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By Order of the Stewards,
4. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY" CLUB.
NOTICE.
THE HALE YEARLY GEN- ERAL MEETING of VOTING MEMBERS will be held at the CLUB HOUSE, HATT VALLET, OD WEDNESDAY, 27tн MAY, 1981, at 5.15 P.M.
All members are cordially invited to attend and participate in any discussion which may ensue.
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the VOTING MEMBERS of the HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB will be held at the CLUB HOUSE on the 27x DAY of MAY, 1931, immediately after the Half-yearly Meeting of the Voting Members when the enbjoined resolution will be proposed :-----
"THAT Article 6 of the Articles "of Association of the Club be altered by deleting therefrom the "words "Ordinary Members may') "be unlimited in number" and "subsitituling therefor the words
The number of Ordinary "Members shall be one thouannd "two hundred or such greator "number as the Voting. Members **sball from fico
Lime "determine ".".
to
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that they govern themselves, to l more free and more prosperous than Yesterday's weather report, Joye- } of, old, and when they find that life east and remarks, issued by the is less, and not more, comfortable Royal Observatory at 5.20 p.m., than before, they will grumble, vote stated:
expriciously and turn out endless cabinets, until some new form of dictatorship is evolved.
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Making Fun of a Census.
A.A.A. and Broadcasting.
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Faceti anawers to questions A clause debarring an amateur kept the Lyon's police, very busy athlete from writing, lecturing, er during the recent census in France. added to the laws of the Amateur
broadcasting for payment They had to call at 3,000 hoines to Athletic Association at their aumal insist that the residents should re-meeting in London. Bevil Rudd trnet fantastic statements which discussing the new law in an article says that it does little to clarify they had written on their forms.
the anomalous position that exists. "A man may win a useless prize,' he states, "but he must not write a useful article."
30,000 Canadians to be Prosecuted
Night Editor (Wanchai Office): W. Duros, Senior Trade Commis Mr. Landis, the U.S. Immig. Listener Wants Money Back,
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The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, May 15, 1937.
THE SPANISH RIOTS.
sioner in the Commonwealth, on economic and trade conditions. Mr. DALTON has felt it his duty to trace in their logical sequence the events which led to the present crisis. Chief among them he ranks the post-war policy of supplementing earned income by heavy borrowing. The result was that imports were maintained by borrowings at a level far higher than was justified by the country's earnings from its own efforts. These imports, too, pre- vided another fund of wealth in
ration Commissioner at Montreal, confirms the report that deportation proceedings will be
instituted against 30,000 Canadians living in the New England States who have entered illegally. The law under which action will be taken was pass
ed two years ago.
Rare Collection of Records,
An appeal is being unde to the French Goverment to help, the
Institute of Phonetics to extend one
The B.B.O. in reported to be well sutinfied with the reports of Northers listeners on reception since the Manchester wave-length change. Listeners were invited to send comments to Loudon on the Moorside Edgy tests and the sub sequent steps towards the inclusion | of the North in the regional achème, and they have necepted that invita tion freely. A hindred or two hundred letters a day have been received in London' expressing with of the most curious libraries in the have it dozen letters a day have few exceptions satisfaction. Only world--the Library of Sound."arrived at the Manchester station, The institute is housed in 'spreious and these contain the same propor building in Rug Bernardin, and its tion of complaints. One of the tariff policy, they produced a students of languages. In the that the Corporation had no right library there is a great collection Venus far in excess of normal proof gramophone records of the voices portions. This, Mr. DALTON ex
of famous men and women, of ex- Plains, led to extravagance in amples of obscure dialects, ano the folk songs of many lands. The saying that a prohpet is without honour in his own country appears
The trouble in Spain seems, 50 far that, being co-incident with high archives are highly valued by all complainants was a man who argued
The
to be of sporadic nature, pople have turned out the King and his ministers, and they feel Fire very proud of themselves. works are inevitable at such a time,
and the destruction of a number of convents is regrettable but not significant, as the nuns have neither
weapons nor voles. Madrid has shown that these celebrations" die
down as quickly as they arise when the cafés re-open and the aspirauts to liberty and self-government de eide that they would like another spell of ordinary life. The Govern.
ment is to
"prosecute" King
re-
various directions. To meet the
steadily mounting costs of produc tion more and more assistance was given to industries from seemingly ample reserves,
Then came the fall in prices scri-
ously affecting Australia's primary products, wool and wheat. It be- came vitally necessary to restritt borrowings and to curtail imports. Such relief as these measures gave was offset by the fact that the ab sence of borrowed money, combined
SUMMARY OF NEWS
Local.
