NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIPS NAME.
Thomas Henry Robert Shaw, of Hong Kong, bereby give notice that in consequence of the Owners at present building a DOW' vessel replacement.
I have applied to the Board of Trade, under Section 47 of the Mer- chant Shipping Act, 1894, in respect of the ship FATSHAN" of London, Official number 88843, of gross tonnage 2,610 tona, register tonnage 1,950 tons, heretofore owned by Messrs. The China Navigation Co., Ltd., 8 Billiter Square, London EC. 3 for the per- mission to change hier nano to "Fatahan" 1, and to have her regis
t of tored in the new name at the Port London, as owned by Messrs. The China Navigation Co., Ltd. Any ob jections to tho proposer change of #name must be sent to the Registrar of Shipping at Hoog Kong, within Boven days from the appearance of this advertisement.
Dated at Hong Kong..
this 20th day of January, 1933, (Signed) T. "A. R. SHAW,
&
Manager Mesare. Butterfield
Swire under Power of Attorney for
Messrs. John Swire & Sons, Ltd.,
General Managers of The China Navigation Co., Ltil
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DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL. DINNER FOR ULD BOYS. FRIDAY, 10TH FEBRUARY, &P.M. LANE CRAWFORD RESTAURANT.
THE Bishop of Victoria and The TD of H. Kotowall have issued invitations to all Old Boys whose addresses are known.
Any who have not received invita tions are asked to send their names and addresses to the Huraar, T. 8. W. Chan, the Diocesan Boys' School.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.
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[OTICE-18. HEREBY GIVEN
NOTICE ANNUAL OR
DINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, Hong Kong, on MONDAY, the 18th February, 1998, at 11:00 am. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Director together with a Statement of Ac counte for the year ended 31st December, 1932.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Compaar will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, 1st February to MONDAY, 18th February, both days inclusive.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers. Hongkong, 24th January, 1938.
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THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN
N THAT THE THIRTY.
FIFTH ORDINARY YEARLY. MEETING OF THIS COMPANY will be held at the Office of Meser.. Jardins, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on THUESDAY, the 9th February, 1933, at NOUN, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Ac counts for the year ended 31 December, 1982.
The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from Wednesday, the 1st February, 1933 to Thursday, the 9th February, 1983, both days inclusive.
By order of the Board of Directors,
F. H. ORAPNELL,
Becretary. Hongkong, 24th January, 1933.
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 1933
Before you
Say 'Whisky'
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'Dewar's
"White Label'
Sole Agents:
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.
DEATHS.
Established 1841..
BT216;-On Saturday, Jan. 28, 1933, at his residence, 18 Cum berland Road, Kowloon, Joso Heytor Botelho, aged 48 year), Vice-Consul for Portugal in Shanghai. (China, American And European papers pleas - copy).
tions question. In the first place Mr. CHAMBERLAIN made it clear that tho whole of the borrowing from the United States of America was for war purposes. The money was spent in America on gooda which were used for the prosecu
All of it was tion of the war.
necessary to pay our creditor" The Note added that "while we do not ask for.mòre, all will admit that we cannot be content with less,'
four
* News and Views *
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A Survivor of Lucknow.
Mrs. Beaton's Portrait.
the
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
TO-DAY (January 201
TI Moom 5th Day). Annual Dinner, Chinese Coin-
Interport Golf Dinner, Glouces Interport Football ter Building, 8 p.m. Peninsula Hotel, 8 p.m.
Theatres.
Dinuer,
Quicon's: Kismet." King" Sky Devils." Central:
Browi *Tom
of
Culver."
World: Hen and Duck Spouse" (Chinese film).
