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ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1933 (18th, 20th, 21st, 22nd and 25th FEBRUARY)
and
FIRST EXTRA RACE MEETING -1939-
(4th March)
TRAFT Programmes are now ready
and may be obtained at the Secretary's Office, the Club House, Happy Valley, the Hong Kong Club, "the Sports Club and the Stables.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 22nd December, 1939.
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DECEMBER 24TH AND 31ST
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Canton ...Dop. 5.10 p.m. Kowloon ... Arr. 8.10 p.m.
DECEMBER 96TH AND JANUARY 3RD, 1933- Kowloon...Dep. 8.55 a.m Canton Arr. 19.03 p.m.
Canton ...Dop. 3.30 pis. - Kowloon...Arr. 6.39 pm. Seata may be reserved on application to the Station Master at Kowloon or Canton.
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THE
ARY YEARLY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the Board Room of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews, Marcantile Bank Building, Victoria, Hong Kong, on Saturday, the 31st day of December, 1992, 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, 1982, and electing Directors and Auditora.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Saturday, 24th December, 1992, until Saturday, 14th January, 1938, both days inclusive.
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5.13 p.m.
TO-DAY
(December 92).
Auctions.
Hike and be Baved,
News and Views
When Stags Fight.
thea
A Pasalmistic Scientist.
DF C T. Desch, director of What can it be about Turkey Home papers tell the news of Lammert's sale of 10 cases Aero that makes men live so long two tame stags who fought to the meltallurgical research at the Na- death on a Nottingham gell tional Physical Laboratory ani- plane Motors, at H.K. & Kowloon
A news agency has just unearth- Whart & Godown Co. (Godown No. Kevork Age, ama of 110 course. Fights between stage dur until recently Dean of the Faculty 31, Lower), 31 p.m.
Hughes&fought in the Crimea, saw, the taking the ratting season are fre of Metallurgy at Sheffield Univer quent. Few can have equalled-one sity, has condemned the cinema, as Hough, Ltd., sell soveral welling of Sebastopol, and--to-day re which Fred Gose, the harbourer to an unworthy use of scientific in- known race ponies (Happy Valley), mains the life and soul of Stam-the Devon and Somerset Stag vantion and research, It Was boal. He attributes his brisk old hounds, records in his memoirs amazing to see how scientific dis- age to hiking until he was Two stags. evenly matched fought coveries had been used to produce ninety," enys the agency, ha con-
on the films used many of the most recent a third appeared tinued to take long walks, and for an hour, and twenty minutes; vulgar Hollywood filma. Talking and dispersed both con- discoveries in the physics of elec scend even now on his daily walk to the café where be gossips, and dis-
testants..
tions, which had resulted from cusses the way of the world with
laboratory research. In the pro youngsters of well under a hun dred-he always takes the long way
duetion of a talkie!! there is work of the highest scientific quality; round.".
yet the intellectual, quality of the film produced is only suitable for the mentally defective," How easy for pedetits to talk in this
Sport. Crickets-R.A.SC., R.A.M.C. (Sookimpoo), 2.30 p.m.
Hockey: Friendly matches: Hong Kong Hockey Club seniors v. Army (U.S.R.C. ground), 8.15 p.m. Hunting:-Fanling Hurt Hounds Meet (Kensals), 3.10 p.m
Rugby Club "A South Wales Borderers (Happy Valley), |„*.
_3__p.m___
~~Theatres, Central: "Impatient Maiden." King's:
"Dance Team" Queen's: "Chances."
-Star: Transgres- sion."
Dances.
Tea Dances at King's Restaurant and Hong Kong Hotel. Dinner Dances at Peninsula and Hong Kong Hotels and King's Restau Miscellaneous.
rant.
Prize Distribution, Peak School 3.15 p.m.: Art Exhibition, by C. Sau-tu, Cantonese Artist, Glouces ter Building: St. Andrew's Church Choir tours Paris for collectionn for St. Dunstan's Home for War Blinded Men; Central British School, Fancy Dress Party for Junior Pupils; Christmas Dinner Fund for Shek Lung Lepers closes. Mesting of Theosophical Society, 8 p.m..
Principal Mails Inward:-Canada by Empress of Asia; London-by. Memnon,
Chess:-Kowloon
6-dwi, Bouquet.
Fraulein Elli Boinborn, the Ger may air-woman, has received a weighing 6cwt. from
"
поверку Australia.
#
!
The stag's horns are a doubtful asset and it is an axiom on Scot tish forests that a hummel **_ar hornless stng will always win fight with one fully equipped.
