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HONG KONG UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING SOCIETY,
NOTICE.
3RD GENERAL MEETING.
Mr. A. H. FENWICK, B.So., A.M.LC.E.,
will deliver the PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
entitled
BRIDGE FOUNDATIONS “
01.
FRIDAY, 2ND APRIL, 1932,
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8.80 P.M..
.in
Room "K."
GILMAN'S
for
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News and Views *
One for Herbert.
HONG KONG PEACE GROUP
(Oontinued from Peyn: 1)
From Casino to College. contracts between marchant and custriner can be affected by his old form when he made the like all the Franeh gambling rstern demands on a man, ondling Mr. Lloyd George was back in Affliated with acute depression,
of
hin day. Pence make such
solusions passed by a trade organi- knoech in St. Ann's restaurant, sürtü-die. ceipts of him to undertake a laborious study sation. The meeting enthusiastical Westmjukter on the occasion of his ensino alone have fallen from £40 of other peoples, to shed projudices ly approved the remark of the return to politics. Amongst other 000 in ipse to C£90,000 lass your which have been accepted in his Chairman of the Ficus Goods Com stinging phrases the following are the town of Cannes has made an country for mentions-to-chooss mittes of the Chamber when he notable aid, The Guild, moreover, seems we were out-generalled, out-
horcio decision
what is right over when it is to his Henceforth, it will aim at acado to be under the impression that it manoeuvred and bamboozled bymie ather than "alimatic distingown burt, and not to the immediate. enn. by simple resolution of its what we used to call the stupid Ption. It seeks to Become an intar, advantage of his country, that it mibers, "make levică. and impose conditions, whish, muat of necessity party...zather humiliating. Wo national contre of learning, the shrink back and resort to bluster-
baggapted by the trade; and 7 feel; that this meeting should impress upon them strongly that "they do not JO any such abitrary
POWOTN."
We agree with the Hon. Mr. A J. PATERSON that it will be wise
wore led into a booby trap.
torrible sacrifices they have made? What have Liberals got for the
Free Trade in the quick-lime like a culprit; office for a handful with out authority, office without power and if you look at the com-
office without respect.
Heidelberg of the Azure Coast, and
in little wonder that
many
ties to a summer course of post to attract students of all nationaling about the force they have at
their disposal" graduate studies..
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War Enemy of Mankind;
An International College of Cannes has been created. Its preal women came together and said, Time was when a few men and dent, M. Maurice Mignon, is Dean
Slavery is the surse of our time,
for the. Chamber to Iny before the ments in the Conservative papers, of the Faculty of Letters of theWo will devote ourselves to its
"
Light Sentences."
Surely the dissimilar arts of learning and advertisement were never more curiously united!
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Beating the Greek With Dainty
Test.
abolition and meanwhile we will set free our own alaves." All round.
Government. all the information at.
University of Aix-en-Provence, Tom In his own language, Sir Bersecretary, appropriately enough, is its disposal, with regard to attemptbert. Samuel has joined the pick alap secretary of the enterprising the world now mon and women are ed exactions by Guilde which, s
pockets.
Syndical d'Initiative of Cannes was pointed out at the mesting.
One doos, lite a little punch in
is the great enemy of mankind. coming together and saying, "War may seriously interfere with the Grade of the Colony. We hear that one's, politics, doesn't oner».
We pledge ourselves po end it and strong pressure is being brought
till the nations learn wiedba, we to bear upon, the knitting factories
ourselves will not bear arms! in Kowloon by a Guild, or Guilds
Midanda roveller I am guilty-
Their victory may be delayed but to give a discount, under thrents Fish I drank one over the sight
it will be as certain in the ong that if the demand is declined
ensena it Ene proved to be in" tho ordere will not be placed for their output. As Mr. J. Owen Hrones BATLEY-On April 11, at Shanghai remarked, on no consideration can WILLIAM BATLEY, aged 44 years there be allowed to grow up in Chinese Maritime Custom Ser-Hong Kong Anything like the County Court): "cannot conceive Judge Turner (at Westminster" PIDEN-On April 6, at Shanghai system of petty tyrannies and an old taxi-drives of London get
ROBERT. PEDEN, beloved husband illegal exactions which Guilds and ting into a dither at the fast apdonttedly have had large feet.
similar organisations are all tooproach of another vehicle. their countrymen in China" frequently allowed to inflict on
vice.
DEATHS.
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of Elizabeth B. Arther, 116 Connaught Road. WILSON.-On April 4, suddenly in
London, RicaRD EDWARD WI BON, formerly of Mesers. Alex Campbell and Co. Ltd., and for the past eleven years Manager in London ng Magers. Arnbold and Co. Ltd.
WEATHER REPORT.. Yesterday's weather report. forecast and reninrks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 3.30 p.m., stated:-
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N. China has strengthened The depression is moving, castward and is now central to the west. of "Tokyo.
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HONG KONG, APRIL 16, 1939,
THE GUILDS AND THE MERCHANTS."
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Landlord' (complaining at Bow raised by Dr. Van Praagh's refer other.
The size of the human foot, County Court-of a woman lodger):ence to Helen of Troy at the So She does not sing badly, but the ciety of Chiropodists dinner de has too much practice.
penda lens, upon race,. birth and climate than upon occupation."
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of foot warrin's mountaineers and A shepherd race, or a mixad race agriculturists like that which peo pled Ancient Greece, would un-
Man of Bow County Court:
In Western America, and in Aus tralia, where both men and women woke up in hospital, but I do not practically live in the saddle, the know how I got there.
feet of both sexes are small. In Wife at Willesderr Sometimes the Eastern States: of "Amorien, for months. my husband does not speak to me where golf football and hiking ane Then he uses me by indulged in more vigorously than the throat."
in the West, feet have grown notice- Willesden man offered 28, 8dably larger during, this century. a week but was ordered to pay 308. of work. -a liberty to take with a man out
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SQUATTERS IN COURT.
GRAVE, WARNING BY THE
MAGISTRATE. ·
Police assistance had to be en- listed by P.W.D, Officials in a raid carried out on squatters at Wong Beichong, who persisted in settling down on land near the Jockey Club. atables where a fall of earth killed four of them last year:
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Mr. R. E. Slott, overmner of the A. S. WATSON & Co.,
that they had been permitted to aceupy another piece of ground, but had made such a mess of it that P.W.D., appeared before Mr.
The Chinese Piser Goods Guild, which seems to have been trying in the last few months to see just how much merchants will stand, put the crowning teach upon their absurd cirentars when they for warded to the Chamber of Com- merce recently perfectly fantastic form of contract which they declar. ed it to be their intention to sub-Warships" Names, stituto for the existing form. There i What's in a name, A good deal the Department had decided to let Schofield at the Central Police is apparently no realisation of the 50 far ay warships are concerned, the area out to a gardener. The Court yesterday when four men and and one enn understand the criti latter was not enjoying his full four women taken during the raid fact that although the buyer mayeism in certain naval circles of the privileges, ho was being intimidat-were charged with trespassing on have his ideas as to the terms on proposal to call two new which he will bay, the seller also broyers of the D class Dainty and ed by the squatters.
Crown land.. has a claim to consideration of his "he" but there is a touch of finIf you persists in squatting there, right
Delight. A ship is, of course, a Mr. Schofield (to the defendants) Two of them were stated to be point of view. Without going into picking effeminacy about täis,
beneath the embankment details here, it will have been elear to readers of our columns that the guild contract is best summed up in the phrase, “Heads I win: tails yon Joge." The presence of the Chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce at the Importers morting, and his emphasis on the necessity that a contract should be fuir, just and acceptable to both sides, gave a vary' satisfactory in- dication that the leading merchants in the Chinese community are ag strongly opposed to the Guild's pro- posals as are all other traders.
We shall not waste space dis
A century or so ago H.M. ships T give warning now that this sun-which slipped last year with such nomenclature than now. The change earth and die like the people did how again showed signs of danger, had, in many cases, stranger mar you may be buried der the disastrous consequences, and which is for the better, and is usually to last year. The Public Works De- according to information received lerably heroic or colourlessly digpartment has given you ample time by the Public Works Department.
fed.
ous
Some" of our drifters have curi- to leave the place. I will make the Summer, and the poetical Crescent
names Cold Soap. Indian fine $5 or ten days, Moon. But it has been left for the His Worship also made an order United States to christen a destroy that the hate were not to be re- er "Boggs,
erected.
Obatinats Conduct.
In the case of a number of the other defendants, Mr. Stott, stated
(Continued
un previon, column.)
Local Notes and Events ★
cussing the Guild's contract clause: The Hong Kong dollar was quot
A lad of fifteen, who had previ
From the files.
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by cinuse it is bring aid in busi-fed yesterday at 14, 23/8d on deously been in the employ of Mr. ness circles that even the Guild mand. themselves do not meth ̧it seriously
Rew, the tenant of the third floor and that they only wanted to im-diphtheria and
Four cases of small-pox, one of of 160, Hennessey Road, was in- Ewo of cerebro volved in a theft which took place pede trade for a few months legt spinal fover were reported on an already overstocked market to Thursday,
some ten days ago at that address. Looking Back 25 Years. Another youth, who had a previous further loaded up by injudicigus buying. It Hoema
Admitting a charge of dangerous conviction against him for stealing, The Hon. Mr. F. H. May will aroundabout driving in Nathan Royd on March was also involved in the theft. Mr be sworn in as Acting Governor at 30, a Chinese youth was yesterday Schofield, before whom the two boys the Council Chamber this after- way of arriving at the desired re-summoned before Mr. Fraser it the were brought, bound over the boy sult, but we suppose the Guild Kowloon Magistracy and was fiued of fifteen which his confederate, who must be permitted its little joke 1828. Nevertheless, they seem to us to!
had the previous conviction, was sent to four months, imprisonment.
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WORLD'S LARGEST, COẠCH, STATION.
PASSENGERS ASSURED
SEATS.
Mr. P. J. Pybüs, Minister of Transport, last month opened the Victoria Coach Station-claimed to. be the largest in the worldbuilt
in Buckingham Palace road by London Coastal Coaches.
A feature of the building is the chart room, which contains many telophones. Here the accommoda tion of each coach is signalled, so that a would be passenger can be sure of a seat.
MUCH good will be done by the mass meeting of import merchants NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN held under the auspicre of the that the Forty-seventh Annual Hong Kong General Chamber of Ordinary General Meeting of the Commerce for the purpose of put- Company (since its registration) will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, ting into plain language the ob- Hongkong, on Tuesday. the 19th,jections which the morcantile com April, 1982, at 11.80 A.M. for the munity have to the arbitrary and purpose of receiving the Report of unreasonable pronouncements
The forthcoming marriage is an the General Manager, together with
be currying Humbur much too far Bounced of Cornelis Jan de schip. Statement of Accounts for the year cantly made by the Chinese Pines in the last two clauses of their per, en Messrs. Wing Hing and In H.M. Supreme Couse, Shang ended 81st October; 1931.
Goods Guild and the Sundries contract. In Clause 8 they seek to Company Thi Ping Building, 16, hai, Judge Sir Peter Grain granted The Register of Shares of the Guild. We printed the details last restrain sellers from doing business Thomas of 28, Taku Street, Kow- MacDonald ou tehalf of Mr. K. The heavy rain of the past few
Queen's Road Central, to Marion & petition led by Mr. Ranald G. Company will be closed from wook: put shortly, the Guilds have with any on except bona fide loon.
Mr. Pybus stated that the ope Wednesday, the 18th. day of April,
J. Abraham against Mr.J. B. days has caused the road beyond the ing of the station marked a new to Tuesday, the 19th day of April, passed resolutions that rebates members of the Guild, a proposal
Abraham for a judicial separation Quarry Bay shipyard to become stage, in, the progress of road pas 1982, both days inclusive, during shall be given by all sellers, which there are obvious and submarines arrived in Harbour soon petition was unopposed. An order trumbave temporarily stopped. The U.S.B. Canopus and four on the ground of desertion, The silted up, and as a consequence the which period no transfer of shares can whether expressed in the contract serious objections Clause is after 8 o'clock yesterday morning was made that the children should running.
senger transport, be registered.:
At a luncheon the Minister of JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, in fact, the Guilds apparte bue upon which the Hon.
with the Port and the Commodore, the mother and that defendant At the Supreme Court yesterday tins on free, competition zuposed and exchanged the usual salutes be handed over to the custody ot ently prefer, for their own reasons, Mr. PATZEHON Animatverted. In- and are now at the naval anchorage should bear the costs. The judge the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pallook, K.C. by the Road Traffic Act General Managers.
Tranport referred to the restrie-2 Hongkong, 7th. April, 1982. [2071 that the rebates shall not be express British Colony, with English the opposite the R.N. Dockyard.
farther ordered that a separate made a motion before His Honour ed in the contracts. The avowed langauge of the Courts, the Guild
petition may be filed for permanent the Chief Justice that Mr. Paul part of the Act," he added, "ham object of this demand is perhaps wants the Chinese text of the con
Alimony. A report has been made to the
May Hodgson be approved and ad recently been subjected to ill-in- typically Chinese: it seems thattract to prevail. It is a wonder police to the effect that a Chinese
Imitted to practise at that Court as formed and even unfair attack, but The case in which Mr. the fokis employed by the dealers that they did not go one better and Barracks attempted to commit sui Motor Ban Company, was summon him-Hong Kong Daily Press, is hoping to bring stability, orderly canteen boy engaged at Wellington Louey, proprietor of the Kowloon corned Mr. Hodgson and enrolled responsible operators know that it
S. T. solicitor. The Chief Justice wol onlyPecsive pocket money all ask that the contract be construed eide on Thursday night by taking ed for failing to maintain a ten April 16, 100% through the year, but once in the and governed by "Chinese law an overdose of opium. He was re-minutes schedule between the Star
public service, and better condi twelve months they look for a Why merchants with these views do moved to the Government Civil Ferry Wharf and Laichikok, on Looking Book 50 Years
tions of employment. bonus, and their masters have con-not go and live in China is at first
Hospital.
March 28. was concluded at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday when We understand that he plans for The U.S.S. Helena, a well-known the defendant was bound over in the new dock to be constructed by come down to fundamentals and of Hong Kong Harbour for the will be recalled that the autemons. Deck Company for the socommeda country must be decided and put remember that British justice and last time yesterday and will be put was instigated by Mr. W. V. Curtion of the vessels of the British on a proper basis. We should not British protection are thoroughly in the hands of shipbreakers on ar- ties who alleged that he had to wait Squadron, have been approved by dat appreciated by the-most-persistent escorted on her journey south by in question from 8.03 to 6.27 pim, he proceeded with at once-Hong America
xiving at Cavite PI She was at Publis Squara. Strast on the date the Admiralty, and the work is to twisters of the Lion's tail.
the. U.S.8. Pecos,
Kang Daily Press, April 10, 1882. method.
HONG KONG BENEVOLENT
SOCIETY.
A JUMBLE SALE Will be held at 2 p.m.
on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 272m,
2 and 3, BEACONSFIELD. ARCADE.
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question of the co-ordination of Mr. Pybus added that the great-
ceived the idea of "taxing the sight a little surprising, untill in those waters, steamed out the sum of 200 for 12 months, Itthe" Hong Kong and Whampoa road and rail transport in this
foreigner to obtain the money, Like most attempt to do this, how. over, it will end in the consumer
Clothes and Household goods gratefully received any Monday or Thursday from 1-80 am to 11-80 Anding the money. Merchants will naturally raise their price if they
before" a bus turned up.