NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.
NOTICE.
Have THIS DAY Authorised
INTIMATIONS.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 4th, 1927.
THE HONG KONG AND KOW,
LOON TAXICAB CO.,
LIMITED.
IS HEREBY GIVEN
WH JOSEPH BURTON NOTICE AN EXTRAORDINARY
ETHERINGTON to Sign the Name of our Firm Per Procuration,
ARNHQLD & CO., LTD. Shareen, July 2nd, 1927.
NOTICE.
OWNERS of Veter
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E. D. C. WOLFE, Capt. Supt. of Police, Hong Kong: 2nd July, 1927. [5095
FOURTH OF JULY.
THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY WILL BE AT HOME" TO Ts Extends
ON
MONDAY, JULY FOURTH
THE HONG KONG HOTEL ROOF GARDEN
From 4 TO 6.30° P.M.
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HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
GENERAL MEETING of the HONO KONG AND KOWLOON TAXICAB COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held at the Office of the Company, 36, Des Voeux Read Central, on TUESDAY, the 5TH. DAY OF JULY, 1927, at 12 o'cock Noor, for the purposes of considering, and if approved, of passing the following Resolution as an Extraordinary Resolo- tion, víz-
"That the HONG KONG AND KOWLODY TAXICAN COMPANY, LIMITED, "le Wound Up voluntarily '*tail That $1. 1. I.
CERLAND, CA, of learn. "Lowe, BisouaM & MATTHEWS *be, and is hereby appointeil | Liquidator for the pupae "of eng Winding Up."
AND NOTICE AS 111! REBY GIVFN that should the foregoing Rewalution by. passed by the requisite Majority it will be submittal for confirmation as a Special Resolution at A Further EXTRAORIONARY MEETING, and held on WEDNES. such reting will
DAY. 20TH DAY GF JULY, 1027, at the Same Time and Place for the
of considering, and if thought | purpose A confirming nach Resolution as B Bcial Rosolution accordingly.
By Order of the Board,
SUM PAK MING, Chairman.
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INDO.CHINA STEAM NAVIGA- TION CO., LIMITED.
THE
E FORTY-SIXTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Officer at the General Managers, Mesura. JABTINE, MATHESON & Un, L., Fedder Street
MONDAY, the 25T On
NOTICE I HEREBY GIVEN
taxt Certificado No. 5/NS 2995 at 11.00 AM, for the pur-
dated Hong Kong, 14th CTOBER, 1913, for: 3 Shares umbered 14623/1-4627, inclusive, and Certificate No. 5/8 295 dated Hong Kong 14th DoTOBER, 1913, for Shares numh red 62432 and 38786/33730 inclusive, all the N
KOS Kistered LO of LI SING.
1 in
HI
JULY.
pose of receiving the Report of the Directors, passing the Accounts, and e'ecting Direts rs and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the
INTIMATIONS.
FOR LADIES!!
A Wisc Precaution
before and after
BATHING
is to use
OLEANDER
SUNBURN
LOTION.
According to the old Chinese calendar, today is the Feast of Heavenly Gifts (Pien-B'wan-chích).
OBITUARY.
MRS. M. J. D. STEPHENS.
LOCAL WEDDINGS.
LEWIS-LEE.
Owners of motor vehicles, trucks, FUNERAL AT HAPPY VALLEY. CEREMONIES AT ST. PETER'S carts, Vans and drivers of motor
AND CATHEDRAL. vehicles are notified that licences for same are now due for renewal.
wages. When the Guilds obtained recognition, they say in effect, an Agreement was drawn up providing the necessary machinery for dealing. with all questions that might arise between the Company and the Girilds. It was an agreement, they state, which was viewed with the fullest satisfaction beenuse in their Whilst working at the Hong Kong opinion, it guaranteed permanent and China Ung Works premiacs a peace in the shipping of the China Chincan stoker received burns to his Coast. Now they charge the Commus and legs and was removed to pany with failing to abide by the the Government Civil Hospital for terms of this agreement and 'a' strike has been called in order to enforce those terms. In short, the Guilds are fighting on a question of principle, and not because of the reduction in wnges.
In the circumstances it is very foolish and short-sighted to 93: that the public are not concerned. The laying up of fifty or mere vessels must effect the public to some extent bat, apart altogether. from this point of view, if the Guilds are-fighting for what they regard as their rights under a formal agreement with the Shipping Com- Protects the skin against the pany, all members of those Guills are directly or indirectly concern ed in the outcome, and it must be horso in mind that members of the Guilds are not confined to the officers and engineers of the China Navigation Company. If the trouble is allowed to continue there ien grave danger tlint it will spread and involve others to the very great detriment of the whole community. Both the Company and the Guilds,
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hottest sun.
Prevents and Cures
SUNBURN.
Company will by CLOSED from the Price: 60 cts and $1.20, therefore, are necepting a heavy
er STOLEN, and should the Boll Certificatis hot be produced to the before the 28 JULY, 1927, New Certificates for the Shares will be saned
and the aforesaid Certificates Nes. 3NS 28 and 6/9 2896 will be thereal ter treated by this Corporation as Nail mai Poit.
By Order of the Court of Directors,
A. U. HYNES, Acting Chief Manager, Hong Kong, 29th June, 1927. [5085
THE CHINESE ENGINEERING & MINING COMPANY, LTD.
8% FIRST MORTGAGE DEBEN TURES (KAILAN BONDS).
DAYMENT of The HALF-YEARLY
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or
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Per Coupon (Groun).
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a.' d. 12. Q.
2.4.4/5
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ON 1500 DEBENTURES:
Per Connon (Orvos),
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Payment will be made in Local Currency at the Demand Buying Rate of Exchange of the Day the Coupon is presented.
By Order, THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION,
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The Baily Press.
responsibility if they fail to ex- plore every possible avenue which aight permit an escape from the
present dend-lock.
treatment,
The wedding took place at St. Peter's church, West Point, on Saturday afternoon, the Rev. X. V. Halward offieinting, of. Mr. Alexander Jonathan Lewis, of 39, Nellie Beatrice Lee, of 8, South Causeway Bay Road, and Miss
The funeral of Mrs. M. J. D. Stephens, whose death we reported in Saturday's Daily Press, took place at the Protestant Cemetery, Happy Valley, on Saturday even- The remains were later cremated, and the ashes are to be placed in the grave of deceased's husband.
The Rev. W. T. Featherstone assisted by the Rev. H. Copley Moyle conducted the funeral ser View Building, Kowloon. vice, which was held in the Pro-
The bride was given away by testant Cemetery Chapel.
Today, Independence Day will
Among those prescat, were: Mr. Mr. C. E. Frith, and was attended be celebrated by the American com Justice J. R. Wood, Mr. D. E. by Miss L. Collaco, with the Misses munity in Hong Kong. This after Blake, the Hon. Mr. W. E. LK. Bolt and E. Bolt acting as flower moon the American community of Shenton, Mr. A. R. F. Raven, Dr.
H. Balcan, Dr. Fenton,
girls.. Hong Kong will be "at home" to Featherstone, Madamo Flint, Miss The bride's frock was of Chinese friends at the Hong Kong Hotel Armstrong, Miss Hazeland, Mr.white silk, trimmed with silver, and loof Garden from 6 to 6.30 p.m.
Los Han Po and the household coloured beads, and she carried a servants of the deceased.
Among passengers leaving for Manila in the St. Albans during the weekend were Dr. and Mrs.
R. J. McCandliss, and children, Dr. McCandlier has appeared much ate at local congrts for Servier and has proved a popular
entertainer.
Mrs.
.
werd
There were also a number of unquct of pink roses, the brides- pupils and sisters of the Italian and flower girls carrying Courent present:
similar bouquets,
The duties of "best man carried out by Mr. F. A. Peterson. Following the Church ceremony, a reception was held at St. Peter's Yung Men's Club,
Floral Tributes.. including the following: From Dr. Many floral tributes were sent, and Mrs. Balean, Messrs. Bea- Jamin & Potts, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wright, Messrs. J. Scott Har- ston, C. E. H. Beavis, D. H. Blake, W. E. L. Shenton, C. D. Mel- The honeymoon is being spent ab bourne
J. H. Seth and J. L. Macao, the bride's going away cos- & Chinese woman living in an Mr. and Mrs. Lee Man Po, the tume bring of coloured Chinese silk
Durand, Mr. and Mrs. Muk Chin, numbered hut on the hillside at Rev. G. T. Waldegrave, Mrs. Spitanterial. Shaukiwan reported to the Police tles, Mar. G. W. Gegg, the Mother Superior and Sisters of the Italian that at 230 p.m. un Friday, Convent, the Catholic Mission, and four in, anned with daggers, the household servants of the and gagging her and her husband, entered her hut and, after binding descased.
stole, money and jewellery to the value of $47.
No arrest has yet been made in con- nection with the murder of Femadar Gurmukh Singh, of the Indian Army Supply Transport, attached to the Hong Kong Male Corps, glo was found dead in his bed on the verandah of his room at Whitfield Camp. Barracks with head wounds on Saturday, June 25th.
10 a.m.
SUI SHEH SOCIETY..
LINGNAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS SOCIAL
GATHERING.
GODDARD-RAZAVET.
The wedding took place at St. John's Cathedral on Saturday orning between Mr. G. H. God- dard, an officer in the employ of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, Ltd., and on the 8.8. Yuen Song, and Miss G. M. Razavet, daughter of Mrs. H. E. Kein, 1, Moreton Terrage, Cause- way Bay.
Some forty students of the Ling- The Rev. H. Copley Moyle con- whom were many ladies, held a Longyear (organist of the Union nan University at Canton, among ducted the service, and Mr. G..E. social gathering at the Cafe Pari- Church Kennedy Bond) played sign last night.
Here Coines the Bride," as Miss The Lingoan University was Jazavet entered the Cathedral, and formerly called the Canton Chris- also played Mendelssohn's Wedd tian College. These students, who ing. March" As the bride) party have banded themselves into a left the Cathedral. Society, are on vacation, and the gathering was a farewell to those of the students who are spending their vacation at their homes on the mainland.
The bride was given away by her brother, Mr. G. R. Razavet, and she was attended by her sister, Miss
Rene Razavet.
The duties of "best man
12 were the Fortal carried out by Capt. Outsforth, of
the banquet and was assisted by Miss Ma Yee Ying presided at
president of the Society. Mr. Chang Kwok Tsing, vice.
After the Cathedral ceremony, a The reception was held at Messrs. Lane, private dining room of the Cafe Crawford's Cafe, and was attended was decorated for the occasion in by many friends of bride and the Society's Colours of yellow and bridegroom.
The students held an interesting Chinese sing-song, and one of them gave a solo..on a Chinese flute.
black.
The bride and bridegroom, who were the recipients of many pre- sents, left in the afternoon for Macao,-where-the boneymoon is bes ing spent.
The position now is that the Guilds are standing by an agreo-
The Cathedral Sunday School is closed for the Summer months. The ment made in 1916, which establish Peak Sunday School is being car- ed compulsory arbitration. Tize
ried on during July, but will be Company state that, as far as com closed during August. The Child- pulsory arbitration is concerned, ren's Service is hold in the Cathe they withdrew from that agreement dral on the first and third Sundays in December; 1917. On that date in the month, at 10 am., and on they gave formal notice that they the fifth Sunday in the month, could not hold themselves bound to July 31st, there will be a Service submit all questions which might for children in the Peak Church, at possibly arise to arbitration, and be bound by the result. That surely Repairs to the woodwork and a plain, simple and straight-flooring of the tower of the Cathe- forward legal issue which might deal became necessary and have now For over two years we seem to have continuously had workmen in the Cathedral, and now we begin to hope that for tiue we may be free from them, and that there may be sonic possibility of An all American day with, an all enjoying a little quiet in our Cathe American Jazz was the programme dral Church, which may lead people at the Cafe Parisien to-day as a promenade concerts arranged at Leg The second of the series of six to use it more for prayer and fitting celebration of the "Glorious Gardens on Saturday evenings and Voles. meilitation-St. John's Cathedral
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Press, quickly and easily be resolved by been completed.
HONG KONG, July 4ru, 1927,
THE C.N.C. STRIKE AND A
SUGGESTION.
ny competent judicial authority, A judge might not be able to decide upon all the questions involved in the present dispute but he could say whether an agreement, enforcing arbitration and binding upon both sides, was in existence or not. Why THERE appears to be a certain
should not the Company and the amount of misapprehension regard Guilds submit their case in this ing the reasons which led to the form to the Courte? It would be strike of the officers and engineers a step forward and would clear the of the Chiba Navigation Company. | air.
All the material correspondence he
.'
The Corporate Communion for the Women's Guild will be on Thurs day, July 14th, at 10.30 a.m.
tween the Company and the Guilds. Two Chinese cases of enteric were has been published, but unfortu. reported during the 48 hours ended
on Friday. nately the public do not follow these disputes very closely. There are some who vaguely imagine that the officers and engineers are protesting, in the only way open to them, "against (R ter A whist drive is being held under per cent. reduction in salaries, the auspices of the King's Own The sympathies of this section of Scottish Borderers at Mount Austin the public, we imagine, are against Barracks on Thursday, the men. It is known that over- head expenses in almost every branch of commercial activity have been reduced during the past two years and the question is asked why the officers and engineers, should expect to come through the period. A report from Mesars, Bailey's of depression entirely unscathed. shipyard stated that 45 sheets of
After taking an overdose of opium a Chinese woman of No. 73, Wo On
Civil Hospital but her condition is Lane, was taken to the Government
stated not to be serious.
INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION.
REAL AMERICAN JAZZ AT
CAFE PARISIEN.
LEE GARDEN ENTERTAIN-
MENT CANCELLED."
A WILD GOOSE CHASE FOR SOME,
Fourth,
The management went to greaters of the 1st Cameronians was
...given by the band, pipers and drum trouble to secure the President cancelled on Saturday owing to the draw the attention of the public which was an excelent one, and case of rain was to hold the con
The Sanitary Board wishes to Jefferson's Jazz Band to play to inclemency of the weather,
night from 8 to 12. The menu, The alternative arrangement in recently come to the Colony, to the. served at ordinary prices, was apcert in the Lee Theatre, but it and especially of those who have possibility of nequiring disease, propriate to the occasion.
eat
, dysentery and typhoid fever by eating uncooked vegetables. Chi- nese market-gardeners use manure from human sources and their cus tom is to pour the manure or spa it from water-pots in liquid form producing parasites are therefore over the growing plants. Disonse possibly present on the surface of plants, such as lettuces over which the gardener's spray falls.
St. Andrew's Church Monthly Mr. Lindsay wrote on May 17th Messenger contains the following: (Dearing Aden)
RIVER LEVELS. KWANGTUNG CONSERVANCY
BULLETIN.
transpired that this could not lis carried out. Unfortunately it was too late to make any public an- nouncement to this effect in the evening papers.
Leaflets stating that the concert had been cancelled were distributed at the Peak Tram Station and elsewhere, but a large number of people were that the alternative arrangement
unaware
West River at Shiuhing: "July did not hold good.
