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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

HONGKONG & KOWLOON

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TAXICAB CO., LTD.

THIRD ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS the Company will be held at the Office of the Company, 25, Dis Vaux HoLD CENTRAL. On TUESDAY, THE SOT OF JULY, 1926, at 12 Noor, for the purpose of receiving a Statement, of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the

the Year ended 80th APSTC, 1926.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLO-ED from SATURDAY, THE 10TH OF JULY, 1928, 16 TUESDAY, THE 20, or JULY, 19.6, both days inclusive,

$78*3

By Order of the Board of Directors,

A..H. HOWE

Managing Director.

BY ORDER OF FES MORTGAGEES.

PUBLIC AUCTION

OF TER VALUABLE-LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES

Situate at HOK UN, Kowloor and VICTORIA in the Colony of Hongkong and known

1. THE REMAINING PORTION OF INLAND LOT No. 1296 together with No. 5, STAUNTON STEIZT. Anual Crown Rent: $5 12. Area: 905,13 square feet

2-SECTION OF ISLAND Lot No. 1958 to- gether with No. 3, TA ON TERRAOR Annual Crown Rent: $14.50. Ares: 900.20 square feet

3A-SECTION OF INLAND LOT No. 370 together with Noz. 2 and 3, CIRCULAE PATHWAY and No. 9 and 10, Tsui ON LANE. Ananal Cron Bent: $1.04. Area: 1,241 square foot. 38-SECTION G OF INLAND Lor No. 370 together with No. 6, CIRCULAR PATHWAY Annual and No. 7. TBT ON LAKI. Crown Rent: $0.53. Areas 639 aquaru feet.

INTIMATIONS.

NOTICE.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 9TE,

WRITTEN Applications are Invited for the Fest of BOARDING OFFICER, HansoUR DEPARTMENT."

Successful Applicant will be Required to Actas MASTER of "KAU BING" in addition to his other Duties."

Applicants should be of British Nationality and must hold Board of Trade Certificate of Competency as Master. They shonki not be more than 35 years of age

Calary will be £380 rising to £430 Pat Annum by Increments of £10 Annually paid in Dollars according to Scale laid down in the Government General Orders.

Free Quarter and Uniform will be provided. Applications to be Aldressed to THE HARBOUR MASTER, HONGKONG, "en-

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MORTGAGEE. BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGE

OP

PUBLIC AUCTION THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY

Situato at Vironia in the Colony of Hang

kong and registered at the Land Office

ΟΙ THE REMAINING PORTION INLAND LOT No. 174 with the Premises thereon known as No. 17, GRAHAM STREET,

ON

WEDNESDAY, THE 14 JULY, 1936, AT 3 P.M BT

Masas. LAMMERT BROTHERS, Auctioneer

THZIE SALEROOxs, No. 8A. DEDDELL STREET, VICTORIA, HONGKONG,

For further Particulare and Conditions of of Sale, Apply to

Mas, WOO AND NASH, Mortgage Solicitors.

SC-SACTION No. 3 of BiCTION OF INLAND LOT No. A together with No. 10. CICULAR PATHWAY and No. S TSTI ON LANE. Annual Crown Benton To 87.37. Area: 1,286 square feet.

3D.-TEZ REMAINING PORTION OF SECTION C OF INLAND-LOT No. 9 and SusSECTION No. 1 GT SICTION À OF INLAND LOT NO.

A together with No. 3, Tavi ON LANE and No. 9, CIRCULAE PATHWAY. Annual Crown Renta: $3.39 and 80 97. Area: $170 square feet and 599 square feet 32-SUBSECTION OF SECTION A OF INLAND

Lot No. 9. and Section 1 of INLAND

No. 370 together with No. 4, To: ON LANZ and No. 5, CIRCULAR PATH way. Annual Crown Bents: $4.00 and $0.01. Area: 704 square feet and 19.5

quate feet. 37-SUBSECTIONS 3 AND 4 OF SECTION A Oz INLAND LOT NO. 9A and SECTION OF INLAND LOT No. 370 together with No. 5. TSUI ON LA and No 7. Circular PATNYAGoal Crown Rente: Ares: 8.5 $0.02, 50.85 and $0.52. square feet, 148.75 square feet and 627 Bedare out 4.-BUSSECTION No. 1 OF EECTION A OF KOWLOON INLAND LOT NO. 1463 to- gether with o 174, KOWLOON-CITY BOAD

Annual Crown Rent: about $5,30. Area: 750 square feet.

