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THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE

REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICES

LONDON SERVICE

(Direct)

*ELPENOR " 10th Mar. London, Rotterdam & Hamburg * THIRESIAS" 17th Mar. London, Rotterdam & Antwerp "RHEXENOR" 24th Mar. London, Rotterdam & Hamburg *MERIONES" 31st Mar. Havre, London & Rotterdam

LIVERPOOL SERVICE

Direct or via Continental Ports) "ANTILOCHUS 1st Mar. M'lles, Havre. Liverpool & Glasgow "BELLEROPHON 2016 Mar, Genoa, Milles. L'pool & Glasgow,

1st April. Miles, Havro, Liverpool & Glasgow "PERSEUS"

PACIFIC SERVICE

"ACHILLES"

(via Kobe and Yokohama)'

15th Mar. Victoria, Seattle & Vancouver PHILOCTETES " 9th Apr Victoria, Seattle & Vancouver

NEW YORK SERVICE

(via Suez or Panama)

"KNIGHT TEMPLAR"21st Mur. via Suez & Boston

"ATREUS"

"TEIRESIAS" "SARPEDON "

"SARPEDON" "PATROCLUS

**MENTOR

11th Apr. via Site & Boston PASSENGER SERVICE

17th Mar. for Singapore & London 19th Mar for Shanghaj.

21st Apr. for Singapore, Marseilles & London 19th May, for Singapore, Marseilles & London 16th June for Singapore & London

For Freight and Passage Rates and all information Apply to:-

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

AGENTS

FLETCHER'S

COUGH LINCTUS

THE IDEAL REMEDY

FUR -

COUGHS, COLDS, BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA, ETC.

75.cents. Per Bottle.

PREPARED ONLY

AT

THE PHARMACY.

FLETCHER & CO., LTD.

2. Queen's Road. Central, Hongkong.

51

-Tel. No. 345

HONGKONGS

NOTICE

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.

THE FORTIETH ORDIN-

ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at Sc |Georgs's Building. Chater Road, Victoria, on THURSDAY, the 28th. February 1924, xt.11 o'clock a.m. for the purpose of receiving îa statement of accounts and the

report of the General Managers for the year ending $lat. Décem ber, 192, and electing a Consul- {ting Committes and Auditors,

The Translor Books of the Company will be closed from Thursday the 21st February 1934

until Thursday - 28th.

bath February 1924,

d258 inclusive.

SHEWAN TOMES & CO General Managers. Hongkong. 9th. February 1924.

THE HONGKONG CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

the

WEDNESDAF

FEBRUARY

NOTICE

C. E. WARREN & CO., LTD

Sanitary Engineers, Monmentalista, etc.

Offices & Godowns.

Tel. No. 269.

SLA, Waschal Rond, Bensking

All kinds of Builders Requisites in Stock,

Sail R-Test Pipes, Rainwater Pipes.

Fleer & Wall Tiles Baths, Basins, bath Room Fittinga. Waier Heaters for Gas Git or Coal Furl Also a Few Chip

Belters.

Opes & Closed Crates-ferking Dantes, ESTIMATES FREE FOR ALL. SAN-TARY INSTALLATIONS - BOT - WATER

SYSTEMS. &c.

General Repairs Promptly Attendel 19 Specialists in Monumental Work-Cut in Italian Marble or · Hongkong Granite. Just Received a Shibment of Italian Marble Floor Tiles-Prices an Applica- tisa

all Sizes:

THE Owners of 5. s. "Honam"

invite sealed tenders for A Large stock of Artificial. Wreaths in purchase of this vessel, either for breaking up purposes or running. Tenders must be sub- ject to the conditions of sale which may be inspected at the Company's Office or at the office of the Company's solicitors, Messrs. Deacon. Harson Shenton, Hongkong,

NOTICE.______________

BONCIONG AND. SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.S

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAL

HOTELS, LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General- THE Final Dividend declared Meeting of The Hongkong and Shanghal Hotels Lid, will be held

for the Year ending 31st, The Hongkong Hotel, Victoria, in the Colour of Hongkong, on Wedy December 1923, at the rate of day, the 15th day of February, 1934, at 230 o'clock in the afternoon, Three Pounds Sterling together when the subjoined Resolutions will be proposed as Extraordinary Re- with a Bonus of Two Pounds solutions Sterling is payable on and after the 25th day of February 1924, at the Offices of the Corporation. where Shareholders are requested to apply for Warrants.

By Order of the Court of Directors.

A. G. STEPHEN

Chial Manager. Hongkongn. Fah, 1921

(1) "That the authorised Capital of the Company" (which is

THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO

AND BOMBAY, ́` THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOR.. EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN AND CONTINENTAL PORTS AND LONDON.

THE Steamship,

"ALIPORE"

carrying His Majesty's Mails. will be despatched from this

29th. February, taking Cargo for the above Parts.

and MASSAGE HALL port at Noon on FRIDAY, the

The Company does not bind itself to accept the highest or any tender.

By order of the Board of Directors.

JOHN ARNOLD,

Secretary. Hongkong, 19th. Feb, 1924.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC

CO., LTD.

NOTICE is hereby given that

MRS. 8. UZUNOYE, Expert Masse 130

IT Ques' Road Central

Floor

Silk and Valuable Cargo fo: Italy, France and London (under arrangement) will be conveyed by this Steamer proceeding to Bombay and there transhipped to the on-carrying Steamer for Marseilles and London.

Parcels will be received at the Office until "Noon the day before sailing. The contents and value of all packages are required.

Cafe Wiseman For further particulars, apply

the Thirty-fifth Ordinary (LANE, CRAWFORD LTD.) General Meeting will be held at

the Company's Offices, St. George Building, on Monday, 3rd March

+++++++++++1924, at 11 am. for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with a State-

of ment

31st Accounts to December 1923, and electing Directors and Auditor.

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.

Queen's Road Castral

Tel. HOP

Ct. 654

Telephone C. 195.

Haagkant

55, Queen's

CHEONG Road, Central.

COMPLETE HOUSE FURNISHERS

DEALERS IN-

SWATOW DRAWN AND LACE WORK EMBROIDERIES, OLD MANDARIN COATS, SILK, ETC, ETC."

LARGE CONSIGNMENT JUST UNPACKED. INSPECTION CORDIALLY INVITED

ມ

The Hongkong Telegraph,

Published Daily

"HEAD OFFICE 11, Ice House Street TEL No. L Cable add. "TELEGRAPH”

Subscription $36.00 per year,

Correspondence intended for publica. tion must bear the name and address of the writer.

Advertising rates may be obtained on application.

The Transfer Books of the Compus will be closed from 23rd February to 3rd March 192. both days inclusive

By order of the Board Directors,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON

& CO. LTD. Agents.

Hongkong, 12th. Feb. 1934.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.

*4

THE

of

THIRTY FIFTY ANNUAL ORDINARY MEETING OF THE SHARE- HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Offices of the Company, St. George's Buildings. Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong. on Tuesday the 4th March 1924, at 11 o'clock in the forencon for the purpose of receiving a State- ment of Account and Report of the Directors for the year ending 31st December, 1923, and declar- ing a dividend.

Wedding Cakes

From $10.00

The TRANSFER BOOKS of Christening,

the Company will be closed from Tuesday the 19th February 1924 antil Tuesday the 4th day of March, 1924, both days inclusive, By order of the Board of Directors.

SHEWAN TOMES & CO..

General Managers. Hongkong 11th. Feb. 1924.

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

WOULD YOU IND

YOUR PLAYMATE SE

A LITTLE HOGE QUIET?

FRECKLES WANTS TO DO HIS HOME

VIORK

YSZ

and Birthday Cakes

Almond Iced and decorated From $3.00 each,

DOO WHAT DORS COLLISON

MEAN?

COLLICION? JAKEN TWO THINGS COME

TOGETHER

to-

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE

& CO.,

Agents. "Hongkong, Feb., 20th, 1924.

