INTIMATIONS.
HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
THE SEVENTH EXTRA BACE MEETING will be held (Weather Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 26 OCTOBER, 1929, Commissiog at 2
P.M.
The 3irst Bell will be Bung at 1.30 rx. The Charge for Admission to the Public Enclosure will be $1.00 for all FersODN including
Ladies
Price.
Soldier and Sailors in Uniform Half
Members are advised that they must
their
2007
to the Member to obtain Admission
Enclosure.
Back Member Fas the right to in- troduce Non-members to the Member Enclosure, Tickste for whom can be obtained from Mosers, Linsazad & DATI, At $5.00 Each Up to FRIDAY, 25TH OCTOBER,
1939
The
Charge for Admission for Ladies to the Hambers Enclosure will be $1.00.
Each Member can obtain, upon Ap- "plication to the SECRETARY, Baigne for Admission of 2 Ladies Free of Charge. Bookmakers, Tie Tac Men, etc., will not be permitted to operate with in the Precincts of the HowD KONG Jockey Oxon during Race Meeting.
HO CHILDREN ALLOWED IN KITHER ENCLOSURE ON ANY PRETEXT.
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HONG KONG LAWN BOWLS
MASSOCIATION,
FINAL TIES HONG KONG ASSOCIATION LAWN BOWLS
CHAMPIONSHIP. ∙and∙∙
FINAL SPEY ROYAL CUP
Will be played off on
CIVIL SERVICE CRICKET CLUB"
GROUND
On
SATURDAY Next, za■ 167¤ IxST.
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Prize will be presented also to Winners of the 1st and 2 DIVISION of the LEAGUE.
A Collection will be taken on behalf
of the ST. DUNSTAN'S HOME,
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J. MASSEY.
Hon. Secretary.
SCHOOLS.
ISS CODE, Taxwist, BZIGATE, Moored). Institute Training), would like care of Two Children in her Charming House. Good
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中
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2
WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, fore- cast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5 pm, stated:
i
1929.
NANKING
also cute and bevels the mounts. Tam Law Sic, alias Lo Kwai According to the vernacular CANTON'S GIFT TO Hing, alias Lo Shing (or Sing) Press, two youths were seen to Yes, widow, who died intestate at throw a couple of packages of No. 14, Hillside Terrace, Hong Kong, left local estate to the value of $5,500. She is survived by two sons, one of whom, Tam In Fung,
So perfect is the order of the shop that he can attend to the wants of a customper with the same sure- ness and certainty as though he
The anticyclone remains central to the north of Hokkaido, The were in full possession of his sight. Chinese medicine dealer, has been typhoon is situated about 60 miles Extracts are given from letters re-granted letters of administration S.E. of Oshima, moving north-east:ceived from various parts of the wards. Fresh monsoon will prevail along the China Coast and over the N. China Sea.
winds,
Local Forecast:-N.E. fresh, £ne.
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Editorial and Business Offices:
Ice House Street, Tel. Central
IE.
Night Editor (Wanchai Office):
Tel. Central 4511. London Officer 11, Bride Lane,
Fleet Street, E.0, 4.
White Laber The Daily
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OF GREAT AGE.
Dewar & Son
PERT
DISTILLERS.
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Press.
HONG KONG, OCTOBER 26, 1929.
world, telling how other St. Dunstan's rien are making good at poultry-farming, boot-repairing, mat and basket making, and so on One particularly unfortunate man, who lost both hands as well as his sight, is able to operate a type
writer t
pamphlets among the Naval Yard workers as they were entering the $2,000,000 IN SILVER? Dockyard on Thursday morning. The young fellows made their escape but on examination the pamphlets were found to be. Com muniat propaganda.
Dr. O. T. Wang, the Foreign Ministar, gave a dinner last Sun day at the Majestic Hotel, Shang- A new custom for celebrating the bai, to Mr. Roy Howard, the well-birth of children, in pursuance of known American journalist, Among the demographic campaign, ia be those present were Mr. and Mrs. T.
ginning to watch on in Roma The initiative is due to the Tribuna in a block of apartments, the main newspaper. When a baby is born
doors of the building are decorated with a white silk bow and streamer to signify the advent of another tittle Italian into the world. It has long been the custom in Italy to "half-close the main doors of
Goong, Dr. and Mrs. H. H. mediately after the dinner, Dr. Kung, and Mr. Hou Moh. Jim-
Wang left for Nanking,
According to the Canton Gazelle, the Central Bank has issued notification that old and defaced coins, which are to be collected by the Government Mint for recoinago, will not be accepted an and after December 8. The Government Mint has collected and recoined during the last two months, more than 10 million dollars' worth of such coins,
No lese astonishing is the peycho- logical success, of St. Dunstan's methods-giving men who had every reason to feel that all interest in life had been destroyed new hope and confidence. They learned with joy how much it was possible to do even without the gift of right, and that precious knowledge has been the means of settling hundreds of men in happy little homes." Bt.-Dun- SOME MODERN MIRACLES. stan's has always given every en-estate of Tie Chung Sing, contrac Letters of administration of the couragement to its men to marry, tor, lato of No. 4, Triangle Street, believing that home life is great advantage to men who, however great their courage and independ. ence of outside help, must always need more than sighted folk the care and consideration of a wife and family. Incidentally it may be mentioned that every man who has passed through St. Dunstan's has been given a wireless set. Space does not permit of anything even
They are still blind-those unfortu-
mate men in the British Expedi- tionary Force who lost their sight during the war, but they are not altogether helpless, in spite of their infirmity. The fourteenth annual report of St. Dunstan's, which has been just published in London, contains Some most interesting particulars of the work done by that institution for assisting those
GOLD & PRIZE who lost their sight while on active
MEDALS. service.
It is really amazing to learn how these poor fellows have been enabled to earn their own living as a result of the training received at St. Dunstan's. The work originally started by the late Sir ARTHUR PEARSON for half a
Schools near, or could give First Lessons A.
Moderate Terma. Recommended by the Rev. G. R. LINDSAY, late of Bt. Andrew's Church, Kowloon.
· EDUCATIONAL.
'ST. CROSS, WALTON-ON-THE-HILL, SURREY,
Prop. School for Public Schools and Boyal Navy. Bitunted on Surrey Hill. Instructions in Usual Subjects and Games: alo Boxing, Drill, Swimming,
Shooting. Entire Charge of Boys ander. takon doring Holidays if desired. 450 s Torm and Extra. For further particulars
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FOR SALE.
IN ONE LOT,
IT NEVER VARIES!
SOLE AGENTS—;
S. WATSON & CO., LTD.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, PHONE C 616.
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dozen of the Arst blinded men who returned home from the battle fields has grown until today St. Dunstan's is responsible for about
careers have been completely chang ed as a result of having lost their aight. The means by which thesa poor fellows have been taught to fend for themselves, in spite of their fearful handicap, is described in the St. Dunstan's report, and in spite of its eaḍness-makes most interesting reading.
approaching a comprehensive sum mary of the work done by this institution, not only in training men but in looking after them when they have left to earn their own living, An actuarial estimate states that 1,322 -blinded soldiers may be expected to be living in twenty years time, and in forty years there is an expectancy that 445 will be still living. The same actuary estimates that an income of £148,000 a year fox fifteen years
Wanchai, who died intestate ut Chu Young Li Village, Hoiping District, Kwangtung, have been granted to Tas Pak Ping, son, who I also a contractor. The widow, Tse Kran Shi, has renounced her title. Survivors are the widow and two sons, including petitioner.
According to the Canton Gazette, substantial reduction has been made in the charges for installation ia Canton of automatic telephones. It is also announced that since the
Anances of the province have been put under the direct control of the Central Government all forms of superfluous taxes are to be abolish- od. From the beginning of next month the tax levied by the Pro- vincial Treasury on cigarettes is to be anulled.
