1926-08-10 — Page 12

BULMER'S CIDER

Medium Sweet

Medium Dry

Extra Dry

Sole Agents:-

$6.50 per dozen pintsdelivered

to your residence.

GILMAN & CO., LTD.

HONGKONG, BANK BUILDING.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1926.

OXFORD HONOURS KING ALFONSO

J. ULLMANN & Co.

ALEXANDRA BUILDING

CHATER ROAD..

WATCHES

SMOOT

JEWELLERY

DIAMONDS

CUT GLASSES

FANCY GOODS

HOUSES IN

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PARIS, LA CHAUX-DE FONDS. SHANGHAI, TIENTSIN HANKOW

AND PEKING.

HOTELS.

THE

HONGKONG

HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL: PEAK HOTEL:

Telegraphic Address: "KREMLIN, HONGKONG."..

AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL: PALACE HOTEL; KALEE HOTEL; MAJESTIC HOTEL Telegraphic Address: "CENTRAL, SHANGHAL”

HOTELS,

LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel Des Wagons Lits, Peking.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

CENTRAL LOCATION

ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING, TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR,"

HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS

Tolophone Contral 373

Telegraphle Address · ! Victonia "

KOWLOON HOTEL.

The Premier Hotel in Kowloon,

This First Class Residential, and Tourist Hotel provides, the seme of

comfort and service for it guests,

Six Stories of up to date elegantly furnished airy rooms with latest

asitary appliances..

Excellent cuisine ander supervision of experienced Chef.

First Class Billard Room and Saloon Bar..

Electric Lift and Telephones to each Roor."

Special Rates for Families.

Monthly and Daily Rutes at moderate terms.

Under now and progressive management.

Tolo, K. 609 & K. 607. Tolographic Address "KOWLOTEL"

HONGKONG,

THE EUROPE HOTEL.

SINGAPORE.

Terms: A la carte or Inclusive,

Telephone in every room. After-dinner dancing every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

GRILL ROOM

Telograma" Europe Singapore"

Telephono 2740.

ARTHUR E ODELL, Managing Director.

Printed and Published for the Proprietor by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8, Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria, Hongkong.

King Alfonso of Spain is here seen after the degree of Doctor of Civil Law had been con- ferred on him at Oxford. With him do Viscount Cave, the Lord Chancellor of Oxford University,

RUSSIAN EXCITEMENT.

DISORDERS IN THE

RED ARMY,

THE WATER SUPPLY.

RESERVOIRS FULL TO

OVERFLOWING."

LOCAL CINEMAS.

منشد

Continued from Page 1).

ADMISSION PRICES.

Riga, August 9. The position of the Colony's A few people have, from time to Dospite, the Moscow official water supplies on August 1st is time, publicly expressed their in- denials of disorders, travellers disclosed in the monthly report of dignation at our prices of admle- from Moscow report decided excite the Water Authority, which shows stan, and, as a matter of interest, ment and uneasiness in Kremlin that all the reservoirs on the I would point out that approxi circles owing to disorders in the Hongkong side were on that date mately 2 million people visited Red Army consequent upon the dis-level missal of M. Lashevich Trom the Wong Nei Chung, which was. 2 we had charged two cents less per with overflow, excepting all our theatres in a year and if post of Deputy Commissar of War feet 11 inchen and his expulsion from the Com- total contents

below. The head for admission we would show munist Party simultaneously with reservoirs were 2,114.73 million of a net earning of nearly $40,000 Hongkong a net loss of some $5,000 instead the dismissal of M Zinovieff on gallons, as compared with 2,097 fact which clearly indicates July 26th,

million gallons on the same date the very small margin on which last year.

your Company is working.

of

M. Lashevich and M. Trotsky were close friends and both were

The Kowloon reservoir was also inest popular in the army and level with overflow, and the Shek for a bonus to be paid to Chinese As last year, we have budgetted therefore M. Stalin's followers are Laf Pui reservoir four inches Theatre staffs, which will not ex-. unable to act rigorously: Hence below, the total contents of these ceed $960. You will, I am sure, there is an electrical atmosphere. two being 451.94 million gallons, cordially approve this recognition Friends criticise M. Stalin for fail- as against 821.94 last year, ing to come to terms with the Op

of faithful and arduous service. The consumption of water InI thank you, gentlemen, for the position. This explains the post-Hongkong during July month was patient hearing you have given ponement from this Autumn till 235.17 million gallons, compared my remarks, and take pleasure in the Spring of 1927, the Congrevict with 261.56 for the same month calling on Mr. J. M. Noronha to Soviet Republics and the Soviet in 1925, whilst the consumption second the resolution now before elections owing to fear of an abso-

per head per day was 18.8 gallons you viz., that the report and state" lute party split-Reuter.

this year, and 21.4 last year.

