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THE HONG KONG"
JOCKEY CLUB
THE SIXTH EXTRA RACE
T MERTING will be held (Weather
Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 13TH MAY, 1983, commencing at 2.00 p.m.
The First Bell will bo Rung at 1.30 pm.
MEMBERS' ENCI,OSURE. Members are notified that thay and their Ladies must wear their Badges prominently displayed.
No One without a Badge will be ad itted to the Members' Enclosure.
dges admitting Non-Members to th Members Enclosure and Olub Rooms st $5.00 for Gentlemen and $3.00 for Ladies (Both including Tax) are ob- tainable through the SECRETARY upon the porsional application cf a Member, such Member to be responsible for all visitors introduced by him, and fer Payment of all Okits, etc.
The Secretary's Office, 3rd Floor," Gloucester Bailding (Tel 27794), will close ut 12 'Clock Noon.
Hedges
admitting ta Members' Enclosure will NOT be on esle at the Bace Course,
On No Protext will Childre" be permitted in either Enclosure during the Meeting.
Tiffins are obtainable at the Clas House provided they are ordered from the No. 1 Boy in advance. Tolephone 91920.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE, The Price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is $2.00 including Tax, for all Persons, including Ladies, and is payable at the Gata.
Soldiers and Sailors io uniform are admitted Half Price.
Bookmakers, Tie Tac Meb, etc., will not be permitted to operate with in the Precincts of THE HONG KONG JocrIT CLUB during the Race Meeting. By Order,
.: C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 8h May, 1933, [794
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THE
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CHALK CLIFF FOUND IN KWANGSI
LARGE FACTORY SOON TO BE ERECTED
Latest information from Chinese sources state that a white Chalk cliff has been recently found in the Southern Part of the Ping Na District of the Kwangsi Province, The compound of this batance is very white and fine, and is con- sidered suitable far making poorce- iain. The District Magistrate M Lai has taken a mal quantity of this material to the Provincial Laboratory for examination."
It has been decided by certain rich people of this district that if the result of this examination proves satisfactory, they will raise a big capital for efecting large
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* News and Views *
Chess Board Checks.
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SUMMARY OF NEWS
Local.
Rosults of yesterday's Races nd In Chicago's new Post Office Small checks have one feature of Macao appear on
Page 10. Building, railway tracks in the ladies' dress parades, but larger The surprises of the Lawn Bowls basement and an airplane landing chocks are on the way. A dozen matches on Saturday were the vic field on the roof will expedite the three-piece ensembles with handling of the ordinary classes of scarves and skirts were included in tories of the Police over Craigen- letters. One wonders if some recent display, and the squares gower and the Bowling Green Club sleight-of-hand apparatus will be could be had in many sizes. The over CS.C.0. See page 2. installed to facilitate the dispatch majority were much bolder than the Daily Broadcast talks aze to be' of those extraordinary onea mark original patterns, some of the given locally on the British Em- ed "Rush."
resembling chess boards except that
much Fire Fair. Kowloon Supplement. the range of design greater. The skirts were nearly The rules for both passenger and all pleated, although not too gen vehicular traffic in the dorsi ferries erously. Dark brown, red, and are codified in an Ordinance apper- yellow vied with a particularly at- ing in the Gazette. Page 19. tractive shade of light blue which
After no animated debate students should be popular in the summer.
of the Wah Yan College were unable to decide whether or no war ought to be abolished. Fifteen were for it; and fifteen against., Ferhaps
Page 6 Geneva will take note!
Gotting into Harness.
A Georgia manufacturer cites as an unerring sign of better times ahead the fact that, responding to increases demands, he is now turn- ing out 7,800 horse collars weekly. and there are similarly encouraging factory for the making of fine signs from other sources that Ams- porcelain and thus relieve the un-rica is getting back into the bar- employment question to a certain ness. extent.
WEDDINGS
MARQUES CORDEINO.
Still Not Contanti
What is the most popular pro- fession for women? asks a Home
paper.
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Mayfair's Economic Dooms.
