NEW ́ ́ADVERTISEMENTS
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Forty-Eighth Annual Ordinary General Meeting of the Company (since its registration) will be held at the Hong Kong Hotel, Hong Kong, on Tuesday, the lat March, 1933, at 11.30 AM.. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a Statement of Accounts for the year anded 31st October, 1932.
The Register of Shares of the Company will be closed from Thursday, the 16th day of March to Wednesday, the gand day of March, 1833, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers.
Hongkong, 0th Murch, 1033.
NOTICE:
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ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE
· ́ATHLETIC SPORTS SATURDAY. MARCH 18TH,
2-630 P.M.
LL Old boys and friends aro
warmly invited,
Coll go Association Annual General Meeting at 4.30.
1933-1934.
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EALED TENDERS will be received at the Royal Naval Hospital, until 10 am. on the 21st March, 1933, from persons desirous of supplying Beef, Mutton, Fowis, Pork, Cheese, Para Cow's Milk, Ice, and other provisions, and necessaries for the year ending 31st March, 1934. **
Printed Forms of Tender and further particulars can be obtained at the R. N. Hospital.
The right to reject the lowest or any tender is reserved.
A. T. RIVERS, Surgeon Captain, R. N. Medical Officer in Charge. Royal Naval Hospital, Hongkong, 13th March, 1933.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF THOMAS GEORGE PURVIS, LATE OF THE ÁIRLJE HOTEL, No. 5, Nathan ROAD, KOWLOON, IN THE COLONY OF HONG KONG, SHIP'S CAPTAIN, DECLARED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the Court has, by virtue of Section 58, of the Probates Ordinance
1897 (No. 2 of 1897), made an Order limiting the Time for sending in Claims to or against the above Estate to the
24ru Day of MARCH, 1933,
Creditors and Claimants are hereby
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London Office: 53, Fleet Street.
E.C. 4.
OBITUARY
MISS JESSIE WHEELER.
News has been received in Shang- hai of the death in Edinburgh on Monday of Miss Jassie. Wheeler, daughter of Mr. J. E. Wheeler, who retired from his post of Assistant Commissioner of Police in Shang- hai two years ago, and is now living in Bournemouth.
Miss Wheeler will be remembered by a number of friends in Shanghai. She attended the Public School for Girls here, and on going home en tered Edinburgh University, where she had been doing very well.
The news of her death, it is believed from mastoid trouble, will come as a great shock to her friends, and sympathy a expressed to her parents and to her brother Mr. 1. M. Wheeler, who is with Im- perial Chemical Industries, Ltd., in Hongkong.
HARBOUR DUES
REVISED SCALES FOR RIVER AND OCEAN SHIPPING
News and Views *
First English Woman Pilot,
The prasent generation of avia tors is not the first, although fly ing is still in its infancy," as the saying is.
Mrs. Maurice Hewlett, widow of the novelist, and the first English woman to quality for a Royal Aero Club pilot's certificate, now lives in New Zealand. She was re- cently in England, and on her re turn journey travelled by air from Croydon to Batavia.
SUMMARY OF NEWS
Local.
The now stato of light dues for: Tokyo's Marriage Exchange.
river and deep sea vessels appears Amarriage exchange" is to be on
Page 16. run by the Tokyo municipal au- Government Gazette appointments thorities to provide young mon appears on t
Page 7 and women with suitable wives Saturday's training times appear and husbands. A sum of £1,300 on has already been put aside for the!
Page 10.. purpose.
There will be a charity rave mert ing at Canton under the auspices they must live in Tokyo-will March 26. Hong Kong and Macao Applicants for a husband or wife of the Municipal Government on have to send 2., their photograph ponies aro competing. Full details health certificates, certificates of on character, their life stories, and
Page 10. University beat Craigengower in other particulara,
the 1st Division of the Cricket Mrs Herlett's flying "tieket" is tied at 15 for girls and 2% for Championship unless I.RO beat. The minimum age has been set. Langue yesterday, and win the No. 129 (August, 1011). taught her, son, Group Capt. FF. guardians is needed for women un- beat Kowloon and Army beat Civil She youths. The consent of parents or Kowloon on Saturday, University T. Hewlett, D.S.Q., to dy. der 25 and men under 30.
