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HONG KONG CLUB
NOTICE.
THE EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEARLY Members of the Hong Kong Club will be held in the Club House on THURSDAY, the 31st MARCH, 1032, at 5.30 p.m.
By Order,
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T. A. KOBERTSON, Lieut. Col..
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Hong Kong, 18th March, 1932.
THE HONG KONG & KHAM ĐÀ DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOT the ORDINARY YEARLY
TOTICE. IS HEREBY GIVEN MEETING of Bharoholders will be hold in the Office of the Company, 2, Queen's Building, Hong Kong, on THURSDAY, 31ST MARCH, 1932, at 11 A.M. for consideration of the. Directors Report and Statement of Account for the year ending 3187 | December, 1831:
The Share Register and Transfor Books will be closed from the 24th to the 31st MARCH, 1932, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors, **R. M. DYER,
Chief Manager, Hong Kong, 17th March, 1989.
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HONG KONG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,
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LIMITED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY OIVEN that the TENTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of Shareholders of the Hong Kong Engineering Construction Company, Limite, will be held in the Board floom of Mesars. "Showan, Tomes & Co., St. George's. Chater oil,
Hong Kong,
1932, at 12:
day, the 8th,
noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors and a Statement of Accounts for the Year ended on the 31st Decem ber, 1931, and electing Directors and Auditors.
The Transfer Books of the Company
will be closed from the 24th March to the 5th April 1932, both days inclusive,
By Order of the Board,
B. ALVES,
Scoretary?
Hong Kong, 17th March, 1932.
QUEEN'S COLLEGE.
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THE 17TH ANNUAL ATHLETIC
THEPORTS will take plaes (weather permitting) on the School Ground, Causeway Bay, on Saturday, 10th Murch, commencing at noon.
Mr. Lo Cheung Shit, J. P., has kindly consorted to present the prizen, Members of the QCO.BA and other friends are cordially invited.
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DEATHS.
COOPER-On March 8, at 304, Kuling, Ki.. ERNEST C. COUPE agod él years. Bisнor:-On March 8, at Shanghai, JENNIE BISHOP, widow of the Jate HENRY M. BASHOP. Roor-On March 10. at Shanghai, WILLIAM F. B. ROOPE, beloved husband of MOLLY Roors, aged 4t years.
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,
[yond, the" prosineta of Hyde Park. with such lardly disregard for dimenities, wouki swop aside the painful efforter of M. Laval, Sir
Jons Sex and the whole ConnollTale of the Day.
FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1932.
News and Views
of the League, to settle the Sino-lessons)-Do you think I might be
Young Man (taking singing. Japanese clash, A **hesitation. [gin to use my voica in public fæbleness and poltroonery." It is now ?
Disappointed Tutor: You might cheer when King goes by.
It was seen that she would not To U.S. in a 10 Tonner, rough Plymouth in time to sayo the man's life, and it was then decided to risk carrying out the operation in the storm, with the versel tossing, about like a cork.. The ship's surgeon ascessfully carried out the task.
Thames Fogs Cause Cross-channel
Change
true that Mr. Lloyd' Csonce does not like Sir JOHN SIMON; And the two "nien uro as antipathetic to The Duke's Reflection. each other as a Manchester puminfected as brightly in your floors
I am pleased, de ses my face re-p
An important change in the night and 10 senior tutor, at Oxfords in your advertisementa," waa
the Duke of York's laughing com-erriss-Channel, services from France University. but only his former ment when he visited the works of to England will shortly be announ-
end. Junder could have slung auch Chiswick Products, Ltd. the manu-
facturers. of Mansion Polish and, The boat service between Dunkirk handful of mud at the stately Cherry Blossom Boot Polish, and Tilbury will conao either on
Chiswick.
May. For May 21 next, and will antocrat of the Foreign Offles, and
thenceforth ply between Dunkirk Thỏ one-time Grund Monarch of the
and Folkestone.
English bar.
