NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
SALE OF OLD MATERIAL.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPART TMENT prepared to receive Tandera for the purchase of a quantity of Old Material comprising —
Bra Bronze, Copper, Load, Coat Iron, Wrought Iron and Steel Sorap;
Wrought Iron Waterpipes and fit-
tings
Iron Chains,
Wire Hopas, 'Glass, Canvas Hose and
Packings.
Electrical goods including Fans,
Telephonos,
Transformers,, Motor, Insulators,
eta...
Sanitary goods including Einks,'
Lavatory Basins
European Baths, Bushing Cisterns,
Worthington Water and Steam
Pumps:
Ford Truck 20 E.P, and Spare
Parte
A quantity of Miscellaneous Stores. For form of Tender and further particulare, apply at the office of Superintendent of Accounts & Stores, Public Works Department.
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PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED.
Nthat
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
the ANNUAL OR DINARY GENERAL MENTING of SHAREHOLDERS will be bold at the Hong Kong Hotel, Hongkong, on Saturday, the 4th June, 1982 at 11.80 am for the purpose of receiv. ing the Report of the Directorg together with a Statement of Au counts for the year ended 30th April, 1982.
The Transfer Books of the Com. pany will be closed from Monday, 80th day of May to Saturday, the 4th day of June, 1982, both days inclusive.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers. Hong Kong, 28rd May, 1982. [2328
A. S. WATSON & COMPANY,
LIMITED,
LL Shareholders are reminded that the EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING called for the purpose of confirming an. & Special Resolution the Besolution altering the Company's Articles of Association which was passed on the 12th May, 1039 is to be held at the Hongkong Hotel at 11.30 o'clock in the Foranoon on HATURDAY, the 28th MAY, 1982 and are requested to attend.
JOHN. D. HUMPHREYS & SON, [2219
- General Managers,
FOR SALE.
Nattractive European residence A at Taipo..
Situated Bouth of Railway between Tai Po and Taipo Market Stations, containing 3 Reception-roome and Bed-rooms, Bathrooms, English baths atted with hot and cold water, Flush water-closet. Fitted for Electric light,
Hard wood floors, Lawn, &c.
For further particulars, apply Buperintend at of Crown Lands and Surveys, P.W.D., or Distries Officer, North, Taipo.
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HONG KONG, MAY 25, "1989.
WHAT THE BRITISH
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1932.
making any allowance for rodem CORRESPONDENCE. AUSTRALIAN WINES. FAMOUS TENOR IN nion of debt. The estimate had emand to have any relationship with
actualition.
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SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE
cl
IMPORTANT EMPIRE
» PRODUCT.
OBTAINABLE IN HONGKONG.
HONGKONG.
LOMELINO DA SILVA
TO GIVE CONCERT.
Lomelino de Silva, the.." Portu There is a wealth of interesting: || guess Caruso," one of the most outs data in the report on the Austra standing present-day tenore, is now *(TC THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG lian wine industry presented to the in Hong Kong and intends giving House of Representatives repsahly à recital in the Rose Room, Penin DAILY FRESH.")
by Mr. John Gunn, the Director of aula Hotel, on June 2. He has just Development and Mr. B. MoK. | finished triumphant season is Gollan, of the Department of Trade; Shanghai where he was hailed by and Customs,
enthusiastic audiences as one of the greatest singers ever to appear in that cosmopolitan and ultra-eritical port.
The report commenced with the history of the industry, pointing out that from the earliest years of Settlement in Australia, cultivation Lomelino da Silva was born in of the vine has been encouraged. Madeira Island in the year 1800. Viticulture was regarded na a Destined to the army, he was pro- portant industry in those Colouies moted to an officer, but owing to his. where the soil and climate condi- musical inclinations and to the en-
tion and up to the end of the Creators, when as an amateur, he pre War, steady progress was mado: sented himself for the first time, in Production of wine has lacressed public, it was suggested to him to give up his military career for that of singing,
Teramont, pulled things together for Popy herewith. The booklet rafer: tions were suitable. After Feders thusiasm aroused among his listen
There was a political crisis. The Labour Government” was no longer abis to barry on. "Three of its oldest lendors refused to support its policy. For a few weeks the financial odißve had then supported by loans from foreign bankers, but on the 21st of Septembar the pound
Sin,While the official guests at slipped off its gold base. With the Fair Committee were at tea at the Peninsula Hotel yesterday representatives of the other two afternoon, a letter and a parcel wore delivered to me. The latter parties, the Conservatives and the
was from Major B. Barrett, the Enstorn Representative of Liberals, the throw Labour dis Far
Morris Motors, Ltd., and Morris senbients formed a National Gov-Commercial Cars, Ltd. I enclose a red to by Major Barrett is entitled thu time being, and then went to
the Spirit of Adventure" with a most artistic coven depicting the the country as a National Party. Sougrave Trophy The Imperial significance of the Trophy has been They overwhelmingly defeated emphasized with singular felicity The booklet contains most beauti ¿Labour, and returned to carry on ful illustrations of British celebri the work with a sweeping majority ties who have displayed courage, and skill in a Spirit of Adventure, An improvement was immediately Complying with Major Barrett's request, the souvenir was distribut- scon. Trade improved. The Bugynted to the official guests by whom was balanced. A, quaster of a the gift was greatly appreciated. million more workpeople aucceeded British in fading employment. credit was restored to such an ex- tent that the Bank of England's problem was
no longer how to keep it from rising in terms of gold. Foreign confidence in Great Britain was completely restored, and a feeling of settled security was everywhere felt.
Mr. CHAMBERLAIN was, therefore, in a position to point to good work. done, even if he could not allow a
rolaxation of effort. The estimates.
&
he presented showed Budget balanced at £788,800,000-leaving out of necount the self balancing. revenue and expenditure items of 209,188,000 from the Post Office and £22,000,000 from the Road Fund. The Budget, said Mr. CHAM- BERLAIN, had been saved by the
income-tax payer and super-tax payer. The former had given a surplus of £15,300,000 and the latter
surplus of nearly £4,000,000. Un fortunately no immediately relief could be given them. They must continue to pay taxes at the same rate as before. In the coming year,
Tue introduction of the Budget to the House of Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer was awaited this year with keener in- terest than usual. The nation has suffered severely from bad "trado and heavy taxation. The ordinary taxpayer has heroically faced heavy sacrifices to help to restore national condence and financial security, and not unnaturally he bad hoped that the period of strengency and drastic economy was drawing to a close. Every class of the popula Revenue receipes is provided for; tion has been hit. The dole to the against this £27,000,000 are expect uricmployed has been eut down anded from tarift. A new order has the workers have had to contribute been made under the Import Duties more liberally; but the greatest Act from which another £5,000,000 burden of all has fallen upon the is expected: income-tax payer and the super-tax payer.
fall of £32,600,000 in Inland
In the present Budget no receipts for Reparations and, Allied War Debts and no outgoings for the British war debt payments are in. cluded. All sides of the account
are treated as ixing in suspense.
Unfortunately, the hopes of the more optimistic taxpayers have not been realised. la his address to the House of Commons when presenting his Budget Mr. N. CHAMBERLAIN, The future position is dependent the Chanellor of the Exchequer; upon the results of the forthcoming announced that, wonderful as had Lausanne Conference; and pro- been the response of the Britishposals will be submitted to Parlia public to the Government's de ment after the Conference. is over. THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD mand for common macrifices in theIn this connection Mr. CHAMBERLAIN
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MINING CO., LTD, (Incorporated 18. QUEENSLAND).
NOTICE OF DECLARATION OF INTERIM AND FINAL DIVIDENDS.
interests of financial stability, there wera still 'difficult days ahead and there could be na, lightening of the burden of taxation. The country was exhorted to face with fortitude further economies in order to estab- fish the position gained and to lay OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the foundations of future pro- NOT FINAL DIVIDEND
sperity. of ONE SHILLING per share on "account of the financial year ended
Put in this way the situation does
31st March, 1982, and an INTERIM not seem too heartening. Reviewed DIVIDEND of TWO-SHILLINGS per share on account of the anancial in its true proportions, against a
re-affirmed the Government's policy, annousend at the beginning of February, in favour of complete cancellation of those debts..
There were few new features in the Budget A Customs duty of fourpence a pound with a pre ferential rate for the Empire of twopence a pound-has been laid en ten Assistance in the form of a preference of one shilling hundredweight has been given to. Colonial sugar importa, and the British sugar industry will con--
year ending 81st MARCH, 1933, have background, of pest difculties and been declared by the Directors of the dangers, the situation is really ons Company in Brisbane, both dividends upon which the British people may tinue to be supported. A change payable, to ahareholders on The Registers at Brisbane and Singapore rightly congratulate themselves. A has been made in the methods of. on WEDNESDAY, 8th June, 1982. year ago the commercial, floancial, taxing silk and artificial silk im. NOTICE IS ALSO, HEREBY and budgetary position was getting ports. As from the 1st of January GIVEN that the SINGAPORE | steadily worse. Unemployment not all motor-cycles will be taxed TRANSFEE BEGISTER will be was rising higher and higher. One on the basis of the cylinder capacity CLOSED from THURSDAY; 2nd June to WEDNESDAY, 8th June, million pounds a world was being of their engines. Thus there is very 1982 (Both Days inclusive), for the borrowed for unemployment relief preparation of Dividend Warrants. The country was faced with a do Seit of £28,370,000, instead of the expected surplus of £59,184,000 of the April Budget. There was the sorious prospect of a deficit of no Jess than $120,000,000 in this follow ing year. And all this with
By Order of the Board,
DERRICK & CO. Chartered Accountants,"
Local Secretaries. Hong Kong Bank Chambers, BINGAPORE, 18th May, 1982. [2214
little change. While the situation has been saved, the future will continue to demand strict reenomy, hard work, financial uncrifoes, and above all, courage and patience. But no
one doubts the British people's capacity to moof All those
demands.
f.
J. P. BRAGA, Chairaha, Empire Fair Committee.
Morris Motors, Ltd.. Morris Commercial Cars, Ltd. P. BRAGA, Esq., Hong Kong.
J
Dear Mr. Braga,-On behalf of my principals. I should like to offer these booklets to members of the Committee, as some small souvenir of the Hong Kong Em- piro Products Fair, and as an appreciation of the time and trouble which they have given to
make it such a success.
considerably since 1018/19 in which year 8,002,637 gallons of wine were made. The average production for the five yours ended 1029/30 was 17,732,861 gallons. The increase has been principally due to the expan, sion of vine-growing areas in irriga too districts of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia since the war. This expansion occurred mainly iar comection with State Government Repatriation schemes.
South Australia's Share. South Australia has about 65 per cent of the productive area under grapes and in 1929/30 produced over 75 per cent of the wine made in Australia Victoria has 18 per cent of the total area: New South Wales 13 per cent. and Western Australia 3 per cent. The acreage Queensland is very small, and do vines are grown for commercial pur poses in Tasmania South Austra lie is particularly suitable for vine are rare, culture, and diseases Coase of production are lower the
The fair is, I feel, an excellent yields are higher and it would ap example of the spirit of Advertpear that in viticulture South Aug- en advantageous ture which H.R.H. the Prince trala occupies
position over the other States. of Wales so ably advocates to Wine makers in such areas as Manufacturers both as Home and
Victoria and in Rutherglen in throughout the Empire-Yours Corowa, New South Wales, And it faithfully,
difficult to compete in the wine mar ket with South Australia and it is due principally to the very high quality wines produced in these die tricts that wine caking can jeoni tinue. Even this advantage is not as valuable as it should be because quality does not always receive ite proper reward.
(sd.) B: BARRETT. Hong Kong, May 23, 1939.
WATER SHORTAGE.
INCREASED SUPPLY TO STREET FOUNTAINS SOON?
SUNDAY'S RAIN FALL.
He sailed for Italy and studied ander the great maestros, Giovanni Laura and the late Ercole Pizzi, both of Milan.
He made his debut at the Theatre Dal Verme" in Milan singing the operas "Higoletto" and "Boheme," Since then he has sung through Italy, Switzerland, Holland, France, Spain, Portugal, England and South America, either in opers on concerti.
To Madeira, in order to perpo- tuafe forever the talent of the artist, a Lapide "*. (marble tablet) has been erected in his honour in the principal theatre.
This same ceremony has been re, peated in several places.
He went to the United States for the first time in 1998 and, being immediately contracted by the Metropolitan Opera. Co. of Philadel phin, toured Pennsylvania (where he made his American debut with Tito Ruffo) New York, and most of the musical states.
Recently he has been enthusiasti cally feasted at Honolulu. Mr. de Silva is now on a tour of the world.
WORKERS' FATAL
QUARREL.
MAN SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES
Struck by a trowel, it is alleged, while engaged in &- scuffle with d fellow worker, an earth coolie named Mak Ping, aged 31, died from the injury received.
The principal district in New South Wales in the Murrumbidges Imigation Aren, moet of the wine produced being of a heavy type. Corowa, which is on the opposite side of the Murray to the Rutherg len district in Victoria "produces wine of a high class similar in type to Rutherglen wines. There is no that the sharp, shower that fell on
As some people seem to think district in Australia so famed for its light dry wines of the claret, Sunday morning, has added con hock or Chablis type as the Hunter siderably to our water supply, a River district in New South Wales. A fight ensued and after Mak Ping Daily, Frese representative sought There are indications that wine
It would appear from stories' re- lated to the police that Mak Ping was engaged in a quarrel with a plasterer, both of whom were work. ing in a house ander construction was struck, he collapsed... Two
an interview with a gentleman well-growing in this area is on the de- hours later his condition proved to qualified to speak on the subject cline. This can be attributed to the be serious and the Police were call- when he was told that this was very
poor yields of grapes and the lowed in, the unfortunate mun being
removed to hospital. much not the case.,.
prices received for the wine made.
The quarrel took place itt 9,13 on. For the most part the spall wine makers are not distributors. Vine Monday morning and the unfortu- diseases are prevalent, and hail-nate coolie died twelve hours later.
storms and foods are of frequent occurrence,
Sparkling Wines,
The speaker remarked that the that tell was all absorbed by the catchwaters which were so badly "Somo in need of a "wetting." people seem to think that if we have an inch of rain, it is something very grent," said the speaker,
The Great Western district is the "An inch of rain after a long spell principi dey wine centre in Vie of rain would be very useful as
thoroughly soaked and all the water then runs into the reservoirs." The speaker added that in his opinion, and speaking conservatively, Hong Kong would need at least ten inches of rain before we can be comfort ably off again for water.
Guides and Brownies.
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a Scottish lad, were overcome by HONG KONG POLICE
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the catch waters would have been toria. It is known particularly for the heat at yesterday's Htally, and the sparkling wines produced there had to be helped from the field. In this district there is evidence of The Guides and Brownies had an
ties. Both functions were extreme-[ORDERS BY THE HON. ML, " decline in manufacture as in the easier time and suffered no casual- Hunter River district. Under the
T. H. KING, J.G.P.] trade in dry wines shows an upwardly happy and well organised affairs, tendency within the next few years, enjoyed by the youngsters them vineyards in this area, like the selves, and the onlookers. Hunter River district, will we ni. lowed to deteriorate and be ulti pately abandoned. Merchants and other distributers should recognise that it is highly necessary to take measures to prevent this before it
New Fountains...... Regarding the new fountains that are being put up, work is now in "progress changing the mains, which are at present charged with un- altered water, to sources of supply or filtered water. Gangs of work- men can be seen along Glenenly Old Bailey Ladder Street, Pound Lane, Centro Street and Water Street-all criguged in this work and when completed these streets will have quite a therused supply There will be five fountains to each group and the hours of supply will probably increased to twelve.
is too late..
.
Chiasse, Company.
Training Course-Part -All re- figures have been carefully analyzed and tabulated in a form which per eruita of the Chinese Company mits of a comparison of the costs in the respective districts. The report will attend Central Police Station also discusses in some detail the for Squad Drill on Thursday, at 5,30 various items of cost incurred in the manufacture of sweet wine and dry wine respectively. Estimates of the
p.m.
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Indian Company.
In the course of the investiga tions, a detailed study was made of the costs of production of cranes
A total cost are set out in the States of New South Wales Victoria and South Australia. number of representative growers. It is interesting to note that the Traming Course-Part. II-Oon- local Arm Messrs. atables R264. A. K. Karamat, R23€, were interviewed in each producing well-known district and details of their produc. Edward Wreen & Sons, Ltd.. are tions coste and returns for the 1830 very large importers of oboice Aus- M. Afzal and R271 M. Feroz have obtained. These tralian wines. They will be glad to been passed out as efficient in vintage
furnish prices, etc., on application: Part 11, of Training Course (know ledge of Police Duties and Regula tions).
were
(Continued on next Column.)
* Local Notes and Events
Mr. D. A. Parrott, manager,
Messrs. Sime Darby & Co., Ltd., po is spending 4 brief holding
in Hong Kong,
It is announced that the annual general meeting of the Peak Tram Hong Kong Hotel, on Saturday, ways Co., Ltd. will be held at the June 4 at 11.30 6.
H. E. Major-General Sandilands,
Revolver Practice Revolver practice will be carried out by members of the Indian Company on the Kennely Road Range to-day at 5.30 p.m. Members will assemble
the Range at that time.
Flying Squad.
A Harbour Office, notice states
vicinity of Sharp Peak, will be that a bombardment practice in the C.B. C.M.G., D.8.0., will lay the carried out by H.M. Tarantula, foundation stone of the local Girl- during the latter part of the week, Cuide. Headquarters (at Garden.
The next instructional patrol will Road, opposite the Cathedral) at take place on Friday. All members News has been received in the 8.30 p.m. next Thursday, when all must attend. Fall in as Central Colony that the Spanish, aviator, friends of the movement will be Police Station at 6.15 pm Chr
Dress White uniform and cap with is engaged on a fight from Ala Senor Fernando Reiny Loring, who warmly welcomed.
white cover. regles drid to Manila, and who was last reported as having landed at Fort A Chinese named Chan Hi (60). Reserve Emergency Unit. .... Bayard, is still held up. It is un- attempted to commit suicide on
Defendu Class: – The regular -- a meeting of the Hong Kong derstood that the aeroplane's petro Monday by jumping off the Praya Practical Psychology Club at Lane tank has sprung a leak and that into the harbour near the Glouces weekly defendu close will meet in Crawford's Restaurant at 6 pm. certain replacements will have to ter Road Police Station. He was the gymnasium at Central to on Friday, the Rev. Fr. G. Bryne, i be effected before the flight can be rescued by an nakaowa boatman day, at 5.30 p.m.
(Bgd.) D. L. KING, 3.J., will give an address on Why continued. It is hoped that the and taken to the Government Civil Living Philosophies Dio."
At
Hight may be rerumed on Thursday Hospital.