NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
RAOB CLUB, HONG KONG,
THE
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Members of the abova Olub will be bold in the Olul-Room on Monday, 27th February, 1933, commoncine at 8 pm...
A copy of the Agenda is posted in
the Olib Room,
All members are invited to attend.
W. RICHARDSON,
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Hos. Becrutary.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION.
IN THE Goods or HILDA MARION LINTOT, LATE OF BARHAM GLERE CLAYDON I win, IN TAX COUNTY OF SUITOLE, ENGland, Markings WOMAN, DECEASED,
TOMCE IA HEREBY GIVEN
Nh the Court has, by virue of tho provisions of Section 58 of Ordinance No. 9 of 1897, made an Order limiting the time for Creditors and others to send in their cisima ngainst the store Estate to the 10ru Dar of MARCH, 1933.
All Creditors and Others are accord- ugly barely required to send their Chime to the Undersigned on or bef re that date..
Daled the 17th day of Felruary, 1931, JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,
Bo'leitors for the Executor, Prince's Building.
Ice House Strool,
Hong Kong
RACE HOLIDAYS.
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THE EXCHANGE BANKS will
OPEN at 8.30 a.In. and will CLOSE at 12 Noon for the Transaction of Public Business on MONDAY, TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, the 2th, 21st and 22nd FEBRUARY, 1933. (RACE MEETING). Hongkong, 17th February, 1933. [460
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.
VOTICE is haroby given that the
FOURTEEN HORDINARY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Registered Offion of the Company No. If, Dea Vaux Road, Central, at 30 p.m. Saturday the 4th March 1933, for the purpose of receiv ing the report of the Directors fogether with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31at Recomber, 1882.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Saturday 25th February to Saturday 4th March 1933 both days inclusive) during which perion transfer of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
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HONG KONG, Ferruary 20, 1933,
BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR
OBITUARY
MR. JAMES H. BACKHOUSE
house.
A
* News and Views
A Versatile Prince.
Prince William of Sweden, King Gustav's youngest son, has lately been giving further evidence of his versatility.
We regret to announce the death | Gold from Canada; last evajing, in the War Memorial Gold production from all sources Hospital, of Mr. James H. Back-in Canada in 1932 amounted
3,065,188 fiue ounces, an output Mr. Backhouse was one of the 13.4 per cent, greater than in 1931, oklest residents of the Colony, and 65 per cent, greater than five years the head of the import and export age and 142 per cent, greater than firm which carries his name. He ten years ago. was also prominently associated with Hong Kong Amusements, Ltd., being at one time Chairman of Directors. A keen business man be took litle part in the social life of the Colony, or in public work. He had been ill for a long time and vent Homo on leave about eighteen months ago with Mrs. Backhouse in the hope of a cure. They returned to the Colony in November last, Mrs. Backhouse restored to health but unfortunately, her husband, was taken ill again with his old enemy, sprue, shortly after their return.
Mr. J. Harrop acted for Mr. Backhouse in the business during his absence and sickness. Mr. Har mop was due for leave about a month ago but put off his depar- ture on account of Mr. Backhouse's ill-health.AND
Mr. James H. Backhouse wan a man in the early fifties, he leaves a widow and two step children, Mr. Charles Backhouse and Mrs. J. F. Wright....
LORD LOVAT.
··(THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.]
LONDON, Feb, 18,
Lord Lovat while watching a teeplechase at Chipping Norton bad a seizure, and while en route to hospital he died.
JIM CORBETT
FAMOUS PRIZE-FIGHTER
(THROUGE REGTER'S AGENCY,}
New YORK, Feb. 10. The death occurred to-day of Jim Corbett, the famous prize fighter.
HOW TO SPOT THE WINNER!
Godfather to 180 Obfidren..
For more than. 50 years Mr. George Markham has been clerk and sexton at the village church in Levington, Suffolk.
"During that period I have hevar missed ringing the balls in Lovington church on a Sunday, and for 35 years I have rung the balls a reporter. & Noeton church as well," he told
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
TO-DAY
(February 20). (1 Moon 25th Day), Second Day of Annus Race Meeting.
Re-opening of Hongkong Techni- cal Institute.
Lammert's Sale of Household Furniture, 11, Lock Road, Kowloom. 10.30 am.
Conogrt and. Dramatic Entertain-- ment, St. Andrew's Church Hail, 0.18 p.m.
Theatras.
Queen's: "Fifty Million French
men,
King's: "Six Hours to Live.!! Central: "Sweepstakos."
Friend,"
"For 72 years I have lived in my ecttage. Bix differant parsons have Ha has already some achievement been in office. I have dug the to his credit as novelist, poet, and graves for and buried over 400 peo- lecturer, Now a film is being ple, including my mother, father. shown in the Copenhagen cinemas and sister. I have been gadtather World: When a Feller Needs a in which he appears in a talkis de- to 150 children. scribing the legends and history surrounding an
A Modest Start, anciant country house in the wooded hills of the Kolmarden district of Central Sweden. Prince William is also the author of the scenario. This is, his second film, and he is now at work on a third.
Making It Ourselves,..
Oriental: Peach O'Rone." Majestic: My Pal the King." Star: "The Champ."
Dances.
Gloucester Building; King's Re- Ten Dances ht Hongkong Hotel; staurant; and Majestic Dancing
Dinner Dances at Peninsula and .
+
Sports.
Cricket.-Kowloon C,0. v. Volun teers, 2 p.m.
The putting in commission of Germany's fint now "pocket" bat- fleship may recall the ironic fact that the starting-point of the form. or German fleet was provided by a small vessel which the British Goy emment present to the King of Academy. Prussia in 1814. The gift, was A group of entirely new pro- made during a visit of the Allied Hongkong Hotels; and King's Re- ducts which will be features of the Sovareigns to celebrate-rather prestaurant. British Industrios Fair, this year maturely-the downfall of Napo have been shown privately by leon. The King went down to Parts- manufacturers, who now appreciate mouth to see it, and remarked to the need for designing themselves Tear Alexander, who had not cap many things which were, once the canled his chagrin at the superio- Hockey-Friendly Match, Hong- monopoly of the foreigner. In this rity of the British feet to the Ruskong Hockey Clab seconds v. HM.S.. category might be included a small sian, "Well, at least you need not Cornwall (King's Park), 6.15 p.m. grand piano which gets away from be jealous of my navy"
Racing-Annual.. Race Meeting: the conventional shape, and at the
(Happy Valley). sama time achieves an astonishing tonal quality. There is also a new German navy were largely recruit Club's Consolation Race and Special Yachting-Royal Hongkong Yacht type of fishing cast made from ed from our own, and several floss silk. For this we used to de-, former British war vessels were in Race for winners in Cruiser Class. pend on Japan, but it is how made use as training ships at Wilhelms-
Principal Mails, for the first time within the Em- haren until the outbreak of the
Inward from America Godi pire. Where the inventive turn of war. It was on one of them that
Europe vin Siberia, Pres. Coolidge, mind seemed most pronounced,, the ex-Kaiser learnt seamanship.
Sunrise.-6.52 a.m.; Sunset.-8.22 however, was in a folding home for motorists. This is a hut which col- Omnibus Books, lapses and may be fitted to a lug-
Tides.--High at 17.31; Low at gage carrier.. The Fair opens to day.
Women and Bridge.
every industry they have assiduous ly adapted and improved their machinery and products in every way. This applies to practically The Fakir's Secret Lore! Providing one. every section, from small toys to
MILE" IN RACING!
engineering plant. The chemical STORY OF THE SLOWEST section is unusually, interesting. Its exhibits range from a substance which claims to prevent decay in') teeth, to oil produced from obal by a perfected hydrogenation process, The furniture trade; which has languished for years, has been re- juvenated by tariffs, and this year
FIB
I cannot help adding to the list of "how to spot winners which ap- peared in our Saturday's issue, two simple and sometimes effective methods.
The first is the tipster on the course. There are many various
.
At a later period th, ship of the
Some years ago an enterprising 0.55. English publisher brought .out what has since been called au "Omnibus" book. This is a vol- ume containing about, 1,000 pages Members of St. John Ambulance well printed, on good paper, and Brigade have vareinated, this year, at a price generally less than ten up to and including Thursday, shillings. It represents the equiva- February 17, a total of 65,820 per. lent of three or perhaps more full sans. length novels, or a score of plays, or the whole of a writer's short
Mok Fong Pong, the 19-year-old' stories or it may be an anthology-unugter of Mr. Mok Hing, of 39, "Omnibus" books became an im- mediate success and have achieved Kennedy Road, was
Kent to the
Men have said in their boste my hard things about women at bridge. Privately, if not in public, grim destinations for the woman player have been suggested. In Hungary they have passed à law
The objection to the woman bridge player in Hungary is not that she plays badly, or that she a great popularity in England. Government Civil Hospital yester plays pestilently well, but that she They are the best possible value day afternoon suffering from con- plays at all.
for money, and probably represent cussion due to an accident in fall- This is found to impair the equal the world's cheapest publishing ing down the stairs. right of man to life, liberty, and achievements. the pursuit of happiness The There are how dozens of these The inaugural meeting of the café; and as the books-a complete list of them has Hong Kong International Amateur fashion is that every woman must been published by the National Swimming Association which was play no man now can use his café Book Council, London--and each formed take the place of the comfortably
Beason provides many interesting now defunct Hong Kong Amateur new ones. Some of the latest to Swimming "Association was recent- Four Fantastic Tales," by Hugh rant where officials were elected as appear are of wonderful value.ly held at Lane Crawford's Restau- Walpole, contains four of this au- follows:-Chairman, Mr. Y. K. thor's most popular works. A Mok; Secretary, Mr. E. W. Rail- particularly good one is the colton: Assistant Secretary, Mr. D. fection of WV, W. Jacobs, humorous Sutherland; Treasurer, Mr. A. short stories-over A thousand Tønn, Another meeting will be pages, priced 7/8d. This volume held on March 3 when the president contains the cream of the author's and two vice-presidents will be work...
elected.
woman it in
Hence a law for in Hungary man still stands no. nonsense forms of tipsters and perhaps one woinan-providing prison for her if
from the Furnitum Section will be the of the most unusual, ones was A largest in London, with the excep-side the paddock in Calcutta. A
Fakir who used to function out she plays bridge in public.
As a matter of moral principle or tion of the Textile Section, which high official's wife was using this social order, this may be right. But covers number of industries. One method and was having a bad day. in practice it will work out all Before the sixth race she expostu- wrong. They should have passed 01" two branches
of furniture
lated with the Fakir over the syr
a law against playing bridge in making, which seemed dead, auch iousness of the situation. He ce
private if they really wanted to "Italian Walnut" furniture sured her that this time he would clear the cafés,
invoke every known and unknown are now very active again, and deity in the universe and failure some bautiful exhibits will be to spot the winner would be im staged. The watch and clock section possibla. Sitting on the ground be will give an unusually good displaced a large cloth over himsel
and proceeded to utter a long play, including watch cases to fit dirge. During this the lady in NOTICE is hereby given that the THE annual British Industries
On Friday, six cases of small- ing of Shareholders will be held at and Birmingham, has been aptly Great Britain has now a greater there our tipster was found read-ary next the Roomy Bungalow at
Third Ordinary General Meet Fair, which opens today in London y type of watch. Incidentally, question, either out of anxiety or curiosity, lifter up the cloth and
To Be Let. From the 1st Febru- pox and one of diphtheria were
notified. the Registered Offices of the Com-phrased the National Shop Win- pany, King's Theatre Building, 5th | dow." In it are shown the best output of watch cases than anying the tips for the sixth race out the corner of Elgin and" Shelley A small fire broke out at 43, Tung | floor, on Monday, the 27th day of goods that the country produces, other country in Europe. February, 1948, at 12 o'clock noon to and one expart has declared that receive the Directors Report, ant this year's will be the brightest Accounts for the year ended 31st shop window Great Britain December, 1982, to elect Auditors, ever displayed to the world. It is
CHINA ENTERTAINMENT AND LAND INVESTMENT CO., LTD.
has
of the local newspaper!
In the Know.
in the know,”.
From the files.
LOOKING BACK 75, YEARS.
Streets, known as the "Retreat"
A.
Local and General
An all-day motor-biking outing in the New Territories was held en Sunday by the Hong Kong Cycling Club.
and t transact such other business the first Fair the country has held dye specially produced for book-selling lotteries used to be held the nly to H. D. Margesson.-Hong9.30 a.in., and close at 12 noon Lyon, mercantile assistant, ela
the 224d to the 28th day of February,
of the Company will be closed from
1933, both days inclusive.
TIANG CHI HAO,
Managing Director.
Hong Kong, 14th February, 1938.
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HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
J.
The weddings will shortly take For lovers of books there is
The other effective method of and at present occupied by Mr. J. Street, on Saturday night. The
Barretto. The house stands Premises were occupied by a Chinese place between Mr. William Scott particularly pleasing exhibit to spotting a winner is to be really within a compound, part of which painting shop, and an elderly Chi-marine engineer c/o Messrs. Butter-
nese woman was injured...
field & Swire, and Miss Alica Reid; demonstrate the qualities of a new
At up-country meetings in India offices and a spring of water. Ap- is Inid out as a garden, with good
en route for the Colony per | 1.8. The Exchange Banks will open at Chitral; and between Mr. David auty be properly transacted at an since it generally adopted in the binders. It is fadeless. When dirty night before the opening day, and Kung Daily Press, Feb. 20, 1856.
of protective tariffs, and
for the transaction of public busi- Messrs., Jardino, Matheson & Co., Ordinary General Meeting of the effect of the tariffs on the Fair will it can be washed. The makers claim at the end of one of these, a strong Company.
ness to-day, Tuesday and Wednes and Miss Agnes Jane Anderson, TS- discussion took place between two LOOKING BACK 50 YEARS And Notice in further hereby given be advantageous. Many new and that the substance is imperishable, officers as to who owned the better
day, the 20th 21st and 22nd Febru- siding at Empress Lodge, Kowloon...... resuscitated industries will exhibit
In the course of his abla review ary. that the Register and Transfer Booka their products; they expect the end they will exhibit a collected horse. A match was arranged for
Fair to help them in their first real adition of the works of Mr. Gticned that one. was a British officer of China during 1981, Mr. E. B.
St. David's Day, Wednesday, the next day. It may here be men- of the trade of the Treaty, Parts
China Entertainment and Land March 1, will be observed in Hong bid for world markets; and they: BERNARD SHAW in the new binding. in a Native cavalry regiment and Drew, Statistical Secretary of the Investment Co., Ltd. announce that Kong by the Hong Kong St. David's na well as other industries repre sented, are hopeful that it will to the jewellery section there will the othar was an officer in a wall Imperial Maritime Customs, refers the Third Ordinary General Meet Society. A wreath will be laid on mark the beginning of n hig be a display of silverware made known Irish Regiment, who had at some length to the large in- ing of Shareholders will be held at the Cenotaph at 11 a.m.. by the
trado push."
had considerable experience at ridcrease of late years in the import the Offices of the Company, King's President, supported by the Vice- entirely by hand. The workmen ing in the £4.18,0 illegal meetings of kerosene oil. The quantity of Theatre Building, on Monday, the President, and the loyal support - The textile section is particularly employed in this craft are all free in Ireland.
this import sent into the interior: 27th day of February, 1933, at noon. of all members and Welsh friends optimistic. It has developed what
Our native cavalry gentleman under transit pass increases an-
would be appreciated. At 7.45_p.m. is practically & new industry, pro- men of the City of London, and not altogether inexperienced ually at Ningpo, Chinking and To-day, to-morrew (Tuesday) and a dinner will be held at Lane, ducing furnishing fabrics. At the the processer used in the making of and knew practically every blade Hankow but not at Shanghai. In Wednesday, the 20th, 21st and 22nd Crawford's Restaurant, when Welsh last Fair this industry scarcely those exhibits are those which have of grass in the course
1979 the import of kerosene at February, 1933, All Departments of songs will be rendered by Ist Batt dxisted. Ita productive capacity
There was a lot of betting hs that port was 2,527,765 gallons Marers AB Watson and Co., Ltd., S.W.B. and other soloista during was small and it could not under. been used for centuries.
fore the race, incidentally each against 1,347,826 gallons in 1881. will be closed at 1 p.m. The Hong dinner. A datice will follow. Re take orders of gay consequence The Fair will be held in London rider was backing the other man's Hong Kong Daily Press, Feb. 20, Kong Dispensary, dispensing. De sidents of Welah nationality are TOTICE is hereby given that the Since then it has become firmly and Birmingham. Except for the horse. Wise men kept off, realising 1883,
partment, will be opened for the invited to join in this celebration Ordinary Yearly Meeting of established in Scotland, Lancashire, Furniture Section, which, on ne that there was going to be some Looking Back 25 YORIH.
purpose of dispensing prescriptions and application should be made to the Shareholders in this Corporation Yorkshire; and Wales and it is count of its growth will share with fun. The distance was a mile and
from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
Mrs. E. V. Hooper, Hon. Hecretary Before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at 2nd theheld at the Head Office of the capturing solid markets for Jue: the Textile Section the London probably the slowest mile that was the Police Court yesterday Mr. The Banitary Board specially Road.
and Treasurer, 118 Wongneichung quard materials, which are woven Corporation, No. 1, Queen's Road from yarns dyed in coloured tries will be housed at "Olympia" foot start both holding hard and Faymaster, was charged with wil-the danger from small por which is White City, all the light indus- ever run. They went off to a per- AF. B. Livesay, R.N., Assistant draws the attention of the public to Central, Hongkong, on Saturday, the patches. This year it asked for five in London. Between them, Olympia arndually our native cavalry friend fully interfering with the work very prevalent at the present time ernment Gazette contains the ap The current number of the Goe 25th February, 1983, at 11.80 am. halls for its exhibite, but auch was and the White City will accommoheld barder, for the purpons of receiving the the general demand for space that date the displays of 1,120 exhibitors, straight the Irishman was leading ing the warning apparatus attach-from the disease is afforded by Governor of the appointment of the
Coming into thi
ings of a Peak tramcar by remov-and to the fact that, full protection proval by His Excellency the Report of the Board of Directors it had to be satisfied with two. Silk as compared with 1,230 a year ago; by fully five length. At the dis-ed to a car which was stationed at vaccination. The public is invited Hon. Mr. Richard McNeil Hender together with a Statement of Accounts and woollen hosiery manufacturers and the exhibits will occupy un ares tance post he had an agonised-look Victoria Gap on February 4, and to take advantage of the facilities son to be Director of Public Works for the year ending at December, are in an equally good position of 455,000 square feet, as compared round and saw he could not help with endangering the lives of per- for free vaccination, which are avail with effect from Decotuber 1932
and a number of firms are exhibit with 392,200 last year. The heavy winning. With the utmost courage sons on such car. Mr.J. Scott (able at all Government Hospitals, Dr. Li Shu Fan, FRCS The Register of Shares of the ing spectacular displays of silk industries, at Castle Bromwich, and sang froid, about twenty yards Harston appeared for the prosect- Chinese Hospitals and Publio disappointed a member
(Edib); Corporation will be closed from Mon-stockings which equal or better the Birmingham, demanded more than from the winning post be dropped tian, and defendant who appeared pensaries as well as at the Govern Medical Board for three years with day, the 18th February to Saturday,
best products, of their foreign the 250,000 square feet available his reins and executed the most in person, pleaded guilty mout Vaccination Centre adjoining effect from February 11 H the the 28th February 1983 (both days The officials, who have had to do from being crowded out manying comfortably on the back of that the defendant did Mr. Har
indoors this year, and to save other perfect voluntary imaginable, land- His Worship What is it alleged the Harbour Office Inclusive), during which period with the entry forms and the stag: exhibitors generously agreed to this shoulder. He lost the races Inton Started the Lever, at the top. transfer, of shares can be registered.
ing of the exhibits declire that there their allotted space with the paddock afterwards & bright The brakeman did not given ha star
Bis them Taking London and Birning yang thing bently out signal The defendant turfed. It minutes after the car should have for the Un ham together the total area occupied home said "Oh, Capt. X. I hope the brakeaman not being there started, and his sole idea was to in Houg by the Fair will be thirty cares, you have not hurt yourself, I'm so
the delay Eminet: Hounsolvas and the frontages of the indoor sorry you lost the race on Defendant said he was ignorant draw their attention
will extend.fon alout 4
of the fact that the signal would Defendant was fined $ia - Hong Honor he-replied, fortunately, I backed the second horse,
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1932
rivales
more how 1cions.
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ufacturers and now thoroughly
the
Governor has also under instru tions from the Bécretary of State for the Colonies, COMEDORI
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