ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE FANLING HUNT AND RACE CLUB
SUNDAY, JANUARY 29TH, 1933,
PECIAL Train lostas Kowloon at.
1.05 p.m., returning at 6.00 p.m. Betorn Charge of 12.00 includes admittance to the Race Course.
Two Buses of the Chias Motor Bus Co, will leare the tar Ferry Godown Entrance) Ore at 10:45 am, nad One at 11.00 .m.-going direct to the Res Conran via Csatle Peak, and returning soon after the last rare.
Return fare of $1,00i-clades admit- ance to the Face Gurse.
Admission to Pabic Enclownza $1.00.
Service Men in uniform admitted at
half price.
THOMSON & CO.
Chartered Accountants,
Secretaries,
HUMPHREYS ESTATE &
FINANCE CO., LTD.
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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ANNUAL OR. that the
NOT
DINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, Hong Kong, on MONDAY, the 13th February, 1998, at 11:00 am. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Director together with a Statement cf Ao- counts for the year ended. 31st December, 1932.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, 1st February to MONDAY, 19th February, both days inclusive,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Manageri. Hongkong, 4th January, 1939.
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THE "STAR" PERRY CO., LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE THIRTY. ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF THIS COMPANY
NOT
FIFTH
will be held at the Office of Mestra. Jardine, Matheson, & Co., Ltd., on THURSDAY, the 9th February, 1933, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with & Statement of Ac- counts for the year ended 91st December, 1932.
The Register of Shares of the Company will be ULOSED from Wednesday, the 1st February, 1838 to Thursday, the 9th February, 1988, both days inclusive.
By order of the Board of Directors,
F. H. CRAPNELL,
Secretary. Kongkong, 24th January, 1938,
(380
of February, 1933, at 12 o'clock noon, to transact the ordinary business of
he Company,
HONG KONG
DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1933.
POPPY DAY FUND
Before you
Say 'Whisky'
Say
'Dewar's
"White Label'
Sole Agents:
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Established 1841.
WOLF-On January 26, 1933, at the War Memorial Nursing Home, Hong Kong, to the wife of G. M. D. WOLF, Asiatic Petroleum
[230 Co, a daughter.
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HONG KONG, JANUARY 28, 1933-
· RUMOURS OF PEACE-
factors, and promptly had another set-to between themselves. They may be preparing to starting fight ing in real earnest-up to now only
few-thousands have been in tion, out of millions trained to
arms-or they may be going to get it all in their own way, realising at last that the Great Powers will do nothing for either of them, and that their quarrel is the opportunity of Soviet Russia, not only in Manchuria but equally in Mongolin and Sinking.
Thus the League is short-circult ed, but CHIANG RAI Suze and many other responsible persons in
China obviously realise that Dr. SUN YAT SEN, was laying down a fundamental principle when he urged Sino-Japanese friendship and co-operation.
For all that the League has done
War has been in this dispute.
LORD JELLICOE'S CON- GRATULATIONS TO H.K.
We have received the following letter from Admiral Lord Jellicoel
*News and Views ★
What is your occupation 1" "It isn't an occapation, it's
in reply to a copy of our special pursuit.. I'm a bill collector." Armistice. 'number with Flander's
Poppy on Page one-and a letter
informing him of the Colony's Treasure Trove. whole-hearted and generous response to the Poppy Day appeal,
St. Lawrence Hall,"
St. Lawrence,
Isle of Wight,
Dec. 23, 1932.
a
Treasure trave consisting of 1178 silver coins has been placed in the hands of the polico, following their discovery in the garden of Mr Allen Wilson, in Elland, Eggland. Some of the coins have the impress (TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG of Charles I, and others of Queen Elizabeth, and the collection bears dates from 1400 to 1805.
DALLY PRESA."]
Dear Sir, I am much obliged for the copy of the Armistice Day number, of the liong Kong Daily Press which you have so kindly sent me. I offer congratulations both for the very interesting number of the paper, and for the great sup port which is given to Legion work I should like also to congratulato the Colony very warmly for their splendid response on behalf of the "Poppy Day Fund" and, on the observance of Armistica. Day.
