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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

HONG KONG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD,

NOTICE EXTRAORDINARY

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

GENERAL MEETING of the MEM- BERS of HONG KONG ENGINEER. ING AND CONSTRUCTION COM- PANY, LIMITED, will be held in the BOARD ROOM of Masons. SHEWAN, TOMES and COMPANY, St. GroZGE'S

BUILDING, CHATER ROAD, HOT

on WEDNESDAY the TENTA

of

of SEPTEMBER, 1980, TWELVE O'CLOCK BOON for the purpose considering and, if thought fit, pausing As an Extraordinary Resolution the following Resolution.

That the Capital of the Company be reduced from 21,000,000 dividat into 100.000 shares of $10.00 each of which 95,500 have been issued and aru now outstanding to $200,000 divided into 100,000 shares of $2.00 Each and that such Reduction be effected by Cancelling Capital which has been lost or is unrepresented by Available Assets to the Extent of $8.00 Per Share upon Each of the 96,00 Shares which have been issued and are now outstanding and by Keducing the Neminal amount of all the bares in the Company's Capital from $10.00 to $2.00 Per there.

AND NOTICE 18 ALSO HEREBY farther EXTRA GIVEN that

ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the MEMBERS of the above named Company will be held at the Baze Time and Place on FRIDAY, the TWENTY-SIXTH Day of SEPTEM- BEB, 1930, for the purpose of receiving a report of the proceedings at the before mentioned Meeting and of confirming if thought fit, the before mentioned Resolution as a Special Resciption,

Dated this Twenty-eighth day of August, 1930,

0770)

By Order of the Board,

B. ALVES,

Secretary.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

PARTI

of the Sale by Public Auction

to be held on TUESDAY, the xD

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Wonderful

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1930.

Whisky!! over SW, China.

Dewars.

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White

Label

Finest Scotch Whisky of

Great Age.

Victoria

Vat

Whisky de Luxe..

Awarded 50 'Gold and

Prize Medals.

IT NEVER VARIES!

AGENTS

at

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The were judged to have been u wise in thus slaughtering their stocks, but what had really occurred was shown a few weeks later.

★ News and Views ★

WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, fore, east and remarks, issued by the

The Japanese cotton-buying houses p., Royal Observatory

in New York and Dallas-which

The retirement is announced, stated:-

It was recently reported.at New Fressure is highest to the north are identical with the houses York that Mr. Edward Stephen with the rank of engineer captain, ́of ̧Japan "and is relatively low to selling the manufactured goods Harkness, the railway magnate and of Engineer Commander George the east of the Philippines, and in India and China-had realised philanthropist, intends to place; Bevis, late Deputy Drafting Officer £2,000,000 at the disposal of the at Portsmouth Navaly Depot. Ea- that," the effect of the

New board of public men in Great Bri-gineer Captain Bevis last served in the aircraft-carrier Local Forecast:-S.W. or vari York Stock Exchange siamp had tain who will administer the income abroad

rub its course in the from the fund in the interests of Hermes, in China, during 1997. able winds: moderate to light not yet

education and social work. It is cotton market. Cotton prices had estimated that the benefactions of Ane.

those Mr. Harkness already amount to fallen as much

£20,000,000. He gave £6,000 to wards the Columbia wing, endowed by American citizens, which was opened this summer at Charing Cross Hospital, and he also sub acribed £40,000 to the American now Shakespeare fand for the Memorial Theatre at Stratford-on Avon.

Editorial and Business Offices: 11

Jee House Street. Tel. 30251. Night Editor (Wankhai Office):

Tel. 94511.

London Office: 53, Fleet Street,

E.C. 4.

The Baily Press.

HONG KONG, AUGUST 28, 1930.

BETTER BUSINESS

METHODS.

A MAN met a workman running.

meen

Dot

of other materials: consequently, the Japanese appear to have argued that, if and when a further decline came, their stocks of cloth in India, China, and elsewhere would be much affected, and that it would be wiser to be frst in the market, forcing sales at reduced prices. This action, carried out in several markets simultaneously, would have a bearish influence on cotton prices, thus giving the importing house a chance to recoup its apparent loss on manufactured goods by purchas ing raw cotton at lower rates against these sales. The two trans actions, as experience has shown, resulted in a good profit.

PEARSE transactions," Mr. cludes, are too speculative for the average-sized firm to carry them out successfully requires a world wide organisation with a staff of first-class economists. Japan is not only setting the pace in modern mill equipment but also in high com. merce, and those countries which are unable to adopt similar hedging. methods will every now and then

"Such

con-

The Paisley magistrates, have framed very stringent new regula tions for local cinemas, under the direction of the Home Office, as the outcome of the disastrous fire which took place in a local cinema last year.

