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NOTICE OF DECLARATION OF THIRD INTERIM DIVIDEND.
NOTION IS HEREBY GIVEN that THIRD INTERIM DIVIDEND of TWO SHILDINGS per share on account of the Bnancial year ending 81at Manon, 1982, han been declared by the Directors of the Company in Brisbaro, payable to Sburoholders. On the Registers at Brisbane and Singapore од TUESDAY, 15TH MARCH, 1980.
NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN that the SINGAPORE TRANSFER REGISTERS will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, TH MARCH 10 TUESDAY, 15 MARCH, 1932, (Both Days inclusive) for the preparation of Dividend Warrants.
By Order of the Board.
DERRICK & CO., Chartered Accountants Local Secretarios,
Hong Kong Bank Chambers, SINGAPORE, Ilth Feb., 1992. (1807
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG RONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION,
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IN THE GOODS OF WALTER BOSS, AONETIVE AZBIURD AT FORNES, MORAYANIRE, SCOTLAND BUT LATE...OR:ŠTIGON, Fassen, Lyso CHINA, DECEASED;. Nhat the Court has by virtue of TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
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Sestion 68 of Probate Urdinance 1897, nado an Order limiting the Time for Creditors and Others to send in their Claims against the shore Estate to the 11TH DAY of MARCH, 1932.
All Creditors and Others are nocord- ingly hereby equired to send their Claims to the Undersigned on or before that date.
Dated the ath day of Feb., 1932.
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Sohoitars for the Executors, Prince's Building, Ice House Street, Rong Rouge
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IN THE SUPreme Court of HONG KONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION.
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IN T Good By CHARLES EVELYN FERGUSON,or RITERIA, BALTFORD IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET, ENGLAND, DECEASED.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Nhat the Court has, by virtue of
the Provisions of Seatina 68 of Ondian D No. 2 of 1897, made an Order limiting the Time for Creditors and Other to send in their Claims against the above Estate to lira MARCH, 1932.
All Creditors and Others aro accord ingly hereby required to send in their Olaims to the Undersigned on or before that date.
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DEACONS,
Solicitors for the Executrix, 1, Dos Vox Read Central,
Fong Kong
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HUMPHREYS ESTATE &
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FINANCE CO., LTD.
TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL ORDIN. ARY GENERAL MEETING of Shareholders will be held at the HONGKONG HOTEL, Hong, Kong, on MONDAY, the, 29 FEBRU ARY, 1982, at 11.80 m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 131,
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JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & 2ON, General Managers.
Hong Kong, 10th Feb., 1982. [805
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#WEATHER REPORT.
Youterday's weather report, forecast and remarks, inaned by the Royal Observatory at 5 p.m., stated :-
A moderate anti-cyclone is central to the north of the Yangtsze Valley. The depres sion is now central to the, north of the Bouin Island, moving castward.
Local Forecast --N winde, fresh; generally cloudy.
Editorial and Business Office: 11
Ice House Street. Tal, 20251. Night Editor (Wanchai Off)!
Tel. 24511. London Office: 48, Fleet Street,
The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, FEDRDANY 11, 1932.
TARIFF REFORM WINS.
AT LAST.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1932.
tween exports and imports Mr NEVILLE- ORAM DER LA IN
Agures
to whow that while British importa had remained practically stationary exports had dooronaed by nearly 38 per cent. Our imports had, in fact, failed to support and nourish our exports as they are supposed to do We all know that either gold, or
Tale of the Day.
News and Views
Marriage at 8ps.
FINEST
AMERICAN
Army of Viper Fought by Soldiers. Following foods, thousands of reptiles, mostly vipers, were washed on to the shores of Cape Bon: CHOCOLATES Tunisia, and when the pan exme out they began to crawl on to dry land.
