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ADVERTISEMENTS

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1934.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS IMPROVEMENT IN F.M.S.

G. R.

PUBLIC AUCTION

ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

OF CANTON, LTD." (INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG). NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. PAR the Sale by Public Auction to TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN be held en MONDAY, the 7TH DAY of " MAY, 1994, at 3 P.M., at the that the ORDINARY YEAR Offices of the Public Works Department. LY MEETING of the Bocisty will by Order of HH EXCELLKNOT THE be held at the HEAD OFFICE. GOVERNOR,,, of One Lot of CROWN Union Building, Hong Kong, on LAND at Cheung Sha Wan in the FRIDAY, 25th MAY, 1934, at 11 Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 73 o'clock a.m., for the purpose of years, commencing from 1st July, 1898 receiving the Report of the Direators with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor. and the Statements of Account tof HIS MAJESTY THE KING, for one 31at December, 1993, and of declar-further term of 24 years less the last ing Dividend, etc.

three days thereof.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 8th MAY to 25th MAY. Both Days 'inclusive.

By Order of the Board.

A. W. HUGHES,

General Manager.

Hong Kong, 30th April, 1934.

2501

THE OHINA FIRE INSUBANCE COMPANY, LTD.

(INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG), NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

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TOTICE IS HEREBY, GIVEN that the 'SIXTY.FIFTH ORDINARY TEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its HEAD OFFICE, Union Building," Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 25th MAY, 1934, at 11.2 a.m., for the purpose of receiving the Report o the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1933, and of declaring Dividend, etc.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from Fth MAY to 25th MAY, Both Days

inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

A. W. HUGHES,

General Manager. Hong Kong, 30th April, 1984,

2505

BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE

COMPANY, LTD. (INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG)

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SIXTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its HEAD OFFICE, Urion Building, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 25th MAY, 1934, at 1.25 a.m., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account 31st December, 1938, and of declaring Dividend, etc.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLUSED... from 8th MAY to 25th MAY, Both Days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

A. W. HUGHES,

General Manager. Hong Kong, 30th April, 1934.

(2506

THE MACAU BLECTRIC LIGHTING COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereby given that the

"Twenty-third Ordinary Ann al General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Lowo, Bingham & Matthews, Mercantile Bank Build. ing, Second Floor Hongkong on WEDNESDAY, the 9th Day of May, 1994 at 11,30 AM

The Register of Transfers will be closed from the Second of May to the Ninth of May, 1934, both Days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors

JOHNSON STOKES & MASTER,

Secretaries.

[2602

NOTICE.

TOTICE is hereby given that in}-

NOTICE

addition to our present

No. of Bale.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

'291-7

New Kowloon Registry No.

inland Lot!

Tung Chau Street,

Cheung Sha Wan.

Locality.

.G.

Boundary Measure ments.

ft. ft.i

ft. ft. ft.

As putr

sale plan.

Costenta in

Square

feet.

A Donal

Rental

About

R

49,500

..[2809

TENDERS FOR ASPHALTUM.

123,750

is hereby notified that the Hong Kong Government is prepared to re eive Tenders for the supply of Asphaltum for the Public Works Department for the period July to December, 1934.

e obtained.

TRADE

Exports Up By $20 Millions;

Imports Down $5 Millions

to

The total value of exports and re-exports during 1933 rose nearly $112 million, an increase of 224 million compared with the previous year, the value of the expurt of rubber increasing by $20 million and and tin-ore by $6 millon. states Mr. W. E. Pepys. Commissioner of Trade and Cas-

toms, F.M.S. in his annual report.

The price

of copra, however,

tell heavily during the year, and in spite of an increase in the quantity exported, there was a decrease in value of $14 million, compared with 1932. The figures for oll-palm products again show an increase in volume, 7.765 tons, of all and 1,039 tons of kernels

valued $1,061,838, being exported against the 8,850 tons ad 1.072. tons valued 81,154,944 exported in the previous year. “

The price of tin varied from 871.75 to $124 with an average of $99.81 per picul. The price of rubber varied from 5 15/16 cents to 1 cents with an average of 10 1/8 cents per pound, and the price of copra varied from 83.05 to 85:60 with an average of 33.94 per plcul

There are slight decreases in the quantity and value of the ex-

port of tinned pineapples from the Klang factories, and of dried, and salted fish from Pahang and Perak, while the value of rubber manufactured goods (principally from Selangor) fell from 169,881 $108,355.

