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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY. MARCH 18, 1932.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA
QUEEN'S COLLEGE.
DOCK CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
G. BALE.
that the ORDINARY YEARLY || PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS The 17th Annual Athletic Sports MEETING of Shareholders will be will take place (weather per- held in the Office of the Company, mitting)
on the School Ground,2 Queen's Buliding, Hongkong, on Causeway Bay, on Saturday, 19th | THURSDAY, 31st MARCH 1932, at March, commencing at noon.
Mr. Lo Choung Shiu, J.P., kindly consented to present prizes.
has
the
i am for consideration of the Directors' Roport and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1931.
Members of the QC.O.B.A. and other friends are cordially invited,afer
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN &
MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
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NOTICE is hereby given that. the THIRTY-FIFTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of Share- holders in the Company will be held in the Company's Board Room, 3rd Floor, Exchange Build ing, Hong Kong, on Thursday. | 24th March, 1932, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report the Directors for the year ended 1st December, 1931, electing Directora and Auditora. and for
of the transaction
other any Ordinary business of the Com
pany.
given
NOTICE is also hereby that the TRANSFER BOOKS o the Company will be closed from Monday, 14th March, 1932, unts! Thursday, 24th March, 1932, bati inys
during which inclusive, period no transfers of shares ca be reglatered.
By Order of the Board,
D. L. KING,
Secretary Hongkong, 8th March, 1932.
THE HONGKONG ELECTIUC
CO. LTD.
Notice to hereby given that the Forty-third Ordinary Yearly Meet lag will be held at the Company's Officen, P. and O. Building, Wednesday, 23rd March, 1932 at AIRLIE HOTEL-23-25, Nathan
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The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 10th March 1932 to 23rd March 1932 both days inclusive, during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors, GIBR, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
Agents. Hongkong. 17th February, 1932.
THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
ASAHI
BEEF NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Sole Agent that the General Managers have (with the sanction of the Con MITSUI sulting Committee of this Com- BUSSAN pany obtained at n Meeting of KAISHA Buch Committee held here on the 14th day of March 1932), made a LTD. PILSENER BEER HONGKONE of the monies unpaid on
Call of $50 per share in
respect
shares held by the Shareholders
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The Shara Register and Tran- Books will be closed from the 24th to the 31st March, 1932, both days Inclusive.
By order of the Board of Directors,
R. M. DYER,
Chief Manager. Hongkong. 17th March, 1932.
HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE
ASSOCIATION.
The Annual General Meeting of the members will be held in the Board Room of Menara Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd. on Tuesday. the 29th of March, 1932, at 5.30
p.m.
By order
B. D. EVANS,
Hon. Secretary.
THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
The Sixty-third Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on Wednesday, the 10th March, 1932, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December,
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CHINA ENTERTAINMENT & LAND INVESTMENT CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SECOND ORDINARY GENERAL MLETING OF SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the Registered Offices of the Company. Cing'n Theatro Buliding, 5th
Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignee's and the Co.'s represents- tives on any Tuesdays and Fridays, at 2.80 p.m. within the free storage perlod. For tho examination of damaged dutieblo goods, the con signees must arrange for a Revenue Oficer to be present,
All claims must be presented with- in ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which dats they cannot be -recognized.
No claime will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns,
No fire insurance has been effected.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, Hongkong, 18th March, 1032.
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POST OFFICE NOTICE
The Public are hereby informed that the Kowloon Post Office will not be open between 8 and 9 a.m. on Sunday March 20th owing to true- tural alterations. This will not affect the usual delivery of correspondence.
Information has been received that the Diburino route in BUILDER rupted and the service by this route will accordingly be resumed forth with.
The Pubile are, however, warned that, as this Hervice is somewhe precarious and still able to sarpesion without notice, letters will only be accepted at sendera' riaku. In the event of the service being again CINEMA SCREENINGS.suspended all letters will be forwarded vis Bues.
Letters and postcards for Europe and Bouth America, are forwa;des "Via Siberia" if no superscribed.
NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES.
Laurel and Hardy, the highly popular comedy duo who have auded more to the gaiety of nations than "Веди anybody clee, appear in Hunks" showing on Sunday at the Queen's, their latest feature-length comedy, an outstanding achievement even in their long career of hilarious mirthquakes,
It is notified for the information of holders of Private Boxer at the General Post Office that on and after Int February no taxed correspondence will be placed in the Boxes. A notification will bo substituted and Box holders are requested to call or send for the correspondence at the Box. | helders* Lobby and thero pay the amount of the Tax against the de... ·
livery of the lettern or packets.
The Porcel Post Bervice to Bhanghai and North Chins is fully re sumed as from to-day.
From
Australia and Manila Calcutta and Straits Japan and Shanghai
Francisco,
INWARD MAILS.
door, on Wednesday, the 23rd day class of production coul-killing dia. U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang of March, 1932, at 12 Neon to receive the Directors' Report and Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1931, to elect Auditors, and to transnet such other bual
The Share Register and Transfers as may be properly transacted at an Ordinary General Meeting Books will be closed from the
of the Company. 16th to the 30th March, 1932, both days inclusive.
And Notice is further horeby given that the Register and JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., Transfer Books of the Company
LIMITED.
will be closed from the 14th to tha 23rd day of March, 1932, both days Inclusive,
General Managers, The Hongkong Fire Insurance
Company, Ltd. Hongkong, 9th March, 1932.
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU-
FACTURING CO., LTD.
LIANG CHI MAO,
Managing Director. Hongkong, 2nd March, 1982.
CHINA ENTERTAINMENT & LAND INVESTMENT CO., LTD.
Notice is hereby given that the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN | Forty-eighth Ordinary General that an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in the Meeting of the Members of the above Company will be held at
China Entertainment & Land St. George's Building, Chater Investment Co., Ltd., will be held Rond, Victoria, Hongkong. at the Registered Office of the Wednesday, the 30th March, 1932. Company, King's Theatre Building, at 11.30 o'clock am., for the pur- 5th Flour, at 12.15 p.m. on Wednes- pose of receiving a Statement of day, the 23rd day of March 1932, Accounts and the Report of the for the purpose of considering, Directors for the year ended 31stand if thought it, passing the December 1931, and to transact following Resolution:- the ordinary business of the Com
pany.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the from
Company will be CLOSED Saturday, 19th March, 1932, until Wednesday, 30th March, 1932. both days inclusive.
and that such Call should be pair! By order of the Board of Directors, on Wednesday, the 30th day of
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., 1932,
General to the
General Managers. Managers at the Offices of the
Hongkong, 4th March, 1932.
BMarch,
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That the General Managers have (with the like sanction of the Consulting Committee) deter
mined to employ the sum of $400,-
Beau unke is a hilarious burles que on the Foreign Legion. The film has all the thrills and drams of that
cipline, forced marches, harsh off- cern, the rigours of the derert-sand- ktorm and marauding natives. Through all this blunder the figures of those inimitable comedians Oilver and Stan, painstakingly trying to do
thing. It's the most hilarious comedy their best and making a hash of every you have ever seen-the laugh of
the year.
hol (San February) Amay Shanghai and Swatow. Japan and Shanghai Rangoon
Per
Kamo Maru Chakrang Tatsuta Hara
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Dav
March 18.
, March 18.
March 19.
19th
Pres. Adams Santhia
March 19.
March 20.
Kanchow...
March 20.
Hiyo Maru Warfield
March 20.
March 80.
Pros. Wilson
March 21,
Rawalpindi
March 28.
Talamba
March 21.
Santo Maru Atsuta Mar
March 28.
March 25.
Pros. Madison Hajputana
March 25
March 20.
Felix Roussel
.March 29.
Per
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- ht (San Francisco, 20th February) via Europo
Snet (Letters and Papers) London, 26th February and Parcels, 18th February Calcutta and Straite
"Young As You Feel.” Spectacles are as much a part of charac Lucien Littlefield's screen
Japan terizations ns Churley Chaplin's shoes and cans are of the King of Pon-Japan tomime.
Whatever the role, Lucien can al- ways be depended upon to appear with a new pair of cheaters, chosen from his own collection which is mald to be the largest owned by character actor in Hollywood.
any
U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shang-
haf (Seattle, 6th March) Japan and Shanghai Shanghai and Japan
For
OUTWARD MAILS.
Manila Japan, Canada, U.S.A., Central and Bouth America and Europe via Victoria B.C.
His latest featured role la In Will Rogers' now comedy, "Young as You Feel." directed by Frank Borzage, at the Sunday which opens next King's Theatre.
Another distinguished feature of Littlefield's is his baldness. Al- though but 36 years old, he has been bald for many years as the result Shanghai and Europe via Siberia
of a youthful illness.
JUC-
Date and Time
Emp. of Asla Fri., Mar. 18, 8.30 p..
Prosilent Jefferson. FrL, Mar, 18. Mar. 18, 8 p.. Har. 18, 4.15 p.m.
Parcels, Regs.....
Letters, ...... Mar. 18, 5 p.m. (Duo Victoria B.C., 5th April) President Jefferson ... Fri., Máx. 18..
Reg.
