NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE
KING'S BIRTH.
ON MONDAY JUNE, 1928, All Departments will be CLOSED.
THE HONG KONG DISPENBART, Di- pearing Department, will be OPENED
INTIMATIONS.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGA-
„TION CO., LIMITED. THE FORTY-SEVENTH ORDIN
ARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, nests. JADE, MATHESON & CO., LTD Pedder Street, Hong Kong, en WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH JUNE, 1998, at Noor, for the purpose of
the Accounts, and electing Directors and Auditors.
for Dispensing Prescriptions from 10 A.M. Director receiving the Report of the
to 1 F. and from 6 PM, to 7.30 г.
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MEMBERS of the PUBLIC who
are approached by a PORTUGURAR LADY Canvassing for Subscriptions to the "HONG KONG OBSERVER are requested to communicate At Once with the Undersigned. (TEL C. 4097),
LE HAYNES,
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Sole Proprietor.
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IN A
"N Accordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912, the EXCHANGE BANKS CLOSED for the TRANSACTION of PUBLIC BUSI- NESS on MONDAY, the 4TH JUNE. [6325
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION,
(ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE).
PASTUSEPE'S COLLEGE, AST PUPILS and FRIENDS Boog Kong, well as PAST PUPILS
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from thể 13ra JUNE to 4TH JULY, 1928, Both Days inclusivo.
By Order of the Board, JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD.
General Managers. Hong Kong, 19th May, 1928. (6317
PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED.
1.
N°
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 2nd, 1928.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL ORDIN
of ABY GENERAL MEETING SHAREHOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the Bosto KONG HOTEL, Hong Kong, on THURS- DAY, 7 JUNE, 1928, at 12 Noos, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Accounta for the Year ended 30th Arzil, 1009,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, JUNE, te FRIDAY, 8TH JUNE, 1928. Both Days inclusive, JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers.
Hong Kong, 28th May, 1929. [6306
of COLLEGE OF CHRISTIAN MACAO BROTHERS elsewhere arInvited
RACES.
to Attend A GENERAL MEETING MACAO RACES.
of the above Association at the COL-
LEGE on TUESDAY, 2x by JUNE, MACAO RACES.
at 8 r.M.
NOTICE.
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8. From TO-DAY'S DATE W. have Authorised Mx. HENRY WILLIAM MOON to set as Manager of our INSURANCE DEPARTMENT during the Abeanco of M. FREDERICK CHARLES HALL. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. Hong Kong; 31st May, 1928, [6321
HUMPHREYS -ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.
the
NINTH EXTRA RACE MEETING: SUNDAY, SED JUNE, 1925.
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SS. 8.8.
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$1.00.
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Macho To Boxe KOND! 8.8. "SUI AN" *** 3,30-x.M 8.8. TAISHAN"
By Order,
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PERTE
DISTILLERS,
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GOLD & PRIZE MEDALS.
IT NEVER VARIES!
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that
Certificate No. 3467 dated 30th Auster, 1900, for 25. Shares of this Company Numbered registered in the Name of 24851-24875 Kas. HARION LEGGE h been and should LOST or DESTROYED
TO BE LET OR SOLD Com A. S. produced to the modings this Certificate not be Company before the 127 JUNE, 1923, &New Certificate for the said Whares will MAQAZINE GAZ, near Moron ROAD: be issued, and the Old Certificate No. Good Garden. Private Garage-Apply. 3467 will be thereafter treated by this Box No 6278, c/o Hong Kong Daily
[6273 Preti. Company Null and Void.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
** General Managera.
BUNGALOW
at
Hong Kong, 11th May, 1999. [6241T Formed HOUSE on Bowar
BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES.
PUBLIC AUCTION
THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD
... PROPERTY
Situate at MONGKOKTJUI in the Dardancy of Kowloon and Colony of Hong Kong and registered at the LAND OFFICE A KOWLOON
INLAND LOT No. 1572
TO BE SOLD ON
LET-Furnished for 4 Months BOAD. Small Garden. Moderate Bental. -Apply: JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & BON, ALaxándra BUILDINGA
[6330
EMI-DETACHED HOUSE with Flash Tartallation, No. 5. CONDUI ROAD. Three 34 Rooined FLATS, in Nos. 14 and 18, Comput to: H. M. H. NEMAZEE.
