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DER VEUX ROAD CENTRAL and QUEEN'S KOAD CENTRAL is CLOSED TO TRAFFIC Tatil Fürther Notice.
E. D. C. WOLFE,
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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Conrt has, by virtus of the provisions of Section 58 of Ordin ance No. 2 of 1897, made Aa Order Limiting the Time for Creditors and Others to send in their Claims against the above Estate to 19T1 DECEMBER 1929.
All Creditors and Others are necord- ingly hereby required to send their Chime to the Undersigned on or before That Date.
DEACONS,
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WEATHER REPORT.
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Sens to-day. They pictured a well- armed ship firing a shot across the bows of the helpless British mer- chantman, hoisting the Jolly Roger, sailing up to windward of her prize,
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TEAS will be Serred in the BOSE ROOM from 5 P.M.
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THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO., LIMITED (INCORPORATED IN QUEENSLAND). NOTION OF DECLARATION OF
INTERIM DIVIDEND.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that An INTERIM DIVIDEND of 18. 8p. Per Share on account of the Your ending 31st MARCH, 1930. b bean declared by the Directors of the Company in BRISBANE, Payable Rhareholders on the
Registers BRISTANE And SINGAPORE ON THURS.
1929.
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1929,
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AND
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OF THE
DIRECTORY
AND
stated:~
The anticyclone over China, con tinues to increase in intensity and Ince to strong monsoon will pre- vail along the Coast and over the China Sea.
The depression or typhoon is probably passing to the North of Yap on a N.W. or W.N.W. triak
Lon Forecast-N.Ewinda, free, fair.
The
It
Janet Gaynor appears in the leading role of "Four Devils," which opens at the Queen's to-mor row with Naney Drexel, Barry Norton, Charles Morton, Farrell Macdonald, and Mary Duncan.
The Chartered Bank has received the following telegram from its Head Office in London:-", Shell Transport and Trading Company, Ltd., declared a dividend at the rate of 5 per share free of Income Tax payable. January 0. Bearer Coupons to be presented No. 53."
Prohibition enforcement officials are permitting the importation of English puddings, each containing a pint of brands, since the Volstead Act only prohibits alcohol in a liquid state. The Savoy Hotel of London is already" taking advan- sering helpless officers and passentage of this situation by shipping gera murdered before his eyes.
ruffians to loot the merchant ship and, if necessary, slit the throata of all hands on boned. But these are not the methods of Chinese pirates. Their mode of working is no lesa sinister, but much more subtle, and neither master nor officers have much chance of defend. ing themselves or their ship. Seem- ingly innocent and inaffensive pas sengers suddenly show their truc colours; revolvers and guns appear from nowhere, and the master and three or four offcers-with all res pect to CHARLES II.-may, if they ANNOUNCEMENT.
choose, risk sudden and certain The marriage arranged between death in an almost hopeless struggle
Miss DOREEN BYRNE, daughter against overwhelming odds. of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Brax Chinese crew, of course, will take of Calcutta and Mr. ALAN no interest in the proceedings STEPHEN MITCHELL, son of the other than keep well 'out of range late E. W. MITCHELL of Hongor possibly join the pirates. Kong and of Mrs. M. S. MIT is possible, too, that the master. CHELL of 9, Tregunter Mansions, will be given the option of reluct will take place at St. Joseph'santly, doing what he is told, or of Church, Garden Road, at 3 r.in. No on Friday, November 20.
No complete protection against invitations are being issued but all friends will be welcome at piracy on the China Coast has been the Church and afterwards at a devised, nor can be in. the present Fifteen years ago reception at 0, Treguater Man-circumstances.
the opinion was given by an ex [860] sions, May. Read.
perienced shipmaster that the pre- sence of armed guards was the most practical proventive mensure against piracy, and this remains the most effective form of protec tion. These measures have so far proved 100 per cent, efficient, for since the introduction on British ships of armed military guards after the Anking outrage last year; no attempt at piracy has been ever made on a ship so protected. Now, for some reason, there is talk of these military guards being with- ress drawn at an early date, and the suggestion is not looked upon with any favour by the officers of the ships affected Conditions in the China ports at which these vessels call, and in the hinterland, have not proved to such an extent as to suggest that piracy is no longer Tegarded as a paying profession. The unsettled conditions still exist ing throughout China rather tend to encourage desperate outragen such as banditry and piracy, and it is common knowledge that arms and ammunition are always avail- able to anyone who has the price to pay for them.
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HONG KONG, Nov 23, 1929.
THE PIRACY PERIL.
By devious channels information has reached the authorities in Hong Kong that certain lawless persons nominally resident in the neighbour hood of Bias Bay have made plans
The difficulties of effectively deal- for celebrating the New, Year in
ing with a gang of armed and their own peculiar way. According desperate men on board ship are na fully realised by the pirates as to-report, two gangs of pirates are contemplating a coup within the by their respective victims, and
the odds are all in their favour i next few weeks, and this informa- armed guards are abolished. It is tion is said to have been obtained only a year ago that two British afficers and a Chinese ouartermaster from a well-informed source. There lost their lives, and two other officers were acriously is nothing at all improbable in the British story. In fact, it is quite likely wounded, in a piratical raid on a British ship which had neither grilles. This little that these desperadoes are constant-guards nor ly planning coups, and attempting handful of unarmed mariners was to carry them out, for that is their overwhelmed by a gang of forty well-armed m "Reaist to the profession. Naturally, we hear only uttermost " the ghost of of the attempts which are successful, CHARLES 11., and to the credit of the Merchant Navy let it be said or of those attempted but frustrat- that they do, whether they are ed. Of the plots and plans actually armed for the fray or not. formed, but owing to unfavourable render without a struggle is not in the nature of the British atilor, circumstances not attempted, it is but that is no reason why he should obviously impossible to have any he deprived by the War Office of most effective measures of
GENS
Sur-
CHRONICLE record, bat it would be probably defence that have been devised. An
The 67th Annual Issue
"OF THE
No that a Petition presentori to the with all Modern Conveniences. Drying Directory and Chronicle schemes into effect may be due to soldier and a Customs officer.
SUPREME COURT of Heng Kong on the Booms and Qut-houses, Two Lifts.
EIGHTH DAT or NovEMBER, 1929, for Confirming the Reduction of the Capital of the above Company from $100,000.00
to $200,000.00 is directed to be heard HENRY HONOUR SIR before Bis COWPER GOLLAN, Knight, & A R.. Chief Justice on, TEURSDAY, THE FIFTH DAT OF DECEMBER, 1929, at 10.30 CLOCK in the FORENSON.
Any Creditor or Shareholder of the Company desiring to oppose the making of an Order for Reducing the Capital of the said Company under the above Ordianace should appear at the Time of Hearing by Himself or his Counsel for that purpose.
A Copy of the Petition will be furaished to any Creditor or Shareholder of the Compary requiring the same by the Undersigned on Payment of the Regul. ated Charges for the Same.
DEACONS,
Bolicitors for the Company, No. 1, Des Voeux Road Central, Victoria, Hong Kong.
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NOTICE.
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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Certificate for 8 Shares Nos. 26085/20/92 issued in the Name of been GIDEON BALLOCH declared LOST and should the Same not be producer Before the 6TH
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SCHOOLS.
M SURERY
TISS CODE, TRZOWINT, REIGATE, (Norland Institute Training) would like care of Two Children in Wel Chase
OF
HONG KONG,
THE TREATY FORTS OF
Sc
safe to assume that at least once a
officer has quite enough work and week the pirates make definite plans anxiety in navigating his ship and for a raid. That no attempt is seeing that his engines are ranning amoothly; he should not be expected actually made to carry all these also to undertake the duties of n a dozen different causes, but of the long as there remains even a remote possibility of piratical outrages. continued activities of these gentry so long should the British Govern. there is, unfortunately, no doubt. ment do all in its power to protect Only a few weeks ago a Japanese British ships and officers against murderous attack. That shipowners steamer was sized by pirates, led themselves fully realise the grave CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO.
by a woman. and the derp dis-risks taken by their officers is shown CHINA. SIAM, STRAITS
appointment then expressed at their the fact that one British firm-- and possibly ethers-has taken out SETTLEMENTS, MALAY
poor haul must not be taken as in-substantial life-assurance policies STATES, NETHERLANDS dicating a decision to abandon their for their European officers. Of late, INDIA, BORNEO, THB calling and take to honest means of
we understand, the number of men livelihood. As a matter of fact, this is just the time of year when the Bins Bay gangs would be mak
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allotted to ships as guards has been gradually reduced, and this policy is apparently to be continued to thei ultimate vanishing-raint. If there are professional objections to the use of soldiers for this duty, why not engage bluejackets? If men
cannot be spared from the present complements of the squadron, others, could be sent out from heme for this duty. It is certainly too much
season when many Chinese oversea planning to visit their home land for the New Year festivities, and such travellers usually carry on their pereons a considerable to expect officers of the Merchant Navy to carry on without protection amount of money and jewellery-the of some kind, and we trust the very things, in fact, that pirates Fome authorities will reconsider their decision to put an end to a system which has given such com- plete satisfaction.
'most covet.
It is curious that the official warning just issued regarding the probability of another piratical raid IMPORT AND EXPORT comes at a time when the with-
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drawal of the military guards placed on board British ship is being talked of. Perhaps this warn- ing will cause the War Office author ities to reflect once more before deciding to allow shipowners to eend their vessels to son without armed guarda aboard. We know, of course, that. under a law passed in the
News and Views.
Three cases of smell-pox and two of diphtheria were reported on Thursday..
Notice is given by the police that until further notice Wardley Street, between Des Voeux Road Central and Queen's Rond Central; is closed to traffic.
$12 reign of CHARLES II, the master and President Hoover's crime 'com.
$8 crew of a British ship are expected mistion is to conduct in intensive under penalty to resist attack by study of the nation's cost for fight- that 40,400,000&shoped pirates, but the legislators of thoseing crime, which is estimated to far-off days had in mind a rather that the study may reveal exactly different set of circumstances to what forms of crime account for the those which exist in the China l'highest total expense to the country.
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thousands of puddings to gratify American palates at Christmas and Thanksgiving seasons."
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MAIL.
ENGLAND riú SUEZ.
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Registered mail at 0.45 a.m. Ordinary mail at 30.40 a.m. This mail will be forwarded by the s.8. Kashgar and is due in London on December 93.
ENGLAND vii SIBERIA.
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November 26.
8 p.m. Ordinary mail, November 26:
on
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CANADA AND US.A." Christmas mails for Canada and U.S.A. will be closed in the G.P.O. as follows:-
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A.B.-Dutiable articles sent by letter post are liable to can. fiscation.
Christmas cards bearing not more than fire written words the may be forwarded at special rates for printed papers," provided that the envelope is left open.
FISHERMAN SHOT.
ARMED ROBBERS ACTIVE IN
PING CHAU,
A belated report has reached the Police to the effect that three armed men carried out a raid on Wednes- day on a house in the Ping Chau district occupied by a fisherman and his wife and their son and daughter. in law.
·
The men got away with money and jewellery to the value of.. 81,300, which included ten 8100 notes. In the course of the robbery, the master of the house, who is said to have attempted resisting the rob bers was shot in the chest, and the injury, it is feared, may prove to be serious.
Fire Brigade Display.
The annual drill display of the Hong Kong Fire Brigade, including the finals of the competition drills, will be held in the compound of the Central Police Station on Wednes day, November 27, at 3 pm. The brigade always put up an interest- ing display, and a good number of people regularly accept the cordial invitation to members of the public to attend and watch the pro- ceedings.
Singapore Again.
Önce more it has been necessary for the British Government to ex- plain to Conservative members of the House of Commons that there has been no change in the Singa- pore policy." The scheme for building a great naval base has, not been abandoned, but for reasons quite obvious it has been decided to slow down operations pending" the outcome of the Naval Confer- ence to be held in January. It is admitted that the Dominion Gov- ernments concerned had not been consulted regarding this step: they had been advised of it, but their was not preliminary approval
sought. Mr. Amery-who Colonial Secretary in the last Ad- ministration--was not at all satisfied with Mr. Ponsonby's account of what had occurred, or of what is to happen. An assurance having been given that the Dominions con- cerned would be consulted it and when any new decision regarding the Singapore scheme had to bo made after the coming Naval Con- ference, Mr. Amery said he wanted to se consultations made before, But the Conference, not after. John Bull is putting up by far the greater portion of the 11 million, sterling estimated to be spent on the Singapore scheme, and surely can be allowed the privilege of saying whether work can be släcken- ed for a couple of months-not "abandoned, but merely slowed. down. If the Dominion Govern ments had been asked for their views before" this decision was taken by the British Government, the Naval Conference probably would have been concluded before the leisurely exchange of views " between London and the Dominion capitals had come to an end. As we have already said in comment- ing upon this matter, the British Government has made generous gesture to Japan. It, une fortunately, it proves unavailing, work can be pushed on again with- out seriously affecting the value of the Singapore scheme. On the other hand, if Britain's friendly notion is productive of the results honed for, that gesture will prove well worth while.
Looking Back 25 Years.
very
The Station Hotel (Tsim-Tsá A Chinese woman was victimised.
Teo) is to be erected on Kowloon to the extent of 8218 when she was
Inland Lot No. 402, and will front set upon by three men in Belcher's on Robinson Road. This lat has
frantage of 100 feet to Robinson Street yesterday. According to the
Road and depth of 160 feet. The report made to the Police by the
design shows a three-storied build- woman, she was walking alone whening on front-wing, and, four-storied the three men came up upon "her- from behind. They searched her and on getting the mouey made off in the direction of the waterfront. The woman later made a report to the No. Police Station.
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By kind permission of Members of the Fanling Hunt and Race Club, a Gymkhana will be held on Sunday, December 1, at Kwanti. Race Course. The officers of the 2nd Bn. The King's Own Scottish Borderers will be At Home" to ull Members and Subscribers to the Fanling Hunt, Officers and Wives of the Royal Navy Army, and Royal Air Force, and their friends. The Gymkhand starts at 2.30 p.m. punctuallly.
Sale of Work for M.C.L.
A sale of work will be held in the Kwok Slu Lau Hall, St. Stephen's Girls' College, on Thursday, De. cember 5, in aid of the Ministering Children's League. The sale is an annual event, and is organised by the girls of Fairier" (the verna- cular school) and St. Stephen's College, to raise funds for hospitals, schools, and other institutions in Hong Kong nad China. The attrac tions this year, will include a number of interesting competitions, stalls for lacquer work; calendars, work from the Philippins. Jalandis, etc., The opening ceremony will be per formed by Mrs. H. T. Creasy at 11 a.mi
to north and south wings. Each wing has wide verandahs to permit of every room having verandah ac- commodation. The front verandah 15 aurinoanted with towers, and the facade will have an elegant appear- ance. Eight European shops will.
erected on the opposite side of Rebinson Road, so that in all pro- bability this part of Robinson Road will be the business centre of the future. The splendid position of Lot, 402 demands that a fine build- ing should be erected, and we are told the owner is sparing no ex- pense to ensure the bailding being made as imposing as possible. Hong Kong Daily Press, November 2%, 1904.
Looking Back 50 Years,
On Friday evening, about six e'clock, a Chinaman, when passing the Opium Farmer's Office, sudden- ly aimed a packet" he was carrying at the doorway. The missile, how. ever, struck the Indian watchman, then standing at the entrance, who" immediately pursued the offender. The packet, which was "filled with gunpowder, exploded a few mo- ments after, fortunately doing nơ” damage, but shaking the premises. The perpetrator of the outrage, escaped among the crowd which gathered on hearing the explosion, The pollae were communicated, with, and efforts are being made to tènco the authors of this gunpowder plot. We believe a reward of $1,000 will the affered for information leading. to the conviction of the person or persons concerned. Hong Kong Daily Press, November 24, 1879,
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