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THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER
CO. (1918), LTD.
NOTICE is hereby given that an Interim Dividend of Five per cent, on the paid-up Capital of the Company has been declared In respect of the financial year ending 30th September, 1929, and that such dividend will be pay able on Monday, 6th May, 1929, on and after which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained upon application at the Head Office of the Company St. George's Build- ing, Hongkong.
The Transfer Books of the Com- pany will be closed from Monday, 15th April, 1929, to Saturday, 4th May, 1929, both days in- clusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO,
General Managers.
A, S. WATSON & CO, LIMITED.
NOTICE is hereby given that, the Forty-fourth Annual Ordinary General Meeting of the Company (since its registration) will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, Hong- kong. on Thursday, the 28th March, 1929, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st October, 1928. The Register of Shares of the closed frum Company will be Saturday, the 23rd day of March to Thursday, the 28th day of March, 1929, both days inclusive. during which period no transfer of shares can be registered. JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Manager. Hongkong, 18th March, 1929.
– THE HONGKONG & WEAMFOA
DOCK CO., LTD.
SITUATIONS WANTED.
COUPLE of private chair coolles Available from April 4th. Highly recommended. Apply
G. Alabaster, 514 Peak.
14.
WANTED.
C.
WANTED Three Room Apartment furnished with or without board. Hongkong side. Write Box. 494; care of "Hongkong Telegraph.”
MISCELLANEOUS.
WANTED to loan for a day or two Good Pekinese dog for amali Black and White Pekinese female. Write Box 493, care of "Hongkong Telegraph."
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE. Armstrong Siddeley motor car, 14 H.P., 4 cylinder Touring, a good running order, $1,500-or nearest offer. Reply Box No. 432, care of "Hongkong Telegraph."
NOTICE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held in the Office of the Company, 2, Queen's Building, Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY, 27th March, 1929, at NOON, for consideration of the Directors' Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 318 December, 1928.
The Share Register and Trans- fer Books will be closed from the 19th to the 27th March, 1929, (both days inclusive).
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By Order of the
Board of Directors,
R. M. DYER, Chief Manager. Hongkong, 18th March, 1929.
THE HONGKONG FIRE · INSURANCE CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
The Sixtieth Ordinary General Meeling of Shareholders will be held at the Office of the under aigned on Tuesday, the 26th TO LET OR FOR SALE.
March, 1929, at 11 a.m., for the TO LET OR FOR SALE. At Fan- purpose of receiving the Report ling (in On Lek Village), Furnish of the General Managers, together ed or Unfurnished, 4 Roomed with a statement of Accounts for HOUSE with Garden and Garage. the year ended the 31st December, Moderate Price. Apply KWONG | 1928. SANG HONG, Ltd., 250, Des Voeux Road Central.
PREMISES TO LET.
TO LET-A Flat in Saifee Terrace, Nathan Road, from 1st April. Apply to Kayamally & Co. 20, Queen's Road Central.
TO LET A Spacious, and Well- Lighted Godown, 151, Praya East, Apply:-Gande, Price & Co., Ltd.
.
The share Register and Trans- for Books will be closed from the 12th to the 26th March, 1929, both days Inclusive..
JARDINE MATHESON & CO.
LTD.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
WEDNESDAY, MARCH
LAMMERT'S AUCTIONS.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
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The Undersigned have receivei The Undersigned have recefred instructions to self by Public Instructions to soll by Pablle Auction
Auction
Particulars and Conditions of the Sale by Public Auction to bo held on Monday, the 25th day of March, 1929, nt 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by. Order, of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Sham- shulpo, in the Colony of Hong-A kon, for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal_at
fixed by a Crown Ront to ba
the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 24 years less three days... PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
Lockilty.
Rew Kowloos Inland Lot
Hoad & Shek Kip Mai Street, No. 1212
Shemshüipo.
1 No. of Bale.
Registry No.
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Boundary
Mesurement
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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB
Upest Prion.
Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the Second Extra Race Meeting to he held on Saturday, 30th March, 1929, and on Monday, Ist April, 1929, (weather por mitting) may be obtained at the Race Course, Hongkong Club and Causeway Bay Stables.
Entries will close at 12 o'clock noon on Friday, 22nd March, 1929.
DEST COAL & CHEAPEST PRICE
4
on FRIDAY,
the 22nd March, 1989, commencing at 2.30 p.m. at "Woodside": Quarry Bay. Quantity of Valuable Household
Furniture.
comprising:-
Tenk Hatstand, Chesterfield Couch and Chairs, Teak Card Table, Victrola, Record, Cabinet, Records, Blackwood Curio Cabinet, Curtains, Carpets, Rugs, Brass Fire Irons, etc., etc,
on
TO-DAY and TO-MORROW," the 20th and 21st March, 1929, commencing each day at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.
A Large and Valuable Collection of Curlos.
comprising:-
Old Porcelain Vasta, Bowls, Plate, Jade, Agate, Amber and Coral Ornamchte, Lacquor and Blackwood Ware,
Embroidered Embroidered
Toak Dining Table, Tenk Side Mandarin Costs, board, Teak Dinner Waggon, Teak Hangings, Chinese Hand Paint Glass Cabinet, Teak. Ice Chesings, etc., ote. Glass Ware, Crockery, etc., etc. Catalogues will be issued..
Teak Bedsteads, Tak Wardrobe
"On View from Monday, the 18th with Glass Doors, Teak Chest of March, 1929, Drawers, Teak Dressing Table, etc., etc, S
On Vlow from Thursday, the 21st March, 1929
Catalogues will be issued. Terms:-Cash on Delivery."
- LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received instructions to soll by Public Auction
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on TUESDAY,
the 26th March, 1929, commencing at 11 am.
at No. 15, Knutsford. Terrace, Kowloon.
Quantity of Valuable Household
Furniture. (Catalogues will be issued.
On View from Monday, the 25th March, 1929.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioncors,
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Terms: Cash on Delivery]
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Public Auction
on MONDAY,
the 25th March, 1929, commencing at 11 a.m.
at No. 2, Mindon Avenue, 1st floor, Kowloon.
A Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture.
(Particulars from Catalogues).
On View from Sunday, the 24th March, 1929.
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned' have received instructions from The Official Receiver, Supreme Court, to sell
KWONG HANG & CO. BRAEMAR TERRACE. by Public Auction
TEL. C.2786,
43, Des Voeux Road Central. Government and Admiralty. Coal
Contractors. HOUSE COAL Peak...at $28.00 per ton.
... $22.00
Upper Level $21.00 Middle Lovel
Central Office ... $20.00 Kowloon $17.00
Include
Tho above prices delivery charges to destination. |--------
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
N. Y. K. LINE. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.)
From EUROPE and STRAITS,
The Steamship,
"KITANO MARU" having arrived from the above porta, Consignees of Cargo are hereby in formed that their Goods are being Innded and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godown at be Kowloon, whence delivery may obtained.
Goods not cleared by the 27th March, 1920, will be subject to rent,
Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignee's and the Co.'s re presentatives on any Tuesdays and Fridaye, at 2.30 p.m. within the free storage Period.
All claims inust be presented with- in ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized.
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowna.
No Fire Insurance has been effect. ed. Ltd.
General Managers. The Hongkong Fire Insurance Co.,
Hongkong, 6th March, 1929.
THE HONGKONG· ELECTRIC CO. LTD.
TO LET.-From early April, well furnished HOUSE, 16, Pak Road, NOTICE e hereby given that six rooms, large verandaha, flush the Fortieth Ordinary General system. Apply A. L. Shields, Meeting will be held at the Com- Shewan Tomes & Co.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Hongkong, 20th March, 1920.
OCEAN STEAM BHIP COMPANY, LTD. and
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. ‚·
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A FEW THREE ROOMED Unfurnished
Modern European Finta Available Now. EVERYTHINGTMTM UP-TO-DATE. Motor Road up to Flats will be completed soon.
