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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
PENINSULA HOTEL.
HONG KONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION BALL. FRIDAY, 12T DECEMBER, 1930,
THE GRILL ROOM and ROOP GARDEN having been Rezervni for the above Occsalon, the Management bez to inform their Patrons that there will-be-
NO DINNER DANCE ON THE ABOVE DATE.
THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.
THE CHOICE OF
THE CONNOISSEUR !
SCOTCH WHISKY wшoN
SEEMS TO HAVE CAPTURED
THE
SUNSHINE. OK THE
BARLEY.
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THE TANG
LAND FOR IMMEDIATE SALE.
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OF THE PEAT SMOKE
THE MELLOWNESS OF GREAT
AGE
WHISKY
"ACANT LAND at EAST POINT
WITH A FRAGRANT BOUQUET,
and R.P. Lot 781, having. Aren of 1,750 and 10,847 Squar respectively. The Lota
Feat Very Suitable for CHINESE FLATS and are Situated Close to the MAIN ROAD,
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For further particulars apply
Property Office,
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Lrn, Joint Liquidators,
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CHINA SUGAR REFINING
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY
CLUB.
FIHE TWELFTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (Weather Permitting) at ПAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, OTH DECEMBER, 1930, Commencing 1.10 P.M.
The First Boil will be Rung st F.M.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE. Members are notified that they and their Ladies mast 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 Ciul *Rooms
$5.00 for Goatlemen $2.00 for Ladies,
are ob. tainable through the SECRETARY Introduction by a fember, such
and
A GRACIOUS MELLOWNESS, AND
GENIAL FLAVOUR THAT
WARMS THE HEART - BUCH IS DEWAR'S, A BARK OLD SCOTCH WHISKY.
DEWAR'S
**WHITE LABEL ”
AGED IN THE WOOD AND BOT-
TLKD IN BOOTLAND, THE
UNVARYING QUALITY OF
DEWAR'S LEAVES KOTHING TO
BE DESIRI D.
SOLE AGENTS :
Member to be responsible for Payment A. S. WATSON & Co.,
of All Chits, &c.
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Members'
Badges admitting Enclosure will not be on unla at the
Hace Course.
Members can obtain, upon application to the SECRETARY, Badges (Limited 10 Two) for the Free Admission to the Members Enclosure of Wires, Laly Helatives and Friends. Names must be
tated when applying.
Children be
On No Prelext "will permitted in either Enclosure during the Meeting.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE, The Price of Admission to the Public Enoloruro in $1.00 for all Persons, Including Ladies, and is payablo až the Gate.
Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform are admitted Hall Price.
Bookmakers, Tio Tac Men, olc., will not be permitted to operate with in the Precincts of the HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB during the Race Meeting. By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
30199]
Secretary.
LIMITED.
- Established 1841.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
RAFT
and PROGRAMMES
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1930.
WEATHER REPORT: '/
gang is known to be at largo. The precautions takon are, naturally, a Yesterday's weather report, foro.sceret, but the results are not fully cast and remark ised by the satisfactory. When the Haiching! Royal Observatory at 5 p.m., was pirated one of tho junior stated:-
officers said that he had never
the North China Sen.
Local Forecast:-N.E. winds, elrong to fresh; overcast at first; improving Inter.
was
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* News and Views *
Losing Their Chances!
The Modern Choirboy!
Thrillers for the choirboy to read. during sermon time is the latest in- novation at an Oxford church. The
| vicar of St., Michael's, Oxford, has realised that boys cannot be expect.
+
Mr. Wilson Pope is retiring from The Common Gold. The anti-cyclone remains central handled a revolver before he took the Editorship of the Star, to which There is comething after all ined to sit quietly for long when they to the North of the Yangtze Valley part in that mat gallant fight. he was appointed in 1820. He will, American thoroughness. For havcan have no interest in sermons, so ned has increased in intensity. Chinn, coast officers, both deck and however, still contribute to the ing discovered that as much as he has provided books for his choirs Strong monsoon will continue along engineers, ought to be trained, and columns of the Star from time to £400,000,000 are sacrificed in one boys. "The books I have provided the S.E. coast of China and over rigorously trained, in the use of time. His associations with the year owing to the ravages of the are of the type in which boys de- firearms. For time British paper date back to 38 years ago, common cold, they have devoted light," he said, "They will help soldiers were employed as guards and to was for 15 years its Nowa per cent, of that sum to tracing that and inspire more than the half- Dr.inderstood phrases of a grown-up' Bermon."It may be added that in and their presence had a salutary Editor. Among the features he in-insidious virus to its den.
