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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
The Mellowness of
Great Age-
with a fragrant bouquet,
a genial flavour
NOTION
that the REGISTER OF that warms the heart-
MEMBERS of the Company, will bo
CLOSED From the 81st Day of
DECEMBER, 1930, until the Gru such is DAY of JANUARY, 1981, inclusivo,
during which Period No Transfer of
Ebares can be registered.
Dated this 24th day of Dec., 1930. Per Pro. DODWELL & CO., LTD.
81. J. P. WARREN, .
Manager,
General Managers.
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PENINSULA HOTEL.
FRIDAY, 2ND JANUARY, 1981.
PATRONS
arg Notified that NO DINNER DANON will be held
at the above Hotel 00 FRIDAY,
2ND JANUARY, 1931.
THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.
FANLING HUNT & RACE CLUB.
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THE CHINESE ENGINEERING & MINING CO., LIMITED, PAYMENT OF Final DividenD ON SBARES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 80TH JUNE, 1930.
TFINAL DIVIDEND of 4% THE Company having declared A (Four Per Cont), Fres of Income Tax, for the Year ending 30th Juss, 1930, Holders of Rearer Shares and Holders of Dividend Warrants received from Lon- don on account of Registered Shares will be paid their Dividend on prevent- ing No. 88 Coupon of the Boarer Sharo
and Dividend Warrants on Registered Shares to any one of the following Banke
The Hoyo KONG & SHANQUAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
Australia & China.
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1930.
WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, fore cast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 0.33 pin.. stated
The all-cyclone remains sentral over the lower Yangisze Valley. Strong monsoon along the B.E.
const of China and over the N. China Sen
*News and Views *
Ancostore {
The modern generation of parents, braught, up when the clouds of a baraher age were breaking but had not been wholly dispelled, have a ferce deterinination to shield their children from the dismals, the condants of all those who fought in superstitions and the unkindness of 1080 at the battle of Hastings has found only 208 people with the the old days. They have made necessary documentary-proof, Christmas the symbol of the wider Ex-Convict's Flalat.
Local Forecast:- N. winds, and kinder outlook, and Christmas, strong; fine.
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The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, December 25, 181O.
the joyful, or, in some cases, the might-have-been joyful, day of their own youth is going to be the real thing now.
A French committee secking des
An ex-convict at the Old Bailey, complaining that he could not ob tain work, remarked, "When people ask me where I was last employed I can't say Dartmoor or Parkhurst, can 19"
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Wage Cut for All Italians,
The wages of all Italian workers are to be reduced by 8 per cent, A proposal to this effect was sub- mitted to the. Government by the Confederation of Industry and has been accepted by the workers.
It is a great pleasure to see how many Chinese people are respond. ing to the Christmas spirit. It is enay to say that the presents from the compradors and the decorations of Chinese shops in Central Dis- trict and Nathan Road are merely a wily playing up to the foreigner 10 Daughters 8ft. High.
In the House of Commons Mr. when he is in getterade mood. There. D. Hardio (Springburn, Glas is no reason, after nean, why, busi-gow), said he knew of a farmer who ness and goodwill should not go had ten daughters, all of whom were hand in hand. When an honest over dit in height and who had become most efficient scientific deal is made the pleasure of buyer farmers. and seller is genuine on both sides. In Hong Kong the European community celebrates Chinese New:
happy Christmas. Despite the fall least we do our best to let our of the dollar, and the badness of Chinese employees and servants trade we believe that most of those enjoy themselves. in the Colony who celebrate Christ-phrase is "It's their Christmas" mas till contrive to put their cares nway at least for the one day. Where the Englishman and his
CHRISTMAS DAY.
Italian Ex-Minister Deported.
Y!
London Bralna "Second-Rato? ""
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Business men in Glasgow were told by Baillie P. J. Dellan that Local. the city must get rid of the notion that it was "the second city of the Empire London intelligence, he gaid, was second-rate; there were few people moro provincial than those controlling the commercial, industrial and art institutions in
London.
Oul Soares In London,
Rumours of a scheme for the marketing of a specics of industrial alcohol at 8d a gallon to compete with petrol have had a short aud not a very gay life. Seares of this kind are about as common in the oil market ns those about synthetic rubber in Mincing Lane. They are Naturbing to some investors, but most are inoculated against them by this time. About industrial alcohol, two pints' are surely relevant. First, does the suggested price of 8d. per gallon include any allowance for tax 1 Becond, have any scientific enlculations been marks of the cost of large-scale distribution ?.
WE wish all our readers a very Year to a minor degree. And at Belotti, a former Minister of Inelington, N., was charged at Cler-
family go they take certain things with them--cricket and racibg, fair play in business and government, and something of their religion. If there is no church, services of
a kind are held now and then in private houses, and Christmas is observed with the customary rites
The common
INDIA'S WOMEN WANT
PEACE.
