NEW ADVERTISE MENTS.
REMOVAL NOTICE.
hare THIS DAY REMOVED my.
ING, Quzz's Road CENTRALIN
EHALL
Bolicitor.
GARRISON SCHOOL SWIM-
·MING SPORTS.
BATES OCTOBER for OLD 10.30 AM Entri SCHOLARS HANDICAP Dengths) should be sent to the HEAD- MASTER Pows entries will be- ne«" epted. This Race is Timed for 12
V.R.C Ore, commencing
[6778
HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. PARI MUTUEL THROUGH? CM TICKET NG800F
ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1948.
RELE Above Taket, which in the
TIMATIONS.
BQUITY.
TR NaY82 for
air Bhorse, 24 Per Share Paid Up Namba 118130/113145 3m this Bodety standing in the Name of CHO YIK TONG OF SHANGHAI, had been Declared LOST, and, if at the Expiration of Cao Mouth from the Date bereof the above Document be net forthe coming the Said Certificate will be deemed. CANCELLED and of Ne Knect, and A FEW OERTIFICATE for the mid bares will be isened in ita stead by the Society, my mi
PAUL LADDER,
General Manager. Hong Kong, 14th Sept., 1923. [6716
BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES.
PUBLIC AUCTION
FALUABLE LEASEHOLD PRO PERTIES situate at VICTORIA
party at MR. YUENG YUK WAN: Hong Kong, and known ser Baving been reported LOBT, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that unless the said Tisket is produced to me within Month from TRIS DATE, all Ure Rights under auch Ticket shall become NULL and VOID.**
H. R. FORSYTH
Acting Secretary. --[6777.
1st October, 1925.
HONG KONG TRAMWAYS, LTD.
TRAMWAY ORDINANCE, 1902. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that this Company jatands to apply to the Governer-in-Council: for Power to Construct
(a) A. Single Track Tramway ap proximately $30 Yards Length along BOWLINGTO
CANAL ROAD "between PHAYA BAST and LEIGHTON HILL ROAD
and (b) A Single Track Trampay of approximately 40 Yard in Length connecting the Tran
Depot in BuzzLL Brazzr with BOWRINGTON CARAL BANT,
Both extensions to be carried out in' accordance with plans despoited with the Dizacron OF PUBLIC WORKS.
0. F. BELLAMY,
General Manager. Hong Kong, 21st Repti, 1928, [6779.
NOTICE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that M. LAM SHU TONG" has Ceased to be Mausger of THE SAI CHIU TRADING COMPANY, and M. GEORGE WING" appointed Manager in his stead,
Dated the 28th day of September;1923. THE SAI CHIU TRADING CO. CHOW GEING Partners.
SANG KEE
[6771-
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, OCTOBER 1st 1928
1-One Undivided Twenty-second Part | or Share of and in the Reclamation" { Rights for Becismation) in respost of BABINE LOT No. 4. Arra': 1,729 Square Feet or thereabouts
2.Two Undivided Twenty Boond Faris
or Shares of and in the Beclamation Rights (or Reclamation) in respect of MARINE LOT No. 43, Area: 3,448 Square Feet or thareabouts.
TO BE SOLD
IN TWO LOTS
PUBLIC AUCTION,
THURSDAY.
TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1928,
Ar 3 O'CLOCK 1.1.
AT
THE CHINA AUCTION ROOMS, D'AGUILAR STEKET, VICTORIA, Hoxe Kono,
BY ...
Ma. E. V. M. R. DE SOUSA, "Auctioneer.
For further Particulars and Conditions of Sale, Apply tom
Meses. JOHNSON, STOKES AND
MASTER, PANICE'S BUILDING, Hora Kosa,
"ON TO
M. E. V. M. R. Di SOUSA, Auctioneer. Hong Kong, 25th Sept., 1928. [6755
EUROPEAN FLATS
TO LET.
AT MODERATE RENTAL BRAEMAR TERRACE.
➡ETWEEN MING YIN GARDENS
HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUBB QUARRY BAY Overlooking
MEETING will be held (Weather Three Rooms, closed in Verandah, Permitting) AŽ HAPPY VALLEY ON SATURDAY, & OCTOBER and on Two Bath Rooms, Modern Sanitation, MONDAY, OCTOBER, 1928, Com Hot and Cold Water, Electric Light Excellent Kitchan, Copper, Servants' mencing at 8.30 .. on Both Daya...
The First Bell will be Bung at 2.2.x. Quarters Amah's Boom, &c. The Charge for Admission to the Public Enclosure will be $1.00 Fer Day for all Persons including Ladies.
THE SIXTH EXTRA BAUBLYEKUN PÄOL,
Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform Hall Frice.
Members are advised that they must show their Badges to obtain Admission to the" Members' Enclosure.
Each Member has the right to fa- troduce 9 Non-members to the Members" Encloears Tickets for whom can be obtained from Mouse, Liestead & DATIS, $5.00 Bach Per Day Up to FRIDAY, 5TH OCTOBER, 1928.
1928.
Available from 15 NOVEMBER
Apply to
MESARS. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Scear Book Ornce.
[8767
-
INTIMATIONS.
#THE PEAK FLATS."
NFIGATED. within a Mington
--Walk from the Tram Station and averlooking the Southern Bite of the Inland Ready for Gorupation, C
Five-Hoomed FLATS
Bls Roomed FLATS "with all Modern Convenienos, Dryist Rooms and Out-house, Two Lifts, he
pleApply to CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME ORIENT,
FRENCH BAIK Bariatre.
TO LET.
FURNISHED, Four Room
FLATE at 16,
ERAD, with Modern Conveniences. For Particular, Apply: XAVIER
BROS, 2 QuEN'S ROAD. TE C. 3216 on C. 9722.
TO LET.
[6787
L&T in CARKARTON BUILDINGS,
KOWLOON. 5 Boomed HOUSE in Mirna Avanus, „KOWLOON,
0395]
Apply to→→→ HUMPHREYS, ESTATE &
FINANCE CO. LTD.,
Alexandra Buildings.
NO LET.- Furnished, Five-room TFLAT MAY RAID LEVEL, For One Year From 1st. DECEMBER
[6672 1928.-F.O. Box B-48.
WHY
THY Continue to suffer' when POO ON HEBBS are within your reach-Pimples, Catarrh, Asthma, Bronchitis, Cough, Constipation, Dia betes, Dropsy, Rheumatism, and many other Diseases. No Drege, Perely Thinese Herbs.
POO ON HERBS CO., - 66, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, 1ST FLOOL TEL. C. 5009.
BIRTHS.
FCATER-TURNER.-On September 29th, 1998; at Victoria Hospital, Hong Kong, to Mr. and Mrs. F. W. FOSTER-TURNER & SOD
[6783 PLATT-On September 28th, 1628, at Shameen, Canton, to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. PLATT, & SOD,
{8783
Hong Kong Office: 11, Toe House
Street.
London Office:" 23, Bride Lane,
Fleet Street, E. &
The Bady Press.
Hovo Kowe, Ocioɔza 1st, 1998,
BRITAIN AND ELECTRIC POWER.
INTIMATIONS.
WATSON'S
LAVENDER WATER.
The most refreshing of all perfumes in the hot weather.
Distilled from real
ENGLISH LAVENDER
In Elegant Green Flasks Eschs 84.00, 82.25, 81.26.
proportion of America's electricity
The tragedy of the Scott Antarctic in generated by water power I Expedition in recalled by the and
nouncement of the death at Rothe produced in steam driven power aay, at the age of eighty, of Mr. slations In Germany, where inten- Bowers, whose son, Lieut. Bowers, was one of Captain Scott's.com- | nire electrical development is also | panions in the fatal dash to the in process, out of a total produce South Pole of 1910-18 Scott, Oatos, and Bowers perished on the return. tion of three and a half million journey from the Pole, which they
kilowatts, only half a million was from water power, one million was from inferior brown coal (lignite) and two millions from black coal.
When the question of electric power was first explored in Great Britain it was thought that our small, aluggish rivers could be harnessed, especially for the supply to rural areas. But a faller examination of the subject has vindicated, the American system of big generating stations "with monopoly of supply over certain areas. Mr. HERSEET Hooves, speak ing on this subject of big power sta tions during the time that he held
B
WATSON'S the post of Secretary of Commerce
LAVENDER
TALCUM POWDER.
IN MAGNUM TINS.
MADE FROM PURE
NO" SQUEEZE
ANYONE.
FOR
CANTON BOYCOTT · COM- MITTEES AUCTION
RULES
had reached shortly after Amund [FROM OUR CRINISH CORRESPONDENT. ser had discovered it in the spring of 1913.
CANTON, September 30th. The Anti-Japanese Boycott Com- A new form of furniture has be come popular in France, and it ismitted in now beginning to suction being widely bought for office and the goods of Japanese origix which home use. The novelty lies in the
use of nickel tubes for the frames it has accumulated at; ita Head- work of chairs, tables, and oup quarters on the South Bund. A boards. There are no legs, in the meeting held last week passed of ordinary sense, to this furniture. The nickel tubes, bent dat, support regulations governing the auction of the chairs and tables and enable these goods. No good can be sold" them to afip along the floor better until the name of each article, tha than castors. The office chairs are strips of leather, or leather anb date and place of their seizure have. stitute, slipped over the metal tubes been printed in a newspaper for to form the seat and back. Arm-one week. After that the goods will chairs are more complicated, with be priced and tendered. The per- elastic bands forming the body and the back, which give to the pressure son offering the highest bid will of the body.
get the article. Any tenderer must first give a Anancial guarantee of 15 per cent of the welling price of the article before he will be allowed into the suction room. If.
A regular post office was estab- lished in Stockholm more than 650 said: The economical generation years ago, according to the re and distribution of power require searches just published by the well- known Swedish historian, Dr. L local territorial monopoly, Com M. Baath. Dr. Baath, who has he gets the article, that amoung peting systems in power distribu. carried out extensive research work will be deducted from his paj
in the library of the Vatican of ment, otherwise it will be re- tion in the same zren mean an Home, concerning the medieval
No articles economie duplication of capital and history of Sweden and its connecmitted him in full,
tiana with the Pope and the will be auctioned or unless there represent a tremendous waste in | Vatican, discovered a Papal bully are at least three competitive ten- equipment, and in the end such dated 1962, giving the Papal ble derers bidding. Any increase in ing to a new post office in Stock- holm, established by the great the bidding must be at least fifty Swedish statesman, Earl Birger. | cents, and if no one makes a higher It also appears from the bull that
duplication is a change upon the community."
Many of the products of modern science are by no means unmixed blessing, but the supply of this
mails were regularly carried bebid after three minutes, the article tween the Swedish capital and will go to the highest tenderer. - All Home, with delivery of letters at the goods bought at the auction intervening places in Europe, most-
Italian Talc clean, effective and controllable by by travelling monks, and the must be taken out of the auction,
Associated with English Lavender of exquisite
fragrance.
$1.00 Por Tin.
A. S. WATSON
& CO., LTD. Hong Kong Dispensary.
PHONE C. 16.
[50
census showed twenty-two million horse power. The figures speak for themselves. Directly the United States industrialists found that electricity was superior to the direct steam drive the work of electrification was, started and the older machinery ruthlessly scrap. ped.
source of light and power in the factory, and the homes saves heavy
and distasteful labour. It does not create "black areas," injure health
or deface scenery, Electricity may claim to be a true civilizer and
benefactor of humanity.
Three cases of diphtheria and one of puerperal fever were, re- ported on Friday. All cases were Chinese.
The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week ending Beptember 15th, amounted to 69,561 tons, and the sales during the period to 80,598
tons.
Upon his return from short leave Capt. A J. L. Whyte, R.E., has been re-appointed. A.D.C. to H.E. the Officer Administering the Goy ernment with effect from September 22nd.
The name of the Siu Hing Navi- gation Co., Ltd., has been struck off the register of companies At the expiration of three months from date, unless cause is shown to the contrary, the name of The Great Western Hotel Co., Ltd., will also be struck off and the company will be dissolved.-
love."
OBITUARY."
Pope, in poetical words, blessed this room within 24 hours, or else they case the 15 per cent. guarantee transport of mail "on the wings of will be auctioned again, in which money will not be given back to the Professor F. W. Buckler, speak-tenderer but confiscated. All the Japanese goods bought at this ing at the International Congress
Orientalists at Oxford recent auction will be given passes with on the khilat, or discarded which to be carried through the robe of certain ancient Eastern streets unmolested by the pickets. kinga, said a garment which ap pears to bave escaped attention is the queen of the reigning monarch, who, on bis death, becomes the widow or cast-off garment, a human khilat. If the deduction is correct
MAJOR BANFORD, V.C. that the close relations of clothing with marriage ceremonial meant that ON BOARD H.M.S. CUMBER- a wife was regarded an 'a garment
LAND." of the king, then the possession of the king's last wife constituted the capture of the succession to the The death is announced of Major throne. He who captured the queen Banford, V.C., Royal Marines, oF captured the king too. What was board H.M.B. Cumberland while to be done with discarded gar-at sea. ments The simplest solution was Major Banford was buried at 5 for an ex-wife to be destroyed and p.m. on September 30th at Shang- buried with her husband. In some hai. cases wives were isolated and as far as possible obliterated.
|
He
3
THE ROYAL SANITARY INSTITUTE.
RESULTS OF HONG KONG EXAMINATIONS.
At an Examination for "Sanitary
The Antarctic expedition which" Comdr. Byrd is to head this year sounds more like an assault than an exploration. The main contin- gent has just sailed in an old Nor- wegian ice ship rechristened City of New York, but a second bont Science, held at Hong Kong, on nearly as big will follow, and July 9th and 11th, 1928, 6 candi perhaps even a third. Commander dates presented themselves, Byrd will join the City of New The following 2 candidates satis- Geneva, like other places, not fork in New Zealand, and his plan fed the Examiners and passed the excluding Hong Kong is a city of is to make great use of aircraft Examination:—
Thomas Armstrong, Hong Kong.. much noise. Great numbers of to explore not only the South Pole,
James Reid, Hong Kong- America's industrial development tourists now visit the buildings of but much unknown territory. His
On the same days at an Examina- the League of Nations and wander plans are on a lavish scale. A RECENT British wireless message is one of the most amazing pheno about its empty halls. It is possible will spend $100,000 on aircraft and tion for Sanitary Inspectors 11 announced that a start in the long mena of history, and it has been in a day to count as many as 2,000 associated expenses. He hue bought candidates presented themselves.
The following 4 candidates satis- to their overdue electrification of Engin no small measure due to this people, including infants, visiting & hundred dogs. He will spend
the buildings. Unfortunately these $50,000 on scientific apparatus. His fed the Examiners as land" has been made and contracts application of the new source of visitore are far from quiet. The radio preparations will be lavish. competence to discharge the duties
It has reproduced on
other day & climax was reached. There will be four radio operators of a Sanitary Inspector under the placed for 132,000 volt transmission power.
Daring the International Confer with twenty-eight receivers and Public Health Art. 1675 lines over an area of nearly 8,000 gigantic scale the progress made ence for the Control of the Mang- twenty-two transmitters to work square miles which includes the by England a century ago upon the facture of Arms it was discovered upon. Every dog team will have that the windows opening on to the radio apparatus. The total cost whole of London: Other areas will introduction of the steam engine gardens had been invaded by 250 of the expedition Byrd puts at Lind- Electricity has replaced steam as young girl, whose prattling cut like nearly a million dollgra power in unlimited quantities for steam outdistanced the older band knife across the speech of the bergh, Miss Earheart and Tunney French delegate, M. Jouhaux, in have all contributed liberally to his voice. funds, but he still needs much more either domestic or commercial pur- or water-wheel machinery. To take spite of his loud-epeaker
aaro and he will have to do some very in the Precincts of the HONG KONG SECOND BRANCH:-22, Quoca's Bd'Cent poses will be available-in every town one example ogly.. During a decade At the same moment an
nautical expert from Rome who had active begging he is to start with while England's machinery exports been attending the meeting execat a clear balance-sheet. remained stagnant America's ex-ed "stunts," a few feet above the League building. It was impossible port of electrical machinery alone to hear a word of the discussion, tem- increased from 351 million in and the deliberations were
In the Porarily suspended,
for Admission for Ladies
"CHINA" LADIES' HAIR
DRESSING SALOON.
The ers' Enclosure will be $2.00. HEAD OFFICE25, Dey Vox Bosl
to the
Per Day. Each Member can obtain,
apon suplication to the SECRETARY,
Central TEL. 0, 6234. /
Badges for Admission of 2 Ladies Free Frus? EXANCH:-5, D'Aguilar Stree be similarly supplied until electric
Тас
Men, eta
of Charge,
Bookmakers, will not be permitted to operate with
NOCKEY CLUB daring the Race Meeting.
[6775
MACAO RACES. DRAFT Programmes and Entry
Forms for the TENTH EXTRA RAGE MEETING to be held on ́BUN- - DAY, 14TH OCTOBER, 1829 (Weather Permitting), may be obtained from the LE.RO MACAO, CANEWAY BAT Bränna, and Rexox Anvægrumio Co
Entries CLOSE at Macio 230 P.M.,
(For Ladies only.
(TIL. C. 6234)
It
(For Ladies & Gents.) (Bear Ground Floor of KAYAMALLY. BUILDING)
Your Visit is cordially welcomed when you will see that our Trained Female hair Dressers give you every satisfaction.
BUSINESS HOURS
8 AM to 7 PM, on Week Days... 13 Noox to 6 P.M. on Sundays.
AGENCIES.
and village in England.
England bas lagged sadly behind electric power on the big scale and
other countries in this matter of
the present economic situation of
the country can be traced largely to neglect in this direction. That which should have been accomplish ed during the war and in the days of civil strife that followed was postponed and Britain has been
WEDNESDAY, 3RD QOTOBRE, 1828 The Londen Office of the HONG outdistanced by her commercial
[6744
THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO. (1918), LTD.
NOTICE.
rivals in electric power. It is to
A
Arthur Foster, Kowloon, George Froat, Hong Kong. William Charles. Richard Lamp-
rill, Hong Kong. Henry George Stevens, Hong
Kong,
NINETEEN GAMBLERS IN COURT.
A STRANGE MONEY BOX.
WITH PADLOCKS.
Cigar and cigarette-end collecting": is still a flourishing trade in Paris, and "one of its most expert prae- tioners has been telling a Paris -Nineteen Chinese appeared besta 1914 to $244 in 1923.
newspaper something of his method fore Mr. E. E. Lindsell at the latter year the value of the electric The noise nuisance is beginning of procedure. He picks up about Central Magistracy on Saturday machinery produced in the United to worry the Italians. The State, three pounds in weight of to morning for gambling at No. 7, as beats a country where the in bacca every day; but he admits Amor Street, Wanchai. A curious Statca was $1,375 millions. Nor have dividual must obey, and not come that he could not get so much un- box made of fine teak wood was other countries remained stagnant. en laws will forbid the inordinate allowed him to go through their peared to have been constructed mand, is studying the problem less a few friendly waiters in cafés produced in Court. The box ap- Norway with her abundant source use of heaters; newspaper vendors floor sweepings at the end of the as a safe and was made, secure by water power heads the nations in will not be allowed to cry" their day. He does a round of these two padlocks. Another two pad. wares; oosters and dealers in State cafés, beginning with those on the locks were employed to secure the..
