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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

TO BE LET.

1190 Our

Yo

JOUR representatives when

travelling may foreign offices, have their needs interpreted, bo introduced to foreign buyers and sellers. Tel. 4306 International Trade Develo- per.

O LET Premises suitable

T°

THEATRE ROYAL

WELCOME RETURN For Five Nights ouly Commencing To-morrow at 9.15 p.m.

Bandman's Eastern Circuit, Ltd.

presents

THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH.

for Office or godown in the ROBERT COURTNEIDGE

central district. Apply Wan Hing, 10, Queen's Road:

TOLET-One good-sized Godown in Duddell Street. Apply to Linstead & Davis, Alexandra Bigs.

TO LET Seven-roomed de tached house with tennis lawn and garage for two cars. Apply to Perey Smith, Seth & Fleming.

FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Electric Generat

ing Sets KW. Dynamo 1000. for 200 lights' direct coupled with 4 cylinder Oil Engine, and Switchboard complete. All new. Reduction 40%. Apply to P. 0. Box No. 58, Hongkong.

NOTICE.

WE have just unpacked the following well-known briar pipes at very reasonable prices. 10% Discount for cash.

BARLINGS**. A. DUNHILL'

and" LOEWES " Inviting you for inspection.

an early

TABAQUERIA FILIPINA

38 Queen's Road Central.

OFFICIAL NOTICE.

PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIP'S NAME.

I Nowell Lake Watson, "of

Victoris. Hongkong, hereby give notice that in consequence of the existence of other vessels with a similar name. I have applied to the Board of Trade,

and

W. E. HOLLOWAY'S

London Company.

In the following austerais To-morrow at 9.15 p.. IF FOUR WALLS TOLD"

Wednesday, May 18th, at 9.15 p.m "BULL DOG DRUMMOND " Thursday, May 17th, at 9.15 p.m. "AMBROSE APPLEJOHN'S

ADVENTURE”

Friday, May 18th, at 9 15 p.m.

"THE MAN FROM TORONTO"

Saturday, May 19th, at 9.15 Farewell Performance

**THE BAT**

Price: $4, $? & $1.

Booking at Moutrie’a

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTIETH ORDIN- ARY YEARLY MEETING of tho Society will be held at its Head Office, UNION BUILD- ING, Hongkong on FRIDAY, 25th May, 1943, at NOON for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1923, sad of declaring Dividends, etc.

BOOKS of

The TRANSFER the Society will be CLOSED from 11th May to 25th May both days inclusiva.

By Order of the Board,

PAUL LAUDER. Acting General Manager. Hongkong, 5th. May, 1923.

COMPANY LIMITED

SOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

under Section 47 of the Merchant. THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Shipping Act. 1894, in respect of the ship "SUMATRA 2" of Hongkong, official number 151,427, of gross tonnage 4476' tons, register tonnage 2.015 tons, beretofore owned by the Asiatic Petroleum Co. (South China). Ltd, for permission to change her name to "TAIMOSHAN

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the FIFTY-FOURTH

ORDINARY. YEARLY MEET- ING of the Company will be held at its Head Office, UNION and to have her registered in the PUILDING. Hongkong on FRI- new name at the Port of Hong- DAY, 25th. May, 1923, 1220 kong as owned by the Asiatic Petroleum Co. (South China). for the purpose of receising the Report of the Directors and

Lid.

the Statements of Account to 31st

The TRANSFER BOOKS of

Any objections of the proposed December 1922, and of declaring change of name must be sent to Dividends, etc. the Registrar of Shipping at Hongkong within seven day from the appearance of this advertisement.

Dated at Hongkong this day

of May, 1923.

(Signed) N. L. WATSON.

NOTICE.

the Company will CLOSED from 11th Map to 25th May, both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board, PAUL LAUDER, Acting General Manager.

Hongkonz. 4th. May, 1923.

WE have been appointed BRITISH TRADERS' INSUR-

Agents for the New Zea land Insurance Company Ltd., in Hongkong and South China as from the 12th May 1923.

ANCE COMPANY LIMITED

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the FIFTY-SEVENTH

We have this day authorized Mr, Charles Vernon Mark to sign our name per procuration as ORDINARY YEARLY MEET. Manager of our Insurance De- partment.

HOLYOAK, MASSEY &

CO., LTD.

THE HONGKONG JOCKEY

CLUB.

THE Third Gymkbans is fixed

ING of the Company will bo beld at its Head Office, UNION BUILDING. Hongkong on FRI- DAY, 25th May, 1923, at 12.15 p.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and. the Statements of Account to 31st] December, 1922, and of declaring Dividends, etc.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of for Saturday June 2nd. 1923 the Company will be CLOSED] Draft programmes and Entry from 11th May to 25th May. Forme may be obtained at the both days inclusive.

Race Course, Hongkong Club &

Causeway Bay Stables.

Entries close Saturday 19th May 1923.

