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THE Off and Stations of the CHINESE MARITIME CUB. TOMS for Kowloon and District wil! be CLOSED to PUBLIC BUSINESS on the Dr JULY 1931, being CUSTOMS HOLIDAY LAN
STEPHENSON,
Commissioner of Chinese Customis, KOWLOOM, ANd District.
YORK BUILDING,
Hong Kong, Brd July, 1031..
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THE CHINESE ENGINEERING & MINING COMPANY, LTD.
6% FIRST MORTGAGE DEBEN. TURES (KAILAN BONDS),;
PAYMENT of The HALE-YEARLY
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THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION,
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WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, fore- cast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5.50 p.m., stated!
An area of relatively high pies sure extends eastward from For moss. The depression to the N.W. of Hanoi has decreased slightly in intensity.
Local Forecast:-5 winds, mode. rate; cloudy fair to showery,
BIRTHS.
HABLERUST.On June 25, at Basing. itoko, England, to Mr. and Mrs G. W. F. HALUS, twin
daughters.
HEARET -On June 28, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mra, 8. J. HERRETT
1.800.
DEATH.
SELLARE. Suddenly, at se, on June 8, 1931, GEO. W1, SELLABS, CA (Mackinnon, Mackenzie Co., Hong Kong), beloved husband
of ISOEEL W. HAMILTON, 7, Dolphin Road, Maxwell Park, Glasgow, and son of the late GEO. W. SELLARS, Glasgow,
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later CAMBERLAIN and LEVINE few. Manana! from New York to Germany BraD Fred, dear I like the look of
that hab in the window "Well, SUMMARY OF NEWS cord was established when the
we can come back tomorrow and have another look"
Pago Page
"A"new" tmns-Atlantic, sailing re-
Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Pritain arrived at Cherbourg from Father Point, Quebec, in 4 days → hours 27 minutes.
Page B. It is semi-officially stated that Volunteer Orders.
the Draft Agreement relative to Hainan Notes.
the rendition of the French Mixed Trade-mark infrigement case at Court at Shanghai will be signed Contral Magistracy. Page Polts weekly review.
Hong Kong Stocks: Benjamin & on July 15 by Mr. Wildon and Dr.
Pago 11. C. T. Wang
Pago. Pokial weekly review hinted The Home Government havo, de- Hospitals meeting Appeal for cided to legislatively intervene an funda
Pago
the dispute between the cozi Week-and wireless programmes,
Page 11. owners and miners over the work- ing hours and wages rates, which threatened to lead to industrial crisis.
also succeed in crossing the Atlantio that year, flying from New York to the French Const whilst Messrs. Бенька
and Brock, crossed from City Lights in London Local and Far East. Newfoundland to Croydon. Of all Over half a million people have thess flights LINDBERGH Blone few paid nearly £80,000 to so Charlie Chaplin's flm " City Lights"! at by himself. Since then, Sir ALAN the Dominion Theatre, W., SAYS, D Conan accomplished bis England. Home paper, which adds:--"City Lights will end its 18-week West Cape England dight, to be followed End run on June 16, and will be by KINGSFORD SHIT te flew from succeeded by "Indiscreet, starring San Francisco to Australia. More Gloria Swanson, Miss Swanson in recently the exploits of AMY JOHN den opening of her film and will coming to England for the Lon- BON, the pioneer woman long-dis- probably make a personal appear- tance aviator, might be recalled, ance at the first performance. Nor must the great Polar fights of
The Now Banking Methods, Bir HUBERT WILKINS and Rear Admiral Byan bo omitted from the list. In many ways these were the most perilous of 'all, --
A number of branches of the Big Five Bence in England have now installed the £1,000 apiece machines by which : daily bank transactions are entered up almost- automatically. By this system at the end of each month a client re ceivos a typewritten shoet, which pened to his account during the their encrifice fot) in vain and month. It ik al as plain an a
While the list of triumphs makes good reading the number of people who have given, their lives in the
Sport.
