NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
T
Q.
ENDERS are invited for the
supply of Labour and Lighter ago for Admiralty Coaling for n period of 12 months certain from the 1st April 1939.
Forms for tendering can be obtain. ed on application to the Naval Store Oficer, H.M. Dockyard, Hong Kong, and tendera, should be lodged in the Naval Store Ofeer's Office not..lator than Noon, on Tuesday, 8th March
1932.
G. R
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ANNUAL NAVAL CONTRACTS.
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TEALED Tendors are invited for the following contracta, viz., Supply of Timber and Timber.
Materiala..
Upholstery Worka.
Dry Cleaning Works.
Repairing Clocks, Watches and
Stop Watchos.
Supply and Repair of Bumboo
Sunblinds.
Supply of Acetylenė Gas.
Supply of Oregon Gas,
The Contracts to commence on 1st April, 1930 and expire on the 81st March 1982.
Forms of tender may be obtained on application to the Naval Store Ocor, H. M. Naval Yard, by whom tenders will be received until Noon, Thursday, 10th March, 1982.
The right in roserved of rojecting all or any tenders and or accepting any porting of a tender,
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HONG KONG TECHNICAL
INSTITUTE.
THE
NHE Institute will re-gpeй on Friday, March 4th. Irovision will be made for instruction in Erg- lish Literature, Commercial English," French, Shorthand, Book-keeping. Physics, Chemistry. Hygiene, Fod- agogy, Electrical Engineering, Build- ing Construction, Sanitation, Field Surveying Physical Instruction, Machine Drawing, Applied Mechanics, Cookery and any other subject for which there is sufficient demand.
Entry Forms & copies of Pro- spectus may be obtained at the Education Department or at the Central British School.
THE
A. O. BRAWN,
Director,
TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
NOTICE..
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HE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, LADIES COM- MITTEE of CHEERO CLUB will be held on THURSDAY, MARCH 3rd at 11. at the HELENA MAY INSTITUTE.
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LIMITED.
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1932.
heavy-gambling goes on in Hong Kong. Some, no doubt, ary wiser to-day than they were, say, teal days ngo, many, perhaps, are poorer, but such are comparatively few in number, and those who went to
Tale of the Day.
News
Fourth Form Master Ty the
and Views
been singing "the Alantian Creed," "Now I know," commented a
Happy Valley to enjoy the sport word trousers singuiar of "phuvalt reputation. It is not included in member, as quick as a Rash, the
provided and to have an occasional- ly Hutter must by far out- number, those to whem really sericas gambling was the main in- centivo.
Bright Boy: Both sir Mastor: Both? Bright Boy: Yes, sir. above, plural below.
A Davis Cup Prophecy.
Singular
Thirty-three Murders in a Day.
Chicago has been living on a false the first 30 citiam of the United States with the highest. murder rate.
Pride of place belongs to Mem-
privation of dogma."?
Cat and Dog Law.
FINE SHERRIES
Amontillado,
phis, where the rate of murder-or, A distinction "in motoring law Amontillado Superior.
Pas Americans prefer to call it, involuntary suicide" is 38 per
The record entries for this year's
Big Bill" Tilden, whose views 100,000. meeting make it a memorable one ou lawn tonnix are inspired by New Orleans shows a gure of 23 and the big fields which started in common sense and shrewd judg per 100,000, Cleveland 17, St. Louis ment, in pessimistic about his 10.8 and Detroit 13.3. Chiongo's practically every race will long country's prospects in this year's rate is a modest 11,4 and New ramembered. In quality, nothing Davis Cup.
| York's 7.1. with wanting. The Derby waS WON
Ho doubt if the American team. The flat rate for the whole of the in regard time. Several other re-itors Vines & "truly great player,
will reach the final round. He con- | United States in 33 murders a day,
hat still too inexperienced" He tips Britain as she probable win.
mer.
| cords were broker, notably in races for Australiana ponies, where some good sport was seen. There were We should take heart from good candidates among this: · Tilden's« prophecy, but we year's
should ponies, but on the whole there not relax our preparations Am
erica will spare hp effort to lower seems to be a lack of "appen) in aur colours raees for Australian pores. The Ellsworth Vines has suddenly docit Derhy for China ponice commandeded to abandon his university career - is only 20-and devate himself for more attention and interest exclusively to Tennis. From his than did the Derby for Australian point of view it is a foolish deci. ponies, and the Champions Forsion, but it spells a new menace to. DURO GARAGE China ponies, even though the ra
See them at the
In Hallian Road, Kewo21.
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WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarks: issued by the Royal Observatory nt 3.16 p.m., stated :—- n
The anti-cyclone" remains con.. bral acar Haukow but has de- creased slightly in intensity.
Local Forecast N.E, winds, moderate; fine to cloudy,
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HONG KONG, MARCH 1, 1939.
RACE WEEK.
NOTWITHSTANDING the close proxi- anity of Hong Kong to the area where the rumblings of war have grown louder and louder unity, the Colony staged one of its most successful racing carnivals last wook, putting aside for the moment
sult was a forbgone conclusion. was run in an atmosphere of tonse
our own chances.
The Wheels of Whitehall.
Epitaph on a Politician.
His gifts were many. First among his prore,
He served throe parties in as many years.
But Time, who judged all men. shook his hend:
"There's such a thing as con- stancy," Time said.
Howlers,
between eat and dog was pointed out at a Hammersmith inquest,
I believe that a motorist is ru quired by law to stop after running over a dog, but ho need not do so If it is a cat," said the Coroner Dr. Edwin Smith
By the "Rond Traffic Act, 1030, a motorist is required to stop, or re port the necident, if damage or in- jury is caused to any "person vehi fele," or animal," and "animal? is defined as "any horse, ontble, nes, mule, sheep, pig, gont, or dog."
A detective is a man who searches out the mysteries of things in his! private clothes,
The Yellow Peril means a banana skin left on the pavement.
Instruments, that you hit, liko
secution.
"I knew that Whitehall was a place of caste and class, but I had drums and triangles, zre called per nor quite realised the multiplicity
Howlers Encored." by of degrees until I came across this in a reference book on the staff of the Board of Trade:
Private seo to President. Assist. priv. sec. Priv. noo. to Pari, ane. Personal priv. sac. to Park. sec. Priv, sec. to Porm, scc. Priv. scc., to second sec. And so on, ad infinitum. ""One good secretary deserves aD- other, it seems. "-Londoner.
in
From Cecil Hunt,
"Pyjama Shorts this Summer,
Bench pyjamus are to give way to "pyjama shorts" this summer,.ne cording to the fashion dictators of Paris. The long "Oxford" trousers
Pilot's "Atlantic Trip.
A Queenstown pilot, Mr. James Lynch, in making an enforced trip to New York. Ho piloted the liner St. Louis into Cork Harbour but the gale made it impossible for him to return to the pilot cutter on, the liner's departure.
This is the second time he has been carried on to New York as a result of bad weather,
A Somersaulting Bishop,
Bishop James Taylor Smith told.!
Brother- the Croydon (North End) [bood:
"I am 7 years old and should soon be 72 and I am an the sorap- heap, but I am still strong and fit enough to bravel and to turn « somersault."
He added that two years ago he
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Solera Fina. Solera Fina Superior.
Superior Pale Dry. Full Golden. Amoroso Extra.
Fine Old Brown, of very superior quality grown and bottled by Anto. R.· ́ Ruiz Y. Hermanos Xeres de la Frontera. Specially selected.
One sip.
aported on the beaches Inst summer travelled from Cairo to the Cape. Will bathe the drooping
take too much propelling through the air, so the trousers have been cut off just above the kneb.
After 4 years as Chaplain-Gen- oral to the Forces, Bishop Taylor Smith retired on 1925.
Artists Turn to Barter.
spirit in delight
Beyond the
dreams."
bliss of
expectation, while the Champions for Australian, ponies, where the issue was very open, created no more stir than an ordinary event.
The success of the Danbar". candidates at the race meeting was outstanding, and the stable, on a rough estimate, must have colliet- nd nearly 820,000 on stakes alone. Bath the Champions and the Derby fell to Mr. Danbar's candidates, and, in the happy possession of Bit-Channel Tunnel Company.
Stone Age Finds. ting Bull, Diang Bay and the fresh Sixty
years ago, the Channel
Five flints or carving stones were. Among the many attempts to help. Derby winner, Liberty Bay, it does Tunnel Company was registered discovered in a gravel pit at Tip- the artists, one deserves special not appear as if there is very much! It was the first serious project for tree, Essex. They are said to date notice. It is a return to simple
a scheme, which had been talked of change for other owners in the since the days of Napoleon. Work back to about 5000 B.C., in the barter as was made at Stockholm Champions for some years to come. ing
the earliest division of the Stone Age recently. Coal for a portrait, warm with co-operation
other Experts have declared the stones clothing for a landscape, food for a Incidentails, Diana Bay after win-English Company from the opon to be perfect specimens of the imple- hust. As intermediary agent a liar. A. S. WATSON ning the Derby and Clinmpions; sored by the French Northern Rail-
ments used for carving food uten ter committed functions. It was Bils. in 1930, has since won two Cham way. During experimental pro
founded by Frau Annot Jacobi, a Mr. Swann, a local collector of grandniece of Adolph Menzel, under
& CO., LTD. ceedings conf was discovered at pions and the pony has an un- Dover. The line projected by the relics, who made the discoveries, the slogan "Art for wares." beaten record, though, curiously companies was the same.
as that also found a necklet of the Neoli, small exhibitions are maintained enough, it holds no record for any approved by the Channel Tunnel thic Age.
where the paintings and sculptures distance. Nearly all the important this line the depth of water now- Overboard.
Commitice a few years ago. On
may be inspected, and the addresses WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS of the artists, together with their raons fell to either Mr. or Mrs.here exceeds 190ft, so that were The secretary of the golf club was special wants, are given to the Westminster Abbey, sunk in the alas a member of the church choir would-be buyer. The public can Dunbar and they could have won deepest part of towers would pro, and a mine of malapropiams. He beautify their homes and the artist more races then they actually did ject 45ft, above the surface of the enme back frim ohurch the other satisfy his needs, both without.
day and announced that they had money. had they not sportingly with-held both Liberty Bay and Diana Bay from practically all races Liberty. Bay was only sent out in the Derby, while Diana Bay merely qualified for the Champions and started fr that race.
sen.
Local Notes and Events
The Bogey Pool at Fanling over the weekend was cancelled for lack
entries.
The visiting jockeys from Shang-f hal certainly gave "Hong Kong racegoers a treat. Their riding was an object lesson and some of their
fenta will not be easily forgotten.
TOTICE IS A REBY GIVEN NOT the THIRTEENTH OR DINARY MEETING OF SHARE HOLDERS will be held, at the Registered Office of the Company No. 10, Des Voeux Road, Central, at 3.00 pm SATURDAY, the 10 MARCH, 1932, for the purpose of reiving the alert anxiety by the man in the CHANG's effortless Report of the Directors together with street. For the moment, the raco n Statement of Accounts for the year crowds at Happy Valley showed no onding 31st December, 193).
the problems which are confronting Mr. D. B. Li's ancecan on Lunar
The speaker at to-day's Rotary Club meeting will be Dr. 8. F. Li, tion-of Tuberculosis. whose subject will be "The Preven
Que case of small-pox, four of diphtheria, three of enteric fever and one of cerebrospinal fever were
and Sunday,
politicians, and are followed with Star in the Maidens, Mr. T. 8.reported during Friday, Saturday
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victorica
on.
Racing Boy and Mr. HILI's con-
the favourites are not things of daily occurenco in Hong Kong,
The TRANSFER BOOK of the interest in the threatened Japanese Idones when, mounted on some of Company will be CLOSED from push in Shanghai so long Aq SATURDAY, 12TH MARCH, 193, to SATURDAY, 19TH MARCH, 13 saddling belle followed one another (both days inclusivo), during which with unfailing regularity, and peried no transfer of shares can be dividends were paid out alter each registered,
race.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Managen;
Hong Kong, lat March, 1932.
"HONGKONG REALTY AND
With such a large number of contestants at Happy Valley last work, the "also reas" were so
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This was not due to callousness, but to the fact that for many of numerous that there are sure to [1888 us Race Wock is one of the most be big fields for the whole of the
enjoyable breaks in the ordinary routine of our lives. We nearly first half of this year's racing. all get into a groove. We do the The prosperity of the Hong Kong same things, and meet the same Jockey Club, while fever in doubt, people week after week.
was never more in the ascendant in a great port like this, there are TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thousands of strangers to be acen NOTIC
than to-day; and if the trouble in that the ORDINARY ZEAE- LY MEETING of SHARE every day, in the streets and public Shanghai continues for any length
TRUST CO., LTD INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPAN TESŰRDINANCES OF HONG KONG).
Though
At a meeting of the members and adherents of the Kowloon Union Church held on Sunday, the fol lowing were elected trustees for the Church property:--Messrs. K. R. Taylor. . E. Anderson, D. Gow, J.. W. L. McPherson and C. C. Hickling.
On Saturday and Sunday next. who have been giving performances & group of seven Portuguese actors, in Macao, are to pay a visit to Hong Kong. The company's reper The annual meeting of share toire includes the lastest in Portu holders of the Bank of East Asin, guese comedy and melodrama, and will be held at 10, Des Voeux Road the two pieces to be presented local Central, at 3 p.m. on Saturday, ly are typically Portuguese.
March 19.
Two
From the files.
Looking Back 25 Years.
Established 1841
PHONE 20016.
HONG KONG POLICE"
RESERVE.
[ORDERS BY MR T. H. KING. I.G.P.)
$
Chinese Company.
Training Course-Part II-AN recruits will attend at the Chinese Company's Headquarters, to-day at 5.30 p.m. for instruction.
Defendu Class.-This will be held to-morrow, at Police Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. under Sub-Inspector R. J. Hant.
Training Course-Part L-A recruits of the Chinese Company will attend Central Police Station
P.m.
When the "Ordinances to em- power the Government to grant minerals and to grant licenses and licenses to search for and prove.
leases of land for the purpose of working mines and minerale" was introduced in the Legislative Coun- eil last June, His Excellency re marked that the gentlemen who had for Squad Drill on Thursday at 5.30 undertaken the search for minerala in the New Territory. were con- N.C.O.'s Class.—AI N.C.O.'s will A series of police raids wore car. fident of success. Now, early as it Sunday night in an ried out in the Yaumati District on is, there are indications that that attend the Chinese Company'
attempt to hope was justifiad. A prospector Headquarters on Frilay at 4 p.m.. trace the perpetrators of a number has been at work for some time in of recent armed robberies. It is the New Territory on behalf of Bir
for instruction under Mr. Paterson, P.P.T.8. |believed that the police have ar Paul Chater and the gentlemen as- rested some men who were in pos sociated with him in the venturo, The following forthcoming wed session of arms, Daniel Seale, 296, Prince Edward Funity of identifying some of the sufficient has been found to continue members who have not passed Part
The victims of and, although little is officially ding is announced. Mr. Charles recent outrages will have an oppor. known, it is no longer a secret that Road, Kowloon City, to Miss Bella arrested men as all those taken will bortag. A lode of silver has been II. of Training Course should at Sha Wan Road, Shamshuipo. Laverne Militsaber, 115, Cheung be paraded for identification in dus discovered near the bottom of Tale
Ladies Committee of the Cheero The annual general meeting of the Club will be held on Thursday, March 3, at 11 a.m., at the Helens May Instituto.
Five men, one armed with a re volver and another with a vagger. committed an armed robbery at 128, Woosung Strest, Yaumati, as a re talk of which they stole property
to the value of $325.
course.
Indian Company.
Training Course-Part II.-AN.
Flying Squad,
detailed for duty at the Races will Race Duty-Members who are parade at Central Police Station on Saturday, at. 2 p.m. sharp.
graph Pass in the Fat Houng Val- tend at the Chinese Company's ley and near San Tin a good vein | Headquarters, 17, Queen's Road" The forthcoming marriage is an Doubtless other minerals will b
of plumbago has been found. Central, on Thursday, at 6.30 p.m. nounced of Mr. John Kennedy tracod, and if, as is not unlikely, Ross, of 4, Tregunter Mansions, they will afford profitable working, as "Bond, Hong Kong and Miss the development of that part of the HOLDERS
Eileen Mary McCormick, who is Colony will be materially assisted of HONG KONG conveyances, the nucleus of per REALTY and TRUST COMPANY,manent residents meet with mono-
of time, there is little doubt but] =
travelling from England on board Hong Kong Daily Press, March 1, At yesterday's sale of Crowa the ss. Glengoylo. Another mar 1007.
· LIMITED, will be held at tho Registered One of the Company,
tous regularity, Wo get to know that Hong Kong will become the Land, Inland Lot No. 3808, adjoin ringe aunounced, which is to take
Reserve Emergency Unit, Exchange Building (2nd Floor). Des not only each other's faces, but premier racing city in China, in Tonand Lot No. 2506, situated place in Bangkok, is that of Mr. Looking Back 50 Years.
at Wong Nei Chong, and of an Trederick Henry Cooke, of the Voeux Road, Central, Hong Kong, on mannerisms, voices and
Defendu Class.-The defendu WEDNESDAY, the 2D MAKOH, The Annual Race Meeting is to us
clothes. With the Fanling and Macao race area of 870 square feet, was soll for Bangkok Dook Company, and Miss His Excellency Govern Bir class will be held in the Gymnasium $4,100, the upsat price being $2,610. Winifred Violet Franklin Bows, of John Pape Hennessey leaves here at Police Headquarters on Thurs 1982, at 12 Noon, for the purpose of
courses within easy reach of race. The purchasers were Mears Leung the Diocesan Girls' School, Hong this afternoon, it is understood, by day at 8.30 p.m. under, Sub-Inspec receiving a statement of Accounts what tho Carnivals must be to
Chiu and Kwan Lun.
Kong. and the Report of the Board of Florence and Nics, and the great goers in the Colony, an indefinite
the English mail, on six months for R. J. Hunt. Directors for the year ended on the faira to Northern oitics There are number of meetings, can, bo hold.
Fleave of absench. It is very arm. Company Drill.-The regular erally believed that His Exellency monthly Company Drill will be car 32st. December, 1911, and reelecting new interests, gaiofy and "life" during the year. Incidentally, the launch Wah Shing Ton was con- of his administration here, setting will not return, but as the 'c ia semne ried out on Kennedy Road on 1be TRANSFER BOOKS of the Morcover, poople do not go to Macro Jockey Club will be hold.victed of unlawfully allowing his aside his policy altogether, is one light doubt on the subject, we Friday, at 5.16 p.m. in uniform, with 'Company will be CLOSED from Happy Valley merely for the anke
launch to be used for smuggling of ceaseless disputes with his sub-postpone to another occasion any steel helmets, revolvers and trun WEDNESDAY, the 17ru FEBRU of the change it affords in ouring a meeting on March 13 and 550 taals of opium, Mr. Yordinates and quarrels with private review of his five year's adm stracheons. Recruits not yet in posses. "ART, 1932, to' WEDNE D¿Y, the
D'Almada appeared before Mr. J. findividuals. He has been in con- tion. Suffice it now to say that w daily routine. 2 MARCH, 1982, both, ays in-
The prompeut of one of the chief events of the pro- A. Fraser at Kowloon Magistracy stant hot water with the British wish him a mfa voyage home and clusive.
| gotting rich quickly by, means, of a gramme is the Macao, Derby, and on Saturday to apply for recission and foreign community, and has on congenial employment for his ener of the confisestipu order. Mr. T numerous occasions allowed his Kies in some region far remote from "By order of the Board, 'sweep ticket, or of sœcuring & useft": it remains to be soon, which of M. Hazelrigg way for the Crown public acts an administrator to be this island. Sir John Pope Han
F. C. BRRY.
nest-egg thanks to a long-oldp:
Ald after hearing arguments from influenced by personal feeling. The nossoy's reign here has been a dis Secretary.
bet is one of the primary attrac. Hong Kong's race owners will be both sides, the Mingistrate decided community will rejoice, at his de-astrous one, spits of all the flattery HongKong, 2nd February, 1992. tions of every race meeting; but the lucky due to win the first. Derby firmed his docision at the previous Hong Kong Daily Press. Marched in another column. The record in favour of the Crown and con-parture: the land will have peace. contained in the addresses publish [1776
nevertheless it cannot be said that lever man in the Portuguese Colony, hearing.
(Continued un previous column.)
two Directors and the Auditora.
In connection with the case in which the voxswain" of the steam
1, 1882.
sion of uniform will come in mufti.
· Rifics.--All members of the Com- pany other than N.C.O.'s Squad dors and members of tha Sniper Section who have not yet" returned rifles the 0:1/c.. Care, dirouted to do so, 13, 300m se possible.
DSP (R)Y
Egd. D. L. KING.