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NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL,

A SOCIAL EVENIRAL

held in the CATHEDRAL HALL OF WEDNESDAY, 11TH INSTANT MI 9 P.M.

A SPECTAL INVITATION haa been Extended to the CONGRE- GATION of ST. ANDREW'S and St. PETER'S CHURCHES. It is hoped that there will be a Good Attendance from the Cathedral Congregation to .mest Those of the other Two Chunhos,

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG,

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS

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No. 39 or 1920.

IN THE MATTEN OF THE HONG KONG AND CANTON ICE

MANUFACTURING

PANY, LIMITED REDUCED)

AND

COM.

(AND

IN THE MARTTER OF THE COMPANIES,

ORDINANCE 1911-1925.

TOTICE 13 HEREBY GIVEN

that the Order of the BurnE COURT OF BoxG KONG Dated the FIFTH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1929, Confirming the Reduction of the Capital of the above-named Company from $400,000 to $200 000 and the Minate (approved by the Court) showing with respect to the Capital of the Company BA altered the several particolar required by the above Ordinances were registered by the REGISTRAR OF COM. ZANIES on the 7th Day of DECIMEN, FURTHER TAKE 1929, AND

in NOTICE that the said Minute in the Words and Figures following KONG Capital of the AND CANTON ICE MANUFACTURING COMTANT, LIMITED (and Rolvend) Henceforth is $200,000, divided into 40,000 Shares of $5 Fach, instead of Original Capital of $400.000 divided into 40,000 Shares of 810 Each. At the Time of the Registration of This Minate the Sum of $5 has been and is to be deemed paid up on Each of the said Shares,"

"The

HORG

Dated the 9th day of December, 1929.

DEACONS, Solicitor for the Company.

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HONG KONG ART CLUB,

Tbe held at No. 7. QUERN'S ROAD. THE ANNUAL EXHIBITION"will

1ST FLOOR (above MERCANTILE BANK) OD DECEMBER 18m, 10 and 20TE. The EXHIBITION will be OPEN From 10 A.M. To 7 AM. ADMISSION: 50 CENTS. *(87:6

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

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By the leading makers

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THE HONG KONG - DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER · 10, 1929.

In beautiful caskets

MELTIS. NEILSON MAISON AMIEUX

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& Co., Ltd.

ESTD. 1841.

Edition

OF THE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN 1929

that the ELEVENTH

OR-

DINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the

HEAD OFFICE of the Company, Sr.

GEORGE'S BUILDING, CHATER ROAD, DIRECTORY

Victoris, Hong Kong, on BATURDAY,

the 217 DAY or DECEMBER, 1929, at 11.30 O'CLOCK in the FORENOON, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the Year ended 30th SEPTEMBER, 1929, and electing Directors and Auditors.

AND

CHRONICLE

WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, fore- cast and remarks, issued by the Iloyal Observatory at 5.25 p.m.,

stated:-

The city authorities of Lynn, Massachusetts, have issued, instruc-

over twelve years of age who ap-. tions to the police to arrest any girl

krces.

being hit in the exchange of stray An advertisement elsewhere an shots which continued "even" after nounces that the reduction of the the fire was started. Precisely how capital of the Hong Kong, and many fatalities occurred in, these Canton Ice Manufacturing Comprars in the streets or elsewhere in and other ways is not known, but paay, Limited, has been duly re- public with her stockings below her The typhoon appears to he situ-it is feared the total loss of lifegistered with the Registrar of Com- sted less than 100 miles eset of will be heavy. Everything possible panica The capital has been re Cape Fastran, moving W.N.W.

was done by the master and officers duced from $400,000 to $900,000, Fresh monsoon will continue over

divided into 40,000 shares of #5 for the protection of passengera, each, the N. China Sea:

and when it "was seen that the Local Forecast:-X.E. fresh, fine.

flames were getting a strong hold At the Royal Horticultural on the ship Captain FARRAB gave (Scciety's show in Westminster, last orders for the boats to be lowered.month, the only plant which receiv- ed an award of merit was a Chinese Several lifeboats loaded with pas bush honeysuckle Lonicera Hems. sengers did get away from the Hai-Teyonay shown by Mr. Lionel de

to-day.

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winds,

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

12.

Night Editor (Wanchai Ofice):

Tel. Central 4511. London Office: 21. Bride Lane,

Fleet Street, E.C. 4.