With best wishes for the future,
Yours very truly,
Jellicoe,
A. F..
GIRL GUIDES GREET MRS. BORRETT INVITATION TO FLAGSTAFF HOUSE
G
Britain's Civil Servants.
The number of civil servants in Government departments in Britain on October 1 last was 317,388, con- sisting of 233,925 men and 78,484 womon. This was 1,476 fewer than tho previous year, but an increase of 1,160 over April 1.
The total includes 187,794 x Service men, of whom 47,835 aro classed na disabled,
The Unchanging Fallahreen.
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
TO-DAY (January 25). (I Moon 3rd Day). 1st Day of Shewal.
Theatres.
King's Trouble in Paradise." Central: "Girl Crany." Queen's: "Pack Up Your Trou- bles."
Oriental:
"East of Borneo,” World: "Tarzan the Ape Man.” Star: Cuban Love Song.”- Majestic: "One Honvenly Night.”-
Dances,
Gloucester
Dinner Dances at King's Restau- Fat, Peninsula, Hong Kong and. Repulse Bay Hotels; and Glouces ter Building.
Dance at Kowloon Cricket Club
Interesting light on Egypt's com-Tea Dances at King's Restaurant,
Hong Kong Hotel, mon people of the days when the pyramids were building is thrown Building and Majestic Academy. by Mr. George A. Raisner in the report or the expedition he headed, made to the University of Cali Political Uniforms Forbidden.
fornia. The farmers are found to Berlin-Prussian police officers have been typical rustics who wont who occupy executive posts are to market once a week and loved in honour of Shanghai Football
performed in the Interporters. forbidden from wearing uniform shows that
Sport. of any political party, under a re street. The farmer paid his ferry,
Interport Golf: Shanghai cent order of the Prussian Govern- fare in loaves of bread and haggl ment. The order presents the po-ed hard with merchants in batter- Manila (Singles). lies executives. from appearing in ing grain for cloth, sandals and Fascist brownshirts, Reichsbanner earthen pots. Farmers' wives had uniforms or any of the regalia of shell. bracelets, glase earrings, the numerous party organizations vanity bags, rouge and lipsticks which complicate German politics. Human nature doesn't bother to Membership in the party groups, change. however, is not affected by the order.
1
English Tobacco Gulivators.
An Essex man who planted to bacco plants in his garden had the |plants taken away by the Customs authorities, because cultivation of tobacco in Britain is permitted only under licence and subject to wak the Tuesday, January 24,
duty. occasion of o most delightful
Now, among the odds and ends gathering in the Sandilands Hus of information tucked away in the when Members of the OT.C. and 2nd report of the Commissioners friends met to grest Mrs. O. C. of H.M. Customs and Excise, one Borrett, our new General's wife.
After ten Mrs. W. T. Southom, can read that there are at present the Colony Commissioner, said how eight tobacco grower and eurera in extremely glad the Guides were to They cultivate 14 acres. had heard, was always a good clusive of their total of £2 for licences, they contributed £1,079 to friend to the Movement, and they the Excise on 103, of, tobacco. very much hoped that she would take the Hong Kong Branch_un
kindly. wing der her
welcome Mrs. Borrett who, they
the country,
:
Soldier,"
Ex-
New Telephone Voice.
Football: Shanghai, vi Kong Chinese.
Third Division: R.A. F. v. Radio; S. China . Recreio; Chinese Athle tie . R.E.; Lincolns r. Signals; St. Joseph's v. Taikoo; University r. Borderers.
SUNDAY (January 29)."
Cricket Craigongower v. Civil Service (F); Civil Service za In due course the familiar Queen's College. Division 2 (L.):
R.A.; H.K.C.C. "Sorry you have been troubled" K.C.C. apology may be offered not by the Recreio: Police r. University. exchange girl but by an automatic voice. That is the logical sequel to the invention by engineers at the London General Post Office re- search station of an apparatus de signed to eliminate the confusion now frequently caused by telephone Patronal Feast, 10 am. users misunderstanding the signi ficance of the usual signalling tones. This new gadget, comprises a sound film with the appropriate phrases so mounted on a rotation drum as to come into action at the right moment informing the caller by spoken word, "Namber engaged"
or "Number unobtain- able." Argument will be useless.
corner
Then the
-St,
(I Moon 4th Day). Louis Industrial School
Theatres.
Central: Tom Brown Culver."
Queen's: "Kismet." King's: Sky Devils." Star: "Polly of the Circus," Majestic Movie Crazy.!!
Sport. - Cricket: C.B.C.C#. Club de “Recreio (C.S.C.C. ground).
MYSTERY OF LOST EXPLORER
Hockey Incognitos 1. St. An- Bureaucracy' Gons Mad. Mrs. Big Straus and Little Stratis,
drew's, 9.15 am. Southor also said how very pleas Erwin Straus, who is lying sor-
Here is the latest example of
Football Junior Shield: South- ed they wore to eco Lady Bisset iously ill, is the son of Oscar
European bureaucracy China .. St. Joseph's (Caroline "The Waltz gone mad. and her daughter Mrs. Banister Straus, the composer of the Cho- Central
Hill), 2.18 p.m. South China vi A Czech airplane crashed in a facto (Caroline Hill), 4.15 p.m. kind it was of them to spare an Dream" and of Mother of Pearl," who are on a world tour, and how colato
of the Austrian afternoon to visit the Hut.
the new operetta which London is remote Mrs. Borrett then extended- an to see shortly, and is himself a Alps. Weeks passed. invitation to Flagstaff House of composer. But whereas Big Straus, Austrians sent in a demand to the Empire Day which was gratefully as it were, is very much the maes- Czechs for duty on an "airplane accepted.
tro nowadays, surveys refiearsals imported into Austria. !!..
The Czechs replied that a wreck. present were:- in a huge fur coat, and is saluted
import Amongst others Dre Mrs. R. H. Kotewall, Misa Esther by orchestras and even by the pub-ed airplane was not an Kotewall, Mr. Fasken,
Mrslie in the streets of Berlin, Little More weeks passed. Then the Aus- Danby, Mrs. T. H. King, Mrs. G. Straus is something of an enfant trians suggested a compromise. F. Hole, Mrs. A. R. H. Phillips, terrible musically and is a master If the Czecha would destroy the Miss D. Sawyer, Mrs. W. Gittins of the most modern type of jazz. remains no duty would be charged, Mrs. Stubbings, -Mra. Alun Jones, He is the composer of an amus- After some delay the Czechs agreed.
New light is thrown on the seven-" Mrs. CE. L. Grist, Miss Betty ing and ingenious operetta, the When the expedition of destruction Gerrard,
Miss plot of which concerns an opera reached the spot it found that the years old mystery of the disap-
company who mistake an office remains of the airplane had been pearance of Colonel Fawcett, the..
stolen. The Austrians then re British explorer, in the unknown messenger for the producerduces newed their demand more urgently Matto Grosso territory of Brazil, lad seizes the chance and produces than ever for the import duty, by news which has been received "Faust" as he would like it.
in London by his wife, Mrs. Nine- Young Straus music is not the and the comedy continues.
Fawcett. least part of the joke.
Miss Graham,
Loureiro, Miss Pureza d'Eca, Mrs. T. P. K. Kamble, and Members of
the Officers Training Company.
from the files.
A Novelist on Novelists,
Arnold Bennett has this interest
cularly asked that if he were lost, nobody should follow him," she con sinued. He knew when be under took the expedition that it was a
NEW LIGHT ON COL.
·FAWCETT
Despite raniours, from time to time, that her husband has been murdered by South American In dians and that his clothes and per-
NANKING has been quick to deny far better than people realis LOOKING BACK 75 YEARS ing reference to some famous nove very dangerous one, and he believ.sonal possession have been found, lists in his Diary, which was pub-ed that if he, with his knowledge Mrs. Fawcett has never wavered the suggestion that China and
of the country and the people, in the belief that Colonel Fawett Military Force of the Mormons-lished recently
is still alive. *Conference -- at Wollington could not exne through safely, no-
"I have now received definite HONG KONG TRAMWAYS, LTD. Japan are nearer to direct negotistaved off and considerable pressure Wo have been informed by a gentle.
tions, and a settlement of the Man brought to hear, especially on man recently from Utah, and who House of eminent authors. Hall body else could.
