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PUBLIC AUCTION.
DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Bale by Public Auction
MONDAY, no Dated 7TH NOVEMBER. 1929, An- to be held nouncing the Remiation of the Board eru DAY of DECEMBER, 1929, t Offices of the of Directors to offer to. Shareholders 3 Additional Shares in the Proportion of Public Works Department, by Order GOTEENGE One Additional Share of the Nominal of Hus EXCELLENT TEE Value of $5 for Every Four Existing of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Shares of which they are the Registered Shamshuipo, in the Colony of Hong 23 year, com- Holders on the Date of the ORDIN Kong, for term of ARY YEARLY MEETING, Le 21ST mencing from 1st July, 1998, with the
1929, DECEMBER,
SHAREHOL option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be DERS ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED Aed by the Surveyor of His MarKSTY that the Directors of the Company hare Tax King, for one further term of 24 now decided that the Uffer of the years less three dayı, Additional Shares shall be made to Shareholders in respect of the Existing Shares of which they are the Actual Registered Holders on the 17 JANUARY, 1930, instead of on the glet DECENZE, 1929.
In Consequence of the Decision, the Date for Payment of the First instal- Fer Share in respect of the ment of $1 Additional Shares has Now been POST. PONED From SND JANUARY, 1930, To en FEBRUARY, 1930, in the care of Shareholders
Registered
Address is in the Colony of Hong Kong or the Far East In the case of Bhare holders cutside the Far East, the Date for Payment has been POSTPONED From 2ND APRIL, 1990, To 28 MAY, 1930
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED From MONDAY, 6 JANUARY, 1930, To SATURDAY, 11TH JANUARY, 1930, Both Days inclusive.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managers,
Hong Kong. 12th Dec., 1929. (8741
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
HONG KONG.
"PROBATE JURISDICTION.
Lv THM Goods
HENRY THOMSON, LATZ ENGINEER OF TUX 8.S.ANLING" OF THE CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED, DECEASED.
Nthat the Court has, by virtue JOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Lot No. 1200.
Sha Wan Road & Kweilin Street.
"Now Kowloon Inland
Junction of Cheung
Registry No.
Locality.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
➡ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Fablic Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 16TH DAY of DECEMBER, 1929, at 8 r.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His EXCELLENCY TRÌ GOVIANCE, cf One Lot of CROWN LAND at Wong Nei Chung, in the Colony of Hong spbox of renewal at a Crowa Bent to be Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the
King, for one further term
75 Fturk
of the Provisions of Section 58 of Ordin-fired by the Scrveyor of En MaESTT THE ance No. 2 of 1897, made An Order Limiting the Time for Creditors and Others to send in their Claims against the above Estate to the 5TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1933.
All Creditors and Others are accord- ingly hereby required to send their Clafus to the Undersigned on or before That Date.
DEACONS,
Solicitors for the Administrator,
1. Den Vur Road Central,
Hong Kong.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
... HONG KONG.
PROBATE JURISDICTION,
IN THE GOODS or JOHN MCNAB.
LATE OF
GLENCAIRN DRIVE,
POLLOKSHIELDE, GLASGOW, SCOT- LAND, DECEASED:
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has, by virtue of the Provisions of Section 58 of Ordinance No. 2 of 1897, made An Order Limiting the Time for Creditors and Others to and in their Claims against the above Estate to the Srn Day or JANUARY, 1930
All Creditors and Others are accord. ingly hereby required to send their Claims to the Undersigned on or before That Dato.
DEACONS
Solicitors for the Administrators,
1, Des Vaux Road Central,
Hong Kong.
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A Chinese, while engaged in the work of unloading coal in the Yamahima Maru, accidentally fell into the after hold of the ship and sustained such serious injuries to
GOVERNMENT HOUSE BALL.
BRILLIANT GATHERING.
MAJOR CHEYNE INVESTED WITH O.B.E.
