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THE HONGKONG, & SHANGILAJ RANKING CORPORATION.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at an Extraordinary Meeting. of the Shareholders of the longkong. & Shanghat Banking Corporation

NOTICE.

A. 8. WATSON & CO, LIMITED.

CHINESE NEW YEAR. HOLIDAYS.

On Monday, the 11th February, beld on Saturday, the 2nd day of and Tuesday, the 12th February, February, 1925, at 12 o'clock noon at all Departments will be CLOSED. the City Hall Victoria in the Colony

of Hongkong, the following resolution was passed, viz:.......

On these days; -

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1929.

RADIO BROADCAST.

THE LOCAL PROGRAMME

FOR TO-DAY.

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SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATION

The following is the list of local

Broadcast by Z.B.W. on 850 metres. I share quotations issued to-day: "

5.30-3.20 p.m. Demonstration Pro-

gramme,

7.48 p.m. Evening Weather Ro-

port.

8 pm. Evening Programme (H. M.

Goms from "The Desert Song," Gems from "Countess Maritza,"

Victor Light Opera Company. "Good-bye Marie," "Come, Love, With Me,"

That the Directors of the Hong-The Hongkong Dispensary, Dis-V and Victor Records). Long and Shanghai Banking Cor-ponsing Department, will be open poration be and they are hereby for dispensing, proscriptions from requcated and authorised by and on behalf of the shareholders of the 10 n.m. to 1 p.m. and from 6pm. Corporation to take all such steps to 7.30 p.m.. 96 may be necessary for the intro- duction of an Ordinance into the Legislative Council of the Colony of Hongkong and for the enactment of the anime by the Governor of Hongkong with the advice and con- zont of the Legislative Counel! thereof, in the terms of

which, for the purposes of identi- #cation, has been signed by the Chief Managor of the Corpuration, in substitution for the existing Ordinance (except as in such print is mentioned) and Doed of Settle-

ment of Corporation. AND NOTICE 18 HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that a further extra- ordinary meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation will be held on Saturday, the 23rd day of February. 1929, at 12.45 in the afternoon at the same place for the purpose of receiving a report of the above inen- tioned meeting and of considering, and, if thought it, confirming the above resolution in accordance with Article 6 of the Corporation's Deed of Settlement.

J029.

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Dated this 8th day of February By Order of the Dircelore,

A. C. HYNES,.

Chief Manager. Note:-A copy of the proposed New Ordinance can be seen during the suni banking hours (Sundays, Public and Bank Holidays except- Head ed) in Hongkong at the Office of the Corporation or at the offices of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & Master, Prince's Buildings, Sollol tors to the said Corporation, and in, Shanghai at the Office of the Corporation, from the date hereof unt! tho

above date of the mentioned confirmatory meeting.

BANK HOLIDAYS.

In accordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912, the Exchange Banks will be closed for the transaction of public business on Monday and Tuesday, the 11th and 12th February.

HONGKONG FOOTBALL

ASSOCIATION.

INTERPORT GAMEZ

Hongkong v. Shanghai,

MONDAY, February 11th,

3,30 p.m.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. Hongkong, 7th February, 1920,

BEST COAL & CHEAPEST PRICE,

KWONG HANG & CO.

TEL. C.2736.

48, Des Voeux Road, Central...

"Happy," “Worryin'"

Tenor, Beniamino Gigli.

De Groot and The Piccadilly Orchestra. "Syria;"

"Autumn Ben,"!""'

Associated Glee Clubs of America, "Lohengrin-The Swan

Government and: Admiralty Coal "Procesalon to the Cast

Contractors. HOUSE COAL

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at $28.00 per ton. Upper Level ... $22.00 Middle Lavel $21.00 Central Office ..;, $20.00 Kowloon

$17.00

include above prices delivery charger to destination. HONGKONG TRAMWAYS

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The

LIMITED.

(Wagner) Chorus and Symphony Orchestra, "Finlandia," (Symphonic Poom)

Royal Albert Hall Orchestra. Waltz (Debussy) "The Maiden With Flaxen Hair,"

Jascha Helfetz "Woman is Fickle," "The Stars Were Shining,"

Toner, Glovanni Martinelli. "Blue Danube--Waltz,” "Southern Roses--Waltź,"

(Johann Strauss) Arthur Pryor's Band. "Toast," "Down in our village in Zummerzet," Humorous, Norman Long, "The Skaters—Waltz,”

Etudiantina--Waltz,"

"Farewell,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of HONG- International Concert Orchestra. KONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED Thou Whom I Implore," will be held at the offices of "Oh God Protect Her,"

Rosa Ponselle. Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Traviata Prelude (Verdi) Co. Ltd., Hongkong, on FRIDAY, "March and Procession of Bacchus,"

Victor

Orchestra. the 1st day of March, 1929, at 12 o'clock noon

to transact the "He is Kind. He is ordinary business of the Company.

Soprano, Maria Jeritzo. AND NOTICE IS HEREBY "Dreams of Schubert Medley Waltz," Hungarian Rhansody Orchestra. ALSO GIVEN that the REGISTER

10.10 p.m. Newa Bulletin. OF MEMBERS of the Company When Meet MacKay," will be closed from FRIDAY, 15th The End of The Road"

FRIDAY, 1st FEBRUARY to MARCH, 1029, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

W. F. SIMMONS,

Secretary. Hongkong, 7th February, 1928,

HONGKONG TELEPHONE COMPANY, LIMITED.

• NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fourth Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Hongkong. Telephone Company, Limited, will be held on Friday, the 22nd day of February, 1929, at the Board Room of the Company, Second Floor, Exchange Building, Hongkong, at 12 o'clock hoon, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Board, of Directors, for the financial year ended 31st December, 1928, and re-electing Booking for Clubs will definate-two Directors and the Auditors. ly close on the 4th February,

Hosking for Public will open on the 5th at the H.K.F. Club House, Happy Valley every evening, from 5.30 to 7 p.m.

NOTICE.

Mr. Geoffrey P. Lammert, Jr, has been appointed to 'net as iny Authorised Clerk an from 1st February, 1929.

G. A. HARRIMAN, Hongkong Sharebroker Associa- tion,

PENINSULA HOTEL.

Sir Harry Lauder. "Tales from the Vienna

Woods Waltz Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.

God Save The King. 10.30 p.m. Close Down.

CORONER CRITICISES

HOSPITAL.

BOY WHO DIED UNDER AN

· ANAESTHETIC,

The arrangements at the Weir Hospital, Balham, were criticised by the Brixton coroner at an in- quest on Frank Ellis, aged four, of Balham, who died while under an anesthetic

Dr. M. Postan, resident medical ofeer at the hospital, said that the boy wan brought in with a broken leg. He administered! ether as an anaesthetic and then reduced "the fracture, a nurse The Transfer Books of the Com-holding the mask after the ether pany will be closed from the 16th had been given. The child's pulse February to the 22nd February, became, bad, and although arti- ficial respiration was tried and 1929, both days inclusive,

Dated this 30th day of January, stumulants given he died... 1929.

By Order of the Board,

T. A. BARRY,

Acting Secretary. 14, Des Voeux Road Central,

Hongkong.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of

the Shareholders in this Corpora-

tion will be held at City - Hall, Hong Kong, on Saturday, the 23rd

There were two resident doctors, but the medical offeer was away at the time.

Recording à verdict of death by misadventure, the coroner said: "It is not desirable that the hospi tal should be left with bnly one doctor. There should always be two. It is not desirable that one doctor, except in grave emergency, should give an anaesthetic and carry out an operation as well.

He added that Dr. Postan exer- cised careful judgement in the the anaestheile,

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Bank

Hongkong Bank, $1950s. Chartered Bank, 4921 b. Mercantile A & B, 634. n. P. and O. 682: * u.' East Asia $981 b.

Insurances.

Canton Ins... $6821 pm; Union. Ins., $S718 b. North China, Ins., Tis. 160 Yangtaro Ins., 350 :n. - China Underwriters, $2.40 China Firos, $285. H. H. K. Fire Ins., $785 --

Shipping

Douglases, $56 b.

n

Dha

H. K. Steamboats; $271 b. H. K. Tugs, $1.40 b.. Indo-Chinas, (DoL) $90 Shell Trans., 113/~ Union Waterboats, $224 b.

Mining.

Bangusts, $2.40 ́ ́ b.

Kailane, 71/- 0.

Langkats, Tls. 11.60 b.

b..

.

S'hai Exploration, Tis. 2.90 sa. Raubs; $5.80 b. Tronohs, 17/6 n..

Docks, etc.

Kowloon Wharvos, $131 bi Whampoa Docks, $400 n.. China Providents $5.15 s. Hongkaws, Tlo. 164 s. Now Engineerings, Tls. 57 n. Shanghai Dooke, Tls. 108 b. Cottons.

POST OFFICE NOTICE

RADIO NOTICES.

The Radio Office is now altasted on the ground floor of the P. & 0. Building on Dos, Vaux Road, next to the General Post Office. This office is open day and night.

All particulars as to ships in communication, rates, etc., may be obtained at the Radio Office as above.

Radio Telegrams may be sent to Europe, America, Philippine Islande, Dutch East Indies and many other destinations; also to Canton and many places in South China. Full particulars at the Radio Office.

Individuals and Brms are recommended to register their talographie addresses, at the Radio Ofen. No charge is made for this,

Letters and postcards for

via Siberia if so superscribed. Europe and the British Isles are forwarded

REGISTERED and

and PARCELS MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier than time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to close at or before 9 a.m, registered and parcel mails are closed at & p.m. on the previous day.

It is hereby noticed that on and after 1st January, 1929

. (a) the radio' rate on messages to Macao will be 10 cents por word,

and

(b) the charges on messages to all Ship Stations, Irrespective of Nationality, will be on the basis of a word rate, pure and simple, with no minimum charge.

It is hereby notified that on and after 30th January radio telegrama will be accepted for transmission to Swabue at $0.80 por word. The re- ceiving station will collect the charge due to a Service,

CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

On Sunday, the 10th February, the General Fost Office, and Branch Post Offices will be entirely closed.

On Monday, the 11th and Tuesday, the 12th February, the General Post Office will be open from 8 am to noon, Kowloon Branch Post Office from 8 am to 11 am. and Wanchal, Sheungwan, Sefyingpun, Yaumas, Shamshulpo and Kowloon City Branch Port Offices from 8 am, to 9 n.m. There will be one collection from the pillar-boxes, and one delivery of ar- dinary correspondence each day as on Sundays, and one delivery of re- gistered correspondence each day at. 9 a.m.

The Money Order Office will be entirely closed during the Holidays.

INWARD MAILS.

BIDLE

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Europe via Negapatam, letters only London 10th January and parcel mails, London 3rd January Shanghai and Swatow .... U.S.A.. Honolulu, Japen and Shang.

bai

Per

Patroclus Sunning

Pros. Polk

Europe via Negapatam (рарега

only) London, 10th January ............. Talamba U.S.A Honolulu, Japan and Shang. !! *** ili

hai

Manila

Ewo Cottons, Tis, 12.90 o. Orientals, Tis. 2.20 8.

Salgon

Manila

Das

February 9.

.February, 9.

.February 9.

.February 10.

Pres Madison

February 11.

Pres. Cleveland

February 11.

Complegne

.February 12.

Emp. of Australia

.February 18.

Sado Maru

..February 14,

U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shang-

'hai Straits Shanghai Japan

Pros: Pierce

February. 15.

Hakusan Maru

Febraury. 17..

Sarpedon

February 19.

Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shang-

bat

Kaga Maru

.February 19.

Emp. of Russia OUTWARD MAILS.

February 21.

Per

Date and Time.

S'hai Cottons, Tis, 651 (old); b.Straits

Lands, Hotels, etc.

H. and S. Hotels, $9.25 b. H. K. Lands, $631 b. S'hai Tanda Tla. 165 b. Humphreys, $15 b Realtion, $8.60 b,

Public Utilition. Tramwayr, $20.75 Poak Trams, (old) $15 · 6, Star Ferrios, $71) "a China Lights, (Old.) $12.75 b H. K. Electrios, $537 b. Macao Electrios, $261

1. Tolophonos $6.90, s. Old China Buses, Tis. 102 b. Singapore Tractions. 11/6 n. Industriais. China Sugars, $1.10 b. Malabons, $27 b Canton Icon, $3.50 n.. Coments (Camb) #10.10 Ropas (Old) $7.20 United Arbontos $5.

Stores &c. Dairy Farms, $217 b. Watsons, $13.40 b. Der A. Wing, 80 b Lane Crawfords, $3.05 p. Mackintosh, $20 n. Bincores, $10ł „b Wm. Powells, $3.65 n.

MiscellaneouIA. Amusements, $262 a.

Constructions, $150 b.

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For

Strails, Ceylon, India, Mauritius,

East and South Africa Manila and Parcels for Germany

via Hamburg. Shanghai

Sam Shui and Wuchow Saigon

Montvidéo Maru Fri., Feh, 8, 8.30 p.m

Trior ........ Nanning

Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. and S. Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europa via Marseilles

8.

"Stilts and Calcutta

B'aua Ind. G. Bonds, $601% H.K.G.Loan5%s Prom. Interest

Wei Hai Wel

Haiphong **

Java vla Batavia Manila

Swatow, Amoy and Formos

Tai Ming Cheklang

.Fri., Feb. 8, 3.30 p.m. .Fri, Feb. 8, 3.80 p.m.

Fri, Feb. 8, 4.80 p.m.. Fri, Feb. 8 6 p.m.

Hakone Maru............... Sat, Feb. 9.

K.P.0.

Registration..Feb. 8, 4.30 p.m. Letters ....

.Feb. 9 .m G.P.O.

Registration.Feb, 0, 8.45 a.m. Letters.....Feb, 0, 0.30 a.m. (Due Marseilles, 16th March); Yuensang

Parcels Lettors

.Sat, Feb. 9. Feb. 8, 6 p.m. Feb. 9, 8.30 am. .Ent., 9, 10.30. a.m. Tonkin...Sat, Feb. 9, 12.30 p.m.

Hulchow

Tjisaroca

..Sat, Feb. 9, 2.30 p.m.

Pros. Polk

..Sat, Feb. 9, 6 p.m.

Hozan Maru

.Sun., Feb. 10, 9 4.10.

Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, *U.S.A. *Canada, Central and South America, and Europe via San Francisco and Europe via Siberia President Cleveland, Mon., Fob. 11.

Manila

CHLOROFORM PERIL. Shanghaf

UNSAFE APPARATUS IN

HOSPITALS...

The Lancet issues a strongly worded protest against the use of unsuitable mechanical devices for

Entrance 66, Queen's Road Cou-Saturday, the 9th, February, 1929 February, 1929, at noon, for the circumstances, was justified in the administration of chloroform.

tral, Tel. C. 5009.

"PEAK MANSIONS.”

We beg to notify Patrons that the Dining Accomodation in the ROSE ROOM GRILL for the even CITUATED within Two Minutes' ing of Saturday, the 9th. February, Walk from the Tram Station and 1929, is completely reserved and overlooking the Southern Side of the bookings closed. Further table reservations for that evening can be accepted for the ROOF GAR- with all Modern Conveniences, Drying DEN immediately adjoining the

ROSE ROOM.

Island. Ready for Occupation.

Fire-Roomed and Six-Roomed APARTMENTS.

Rooms.and Out-houses, Two lir

Apply to

CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME-ORIENT,

MASSAGE HALL

MRS. S. UZUNOYE Expert Masseuse

87, Queen's Road C., 2nd floor.

MRS. SEKAI MASSAGE

6, Wyndham Street, let floor, Hongkong,

COMING SOON!|

The

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The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Ltd;

HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

Notice is hereby given that' the Annual Ordinary General Meet- ing of Shareholders In this Company will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong, on Friday, the 8th February, 1929, at 11 am, for the purpose of the receiving the Report of Directors together with a State- ment of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1928,

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Thursday, 31st January to Friday, 8th February, (both days in- clusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be register- ad. JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers, Hongkong, 24th January, 1929,

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purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors together

with a Statement of Accounts for the year cading 31st December, 1928.

The Register of Shares of the

administering and did so properly.

LETTER GOLF.

Corporation will be closed front Monday, the 11th February, to

It's not exactly hard to SING Saturday, the 23rd February, 1929, a SOLO in letter golf, but there is (both days Inclusive), during a trick to it. You'll find one rather which period no transfer of Shares unusual shot in to-day's par four. can be registered,

By Order of the Court of Directors,

A. C. HYNÉS

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 4th' Feb., 1929,

THE AFGHAN WAR.

AMANULĻAIP'S RELATIVES

IMPRISONED.

STIINIGI

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✓ 1-The idea of lotter golf is to Peshawar, Feb. 7. chango one word to another and It is reported that Sardar do it in par, a given number of Mohdumar Khan, uncle of Amanul- strokes. Thus to change COW to lah, and his nous, have been in- Hen, in three strokes, COW, prisoned at Kahul by order of HOW HEW HEN. Bachat Sakro-Reuter.

