NEW ADVERTISE-
MENTS.
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HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.
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A Comissão Direct Membres NOTICE IS HERERY GIVEN
bonra
the ANNUAL ORDINARY do Clube de Becreio tram GENERAL MEETING of SHARE
Comanidads HOLDERS in this Company will ba de convidar & Portagacia dela comnia para agater hald at the Hoxe Kova Herzi, Bong
da se novo edicio
on THURSDAY, the 9TH
HenrKings I
i inaugural down to WXABADO, FEBRUARY, 1928, 11 AM for the 4 DO CORRENTE. 1 HORA purpose of receiving the Heport of the Ao acto de jugeração presídirá | Diretore together with Statement of Year ended 31st 1927.
8.
LO ST. Governador de Hong Accounts for the
FRED A. XAVIER, Secretario. Kowloon, 3 de Fevoreiro de 1928.
(5847
Kong, Sir CECIL CLEMENTI, K.C.M.G. DEORRERANSFER-BOOKS of the Company be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY, to FRIDAY, 10TH FEBRUARY (Both Daya inclusive), during which period No Transfer of Sharen can be registered.
"JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hong Kong, 25th Jan, 15:8... (5808
THE BANK OF HAST ASIA, LTD.
NOTICE
TOTICE IR HEREBY GIVEN that the NINTH ORDINARY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Registered Office of the Company, No. 10. Das Vorux ROAD CENTRAL on SATURDAY,,the
NOTICE.
18ru FEBRUARY. 1928, at 3.30 r..THIS is to announce that, with for the purpose of receiving State the approval of the Western
1 ment of Accounts and the Report of the Australian Government and South Directors for the Year ending 31st Amtralian Government. We have been DroEMBER, 1927,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the appointed by the WISTZEY AUSTRALIA SANDALWOOD MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION, Compare LORD from LTD, and the Co-OTRNATIVE SANDALWOOD 11 FEBRUARY to Co., LTD., of South Australia, their SATURDAY 18rg FEBRUARY SOLE AGENTS in Hong Kong and 1999 (Both Days inclusive), during CHINs for the Distribution of Sandal which period No Transfer of Shares a wood to be exported from Western be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors, KAN TONG PO,
Chial Manager. Hong Kong, 3rd Feb., 1928, (3840
/
NOTICE.
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
Australia and South Australia.
THE KWONG SHING CHEONG SANDALWOOD ASSOCIATION.
LIMITED. [3829
G.
B.
PUBLIC AUCTION
PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS
of Sala by Public Auction to be beld., on MONDAY, the 6TH Day
the the
at
FA of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Exca-
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3rd, 1928.
INTIMATIONS.
HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.»
RADE MEETING, 1999.
A
1ST, 14TH, 16TH AND 18TH FEBRUARY.
MEMBERS BADGES. EMBERS' BADGES of Admi
sion are now ready and may be obtained by those Members who have not already received them, from Messrs. Members are reminded that these Lisstian & Davis, Alexandra Buildings.
Badgel will also admit them to all the Extra Bace Meetings of this year.
MEMBERS ENCLOSURE. Members have the privilege of introduc iar Two Non-members to the Members' Enclosure.
A Limited Number of Tickets are available and may be obtained from Means. LINSTAD & Davis, Alexandr Baildings, en or before SATURDAY, 11rm FEBRUARY, 1928, at a Cost of $10 Each Par Day or $30 for the Meeting. The Charge for Admission for Ladies to the Member Enclosure will be 34. Per Day. Each Member can obtain upon application to the SECRETART, Badges for the Admission of Two Ladies Free of Charge. On ne pretext will Children be permitted in either Enclosure during the First Three Days Racing,
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE, Tisketa of Admission to the Public
Encloanze, Price: $3 Fer Day for all Persons including Lodies, may be par chased from Messrs. KELLY & WALJU, LTD., or at the Gate.
Soldier
and Sailors in uniform ad- mitted to the Public Enclosure at $1 Per
11
Dission by Ticket only, Bookmakers, Tie Tas Men, etc, will not be permitted to operate within the Precincts of the HONG KONG JOCKEY OLCE during the Race Meeting.
SERVANTS' PASSES.