By Order of the Board,

r

PAUL LAUDER, Acting General Manager Hongkong, 4th. May, 1923

SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO

IF YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A LEMON SQUASH, WHEN

#FROM ALL HIGH CLASS DEALERS

SCHWEPPE'S YOU ARRIVZ HOME COOPER & CO. Agonis F. O. Box 390

MONDAY, MAY 14. 1923.

REPULSE BAY HOTEL.

THE above Hotel, which is at present being renovated,

will be completed by the 31st. May, 1923.

At the request of several patrons, the Management is prepared to quote rates for a limited number of rooms on the following basis as from the 1st. June, 1923-

Persons $400 Per Month.

1 Person $275 Per Month.

inclusive of room with self-contained bath, all meals, (which may be taken either at the, Hongkong Hotel or Repulse Bay Hotel), also transportation by Motor Coach to and from town.

Office.

Applications can be made at the Hongkong Hotel

T. A. BARRY, Assistant General Manager,

The Hongkong Hote! Company, Ltd.

THE SKILL OF AN ARTIST

is necessary in the making of a sult of clothes.

HAWTHORNE & PEARSON'S

tailoring, will give you that touch of distinction necessary to well-cut clothing-

SUMMER SUITS FOR THE HOT WEATHER RAINCOATS FOR THE WET SEASON.

St. George's Building.

DON'T

Rank, small type

Telephone 2313.

SAVE YOUR EYES.

CHINESE OPTICAL CO.

will give you the BEST ADVICE regarding your eyesight.

67, Queen's Road Central

BLACKWOOD & TEAKWOOD

FURNITURE

Quality and Lasting satisfaction guaranteed

HOP CHEONG

Complete House Furnishers

55, Queen's Road,

Tel. Central. No. 654.

NEW TIES

LATEST DESIGNS

NON-CREASEARLE

NECK-TIES

ROBBER LINED

AT

SINCERE'S

BAT CUANO King of Fertiliser

By applying Guano, you will have an early and rich erop. And will beautify your garden. EASTERN AJGRICULTURAL

FERTIUSER GO.

95, Jervois St. 3rd, floor,

Hongkong.

WM. POWELL, LTD.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

NOT that the TWENTY.

SECOND ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the above Compaay will be held at the offices of the Hongkong Hotel Company. Powell's Building, on Saturday, 19th May, 1923, at noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and Statement of Accounts to the 28th February 1923.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be @LOSED from 12th May to 19th May, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

A. A MORTIMORE,

Secretary. Hongkong, 9th May, 1923,

HUMAN WOLVES have broken in! Howling at all that is holy;

ranting at Law, sneering at Decency, BURNING, BOMBING, SLAYING!

See them in

"DANGEROUS HOURS":

Paramount- Artcraft's seven reel story ́of Red Ruin in Revolutionary Russia.

THOMAS H. ÎNCE

PRESENTS HIS SPECIAL

PRODUCTION DANGEROUS

HOURS

To-night till Wednesday

at THE

STAR

HUGHES & HOUGH PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

GENERAL AUCTIONEERS

AND

BROKERS,

Per 8.8. Audre Labon from Japan etc.-r. Gartside, Major Harris C. Iugles, Mr. & Mrs. L. Cunie, Mr. Paul Verdayre, Mr. C. Tumenz ff, Mr. Murray,

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Aus Per 3.5, President Madison for. Auction. (For Account of the Manila, May 18-Mr. and Mrs. R. Concerned),

R. Fighur, Master R. A Fighur, Mr. J. H. Gosliner, Mr. C L Vandeburg, Mrs. F. M. Ryder, Mr.

OR TUESDAY,

1

the 15th May, 1923, cammencing at. R. Martic, Miss R. Salvalin, 2.30 pm, at their Sales Rooms Mrs, Manuel S. Fajardo, Mr. and, No. & Des Voeux Road, Corner of Mrs. T. Ice House Street,

Valuable Teakwood & Blackwood Furniture and Household Sundries, &c., &c., &c.,

Maryima, Miss H.. Moryima, Mrs. M. Barbour, Mr. E. A. Nalson, Mr. M. Fl Occena, Mr. and Mrs. I. Zubeldia, Miss Soraluce, Mr. and Mrs. C. Thorne, Comprising:

Mr. and Mrs. Mackintosh, Miss J. Dining Suites, Chesterfield Sofas, C. Admas, Miss E Colana, Mr. Arm-chairs (new), Tea Tables, and Mrs. H. W. McKee, Master Teakwood Twin Bedsteads, large Leland McKee, Mr. J. Didisheim, and small Wardrobes, Dressing Mr. M. Kahn, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Tables and Chairs, Washstands, and Mrs. H. W. Heegstra, Mrs. &c. Sideboards, Dinner. Waggons, Shannon Richmond, Miss R. B. Dinner Services, Crockery and Forbush, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Owen, Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cut Miss Concepsion Shai, Mr. Quan lery, Carpets and Rugs, Staircase Hong, Mr. Chin Woo, Mr. Teal Carpets, Electro-plated Ware, Elec-Ah-fu, Mr. Or Jee Jing. Liet trie Reading Lamps, Blackwood and C. Batter, Mr.

W. Bockman, Teakwood Screens, Blackwood Tears. J. C. Black, Mrs. D. Brown. poys, Marble-top Flower Stands.

Sister Bertha Columba, Mrs. A. and Side tables.

F. Deebel, Leut. J. R. Drum, Mr. and Mrs. H. Elliott Foote, Mr. Eugene Lopez, Miss H. Lucas, Major Marshall, Mrs. Marshall, shall, Sister Hary Nichaels, Miss Miss S. Marshall, Miss B. Mar- E. Oak, Miss H. O'Malley, Capt. Geo. M. Peabody, Mrs. M. Pea- body, Lieut. B. C. Snow, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Southard. Mrs. N. N. Sylvester, Mr. and Mrs. B. Tribolet.

Also

One American Ice Chest, One Piano by Klimes. (Full Particulars from Catalogue).

Terms: Cash on delivery.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, 9th May, 1923.

DO NOT MISS—— ROCHA'S

POPULAR

AUCTION SALES

Every Tuesday Thursday & Saturday At 2.30 p.m.

DA (ROCHA'S MART IA, D'Aguilar St. Phone 2933

NIGHTINGALES TEACH CANARIES.

Experiments Successful After Twelve Years.

Berlin-Canories with voices of nightingales now warble in a Bremen bird store as the result of the painstaking experiments of Karl Reich, the proprietor. In an article announcing the sacceas- ful conclusion of Mr. Reich's ex-

LADIES'

BOOTS periments, the "Bird WorldTM talls of twelve years of singing. school methods with nightingale

and SHOES instructors,

made

in

new

styles.

ROYAL & CO. Footwear Specialists. Tol. 3237.

1, D'Agular Street, Central

HONGKOG RADIO SOOLETY.

To 1911, Mr. Reich first con- ceived tus idea that if canaries were placed where they would constantly bear the songs of oightingales they would acquire the song and sweetness of the voice of the latter. The nightin- gale, however, is a reticent bird, and sings only when he feels like it. In order to have constant in- struction in his canary school Mr. Raich began a long series of ex- periments with

number of nightingales. He finally discover- that by careful regulation of tem- perature he could regulate the moulting season, and consequent-

A Meeting of members of the ly the singing periods of the birds.

above Society, and others interested, will be held at the Volunteer Headquarters

cn

Thursday, May 17th, at 5.30 p.m.

After two years, he was able to bave continuous nightingale ins- struction by the alternation of instructions, and the first of the canary popils began to develop a nightingale voice. During the last ten years, several generation for the purpose of discussing the instruction, and so much progress of birds bave been subjected to future of radio communice-

has been made that Mr. Reich is tion in Hongkong. The Hoo, Mr. A.G M. Fletcher, sles as instructors. A number of pow disposing with the nightin- C.M.G., C.B.E., acting Colonial canary instructers have been de Secretary, will attend and speak veloped and their willingness to sing at all times makes their use

on Government policy.

All interested in the subject more desirable.

are cordially invited to be present.

D, TOLLAN,

"Hon-Secretary.

NOTICE.

MR Archibald Orr Lang bus

EARTHQUAKES IN

KAMCHATKA.

Tidal Waves Cansed.

A Vladivostok special to the

been admitted as & Partschi dated April 23rd. says that ner of our firm at Hongkong and Petropavlovsk dispatches reach- Shanghai as from 1st. april, 1923. ing the Russian port report the

& CO. Hongkong, 9tb. May, 1923.

, MACKINNON, MACKENZIE Continuation of serious earth- quakes and tidal waves in Kam- cbatka. These started on the afternoon of the 15tb. instant, and numerons casualties were caused... The wireless office at the mouth of the Kamchatka river as well as the Denbigh Canned Food Factory, under Japanese manage-

NOTICE.

MB. Archibald Orr Lang will ment, are among the buildings.

continue to be Managing Director of this Company sa beretofore.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON &

CO., LTD. Hongkong, 9th. May, 1923,

swept away.

The Great Northern Fishing Company, owning fishing grounds in Kamchatka, state that they re- ceived & telegram reporting the occurrence of a serious earth- quske and tidal waves, but they have no details.

According to De Tramurs of the CABEY'S „RELAXATION,

Toykyo Imperial University in- A visitor at the seaside noted charge of the seismological the husband of one of the boarders laboratory, the quake" seismo- at the house where he was stay-meter recorded a severe earth-o ing, sngaged in fisticuffs with quake stock on the 14th, instant another man. Haataning to the at 12.36 am, with its centre de woman he exclaimed “ Mre, the eastern shore of Kamchatk Casey, your husband is fighting !" On both the 16th and 17th

And why not?" "returned" Kra, stant the ma Casey, “isn't be on his holidays similar sheer