Far
Somewhere in the Atlantic, at this. moment, is a party of four men friends and two paid hands, bound for the Woat Indies in a 40-ton Ratsey-rigged cutter. The owner is Major T. P. Rose-Richards, and his party includes Mr. Hugh Eaton, a young Australian sportsman who is well known and popular in the motor-racing world.
Loxin, built at Lymington last year is equipped with a two-cylin- der auxiliary oil engine, and her first port of call is Madeira. Thence these adventurous people in- I tend to sail to Trinidad, the West | Indios, and on to New York. They expect to be away for at least fivu months, for in American, waters they propose to enter in the race back from New York. to Berranda,
Ning intricate mechanical pro cesses involved in making the tiny "asy opener" which lifts the lid. One of the reasons for this change. Mr. Enton is himself a yacht. of a tin of polish were explained in that the foga which are so prova-owner, having purchased in the to the Duke. He followed with long about the Thames Estuary, es. South of France last year a con- close attention the evolution of specially in winter, have caused (verted M.L., British wartime strip of metal into a completa box considerable delay and inconven- constal patrol boat. It was his ex- printed in black and colours, and once to passengers.
perience with this that gave him the in the automatie Alling of the boxes
idea of the present ambitious cruise, with polish.
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Rod's Car Factory Failure.
Mr. LLOYD GRONOK has chosen his ground well. People at Rome
know nothing about the fast, and if you meet someone who does, you can always shout, him down! Welsh mountains breed pimbler wits and tougher lungs. than China's constal and river ports. There is a glorious freedom for eloquence about
China's ** wretchedly equipped but courageout only 15, (mus army'' and no doubt much more was said about that great and ancient nation struggling through war and revolution to the blissful haven of democracy, as we know it in Wales!"
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Postio Justica.
Poetic justice was meted out at Terrors of the Forest. Leeds to Hugh McDowall, a 24- The passengers of a train held up The Soviets motor-car factory at years-old Paisley man describing in the Carpathian mountains have Nijni Novgorod, which was sche-himself as a post, when he was just had, a terrifying experience duled to produce 80,000 motor-cars charged with travelling from Pais- from the presence of hungry wolves. last year and in which £2,000,000 fey to Leeds without paying his We are wont to congratulate oursel
ves that much things cannot happen has been invested, has so far turned fago,
Yob low than 300 in England.
wolves still prowled ngo years about our forests.
In Tudor and early Stuart times Windsor great forest was full of wolves: so much, so that many of the peasants lived in holes in the ground in those parté as a mensura of protection, while rioler folk had their houses built on a system of piles raising them above the level of the ground,
McDowall framed his defence in The diretor, M. Kuznetzoff, verse, and here it is as it was road blames the poor quality of the steel by the clerk : supplies, which are produced in Tussin, for the factory's failure. It is admited that 90 per cent, of material supplied in Sally.
His Master's Face.
1 only M. ELOYD GEORGE had sicpt, like RIP VAN WINKLE, incemned at Willesden for stealing & Mrs. Helen Henderson was yum-
the Armistice.. how eagerly we dog belonging to John Munro should turn to him as the man of Smith.
Mrs. Henderson then admitted that she took the dog for a change of air
j the hour. The pilot who weather- Sho pleaded not guilty, and brought the dog into court with ed the storm” and who would see her. As soon as it saw Mr. Smith us through the Far Eastern crisis, it darted across the court, jumped and the economic depression. Un-up on the ledge of the witness-box, ALEXANDER-COOXE-Mr. and Mrs. Fortunately British people remember and licked his face.
ÁLFRED FRANCIA COOKE
the phase about Homes for heroes,” ́nouníca: the marriage of their and the "Reconstruction "muddle. daughter, ANNE BARBARA, to Mr.There lingea also a vague recollec CHALLEH EDWARD ALEXANDER, whics took place on January 2, Lian of the Turkish crisis of 1923, int Sa Mateo, California, when General Sir Chanas HAR U.S.A
BINGTON and Lord Curzon pulled M. LLOYD GEORGE out of the sou Nor is it possible to forget the ex- Premier's equivocul attitude during the General Strike and his narrow-Operation at Sea in Storm.. minded hostility shown last year towards the National Government. Mr. LEUTE GEORGE may or may not
BREMER FRATT.-On February 10, at Shanghai, RoURNT THOMAS BREMER, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. BREMER, of Johnstown, Pa, U.S.A.. to INEZ JOSEPHINE PRATT, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. PATT Sharig hai, China
Editorial and Business Offers: 1in considerable power of mis
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chief. but it remains to be seen it
he can make people imagian that General SHIRAKAWA is sending somo if his troops back to Japan because he is expressing disapproval.
The Baily Press. INDUSTRIAL
HONG KONG, MARCH 18, 1932.
BACK TO LIMEHOUSE!
MH. LLOYD GEORGE, refreshed and rojuvenated by his trip de Ceylon hns
"come gallumphing back."
REVOLUTION
IN ITALY.
STATE CONTROL DECREE:
HUGE TRUSTS TO BE FORMED.
Reme.
I left my house in Scotland To make for London far, And did not have a penny To pay for a ride in a car. Ones 1 journeyed cyclo-pillion For nigh on forty mile.
At the milway platform stopped Train for London bound; And after it had started
They searched, and I was found. McDowall, who said he was going
One of these lodges still survives on the road from Newbury to Wind- I sor.
It is called Bartholomew House, and at one time it was very isolated.
It now belongs to Dr. Essex Win-
to sell his poems in London, was ter, a famous medics man, who discharged, and as he left the court was long associated with St. Thom
a stranger handed him a sum ofas Hospital At the end of his gazden he has built some charming money.
hostels, which now form rest houses for nurses attached to his old hos pital.
Hero-and Thief,
Mr Smith said that although he
Seven years ago a Royal Aff was a poor man he would not take Force plane flying from Moan to £200 for the dog. "Jerry is Baghdad crashed in flames. The pal he declared.
Mrs. Henderson was ordered to pilot was terribly injured. The ob return the dog and to pay 204, server, then a young man of, was
only slightly hart.
crist
Without a moment's pause, he picked the pilot up and for two days staggered across the desert The cruiser York arrived at Ply with his burden until, semi-consci- mouth to land a sick rating for us and suffering an agony of thirst, immediate treatment at the Royale reached a dressing station. His sacrifice was in vain-the pilot died. Naval Hospital. He was L G
Recently the same young obser- Tubby, a native of London, and a
Iyer was sentenced to four months' seaman.
imprisonment at Marylebone for stealing a woman's mink coat worth £250.
He was taken it with appendi citis when the York was leaving the West Indies, and orders were given for the cruiser to make for Ply. mouth ut full speed,
The York ran into a gale on the next day, and was forced to reduce speel.
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He was Ridley Cake Stanton, and it was stated that to get at the coat in a dat of Grove Court, St. John's Wood, he achieved a perilous climb up service lift shaft
The National Spirit.
Here is an interesting example of the National spirit in politics. Two active Conservative M.P.-Mr. Harold MacMillan and Dr. Russell West-have engaged young Socia lists to do their secretarial and research work.
Mr. MacMillan has engaged Mr. Allan Young, who was Sir Oswald Moaley's right-hand man for several years.
Mr. Young is a Glasgow cabinetmaker, and it is common knowledge that he played an im portant part in framing the policy of the New Party."
Dr. Russell West has engaged Mr. John Stuart Barr, who is a native of Lishmahagow, Scotland. Mr. Barr belonged to the extreme left of politics, had was actually Dr. Russell West's election oppon- ent at Tynemouth.
Local Notes and Events
The Hong Kong dollar yesterdayį receded half a farthing and was quoted at 13 3-1/8d, on demand.
Ono case of small-pox and one af diphtheria were reported on Wednesday.
The annual general meeting of the Society of St George will be held in the "Board Room of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., ön Wednesday, March 30, at, 5.30 p.m.
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MR. C. S. ROSSELET AND MISS HEARD,,
CEREMONY AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.
The marriage took place w St “John's Cathedral yesterday forencon of Miss Kathleen Constance Heard, elder daughter of Mr. Joseph Richard Heard, formerly of the Chinese Maritime Customs, and". Mre. Heard; to Mr. Charles Simon Rosselet, Secretary of the Hong Kong Amusements Limited. The ceromony was performed by the Rov. N. V. Halward, M.C., M.A., Diocesan Chaplain. #
Given away by her father, the
St John's Hall, Hong Kong University, is organising a charity Looking Back 25 Years. A new industrial revolution is The Kanchow, which left concert in aid of the Shanghai Re- Ha sword is in his hand, the light of battle in his eye, and he is ont foreshadowed by A
Shanghai on March 16 Swatow, lief Fund, which will take place Government
with five bags of mails for Hong on April 1 and 2, at 8 p., in been granted leave of absence outdress of white satin charmeuse, with The following Volunteers have bride was charmingly attired in a to slay the Jabberwock." It in deeree designed to affect the com-Kong, is due to arrive here on St. Paul's College, The items will of the Colony: Sergeant Lochead, embroidered veil, made by Madame like old times to see him, rush at plete consolidation of Italian in- March 20...
be contributed by well-known ar (one month), Corpl. S. A. Both, Lemaitra. She carried a sheaf of things with the jolly confidenes of dustry in huge trusis under Gov-
tists. There will be also a Paint (Eight months), and Gunnors W. ing Exhibition on the same dates F. Hast, (18 months),
Arum lilies tied with a white tal Limehouse days. Mr. LLOYD GEORGE ernment, control.
W. 6. in the same College from. 2 p.m. Anderson, (eight months), and W. feta bow. sist of over a hundred oil paint to 7 p.m. The Exhibition will con Pelling, (six months).
· Miss Gladys Heard (ride's sis ings by Italian artis's, being "the
ter) and Miss Mario Kacker wore collection of Mr. Luigi De-Dionigi, mittes welcomed a large number of the bridesmaids. The format, wore ex-Vice-Consul of Italy.
guests to their "late night yes in eau de nil georgetze dress and terday, and with excellent music, contes, with biege lace bat, whilst atentive M.C.'s, and ing on Wednesday when they ar- quickly. This, the last of the sea.georgette and coater with biege lace company the hours passed all too the latter's dress was of apricot
non, was very successful, 26 the
It will shortly be approved by the Italian Cabinet,
Signor Musolini contends that in today's economic conditions the Siate, must make adjustments to
The annual general meeting of members of the Hong Kong Auto Board Room of Messrs. Jardine, mobile Association will be held in Matheson & Co.. Etd.. on Tuesday,, March 20, at 5.30 p.m.
the police, money and miscellaneous According to a report received by articles to the value of 807 were siclen from the bedroom of Mrs. E. Butler at Glenthorn," Kimber.
A party of police officers raided the eighth floor of Gloucester Build.
The Kowloon Does Dance vom
a genial ensure production being kops with
in the limits of consumption, and
is very persatile. He can roar NT. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE
ATHLETIC SPORTE will be you as gently any sucking dove," held at Stanley on Saturday, March in Parliament, where rant cuts no 19th, at X All Old Boys are cordially invited. Old Boys Race, ice, but down at heart be still 440 yards Race for Visitors from Hong prefers the rough and tumble of
11970 Kong Schools.
a public meeting. After all, no ong to-day has such lightning sword-play of, wit and rhetoric. Woe hetide the unhappy heckler armed with prosaic truth. Such a elumay weapon is soon aent flying by a turn of the Wizard's rapier. None is so quick, so, apt, co merci lessly irrelevant in the art of purations.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
HONG KONG PROBATE JURISDICTION. IN THE GOODS OF HONG KEE
ALIAS HARRY M.."HONG KBE, DECEASED. 2.
repartee.
to increase production where con-ley Road, Kowloon, on Wednesday, class who were caught.playing fan whole series has been, under the hat. Both carried bouquets of sweet.
suming capacity warrants
Trusts are to be formed in all branches of industry under the authority of the Minister of Cor.
