ADVERTISEMENTS.
2.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
to
Poto by Pablo Austion
ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS bo hold on MONDAY, the 19rn DAT of APRIL, 1931, at 3 r., at the Offcce of the Public Works Department, by Order
NOTICE.
On and after 1st April next, the
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1931.
METAL MARKETS.
Hongkong Dispensary Drug Store, PRICES REMAIN STEADY.
of
and the Wine Department, will observe the following hours business
8.80 a.m. to 6 p.m. except Saturdays, when both Stores will close at Ip.m.
The
Дівропкагу, Hongkong Dispensing Department, will
On week days until 7.80 p.m. On Bundays and Public Holidays 10 am. to 1 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 7.80 p.m.
of HIA EXCELLENOY THE be open. GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CHOWN LAND at Waterloo Rond, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 76 yoars, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His MAJESTY THE KINO, for one further term of 75 years,
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Inland Lot No. 2454.
Adjoining Kowloon Inland Lot Na 1736, Waterloo Road.
Kowloon 1
| No. of Sala.
Registry No.
Locality,
to
0.
Boundary
Measure-
ments.
K. B.
As per
salo plan
About
42,809
Contents
Square feet
Annual
Rental
Upset Price.
B
PUBLIC AUCTION,
492
32,100
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. Hongkong, 28th March, 1981.
(630
i
The following review of the motnl markote, dated March 20, has been sued by Messrs. Rudolf Wolff & Ch., London:-
Markets have been quiet and
prices, ruling stendy throughout the week, how little material
THE BLACK HEATH
CRIME.
NEW SEARCH BY THE POLICE,
TALK OVERHEARD IN TRAMCAR.
A house-to-hous search for a
change as compared with last Fridomestic servant, whom the polica day's closo.
Tin,
arc anxious to interview, is being minde by, detectives in the Black-
Investigations have been re-opened there regarding the murder of Louisa Mnud Steele,"
Tin has been quiet and compara-heath district, says a Homo paper. tively steady, The price advanced to 8125.7.6 three months on Wednes day following some fairly active support, but since then easier con INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERSditions have prevailed and part of
& SHIPBUILDERS OF
the advance has been lost, the HONG KONG.
markot however still closing £1.30 higher as compared with our last report. Bules in the East during
NOTICE.
MEMBERS ' yoquest to attend the week have amounted to 1,103
ANNUAL GENERAL tons; shipments thence up to the MEETING to be held in the ROOMS
of the INSTITUTION OF FRIDAY, APRILth inst. were 2,983 tone, and for the month are estimated ne 7,000 to A. LANDSBELT,
10TH, at ..
5851
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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
the Sale by Public Auction
be held on MONDAY, the 13TH
DAY of APRIL, 1931, at 3 r.,
(no
Hon. Secretary,
FOR SALE BY PRIVATE
TENDER.
COMPANIES WINDING UP No. 1 of 1931.
E. HING & CO, ALBO KNOWN AS E. HING CHAN AND AB E. HING.
(A) -The Goodwill of the above
7,500 tona,
Straits and Banka Tin are quot ed at premiums of about £2.15. Demand on the part of consumers the both in this country and on Continent continues quiet, but rather more activity has been re- ported from America. Fundamch- tal conditions remain very much the same na hitherto reported, the undertone continues steady, and pending frean developments there is no definite indication of pronouno- ed movement in either direction.
at the Offices of the Pablia Works TT 18 HEREBY NOTIFIED In spite of the indifferent response Order of HIT THAT SEALED TENDERS on the part of the trade, a good Department, by EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, of will be received at the OFFICIAL deal of resistance is shown at our Lot of OROWN LAND st Mong Kok Taal, in the Colony of Hong Kong, RECEIVER'S OFFICE, SUPBEKE rent levels and the market is still for a term of 75 year, with the Couar, Hong Kong, until NOON on from time to time netively support option of renewal at a Urown Rent SATURDAY, the 257m Day of those who hold the opinion that restricted output will in due course be Axed by the Burveyor of Ha APRIL, 1981, for the Purchase in restore the market to higher levels. MAIZETY THE KING, for one further term One Lot of :-
Latterly, industrial reports from of 75 years.
Amerien have been slightly more reassuring, an improved demand nu the part of consumers may (B) The Stock-in-trade, Furaiture, follow and would no doubt develop Tonant' Fixtures and Fittings, on a more important scale, were at, present on the Premises confidence to return, consequent Nos. 24 and 26, WING Wo upon a more definite improvement STERET and in the Godown in the industrial situation general- No. 310, HENNESSY ROAD, ly, for, owing to the hand-to-mouth WANGHAI; and
wolicy of buying which consumers (0)-MARINE Lor No. 121 and the have adopted for some time now, their stocks must be comparatively amall.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT..
Locality.
(No. of Sale.
Kowloon Inland Lot Registry No.
Inland Horth of
Fat No. 3410.
No. 2457,
and Street
ortland i
Boundary 19
Measure
ments.
As per
sale filan.
Contents in
About
Square feet.
Annual
Rental
12,773
Upset Price.!
PUBLIC AUCTION.
94
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Business;
Y
Building standing thereon. SEALED TENDERS are also called for Lor (B) above SEPARATELY.
No Tender will be considered unless the Person tendering pays to the OFFICIAL RECEIVER and LAQUIDATOR a Deposit of 81,000.00 in Cash, 68 Pledge of the bond face of k's offer, which sum shall be forfeited to the OFFICIAL RECEIVEN de Liquidated Damages if such Person faile to carry out ble Tender, in the event of the same being accepted.
Deposits will be returned to the
·Turnover for the week 2,975 tons.
Copper.
› Copper has been quiet and caaler, but recovering later the price shows
dosline of only 3/9d. sa compar ed with our last report. No fur ther change has been notified in the export price of Electrolytic, which is quoted at 10.16 cents c.i.f. Con tinent. Trade demand is still very light, consumers have apparently covered their requirements for some little time to come.
The Standard market presents a
It is seven weeks since the muti- laled body of the 18-year-old Plum- stead girl was found on the henth. Since then hundreds of statements have been taken and many men interviewed, but the murderer re-
muius undiscovered.
Pinin-clothes officers visited housen in Lee-rond, where Miss Steele was employed as a servant, to, question household employees
They also called at houses in Leo Park and Manor Park, on the hor der of the heath
The fresh clue which is being
·followed up, resulted from a con- vereation overkeerd in a tram-car a few days ago,
:
One of the passengers, a woman, visited Blackheath-rond police- station and unde a atatement which had reference is a young man who was stated to be on friendly terms with the dead girl.
Officers were given n description of a young domestic servant, of stocky build, who is believed to have. met Miss Steoin during her employ.
ment.
It is hoped that she might be able to throw fresh light on the girl's movements before the murder.
The police officers also naked n number of young men to account for their movements on the night of January 22, when Miss Steele was Inst scen alive
ATHLETE HERO OF CAMBRIDGE.
FOUR EVENTS WON IN 40 MINUTES.
A fent unprecedented in the "his- tory of the Oxford and Cambridge athletica contest was accomplished. at Stamford Bridge by R. M. N. Tisdall, the Cambridge president.
Tisdal won four events-the 190yds. hurdles, weight putting. long jump and quarter mile-in the space of 40 minutes and crowned what has been a notable career at
the university.
He will lease next September for Rimdesin where he is to take up farming.
ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS Unsuccessful Tenderers when One rather stendfor appearance, there sent South Africa in future inter
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 18TH DAY of APRIL, 1991, at Sr., at the Office of the Public Works Department, by Order of His ExcELLEROY THE GOVER One Lot of OROWN LAND of
NOR,
at May Hond, in the Colony of
Tender has been accepted, or in the ovent of no Tender being accepted.
The
being on the whole less dimposition to sell, and the immediate future OFFICIAL REGRITEL and depends on the ability of the Asso LIQUIDATOR does not bind himself ciation to hold the price of Elec- to accept the highest or any-Tender.trolytic until such time as trade
Forma of Tender may be obtained
Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, on application at the OFFICIAL with the option of renewal at a Crown RECEIVER'S OFFICE, SUPRENK Bent to be fixed by the Surveyor of HI MAJESTY THE KING, for one further Couer, Hong Kong.
turm of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale.
Inland Lot
Na, $160.
Registry No.
May Boad.
Locality,
Boundary.#
Mescuro-
mente.
} N.! BZW.
$. ft. ft. ft.
As per
sale plan.
Contents in
Square f
Annda!
Rental
* Upset Price. í
2,300
$
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HONG KONG ENGINEERING
CONSTRUCTION CO., LIMITED.
&
N NINTH ORDINARY FOTICE 16 HEREBY GIVEN
YEARLY MEETING of SHARE
Dated the 7th day of April, 1991.
N
E. L.. AGASSIZ,' Official Receiver and Liquidator.
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demand again revives.
Turnover for the week 3,075 tons. Load,
When asked if he would repre- national contests, he said that Ire-
land was his country, and that if he competed in international events he would do so as an Irishman.
Rugby Barred.
