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„ADVERTISEMENTS..

UNION WATERBOAT

CO., ISTD:

ADVERTISEMENTS.

3. That the Directors be and they ira. hereby, authorised to, capitalize the sum of 877,050 profits of the Company standing, to the, credit of the Company's Reserve Funds and NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to allot to the members holding IS VERORDINARY thares of the Company on on the

HONG KONG, DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1930.

GIRL WIFE'S:

PARENTS

SUICIDE OF HER EX- OFFICER HUBSAND.

shooting tragedy which took place near the ancient town. Her four brothers also had a narrow capo

Wimborne (Doreot),—A GENERAL MEETING of the first day, of, January, 1831, in re- Company will be held at the Offices spect of the net amount capitalized uged only eighteen has been widow of Mesars. DODWELL & Co., Lully puid.shares of the Company, af ed and orphaned by a three-fold QUEEN'S BUILDING, Victoria, in the equivalent nominal value in the pro- Colony of Hong Kong, at 11 portion of two shares for every five O'CLOCK in the FonFHOON on MON- shares of the Company then held by DAY, the 6TH DAY of DECEMBER, such persons, respectively, and that 1930, for the purpose of considering such shares, so, allotted shall rank and, if thought fit, passing the for dividends as from the 1st day being victims of the murderer, following Resolutions as Extra of January, 1931. ordinary Resolutions:-

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1.That the Articles of Associa tion of the Company be amended. as follows:-

(a)By the insertion immediately After Article 43 of the follow- ing new Articlo, namely:-- 43 (a) The Company may, by ordinary resolution.cancel any shares. which at the data of the passing of such resolution have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person, and diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of the abarca so cancelled-

(b) By the insertion immediately after Article 102 of the follow ing new Articles, namely: ~ 1024. The Company may at any timo- and from time to time in general meeting by resolü tion authorize the General Managers to capitalize any profits of the Company not re- quired for the time being for payment of dividend upon Any proference shares of the Company or ather shares issued upon any special con- ditions, whether standing, to the credit of the Company's reserve fund or otherwise, and including profita arising from the appreciation in value of capital assets, and to allot to

Torried Bons.

"I went with him. to. the farm where my brothers told me that my parents were dend; and then thes my husband had killed him- self,"

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ACID THROWN"ON"A".

DIRECTOR

STUDENT SENT TO EIGHT YEARS PENAL SERVITUDE:

Septenco. of eight years" pona! servitude was passed by Mr. Justics Wright at the Central Criminal Court on Edmund Porkins,. 23, student, found Guilty of throwing corrosive fluid upon Cyril Jorrard Duane with intent to do grievous

Mr. Holloway's four BONE, Maurice, Ivor, William, Brida Athelstan, had a terrifying experi

once. Their father went into their quarter to bedroom about

this morning call thomn, the usual time for milk. "He had just returned to his own, bedroom," said Maurios to two reports from a gum, We all bodily harm. mo, "when we heard n scream and their suddenly, clemented brother-rushed neroes the landing to oum : Mr. G. D: Roberta prosecuted; in-law. The widow is Mra. Trixie parents' bedroom. The door was Burdat,, whose husband, Captain iar, and we could just sto Cap- tain Burdett with the muszle, of double-barrelled shotgun pointed Frank Hawkeaford Burdett, a

the Reat u pensioned officer of gular Army, entered. the farm- wife's parents house of his Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Holloway, shot. Bean dend in their bedroom, threatened her four brothers, and then, rushing from the house, shot himself through the head, dying

4--That if on such distribution as aforesaid any person would be entitled to a fraction of a share the General Managers shall in lieu of issuing fractional, certificates cause the whole, chard to be allotted to a person or persons to be named by, the, General Managers, and such share. may at such time as the General Managers, think fit be old and the proceeds distributed amongst the persons entitled to the fractions making up the share. Inter in hospital.

5.That the Directors be and they are hereby authorised out of the profits. of the Company standing

"He looked wild and shouted 'I'll do the whole lot of you in. then he slammed the door in our faces and looked it,

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"I dashed downstairs to get my gun, and: my brothers followed. 1 found. th my gun was not load. Mrs. Burde was married only ed, so we all want over to the cow. a few months ago, and her husbandshed and hid there, as we thought was forty years her senior. Her be was mad.

to the credit of the Company's parents, who lived at Walford "I found acne cartridges, and Reserve. Funds to pay to the mem- Farm, near here, had a short time took up my gun; I saw Captain bers holding the 27,723 existing boter taken action against the Burdett rush out of the house. I sharia of the Company es on the captain for abducting their daugh. Jevelle the gun at him but did 1st day of January, 1981, a sum ter, who was then only soventeen.not fire. A moment later we haard equal to $5.00 for every five shares. They withdrew proceedings, how another report

"We then went to our parente of the Company then held by such ever, at the time of the wedding, persons, respectively, by way of a and although Mr. Holloway, and bedroom. My mother was lying bonus dividend out of the profits his son-in-law were still estranged, dead in bed, and my father was of the Company.

the couple settled in a villa noardoad, on the floor beside the bad.” the farm, Captain Burdett, pursu Dated this. 27th day of Novembering his occupation of leather handi-

1930;

Per Pro. DODWELL & Co., LTD., J. P. WARREN, Manager,.

General Managers.

E, A.-S. M. A. CLUB. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN NOT that the CLUB PREMISES situated at No. 17, QUEEN'S ROLD

craft

Recently he had been in financial difficulties, and, more than once his, wife's parents care to his aid.

The young widow said:

This morning at about five o'clock my husband woke me and rose from bod, saying, 'I cannot sleep, and I am going for a walk

Altor newly an hour had gone by became worried

and went

· ** MAGICIAN ” KILLED:

STRAIT-JACKET STUNT

WHICH FAILED.

Parkins Conducted his own defence.

Mr. Roberts said that Mr. Danne was director of a gown manufactur- ing company in Bornee street, W., where the prisoner's sister had been employed as a show-room assistant. After she had loft Perkins, called on Mr. Dunne about some of her clothing. He told Mr. Dunne she was unhappy and asked if she could

place had boon Alled. It was then come back. He was told that her

leged that ho took a bottle of acid from his pocket and threw the contents over Mr. Dunno, Dunde was so terribly injured that his left eye had to be removed, his right eye was injured, and his face parmanently scarred.

Mr.

Perkins, giving evidence, said that he had the bottle of acid in his pocket before he thought of seeing. Mr. Dunne. Ho offered: him a cigarette, and, an feoling for his matches, took out the bottle to pre vent the fluid spilling. Mr. Dunne then seized his wrist, the stopper came out of the bottle, and the acid sent over him "He had no bad

the members holding shares of CESTRAL, will be OLOSED as From downstairs, where I found a letter large; crowd in front of the To feeling towards Mr. Dunne, and it i

the Company in respect of the net amount capitalized fully paid shares of the Com- pany of equivalent nominal amount, and the General Man- agers shall give effect to any mich resolution accordingly, and any sharea allotted pur- Buant to any such resolution shall be distributed among the members holding shares of the Company so far as prae- ticable in proportion to the

NOVEMBER SOTU, 1030.

Br Order

of the Committee of the EX-ACTIVE SERVICE MEN'S ASSOCIATION.

Hong Kong, 20th Nov., 1930.

10149

SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE,

HONG KONG.

was a pure accident,

A man named Karr described as magician," was killed at Spring fontein Orange Free State, while attempting to carry out, before a on the hallstand marked Will." Hall the oft-repeated stunt of al-

The Judge said he was not con- "I opened it. As soon as I read.lowing himself to be strapped in the first line I knew that some. a straight jacket and charged by cerned to speculate on the motives thing had happened, and I tole a motor car. It is stated that Kare phoned to the police.

was a fraction of a second too late in the prisoner's mind when he Tho felter which Mrs. Burdettin getting away from the charg- committed this terrible crime. He found read as follows:-The time ing car which struck him and alcould not understand how a man has gone to end everything. 1 most savored one leg. Death was

of his age and antecedents could in am going to do away with myself.instantaneous.