"I most certainly believe that news from Brazil," she said to . to es cathedra, that Cams, Zangwill Parker, among TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN churian issue, than at any time since Japan. This has been accomplish-Professes to speak as car bring into the Masterman in chair. Zang my husband is still alive. He was Press representative showing the a man of great strength and know actual route which my husband fal GENERAL MEETING of HONG September, 1931. Reports are also ed despite the fact that the two the field seventeen thousand troops will talked a great deal too much. KONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED will prevalent that the Chinese Govern- biggest Pacifle Fowers, Russia and He, however, expresses the opinion, the sense was talked by Wells and how to look after himself. He was awed. This gives the lie to every also on very friendly terms with amour which has sprung up since that they will not resort to boa. Chesterton be held at the offices of Messament will not agree to any recom America, are non-members of the tilities, but at the same time will Rather disappointed in Gilbert the Indians and know them and Colonel Fawcett disappeared, with the exception of the statement Jardine, Matheson & o., Ltd., Hong Kong, on THURSDAY, the 18th day mendations from the Committee of League. No sane person would ex not permit the troops of the United Murray, but I liked the look of lit their customs thoroughly."
Colonel Fawcett set out in 1995, nade last March by a man named Nine which are de med. detri-
pect the European branch of the States to enter Utah. In the first tle : H. Benson, Masterman mental to China's interests. Count League to send fleets and armies place, we hardly think that the directed pretty well, and Claud accompanied by his son, Mr. Jack Rattin, a Swiss trapper, who de military, strength of the Mormons Schuster and the Foreign Office re- Fawcett, and his son's friend, Mr.clared that he had found and Ucitiba has made Japan's position to impose its views of a just settle with their Indian allies combined, presentative ware not bad. Thomas Raleigh Rimmer, to explore the in spoken to a white man held captive
terior of the Matto Grosso platean by Indians, S
"He is the only person who, in equally plain. She will not accept ment on the Far East, whose ideas will reach over ten thousand men. Hardy was all right.
In the next place, the refusal to Barrie introduced himself to where civilised people are supposed the LYTTox Report-or any other of justice. it does not entirely un-permit the United States troops to me. Scotch accent; sardonic can to have existed thousands of years the light of the most recent indor
mation, has followed the right form of interference from the derstand. Despite the fact that the enter a territory of the United niness. Afterwards I went with go League, and in the Foreign Minis League cannot command a single States, is in itself a declaration of Wells to his flat; all alone there? The last letter which Mrs. Fawcett foute. All the other people have war, and overthrows the second pro- A note about a New Year's Day received from her son was dated been at least e00 miles off the ter's opinion Geneva knows nothing ship, soldier or plane it has main position Hong Kong Daily Press, gala dinner nt. London's best hotel May 29, 1985. Since then no news mark about the Far East, and to apply tained a semblance of peace in the January 8, 1858..
states that it was a grand, well- has been received from the explore dressed, vulgar dinner, and cost me ing party, Several searches have Hong Kong, January 26th, 1933. [283 formulae based on European prin- Far East, and even now, both dis- LOOKING BACK 50 YEARS,
been made in vain for them. ciples and precedents would be unutants obviously fear a final break practical and dangerous to world with Geneva. What mors could peace. Both China and Japan are, has been done? If the Powers had in foot, quite ready to accept been ready to fight over this issue, League rulinge if given judgment what guarantee is there that all in their favour with all claims would have been on the same allowed. Nothing less will do. That side, for certain principles of the $2,230,943 er $156,050 more than in
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the REGISTER OF MEMBERS of the Company will be CLOSED) from THURSDAY, the 2nd to THURSDAY, the 16th February, 1933, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
- W. F. SIMMONS,
Becretary,
THE HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.
