TO-DAY'S WANTS. New Advertisements
25 WORDS
$1.00. ($1.50 If Not Prepaid) The following replies have been received:
544, 645, 547, 550, 556, 566, 593, 595, 598, 618, 694, 638, 639, 642, 650, 667, 671.
for
SITUATIONS VACANT.
AMAH-Wanted good amah child. Write Box No. 074, "Hongkong Tolograph."
PREMISES VACANT.
PREMISES VACANT-Till Spring ed 1931, Five-Roomed HOUSE on Severn Road, Peak, with Frigidaire and Garden, Fully furnished with use of linen and cutlery by arrange ment. Immediate occupation. Ser- vants can be taken over if desired. Reasonable rent. Box No. 673, car of "Hongkong Telegraph."
MISCELLANEOUS.
Union Church, Kennedy' Read Jumble Sale on Friday, 9th inst at 2.30. Contributions of old clothing, etc. Thankfully received at Church Hall.
PREMISES TO LET.
TO LET-Bright Alry Rooms, $30 to $50 or 4 rooms suite $130. Suitable for offices or showroom. Apply 18, Ice House Street, 1st flour.
TO LET-Office Rooms, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Building. Apply
to Sang Kee, same Building.
to
A GODOWN at Whitfield Road con- sisting about 2,500 sq. ft. next Kwong Sang Hong Glass Factory. Sang Hong Please apply to Kwong
I to
THE JADE TREE INC.
MAIN SHOP
has removed to the Arcade
PENINSULA HOTEL
Kowlood,
JUST ARRIVED
New
Consignment of PEKING RUGS
RECEPTION ON THE ARRIVAL OF HE. SIR WM. PEEL, KBE OFFICIAL WELCOME AND PRESENTATION OF ADDRESS,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1930.
G.
R.
PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT.
6th
No. S. 181. It is hereby notified Information has now been that sealed tenders in triplicate, officially received in the Colony which should be clearly marked that H. E. Sir Wm. Peel, K.B.E,"Tender for Quarry," will be re- will arrive in this. Colony on ceived at the Colonial Secretary's Friday morning the 9th May Once until Noon of Monday, the instead of Thursday morning the 19th day of May, 1930, for the oc
cupation for a period from 8th May as previously intimated.
June, 1930 to 31st December, 1931, The arrangemente and times as of the plece or parcel of ground as previously published for the 8th at Ma Tau Kok and known May will stand for the 9th May. Kowloon Quarry Lot No, 3, con- taining about 4.13 acres, as shown the day only being changed.
coloured red on plan, signed by the Director of Public Works and dated 4th April, 1930, at an upset annual fee of $1,200, but subject to certain conditions which can be ascertained at the office of the Director of Public Works. Each tender must be
'THE CANTON INSURANCE
OFFICE LTD,
Ordinary
accom-
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDETS.
The Forty-ninth will be held at the Offices of the that the Tenderer has deposited in General Meeting of Shareholders panied by a receipt to the effect of undersigned on Friday, the 18th the Colonial Treasury a sum
$100 as a pledge of the bona fides May 1930, at Noon, for the pur-of his offer, which sum shall be the forfeited to the Crown, if pse of receiving the Report of the General Agents, together with Tenderer refuses to carry out his a statement of Accounts for the tender and comply with the con- the 31st December ditions, should the tender be ac-
cepted.
year ended 1929.
The Share Register and Trans- fer Books will be closed from the 2nd to the 16th May 1930, both days inclusive.
Form of tender and further par- ticulars can be obtained from the office of the Director of Public Works.
The Government does not bind JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD.Itself to accept the highest or any
tender. General Agents. ・・
Hongkong, 25th April, 1930,
CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME- ORIENT
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MRS. MOTONO
HAND & ELECTRIC MASSAGE
No. 51B, Top Floor, Wyndham St.. Hongkong.
HAROLD T. CREASY, Director of Public Works. Hongkong, 2nd May, 1930.
M
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Lammert's Auctions
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auc- tion,
on FRIDAY,
the 9th May, 1930, commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room, Duddel! Street A Large Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture.
comprising:
Teak and Glass Cabinets, Glass Bookcases, Cottage Pianos, Grama. phones, Records, Desks, Chester- field Couches and Armchairs, Xylophone, Typewriters, Wardrobe trunks, Electric Table Lamps, Pictures, Carpets, Water Colours, etc., etc.
MUCH DAMAGE IN AMERICA.
TORNADO WRECKS WIDE AREAS
New York, May 7. The bush and forest fires which have already rondored hundreds homeless still continue to cause alarm on the eastern seaboard.
