THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
WANTED. WANTED-Experianced Tracer. Apply Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd., Mains Eupar- intendent, North Paint
LIENTS' drafts or shipments refused in any country per- sonally adjusted by our office there. Other services also, free to advertiaars of the Interna-: tional Trade Developer.
TO LET Premises suitable for Office or godown in the central district. Apply Wan Hing, 10, Queen's Road.
O LET.-Seven-roomed de- To
tached house with tennis lawn and garage for two cars. Apply to Percy Smith, Seth &
Fleming.
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE-Electric Generat
ing Sets. 4 KW. Druame 1000. for 200 lights' direct coupled with 4 cylinder Oil Engine, and Switebboard complete. All new. Reduction 40%. Apply to P. 0. Box No. 58, Hongkong.
-PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD.
NOTICE is hereby givon that
the
Annual Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the above Company will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong on Wednesday the 23rd May 1923 at 1100 am. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 30th April 1923.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Friday the 18th day of May to Thursday the 24th day of May 1923. both days inclusive. PEAK TRAMWAYS CO, LTD.
JOHN D. BUMPHREYS & SOS.
General Managers. Hongkong, 15.b. May, 1923.
THE ROYAL HONGKONG ·
GOLF CLUB.
NOTICompetitions to be held
[OTICES regarding whitsun-
at Fanling and Deep Water Bay and also a notice re proposed "Professional Pairs" foursome competition at Happy Valley bave been posted in the usual Clubhouses,
PERCY SMITH, SETH
& FLEMING, Secretaries & Treasurers.
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF OLUB.
NOTICE.
THE Old Course at Fanling
will be closed from
June 1923, until further notice.
5th
The Ladies' Club House at Fanling will be closed from the 5th June 1923 until further notice. The upper floor of the Men's Club House at Fanling will be reserved for Ladies during 9. a.m. to 6 15 p.m. daily.
All meals will be served in the Dining Room of the Men's Club House..
By Order,
PERCY SMITH, SETH
& FLEMIFG, Secretaries & Treasurere.
WE
NOTICE.
E have been appointed
Agents for the New Zea land Insurance Company Ltd., in Hongkong and South China as from the 12th May 1923,
We have this day authorized Mr. Charles Vernou Mark to sign our name per procuration za Manager of our. Insurance De- partment.
HOLYOAK, MASSEY &
CO., LTD..
THEATRE ROYAL
WELCOME RETURN · For Five Nights only Commencing To-night at 9.15 p.m.
Bandman's Fastarn Gironic. Ltd.
presents
ROBERT COURTNEIDGE
and
SERVICES CONTRACTCELS
·DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
"SS. CORDILLERE " Consignees of Cargo froin Mar- sailles &c. and also cargo ex Commissaire Ramel from Congus, Harre &c. In connection with above Steamer are hereby, in- formed that their goods, with the exception of Opium. Treasure and Valuables, are being landed and stored at their risk info thi
TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1923.
OFFICIAL NOTTUK.
'PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A.
SHIP'S NAME..
Nowell Lake Watson, of Victoria, Hongkong, bereby
notice that in consequence of the existence of other reszele with a similar name, I have applied to the Board of Trade, under Section 47 of the Merchant. Shipping Act. 1894, in respect of the ship"SUMATRA of Hongkong, official number
UNION I"SURANCE SOCIETY KONSKOG RADIO SOCITY.
OF CANTON LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
A Meeting of members of the
above Society, and other interested, will be held at the Volunteer Headquarters
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTIETÄ ORDIN- ARY YEARLY MEETING of the Society will be held at its Head Office, UNION_BUILD ING, Hongkong on FRIDAY, 25th, Mar, 193, a NOON for for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Setements of Account to 31st December, 1923, and of declaring
Godowns of the Hongkong & 151,457, of gross tonnage 4476 Dividende 010-
Kowloon Wharf and Godawo Co. Ltd. at Kowloor, whence delivery may be obtained immeds W. E. HOLLOWAY'Sately after landing.
London Company.
In the following succesave. To-night at 9.15 p.m. "IF FOUR WALLS TOLD"
To-morrow at 9.15 p.m. "BULL ÞỌG 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"
Prices: $4. $2 & $1.
Booking at Moutrie'e
24
HONGKONG HIDE & LEATHER CO., LTD.
Optional Cargo will be forward- ed an unless intimation is received from the Consignees before more to-day requesting it to be landed
here.
Bills of Lading will be counter signed by the Undersigned. Goode remaining unclaimed after 18th instant, si Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges.
All claims must be sent in to me on or before the 22nd. instant. or they will not rerecognized.
All damaged packages will bi examined on Friday, the 18th instant. at 10 am. by Messrs Goddard & Douglas,
No Fire Insurance has bee effected.
R. RODENFUSER. Actg. Agent. Hongkong, 12th. May. 1923.
BAT GUANO King of Fertiliser
FERTILISER CO.
By applying Guans, you will have an early and rich crop. And NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN will beautify your garden.
that an EXTRAORDIN. ARY GENERAL MEETING EASTERN AJCRICULTURAL of the HONGKONG HIDE & LEATHER CO., LTD. will be held at 67/69-Des Voeux Road Central, Victoris, in the Colony of Hongkong on WEDNESDAY. the 30th Day of May 1923 at 12 noon when the sub- joined Resolu tions which were passed at the Extraordiary General Meeting of
95, Jervois St. 3rd. floor,
Hongkong.
NOTICE.
the Company held on the 14th WE bave just gopacked the
day of May. 1923 will be submitt
following well-known briar.
ed for confirmation as Special Pipes at very reasonable prices. Resolution, namely:-
10% Discount for cash.
A. That 51, 556 of the unissued]* BARLINGS', "A. DUNHILL"
shares of $10.-be divided inta. 129, 140 shares of $4.- each.
B. That the Capital of the Company be divided into two classes of shares namely. 48, 344 ordinary "A" shares of $10.-each sad 120,140 ordio aryBshares of $1 each and that the provisions fǝl- lowing in regard thereto have ⚫ffect, that is to say:
and ** LOEWES" Inviting you for inspection.
An early
TABAQUERIA FILIPINA 38 Queen's Road Central.
THE HONGKONG JOCK EY
CLUB.
THE Third Gymkhane is fixed (1) The ordinary "A"! for Saturday June 2nd. 1923
shares aforesaid shall be; tLose ebares which are
Draft programmes and Entry Forms may be obtained at the numbered 1 to 48 343 Race Course, Hongkong Club & inclusive aud one addi- Causeway Bay Stables.
Entries close Saturday 19th
tional $10.--share which
if and when issuer shall May 1923. be numbered 48,341.
(2) The ordinary "B" shares aforesaid shall ba those ucissed shares of 34.-each which will, when issued be numbered 48,345 to 177,185 inclusive.
(3) The said ordinary "B":
shares shall as from the date or dates of issue fully paid rank equally with the vaid ordinary "A" shares as regards dividend trans- missibility conference of rights to vote and distribu. tion of assets in the event of winding up.
(4) If the Company shall be;
wound up the surplus as sets shall be distributed as pearly as may be among the members in proportion. to the number of shares held, by them at the com mencement of the winding up. But this clause is to be without prejudice to the rights of the holders of shares issued upon special terms, and conditione.
C. That the Articles of Associ
ation be amended by the deletion of clauses 107 and 126 thereof.
D. To consider the election of
and to elect further Director or Directors,
By Order of the Board.
E. PEPPERELL;
Acting Secretary.
THE YOUNGSTERS ENJOY SCHWEPPE'S"
SCHWEPPER LEMON SQUASH IS GUARANTEED ABSOLUTELY PURE.
„FROM ALL HIGH CLASS STORES
COOPER & CO. Agents 2.5.0. B 390
i
tons, register tonnage 2.015 tons. heretofore owned by the Asiatic Petroleum Co. (South China), Ltd., for permission to change
her name to "TAIMOSHAN? and to bare ber registered in the new name at the Port of Hong- kong as owned by the Asiatic Petroleum Co. (South China) Ltd.
Any objections of the proposed change of name must be sent to the Registrar of Shipping at Hongkong within seven days from the appearance of this advertisement.
Dated at Hongkong this day
of May, 1923.
(Signed) N. L. WATSON.
NEW TIES
LATEST DESIGNS
i.
NON-CREASEABLE
NECK-TIES
RUBBER LINED
AT
SINCERE'S
Thursday, May 17th..
at 5.30 pm
*** present.
By Order of the Box d.
PAUL LAUDER, Aoting General Manager. “ Hongkong, 5th: May,` 1923,
D, TOLLAN, Hon. Secretary.
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
Last week's sunshine has pet- feated the Easter beauty of Kaw Gardens, after the fostering rains, saye's flumia faper to bard-by the last mail. The kindless of
the purpose of discussing the text registered in the shloing lustre of the magnolia future of radio communica-
blossoms, Kew's most signal log in Hongrong.
spring glory. After untimely frost The Hon. Mr. A.G M. Fletcher, their snowy or rosy patah are C.M.G, CR, acting Colonial defaced with rust: this week, jost Secretary, will attend, and speak bursting into bloom for Easter The TRANSFER BOOKS of an Gaveramsat palior. the Society will be CLOSED from.
their flawless petals bave made All interested in the subject their most magical contrast with 11th May to 25th May both days are cordially invited to inclusita..
to bare black twigs. They shine through shrubberien stili naked, like outdoor candelabra kindled by: spring's own light. Three ispecien of magnolia are already in blossom, and all have that strange gift of producing flower. before verdure" which Intan. sifies spring. The milk white lemon-scented conspicus is wild gift of the Far Eastern spring; the rosy bybird, which makas its perpect foil on the Kew grass-lawns, sprang one day into being by the secret traffic of- DA ROCHA'S MART garden. The pink and the white mating insects in a Frenchman's'
TEP ORINA FIRE INSURANOK COMPANY. TAIMITED
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
I
NOTICE IS HERESY GIVEN that the FIFTY-FOURTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEET ING of the Company will be held at its Head Office, UN'ON |BUILDING. Hongkong on FRI- DAY, 25th. May, 1923, at 12 20 p.m. for the purpose of receiving the Rapart of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st December 1922, and st declaring Dividends, etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will CLOSED from 11th Map to 25th May, both days inclusive,
By Order of the Board, PAUL LAUDER. Acting General Manager.
Hongkong, 4th. May, 1923.
DO NOT MISS-- ROGHA'S-
POPULAR AUCTION SALES
Every Tuesday Thursday & Saturday A123 p.1.
£à ̧ Ð'Agullar Et
Phone 2017
INSECT'S BRAINS.
What the Ant Can Prove,
magnolias are distinct, yet with a family likeness, ‘in sisters" grace."
The conduct of the Ministure Rifle Competition for the King's Shield has with the approval of the War Office, been entrusted to the National Rifle Asociation, It is a bold assertion of Sirsad the conditions have been re-.. Bampfylde Fuller that "insects vised so that scores made for the have no brains," since, not only King's Shield, if desired, also is it a well-known fact that the count for the "Imperial Challenge cerebral ganglia in bymenoptera Shield (Senior) competition. is well devoped. but we constantly Entries for both competitions have proofs of what can be best may be made it the same time. expressed by the ugly word The Challenge Shield, presented "educability** among the insects by the King, is competed for of that order, especially wasps annually by teams of Cadet and anis, writes a Times corres Organisations which bave receiv- pondent
ed the official recognition of -Two striking incidents of this their T. A County Association. recently occurred in connection The shield will be awarded to the with a colony of Formica rufatnit whio: makes the greatest all- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN (the red wood ant) in the Insect sound effort and shows the highest that the FIFTY-SEVENTH House at the Zoological Gardena, ale-round efficiency by succars- ORDINARY YEARLY MEET: Periodically a dead mouse is fully entering the largest number ING of the Company will be held provided which the ants buy of teams.
BRITISH TRADERS' INSUR- ANCE COMPANY LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
at is Head Office, UNION in the course of a day, or so BUILDING. Hongkong on FRI-On one occasion they buried it
ROYAL & CO. Dividends, etc.
EXPERT. JAPANESE
BOOT & SHOE MAKERS
FITTING GUARANTEED
Tel. 3237.
1, D'Agulla: Street Central
REPULSE BAY HOTEL.
THE above Hotel, which is at present being renovated,
will be completed by the 31st: May, 1923.
hs request of several patrons, the Management is repared to quote rates for a limited number of rooms on the following basis as from the lat. June, 1923:-
2 Persons $400 Per Month.
1 Person $275 Per Month.
inclusive of room with self-contained, batb, all meals, (which may be taken either at the Hongkong Hotel or Repulse Bay Hotel), also transportation by Motor Coach to and from towo.
Applications can be made at the Hongkong Hotel
T. A. BARRY,
Office.
Assistant General Manager, The Hongkong Hotel Company, Ltd:
Arts & Crafts
Shanghai
MEMORIAL TABLETS, NAME BOARDS, ADVERTISING SIGNS IN CARVED WOOD, ENGRAVED
-OR CAST METALS
ARTS & CRAFTS LTD. CABLE-ADD: frezuma " GODZI, ABU 102, ED. BENTLEYS,
DAY, 25th May, 1923, at 12.15 too near the edge of the nest, After seeing the Steinach filmm p.m. for the purpose of receiving and it rolled into the moat which dealing with the problem of ro- the Report of the Directors and surrounds it Rescue parties juvenation, the Czech Board of the Statements of Account to 31st were promptly dispatched to the Censors have decided to forbid its December, 1922. and of declaring ants which fell into the water exhibition in that country. The with it, and, wishing to repeal reasons given are that the subi et The TRANSFER BOOKS of this pleasing scene. I placed is a scientific problem that bas the Company will be CLOSED another desd mouse in precisely not yet been solved, and therefore from 11th May to 25th May, the same spot where the other cannot have a wide appeal, and both days inclusive.
had been laid. A few hours later, that as the film exaggerates the to my surprise, the ground had importance of the sexual func- been excavated on the side of the tions; it may make a false im- mouse further from the water, so pression and do harm to thepublic that it rolled away from it. Many morals. The Steinach film is a mice had previously been given German production, and has been them, but in each case the soil exhibited in Berlin without any bad always been loosened directly objection. The decision has been Caderneath.
appealed against but it is doubtful
By Order of the Board,
PAUL LAUDER, Acting General Manager Hongkong, 4th. May, 1923.
The second incident was in if it will be altered. connexion with experiments on
The cost of constructing a new
the tiger beetle larva, which lives in a burrow on or near ants' nesta, but of smaller species than Form- entrance to the Tilbury Docks, fica rufa. A full-sized larva was London, porth and south, is said established on the ant-bill; and to be substantially, greater than in a few minutes was discover the cost of a new entrance sast ed by a patrolling soldier art, and west, proposed by the Port which seized the armoured head Authority. The extra cost is put and tried, without success, to at as much as £1,000,000, largely drag it from the barrow. Other owing to the additional ex- ants to the number of five joined cavation work neaded for the in the struggle, but the larva probase of necessary land. owing to its "thoracic book Users would probably prefer the withstood the combined attack, new entrance to be north- and This lasted for over an hour, but south, as it would be usable stall auddenly the ants changed their states of the tides. Whatever la tactica Two sate dug a hole be finally decided upon, the need for A Way to Her Hearthind the enemy, forced it to a large new dry dook at Tilbury, emerge by biting its soft body, which is also to be constructed. and then carried it triumphantly there can be no question, for at below.
present there is no dry dook at Tilbury capable of accommodat These two instances appear to me to indicate (1) that anta caOrient, and Atlantic Transport ing the large new P. and O., ̈ be taught by experience; (2) that liners now being built-
evince considerable re sources when faced by a problem. |
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STUDIO
17, Ice House Street,
Brunswick
NOTICE.,
MB Archibald Orr. Lang has
been admitted as a Part-
ner of our firm at Hongkong and Shanghai as from 1st. April, 1923. MACKINNON, MACKENZIE
&.00 Hongkong. 9th. May, 1923.
NOTICE.
MR Archibald On Lang will continue to be Managing Director of this Company” heretofore, d
GIBE, LIVINGSTON &
CO.,LTD. Hongkong, 9th. May, 1923,
they
It is impossible to lay one's
Preperations in April were al finger on the boundary between most completed for the London instinct and reason, but we have International Stamp Exhibition, here suggestion of memory which opens at the Royal Horti which surely points to a higher cultural Hall on May 14, and runs mental ability than mere response for a fortnight. As the first Io- to stimuli. Can it not be reason-ternational Stamp Exhibition held ably expressed by the Brain?
word
'CLYDE RUSH OF EMIGRANTS STOPPED.
in Landón since the war, this event is attracting world-wide |attention, and visitors are coming in large numbers from overseas, notably from the United States, whence generous financial sup- port for the exhibition bas þæer | Emigration from the Clyde has forthcoming. From America, too, ssumed very heavy proportions, come many of the most interest and after the end of May co inc entries in the various,cli more emigrants will leave Boot into which the hundreds of stamp- land for America until July, when collections will be grouped. the new emigration season opensable among these is The quota of 77,000 emigrants includes the world'
permitted by the United States the cent black an will, it is expected, be completed issued in British by the end of May. There is to of which only such restriction on emigratón, so Canadi, bowever, and Targe hunt
bers of Scottish, smiru booked to leave the Clyde wie |for the Dominion.
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