Tisdall will tell you, writes F. N. Drako Digby, the Cambridge time- keeper, that Rugby football is his, Lead has been irregular but on first love, but he has had to cut the whole a shade casier and, react that out of his programme. Before ing from the highest points, shows his father's death some months ago a small decline of 2/Gd, for March he had hoped to compete in the next and 6/3d. for Jane ne compared Olympic Games and then return to with our last raport Conditions Rugby. When his father died, how- in this market remain very much ever, be had to make up his mind as recently reported. to go to Rhodesia, and his future as an athlete is now in the balance. Business with consumers fails to
Tindall was never regarded, as a expand and supplies therefore are still more than sufficient to meet potential athletic champion when he was at Shrewsbury. He was con- current requirements, so that soine control will still require to be ex-sidered the best gymnast the school ercised if further decline ja to to prevented.
the
samo
Spelter.
THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LIMITED (INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG), TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of THE HONG KONG AND SHANG.
Spelter has been quiet and HAI HOTELS,
will be LIMITED
and the price, show- a. the Registered Office of the steady hold
variation in the Company (EXCHANGE BUILDING, DES ing little VOLUE ROAD CENTRAL, Hong Kong), course of the week, oloass 3
THURSDAY, the 167 DAY OF to 5/ higher as compared with APRIL, 1931, at 11.30 A.M., for the cur last report. Business with con.
Statement of of receiving a Stat
this country Accounts and the Beport of the Board Continent rem tud ad on the
on
of Directors for the Year ended on the vanizing industry in particular re- Slat DECEMBER, 1980, confirming the morting lack of orders both for appointment of Director and ru Home trade and export. Selling electing a
Director and the Auditors.
pressure on the London market. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the however, has been largely relaxed Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the 1st APRIL, 1931, and the market, displaying a anti! THURSDAY, the 10TH APRIL steadier undertone, has recovered a
little later in the week. 1981, Both Daya inclusive,
By Order of the Board,
F. Q. BARRY,
Secretary-
HOLDERS of the HONG KONG Hong Kong, 28th Fab., 1981. ENGINEERING CONSTRUC
LIMITED, will be
TION COMPANY, BOOM of Messrs.
held in the
BOARD
Do!! &
Conditions otherwise remain very
had ever turned out, but he ac
hieved only ordinary success as an athlete and he arrived at Cam bridge still herding with the old- fashioned bout knee so beloved of schoolboys.
He comes of a well-known Irish family, almost every member of which has displayed some particu- lar gift, but he is the first to make. hix Bame as an athlete...
Cambridge is very proud of Tie- dall's athletic prowess, his charm- ing personality and his ability as president.
EARL OF HAREWOOD.
much the annie; the low price com- NAMED AS A DEFENDANT IN bined with a restricted output
LIBEL SUIT. stimulates-from-time-to-time-some.
1377 buying, but of a rather speculative
Bading, Coxer Road, Hot Gorge's CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME. improvement
Kong, on
ВЕКАХ,
TOKES WEDNESDAY the 22ND APRIL, 1931, at 18 O'cloox NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors and a Statement of Accounts-for-the Year ended on the
1st DECEMBER,
and electing Directors and Auditors.
The THANSTER BOORS of the Company will be QLOBED from the 137 to the D APRIL, 193, Both Daya includivé.
1830
By Order of the Beard.
B. ALVES,
Becretary,
1579 Hong Kong, 7th April, 1931,
ORIENT,
MORTGAGE BARK AND ESTATE.
AGENTS.
"PEAK MANSIONS." Bis-roomed & Fire-vomed Apartments "PRINCE EDWARD BOAD,” KOWLOON,
Detached and Semi-detached Villas Modera Construction with Garage,
CAMBAY BUILDINGS" -Flate with Modes Conveniences
character and "insufficient to oc- The name of the Earl of Hare- ension Buatained advance, which wood was mentioned in the King's ena only result from a more definite Bench Division in connection with in consumption. libel notion, in which Mr. Ernest There is at present no indication Edward S. Cookson sued the Pony of favourable development in this Turf Club and the Sports Printing direction, but in view of the very Press, quiet conditions which have obtain- ed for some weeks in "consuming industrica, it seems not unreason able to anticipate moderate revival at an early date.
Sir Patrick Hastings, who is to appear for the defence, said he was instructed that Lord Harewood, the first defendant, could not attend the Courts in the early days of next ***The market in Ainerich remains terin, because-ho had a public en- quiet and producers there, accord-agement. Other defendants, includ ing to reports, have little difficulty ing the Earl of Carnarvon, were in in marketing current output, which similar position...
is on a very reduced, scale. The Mr. Justice Horridge fixed the heavy stocks moanwhile remain ease to be heard not before April more or less intact,
20, application' to be made to him
Turnover for the week 2,025 tona. in the meantime, if necessary.
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