A wealthy society Indy had just "A legal correspondent to a Lon- ongaged a new maid; and was itidon paper quotes Lord Phillmore's Ecolosinationl Law of the Church structing her in the duties of wait of England" (I., page 903, Edition
of 1873) as stating that marriage foreign sosurities. or "invisible ing on the table
"At dinner. Mary," she explain would probably also be valid, solem exports"! must pay the balance
nised on board one of H.M. Ships after the Clearing House hased "you must remember always to by a lawful chaplain on the High satiled ita accounta But de im- serve, from the left and take the Seas,
Is that The hint is passed on to any, od in their tank by thousands of perts from one country stimulato plates from the right.
olear?"
naval readers who are looking for villagers and a multitude of «sca-" exporta to her client? British piece
an original kind of wedding. in Yes, ma'ma," answered the girl.do they like to fix it up with the
gulls. | goods have made advance in China.
these last few months not be condescendingly. "What's the mat- padre and take a chance on Lord
Phillimore's opinion.
In Days of Old. In days of old,'
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canso Englishmen have developed after, superstitious or something?" rudder taste for gingor and Eng liahwammen now love for Canton Tant. shawls, but because the Chinese
Pierre Loti was a notorious hater people prefer not to buy from of England. When he was present Japan. When an order is placeded to Edwards V11. his Majesty ex- the considerations are quality and
olaimed: So this is the Anglo-. phobe price. ` Are these, in fact, governed
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Bire, replied Loti readily, and by the state of trade between two looking at the King, am less so natione If a popular novelist | already." succeeded in starting a craze for elaret, would that induco French Men to buy more. boots from Northampton 1 The trade of the
When knights were bold world, tends by nature to be holch potch swirl rather than recip. And sheet-iron trousers wore, rocatory. A jam factory in Eng-They lived int pesso, land will driw fritt from the Con- For then a grease tinent and the Dominions, boil it Would last ten days or more, in the German cauldron, hented
In those old days with electricity generated by an American" dynamo", "bottle" it in Czecho Slovakian järs, send it to the docks in a Ford lorry to take take the next steamer, of any flag, leaving for place of consignment.
It is easy to see how tariffe hold up the normal process, incrence prices, and decrease efficiency, but tariffs are with us, and British manufacturers could not get orders avond because prices were forced up by tariff walls above native cost of production, while at Home, foreign goods, thanks to cheap labour costs and state subsidies were able to undercut the home pro ducer. This importation of cheap foreign goods was good for con- summers, but the figures given by Mr CHAMBERLAIN khowed that British products were being driven from the markets of the world. Apart from certain articles, mainly of a luxury nature, the world waa getting on very well without British good That British tariffs will end menployment is not to be ex- pected. but at least the Home pro- ducer will be protected against un fair competition, and a considerable" revenue will be raised-equivalent, it is hoped, to sixpence off the income to This will be a worth. while return for a little extra on. the price of manufactured articles from abroad. British exporté will continue to hold their own dispite Home tariffs, provided that British producers study their markets and give customers what they want. | Amarica's protective duties have not 'hindered her merchants and manu
facturers from cutting out Free Trade Britain in all directions- and that should have been quite impossible if the Free Trade argu-
any foundations in fact,
They had the craze For enst-iron-shirts-and-wore for And there was bliss Enough in this:
The laundry never tore 'em.
Radio Home to Lot...
Savoy Hill, for more than eight years the home of British Broad- casting, is to lot.
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Troops had to be summoned to deal with them"and they were join.
There is doubt, however, if such Bull Calves.
an occasion has over arisen on any !
OF THE FINEST QUALITY
FROM
of E.M. Bhips. There would cor- Irish railways, probably the most tainly be Question in Parliament: happy-go-lucky in the world, have if someone tried to get married lately produced some well-grown H. D. FOSS & Co... during the Spring Cruise.
bulls. In the West, where alma nacks are on the whole more useful to travellers than time-tables gentleman in a hurry naked how long he would have to wait for e
local train. The station-master re FRESH SHIPMENT JU ST "plied: "She's always half-an-hour
Mies Colin's £20,000. Wyes. ·
Mian Jean Colin, who plays the part of Alesia in La Poupee nt Daly's, has insured her eyes £20,000.
for
Police Court Held In Deep Gold'
Mine.