WALKIN-HERBERT ARTHUX WALKER, at the French Hospital yester day at 5 p.m. Aged 57. Fun-thing, but the master remained on eral passes Monument at 5 p.m. board directing fire fighting opera tions. Fortunately it was not long before the destroyers came on the scene, and with the assistance of the bluejackets it was soon possible to get the ship's pumps going effectively. Thus it came about that in spite of a murderous onslaught by pirates, and a no less deadly ordeal by fire, the Dougins steamer came safely into port on Sunday night-her decks stained with blood, her bridge and bridge-deck a man of charred timber and twisted iron, her officers worn out by physical and mental exhaustion, but justly proud in the knowledge that they had succeeded in frustrating one of the most daring and desperate pitatical outrages on record.

The Baily Press.

HONG KONG, DECEMBER 10, 1929.

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Rothschild. The leafless sprays were Inden with bright red berries about the size of red curranta, borne in tours at the joints of the twiggy shoots,

Mr. R. R. Bruce, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, an- nounces the engagement of his

al

The historie galleries which once formed the principal fortifications of Gibraltar have been handed by the military authorities to the Colonial Government, last month, In future the Colonial Government will issue all tickets to tourists and others desiring to visit the galleries. Mr. Alfred Bates, of Ridge, Halifax, head of Willis and Bates, engineers, Halifax, was drowned recently while swimming at Bourne- mouth. He was the designer, of the tir hats adopted in the great war. Mr. Bates was for six years a mern- ber of the Halifax Council and chairman of the watch committee.

HONG KONG'S HOLIDAYS.

DATES FOR 1930.

The following public and general holidays will be observed as Goy- ernment holidays in 1930-

Public Holiday. Empire Day,

Saturday, May 21,

General Holidays.

The first week-day in January, Wednesday, January 1.

two following days, Chinese New Year's Day, and the

Thursday, January 30. Friday, January 31. Saturday, February 1. Good Friday,

Friday, April 18, and Saturday, April 19. Easter Monday",

Monday, April 21. The Birthday of R.M. the King,

unless it shall be ordered by the Governor, by an order publish- ed in the Gazette, that His Majesty's birthday is to be kept on some other day. Tuesday, June 3.

Work has begun on the explora- niece, Miss Helen Mackenzie, totion shaft in connection with the "Mr. Julian I Piggott, youngest scheme for tunnelling the Straits of son of the late Sir Francis Piggott Gibraltar. The shaft is being sunk. (a former Chief Justice of Hong near Tarifa, and a corresponding Kong) and Lady Piggott, of the shaft will be drilled on Spanish Isle of Wight. The marriage will Protectorate territory in Morocco. take place next spring, probably Samples are being taken as the drill descends, and when the boring in London.

has reached a depth of several hun- dred feet below the level of the sen on the chose line for the tunnel, charges of dynamite will be explod-The first week-day in July, ed. Special apparatus will register the sound of the explosion as it reaches the shaft on the other side of the Straits. By this means it is hoped to collect information as re- gards the nature of the soil beneath the sea.

Renewal of the music and dancing license for The Chinese Café, 295, Oxford-street, London, was refused by the Theatres nad Music Halls Committee of the L.0.0. The Com- missioner of Police opposed the ap- plication on the ground that the place was not properly conducted, as evidenced by the fact that the

ed and fined £30 for permitting drunkenness and other disorder.

Mr. John Weddell, whose death at the age of 83 took place or October 31, at his home in

Bat-

ese. His son is stated to have been

a man of affluence in the City, owning the whole of Aldeale, and becoming Lord Mayor of London.

Whit Monday,

Monday, June 3.

Tuesday, July 1.

The first Monday in August,

Monday, August 4.

The first Monday in September,

Monday, September, 1, Friday, October 10. Armistice Day,

Tuesday, November 11. Christmas Dayy

Thursday, December 25. Friday, December 26.

CROWN LAND SALES.

TWO LOTS SOLD AT UPSET PRICES.

At the Crown Land Office yester

Looking Back 26 Years.

The most gallant fight was won Now that the expected has happen against overwhelming odds with proprietor, or lisensee, was convicti

The Philadelphia branch of the ed, possibly the British military only one fatality among the Euro-

Young Women's Christian Associa authorities will think better of pean officers defending the ship, but

tion recently announced that a their decision to withdraw the it quite easily might have happened

otherwise. Mr. WOODWARD

Mr. F. W. Carey, ex-Commis course on marriage for unmarried girls above eighteen years of age armed guards put on board certain baried yesterday with full naval

sioner in the China Cuatoms Set would be opened shortly. The course veasels trading in and out of these honours, and members of the Mer waters. About a fortnight ago re-chant Navy on the China Coast and vice, is returning to the Far East will include lectures on How to ference was made in these columns elsewhere will deeply and grate in the interests, of the Fairey Avia- make men friends; "When mar fully appreciate the sympathetiction Company, makers of military ringe should be postponed;""Per- the peculiar dangers which action taken by the Senior Service aircraft to the Government. Mr.sonal and social responsibilities of confront British mercantile marine in paying their shipmate this last Carey, who retired from the Cus marriage; ""Careers after mar-

toms Service last year, after more ringe," and "Why, and why not." tribute of respect to the memory of the China offcers employed on

a brave man.

Will the British than thirty years' experience of all Miss Grace Miller, the educational of the Philadelphiz Const. It was pointed out, that military authorities show a similar parts of China, will take up his director

YWCA, says: "We are especial- piracy is still

real understanding of the position now headquarters at Shanghai We un-

that Messrs. H. E.ly interested in unmarried girls who peril, although the military author. that the grig story of the Haiching. derstand

Or will they Arnhold and Co., of Shanghai, are rather vague about the realities day two lots of lind were sold by outrage is known! to think other-still persist in the decision they have just acquired one of the latest of the married state. We shall have public auction. The first lot Kow- leon Inland Lot No. 9283 situated wise. Yesterday, in the beautiful have reached to withdraw the mili-vne of military, aircraft, a Fairey discussions also on birth control from the ethical, economic, and re- tary guards which have been placed III. F. which they will use for

lizious aspects, We are trying to at Sai Yuen Choi Street was sold to cemetery at Happy Valley, was

on certain vessels engaged in China demonstration purporea.

meet the needs of girls and young Mr. Lau Siu Ting of 330, Nathan laid the body of one more British Coast trade? This Hniching in-

women who are searching for re- Road at the upset price of $2,009. victim of Chinese pirates-Mr. K. cident shows once again that British

liable and complete information on aailors are not to be intimidated

the subject. of marriage.".

The plot has an area of about 1.110 A. Woodwand, third officer of the by a gang of pirates, even though

iq. feet and its annual rental is $12. Douglas steamer Haiching. His they be outnumbered by five to one.

The second lot Kowloon Inland Lot No. 2286 with an area of about burial was the tragic climax to the As we pointed out a fortnight ago

in dealing with this very subject,tersen, London, was the great-great.Disappearing Toes,

grandson of Captain John Weddell

It was recently announced by some 8,000 sq. feet was sold to Mr. Tam asual story—a gang of armed and surrender without a struggle is not (1583-1642), who had a prominent expert or other, whose statement was Churk Fun of 729, Nathan Read at desperate men attempted to seize in the nature of the British share in expelling the Portuguese immediately widely noted in the the upset price of $4,000. It is

that is stilor, but the ship, and in the subsequent why he should be deprived by

from the Persian Gulf in 1682 newspapers, that there was a close situated at Prince Edward Road Three lips under his command connection between toes and brains, and has an annual rental of $56. struggle the unfortunate officer the War Ofice of the most

blockaded Ormuz, and after ten and that the behaviour of the big Incasures The wonder is effective

defence weeks the town fell and was sack-toe in particular was an indication Unfor. that his shipmates escaped with against piration) attacks that haved, most of the booty falling to of the mental condition.

been devised. An officer has quite

the Persian. As commander of tunately, this item of information their lives; one-the chief officer-enough work and anxiety in navi-

Yesterday morning His Excel- was indeed wounded, but the others gating his ship and seeing that his the fleet of the East India Com is no sooner digested than along very fortunately came through the engines are running smoothly with-pany he had further battles with comes Dr. Norman C. Lake, who has lency Sir Matthew Nathan, accom- assured a London audience that he panied by his' A.D.C., and the Rev. Portuguese in Eastern sens, out undertaking the additional the

does not think anything can pre- Father Maria, visited St. Joseph's and Inter he stormed one of the ordeal unscathed. The magnificent duties of a soldier and Customs

forts of Canton held by the Chin- vent the final disappearance of the College. On arrival the students. fight put up by the various Euro-officer. While there remains even

toes of men and women.' In that sang a hymn of welcome and pre- caso we shall be no better off than sented him with the following amus- pean officers of the navigating and a remote possibility of piratical outrages, so long should the British

we were before, for with no toes ing address: "To Sir Matthew engineroom staffs will probably Government do all in its power to

at all we shall rever be able to tell Nathan, K.C.M.G., Governor of prove-when ]] the facts are protect British ships and neers

whether the brain is really function Hong Kong. Your Excellency, ing brightly or not. This is a great We, the students of St. Joseph's known to be one of the most against murderous attack. Recent- ly the number of British soldiers thrilling stories in the history of as guards on certain vrascls in the

pity; it only shows how ruthlessly College, heartily unite in a chorus the researches of one scientist tend of welcome and congratulation to the British Merchant Navy. The China trade-not the Douglas line

to destroy the results of another. Your Excellency on your first ap- pearance in this establishment. It gallant defenders of the ship had has been gradually reduced, and