Rental (Including Ratos, Taxes and Water) $110 monthly. Apply:-
Messrs. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. Sugar Book Office.
on TUESDAY,
the 26th March, 1929, at 3 o'clock p.m.
at North Point, Marine Lot No. 396.
One Ingersoll-Rand 7"x 6", Type; 20, Portable Air Compressor
160
Gasoline engine driver, mounted on wooden skide complete. Horse Power 26, Air Pressure 100 lbs. per square inch gauge. Capacity minute (for C. ft. per operating pneumatic rock drills, revotting hammers, etc., etc.
For further particulars and Inspection orders, apply to the undersigned.
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMENT BROS,
Auctioneers.
DAIRY FARM NEWS
ENGLISH HAMS
New Shipment Just Arrived
WHOLE HAMS |HALF
99
$100 per lb. $LIO
WHY PAY MORE When we have the Best
pany's Difles, P. & D. Building, Consignees per Company's Vessel, The Dairy Farm Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd.
ARE YOU SICHT. Why Continue on Friday, 22nd March, 1929, at To Suffer. Get The Poo On Chin-11 a.m., for the purpose of pre-
the
the Report of ese Herbs and Get Well. Conti-senting
State.
"PROTESILAUS"
From VICTORIA, SEATTLE & VANCOUVER vin JAPAN.
are hereby notified that the cargo
pation; Rheumatiam; Dropsy; Directors together with s Typhoid Fever; Nervousness; and ment of Accounts to 31st Decem-will be discharged into Holt's Wharf Diabetes. Yea Foo Lup, Chinese ber, 1928, and electing Directors 'Herbaltat, Managing Director, and Auditors, ·.
Entrance 66, Queen's Eoad Cen- tral, Tel. 6, 8009,
EXPERT MASSEUR. and all kinds of chronic allments,
г
Madame H. MORITA. Madame E AKAJI,
On Lan Street; Tel. No. C.4895 Cares Rheumatism, Nervousness
FANLING HUNT
STEEPLECHASES NEXT SUNDAY
2411 MARCH:
The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 11th March, 1929, to 22nd March, 1929, both 'days in- clusive, during which period no Transfer of Shares can be
re ristored,
:
By Order of the Board of Directors,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. Agents. Hongkong, 1st March, 1920,
"PEAK MANSIONS.” CITUATED. Within Two Minutes
Walk from the Tram Station and overlooking the Southern Bide of the Loland. Ready for Occupation.
Five-Roomed and Sir-Roomed APARTMENTS. with all Modern Conveniences, Drying Booms and Out-houses, Two lif
Apply to
CREDIT FONCHER D'EXTÉ-ME-ORIENT,
Kowloon, where it will lie at Con signce's risk and subject to term and conditions of storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 21st March, 1920.
Optinal cargo will not be landed here, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the finsi port of call to which the option extends
All bruken, chafed and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between
the houre of 10.46 a.m. and noon within the frea storage period,
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods refoining undelivered after the 26th March, 1929, will be subject to rent
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersign- ed on or before the 9th April, 1029, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agente. Hongkong,, 21st March, 1020,
HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB.
ANNUAL TRIANGULAR RUGBY CONTEST.
The following games will be played on the Club's ground:--
Monday, 25th March, - CLUB √ ARMY. Wednesday, 3rd April,-ARMY √ NAVY. Monday, 8th April, -CLUB▾ NAVY. Kick off at 5.15 p.m. at each game. ADMISSION :-Covered Stand.....:.50 cts. Open Stands
,20 cts. W. PRYDE,
Hon. Secretary.
1829.
POST OFFICE NOTICE
RADIO NOTICES. ·
The Radio Office is now situated on the ground floor of the P. & Building on Dos Vaux Hoad, next to the General Post Office. This offer la opas day and night.
All particular as to ships in communication, xatos, etc., way. La obtained at the Radio Office проте.
