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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE CHINESE ENGINEERING & CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LTD.

MINING CO., LIMITED.

(INCORPORATED IN BONG KONG,

ISSUE OF FULLY PAID BONUS NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN

· SHARES.

NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF SHARE WARRANTS TO BEARER.

No

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that by Resolution of the Cam pany passed on the 16th December, 1929, it was resolved to capitalise the Sum of £360,000, being part of the Undistributed Profits and Reserve of the Company, by the Distribution amongst the Members of 590,000 New Shares of One Pound exch, Fully Paid, at the Rate of Two Now Sharos for Every Fire Shares bold.

The New Shares are now ready for issue, and Holders in China of Share Warrants to Baarer most deposit their Share Warranta (with Coupons Noe, 36 to 40 attached), listed in Nomorical Order on a Form to be obtained from the Ad- ministration at the Tientsin Office of the KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION.

The Administration will detach Com-

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1930.

WATSON'S

High Class Aerated Waters

at

p.m.,

WEATHER. REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, fore cast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory stated-

The anticyclone remains to the Depressions are south of Tokyo, situated over Indo-China to the north-west of Shantung and to the north-east of Hekkaido.

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that the AIXTE ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MESTING of SHAREHOLDERS of CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LIMITED, will be held at the Offices of the Company, Hong:

Local Forecast S.E. Bank Building, A. De The finest materials, Real

winds; Central, Hong Kong, on

moderate; cloudy generally; occa WEDNESDAY, the 14TH DAT OF 2

YAY

Fruit Juices, the purest Cane sional rain. NOON for the purpose of

Sparkling Water, are used in Sugar, and the purest of pure

their manufacture.

B

receiving

and a Statement of Accounts the Report of the Board of for the Year ending 31st Decx13 1929, and of electing Directors and Anditors

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 6TH MAY, 1930, to 14TH MAY, 1950, Both Days inclusivo.

pon No. 38 from the Share Warrants IN deposited and will issue a. Receipt to be. exchanged Later For the New Bhare Warrants,

P. C. YOUNG, Agent and General Manager.

NOTE: Bhare Warrants must not be

sent by post, but must be lodged by | the holder in person or by Banker or other Agent.

Separate applications must be lodged by or on behalf of each Shareholder in order to ensure the issue of suitable denominations of Share Warrants,"

[9407

By Order of the Board of Directors,

HERBERT R. STURT,..

Secretary Hong Kong, 5th May, 1930. [9388

Specialities:-

BREWED GINGER BEER,

GINGER ALE

THE SUPREME COURT OF DRY GINGER ALE, Pints

HÀNG FONG.

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

Ix

THE GOODI 02 JESSIE MURRAY, Late of 3, LanG- DALE GARDENSe, Boys, IN THE

and Splits.

14

FORMAZONE," Pints and Splits.

COUNTY OF SUSSEX, IN THE ORANGE SQUASH

UNITED KINGDOM, DECKABED,

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN LEMON SQUASH

that the Court has, by virtue of the Provisions of Section 38 of Ordin

ance No. 2 of 1897, made An Order LIME SQUASH

Limiting the Time for Creditors and Others to send in their Claims against

the above Estate to Bist DAY or MAY,

1330.

All Creditors and Others are accord. ingly hereby required to send their HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. Claims to the Undersigned on or before

That Date.

RAFT Programmier and Entry

Dorthe SIXTE EXTRA

RACE MEETING to be held on SATURDAY, 7TM JUNE, and on MONDAY, 9TH JUNE, 1930 (Weather Parmitting), may be obtained at the Racz CCURSE, HONG Koys Crus, and Gavez- war BAY STABLES,

Entries to CLOSE at 13 O'clock NOON on THURSDAY, 29TH MAY, 1930.

19408

AGENT WANTED.

CTUAL Manufacturers, establish

ed 12 years require Agent for Ladies and Gents Waterproofs in Hong Kong and Shanghai. For 179, ASHBURNER LTD., 10 PICCADILLY, MANCHESTER ENGLAND...

THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

[THE FORTY-NINTHTH ORDIN. TARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on FRIDAY, the 16TH MAY, 1930, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the ment of Accounts for the Year eaded General Agents, together with a state 31st Dzczanez, 1929,

The

and

SHARE BEIGSTER TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 2up to the 15ta MAY, 1930, Both Days inclusive, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD., General Agenta, Hong Kong. 6th Apr, 1920. (8346

DEACONS, Solicitors for the Executrixes, 1, Des Voeux Road Central,

Hung Kode

[9393

G.