1830.
Postmaster General's report for
Page d. Shatin Railway Smash inquiry. Page u
Croucher & Co.'s daily repert
Hong Kong Stock Market:,
Page 74 Labour conditions in Jong Kong: Review of 1830 by the SOA..
Page 7 The denth bas occurred in Ireland Rev. Bro. Sylvaster, fermerly Director of St. Joseph's College.
Page
A vote of over six lahks for the Kai Tak Aerodrome was approved
yesterday's Législativo"Council,
Page 14 Round the Shops: By Eve.
Page 2.
At a meeting of the Twenty-Four Trade Gulds' Association held yes- terdiy evening, which was presided over by Mr. To Szo Tuen, a pro minent Chinese merchant, it was decided to present the views of members of the nasocition to the Government on the question of the
Today's wireless programe. Colony's currency.
Page G.
Sport.
Page 5.
Lawn Bowls bengue: “ probabie to use the new-length, on the gen-tennis for tomorrow Page 10. eral priticiple that things should
In the International football **stay put.". licere money back, and was refer-land, France won by 5 goals in He demanded his match between France and Eng- red to the lust Office.
France and Her Empire.
two.
Latest Cables.
Page 10.
to apply, however, to some extent
Republican France has been a M. Hubert Pernet, a professor of the Sorbonne, and the very able quicker than Imperial England at
Martial law has been declared sound-librarian of the institute. It exploiting the relation between throughout Andalusia. Page 9. was he who made a collection of modern economic necessities and The Bank of England discount is Page 9. records of Roumanian folk songs the possession of a Colonial Empire. 25 per cent. in 1928, of Czecho-Slovak songs in The exhibition in the Vois de Viu-
Sir Thomas Lipton has bern in 1029 and of Greek songs jast year. cennes is not the only sign that elected a Many foreign Governments have France has discovered her rolonies. Yacht, Squadron.
member of the Royal
Page gent subscriptions to the institute The Ineid-French mind has not been in respect of this work, but M. slow to recognise the imureuse ad-
Two British engineers are report Pernet has not received much santago which the home countryed to have been seriously injured official help in France. There are derives from the existing French during yesterday's rioting in Egypt, many old French songa and pensant system of Empire Free Trade. The
Pago 9. The North Ching Daily News before they are forgotten.
colonies is only one-third that of learns that Mr. Sun Fo has decided our own, and yet France actually to resign his position as Minister sells to her rolonies more merchan-of- Railwaya.
Page . dise than we sell to ourn. Her The Government is decided to colonial propaganda is intense. In seize all ex-King Alfonso's pogres every shop window in Paris attensions, alleging that he employed tion is drawn to colonial goods. his position to enrich himself.
Page. D.. Here is a typical notice from the from the French, colonies. The pro window of a Paris grocer: By coffee M. Laval states that the vote at the National Assembly is in no way' paganda price is ofr. 50 the kilo, interpretable as directed against sive Empire advertisement in Lon'
ALFONSO, and if only it can get with low prices for Australian pro. tales which he is anxious La capture purchasing power of the. French the country interested in the produce, enused a heavy reduction in
AFTERNOON, for purpuse of receiving Aerated Water Manufacturers. ebedings, it will be an excellent the purchasing power of the prople.
a Report of the proceedings at the
ubove mentioned meeting and of: confirming if thought fit as a Special Resolution the above mentioned Resolution."
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By Order of the Stowards,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 14th May, 1931.
CHINA ENTERTAINMENT & LAND INVESTMENT Co., Lid.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB,
THE MEETING
FIFTH EXTRA RACE
will bo.
NOTICE IS HEREBY NABY (Weather Permitting) at HAPPY VAL-
GIVEN GENERAL MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS will be held at the Rx- GISTERED OFFICES of the Company, KING'S THEATRE BUILDING, 5TH FLOON on SATURDAY, the 167 DAY of MAY, 1981, at 11 o'clock in the ronENOON, to receive the Direc tors' Report and Accounts for the period ended $1 DECEMBER, 1930, to Eleet Auditors, and to Transact such other Business as may be Pro- perly Traiancted at on Ordinary General Meeting of the Company.
