NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
LADIES' RECREATION CLUB, ANNUAL TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
INTENDING ("ompotitors are
I reminded that the above. CLOSE on BATURD IT, OCTOBER 10TH.
The DRAW for the above will take plate as the Cau-Hous on MONDAY, *DOTOBER 12, at 6 p.m.....
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29MÉ HENDERSON,
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NOTICE
IDDINNER OF FRIDAY ia proposed to bold's FOUNDERS'
98RD OCTOBER, Old Sabolare of CHRISTS HOSPITAL who wish to attend are requested to communicator
B. S. ROUSE,
with
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F. W. Dopt..
BANK HOLIDAY.
Accordance
tance with Government Ordinance.
The EXCHANGE BANKS w bo OLOBED for the TRANSACTION of PUBLIC BUSI NESS-on SATURDAY, the 10 of OCTOBER (Tex A#niversARY OF THE CHINESE REPUBLIC),
Hong Kong, 6th Oct, 1931.
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THE HONG KONG & CANTON ICE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that the TENTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the SHARE- HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Ofices of the GENERAL MANAGERS, 2, TAWEE ALBERT ROAD Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, the ra OCTOBER at 10:45 AM, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors together with · Statement ; of.
"Accounts"
•Dimatam 3:Dividend and reg
And Auditors. The TRANSFER BOOKR of the Company will be CLOSED from the 25TH SEPTEMBER to the 9 OCTO, BEE, 1981, Both Days inclusivo. .⠀
By Order of the Board of Directors,
J. D. THOMSON,
Acting Secretary,
Hong Kong, 19th Sept. 1931.
G.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS PARTICO Sale by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 12 DAT of OUTUBER, 1931, at 3 F... at the Offices of the Publis Works Department, by Order of His EXCELLENCE TRGOVER NOR, of Das Lot of CROWN
LAND
6 Shamekuipo, in the Colony of Hong
Kong, for a term of 70 years, commencing from 1st July, 1908: with the option of renewal at Crown Rest to be fixed by the Surveyor of Hrs. MLIESTY THE KING, for one farther term. of 24 years loss the Inst three days
thereof.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT."
No. of Sale
Kowloon Inland Lat No, 1631. Now R
Registry No.
Locality,
Un Chan Street.
Roundary
Measure.
Ingats,
As per
anie plan.
Contents in
About
Annual
Rental.
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Upsat Price {
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3
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DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS Pa Balo by Public Auction to be hald on MONDAY, the 12TH DAY of OCTOBER, 1931, at 8 r., at the Offices of the Pablo Works Department, by Order;
Ho
ELIZABETH ARDEN
Messrs. A. S. WATSON
& CO., LTD.
Beg to announce
the arrival of Mrs. Ann Tripler, travelling representative of the famous ARDEN BEAUTY SALON, who will be in attendancedaily at their new premises in the Peninsula Hotel from October 5th to. October 9th, where she will be pleased to give FREE advice and demonstrations of the latest 'methods in correct care and treatment of the skin.
All ladies are cordially invited, so don't miss this excellent opportunity.
A. S. WATSON &
CO., LTD.
Established 1841.
SOCIETY.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL MEETING of the above Society will be held at the BOARD ROOM of Mossra Jazbine, MATERSON & CO, LTD., on THURS DAY, 871 OCTOBER, 1981, at 4,15 P.M...
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1931.
GILMANISE
"for
HILLMANS
A truly British car, with an engine up to American power standards that's worth your study. and final choice:
SEE THE
HILLMAN
WIZARD
AT THE
FIRST !
In Nathan Road, Kowloon,
News and Views
Tale of the Day.
