1911-09-16 — Page 5

COMPANY REPORT.

Douglas Steamship Companý, Limited.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY SEPİEMBER 16 1911

THE "JOCONDE."

Story of the Theft

R

DENTISTRY AND DISTANCE,

From Paris to Los Angeles---

THE AERIAL POST.

-Detalled · Arrangements.

Lloyds Bank (Limited), St. James's-street, London, S,W,, has consonted to receive, on behalf of Paris tologran a dated August

the honorary organising com- 22 give full details in regard to

In view of the recent telegrams mitice, douations in suns of one The following is the report for the theft of the "Jocondo" presentation to the shareholders follows:--

A Los Angeles paper of August aerial posts between London and be noknowledged by the com- in regard to the experiment of whi'ling and upwards, which will at the twenty-eighth ordinary An undacious theft has been 17 relates the following interest Windsor the following particulars mittoo by aerial rost-carda. Per- general meeting of the Douglas perpetrated at the Louvre Museum. ing little story-Dr. Daniel from a London oxchange will be euns resident in die country and Steamship Co., Lal., to be held at One of the most valuable paint-Holly-Smitir of Paris, Franco, found interesting

abroad will thoroby be enabled the offices of the company, on ing in the Frencli national col-reputed to be one of the greatest service in Europe will start on and at the same time benefit the The first official aerial postal to obtain an aerial postal souvenir Saturday, Sept. 23-

lection that of the "Joconde dentist-surgeons in the world, ar- Saturday, September 9, when lot-charity to which the not profits Aftor paying all running ex-by Leonardo da Vinci-has.dis ponges, dooking charges, premiu appeared. It was regarded he a pived in Los Angeles yesterday tors will be conveyed by nero will be dovuted. Remittances of insurance, remuneration to the nunsterpiece of the great Italian borning after a breathless trip planes from the Hendon hero must be made by choque or postal consulting committee and nudi painter, and for years and occupied across the Atlantic Ocean and the drome to Windsor. The sorvice order, and not by stamps, tore foos, there remains balance a place of honour in the Corre North American continent, a dis-will be in operation daily for a limited period. That tlio King should have graciously consented to the aeroplanes with their mails lighting in Windsor Groat Park mattor of national interest.

public and olivial service, Tho aerial post must obviously

at credit of profit-and-los-account Sulon.

that city.

THE RAILWAY COMMISSION.

Terms of Reference."

and could only be carried out with regard to the five members of the Following are some details in the sanction and effective support Hubbard soul for Dr. Holly-f the Postmester-General. 1 Railway, Inquiry Commission Smith to come to Los Angeles to will be carried out in strict accord- which bus bora frequently en- treat his tooth, which have beence with the regulations of the toned in recent telegrams) and

postal service, subject to special also the terms of reference :- aching.

editions had down by the Post-The Light Hon. Sir David mastor-General.

Harrel, K.Č.B. K.C.V.0. (Chair-

|"tende"of ́xom:10,000 nritas.— of $53,261.81 which, with the ap As a work of art it was. price- proval of shareholders, it is pro-less, ami was jealously guarded

He canso from Paris to Los posed to appropriate as follows: night and day. Despite diese Angeles at the request of A. J. To pay a dividend of 5 por precautions, however, the famous] Hubbard, president of the first cent on the capital of the Com- picture was removed from its National Bank of Hedlunds, and be pany, absorbing $50,000 and to resting-place to an joining no of the wealthiest residents of carry the balance of $326.81 to room, and there taken out of its the Reserve Fund; and it is further frames proposed to transfer from this fund

It is imposible that the theft B sum of $38,201.81 in order to could have been carried out with provide for depreciation of the out the active connivanco of que Company's properties."

For more of the museum guardians. The Reserve Fund will then The disappearunco was noticed stand at $150,000.

only this afternoon, when one of Upon receipt of the cablegram Trade, during the first half of the sub-officials happened to go Dr. Holly-Swith-annonneed to his the period under review, was ex into the salon. He was surprised wife that he would immediately tremely dull, but with the advent to notice that the picture was ab-call upon a pation in California, - of the Chinese New Year marked sent, and asked what had become

improvement has been apparent. of it. The guardians were not S... and that a change of and competition was rather loss able to throw any light on thellars and his tooth brush should koen, enabling rates of freight to ambjent, be raised to a more remuncrativo

Louvre Closed. lovel

The Secretary for Fino Art, The steamers and other proper and the Curator of the Louvre tios of the Company have been several of the chief assist maintained in first class condition, ants are absent on holidays. In and the cabin accommodation of these circumstances the officials the Haiyang, Huiching and Hai who discovered the theft, sum snun increased during the your.,moned the police. M. Lepide The amounts appearing as and M. Hamard arrived at the "Freights Duo" and "Accouts museum in bot hasto. After Resoivable" have since been, col hasty inquiry M. Lepine gave or leetod,

Consulting commitee: Mr. J.

W. C. Bonnar, the llon. Mr. Henry Keswick and Mr. R. Showan having resigned their

selves.for_re:election.

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be prepared.

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MILK

FIVE CENTS A PINT.

PURE, FRESH, SEPARATED, NATURA

REMOVED: THE CREAM ONLY.

ADDED: NOTHING.

If you must uso, Separated Milk why not have

FRESH?

For sale by

One penny, a pint

THE DAIRY FARM Co., Ld.

To-day's Advertisements

ARTICULARS CON

TIONS of the Ftting by Public Auction Sale, to b. til on-MON-- Was. Permanent Under-Secre-DAY, the 25th day September, ary for Ireland 1893-1902. Is 911, at 3pm, at the Offices of the

Public Works D member of the Board of Trade His Excellency, this is at by Order Court of Arbitration (Panel of Chairman), and has acted for the Board of Trado in several im- portant-urbitration casos,

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The aerial serice has been in-man). stituted in commemoration of the oronation of their Majesties, with the object of providing a practical est of the application of aero planes for postal service, following beie adoption by the naval and Mrs. Holly-Sinjth said that she military services in all countries, old necompany her illustrious The net profits derived from tho new service will bo dovoted by Island on his trip to visit the the organisors to a public charity American patient. With little to be approved by the Postmaster alo they botol the Laquitania at Goneral. bivoro, and in due timò nrrived

Pilots Declaration.

of

of CROWN LAND at Tai Ping Shan, in the Colony of liongkong, for term of 25 years, with the option of

renowal at a Crown Reit to be fixed Sir Thomas Ratcliffe Ellis.- by the Surveyor of His Majesty the Is Secretary to the Mining King, for one further trim of 75 years. Association of Great Britain

LOCALITY.

Boundary Massets.

and the Federated. Coal Own- PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. ers Association. Member of Board of Trade Court of Arbitration (Employers' panel). is-Secretary of Employers' sido of the Board of Conciliation for the Coal Trade of the Federated Districts. One of the Coronation knights. A Durham coal-owner,

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100 99 9" 95 56 5.75092111373-

Mr. Arthur Henderson, M.P. Member, for Barnard Castle Division of Durbani since 1903. Was Chairman of the Labour Hongkong, 1Gali Bept., 1911 Party in the House of Commous 1908-10. Secretary of the North-

1886

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

PROM NEW YORK,

Steamship

MATOPPO,"

Now York, where they caught it was originally intended that the eightoon-hour train of thetho aerial postal service should be unsylvania Railrand to Chi-operation during the week of ders for tho ihmellate closing of eago, wasted an hour or so in week, but the Aerial Navigation he Coronation and the following the galleries. The many foreign securing a taxi to take thient to the Act, 1911, controlling er visitors in the Louvro were turn».

out at the doors were closed. Sata Fo station, where they lights, made the arrangement Then was begun a systemate boarded the California Limited imeible. seats on leaving the Colony, Mr. search of the entire establish for Los Angeles.

