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INTIMATIONS.

INDO.CHINA STEAM NAVIGA-

THE

TION CO., LIMITED,

HE FORTY EIGHTH ORDIN. ARY GENERAL MEETING & the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, Maza, JARDINE MATHESON & Co., LTD., PEDDIE STREET, Hong Kong, WEDNESDAY, the 19TH JUNE, 1929, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the the Heport of the Directors, passing Accounts, and electing Director" and

Auditors

The

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TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be OLOSED from the 19TH JUNE to 3RD JULY, 1929, Both Days inclusive.

By Order of the Board, JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

General Managers.

Hong Kong, 24th May, 1959. [7839

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THE HONG KONG IRON MINING CO., LTD.

NOTICE.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEY that the TWENTY-SECOND ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of fesses, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD., on

on FRI. DAY, THE 1ST JUNE, 1929, at 12 O'JLOCK Noox, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Acconsta for the Year ending 91st DECEMBER, 1929.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED From TUESDAY, 18TH JUNE, to FRIDAY, 12TE JULY (Both Days inclusive), during which Period No Transfer of Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

L. S. GREENHILL,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 31st May, 1929, 7930"

THE HONG KONG IRON

MINING CO., LTD,

NOTICE AS EXTRAORDINARY

of

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1929.

WEATHER REPORT.

"Yesterday's weather report, fore- cast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 3.45 pm, stated t

Presure. Temains highest to the sorth-east of Japan and relatively low over China generally. Local Forecast:-S. W. moderate, Cair generally, showers.

Save Water:"

the affair.

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started and others were projected. An official of the British Funeral

"We have come to dig that Retiring M.F. on Modern Girls..

Sir Alfred Hopkinson who for A University was opened where Workers' Association has publicly | Channel tunnel," said tem, Rumani

ans who were interrogated by the ares years has been one of the two Chinese engineers, lawyers and ad-complained that motor hearses are ministrators were to be trained and being used as carriages for wedding Paris police when they arrived at M.P. representing the combined a brisk educational movement found parties when not employed in St. Lazarre station last month. On English Universities, and is retif- a fair degree of public support. carrying bodies to the cemeteries investigation it was found that ing, is sad at the thought of leav- It is purely on At Liuchow the Government found Terming this practise a scandal, their passports had been forged.' ng Parliament. ed an experimental farm, which did he pleads that it be stopped. The men stated that they purchased, recount of my health," he explain- them from a Rumunia lawyer, ed. "I love the old House. It is such good work investigating the winds.

In connection with the failure of who was telling everybody that much more pleasant inside than local possibilities of new crops and better

were outside. What do I think of wo methods of tillage that it was pro- Italy's largest raw cotton concern large numbers of workers moted to the status of Provincial "Stemat," in which so many British wanted to dig the Channel tunnel. men in Parliament? Well, the

WA have at present Agricultural Bureau. Most expeu- and American banks were concern. Thirteen other: Rumanians also ones sive and ambitious of all, motored, it is learnt that after several arrived at the station later in the splendid, and, although they do not roads were made in all directions, meetings of the leading Italian day. The police are investigating away the House, they certainly make, their influence felt. I would Kwangai also enjoys the advantage banks it was decided to form a con-

Like to see the ages of both men of comparative isolation from the sortium which will offer foreign

A French soldier who was charged and women raised to 25 before creditors 73 per cent. of their main course of the big civil wars, and it has no town like Haakow. /credits." These conditions imply a with criminally assaulting a tier allowing them to vote. I do not Canton or Shanghai sufficiently long moratorium of several months, man child aged 14 years appeared mean to belittle the flapper' vate. wealthy to attract the avaricious which is expected to meet with the before a French military court at In many ways I think the modern interest of the major war lords. It, approval of London banks. therefore, looked as if it might hope whole agreement avoids the neces-guilty of intimidating and in girl of to-day is brilliant. But I weman Prime Minister. There is to enjoy some degree of politicality of the legal liquidation of decently assaulting the child, and not somehow ever imagine a "Sicmat" and enables the firm to was sentenced to two years' im- something lacking in her which a stability.

man leader has. It is pert as what But, unfortunately, there were continue business on what may be a prisonment, but the enforcement of two weak pillars in the house. In reduced scale owing to partial the sentence was postponed. This I should call 'mental tact. She

liquidation.

travesty of justice is typical of the is too interfering, and unable to the first place, long before the

attitude of the French occupation take things as they come without a Wuhan crisis arose, complaints were

authorities towards, the Germaa lot of fuss? Asked what he was go- heard that Wuchow was not paying

people in the occupied territorying to do in the future, Bir Alfred" and caused not a little bitter com-replied, rather pathotically, "Die,

DEATH. CARVALEO,-At her residence, 33, Granville Road, Kowloon, on June 11, at 7.65 p.m., MARIA BOTELHO DE CARVALHO, aged 41 years, dearly beloved wife of D. DE CARVALEO. (Shanghai, Macao, and "Manila papers please copy).

Editorial and Business Offices: 11. Ice House Street. Tel Central

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Night Editor (Wanchai Office):

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its way, that the improvements were

costing more than the community

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The Mainz last month. He was found

Information was received recently from Sydney, N.S.W., to the effect that, owing to the increased cost of

London Office: 21, Bride Lane, could afford. The merchants de-living, the pay of the watersidement in all sections of the Rhine I think. You see I am an old man

Fleet Street, E.C. 4.

The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, JUNE 19, 1999.

WUCHOW COUNTS THE COST.

Hong Kong, as 19.15 P.M. on the A. S. WATSON & Co., long its tributaries. Kwangsi hay

DAY OF JUNE, 1929, when the Sub- joined Beecation will be proposed as: aa Extraordinary Resolution that is to BBY

"THAT THE COMPANY HE WOUND UP VOLUNTARILY".

-" AND NOTICE IS ALSO HERE BY GIVEN that should the aid Benolation be passed • Further EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at 19.30 P.M. at the Same Place on the 1978 DAY OF JULY, 1929, for

the purp150 of receiving Report of the Proceedings at the above-mentioned Meeting and of confirming if thought Stax Special Revolution the above- mentioned Resolution.

A Farther Resolation will be proposed

LIMITED,

ABRATED WATER MANUFACTURERS.

TEL. C. 436.

OF THE

at the Second Meeting for the Appoint DIRECTORY

ment of a Liquidator or Liquidators for

the purpose of rach Winding Up and

fixing bis or their remuneration.

AND

clared that the rents for their new

quarters and the taxes for the Government improvements swallow.

ed up their profits, and a number of bankruptcies were certainly notified.

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workers had been increased through land Press, out Australia, except in Queens- land, for the next three months by Elephant in Liverpool Restaurant.

There was much excitement in 1d per hour, which, it WAS thought, meant an increase of 3 per Liverpool last month when a young cent. on the stevedoring accounts, elephant belonging to a local circus It was estimated that this addition broke away from its keeper and enreered along the streets to spend Sunday in accustomed freedom. It halted outside a restaurant, and with trunk swaying 'stood eyeing with hungry interest a display of cakes and other toothsome edibles.

In England of a century ago, meant un increased working" cost roads, and then canals, and rail-for the oversen vessels of about ways were made as industrial pro- £20,000 for the three months. The duction increased and better trans-N.S.W. Government was stated to port facilities became, a necessity. have reinstituted the child endow In Kwangsi, however, the pro-

the hop's that their presence would

now; I am nearly 78, and most of my interest has been in my work in the House." But in spite of his snow-white hair, Sir Alfred, with his tall, upright" figure, looks far younger, and a moment later his pessimian vanished. "I shall have plenty to do. I have many other interesta."

Looking Back 25 Years,

We are getting treated rather this

cess has been reversed, roads and ment "tax of 2 per cent. on wages a mcdern town being created in paid from April 1. This, it was 1t made as if to enter the premises, badly by Jupita Pluvius

added, would raise the stevedoring but its bulk was an insuperabile year. While he appears to have costs of overzea steamers in New obstacle to passage through the been making prolonged visits at South Wales by about £90,000 per doorway. It looked at if it would other points along the

bis visita here Are unusually carry away the shop front, and all

far between for the the efforts of its keeper, who had and by this time caught up with it, failed to convines it that its man

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coast,

time of the year. The rainfall of the month of May, according to the ners were bad. The situation was saved by a young woman inside the observations of the Hong Kong Ob- Last shop, who offered the animal a cake, servatory, was 7.705 inches, which it accepted with a gleeful year it was 13.860 inches, and in

It then backed out of the 1002, 28,730 inches. trumpet.

In June last entrance and ambled away with its

year the rainfall amounted to 95.230. ber of imprisoned and rather scared† inches. The prospect is not pleas customers.

TEL. 0 496 erge at Wuchow. The province is agricultural distress than the pro- beth Chinese, and two fatalities keeper, much to the relief of a rum-

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is estimated at twelve millions.

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Building operations are still to be

Retired Naval Officers.

The annual general meeting of seen on every hand on the island the Association of Retired "Naval Officers took place at the Royal United Service Institution recent gard to the increasing value of the

very good land and the consequent high rente attendance of members and those

as well as at Kowloon. Having re-

interested in the association. The which obliged people to sub-let a President (Vice Admiral Caulfeild), portion of their houses, I have been in a statement on the present and asked why it is that the flat system future policy of the association,

WECROW has been the subject of one of China's modernising experi- merta. It enjoya many natural advantages, being the terminus at stimulate business. Initial dificul which the West River ateamers disties were attributed to the famine

anaum. The deputation of British charge their cargoes for inland dis and to the outlay upon which re-shipping managers which recently tribution by junks and launches turns would at first. be slow. Then proceeded, to Australia to discuss plying further up the river and the semblance of political stability freight rates and working costs is upon which the modernisation of

now on its way back to Britain. WBR built collapsed at ing few roads and no railways, its Wachow

Satisfactory Health Retura. commerce is therefore dependent a critical moment. No sooner had rains alleviated the

Only 2 new cases of small-pox, apon these. waterways which con- the recent

were notified for the whole of last poor, but its area is 7,000 square vince found itself, dragged into a miles, or rather larger than Eng-war in which it had no interest, week. There were also 4 cases of land and Wales, and its population and invaded from three directions. diphtheria (1 British and 3 Chinese) Wuchow suffers from the grave dis and the same number of fatalities, With almost a monopoly of the ability, from a commercial point of and 4 cases of enterie (no fatalities) Area, the ricw, of possessing strategic import: British and 3 Chinese. Three in- 1929 Edition trade of so huge an

Kwangsi Government decided that ance. It is one of the places influenza deaths were reported. On public money invested in the inevitably fought for in an inter- Monday 1 case of enteric (Ameri-y, when there was a provement of Wuchow would soon Kwong war, and it found itself in can) and 2 cases of meningitis yield an excellent return, and there the centre of the storm. On top of (Chinese) appeared on the M.O.H.'s wus every prospect of making this its economic troubles came blockade, return.

explained the methods by which is not introduced at Kowloon, for port the Hankow of the South, The billeting of troops and military

further activities, in the shape of example, instead of running up I present export trade consists mainly levies on the merchant community Blue-Blooded Boxers.

rows of four-roomed houses. The blooded youth of England scholarships, subscriptions to Ser- CHRONICLE of wood, hides and livestock for to which no resistance was per-

loped. He particularly mentioned imagine "fate" in the tropics would which there is always a readymitted. The culminating point was is learning how to defend its vice charities, etc., would be deve-

when the defending troops got eat titles. Blue blood has been flowing the co-operation with the Royal never answer until that millenium market and, given adequate trans- port facilities and the amenities of of control and a general looting of while boys of four, five and six Naval Scholarship Fund by the is reached which is pictured by the shops disposed of any remain- years old learn how to box. The institution of A.R.N.O scholar William Morris in one of his books ships, to be administered by that when the entire population of a con- an up-to-date commercial centre, ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE Directory and Chronicle there was no reason why business ing prospects of a profit for a large other day Thomas Fairfax, fund. As regards membership, he gerie of Oats has becomic reconciled with Canton and Hong Kong should number of businesses. Order has year old son and heir of Lord said, the association was chasing to the idea of a common dining- Fairfax, and Harry Hoare, the calendar." and the numbers had room. Cooking cannot be done here, now been restored and River traffic year old nephew of Lady London- now reached 1,910, 122 new members in the hot season at any rate, by and moreover, not go ahead,

Taking advantage of a fire which resumed. but the damage has been derry, pummelled each other in a having been enrolled this year to the white woman,

public exhibition attended by date. A peculiarly satisfactory flats with cooking and servants" Wuchow will recuperate, Princess Mary. Young Fairfax is feature of the membership was the quarters to each would not, I sus cleared a large area of the old CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO- wooden buildings, the laying out of after the manner of Chinese cities, the champion of Hyde Park and is fact that all retired admirals of pect; work out cheaper than the As the Terror," while the Fleet had joined. He touched self-contained four-roomed houses.--- SIAM, STRAITS a modern town was started. The but it is unlikely that any outside known

St. James Park. Their bout for the of the work of the A.R.N.O., which, 1904. SETTLEMENTS, MALAY new quarter, with its paved roads capital will be invested in the place Master Harry is the champion of in some detail on the welfare side Hang Kung Daily Press, June 13,

for some time to come. Nor will title of London was declared a draw. he made clear, was a very human Looking Back 60 Years. STATES, NETHERLANDS and ferro-concrete buildings four or

large INDIA, BORNEU. THE five stories high, sprang up with there be money to keep WONG SHIT They are the leading examples of organization.

class of blue-blooded Huve's roads in repair or to give. PHILIPPINES, Etc.

youngsters who are being taught to grent rapidity, and was pushed out

the skyscrapers a new coat of paint, defend themselves. Their recent in all directions While the out-

has two titled amateur boxers in skirts of the town, and the struc. while the proposed modern water appearance recalls that England tures along the waterfront are of supply will have to be indefinitely the Marquis of Olydesdale and

General Word's poli-Lord Knebworth. to the Usual Lists of Firms, an an extremely primitive nature the Alphabetical List of Residents new ares resembles Wanchai, Yautical commitments have proved a in the Far East containing the mati or any of the Chinese business very costly matter to the province Names of Mearly

streets in this Colony, though the and town to which he had previously buildings are not so solid as in this rendered notable service.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

L.S. GREENBILL,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 31st May, 1929. [7931

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News and Views.

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In the course of an action brought by a Chinese claiming 810 damages for being excluded from the dining-

of the Canton steamer, Mr. G. C. Hang Hamilton, the saloon new chairman of Darwins, Limited, Ichang, counsel for the captain the Sheffield safety razor making said: To allow Chinese passen- company, which went into liquidagere into the saloon indiscriminate tion but which has paid off ly was a policy which might be its creditors in full, with in- attended with great loss of life, and terest, recently made an offer to until we got a little better estab The Cat's Example.

An American doctor has been all the workpeople employed by lished here it would unfortunately protesting against the common eus the company to finance them for be necessary to segregate Chinese. tom in his country of secking year to buy shares in the com- from other passengers. Supposing health by setting the alarm clock pany. He said he would allow the saloon cabin were thrown open. for seven .m., jumping out of bed thera to purchase to the extent of indiscriminately, what was there to They prevent a dozen or twenty: Chinese at that hour, turning on the radio, £10,000 worth of shares. and doing physical jerks to music would have to pay 25. ed. a share pirates well-dressed going aboard, down and pay the balance in 50 and while the captain was at his provided by the broadcasting.com- panies Human beings, he says, weekly instalments. If the work table, taking posssession of the is not impressive, but there was At Okato, Wellington, a flash of should wake in the manner of a people found they could not con- vessel1. It was not without good reason that Chinese were excluded talk of deepening the channel and lightning struck a double-barrelled cat, slowly and luxuriously, and tinue the payments, he would re building a modern bund with con- gun, which was lying with the our return to consciousness and fund their money, plus 6 per cent. from the cabin. In former time, as the daily routine should not The shares are "A" Preference no doubt His Lordship was aware, crete godowns, to replace the trigger cocked on a table in a table be expedited by zo appalling shares, of which an issue of it was the custom to have lasbings, pontoon warehouses in which the in a Maori's house. The weapon noise. For people who work at £200,000 will be offered soon, so that the Chinese could not come steamers store any of their cargo exploded and a Maori woman re- normal hours there is no doubt and they bear t per cent, cumula. up, at certain times at all events." that the, alarm clock is a tive intereat, plus 21 per cent., 18 Mr. Dennys, in his reply, not discharged directly into smaller ceived the charge in her chest. She thoroughly bad habit, especially in well as coming in for 50 cent of said Mr. Brebreton had made out 1 country where nerves are unduly the profits of the company after a great case about Chinese pirates, atrained. As for the physical jerks various payments have been made. but really if the pirates were allow- But the Kwangsi Provincial Gov-

or any other form of exercise in the No decision was taken at the meeted to use the saloon, he did not ernment, over which General Wong At the Central Magistracy yester early morning here, most people ing, but the offer is now open to think any great harm could be done BHI HONG presided, as virtual day, a small boy appeared with an find that too much of it produces them and full details of the scheme by allowing them to have their tiffin. dictator, had ideas for Wüchow and elderly man on a charge of possess an after-tiffin torpor which is not will be printed on notices through-there. He argued that the plaintiff, conducive to efficiency and promo-out the works. Mr. Hamilton said being a saloon passenger, there was for the province far beyond, town ing lottery tickets. It was stated tion. In any case, there is reason he had made the offer to bring implied contract that he should be planning and port facilities. The that when the police raided the to suppose that the Briton in the about a still closer co-operation be treated as respectfully and in the The Chart found for aim was to secure foreign capital bouse, the youngster was helping tropics makes a fetish of exercise tween all members of the firm. He same way as others of the sazie

an unjustifiable extent. Many would not ask the workers to be- class. and with the help of foreign experts the other defendant to cut up little people keep perfectly fit without it, come shareholders if the concern the defendant, on the ground that to mine wash cat and a The big wee ander seed we saw he certain that when were semne speculative venture or there was no obligation to provide

we play golf or tennis, new China. A few factories, noted six strokes with the cane, and surrendering to an inward craving was satisfied it was a satisfactory merely to convey him to his destina ably a German enterprise for the the man was fined $50 or one for a long chair, we are doing our offer from the workers point of tion.-Hong Kong Daily Prest,

selves little good.

June 12, 1870. production of sulphuric acid, were month's hard labour.

craft.

is in a critical condition.

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