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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN" MR. J. L. QUIE has ben confirmed Secretary of the Company.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Manager.
14th May, 1930.
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MID-LEVELS RESIDENTS'
ASSOCIATION.
NOTICE.
FOURTH ORDINARY
TDENERAL MEETING will be
held in the BOARD BOOM of Massas, SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., ST. GRONG'S BUILDING, on THURSDAY, the 'ND DAY of MAY, 1930, at 5.30 P.M.
T. A. MARTIN,
Hon. Secretary.
Hong Kong, 16th May, 1930.
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THE HONG KONG DEVELOP. MENT BUILDING & SAVINGS SOCIETY, LIMITED
N°
(IN LIQUIDATION).
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at the EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING convened for the 230 MAY, 130, the Subjoined Further Resolution will be propowd-
4-That sanction be given for the Liquidators to waive all Claims to any Spesite Legacies bequeathed by the late Dr. J. C. DALMAKOT ÁLLAN, which, for purposes of Probate, wore valued at $4,807.00.
Dated the 14th day of May, 1930.
J. HENNESSEY SETE,
8. HAMPDEN KOSS,
Liquidators.
B.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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THE
P the Sale by Public Auction to be held on MUNDAY, the 19TH DAY of MAY, 193, at 8 FM., at the Offices of the Public Works Department. by Urder, of HI EXCELLENCY Governos, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Cheung Sha Wan, in the of 73
·Colony of Hong Kong, for a term years, commencing from 1st Joly, 1888, with the option of renewal at a Crown Hent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His MAJESTY THE Kine, for one further term of 24 years less three days,
FARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale.
New Kowloon Iulaud
Registry No.
Lot No. 1373. Adjoining Now Kow- toon Inland Lot No. 1121, Un Clesa 3,
Locality,
Cheung Sha Wan,
Boundary
Measure.
mente,
Apocal
Renia!.
Contents in
Square trust?
Upset Price.
$18
I..
As per
sale plus.
About
3,3460
18
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"RESORCIN"
THE HAIR LOTION
FOR MEN.
Delightfully soothing, and contains those antiseptic and germicidal properties. Specially suitable for this climate.
MAY BE HAD
WITH OR WITHOUT OIL
per bottle $1.50
DULCIPEL·
DAINTY DUSTING
POWDER
Preserves the natural sweetness and freshness of the skin.
A delicate antiseptic for preventing and elimina- ting the odour of pers. piration,
#
Invaluable as preventive of sore and blistered feet.
In Elegant Tins, 75 cts
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& CO., LTD.
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* News and Views *
Angered by the loss of its food, Owing to President. von Hinden-
A wealthy young engaged couple, acconnianied by their parents and many friends, appeared before a Roman Catholic priest in the Bene dictine monastery at Desentis, Cra-
a 3 foot snake recently attacked Mr. burg's intervention and after ton Grisons to be married last William McLennan at his home in pretracted party negotiations, the month. At the sitar the priest ask- Melbourne and bit him on the Bavarians accepted an increase ined the fanede the usual question, ankle. Mr. McLennan had just the beer tax of approximately 30 whether she would accept the man rescued his son Robert, aged 12
per cent., instead of the 75 per cent. as her husband. She replied ang months, from the snake, which had demanded by Dr. Paul Molden-rily. "No, certainly not. This mar- been sucking milk from a bottle hauer, the Finance Minister, and riage was forced on me, and besides, in the baby's cradle. Mr. McLennan
came to an abrupt end as the fin- ancée hurried out of the nionastery and walked home alupe in her wed-. ding dress.
Malarial fever occurs more or less in all warm climates, especially in Yesterday's weather report, fore-the summer, after rains, and near cast and remarks, issued by the marshy ground. It is caused by Royal Observatory at 6.20 p.m., parnsites "called Plasmodia, which stated:
are introduced into the blood by the bites of mosquitoes. There may be millions of millions at these micro- scopic organisms in the blood, and so long as one of them remains alive the patient may be subject to attacks. In addition to the ordinary symptoms of fever, the victim of malaria may also develop anemia and enlargement of the spleen. In children convulsions, was admitted to the Melbourne agreed to endorse a slight increase I love another." The ceremony often fatal, may be the first evidence Hospital, and quickly recovered in, turnover and department store to be observed of malaria; among from the effects of the bite. He bees to make up the difference,
å tiger women it often causes miscarriage.lieves that the roptils was.
Trafalgar Square will become one Pneumonis or thysentery, acting snake, one of the few makes in
The West Indies Cricket Board upon a system enfeebled by malaria, Australia, it is said, which will at of London's nocturnal sights it a frequently proves fatal. These are tack without provocation. Mr. scheme now under consideration is of Control has selected the team for some of the simple facts which need McLennan said that the snake had carried out. The Square will be the Australian tour. to be brought home to the Chinese been in the cradle for, some time, into a garden, and illuminated tain), E. L. Barlett, I. Barrow, provided with seats, transformed which will sail about October
is as follows:-G. O. Grant (cap- living in and ground Hong Kong as it had pulled the bottle away nightly. Consent has been given by let them be made to realise "what from the baby's side and was suck the Office of Works to construct an may be the consequences of justing at the teat when disturbed. electricity transformer station un ene mesquito-bite. Having driven
der the Square, if Parliamentary honte that aspect of the case, the
saaction is obtained. There will be The one-minute typewriting cham- | nothing above ground to show that ext thing is to show how simple pionship of Australia, contested at the station is there, and the safety it is to guard the community against danger-if only there is
the All-Australian Exhibition in assured. The дет transforming Adelaide, resulted:-Miss Phyllis station would be utilised by the complete co-operation. Parasites of
Price, of Sydney, 87 words; Miss Lucy Kenny, of Adelaide, 87 words; Miss Freda Andrews, of Sydney. 85 words. Miss Price was the previous holder of the title.
The Badly Press.
HONG KONG, MAY 13, 1930.
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WHY KILL MOSQUITOES?
EVERYBODY knows, in a general way, that the mosquito is no true friend of man. Most people in this Colony are aware that there is a definite connection between mos-
quitoes and malaria. European and
which
CUTTING 'SALARIES AT HOLLYWOOD.
SO
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of Nelson on his column has been
al lighting for the Square is offered electric train services, and addition free.
The team,
S. Birkett, L. H. Constantine, F.
I. Decaries, G. Francis, H. G. Griffith, G. Headley, E. Hunter, F. R. Martin, C. A. Roach, C. C. Cott, J. E. Seeley, E. Hill, and O. S. Wright.
Big Ben, the great clock, which: booms out the hours from its tower above the Houses of Parliament in
ed for the first time for six years.. London, has just had its face sh
This cleansing operation takes about 16 days to complete, so that it is hardly surprising that it is not undertaken more often. Hundreds a passers by have daily stopped in Parliament Square to gaze at tho growing whiteness of Big Bea's. face, and to watch the impudent- looking little steeplejack swinging about and vigorously wielding fa large mop in the face of London's solemn timekeeper.
Could the tragedy of Progress be better expressed than in Mr. Mac Jaren's remark to the Committee of the Charing Cross Bill:-Nine A victory for the Long Skirt was Elme, the nightmare of the earth' registered in London fast month.
To think that such a name could Hundreds of waitresses are to wear
come to such a fate-for a railway new style of uniform, with the gooda yard is a worse ending than skirt nearly five inches longer than that of the Seven Sisters of Hollo at present worn. They are em-
how way (also trees), who are ployees of a firm of caterers with simply a road with tramways. But hopa in the City and the West who will tell the melancholy story End. The new uniform is of black of London's lost trees and flowers-
The increase on the beer duty in material with white lace Peter Pan Fonlar, and Lavender, Hill, and the Budget will cost the trade about collars and painted lace cuffs. The Saffron Hill, and that melancholy £3,000,000, according to an official waist is tightly cut and the flared little Primrose Hill, E.C., which is of the Brewers' Society. The skirt reaches to, within an inch or more fortunate than Nine Elmas standard barrelage is just under two of the ankles. An official of
are better than railway, waggons. the" firm said: "The uniform is only in so far as printing machines 20,000,000, so that an neat, and, we believe, is a sincere attempt at introducing fashion into waitresses' dresses, in addition to giving them distinction." the waitresses said: "We do not like the idea of wearing long skirts, Although the uniform is rather pretty. Short skirts were so cool."
increase of 38. on each barrel will make a total of 60,000,000 shillings." he said.. "The increase is not divisible on the pint, and it will not be passed" on to the consumer: neither will there be any change in the strength or gravity of beer. The burden will have to be borne by the trade?
A ban on any possible marriage One of of his daughter with a first or second cousin was a feature of the will of Mr. Carlisle Wilkinson, of Hantington Hali, Forks, Mr. Wilkinson, who left £11,000 gave his wife benefit for life with succes sion to his daughter, but if under It is pleasant to learn from a the age of 50 years she married London paper that there is a rem cousin her interest is to cease. thenant of Eden in the country in the Mrs. Wilkinson said recently she shape of Wavendon (Bucks), a place thoroughly agreed with the clause whose innocency is such that the My husband had quite good rea- County Constabulary have declined son for it," she said. My daugh- to give it a policeman of its own. ter, who is now nearly 17, is still It is fourteen years since there was at school."" even a whisper of crime (ir. a matter of disorderly conduct) and then the culprit was acquitted, And yet-
Hard times are coming for the No cae does anything here,"
professional." gunman, if all be villager grumbled. Some of us had true that is claimed by Herr Youg, did not come just in time to predeath ray which will enable the of cards or dominoes was wrong on always wondered whether the Falla Berlin engineer and inventor.
Herr Youg says he has devised a Asked if he thought that a game vent Adam from finding it a little police to discharge the weapons Sunday, Canon Stuart King, rector
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From the accounts of the death of the Empress of Abyssinia: The complicated funeral rites will last several days and as many as 30,000 head of cattle will be killed in sacrifice." We have recently been told of the many countries which, vetain the practice of slavery: but from what other part of the globe could we hear of the...ceremonial sacrifice of cattle? That most an- oient of religious rites must be very... near the point of extinction.
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of gunmen and others before the of Leigh-on-Sea, who had just given criminals can draw a bead" or an address on Sunday Observance Plans are being advanced for a otherwise use their firearms. Thur, and Amusement," replied: Most Rome to New York flight of 12 a policeman, armed with the "death certainly not. I play both. In-
bolt variably on Sunday night I play."· Italian seaplanes, which are an im ray," might administer a provement on the S65 type. Thirty from the blue to a burglar by a game of bridge. The rector said pilots are being trained at Or firing off the robber's own revolver the Church took the wrong turning batello, of whom 12 will be selected while it is still in his hip pocket, when she tried to make Sunday 2 on June 2 Cruisers and destroyers So far the device is said to dis- Puritan Sabbath. The only File will be stationed between the Azores charge a gun 40 or 60 feet away absolutely laid down was that and New York to come to the rescue Herr Yong is continuing experi- people should attend the Holy
malaria have never been found in the water or air of marshes; they American residents realise very clearly the risks of infection from have never been found either in the "fair ground or in decaying vegetation. mosquito-bites, and have general knowledge of the process by they are introduced into human which malaria is spread. Among bodies as a result of bites by infec-
tion-carrying mosquitoes, the Chinese population of the Colony, however, it is not so clearly can breed only where there is water, stagnant or running. Householders understood why the 'Occidental re- sident regards the mosquito with should take care that no water is allowed to remain in gutters, such hostility. The pest has an irritating bite, certainly, but many drains, broken bottles and crockery, other insects are no less aggravating or to collect in heaps of rubbish in their playful puncturing of or holes in trees. All such places human epidermis, yet-says the un-
are favoured by female anosquitoes for depositing their eggs of which educated Chinese-nobody suggests organising associations for their one insect may lay several hundreds destruction. At a recent meeting of at a time. With no breeding places the Sanitary Board it was an- for anopheles, there will be no nounced that the Government in malaria. That is the point which
needs emphasis. tended to translate into Chinese, and publish-in-pamphlet form, the lecture recently delivered by Dr. WELLINGTON op malaria, Presum- ably the object of this is to make clear to Chinese of all classes why the mosquito is regarded as such MISERY loves company, a deadly enemy, but is that highly saying goes, and those who are desirable end likely to be reached feeling the pinch of low exchange most effectively in this way! Dr. and high prices in Hong Kong may WELLINGTON's lecture, was a master- possibly derive some comfort from meditating upon the sad sufferings ly review of the subject by one of the screen stars in California. highly qualified to handle it, but In the rush and confusion that a scholarly scientific paper is not accompanied the introduction of necessarily the most effective mate- succeeded in reducing the top priers talking pictures, screen producers rial for popular propaganda. from the salaries of favourite stars.
Twenty years ago Sir RONALD The reduced income move was a dull. Ross published & pamphlet giving quiet one, and did not affect such persona as Douglas Fairbanks, summary of facts regarding Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplain malaria “suitable for public in and Harold Licyd, for they had struction." The material for this long produced their own pictures.
