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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

HE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the United Asbestos Oriental Agency, Limited (in volunt- ary liquidation) will be held at the Offices of Mesars. Dodwell ·⋅ & Company, Limited, at Queen's Anil- ding, Victoria, in the Colony of Hong Kong on WEDNESDAY, 25th day of APRIL, 1934, at 3 o'clock in the ,,afternoon at which Meeting the Liquidators will lay before the Meet- ing an account of their ac's and dealings and of the conduct of the winding up during the Fourth year of Liquidation.

THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD (In Voluntary Liquidation,) Per pro. DoDWELL & COMPANY, LIMITED,

J. P. WARREN,

Director.

Liquidators.

Hong Kong, 20th April, 1: 34.

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UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE

Nirth Annual THE Twenty

General Meeting of Share- holders will be held in the Offices of Messrs... Dodwell & Co., Ltd, on Monday, 23rd April, 1934, at 11 a.m. for the purpose of receiving the report of the General Managers together with a statement of Ac- counts to 8'st December, 1933. The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 16th to 23rd April 1934, both dates inclusive.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

General Managers. Hong Kong, 9th April, 1934.

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THE HONGKONG & TAUMATI FERRY CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

THE TENTH ORDINARY MEET

the

ING OF SHAREHOLDERS

st in the Company "will be held Company's Board Room at the Jordan Road Ferry Pier (1st floor), Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, on Tues- day, the 74th April, 1994, at 10'o'clock in the forenoon for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directora, together with the Statement of Accounts, and electing Directors and Auditora.

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from Satar- day, the 14th April, 1934 to Tuesday, the 24th April. 103, both days inclu. sive, during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

By order of the Board of Directors

LAU TAK TO,

Managing Director.

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Hongkong, 7th April, 1934.

HONG KONG

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A S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

EST. 1841.

test. We trust in due course the correspondence would catch the eye of those concerned with the

Editorial and Business Office: 11

Ice House Btreet. Tel. 30251riginal publication. Night Editor (Wanchai Office):

Tel. 24511.

London Office: 53, Fleet Street,

EC. A

The Baily Press.

Hose Koxo, APRIL 2, 1936

However, to come back to our

Arst point, should not something be done to make known to the people at Home-and for that mat- ler, in other countries as well that Hongkong, unlike the rest of China, is not in a turmoil, that it enjoys the benefit of an ordered Government, that it has a police force which performs its duty 30 well that serious crimes are of rare occurrence and that there is in ex- istence here legislation against slavery in any shape, or form? Phis relic of the Dark Ages no more exists hère to-day than it does In any other part of the British Empire. We do not wish to say that the "Mui Tsai" system is un- known here, but even the most severe critic of the system admits that much has been accomplished It is to be feared that matters in recent years to free these girls, and that the way has now been pertaining to Hongkong interest

paved for the complete stamping such a small proportion of the peo-out of the evil in the course of the ple at Home that considerable next few years. These facts should ignorance exists with regard to this be made know to the world at large, for otherwise Hongkong will far-dung outpost of the British suffer unjustly merely because the Empire. It is about time that Hong mui tsal system is tolerated in the

ittle adjacent country. advertised itself Kong more, so as to make its position--

TELLING THE WORLD

to not

a

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

N

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 15th Ordinary Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the Company, Ex-

say attractions better Change Building, Des Voeux Road Central, Victoria, Hong Kong, on known in places outside the Far The general impression Wednesday, the 25th day of April, East. 1934, at Noon, for the purpose of seems to be that we in Hong Kong receiving a Statement of Accounts still live in huts and that the Chin- and the Report of the Directors for the year ended 31st Decem er, 1933. ese population are not unlike the he Transfer Books of the Com, characters to be encountered in pany will be closed from Friday, the detective novels and second rate 18th April, 1934, to Wednesday, the talking films. It is not our pur 25th April, 1934, both days inclusive. By Order of the Board of Directors. Pose to recount the many amenities

ALLAN KEITH,

Secretary.. Hong Kong, 4th April, 1934...

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THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO. (1918) LTD.,

of life to be encountered here, nor to stress the importance of Hong Kong as a shipping centre, nor yet again to compare the Colony with other modern cilles in the East. It Is sufficient to say that we do not suffer heavily by much comparison hence, we repeat it is time we dropped our modesty and made

CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF

(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press")

1304.

(By Telegraph," Copyright, Tele graphia Manager Ordinance, Received, April 19, 4-30 mm.)

Berila, April 18. "Owing to the continued decline.

ROYAL NAVY

Admirals Of The Fleet

Special Air-Mail Service

As there is now only one Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Beatty, who is supernumerary to establishment, this means that the reduction will take effect on January 17, 1936, when Lord Beatty attains the age

limit of 65.

PLIGHT OF THE NEWS SUMMARY

UNEMPLOYED

Government To Investigate

London, April 18. The Government is turning its the plight of the attention to derelict areas where the majority of workers have been unemployed for several years without hope of work.

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The three Supermarine South- ampton Singapore Flying Boats under the Command of Group Captain S. W. Smith. 0.8.E. which left Bingapore on a flight to Hong Kong on April 2, ar- rive in the Colony yester- day from. Salomague, PI