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"THE HONG KONG JOCKEY"
CLUB.
RAFT Programmes and Entry
Forms for the Fifth Extra. Bace Meeting to be held on Saturday (30th April, 1939 (wasthra permitting) may be obtained at the Secretary's Offes, the Club House, Happy Valley, the Hong Kong Club, and the Stables, "Vilaga Hoad,
Entries oloso at 12 o'clock Noon on MONDAY, 25th April, 1982.
By Order,
S'A. SLEAP,
Acting Boarotary,
(2111
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUE.
HE FOURTH EXTRA RACE TMNING will be held (wasther parmitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY. 23 APRIL, 1932,.com. mencing at 1.45. p.m.
The First Bell will be Rung at. 1.15 p.
MEMBERS ENCLOBURE Members are notified that they and their Indian mast wear their Badge prominently displayed.
No One without & Badge will be. admitted to the Members Enofoeurs.
Badge admitting Non-Members to
Members Da the
Buslosure and Olab Rooms at 85.00 for Gentlemen and $3.00 for Ladies (Both inninding Tax) are obtainable
the 'SECRE
TARY upon tam by Mamber,
anch Member to be responsible for Payment of All Chits, etc.
Badges admitting
to Members' Enslosure will NOT be on sale at the Race Course,
Children be On No Prebert will permitted in either Enclosure during The Meeting
Tifas are obtainable at the Club Hensa provided they are ordered from the No. 1 Boy in advance, Telephone 91820.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE,
The Price of Admission to the Public Enolosure is $2.00, including Tax, for all Person, including Ladise, and is payable at the Gate,
Boldiers and Sailors in Uniform admitted Half Prics..
Bookmakers Tia Tha Monyeto will nut be permitted to operate with in the Precincts of Ta HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB during the Race Meeting.
Tiffins will be abiainable in the Bom. taurant in the Publio Enclosure.
By Order,
SA SEBAP
"Acting, Secretary. Hong Kong, 18th April. 1932. T2100
HENRY BIRKETT DECEASED.
LL. persons having any alaims against the estate of the above deceased are requested to notify the same to the undersigned-
HASTINGS, DENNYS & BOWLEY,
8, Des Voeux Bond, Central..
(2109
A: S. WATSON & COMPANY, LIMITED,
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OFFER OF UNISSUED SHARES.
THE Attention of all Members: of the above named Company is drawn to the terms of the circular letter
dated the lat January, 1932, addressed
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and see the finest motor cars in this Colony. English
construc-
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in Nathan Hond, Kowloon,
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DEATH.
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STEWART-On Aptil 14, 1932. At Shanghai ARTHUR ERNEST, agodi 5. years.
MARRIAGES.
HONG KONG DAILY
to make things
which, if not perfect, in that ann be got.
The position is sound because, the more than o= taxes aro
except in beer and whisky dutios and in death dusic, incoine tax and super-tax were notually £1million in excess of estimator. While coonomy boa had to bo, car- riml to longths that produce insvit able protests from interested quar tors neither the Fighting Services
Tale of the Day.
1932.
News and Views★
Judge: "And why do you think I whould be landent, will you la thin your first, adence 1
Prisonor: No Your Bo but it's my lawyer's Arst case)"''
The 11th Hussars..?
Onco a Biter, Dog Always a' Paril.
When can a dog legally bita a human being lenga
This question was discussed by judge and counsel at Clerkenwell (E.C.) qounty sourd,
Mr. O'Connor, barrister, said it had been held in law that once B. Thore was much heart-burning among the Tibb Hussars when they dog had had its first bits of a censed to be cavalry and became an human being it was a dangerous armoured car regiment. Their last animal. The owner kept it alive at parade as cavalry was a sad busi- ness, and photographs of it are his peril. Even if a person tred nor social services are, being neg.treasured by many officers and men, on the dog's toes afterwards, and Thero in some consolation in the the dog bit him, legal action hy lected. The former are very much fact that the Duke of Gloucester, against the owner of the dog. on & Peace basis, but, despito wars so long with the 10th Hussars, has now taken up his duties as a re- and rumours of war, risks have toximantal officor.
D
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The best-known colonel of the 11th
Crimen fame. A very wealthy man, be spent a fortune on the regiment and its equipment.
Judge Dumas said: "Supposing a dog bit a human being under intolerable provoca
dog bite would be to restrain its liberty." ལྟ་
A Gay Cantenarian,
The well-known fact that more cases of longevity occur in Troland
han in England, and in. Tranco ||| than in Germany, is less due to climate or diet, one might anggont, than to the backwardnsas in the in- dustrial and urban developmegs-of- the former countries.
Contenarians are almost invaņi-
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ably of peasant origin, and acous tomed to prasties all their lives the [habits of" frugality and abstinence recommended by Sir Humphry Rol leston, the King's Physician-in a book recently. Ordinary in published.
Nevertheless, the smiling M Joyeux, who Brondonsts his choor ful recipe for attaining the age of 108 from a semi-rural Paris suburb has not followed the. Austero diet of the French peasant. Ho drinks wing, be disdains soup (the principal meal of the peasant) and latterly he has indulged in an ua restrained orgy of pipe-smoking." -| "Od another point Mr. O'Connor The only advice one can give to said that owners of cars had no the would-be centenarian is to with Cricket in Hollywood,
right to use watchdogs for their draw the nervous system as early as The latest English importation to cars in the street. The public high-possible from the shocks and noise Hollywood is criokat."
way was not a kënnel!.
of city life and leave the rost to It seems that the many English
Many accidents had becurred be- inclination and to fit. players there have been searchingcause of dogs being left in care. for somb way of keeping in touch as still to be heard concerned a
**Starred" or "Teatured.!*. with each other. They bit on dog which was left on a long lead in cricket as a solution, matches being & car. The dog sprang through the arranged with Pasadena and other car window and was nearly hanged: towns. Mr. Aubrey Smith, who The motorist turned to help the was one of the boat bowlers in dog, the car got out of control, ran England forty years ago and cap-on to the footway, and savorat tained Sussex and English sides, people ware injuredi became the Arst president,
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be taken. Absolute security is im-Hussars was, Lord Cardigan; oftion? One of the things to manks a possible, and there is a spice of bruth in the jibe that given a free hand military experts would fortify the moon as an advance post against invasion from Mars. While abuses. unploymous insurance have boon checked there is no sign that the coonomies in that diree tion have caused hardship It is fundamental of English common law that every person is entitled to subsistance from the State, and it is the worst possible policy to stint. persons unemployed through no fault of their own to desperation
point. Dolce are less expersive
ANDERSON-MO-On April 15-at has been struck between
Shanghai,, »ÏBobst, daughter of
Other members include Ronald from China, Anthony Bushell, Mur Colman who has just returned roy Kinnell, and Boris Karloff the monster in Frankenstein, "").
Average Man More Elegant.
There has never been such a col. isation of film stars in one picture as in "Grand Hotel, now being mado in Hollywood. Time and again it is anid, the jealousies of the players poncerned nearly caused in crisis,
Using infinite diplomney, the M. M. executives have at last won the players consent to the display of names in the following order: Greta Garbo, John Barrymore. Joan Crawford Wallace Beory, and
The eccentric rich man and the shabbily dressed pear are, according to London tailors, on the increaED. Karloff, according to a Holly-
They say that there are fewer Lionel Barrymore. than giots, and an excellent balanco wood enthusiast, played for Up-well-dressed men in London than pingham and King's College, Lon
The tribute to Miss Garho will be public don. Anyway, it is said that, in before the war. There are more generally endorsed by the public, Hollywood he has had the honouren who can afford to dress well; thought one doubts if it was un- Edu-of making the first century at bat but do not. On the other band, animous in the studio. But it is
for his club.
they make the thouring statement that the number of men who cannot add to se John Barrymore stilī Cricketers will like the pärase "at afford to dress well, but de, ie much (who has certainly, a groutor follow. ranked above Lionek end Boery. bat
greater
ing than any M.GM actor except Miss Garbo) below Joan Crawford."
Mr. G. Moin, Aberdeen, Spotstinginess and extravagance. Jand, to WORMAN LEONARD, SO cation; it is satisfactory to note, of the Into Mr. L. 8. ANDERSON' of Bromley, Kent,
is still being amply provided for PRINGLE-HOLMEA-On April 15, at about £100 million, being spent
Shanghai, ISABEL MCKENDRICK, daughter of Mr. G. Holmes and under this head. In this age of late Mrs. Holmes of Glasgow, to HENRY FOREBYTH, sony of the mechanisation, rationalisation and Jate Mr. and Mrs. J. PRINGLE efficiency, the prizes go to the of Shanghai
vigorous and educated, and British oloraentary and secondary schools
Editorial and Business Offices:. 11.
Ice House Street. Tel: 30281-
Night Editor (Wanghai: Offee)ing and for the health services to
Tell:24313
the growing generation. There is Breet, no better outlay of money than upor, medical and dental officers for state-aided schools.
London Os: 53, Flant
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The Baily Press.
Most satisfactory and significant)
Bess, of all was the announcement that
HONG KONG, APRIL 21," 1982.
"HARD BUT SOUND.”
HARD BUT SOUND" is the apt de;
More Alds to Spalling.
Our average appearance is infi- nitely more elegant, if the pro- portion of beautifully, dressed men Thus a London journalist: "is sadly dwindling. having said that I could only think must appear in a white sheet for
of one exception to the rule "I be The Bottle. Bank, foro E except after the word
weird."
Dear Londoner, here's quite a
lot
Of simple words you have for-
The French poasant's woollen
The truth is that the studio dis- tinction between stars and featured players-Miss Crawford has long been a star: Lionel Barrymors and Beary have been only featured-has no popular significance whatever:
are unequalled both for their teack it was the only one I could think recipient for hoarded gold coins
"What I nid was strictly true-stocking, which was the favourite Historio Bons Mota,
The death of Sir Charles Knigh of at that moment. But there are before the war, has now been re-
Hey, of Faweley, Narthants, recalle others, and I have been plentifully placed by a bottle.
T has been discovered that the one of the happiest bons mots of the Jats Sir William Harcourt, made in reminded of them.
Out of the scoren of letters I50 centime pieces, introduced some connection with an earlier baronet, have received I select the following years ago, are small enough to pass Sir Raidald afterwards created
through the neck of an ordinary Card Knightley. (as a specimen:
litre wine bottle. The bottle, when full, holde about 2000 coins, and The Knightleys claim-and with better warrant than most such is worth £12 at present rates,
claimants to be one of the oldest Moreover, the so-centine pieces families in the country, and Bir are made of a yellow aluminium Rainald neither forgot his ancient alloy, and although worth only lineage nor allowed others to re- ponnyel, the pen the main long in ignorance of it. pleasant illusion that he is hoard-|
He was holding forth ut large on ing gold
his favourite theme one night in a Another popular belief in Franco ecupany which included Sir Wil is that some of the mare recently-liam Harcourt, who sily whispered minted coins are stamped with the in his neighbour's car the couples. With Deity to make the score. 'name of a well-known motor-car from Addison's famous hymn: But doubtless there are plenty manufacturer, who will present a "And Knightley to the listening
oarth car to the fortunate owner of the mora:
ccin!!
a quarter of a million more people! ard at work than a year ago. That is a tangible sign of improvement. The army of unemployed it still of enormous proportions, but it is decreasing. Despite added tax- tion British industry is on the up grade. The Home market is being preserved, as in other countries, for" by the Company's General Managorascription of the London Times of the home "producer. Great Britain- to the Members and dealing with the offer of Unissued Shares in theг. NEVILLS CHAMBERLAIN's Budget, would far rather see an expense of Compary's Capital to the Sharabolders. The situation has vastly changed foreign trade and a world' recovery, Shareholders are reminded that the from, that ominous week in Septem-with prosperity for all, but in the latest date for acceptance of the said her when Mr. SNOWDEN found him absence of frog channels för inter- offer is the 80th April, 1982, and that Receptances of ranunciations in favourself faced with the prospect of a national trade it is at least satin- of & nominee, accompanied by an deficit of £74,000,000. It was the factory to find that, given the pro- appropriate remittance must reach the Company's bankers, The Hook Kong gravest national crisis since August, tection afforded to foreign pro- and Bhanghai Banking Corporation on 1014, und required an almost equal ducorap the British manufacturer is or before that date otherwise their right courage, soifsacrifice and equani- well able to hold his own. to accept or renounes will lapse.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, mity to avert the world catastrophe 2101
General Managers.
which British bankruptcy would
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have involved The effort was ALLEGED ILL-TREATMENT made, The year's accounts have been balanced with a tiny surplus, and the Chancellor of the Ex- chequer anticipates no difficulty in the future But while the ship of atata is now sound, it is not to be. assumed that the blizzard has coas
FATHER BEFORE
MAGISTRATE.
Before Mr. Wypaa-Jones yester. day, Fan King-cheung, described
got:
Doign, Feign, Rein, Heiress,
Leisure, Neigh,
Saiad, Veil, and Heinous, Eight "and Weigh." Either and Neither, Heifer,
Reign, Neighbour and Reindeer.
Height and Vein,
SMITH MINOR.
Repeats the story of his birth."
Local Notes and Events
The Hong Kong dollar was yes terday quoted at is, id on de- mand.
i
Dr. S. T. Haiu will give a lot ture to the Hong Kong University Medical Society to-day at 8.20 p.m. in the Union Assembly Room, whe The P. and Oss. Rawalpindi, he will take as his subject " A Dis from Shanghai, is due bare at dcussion on Acute Empyema Thoracis
and its Treatment,"
a.m.. to-morrow,
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"HONOUR SLAYING
TRIAL
LIEUT. MASSIE INSANE AT TIME OF SHOOTING":
(TABODGE REUTER'S AGENCY:]
ONOLULU, April 19."-
The so-called "Honour Slaying???
| tría) is drawing to a close after
Aubrey F. Aubrey Thorp, a sea-
Mr. Kenneth C. Krenz, Vice The Cup presented by Sir Mat man of the US submarine 5.39 is. Consul in Hong Kong for the Unitthew Nathan to the Royal Hong days of evidence packed with drums. reported as missing from his ship.ed States, departed on Saturday Kong Yacht Club for competition The doctor who operated for the by the President Hayes Main the cruiser class was on Sunday Krenz, who is leaving on live won by Miranda (Mr. H. Musser's) assault upon Mrs. Massie gave ovi- months" Home leave, is proceeding
The P. & O. as: Chitral has been unavoidably delayed in Hong Kong and will not all until 8 am to morrow (Friday),
duty on tou is added to the impers the defence, asked for a date to be. A oftness, ring a 10, Po
A Chinese living at 10, Fo Ozbe obtained. any ve ye
*
wooke,
Two mental specialists testified that Lieutenant Massie was definite ly insane when he shot and killed Kababawei.
The defence is seeking to discount
to Washington via Mapila and i Mr. JD Rockefeller charasdence to the effect that she was torises as a fabrication the report bruised all over her body, while her ed. The storm is still raging and
Europe.
that he intends establishing a fund alf the attendant discomforts have a merchant of 27, Yuk San
Intending exhibitors at the Em of £10,000,000 to be devoted to rais jaw was broken to such as extent got to be faced. No relief has been Street, Wanchal, was charged with
Mrs. J. Fernandes, of 59, Nathan pire Products Fair are invited to ing the Chinese and their country ENGTH 63--Breadth 10-Depth
offered to tax-payers the income ill-treating his two sons, one aged Road, has reported to the police apply for reservations to the Hon. to the plane of civilisation enjoyed that it had to be laced up for Ave
the theft of a handbag, containing Mr. JP Braga, Chairman of the by the American people. A great 66Draught 3-Speed 2 to remains where it is at five 11 and the other 4.