Oriental: "The Doomed Batta-
This was no empty gesture. There was owing to Great Britain
Mrs. A. Show, a survivor of the The immortal Mrs. Beeton haa times
the amount of her indebtedness. There was due siege of Lucknow in 1867, died re-entored the National Portrait Gal cently at Southsca in her ninetylery: Her portrait, a tinted photo- £1,450,000,000 from Germany i £1,300,000,000 from France, Italy, sixth year. She went to India at graph and the only one extant, ispany, H.K. Police Reserve.
the age of 18 and married Lient. the chiaf attraction in the exhibi and other European debtora: £634,000,000 from Russia, making a Soppitt, of the 10th Bombay Native tion of new acquisitions which was total owed to Great Britain of Infantry. During the siego she lost opened to the public on Boxing £3,400,000,000. Against that, Great her two-year-old son from cholera. Day. The portrait shows a plea
sant young lady dressed in Britain's only debt was to the When, after the arrival of the re- United States of America, which, lieving force, she was the last flouncing fashion of the time. What of the face. One always at the time of the Balfour Note. I woman to leave the Residency, she strikes one most is the youthful- together with accured interest travelled to Allahabad in a fitter ness amounted to £850,000,000. What cart, and on the way she gave birth imagine Ms. Becton na mas mus to a daughter. She returned to tere and severely capabla matron Great Britain wanted was com. plete cancellation all round; fail-England soon afterwards and after She died at the age of twenty-nine. ing that, she made an offer to the death of her first husband, who Her famous household work was begun when she was twenty-three. married Major A. Shaw. waive a surplus of £2,350,000,000.
She took nearly three years to com- plete it. The American response was not encouraging, and an agreement was reached as to. Dritish pay: ments. Meanwhile Giftian ropara- A toimeco bux, about 4 in. long, tions were soon recognised to have made of the wood from the Golden been fixed at an impossibla figure, Hind, the little ship in which Sir which was steadily and considerab- Francis Drake "circumnavigated ly reduced. Other nations for long the globe" in 1580, is being offered refused to see the sense of the Bri- for sale in a Bond-street bookshop, tish suggestion for completa can-
The box has a curious history. It cellation. Now the pressure of bit was giyen as a prize by Lady Elliot ter experience and hard fact is Drake, a descendant of the famous bringing them, reluctantly enough, man of Devon, at the Starcross and to view the position from the Bri-Exo Regatto nearly a hundred years tish standpoint. But they are not yet completely convinced. Whether a conference of the Powers concern-
ed will be able to achieve general cancellation,or at any rate an e- fective revision, remains to be seen. but it in now obvious to everyour. in view of the difficulty of almust every country in meeting its finan- cial obligations, that changes of a drastic character are absolutely necessary if the financial system of the world is to function properly again.
From the files.
LOOKING BACK 75 YEARS
Admiral Seymour has announced his intention of establishing and maintaining a regular communica tion between Hong Kong and Can- tem by means of gunboats to start from Hon Kong, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Time of Departure, from both places 7 am.
on the
The bont under dispatch will will carry a black ball at her mast LINDHOLM-On Dec. 10. 1032, at bis spent there after the United States hast a blue peter at daylight, and
home, Troense, Taasinge, Den-
Allied Powers head during the passage, which mark, K. H. von Lindholm lute had joined the Commissioner of Chinese Mars- against Germany, but some of it will exempt her from being stop time Customs, beloved husband before she was able to take an ac-ped on the way, by the men-of-war
Atationed
river-long of Asta von Lindholm, aged 60tive part in hostilitics. It was Kong Daily "Press, Jan. 30, 1858. (Shanghai papers, please copy.)
hon-productive; it was expended LANG. On Jan. B.. 1933, Sheila
on goods which were exploded o Macnaughton Long, loved daughter of Mr. and Mrs used up in warfare; it did not add A. O. Lang, of Manor Close, anything to the wealth of Great Chislehurst, Kent, and late of
Britain; it was spent on the com- Hong Kong, aged 19 years.
mor, cause of the Allied Powers and the United States itself.
dearly-
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The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, JANUARY 30, 1933.
THE GREAT DEBTS
LOOKING. BACK 50 YEARS
The following is the report of the Board of Directors of the Hong Kong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company, Ltd to the ordinary half yearly meeting of shareholders to be held on Friday next at 3.30 p.m.-The Directors beg to submit to the shareholders the und statement of accounts for the half-year ending 31 Decem- ber last.
18
J
'A Drake Relic.
ago.
It is lined with silver-gilt, and oa the inside of the lid is a record of its history and presentation as prize.