LEY en SATURDAY, 10 MAY, 1931, Commanding at 2,30 P.M.
The First Boll will be Rung at 2 P.M.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE. Members are notified that they and their Ladies must wear their Badges prominently displayed.
No One without a Badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure.
Hadgaa admitting Non-Members to the Members Enclosure and Club Hlooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and $3.00 for Ladies both
including Tax) ATU obtainable through the BEORE. TARY Introduction by a
nuch
Member,
And Notice is further hereby given peber to be responsible for that the Register and TRANSFER BOOKS of the. Company will be CLOSED from the 9ri to the 16 DAY of MAY, 1931. Both Days inclusivo.
LIẢNG CHI HAD,
Managing Director.
Hongkong, 30th April, 1931.
N°
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CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LIMITED.
ATOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that the SEVENTH ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LIMITED, will be held, at the Offices of the Company, HONG KONG BANK BUILDING, 4A: Dzs VOEUX ROAD, CENTRAL, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, the DAY
22ND of MAY, 1941 1931, at
at NOON, for the purpose of recolving
the Report of the Board of Directors and a Statement of Accounts
Payment of All Obits, &c.
to admitting
Members Badge will not be on sale at the Enclosure Bses Course.
Members can obtain, upon Application to the SECRETARY, Badges (Limited to One; for the Free Admission to the Members Enclosure, of Wiven, Indy Beiatives and Friends. Names must be stated when applying.
On No. Protext will Obildran be permitted in either Enclosure during ths Moeting.
PUBLIO ENCLOSURE. The Price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is $2.00 including Tax for all Persons, Including Ladies, and is parable at the Gate.
and Sailors in Uniform are Soldiern admitted Half Pricè,
Bookmakers, Tic Tac Men, &c., will not be permitted to operate with
the Precincts of the Hoxe Kova JooKEY OLUB daring the Race Meeting.
Tilia will be obtainable in the Bestau for the Year ending 81st DECEMBER, rant in the Public Enclosure. 1930 and of electing Directors and Auditor
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be OLOSED from 15TH
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
MAY, 1931, to 22ND MAY, 1831, Both Hong Kong, 9th May, 1981. Star21
Days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors, HERBERT A STURT, Bearetary,
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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE FIFTIETH ORDINARY
GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the Undersigned on TUESDAY, the 19ru HAY, al NOON, for the purpass of receiving the Report of the General Agents, together with a statement of Accounts for the Year ended the Sint DECEMBER, 1981.
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move and keep priple amused
Mr. Duros does not foresee any and occupied. To iny proceedings against a king always makes and respect of hottes fines for a con- siderable period ahend. lle ex- appeal to the dramatic, and though
presses the view that before an empty dock is a disadvantage,alance between exports and in. it does not prevent the production
ports can be struck the latter will
י.
More Army Recruits,
The War Office announces that the number of recruits obtained for the regular army during the fina
in year ended March 31, 1931, was 31,023, which compares with 20,238 the previous year. During the past two months it has been necessary of recruits for many arms of the service other than the infantry, in order to ensure that the authorised establishments should not be ex-
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of revelations that will sut every have to be still further reduced. 1 to piace restrictions on the intake There is no evidence of auch inten- the foreign policy of Governments
Lone diligently reading the news
papers...
This, however, would present added difficulties in further heavy redae tions in revenue.
| ceeded. These restrictions have been removed since April 1, when
don.
of recent years, which Parliament constantly ratified,
Page 9. Two sunimonses have been served on the ex-auditor of the R.M.S.P.
