AMENDED TRAFFIC
REGULATIONS.
HONG
KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1930.
it shall also be painted on the vehicle in a position and manner to his satisfaction.
THE FAMILY ALBUM-WAITING FOR A BATH
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
A Musical
Moviefone
Every motor vehicle shall carry SPEED LIMIT FOR 'BUSES. s licence dise which shall be placed
Extensive amendments to the Traffic Regulations are contained in the current issue of the Govern ment Gazette. These include many alterations regarding licence fees
commercial payable by
motor vehicles.
Vehicles under 50 cut. with pneumatic tyres are now divided
and carried on the vehicle so as to be clearly visible at all hours of daylight to a person either at the near side or at the front of the vehicle.
No motor "vehicle shall by nay means or device ke locked against movement thereof in, upon or tear any vehicle stand," or any place at which private motor vehicles may be left unattended, in such a posi- classes. There was,tion as to obstruct or impede the previously, a flat rate of $24, but exit of any other motor vehicle. theac are now varied according to from such stand or place. weight at 894, 860 and $120.
into
three
Motor Cycle Lights,
Provision has been made for com-
A motor vehicle, other than a mercial vehicles fitted with half
motor bicycle, and a truck, cart, their wheels pneumatic; two classes have been created for such van, and horse or bullock drawn vehicles, the fees being 8180 if ex-vehicle shall, between sunset and ceeding 13 ewt. but not exceeding sunrise, carry two front lights fix- 56 ewt, nad #8360 between 30 cwt.ed horizontally so as to show the and 90 cwt.
width of the vehicle. A motor cycle combination shall carry the second front light affixed to the side car which is farthest away from the motor bicycle,
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The front lights or front light on a motor vehicle shall be so ar-
Regarding commercial vehicles completely fitted with solid tyres, the previous regulations provided for, fees of $120 under 50 cwt., and -8940 over that weight but not ex. ceeding 90 cwt. Now the fees will be 9210 between 15 and 50 cwt.,ranged that no portion of the beam plane and 8130 between 30 and 90 ext., of light shall fall above the last weight being the maximum parallel to and 42 inches above the roadway measured at a distance of allowed on the road.
100 feet in front of the vehicle.
Every vehicle shall, between sun- The following regulations are set and sunrise, carry a lamp show set forth in regard to the speeding a red light when seen from the
limit:-
Speed Limit.
The speed of a commercial motor vehicle or motor orinibus aball not exceed twenty miles per hour. The maximum rett load which 's com- mercial motor vehicle may carry shall be determined by the Inspec- tor General of Police and shall be stated in the licence of the vehicle,
a
rear of the vehicle: Provided that bicycles and tricycles, not being motor vehicles, may in lieu of such red light be provided with a red reflector of a type approved by the Inspector General of Police.
The rear light to be carried by motor vehicles shall illuminate the rear number plate. The red rear light to be carried by a truck shall be fixed on the off rear of the vehicle.
CENTRAL THEATRE EParamount's Sound Pictures R
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"TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW Positively Last Screening in Hong Kong
Daily at 2.15, 5.10, 7,15 and 9.20 P.M.
HEAR! Dream Lover" My Love Parade
Paris. Stay the Same 'Let's Be Common Nobody's Using it Now
a Gurashant Paun
UTTERLY de
lightful, en. trancing, enrap turing!" says The New York Daily News. Hear Che
See valier sing. him make lovė., In this mirthful mus ical-romance of a beautiful queen.
MAURICE
CHEVALIER
The Love Parade
AN ERNST
LUBITSCH
PRODUCTION"
JEANETTE MACDONALD LLIPINO LANE LILLIAN ROTK
HEADS FOR BATH → ROOM TO TAKE NICE
HOT BATH
WALKS UP AND DOWN HALL TO KEEP WARM
GUMAS
| WILLIAMS
RAPID
FINDS WILFRED IS IN THERE DRAWINGTM A HOT TUB HIMSELF
STATIONS HIMSELF AT POOR SO NO ONE ELSE WILL GET IN AHEAD OF HIM WHEN WILFRED COMES OUT
ASKS ISN'T HE ALMOST THROUGH, AND FINDS HE HASN'T EVEN GOT INTO “TUB YET, HE'S BRUSHING HIS TEETH
DISCOVERS IT TOOK" WI- FRED SO LONG TO FIND CAP OF TOOTH-PASTE TUBE, WATER GOT COLD AND HE HAD TO FILL UP WITH HOT .....
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WHAT SEEMS HOURS LATER HEARS WILFRED PRYING HIMSELF AND TUB EMPTYING
(Copyright, 1930, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
"AT LAST, CLIMBS "INTO HOT TUB, JUST AS WIFE! CALLS FOR PITY'S SAKE HURRY UP SHES WAIT- ING TO TAKE A BATH
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IN CANADA.
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A DIFFERENT SONG.
The film showing at the Queen's Theatre takes us out in the fresh air again for a change. "A Song
True to its policy of developing OFFICIAL LIST FOR SATURDAY of Kentucky" also gives us a view and maintaining the most up-to- date methods the Canadian Pacific
cf a new star, Joe Wagstaff, who A General Post Office notification in this picture makes his first up- Express Company; itself part of
issued on Saturday gives the pearance in the talkies, supported the world's greatest transportation system, has been fully alive to the following particulars with regard by Lois Moran, a well-known and use of the airplane both as an into unclaimed cofrespondence, etc., popular screen actress, Dorothy dependent unit and also in connec-
waiting at the Post Office, and aleo Burgess, and other talented per- tion with the trains and steamships unclaimed radio telegrams at the formers.
Radio Telegraph Office:-
of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
To-day air express is in common use throughout Eastern Canada and also in the Prairie Provinces. In the East the service runs between Windsor; London: Hamilton: Toronto and Ottawa in the Pro- vince of Ontario, and thence to Montreal for Quebec and Rimouski. in the Province of Quebec, to con- nect with incoming and out-going liners.
In Western Canada a daily nir express service is in operation be tween Winnipeg and Calgary, vid Begina, Moose Jaw and Medicine Hat; and also between Regina and Edmonton, vid Saskatoon and North Battlefield
Combined Air and Rail Services. The service is so arranged that shipments may be moved to advan tage by combining air and regular rail express. Shipments so routed
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A Song of Kentucky" is a romance of the race-track, and thạt, part of the picture showing the Kentucky Derby is the real thing,
by Fax Movietone. There are some as photographed in May last year
Poste Restante Correspondence. R. S. Antindale, C.-H. Bond, A. Beilin, Miss L Barbat, J. Drewry, (3.5. Golden Sea), L. Figueras, J. Miss Day, P. D. Deckard, A. Evans
S. Henderson (Int. Export Co.), Mrs. F. E. Hansen, Dr. G. Hadden, attractive musical numbers in the F. Fulke, J. B. Kemp (Hodder &film, and the story itself is a pleas- Stoughton), Dr. A. D. Maxwell, ing mixture of drama and comedy, | Madame C. North, H. L. P. Stubbs, Miss A. D. Sikes, C. K. Stott, J. A. Scott, J. R. Thompson, F. Y. Tong, M. Thistle.
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being transferred to one service
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ing Montreal on Monday night and Khan Awarding transferred to the air service at Excellence Winnipeg would reach Calgary" at 3947
5 am. on Thursday, gaining prae9846 tically one day. The same advan-1130 tage applies to express matter de- Jainage
There is an amusing, comedy film preceding the main feature, and the news pictures, as usual, are most interesting..
LAND SALES IN 1929.
ANNUAL REPORT,
The following is taken from the report of the Land Officer for
1929.
The total consideration on sales, mortgages, surrenders and miséel- laneous land transactions amount- "Canton.ed to 893,381,005.93, -
From.
The total ares of land leased during the year under review was 455 acres I rood and 13-1/5 poles, Suncheong. of, which 387 acres and roods Pres. Johnson. were dealt with by the District
Bangkok. Officers.