R.

CARBONATED GRAPE JUICE, Pints and Splits.

"PYERIS" SPARKLING "TABLE WATER. Pints

and Splits.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. A. S. WATSON

HEREBY NOTIFIED that":

ISEALED TENDERS in Triplicate,

& CO., LTD.

which should be Clearly Marked "TENDER FOR QUAERY", will be received at the COLONIAL SECRETARI'S CXXICK until NOON of MONDAY, the Aerated Water Manufacturers 19 Dar of MAY, 1930, for the Ocpation for a Period from 5th JUNE, 1930, to 31st DECEMBER, 1981, of the Fiace or areal of Ground at Ma Tao Kot and known as Kowloon Quarry Lot No 9, containing about 13 Acres, as shown Coloured Red on Plan, signed by the Director of Public Works and dated

Established 1841.

ORIENT..

MORTGAGE BANK AND ESTATE AGENTS.

Editorial and Business Offices: 11,

Ice House Street, Tel. 30251,

Night Editor (Wanchai Office):

Tel. 24511. London Office: 53, Fleet Street,

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The

Daily

Press.

HONG KONG, MAY 9, 1930.

NO GOLD DOLLARS YET.

our columns of comments by

ara

For the time being the sensational The engagement is announced oz Share Market Gossip. 'decline in the price of silver is Brig. General Michael Edward Wil providing a major problem in loughby, late and Lancers (Indian We have received a letter from a Chinese governmental finance. The Army). He is to be married quietly local firm of brokers in which ex- shoe pinches particularly in the in London on May 20 to Miss Muriel ception is taken to the publication matter of China's payment of in- Ethel Faulkner-Wilkinson, second terest, and repayment of principle, daughter of the late Captain George in op foreign debts. In spite of the Faulkner-Wilkinson, Brig. General "Kufan on the share-market. It fact that it now takes

many Willoughby, who is 65, was at the is asserted in the letter under more Chinese dollars to cover a head of the mission for the repatria-notice that "anonymous tips, sug- given gold-basis interest payment tion of the Chinese Army in Tibet. than it did a year or more ago.

gestions, and innuendoca" Mr. Soosa is adhering to a policy

HMS. Berwick on April 15 con- greatly to bo deprecated, und of strict and prompt payment of cluded her first commission. The obligations in a fashion which Berwick arrived at Devonport on Kufan is invited to "come out financial experts believe may before March 13 from the China Station, into the open and let us all know long make capital available to the and was to leave for China about who he is and what weight should Government on more favourable May 6 or 7. Captain C. G. Brodie terms than have prevailed hereto assumes command and Commander be attached to his views.” fore. In certain quarters there has Richard Shelley is the new execu- reply to Bush a challenge is so been a movement in favour of an tive officer. It is understood that obvious that we shall not trouble to import duty on silver, but Mr. Commander (E.) J. B. Sidgwick. Sooxo has declared there has been who joined the ship a year ago, will remain on for the new coinmission. Mr. E. F. M. Sutton, senior part-

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The

or not, according to their whim.

make it. Readers of the comments alteration in his recent ex-

written by Kufan" on the share- pressed attitude of opposition to any such move. In spite of the fact

market are under no obligation to that India and other countries have her of Paul Susmann & Co., Man- act upon his "tips, suggestions, and imposed such a duty or have it in chester, retired on March 31. the innuendoes." If they care to seek contemplation, Mr.

and goodwill of the business having been his advice, it is theirs for the SOONG other financial experts who have acquired by Messrs. Dehns. Mr. asking, and they can act upon it stadied Ching's position are con- Gerald Sutton, who has been a vinced that to impose a duty on partner in Paul Susmann, & Co. His comments are intended as a silver. entering China would bo to for many years, will continue to iniure the world silver situation.manage the business. The firm of guide not for gamblers but for in- with eventual consequences which no Paul Susmorn & Co. was establish.vestors, and such advice as he is ed in 1860, and trades almost ex

able to give is based both upon one can foresce.

clusively with China, while Dehns, personal knowledge and upon, infor- which was established in 1843,

mation specially obtained when though it does some Eastern busi- called for. What possible objection new, is mainly interested in the there can be to the publication of South American markets:

such news and comment.we cannot imagine. It must be judged on its Mr.

merits-by its accuracy as to facts, and its reliability as to comment. Bank Shares.

News and Views.