Service: Full scorea and sum- maries of other matches appear on Local football results appear on
Page 10.
Pagt 10.
Brooklands before the war.
She ran a flying school
The Cradle of Civilization?
at
The German scientists who have been excavating in the neighbour hod of Persepolis, in Southern Persia, appear to have made ono of the finds of the century.
Birds that Refused to Sing.
At St. Patrick's Club on Satur
If birds have a sense of humour. 220 of them thoroughly enjoyed themselves in the Crystal Palace Thers in a thickly carpeted room day night. J. A. Osmund retained sat four serious men who gave the billiards championship of the marks to the best warblers taking Colony by beating Sergt. Jarman part in s bird show, The major of the Borderers. ty of the contestants performed Admiral
Page 6. without coaxing, but there were formally turned over the command Sir. Howard Kelly They have uncovered under the some that simply refused to sing of the China Station to Admiral palaces which were burnt by Alex- and waited to ander
800 what the Great,
the Sir Frederick Dreyer on Saturday sculptural relies which will add to They did the obvious thing and Results of Macao races are on magnificent judges were going to do about it. morning.
Page 7... the previous renown of Persepolis, whistled encouragement. This as one of the wonders of the world. caused the recalcitrants to produc
Page Tennis notes will be found on Their discovery of a neolithic tic laugh. Then in despair one of}
notes which sounded like a sarcas
Page 10. General
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The Government Gazette of March 10th announces that from midnight on the 31st day of March, all ships, ather than river steam- ers, which enter the waters of the Colony, except British and foreign ships of war and all vessels of less village, dated about 4,000 B.C., the judges rang a bell. This let Ireland beat Wales by 10 points than 50 tong, shall pay the follow world. It may substantiate the was obviously the bird" from Match at Belfast last Saturday.
has stirred the archaeological loss whistling Bedlam which to 5 in 1 International Rugby ing duas viź:—
thesis of Sir Arthur Keith that it birds, and convincing proof that Two and four-tenths cents per was on Persian soil that real civil- the man who wrote "Let's all sing isation emerged. Those who cher-like the birdies sing was not in iah Egypt or Mesopotamia as the spired at a singing-bird compati Such dues shall be paid at Har cradle of civilisation will have to tion. bour Master's Office at the time of look to their laurels. entry.
All river steamers which enter the waters of the Colony by day. or by night, shall pay nine-tenths
of a cent per. ton.
Freud's Napoleonic Assistant,
Next year the remains of the King of Rome, the son of Napo
leon, are to be removed from the
Capuchin monastery in Vienna to the last resting place of his father in Paris.
A Flourishing Theatre.
An examination of the English Theatre to-day would disclose lit tle evidence that Great Britain, in
common with the rest of the world,
is suffering from scenomic depres- sion. For the theatre has not flourished so greatly for many years. Mr. C. B.. Cochran, the most important English impressn. rio and producer, has stated that
Scotland in the International-
Page 9. Teams to represent. England and Rugby Match at Murrayfield next Saturday will be found on Page 9. The outlook at Geneva regarding gloomy. the Disarmament Conference is very Federal Reserve Banks in U.S.A. Page 1. will re-open to-day.
Pages 1 & 9, British trade returns for Febru:
ary show & decrease both on Im
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Far East.
Page 1.
Upon the ascertainment of the amount, in dollars and decimals thereof, of any such dues the dul-
ports and Exports. Page 9.
There was little business on the lars and decimals of the amount
London Stock Market on Saturday. Meanwhile Vienna has appro- so ascertained shall be deemed to priated a living Bonaparte to her cerned, the railway workers should the equivalent of one shilling and parte, the daughter of the late had a more successful year than occurred along the coast of Cali be conventional dollars reckoned as self. This is Princess Mario Bona in his long experience he has never over 4,000 injured in a 'quake which
Page 9. 139 people are reported killed and agree to accept a smaller remune- Leight pence sterling; and conse Prince Roland Bonaparte, and 1832. Other producers have had formis on Friday evening. ration for their labour.
quently to arrive at the actual Maric, daughter of amount payable in Hong Kong Blanc, the millionaire founder of tions schemes have been worked
Francois equally good results, and ambi-, When the workers declined to currency the conventional dollar Monte Carlo.
