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THE HONGKONG

HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.

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TELEGRAPH.

HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1921.

FAMINE - PHILANTHROPY STEREOTYPED CRICKET.

Of Shanghai Chinese.

England In the Pit." NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

With the sailing of the C. M.S. After what happened at Trent An INTERIM DIVIDEND of NOTICE is bereby givan that an ONE DOLLAR per share for the sainming from Shanghai for Bridge, it is difficult to go abroad EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL six months ending 30th June, Tiantain on the 27th ult. some and discovera real optimist left. MEETING of the above Com-1921, will be PAYABLE on Tues-47 famina refugees left for their England was quite as decisively pany will be held at the HONG-day, August 9th, on which date homes in the north. Another beaten as the actual result would be batch of 35*left by the C. M. S. suggest, Already there is a cry KONG HOTEL Pedder Street, Dividend Warrants may Victoria in the Colony of Hong obtained on application at the sinkong on the 29th, ult. The for someone's head, and, bit by kong, oa WEDNESDAY, the Company's Office.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY OF JULY, 1921, AT NOON, for the purpose of considering, and, if the Company will be CLOSED thought it, approving the draft from Tuesday, August 2nd to new Memorandum of Association Tuesday, August 9th, both days of the Company which will be inclusive, during which period no submitted to the Meeting. A Transfer of Shares can be Regis of print of such draft new Memo-tered,

WANTED.--Furnished room for bachelor (Englishman), with randum of Association and a By Order of the Board of Directo, Shanghai of hundreds of today. "Too much of The Old out board, Broadwood Road or print of the existing Memoran- tors. Morrison Hill District, or within dum of Association of the Com- easy distance from Race Course.pany may be seen at the Com- Apply Bar No. 592 c;o "Hong-pany's Registered Office in the kong Telegraph.”

TO BE LET.

TO LET.-Shamsen. Cantan.- A well-built and desirable house, suitable for office and residence. Immediate possession. Apply to David Sassoon. Hongkong.

Co., Ltd..

Hongkong Hotel, Pedder Strest! aforesaid, and a comparison of the print of the existing Memorandum

of Association with the print

now

(1) That the provisions of the Company's Memorandum of Association with respect to its objects be altered so as to read as shown in the print signed for the purpose of identification by the Chair man of this Meeting. and also for the following further purposes, namely

For the purpose of considering, TO LET.-Four Room Flat on and; if thought fit, approving the Kennedy Road for six Months, draft new Articles of the Company immediate posession.-Apply Rox which will be submitted to the No 595 c/o "Hongkong Tele-Meeting. A print of such new graph."

FOR SALE.

G. E. ELLAMS.

Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 18th July, 1.21.

COMPANY LIMITED. SILIMPOPON COAL.

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departure of these two groups bit, there is coming a general brings to light a very interesting realisation that our cricket future piece of Chinese philanthrophy. lies in the bands of the younger In November, last year, the generation, and we must be pre- Cantoness Merchants' Associa-pared to experiment and it need tion, under the leadership of Mr. be, face reverses, in order.fully Bing him. compradore to develop the talent we have Chua

Messrs. A R Burkill and see to it that the years to Sons, seeing the influx come do not find us so poor as

famine refugees, decided to Gang," reads one heading, while organize Famine Refugera" andkher asks, “Why not younger Relief Society in Chapei. Land men?" It will come, as it is was loaned for the purpose, money bound to come, but it will not be was subscribed, and a large num-just yet. The controlling author- ber of prominent local Chinese ities in cricket are still a little merchants readily agreed to serve conservative. All the wishing and on the Board of Directors. The sighing in the world, however, latter included Mr. Chun Bing-will not bring back the men we bim, who was appointed chief have had in the yearsgone by and director, Mamers. Fu Siao-en, Chu instead of looking to our past Pao-san, B. Y. Wang, J. S. Sheng, greatness it will be better to have and B. C. Yib. All preliminary regard to what is to come, writes

London sport.” arrangements having been com- pleted the Society was opened.

Within a comparatively short

Steamers calling at SEBATTIK or SANDAKAN exclusively for Bunkers are exempt from pay ment of ordinary Port Charges. The minimum draft of water voluntary services. The death of alongside the Company's Wharf one of the children, who refused at Sebattik is 23 feet at low water to be vaccinated, was recently Spring Tidea. Charts of Cowie reported. Bay (Sabattik Harbour) and any required information concerning the port can be had on applica- tion to

Articles and a print of the ex- isting Articles may be seen at the Company's Registered Office The in the Hongkong Hotel, Pedder Street aforesaid. In such priat the portions of the proposed new FOR SALE-Overland 5 seater Articles which differ from the tar 1920 model in splendid condi-existing Articles are indicated by tion, spare wheel tyre and all under ng ia black ink and by accessories. Owner drivaa. Price arginalm notes. Should the Meet-

We have this Day transferred for cash $2,200 or near offering approve of such new Articles! Apply Box No. 396 co "Hong with or with out modification, the Agency of the Queen Insar- kong Telegraph."

the subjoined Resolution will be ance Co. to Messra W. R. Loxley proposed as an Extraordinary & Co. Resolution, namely

VICTORIA. RECREATION

CLUB...

The ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of Members will be held at the Club on Friday, the 12th day of August. 1921, at 5.00 p.m. for the purpose of consider- ing and passing the Annual Re- ports and Statement of Accounta for 1920 and of transacting all other tu-iness which ought to be transacted thereat.

NOTICE.

E. D. SASSOON & CO. LTD. Hongkong, August 1st, 1921.

(5) That it is desirable" to capi-

A NEW START. Now that the famine is over the directors have decided to send them all back to their homes. The

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seen

A CONTRAST IN CAPTAINS.

AT YOUR SERVICE

CARS THAT ARE COMFORTABLE.

RATES THAT ARE REASONABLE,

DRIVERS THAT ARE RELIABLE.

SCENERY THAT IS ENCHANTING,

SATISFACTION THAT IS ASSURED.

Hongkong

BY

'PHONING EITHER

Kowloon T

The United Motor Co., Ltd.

WORLD THEATRE

Friday, 5th. to Monday, Sth. August.

--9.15 p.m. WILLIAM FOX

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presents

GLADYS BROCKWELL

in

TO HONOR & OBEY."

Is Your Wife a Companion or only & Convenienca ?.

Charlie Chaplin in **

THE ADVETURER ".

215 p.m. and 7.15 p.m. "THE MOON RIDERS," 11th & 12th episodes, 5.15 p.m. THUNDER-BOLTS of FATE.

Sunday, at 9.15 p.m. only

WOMAN & THE LAW will be screened for the last time.

FAULTS OF THE SELECTORS. Stereotyped. That is the word.

of the draft new Memorandum of THE COWIE HARBOUR COAL Association will show where in immediate the draft new Memorandum of TO LET.-With possession. No. 4 Queen's Road Association differs from the exist Cetntral Hongkong. Offices only ing Memoran m of Association.

The undersigned are prepared sinate on the fat, Pad. 3rd, 4th. Should the Meeting approve of

DOUGLAS OUGHT TO GO. Memorandum off to quote prices for best quality and 5th Floors.. Entrance in such

SILIMPOPON

It may seem a little unsporting with 07 without freshly mined Duddell Street, Hongkong, with Association use of two lifts, each floor fitted modification, the subjoined Re-COAL, trimmed into Bunkers at period. 100 refugees were taking to kick a man after failure, but I 43 SEBATTIK or SANDAKAN shelter in, and were being support- may be absolved from condemns- with Electric Wiring for lights solution will be proposed

Extraordinary Resolution, (British North Borneo) or to ed by the Depot. More than 600 of tion on that score, by what I bave and two lavatories. Apply to Box an

contract for regular Bunker Sup-these have already been sent to written previously, with the full namely:- 593 c/o "Ilongkong Telegraph."

knowledge of the defests in plies for 6 or 12 months at favour-their homes.