To 31 SOLD BI

PUBLIC AUCTION

IN 9 LUTS. ON

TUESDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF JULY, 1926,

Ar 8 O'CLOCK FM.,

AT THE

CHINA AUCTION ROOMS,

4, DUDDELL STREET, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, Mz. E. V. M. Rös SOUSA, Aurtioneaz

BY

For further Particulars and Conditions of Bale, Apply to

MRS. JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Mortgagee Bolicitors, Prince's Building, Eongkong. Mr. E. V. M, R. oz SOUSA, The Auctioneer.

OB TO

Hongkong, the 9th day of July, 1926,

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IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES

ORDINANCE, 1911,

AND

IN THE MATTER OF THE LUEN MOW STEAMSHIP COMPANY LTD/

(IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION.)

No

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Nos. 4 and 6 cen's Road Central, MESSES LAMMERT BROTHERS, Auctioneers, "No. Fa, Daddell Street. Dated the 30th June, 1926.

"SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.

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HE LINDOCHINE beg

BANQUE DE trests in SAFE DEPOSIT, that they have actually in their New Building, 5. Quez's ROAD, SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES at the Yearly Rate of $8 for the Small Size and $12 for the Large Size,

(8472 Please Apply to The CASEIER.

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MESSRS. KOMOR & KOMOR, ART & CORIO EXPERTS. TEMPORARILY REMOVED

ST. GEORGE'S. BUILDING, CHATER ROAD, 2ND FLOOR-LA- All are Cordially invited to View our FINE COLLECTION.

LOST.-

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HARE WARRANT (No. E. 999) with its

7 DIVIDEND COUPONS of THE CHER HSIN CEMENT COMPANY, LTD., Was LOST at PEKING, and Has Been Hender ed Null and Void. The Publis is Hereby Advised Not to Negotiate the Same.

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NIEH CHIK HSUN.

LET-GODOWN, No. 150; Praya TEASE Posse rica from 1st STEMBER, 1918-Apply-GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD.

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A+Boomed

BUILDING.

INTIMATIONS.

DEWAR'S

"WHITE

LABEL"

FINEST

1926

the famous collection of china. The

Among the passengers ~ arriving in Holy Armenian Church of Calcutta Hongkong, by the Delta from Bombay might have had more or less money as yesterday, were Lieut. M. N. Rajan and

Mr. J. Stephens. legacy, but is doubtful whether the Engbah Protestant Churches in Hong At the Kowloon Magistracy yester kong would have benefited by any day an amah was bound over on a charge Fortune that the master builder might of harbouring & young girl, without the have amassed elsewhere. For that he would authority of her parents. have become rich in the end wherever be made his headquarters there is little

doubt..

one

Ching Yim Chow, leading protege. of Mei Lan Fang, whose visit to Hong- kong a few years ago created not a little stir, is to perform to local audiences. - to-morrow night at the Tal Ping: Theatre, West Point Moi Lan Fang ja the greatest of present-day Chinese actors, being famous for the female im personations. Ching Lim Chow, it is". claimed, is a disciple that has exceeded the maste?? in various branches of the art. The company with this artist is a large one, and include a number of other "atars" of the North China (old style drama) stage.

The local return of notifiable diseases, during the twenty-four hours ended July 7th, states that there was In business as in recreation, lack playa (Indian) of enteric fever. its part. Even in marriage and in death Mr. H. J. Van Buren is leaving luck appeara. A voyage, a holiday in Messrs. John Little & Co., Ltd., Kuala boarding house, or a picnic party brings Lumpur, after nearly twenty years con together Jack and Jill and lot they dis-pection with the Erm. He intends leat cover that this old world has been whirling for Ceylon.

SCOTCH WHISKY ing through space for countless ages so

OF GREAT AGE.

AWARDED 50 GOLD AND PRIZE MEDALS.

DEWAR'S

"VICTORIA VAT"

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THE VERY FINEST OLD

that these twin souls might meet.

JONES and BROWN are having tifin. A By settles on a piece of bread. JoNEs eats the bread and a few weeks later he expires dysentry, typhoid or other diseases carried about-by-dies-sent him to the Happy Valley. Why did not the By settle on BROWN's bit of bread f

Is chance cmnipotent-resolve me why.

The meanest shell-fish and the noblest brute.

Transmit their likeness to the years that come "

During tifin time yesterday, a Chinese

Over 800 bags of letter and parcel mail arrived at the Post Office yesterday morning. The P. & O. s.8. Ranpura, from Europe, discharged 386, bags of.

letters and newspapers (34 from the

who was walking along Queen's Road, United Kingdom, dated London, June Central, suddenly fell to the ground us-† 19th) and 147 bags of parcels from Home conscious He was removed by ambul (dated London, June 3rd). In addition, ance to the Government Civil Hospital. 35 bags of letter mail. from London ris Siberia (June 12th) and 12 bags of Con- At the Central Magistracy yester-tinental mail, vid Siberia, were brought day, John Olsen, an unemployed seaman, by the ss. President Taft, from which who was recently committed to the House liner was landed a total of 987 bags of of Detention, was sentenced to one U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai month's imprisonment for absenting him-mail. Today the Karmala, is dus with self from the house on Tuesday.

mail Siberia and also Shanghai

A Chinese was bitten by a dog, be-mail. longing to Mrs. Conant, at Kennedy

Among the passengers for Hongkong on Wednesday, and was admitted for on the P. & O, sa Ranpura, which treatment into the Government Civil arrived in Hongkong from London vid Hospital. The animal was later seized by the police and removed to Kennedy Town..

After all, luck is so irregular that it fascinates. It is the rarity of it that makes it noticeable. Somebody once said that playing the game of life is like play.

The Chinese General Chamber of Com ing bridge. You hold certain cards in

merce are making representations to the your bauds, but you had no izy in the proper quarters with regard to certain selection of them. It makes a great allegations made by the Vegetables and difference to your score whether you play Fruit Guild of Hongkong, as to the them well or badly. It is worth while handling of vegetables and fruit on in

SCOTCH WHISKY trying to learn how to play bridge well

As supplied to the Houses of Lords and Commons.

SOLE AGENT

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

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

The Daily Press.

RoseLOND, JULY 9TH, 1926.

LUCK.

if you play at all. It is as well to study! the game of life if you desire to score high points."

GENERALISATIONS.

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Miss ROSE MACAULAY is a clever lady who is well known in literary circles Not

dress on

coming vessels.

B. F. David, the Tamil ex-Government clerk, who is charged with forging the signatares of certain well-known Euro pean gentlemen on order chits on Messrs. John Little & Co., Ltd,, and who escaped from police custody some time ago, was re-arrested on Bradwell estate, Silian, about 25 miles away from Seremben.

In connection with Stonecutters Bath

ang ago she gave a most amusing ad-ing Beach, it has been arranged that "Women as News" and made a life-saving demonstration will be given great fun of what she suggested is the by members of the St. John's Ambulance

Brigade on Saturday, July 10th, and masculine-habit of generalising about

further demonstration on the following "Woman " with a big "W." She played Saturday, July 17th. The time of the havoc with the phrase written by a man demonstrations will be from 3,30 p.m. till about women-" woman is the home-1.30 p.m. maker; she is there to quiet, to allay, to guide "by simply substituting the word man for "women"Miss MACAULAY is one of those who object to generalisations about "Woman" because no two women are alike.

The first trackless tram route in Singa- pore will probably be in operation by the end of this month, the completion of Victoria Bridge being the last stage in the "reconstruction of the route, which runs from Geylang i Kallang Boud, Victoria Street, Hiil street, Upper Cross Street, Maxwell Road, and Anson Road as far as the present terminus."

Three alleged false notes were found on Chinese, who was arrested in a timber yard at Waterloo Road on Wednesday, Formal evidence of forgery was given by Mr. R. Moodie, from the Hongkong and

But generalisation: "about almost any subject are misleading. It may be re- membered that, a few months ago, a "Hz lost two fortunes and he made young, Chinese visited Hongkong in con

nection with some Christian society-thea three," said the famous ex-Manager of

Student Christian Movement we believe. the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank,

He objected very strongly to generalisa whose statue faces the Head Officetions about the Chinese and related anhanghai Bank, before Major C. Willson Hongkong.

unfortunate experience in the United yesterday morning, after which the He had been talking about: Hongkong. States. A railway attendant had ex- case was remanded on the application The conversation had drifted round as it plained that he thought all Chinese in of Mr. d'Almada Remedios, who is up FINANCElly does to the prominent men in

America_were laundrymen and the culpearing for the defence. the Colony. Sir THOMAS JACKSON and tured Chinese student naturally very Sir PAUL CHATER had been great friends, strongly resented that statement. and "the master-builder of Hongkong was the topic of discussion,

TO LET.

