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HOLLOWAYS

London

GINS

REID WRIGHT &

HOLLOWAY (distillers), Ltd.

7-8 IDOLIANE. "LONDON," B:0. 3.

Perfection in the Glass

DRY & OLD TOM

This is “Smiler"!

FED from the start on "Cow & Gate."

Well

pleased with life-sleeping soundly-waking merrily-making constant steady progress to every one's intense satisfaction.

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COW & GATE does not give that excessive and undesirable fatness associated with so many well-known infants' foods.

IT builds bone, flesh and tissue in correct propor- tions and is a complete food containing all the valuable mineral salts and natural vitamins of England's finest milk.

SAFE, consistent and germ-free, it is the one alter- native to breast feeding and is recommended by doctors and nurses throughout the world. "COW & GATE" is sasily prepared: simply add tho required quantity of hot (boiled) water to the "creamy, appetising powder and you then have a complete, safe and standardised food which Baby will love and on which

will. shrive.

Cow & Gate MilkFood

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S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.

EST: 1841.

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COMING SHORTLY TO THE KING'S

IT'S LOADED WITH YOUTH -BEAUTY - LAFFS A

• Efficiency Eddig——he cuta buttons off vests to save time burtoning. He cuts comers off desks No visitors won't sit down. He makes largej holes in smaller doughnuts! Never have you gazed upon such an extravaganza of beauty, scenic wonders and laughs! With songs you'll- hum for months!

SAMUEL GOLDWYN

presents

EDDIE

CANTOR Palmy Days

CHARLOTTE GREENWOOD

-AN-ESWAAD-SUTHERLAND

UNITED ARTISTS' PICTURE

(Added Attractions)

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, APRIL 4 19

HUMPHREYS ESTATE HONG KONG STOCK MISTAKE LASTS

& FINANCE CO.

DIRECTORS & MANAGERS FEES INCREASED.

EXTRAORDINARY" MEETING.

Mr. Henry Humphreys presided on Saturday at an extraordinary gonoral meeting, of the Humphreys Estate and Finance Co., Ltd., bold at the Hong Kong Hotel.

Supporting the Chairman wore Menara. J. Scott Harston, J. M. Alvos; L, J. Davies (Directors), and Mr. J. L. Quis (Secretary); while shareholdem present were: Mesara. D. E. Clark, J. D. Humphreys, H. B. Forsyth, L, G. Bird, J. H. Seth and W. Lo

The Chairman, said:-

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This meeting has been called to pass, if thought At, certain Extra. ordinary Resolutions whereby the romunaration of the Directors and General Managers will be increased. I have very little to add to my remarks at the last ordinary annual: meeting of shareholders in respect to these proposed alterations in the Articles of Association, except to say that the existing allowance to the General Managers is not only insufficient to pay the salaries of the Secretary and Clerks, and Office

ront, but allows of no margią to increase salarion when and where considered expedient.

In order to save time I propose, Iauluss, some shareholder has any ob- jection, to put the two Resolutions to the meeting together. If any shareholder has any objection to this course of procedure I shall be obliged if he will my so now..

Resolution Passed

MARKET.

SATURDAY'S OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS.

There was no redeeming feature to report in the state of the market, which can only be describ. ed as dull and uninteresting.

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:

Balos,

Hong Kong Banks $1,490. Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharves

$142).

Ewo Cottons Tis, 14.80. Dairy Farms $281. Wm. Powells 93.05.

Buyera..

Hong Kong Banks $1,475. Benguets $12. Raubs 838.

Providents (Old) $4.80, Providents (New) $210. Hong Kong Lands $761. Chinese Estates 995. Two Cottons. Tis. 14, #Hong Kong Tramie: 381.30,

Hong Kong Electrics #79).. Watsons (Rights) 83), Amusements 821. Constructions (New) $1,85, Hong Kong Government Loans

3 per cent. promium

"

Bellera.

YEARS.

£500 THE ARMY MIGHT

HAVE HAD,

Among the disclosure made in the annual report (issued: on Fobruary 25) of, the Comptroller and Auditor-General on the Army Appropriation Account so the fol- lowing-

Public quarters erroneously allow- ad ront free over a period of 17 years to a Chief Electricnt En- gineer. The error was "due to a misinterpretation of regulations and involved 21,048.

