NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HONG KONG HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL MEETING of the aboro, Society will be held at the BOARD ROOM of Menora Jarding, MATHESON & Co. LTD., on THURS- DAY, Brn OCTOBER, 1981, at 8.15 M.
JT. BAGHAM,
Hon. Secretary, Hong Kong, 24th Sept., 1981.
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THE MACAO JOCKEY CLUB, FIRST. EXTRA RACE MENTING.
4TH OCTOBER,
1931.
Beminded that
MANTRIES for the above. Meet ing will be CLOSED NOON. TO-DAY the 24 SEPTEMBER,
1986, 1
ENTRY FORMS® 1 be obtained
Thay at the Office of MASKE PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING, 6. Des VOLUX ROAD; the SPORTS CLUB and the HONGKONG JOCKEY OLUB STABLE.
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By Order,
W. L. ALEXANDER, Boaretary,
TENNIS.
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COLONY.
LADIES DOUBLES.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.
FH have THIS DAY, authorised
Our Fim PER PROCURATION.
BRANDT & CO.
WH LIEBMANN to Bign
Hong Kong, 21st Sept. 1951.
NOTICE.
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MR HENRY GEITEET has been
appolated...“ Manager of Our CANTON BRANCH m from THIS DAY.
BRANDT & CO.: Hong Kong, 2 st Sept., 1981. [1203
NOTICE,
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. THE Undermentioned Certificate for 50 Shares in this Company, registered in the Name of KWOK SIN HING, has been declared LUST. If at the expiration of One Month from the Date hereof the following Share Certificate be not produced to the Company, namely, Certificate for 50 Sharos No. 20,191 to 20,240, A NEW CERTIFICATE for the said ahures will be issued by the Company and thereafter NO OTHER will be? recognised.
A. 8. WATSON & CO., LID.`
Hong Kong, 3rd Bopt., 1981. [1147
HONG KONG AMUSEMENTS, LIMITED.
NTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN No that the TENTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS in the Uompany will be| ANTRIES for the above Event | held at the QUEEN'S THEATRE,
should be sont to the TENNIS QUAES'S BOAD ŐKETRÄL ON WEDNES SECRETARY, U.S.R.C., by OCTO-DAY YOTH SEPTEMBER, 1931, at BER 1ST.
NOON, for the purposes following, namely
Entries can be made by Lotter or on the Usual Entry Form, which can be obtained from Olab'Becretaries.
All Matches will be played at the 0.8.B.C. Dates and Times will be notified to players direct and will bo published in the Colony's newspapers,
Play, in the 1st Bound, will com mence on or about OCTOBER 12TH. (Second Publication). 11220
THE HONG KONG & GANTON ICE" MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD,
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
"NOTICE. 19 HEREBY GIVEN
No
that the TENTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the BHARE- *HOLDERS in the Company'-will: "be held at the Offices of the GENERAL MANAGERS, 9, Lowaz Alakar B01D, Bong Kong, on FRIDAY, the 9TH OCTOBER" at 10.45 A.M., for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors together with A Statement of Accounts, declaring Dividend and re- electing Directors and Auditors.
Tao TRANSFER BOOKS of the': Company will be CLOSED from the 25rn SEPTEMBER to the der OCTO. BER, 1931, Both Daya inclusive.
"By Order of the Board of Directors,
J. D. THOMSON,
Aoting Secretary.
Hong Kong, 19th Sept. 1831. [1211
NOTICE..
PPLICATIONS are
invited
from British Stato-registered NURSES for the Forthcoming Vacancy of DEPUTY ASSISTANT MATRON in the MEDICAL DEPART. MENT of the KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION. Applicants should be aged 30 to 35 Years and preferably have had some Experience in Training Probationers, and in all Branches of General Nursing.
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NOTICE.
AFFECTIVE from OCTOBER 197, 1981, the Businean and Assets of this Bank will be consolidated with
·THE CHASE BANK and. its Affairs will be carried on thereafter under the Nape of THE ÜHASE BANK, and Present Management.
EQUITABLE EASTERN BANKING CORPORATION, D. M. BIGGAR, Manager. September 19, 1931.
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(a) To receive and consider the Annual Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors" for the Year ended 31st March,
(2) To alect rotiring Directors and
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(0) To sanction the Declaration of
a Dividend
(d) To transact any other Ordinary
“Business of the Company, M
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be: CLOSED from the 27′′u to the 80rn DAY of BEPTEMBER,
•1981, Bộth Days inclusive,
Dated the 22nd day of Sept, 1931
"By Order of the Board; «"
`OHAS. 8. ROSSELET,
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Secretary.
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eloquent appeal that was expected.
It seems that there in no legal: of him, and the Japanese represen bar to mild demonstrations of this tativo also made, conciliatory nature; there is apparently nothing
bu
speech, though be emphasised the extent of Japanese interests Manchurin Ho was not, however, in receipt of any information from Tokyo, a fact that was not allowed to pass without, comment.
News and Views *
Tale of the Day.
prevent the Chinese in this Colony from obeying the orders of the Nanking or any other govern- ment, providing that by so doing they do not contravene the laws of Hong Kong. The wisdom of pers mitting resident aliens (only about aun comes in at my one-por-cent of the Chinese in this Colony are British subjects) to hirMy room faces west."''
Isn't that rather early ?"!
their politicni sympathics in what
What time do you get up in summer 1 ?
And a Theatrical One.
So many correspondents have sent: me what is perhaps the most famous As soon, as the first ray of the of theatrical testimonials that I ro-
window."
may well be described as a "cosmo-Rins Team Home. politan Colony, where nationals of
Post
it here. Some people attribute it to "Dear old Charlie Brook- field, others to Seymour Hicks or to Sir Herbert Tree. I have always known it as a historic classics, just undergone an unhappy experi author unknown. Au actor who had
was asked to sign the visitors' book professional digs on tour. and append a testimonial. simply wrote after his name: "Quoth the raven STAY DE Women Police for Gairo
onco in
E.
It may be helpful to give some indication of Japan's stake in Man, shuria. According to The Second Report on the Progress of the country against which their Cup, Sir Lionel Fletcher and men
Bringing with them this Canada churia, published at Dairen by the resentment le directed are also re- bora of the British Rifle Team who South Manchuria Railway Thesident, may be questioned, parti have been visiting Canada return maintenance of penee and order in cularly in view of the fact that ed to England, landing at Ply
such freedom, small though it may mouth from Cunard liner Auronia, Manchuria is vitually important, be, is stringently withheld from They were the first British team, to especially to Jupah, whose invest them in Colonies belonging to other visit Canada since 1507. They de The London trained women police
wwed on: ments in the territory amount to
feated Canada by 15 points in the have been appointed by T. W more than 2,000 million sen; the may be, however, that the Canada Cup Competition, but were Russell Pacha, the English Com
authorities take a view similar to defeated by three points in the E-mandant of the Cairn police, to go is increasingly becoming
that taken by the Government at piro match. Sir Lionel Fletcher of the Women e Auxiliary Service, out to Cairo, They are members
territory
the chief gronary and source of raw
Powers It
Home with regard to the speeches, said he hoped the visit would be
of which Commandant Mary Allen
of virulent denunciation delivered come an annual event. This year's the head. Bussell Pasha, who by tho hundred each day in Hyde trip had only been made possible by against drug traffickers in Egypt, is hne been for some years waging war. Park, that if a fractious people are the generosity of two members of at present in England, and event allowed free outlet for their griev the council of the National Rifle Asas doing the usual work of women the two candidates himself. As well sociation...
aces, real or imagined, there is far less possibility of plotting and plan ning in secret."
materials for Japanese industries.. Furthermore, 1,000,000 Japanese subjects, including 700,000 Koreans havo their homes in Manchuria to-day..