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What we possibly the world's most unusual polies court was held in Johannesburg when, in order | that certain special aspects of a case could be tudied while the trial was in progress, & charge of contravening mining regulations waa inventigated 7,000 foot below the earth's surface in the City Deep Gold Mine.
The temperature was above 100 degrees and the inquiry lasted an hour a half.
A. Good Idea.
dealing with lost gloves has been An engagingly simple method of devised by those responsible for The British Broadcasting Corsuch things at Burlington House. veration have placed the building. It seems that many gloves are drop in the hands of Mesers. Knight,'||
rank and Rutley, and although it pod while their owners are rapt in contemplation of the French is still Britain's Broadcasting
masterpieces. G.HQ. the Corporation hope to leave it for their new home, Broad casting House, within a month or
two"
Leased from Duchy of Lancaster.
But they are not lost. A retriever (human, not canine) is busy collect. ing them.. Proently he carrica them to the outgoing turnstile, and there, as you pass out, you may Boe them ranged like plalce on a The premises in Savoy Hill are Gshmonger's marble slab. leased by the EB.C. from the Duchy of Lancaster, and; the lossa Any has still some time to run. tenant would therefore have the Poetry in Daily Life: - B.B.C. as his landlords for a time.
There is more common-sense than
Since it was converted from a
late panetual to the minute, sar
The other is one of the shadowy kino "of the ballad: A freight train, with a land of timber and fruit" (Brawood and potatoes) had with great diffaulty climbed a stoop: gradient. Then the driver thanked the Saints aloud, and the guard said: "We'd ha' run backwards, if I hadn't rammed the brakes down."
Sober British Army..
RECEIVED
NEW STYLES-
AND
the health of the Army for 1931,
During the year, anys a report on NEW FLAVOURS only four cases of alcoholism" and two of delirium tremens were re ported..
To test the effect of smoking on endurance, 1,885 men took part in three-mile cross-country russ A porcentage of 6.8 heavy smokers, 8.4 smokers finished in the first ten moderate smokers and 18.7 non- places.
The percentage of non-smokers in A. S. WATSON the last ten places was only 3.9.
Oostly.
An independent municipal candi dato has cost the ratepayers £3,000 by contesting seats which, other wise, would not have been opposed. But even this gentleman is less costly than Imany Parliamentary: candidates who cost the taxpayer millions after they have been sleet- adi
Dubious Amenities, Turkish Bath into a broadcasting poetry in the London Post Office
slogin, "Every home needs ni It is reported that one of the beadquarters, the building hus been phone near-rhyme now ap- amenities of Tristan da Cunha, visited by many of the great movering as a postmark on our which has just been visited by and women of the world Kings
luttors
H.M.9. Carlisle, is that wireless and Princes have spoken to millions from its studios, and remarkable For true poetic aflatus, for the teats showed that all parts of tho
schemes have divine touch of the muses, the re-world could be heard clearly. developments and matured there.
cord is still held by the legend on The Arst broadenst from Savoy the L.C.C. trams; Hill was on May 1, 1983, when the Grenadier Guards Band gave a pro- gramme of Elgar's music,
"Do not pare behind the car
Until you know the road
clear."
If any tourist syndicate is think. ing of developing Tristal dh Cunha as a quiet seaside resort this is is one of the things beat excluded
from the prospectus.
Local Notes and Events
Mr. Ben Guy well-known in the East as representative for Bucha nan's, arrived in the Colony by R.M.S. Empress of Bussia.
The parcel post service to Shang- hai, according to A notification from the Postal authorities, was
parcels only..
The annual general meeting of shareholders of Humphreys Estate and Finance Co., Ltd., will be held at the Hong Kong Hotel, on Mon- day, February 20, at 11.30 am.
From the files.
Looking Back 25 Years,
ments of British Liberals had had resumed yesterday for individual charge of Mr. C.. A. da Roza. Mr.schedule for the now advertised
WORLD'S LARGEST
ELEPHANT.
TRIUMPHANT MARCH THROUGH PARIS STREETS.
A concert will be given at the Holena May Institute on Thurs- day, February 18, at 6.30 p.m., when there will be selections by Mrs. Lockhart, Mrs. Tetley, Mr. Dere novsky and Mr. Bailey,
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The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week ending January 23, amounted to 111,871 metric tons, and the sales during the period to 106,700 metric tons.
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During the absence of Mr. Cer vairs de Albuquerque, the Consulate General for Portugal, will be in
We have received a copy of the Albuquerque left the Colony on show of the Hong Kong Horticul home leave yesterday by the 5.a. ture! Society, for Feb. 26. Some Clangon.
of the exhibits appear large but: for the spectator this means a bet. to-day's meeting Legislative Council, the Attorney hihits under.
of the ter exhibition, 'and' the general ex- General will move the first reading fully designed. of the following new Bills:-AS Bill to amend the Po Leung Kuk Incorporation Ordinanec,
1893."
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Bill to amend the Chinese Temples Ordinances, 1928" Bill to amend the Foreshores and Sea Bed Ordinancer, 1901."
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HONG KONG STOCK MARKET.
YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL
QUOTATIONS.
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The opening was steady to Arma at yesterday morning's ・ session, Tuesday's higher levels boing well. maintained.
Bales. **
Union, Inarancss, $400 wharves, $154,
Providents (Old), $5. Hotels (Old) $14. Dairy Farms, $284.
Buyers.
Douglases, 825), Wharvos, $103.
Providents (Old), 84.00.
Hotels (Old), $14. Hotels (Now), $13.60. Lands, $773
Chinese Estates, #05. Hong Kong Trams, Szij, Star Ferries, $99.
Hong Kong Electrics, #76.- Telephones, $23.
Dairy Farms, $28,40,- Constrictions (New), $1.70. Amusements, $18.
Sellers,
Banguets, 8113. Wasives, $155
The House of Commons has passed a resolution giving effect to the The TRANSFER BOOKS of the sent policy outlined by Mr. Company will be CLOSED from NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN last week, THURSDAY, 18TH FEBRUARY to The majority was immense, but the MONDAY, 29TH FEBRUARY, both important thing is that the Cabinet
The master of an Australian days inclusive.
has not split over the fiscal issue
afeamer has written a correction for the National Government
doe of the Manila papers, which | and"
remains unimpaired by defections
stated that his ship arrived with from its ranks. "Sir HEUERT
seven feet of water in the forehold. SAMVEL, and bis small group of
An enthusiastic reception жда
The skipper contradicted this, and strict-as compared with latitudin-
said there were twoivo feet but it arian Liberals like Sir WALTER given by & largo crowd to Rex, the
A Chinese mamber of the grow of was all in the fresh water tank RUNCIMAN and Sir JOHN SIMON arrived to take up his headquarters ed by the s, President Grant was lying in Taikoo Dockyard, was
world's largest elephant, who has
Among the passengers who arrive the Empress of Canada, which is used to feed the boilers. had their say and recorded their
at the Jardin des Plantes. vote. Their principles have been Escorted by a posse of keepers Mr. R. A. S. Watson, general arrested by revenue officers.
At the Royal Sanitary Institute, US. "PROSPERITY DRIVE “ and accompanied by bundreds of manager for the Far East for the Tucaday and was charged before Mr. A. E. Wright, F.S.I., will con that the ORDINARY YEAR rest, and now they will carry on
Schofield yesterday with tinue his lecture on delighted children, Rex made a Société Internationale de Place Mr. LY MEETING ôf the Shureholders (administrating the acts they hate.
