NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB
LAWN TENNIS,
WING to unforeseen circumstances the return. Exhibition Double
Match Axed for SATURDAY, 3RD MAY, has had to be Cancelled.
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HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD. OTICE 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 7TH MAY, 1930, at 11 30 .. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Direstora tegether with Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st Dxciors, 1929.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY,ST APRIL to WEDNESDAY, 7TH MAY, Both Bay inclusive. -
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managors. Hong Kong, 22nd Apr., 1930. [9328
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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
HE FORTY-NINTHTH ORDIN.
TARY GENERAL MEETING of
SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on FRIDAY,
INTIMATIONS.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1930.
RECEPTION ON THE ARRIVAL OF H.E. SIR WILLIAM PEEL, K.B.E,
OFFICIAL WELCOME AND PRE-
SENTATION OF ADDRESS.
T A PUBLIC MEETING held at the CITT HALL on FRIDAY, the 4TH APRIL, it was decided to present E. SIR WILLIAM PEEL, KE.. with an Address of Welcome on his arrival in this Colony, which will be during the MORNING of the 8TH MAY NEXT.
At the same Public Meeting it was decided that the whole of the THEATRE ROTAL should be Thrown Open to the Public without charge save only that the Stags be reserved for the Exception Committee, Members of the Executive and Legislative Councile. Representa tives of the Navy, Army and Air Forces and the Heads of Public Departments. the First Two Bown of the Stalls for the Consular Body and their wives and the representatives of the Churches; also the First Two Bows of the Dress Circle for ladies.'
It is hoped that as many resid eats of the Colony as possible will attend this Public Meeting at the Theatre Royal. and thus give a practical demonstration of the sup- port of the Colony to its new Governor.
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KOWLOON'S WELCOME
TO
the 16TH MAY, 1930, at NOON, for the H.E. SIR WILLIAM PEEL,
purpose of receiving the Report of the
General Agents, together with a state- ment of Acconats for the Year ended 31st DacaNEA, 1929.
The SHARE REIGSTER and TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 2 to the 18TH MAY, 1930, Both Days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD., General Agents. Hong Kong, 25th Apr., 1930. [9345
14TH LONDON REGIMENT (THE LONDON SCOTTISH).
REUNION DINNER of Past Members of "Oura" is being held in Messrs. LANE, CRAWFORD'S RESTAURANT on SATURDAY, 24TH MAY, 1930 at 7.30 p.m. for 8.00 PM. Will those intending to be present please communicate with
R GRIEVE, c/o Mesars JARDINE. MATHEBON & Co., LTD.,
It is proposed to form a Local Branch
of the O.C.A. Will say Past Member who is desirous of joining, kindly for ward his Name to the above?
*$306
K.B.E.. 'C.M.G.,
AT
CLUB DE RECREIO
MONDAY,
MAY 19TH AT 5.30 PM.
TICKETS are obtained at all KOWLOON CLU or at the Door-$1.00 Per Head.
TEA AND DANCING.
By kind permission of Lt. Col. H E. VERNON, Mc. and Officers, the Band of the 3/15rx PUNJABIS will Phy-during-the-reception. [9064
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ANNOUNCEMENT. The marriage arranged between Mr.. CECIL GRAHAM PERDUE and Miss MARGARET KNIGHT NORTH will take place on Saturday, May 3. A reception will be held at 11 km, at the Peninsula Hotel, 1st floor, at which all friends will be welcome."
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were The Japan Mission.
furnished ammunition to both Eleven Kohistanis, who parties in the controversy.
followers of Bacha-i-Sagao, the For
To-day a distinguished visitor recent usurper of the Afghan arrives in Hong Kong from Japan although a 'majority of the Com-throne, have been blown from guns on
his way to London-H.I.H. mittee approved construction of at Kabul,
Prince Takamatsu, accompanied by the tunnel on economie grounds,
his bride. The primary object of they evinced enough doubt about
the Prince's visit to Great Britain is to return the visit to Japan its success to encourage opponents
last year of H.R.H, the Duke of of its construction. The Com- mittes's conclusions included;--
1.-That none of the new forms of cross-Channel communication (apparently meaning airplanes) can be regarded as a satisfactory alternative to the tunnel.
That geological and engin eering difficulties can probably be overcome, although there must be an element of doubt until a pilet tunnel costing £8,000,000 has been constructed.
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in-
3-That although terests would be adversely affect ed, the tunnel would prove of economic advantage to Britain by creating new traffic and increas- ing trade.
AGRADECIMENTO. FRANCISCO P. DE VASCONCELLOS
SOARES, EMMA ALVES DE VAS- The Committee, however, admitted
CONCELLOS SOARES, WILHELMINA CORECA PEREIRA, CAELOS Á, DA SILVA PEREIRA, JULIA SOARES
CORREA E CARLOS M. CORNEA, agradecem sinceramente a todos
numerosoS
as seus parentes e amigos pelas felicitaques rece- bidas, bem assim pela honra que lhes dispensaram assistindo
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF be held on MONDAY, the 5
HONG KONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION,
IN
THE GOODS OF RICHARD BLACKWELL,
LATE
CHARLESTON VILLA,
BORDER
THE
ROAD, STOINUAM, IN
"COUNTY OF KENT, IN
UNITED KINGDOM, DECEASED.
THE
Nhat the Court bas, by virtue of
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
the Provisions of Section 58 of Orlin- ance No. 2 of 1897, rande An Order Limiting the Time for Creditors and Others to send in their Claims against the above Eatate to 28AD DAY OF KAY 1930.
All Creditors and Others are accord- ingly hereby required to send their Claims to the Undersigned on or before That Date.
DEACONS,
Solicitors for the Administrator, 1, Des Vœux Road Central,
Hong Kong.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
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in the House of Commons regard. | ing the Channel Tunnel scheme produced no very informative an- swers that the Prime Minister would say was that the proposal is the biggest piece of national policy Lefore the Government at the monient, and requited very careful consideration. Asked if he could indiente when the decision of the Committee of Imperial Defence on the subject might be expected, he
that agricultural produce from France might enter England mare easily to compete with British farm producte and that men working on the present cross-Channel services might lose their jobs.
The
most. potent
argument against the Channel Tunnel may be a matter of sentiment. It con: cerns the abandonment by England of her traditional insularity. The
tunnel, would be a material link between England and the Con-
In answer to Mr. Whyte Smith's inquiry as to why no licences were utilise carts. Sergeant Barnicle told Mission." granted to ice cream vendors ta
Gloucester as heal of the Garter the Kowloon Magistrate on Wed- Takamatsu will proceed to Madrid Subsequently Prince Resday that the Police were adopt to confer, on behalf of the Emperor ing this attitude because they did not desire to see too many con Japanese Empire upon the King of Japan, the highest Order of the traptions of that nature on the roads .It was stated that if Spain. The stay of the Prince licences were issued for ice, creami
and Princess in this Colony will carts, other hawkers would apply quite informal, but opportunity be a very short ong, and their visit for the same privilege. Another will be taken by H.E. the Officer objection raised was damage would be caused to the extend hospitality to the illus-
that much
Administering the Government to narrow wheels of the carts, which trious visitors. To-morrow Prince usually carry heavy loads.
and Princess Takamatsu will 'ro- sume their journey by the N.Y.K. Kashima Maru, accompanied by their suite, headed by Marquis Hosokawa and the Marchioness.
Reginald Denny (one of "whose pictures will be shown at the Queen's on Sunday) was born in Richmond, Surrey, the son of theatrical parents. He made his first appearance on the stage at the age of seven in a Landon theatre. At 10 he ran away from school to return to the stage. In his career As a stage actor he has appeared in England, the United States, India, and the Orient. His work in pictures first attracted attention in the Universal series "The Lea ther Fushers," in which he played most recent pictures, all produced the part of a boxer. Among his by Universal, "Clear the Decks," His Lucky Day" and Embarrassing Momenta" He is married and lives in Los Angeles.
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Hard on the Statesmen.
Mr. Ranald G. McDonald,' the plain-spoken Shanghai lawyer who threw Ды bombshell-figureatively speaking in the midst of the Shanghai ratepayers at the recent annual meeting, when he opposed in vitriolic terms the resolution for the increase of Chinese Councillors, went hammer and tongs for Sir tally gave expression to some force- Austen Chamberlain, and inciden-
ful sentiments on the subject of statesmen. He said, inter alin:-
hope that the British Coun.. cillors will always remember that, however, much the British Foreign Office or its advisers may want to An action brought by Mme. Jean save themselves trouble, the rate- Nash, who is known as the best payers of Shanghai went no emula- dressed woman in the "world, tion of what has been described · againt a German fashion journal,
48 the Chamberlain complex' of Berlin recently. Mime. Nash com- was heard by the Central Court in giving away all things, at all times, in all ways to all people. (I am. plained that the words used in ar- of course, not alluding to any acts ticles about her in the journal, of private benevolence on his part, stating that "the Prince of Wales of which I know nothing). Let has said of Fran Nash that she them also be not afraid to lend. is too beautiful to be real," coupled If ever there were a time when with other words, are libellous courageous land were wanted--now r The defence daimed that all the is that time. the
Some of you may statements involved in the action remember the Great Dake of Wel- were reprinted from Mme. Nash's lington's phrases about statesmen, memoirs, and that there was no which is as follows: The states- question of libel. The case was ad- man does not lead. He trots be- journed, the judge stating that behind like a damned tinker's dog.' would attempt to obtain the me- Well," ladies and gentlemen, owing moirs from America through diplo-to their reticence and modesty with matic channels.
tinent. It would actually make England a part of the. Continent by eliminating that turbulent little stretch of water which has so many times saved Britain from invasion. This alone may damn the tunnel in the eyes of some, but on the other hand are the possibilities of new outlets for British manufac- turers, the shortening of journey to the Contifient, and certainly not least of all the elimination of seasickness from the tourist's week-end in Paris.
News and Views.
all the local vernacular papers Yesterday being May Day, nearly suspended work.
The Tetura exhibition tennis doubles match fixed for to-morrow
has been cancelled owing to un- foreseen circumstances.
A clean bill of health has been Health for the 24 hours ending at midnight on April 30.
Talkies On Board.
Looking Back .25 Years.
regard to their actions, none of us can tell whether all of which, if any, of our Councillors are states- men; but if they or any of them Jevitations have been sent out to are, I trust that they will prove Line to a dinner on board the generalization was inapplicable to friends of the Dollar Steamship that the Duke of Wellington's sus. President Madison on Sunday Shanghai at the present day.". night, which is to be followed by
*** talkie ** Doctor."'
show, The Love The President Madison is the first of the Company's trans Pacific liners to have talkies" installed on board, and the picture will be screened for the first time in Hong Kong' then. Hitherto, all cinema show on board, but these are gradually being replaced by the talking-films, and it will be inter- esting to compare the results of such films shown on board a liner with those in the Queen's Theatre. Dinnge will be served at 7 p.m. and-the-talkies are timed-to start an hour liter.
LAND HE Boundary Street, Kowloon ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS could say no more than that the returned by the Medical Officer of the President liners have had a of dead, bodies in the streets and
Ting, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to ba xed by the Surveyor of BI MAJESTY THE KING, for one further term of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
Boundary Measure-
No. of Sule.
Kowloon Insu
Registry No.
Lot No. 2323, Adjoining Kowlon Inland fot No 211
Benndary Street, Locality.
