NEW ADVERTISEMENTS HEW ADVERTISEMENTS
PUBLIC AUCTION.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
PUBLIC AUCTION, SO
"ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS by Pablia Auction
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 28TB DAY of SEPTEMBER, 1931, at 3 to be held on MONDAY, the 28TH DAY at the Office of the Pablo Works of SEPTEMBER 1931, at 8 Ma Offices of the Public Works Departs the Dapartmant, by Order of His ment, by Order of E REGELLEN OF THE EXCELLANCY THE GOVERNOR of One. BOTEREO of One Lot of CROWN Lot of GROWN LAND Mong Kok Tent, in the Colony of Hong of Hong Kong, for a term of 75, LAND at M. Tau Ohing, in the Colony Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the will the option of renewal at, a. Crown option of renewal at a Crown Hout Rent to be Axed by the Burveyor of His to be fixed by the Surreyor of His MAJESTY THE KING, for one further MAJKARY THE KIND, for one further term terms of 75 years. of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Kowloon Inland Lot No:1601.
South of Kowloon Inland Lot
Fa Yuen Street
No. of Bala.
Registry No.
Locality.
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"PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Kowtom Inland Lot
Na. 2603.
Contents
Annual
Bent
Bquare te
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g Kowloon Inland- 2515
am Kung Road.
No. of Bale.
Register Nol
Locality
13,128
PUBLIC AUCTIÓN"
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32,820 -
PT Sale by Public Anstion to ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
be bald on MONDAY, the 1878- DAY of SEPTEMBER, 1931, at 8 r. at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of H EXCELLEWOY (THE GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CHOWN LAND at Mong Kok Tani in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 yours, with the option of maswal at Crown Bent to be fixed by the Surveyor of HIS MAJESTY THE KINO, for one. further term of 75 years.
PARTICULAKS OF THE LOT,
No. of Bals.
Kowloon Inland Fot
No. 2602,
Registry No.
Fa Yuan Street,
West of
Kowloon Inland Lot Locality.
No. 2528.
Boundary Measure
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All per
Square feet
Annual
Rent.
Upset Price. I
gala plan,
120
PUBLIC AUCTIONA
(1216
16.875
DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS: of the Bals by Public Anation to
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4000%
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY - CLUB
771.
THE EIGHTH EXTRA RAOE MEETING will be held (Weather Permitting) at HAPPY VAL LEY on SATURDAY, 28TH SEPTEM BER, 1931, Commencing at.2 P.M.
The First Ball will be Rung at 1.30 P.M.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE, Members are notified that they and their Landins must wear their Badges. prominently displayed.
No One without a Badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure.
at
for
Badges admitting Non-Members to
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1931.
ARMY MOBILITY CLOGGED.
WHAT MANŒUVRES HAVE TAUGHT.
TOO MANY HORSES AND
LORRIES.
HK AMUSEMENTS LTD.
DIVIDEND AND BONUS.
The report of the Directors of the Hong Kong Amusements, Ltd, to be submitted to the shareholders at. the tenth ordinary yearly meeting. to be held at the Queen's Theatre on Wednesday, Sept. 20, states:- The Pret for the year: after providing for de preciation of 825,909.72 Which with the amount
amounts, to............$111,638.1
Although General Rain delivered
of the great military content around knock-out in the thud round
Aldershot, the General Staff, and other brandlies, had already obtain ed a large number of points, and jean
brought forward from the previous year, viz. 48,630.94 Amounts to 8100,509.04
the observations made are now Which the Directors. re....
being sitted and collated
But the general impressions of
the many distinguished officers who enna to see the mobilisation are at least as signifiennt. And they are certainly a contrast to some of the ideas that were prevalent before. band
For in many quarters, even among,
soldiers, one noticed an astonishing misconception of the meaning of the experiment. It was spoken of as
commend be appropria, ated.. as follows: Place to Legal Re- servo in accordance" with the Articles of Association, 85,581.91; Place to General Re serve 810.000 Bonus to, Staff, $8,000. Divi dend of 80 per share on Fully Paid up Shares (Pro-Rata for the 1931 issue as from date of payment).... 849,148.52 Bonus of 20.50 per share on Fully Paid up Shares
Pro-Rata for the 1931- issue as from: date of payment), 813,355.00; making a total of
an attempt to solve the difficulties and especially of traffic congestion that arose with mechanisation. One even heard it said that the difficulty of moving a modern, divi-Lenying to be carried sion was due to its mechanisation -although, apart from its rear ser- vices, only a few fragments of the existing, division are even motoris- ed.
The mobilisation was certainly designed to test the results of redue ing the number of vehicles in the divisional train. And this fact was perhaps the cause of the delusion.
+
Growth of Transport.
The actual causes of the growth of transport were: First, the post-
the Membere Enclosure and Club Rooms, war addition of extra cavalry and $3.00 for Gentlemen and 13.00 light artillory; second, the efforts. Ladies (Both including Tar) made to lighten the load on man are obtainable through the BFORE- TARY upon Introduction by Member, and horse by transferring it to the sach Member to be responsible for transport; third, the accumulation Payment of All Chita, &o, E
Badges admitting to Members of trench-warfare specialties that Enclosure will not be on sale at the had become necopted as necessities: Race Course,
to
Members can obtain, upon Application to the SECRETARY, Badges (Limited For the Free Admission to the One) Members Enclosure of Wives, Lady Belatives and Friends. Namos must be stated when applying, wh
On No. Pretest will Children be permitted in either Enclosure during the Meeting.....
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE, The Price of Admission to the Pablis Enclosure is $2.00 including Tax, for all Persons, including Ladies, and is payable, at the Gate.
admitted Half Price
Soldiers and Ballors in Uniform are Bookmakers, Tis Tac Men, Lo, will not be permitted to uperate with
Tiffin will be obtainable in the Heston Jocker CLUB daring the Race Meeting. rant in the Public Enclosure.
By Order,
forward to credit of next account.
8134,098.03
44,183.01
Directors-In accordance with the Articles of Association, Messrs. J, S. Gubhay and Ma Tsui Chiu retire, and, being eligible, offer
Auditors: The accounts have. themselves for reclection; been, audited by Messrs. Linstead & Davis, Chartered Accountants, whi retire, and, being aligible, offer themselves for re-election.
CAPONE TO THE RESCUE.
RELEASE OF CAPTIVE MILLIONAIRE.
CHICAGO'S APPEAL TO GANGSTER.
Chicago, August 27-Following an appeal to Scarface "A
Analysis of the problem brought to light some curious facts: It was found that since.pre-Boer war days units had been dragging round with Capone by people in Chicago, Mr. them a fortnight's supply of various John Lynch, the millionaire diatri- consumable stores. And, presum-butor of racing tips, who was kid- napped last Saturday, returned to ably through oversight, this burden his home in Lake Geneva, Wiscon- on transport had continued during sin, early to-day in his own car, the static warfare of 1914-18, in unharmed. spita of the ease with which re plenishment could have been made by motor transport Again, in the process of removing weight from the cavalryman, bis emergency or iron
be held on MONDAY; the 28TH DAY in the Precincts of Tar HONG KONG ration was transferred to the
of
SEPTEMBER, 1981, at .., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by: Order of His EXCELLENCE TER GOYEN NDA of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Tai Kok Tsui, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 25 rere,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
with the option of renewal at Crown Hong Kong, 21st Sept., 1931. Bant to be fred by the Burveyor of HIS MAJESTY TIN KING, for one further form of 78 years, m
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of
Begistry No.
Locality.
• Tai Nag Street* =
Kowloon Inland Lot
No. 2442.
Between
Kowloon Inland Lota Nos. 2276 and 2441,
Boundary
Measure.
monte.
Ai per..
salo plan
Square fast
Square feet.
15,000
Annual
Root.
[•» ]. Upset Price.)
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THE MACAO JOCKEY CLUB.
For the return of Mr. Lynch, ons of the best-known Turfmen and gamblera in the United States, 50,000 in ransom had been demand- ed. Police, private detectives, and friends failed in the hunt for the missing ren
An offer of $20,000 for his release. was rejected by the kidnappers, transport, which was actually carry-who threatened that Mr. Lynch ing his next day's ordinary rations, would be killed unless a bigger aum
was forthcoming nalalat, An infantry still carrica with it
Tied Chicago, where. 3. Lynch twelve miles of telephone cable, is popular in racing circles, appeal- 1207 And among other things that might ed to Capone "Won't you please bring back Mr. Lynch You could be discarded by the division is do it; our police cannot." surely the claborate "caravan "en- titled the Ordnance Workshop,
Thought for Family, which, however efficient in organisa Out spoke the great-hearted Cap- tion, needs to be assured of a forty-one, harbouring no resentment, eight hours stay before setting up. although he is under a Federal in- For mobile warfare this seems dictment for income-tax fraud and rather absurd
is on his way to gnol:
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"A kidnapper is no better than a rat," he declared." and I do not Fatty Degeneration?
upprove of this racket because it The post-war state of the division makes the kidnapped man's wife might thus be summed up as a case and kidilies worry so much. I shall of expansion of girth or even be glad to help Chicago in this fatty degeneration-which required emergency. slimming treatment, Cure has been A few hours later Mr. Lynch was delayed becatisc
street in Kanakes, the increased released in a mobility provided by motor vehicles Illinois. Meantime a warrant has has not been suitably exploited been issued for the arrest of Cap. until now.
one, on a sharge of being concern
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So long as the Army was depened in the abduction of Mr. Lynch. CHARMING YOUNG. SINGER.dent on horse transport a division Capone has vanished, however, and was compelled to drag an endless his office in Chicago to-day declared tail of vehicles around with it, to that its chief had been double- MISS EDRIS D'AQUINO MAKES meet not only its immediate neces- Crossed.
aities but possible contingencies. Mr. Lynch denies that any money HER DEBUT.
But the speed and range of motor we paid for his ransom, and says transport make it possible to bring that his captors treated him like an forward stores from railhead as and old friend. After forcing him into when required
their car in Chicago, he said, "they blindfolded him, and drove for about two hours to a country house, where he lived like a lord.
18 The Colony is the richer for the talent of Miss Edris d'Aquino, who made her debut në singer before
INVITATIONS FOR TENDERS FOR CATERING AT RACE" MEETINGS ÁT MÃCAO,
STRENDERS are Invited to Supply
Hence it is practicable to reduce the number of lorries that actually accompany the division. And this
Last.
an enthusiastic audience at the the authorities have now done night they blindfolded him again, Club de Recreio on Monday night, bringing the total down already put him into his own car, and, after TIFFINS, REFRESHMENTS. Mins d'Aquino is a pupil of Miss, from same 700 to, about 500. The driving for a couple of hours, set and BAR SERVICE at the RACE Maria Gomes, who, it will be ro course of the exercise, although in him free. COURSE, st. MadLo for the Forth membered, gave an excellent little complete, seems to have satisfied coming RACE MEETING to be held at concert some months ago at the most people that such reductions] the AREIA
RACE COURSE | Helena¬ May: Institute, and both | are justified
CR-KUNTY 4TH OCTOBER, teacher and pupil deserve much In-contrast, attention-bas bo WORLD RUNNING: RECORD.
LADOUMEGUE SETS NEW MARK FOR ↑ MILE.
1921, and on Subsequent, Race Meetings, congratulation for a performance forcibly focussed on the truth that h Applications roma beradenhon which was a success in every way the real movement problem, and to: BECRE The singer fooled very attractive, the danger of congestion, lies with- TARY 2 of the Club, oặc MzKDE PEROY, WAITH, SETH & FLEMING, S, Dan costume designed for her by in the fighting body of the division. Miss Gomes, and with her sweet, yet and is due to a superabundance of Voxvx ROAD Hard Koso, and to
ach the Office Not Later Than NOON Powerful voice, clear delivery and cumbersome horse traction, if also Paris, September 13-The famous 14 SEPTEMBER 1871 Appli gift of expressive rendering, made to an overload of equipment. It is French summer, Ladmumerus, to-day u considerable impression on her perhaps not generally realised that established, a new world' yanning cations will be Opened on That Dals,
For farben: patrimisra apply to tie nudienre. She has only been study, a division still includes noms 5,500 record for three quarters of a mile, ing for some four months and one-horses and mules; and some. 746, doing the dinence in three minutes Undersigned, jan
feels that with more experience and horse drawn vehicles The disad- and three-fifths of a second, or two training she will be a singer whosé, vantages of this inqubas, have been and a fifth seconds better than the concerts will be looked for by all graphically illustrated during, the previous record which was made by [119 ⋅ music lovers.n
exorcina
T: P. Conneff (U‡S.A‚) in 1895.
WASAWAL ALEFANDER, S
Hong Kong, 17th Seph, 1951,
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