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etined for Vancouver, the return to Ellen Ng Chen, 363, Hen- rail taking place at Calgary,
nessey Road
Shipments leaving from points where 'planes are in operation in Western Ontario are ready for de- livery in Montreal at noon of the same day. Similarly packages from Montreal are delivered in Western Ontario, on the same day. instead of on the following day as would be the case if rail express The air map" of Canada is changing from day to day, and with
were used.
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the advent of new airdromes, air transportation is becoming an in- portant factor in the life of the
country.
International Links. The Canadian Pacific Express
Showing Wednesday, June 25th company, with a highly organized
Fascinating -Unusual -Exciting!
OLIVE
BROOK
THE RETURN OF
SHERLOCK
HOLMES”
A Paramount All Talking Picture
Cholon.
Canton. Eighty seven surrenders of land Wenchow, required for public, purposes (in. Swatow!cluding surrenders under contracts of exchange) were prepared and registered in the Land Office, the Shanghai. total consideration for those requir- ed for public purposes amounting to $625,255.00.
GLANDS OR GLAXO?
Two hundred and forty crown leases were issued during the year, as against 235 in the previous year -an increase of 7"-
[The United Press article in pur The total amount of fees collect issue of the 19th instant on Pro-ed (exclusive of the New Terri- fessor Voronoff's designs for the im- tories) amounted to 876,078.50 be- provement of the race has led the ing a decrease of 810,008.50 on the author of the following lines to preceding year. Land Registration Feer in the New Territories amounted to 85,901.40 and Crown Lease Fees to 830.00..
think that the cure may be worse than the disease-ED.]
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You're all aware how Glaxo can Increase the size of the infant man, But Veronoff has gone one better, (For which the world's to be his
dubtor 1)
Will build a superbuman giant Supreme in brawn and self-reliant, If this is so, and well it may be, Lord, visit him with fate condign, And save us from this Frankenstein And let us keep our Glaxo baby!
ground service" not only in Canada from coast to coast, but also in Europe and in the. Orient, is in an excellent position to take full advantage of air services.
Thus sixteen European air lincs are now linked with the Company, and parcels may be rented from This Voronoff may breed him Canada to London, and relayed While monkeys dwell in dreadful thence to practically any country QA
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rue,
the Continent by air expreas. Such But, with dollars down to one and names as Imperial Airways, Ltd.:
two,
the Air Union; the KLM Royal However chord we feed him? Dutch Air Company; and the Deutsch
speak for
JOHN WILLWYN.
Stamp duties paid on registered documents (exclusive of probates and lettera of "administration) amounted to 8405,091.40. Stamp duties on probates" and letters of administration registered amounted to $212,608.65.
The number of lots entered on the Hong Kong and Kowloon rent roll was 6,126 an increase of 810 on the preceding year. The Crown rents on this "roll amounted to 8604,543.02—an increase on the pre ceding year of 929, 116.03.
The number of lots entered on the Village Crown rent roll was 3,241-a decrease of 48 on the pre- ceding year.-"The Crown rents-on- this roll amounted to $1,753,55 na compared with 81,767.05 in the pre-
of
to 8606,207.17-an increase $20,002.51 on the year 1928, increase was occasioned by the sale
In addition to this, the Canadian Pacifio Express Company acts as offices, or hire air taxis for private passenger-agent for the various air trips in Europe. Special machines lines, and passengers can book air can also be hired to carry mer tickets at its London and Paris chandise between any Europeus o new Ints and revision. of Crown (Continued at foot of next column). points up to 2,000 lbs. weight...
rents.
عباية
HEAR THE GREATEST "MUSICAL CLIMAX- A "JAZZ RHAPSODY!
ASONG OF KENTUCKY
LOIS MORAN JOSEPH WAGSTAIT, DOROTHY BURGESS
Directed by
LENTS SEILER
AT THE
FOX NEWS
QUEEN'S
Fast
Steppers...
With her very life wagered on the ent come, Lee and her lover centre their eyes and hopen on “Dizle,” reliable ras- thunders.
er, wha down the home stretch gamely bat
ing to win.
CHARLIE CHASE
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TO-DAY 10 WEDNESDAY
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20
The escapades of a couple of escaped war prisoners
in the land of Sheiks and Harems!
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IN
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