livet. That when Major spired was the "Asterisks" corner. Pfeiffer, of the University of Mary St. John's Cathedral the choir boys {land, has already isolated the micro-leave at evensong before the sermon. General LUARD was at. Headquartora
cocchi coryza. But Dr. Pleiffer House. The official view was then BIRTH.
held that this duty gave a number
docs not appear to be over con- Scottish Dialects. a healthy and pleasant
filant that coryza is the one and Wand-On November 27, at Shang- of mon
hai, to Mr. and Mrs. A. KENDAL variation in their routine work. It
caly germ that gives one a cold,tary, which is being compiled as WARD, a son, CLIFFORD KENDAL,
under making association is a pity that the arrangement, for
There may be others. Meanwhilo volunry affort by a non-profit one reason or another, has lapsed.
the undergraduates of Ithaca (New editorship of Mr. William Grant, York) are forced to have pltra. will make its initial appearance at DEATHS.
The Canton Government appeara.to
vialet baths once a week. It seems an early date, when part of volume. GUEDES.-On November 25, nt
Shanghai, ERNESTINA
be taking special measures to close MARJA GUEDES, aged 65. Widow of the Dias Bay to piratd gangs, and it in
that this treatment at Ithaca (Now one will be published. Volume and age of Scotland and ite dialects, Into J. M. GUEDES.
the clear duty both of the British
York) produces a miraculous result, will deal with the lowland langu
and will
comprise of BENNA. On November 28, at Shang-nuthorities and the shipping com-
least on volumes, each of shout 280 hoi, VICENTE FERRER DE SENNA panica to do everything in their
pages, and will doal fully with aged 87 years Dearly loved
all Scottish words in existenco after husband of ORBINA DE SENNA. power to further a decisivo and
1700, while giving a brief summary finel campaign against this stand
of the meanings of each word in ing disgrace of piracy in the China
use prior to that period. Sens:
Editorial and Business Offices: 11.
Ice House Street Tal. 30251. Night, Editor (Wanchai Office):
Tel. 24511.
London Office: 83, Fleet Street,
E.C. 4.
The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, DECEMBER 3, 1930.
WHY PIRACY CONTINUES.
NOWHERE TO GO..
| A CONTEMPORARY in a recent leading, article on the suggested Kowloon Canton road complains that "Week- ends designed for recreation and rest often yield no benefit. The explanation is the old one nowhere to go." Wo venture to suggest that the actual explanation is lack of imagination to look beyond
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Mostly jolly good beer," is the verdict of the judges at the Brewer's Exhibition at the Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington, who have tested; 9,000 gallons of draught beer and 7,000 samples of bottled beer without losing their sobriety. But they do not drink the beer. They take a thimbleful; roll: it round their palate, but do not awallow it. The judges cat olives, and a little cheese alternately, after samples.
Costly" Goodness."
** Hotel Divorce.”
case
The Scottish National Dictionary,
the
at
The little exhibition of relics of the militant suffrage movement in Victoria-street, London, is drawing
During the hearing of in the Loudon Divorce Court, Five thousand people will have solicitor stated that the greatest no entertainment of a Sunday at difficulty had been experienced in Dover because the Dover Council obtaining evidence from a London hes refused to renew the Sunday, hotel concerning alleged misconduct.. licences of the cinema. Three Mr. Justice Bateson said that it shows will lose from £800 to £250 was monstrous that people should The "LG" of Long Ago. per week each as a result, and refuse to assist in the administra- thirty-five ushers, porters, and com- tion af justice. When the nasistant missionaires, and fourteen musi-manager of the hotel went into the cians will be thrown out of employ witness-box, Mr. Justica Bateson reminiscent matrons and wondering ment. The people are angry with the council. They point out that already Dover's unemployment is much heavier than it was at this time last year, and that the refusal to licenso the Sunday entertainment will keep visitors from Dover, and so aggravate the position.
www.ww
Marlborough House.
naked:
"Do you realize that, by girls. The seniors exchange news of refusing to give information, you cld campaigners across the moving are advertising the fact that any adds and ends of prison-gear; the one wanting to commit misconduct girls are appalled to discover from should come to your hotel because the printed regulations that wher no information is given? Do you their mothers and aunts went to want to encourage people to cominit gaat for a week bread and gruel misconduct at your totel?" Wit was their only fare. The youthful ness: No. The judge added that if appearance of the politicians shown all the hotel staff were subpanned, in some of the photographs of in- could be done, to give evidence incidents in the campaign is surpris Though their clothes are a far, the carrying on of the almost unbelievably odd, some of
the beaten track, and no enterprise Marlborough House was swept and the same case, it would prove awk- ing.
hotel business.
Three years have passed since to go and eco what lies there. It garnished for the Prince of Wales'
the women look much the same age an they do now, but the dark-haired is true that the Colony has few occupation, and yet it still remains
Mr. Lloyd-George and the stripling Victoria—a Bymbol. Everyone, including the President motor roade and that they "load untenanted. The Prince is unwill-
Mr. Churchill are strikingly' dif- ing to leave his pleasant bachelor
There is one phrase in Mr.ferent from their present selves. of the Marine Court, felt sorry for nowhere," but from them the, ex quarters for the more pompous and
volume of Queen Captain PEDERSEN, the master of the plorer may branch off on foot into expensive dwelling across the way. Buckle's new
now rumoured that the Victoria's letters which deserves to It is places an unusual and attractive Hirundo, who was fined 825 on
Government are considering alive as a symbol of her whole career. "The Butcher of Cuba;" "Marlborough House Development She is recording her impressions of There was a time when the name Monday for a breach of a harbour anyone can wish. From the main
"I sat of Captain General Weyler, "the regulation designed to reduce thead round the. Territories it is Schene." This gives rise to a cer- the Jubileo service of 1967. risk of piracy. The pirating of the possible for the average walker to tain apprehension. True it is that alone," she writes, "where I ant Butcher of Cuba," was on the lips the original Wren design was ruin 40 years ago and received the of overy Liberal from San Fran- reach in an afternoon a Buddhisted by the addition of a top storey, homage of the Princes and Peers." cisco to Vladivostock, and in effect Hirundo is still fresh in the monastery on Castle Peak, or and that the building is no longer Amazing, and not unjustified, was, his system of concentration camps But Wren is her sanse of her own importance, in: Cuba SD inflamed American nunnery on the slopes of Tai as lovely as it was.
lead to the Spanish- Thereafter the ment are to turn the house into a nothing to do with conceit, little American War. Shan, at either of which always Wren, and if the, Govern. It had nothing to do with vanity, opinion as
mum or a hostel for Dominion even to do with pride. It was a Captain General lived in angered, will be received most cordial-
It is this abiding resentment, but not exactly in ob- provided with refreshments, Prime Ministers one hopes that they sense of mission.
will restore it to the original de conviction which gives her charaecurity. He retained his office as and invited to examine the
sign. King Edward, as Prince of ter an element of central magni: Captain Genoral, and was a thorn shrines and gardens. From the Wales, held considerable state at fence. Mr. Buckle has been right in the side of successive. Spanish same road one may turn aside for Marlborough House, but much of not to omit from his collection those Administrations. And now, at the General half an hour into medieval China, his entertaining had to be done to passages which display her personal age of 92, he is dond
supplement the very quiet conduct
marck and Prince Ferdinand of dirtiest generals ever seen. Be inspecting Kam Tin with its monted of the Court during Queen Vic prejudices, such as that against Bis. Weyler was one of the soulleet and There was always the looked like a non-commissioned walls and ancient towers. A walk toria's later years. With a Court as Coburg.
Ho of two hours from the Sha Tau Kek brilliant and active as that of to touch of a matriarch about Queen officer in a Foreign Legion.
day the same burden does not fall Victoria, and her mastery of foreign stumped about in a soiled uniform road takes the traveller to "Paddy on the Heir Apparent, and Marl affairs was largely due to the fact with all his badges and buttons Hay'a" Waterfall, and the Bride's borough House is much too big for that by the end of the century they missing, with only the red sash of
had become family affairs.
his office proclaiming who he was.
memory, and to fine Captain PEDEN- per had a flavour of adding insult to injury. The piracy was carriedo aut in no gentle manner, and then presence of Mra PEDERSEN in they ship during this terrible experience cannot but have added gravely to the captain's anxiety. The story told in Court has been heard often enough with slight variations by the
Harbour Master sitting as Marine Magistrate. The Captain did not DNTRY
FORMS for the know how many passengers he had on THIRTEENTU EXTRA LACE board when he left Hong Kong. He
MEETING to be held en SATURDAY,thought there were only eight, tut Pool, where the meeting of five a bachelor of simple tastes.
13TH DECEMBER 1990 (Weather
Formitting may be obtained at the actually there were nineteen. The RAGE COURSE, HONG KONG OLUB and OAUSEWAY BAY STABLES.
Eatrien CLOSE at 13 O'clock NOON on MONDAY, 8rn DEUHEBER, 1930,
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valleys with their rushing streams
| compradore had taken on the others and falls is comparable to the Eng- fish dale country, The most beauti- without letting the master know.ful and least known places of the The dual control of compradore and master is an old trouble on the China Coast. The compradore over- loads the skip, or takes on too
enstern part of the Territories may easily be reached on Esol, and
by Chincae ferries. The general
Annuals. The Children Love, theory it is easy to say that the must of the Territories. It is not
Play Box Playtime
Tigor Tim
Champion
School Friend
New Nature Book
Rainbow
Chicks Own
Bruin Boys
-British-Girls Little Folks
Tiny Tots
Holiday
Puck
School Girls' Own
Picture Bhow
Hobby Modern Boy
each
$6.00
-Bubbles Mrs. Hippo Bo Peep each
$3.50
British Boys Children's Annual
$5.00 each
Popular Boys' Stories
Popular Girls' Stories Golden Annual
$250 each
TITLES AND MANY OTHER
KELLY & WALSH, LTD.
(Incorporated in Hong Kong).
many passengers, and the master pinion, is, moreover, that ears has to bear the responsibility. In may safely be left in almost any captain should see to these things to live in Hong Kong, but to live here without keeing Hong Kong that is the unfortunate thing.
himself. The obstacles are well known, and the matter might be again considered by the China Coast Gücers' Guild.
Local Notes and Events ⋆
A report has been made to the For the 24 hours ended December
*
The Committee of the Society of Police by Mr. Arnold of 13, Bowen 1; there were two deaths (Chinese) St. Vincent de Paul wish to express load, to the effect that some time from typhoid fever, and for the week their grateful thanks to the fellow- a gold watch valued at £8 way cases of diphtheria, seven cases efforts in organising the sale of (two deaths) of enteric fever, one roses as well as to the untiring stolen from his dressing table.
cass of paratyphoid fover, two cases sollers for the gratifying results. A fatal accident occurred at the (two deaths) of cerebro-spinal fever obtained:-Mesdames Arthur Alves, Awcock, A. C. Botelho, A. V. 18th milestone, wer Fanling, on and two deaths from influenza.
Barros, Costello, O'Donovan, Eve- Monday, when a woman, apparently unable to cross the railway in time,
rest, Green, Hedley, Hunt, Murphy, Before Mr. H. R. Butters at and Wotherspoon, Miss Dixon and The Slump in V.8.A.
was knocked down and killed by a the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, the Misses Ellie and Cissy Noronha, The Guild is protesting against
When Lord Derby came back from train coming from Sumchun to Kow-Mr. B. Stendahl, a chipping agent The final total reached the figure of
reading at No. 2, Hankow Road,$4,476.57. what ita secretary, Captain LAUREN-his last visit to the United States loon.
ho said privately that one of the
was charged with being drunk and 80N, describes as an attempt to host powerful and far-seeing Among the passengers who return inapable. It was stated that the reinforce the 1927 regulations which American ananciers had told him ed yesterday by R.M.S. Empress of defendant was in a helpless state it would be four years before Wall Asia were the following: Mr. and in Salisbury Road in the early hours threw the onus of preventing
Street would Rover fully from the Mr. A. M. Bowes-Smith, Mr.O of the morning. Defendant failed pirates coming on board a ship on slump. That dubla a pessimintie Buhner Johnson, Mr. P. F. Lefevre, to appear in Court and his bail of the master, instead of on the police. forecast, especially when it was Mr. M. J. Quist, Mr. M. K. Ho, 85 was estreated.
learned that Mr. Hoover was oner- Mr. O. Osborne, Mr. and Mrs. S. There appear to be good ground getically calling for the services and A. Seth and Mr. M. M. Maas, for the Guild's attitude. Under the the guidance of the leading bankers new regulations responsibility in and the greatest organisera
industry again divided. At the present time broker also said: In America there than twelve passengers has been too much propaganda talk are leaving in a constal steamer of a quick recovery, and feverish the police search the vessel for effort to keep the prices of stocks high. In this country the tendency suspicious characters and weapons. has been to conserve resources until That duty should not be taken from the most cautious feel that the worst the police, or their responsibility of the slump has passed. lightened. If the police bavo pase-
between November 15 and November ended November 27 there were two ing ladies for their painstaking
if mero
.
in
Д
Looking Hack 25 Years.
Fuji-Ko, a Japanese actress, made her appearance at the Oxford Music Hall, London, on October 21, in a dramatic sketch entitled "Heart of Charles William Slaughter,
Gold." The occasion was remark- According to s Police report, native of Plymouth, was-charged able as being the first appearance A well-known English some person gained admission to before Mr. Williams at the Central of a Japanese actress performing
the third floor of 31, Reclamation Magistracy yesterday with being a Street, sometime after p.m. on vagrant. It was stated that the the English language. The story
who makes her way into Monday by breaking the lock on Blaughter came from North China, of the sketch concerns a Japanee Japanese lover, a standard-bearer, the door, and stole a box containing about four weeks ago and on Mon-tuin, linys, and plads to the jewellery to the value of 8940, the day gave himself up to the Police, property of Leung Li Kiu; the as being sick and destitute. The who has been made prisoner. She defendant admitted being a vagrant tries to arrange his escape after t femalo occupant of the premists.
and stated that he had no means delightfully acted Birtation with for stealing two pots of palms of support. He was ordered to be two Russian officers, but the from the garden of Dr. S. F Lee, of kept in the House of Detention
and just na tha girl is about to ed a ship as clear of pirates it in London Skyscrapers.
7 Tramway Path, a Chineso was where, his Worship said, he would Japanese lover proves too patriotic, London will not become a city | sentenced to Bix months hard be well cared for.
commit hara-kiri the Russiah officers illogical to hold the captain to
of skyscrapers, if the London Coun- fabour by Mr. Williams at the Cen- blame if a gang be on board. It bety Council experte maintain their tral Magistracy yesterday. It was
Acting Sub-Inspector Cunning rush in announcing peace, and she of the Rising Sun-Hong Kong has omitted reasonable precautions, Views. The Building Acts Com stated that several pots of flowers ham, officer in charge of Aberdeen is rewarded with the captured flag or boen incitentive to warning nitoe have been considering the had been stolen from the garden Police Station, appeared as com Daily Press, December 3, 1905.
Elainant at the Central Magistracy question of extending the regula previously. signs that is a different matter, but ions regarding height of buildings
yesterday in a case in which a Looking Back 50 Years. the police are the proper authority in their area, and they say: "We At the Kowloon Magistracy yes- Chinese youth named Kwok Hai
Cattle give trouble elsewhere au terday, Chinese was charged Man was charged with dangerous pumping through their own hour, their haggage
tan deal with fire effectively only faleo pretences from various fruit doen on Saturday, Inspector Con- that on Tuesday morning last a cow There is an awkward suspicion P to a height of 80 feet, and give hawkers in Shanghai Street. It ningham stated that on the morning escaped from the cattle tan in the modified protection from 80 to 100 was alleged that he collected 48 in the question he was walking along new city, Canton, and rushed down- that such moro could be done to feet... The Fire Brigade Com-cents by representing himself as this and when the defendant dash-the street, assailing all pedestrians ptersat piracy. We have already mitten it is added have express having been sent by P.C. Yeung ed past him at a speed which he it came in contact with. Two shop- edizutadana 35 ming an hour Holmon were gored to death; and three feet is the maximum which should Yeung Chi, need for acquainting-all-vessols to permitted in rospect of any allowed the defendant to use his the defendant did not stop. Do the infuriated heast-Hong Kong
The case was adjourned. fendant was fined $15.
Daily Preis, December 3, 1950. merchant and naval, when a’pirate building. in Indon.”
to search incoming passengers and are now advised that motor pumps with having obtained money by driving on the main road at Aber. well as in Hong Kong, Wo learn
referred in this coltinns to, the ed dinausstation EmmeAKO TULPA denied that he had "choated-am)-blowir whistle-but-hother persons, stridinSend YETAR -
nammo.