out on all sides for the new year. agree to a wage reduction, the mat shall be multiplied by 20 and di-
The Chinese and Japanese view Amongst the many amateur drama- ter was laid before the National Colonial Treasurer from time to sistant to Dr. Freud, the paycho- same. It is being claimed, and not were broadcast from London on vided by a figure settled by the Princess Marie is now chief as tic societies the position is the points on the Manchuria dispute. Wages Board, upon which both the time representing the
opening selling rates for the pre-analysis after the death of ber now leads the world in theatrical East, situation with Router's repre
average analyst. She, took
up psycho-without good. reason, that England Mr. Matsuoka discussed the Far
Saturday.' companies and the men are reprevious month of the Hong Kong & father, who was a DSs. of Camart. London is the centre, and in sentative in London on Saturday. Page 1. pssented, for consideration. Both Shanghai Banking Corporation for bridge, and has risen to the high it are gathered the world's best sides stated their case at length demand drafts on London. est peak in her new profession. players. New talent and play-
She has written several
Page 1. short, rights, with new ideas and plenty in progress naar Kupeikow. works on neurosis in children, and of enthusiasm and vitality, are be
Heavy fighting is reported to b has now completed a comprehen- ing discovered on a scale which sivo study of Edgar Allan Poe, promises
Page 9. which will be published shortly.
a lively and vigorous theatre for years to come.
The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, MARCH 13, 1933.
THE BRITISH RAILWAY
INDUSTRY
and with a wealth of illustrative material. The men declared that
that
Local and General
one of diphtheria and three of On Friday five cases of small-pox, meningitis were notified.
From the files.
LOOKING BACK 75 YEARS
of the Executive Yuan, is due to Mr. Wang Ching Wei, President arrive at Hong Kong from France most reinarkable boats ever floated. The Sarah Sands has been one of
Public Billiard Safcon, Limited,ment leader, who went to Europe superintendence of Mr. Joha Grant- on the 14th instant aboard the She was built in this town, we has been struck off the Register.
The name of the Hong Kong French liner Aramis. The govern- believe, by Mr. Hodgson, under the to recuperate his health last year, ham. As San Francisco, where she will proceed directly to Nanking was used as a floating botol, she was; to resume his duties.
the companies are suffering from The Finger Print System. the effects of the prevailing world
The part played by English in depression, but that their net re the system of finger print identifi- vestigators and anthropologists in venues are still substantial and that cation now used all over the world their reserves, heavily increased in is hardly recognised outside the recent years, total the healthy sum in such matters. The centenary of small circle of experts interested Taz British railway industry is at of £78,326,747. They strongly ob- the birth of Sir William Herschel present faced with a number of jected to the standard of living of event drew attention to the facts, has just been celebrated and this problems. While one or two com- the railway workers being lower- for it was Sir William Herschel, required to send their Claims to the panies have increased their traffic ed, and as a constructive proposai a member of the Indian Civil Ser Undersigned by the above Date. in certain directions-the Southern they suggested that the time had recognise and make practical use vice, who was the first person to Dated this 11th day of March, 1983.Railway, for example, is now carry come for the national organisation of finger prints is a means of con- T. M. HAZLERIGG, ing more passengers on its electri- of all forms of transport under clusively proof of personal iden
Official Administrator. fied routes the industry generally public ownership. The companies of Bertillon, Galton, Sir Edward ordered that the Jurors' List shall tity. From his work followed that His Excellency the Governor has is in a bad way. It has suffered representatives contended from the general trade depression there is no lack of efficiency or Battley, the officer in charge of 1933.
Henry and, today, that of Mr.be brought into use on April 1, and it has been badly hit by the economy in management; they have London Police, who is adding to the Finger Print Bureau of the competition of rand traffic under made every effort to meet the diffi- it in a remarkable manner.
The name of Dr. Lin Iku Haku, Igakushi of the Okayama Medical motor haulage. Economics have culties of the situation; but that, been made in various directions, some relief, which can only come enabled Sir Edward Henry to es
Sir Francis Galton'a researches the list of medical practitioners.
College, Japan, has been added to but still the revenue does not inert by the proposed reduction of tablish his system for the identi THE SECOND EXTRA RACE all the demands made upon it, an wages, is absolutely necessary.
