NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC.
TENDERS for
SPECIE and.
THERICAN DOLLARS Current In this Colony, for Telegraphie Transfer, on the Lords Commiforms of HL. Hajesty's Treasury, London, up to and for the Sum of £70,000, will be received by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER,
until 11
COMMAND PAYR
n'clock a m. on the 20TH 1939.
The Tenders to state the Total Amonat (in Pounds Sterling). No Telegraphic Transfer will be made for lose than £100.
The Tenders to be in Dupiloste, and in Sealed Covers, addressed to the TREA- SURY CHEST OFFICER, COM MAND PAY OFFICE, and endorsed "TENDERS FOR GOVERNMENT BILLS, oto."
The right to accept or reject any or all of the Tendon in rossevod,
Copies of Forms of Tender on be had on application,
"Persons lendoring for (Bill) are hereby Nolded that, having regard to the provisions of the Acte 22 George IIL, Cap. 48 and 41, George III., Cap. 69, the Acceptamos of any sack Tender is subject to the express condition that no Member of the Brithah House of Commons viell be admitted to any share or pari in or to any boneli te arise from the Con- zack thereby made for the allotment of wach (Bill)."
"The provisions in question do not apply to Contracts entered into by any incorporated Company in its corporsind capacity and made for the general benefit of the Company."
D. G. N. I. WIMBERLEY,
Colonel, R.A.PO,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1932,
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Italian Vermouth.
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Watson's "E" Whisky,
Dewar's White Label, Whisky.
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THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO. (1918), LTD,
NOTICE.
THE FOURTEENTH ORDIN-
TH
ARY YEARLY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be beld in the Board Room of Hesar. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews, Mercantile Bank Building, Victoria, Hong Kong, on Saturday, the 31st day of December, 1932, at 12 o'clock (Noon), for the purpose of receiving a State- ment of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the financial year ended, 30th September, 1932, and electing Directors and Auditora,
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Saturday, 24th December, 1982, until Saturday, 14th January, 1983, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
NOEL BRAGA¡ ̄
Secretary. Hong Kong, 15th December, 1932.
NOTICE.
12898
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"E" Fine Old Brown Brandy.
Dewar's White Label Whisky. Dewar's Victoria Vat Whisky,
Heering's Cherry Brandy.
Special Cases made up to Order.
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Greetings for Xmas and the New Year
to
All Friends in Hong Kong and China from
Miss Olive M. Russell, 8 Stodden's Road, Burnham-on-Sea.
BIRTH.
What correct patter of diplomacy, what nice appreciation of the Oriental regard for pretty speeches, and there is no less relish of the anger that his cynical platitudes will arouse in the hearts of baffled antagonista CHANG TOO LIN's un- earthing of a cartload of Cam:
CONSUMPTION AND MALARIA
MR. M. K. LO'S, QUESTIONS TO SANITARY BOARD
PROVISION OF POOR LAW
INFIRMARY?
ILL
News and Views
Tammany Major sweep out O'Brien with McKee next fall."
The Earliest Urime?
Anthropologists are putting murder on the front pages1- This! latest crime took place 20,000 years | Turkish Delight, ago in Minnesota But at that it may be 20,000 years closer to the -genuine-interest of readers and far Sani-more important in its bearing on their own affairs than is the usust sordid homicide that too often overshadows-world "oventa:
At to-day's meeting of the tary Board, Mr. M. K. Lo, pur sunat-to-notice, will mak÷
"With reference to my questions en December 8, 1930, the Bead of the Sanitary Department's replies of the same day, my further ques tions on December 8, 1901, and the Hend of the Sanitary Depart mont's replies of the same day, regarding Malaria and its preveu
lon in Hong Kong":
Now New-Salem,
The Prince,
Illinois is to rebuild New Salem, where Abraham Lincoln spent six years of his early manhood. To the hamlet on the bluff overlooking the Gangamon River came the lan ky young flatboatman. Here he (i.) Will the Head of the worked as a clerk, became a store Sanitary Department be kind owner, studied law at night, met, enough to ascertain from the loved and lost Ann Rutledge, and
inform Government, and
this was elected to the Illinois General Completely restored Board, whether the comprehen- Assembly, Bive survey of the Colony by will be the quaint, beautiful set the Malariologist has now been sing of the early period of a great concealing her charm behind a A Paris Landmark.
career. The world will visit the name like Gamp completed and when it will be published or mado available for strange little huts and marvel that from such a cradle such a man information of this Board?
(ii) In regard to the follow ing quotation which formed part of the Head of the Sanitary Department's replies to my ques tions on December 8, 1931, name- ly:-
The Prince of Wales is the most popular world figure of to-day. The following.cordial and charad teristic tribute appears in a land- In millions of homes in Turkeying American journal:-The Prin
ce of Wales startled and delights the midnight oil is burning. On the mountains of Smyrna and the Northern Ireland. After his dedi stoppes of Anatolia families are cation of the new Parliament. gathered in pensive study around buildings, protected by 19,000 sol- the household lamp. The popüla- diers and guards, the Prince is ell
at strongly guarded tion of the seventy-two vilayets tertained comprised in the Republic is ob Hillsborough Castle. But he slips sessed with one burning question-away from the evening party to the choice of surnames. It is join a nalay celebration in Kille curious, though, that in a world borough village. Being recognis full of names how difficult it is to ed, he seizes a big gostakin drum think of one offhand. It is just and shows himself a wizard with barely possible that the somewhat the sticks. After he has braved ruthless Ghazi has set his people a very lurking radical danger, a task too hard. One shudders to cheering crowd escorts him back to think of the desperato Turks, as the castle. There may be reason the time limit draws near, hastily enough to mistrust Irish hotheads picking any old name-Mustapha But the Prince is a broth of a Ruggles, for instance. Or the un- boy who can take care of himself. veiled and emancipated Fatima
A sum of $180,000 has been in cluded for anti-malarial works in the Estimates for 1809 and the Government is in con- >sultation with the owners of property affected in certain of the areas with a view to com- mencing work early next year." Can the head of the Sanitary Department give any information to this Board as to whether, and if so, what, anti-malarial work has been effected during 1932
Will the head of the Sanitary Dept be kind enough to tabulate for the information of this Board the number of deaths attributable to Malaria reported as occurring in the Colony in 1929, 1930, 1031 and up to the end of November, 19321" Mr. M. K. Lo, puresant to notice, will also ask
"With reference to the Motion which was passed by the Sanitary Buard on February 18, 1930 in regard to the prevalence of Tubor culosis in the Colony, and which urged the Government, inter-alis
Chess is a popular pastime in France, and has long been an in- tegral part of the café habit which gives Paris one of its most original could come, New New Salem will ¦ #Black-Gosted " Education..
Not the least remarkable fact aspects. At many of the tables be a tribute to Lincoln-But more, even, it will be a tribute to the about Sir Flinders Petrie, who has "that line the boulevards couples unlimited impulse and possibility: left London for another season's, might be seen playing chess, but excavation in the Near East, is certain cafés were particularly fa- that he is & practically self-edacht- vaured by the devotees of the game ed man. From the age of ten till and these came, to be, in effect, he reached manhood he received; clube where chess players gathered no education at all; yet, in spite daily. One of the most famous of of this drawback, he succeeded, these, and one of the oldest, the "Café de la Rotonde," in the when barely twenty in inventing a
in American life..
Fighting Tammany,
"New York City's forces of de- cency start a wild rally to Joseph V. McKee, Acting Mayor, to lead them against the Tammany tiger" says an American columnist. The useful method of simple survey Gardens of the Palais Royal, has just been pulled down. Situated movement is the outcome of aling. State Chamber of Commerce din Sir Flinders Petric's personal; at one end of the gardens, which ner at the Waldorf at, which Mr. experience has made him very seep even to-day form a haven of quiet McKee, all unexpectedly, launches tical as to the advantages of giving beauty in the midst of the heavy an attack on Tammany and its all children, irrespective of their traffic which swirls around it from black-coated" the noizy thoroughfare of the misrule of one of the world's great environment.a est cities and calls on all decent education. He once stated that he Avenue de l'Opéra, the café, dur citizens to unite to save their considered three hours a day for ing most of the last century, was town. More than 130,000 voters half the year sufficient to enable a the centre of fashionable society in wrote in McKee's name on their child in the country to acquire all Paris, which promenaded in the ballots, thrusting leadership "upon the book knowledge which he, gardens and under the arcades of him. The campaign is on from or she, is likely to need in afterthe palace built by Cardinal Riche-
lieu in 1829. now--New York girds itself to life.
Local and General
to consider the feasibility of pro One case of diphtheria was re- viding some form of Poor Law" ported during the week end. infirmary for the care of chronic Apart from that the Colony had
a clean bill of health. addressed to the head of the cases," to the questions which I
Believed to have attempted sui- cide, a young woman named Li. Yuk Fong, aged 21, of 240 Hollywood Rond,, ground floor, was admitted to the Government Civil Hospital
of lysol polsoning.
munist propaganda in the Mukden, Banitary, Departagent on July 22ince the requmption of freighton Sunday suffering from the effects,
Wass-On December 18, a Hong Consulate the iron tyranny of
Kong, to MABY, wife or John BORGDIs, broken by CHIANG KA S. H.. Wana, and eldest daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. H.SHER, and the final kick to that dis Young, Macao, A daughter. comfitted Comrade, administered by
please copy.
1930, including, inter alia" (e) has been come to in regard to the In particular whether any decision feasibility of providing some form of Poor Law infirmary for the care of Chinese cases," and to the
Railway, the average daily revenne traffic on the Shanghai-Nenking has been increased to $80,000.
From the files.
Shanghai and Straits papers the "Christian" General, pass into bend of the Sanitary Department and Lady Wilson attended Mrs. years, who is now on leave, is not, lordship and
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Editorial and Bunn Oors: 11,
COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Hone Ko :0)
THE
HE CERTIFICATE dated 27th- September, 1883, for One Share $20 Paid-up Numbered 9690 in this Company standing in the Name of HOP OHUN of Foochow has been declared LOST, and if at the Expira tion of One Month from the Date hereof the above Document be not forthcoming the Said Certificate wil be deemed CANCELLED and of No Effect, and a NEW Certificate for “the Said Share will be issued in-ita
stead by the Company.
!.
PAUL LAUDER,
General Manager.
Hong Kong, 14th December, 1982.
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Tel. 94511.
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The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, December: 20, 1837.
M. LITVINOFF WINS A POINT
Ir is not surprising that the unctuousness of a man who has
the proper oblivion of remembered but unmentioned things. Even the little details of the great Canton Communist upheaval of 1027-aptly timed for the festive season of good will-all are quietly ignored There are only two flies in the Russian ointment China will probably, require a non-aggression pact, and the anti-Red campaign is to continue. The Republic, in fact, wants Russia's aid but not her political methods and just at pre- sent, there is no question of an allionce
The reaction upon Japan is interesting. A Tokyo Government spokesman said, with surprising frankness that, "elements most dis- turbing to the peace of the world have now joined handa and Japan stands clearly against these forces." In view of the apparent accord be- brought off a good thing pervaded tween Tokyo and Moscow..during M. LITVINOY'S announcement at the past year, when not a protest A. S. WATSON. & CO., LIMITED. | Geneva of the re-establishment of against Japanese action in Man- diplomatic relations between Russia churia was uttered, this outburst for 75 shares in this Company, and the Republic of China. The is the more surprising. It has an
NOTICE.
HE undermentioned Certificaten
13
Yesterday afternoon, Lady Peel otowall "At Home" to mem hers of the Halcyon Club and
their friends.
Miss Olive M. Russell, the popu lar nursing sister at the Matilda for the past eleven Hospital, returning to Hong Kong owing to ill-health. Miss Russell's colleagues and former patients will join in wishing her a speedy and complete
recovery.