Mayfair's front doors have been strange changes undergoing some lately. Between Green Street and Regent Street there are 10 unusual entrances, half of which verged up- on the eccentric. Somehow a blue dragon breathing purple fire on to 8. yellow background looks particu There are more women working larly strange when painted on the as typists or abop assistants than in panels of an otherwise staid real- eighteenth-century style. any other occupation. But this ia dence A very pretty wedding took place due to necessity rather than choice. Another householder displayed his The average girl knows too much name in glass letters on the upper yesterday at St. Margaret Church, Happy Valley, between Mr. Rober about the Heartbreak Houses of part of an inner door, while a to Estaro Marques and Miss Al-stage and screen still to cherish borta Cordeiro, daughter of the the old-time favourite ambition, But what has taken its place? Only a dullard is content to be a typists all her life.
lato Mr. T A. Cordeiro.
The bride who was given away by Mr. E. M. da Rocha looked very charming in a dress of silk over satin with a long train and embroidered veit: The bridesmaida were the Misses Fanny Remedios, Albertina Marques, Betty Remedios
and L. Rocha. They wore dresses of blue net trimmed with satin, and carried bouquets of gladioli. The bride was also attended by a flower girl, Miss Margaret Xavier, and a page boy Norman Osborne.
The Rev. Father Page officiateu and Mr. W. Marques was bestman. Following the wedding service a reception was held at No. 229, Wanchai Road, and later the new
Trinidad Bans Gangsier Play,
Trinidad.-Two well-known Ame rican films, one dealing with gang
do
rican films in which Mary Pickford was featured.
The weddings between Miss Doris. Peter Chong and Mr. H. R. Lan- dolt; and Miss Alberta Cordiero and Mr. R. E. Marques took place at St. on Saturday, the former John's Cathedral and the latter at Page 8. St. Margaret Church.
The Government Gazette contains a draft. Bill consolidating the regu- lations, etc., governing the Volun
Page 7. teers Corps.
Slight Amendment to the Divorce
third had copied the medieval de Ordinance appear in the Govern sign, even to the grating through ment Gazette. Separation orders which visitors could be viewed beare only to be granted to persons fore the portals were opened. Per ordinarily resident in the Colony, hapa this last, idea might be reviv ed to some purpose.
A Guide to English Law.
Page 7. Far East. Japanese allegations concerning the provocative attitude" of the Chinese foress to the east of the Loan. Ho were described as "un-
true and absurd" by a member of the Peiping branch of the Military Council.
Page 9.
Раде 9.
Marshal Chang Hauch Liang in- tends to make a very close study of Facist institutions during his stay
in Italy. pumber of markets ly married couple left for Repulse Bay where the first part of the honeymoon will be spent, and later they will go to Canton.
LANDOLT CHONG
The censors have also refused to permit the. British film version of a well-known "play based on public school life to be shown to children.
Olnems Working Conditions,
General
Page 9.
The English legal system differs sters and the other with dewspaper fundamentally from that of other life, have recently been banned by countries, and it is such that, even the Trinidad Board of Film Cen for one who is thoroughly acquaint-
The censors Sors.
noted with its complexities and fami A mysterious shooting affair oc- give any specific reasons for fieations there is often difficulty incurred at the Wagons-lite Hotel in their rejection, but it is discovering the law on a given sub- Peiping. The victim persists in understood that they objected to ject. There is no fixed code. In the queer story that he was struck the former on the ground of its stead, the whole body of law is by electric current morbidity and bloodshed. It is re- divided under two broad heads: called that some years ago the (1) laws that are included in Acts Trinidad censors banned two Ame of Parliament (the work of the
legislature) and (b) "Case Law which is the work of the judges and (including New Zealand, Ceylon
is based upon custom and prece
H.M. the King has approved the and he Far East) their cars had
dent, Customs, precedents and Acts of Parliament may date back appointment of Mr. H. C. Gowan established a definite lead over all other makes. During 1932- the
hundreds of years, and it is by to be the Governor of the Central" Page, 9.1 means uncommon to have judicial Provinces of India. British motor industry almost en-
decisions based upon authority traced back to time immemorial.sisted the police in a huge anti- Three thousand Nazi troops as- tirely captured the Ceylon market, the total number of "British cars
Hence, the English legal system Communist drive. Full particulars The wedding between: Miss Doris registered being 823, as against 143 Mae Peter Chong, daughter of Mr
A definite lead to the cinema in may be said to be a vast accumule will be found on Page... for all other nationalities.
The Peter Chong and the Late Mr, dustry throughout Britain, and tion of wisdom and it has also is sales in the island of this firm's Chong of Sydney, Australia, and particularly in England and Wales considerable flexibility. These qua cars alone more than doubled the Mr. Henry Richard Landolt took where 'Sunday performances are lilies are claimed to be ample com- aggregate figure of all foreign cars place at St. John's Cathedral en fairly general, is given in the new pensation for its great difficulties. A marked feature of recent ex- Saturday, the Rev. N. V. Halward, been ratified by exhibitors in Lon-complete and systematic guide to
conditions of labour which have
Until recently there has been no port business is the extensive buy M.A., M.C. officiated.
don and the home countries. The the law, but now an excellent one ing of British cars in the Far East, The bride, who was given away conditions are those formulated by has been published in three vo- especially in Shanghai and Hong by Mr. Andrew W. Ho (brother- the Board of Conciliation, setting
lumes: "A Bibliography of Eng Kong. As indicating the lead es-in-law), looked very charming in a following the passing of the Sun- lish Law 1481-1932." It contains tablished by British cars, it may dress of white satin charmeuse day Opening Act, to protect the be mentioned that of 417 new cars ankle length with khantilly lace interesul cinema workers. For information or every edition of LOOKING BACK 75 YEARS sok in Shanghai during the first coatce and train, the latter trim general staffs, the working week every law book published in Eng- There was a heavy squall on Sun- eleven months of last year, no med with orange blossoms and shall not exceed 60 hours, while for land during the period, and it is day, accompanied by wind rain and fewer than 265 were of British finished off with lovers' knots, with females the limit shall be 54 hours.
must have burst upon the hill. It manufacture, 144 of the latter be a veil heavily embossed held in The clause governing Sunday la complete chart of the arbject.thunder. We think a water spout cars Similarly in place with orange blossome. She bour is regarded as the vital ono, For the librarian and student as strikes us that we have witnessed perous state of this industry. The ing Austin
Hong Kong up to the end of Sep-carried a bouquet of white gladioli and it stipulates that all times, with well as for the practising lawyer much heavier rain without any in- 93 public confidence that this attesta tember last the most popular car and maiden hair fem, and was five hours as the minimum, worked it is likely to be in an invaluable jury whatever having been sustain
is well merited. In a world of was the Austin car, the registra Misses Amelie Patricia Landolt double rates of pay.
attended by two bridesmaids, the on Sundays shall be falling sales the British moter intion of it being 23 per cent more than those of the leading foreign dustry has increased its output make. The popularity of this make TO HOLDERS OF DEBENTURES sold more vehicles, and tightened in the East is due to its capacity silver turbans and shoes to match, its grip upon the export trade. for hard and unusual work, One The great qualities of the British car of this" firm attained recently car, are now being stalised for (probably a record when being beyond the confines of the land of driven over a spur of the Hima- their origin. These qualities are layas many, but its outstanding feature
GEE.
BRITISH CARS COME TO
THEIR OWN..
THE BANQUE BELGA POUR L'ETRAN Payment will be made in Dollars THE recent boom on the London at the buying rate of exchange of the Stock Exchange in the shares of
British motor-manufacturing com panies directs attention to the pros
day.
THE KAILAN MINING
ADMINISTRATION,
E. J. NATHAN,
General Manager.
THE KOWLOON GOLF CLUB.
ISSUED ON THE LAT JANUARY, 1925.
NOTICE is hereby given that all outstanding Debentures of the above issue will be paid off on the 31st, December, 1984, after ahich
kong, on or before 81st, L'ecember,
1993.
By Order of the Committee. H. T. BUXTON,
Hon, Secretary.
Hongkong. 4th May, 1998.
78
years,
an altitude of nearly 15,000 feet.
Turning to the Standard Moto: achieved last year a reword in its During the first five months of the present season (the exports. motor season begins at the end of August) it has seen still further increases and many new marketa have been opened up. Europe is proving a very good outlet for Standard cars. The firm reports that, since the introduction of their 1843 models there has been in each successive month a steady increase int shipments. It is intersting to note that this firm has now more distributing centres for the over ceas markets than it has in the United Kingdom
maide wore ankle length peach co and Winifred Kew. The brides-
with loured pearl crepe frocks
and carried bouquets of peach co-| loured gladioli and maiden hair fern.
The duties of bestman were"-per-
paid at
book.
Local and General
On Friday one case of small-pox formed by Mr. L. R. Dixon, and and three of meningitis, were re- Mr. Norman Stradmoor acted as ported. Groommman. The flower girls were (nieces of the bride) who were dress ed in blue Burness crepe Bakle length, and carried posies of pisk
roses.
the agenda of tomorrow's Sanitary Only routine business appears on
Board meeting.
from the files.
od by the sewers, and roads. On this occasion however the damage 'done is most extensive. We un- derstand that many of the streets are impassible that all the sewers are burst, that large stones have heen washed down the hill upon the Queen's rond, and the founda tion of many buildings would Mr. A. G. W. Tickle, F.R.I.B.A., inevitably have given way had the F.S.I., is to act as Director of food continued a litle longer. The Public Works during the absence expense of repairing the damage on leave of Mr. R. M. Henderson, will be considerable. In fact we effect from Saturday... M. Iust, C.E., M.I. Mech. E., with believe it will amount to as much
as the Lieut, Governor's salary. Hong Kong Daily Prese, May 9, 1838.
It is announced in the Govern St. John Ambulance Brigade ment Garette that at the expiration Following the wedding service a state that the number vaccinated of three months, the firm of Tool reception was held at Lane Crawfree of charge-by members of the Hon. Yae Bros., Ltd., will, unless to and including cause is shown to the contrary, be ford's Restaurant where Mr. Olem Brigade, up
struck off the register and the Com- Ah Chee proposed the toast of the Thursday, the May 4, is 130, 482. bride and bridegroom. Later the
pany dissolved. new-married couple left for their honeymoon which is being spent in Canton and Macao. The Bride's going-away dress was of powder Burmese Crepe with hat and shoes to match,
date they will no longer carry in the supremely good quality of Company, Ltd. we find that the Misses Betty and Vivienne Lau | dates Holders of such Debentures its engineering. This is particular must send same in to the Treasurers, ly true of the small or "baby" car, a car in the evolution of which Moara. Linatead & aris, Hong-
English firms have played the pioneer's part. The car is one which is becoming more and more popular everywhere. It is propos ed here to take two or three exam ples of the success attending the Bale of this class of car and to show how the overseas markets for it have expanded in the last few First as to the general position of the overseas trade. The num- ber of motor cars, commercial vehicles, and chassis exported last year, according to figures given in The Morris Motors, Ltd. has a recent supplement of "The doubled its dividend and a large THE Fifty-second shareholders Times," was 40,617, of a total vabe part of the additional profits which will be held at the Offices of the of £5,109,462 The figures may be the firm purned in the past year,
eral Meeting of vidersigned on Thursday, the 25th compared with the cars voniales and which enabled it to on its May, 1933, at Noon, for the purpose of figures for 1981 when 24. vehicles double distribution, came from rooving the Report of the General and chassis, of a total value of enhanced overseas sales.These Agents, together with a statement of £4,870,341, were exported. There were up by 40 per cent last season Accounts for the year ended the 31st statistics are eloquent of the way and, judged by the following per
THE CANTON INSURANCE, OFFICE, LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
December, 1932.
LOOKING BACK 50 YEARS.
The managers of the Canton- Kowloon Telegraph line have re ceived a telegram from the con- The appointment of Mr. C.
structing party announcing that 105 Champkin, J.P., to be a member Mr. Marcal Noble, described as miles of wire and 3,398 poles had of the Sanitary Board during the a lawyer from Manile, was sum heen erected on the 20th ult. The absence on leave of Mr. L. O. F.moned before Mr. Wynne Jones at line will, we understand, be com Bellamy, or until further notice, is Central Magistracy on Saturday for pleted in a few days if the weather announced in the Government the possession of 1,800 cigars and 'Gazette.
575 cigarettes on which duty had exits Hong Kong Daily Press, not been paid. Defendant pleaded May 8, 1889. According to a report made to guilty and said that he was carry. Looking Back 25 Years. WORKMEN'S FIND the Police, a Hong Kong trading ing the cigars and cigarettes in Looki
junk was on Saturday morning transit. He intended to take them The Rugger match on Saturday pirated in Lyeemun Pass by an to Amoy. He pleaded ignorance of SKELETON OF PRE-HISTORIC ceeding to Shan Mei with a cargo leave the piztendent of the line for a brilliant display of bug of other junk. The victim was pro the regulations and said he would at Happy Valley between the Club and the Navy was not remarkable of 70 piculs of sugar. The master with the Superintendent Im
ANIMAL
of the junk, in his report, stated ports and Exports Office until his but still it attracted a number of that while his vessel was going sailing for. Amoy. On this di pestators The Hong Kong Club in which prices have come down centage increases in orders cery while in the process of laying the ly hours, another junk attacked his fendant.
through Lycemoon Pass in the ear- tion, his Worship discharged the de- was represented by Balderson, F. G. Carroll, A. A. Claxton, J. F. The following Resolutions will also in the last few months. An ined from certain representative ter foundation stones of large build vessel and drove it into Junk Bay,
Macgregor and L. J Wishart, be submitted to the Meeting
crease of two-thirds in the quantity ritories during the Grat five months (1) That as from the lat day of of goods sold, has resulted in an of this season, export sales shoulding, belonging to a wealthy citizen where a number of sacks of sugar!" I am not at all satisfied with Byrne, A Kempthorne, G. D. the evidence before me. There Mellraith, F. G. Hall, P. Linton, “January, 1933, the remunera- increase in value of less than one be well up when this season closes named Chan Ting Chow, of the were removed.
A possibility of mistaken Identity W. B. Stanton, R. O. Butchinson, "tion of the Consulting Com quarter. It must be borne in The successes on the Continent of Mor Poon Village, Chi Kam Dis "mittee be inarea from mind, however that the year 1931 Europe of this Company have been trict (East River), a number of Tomorrow's Rotary Club meet and I am afraid I shall have to E. D. C. Wolfe, Skrimahire and $16,000 to $24,000 per sandin was the year in which Great marked. Thus, in the Netherlands workinen discovered a huge skeleton ing, will be the annual meeting of give the accused the benent of the Tulloch For the Navy the follow- "That as from the 1st day of Britain left, the Gold Standard. the sales for the first five months believed to be that of some pre-his the Club. The officers for the com doubt," said Mr. Wynne-Jones at ing did duty Cobley, Jotham, #January, 1938, the remanera The whole position of Britain's of this Fonson have practically toric animal.
ing year will be elected. The Central Magistracy on Saturday Kelly Lieut. Mullins, Edwards, "tion of the Auditors be raised export trade in motors can be equalled those for the whole pro The joints of the skeleton of the Nominating Committee of the Club, when he discharged, a Chinese who Thomas, Landon, Uubin, Morris "from 31,900 to $1,500 per judged by giving the experience of vious twelve month, which in farm gigantic animal are exceedingly appointed by the President, have was alleged to have snatched a sey, Perryman, Macey, Tanacson two or three typical firms. Al ex inerated by 197 per cent on the hard. The leg pane alone in five Preskiont-Rotarion T. B. Wilson. Queen's Road, Central, It was stat putset the play was pretty last and the following names to offer hand bag from Mrs. Organ in Jage. Walker and Thomas. At the The Share Register and Transfer amplos, we may take the export Therion Beneau In Spain the feet in length, and its head is at Vice-President Rotarian M. R. ed Mrs. Organ was walking with after home give and take play the Books will be closed fron the 11th to busincer of Mesura Morris Motors Morris Compa
ales up to the large de a big water jar
to Directors: Rotarians J. P. Mrs. Browley near the City Hall Club forced a try which was con- the 25th May, 1933, both days. Ltd., Oxford: the Austin Motor middle of ge inclusive...
Company Limited. Birmingham.er cent in excess of the whole of discovered was quite intact
the whole It is added that the skeleton when Sherry, JL MoPherson, A. el Ar-1 when the accused came from behing verted. To the second half, the and the Standard Motor Company, | last ~ sesson's orders from this?
culli, GW. Greene, Li Shu Fan and snatched her hand bag. Mrs. Navy obtained a try and success Ltd., at Coventry. Measta Austin country.
removed to and W N T Tam. Jt. Hon. Be Organ gave chase and after run fully converted but the Club scored report that during the afx months British cars.
where it is cretaries:-Rotarian M, F. Key and ning through several streets, the another try and ran out winners near the by eight points to five-Hong Kong Lup to February last their export striking and
pair of Another to be nominated. Hon. Accused was arrested Treasurer:Rotarian N, J. Perrin, Queen Victoria Status.
Daily Press, Mey 8, 1908. (789 business increased by 109 per cent, last year's expo
andum for each
JARDINE MATHESON &
00, LTD, General Agenta.
Hongkong, 4th May, 1933