Mar. 18, & p.m. Letters. Mar, 18, 0 p.m.
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles Katori Mfuru ............ .Bat, Mar. 10.
"It was a great blow to me At firat," Littlefield, remarked recently "when I realized that I would have middle-nged to contine myself to roles, but I decided then that the only way to become an outstand- ing character man was to achieve perfection in every detail of make-up and characterization. I have That there shall be added to
ceeded, it has been because of re- Article 71 of the Articles of ligious adherence to that policy." Association of the Company the
"Youn- As You Feel" is the screen worda:-
version of George Ade's stage nuc. cess, "Father And The Boys.” Edwin "but the
Chairman shall
Burke wrote the screen story and receive double remuneration." | dialogue for the picture which in sald AND NOTICE IS HEREBY to afford Will Rogers his most out- Bangkok via Swatow
wit and philosophy. ALSO GIVEN that a further Ex-standing opportunity for his homely Swatow, Amoy and Formona
traordinary General Meeting of the Members of the China Eater- tainment & Land Investment Co.. Ltd., will be held at 12 o'clock noon on Wednesday, the 13th day of April 1932, for the purpose of receiving a report of the proceed. inga at the above-mentioned Mooting and of confirming, if
000 part of the Reserve Fund of THE IMPERIAL EDITION thought at, as a Special Resolution
the Company in paying a Special
| Dividend of $50 per share on the
shares of the Company held by
OF SONG BOOKS.
the Shareholders and that much Songs of the Highest Class
QShein sunil, te pynule
U
on the 30th day of March, 1932.
Warrants for the Special Dividend can be obtained on ap-
Aplication to the General Managers
POPULAR STANDARD & CLASSICAL.
at the Offices of the Company, Soprano, Tenor,
Should any Shareholder fall to Mezzo Soprano, Baritone. pay the amount of the said Call
on the 30th day of March, 1932, the Contralto, Bass
General Managers will on the 31st Elizabethan Love Songs.
day of March, 1932, apply the
LAGER BEER
L
T
Special Dividend due to him in
Y
payment and satisfaction
of the Welsh Melodies.
said Call.
After payment or satisfaction
National Song Book.
CANTON AGENTS
for The
amount of the above mentioned Songs of Ireland.
of the sald Call in the manner German Folk Songs.
above indicated a Memorandum
the abovementioned Resolution.
Dated this second day of March 1932,
LIANG CHI HAO,
Managing Director.
Amoy ..... Hoihow and Bangkok Manila
Balavia
Fin Dorsay, who played with Re- gera in the star's first production, Straita and Calcutta "They Had To See Parls," is again featured with the famous comedian, she enacts the leading feminine role. Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Also prominently cast art Donald Manila Dillaway, Rossalle Roy, Terrance
Swatow Ray, Luelle Browne, C. Henry Gor- den. Brandon fiurat and many other ringe and screen luminaries.
"The Cheat".
She had to choose between honour and a debt of honour-and Triumph- ed in that emotion-capped hour mark- ed for her Surrender
And because her triumph wounded the pride of a man who could not buy har love, she was branded Cheati
#
The Chent" which is now show- ing at the King's Theatre, made film history as a silent picture over a decade ago; modernized and with dialogue, it will surprise Its sens- tonal success in this new edition.
"The Chest" is one of the screen's few ori-inal cinanics. Its populari- ty as a picturo with Fanny Ward and Sessue Hayakawa in the leading rolos, roared to such international heights that it dictated the writing. of a novel which became I best- seller!
A dozen years have falled to match the inherent drama, the tremendous climar of the original Hector Turn-
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE is hereby given that the 43rd Ordinary Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the Company, Exchange Bullding, Des Voeux Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on Thursday, the 31st day of March, 1932, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ended 31st December, 1931.
The Transfer Books of the Com-ball story. All of its old power has nany will be closed from Saturday, 12th March, 1932, to Thursday, 31st (Children's) March, 1932, both days inclusive. By order of the Board of Directors,
ALLAN KEITH,
Secretary, Hongkong. 1st March, 1932.
THE BANK RATË. REDUCTION TO 3% PER CENT. ANNOUNCED.
London, Mar. 17. The Bank of England discount rate has been reduced to 3% per can't--Reuter
showing the extent to which the Golden Treasury of Songs. shares are thon paid up will be
andorsed on all Certificates
of
Shares prosented to the General Sacred Songs.
Managers at the OMees of the
Company.
The Transfor Books and Register
(all voices)
of Members of the Company wil! TSANG FOOK PIAON
be closed from the 16th day of March 1932, to the 30th day of
Hongkong Telegraph. March, 1932, both days inclusive.
THE SHAMEEN PRINTING
PRESS, LTD, 64-65 B.C. Shameen. Tel. 12037.
Dated this 16th day of March, 1082,
JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD.
General Managera, The Hongkong Fire Insurance Co.,
Limited.
COMPANY.
8, Des Voeux Road, Central, (Entranco Ios House Street)
Telephone 24648.
been kept in the adaption by Harry Hervey, plus much that in now!
The Tallulah Bankhend of real life, and tha Tallulah Bankhead of "The Cheat have inuch in common: both crave oxcitement, either
will gamble with all stakes at command for adventure or fortune!
Facing overwhelming odds, the real Tallulah nought London and fame a few reason aro. She won!
Iler screen counterpart gambles for the sheer thrill of gambling, and finds herself in a series of situations of terrific dramatic significanco)
Madly in love with one man, aho finds herself promised to another!
Because aho breaks a hateful bar gatti, she is branded!
And to save the man she loves [As recently as March 10 the from sharing that shame, she bares rate was reduced from to perher #mark" to the eyes of a mocking
world! cat.]
Shanghal, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Canada, Central and South Ame- rica and Europe via San Fran- cloco and Europe via Biberia....
K.P.O.
Reg........ Letters,
Rog
Letters,
Mar. 18, 480 p.m. pp. Mar. 19, 9 a.m. -G.P.O.--.
Mar. 19, 8.45 am. Mar. 19, 9.30a.m. .(Duo Marseilles, 17th April) Tainaa...... Sat, Mar. 19, 8.80 p.m. Kwelyang.. Bat., Mar. 19, 3.80 p.m..
Pres. Adams ....Sat. Mar. 19, & p.m... Kwangchow. Bun, Mar. 20, 9 a.m.. Hozan Maru....Son., Mar, 20, 9 a.m. Thisondari Tues., Mar. 22, 10.30 am.. Santhi
Tues., Mar. 22. Parcels
Mar. 22, Noon. Letters...... Mar, 22, 1 pm..., Halching .............Tues., Mar. 22, 1 p.m. Pros. Wilson Tues., Mar. 22, 4.80 p.m. Hangsang....Tuca., Mar, 22, 5 p.m.
Chichibu Maru...... Wod., Mar. 28.
120g
Mar. 22, 5 pm. Lettors....Mar. 23, 8.80 km. (Duo San Franciaco, 18th April).
Thur., Mar. 24, 10.80 km...
Salgon, Straits, Ceylon, India Mauri
tius, East and South Africa and
South American ports......... Bantos Maru
Shanghal, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., Central and South America, and *Europe via Vancouver B.C., **** Empress of Asia ..............Fri., Mar. 25.. Mar. 24, 5 p.m. Reg., Mar. 25, 9.18 a.m.. Letters, ..... Mar, 25, 10 a.23. (Due Vancouver B.C., 11th. April)
Parcels, ......
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow ...... Hai Ning ...Fri., Mar. 25, 10 am.. Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africa, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles
Rajputana
Parcels
Reg.,
Letters,
Sat, Mar. 28.. E.P.O.
........35th, 9 am. Mar, 20, 9 4m.. Mar. 20, 10 *.m.. G.P.U Parcels..........25th, 10 m. Reg...... Mar. 20, 0.45 sm. Letters, Mar. 20, 10.80 8.m. (Dua HarvaliJen, 22nd April)
•Annerarribari Correspondence only.
It's absorbing, tonae, dramatic, pantons to seek thrills and excitement. stirring!
la_foreign_Innds. New Type of Entertainment.
To compare this picture with any- Once again Douglas Fairbanks has previous record of travels would not created a new type of screen enter-be logical. For while it contains all talsment.
the vivid reality of journey to strange Doug brought imaginary adventure lands, it is told in typica, Fair-
in banksian style. into the realm of the screen "Robin Hood," "Thief of Bagdad and Even in its reality there is furion- "Three Musketeers." It was Imagl- and magic, there are beroles and nation on a grand scale, rich "In thrills, there is lavish spectacle. spoctacle, thrilling in exploits, cap But above all there is humour oË N tivating in interest. In his now film type that transforms the bisarre at the Central. Theatre, to-morrow, scenes and Arbian Nights.colour of "Around the World in 80 Minutes; the Orient into andden laughter, In with Douglas Fairbanks," the Doug editing his old Fairbanks band, the of old brings all that olden glamour collaboration of Robert- Sherwood, of romance and adventure into the whose koan wit is known to the publie field of reality. It is an account of through his magazine "essays-and- "Fairbanks' travels with throw.com-stage comedise.
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