LOOKING BACK 75 YEARS
It really is a plaasm, andi ́n satisfaction to have a man like the Earl of Elgin at the head of affairs. The difference between his
the
experimental reply on the same date in the fol-
theorists, or in other words the lowie terms (c) As regards the
diplomatic snobs, or more correct. provisions of a Poor Law in-
ly speaking the political prigs, that we have been afflicted with, is very marked and is extremely re- armary for the tuberculous, the Government, though sympathetic,
freshing. Such firmness and con- An unemployment registration considers that priority must be given to the erection of a new office has been opened in Shanghai
We understand that, the petitionsistency combined with such pati Government Civil Hospital, the ex- at 484, Soochow Road. It is in to H.E. the Governor for the re-ence and spirit of conciliation, a tension of the Kowloon Hospital, charge of Major William Darby prieve of Cheng Kwok Yau, under have been displayed by the Earl of sentence of death for procuring Elgin, are the characteristics of and the construction of a properly the Salvation Army, ・・・ designed Infectious Diseases EOS-
the murder of George Fung, which an elevated mind, and the : signs pital -
An epidemic of dog poisoning was presented by the Chinese Un of a great Statesman, who is above but who negotiates under the has been reported to the Shanghai official members of the Legislative desiring exclusive advantages for SP.C.A. in the Yuyuen Road Tuncil will come before the Execn- the country he is an honour to, banner of Christianity and civilisa- trict. Dog-ownere are warned to tive Council on Thursday. be on the look-out
tion. We have most especially ad- The death occurred on Sunday mired the whole demeanour of the after a short illness, at the Gov- Earl of Elgin ever since his advent ernment Civil Hospital, of Atma among us-no display, no courting dingh, an Indian police constable nor pretence of despising public who was admitted to hospital three opinion no favouritism nor par days ago. The deceased, who was tizanship, no squabbles nor back 26 years of age, joined the Force stairs influence, no boasts, nor pro in October, 1900, and was attached misen, nor threats, nor idle tattle, to the Shamshuipo Police Station. but equanimity and circumspection
4 throughout-Hong Kong Dally
Press, Dec. 90, 1857. -
(i.) Will the head of the Sani- tary Department state whether or not the question of providing
Poor Law infirmaries for the treatment of tubercular Cases, which was recommended by the
Mr. Lo Wing Luk, of 13, Village honourable the Director of
Road, has reported to the police Medical and Sanitary Services the theft of his Austin Seven motor himself at the meeting of the car which was parked in Connaught Banitary Board held on February Road Central, opposite the Port 18, 1930, is still under considera Office, at 9.15 on Sunday. tion by the Government and, in view of the fact that provisions have apparently now been made for the construction of & new Government Civil Hospital and for the extension of the Kowloon Hospital, whether any definite
announcement can be made as to how soun such infirmaries can be provided 1
che (i.) Will the head of the Sani. tary Department state the tatăl mumber of deaths reported as having been due to pulmonary tuberculosis in the Colony for the years 1930, 1931 and up to the end of November 1932, as com "pered with the total deaths due to all other notifiable discaacs * occurring in the same period?"
Acting under instructions from the Kiang Provincial Govern- ment, the District Magistrate of
Mr. George Lee, Dean of Pui Shanghai-haien has issued an order forbidding the people to publish Ying School Canton, passed away LOOKING BACK 50 YEARS. remarks insulting, to religions. on Saturday afternoon, December Fengshui in evidently not in- 17. after a short illness. The late fallible at Whampoa. At least According to a Chinese Press. Mr. Lee graduated from Ambert when the site of the Vice-regal statement, some 58,000 Chinese College with a Master's degree College on Duse's Island wak have lost their lives since then Education. An energetic social selected a gross blunder wa Japanese invasion of Mukden on worker, he w very popular among doubtless committed, from THE
1996 were civilians. The list does ater, Mr. Les who was 32 years old is shown by the poor health of the September 18, 1031. Of these, foreign as well as Chinesa associ• sanitary point of view, as air of finality, as though sa ob registered in the name of Chow Feng suave commissar admitted that ho jective had been of necessity finally
not include the losses of the 19th was married only last month. occupants. Instead of building the College on a well elevated, healthy deceased, have been declared LOST had been working to that end for and angrily abandoned. Until this
Route Army. If at the expiration of one month months, and now that he has ac- rapprochement between China and Russia it looked as though the
edge, on mephitical swampy from the date hereof the following
The naming ceremony of the The winter monthe have always spot, it is close down on the water's share certificates be not produced to complished this exceedingly delicate former combattants for the hege
Bining and: Waning, two new been considered as the busy season the Company, namely Certificate for coup he can say with the pardon-mony of the Far East had come to
men-of-war now in course of con for large restaurants in Chen Tong ground. emitting constantly malari 25 shares No. 50108/56129 and able pride that apes humility.hand there is no need to accept, a working agreement. On the other
straction at the Kiangnan Dock and elsewhere in Canton. But this ous exhalations; the more 30 an
plex building stents not to be suff Certificate for 50 shares. No " This normal act hardly requires Tekya's attitude at its face value.
for the Ministry of Navy, will take year, their business is unusually the interior drainage of the com- place on February 1, 1933, The dull and oily twenty per cent of 66180/56229, now Certificates for the
lege was opened a few months ago, said shares will be issued by the explanation"
Sup.. "According to testaaraat and contains now... 46 Company and thereafter NO. however, we all the skill of intended victim with fair words when they met
She has always played the spider The Chinese Government is faced and 28 ft. wido. E
owners, the depression is mainly studente, of whom quite a OTHERS will be acknowledged. LATVINO, expended steadily since to her weaker neighbours, and with an extraordinarily cruel A, §. WATSON & CO. LIMITED the spring, to achieve this object. China has still reason to fear the dilemma and of necessity falls back The Chinese papers say that due to the competition of small percentage are nick, in spite of the Blavonio web. It is obvious, in upon the expedient of trying to General Liu Chen Nien, who was and cheap eating shops that have three native physicians attached to Hongkong, 28th November, 1932. Obi modesty, and art that conceals deed, that China eccks this new play off one dangerous neighbour recently ousted from Bhantung by been at up, in great number the establishment Some of
[28:3 art! Well, might M. LITVINOFF orientation with reluctance. M. against the alber Rusin and General Han Fu Chu and hose ing the year and the strict prohibi have to go home to their mammns
restore - their health" than claim to be the TALLEYRAND of to LITVINOFF has much to say of Japan may have genuinely fallen troops are now stationed at Wention by Government of gambling which pethepa, will more really
Russia's sympathy with China and out, but it is a little too soon to chow, is contemplating the cou by officials:
medicine change of locality, and day! What valuable servant, in these feelings of disinterestedness assume any such thing, especially struction of a network of military
State respiration of pure air. The deed, is that smooth-tongued aristo and friendship guided the Soviet when the staging of a disagreement roads to connect Chekiang and
ment of the Britian Cabinet offices endowed by the Proving onat to his rough colleagues of Government whom it established is to mutual advantage. Russia's Fukien. His soldiers will be used matters states that a rearrange lege appears to be quite
relations with Chine 1921" age-old policy is to expand at the for this WOTK, SELL
which Moscow-How admirably M. LITM HT-HAN MIX is decidedly expense of worker neighbours, and
his for VINOVE holda his own to the groot cutting in his reference to those China, to day late fempting to the As a result of the outbreak of of hostilities in Szechuen, the ship WBacteriological Laboratory of world of capitalist Europe and how has exhibitions of Bolshevist Soviet Commitedre of the Landsons ment of goods to the western pro the Pathology Department, Hongk ng cleverly he puts his tongue in his petition of the Bononis domination to the Mosoovy Dukes and Tsars of vince has practically been suspend University on starting salary of check: What does require an ex is the last thing Chins should the fifteenth and sixteenth centurios, ed. The merchants of Szechuen $190.40 a month, must be young and energetic and have good knowledge planation is the rupture of rela tolerate. The chief Japanese dele Whatever China and Japan may do, have instructed their local agents gate to Geneva did not let the grass it is impossible to conceive of the to hold up all goods, until further glish, Apply with testimonials. tions between a LEA
grow beneath his foot, ward the very | Russia ilasida terpandhänga förü örtMuch concern has been to character and experience to ha
expressed over the vsituasion - aude to maintain relations, phenomena day that thesef elements - most stayed
elegrams/have been sent to the disturbing to World peace 3 Dimed: ringo which constitute an
requesting W. B. FINNIGAN,
hands, he saw M. Lizyinores," of normal international life, and interesting interview it must have
ken to (Continued on next column). ober 1989.
(2809 are sometimes a danger to
What it did. nced, Traditionally Russia approaches an been. Did they storm, ar chucks new vessels are each 128 ft. long their dining rooms have been taken Biently well attended to. The Col
UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.
NOTICE
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clarify mat
any,
Pek
ernamentthere are 10 chers, and one more native professor (quiter is expected from the niin Col2 ent, logo,
is under contemplation, the Earl of Elgin will position as Becretary, the Colonies. The Post that upon Lord Elgin's reti Mr. Lloyd George, at present re-run aident of the Board of Trade will assume control of Colonial Affairs Mr Winston Chur "Secretary for the then take up the 1 sident of the Board of a seat in the Cabinet Daily Press, Decembe
under 1882
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