The Bres have been aggravated by a spell of dry weather, accom- panied by high winds. Some of the conflagrations are now under control, but at least two new fires
have started.
called
Matters are so had in Massa chusetts that the trout season has been declared closed, and every ablebodied man has been out to fight the flames. Teak and Iron Bedsteads, with
Conditions are worst in the mattresses, Teak Double War- vicinity of the Taconic mountains,
of fires drobes, with Mirrors, Chests of but a number
are also forests in Crockery, Linen, Curtains, Wash-Maine-Beuter's American Service. Drawers, Dressing tables, Toilet damaging valuable stands, Hatstands, etc., etc.
More Than Seventy Killed. Teak Dining Tables, Dining Chairs, Ice
Chests, Teak Side- boards, Dinner Waggons, Dinner Crockery, Glass Ware, Electric Table fans, Ceiling Fans, Vases, Cameras, Violin, Mandoline, Sewing Machine, Books, etc., etc. Also
1 Kelvinator. 2 New. Carpets. 7 Rugs.
and
A Quantity of Blackwood Furniture.
including:
Joss Tables, Chairs, Jardinieres, Cabinets, Teapoys, Opium Stools Overmental, etc., etc.
On View from Thursday, the 8th May, 1930.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day:
Banks
Hongkong Bank, $1410 s. Chartered Bank, £17 n.. Morcantile A. & B., £30 n. East Asia $109. b.
Insurances.
Canton Ins., $895 6.
Union Ins., $475 ́n. North China, Ins., Tia. 160 b Yangisze Ins., $50 n.
China Underwriters, $1.50 b. China Fires, $355 b.
H. K. Fire Ins., $900 n.
Shipping.
Douglases, $229 n.
H. E. Steamboats, $251 b. Indo-Chinas, (Def) $43-
Union Waterboats $29 b.
Mining.
Benguets, $6.70 b.
Kailans, 38:9 m.
Langkata, Tls. 13.10 n.
S'hai Explorations, Tls. 1.30
Raubs, $22 b.
Tronohs, 21/- n.
Docks, etc.
Whampoa Docks, $38
Kowloon Wharves, $171
D.
ER,
B,
China Providents $6. b. Hongkews, Tis 260 b New Engineerings, Tis. 8 b. Shanghai Docks. Ths. 129
b.
Cottona.. Ewo Cottons, Tis. 13.25 b. S'bai Cottons, Tls. 79 (old) b.
Lands, Hotels, etc.
F. and S. Hotels, 313 25 b. H. K. Lande. $77 - b. S'hai Lands Tls. 265 b Humphreys, $14.20 b. Realties, $11.8. Chinese Estates $99 s.
Public Utilities. Tramways $20,408 Peak Trams fold' $11.25 n Star Ferries, $793 8. Chins Lights, (Old) (27) B. H. K. Electrics, $76 sa. Macao Electrics, $23 b. Telephones $13.50 b. China Buses, Tla 19. b. Singapore Tractions. 10/-
Industrials,
8.
China Sugars, $1.20 s. Malabone, $27.0. Cald: Macg. Ord: Tls. 10 n. Canton Ices, $2.50 n. Cements (Comb.) $16.10. Ropes $8.60 b. United Asbestos lib.
n.
Stores, etc. Dairy Farms, $26.10 b. Watsons, $11. Der A. Wings, '80 b. Lane Crawforda, $3,90 -sa. Mackintoshe, $19 b. Sinceres, $12 D.
Miscellaneous. Amusements, 829 b.. Constructions, $1.40 b. B'que Ind. G. Bonds, 68% b,. H.K.G. Loan 8% Prom, Ex. Int.
Dallas, Texas, May 7. At least forty-four people have been killed in tornadoes sweeping over a wide area in the central district as far south as San Antonio. It is probable that the death roll Is higher, but the storm has de stroyed the telegraphs.---Reuters American Service.
Later Details.
Dalias, later. Hitherto twenty-eight identified and two unidentified bodies are reported from Frost (Navarro), also a negro baby snatched from its mother's arms by the wind. of ninc Eight out of a family Mexicans were killed on a farm in Kennedy.
The tornado started at Waco, and swept northwards, cutting a path three hundred yards wide In parts of Mclennan Hill and Navarro counties, wrecking farms, and also many buildings in the business district of Navarro.
A mechanic was killed at the aerodrome in San Antonio. A farmer and his wife and three children were killed on a neigh- | bouring farm.
The top floor of a school house was blown off but the pupils, who were below stairs, were unhurt.
Fifty were injured in various parts, and a number hurt by flying glass, in Dallas.
It is now believed that seventy- three were killed and hundreds injured by the tornado, while immense damage has been done
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LOCAL RADIO.
GOVERNOR'S WELCOME TO
BE RELAYED. Arrangements are being made for Z.R.W. to relay from the City Hall on Friday morning the speeches and address on the occasion of the wel come to His Excellency Sir William Peel. The morning transmission on this day will commence at 10 o'clock,
On Monday next, the 12th instant,
Kowloon the speeches at the
reception to His Excellency Z.B.W. will also will be relayed from the Club de Recreio renderings at broadcast the
this function. Times and farther de- tails will be published in the daily breadcast programmes.
To-day's wireless programme broad- cast by
by Z.B.W. on 355 metres, is as under:
6.00.6.30 p.m.
gramme.
Children's
Pro-
6.10-8.00
Programme of B. p.m. M.V. and Victor records by courtesy of Messrs. Moutrie and Company: "Morning, Noon And Night in
Vienna," (Suppe),
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Professor Robert Heger.
"Don Carlos-O Don Fatale (Oh, Fatal
Gift)" (Verdi),
"La Favorita-O Mio Fernando
(Oh, Dearest Ferdinand)," (Donizett).
Sigrid Onegin. Contralto with orch.
(Straves).
"Love" (char).
"Gipsy
International Concert Orchestra. "Night Winds," (Oscar Levant). "Until Love Comes Along,”
(Oscar Levant).
Bebe Daniels Soprano with orch. "A Keltic Lament," (Foulds), "Valse Triste." (Bibelina).
Manila
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.5 p.m.
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.6 p.m.
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Patroclus
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Letters.
Patroclus
Tues, May 13,
K. P. O.
.4.30 p.m.
.4.80 p.m.
G. P. O,
.5 p.m.
.6 p.m.
Registration Letters
Registration Letters
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Thura, May 16. Emp. of Canade
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Tai Ping
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*Superscribed Conrespond sace only.
SALE OF YOUNG GIRL INVESTIGATED.
OR KIDNAPPING.
had declined to purchase the girl. He had merely recommended the second defenda
Mr. Butters drew attention to the CLANDESTINE TRANSACTION | Ordinance and mentioned that the section, under which the defendants were charged, was very wide. He Decision was reserved by Mr.agreed with Mr. Covey that the go- Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magls-between had turned King's evidence at the and that she had had a part in the tracy yesterday afternoon conclusion of the case in which transaction, but said that her part two men and a woman were charg-was a subordinate one and if she with being concerned in the sale were guilty then more so were the af a girl.
defendants Even if the story for Mr. H. R. Butters prosecuted and the defence were true the defen-. Mr. Arthur Covey was for the first dants were guilty of taking part in defendant with Mr. CEL. Grist a transaction.
for the third, the woman being us- Mr. Grist pointed out to his Worship that there was no evidence represented.
In his submissions for the first against the third defendant except defendant, Mr. Covey described the his own admisalon that he had evidence of the witnesses of the statement Attention, was drawn
Victor Olof Sextet Instrumentaled
Sextet. "Andreachenfer-Un Diallazzurro
Spazio (Once O'er the Azure Fields) (Gloriano). "La Fanciulladel West-Ch'ella Mi
Creda Libero (The Girl of the
West-Let Her Bekaove)," Tokatyan, Tenor with orch. "Benne Moiseivitch: Pianoforte Selo, "Peer Gynt," (Grieg).
Royal Opera Orch. Covent Garden. Guest Conductor-Eugene Goossens, Sergeant Flagg and Sergeant Quirt,
Lou Klein-Billy Moli). "I Can't Sleep in the Movies Any
More," (Fields-Hall Van Clevo), The Happiness Boys (Billy Jones Ernest Hare). "Love Lies-Selection." "Five O'Clock Girl Selection."
New Mayfair Orchestra. "Meditation from "Thais.""
(Massenet Crawford). “Souvenír." (Drdia-Crawford).
Jesse Crawford. Wurlitzer Organ 8.00-10.30 p.m. Chinese programme. 9.00 p.m. Weather report.
Close.down.
10.80 p.m..
truth. He pointed out what be re-to the fact that it was the third garded as 'Inconsistencies in the defendant himself who had produc- testimony of the witnesses and ed the girl from the country when argued. that the young girl's sister he had not been bound to do 50. defence argued that the bad been a party to the transaction. The He maintained that because of the transaction had been a bona fide. family's poor circumstances the adoption. girl had been sold by her sister.
His Worship reserved decision Mr. Covey mentioned that the go but intimated that it was very between who had apparently turned unlikely that the defendants or any King's evidence should have been in of them would be discharged. He gnol. The police had missed the found against Mr. Grist on the mark when they allowed her to point of adoption. He'asid that the
question was whether the remain out.
The story for the defence was was one of kidnapping or a case of that the first defendant had been taking part in a clandestine trans- approached by the go-between but action that was prohibited by law..
case.