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One tim of the scheme is to pre TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN How gaily Mr. LLOYD GEORGEvent the building of too
1932.
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many
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the sentence passed on a Chinese Two months' imprisonment was who was brought before Mr. I. A Fraser yesterday on the charge of stealing a blanker from a Chinese boarding house.
secretary, and
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tan. Eight of the men failed to their bail of 83 ene estreated while has acted as appear in court yesterday and had guidance of Mr. R. H. Baxter, who peas of pastel shades,
The bride's mother was attired the other sight wore each fined 83, capable committee. Hong Kong in a black satin ensemble,
Mr. Aubrey J. Edgar discharged In another gambling raid at 310. Daily Press, March 18, 1907. Queen's Road Control, a number of Looking Back 50 Years.
the duties of "bestman," whilst Mr. men who were found on the pre- mises wore brought before the Ma The imal dinner of
It is notified in the Gazette that B. A Proulx, was groom Mr. egistrate when they were similarly Messrs. William Forrest, Ho Kai F. Mason, A.R.CO., L.TO.L, off- Y.M.C.A. Literary and Debating fined. The two keepers of Society was held in the West Lounge were each me so rid the pace and George Scott hate taken the ciaxed at the organ.
was picked up was oaths as Justices of the Peace, of the Yan Wednesday night we each ne when Mr., P. S. Camidy, the pre ordered to be consented for the. aidont, occupied the chair. Dur Poor Box. ing the evening the usual tonsta
work at the batteries. Ligut. Gen.
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His Excellency the Administra- Crawford's Restaurant after which tor has appointed provisionally the happy couple, left for their. Mr. E. 7. Ackroyd to be Registrar honeymoon, which is being spent at
of Companies and Official Trustee.
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that the Court has, by virtue of weights in about the East. One faclories or plants in any the Provisions of Section 58 of Ordinance No. 2 of 1897, made an order limiting might imagine by his manner that branch of industry. Another ob the time for creditors and others to China had been his lifelong stud ject is a wholesale reduction of send In their claims against the above Wes must all, indeed, pay homag. prices. Estate to the 301 Dar of MAROH, to tho may insolence, the sublime. It is expected that the trusts were proposed and suitably honour-
All Creditors and others are accord disregard for facts, which have created will be enabled to reduced.
Manila and Baguio, P. I. The ingly hereby required to send their carried the Weish orator from overhead charges. The elimination- A collision, fortunately with no eral Donovan and Mra Donovan,
bride's travelling dress was a jung- On Friday, last the heavy guns at claims to the undersigned on or before storming at the Criccieth bench of of competition will be another im- serious consequences, occurred in the Lieut. Col. Papillon, R.E., Liaut that dute.
Dated the 9th day of March, 1992.
magistrates, on behalf of poachers, portant factor in bringing about harbour yesterday. Cargo bont No. Col. Crawford, I.A., Major Hamil the batteries of Kowloon East, le green satin ensemble with hat
3840 was crossing the central fair-don, Capt. Bury and various other Kowloon West and North Poin and shoes to match. FILKINSON VORIST Wo the drowning success of reduced prices,
Iway towed by the team launch military officers were present at the were fired. These guns have but re The bride's gift to the groom was.
- oontly--been-mounted, aner (47734 Solicitors for the Administrator, triumphal post-war progress through Government circlen regard the ex- Kworg Sin when the 8.5. Comorin trial, ~All the operations were con-
2.Queen's Road, Contrai,
the worshipping maltitudes of the periment as one which will grantly collided with her. Damago to ducted under the orders of Ma-were-fired with blank cartridge for a pocket watch, whilst that of the groom to the bride was a silver toi ... Hong Kong
considerable extent was done to the or Moore Lane, RA-Hong Kong the purpose of testing part of the United States. CIP44.
No one else, be strengthen Italian industry.
cargo boat but no one was injured. | Daily Press, March 18, 1882. (Continued, on previous Column.} let sot.
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