Water Polo league results
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cause of aviation, in legion. Trecards; everything that has ban. Lawn Bowls teams for to-morrow settlement would be reached in the
with the latest accomplishment by POST and Garry, the time seems nearer than many supposed when aviation at high speed will be an accepted means of travelling for those of an adventurous mind,
In the House of Commons, reply- ing to the debate on the third reade American major league baseballing of the Budget, Mr. Snowden vald that he hoped a satisfactory results
Franco American negotiatione now ";} being held at Paris, but he had to tell the House, that the lateat in- formation was not very natisfac tory
a per Page 9 Page 10. An unorthodox route from Aus
Wimbledon tennis, results.
The death occurred yesterday of tralia to England has been chosen
pikestaff. This is an innovation tive-minded customers do not choose which some of the more consorva Latest Cables. to favour. The other day: an old lady of 01 interviewed the man- arar, said, "Please let me have my old pass-book, and tore up the ahest on which the monthly state ment bad been prepared for her. """Of cours","" observed the manager to a friend it means in ruch NEW YORK'S GLASS-HOUSE, ca double work for the staff, but, naturally, we must humour our old-fashioned clients. In time this attitude will die oat.' thin
HOME papers to hand publish illus Office)trations of the latest wonder of the architects art, a glass skyscraper: London Ofe: 83, Fleet Strech To judge from the pictures of this
The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, JULY 4, 1831.
THE WORLD'S GREATEST
FLIGHTS.
EIGHT and a half days round the world the record established by the American airman, Wray
super-glass house those who live in such structures need have no fear of people who throw stones. The formidable edifice of glass and steel | pay t
an
by the Australian airman, Chicher- Page 9
ter, who took off yesterday morning. in 'n Moth plano fitted with floats to fly id New Guinen, the Philip pines, Formosa, to Japan. From Japan he will proceed vid Kam- chatka, Aleutian Islands, Yukon, Canada, Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands,,
Page B.
Sir William Hart Dyke.
Chiang Kai Bhek unexpectedly took off by plane for Linchwan Yesterday morning, Page 9 Floods due to swollen rivers, caused by heavy rainfall, are caus ing havoc in various parts of North China
Page 9.
Local Notes and Events
which is now being completed on: Col. B: B., Skinner, C.B.E Chief Forty-second Street, New Engineer, Military Forces, returned West York, may suggest many things to to the Colony by the ss. Kashgar.: the beholder, but frailty is not one of them. It looks like a fortress-nounced of Charles Trott, mariner, The forthcoming marriage is an and
ugly fortress at that. "Old residing at 232, Wanchai Road, to glass" may have a charm of its Trinidad Morales. own, but this sort of new glass The total rainfall for last month seems to be angles without elegance; was 12.14 inches, the largest daily the modern taste inclines more and amount, 2.03 inches, falling on the
25th of the month. more to severity of line, but here is a severity which offers size with out maigsty and leanness without
ly difficult to judge of this build- ing's actual appearance by an illus
énormous aren of glass which it presents to the sun must give it an appearance which is quite unlike
We are informed by the Nether- ad Industries Fair is to be held Dutch
The Colony had a clean bill of health for Thursday,
A report has been made to the
4
Police that sometime between. Thursday midnight and 6 am. on
Mr.
Bourchier, bailiff,
where ho had gone with Mr. B. 88 from the first floor of No. 29, nate experience at Castle Peak, money and clothes to the value of Supreme Court, had an unfortu. Friday, some person unknown stole
Maynard on Thursday night, for Peking Road, Kowloon 6 swim. Half an hour after they bad gone in the water their car was noticed to be on fire. All efforts to put out the fames were in vain, and the car, a Chevrolet, was com- pletely wrecked.
were
We
are informed by the Bank Franco-Chinoise that the Chinese Maritime Customs having effected payment on the EBoxer Indemnity, coupon No. 13 of the 5 per cent. 1925, will be redeemable
Gold Loan, he wencies from July
Mr. K T Chung, member of National Opium Suppression Cota-15, mission at Nanking, has recently
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS POST and HAROLD GATTY, marks a grace. But it is, perhaps, extreem Utrecht from September 8 to 17, resigned from his concurrent post The American Ambassador, Mr.
