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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY. MAY 4. 1922.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY DAVIS COMPANY, LTD.-

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

WANTED.

WANTED-STAMPS. German-

Provisionals. State quantity.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS,

condition (minc, unused or used) Public Auction an

and price. Apply Box No. 706 c/o Hongkong Telegraph."

Friday, the gth. May, 1973

commencing at 11 8.5.

NOTICE

OF CANTON, LIMITED,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

I have to-day assumed charge: of this company's business in

G. H. CORSE, Jr. Hongkong: May, 1st. 1922.

CONSULATE DE FRANCE.'

Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction NOTICE IS BEREBY GIVES | Hongkong. receiv. Sale, to be held on Monday, the that the Forty-ninth Ordinary Chins, Tientsin and Foochow THE Undersigned hare rate 8th day of May, 1992, at 3 Yearty Meeting of the Society p.m., at the offices of the Public will be held at its Head Office, Works Department, by Order of Nos. 3 & 4, Queen's Buildings, His Excellency the Governor, of Hongtorg, on Friday, 13th May, one Lot of Crown Land at 1923, at noon, for the purpose Pokfulam Road in the Colony of of receiving the Report of the Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, Directors and the Statement of) with the option of renewal at a Accounts to 31st. December,igat, Crown Rent to be fixed by the and of declaring Dividends, etc.

The TRANSFER BOOK of the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 Society will be CLOSED from April agth. to May 12th., both

WANTED.Competent short- hand typist (female) wanted. Apply, stating full particulars of Experience also Salary requited to Box No. 704 co.." Hongkong

Telegraph."

WANTED.-A

Second-hand

"Harley Davidson Side Car in good condition. Apply to Box No. 103 co "Hongkong Tele- graph."

WANTED. Immediately com- petent Tspist with good know- ledge of Stenography for 2/3 Months. Please apply to Box No. 709 c/o Hongkong Telegraph.”

WANTED. - Two Teachers. Apply to the Director of St. Joseph's College.

TO BE LET.

To Let -One new big OFFICE ROOM is the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation ♫ premises. Apply SANG KEE do Compradore Depart- ment, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.

SANG KEE Hongkong. th. April, 1922

TO LET.

One

OFFICE ROOM. partly furnished. in Powell's Building. Apply P. O. Box No. 39.

ΤΟ

LET.-Furnished Flat in good locality, lower level. apply Box No. 703 clo

kong Telegraph."

FOR SALE.

ABSOLUTELY NEW

at their Sales Rooms, Daddoll

Streat,

One case White Shirtings - 15 Raincoats

20 Drume Anti-Corrosive Black

Easmel

5 bags Bolts and Nis

18 bags Iron Washers

2 cases Tobacco

4 cases Petit Pois

25 cases Fluid Magnesia

4 cases Cyanide of Potassium 3 cases Resin

5 cases Acid Nitric Pre 368 Tips Talcum Powder 106 Large tins Infant Food 246 Small tins Infant Food Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.

TUE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on

Saturday, the 6th. May, 1923 commencing 12 11 8.m.

at No. 31 Godown of the Hong- kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd. Kowloon 276 Sara and 30 bundles Iron 113 bundles Bar Ends

I bundle Galvanized Pipe 1, case Shark Fins 26 pieces Pig Iron

(stored in the above godown) 513 Bars Iron

4 Bundles Iron Sheets 18 Bundles Bar Ends

(stored in No. 28 Godowa) 5 Bars Iron (stored in "L" Godown) and afterwards at Holt's Whart 110 Life Rafts

Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers.

Hong.THE Undersigned have received

(1) Two 80 BHP. Single Cylin der Bolinder Oil Engines. Revs. 225 per minute.

(2) Two 50 BHP. two cylinder Bolinder Oil Engines direct connected to 25 KW.115 Volt direct current com- ponad wound) dynamos complete with back of board fold rheostat for each ma- chine.

(3) Two oil fuel tanke capacity

of each 20 tons. Apply to Bolinders, c/o this Paper.

FOR SALE.-One practically new Semi-Diesel motor 175 H.P. 2 cylinders 275 R.P.M., together with complete set of spare parts- in perfect running order. Can be seen on application to The Far East Oxyzen & Acetylene Co. Ltd.