For there was an air of great pro- this policy is apparently to be con- een standard oil tankers, and re-mise about the toe test for better and is hardly necessary to remind Your two battles to fight-one against tinued to the ultimate vanishing-peat orders for general cargo linera hrighter brains. It would have been Excellency that we are utterly in- It is too much to expect The Hai Hing, however, is unlike ED PALSY to say to an ambitious capable of getting up an address pirates, and the other against fire. point. They wen both, thanks to the timely fficers of the Merchant Navy to any other ship ever built by Gota-politician. My dear sir. I think equal to your merit and dignity, but carry on without protection of some verken, being specially designed for your programme sounds most able we indulge in the hope that you arrival of naval assistance. And in kind, and in view of what has just China coastal service and arranged and attractive, but I cannot pro- will be so good as to take the will regard to this latter phase of the happened on board the Haiching in the transportation of up to 1,500 neuner definitely on that point until for the deed... As regards it is to be hoped the Home author. Chinese passengers. She has been I have taken your toe-pressure.* our scholastic acquirements we have for Every Four Existing Shares, Share-

affair, it must be acknowledged that tins will promptly cancel their demilt for Messrs. Bruusgaard, Kiös- holders are Reminded that such Adci.

It looks to me involved, unmusical, that some progress has been made tional Shares will be offered only in CHINA, JAPAN, COREA. INDO only the courage and perseverance cision to put an end to a system terud & Co., of Drammen, and hasOr, to an ultra-modern poet, "Well, but little to say. While we believe STRAITS of the Chinese wireless operator on which has given such complete the following dimensions:-Length nnd laborious; but if you can pro in our studies, so far as immédiate respect of the Existing Shares of which

CHINA. SIAM,

satisfaction.

993 ft., beam 45. it, and depth, duce medical certificate showing practical utility is concerned, we they are the Actual Registered Holders

SETTLEMENTS, MALAY the Ifniching made it possible for

moulded to main deck, 20 ft. 2 in. that your brains are really in your at the Date of the Ordinary Yearly

STATES, NETHERLANDS news of her extremity to be received

The draught is 18 ft 6 in. fully feet it is, of course, possible that Your Excellency the fact that fur- loaded, and the dead-weight capa- you may be another Shakespeare." INDIA. BORNEO, THE in time.

ther knowledge and practice are city 3,000 tons. The Chinese pas- PHILIPPINES, Etc.

not only possible, but would be sengers are carried in a long bridge

advantageous.

It will be 'tween deck, and on continuous | Beggar's "Who's Who,” deck below. "Strong doors are cut

gratifying to Your Excellency to in the sides abreast the 'tween deck. of addresses of people in the news

A note-book containing hundreds know that, with particular pleasure, we look forward to the prize dis- The two Gotaverken B. and W. and other notabilities with indica tribution. We believe that prizes; trunk piston Diesel engines are dr- tions as to the extent of their gen signed to develop 1.500 ibp cacherosity and the nature of the appeal clear perception, are things to be On the trial trip in ballast a mean made to them was found in posses leaired as tending to our higher. speed of 14.05 knols was attained sion of Joseph Smith, seventy-seven, development, and ought therefore with the engines developing 3,400 who was charged in a London police to be encouraged as one of the most i.h.p.

court last month with attempting to valuable means of education. And obtain charitable contributions by on this ground we desire to express outrage was carried out with crafty

A full bench of the High Court of fraud. He pleaded guilty. A de our earnest hope that, with your cunning. Kerosene was poured over

Australia has confirmed by tective said there were convictions accustomed kindness and courtesy, majority the conviction of Messrs against the prisoner dating from you will, not allow any other engage the cabins immediately below the bridge and set on fire, with the

Babcock and Wilcox, a firm of en- 1504, in the names of Joseph Lee ment to stand in the way of your gineers, on a charge of having at Smith'and' Atkinson. He had been coming to preside and distribute CLASSIFIED LIST deliberate object of driving the

Sydney corruptly giver to Mr. writing, begging letters all that the prizes."-Hong Kong Daily Silas Young Maling, deputy general time, even while an inmate of Ful-Fren, December 10, 1904. officers from their posts. But for

manager of the municipal Electri-ham Workhouse, and letters were IMPORT AND EXPORT the fact that two British destroyers A social evening will be held in city Department of Sydney, £10,600 found on him sent to accommoda-Looking Back 50 Years.