Japan wishes to prevent any repetition of the bitter experience of the past any disturb ance of Manchuria which would GILMAN & Co, Ltd, Agents affect the security of Korea and Japan, and ultimately the general peace of the Far East BIRTH. Reid-On September 2, at Fernbrae
Of the 3,700 miles of, railway in Nursing Home, Dundee, to Manchuria, China owns more than CATHERINE JEAN, wife of DOUGLAS half, Ruzain 1,070 miles and Japan REID, Chartered Bank of India,700, but the Chinese railways aro Australia and China, a son..
very largely financed by Japan, and Like Mother Makes It that country claims to be spending The paragraph about the pastry over 20 million yen a year on cook's shop in Dinant where they soldiers and police in the Railway could not speak English, but could Zone and Leased Territory. Man-make tea as mother makes it has. Einstein's Testimonial,
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
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Mr. and Mrs. F. X. D'ALHADA
CASTRO and Mr. F. X. D'ALMADA E CASTRO, jr., beg each and
police, they will assist in training. local women recruits. Two years ago women police went out to Alex-
been renewed for another three London that their contracts have andrin, and news has just reached
years.
Third Degree.
Thus the flags of Queen's Road
Escape from Devil's Tale. and other, thoroughfares may be re-viets from Dovil's Island, the dread
News of the oscape of twelve con- garded as tiny volcanoes, from ed French Fenal Rotlement off the which much smoke is emitted, but coast of Guiana has been received from which no lave ever pours in France. Relatives of Louis forth.
Lagarde, convict sentenced to 20 From New York comes this story years in the settlement, have receive of the Third Degree. Did you give ed reports that ho and 11 com the man the Third Degree?" asked paniona escaped in a boat. Six of the police officer. Yes. We brow- the convicts reached the island of beat him and badgered him with Saint Marie do Venezuela, but the every question we could think of. eix others were drowned when their What did he do?""" He dozed frail craft unpaired in the shark-off and merely said now and then: infested sens
Yes, my dear, you are perfectly right.
every one to accept their mast churia's imports in 1920 totalled called forth a companion story. A sincere and heartfelt thanks for 30 million Hk. toels and her ex- stranger entered a saloon (in these their expressions of sympathy and floral tributes and for at ports 425 million taela Japane tonding the funeral, Requiem share was 133 millions of the days speakeasy "); in the wild, besides being an excellent cellist, Mass and the 'laying to rest of parts and 100 of the imports, a total and woolly West, and sa
their dearly beloved daughter and sister,
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once gave to Prof. Einstein, Grünfold The death of Heinrich Grünfeld brings to mind a testimonial that be
was also possessed of a very ready "a notice witOne of the best examples of his quick humour was when, having
Laconie
Lawyer.
English lawyer: Your Temple An American lawyer said to any Benchers don't seem to have heard. of Bill Fallon, the big criminal lawyer, over in New York, Great all afternoon the opposing conser guy, Bill I remember a case when had been talking. Then came Bill's turn. He stood up, gave the jury judge, said: Your Honour, I will ja "cello-Slovak." He was once ask follow the example of my learned ed his opinion of Einstein's abilityfriend who has just concluded, and as a violinist, and he said "Resubmit the chae without argument." latively good."
Then be sat down.”
of 307 million tacle, compared with on the wall, Coffee as Mather been a Czecho-slovakian, ho pasum China's 102 millions and the makes it" He turned to the bossed Prussian nationality. In reply Soviet's 50 millions. In the same
to the Czech Minister complaining Grünfeld auld: "I shall always be
the
Editorial and Business Offices: 1 year 63 per cent. of the shipping and said: "That so, boss?" "Yes, of this change in his nationality a big, genial smile; and, facing the
Ice House Etrest: Tel. 80251. Night Editor (Wanchai Office) i
*Tel. 24511,
The Daily Press.
cent.
response...