The attempted assassination of the Governor of the Punjab, Sir Geor- PREY DE MONTMORENCY, though a most unfortunate incident, has no political significance. There are crack-brained people everywhere who wish, and who try, to put the world' right by the use of the mur. derer's pistol or bomb. India has
Trado figures for the Colony for: November show an increase in im- ports and a decrease in exports.
Page 7 The Magistrate discharged a Chi- nese in an embezzlement case which has occupied twenty-three sittings at Central Maglátrney. Page 7.
Judgment was given for Mesars, v Carmichael & Clark in their action against the Me Wah Spinning Coun Page 6 pany for $500.
Benjamin & Potts' Shore Markot Report.
Page 12.. Shipping Intelligence." Page 16. Xmastide wireless. programmes,
Page 3.
Sport.
day.
Charity Cup match tonms for to- Pago 10. Home football fixtures for to-mor- Page 410. row and Saturday.
Fanling starting times during the holidays,
Page 10. Wedding Ring Thrown at Husband,
Test Cricket Match between: When William Evans, a middle. M.C.C. and S. Africa commenced", Dr. Ernesto Belloni, the first Fas
Page 9. cist Mayor of Rome, and Signor aged ship's officer, of Cross-street, yesterday.
kenwell with obtaining money by dustry and Commerce, have been fraud, fe referred to his wife. The Latest Cables. sentenced to five years' deportation woman, who was sitting at the back to the islands of compulsory re- of the court, took off her wedding
The Police Inspector who was sidence" for alleged mismanagering and threw it with great force wounded in the attempt on the lite ment of the Milanese financer,
at Evans. The ring missed him and has died.
of Sir Geoffrey de Montmorency went to Counsels box.. It was re
Pago 0. Now Play by W. B. Yeats.
covered and handed to the magis Th total death-roll from the Mr. W. B. Yeats, who, as
trate, Mr. Pope, who, after examin-eruption of the Merapi volcano is dramatist, has been silent for some ing it, said: "This ring is frardly given, as 800, and the number of re little time, has written a play for worthy of the occasion-it is rolled fugers 24,000
Page 9. the Abboy Theatre, Dublin, where gold. Your wife after visiting you and quite short, and it deals with teniently with you. Now apparent ic was produced. It in, prose, Brixton wrote asking me to deal an incident in the life of Dean ly she thinks differently." Evans Swift The title is "The Words was sent to prison for three months. Upon the Windowpane," Mr. rats is the author of many plays, most of them in verso, and a cri ties at least admire theextraordin ary beauty of the techosen for thom "The Shadow Waters" "The Land of Heart's Desire," "The Wind Among the Roods," and "In the Seven Woods," There
of the table, with presents, and always suffered from more than her speaks the truo poet.
with parties for the children in the afternoon, and for adults in the evening.
at the Buying Hate of Exchange of the CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME. ST. NICHOLAS is the children's day.
Day.
P. O. YOUNG,
General Manager, THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION.
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PLEASANT CHRISTMAS
OUTING.
ATTEND THE NEW TERRITORIES AGRICULTURAL SHOW
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DECEMBER 27TH AND 281, 1900.
TSBEK WU HUI (Noar SUKUNG
ABHUL RAILWAY STATION).
Watch for the Handbook
on the Hookstalls!
ORIENT. MORTLOK BANK AND ESTATE ADENTS.
"PEAK MANSIONS"
PRINCE EDWARD ROAD.
• KOWLOON,
Detachod and Semi-detached Villas Modern Construction with Garage,
"CAMBAY BUILDINGS" Flats with Modern Convenienos.
In Puritan England all merry-
Royal Book-buying.
The Gaol Strike.
The Central Political Council has tion of excise duties after January adopted Regulations for the collec-
1, 103, on cotton yarn, matches. and esment.
Page 0.
Yen Haj Shan, before leaving Tientai, gave a pledge to the- Japanose Consul-General not "to enter into any political intrigue. while in Japın.
Page 0.
The Japanese Diet, which was."
It is satisfactory to learn that the prisoners' strike at Victoria Gaol shows signs of breaking up. The incidents of the past week have evidently convinced the higher convened yesterday, will be format. authorities that sundry warnings in ly opened in the presence of the the phat from the staff of the gaol Emperor on the 28th inst Both were well founded. If a guolis Houses will then adjourn for the overcrowded trouble is bound to New Year Reeces until January
fair share of this type. The fact that six shots could be fired in a
The Queen has been buying books ensue, and it is most unfair to leave 21. It is not expected that the crowded room might at first suggest
to include among her Christmas a prison staff to cope with condi- Government will have any serious Page 0. that the primary offender was surpresents, and has also visited the ex-tions that make a proper discharge opposition.
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proper Enes
The umpire's decision against
Local Notes and Events
We take pleasure in wishing our readers a Merry Christmas,
There will be no issue of the Hong Kong Daily Press to-morrow, Boxing Day, but we shall appear as usual on Saturday.
A. S. WATSON & CO., Christmas is one of the five great rounded by a gang of accomplices.hibition of the Oxford Press books of their duties almost impossible. festivals of the "religious year, but On the other hand, a shot ringing Few other members of the Royal A number of escapes and other Family, are so bookish as the Queen, events in the prison should have out suddenly leaves a crowd dazed who not reads a great deal and sounded the warning, but unfortu. Girls Fight for Their Dolą. as a social celebration it is not, of for the moment, and it is no aur-keeps herself in touch with modern nately there seems to have been WINE AND SPIRIT MEROGANTE. Corse, observed all over Christen-prise that the gunman should be fiction, but is bibliophile enough to official deafness. No one suggests payment of insurance bonest, the loft unmolested for a few seconds, acutely aware of the slightest that prison life should be anything unemployed mill girls who refuse dom. England, Germany and
change in the arrangements of the but hard and unpleasant enough domestic service at seaside resorts A trained soldier or policemne treasures of the library at Windsor to act as a real deterrent to offen during the season has aroused wide.
great ders, but under British rulo certain aprend protests in the Lancashire Russin keep it, but in France and knows how to act in such a crisis, Castle. The King, not
reader himself, likes the Queen to standards are expected in prisons, textile unions. The Great Harwood Scotland New Year is the great but to the average civilian the read to him after dinner. The There should be a code of adminisweavers' committee decided to bring day, and in Holland the feast of situation is apt to be unnerving. Prince of Wales rarely becomes en-tration, which prevents abuse and is the matter before Parliament with an active part in the discussions on of abuse within the prison walls. being introduced by HOERTE...T. It is satisfactory that two arrests thralled by a book, and did not take in itself an answer to accusations a view to amending regulations have already been made.
the restocking of the book shelves at Undue economy in prison service. Shaw, M.P., J. Tout. M.P., and Meanwhile the Indian Round Marlborough House during the re-like under-payment of responsible M. Brothers, M.P.. all prominent Other industrint novations two years ago. Prince officials, is an expensive saving, in textile officials. making was frowned upon, and it is Table Conference has got to grips ovate and Prince Henty are some the long run." Hong Kong is not eo members of Parliament are to be the Weavers" to one great and generous-hearted with the very centre of the Indian times to be found in n Piccadilly poor that it cannot model this immemorialized and
move at their council meeting, man, CHARLES DICKENS, that we problem-the age-old tension be-book shop. They usually choose portant Government department on Amalgamation are being asked to
"thrillers.". Six-roomed & Fire-roomed Apartments largely owe the revival of Christ-tween Moslems and Hindus. It in may good cheer. And it has revived algnificant that the two women, representing the respective parties, with vigour! Everyone keeps should appeal for Hindu-Moslem Christmas. Puritanism, of tho unity, The Begum SHA NAWAZ sour kind, is dead, and the con- said in a burst of characteristic scientious atheist excuses himself eloquence: As sisters we expoot of you, as daughters we beg of you," when he joins the feast by declar- and as mothers we demand of you ing that it is only the Roman that you should come to n settle. Enturnalia or the Scandanavian mont." Mrs. SABBARAYAN, the Hin
du woman delegate, in endorsing Yule Tide, dressed up in a senti-
the Begum's appeal, said: "What rentalised guise. The early Chris ever our creed we are all Indians, tians boldly fixed the celebration of nad it is to our common citizenship CRST's birthday at Saturnalin in the future that we must turn time, and it is something to have our hearts. If safeguards are neces. turned the satyric revels of the sary now they should be such as glooming god into the merry inno-will not hinder the development of cence of the children's day. It is common Indian citizenship, and to like hearing a cheerful carol after every project let us apply the prin reading an atheist poet, say, Swinciple, will it make or mar progress | BURNE; or, again, it is like passing towards Indian nationhood?"
from a Chicago -night club to the brosking up party at a British.
women of India have more common- school. Christmas is, above all sense that the men, though doubt things, light-hearted and child-like.
the latter would say that Even when the children have gone women were incapable of under to bed we pull crackers, and do standing the issue! It would not all we can to retain their high be the first time that women have Most of us remember Christmas seen the folly of disputes and fight days far back into the mists of ouring and playing for small points early childhood; recollections of the when great issues are at stake. No delicacies of mid-day dinner, with one would minimise the difficulties the dessert that we liked for more arising out of racial and religious than the pudding, of opening stock differences in India, but it is a ings of the cold mornings, and irre- helpful sign that the women's levant little incidents that we're representatives should agree that member for no apparent reason unity is the primary need, and to linger when pretty nearly every it disagreements must be subordi thing clue of that time of off lives anted
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PLETE REPORT
able, Theatrical Performances.
Bee the Development and Growt
of Loal Vegetables. Poultry and Cattle,
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26TH, 26TH and 27TM¤ DECEMBER, 1930.
BUTCHERY DEPARTMENTS:--
23rи and 26TH.
0 AM To 8:30 A.M,
DAIRY DEPARTMENTS:-
25th and 26TH
0A.M. To 8.80 A.M.
· P.M. ro 3.00 PM.
ICE DEPARTMENTS, SUB-DEPOTS.
257 and 26rn 2
6 AM, TO 8.80 A.M.
2 P.M. TO 8.00 P.M. The MAIN ICE DEPOT at POTTINGsn Bragir will Not be Open 70 186 2622
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the 26TH From 6 A.M, to 8.80 A.M.
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The Hong Kong Engineering &
The dollar showed an advance of Construction, Co., Ltd and reduced 1/8th yesterday morning,, the quota- inform us that they are removing. tíon being 1/1{d.. their offices on the December 31, 1830, to Room Nos. 5 and 6 on the fourth floor of the Chung Ting Building (formerly King Edward | Looking Back 25 Years, Hotel),
The Hong Kong correspondent of We understand that the river the N. Buily News, discussing one. from diphtheria (all. Chinese) bouts, Charles Hardouin and Paul I fear they are missing the whole the forthcoming flower show, says: were reported for the 24 hours ended Benu, which were sold by public point of having a flower show here. December 23.
auction some time ago, will again They keep talking of improving the be placed on the Canton run in a
Four deaths from typhoid and
A fino of 82,000 with the alter-week or two. The vessels have vegetable supply, as if any trum- native of six months' hard labour been in dock, for repairs, and while Pery prize they could offer could equal the market gardener's lust was imposed by Mr. Lindsell at the it is probable that the former, will for good prices. The object ought- Central Magistracy yesterday on a be out in a few days, the latter will to be to get everybody with a lit Chinese for the unlawful possession not be out for another week or 52. of ground or a verandah to coax of 70 taels of raw ophúm.
The two steamers will maintain, flowers to come there. Not that nightly service between Hong Kong much coaxing would be needed; it It would appear, in fact, that the nouneed of Mr. Sverre Osmund nd Canton and will berth at their only means a little initial cost of
old wharf.
less
has been forgotten. Sometimes the optimistic belief, but many people most ridiculous little things live on think that with the education and in the mind, but this atorehouse of emancipation of India's women the the memory is to most of us a very major problem in that land will
vanish like morning mists. happy posscasion.
The forthcoming wedding is an Berg, of "Bergalich," The Peak, to Mansions, Sydney, now residing at Misa Tin O'Kane, of Park Lane 151; The Peak.
* seeds, a little attention in the way
the world. It's built for it, a big of watering and shading, and Hong Kong would become a wonder of natural greenhouse. Instead, the people are buying from the Chinese a few pots of evergreen things that
all those interested aro informed The local Sikh Community, no that Birth-Day of Sir Guro Galind Singh Ji will be celebrated The Asiatic Petroleum Company at the Sikh Temple on Saturday have forwarded us a neat porket the December 27. Hoads of De give no trouble and always look hook diary, bound in leather, and garments and Private firms are re-fresh!" I could weep for the wast containing very interesting informin-quested to grant a holiday on the ed opportunity-Hong Kong Daily tien about the company and other day to their Sith Employees. Ar Press, December 25, 1905,
rangements for meals to all comérs both morning and Groning have matters of a general nature.
been made by the Committee of the above Institution.
Looking Back 50 Years,.
For stowing away on board the Dutch steamer Tjiliwong from
By last advies (soya, thọ Singa, Sandakan, five Chinese were each
pore Times) opium smuggling is sentenced to one month's finprison. An appliance from the Contral being conducted on an enormous. ment by Mr. Butters at the Kow Fire Station had just returned scale on the Java' const near Sama: loon Magistraer yesterday. It was from Connaught Road, where a rang, Jaginra, and Rembang. The stated that ans of them had $900 in chimney fire at King's Building steamer Telegraaf, that had been his possession:
needed attention shortly before successfully cruising against the noon yesterday, wlion another all smugglers, having been withdrawn. repork bas bech made to the for assistance came from D'Aguilar owing to unsenworthiness, there pre police by a master of a lishing just such buppies wate to the effect that while sailing his patched, one of which worked it const of Java. On portions of the craft about three miles east of way to the row of shop houses past Java coast, piracy is also rife, and Waglan on Monday, it collided with the flower stalls. A wooden shed a gunboat has been despatched to another junk. Fortunately, no per- on the roof was the cause of the cruise in search of them.Hong son was injured, but his junk was trouble and the fire was extinguish King Daily Frees, December 25,
ed with hand buckets, damaged to the extent of 8000.
1890,