For Kowloon, the consumption figures for July were 80.24 million. gallona: this year and 60.25 last year, the respective daily consump tion per head being 16.6 and 14.8

A. "BASELESS REPORT."

Moscow, August 9.. Reports from America that M. Stalin has been assassinated have caused much amusement and are declared to be entirely baseless.-gallons. Peuter.

GENERAL MOTORS BOOM.

REMARKABLE STOCK. EXCHANGE DEMONSTRATION.

ment of accounts as presented, be received, approved and adopted:

Mr. Noronha seconded, und the resolution was adopted. BUSINESS MATTERS. The re-election of Mr. J. M. The Government Analyst's re- Noronha, and the election of Mr. port shows the quality of the Ma Tsui-chiu and Mr. J. Gubbay water to be satisfactory.

The total rainfall from January lat to July 31st was 66.78 inches, compared with 67.54 in 1925,

BADGES EVERYWHERE.

GOOD FOR CANTON MAKERS.

to the Board of Directors W15 proposed by Mr. H. W. Ray and seconded by Mr. Lo Kan. Mr. Ray said that throughout the troublous times of last year the directors worked exceedingly hard, and made many helpful suggestions.

The resolution was carried. The Chairman proposed and Mr. Ost. seconded that a dividend of

Entertainments.

QUEEN'S

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

MAT

2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.15.

MAE MURRAY

IN

BLASCO IBANEZ.

SCATHING INDICTMENT OF MODERN SOCIETY

CIRCE,

THE ENCHANTRESS

^METRO-GOLDWYN PICTURE.

STAR

THE

PRODIGAL

JUDGE

CONTINUOUS

$5.30 to 11.30 p.m.

TOO

MUCH

BUSINESS

TO-DAY ONLY AT

THE WORLD.

MARIE PREVOST

IN

THE WANTERS.

New York, August 9. With heavy trading throughout, all sessions, remarkable" Stock Market demonstrations continued to be the most flourishing busi Preferred Ordinary Shares (pro-made to the Company by the The making of badges is said $1.50 per share be paid on the has looked on as a very serious matter, a definite, offer has been to-day as General Motors and Steel- ness in Canton, at the moment.

rata for the 1925 ise as from holders of the Deferred Shares Common continued their rocket-like

Apart from Government officials, date to final payment) and a divi- offering to exchange the whole of civil and military, all of whom are dend of 50 cents per share be paid their issue required to wear distinctive

for Preferred Or- badges, members of the Labour on the Deferred Ordinary Shares.dinary Shares at the rate of 24 Unions are also displaying their

This was carried. membership badges, whilst in con- elected auditor at a remuneration what is a fair value for the "A" Shares for 17 "B" Shares, Of course, the important point was,

course. General Motors; which went up ten points In Saturday's | short Session, opened four points high with an initial transaction of 12,000 shares while Steel Commons

Mr. A: C. Greenwood was re-

GERMAN" REPARATIONS.

THE PAYMENTS FOR LAST YEAR.

Paris, Aug. 9,

The Agent General for Repara

rose nearly four points on the day, nection with the, Government of $500, on the proposition of Mr.Deferred Shares? Several people tions announces that Germany has

paratory, to the expected reaction after Thursday's meeting of the Directors, at which it is currently rumoured, a stock dividend of 50 per cent will be declared, plus an extra cash dividend, may be, of, four per cent

LOST LINER.