Local Notes and Events
at the three parts in Manchuria sirec, cafes, just as mother makes was Japanese, China
Contributing it “Then gimme ten,'"* London Offie: 53, Fleet Street,2 per cent, and Britain 11 per
E.O. &
These are big figures and show the part that Manchuria has. come to play in the life of Japan. It is not to be aurprised that thei Japanese Government intends to accurs the province against entangle: mont in the disputes of China's war lords, and to protect her sub- jects against sporadic nastssination. It remains to be seen what the Mikedo's advisers consider necessary to secure these ends.
HONG KONG, SEPTEMBER 24, 1931.
JAPAN'S STAKE · IN MANCHURIA.
"HUMILIATION DAY" IN
HONG KONG.
THAT many Chinese residents in the
A notice issued at the Harhour Ollice states that cable laying opera tween Murray Pier and the Kow- tions will be carried out to-day be loon Railway Station. The usual signals will be displayed by the vessel engaged in the work.
Li Choi was admitted into the Government Civil Hospital on Tuca day suffering from burns in the right hand reported to have been caused through contact with an electrio wire during work under taken for Messrs. Dadwell & Co., by whom he was employed.
is.
The annual meeting of the Hong Kong Horticultural Society will be Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on held at the Beard Room of Messrs. Thursday, October 8, at 5.15 p.m.
The police are sceptical regarding the alleged disappearance of a sum of 82,347, belonging to a shop-keeper of 64, Shanghai-Street. The man who made the raport has since dis appeared. It was stated that the money, originally in guilders, be longing to a firm of which the man making the report and a resident in Borneo were partners.
from the files.
Looking Back 25 Yeate,
The big P. & O. ship, Moldavin, has returned to Colombo siter: her maiden voyage to the Far East, undertaken, says the Ceylon Weekly Times, with the evident object of educating the Eastern ports in the possibilities of comfort and speed. attainable by travelling in
CHIANG KAI-SHEK's declaration that he will, it necessary, die like King Hanoun or King RICHARD THE Tian in the forefront of the battle is at least an expression of the Colony consider themselves bound general alarm felt in China at the to obey the published edicts of the
Discovered by a police constable Allegations of misappropriation ger, P. & Oressels. There has course of events in Manchuria. It Nanking Government is indicated suspended by the neck on the first of $15,000, belonging to the National cen much, speculation in Colombo is true that this apprehension has by their action yesterday in flying door landing of the servants' stair and Commercial Bank, have been and elsewhere as to the reason which Chinese national Bags at half-masta at 3, King's Terrace, the made to the police. An official of induced the P. & O. Company to not yet diminished the fierce outery
in observation of the day as one of an unidentified Chinese tie bank has been missing since send the Moldavia out to the China from Canton against the one man
wae removed to the Kowloon Mor Sunday and the money involved re Beas. Evrybody who ought to know who might possibly be able to or- of national humiliation, in view of tuary The case is believed to be presented sums received into the all about it shrugs his shoulders
resist the Japanese occupation of Man-one of suicide.
Nathan Road branch of the bank, and professes to have no idem, but ganise some kind of unned resist churia and of the loss of Chinese Because she had been reprimand-events should have been turned over voyage was a feeler, to ascertain. which in the ordinary course of it is now pretty clear that the ance to Japan, but, presumably life in the north,
ed, it is said, by her husband for to the head office. responsible Chinese opinion puts no.
