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NOTICE

EAST POINT GARAGE.

EWO SⱭREKT.

(ÒN TRAMWAY ROUTE TO CAUSEWAY BAYJ

The Management beg to inform the Public that the above new and commodious Garage is now open for their inspection. Cars may be garaged in separate lock-up stalls @ $15.00 per month.

Repair of all kinds exsented at reasonable rates with atisfaction guaranteed.

Telephone No 34:2

CO.

E. HING &

SHIPBU DOLNIG MATERIALS, SHIFCHANDLERS AND

HARDWARE MERCHANTS.

'PHONE NO. 1|10.

PUBLISHED ANNUALLY.

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METALS

of all kinds, especially for ship building and engineering works. Complete stork, Best terms. immediate delivery.

S.NCON & CO.,

Established A. D. 1880.)

HING LUNG ST. Phone 515

A. TACK & CO,

The Largest Photo-Supplies

in the Colung

DEVELOPING AND, PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.

46. DES VEUX ROAD.

MEE

CENTRAL

FONG

HIGH CLASS PHOTOGRAPHER

Old Scpreme Court Building

Special Department for Develop

25, WING WOO ST.

CENTRAL

FRIDAY, DECEMBER

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

CHINESE SEAFARERS.

CRICKET.

W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.

ENGINEERS & SHIP- BUILDERS, HOK UN KOWLOON.

HARBOUR FEPAIRS Call Flag "L"

Works

Sole Agents for

Manager.

→ KELVIN MOTORS." Motors from 12 B.H.P. to 50 B.H.P. now in stock also spare parts.

Tel K21.

K.633. Secretary

.. K 369. Harbour Engineers, K.604. K.622. Telegrams SEYBOURNE.“

MEE CHEUNG. HIGH CLASS PHOTOGRAPH.

Demand Higher Pay.

Army v. Navy. The Chiese Seamen's lawo in H.K.Ü.C. ground, and won by the Played on Wednesday on the Hongkong has recently presented Army. The latter batted first, letters to all the shipping firms in losing one wicket for 29. 2 for 30 the Colony, demanding a 30 per and 3 fue 59. Captain Olliver made cent increase of wages for members top score, his 30 including ten who earn more than 520 a month. boundaries: bus there wery savern) and 40 per cent for those who other substantial contributions, receive less than $80.

The Chinese Seamen's l'aion, in the innings with sight wickets down sad it was possible to declare which almost all Chiness seatpen for 203. clube in the Colony have been

Nasy went for the incorporated, was formed this year and has a membership of several thousand seafarers,

were

runs in fine style. Jotham hitting up 101 before they Franks and

separated. Capt Spinks The letter which appears below: Wood joined Jotham. losing she got Franks caught off his first ball. was sent on the 20th, ult, and later at 109 to a good catch by ter the only reply received by the Edwards, near the pavilion mila, ligion is from the Hongkong taken while running at top speed. Csaton, and Macan Steamboat Three wickets tell cheaply, for Company, which stated that the 142, and thes Wood, alter lifting management would give the matter Baker out of the ground on to the their earnest attention.

An ocial of the Seamen's turned on to the bowler in the

road bear the Supreme Court, re Talon informed our representative same over, & for 150. The rest went

terday that if tha L'oioa received na reply from the other winners by 42 ruas.

out in procession, leaving the Army

Scores: companies in the next few days aị reminder would be addressed to... Col. Wyndham, e Jutham,

Arsay. overy company, in which a certain period probably a week would ba b Crole Re prescribed within which a definite Capt. Oliver, e Chambers, b reply should be giren.

Morison The letter follows:

Re Increase of Wages.

A Union has been formed con

wisting of the Chinese members of the crews serving on coastal and river steamers which sign Krog kong articles.

Major Edwar, e Frsaks, b

Morrison

Capt. Daries.

Morrison

Hamilton,

Lt. Melkaald, Heatty 5. S. Redpath. at Fracks, b Capt, Spinks, 1.b.w. Beatty

Forbes

It is the desire of the l'alos to bring to your native certain facts. Bikes, not out...

Pte. Brown, and b Morriso relative to the present sesle of

Lt. Girabsmack out. wages paid to the Chinese crew co beard the ses.

Sgt. Holiman. did not bat

Extra-

These facts are shortly as follow 1. It is common knowledge that within the last few years the price of all the ordinary necessities of) ie has increased considerabis. In particular in the volcas of: Boogkong, has there been eportous increase in house rest.

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Tolight akte.... Howling sales —

Crole Rees Beatty alorrisca

la consequence of the general i Chambers

Forbes

Sary.

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increase in the cost of living, and! the fact that there has been noi corresponding increase in their wages, the members of our Union Lt. Franke, Brown, b Spinks..: are now and have for some time Lt. Com. Jotham, Edwards, b past been suffering great hard

OTHERS take your photos, but by our 3 years experience we ships. take yours in EXCELI ENT CONDITION and

3. The following is a conservative NATURAL estimate of the expenses which say

COMPLEXION instead of mere member of the Aasccistion has in 15 clear and sharp.

Studio: Ice House Street.

MASSAGE HALL

23. FLOWER STREET,

MBS. S. 'ZUNOGE. MES. MORITA

- POTICATED MASSEURS. PAIENT PAKATAAN TATA UTS P

• DENE,

"For the Blood is the Life."

Sufferers

from Bad Legs, Abscesses. Ceres. Piles, Glandular Sel-2. Laeme, Boi, Piers and Eruptions. Goat, espalham, not make that part, They are wayd quindi to de

free the biocel to the peIN MASA ATIN matt, the 20 sau 5 such pot Charee Miz Mehdiye

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Pature Suites.

Clarke's Blood Mixture

**Everybody's Blood Purifier."

ping Printing for Amateurs and AMMUNITION IN SACK.

Enlarging & Framing.

CREEN IS AND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Casks of 375 iba net.

In Bags of 250 lbs, net.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Managers.

Hongkong.

MARTIN'S PIOL & STEEL Jar Lades PILLS ★Frunek Remedy for ail Irregularities. Thutesady of Ladies always keep a buz of Martin'e Pile iz low hours, so tha: an 18e Best sign of any irregularity of ministered. Thovem do nae thresa renom- bend them, hase their esermos Alt Chetrue and Avores sell them trong beat the Warid, or poss crews-, MARTIN, Cmiet, Southampton, Rug-

MARTIN'S

DE IR JAU Kepp_Lamery V MOJALO KI

APIOL & STEEL

1 for the PILLS

meet each month:

s. Reat, even of the

cubicle, ST.

Spinks

Comdr. Wood, e alb Raker... 20 Rev. Crole Rees, Wyndham,

b Davies.

Lt. Com. Grek, 5 McDonald

Lt. Kidaten. 5 Daries.... mallest L: Com. Douglas Hamilton, e

Graham Daries...

b. Rice consumed by his L. Forbes, act cat

family, at least $ for each E R. A. Chambers, run out.

Lt. Beatty, scd & Davies. Market expenses for ther¦ Surg. Lt. Morrison, b Haker Food, at least $6 for the

person,

family.

Educational expenses for

his children 53

e. Clothing, even of the lowest

quality, ale per gest, i e $1.50 per month

f. Lighting, fuel, oil, say $2.

Extras.

Total.

Bowling analysis.—

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Davies

McDonald

Edward-

Thus the family expenses of any sker uzember according to the store Grahats chedule cannot be less thao 220 BrowL per mocih, allowing nothing for Spiska

the member's personal expenditure.

In addition each member has to

BAZAAR.

Acknowledgments.

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pay bis monthly sub-cription to the ST. VINCENT DE PAUL Seaman's Lodziag Heme of 31 50,; and on the arrival of steamers in Hongkong, he has to engage sam pens to convey himself and bis Juggage from the steamer at 85 The Haraar Committee of the average cost of $1.50 per month. Society of St. Vincent de Paul, in The member's personal outlay acknowledging receipt of donations for clothing is about 33 per month and prices for the Bazaar to be, and bis sundry expenses $2 per held on December lib. wish to tbank the donore for their

month.

On these figures the average generosity. expenses of say member per monis Mos Molly and Master are about $0, while the average Gom24 income of an ordinary Chinese Mrs. P. Y. Enteibo. seaman is about $22. in CCD-

Mr. Mok Kom-sang sequence many of the members of Mr P. 31 N, da Silva

$100.00 50.00 70.00

50,00 25.00 25.00

our Union hase for the past year err. En Kam tone a more been steadily running into Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-psk...

Rev. Father P. Lu, silver card Our Union therefore desires to case.

debt.

Seized on Wharf. When conged with eit possés. *ion of 200 bullets and 1,000 cap-, lay before you a request for so Rer. Mothers at Home for the * Chinese gesterday informed Mr. increase in wages on the following aged poor, cushions and embroidery

maa wbscale:

R. E. Lindsell that a went sabore with him in a sam

pan from the 8.3. Hwab Piny requested him to take the ammuni tion ashore. The constable who made the arrest, however, denied that defendant was accompanied

s. For all members earning over $30 per month, so increase of 30%.

b. For all membera earning under $30 per month, ab increase of 48.

by anybody. He landed from a The Union desires that such ampsa by bitma-l on the Leung increase of wages shall commence Cheong whart, and carried a sack no the 1st November instant, and in which the emunitop was found you to be good enough to

"It is a care of deliberate smug. grant the same, gling, oberived the Magistrate. Dated the 26th day of Nov., 1921, when deler dast seis he was a cook -mployed us the ab Prog "Three months" bard labour.”'