FOR SALE. Bentley's com- plete phrase code, packet edition. price $15.00. Full size. price $20.00 per copy.

Apply to S. & Co., British Post Office, Box No. 332 Shanghai.

FOR SALE. - Advertiser has Furniture (4 Booms) for disposal end May. Mostly L. C. & Coy. make. Apply Box No. 708 elo

Hongkong Telegraph."

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVI- GATION COMPANY LIMITED.

instructions to sell by Public Auction on

Monday, the 8th. May, 1923 commencing at 11 a.m.

at their Sales Rooms, Duddell

Street.

cases "Golden State "Chan- pague (pints)

130 cases Califorcia Vermouth

29 casks Grain Spirit

On view now. Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS, Auctioneers.

THE Undersigned have receised instructions to sell by Public Auction on

Tuesday, the nth. May, 1927, commencing at 11 8.m.

at Wan Tiu Kee's Coal Yard, Wanchai

For account of the concerned) 25 Tons Briquette Coal Terms: Cash on delivery

LAMMERT BROS..

Auctioneers.

HE Undersigned have received THE

instructions to sell ty Public Auction on Saturday, the 13th. May, 1932. commencing at 11 a.m.

at No. 400 Canton Road. Mongkoktsui

One Steam Engine

(from s.s. Boogkong) H. P.

-1400 -28, 33, 54 -40°

Cylinders

Stroke

Also

3 Shafts (no tail) and 1 gearing

shaft

6 Lengths Anchor chain

1 Dookey Pump

years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.{days inclusive,

Kwality.

Talend led No. 2589.

Near Inland Lot No. 1297,

No. of dais.

Registry Nu.

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Boundary

Susanremen LE

1.

fack. Feat. Leet. | feek.

100 230 200

Shoot

FOR HAIPHONG AND HOIHOW.

Asus Kent.

Baila for Hongkong and Haiphong sveŻY

alter Tuesday.

The faradziće pasasague nemmer HAL-KUN.

(Capt. Charles E. Page).

2nd May, 15th May, 30th May, (at Noon.) Bygay Thos. Cook and Sons or Fo Hing Tas, 114, Wing Lok Street.

DANCING.

PALACE HOTEL KOWLOON.

Dancing 9 p.m.

By Order of the Board,

C. MONTAGUE EDE,

General Manager.

Hongkong, 1st. April, 1922.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

According to instructions from the Governor-General of Indo- China, all Asiatic passengers and crews of steamers entering ports of Indo-China are requested to fulfill now precautionary require monta against the prevalence of plague and smallpox in the Colony.

For particulars apply at local Alexandra French Consulate, Buildings

THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. The Extraordinary General! Meetings called to alter the The Forty-frat Ordinary Gener Articles of Association of the al Meeting of Shareholders will Society for the 18th day of May, be held at the Offices of the 1922, and the 9th. day of Jane, undersigned on Friday, the 19th. 1923, are postponed to a later May. 1922, at Noon, for the date, notices of which will be purpose of receiving the Report given in dua course. Dated this of the General Agents, together 28th day of April, 1922.

with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31s. Decem- ber, 1921.

By Order of the Directors,

C. MONTAGUE EDE,

General Manager.

:

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the Fifty-third Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Company I will be beld at its Head

The Share Register and Trans- for Books will be closed from the 5th to the 19th. May 1922, both days inclusive.

At this Meeting a Resolution will be proposed dealing with the remuneration to the,Consulting Committes.

JARDINE, MATHESON

& CO., LTD. Hongkong, 29th. April, 1922.

COMPANY LIMITED. SILIMPOPON COAL

SATURDAY, 6th. MAY The Jazz Band of S. S. Korea Office, Queen's Buildings, Hong THE COWIE HARBOUR COAL Mara, will play at the above tong, on Friday, 12th May. Hotel on Saturday, 6th. from 1923, at 12.30p.m., for the purpose 7.30 p.m.

of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts to 31st. December 1921,

The undersigned are prepared and of declaring Dividends, etc

to quote prices for best quality The TRANSFER BOOKS of!

freshly mined SILIMPOPOŃ the Company will be CLOSED COAL, trimmed into Bankers at from April 29th to May rath. SEBATTIK both days inclusive.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

We hereby give notice that from and after Monday, the 15% May, 1922, our offices will be situated at No. 84 Des Voeui Road, Central (2nd floor).

DENNYS & BOWLEY.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

We have this day, removed our office to No. 1, Des Voeux Road. Central, above Messrs. Deacon, 1ooker, Deacon & Harston's office. ARRATOON V. APCAR & Co.

Hongkong, 1st May, 1922.

THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

The second Gymkhana Meet- ing will be beld (weather permitting) at Happy Valley on Saturday, May 6tb., commencing at 3 pm. The charge for admission will be $1--for others than Members of the Hongkong Jockey Club.

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform half price.

of The Stewards invite the Ladies!

Hongkong to be present.

LAWN TENNIS.

seats $1 each.

By Order of the Board,

¡C. MONTAGUE EDE.

General Manager.

Hongkong, 218 April, 1922.

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LTD.

NOTICE TOSHAREHOLDERS.

ог SANDAKAN (British North Borneo) or to contract for regular Bunker Sup- plies for 6 or 12 months at favour-

ble rates.

Steamers calling at SEBATTIK or SANDAKAN exclusively for Bunkers are exempt from pay- ment of ordinary Port Cha.ges.) The "minimum draft of water slonguide the Company's Wharf at Sebattik is 28 feet at low water Spring Tides. Charts of Cowie Bay (Sebattik Harbour) and any required information concerning the port can be had on applica-|

tion to

BRADLEY & CO, LTD.

Akents,

The Extraordinary General Meetings called to alter the Arti cles of Association of the Com- pany for the 12th day of Mari 1922 and the 9th day of June 1922 are postponed to a later date. The COWIE HARBOUR COAL notice of which will be given in} due course.

Dated this 28th day of April 1922.

By Order of the Directors,

C. MONTAGUE EDE,

General Manager.

BRITISH TRADERS' INSUR- ANCE COMPANY, LTD.

By Order of the Board,

CO. LTD.

MARRIED MISERY.

The Rigours of A. Faulty Act.

“KELTIC” This style is one of the many lines we stock and is made of strong brown willow calf in half sizes and all fittings.

Wm. POWELL, LTD,

SOLE AGENTS

(Keltic Shoe Ca)

10, ICE HOUSE STREET.

HONGKONG HOTEL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

TEA DANSANT

To-day, Friday,

5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

HOTEL JAZZ ORCHESTRA

DINNER DANSANT

EVERY EVENING (SUNDAY EXCEPTED)

8 p.m. to 11 p.m.

REPULSE BAY HOTEL

SATURDAY, MAY 6th.

TEA AND DINNER DANSANT

HOTEL JAZZ ORCHESTRA

SUNDAY, MAY 7th.

ORCHESTRAL CONCERT The Combined Band will Play during Tiffin and Tea. Tables for above may be Booked in Advance at the Hotel Office.

T. TANAKA :

PHOTOGRAPHER

No. 8, Rose Terrace, Nathan Road,

Kowloon.

Phone K72.

Developing, Printing & Enlarging Undertaken. Modern Photography, Up-to-date Studio.

WAS

3

[BY MRS. OLIVER STRACHEY.]

The position of man and women always unhappily married is miserable. In the richer classes NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. it is bad enough, but when to the

inevitable SOTTOWS of auch NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN situation are added the acute that the Fifty-sixth Ordinary aggravations of poverty, the

babies. Her husband Yearly Meeting of the Company position of the unfortunate people

young man just back from the HONGKONG. CRICKET CLUB, will be held at its Head Office, becomes desperate. It is small immoral life; but unless she Nos. 3 & 4, Queen's Buildings, wonder that among such couples drinks he cannot get a separation

from her. His only course, as war, a good fellow, and in receipt Hongkong, on Friday, 13th May, physical violence is often the

of acute perrous magistrates know, is himself to of a persion, but suffering from toaz, at 12.50 p.m, for the purpose expression of receiving the Report of the exasperation, and the tale of commit matrimonial offence a very severe nervous breakdown Weather permitting, the Chal Directors and the Statement of misery which each week-end against her, hoping to induce ber consequent on shell shock. He lenge Round of the Open Cham- Accounts to 31st December, 1921, produces in the hospitals and the to try to obtain a separation order was not ill enough for further police courts of the East End is from bim, And, as anyone can treatment, but could not obtain pionship Doubles will be played and of declaring Dividends, etc.

see, this is a most deplorable state employment, and under the mis- TO-MORROW, Friday 5th May. The TRANSFER BOOKS of never finished.

erable conditions of life in & of affairs. The only redress which at Play in commence at 4 30 p.m. the Company will bé CLUSED

Another important proposal single room with his wife and Ng Sze Kwong and Wing Lock from April, 29th to May 12th, present exists for the injured Wei ver. R. & H. Hancock. both daya inclusive.

party in these matrimonial dis-now brought forward is for an babies for ever with him, he was putes is to be found under the alteration of the provision that a liable to fits of rage in which he Booking at Moutrie's. Reserved

Bummary Jurisdiction (Married woman cannot obtain a separa attacked his wife in the most Women) Act; but this law is tion or maintenance order while brutal mancer. She had not left faulty and exceedingly incom-she is still living with ber him, and could not leave him, plete, and it is amendments to it husband. As the law now stands, having no friends and no money- that the women's societies, she must leave him before an end to consequence of this no fa separation order could be made. through the National Union of order can be heard, and. Societies for Equal Citizenship, practice, this provision operates The magistrate could only tell Where, in her to go back and do' her beat. Are now seeking to promote in with great cruelty,

Two days later her husband Poplar, for example, new Bill.

They are proposing several woman go if she leaves her smashed in her skull with on

ALS she l'axe. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, changes of detail, all of them of husband? Penniless,

It is impossible to remain great practical importance, but necessarily is, hampered with The Extraordinary General only one change of principle; but young children whom she can indifferent to this state of the A NEW CLASS for BEGIN Meetings called to alter the it is a principle which it is very neither lesse nor take with her, law. It may be tedious and dail NERS will commence on MON- Articles of Association of the satisfactory to find emanating living in an area where every to consider Bills with the title of DAY, 8th May, 1922, if sufficient Company for the 12th day of May, from such & quarter, for it is the room is crowded, how can she "Summary Jurisdiction Bill"; seem trivist and The Society Annual dinner support be forthcoming. Appli-1922, and the 9th day of June, introduction into the Bill of leave her husband while she it may

cants for parolment and enquiries

pettifogging to force small am- 16th May to 6th June, both days which was to take place to-morro regarding hours of School, Fees, 1922, are postponed to a later protection for good husbands brings her suit against him?

One of the London magistrates, endments upon the attention of night at the Hongkong Hotel etc., should be made to the under-given in due course. Dated this

date, notice of which will be against bad wives.

ex Tarliament. But, while the lives Under the existing inw, spending from his own has been postponed owing to the signed as early as possible.

28th day of April, 1922. - death of the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu

husband has no redress whatever perience, told a story which of men and women are passed in Pak, until Thursday, 1st. June.

By Order of the Directors, against his wife unless she be illustrates this point-appallingly. wretchedness, and while the pro babitual - drunkard. She may & young woman came to him spects of children are blighted by C. MONTAGUE EDE,

strike him or the children, neglect to obtain & Isgal separation and such homes, no pains should be General Manager, the home, feed s entirely maintananes for herself and two) spared to bring them relief.at

The Forty-first Ordinazy Gener-

al Meeting of the Company will be held at the offices of the General Managers. MPOSTA. Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd., Pedder Street, Hongkong on Tuesday, 23rd. May, 1922, at noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, passing the accounts, and electing Directors and Auditors.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the

taclusive.

By order of the Board.

JARDINE, MATHESON

& CO., LTD,

General Managers.

Hongkong, 28th. #pril, 1922.

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6 Davita

etc., etc. etc.

Immediately after the match the Prizes won during the Tour-

Inspection orders on application.nament will be presented by

Terms: Cash on delivery.

LÄMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers.

HONGKONG UNIVERSITY

1922

MEDICAL SOCIETY.

+

8th ANNUAL DINNER.

YUE MAN KWONG,

Han. Becretary,

Miss Ram.

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAM- BER OF COMMERCE CHINESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL..

By Order.

D. K. BLAIR, Secretary. Hongkong, 27th April 1922.

C. MONTAGUE EDE,

General Manager. Hongkong, 21st April, 1922.,

BRITISH TRADERS' INSUR- ANCE COMPANY, LTD.

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