Food and clothes were supplied Australia before me, in defence of able rates."

to them free of charge. All of them Douglas. Let me retreat from the should po are required to be vaccinated. position. Douglas Vaccinations were car.ied out by longer captain England. In the Dr. Stafford Cox who gave his hundredth test he showed a lack of imagination, an entire absence of the spirit of enterprise, followed hackneyed methods to such an extent that his leadership was a bandicap rather than a help. The least of bis mistakes was when England were batsing for the first time, and Holmes, the Yorkshire

BRADLEY & CO. LTD.

plan for sending home man, who was wearing his inter- are:-Those 15 years of age or national cap for the first time Agents,

over are given $10, three pounds in his career, was batting steadily and confidently, while the other COWIE HARBOUR COAL of bread and a free passage

igranted by the China Merchants wickets were falling thick and CO. LTD.

"Why does not Douglas Steam Navigation Co) to Tiant- fast.

in

well- Rhodes ?" A sin, after which they will be send transported to their homes at the known cricketer pot the ques- expense of the Society. Those tion, but there was no answer. who are under 15 years of age captain with imagination

have

that the did not know what to do with placing of men, and no captain are given the same concessions would with the exception that they time bad come to experiment. him. MacMonald, too, showed a could do better than watch Rhodes and Homes have been few unexpected tricks. Can you Armstrong at work in this direc- receive $5 instead of $10.

There are still between 30 to 40 joined in some telling stands for imgaine a man, played for fast tion. It would be a lesson that There was something refugees, who have been sup their county, why not see what bowling. suddenly dropping to would help in the winning of ported by the Society in Shang-they could do agains: Australia? mediora pace and using a pro-games.

marry 19, after nounced break? That is what just a bit stereotyped about the bai. These people refuse to return Rhodes hit s

Try and MacDonald did, and when our work of the Englishmen, and the to their homes, so that work will Holmes bad gone. bave to be found for them, imagine the moral effect if he had men were expecting sheer speed. winners were helped thereby. probaby with the Chapei Munic-bit those runs in partnership wish they got something entirely pal Council.

his fellow-county man. It would different, and suffered greatly in Sever orphans have caused the have been a real stand, and would consequence. Jessop b-a-likened and the disease is permesting the talise the sum of $1.000.000 authorities some anxiety bat a have beartened the men who the pair to Lockwood and Richard whole of our cricket, i suppost found had to follow. Still, one cannot son. The rey beards whose we shall have another stereotyped being part of the undivided way out of this profits of the Company stand-whereby the little ones were to condemn a captain on that alone beads are buried in the past say team picked this week-end to that he exaggerates. That is as represent us in the next Tes: ing to the credit of General be sent to the Chapel B-nevolent nor will one try.

it may be, but of this one can be game. I hope not but I have my Reserve, and accordingly that Association where they will be

Douglas failed, because of his certain we have no bowlers in doubts. Perhaps towards the end for the purpose of effecting educated and taught trades. such capitalisation such sum The North China Daily News lack of enterprise in the handling England today with anything of the season, when we have lost The wicket approaching the pace and skill of beyond all hope of recovery, the of $1,100,000 be distributed as learns that from the time of its of his bowling.

Durston has proved selectors will take their courage bonus among the

share-opening last November up to the suited Rhodes and Woolley, and these two. hotders of the Company in present time some $25,000 bes ret Rhodes was not put on until himself our best, and he puzzled in their hands and pick such as proportion to the shares in been used for the support of these late in the game, though not too the Australians at Lord's, but he Chapman, & boy of 20, G.A.T. Jate to get two good wickets, and is no: a Gregory. One pessimist Storens, or Ashton, of Cam- the Company's present people.

end a partnership that was be-after the debacle of that first bridge. These varsity men gave Capital of $1.000.000 held by

By this innings remarked that if we were the Australians the coming troublesome. them respectively on the date

tine Australia had gained a big to get the ashes back, we roust amount of leather banting tha hereinafter referred to, and

lead that they had no right to hold put our young men ia training. they have yet had this seaso0. that a bonna be declared ac

and that would not have been and then wait until the time Youths at the varsities thumped cordingly. And further that

their's if the English bowling had that Gregory has joined the the might of the c lonial bowling the Company's Board of Dir.

has beens." all over the field. Durston. been made the most of As soon great band ectors be and they are hereby

as Douglas started to experiment There is a great deal of truth in at Lord's, worried authorised to satisfy such

the end of the Australian innings that exaggerated as it is, and if as no bowler has gone, and got bonus as far as possible by the distribution in mander A Peking report says:-The was in sight. What a contras: Australia win the rubber, as wickets, and we looked in vain aforesaid of 100,000 shares of Japanese some time ago start and Armstrong gave us. Why, at one seems very probable, it will be to for them in the team at Notting- $10 each credited as fully International Exchange syndicate time during England's second in-Gregory and MacDonald that ham. The ways of some selectors are truly beyond all understand- paid up among the persons in Peking in co-operation with pings, he changed the bowling she will ow- her success.