GENERAL NEWS.

FEEDING SCHOOL CHILDREN, sitous school children in London Twenty-nine thousand neces

work.

Mrs. Santos, fancy work. Mrs. F. M. Yranovich Botelho, assortment of fancy articles.

Miss M. Bond, parcel of needle work.

Mrs. J. Gibaca, complete set off baby's dresses.

Mrs. G. P. Jordan, 4 frames. Mr. F. G. E. Cruz, fano

basketa.

Mr. Wong Kam-fuk, 10 doze ladiestickmga,

Mrs. B N. Beaurepaire, 4 even- ing bags.

A few minutes let the constable brought into Court another man

BUCKINGHAM'S FIRST who claimed to be the owner of the

CENTE ARIAN. Mra. Mina Mary Small, widow ammunition and sccepted all res are now being fed, compared with of the late Councillor John Small, ponsibility On the instructions | 13,000 last year. of his Worship this man was charg

of Buckingham, bas celebrated ed by the Police. Sub-Iospector

her 100th birthday. As far as Mr. John Wanamaker, the well-can be ascertained she is the first, Macdoosid said he believed defen known Philadelphia merchant, is centenarian dant was

of the ancient a bona fide traveller. to establish a Y.M.C.A. building borough of Buckingham. The Magistrate imposed a fine of at Moscow, to commemorate the $50. With regard to the cook of centenary of Bir

Y.M.C.A. FOR MOSCOW,

George

the Hwah Ping, the sentence was Williams's birth. He has pre- changed to a similar fine. Defon-viously given association build- dent, aid Mr. Lindsell, knew the ings to Madras, Calcutta, Kyote, arma were there and took the risk. Seoul, and Peking.

Will there be VCIROLA in your

Home this Christmas?

S. Moutrie & Co., Ltd. Bola Victor Distributors,

1921.

A rany at this Prospertas in English and Chinzar has bris fled with the Registrar of Companies

The Subscription list will open on 15th day of November, 1921. and will close on or before 15th day of December. 1921.

THE HONGKONG HIDE & LEATHER

COMPANY, LIMITED.

INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE 1911-1914

SHARE CAPITAL $1,000,000.00

Divided into 100,000 ordinary shares of $10 eacb.

Of the above shards 19,710 are to be issued and credited as paid up, and sa hereinafter mentioned, 36,290 of the remaining shares are now offered for public subscription, papable as follows:

$5 per share on Allotment

$5 per are on application.

It is not proposed jaue the balance of 25,000 shares until it shall appear necessary or advisable to do in the interests of the Company), and for the purpose of the further development of the Compass undertaking.

DIRECTORS.

Hon. Mr. LAU CHU PAK,"Gentleman, Caine Road, Hongkrag.

W. A. DOWLY, Exchange and Bullion Broker, Room 6, Post Office Buildings, Hongkong. M. CHAN BAHR. Managing Director, Bincere Company, Limited. Hongkong.

HO JACK LUM, Partner, Kwong Sang Lee, Hangkung.

W. M. HUMPHREYS, Partner, W. G. Humphreya & Co.M5, Duddell Street, Hongkong.

BANKERS

Hongkong & Shanghal Banking Corporation, Chartered Bank of India, Australla and Chino, Bank of China.

SOLICITORS:-Wilkinson and Grist. SECRETARY:-Splay Humphreys.

AUDITORS:-Perey Staith Seth and Fleming. REGISTERED OFFICE:-3. Duddell Stree ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS.

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Cbject. This Company has been formed to purchase as a going concern the business known as the Humphreya Hide and leather Works, carried un by the firm af W. G. Humphreys and Company of No 3. Duddell Street, Hongkong.

Premises at

Business-The business comprises the manufacture of all kinds of Leather and the dealing in of hides and skins, and of all descriptions of goods and merchandise incidental to the business of soch cature, and is carried on upon extensive, well-built, commodious, and modern premises situated at Ms Tau Kok Kowloon, on Kowloon Inland Lots Nos 1267 and 640, which contaio 8 ares of 110,942 square feet, held under a Crown Lease for 75 years with an Ma Tan Kek opti n of a further 75 years from the 19th day of December. 1911, subject to s Utown rent of $500.00 per annum. These premises are within the Offensive Trade Ares se defined by b. Saoitary Authority and a licence has been granted by the Government to carry on the business of

Tannery all respects thereon.

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Bite-The Site is ideal for the purposes of the business, its ares is ample for any future extra- sions that may be necessary, it is situated on the main road between Hok Un and Kowloon City, and is in close proximity to the sea frook.

Bulldings.-The extensive buildings erected on the Property ars crastructed of the best solid brick and concrete with tiled roots, and concrete pits and door: this type of construction ensures a low rate of Insurance stair st Fire,

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Machinery and Motive Power.- The Tannery in equipped with the most up to date Hide end Leather working machinery. The motive power is supplied by a 100 B. H. P. Crude Oil Bolinder Engine with Generator dirves econected, the various processes in the Tannery being operated by

parute Eletric drives items individual Holors.

Water Supply. There is an independent supply of water from a specially constructed Well on the premises which is ample and suitable for the business.

Labour-patiul and healthy supply of cheap country labour both male and female is al- wags obtainable. The expansion of the business will therefore provide employment to a large zumber of Chinese labourers whose increased efficiency and development is in itself suficient to commend this undertaking to all those who bare the interests of Chinese and Biri b trade at heart. From the fore. going facts it is asserted that from its equipment and position the Tannery has few equals.

Purposes of Formation.-The Reason of the Vendors in turning the business into a limited Habits Company, are:- To procure the necessary additional Capital required, in order to meet the increasing demand for their Leather."16) To furcoer develop the business along sound progressive lines.

TERMS OF PURCHASE.

To premises are sold to the Company subject to a charge to the Mortgagees to secure $300,vue at "an interest of $7 per cent per annum. The Bongezees stipulate that $100,000 shall be resaid by the Company at an early date nad consent to the.balsace remaining on loan If is anticipated the shara now offered to the public are fully sub-cribed it is proposed to pay off the whole debt. forthwith.

Valuation of Property.-Hereunder are set forth at conservative Sgures the value of the croperty purchased by the Company and upon which the Vendors have based the purchase price.

Land (K.LL."1267 and 6-40= 110,912 -q. feet) sad Buildings thereon as valued by

J. Caer Clark, Architect and Surveyor

$ 300.505.00 Machinery and Plant as valued by Boht. Hunter, of Macdonald & Co., Engineers Stock of Hades, Leather, Chemicals and Materials etc., as per valuation by S. Humphrey and certifel by Edmund McGrath, Tanner, less amounts due as shown by the books.

120,779.11

65,821.05

$ 497,105 16

No charge for Boodwill, etc.-in as much as the undertaking is a comparatively new one, the Vendors present to the Company the goodwill of the business and the trade marks and chops relating to their goods, which are already well known and growing in popularity rapidly

The Vearlors alan claim no recompense for approximately 2 years of careful experimental work, as a result of which climatic and other difficulties have been overcome, the types of Leather most suited

to the Chinese market gauged, and exact manufacturing cost ascertained.

APPROPRIATION OF CAPICAL

The capital of $562,500 to be provided by the present issue of 56,200 shares, now offered for public subscription, is intended as regards $262,900:

(a) To provide for the extension of the drying accommodation of Tannery.

by For the purpose of providing further working capital in order to finance the rapidly

increasing business. The balance will be devoted to paying off the existing loan of $300,000 upon the security of the Property.

Dividend.It is provided by the Articles of Association that a preferential dividend of 10% per samum be paid to shareholders before any appropriation of profits is made by the Directors to the Reserve Fund.

Contract —The following contract has been entered into:

Contract dated the 10th day of November 1021 between W. G. Humphreya & Co., of 6, Duddell Street, Hongkong, Merchants, the owners of the properties of the one part, and Charles David Wilkinson on behalf of the Company of the other part for the sale of the business and the leasehold property registered in the Land Office as Kowloon Inland Lota 640 and 1267 together with all messuages tenements fixtures erections and buildings erected thereon.

The purchase price for the sale of the properties has been fixed by the vendors who are the promoters" of the Company at $487,100, nothing being charged for the goodwill. Of this sum $300,000 will be payable to the Mortgagees for the purpose of paying of a loss of that amount advanced to the Vendors on the security of the properties, and the balance of $187, 100 will be paid and satisfied by the allotment of 18,710 ordinary shares credited as fully paid up.

Confidence of the Vendors. That the Vendors themselves have every confidence in the undertaking is shown by the fact that they are receiving so cash consideration for the sale of the Tannery, but are accepting shares in the new Company.

Applications will be received by Hongkong and Shanghai Ranking Corporation, Chartered

Bank of India, Australia and China, Bank of China.

And Prospectus and forms of application can be obtained at the above Banks, or from:-Members of the Hongkong Stock Exchange, Members of the Hongkong Share Brokers Association, The Registered Office of the Company, or at the offices of the Com pany's Solicitors, Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, 9, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong.