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SITUATIONS
WANTED TO BUY.
WANTED TO BUY-Salling boat VACANT and gear. Write Box No. 220, "Hong-
kong Telegraph." Peak. Rellable WANTED-For COOK-BOY and HOUSE-COOLIE. Please write Box No. 228, "IIongkong Telegraph."
MISCELLANEOUS. PHYSICAL CULTURE CLASS, dally 0.107.30 p.m. Lahato Faria Studio, Princo's Terrace, Junction Calne Road and Shelley Biroot. Take Bus
Italian Convent. Blake Pier Stopping Italia
TO LET LARGE ROOM to the Morning Post Balding, suitable for offes or stock- room, Apply Manager, South China Horning Post.
FOR SALE
FOR SALE-One Singer Treadle SEWING MACHINE, cost $175 will accept $75, or nearest offer, can be seen at Room No. 8, Airlie Hotel, 25, Nathan Road, Kowloon.
Knight
FOR SALE-Willys
77 SEDAN, in good order and condition. Owner leaving Colony, On view at 42, Village Road, ground floor.
THE HONGKONG & WILAMPOA
DOCK CO., LTD.
TO LET-Nice three-roomed FLATS, No. 8, Hankow Road and No. 45A, Peking Road, Kowloon. Three minutes
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN from Ferry, Modern, conveniences. Cheap rent. Apply Tuig Tack Co.,,that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held in the Queen's Itoad, Central. Tel. 25340. TO LET Furnished European Dwell Office of the Company, 2 Queen's ing HOUSE, No. 11, Mountain View, Building, Hongkong, on Monday, The Peak, Six bedroom with drawing, 25th March, 1935, at Noun, for con- Dining Billiard and Drying rooms, alderation of the Directors' Report Servanta quarters. Suitable for and Statement of Accounts for the bachelor Meas. Beasorable rent will be considered, Available for occupa-year ending 31st December, 1934. tion from 1st April, 1935, Apply to Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co., P. & 0. Building
HOTELS
AIRLIE HOTEL, 23-25, Nathan Rond, Kowloon, under British ownership and management. 2 minutes Star Ferry. Every modern convenience, Excellent cuisine, Special rates families. Tole phone 67267.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,
THE
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
KOWLOON 'RESIDENTS"
ASSOCIATION, (
ANNUAL The Fifteenth GENERAL MEETING of the KOW LOON RESIDENTS' ASSOCIA TION" "will be held in the St. Androw's Church Hall, Kowloon, on Friday, 15th March, 1935, at 6 p.m.
It is carncatly requested that members and all others interested In the welfare of Kowloon will make an endeavour to be present at the meeting.
J. IL. SHAW,
Hon. Secretary
LADY MARIA CHRISTINE CHATER DECEASED
All claims against the estate of the above named deceased must bo sent to the undersigned forthwith.
DEACONS.
Solicitors & otc,, 1, Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong March 18th, 1985.
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CHINA ENTERTAINMENT AND LAND INVESTMENT CO. LTD. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the FIFTH ORDINARY that GENERAL MEETING OF SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the
Theatre Registered Office of the Company, Building, 5th King's floor, on Wednesday, the 20th day of March 1935, at 12 o'clock noon to receive the Directors' Report, The Share Register and Trans-and Accounts for the year ended fer Books will be closed from the 31st December, 1984, to elect 18th to 25th March, 1935, both days Auditors and Directors and to
transact auch other business Inclusive,
may be properly transacted at an Ordinary General Meeting of the Company,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
E. COCK.
Chief Manager, Hongkong, 12th March, 1935.
да
And Notice is further hereby that the Register givon
and Transfor Booka of the
NOTICE.
INCREASE IN RATES.
THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN.
MARCH
13, 1935.
ST. PATRICK'S BALL"
BIGGER EMPIRE
PREFERENCE
(Continued from Page 1.)
them
EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE
ACCOUNTANT IN
THE DOCK. ::
For the convenience of members and guests, attending the Ball to Notice is hereby given that rates, be hold on Friday evening. 15th of freight quoted in current Tariff March, a special 5 minute service No, 6 will be increased 10%, effec-of forries will be run between a period, I will, with your permis tive July 1, 1935.
as road The p.m. and 9:40 p.m. and a special plon, take TRANS-PACIFIC FREIGHT service from Kowloon to Hongkong Kross revenue amounts to $68,-
The embezzlement of $5,315.20 BUREAU. at 1.45 am, and 2.20 a.m. Poak 974.69 and after deducting Direc
Trams will run in connection with tors and Auditors' Fea, Depre- between October 10 and March 4,
clation, Interest and Commission was alleged against Chan Wal special Ferries,
to General Managers, there re-ying, allan Chan lu-nung, ac Supper will be served after the mains a nett praft of $10,160.96 countant, when he appeared in the for the year. This amount, added dock of the Contral Police Court to balance carried forward from this morning before Mr. E. I. the previous year, makes a aum Wynne-Jones.
Mr. M. K. Lo appeared for the of $02,833.20 available for appro- priation, which your Directors prosecution, while Mr. T. P. K. lowa:-To'pay a dividend of 15 Mr. Lo said defendant had been. recommend be dealt with as fol- Kemble was for the defence. cents per share, absorbing 3330,- employed in the firm for about |000; to carry forward to credit of seven years. He was arrested on a warrant On March 1 tho.com- next year's account, $62,833.20.
Depreciation on buildings, plant plainant became auspicious because and machinery has been calculated according to the counterfoils there on the usual basis and stocks and seemed to be more interest duo stores takes in at cost or under. than was normal,
7th dance,
Members and guests are asked to note that admission is by ticket What to do to help a child.
only-and these cannot be obtain
door. Members who Anyone knowing of a child who ed at the has been assaulted, neglected or have not yet sent in their Guest Il-treated in a manner likely to Lists are resuested to do so at cause unnecessary suffering or once.
Injury to health, or knowing of Tables for the special dinner a parant who is wooking advice on and for supper may be booked by any matter concerning a child, Telephone at Reception Office, would be doing an act of kindness Peninsula Hotel. Tel. 68081.
Mombers And their by communicating at once with-
:
Guests The Hon. Secretaries, H.K.S.P.C.arriving for the Ball are asked to to the c/o G.P.O. Box No. 518, llongkong, use the Main entrance or the Inspector, 49 Pokfulum Hotel only. Road, 1st floor; or the Inspector. 242, Lockhart Road, 1st floor; or the Inspector. 12, Sai Young Chol Street, 1st floor, Kowloon,
All further steps will be taken, and axpenses borne, by the
J. C, M. GRENHAM,
Ball Hon. Secretory
Enquiries made at the Government Civil Hospital this morning showed that Captain C. A. Mutton, who was Society:
The Informant's name will be yesterday admitted a patient sufer-
is definitely better and is now expect kept strictly private, except inng from a bullet wound in the head, cases where malice is proved.
ed to recover.
TEACHER'S
Highland Cream SCOTCH WHISKY
Company Obtainable from will be closed from the 12th to the THE SINCERE CO. 20th day of March, 1935, both days
SWAN, CULBERTSON & FRITZ inclusive.
(Corner of Ice House Street),
9. Queen's Road Central
Cable Address: Swansto Correspondents for Hayden, Stone & Co.
1 slephone: 80244, 80245, 80246.
Manila Stock Exchange.
Winnipeg Grain
Exchange.
Canadian Commodity Exchange In
New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange.
(Silver, Rubber, Silk, Copper, Hides and Tin.
Commodity Exchange, Inc.
Chicago Board of Trade,
New York Cotton Exchange.
Members of:
Commodity Futures on the principal American markete Dolly New York and London Stock Exchange Service. investment bankers and brokers in securities and commodities
THE
HONG KONG
PENINSULA HOTEL:
HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL; PEAK HOTEL
& SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL:
HOTELS
LIMITED.
