUNE, 1925 (weather permitting), may be obtained at the BACH COURER, HORGEONE CLUS and CAUSEWAY BAY STARLES

EAFT PROGRAMMES and ENTRY

Entries will Close at 12 o'clock Noon on SATURDAY, 16th May, 1925.

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STEAMER FOR STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUSTRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS

& LONDON.

FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN AND BOUTH AFRICAN FORTE.

THE Steamship THE

SARDINIA”

carrying

Captain 0. Stocri, B.N.B His Majesty's Mail, will be despatched from this. Port on or about SATURDAY, the 16TH MAY, 1925, at Dariiour, taking Pa songera and Cargo for the above Ports.

Slik for

France and London (under arrangement) will be transhipped at Colombe into Mail Steamer procesling direct to Marseilles and London.

Farcels will be received at this Office until Noow, the day before Sailing. The contests and value of all packages must be declared.

For further Particulara. Apply to:

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

Agenta..

[2193 Hongkong, 1th May, 1825.

"

PREPAID WANTED **

ADVERTISEMENTS

Lettor are lying at this Ones for BOLEL, XS, XYZ, YL, 29, 40, 880, 979, 1609, 1890,

year.

Neither owner,

are in conflict with Board of Trado whose property is at stake, nor officers,

While in his beat off Mai Wan Island, in Chinese waters, on Tuesday, a Cheung Chau fisherman was suddenly attacked

by. five men, armed with three revolvere and two rifles, who approached his craft in-a long-boat. They took him and three of his fokis prisoners and detained "thras principal captive made good his escape At seven o'clock the same evening, the and succeeded in getting across to Chisung. Chan in a small bont. He believes, ac cording to polien reports, that the motive of the attack was to keep him away from trading in the localit of Mu! Wan Island, which the islanders therò regard, as their own preserve.