NEW
ADVERTISEMENTS
CHINESE CUSTOMS,
NOTIFICATION.
OTING ander instruatione from
the Tospotor: General of Ous- toms 1 have this day taken over charge of the Chinese Maritime Custome for Kowloon and District from Mu. 7.W. STEPHENSON, Commissioner.
J. C. O'G. ANDERSON, Acting Deputy Commissioner ia charge, temporarily Kowloon and District.
YORK BUILDING,
Hong Kong, 20th Oct., 1951.
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POPPY DAY.
SHANDY
IN THE WORDS OF MILTON"
DELECTABLE BOTH · TO BEHOLD AND TASTE" WHEN IT'S MADE WITH
WHITBREAD'S
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TILL Ladies willing to nell Poppies on Remembrance
WILL
Day, the TH NOVEMBER next kindly gond their names to, Mus. BLACK, 371, THE PEAK.
FG. MAUNDER,
Secretary,
EARL HAIG'A FEND.
Hong Kong, 21st Out, 1931. 1358
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
HONG KONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION,
IN
HENRY: AoDuB nx THE BAGENOT SWANN, LATE or 2, CHATMOUTH · GÄRDENS, KASTBOURNE IN THE COUNTY O BUSSKI, AND FOR 74 ÜLD BROAN STREET IS TÙM CiT or TONDON, ENGLAND, STOCK. BUONER, DECKABLU,
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Not the Court bar, by virtue of the Provisions of Section 58 of Orlinance No. 2 of 1807, mado an Order limiting the Time for Creditors and Others to send in their Claime against the above Estate to the 12ra DAY of NOVEM BER, 1031.
All Creditors aui Others are accord. ingly heroby required to send their Claims to the Undersigned on or before thst Date.
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DEACONS, Solicitors for the Administrator;
#1, Do Youx Rond Central,
- Hong Kong.
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PUBLIC AUCTION, DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Pabllo Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 26ru Day of DOTUBER, 1931, at 3P.M., at the Offloor of the Public Works Department, by Order of His EXCELLENOT THE GOVER NOE, of One Lot of CROWN LAND, at Cheung Sha Wau, in the Colony
Kong, for a term of 75 years, Hong
from 1st July,
1898 commending with the option of renewal at a Orown Rent to be Axed by the Surveyor of His MAJESTY THE KING, for one further torm of 24 years less the last three days.
thersof.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale
Begistry No.
Lorality.
Now Kowloon Inland:
Let No. 1646
Cheung Sha Wou
PAR
Boundary
Мельнге
Inostr
As per
aslu plan.
ABDUs!
Rental
Contents in
Square feet.
Upset Price
About
008 01
PUBLIC AUCTION,
8 18
149
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16,200
DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Bale by Publis Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 20
DAY
of OCTOBER, 1931, 8 : St the Offices of the Pablic Works Depart ment, by Onler of His ExcxLEROY THE GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Stubbs Road, in the Oolony of Hong Kong, för a term of ~21-years:-
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Boundary, B
x. of Bale.
Begistry No.
Locality,
Farden Lot
No. 79.
Adjoining Bural Building "Lot No. 924,
Stubbe Road.
Measure-
menta,
per
eslo plan,
About
Annwil
Rent.
525
Upset Prices.
BECAUSE TUIS
ІМРАВТЯ ДО IT AN APPETISING COLOUR
AND
THAT DELIGHTFUL FLAVOUR
AND AROMA OF THE
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1931.
See the
WILLYS
CARS, TRUCKS, BUSSIS
MORE MILES
A FOR
LESS MONEY
at the
Finest Kentish Hops DURO GARAGE
FROM WHICH IT IS BREWED.
TRY IT AND INHALE, A
Breath of Home
DON'T SIMPLY CALL FOR A SHANDY-DEMAND AND.. ENJOY.A
"Whitbread Shandy"
SOLE AGENTS:
A.S. WATSON & Co.,
LIMITED.
EST., 1941.
THE HONG KONG
JOCKEY CLUB.
HE TENTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (Weather Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 24TH OCTOBER, 1931, Commencing at 2 p.m.
p.m.
