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"ADVERTISEMENTS.

UNION WATERBOAT

CO, ITD.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Nhat An EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Offices of MESSES, DODWELL & Co., LTD QUEEN'A BUILDING, Victoria, in the Colony of Hong Kong, at 11 O'CLOCK in the FORKNOON on MON

ADVERTISEMENTS:

3. That the Directors be and they are hereby authorized to capitalize the sum of 877,630 profits of the Company landing to the credit of the Company's Reserve Funds and to allot to the members holding shares of the Company as on the are day of January, 1931, in re spect the net amount enpitalized fully paid shares of the Company of equivalent mominal value in the pro- firs portion of two shares for every shares of the Company then held by DAY, the ST DAY of DECEMBER, such persons, respectively, and that 1030, for the purpose of considering such shares ao allotted shall rank and, if thought fit, passing the for dividends as from the 1st day following Resolutions as Extra-of January, 1031. ordinary Resolutions: →

"

4. That If on such distribution 1.That the Articles of Associa-as aforesaid any person would ha tion of the Company be amended as entitled to a fraction of a share follows:-

the General Managers stall in lieu of issuing fractional vertificates (e) By the insertion immediately cause the whole share to be allotted

after Article 43 of the follow

to a person or persons to ho named by the General Managers and such share mag at euch time, no tho General Managers think fit. be rold and the proceeds distributed amongst the persons entitled to the fractions making up the, sharo.

ing new Article, namely:- 43 () The Company may by ordinary resolution cancel any shares which at the date 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 shares so cancelled; (b) By the insertion immediately after Article 102 of the follow ing new Articles, namely: - 102. The Company may at any timo and from time to time in general meeting by resolu- 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 preference shares of the

issued or other shares

upon any special con ditions, whether standing to the credit of the Company's reserve fund or otherwise, and including profite arising from the appreciation in value of capital assets, and to allot

to

5-That the Directors be and they are hereby authorised out of the profits of the Company standing to the credit of the Company's Reserve Funds to pay to the mem- bera holding the 27,723 existing shares of the Company as on the 18 day of January, 1031, n.zum equal to $0.00 for every fire shares of the Company, then held by such persons, respectively, by way of a bonus dividend out of the profits of the Company.

Dated this 27th day of November, 1030.

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

General Managers.

the membors holding shares of THEATRE

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 such resolution accordingly, and any shares allotted pur suant to any such resolution shall be distributed among the members holding shares of the Company 'so far as prac ticable in proportion to the number of shares held by them respectively, ervilited

медля

ROYAL

December 12th, 13th,

19th

15th, 18th,

and 20th

at 9 p.m. Matinee:

and shall be Wednesday, Dec. 17th,

30

pro

fully paid by profits af the capitalized and the General: Managers may make such vision by the issue of frac tional certificates or by the payment of cash or by sale and distribution of the pro- eceds or otherwise as they may think expedient for the ense of fractions. The General Managers may appoint any perkon on behalf of the mem- bers to enter into any agree-

at 4.30 p.m. (Children Half Price).

•HỌNG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1930.

SKATING CHAMPION PASSED OFF CHILD

AT 17.

HER HINTS TO ENGLISH

GIRLS.

Miss Sonja Henie, the 17-year-old Norwegian girl who is holder of the 'world's figureskating champianabip for women, gave her advice to British women skaters.

She has arrived in this country, and will give exhibitions in Lon don Here is what Miss Sonja says:

"I have been watching English girls trying to teach themselves to skate on the ice, and my heart goes out to them. They are plucky, but they are just a little foolish, and thany of them fall badly and in such a way that they are almost certain to hurt themselves. Why do not they learn to fall properly.

"If I at out to teach any of them I would first tell them how to fall correctly so that they would not hurt themselve, or Anyone neaT then. This is easy to accomplish, and they would acquire that kind of confidence which is vital in their

first stages.

AS HER OWN.

'WOMAN FINED ON PERJURY CHARGE.

CHESS IS SO INTOXICATING!

FREAK GAME WITH BEER AS PAWNS.

Birmingham

remarkable

Irak game of chess was played hero by two Birmingham sports. me for a £50 bot.

The

STORY OF DECEPTION,

Sunderland-Remarkable allega tions were made at Bauderland when Elizabeth Gertrude Willcock

The game was played in the house (37), wife of a boat repairer, plead of one of the contestants. ed not guilty to a charge of per- thess board was the binck and white jury in registering the birth of an

chock linoleum-covered floor, and. infant. She registered &, child as the pieces were represented by bot her own, whereas the prosecutions of various alcoholic drink. alleged that it was the illegitimate child of another woman and had been adopted by Mrs. Willcock when it was three months old. After four hours' hearing, the magistrates dcided to convict, and fined the accred £ie.

Mo

Bottlon of beer, replaced the Pawna, the knights were pale brown sherry, the rooks burgundy, the bishops sparkling moselle, and tho.

rare vintage kings and queens champagne.

Mr. Charlton, for the prosecution, One of the conditions of the bet said that Mrs Henrieth Linos, was that ouch player should drink widow, gave birth to a male child ench piece as he won it. The game at a hospital in Sunderland on asted from 10.30 a night until Then a few hints on body posi-January 15 of this year, and it was the early hours of the next morning. tion, leg movement, and the car registered as Alan Lines Owing to Both men are fair chess players, ringe of tread and shoulders should ill-balth, she advertised the child and can take their liquor, and be sufcient for thean to strike out for adoption on March 25, and many side bete wore wagered on the without fear. Although, when I accused answered the advertisement in a letter purporting to be from mention the word fear, I do not

her sister. She saw Mrs. Lines, and forget that English girls do not

said she wanted the baby for her know its meaning.

sister, but later said she would have it. herself, as it was the model of her boy who had recently died.

They do, however, hate to think that they may be making foods of themselves. The Continental girl is different. She does not care what people think.

To girls who have just begun to skate I would any:-

Never be afraid of the ice. If you ignore its existence it will not jump at you and give you a nasty jar. Fear of falling prevents pro- greas:

"I also would like to offer some hints to those English women who nra already knting quite as grace. fully na Continental girls with years of experience betrind them. It is really wonderful the way they have acquired the correct paise and. good style.

"They will try to do too much! Before they are accomplished in one movement, and perhaps through taking notice of the evolutions of an expert, they immediitely try to out something and difficult. And then they spoil everything I'

carry

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new

CHEAPER LAWN TENNIS.

BAIL MAKERS MAY CUT

PRICES.

rogult

Feeling the Strain.

There was an early surprise when 036 of the players, a lover of bur Andy, sacrificed two pawns and a bshop for a rook. His opponent

The nocused brought long cloth-rtaliated by making him tako ing, and in these the baby was dress-three pawns and a knight in quick ed, and was carried to the accused's succossion.

When the players camo up for hove at night on April 18. For some reason or other Mr. Willcock the next move it was evident that was desirous, said Mr. Charlton, of both were feeling the strain. After pasting this child off as her own, tro more pawns had been lost the She got into bed beside the hahy,game steadied down, and each seem and told Mrs. Lines that her husel auxious to present the other hand believed it was his own child with minor piccoe.

At the acoused's request, Mrs. Tines Then it was discovered that some wont every morning for a fortnight of the spootators had filched the to book after the acound and the king's bishop's pawn and emptied baby, supposedly to give credence the black queen.

After, one of the players had to her story. It happened thné' a doctor was attanding her at the knocked over & white rook and time for pleurisy, a circumstance of broken it, and big opponent had which the accused took advantage to triad mate with a bishop and a represent that she was being attend knight, the match was abandoned ed by him in connection with the without a decision. A noto bearing birth of a child. the doctor's name was sent to the health offices, notifying the birth of a child on April 18. This note the She went to doctor repadinted. church and had the child christened Thomas Alan Willcock, having ex- plained to Mrs Lines that when the child was adopted it had to be rechristened. Then on May 22 she registered the child with the regis trar as her own and her husband's.

"Not a Fabricated Story," Mrs. Lincs, giving evidence, said that when she was attending Mrs. called nurse." She said she told

ROOF-TO-ROOF TAXI- PLANES.

REVOLUTIONARY PLAN FOR LONDON,

Taxicabs that hop from roof to. roof in London form the basis of A sonditional project which is ba ing seriously considered by London aviation exports.

One firm is building an auto-giro- and land on a strip of roof thirty

THE YEOMEN OF Poton) with regard to inva tennis Willcock every morning she was taxi, which will be able to take of

THE GUARD.

meat with the Company pro- BOOKING AT ANDERSON'S.

viding for the allotment to them of such shares credited as fully paid up, and in antis- faction as aforesaid and any! agreement made unler such authority shall be euective, 103. The General Managers may, with the sanction of the Cam- pany in General Meeting, de- ciare a dividend to be paid to the members according to their rights and interests in the profile, and may fix thei time for payment and may with the like sanction declare and pay a dividend or bonus out of any reservo fund and fix the time for payment thereof and may with the like Banction declare and

nny bonuses to the Company's em- ployees or any of them.

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that A Further EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Same Time and Placo on TUESDAY, the 23RD DAY of DE- CEMBER, 1930, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Proceed- ings at the above-mentioned Meet- ing and of confirming, if thought Git, as a Special Resolution the above-mentioned Resolution.

BORNEO COAL

CHEAP BUNKERS

ni

SEBATTIK

(BRITISH NORTH Borneo) Convenient bunkering Port en route to or from →→

AUSTRALIA and JAVA Ports and to vessels employed in

PHILIPPINES and

[SOUTH SEAS TRADES

also at SANDAKAN.

No Harbour Dues or Pi'olage at either port for bunkering versole.

APPLY TO

GIBB, LIVINGSTON &

CO.

LTD.

Some interesting developments may be expeted (writes Frank balle developments which will possibly affect the purchasing price to the general public.

At the moment there are only two makes of ball officially recognised by the Laws Tennis Association. The governing body has recently ap- proached five of the chief ball manu- facturers in the country, with a view to the supply of more officia! balls in 1931.

a few hes to screen Mrs. Willcock, yards long. but denied that her whole story wee The first hope of the Air Minia- fabricated. Her child, she said, try, who are lacking the scheme us had a proljer overlapping toe.

an experiment, is that the air-taxi

Nurse Fairless, who was present may take Continental, air pusseng- at the birth of Mrs. Lines' child, ere from the heart of London to decried the overlapping toe. The Croydon in as than ton minutes, baby at this stage was brought into a catch the mail planes. the court and shown to the magia. To-day passengers loave central Whilst the Mayor (Dr. London by car an hour before Malling) was closely examining its their airplane starts, and also have head and feet the baby began to to make a slow road. journey on arrival at Croydon. Nearly an

trakes.

The price of the existing official balls is 148, a dozen, but with keener competition it is more that probable cry.

it that the general public will be the ultimate gainers.

The average player of lawn tennis is convinced that, be, or ahe, payu too high a price at present, not only for halls, but for rackets. In fact, the racket question is the more im- portant of the two.

Dr. Robert Ma Marmy said that hour, and three-quarters, could be during his visits to the aocused she cut off the London-Paris air jour taid hiar cho was pregnant, hut deney if auto-giro-taxis were used in clired to let him exatnine her. On both cities.

April 19 he was asked to call, and The autogiro can drop on to he found her in bed with a child in roof almost as gently as a para- all wrapped up. She said she was chute, and can rise in as direct a all right, and nurses were attending manner.-Daily Express Nothing will convince the hun- toder. Later he signed a certificate dreds of thousands of tesnis playebling Mrs Willcock to obtain |--- ers in the muntry that 15s. is a mornity benefit. fair price for a really irst-grade racket.

The firm which firat puts on the market a racket of repute at 509 would make very handsome profits, And it could be done,

.

Chief Inspector Cook said that: "I am fighting for my chikl, and whon questioned the accused told I am going to fight," mid the ac him the name of the woman she cused, giving evidence. Sho declar snid had attended her in confine ed there was absolutely no truth most, but he was unable to trace in the statements concerning the adoption of the child. Her husband any such woman.

and neighbours living in the same house wire called to support the ne cused's statement that the child was born to her on April 18.

Mr. Lionel Wolfe, for the defense, protested at the case being brought EVELYN LAYE TWO-FACED! in such a way that it had to be dealt with sumarily. The child's future we at stake. Mrs. Willcock had consistently declared the child to be hers.

ONE SIDE BETTER THAN

THE OTHER 1..

Evelyn Laye's face is not the same on both sides, The left-hand Fart is the better! This 18 some thing she learned from Hollywood | experts

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that A Further EXTRAORDINARY - GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Same Place on TUES- DAY, the 23RU DAY of DECEMBER, 1930, at 11.5 O'CLOCK in the FORCOWIE HARBOUR COAL did."

NOON OF SO Sten- thereafter as the above Meeting shall have torminat- ed, for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following Resolutions, namely:--

1. That the Company do hereby cancel all shares (namely, 22,277 shares numbered 27794 to 50000)

which at the date heroof have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person, and do hereby diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of the shares BO cancelled.

2. That the Capital of the Com- pany be increased from its diminish- ed capital of 8104,001.00 Hong Kong Currency divided into 27,783 shares of 87.00 each to 8500,010 Hong Kong Currency divided into 71,430 shares pt $7.00 rach and that each addi tional slayt ballant

sports pori possu with the original capital of the Company.

Agent!:

CO., LTD. PHONE: 28031.

LONDON BUYING AGENTS

We offer you our orice a buy ing spouts for British or Conti rental goods Established in 1844 but thoroughly up-to-date, our succes attained by making out anstemere interest our first aims. Five export buyers, with: capable stails, manag different departinanta, buying, with greatest care every can of goods giving our customers all the advan lage of wide experience, and ensuring their requirements being rightly sup plied at lowest prices and best discounts.

KEYMER BON A CO.

W sitoftware, London. * Taleg.. Key Londen." Elt. 1846.

They found that my profile is nach abarper from the loft aido." she declared, and I had to keep turning that way, in the flm work

Mes Laye was sipping a cham- pagne cocktail in her room in a Loudon hotel. She has just return from Hollywood, and she' re marked how the world of talking film looked to novice.

"I stood up for English pro nunciation out there," he said. talk "In one scone I had to about a castle. Naturally I naid "ahatlo." But this was an Ameri can film, and I must pronounos it cnästle, I was told.

"I am very sorry," I replied 'but I have always said 'cabstle, and gabalo it will be

"Out there I rodo side-saddle in the English way too

. But, really, I felt just like d gallery girl-among all those great stara-you enn't think how honour

ed I felt when I dined with Doug,

(Continued on next Column.)

After the magistrates had given their decision Mr. Wello said the question of an appeal would have to be carefully considered.

DAIRY FARM NEWS

WEEK-END SPECIALITIES

BLACK PUDDING

60 Cents Per Lb.

DON'T MISS THIS TREAT.

Lenda Mer and Charlie Chaplin The Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd.

They talked allout the Ling

Queen."

William Rae's Exhibition of

Dinner Services, Tea Sets,

Tea and Coffee Cups,

Crystal Necklaces, etc., etc.,

AT

11.

MESSRS. KOMOR & KOMOR Opening Monday, 8th December.

The well-known Porcelain Manufacturers Messrs. WILLIAM RAE of Kobe, Japan will exhibit the latest and most refined patterns of Porcelain for

Five Days

AT

Only

MESSES. KOMOR & KOMOR Art and Carlo Experts"

Chater Road:

St. Ocorgo's Building. The Exhibition will be Open from 9.x. to 5 r.. for 8 Days Only.

THE 47th ANNUAL

"AL FRESCO FETE"

OF THE

SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

WILL BE HELD

In the Compound of the CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL

ON

SUNDAY, 7th DECEMBER,

FROM 8.80 To 11.80 P.M.

1930.

UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE.OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

ADMISSION...

$1.

Each Ticket of Admission is Exchangable for Goods to the value of $1.00 on Evening of Feto.

J

In the Afternoon from 2.30 p.m. to 6 pm, Stalls will be Opou and AMUSEMENTS specially for Children will be provided. TEA and REFRESH- MENTS will be obtainable.

The Grounds will be Brilliantly Illuminated the Evening.

SOME FEATURES OF THE FETE: TOY BAZAAR, TEA ROOM, REFRESHMENT ROOM, LUCKY WHEEL, SUPRISE CAKE, SHOOTING GALLERY, PICTURE GALLERY, CHRISTMAS TREE, STO., ETC.

SEVERAL RAFFLES WITH VALUABLE PRIZES

No Work of Charity is Foreigu to the Society,

COME AND HELP HONGKONGS POOR,

ASSETS

£18,000,000

BY APPOINTMENT

CLAIMS PAID

£40,000,00

GENERAL

ACCIDENT, FIRE & LIFE ASSURANCE CORPN,, LTD.

All Classes of

INSURANCE

WORLD WIDE

ORGANISATION

AGENTS.

JAMES H. BACKHOUSE

1A, CHATER ROAD.

TEL 21789.