8270, which she inadvertently left Fair Sub-Committee, 1n, Chater wave of thankfulness has passed miles. Combustible: GASOLENE shillings in the pound, and a new
Road; from whom all particulars over China Hong Kong Daily 2 Motors Isotta Fraschini-8 Cylinders
Mr. G. Ford, appearing for in a shop in Nathan Road.
in connection with the project may Press. April 21, 319072 of 250-1.EE Apparatak to discharge torpedooo-Capacity of aconmontare duties which have already been fixed for the hearing but Mr. W. M. Lane went into hospital early this
Looking Back 50 Years. sufficient 4 hours ran 4 knots speed shouldered by the consumer, in
treatment for a num The motion picture directors from Thomson, of the Secretariat for morning for eaten for Hisar Hollywood, Wesars. Ira Morgan By the English mail to-day Mr. addressed: TO
THE Budget day at Home at least Chinese Affairs, remarked that if sailant alleged to be a woman and Roy Scott, arrived in the D. R. Crawford takes his depart. ADMINISTRATIVO DA MARINBA shows us that we are very lucky in any time. were allowed to elapse, who has been detained by the police, Colony by the sa, President Jacks are from the Colony. Mr. Craw PRIVATIVA DE MAUAU il 27th Hong Kong, even if we do have to the marks of the lede injuries A Chinese man, Wab Lum (28) native and wild life in Hong Kong in all charitable and philanthropic the prosecution by showing that in son. They are to take pictures of ford has been an anergetic worker the premeditation casa, built up by Tenders in Hong Kong Dollars pay more than we did for our would become indistinct. The boys living in rum at the Shanghai and Manila for use in forth-com- movements The success of the and a deposit, 6% of angunt offered alcohol and our tobacco. At Home were accordingly exhibited, and his Boarding House, Pakhoi Street, ing productions,
Temperence Hall has been mainly the excitement caused by the forcing. Bocompanying same. Balance to be there is something for nearer Pro Worship made notes of his observa-phuric asid. He was taken, to the On a motion made by the Attore always been active insisting
committed suicide by drinking sul-
owing to his exertions, and he has of confession from Kahanawei, paid within 10 days, counting from
hibition than anything known tions of the injuries.
timg Liout Massie became sudden date 27th.
Kowloon Hospital where he died.nev. General (the Hon, Mr. C. G.Isailors ashore to pass the crazed and acted in a moment The Harbour Office reserve the across the Atlantic. Winon, spirits.
Alabaster, KC.) in the Supreme pleasantly without frequenting right in notacepting offer if not and even beer are in the luxury
Mr MJ, B7807 returned from Court before Sir Joseph Kamp, Mr. grog shops.
red rage. This view was sup} The Motor Boats may be inspected category in prices, if not, in duction of bail, which had boou leave yesterday by the a. Chitral George Stephen Ford was admitted ups
In the Supreme Court yesterday, by the mental specialista, cary day from 10 to 1 P.M. and 3 quality. But British people of all axed at 89,000, but Mr. Thomson and relleves Mr. E. W. Hamilton as to practice as a solicitor in the
Postmaster-General torday. We un- Colony. Ho had served his articles on the motion of the Attorney Gen
Mrs. Maesie will be the next wita definitely opposerž
derstand Mr. Hamilton will succeed in the Colony, and satisfied the exeral, Mr. Creasy Ewens, clerk to JOÃO MARCELINO MARTINS, taxation and coonomy as they bors
His Worship fixed the bearing Mr D. Lloyd as superintendent aminers. The Chief Justice wished the Chief Justice was enrolled as near in the senmtional
of Imports and Exports and will Mr Ford every success in his care an attorney and procurator of the
will probably go to the Benior Paymaster,
the hardships of war. The facts for today at 2.30 p.m., allowing take over his new duties on Batur er. He will be asociated with Supreme Court Hong Kong Dasy
Mesars. Wilkinson and Grist
day. day, 23rd inst
Prosn April 21, 1882, Ato inexorable, and they are not bail to stand in the sum fixed.
April
All
convenient.
to. P.M.
2088)
Lent. Commander.
classes are beating the burden of
Mr. Fard then asked for aro