It must not be imagined, however, that the result of the General Election in a foregeurednalusion." Labour has a strang and a plaus Aible of a kind that may well appeal to an electorate untrained "in the complexities of national and international Bnance. It would have been fab better for the present Government to have carried on, for Yes. Tell mis, if I wind it up by the time the next aleation would in the morning will it laat all day have been legally due, in a matter America's Binck Problem.. of over two years, the economic crisis might have been over, and Socialist madness les dangerous to our national wellage. Probably no
Tishery Industry Recovering,
Motor Salesman (after eulogy on
The report on Sea Fisheries for merita of engine): Is there any, further information I can give you, 1930, issued by the Ministry of madam?" Prospective Purchaser Agriculture, records that the de- cline in men and boats engaged in the industry has been arrested, The decline in the number of snil America has a new addition to ingrossole, it is true, continues, if add to her other troubles. If Euro is stated, but it is much more than poan immigration has come to a counterbalanced, by the increase in standstill, the oxodus of the negro the number of stoom vessala." The
CUTS IN NAVAL PAY
ANNOUNCEMENT IN COMMONST
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Rugby, Oct. 6. In the House of Commons to-day, Sir Atston Chamberlain, the Firs it was not the intention of the Lord of the Admiralty stated that Admiralty to set up any further Committee of laquiry into the re cont events in the Navy, when dis- satisfaction was
at the
alcation would have been necessary ation from the South to the quantity of Ash landed in 1080 was Representations made with re
Gronas!!
at this stage but for the mis. chievous manœuvres of Mr. Love The Trade Union Congress and the HENDERSON Socialists are firmly of opinion that the holders of war Joan should be sacrificed, though no Labour speaker has dealt with the effect that the whole or part repudiation of bonds, held the world over,
over, and add it, the credit of Great Britain, would have DURO GARAGE upon our financial position. At the T.U.C. session at Bristol, the parrot cry was repeated, wages must not be cut the dole must remain at its present igure There was no mention of where the money was to come from. If in- dustrica don't pay nationalise them;j Editorial and Business Offices: 11the banks have the money, nation ulise them, and, we suppose, spend their reserves on fargesel “Tho economic crisis was a move en gineered by American bankers dad employers, who are afraid that un- employment benefit will have to be introduced into the United States, and therefore want to discredit the system in Britain, was another wild argument, for which not a scrap of evidence could · bo' ad- vanced.
GILMAN & Co., Ltd., Agents.
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HONG KONG, OCTOBER 8,-1031.
BRITISH DEMOCRACY ON
TRIAL
DESPITE the fact that the Liberal Party has agreed to compromise on' the question of tariffs, and that both Liberals and Conservatives are now HONG KONG HORTICULTURAL pledged to support the Prime Minister, there is to be a General Election in Great Britain; Parlia ment was dissolved yesterday, Octo ber 10th is Nomination Day, and" Polling is to take place on the 27th of this month, The Liberal Party has promised undivided sup port of Mr. RAMY MACDONALD'S National Government and, presum- ably, do arrangement is to be made by which Liberal and Conservative candidates will not be pitted against each other. The issue will be clear- Jy between those who believe in revolutionary remedies, taking as TEE NINTH EXTRA Rotizie, and shose who hold that such RACE slogan," Socialism in our
doctrints are dangerous to civili- sation, even if violence is avoided, and that our present social system,. though admittedly imperfect, lends itself to a process of steady im proveraent in which all classes. abarci
***J..T. BAGRAM,"
Hon. Becretary. Hong Kong, 24th Sept 1881. [1223
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB,
(Weather Permitting) st HAPPY VAL LEY OF SATURDAY. 10r OUTO:
BER, 1931, Commanding at 2 p.m.
The First Bell will be Rung at 1.30
P.TO.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE." Members are notified that they and their Ladies must wear their Badges prominently displayed.
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No one without Badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure,
Badger admitting Non-Members to the Members Enclosure and Olab Rooms for Gentlemen and $3.00
for
The supporters of the National Government are to appeal, under Mr. RAMBAY MACDONALD'S leader. at (Both including Tax) ship, for a fres hand to deal with are obtainable through the SECRE such Member to be responsible for TARY upon Introduction by Member, the present economic crisis. The Payment of All Chite, etc.
admitting to Badges Enslorare with Lace
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Cour
not be on sale at the reduced wages and salaries, are an
to be fized by the Burveyor of Bras Na Pretaxt will
MÄFRITT ZEE KING, for one further term
Briclorure
, daring
be imposed; that increased taxation
is necessary. The alternative will
cur be national bankruptcy, and a
outs in pay, proaned Bard to pay and pensions, at the Inquiries held in Home ports, to mother with communications re rived from the Commanders-in- Chief in foreign stations, had beca the subject of careful con
idoration, and Fleet Orders un-
is mightily on the increase the highest recorded since the War. The census figures, which have just Referring to the Eat more Fish been released, have arosted a deep advertisement campaign, the report impression in the Northern States declares that there is no justifica Out of a total negro population of tion for stating that because the just under 12,000,000, 9,551,000 are price of fish folli so rapfully, in 1000 in the South, an increase for the the campaign was a failure. Very decade of 5 per cent, while 2,410,000 powerful factors ware at work nouncing, the decisions reached, ast, are in the North, an increase of 63 that year, making for a fall in prices, and it is under such con per cent.
ditions as those of 1530: that in advertisement campaign “is möst needed."