But the public has missed many a pamphlet was taken from Sir familiar face, and in quite a few RONALD's book on the Prevention cases it has not been a poor talking of Malaria," and within the brief voice that caused the temporary of permanent retiremeat of a player. compass of a dozen pages he gave Colleen Moore, once one of the all the inforniation the average greatest of box-office attractions, has layanan needs to know about the not made a picture for more than
eix months. The trouble, that led commence in the autumn. cause, treatment, and prevention of to the recent separation from her malaria. This most valuable book husband, John McCormick, mny let has been reprinted many times, have had something to do with it, and now a second and revised a week salary she drew during but most important was the $12,500 edition has made its appearance. her last production with First From it we learn that more than National. Except twenty-five per cent. of the total salaries of that size are not being sickness occurring in the tropics is paid any more, and though prac due to malaria fever. Further, tically every producer at Holly
The British steamer, Jeddah, malaria can be always greatly re none feels like placing her on the wood would be glad to star Colleen,
Captain Clark, left here yesterday. morning with a steam-launch about duced, and may even be extirpated, payroll at the figure to which she
70 feet long, in tow for Singapore. The tittle craft is the one built for in any locality-and at a cost likely was accustomed. Tom Mix parted
The fourth ordinary general meet- company with Fox Studios many to be more than recouped by saving months ago. He was once, reputeding of the Mid-Levels Residents'
Said Mohamed, of Singapore "by Messrs Inglis & Co. The launch in life, labour, invaliding, medical to be drawing the highest of all Association will be held in the
was towed by her best cable on one side and an ́eight;inch" "hawser on attendance, and hospital accommo- salaries, 815,000 a week: Fox de- Board Room of Mesara Shewan, dation This is the information cided that was too much for him, Tomes & Co., St. George's Building,
the other, and when abreast of the which needs to be broadcast-and now and then.. 85,000 is the highest
and, except for special occasions on Thursday, May 22, at 5.30 p.m.
Ten Jocal firms claimed in the East Nine Pin at 9.15 the chain- Summary Court from Major-Hur parted. The hawser, held on for a that expression can be taken in weekly enlary puid by the Fox
A point of interest in the interly, of the 3rd Burma Infantry short time and then that parted, There was a light breeze and a heavy. its litoral sense. A few wireless concern Universal announced that
it parted sorrowfully from Laura port team which sailed for the .sum, together with costs, amount talks in Chinese would be of con La Plante."
The studio said the north yesterday is that four memag in the aggregate to 81,114.41, N.E. swell or at the time. The siderable value in emphasising the separation was for the mutual ad bers of the side-Anderson, Zim on account of balance due on goods vessel steemed around for an hour, importance of the printed propavantage of the parties concerned, mern and the Finchers are old boys and services rendered. The follow trying to get alongside the launche ing were the particulars of but owing to the latter drifting so ganda word. Such talks need not salary demands of Miss La Plante
It was known, however, that the of the Diocesan Boys' School.
claims:-Mesirs, Lane, Crawford & near the shore it was deemed not Co., 8423.97 and costs $18.50 prudent to get any further in, and be in the nature of a detailed dis had more than anything else to do The fifth annual athletic sports Messrs. A. 8. Watson & · Co., a bost being lowered to bring the sertion, but would probably prove with the break d
Adolphe Menjon, Richard Dix, of the With Yan College will be 8184.33 and 812.33 costs; The Sang launch back, she was got along side of greatest effect if confined to the and Bebe Daniels ali left Paramount held on Caroline Hill ground, a Cheong firm; 8147.20 and costs the vessel about noon, but there Thursday, May 22, commencing at 810.50; Messrs. Wm. Powell, Ltd.; was so much rough water that the persistent repetition of half a dozen when the studio declined to take.30 p.m. Mr. E. Ralphs has kindly 858.77 and costs 88.50; Mesars launch became unmanageable, and simple sentences. If the pamphlet up options that meant or consented to distribute the prizes. Tang Kee, 833.40 and costs. 85 whilst alongside smashed her fun, by Sir RoxALO Ross may be taken money to the stars. Dix and Miss Parents and all members of the Messrs. Dorabjee & Co., 843.05 and nel, her stern, and received other
Daniels went to work for R.K.O. at for a guido as to essentials, it higher wages, while Menjou went to Wah Yan Old Boys' Union will be costs 813.20; Messrs. Cottam & Co., damage. Eventually the launch 830.50 and costs 80; the Hong was made fast with the steamer's should be an easy matter to write France to make a picture. It
Kong and Chine Gas Co., 833.93 boat alongside, and the Jeddah was his high, salary that caused including Ladies, and is payable at the on a postcard all that the ordinary Beginald Denny's departure Tron We have received from the local and costs 85, Metsry, Lok Hing. I turned back to Hong Kong, pro- Gate.