A Soldier's Flea.
a
division
The following delightful letter was sent by, a general commanding h cavalry division in a Balkan town to his War Minister. It reads:
Your Excellency,-My has had no pay for four montlis. I know that times arò bad. make no complaint on behalf of my fellow-officers, I have taught them to play cards, and they live very well from their games with the civi- lian population.
I
I make, no complaint on behalf of my men, I have taught them to beg, and they, too, make a good living.
But my horses, who can neither Please send me some hay... play cards nor beg, are starving.
Thirty Years Ago.`
Following the B.B.C.'s, recent celebration of its tenth anniver
ary, it is interesting to recall that message was transmitted across the thirty years ago the first wireless Atlantic.
Case Without Precedent.
A husband has asked the Nancy (France) court for a divorce on the ground that his wife continually askod advice from the spirit of her first husband, whose name was Caesar and who was killed in the war
The husband said that the spirit. Caesar was a virtual dictator in the home and had made his life unbearable.
When he suggested that they, should go for a walk his wife
would consult Cneshr. When he said I will wear my grey suit to- day," she would say, "What does Chosar say!!!
The Nancy court have deferred judgment for a week as no legal precedent can be found.
Six Richard Snubbad.
The Medical Superintendent of the Colombo Mental Hospital took a visitor up to a dark man who was dressed in English costume.
anid
"This is Lord Richard- the Doctor gravely." He has mix- ed a great deal with Royalty, being an intimate friend of King George and the Godfather of Queen Mary."
I bowed respectfully and gave him my hand, which he took hesitat- ingly.
"Who are you?" he queried "I am Sir Richard Morgan," I said, and he straightaway turned on his heels and left us.
"You are beneath his notice,” laughed the doctor.
The First Trade Mark,
lion."
Star: "Tarzan the Ape Man." Dances.
Ten Dances at Gloncester Build- ing, Hong Kong Hotel, King's Restaurant and Majestio Academy.
Dinner Dances at Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels and King's
testaurant.
Meetings.
Hong Kong Rifle Club, 5.30 p.m. Kowloon Unbon Church, 9 p.m. Hong Kong Golf Club, 5:30 p.m. Sports. Football:-Shanghai r. Combined Golf:-Manila 2. Shanghai (four- Services. 3 p.m.
sonies).
Billiards:-Open Championship: L. E.. Remedios v. da Cruz (St. Patrick's Club, pm.),
Hockey:- Mamak Tournament: Royal Engineers v. Tamar; Hong Kong Hockey Club Hong Kong 8.RA. (Friendly).
sighth Yachting: R.H.K.Y.C. Championship race for Ladini,,
TUESDAY (January 31). (1 Moon 6th Day).
Theatres.
Sky Devils.".
Tom
King's: Central: Calver."
Queers: Kismet.".
Browny w
World: "Hen and Duck Spouse (Chinese film),
Oriental: The Doomed Batta- lion."
Star: Tarzan the Ape Man."!
Sports.
Hockey:-Mamak Tournament: R.A.M.Cv. Veteran, 4 p.m. -lyr Billiards-Open Championship. A. J. Osmund AH. Oswick, &
The familiar red triangle which
p.m. is the sign of Bass's beer hae an It was sent by Lord Minto, Gov-historical as well as a festive signi ernor-General of Canada, to King france, for it was the first Trade
Mark issued in England.
Edward VII, from Cape Breton to the Marconi Station in Corn wall. King Edward, replying to Lord Minto, said: "I am much interested by the wireless message which you have sent me, and am delighted at the success of Bignor Marconi's great invention, which brings Great Britain and Canada inta still closer connection."
At the time, the speed attained was, roughly, fifteen words a min. ute. To-day, on the Marconi beam circuits, the operators often trans mit at 400 words a minute.
This is one of the interesting facts mentioned in a booklet published by the browery telling the story of
the business.
which the monks of Burton Abbey brewed beer as early as 1995, there could be no Bass. No, other water can produce the distinctive flavour, character and keeping qualities. Stories of great businesses, are just as none but the Highland water always entertaining, and this one, will serve for the production of tracing the course of William Bass's, Scotch whisky. The servant of the ventura on the banks of the Trent firm who was responsible for giving in 1777 down to the present day, is as romantic as any.