A clean bill of health was return. ed for the Colony on Wednesday, there being no cases of notifiable diseases. There was a Chinese case of typhoid on the preceding day...

Mr. A. Nissim, the well-known local sharebroker, returned to the Colony by the s.s. Empress of Canada yesterday after completing around trip to Vancouver.

chairman

James

Our correspondent questions the comment by Kufan" in his last. notes that the price of Bank shares "seems at the moment to be very

high." According to the broker who "Kulan's "statement,. challenges

the return afforded at the current

Ar last the community is in posses sion of the views on the currency problem of a man who is neither a banker, broker, nor in business-in

Ian Macpherson, of Colour Snapshots other words, an impartial observer.

(Foreign), stated at the meeting, Whether he is right or wrong in his

Mr. A..J. Clark, the vendor and Fon April 15, that the case against observations and deductions is an-

late managing director, was at pre- other matter, but at least Professor

sent in progress in the Courts. He could only refer, therefore, to the ROBERTSON is in a position to speak

facts not in dispute. Mr. Clark with knowledge and without bias,

had assigned to them his share of echscious or otherwise. He has

the rights in America, Japan. rate, based on last year's dividend given evidence before the Currency"

China, Siam, and such other rights

at present exchange, is 6.85 per Commission which to some extent

as he had in colour photography, cent. That would seem including moving picture rights The Chinese General Chamber of which were formerly excluded from money. It is quite true "Kufan" & pretty runs counter the opinions Commerce has notified shops situat the company's rights. There was

good return in these days. of easy generally prevailing in the Colony, ed in the streets through which the also the contract for the licence did say that Hong Kong Bank advocating the adoption of a gold pass to hoist Chinese and British which was nearly completed. The seems very high, but he also said new Governor of the Colony will rights for the Agfa Corporation, shares were quoted at a figure which standard local currency, unless flags to-day in honour of His Ex-report and accounts were finally sellers were holding out for a still there is a possibility of China-cellency's arrival.

adopted after some discussion.

higher price, and will probably stabilising her currency in the near

get it." Doee our sharebroker cor- respondent not consider that 81,410

tiger than has been ever known

gure? Is-it not a fact that Banks

higher than has been ever known? ed on these shares is also high, and It is true that the dividend return-

to

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future-In that event, he would-be carrying cargo on her passenger and Oriental Stenm Navigation Co. for a $125 paid-up share is a high

silver, but in view of the great uncertainty regarding China's ac- tion, and of the serious disadvan- tages of the present uncertain sterling value of the Hong Kong dollar, he suggests something be done to stabilise local currency. In other words, the Colony should have a dollar stable in value either with the gold countries with which trade is done, or with the silver country with which Hong Kong's trade is associated in the other direction.

The advantages of stability are sq, obvious that cone will dispute them; the trouble is how, and when,

and unfortunately there is no hint yet available as

4th APRIL, 1930, at an Upset Annual Fee CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME of $1,200, but subject to certain con- ditions which can be ascertained at Otice of the Director of Public Works

Fach Tender must be accompanied by derer as deposited in the Cazos 12 Receipt to the effect that the Ten TaxABURT & Sam of $100 as a Pledge of, the bone fides of hie Ofer, which Sum shall be Forfeited to the Crowe, if the Teadorer refuses to carry out his Tender and comply with the conditions, should Six-rooned & Five-rcomed Apartments to what China intends to do. All

accepted.

the Tender be:

Foria of Tender and further Parti- culars can be obtained from the Office of the DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORZS

The Government does not bind itself to accept the Highest or any Tender.

HAROLD T. OREAST,

Director of Public Works,

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2nd May, 1930.

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It is understood that a Chinese shipping company is building a Etcum-launch to run between Hong Keng and Swabue. Sines the sink ing of the s.s. Lee Chang, there has been only one vessel on the Hong vessel has not yet been salvaged: Kong-Swabue rue.

The sunken

was

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A Bright Idea!

the Queen's Theatre.

disinterested opinion to anyone who cares to ask him for adrice. We may add that while many letters have been received expressing ap- preciation of “Kufan's

comments

broker!

from a

In pleading guilty_to_a_charge..of. The directors of the Peninsular in favour of a closer linking with boat, the mistress of a boat was

fined 810, with the alternative of 5 per cent, per annum on the pre- announce a dividend at the rate of

J. B. Newill, D.S.O.. R.N., at the ten "days" hard labour, by Comdr.ferred stock (less income-tax), and a dividend of 5 per cent. (actual) Marine Court yesterday."

on the deferred stock. (free of in- come tax) for the six months ended this fact-together with the absolute March 31 last. A similar interim security of the investment-natural. was paid on the deferred stock last raises the market quotation for rear. Warrants will be payable on these shares to a high figure. The May 18. It is also announced that word "high" is the directors of the British India term, and to challenge "Kufan" on a comparative

Steam Navigation Co., which is con- such an issue as that deliberately trolled by the P. & O. Co., have chosen by our correspondent is resolved to pay on May 18 interim really absurd. Kuian" does not dividends of 24 per cent., less in claim to be infallible in his judge- come-tax, on the 5 per cent. pre- ment of the share-marker and its Three members of the St. John ference stock and 4 per cent. (free hable movements, but he does Ambulance Brigade were commend income-tax) on the ordinary claim to give an informative and Kowinan. Magistracy yesterday when March 31, as last year. ed by Mr. Whyte-Smith at the shares, for the half-year ended it was mentioned that they were responsible for the arrest of a thief, who had stolen certain property

After attending Vale, Owen Davis, and suggestions, we have not unti from 038, Canton Road. The de- fendant

jr., son of the eminent playwright, sentenced to two set his wits to work, toward gaining criticising his articles. And that' row received a single communication. months' hard labour.

a stage engagement. Learning that criticism comes, not from a dis. that is known is that the recom Two summonses against owners of Charles Wagner was looking for a gruntled investor, but

young actor to play the juvenile mendations recently made by the dogs were mentioned to Mr. Whyte KENMERER Commission of Financial yesterday. For allowing her dog to

Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy lead in "The Barker," Davis sert

n notice to the newspapers announc Experts are to be fully discussed be abroad without a muzzle, Mrs.ing that he had been engaged for! before action is taken toward im O. Greezy, of Cameron Road, was

the part! proving China's admittedly defec-fined 85. Mr. Lam Ming Fun was

Next morning, armed Looking Back 25 Years. with the newspapers that published tive currency system

No fewer than five bodies were Mr. T. V. fined $17 for keeping two unlicensed the story, he presented himself at slumped in the West Point district, SOONG, Minister of Finance, is so dogs and allowing one of the animals Wagner's office. Wagner, impress since Saturday, and these were convinced of the wisdom of sifting to be abroad unmuzzled.

ed both by Davis' personality and mostly children. Strenuous efforts" and winnowing public opinion in! this matter that he is taking stops

his nerve, engaged him on the spot are being made by the police to Davis played the part a year in discover the responsible parties, and The marriage took place al to prepare a pamphlet embodying Prestatyn Parish Church, Manches. New York and a year in Chicage, endeavour to prevent this abomin the points of view brought out by ter, on April 12, of Mr. E. Sims and made a great hit. Davis is now able practice, but so cunning, are recent publication of the KEMMERER Hiditch, of Haslington, Crewe, under contract to Fox Movietone, the ruses by-which bodies are car- report. The Government wishes to and Miss Eva Mildred Orman, and portrays the juvenile lead in ried forth to the chosen dumping- do everything possible to encourage eldest daughter of the late Mr.

"They Had to See Paris," starring ground that the efforts of the police and disseminate free expressions of Julius Orman, formerly of the Will Rogers, the next attraction at are generally of little avail. For opinion, for the subject is so im Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, portant that it is vital that the in China, and of Hollins Mill Pars Leader in Hong Kong.

instance, a woman walking aloug Government should have public Manchester, Mr. Sims-Hilditch is

the street with a basket full of rice and other provisions would not be opinion behind it. Many interest Lecturer in Music at Manchester. UR SHOP has now beening ideas have already been brought University.

A very distinguished leader of expected to have the tody of a child the Parsi faith is now in Hong concealed beneath, yet this has been REMOVED to No. 60, forward in the Chinese Press, and both dissenting and supporting

Kong, and will be staying in the found to be the case. Again, a QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

Louis Wolheim, featured in Con- Colony for a few days before re- coolie shouldering a kerosene-tin opinions will be represented in the demned," Ronald Colman's picture suming his journey back to India. full of water was discovered to have booklet which it is proposed to which is showing at "the Queen's Dastur Dr. M. N. Dhalla, M.A., therein a child. These and many publish. We welcome constructive Theatre, has nearly always played Ph.D., Litt.D., is High Priest of other devices are being practised criticism as a means of working out villains during his screen career the Parsis in Karachi, The Parsis by the natives who dislike the res procedure which will be beneficial and, as a consequence, has had to number about a hundred thousand ponsibility attaching to dead bodies. for the whole country, declares the suffer violent death in almost every people, and are the descendents of The foreign inquest" is prob Finance Minister.

known forta several times over. His the ancient Persians who ruled that ably misunderstood by the ignorant " It is not a fact, "according to records prove that he has been country up to the seventh century. Chinese, who thus avoid trouble by Mr. Soove, that steps have already drowned 13 times, shot 24 times, The Parsis are a highly educated dumping."-Hong Kong Daily been taken for the issue of Dr. and hanged eight times during a few people, the average literacy of both Prem, May 8, 1905. KEMMIRER's proposed "Sun dollar," years in Hollywood.

the male and female population on a gold basis, in the provinces

being about 96 per cent. They are the completion of the cable be-,

Looking Back 50′ Years. of Chekiang and Kiangau. While Mr. George Frederick Cunnings, also energetic and enterprising such a course is recommended bý an Indian Mutiny veteran, has died people, and were the pioneers of the tween Manila and Hong Kong was the Commission, the Finance Minis at Barberton, in the Transvaal, cotton industry in Bombay in the announced in the former port by the ter feels it vital that nothing is aged 88. He served through the middle of the last century. Their issue of a Gazette Extraordinary, done hastily, since such a course Indian Mutiny as a band boy; was commercial connection with Ching in which the Governor-General con- might turn public sentiment against in the engagement at the Taku began with the advent of the British gratulated the people of the Philip- the whole scheme. As analyzed by Forts in China, and sleo fought in the Far East, Dr. Dhalla, who pinca on being placed in telegraphic Mr. Sooxo, the FEMMERER pro in the Zulu War. Later he served has published several books in communication with the rest of the posals for shifting China from a the South African Republic ́in | Gujarati and English, was invited world. His Excellency sent tele silver to a gold basis have two operations against native rebels, but by the Columbia University to take grams to the King of Spain, to the cutstanding points of interest. returned to his natural allegiance to part in the celebration last October Council of Ministers, to the Gover- First, the shift is to be a gradual serve with the British forces in the of the 178th anniversary of the nor of Hong Kong, sad to the one. There is to be no effort to South African War.

granting of the Royal Charter by, Maintenance Company. One of the change China's chaotic currency

King George III in 1734 to King's first items of news telegraphed from system overnight on n. wholesale A returned banishee was brought College of New York. The univer- Spain was that the Queen -hadi scale; instead, the move, is to be before Mr. Whyto-Smith at the sity, on this occasion, conferred entered on the fifth month of her made province by province, on a Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, honorary degrees upon those of its pregnancy, whereupon- His Excel- thoroughly conservative and appar when he was sentenced to eight alumni who had brought credit upon | lency ordered illuminations, músic ently quite workable plan. Second, menthe hard labour for being unit within the last twenty-five years, in the streets, a te denm, the fring the Government is to profit by a inwfully present in the Colony. The and Dr. Dhalla was given the degree of salutes, the hoisting of the liberal scienjorage, difference, men, who was caught by Chinese of Destor of Letters His latest national flag an all nublic buildinga. var jag tao at vi davlor and fat uctedive, was found Joltering book pub het verhoildays 30 Cents per Copy.

face value of the coin made from Cameron Boad near No. 17, where University Press (New York), is and also all public officers except it. This is expected to smooth the numerous reports of larcenies had entitled Our Perfecting World" such as are detained by the special Subscription, paid in advance-path for u Government already been known to have occurred. De with the sub-title"Zarathushtra's nature of their duties It is to bo per annum, for delivery in Hong burdened with heavy expenditure tective Sergeant Humphreys said Way of Life. On Wednesday last hoped, after all this, that the Kong $13; including Postage to and hardly in a position to indulge that practically every day, clothing Dr. Dhalia gave an address to his expected heir way have a happy. in enterprises involving additional and other articles were reported na co-religionists residing in Hong rival into the world-Hong Kong any part of the world-815.

expense.

missing in this vicinity!

Kong,

Daily Press, May 10, 1880.

OUR

KWONG WO, Jewellera & Silk Dealera,

(9382

COMPREHENSIVE AND COM- PLETE REPORT.

of the

NEWS OF THE FAR EAST

ia given in the

HONG KONG WEEKLY PRESS,"

with which is incorporated

* THE CHINA OVERLAND

TRADE REPORT: "