PERFECTION IN FIELDING. ing. E Tyldesley made nothing who are registered as the Yang Tu and a number of Chinese balf a dozen times while as many

Another factor in our failure and seven at Treat Bridge, and holders of the shares con-mercbants. The scheme was runs were being scored. He never

batsman time to was our fielding. The English because he did not get a century. stitating the Company's pre-dropped on account of the bitter gave the

It did not matter team was not bad, in the light of it is whispered amongst those a sent Capital of $1,000,000 on opposition of the people. It is settle down.

we see at county games, who generally know these things. such date as the Company's now learned that under the to him that a bowler was scoding what Board of Directors shall auspices of the Japanese Mitsui down maiden over after maiden but it suffered beyond belief by tha: he may not get his place in decide such last mentioned Bank and a number of Japanese over. Negative success such as comparison with the tourists the next team, yet be was batting shares to rank pari pasau prominent capitalists, the scheme that will not win test games. He The men from down under were like a master when he was hit Our men and bowled off his chin. Hend m. with the shares constitut has been revived and a capital of wanted wickets and that quickly, keenness personified. ing the Company's pre Yen 20,000,000 has been slready and he experimented until he got picked up as cleanly and chased too, got nothing and seven, bad, them. Gilbert Jessop, writing on the ball with as much speed, but in the general opinion, showed sent Capital of $1,000,000 subscribed. in respect of all profits Because of the opposition of the first day's play criticised the there was lacking that snap which that he was hardly the player for of the Company earned since the Chinese people and the strict Australian skipper for leaving distinguished the work of the a great occasion, that be has not Australian eleven. Every man the Test match temperament, yet the 31st December, 1920 restriction of the Company Law Mailey out of the team.

"In the light of events," wrote was on his toes throughout, and be is regarded as a certainty for and such distribution to be in of Japan, the promoters bare The Crancher," "it would ap- every turn to the wicket-keeper the Lord's game. And there is satisfaction of the aforemen- decided to establish the new tioned bonus.

enterprise according to the Amer. [pear to bave been an astute move was made as though a life de- wonder that we do not win. ican Law. Its head ffice is to to leave out the googlie bowler, pended on it. There was subtletly AND NOTICE IS HEREBY be located in Peking with but

a certain shortage in their movements, too.

batsman would glance round and

YOU ARE JUST AS OLD each so as to make such EXTRAORDINARY Capital $1,000,000 consistingAL MEETING of the Company A number of the Japanese shortage, but he was alone in that the moment he shaped for his as you feel. A pair of correctly of 100,000 folly paid up will be held at the HONGKONG Capitali interested have arrived respect. To the majority of us stroke the fielders moved a yard fitted glasses is a powerful factor. HOTEL, Pedder Street aforesaid in Tientsin and are conferring who looked on, and to the English here and two yarde there; three in making you feel young. the Efficiency demands that you on WEDNESDAY, the THIRTY with Yang Tu and the Chinese, team as well, there was a great slips became four, and (4) That after the division FIRST DAY OF AUGUST, 1921. and paying close attention to the deal too much strength in the batsman punched the ball only wear glasses if your eyes are not aforesaid, the Capital of the AT NOON, for the purpose of feeling of the Chinese people attack. There was a virility and to and that the route selected perfect. Fully fifty per cent. of in people who do not wear Company be increased from receiving a report of the proceed towards them. They are using variety in it that held the bats was unexpectedly and efficiently

patrolled. As an example of glasses should do so. A great foresaid, to $2.500.000 divided ings at the above mentioned their influence to induce some of tren helpless.