A shout of "Hallo! Stop! Company, Mr. Harold John Mor- am all right," emerging from
|. The danger in most people's mind is lest Spain should follow Russin's
"On the other hand, an increase example and go Bolshevik, within export quantities would neces President ZAMORA in the thanklesssitate a large increase in produe the requirements for the ensuing i mound of snow, told the resellersing a false statement of necounts
rôle of KERENSKY No doubt the
all arms commenced recruiting for small hole at the top of a huge tion, which in the best of circum-year, and unrestricted recruiting for that Mr. Courtauld was alive. international riff-raff of revolution stances wouid require considerable all branches of the army is now pro
is busy in Spain, and every effort time. is being made to roase the passions
but there
ceeding. There has been a marked improvement in the number of re- cruits during the past six months, especially for the infantry of the line. If this improvement is con- tinued the deficiency which exists in this branch of the army will be materially reduced,
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land, who is charged with aiding
and abetting Lord Kysant in issu-
in the years 1926 and 1927. Page 2. Page 9, Over 300 buildings have been razed to the ground, including a bank, post office, town hall, tcm- ple, and theatre, and 2,300 people rendered homeless whilst 30 peopla are missing, as the result of a fire which broke out at Shirnnemachi, Niigata Prefecture.. Page 9. (Continued on previous Column]
The need of co-operation between the British and Dutch Governments in regard to the conduct of the rublier industry was emphasised by Mr. J. G. Hay, chairman, at the annual meeting of the Rubber Growers' Asunciation held in Lon. don yesterday.
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Local Notes and Events ⭑
Tixs
Chukong (Captain Bright) at Breaker Point on April 28. court was composed of Hun, Cap. Lain
Moreover, it has become clear, of the mob and to create a prole-and is persiniutly being repented tarian despotism. But the comby producing interests, that costs ditions in Spain are, however, en-
of production are so high that in tirely different from those in Russia existing price conditions, and even in 1917. The Spanish people are in much more favourable price-con- not suffering from wrongs. A few ditions in any cases, production politicians and abstractionists love is unprofitable. Consequently not been guoled these last few years, only is there now little arge to but the country at large has gone increase production, Ahead in material prosperity dur-will be little until costs of produc ing the Atross dictatorships. The tion are inch reduced. This agaid Army appears to be loyal to the will require considerable time.
The Committee of the Sailors' The report of the Secretary for new Government, and the Spanish
and Soldiers' Home gratefully he- Chinese Affairs for 1030 states that United Kingdom manufactur knowledges the receipt of the follow. Ure revenue for that department Army is a steady force, seasoned in ers must accept the fact that whating donation towards the funds of derived from all sources during the
was their second largest export the Home:-Royal Naval Recreation year 820,170.00 and, the expendi R.N., (President), Lieut. C. K. Me- LAW. Barnes-Lawrence, the forrocan wars. If this childish
market will offer a very much Club (per Comdr. E. G. Morris, ture was 2138.372.00. rinting continues, ma doubt some reduced demand for their pro- RN., H.M.S. Tamar) 850.
Callum, R.N., H.M.S. Tamar, Cap. W. Dawson, master of the British general, rather than a hack stairs ducts over a number of years,
The reduction
steamor Tartar, Captain P.M. | agitator, will be installed as Dietn
of total trade
The number, of in-patients at the The number of persons reported Tung Wah Hospital and Man Mo
Brooke-Lake, master of the British should serve
as an incentive to to the Po Leung Kuk as missing Temple, treated during 1930 was
steamer Laisang, and Captain In Russia, it must be remember greater effort on the part of United during 1930 was 5 of whom 2 were 14,293 ns against 12,326 in 1929 of W.F. Farmer, master of the Bri-
found as compared with 38 and 7
Lish steamer Powhatan...After. ed, the Army was maddened, by Kingdom manufacturers, not only in 1929. Twelve names were added whom 0,076 ca against 7,167 in 1920 perpetual defents and by the gross to retain their share in proportion to the list of girls under bond. The 5,548 as against 5,219 in 1929 under
came under, western treatment and carefully considering the evidence, the Court found difficulty in form- native treatment. The number of ing an opinion as to the exact betrayals of high Command. The to that reduction, but to increase number of names on the list on De-
cember 31 was 30.
cause of the ensunity, but it appear- out-patients was 220,165 as against ed fairly conclusive that water nen had fought the invaders with that share so that their total losses
A "cat" burglar was yesterday 207,437 In 1929 of whom 190,220 as found its way between decks, due If that is done; the eticks and stones; they were, on may be less.
sentenced to three months hard herbal clinic and 38,035 is against heavy beam was experienced, and against 188,178 in 1020 attended the certain sectors, almost starving, and end of the present crisis will ce labour when convicted by a.con-21,258 in 1020 the western clinic.
to insufficient protection from the United Kingdom, trade more firmly stable climbing into 179, Reclama-
that this fact, combined with a pos- established in competition with tion Street from a waterpipe. The
sible shifting of the cargo, affected other supplying countries that it constable rushed up to the fiat into
the ship's stability and would ac which the "cat" burglar had dis-
Daily Preas, May 15, 1000 was at the beginning.
count for her loks,-Hong Kong appenred and effected the man's
Looking Back 50 Years,
tor.
