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NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.

INTIMATIONS.

BANK HOLIDAY.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 30th, 1927.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. IN Accordance with Ordinance No.

NOTICE.

5 of 1918, the EXOHANGE BANKS will bo CLOSED for the TRANSACTION of PUBLIC BUSI-

N FRIDAY, the 1st JULY, AN NESS on FRIDAY, tho 1ST JULY. Hong Kong, 28th June, 1927. [5083

ONDERDAY, CLOSED

at 1 r.M.

THE HONG KONG DISPENSARY, will bo OPENED for the purpose of Dis pensing Proscriptione from 6 7.30 PM.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. nong Kong 30th June, 1827: [5066

FOURTH OF JULY,

to

THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY WILL BE "AT HOME" TO ITS FRIENDS

ON

MONDAY, JULY FOURTH

AT

THE HONG KONG HOTEL' ROOF GARDEN

FROM TO 6.30 .M.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

N. MONDAY, 27 JUNE, 1027, ON MONDAY BRITISH-AMERI CAN TOBACCO 00. (CHINA), LTD., will be REMOVED to SIXTH FLOOR, P. & O. BUILDING, Connaught ROAD CENTRAL.

Hong Kong, 23rd June, 1927. [5004

THE HONG KONG AND KOW. LOON TAXICAB CO.. LIMITED.

NOT

TOTICE. IS HEREBY GIVEN that An EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the HONG KONG AND KOWLOON TAXICAD COMPANY, LIMITED, will he held at

5. Den Van

the Office of the Company, the en

Road Central, on 15089

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

NOTICE IS 5/NS 2896 dated Hong Kong, 14th OCTOBER, 1913, for 5 Shares numbered 14823/14627, inclusive, and Certificate

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

No.

dated Hong Kong 14:1996

Bhares

Bumbered

แอ

เกย

for 5

inclnaire, all registered in 33736/33739

Name of LI

and should these

the

1087 or SSING KON, have been

Certificates not be produced to the Bank before the 28TH JULY, 1997, New Certificates for the Shares will be issued and the aforoaid Certificates Nos. 5/NS 2896 Rod 5/NG 2996 will be thereafter treated by this Corporation an Nell and Foil,

By Order of the Court of Directora,

A. U. HYNES, Acting Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 29th Jane, 1927. [5085

THE CHINESE ENGINEERING & MINING COMPANY, LTD.

6%

FIRST MORTGAGE DEBEN- TURES (KAILAN BONDS). PAYMENT THALY JULY, of The HALF-YEARLY 1927, will be made on presentation of Coupon No. 30 at any of the under mentioned Banks, viz.

· HONGKONG INDŠIZNGUAL

BANKING CORPORATION,

CHARTERED BANK

or

INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND

CHINA

BANQUE DI

LINDO-CRINK.”

Banque Baso-roun

L'ETRANGRI.

At Tientsin, Shangbai

Hong Kong.

Tientsin and Bong Kong only,

Tentsio and..

Shangbai only.

The Interest, lens Income Tax at 4/-

in the £, will be-

ON £20 DEBENTURES:

Per Coupon (Gross)

Lese Tax at 4 in the

Net Amount Payable

s.. d.

12. 0.

£ 2. 4, 4/5

9, 2, 1/5

On £100 DɛDENTUREA:

Per Coupon (Grose) · .. £3. 0. 0. Less Tax at 4/- in, the £

12.

0.

0.

Net Amount Payable £2. H.

ON £500 DZBBNTURES:

0.

Per Coupon (Gross)

.. 216. 0. Less Tar at 4/- în the £ 3 0, 0.

Net Amount Payable £12. 0. 0.

in Local Payment will be made Currency at the Demand Buying Hate of Exchange of the Day the Coupon is presented.

By Order,

· THE KAILAN MINING

5087]

· ADMINISTRATION,

B.. J. NATHAN, Acting General Manager,

TO LET.

FA AVENUE. Apply ta

AT in No. 3 (GROVED Floon),

SPANISH DOMINICAN

PROOURATION.

(5081

DAY OF JULY, 1927, at 12 o'clock Noos, for the purposes of considering, and approved, of passing the folowing Resolution as an Extraordinary Resolu tion, viz

"That the HONG KONG AND KOWLOOK

INTIMATIONS.

FOR LADIES!

A Wise

Precaution before and after BATHING

is to use

OLEANDER

SUNBURN

LOTION.

The American Community will be "at home" to their friends on Monday, July 4th at the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden from 4 to 6,30

LOCAL WILLS.

CHINESE MERCHANT'S

ESTATE.

Chore Was something seriously wrong with the master, and that the pupils were possibly, up to a point, justified. But the frequency of school boy strikea furees one top.m. the inevitable conclusion that a moral disintegration has set in and that discipline, which is the warp and woof of the educational fabric, has been corroded by this acid. of open, however, from 6 pm to 7:30 7 Ping Woen, link Choy Kwong-

Mesara. A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd., announce that all departments will be closed on July lat at I p.m., The Hong Kong Dispensary will be

so-called freedom and politics, of p.m.. which we hear so much. The inci- dents which left the High School

in Singapore derelict are merely an epitome of the greater affairs of state. Fathers are no longer found who can or are willing to restrain their sons. Good men do not, or dare not, raise their voices in the intereska-of-justice, humanity and common sense. Incapable of govern- ing themselves, they refuse to stand by and allow others to show them the way. They are ignorant of the fact that as excess of liberty after- nates with despotism, so tyranny is the natural reaction to licence. Already Chinesa ate openly pray- ing for the restraining hand, wield ed unflinchingly and with adequate

TAXICAN COMPANY, LIMITED, Protects the skin against the force. The orgy and chaos existing

"he Wornd Up voluntarily "and

that Ma H. R. "CLELAND, B, of Menure,

*f Lowe, Bisonan &. MATTHEWA "be, and is horchy appointed "Liquidator for the purpose

of auch Winding Up."

AND NOTICE AS HEREBY GIVEN

that should the f regoing Resolution be passed by the requisite Majority it will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution at

Further A EXTRAORDINARY MEETING, and such Meeting will be held on WEDNES DAY, tha 2011 DAY

JULY, 1927, at the Same Time and Place for the

DAY OF

hottest sun.

Prevents and Cures

SUNBURN.

are too heavy a price to pay for the blessed name of republic.

The essential fact is that the Chinese people have had no train ing in politica. Indeed their whole training has been in a contrary direction. Above all people they have learned for hundreds of years the lesson of minding their own business. It is for the son to tie filial, the father to discharge his

A Chinese constable who was

LEAVES OVER $150,000.

Probate of the will of Choy Ping, Woon, alias Choy Ping Pong, aliaz

Tain, late of No. 5, Tai Pak Terrace, merchant, who died on

charged at the Central Magistracy February 27th, 1927, has been. grant- at Aberdeen was admitted to bail Chi, both of No. 33, Wing Wo yesterday with the theft of some fished to Choy Yan Tang and Ho Sze in the surn $500, with one surety Street, the executors, of 8500.

Decensed leaves estate in Hong) Kong amounting to 9158,700.

Letters Of Administration.

The forthcoming wedding is an- rounced of Dr. J. C. Miegown, †-Letters of administration with the residing at No. 80, Nathan Road, will annexed in connection with the Kowloon, to Miss Marjorio Edith May Dakin, nursing sister at the Kowloon Hospital.

A Conference of Clergy belonging Chinese Church was held yesterday to the Church of England and the

at the residence of the Cathedral

Chaplain when the Revised Prayer Book was read and considered,

The keeper of a gaming house was fined $50 and an assistant $25 yesterday at the Central Magia tracy. A number of other defend- ants who were engaged in a game of mm kung were fined $4 cach.

series of thefts has been committed During the past few weeks o

in Quarry Bay. morning 4 Chinese

Hong Kong estate of Francisco Xavier Alvarez (Alvares), of No. 14, Beco do Norte, Lisbon, who died on May 30th, 1022, at Lisbon, have been granted to Miss Carolina

Italian Convent. Alvarez, his sister, residing at the

Decensed left property in Porta- gal, Macao and Hong Kong, his estate in this Colony amounting to $2,600.

AIN

$300,000 IN RANSOM.

LOCAL MERCHANT

COUSIN IN BANDIT HANDS.

According to vernacular papers a

THE C.N.C. STRIKE.

AFFECTS 500 OFFICERS AND ENGINEERS.

ALSO 150,000 TONNAGE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, June 29th, The strike of 500 British Morcan- tile Marine officers and engineers, affecting 75 China consting steamers of a total tonnage of 150,000 and owned by the China Navigation Company commences at midnight.

