INTIMATIONS.
NOTICE.
THE Interest mad Responsibility of
KI CHOW KEE and BO SUI, formerly Partners in the Firm of CHUNG LEE & CO., carrying on Busi Aões 22 BUILDING CONTRACTORS st No. 118. WANCHA Road, osased on the 28th Juzx, 1929.
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CHUNG LEE & ĐÔ.
La Bam Kai.
NOTICE.
beg to Notify the Public that
To have rackved the following
Telegrams from Mr. CAREY &
DANIEL, M/Agents for GIZDARS ' KAJORA COAL 00. CALCUTTA
Plesse publisk in
Colliery
Guzdan Kaoutput
factori Rajora
Ca
Batin.
Papers that Increasing of
We have Cancelled N. MODY &
for Gazdar Kajors and
Аренсу до
Damaguria Coal Companies."
We appoint your
Fira (PATELL
GHADIALI: SOLE AGENTS
for Gardare Kajors Coal for Hong Kong and China-Wilcard."
PATELL & GĦADIALI, Sale Agents for
GUIDARS KAJORI COAL Co. Hong Kong, Arguet 7th, 1929.
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HONG KONG TRAMWAYS,
LIMITED,
N INTERIM DIVIDEND of
A Filty Coula Per Share bar brea
declared Payable on TUESDAY, 17TH AUGUST Nzxr, on and after which i date Divideo Warret một be obtained upon application at the Registered Office of the Company,
CANAX BOAD East, Boykingtox, Hong
KOTIVE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the REGISTER OF MEMBERS | of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, 14TH AUGUST to MON. DAY, 2011 AUGUST, 1829, Both Dayı inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
W. "F. SIMMONS,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 6th Aug, 1929, (8203
KWANG TUNG ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO., LTD.
CANTON, CHINA.
TENDERS.
HE abors Company is open
to
TENDERS op to SEPT
EMBER 15TH, 1929 for" » Diesel Electris Station,
Specifications can be obtained by applying to the Company's ENG. INSERING DEPARTMENT.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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Pine Sale by Public Auction to DAETICULARS & CONDITIONS be bald on MONDAY, the 12TH DAT of AUGUST, 1929, 11.5.2.x, at the Offins of the Public Works Department, by Order of His ExcxLKNCY TEN GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CROWN LAND
at
Shok Shan, in the Dolony of Hong
Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option
of Irenewal at a Crown Bent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Marzany zu King, for one further term of 75
JOLZE.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
| No. of Bals.
Registry No.
Locality.
CON 1.91
No. 2207. Adjoining Kowloon
Kowloon Inland
Ubatham
Road.
Boundary
Meniure-
ments.
As per
sals plan.
Contents in
Square feat
40
Annual
Bontal.
1,580
<< Upset Price.
1054
20
18208
PUBLIC AUCTION,
DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS the Sale by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 19TH DAY of AUGUST, 1929, at 3 rx. at the Offices of the Fublic Works Department, by Order of His EXCELLKIOT THE GOVERNOR of One Lot of CHOWN LAND at Mong Kok Tani, in the Colony of Hong Kong. for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Eent. to be fixed by the Surveyor of BI MAJESTY TAY KG, for one farther term of
75
years,
PARTICULAES OF THE LOT.
[No. of Sale
Registry No.
Locality.
Kowloon Inland Lot
No. 2208,
Inland Lot No Adjoining Kowlson
1818, Bai Young
Chai Street.
Brandary
Measure
menta.
As por
amle plan
Contents in
Square foot
21,583
** || Upest Price. |
About
12,888
142
18207
WATSON'S
PRICKLY HEAT LOTION
50 cts. &
$1.00
Per Bot.
THE
SOVEREIGN
REMEDY
A. S. WATSON & Co.,
LIMITED.
HONG KONG, KOWLOON, CANTON.
ESTABLISHED 1841.
"PEAK MANSIONS."
JITUATED within Two Minutes' Walk from the Träm Station and
Fivo-Roomed and Six-Roomed
- APARTMENTS
with all Modern Conveniences, Drying Booms and Ont-bonses, Two Dift.
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Situate at the Bear of *PEAK MANSIONS Separate Compartmanta including
Light and Water.
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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY,
WEATHER REPORT:
Yesterday's weather report, fore, cast and lemarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5.43 p.m., stated:-
Pressure is highest over S. Japan and a depression remains to the North of Hokkaido. The typhoon is situated in the Eastern part of
do a single tider or solve a single problem. The way out of this dif- ficulty would seem to be simply to set sufficient questions is "dogma- tic" mathematics to test whether | the candidate is sound in the elements, leaving riders and prob- lems out of the paper.
AUGUST 10, 1929.
meeting of the Hong Song F.A..
An American sailor in ons of the | Lloyd Royal Belge, Council will be held in the Asaccia- | destroyers attached to the 45th | In connection with the recent. tion's offices, 4th floor, French Bank | Division committed suicide by leap announcement by. Reuter of the Building, at 5.30 p.m. next Tuesdaying into Yokohama harbour, sayi intention of the above Company to (August 13).
the Japan "Advertiser, and another establish a monthly service from the sailor died from heart disease, no- Continent to the Far East, it will It is reported that Miss Annacording to the harbour police. The doubtless interest merchants to May Wong, the well-known Chinese man who ended his life, according learn that the first steamer, the One of the reforms in examina-cinema actress, is among the passen to the report, was named O'Tools, Caucasier, sailed from Antwerp an the Bashi Channel to the North-tion methods which is being strongly gets on board the Graf Zeppelin on
was a native of Pennsylvania, and August 4, and is expected to arrive ast of Basco, it is stationary or and constantly advocated in Eng-her round the world trip.
was 40 years old. He tied a heavy in Hong Kong about September 11, moving slowly north-westwards. land is that examiners should hold
iron wrench round his neck and The Bank Line, Limited, have been Local Forecast :—N.V. winds, fresh, fins to cloudy.
leaped from the destroyer Nos. The appointed General Eastern Agente, motive for his act has not been as while the interests of the line in from heart disease was named West Mesars. Siessen & Co. All vessels. certained. The sailor who died Canton will be in the hands of
and his age was given, as 27. He will proceed to the Pacific Coast, donned a diver's helmet and went and cargo will be accepted for Van- below the surface of the harbour in couver, Seattle, Portland, etc., from search of O'Toole's body. After a ports of call in the Orient. The short time he failed to respond to Lloyd Royal Helge, as its mane im- signals and was hauled to the sur-plies, is a Belgian Company and face, unconscious. He died shortly owns some 92 steamers, aggregating afterward O'Toole's body has not about 110,000 tons gross. been recovered.
Manila, Aug. 9, 10 a.m, typhoon is about 123deb. Long. E. and 21deg. Lat, N, moving NW.
Manila, August 9, 8.33 p.m. typhoon is reported in abou: 123 deg. Long. E and 21 deg. Lat. N., almost stationary.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT,
Mrs. Lai Ix To, and family, wish to
thank friends and relatives for their kind condolences, attend ance at the funeral and wreaths.
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oral as well as written tests. If it
is desired to discover what a boy really knows, it is absurd to sup
pose an examiner can ascertain that
The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for to 96,008 tons, and the sales during the week ending July 27 amounted
the period to 68,857 tons.
The Hon. Treasurer of the St. John Ambulance Brigade acknow- ledges the receipt of the following subscription to the funds of the Brigade:-W, I, Pattonden, Esq.,
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The Board of the Admiralty in London has presented a portrait of Admiral Sir Archibald Douglas to Captain Prince Shimazu, Naval Attache at the Japanese Embassy in London. It is destined for the Im- perial Naval College at Etajima.
information simply by looking at the written work of the candidate. An oral test, in addition to a writ ten one, is considered imperative, and especially is this the case with modern language. In most Oxford examinations, and in those for the higher posts in, the Civil Service, the practice of oral and written tests is observed, and those who can speak with knowledge and authority on the results of this dual method would never dream of reverting to the system of the written examina tion, Personality should be taken into consideration in all examina- tions, but this is only possible when Nicholas II, the last Tsar of an oral test brings examiner and Russia, was dreaming of finding a candidate into direct personal con-retreat in England during the IPES, tact. It may be taken as certain anxions and fateful weeks preced- that many lads who fail to pass a ing his transfer from Petrograd to written examination would, it also Tobolsk The Academy of Science questioned orally, succeed in getting at Leningrad has just come into the minimum number of marks to possession of a packet of letters, constitute a pass. Not every youth recently discovered; written during
Tsarina. According to Press. no- counts they both discuss in detail the hope of finding a safe haven in England.
Night Editor (Wanchai Ofico)
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The Baily Press.
HONG KONG, Avqust 10, 1999.
4.
When Gambling Was Legal is
Hong song.
Hints to Spectators." Will other organisera of big A correspondent, writes to ther sporting events follow the Wimble-0. Daily New-In view of the don authorities lead in printing interest which has been taken of
DO EXAMINATIONS PROVE has what is known as "the examina- this period by the Tear and¦ cord stroke." Naturally, such rules peculiar little colony. A consider-"
ANYTHING?
THAT the capabilities of boys should not be judged on the results of
leaving examinations"
was the contention of Mr. W. H. ROBINSON, of Sheffield, ex-President of the West Yorks County Association of the National Union of Teachers at a conference of the Association at Leeds recently, Mr. Roussos put before the conference a resolution. that:-
.
Those who
tion mind." He may be competent in all other respects-may have been one of the leaders in schools-but fail miserably to give a good account of himself when confronted with an appalling paper of ques- n. A subsequent opportunity to answer oral questions would quickly reveal to the examiner whether the youth was really stupid, or merely lacking in "the examination mind." There is one reflection with which the unsuccessful candidate can con-
aj t
The Sheffield Chamber of Com merce has decided to place outside railway stations an extraordinary device by which travellers arriving in the city can find their way to the premises of any firm. It is the first of its kind in England. The traveller will make his way to a large map, find the name of the firm button, and a section of the map will light up showing the route, bus's starting point. The map is together with the tram-car's ar to be encased in a stainless-steel frame, and there will be a series of and firms. buttons for "the different districta
Hints to Spectators" as to how late in the matter of prosecutions they should behave in the program- | for publie gambling in Shanghai, I met The five golden rules for the thought it would interest some of gallery are as follows-First, your readers to know when ̈publiu "Not to applaud during a rally" gambling was legal in Hong Kong. secondly, Not to applaud a doub In glancing through a copy of the le fault" thirdly, "Not to leave Graphic, March 12, 1870, I came your seats until the players change across the undernoted paragraph on ends;" fourthly, "Not to confine page 340:- your applause to one competitor- "Public gambling-houses were give the other his, or her, due,"established a year or two ago in and fifthly, "Not to applaud a net Hong Kong, under the authority of the British Government of that,
appear as merely ordinary good able disturbance was raised at the manners and common sense to any who were greatly shocked at the time bys number of good people. one with experience of champion-idea of tolerating and sanctioning ship tennis. Nowadays, however, the
haunts explain- so many sightseers come to Wimble of vice, but den, viewing the tennis merely, a been adopted as the lesser of two ed that the bold measure had
a spectacle, that such advice fulfils evils. Scores of secret gambling- a real need. Ill-timed applause is houses sprang up all over the China- often the result of ignorance rather town while the system was illegal, than bad manners or the lack of and the police could do nothing: & sporting spirit. It is noticeable, that had the least effect in mitigat... at Wimbledon, that the gallery ap-ing the evil. These secret houses, pears to have greatly improved in moreover, were the headquarters of this respect, possibly because of the the criminal classes, and the centres. inclusion of these rules in the proof innumerable criminal organiza-
grammc.
New York Discount Up.
existence of
it
such
Was
tions. The establishment of the licensed gambling-house proved quite successful in stopping all this. But what was to be done with the of the Bank of England made su for the licencest Enormous sums
About a month ago the Governor money paid to the local government. other of his frequent visits to New accrued in this way, which the York. As usual, the object of the Governor was at first-as a conces trip was not disclosed, or even sion to the people who were shocked hinted at, but it was rumoured inforbidden by the Home Govern London that he would endeavour to ment, then represented by the Duke Japan's Desperate Flappers,
secure-in defence of Britain's of Buckingham, to touch. At last monetary position-s reduction in he was allowed to apply the money Flappers asking the surgical de- the New York re-discount rate to purposes strictly connected with. partment of the Aichi Medical To-day comes news that the Federal the development and improvement University to remove surplus flesh Reserve Bank has decided-not to of the police force and the suppres from their legs, are said to average lower, but to raise the re-discount sion of crime. Now, however, Lord two to three a day of late. One rate from five to six per cent. The Granville bas overthrown this at- for a great many damsols with un-in London-rather the reverse, for colony to lend home all the licence- such operation served as incentive news will not cause disappointment i rangement, and has ordered the shapely legs, to crave for similar the higher rate is to some extent a money in future. The colony must operations. The osteopathic depart check upon over-cathusiastic specu not use money coming from witch a straightening bones, now. receives start another exciting boom on Wall Government may. Forty thousand ment, which primarily specializes in lators, whereas a reduction might corrupt source, but the Imperial considerable correspondence from Street. Money conditions in New pounds has already been humbly young women desiring thinner legs, York have an immediate reaction on given up by the Colony and what operations Concerning this Dr. recently existing on Wall Street nobody zeems to know. Baking the fees charged for such London, and the abnormal situation Lord Granville will do with it Nagura, in charge of the depart was bound to change one way or the other very soon. London opinioa, ment, remarked: We are com- pelled to perform such operations after believing that the New York much against our better judgment, stock market was in for a steady Looking Back 25 Years. for in all cases, the clients insist on slump in values, went round to the
In his interesting report of the being operated on, swearing it is belief that constant gold importa afforestation work for the year 1903- the "desire of their life. I need supplied the base for another up. Mr. 8. T. Duna, Superintendent of scarcely add that tendencies like ward movement in securities. It was the Botanical and Afforestation these are far from desirable, any realised that if the bull movement Department, made the following way you look at them." The young can be started again, speculators statement under the
head of woman originally operated upon, will pay any rate asked for money" Forestry":"The time has now is said to be doing well since leav and will thus continue to draw for arrived for the Colony to profit to ing the hospital. She is said to eign balances from London to New the full extent by the foresight of where a European dress looks well have improved her legs to a point York at a time when such balances the Government of a former genera-
are vitally necessary in London to tion.” on her, much to her satisfaction.
As a result of this pay debts to Americs for interest policy of tree-planting there are, at and commodities. This view was this moment nearly 5,000 acres of The Merry Mauretania.
greatly strengthened by two an pine trees on the island, and the nouncements, first of $40,000,000 oldest plantations "are now ready The twenty-year-old Cunard liner gold in Argentina being marked to fell and replant."
The which last year catablished a record for. American account and second, forests have, however, proved well pasange lost no time in answering prices of 50 representative American them. They have served to increase for the westward trans-Atlantic that towards the end of June the worth the money expended upon the German challenge. The Maure securities reached the highest figures the rainfall, and they have helped tanis, propelled by her 75,000 horses, or record. The increased discount to make the streams more perman- the Bremen's recent wonderful per tended as a warning to bull opera the surface of the island, which has made a gallent attempt to beat rate now announced is probably in tnt. They have also transformed formance, but was hampered by bad tors not to start another wild boom when first acquired presented, in bourg to New York in 4 days, 91 is that debtors to America all over ren appearance. Mr. Dunn is ap- weather. She crossed from Cheran Wall Street. London's difficulty winter especially, a singularly bar- hours, 44 minutes 4 hours, 50 Europe are trying to buy dollar parently eager to again reduce it minutes better than the time aho in the London market to liquidate to that aspect in order to rate in only 2 hours, 4 minutes behind the ment of European war-debta also Treasury. He has already convert made in September last year, and debts to the United States Settle a few paltry dollars for the record recently set up by the new has a bearing on Angio-American ed part of the slopes round Aber- Norddeutscher Lloyd motor-ship. monetary relations, but more im deen into a waste, and will pre- Mauretania has put up a wonder issues, is the refusal of the United stayed, proceed, block by block, to For a vessel twenty years old the portant than any of these aide- sumably, unless his ruthless hand is. ful performance, and until we know States to receive goods from abroad. I render the entire island hideous. how bad the weather met with real- European opinion is that the new We cannot believe that for such a curately to judge how the veteran's caussa complete impasse in trade will permit this wholesale destruc ly was, it will not be possible a Tariff Bill, if it becomes law, will consideration Sir. Matthew Nathan time compares with her speedy between the United States and tion of our carefully planted and young rival. Strong bead winds Europe the first result of which long cherished forests-Hong Kong and a lumpy sea during a five day will be, of course, a huge drop in Daily Press, August 10, 1904. trip soon account for a couple of America's exports to the rest of the Looking Back 50 Years. bours of lost time, but even had the world. A leading authority in
The value attached to the pro.sole himself. Many ultimately bril.which he wishes to visit, press a posed leaving certificate by the liant men have been unduly slow Consultative Committee would in mental development. 'Sir WALTER lead to the assumption that the scurr's headmaster said he had results of education can be best measured in material success, and the thickest, head in the school. the greatest need is to instil into Humz's mother thought her son the minds, not only of the adoles weak-minded." CHATTERTON was re- cent population, but also of, the parents and of the public general-turned to his mother by the school- ly, the idea that real education is master confirmed dullard." a thing of the spirit, a processSHELLEY'S masters at Eton failed to continued through life and not merely the successful passing of discover any signs of genius in, him, examinations.
BYRON took no high honours, and verlocking the Southern Side of the There are many lads and young Dr. Jonson was so lazy at school Taland. Ready for Decupation.
men in this Colony who will en-that he received many thrashings dorse most heartily the sentiments from his masters, but no praise. quoted. The season for the half. Lord BIRKENELAD, who was describ- yearly examinations in Hong Kong ed by his chief political opponent schools has just passed, and the as having the best all-round brain summer vacation comes as a wel- in England, was classed among the come respite after strenuous days "half-wits" who camber the way and nights spent in preparing for of their more gifted fellows when the ordeal.
come his attainments were examined for through with success-to any entrance to Harrow. He had in his nothing of distinction-will have company on that occasion two boys little to complain about, but those who became most brilliant scholars. who fall by the wayside" will fed! WELLINGTON's attainments were such that the examination system proves that he was regarded by his family nothing and to some extent they as being only fitted for the Army. will be right. But in either case Dean Swirt, the most acute contro they will have to prepare them veraialist of his age, was ploughed selves for snother and more serious in his final university examination trial at the end of the year.
in logic It is interesting to note 'In England there is constant that Lord BIRKENHEAD recently priticism both with regard to the made a reference to the ordeal of pomber and method of examina-examination in a speech at a prize tions. A teacher, who during a giving in London, I shall never career of thirty years has prepared forget," he said," how, after ten more than three thousand candi- or fifteen years of barbarous treat dates for matriculation has said menti. I made up my mind that that of all examinations theso seem never in the world would anyone to be the very worst. The most again compel me to confront the amazing results are produced. examinera. At the present time I People who are slapdash-though hesitate to esy if there is a single possibly mentally alert-ind with subject in the world in which I snbounded confidence in themselves, could successfully pass an examina get through, while really hard tim. The conclusion I have come working fellows with less self-con- to is that examiners always ask in
esch fidence but more real knowledge, know, That seems to me a very paper all that they themselves fail. One of the special dificulties unfair method. A well-instructed is that failure in one particular examince may know quite a lot of branch such as English and mathe-But the problem remaining to be things that the examiner does not," matics-definitely, ploughs a candi-solved is-how is the fact to be date, and some lads, though excel-proved without examinationt Jent in most subjects, are lament- ably deficient in mathematics, and have been ploughed four or five times. The trouble in matricula- tion examinations is that many boys can de ordinary “dogmatic” mathematics quite well. They know Subscription, paid in advance--their propositions, they can solva The Kowloon Fire Brigade were per annum for delivery in Hong simultaneous, and quadratic equa-called out yesterday evening at 7.30 p.m. One appliance was sent to Kong-18, including Postage to tions and do progressions, but, Jack-Tang On Street, Yaumati, but it any part of the "world—$15. ling a mathematical mind, cannot proved to be a false alarm,
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Three cases of typhoid, British, and two Chinese, reported on Thursday.
weather conditions been ideal, the London, sums the situation up in There only being twelve entries: Mauretania's effort must be regard these words: In the end there is for the aquatic sports at the ed as a remarkable one. She is but one solution of the problem. Recreation Club, the committee bave... one probably the oldest of the ships en- The United States must adjust both decided to withdraw the prizes, con- were titled to be regarded as the fastest the tariff and the currency policy sequently the sports will not take in the world, and her engine-room to the fundamental necessities of her, place. This is to be regretted, and staff must have worked like Trojans economic position as a creditor it is somewhat a matter of surprise. to keep her going at such a pace nation. Unless she does to the gold when the Club boasts of three hun Though defented in their effort, standard will be abandoned in dred members, that the requisite. they are not disgraced, but have ac Europe and dollar exchange will number of entries was not forth- complished a feat which compels the become the springboard from which coming-ong Kong Daily Pret heartiest congratulation.
to leap over the American tariff. August 11, 1679
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