Banker's "chair. table of annual consumption per Lottery tickets must henceforth let boulevards, which close at midnight, box to the
Two of the defendants pleaded the things they sell speak for them going on with the Montparnasse head of population.
selves. But the majesty of the law cafés at three in the morning, and guilty while another two who did The figures follows:
will be hardest to uphold in the ending with those of Montmartre not appear had their bail of 85 Norway, 1,600 units. courtyards of apartment house where the best harvest is reaped estreated, Canada***
and the wells of tenements, if, as about six or seven Taking cigars Four principal defendants con- United States
the papers any, individuals will be and cigarettes together, he can cerned with the-running of the den Germany
forced to be quieter in future, average ten francs, or 1s. 8d., wero fined $50 while the others. Courtyards are favourite places for pound as his selling price. Cigar were fined $3 each. family quarrels, love making, inter- ends always find a good market for course between friends separated by sticking into pipes. American and a hundred yards or so of washing, English cigarette ends this to- children's games, and the hundred bacco is now so fashionable that and one incidents of the communal even the Régie has been obliged to life of the Latin family. There is produce a cigarette in tabpe Yesterday's weather report, fore- also much talk of removing fac blond, as well as the old black cast and remarks, issued by the tories, schools, and garages outside Caporals-sell well to young sold Boyal Observatory at 5.05 am, tho city; but this remedy would be iers who want to cut a dash, but stated:- so costly than even ita advocates do can hardly afford these cigarettes not believe it practicable. Mean in their new and complete form. power. This was roughly half the It is sometimes imagined that while, the noise grows with start Even Caporal ends can command
of-British water power is a necessity for large fling rapidity, and the Battle of buyers if you go to the right place
Bilence, some ultra-Fascist that is the neighbourhood of the machinery, in use at that time. By scale electrification. But this is not papers call these projects, bids fair Place Maubert, the last remaining
resort of tramps in Paris. 1923 the United States electric power the case and only an insignificant to be waged in vain.
KONG DAILY PRESS. 21, BRIDE LANE, E.0.4., is constantly reesiring Enquiries from. Home be hoped that the national quality Manufacturers regarding Suitable Firms to act as Agents for their of making up for a bad start will products in Hong Kong and again be in evidence for failing Booth China.
such recovery England will not regain her position among the in- dustrial nations of the world.
WITH reference to the Circular It Local Companies desirous of taking
Letter dated 23rd APEIL, 1929, 7
whereby An Offer was made to the Shareholders of the Compery of One Additional. Share for Every Five BhareS held by them on that Date, the Director
C Company bars. resolved. that the Latest Date for Acceptance of the Offer This of the said Additional Shares will be
of
the
1 OCTOBER, 1928, after which Date.
Sny Bhare for which applications are
not recrived on or before I OCTOBER, 1929, will be disposed of by the Directors for the benefit of the Company,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. HANN SPA General Manager. Hong Kong 10th Sept 1929 [6719
|
910 328
930
753
Great Britai Italy London's electricity consumption, A comparison with the United per capita, is one-hith that of
up further Agencies will let us know the Lines in which they are interested the information will be forwarded to London and passed on to interested parties op States will reveal the position. As Chicago and half that of Berlin. portunity offers, '... Service is offered to our Readers far back as 1900 America had Paris and Milan, to mention only
without charge and, of course,
electric machinery of an aggregate two other big cities are also aboad no obligation is incurred on either inde.
of close upon five million horse of the British capital.
The Required Information should be
ment to the
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, ITU.. 11, *m Hoves Sixent,
.Hong Kong
total horsepower
WEATHER REPORT.
An anti-cyclone is central to the Borth of the Yangtze Valley and trough of low pressure extends from Anpam to Guam
Local Forecasts Northeast. winde, strong, generally overcast,
some Tin.