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SHAMPOOING RUGS AND CARPETS.

Makes them

Bright

and Clean

only 50cts.

.per sq., yard.

Collection and Delivery Free.

Ralls of Dirt carried away.

Rolls of Clealiness brought back.

STEAM LAUNDRY CO.

HEAD OFFICE & WORKS, ZAUMATI, Tel. K. 32. HONGKONG DEPOT. 16. Stanley Street. Tel. C 1279. HONGKONG DEPOT. 62. Praya Eant. KOWLOON DEPOT. 19 Canton Road. CANTON, 19. Shark Central, East,

Write or Phone for price list. Kowloon Hotel Dept.

LIFEBUOY

ROYAL

អញ្ជ

DISINFECTANT

SOAP

"Once a user of our Paints

always a user of our

Paints," is the rule rather

than the exception." Our

knowledge and experience

of the local conditions en- able us to offer the very best Ready Mixed Paints for All general purposes. PAINTS

Mixed Ready for Use.

English Mote

Packed in 14h. tins with handle, and l-cwt. Druïns

Stacked in Houghsag.

French Gray Signal Red Light Deak Lisbon Grey Pex Green Carmine Rod Dark Green Black

Dark Royal Blue Pale Purple Brown

Sand - stone

Color. Lead Color

Light Azure Blue Light Stone Color Ivory White

Also Aluminium Paint in I-pint Tias

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Send for Tint Gard and Prices to --

Wilkinson Heywood & Clark, Limited.

(Incorporated in the United Kingdom)

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, HONGKONG,

YOU WILL SAVE MONEY

if you buy from

SHIU YUEN CHEUNG

Everything we offer for sale is made, in our Canton factory, from the raw material into finished articles.

Old Post Office Building..

Quina's Xɔ14 Càntral

Telephone C. 225, Hafkams.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

This Prospectus has been duly filed with the Registrar of Companies.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9. 1924.

The Subscription list will be open on MONDAY, the 14th day of JANUARY, 1924, and close on or before SATURDAY, the 19th day of JANUARY, 1924.

THE SIMPLEX PLASTER COMPANY, "LIMITED

Incorporated under the Companies Ordinances 1911-1921.

CAPITAL

$380,000.

DIVIDED INTO 30,000 SHARES OF $10 EACH. Offer of 1,000 Shares for Public Subscription.

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Of the above shares 15,000 credited as fully paid will be allotted to The Chino American ledustrial Developing Company, Limited, as "the purchase price for the sale to the Company of property, plant,j machinery and equipment of The Chino American Industrial Develop ing Company, Limited on the terms of the contract set forth in this Prospectas Of the remaining 35.000 shares it is intended at the present time to issue only 13,000, and of these shares 11,000 have already been subacribed for cash by the Directors and their friends. On these shares $2.50 per share will be paid on applicetia and the balance when called up on the same basis as the remaining capital.

The remaining 4,000 shares to be issued at the present time. ranking equally with those already subscribed, are now offered for Public Subscription, payable as to $2.50 per share on application. The balance due on each share 37.30) will be called up on allotment.

The unissued Capital of the Company will be lashed at such time j or times and on such terms as the Directors shall determine.

Directors:

Charles Edward Hartnell Beavis. No. 9 Quem's Road Central,

Victoria, Hongkong, Solicitor.

Chan Pek Chun. No. Bi Bonham Strand West. Victoria. Hongkong.

Merchant

Chan Yue Tang. No. 1 Des Voeux Road Central. Vietorit. Hong-

king. Merchant.

Carl Bradler Shark. St., 56-52 Queen's Road Centra. Vitoria.

Hongkong. Engineer

Edwarı) Dean Shank, Nus, 30-32 Queen's Roud Central, Vistaria,

Hongkong, Architect.

- Wong Kwok Sina, No. 2 Des Vieux Bed desini. Victoria,

Hotykane. Banket

Oje farther Director will be appointed og in: Board after pilotment.

Bankers:

The International Banking Corporation

Auditors:

Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews, Chartered Bank Badlines,

Virtona. Hongkong.

Solicitors:

Megans Winson and Grist, No. 9 Queen's Boud contr.

Viezer, Honek ng.

Registered Office of the Company:

(alm. Budeg, (gueen's Road Centru), Viet ell. Hongko

PROSPECTUS.

The recent remarkable developments in building in this Colony have resulted in a demand for labour and building materials that has been unprecedented. Increased cost, cobsequent upon such demand, necessitate the adoption, where possible, of means whereby not only mag labour be saved but materials produced both quickly and economically, This Company is formed mainly for the purpose; of providing plaster and gypsum products which are required in the construction of every, building from the small house to the largest) block of modern offres. "Simplex Plaster." which the Company pro- poses to manafucture in this Colony, is manufactured by a pecial process, and is at present only obtainable from abroad, and the Promoters are confident that it can be manufactured here and soje

for a price" considerably below that which the commodity commands in Hongkong at the present time. This plaster is now extensive used in building in this Colony, and is in fact, as experience has shown, extremely beneficial in the Far East and particularly in Hongkong. for it is impervious to white ants, does not chip owing to damp, and is practically fireproot, remaining unbroken and unaffected by heat unless of a temperature of 250 to 300 degrees centigrade.

(b) The Company hús acquired us a going concern that branchi of the business of The Csize American Industrial Developing Com- pany. Limited. which has been engaged in the manufacture of "Simplex Plaster." The purchase includes a piece of land of an approximate area of 41,000 square feet situate a: Tepa Wan, together with the buildings. plant, machinery and equipment thereon, the machinery being already assembled for the commencement of manu- facture. The purchase price will be paid and-satisfied by the allot-} ment to The Chino American Industrial Developing Company, Limited, of 15,000 shares of the Company, credited as fully paid up. Furthermore the agreement with the Vendors provides that the Vendors will place with the Company all further orders for the supp: of plaster required by the Vendors.

The Contract for the acquisition of this business is dated the 4th day of January, 1924, and is made between The Chino American Industrial Developing Company. Limited, of the one part and Desis Henry Blake as Trustee for the Corppany of the other part. A. copy of the Contract can be inspected at the Registered Office of the Com- pang or at the office of the Company's Solicitors,

fe The minimum subscription on which the Directors may proceed to allotment's seren shares.

4) No commission or promotion moter is being paid by the

Company.

e) The Company will pay the pre-gary expenses of and incidental to the formation and floating of Company down to the time when it becomes entitled to commence business, and the estimated amount thereof is $5,000.00.,

"The Articles of Association provide that the qualification of a Director is to be the holding of 500 shares in the Company, and that the remuneration of each of the Directors is to be 3600.00 per

annum.

...

(g) The Directors are interested in the promotion of the Com- pany to the extent only" that they or some of them are Directors of other companies with whom the Company may do business.

(hy Copies of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company can be inspected at any time daring business hours at the Registered Office of the Company or at the office of the Cour pany's Solicitors.

W

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THEATRE

TO-DAY till SATURDAY

D

A GIRL'S ROMANCES!

THE HEART.

LINE

From the novel by GELETT BURGESS

Her Heart Line Had Three Breaks

THE FIRST MAN. SHE LOVED. BUT IN LOVING SHE BROKE THEIR COMPACT. WHICH WAS, "NO FAIR FALLING IN LOVE."

THE SECOND MAN, LOVED HER. TO HIM HER HEART LOVE DID NOT RESPOND. IT READ NO WEDDING BELLS FOR HIM."

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THE THIRD MAN WAS MERELY A PAL OF BOHEMIA. THIS LINE WAS SHORT.

Which Line Did She Follow?

A CLEAN, VITAL AND ENTERTAINING DRAMA

also

SEE IT. YOU'LL TELL YOUR FRIENDS

JUMPING BEAN

Fresh from The Fun Factory

AN OUT of the INKWELL" CARTOON COMEDY,

in A copy of the Company's Memorandum of Association is annexed to this Prospectus and forms part of it.

7 Application for shares should be made upon the Form attached to this Prospectus, and sent to the Company's Bankers together with a remittance of $2.50 per share, the amount of the deposit.

Where no allotment is made, the deposit will be returned in fall, and where the number of shares allotted is less than the number applied for, a proportionate amount of the deposit will be returned.

(K) Prospectuses can be inspected at and Forms of Application obtained from the Company's Bankers, the International Banking Corporation, and at and from the Registered Office of the Company.

Dated the 5th day of January, 1924.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

YUNNAN ARMY FUNDS.

ALLEGED EMBEZZSMENT OF TLS. 350,000,"

Our Own Correspondent)

Shanghai, Jan. 9. The attempted embezzlment of Taels 350,000 belonging to the Com- mander of the second division of the Yunnan army is charged in suit filed in the Mixed Court by Attorney F. I. Schuhl on behalf of the Yunnan leader. According to plaintiff's bi'the Captain of the Yunnan army was sent to Shang- hai with money to purchase army supplies. He deposited the money in two Chinese banks in his own name. The Captain was recalled south and on being charged with London, Jan. 8.

embezziment committed suicide. Lloyd's Register shows that -1,231,000 tons of merchant ship- ping were actually under construction in Britain and Ireland on Brother army officers here obtain 313: December, compared with an average of 1,890,000 tons during ed his passbooks and attempted to withdraw themoney. Attorney the twelve months before the war. 244,000 tons were commenced, and 114,000 tons launched during the December quarter, compared Schuh! asked and obtained an in- with 111,000 tons and 66,000 tors respectively in the previous quar-junction restraining the banks ter. 982.000 tons were actually under construction abroad, a decrease from paying cut the money. of 42,000 compared with 30th September, while 217,000 tons, were the last launched and 228.000 tons commenced abroad during quarter. The latter total considerably exceeded the previous quarter, and in conjunction with the increase in British yards i appears to show a tendency towards improvement of conditions in ! the shipbuilding industry of the world.-Reuter.

THE WORLD'S SHIPBUILDING..

OBITUARY.

JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE.

MANY CHINESE MURDERED BY MISTAKE

Peking, Jan. 8-Interviewed by a prezentative of the Peking Daily News, Mr. C. T. Wang said: Several hundred Chinese were murdered, daring the earthquake. Some were killed by mistake, others murdered either intention-

London, J23. 8. The death is announced of Rear-Admiral Henry Lowe Helder. Reuter..

Rear-Admiral Holder was born in 1832, entered the Navy in 1352-42d was made Rear-Admiral in 1888. He served in the ally or because of hatred." Mr. Crimean War, and was at Sebastopol:]

"THE" SCHNEIDER PLANE CONTEST.

Paris, Jan.

Wang said he did not know what action the Government would take.

With regards to the "report that

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he went to Japan to negotiate with" Japan' regarding Russia, ba sid his business was to negotiate with

The Committee of the International Aeronautical Federation announce that the Schneider Cup "Aeroplane Contest will be held Russia and not with Japan over in the United States in 1924-Reuler,

Bussla-Reuter.”