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gulations.
Senior naval officers | FEWER ROAD DEATHS, probably know the story of the
only time that Sir A K. Wisor Turn bay bosna atriking fall in
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(*) Tug "* Wilson, as he was called). | had been heard to wear. The Fleet was steaming out of Ferrol when the flagship struck an charted rock.
The Captain gave the order, Full astern." "Two WILSON, with the insight of the sea genius, nid at once," don't be th-- fool. Go full" ahead.". The Admiral somehow sense, instine- tively, that the ship had just touch-
The
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an unexpected answer from the are
Tale of the Daya
"Those chairs, madaax,- genuine Adap.** But where holes.
age the worn.
You must be thinking of Adam's apples,'
injuries in, London during recent the number of strast necidents, and
months.
The statistics recently issued by the Metropolitan Police show a considerable decline for the Arst quarter of this year. number of persons killed in that period was 280, the numbor injured yas 8,943, and the total number of nccidents was 26,402. During Old Liher's Last Voyage. the Just quarter of last year thereThe 18,000-ton liner Corinthic, was 377 killed, 13,322 injured, and which has left Wellington, New the total number of accidents was voyage to England, whs the pioneer Zealand, for Loudon on her last 30,288, Taking the first quarter of ship in the New Zealand butter last year the number killed was trade.. 320, the number injured was 11,441, although the total number of acci-
sits was fowor¬"20,374.
lamb, mutton and beef as well as She is enrrying a big cargo of 40,000 tons of butter and 4,300 crates of cheese for the Christmas will go to the thipbreakers' yard home market and after discharging on the Tyne
clear sky, A tiny parachute fell
down in front of him.
In it he found an invitation for two to dinner at one of Stockholm's smartest restaurants and soon he was nonted with a friend in front of a luxurious mon),
An aeroplane company was ad vertising their sight-seeing tjurs
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An Audacious Forger,
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ed by the stern. But if "Tuc "
One of the most audacious of had been wrong the ship's bottom
prosentation to Harvard University literary forgeries is recalled by the would have been ripped from end,
Library of a number of the bogris to end. Some years later the same
It is too early yet to generalise,
William Henry Ireland hoaxed the Shakespearean items with which Captash, as Bear-Admiral, gave an
but the fact must be noted that
world one hundred and forty years the fall in the number of fatalities
ago Employed in chambers in New order to avoid collision, hard aand injuries coincides with the
Ini, with plenty of genuine docu starboard quartermaster" The introduction into the Metropolitan
and able to obtain a supply of old ments of Elizabeth times to copy. Flag Captain, the late Sir, ROBERT 4ren of the new mobile police
paper to lend colour to his projects. patrols, and the coming into force
Ireland forged what purpurted to GILMAN&Co, LT, ARNOT, ""shouted down the l
be a letter from Shakespeare to of the Road Traffo. Act. The
Queen Elizabeth, velce-pipas I'm Captain of this speed limit was heen abolished, but
love letter of Ann Hathaway, and a page of the ship, hard-a-port"; and to port new regulations have been intro-
MS. of Hamlet," and, encouraged the wheel was swung. In both cases.
by the success of these "dis. duced regarding dangerous driving,
H.MS Repulse; the 32,000-ton coveries," which deceived Hoswell. it was the stronger will that pris now mere carefully watched than refit. As her sistership, the Renown. Laureate. Dr. Pye, went on to write and the reckless or careless driver battle cruiser, is at Portsmouth for Warton, Dr. Parr, and the Poet
AGENTS
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THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO. (1918), LTD.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the above-named: Company will be held at the Head Office of the Company, ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, Victoris, Hong Kong, on TUESDAY, the 1st DAY OF DECEMBER. 1991, at Noon, when the subjoined Resolution will be proposed
Ordinary Resolution, ris:-
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That the Authorized Capital of the Company be, increased to Ten Million Dollars by the creation of One Million New Shares of the nominal value of 35.00 each and that such New Bharos be issued at such time or times and on such terms and and tions as the Directors in their "absolute discretion shall se, fit,"
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managers. Hong Kong, 10th Nov., 1991. [144 *
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
THIRTEENTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (Weather Permittingkat HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, TH DEC. EMBER, 1931, Commencing at 2 p.m.
"The First Beil will be Rang at 1:30 | p.m.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE Mombers are notified that they and their Ladies must wear their Badges prominently displayed. ›
No one withone a Badge will be admitted to the Members Enclosure.
Non-Members to Badges admitting the Members Ensisante and Olal, Rooms at $5.00 for Gentleman and $3.00 for Ladie (Both including Tax)
aro obtainsbis through the 8ECRE TARY upon Introduction by a Member, snol Member to be responsible for Payment of All Chits, cic.
Eaciosars Bace Course.
admitting
Members"
MARRIAGE.
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railed.
The liner was built at Belfast in 1002. During the 2 years she has butter shipments to England have been in service, New Zealand's increased from 210.403 to 1,800,000 During the War the Corinthic transported large numbers of New Zealand troops to England.
cwt.
Squadron of One Ship.
he was before. Farther, the realisa-is already in the dockyard at that complete play,Vortigern and
The case of the Petersfield, how. tion that there are now mobile police ever, was not a matter of a single who may at any moment charge him incident.
with an offence against the new The Admiral evidently ende, tends to check the exuberaner BIRTH:
felt that as Commander-in-Chief he of what is popularly known as the FLAMME-On November
Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. K. was not merely a passenger beingoad-hog." One cause of accidents J. FLAMME. 1 Bon.
surveyed to his destination. Under that cannot easily be eliminated is cross-examination by Commander
the congested, state of the London LANG, Sir HOWARD replied, with gradually dealt with.
streets; but "this evil is also being
regard to ብኸ incident un the bridge: I was giving you a The Most Virtuous County,
· DEATHS.
lesson in navigation.". Again, BARRERA-ON November 했다. 棉安
A Rutland correspondent claima Shanghai, ELENA DELGADO DE when the ship grounded, the Ad for his county that it is the BankжA. aged 69 years.
virtuous area in England." OLIVEROB-On November 25,
AssHIER-JARLEY-On November 28, at Shanghai, MARGARET LEILY JARLEY to ARNOLD GEORGE ABSKIXK.
Shanghai.. "ENGELO OLIVEROS,
Age 78,
GADISER-On November 18, at his residence Rock Haven," Wei- haiwei, ROBERT GARDINER, TIERNEY.-On November" 23, Port Said EDWARD, HENRY BELLAMY TIERNEY, Gatley Cheshire,
son
at
miral, as senior officer, considered
himself automatically in charge It is easy to see the points of view both of the Admiral and the Cap
tain. The word of the former is off law as to policy, or general orders of
It the ship and Sir HowARE also considered that his great experience Ishotid be at the disposal of the Captain at a time of some anxiety. The difficulty for the Captain was to know where advice ended and orders began; and again when con-
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The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, DECEMBER 1, 1931.
THE LOSS OF H.M.S.
PETERSFIELD.
Ir is seldom indeed that any mishap occurs to one of the vessela
Bill not be on as a tas of the British Navy, Even in the Mambers can obtain, apon Application sulanarine service accidents are to the SECRETARY, Badges (limited fortunately becoming
CL
to ONE for the r'res Admission to the
inore
and
Members Enclosure of Wives, Lady more rars, though the sinking of Relatives and Friegria. Samen must be ILM.S. Poseidon was a sharp re- stated when applying.
will
Rowena," which was accepted ne at Drury Lane with Kemble in the genuine by Sheridan and produced
chief part.
part having her turbines overhaul temporarily reduced to one ship, ed, the Battle Cruiser Squadron is the 42,100-ton Hood, which is at Admiral W. Tomkinson, at Rosyth. Down to the Whoopee in Ships, present flying the. Ang of Rear- But the Hood, as the largest war- ship in the world, can claim to be
The Seerotary of the "Neptune more formidable than a squadron Association-un American ship of small ships. This unusual sican-ping society-has protested dgsinat tion is really due to the scrapping the "whoopee cruises in British of the battle ruiser Tiger, which liners. It is hoped that nothing fought at the Dogger Bank and comes of the protest, because it is Jutland, under the terms of the understood that the return London Naval Trenty,
..
of
those that get down to their whoopes in ships and have their business in strong waters - an American put it is one of the brightest spectacles of trans-Atlantic
civilisation.
Wives on Hire Purchase System..
Aldermen A. Emil Davies, refer mosting to the instalment system at a meeting of the Fabian Society in London, said that he had read in
Incidentally, it seems strange for Consular reports that in Southa aociety named after the sen-god Africa natives there had bought to be making dry protests.. their WIVOR on the instalment Evstem, and owing to bad times had been unable to continue the instal ments.
Fathers had demanded the return of their property.
No resident of Rutland, he states, has been indicted at the Assizes fur ten or twelve years, and it is a rare occurrence for a Court of Assize to be held there.
There are rarely any local people for trial at the Petty Sessions. The drunkenness is about one a year, average number of convictions for
and almost invariably that solitary Twenty-seven "Manchesters." person is a non-resident, "
The Lord Mayor of Manchester Rutland also claims to be the (Alderman G. F. Titt), who repent- county in the land. healthiest, cleanest and neatently made a tour of the United States in his officint capacity, "presented a report on his visit to the Man- chester City Council
Wireless in Lord Mayor's Show,
He said that he visited Man.
