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A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE.
On MONDAY, 26th May. 1981, All Departments will be CLOSED. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Dispensing Department, will be Open for dispousing Prescriptions from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 7.80 p.m.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.
Hongkong, 22nd May, 1931, 1708
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COMPANY, LIMITED,
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COMPANY, LIMITED.
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From to-day Daily Letter Telegrams
will be accepted to France.
H. EFFERSOE,
Acting Supt.
8. LACK,
Manager.
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Hong Kong, 23rd May, 1981.
THE CHINA SUGAR REFINING
CO., LTD.,
(Is Voluntary Liquidation),
ORANGE
SQUASH
AS. WATSON & CO.LB.,
MONKONG & CHE
Make from
Nthat in pursuance of Section 187
TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN CALIFORNIAN
2) of the Companies Ordinance 1911; GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held in the BOARD HOOM of Mears. JARDINE, MATHEBOR & Co. Lrn, Podder Street Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, the 29TH MAT. 1931, at Je NOON, for the purpose provided for in the said Boction:
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.
JOHN FLEMING, C.A..
Joint Liquidators, Hong Kong, 20th May, 1931,
No
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NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL. MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V. ́(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY) 4% LOAN DUTCH EAST INDIAN GOVERNMENT. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Now Netherlands East Indian Loan of FL 100,000,000.- (Bundred Million Guilders D.E.I. Cy.) bearing Interest at the Rate of 44% pa. Ja being issued by the Governebont of the Dutch East Indies through the Intermediary of the Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij ut BATAVIA at the Price of 974%.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1931.
WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, fore- cnet and remarks,, issued by the Royal Observatory at 6.25 p.m..
stated:-
Depressions are xitunted over Touzking and to the Sea of Japan to the north-west of Tokyo.
Local Foreenst:-8. winds, mode. | rate; fair generally,
Editorial and Business Offices: 11
Ice House Street. Tol. 30251.
Night Editor (Wanchai Office):
Tel. 24811.
London Office: 83, Fleet Street,
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The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, MAY 23, 1901,
ELECTRICITY IN GREAT BRITAIN.
*News and Views ⭑
Here are two" solemn pieces of
Disillusionment!
The Duchess, attractive at the
The supply of electricity in Great Britain is being devoloped at rapid rate, and particulars are now Rats. available in the third Annual Re- port, for the year 1990, of the Cen-ws sent in to a newspaper office first glance, is not so when you by a local correspondent.". To sit next to her; an ordinary mind tral Electricity Board, The Boardsidents of a district in Beckenham and a squalling voice." is responsible for the construction complain of the attentions of rată,
and operation of a "grid," or which are said to have gnawed pieces off perambulators. Tho simplified network of transmission
Beckenham Choral Society are re lines, linking up. generating stations hearsing a musical version of "The at a standard voltage and frequency Pied Piper of Hamelin.” throughout the country. For this
A Now Bayonet.
SUMMARY OF NEWS
Local,
Mr. Popys in Hong Kong. Page 6. H.K.V.D.C. orders, Page 10, Annual meeting of the China
Underwriters Co., Ltd. Pago 7.
Hong Kong trade returns.
Page 11. Kowloon murder': rovenge the probable motive.
Pago 0.
Home.
Work of the Sailors' & Soldiers' Page'4.
Patta weekly report.
Hong Kong Stock: Benjamin & Page 12.
Memories of hayonet fighting whether the real thing or jabbing) at ancks-will be conjured up in many breasts by the decision that Hong Kong Stocks: Croucher & the familiar sword, bayonet in to
Co.'s daily seport,
Page 7 be abolished and a short, lighter, Supreme Court yesterday for the After hearing a petition at the
..
purpose the country has been divid-Films and Morals, ed into ten areas. By the end of
Mr. Cairns who enjoys a desery. spiky afinir, less than half its winding up of the Lai With Co., 1920 kebonds of inter-connections and cavinble reputation as onength, introduced in its place. It Ltd., the Chief Justice made an had been adopted for five of these if the wisest and most level-headed is interesting to find that the mili-order for voluntary, liquidation to continue, but under supervision, magistrates on the London bencháry, authorities do not rule out and an additional liquidator was
the possibility of hand-to-hand appointed. Sreas. A year later schemes for made recently a wholesale onslaught.
Page 7. lighting in the next
Week-end radio programme, War. The four other areas had been com- on the films. He attributes to the
Page 5. pleted, and the instar, for the influence of film love-making the sword bayonet was heavy and was affiliation cases that come before of an ideal thrusting weapon; South of Scotland, was being con- bin in his court and the behaviour (moreover, it was difficult to with draw. But it was Useful for spreading "plum-and-apple.”
Brighton Air Port,
sidered.
of the girls and lads that haunt our by-pass roads in motor-ears.
7.
Export of Diseased Horses,
League of Great Britain is urging The National Equine Defence
the Chancellor of the Exchequer to atop the traffic in diseased horses
Sport.
Home Cricket results. Page 19. Starting times at Fanling 1a. inorrow.
Page 10. Review of and selections for te day's races.
Page 10... British Amateur Golf Champion. ship: Latest results. Page 9.
Work was thus in progress in EMPIRE DAY.
nearly all areas, accounting in all for 97.0 per cent, of the total TOMORROW is Empire Day, and we population and for "71.5 per cent. publish elswhere the message of of the total area of Great Britain, Admiral Lord JELLICOF, calling and at the end of last year five upon British citizens to stand up hundred miles of overhead lines and by imposing a duty of £10 on overy
ORANGES vail wherever our ruls extends | ments in the use of electricity, and exported, the league states, then, this enterprise with the neigh. Duke of Connaught is going on
This Squash is made from Ripe Fruit; Pure Cane Sugar and Aerated Water only is added, resulting in a Perfect Beverage..
Visions of Brighton as an air tion by the decison of the Town. port are brought nearer to realise Council in Committee to accept the proposals for the establishment of Latest Cables. a municipal aerodrome at Shore.
for the Empire, and the principles
horse, ass and mule exported alive. ham. The town is to be associated It is officially stated that the of security and justice which pre-cables were in operation. Develop. For a great number of the ponies
There is need
Page 8.
for the famous experience gained in the first areas price received is a matter of Bhil-Worthing, and each authority is doubtful whether Gandhi will at
bouring borough of Hove and Admiral's message in these days dealt with, have recepitated revilings, and hundreds of thousands when many educated persons con- sion of the estimates for standard of racers, chasers, trotters and sider themselves superior to the isation of frequency, and this has pacers, ruined by severe training Aratiment of patriotism. There are occasioned a revision of the finan and later strain, are thrown into intellectuals of the type of BERTRAND einl estimates. Up to the end of the traffic every year. RUSSELL DOW Earl RUSSELL, by the
1930 the Board had heen authorised
The Flag that Flow,
A. S. WATSON & Co., many out of winning yarns about slightly stampertori hoting to the Aanks owes its origin to an Anglo-tended.
LIMITED.
Aerated Water Manufacturers,
TEL. 20438. TEL. 67139.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY
CLUB.
SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFINS AND
AUSTRALIAN PONIES
THE List of Subscribers to the The Hoxo KONG AGENCY is above will CLOSE at NOON ou
1 prepared to received Applications and SATURDAY, 10x1 MAY, 1931, to supply Further Information.
A. STOKKINK,
Agent.
'Hong Kong, 22nd May, 1931.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
HONG KONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION,
BOCK
By Order of the Stewards,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary,
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
NOTICE.
IN THE GOODS OF FREDERICK THE HALF YEARLY GEN-
ERNEST BEATTY, LATE OF ERAL MEETING of VOTING | 1, SYDNEY AVENUE, BLACK-MEMBERS will be Beld at the COUNTY, DUBLIN, IN CLUB HOUSE, HAFFY VALLEY, on IRISH FAZE STATE BANK WEDNESDAY, 27TH MAY, 1931, OFFICER, DECEASED.
5.15 P.M. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN All members are cordially invited that the Court has, by virtue of to attend and participate in any Section 58 of Ordinance No. 2 of 1807, discussion which may ́ensue. made an Order limiting, the Time for Creditors and others to send in their Olaims against the above Estate to the
ROTH DAY of JUNE, 1931,
All Creditors and others are accord. ingly hereby required to send in their Claims to the Undersigned on or before that Date.
Dated the 21st day of May, 1931, JOENBON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors for the Executrix, Prince's Building Hong Kosh
NOTIFICATION.
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VALUATION LISTS for
"be unlimited in number" and
***The
as Members
After
"very well indeed."
Well-informed circles are most
to provide £18,000 `enpital, The tend the meetings of the Federal maney is to be spent in improving Structure Committer in London, the site, which is situated on the beginning on June 29. banks of the Adur, midway between
Page.9. An explosion of gunpower, stored Brighton and Worthing. For years Flour Mill, Yokahamn, started a in the machinio room of the Nisshin way,-und certain authors, who borrow up to thirty million.
this ground has been used at in conflagration which quickly reduced have appointed themselves critics pounds, now the borrowing powers
tervals for aviation purposes, espe
the whole eight-storied building to The fames spread to ad- The American Senate has ratifiedcially during the war. New hanasher, of British methods of rule; and the of the Board have been raised 10 resolution making "The Star-gars, a clubhouse, and a grand raging.
joining buildings and are still champions of every mendacious fifty millions. Work has been Spangled Banner the national stand will be erected and the land-
Page 9. agitator and crank, who makes slightly hempered in one or two anthem of the United States. The ing-ground is to be greatly ex gears connection with Peiping, more than thirty-seven
the Netherland's Minister, Mr. oppression." These · armchair..
William Oudendijk, accompanied by made to avoid spoiling the natural American scrap. The British Fleet
his wife, departed from Peiping on exploited by the active revolution erection of pylons; hit difficulties Baltimore in 1915, but were repell- apostles of liberty are,, moreover, beauties of certain districts by the was advancing up a river towards American Visitor's Losa..
Thursday afternoon, leaving China The Paris palice no longer try to for good. They were given a warm aries, whose mouths may be full of have been overcome and the worked by an American fortress. Fran- conceal the fact that they are he Auld Lang Syne as the train pulled farewell, a Chinese band playing eentimenta about the evils of has proceeded att ́a rapid rate.
cis Scott Key saw the encounter, "Imperialism," but who carry
and was thrilled to notice, the coming rather tired of looking out.
Page 9 bombs and pistola in their pockets of March, 1930, electrical under me access of enthusiasm that led
In the year ending on the asthe fray. There and then, in the enough to take care of themselves Stars and Stripes still Aying after after people who are really big The truth is that the critics, of the British Empire have a great deal takings in Great Britain sold 993 Rouget de Lisle to write the Mar-They say that in a large number Afridi Chivalry. mere of the prig and the hypocrite million units more than in 1928, a Spangled Banner," He was an vestigate the victim of a theft or their way into the fuselage of a
reillaise," Key wrote "The Star of cases which they have to in in their composition than is gen- increase of 13 per cent. over the obscure lawyer, but the anthem of a confidence trick has only him burning nerephine to
sales for 1928. The electrical in. brought him fame. erally recognised. The Left Wing'
self to blame. They are now called bodies of two British airmen from of British Labour is aggressively dustry generally has hardly felt the
upon to trace the person who stole the fames has been revonled. The militaristic, even in
industrial depression from which its very
large sum of money from Mr two British airmen, Flying-Officer phraseology. "Where the pretty ideas the whole world is suffering. There It is obviously impossible to Pro Carme, a wealthy American vin- David H. G. Wood, of the No. 1 of socialism and equality" have has been a steadily increasing de murah of famous warships, but tor. Mr. Carmel drove his car to (Indian)
surve as curiosities an indefinite been put in practise there has been mand for electricity both for indus. that Iron Duke should be retained an address in the Rue d'Antin and Peshawar, and Aircraftman. · Ring, stationed nt first anarchy, and in the end trial and domestic - uses.