There was
a gay and brilliant. Government House gathering at Inat night, when H.E. the Governor, and Lady Clementi gave a dance, to which some 550 guests were in
The newly-built ballroom vited. was used for the first time, and dancers found it much to their
was ample accommodation his head that he died almost im liking. The floor was well-filled, and mediately. His body was removed elsewhere for those who preferred to the Kowloon Mortuary and a re-sitting-out. The rooms and cor- port has been made to the authori- | ridors were tastefully decorated with palms and poinsettia, the ties."
brilliant scarlet making vivid con- traat among the green leaves of the palms.
all trades were insufficient to cover the cost of running tramp steamers. In this connection it is interesting to recall certain passages in the speech of Sir FREDERICK Lewis at the recent meeting of Manchester Five Chinese cases of small-pox Liners, Limited. Those engaged in and one Chinese case of diphtheria the shipping and shipbuilding in were reported on Wednesday. Editorial and Business Offices: 11,dustries have been greatly concern-
An advertisement appearing else. Ice House Street, Tel. Centraled by the policy of British owners
of selling old" ships for service where explains the terms upon
for which additional shares in under foreign flags or breaking up without any, guarantee China Light and Fower Co. (1918), that the ships would not be con-Ltd., are to be distributed to share- tinued in service. Sir FREDERICK holders whose names ara registered stated that two ships had recently on January 11. been sold by his company for break- ing up since, although each had to her credit a record of long and very useful service, the period of re munorative employment was rapidly drawing to a close. It was common knowledge, he continued, that a market could usually be found for vessels of this description under foreign flags, and the two vessels could have been disposed of to foreign owners at slightly higher
Estate in Hong Kong worth BRITISH COMMERCE AND prices than their values for break- ing up. This course would, how ever, simply have had the effect of 81,300 was left by Mr. Nune Ma- increasing the competition of fordeira Pinto, a judge by profession, eign tonnage, and the company who died intestate at 201; Rua de of preferred to sell them to ship-break. Estefania, Lisbon, on January 21, CABLES giving brief details
There can be no doubt that 1928. Acting as attorney for Major Britain's foreign trade during the sale at low prices, of old British Jayme Madeira Pinto, of Lisbon, November, and references to the ships to foreign owners who can deceased's brother, the Hon. Mr. affairs of two great shipping com-run them more cheaply has greatly W. E. L. Shenton, of Messrs. Des intensified competition, and, it may cons, has been granted letters of panies, will be read with great well be, has meant a far larger administration to estate in the interest in this Colony. The Board difference in earning power to the Colony. of Trade returas, unfortunately, original owners than any sum that could be represented by the differ do not indicate any, improvement ence between the prices paid for in the export trade. Imports have sales subject to a guarantee of dropped slightly, but exports are break-up and without any such pro-
HONG KONG, DECEMBER 13, 1929.
year.
SHIPPING.
i
ports-for recent months.
NEILSON
MAISON AMIEUX
1920. January
February March April May
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.
ESTD. 1841.
OF THE
DIRECTORY
AND
The 67th Annual Issue
OF THE
PTS.
vision.
+1
"Royal Mail "Aftaliz.
there
Prior to the dance, "His Excellency gave a dinner-party, to which the following ladies and gentlemen were honoured with invitations:-Major- General Sandilands, Captain Came- ron, Commodore R. A. S. HI, Lieut. Commander D. H. Passmore, the Hon. E R. Hallifax, Mrs. Hallifax, and Miss Halifax, the Hon. Mr. Justice Wood and Mrs. Wood, the Hon. Mr. J. Owen Hughes, Mre. Hughes, and Miss Hughes. Colonel and Mrs. Brown-
Lieut.-Colonel
Mrs. and
In a Reuter cable appearing else- ¦ rigg.
where reference is made to the Wyatt, Major and Mrs. Cheyne, affairs of the Royal Mail Steam Major Luca, Major and Mrs. Packet Company. Last month an Robinson, Major and Mrs. Beamish, Shipping shares have been out of important announcement was made Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson, Mr. K. F. Invour in London during the past in connection with this concern. Is Greig, Mr. and Mrs. Cabral, Mrs. few months, owing to the depressed the first place, the board was Scott, Mrs. Strachey, Mr. and Mrs. freights position, particularly strengthened by the appointment of Fraser, and others, the grain-carrying routes. The Mr. Arthur B. Cauty, general growing lack of employment for
manager of the Oceanic Steam tramp tonnage for grain has led Navigation Company and the White
the River Plate in ballast to seek
The Investiture. Dancing commenced at 0.15, and
101.168,093 70,620,853 outlook, however, is net encourag-/appointment of the Prudential As Major Lucas.
91,497,660 59,509,377 93,550,956 74,490,758 100,093,132 72,065,203
June July August September... 08,366.784 61,840,255 October
110,278,854 73,715,482 November 108,218,000 €3,125,000 1 months....1,115,438,000 764,692,000
November... 106,822,000 63,767,000 11 months...1,093,549,041 783,473,711
The falling-off of export figures last month is no doubt due very largely to the slump in cotton and piece-goods The accounts of the
1028.
er). WIS ↓
down by ten millions sterling as compared with October, in which month there was a substantial im provement, upon the figures for the preceding month.. November stands on record as one of the worst months of the year for export trade, while to the withdrawal of ships from Star Line, and afr. William Lewis, at ten o'clock the ceremony was general manager of the Pacific performed of investing Major D. G. the import returns for last month employment elsewhere or to be laid Steam Navigation Company, as Cheyne, M.C., R.A.M.C., with the stand among the highest for the up in home ports, Rates from the
The following table shows Plate have been down, 12s, hav-tectors. In the second place, Order of the British Empire. His Lord, Jellicoe having tendered his Excellency the Governor, attended ing been accepted freely for near resignation as a trustee for the first by Captain Slitos, A.D.C., and
U.K.-Continental the value of imports and total ex-loading, basis
debenture stockholders (for the very followed by Major-General Sandi ports the latter including re-exports, while spot loading to the sound reason that such an office is lands, Commodore Hill, Mr. Justice. United Kingdom has been arranged much better filled by an important Wood, and Sir J. H. Kemp, ascend- nt as low as 10s, per ton. If ex-corporation with expert knowledge ed the dais in the ballroom. Then Imports. Exports.
tensive anilings in ballast from £ £
River Plate occur, there may be of trusteeship and with better faci- following the second procession, 110,004,145 78,600,980
some recovery in rates from the ities for discharging that function conducted by Major Dowbiggin. 91,349,354 65,985,871
present very low level, which is the than an individual can possess) the Hon. A.D.C., and composed of 98,593,340 68,609,820
worst seen for several years. The directors filled the vacancy by the Major Cheyne with his two sup- porters. Lieut. Colonel Wyatt and 103,491,587 77,907,909ing, as activity from the Danube surance Company. It will be re-
The party in the second proces- has entirely subsided and Mediter. membered that in July last the ranean rates have cased. Trades Duke of Abercorn, who, with Lord sion having taken their positions on &lut St. Dayids (Lord Kylsant's broth the dais, Mr. Justice Wood read east of Spez also show at the moment, but are thought
trustee for the Five the Royal Warrant conferring the Order, after which Sir Cecil likely to revive. Owners of trampper Cent. Second Debenture stock. Clementi addressed Major Cheyne tonnage have, been a little more resigned his position, and the hopeful of late that the worst of directors appointed the Midland in the following terms:
It gives me much pleasure, on the recent depression, which has Executor and Trustee Company to behalf of His Majesty the King, to attcceed bin. At the same time invest you with the insignia of had no parallel for many years, has been seen, but Lord INCHCAPE Lord St. Davids issued a circular Officer of the Most Excellent Order does not appear to agree with this criticizing by implication the finan- of the British Empire. You were view, and is inclined to think ton- cial policy of the company, and in-
Deputy Assistant Director nf age will be laid up to await better timating his intention of resigning Hygiene with the original Shanghai the positon of trustee for the Second Defence Force, and it was chiefly times.