Sinclair Lewis' New Noval,
Mr. Sinclair Lowis' new novel, "Ann Vickers," will be published way. Thoy. don't go to films, to German students of Sydney in England and Amories on Jan begin with, nor do they know the "thriller" or of University who wanted to express uary 25. This work the first pleasure of a their gratitude for Fraulein Bein-written by Mr. Lewis since he was horn's visit to Sydney, secured awarded the Nobel Prize for Li- light nonsense after a hard day's flowers from every Australian land-terature is an attempt to portray work, when high-brow stuff is just ing Geld she visited. The novel the modern American woman. Like one too much. bouquet was then assembled in the the American playwright Eugene University, and frozen into a O'Neill, who for several years has giant block of ice. The block, reated a chateau in Touraine, Mr. sent by steamer to Germany, is Sinclair Lewis has a weakness for now slowly melting, and the air living in Europe. He has lived, Mr. A. G. Gardiner, speaking at woman is waiting for the flowers in England and in Fontainebleau, the National Liberal Club, declar- and the message frozen in the Ice. where he had as neighbour and The present caused some embarrass-friendly critic General Sir Neviled that the challenge to Liberalism ment to the Customs officers, who Macready, in Germany, Italy and and Parliamentary government was from two extremes. It was first demanded a duty of £84, but the Austrian Tyrol.
between the hammer of Moscow Anally reduced it to £1.
and the anvil of Italy.
Grass that Stops the Sea.
Vanishing " Morse."
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Liberty 12
battle is in the balance,”
he added, "and on the face of it we might assume that dictatorship
We are much accustomed to cen The extent to which rice grass tenary and other anniversary cele the lately discovered plant which is brations of inventors in these days valuable in arresting coast erosion but there comes occasionally one
an ironical was winning. It Las most impor -is baing applied throughout the
has rather which Empire was stated in a paper read flavour. It is just sixty years tant advantages. It is ruthless, before the Royal Society of Arts since the death of Samuel Finley intolerant, and it rests on force. by Mr. James Bryce, of the East Breese Moras; by some accounts it
FRIDAY (December 93).. sport.
Anglian Institute of Agriculture is just a century since he made his There is no liberty of opinion and Billiards: Open Championship: Many thousands of plants and great discovery, and many years expression, and no.....liberty of the Master
Gunner Bailey Pie seeds, Mr. Bryce stated, have been passed before he obtained full repress. But I do not think there tion when it was recently debated. in the House of Commons. We Atkinson (St. Patrick's Club), 8.39 sent recently from Essex, where it cognition for it. But the sixtieth is any fear that representative gov has been grown since 1925, to refer to Sir ROBERT HORNE, already p.m.
Chess Club Africa, the Argentine, Bermuda, anniversary of his death happens srument will ultimately fail to "Ru world. mentioned, and the present Chan-Champions, Senior: A. D. Sequeira Borneo; British Guiana, Ceylon, to coincide with the statement that ravive and resume its universal be satisfied with cellor of the Exchequer, Mr. P. T. Rozario; A. C. Ridlington New Zealand, Venezuela, and the the Post Office is pressing on its conquest of the
experimenta in new methods with manity will NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN. The latter J. S. Smith E. W. Paul v. C. West Indies.
M. Sequeira Junior: A. J.
Inquiries have also been receir- so much energy that the Morse, nothing else, and I am certain that was not required by the form of
Biriukoff P Ivanovich; A. the debate (an agreed resolution Kurrik H. H. Bush:T. E. ed from Suffolk and Sussex in con-
nection with coast erosion, from code-most famous of all tele in the future representative
definitely ernment will follow as night the on unemployment) to take a do Parry v. J. Faston: A Prata 7. finite stand on the matter, but he A: L. Rocha; Dr. H.-D. Matthews Devon for the protection of cliffs, graphing systems-is
and from Scotland for use against, doomed. Long before Morse rea day upon the solution of the pre- M Cunietti. "the difficulties
river damage. put very cogently:
ches the dignity of a "death-cen- sent troubled conditions of this
"Morse," celebration"
world and the achievement of a in the way of accepting the theory
tenary
more stable society than exists at that a rise in the price of silver
then, will be a word, briging no would increase our (ie., Great
the present moment."! Britain's) trade with India and
particular meaning. China," For it is on just this
matter of trade with. India and China, that British bimetallists rest their case. What this case is Sir ROBERT HORNE put before the House, and certain of his remarks can be summarised here.
Hockey-Mamak Tournament: University 12th Battery (Soo-
A report from the Soudan, quot- kunpoo), p.m.; Signals Med-ed by Mr. Bryes, indicated that p.m. Friendly the grass was successfully tried as way (Marina), 4 match: Hong Kong Hockey Club food for sheep and cattle, "A" Y.M.C.A. (King's Park), 5.13 p.m.