In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits, Peking
Penang
The Scenic Gem of Malaya
Runnymede Hotel
Malaya's Promiar Hotel
also under the same management THE CRAG HOTEL
Penang Hill
-- (A health station).
CABLES “RUNNYMEDE”.
| RUNNYMEDE HOTEL, LTD.
LIANG CHI HAD,
THE SUN CO.
THE WING ON CO. TY SHING
The Company's investments have Mr. Lo added that in answer to been written down to market the charge the accused, before valve as at 31st December, 1934, seeking legal aid,, said: "I did embezzle the money. I had. a depreciation of $11,265,50.
spoken to the master promising to EMPIRE PREPERENCE Profit an working shows a.con-return the money."
The accused was formally re- | aiderable decrease as compared
week on bail of with the figure placed before you manded for one for the previous year and this is $25,000 in sureties, accounted for by restricted sales to reflect the general paucity in and high rate of exchange for ex- the demand for accommodation. In tho Kennedy Town area. I now porta.
Competition is very keen and beg to propose that the report the high level of exchange puts and accounts as submitted be the us at a diandvantage in markets adeptid and passed and where we have hitherto done amount of $92,833.20 at credit of good business. We had been hop-Profit & Loss Account bo, dis
Σατ ing that under the scheme
tributed as follows:-To pay a Empire Preference we would find dividend of 15 cents per share, Inducements to sell our products absorbing $30,000; to carry for In Empire markets, but so far we ward to credit of next year's ac- have had very little success, and count $62,838.20; and when this we look forward with interest to has been seconded I shall be the report of the Economie Com- pleased to answer any questions mittee which has been dealing from shareholders, with problems such as we have to contend. We hope that goods produced in Hongkong may be accorded a fuller measure of pre- ference in other parts of the Em- pira than is the case at present.
RENT REVENUE
The report and accounts were
seconded by Mr. P. C. Potts, and adopted.
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OTHER BUSINESS Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga and Mr. Revenue derived from renta is S. T. Williamson were re-elected. $11,576.10 better than for the Directors, on the motion of Mr. year 1923, but in this connection W. McLean, seconded by Mr. have to report that on 31st Decem-C. W. L. Cole
Mesara. Linatend & Davis and ber last the Alr Ministry gavo up the portion of car Ma-tau-kok Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth & reappointed audi- factory which they have occupied Fleming wero
Managing Director. CHINA EMPORIUM HUNG CHEONG, Kowloon thorities still occupy a portion of $500 each, on the motion of Mr. H.
1935-1936.
Sealed Tenders will be received
at the Royal Naval Hospital, until 10 a.m. on the 18th March, 1935, from persons desirous of supply. ing Beef, Mutton, Fowls, Pork, Cheese, Pure Cow's Milk, Ice, and other provisions, and necessaries for the year ending 31st March, 1936.
Printed Forms of Tender and further particulars can be obtain ed at the R. N. Hospital.
The right to reject the lowest or any tender is reserved.
A. T. RIVERS,
Surgeon Captain, Medical Officer in Charge. Royal Naval Hospital, Hongkong.
11th March, 1935.
KING'S SILVER JUBILEE
Dollar Collection Fund.
Managers of business firms and; others who have employees are informed that special collection boxes for the Jubileo $1 Colled- tion are now available at 6 Ning Yuen Terrace, temporary hend- quarters of the St. John Ambu- lance Brigade; telephone No. 26236.
The boxes can be obtained from Mr. A. Morris, at the address mentioned above, or from Mr. S. F. Balfour, of the Colonial Secretariat.
The Collection is to begin on April 1, between which date and May 1 the boxes should be circulat- ed: when Alled, they should be Bent to the Hongkong and Shang-
TO
HIGHLAND
CREAM
BOTTLED I'm Teacher
OPEN
FREE OFFER OPEN UNTIL MARCH 18.
Lai Bank, which has kindly under-better
taken to receive' same.
THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE.CO., LTD,
Notice to Shareholders,
whisky
justly famed as "The Whisky of the Good Old Days," Teacher's Highland Cream is definitely a superior whisky at a remarkably The Sixty-sixth Ordinary low price. A whisky of pre-war Goneral Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the strength, pre-war flavour, pre- undersigned on Friday, the 29th war maturity.
March, 1935, at Noon, for the pur pose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a statement of Accounts for the year, anded the 81st December 1934,
plus free
cigarettes
The Share Register and Transfer 50 CAPSTAN or GOLD FLAKE.
Books will be closed from the 15th
to the 29th March, 1935, both daysEACHER'S costs you less
inclusive,
or no more than you pay JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., for other brands, and augments
LIMITED.
your cigarette supply, free, in General Managers,
addition, The Hongkong Fire Insurance Co.,
K Ltd. Hongkong, 8th March, 1985-
THE ONLY
INFLUENCE
AT THE
BACK OF
for many years. The Military Autors at an annual remuneration of
the Ma-tau-kok
and Dreyer seconded by Mr. J. Dick. property
Prosent were Mr. A. L Shields negotiations are now going on
(Chairman), Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, for A
further area. As regards our 28 Chinese Sir Robert Ho Tung and Mr. S. T. houses at Kennedy Town, not-Williamson (Directors); Mr. J.. withstanding the fact that rente Coulthart (Secretary), and the- were reduced in November last to following shareholders: Messrs. meet the competitions of similar Wong Ping-fan, F. J. Tavares, A. houses in that locality, only 40 A. Botelho, W. McLean, J. Dick, our houses are C. W. L. Cole, I. W. Shewan, P. C. cent. of occupied and this would appear i Polta, H. Droyer, and J. Toppin.
per
POST
OFFICE.
INWARD MAILS.
Salgon and Air Mail ex Marseilles -Salgon Service, Marseilles 27th
New Mathilde February U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
hai (San Francisco, February 22). Pres. Hoover
Tilawa Amoy
EVERY
BOTTLE
Japan
IS
For
QUALITY
Sumshui and Wuchow.
---SUPER QUALITY I
AT THE SAME
TIME
THE
PRICE IS DOWN
TO
$3.70
PER BOTTLE
Shanghai
Malacca Maru
March 14,
March 14. March 14.
.March 14.
Date and Time
OUTWARD MAILS.
Per Wednesday.
Tal Hing .. Tues., Mar. 13, 4 pm. Thursday
.... Teiresias. Thura., Mar, 14, 9.30 a.m.
Shanghai and Europe via Siberia Duisburg Thurs., Mar. 14, 10.80 a.m.
Sandakan
Bangkok
Swałow
Manila
Formosa
Hinsang..Thurs., Mar. 14, 10.30 .m. Fingal Thurs., Mar. 14, 2.80 p.m. Hydrangea. Thurs., Mar. 14, 8 p.m. Pros, Hoover Thurs., Mar. 14, 5 p.m. Friday.
... Bellerophon Fri., Mar. 15, 9.30a.m. Hothow, Pakho! and "Halphong. Kiungchow.. Fri., Mar. 16, 11 a.m.
*Superscribed correspondence only.
USE ABSORBINE JR. FOR HONGKONG FOOT
BEWARE OF THESE SIGNS: Itching-Blisters-Cracks
tween toss-Scaly Bakin-Burning spota
dry
Suro symptoms of the contagious din: ease Hong Kong Foot The tiny gard that cause, this nasty malady get Into the skin and spread rapidly. Bo safe, use Absorbine Jr. It penetratos the akin, kills the germs, gives relief at once, stops the itching, and heals the sores. One application of soothing Absorbine Jr. will convince you. Get a bottle today-complete directions in English and Chinese with each bottle:
Abeorbine dra for yonis:ības," re- Bayed shin troubles; sara-muszlat,
'sprutan •and toothache,
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