Passes for Servanta will be issued on application to Mesure. LINSTEAD & Davis, Alexandra Building,
them with discrimination, and to endorse their Names on the Fasses. atants are not permitted in the
Employers as requested to distributo
NOTICE IS HEREBY FIRST ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of Shareholders in the Company, will
LINGT TOX GOVERNOR, be held at the Registered Office of the Lota. of CROWN LAND Company, 61 Fiona, PEDDER BUILDING, Prince Edward Road, Ma Tan Wei
Three
Enclosure except for passing
Pedder Street, Hong Kong, 2 MON-Lin the Colony of Hong Kong, for rough on their duties, but most
DAY. the Gra Day of FEBRUARY, term of 75 years, with the options. 1009 Neos, for the patpoan of receiv.
, at 7
of renewal at a "Grown› Kent to be fized Statement of Accounts, and the Report of the Lirectors for the Year ended KG, for one further term of 76 years.
the Surveyor of His MAY THX DECEMBER 31st, 1927; to confirm the appointment of Three Directors, and to elect Two Directors and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from MONDAY, JANUARY 30TH, 1928, to MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH, 1928, Both Dari INGIBAIVE.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
D. L KING,
Secretary.
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Hong Kong, Jan. 25tb, 1928.. [5807
UNION WATERBOAT CO,,.
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS:
THE TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the Offices of Mazurs. DOSWELL & COMPANY, LOOTED on TUESDAY, the 77H FEBRUARY, 1928, at 11 M., for the parpos of receiving the Report of the General Managers together with a State- ment of Accounts to 21st DECEMBER, 1927,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the "JANUARY to 7TH FEBRUARY, 30TH 1928, both dates inclusive.
DODWELL & 00, LTD.,
General Managera. [5803
NAVY LEAGUE (HONG KONG
BRANCH).
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEET.
TING of the NAVY LEAQUE
will be held on WEDNESDAY, 8TH FEBRUARY at 6.30 r., in the Board. room of Messrs. Jardine, Mathison & Co., LTD. (by kind permission),
All Members are cordially invited to Attend:
L..M. WHYTE,
Hon. Secretary.
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THE "STAR" PERRY CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
'OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN N
that the TFIRTIETH URDIN- ARY ANNUAL MEETING this Company will bo held
# tha
อมรส Office of
JARDINS MATHESON & Co., LTD,
THURS. DAY, the 167 FEBRUARY, 1928. a 12.30 PM, for the
e purpose of receiving the Report of ths Directors together with
of
PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.
M= Tau Wei.
Locality.
Lot No. 2097.
Prince Edward-lid.,
No. of Sale
Kowloon faland Kowloon Island Kowloon Inland Lot Na 2099,
Lot No.
Boundary.
ments.
As per
sale plan
d.
Do.
da.
Contents i
102,860,
equire feat.
TWqF
About.
Annual
Bentai.
Upset Price.
708
9%,950
|
remain in their employers' stands,
INTIMATIONS.
White Labell EST SCOTCH WHISH OF GREAT AGE.
John Dewar & Sons
DISTILLERS.
PERT
AWARDED
50
The roof garden" at the Hong Kong Hotel has been reserved for,
response but there is no doubi, also, that a very considerable amaunt of force has to be used and what to-day (Friday) and the special the Trade Unions describe as dinner dance will be held in the "direct action is frequently neces- grill room, first floor. sary before the mosey is forthcom- ing.The Benevolent Society does
The forthcoming wedding is an
net rend around its canvassers or nounced of Mr. V. M. Grayburn, bitton-hele business-men on the way | banker, residing at No. 338, The to their offers with the object of Peak; and Miu M.-"D. Robson, securing support. For that they are nursing sister at the Peak Hos Ferhaps to be commended, but it pital. is a somewhat dening reflection that as a result of this policy they have to content themselves with "grateful thanks "`and an annual revenue of $810-twelve dollars a year from seventy people, plus A few casual donations and a grant from the Government.
Among passengers for Hong Kong aboard the ss. Macedonia which arrived here yesterday from London were: Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Dyer. Police Inspector and Mrs. 028; Mrs. Buckle, and the Rev. R. V. and Mrs. Koop.
.Y.M.C.A. SECRETARY'S
VISIT.
MR. O. II. McCOWEN IN
We are not recommending another Polent attack upon our parses As Mr. SUTHERLAND pointed out there are a good many calls, in one way or another, upon the charitably disposed, but we would suggest that very much more good might be dene if there was greater regular support yesterday afternoon on the Mare- Among the passengers who arrived for an organised Benevolent Society in was Mr. Oliver H. McCowen,
71
and, perhaps, rather less "charity of an indiscriminate kind. Thero are few offices in the City which do not receive several calls during the twelve months from those who
business men,
are down on their luck and very few believe, who would be able to say that they have escaped victimisation from worth less characters When a pathetic story is told in a convincing manner -and the greatest rogues generally have a remarkable ability in this direction-a dollar or two is often Why! If we are frank with ourselves we shall prob ably admit that the gift is not prompted by any very charitable impulse, or real desire to help the recipient. It is a comparatively cheap way of keeping up a good opinion of ourselves but, above all,
Any Persone found loitering about GOLD AND PRIZE handed over.
with Servants' Passes in their possession
will forfeit the same and will be removed from the Enclosure.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary,
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"HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB,"
TENNIS TOUNAMENT.