Without Burton water, coming from wells above the town, from ("Continued on nezt Column)
Bass the first mmber on the Trade Mark Register spent the night he fore the opening of the registrar's office, in 1875, on the stens to make sure he was the first applicant
Local and General
of
Two cases of small-pox, 1 diphtheria 2 of enteric, and 1 of meningites were reported during the three days ending Jan. 21.
be
All 24 soup kitchens organised in Peiping by the various charitable institutions are reported to operating under high pressure fol- lowing the cold snap and the recent influx of refugees.
The American Consulate Genera', Shanghai, will appreciate there ceipt of information regarding the whereabouts of Mr. John Hoffman, American war veteran, formerly of Redwood City, California.
Evidently there is money being. Mr. Harry Ore the pianist has returned from Manila and intends spent in Shanghai, and ample pro to continue his musical activities vaion made for future banking dé- in the Colony, also in Macao and velopments. Writing on December Canton Music lovers will be glad 13 a large firm in London reports: Information has come to us that to hear he is to give a Pianoforte Recital on Thursday 2nd February tenders are out for safen sod strong-room material to be shipped at the Helena May Institute.
to Shanghai, for a building in China and the value of between £60,000 and £70,000 is mentioned, ”
Taiyuanfu, the capital of the "model province is said to be thriving as a result of the Shan- haikwan hostilities. Hundreds of According to the Harbin Timet, the wealthier families of Peiping the Harbin representative of the and Tientsin are flocking into it League of Nations has released the and all the hotels there are crowd- following Gigures regarding the ed. The restaurants and markets number of emigre Russians in va £1,010,000. China, 93,000; France, are reported to be doing good busi-rious parts of the world; total, 400,000 Poland, 00,000, Syria,
Let us now examine a few vital figures. British expenditure in the United States after the latter
After paying running expenses, Power had joined the Allies was actually £1,444,000,000. Out of this salaries, premie of insurance, re- pairs, and all other oatguings, colossal sum Great Britain, found there remains, including 850,347.43 from its own resources £238,000,000. brought forward from last account, Great Britain was reimbursed by the sum of 8114,381.85 at credit of profit and loss account. From this her Allies for expenditure on their sum the Directors recommend that! behalf to a total of £371,000,000,830,000 or $% on the capital, he The remainder, of the £1,444,000,000 paid a dividend for the half-year; that 89,000 be written off the cast that is £915,000,000 was financed of steamer Honam, that 830,000 be by a loan from the United States placed at credit of depreciation Government, The end of the war fund and that $2,275 be ap propriated Directors and left Great Britain saddled with this Auditors fees, leaving a balance of buge debt to the United States, in-842,001.35 to be carried forward to THE decision of the British Gov. curred for a purpose in which both new account, to meet the repairs not yet completed. How Kong. ernment to pay the war debt instai nations had been engaged. But mentioned in the last report and ment, due to the United States on huge as the debt seemed, it was not Daily Press, Jan. 30, 1883.
so great when viewed against the Looking Back 25 Years. the 15th of December, was the or
At the tiffs tendered to H.I.H casion of a debate in the Hous: background of debts owed to Great
Britain.
Prince Hiroyasi Fushimi. at Gov. of Commons which gave the Chan-
The signing of the Peace Treaties ernment House yesterday there cellor of the Exchequer an opport
ware present with HE, the Gov. unity to review the whole situation imposed upon Germany. the pay ernor and Lady Lugard, His Lord.
Dr. Alekhine, the famous chess! Old boys of the Dinceenn Boys 131,000; Rumania, 70,000; Germany of international indebtedness pris-ment of certain sums as repara ship the Bishop of Victoria, Hon. ing out of the war. The masterly tions. Very soon it becsine obvious Mr. and Mrs. H. May, Admiral player, is due to here by the school are holding a dinner on 60,000; favan, 2,354; and London; Sir Arthur Moore, Major General President Polk on February 3 Ha Friday, February 10, at 8 p.m. at 4,000. Of thess it is said 129,000 are survey of the situation by Mr. to British statesmen that the whole Broadwood, Eir Francis Piggott, will stay until February 7. Sever Lane, Crawford's Restaurant, when unemployed.
