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ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.
On and after 1st April sext, the Hongkong Dispensary Drug Store, and the Wino Department, will observe, the following bours of busiucer:—
8.30 a.m. to 3 p.m. except Saturdays, when both Stores will close at 1 pm.
FINE
SHERRIES.
The Hongkong Dispensary SUPERIOR PALE DRY
Dispensing Department, will
be open
On week daya until 7.80 p.m.
On Sundays and Public Holidays 10 am to 1 pm, and from 6 p.m.
to 7.80 p.m.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. Hongkong, 28th March, 1981.
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HONG KONG FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
AFFECTIVE from the jar
EF
FULL GOLDEN
of very superior quality grown and bottled by Anto R. Riuz Y.
Hermanos Xeres de
APRIL, 1981, the present la Frontera, specially
Offer at the FRENCH BUILDING Will
be removed to No. 20, ICE HOUSE STREET, GROUND FLOOR,
34°
W. E. HOLLANDS,
Hon. Secretary.
CHINA PROVIDent loan &
MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
selected.
"One sip
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN will bathe the drooping
that DIVIDEND WARRANTS
will be available on APRIL 8TH 1931, and may be obtained on application by Shareholders in person or in writing at the Registered Offices of the Company, 178, CONRADONT ROAD WEST.
By Order of the Board,
D. L. KING,
Becretary,
Hong Kong, 1st April, 1931.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
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EASTER EXTRA MEETING, 1931..
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Nall Bandicap Events, if the Top Weight does not accept, all waighte will be raised 5 lbs,
Owners of Ponies carrying top weight are requested to notify the Secretary at their earliest convenience whether the jetend to rept.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Bocretary.
spirit in delight
Beyond the bliss
dreams."
of
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1931.
WEATHER REPORT.
until the expiration of a term of 0 years from the date of the Yesterday's weather report, fore-policy. Such a scheme, which has pant and remarks, issued by the boon given the name of "family Royal Observatory at 3,35 p.m., maintenance" policies, was intro ntated:-
duced early in the year by onɑ The depression is approaching important office, and, as usually. Tokyo from eastward. The anti- happens, a number of other schemes cyclone over N.E. China has on these lines have been prepared strengthened. Freih monsoon by other British offices. along the S.E. Const of Chinn and over the N. China Sea.
Local Forecast : — N.E. winds. fresh; overcast; drizzle and mist,
BIRTH.
March GRIFFITHS.-Op
31. at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. T. S. GRIFFITHS, a son..
MARRIAGES,
Ass-MONTGOMERY-On
March
29, nt Shanghai, JESSIE PATRICIA, only daughter of Mrs.
J. R. N. MONTGOMERY, to GERALD WAZIFE, elder son of
Mrs. A. K.. ABHAB. PICHARDS-TOY.-On March 31, at Shanghai, LENA youngest daughter of the late Mr. R. Toy and of Mrs. Tor of St. Ives, Cornwall, to EDWARD, only son of Mr. and Mrs. E. WEB RICHANDS, St. Ives, Cornwall, England.
DEATHS.
BRITTO-On March 28, in Shang. hui, VICENTE MARIA Biro, aged 00 years.
News and Views *
Hong Kong and the Rotary
Convention, it to represent the Hong Kong Professor Q. A. Middleton Smith Rotary Club at the annual Botary Convention, which is being held this year in Vienna, June 22-20. At the last Convention (Chicago 1930) thers were 11,010 Rotarians and members of their families pro. sent, representing Rotary Clubs in
51 countrica.
Experiments.
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An immense amount of experi‹ mental work has on done, from which surprising results
have
The effects of the trade depression were mure marked in the fire than in the life section of the industry. Offices in their work in Grent Britain and in all oversea lands were bound to be affected by a lower range of commodity prica, which leads naturally to reductions in premium rates. In this section intensified competition was the rule, Fire underwriters, however, receiv. ed some consolation from the. fnot❘ that claime, at home were not on cuerged. It was found, for ex. the enme abnormally high level as ample, that people between 35 and 57 learned languages quicker than in 1929. That year in England was
youngsters of 18, and that young one of hard frosts and of drought, children, who
are traditionally the former factor manking fire ex- supposed to learn languages, zooat tinguishing more difficult and the easily, netanlly make slow progress
by comparison with "grownups." latter increasing the risk.
The Elderly women, left without sup total home losses due to fire lust port, who wonder if they can take
up typing and shorthand year are estimated of £9,010,000, sure that they can learn these sub. na against £11,784,000 for 1999 and jeste just as easily at 40 as 14. Ex. 8,071,000 for 1928 Losses in the periments on stupid convicts in North American contineat, in which Sing Sing showed that elderly me British fire offices do a large busi in reading, writting, spelling, com could progress for more rapidly ness, however, were considerably position, and arithmetic higher in 1930, being estimated at average school children. £84 millions no against £70 millions in the previous year.
Never, it can be said, has the FHANKLIN.On March 31, in Shang-security offered by the British fire hai, CORNELL FWINTON FRANK insurance companies been valued LIN, Jr., aged two weeks.
more throughout the world' than it is to-day. Difficulties in Con- tinental insurance markets tend to
than
Replies Entertain,
Snakes, frogs, alligators and other members of the reptile colony at the National Zoological Park, Washington, housewarming in their new home, said to be one of the finest of its kind in the world. Formally at tired men and women, many of
entertained
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Canadian Airways.
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To-day's 'wireless programine,