ADMIRAL

ORIENTAL

Starship

"F RES, nave",

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now $5,000,000 consisting of 500,000 $Kares of the nominal value of $10 each, whereof 575,000 have been issued) be increased from $5,000,000 consisting is aforesaid to $10,000,000 (consisting of 1,000,000 Sharea of the nominal” value of $10 each) by the creation of 500,000 additional Shares of the nominal value of $10 each, ranking (subject as hereinafter mentioned) as from date of allotment for dividend and in all other respectă pari: pass with the Share constituting the Company's present issued capital." (2) "That in the first instance 875,000 Shares be offered at par (in the proportion of one new Share for every une old Share held by them respectively) to the persons who on the date of the confirmation of this Resolution as a Special Resolution are registered in the Company'a'Share Rezister as the bolders of the $75,000 old Shares, and so that on acceptance of the offer the nominal amount due in respect of such 375.000 new Shares shall be payable as to the sum of $5 part thereof on acceptance of such offer and as to the balance thereof on the 30th day of June, 1924. And further that until such time as the said 375,000 new Shares shall be fully paid they shall vis-a-vis the said 375,000 old Shares, rank for. dividend only in proportion to the ratio. borne by the amount paid up thereon, to the full nominal value ($10) thereof, and that any of the said $75,000 new ' Shares which shall not be taken up by the Company's Shareholders in manner aforesaid be disposed of in such manner as the Company's Board of Directors shall think fit."

(3) "That such offer be made by Notice specifying the number

of Shares to which the member is entitled and limiting a: tume within which the offer, if not accepted by the member on behalf of himself or his nominee. will be deemed to be declined and that the Directors be at liberty to fix such time and in the case of Shareholders whose place of ad- dress is not in- Hongkong to extend it to such date or dates as they may think it"

(4) That the balance of 250,000 Shares constituting the Com

pany's unissard Capital be issued at such time or times in sea manner and for such purposes and upon ́such terma and conditions in every respect as the Company's Board of Directors may decide.”

· (5) "That the Regulations contained in the printed document

submitted to the Meeting and for the purpose of identifica tion subacribed by the Chairman thereof be approved and adopted as the Articles of Association of the Company in substitution for and to the exclusion of all the existing Articles thereof."

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that a further Extra- ordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at the same place on Thursday, the 28th day of February, 1921, at 230 o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the proceedings of the above-mentioned Meeting and of contrming, if thought fit, as Special Resolutions the above-mentioned Resolutions.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from Thursday, the 21st day of February, 1921, to 'inursday, the 28th day of February, 1921 (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

at memaknet oey Articles of Association are similar to the having arrived from Seattle old subject to clerical alterativa te fallowing siterations of

substance, viz. *---

via ports, on February 24th Con- signees are hereby notified that their cargo is being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, at Kowloon, and stored at con- signees' risk.

Consignees of Cargo must pro- duce an Import Permit signed be the Superintendent of Imports and Exports, Hongkong, before Bills of Lading will be counter. signed.

All broken, chafed and damag- ed cargo is to be left in the godowns, where it will be examin- ed at 10 a.m. on Feb. 29th, by the Company's Surveyors, Messra. Anderson and Ashe.

All claims must be presented within thirty days of the steamer's arrival here after which they cannot be recognised. No claims will be recognised after the "goods have left the godowns, and cargo undelivered on and after March. 2nd will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected.

1) The deletion from Article 71 of the words "and holding of

representing by proxy not less than one-tenth of the issued · Capital."

(2) The alteration of the minimum number of Directors to

four and of the maximum number to seven.

(3) The alteration of the remuneration of Directors to payment

at the rate of Four thousand douars per annum and such sums as a General Mecting may determine instead of tau fixed sum of Three thousand dollars per annum and such sums as a General Meeting may determine.

(4) The alteration of the quorum, of Directors to three instead

of two.

(5) The addition of Articles enabling the appointment by the Directors of a Local Board or Advisory Committee in any place at a remuneration to be fixed by the Articles and the appointment by the Directors of Local General Managers, Secretaries or other Assistants; delegates or Attorneys as a remuneration to be axed by the Directors.

(6) The addition of an Article enabling the Company to have an Umcial Seal and Local Registers in places outside the Colony.

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A copy of the Articles of Association of the Company with the said alterations and amendments incorporated and indicated in red ink or red print can be seen during usual business hours at the Ke- gistered Othce of the Company, Powell's Ballding, Des Voeux Road. Central, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, and at the Shanghai Otice of the Company in Hongkong Bank Building, Shanghai, in the Consignees are requested to] Republic of China. send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature immediately. ADMIRAL ORIENTAL LINE, 4, Des Voeux Road. Hongkong, Feb. 29th. 1924.

A Kid's Figuring

* THAT

So? Wow! WE HAD SOUS

COLLISION

AT OUR

HOUSE!

Usled the Sist day of January, 1924.*

By Urdes of the Board,

PERCY H. SUCKLING,

Secretary.

BY BLOSS B

HON COME?

WE GOT

TWINS!

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