NEW
ADVERTISEMENTS
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IT NEVER
HONG KONG.
PROBATE JURISDICTION.
In the Goods of Cavaaji Fardoonji | Postwaila alias Cawaji Furdvoujeo Post walla aliga Cawajce Furdoonjce Postwalla alias Cawaaji Furdoenji Postwala alias Cawasi Fardaoni Postwalls alias Cownaji Postwalla alias
Poustwalk alias Postwalla "alias
Fardoonji
CNC District
Postwala, Late of
in
Balsette Taluka Thana Bombay in British India, Deceased,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the Court bas, by virtas of the Provisions of Section. 8 of Ordinance No. 2 of 1897, made an ordeş limiting the time for Creditors and Others to send in their Olaims sguiest
to the above Estato the' QUTE DECEMBER, 1032,
All Creditors and Others are socord. ingly hereby required to send their Olaims to the Undersigned on or before that into.
DEACONS,
Attorneys for the Administrator, 1, Des Vivax Road Central, Hong Kong.
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THE MACAO JOCKEY CLUB.
PROGRAMMEA and ENTRY
FORMS for the SIXTH EXTRA RACE MEETING to be held in Macao on Sunday, 18th December, 1932, may be obtained at The Sports Club, Hongkong Jockey Club Stables, or at the Offers ef Mesara. Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming, 9, Des Voeux Road Central.
ENTRIES Gloeo 4 PM. THURSDAY, 8th DECEMBER, 1937
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IT has been suggested that in sub-
scription bu raised with a view to making some presentation, to cele brate the Echool's Centenary next year. Will any old Boys interested, please communicate with
G. C." WORRALL,
c/o ASIATIO PETROLEUK
Co. (S.C.), ITD..
Hong Kong.
Telephone 28041.
12842
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED,
No
NOTICE in hereby given that at A Meeting of the Board of Directors of Green Island Cement Company, Limited, held at Exchange Building, Victoria, in the Colony of Hong Kong, on Wednesday, the 17th day of August, 1932, a Call of $2.75 per share was made upon all the members holding shares, whose narnes appear in the Company's register of shareholders on the 17th day of August, 1982, upon which only $1.01 por share has been paid, and it was determined that such Call should be'
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FINEST
SCOTCH WHISKY
Sole Agents
A. S. WATSON &
LTD.
CO.,
Est. 1841.
BIRTH. MARTE HALL-At the War Memorial Hospital, on Dec. 2, to Mr. and Mrs. G. MARTE
HALL, A BOW.
Editorial and Business Offer: 11,
Ice House Street. Tel. 30951. Night Editor (Wanchai Office):
Tel. 84511.
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1932.
War risks when covered are speci- fically mentioned and computed in assessing premium. They form a difficult proposition in insurance and one that in these days is never left ambiguous.
It was as long ago as June 25th, this year, that the Special Insur- Committes, Sino-Japaness race Hostilities (1932), which represents London Office: 68, Fleet Street, all insurance companies in Shang hai, issued a clear statement of the law governing fire insurance policies and the attitude which they intend ed to adopt. Policy holders in Chapel were, of course, perfectly within their right in challenging the insurance companies upon this issue, and two cases were duly heard in The the Shanghai District Court. ruling in both instances was against
The Daily Press.
paid on the 31st day of Decamber.HONG KONG, Duckmann à 1932. 1932, to the Company's Bankora, The
Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking | --- Corporation, at their Head Office, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, afore
gnid..
Upin presentation at the Office of the Company of Bankers' Receipt for the payment of such Call, together with the Certificate of Shares, a noto of the payment will be endorsed on
the Certificate. Dated this 17th day of August, 1912.
By Order of the Board,
ALLAN KEITH,
Fecretary.
NOTICE.
A MATTER OF PRINCIPLE the policy holders, and the point.
went
as to whether, the Shanghai hos-
not undertake, and for which no
where.
TRAFFIC CASES
CONSTABLE THROWN FROM
RUNNING BOARD
How a Chinco Sergeant who boarded the running-board of near was swung off the car by the driver accelerating, was related to Mr. Schofield yesterday when a public driver was charged with dangerous driving it was stated that shortly after midnight on November 1 the dolcadant was soliciting for passer gers in Des Voeux Road near Pedder: Street. A Shantung sergeant step- ped into the roadway and put up his hand to stop the defendant but the latter took no notice and when the sergeant boarded the running board, the driver accelerated and threw the sergeant on to the roadway.
The defendant was fined a total of $38 on the various charge brought against him..
LG.P. Prosecutaa, The Hon. Mr. DC. Wolle Inspector General of Police) pro- scouted a taxi driver who was sum- monod for driving his vehicle in a manner dangerous to the public. It was stated that the defendant sud- denly shot out from the taxi stand opposite the Post Office, causing the joomplainant's car to pull up to avoid an accident.
The defendant was fined: $20. The driver of a public car was fined $25 for dangerous driving in Queen's Road East. Mr. W. Ia dart Sparrow, who was in Queen's Road, formed his Worship that Jahe defendant was speeding along Queen's Road, and collided with a icksha, causing minor injuries to the puller.
Sergeant Melnais summoned a publio car driver for speeding in the controlled ares in Main Street, Aberdeen, the defendant being fined 1820.
Chan Kai Ling a student, was fined 860 by His Worship for speed- ing on the Repulse Bay Road. The defendant had previously been fined $25 and ordered to pay $18 compen- sation on being summoned for speed- Jing.
A fine of $30 was imposed on Lam Chik Suen who was stated to have driven his car at a speed of 35 to 40 miles an hour from Ah King'e slipway to Laard Rood,
SHIP TO BE SOLD
DOLLAR COMPANY'S CLAIM AGAINST S.S, CHIEF CAPILANO
MORTGAGEE NOT SATISFIED
An order for the appraiseinent and sale of the s.s. Chief Capilano was made by the Chief Justice yea- terday afternoon on the application of Mr. Duncan McNeil, instructed by Mr. G. S. Hugh Jones, of Messrs, Wilkinson & Orist. The application
was made on behalf of the Dollar Steamship Company.
The plaintiff's claim is made under a mortgage dated September 22, 1998, and particulars of their claim are as follows:-
Principal-Canadian G8126,038.00. Interest up to August 31, 1032~-~-
Canadian G85,038.30.. Expenses in Kobo-U.S. G84,968.-
49.
A Spanking Idea,
News and Views
London's Dogs.
Strauss Day.
The decrease in London's dog. Mulle Alice Delysia is expected An automatic spanking machine
return to the London stage has been offered to the Sydney population, is probably not entiro-, to educational authorities. Pressure ly due to the inability of owners shortly before Christinas, when the which to pay the seven-and-sixpenny li-" will be seen in a new musical pro- on a lever works swishes downward with scienti cence. Every year more and more, duction. At present the piece is people move into flats, and many without a title, being in the
a cane,
cally regulated force.
The Right Way Bound,
Y
The pld country jail at Ventura, in California, in being used for the storage of food relief, supplies. which will be taken out later, and distributed. None will deny that this is an improvement over the earlier day of unorganized charity when men had themselves locked up for the winter so they could be assured of eating regularly.
Work of sorts.
A critic of modern girls says they do not care for work.
The tasks their mothers had to do these dashing daughters shirk.
Will all their splendid qualities
they do not fancy work; But I have watched thera sowing
and I know it is not true, And I'm full of admiration for
the fancy work they do!
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of these must find the practical throes of translation from German difficulties of keeping a dog in to English-a difficult process in superable.
the more than trustworthy and. humorous care of A. P. Herbert. Oscar Strauss, famous for "The
Despite this year's set-back, there are many more dogs in Lon- don, to-day than there were ten or
Chocolate. Soldier" and other di- twenty years ago. After the War versions of the same school, is r there was a sudden increase in, sponsible for the original versio London's dog population, and be of the forthcoming play, so tween 1991 and 1020 the numbers combined forces of two such abla rose from 182,580 to over & quarter craftsmen should result in some- of a million.
thing pleasant.
"Floating Road."
Reform of the Century!
the
Some time ago it was annoumy
at last evolved a perfect nib, and that supplies of this long-overdue commodity were to be distributed: throughout the country. Writes & witty correspondeat from London:
A Floating Road" is an ex- | periment to be tried by Imperial ed, amidst much public rejoicings Airways in the Sudag in Africa that the British Post Office had The cotton bog soil in that coun, try is a quagmire in the rainy sea son while huge cracks open up in the soil in the dry season making landings perilous all year round,
To-day I am able to make an At present Imperial usos flying
aven more arresting announc^- boats landing on and taking +If from the near-by Nile River. ment. I have found a Post Office,
At Malakal a wide road is to be¦ nôt half-an-hour from Charing built in the direction of the pre- Cross, which possesses an ample vailing wind. The soil is to No pulverized and mixed with hot asphalt and laid down as a pasta When this has been rolled and The duke bas sent a communica-sanded the hot Sudan sun should tion to the Minister of Agricul- ture saying that he was ready to Ball bis estates to the Government if this were deemed necessary.
English Duke's Offer to Spain.
The Spanish estates of the Duke of Wellington are not after all to be confiscated.
The Government, in response, takes note of this friendly pro- posal," but intimates that it has no intention whatever of taking over the property.
Doctors Take Notice.
supply of perfect ink. It has a rich violet shade, is free from the flotsam and jetsam which dog a many Post Office, ink-pots, and has fragrant aroma which makes the bake it hard and smooth. The run-filling in of the most complicated way is to be 1,800 feet long and form a pleasure. I am told that 240 foot wide. If the road is sucit is the invention of a Post Office cessful at Malakal other boggy air assistant who had been moved fields on the African route will be pity by the heartrending spectacle similarly treated.
of customers trying to make the usual Post Office ink function.
Balancing the Budget.
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Vive la sport.
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The Polish farmer, who, found some bandite preparing to stenl
Sport we are often told is an n- some of his cabbages and, in order ternational affair. Most of He to save his own skin, posed as a have seen chair and other coolies: Says a London wit:
follow-bandit and helped himself, busily engaged upon a cockroach The question of illegible pro-to a share of the spoile, is not the Derby, and now aLondon con- scriptions, due to the bad writing only man who has been obliged to temporary informs that cock of doctors, has come up again. "steal" his own property. Foaches, which are being used for A case has come to notice of a Only a few years before the War, racing purposes in Paria, are not man who
used his prescription | if rumour be correct, a certain the useless insects which most pe twice as a pass into the House of Contral European ruler found pla imagine them to be. ***** Commons, four times as a motor himself faced with. financial Apart from their reputed pro- licence, once as the national flag crisis, and decided to put his afwess on the racing-track, they are of Finland, once as an invitation fairs on a sound basis by robbing considered by some gastronomers to be delicious to the palate, and to a divorce, once as an income-tax his own outgoing Mail. return, twice as a love letter, and The plan worked admirably. in some parts of the world they three times as an article on Love Choosing a day when he had to are regularly roasted and and Marriage" for a daily paper. send a considerable sum of money whole. They are also much appre He then had it made into a fan,by post to one of his creditors, heciated by trout, while scientists got it played as the first-violin engaged some brigands to hold up find them invaluable for purposs part in "Aida in the provinces, the postal coach. This was done,, of laboratory dissection.. ised it as a funnel for pouring oil and the brigands, after exacting! "In view of this glowing record into a battle, lined a doll's jacket a handsome commission, handed of public service, the cockroach's with it, and sold it as an auto the money back to their ruler. And minor misdeeds in the larder graph letter from George Eliot. thus the budget was balanced. surely deserve to be overlooked,"
Local and General
The Colony had a clean bill of
health on Thursday,
Expenses in Hong Kong-U.S. G80,780.01, Canadian G82,- 100.58 and H.K. 1,874.13. The plaintiffs also claim interest and future expenses up till payment of the judgment.
Mr. MoNeil after explaining the plaintiff's claim naked for an order Indy Peel has kindly consented for the sale of the ship for payment to open the new ladies section of of the amount due to the plaintiffs the Eports Club, King's Building, on principal and interest and for the on December 8. at 4.30 p.m. amount spent on maintenance since they took possession of the said
ship.
Captain Julian P. Brown, Iun. guage officer attached to the Ameri. can Naval Attache's office in the U.S. Legation in Peiping, will re turn to America about the middle next months after a residence of 34 years in Chinh.
Cav. UH. A. Bianconi, the Italian The launch of the second of the Consul General for Hong Kong, Hong Kong and Yaurati Forry, Macao and South China (Kwang Company's vehicular ferries, the tung, Kwangsi, Kweichow and Yun Man Kim, will take place at 6.30 nan provinces) arrived this morning pm, on December 7, at Kowloon by s.5, Conte Rosso. He was form
erly at Le Havre (France), and is Docks.
44 years of age.
esten
The innovation of the Children'z Story Hour in the Children's Cor ner of the Shanghai Public Library on Saturday was met with appre- ciation by a number of youngsters who were present, as well as by the adults whom they accompanied. Similar gatherings will be held every Saturday morning between 10 and 11 p.
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-A fine of $25 was imposed on a taxi driver who was convicted be fore, Mr. Butters yesterday at Row- loon Magistracy on a charge of dangerous driving. It was stated that defendant overtook a ear at a bend on the Castle Peak Road, Marquis W. H. Li, former gen- and while passing it a car appeared oral manager of the China Mer in the opposite direction, The do- chants S.N. Co., is still an i fendant then swerved sharply to Nantao. A policeman, two detres he drove into the car which he was tives and ap officer of the Greater trying to pass. According to statistics compiled Shanghai Bureau of Public Safety. by Social Affairs Bureau for Nan- are keeping him under surveil.
are literate. The king, 40 per cent of Nanking's lance. population population of the capital is now approximately 800,000,
The Foreign Settlement Police at tilities constituted a war was also Shanghai take a serious view, decided in the afirmative by Judgo Reuter informs us of the threats YANG BANG in a third case, a ship. of bombing and other violence ping dispute. There the matter I should have ended so far as the "Prepared-to-Die- by the
insurance companies were concern Group- of- Calamity-Sufferers-of- ed. Everyone felt the deepest Shanghai" to three foreign insur- sympathy towards the sufferers of Chapei, but that was no reason why anco companies accompanied by insurance companies, Chinese and demands for payment on policies European, should be siddled with 2843 held by property owners in the a crushing liability which they did
His Lordship in making the order damaged area of Chapei. Two provision had been made. The said:--Ship condemned and the issues are involved. The first is remedy for those who had suffered amount found by the Registrar to that of providing ordinary police damage at Chapei clearly lay else be due (1) In respect of the mort. A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, protection. Whatever the rights Not unnaturally the polity hold-gage on and interest, and, (2) for disbursements or estimated die bursements and also for any costs. A telegram has been despatched THE undermentioned Certificates and wrongs of the dispute may be ers of Chapei did not leave the
for 76 shares in this Company, it is the fundamental duty, of the matter where it was, and looked Rate of exchange for converting to the Central Government by the registered in the same of Chow Pong Shanghai authorities to secure nde-ound for such allies as they couto ran into Hong Kong dollars to de Chinese public organisations of find. They formed themselves into pend on the reasonableness of the Paiping, opposing the transfer cf deceased, have been declared TOBI quate protection of the property of a Chapoi-Devastated-Areas-Fire- from the date hereof the following the insurance companies and the Insurance Compensation- Co-opora. date of drawing and the question of the treasures of the Peiping Palaer mate of the Shanghai Hospital, avoid a collision and in so doing If at the expiration of one month
tive Association and enlisted the the rate of conversion of the amount Museum to Loyang. share certificates be not produced to persons of their staffa. We have no support of the Bureau of Social due to be adjourned into Cham-
bere. the Company, namely Certificate for doubt the task will be faithfully Affairs of the Greater Shanghai-
Order for appra
appraisement and salo 26 shares No.-50105/56129 and and efficiently performed, and any Municipality. The Insurance Com- to be under the direction of the 56180/56229, now Certificates for the attempt at criminal violence will do banded together and Registrar, plaintiff to have the fiber
negotiations were enterod, the com-
ty to bid at the sale, provided this said shares will be issued by the be circumvented and punished with punies consistently rejecting all liberty is notified publicly at the Company and thereafter NO the utmost rigour of the law. One claims based on fire insure a suction, with liberty to apply on any
Burend of Social Affairs then cham order made above." OTHERS will be noknowledged. may be sure that if any money were pioned a schems of floating a deben A. 8. WATSON & 00., LIMITED, paid by either, Chinese or Euro-ture issue, which would be retired Hongkong, 28th November, 1932. pean insurance companies to the by charging the claimants a higher
[2833 said Society, or to any other asso- ciation of that kind, nothing what ever would go to the unfortunate sufferers of Chapci. These de- mands, hunder threats, are undia guised blackmail, and will have to bo reganiad in that light andTM 70--- START Both of Railway he ainted to the end.
Certificate for 60 sharca No.
FOR SALE
While the police were searching for him on a charge of theft, at a West Point Club on September: An Anking-bound steament was 14, a cook employed at the Club pirated at a place known as Chung was convicted and sent to prison Yang last Saturday. A passenger on atother charge. On the com- A campaign for winter clothing was killed in cold blood by thepletion of his sentence yesterday in aid of the Chinese voluntour bandits who made off with booty he was again brought before the armies in Manchuria has been laun-valued at several thousand dollars. Magistrate for the West Poin premium on renewals of their be expected. In the middle of last ched by the Manchurian Volunteer The steamer arrived in Anking on theft, sentenced to two months". policies and devoting the excess to month, for example, a meeting of Army Support Association Shang Sunday morning when a report hard labour and ordered to pay $100 compensation for the property a sinking fund: A vigorous propa. the claimants, society passed a ro hai. Apart from giving theatrical was made to the authorities.
not recovered, or clse atayfur ganda campaign was launched on solution calling for the despatch of performances, members of the As
of sociation aro arranging with some s Mr. F., E. Bewell, retired traffic ther two months in prison.. behalf of the scheme, and it was letters to the compradorea even announced that the Chinese foreign insurance companies warn of the local Chinges football teams inspector of the Peking-Mukden Companies had accepted it, providing them to resign immediately. to hold several charity matches in Railway, and for more than 22 The number of famine sufferers years a resident of China, has just of northern provinces coming fo ed. that the foreign association did So far no resignations have been order to raise funds.
returned to this country from Kiangau and Cheklang has become the same. The edium for refusing reported. The possibilitics for the scheme was that manouvred unscrupulous exploitation of the As-members-of-the-Bureau of Sydney, Australia, where he has so great that an order has been is. onto the foreign companies, but the policy holders' claim, which has no Public Safety and the Peace Pr been residing with Mrs. Bessall for sued by the Ministry of Railways. latter have stood firm, and hold foundation in law but commande a servation Force have been making the past few years. Mr. Bessell, under instructions of the Central Stations, containing 3 Reception
Tho matter of the liability of by the legal decision that under cortain nataral sympathy, are it a habit of travelling on bosts and who is in China on a business trip, Government, forbidding buy more rooms and 4 Bed-rooms, 2 Bath rooms.
vehicles without payment, the formerly lived with his family, nt of these people to come south on English baths fitted with hot and cold insurance companies for the damage ordinary fire policies, they are not obvious. So far there has been no
Jiable.
weakening by the insurance com- Mayor of Greater Bhanghai, Gen Fengtai, Tangku, Tongshan, and the ground that they are a menses water, Flush Water-closet, Fitted for done at Chapei is entirely, one of
In this time of unrent, and turpanies and this resort to crude vioaral Wu To Chen, has issued at various stations in Manchuris. Two to the peace and order of the Electric light, Hardwood floors, Lain. In every one the quistion bas moil, when hogtoft and other socis lenov Jifte chair, osistance out at under forbidding this practice and of his daughters are living in the capital. According to Chines For further particulars, apply Su to be decided whether a policytics of a violent or semi-violent the realm of law, to the funds informing all concerned that they Far East, one at Trentin And the Preer Thessages, vor: 8,700 famfan perintendent of Crown Lands and covered war risks
nature are allowed to function mental principles without which must buy tickets, failing which the other at Hong Kong. Anettier is sufferers from Honan passed The ordinary attempts at direct action wors, toj civilised communities could not con authorities should be notified and the wife of Major Robert Chris through Thinar by a special train Burveys, P.W.D., or District Officer,
offenders punished [2837 fire insurance policy does not. Continued at foot of next Column) | tinue to exist.
tian, U. B. Army,
en route to Pukow of Bunday. North, Taipo.
AN ATTRACTIVE EUROPEAN
RESIDENCE AT TAIPO,
CITUATED