Theatres. King's: "Dance
"Chances," Queen's:
Impatient Maiden.' Transgression,”
Hotel.
Dances.
Team," Ceutral: Bter:
Principal Mails, -
Europe via Suez by Inward-America by President
Hakone Maru; Eumpe vin Sibería Monroe; by Buenos Aires Maru.
Outward:-America and Europe via Siberia by Pres; Jefferson &
p.m.
would be of the greatest help to, inter alia, the traders and manu facturers of Lancashire and South Wales
the
Local and General
The Exchange Banks will be closed for publio business on Mon- and 27th (Christmas holidays).'
day and Tuesday, December 26th
The Hong Kong dollar opened at 18. 34d. yesterday but dropped-dur ing the day to 1s. 3d.
The massed string bands of H.M. the Lee Theatre last night. The programme contained popular num ships gave their second concert at
Amongst the passengers who de-bers which were well rendered, even parted by the Blue Funnel liner though the orchestra had to play to Sarpedon yesterday were Mr. and a somewhat empty house... Mrs. J. A. Plummer, Mrs. W. A. Nowers, and Mrs. I, H. King.
The Management of the Peninsula Hotel advises that all tables for the Christmas Eve Carnival in the Rose Room, have been fully booked and no further reservations can be ac cepted.
gov.
from the files.
LOOKING BACK 75 YEARS
The letter addressed by the Chairman of the Chamber of Com- merce to the. Colonial Secretary on the subject of the light dues makes Mr. Ma Kwoon Mo, Superinten-out a good case for the reduction dent of the Leang Kwong Sulphuric of this tax upon shipping." The Acid Factory at Wachow, receive! Chamber urge the expediency of telegram of congratulation on the strictly maintaining, in the Bacal occasion of the opening of the Fac policy of the Colony, the conditiona tory recently. The daily output of of perfect freedom of trade upon the Factory is seven tons, and it is, which the commercial prosperity of expected to meet the demand in the island wholly depends, and South China formerly met by with which a tax for the purposes. of revenue upon traffio passing Japanese producers:
through the harbour is obviously inconsistent,Hong Kong: Datly Press, Decembar 21, 1582. LOOKING BACK 50 YEARS,
An engagement ring was the subject of a charge of larceny by man Et the Kowloon Docks, who finding brought against a work
"
Ir is now generally known that:
Sir ROBERT HORNE began by the principal nations are to meet pointing out that one of the first shortly in what is called the World objects of those who sought to cure Tea Dances at Hong Kong Hotel Two-cases-of-diphtheria were
trade depression was to raise prices. and King's Restaurant Dinner notified on Tuesday..
at Hong Kong Hotel, Economic Conference. The purpose Frices depend upon the amount of Des of this conference is to devise means available money and the amount King's Restaurant and Peninsula for mitigating, if not curing, the of available commodities. One can raise prices either by restricting or diminishing the quantity or present world-wide depression in trade. The economic experts of the commodities, or by increasing the nations concerned have for several amount of money available. Thre was little to be hoped for from re- months past been engaged in prestricting output of commodities: paring the way for this conference. averyone knew what a great failure It is not known at the moment attempts to raise prices by that means had proved. There remained just what items will, or will not, the question of increasing the be included in the agenda, but there amount of money. But the “segre soems to be a likelihood that it gation of gold in France and America" had lessened the amount will include the somewhat technical available as a basis of credit in subject of the remonetisation of the rest of the world. Both the Gold Delegation at Geneva and the
"Mr. CHAMBERLAIN was not dog. THE undermentioned Certificates silver. Sir ROBEET HORNE, an ex- MACMILLAN Committee in Great matic on the question, of which he
for 75 shares in this Company,
The Yaumati Governinent. School recognised the importance, but he registered in the name of Chew Pang Chancellor of the Exchequer, speak Britain had laid it down that in deceased, bare been declared LOST. ing in the House of Commons de their opinion there would probably expressed doubts and pointed out will hold ite sixteenth annual- not be enough gold in the world
difficulties. For example; athletic sports en Friday next at If at the expiration of one month bate on the question of unemploy by 1940, no matter how well dis China's purchasing power went up King's Park, commencing at noon. from the date hereof the following share certificates be not produced to ment, stated that both of the candi-tributed, to do the world's business. China's selling power went down. Mr. A. O. Brawn is to distribute
What, then, should be done to He did not find that in fact the be prizes
appeared before Mr. Butters at A carol sorvice will be held in lo Magistracy yesterday, the Company, namely Certificate for dates, in the presidential election
Sir,As one of your constant 25 shares No. 58105/66129 and in the U.S.A. just concluded had increase the available amount of value of silver in China, made a
money? The first, necessity of the corresponding difference in
He offer your columns from the sad predics -Certificate for 50 shares No. declared for this principle and that situation was to supplement the value of Chinese imports. For Christ Church, Shameen, on Christ The ring belonged to another em, readers allow me to seek relief in 56180/56229, new Certificates for the mid shares will be issued by the President Hooven insisted upon gold of the world by the remoneti-instance, the price of silver in 1922 mas Eve,, when randering of old ployee who had lost it.
