INTIMATIONS.
G.
NOTICE.
1.
To draw the Attention of the THE SANITARY BOARD wishes
Public, and especially of those who have recently come to this Colony, lo the possibility of Dysentery and Tequiring, disonaro, e.g., Fover by wating
of Uncooked Vegetables.
the
Uhinone Market-gardeners so manure from human sources and their custom is to
pour manure or spray it from watering-pote in liquid form over the growing Plants.
Diesaso-producing Parasites are thore fore possibly prosent on the surfaces of Plante, eg, Lettuces, over which the Gardener's spray falls
D. DAVIES, Secretary, SANITARY BOARD. 5000
2nd July, 1927.
INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGA. TION CO., LIMITED,
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THE FORTY-SIXTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Manngors, Mesora, JARSINE, MATILESON & Co., LTD...
Pedder Street
Hong Kong, on MONDAY, the 95TH
for the par-
at 11.00 AM, fo
THYing
pose of
the
Report of the
Directors, passing the Accounts, and cleeting Directora and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 18TH JULY to !ru AUGUST, 1927, Both Daya inclusivo.
By Onler of the Board,
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,
General Managers. Hong Kong, 24th June, 1927, (6072
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN.
dated Dong Kong, 14th Coronen, 1913 for 5 Shares numbered 14623/14527.
1913, and and
inclusive, a and Certificate No. 5/NS 2696
· dated Hong Kong 33736/3739 inclusivo, all registered in
Shares
· red
the Name of LI SING KON, have been LOST of
INTIMATIONS.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 9th, 1927.
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The Nelson's tonnage is 33,000, her There will be a main armament consists of nine Bankruptcy Court this morning at sitting of the sixteen-inch guns in three triple the Supreme Court. turrets, her
Was about £7,000,000 and her upkeep will be a matter of about £450,000 per
Anm.
cost
On Wednesday and Thursday, it is satisfactory to report, the Colony had a dean bill of health as far as notifiable diseases were concerned.
An eloquent commentary on these figures is the British proposal to A public lecture is to be given by linit, by mutual agreement, the Mr M Mamuk, President of the size of future battleships to 30,000 local Theosophical Society at th tons and of primary armament to Lodge, 7, Duddell Street, to-anor 13.5-inch guns. Failing interna-row at 11 am. tional compromise there is no reason to suppose that the Nelson
sepresents the last word in size
and cost of battleships. One expert already envisages the cost of every enpital ship at twenty-four millions sterling. Since the beginning of the era of steam driven ironclads-since in fact sails and yards were, with much besitation, finally abandoned in H.M.S. Devastation-the size and cost of the battleship and the
power of her
armament have steadily increased. Though the calibre of guns might vary, their destructive power has advanced. The clumsy 16.23-Juch weapons of the old Suur Pareil gave place to the 13.5-inch guns of the Ruyal
Founders Day will be observed to-day. This evening, at 7.30 there at the Munsang College, Kowloon.
LOCAL WILL.
JEWISH BROKER'S ESTATE.
MANY INTERESTING BEQUESTS.
MONEY TO ESTABLISH JEWISH SCHOOL AT SHANGHAL
Many interesting bequests nre contained in the lengthy will of the broker, of Hong Kong, who died at Inte Mr. Isaac Samuel Perry, yarn
will be ́n prize distribution at the the Country Hospital, Shanghai, New Kowloon Theatre.
There is a social gathering, s which Service men are especially invited, at St. John's Cathedral Hall to-morrow after. Evensong, which begins at six o'clock...
Two Chinese youths who were charged at the Central Magistracy yesterday with unlawful possession of 11 bars of soap, were sentenced to 10 strokes with a rattan and a fine of $10 respectively. "
ENGLISH LAVENDER, Sovereign of the early nineties, ing of shareholders of the Hong
In Elegant Green
Flasks
Each $4.00, $2.25,
$1.25.
or STOLEN, and should these A. S. WATSON
Certificates not be produced to the Hank before the 28 JULY, 1927, New Certificates for the Soares will be ined and the aforesaid Cortilientes Nos 5/NS 2595 and 5/NB 2896 will be thereafter treated by this Corporation as Null and Yout
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CHINESE PHILHARMONIC AND DRAMATIC ASSO. CIATION.
FORMED YESTERDAY
EVENING.
TO PRESENT WESTERN MUSIC AND PLAYS,
A Chinese Philharmonic Dramatic Association was formed last evening by a number of Chinese at the Hotel Savoy. ladies and gentlemen at a meeting
CHIANG KAI SHEK IN SHANGHAI,
VISIT TO INSTAL GENERAL HUANG FU, THE MAYOR.
"VINDICATION" OF BEI BAO SHAN.