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increased

For Specifications and Forms of

The value of exports of fresh Tender application should be made at the office of the Superintendent fruits doubled, being $52,805 com Accounts and Stores, Public Works pared with $25,039 for the pre- the value of Department, from whom further vlous year, while

Iron scrap

exported particulars can

The closing date for the acceptance from $30,361 to 974616. of Tenders is 8th May, 1934, at

The aggregate value of the ex- Noon....

ternal trade of the FMS: for. the year is 8179,015,085, an increase ot $20,030,503, or 13 per cent, as compared with 1932..

if

R. M. HENDERSON, Director of Public Works,

[2499

April, 1934

TO-DAY'S RADIO PROGRAMME

8.45-9

J

INTERPORT

HOCKEY

A FINE HOME

Navy And Merchant

Service Ashore

That huge block of buildings along Gloucester Road known as the new Sallors' Home and Sea- men's Institute was thrown open to the public for inspection yes- terday and it must have come at 4 source for much satisfaction to know that here in Hong Kong we have such a modern and up-to-

Expenses Successfully date Home for members of the

*Met

Mercantile Marine and the Royal

Navy ashore.

A large number of the Colony's The Hongkong, Hockey Associa-leading residents took the oppor- tion met for the last time this tunity of going over the building. His Excellency the Governor, Str season yesterday, when the Hon. Treasurer's Report and Accounts William Peel and Lady Peel for the Interport expenditure in-amongst those present and others curred when the Malayans visited noticed "touring" the premises the Colony, were submitted, and were Commodore Frank Elliot, Sir adopted

Mr. A. A. Dand (Club) was in the chair and was "supported by Mr. F. A. Keinp, Hon. Secretary, Mr. R. H. Wong. Hon. Treasurer. Captain Bates (Army), Mr. W. Woodward (Club), Jalan Dad (K. I. T. C.) and Mr. J. Barros (In- cognitos).

were

William Hornell. Bir William Shen- ton and Miss Yvonne Shenton, Sir Henry Pollock. His Honour, Mr. Justice MacGregor and Mrs. Mac- Gregor, the Very Rev. Dean Alfred- Swann and Mrs. Swann, the Hon. Mr. C. Gordon Mackie, the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, the Hon. Mr. S. W. T'so, Mr. G. R. Bayer, the

After the minutes of the last Flon. Dr. A. R. Wellington, Mr. H. meeting had been adopted, Mr. R. B. L. Dowbiggin and Miss Dowbig- H. Wong submitted a very favour-gin, Dr. S. S. Strahan and many able balance sheet for expenditure others. incurred during the visit of the Malayan Interport Hockey team.

Gate receipts from the three principal games were as follows Civilians v. Malaya $80: Colony v Malaya $201.35 and Combined Ser- vices, Malaya $165.50.

Mr: Dand proposed and Mr. Waddward seconded the motion Treasurer's Report adopting the and Accounts, this was put to the meeting and carried unanimously A small loss was incurred but this is being met pr a Guarantee Fand, supported by contributions from affiliated Clubs.

F

orily in the value of the total im- ports.

.. The declared value of the Im- ports amounts to $87,129,150 a decrease of 84,004,151 or over five per cent, as compared with 1932, while the declared value of ex- ports amounts to 8107,948,459 as against "882,818.767 in the previous year, an increase of over 30 per cent,

The aggregate value of the exports and re-exports exceed the value of the imports by $44,756,785 or over 66 per cent., and: while this balance when compared with the two previous years may be considered extremely satisfactory it is due primarily to the improve- ment in the prices of tin, and rub ber, secondly, to further falls in the prices of many of the com- The total revenue collected by modities imported such as cement, the Department during the year

and sarongs, Idom plece-goods

and amounted to $22.455,482 as against thirdly, to the fact that the re- $19,402,551, while the total revenue sulting increase in the purchas collected under import duties was ing powers of the Federation has 911,196,637, been reflected to a slight extent

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Gems 7. Vocal Opera "Faust" (Gounod)..........The Light

Opera Company.. Mignon" (Thomas). The

Grand Opera Company. 9-9.20 p.m., From the Studio

Mandoline Solos by Miss Sadie

Yuel.

PROGRAMME

1. The Old 11th

„Arthur Yount 2 Primavera......Clara Ross Rici 3 Digger March...Arthur Young

4 Ouf Wiederschen, My Dear...

5 Did You Ever See A Dream

Walking

8 Hold Me....

7 Grand Scotch. Selection

J. E, Dallas

8 Flying Wedge......Kate Dolby 9.20-9.30 p.m., "Drinks All Round"

by the Columbia Vocal Gem Company, from the Studio. 9.30-10.30 p.m. The R.MS. "E- press of Canda" Orchestra con- ducted by Mr. G. Redfern.

