ADVERTISE ENTS
NOTICE.
WATER SUPPLY.
Tis hereby notified that, commen
oing on daturday, 7th May, she water supply will until further notice, be turned off daily in ni distriote of the Colony batween the hours of 8 pro- and any.
HAROLD T. CREAST,
Wator Authority."
Palio WORKA DEPARTMENT..
Hong Kong, 8th May, 1939. ・ "fg173"
HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
NOTICE.
TOMOR IS HEREBY GIVEN
NOTICE IS Bent will be
held on WEDNESDAY, 28th inst... instead of Tuesday. Eith May, 1932.
By Order of the Committee,
A. NISSIM,.
*Secretary.
21973
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
HONG KONG
է:
COMPANIES. WINDING UP No. 1 or 1924:
IN THE MATTER OF TEE COMPANIES
ORDINANCES 1931-25..
AND
Tor CHINESE MERCHANTS BANK LIMITED.
4
NOTICE OF DIVIDEND
TOTION IS HEREBY GIVEN
Or
thus it is intended to declare a FOURTH AND FINAL DIVIDEND in the above matter and creditors, who have not already done so, are. required on or before the EIGHTH DAY or JUNE 1999 to send their dames and addresses and the particu Jars of their Debus Claims and the naman and; addresses: of their Solici- tors, if any, to the undersigned, the Liquidator in this matter, and are also required by their Solicitors or Personally to some in and Debts; or Claims ist the of prove their of the Oficial Beceiver,
Court Suprams between the hours of 10: a. and 4 or in default. thereof THEY WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM THE BENEFIT OF ANY DISTRIBU TION made before such Debts are proved,
Dated this 4th day of May, 1939.
JOHN FLEMING, CA, c/o Low, Binanam & Matthewa, 7, Queen's Road.. Central, Hong Kong,
-2171
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION IN THE GOODS OF JOSEFH BOB
SON HODGSON, LATE OF "STANGHAI," RDANWICH, IN THE COUNTY OF YORK, FORMERLY OF "ASH VILLA, FAIRFIELD, STOCK. TON ON TEM, IN THE COUNTI OF DURBAN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, PECEASED.
NOTICE IS BEREBY GIVEN
that the Court has, by virtas, of the. Provision of Seption 58 of Ordinanco No. 2 of 1897, made an order limiting tho Time for Creditors anil! Others, to and in their Claims against the above Estate to 28 Day of MAY, 1932,
All Creditors and Others are necord. ingly hereby required to send their Claims to the Undersigned on or before that dats...
DEACONS,
Bolicitors for the Executor,
Des Voeux Boad, Central,
Hoan Hoan
NOTICE.
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10-notify their customers
they are removing their Kow loon Branch from the Dairy Farm premises to 94, NATHAN ROAD, commencing on Sunday, May 1st.
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INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGA TION CO., LTD.
En oma rerkoning when the Bungiet'm olar. the dreadful reckoning, and men mills no
SO SPOKE JOHN JAL IN “WER WHAT D'TE GALLY, TIR--
shaung, the
Bormanu call it is not pala bolow the belt byt one in the pooliatin other words the. BILL, But surely Jeba ny whose play. The Beggar's
"Whew men's foolings, and something of woman's- Das missed the point? If man enjoy what they get they don't mind what they pay for it. The moral, snybow, is donth. at wilbond gaude-for- preferenco Maccapeliai.
Pan-Yan
GELMAN AM (OOL LTD.
AGENTS
DEATHS.
HONG KONG DAILY
mood to tolerate further givit strife. and perhaps overtures by one the ralfaction to the invaders, The Canton cou merely re-afimus that it is still impossible for Chi nesa political leaders to act together under normal conditions. Seonor or later tension, and disagreement between colleagues are followed by the stronger eliminating the weak.
er.
News and Views
Tale of the Day,
Magistrate: Did you steal that rugt!
Prisoner "No, your worship A lady gave it to me and told me, to beat it and I did??
Dance Tune Written in Hospital,"
12.
To New York for
During the Atlantic rate war of 1909 I went from Folkestone to Boulogne, qud from there to New York in a Hamburg-Amerika. boat for Ea
I came back in October of the e your in the Etruria, the crack Cunarder of the time. Fare, 29 to Liverpoot. Food? Well, consider
MURDER TRIAL!
LATE SITTING TO CLOU EVIDENCE
POLICE INVESTIGATIONS.
At the continued hearing of the charge of murder against three men at the Criminal Sessions yester day, the Court at an hour late in epist of C.D.I. Reynolds, who was the first of the police witnesses call order to finish the evidence-in-
No foreigner would attempt toi pass judgment on the rights and wrongs of this dispate, but it shows
Mr. Ord Hamilton, the young the great gulf suparating Chiness from Western ideas and methods of
English composer, whose riding Government. Admiral CHEN CHAK accident in Richmond Park recenting that for dinner one day thored at this stage the evidence of has been Commander-in-Chief ofly nearly cost him his life, has now joint, swrote, "chigess and biscuits, of one man who would be called Ewns soup, salmon, fowl or turkey had been taken with the exception the long list of Chinese witnesses" Putney to
later.
left the hospital ab which he was taken, and is con- Pineapples and bananas and ice Thero itinuing his treatment at a Weat cream and coffee, there was nothing and Cheung, Sau Fu are charged,
the Canton Navy since the time of Marshal E: THAT HIN's sump- tion of power in 1928.
no question of his courage and
London nursing home.
21 Lost Allen
tuno
wrong about that,
"To the best of my recollection the choupet fare during the "cut periode was 358. from Liverpool
Correspondent in a London
Paper
Cheung Many Cheung Taze fran
with the murder of Tang Tai Kal. First aroused in detended by Mr. in Shing. Lo, while Mr. Somerset Fitzroy is defending the other two
men
Wong Sik, Hong, of the Hop Hing Shipyard at Shaukiwan, gave avi- dence of meeting the firet hocused in a tramcar on February 17, Wit- ness said that he exchanged vixiting dards with the accused after a casual conversation during which the latter gave a card bearing the
enpability, and the appearance of Mr.. Eamilton's dauce the ships of the Canton Squadron "Blas" which is peing played all has evoked the sincere admiration over London, was written while he of foreign naval officers. The men
was in hospital. of the "Canton Air Force have who proved themselves brave and eff eient This does not mean that General CHEN THAT TONO's dismiss Pal of the officers in command of these forces was not justified. Only the inner political circles knows the truth. But it is vastly different aliens arviving by day or week-end Represcutatives will yield £958;for the Orown, that the card given
改
Last year 21 aliens entered Eng-
Five: Par Cent. Tax on Airplanes..
The estimated United States de
land on return seursion tickets ficit for the soul, year 1939 isname Lei Koi Kwong and represent without passport and were lost."""
This fact is revealed in an off. 248,000,000, and the now taxes nowed himself to be an official of the cial return which explains that being rushed through the House of National Government.
Last year 11,799 aliens arrived with excusions are carefully checked:000,000. these tickets, but only 11,718 are known to have. departed.. On out ward excursions 608 aliens left and only 386 returned,
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in the postage rate to 3 cents, and The House approved the increase a tax of 3 cants on telegrams and telephone messages costing between: 30 and 30 cents each, with a 10 Leave to land was refused to 2,710 cents levy on each message above. aliens, compared with 2,235 in the 40 cents. rajooted on medical grounds. Four propeen outstanding,
The proposed tax on: proceding year: Of these on were stock salos is the only contentious of the unwanted aliens came by
from the manner of superseding senior officers in a European State. No instructions came from the nominal capital of the country, and NORONHA-At the French Hospital, of the feet the two sen-going crui- as 8.30 p.ny yesterday, ELEANOR sera bave gone to Hainan, Admiral MARIA YVANOVICH NORONHA CHEN CHAR's Birthplace and are (Elf). The funeral will pass.) the Monument 6.30 p.n. presumably still holding theinsalves to-day.
ander is ordor. They may sailair. for Nanking, they may stay in Fai
It is for Admiral CHEN to decide! A small flotilla of gun- boats now at Tong Ka Wan also appears
и
TANG Cur Naoxa,--At his residence
at 37, Gough Street, Hongan.. Kong on May 3, 1932, Mr. TANG, CHI NGOsc, aged 71, after n long illness, Funeral will take place on Monday, May 9 Cortege arriving at the "Fare Weld Pavilion." Kennedy Town- at m
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WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, foreenat and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 3.30 12.m... stated
An anti-cyclone has formed over N, China. The depression is moving eastward and is now central
the east of S. Korea.
Local Forecast:-S. or varia- ble winds, light to moderate; freshening later from N.E., Ane at first, probably some mist and rain later; cooler.
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Editorial and Business Offices: 1
Ice House Street. Tel. 3051. Night Editor (Wanchai Office):
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The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, MAY 6, 1932.
CANTON SETS THE BALL
ROLLING.
is unfortunate that the conclu sion of the armistice at Shanghai should synchronise with another political coup at Canton. While no foreigner would seriously at tempt to speculate upon the signi ficanes of the crisis, it has on the surface the appearance of a revival of the movement against CHANG
Former Golf Champion's Death
Causes Alarm. ¿
cont.
New proposals of the Ways and Means Committee to increase the Corporation Tax to 13 per cent., to place a 5 per cent. tax on air planes, and 8 per
on petroleum passing through pipes The death from radium poison-lines will be sufficient to ensure the to beuder Admiralog of Mr. Ebew Byars, the wealthy
balancing of the Budget CHEN's orders, and a number of Pittsburg manufacturer End Et former U.S. amateur golf sham depoplanes quietly flow off when the pien, has caused consternation in New Radio Feat. news of General CHEN TEA TONG's New York, eap became known, C
The serious thing is that this mavu probably marks a widening of the breach between Cantor and Nanking General CHEN Tax Torq is now virtually dictator of Kwang, tung and Canton, Even if he and CHIANG KAY SHER agreed to keep the peace there are innumerable ethior interests making for war. The incident is further proof, if such were needed, that the Chinese Re publie consists of a loose Federation of virtually independent nations. While they are capable of combin ing against outside interference, if left to themselves they will for many years to come continue this system of intrigue, and civil war. Civil and military adventurers will seek their personal advantage without regard to the suffering inflicted apen the common people and the strady weakening of their country Power's, na a national unity among the
AIR HERO IN DIVORCE LISTS.
MAJOR WHO ROMBED ZEPPE LIN BASE.
the
An airinan who took part in one. of the most herole exploita of the war the hombing raid on: Zeppelin base at Friedrichshaven in November, 1914-is both peti- tioner and respondent in a case due to be heard in the Law Courta.
It was explained by Mr. Eindsell,
in a pocket book in the possession, was identified by him, was found! in exchange by the witness, which
of the Arst tccused.
WASH HIM WITH-
WATSON'S
GERMICIDAL
DOG SOAP.
RESULTS ARE WONDERFUL;
A SPLENDID HEALTHY CO&T,
REFRESHING ODOUR THAT
"DOGGY SMELL GONË,
PROTECTION
AGAINST
DISEASES OF THE SKIN
FREEDOM FROM ALL FLEAS,
GERMS AND PARASITES:
Evidence was given by the deceas
"'Arrest of Accused.
the last accused on the list, Cheung ed uicle regarding the arrest of AND HAIR, AND COMPLETE Sau Fu, following the delivery at his house of two letters demanding ransom Witness said that it was only on receipt of the letters at 8.15 pm. on February 19 that be became anxious about the safety of his nephew who had not return ed since he left home in the morn- ing...
SOLA DISTRIBUTORE!,
This possibility that a large num Marches Wareon is now he he. Cheung Sau Fu was, in custody on A. S. WATSON & Co.,
in radio circles.
Chief Detective Inspector Rey holds, described the course of his investigations after he was called to the Shaukiwan Police Station where report from Rome that On taking radium waters as a cure a 100 miles, using, ultra short wave ber of people are in the habit of
communicate over a distance of with other members of the police. still further alarmed the communaleigths, has created great interest arrested the remaining two prison- certain boarding houses where he'
ers in the dock and another ma who was not present in Court. Witness said that Cheung Man walked into the rooth with "a des. patch bag in his hand after 1 o'clock in the morning. On seeing police. officers inside he attempted to run away but witness who was sented on a bed close to the door stopped him,
ty.
Mr Byors; it was stated, began taking bottles of the water daily on the advice of a doctor. For a while he felt much better, but then became ill and for some time, the ductora were unable to determine the reason of his bad health For month before he died he was in extreme pain. -
Dr. Frederick Fhian, a well- known authority on radium, said Mr. Byer's bone tissue had become impregnated, and when he took up the case nothing could save the patient.
Dr. Flinn explained that radium taken internally, cabsen slow des truction of the bones.
Battle Relic Returned,
An official of the Marconi Com- pany said: "As the Marchese is using waves that were previously believed to be limited to a distance of about 10 miles, whatever their Dewer his discovery will have a great influence on present theories about short-wave wireless."
Mr. J. Clarricoats, secretary of the Radio Society of Great Britain and an expert in short-wave prac tice, said he believed that Mar- coni's discovery might mean that an alternative to the wireless valve as we know it has been discovered.
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ATM" Knightly Career."
of
A friend of Lord Cave, who wishes to remain anonymous, was A relic of the Great War prized so struck by Sir Charles Mallet's by the townspeople has just been recent Life of this great statesman returned to Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, that ho, is presenting copies to the near Lens, by a Canadian ex-important Public Libraries soldier.
Great Britain, that everyone may It is a fragment of the bronze have the opportunity of reading of bell of the village church which was the "knightly enreer" of this an shattered by gunfire. It was picked pretending hard working, gentle,. up by Mr. John Paterson, of Mon-wise, and honourable man. Auch trent formerly of the 60th Cana-sincere and practical admiration dian Infantry on the battlefield in speaks for itself. Lord Cave, his May 1015, and he has sent it back biographer, and his unknown in a silver-chased basket.
friend, all are honoured.
The Court adjourned until Mon- day morning.
Soldiers' Golf Course Made by
Themselves.
Soldiers at Catterick Camp, Yorkkbire have made their own 15-
The course, which hales golf course. ten monthe, to complete, will be opened next month.
has taken
of"
north, and represents hours
It is the first of its kind in the
who see in the game a pleasant cheerful voluntary, labour by men diversion from Army training.
Each unit made itself respon- sible for laying out at least one green. The result has exceeded expectations. Where once was: wild moorland there is now n trih course presenting fine na tural hazards and excellent sport.
*Local Notes and Events *
The Hong Kong dollar was yes
The airmen i Major Sidney Vin- cent Simpe, D.8.0.His wife, Mrs.. Mabel Frenes Sippe, whom he mur-terday quoted at Is. 2d on do riod in 1915, is petitioning for mand judicial separation, and he is cross- petitioning for a divorce, citing two
respondents,
ant in the R.N.A.S. when he was Major Sippe was a flight-heute awarded the D.S.Q-in-January, 1918, while serving with the Expedi "for gallantry and devotion to duty"
K SEX. A truce to this conflict tionary Force. He was also made was called in free of the clash with. Chevalier of the Legion of Hon
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Japan but it would seem that theur. old animosities are neither forget- ten nor forgiven.. It was lost Boyal Scot for. U... September that trouble started in Manchuria and seven and a half months is a long time for Chinese THE Fifty-first Ordinary General war-lorde to call a haft to their
Mooting of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General private feuds and the interminable Managers, Mesars. Jardine, Matheson struggle for power. The wave of &Co., Ltd. Peider Street, Hosis popular indignation against Japan Kong, on Wednesday, the 18th May,
Sentence of one month's hard to bour was passed on a Chinese who was charged before Mr. Wynne Jones yesterday with having s Two: cases of meningitis were quantity of seditious literature in reported on Wednesday.
bris possession.
ره
yesterday with the unlawful posses Charged before Mr. Wynne Jönes sion of seven popis tickets, a Chinese was fined $10 while the tickets were ordered to be confis oated
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From the files.
Looking back 25 years,
5 C.
"LIMITED.
THE HONG KONG DISPENSARY. KOWLOON DISPENSARY,
#4
GUIDE TO BUYER.
If you want to buy prepared modi- cins at moderate price or to 'ordar a pair of glasses of the highest point of perfection please come and patronita The Great China, Medical Co., No. 11, WING: LOX STREET
(Opposite The Sun Co.).
A trial will convince you and make you satised:
ROAD
ACCIDENTS IN BRITAIN
RISE IN FIGURES IN 1932
(DRITISH WIRELESS. BERVICE.)
ROOBY, May 4.
A National Safety Congress held in London to-day considered the graves problem of modern trans port, confronting all countries, that of road accidents.
The Transport Minister, Mr. P G. Pybus, declared that the in credible toll of the British roads
site adjoining the Naval Yard
could not be allowed to continue.
erecter by May 94. It is proposed
"The, V.R.C. hope to have their Statistics show that in 1031 the tamporary matshed on the Hex numbers killed and injured daily to celebrate the occasion by holding ad "at home.."
an unlicensed automatic pistol and 72 rounds of ammunition were pre Charges of unlawful possession of
ferred against a Chinese named Es Yau at Kowloon Magistracy yester day, when Inspector Elston asked.
Officer Administering for a remand of 48 hours. This was the Government has been pleased to accordingly granted,
appoint provisionally or until fur ther notice, Mr. G. N. Orme to I act as second police magistrate,
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The Royal Brot express train with its sleeping and dining cara Taikoo Dockyard, has made a re- Mr. G. Bird bead watchman of and day coaches is to bo shown at port to the police to the effect that the world's fair in Chicago stateso Yat, aged 22, received injuries L.M.S. Railway, who came to the Sir Josiah Stamp, president of the to his feet and back when he fell Architecture will be delivered by spector of Schools during the ab An illustrated lecture on Modern' and Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe to be In United States for the marriage of the No. 3 slipway His condition Mr. C. Moore, B.Arch., M.B. B.I., sence on leave of Mr. E. A. Irving
from the A, Chinhua which is in. his son.
was not reported as serious.
M.IStructE., before the Hong, Hong Kong Daily Press. May 1939, at noon, for the purpose of forced the leading personalities to whole train, complete with engine Sir Josiah's plan is to ship the
Kong University Engineering Bo-", 1007. receiving the Report of the Directors, make a show of union in face of and full crew, to Mobile, Alabama.
ciety on Monday, May 9, at 8.30 passing the Accounts, and electing foreign aggression. The acclama. }
On Wednesday afternoon them in Room of the University Looking back 50 years. Directors and Auditors.
It will travel presumably
Main Building on Station police discovered a Chinese, The Transfer Books of the Company tion accorded to that very eartherntinent to Chicago, arriving in time suffering from injuries to his back At Kowloon Magletracy yester burgh arrived in the harbour and
American metals across the Con- lying near the Au, Wong Temple
On Saturday morning the Rus will be closed from the 11th May to hero General "MA CHAN SHAN, and for the opening of the fair in 1933. and face which he sustained when day, Char Chok, master of a shop, exchanged salutes with the port and
sian ironolad frigate Duke of Blin 1st June, 1932, both days inclusive. By order of the Board.
the outburst of national pride and Euston and Csgow, 401 miles. The days previously. It was stated that setting fire to his shop with intent sol, of modern construction. This The Royal Sent runs between he fell into a 10-foot nullah some was charged with cron and with the Commodore. She is a no yes JARDINE, MATHESON &
patriotism provoked by the genuine complete trai weight about 300 the man had been unconscious for to defraud the Wing On Insurance maker the fourth Rusinn an-of CO., LTD,
achievements of the Nineteenth tons. It is o. of the expresses the greater part of the aix days Company Detectivo Sergeant war in th port at the present -General Managers. Army were a warning that a great mer under a big speed-up of British has since been removed to the Kowa week's remand which was duly hortly-Hong Kong Daily Press. which will be expedited in the sum that he spent near the Temple. He Goodwin, prosecuting, applied for time and another it expected Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1982.
masa of Chinese people were in no railways,
loon Hospital
granted.
May 6, 1882,
[2118
respectively. In 1989, the year in
on British roads were 18 and 550
which the Road Trafie Act was passed, 20 were killed dailyMA cratary for the Ministry said the Sir Honry Piggott, Deputy Ba reduction of the total killed for the year by 814 might indicate that tho fatal curve had stopped rising, But London showed that 324. had been more recent figures for Greater killed in the first quarter of 1939 against 289 in the corresponding period of 1981:
Reckless Drivers,
feared that the ground be painfully If the metropolitan position was
gained last year might be lost this. symptomatic Sir Harry Piggott
year unless a determined effort was
made
Although motories were not, solely to blame, he urged at lea cockless drivers rather than increas. the temporary disqualification of ed penalties.: