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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND
FINANCE CO., LTD. "
NOTICE 19 HEREBY GIVEN..
GENERAL MEETING of the abor Company will be held at the HONG KONG HOTEL (Finat Fiñon)," "Pander STEELT, Victoria, in the Colony of Hong Kong, on MONDAY the 29TH DAY of DECEMBER, 70, 'st IIA M. in the FORENOON, for the purpose of goonid. oring, and, if thought fit, passing the As Ordinary following Resolutions Rosolations, viz, 1— - (1)~That the authoriand capital of the Company (which is now $1,500,000 consisting of 180,500 shares fully paid up of the nominal value of $10,00 per share, all of which have been isrned be increased from $1,500,000 consisting as aforesaid to $3,000,000 (consisting of 3000 0 shares of the Doinical value of $10.00 each) by the crostion of 150, 00 additional new shares of the nomical value of $10.00 enol. (2)(a)-That 60,000 of the s-id 150 000 now shares be offered forthwith (in the proportion of one new share for every compli to number of three israed shares held by them res- pectively) to the persons who on the
day of December, 19'0, are
2tered in the Company's Share
Register as the holders of the raid 170000 is wed shares at a premium of 8.50 per share and so that on acceptance of the offer the nominal valno due in reapot of such now of saros plus tho aid premium 82.60 pr share (wakig $12.50 per share) shall be payable in fall. Bach new shures shall rank for diri load as from the respective dates of allotment and in'all other respects pari pasan with tho ubores constituting the Company's present á sued capital,
(b) That such offer as aforesaid be made by notice specifying the number of tow shares to which tho member is entitled and limiting the time or times within which the offer if not accopied by the member either on beball of each member or his nomines will be deemed to bo declined and the Directors be at borty to fix such respective times and to extend auch times to such date or dates and upon such terms as they may link fit and further that any of the mid 10,000 now shares which shall not be taken up by the Company's shareholders in manner afororaid be disposed of in. such manner at such time
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and upon such terms as the Com pany's Directors shall in their absoluto discretion see fit.
All
go to
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1930.
WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, fore caat and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5.05 p.m., #tatod:-
At prosent it looks as if Liberalirmi would take a huge number of alter native votea but few Brats. Where it can secure the second place in the count of first votes, it will often The anti-eyalone remains to the north of the Yangtze Valley and 80 to the top on the accondary has increased slightly in intensity, support. The alternative vole has, Fresh to strong modiseon will pre-in fact, an appearance of being the
* News and Views *
The Hoight of Courtoay.
Professor (taking up examination paper): "Why the quotation marks Courtesy to the inan on my right,
SUMMARY OF NEW
vail along the China coast and over price of Liberal support to the all over the paper 1 Student the American film firmament-it.culation and Soafor Local
the N. China Sea,"
Local Forecast: N.E. winds,
improving later.
WATSON'S fresh; cloudy with dritalo at first
for
CHRISTMAS
PRESENTS.
where everything is
absolutely exclusive,
י.
elegant, chic, and
useful, at most reason-
able prices.
Gifts that will delight
the recipient, please
and satisfy the giver.
A. S. WATSON & Co.,
LIMITED.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
(0)-That ny shareholder shall be entitled to claim for a fraction of an additional now share in respect of any odd share held by him. (di-That the remaining 100,030 now sharos constituting the Com paoy's unisaned capital be issued at ach time or times in such manner and for such purpses and upon such terms and conditions in every as the Company's Board of restors may decide, NOTICE I ALSO HEREBY GIVEN that the RGISTER of 26ru, 26T1 and 27TH DECEMBER,,
en
MEMBERS of the Cmpany will be CLOSED From the 22ND to DECEMBER, 1933, inclusive, during which Period No Transfer of Shares can be registered.
Dated this 13th day of Doo, 1930.
By Order of the Board, JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers.
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THE WINNING TICKET was No. 108. The Holder in requested to MESIRS, the Ticket at KAYAMALLY'S STORE in Exchange for the Doll,
10280
present
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TO A NEW
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514
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We allow you a generous amount on your old car,
DEMONSTRATIONS AT YOUR . CONVENIENCE.
CHINA BUILDING, 4TH FLOOD FIAT GARAGE: 850, Hennessy Ed. LANCIA GARAGE: 151, Praya East.
XMAS HOLIDAYS
HOURS OF BUSINESS
on
1930.
BUTCHERY DEPARTMENTS:-- 25ти and 26тH
6 AM TO 8.30 A.M.
DAIRY DEPARTMENTS:-
25th and 26ru
6 A.M. To 8.30 A.M.
2 P.M. TO 3.00 P.M.
ICE DEPARTMENTS, Sun-Derors: 25T1 and 26TH GA.M. To 8.30 A.M.
2 P.M. TO 8.00 P.M.
The MAIN ICE DEPOT at POTTINOZE STREET Will Not be Open on the 25TH INAT., but will OPEN on the 26ru From 6 A.M, to 8.80 A.M.
All Departments will be Open as Usual on SATURDAY, 27 INST.
THE DAIRY FARM, IOE AND COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.
[10283
.GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC.
SPECIE and TENDERS for
MEXICAN DOLLARS Cárrent
1930.
BIRTH.
at LockYEN-Ou December 14,
Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. A. E. LOCKER, a daughter, Jane
Lois.
years.
DEATHS.
Editorial and Business Offices: 12
present Government.,
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At the Criminal Session trial Kwok Chun Shing on a charge uttering a forged document, a r that the defendant could not prosecuted again was uphold by jury.
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| British Stars in Hollywood,
Hollywood's debt to Britain is a heavy one. Everybody knows that Local. three of the brightest stars" in Chaplin, Mr. Ronald Colman and Miss Dorothy Mackail-were in- ported from England at a time vhen the British cinema industry was not the vigorous torso which The task which the Roman Catho. it has since become. Fewer people lies of the Liverpool diocese have are aware that British braing and act themselves of building a great determination. have also found an cathedral which shall prové as outlet on the executive aido in worthy, architecturally, as the de-Hollywood, Major C. Fairbanks sign of the Anglican Church, is be-Smith, who before the war was ing pursued with business-like plan Deputy-assistant Adjutant-general and persistence. Already a larga to Sir Brain Mabon, is to-day Gen- eral Superintendent of the famous Radio-Keith Orphaum Corporation, at a salary of £15,000 a year.
Mount Ararat.
This proposed innovation of the alternative vote will enable a closer | Liverpool's R.O. Cathedral. reflection in the Commons of publie opinion, but if it results in the three parties being more evenly balanced that will mean weak and indecisive Governments, because the Cabinet will never have a free hand, but will be perpetually compronis ing with one or other of its oppon-
TREVELYAY-On December 18, at Shanghai, HUSET BARRINGTON TREVILYAN, aged 48 years.' RASEY. On December 18, in Shang-ents. What we seek from Parliament hai, WATSON G. RASEY," aged is not representation of ali shades of
political opinion, but good govern ment. That was the great advan- tagen of the two-party system-the Executive could carry its policy Lhrough the Legislature. If a third party holds the bannoo in the Commons confusion sets in. The alternative vote may, however, work out in a manner. very different from the axpectations of its sponsors and supporters.
Ien House. Strest. Tol. 30251. Night Editor (Waschat Office):
Tol. 24511.
London Office: 53, Fleet Street,
E.C. 4.
The Daily Press.
Hosa Kora, DECEMBER 23, 1930.
THE ALTERNATIVE VOTE.
LABOUR's electoral Reform Bill con
tains one clause which may have a far-reaching effect upon the future of politics in England. This
is the alternative vote.
The pro posal means that when there aro more than two candidates the voter is allowed a first choice and a
sum is secured.
Air Missionaries,
www.
labour was passed on a Chineso w Sentence of ten months, ha
was charged with a series of thoj Page from the Mid-Levels
tioned by unolucials yesterday.
Votes totalling 8804,750 were qui
Fage Searching questions regardin gaol administration were asked
meeting of the Financo Col mittee.
Page To-day's wireless programme.
Page Shipping Intelligonce. Page 17
A review of the wook's crickel
in Division L.B.W." will be found on
Page 12 Results of Bogey Pool Competi tion during December 20, 21.
Page 12.
The Colonial and Continental Church Society having proved to its The Government of Reza Shah constituency the practical value of have handed over to Turkey, the the aeroplane as an adjunct to its exact spot where Noah and his overseas work, is purchasing an family landed after the waters had other machine for Southern Aus begun to subside! The wide cone tralia. Funds are being supplied of Ararat has for long been a object by special gifts and the amount is of mystic veneration even to the Sport. that the Society does not anticipate the strange history of the Nonh nearly subscribed. I understand Kurdish tribes, whose knowledge of any difficulty in securing the right family in legendary rather than matches type of clergyman who can mani-precise. And the defiles of Ararat plate the aeroplane and at the have in the past enabled the unruly Lanmé time carry on offectively and Kurds to escape from Turkish sympathetically his clerical duties jurisdiction by slipping across the The Society's experience has con- frontier. This is now endod, and vinced both bishops and other mis the Ministry of the Interior at sionary experts that in vast areas Angora will now hold sway over the in the Dominions the aeroplane is whole fabulous mountain. The Per Latest Cables. necessary for visitation and special sians obtain compensation else-
where. This is an excellent ar Yen Hai Shan has quietly and rangement which will remove anostentatiously left Tientsin tor source of friction which has lasted Dairen, where he intends to spend. for over fifty years.
the winter.
Page 11. The leaders in the revolutionary An Oxford Character.
movement in Java have been „sen; tenced after a trial extending over seren wooks.
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services.
American Hosts.
"JERRY GAOLING.".
Ir is well that the Government should realize that there is great un- casiness in the Colony with regard to its prisons. The statement by the
The Americans as a race are pro-- Colonial Secretary and his miswersverbially hospitable, and their re-
The death of Arthur Hassall will Wales was on a most lavish scale. to the questions put to him by the cent banquet to the Prince of Hon. Mr. W. E. L, SHENTON at Even the electric lights were dress. come as a severe blow to many
The team to represent South yesterday's meeting of the Finance ed as pumpkins. And there was no generations of Christ Church men-
The to whom for decades he had seened Africa in the Test match at John- Committee of the Legislative Coun- nonesense about Prohibition.
from, the an embodiment of the beat traditions neeburg against the M.0.0, has Englishmen presant, cil will do nothing to allay these Prince downwards, went away feel of "The House." For Hassall was heen selected.
Page 11. doubts and anxieties. There has ing that the American is really at the eternal athlete, and even in his
Professor Einstein has accepted the invitation to be the Rhodes never before been trouble on the his best when a hort. At such historical studies one can trace the moments the instinctive courtesy of athletic type of mind. He was one scoond chofes," He marks the former present scale, and it will take more the race overflows into genial hos of the few dons who hunted regular Memorial Lecturer at Oxford dur- "that pitality, and I have never heard y-an eccentricity which gave himing the forthcoming term, and will with, say, a cross, and the latter than the official assurance
་ Page 11. Prince with such spontaneous en-
don set. It thus came that when that period. with a nought or some other suit- outside influences have been at even an English gathering greet the a certain prestige with the Bulling. take up residenco in Oxford for
work" to make people believe that thusiasm.. The Prince aridently
the bonfires began to flicker in Tom The practical effect of the British able sign. The first votes,
Quad it was with the name of Government'e anti-protection policy the fault is entirely from without enjoyed himself, and his speech was crossra, obtained by the candidates are then counted up. The candidate and not, at least in part, from one of the most natural and direct Hassal that the revelry could best orme into force yesterday by the that he has ever made. His voice be atillod. The main weapon by lapsing of the safeguarding duties within. Communists bays been atis excellent and his delivery assur- which he exercised his discipline on gloves, cutlery, razor blades and with the least votes (suppose it to work in the Colony for years, and ed. He is developing into one of was a disarming courtesy. He ad- I mantles.
Pago 31. The deaths are announced of Mr. be a three-cornered election) then for eighteen months, the Chineso the beat afterdinner speakers in dressed the most drunken undor:
Neil Munro, the well-known Scot- tish author, and Sir Perry Robin- war correspondent of the Times and the Daily News dur? Page 11. ing the Great War.
or
bas his voting papers re-examined
and the second choices on them are
distributed between his two rivals.
Thus the first counting might re- Youl:
10,000 ............ 8,000 $5,000
BROWN' SMITH JONES
But the Jones first choices might have shown 4,000 second choices for SMITH and only 1,000 for Bnows Therefore, the final result would
ba:
SMITH BRowN
.......................... 12,000 11,000
London.
British Films in Shanghal,
graduato as if he were speaking to an archdeacon. His politeness had an immediately sobering effect. No
however undergraduate,
wild, would have wished to lose the res pect of Arthur Hassall,
800,
A dense fog which enshrouds London and the East and South-
boycott of Hong Kong had the tacit approval of a Canton Government whose mainspring was MICHAEL Many film-goers in Shanghai have BonoBIN. During the general frequently expressed the desire that strika and the long months of the opportunity should be given for seeing some, at any rate, of the boycott, when many agitators were better examples of British Talkies,
Chinese gunmen shot at and kill-East of England, the North Sen in prison, there was no such die The difficulties in the way of fuled Mr. N. Chapline, a French and continental ports has been res turbance as there is to-day. If the filling the desire have been general-naturaliset subject employed by the ponsible for a number of casual- ties, and collisiong and groundings Communist convicts can now do ly recognized. It is interesting to
Shanghai Conservancy Board.
Page 11. learn that they have been overcomo
Page 11. have been reported. what was impossible 'under much by one of the important cinema
Mr. Elihu Root, Chairman of the An important result of the anti-Committes for the Carnegie En- more auspicious circumstances only theatres, the management of which
has made arrangements for the pre-Communist campaign headed by dowment for International Peace, three causes, or a combination of gentation at no distant date of Chiang Kai Shek is indicated in them, oceurs to the public. The several first-class British produc- official despatches announcing that draws the attention of the world to first is that the Communist prisoner tions. In these talkies opportunity the Government troops captured the fact that the Powers after the to disarm, promised themselves to actore and actresses of established of the famous Red leader, Chu Teb. has found within the prison real will be given to see and hear British Tungku, an impregnable stronghold war, in order to induce Germany An imperative obligation resting on grievances to exploit; the second is reputation. It is hoped that this Two thousand Communists were disarm, and he suggests that it is that the gaol authorities are not project will be brought to fruition, killed, 500 captives held by the Reds the Powers, including the. United ning nook and neck, with Labour ae efficient as they should be, and and further details will be eagerly as hostages were released, and the States, to fulfil that promise with
awaited.-North China Daily News, "Soviet Government afely out of it A good Conser- the 'third is that special and un-If Shanghai can do this why not crs were razed to the ground. valive who wanted to keep Labour precedented efforts by the Com- Hong Kong? out would still not give an alter munists have caught the authorities native vots to Liberalism, lest this alternative vote should tip the scale He would against his own man. yota Conservative and leave it at that.
In point of facts, large number of voters would not exorcise the alternative vote at all. Suppose
Liberal and Conservative were run.
The theory is that it gives an extrá half loaf of voting. If you cannot have a Conservative member at least you can try and keep
nativa Or again, if you are a Socialist, you
can consider
unawares. It is the duty of the Government to sift this matter thoroughly and to place the evi- dence before the public. Announce
ments to the effect that the matter
hoadquart-
Pago. 11.
out further delay. Page it. (Continued on previous column.) -
Local Notes and Events *
One death (Chinese) from typhoid, was reported for the 48 hours ended December 21.
Looking Back 25 Years,
The closing date of the entries has been, or will be, inquired into, of the Hong Kong University and meanwhile all is well, are not Amateur Photographic Club Ex sufficient. The Colonial Secretary hibition has been extended to
January 2, 1931, actually admits in his little apologia that "communication with The prize distribution of Wanteni Labour out by voting Liberal-alter the prisoners is not a difficult Government School will take place i six weeks' imprisonent by Mr.of "Whirly Girly '
matter.". Could anything be weak-pince on Monday, December 29 at or and more unsatisfactory Is 10 am, Mr. de Martin, the Direo thera another prisio in the British tor of Education, has consented to Empire of: which this would be present the prizes. officially stated Again we learn that the prison diet has stood the
Д
The Zolrilla Musical Comedy Company hate returned to Hong. Kong. They opened another season For the larceny of a quantity of in the Theatre Royal last night, be- copper from the Tramway. Comfore a fair audienes and, were Pany a Chinese was sentenced to cordially received, their production calling forth Lindscil at the Central Magistracy loud applause and numerous en- yesterday. It was stated that the cores. The choruses of the songs up by the in this Colony, for Telegraphie Transfer, Radical candidato as your second
defendant had been employed by were readily taken the Tramway Company for threo audience, the dances and costumes on the Lords Commissioners of His line of defence against the army
months, and was just starting to were very neat and artistic, and the Majesty's Treasury, London, up to and
Mr. II. Kew tras seriously in.. get access to the store when hofunniosities with which the sketch for the Sum of 250,000, will be Received of capitalism and reaction! All
abounds proved most mirth-provok- by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, parties have toyed with the system test of some 25 years, but in view jured on Sunday when his motor committed the theft.
ing. Leading honours again fell, to COMMAND PAY OFFICE, anti II
and pending cycle ran into a woman in Nathan
Sentence of four months hardMiss Maud Beattie, who was well O'GLOOK A.M. on the 2530 DECEMBER, of the alternative vote. From the of complaints
further investigation the Govern Road. He was thrown off, receiv paint of view of party advantage ment has authorized certain in- ing nasty injuries in the face. Mr. Inbour was imposed by Mr. Wil supported by the other members of The Tonders to state the Total Amon Labour is taking a leap in the dark. creasca and improvemente. Either H. It. Landolt, who was riding liams at the Central Magistracy the cast.-Hong Kong Daily Press,
yesterday an a Chinese who was December 22, 1005. (in Pounds Sterling): No Telegraphic
charged with the theft of a purse Looking Back 50 Years. Transfer will be made for loss than £100. The question is where will the the diet was satisfactory or it was pillion, was unhurt.
The Tender
Tenders to be in Duplleste, sad in Liberal placa hia alternative vote? not. If it was not, it is a grave
reflection on the grol. Men who The ease in which two women containing, 82.70, the property of
The Hong Kong Public School, Senied Covers, addressed to the TRE It depends on the proportion of have little in life to look forward and a man were charged with the Miss T. R. Archee of the Italian BURY CHEST OFFICER, COM MAND PAY OFFICE, and endorsed Whigs and Radicals in the Liberal to but their food are not backward unlawful possession of 155 lbs of Convent. It was stated that Miss though it can hardly be called a "TENDERS FOR GOVERNMENT Party. The former will give complaining. What has happened dutiable tobacco was concluded be- Archer was jostled by the accused flourishing institution, has progress- BILIS, Ets."
to their complaints for twenty-five iore Mr. Butters at the Kowloon outside Whiteaway Laidlaw's store, cd as favourably as could be ex- The right to accept or reject any or all secondary support to Conservatives, years, and what have the prison Magistracy yesterday when two of and thought nothing of it until at-pected, and is obviously supplying of the Tenders ia raserved.
the latter to Labour. Te lump doctors been doing? Complaints the defendants wore each fined tention was "drawn by a district want long felt. The education watchman. The accused was arrest-imparted by the able tutorin ed by the watchman while scurrying charge was shown by the examina Copies of Forms of Teader can be Liberals and Labour together as should not be suppressed but in $500, had on application.
vestigated and answered. If the
with the purse under his arm. tion to be highly satisfactory, the Persons tendering for (Bill) are "progressives," going hand in hand, diet was sufficient why have the Three cases of attempted suicide away. "
Inspeetar of Schools testifying that hereby Notified that, having regard to
Two
A remand for 48 hours was or the spelling and arithmetic were the provisions of the Acta 23 George III is an error. Many Liberals much authorities Ficided to the agita by women were reported to tho
tors? If Communists were at work police over the wook-end. Cap. 46 and 41, George III. Cap. 68, the prefer Tories to Socialiste. It why were they not satched for and of them were removed to the Gov- dored by Mr. Lindsel! yesterday to better than in any other school in acceptance of any such Tender is subject is, indeed, very possible that in segregated 1
ernment Civil Hospital after. tak enable the police, to make further the Colony. Clearly the institution is one that merits patronage and to the express condition that no Member
The explanation may be more oring an overdose of opium, while enquiries into a case in which of the British House of Commons shall this measure Labour is preparing
But meanwhile the third was stated, to have taken Chinese clerk and ground-keeper, support, His Excellency, in his Goth employed by the South China speech at the distribution of prizes, be admitted to any share or part inite Waterloo, Labour will get is satisfactory.
allegations of grave ill-treatment of a quantity of Lysol.
AA at Caroline Hil, wore promised to give all the encourage or to Aby bonefi to arias from the Con-
no Conservative support, but prisoners are being made and are track thereby wada for the allotment of
Liberalism will reap help from both believed not only by anti-British Th
The following forthcoming mar charged with assaulting a Public i ment he could to the school, and ex- It was pressed the opinion that the Euro- uch (Bills)
riages aro announced:-Dr. James Works Department coolie. The provisions in question do not sides, and if Liberalion should re- clements, but by may met William Anderson, residing at 378, stated that the clerk was sitting pean residents would act wisely in
of the European community. It Japplyde Contracts entered into by any wire is widngskandaritholela Taty any of themleverna Poak to Mie. Sheila Jutta (with a girl friend in the footbal sending their children to be educat- the polls. There is bound to be ment to leguard meeleonier walk, Les ACW there, aby doing they would, wes, Vancouver, B.C. Mr. Sidneyproached then god k queer Glass carentesentral a Conservative Party. Labour is to be able to say to its critics Alfred Sleap, rosiding at 114. The rued. The clerk called for assist involved and the danger and ex-
"These are our precautions.. and in
pence of a long voyage.-Hồng Liberalism's real rival, and Liberals face of them your accusations are Peak, to Miss Winifred Edasance and, it was alleged, the Trourury Clions Offer
will, if they are wise, do their absurd." Can it be said that this Dakin, nursing, sister ut. tho Kow-ground-kooper hit him on the head. Kong Daily Preis, December 20
with a clog. tom Hospital [10281 utmost to down Labour.
is the present position
Trourçunted dors may falte corporated capacity and made for the general benefit of the Company.”.
E. A. LANG, Colors, R.A.P.C.
Hla Majonly's Treasury Office, Hong Kong.
1680.
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