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a small minority of leaders were known to be quietly feathering their nests. When the confusion was at its height a party of able and determined agitators were sent to Russia to sieze power and betray Britain Building, Tower, Ships, the country.
Statistics issued by Lloyd's In Spain there is no raw material
under
arrested,
The following list of persons authorised by the Governor, under the Medical Registration Ordinance, to sign medical certificates of the eruse of death for the purposes of On the ground that there was no
the Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance, in publishedAu Sz evidence to show that the birds were
The departure of the Hon. Wil Re-shot in the Colony, a Chinese, who Cham, L.M.S.II. Chiu Hin Yeung, liam Keswick from the Colony is was charged before Mr. E. Wege, Tientsin; Chung Yik Sun, with regret. That gentioran bae Diploma, Government Medical Col of misery and wrong out of which gister of Shipping of vessels
event universally regarded Hamilton with shooting five part L.M.S.H.; Ho Ko Taus, L.M.S.H. another ThorSKY might form a Red construction at the end of March ridges, was discharged. The man Jen Hawk, M.D., University of timately connected with the politic- now for many years been so in- was arrested by a Chinese constable Oregon, U.S.A.; Kwan King Leung, al and commercial life of Hong as he was leaving the railway L.M.S.H.; Lam Shing Kup Dip Kong that he has come to be re-
Army and a LENIN a proletarian record that in Great Britain and
Ireland there is oligarchy. Thers is a Communist
a decrease of
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movement, but no secret police an. 216,088 tons in the works in hand station but the constable could not Jonia, Government Medical College, garded as one of its pillars. The say where the man board the train. the old Bussian scale ready to be compared with the figures for The defendant claimed that he Tientsin: Lam Yun Hac. L.M.S.H.; high estimation in which Mr. Kus- Leo Yin Sze. LM.S.H.; Lee Yingwick is bold in conumorcial circles transformed into a still more re-total, 3,814 tone, is 021,179 ions
last December, and that the present bought the partridges in Sumchun.
You LM.S.H.; Luk Chuen Hauen, is not due merely to his position as. lentless Ogpu. Casual mobs, whoso
The number of in-patients admitted Diploma, Government Medical Col- the chief representative of the in- units go home to supper and bed,
less than the tonnage which was to the Kwong Wah Hospital during lege Tientsin; Ma Yuk, LM.S.Huential house of Jardino, Mathe the year was 9,586 as against, 8,810 lege, Tientsin: Ma Luk, L.M.S.H.: son and Co... Under any circum
to the
do not make social Revolutions, like being built at the end of March, that of France and Russin. Spain 1936. This decrease is the largest in 1920 of whom 7,590 as against Sanza, Ede, L.M.S.H.; Wong stances and whatever the firm he
ever recorded during any twelve western treatment and 1,000 BS
0,018 in 1999 elected to receive Pak Fu, L.M.S.H. may split up into half a dozen months, with the exception of the againat 1,893 in 1929 native treat- tion of states, but her stardy pea-ear 10%, when, following the com- santa and artisans, her priests and pletion of the large shipbuilding programme due to the war; there shop keepers will soon be taking up
was an abnormal decline in the ton
nations, or into a loose confedern-
i Siate with Modern Convenientos --- Hong Kong, 28th April, 1981. [682, the old life. They will expect, now'nage then under construction.
mcnt. The maiuber of out-patients Looking Back 25 Years. уля 140,201 аз поліпат. 335,598 in 1920, 94.755. as ngainati 94,007 in
A Marino Court was held at the 1020 under native and 45,538 as Harbour Office yesterday to inquire against 41,191 in 1920 under western | into the circumstances connected treatment,
with the foundering of the
6.5.
had represented, Mr. Keswick must necessarily have come froat; his high business qualifien, tions, his keen foresight, his antix- ing energy would inevitably hava won for him a prominent position among mercantile men in the Far- East-Hong Kong Daily Prest, May 15, 1881.