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HOUSES, ETC.
FOR SALE OR TO LET furnished four-roomed house at Cheung Chau. Electric Light. Large garden. Write Box No. 758, "Hongkong Telegraph."
APARTMENTS TO LET.
AIRLIE
Nathan
HOTEL.--23-25, Boad, Kowlow21. Under European Managenient. Kxcelent Cuisine. Modern Apartments. Terms Moderate. Three minutes from ferry. TH, 67847,
PREMISES TO LET.
TO LET. Semi detache 1 Four roused House, 13, Liberty Avenue, Bomuntin, from le. K »w Juan, two bathrooms. tached servants' rooms and kitchen. Good Joenity. Moderate Phone 2006.
rentai.
TO LET 8x soomed European FLAT with kwen bathro servants' quarters, 41, 43. Kennedy Road,
Thornbill
Water, Aerated Lak Lane Factory,, Th
Phone 20547.
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TO LET-Furnished that, May Boud. to let for six months from June 1st or end of May. Write Hox
"Hongkong Telegraph.”
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CHURCH NOTICES.
To-morrow Fifth Sunday After Easter.
PARTICULARS AND CONDI- TIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 11th day of May, 1931, at i 3 pm, at the Ofices of the St. Public Works Department, by Order of His Excelloney the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land' at Shamshulpo, in the Colony of Hongkong for a term of 75 years, commencing, from 1st July, 1898, with the option: of renewal at à Crown Rent to' the fixed by the Surveyor of Is Majesty the King, for one further term of 24 years less Three days,
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT,
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Cheung Sha
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$17.335
$128
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¡T'pset Price.
THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDEUS.
The Fiftieth Ordinary General Meeling of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the under- Surned on Tuesday, the 19th May. 1931, at Noon, for the purpose of ferriving The Report of the General Agents, together with a statement of Accounts for the 31st December, year ended the
1930,
The Share Reglajer and closed Transfer Books will be from the 5th to the 19th May, 1931, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,
LIMITED. General Agents.
Hongkong: 28th April, 1931.
CHINA ENTERTAINMENT AND LAND INVESTMENT CO., LTD.
LOCAL SERVICES.
John's Cathedral, Hongkong. 10th May, 1931. Rogation Sun- 8 .. day. Holy Communion Holy Communion (Peak Church) 8 a.m. Children's Service 10 o.m. Mutti and Sermon 11 a.m. Prencher: Rev. H. V. Koop. Evensong 6 p.m. Thursday :-- Ascension Day. 7.46 Holy Communion, 9,00 Mattins 10:00 am. Holy Com- munion, 5.30 p.m. Choral. Ever- song and Address,
11.m
am,
1.0.
St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, 10th May, 1931. Fifth Sun-
Easter. A. 15 day after Holy Communion. 10 Primary Sunday School. Young People's Service, Bible Class fur Boys and Young Mon.. 11 a.m. Morning Prayer and Sermon. Preacher, Rev. E. A. Armstrong. Truth About Subject: The Jonah,"
2.45 pm. Tabermediate and Senior Silay Schools. G p. Evening Prayer and Ser-
The Vicar Preacher.
me.
Union Church, Kennedy Road. Sunday, 10th May, 1931, Morning Service, 11 a.m. Evening Servies. 6 h Preacher: The Rev. E. 41. Powell,
Sorial Hour niter Evening Service. Sunday School Kennedy Rond. 10 a.m.
*1.7).
Sunday
Subject.
First Church of Christ Scientist, Macdonnell Road, below Bowen Road Tram Station. Service, 11.15 "Adam and. Fulen Man." The Sunday School is held on Sunday Mornings, at 10 o'clock, Wednes- day Evening-Meeting at 5.30 p.m. Reading Room at above address open Tuesday and Friday, 10 4.m. to 12 noon, Monday and The Thursday, 5.30 to 7 p.m. Public is cordially invited to attend the service and visit the Reading Room. Branch of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ Scientist, in Boston, Mass, U.S.A..
MRS. MOTONO. Massage.
Hand and Electric 31b, Wyndham Street.
MASSAGE HALL
MRS. S. UZUNOYE 57. Queen's Road Co., 2nd floor. Expert Masseuse.
Notice is hereby given that the First Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Registered Offices of the Com- pany, King's Theatre Buliding. 5th floor on Saturday, the 16th day of May, 1931, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to receive the Direc-
The Health Bulletin of tors' Report and Accounts for the Ports for the week ending May 2. period ended 31st December, 1930. gave the following figures:Plague
Bassein
Bombay 1 case, 1 death; to elect Auditors, and to transact
cases, denti, Cholers-Caleutti such other business as may be71 uses, 41. deaths; Chittagong # properly transacted at an Ordin-enses, 1 death; Madras 18 cases, 5 nry General Meeting of the Com-deaths; Bangkok 1 ease, 1 death;
pany.
And Notice is further hereby given that the Register and Trang fer Books of the Company will be closed from the 9th to the 18th day of May, 1931, both days
inclusive,
LIANG CHI HAO,.
Managing Director. Hongkong, 30th April, 1931.
-HELMIL-
Eastern
Haiphong 1 death; Saigon 15 cases,)
13
deaths. Smallpox-Bombay 3 rares, 4 deaths; Calcutta 65 cases, deaths; Chittagong 5 cases, deaths; Cochin & cases; Karachi 1
se: Madras 2
cases, 1 denthi Negapatam ease; Rangoon 6 cases, death; Vizagapatam 2 deaths; Pundicherry 3 enses, 3 deaths; Penang 1 death; Shanghai 5 denths; Greater
Dairen Shanghai 2 cases;
I char. Cerebro-spinal Fover.-Shanghai 12 Beuths: Greater Shanghai 2 deaths.
3 cases,
SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day:
Banks.
Hongkong Bank, $2025 b. Charlored Bank £1334 n. Mercantile A. and B., £23 n. East Asia $120 b.
Insurances.
Canton_Ins., $1400 b, Union Ins.. $635 b.
China Underwriters, $5.10 b. Chins Fires, $530 b. H. K. Fire Ins., $1300 n.
Shipping.
Douglna, $241⁄4” D.
11. K. Steamboats, $28 b. Indo-Chinna, (Def.) $30 b. Union Waterboats, $28
Mining.
Benguets $9 n.. Kailana, 27/6 n.
n.
S'hai Explorations, Tis, 11⁄2 n. Raubs, $284.
Docks, etc. Kowloon Wharves, 164 n. Whampoa Docks, $36% b. South China Motors $10. China Provident, 35.65 b. Hongkews, Tls, 282 11. New Engineera, T, 6 n. Shanghai Docks. Tis, 11 n.
Cottons.
Ewo Cotton Tls. 13.75 b. S'hai Cotton Tis, 101 b Zoong Sings Tle. 1144 n.
Lands, Motels, etc.
. K. and S. Hotels-$15.20 b. 11. K. Land 91% 5. Shai Land T, 39 b. Humphrey's $17 n.. Realties, $11.76 b.
Public Utilities. Tramways, $19.10 b. Peak Trams, (old) $14, n. Star Ferries, $94% h. China Lights, $26 x. HK. Electrics, $80 b. Mueno Electrics, $23 n. Telephones, $59% b Ching, Buses, T. 18.60 1. Singapore Tractions, 6/6 n.
Industrials.
China Sugars, 80 eta, ». Malabons $39 n. Canton lees, $3.60 b. Cement (Comb. $18.75 Ropes, $21 h.
Stores, etc. Dairy Farms, $27 ». Watson, $14 8,
Der A. Wings. Si n. Lane Crawford. $6.90 b. Mackintosh, $18 n. Sinceres, $141⁄2 n. Powells, $49.
Miscellaneous, Amusements, $26 n. Construction, $7.65
.
B'que Ind. G. Bonds, 70% b.
ONDA
You very seldom come face to face with a girl who has a perfect buck.
DRUGS
EVERYTHING YOU NEED
FROM THE CHEMIST-BUT AT
KING'S DISPENSARY.
Prescriptions Dispensed with all Care and Accuracy.
King's Theatre Building ·
TEL. 21200
#
9. 1931.
ITALIAN ORGAN-
GRINDERS.
DISAPPEARANCE FROM LONDON EXPLAINED.
Mussolini has to all intents and purposes, been responsible for the recent disappearance of the Italian organ grinders from England.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
RADIO NOTICES.
The postage on printed papers for Chins and Macao is 2 cents for each two ounces or part of two ounces; and to all other destinations 4 cents for each two ounces or part of two ounces,
Individuals and firms are recommended to register their telogra- phte addresses at the Badlo Office. No charge is made for this,
Letters and postcards for Europe and South America are forwarded "vin Siberia" if so superscribed.
INWARD MAILE.
Per
1
From Shanghai and Swatowe
Australia and- Manila
tzits
Japan and Shanghai .. Japan and Shanghai Strafta Canada, U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan,
and Shanchal (Vancouver B. 26th April)
For generations their picturesque red-conted appearance and their monkeys which danced attendance were familiar sights to Londoners. S.A.. Honolulu, Japan and Shang- But some little time ago Mussolini
hai (San Francisco, 16th Apr.) the exprenned
his opinion that
Shanghai and Amoy dki not Hallan hurdy-surdy man
*** Manila reflect credit on his native country: and the emigration laws were. tightened with a view to discourag- Batavia ing Italians from going to England Japan on the off-chance of earning all- ing with a barrel-organ.
Evidently this "discouragement" has been effective; for Inquiries din close the fact than only three or four genuture Hadian organ-grindera are left in the country. All the rest have died of old age, or have returned to their native land, tak- ing their monkeys with them.
The barrel-organ trade, however,
of still prospers in certain
Parts London; and when a Pressman call-U.S.A., Canada, Japan, and Shanghai ed at Professor atigi Pesaresi'a organ factory in Camden Town, he found evidence of a thriving busi-
The
Imerol-orgus has Saigon
the last changed during
forty
* Manilu years." Mr. Spinelli, a partner in The business, said. "The Inetru- ments are much softer than they used to be. Nowadays the demand for modern tunes is increasing, but the old favourites still have their appen!."
ness.
SURPRISE FOR THE SOVIET.
In his spare time Mr. Spinelli has perfected n new moxiel, called the, Synphonta Plano," which has the usual adjuncts of
Soochow
Talauta Muru Tjlkembang
Pres. Cleveland Talping
Tjinegarn Sirdhana
May 1.
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Van Heutaz
May 12.
General Metzinger
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Empress of Japan U.S.A. Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
hot (San Francisco 17th April) Pres. Hayes U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan, and Shang-
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(Sentile, 2nd May)
For
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Australia (except places North of Brisbane) and New Zealand vin Singapore and Brigbane connecting with "Nieuw Holland" at Singapore
Straits and Calentta
Any
harrel. Halplung
organ and also two complete peals Saigon...
of belts. Another model is equip. Bangkok vin Swalow ped with a tremok, a "mandolin-Swatow, Anjoy and Formosa plano," and a Jazz' set, all of which eno play simultaneously,
The barrel organ-or to give it its proper name, the piano organ-- is going out of fashion in England, Mr. Spinelli Mald; but there is still a considerable demand for it in other Countries. Recently the little fac- tory in Camden Town received an order for six lastruments to sent ta Soviet
indication Russia, No was given either of the audience for which they were intended or of the type of music required: but the young Italian whose daty it was to choose the tunes possessed a grim sense of humour, and select- ed a mixture of aggressively Im-. perial melodies and hymn tunes.
CAPITAL URGED FOR NEW INDUSTRIES.
BLAMED FOR ECONOMIC DISTRESS,
That the world has invested too much capital in the old Indus- tries, and too little in the new unes, is one of the causes of the present economic distress, accord- ing to Prof. F. Hall, principal of the Co-operative College at Man. chester.
Swatow
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Haiphong
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Water power for electricity, nik Fuel and petrol have caused capital f and labour in the coal industry to be relatively excessive, he explain- ed. Building of mills in other countries and introduction f tificial silk have brought about similar position in the British cotton industry, he stated. What is required is a number of
nuw Industries that do not 'compote with or reduce employment in exis- | Manila ting industries, he believed. The professor thought they would be established and encouraged when they offer sufficient financial in- ducement, which would be increase Ir money could be borrowed more cheaply, and if taxation, in- cluding rates, could be reduced,
Relative to redistribution of wealth, Professor Hall said the operation of economic laws could not be avoided. He did not se how the primary distribution of wealth could be amended by legis lation, and there was a limit të the possibility of effecting trans. fer by taxation,
ed
He recommended the policy of seeking co-operative ownership of and and capital with a restric- tion upon the rate of Interest paid to individuals, while funds of collectively owned capital are be- ing built up. "Co-operativo con- trol of industry essentially repre- sents the organisation of consum- ere demands and regulation of production to meet those de- mands,” he said. "One prosent distress can be moderated by the. remedies. I have suggested, but recurrences can only be avoided by fundamental changes such as the substitution of a co-operative system for our present system."
Glasgow-The Council of the Royal Society of Arts have awar ded a prize of $100 for the talk- ing beacon which has been install- ed on the island of Cumbres to diminish the risk of vessels collid- ing as the best invention of 1029- 30. There were 20 inventions un- der consideration. The Joint In- ventors, Charles A. Stevenson and D. Allan Stevonnon, rozolved the Laward......
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