Kowloon Tong
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LV
8,000
of the Sale by Public Anction to be held on MONDAY, the 57 DAY of MAY, 1930, at B P.M., at the Offices of the Public Works Department,
report was in the hands of the two or three various authorities who must consider it, and the matter
The Colonial Secretary notifies that quarantine restrictions have been imposed against arrivals from Bangkok on account of cholera.
option of renewal at a Crown Boat' to by another issue has been introduced only carried a short distance, Mr.
the controversy Gver the
by Order of H ELENCY THE could not be settled in a day. The GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CROWN
fact is, of course, that in addition LANDear Diamond Hill, in the Oolony of Hong Kong, for a term of 76-years, to the aspect-of-national-defence,
let aly, 1898, with the
Remarking that" the chicken was commencing from fixed by the Surveyor of H MAJESTY into
Whyte-Smith cautioned & Chinese THE KING, for coe further term of 24 Channel Tunnel-that of its effect who appeared on a charge of caus- years less three days,
upon British industry. The breading cruelty by carrying the fowl PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. and butter of Britain's workers, suspended by the legs.
the prosperity of farmers, and the Information has been received ingrained tradition of insularity that the Straits Merchant Service Guild has joined the Officers' 'Mer- are all involved in the impending chant Navy Federation. The total battle which will determine the membership fate of the tunnel under the Eng officers of the British Mercantile
Locality.
4,000
| No. of Sale.
New Kow'con Inland Registry No.
Lot No. 1360,
Near Diemond Hill
| Square feet,
Anuani
Rental.
$ Upest Price.
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Since mid-Victorian days the project has been before the public, recent report of the Channel Tunnel Committee has once more focussed national atten-
but the
tion upon & most controversial
question. On the one side are a corporation formed to finance the tunnel, the nation-wide newspaper chain of Lord ROTHERMERE, and scores at politicians and business men who believe the tunnel will aid British industry and help solve the
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS unemployment question. On the
the by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 61 other side is a host of statesmen, Dar of MAY, 1930, at 9 r., financiers, and economists who at the Offices of the Public Works claim the tunnel cannot be made to Department by Order of
Credit and Trade.
SIR,-At the meeting of. the Sanitary Board on the 18th April, a discussion arose in connection with the question of the dumping harbour by the poorer class of Chinese in the Colony. Various reasons were assigned for this ob jectionable practice. With a view to ascertain the real reason, and of providing a remedy, I have advertised freely in all the Chinese newspapers-circulating in the Colony, the offer, to provide free burials for the poor and friendless. I beg to enclose a copy of the trans- lation in English of the notice, It is good news to learn that which may not be without interest some firms in this. Colony are doing to
you.-Yours faithfully.Ho much better more business now-a- Kom Tong. The enclosure re- days. It is also pleasing to learn ferred to reads:"All Chinese that much of this increased trade householders are invited in the case is in British piece-goods. The im- of a death occurring in their house, provement has nothing to do with and the deceased happening to be the low dellar, but it has a very friendless and without effects to aspect of finance that of credit. the body in the house and not direct connection with another meet the burial expenses, to keep Ordinarily, the financial atarding dump it in the street. Those who The Canton Government has ap- of a merchant governs to a very
are too poor to" defray the burial painted Mr.
Yui large extent the credit facilities expenses are requested to com- Wong Kong Director of the Aviation Depart extended to him by bankers and municate with Mr. Ho Kom Tong ment in succession to Mr. Chang by other merchants. A swift refer who will be glad to make all the Wai Cheung, the "Chinese Lindence to the opinion list" soon arrangements for the burial and to who has been transferred decides whether the usually obliging defray the necessary expenses him- bergh,' to his new post as head of the gentlemen on the suuny side of the self."Hong Kong Daily Prem, Aviation Department in Narking.
grille will or will not dispose of May 2, 1905,
Marine.
exceeds now
11.500
When Mr. S. Bevan of 5, Railway Terrace, appeared before Mr.. Whyte-Smith to answer summons for keeping a dog without a licence yesterday, he produced a licence dated before the summons was issued, and the charge was accordingly withdrawn.
