NEW
ADVERTISEMENTS
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, NOTICE IS HEREHY GIVEN
thas the Directors of the above- amed Company have resolved to isane: 80,000 whores forming the remaining part of the amismund Capital of the Company and that such shares shall in the first instance be offered to the persons appearing in the Company's reglaten of members as shareholders en the lat day of January, 1932, på par and on terms
which will-be
communicated to ~ persona: nt a inter date. The attention of all pornodo who are now or may become before the 1st day of January, 1032, the hoirlers of sharon in the above. named Company in respect of which their names bave not been entored in the Company's register of members in particularly directed to the seve resolution and to the fact that in the event of such persons wishing to participa's in the said offer they should tako immediato sings to have their names ontered in the Company's regis. tor of mombora,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers,
(1857
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG,
PROBATE JURISDICTIÓN.
IN THE GOOD BY ROOSTUMJEE
DHUNJEEBHOY" MEHTA, LATE OF NO. 9, RAINEY PANX,
Gifts
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mest
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ROWNTREE'S
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1931.
The indiuiment of the Health Authorities for their failure to ckle the problems of tuberculoria, infant mortality and overcrowding must be laid against the Govern ment mince the Colony began Had our strests in the Chinose quarter. bren designed on the spacious lines
*News and Views *
of Kowloon Tong, or even of the | Tale of the Day. southern end of Kowloon Penin Hula we should have
much
over
healthier population. The only doubt is whether it is or has been possible to impose on the Chinese population our ideas on these matters in contradiction to their own.
It is easy to blams the slum landlord," but even this" nccepted offender has his case and no doubt will say that only by packing them else can his traeraents be made to pay. Land is precious, for every inch of building site has to be either levelled from the hilla
"How are you getting on at cool, Jack"
Pine, uncle,, I am learning to Kay Thank YETY much in French."
Good. That's more than you were over taught in English." Amerton and our Eltation.
A correspondent in America has sont an interesting account of how everyone over there was overjoyed at "the result of the General Elec. tion.
They all thought," he writes. that England was going Bolshin They were far more worried about England than England was about herself. Here is an illustrative in cident. One of the foreign Minis ters gave a dinner in Washington on, election night. Instead of its breaking up at 10.30, na diplomatic dinners do, everyone "sat on and
-
Liners Delayed by Superstition.
LADIES NIGHT AT THE Y,M.C.A.
"EXCELLENT," MUSICAL
FARE PROVIDED.
A message from New York dated Friday, November 13, says the Last night was ""Ladies' Night' Cunard Line delayed the departure at the Kowloon Y.M.C.A.. and the of the Aquitania until after mid- Last night was Ladies' Night" night, as it was foured some puisson. Ent the Kowloon Y.M.C.A.. and the gays would be alarmed by the con-oustomary large gathering thronged junstion of Friday and thirteen, the lounges of this most hospitable The Saturnin, of the Cosutlek Line, of huikling." Excellent musical bound for Napies, with Mr. H. G. and humorous, faro was provided by Wells, aboard, similarly delayed the talented ladies and gentlemen
sailing
The Now Sun-spot.
The appearance of a now sun-spot the size of the earth will doubtlons aur the natronomers to renew their attempts to explain these pheno menu and to discover their, real effect, if any on the climate of the earth.
Many people who know nothing of astronomy gunnot help feeling that thors must be some very de
ditious.
ל
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who were reapoisible for the enter tainment, the songs of Mrs." M, Portallion and Mrs. F. C. E. Ren- dali boing particularly wo: re- ceived.
Hunt proved quite amusing, while The monologues of Mrs J, H. Mr. "Baldwin was very pleasing at the piano.
One Act Play.
During the interval refreshments. were served after which tho pro- gramme continued with song und monologue until the tit-bit of the evening was reached--a ono act play by the V.M.C.A. A.D.C.