REMINDER.
ENTHIER CLOSE on SATURDAY
NOON.
TH FEBRUARY,
[5839
MEDALS !
IT NEVER VARIES.
SOLE AGENTS: --
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
OLD HAILEYBURIANS, DINNER will be held at THE Fhons G 616. Established 88 years. A HONG KONG HOTEL OF
*. P.M.
SATURDAY, 25TH FEBRUARY at
Will those proposing to attend please communicate with.
0. BLAKER, - c/o GILMAX & CO., LTD.
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NOTICE.
MONIES Up to $200.000 are
Available for Investment on
to a Trusted Valuation.
(50
side UEZ PEAK THAN STATION, OST-THURSDAY NIDUT Out-
LRBA containing Tortoiseshell Rimmed SPECTACLES. Finder Rewarded on Returning to SHELDON, PRINCE's BUILDINGS, SAD FICOL
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lat Class Tigane security subjectTO LET WEST LODGE. No.
15A.
MAGAZINE. GAP HOAN Apply CORNELL, c/o PALMER & TORNIR
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Apply-Mas, DEACONS,
Prince's Buildings,
PARTICULARS AND CONDI. TIONS OF SALE
07 TEX
VALUABLE LEASEHOLD
PROPERTY
TO LET.
TROM IT MAY for 8 Months KIEK-UT" STUB25 ROAD,
Situats in the PEAK DISTRICT in Eight Rooms, Fully Furnished and Gør- the Colony of BoNG KONG and age-Apply For 5887, c/o Hong Kong registered in the Land" Office as | Daily Frest.
The REMAINING PORTION of RURAL BUILDING LOT NO.
2, Together with the Dwelling House thereon known as "PUNG SHUI"
To BZ BOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION
OH
THURSDAY,
THE FIRST DAY OF MAROH, 1928,
Ar 3 O'CLOCK, 7.M.
HT
MESHA. HUGHES & HOUGE, LTD., Auctioneers, AT THEIR.. AUCTION BOOMS,
IM
ICE HOUSE STETZT, VICTORIA,
Hora Kong, ch
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TO LET...
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FIAT in CARnarvon BuildinÇa KOWLOON-Apply to HUM. PHREYS ESTATE A FINANCE CO., LTD., Alexandra BuiLDINGS.
[6617
Hong Kong Once: 11, Ice Houss
Street.
London" Office: 23, Bride Lane,
Fleet Street, EC. 4
The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, FEBRUAKY JED, 1928
THE HONG KONG BENEVO. LENT SOCIETY,
HONG KONG.
world as representative of the C.B.E, LL.B., who is touring the
English National Council and the World's "Committee of Y.M.CA...
institutions
EARL HAIG MEMORIAL SERVICE.
SEATS ALLOTTED TO EX- SERVICE MEN.
14
---TO-DAY'S-ARRANGEMENTS,-
Seating accommodation in the... Cathedral has been allotted to members of the British Legion, the Ex-Active Servicemen's Association and all other ex-service men and women for the Memorial Service to the late Earl Haig, which will be held at 11 am.. tó-day,
It is proposed that all who can' attend will collect at the top of Battery Path at 10.45 0.1.
The local Branch of the British Legion and the Ex-Active Service- men's Association are. to place wreaths in memory of the late Earl Haig on the Cenotaph at 9.30 a..
WAR MEMORIAL TO
CHINESE. -
IMPERIAL WAR GRAVES"
COMMISSION.
MONUMENT IN PUBLIC GARDENS.
A War Memorial is in process of erection at the top of the steps leading into the Public Gardens and This monument is being set up by facing towarde Government House. the Imperial War Graves Commis- son, which has charge of the war other parts of the world where cemeteries . France and in all British forere were engaged during
the Great War.
The memorial is to all Chinese
Mr. McCowen is now one of the lending T.M.C.A. secretaries of the world and during the war he work ed untiringly in France to perfect the organization of those invaluable Y.M.C.A. buts and which sprang ap everywhere where both from Hong Kong and else- British soldiers went, and did so
where who were killed during the much to minister to the needs and Government. During the war the war in the service of the British
recreations of our soldiers.
Mr. McCowen himself, in order to under- take Y.M.C.A. work, gave up a very promising practice as a barrister in Ireland.
"During his short stay here, he leaves on Monday for Manila, Mr. McCowen is going to see all that is possible of the T.M.C.A. work
LADIES' NIGHT AT THE Y.M.C.A.
casualties amongst Chinese were number mainly upon the sea, where a large
seamen and firemed lost. their lives in ships which were tor- pedoed and suna. On land the Chinese who served the British Government were mainly in labour this department reached no incon battalions, and the casualties in siderable total mainly on account" of disease and the privations which are inseparable from warfare.
The memorial to these men, is to take the form of a Chinese Pai of each side column, about ten feet, Lan, made of granite, and will be of stately dimensions. At the base apart, are Chine lions, while at a height of sixteen feet" is the massive seven-ton crosspiece, finely carved,
LG. Bird, of leste. Palmer
The work is in the bands of Mr.
Turner, who designed the monu- ment, and it is expected that it will be completed by the end of March. The construction is being carried out by Mesers. Wing Yick, contras– tors, and the cost is estimated at $1,000
NAVAL VISIT TO PORT
SWETTENHAM. -
it permits us to escape trouble. It in the Colony." On Friday the of a difficult position. It would him tifin at the European head is the casiest and quickest way out Directors of the YM.C.A. will give
be a good thing if this method of quarters at Kowloon, where he is also speaking at 9 p.m. on Sunday helping those among our fallow creatures upon whom fortune has Saturday evening at the Chinese evening, while he will spend
not smiled" could be abolished YM.CA. He will also visit the altogether, and it could be with a
Services' institutions before con- perfectly easy conscience if the tinuing his tour. Benevolent Society were supported in such a way that we were satis fied the funds were ample to meet the requirements of all really deserving casca A Benevolent Society with 70 members cannot do all that is needed, but n Society with 700 members might, The indiscriminate charity that in now dispensed often does more harm than good and resources, are certainly wasted upon the worthless to the detriment of those who aro really "down and out."
We pride ourselves upon being a com munity of hard headed business men. Why should there not be some attempt to introduce business prin- ciples into charitable services?" If every firm was an active member of the Benevolent Society they could Glover and kar. Cusack, Mr. Braga guest of the acting Chief Secretary
refer all charitable requests to the Society with the certainty that they would be properly investigated and help given if necessary. THE SAN-FAN CIROUS." Ma. R. SUTHERLAND at the meeting gest that the Society would do well We sud
of the Benevolent Society yesterday to circulate a few of these pointe ́66 CAN-FAN CIRCUS, Returning
did well to emphasize the fact among those from whom they expect "SAN
that this Body is the representative support. The result, we feel con- from AMERICA, are Giving SHOWS at PRATA EAST RECLAM Charitaule Society of the Colony, fident, would be a very substantial ATION AREA to Commence from 2D and not merely a group of kindly increase in their membership and, JANUARY, the "CHINESE NEW disposed ladies who engage in
as a consequence, a considerable charitable work as a kind of spare enlargement of the power and re- Expert European Bardernen and time hobby. The ladies committee sources of which they now stand in -Dancing-Girls-love-been-employed."
shoulder the burden because it is left need, to them and they complainingly, but the responsibility for the efficiency of the organization rests with the community and, viewed in this light, it is certainly... discreditable thithe Society cannot
Statement of Accounts for the Year VACANT FOSSFION 31ST MARCH, 1928 YEAE DAY. ended 31st DICTMEER, 1997, and ữ
hought art
to sanction the Payment to The Property consists of m Directors of the Yearly Sam of $1,000.00 as an Annual Bonus in addi-baring sn Area of 91,334 Square Feet "All that Piece or Parcel of Ground tion to the Y86777 of $1,000,00 payable to them wader paragraph 96 of REMAINING PORTION of RURAL regisured in the LAND Orrick as The the Company's Articles of Association
BUILDING No. from the 1st January,
1928. The
together with all this is to make effective the Erections thereon and the Rights, Fase
the the Messages or Tenements and other purpose of following Resolution passed at the Anments and Appurtenances thereto bo aust Meeting of the Company held on longing and all the Estate and Interest 28th JANUARY, 1927—“That
of-the-Vendor-in-and-to all the said Directors remaneration beincreased from $1,000.00 per sanam to 82,000.00, per REGISTER OF SHARES of THE
will be OLOSED from ,the Gr¤ FEBRUARY,1929, -to "HURSDAY, "the_1679-FEBRU—
the
MOND
ARY, 1928, Both Days inclusive,
By Order of the Board of Directors, F. E. ORAPNELL,
Becretary. Hong Kong, 30th Jan 1928, (6825
the
Premises.