"

The Duke of Connaught, un reil- ing the memorial in the Victoria Embankment. Gardens to Major-· General Lord Cheyleamore said:-

I hope that those who use this garden will recognise in the noru- ment a memorial to a true English- man, perfect gentleman," and ore. who always gave his utmost to pro note whatever was best for the in- terests of his country."

The bankruptcy of Victor Pero- sing was announced in the French Official Gazette last month, Pero- sino, after being expelled "from" London when he was running the Excitement has been caused at successful Chex Victor night club,. Herne a village abent two miles in Grafton-street, went to Paris from Herne Bay, Kent, because of and opened a restaurant opposite reports that it is haunted by... nit

the British Embassy. The night 18th century seaman and a Revenue Victor opened his little restaurant officer. Several residents say that it was crowded with well-known the seaman has been seen running people, including a party from the into the churchyard from the officer embassy. In Faris Victor made a He dodges among the tombstones, and as he is about to be caught he speciality of his so-called Bond- produces a pistol and levels it at street lunches Latterly he took a negro cabaret in Mont- the officer, who falls Mr. Amos Over Horn, an old resident of the vil-martre. lage, said that they have known

for years, but It was officially announced recent- about the "ghosts since motor-cars and motor-coachesly that M. Jean. Borotra, the lawn have been coming to Herne, they tennis player, has been awarded the do not appear so often. He added: distinction of Chevalier of the "In the church there is a memorial Logion of Honour for his services brass to a Revenue lieutenant who to France as one of the most was shot dead in the village after brilliant agents of French influencer

in foreign countries.

The sale of Chinese porcelain at Christie's on July 24 included Sira fight with smugglers." Walter J. Trevelyan's collection of

Rumania's highest decoration, the Worry over the Calcutta Derby the Kang-He period--the most notable piece being a famille-noir Great Carol Star," whose chapter Sweepstake is said by his son to bow!, ic. diameter, the exterior was founded by the country's first be largely responsible for the death enamelled with flowers emblematic king, has been bestowed upon Pre- of Mr. James Sutters, the well- of the Four Seasons, the interior mier Mussolini by King Carol who known commission agent and a decorated with formal peony, in the accompanying letter express-director of the Victoria Club, which which cost Mr. Harry Simmons ed his deepest admiration for the took place in a nursing home at £1,207 10s. From other sources & Duce and emphasized the cordial Windsor. He was 67 years of age. For many years Mr. J. Sutters had controlled an extesnive betting bust pair of Kang He famille-verts relations existing between their two

ness with headquarters at the Vic figures of kylins, 15 in high, fetch-countries. ed £940 (S. Moens), and three

toria Club. Kung-He cups and saucers enamell- ed with flowering plants, £388, 10s. (de Finaa).

A

Where are you going?" said he To the undertakers, we have had un accident at our place." "You the doctor" "No, the undertaker. We're rationalised. We have cut out the middleman." This story was told recently in

The opening of the Lagting of England at a gathering of indus

the Faroe Islands last month was be confronted with apparently enig-postponed owing to demonstrations trialists and others who were dis-matical transactions which have by the Self-Government cussing the merits of rationalisation almost the appearance and effect of which demands Home Rule for the Island, now under the Kingdom of as a care of Britain's economic dumping. These hedges are not ills. Men prominent in the busi-undertaken in Japan by cotton. ness world were sharply divided manufacturers, but by the firms who in their opinions as to whether export the cotton goods."

DAY of SEPTEMBER, 1980, B., A. S. WATSONationalisation of industry is good.

the Offices of the Public Works Depart ment, by Order of His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CROWN {- LAND at Boundary Street, Kowloon Tong, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for torm of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown' Rent to be zed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the. Kere, for one farther term of 75 years,

No. of Sale.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Registry No.

Locality,

Kowloon Inland Lol

At Boundary Street, No. 2376.

Kowloon Tong.

Boundary

Measure.

mants,

N. 8. E.W.

[ft. ft. ft. ft!

As par

sale plan

Contents in

Square feet.

About

19,200

HONG KONG CLUB

NOTICE.

Annual

Rental.

| Upret Price.

[9769

9,000

N EXTRAORDINARY GENER AL MEETING of the CLUE will be held in the CLUB HOUSE on FRIDAY, the Stu SEPTEMBER, 1930, at 5:30 PM.

BUSINESS:-As zot forth in the Notice posted in the Club.

By Order,

T. A. ROBERTSON, Lient. Col., Secretary. Hong Kong, 27th August, 1930. [9766

THE BRITISH, CORPORATION REGISTER OF SHIPPING

·AND AIRCRAFT,

HEAD OFFICE BLYTHEWOOD SQUARI, GLASGOW.

THE Undersigned has been appointed NON-ENOLUBLE SURVEY.

OR to the above Corporation for HONG KONG

T. H. G. BRAYFIELD,

2, Queen's Building, Hose Rong Telephone No. 20991 (two lines). Hong Kong, 25th August, 1930. [9202

THE BUREAU VERITAS INTER- NATIONAL REGISTER FON THE CLASSIFICATION

OP SHIPPING..

·BEAD OFFICE

HEUndersigned has been appointed SURVEYOR to the above-men- tioned Society for HONG KONG, CANTON and MACAO, SU T. EL G. BRATFIELD,

3, Queen's Building,

Horo Kono Telephone No. 30281 (two lines). Hong Kong, 25th August, 1930. [9763

& CO., LTD.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

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NOTICE.

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Denmark,

Party,

Secretly, but thoroughly, county and borough police authorities are organising mounted police patrols for the time when

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stewardesses.

as

"Steer straight" was the motto. the Road of a club for chauffeurs which was. Traffic Bill becomes law, at the pro-founded by Frank Cyril Sheridan, The old aged twenty-eight, who at Leeds As rogation of Parliament. speed trap will be replaced in many sizes was sentenced to nine months areas, including London, by traps hard labour for obtaining sums óf

had engaged to net for dangerous driving. In the £20 and £10.from two widows whom Metropolitan area the view held by he certain officials is that anything in excess of 35 miles an hour is dan-

Press reports state that a French gerous driving. This is almost sure to be the standard for the Metro-financial group has secured the railway from politan area. It is highly probable construction of a that a national system of patrols Polish Upper Silesia to the Polish port of Gdingen near Danzig. The will result eventually.

new railway is in the main intend- ed for two purposes, one being the transport of coal from the former German mines for export and the other being strategical considera- tions.

The Dornier works Friedrich- shafen, deny the reports that the trans-Atlantic "fight of the giant air-liner Do X" scheduled for next month has been indefinitely postponed on account of the alleged The new director of the National intention of the New York customs, Library in Madrid staged a fire authorities to levy a high duty in the library to learn how the The American Madrid fire department would deal on the machine. authorities have, it is declared.with it. The whole fire service was denied any such intention and called out, but not one of the fire moreover have emphasized that they, taps would work, and it was dis would do everything possible to covered that the water main was locked with a key that had been assist the Bight:

lost many years ago.

There is no question as to the Up to a point combines might ability of Lancashire to manufae reduce working costs, but it was ture and supply the lines of goods argued that beyond that limit it required for the China market. It was a fallacy to believe that size is not in the making but in the necessarily secures efficiency. An selling where trouble is experienced, other objection was that instead of arising from not one but many relieving unemployment, the com causes. In the few years since bination of a number of industrial 1923 China's imports have doubled concerns was calculated to displace in value, and last year amounted

Much quicker than had been ex labour. On the other side it was to almost £200,000,000. In 1913, pected have the port authorities, in OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN contended that rationalisation was Britain enjoyed 17 per cent. of the Amsterdam succeeded in removing

that the CREE LEE FIRM (#) and M2. FUNG TUK the natural outcome of business entire import trade of China; her the obstacle to shipping caused SANG (4) Managing Part-disorganisation unparalleled in the share last year dropped to 4 per when a Greek cargo boat rammed and damaged the Velser railway. ner thereof being Leasees of the Chop history of the country, and can cent. Coincident with, this decline bridge. Repairs are now proceed of CHY LOONG () CON- | produce

Shipping is again greater economy and the share enjoyed by the United ing apace. FECTIONERY of CANTON and efficiency in production. But-and States of America had in the same normal. HONG KONG and of its Registered this is rather important-it is not period-1913 to 1920-risen from 6

