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NOTICE..
TE. ALEXANDER KENNETİ
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THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO. (1918), LTD.
THE supply of electricity to the Story will be cut off
from 9 a.ui. to 3 pm. on Sunday, 12th instant, for the purpose of carry. ing out necessary repairs to the main
transmission line.
BRITISH MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION.
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THERE will be & Clinical Meeting THE
of the Hongkong & South China
Branch on Wednesday, 15th February,
at 9 P.M. in the (. C. H. out patient department.
Exbibits are welcomed.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.
PROBATE JURISDICTION,
MATHEW IN Tan 'Goods or
LIVINGSTON MITCHELL VAUDIN, LATE OF BLADE. PARK, COTTAGE BALTASH, IN THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL, ENGLAND, RETIRED MEDICAL PRACTITIONER, Dronaizd.
TOTICE IS DEREBY GIVEN
Nthat the Court has by virtue
of the Provisions of Section 68 of Ordinance No. 2 of 1897. made an Order limiting the Time for Creditor and Others to and in their Claims against the above Estate to the 87 dar of MARCH, 1033
All creditors and others are accord ingly hereby required to send their claims to the Undersigned on or before that date.
Dated the 6th day of February, 1033,
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors for the Executor, Prince's Building, Ice House Strest, Hong Kung.
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(Incouromated UNDER THE COMPANIES Ordinances or Hono Kora).
NOTICE Ordinary Yearly Mest- TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ing of Shareholders of Hong Kong Realty and Trust Company, Limited, will be held at the Registered Office of the Company, Exchange Building (2nd
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England when they reach the age for a preparatory school. Eduen tion for the Chiness has, very rightly, been considered important, but the British person who could not afford to do the correct thing bad to be grateful for small mercies, which were in excess, we believe,
Baily Press. of the facilities usually offered in
HONG KONG, FEBRUARY 9, 1933.
Crown Colonies.
Floor), Des Voeux Road Central, BRITISH SCHOOLS IN HONG individually of very considerable
Hong Kong, on Wednesday, the 1st March, 1933, at 12. Noon, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Board of Directors for the year ended on the 31st December, 1932, and re-electing two Directors and the Auditors.
KONG
HIS EXCELLENCY's pronouncements, at the Central British School, prize-
Conditions are changing. The Colony can no longer be governed on the assumption that the British community is few in numbers and, apart from unsatisfactory persons,
and wealth. New inventions methods of business require an in- rensing number of educated and responsible British people, and with the present world economic situa
The Transfer Books of the Company giving, on local educational licytion enforcing economy at every will be closed from Thursday, the 10th February, 1933, to Wednesday, the lat have been received with satisfaction March, 1933, both days incluiíve. by the younger British people of
By Order of the Board,
F. C. BARRY,
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 7th February, 1933.
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and
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OBITUARY
LORD SYDENHAM
FORMER COLONIAL
- GOVERNOR
{THROUGH REUTER': AGENCY ]
LONDON, Feb. 8.4
*News and Views *
Oriental Culture and the U.S.-
Women and the Honents List.
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
TO-DAY (February 9). (Moon 15th Day).· Font of Lanterns (Shang-yuon-
chich).
Twelve, monographs on Oriontal The National Union of Women
Star Ferry Antinal. Meeting, Jar- culture are being published by the Teachers Conference at Newcastle! New Orient Society of America in passed a resolution regretting that dine, Matheson's Office, noon,
Theosophical Society weekly meet- LORD SYDENHAM of Combe, a two-year programme to help East, the Government did not confer, a
meet West.
G.C.M.G., G.C.I.E., G.C.S.I., G.B.E., F.RS., Vice-President of the Royal Colonial Institute and President of the National Council for Combating Venereal Disence, died here suddenly to-day from cerebral hæmorrhage.
[Lord Sydenhain was born in 1818 and was educated at Haileybury. He was a Member of the Air Board from 1916 to 1917 and is Hon. Colonel of the erd Australian In fantry.
