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HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
NOTICE,
THE HALF YEARLY GENERAL
MEETING OF VOTING Mem- 'bers will be held at the Czez HOUSE, HAPPY VALLEY on WEDNESDAY, 4TH JUNE, 1930 at 5.30 P.M.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary, Hong Kong, 19th May, 1930, [9498
HONG KONG JOCKET CLUB.
RACE THE SIXTH EXTRA
MEETING will be held (Weather Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 7TH JUNE, and ou MONDAY, 8th JUNE, 1930, Commen. sing at 2 TX.
The First Boll will be Bung at 7.30 P.M.
on both days.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE Members are notified that they and their Ladies must wear their Badgee prominently displayed.
No
one without a Badre will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure.
Badges admitting Non-members to the Members Endiosure mod
Club Rooms at 35.00 per day for Gentleman sad $2.00 per day for Ladies, STO obtainable through the SECRETARY upon introduction by a Member, zach Men- ber to be responsible for payment of all Chits, &c.
Badges admitting to Members Enclosure will not be on sale at the Race Couras.
Members can obtain, upon application
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1930.
WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, fore- cast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5.25 p.m., stated:-
continues to mova N.E.. and now
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* News and Views
The American Research Founda- tion announces that statistics show that births are more likely to occur atl am than at any "other time of the day or night. Death, on the other hand, comes most frequently at 3.30 am.
A conference of representatives from all over New Zealand conven- ed by the Government was recently opened at Christchurch "to consider the problem caused by the increase in the herds of deer, which are be coming a menace to farm and forest. Iands. The Minister of Internat Affairs, said he favoured the x- and chamois. The conference un- moval of all protection for deer animously decided that extermina tion was a matter of urgency and the Government was asked to supervise the destruction of the
animals.
summer and autumn. Soviet cir- planes in Manchuria made the erack" amics of Mukden appear ridiculous. The Soviet conquered CHANG HSEUH LIANO's best tropps by the unaided use of 'planes. The
Recent reports that the Vatican The depression over Tongking leading Generals of China, who would soon resuine the exercise of has deepened slightly. The typhoon were preparing for large-scale civil its right as a sovereign State to covers the eastern portion of the war at that time, naturally observed issue its own coinage are denied in Sea of Japan.
this success of Russian planes with Rassegna Numismatica on Note- Local Forecast:-S.W." or vari-interest. General CRIANO KAI SHEE, what remarkable grounds. Tho able winds; moderate; fair gener-who already had grasped the im- dies, it states, have been ready for The Society for the Prevention Fally.
portance of airplanes, had ordered some time past, but the issue of the of Cruelty to Animals in Madrid is again insisting on more humane an effective fleet, and was training coinage has been deferred" for com-methods of bull-fighting, and a Chinese aviators Generals YIN Haplex reasons arising out of the im- Royal order for the nomination of a special committee to draw up now SHAN and FENG YU HAIANG attempt.portance and delicacy of such a
regulations for corridas (bullfights) ed to get as many 'planes na possible, event as the issue of a new currency has been issued-at the special re- and succeeded in buying a consider in the financial world, with the quest of the Queen, it is said. The Mr. and Mrs. P. S. PURRY, a able feet abroad, and employing natural repercussions of its cir- committee is to be composed of three
culation, not so much for gald, as
bullfighters, one matador (killer), foreign instructors. But they had for the other metals." In some
one picador, one banderillero (knife a fool he could not be a good law" a slow start, and entered the civil quarters it had been expected that sticker), one journalist, one bull yer. To say of the vicar of a parish the Vatican coinage would be in breeder, one corrida manager, one that he was a fool was not action- war far behind Nanking in this effect largely symbolical, and one of veterinary surgeon, one police off-able, for the Judges decided that be the reasons adduced for this view lode representative of the might still be a very good vicar. In was that, with the exception of S.P.CA., and one corrida fan."
"calling a man a thief," he said, "call him a damned thief if you Postage stamps, there is nothing for
A steel constructor's vocabulary is want to be safe, and then the jury within the limits of the Vatican City. This argument would, not to be snickered at. Here are a will probably say that that was: of course, vanish if the Vatican few of the 20,000 terms such a one merely vulgar abuse." legal tender in foreign countries, extrados, gentry, gib, goose-neck, coinage were be recognized as is familiar with: Bascule, bent. eye, bulldozer, cantilever, élub dal- and particularly in Italy. Such,, recognition, however, does not yet appear to have been the subject of an official agreement.