Owing to the situation in North while he is in the Colony. Hon. Dr. R. II. Kotewall, C.M.G.. NEVILLE Chamberlain was received finance-economic structure of the Lieutenant Miyokawa, Mr. Mashiko.al exhibition games will be held the Bishop of Victoria and the j Captain Mitchell-Taylor, A.D.C..
will be among those present. Old China and the severity of the wea A photographer's shop at 242-244 Boys wishing to attend are asked ther in Peiping, ice-skating rinks TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN with the closest attention, and it world was being undermined by Captain Fleming, A.D.C. and Mr. NOTI
that the FORTY-FIFTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEET evoked expressions of admiration the attempts made to deal with the AJ. Brackenbury, Private secre
of the most popular places for ING of SHAREHOLDERS in thiseren from members of the Opposi- problem of war debts and reparatory In the afternoon His Im- Queen's Road Central was burgled to write to the Burser, Mr. T. §. in the vity have been effected. The
the "Hakata Maru," which resdays and goods totalling 400 were School,
skaters and where a bomb exploded Company will be held at the Offices tion:- Moreover, it convinced near- tion on ordinary lines. The Bridless retire bound during the Chinese new year holi W Chan, The Diocesan Boys' rink in Nanhai Park, which is ons the shop by cutting through the The Haukow police are advertis shortly after it opened, has been of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., ly everyone that the Governmenttish Government therefore propos sel left port later, Hong Kong stolen. The thieves gained access to
door of the shop.top/
ing for anyone in Hankow who in, closed, up for the season. Workmen Lid, on TUESDAY, 14th February had taken the right course in deed that the whole system of repara. Daily Press, Jan. 30. 1908.
able to speak fluently, in the Ru- have already taken down the mat- 1989 at NOON for the purpose of
Mr. Sven Hedin, the famous Cen-Imanian, Polish, Persian, Greek and ting and electric lights receiving the Report of the Directors ciding to pay the aum due. That tions and war, debts should be can-
Old Sol is gradually losing his tral Asian explorer, he returned i Russian languages among many together with the Statement of sum was £19,750,000 in gold, or, celled. Consistently and persistent Accounts for the year ending 81xt at the present exchange rate, ly this view was urged upon other job in the movies Not only are to Felping from America, where others in order to help in clearing £29,500,000 sterling g. Arrangements Governments. The well-known Bal- high-powered artificial lights he has been supperintending the re-up matters which resulted when a proving more dependable than sun-construction of a Chinese temple banquet in the Tacht Hotel on Jan COISTER of SHARES of
Iwere
pay in gold, thus four Note to America in 1929 statlight, but over the direct rays of which he had transported from unry 0, which started as a social depleting, beriously the gold stora ed that the British Government the sun are being diffused with Jebol Chiengo for wealthyeathering of people of half a dozen
Bank of England;, and the was in favour of writing off, canopies in some of the newer pro-American.
ductions. hipped, through one great transaction, the whole body of inter-Allied indebt
ling this said
THE HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY.
CO., LTD.
25mber, 1982, 1979
Hong Kong, 20th January, 1938.
11602.
Schofield, before. whom three ese were brought for, exposing gunpowder for sale ruled that the prosecution had failed because – in different nationalities to promote international good-will as well as of Brecrackers did not The solar rays are too intense for Dr. J. Kovring, a dietinguished business interests, broke up abrupt the definition of:"" supersensitive film and some of the economist from Budapest, Hungary,ly in a fracas. A Pole, his wife laid down in the Ordi newly perfected lenses, according has arrived in Peiping and is a and a Rumiamian were seriously in referred the case to M
technicians, Another factor guest of Dr. E-Gajdos-Dr-Kovrjured by kaile wounds and are be
has influenced the use ofing is making an extensive tour of sngs treated in the Catholic Mishis phetis the demand for the Orient and spent some time in sion Hospital where the Pole is wa #production of the Dutch East Indies and South lying in a critical condition and din
Chinfor
is not expected to live patented dres
the bond Magistrata.for.