This proved most successful, and corned for the artistes loud and pro-
or reclaimed from the sex, and the working population is poor, migen tory, and of destructive habits in douling with property. No doubt tonoments do pay the landlords well, but the growth of Hong Kong, for goud or ill, has been largely due to this provision of abundant and cheap housing. Exactly the same thing has happened in every great waited for the returns to come in.inite effect, even though we are not clever enough to find out exactly city, and the idea that it is a crime When it was known, about mid what it is, it is hard to believe SUCCESS of the that such a vast interruption of the and a folly to have dark, overnight, that the crowded areas is now and very re
National Government was assured, normal radiation of the sun has no volutionary. Thinkers like Ruakin champagne was ordered to celebrate bearing on earth's weather con-longed applause. started the idea, which aroused the result," great derision, until Josera CHAM- DEELAIN actually started alum clear anees in Birmingham, and earned thereby the title of the most dan gerous Radical in the Kingdom. If
this health and welfare of our work- ing einases at Home it was not to
Sir Walter is a boy's rather than be expected that we should bave a different outlook in the Far East. girl's author: and it will be sur- We have let Victoria and part ofprising if the award goes to a wo BIRTH.
Kowloon grow into huge and chao-
man as it did in 1927 to 1930. AGUTTER.-On December
tie huddles of tenements, presura Malta, tr
MARGUERITE, Reably on the theory that the Chinese Houa, wife of Liout Comdr. knew their own business, and that CF. AGUTTER, R. N., a daugh conditions were better here than in
[1563 walled village.
YORK CHOCOLATES
BELANG ANDA, UN GILMAN & Co., Ltd. Agents.wa, as a nation were callous about
or AND OF
No. bb, CANNING STHEIT, GAL COTTA. PORESAID, MERCHANT, DICBASED, INTEITATA.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the Court has, by virtue of Section 8 of Probate Ordinance 1897, made an Order limiting the Time for Creditors and Others to send in their Claims against the above Estate to the 2ND DAY of JANUARY, 1932.
All Creditors and Others are accord- ingly hereby required to send their Cairan to the Undersigned on or before,
that dato.
Dated the 3rd day of Dec., 1981. JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER
Nolicitors for the Administratorsü Prince's Building Ics House Btreet,
Hong Kong
ÎN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.
PROBATE JURISDICTION.
IN THE GOonsor JORN ANDER. SON, LATE OF SHARDHA THE REPUBLIC OF QUINA, DECEASED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN.
ter.
14.2.5
DEATH. WONG KAM Fox, J.P.—AL his reaid
ence, Ching Shan Pe." in Pokfulam Rout near the june tion of Mount Davis Road, on the 10th day of December, 1931, at 3.30 am, aged 62 years The funeral will take place at the Chinese Permanent Come- tery on Saturday, the 12th inat., and will pass the Chinese Christian "Cemetery in Pokfu- Inan Rond av 12 o'clock, noon when a short service will be held in the Chapel,
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Editorial and Business Offices: 11
Ice House Etreat. Tol. 30251. Night Editor (Wanchai Office):
Tel. 94811.
Nowdigate, 1934.
The contest for next year's New digate Prize should produce quite a crowd of competitors, for the sub- ject is the comparatively easy one of Sir Walter Scott, whom every schoolboy knows."
Man triumphed this year with a poem on Vanity Fair." Thack- ray is an author whom women do not like as much as they think they
tio.
Mr. J. 8. Miller, who also won
Į
Women Opms Off Dole, ****
Hundreds of married women in Stoke-on-Trent have been disallow ed further unemployment benefit as
result of decisions by the Courts Taf Referees under the Unemploy-
ment Insurance Anomalies Act,
In the Hanley district Alone 600 married women lose the dole, and a big list of cases still remains for consideration.
Mr. Speaker's Task.
"
1
The programme, not including the numerous encores which wors gener. ously given, is given below,
PROGRAMME."
4
1
Part. I. 1.-Mr. Rupert Baldwin, A.T.C.L...
(Pianist)-Selected 2-Mrs. . C. E. Rondall (Soprano)"
(a) The Valley of Laugh-
tor ............. Sanderson (b) "Arcady is ever Young"
Marktun
The task of Capt. FitzRoy durings.-Mrs. J. H. Hunt Monologues: the darly weeks of the new Parlia
(a),"Aren't Men Funny" ment must be one of the hardest ever
Lane set n. Speaker:"
(b) "That Cat".... Rutherford 4.Mrs. M. Portallion (Con-
tralto) My Prayer 5.--Competition.
The number of new faces which he must memorise, and correctly asso- cinte with naaics and constituencies represented, is alarming to contem. plate, and he must make no mis
tako,
Question time is helpful to him, for thon members rise in their
Now we know that open spaces,Gave up 250 Prize, Broad streets, concrete staircases, clinics. hospitals and education in Agirl undergraduate at St. An hygiene are the theoretical require drews, Miss Elizabeth Innes, has ments of great city-thas then asked that a £30 scholarship which things are apposed to pay on the she has won should be given to saving in crime and disease, and students who are in need of assis in an increased intelligence and 'tance owing to the present Anancial working efficiency of the popula conditions, tion. Unfortunately our social con. science-or in other words sociai£50. has given 230 for the same places on their names being called common sense-has arrived as a purpose.
out. It is understood, too, that, time when our pockets are empty,
Capt. FitzRoy has in his cfee a or at least we say that they Are What tragedy: what irony! When On the 27th of last month an in-complete set of photographs, with all particulars attached, to which we were rich and could have put teresting ceremony took place in the he devotes long study during his things right our hearts were hurd House of Commons, when two me spare boura. and our eyes were blind. Now that morial volumes containing biogra.... we all know what ought to be donephier of M.their sons, and of we are so poor, so very poor, that the notion of a big scheme of social reconstruction is out of the ques tion Persons like the contributor, to whose article we have already
In Memoriam.
cials who fell in the war were de- | posited in the "Aya" division lob by of the House.
This presentation completed the work of the Parliamentary Com-
compilation of the volumeR.
No Kingston Assizes?
Nast the Court has, by virtus of London fue: 53, Fleet Street, referred, will no doubt, merely mittee appointed, to administer the long before the Surrey Assizes dis-
Bection 68 of Probate Ordinanca 1897, made an Order limiting the Time for Creditors and Other to send in their Claims against the shore Estate to the 2ND DAY of JANUARY, 1932.
ARCreditors and Others, ars secori · ingly heroby required to send in their Clufma to the Undersigned on or before that date.
P.
4
Dated the 3rd day of Dec., 1931.
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Balicitors for the Exsouters, Erince's Building, Ice Houso Street, Hong Kong.
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
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admitted to the Members' Enclosure.
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The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, Deceuner 11, 1931.
SOCIAL CONSCIENCE IN
HONG KONG
make things worse by saying," you always have a good excuse for being ‚menn,"
Part II. 1-Mrs. F.. C. E. Rendell
(Soprano
Squires
(4) "Happy Summer Song
Kahn
(b) The Little Brown Owl.
--Mrs. J. H. Hunt Monelogues;
(a) Er Upstairs" Wynne
3-Mrs. M. Portallion
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DELIVERY.
(b) "Cowa" Newman A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.
(Contralto)" Trees"
Rasbach 4.-One Act Play" Between the Soup and the Savoury"
Gertrude Jennings Maria, the Cook
Mrs. G. R. Leib
Ada, the Parlourmaid
4;
Mrs. E. W Niblett Emily, the Kitchenmaid
Miss R. F. Ingram Scene The Kitchen Time-The beginning Dinner, upstairs,
When, a year or two back, Surrey Assizes were moved from Guildford to Kingston, there wero propheta who declared that it would not be
appeared as a separate entity, and A textus replica, called The became merged in the Sessions of House of Commons Book of the Central Criminal Court at the Remembrince, 1914-1918, has since Old Bailey. heen published and it has a So far such prophecies have not pathetic feature in the form heen fulfilled, but as only two pri- of an appendix, giving the place. soners are awaiting trial at King- and exact site of the graves of the ston, it is possible this autumn that At the piano: Mrs P. St. A. No aspect of the Russian experi-officers and men who fell, or, as an the Surrey Assizes will not be held. ment is more intercating than its alternative, the war memorial on the prisoners being sent to Maid. attitude to art. Russian painters, which, the name is commemorated. stone inatoad.
ART AND THE SOVIET.
at $5.00 for Goatlomen and $3.00 pox precautions have absorbed the no purpose at all. On the other
for Lading (Both including Tar) aro obtainable through the SECRE TARY upor Introduction by a Mombar, Much Member to be responsible for Payment of All Chits, etc.
di
Gon SAVE THE KING.
Sharpham and Mr. Rupert Bald win, A.T.C.L.
Local Notes and Events
';
The Colony had a clenn bill of Health for Wednesday.
From the files.
kind permission of Lleut-Colonel
Russian dramatist and Russian sculptors are all being mobilized in an effort to make the Five-Year Plan successful. A political battle has been organized between, groups of Moscow theatres, in which marks of commendation are given to those We publish olsewhere an amusing, huumes that most effectively tran and somewhat caustic comment on
slate into terms of drama selected Features of Communist philosophy. A conservancy junk on Wedges- the recent statement made by the It is also reported that the Soviet day went aground at the west end THE FOURTEENTH EXTRA President of the Sanitary Board pays regular salaries to about half of stonecutters and became water-
RACE MEETING will be hair in introducing bye-laws prohibiting the sculptors and artists in Russia, logged. The crew were all taken We regret to have to record the (Weather Permitting at HAPPYpitting in eating houses-except certain number of works of ortho-
un condition that they produce a off by a police launch.
death of Mrs. Xavier, widow of "VALLEY on SATURDAY, 19TH DEC-
the former signalman at the Penkį EMBER, 1931, Commencing at 9 p.m. into proper receptacles. Our con- f dox politien) tendency.
The forthcoming wedding is an- Look-out Station. The deceased" The Firat Bail will be Eung at 1.30 tributor suggests that the Presi when it would have been maintain Barnes, 86, Ave Cons. F. do Al Louis Xavier, of Messrs. Gibb,
The days have probably gone by.nounced of Mr. Charles Irvin lady, who leaves two scns, Mr. Looking Back 25 Yeaza. dent's explanation na to why #ed that good art cannot be propa- meida, Macae, to Miss Emata Livingston and Co. and Mr. Stop Governor's unfortunate illness, it is Owing to his Excellency the MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE,
little attention has been paid to the gandist in aim. It is true that Hyndman Rosario, also of Macao. hon Xavier, of Sydney, as well as notified in the H.K.V.C. that there Members are notified that they and
several daughters, рая widely their Ladies must wear their Badges combatting of consumption and many works of literature and paint- ing that have, had a moral or poli- displayed. prominently
The Directors of AS. Waston & known and greatly respected. Much will be no official opening of the No one without a Badge will be thin. He cannot entirely accept the from the artistic point of view; but 30,000 shares, forming the remain
other ills in our midst is a little tiesl purpose bave been failures Co., Ltd., have resolved to, issue sympathy will be felt for the fami. New Volunteer Headquarters but
ly in their bereavement.
with His Excellency's sanction, Major Pritchard and the Volunteer- Badges admitting Non-Members to statement that plague and small-so have been many works of litera ing part of the unissued capits? of? the Members Enclosure and Club Rooms
pure and painting that have "And the company. Full details appear Miss Balla Hyndman, of 33. officers, N.CO's and men will be
elsewhere in these columns.
Leighton Hill Road, was the victim. at home to their friends on Satur major partion of the Sanitary De-hand, the examples of successful
of a bag-snatcher who operated near day, December 16, from 4.30 p.m. to By taking turpentine linament, the St. Francis Hotel in Queensp.m. Members of the Corps are Partment's fewurues. Plegue, we propagandist art are legion. They
include such diverse productions as Chinese living at No. 2 Bowrington Road, on Wednesday afternoon. requested to attend in uniform. By all know, is spread by a species of Pygmalion, Richard II. and Canal, sought to take his life on Mies Hyndman, on tealing a W. Scott Moncrieff and officers, the vermin found on rate, and, there- "The Pilgrim's Progress,"
Wednesday. He was in a serious at her handbag, engaged in a tussle hand of the 3rd Battalion Middle- Badges admitting. to Members*
But in spite of this, one locks way when removed to hospital. with the thief, who, in fleeing, was Enclosure
losure will not be on sale at the fore, presumably the most import-
tripped up by a European passer Kong Daily Pren, December 11, sex Begiment will attend-Hang on the Soviet plan in regard to Bacs Course.
ant anti-plague official is the rätart with none too robust Mambers can obtain, apon Application entcher, while his terriers, and the ence.
confid-
There will be a song recital by by and arrested. The culprit was If a man wishes to use kie Miss Ida Hoyt Chamberlain. com- given nine months' hard labour by to the SECRETARY, Badges (limited to ONE) for the Free Admission to the ordinary domestic ent, particularly art for propagating some idea or noser, singer and pianist, on Thura- Mr. Williams at the Central Police Members Esolosare of Wives, Lady those billeted in godown gain may vary possibly justify him from the Helena May Institute. This
maintaining some thesis, the reauit day, December 17, at 5.30 p.m. at Court this morning.. Relatives and Friends; Names must be stated when applying.
honourable mention. The bacteria- every point of view, including the will take the place of the Children's No Pratext will Uhildren blogist, making his test, is in the artistie; but if he is compelled by Play. Members are reminded to permitted in either Enclosure during pivoted position of the campaign, this way, whether he wishes to or
an outside foren to use his art in book tables for tena. the Meeting?
Tiffins are obtainable' at the Club but 'fow of us" had any idea that not, the upshot is not likely to be Appearing before Mr. Granthum named Richard Trott, and also as House provided they are ordered from this section of the Sanitary Devery successful. The difference beat the Central Police Court yester.saulting constables and damaging the No. 1 Boy, by ↑ p.m. on the 1170
tween a man doing what he wants day on a charge of misconduct by their uniforma on the 11th fast, DECEMBER, Telephone, 21920.
and what he is forced to do is the leaving his beat without permission P.C. 878 stated that he saw the de- difference between the Falstaff of and being found in 6. Shing We fendant in Queen's Rond, he was "Henry IV" and the Faisal of Street, Wanchai, a Chiness, con drunk, and assaulted the boy It is conceivable that many Russian Police Station, was fined $50 or his 6st. "The Merry Wives of Windsor," stable, Mok Ying, attached to NoRichard Trott by striking him with
arrested. Witness procorded to ar- artists are not in enthusiastic sym- one month's hard labour in default. rest the man. He became very pathy with Bolshevist aims; it is
violent, and another constable came certain time many of those who are
Attractive calenders for 1032 have to assist in the arrest, but the de- in sympathy with them would been sent to us by Messrs. Butter fendant struck and kicked him and profer to direct their activities into field and Swire, agent for the Holt tore his cont till it was unwear other channels, than political pro- Shipping Lince, and by Meeurs. Dodable. The constable's whistle, which paganda. In such cases it is im- well & Co. on behalf of Huntley & was worth $1, was also lost in the probable that either Russian propa- Palmors, Ltd., the famous biscuit struggle. The defendant war find ganda will receive notable rein makers. The former shows a Holt $1, or three days and was ordered forcement, or the artistic world liner set in the familiar blus | to pay $2 amends to the constable much enrichment, from the Soviet enthusiasm for making everyone a politician.