BIRTHS. Moos-On May 20, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Moosa,
daughter. PURRY-On May 27, at Hankow, to
daughter.
DEATH
STONE-On May 29, at Shanghai, Dr. PHESE STOxɛ, aged 40.
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HONG KONG, JUNE 3, 1930.
respect.
Whatever the outcome of the pre- sent conflict, it seeros certain that Chinese militarists have become
"air-minded," which means more
sale
London Head Teachers' Association Lord Darling, addressing the at Westminster recently on De famation," pointed out the differ ence between slander and libel."- Hundreds of years ago in the old lawbooks. he said, it was decided that to say that a lawyer was a fool
was actionable, because if he was
The Right Rev. John J. Duun.
Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Russet, hicky, jig, Jumper, locus, Catholic Diocese of New York, Eas date, outhaul, pickling, pinay, pud just returned from a world cruise. dle, purlin, rabbling, scribe, snips," He praises the equal justice spandrel, strut, and toggle!
misery for the long-suffering people. Air-raids upon defenceless cities have been added to the previous hardships imposed by constant civil conflict. For a number of years following the Revolution the rail- How a French factory worker and Dr. Karl Von Schubert, Secretary way was the militarists' chief de- bis wife drowned themselves and of State in the Foreign Office, will light. They enjoyed commandeer- futile of motives, is reported from Ambassador in London in the their two children, for the most succeed Dr. Sthamer German ing trains and riding up and down Mantes-sur-Seine. It appears that autumn, according to the Fassiche the line, whether they engaged in the man and his wife wore worried Zeitung. Dr. Von Schubert's posi j any fighting or not. Some General because the wife was to be called Ition at the Foreign Office will be built an armoured train, neatly secution of another woman who had hard Von Bulow, nephew of the late.
as a witness in the criminal pro-filled, it is stated, by Herr Bern HIS MAJESTY THE KING. camouflaged, and all the other lead. confided in her. The couple could Chancellor Von Bulow. Dr. Von ing Generals had to follow suit.not face the ordeal of cross-question-Schubert was one of the principal ing in court; and, in desperation, members of the German delegation TO-DAY His Majesty KING GEORGE Armoured motor cars ales became they threw their offspring and them- London for the signing of the V. attains his sixty-fifth birthday, the craze after CHANG TEO Lix had selves into the river.
Treaty. Now the craze has It is with deep regret his loyal bought one. aubjects learn that it will not be shifted to airplanes. Each General possible for the KING to attend is vying with the other in building the picturesque military ceremony up a fleet which will be effective, to-day of trooping the colour. though expert military observers. Fortunately, however, His Majesty's feel that in many cases airplanes indisposition-though making it in, too are regarded rather as toys for advisable for him to sit on horse disturbing the humble workere who back for two hours has not made will eventually bave to pay for
them it necessary to cancel all his engage. ments. The King and QUEEN at-
tended a concert at the Albert Hall
EARTHQUAKE
'NERVES.”
SINCE no further news is to hand regarding the severe earthquake in Tokyo en Saturday, we may assume that." happily, no very serious damage was done. In connection
administered by Great Britain in the Far East, and expresses the opinion that if Great Britain, with draw from this part of the world, chaos would ensue.
A cruise of 7,000 miles has been completed by two Italian sub.. marines, the Millietire and Toti, Near the Gambia River the Millie- which returned on May 6 to Spezia, lire remained submerged for 30 hours, which is claimed to be a re- cord, and altogether the two vessels: spent over five and a half daye under water.
* Local Notes and Events
The health returns for the 48 hours ended at midnight on June 1, shows that there was only one Chinese case of typhoid fever.
Mr. Laubert, of the P.W.D., has made a report to the Police to the effect that sometime yesterday, someone entered his office and took $100 from his coat pocket.
At the Marine Court yesterday,
The total output of the. Kailan Harry Richman was a lucky star Mining Administration's mines for in collecting femininity for his. the week ending May 17 amounted picture for the United Artists* to 113,071 tous, and the sales dur-"]" Puttin' on the Ritz," how showing: ing the period to 101,150 tons. at the Queen's Theatre. Joan Bennett, Aileen Pringle, and Lilyan Tashman "all exert their wiles upon bim at one time or another during
--"--
Stealing jewellery to the value of 853 from a fellow-tenant was the charge brought against a Chi- rese and his wife at Kowloon the course of the picture," Puttin' Magistracy yesterday. The hus
on the Ritz" marks the first up- band was discharged owing to in-
the screen pearance
of the sufficient evidence, but the woman was sentenced to two months' im-
popular singer and comedian. prisonment.
on, Saturday, and His Majesty also received" the delegates to the Con- gress of Chambers of Commerce of the British Empire. There is, hap- pily, every indication that the KING will be soon quite well again, and to-day it will be the sincere prayer with the frequent shocks recorded the mistress of a passenger boat was of millions as they observe Hia in Japan, it is interesting to note fined $10, or 10 days' bard labour, TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Majesty's birthday in various parts that the famous hot-spring resort for failing to have on her vessel,
that AD EXTRAORDINARY of the world that he will be of Ito has recently started a cam-regulation lights whilst under way alleged to have run amuck on May ed at Kennedy Road, was sold to GENERAL MEETING of the VOTING EMBERS of the BONG quickly restored to normal health.paign to make its visitóra “earth- KONG JOCKEY CLUB will be held It is interesting to recall. that on quake unconscious." "In an effort to at the CLUB HOUSE, HAPPY VALLET, the twentieth anniversary of his restore the town to its former
in the
HONG KONG. JOCKEY CLUB.
the
in the harbour.
La Ching, a Chinese, prisoner
stealing wood and bight months for serving a term of two months for
returning from, banishment, escaped after 2 p.m. yesterday,
VictorON BODAY Lo 498 DAY of accession (May 6) the KING went to Popular Station the ith JUNE, 1930, immediately after the Newmarket, his first visit to a race-savoury reputation for an earth IVOTING MEMBERS, for the purpose course since he went to Goodwood quake an hour," so members of the from the Laichikok prison shortly!
HALF YEARLY MEETING of of considering, and if thought fit, in July, 1928, If His Majesty Ito Young Men's Association went
suit cases containing about 2,500 According to a police report, four tacts of opium were found on the deck of the a. President McKinley by an Lodian watchman yesterday,
parsing the following resolution
should be well enough to go to to Tokyo and Yokohama recently; } "That the prescat unincorporated Members Club known as the Hose Epson to-morrow, he will get a and taking up posts at railway- KONG JOCKEY CLUB be incorporated tremendous reception. As the Prime stations and other busy places, and registered in Hong Kong under Minister said recently, referring to distributed handbills extolling the ding Kong Companies Or a 1 Company limited by
by the anniversary of the King's virtues of their town and presenting guarantee and that the rame Company shall be the HONG KONG! Accession, of all British monarchs scientific evidence that the earth-Nobody claimed the cases. JOCKEY CLUB and that the draft no one had shown a more Memorandum and Articles of Associa
the
AS
such
without the addition of the word
profita
liabilities of the present unincorporat
un tremors which drove most of the
THE WAR IN THE AIR.
Li Man Hung, the man who is
24 at the premises of the Hung Tak Bank, of 165 Queen's Road Central, is reported to have been discharged from the Government Civil Hospital
fore a magistrate to-day or, to mor- yesterday. He is now in Police custody and will probably come be- row.
The conductor of China Motor 'Bus 387 has made & report to the police that he found a wire-haired afternoon. The animal is white fox terrier in his vehicle yesterday with a black head and tail, and its collar bore a licence No. 2064 which was issued in 1920. It is now awaiting a claimant in the Water Police Station.