Banitary He is staying with Biz Wm. possession of 671⁄2 tacis of prepared Building and Construction" this in this Corporation will be held at Only" in Britain could such excel-
solemn progress along the quais of menta
opium. The drug was found in evening.-Hong Kong Daily Breas the Head Office of the Corporation, lent common pense be accepted
the Seine from the station of Bercy Hornell. to the botanical gardens.
third class cabin in a suitcase be- February 11, 1907. No.1, Queen's Road Central, Hong without ugly recriminations, charges
Identified as Edward Hackell longing to the defendant. A fine The mare of the kingly beast, Kong, on SATURDAY, the 27 and counter-charges in the poli: though stately, was to slow that (32), a broker of Philadelphia, an FEBRUARY, 1982, nt 11,80 am. tical comp. Victory has at laat-
the whole of Paris almost would American who jumped into the of 88,000 or one year's imprison. Looking Back 50. Years,
ment was the sentence imposed by for the purpose of receiving the fallen to the Tariff Reformers after have had time to come and ece the Harbour from the Northern Star Mr. Schofield.. Report of the Board of Directors long series of defcata since procession,
at 9.55 on Tuesday morning, is now JOSEPH CHAMOROLAIN TOised the together with a statement of Accounts Protectionist banner in the early
Impeded by the heary chains making rapid recovery from the for the year ending 31st December;
years of the oratury. It was appro-
round bis feet, Rex. advanced with effects of immersion. Haskell ar the extreme of leisureliness, stop-rived in the Colony on the Presi- 1981.
priate that his son, NEVILLE ČICAM
KRLAIN should clinch the victory ping, frequently to inhale the unac dent Van Buren and is said to have
customed Paris air and to explore intended to proceed to Singapore. the surroundings with an enormous trunk,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVER indicated, their consciences set t
The Register of Shares of the Corporation will be OLUBED from Monday, the 16th February to Saturday, the 27th February, 1982, (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of Shares can be registered
By Order of the Board of Directors,
V.M. GBATBURN, ****
Obinf Mandget. Hong Kong, 6th Feb, 1982. [1780.
with the proselyte. Six WILLIAM RUNOIMAN, as his chief-of-staff.
The Inat of, the Free Traders cOTI-. inue their mournful noises and the January Reviews, of Liberal sympathy, are filled with Jnmenta tions. Again we are told that our exports will fall still further owing to the inevitable drop in imports But is there is clore a link as the Britisk Trey-Trader imagines be
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mstrong realised 83,850, being con siderable in excess of what was an ticipated. It is in some degree an assurance that the valus of property One ease of smallpox, one of in this Colony has not depreciated On one occasion progrees was diphtheria three of enteric fever very mach completely arrested while the mon- and one of ouerperal feverware. arch whetted his appetite with a berrel full of gherfins
Eventually, however. Rex arrived at his new home, where be an received by the director and the entire staff and ceremoniously con- ducted to a special came
reported on Tuesday. During lastWe are able to state that the man week, there were six mars (four Michael Carrol, who fell from the deaths) of small-por, five cases (two top to the bottom of the Cosmoli deaths) of diphtheria one case of tan Dock as he was orossing to his scarlet fever, six cases (two deaths) ship, the Hindostan, is progressing of enterio fever and 48 deathe from favourably-Hong Kong Daily pulmonary tuberculosis.
Prees February 11, 1882.
As will be seen by an advertis ment in another column, Professor Buchwaldy will give a performance at the Theatre Royal, City Hall,' on Sunday next, the 18th instant.
Reliable intelligence from Peking states that Sir Thomas Wade with shortly proceed home on leave of absence.
Admiral Dupperre paid a vin yesterday on board the Garibaldi and received the usual saluter
APPEAL TO BRING OUT
HOARDED MONEY.
Washington, Feb. 3-Prezident Hooger issued a formal statement to-day as the opening gun of a new "prosperity drive He urged that the nation take ite money out of hoarding and put it back in 'pro- ductive enterprise.
Announcement was made that ho had sailed the heads of civil or- ganisations to meet here on Batur, day and form an organisation for a new campaign to thaw out frown
assigned to the
Prooidont Hoover urged that money to be invested be carefully The sale of the house in Stanley deposited in sound institutions, en- Bfrees yesterday by Mr. J. M. Ar abling its return to the normal
(Continued en previous Column:) ~" channels of busfdep.