The diepute has arison over a ten per cent. wages reduction, the officera demanding that the dispute. go to arbitration in accordance with an agreement between their Guilds and the Company, but the aller claims that the terms of the Agree- ment are that "arbitration must be by mutual consent."

Ships belonging to the Company, at present at sea, will join the strike as soon as they reach port.

NO LAST MINUTE INTIMATION.

As no last minute intimation has been received that the Guilds have withdrawn their notices, it must be presumed that the strike of the Officers and Engineers of the China Navigation Company commenced at the appointed time mid-night last night.

it is impossible to say yet how Early yesterday wealthy local merchant, Mr. Leung many of the men will follow the was caught Tat Hang, of Leung Fai Terrace, Guilds instructions. The test will attempting to rob the residence of has just returned to the Colony come when boats are due to leave.

purpose of considering, and if thought Price: 60 cts, and $1.20 functions as a husband and parent, Mr. W. Warnock, of the Taikoo after a captivity of seven months There are none advertised to sail.

ht, confirming sach Besolation as s

Epecial Resolution accordingly.

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By Order of the Board.

SUM PAK MING, Chairman.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGA.

TION CO., LIMITED...

THE FORTY-SIXTH ORDINARY

GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Ofices of Messra. JARDINE, the General Managers, MATHESON & Co., LTD., Pedder Street, Hour Konk. OR MONDAY, the 25TH JULY, 1927, at 11.00 AM, fo

,, for the par. pose of receiving the Report of the Directors, passing the Accounts, and electing Directors and Auditors,

1L TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 18TH JULY to 8TH AUGUST, 1927, Both Days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

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

Hong Kong, 24th June, 1927. (5072

THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER COMPANY (1918), LIMITED.

▼X7ITH. Rolerence to the Notice to Shareholders of the above Company dated 16th FEBRUARY, 1927,

W

A. S. WATSON

& CO., LTD.

HONG KONG.

[50

Dockyard. After a short chase the man was arrested.

in the hands of bandits. He was to-day, only liberated on payment of $182,000 in ransom.

and to leave the Government of the State to those regarded as specially qualified for the task. There is no

Three Chinese who were alleged It is reported that Mr. Leung was tradition of national Government to have stolen sums of money from captured, with his two cousine, When therefore those who have in the modern democratic sense the N.A.A.F.I. at the Peninsula during a visit to the mainland last

Hotel on May 28th were discharged September. The captors at first

had no training in the task indulge in the building of a constitution they find no common basis on which to work. The result is nothing but hickering, quarrelling and finally perhaps recognition that the beauti- belonged

•

REMOVAL OF OBSTRUC

TIONS, -..

QUEEN'S ROAD,

It is expected that the men will remain on board their respective boath even though on strike, "

SECOND PRISONER DISCHARGED..

A PRINTER'S PIE CORREC

TION.

In our report yesterday of the conclusion of the trial concerning a Chinese accused of the murder of a Chinese woman at Chak On Village, Kowloon City, on April 6th, it was stated only prisoner, in the dock, Judge, Counsel and jury evidencing no pronounced inter est in the case. The sentence have rend gja

at Kowloon. Magistracy yesterday. fixed his ransom at 8500,000, and Mr. F. H. Losby who appeared when the family refused to pay this for the defendants remarked that sum, one of the cousins was murders there was no evidence to show that ed. The amount paid to the Dan- the notes secreted by the defendants dits is estimated at $300,000..

co the complainants. ful ideal cannot be quickly and Evidenco was given by two em easily realised.

ployees of the N.A.A.T.I. The Chinese Con- stitution is like the untenanted

MALS Read, residing at! school; it serves ne practical pur-No. 331, Nathan Road, has reported. TREES BEING CUT DOWN IN should obviously Hong-Kong Office:-1a, Chater Rdnose. Meanwhile the State auffers to the police that whilst be was London Office: 21, Bride Land, because incompetent amateurs will driving Motor cycle No. 9 along

Fleet Street, E.C.

unfortunately insist on trying to Nathan Road on Tuesday near the

It was mentioned last week that persuade others of their capacity Po Hing Theatre, a Chinese boy, certain trees in Queen's Road Cen- to govern, when they themselves aged about twelve, ran across the tral, in the vicinity of the Royal have not learned the first lesson road. Mr. Rend tried to swerve to Naval Dockyard, had been consider in obedience, co-operation,

prevent an accident but he was noted dangerous and obstructive to loyalty..

successful. The youth was knocked vehicular traffic, in view of the fact down and sustained injuries to his that they jut out into the roadway head and legs. He was removed to.

some feet from the pathway. The Exchange Banks will be the Kwong Wah Hospital.

The tregs

were marked with closed for the transaction of public;

white chalk and the question of business to-morrow."

removing them was under considera. tion last week,

The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, JUNE 30TH, 1927

Taas is a splendid building in

whereby the Final Call of $3.00 Per THE IDEAL AND THE REAL, (Phoe on the New Shares was made payable on 30th June, 1927, instead of 1st Mason, 1927, the Directors of the Company have decided, in view of the e nditions prevailing at present, to further Extend the Time for Payment of the Call

NOTICE 15 ACCORDINGLY HEREBY GIVEN that the Date for Payment of the FINAL CALL 18 POSTPONED to 30TH NOVEMBER, 1927, and that the Form of Bankers Receipt already sent to Shareholders can be used as though the Date named therein wore the 30TH NOVEMBER,

€927.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers. Hong Kong, 10th June, 1927. [5024

FOR SALE OR TO BE LET UNFURNISHED.

No. 27, PEAK, LUGARD ROAD.

NIGHT. Roomed HOUSE, with Central Heating. Five Bedrooms, Four Bathrooms, Throo Drying Rooms,

SHOPS TO LET Modern Sanitation, Grass Tennis Court

and Garden Possession MAY IST Apply: LINSTEAD & DAVIS, ALEXANDRA BUILDIN98.

[4776

88 AND 92, NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.

OFFICES TO LET

STEPHENS BUILDING, 07/60, DES VŒUX ROAD CENTRAL

AND

PRINCE'S BUILDING, SHATER ROAD.

It

and

On Tuesday the Colony had a elean bill of health as far as noti. Sable diseases were concerned.

Two Chinese employees. of the China Light and Power Company were on Tuesday sent to the Kwong

The Castle Peak Murder Case was resumed yesterday at Central Magistracy before Mr. R.

the

.

Work has now been commenced

E. Lindsell. Neighbours of the in cutting down the marked trees deceased testified to seeing the in some cases and lopping off

s day

alleged murdered woman

Smith, assistant Crown Solicitor, who is conducting the prosecution.

PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

THE POSTAL ARRANGE- MENTS.

Canada, there will be a public To-morrow being Dominion Day, holiday throughout the Colony. Posta! arrangements are

branches in others.

RETURNS TO THIEVE.

BANISHEE CAUGHT AND PUNISHED.

dencing any pronounced inter- est in the cakе."

The error was a typographical one, and not the writer's...

ALLEGED SWINDLE BY

JAPANESE.

SHANGHAI FIRMS

VICTIMISED.

BOOTY SAID TO BE THREE LAKHS.

SHANGHAI, June 25th. Japanese Consular authorities and E. Matsubara, 28, Shanghai repre- Japanese police are searching for sentative of the Kyusho Yoke Co., & Japanese piece goods firm at 0, Siking Rond, who is alleged to be the principal in an alleged swindle of local Japanese firms of snore than Tls. 300,000,

Singapore standing within spacious grounds, evidently erected at great cost and with no little care. owes its existence the private

to enterprise of the Chinese who, exited from home, wished to see waiter and middleweight chasapion, evidence in chief bore out the open

Norman Morris, the Colony's previous to her disappearance. The preserved, as for as possible, the is in hospital, suffering from bron-ing statement of Mr. T S. Whyte-

According to a report in the literary inheritance of their race,

Shanghai Mainichi and verified chitis.

yesterday by the Japanese Consular It was intended to be a High

officiale, Matsubara absconded about School in which Singapore Chinese The Fire Brigade was called last Mr. J. A. Gordon Legal is appear

a week ago after having been impli cated in some alleged shady deals, would continue to keep in touch night to a small conflagration which ing for the defence. The case was

The companies said to have been with their native country.

broke out at 53, Bonham Strand again remanded.

A fuki who want to sleep with a the victims of the young Japancas The

window open on a landing in the are the Yokohama Specie Bank, thu East, an umbrella shop. The fire Chinese, tenacious of their nation-

Bank of Taiwan, the Exchange Wag extinguished within a few

Chu Wa Yoko waked just in time Bank of China, the N.Y.K, Steam- ality, feel that the cosmopolitan life minutes, very little damage being

to catch a thief who was in the setship, line, and many prominent of the F.M.S. and the requirements done.

of making off with his blanket, piece goods dealers in Japan, in- of cosumerce tend to undermine, if

fountain pen, and other articles.

cluding the Kawai & Co. Fama- not destroy, loyalty to their own

guchi & Co., Iwata & Co. Hattaori The man was charged yesterday & Co., and Tazuke & Co. Each of language. That would not matter

at the Central Magistracy with the theas, as well as several smaller perhaps very much, if they did not Wab Hospital suffering from in

banishment. On the charge of re- 10,000 to Tls. 30,000, theft and also with returning from the alleged swindle by from Tls. firms, are said to have suffered from chafe under the criticism of their juries caused by falling off an elec own people when making their trie lamp standard, which they under:

The manner in which the alleged A sentenced to eight months hard instances, the same. The alleged do- deals were put through was in most journeys back to China, as occa- were painting at Kowloon Tong.

The General Post Office will be labour and on the other. charge to faulter would sell or buy goods, as open from 8 am to 9.30 a.m., and one month. in No. 11, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRALnally numbers of them do. The

branch post offices froia 8 a.m. to Apply COMPRADORE DEPT DAVIS school represents an ideal and In attempting to evade arrest by o a.m. BABOON & Co., LT

moreover the wealthy Chinese are an Indian vonstable a Chinese, who illar boxes and one delivery of Thore will be one collection from was caught cutting down wood on

ordinary correspondence the Wong Nei Chong billside, lip- Sundays and one delivery of regis TE negotiate small or large lots grder to realise it. But the build-ped and rolled down the hillside, tered correspondence from the Chen- |

of local abaros, Shanghai or ing is empty, its roonie re-echo, to sustaining injuries to his body: eral Post Office at 9 a.. Bingapore Rubber Stocks, aleo Banque the sound of the passing motor- He was sent to the Government entirely closed.

in Connaught Road Central, on eso, but several local Chinese firms The Money Order Office will be Tuesday. As a man was in the act are victims of the alleged swindle. cars, for students no longer attend Civil Hospital

of making a purchase at a stall an Matsubara was heard, this being the Two days ago the first news of any lessons within it.

other man approached him, took elus on which the officials are ow 855 from his pocket, and made off working. He is said to have writ with it. The thief was seized by a

ten to a Chinese friend, named district watchman and immediately he wanted delivered, to other Ling Tee Ching, five letters which dropped the money.

friends. One of these said that the At the Central Magistracy yester

writer was going to commit suicido.

So far, however, there has been day the prisoner pleaded that he no trace found of the body, and had been forced by proverty to steal the officials are of the opinion that the money.

they were only written to hide the He was sentenced to tracks of the alleged absconding two months' hard labour,

man,-North China Daily Neiga.

TOLET. Spacious OFFICES

WE

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URNISHED House and late par Bench and omnibus, oc.

capable of financial sacrifice In

The story is one familiar to all

Stuffing some opium in her moutr acquainted with educational instituto rolieve a toothache, a Chinese woman accidentally swallowed some tions in China. The students did not like their master and so quari

WEATHER REPORT,

Yesterday's weather report, fore of the drug, and soon afterwards cast and remarke, issued by the APPLY TO A, J: DAVID, Casional kennis, Garage, moderate rent rels and strikes terminated the ately taken to the Government Civil

became very ill. She was immedi- Royal Observatory at 6.30 p.m.; ́PRINCE'S BUILDING,

A feeble anticyclone ia central to earcer of the. € cational establish- Hospital where prompt action saved the East of Tokyo. A depression CHATER ROAD.

meut? If this w..e an isolated case her life and she is now. well on the

covera Tongking.

LOCAT

FORECAST:-S.E. one would at once suspect that way to recovery.

moderate, fair to showery.

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stated:

?

winds,

turning from banishment he was

the case might be, and, taking ad- vantage of what is said to be a quite local business system between fitms, would raise the amounts, or lower them, on the bills of lading, making profits each way.

AN IMPUDENT. THEFT:

An impudent theft was committed sular officials that not only Japan- It was further said by the Con-