A Huge Increase.
Three Southern States Georgia. Virginia and South Carolina-show
40 People In Plans Over London. Among the Northern States Michi Bir Alfred Yarrow, who is nearly gan has an inerente of 182 per cent., 00, was among the 40 people 35 Now York of 108 per cont, Illinois passengers and five orew-who flew
of 80 per cent, New Jersey of 78 over London recently in the new per cent. The reason for this far, Imparial Airways liner Heracles, roaching population shift is simple, which was making its maiden com In the South the negro is still kept marcial flight. It was the largest down. In the North her lean number of people who, had down problem is another matter. his fling How to deal with the over, London in a passenger aero-
plane..
A Mont Blanc Tunnel, is
out a tunnel through Mont Blanc: Geneva August 31-A scheme to
Lang Tenure.
Verminnd, 164 farmers have received In Sweden, in the province of is being seriously considered in con- diplomas testifying to the long section with the proposed construc- hereditary tenure of their landa. tion of a great network of motor One family, at Norra Emtorud, has highways through Europe. The held a farm since 1450. The record plan was brought up at the opening appears to be bold, however, by meeting of the first international family at Eda, which has farmed congress on motor routes held at the its lands since 1470. It would be International Labour Office at interesting to know the oldest Geneva. It was pointed out that a authenticated case of a British farm trunk motor road running through conducted for several centuries by Mont Blanc, would become the prin- the same family.
pal highway for international traffic with Italy even in winter.
Lord Melchett and Four-Hour Day.
Gambling by Persuasion.
There is a wealthy English widow of France.
had now been published a result of these representations,
The ships of the Atlantio Fleet; & which had remained at Home ports, hos to facilitate the holding of these inquiries would reassemble at an early date and continue their exori cises, ADA
The Amdiralty were carefully considering whether any, and, if so, what changes were necessary in the methods at present onen: to the men of the Navy for making repre.... sentations as to Service conditions.
Electricity Banta Steam,
to
The Southern Railway Golden Arrow best train, while being taken empty for "berthing came at Streatham Common Station
A standstill оп sharp curved gradient between Tulse Hill and Herne Hill. All efforts of the small engine which was: hauling the train to move it failed, nad instructions were given by officials for an electric train which was being held up to “lend "a hand, Gently pushing the express, the electric train ultimately got it, to move, and as Tulse Hill wast neared the small engine got under way. A large crowd who witness ed the incident from the near-by houses, cheered, the driver of the electric train.
Before the wireless, and the auto-
The Socialist election programme Lord Malchett addressing at who lives in oberste gambler, For An Atlas of Dialects, will be a cunning appeal to the ence organised by the Industrial years she has been a godsend to n self-interest of working classes hit Welfare Society, referred to the certain Continental ensino. Sud-mobile have quite rubbed out the present crisis. Above all things denly she was seen no more at the boundaries between one place and by the slump. We offer you pros: at this period in our industry," be tables. She had become a "mystic, another American philologists are: perity and a higher standard than anid, there is only one possible and the hours which she had form- planning Linguistic Atlas of the ver; the Capitalists and bank bope for this country, and that is af erly spent by the grean cloth worn United States," upon which all local management and labour pull, to now devoted to investigations of the dialects will be traced. With char- ers are trying to grind you down, gether and understand each other." future. The casino, manager was in aeteristic thoroughness they havo and they are scaring you, just na Lord Melchett, agreed that one day despair. Then he pulled himself drawn up a questionnaire of robe they cared you into the Great we should certainly get a four together. He saw the widow's pet thousand questions which will be hours' working day, but it might be clairvoyante. His eloquenos was usked of one thousand persons,” The War"
Som- a long time hence. In the present gilded, and at their next meeting questions are framed to get a We believe that commonsenso will state of industry, he said, a four the clairvoyante informed her client pleto cross-section of, the accustomed prevail over such clap-trap, but a
hours day would involve propor- that grave danger threatened her if vocabulary." For instance, one tionately lower wages. He also ever she was left alone between the question might be, "What would terrible temptation is being put agreed that we should like to see hours of 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., To you call a deep, narrow valley 1" forward by politicians, who seem a three days week with the main avoid this sinister solitude the The answer might be a ravine, glen,i quite genuinely to believe that tenance of the present standard of widow has returned to the tables valley, gulch, gorge, hollow, gully,; living. That would be real pro for the duration of the danger dingie, dale, valve, or dell according the money is, there," and that gress.