The project is being organ G. C. Mackie, the Hon. Mr. C. H.mont, all the personnel assisting,

rel by Mr. D. Lewis-Poule and Ross and Mr. C. A Tomes were After several hours' search one of they were ensconced in the organising committeo, who have East Coast Conciliation Board

After some hotel difficulties Captain Windhum, the honorary invited, to fill the vancanies, and the guardians came across the now retire in terms of the Articles botini Renaissance frame in Alexandrin, where they immodiniered into a contract with the since 1894. Is a member of the of Association, but offer them-ulptured wood that had enclosed afely became objects for the Posinuster-General, by the terms Board of Trade Court of Arbi

the picture was lying in curious

of which they will act as "con-tration (Labour-panel). Auditors: The neepints for the a room which is rarely visited and

tractors, or carriers, for the first six months were audited by was convealed behind some lum-West?" demanded a reporter has also been entered into by Mr. London and Birminghop, soli-

"Aro yon sight-seeing in, the serial postal service. A contract

Mr. Charles Cobriel Bealo. Of the firm of Beale and Co., of Messra, W. 11. Potts and. A. R. bor. The frame was the gift some Lowe and for the final six months five or six years ago of the with a brilliant inspiration. 1. Lewis-Foole, on behalf of the citors to the Midland Railway by Mr. W.. H. Potis and Mr. E. Countess de Bsine, a wain admir- "No. I have been travelling so organisors, with Me! Grahame A. M. Williams (outing for Mr. ar of the beautiful “Jeconde. fast that I have not lind time for White for conveyance of the aeria Company Is Vice-Chancellor of Capsia W. II, Dorinand, Iving ar Birmingham University and a rived from the above port, esüsignece of Lowe). Mesare, Lówe and Potts An examination, of the fame sight-seeing. I am liere on a mail from London to Windsor, for Director of the London City and cargo are heraby informed that their now retire, but offer, the solves made it clear that the caras had professional call and shall hurry which service payment will be Midland Bank (Liarited), and goods are being landed at their risk into for re-election.

been removed with very great back to Paris as soon as I am made. The pitois engaged in the Chairman of the South Stafford-be Godowns of the Hongkong aud Profit and Loss Account for the care labour probably of some through," said Dr. Holly-Smith, artice, will sign the usual Post shiro Waterworka

Year ended 30th June, 1911.his. The thief, or thiovos ap- You see hive a patient in Office declaration which-all-mail-Was Lord Mayor of Biriningham ignour risk and oxpoate.

Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Company, Company. Limited, Kowloon, and stored at Con- To amount transferred to le-parently workel in full security Los Angeles who cabled me to surriors are required to sign. serve Fund as resolved at last free from interruption. Lcome to see him as he has had a Only the special pictorial post-in 1897, 1898, and 1809).

Ali broken, claified, and damnged Mr. John Burnett. General Meeting, $110.64; to Ex- The picture measured approxi- reemrence of an old trouble." cards and envelopes issued by the

Goods are to be left in tha Godowns, change Account $3,383.77; to mately 36 inches by. 28. This

"Will you kindly tell us your honorary organising committee, the Board of Trade 1893-1907. DAY, 22nd int., at 14 A.M.

Chief Labour Correspondent to where they will be examined on FRI- Auditors' Foe, $600.00; to Reven when rolled up would be patient's name?" came the chorus. by sanction of the Post-uister Was Secretary to the Labour muneration to Consulting Com-bulky parcel. That the bearer in

All Lims must be presented within Just then the door to the ad-Gonoral, will bo convoyed by thé mitteo for 12 months, $2.00000; leaving the building with it must joining room of the suite flew termal servico, and they must be Commission 1891-1804. Former fifteen day of the stamer's marital bote, to Remuneration to General have had to walk past many guard open and Mine Holly-Smith posted only in the special boxes gamated Society of Tagineors, guid

ly General Secretary, Amal-ftor witch date they gunst bo re- "Munngers for 12 months, aus excitos suspicion, and the stepped briskly into the room.

placed in the following es1875-1886.