NO the question of remonetisation of sation of silver. The remontis was 2/5d. per ounce. In 1930 is English carols will be given by a
ment which my poor brains, are
Company and thereafter
tion of silver means that debts had fallen to 1/11d., and in 1931 special choir organised by Mr.
labouring under. OTHERS will be acknowledged.. silver being put on the agenda of could be legally discharged by pay to 1/6hd. per ounce, very con- Southam, of the A.P.C. Some of the Monetary Conference which is ment in that metal as well as in siderable fall. But, if one took the carols chosen are in plainsong to assemble next year." According gold. Sir ROBERT pointed out that into account differences in value, and are very beautiful.
it was only in comparatively recent one found that importe into Chína [1883, to the same speaker, the President-times that the exclusive gold stand fell only ten per cent in volume Twenty dollars in money and a Elect, Mr. ROOSEVELT, has indicated and had been adopted; by Great between 1829 and 1930, although the quantity of jewellery was the foot that he thinks in (remonetisation) Britain in 1810 and France and the value of silver bad fallen hy over taken by several robbers who raided USA in 1875 All the long period.7 per cent, and, similarly, for the a lime kilm on Teing Island. is a first necessity for increasing of industrial progress in the first Sgures, between 1930 and 1931. There were only two women on the Shotter Lieutenant Commander the trade of the world." It ie three-quarters of the last century Again, if one could raise the price premises and they offered no resis evident that many consider this wore on the bimetallic standard of silver by manetisation from its ance to the robbers, who wore hoods
The abandonment of "silver" se current price of 1/8d. to, say, 2/- over their heads. question of importance to the re-
means of legal payment had had, and supposing one got by that vival of world trade and that it is Sir ROBERT observed, a catastrophic moana 1,000 million ounces of silver The following were the lucky (an outside figure, he believed) it numbers in the Busy Beer Raffle" almost certain to be discussed, it effect on the purchasing power of
Eastern countries, such as China would mean an addition of 8100 draws on the 19th inst No. 178, only informally, at the Conference.
and India, which still used silver millions of gold to the present Doil with Cat 78, Frosk; 60, It is important, therefore, to know as the chief form of money-Silver world-supply of monetary gold of Quhion. The funds of the Busy
Now Mr. Editor through the just what the propagandists of was devalued by not being employ 2,500 millions; and taking 500 Becz, which are solely devoted to ed as money. Once for a long million ounces as the annual pro- St. Dunstan's and local charities,
and Ayodhya of Hindoostan, which medium of your columns I beg to bimetallism (to give the subject its period, worth, roughly, four shill duction of silver one, would only benefited by $185.20.
considera other, and briefer, name) think willings per ounce (7/8d during the add: 0.4 per cent, to the existing
so valuable in a posi be achieved by its adoption, and late war), it had fallen to 1/2 currency reserves The thing Convicted of the theft of two in bounded by Delhi and Agra on ask the author of the abbys named and the current quotation was Mr. CHAMBERLAIN, is too small pairs of candlesticks from a oss the West, Behar on the Easty Al- house in Stanley Village a Chinese lababad on the South, and Nepaul what the, necessarily more caution sout 1/6 If gold were demona to have ang app
was yesterday sentenced to throa Lan the Northe-containing a popula”! governmental Bancial authorities tised it would suffer, as big fall He did not suppose
months hard labour at Central tion of six milions. Again whaleg was in the case of silver. The 9,000 could be got by
Police Court The Magistrate also on earth has the Geography of think of the matter.
million ounces of silver in China banks to a policy
estrented a boud of 325 he had im Biam to do with Banscrit Bindoo, and the 6,000 million ounces in and that being so, be
posed on a previotis occasion against Hindu Mythology and the demi India restored to their previous hopeful of assistance
and ordered an additional god Hama, etc, Hong Kong
deally GrenDecember 211857, purchasing power by nonetisation him to the wor
haril labour inɛdeldu fi umio diffenldfén (Continued on next column.
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The following nominations for the graphical Notes on Biam by Harry British Residents Association of Parkes, Esq, FRGS., Her Brit others are expected: Ms. J. D. In page 230, 1 and the following. China, have been acceived and tanic Majesty's Consul at Amoy.
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