ESTABLISHED 1841.
of aviators of the future, the tration. The play of light on the CM.G., who has been on an official Inapeotion and Médicinal Analysis, in audience by the Empress, of
new milestone in the history of aviation. Whatever the triumphs
achievement of Post and GATTY will go down in the annals of aviation as one of the world's greatest
The Hon. Mr. Justice Feetham, mission to Shanghai, arrived here by the Kashgar on his way back to South Africa.
For reliable Information about flights. To set out to circle the that of less translucent structures Mining Administration's mincs for ARRANAJI also presented to Her Majesty
Wthe whole of the Far East
use the
The total output of the Kailan the week ending June 20, amounted to 80,488 tons, and the sales dur ing the period to 47,412 tone.
Dr. and Mrs. Tottenham, Mrs. E. Stone, Mr. W. J. Riddiford and Miss M. Manuk were amongst the pas sengers who left for Japan by the Empress of Russia
*
as Director of the Department of W Cameron Forbes, was received due to illness, and is now in Shang Japan at the Imperial Palace on bat. It is stated that he will short June 24. Those of the American ly be leaving for Japan to re Embassy who accompanied the Am cuperate his health, in accordancebassador to the painco and were with his physician's advice
Were The American Counsellor Notes suggesting the immediate and Mrs. E. L. Neville, the Ameri world in seven days is to attempt and may do something to relieve
Chefoo, Wuhu, Soochow Pachow Johnson; the American Military a task that staggers the imagina. the monotony of an extremely harsh
condition of foreign settlements in can Naval Attache, Captainamer and Kulangou have been drafted by Attaché and Mrs. J. G. Mellroy; of ONE SHILLING Per Share DIRECTORY & CHRONICLE world followed the progress of the though that may improve the look tion. The whole of the civilised and uninviting outline: However,
the Waichinops and will be sent the Assistant Naval Attaché. Lieut.- to the various foreign Ministers Commander FB, Melendy the aviators, and the whole world of the new skyscraper, it suggests
concerned as soon as the latter Assistant Military Attache and Mrs. triumphed with them when the another possible objection to this
return to Peiping from various Thomas Cranford; the First Secre summer resorts, mysa Nankius taries, Mr. William Turner and Mr. CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO-news. was flashed to the four style of urban architecture. When
message received
Kenneth Potter Mr. and Mrs. H. CHINA, SIAM, STRAITS corners of the earth that they had the sun shines on its glittering The Hon. John Spott, Colonial
Merrell Benninghoff, and the assist-- SETTLEMENTS, MALAT landed successfully at New York flanks will not the building become Secretary, Straits Settlements, and The allegation that Javanese ant Commercial Attaché. Mr. Wm. STATES, NETHERLANDS eight and a half days after setting intolerably warm! But this dif- Ars Scott, who have been enjoy swindler, member of a clever gang 0. Dowd.
ing a brief holiday here, left yes. of cheaters, used on other place INDIA, BORNEO, THE out on their task. The tumultuous Bculty may have been overcome by terday by the ss. Empress of Russia than the Singapore Supreme Court as a base for his nefarious opera-
· PHILIPPINES, Etc.
