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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
SANDAKAN LIGHT & POWER" * COMPANY. (1922), LIMITED.
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NINTH ORDINARY
THABLY
MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be bold at the Head Offen of the Company, St. George's Building, Chater Road, Viotaria, Hong Kong, on Wednesday, the 80th December, 1981, at 12. o'clock, Noon, for the purposa of Yooniving a Bistemont of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ended 30th June. 1981, and electing Directors and Auditors.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managers. Hong Kong, 144 Dec., 1991. (1572
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG,
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PROBATE JURISDICTION.
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In The Goods or ANGUS BOYD, LATE OF CHALATON DENE, MAITLAND CRESCENT, COLOVNO IN THE IALAND OF CEYLON, PORMERLY OF WINHYGROUL- DUNBLANE IN Scotland, BANK ACCOUNTANT, DECEASED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the Court ham, by virtue på. Section 68 of Probate Ordinance 1897, mado an Order limiting the Inie for Creditors and Others to sand in their Claims against the above Estate to the 13TH DAT of JANUARY, 1933.
All Creditors and Others are accord- ingly hereby required to pand in their Olaims to the Undersigned on or before that date.
Dated the 14th day of Dec., 1931. -.'
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors for the Executrix, Prince's Building, Ice House Street, Hong Kong.
(1870-
SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE,
HONG KONG
as possible their applic
OUT TO-DAY, IN AGAIN TO-MORROW That's the way with bluehenda if you use a soup that doesn't diainfect. Back honde breeling grounds for germs and the pores they live in never get closed until the germs are killed.
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WRIGHT'S COAL TAR SOAP disinfecta-kille gorm while it washes away the dirt und dissolves the blackheads.
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COAL TAR SOAP
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BIRTH Nowers On December 14, at the Peak Hospital, to Mr. and Mr. W. A. NowERA, D BUT..
ACKNOWLEDGMENT,
MEMBERS are requested to send in Mrs. WONG KAM Fox and family beg their relatives and friends to wept their most sincere and heartfelt thanks for their expressions of sympathy and floral tributes and far Attend- ing the funeral
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ations for tickets for the Ball, to be held at the Pon meals Hotel on Wodzen- das, 6th January, 1931.
Englishmen wishing to join the Bo ciety may obtain particulars from the under-signed.a
LINSTEAD & DAVIS.. Sugnetarius and Treasurere, Alexandra Building..
THE EASTERN EXTENSION --AUSTRALASIA & CHINA
TELEGRAPH CO., LTD. ASSOCIATED WITH IMPERIAL
INTERNATIONAL COM. MUNICATIONS, LTD. Hong Kong Branch.
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TROM December 18, 1931, and until further notice, Mr. C. O. Clarke will be in charge of the above Company's Branch at Hong Kong.
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8. LACK,
Manager:
HONG KONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.
THE ANNUAL DINNER DANON HE ANNUAL DINNER DANOR
HOTEL, HOWLOON. on FRIDAY DECEMBER 18TH, 1981.
Tables may
be booked at the Peninsula or Hong Kong Hotels Charge for each person $8.00, Payment must be made when booking tables, tickets will be issued.
zder,
Editorial and Business Offices: 11
Ice House Etrent. Tal. 30231. Night Editor (Wanchai Office);"
Tel. 24511.
London Office: 2, Fleet Street,
E.O. 4.
The Daily Press.
Hong Koxɑ. Dxcrunen 15, 1931.
THE GOLD STANDARD.
:
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1931
* News and Views *
Giver and Receiver.
Witer I can't just decide what to get my husband for a little gift... there isn't anything you need!"
Helpful Friend "Don't tell too
The Alternative.
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for a long time, and often alu she was hy pain, and perhaps the would come to the microphone when
eurinos, wistful pots of endurun in those amngs of the defiant heroism of the poor had a personal colour,
those ing udsuspected by laughed.
who
altacking the Langue,
The League of Nations hos vory bitter enemies. Thus the Frening Standard quotes a fellow critic of at Home attending English free In those days, when most children Geneva:
"Disillusionment in the League of taken home by motor-'bus, or to be school expect to be fetched and Nations is widespread in
this country, and the movement away one case-to have a specially built provided with bicycles, or oven-in from Geneva gains new adherents bridge, a story told by the Superin every day.
the convention would be to conjusting factors upon the credib; tralize and co-ordinate the demand structures of the countries concern- for gold and so to avoid those ed, it proved its value and was iride fluctuations in the purchasing pradually adopted by the greates power of gold which might other part of the civilised World Ti wise result from the simultaneous those days, monetary gold was not and competitive efforts of a number regarded as a commodity for the of countries to secure metallic resettlement of international debts BOYYes."
but'as an adjusting agent for the Professor GESTAY CABBEL in his correction of unbalanced trading | Memorandum 021
World's positions and the present break the Monetary, Prublend, written in down has shown the necessity for
It is anderstoed from h well 1020, had emphasised the necessity a return to these brand principles, inforined French source that if the Heating Footpaths in Madrid. of international co-operation to oven if modern conditions may French anti-bandit army in Corsica The Madrid City Council is atudy- avoid serious changes in the vains corssitate some modification of the is unsuccessful in bringing its quarrying a proposal, favoured by Mayor to bay, the American example in Pedro Rico, to heat the city's foot; of guld. He said. It seems then, system in detail. It is along these dealing with gangsters will be folratis with electricity this winter for in the first instance, to be a common lines that reconstruction plans must lowed, and a corps of highly trained the benefit of the homeless. interest for the world to predeat, be lid, but it is generally recog-Inspectors of Income Tax will be The proposal calls for the laying gold from rising again in value.,
of heat mains beneath the streets, despatched to Ajaccio, nised that if they are to be success-
with the cost to be defrayed by the The present low value of gold is fully operated, a much greater de-
male of heat to householders. mainly the consequence of a re- gree of international co-operation
The Canadian Spirit. latively diminished demand for will be required than has proved gold for mountary purposes. The possible in recent years, actual circulation of gold is very generally abandoned, and the great Central Banks have reduced their claim on
relative gold-coveringa considerably. Should a return to WHEN one gazes into & modern
Bookseller's "window, replete from Here is the conclusion of a lead-tendent of Education in Ontario pre-war conditions in this respect top to bottom with new books ning article in this week's Satur makes an interesting contrast.
Up in the North the school on metin, tha inavitable consequenes their gay jackets," it is difcult day Review on the Manchurianwheels halts at the rail-mod for would be an enhancement of the not to be overcome by a feeling situation:
of despair. So many interesting, The long and short of the mat five days a month. At one piont a value of gold. To avoid this, it is instructive, or entertaining volumes ter is that Great Britain must ast boy of nine and a girl ofjaeven mush neersary that all countries should are poured cut daily that it is her face against all foreign entang forty miles by dog team to meet it almtnia from measures for gaintro- quite impossible, even for the meat lementa. It is high time that our every time it comes, and live in a diligent reader, to keep abreast of rulera realised that the interests of tent for the five days, even in the ducing an actual gold-circulation the times. It is always comforting the Empire must come first: if these depths of winter. and content themselves with their to effect, however, that practically prove incompatible with member present standard of gold holdings all one's fellows are in precisely ship of the League, then Great
farewell BLY the same predicament, and the Britain as a basis for their paper circula- latest statisties will still further Geneva, tion. Countries which are in a posi- assuage the secret morrow of those This represents exactly tion draw gold to themselves! who are blessed with neither the view of the "average man," who time nor the digestion to benefit is rightly suspicious both of the from the rest of the World should from the daily feast prepared for changes and the extravagance of abstain from "doing so." Thus the them. It appears that more than Geneva. It is 2" · commonsense stabilisation of the value "of gold a mile of additional shelf accom point of view, which the Lengue will clearly require, in the coming the British Museum Library to
modation is required each year at will find hard to dispel" years, a close co-operation of all store the books received. Last year! We don't believe that this is the 22,367 volumes were added, an view of the average man," who countries."
average of over 60 new books or realises something of the servic
limitations new editions of old books a day. of the League, the
it, and the It gives the officials as much as rightly imposed on they can do to catalogue and asien | unscrupulous nature of its enemies. tifically assemble these works, far
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It is interesting to notice how little attention has been paid to Professor CABERL's advice and to the conclusions ranched by the Genon Conference and how closely the consequences have approximated
to the forecasts.
SIXTY BOOKS A DAY.
must
the
less assimilate their contents, and Wish Wynne.
The career of Wish Wynne, who the rest of us may therefore suffer from no inferiority complex. The died last month, was a tragedy in probability is that a large percent the sense that she achieved a great age of this flood of learning and artistic triumph years ago which literature is worth comparatively was never repented. She had been
To.Morrow."
Their father in
way most of the winter trapping in the Hudson Bay sector, and the two children maintain themselves by trapping during the school period.
Young Sports.
A football, autographed by all the members of the unbeaten South end United Football Club, has been Tho sent to a school in Germany. pupils of the school, it is stated, aro so poor that they have been playing football with a ball made of paper, rage, and string.
Red Rays Develop Tulip in
Darkness
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A beautiful tulip with Alardy green leaves and fine red potale bas been grown in Londer in complete darkness by means of daily irradia. tion with invisible infrared rays.
This phenomenon was described by Dr. W. Beaumont, ray therapy
halls when Mr. Granville-Barker, of Arts. who was producing Arnold Ben-
nett's "The Great Adventure" saw Post Office Humour. that she wai the only possible A telegram sent by a London busi- "Janet Cannot, and coached her ness firm was not delivered, and' into perfection. Very largely owing they wrote to the General Post to the exquisite truth of her im Office to complain. Here is the personation, "The Great Adven bright reply they received from the Lure" ran for six hundred night humorous official who deals with and was Arnold (Bennett's chief such matters: " saccess on the stage.
James Brady who spent more than 40 of his 73 years in prison, and who was befriended by the Recorder of London. Sir Ernest Wild, K.C.. was buried at Kensal Green, N.W. No such part came her way Brady once told the Recorder hat he again. She had some successes in then given his first chance¿ had a chance in life-and he was revue: then about seven years ago she made an entirely fresh reputa Brady, who died in London lasttion on the wireless." She at- month never broke his promise to tained extraordinary popularity the Recorder, and went "straight."" until his death.
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Tho telegram, of the 23rd of October was correctly transmitted, and in accordance with the regula tions of the International Telegraph Convention the productim"of the form actually delivered to the ad- dresse will be necessary before in- with listeners, to whom she was quiry can be made abroad regarding hardly a memory as the brilliant the errors. If you will be so good character actress on the stage. Se ne to furnish the form in question specialised in little sketches of this matter shall be pursued." (Our
humble London life-the teashop itlics.) waitress, the domestic, or the It must be great fun to be a Post woman in the 'bus. Office official and spend one's daya She had been
writing that sort of letter,
Sir Ernest appreciated the old man's effort, and sent a beautiful wreath of rush carnations and chry
uthemums for the grave. It bore the simple message, written by Sirold Ernest, To-morrow.
very
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Local Notes and Events
THE CHOICE OF
THE CONNOISSEUR!
SCOTCH WHISKY WHICH
TO HAVE CAPTURED.
SHEMS
TUK SUNSHINE OF THE
BARLEY,
THE 'TANG
OF THE PEAT SMOKE.
THE MELLOWNESS OF GREAT
WHISKY
WITH A FRAGRANT BOUQUET,
A GRACIOUS MELLOWNESE, AND-
A GENTAL FLAVOUR · THAT
WARMS THE HEART-SUCH
IS DEWAR'S, A BABE
OLD SCOTCH WHISKY.
DEWAR'S
"WHITE LABEL"
AGED IN THE WOOD AND BOT
FLED: IN SCOTLAND, THE
UNVARYING QUALITY: OF
DEWAR'S LEAVES NOTHING
TO BE DESIRED.
SOLE AGENTS:
A. S. WATSON & Co.,
LIMITED.
Established 1841.
SCOTTISH COUPLE. UNITED.
→CEREMONY AT UNION
CHURCH.
BULLOCH-McLEOD,
It is also interesting to remember little save to a fow exports in each playing in pantomime and on the expert, to members of the Society that when Great Britain returned untegory. But then, who can say - to the gold standard in April, 1926, to-day what will be valued most
one justification for that return 50 or 100 years hence? was the belief, "freely Expressed at the time, and justified by the Genon Conference, that the 20th century would witness a great development in' international co-operation.
Since the subpansion of gold payments by Great Britain on September 21, Beveral countries, in addition to those which formerly were 'definitely linked to sterling, have found it necessary to take ONE if the chief effects of the similar action In these circum- spasion of gold payments by the stances a grave responsibility de Bank of England was that other volves upon Great Britain in the countries started to strengthen management of her currency and in their gold reserves. As gold could any devisions she may make as to no longer, be obtained from the her future policy, as her example ia
inak of England, the demand was likely to exert transferred to New York with the
A very wide iz-1 fluence. It is necessarye that the World in general, and those coun- result that, despite substantial im- porta, the monetary gold stocks, of tries which are relying upon steri- the United States were reduded be- (ing in particular, should realise the tween mid-September and the end of determination of the National Gov-
Only one case of notifiable disease! Senders of telegrams are informed October by £150 millions. As ugainst ernment of Great Britain by drastic was reported during this week-end, that owing to faulty sable connec this loss of gold by the United economies and the imposition of this being an imported case of tion between Hong Kong and
! typhoid.
Shanghai, telegrams to and from Laxation increased by States, the stocks of France were heavy additiona}
Shanghai and beyond are subject to £13 millions, of balance the Budgets for both the A fire occurred in a concrete heavy delay:
Mr. A. Stevenson gave the brids current and the succeeding year. building at 12, Aplin Street, Sham-
away. She was" attired in white 20,000 shares. forming the remaining Holland by £14 millions, of Bel-
The resturation of a net favourable Saturday morning, but owing to the Hon. Comdr. Hole, at the Marine shtipo shortly before @ o'clock on part of the arissuod Capital of the gium by 227 millions and of Swit
chiflon velvet and georgette, pear! A hawker was charged before the Looking Back 25 Years.
head-dress and long white net verl Company sad that such shares shall gerland by E38 millions.
balance on the international trad nature of the material with which Court yesterday, with having bowl-
thread. Her... in the first instance be offered to the
The following have been selected edged with silver persona appearing in the Company's. The significance of the figures ising account is also one of the tasks the building was constructed, a
ed his wares on board the s.. to play for the H.K.F.C. in the bouquet was of white, roses and register of members as shareholders
suggested by the following records being undertaken by Parliament.stored on the ground floor of the do so. Sergt. Roberts told the Court to-day. Kick-off at 4.30 p.m. The
serious damage was done. Goods Kalgan without having a licence to Rugby match against the Garriso.eiden hair fern the lat day
of January, 1982, at par
matron of honour, Mrs. and on terms and conditions which of the movements of gold since the Moreover, in the light of the ex-premises, valued at about $3,300, that he went
i board the Kalgau club will play in colours, Referee. Stevenson, was dressed in brown will be communicated to such persons at a later date. The attention of all year 1922, the amoulits being given perience gathered during the post were destroyed,
and saw the defendant hawking Clark A. Gregory Jaca, pan velvet erat, and hat to
match.. He asked him for his licence and Pearce, C. M. Preahaw, T. C. persons who are now or may become in millions of pounds sterling for war period, there should be no
"I am sick of him please send was given it, but it was only for Kendall and J. Hall; J. C. Jonghin
Dresses of peach taffeta trimmed before the 1st day of January, 1939. the holdings of six of the countries danger of the development of in him to prison" was the request hawking ashare. Defendant said he and J. Blackburn: H. G. with white fur were worn by the the holders of shares in the above-
flationary tendencica.
made by a Chinese women to the thought he was allowed to hawk on
Bailey, H. M. Kendall, E. dower girls, the Misses Margaret Kowloon Magistrate yesterday when board with his licence. He was fin. Lester, L. S. Greenhill, A. Gange. and Joyce Crookdake, who carried her 14-year-old son was charged wilded 810 or one week's imprisonment. W. J. Daniel, B. G. Munro and bouquets of African daisies.
22 pair of trousers, i
T. G. Drakeford.-Hong stealing Divisional Inspector Clark told the i Magistrate that the boy continually A shooting party in the New Ter. Daily Press, Dec. 15, 1908. gave trouble to his parents. His ritories came upon a particularly Looking Back 50 Years. Worship bound the boy over in the ferocious wild boar on Sunday and after a chass lasting five hours, the animal was abot. The boar made a
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B. D. EVANS,.
Hon. Secretary,
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED Not the Directors of the above TOTICE, IS HEREBY GIVEN
named Company have rosolvad to lesze
00
named Company in respect of which
most concerned.
their names have not been entered in
Dec., Dez., Dec., Oct., the Company's register of members is
1022. 1999, 1030. 1931. directed to the above particularly resolution and to the fact that in the Great Britain 183 140 148 138 event of such persons wishing to
850 41 4 881 participa e in the said offer they should United States 807 tako immediato stops to have their France ... 210 330 431. 514 names entered in the Company's reg Holland..... 48
69 ter of members.
Belgium JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
Switzerland. 1 Geners! Managers.
-11657
'37 30
11
3D
73
87
to
sum of $50 for 12 months.
