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NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.

· INTIMATIONS.

ROYAL HONG KONG GOLF

CLUB.

XTRAORDINARY

HONG KONG TRAMWAYS,

LIMITED.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 9th, 1927.

N INTERIM DIVIDEND of 60 Canta Per Share has bejani GENERAL | declared Payable on TUESDAY, Sap

EARN let for FDES AUGUST Next on and after which

DAT, 9TH AUGUST, Is

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CANCELLED.

E. D. MATTHEWS,

Secretary, RHEGO...........

HONG KONG REALTY AND TRUST CO., LIMITED, (INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ORDINANGRA OF Hong Kore)..

ATOTICE IS HEREDY GIVEN

Nth the FOURTH ORDINARY

YEARLY MEETING of SHARE. HOLDERS of the EONG KONG REALTY AND TRUST COMPANY, LIMITED

So held at the of the Company, Registered Offica EXCHANOL BUILDING (Sad Floor), Des Your Road Central, Hong Kong, on SATURDAY, the 27TX AUGUST, 1927, at 11.30. X., for the purpose ot receiving a a Statement of ecounts and the sport of the Board of Directors for the Year ended on the Wru Jums, 1947, and re-electing Dires- tor and the Auditors.

BAY

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDẤY, the 22ND DAY OF AUGUST, 1997, until SATURDAY, the 27th var

or AUGUST, 19:7, Both Daya inclusive..į By Order of the Board,

C. F. V. RIBEIRO

Acting Secretary. Hong Kong, August 6th, 1997, [5187

GOVERNMENT HILLS, ETC.

TENDERS for

SPECIE

and MEXICAN DOLLARS varmani Transfer, Hi

in this Colony for

on the Lords Commissioners of

Majesty's Treasury, London, up to and for the Sum of £30,000, will be Received

by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER

date Dividend Warrante may be obtained upon application

At the REDITE OY.c of the Company, Canal Road Bust, Bowrington, Hong OTION IS HEREBY GIVEN that the REGISTER OF MEMBERS of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, PIE AUGUST to MON- DAY, 22×d`AUGUST, 1927, Both Days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

W. F. SIMMONS,

Secretary

INTIMATIONS

ON

SPECIAL SHOW

Hong Kong, 29th July, 1947. The Toilet

FOR SALE OR TO BE LET ́UNFURNISHED,

No. 17. PEAK. LUGARD ROAD:

EU Boomed HOUSE with

Central Heating, Five Bedrooms," Four Bathrooms, Threa Urging Rooms. Modern Sanitation, Grass Tennis Court and Garden-Apply: LINSTEAD & DAVIS, ALLaRUMA BUILDINGS,

(1776

TO LET.

>*

FIVE-Roomed HOUSE, No. 47,

QXNVILLE BOAD, KOWLOON,

with Flush and Sanitary Cos veniences.

Three-roomed FLAT (GROUND FLOOR)

in No. 7, PRAT AVENUE, with Flash and

Banitary Conveniences.

다

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SPANISH DOMINICAN

PROCURATION.

Phone No. 721 0.

TO LET.

COMMAND PAY OFFICE ml 11FFICES TO LET of 3RD FLOOK

O'CLOCK

fin

on the PTI AUGUST. 1997.

TA CHATER ROAD.

Moderate

The Tenders to state the Total Amount Rental. Apply-PO. Box No. 611.

Sterling), No Telegraphis

will be made for less than 2100.

The Tenders bin Duplicate, and in

Sealed

COTS

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addressed to the TREATO LET-Furnished from the 1er of SURY CHEST OFFICER, COM

MAND

OFFICE, sad endorsed "TENDERS FOR GOVERNMENT BILIS. Eta

The right to accept or reject any or all of the Tenders is reserved.

Coples of Forms of Tander en be had on sppilation

•

"Persons. Lendering for (Bill) are hereby Nokilled that, haring regard to

Cap. 48 and 41, George 11, Cap. 62, the scoeptance of any such Tender la subject

to the express condition that no Member of the British House of CommonS shall be admitted to any share or pari în er to any benefit to arise from the Con- tract wash Bity made for the allotment of

The provisions in question de not apply to Contracts entered into by may Incorporated Company in its sorporated capacity, and made for the general benefit

of the CompEY, Lient-Colonel, Trosary Cheri Ofoer, RAFC

His Majesty' Treasury Office,

Hong Kong, 8th August, 1927,

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS.

THE BUSINESS OFFICES of the HONG KỤNG DAILY PRESS have been REMOVED from 1A, Charen BOAD to

11, IOE HOUSE STREET, (Comer of BATTERY"PATE) (Opposite NATIONAL CITT BANK

or N1w Yont}.

Telephone: C: 12.

Night: C. 4511.

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FANCHAI. Telephone: C. 4511,

NOTICE,"

IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that,

I AUGUST, 1947,

ME H. F. WESTLAKE is No Longer

in the Employ at this Company. BHUNNER,” MOND & CO. (CRIÑA), LTD. Incorporated under the Ordinances; of Hong Kong.

NOTICE.

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No. 300, Tux PEAL. Naar MOTOR ROAD. Seven Rooms Bathrooms Flush Drainage:-- Apply to MassKA, HAS- TINGS, DENNYS & BOWLEY, 8, DE VAUX ROAD CENTRAL. [$187

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FIAL TRAN preferredApply Box No. 3121, c/o Hong Kong Daily Press.

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TO LET

OFFICES

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AND

PRINCE'S BUILDING,

CHATER ROAD. ·

APPLY S. J. DAVID & CO.

PRINUE'S BUILDING,

CHATER ROAD.

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Arrested in Say Street with seven inels of raw opium in his posses

We consider that, before pier The Rev. G. E. Arrowsmith During Saturday and Sunday sites are discussed, it is highly reached England safely after only one cass of notifiable disease desirable to obtain, or to publish six months' journey,

was reported the patient being a „if already obtained, data as to the|

Chinese auffering from enteric. number of vehicles likely to cross

Silk forwarded, from Hong Kong the harbour daily. Although a sion a Chine was fined $350 by by the Empress of Aria on July vehiculae ferry would give a fillip¦ Mr. W. »Schofield at the Kowloon | 13th, arrived in New York (8t. to motor-car sales, it will be realised Magistracy yesterday morning. John's Park) on August 5th, having that lorry traffic is the main con- The forthcoming wedding is an

been 23 days in transit. sideration. The motorist would cross the harbour principally during limited periods on Saturdays” and Sundays, and although the present arrangements are not perfect, the private motorist's requirements would certainly not justify the expenditure of probably a couple of million dollars on piers and another substantial sum on ferries.

What are the probabilities of

nounced of Mr. F. Arreglado, door keeper, at Kowloon Docks, living at No. 20, How Lam Street, and Miss 1. MeSmith, of the same address.

Mr. G. Wilson, of ""Thirlbrook," Pokfulam, reported to the police that some time between 1 and § sim. on Sunday, his garage wu broken into and two new motor car tyres valued at 800 stolen.

STEAMBOAT BOY- COTT SETTLE~" MENT.

PASSENGERS FROM CANTON INCREASING,"

SATISFACTORY RESULT OF

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AGREEMENT.

Members of the Victoria Diocesan Association were invited by Mr. Alfred Bryer"to" meet the Bishop of Victoria, Hong Kong, and Mra.

As announced yesterday, the boy- Duppuy at a garden party at Oak cott of passengers imposed by the lande, Hildenborough, Kent, on pickets of the Chinese Seamen's July 18th

Union a Canton against the steam ships of the Hong Kong, Canton Sir John and the Hon. Lady and Macao Steamboat Company Claridge's on July 8th, among the has been settled. Barlow entertained at dinner at

guesta being the Japanese Ambas Following the conclusion of the sador and Baroness Matsui, Sir An order for the confiscation of Laureace and Lady Guillemard, Sir dispute passenger returns during

Preparations lurries conveying loads across the a revolver left by a missionary, Charles and Lony áddis, and Mr. the last two days have shown a

of

ELIZABETH ARDEN

LONDON.

barbour-In the first place, there are many cargoes which are too heavy for lorries and must be water- borne.. Secondly, the principal

wharves are on the Kowloon side, and the most considerable move.

Mrs. Galloway, was made at Kew. D. Barlow, loon Court yesterday, Mrs Gel- loway died in Ameries, bequeath ing all ter property to missions in

China.

An explosion resulting from the inexpert handling of a stick of dynamite on a fishing boat at Kau Yu Chow, on Sunday, caused the removal of one of the boatmen to the Kowloon Hospital with a lase rated right hand.

big increase in the number of Chi-

It is recorded of Mrs. Williamnese coming down from Canton. Roid, daughter of a sea captain and The Canton steamer brought down wife of Alderman Roid, of Belfast, about 50 Chinese passengers on who died on June 29th, that she Saturday night, and another 80 on sailed round the world' seventeen wind jammers and she knew every times, covering 1,100,000 miles, in Sunday night, while the day steamer also took up on Sunday port in the Pacifc.

morning carly over 100 Chinese travellers.

The Chinese who was charged with assaulting a police constanle in the Botanical Gardens on July down with six European saloon Last night-the-Lungshan game- 16th, appeared on remand before Major U. Willson yesterday morn passengers, and no fewer than 137 ing and was fined, 895. His Wor- Chinese passengers. It was not ex- ship was of the opinion that the pected that there would be so big were defendant went there to create

trouble and that he struck the an increase so soon, but nearly double the number in twenty-four lukong first.

hours is very satisfactory.

Six Hakkas and Pantis пюте

ment of cargo in obviously from these wharves to the Praya on the Hong Kong side, between Blake. Pier and West Point. Will lorries be able to compete economically with cargo boats for this trade ! Will they actually prove efficient than Dative craft! The latter take delivery at the wharves on Kowloor Point and when they reach the Hong Kong side it is usually a short haul to the Chinese merchant's godown, owing to the small depth of the western busi ness area, which abruptly ends at the steep hillside. The motor lorry, on the other hand, having taken on board at Kowloon à much smaller load than the cargo boat can cairy

yesterday morning charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy wih fighting in a house in Wanchai on Sunday. They were cautioned and bound over in the sum of 850 each to be of good be- haviour for six months.

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The following are among recent Hong Kong appointments made by It is expected, in view of this, the Secretary of State for the that numbers will steadily increase Colonies:-Hr. W. K. Duncombe, MB, Ch.B., MRC.S., LEC.P. from day to day until the normal D.T. and Hon. Mr. A. Cannon, average is reached. M.B., Ch.B., and Lieut. J. E The Kinchan left bere yesterday Dovey, M.B., Ch.B., medical offi- morning for Canton with quite cer; Lieut. B. Church, M.C., A good bookings, and figures were Miss V. Stokes, nursing sister. Government Marine Surveyor; end

correspondingly high when the

cis

The King has given to Sir Fran- this morning for Canton.

Taishan left in the early hours of Arthur Agler, G.C.M.G..

the It was stated yesterday, that, Grand Cordon of the Order of the according to Chinese sources, the Rising Sun, and to Mr. Guy Cuth

A. S. WATSON would have to be driven through Changte, which is due to arrive K.B.E. authority to wear

& CO., LTD.

HONG KONG

mafurnished.

(50

The many friends of Mrs. C. E. Bailey of the Bible Depot" will be glad to hear that the is return ing to the Colony to take up ber Cydney in September on the work there again. She sails from

the streets of the Peninsula to the about the first of October. ferry pier (located by Mr. FLETCHER

Winners at a whist drive, the ber Banning Holland, Staff Secre- claim that the Company should re- at Jordan Road); there a fairly third of a series, held at the Kow-tary, Chinese Maritime Customs, engage the seaman dismissed from substantial charge would be in- loon Bowling Green Club on Satur authority to wear the insignia of the crew of the Lungshan, which

evening were:-Ladies: 1, the Third Class of the same Order, curred for the crossing, and MS. C. Purslow; 2, Mr. T. which decorations. have been co-has been the cause of the trouble reaching the Hong Kong side it Ferguson; Booby, Mra Allison, ferred on them by the Emperor of had been abandoned, but that the would be driven east or west to Gentlemen: 1, Mr. A. M. Holland; Japan.

Company had agreed to engage its destination. The cargo boat, on Mr. Carruthers; Booby, Capt.

Groundwater. the other hand, can make a bee-line

Three young Chinese girls and only members of the Seamen's across the harbour to the point Four Chiness of Aberdeen were ternal pains on Thursday, the Chi-

six small boys complained of in- Union, when taking on new handa.

This is confirmed in a statement Hon

day

D.

-

ROOMS.-Hong Kong, Kawioon

single, double, Flats furnished or nearest to the destination of the remanded for a week on a charge nese Maiden's Day, at their home made by the Company in which Fiat for disposal with cargo, thereby bringing delivery from other Chinese. The defend- Terrace, after partaking of some they say they have agreed to accept

of demanding money by menaces in, second floor, 18, Kwong furniture. Hesse $20/30,000 wanted. within the compass of cargo coolies, ants, who were represented by Mr. painted cakes. The three girls members for their crows supplied

McCallum, pleaded Not whose case appeared to be the most Also $0,000 8q. ft. land on Peak. who will be equally necessary to

guilty." Two of the men were serious were taken to the Govern by the Seamen's Union who will SMALL INVESTORS. Tel O. 4830, unload the lorry.

allowed bail in 830 each and the ment Civil Hospital, on the advice guarantee them sa satisfactory. other two in "850.

of a doctor, where they were suc The matter of the dismissal of the cessfully treated. The vernacular press reports that the owner of the

crew of the Lungshan has been teahouse where the cakes were closed and the settlement new arriv bought has been warned by the edat is regarded by the Company police against the use of an appar-

aa antisfactory. eatly poisonons paint.

TO LET NO.1, KELLETT HOUSE, TRE PLAY, Four Rooms, Flush Systems, Separate Kitchen, Servants Quarters, All Modern Conveniences. Apply: Masana. DEACONS, PRINCE's BUILDING.

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...Street.

Hong Kong Office: 11, Ice House London Office: 21. Bride, Lane,

Fleet Street, E.C., 4.

The Daily Press.

Heaa Koso, August 9th, 1927

ECONOMIC ASPECT OF VEHICULAR FERRIES.

Mr. R. E. Lindsell yesterday morning sentenced a Chinese to four weeks' jail for the theft of a pair of trousers from the matabed

THE C.N.C. DISPUTE.

Despite his age he was born at Hong Kong in 1840, just eight years there-Sir Walter Hilier continues after the British Bag was hoisted to take a keen interest in Chinese HITCH IN THE PROCEEDINGS. affairs, and delights in a chat with old Chins friends, anys & Home paper. various appointments, "was adviser Sir Walter, after holding

ANOTHER DEADLOCK?

to the military authorities in China in the Boxer campaign, and after-

While the present position with

Having regard to the higher, capital cost of a lorry as compared

The following is extracted from with a cargo boat, more rapid de St. Andrew's Monthly Messenger: preciation, higher wages of the We have lost two other regular driver and cost of the ferry-cross-members of the Church recently in ing, it seems at least open to doubt Mr. and Mrs. Shirley, Mr. Shir

ley, who has given willing help in whether, when a vehicular ferry has the Canteen, sailed for England on been provided, any considerable use July 23rd by the Macedonia, while of it will be made by lorries to H.M.S. Hermes. He is expecting Mr. Shirley has gone north with carry ships! cargo from Kowloon to rejoin Mrs. Shirley in England wharves to Borg Kong. The time before the end of the year. factor and handling costs also enter into the question, and some cargo boats are towed by launches, so that to arrive at a financial comparison at the Kennedy Town Bathing wards became adviser to the Chi- regard to the CN.C. dispute "is between boats, and lorries crossing Beach, on Sunday. There was a on boats, is not easy. Neverthe further charge of damaging the cell Chinese know him as the author negotiations between the officers' дезе Government. Students of rather uncertain, it appears that at No. 7 Police Station by trying of "The Chinese Language and less it seems to us that a careful to pry it open with a chunk of How to Learn It" and of the representatives and the Company at attempt should be made to obtain wood. On this count the accused "English-Chinese Dictionary." Shanghai are no longer proceeding, definite figures, because considers was fined $10, or " in default, & tions of coat will ultimately govern

further 14 days' jail.

the reason being that the Company Prof. C. A. Middleton Smith, the question and it may be that in The Rev. and Mrs. Lindsay and Dean of the Faculty of Engineer maintained that certain officers who We gather that the cross-harbour preliminary estimates of possible family have reached Home tafely of Hong Kong University, has refused to move their ships to other

written a study of Chins entitled, moorings should be penalised. traffic it has been assumed-too Ducie Street, Princes Road, Liver Eastern Trade" (Constable, 104. and are living for a time at ž,

"The British in China and Far rehicular ferry, said to be an urgent readily that native craft can be pool. Mr. Lindsay wrote on June öd. net). The book is intended to And Hong Kong officers expressed It appears that both Shanghai' question in 1924, is again under superseded.

14th to say that Mrs. Lindsay was interest British and Chinese alike tire disagreement with the sug STAR THEATRE consideration, and suitable sites for Other possible streams of traffic away in a nursing home and his in the natural resources of China, gestion. When the Guilds in Shang- hands consequently were very full. In addition, the author examines hai would not agree to the proposal the ferry piers on the Hong Kong need to be investigated. To what By this time it is hoped that Mrs the whole question of English work a meeting was hold here, it is under- and Kowloon sides of the harbour

extent will goods

ds pass by lorry from Lindsay has quite recovered from in China. One of the

stood, and a practically unanimous the West Point area to native fac- the effects of the operation and teresting chapters, says & Home the Shanghai officers.

most decision was arrived at to support ars now being discussed. It op tories and workshops in Youmatit Andrew's Church Messenger...