is an explicit and very human at OTICE IS HEREBY G17 titude for litigants to adopt, but
that the: FORTY-FIFTH
a distinctly difcult task ORDINARY GENERAL MEST it lays ING of SHAREHOLDERS in this upon the arbitrator. The LITTON
The import duty collected at Manila during the year 1889 kmounted to $2,044,513 being $224,275 mord than in 1881, and the export duty to 8194,330 being 383,234 less tilan in 1981. The total amount collected including tonnage. dues, forfeitures, etc amounted to 1881 Hong Kong Daily Prean, 380, 29, 186 Cooking Back 28 Yeart." *-
Dangerous Country, "Before he left my husband perti Mantawura un previous coŁama
Local and General
At next Tuesday's meeting of the Rotary Club Mr, Reginald Walker will speak on the subject of" The Sheep Industry in Australia:
Balance of Payer are heavily at
The one week campaign to nause A sad event occurred on board stake. If Europe, under the gentle
the E & O linar Carthage early Chinese public interest in the neces yesterday morning, when Miss, sity of strengthening nations Lillian Wood (45), a through paa defenc has been ani imulus of adroit diplomats from
Shangheipubl the East, had been, goaded towards Mr Lewis Nixon, the President
senger from Kobe to Singapore and vari of the United States Shipbuilding
Australia, passed away as the ship General Wu To Chen, Company will be held at the Offices Commission did all that was war, then a world conflagration Co., makes the startling announco- Minor injuries to his head werd was entering port. The deceased Greater Shanghai, Dr. of Messrs. Jardins, Matheson & Co humanly possible to persuade bath would have been unavoidable. The ment this morning that before suffered by Mr. H. Cooper, residing boarded the Carthage at Kobe with former Minister of foreiga Ltd. on TUESDAY, 14th February, sides that they were ninety per attitude has bear however, that many years have passed the world at the Metropole Hotel on Thurs the intention of returning to and Mr. Pan Kang Chi 1989 at NOON for the purpose of
will see fifty knot battleships speed day night when he accidentally slip Bathurst Australia, hes home town, sioner of Bureau of Edu only they would whatever the Far East was going ing across the ocean.
on the receiving the Report of the Directors cunt. right, and
Maskeen verfatninim the abip left port.
through Chinese broadcasting sta together with the Statement of give way in the remaining ten per to do, Europe would not fight, and The men who constructed the ped in the vicinity of Blake Pier. but she was taken, ill shortly after made speeches
tions. Accounts, for the year ending 81st cant, all would be well, : No one to offer bait to possible allies was Halland submarine is not in the December, 1989,
The REGISTER of SHARES of would lose very much face, the to waste time To Russia and habit of making statements of this Mr. T. Morioka, who recently
using gehalt America belong the task of seeing kind merely from an instinct of succeded Mr. K Fukushima as The death occurred suddenly last Company will be CLOSED from fighting would stop, Manchuria justice done in the Far East. If sensationalism. He is Brmly con- general manager of the Shanghai week from heart failure of Mr. to would blossom like the rose, and they default then, Geneys can exer- vinced that his prediction will be Branch of the Mitcu Bussan Kai Charles Gilbert Davies at 975
bert Davies who investments would be ciso no more than moral auasion verified. Just as in the submarine hm, he now been made a director Avenue Foch, Bha
Wir workly be the tall of the of the Holland type knew firin of that company the Three Provinces would stall Longue applying "Banctions" eple, was incorporated so shfr
diplomatio and economic pressure-Nixon claims that a craft which According to a police report, was very when America and Russia, the he now has on the stocks at his money and jewellery to the extent Brooke 1 nearest neighbours refuse, to fall shipyard at Elizabeth, New Jersey of over $100-were taken by three Thomas)
ean disputes in will demonstrate yet another prin-armed robbers who entered the first many
ong Ko
both
«Genèvan, tense,
by eple, and one not whit less in four of 144, Keelung Street, B
portant to the navica of the world. Wednesday might A young womair
Daily Preen, Janu- and her child were the only inmates Davies and
As of the floor at the time,
2nd Murray Gilber
Gil at