For the first time i history, wire- less will this year take its place in chester, New Hampshire, and Man- the Lord Mayor's Show.
cheater.. Connecticut, the two The Radio Manufacturers' Assd-daughter" towns, and he added
Greatest Grandmamma,
In a new book called The Search for Man's. Ancestors," Pro- fessor Elliot Smith suggests that the skull of a woman dug up during the excavations for the new Lloyd's in Leiden-hall-street may be the oldest known skull of the present type of human beings.
Our greatest grandmamma, so to speak, was Al at Lloyd's.
Skating Rink Planned.
siderations of seamanship should ciation have been asked to provide that citizens of the original Min. City Air Port will this winter bei
override the Admiral's policy.
In the matter of the Petersfeld there is one thing which the public can accept without criticism. It is that the finding of the court was in accordance with, the King's Res gulations, and the traditions and precedents of the Navy. The at titude of the naval officer towards a court comprised of his brother officers was summed-up by Com- mander LANG when he said:
#Manchestera "
The new hangar of the Stockholm
turned into an indoor ice skating" a tableau of four or five lorries illus chester would note with pride that rink, and a company has been form- no fewer thaned to carry out the necessary re- trativo of the industry in Eng there were land, and arrangements are now
in. the United' being made to provide several nove! States,
The riak will ac- arrangements. commodate 1,000 people and will exhibita which "are to be kept a
cover an area of 60x26.5 meters. close secret until the until the time
Ice hockey matches and curling will of the Show,
An unemployed, Swedish sales- held there, and it is proposed to man, walking the streets in Stock-have a low entrance fee so that an helm, wondering how and where he many as possible will be able to was to get his next meal, received visit the rink.
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The B.B.C., for some unexplained reason, has decided to take no part in the tableau.
Invitation From the Sky,
Local Notes and Events
The Hong Kong dollar dropped: farthing yesterday and waa quoted at is. 4-1/18d. on demand. There was no change during the day.
The Swedish East Asiatic Com- pany's motor vesnel Nanking has been delayed by bad weather in North China and is now expected to arrive at this port to-morrow and all the hext day.
Fatally injured in Nathan Road down by a lorry, Kwang Tan on Sunday, through being struck Ming, aged 11, of 27, Cheung Lok Street, died at 340 yesterday morn Kowloon Hospital. ing, after his admission into the
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A shooting expedition in the New Territories was provided with some thrills on Sunday when they came across a wild boar and brought him down after a long and arduous chase over the hills. The carcase was taken back to Shatin where it was found to weigh just over 250 Looking Back 25 Years. pounds.
On Saturday most ships in the Inland Lot No. 3289, situated on
harbour were dressed, while the the new rond between Tai Hang Union Jack mingled with various and Stubbs Road, was sold at the other flags which fluttered from Crown Land Office yesterday to City flag poles in honour of the Ping Ting, c/o Messrs. Hastings which was given residents by the Messrs. Mak Ying Cheong and.8iu Queen's birthday, a reminder of and Gonelia, for $85,300 The up firing of a royal salute at noon. set price was $17,400. The land has Yesterday Austro-Hungarians cele an area about 188,000 square, brated the peccssion of the Emperor feet, and its annual rental is Francis Joseph to the throne in $1,032
1848:
"There is an old service tag which I heard when I first went to aon, which is to the effect that there is less law and more com Inou sense and justice in a Naval Court Martial than in any other Court.". On No Pretezt will Children beminder of the perils attached to
Commander JANG's words also permitted in either Enclosure during that branch of the Fleet, Since the reflects the wish of the Navy to the Meeting.
Tifins are obtainable at the Club War H.M.S. Raleigh, a sistership itself to manage its own House provided they are ordered from of the Hawking, was lost on the affairs and to avoid publicity. the No. 1 Boy by 6 pm, on the 4 North American coast, and three The instinct is based on fear of DECEMBER. Telephone 21920.
years ago the Dauntless was strand misunderstanding, especially of PUBLIC ENCLOSURE, The Price of Admission to the Publiced near Halifax and only saved by customs that may seem harah to the Enclosure is $2.00, indading Tar, for a superb fest of salvage. The civilian mind." On the other hand, All Persons, including Ladies, and is Valeria was sunk in a West Indies' interest in the Navy is fostered by payable at the Gaze.
Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform are hurricane, but that, we believe, knowledge, and the intelligent ap- admitted Hall Pribe.
with H.M.B. Petersfield, complete preciation by the average British Bookmakers, Tic Tac Men, etc. the list of casualties in ships over citizen of the work of the Navy is
not be permitted to operate with in the Precincts of Tus. Hong Koxe thirteen years. Naval captains very necessary to a proper stand JOCKEY ULUS during the Race Meeting and navigators are expected to take against weakening of
Kebar Singh, a lodger in the Tiffins will be obtainable in the Hea their commands through unfamiliar power. The interest in the Fleet Mr. Schofield at Central Magisterday, Mr. Fraser fixed Tuesday, sanitary inspector, has been ap Sikh Temple, was charged before At the Kowloon Magistracy yes- Mr. H. J. Knight, first eines taurant in the Publio Enclosura, ·
By Order,
waters under alt conditions, and is even reflected by the popularity tracy yesterday with disorderly December 8, at 2.30 for the hearing pointed a plague inspector in little uss is made of local pilots of playa, like "The Middle Watch," conduct when the case was adjourn of the case of Chan Wai who is succession to Mr. H. J. Gidley, and Trust is placed in the skill of the and fiction dealing with the Floot, ther evidence might be brought."
ed until to-day in order that fur-charged for having in his posses- Mr. T. Murphy has been made a
sion 147 taels of illicit opium. second class temporary inspector.- responsible, officers, and the rarity if only it comes from the pen of
Mr. Peter Sia, appearing for the Hong Kong Daily Press, December of accident is proof of the high anval afficer and presents a true Jen before Mr. Williams at Cen- guilty" on behalf of accused and
On the re-appearance of Mohamed defence, entered a plew of not 1, 1908. standard of naval seamanship. picture. It was in the nineties tral Magistracy yesterday, accused asked for bail which was granted Looking Back 50 Years.
Those who have followed the that Major DURY wrote his first of being in the Colony without a story of H.MLS. Petersfield will book. The Tadpole of an Archange him was withdrawn by Mr. L. H. valid passport, the charge against have formed opinions on the very-an amusing story of a pompota V. Booth, Assistant Director of human drama that was unfolded. admiral's early attempt at avia Criminal Intelligence. Perhaps the incident may lead to tion; and since then a number of the clearing up of an old difficulty, naval writers have found that the the exact relations between a public is quietly appreciative of admiral, responsible for his whole their work. It is no idle curiosity Fleet, and the Captain of an in- that provokes interest in naval dividual ship. In the past conflict affairs, but the deep rooted concern of wills have occurred and the loss at a British people for the welfare of the Fetersfield suggests there of the Service upon which our is still need for a revision of re-security depends.
C. B. BROWN,
Bocretary. Hong Kong, 30th Nov., 1981. Cisia
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of Japanese lanterns have been im ported into the Colóny, and many At Central Magistraży yesterday, thousands more are on their way a Chinese was given a term of hors. It is believed that every seven months' when he was brought Chinese house will put lanterns out. before the Magistrate on the charge and there is little doubt that the the pocket of a pedestrian in will be a very great mocens. of stealing a fountain pen from projected Humination of the town Queen's Road. It was stated that the man was only discharged from months and that he had four pré- jail on Saturday after serving six
"vious convictions..
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The Pacific mail steamer City of yesterday morning-Hong Kong Tokio returned from Aberdeen dock
Daily Press, December 1, 1861.
Admiral Duperré paid a visit on board the Iron Duke yesterday morning and received a ajute on leaving.
The German Consul visited the Iron Duke,, Victor. Emmanuel and Themis yesterday and received the usual salutes,
The inhabitants of Victoria ap pear to be taking up the idea of For this purpose, many thousands illuminating the town very heartily
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EMERGENCY MEASURES TO COMPLETE FIVE-YEAR PLAN.
Moscow, Nov: 23.The five-day view of facilitating the carrying out week, introduced last year with n of the Five Year Plan was tem pofarily abolished again by special decrec of the Council of Peeples Commissaries promulgated to-day.
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The decree declares that while the uninterrupted five-day week will re main the basic form of work. throughout the Soviet Union, be ginning with Dee. 1, a six-day week, to be followed by one holiday, will be temporarily adopted, in order to correct the short-comings ntten- dant upoir the institution of, an uninterrupted five-day week...
Only such branches of industry and commera which eater direct- ly to the spiritual and physica needs of the populace are exempt from the new ruling and will con tinue on the five-day "week plan In all other industries as well as in the officea and in the civil ser vice, the sixth, twolfth, eighteenth, twenty-fourth and thirtieth of every month will henceforth be rest days. Simultaneously, the working day in all these institutions has boen reduced by half an hour to six hours.
BURMAN REBEL TÓ BE'
HANGED
VICEROY CONFIRMS SEN- TENCE OF DEATH.
Rangoon, November 28.-Saya Sun, the quack doctor who was recently sentenced to death on a charge of waging war against the King, will be hanged next Batür- day, according too offcial an nouncement made to-day..
Saya San has appealed to the High Court, the Governor of Burma, and the Viceroy of India,. but without success, in each caso. his sentence being, confirmed.'
The condemned man starteď. o rebellion in the Tharawaddy dis trict of Burma last December. Ha.. had great influence among tho natives, who believed him, to have was crushed and its instigator supernatural uowers, but the revolt taken into custody.