back in the home circle. St.

paper, is that entitled, "Some pears that, as no public company This probably depends on

Britons who have served China," Meetings of the Guilds are to be has come forward and expressed a

These range from the careers of called to discuss the matter, and The Civil Service Cricket Club Chinese Gordon" and Sir Robert while further negotiations between nature of the goods and length of held an "at home" on Sunday Hart, to those of Dr. G. E. Mor the Guilds and the Company at desire to obtain a franchise for haut from the water front on the afternoon, being the hosts to offices risen and the publicist, Putman Shanghai are likely, an early settle running vehicular ferries, the Gov Kowloon side. In the case of pre- and men of the let Cameronians. Weale. Another arresting chapter ment is not so likely as it appeared ernment proposes itself to construct mises near the harbour margin, the There was tennis, in which sixteen is that devoted to the late Towkay to be two days ago. the piers and build the vessels. It same factors as discussed above in the same number from the Civil author points out, may be com players from the Cameronians and Loke Yew, whose career, as the would be interesting to know what regard to goods in the reverse Service O.C. took part Ladies of pared with that

the Club looked after the tent Carnegie. evidence has been collected which direction would apply. We cannot

rangements, and a very pleasant

·would tend to indicate that rebicut present vienalise wholesale firms time was spent. The Civil Service using cross-harbour lorries to any C.C. deserve recognition in being lar, ferries are likely to be a pom-extent, and retailers, when deliver the first sporting club in the mercial success in a reasonable time it better to convey large quantities tion like this with the troops

ing from lorries, may possibly find Colony to hold a fraternising func after the service has been inauguracross the harbour by boat and

cast and remarks issued by the at the University of the Philip

Among the many items spproved ated. If there were such evidence, break bulk into, lorries on the Kew Dr. and Mr. Lechmere Clift Royal Observatory at 4.30 p.m. pines regents' meeting, the and vehicular ferries were urgeatly information which may be available being. From there they are keep

loon side. We would welcome any have gone to Haiphong for the time stated

ment of Professor Rabindranath Pressure remains highest in the Tagore was the most important. needed, it seems reasonable to on this subject from owners of lor-ing in touch with their work in vicinity of the Boning. The typhoon

Professor Tagore will be invited suppose that some enterprising sons principally interested in a Clift, writes to the St. Andrew's of Ishigaki, Jima, moving NW of Tectures for 10 days to the ries After all, they are the per- Nanning and Lungchow. Mrs. is situated about 150 miles north to the Philippines to give a series capitalist would have expressed his cross-harbour vehicular ferry ser- Church Messenger, that in spite of or N.N.W

atudents of the university, accord- willingness to float d'company and of real commercial value it is for nese workers are carrying on brave moderate, cloudy, rain.

vice, and if they believe it will be persecution and difficulties the Chi- Local forecast:-B.W. winds, ing to the resolution submitted by PRICE: $3. $2 AND $1, undertake the scheme. If there is them to give reasons for that belief, ly. It is an incentive to prayer for

the acting president to the regente, FROM MANILA,

who approved it after extended not a clear and undoubted need for are available. From the public ber that after the Boxer uprising,

backed up by figures as far as they the Christians in Chine to remem- ^nte

deliberation A message from Manila Obigrva. vehicular ferries, why should the point of view, atarting a costly it was found on returning that the tory states that yesterday at 4 p. for transportation and other in, An appropriation of Peason 1,500 Government undertake the risks years too soon would prove an and that 90 per cent of the Chris Long F, 20deg Lat, N., moving Professor Tagore, who is asked to enterprise of this kind seven or ten Churches bad increased in numbers the typhoon was in about 123deg. oidental expenses, was released for and heavy cost of the enterprise 1 expensive mistake.

tians had remained faithful.

lecture in September,

TO-NIGHT

AT 9.30

"THE NEW

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OUR CABARET 1st Class Mortgage Security subject to a Trustee Valuation..

51241

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CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LIMITED.

NOTICE IS Resolution of the

TOTICE IS: HEREBY GIVEN

“Umia." "Managers of the Company zade on the 9TH INSTANT, A. Cail of $1.00 Per Share has been made upon the Members

Of

the Company Payable or or

or before the 19TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1997, to the Company's Bankers, The Hong Kong The Sixamoat BANKING CORPORATION,

Dated this 11th day of May, 1927. --- VRUSHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

6176] General Manager,

CHABLES OHAMIER'S. REVUE COMPANY OF, TEN

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TAGORE TO VISIT MANILA.

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