1st, 15ft 2ins.; July 2nd, falling; highest level on re-rived at Lee Gardens, not knowing When a Daily Press reporter ar card 41 feet; lowest on re- the concert was off, he found many cord in. North River at Tsingyuen July at the Gardens enquiring where the European residents at the ticket box 1st, 8ft. Dina.; July 2nd, fail-
ing highest level on record concert was to be held. He, with 28ft. Tina.; lowest oin.
others, was informed that it was at North River at Samahui: July there it was found that the Theatre the Lee Theatre, but on arriving
1st, ft. bina. July 2nd, 7ft. Dina.; highest level on record 271t. 3ins.; lowest ift.
East River at Shcklung: July 1st, aft, in July 2nd, 4ft. Sins: highest 15ft, Eine.
lowest 3ft.
was engaged for the presentation of a Chinese entertainment, and re-
sidents were then told the concert was at the Gardens. Those who had already been there gave it up, but others proceeded to the Gardens on a fruitlesa queat,
Just as we were going to breakfast this morning I received a radio message telling me of my dear Father's Home-call yes- terday. This is a big shock to me. It seems so hard when only a fort
The children were so looking for- night from home. I have no details yet, and for theso I long just now. ward to seeing Grandpa and I know he was looking forward to time.
them, and Ruth for the first, seeing.
I know that all will aym-
With the reduction of the charge pathize keenly with Mr. and Mrs.
of admission from 81.30 to 8 many China is not apparently the only more people were expected than bereavement.
danger of being carried off by was a great pity the entertainment brigands. The Record for May 12th had to be abandoned. Mr. Ching Tin Koo, a graduate quotes a report from Jerusalem that of the University of California, Bishop MacInnes and Mrs. Mac U.S.A., and now dean of the Innes were stopped and robbed by Faculty of Law of the Sun Yat Sen brigands as they were motoring in
WEATHER REPORT. University and director-general of Palestine. Their car was held up revenue in the Ministry of Finance at a lonely spot twenty miles North Kong during the week-end, on his and valuables were taken.
Yesterday's weather report, fore- Canton, was a visitor to Hong of Jerusalem, and all thoir money cast and remarks, issued by the way to Nanking to attend a caufer- brigands had already robbed an- stated:
The Royal Observatory at 5 ence. Mr. Ching was first Commis other party going north and a car sioner of Public Works in the full of tourists which followed Inter Canton Municipality upon its bad an oven more
OFFICES TO LET There are others who believe that countz metal were stolen from the Lindesy, and their family in this country where a Bishon in in on the previous Saturday, and it
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the Guilds have an agreement with 58 colur which was lying on one the Company which provides that of the Company's slipways. all matters in dispute shall be sub- mitted to arbitration. Arbitration" appears to them as a satisfactory way out of all difficulties and they want to know why both sides should not put their case before an im- partial tribunal, and abide by the. results. This, as a matter of fact,
A gunner of the Royal Artillery, stationed at Belcher's Fort was admitted to the Government Civil Hospital suffering from a sprained knus sustained by a fail near White away, Laidlaw & Co., Ltd.
Sunday socials are being held is the argument advanced by the fortnightly in the Cathedral Hall Guilds themselves. They scout the and have been well attended, and idea that they
apparently much appreciated. It protesting is hoped to have one on July 10th, primarily against a reduction in and another on the 24th.
are
was nur
p.m.,
morning.
Changes are slight since this
LOCAL FORECASTS.E. or variable inauguration aeven years ago. perience. Their divasant, ex-
winds, fair. While in Hong Kong he was guest dered and a woman of the party
The morning report stated: at a number of informal gatherings, wounded. The report do not say including a tiffla at the South Chins if the brigands were provided with over Central Japan and S.E. Chinn. Pressure has increased slightly Restaurant given by Mr. K. F motor cars, or maintained the old It is nearly stationary elsewhere. Juue, couch of the South China methods of Bedouin robbera.-S. The area is covered by a feeble A.A, baselil teams.
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