whether it would be worth the gambling and inattention to dames- faith in chariots and borses,"
A verbatim. translation, of the tie duties, Wang Lai Chuen, 10-year The Eastern Extension Telegraph Eastern passengers the advantages Company's while to offer the Far and trusts entirely to, diplomacy order as it was published in a local old wife of a Chinese traccaman at Co. advise that the estimated traffic which the Company new affords to and the boycott weapon. If CHANG vernacular newspaper reads: 629 Queen's Road West, attempted receipts of the Imperial and Inter. Australians going home and back Kar Sex were indeed to be the
suicide by swallowing sodium bicar-national Communications, Ltd., for in the bigger ships without tran Instructions.bave been receive bonate. She was conveyed to hos August was £334,320, compared with ahipment in Colombo. ed from the Central Kuomintang pital in a serious condition. first President of a Great Republic at Nanking that September 23
£411,000 in the same month last-There is nothing, surprising at the to fall on the field of honour, no be observed as a National day The case in which we Chinese year. The aggregate feceipts from success of the Moldavin's mission two Chinese January to August were, £3,000,049, to the Chinese waters, Sho is a fine, loubt the gesture would"
of humiliation in view of tho were charged with an attempted against £3,656,033 last year, but big ship, roomy, comfortable, well- deeply im
Japanese occupation of Man armed robbery at 12, Catchick £18,500 must be deducted from the appointed, with a splendid service press the world and secure for this
churia and the murdering of our Street, Kennedy Town, was con message receipts for August, 1981, and genial officers. We shall await remarkable man immortality among nationals. All flags are to be tinued before Mr, W. Schofield at in making a comparison with further developments of the P. & O the heroes of the Chinese racc. It flown at half-mast and all amuse- the Central Magistracy yesterday, August, 1030, owing to changed con- designs with interest and assurance.
ments and other functions are to when both men were committed ditions of sharing traffe. is not aries alone, as China's bo suspended." for trial at the next Criminal
-Hong Kong Daily Prias, Soptem scholars know well, that secure
|ber 24, 1000.IA It was observed that in Queen's Semione nella
Smith, of the Kowlcon (ultimate victory.
Road Central alone, between Teo.
Canton Railway, made a successful Looking Back 50 Years Probably Japan intends no more House Street and the Central noon before Mr. Schofeld, of a cass Kowloon Magistracy yesterday in
The hearing will begin this after plea before Mr. J. Fraser at the lakes, WAR
On Friday evening an entertain than a strengthening of her position | Market, no less than thirty-five in which young Chinese will be a case in which an employee of the ment of successful character was in Manchuria, without impairing fags were being flown at half-mast, charged with inflicting grievous KO.1 was charged with stealing given at the Theatre Royal, City principle of Chinese sovereignty, presumably in obedience to the ing acid. The incident occurred Mr. Smith, after giving the man a formers There was a fair attend- bodily harm on a woman by throw some fittings from the workshop, Hall, by the Hayes' troupe of per- over the province, but no one on order. Many of them were suspend recently at Causeway Bay and the good character, added that he did ante, and judging by the applause be surprised at the fear and angered from the flag staffs of Chinese victim has been in hospital suffering, not thigh defendant realised that of the audience, the efforts of the from the effects of the assaultë t he seas atosling when he took the company appeared to be very much that have swept official and educated banks of repute and prominent
Particles away. If the man was not I appreciated by those present, The circles from Peiping to Canton business firms. In the window of a Described as being an opium-sent to prison, the company would tight rope performance of a lady. Tas occupation of Kirin, the arrival i well-known bookstore.in Queen's addist Chu Fung Man, aged 8d, take him back. His Worship bound styled the Temple Blondin “Wan has died at the Government. Civil, two or three days ago of an officer Road Central was exhibited a huge Hospital.
tha man over in the sum of $60 to of'n, clever and graceful character, Death is stated" to be. of the rank of Lieutenant-General map of China with Manchuria out due to the insidious astion of the be of good character for a year and the way in which Omy acquitte
Maited himself in dexterous and daring - at Mulden, and the ofcial admin inod in vivid red and marked with drug which took a dchriftetur
during 4 trin which the man had
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sion by Japan that she has 10,000 a large cross, although how much few days before completed from skilfu troops in Manchuria, are not calou of thi lated to put peoples minds at rest how ma
Before the Council of the League shop
Nations,Lord Croit made the
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rounded by a
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management and'.
of the
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much applaus efforts of three
Daily Press:
A
1- acte upon a slack tops elicited the most hearty applause. Perhaps, the most appreciated, ifóm in the whole programme - Win the laid sur
(pere performance of the Bri
yes, one of a most finished and
nued on previous column)