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PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD.
N°
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TO LATE CARS Will Run Aftar 12.05 on The NIGHT of THURSDAY, 24TH INSTANT.
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ALICE MEMORIAL AND AFFILIATED HOSPITALS.
WING to Unforeseen Circumstances
the ANNUAL MEETING of the Hospitals arranged for FRIDAY, the 25TE INSTANT has been POSPONED to a Date which will be announced Later.
F. R. ASHTON,
Secretary, Hong Kong, April 23rd, 1930. [9343)
-GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC.
for
SPECIE
and
TENDERUAN DOLLARS currout in this Colony, for Telegraphic Transfer, on the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty'e Treasury, London, up to and for the Sum of 20,000, will be Received by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER COMMAND PAY OFFICE, til 11 O'CLOCK A.M. on the 24 APRIL, 1930.
The Tenders to state the Total Amount (in Pounds Storing). No Telegraphio Transfer will be made for less than £100. The Tendors to be in Duplicate, and in
Covers, addressed to the TREA Sealed SURY CHEST OFFICER, COM
PAY OFFICE, and andorted
Etc."
MENDERS FOR GOVERNMENT
BILLS,
The right to accept or reject any or all
Tenders is reserved. Copies of Forms of Tender can be had on application.
"Persona. tendering for (Billa) are hereby Natided that, having regard to the provisions of the Acte 22 George LIL. Cap. 45 and 31. George ill, Cap. 52, the acceptance of any such Tender is subject to the express condition that no Member of the British House of Commons stall be admitted to any share or part in or to any benefit to arise. from the Con traat thereby made for the allotment
of mab (BILL).
"The provisions in question de pot apply to Contracta entered into by, any. incorporated Company in its corporated capacity and made for the general benefit of the Company."
E. A. LANG, Colonel, R.A.P.C.,
Treasury Chest Ofeer. His Majesty's Treasury Office, Hong Kong.
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the by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 25ra DAY of APRIL, 1930, at 3 FM, at the Offices of the Public Works
Department, by Order of H:6
EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNUE, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Mong Kok Tau, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for A term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crowa, Hent to be fixed by the Surveyor of HIS MAJESTY TAZ Eisa, for one farther term of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No, of Sale,
Registry No.
Locality,
Let No. 1859, Nathou
Kawinon Inland
Near Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1922.
Road
Boundary
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LOFF. BELLANY,
General Manager. Hong Kong, Apr. 23rd, 1930. (9940
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HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the HONG KONG HOTEL, Hong Kong, on WEDNESDAY, the 7 MAY, 1930, at 11 30A.M. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the Your ended 31st DECEMBER, 1929.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 28ru AFRIL to WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY, Beth Daye inclusive.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers. Hong Kong, 22nd Apr., 1980. [9326
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Yesterday's weather report, fere east and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 4.15 p.m., stated:-
Pressure is highest over North Japan and relatively low
over China generally. "
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ID40, at a cost of about 25 millions. sterling From time to time in dignant subscribers write to the papers vehemently complaining of the new system, and regretting the gradual disappearance of the manual exchanges, but it is possible that some of these complaints are due to the fact that in London the mangal and automatic systems are working side, by side, as they must during the transition period. It is also possible indeed, most prob Shang-able that the human factor in the C. Gautomatic system, to which refer
ence has been already made, was at fault. It is interesting to note that the management of one of the. largest stores in London is very well satisfied with the automatic system. A member of the Erm, said: People interviewed recently on the subject,
Editorial and Business Offers: 11. Lee House Street. Tel. Central Night Editor (Wanchai Office)
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The Baily Press.
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HONG KONG, ÁPRIL 24, ́· 193),·
The Central Executive Committee Chinese in Australia,
,
Motorists who went to "all ap their tauka yesterday got an un- pleasant surprise on being told that the price of petrol had been in creased from 31 to 75 cents a gallon. We assume the rise in petrol is due to the slump in silver,
the, Kucointang has ordered the Last month in Sydney Ah Chong." Shanghai to tense their activities, (40), 'n Chinese gardener, appeared Amalgamated Street Unions of reports the Sinwanpao.
at the Central Police Court on a charge of being a prohibited im The Shanghai-Hankow nir service
migrant. Mr. Leslie Gannon ap tungpu will be formally inaugurat-peared for defendant, and inform under the auspices of the Chiao- ed early next month; reperts the ed the magistrate that heunder- veknabular press,
stood the palice intended to prefer another charge against Chong, who had already been acquitted on a. charge of being a prohibited im- migrant. Sergeant "Hart said it was alleged that "Chong had been connected with the murder of Frenchman in Noumea six and a Foreign lawyers who do not half years ago. The magistrate postess the necessary certificates' issued by the Ministry of Judicial said that in the interests of justice Administrations will not be per it was necessary to afford proper mitted to practise in the Shanghai facilities for investigation. Ocea Special District Court and the sionally someone had to suffer in- sometimes -com- Second Branch
He remanded Chong Kiangau High convenience. plain that it takes longer to estab-Court. "
for one month. Bail of £500 was. lish a connection through an auto-
allowed, Ah Chang to report daily matic exchange, but I think the
to the police. delay is often more illusory than real. They are accustomed to hear ing the operator's voice making for and repeating the number. With a dial telephone, however, the whole process is completed without speech; and to the caller it seems to take longer. On the whole I prefer the automatic system." This testimony from a firm which does an enormous amount of business by telephone should convince any who may be sceptical as to wint will happen in Hong Kong after mid- night on May 3.
News and Views.
The Canton Naval" Headquarters have dispatched the gunboat Chung Shan to Bias" Bay to assist in the suppression of the virates there
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The Grain Committee appointed by the Mayor of Greater Shanghai, according to the Chinese press, began to function on April 16, when orders were placed with Saigon merchants for 10,000 bags of rice to be shipped to Shanghai next month.
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"Keep on Advertising."
-A striking tribute to the value of Mr. Winter Thomas, the well-known newspaper advertising was paid by advertising expert, at a dinner in London to celcinate the annual. According to the Sunpao, the Reed, Ltd. Mr. Thomas stated that sales contention of. Messra Austin. Waichinapu has ordered the City the way to succeed in business, pro- Government of Greater Shanghai vided you give the public good ser- temporarily to stop isaning permits is to build up that service by to foreigners intending to travel in Kiangsi Province, as Government troops in that province are now busile engaged in bandit suppres- sion work.
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the fall support of Mr. Reed in newspaper advertising, and he had
that view. He related an undis- closed incident of the coal, strike in proof of his contention. During Sir Aurel Stein, K.C.I.E., Super: nervous advertisers were, cancelling that time, he declared, when too- intendent of the Indian Archaeo-their announcements, the primary logical Survey for over thirty years and a noted explorer and scholar
concern of Austin Reed, Ltd, bad on Buddhiem, arrived at Yokohama advertising so long as the news bern to maintain them. "Keep on on April 10 on the CPR liner Empress of Asia from Vancouver, the slogan of the firm. That was
papers are published,' He is on his way to his home a striking tribute to the faith of Kashmir, India, and wax to stay in Japan for a few days.
a big business house in such policy and to the value of the news-
AFTER MIDNIGHT, MAY 3 new automatic telephone system will come into operation in this Colony, and instruments will be of no service unless subscribers know how to use them. There is nothing very intricate to learn in the operation of an automatie tele- phone,but the efficiency of the service depends almost as much upon those who use it as upon those. who supply it-hence,"possibly, the objections sometimes heard to the change which is now near at hand. One thing is quite certain-autothe total output of the Kailan matic telephones have been in
Mining Administration's minca for Glass Merchant's Home," in operation for many years in various the work ending April 5 amounted the Pan-chia, village of the Muh- parts of the world, and have given to 113,00 tons, and the sales duringping District and made a pillage excellent results-but this efficiency the period.to 108,008 tons.Y of all money saved, clothes, and, of service is dependent upon the
precious ornaments, but no one was captured and taken away. intelligent co-operation of those using the telephone. Mechanically, the system is as perfect as man's ingenuity. can wake it. Faults and breakdowns will occur as in the
The Italian Minister to China, who went to Canton recently left the Colony on Tuesday for Shang- hai by the ss. Sphinx en route to Peping,
unforeseen Owing to
efrcum stances the annual meeting of the Alice Memorial and Afiliated Hos pitals, fixed for Friday, next, has been postponed to a date to be announced later
Things might have been worse, enncludes the Chefoo Daily News: to a family, the nickname of which Several brigands the other went is
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Two prizes for 1030 have been announced by the China Scientific Society. One is Miss Kao's prize of $100 which will be given to the students of domestic colleges and Among the passengers from Swa-universities who have achieved merit operation of manual exchanges, tow by the s.s. Haining yesterday in physics. The other is offered by but in any well-managed telephone were Major-General J. W. Sandi: the Peping branch of the Society, system.such mechanital troubles are and C.B., C.M.G., D.5.0, Capt. and will be given to the best rare. It is much more often the B. Benfield, D.8.0. M.Carchaeological student in China.