On
partment's work was of much serious, PUBLIC ENCLOSURE. dimensions. Most of us were, incre- The Price of Admission to the Pablie over, of opinion that the brunt of Enclosure is 32.00, including Tax, for the campaign against small-pox fell All Persons, including Ladion, and is
on the members of the St. John's payable at the Gate.
Boldiers and Saitors in Uniform are Ambulance Brigade, details of admitted Half Price.
Bookmakers, Tis Tec Men, oto, whow mighty wark of vaccination will not be permitted to operate with is periodically published. We assu- in the Precinote of Tus HONG KONG inted the Sanitary Board mainly JOCKET CLUB during the Race Meeling.
Tiffins will bo obtainable in the Hes with cleansing, fumigating and taurant in the Public Enclosure,
generally waging war on dirt in By Order,
discriminate distribution of refuse and what lawyer's term public nuis
C. B. BROWN.
Secretary,
Hong Kong, 7th Dec., 1991.
1040 ances.
Morse, was charged with having boen drunk and pasaulting a boy
funnel, and the latter has a pictura for his cost, and whistle, or another of a demure young brunette, in a four daye-Hong Kong Daily fur and gold wIAD,
Press, December 17, 1881.
1906,
Looking Back 50 Years.
Robert Porter, seaman of the British barque, Agnes Muir, was charged before Mr. H. E. Wodu house with disorderly conduct on the 12th inst. P.C. Dick stated that at three o'clock yesterday morning he was on duty ozi Gibb's Wharf when the defendant and another man camo there making a great noise. The defendant, who was the worse for drink, would not be quict when told to do so, and he was The sampan men were afraid to take the defendant to his ship. The defendant was fined $1 or default three days.
James David, a Belgian, seaman of the American ship Belle Morno, was fined 50 cents for having been drunk and incapable in the public street.
12.
HONG KONG & KOWLOON,
CORRESPONDENCE.
4 letters intended for publi- fcation 1st be accompanied by the name and address of the writer, nat for publication, unless so desired, but an evidence, of good faith.-ED.]
CRUELTY TO BIRDS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONG, KOND"
DAILY PRESS."]
Six,-While in the town on Thurs- day morning, I saw a Chinese cooli carrying two dead chickens, some raw meat and ten small live hirds, all suspended together. On closer examination I found the birds were tied by the feet in two. lots of five. They were extremely unhappy and kept flapping their wings.
Can anything be done to stop these live birds from being carried upside down or alongside dead meat Yours, étu.
BIND LOVER. Hong Kong, December 10.
1)
ECHO OF FOOTBALL DISPUTE.
fl
CHINESE CLUBS FORM SEPARATE LEAGUE.
"TO COMMENCE TO.MORROW.
In view of the recent and still un- settled dispute between the Hong. Kong Football Association and the Chinese Clubs, which led to the lattor resigning en bloc from the Association, it is of interest to note: that the Chinese clubs have now formed a separats league‘under the direction of the Hong Kong Chinese. Amateur Athletic Federation.
Opening Ceremony To-morrow. The Chinese League will start to- morrow and the opening ceremony will be performed by. Mr. Wong Kwong Tin, and the kick-off by Mr. Chan Lim Pak.
The first two matches, of the Achedule, viz. South China "B" v. Yeo Woo and Sung Ching v. South. China A," will be layed at 2.45 p.m. on the South Chins Football Ground, Caroline Bill. “
Fixturos have been arranged up to March 19, the following teams. taking part-South China "A" und B terms Chinese Athletic A and B Bung Ching; Yoo
John Julen, of Finland, a seaman belong to the American ship Belle (Continued on Previous Column;)Woo and Eastern.