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BOARD RESIDENCE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS THE BANK OF CANTON,

HONGKONG BASEBALL

ASSOCIATION.

The Annual Meeting of the Hongkong Baseball Association,

·will be held at the American Con- sulate General, 5.30 pm. WED NESDAY, April 4th, 1928.

All datorested are requested to attend.

HIN-WONG, Hon. Secretary. ∙Hongkong, Mar. 27th, 1926.

:

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC

COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a furthor Extraordinary Genoral Meeting of the Company will be held at P. and O. Building, |Victoria, in' the Colony of Hong Kong at 1230 o'clock in the after- noon on Monday, the Second day of April, 1928, for the purpose of | considering ́and, if thought fit, confirming the following Resolution passed as an Extraordinary Re- solution on the 16th day of March, 1928 as a Special Resolution:—

"That the capital of the Company be increased from its present capital of $3,000,- 000 (Hong Kong Currency) divided into 300,000 shares of $10 onch, to $6,000,000 (Hong Kong Currency) divided into 600,000 shares of $10 each and that such additional shares shall rank in all respects pari passu with the original capitul of the Company,"

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that a further Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at the and same place on Monday, the Second

LIMITED.

TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1928.

A. S. WATSON & CO, LAMMERT'S AUCTIONS

LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereby given that NOTICE is hereby given that the Seventeenth Ordinary Annual the Forty-Third Annual Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders General Meeting of the Company of the Company will be held at the (since its registration) will be Head Office, No. 6 Des Voeux hold at the Hongkong Hotel, Hong- Road, Central, Hongkong, on kong, on Wednesday, the 28th Wednesday, the 4th April, 1928, March, 1928, at 11.30 am, for the at 2.30 p.m. for the purpose of re-purgose of receiving the Report celving the Report of the Directors of the General Managers, together together with a Statement of Ac- with a Statement of Accounts før counts for the year ending 31st the year ended 31st October, 1927. December, 1927.

The Transfer Books of the Com- pany will be closed from the 20th March, 1928, to the 4th April, 1928, (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board,

LOOK POONG SHAN,

Chlef Manager. Hongkong, 19th March, 1928.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

The Registor of Shares of the Company will be closed from Thursday, the 22nd, day of March, to Thursday, the 29th. day of March, 1928, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares can be registered. • "a... JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON;

Ganeral Managers. Hongkong, 10th Mar,, 1928. -*

MACAO RACE CLUB.

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Draft programmes and entry Draft Programmes and Entry forms of the Seventh Extra Race Forms for the Third Extra Race Meeting to be held on Sunday 15th Meeting to be held on Saturday April, 1928. (WEATHER PERMIT- 7th April, and on Monday 9th TING, CAN be obtained upou April, 1928, (weather permitting) application to The Internationa! may be obtained at the Race Roxor Advertising Co., 3rd Floor, Course, Hongkong Club, and Cause-Race and Recreation Club of way Bay Stables.

Macão, Ltd., Hongkong Jockey

Entries will close at 4 pm. on Club, Causeway Bay Stables, and Thursday, 29th March, 1928,

·CATHOLIC 'MISSION,"

NOTICE

A Mission will be given in the Catholic Cathedral from THURS. DAY, the 29th inst. to 'WEDNES- DAY, the 4th of April. There will be each day a special Sermon

FAMILY HOTEL—Victoria Gar- dens. Quiet apartmenta Suits of rooms. Full board from day of April, 1928 at 12.40 o'clock preached by the Rev. G. Byrne,

Raxor Advertising Co. 3rd Flour Exchange Building, Hongkong.

Entries will close on Tuesday, 3rd April, 1928 at 1 pm...

FANLING HUNT.

STEEPLECHASES.

SATURDAY, 31st March, 1928. First Race 3 p.m.

395, $110, $130, monthly. Large in the afternoon or so soon there-S.J., at 6 p.m., followed by Bonedic ADMISSION: Public Enclosure commodious rooms. Also daily after as the above, Meeting shall tion.

rates; five minutes from next now Hotel, Hankow Kowloon, TeL K.357.

LOST.

ferry, have terminated for the purpose Road, of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following Resolutions, namely:-

LOST.-Rama bag left in ricksha between Barker Rd. Station and Magazine Gap, containing keys, etc. Please return to No. 7, The Ponk.

WANTED.

WANTED-A good home for a full grown Alsatian Wolfhound. Fond of children, clean habits. Preferably home with garden. Apply Box No. 344, caro of "Hong- kong Telegraph."

FOR SALE.

FOR SALE. Large matshed about halfway to Castlo Peak. Rebuilt October 1927. Furniture and crockery. Apply Le Gros 20, 1Humphreys Building, Kowloon.

FOR SALE-Exquisite evening dress, misfit, unworn, pale green, bended, medium figure. Cost 10 guineas, take $80. Also rain coat, purple shot silk, $15. Apply Box No. 345, care of "Hongkong Tele- graph."

FOR SALE British Registered Auxiliary Yacht "SNIPE." 52 feet over all, Gross Tonnage 20.67. Re-built and

re-engined

All, and especially Catholics, are cordially invited to attend.

HONGKONG DEVELOPMENT. BUILDING & SAVINGS SOCIETY LTD.

$1.00

Ladies Free.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Publle Auce tion,

on FRIDAY,

the 30th March, 1928, commencing at 2.30 pm. at thoir Sales Room, Duddell,

Street,

A Largo Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture,

-comprising:

Silver Cabinets, Desks, Book Cupboards, Filling Stands, Hat Stand with Mirror, Clother Han- gers, Chesterfield Armchairs, Car pets, Rugs, Pictures, Ornaments,

otc, etc. a

Teak. Dining Tables, Dining Chairs, Sideboards with Mirrors Dinner Waggon, Teak Ice Chest, Dinner Crockery, Glass Ware, Cutlery, etc., etc.

Teak and Iron Bedsteads with Mattresses, Tonk Wardrobes with and without Mirror, Dressing Tables, Chest of Drawers, Marblo and Tiled Top Washstands, Side Tables, Shaving Stands, Chamber Stands, etc., etc.

alno

A Quantity of Blackwood Furniture. and

One Royal Typewriter. One Typewriter.

Soven Enamelled Baths,' Catalogues will be issued.

On View from Thursday, the 29th March, 1928.

Terms:--Cash on Delivery.

LÁMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

CHINA AUCTION ROOMS.

6; Duddell Street.

If you have anything you would like to sell, exchange or advertise send it to the CHINA AUCTION

Admission to Subscribers' En- closure on production of badge only.

Subscribers can introduce Two Ladies Free and Two Non-mem- | ROOM. bers at $5.00 each.

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Tickets obtainable from Dr. F.; Piorce-Grove, Alexandra Buildings,

(IN LIQUIDATION).

Contributories who have paid Special Trains leave Kowloon the call made on the 5th day of 2.00 p.m. Return from Fanling October, 1928, in full, are request 6.00 p.m. Return Fare 1st Class ed to present their Share Certi-$1.50, 2nd. Class. 90 cents. fentes to the undersigned for

1. "That the Directors be, and they are hereby, authorised to capitalise the sum of $1,500,000 profits of tho Company standing to the credit of the Company's Reserve Fund and to allot to the members holding shares of the Company as on the 1st day of July, 1928, in respect of the net amount endorsement, capitalised fully paid shares of the Company of equivalent nominal value in the proportion of one share for every two shares of the Company then, held by such persons respectively and that such shares so allotted ahall rank for dividends as from the 1st day of July, 1928,"

J. HENNESSEY SETH, S. HAMPDEN ROSS,

Liquidators. c/o. Percy Smith, Seth & Flaming.

Hongkong, 21st March, 1928.

HONGKONG REALTY AND TRUST CO., LTD.

NOTICE.

FREE PARKING FOR MOTOR CARS,

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.

E V. M. R. de SOUSA.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY LIMITED."

of the above Company will be held The Ordinary General Meeting

at the Company's Ofces, P. and O. Building, on MONDAY, the 2nd of April, 1928, at 11 a.m.`

POST OFFICE NOTICE

NOTIOLA

Commencing February 24th a Radio Letter Servios will be opened for the exchange of Radio Letter Telegrams to the places, and at the ratam, given below.

A Radio Letter Telegrams are accepted subject to the following con ditionis ****

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1. Minimum delay in delivery, 24 hours

2. Mossages must be written in plain English or plain Spanish. Cons addresses may be used. Groups of figures, trade marks, trade. terms and trade expressions must be expanded by qualifying worda: so that messages will offer an intelligible sense to ANYONE raad. ing them.

8. Each message must bear the Indication RL as part of the address. The indication is connected and charged for as one word. Ng limit on the number of words a message, may contain."

RADIO LETTER RATES.

San Francisco & Bay Cities

Other Offices in California & other Pacific States. Hountain States U.S. Central States U.S.. Eastern States U8. British Columbia 1st Zone only

Alberta, Saskatchewan & Manitoba

Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Quebec

Newfoundland

24th February, 1928.