The total number of persons vic- MEETING will be held (Weather
fication of criminals, and this has cinated this year by St. John's Am Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on the companies sometime ago de The findings of the Board-tension in the system for the clas- March 9th is 264,720.
recently received a remarkable ex-bulance Brigade up to and including SATURDAY, 18TH MARCH, 1933, clared that the workers wages must which, it should be noted, is-only-sification of single finger prints commencing at 2:00pm.
The First Ball will be Rung at be reduced. They asked for a ten a conciliatory and advisory body, devised by Scotland Yard's present His Honour the Chief Justice has 1.30 p.01.
per cent reduction, to which the without any compulsory powers expert. By this new system even ordered that the next Criminal workers
& fragment of a single finger Sessions shall be held on Monday, were varied. There were actually mark can be easily and quickly the 20th of March, at 10 o'clock in promptly refused to agree.
six different views expressed. The identified with any recorded print the forenson." Before considering the position railway companies representatives the further great advantage of of same finger. The method has admitted to the Members' Enclosure. arising out of the wage reduction held to their demand for a tea per enormously enlarging the degree of
Badges admitting Non-Members to demand, we may survey the finan
cent. reduction, which would have sub-classification possible in the Members' Enclosure and Olab Rooms at 35.00 for Gentlemen and 33.00 cial position which the companies secured them a saving of £4,000,
dinary finger print collections. 000 a year. The men's represents-
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE, Members are notified that they and their Ladies must wear their Badges prominently displayed."--
No One without a Badge will be.
obtainable through the BECRETARY Member to be responsible for payment 000; in of all Chits, etc.
close at 12 O'clock Noon.
Badges admitting to Members'
Bace Cours
permitted in either Enclosure; during the Meeting.
House provided they are ordered
Tiffins are obinizable at stod from
the No. 1 Boy in advance. Telephone
1931 they declined by
cd at £16,000,000. The net revenue
£37,718,000; in 1931 it was £33,370,"
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or
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completely burnt out. She has been A new Ordinance to regulate the occasion she capsized in the Sandon
ashore once or twice, and on one. keeping of cattle, swine, sheep and Graving dock. That the ship should goats in the New Territory embe able to stand such disasters, and make rules prohibiting the keeping vessel, is an extraordinary fact. powers, the Governor in Council to yet remain
A good serviceable of such animals either generally or But so it is, and while proves the except under and in accordance faithfulness of the vessel's build,. with a licence from the Sanitary and her great strength, it is, ma Board or any other specified au- additional argument in favour of thority, in the New Territories
iron ships, especially in cases of Are. Hongkong Daily Press, Masch
Among passengers leaving on 13, 1888. Saturday by the s... Corfu were: Admiral Sir Howard Kelly, Captain LOOKING BACK 50 YEARS geon Commander Gemmell, Mr, and Mr. J. W. Franks, Mr. and the Choral Society's meetings for Drew, D.N., and Mrs. Drew, Sur-
On Wedesday night the climax of Mra: F. Hancock, Mrs. Davenport the year was reached, when, before tion of three months the Wang Xip Jackson, Commodore T. G. Layton, cantata on Coleridge's Ancient It is notified that at the expira Browne, Commander G. F. Hole and select audience in St. Andrew's Mrs Hole, Group Captain A. H. Hall, they produced Barnett's Company, Limited will, unless cause
The management is shown to the contrary, he struck.N., and Mrs. Layton, Capt. and Mariner."--Hongkong Daily Press, off the register and the company Mrs. F. R. Herrice, Lady W E. March 13, 1883. *** will be dissolved,