TWO GREAT BOWLERS., perfect fielding nothing was fuerony are unaware of the real into 250,000 shares of $10 Meeting in so far as regards the prominent personages

As I had forecasted, Gregory han the innings of Ernest condition of their eyes until the each by the creation of 150,- tesolution Nos. 3, 4 and 5 above Peking to interest themselves in

made. The Hong- 000 ne shares of $10 earband of confirming, if thought fit, the scheme. In commenting upon and MacDonald were mainls Tyldesly. The young Lancastrian sach w shares (subject as such last mentioned Resolutions this, the Chinese press points out responsible. We fondly imagin was at the wickes punching with ko ptical Co., Successors to that it is one of the first step of ed that we had seen the best of power and wim, bifting har and Clark & Co. Refracting sod. hereinafter mentioned) to be as Special Resolations. issued at such time or times Dated this fourteenth day of the new policy of Japan towards Gregory in the various county often, making strokes the would Manufacturing opticians, located

and the July, 1921. and on such terms

R. C. WITCHELL. Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, ad August, 1921.

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.

The Memorial Stone at Fanling erected in memory of the mem- bera of the Club who fell in the Great War will be unveiled by His Excellency the Governor on Sunday 14th inst., at 5 p.on.

Main Course. Fanling. This course will be reopened for play on Sunday 14th inst. The Bye-law restricting Larlies from playing on certain days is can- celled from 15th inst., until fur.

ther notice.

Relief Course. Fanling. This course will be closed for topdressing on Monday, 13th iast. until further notice." ..By order of the Committee.

J. E. ROSS.

fion. Secretary.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE Undersigned have received

THE

instructions to sell by Publir

Auction on

Thursday, the th Aug., 1921

at 12 o'clock noon

at their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street

Ope 5-Seater 20 H.P. Maxwell

Motor Car with Electric starter, Lamps & Horn

etc.

Further particulars and inspec-

tion orders may be had from the Undersigned.

Torms Cash on delivery,

LAMMERT BROS."

Auctionuere.

(2) That the new Articles al

ready approved by this Meet- ing and for the purpose of identification subscribed by the Chairman thereof, be acd the same are hereby adopted as the Articles of the Com- pany to the exclusion of and in substitution for all the existing Articles thereof.

HEREBY AND NOTICE ALSO GIVEN that a SECOND EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the HONGKONG HOTEL Pedder Street aforesaid. on Saturday, the THIRTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST, 1921, AT NOON. for the purpose of receiving a report of the proceed- ings at the above mentioned; Meeting and of confie ing. if thought El as Special Resolutions, the above mentioned Resolutions (Nos. 1 and 2).

Should the first of the above Resolutions (No. 1) be co..firmed| as a Special Resolation by the requisite majority, the alterations in the Company's Memorandum of Association consequently in- volved will be submitted to the Supreme Court of Hongkong for!

confirmation.

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the said SECOND EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING to be beld as aforesaid will be continued for the purpose of considering, and, if thought fit, pussing the following further Resolutions as: Extraordinary Resolutions, name- ly:-

(3) That each of the "existing 20,000 fully paid up shares

of $50 each constituting the

Com-any's present Capital of! $1,00,000 be divided into 5

HUGE JAPANESE EXCHANGE SYNDICATE.

To be Registered Under Ameriean Law.

L

of

The

fully paid up shares of $10 ALSO GIVEN that a THIRD bracches throughout all import-in their attack was apparent."

GENER ant commercial centres of China. Jessop may have seen that note the positions of the field, and

shares of $10 each.

$1,00,000 consi-ting 45 8-

conditions in every re- the Company's *pect - 28 Board of Directors may think fit.

By Order of the Board.

J. H. TAGGART,

Manager.

in

xamination

greatest

the tourists

China, which is changing from games, and what we saw made bave brought him a rapid 50 in ir 53, Queen's Road Central, have Degative into positive and from us a bit nervous, but a shock county games, and yet for half the equipment to test your eyes military into economical aggres-awaited us. The long Austraila an hour he was denied the decdiately. Testing the sight sion The people are urged to had bee fast before, but he was satisfaction of notching a single, and fitting glasses in the pay close attention to it.

measurably faster, and our men It was the essence of perfect exclusive business