Over for ever in memory of the Battlo
were killed when their 'plane military dictatorship like that of 400.000 mere consumers have beenof Jutland is an admirable idea. left it standing at the door for
Those who agitated for the preser- about half an hour. On the sent crashed in the wild Khajuri Plain, Russia, whose armaments are stendi added during the past year, and thevation of Lion and Tiger may feel of the car was an attache case, con
од Shikkamar, Saturday. enst of both current and appliances in trifle envious. All Iron Duke'staining letters of credit on a Paris ly assuming an alarming proper-
is decreasing.
tion.
n
Battleship as a Belic.
sisters-Benbow, Marlborough and
слят
How Afridi tribesmen hacked
near
Group,
save the
Despite the disturbed conditions
on the Khajuri Plaine the Afridis treated the bodies of the English- men with all honour and respect.
Emperor of India-have gone, but bank for £1,900 £45 in bank notes, The ideals of the British Empire
she will remain, with her main and jewels valued at £300. When Armour removed and her teeth he caine out again the case had dis peace, security and fair play.
drawn, as training-shin at De appeared. It had been an But in many parts of the world The Strange Case of “Ayouthla,"
vonport, where, doubtless, our matter for someone to reach A jirgah (urmed forca) of seventy the bodies to it is only by armaments that It is mid that nothing is too her much as we gaze at the
great-grandchildren will gaze nt through a window. It will be very | Afridis escorted thoroughly dangerous and rapacious trifling to go to law about, but it Victory.
old difficult, however, for the police to Jamrud, where they handed them neighbours can be kept in place. is a little surprising to find busy
trace it.
over to the political authorities.
Within the British Empire the magistrates pondering on the my. ordinary citizen is protected by pro sterious disappearance of a Siam. perly trained police forces, and by ese ent. Yet such an animal is courts, presided over by magistrates to engage the attention of a Paris and judges whose ability and in-court,
Its mistress, Mare. Dros.
י
Local Notes and Events ⋆
AND NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the
partiality are ako challenge vard, might woll be excused for VOTING MEMBERS of the HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB will be held "Egypt passed from the hell of being proud of it. Her "Ayouthia," Pleading guilty to the theft of a The Colony had a clean bill of and control of the line are to be at the CLUB HOUSE on the 27ra tyranny to the heaven of justice," as she salie the cat, is a magnifi pair of ladies' silk stockings from health for Thursday.
in the hands of the syndicate. The DAY of MAY, 1981, immediately after said an Egyptian etatesman, of the cent animal. Physically, Ayouthia a passenger's trunk on board the
details of the draft agreement have the Half-yearly Meeting of the Britiske occupation, and it still re- is said to approach as near to per S.. President Pierce, a Chinese was The death of a coolie and serious been sent to Peking-Hong Kong Voting Members when the subjoined. resolution will be proposed: mains to be seen how far that ancient fection as any cat can, and at the sentenced to three months' hard injuries to two other employees Daily Press, May 23, 1000,
"THAT Article 6 of the Articles land will be able to maintain pros- same time is as savage as the most labour by the Kowloon Magistrate resulted from an accident at the Lopking Back 50 Years, "of Association of the Club beperity and credit now that British exacting breeder of Siamese cats yesterday.
"Union" Godown at 188, Con "altered by deleting therefrom the overlordship is withdrawn.
The negotiations between, the could with. The loss of Ayouthin
naught Road West, on Thursday Colonial Office and the Hong Kong “words "Ordinary Members may Events in India, Shanghai and is, therefore, serious matter, The P. & O. s. Combrin, which when bags of maize, stacked in the Bank in regard to circulation of "subaitituting therefor the words in Egypt, and the course of the Mme. Drouvard, after spending was due here yesterday, has been place, slipped down and buried their notes in Singapore, which number of Ordinary Disarmament negotiations, have the winter on the Riviera with an- held up by dense fog and will not people working in the building resulted in permission boing grant- "Members shall be one thousand shown that the British Empire, can other Parisienne, Mme. Bloch, de-arrive till 7 a.m. to-day. She will The injured men were admitted into ed to the haak on condition of IT IS HARRY OUTLET hot mumber us to Voting been reduce her fighting services no fur cided to return to Paris by motor sail for London this afternoon at the Government Civil Hospital, their withdrawing the 31. note
hall from time to time ther. A lead has been given, but car.