No glaims will be admitted after the $10,000.00; to Balance, $53,201 apparent etes with which the Thero was a rash of French tablishments in London, where The Secretary will be Mr. J. J. 81. Total, 500,350.22. By Balance picture was removed unobserved directed toward the calm us-the postcards and envelopes Wills, of the Libour Department of Profit and Loss Account, 30th points, to the presence of accoun- band. Then Dr. Holly-Smith, will be on sale on and of the Board of Trade., Jane, 1911: $110.04; by laterostlivos within the Louvre. with a puzzled look on his from Friday, Septoubor 8 when Account; 5379:57 by Intereston The pissing masterpiece is strong foo, said that perhaps if the first collection from the Mortgages $14,732.85; by Profit being netively sought by the would not be ethical to give his special boxes will be made

Tho Terms of Reference are us by on running the Company's police. At this season of the year patient's name, and after that Harrods' Stores, Lui, Bromp-follows:- Atcamera during the

rear, the state of surveillance exorcised Mine. Holly-Smith stood guard | wn-road.

To investigate the working of $64,133.16. Total, 60,356.2. at the Louvre is, unfortunately, until the newspaper men left.. W. Whiteley and Co,, Limited, the Railway Conciliation and Ar-Hongkong, 16th Sept., 1011. [ası l. Balance Sheet for the Year ended somewhat relaxed; the chiefs are About 4 o'clock A. J. Hubbard | Queen's-road,"

bitration Scheme signed on behalf 30th Juno...JALEN alment-on-their-holidays, and so of Redlandis, who has been spend Selfridge, Ltd Oxford stroot of the principal railway com- are a number of the guardians ing the summer months at Long Barnes and Co., Hampatend.panies and of three trade unions. Capital: Account:-20,000 patrolling the vrous galleries. Bench, called at the Alexandria Arding and Hobbs, Clapliar of railway employees, at the. Sharos at $50, $1,000,000.00; The thieves unionhteilly laid in lis automobile and immediate-Junetion.

Board of Trade on November 0, Reserve Fund, $185,000.00; Un-their plans accordingly.

ly. D. Holly-Smith an1. Mme. Gamage's und Benetfink, Hol 1907, and to report what changes derwriting recount of the Com-:

Holly-Smith began to reassemble born.

((if any) are desirable with a view to the prompt and satisfactory settlement of differences.

The Durbah railwaymon de- oided at a meeting to proteat

tho against composition of the Commission, and ́to demand further Labour representation.

Liabilities

A Fanious Beauty

pany, $110,327.11. Unpald) Extraordinary offorts are boing their luggage. They vacated John Barker and Co., Ltd. Bonus, $138.00; Unpaid Divi-made by the authorities to trace tlieir suite on twenty minutes' Kensington. dends, $381.51; Sundry Recounts the missing picture. A full police and disappeared toward payable, $43,056.17; Profit and description has been telegraphed Long Bech in the automobile of Angs account, $53,201.81. Total, to all French ports, and also to Hubbard.

$1,392,104.40.

Assets.

About two years ago when

D. H. Evans and Co., Oxford- street.

Secretary's Ollices, General Buildings Aldwych...

F

London Aerodromno, Hendon. Stock Exchange.

Scope of the Inquiry......

DON'T FORGET.

Englund and America: The On their arrival at Long Beach painting is probably too well Df. Holly-Smith and his wife se Value of the Co.'s Steamers: known to art connoisseurs for an cure apartments at the Hotel Haiton, Haiyang, Haiching, and attempt to be made to find a Virginia.

Special Post Mark. Haimun as per last account, purchaser in France.

The postcards and envelopes, $1,060,787:22; Less amount writ The Joconde" is the portrait Hubbard was touring, France in which bear a copyright design of ton off as resolved at the last of Mona Lisa, a'celebrated beauty, his automobilele was seized Windsor Castle printed in either

Saturday, September 16. General Meeting. $40.110.64. and the wife of Francisco del with a severe and peculiar tooth-brown, green, or rod, nro issued

Entertainment, Mount Austin. $1,020,676.58. Additions since Giocondo, a Florentine citizen ache. Ho had heard of Dr. stamped: postcards, stompod for

Sunday, September 17. nade, $2,890.32, $1,023,672:00 of the early 18th century, and Holly-Smith and hastened to inland postage, price 6.1 20.osch;