Debenture stockholders if the au as the result of your professional This state of affairs, no doubt, tumn on the ground that he felt ability and whole-hearted devotion 1929 Edition Calico Printers Association for the
hrst half of this year clearly show accounts partly for the decline in there were objections to his being to duty that no serious outbreak of ed the unsatisfactory trading con- Royal Mail Ordinary stock, which, trustee for both the First and disease occurred among the British ditions for printed piece-goods in quoted last year at 88, has fallen Second Debenture holders, since it troops, who were operating in North at the to the low level of approximately was not difficult to conceive eir China in conditions which were ex- the overseas markets notintal meeting the chairman dealt 10. The statements recently issued cumstances in which duty to the tremely likely to cause an epidemic. in full detail with the primary by the company have not proved one class of stockholder might con- By your untiring energy, close study cattses for the drop in net profits wholly reassuring, though rumours flict with duty to the other. Lord of the constantly varying situations, from £491.317 to £140,173, and sug of a possible reconstruction were St Davids circular undoubtedly admirable foresight, practical ad- was had the effect of unsettling the vice and assistance, willingly ren- gested a closer co-operation between emphatically denied, and it alf branches of the cotton industry, definitely announced that results minds of many persons interested, dered at all times, you made a CHRONICLE which would tend towards the for the first six months of the as debenture or stockholders in the conspicuous success of the preven- greater elimination of waste, larger current year were better than those Royal Mail Company, for though tive measures which you recom- and cheaper production, and better for the corresponding period of he made no direct or precise criti-mended, and which you personnily distribution. Fortunately, the pru 1929. The fall in Royal Mails has cisms, the circular certainly implied supervised throughout the Force." dent and conservative policy of this not been isolated. Other shipping a critical attitude towards the finan- His Excellency then took the company is standing it in good shares have depreciated, though not cial policy of the company. The insignia of the Order from Major Kame extent, and Lord directors of the Royal Mail, having Dowbiggin, and invested Major cording to a statement issued Inst RYLSANT's references to recent at considered the position arising from Cheyne therewith." Major Cheyne, month by the Manchester Chamber tacks upon the Company no doubt this intimation of Lord St. Davids, O.B.E.. with his supporters, then of Commerce a big alump has taken provide the major reason for the decided that, in the event of his re took up a position on the right hand place in the exports of artificial slump in these shares. Mention is tirement, it would not be necessary of His Excellency the Governor, silk and cotton mixture piece-goods made elsewhere on this page of to 5ll the vacancy. This decision and the strains of the National in the current year. Thus for the recent developments in connection was arrived at because two large Anthem brought the ceremony to a
with the troubles of the Royal Mail corporations having taken the place close. CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO. first nine months of the year ex
Steam Packet Company-troubles of individuals in regard to both STRAITS parts amounted to 63,102,000 square which are more in the nature of a stocks, it is not necessary to make
Dancing was then resumed, and CHINA, SIAM,
was continued until a late hour. yards, a decrease of 13,873,000 aquare SETTLEMENTS, MALAY For September alone the family quarrel than anything else. joint appointments, which, STATES, NETHERLANDS exports were 3,719,800 square yards. It appears only too certain that course, would have been reasonable British shipping zenerally is in in the case of individuals. The INDIA, BORNEO, THE less by 4,816,000 square yards com for a had spell, but on the prin appointment of the Midland Bank
pared with September last year. The great bulk of the decline iseiple that it is better to laugh than Executor and Trustee Company and Two motormen; heavily laden shown in the exports to India and cry-even though the laugh is of the Prudential Assurance Com with samshu, accused each other. of
For the first ten months against ourselves-jet us conclude | pany as trustees for the two classes | stealing a watch at West Point on This Large Volume of approximate- | Brazil.
ly 2,000 Pages gives, in addition soberly putting the seemingly
absurd question: Does John Bull comforting significance for those possession of a police, whistle, was One of them, in to the Usual Lists of Fizzes, an / 12,732,000 square yards, again Give Coal Away" The Baltic and interested in the company, for it is blowing it furiously when a con- Alphabetical List of Residents while the sports to Brazil have International Maritime Conference a reasonable assumption that nei- stable appeared on the scene and in the Far East containing the shrunk from 10,157,000 square yards again refers in its latest publication ther of these great and powerful took the pair in charge. On being Names of Nearly
to 3,086,000 square yards. The to alleged differences between the
corporations would have accepted searched at "the police-station it heavy, falling off in Brazilian de quantities of coal shown in bills of the position of trustees were they was found that each man has his
have been loaded in Arranged, with the initials as well portant market, is explained by the which have been discharged. The tion of the company. In the past orderly behaviour was inflicted in British ports for export and thos ang Surnames in strict alphabe. new tariff which came into effect in Conference says it has received which owns the largest shipping Press, Dec. 13, 1904.
