6
NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.
HONG KONG ST. ANDREW'S
SOCIETY,
TN connection with ST. ANDREW'S COST n the CITY
HALL TO-NIGHT, the following Lats Services have been arranged :—
PEAK TEAMS.
1.00 .x., 1.30 AM, 2.00 M ̧ & 3,50 AN• STAR FERRIES.
1.30 ... 2.00 Ax and 2.30 AM.
NOTICE.
[7049
THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO. LTD.
INTIMATIONS
HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, THE EIGHTH EXTRA- KAQE
MEETING will be held (Weather Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY OF SATURDAY, I DECEMBER, 1925, Commending at 200
The First Ball will be Eung at 1.30 13. The Charge for Admission to the Public Enclosure will be $1.00 for all Permas including Ladies
Soldiers and Sailors i's Uniform Balt
Price
Members are advised that they mast show their Badges to obtain Admission
HOME to the Members Encicure.
Each Member has the right to in trodace 2 Not-members to the Members' Enclosure, Tickets for whom can be obtained from Mesare. Linstead & Davis, at $5.00 Each, Up to FRIDAY, SOTH NOVEMBER, 1929.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
The Charge for Admission for Ladies that Certificate No. 12048 for 50 Shares (NEW) Numbered 401810/to the Members' Enclosure will be $2.00. Each Member can obtain, upon Applica- tion to the SECRETARY, Badges for Admission, of 9 Ladies Free of
Charge.
431859 issued on 3rd JULT, 1999, in the Name of TANG SUI LAM has been declared LOST and should the Sama not be produced before the 5 DECEM. BER, 1828, if aball be deemed CAN CELLED and of NO EFFECT.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD,
Agents,
Hong Kong, 19th Nov, 1923 [7008
B.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
PARTICULARS Aushion to DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS be held on MONDAY, the 3RD Dat of DECEMBER, 1923, at 3 r., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His EXCLANCY THE GOVERNOR, LAND at Morg of One Lot of CROWN Kok Tsui, in the Colony of Hong Kong. for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal st & Crown out to be Kina, tor ens further term of 75 years.
unctive
Bookmakers, Tio Tac Men, etc.. will not be permitted to operate with in the Precincts of the EoNG KONG JOCKEY CLUB during the Race Meeting.
N.B-Attention is drawn to a Change in Boutine at abere Meeting Horses for Races will not bear Dis B Numbers in the Bace Book a heretofore, but Starters se they are weighed out will be Numbered Oonse. cutively
and such. Numbers exhibited on the Board. All Horses starting in a Race will display a Baddie Cloth bearing Board Number and such Number vill Number corresponding to the Ecree's also apply to PAR: MOTUEL and CASH SWEEF TICKETS.
17024
THE HONG KONG BOXING ASSOCIATION.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30th,
Read by the Surveyor of His Masa tu SECOND TOURNAMENT OF THE
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Registry No.
Locality.
Kowloon Inland Lot No. 2157.
At junction of Nathan Road
and Bute Street.
G
Boundary
Measure-
mentä.
As per
sair plan.
Contents in
Square feet.
About
筵
indur
Rental.
(7031
Upset Price.
PUBLIC AUCTION. - DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS PART
of the Sale by Public Anation to be held on MONDAY, the SBD Day of 3 PM, at the
DECEMBER, 1925, Department, by
Offices of the Pablo V
Order of Hi EXCELLENT THE GOVERNOR
of
One Lot
SEASON.
SATURDAY, 187 DECEMBER...
AT 9.15PM.. AZ
THE THEATRE ROYAL.
MAIN EVENTS:
10 Round Lightweight Contest.
1.8. HALL (H.MS. Titania)
A.B. CASTLE (EM.S. Cumberland) 10 Round Welterweight Contest. MARINE FRASER (H.M'S. Tamar)
A.B. SAUNDERS (H.M.S. Seraph),
#
AND
Five Six Romnd. Contesta.
BOOKING AT MOUTRIES --- Member:-WEDɣesday and TevEday,
2913 AND 29TH NOVEMBER General Public:-FRIDAY & "SATURDAY,
30TH NOVEMBRE & 1
USUAL PRICES. (17029
DIZKIZA,
of CROWN LAND at Prince IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
Edward Road, in the Oolony
Kong, for term of 75 years,
the option of renewal at a Crown Bent to be fixed by the Surveyor_of HIS MAJESTY Tas Kino, for one further term of 75 yearN,
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale.
Registry No.
Locality.
No. 2158.
Price Edward Road, Kowloon.
Q
Boundary
Measure-
ments,
As per
Bale plan
Annual
Rental.
Contents in
Square feet.
1,304
* Upset Price.
About
006'681
(7002
B.
PUBLIC AUCTION...
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
HONG KONG.
IN THE MATIE OF THE ESTATE
or FREDERICK WILLIAM JONES or THE COLONY OF Hora Koxe, LATE OF THE 5.8. "CHEN Cow,” Master-" MARINER, DECEASED.
INTIMATIONS.
AMONMENT TO MË MAJTEY
White Labell
NEST SCOTCH WHIS OF GREAT AGE.
on Dewar & Sop
DISTILLERS.
PER
AWARDED
50%
PRIZE
GOLD &
MEDALS.
IT NEVER VARIES!
SOLE AGENTE -
of Boman Catholic gentlemen who carry on work not of a missionary, but of an educational and philan- thropic nature. The Colony is divided into áreas, each with ite own group of workere, and the chairmen of these groups meet weekly to review cases brought to their notice and to consider what relief is necessary and what can be done having regard to the re sources at the Society's disposal: A large proportion of their funds go to Chinese who do not profees the Christina religion and the basis of the Society's work is that the merits of the case and not the beliefs of the applicant are the first consideration.
Preaching last Sunday on behalf of the Society Father Jor. S.J., pointed out that its members work ed among the poorest and most degraded. Poverty and wealth lie close at hand in Hong Kong Ad- joining places of palatial splendour.
1928.
Three cases of enteric, one of THE INSTALMENT SYSTEM. SUPPLEMENTARY VOTES small-pox and one of diphtheria, all Chinese, were reported on Wednes- day.
Prison to the effect that whilst
month.
ARGUED BY" "EMINENT COUNSEL " AT Y.M.0.A.
THE HOUSE DOES NOT
APPROVEI~
The second debats at the Euro-
MEETING OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
RENT ALOWANCES AND COSTS OF PUMPING WATER.
A meeting of the Finance Com- mitte of the Legislative Council was held in the Sanitary Board votes totalling $143,733 were ap room yesterday afternoon" when
proved.
A report was made to the Police by Mr. Rooney, of the Laichikok driving a car on the Castle Peak Road he met with an accident which necessitated the removal of a Chi-pean Y.M.C.A., Kowloon, which nese woman to the Kwong Wah took place yesterday evening was Hospital. The accident happened in the nature of a Ladies near the Chuen Wan Police Station Night," the motion, "that this and the woman, we understand, is house approves of the instalment The Colonial Secretary presided in a serious condition having receiv system" being proposed by Miss and others present included the Colonial Treasurer, the Director of Watts and opposed by Miss Clarke. Public Works, the Hon, Sir Shop- ed injuries to her back.
The two ladies presented a vivid son Chow, the Hon. Mr. A. C. "I suppose one day all the music-contrast in styles. Mise Watts Hynes, the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kote halls will be owned by one man and apoke with quick vivacity and her the Hon. Mr. C. G. S. Mackie, the wall, the Hon. Mr. J. Owen Hughes," all the newspapers by one-mas," anid Lord Hewart in London last Bippant epigrams kept the house Hon. Mr. B. D. F. Beith, and Mr. He added: "Then per- in constant laughter. Miss Clarke H. R. Butters (Deputy Clerk of
Councils). hapa some day one man will own wsa not at all dismayed at follow-
.the' Respecting bath. Mr. Roland Olivor, K.C..
supplementary commented: Then it would being a very witty opener. Sho spoke rate of $17,000 for rent allowances very unfortunate to offend him." quietly; without any fireworks and for senior members of the Civil Another judge, Mr. Justice Salter,made her points in a clear and Mackie called attention to the large Service, the Hon... Mr. C. G. B. suggested in another Court that exhaustive fashion. One was re-margin between the actual expendi- perhaps in twenty years miner minded of a counsel, not out to ture and the estimated expenditure Would до to work in frying- machines.
of $78,000. please, but to win a case.
The Chairman explained that the" It was a little reminiscent of a cost of the rent allowances had been
ancertain quantities to be consider- ham. At the end of a day in which ed in such a matter and the he had lost half a dozen cases to estimate must necessarily be ap- a certain Serjeant Scarlett a jury.proximate only. man was asked: "Who did you Waterworks Maintenance was under think the most brilliant lawyer in consideration, the Hon. Mr. J. Owen Court,"
Hughes said: I'notice that coal for shows .An increase of pumping
20,000 over last year. That seems. to me an extraordinarily big in crease, and I should like to have some explanation of it. Have con- was ditions changed in any way from the normal? What is the present cost of pumping per thousand gallons of
While the 19,000-ton motor-ship
are streets and tenements where the King Egbert was on her maiden story of the great lawyer Broug- under-estimated. There were many.
standard of life would be impossible to a European. A vast proportion of our fellow citizens in this Colony live on the verge of actual starva- tion. While in health their eara- ings, though pitifully small, are sufficient for their extraordinarily simple wanta. But when sickness, unemployment and failure of Strength supervene, outside help is needed, not to maintain a decent standard of life, but to prevent
to
starvation and exposure
climate that is os severe. to
&
✩
Chinese ne the depth of an English winter to ourselves.
We have all seen. the slums of Hong Kong. Most of us have pass ed through some of them on a tour of inspection so that we may justly claim to have observed all sides of Hong Kong life and the actual
conditions under which the poorer Chinese exist. But the members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul are in personal touch with those
voyage from Capetown to Australia she was caught in a storm when ap- proaching Western Australis, ran on a breakwater, and was haled in seven places forward. The pumpe were sat in action, but the only way to stop the torrents of water that poured into the vessel was to fill the bold with cement, thirty tons being used for this purpose. The weasel was brought into harbour with great difficulty, and it took a month to carry out such, repairs as permitted her to make the voyage| to Liverpool, where she arrived last
month.
“Why Mr. Brougham, of course. "But you gave the verdict to Mr. Scarlett."
"Oh, but. Mr. right."
Scarlett
When the vote of $25,000 for
What A Chance. To return to the Y.M.C.A. Miss | water Watt said that though it might be little hard on the tradesmen but what a chance the instalment sys- tem gave to the ambitious. You could order a whole cartload of
think the explanation is this. There The Director of Public Works: I was po pumping during the Summer months in previous years and there- fore little or no coal was used.
Hon. Mr. Owen Hughes: Yout are obtaining the same ratio of water per ton of coal used?
The Director of Public Works: Pumping has been more expensive per ton" of coal this year than in previous years. There have been many complaints regarding the coal used.
It was decided that the Director
gares of pumping costs and circu- of Public Works should obtain the late them to members of the Com- mittee.
The Eighth Flotilla, China Sta- tion, seat to the Far East at the time of the dispatch of the Shang- hai Defence Force, is now retained for duty on the station, and con- sists of the flotilla leader Bruce and eight destroyers of the Ad-best walnut, furniture from Mr. miralty" class. Captain W. F. Drage, and then if you couldn't Mark Wardlaw, D.8.0 who is pay you sent it back, told your nominated to the command, has the friends that it didn't come up to distinction of being the first com- expectations and then got some- mander of a "Q"beat in the War thing better still. As a last resort to sink an enemy submarine. On you could fit by night. You could July 25th, 1915, when on the staff of get a louder gramophone than Orkneys and Shetlanda and in and model frocks, and if you had Admiral Colville, commanding the your neighbour, you could get furs command of the collier Prince to give them up you could say you Charles, bo sighted U-36 attacking had sent them to the Benevolent the Danish steamer Louise.
The Society. submarine came for the collier and
The instalment system had always who live in such places, and they opened fire. Lieut. Mark-Wardlaw been with us," A man got one wife
went stopped his engines and to extend a through the process of lowering instalment system again.
at a time, or should do so-the bants in a great hurry. When the j work in which only the edge of the boat was within 500 yards, ter.) Fortunately,
famit es came in instalments. (Load laugh. possible field can be covered with the Prince Charles revealed her true
character, unmasked her guns, and ter.) Suppose you had to have ALLEGED their present resources-
your salary or your beefsteaks all opened an accurate are, which des
in one hump instead of in instal- In England a Poor Law humanely. troyed the submarine, 15 of the crew
being rescued. Later in the War, menta! Life in fact was an instal- administered and a host of charit Lieut. Mark-Wardlaw was torpedo ment and it was impossible to say able institutions are ready to officer of the new cruiser Glorious you disapproved of it." (Ap W TO OR within alleviate destitution. According to He was promoted to bis present plause.)
rank in June, 1827,
The Commonsense Of It. Miss Clarke in reply said that though Miss Watts had dealt with
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS PHONE C. 616.
[50
CHT Continue to suffer when
ask for assistance.
Jour reach Fimples, Catarrh, Asthma, the law of the land food and ade Bronchitis, Cough, Constipation, Dia betes, Tropay, Rheumatism, and many quate shelter are the inalienable Chinese Herbs.