Statistics published at Warsaw Trade Mark "THE COOK BRAND" have CEASED to carry on their solution for unemployment, and per cent... to 17 per cent., whilst show a steady increase in the num Business as such Lessees as aforesaid must not he made an excuse for Japan hnd increased from 20 perler of bankruptcies in Poland. In and that the Original Partners and/or trusts and cartels putting up prices. cent. to 28 per cent.: Germany, too, 1998 they totalled 968, in 1929 49 while in the first quarter of the Owners of the said CHY LOONG CONFECTIONERY have, through Reuter tells us that the British has already regained her pre-war present year they already amounted the Breach of Certain Terms of the Trade Mission is leaving for the share... If countries which are to 253 or nearly as many as during

rivals Britain's industrial Lease on the part of the said Lessces, Far East on September 19. As our CANCELLED the Lease of the said Chop and Trade Mark accordingly. readers know, the object of this secure trade in China, Britain, with IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that Mission is to study market con hen tradition, skill, experience and Ms. LEE KEE (#) has been ditione especially in China-and enterprise, should be able to do very appointed as MANAGER of Our particularly in regard to Lanca- much better than she is doing. "CHY LOONG CONFECTIONERY

by Whom all Favourable Orders will shire's interests in this part of the Hence the voyage of discovery to. world. Whether the Mission will find out why business is not so good promptly be attended to benceforth.

discover anything new is doubtful. as it might, and should, be. British mercantile houses which

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LEE KAN SEUNG, Represen. tative of LEE SUNG TAK Toxo,

李崇镒堂代表李物商 have been established in China for

LEE KEE, Representative of fifty or a hundred years should

LEE MING TAK Toxo,

李明德堂代表李基

know all there is to be known about

local conditions. If they do not,

LEE WING KWAN, Represen-

tative of LEE BHIU RHING TONG, then they are not worthy of the *****eouldence reposed in them by the

of IP KING. YEZ TONG,

IP BING YAN, Representative manufacturers and merchants whom they represent. Instead of finding 葉敬堂代表葉恩

IP YAM KWONG, Representative

of IP CHIK BIN TONG,

葉積善堂代表葉陈光

IP YAU WING, Representative

of IP SHU FAN TONG,

*案街藥堂代表案幼榮

but facts hitherto unknown in

regard to business methods and

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the whole of 1928.

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A delegate to the Pharmaceutical Conference at Cardiff speaking.

substance known about diatomaceous earth. said: "It is a peaty deposit taken from the earth in large quantities in nearly every country. When dry it forms a light and porous powder which is superior to the rice and starch bank of most good face powders."

powders which are now the basis

Braken by the hardships and rigid, discipline of the Spanish Foreign Legion, in which he had enlisted secretly, to escape charges of embezzlement, Signor Villanueva, the wealthy Venezuelian manager, ex-diplomat, and sports

Merabers of Oxford University man, for whom the French police had been searching for weeks, has Air Squadron, in training at. written a letter to Paris, offering Manston (Kent) R.A.F. Camo, “ to give himself up and go to prison have had impressed upon them the rather than remain in Morocco. importance of being careful so He is reported to be in a training avoid low flying, except over the the name of made of low dying over Thanet re- camp near Curta, in Spanish authorised area. Complaints were Morocco, under Alexandre Avial. A demand for sorts by Service machines. Fifty his extradition is to be made by the undergraduates learned to fly solo. French Foreign Minister.

during June.

Local Notes and Events

Lo Po, & 97-year-old Chinese. The Mercantile Bank of India, A thief entered the first, floor of

native of Tungkoon district, was Ltd., has declared an interim divi- No. 19, Peking Road, Kowloon, on found lying in a sick and destitute dend of 8 per cent. per annum, less Tuesday morning and stole pro-condition in Canton Road at 6 p.. yesterday. The Police had him re- perty valued at about $130.

moved to the Kwong Wah Hospital, where he died shortly afterwards.

The ery

"Man overboard

"

was

income tax.

beard during a big yacht race at Plymouth Royal Regatta last

month when a seaman fell from

A report was made to the police

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An extraordinary general meet: Lulworth, as she sounded a mark on Tuesday that a man had beening of the members of the Hong White Heather, which was close up knocked down by a motor-car Kong Engineering Co., Ltd., will Looking Back 25 Years. immediately dropped a dinghy and

being unaware of the mishap. Lul- driver of the car did not stop after worth and White Heather both the accident. dropped out of there, and so did

prospects, it seems more likely the Cambria. Candida, which was be

On Friday Tai Hang Village was rescued him. The King's yacht Taipo Road near Shia Um Shan be held in the Board Room of Britannia had taken a wider sweep Village. It is believed that the Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co. on paid another surprise, visit by a at the mark and sailed on, her crew

September 10 to consider a resolu-party of excise officers headed by tion to reduce the capital of the their chief, Mr. Hogarth. The company. Full details will be object of the visit was in connection found in an official announcement with illicit opium traffic. The vil

of the excisemen, and nine of them appearing olsewhere in our columns. lagers were warned of the approach

A woman, her busband and son hot chase ensued, in which two of were seen making for the hills. A

The pay the complainant 81 by Mr. T. place from which they were observ

ed to run was then visited, and 8. Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon under a rock 8 mace of prepared.