L. Shenton, Lt.Cdr. A. H. Wright, Looking Back 25 Years. RN., and Professor R. Robertson.
at the Kam Ling Hotel at 8 pm. head the showroom has been pro-relations between China and Japan,
for Ladies (Both including Tax) are outlined in support of it. In 1830 tivan refused to consider say re-pendent chairman of the Board, upen introduction by a Member, anch railway receipts totalled £172,600 Juction at all. The only other re- Sir HAROLD MOERIS, K.C, fel! Kong Hotel advise that no dinner The management of the Hong
All sorts of rumours as bo in The Secretary's Office, Sri Floor £14,100,000 to £158,500,000; a fur, port of importance was that of the short of the merits of their case, will be served in the Roof Gardon pleased to learn that the Austin East and the despatch of large Motorists in the Colony will be minent complications in the Ear Gloucester Building. (Tel. 27794), will ther decline last year was estimat Chairman, who, for the first time the companies declared they were to-night owing to reservation of the agents, Messrs. Alex Ross and Co. reinforcements to Transbalkalia in the Bourd's history, was left to prepared to accept them, and they premises for The Schneider Trio (China) Ltd. have resumed control have been rife. Suspicion has Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the of the companies in 1930 was sign it alone. He recommended communicated with
Concert" advertised,
of their service depot at 1a, Chater naturally been aroused in many reduction of wages and salaries Unions accordingly As, in spite the Trade On No Prétext will, Children be 000; and in 1932 it was approxi. amounting in the aggregate to of its non-compulsory status, the CBE, and the Hon. Mr. E. Robtain the same expert service and porters of the big way scifemes Road, adjoining the Hong Kong quarters that these stories constitute The Hon. Sir Joseph Kemp, Kt., Club annex, and that they may now a manoeuvre inspired by the sup- mately £26,000,000. Within the about a fifth of that which the Board is the keystone of a com rotiring shortly, will be entertained able in this central dept. In addi- appears to be some genuine basis
Hallifax, O.M.G., C.B.E., who are facilities which were formerly avail But last few years Ordinary railway companies hoped to securs. He prehensive system of railway con by their Chinese friends to a dinner feat fitte per done bent, for apprehension with regard to the from Caro inquiry there capital has earned scarcely any could not accept all the arguments ciliation and thus enjoys a great thing at all. Whereas in PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.
1920 of the railway companies, but he prestige, it was hoped that the
vided, where the latest models are and that Bussin therefore, thinks it ́ The Prica of Admission to the Publ three per cent, was paid on Ordin. I held that they were entitled to men's leaders would also agree, but average mean temperature during Alice Memorial and Affiliated, being watched very closely by.
Om view.
was to be on her guard Japan's Enclosure is $200 including Tax, for ary railway stocks, this year earn-
action in regard to Manchuria is all Parsons, including Ladive, and, isinge will almost have touched salaries were concerned.
some relief as far as wages and at a meeting of the representatives February was 65.1, the highest be Hospitals Pound. Day was observed Russian diplomacy, and it
nt the three Wailway Trade Urime-ing 790 and the lowat 5. Faraon Friday the 10th and was a Kreak Loved that the recent publfestion cently pointed out that no divi-most unsatisfactory, and there wasejded-to-reject the companies sug humidity was 30.
results were regarded as on the 24th of January it was de were 97.8 hours of sunsing and 0.10
the Russian Orangebook, inch of rain, while the average The household stores, medical giving only the briefest dead at all was paid last year on much speculations as to how the over £100,000,000 01
supplies and invalid comforts fagerummary of the ne tal, and the prospects this year Somewhat to the surprise of many the moment of
adopt the Omirzají. Hway cupi | two sides would regard
ther with the gifts of money which fet: up to the Russian Japanese them, recommendations. Thus there is at of Public Utilities has completed duce the expenditure necessary dur gentle remained to Tokyo that The Canton Municipal Bureau were received will materially re-treaty, was intended to convey a are still more, gloomy. The rail people, while expressing the opin. <--
ting deadlock the work of laying out the parking ing the year and the Staff of the Japan has by treaty pledged her way companies argue that, dis- ion that the judgings of the inde
out spaces for motor cars at Tai Ping Hospitals wish to thank all the self to the integrity of China and [675 tasteful as it is to everybody.com (Vantinued at foot of next Column) ed.
Road, South, Regulations govern churches, schools, and firms as well the open door of Madhuris ing the use of the locality have been as individuals who contributed so Hongkong Daily Prom March 13, published.
generously.
21920.
payable at the Gate. merrbottens affattorin, tuform Tre” andishing peipts
-admitted Half Price.
Bookmakers, Ta' Tac Men;
will not be permitted to operate with
the Precincts of TEN HONG KONG JOCERY OLUB during the Race Meeting.. By Order,
O, B. BROWN,
Becretary
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to-morrow.
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