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is hereby notified that the Tai Bang Road from Stubbs Road
to Broadwood Road is. CLOSED to MOTOR TRAFFIC until further notice, for repairs to walls, et.
T. K. KING, Inspector General of Police. Hong Kong, 20th September, 1939.
NOTICE.
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OWNERS of FIAT Motor Cars
and Trucks am hereby notifed that the Lanein Garage is NOT connected with the FIAT agency in any way whatsoever, either as our service managers or as cur agent for the sale of Genuine Fist spare parts.
A. GOEKE & CO., FIAT AGENTS FOR HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA 4ru. FLOOR, CHINA BUILDING.
NOTICE.
FIAT SERVICE
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Owners are requested to address all complaints to the undersigned which will received immediate atten- tion.
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HONG KONG, SEPTEMBER 27, 1032.
MY LADY'S DRESS.
CHENG KWOK YAU'S
FATE
DEFENCE SEEKS APPEAL TO PRIVY COUNCIL
THREE MONTHS' POSTPONE- MENT OF EXECUTION
It is understood that H.E. the Governor is to grant a respite of three months in the execution of the death sentence passed upon Cheng Kwok Yau, who was recent ly convicted for procuring the mur der of George Fung on March 24 last.
Lion Scaring.
News and Views
Lion-scaring is now prohibited in Kruger National Park, South Africa. The authorities probably will put up sigas-for the benefit of the lions Beware of Mo torista."
Tancy.
Soap in fancy wrappers is to be sold for the benefit of the. Demo oratio campaign fund. Will that be a step toward clean politics Christian Science Monitor. Lumber Sales Trust,
Practically all difficulties have been removed in the way of form- The respite is granted in ordering a lumber selling trust among that an application for leave to appeal to the Privy Council may be made to London,
Neither the local pourts nor H.E. the Governor has the authority ta grant leave to appeal to the Privy Council whose Judicial Committee alons can decide whether or not it will hear an appeal from the Crown Colonies in a criminal case,
In the event of the Privy Council deciding to hear the appeal, a fur. ther respite in the sentence may be granted. The appeal can be lodged on any ground, on law, or on facts. The right to appes is not confined to the reserved points which were argued in the Full Court.
the five, chief timber growing states of Europe, namely, the Little En tente, Poland and Austria. The purpose of this organization is to win back some of the markets when fave been lost to Russia.
The states in question would be glad to have the Soviets enter the trust also, but there seems to te little hope, since the Russians are not inclined to limit their steadily: growing production of luniber. Scotland vid Germany.
It was a shade above the figure Naval Training in Sail,- reached in 1911, when the 100 mark was reached at Greenwich.
There are records of 85 degrees being reached in 1861 and 1881- the only other known occasions when the thermometer has gone so high.
A notice. was posted in the "Bank of England intimating that the clerks could work in their shirt sleeves in any office to which the Public does not have admission.
Bare-iegged Tennis.
Nowhere is the downfall of Mrs. Grundy more emphasised than on the tennis courts at Home. When during the Hard Court Champion ships of 1930 at St. Andrews, Miss Ingram, an English player, ap- peared bare-legged she created quite a sensation. At this year's tournament, only two seasons later, stockings were the exception, and at least one lady played without even tennis socks.
A White Year.
A naval correspondent to a Home paper writes:-
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It looks as if Sir Bolton Eyres. Monsall, is beginning to hedge oo the unfortunate decision to waste "money" "on" building sailing craft and training sailors in masts and sails. The whole question fought out years ago, and it is most
have this controversy Bl over unfortunate that the navy should again. The Admiralty are now in quiring whether there are any off- cers or man who have already had experience of sailing craft who can be trained preparatory to training others when the ships are built. It all sounds like a training in my. thology, because navigation has something to do with the stars on occasion.
J
However, there is the bolthole for my Lords in that they canust find the instructors, and it is to be hoped that Admiral Sir Erale Chatfield will give the whole of these retrograde proposals a docet burial when he becomes First Sea Even forty to fifty years The workmanlike kit of the ladies Lord. is most marked, white ensembles ago the midshipment, realising the being the general rule, with pique obsolete character of this instruc could never be induced the favourite fabric. If any solours tion, appeared they almost always dr to learn more of this
was required for ex- noted a rabbit". An exception ship" than occurred one day, however, when,, amination purposes. Three Scotsinen went fishing and the morning being cooler, four of agreed that whoever caught the the leading ladies doubles players first fish should stand drinks. Two went on with coloured woollies of them had bites but didn't pull over their white suits. The vivid in their lines. The third took the colour effect did not appeal to the
follow the play."
The Scotsman" type of yarn has reached Germany. Here he some told in Berlin:
AT THE PENINSULA.cution of not baiting his hook.
SUCCESSFUL SYMPHONY
CONCERT.
A JAPANESE PRODIGY,
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prouen, who found it difficult to
Blood and Iron.
Soviet Russia has established. a class of capital offences against
industry. A man who wrecked a
threeher by throwing in a steel hook has been sentenced to be shot, as were two men who derailed a trairi, and others who showed violence against a collective farm.
A famous Scottish football team? dissolved. Someone had stolen the Balmoral's Memorial Cairns. football.
Guests visiting Balmoral for the first time are apt to be astonished A man presented a through ticket by the number of memorial cairns on the Aberdeen tramways, The scattered about the estate. Queen conductor looked at it and said. Victoria had a great lines in Tammany Restive, “This ticket dates back to the days | memoralising friends and events in of the horse-tram." "I ken that," this fashion.
Albany, N.Y., witnesses dramatio replied the passenger, "but is The first cairn was erected to scones as Gov. Franklin D. Roose It is seldom that one has the docan't say when the journey has commemorate the purchase of the yelt inquires deeply into the fin opportunity of hearing, such an e-to be completed, and I've been in estate. It was followed by a huge añcial transections of Mayor James, complished musical genius. as the Canada the last twenty years"
pile of loose granite slabs to the J. Walker of New York City in memory of the Prince Consort, and the ouster hearing, writes an days forsook the frivolities of the young Japanese Xylophonist in the
another to mark the spot where the American paper. The adroitness of of Master Sadno Iwai, London's Best,
of the
90 was the figure recorded at Marquis of Lorne proposed to Prin the Mayor and his counsel fail be court for garments, not wholly unknown as the "Virtuoso
fore the relentless probing of the becoming, but more in accord with Xylophone, who gave a magnificent Greenwich Observatory at 3 p.m., cess Louise in 1870. the sterner outlook that was to recital at. Sunday night's Symphony on August 19. This was the highest Other cairns commemorate Prin- Governor, who is declared to have
Concert at the Peninsula. Hotel.
figure since August 9, 1011, when cess Alice, the Duke of Albany, the shown an unsuspected ability in maka England of the Protectorate With full Orchestral accompani the Observatory recorded 100--the Duke of Clarence, and Prince the handling of this case. Fre the tonor of Europe. Do the in- ment he played a Fantasia peak figure during the 36 years in Henry of Battenburg. All over the quent exclamations of his amazo * William Tell," by Krueger and which statistics have been kept. ground, too, there are inscribedment are seen by some as foresha novations of Mr. CHEN ORAO YING the American Patrol," by Mea- The 95.2 recorded at Negretti tableta, seats, &o., to the memory dowing his eventual ruling, Tam presage such a Puritan revival in cham. In both these pieces, young and Zambra's, in Holborn, was the of the great Queen's friends, and many grows reative, fights back-
Badee's masterful and clever play-highest figure on record. in London even to some of, her favourite It-launches a primary war against Chiar, and the inauguration of an
animals.
the Governor's up-state supporters. Ironside age! It may be said that in carried the audience to the itself.
highest pitch of enthusiasm, appre the Puritan dress followed the ciation being manifested in prolong Puritan Revolution, but; after all, ed applause and encores, the artiate there is no reason why the process responding with repetitions in part on euch, occasion. His third contri- should not be reversed. It is an bution, Hungarian Rhapsody" by old adage that "elothes make the Liszt was with excellent piano ac companiment by Madame Iwai, his man," and how much more do they mother, who is an accomplished pianist. This met with óqual create the women!
success and the audience's demand for more brought the performer to play "Home Sweet Home" with variations.
There are those who doubt man's power over woman, when a frock is at staka Women have a way of vague evasion, and a power of
making traitors in the enemy's camp. There are men, we fear, who like the fashion! On the other band, it is well to recall that in Europe some years ago, when перог women were vowing that A CERTAIN perturbation has been again, would they allow' long skirts caused by the announcement that to tether their new found liberty; RAFT Programmes and Entry Mr. CHEN, CILAO YING, ons of that the Head of the Roman Dors for the Eleventh Extra Race Meeting to be held on SATUR. China's elder statesmen, disapproves Catholic Church issued a DAY, 8th and MONDAY, 10th of the fashions, favoured by his on skirts. that failed to cover OCTOBEK, 1932 (weather permitting). may be obtained at the Secretary countrywomen, and intends to en- the knees. A hush fell. A few
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
1939.
By Order,
S.A. BLEAF,
:
HONG KONG AMUSEMENTS,
LIMITED.
bau
At the conclusion of a very en-
joyable progranume of orchestral)
numbers, which all earned hearty applause, the young Xylophonist was prevailed upon to play Long, Long Ago" with Madame Iwai accompanying and the lounge again resounded with hearty and prolong
applause.
ed
By special request, the orchestra rendered as a final, Land of Hope and Glory" with the usual success. Altogether the entertainment was excellent and afforded a thoroughly enjoyable evening.
· Argyll's Hand Next Sunday, At next Sunday's Symphony Con-
.
Local and General
Unly one ease of enterio was re- ported over the week-and
The Sincere Co., Ltd., announce that to-day being Confucius' Com memoration Day, their stores will be closed for business, re-opening
to-morrow as mustia).
A little child strapped on the back of a woman who was knocked down by a motor car, was killed on Sunday afternoon in Queen's Road West The mother escaped serious injuries,
A fine of 8500, er, in default, three months hard labour was the sentence passed by Mr. Wynne Jones yesterday on a woman who was convicted of the possession of 2,457 po piu lickets.
An cleven-year-old girl, Chung Ying, of 9, Great George Street, was removed to the Government Civil Hospital on Sunday night suffering from a fractured log re- ceived when the ran into a bicycle in Hennessy Road, near Great George Street
From the Files
Looking Back: 25 Years,
The team race which was on the Colonel O. R. U. Saville, general staff officer to H.E. Major General programme of the V.R.C.annual J. W. Sandiands, left for Home on sports, and which was postponed, Baturday on the P&O... Ranchi. was brought off yesterday after His successor will be Lieutenant-noon, when five teams enteral. The Colonel F. P. Nosworthy who has teams were the Corinthian Yacht seen service in India where he earn- Club, the VRC "A" team, the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, the ed a reputation pa a fine cricketer.
VR.C.B. team, and the Royal Bignifying his willingness to die Garrison Artillery. Four men of pense, with extradition proceedings, the Artillery toata took the lead and a Siamese named Nil Enox was yes were closely followed by a number terday formally remanded for forty of the V.IO. "A" team. The eight hours. The man was arrested Corinthians kept their best men
Beach at the Kowloon Magistracy Mr. Wynne Jones yesterday on
Office, the Olab House, Happy Valley, fores his ideas by using the legis laughed, but to-day skirts again cert, by kind permission of Licut, In attempting to alight from on a warrant charging him with until the last. The three who sERTE- the Hong Kong Club, the sports Club, lative machinery of the Republic sweep the ground at dances, and Cal. N. C. Bennett, O.B.E., M.C., a tramcar whilst it was in motion having embezzled Tels. 752 in Banged first in this team, however, were and the Stables, Village Road.
phreys, the fourth man took the Entries close at is o'clock NOON The slit skirt particularly disturbe even in daytime not much more and the Officers, 2nd Battalion the on Sunday, a young Chinese, of kok on two different dates last doing well, and when E. Hum- water he brought his team level on THURSDAY, 29 SEPTEMBER, Mr. CHEN CHAO YING, but he goes than ankle visibility is allowed. It Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Holy Cross Path, received injuries year,
the band of this Regiment will pro- to his head and was taken to the much further than that, short skirts in said that "the trade," anxious vide the entire entertainment, under Government Civil Hospital for trent It is anounced that entries for with the one in the lead. C. Hum the Motor Reliability Trial will phreys, the 100 yards champion. and aleoveless frocks also coming to sell double or trebble as much the direction of Bandraaster, Mr.ment
close to-morrow, instead of yester and Cooke wera then left, and their within the bounds of his displen- cloth, was the Church's atoutsit F Beat, A.R.CM
This musical unit, shortly to A fine of $50, or in default, six day as had been originally uitend swim decided the race in favour of Acting Secretary, sure. Some of us no doubt feel a ally, but be that as it may the re leave for North Dhina with their weeks hard labour, was the sened. According to the Becretary, Mr. the Corinthians whose time was
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certain sympathy with the ladies suit is the same; modesty triumphs, Regiment, will render a programme tence passed by Hon. Comdr. Hole H, E. Williams, the reason for this registered at 6 mins, as gees The of specially selected musical num on a Chinese boatwoman who was extension of time has been due to V.R.C. A team, who were second, of Mr. GEEN ORAO YING's house voluminous skirts delight both the hers, which will be announced later convicted of having allowed her the request of expected competi- were timed at 5 mins. 42 secs. The held, for his pronounced objectives moralist and the WAVET and includes come, stirring pieces, boat, to be used for carrying prosti tors. There will be no further post teams came in as follows:-
Corinthian Yacht Club ........ VRLO A are, on the positive side, the use of What is modesty A Victorian buites by the combined pipes and tutes to ships in Harbour, ponamente however,
band, many popular compositions, homespun cloth and uniformity in rake, who outlived his ange, describ and songs by Pipe Major Sinclair.
Royal Hongkong Yacht Club. Mr. H. R. Butters occupied the A fine of $10 was opened by
V.R.CB Royal Garrison Artillery female dress. Bright colours and ed it as "the first of the. Seven In all the whole art of the designer are to Deadly Virtues." He instances this items, there will be about twenty
yesterday. It is understood that Chinese woman who was convicted Owing to the expense involved, J. A. Fraser, who has been of bringing an unregistered mui-Hong Kong Daily Preae, Septemn go. Moreover, aines Mr. CHEN is well-worn case of the women of the it is announced that a fee of $1 por Police Magistrato in Kowloon since taal to the Colony. The police her 27, 1907. an important member of the Legis Bouth Ses delande, who were both person will be charged, payable on July last year, has been transferred stated that the defendant had been lative Yuan, and has hold his seat moral and healthy till the mission-admission and tables or rests may to the Attorney-General's Office very trank about the whole matter Looking Back 50 Years, TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
sula Hotel. on that august body since 1928, it is aries put them into calico petti be hooked in advance at the Penine A DINARY YEARLY MEETING of anfe to ussume that he is a gentle coats Modern Missionaries, we c SHAREHOLDERS. in the
man of unusual parts and persist-lieve, make full acknowledgment of will be held at the THEATRE, Queen's Road
enence, quite capable of exercising the the error, and hold that hone soft the cut exhibit the infinite variety 20-SEPTEMBER, necessary dominion over his own qui mal y pente. Our Victorian of nature herself. Already the slit WEDNESDAY, 1932, at NOON, to pass the Directors household to secure a practical rake, however, lamented the passing third shonsa modation stock Report and Accounts, to elect retiring Directors and Auditors, to declare a demonstration of new modes, no of the Alhambra sad the Empire trousers of contrasting hue.
Fashion, that Will-of-the-Wisp Dividend, and to transact any other doubt designed under his direct promenades, with the coming laughs at the morallet Now, the EU-Curtis, residing at cargo boats were sack fined $10 or Attorney General's speech to the Ordinary Business of the Company,
supervision, to express the serious short skirts. The times, he said, outraged him; and, while he pro-
testa he is left high and dry thump, Nanking Street, Kowloon, was one week's imprisonment, for have effect that och stunse that is The TRANSFER BOOKS of the noss of the times. However, it is were out of joint.
ing his tub. A Puritan mode acts involved in a collision between sing anchored their craft inshore attrubbish." The Attorney-General- Company will be CLOSED from the
a mistake to suppose that all a No foreigner, man or woman, has in; he preens himself on what the motor cycle ridden by him and a Wing Lok Street Whert Lee Sam drew the attention of the Court to 25тa so the Sera day of SEPTEMBER 1932, both days inclusive.
Indy wants is to be in the fashion, ever criticised Chinses fashions, has done He extol the virtue and car on Sunday According to a Lanug, the steersman of a junk, was Mr. Francis alegant remarke Dated the 18th day of September, It is a far better thing to lead the We are lost in admiration for them good sense of the designers and report made to the Taumati Police fined 125 or in default three weeks adding that such-language was bot Justice, said he certainly thought fsation, and to be the first to wear How quickly they change, and the thon, once more he is spluttering by Mak Mui (23), who was driving imprisonment for having left port noual in the Court, and the Chief,
"Morals depend very little on dress Private Car No. 243, the accident during prohibited
such remarks uught not to be made.. the models that will afterwards-beagh of Fegro Torlone" mode is lost Parteps out of leerpervernity occurred si tha junction of Chand
pin: welcome for its successor The Dame shion-will-adoptie Mr. tham and Gascoigne.
General: copied in housands and even
Say the worldke lovely brocades remain vivid as CREY 5 suggestion not quite as he .m. Damage was done Amillions
put flower petals, and a becoming to made it and while pleased for the bumper of the car Tethere txa: prece for Mr.
their wearers, but the shapes, shd moment, he may end
bing mudguard-of- Main English history, [8570 when the womenfolk of the STUART (Continied al foot of near column) th
N that the BLEVENTH OR
By Order of the Board,
CHAS. E. BOSBELET, Becratary:
Latile pleasantries pass in the Yester Supreme Court sometimes. day the Attorney General fold: Mr. Francis. ** his truculence in Court
and added that the mmi tasi, ap. The offices of Messrs. Caldbook peared to have been well-fed and Macgregor & Co., Ltd., were closed clothed and had apparently formed yesterday afternoon as a mark of an attachment to her mistress. respect to the late Mrs. Laurel Pereira, wife of Mr. O. 3. 31. For having committed a breach was quite intolerable. This was Pereira, chic clerk of the Hong of his licence by having carried when Mr. Francis was interrupting. Kong branch for many years, who salt, Kwok Yurig, a junk foki, was him in his cross axamination of one passed away on Saturday night fined $50 by the Hon. Comdr. Hole, of Mr. Francis witnesses: Later at the Marine Court yesterday in the day Mr. Francis interposed lasted
morning. The mistresses of three a remark in the course of the
hours.200
Francis exclaimed
That
made a statement ar
lence which had beeû case then being beard, on Previous Column,