Before the performance Karr is any circumstances have brought 1 lowe wverything to my wife."1.

"I slipped a few clothes on, and reported to have read out a docu- himself to auch a cruel act: He on the way to the police station ment exonerating the driver of the I met a policeman, who told me

car from blame in the event of an had a good character, but tho

nittuber of altares held by them in 14 8004 58 porrible their that something; dreadful had hap-accident, but it is understood that ¿ffenco was so serious that ho felt

nieans

EMBERS are requested to send Applications for TICKETS for the BALL, to be hold at the PENINSULA at my parents' home. SO HOTEL

TUESDAY, 011 JANUARY, 1991. Englishinen wish- ing to join the Society may obtain Partionlars from the Undersigned.

respectively, and shall be credited as fully paid by

of the profits capitalized and the General Managers may make such pro- vision hy the issue of frac tional certificates or by the myment of cash or by sale and distribution of the pro ceeds or otherwise as they may think expedient for the case of fractions. The General Managere, may appoint any. person, on lcbalf of the mem- hers, to enter into any agree- ment with the Company pro viling for the allotment to them of such shares credited. ns fully paid up, and in satis- faction na aforesaid and any agreement made under such authority shall be euective. 102. The General Managers may,

P. 8. QASSIDY, ·

Hon. Secretary,

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c/o Jonx.D. HETCHION & CO., King's Building.

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ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE,

STANLEY...

NEW SCHOOL YEAR Begins

N DECEMBER 1ST,

EXAMINATION for New Boyas SATURDAY, NOV. 29TH, at 9 AM.

For Prospectus for Boarders and Day with the sanction of the Com-Boys, apply Masane. BANKER & Co. pany in General Meeting, de- TEL 0682) BANK OF CHINA BUILDING clare a dividend to be paid Queen's Road Central

to the members according to

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their rights and interests in BT. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, STAKLKY,

the profits, and may fix the

time for payment and may

with the like sanction declaro

out of any reserve fund and

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and pay a dividend or bonus CREDIT. FONCIER: D'EXTRASIE-

ORIENT.

MORTGAGE BANK AND ESTATE AGENTE.

fix the time for payment thereak and may with the like sanction declaro and pay bonuses to the Company's 'em- ployees or any of them. AND NOTICE. IS HEREBY Six-roomed & Five-roomed Apartınenta. FURTHER GIVEN that A Further GENERAL EXTRAORDINARY

MEETING of the Company,will be held at the Same Time and Place on TUESDAY, the comp DAY of DE- "CEMBER, 1900, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Proceed- ings at the above mentioned Meet ing and, of confirming, if thought fit, 85 a Special Resolution the above-mentioned, Resolution.

"PEAK MANSIONS"

PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, KOWLOON,

Detnobod and Semi-detached, Villas Modern Constraction with Garage,

"CAMBAY BUILDINGS" Main with Modern Conveniences.

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY THEATRE

FURTHER GIVEN that A Further EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the, Company will be

held at the Same Place on TUES

DAY, the 23RD DAY of DECEMBER, 1030, at 11,3 O'cock in the FORE NOOR or 80 Doon, thereafter as the abova, Meeting, sha have terminat- od,, for the purpose of considering And, if thought fit, passing the following Resolutions, namely: -----

1. That the Company, do hereby cancel all shares (namely, 22,977 shares, numbered 27724, to 60000)

ROYAL

December 12th, 13th,

15th, 18th, 19th

and 20th,

at--9. p.m.

Matinee:

which at the date hereof have not Wednesday, Dec. 17th,

been taken or agreed to be taken by any person, and do hereby diminish the amount, of its sharo capital by the amount of the shares so cancelled.

2.That the Capital of the Com-

at 4,30 p.m. (Children Half Price).

pany be increased from its diminish THE

ed capital of 8104,061,00 Hong Kong Currency divided into 27,793 shures, 3.6.00 cach to 2300,010 Hong Kong Currency divided jutos71,430 shares Cashmeji,that such addi- tunal-shares-phall tankin olle apcote pari pazasu with the original capital of the Company.

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