KOWLOON
GILMAN & CO., LTD. Agents
Editorial and Business Offoca: 11
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mitted her éass, for the Council's consideration. There has been dur ing the last munth none of the blind drifting, the misunderstand- ings and personal blunders that bays caused half the wars of his Lory,
The situation has been stabilised, fnd the League is now able to give. consideration to the events which led up to the origis. Upon these it
is possible to pass judgment, but
to call a halt to war preparations, counter preparations and the 'ngly, incidents arising therefrom is not a task that a judicature wielding mora), “but not material force," in- able to undertake. The problem now!
Tale of the Day.
News and Views
Rich Man There's no sense in Loaching the boy to count over 100. can hire accountants to do his hokkeeping":
2
Overheard.
The Wireless Chorus had a strenuous time in Schubert's Song the National Programme one night
of Miriam, which was broadcast in
last month. Afterwards somebody Tutor: Yes, sir, but he'll want forgot that the microphone was still to play his own game of golf, won't pleased that that's over, aren't. in live condition "We're all
Ito 1".
Manual Labour Placed First.
One of the latest practical demons atrations, of the Soviet class policy before the League is to give juds of giving preferencs to industrial ment on the crisis of such wisdom
"workers was the decision, of the
the endorsement of the world. "This
we?"
said a voice with great heartiness.
2
1
with
The Problem of Marriago..
which-in this year of grace-most
The untiring enthusiasm people still get hot and bothered about the problem of marriage is vory fow writers in England whe
viows on marriage and the modern
Shoreham, and in 1983 there is a record that galleys, wero netually built there for the King. In 1308 it provided a ship for the war with Seatland, and between 1028 and 1804 at least thirty men "of war, varying in size from fifth rates to aloops, were built there.
Princesses' Court Oircular.
Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret achieved the distinction recently of having a Court Circular all to themselves. Issued from
and fairness that it will commandTrade Union Council to give not profoundly moving. There must be Balmoral Castle, the circular just should not be beyond the power of less than 90: per cent. of all places have so far refrained from giving princess Margaret of. York have left
the League, and neither contestant in rest homes and sanatoria to man-
woman.
rend: Prinos Elizabeth' and
A woman correspondent the Castle." Princess Elizabeth "io
is likely, at this stage to defy the fual workers, leaving not more than who describes herself as having fire and Princess Margaret one.
Council's decision.
10 per cent for office workera,
..
The Plagiarist.
caught the spirit of the film.". But this seems to settle it..
It seemed too good to be true.
Fitness After Blood Transfusion.
If the Lengue can achieve success "in Bettling this grent dispute be. tween nations of major importance, cont paragraph on the American
A correspondent who read the re
no immense advance towards the film-critic and Duman says that the superceding of war by arbitration following was quoted from a Cin- has been made. Japan was certainly vertiser of November 27, 1930:
einnati newspaper. by the Ayr. Ad-
in a position to defy the League. "The Three Musketeers, the Had she wished to annex Man-motion-picture in which "Douglas churia it could not have been, pro has been novelised by a writer nam Enirbanks. is now being foatured, vented. But Japanese statesmened Dumas, who has admirably have shown rare breadth of vision in their recognition of the strength of moral as against material forces. A strong case for drastic, action Night Editor (Wanchai Offico): against China could have been
Tel. 24011.
presented and would have received wide sympathy, but world opinion London Office: 53. Fleet Street, would have been that Japan had
put might before right.
„China's action has been equally commendable. Military action was stayed and the wenpans of boycott and propaganda haye been ap»: preciably lowered. Whatever mis- takes may have been made in the past, both of these great nations are now setting an extumplo. to the world in the иле of the machinery set up by the League); of Nations for the settlement of
E.O. 4.
The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, OCTOBER 21, 1981,
H
CHINA, JAPAN AND THE LEAGUE,
IT is still too early to say that the Manchurian crisis is over, and all danger of war between China" and Japan has passed. The situation
has, however, immensurably im-
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been happily married for six years,
regales us with the following, ex-The Duke and Duchess of York tract from a contemporary —–—–
returned to Ghmis from London, where they had spent two days, and the the Princessen left the Castle to rejoin their parents.
Marriage, at least, is only a refuge for women with no initia tivo and no ambition, "
It is tragic that hundreds of women and girls have no other prospects but marriage.