Another four inches of rain fall the English language. It interpreta
a.m. and g language in the light of history, and yesterday between
P.20.
history in the light of language so that each word is made to fash
A report has been made to the like a beam over the background of
Police that two diamond rings the life and manners of the English valued at $3,000 ware stolen from people. To study a word in this No 1, Leong Tal Terrace the re- marvellous work is to be introduced sidenes of Mr. Leung Tab Hing." in imagination into the past and The theft is said to have occurred to see how chance or destiny, the between 2.00 pm on the evening of genius of a writer or the popular fay 29th and the morning of the 20th An Amah employed at the whim of common folk, has given
house has been detained. here and there a new turn to the language, or altered the meaning of a word or a phrase.
:
A Concert is being given tonight at the Chung-chen Athletic Asso cistian commencing at 7.30 p.m. in honour of Mr. Ng Tai Ping, the Hon President of the Association. An attractive musical programme has been arranged, including violin solos by Miss Daisy Wu and "but terfly" and "ja" dances by pupils of Professor Valentine Pina,
D.M
ALL RIGHT."
A QUESTION OF DATES.
WAGES CLAIM BY NIGHT.
WATCHMAN.
The
THE KING'S BIRTH
DAY.
HAPPY VALLEY PARADE CANCELLED.
"ALTERNATIVE PARADE AT
CENOTAPH,
TROOPS TO MARCH THROUGH
IL
MAIN THOROUGHFARES.
The case in which an "Indian watchman, Kunda Singh, is suing the Shanghai Company, of 298, Des Yeux Road, for es wages and $25 in lieu of notice, came up again before Mr. Justice P. Jacks at the Summary Court yesterday,
It will be learned with some. plaintiff conducted his own case, and Mr. W. D. Owen, was for do regret by the general public that owing to the weather and the state fendants,
At the last hearing the plaintiff of the ground the King's Birthday stated that he had been employed parade at Happy Valley has been by the defendant-firm as a wage cancelled."
An alternative parade "will, of $25 a month as night watchman. He had worked two months (a part however, take place at the Ceno- of this service being taken by a taph, to be followed by a march of aubstitute paid by himself) and had all units taking part through Mur- received only one month's pay and no notice.
In the Oxford Dictionary will be found words that have been dead for a thousand years, and others that were born yesterday. There are words that are so common that their value in the expression of ideas is apt to be overlooked; on the other; hand, there are words so rare that A their discovery is an event. popular writer has pointed out that in the dictionary are words that live underground like pit-ponies, of Canton, Ltd., is amongst the incorrect, the defendants being a year was a very brilliant spectacle large section of the com- words used by miners and quarry-passengers sailing by the Hakusan Limited Liability Company, and and a men and well-sinkers; there are Maru. Before her departure she there were no particulars with re-munity were looking forward to words that live in the fields and was the recipient of several hand-gard to the dates. He also asked accing something of a similar nature some presents from the members of for an adjournment as a material again on Monday, The weather
Mra, B. Spaulding, who has recently severed her connection with the Union Insurance Society
!}
Mr. Owen said that his client objected to the writ as the name and description of the firm were
ray Road, Connaught Road, Hillier Street, Bonham Strand East and Queen's Road.
The King's Birthday parade last
I never come into a bouse; there are the European, Portuguese and witness, an Indian go-between, who has, however, decided otherwise
words heard only round sheepfölds in the Scottish Highlands and on the Sussex downs; there are words that live in ships and never come ashore; there are others that live in basements and in garrets and never come through the front door; there are words of such politeness that they are only simpered, and of such vulgarity that they can hardly
be uttered..
Chinese staff amongst whom she was vory popular.
A house at No. 3, Kremel Street, Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon collapsed at about 3.30 p.m. yesterday after on. An appliance from the Kow loon Fire station was immediately dispatched to the spot, but no casualties have been reported. The house was a two storied building;
+
a smaller supplied watchmen was not present, and a celebration on
The With regard to dates the plaintiff scale has been arranged seemed uncertain whether he was march of the troops, headed by a first employed on 23rd of February Naval Detachment, through the or 23rd March, but he would agree
to making his claim date from the main streets will certainly be ap day on which his receipt signature preciated, especially by members appeared in the wages book of the the Chinese community who live firm. The book was later produced there and the display promised in Court and various entries trans with laconie brevity in official lated, and it was agreed that the orders by the Royal Air Force will
and the structure is nid to have writ should be altered with the claim been weakened by the heavy rains dated from 24th March to 23rd which fell yesterday.
April
4
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no doubt be as striking a demon etration of the efficiency of that Service as was provided last year.
Royal Salutes;
HE The Officer Administering
the Government (the Hon. Mr. W.
His Excellency will then present number of Long Service and Good Conduct Medals.
The bulk and volume of many of the large English dictionaries of
With regard to the substitute pro recent times are largely due to the
We note with great satisfactionvided by him when he fell ill the inclusion of matter that properly considerable improvement in the plaintiff stated that he took this belongs to an encyclopaedia. But Cathedral Choir. We must thank man to the manager of the firm who the extent of the Oxford Dictionary Mr. Mason for his energy and said "All right.” Called as T. Southors, C.M.G.) will arrive at is due to the special and unique Eenness, and congratulate him on
witness the substitute, watchman the Cenotaph at 9 a.m., being re- way of treating the words them the success of his efforts. There are corroborated this statement. Heceived by a Guard of Honour of selves, their origin and history, now in the Choir seventeen boys had not understood what passed the 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards their meanings and uses, their forms and a dozen men, besides several between Kunda Singh and the with the Royal Salute, - and pronounciation. It is historical women and girls who give valuable manager as he understood neither help, but the improvement is dat English nor Chinese but he heard merely in volume!-St. John's the words "all right." Asked whe WATSON and documentary. The story of its
inception and production is in its Cathedral Notes.
ther he understood them he said & CO., LTD. way a literary misterpiece. There is the interesting fact that much of WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. the labour involved in this work
PHONE C. 616.
in the sphere of academic and scientific research was done for no monetary reward, or for very little,
expect fame or wealth, but who Street London Office: 21, Bride Lane, were inspired by the pleasure that is to be derived from the pursuit of truth and scholarship. The runner-up. The latter, however, Plaintiff contended that when he great dictionary brings renown to won the Handicap Competition laft hospital his employer sent for with Mr. Francis Zimmern as him and placing £25 on the table the English name,
типлет-ир.
had asked him to take them and sign a receipt, this he had refused to do, con
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A Royal Salute of 21 gune will "the work is all right, quite right be fired by the let Mountain Bat- The proposed moonlight bathing that is what it means" pienie of St. Peters Church Young Plaintiff said that at the last tery H.K.S. Brigade R.A. on the Men's Club has been postponed hearing he had produced a doctor's Murray Parade Ground and at the owing to the weather. However, it certificate which he had shown to conclusion of the 7th, 14th and 21st is hoped to hold the pienie on the Judge. It was at present in rounds of this salute, a Feu-de-joic
Incidentally it may be mentioned plaintiff that his employer had com that Mr. George Ko has won the plained that he did not do his work Ping-Pong Championship of the well, and had discharged him, but Club with Mr. Archie Hunt as this WLE emphatically
Hong Kong Office: 11, Ice Hour by men and women who could not Monday, 4th-weather permitting his house. Mr. Owen suggested to will be fired by a company of the
Fleet Street, #E.C. 4
Apply The Badly
The Daily Press.
"HY Continue to suffer when W POO ON HERBS are within your ronchtimples, Catarch, Asthma, Bronchitis, Cough, Constipation, Dis TUESDAY, THz 5TH DAY OF JUNE, 1928 beter, Dropay, Rheumatism, and many other Diseases. No Drugs, Purely Chinese Herbs.
AT 3 P.M.
BY
་”
MEES, LAMMERT BROTHERS,
"Auctioneers,
AT THR SALES ROOM. BL, DUDDELL ST, VICTORIA, BOND Kono
For further Particular and Condi
tions of Sale, Apply to
M. WOO & NASH,
Solicitors,
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ON TO
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FOR RENT,
4 Boomed FOREIGN FLAT from
17 JUNE.
1. $ Roomed FOREIGN FLAT ́from.
167 JUNE.
2. 4 Hoomed FOREIGN FLAT" from
IT JULY.
1.4 Boomed FOREIGN HOUSE from
∙1 JUNE
Also
1 Single Storied GODOWN, approx. Floor Space 25,000 Square Feet with Water and Road Entrances.
Conld be Divided Up.
For Fall Particulars, Apply 17/
JARDINE, MATHESON
& CO., LTD.
POO ON HERBS CO, 66, QUEL'S ROAD CENTRAL, LAT FLOCK. TIL 0. 5009.
SHOP TO LET
92, NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.
OFFICES
TO
LET
DAVID HOUSE.
"APTLY TO
S. J. DAVID & CO. DAVID HOUSE,
67/69, Dzs VazuY ROAD CENTRAL
M
[6320
BUOAN DEPT. Pedder 8t.
STO, LET.
FLAT in Caxxarvon BUILDINGA,
Kerloor. E
Apply to HUMPHREYS ESTATE & TAN FINANCE, CO, LTD., [120]]]] Alarandra Buildings.
Hona Koxe, Juz 2xn, 1928.
THE OXFORD ENGLISH
DICTIONARY.
THE great Oxford English Dic- tionary is at last complete; and in numberless articles and reviews in newspapers in England the fact has been announced with something like triumph. It has taken the best part of two generations to bring the work to a successful conclusion The University of Oxford has spent £300,000 on it, thus providing an excellent illustration of Lord BACON's saying that riches are for spending and noble actions. The dictionary has had three editors, and has outlived and outworn them all, including the last and greatest, Sir JAMES MUREAT. At the outset it was dedicated to QUEEN VICTORIA, and the other day on the com- pletion of the last volume it was presented to her grandson, Kisa GEORGE THE FIFTH, by the Chan collor, Masters and Scholars of the University which made it.
One case of small pox and two cases of enteric were reported on Thursday.
The May number of the Yellow
College Dragon, the Queen's Magazine contains a warm tribute to the late Mr. Lee Hysan, a former The well-known Flemish artist, pupil and President of the Old ex Boys' Association. Of his tragic Mr. A. Kets is holding an hibition of his work at the Hong murder it says it was a foolish, Kang Hotel to-morrow. For many futile, cowardly, inexcusable, loath years, Mr. Kats was an art Pro some deed stinking in the nostrils fessor at Peking University. of all persons with any claim to decency or sanity, a deed that de- Early on Wednesday morning prived Hong Kong of a go-ahead the body of an unknown Chinese public-spirited citizen and Queen's of one of the trees by the Polo friend. was found hanging from a branch College of an exceedingly good
Ground at Calperzy Bay. It was later taken to the Public Mortuary.
2nd Batta. Scots Guards, facing the Cenotaph.
At the end of the last Feu-de-
denied. joie the whole of the National
Anthem will be played.
The troops will then give three cheers for HM the King "and a detachment of the Royal Air Force will fly past.
,,"
I Am Giving Evidence On Oath
The parade, states the Head- **Would you say " asked counsel
quarters order, headed by a detach for the defence, that
You are a truthful and honest man
ment of the Royal Navy will then I am giving evidence here on nath. I can say no more." Asked march past in column of route, com- whether he had not served several panies or equivalent units, giving terms of imprisonment plaintiff admitted he had beca in prison but "Eyes left" as they pass. H.E. refused to say more."WH The Officer Administering the
A second watchman called as a witness for the complainant said Government at the Cenotaph that he had been employed since
The Hong Kong Volunteer De- May 1st by Mr. Lee Hysan. Asked
the win
to explain this rather curious state- fence Force will, of course, take ment he said he was employed to part in the Parade and Police watch over the house where the
∙He was Reservists body lay before burial.
previously detailed for employed by plaintiff as a substitute duty at Happy Valley are to raport from April 8th, to April 22nd. He Altar Rails for the Lady Chapel could call a witness to prove he had for duty at 8 am falling in under are in process of construction. been a watchman for the defendant their respective 0:0.'s in Chater
A Chinese who uttered two forged These are being carved in teak, to firm during that period. A day
BOWEN ROAD RESIDENT VICTIMISED.
ten dollar notes of the Straits a beautiful design of grapes and watchman, Udham Singh, employed lood, opposite the Supreme Court.
Road, witnessed to having seen. Settlements was yesterday, charged Vine leares and corn, drawn by by a Chinese bank in Des Voeux before Mr. W. Sabofeld at the Kaw Mrs. H. Y. Koup, working in Kunda Singh (plaintiff) on night loon Magistracy. The case was re- conjunction with the Cathedral duty at the shop in question in Architects We are also installing March and April, he first saw the substitute on April 8th, after the nranded until June 8th
new lighting in the Chancel and 22nd April he had seen a Chiness Samtuary of the Cathedral, and watchman there,
The caso was adjourned until June possibly also in the nave and transepts The Chancel and anno turry ars to be 1'2 by lamps reflect- ed eastwards, so that no naked light PROPOSED MOTOR-CYCLE will be visible to the congregation. --St. John's Cathédral Notes, –
Bleurs. A. 8. Watson & Co., Ltd, announce that all departments of their atores will be closed on Mon day June, 4th. However, the Hoog Kong Dispensary will be open from 10 am to 1 p.m. and Lom 6 p.m. to 7.30 for the dispensing of pre-
scriptions.
WEATHER REPORT.
w Yesterday's weather report, fore cast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 6.17 p.m., einted KK
26. DETEN (Trained in Pazn), refrain from quoting the
Late of Hoxe, Kone Hor Guarantees that har. Permanent Waves | number" of words the dictionary revire Faded Hair leaving it Boft and
A Chinese youths was sentenced Bilky-2, PRATT BUILDING (1ST FLOOR), contains, or other imposing figures; For Appointment K. 945.
to six weeks hard labour by ME. [851
they are merely bewildering
W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magis is enough to say that it is a monu-
rapon menus tracy for sleeping in the staircase mental work that shows in a won-of No.-F. Austin Avenue The The Formoss depression is mov "ATSON'S ASTRONOMIO WTELESCOPE UBIPOD, derful manner the history, extent, defendant later admitted thinte ing eastward The south depres-
sion is central over Tongking 4inch Diameter, Magnification 150. In beauty and humour, and the had gone there with the intentim Local Forecast:-S.E. Good Condition Apply to Box 852,
I moderate, overcast, rain.. 1852 astonishing variety and ritality of of stealing. c/o Hong Kong Daily Press.
winds,
CLUB.
TWO HOUSE BOYS ABSCOND,
WITH $1,500,
Unpleasant news awaited Mr. G. K. Blair, of No. 16 Bowen Road, The present state of the weather yesterday evening when he returned is hardly inviting for a motor cycle trom-work. His residence had been run and unless it clears up the ran
raided and money and jewellery to to Castle Peak arranged for this afternoon for prospective members the value of $1,500 had been taken. of the new Motor Cycle Club will On making inquiries, it was found be abandoned. Motor cyclists are. however, asked to foregather at the that the two house boys had since Btar Ferry Wharf, Kowloon, this absconded. We are informed by the afternoon at 3 pm, and if the outing
has to be called of they are invited Police that a sharp look out for
to ten with Mr G. E. Komor at the two suspects is being kept at Pratt's buildings to talk over the
waterfront. Iformation of the proposed cinh.