For further Particulars Apply to:- MESSEL, WILKINSON AGRIST,
Yendors' Solicitors, HUGHES & HOUGH, LTD.,
Auctioneers,
MID
28D
SKD...
PRICES:-
$2.00 $1.20 $0.50
TIME TABLE-
HOLIDAY SHOW
From 1.30 F.M. to 4,30 7.3. DAILY,
6, Des Virus ROAD CENTRAL, VICTORIA, | NIGULLY SHOWA-—---
Hong Kong
21st January, 1928.
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From 7.30 to 1030 EX
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carry on WD-
One Chinese case of enteric was reported on Wednesday from How loon,
Quarantine restrictions imposed against arrivals from Sourabaya on
A HAPPY EVENING,
Last night the Y.M.C.A., Kow- loon, again opened its doors to the other sex with excellent results, After dinner the big room was filled even though the rival claims of Ben Hur had been too strong for a few prospective visitors
ADMIRAL TYRWHITT
ARRIVES.
of H.E. Vice Admiral Sir Reginald H.M.S. Hawkins, flying the firz Yorke Tyrwhitt, Bart, K.C.B., U.S.O., Commander-in-Chief, China Station, arrived at Port Swetten- ham last week, says the Malay
The rooms were naturally not so Mail. gaily decked as at last month's Hanourable the acting Chief Secre Sir Reginald was greeted by the function, which Christmas had Jent tary, Mr. H. W. Thomson, C. M.G.," much to the appearance of festivity. the Honourable Mr. J. Lornie, but this did not in any way impair Resident of Selangor, and other officials. After paying a visit to the gaiety of the evening,
H.E. the Sultan of Selangor, at An excellent programme Pas Klang, H.E. the Commander-in- R. Sangers, Miss F. McGill, Mr. H. Afteen guns: His Excellency is the given songs being rendered by Mrs. Chief proceeded to Kuala Lumpur,
where he was accorded a salute of:
gave violin solo and there was a at Carcosa..
cinema competition," which every one enjoyed. "
make a complete success. way in which everyone joined in to The feature of the evening was the
JANUARY'S RAINFALL.
"
visited Kuala Lumpur and a num
Many naval officers and men
ber of the former were present-at Club together with H. E. the Cam- the the dansant at the Belangor mander-in-Chief, the Chief Beort- tary, Mrs. Thomson, Miss Thomson, the Resident, fias Worters and Capt. Congdon, R.N.
ONLY 2.17 INCHES AT BOTANIO A PICKPOCKET'S. UNLUCKY
GARDENS.
DAY.
217 inches fell during January the Central Magistracy on a charge A Chinese who had completed a The record of rainfall at the term af banishment in 1928 was Botanic Gardens shows that only brought relore Major C Willson at Rain fell on 12 days the maximum of stealing 850 from a Chinese tram. being .48 on the 8th
passenger on Wednesday.. was less that of an inch.
On five of the 12 days the fall]
..
WEATHER REPORT..
The weather report, forecast and vatory at 8.10 o'clock last night,
After extracting the money from the passenger's pocket, the thief jumped off the ear and ran in the" direction of the Supreme Court. Realising that ho had been robbed, the passenger also left the car and overtook the fugitive, who throw the money on the ground when his
was an eye-witness of the chase and Harry Loo, a Police Reservist,
ness, said he made enquiries and told the Court what he saw-Wit- took the defendent to the Police Station.
count more than seventy members. account of plague have been remov: remarka, issued by the Royal Obser. pursuer wie gaining on him..
We accept the often repeated state", ment that the British residents here are, as a whole, exceedingly generous. It is true that an appeal in a good cause, if driven home with sufficient force, will never lack
ed,
The 8th ordinary, meeting of shareholders of the Bank of East Asis, will be held on - Saturday, February 18th, at 3.30 p.m.
stato:-~~
The anti-cyclone remains station-- ary, and fresh monsoon will con tinue along the coast and over the North China Sen..
Local forecast: N.E. winds, fresh, cloudy.
Sentence of six monthe hard labour was passed by the Magie trate.
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