the hall of St. John's Cathedral to MERCHANTS

were able to reach the Haiching morrow at 9 p.m. A special invita- the council to accept the company's Norwich, Mrs. Sykes, West Ella brothers, named Lu Tsoi, a native LAUDATORY NOTIcz-One of my as a reward for his recommending tion addresses from the Bishop of after this blaze was tion is extended to the congregatender for certain machinery. Mr. Cottage, Hull, and Lady Bradford, of Hok Shan, lately took a pakange started, it probably would have tions of St. Andrews and St, Peters Justice. Starke, dissenting, said Castle Bromwich Notes on the from Foochow by been necessary for all hands to will be good attendance from the picion was not proof. In December, Chadwick and others moving in his embarkation he was already in- churches. It is hoped that there the case was suspicious, but sus-lincks of these referred to Lady Achilles, bound for this port. On abandon ship, and leave the burn Cathedral congregation to mee ing derelict to founder. As it those of the other two churches. happened, the prompt assistance

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED From THURSDAY, 19TH DECEMBER; 1929, Until SATURDAY, 21er DE CEMBER, 1929, Both Days inclusive.

The 67th Annual Issue

OF THE

With referrence to the Notice dated Directory and Chronicle

7th NOVEMBER, 1929, of the Bosolution of the Directors to offer to SHARE. HOLDERS ADDITIONAL SHARES

in the Proportion of One New Sharo

Meeting, e.. 21 DECEMBER, 1929,

Due Notice will be sent to each Share. holder of the Number of Additional Shares to which he will be entitled,

HỒNG KONG,

THE TREATY PORTS OF

to the Usual Lists of Firms, AN

The graphic stories of survivors which have appeared in our columns

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

This Large Volume of approximate- General Managers. Hong Kong, 6th Dec., 1929. (8793 ly 2,000 Pages gives, in addition show very clearly how desperate and ruthless are the men who Alphabetical List of Besideste attempt the outrages. Finding it in the Far East containing the impossible to intimidate the officers of the ship either by threats or shots, the pirates deliberately sot

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WITH INDEX, Pator-$7.50. On Sale at the Hono Hung Day PA OFICE.

as Surnames in strict alphabe tical order so that any name can be found instantaneously.

or

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MANUFACTURERS

IX THE

FAR EAST.

very soon

rendered by the destroyers made it

Among the passengers for Japan

Hakozaki Maru from VYR Europe was Baron Bassempiere, the Japan. His Belgian Ambassador Excellency is accompanied by the Baroness and their SOD and daughter.

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1028, at the Sydney Police Court, present-day society. For some two disposed, but on the following day the local agent of Messrs. Babcock | years past he had been receiving after leaving Foochow he became and Wilcox was found guilty ofpension of '10, a month from a so seriously ill that he departed Mr. P. J. Noel Baker, M.P., re-paying the sum of £10,600 to Mr. Capt. Wilson in the name of Smith, this life. Through the kindness of LARGE EDITION (WITH possible to fight the fire as success: rich the modern code for sport is denied to pay a fine of £1,000 and the handwriting. He had reported Chinese compradore. Sit Poi, the cording some of the social reforms Maling, and the company was con- bus was betrayed by a similarity in Captain Charles Anderson and the MAPS & TREATIES). $12 fully as the officers of the Haiching bringing about, states that opium te recoup the Sydney City Carpora- himself as an ex-soldier to a Colonel corpse was put into & coffin, and SMALL EDITION $8 had already fought the pirates. smoking in China is being reduced tien the £10,000. In March last the in the Scots Guarde, as an old A.B. was conveyed to this port, so that Naturally, there was intense panic tennis playing. But the Chinese company's appeal against the con- to a naval Captain, and as an old the deceased might be buried in his tennis players of the treaty ports viction was upheld by a majority schoolmaster to others. He wrote native place. To record this act HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, Ltd. on board when the fire started, and (there are practically nons clsce vote of the Court, and the company the most plausible letters imagin of the Captain's benevolence, this

many lives appear to have been lost whore) will scarcely appreciate the was acquitted of responsibility. able and had at least a dozen differ- notice, is hereby given, and a flag- 11, Ice House Street,

compliment. They never amoked The Crown Law Department ap- cut stories, all of which were index will be presented to the Captain. by terrified people jumping or fall

DER CASA by chrotyagi pealed against that deri flirted to the names of those-who-had-|-Ho-Kix-! Taxe, linnguer Baby ling overboard, or possibly even by likely to become addicts.

Fress, December 10, 1879.

Hong Kong

the result stated above.

received thera.

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