the difficulties existing in the mind
the
of the worried individual standing Looking back 60 Years. on the gloomy side of the counter. Now that the advance of the Bankers have records at Ł
their times has presented us with jin- disposal which quickly show the rickshas for public hire, some pro- amount of accommodation which vision for the guidance of their can be safely given to clients, and drawers should be promulgated. the credit worth" of a merchant | Judging from the promiscuous 'and frequently decides whether or no erratic movements of the new con- be is able to put through success. veyances, it would seem that they A Chinese who once before had fully certain business which he has have been launched upon the streeta been sentenced for returning from had offered him. It sometimes in a haphazard way; they roam banishment was before Mr. Whyte happens, however, that quite apart over all parts of the road at the Smith yesterday on a charge of disfrom their financial standing and sweet will of the coolies, "who evi obeying a deportation order dated ability to obtain facilities, mer dently are in blissful ignorance of EXCELLING THE GorzzNuz, of Ons Lot pay. With one powerful group 1998, and, covering a life period, chants are themselves not disposed the recognised rule of the road as of OROWN LAND at Wong Nei nghting to put the project through, He was given twelve months hard to do business on any but a strictly applied to wheeled vehicles. Seeing Chang, in the Colony of Hong Kong. for
cash basis. Some years ago the rapid pace. at which a term of 76 years, with the option and another powerful group strivlabour and 15 strokes of the birch.
number of firms in Hong Kong in-jinrickahaa travel and the hap- of renewal at a Crown Rent is being to kill it, there seems littlo fired by the Surveyor of HIS MAJETI doubt that the fate of the tunnel Chinese who made his appearance came to an agreement regarding a crowded thoroughfare, it requires A fine of 35 was imposed on a terested in the piece-goods trade hazardous way they plough through Kina, for one further form of 75 years,
will be the subject of lively con- before Mr. Whyte-Smith on the the transaction of business with no great powers of clairvoyance to charge of unlawful possession of a Chinese clients. It was decided predict a serious accident sooner "spanner and a hammer which were that no credit be given in any or later, more probably the former. The projected tunnel would be similar to tools used with motor circumstances, and that all business Some years ago an attempt was The man stated that the be condusted on a strictly cash basis. made to compel adherence to the one of the great engineering feats cars
A few months ago several firms rule of the road by sedan-chairs; articles wero giyen to him by a modern times, comparable to friend, but he was unable to give intimated their desire to be released in their case it was not so acces the Suez and Panama Canals. It the man's name or address,
from, this compact, and we learn sury, as they travel comparatively, would be the longest tunnel ever
that since resuming their creditslowly, while the Jinrickshas swing Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga bas method of selling to Chinese mer along at a considerable pace; if, The" built, 44 miles from end to end, kindly consented to distribute the chants, business in picce-goods has therefore, one of the latter in although only 24 miles from shore prizes to the winners of the Sacred shown remarkable improvement. It rounding a corner, being on the to share the utilitedinti, Beast Colleen sixth gapurl athletic having been decided not to refuse wrong side of the rand, were to 230,000,000, while the electric rail Barty the Rowen Pootball pangas Kins25Boy TAGES
A a broker's trap, for instance, ap- Club ground at 4 pm to-morrow. in the. Colany who themselves have Way running through it would The 100 yards fint race, open to the to give credit to their clients are proaching in the opposite direction, probably cost an additional ladies of the Colony, is timed to showing much more interest in the it is problematical whether the £180,000,000. The long-awaited re-
take place at 3.55 pm. Entrance lines offered to them, and the conlie would be able to so rapidly port of the Tunnel Committee, free post entry. The half-mile, offer of three or sometimes six change his course as to avoid the open to the Colony (male) is at 3.43 months' credit makes it possible for threatened danger.ong Kong instead of settling the question, p.m. Entrance free, post entry...
them to buy.
Daily Press, May
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT,
No, of Sale.
Inland Bot
Registry No,
Locality.
3
107
Nos. 2014 and 9359,
No. 3055
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Wong Noi Chung,
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