Mission will satisfy itself, from hind White Heather, continued the The theft of a motorcycle belong personal observation, that reports race with Britannia, which won by ing to Mr. Anthony Gill of 11, more than six minutes. White Humphreys Avenue has been re- already sent to Lancashire by firms Heather later lodged a protest ported to the police. It was stated

textile goods in this against Candida for failing to bandling.

SUNG HUEN PUL Represen-market, are statements of fact, and assist in the rescue operations, that the machine, a 'B.S.A., was left were each fined $5 and ordered to the number were arrested..

tative of Suxe HAU TAK TONG,

宋厚都堂代表宋耀培

Partners of the

CHY LOONG CONFECTIONERY, CANTON and HONG KONG,

CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME ORIENT. MORTGAGE BANK AND ESTATE

AGENTS,

There was another thrill in the outside the owner's residence on 12-metre class, the Mouette crashing Tuesday night and when he came into a service bont, which sunk, the

not mere excuses ingeniously in vented to explain why larger sales have not been effected.

The capsized boat belonged to appeared. H.M.S. Erebus.

crew being rescued by a motor boat.out ten minutes later, it had di Magistracy yesterday for assaulting opium was found, also a quantity

day, when his Worship ordered ench

another Chinese. It was stated by of preparing gear. The two men were charged before Mr. F. A. Haze- It is, understood the British Trade

A Chinese woman attempted to Inspector Lane that the fight was land at the police court on Satur No. 1104, Canton Road, Morogor. Mission will visit Japan before Hong Kong, the 26th August, 1930.coming to China, mainly in order A landlady complained to the commit suicide by tying a pair of over a loan of money. The woman

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to make friendly contact with Willesden, N.W., magistrate recent trousers tightly around her neck at attacked the complainant in a

ly for the second time about her some of their keenest competitors in 50-year-old woman logger. Dhe said an unnumbered house at North cement factory at Hunghom and most Point on Tuesday, She was dis- the other two defendants joined in the Chinese and. Indian markets that the lodger, had been In regard to this latter field, Mr. mid-Victorianly respectable until covered just in time by the inmates the assault later.

after her, eightieth birthday, but ARNO PEARSE who recently inves had since overdrawn ber backing of the house and was taken to tigated the Indian cotton industry account and taken to drink. Acting Government Civil Hospital for

treatment. Rivers a striking verample of on the magistrata's advice, she had Japanese business methods, which night; but when the came home h shows how far England. has to go was drunk, and smashed the win

dows. Feaful of further damage, before it can equal Japan in or

the landlady let her ft. She had ganisation The Indian markets now gone to bed, and declared that were taken ungwares at the end lie was never going to get up again. of last January, when the Japanese Magistrate-If she does go out, lock her out. If she doesn't, I fear firms suddenly sold their stocks you must keep her, because we can much below replacement prices. not come and lift her out of bed.

SSIONS Bix-roomed & Fire-roomed Apartments, PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, KOWLOON,

Detached and Semi-detached Villas Modern Construction with Garage,

*CAMBAY BUILDINGS” Flats with Modern 'Conveniences.“-

to pay a fine of 8000, in 'default Kong Daily Press, August 28, 1005. three months imprisonment.Hong Looking Back 50 Years...

We learn that there are four Europeans living on the hillside "For kidnapping a six-year-old just above the old Mohammedan Doy, 1. Chinese was sentenced to Cemetery, and from their evident: attempt at concealment, wo surmize

kes of the birch at the Kowloon Vende hvis boar Remarking that the larceny seem strokes of the ed to have been premeditated, Mr. Magistracy yesterday. When asked that some grasscutters have supplied 18. Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon by the Magistrate why he had the unfortunates with grass for, fuel Magistracy yesterday sentenced a kidnapped the boy, defendant re and made sundry purchases of cook Chinese to three months bard plied that he met the boy who ing utensils on their account. The labour for stealing a bicycle from asked him for money with which tomen are almost destitute, and it the Kwong Fung bicycle shop. It buy fruit. He detained the boy for would be a charity for the police to Iook them up-Hong Kong Daily Tres, August 23, 1880:57 cubre lived. was stated that defendant tried to three days in a house where his con- sell the bicycle for 86.