NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
PUBLIC AUCTION,
DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS. PABILA by Pabile Anotion to be held on MONDAY, the Pr DAY of NOVEMBER, 1981, at 3 P.M.. the Omons of the Puble Works Hra -of Order Department, by
THE GOVERNOR, of One of
LAND near Sisley, of in the Colony of Bong Kong. for a term of 15 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rem to be fired by the Burveyor of Ru Mainity tar Kine, for one further term
61 75 FORTE.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Lot No. 33X
Building
Near R, Stanley.
Lot No. 245,
No. of Hals.
Registry No.
Locality.
Boundary
| Measury-
ments
As por
saic plan
Biquare feet.
Contenta i
Apptal
Rental
* | Upect Price.
About
217,800
PUBLIC AUCTION,
0001
£1405
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
THE CHOICE OF
THE CONNOISSEUR
SCOTCH WHISKY WHICH SEEMS TO HAVE CAPTURED
1
PRECIO BUNSHINE OF · THE'
BABLEY.
OF THE REAT SMOKEL
THE TANG
THE MELLOWNESS OF GREAT
AGE.
WHISKY
WITH A FRAGRANT BOUQUET,
·A GRACIOUS MELLOWNESS, AND
"A GENIAL FLAVOUR THÍAT-
WARMS. THE HEART SUCH DEWAR'S, A BARE OLD SCOTCH WHISKY.
DEWAR'S
"WHITE LABEL'
AGED IN THE WOOD AND BOT-
TLED IN SCOTLAND, THE
QUALITI OF
DEWAR'S LEAVES NOTHING TO:
BE DESIRED.
UNVARYING ol
of the Sale by Public Anation to be held on MONDAY, the 9TH Dat of NOVEMBER 1931, at 3... at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His BXCELLENCY THE GOVER Non, of Ong Lot of CROWN LAND
Wan, in the Colony Cheung Sha Hong Kong, for a term of 75 year, commencing from 1st July, 1838 with the option of renewal at Crown Reat to be fired by the Surveyor of His MAJESTY THE KING, for one farther term of 24 years less the last three days thereof.
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"PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Registry No.
Lot No. 1651. ****
New Kowloon Inland
Castle Peak Road,
Locality.
Boundary
'ft ift.
As per
falo plan.
Contents in
Squard Idet
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Rent
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About
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PUBLIC AUCTION,
104
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23,760
BOLE. AGENTS:
A.S. WATSON & lo.
LIMITED.
Established 1841.
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
I triplicato,
Pale by Public Auction PARTICULARS & CONDITIONE to be held on MONDAY, the. 9TH DAY of NOVEMBER, 1931, at 8 pm, at the Offices of the Public, Works Depart ment, by Order of HIS EXCELLENCY TEZ GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Cheung Sha Wan, in the Oolony of Bong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commenting from 1st July, 1898. with the option of renewal at a Crown Rotto fuera, for one further Rent be by the Sarveyor of Eu term of 24 year's less the last three days therapE
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. --
Registry
Locality.
Boundary
Measure
ments,
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Contenti
in
Square
Annual
Rent
As sale plau,
per
164
TSINGTAO.
*L1407
Upset Price
day established HAVA this myself ne a LAND BROKER
and ESTATE AGENT with Offices at
5, HUNAN ROAD, where all: enquiries
·ækould be addressed.g
D. E DONNELLY.
let Novembar, 1831.
T IS HEREBY NOTIFIED, that
which should be clearly marked TENDER FOR KOWLOON QUARRY LOT No. 1" will b received at the Colonial Becretary's Office until Noon of MONDAY, the 16ra DAY of NOVEMBER, 1831, for the occuption, for a period commencing from the da'e of notification of acceptance of tender and ending on 31 DECEMBER, 1984, of the piece or parcel of ground as shown coloured red on a plan signed by the Director of Public and subject to the onditions which can be ascertained at the office of the Director of Public Works,
Works and dated 20th October, 1981,
of the bona fides of bis offer, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crowa in the event of the tenderer whore. tender is accepted, refusing to carry out the terms and conditions of his
On the acceptance of a tender the
tender.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY,
MORE
POWERFUL
MORE
ECONOMICAL
WILLYS
at the
CARS!
DURO GARAGE
the old faith in "British made." The suggetion was put forth, at Bret diffidently, but now with" brazen and bintant elamour, that British manufacturers rofuso to study their market, that England onanot do this or that No one dopies that ingland does not lend the world either in typewriters or the cheapest cotton, but there has been deliberate and unscrupulous attack, by propagnada means" on many lines of British goods. It is all part of the rough and tumble of commerce, but JOHN BULL has shown that he has done with the rubbish of Continental socialism, and that economically he has learnt a thing or two, and is rolling up his Blcoves.
NOVEMBER 4, 1931.
Tale of the Day.
Five Feet dance 1"
Six Test:
*
News and Views
The Happy Warrior. Might I have this In the drabness of our daily existenen most of us are more Yes, you mite.
worms to whom nothing ever hap
B 101 Memorial Service,...
pens.
Tire Alarm to Shake Sleepera, An automatic device whereby mattresses of all beds can be shaken in order to wake sleepers.
Some people have all the luck. in case of fire or other danger, is For sheer excitement read this ex feature of the fres home for deat An impressive Memorial Servicerant from a week's diary of a Lonpersons in Germany, just opened at
Monday--Bought a car. Tuesday.-Loft is outside my Australia's Thanks.
Goerlitz.
in honour of the victims of thedon councillors disaster to the R-101 was held in the cathedral at Beauvais on Oct.
the Bishop of Beauvais officiatice under observation. On ap-
proaching it, notified by the police The Prime Minister has revived. fog The British Air Force was
of summona for obstruction.
message from the Victorian Wednesday In starting up car Branch of the British Empire Lea represented by Air Commodore P. F. M. Fellowes, and the British Embassy by Group-Captain R. J. in Lincoln's Inn. Fields bundle Blewgae in Australis conveying the Bone, the Air Attache,
off and struck me in the eye, necca-deep appreciation of the Branch of sitating my removed to Charing the splendid gesture made by the British Government, firstly, in-de- Cross Hospital for stitches.
Thursday-Left my en "outside terring the interest due by Austra 103, Now King's-road, Fulham, when it was appropriated by gang of thieves to carry out theft.
French military and oiril authori ties and a party of Red Cross nurses were among those occupy ing prominent places in the nave.
Al Capone.
London 'Bus Wins.
Britain has been, for example, particularly slack in the matter of the great procesa of advertising. Advertising as a science was born of Chorus of Jiers for
A
As remarked, some people are the inferiority complex of certain When "Scarface Al Capone born lucky. Four thrills in one American manufacturers when they and his bodyguard Headed by week from one car is as much as "Machine Gun Jack MoCurn, at-
even the most spoilt child of "fon wero secking a footing in markets tended a North Westers University tune can expect. held by Britain. Advertizing was, football match at New York he, in its early days, a somewhat vulgar aroused a demonstration that be" and not very truthful way of draw-came too much oven for his callous
feelings. ing attention to certain lines of goods, and proclaiming their merits. The method did not ap pent to the British "commercial world where the comfortable belief was held that quality always finds its market. But advertising, from Its uncertain heginnings, has be Mr. TIMOTHY MURPHY expresses come a great and essential part of his sincere thanks to his many business. It is as necessary as friends for their kind. letters shop window to a retailer, ` : and expressions of congratula
Advertising has sought the co tions on his recent promotios
Distributors
GILMAN & Co., LTD.
AP.A, 1
APPRECIATION.
to the rank of Assistant Super-operation of the painter and the intendent of Police.
designer. By a curious irony it is the greatest patron of modern art.
2 ROXBURGH WELLS.
tween. ROBERT RICHMOND ROX- BUNGE and
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is to Great Britain on account of our. War Debt, and secondly for their valuable help in connection with the Hoover Reparation Plan." Sir William Orpen's Will
The will of Sir William Orpon," made in April, 1920, with the ex- ception of a legacy to his brother whom he appoints as exocutor, leaves all his property in trust for After practical tests of English, his wife and three daughters. He When college officials learned that Capone had come to see North Danish, and German motor omni- dincets that his pictures be sold.
the Copenhagen Tramways. Depart Jack Hobbs is not going to India Western play Nebraska University, uses before drivers and others of Hobbs not to Visit Indis they sought to have the gangster expelled, but the police declared ment, an unofficial vote was taken this winter, following a decision that be had bought tickets and had on the comparative merits of the agreed upon between his host, the boen admitted to the stadium, and vehicles. Of the 81 votes 75 fax- Mainrajah Kumar of Vizianagrama, oured the English. velicle. The and himself. The cancellation is was entitled to remain since he was remaining six votes were equally believed to be largely due to tho not breaking any law.
When the students recognised the divided between the vehicles of the unsettled state of affairs in India.
other countries.
Hobbs was partnered by Sutcliffe The English ommibus, was on several occasions last year when gangster, however, they started a chorus of jeers that finally reached such a crescendo that Capone, eb.A.E.C. chassis of the same type as they were invited by the Maharajah. vionsly, abashed, hurriedly led his that used in London, with the body to play for India.
of Danish manufacture. party to the nearest exit.
!
Dogs in Motor-Cars.
“A „Very Tough Tob.".
acci.Gratitude.
an
Many authors acknowledge debts in their prefaces.
Two Americar co-authors go fur
Lord Stonehaven, late, Governor- How an Airedale dog caused its General of Australis, speaking at A marriage has been arranged and The psychologist, is trusted ally master's death was told at Lewis the Authors Club dinner in Lon will take place at St. John's and the writer of witty and amus ham at the inquest an John Ball, don, said that in Australia the
aged 57, a printer, of Radnor- Cathedral at 3 p.m. on Wednes, ing prose has been recruited street, Peckham, who was killed average man and woman realised that they had been living in a day, the 4th November, be Above all, truth in advertising while motoring in Catford.
fool's paradise. The dog was stated to have beenWe must recognise the marvel- Miss BEVERLEY pays in the long run: Advertising sitting beside the man, with its ious recovery, in Australia, he WELLS. No invitations will be has, in fact, acquired professional front paws on the windscreen said, and we are entitled to pras ismed but all friends. BTC respectability, and in a necessary When Ball swerved to avoid a van
that the same thing will happen in cordially invited. The recep
it fell on the driving wheel, causing this country. It is going to be a Ball to lose control, with the re tion will be held at the Hong ally of the British producer.
very tough job. "Confidence and audacity are the sult that the car crashed on the Kong Hotel Roof Garden at 4
need of the British maker and pavement and Ball was thrown out. p.m."
Returning a verdict of marketter at home and abroad. We must recapture the old belief that dental death, the Coroner re- British is best that we can marked that for a dog to travel in supply what our customers want, the car in the way described was be it a luxury article, or, “ good an "idiotic thing to do." quality at the cheapest price. The dog dimppeared after the ven in the "dog days since the accident and has not since been war we have been able to hold the seen. world's speed records on land, and water, and in the air; we were pioneers of the artificial silk indus try; and in ship-building the new Cunard. F. & O. and Empress ships show what we can do. The great depression has a psychological foundation, and its structure is fear. If Britons at home and over seas recapture their, old courage they will not only win back lost prestige and wealth but give the iend towards the reconstruction of a prosperous and confident social system throughout the world.
Editorial and Business Officer: 1 Ice Houso Street, Tal. 30251, Night Editor (Wanchai Office);
Tel. 2012,
London Ofke: 53, Fleet Street,
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The Daily Press.
Hose Koso, NOVEMBER 4, 1931.
WAKE UP ENGLAND!
THOUGH "the full results of "the" English and Welsh Municipal Elec tions have not yet been received, there is every Indication that the
qualities perhaps, but they catab tished British credit, and got their hall mark upon British goods, b
deposits of unsuccefal ton Jerers. Since the war a misma has will be returned to them.settled on our land. We have lost
Form of tender and further
confidence in ourselves and gene particulars can be obtained from the office of the Director of Publio antray after Russian zocialism, Work
imagining that what bad led to a The Government does not bind chaotic hell in Trardom would in to scoopt the highest or any Britain prove the road to Utopia; tender.
alternatively come of us have sought HAROLD T. OBEASY,
Director of Public Works
avain imitation of the get rich 80th October, 193). 1408quick methods, which enjoyed a
OXFORD VERSUS NOISE.
7
A socIETY for the abolition of noise has been formed at Oxford, and it
Wedding Rings for Gold Reserve, M. Venizelos, Prime Minister of Greece, has received numbers of wedding rings accompanied by a request that they should be lodged with the Bank of Greece to streng then the gold reserve.
The Prime Minister, while heartily thanking the donors, has: sent the rings back, saying that auch anerifice is not required by the situation,
cheung
ther. There was noticed as the tail end of a list of such acknow ledgments an expression of the
writers gratitude 10 Miss A., who typed the original draft of the manuscript, and Miss H., who typed the final draft." And this is no bulky ethnical teme, but a little 75-cent manual on Russia-
Many a book owes its existence in great measure to the hand that typed the manuscript and the journalistic friend who "did" the proofs, and one is inclined to com- mend the American example to our own authors, who seldom go beyond thanking their wives for help with
the index,
Mexico Becomes Civilised.
Mexico is falling into line with civilisation. It is observed that a new law has been passed imposing anything from three days to thres years' imprisonment for wife-shoot- been considered legitimate and ing, which hitherto has apparently commendable.
With
At the same time treason and re- bellion are being treated much more leniently, which is in accord with the best civilised practice. the march of progress there is every reason to Kope that Mexico "will" achieve that pitch of civilisation in which one may be s treasonable and traitorous as one likes, as long as one does not park one's car in the wrong place, or get drinks and cigarettes after hours,
THE HONG KONG DOLLAR.
APPRECIABLE RISE YESTERDAY.
The Hong Kong dollar registered: an appreciable rise yesterday. It opened in the morning at is 3.9) 16d but: during the day it went uigher and closed a 1s 4-1/108.
The advance is said to be due to the advance in silver prices, caus ed by the decline of the Lendon- New York cross-rate.
Local Notes and Events
the files.
"to" act
effect
British people are endorsing the is to be hoped that this excellent The sixth general meeting of the The usual monthly whist drive decision recorded with astounding cause will not thereby be lost. University Arts Association will be will be held at St. John's Cathedral unanimity at the Parliamentary Schoppenhauer said that camen held in the Union Assembly Room Hull on Tuesday, 10th instant, at contest. The Conservative candi- who are whips in the dos at 5.30 pm on November 10, when 8.43 pm
serve capital punishment. What
1. dates have so far gained 140 seats should be done to a modern taxi Mrs. P. E. Barker will lecture on and yielded three, while Labour driver? It seems to the unscientiorace" All interested are in-
course of the most radical reform. Looking Back 25 Yests. Each tender must be accompanied has lost 200 local representatives die layman a little astonishing that vited to be present and tea will he
Mere improvement in their arms science, which has done so much served before the meeting. by a receipt to the effect that the and gained but five England is to produce noise, should not exert Chief Warder Mcleod left for and equipment will do very little
The following appointments are. tenderer has deposited in the Colonial Treasury & sum of $100 as a pledge once more announcing a return to itself further in favour of silence. Macao yesterday morning to carry towards rendering Chinese troops notified in the Gazelle-With re
If American gangsters are able the true tradition of the race to shout their victims with the out an identification of the suspect effective. Neither will a term of ference to Government Notification Britain used to stand for bound-goiseless pop of a gun controlled arreated there and believed to be instruction in foreign drill do much No. 94 of the 7th February, 1000,
Chinese It is learned that the the
brave into son and E. Ormiston have been ness, integrity and honesty dull by a silencer cannot something the escaped prisoner Lo Luk in the direction of transforming the Honourable Dr. J. M.Atkin
be done to modify, the roar of ma chinery? Perhaps, the tooting of arrest was effected by the Masso soldier. The raw material is seldom elected lay members of the Church Polies on information received good, for the Chinaman has little Body, St. Jolin's Cathedral, in place horna, could be replaced to 6006
idea of discipline, and is naturally of W. Slade and J. Whittall, Extent by a system of lights. The from: Hong Kong."!
retired. Na sloven, while his stock of courage Two cases of typhoid, one of is none too large. But, though this His Excellency the Governor has horn and klaxon are employed, so to speak forward, yet already the backward signals of motor cars are dipthorts and two of puerperal is the general rule, there are cer performed by incans of warning fever were reported on Montain provinces the natives of which been pleased to appoint Henry lights. It appears to be a matter day. During last week, there were are capable of being converted into Hessey Johnston Gompert for science. Our traffic controllers Ave cases (two deaths) of diph excellent soldiers, who will not as Attorney General with have failed. In Faris the Prefect theris, seven cases (two deaths) of only stand fire, but observe some from the 1st November, 1906, until of Police, M. Chiappe, has for
discipline. At present, however, it further notice. bidden the sound of klazona hi cer
in the exception for any body of Chinese troops to behave in an tain hours and bar set a time limit
orderly mannor. They are the to the energies of housewives who
Leave, to appeal was granted by most unmitigated nuisance where wish to beat their mata Yet Paris. remains the noisest town in the the Full Court yesterday against a over they go, being regarded by world, including New York. There judgment delivered by the Puime their own countrymen as little bet ie, moreover, vibration. At Or Judge in the Indian tailors case, ter than a pack of brigands. Some The Puise Judge decided in favour of the China Merchants Company's ford even buildings are sensitivo, of tho pinintiff, who claimed: 8344.91 steamers have lately been employ and the Master of Balliol's ceiling has been known to collapse at the as money paid by him on behalf ed in transporting a large number July, 1008 His Excellency the passage of a truck. Certainly, of the defendant Application will of the defenders of their coun, Governor has beet pleased to ap something should be done. On me be mads later for a date to hetry" from Shan-kai Kwan to Han point, under Section 3 of the Pan- kow, and the men committed many lie Health and Buildings Amend acts of insubordination. Chur ment Ordinance, 1903 (Ordinance point the contentions of this Oxford fixed for hearing of the appeal.
for noise abatement, may be questioned. It is suggested that As a result of the many com- Shanghai "morning contemporary No. 22 of 1903), Lient-Col. J. M undergraduates cannot study where aints received regarding the learns that the captain and one of Reid, to be a member of the Sani- there is noise. This is a herd age smoke and fumes nuisance in Xow the officers of his steamer Titary Board, in succession to Lieut.. and a machine age. If Oxford Joon, the Health Authorities creuren were roughly handled by Col. O. J. Josling, resigned- undergraduates wish to be propar now carrying out investigations some of these soldiers, who gave a Hongkong Daily Prean, Nov ed for the conditions of past and it is expected that this defect greht deal of trouble all through 1006. kolo kir graduats existence they should will be remedied at an early date the passage. It is clear that the mactiso writing Greek iambies bo- It is pointed out that definite proof lax nature of the discipline re Looking Back 50 Years.. tween a tramway and a printing of a nuisance and menace to the served, and in many caner, the utter press to the sound of niercing nublic health is not easily forth want ct all discipline prevailing, is If the Chinese hope to will have to" "änter" jazz band Meanwhile, the society omning so that those engaged for the cams of the unruly behavior anything like and efficient, (finusinund on, previdne Co is certainly setting a good example finding the root of the, trouble will of the Chinese troops. Hongkong Lay
not have an easy task,
Daily Press, Nov. 4, 1881. to other cities. →
TO ALL TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
specious success elsewhere.
Neither the brutality of the Slow nor the equally ruthless efficiency of the New World is suited to the English temperament, and let us FELIX HURLEY MODY, of hope that both workers and [1414, Victorks in the Colony of Hong capitalists have at last learnt to
horoby, give notion that I exprosely Koogs Exchange and Ballon Broker, trust in our natural qualities, and withdraw all and exery authority which the products of which those quali- my wife, Klin Mo'y, may bare/bad at any time aither express or by implicaties are the expression.
me, not many years tion or otherwise to pledge my credit There was a time. and that I will not in responsible for her debts whensoever and howtofer 450, when in England certain national adjectives were applied to merchandise as terms of content The greatest triumph of our rivis has been the
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enterie fever, one case of cerebro- spinal fever and 51 deaths from palmonary tuberculosis.
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Charles Alexander Dick Melbourne to act as Second Police Magistrate, with effect from the 1st November, 1908.
With reference to Government Notification No. 616 of the 30th
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