the financial policy of the group, each case.-Hong Kong Daily tical order so that any name April last and has rendered con.
number of, communications from can be found instantaneously. ditions very difficult for Lancashire
traders. The China market has different quarters, in support of organization in the world, has never been also very seriously affected, its contention that the quantities inspired the same confidence as the Looking Back 50 Years.
stated in the bills of lading do important shipping services which The Chief Justice yesterday gave partly because of unsettled poli-not always represent the correct it runs, chiefly because so little has his promised declaration as to the tical conditions and partly due to amounts loaded in the vessels. It been published with regard to the rights and liabilities of newspa- unfavourable exchange. Any im- IMPORT AND EXPORT|provement before the cad of the Genon has collected material as to depression, such as prevail to-day, al times said that we should al- states that a firm of shipbrokers at finances of the group. In times of per proprietors."...We have sever- year is not to be expected, and MERCHANTS
the actual weights of coal cargoes rumour is apt to magnify facts out ways be ready, simply out of de when the total figures for 1929 are discharged, with the result that in of proportion to their real serious-ference to his Lordship, to do thos available, imports into Britain will many cases overweight has been ness, and in these circumstances the which he now says he has a right atill show an enormous balance over established, and it quotes, among best policy is to publish a really to compel us to do, but which at exports.
other recent cases, one from Swan informative balance-sheet.
the time we did not think he had, The directors of the Peninsular sch. In this instance anthracits and Oriental Steam Navigation was loaded for Montreal. Accord have to enlightening, say the mer- tions; the Chief Justice says wo We are ready to act on sugges- Company recommended at the aning to the bill of lading the "in chants in the Colony, on their must act on orders. It comes to nual general meeting on December take" was 6,145 tons, but according rights and liabilities, he would no pretty much the same thing, 11 a dividend of 7 per cent., tax to the draft of the vessel, there doubt benefit a much larger num- though with a well defined distinc free, on the deferred stock for the were about 200 tons more on board.ber of persons, and the greatest tion ethically speaking. MAPS & TREATIES)... $12 six months to September 30 tant. Dre the aerival of the veel at one good to the greatest number is a are still at a loss to know why the
An interim dividend of 6 per cent. tren! the captain applied to the SMALL EDITION $8 was paid in May last, so that the Port Warder for a survey, and the principle that should always be Chief Justice should exercise such
acted upon, total distribution for the year in latter, after a careful examination
Newspaper proprie kindness towards nowspaper pro- 12 per cent, as for the preceding of the ship's draft before and after year, but against 10 per cent. on discharge, and of the quantity of n smaller capital for 1926-27. Lord bunker coal, gave the opinion that INCHCAPE, however, WAR rather the vessel had discharged 6,315 tons nes unistic about the fright out such me a thysthervan nou I look, declaring that rates in almost (an overweight of 200 tons!
of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, Directory and Chronicle stead in these difficult times. Ac to the
commencing from 1st July, 1893, with
the option of renewal ata Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His MAJESTY THE KING, for one further term of 24 years less three days.
PARTIOULAHS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale, i
land Lot No. 1991.
Janation of Ya Chau Street and Mapla Street,
New Kowloon In Registry No.
Locality.
、
Boundary.
Measure
ments,
As per
sale plan.
About
Contenta in
650
Square feet.
"FEAK MANSIONS."
Annual
Rental..
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Share Certificates which have been Fraudulently obtained from the Com pany, All Holders of Share Certificates of the Company are requested to send in Fall Farticulars of their Holdings, Namber of Certificates, Name of Owner, the Actual Distinguishing Numbers of the Shares covered by the Certificate, the Date of Issue of Buoh Certificates and their Folio Numbers, to The GENERAL MANAGERS As Boon As Fossible.
By Order of the Board, JOHN D, HUMPHREYS & SON,
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17,837,000 square yards last year,
of
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But wo
tors may safely be left to ascertain prietors in general as to go to so their own rights, and when they much trouble to enlighten them on incur liabilitics no doubt they will their rights and liabilities, . very speedily be informed of it.—] If he would now devote any spars Hong Kong Taily for in Bim and superfota-energy cho may 1879.
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