RADIO NOTICE

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M. J. Ear

POSTMASTER GENERAL,

RADIO TELEGRAPH SERVICES are now in operation as follows:-- Ships at Sea, Europe, American Continents, Hawaiian Islands, Dubels East Indles, Dutch Borneo, Philippine Islands, French Indo-China, Province of Yunnan, British North Bornes, Siam, Canton, Swatow, Ewengebowan, Fort Hayard, Tebekam, Holbow, Amoy and Foochou, ela.

It is notified for Information that the via Wirelem rate to EUROPE has been reduced to $1.05 par word. We make

Bates and further

TER, 1st

on application to the RADIO COUN Floor,

Governm particular Tolozraphic Addressons and firms hav the places

correspondents in named above should in order to avoid delay to telegrama zaontrad by radio register their telegraphic address immediately.

Registored and Parcel Mails are closed. 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertissa to eloso For befors 9

4., registered and parcel mails are closed at 5, p.m. - on the previous day, an

Datiable articles forwarded by letter post to Great Britain are Hable to confiscation by the

the Customs. Buch articles should be forwarded: by parcel post only.

Letters and postcards for Europe and the British Isles are forwarded via Siberia if no superscribed.

The Postal Service to Swabue and neighbouring places is entirely suspended until further notice.

From Japan Japan, Shanghai and Earopa vis

Siborin

INWARD MAILS.

Per

St. Albans

Tenyo Maru

Due

March 27.

March 28.

Marea. Mantua Arafura

Europe via Bucz, letters and papers, London, 1st March and parcelé 23rd. February Shanghal....

Australia and Manila. Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Bhang-

hai

For

Empress of Canada OUTWARD ~ MAILS. For

Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., Central and South America, *Europe via_Vancouver, B.C, and Europe via Siberia

The transfer Books of the Com- Saigon pany will be closed from the 29th Sam Shui and Wuchow

Manila of March, to 2nd of April, both i OCEAN STEAM SHIP, CO., LTD.days inclusive."

Amoy And

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

Consignees por Company's Steamer, "MENELAUS"!

From UNITED KINGDOM via SINGAPORE,

2. "That if, on such distribution.

as aforesaid, any person NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN would be entitled to a frac.that in pursuance of the Articles hereby notified that the cargo having arrived per s.. "Teirenian" tion of a share, the Directors of Association of this Company, from Singapore wil be discharg shall, in lieu of issuing the undermentioned Shares were ed into Holt's Wharf Kowloon, fractional certificates, cause FORFEITED on the 23rd MARCH, where it will lie at Consigare's the whole share to be al- 1928, by reason of the Non-pay-risk and subject to terma

conditions of storage at Holt's Wharf. lotted to a person or persons ment of Calls due thereon:-

The Cargo will be ready for delivery to be named by the Direc-

Certifiente No. 602 Shares No. from Godown on and after 27th | tors and such share may, at 170651/170690; such time as the Directors think fit, be sold and.

the proceeds distributed amongst the persons entitled to the fractions making up the share."

1927. Winner of Championship Dated the 26th day of March, 1928.

By Order of the Board,

and other races

this season.

Unique floating home for bache GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., lors. Accommodation and outfit

Agents. for olght people. Apply Box. No.

PREMISES TO LET.

For the Hongkong Realty &

Trust Co., Ltd., - C. F. V. RIBEIRO,

Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 23rd March, 1928.

HONGKONG REALTY AND

TRUST CO, LTD.

(Incorporated under the Companies Ordinances of Hongkong.)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

March

*and

*Optional cargo will be landed here, unless, notice has boen given to steamer's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends,

All broken, chufed, and damaged goods are to be left in the 'Godawna, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 a.m. and noon within the froe storage period.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivored ; after the 2nd April, will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 27th March, 1028.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.

General Managers.

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Fr, Mar. 80,

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Sat, Mar. 81, .9.15. a.m.

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(Duo Victoria, B.C., 24th April)

Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africa,.. Aden Egypt and Europe vis Marsellics Mantua-

East and South Africa, Egypt and Europo, via Marseilles

343, care of "Hongkong Tele-THE HONGKONG AND SHANG- graph."