FLAT in. HUMPHREYA

Apply to:-: HUMPHREYS ESTATE &

CO., LTD. Alexandra Building.

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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pur. suant to Section 188 of the Companies

GENERAL TOLKESTONE,Best Position, Com Ordinance. 1911, that A

fortable Farnished Third Floor FLAT MEETING of the above-rated Company

Lift TO LET NOVEMBER To will be held at 65, CONATGHT BOAD CENTRAL, (No Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, on MARCH-Thres Bedrooms, Two Sitting, MONDAY, THE I DAT OF AUGUST 1926 Room, Bath Room, Kitchen, etc.

Write

M3.00. 24 for the purpose of having an Guiness Par Week Trustworthy Mad (Good account of the Liquidator showing the manner Plain Cook) Can be Left if Required. in which the Winding-up has been conducted, Box 3722 o/a Hongkong Daly Press office, [3722 and the Property of the Company disposed of, laid before suck Meeting and of bearing any. explanation that may be given by the Liquids

When some well known writer an- nounces that every woman is at heart

Mr A Jellott, Mr. W. Hill, Mr. A. Suez and porta early yesterday, were McWhirter, Comdr. E. Sebastian, Mr. and Mrs. Crookduke, Mrs. H. L. Gull, Mrs. C. V. Guest, Mrs. W. Hill, Mr A. M. Griffith, Mrs. H. G.. Wilson and Miss E. Rapley (all from London); Miss E-C. Ball (from Fremantle, who will be married to Mr. A. E. Keen in Hong- kong),, Hr. A Hicks (from Fremantle and Messrs. W. J. Clark, Coleman, Devery, Dukes, Engal, Crichton, Finke, E. H. Huggard, and Mr., Mrs., Miss and Master Nutting and Mrs. Sherman (all from Singapore).

Dato

At Kuala Selangor the Imperial Service Medical has been presented to Dato Muhammad Sab bin Muhammad Salleh, retired. Panghulu of the Mukim 1-of-Pasangan, Kuala Selangor.

Muhammad Sah served na a Penghulu for 30 years before his 'retirement last year and earned the esteem and regard of all who knew him. The presentation was made by the British Resident of Belan- gor, in the presence of a large crowd of Malays and others including representa

lives of the European, Chinese and Indian communities A guard of honour. was furnished by the Police, under the command of Probationer Assistant Com

1810 brche Abdul Azib His High. near the Sultan was, unfortunately, pre- Teated by indiaposition from attending, but he was represented by the Raja Muda of Selangor.

LEAVING TO-DAY.

PASSENGERS ON EMPRESS OF

CANADA

Among the passengers leaving Hong- kong to-day by the R.M.8. Empress of Canada for Europe via Canada are the following:-

Mr. W. D. Goodfellow, architect, of the Hongkong Realty and Trust Co., Ltd. Mr. H. M. Mody and Mr. C. W. Falk, of Mesara Jardine, Matheson & Co.; Sir Henry Pollock, K.C., who is

Canada. leaving for a three months holiday in

OBITUARY,

MR. T. A. BARCLAY.

News has reached the Colony of the death, in South Africa, of Mr. T..A.. Barclay, formerly in the employ of the Hongkong Electric Company, Limited, in Captain Robert Dollar, head of the the Mains Department

Mr. Barclay, who was about 25 or 26 Dollar Steamship Line, following his years of age, left Hongkong in Februiny usual custom of making a trip on each on the completion of his contract of new ship, was a passenger on the three years service. He was a native of Greenock, but, on departing from President Grant as far as Shanghai, and Hongkong, did not go Home, proceeding

He had made up his mind to leave a rake " we may be sure than many will come south to Hongkong and to Cape Town, it being his intention to

the Colony in two slump of 15 member of the fair sex will repudiata continued the Ulster Scot. He thought the suggestion with scorn. When it was he was 'broke' and so he was. When they written tha" Silence in woman is like told me he was leaving in a couple of speech in man" the sentiment may then But the times have he was, sure enough, packing a bag. soon persuaded him to stay."

tor and also to as the following Extraordiary 10 LET. KING EDWARD HOTEL hours I went round to his place. There have been true. Besolutio

That the Books,

Accounts Vouchere

and Documents of the Company and of the Liquidator thereof be retained the Liquidator, on his undertaking to-dratroy the same apon the dissola tion of the Company Dated the 9th day of July, 1925.

LEUNG TEW NAM Liquidator 3759)

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR OCEAN ISLAND AND, AFIA

(SAMOA).

THE Steamer HAICHING will be

BUILDING. For Particulars, Apply to the CHINA LAND & INVESTMENT CO., TD, BANK OF CANTOY BUILDING. [3673

changed.

AWA

Cape Town, communicated with his rela- tives at Home as to his whereabouts, and the reply has come back to Hongkong that Mr. Barclay died at Cape Town a few weeks after his arrival there.

Mr. Barclay was unmarried. His many friends here have learned of his death with much regret

CHINESE MISSION TO LEPERS.

Manila at a later date Captain Dollar work in Southfiends in Hongkong, not is accompanied on his round-the-world having heard anything from him, beyond trip by Mrs Dollar, Miss J. Proudfoot the brief intimation of his arrival at (his neice) and a staff of secretaries,

Posing as customers, three armed rob bers gained admission into a ten-shed at In these days generalisations should be Waterloo Road on Wednesday, after call- It is not an uncommon thing in Hong strictly taboo, and we certainly agreeing out to the woman inside that they adrink of lemonade. When in wanted keng to hear the expression Money with Miss MACAULAY that generalisations talks. SIF THOMAS JALLION was not about women, whose that best side, one of the men suddenly attacked the woman with a knife, and caused a OR RENT--18, AT BOAD, KOWLOON, man to waste words, We can make a infmite variety, are often particularly number of injuries. Eventually the Central, near Star Theatre, Six Booms, guess as to the arguments he used. In unfortunate. The only people about robbers were scared by her screams, and Verandab, Two Open Air Boofs, Small Yard; the end his friend stayed. He may have whom we can safely generalise are the ran on to the road in the direction of

HONGKONG

BALL lost two fortunes but he certainly made angels, and that is simply because they Kowloon City without stealing anything. Immediate Tenancy.

are a long way off and cannot retaliate.

• Judging by the number of reservation INVESTORS SHARE & HELL ESTAZE Co.

third

already made for the first dinner TEL C. 4630,

aut at the Cafe Restaurant-Paris Hongkong's latest attraction is naured a large attendance on the inaugural night. Mr. G. Taylor and his staff www.mooth

for the above Ports (and ENANOY Available at the Despatched out TUESDAY, the 9978, CHORAGE & MAGAMES GAF BOAT,

TESTANT

The Betara Toyage will occupy about $5 to

30 dayi

A Limited Number of Fire and Second Class Fassengers can be taken. For Page, Apply to--//

DOUGLAS LAPBAIK & Co., General Managers, DOUGLAS STRANIIT Co. Um

18751

Near MAT ROAD STATION. Moderate Rental

Ever since the local 4.D.Q. staged DUNSANY'S If." we have cultivated the habit of wondering if chance plays the

most important part in our lives, of Detached House, Bright and Airy; in Eplendid what is it that really decides success and Location, having Excellent Views of Harbour failure? Exceedingly Well Famished with Hot and

Cold Water, Well Fitted Bathrooms with If Sir PAUL CHATEL had left Hongkong Flush System. Laundry well equipped within the nineteenth century would it have Tiled Washing Tanks, Vegetable Garden,

Yesterday, socording to the old Chinese the festival of Blight Heat Shit hu

Calendar

LOCAL DONATIONS.

The following donations have been re ceived by Mr. Li Chor Chi, Chairman, Hongkong Auxiliary, Chinese Mission to Lepers, and forwarded to the Executive Ofice in Shanghal for the relief work amongst leper

St. Stephen Girls College...$100.00 St. Stephens College: Chinesa Baptist Church.... Mr. Lo Li Chann

Ying Wa Boys School Ying Wa Girls School .....

St. Paul's Girls School Wah Yan Collega Anonymous Augnymous's Frien

Chinese residents on the Kowloon side are engaged in making the final preparar. Li Hoi Tung..... are still pressing the Chinese General tious, and in order to ensure Chamber of Commerce to take up issue working and efficient service, a dinner with the Kowloon Electric Light Com-will be served to a large number of etc. Two Telephones. HONGKONG affected the lives of other people. We pay relative to the Company's new private guests, as a rehearsal for next

Saturday's opening. LSMALL INVESTORS SHARE & BRAZ

should not have had Marble Hall and requirements from consumers. TETATE COLTEL, 4030.

100.14

30.60

10000

10:005

232.00

25,00

30.00

146,75:

·50:00 60,00

8824.49

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