An advertisement in the London Times invites applications for the post of Lecturer in Commerce at Hong Kong University, to com didates must be unmarried, lay. monce duty in January. Con-
men, not more than 30, and Univer
blocks of flats in sign of mourning when a death has occurred, und why, asks the Tribuna should birth not be celebrated Numbers of families have already followed the custom which, it is expected, will become fairly general in Rome.
Odd Flah|-
A villager in Tungkun, says a Canton paper, caught a black fah, about a foot long, in a muddy pool one day last week. He took it home hoping it would prove a delicacy for supper. When it had been boiled it was found that the fah had four short feet like a duck's. The man's wife was of opinion that the fish was very poisonous so they tried it on the dog. The dog ate it greedily and died shortly after in great pain 1.
Gold From Tin,
CURRENCY DIFFICULTIES
CONTINUE.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
CANTON, October 28. » · Rumours are current in 'Enancial
circles that the Canton Goveronicas
king to swell the war chest of the has sent $2,000,000 in silver to Nan
Central Government for the fight against the Kuominchun. The valut of the Shanghai dollar has risen considerably during the last two days and the writer was informed that it is difficult to send money to the North through the local banka
RESIGNATIONS REFUSED.
Mr. T. V. Soong has refused to accept the resignations of Mr. Fan Ki Mo, Commissioner of Finance, and Mr. Chow Min Cha, Managing Director of the Central Bank of China in Canton. It will be re membered these two oficials have declared that their respective jobs were far beyond them and asked to be relieved. Mr. T. V. Soong his urged them to remain in office and do the best they can to make both ends meet." It is understood that they will carry on.
NOTES STILL DEPRECIATING
It appears that the Government'. will not be able to redeem its bank. notes on November I as announced) a few days ago. Public confidents : in the Government banknotes is In connection with the recent still on the decline to-day's quota- claim by two Christchurch, N.Ztion being only 63 per cent. Owing to the general uncertainty due to research workers that they had dis covered a method of converting tin
the Nanking-Kuominchan war no into gold, a cryptic statement has one appears to be buying the notes. been made by Dr. Marsden, secre tary of the Department of Scienti fio and Industrial Research. Dr. Marsden states that he had samples of the "gold" analysed. Beyond a
The Provincial Government of statement that it was extraordin- arily interesting, Dr. Maraden re- Kwangtung has to-day lifted the fused further to comment; but he ban on the exportation of silver said that he had prepared a report money to the interior of the Pre- for the Government, which had been vince. But the order limiting the asked for support in the venture. exportation of silver to Shameen, Somebody will ask a question in Hong Kong, Macao, and other pro- Parliament one of these days," advinces, to $50 per shipment is still
all come out.”
"
* And So To Bed!"
When
SILVER EMBARGO MODIFIED.
public the Governzient states that the people in the interior of Kwang- tung, especially the silk merchante of Suntal District, are in great But the Gorera- need of silver. ment sees no reason for lifting the ban on the exportation of silver clae- where,
two thousand officers and men whose would enable the training and sity graduates (proferably in com- ded Dr. Marsden, "and then it will enforced. In a circular to the
settlement that still requires to be ree) with ability to touch done to be completed, after-care The salary offered is £450, rising to geography, physical and economic. organisation continued, and a suf- £500. A free passage is provided. ficient surplus set aaide annually to endow St. Dunstan's at the end of that time. It must be remem bered that the institution docs much to help the men who are supporting themselves by obtaining cheaply raw material for making goods, and Dunstan's from the very first waxed article. This assistance is very by storing and marketing the finish regarded by many as revolutionary, necessary at times, as any setback
The system of re-eduention and training which was adopted at St.
Mr. R. Oswald, the coroner for West London, who frequently conducts inquests into traffic fatali tics, has a novel plan for reducing street accidents."A pedestrian who is injured should be fined," be declared at a recent inquest,
estate. "If he is killed, the cost of any inquiry should be paid out of his pedestrians is appalling. Some The recklessness of some
When did people stop going to bed naked, and start wearing night- gowns! You can talk of naval disarmament, of reparations, of Zeppelin flights, or of football, but this is the question which has got at least one section of the British public chattering. Such staid newspapers as the Sunday Times and the like have been printing blush-provoking revelations about nudity or semi-nudity in which our ancestors and the state of
NANKING TO YUNNANFU.
THE NEW CHINA AERIAL NAVIGATION CO.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
apply Box No. 83061, efo Hong Kong Daily Dar of OCTOBER, 1929, at 3 It was a wide departure from pro-to the blind craftsman's industry thing should be done, because these they retired. Yet still they cannot PROPOSED AIR SERVICES: "
at the Offices of the Publis Works Department, by Order of HIS cedent, but subsequent evcats have endangers his greatest soures of cases are becoming very numerous. EXCELLENCE THE GOTEKNUE, of One Lot
contentment the full employment In the very small minority of cases GE OROWN LAND Werg Neishown that the innovation was of his working time, and the proud it is the motor-driver who is to Chang in the Colony of Hong Kong, for sound--it has stood the test of knowledge that his handiwork is in blame." a term of 76-year, with the option of renewal at a Crown Bent to be experience. From the start the handicap but because of its sound Not this Time!
demand not only because of his ized by the Surveyor of RI MANZETYT
workmanship and Anish. The sum KI, for one farther torzo of 75 years."
of all this is that St. Dunstan's for many years to come needs a fall continuance of that generous sup port which has been given to it for the past fourteen years. They are still blind, those poor follows who lost their sight while on active ser vice, and their so much more fortu- nate countrymen must be still mind- ful of their needs.
THE STEAMZA
"HUNG-ON.**
8,974 tonn Regt. landed with a Cargo
of Hongay Coal, am she now lies, with Anchon, Cables, Windlass and Winches, and all Stores.
The Vessel is stranded on the North Coast of the IBLAND OF HAIBAN, ON B Bandy Beach about One Mile East of LAMKOLsteNTHOUSE, at the Western End of HAINAN 8Teams, in about 28 Feet of Water.
LAM CHI FONG,
40, Bonham Strand West,
or to
D. A. PURVES,
Prince's Building, Ice House Street.
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KELLETT HOUSE, PEAK.
NO_LET-FLAT, No. 1, Fost
Rooms, Fluth System, Separate
Kitohen, Servants" "Quarters. Modern Conveniences. Moderate Bent Apply DEACONS, PRINCE'S BUILDING.
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· PEAK MANSIONS,2
NIFUATED within Two Minutes' Walk from the Tram Station and overlooking the Southern Side of the Kaland Bondy for Occupation.
Fire-Roomad and Biz-Roamed APARTMENTS"
with all Modern Conveniences, Drying Rooms and Out-bonées, Two Litta,
ALSO
PRIVATE GARAGES
TO LET, D
Situata at the Bear of
PEAK MANSIONS
Berante Compartments mcluding
Light and Water.
Apply to
CREDIT FONCTER D'EXTREME ORIENT.
"4im Froom, Fannon BANK BUILDING..
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale,
Jgland Lot
Registry No.
Fast of Yoland.
Lot No. 2049.
Locality,
No. 2960,
Boundary Measure-
menta.
As per
sole plan.
About
Bquare fe
Rental
DOS'
BG
2
Upact Price,
18,800.
blinded men were encouraged not to ponder morbidly over their mis fortune, but rather to regard them selves as normal individuals who just could not see na well as other people. Every man was taught to rend and write Braille, and to be come proficient in the use of a typewriter. Distinct trades and oc- cupations were initiated-and pur-1 sucd-massage, stenography, tele phone" operating, poultry-farming, joinery, mat-making, boot-repair- ing, and basket-making; later netting and rug-making were add- ed. The speed at which the men learned these things was marvel- lous owing partly to the fact that. The total output of the Kailing blind instructors were engaged to the week ending October 12 amount Mining Administration's mines for teach them, and partly to the cd to 78,615 tons, and the sales dur Pre Sale by Public Auction Dunstan's, where nobody was allow
DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS cheery optimistic atmosphere at St. ing the period to 75,008 tons.
•R.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
(8639
to be hold on MONDAY. the
Office
28 Dax of ODTOBER, 1929, ated to become down-hearted, and Fable Works Department, by" Order everyone encouraged to adapt him. of His ExcALLEY GOFERNOR, calf cheerfully to the now but limit
News and Views..
decide when that voluminous gar mont-feminine, nightgown, mascu line, nightshirt-with its visions of pink flannelette, hot-water bottles and warming pans, first saw the light of the day-or rather night. It seems from the stories that have been told in this nightgown con- Shortly after noon yesterday, a
troversy: that as far back as Queen large number of people collected at
Elizabeth's reign, and even in the the front door of the Bank of Can-time of Henry VIII and his wives, son, Des Voeux Road, Central. On going to find out what had happen-
mention is made of them. But, it ed our representative noticed that is pointed out, these were probab- the pavement was running with
ly what we now call evening wear. water. Long lines of fire hoses lay
It is very puzzling, but when did oozing on the foot path, which at
we first start wearing nightgowns once suggested a fire. Fire in the Bank of Canton building! More lines of hoses were noticed emerging in the lift lobby. A fire somewhere upstairs. It has probably been put out. But where is the Fire Brigade 1 Moving dearer, a couple of ordinary Chinese workmen were lines in true Fire Brigade style the hoses had just bad their periodical test and examination.
The Colony had a clean bill of een calmly folding up the hose health on Thursday.
Peak
of One. Lot of CROWN LAND ated scope of activity which was being anece Isabel Oakley, No. 307, The Shanshaipe, in the Colony of Hong opened up for him." Kong, for a term of 75 years, com- mencing from 1st July 1896. with the In the spring following the armis
From the Robert Dollar Company option of renewal at a Crown Bent to be tice nearly 700 men had completed we have received some useful bridge fired by the Surveyor of His MAJESTY
for one further term of 24 their training at St. Dunstan's and scoring-pads. As our friends forgot THE KING years less three days.
to bend any cards to play with, we established themselves in various have not been tempted to waste our parts of the Empire in the busi- working-hours in trying-out" the nesses and occupations they had score,blocks mastered so successfully, while an
PARTICULAUS OF THE LOT.
Boundary
No. of Sale. J
Now
Registry No.
Opposite Now Kowloon". Inland Lot No. 1284,
Locality.
Korrison La
Op Lot No. 1997ard
Aphu Street, Sham-
Measure-
'ments...
As per
salo plaz
Contents in
Square feet.
Rental..
About
5,000
7,500 !--- ∞ | Upscf Price:
$18
84
14 Country Life.”!
even greater number were under The Hon. Mr. B. D. F. Beith, training. To date about two thou- Col. G. R. V. Stoward, O.B.E., sand men have passed through this D.8.0., and Paymaster-Commander institution, and about 75 per cent. and Mrs Woodhouse were among have been trained in crafts which the passengers arriving here by the. produce articles for business or .z. Kalyan from the North. Bear domestic use. Less than 4 per cent. Admiral H. J. Tweedie, C.B., was description of a cub hunt is racily have been comparative failure among the through passengers. The annual report gives some re-
told. William the huntsman, with markable details of the way in
There are some notable articles in the September 14 issue of Coun- try Life.
"Country Homes and The forthcoming wedding is an Gardens" deals with Old Surrey between Mr. Harry Hall, East Grinstead, moated Hughes, No. 402, The Peak, the manor House of the fifteen in cear well known cricketer and Miss tury, now restored and enlarged. Only the great hall has survived of the original manor house and its timber room—a remarkably fine piece of craftsmanship, has been preserved intact. An interesting article on "Canada's Buffalo " is contributed by Professor W. Howan, who describes the 10,500 equare mile tract of land known as the Wood Buffalo Park, declared a sanctuary, for the wood bison. He mentions incidently that the Duko Woburn. Some fine photographs of of Bedford has a herd of bison at the machines in Bight during the The Schneider Trophy Race." In contest illustrate the article on West-Country Cab Hunting," the
Looking Back 25 Years,
CANTON, October 25, It is the common talk" in official. circles that an air service is shortly to be established between Canton and Yunnanfu. This has been partly due to the arrival in Canton of the Yunnaneze iyer Liu Poi Chun Chief of Aviation Bureau of the Provincial Government of Yunnan. Mr. Liu flew to Canton. from Changsha in the airplane Golden We have received from the Coloni Steed" and is still here conferring al Secretary for publication the with the authorities on the pro- following copy of a letter from His posed service. Ho said in an inter- Excellency the Governor of Macao view with the local pressmen that to the Governor, in connection with the Ministry of Communications, the proposed alteration of the time Nanking, is organising & company of this Colony to that of 190 deg. to be known as the China Aerial East Longitude which is to take Navigation Company, of which Mr. place on Sunday next: Bir-I Bus Fo will be managing director have the honour to acknowledge the The Company seeks to establish receipt of the despatch in which series of air services connecting municate to me that on the 30th in- tical centres of China your Excellency was pleased to com- the principal commercial and poli stant the time of 120 deg: East. Two serial ones have bee
been longitude will be adopted in Hong proposed between Nanking and Kong, and to inform your Excel Tannan. One will be by Fukien, lency that on the same day the time Canton and Kwangsi, and the in question shall also be put into other by Kweichow and Kwangei. execution is this Colony by an ad- "My mission," Mr. Liu said, “is to vonce over the present time of 25 talk, the matter over with General min. 50 sec. God help Your Excel- Chen Ming Shu and others, în ac lency Martino Montenegro, Gov. cordance with the instruction of Mr. ernor. We are further desired to Sun Fo." make it known that the change will be effected by firing the midday gun and by dropping of the ball at 24 min 18 sec. before noon instead of NANKING TROOPS LEAVE at 12 o'clock.-Hong Kong Daily Prean, Oct, 20, 1904. Looking Back 50 Years, Exchange on London:-
Bank Bille, on demand, 3/0. Bank Billa, at 30 days sight, 3/01 Bank Bills, at 4 months sight,
3/0
Credits, at 4 months sight, 3/01
to 3/91
mg { his son Tom as whipper-in con- On Bombay- which these plucky fellows are mak- Although it has been stated that stitutes the hunt staff the pack Bank, on demand, 222. ing a living. Ono mata joiner Dr. Wang Ching Wei is returning to having no M.F.B. and being man-On Calcutta z has a little shop in a Home Coun- Shanghai from Singapore, the Obi-aged by a committee. "Dartmoor Bank, on demand, 929. tics town, and most of his trade nese Press has received information all the year round" is the subject On Shanghai:----- consists of framing pictures and that he has no intention of return-of a travel article, while the difi. Bank, sight, 72). photographs, selling prints, artists”, ing. to China fust now but he pro-cult problem of precedence at rond Private, 30 days' sight, 731. materials, etc. Every frame he pose travelling about Austria, crossings is dealt with in the motor--Hong Kong Daily Press, October (8640, makes with his own hands, and ho1 Germany, Italy, and Switzerlanding pages.
27, 1870-
CANTON,
(FEOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]
CANTON, October 25, The last contingents of Nanking troops are leaving Canton to-day for Shanghai by steamers. Troops and supplies are being embarked into ships at anchor in White Goûte Bay off Shameen, There are nito gether saven ships, some of which belong to the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company. Tarso ships were sent to Canton from the Yangtze River Bed The troops are badly needed for the campaign against the Kuomin chun.