to local usage. the more the working classes have to open the better for trads."
theory, as a remedy for depressed The fallacy of the last pretty
markets, was demonstratedîn America, just as the Socialist doc trines of state extravagance wers tried out in Australia, but the British Labour Party still clings to economic theories that have no re lation to life, and is making pro mises that it has no power to
hours
Local Notes and Events
intending to
Old scholars of Christ's Hospital The Colony had a clean bill of
communicate with Mr. I S. Rouse,
take part in the health for Tuesday, Founder's Day Dinner are invited to of the P.W.D.
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Charges of possession of an un- licenced press, of the typo usad ferred against the publisher of the Chung Hwa Yat Pu before Mr. Schofield yesterday when Mr. J. F. The Magistrate cautioned the do Pripr appeared for the publisher fendant but ordered the confiscation of the plant.
fulfil. Set out as an attractive, which roundered during for small job printing, were pre- Five fishermen from a fishing alternative to Mr. RAMSAY MAC typhoon near Hongay, wora rescued DONALD's stern call for sacrifices by the Norwegian steamer Graciosa all round; there is no denying that and brought to Hong Kong on Tues the Socialist programme will have the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs. day when they were handed over to
a wide appeal. It has all the fascination of a long odds chance.
THE FILM QUOTA. •
WHENEVER reference is made in the Paces to the joint activities of the
Intending competitors are remind ed that entries: for the Ladies Be creation Club annual tennis tourna ment close on Saturday, the 10th inst. The draw will take place at the clubhouse on October 12, at 6,
From the files.
Looking Back 25 Years.
The Hong Kong erickotors return- ed home yesterday by the Gnei- senau."
The Philippine commission hos abolished all tonnage and naviga tion dues as from August 31
No. 3 Police Launch has been successfully refloated, and brought to Hong Kong from Pagahawan, Ah King was the salver,
Sympathetic reference to the late Captain Barnes-Lawrence was made by the Rev. G. A Bunbury at the The inside of the inner line of Cathedral on Sunday morning buoys, in the Kowloon Naval Ant account of sunken wrecks, of junks chorage is dangerous to launches on
The following notice was issued at the Harbour Office yesterday morning It is hereby notified that on and after October 7, 1931 and until further notice, two red conical buoys will be laid in posi Federation of British Industries, of the Feak Tramway Co., has re the Prays front Ons buoy will be Mr. A. Andrews, chief, inspector tions approximately 600 feet from representing the owners, and the ported to the police that sometime on the centre line of Queen Victoria people of Great Britain are warneding the workers one generally ex- entered his office and stole tramway line of Jubilee Street, approximate Trade Union Congress, represent during Monday night some person Street and the other on the centre pects to find that they are con conductors equipment to the value ly. The buoys will be marked durand other oralt that drastic economics, including Members
cerned with certain differences of of $109. The property, however, ing the day by red flags and at opinion on whatever subject they was recovered later on the hillside,night by red lights.Vessels are Lammert, auctioner, offered for Yesterday morning Mr G LA obtain, upon Application urgent necessity; that tariffe must are dealing with At the moment was recovered, later on the battle warned not to pass between these sale the wreck of the sa Wingchai
they are in a mare happy relation.