HAI HOTELS, LIMITED,

Amoy (Incorporated in Hongkong),

Even an umpire can't change a Bangkok via Swatew that the Ordinary. Yearly Meeting must bo presented to the undersigned FOUL to a BALL But Letter Straits,, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of Shareholders of the Hongkong on or before the 10th April, or they Golf does it easily, in four strokes. that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting Realty and Trust Company, will not be recognised. TO LET. From end of March to of Shareholders of The Hongkong Limited, will be held at the Office No Fire Insurance will be effected. October, Peak. One European and Shanghai Hotels, Limited, will of the Company, Exchange Build- furnished HOUSE with three bed-be held at the Rezistered Office of ing, (2nd Floor) Des Voeux Road rooms, electricity, gas and flush, the Company (Exchange Building, Central, Hangkong, on Friday, the Five minutes from Peak Station. Des Voeux Road Central, Hong-13th day of April, 1928, at 12. Apply to Box. No. 327, care of kong), on Thursday, the 12th day o'clock noon, for the purpose of "Hongkong Telegraph.""

Mr. T. Whitaker, who ocćuples of April, 1928, at 12 o'clock Noon, receiving a Statement of Accounta TO LET One. Office Room. Ap Statement of Accounts and the Directora for the six months ended Hospital, and is employed by the for the purpose of receiving a and the Report of the Board of the lodge near Barnet Isolation ply Hazeland and Gonella, Asiatic Report of the Board of Directors on the 31st December, 1927, con- Hospital Committee, has received | for the year ended on the 81st firming the appointment of two notice to leave his employment TO LET.--Two or three furnieh- December, 1927, confirming the ap Directors, and re-electing two and the lodge owing to the birth ed flats with bathroom attached, pointment of a Director and re- Directors and the Auditors. Hongkong elde.

Apply Tel. electing a Director and the Au-

Building.

C.890.

TO LET.-One European FLAT Wanchal :Gap. Road, Hongkong. Apply to 82, Kennedy Road,

COMMODIOUS OFFICES to let

In No. 7, Queen's Rond Contral,

ditors.

1-

By Order of the Board.

C. G. COPLEY,

Secretary. Hongkong, 20th March, 1928.

also two small offices in 1A, Chatergate and learn the truth of how If you want good health Investi- Road. Apply E. D. Sassoon and Poo On Herba have cured thou Company, Ltd.

sands. No drugs. No Knife., TO LET Fully furnished with Catarrh, Nervousness, Constipa- Simply Poo On Chinese Herbs. servants for six months from 1st tion, Bronchial Asthma, Bron- June, No. 191, The Peak, Mount chitis, Rheumatism, Dropsy, In- Kellet, 5 roomed concrete house. somnia, Diabetes, Bright's Disease, All modern conveniences. Rain and many other ailments, proof.. Would consider let from 1st May, Apply:--Hastings, Den- nya and Bowley, No. 8, Des Voeux Rond Central..

POO ON HERBS CO., 68, Queen's Road Central, 1st Floor,

By Order of the Board,

C. F. V. RIBEIRO,

Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 23rd March, 1928.

M199 BIGGINS, C.S.MMG.

(Chartered Society of Massage and Medical Gymnastica

A: London.) |- Massage. Medical Electricity

Remedial Exerolsas.: Apply Helena May: Institute,"

MRS. SEKAI

MASSAGE

6, Wyndham Street, 1st floor Hongkong.

of a baby. While the committee congratulated the parents on the advont of the child, they told Whitaker that he had better 'find another post in the interests of the Infant. At

4 meet ing of the committee the Medical Officer, Dr. Harnett, said that there was a real danger of the baby becoming infected If it re- mained in the lodge. Mr. Harris. suggested that the danger was more Imaginary than real, but the committee insisted on Whitaker's dismissal, though. granting him time to find other employment and accommodation.

Shoreditch Borough Council's now electricity sub-station,«"de. scribed as the largest of its type in the world, was opened by Sir: Andrew Duncan, Chairman of the Central Electricity Board.

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2-You can change only one. letter at a time. Mega

8-You must have a complete word, of common usage, for each Jump, Blang words and abbreviations don't count

4 The order of letters can- not be changed.

Ons. solution is printed on another page of this issue.

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and the United States, Sports It has been offelally stated that goods Manufacturers have bad the home buyers have increased the best opening days they have by 50 per cent this year and lever had at the Fair overseas buyers by 20 per cent, prope

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The attendance of the public is The head of one of the lat up by 25 per cent. Ring fewer firms of furnishers in

A Sheffleld manufacturer, whỏ after susing the Fair, sa is sending table cutlery, and official of the Empire plated goods to Germany, stated Board: This is the most wondere that it was his first German order ful of all the exhibitions held an since the war, "The buyer," he nually in the world. We In said, "told me there was a grow America can do nothing. Ilke this, Ing tendency and fashion in Ber. You people talk of America being lin to have the best British cut ahead of you. But you people Jery,"

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