PROGRAMME ..

1 March

•

3

Waltz

a net

increase

81.591,541 or 18.8 per cent,

S.P.C.A. ANNUAL MEETING

Chairman Reviews, Past Year's Work

of

would be an Eastern society in connection with cruelty to animals.

Reference to the financial drive was also made and a tribute was paid to the work done by Lady. Pollock in this connection.

The partial introduction of the the ensuing year and that there humane killer: the unsatisfactory system of the transportation and unloading of animals and the de- sirability of district committees. were some of the views expressed by Mr. J. Russell when he presid- ed at the annual general meeting of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals, held at Lane, Crawford's Restaurant yes- terday.

any

The proposed appointment of a Veterinary Surgeon was mentioned by the speaker, who said

that owing to the financial position of the society such appointment could not be made, but they had obtained the services of a quali- fed man who was in constant attendance particularly at the Dogs' Home,

C

The chairman pointed out that they were now privileged to visit the filing rooms of markets thus enabling the inspectors to report on any cases of cruelty discover- ed.

After the report and statement of accounts had been adopted, Mr. Russell, addressing the meeting Miramar... slad that in connection with the (Spitalny) work of the Society they had had Les Fleurs their usual vessicitudes which al- (Waldteufel) most every" society or organisa- tion in the Colony had. They Sélection...Maid of the Moun-

might not have done any good work tains (Fraser-Simson).

yet he felt suze that something 4 Entr'acte

had been done and that in itself marked the progress of society,

Membership.

Referring to tae membership of the society, the Chairman said that there was one particular, Mr.Russell concluded by spg- thing he wished to remark upon gesting that more committee meet- and that was that membership Ings be held during the year. could be very easily obtained by writing to the Hon. Secretary who.

·would furnish all details and ar rangements.

(a). Londonderry Air (b) in A. Lotus Field (Brat-

ton

(c) Love's Garden of Roses

(Haydn-Wood)

(d) In a Chinese Temple

Garden (Ketelby)

5 Fox-Trota ...

Selected 10.30 p.m., Rugby Mid-Day Press

News.

10.35 p.m., Close Down.

DAVENTRY PROGRAMME 11.00 sth., Time Signal from Big Ben. Quentin Maclean at the organ of the Trocadero Cine- ma, Elephant and Castle,

London.

chestra

(leader. Frank Tho mias) and vocalist.

territory we have now been appointed Aatherised Ford Dealers by the Ford Motor Company, Exports, Ino, Shanghai, for Canton and Surround 11.45 am The Western Studio Or ing Territory as well as the entire Provinces of Kwangsi and Kwelchow. There is no other authorised Ford Dealer in any of the above territory. WALLACE HARPER & CO., LTD, (2495

1-1.30 pm The Trocadero Cinema Orchestra, directed by Alfred van Dam, relayed from the Troxy Cinema. London.

The Society also desired to have district membership with a district committee and a central commit tee to which all district branches of the Society could report.

He thanked all supportera for their help and hoped that they would continue giving their assis tance,

The chairman mentioned that they had partially introduced the Humane killer and he hoped that within a short time it would be universally used.

Election of

cerk

Vice Hon.

The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Mr. J. Russell; President, Mr. D. Davies: Secretary, Mr. W. J. Cole; Aasla tant. Hon. Secretary, Mr. H. M. Cockle: Hon. Treasurer, Mr. J. B. MacDonald; Committee, Lady Pol- lock, Larly Clara Ho Tung. Mr, and Mrs. C. W. Jeffries, Mr. and Mrs. de Belalecki, Mrs. Roffey, Mza. FA H Loseby, Mrs. G. F. Hole, "Mrs. Mackenzie, Mr. Untati, Mr. B." Pestonii, Mr Valki and Mr. E

The chairman aid that it was their idea to become affiliated with ather Societies in the East. This,

be hoped would take place in Ross,

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On the Ground Floor there is the Seamen's Billard Room, Lounge, Dining Room, Main Kitchen, and King George's Fall. Then on the 1st floor is the Officers' Social Rooms, Dining Room, and the Cha- pel of St. Peter.

Sleeping accommodation is found on the upper floors, and the people. responsible must be congratulated on turning out such a fine home for our sea-faring friends..:

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