Radio Telegrams may be sent to Europe, America, Philippine Islanda, Dutch East Indies and many other destinations; also to Canton and many pisces in South China. Full particulars at the Radio Office.
Individuals and firms are recommended to regler their telegraphie addresses at the Radio Offics. No charge. is made for this,
and
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Letters and postcards for Europe and the British Isles am forwarded via Siberia it so superscribed.
REGISTERED and PARCELS MAILS"are closed 15 minutes earlier then time given below unless otherwise stated, and where roxils are advertised to close at or before. 9 am, registered and parcel malls are closed at 6 p.m. on the previous day.
It is hereby notified that on and after 1st January, 1989- (a) the
radio rate on messages to Macao will be 10 cents per word, (b) the charges on massage to all Ship Stations, irrespective of
Nationality, will be on the basis of a word rats, pars and simple, - with no minimum charge. Direct wireland communication has now bean established
Hogkong and the Kianasi. Stations at Wadlow, Nan.. between
will Messages ning and Luichew the charge is 30,20
per word. also be accepted for Kwal-Yang and Changsha by above routes the charge being $0.80 per word. No charge will be collected from the addressees for the delivery service.
Wedding cake for transmission by part to place; outside the Colony artist be securely packed in tîn bezni,
It is hereby notified that on and after 15th March, the rates for radló telegrams from Hongkong to the undermentioned places in Ewang- tung Province (except Canton) will be as follows:-
Kongmoon
Kochow
Toy Shan
via Canton
Pakhol, Swatow
and Chungshan
Nothow, Sanma!
direct
$0.50 per word,
.$0.20 per word,
In both cases the addresses will be required to pay 4-additional charge due to the Roceiving Station of $0.20 per word; this charge also applies to radiotelegrams recolved at Hongkong from Pakhai, Swatow, Holbow, Sanmal and Chungshan.
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Shanghai
Shanghai and Europe via Biberia,
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March 20.
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March 21.
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March 21.
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President Jefferson
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London 27th Feb-2nd Mar...... Khyber U.B.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang
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Manila
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Europe via Nagapatam, (papors
General Metzinger
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Sam Shui and Wuchow Shanghal and Japan Manila
Amoy and Formosa via Swatow Bangkok Ford Bayard Swatow
Amoy...
Shanghai and Europe via Siberia
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•Loiters ..
Aki Maru ....Fri., Mar. 22, 0.30 am. Talma
.Fri., Mar: 22.
Parcels Lettors
..11 a.m. Noon.
Hai Ching ..Fri., Mar. 22. 1 p.m. Yuen Sang, Fri, Mar. 22, 5 p.m. Kucichow Fri, Mar 22, 5 pm.
Hakozaki Maru......Sat., Mar. 23.
K.P.O.
22nd 4.80 p.m.
23rd 9 a.m.
G.P.O.
Registration Letters
Registration .23rd B.45 am. Letters
„20rd 2.30 a.m.
(Duo Marseilles, 21st April).
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FEATURED IN "LAUGHI CLOWN, LAUGH.”
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other elaborate details lend an added interest to the absorbing story, Loretto Young, a screen "find" appears opposite the atar and to a splendid foil for Chaney's antics as the clown. Herbert Brenon, who directed such Lon Chaney "the man of a thou-noteworthy productions as Beau sand faces," will be seen at the Geste," "Borrell and Son," and.. Queen's Theatre from to-day to "Peter Pan, also directed this Saturday in his latest Metro fim which is said to present Lon Goldwyn-Mayer production, "Laugh, Chaney in one of his most remark
abla rules. Clown, Laugh.""
The picture is a vivid drama A feature of the picture in "behind the scenes" life of a great
effects. circus, with the famous actor in wonderful photographic the role of a clown, who, for the brought about by the artistry of happiness of the woman he loves, Wong Howe, a clever Chinese A mee cameraman who is the originator of makes a tragic sacridce. sive reproduction of a theatre and "soft focus" effects.
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