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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1932.
ERIN'S NIGHT IN
HONG KONG.
Ball at the Peninsula Hotel on "Paddy's Day"
SOCIETY'S PROGRAMME.
Correspondence.
MILLINGTON, LTD. (SHANGHAI).
[To the Editor of "China Mail"] Sir, Having been informed that
Among the many periodicals de aigned to quicken; maintain and apu: on interest in the Science of Nature Study is one upon the door- step of every home in this Colony-- "The Hong Kong Naturalist." It
The Committee of St. Patrick's a rumour is being circulated in is a periodical which ought not to Society of Hong Kong are busy Hong Kong, evidently by interested be allowed to emain on the door-perfecting their arrangments for parties, that Millington Limited in step. It ought to be taken within their forthcoming Ball, to be held agai is bankrupt, I wish, and read and studied. A little in the Peninsula Hotel on March 17.' through 'the medium of your valu- familiarity with this fundamental-Guest-lists have been sent out to able paper, to explain that there is ly educative, and withal highly in-Members of the Society, vl, by the no excuse for anyone circulating teresting, journal w oon dispul response, it looks as if the popular such an absurd rumour as the fol the fear from the layman's mind ity of the 1931 Ball will be surpass lowing note was appended to a that it is "highbrow" and beyond ed this year.
notice which appeared in the North the comprehension of the man-in- the-street.
His Execilency The Governor and China Daily News which referred Lady Peel hava again graciously to the winding up by voluntary consented to attend the Ball.
Attendance to be Limited.
"The Hong Kong Naturalist" is serving the Colony well and truly, It is filling, what is usually describ- Dancing will commence at 9.30 fed as, a long-felt want, though youp.m., and will continue to 2 nm. will not realise that until you have ucxt morning. It has been decided mada a point of reading it. And to limit the attendance to 700 to the sooner you make up your mind avoid overcrowding with its atten- to do so, the greater the pleasure dant inconvenience to dancers. To there is in store for you.
avoid disappointment Members, who Now, "The Hong Kong Natural have not done so, arvised to ist" costs money to produce. Itsend in their guest-lists without fur- depends entirely upon subscrip- ther delay. Invitations aro now tions and advertising revenue to being issued. meet its production costs. The
Innovation.
liquidation of Millington Limited 1930, whom the new firm was organ- ised with greatly increased capital:---
Note:
This notice refers to the old company and in no way affects the new Company of Milling- ton, Liỏ, carrying on business at 113-115 Avenue Edward VII, Shanghai.
Thanking you, I am,
Yours, etc.,
(Sd.) L. W. Bus11, Manager,
Millington Ltd., (Hong Kong). Hong Kong, February 26, 1932.
Personal Pars.
Hong Kong Government made a This year the Committee, with a grant in 1931, and is making an-desire to remove mach of the other grant this year, fowards the tedious formality connected with cost of coloured plates, but the such functions, are trying the ex- grante permit of only a few colour-periment of eliminating speeches. ed plates being used. for such Another innovation, which is con- plates cost a deal of money.sidered will conduce to the general Wood having returned to the Colony. Without them, however, much of enjoyment by making the atmos resumed duty as Puisne Judge on the value of the journal would be phere somewhat that of a large, et ruary 26, 1982.
lost.
$34,000. Much the same ratio urge you to lose no time in becom- month. It is worthwhile. And we
family party, will be the provision
Irish Dances,
His Honour Mr. John Roskruge
Then, those responsible for the of n running buffet from 11.30 p.m. His Excellency the Governor has publication, which is edited by Dr. to 1.00 a.m. Gentlemen will, aurety, reen pleased to appoint Mr. Ng Mui- G. A. C. Herklots of the University, appreciate the privilege of attend- kai to act as Assistant Secretary to desire to extend the scope and en-ing to the wants of their fair part-the Sanitary Board, with effect hance the value of the Journal. ners, and will see that they are well from March 1, 1982, until further crease of nearly $495,000 in im- But, unless they receive the en-upplied from the many appetising notke. ports from India was offset by a couraging support of the people of items which will be provided. réduction of $580,000 (roughly)
the buffet During the absence on leave of Hong Kong, Saturday, Feb. 27, 1932. in our exports the latter, no Hong Kong. their efforts are doom. During the time
ed to be Reverely restrict will be doubt, being due to political more
onen, dancing will Monaieur Francisco Bonachen y ed. The people of
in Hong continue
the than commercial conditiona in
ball-rooms, Romero, Consul for Cuba in Hong India.
Kong can render valuable service an orchestra will also From Canada, we took
be Kong, Mr. Orlando de Lara will be $260,000 more goods last month by becoming subscribers to the provided in the dining-room to en-Acting Consul in charge of the than in January a year ago, but journal. The annual subscription tertain the guests with selections of Cuban Consulate.
is $7.00., a trifle over 50 cents a Irish music. There being 130
what we shipped to her dropped "financial
His Excelleney the Governor has wizards" in the Colony that we applies in respect of Australia; ing a subscriber to a journal you dances in
It is proposed to include two Irish been pleased to appoint Colonel know of, it must be left to the but a brighter outlook is dis-
the programme, one in Stuart Boyd, D.S.0., to be a Member imagination to guess how many closed in the
will learn to appreciate and like. (cach balf. In order that those in-of the Authorized Architects Com- Egypt
the coming year. froni
It is terested may have the opportunity mittee, vice Colonel Robert Bruce which (or, how few) people in high supped $41,506 more and sent hoped to
commence # series to practice, dances are being ar- Skinner, O.B.E., resigned.
theranged in the Helena May Institute, commerce will take the trouble first month of 1931, South
During the absence on Jeave of These articles will be written 4 at 5.15 p.m. Africa supplied us with merchan-
Albuquerque e Cantro, Consul Gen- to analyse the official figures of
38 simply
possible and It is hoped to have a large attend-eral for Portugal in Hong Kong. the trade of the Colony furnished $62,000; but the measure of our graphs and line drawings.
dise to the greater value of will be fully illustrated with photo-ance at these practices, and the co- Mr. Carlos Augusto da Hoza by the Statistical branch of the reciprocity
Ap- operation of all Members is asked will be Acting Consul was a decline of
in charge of the Portuguese Con- Imports and Exports Depart- $56,646 in the value of goods other innovation will be the inclu- in order to make them a success. shipped from Hong Kong. Qur Territories or portions of the Ter sion of outline maps shewing the
sulate. ment. The latest returns are
trade with British North Borneo those for January, 1932, as com- declined
ritories with localities clearly on both sides of the pared with January, 1931, Those ledger, as did that with Burma; have been made.
marked from which collections There will also
case of
we
In
SMOKING JACKETS, PEKING JEWELLERY,places interested in finance and back $226,987 more than in the Flowering Shrubs of the Colony. the first will take place on March
of illustrated articles on
HONG KONG
and RUGS.
SHANGHAI
MANILA
REDUCTION OF PRICES.
Customers are requested to apply for
our new Price List which comes into
force on 1st March, 1982,
im-
but we were
better customer
News in Brief.
Lowest upen
General
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CORONER'S FINDING.
air temperature "Death by misadventure" was Humidity at 10 the verdict returned at the en-
quiry into the death of Fung Sam and Ng Tim, two stone breakers,
It is notified that at the expira-
An
Criet Office South, sat as Coroner, without a jury.
Ten Years Ago.
returns disclose what was only for East Africa by over $35,800, be included from time to time pho-yesterday was 50. to be expected in regard to the our exports showing an increase tographs depicting characteristicum, was 61, and at 4 p.m. 66. Colony's trade with Japan a of only $4.000. As regards the scenes of mountain, village and
It is hoped that Among those who also sent floral who died at the Kowloon Hospital decrease of over $3,800,000 in rather vague term, "British Em- agricultural life.
pire, Other Parts," we took nearly anybody who possesses good tributes to the funeral of Rev. Sr. as the result of blasting operations ports and a decrease of just over $250,000 less and sent $92,000 negatives of scenes in the New Enrica Adamoli (Canosalan In- on the Taipà Read on January 24. $1,000,000 in exports. What we less in the comparative months Territories will be willing to put stitute) wore Mr. and Mrs. John Mr. J. S. MacLaren, at the Dis-
them at the journal's disposal, Waan. are or should be concerned under review.
Reviewing the Colony's trade A journal of this nature lives with, as a British Colony, is our with the British Empire as a scribers (though this is an import tion of three months from February
not alone by the number of its sub-i progress or otherwise with the whole, the position cannot really British Empire as a whole. Ruling be regarded as. really bad com- ant consideration), but mainly by 25 the Our Store, Limited, will, un- out, therefore, the Japanese East and West,
pared with what other nations, the useful service it renders and less cause is shewn to the contrary, are passing the interest and enthusiasm of Na-be struck off the register and the
[From the "China Mall” of losses on both sides of the ledger through. And then no compari- turalists, be they amateur or pro-company will be dissolved.
February 27, 1922) last month as compared with the sons relating to a single month fessional. As we have already
Dr. G. A. C. Herklots gave of last can be deemed satisfying of it-said, "The Hong Kong Naturalist"
To-day's dollar is THE DAIRY FARM ICE & COLD STORAGE Corresponding month
worth 214 year, our trade experts have to on the wall, but there is not Colony, and it will be a matter for Hong Kong"
self. The handwriting may be a serving a useful purpose in this interesting radio talk on "Beantifal 18/16.
last night, broad- Five West Point tobacco godowns CO., LTD.
account for a decline this year nearly sufficient of it to guide the greatest regret if the people of casting from Z.B.W. He gave full owned by the Leung Yik firti have of $1,637,185 in the value of im- our commercial mentors. WeHong Kong, through apathy, per-credit to the Hong Kong Horticul-been completely destroyed together ports and for a
may as a British Colony devout-mit it to languish. Hong Kong tural Society for the part it had with their contents as a result of a decline of, ly hope that future months will must take pride in "The Hong played in, the great transformation fire which broke out there early $8,616,864 in the value of ex disclose a betterment in our Kong Naturalist," and see to it that of this barren rock into the wood this morning and was still burning porta. To these losses the Bri- trade relations with the Empire by all the means of encouragemented and flowered slopes of the Peak at noon. Thanks to the strenuous of which we are a unit; but we in its power (we have indicated a and the undulating hills stretching efforts of the Fire Brigade: there is tish Empire is responsible for cannot by the mere waving of a means already) that this journal down to East Point, which, when now no danger of the fire spreading no less than $1,104,871 in im- fairy wand create all the condi- will go on from good to better and Britain took over the Island, was The total loss is estimated at ports to this Colony and for tions favourable to such a desir-best, and take its place in the almost devoid of any vegitation or $800,000, of which $200,000 Is $1,500,050 în exports from Hong
able consummation.
ranks of similar journals in the plant life. world. It is up to the people of Kong..
Hong Kong. What is their reply to be?
KING'S THEATRE. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! There Will Be Special Showings on WEDNESDAY, 2nd MARCH When The Entire Proceeds will be given to THE SHANGHAI REFUGEES RELIEF FUND. The Programme will be as follows : — *2.30 PM. „—“THE SEAS BENEATH.”
5:10 PM. "SMILING LIEUTENANT.” 745 PM. "MONKEY BUSINESS." 9.30 PM. “PLUNDER.”
(Prices as usual).
The total Receipts will be handed to the Tung Wah Hospital who will forward the amount to Shanghal
ellef of Refugees.
BOOKING NOW OPEN.
A glance at the commercial map of the Empire reveals few bright spots
Nature Study.
evidence, it may of modern education is the atten One of the many happy features
be argued, of the persistent tion being paid to, and lively Inter effects of the general depression throughout the world.
est being taken in, Natural History Colony's imports from the Uniting catered for in these directions The and Natural Science. Youth is be
ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, STANLEY.
A double event was enacted at)
College, Stanley,
ed Kingdom last month fell by youth has not been catered for in St. Stephen's over $12,000,000 compared with the past. Many books have been yesterday, when at the annual prize January, 1931, whilst our ex-written to interest the young mind distribution, Mrs. W. T. Southern ports dropped by over $48,000. the history and the science of lead the tree planting ceremony. Our next best British ally, the Nature Study, and there are peri! Ilis Lordship, the Bishop of Straita Settlements, showed a decline of over $8,200,000 in imodicals designed to keep alive Victoria presided, and was "dup- ports here and a decline of over As boys and girls emerge from the Hon. Mr. TN. Chau, the that interest and quicken it.. ported by the Hon. Mr. S. W., T'so, $550,000 in goods shipped from the chrysallis stage of youth into Warden (Rev. E. W. L. Martin), Hong Kong. Here, again, our commercial nerves may be sooth-hood, it would be a pity Indeed the Hon. Mr. Foo Ping-sheung and ed not only by a reminder of If nothing was provided to keep members of the College Council and the world's depression, but of the life their quicheued Interest in Staffordsvinge gan particularly strong. slump in Natural Selance and History For Dr. Yo Man-kwong presented rubber and tin in British Malaya the form of more and yet more ad-after the speeches those present
tuentely, such provision la made, in the prizes that has, in turn, reacted most pronounced terms on the the subject No young man drauguration of the tree planting vanced publications dealing with adjourned outside, where the tin Inward and outward trade kratke Straits Settlements.
woman, whose interest in Nature took place, followed by ten
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