N that the Court has, by virtue of other Diseases. No Drugs. Furely right of all persons. The polico and
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Section 58 of the Probates Ordinance 1897. (No, 2 of 1897), made An Order Limiting the Time for sending in Olsins to or against the shove Estate to the 26TH DAY OF DECEMBRE, 1928,
Creditors and Olaimants are hereby
Undersigned
required by the above Dats, to the
Dated this 28th day of November, 1989. Nor-The First Notics in each case shall be published within Ten Days of this Order and the Second Notice (if any) not less than 5 or more than 10 days from the publication of the First Notice.
.0. D. MELBOURNE,
Official Administrater.
(7089
RATTAN, SEAGRASS. CANES, ETC.
Established
ANTED-Old W Swedish Firm Secks First
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 3RD DAY of DECEMBER, 1928, at 3 r., at the Class HONG KONG EXPORTER in Offices of the Public Works Department, by the above Lines. Reply giring. Lowest Order of His EXCELLENT THE GOVERNOR, Quotations if Hamburg, Box No. of One Lot of OROWN LAND al Mong 7037, efe Hong Kong Daily Pres
[7037 Kok Tani, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option renewal at a Crown Bent to be fixed by the Burveyor of BIS MAJESTY THE KING, for one further term of 75 years,
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No of Sale
Kowloon Inland
Registry No.
Locality.
Lat No. 2161. Junction of Arran
Reclamation Streat,
Street and
Boundary
Mossure
menta.
plan
Annual
Rental
Contenta in
Square feet.
∞ | Upant Frice.!
17033
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the poor law officers must supply these things on demand. Whether a poor law administration is pos sible or desirable in this Colony House cannot here be argued. It does not exist. The burden is assumed. by private institutions. We cannot all be missionaries and stum workers any more than we can all be mem-
Hong Kong Office: 11, Ice
Street. London Office: 21, Bride Lane,
Fleet Street, E.C.4.
The Daily Press.
to become, next year's president of
our
(Laugh-
the instalment system in general
PICES. bers of the Volunteer Defence meaning filing tax. They made you are
HONG KONG, NOVEMBER 30, 1928.
AN UNLUCKY DOZEN.
BAIL REFUSED AT POLICE COURT.
FORGED "$50 BANK
NOTES.
Thirteen Chinese (eleven men and two women) who were arrested by the Police in connection with the discovery of forged 850 banknotes of the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank (1923 issue); were again before Mr. R. E. Lindsell yester- Sir James Barrie has consented
day at the Central Magistracy.
Mr. Leo d'Almada, Sar., appear the Royal Scottish Corporation, she had not done so in particular. ed on behalf of two of the male and will take the chair at the To her mind to get a thing first defendants, whilst another was re
and have to pay for it afterwards presented by Mr. C. E. L. Grist, annual dinner of the Corporation, which will take place at the end was reversing the proper process of A.D.G.L Murphy who was in of November. Sir James Barrie has life. The fun of the thing was charge of the case applied for the in this way broken with the cherish ecraping, saving and then getting withdrawal of the charge against ed traditions of a lifetime. He has your free choice in the market and one of Mr. d'Almada's clients. never held any such official position not taking what Mr. Druge liked to This was ablowed and Mr. d'Almada before. Indeed until quite recently give you. People who gave things asked for bail for his other client. it was extremely difficult to induce on the instalment system were The Magistrate pointed out that him to make any kind of public gambling for profit and in the end bail was applied for at the previous appearance. He has, it is true, you paid far more than if you bearing, and that it had been re- elaborated a delightful technique in worked on a cash basis Insta fused. Mr. d'Almada replied that public speaking, and Barric speech ments were a constant and irritathe understood that his Worship used word, unique. He has made up to your income and left no that stage. Corps, but we can at least assist brilliantly amusing speeches about reserve for sickness and unforeseen The Magistrate: I am not pre
If you saved you had a those who undertake work of which cricket, and his incomparable ad- events.
dreas recently on Mary Queen of feeling of safety and you got the Pared to, grant bail now.
M. d'Almada suggested that Mr. we cannot fail to approve. If our Scots redeemed at least one issue, things you wanted with a minimum Murphy should outline the facts of imaginations, and our powers of of the daily papers from the com- of fret. Whatever the instalment the case as they concerned his cheat monplace and the routine. The system might do for the ambitious and then both his Worship and him. sympathy, were more highly develop point of general interest about his and the social climber it did not self could form an opinion of the question of bail Bail was refused. ed we would be literally unable to becoming president of the Royal produce peace of mind.
Scottish Corporation is that this is
Mr. Love and Mr. Sapsed acted
Hot So Serious. a position which will involve him
as juniors". to these eminent
Mr. C. S. L. Grist, then applied in a great deal of speech-making." leaders and after spending a sum sufficient, to mean
lively debate, for bail for his client. He sub- enjoy a dinner on which we were
the difference between life and death The Corporation is the biggest Scarlett had gained the verdict by man was not so serious."
of public social work and contacts. when the vote was taken, "Serjeant mitted that the charge against the Mr, to a whole family in the Shautang charity of its kind in England. It 18 votes to the house did not Lindselt replied that the man was., famine area, which would perhaps was established in the seventeenth
century, and does a great deal of approve of the instalment system. charged with aiding and abetting pound ou December 9th, when the effect the cure of a consumptive varied work for the Scottish com- whole Community is asked to sup in Yaumati or Wanchai. Human munity out of Scotland. It is res ponsible, for instance, for the Royal port the work which its members
nature is not built on those lines. Caledonian Schools near London. have been carrying on since 1883
We live according to the standard The presidency has always been held among the poorest sections of the which our income permits and the life. It is certain that Bir James FLIGHT FROM KOWLOON BAY
by very eminent persons in public population. The Society is affiliat ed with the Roman Catholic Church whole social fabric is constructed Barrie's welcome entry upon the on that assumption. But when a platform could not be made in a and its members belong to that local society of proved merit asks
more fitting cause.
Communion: Its principle is, bow-
for help to alleviate the appalling ever, relief to all cases of human
poverty we see on all sides, we can suffering regardless of race and at least give a dollar for a Rose creed. To prevent overlapping the Day favour instead of eluding a Benevolent Society, another of our reproach for meanness and lack of vatory, Hong Kong, at 5.15 p.m. whence they go on to Singapore. admirable Hong Kong, institutions, takes most of the cases arising from gallantry by placing ten or twenty
cents in the young collector's box the European Protestants while the Society of St. Vincent de Paul pajė particular attention to the foreign'
THE SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL.
THE Society of St. Vincent de Paul is holding its annual Rose Day on Saturday, and its al fresco fête in the Roman Catholic Cathédral Coin-
WEATHER REPORT. The weather report, forecast and remarks issued by the Royal Obser-
R.AF. FLYING BOATS DEPART.
AT 6.30 A.M
and being an accessory before the fact. He asked, however, what bail could be offered. MÄ Grist replied $300.
Mr. Murphy I cannot consider" anything less than $1,000,
This sum could not be raised, and the defendant, with the other eleven were remanded until this morning, when the case will be heard at The four R.A.F. Southampton "11.30 and in the afternoon. Flying Boats under Group Captain Cave Brown-Cave, R.A.F., forming the British Far Eastern Flight, left 8.30 am on a flight of 500 miles the Colony' yesterday morning at to Tourane, in Indo-China, foam
زیم
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS.
(THROUGH ACUTER'S AGENOT.) yesterday state-
The planes took off from Kow
H.M.S. Herald arrived in Hong The typhoon is Biling up or loon Bay, opposite the Kai Tack
on November 29th and moving away into the Pacific. The Aerodrome in perfect formation Kong second typhoon is about 60 miles and were accompanied as far as H.MS. Iroquois arrived yesterday N.W., of Bonins, moving N.E, a Macao by one of the local aircraft. from Sandakan."
H.M,S. "Hermes sailed for new anti-cyclone is forming over The date of leaving was first fixed North Chins. The monsoon will for Monday, November 28th, but Jesselton,
H.MS. Suffolk left Kobe for China. Fine weather with light of Hong Kong has delayed the Shimizu on November 28th.
The H.MS, Magnolia arrived at *** munity. But this is merely a ques-districts of the Colony on Wednes winds over the western portion of departure and yesterday.
the China Seas
planca were extensively overhauled Amoy. tion of organisation. The Society day. Of these, five had died from Local forecast: N.E. winds, mode- during their week's stay in thej 1.1.5. Tacrifield Tele dhanghar of St. Vincent de Paul E
Bodyamall-för
The bodies of eleven children were
FLATS in HuxPHREYS & ÚARNARVON embers of its own religious com- picked up by the police in various freshen along the B.E. coast of the typhoon about 400 miles south
BUILDINGS
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Aleranda Buildings.