FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1931.
'Phone, 20022
FOR
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
Twenty-five Words three luser-
tions prepaid $1.
tional word four cents for three insertions.
All replies under this hending must be called for.
WANTED.
Every addi
WANTED.-Sales Girl, must have knowledge of English, Apply:-Crown Silk Store, 6, Wyndham Street.
WANTED TO BUY.-Second-hand Piano in good condition, lowest price. Apply Box No. 685, "China Mail,"
FOR SALE
FOR SALE-BABY CINE MOTO- CAMERA, 12.7 Lens. complete with leather bag, and Projector with motor and resistance in woolen case, condi- tion new. Price $180. Write Box No. 084, e/o "China Mail."
TO LET.
TO LET.-Ground Floor of No. 8a, Des Voeux Road Central; at prosent in the occupation of the Netherlands India Commercial Bank, available from April 1, 1931. Apply to David Sassoon & Co., Ltd.
TO LET. To prospective visitors to England ideal accommodation in the West End of London, Centre of theatre land, etc. Good English are. Moderate charges. 61, Clarendon Road, Halland Park, London, W.11. G. B. Colson.
TUITION GIVEN
given
to
ENGLISH LESSONS Students with particular attention to pronunciation, by English Barrister (Middle Temple). Apply Box No. 680, c/o "China Mail."
HOME TUITION.
Within In healthy an hour from London. neighbourhood, SCHOOL for GIRLS and SMALL BOYS. A few Boarders recolved in the House of the Principal. Individual care and attention.
WESTOVER-STEVENAGE
Particulara apply to:
MISS RUTH CULLEY
For
(Camb, Higher Local), Camb. Teachers' Diploma).
MISS GERTRUDE TURNER,
(National Frodel Higher Certificate).
MISCELLANEOUS
Hair
YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and promptly printed."China" Office. No. 3A, Wyndham St. phone 20022.
CLAREMONT
PRIVATE HOTEL Austin Road, Kowloon, (Facing the Kowloon Cricket Club. Four minutes from forry
by bus.}
Baltes of rooms (single and double), hot and cold water syalum, all modern sanitation, private bathrooms attached.
EXCLUSIVE TABLE satirely under European management.
Holol has a splendid aspect in one of the Anest locations in Kowloon, away from noise, yet easily accessible.
Terms very moderate. Reser vations by letter or cabla
CLAREMONT
Tel.: 57380 & 67386 (Private). Telegraphic Add.: "Fern" H.K. Our motto is "SERVICE.”
HOT WEATHER DEMANDS
LIGHT CLOTHING.
Our Cool and Seasonal Attire
is beyond dispute.
We offer beautiful designs in Silk for Summer frocks and the Intest shades in printed georgette and crepe-de-cline of the best quality can be purchased at the
KASHMIR
SILK STORE
36A, Queen's Road, C. Right Opposite Queen's Theatre.
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS,
-Public Auctions
THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public
Tele-auction
ALEXANDER'S INSTITUT DE BEAUTE
For the best Fermanent Finger and Marcel Waven, Hair Cotting and Manicure for Ladies and Gentlemen. Pedder Bldg. 1st floor. Room 5, Tel. 25169. Opposite entrance H.K. Hotel.
PHOTO-SUPPLIES
Kodaks and Cameras. Films, Fiates and Papers, sic. Developing, Printing and Enlarging. ZIESS and BUSCH FIELD GLASSES Price Moderate.
A Trial Order In Solicited.
A. SEK & CO.
Tel. No. 23459. 26A, Des Voeux Road, C. Hong Kong.
OUR-
LADIES TAILORING
DEPARTMENT
undertakes to execute orders
·FOR MAKING · DRESSES & GOWNS on Intest styles with- In 16 hours
ON SATURDAY, March 28, 1931. commencing at 10.30 a.m.,
at No. 4 Wing Lok Building, top floor, Nathan Road, Kowloon.
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
to
8
GOVERNMENT NOTICES
PUBLIC - AUCTION.
THE CHINA MAIL.
COMPANY MEETINGS
|THE HONG KONG & WHAMPDA
DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEAR- PARTICULARS & CONDITIONSLY MEETING OF SHAREHOLD-
for con-
SEA TRANSPORT.
BOUND UP WITH NATIONAL
WELL-BEING.
In a lecture at Southampton in connection with the
SLIM SUMMERVILLE.
Long Walk To Screen
Fame.
Slim ran away
-IRISH
“SWEEP.”
HIGH COURT RULE GRANTED "AT YOUR PERIL."
ነ
Before the Lord Chief Justice. (Lord Hewart) and Mr. Justice Humphreys in a King's Bench Divi- sional Court recently Mr. Gilbert Beyfus applied (on behalf of Mfr. John Moore) for a rule nisi calling on the Registrar of Companies to show cause why a writ should not
articles and memorandum of asso- issue directing him to register the ciation of a company called Irish Hospitals Sweeps, Ltd.
George "Slim" Summerville, one
Hollywood's Shipping of
outstanding be held on MONDAY, the the Company, 2, Queen's Building, Course arranged by the University comedians, relates an amusing in- 30th day
of March, 1931, at Hong Kong, on MONDAY, 30th College, Mr. A. C. Hardy, B.Sc., cident which occurred early in his p.m., at the Offices of the March, 1931, at Noon,
sideration of the Directors' Report FR.G.S., discussed the affect of life when he was "touring" the Public Works Departmen
and Statement of Accounts for the "oll-shipping" upon the problem of country as a lad of twelve.
marine propulsion.
from his aunt's year ending 31st December, 1930.
The SHARE REGISTER and "Sometimes," said Mr. Hardy, home in Oklahoma to seek his for- TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOS-"one feels the truportance of trans-tune in the Golden West, and with ED from the 23rd to the 28th port is scarcely reallsed because it but a few hard earned dollars in his March, 1931, both days inclusive, is nearly always taken for granted. pocket, began a long wearisoma Journey to Los Transport on sea, on land and in "hitch-hiking"
Mr. Beyfus said the point was the air during the last 25 years or Angeles where he intended visiting
whether it was legal to deal so has become more and more an relatives.
in and conduct a lottery Integral part of our daily lives re-
Tired and foot-sore, Slim drew lawfully conducted in the Irish latively so unobtrusively that tho
up for a breath in a little New Free State by the authority average citizen scarcely realises Mexico town and immediately was of the Government of the State. how much it has grown, nor does taken in tow by the marshal as a It was generally contended by he care. We, in these little islands, fugitive. He was too exhausted the police and the Home Office that UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY, do not entirely appreciate, there-to make objections or explanations it was illegal to sell lottery
Order of His Excellency the Goy ernor, of one Lot of Crown Land at Shamshuipo, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 35 years, commoncing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at n Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 24 years loss three days.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
Registry N.
Locality.
a.
Boundary
biosaaremont,
Contenca Ja
64 | Annual Rental
aloni
AJ
por male plan. 13,821 254
PUBLIC AUCTION.
R
49 ↑ Úpass Price," |
By Order of the Board of Directors,
-
R. M. DYER,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 17th March, 1931.
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
of the
m- he
THE TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL
GENERAL
MEETINC Shareholders will be held i Offices of Messrs. Dodwell & pany, Limited, on TUESDA. 31st March, 1931, at 3 pm for the purpose of receiving the Re- port of the General Managers to of Ac- gether with a Statement counts to 31st December, 1930.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 23rd March to 31st March,
PARTICULARS & CONDIT10er 1931, both dates inclusive.
3
Public Auction
to be held on MONDAY, the 30th day of March, 1931, at the the Offices of p.m., nt Public
Works Department. by Order of His Excellency the Gov- ernor, of one Lot of Crown Land at Prince Edward Road in the Colony ef Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at A Crown Reat to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 76 years. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Kegistry
Locality.
G.
Prince Edward Road.
Boundary
Measurements.
M.
*
Fto 很
气 It: about
PE calaplan, 10,400)
R.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
þARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
PARTICU
of the Sale by Public Auction
to be held on MONDAY, the 50th ye
of March, 1981, at 3 pm at the Offices of the Publle Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Gov ernor, of one Lot of Crown Land at Wong Nai Chung in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal nt a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of
On View from Friday, March 27,75 years. 1931.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, March 24, 1931.
YOU
ARE INVITED TO INSPECT OUR STOCK OF
ASIATIC FOREIGN AND COLONIAL
POSTAGE STAMP
IN SETS, SINGLE. PACKETS, BAGS AND IN APPROVAL - SHEETS.
GRACA & CO., Dealers in Postage Stamps, Philatelle Goods, Picture, Postcards, Toys, &c.
10, WYNDHAM STREET, P.O. Box No. 625, HONG KONG.
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.
THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO., LTD. OF DENMARK.
The following unclaimed tole
No. of Rale
DQDWELL & COMPANY, LIMITED,
General Managera. Hong Kong. March 18, 1931.
HONG KONG REALTY & TRUST
COMPANY, LIMITED.
(Incorporated under the Companies Ordinances of Hong Kong.)
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN.
Nthat the ORDINARY YEAR-
LY MEETING of SHAREHOLD- ERS of the Hong Kong Realty & Trust Company, Limited, will be held at the Registered Office of the Company, Exchange Building (2nd floor), Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong, on WEDNESDAY, the 15th day of April, 1931, at 11.30 a.m., for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Board of Directors for the Year ended 31st December. 1930, and re-electing Directors and the Auditore
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the COMPANY will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the 8th day of April, 1931, until WEDNESDAY, the 15th day of April, 1931, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
C. F. V. RIBEIRO,
Acting Secretary. Hong Kong, 23rd March, 1981.
SPORT NOTICES
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. O'
Inland Lot
Registry No
Adjoining Inisad Lot
Locality.
Boundary
Мелкотеджей
Sq.fest
st £t.
about
As per als plan. 2,700
11
Q.
K.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
11,000
WING to CONGESTION in the
Members' Enclosure,
Meet the Makers of "Melody Mike"
The Canadian Pacifle Rallway
cross-continent radio feature, "Melody Mike" every Monday night has grown into the most
AL. HARVEY
popular radio hour in Can- ado as is prov ed by the fuct that many thousands of letters conti- nually pour into the rail- way bond- quarters from delighted fans. Aland Bob Harvey
are respon- Bible respac tively for mule and general ef- fects and for direction of the dialogue They are the suns of a well-known entertainer and havo kung before the Prince of Wales. They won radio fame as the "A and B battery boys. This. Benson
they have concentrated
ol "Melody Mike."
Mrs. Evo- lyn M. Biddle is responsible for the con- tinuity and dialogue of the feature. She taught schoolin rural Ontario where her knowledge of atmosphere was acquired and where abe gained the wide experience from
Ms. X. M. RÍDULE
699
BOB HARVEY
which such characters 33
"Simplicity Bawdust,
Bezdon Scratchgra vel," "Aba," "Whiskers Wilson", and "Lack-a-dry- Liz" were evolved. These char- acters have captured the liking and in- terest of hua. dreds of thousands of listeners-in.
when it was evident that he was mistaken for some other run-away lad whom the authorities had been asked to find.
tickets
and
were
prosecutiona taken under the Act of 1828. But there were a number of earlier Acts of Parliament that had not been repealed.
"You should be ashamed of your-
He submitted that it was impos- self, leaving a fine home, fondsible to decide that the English Parliament was legislating with a view to declaring filogal the sale of tickets which had been lawfully authorised by the Irish Parliament.
parents and school," admonished the marshal. "Don't you know that your mother and father are heart-broken? I am going to put you on the train and send you back to Los Angeles."
What Juck Los Angeles-Slim's very destination,
"Yes, sir, I'm terribly ashamed of myself, Mr. Marshal," said Slim, and I'm ready to go back home. Where's my ticket?"
However, hie luck did not hold out, as Summerville explained in later years.
"The marshal discovered that I had brown eyes instead of blue, so that ended my free trip to Los Angeles, and I had to walk most of the way across the hot desert."
WIDELY-READ BIBLE.
Madras Governor And Its
Virtues.
Madras, Feb. 5, The fact that a number of people in India who are not Christians re- gularly read the Bible was refer red to by the Governor of Madras at the annual meeting of the Madras Auxiliary of the British, and Foreign Bible Society.
The Governor aaid- "Is not this a tribute to - what the Bible can teach us, that people who do not actually follow the Christian faith feel that they can gain strength and guidance from reading the Bible?
The Lord Chief Justice consult- ed for a few minutes with Mr. Justice Humphreys, and then an- nounced: "You may take the rule, at your perll.".
Brown (to motorist): I suppose you didn't run across a fellow nam- ed Jenkins in your travels?
Motorist: Don't know, old chap; I never stop to ask their names!
•
*
"No," said the drill sergeant to the knock-kneed recruit, "you're You'll never make a hopeless,
soldier. Look at you now! The top 'alf of your legs is standing to attention, and' the bottom 'alf is standing at easel"
Dangers of Partial Elimination.
There are many people who, al- though they are satisfied that they aro performing the natural func- tions regularly, do not realise that, even
an 80,
occasional thorough cleansing of the food tract is advisable.
Very few people perform ell mination completely; there le nearly always a slight accumula tion going on in the best regulate ed intestine, and this accumúla-. tion, unless cleared away, becomes a potential cause of constipation and its attendant evils, billous- ness, foul breath, sallow, blotchy complexion, sour stomach, liverish- ness and indigestion.
"I think, too, that another reason
To avoid these conditions you for the demand for the Bible is that all of us are really trying to should use Pinkettes, the dainty get down, though we may not know Ittle liver and laxative pilla, It, more to the essentials of life which are the latest product of and to return more to simplicity. science in the field of aperient. Burely we cannot find better in- medicines. An occasional dose spiration anywhere than in the will keep the internal organs ac- Bible itself, which teaches us sim-tive, the passages clear and clean, plicity of life and the essentials of whilst for speedy results in cases of immediate necessity, they can life.
be relled upon to act quickly, though they are gentle and non- griping in their action.
"And if we are in earnest to re- turn to simplicity, then I do not think that anyone anywhere can
|
All chemists can supply you.
the
with Finkettes.
Liver and Laxa-
tive Perfection.
the fore, how much transport, and in find any book which can assist him
Bible." FREE PASSES to Ladies will be particular sea transport, is bound in that purpose better than restricted to One per 'Member as up with our national well-being. from the commencement of the We do not often think, in fact, that Club's financial year-1st April, a little less. than the Scandina- 1931.
vians we are a nation of carriers.
Ey Order,
"Napoleon called us a nation of shopkeepers, and that was a trite Secretary.saying in Napoleon's time.
To-day
C. B. BROWN,
Hong Kong, 21st March, 1981.
CONDITIONS to ba
PUBLIC AUCTION,
2.
PARTICULARS & CONDIucha 30th day of Match, 1931, at
to
02:
it is true, only with modifications, because world economies is tending slowly to force us to close down some of our shops, but to increase at the same time the number of our carriers' carts.
"The problem facing this coun- try to-day is to And something: which we can sell in place of the
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS commodity coal, which was, and is,
the Sale by Public Auction in-trade.
unfortunately, our principal stock- There are many things hold од MONDAY, the
which can be sold other than a com-·
be held
3 p.m. at the Offices of the modity. Service is one of them, MONDAY, the
and one
sufficiently which, if Public Works Department. by. 30th day of March, 1981, at
command a very
by Transport high price. 3 pm, at the Offices of the Order of His Excellency the Gov-specialised, can
The Public Works
a. service. Department, by ernor of one Lot of Crown Land Order of His Excellency the Gov. at Shamshulpo, in the Colony land or air, is ernor, of one Lot of Crown Land of Hong Kong for a term of 75 market in the first and last media la international. More and more is at Shamshuipo, in the Colony years, commencing from 1st July, of Hong Kong for a term of 76 1898, with the option of renewal it necessary to develop these if we years, commencing from 1st July, at a Crown Rent to be fixed by are to recover something of that 1808, with the option of renewal the Surveyor of His Majesty the which we, through no fault of our at a Crown Rent to be fixed. by King, for one further term of 24 own, have lost." the Surveyor of His Majesty the years less three days. King, for one further term of 24
years less three days..
grams are lying at the office of PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
the Great Northern Telegraph Company (Limited) of
mark
Vendor, from Shanghai.
Holships, from Bremen,
Dan
Dobson, Kowloon Hotel, from Shanghai,
LOVELY SILK STORE Furlour, from Shanghai.
No, Stanley Street Tel. 221
(Adjoining D'Agullar Street.)
William White, Peninsula Hoto),
from Kobe
V. JENSEN,
Buperintenden
Hing Kong, Mar
(25; 1931;))
No. of Ba
| Bogisizy ]
Kwelin Strests
Locality.
Centers In
dr për 'aale plan, 6,403
Thesiza swedin I-
Nao
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Bossdary
Locality.
AN INTRODUCTORY
-HISTORY by
about
A. H. CROOK, OBE, MA. W. KAY, MA..........
W. L HANDYSIDE, M.A., B.B
PRICE: $200.
NOW ON SALE AT THE PUBLISHERS.
The Newspaper Enterprise Ltd. Ching Mail Offices,
690
The new speed tape ticker machine, 80 of which were installed at the beginning of the year by Chandian Pacific Telegraphs, handles with case 100 quotations per minute as compared with the 80 to 85 quotation- record it now, suparsedes. As a result of this installation, the Winnipeg Grain Exchange is now second only to New York in exchange quotation polsibilities. Exact time of the individual memage is about a second and, a half which means most instantaneous transmission of quotations. Inset is photograph of John' McMillan, general manager, Canadia Facide Telegraphs.........