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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE FANLING HUNT AND RACE CLUB.

AMBULANCE SWEEP

THE HONGKONG FIRË INSURANCE COMPANY

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1936.

DEATH

COOPER.-On March 19. 1936, at Dr. Noll's Private Hos- pital, Shanghai, Alfred Joseph Cooper, aged 84 years, beloved husband of Haldee Florence Cooper.

Editorial and Business Office: 11, HE Sixty-seventh Ordinary Ice House Street.. Tel. 30251.

General Meeting of Share-

COCKTAIL PARTY

First Air Mail

Celebration

A large

and

most enjoyable

S.30 in., and not on Sunday, 5thholders will be held at the Offices of Night Editor (Wanchai Offee cocktail party was given by Im-

THE Ambulance Cup Race will be T

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run on Saturday, 4th April, at

the undersigned on Friday, the 27th

April.

By Order of the Committee,

THOMSON & CO.,

Secretaries.

Tel. 24511.

March, 1936, at Noon, for the pur- London Omec: 53. Fleet Street inauguration of the first direct air,

pose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1935.

The Shure Register and Transfer Booka will be closed from the 18th THE FANLING HUNT AND to the 27th March, 1936, both days

RACE CLUB

MEMBERS and Subscribers are

notified that the Meeting which was to have been held on Sunday 5th April, Catellet.

inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD. General Managers, THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURAMOK Co., LTD.

has been Hong Kong, 6th March, 1996.

On Saturday, 4th April, at 3.30 p.m. the following events will be

run-

1. The Arabulance Cup." 2. "The Ladies' Race."

3. "The Dowbiggin Trophy." There will be no Cash Sweeps or Pari-Mutuel Betting. Wire Betting will be conducted.

By Order of the Committee,

THOMSON & CO.,

Secretaries.".

24th March. 1936.

THE HONG KONG AND NEW TERRITORIES, FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED.

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SEVENTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

Νο that the SEVENTH ORÐIN.

ART MEETING

of SHARE-

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CHINA ENTERTAINMENT AND LAND INVESTMENT CO., LTD.

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On

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SIXTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHARE. HOLDERS will be held at the registered Offices of the Company, King's Theatre Building, 5th Floor, MONDAY, the 80th day of MARCH, 1936, at 12 o'clock. Noon, to receive the Directors' Report and Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1935, to elect Directors and Auditors and to transact such other business as mist be properly transacted at an Ordinary. General Meeting of the Company.

And notice is further hereby given that the Register and Transfer Books of the Company will be Closed from the 23rd to the 30th day of March. 1936, both days inclusive.

LIANG CHI HAO,

Managing Director.

HOLDERS will be held at the Hong Kong, 19th March, 1936.

Company's Office at China Euild.

ings (5th floor), Hong Kong, on Tuesday, the 14th April, 1936, at 12 o'clock Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and a Statement of Arcounts for the year ending 31st December, 1935, and of electing Directors and an Auditor.

The TRANSFER BOOK of the Company will be CLOSED from the 1st to the 14th April, 1938, both days: inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

LI CHUNG PO,

i:

Secretary. Hong Kong, 25th March, 1936.

(4818)

NOTICE.

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereby given that the

THIRTY-NINTH ORDIN-

ARY ANNUAL MEETI G of Shareholders in the Company will be held in the Jacobean Room. 1st floor, Hong Kong Hotel, Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 27th MARCH, 1930, at 12.30 p.m. for the purpose of Receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the

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UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.

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NOTICE T› SHAREHOLDERS.

E.C. 4.

The Daily Press.

HONG KONG. March 25, 036.

ON THE MAP

It was purely a coincidence that at the same time as, Str. William Shenton was yesterday describing Hong Kong as a backwater of the Empire, residents of the Colony, for the first time in history, were read ing letters posted in London only 10 days before.

While there will of course be those captious critics who, point- ing to the long established air link between Holland and her far flung colonies, will remind us that the arrival of the Imperial Airways liner yesterday was in reality much overdue, few will begrudge the large measure of praise that is the just due of those who organised and pioneered the fight and the British pilots who brought the machine to a safe landing.

the

Flying is not the hazardous ex- perience it was 25 years ago when Van den Born skimmed over the ground for a bare 200 yards at Shatin, and although, as Dorado's pilot stated yesterday, the weather was exceptionally fine, the safe passage of a huge air liner from Penang to Hong Kong and the maintenance of a carefully planned schedule, is still dependent and much physical" Atness technical ability, to say nothing of prsonal courage.

On

FIRST AIR MAIL TO

HONG KONG

A

Captain Lock Relates Story Of Flight

The following talk over the radio was given ast evening by Captain J. H. Lock, of R., M. A. "Dorado," carrying the first air mall from London to Hong Kong:-

1.

perial Airways Ltd, to celebrate the

mail to Hong Kong. Mrs. Lock, in a cocktail ensemble of deep blue received the guests with her hus-

It is with much pleasure that, After refreshing the inner man band, Mr. Thomas and Mr. Curtis. present were Amongst those

come to the microphone to-nigat and quenching the enormous thirst to tell you of the first air mail too: the "Dorado" with countless Hon. Mr. Bell, Mr. Tinson, Mr. and Mrs. Murray, Wing Commander Hong Kong. It is also with some gallons of petrol, we find ourselves on our way again, having been Bishop,

Commander

and trepidation, for it came as a com Wing MT'S. Keary,

Squadron Leaderplete surprise to me when I a- three quarters of an hour on the Dalzell, F. Lt. and Mrs. Philip rived here at noon to-day that ground: no time to visit the town and Mrs. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. was told that I had to come and

of Salgon, with its typical French boulevards

cafes. and open air Neyle, Mr. Eric Nelson. Mr. Dud- talk to you.

This pleasure must wait for an- mond, Miss Kelly, Mrs. Price, Lt. However, I will do my best to Commander A. B. Usher F1. Lt.describe the trip, a trip which has other day, for His Majesty's mails Anderson, Squadron Leader Dick, put, another chapter into the very Squadron Leader Pearce, Mr. and interesting history of the growth Mrs. Taggart. Mr. Sadiler, Miss of civi aviation, and has forged Jeffries, F. Lt. Lascelles, Mr, and another ling in that chain of Em- Mrs. Lanyas, Mr. Robertson, and pire Air Routes joining up all the paints in Britain's far-flung Em- many others.

It was an excellent party, alto- pire; a chain which we hope ulti- gether, and it shows how thoroughmately will encompass the world. ly sincere this air link with Hone bringing all places into within a Kong will be

few days to the Home Country.

Jewels Verner well-known novel "Around the World in Seven Days" thought so ridiculous a few become short years ago, has now an accomplished fact. and in the

LINCOLNSHIRE PROBABLES

Some Changes Announced

London, Mar. 21.

not too distant future It will be a

al thing of everyday occurrence, thing which our children will ac cept in the same way as we our- train selves have accepted the and motor-car, derided and ridi- culed so by our grandparents.

I cannot over-emphasise the im- portance of Hong Kong in that Adriatic, Blue Brocade, Braemar, chain of Empire Airways and Thelo, Hot Fight, Radamedes, Pre-am fully appreciative of the hon- clous Pearl, Royal Flush and Desert cur bestowed on me in being th Cloud have been omitted from the Commander of the first aircraft o prosabies for the Lincolnshire bring His Majesty's mails to Hong Kong, but I am side-tracking the be run to-morrow.

main issue.

.....(Beary

LAME SHOULDER

must go.

NEXT PORT OF CALL

We set

...

course, therefore, for

NEWS SUMMARY

A merry gathering of relatives and friends attended the annual Kowioun sports meeting the Junior School, held on the Kow- loon Cricket Club grounds yester day. Lady Southern, distributed the prizes, and, at the conclusion. was presented with a bouquet of flowers by Pauline Davies, the smallest gri tri the school.