Harvest Thanksgiving Sorvjoq, Value of Wharf and of Buoys and Leonardo da Vinci worked Paris. An oporation was per- envelopes, stamped for inland St. John's Cathedral, Moorings at longkong, Swatow, at it for four yourE, and formed which completely relieved postage, prico Is. Id. sach. A

Monday, September 18. Amoy and Tamsui and Furniture then without being able to finish the trouble and the patient went correspondence card is enclosed

Annual General Meeting of the at Hongkong as per last raport, as he intended. Francis I. lits way rejoicing. 433,970.73; Less amount written bought it for the enormona sum

in each envelope. Adhesive stamps Hongkong Cricket League, Hong- all as resolved at the last general of 12,000 Fronch pounds. The was exposed to the chill ocean fee requireil for postage abroad. 5.30 p.m.

About two weeks ago Hubbard must be allixed to make up the kong Cricket Club Pavilion, mosting, $5,000.00. 828,070.73; portrait shown a three-quarter breeze and again was attacked Postcards and-lottera conveyed

Auction of Crown Land, Lonne on Mortgago, $184,000.00; face of Mona Lisa, who is repre- with the trouble of the tooth by the aerial post will bear over Thursday, September 21. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.sented seated in a chair with the Local dentista failed to give relief the ordinary postage stamp s

V. I. C.,Sports, (Current Account), $36,464.41; face turned towards the left. The and he sent a enblegram to Dr. special postmark, First Unitei Friday, September 22. Freights due on 30th June, 1011, hands are orossed, and a light Holly-Smith, in Paris, asking lum King Jom Aerial Post," and the

V. I, C. Sports.. 856,135.27; Sundry accounts veil, held in place by a fine silkon to call upon him at his bungalow date. They will be collected from Saturday, September 22. receivable from agencies, &o., thread,, covers the back of the in Long Beach, all expenses paid., the special boxes referred to above DouglasSteamship Co. meeting; 857.141.82 Cushi in hand, head and the fall of very curly It is understool that the opera, and conveyed to a central post noon, and extraordinary meeting, 8820,68 Unexpired donnage air to the shoulder. In the tion on Hubbard's tooth will be office, and then taken to the 12.15 p.. dues, $1,604.68 Coal account, background of the painting is a performed to-day and that after a aerodrome for conveyance by V. R. O. Sporte,

la haud 84,091.00. lake the foreshore studded with wook's reat Dr. Holly-Smitli and aeroplane from London to Wind- Civil Servios va. Taikco, $1,302, 104.40

his wife will harry baok to Paris, sor,

torle

rooka.

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Gouds have left the Godawas, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 22nd inst., will be subject to rent.

No. Fire Insuranos has been effected,

Bill of Lading will be countersigned

SHEWAN TOMES & CO,

Agon'.

P ́PULAR

"ASAHI" BEER

Nota our Prics #12:00 jar casa. 001- taining 4 dezen quarts or 6 doien pints.

E C. Wilks, M 1.$g·h.;E‚‚‚M NA;' Con aliing Engleerand Surveyor for constraction, Valuer and Assessor for the purchase, or Bale, of Steam-hips or

Launches

ALEXANDRA BOILVINGS, 2ND FLOO Hongkong, 1st May, 1911,

To-day's Advert sentent

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP · COM-

PANY; LIMITED,

OTICE is hereby given that on EXTRAORDINARY GEN- ERAL MEETING of the Douglas Stanislaip Company, Limited, will ba held at the Compsiny's Offeds; on SATURDAY, the 23rd day of Sep. tomber, 1911, at 12:16 o'clock in the nie, hun diy-subjoined Extra- ordiusry Resolati will be proposod: 1. That Art. 18 (3) of the Com

̧ ́pany's Arielus of Assosiation be altered by substituting the sum of $60,000 for the sum of $25,000 in line two.

Should the Resolation be passed by the required majority, it will be sub- witted for estimation as a special Reshition to Bead Extraordinary Meeting-which-will be subitoquently

convened.

Ditel, the oth Sept., 1911.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO..

[ General Mansgura.

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