Colonel R. B. Skinner, O.B.E., Chief Engineer, China Command, A bathing tragedy was narrowly left Hong Kong on inspection duty averted when a Chinese, who got Hector Inst Sunday and will not! Kennedy Town, on Sunday, was in North China aboard the sout of his depth while swimming at be returning here until about the rescued by a number of other bath- middle of July.
ers who were swimming there at the time. The novice was sent to the
WIN
At the Crown Land Office, yes- terday Inland Lot' No. 3092, situat
Mr. Chau Wu Chi, of 4, Third Street, at the upset price of $14,890. The land has an area of about 14,690 square feet and its annual
at the same time, was bidders. W rental is $102. Kowloon Inland Lot No. 9536, which was offered for sale
owing to there being
WES
Considerable excitement enused near the Causeway Bay. night, when the cry that a woman typhoon shelter about 10.15 inst had jumped into the sea
A large crowd gathered, round the rene
to witness a Chinese named Dakin Chan rescue
raised.
Was.
Ng Sau, a married woman, aged 47,
from the water. It was'stated that the woman had attempted suicide, giving as her reason that her hus- band bad ill-treated her. She was none the worse for her immersion, and was sent to hospital.
tion contained in the priated dock swerving desire to serve the in-visitors away were merely a pass-
terests of the people or B more ing incident. ment submitted to the Meeting and for the purpose of identification solicitous care to improve the con- The handbills contained a state subscribed by the Chairman thereof ditions under which they lived. ment from the Central Meteorolo- be approved and adopted the Memorandum and Articles
of Associ
gical Station to the effect that the tion of the Club as incorporated and
surface of the land, which sank that the same he abscribed by the
considerably during the great earth- existing Stewards of the HONG KONG
Whilst the Man Hei Yaumati Government Civil Hospital suffer-Looking Back 25 Years, JOCKEY CLUB and registered as such
quake of 1023, was merely being ferry boat was on her way to Kowing from the effects of immersion, "Punctuality is the soul of busi- and that the Company be registered News of the capture of twelve air-restored to its former level during loon at I am. yesterday, the alarm but he is in, no danger.
ness," and the punctuality of the caretaker of the Central Markets- Limited to its name as being an planes and fifty pilots and mechanics the recent tremblers, making the was raised that a woman had jump- association which intends to apply its by the Kuominchun forces is a reoccurence of earthquakes at Itoped, but a search of 35 minutes charged before Mr. T S. Whyte hurry to close the doors to time
ed overboard. The boat was stop- A Chinese woman who
at closing time is quite in accord with the proverb. So grent was his in
promoting its objecta
and reminder that Chinese Generals are highly improbable. The resort until proved fruitless. which prohibits
Smith at Kowloon Magistracy yes- payment of any dividends to its Members and that the carrying" their disputes into the air recently was one of the most pros
terday with stealing a plank of European, who was locked in, that last night that it is stated by a Stewards of the Hong Kong with a vengeance. This develop- perous and popular in the Kwanto,
An Indian named A. Kasim (28), wood from a house under construche forget to sound the closing gong, CLUB do forthwith after the incorporation and registration of the ment of the past few weeks, if but in mid-March began a seriesing at. 62, Jardine's Bazaar, was tion at Kowloon City, said that she or, if he did sound it, he did not said Company transfer and assign all continued, promises to create ad of miner earth shocks, sometimes ming at Laichikok Beach. He The Magistrate, in discharging ber Daily Press reporter passed the injured on Saturday, while swim wanted the plank to build a shrine. do so with the usual gusto, As a the property effects benefit additional worries for civilians several hundred a day which could sprained his back through diving with a caution, warned her that the markets, his attention was attracted ed. HoxoxoNG JOCKEY CLUB to the Bombing raids have been conducted be felt that lasted for about a ing treated at the Kowloon Hos- shrine built of stolen wood.
into shallow water, and is now be would not get good joss from a
by the unusual scene of a Europeaz Company so incorporated and re on a number of walled towns in month. Frightened visitors found pital.
behind the iron bars of the door, gistered."
two Indian constables standing out- Honau and Shantung, and bun the situation too aerve-racking and
Mr. Leo Frost, the well-known side as though on guard, and the
· 'And NOTICE 18 HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that Further EXTRAOR dreds of homes have been destroyed fled, and the town has been almost missing from her home at 39 Peking fortunate accident while riding at
A Japanese girl who had been local jockey, met with an un-road halfway across racked with DINARY GENERAL MEETING of th and many non-combatants killed deserted since.