Omission to charge rent to B cinema company at Boranda, for the use of a garrison gymnasium during a period of five yours. This meant a loss of £800. «j.

Neglect to charge a fair rent' to a Philanthropic Society in ro- speat of the occupation of premises. This rosulted in a loss of £654.

The going into liquidation of a firm, which involved the War De- partment in a loss of £1,004. "There was, too, a loss by default in ros- pect of a contract for the purchass of surplus War medal ribbon

Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharvan amounting to £1,000,

8142)

Hoteli #13 oum. right. Ewo Cottons Tls. 15, Telephones (P.P.) $24. Cements (Combined) $18. Hong Kong Ropes *17 eum: 9.0. Enterprises $10

IMPORTS INTO U.S.A.

NEW REGULATIONS.

The gross expenditure for the year ended March 31, according to the report, amqunting to £46,498,853, as compared with the direstimate of £47,538,000. This sur

plus of £1,038,140 on gross expen- diture compared with a defiait of £781,386 on applied Appropriation in Aid.

Surplus of £627,323..

The deficit of £781,385 it. stated, had been mot teniporarily from the surplussa, leaving a surplus of £427,323 to be sürren- dered to the Exchequer.

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IT'S STRENGTH THAT MATTERS

When you are fold to use Calvert's Medical Soap make sure that the box you buy bears Calvert's name and trade mark The guarantee of strength and quality.

Your doctor, your friends, probably you yourself know from experience how well it can be relied upon when such a strong Carbolic Soap is needed. You may not want it offen, but-when you do-buy Calvert's and be safe.

CALVERT

CALVERTS

EDICAL MEDICAL SOAP

PURE CARBOLIC ACID

THE GOLD DUST SWEEPERS.

FORBIDDEN WEALTH IN TOWN'S STREETS.

Sydney-Optimistic immigrants who dream of gold being picked up in foreign streets may find their

surince of Caldwell's road; "atrang" ing the dust in neat little piles, and eventually transferring it to a wheelbarrow."

Housewives were grateful indeed. No longer would hot summer winds carry dust into their immaculate parlours." Citizens, nurying to work, found time to admire this outbreak of oivic activity,

It

There is a law against removing

Then the law stepped in 'and The US Treasury Department

is dreams come true if they come to spoilt everything. The young man has issued a new regulation cover-

Australia and are bold enough to were followed to the neighbourhood There being no objeétions I nowing the marking of merchandise

defy the municipal laws of Bendigo of a dam where they were sten beg to propose the Resolutions, and imported into the United States in:

It was gold that made Bendigo in carefully tipping the dust into, a after these Resolutions have been bags, crates, drums, barrola, cases

the days when adventurous spirits cradle, pouring water in and seconded I shall be pleased to an- or other containers, now making it

The surpluses were due to:-The from all over the world were lured separating from the road dust, pre- swer to the best of my ability any necessary that the country of origin

lower strength of the Army to Australia to try their luck atciona sperke of goldan questions shareholders may wish to be clearly indiosted.

(£308,000); the lower strength of the diggings, Many of her streets was 'all very unfortunate. put

In this connection, imder "pre- the Army Reserve, and savings on and houses are built over the places The Rosolutions wore seconded byvious regulations, certain rude.or

Territorial Army bounties and where once men dug for the "yellow the surface that protesta the gravel Mr. H. R. Forsyth, and carried un-semi-erude articles were not re

training" (£140,000);` mvings on metal.".

of the roads, and the young man animously.

quired to be marked to indicate the movements of troops”(£37,000); ra- This fact introduces;

A new but had tranggrossed. There is still country of origin, but 0 days after duced strength and the, fall in price shortlived enterprise that was regold in the Bendigo streets but it February 1, all merchandise im of provisions and forage (£384,000); contly tried in, Eaglehawk; a suburb is insuficient to pay the cost of ported will be required so be mark-reductions in purchases of stores of Bendigo, and which was peremp digging it up, and roads are hard ed to indicate the country of origin and in work done at Ordinance torily stopped by hardhearted and to make nad expensive to maintain. following provisions of Section 204, Workshops (£100.000); and fewer practical authority. Just recently So the cradle is no longer rocked Traffe Act of 1930.

retirements chan was estimated the citizens of the suburb were sur-by those busy young man. It has, (£65,000),

prised and gratified to see two been confiscated, with the brooms The Auditor-General again refera young and vigorous men, armed and buckets and shovels. The new industry has died, and dust in set, to the usa of Motor Transport for with hard brooms, buckets, and thing again on the broad surface of non-military purposes. '

shovels, industriously sweeping the Caldwell's-road.

The resolutions were as follows:

1. That the Articles of Association of the Company be altered in manner following:-

All merchandise which was for-

Merchan.

(a) by the deletion of Article &

and by the substitution of the following Article to be known na Article 84 in its place. .

(34) Each

merly exempt from the obligations Director other than the ex-officio Director of making will be required to be shall be paid out of the funds inaried and there will be no

Exemptions whatsoever. of the Company "as remunera- tion for his services the sum

dise which does not comply with the making regulations will bo re- of 82000 per annuma and much remuneration shall be deemed quired to be marked to indicate to nerus de die in diem and livery and will be subject to a the country of origis before, de- be payable by half yearly marking penalty of 10 per cent. of instalments.

the, appraised value.

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(b). By the insertion of the figure $15,000 in the place of the figures 810,000 in the fifth Jine of Article 105,

2 That the foregoing resolution shall be retrospective and shall take effect from the 1st day of January, 1992,

A confirmatory meeting will be held on Monday, April 18.

HONG KONG TRADE.

PIECE GOODS MARKET QUIETER.

The following reports are pub. lished in the fortnightly, bulletin insured by the Hong Kong Chamber

of Commerce:-

STOLEN ART RELICS RECOVERED.

TREASURES TAKEN FROM. CATHEDRAL, FOUND IN COLLECTION.

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Amsterdam,, March 18-Valuable specimen of mediaeval art which recently disappeared Lom the tren sure chamber of the Salzburg Cathedral were discovered here to- day in the gallery of a private co?-.

·lector whose name so far has not be divulged:

The discovery was due to a hint to the police from an anonymous source, probably another collector, and detectives, acting on this, in- Cotton Plate-Goods.

formation, mmediately went to the The market is quieter on accounĖ

private gallery in question where of the intervention of holidays and Dove, a splendid example of evele they found the famous Eucharisti lower exchange. Clearancen nic moderate, with ready demand for sinstical enamel work of the 12th "Spot maples Offtake of Spring century,, an altar pand and other Fancies shows slight improvement valuable and unique relics which but local prices are too low.

The latest cotton prices to hand are those of April 1: Mid Ameri cam **Spot, Lald; Egyptian Budel, F.OF. Epot" 6,600,

Woollens.

had been missing for six months. from the Salzburg Cathedral

When, confronted with the evi- dence, the collector muted that ha lind purchased the pleos in good faith from a art dealer in Munich, New businowy in Woollens is slow paying a huge sum for them. He to develop, being hindered by expressed his readiness, however, lower exchange. Prices for Con- | to restore the objects to their "timental" "goods are considerably | rightful owners, m view of which higher than last season on socount the police decided not to prosecute, of the devaluation of sterling and leaving it to the German police, te repont bumaosa on "standard Bengts: clear up the role of the Munich is diffoult to arrange,

dealer in the affair,

STANDARD

TIME

FOR EVERYONE

of

Now there is Standard time for everyone. Priced within the

the reach everyone. No home or office can afford to lose time because of the lack of a reliable timepiece.

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TELECHRON, the Electric Timekeeper, is now being sold at greatly reduced prices! A large stock containing many beautiful models is now on display.

Simply plug TELECHRON into the nearest light socket, set to the right time and forget all the worries of winding, cleaning and regulating.

Telechron

THE ELECTRIC TIMEKEEPE

IS ON VIEW AT

HONG KONG ELECTRIC COMPANY,

12, Des Voeux Road.

ANDERSEN, MEYER & COMPANY, LIMITED,

David House,

07, Des Voeux Road,

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