NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
UNION WATERBOAT COM. PANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE Twenty Eighth Annual
General Meeting of Share. holders will be held in the Offices of Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ird, on Tuesday, the 4th of April, 1933, at 3 p.m. for the purpose of reviving the "report of the General Managers together with a statement of Ac- counts to 31st December, 1932.
The Transfer Bonks of the Com- pany will be closed from the 28th March; to 4th April 1983, both dates inclusive.
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DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
General Maungers.
Hongkong, 23rd March, 1993.
NOTICE.
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THE OHINA LIGHT & POWER CO. (1918), LTD.
UBJECT to fine weather prevailing the supply of electricity. to the Now Territories will be interrupted at
a.m. follows:-
TUESDAY, 28TM MARCH
Shui,
Taipo, Fanling, Sheung Kwanti, Sha Tau Kok, Un Loong. Ping Shan, Castle Peak and adjacent districts.
THURSDAY, 30TH MARCH All districts supplied under New erritories Schema
Supply will be restored before dusk,
REMOVAL NOTICE.
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XTE the andersigned hava thin -day removed our offices to the Tiling Building, 14, Queen's Road Central,
THE BRAZILIAN CONSULATE. XAVIER BROS., LTD..
M. A. KAVIER, B. Sc. (Architect),
STOLEN.
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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Nhas the under-mentioned share
scrip with transfor deeds attached have been stolen and notice has been giron to the Companies concerned to refuse transfer of these shares out of the names of the registered holders:→→ Berip No. 8582 for 30 shares in the Union Insurance Society of Canton Ltd. in the name of Coan Ho Shi Berip No. 0999 for 50 shares in the Horg Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd. in the name of Chain Eo. Tzo.
Scrip No. 5565 for 60 shares in the "Ubisa Light & Power Co. (1918, Itd.
in the name of China Ho Sze, Serip No. 9330 for 20 shares do, do, Strip No. 0588 for 10 shares do, do, Scrip No. 5384 for 50 abares do. do Berip No. 6581 for 10 shares do, do, Sarip No. 5663 for 50 shares do do, Scrip No. 5661 for 10 abares do. do. Scrip No. 17041 for 40 shares in the Chian Light & Power Co. (918) Ltd, in the name of Chan Ho Chung Berip No. 17040 for 10 sharos do, da
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SMYTH-On March 8, 1933, in n London nursing home, EUPHZ- MIA BEATRICE MARY, widow of Frank Smyth, of Hong Kong, aged 55. Funeral at Stoke d'Abernon Churchyard. -The Times, March 7th.
Editorial and Business Office: 11,
Ice House Street. Tel. 30251. Night Editor (Wanchai Office):
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E.C. 4.
"Revolution is not ehnos, it is not disorder, nor is it the stop- page of active work and the tear. ing asunder of the ties of social life, as the leaders of Bolshevism proclaim,
Révolution is of a higher order; it is a higher deve- lopment of the political, economic, social and moral system. Only when it represents this principle j has it a transforming force; otherwise it degenerates into van dalism or reaction, Revolution is discipline-n. discipline that takes the place of an older, slacker order. Revolution is power- power supplanting a rule which has become weakened and out
worn."
This gives a close description of the changes brought into Italy ten
The Daily Press. years ago by the Fascist coup
HONG KONG, March 24, 1933.
TWO PERSONALITIES
d'état, and about eighteen months ago by the National Government in England. The process has not been a.pleasant one in either country, but the prospect was worse than the reality. The much be-wailed curtailment of liberty in Italy has meant in practice an abrogation of Ir was probably no coincidence the unedifying game of making and that led Father G. BYRNE, Hong listening to speeches, meeting in Kong's noted philosopher and wit, ret, holding demonstrations, to discuss the subject of "Person-creating riots, with a net result of Surality," in the article from his pen damage to trade, industry and individual temper. In England which appeared in our issue of yes- terday. While he was writing, were popular interest in the political not two of the world's most force party game has faded. No one wants this man or that, as DisHAELI, ful and interesting personalities in conference, RAMBAY MACDONALD and GLADSTONE and LLOYD GEORGE were BENITO MUSSOLINII No doubt there wanted; the demand is for the fears among and group of men most able to under-
Serip No. 11739 for 50 shares do do.
TRÓ & HODGSON, Solicitors for Estates of CHAN HO
-CHAN HO TZE, UHAN HO Sze and CHAN HO CHUzo, Deceased.