The opening concert of the sea buoys and the sea fronts alio lay on the rocks off them. ship. They are working together son will take place at the Helena GRAM ERAS in an effort to help the British film May Institute on Thursday, October
Shui Po together with anchors' industry. It is announced that they 15, at 5.30 p.m. Tickets as previous
gear, etc., on board. There were the intend to make a joint request to members 40 cents, non-members in league with the pirates, but we a number of Chinese in attendance, the Government for the raising of 30 cents. Bervice men and children cannot quite see in what way he and the wreck was eventually knock-
30 cents. Please book teas in admisled, the soldiers, for he certained down to Mr. Yeung Fu Gang: films shown in Great Britain vance from Matron 22160.-Adyt. Jy brought them face to face with for 814,500 Hong Kong... - Daily
At present the Films Aft insists
the foe they, were seeking Captainress, October 9, 1906 - on a seven and a half per cent. Capt. Jacol Schol, master of the Yip Foo was apparently ready, and quota, or one Elm in fourteen... Tisondari, has reported to the seems to have ordered the attack Looking Back 50 Years, Next year it rises to one in ten, police the theft from his cabin on Wo, presume, however, that--the and it continues to increase until board the ship in Harbour.on Tues authorities deemed it necessary that The Tai-chow correspondent of our in 1036 it will be one in live. The day of 23 Deno notes 280 Dutch aletim should be ofered to the Shanghaj morning contemporary Trades Union Congress in parti guilders and 200 in Hong Kong mands of the departed officer: This tolls a story of Chinesa : ontoiat cular in anxious to raise the quota currency. The money was taken wretched villager; therefore, of barbarity which is most instructive ultimately to Efty per cent, which from his trousers, pocket some time whose crime there appears to be but at a time when a general disposi would mean the employment of one between 1 am and 7 am.
scanty proof, was brought into the tion is being shown hong Western production, and, an enormous in- A report has been made to the sence of the crew of the Chau-wu, the Government of a civilised state. croase in the annual salary and Shaukiwan Police Station by his chest was opened and his heart From the account given, it app wages bill. The extra revenus in Cheng Bau, of Mui. Kwong Tau was torn out, while he was still beg-
that a
ter" who was en
Capt cington rentals: would be about Village, who stated that at about ging for, meroy! The gore trophy by the fifteen million pounde. After only 10 pm, on Tuesday come treaty was hid on a tray and placed on a tared yearn of the present Quota men entered pig sty and com table spread with the usual offer Act, the British aim fudustry, which monced to slaughter 07 pigs which inga before which maidating and mis was practically non-existent b'fow, they said were of Japanese origin: prieste bent the kupe in devotion. →→ years ago now employsabont They belonged to Ti-Kiu pig Hong Kong Daily Press, October
I dealer of the Biiwanbð, mazket.
Members an The SECRETARY, Badges (limited BIOELIEHOT THE GOVERNOR, Df Ons
16 ONE) for the Fres Admision to the Lot of GROWN. LAND at Magasins
Members Enclosure of Wives, Lady Gap Bosd, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the Helatives and Friends, Nasses must be
debacle, which will decrease stated Crown Bent option of renewal' at
When applying.
the purchasing power of money to permitted in Sithar the Meeting
a degree infinitely beyond the pro- olab youre my tap wiffer and obtainable at the Olub posed economics of the present
PARTICULARS OF THE LOTE: House provided they are ordered from
the No. 1 Boy befors 5 p.m. on the Sza Government. It will be argued OCTOBER Telephone No. 21920, that any form of repudiation of PUBLIC ENCLOSURE. National Debt, and any attempt to a The Price of Admission to the Public | pay our way by resort to paper Buclosure is 32.00, including Tax, for inflation, will involve us in disaster: all Persons Including Ladies, and is payable at the Gatin Unifors are
The chief witnesses that there is no Boldiers and Ballora
chpitalist ” or bankers" "ramp," admitted Hall Price
Bookmakers, Tiet
No.
monki.
Y
al
will not be permitted to Alesyete will be the two greatest leaders of hundred thousand workers in Alm Mak city, lashed to a chair, and, in ure. Powers to treat with Peking ns withi
The 1
with the Labour Movement in Britain, in the Precincts of Tam Hone Koro JOCKEY CLUB during the Race Meeting Mr. HAMBAY MACDONALD and Mr. Tiana Grill be obtainable in the Bee PRISIP SNOWI The Prime Minis taurant in the Public Enclosureter put his argument in a nut
By Order
shall, when, at an Albert Hall * C. B. BROWN,M
ber,stamp- Just Becretary, meeting, he held up a £11705 Hong Kong, 5th Dot STL 1200med with a million German markswenty thousand people
Ruide?