He was Governor of Victoria, Australia from 1901 to 1901 and Governor of Bombay from 1007 to
California's Orangos.
suitable honour in the New Yearing. 6 p.m. List on Mrs. Mollison as a recogni- tion of her achievements."
The resolution was put by Miss H. R. Walmsley, of Birmingham, who said:
Many will be surprised to learn that California's large navel oran ge industry had its inception in two small trees imported from Aswomen we are proud of Brasil and taken by stagecoach Mrs. Mollison's achievement. She from Washington, DC, sixty has skipped over the barriers of years ago. The story would seem bigotry and difficulty raised by the to be the seedless version of "Big prejudice of sex. She has vaulted oaks from little acorns grow."
Bar Examinations,
Increasing stiffness in the British
the obstacles of limitation which only ignorance can put. She has won signal and noble achievements in spite of all limitations. There- fore we expected to see Mrs. Mol-
Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture; Hong Kong Hotel.
Lammert's Sala of Postage Stamps 5.15 p.m.
Queen's:
Theatres..
"Grand Hotel,!! Central Law and Order". King's: "Woman in Room 13. World: “Chin' 'Ku Hing" (Chi-
name film).
Oriental: Splinters in the Navy."
Majestic: Peach of Reno, Star:
Millie."
Pos Dances.
Tea Dances at Hong Kong Hotel,
1913. He wash member of the Bar final examination seems to be lison in the honours list. People Gloucester · Building," and -King's?”
indicated by the non-success of af
Committee on National Insurance of War Risks and was Chairman of
who have flown at much lower al-Restaurant the Royal Commission on contagiousty per cent. of the students who titudes of achievement are there.
diseases and also Chairman of the Queenstown Harbour Committee (1914-15).
entered for it last month. We have travelled very far from the time when the Bar was open without, Japan and Lançashire. any examination at all.
Sir Edwin Stockton, of Man. He was a Director of the Stan dard Bank of South Africa and
chester, referred to unfair foreign Seeing that a fee of half a President of the British Science guinea has to be paid for examina- diner of the Incorporated Sales competition when he spoke at 4. | Guild. His publications include, tien in each of four definite sub-
The Last Great Naval War," jects, and two guineas for the comWe have to meet unfair com Managers' Association in London. Russia's Sen-Power" and "Imprehensive final, the student wise- perial Defence."]
ly considers his pocket by deferring the test till he is fairly confidant of success.
COUNT APPONYI
HUNGARIAN REPRESENTA. TIVE AT GENEVA
(THROUGH ARUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Feb. 8. COUNT Albert Apponyi, member of the Hungarian Parliament (Commons) since 1872, died here to day, at the age of 87 years.
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Even to this matter of expense the Benchers extend their parental regard for their flock. If by his papers in any examination it is apparent that the student had no reasonable expectation of passing, the Benchers may fix a specified time before he is permitted to try again.
A Double Success,
Court Apponyi was born in Vienna and was for 7 years first de- The Earl of Drogheda was one legate of Hungary to the League of the few candidates who obtain of Nations. He was twice Minised a first in that uninspiring cate- ter of Public Education, and was gory "Contracts and the Law of member of the Hungarian Torts." This comes but a few Academy of Science and several months after his success in Roman literary societies.
Law-a subject in, which he was the only candidate in the first class. Lord Drogheda only took up the legal profession when well on in the forties-a somewhat unusual step.
of
Ho represented the town Jauberony, Hungary for 30 year continuously.
From the files.
LOOKING BACK 75 YEARS
Mr. W. R. Whitney, late of the Ruparell" at Cummingmoon, begs to notify the Mercantile Commun ity, that he has established himself at this pince as Inspector of Opium, and trusts, that, from his long ex- perience, and by most assiduous at tention to business he may obtain Ad portion of their patronage, dress to Mr. D. Lapraik.-Hong Kong Daily Press, Feb 8,-1858
We understand the Commission LOOKING BACK 50 YEARS
on Smuggling is proceeding with its inquiry and has already held a number of mestings. Several In- spectors of Police were examined yesterday afternoon, but the meet- ings of the commission and that of the Council were fixed for the same time.-Hong Kong Daily Press, Feb. 8, 1883.
Looking Back 25 Years.
One Right!
Dinner: Dances at Peninsula and Hong Kong Hotels, and King's Restaurant.
Sports, Tennis:-Open: Singles; J. A. E. Casumbhoy . H. Y. Ho, Tui Wai Pui Capt. P. S. Cannon, Lai Kwong Tsun . Ng She wong
Frinsipal Mails, Outward for Europe via Siberis.
6.17 Sunrise: 4.60 cm., Sunset: Tidos-High at 10.30 and 90.415
petition," he said, "from countries by Corfu, 2.30 p.m. where the rates of pay, hours of working, and other conditions of p.m. producing are not comparable with those existing in this country, Jap-Low at 3.16 and 13.50. anese competition is an example. As far as Lancashire is concerned, until they can stop that unfair and cruel competition, Lancashire can never recover."
Mr. G. Stevens, a member of the Association, gave instance of com- petition from Japan. "Ten sets are quoted by the Japanese at 73d. a set f.o.b. Kobe, for the Canadian
cheapest | market. In Stoke our possible price must of necessity be many times that price. Even a 200 per cent. tariff would be of little
value."
An Obliging General,
An amusing story of a Chinese general's courtesy was told during a lecture in Toronto by Dr. R. Gordon Agnew, a medical mix- sionary," according to a British United Press messäge
The head of the Department of This is a long step from the Vic-| Anatomy at West China University torian Age; when Lord Campbell appealed to the general for some was once twithbed by a colleague on of the bodies of Chinese bandits passing a notorious duffer. Said who were, being executed in large the great judge: "I pass a man numbera if he gets half marke. I asked-
two
questions. The first was, What was the rule in Shelley's case, to which he replied, I'm not sure but I believe it has something to do with poetry! That was
wrong.
"With the greatest of pleasure," replied the general, and bodies he gan to reach the University re- gularly. Some of them, however, were badly matilated, so another letter was sent to the general.
In the interests of science," "would not the Then I asked him what he know ran this letter, about the law of Real Property. general order a little more delicacy He said: "It's n very different on the part of his executioners | subject and I don't know much The reply came back. "I shal! about it. Nor I think did anyone be most happy to be of further ser who tried to teach me.'
"That was vice. I shall send the bandits to all perfectly current, and I passed you, and you can kill them any
way you like" him.
FRIDAY (February 10).
(1 Moon 16th Day). Crown Land Sale, District Office South, 11 a.m.
University Engineering Society Meeting, 5.15 p.m.
Society of Yorkshiremen Annual Moeting, 5.45 p.m.
Diocaina Boys' School Dinner, Lane Crawford's, 8 p.m.
Oversens League Concert, Helena.. May Institutos 9.15 p.m.
Theatres,
Central Law and Order." King's: "Woman in Room 13." Queen's: "Grand Hotel." Oriental: "Splinters in the Navy."
WorldChin Ku Hing" (Chi- nese film):
Star: Millie."
Majestic: Peach of Reno,"
Dancer.
Tea Dances at Gloucester Build- ing. King's Restaurant, and Hong Kong Hotel.
Dinner Dances at Hong Kong Hotel, King's Restaurant, Penin- sula Hotel, and Gloucester. Build- ing.
Billiards:-Steel, Coulson League," U. & P.O.'s Club . Garrison Ser- geants; St. Patrick's Club v. South Wales Borderers; Royal Engineers v. Police; Royal Artillery v. Palace Hotels
Hockey-Friendly matches, Hong Kong Hockey Club "A". H.M.S. Medway (King's Park), 5.15 p.m.
Principal Malis;
Inward from Europe via Siberia by Naldera; from Australia by Changte; from America by Fres. Jefferson.
Local and General
The Diocesan Boys' School re- opens on Monday, February 13.
Two cases of small-pox were re-
At the City Hall last night thi | Scottish Masonic Quadrille Associa tion held another of their enjoyable ported on Tuesday. terest attached than usual by reason monthly dances to which more in-
The general agency of the Com. of the fact that the brethren ap pagnie Air-Orient has been trans peared in regalia, thus heightening ferred from Saigon to Hanoi. the spectacular efect which was particularly noticeable in the square Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Arnold,
dances, where the blending of colour A.M.I.E.E., Hong Kong Electric
was very effective. There was an Co., Ltd., have returned to Hong even larger attendance than in for. Kong and are staying at the Peak mer dances, and, as before, an- Hotel.
Chu
The Hong Kong dollar was yes Mr. Vernon I. Caton, of Messra. Mustard & Co., Ltd., Shanghai, interday quoted at 1/3d. at present in Hong Kong, staying at the Peak Hotel,
The Annual Meeting of the China Provident Loan and Mortgage Co., Ltd., will be held at the Exchange Building on Friday, February 24, at
neon.
Beuter caties that at this com clusion of the Second Test Match at Melboure five thousand powder puffs abandoned by their owners, were picked up after the play on the
President-elect,
The U. Recent, the refused
A Concert of German Vocal and Instrumental music will be given at the Helena May Institute on Thursday Feb. 16, at 5.30 p.m. Members wishing to reserve tables for ten, please telephone Matron 92100-dot.go
In commemoration of the sixth aniversary of the coup d'etat. which led to the institution of the Lithuania, President Smetona haa present Nationalist Government in decreed amnesty for 100 political. and civil offenders. More than 300 petitions for clemency were filed but the majority were rejected.
Grub-stake miners are flocking to
turn, the big salaries and generous conditions allowed in the past hare moderate means who expect to edu-)
to be curtailed. Periods between cote their children either wholly,
leave are being lengthened, and the br in part, in the Colony. It is im-
time is approaching when a propor- possible to say that every hope las
tion of Europeans will be Colonists, been fulfilled, but spring does not regarding Hong Kong as their come in a day, and it is good to me, rather than members of the sco a real sign of thaw in the civil garrison," liable to transfer, somewhat wintry attitude of past and due for leave at not very long
towards British intervals. administrations schools. Sir WILLIAM PEEL, an- More elaborate amenities, both NOTICE is hereby given that the nounced that there must be yet art in the Colony and the Far East
Thirty-Seventh Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Shareholders in the other your's delay in starting work generally, are hastening this pro- Company will be held at the Com any's on the new Central British School,cess. In the old days leave had an Town Offee, s Lower Albert Head, on but we all realise the stringency of economic basis and after three Wednesday, 1st March, 1975 at 11 a.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report the times and the urgent claims summers a man needed a spell of the Directors together with State of public works that have accami at Home to restore health and other success has to be recorded. The Municipal Authorities of last day. mant of Accounts, declaring a Dividend Inted over a period of eight dificult
efficiency. Does this apply to a As usual the energetic secretary, Canton have officially announced The Transfer Books of the Company years. The news that a better site more temperats and athletic genera- Mr. J. J Blake, had made adequate the formal opening of the Hoi Con will be closed from the 18th February to had been allotted is, however, well tion, helped by, scientific improve arrangementa, being well support February 15.
to comment on reports that Mr. the mining area, a few miles south George Hearst, son of Mr. William of Butte, Montana, following re worth the delay. The local Britishments in the supply both of freshed by the capabla dance committen community, like a certain under-food and antidotes to the heat? Is Hong Kong Daily Press, Feb. 9-free of charge--by members of for the post of Assistant Secretary been made there. Asay on reports The number vaccinated this year Randolph Hearst, has been selected ports that a rich gold strike had valued member of the animal king it not possible for British people 1908.
show that it is a silver rather than the Ambulance Brigade, up to and of Navy. dom, is notable for patience. They to live here permanently 7.
including Thursday, February 2, have, however, ben buoyed up by But Hong Kong will never at
1933, in 43,700.
At general meeting of the to be made as more mineral is inkenz THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LTD. the knowledge that both His Ex-
the last tract British Bottlere unless proper
The management of the Hong Teachers Union of the Peking out, he traver NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. pollen and Mr. G. P. DE MARTIN, schools are provided. The fabric of away from the two British schools Kong Timet, a local Chinese daily National University, it was decided
Agent, whose retirement is a great loss,
on Tuesday was Capt. H. 1 Thomp ita meagro provision; British OTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN have shown themselves two of the the Central British School is of have shamed the government of were fined $50 by Mr. Schofield at that the teachers should contributo Among the military officers arrive- the Central Police Court yesterday 10 per cent. of their salaries for ng bern on the troopship Neuralis. an antiquated board school type,
for having insert what was describe two months to the fund for anti-son, Royal Army Medical Corps, 2 THAT THE THIRTY best friends that the cause of which the most parsimonious county children, Official action is by its ed as an obscene advertisement on Japanese purposes, beginning with who is to take over the duties of *FIFTH ORDINARY YEARLY
Quartermaster and 0/0 Medical MEETING OF THIS COMPANY British education in Hong Kong council in England would be reluct nature slow, if not always corres- January 21 last.
Stores Capt. Thompson is renew- will be held at the Office of Messrs.have ever had. They enjoy advan-ant to own. It is overcrowded and pondingly sure, but with His Ex- A complete alteration of Italy's The Rev. Thomas Cooker Browning acquaintance with Hong Kong Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd, on tages over many of their respective in every way inadequate. There cellency's sympathy, and an Officer foreign trade policy, especially was nominated on the 18th inst, to for he was on the staff of the M THURSDAY the 9th February predecesors, neither having passed have been fairly good reasons for of ability and enterprise to carry towards countries which have an the post of new foreign seuretary tary Hospital at Bowen Hood **1983, at› NOON, for the purpose of
polving the Raport of the Directors through the long succession of
delaging work, on a new building, on Mr. by Mantix's good work at excess of imports over her exporte, of the London Missionary Society tumber of years ago He left here- is predicted for the near future in for China and Africa: Mr. Brown in 1993, and since that time much getlier with a Statement of Ac varied duties that marks the careers at ressons of a kind can always the Education Department, there is Italian financial and commercial who has been a missionary in China of his service has been spent at unts for the year ended Blat of local cadot oficers, and ie not be found for putting off work good reason to feel confident that circles, who have passed resolutions for the past 20 years, succeeds: Mr. Netley Hospital During his pre-
amber 1982....
cently at a meeting of the Fascist
Thompson, as is then we made The Register of Shares of the conducive to any deep knowledge on a new government school and the building of a new Central based on conclusions reached, re- FH. Hawkins, says Renter vious tour of duty here Sergt. Major large number of friends and to the CLOSED from of British, educational problems. it is to be hoped that the present British School will be started in Grand Council The measures to
February 1988 What daythe
meantime to adopted include the introduction Wong To Shi alias To Ho late many of these still in 'residence be called Hong Kong postponement will be the last. The
hna never taken
signs are certainly propitious temporary improvements will be of import contingente which, how of B6, Tai Hang Village, who died news of his arrival will comgy
So ever will be Instituted only after on November 9, 1932, left local pleasant surprise, very seriously. Perhaps the magnificent premises made, both at the vener man negotiations with the countries oon- estate sworn under $2,400 Probate disembarking on Tuesd
Junio cerned. It is pointed out that of the will have been granted to Thompson eviden proper recently opened in the Colony for so, where the Ko
Kiely foreign tradez in 1932 as Wong Yat Shing of the same ad rer 66 Stephen's College Le Bala
aqtive with only four countries, dress, and mert employer #201 at ho College, and St Mary
there being an adverss balance with Industrial and Commercial Daily roa Wonnued at foot of next Colum
And Perttel 10 other countries.
Hong Kong, 7th Feb., 1833.
February 1988
Directors
not a quarter of a mile
1934, and that
ture in Nathan: Road: older boys and girls:
January,
a gold strike, but further tests are
decade of