a crowd of gaping coalies! The Hong Kors JOOLET CLUE will be held at and wounded. The raiders appear was explained by the thairman of traced yesterday, when the Police thrown heavily while taking out things coelly, and after a quarter The serious aspect of the situation Road since Wednesday last was Happy Valley yesterday. He was market prisoner, however, took the Sama Place a MONDAY, the 23m Day of JUNE, 1930, at 6.30 O'clock in to pay little attention to the rights the committee conducting the pub Wan. The girl, who is 22 years of course, and, as a result of his fall, caretaker was found and the Euro- found her body floating in Tsun | Abel-a fractious pony-round the of an hour's patient waiting the to the SECRETARY, Badge (limited to the AFTERNOON, for the purpose of of civilians. While Northern news licity campaign. “Until the recent Tway for the Free Admission to the receiving a Report of the Proceedings of Member's Enclosure of Wives, Lady the above mentioned Meeting and of papers have complained bitterly series of earthquakes more than was the servant of Mr. J. broke a collar bone. He was rushed pean liberated-Hong Kong Daily
1,000
persons come to Ito every
to the French Hospital, and will Press, June 3, 1905. relatives and Friends. Names must be confirming, if thoright fit, the above about the raide made by the armies Saturday for the week-end, he
probably be unable to ride at the stated when applying.
Copies of the proposed Memorandum of Nanking, they have been careful said. They have been frightened Commander Cabral, Commandant forthcoming race meeting. All turf Looking Back 50 Years,
The officers of the 37th Innis and Articles of Association are open to not to stress the principle involved, away by the quakes, and our town, of the Macao Aviation Station, enthusiasts will wish him a speedy
killings and the heads of the Naval despite its wealth of hot springs and arrived at the Kai Tack Aerodrome recovery. the Luepection of Members' and can be seen during the usual Business Hours at as the airplanes of the North act in inns, will become a deserted village at 10,30 yesterday morning and will
Departments were entertained at The Price of admission to the Public the Office of the Secretary, z, O. B. precisely the same manner. Just as if the present conditions con- stay here for two days. It is under- On the ground that he had been dinner on Tuesday night by the
15 per day for sit Par REONEM Miten has the Birthday, clebra-asusleihen, falling bambee which offers of the carrete Contine Aks
were of minor importance, as i is with the King's Birthday celebra- had been accidentally dropped from half past ten o'clock a torpedo was Bakit atatory among a perda de aureline right
catch that noir day kong.
"the the Gate.
explodeu fer the vestr, the mor DEACONS, 1, DES VOZUZ ROAD they are acting with regard to their damage resulted, but the effect upon
of which was felt by several vessels Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform are
ted Half Price
CENTRAL, Hong Kong, the Club
in the harbour and by some of the admitted
Bookmakers, Tie The Man, etc., Balicitor, and af the CLUB HOUSE,new weapon.
inhabitants on shore, who were somewhat puzzled as to what it was. will not be permitted to operate with HAPPY VALLEY, Hong Kong. in the Precincts of the BoxG KONG.
At midnight a rocket was sent up, the and, on its bursting, the shore side Joy Oupa devring the Race Meeting.
of the ship was instantaneously. By Order,
illuminated with blue lights—Hong Kong Daily Press, June 3, 1890.
On no pretest will Children" be permitted in either. Enclosure during the Meeting.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
d. B. BROWNE
Becretary
mentioned rasolation.
Hong
Dated the 21st day of May, 1980.
By Order of the STEWARDS -CB-BROWN;
Secretary.
Nomura
Main Street, Chinese Virentch ed the occupier of the house with the minds of visitors has been The record of rainfall for the two carpenter's axes. Fortunately serious. The town has a population month of May shows that there were the presence of a Chinese constable The sudden appearance of the of 20,000, a greater portion of whom 7.99 inches during the month. The prevented anything serious from airplane as an important factor in carn their livelihood Trom busi highest fall recorded in one taking place. When charged before Chinese civil warfare is traced by nesses connected with health and day was on the 8th instant when the magistrate yesterday,
plessure resorts, for Ito has more 2.60 inches fell, and the lowest aggressor was fined 85 and ordered most observers to experiences in than 700 hot springs and about 60 on record was on the 29th, when to sign a bond of 250 to keep the the Sino-Russian controversy last inns and hotels.
there was only .02 inch of rain. peace for 12 months: