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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
COMPANY AFFAIRS.
HONGKONG DEVELOPMENT. COMPANY MEETING.
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An extraordinary meeting of the Hongkong Development Building and Savings Society, Ltd. has been convened for 3 pm, on July 21, at the City Hall, to propose the volun dary winding-up of the company with Mr. J. Hennessey Seth and Mr. S. H. Rosa, as liquidators.
Should the resolution be passed, a further meeting will be held on July 28, at the same time and place, to confirm the resolution.
The Society was primarily in torosted in the Government's "assisted" 40 years lease scheme as a means towards solving the housing shortage then so, acute in the Colony. It was intended to carry out building to a large extent on Jardine's Lookout-
The last annual meeting on May 19 was stormy, Mr. A. el Arculli, on behalf of himself and other Bhareholders, questioned the Chair man as to certain loans by the Company.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1926.
JAPANESE PRINCE.
CHANGSHA FALLS.
GENERAL, TANG SENG-CHI'S SUCCESS.
IN HONGKONG WITH PARTY OF NAVAL CADETS.
Prince Hiroyoshi, travelling
Hankow, July 11. cognito as Count Onda, arrived fu Most important developments the Colony yesterday morning dri in the Hunan situation occurred over board one of the Japanese training the week end. ships which are en route to the Modi-Early in the week Tang Song-chi terranean. The two ships brought was strongly reinforced from the some 120 Japanese naval cadets, South and on Thursday commenced with Admiral Yaromote in com- the advance on Changsha. On Satur- mand.
day morning the major portion of Yeh Kai-hsin's troops evacuated Clugaha, while he himself went to Sints on board a transport on Sat urday..
A round of entertainments has boon arranged for the cadets during their stay here. To-day they will visit the Peak, Botanic Gardens, etc., after which they will be outer tained at the Japaneso Club, and in the afternoon will visit the Univer ity. In the evening, the Japaness community will entertain H. E. the Governor, civil, naval and military officials at the Hongkong Hotel.
On Thursday the endete will see Hongkong and be the guests of the Japanese Association at the Hong-" kong Hotel A trip will be made to Fanling on Friday.
Tang is mooting with no serious opposition.."
Later.
Tang Song-chi's troops have al ready occupied Changsha, Tang him. self arriving this afternoon.
It is reported from reliable sources that there was no looting or dis order of any description. Reuter.
How the Place Fell.
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Péking, July 13..
A message from Changsha saya about a thousand of Yeh Kai-hain's rearguard concentrated at Chang-
Directors present at the last meeting included Mr. Fred Ell's (Chairman), Mr. C. E. H. Beavis THE MOTOR-SHIP BOOM.sha station yesterday demanded a
Mr. Li Yau-tsun, Mr. Sum Pak- ming, Mr. Leung Yan-po and Mr. Chan Suu-fung.
The authorised capital of this Hongkong company consists of a million shares at $10 each. When the prospectus came out, a call of only $1 a share was made. Half the shares of the issue were taken up, making the paid-up capital $500,000.
SINGAPORE GANG ROBBERY.
POLICE INSPECTOR
SHOT.
(Our Own Correspondeni,)
STEAM TONNAGE SERIOUSLY
CHALLENGED.
London, July 13,
hundred thousand dollars from the Chamber of Commerce."
The situation was threatening, when Tang Seng-chi's advance guard appeared, whereupon the An outstanding feature of Lloyd's former troops retreated along the shipbuilding returns for the three line, firing their rifles at random,, months ended June 30 is the re-bullets falling in the city. markable development of motor, tonnage, which on "the basis of world returns is now 84 1/8 per cent, of steam tonnage under con- struction.
The proportion in Britain is 53.8 per cent, but in Denmark, Holland, Italy, "Japan and Sweden the motor tonnage constructing far exceeds steam, their combined totala being 426,241 and 128,980, respectively. Reuter,
Singapore, July 13.- AUSTRALIA AND BACK. Police Inspector Sheridan has been shot in an affray with gang robbers, and his condition is serious.
Inspector Sheridan was shot at night by Cantonese robbera.
He has served three years here, and five previously in Ceylon.
Laundry Strike.
QOBHAM RESUMES
HIS FLIGHT.
Basrah, July 13. Alan Cobham, accompanied by his new mechanic Ward, departed The laundry strike is likely to for Bushire. fizzle out.
Cholera,
A Tamil cholera case has occur red, the victim being a Post Office employee.
THE COAL IMPASSE.
MINES REOPEN.
They mounted the machine at six in the morning, and in an Inland Water Transport launch were towed out to Slatt el Arab, where the plane glided gracefully over the water and in fifteen minutes WES climbing beautifully. In a few nore minutes it was out of sight,
Reuter.
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Paris, July 13.
London, July 13. The coal mines all over the country reopened yesterday morn- ing on the owners' new terms,, but Warwickshire is the only district
All the papers emphasise the where the men have resumed. A loud cheering by the Parisian crowd total of 2,500, Including 1,300 of the Sultan of Morocco,-Havas. safety men, were working in War- wickshire yesterday, an increase
of five hundred over last week.- Reuter
BANK DIVIDEND.
INTERIM OF £S. DECLARED."
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation announce that an interim dividend of £3 per share, subject to deduction
AN AFGHAN PRINCE'S MOVEMENTS.
Paris, July, 13,
The Crown Prince of Afghanistan, who is a collegian in Paris, is departing for Kabul for his holidays --Havas.
for income tax, has been declared sented a petition praying the Sir Martin Conway recently pre- for the half year ending June 30 House of Commons to reject the at the rate 2/2% per dollar.
The dividend will be payable on Union of Benefices Measure, which and after Monday, the 9th August, threatens, 19 London churches, all at the offices of the Corporation.
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