NEW ADVERTISE.
MENTS."
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION.
IN
THE Goods or
HEQTOR
JACK LOVE, LATE OF 527, THE PEAK, VICTORIA IN THE Cotor of Roma Koe, Wr LISS TELEGRAPHIST, DECRANEO
HEREBY GİVEN_
NOTICE IS, by virtuo
of Section 69 of Probate Ordinance 1897. made An Order Limiting the Time for Creditors and others to send in their Claims against the above Estate to the 17TH DAY or UUTOBER, 1929.
All Creditors and others are accord- ingly hereby required to send in their Claims to the Undersigned on or before
That Date.
Dated the 17th day of September, 1929 JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors for the Executor, Princu's Buildings, Hong Kong,
PARTICUL
B.
(8389
NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.
IT AINT GOING
TO RAIN NO MORE"
SO MAKE UP YOUR
MINDS AND COME TO
THE
"
KOWLOON FOOTBALL
CLUB.
CONCERT
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, 9.15
ADMISSION 50 CENTS.
A Few Reserved Seats at $1.00 can be booked at Mass. A. S. WATSON, KOWLOON, or The above Club.
I
COME EARLY,
£9368
NOTICE..
Mixs. J. O. MATTOS.
HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that I am not Responsible for any Debts incurred by My Wife CHRIST. ALINA DE OLIVEIRA MATTOS as From the 127 Day or AUGUST, Home.
PUBLIC AUCTION. RTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Amotion to be held on MONDAY, the 290 DAY of SEPTEMBER 1929, 1929, the Date that She Left Her
the Off of the
tor
Public Works Department, by Order of HI EXCELLIOT THE GOVERNOR of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Shamshaipo, in
in the Colony of Hong Копя
term of 75 Joura, com mencing from 1st July, 1899, with the option of renewal at a Crown Bont to be fired by the Surveyor of Hu Mairsty TEL. KINO, for one further term of 24 years less three days.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
|Registry No. 1 No. of Sale,
Locality.
Now Kowloon Inland
Lot No. 1974.
tween Wang Chuk Ki Lang Street be.
Street and Mapio
Street.
Bonadary
WOLAUTO-
ments.
As por
malo plan
Contenta in
Square feet.
Hental.
About
16,740
Be
PUBLIC AUCTION.
* | Upart Price,
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1929.
WEATHER REPORT.
duct, language proficiency, rent, and overtime, all show substantial Yesterday's weather report, fore, increases. Vaguely worded items, cast and remarks, issued by the auch, as "transferred from other
EUMINTOL Royni Obeervatory at 4.30 p.m. heads" and "other charges," re-
A LIQUID
DENTIFRÍOB
OF EXQUISITE
FLAVOUR MADE
FROM THE
FORMULA OF A
WELL
KNOWN
DENTAL
SPECIALIST.
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DAILY USE OF
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WILL DO MUCH
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BACTERIAL
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4
JOSE DE OLIVEIRA MATTOS,
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$1.25
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AND
Per
ACTIVITY
NOTICE.
Bot.
HONG KONG ST, ANDREW'S SOCIETY,
NOTICE ANNUAL GENERAL
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
MEETING of the Society will be held in the CITY HALL on FRIDAY, 27TM¤ SEPTEMBER, 1929, at 5,45 «P.M., for the purposes of receiving the Annual Beport and Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st August, 1929, and 3$ of Electing Office-bearer for the
Ensuing Year, ete.
116
[8386
25,110
PATIC by Public Anction to
ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
be held on MONDAY, the 23RD DAY of SEPTEMBER, 1929, at 3 r., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency THE GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at
of Hong
Shamshuipe, in the Colony of Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1698, with the option of
fixed renewal at a Crown Rent to be by the Surveyor of HIE MAJESTY THE KING, for one further term of 24 years less
three days.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
1
Registry No. No. of Bale.
Locality.
Shamakai
Street,
of Aplia New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1275,
Chak Sig
Juntos ad Wong
Boundary
Measure
ments,
N...W
As per
sale plan
Annual
Rental,
Contente in
Equare feet.
**
1 Upset Prics. Į
About
nony
34
7,440
E. M. BRYDEN,
Hou: Becretary,
18384
HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
RAFT Programmes and Entry Dora for the SIXTH EXTRA
RACE MEETING to be hold on MONDAY, 14 OCTOBER, 199 (Weather Permitting), may pbtained
be at the Race Cogasz, Hong Koxe OLOS, and CAUSEWAY BAY STABLE.
Entries CLOSE at. 12 O'ctook Noor on MONDAY, 30TH SEPTEMBER,
(8379 1929.
"PEAK MANSIONS."
CITUATED within Two Minates' Walk from the Tram Station and. werlooking the Southern Side of the Island. Ready for Occupation.
Five-Boomed and Six-Roomed APARTMENTS
with all Modern Conveniences, Drying Booms and Out-houses, Two Lifta.
A150
PRIVATE GARAGES TO LET.
Situate at the Rear of PEAK MANSIONSĮ Separata Compartments including
Light and Water.
Apply to- CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME-ORIENT, 4TH F100E, FRENCH BANK Bumpise
[8387
COMPREHENSIVE AND COM
PLETE REPORT ..
B.
of the
PUBLIC AUCTION,
PART
ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 290 DAY of SEPTEMBER, 1929, at 8 PM, at the Offices of the Publiq
olia Works Department,by Order
of BJ EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR
of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Stamehaipo, in the Colony of Hong Kang, for term of 75 75817, com mencing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crows Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His MAJESTY THE KINO, for one further term of 24 years less three days.
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PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale,
Registry No
Shaj
Lot No. 1276,
loon Inland Lot No.
1255, Cheung Sha Locality. New Kowloon Insad
Adjoining Now Kaw-
Wan Rag
Boundary
Mensure
ments.
....
.ft..t
As per
sale plan.
Annal
Bental.
Contants in
Square feet
10,616
Upset Price.
About
J
18388
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News and Views.
The death occurred in Kobe om The anticyclone is now central present an increase of nearly half September 10 of Mr. J. R. Black, over the Pacife to the east of & million dollars, and extraor-at the age of 62 Mr. Black was s Tokyo. At 2 p.m. this afternoon the typhoon was situated about so dinary public works show an in- very old resident in Japan, his father having settled in 'Yokohama milem N.N.W. of Manila, moving rease of almost as much. Enumera W.N.W.
ir, the early days of foreign settle Local
tion of these latter details fills ten foolscap pages, and the items range „THE TYPHOON,
from a thousand dollars for furni Manila, September 18, 3.15 p.m.-ture to $200,000 for the first section Typhoon in about 190 deg. Long. E., of a road acrom the mountains and 16 deg. Lat. N., moving NW.
from Kowloon City to Shatin. The Estimates to be discussed this after-
| freshening, fair.
↓↓ son.
noon may be described as a Public BIRTH. GLENNIE-To Commander (RN) Works Budget-for this Depart
and Mrs. Glennie (nee Evans), ment absorbs almost one-third of at The Bungalow, West Byfeet the total amount of money asked
(By Cable dated September 17),
[513 for. This looks like a close follow
ing of the Gladstonian principle of drafting a Budget to meet the wants of the majority, for the Public Works Department is one of the few offices whose activities are expressly designed to effect the greatest good for the greatest num. ber. A few years ago the Estimates of this Department rarely exceeded 90 per cent of the Budget; that
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increased to nearly 33 per cent. of the whole is a good sign-providing the community receives full value for its money. Whether it does or not depends upon the amount of Gladstonian energy devoted to the savings of "cheese-parings" and
candic-ends."..
The debate on the Extimates this afternoon "gives an opportunity for public criticism of the Govern ment's policy-financial and ad- ministrative. Usually the business before the Legislative Council on' these occasions is completed within a couple of hours the Unofficial Members politely voice their viewa
THIS afternoon the Colonial Secre tary will ask the Legislative Council to approve his draft Estimates of revenue and expenditure for 1830. The estimated revenue is 22 million dollars, while expenditure is expect- ed to amount to 27 millions, leav. ing a deficit of 4 million dollars. It is anticipated, however, there will be a surplus balance at the the figures presented to them, the Colonial Secretary courteously end of 1029 which will much more replies to his critics, and the Vate than cover the deficit showp in next is unanimously agreed to. One brief afternoon, however, is not In fact, the sufficient for a really informative reasonably optimistic view" taken debate upon Estimates involving by the Colonial Secretary is that the expenditure of 27 million dollars on administrative and productive there will be nearly 20 million work of an amazing variety cover- dollars available to meet the needs ing a period of twelve months. of the Colony during 1930. That Nor is time allowed for critically being so, there should be a useful reviewing the work of the current year. True, tho Enal result of the balance on the right side instead of debate is never in any doubt, whe
ther In deficit, though it must be remem. bered that these "surplus balances" are not quite what they seem. They
A. S. WATSON & CO., year's Estimates
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lasts one half-day or a dozen whole days-but it does seem reasonable to expect the Legislative Council to discuss and finally dis-
1929 Edition represent not cash in hand after pose of such a mass of intricate
OF THE
DIRECTORY
AND
The 67th Annual Issue
OF 'THE
OF
HONG KONG,
THE TREATY PORTH OF
This Large Volume of approximate
ly 1,000 Pages gives, in addition to the Usual Links of Firms, an Alphabetical List of Residents in the Far East containing the Hames of Hessly
It has become almost a
A young Chinese was sentenced to four months' hard labour by Mr. Whyte Smith for attempting to pick the pocket of a pedestrian in the Public Square, Yaunati. The defendant had been previously convicted for stealing.
In
** road
attempt to encourage courtesy," A Coventry motorist by the name of Eastwood is planning to place on the market. a luminous signal which, when the driver of a car presses a button on bis dashboard, would read "Thaik you. Eastwood's iden that the
enable signal will
drivers of luxurious cars to express their ap previation of the courtesy of the common-truck-driver-species who might happen to draw over to the side of the road and signal to the
man in back of him to overtake and pass him.
The old Knickerbocker Theatre at Broadway is to give way to n sky- scraper office building. The pro- perty has been lensed for a term of Newport to the Taunger Construc 44 years by Robert W, Goclet of
tion" Company, The theatre was built in 1803 for Henry E. Abbey and was known at first as the Abbey
General Heung Hon Ping, the commander of the ad Kwangtung Division received a letter from the bandits who have carried away his mother, demanding 83,000 as ran-
Theatre. He has dispatched a man to Huppo district with the money necessary to procure the old lady's release.
Pom,
Greyhound racing was stopped the other day at Craven Park, Hull, by a cat. The ent got under the weather-boards of the electrical apparatus operating the electric hare, and when the cat was removed sometime later" a thunderstorm broke over the field and the racing was abandoned.
Ellen Terry and Sir Henry Iving opened it with Tennyson's "Becket." When it passed into the hands of Alf Hay- maa it became the Knickerbocker.. It was there that Maude Adams played Rostand's "L'Aiglon" and "Chantecler." There also appear- ed Sarah Bernhardt, Coquelin, Mme. Rejane, Beerbohm Tree, John Hare, Mrs. Patrick Campbell and many other famous "stars."
Sporting Prints.
New York and London's mad clamour for old sporting prints.
of Health for last week states that and sporting relics of asset for
The report of the Medical Offer
there were six cases of enteric fever and one of puerperal fever, All one Japanese case of enteric. A death were Chinese, with the exception of
was also reported from influenza. Tuesday's return gave two fever. Both were Chinese.
セール等の性
Sentence amounting to twelve months' hurd labour were passed by Mr. A. W, G. H. Grantham ät Central Magistracy yesterday · on two
Chinese youths who were charged with possession of seditions literature on August 31. "The men were arrested outside the Naval dockyard just before the labourers were due to leave work..
Londoners who desire to learn how to fly can do so at the new Heston Airdrome which Lord Thom- son, the Air Minister, opened last month. Special facilities for in- struction in flying Blushird light airplanes are being provided by an important airplane company which is offering those anxious to learn to the opportunity of doing so.
A READER'S APPRECIA-
TION.
The following letter was re- ceived last week from a grate- ful reader :-
"Dear Kufan,-I beg to inform you that I have found
your advice extremely valuable and helpful, and consequently. I am very thankful to you."
Mesars. Lam Woo, contractors, were summoned before Mr. Whyte Smith for failing adequate weights to cover stones. to provide during blasting operations near the foreshore at Tai Wan. It was stated that only cacks were used to cover the stones and these were
about 50 yards from the scene of the blasting. His Worship imposed a fine of 860.
Chat
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meeting all expenses out of revenue, within the brief space of one after- figures as the annual Estimates but cash remaining after having noon. It is to the advantage of raised a loan of five million dollars the Government itself that there Existing loan funds are now more should be full and free discussion than fully allocated, and farther of its policy and proposals. Only borrowing will be necessary next by auch debate can public mis- year in connection with waterworks apprehensions be corrected and extensions: This money having misunderstandings removed. It is been raised, the surplus balances" certainly in the intereats of the CHRONICLE will be relieved of further liability community that all matters of for loan works, and become as they administration should be fully dis- should-available for other local cussed, in order that the publie may needs of an urgent character. understand exactly what is being Reference is frequently made in done on its behalf, and how and jocular mood to what GLADSTONE is why. alleged to have said in eightecen
recog- Directory and Chronicle eighty-something, but there are nised custom at the annual meet blown 100 feet into the air and feli some very well authenticated aspectsings of public companies that no of that grent statesman's policy questions be asked. "The report which are worth serious study and and accounts were adopted but even imitation to-day. His policy why the absence of interrogations! as Chancellor of the Exchequer was It cannot be that the formual state-
Under the auspices of the Univer. to adapt his Budget to the wants ments submitted to the meetings are sity Engineering Society Mr. R. CHINA. JAPAN, COREA, INDO of the greatest number. Thrift of invariably so highly satisfactory in Vaughan-Fowler, will
deliver a CHINA, SIAM, STRAITS publie money, resolute resistance to character and lucid in expression
lecture
p.m. од Fri- SETTLEMENTS, MALAY waste, and rigid exactitude in time that not a single shareholder car day, September 27, in the Great STATES, NETHERLANDS were his main maxims. No ad- think of one simple question to Hall of the University. The lecture INDIA, BORNEO, THE ministrator of the public purse satisfy a doubt. But when the will be entitled The Development PHILIPPINES, Etc.
was worth his salt, declared Mr. balance-sheet of this Colony is pre- cf Aviation in China," and the GLADSTONE, who makes his own sented for formal approval, share general public are invited to be popularity either his first considera- bolders have no voice in the pro- Prcent. There is a five minute 'buz tion, or any consideration at all. ceedings save by proxy, through the service from Blake Pier to the He is the trusted steward of the medium of the Unofficial Members
University. Public, under a sacred obligation of the Legislative Council. These in regard to all that he consents gentlemen are expected to voice the to spend. Economy with efficiency views of the non-Chinese and Chi- was the first and great article in nese communities on the annual Mr. GLADSTONE's financial creed, report and accounts" of the ad- and he watched ceaselessly not only ministration of this Colony, but for opportunities to abolish sine they are not expected to take too 20,000 FOREIGNERS,
cures, but for chances of cutting long about it. True, the Govern Arranged, with the initials as well down all unnecessary appointments.ment does not resort to the "
as Surnames in strict alphabeHe was ridiculed for bothering as employed in the House of Com-
gag tical order so that any name about what were contemptuously mone, but the whole proceeding can be found instantaneously. called "candle-ends and cheese tend to become somewhat perfunc paring," but he had the firm con- tory, in view of the foregone con- viction that it CLASSIFIED LIST
was always well clusion that, whatever spokesmen worth while investigating the "con- for the shareholders may say, the tingencies" and minor charges of report and accounts certainly will IMPORT AND EXPORT Government Departments into be adopted in the form presented. which abuse must be always creep-A benevolent dictatorship is regard- MERCHANTS
ing, from the nature of the case ed by some as the ideal form of Automobile Association, inmates of At the suggestion of the Auckland and without much blame to anyone government. Administration based the New Zealand Jubilee Institute This Gladstonien principle might be upon the will of the majority is for the Blind will henceforth hold applied to advantage in Hong said to be unsatisfactory, since one hand upright over the head Kong.
majorities are always wrong when attempting to cross street. In Comparison of the approved Nevertheless it is the British habit an effort to prevent accidents due Estimates for 1929 and the draft to give ample opportunity for the to blind persons attempting to figures for 1930 shows a decrease discussion of proposals submitted cross streets alone, and also effected under
various heads for general approval. If share-obviate the necessity for unaccom amounting to a million dollars, but holders do not avail themselves of "panied blind porsana having to wait there have been increases totailing the opportunity to put questions, too long at grossings, the Auckland 3 millions, or net increase in that is their affair, but they should A.A. decided that only some kind expenditure of nearly £million have the option. Tomorrow we of signal which would be immediate dollars. One million of this is no shall know what our spokesmen"in ly recognised by motorists would counted for by special expendi- the Legislative Chamber think of solve the problem. As a result they establishment of new posts and incoming year, and what the Govern scheme the approval of the Jubilee ture in various Departments; the the Government's proposals for the sought and obtained for their creases in salaries account for con-ment has to say in reply to their Institute, whose officials have issued siderably more than half a million criticisms. The rest is silence-for the necessary instructions to, the dollars; allowances for good con-another twelve montha
blind.
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Service-men, their families and friends, will have the opportunity of bearing a first-class variedy concert on Nelson Day, October 21, at the Lee Theatre, at a remarkably head, to include the concert and low charge. Tickets, 20 cents per tram trip to and from the theatre, obtained among Service details and will be issued, and can later be units, and will also be on sale at the Choer-O Y.MC.A. and the Seamen's Institute. The concert is being arranged by the local branch of the Navy League, and there will also be 82 and 81 scats.
to
tions has created a bull market pictures that a few years ago would sell for a couple of shilling. It is estimated that more than £60,000 worth of sporting prints were sold i. London auction-rooms alone dur- This ing the past few months, figure does not include a large num- ber of private sales. The record. price for the season is said to be £15,000 paid by an American for George Stubb's Eclipse," which was in the private collection of the late Si: Walter Gilbey, Some years ngo" this famous racehorse picture sold for £1,250. The origin of the craze for sporting pictures is traced to Lord Woclavington's collection. The idea spread to American art dealers, who each year bid increas ingly high prices for English turf- and hunting scenes.
Art in Italy,
The Fascist Party and the Gov- prizes of 30,000 lire each for works ernment bave united in offering two
of painting or sculpture inspired by the Fascist ideal. One prize is offered for a work of painting or sculpture which draws its inspira- tion from persons or events relative the creation of the fasci'," or original sections which developed the movement. The second prize of 50,000 lire is for a statue which "exalts the spiritual and physical The vigour of the Italian ract" Commune of Venice also offers a prize of the value of 25,000 lire, open to non-Italians; for a painti itig or sculpture representing ma ternity. Several of the General Confederations, such as the Artists" Confederation and the Confedera- tion of Industry, have also offered prizes or modern paintings and culptures. The idea behind these offers if to encourage the develop- ment of art under Fascism, and the movement has the direct approval
Looking Back 15 Years.
With the advent of the Civil "Service Recreation Club has come a reawakening in the Police Forec in regard to athletics. It is in- teresting to recall that a Polier cricket-team was the pioneer civil team to play at Happy Valley, and that the Police Sports used to be one of the main athletic events in Hong Kong But for several years a sort of lethargy appears to have come over the Force, and, excepting tennis, nothing in the way of physical recreation has been followed up. This condition of things is evidently to be allow. ed to prevail no longer. Last season Averal members of the Police Force unde very good ap pearances in the C.S.O.C., with the result that they are organising a Leam of their own this year, and have secured a pitch as well as tennis-ground at Happy Valley be- side the football-field, ́· AtÏsim- shatsui Station, also, a bowling- green and quoiting-pitch have been laid out, and these were formally opened on Saturday afternoon by Mr. F. J. Badeley, the Captain Kang Daily Press, September 19, Superintendent of Police.--Hong
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Looking Back 50 Years.
The aquatic sports in connection with the Victoria Recreation Club has been fixed for the 7th and 8th October The following are events for the first day: Open race, two objects; back somersault; long race, lengths of the bath; diving for eight lengths of the bath; running header from the springboard: long dive and aquatic tug-of-war. On the second day;-Hender from the diving stage; handicap race, two- lengths of the bath; running header from the platform; long race, eight lengths of the bath plunge hurdle race; and consolation bandicap race; two lengths of bath,' There are at present twenty-four entries and some good eport is expected. F. A Bennett, 27th Regiment; and The judges are Mr. W. Hynes, Lt.
Dr. Clouth. Starter E, Beart. -No
competitors will be allowed to hold more than three prizes-Hong Kong Daily Prear, September 19
1878,