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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

BALE OF 40-Ft. STEAM

PINNACE No. 259

No. 258

TENDERS are invited up to the

20th June, 1984, for the pur. chase of the above named vessel as she lies on the wall in the front of

Naval Boiler Shop in Hongkong

Yard,

Parti ulars of the vessel and conditions of sale, permita to view and copies of tender rms may be obtained on payment of a deposit of $200.00 to the Nav Store Officer, H. M Dockyard, Hong Kong, re- turnable when decision on the tenders has been reached.

The vessel will be on view during working hours..

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Tender will be received in the Office of the Nav 1 Store officer., H. M. Dockyan; Hong Kong, up to Noon on 2 th June, 1934,

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HONGKONG. BREWERS &

DİSTIL ERS, ́ LTD.

REPORT

AND

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT FOR YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1989.

OTICE is hereby given that the Record Ordinary Yearly Meet- ing of Shareholders will be held in the Company Board Room, 3rd floor, Rutten Building, Duddell Street, Hongkong on Thursday, 14th June, 1984 at 12 NOUN

The Transfer Books of the Com. pany will be closed from 7th June to 14th June, 1934, both days inclusive, By order of the Board of Directors.

E.M. BARRETT,

Acting Secretary.

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THE ALBANY

INLAND LOTS 807 & 808. THE andersigned have been aut- Trised to receive and accept

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offers for the above.

Further particulars, revised min imum price, etc. may be obtained on Application.

LINSTEAD & DAVIS,

Gloucester Building,

19506

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG

PROBATE JURISDICTION,

IS THE GOODS OF ERNEST MARK KNOX, LATE OF 10, VANBRUGH, PARK HOAD WEST, HLACKERBATH, IN THE COUNTY OF KENT, EKG. LAND, FORMERLY or Koyje, Japan, BANK OFFICIAL, DECEASED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN NOTICE Court Bar, by virite of

Bection 58 of the Probates Ordinanca 1897,made an order limiting the time. for Creditors and others to send in their claim against the above estate to the 29TH DAY of JUNE, 1934. «

All Creditors and others are accord. ingly heroby required to send their claims to the undersigned on or before that date.

Dated the 2nd day of June, 1934. JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors for the sale Executrix. Prince's Building,

Ice House Street,

Hong Kong.

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF нома кома

PROBATE JURISDICTION

IN THE GOODS OF ANNIE FORD, LATE THE YORIDALE BOARD ING HOUSE, IN THE CITY OF RIPON, FORMERLY OF THE BPA HOTEL, IN TE SAM CITY OF HIPOK, EXOLAND." WIDOW, DECEASED.

ÖTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has, by virtue of Section 5 of the Protestes Ordinance 1897, made an order limiting the time for creditors and others to send in their claims against the above, estate to the 29TH DAY of JNE, 1834.

All creditors and others are accord- ingly hereby required to send their claims to the undersigned on or before that date.

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Dated the sad day of June, 1934. JOHNSON, STOKES" & "MASTER, Bnliatori for the Executor and Trustee.

Frince's Building,

Ico House Street,

Hồng Kong

(2000

WATSON'S

PRICKLY

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1934.

HEAT LOTION

ONE APPLICATION GIVES INSTANT RELIEF

75 cents & $1.25

Per Bottle.

THE SOVEREIGN REMEDY!

BIRTH

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.-

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY

NANCE. At the Country Hospital. Shanghai, on June 4, 1934. to Mr. and Mrs. Nance a son.. Leland.

DEATHS

of

and

EST. 1841.

OBITUARY

Sir Victor Stanley

News has been received in Lon- "don of the sudden death of Sir

Victor Stanley at Srinagar. Kash-- mir, following an attack of dysen- tery.

Sir Victor Stanley proceeded to India in February, to visit his brother, who is acting as Viceroy during the absence on leave of Lord.. Willingdon.-Reuter,

Sir James Knott

London, June 9. The death has occurred of Sir James Knott, Et., Knight of Grace of the Order of St. John of Jeru- salem in England at the age of 80 years-Reuter.

CHANGTE AGROUND

If Gossip We Must

(By "PRUDENCE")

June the 4th, has come and gone a....and even the most sophisti- cated of our Bright Young People freely admit that it was quite the gayest and most amusing holiday of the year.

Moreover the Clerk of the Wes- ther was particularly kind......

altho' torrents of rüm fell on Sun- day night, and a perfect deluge on Duesday, there was not even a shower to mar 'the success of the Naval and Military " Parade" on Monday morning," or the, Ball at (s Government House that night.

The Flacher-Kicker Wedding at St. Andrew's Church

Kowloon.

Parents on the Peak certainly "did their stuff on the King's. Birthday, and dozens of eager Uttle boys and girls were shepherded "down in the tram to see

the Parade, and were duly thrilled by the "feu de joie" and the March Past at the end. A cheery, crowd chose this attractive colouring: Mrs. J. H. Little had a captivat--

Mishap In Manila Bay collected at the Hongkong Club Miss Margaret King locked almost the frock of frilly pink, the colour

Manila

Mesars. Butterfeld and Swire. Ltd. the local agents, refused "to The Governor's Ball brought this disclose the nature of the damage successful day to a brilliant con- done, or whether the vessel is exclusion.. It is said that more in- pected to re-Boat......

vitations were issued this year than before......and we can well belleve it......for many hundreds of people came up to the dais. to shake hands with His Excellency The Governor, and their charm-

the shimmering sea- ing hostess that night." Lady Peel green satin, chosen by Mrs. LCF. looked most delightful in a gown Bellamy, and the graceful dress of of deep hyacinth-blue which sult-honey-coloured lace worn by Mrs.

Harry Butters. ed her marvellously,

The Changte is a sister ship of the Taiping. She was built in Hongkong in 1925 by the Hongkong and Whampoa. Dock Company for the E. and O. Line.

„afterwards to, drink the health of | incredibly slim, in sheer white lace, of her lovely rose-quartz pendant

His Majesty King George V, and but her sister Rosemary worėja

......Mrs. Shillington Was more The Changte which was due to we feel sure that all those in-¦ vivid dress of Bowered chiffon. beautiful" than

willow- ever in arrive in Hongkong on Tuesday terested in Scouting and Cubbing, Mrs. Digby chose prettily blended green. and I fell in love with the ran. aground

Bay must have been very pleased to

georgette, and Miss Barbara Hance tiny Trills of flowered white and 04 Friday. The "Austrailan learn that their energetic and had a simply fascinating frock of blue worn by Mrs. Walsh. Mrs. Fas- Oriental Uner wäs on her way | popular Commissioner, the Rev G.

poppy-green with just a touch of ken caught my eye in scarlet, and to Hongkong en route from Aus- T. Waldergrave was one of the red, and narrow velvet shoulder- | Miss Jean Mackie had an adorable j'tralla.

fortunate recipients of "Birthday straps. Another distinctive dress dress of peach. while Mrs. Maclean Honours"..

was the crisp blue organdie with was quite delicious in azure, blue. transparent balloon-sleeves, worn that matched her eyes. by Mrs. Brasier-Creagh,

Mrs. Owen-Hughes wore a spray Mrs. Hole made me think of of roses on her black dress and moonlight. in her spangled frock | Mrs. Tetley, too, looked charming of midnight-blue. Miss Lucy Lock in black, while Mrs. Lewis Bryan was shadowy in mauve, and Miss | achieved distinction " in black Crawhall-Wilson looked rather and silver. Mrs. W.E.A. Moore mysterious in dim greeri

looked wonderfully cool and I loved

pale in apricot, tafeta and Miss Yvonne Shenton (lovely as "always) had a dress of peart- white satin with shoulder knots, of mulberry ribbon. I rather think that Miss Bee Walker was one of the various "Cinderellas" who vanished on the stroke of midnight......to change their dance dresses for swimming · suits, and the ballroom for some „distant beach.....and if there is a better way of ending a moonlit night, in: June, please let me know! WEDDING BELLS.

She is a single screw vessel of 4,324 gross and. 2,879 nett tonhage, with a speed of 13 and three quar- ters knots and an overall length of 352.3 feet.

Playing between the East and Australia, the Chängte is one of the most popular vessels. Manila, Thursday Island and Australian ports are her regular ports.

A

Higginson's failure to require or to disclose that it had not required, a proper audit of Kreuger & Toll was not intentional fraud. Yet it was gross negligence, which cost American investors millions of dollars. It is protection against precisely this kind of thing that TIPPLE--Suddenly. at Hove, Sus-investors obtain under the new

sex, on June 3, 1934, Rennie Tipple, in his 76th year. For- merly

Yokotiama Shanghai. FEARON-On June 4, 1934, as 933 Avenue Foch, Shanghai, Emily Wood, widow of James Sturgis Fearon and beloved mother of Mrs. C. R. Burkill. SHENGLE. On Monday, June, 4. 1934, at the Shanghai Sani- tarlum Hospital, Rubicon Road Mabel Shengle, aged 51 years. ALFERIEFF,—On Tuesday, Jine S, 1934, at the Paulun Hospital, Shanghai, Julia S. Alferieff, aged 64 years..

News were received last night that the 84, Changte is still aground in Manila Bay, and is now waiting for a tug boat to re- float her.

Securities Act. If those who offer a security include, in their formal description Aled with the Federal Trade Commission, a misrepre-

It was stated that no sentation or a half-truth serious damage was done enough to affect the judgment of the average buyer in his decision to purchase the security, they are

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The Baily Press.

.HONG KONG, JUNE 11, 1934."

THE SELLER MUST STILL BEWARE

with

serious

Hable. This clause is taken bodily NEWS SUMMARY out of the British Companies Act.

Notifications, and Appointments in the Gazette" appear on

Where the Securities Act appar- ently needs revision is in the clartacation of responsibility for statements in the prospectus. The British law releases the issuing banker if the erroneous statement

The wireless programme fur to- has been verified by competent accountants The Securities Act day, from ZBW (Hongkong), "Da affords no such safeguard. No ventry and Berlin, will be found matter who the expert, every director of the capital-requesting corporation, every officer of the issuing bank, every underwriter, is

liable..

Clarification of liability is also necessary, Suppose 藕 security

on

A happy snapshot of punters at the last race meeting of the "early" season.

MUSIC AND LAUGHTER

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grounds of Government House were beautifuly illuminated, and the rainbow tints of -a my- rlad

the coloured lamps,, and strains of an excellent Regiment- al Band Jured a great many onto the green lawns facing the har- bour. Other people preferred to play bridge and of course all the young people drifted into the ball. room,

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