But sho knew that Ayouthia 4 o'clock,
while the remains of the coolie, which new exists at Hong Kong, "determine"",
not followed. Every sane person hated travel by road, and asked
who was killed on the spot, wero are still creating official action. GIVEN that a further EXTRAGR- the word, but when the Inter- train, to take the cat with her.Singapore Strait, castern entrance, AND NOTICE is ALSO HEREBY is a pacifist, in the true sense of Mme. Bloch, who was returning by Inlet Light at the northern side of
It is notified that the South Lima removed to the Mortuary,
We believe it in the intention of the Straits Settlemens, to under, DINARY GENERAL MEETING Colonial Treasurer and Assessor of the VOTING MEMBERS of the national Revolutionary movement Mme. Bloch agreed, and the pet will function on and after May 24.
take the issue of $1 note. In con- Cinb will be held at the same place incessantly preaches clans war, and was handed over in a comfortable The light will be flashing white Looking Back 25 Years,
nection with currency, we may on WEDNESDAY. the SEVEN supports every brigand outrage basket, appropriately painted royal and visibility 10 miles.
every three seconds, height is feet,
mention that both in Singapore TEENTH DAY or JUNE; 1931, at
A Canton dispatch to a native and Penang there is a scarcity of from Kinngsi to Nicaragua, it is blue. When Mmo Blech reached
paper at Shanghai states that the silver subsidiary coin, and great quarter past FIVE O'CLOCK in the AFTERNOON, for purpose of receiving
no time to dream of that Utopian Marseilles, where she was interrup.
Viceroy Tsen has signed the rough inconvenience is caused. It ap Summoned before the Marine draft of an agreement with Mr. pears that the Government takes no a Report of the proceedings at the existence of which well meaning in- ting her journey to call on reta Magistrate yesterday for failing to O. P. Bland, representing a pains to put these coins in cir above mentioned meeting and of tellectuals write fluently. In these tives, she discovered that the basket show a red light on the port aide British syndicate, for the construc- culation, through their own treasur confirming if thought fit as a Special days resolution in fase of un-contained not Ayouth's, but a com-
of his vessel on May 13, Leung Kau, tion of the Kowloon Canton Rail or but cast the work on the banks, Resolution the above mentioned Rosolution.
scrupulous political agitation is the mon or garden cat of the lowest swain of the seam launch Che way. The syndicate is to lend to which are supplied with lumps of Hing, was fined $10. The defen- China funds for the entire con! £5,000 or £10,000 at a time. The need, if the Empire is to survive, degree. Mmo. Drouvard was great.dant said that the light went outstruction of the line, said loan and shroffs of those banks naturally And resolution is only possible when ly upset by the news, and is now and before they had time to re- by the likin on salt in Kwangtung these small coins, and hence the whilst the vessel was under way interest thereon to be guaranteed shirk the labour involved in giving the statesman has armed forces to secking legal consolation for her light it, Sergeant Wermer discover. Provison, and co-long as the loan scarcity Hong Kong Dally: Pr
Fed the offence,
has not been repaid the working May 23, 1881.
the Colony for the Year 1931-1939
will be OPEN to INSPECTION at the TRAVBY for TWENTY-ONE DAYS
1831,
Commencing on TUESDAY, 26TH MAT,
764)
EDWIN TAYLOR,
of Rates.
BANK HOLIDAYS,
“N. Accordance with Government
Ordinance.
The EXCHANGE BANKS-be CLOSED for tho „TRANBACTION «L_PUBLIC-BUSI- NERS on MONDAY, tha 26ɛm Mat (WHIT MONDAY), A ZA
By Order of the Stewards, 0. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
"1752% Hồng Kong, 14th May, 1931. --[735 - back his policy.
Jose.