2-You can change only one

Rescues By Aeroplane,

letter at a time.

3-You must have a complete word, of common usage, for each London, Feb. 7.. Three Royal Air Force, aero-jump. Slang words and abbrevia planes yesterday evacuated 87. pea- tions don't count,

4-The order of lettera cannot be plo from Kabul to Peshawar, in- cluding nine Persian and five Turchanged.

One solution is printed on an kish women and children-British

oiker page. Wireless.

Saigon, Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles

Chloroform is usually allowed to drip on to a mask held over the Manila

patient's face, and the anesthetist Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A. is mainly dependent upon his own Contral and South America and skill and watchfulness in ensuring *Europe via Vancouver B.C,, and the patient's safety.

Europe via Siberia

Where the mouth or, throat is to

be operated on, however, a bottle of chloroform is used fitted with a special iwoway alopper. The Swatow vapour is pumped through this, by

Тарап way of a tube, into the lungs. Manila, Australia and Now Zenjand

It is the careless use of this ap paratus which is the most fruitful oduse of, anesthetic fatalities. If It is connected up wrongly, liquid chloroform,, instead of vapour, is forced into the lungs. ~

via Thuraday Island

Parcels Begistration

Lettern......

..11 R.m. .31.15 a.m. ........ noon.

(Due San Francisco 6th March.) Pres. Madison ..Tues., Feb. 12, noon. Tues., Feb. 12, noon. Compiegne

Tues., Feb. 12.

Sphinx

K.P.O.

Registration Lattern

Registration Lottern

.10 a.m.

.10 24.10.

G.P.O.

.11.15 a.m. Noon

(Duo Marseilles, 15th March). Autolycur..Wed., Feb. 18, 10.30 a.mi.

Empress of France....Wed, Feb. 18,

Parcols...

..Feb., 12, noon.. Begistration Feb, 18, 9.15 a.m. Letters ..... Feb. 18, 10 am. (Duo Vancouver B.C. 2nd March).- Hydrangea Thurs., Feb. 14, 2.80 p.m... Sado Maru...Fri., Feb, 15, 9.30 a.m.

2.

Changte

Parcels Thurs., Feb, 14, 6 p.in. .Fri., Feb. 15. Registration Feb. 15, 9.45 a.m. Letters

..10.30 am. (Due Thursday Island, 20th Feb.)

....Fri, Feb. 15, noon. Haiyang • Swatow, Amoy and Foochow

Nam Sang....Fri, Feb, 16,,5.p.m. An inexperienced doctor, says the Japan Lancet, may easily fall into the Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, dangerous error of regarding this East and South Africa, Aden, as a kind of "Robot anesthetist," Egypt and Europe vla Marseilles forgetting that "machines, are good servants, but bad manters," and adds:

Though no device of this kind is foolproof, some are more so than others, yet the unsafe types are still in ase in many hospitals, and by pri- vato practitioners.

Whon the country realises that the Manila

use of one type of apparatus does, Swatow, Amoy and Foochow while the use of other types does Stralls, Ceylon, India Mauritius, East and South Africa, Egypt, not, involve an actual danger to life, there will be a vigorous demand for and Europe vin Marseilles..... the banning of the dangerous type and a vigorous condemnation of those who run a needless riek.

Hospitals and anathetists, would do well forthwith to discard op- paratus which contains the pos sibility of a mistake involving up Manila palling consequences, and "adopt a type which does not offer this op portunity to human fallibility.

Kashgar ....

Sat, Feb., 16. KP.0. Parcels.15th, 4.30 p.m. Registration

10th, 9 .. Letters

.10.00 a.m.

G.P.O.

Parcels.16th, & p.m. Registration 10th, 0.45 a.m. Lettera 10.30 a.m. (Due Marseilles, 16th March, Pres. Plerce ..Sat, Feb. 10,.4.80 jim, Hal Ching Tues., Feb. 19, 1pm.

Barpedon

Registration Letters

Registration

Lettern

Tues., Feb. 18, K. P, 0.

G. P. O..

4.15 p.m.

(Duo Marseilles 20th March), Emap, of Russia Fri., Feb. 22, 8,80 p.m.

*Correspondence bearing vissal's namé only.