welcome that awaited them might special blinds or other devices; it for Cadada en route to Britain. tions, was made before Mr G. 0 Looking Back 25 Years, well have been expected; the can scarcely have been overlooked, for bathing in thy nude it the Dodd, the Singapore Criminal Dis
Mrs. B. Robinson, of 6, “ Moun-- achievement was one of which eince New York is regularly visited foot of Shouson Hill, Aberdeen, &trict Judge, on June 18, when three
Any This Large Volume of approximate nation might justly be proud and by extremely fieres susimers. The vegetable gardener, who was charg Javanese, an Indian Mohammedan tain View, The Peak, charged her houseboy at the Police Court yes- ly 2,200 Pages gives, in addition the success was not only a triumph architects cannot have intended ed before Mr. Schofield at Central and a Chinese who were rounded up terday with assaulting her, and Magistracy, yesterday, was fined by the Detective Branch were again with disobeying lawful orders. to the Usual Lists of Firms, an for Post and Garry, but it was that their tenants shall be grilled 86.
produced and the charges against Alphabetical Lists of Residents also Incontestable evidence, of the when the sun shines and frozen
them further inquired into Complainant stated that before leaving for the city on Saturday in the Far East containing the
supreme excellence of their machine, when the winter blasta sweepThe annual general meeting of Names of nearly
When Major-General J. W morning the instructed the boy to the Hong Kong Football Associa To maintain a speed of 145 miles through New York There must be tion will be held on Friday, July Bandilands, C.B., OMG., D.8.0. do certain work. When she return- per hour for four and a half days something to recommend their guunt 10, at 5.30 pm, when the annual General Officer Commanding H. Med home she found that he had not towering trans report and balance sheet for the Forces in China, arrived in Bhang-set about his task, so she caught Arranged, with the initials as well of actual flying time is to set a experiment in
year ended May 31, 1831, will be hai ho was met by local British him by the queue and asked him. why the work was not done. He as Surnames in strict alphabe, standard that will not be easily parency. It can hardly be cheap presented. Certain alterations to officers and by a guard of honour picked up a tin can and struck her
ness, and it is certainly not beauty. rules will be considered at the from the Second Battalion, the
Northumberland Fusiliers, as well across the mouth with it: Defen- The first long distance flights One can only imagine that the meeting.
as the latter's regimental band. dent was a good boy, and worked well, but he probably refused to do after the War were by the British tenants are attracted by novelty Arrested on the ground floor of After inspecting the guard of what he was ordered on this occ
Sandilands aviators ALCOCK and BROWN, who and some special arrangements for 341, Reclamation Street, for posses bonour, Major-General
stated that when he was tugged by in 1919 crossed the Atlantic, and in [ making the interior more comfort sion of illicit opium, Chinese, motored to his quarters, slon in a at of temper. Defendant.
who was charged before Mr. E. W. W the same year. Ross and KEITH able than the outside would lead one Hamilton at Kowloon Magistracy Sergeant Brittain, prosecuted to a the pigtail, he grew dizzy, and the Surru few from England to Aus. to suppose,
yesterday, was fined $160, or, in case yesterday in which a public can few round and struck the com tralia. In the following year
default, three months. The man car driver was charged with dan plainant. His Worship (Mr. H. was also charged with possession of gerous driving in Des Voeux RoadJ. Gompertz) sentenced him to British fliers made the journey from
false revenue labels, but was die Sergeant Brittain said that the de-ons month's imprisonment and six charged on that count,
fendant drove his car up. Pedder hours stocks on the first charge and Street from Connaught Road and bound him over in the sum of $100 Affairs of the Film Censorship on rounding the beacon he was on the second charge. Hong Kong
Rack 50 Years.
Hong Kong Bank Chambers, Singapore, 27th June, 1981.
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HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
TOTICE JE HEREBY GIVEN that the Provisional Certificate No. 87/488 dated Hong Kong 20th FEBRUARY, 1929 for Four hares of this Bank Numbered: 129990/126903 inclusive registered in the Name of Estate of LU LAN SHANG (deceased) has been LOST or STOLEN, and should this Certificate not be produced to the Bank before 17th JULY, 1981,
be
New Certificate for the Burns will
Lawund, and the aforesaid Certificate
No. 67/488, will be thereafter treated
by this Corporation as Naill and Feid.