NOTICE.
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I the transfer doods attached to
for the
CASE AGAINST A MACAO BROKER
Sequel To Motor Fatality
SERIOUS CHARGES LIKELY
24, 1933.
* News and Views *
Barter Contract Made.
London.-Newfoundland Govern
A Portrait of Somerset Maugham,
"The Jester (W. S. Maugham, ment Railway has concluded a con- Esq.), by Mr G. F. Kelly, RA, tract to barter 76,000 tons of wood is the latest purchase of the Chan for 40,000 tons of coal to be sup- troy Trustees. It has been exhibit plied by a Cardiff firm. This formed many times, but probably few of business agreement is growing in who have seen it know that it is a portrait of Mr. Somerset Mang ham, the novelist and dramatist. "Why the jester ?" was put to Mr. Kelly to-night. "Because he in the jester," Mr. Kelly replied. Why did I paint it 1 Because he had just bought a beautiful grey
The death of 'h Chinese school popularity, and several contracts of the kind have been negotiated in Europe recently.
Hollywood!
mistress in a motor accident in Jubilos Road during a recent week. and had its sequel at Central Ma gistracy yesterday when Kwong Hung Ki, a Macao Broker, the Londay says that America's most alleged driver of the car, was powerful spokesman in Europe charged with thaft by bailes of sis Hollywood. And what do ita top-hat and was very smart, with car belonging to Ng Chuk Wah, motion pictures declare U.S. lifea black ebony stick, when he came a building contractor, and with ob to be like Europe finds them fuel to tea in my studio. There was taining $1,000 by means of an al- that feeds fires of prejudico and Burmes
ornament and a gold leged forged cheque at the Ameri misunderstanding. Leading nations Chinese screen' behind him and I can Express Company.
abroad are beginning to send us had to paint him." Mr. J.-B. Prentis, who appeared their statements, of what American for the prosecution, said that the pictures are doing to help and to Deputy Inspector General of Police harm-What recourse has America thoughtless under- took a very serious view of the against its
by shortsighted, good case, and had instructed him strong-mining
hearted Hollywood From ly to oppose bail.
Mr. Prentis said that if charges Christian Science Monitor," one of atendiest and best-conducted of a graver nature arose from the the inquiry into the death of the Chin- journals in the United States ese mistress, which is to be held noxt week, they would take priority over the present charges against the defendant.
Mr. Hin-shing Lo, for defendant said he did not understand the ques tion of priority. If the facts of the inquiry had some connexion with the present charges, then he would agree.
His Worship (Mr. Schofield) said that if charges arose from the in quest, the present charges would more or less be submerged.
Mr. Prentis:The facts of the inquest have nothing to do with the present charges.
Mr. Lo said he did not like the word “if” · It would mean his alient would have to stay in gnol for about a month, awaiting whe ther charges of a more serious na-i ture would arise from the inquiry. His Worship, replying to Mr. Prentis, said that by March 31, they would know where they stood. His Worship set aside April 3, 4 and. 5 as provisional dates for the hear ing
Mr. Lo asked his Worship to con. sider the question of bail.
Mr. Prentis:-The Deputy In- spector General of Police has in- structed me to oppose bail very strongly.
His Worship replied that the pre- sent charges were also serious. In view of that, he would not grant bail.
Accused was formally remanded for seven days.
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BANK'S EX PARTE CLAIM
JUDGMENT FOR $85,800 FOR HO HONG BANK,
"
The Ho Hong Bank were plain- ez parte action for tiffs in an 885,814.77 against Charlie Choa, formerly compradore of the Equit able Eastern Banking: Corporation.
Mr. H. C. Macnamura (instructed by Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist), för plaintiffs, said that the sum claimed was balance on a current account, and was found on a writ of foreiga attachment. Defendant's address and occupation were unknown to the plaintiffs.
Floating Exhibition.
The
SUMMARY OF NEWS
Local.
Warm tributes to the loyal and able services of the Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, who is shortly leaving here on retirement, were paid at yesterday's meeting of the Legi fative Council by H.E, the Gover Lor, Sir Henry Pollock and the Hon. Mr Kotewall.
Page 7.
There is no ruling as to British oficials travelling home in British ships, according to the official reply to Sir William Shenton's questions at yesterday's meeting of the Legde lative Council.
Page 7.
The ill fated Suzanne is in precarious position. Her cargo is being removed, and an armed party from H.M.S. Wild Ewan remains That was in 1911. The writer is on beard, as a fleet of junks is taking undue interest. Page 7. shown in full length in a small.
A serious view is taken by the canvas. The picture was exhibited many times in England and police of charges preferred and to America, and was shown at Man- be preferred against Kwong Hung chestor in 1975. It must be shown | Ki, a 'Incas broker, who has been in the Royal Academy. Exhibition remanded in custody on the order this spring under the terms of the of Mr. Schofield. Chantrey Bequest. Mr. Kelly, had
An interesting exhibition of intended to send a portrait of Mr. Somerset Maugham which he is pastels by Miss Blanche Mary now completing. bub in the circum- Gramba was opened yesterday at
Page 8 Gloucester Building. stances: he will bold the now picture for a further exhibition..
Vienna.A flouting exhibition of the best German and Austrian wares will make its way round the world in the spring this year. In the course of a 13 months' voyage it will travel by way of Spain, Portagual, West Africa, North, Central and South America, stop-singular political position. ping at 60 overseas ports.
In addition to the exhibition of machinery and wares, special travel films showing what Germany and Austria have to offer the foreign tourist in wealth of natural beauty and cultural treasures will be dis- played.
Englands Oldest Jockey.
John Faulkner, the oldest jockey in the world, died at Appleford, Berkshire, on Feb. 10, within a few months of his 30th birthday.
Mr. Morrison's Position.
+
Mr. Herbert Morrison, enjoys a
Although not merely out of office, but, also out of the House of Com mons, he is still intimately connect ed in the public mind with trans port questions, in virtue of the London Passenger Transport Bill, which ho introduced in the last Parliament.
the
Page 7.
An account of China's proposed exhibit at the Chicago world far, for which we are indebted to Mr. Teo Kam Fui, appears on Page 6.
At the annual meeting of St. George's Society Mr. C. Balmer Johnson. was elected president for the current year and Sir William Tributes Hornell vice-president. were paid to the work of Major H. B. L. Dowbiggin, the outgoing Page 6 president.
The Rumjaha cousing retained the local tennis doubles title for the Loth consecutive year. Page 10.
General.
When he was a Minister he sat on the Treasury Bench and watched Mr. Baldwin leading the Conserva- tive cohorts against the measure which he had described as The three British. subjects who were arrested in Moscow have been greatest experiment in Socialism released on bail.
Page: 0. ever made in this country. Now For sixty-six years he rode on from outside he watches Mr. Bald-
President Roosevelt has signed every race-course in England, begin-win leading those same cohorts in the Beer Bill.
Page & ning when he was eight.
the support of a Bill which has not The total revenue collected dur received any drastic amendment in ing the current financial year, principle.
amounted to £700,058,754. This is |£57,744,000 less than the Budget.
estimate:
Page 9.
Some of the outstanding facts in the life story of this amazing little
man are:-
He had thirty-three children, many of whom he had forgotten, and was married twice, the second time to a girl of sixteen.
In his first race at Epsom he was promised 3d. if he won, a good hiding if he losb, He won
He broke nearly every bone in his body, and at ninety-six fractured a leg when breaking-in a male. His last race was a steeplechase when he was seventy-four.
He never laid a bet in his life. He called for a pint of ale on his deathbed.
"You can't ride a hors crouch- ing like a monkey, with your arms nd legs around his neck, hq used to say.
"There is nothing liko sitting well back, as we used to do in the old days."
He died in his wife's arm.
His Beginning in London.
At age 29 he was assistant general manager in the
appointed
· Far East.
Street Railways Department of the The future plans of Marshal Public Service Corporation of New Chang Hsueh Liang, are still at Jersey. Before he was 30 they made traubing attention. Page 9. him general manager of the depart-
According to a message received ment; within another three years
at Peiping, rebels have captured he was general manager of the com
Aksu
..Page 8. pany itself.
Mr. Wang Ching Wei left Nan- king for Shanghai on Wednesday.
Page
Then, a few months later, began the great chapter of his work for London Passenger Transport He resigned the American post, to be como general manager of the Under- ground Electric Railways of London Ltd., a holding company. Its sub- sidiaries were the Metropolitan District Railway and three tube railwaye Bakerloo, Picondilly and Hampstead.
Local and General
An old Cheltonian Dinner will be held in the Hong Kong Hotel at. 8 o'clock to-night.
Seven cases of small-pox, one of diphtheria and one of miningitis were reported on Wednesday.
Evidence, was called to show that the issue was within Chapter 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and Mr. Macnamara, applied for judg ment and an order for execution in the sum of $3,200 against Messrs.
The Institution of the Engineers Wafluen Harper and Co., Ltd,, gar- and Shipbuilders of Hong Kong are plahees in the action, the amount holding a dinner in the rooms of the being admitted by them as owing Institution to-night to the defendant.”
Judgment for the amount claimed with costs,
weltedious mong fiends, and take a diffeult and highly technical activity of the whole nation.
The Bishop of Victoria will give his fourth discussion for women at the Helena May Institute this morning at 10.30 am. Subject be 4ing: What happened on Easter
Morning,"
IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the under-mentioned scrip
job. The old ways had broken Prosperity is harder to seek than under-mentioned shares have not been was known that the "two strong down, and an adaptation of the was imagined. Over-production hae signed by the registered holder and men," were to meet, face to face! Fascist principle was its logical been a main cause of the Great any transfer deede purporting to i have been so signed bear forged The amenities are almost always successor. To most of us the Fascist Slump. MussonINI did not facesse
signatures
observed in public life to-day, ideal is still something of a that effect, any more than RAMBAY Scrip No. 18708 for 100 Shares in the
Hongkong. Electric Co., Ltd Nos and no sensational incident was mystery. Thus MUSSOLINI describ- MACDONALD seemed at one time able 991868/381767 in the name of Chan expected even by enthusiasts troued this political creed, which in to grasp the function of capital in Berly No. 18684 for 100 Bhares in the ble. But lying lar deeper than ten years has profoundly affected the modern state, and therefore re
same Company Nos. 275011/276010 the outward forms of amicability, every nation. in the name of Chan Wong Shin the British and Italian prime Hing (Mrs.)
100 Shares in the ministera dhive too much in common
Moje Bhi (Mr.)
Berip No. 108858
Same Company Nos, 321768/921807 not to be able to further the cause in the name of Mrs. Wong Shul of the peaceful, and prosperous Viog (Mrs.) Borip No. 11749 for 50 Shares in the ordering of their respective coun
Hong Co., Ltd. Yos. 11492/11541
& Kowloon Wharf & tries, and of the whole world, by in the name of Chan Wong Bhin personal contact.
Godown
Hing (Mrs) N
Borip No 11747 for 25 Shares in the
Both mon are of the people.
Rame Company No. 3368/3386 in They adopted at any early age numero MChan Wong 18hin Hingston and pastic affairs as their SonNo 11148 for 26 Shares in the life work. They have not, like same Company No: 28170/26184 in HOOVER, BALDWIN, the late Boxin
of Chan Wong Shin Hing
Law and ANDREW MELLON, graduat 11746 for 61 Blares in the ed by success in industry. They
Like/Now 7:60750/507549;
begun as Socialiste,, and ene 18419698/599, (6885/590g
has #634 in the name of Wons become a Dictator, the other
Prime inister of a Conservative.
ctionist Government.
could assign at a single road- the authorship of the followinK
world trade,
4.
The eighty-ninth yearly general meeting of the members of the Hong Kong Club will be held in the Club House at 5.30 p.m. to-day...
A Chinese schoolboy who was bitten by a dog, owned by a red dent of 49, Stanley Street, has been sent to the Government Civil Her pital. The dog was removed to Kennedy Town for observation,
from the files.
LOOKING BACK 75 YEARS
We have written so often and so much, upon the absurdity of the acts of our legislature, and upon the extravagance and misappropriation of the Colonial Funds, that we fear our readers must be tired of oun complaints, and will be desirous that we should redeem our promise and commence upon the Mahchow. wong pamphlet. We have done so,,
·but find that we must finish is în manuscript entire, before, we cam commence to print it. Whilst On a charge of disorderly conduct; three sampaa men were bound over purusing the thak, further matters by Mr. Wynne-Jones ht Central develop themselves, which call for Magistracy yesterday. It was stated special remark, and if what we have that the defendants engaged in a heard be true, most astounding three corner fight" owing to a dir-fact is about to be brought to light, agreement over a division of hire which will quite change our arrange
ments in treating of the subject. Hong Kong Daily Press, Maroč £24, 1866.
money.
LOOKING BACK 50 YEARS
Four men, two of whom are Chi- nese detectives, were charged be. The final concert of the season fore. Mr. Wynne Jones at Central will be given at the Helena May Magistracy yesterday with extorting Institute on Thursday, March 30, at $200 from a Chinese woman, 345 5.30 p.m. Programme: Music by the
Cheero Band Other items byber of Commerce was held at the The annual meeting of the Cham- from a man and with detaining the woman against her will. The hear Miss Elsa Alvez, Min Womack, Mrs City Hall on the 14th inst. There ing, was adjourned until March 27,
Portallinn, Mrs. Balean, Mrs. Arnold were present Hon. F. B. Johnson and Miss Balean. Please book (chairman), Hon. P. Ryrie, Messre. ‘fused to seb himself against the long Messrs. Lo & Lo call our atten- tables for tea in advance from L. Posenecker, T. Jackson, F. D. "We are representing a new
series of post-war strikes that aretion to the fact that the name of Matron, 22160.
Sassoon, E. Mackintosh (commit- principal in the world: the ab no anali cause of Britain's own the Spary case, at the Central the Police Officer called by them in
tee), A. Coxon G. Sharp, W. Rein- Bolute and complete negation of distress and the derangement of Magistracy, is Sergeant William the master of a junk yesterday to gan, L. Hennequin and E. George A report was made to a police by ers, C. Vincent Smith, W. M. Mor- Liberalism, plutocracy and demo. cracy, all the unmortal principles
Went, and not," Whant" as stated the effect that his waft collided with (secretary),Hong Kong Daily of 1789. Time has passed over the It is well that these two men what was not called no witness in a steam launch on Wedmonday. The Press, March 24, 1883,
in our report. Acting Sub-Inspector ideas of 1799. We do not want should meet on Italian soil, where this case.
junk was being towed by a steam those rusted antiquities. We no
A launch Wai" King; yhen another Looking Back 25 Years," longur, want either denboracy or
the Scottish peasant can see for
Amongst the passengers who left launch the Kwok Sam, coming from Liberalism; they repose in the himself what an Italian peasant has for Home by the sa Calchte on the opposite direction collided with To-night at Government House eternal peace-of death. What done to renew the vitality of his Wednesday was Mr. George Me: the craft. Fortunately no one was His Excellency, the Governor en to day precious new ce
- Italy is doing on shoretel Lead who has lican resident of injured and the funk only suffered vertains & number of guests at an
The dinner. The goes include sage to the world, and so becomes and physical standard of a whole the Colony for 14 years. He has been a moulder at the Taikoo
HE. Admiral Sir Arthur Moore, the chief representative of the people. With this example before Docks, and was a popular figure not
A cable has been received by the Admiral Bir Hedworth-Lambton, their minds, they were no doubt only at Quarry Bay, but throughout local Government from the toyal Rear Admiral Perrin, H.E. Ma The Fascist,
Sanitary Institute, London, stating for General Broadwood, the Right Fascist mentality socks able to push on with plans for the the Colony generally,
that Messrs." "A.. 1. Braley, L. A. Rev. Bishop of Victoria, His Hon- national prosperity,"
an realisation of their vision of, omeial biographer of Mi
A report has been made to the Chater, W. Elliott, L. W. Hume, our Sir Francis Piggott, Commn- BOLIN strengthening the mutual friendship Police by Mr. Louis Leong of 75, H H. Mundy, G. H. Miles and M. dore and Mrs. Blokes, the Hon. and
Robinson Rond that while driving | E. Tevlin have passed the recent Sir Paul Chafer, the Hor. Mr. confidenc
of Great Britain his car along Caine Road on Wed extunination in Sanitary Science and Mrs Pollock, the Hon. Kr. wing within the needay, he knocked down a Chinese | Messrs. G. W. Bowden, C. T. Cham- and Mrs. Keswick, the Hon. Com- Tilere schoolboy who attempted to run pelovier, J. R. Hodgin, D. C. Sulli mander and Mr. Basil Taylor, the morden the road. The boy received van, and V. M. Benwell have passed | Ven. Asábáradón sol Mis Baris- infurled to
eyes, had the Banitary Inspectors Examinater -Hong Kong". Da trenituent
future!!!
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mer, and
and
tion
31 March 24, 1908