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At the anme time it is important to emphasise that a return to the gold standard cannot be hurried. The various impedimenta to its smooth working have resulted in its completo breakdown and it would be extremely unwise for Great Caught in the act of extracting big bid for life and killed one of two 85 notes from the pocket of the pursuing dogs in addition to in Britain again to link her currency passenger of one of the Faumat juring four others. The party It was in 1999 that a Conferimento gold until there is a reasonable ferries, a Chinese pickpocket was came upon the tracks of the animal was held in Genoa desling, amongst prospect that all countries adopt sentenced to three months hard in the neighbourhood of Kow To. labour. He was observed by dia After the creature was shot it was by rules, the non-observance of His record showed that he had been to weigh 200 pounds. Another wild which has been mainly responsible banished from Hong Kong for 10 hour shot in the vicinity a fortnight
years in 1010 His record since his ago weighed about 250 pounds. for the" existing position.
retun had been clear.
Põ
From the files.
Kung
A bride from Scotland, Miss Helen McLeod, daughter of the late Mr. McLeod and of Mrs. Mc- Lecd, of The Temple, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, was honoured af her wedding yesterday by bagpipes be- ing played on arrival and depar- ture
Union from the
Church, where she was married to Mr. James Bulloch, Superintendent of the local Dairy Farm, and son of Mr. T. Bulloch, of West Calder, Midlothian, Sectland,
The
Mr. A. D. Wyllie discharged the duties of "best man," while Mr. H. C. Watson played the bagpipes, Following the Church ceremony, at which the Rev. E. G. Powell At the Ordinary Annual Mest officiated, a reception was held at ing of Shareholders in the Club the Roof Garden of the Hong Kong The bride's going away Lusitano, hold on Saturday, the Hotel following officers and committer costume was a blue crope. Buede dress and coat, with beige. lúce were elected:-President, M. O da Rotario: Hon. Secretary, J. P.. du hat, and beige slices. C. Danenberg: J, L. 8. Alves and Costa (re-elected); Hon. Treasurer.
CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME. / other thingry with the problemn .ofing the system will agree to abide trist watchman who arrested him, taken to Taipo when it was found dos Remedios. The above form Mr. Waliace as Preacher.
ORIENT. MORTGAGE BANK AND ESTATE
AGENTH.
"PEAK MANSIONS "
PRINCE EDWARD ROAD,
the restoration of currency stability in Europe and the readeption of the gold standard. At that Confer
It has never been claimed that
ence the conclusion was reached that
Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott Harston. certain steps, if taken, might the gold standard was free from accompanied by Mias Pamela Scott Booth: Treasurer Bro. R. Lyal!, Biz-roomed & Five-roomed Apartments suffice to establish a"gold standard, imperfections, but prior to the War, Haraton, were amongst the passon- Secrétury, Bro. F. A. Hazeland; but its Яuccessfui maintenaner when, to, a much greater extent gers who arrived by the Blue Senior Dencon, Bro, A. Woolley: would be materially promoted, not than in the post-war period, it was Funnel linor Hester from Home on Organist, Bro, W. Brewer; Inner
Sunday. Other passengers wore:- 1 Guard, Bro. A. N E. Judah only by the proposed collaboration allowed to operate nocording to the Capt. O. H. Farrar, Mr. and Mrs. Director of Ceremonies, Bro. E of Central Banks, but by an inter recognised: principles and gold R. H. Cousins, Mr. and Mrs. A. Mackenn; Steward, Bro. H. Mat.
Ritchie, Mrs. A. Leach, Mr. W. chett; Tyler, Bro. J. Grimhle, national convention to be adopted movements were permitted to exer Brackenbridge, Mr. J. D. Lloyd, Hong Kong Daily Prese, Dec. 13. at a suitable time. The purpose of pise their normal influence as ad- and Mr. and Mri. R. F. C. Master, 1881.
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KOWLOON,
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Detached, and Semi-detached Villas
Modern Construction with Garage,
* CAMBAY BUILDINGS”. Patanidh' Möda'u. Convenienone.
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on
the committee Mosara. J. A. Komodion and P. A. da Costa (re- elected) were elected the Financial Committee; and Mensra. · A. F. Alves and A. A. dos Remedios were appointed nuditors.
The following are, the officers of the Perseverance Lodge of Free masons for the year 1882 appointed at the meeting on Friday night: Worshipful Master, Bro. W. Danby: Senior Warden. Bro. P. B. C. Ayres; Junior Warden, Bro. E. George: Chaplain, Bro. Rev. C. G
(Continued on Previous Column.)
Mr. Edgar Wallace, whose foible is versatility, is now going to preach sermon. Many people will be sur prised only to hear that he has never done it before.
One is, reminded, but only bo cause it so emphatically does not apply to Mr. Wallace, of a story of Coleridge and Lamb,
*Charles," said Coleridge," have you over, heard me preach"
"My dear Co-ooleridge," Lamb replied, "I n-never heard you dido anything else."