By Order of the Court of Directors.
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V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager.
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20,000 FOREIGNERS.
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CLASSIFIED LIST
MERCHANTS,
MANUFACTURERS
equalled.
England to Cape Town. In 1923 Cobras at Large in a Liner,
the Americans, MACHEADY and KELLY After having brought ten Egyp
the whole of the Far East completed a flight from New York tian cobras nearly, all the way to Committep appointed by the City travelling so fast that he nearly Daily Frein, July 4, 1900, arranged, with addresses, to San Deigo, and in the following Australia in the steamer Jorris Government of Greater Shanghai hit the corner of Jardine's build | FACE
in alphabetical order. Alphabetical lists of Cable
Addresses.
List of Agencies - held
Far Eastern firms.
LARGE EDITION SMALL EDITION
year
will be wound up as, in accordance ing Although, the offence took with an order of the National Gov placa at 2 am, in the morning there. The experiment made under the emment, the work in this respect were still a few pedestrians and auspices of His Excellency Li Hung will be hereafter carried on by the cars about at the time, Chang in taping the mineral re Central Film Censorship Committee
sources of the province of Chibli which was organized by the Minis- If in notified that ordinary non seems to promise fairly. It will be tries of Interior and Education in registered letters for Europe will remembered that some four years Nanking recently
be accepted for transmission by the ago a company was formed, in Air Service of the Eurasia Aviation which, of course, the official element We are informed that HE the Corporation, leaving Blinnghai on was very strong and official capitol Governor will on Thursday next, the Tuesdays and Saturdays for Man was largely represented, for the stil inst, inapect and receive an chouli, sad onwards by the Trans purpose of working the Raining loan, for the use of the Colony, the Siberian Railway. The extra fee coal mines. Mr Tong King Sing St. John Ambulance Brigade's new for the Air Service transmission, is was appointed managing directors.
the French' airmen D'Onay Bay, Mr. M W Ward, Hon. flew from Paris to Tokyo, and Zoologist at the University of ZARI, a Dutch avintor, flow from Sydney, had to ancrilico there all Amsterdam to Tokyo. Also in 1924 The cobras were imprisoned in a the Australians, Gosiz, and Mo- wooden gas, when in mid-ocean, by INTYRE, few round Australia Inr. Ward discovered that the box 1028, DE PINEDO few from Mel had warped, and that through a bourne to Tokyo and then to Rome. large crack a number of the dobrne Portuguese aviators in that year had escapede
Several of them were recaptured, flew from Lisbon to Pernambuco, but it was impossible to count them the successful flight leading to an as they were all intertwined ambulance, At the same time, he 30 cents for half ounce of fraction and it was sanguinely believe that other. In the following year when there was the prospect of one will present awards received from thereof. This is in addition to the under his energetic management the Spanish airmen flew from Spain to or more of the deadly reptiles bo Headquarters The function is to regular postage vil Siberia." A saving mince would soon be in working Buenos Aires. The greatest flight at largo, it was decided to
lice et fovernment Hound of 45 days in expected but no guar- order, and the shareholders reap- substantial pronte Bug The the snakes and count them ons ty at 2,46 p.m. and it is expected anteo can be given Letters mast ing of all, however, was accomplished one. When the cobras were killed that there will be a representative be posted over the counter of the work progressed slowly, for it was in 1927 when, flying single banded, and thrown overboard Mr. Ward gathering of vice patrons; members General Fort Office and the Kow only recently that we have learned was disapptinted to find that they of Finance Committee Staff loon Branch Post Office and of any considerable output of coal. LINDERROR crossed from New York had all been recaptured and that. Oficers Surgeons and Division superscribed vid Siberia Airmail Hong Kong Daily Prest, July to Paris, and then, a few months ; his sacrifico-had been unnoppsskryf.
Shanghai-Minchoull
1881.
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