„Capf." Cameron, Capt. Neville and personal element that is at-fault Lieut. Glegg. when things go wrong, and, as the
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Looking Back 25 Years,
Correspondence concerning the of the Hong Kong Court at the re-organisation and enlargement Imperial Institute is published in the Hong Kong Guvernment Gazelte, His Excelicacy the Gov- ernor has placed a collection of China production and manufae- articles of Hong Kong and South ture in the hands of the Registrar- General Mr. Tuteber has twien
visited the Imperial Institute and carefully inspected the Hong Kong and other, courts at the Imperial. Institute, which he was shown by the Superintendent, Mr. W. 0. The engagement is announced of Freeman, who gave him much in Mr. Allen Nobistan, eldest son of formation respecting the details of While pawning a costly watch Mr. and Mrs R. M. Nebiston of arrangement, etc. The desirabil fob at the Wing Tai Pawnshop, Shanghai, to Miss Marjorie Kirk-ity of somewhat extending the area 555, Shanghai Street, Kowloon, on. untrick Hyslop, eldest daughter of of the present space allotted to Tuesday, a man suddenly bolted, the late Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Hyslop be at least doubled in order to in- the Hong Kong court which should
questioned by the pawnbroker as will take place next month at elude the additional exhibits and to the origin of the article. A re- Toronto where, Mr. Nobleton is on
to show these better than is possi- the editorial staff of the Evening Com-port has been made to the Police.
Telegram.
only persons concerned Are the
caller and the called, they must shoulder most of the responsibility
for the efficient, arorking of the leaving the article behind, when of Toronto, Canada. The wedding
automatic service.
The Hong Kong Telephone pany has taken considerable trouble to make the operation of the new service quite clear. Demonstration CHRONICLE have been erected at which the public may get accustained to "the new process of getting a desired connection. The manipulation of the finger-plate is a very simple-
The 68th Annual Issue
OF THE
Entry MUST be Enclosed with Directory and Chronicle
Entries". Otherwise Will Not be Extertained
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JAMES STEWART,
Hon. Secretary.
NOTICE.
LTD. Carlton House, Regent Street, London, S.W., are pleased to annouce that they have made many friends be their consistent auccess in introducin men returning from the Esat to suitablı Directorships. Partnerite or Employ. ment at Home. Correspondence wit rhis old established and reliable House is Javited from all others about to retary.
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the Sale by Public Auction to CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME-
of
be held on MONDAY, the 28rm Dat of APRIL, 1930, at 3 7.x., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of EIS EXCELLEBOY THE GOVERNDA, of Two Lots of CROWN LAND at Wong Noi Chung, in the Colony Hong Kong, for a term of 75 year, with the option of renewal at a Crown Tent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Maszary tus King, for one further term of 75 yeurn./
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale.
aland Log Inland Lot
No. 3054.3 No. 3033, Registry No.
LNg. 1717.
Locality:
outh of Jalanis
Boundary .A
Measure-
mente.
sale plan.
Do.
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Contents in
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HONG KONG,
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affair; it is after the plate hek been
Residents on the Península who make use of the Taiwan bathing The Second Naval Squadron of bench during the summer will be the Chinese Admiralty are busily glad to know that the Kai Trek engaged in bandit suppression 11otor Bus Company are running a special service to Taiwan from May 1. An advertisement to this effect appears elsewhere in this
issue.
work. Ears the vernacular press. On April 10, the fin Chuan, left Hsiakuan, Nanking, for Sha Yang, Hupeh, to assist the Government troopa in engaging the Communist bandits there, while the Yung Chi The popular lecture by Professor has left Nan Jih for Meichow. W. Brown on "Current ProgressBukien, to suppress the bandits w
s wha in Hrat. Engineering," previously have been active there of late. notified to be delivered on Friday, Monday, April 28, at 8.45 p.m. in be passing through the Colony this April 25, has been postponed to Among the passengers who, will Room, H of the Varsity Main week-end bound for home on the Building. The general public. are P.&O. Rajputana are Mr. and cordially invited.
Mrs. H.S.Goodwyn Isitt, who were married in Kobe on April 19. A small Chinese boy had a very The bride was formerly Miss Lucy narrow escape from death in a Hodgkinson. and the wedding at accident in. Wellington All Saints Church was attended by motor Street on Tuesday afternoon. The large number of Japanese and foreign friends. Mr. and Mrs. Igitt boy, in attempting to run across the street, was knocked down by a are returning to Kobe in Novem motor car. "The driver at once stop ber. ped the vehicle, from beneath which scathed the boy crawled out, practically un-
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ble, in the present cramped space is suggested. The Colony contri- butes a total annual sum of £38. a to the general expenses of the Imperial Institute and the upkeep of the court, and it is suggested that this contribution be corres- pondingly increased.-Hong Kong Daily Prere, April 24, 1905. Locking Back 50 Years,
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An interesting incident which occurred yesterday at Government House hax come to our knowledge. pulled-round-and-leased five
Amid the throng of visitors who times that a few people may get
called to congratulate Sir John on confused, as a result of not having
his newly-received dignity was Z Chinese deputation, After receiv
and fully understood what then he
ing their congratulations pens. The caller, having dialled
good wishes for further "promo- CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO the number required, will hear one
tion, emolument, and longevity," CHINA, SIAM, STRAITS
of four different, tonca, and these
the Governor, probably anxious to stem the torrent of further good wishes such as "100 song and 10,000 SETTLEMENTS, of
MALAY STATES, NETHERLANDS should be listened to at one of the
grandsong, "sked the deputation" INDIA, BORNEO, THE demonstration instruments already available to the public. The
if they had heard of the change of PHILIPPINES, Etc.
Government which had becurred dielling tone, which jë heard almost
in England. Some of the members had heard that the Earl of Beacons Thia Largo Volume of approximate as soon as the receiver is put to
field had resigned, but wished to ly 2,000 Pages gives, in addition the car, is the equivalent of the to the Usual Lists, of Firms, an operator's "number please," and
"In spite of the vigorous protests know the reason why he bad done lodged by Chinese public organiza-60, and inquired what his age was. Alphabetical List of Residents
tions against the rumoured naval Turning towards the mantelpiece, in the Far East containing the indicates that a mechanical opera-
According to a Canton paper, a manoeuvres by the Japanese des on the one side of which there Names of early
tor is at the series of the sub bombing plane was forced to decend trayer fotilla near the Chuson hangs the portrait of Disraeli and on the other that of Gladstone, his scriber. The ringing tone indicates on Tuesday when nearing the Islands, off the Chekiang coast, that the mechanical operator bas Sunwui district due to unfavour-reports the Chinese press, the Excellency stated the age of the functioned entisfactorily and is able weather and crashed to the maneuvres were actually carried former, which happened to be the ground. The machine was out there on April 10 according to
exact age of the spokesman of the ringing the bell on the telephone pletely wrecked and the pilot was pre-arranged plans. However, the deputation, who at once inquired of the number dialled. The busy killed instantly. A mechanic was Chinese press continues, it has not who was to be the Premier of the been learned whether the new Government. His Excellency tone corresponds to the operator's seriously injured and removed to yet
hospital in critical condition. manœuvres took place within the said be expected it would be Glad- "Number engaged," and the
three-mile limit of China's ter-stone, as the two then were tho. number unobtainable tone to, from the Rev. G. T. Waldegiare, are to be made by Government that he had not received news yet. Information has been received ritorial waters and investigations greatest statesmen in England, but operator's "There is no connes Commissioner of the Hong Kong officials in this connection..." At that moment a telegram was tion" ar "Line out of order." If Boy Scouts Association, at present
put in his hands announcing that it is remembered that a low tone indicates that the call is progress ing, satisfactorily, and a high tone that the call is ineffective, this will also corto no a guide to persons using the automatic, telephone.
Once the differences in these tones and their meanings memorised, the working of the
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at Home on leave, that Mr. C. H; Wilfrid North, stage and screen Lord Hartington had declined, Blason, who has recently retired veteran, who created the title roles, and that Mr. Gladstone had been from Hong Kong and was Assist in the famous "Get Rich Quick invited, to form the new Cabinet. ant Commissioner of the local Wallingford" and "Boston Blackie" So the Chinese at once bowed and Association, has been awarded the series, plays the judge in The chin-chinned to the new Premier under Powell, the Chief Scout, in Veiller's di-talking picture now whit, in going out, one of tho Honorary Silver Wolf by Lord Trial of Mary Dugan," Bayard in effigie, and left contented,
recognition of his valuable services playing at the Queen's Theatre party explained to the others the to the movement. The award was The well-known character acter was mystery which the Governor wisely announced and made at the Annual chosen for this important role in | hnd left unexplained, viz., the rea- Scout Commissioner's Dinner at the elaborate cast headed by Norma son-why the great Conservative the Hotel Russell, London, on Shearer, Raymond Hackett, H. I statesman resigned and runde resin.
Mr. Waldegrave was present. Hong Bayard Veiller, itself, and there is no obvious Kong friends of Mr. Blason will, reason why it should not work as no doubt, agree that no honour has successfully in this Colony as it been mere richly deserved. Mr. does elsewhere. London's telephone ton House, St Aubin, Jersey, Blason's home address is:-Charles-
system will be wholly automatic by Channel Islands.
dynium potesyoriy piciteerein Aporter NORTH Metal Cry by sayingLERICK
heard his voice teats. North'a part dual principle, the vin and the author-director, It's simply the interchange of the is a prominent one, and places him yarn." "Ah Ah said all the in a great supporting cast which rest, "now we understand it por- Jennings, Mary Doran, Olive Tell, yin and yang!"-Hong Kong includes Lilyan Tashman, Dewitt fectly, Conservatives and Liberals,
and many others of note,
Daily Preti, April 24, 1680,-