Priestley.

at one time making a new high scheme for the registration of J. Choy, seconded by Mr. H. have been consulted on the matte paid 93,023,000 gold marks for the level of over 155. There was some oplum-smokers the latter will, on scattered profit taking at the close, 1 payment of a prescribed fee, be especially In General Motors, as issued with badges as well. This concluded the business, the including the Company's auditor second year of the Dawes scheme traders realised their profits pre-

To meet all these demands, the Chairmlin announcing that divi- careful consideration, the above France receives 48,398,000 gold

and, after very comprehensive and which ended on July 31st. badge-makers are doing a rear-end warrants could be had on proportion was agreed upon. in marks, and the British Empire, ing business just now.

application.

accordance with the Company's 17,416,000 gold marks, including EXTRAORDINARY: MEETING, Articles of Association and in the 15,716,000 gold marks under the

An Extraordinary

General event of larger dividends being Reparation Recovery Act. Meeting followed, the notice con- declared in future years (which vening being read by the Secre- we have every reason to believe Dawes Scheme, the British Empire Since the inception of the tary: Cotton broke at 75/80 within

they will) the percentage value has received 890,842,000. gold The Chairman said: Gentle of these Deferred Shares in regard marks, and France, 883,820,000 bearish Government tendency. The condition of the yield is causing ex- It was now obvious that the

men, the purpose of this extra- to the Preferred Ordinary in gold marks-Reuter. tensive liquidation and Southern vessel was doomed, and at abou briefly intimated in a circular hand in the erent of reorganisa ordinary general meeting has been creases rapidly. On the other selling, but the decline was check half past three or four o'clock letter, which was sent to you tion or winding up it is specificalir ed by trade buying and local cover-the morning it

was abandoned together with ing, due to small ginnings and pri- There was no panie whatever, a notice, namely, for the purpose of tion that these Shares, rank on an best interests of the Company

the convening stated in our Articles of Associa-that the consolidation was in the Mr. R. E. Ost seconded, urging. vate reports of heavy shedding in the fire had been in progress for receiving and if thought fit to absolute equality with the "" the Texas folds on account of high about fourteen hours, and the pass the following as a special shares in the distribution of temperatures.-Reuter's, American few passengers remaining on resolution spo Service.

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VESSEL DOOMED.

board were prepared for the or,

"That the 8,000

Mr. Lo Kan said that the Shang- assets. Under Article 74, the haf shareholders had held a meet- der to abandon ship. Most of the Ordinary Shares of $5 each, and has a right of offering the whole unanimously opposed it on the Deferred holder of 75% of the "A" shares ing about the resolution, and they passengers had gone on shore in the 16,000 Preferred Ordinary issue of these shares to the Com-Brounds that it was too much. His Excellency the Governor is the afternoon with their luggage, shares of $10 each in the Company. to open Mesars. Lane, Crawford's and very few of them lost any of pany be re-organised. and. con-

Mr. Ray Did Mr. Stovens eny new premlava at 11 am on Tues- their belongings. The ship's solidated into one class of 20,000 attained in relation to the differ-Mr. Le Kan-Yes, he thinks it

Considerable arguments may be that? day next.

officers managed to save the lug shares of $10 each, to be called gage not wanted on the voyage ordinary shares and to rank as ences between these two issues should be two to one. which was stored in the special regards dividend and capital taking everything into account the Mr. Stevens in which he says it hold. The ship continued to burn pari pastu and each share to con-

and after due consideration and Mr. Ray-I a letter from

The Colonial Sceretariat ad vises that quarantine restrictions imposed against arrivals from Amoy have been withdrawn.

To-day's Observatory report says that pressure is low over China and High over the Boning The forecast up to noon to morrow is:East or variable winds, moderate; fair.

haya

for about twelve hours after befer one vote and that the com- Board considers that an exchange is too little.2

on the Empress boat, and had had

ing abandoned, and when low pany's Memorandum and Articles at the rate of 24 "A" shares far After further discussion, Mr tide camo gradually sank into the be altered accordingly."

17 "B" shares is very justifiable Lo Kan proposed that the meeting mud, lying practically on her elde, Following on various discus- and the consolidation of the two be adjourned for a week.He had owing to the heavy list to larboard sions which your Board had had classes of shares le indisputably come from Shanghal this morning.

had taken early during the In regard to the "A shares the interests of the company. afternoon. When all was over making the Interests of "A" and

I will now formally propose the no time to prepare the argument the vessel lay there a total wreck, "B" shares and the General above-mentioned resolution and of the Shanghai opposers. more than three parts submerged Managers clash with the interests will call upon Mr. Ost to second Mr Lo Sing-won seconded, and

of the Company, which your Board the same.

the meeting adjourned,

in the water..