"The woman, not the man, makes all the crifices When woman marries she is doomed to lifelong slavery-especially when there are children.'
Civic Bell for New Bloop.
1.
|
Baby Ssized for Taxes..
A ten months' old baby has been seized" and held for taxes due' by a resident in the town of Patrulea, near Chisinef, the capital of Bessarabia. The tax collector called at the home of Ion Savilu to collect payments long overduo to the State, and finding nothing else which he, considered of value in the house walked away with the baby.
Convicts Gilt to Chaplain,"
It has been announced to the Shoreham (Sussex) port authorities that the Shoreham Council had ap- The report for 1930 of the British proved a suggestion that the whole Red Cross Society states that a of the inhabitants of Shoreham
The Rev. Thomas Little, Weale.. record number of calls for blood, should be asked to associate with
subscription to provide an Chaplain, at Darmoor Prison, transfusion was received (1,627), and a number of middle-aged and bell for the new H.M.S. Shore-
who is retiring, received from the elderly persona from young relatives' ham, recently launched at Cant convicts after his last sermon
to have bunch of flowers with the inscrip- of the feeling of fitness that follows ham. The ship whs a transfusion. The Hon. Sir Arthur paid a ceremonial visit to Shurehnin tion. "A small token of love and Stanley, chairman, states that this to receive the bell at the end of good wishes. Tha's bit a cham- pian." Mr. Little is a Yorkshire- definitely disposes of the les that September. There have been three-
man, and so, too, apparently are there is any danger to the donor ships previously hearing this name.
In 1205 galleys were stationed at some of the prisoners. in the transfusion of blood.
Local Notes and Events
disputes, and the whole course of The Hong Kong dollar remained the crisis is in marked contraatat 1/3d yesterday; it is understood with the angry and, helpless con- that no business was recorded at fusion that preceded the Great War.
THE CASE OF OUR COOKS.
this figure.
Amongst the passengers who ar-
rived here by the s.8. President McKinley were Mr. J. P. Bourne, Mr. C. S. Gubbay, Mr. and Mrs. G. Lo, and Mr. H, La" S. Wong Tape, Miss E. Lo, Mies
•
An armed robbery was reported to the Police yesterday morning by the inmates of 20, Bowring Street; second floor. Six men wers implicated, one being armed with a revolver and three others with daggers. They bound and gagged the inmates and got away with a large haul of money and lowellery.
proved as a result of the Geneva negotiations and, we believe, of a 1 an ever hanged," wrote one
A remand of one week was ap Benuine desire on both sides to English authority on the art of
plied for by the police and granted avert armed struggle. Yesterday, dining, will be for killing |
The Hon, Manuel Qurenzon, Pre-by Mr. Fraser at Kowloon Magis moreover, saw the welcome ancuska sentiment which seems to sident of the Philippine Senate, tracy yesterday in a case in which arrived in Hong Kong by the 8.8. a man and a woman were charged. nouncement, by the Japanese Amb exceedingly common, though it President McKinley on Monday, with maliciously setting fire to a The First Bell will be Rung at 1.30,bassador to. Washington, that is not always expressed with such He is bound for Manila, after a shop at 53, Reclamation Street Japanese troops are being with-menacing frankness. If there ever visit to Washington, and is accom- with intent to defraud and with maliciously setting fire to ferniture and clothing in the shop.,, drawn across the Yalu River, and was such a thing as good English panied by his wife and family. the aerial bombing mulichines are cooking it must have Innguished Two cases of typhoid were report-
A debate will be held in the Key About the same time as PELKIN ed on Monday. During last week being recalled. be
there were five cases of enteric Sailors and Soldiers' Homs, tats During the last month war has WAREER, for the critics have fever, one case of diphtheria, one evening commencing af 8 p.m. The gain and again seemed inevitable, always been looking backwards to fatal case of puerperal fever and motion will be:-"That in the mo but China's appeal to the League a better age when cooks were cooks sixty deaths from pulmonary tuber-dern world the penalties of marri of Nations, and the prompt andnud killjoys and spoilers" of good thorough action of the Council meat and vegetables.. Yet in rober strengthened the hands of the truth much of the coolery of the moderate elements in both coun- past seams, to modern readers of tries to such an extent that a series of incidents " hns aot been allowed to plunge the Far East into
MEMBERS ENCLOSURE. Members are notified that they and their Ladice must wear their Badgos prominently displayed.
No one without a Badge will admitted to the Members' Enclosure.
Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members Enclosure and Club Rooms at 35.00 for Gentlemen and $3.00
for Ladies Both including Tax) are obtainabio through the SECRE TARY apon Introduction by a Member, such Member to be responsible for Payment of All Chits, etc.
Badges admitting to Members" Enclosure will not be on sale at the Race Course,
Members can obtain, upon Application to the SECRETARY, Badger (limited la ONE) for the Free Admission to the Members Enclosure of Wives, Lady Relatives and Friends. Namos must be stated when applying.
On No Protort will Children be purmitted in either Enclosure during the Mooting.
Tiffins are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered from the No. 1 Boy by b p.m, on the 23an OCTOBER, Telephone No. 21920,
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The Price of Admission to the Pablia
Enslosure is $2.00, inoinding Tax, for all Persons, including Ladies, and is payable at the Gato
· Bolliers and Sailora in Uniform aro admitted Hall Prica.
taurant in the Public Esolosure,
U. B. BROWN.
Secretary.
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ooy Kong. 18th Oct., 1881.
CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME ORIENT. MORTGAGE BANK BAND ESTATE AGENTA.
war.
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The Japanese Government, and responsible military leaders' denied from the first any intention of nggression in Manchuria and Chinn, but their assurances were hardly confirmed by the seizing of
the Mukden Arsenal and the bomb- ing of Chinchow. "Chinese people naturally said, "this can only be the prelude to war. The Japanese replics, however true in fact, were not of a kind that commended the
cuftosis.
Mr. T. C. Clɑmo has reported to the police that, whilst driving his motor ear along Chatham, Road at p.m. on Monday, he knocked down a boy, Ma Yau-ching aged 15, who was removed to the Kow. loou Hospital, suffering from minor injuries..
age are more grevious than those of colicacy." The affirmative wil be taken by Mr. W. Bprague, sup ported by Mr. D. S. Le Prevost, whilst the negative will be led by Mr. C. Carruthers and seconded by Mr. G. Simms,
From the files.
Looking Back 25 Years.
The
steamers Mausang from Sandakan, aid Maifoo from Shang- hi, experienced a strong north- casterly monsoon on their voyage to Hong Kong, which terminated yes terday.
The talk about there, being no ten commandments each of Buez is
all humbug." This was one of the remarks of the Rev. C. H. Hickling. when addressing the Volunteers on Sunday inorning,
At. Mr. G. P. Lammert's sala rooms yesterday the piece of land containing 23,100 square feet regis tered in the Land Qlice as Inland Lot No. 1300, together, with; all the mildings thereon, was offered for salo by public auction and knooked down to Mr. Pow Chro for '$27,800. Messre, Jalinson, Stokes & Master acted for the Mortgagees
Rear-
It is understood that there will ancient, recipes, to have consisted of brutal and highly spiced messen
be a change in the Governorship. of profusion rather than elegance was
A warrant has been issued for the Macao at the end of the current arrest, of one Chan King Fu, a year, when H.E. Senhor Montena the mainspring of the ambitious
former manager of the Kowloon gro will be replaced by Cuptatru Possessing a very had record, a branch of the National Commerci- Pedro de Azevedo Continho, of the Middle Ages and later.
man named Li Lam was sentenceu al and Savings Bank, who is want Portuguese naval officer. To-day we are told that monotony to 12 months hard fabour by Mr. ed on a charge of larceny by bailee Admirál Alves Branco, the harbour is the fault of English cookery, Fraser at the Kowloon Magistracy of 815,000. The wanted man is des-master of Macao, has also been re- and apathy and ignorance in the yesterday for returning fromcribed as a native of Kam Shafieved from his post, and will be Insistent. It was stated that the Chai village, 27 years of age, succeeded by Captain Francisco choice of foods have just been re defendant had returned: from of average height and slender Diogo de Ba-Hong Kong Daily proved once more by the Chief hanishment twice before, and had build. He speaks English fluently. Freat, October 22, 1903, Medical Officer of the Ministry of been convicted several times for A toward to 81,000 is offered for in Health.
larceny. Consulted on this point,
formation leading to his arrest and Looking Back 50 Years." conviction., the lecturer on domestic economy
We understand that telegraphic The Hon, Treasurer of the St.
communication between here and turns the charge aside from the John Ambulance Brigade acknow. Four men and four women beg- Manila is interrupted owing to the housewife and anys that restaurant the following donations towards gistracy yesterday with begging. In by a gate.
ledges with, thanks the receipt of gars were charged at Central Maand lines having been blown down and railway caterers are just as Brigade fundu (New Territory) one case, that of an old man who much creatures of unenterprising Mr. Ng Wah, 8200 Mr. Leung Pat had two or three children whom he Tue, 8100: Mr. Mok Kou Sang,
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The Straits Times says:-We persistently kept out in the streets learn by private advice from
Bookmakers, Tia Tac Hea, eta, kelves to a fierce national spirit routine as, those who preside over $50; Mr. Fu Sik, $25; Mr. Tong in all sorts of the weather, a fine Batavia that cholera is raging there. will not be permitted to operate with in the Precincts of Tas Hosa Kaza While neither country wanted JOCERY CLUB daring the Race Meeting, host of grievances on both sides!
is said, dying by hundreds. We do Tifine will be obtainable in the Ro-would have provoked it, but for blacks do not make a white, "This $10.00; Mrs. Funk, Shuk Kong, that this man had at one time been
not believe in quarantino regula additional charge is not very re- 82,00; Mr. Man Ying Shang, $1,00granted a free hawker's licence on the League's existence_er_9_0
condition that he left off begging, tions being of any efficacy, but it. By Order,
ganisation for settling such dis-, but the same expert The funeral took place on Mon- but he had persisted. Some certainly behores the authorities-
asserts that English girls are now day of Mr. Ernat Leong of 4. of the other defendants were here to lose no time in taking soni- putca.
Proapeet Place. Mr. Leong hind fined 82 each. A blind seamstress, tary precautions and being very taking more interest in cookery been connected since 1911 with the whose case was found deserving, strict in having the useful sanitary Had the popular Chinese view than they used to do. In that case, National City Bang of New York was assisted with mancy allotted regulations enforced. of Japan's intentions been correct, the more or less stately homes of and previous to that he has been from the Poor Box to enable her
*.* - Thơ . lightship which the. Hong nothing that the League has power England may yet become the contres with the South China Morning to go back to her country.
Kong and Whampoa Doak Co. have to do could have averted war of an enlightened art; our interratchine Company, Mr. Loong leaves
Post and the Singer Sewing Ma
lately built in Kowloon Dock to the order of the Straits. Govern- Military movements would have in cookery will have shifted from a widow, five children, a brother, gone forward relentlessly, and an impossible pect to a promising and sister to mourn his loss.⠀
Chinese Government, arrived here ernment for the purpose of light- last evening The former is coming the Formosa Bank, near Singa Geneva would have been firmly in future. And some happy house A Chinese driver was fined 250 meaded by Captain Johnston and pore, left Hong Kong carly yes Six-roomed & Five-roomed Apartments formed that no intervention would holds will one day enjoy the in- for dangerous driving by Mr. the latter by Captain, Li Tai Tan terday morning. She was towed out be permitted. Probably a with comparable boon of an acceptable Schofield at the Central Magistrae The Yang Wei got ground on the of the harbour by the atoam tug | present—which, in tho, os20 of yesterday. Sergt. Britain anid he Barrier at the Back Reach of the Fume, which took her as far as drawal from the League would cookery, is the thing that counts, had to stop dead while driving a Canton river some days ago, but Gap Rock at which which she set have followed, and Japanese policy Newbere in the critic less of a real metorevel to raid
Avoid collision I after being. strategic considerations. Japan has kitchen-no man qua dine on a disfendant, approaching from the hear the sustained no damage, but
sertation. As the proverb reminds opposite direction along Lockhart will be docked to ascertain if any The two gunbonte Tang Wei and not, however, repudiated the authors, the proof of the pudding is in Read, suddenly out across the inre are needed-Hop Rang Cao Yang, lately built, for
Dally Prém, October 22, 1881. rity of the League, but hat “sub- ; the eating, ve
tersection of Fleming Hond.
(Continued on previous Golus
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