citizen need know about the con- Universal, and the same condition office of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha 630 and costs 88; Messrs E. Cceeding dead slow, and about thres Namnten BST Endesindheto nazar Travels Wilks & Co. 882 60 and costs 80 o'clock when
deft First National and Florence Magazine, Japan, for May. As Mr. Barlow, for the defekatny, suitable, which the well MONDAY, 9TH JUNE, 1990: (Weather will not be permitted to operate with
malaria There is no occasion to go Vidor departed from: Paramount. usual, this mugucine is beautifully he did not wish to waste the tinis parted again, and the launch wae Permitting) may be obtained at the Bain in the Precincts of the HONG KONG into a wealth of scientific detail Miss Moore and all the others will got up, contains many interesting of the Court. He would consent to towed to Hong Kong, with the
JOCKEY CLUB during the Race Meeting.
when the main intention is to cnprobably make many more pictures, articles and is illustrated with judgment with costs in each case, hawser, arriving off the Kowloon lighten the mind of the uneducated but it looks as if they will have many fine photogravures. It will His Honour gave judgment accord Dock at 3.45 pm and was sent to to get used to working for less be found both interesting and useful ingly-Hong Kong Daily Presse repaired. Hong Daily
May 15, 1905. by travellers.
Prem, May 15, 1660,
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
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the by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 19TH DAY of MAY, 1930, at 3 p.m., at the
· Officer of the rabbie Works Department, by Order of His Ex-NOT THE GOVERNOR, Of One Lot of OROWN LAND & Shamships, in the Colony. of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st diy, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Kent to be azed by the Burrayor of His Mass THL KING, for one further term of 24 years less three days.
PARTICULABS OF THE LOT.
15.
| No. of Sale.
Registry No.
Bolwenn Now Kowloon!
Inland Luts Nos 1140
Locality.
& 1265, Ki Long Street
Boundary Measure-
menis.
Lift.rt.
Aspor
Bale jlar
Annual
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• } Up et à rion. Į
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4,275
The SHARE REIGSTER and TRANSFER BOOKS will la CLOSED from the exp to the 10TH MAY, 1930, Both Days incitaïve."
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HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB,
THE
THE FIFTH EXTRA KAGE | MEETING will be hold (Weather Permitting) at HAFFT VALLEY on SATURDAY, 17TH MAY 1830, Commencing at 240 T.M.
The Firat Bell will be Eung at2 P.M. MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE Members are notified that they and their Ladies must wear their Badges prominently displayed.
No one without a · Badge will be' admitted to the Members' Enclosure.”
Badges admitting - Non-members-to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $5.00 for Goatlemen and $2.00 for Ladies, are obtainable" through the BZORZTALT upon introduc tion by a Member, such Member to be responsible for payment.of all Chits, &c. Fadges admitting 10 Members Enclosure will not be on sale at the Race Courne,
Members can obtain, upon application to the SECRETARY, Badges (limited to, Tway for the Free Admission to the Member's Enclosure of Wiren, Lady rolativen and Frisuda, Namos must be atated when applying.
Onno pretext will Children ba permitted in either Enclosure during ibe Bace Meeting.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.
HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB:
The Price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is 31.00 for all Persona
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HAFT Programmes and Entry Forms for the SIXTH EXTRA
SATURDAY, 7T8 JUNE, 2nd - on.
COURSE, Hong Kong Chun, and CausL
WAY BAY STABLES.
Entries to CLOSE # 12 O'clock NOON on THURSDAY, 29TH MAY, 1920,
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Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform are
Bookmakers, Tie Tac Men, ete,
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RecLion,
By Ordor
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
and unobservant.
money.
in
very rare
CUSCA,
if the seaplanes are forced down.ments in the hope of extending Mysteries If they fulfilled that It is expected that the fight will the rays so as to make them effec- primo duty they were free for the
rest of the day."
tive for military purposes.
Local Notes and Events
One case of typhoid fever and one case of diphtheria (non-Chinese) of Health on May 13. were reported to the Medical Officer
welcome.
Among the passengers leaving for Singapore aboard the Blue Funnel 6.4. Patroclus yesterday was Mr. Davia Ellis, of Messrs. A Hannibal & Co. Mr. Ellis will make A short stay in the Straits, where he will visit relatives..
Looking Back 25 Years.
Looking Back 50 Years.