General Chiang K Shek frived-
to the North China Daily News and in Shanghai, Sunday, according and is staying in the International Settlement for several days, during which he will hold a number of receptions and conferences. The principal, purpose of General Chiang's visit is to instal General Huang Fu as Mayer of Greater Shanghai and to celebrate the an niversary of his own appointment As Commander-in-Chief of the Na- tionalist Ariny. A programme of festivities is being arranged in this connection.
Among the active promoters was Mr. Li Chor Chi of the Ho Hong Bank, whose, baritone hae more than once delighted audiences in Hong Kong. A brother of fr. Li is a "movie star" in one of the the "Lost Kingdom," & Shanghai studios, and appeared in
Chinese production.
recent
The Association aim at showing what the Chinese can do in West- ern music and dramatic art, as well as in Western sports and games.
Huung Fu as Mayor of Greater The jogurguration General
Shanghai was to take place at the The late Mr. Perry left saintë in
Many of the promoters of the Municipal Building which adjoins The third ordinary yearly meet-Hong Kong to the value of $151,200.
Association have received foreign the Bureau of Foreign Affairs on education, having been trained in Route Chisi on July 7th. Deceased also left lange estate fo
England, Canada, Australis, and
Bai Bao Shan Shanghai and elsewhere, but details other countries.
Several Hong of this are not available locally.
Another interesting visitor to Kong University men also are mein-Shanghai is General Bei Bao Shan, Many legacies to relatives, ser-bers of the newly formed Associo- formerly Govenor of Haiehow and vauta, ele, appear in the will and tion..
at one time Acting Defence Com- Rules for the governing of the missioner here. General Bei will five codicils, and the will, which is
and these to the 12-inch ordnance Kong Tug and Lighter Company of the Majesties. Then, though will be held at the offices of the there were
vast improvements of Company, St. George's Building, mechanism, the calibre of the main Chater Road, on Friday, July 22nd, armament of our battleships was at noon. not altered till the coming of the
י
The Tung Wah Hospital has
Orion and Iron Duke just before decided to launch a campaign for very extensive, sets out in detail society were drawn up. and. the remain in Shanghai for some time,
Seokumpoo. A meeting of leading funds to ercet new buildings at
Chinese merchants in Hong Kong will be held on Monday afternoon, at two o'clock to mark the opening of the campaign.
the war broke out. Since then, however, weapons, like tonnage, have been on the up grade, and we are now back at the late Victorian enlibre, but with untold increBEC of runge, accuracy and speed of fire..
At the late King EDWARD'S Coronation review H.M.S. London, It is officially stated by the with her four 12-inch guns and Public Works Department that the secondary battery of 6-inch wea-bathing shed at Repulse Bay will pons represented the last word in be opened on Sunday. There are naval architecture, and her cost five cubicles for Indies and ten for was £1,000,000. She was soon out-gentlemen. The charge is 20 cents distanced by the eight King for each person or 40 cents for the Edwards, and these were followed hire of a cubicle. by the two Lord Nelsons. The Dreadnought with her ten 12-inch
The inquest verdict in connection guns, her turbines and her in. with the deaths of Chief Officer F. creased tonnage cost nearly two E. A: Martin, and other victims of millions; but since her day the the Leung Kwong and steam launch Mvinshine collision in the Capsui-
acceleration has been even
more
rapid and she and her immediate, Pass on May 9th, is to followers were long ago broken up returned by the jury at the Central
But the battleship, like the queen
Magistracy to-day at noon. on the chessboard, is only onG The second of the promendale pioce-in-naval warfare. To be concerts at Lee Gardens, postponed effective she needs a host-of-satel-from last week, is to be given this lites, and in all of the varied types evening by the band, ripers and of men-of-war the same progress drummers of the 1st Battalion, the has been made.
Cameronians. If wet, the concert, will be given in the Lee Theatre. Admission is $t, with Service men admitted at half price..
to be paid, under what conditions, and at length how the bequests are
and how certain trust funds are to be invested and paid, etc.
Among the most interesting be quests are those to Chinese servants. One servant receives $3,000, another $500 and a third, for long and faithful service, the sum of 810,000. To the clerk at David Sassoon's is left $500, and to the head office boy there a similar sum.
To Diana Suslavski, wife of Meyer Saslavski, is left $26,000, and the Jewish Benevolent Society of
Hong Kong benefits to the extent of $10,000.
following officers were clected:- President: Dr. S. W. Tso, LL.D.
although many of his associatea who came here with him are leav Hon. Musical Director: Mr. Oing for Tientsin, where their homes Lyen, LLC.M., London.
Hon. Dramatic Director: Dr. C. C. Wang,
Hon. Secretary: Mr. Li Cher Chi, Hon. Treasurer: Mr. F. C. Mow Fung.
Committee: Mr. Alfred Leo, Mr. S. B. Tan, Mrs. Wu, Mian Ruby Mow Fung, and Miss J. Lec.
the general meeting, and a pro A social gathering was held after gramme of music was gone through very enjoyable evening being pent.
TRAPPED IN A LIFT.
are. General Bei's army has been incorporated in the Nationalist Army and is under the command of Genera! Chiang Kai Shek's ap- pointee. General Boi has retired. Did Not Betray Sun Chuan Fang. Contrary to general rumours, betray Marshal Sun Chuan Fang. General Bei Bao Shun did not
He won a victory early in the war at a place near Chuchow, when, be cause of jealousies within the Sun Chuan Fang camp, he found him- self deserted by @farsbal Sun's other. commanders at the moment when
To & friend at Poona is bequeath COOLIE'S SERIOUS INJURIES. it would have been easy to push the
ed $1,000 as a gift of remembrance. Edward Ezra receives $3,000 for
his executorship, and two sisters of deceased are loft life annuities of
83,800 each.
The sum of 836,000 is left upon trust, the income from this to go to Samuel Perry for his life, and to his children afterwards, in equal shares.
"A coolie who was white-washing
Nationalist army-out of Chekiang.
To extricate himself from
д
a lift shaft in the China Building extraordinarily difficult situation, yesterday was trapped between the General Bei had to march his army top of the shaft and the roof of the across the mountains on the Cho lift. He was taken to the Govern-kiang-Kiangsi-border-Before be ment Civil Hospital with severe was able to resume direct com- injuries.
munications with Marshal Sun's The man was on the roof of the army, he had spent three months lift, and as be finished a section en route. In some places, his men The late Mr. Perry states in his of the shaft he shouted to the lift had to march single file. will: "I am of the opinion that man to ascend a few feet higher. it is desirable and beneficial that When the lift reached the top floor in Kiangsu, the entire situation a Jewish School be built in Shang-the current was cut off automatical
was changed and his own relation- hai and I am prepared to con- so that the lift could not ascendships with Marshal Buo were not so The Wilbur Players gave another tribute out of my estate $15,000 higher unless the lock lever were cordial, as he naturally felt that be TO LET.--No. ), KELLETT HOUSE, Before the war obsolete cruisere cessful presentation to a large towards the cost of erecting and released by the man in charge of had done his job and had been left.
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loon, last night, of "The Rosary." Tonight they open with "The Whole Tawn's Talking," which will be given again to-morrow: The Com-
express condition that within two years
from the date of my death a fur ther sum of $150,000 shall be raised by
.contributions Jewish community of Shanghai."
amonget the
the above condition is carried out, Deceased directa, that providing
the motor.
The man in the shaft called out
When he returned to Changchow
in the lurch.
to the inotorman to ascend higher, and the lift moved about two feet A FIGHT IN THE RAIN. above the level of the top floor. The workman's head was trapped. As SHANTY MESSMATES FALL motor felt the resistance he revers soon as the man in charge of the
OUT,
"County "cruisers will each about £2,000,000, and the modern submarines with their guns and cruising capacity are a vastly. different proposition to the old ay's-season in Hong Kong is A boats jutended primary drawing to an ond. On Monday and coast defence. The aircraft carrier Tuesday they stage Rain," and is, of course, a post war departure The High Cost of Living." They towards the cost of erecting the the injured man. Mefore his re- Wednesday they close with the sum of $100,000 shall be devoted ed and went to the assistance of
of their tour, next Thursday, but shall go to forming an endowment given an injection of morphis." He sail for Singapore, the next stage school, and the remaining 850,000 moval to hospital the mai if their ship is delayed "The High fund, provided similar sums are Cost of Living" will be put. of raised as directed.
is in a precarious condition. again on Thursday night.
of a new kind.
i on
Deceased bequeaths the remainder
SNATCHING INCIDENT
SEQUEL.
was
panion with a hammer for claiming A coolie who attacked his com- more than his share of a shelter was charged yesterday at the Central Magistracy.
With the resources of modern AGLEN-RITCHIE.-On July 2nd, science at their disposal, with more 1027, SIR FRANCIE ActEN to and anore discoveries in metallurgy Miss A. M. RITCHIE VOORHIES-LOWRY-On June 28th, making the vision of yesterday the at Nagasaki, ROSE MARIE reality of to-day a new competition LOWRY, of Shanghai, WILLIAM II. VOORNzes, of New armaments must be regarded Mention was made yesterday af Orleans, Louisiana.
with the gravest apprehension. It the fact that a Press Delegation may be said that this is unlikely from Canton is visiting the Colony DEMMEL-GEORGE DEMMEL,
in time of peace, but the fact re this week-end. The British section Panlun Hospital, Shanghai, on sins that naval expenditure shows of the Kowloon-Canton Railway July 3rd, 1927, aged 41.
little sign of reduction and that the has invited the managements of the shipa of present day fleets are different Chinese papers in Canton the poor of the country of Palestine Chinese snatcher in Wellington was arrested by n Chinese constable,
DEATH,
at the
Hong Kong Office: 14, Chater Rd. London Office: 91, Bride Lang
Fleet Street, E.C. 4
The Baily Press.
HONG KONG, JULY 9ri, 1927.
NAVAL ARMAMENTS.
SHORTLY before the opening of the present Conference at Geneva on havalargaments British news- papers were publishing at longth such details as the Admiralty con- sidered it advisable to make public of tho new battleship Nelson. There were also accounts of her speed and gun trials preliminary to her passing into commission or Borvice with the Atlantic Fleet.
of his estate to the Anglo-Jewish Association of London upon trust, and directs that they apply same
advancement of education and the relief of poverty and distress among
at their sole discretion for the CHINESE YOUTH ORDERED two men got wet, but witness was
largely of post war date. Left to to take a trip to the Colony to day. and the City of Bagdad. itself the science of naval architec They will arrive on the morning Power to invest is given, but ture must evolve in the future as express train from Canton, reach-specific instructions are set out in it has done in the past. It depends ing here about noon. The visitors detail and at length as to how the largely upon the efforts of the will then be entertained to tiffin at money may be invested, and how it statesmen representing a number the Hong Kong Hotel, and this may not. of friendly Powers, none of whom evening, as previously stated, they An interesting bequest in one of wish to fight each other, whether will be the guests of the Hong the codicils is the sum of $24,000 some kind of arrangement cannot Kong Vernacular Paper's Associato 31o Chuen, of No. 24, Elgin be agreed upon by which all caution to a banquet in the To Yuen Street, Hong Kong, and in the enjoy a sense of security at a more Restaurant, West Point.
event of the death of this benefi reasonable premium than the de
ciary, it will revert to the daugh mands of modern armaments
ter of Mo Chuen, who is commonly present allow."
known as Rosie Perry.
SIR FRANCIS AGLEN MARRIED.
at
WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, fore- east and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5.30 p.m., stated:-
The depression is now North of Shanghal, and it is moving North Eastward. A depression remains
A brief notice in the North China Daily News of Inst Tuesday gives the news, of considerable personal over S. W. China. Francis Aglen was married on July fresh to moderate, squally, cloudy, interest in the Far East, that Sir end to Miss A. M. Ritchie..
LOCAL FORECAST :-SW.
showery.
winds,
HOSPITAL COMFORTS.
The Committee begs to acknow- ledge, with many thanks, receipt of the following for the Hospitals:-
land and the Hot, Mr. J. Owen Parcels of magazines from Mrs. A. H. Hamilton, Mrs. A. B. Suthar Hughes.
TO BE BEATEN,
The complainant stated that ho and the defendant, with another man, had erected a abelter of canvas and bamboo on a piece of waste ground near Third Street, West Point, During a heavy rain- storm witness, who was sleeping outside the shelter pulled the awning towards him. The other already soaked. One of the men hit witness in the mouth with a brick and the other struck him on the £ hammer. Defendant but the other man ran away. scil) fined defendast 83 or six The Magistrato (Mr. R. E. Lind- days imprisonment. He was also ordered to pay 81 compensation to complainant.
A sequel to the arrest of the head with
Street
on Thursday afternoon, reported yesterday, took place at the Central Magistracy yesterday morning, when before Major C. Willson, a youth was charged with snatching a gold locket from a Chinese baby, in D'Aguilar. Street. Mr. A. A. Rumjahn it will be remembered caught the defendant in Wellington Street, after a sharp chase.
Both parties were bound over in 350 to keep the peace for six months.
OPIUM DIVAN IN HOLLY. WOOD ROAD.
A Chinese was charged yesterday at the Central Magistracy with with keeping an opium divan at unlawful
possession of opium and
In court yesterday, the defendant said that he was only running across the road to take shelter from the heavy rain at the time. He had picked up the bit of gold chain, 9 Hollywood Road. Senior Re- He declared that he was in employ venue Officer G. Watt said that a ment and had no need to steal." rnid was carried out of July 4th. Evidence given by the police was found on the premises. A and a quantity of prepared opium showed that defendant had been unnumber of men were also seen to be. employed for the last six weeks.
smoking opium.
that that would do him more good charge and 800 on
His Worship ordered accused to Defendant was fined 825 or two. receive twelve strokes, remarking weeks' imprisonment on the first the second than imprisonment.
charge.