THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1932.
TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
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HONGKONG
AND
NOTICE.
CHANGES IN THE HOMELAND.
MR. MIDDLETON SMITH'S ADDRESS.
ROTARY TALK.
and even in that last refuge of the die-hards. the English clubs. She is quite able to take care of herself. She knows what she wants, and she usually gets it.
woman
To-night
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9.15 p.m.
To-night
FIRST COMPLETE CHANGE
OF PROGRAMME AT
HARMSTON'S CIRCUS
MATINEES Every Saturday and Bunday at 418 D
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PRICES « ADMISSIONE
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$21.00
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Second Chal
Ball Carpeta
Guisery
Hooking at Movtrir's, Bundays at The Cirene,
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Henezerie Open Daily From 1,00 mm, to #,00, 320810 W. HARMSTON, Propratior
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POST OFFICE NOTICE
HONGKONG BREWERS & DIS- TILLERS LIMITED invite designs
My young niece rolorted, when I and brando for a label suitable for
protested against her excessive ex- Notice is hereby given that the the Pilsenger beers and lagers to
penditure on a new frock, "My supply of electricity to the Fanling be produced at their Brewery at
dear, you don't seem to understand that boing well-dressed given a and Kwanti districts will be dis-Sham Trong shortly,
Bense of security that continued between the hours of
No particular design is suggest-
even religion ia powerless colours and designa
bestow." The following replies have beca00a.m. and 5.00 p.m. on Thurs-ed bus
and 5th similar to brands already day and Friday, th
The contrast between the Eng- on the
Commerce is King. February, 1932.
market will NOT be accepted.
land of to-day and the England of
Society, as well as commerce and twenty years ago was dealt with Originality and attractiveness
for should be the key note and HONG-by Mr. C. A. Middleton Smith, the theatre, attracts all and sundry
London. The fashionis when he addressed Rotarians at to KONG BREWERS & DISTILLERS yesterday's luncheon, held in lies' dresses have changed; the LIMITED offer Prizes for the best Messrs. Lane Crawford's res wheel has turned full cycle from First taurant, under the Chairmanship the long skirts of my youth, to the Com-three designe submitted.
diminishing longth which Prize $100.00 Second Prize $75.00 of the Hon. Mr. S. W. To
petticonta impossible and and Third Prize $50.00.
The Chairman welcomed the ma
Frank Smith bobbed hair compulsory,
back It is a condition of entry for
following. Mr.
Mr. J. Middleton the stately evening
of 1932. gowns of (Shanghai) Bon of the But for all these superficial submitted, and the copy-rights speaker, Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar, Pro- changes society remaine much the thereon, will become the property fessor W. Brown, Mr. A. H. Fen-same. There are still the froth"Via Biberia" If so superscribed,
wick, Mr. D. W. Morley and Mr. and the deega in Londen an there HONGKONG BREWERS of
were twenty or thirty or a hundred DISTILLERS LTD, and that if any N. 11. France, all of Hongkong, and
j'enra ngo. sketch other than one of the the last four of the University.
Remarking that Mr. J. Middleton winners. be used, prize
Smith had recently boet married, designer will be recompensed at the Chairman wished him a happy
future. the discretion of the Directors.
EDUCATIONAL LESSONS.in English, French and elementary German by certificated teacher. Misa Carlton, P.O. Box No. 128, Yaumati
SITUATIONS
WANTED KNOWN
REALTY TRUST CO., LTD.
(Incorporated under the
panies Ordinances of Hong Kong).
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the Competition that all skotches hanghai),
&
the
All letters should be addressed to the Secretary and should reach the oflice of the Company No. 7.
not fater
that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders of Hong Kong
and Trust WANTED General Mice ASSIST- Realty
Company ANT, fluent English, good typewriter. Limited, will be held at the Write, stating age, qualifications,
O Mee of the nalary, etc., to Box No. 910, "Hong-Registered
Exchange Company,
Building kong Telegraph.'
(2nd Floor). Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong, on Wednes ins, the 2nd March, 1932, at 12 Noon, for the purpose of recriving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Board of Directors | Duddell Street, for the year ended on the 31st December, 1931, and re-electing two Directors and the Anditora,
The Transfer Books of the Com- LAST 16 days of Sale at DOLLYpany will be closed from Wednes
HAT SHOP. Wonderful day, the 17th February, 1932, to VARDEN bargains in newest style Hats $5.00 Wednesday, the 2nd March, 1932,
also American Sportsbeth days inclusive. Huita Bargain prices.
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and
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By Order of the Board,
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Secretary, Hongkong, 2nd February, 1932.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD,"
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
The Chairman explained that the President (Sir William Hornell) had gone to Shanghai on account of than his brother's illness and said he was 28th February. The decision of sure they all wished Mr. Hornell a
speedy recovery. the Directors will be final
Home
To use an old rhyme:
to
The despatch of mails via Siberia has been discontinued until further notice. Malls will be despatched generally via Sues but if a quicker route should from time to time offer it will be utilised.
As from 2nd February no parcels for Shanghai and Nerth China can be accepted until further notice. 1
Letters and postcards for Europe and South America are forwardné It is notified for the information of holders of Private Boxes at the General Post Office that on and after 1st February no taxed correspondence will be placed in the Boxos. A notification will be substituted and Box- holders are requested to call or send for the correspondence at the Box- holders' Lobby and there pay the amount of the Tax against the de- INWARD MAILS.
"Cynics may complain that livery of the letters or packets, Society is mixed.
"I am ready to maintain its ingredients are fixed,
"For the world of men and women is a social ginger-pop.
"The dregs are at the bottom and the froth is at the top."
The Paradox.
From Calcutta and Straits Australia and Manila Japan
London Parcels only, Kondon 31st (9) - B
Deceraber
Japan and Shanghai
Per Takada Tanda
Du „February 1. February 4.
Melbourne Marn
February 4.
Barpedon Terukuni Maru
February
February .
Pakruary 6.
Prom, Van Buren
February 6.
Kidderpora
February 6.
Taiyo Maru
Europe via Negapatam (Lettern and The industrial life in England Papers) London, 7th January, KatorliMaru has greatly changed since my work-U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang shop days; conditions
ha! are much.
(San Francisco, 5th January) Straits Manila
Middleton Smith said in Mr. part: In Englund, recently, I saw flat amazing new play "Cavalcade. which gives the piorama of the history of
my generation.
better in many ways. There are What a contrast is the England now old age pensions, shorter hours of today with that which I left and less manual effort. The auto- twenty years ago, when matic tool and the always-moving Recepted the invitation to come to bench demand less muscle but also Hongkong; and so found a depresless skilled labour. They have.
climate and fadefatigable Hinse
however, reduced employment. critica, but lost the privilege of The blunt fact is that the in- serving on a jury and paying ingenuity of the engineer has outrun and the vision of the politician What has happened in the menu-
the distributor. the efficiency of time in England? Things are not And so we find poverty in a
in a world just as they used to be. The most of plenty. The farmera
were In America while striking of the changes have been burning wheat
starving: were brought about, not by the politik int clana, not by the parsons, but by and coffee was used for fuel in
science. the men of
Brazil so that you and I might pay modern methods
more for what we buy.
come tax.
THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
HEREBY NOTICE IS
GIVEN THAT THE THIRTY-FOURTI ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF THIS COMPANY will be held thu Office of Mesars. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on THURSDAY, the 11th February. 1932, AT NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the year} ended 31st December, 1931.
The Register of Shares of the CLOSED from Company will be Wednesday, the 3rd February, 1032. that zuha Extraordinary General to Thursday, the 11th February, 1932, Meeting of the Members of the both days inclusive.
NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO will be GIVEN that
Extraordinary above named Company
Office of Mesura, General Meeting of the Membarn f held at Jardine, Matheson & Co., Limited the above named Company will be Pedder Street Victorin in the held nt 12.15 p.m. on the same day and at the maree pince as and Colony of Hongkong on Tuesday, immediately after the before mention the 16th day of February, 1932, od Ordinary General Meeting for the # 12.15 p.m. immediately after the purpose
It has already exerted a remark Annual General Meeting of the
46 Extraordinaryable influence on listeners. It has edneated them to appreciate good Company, for the purpose of eon-Resolution.
That the Articlex of Association of language. good books and good sidering and if thought fit passing the Company be altered in manner
following:
The Metropolis. "One thousand Dollars" contained The Invention of the steam partly in the third and partly in engine led to the transformation of the fourth lines of Article 06 of the Company's Articles of Associa England from an agricultural to a nation. To-day tien and the substitution therefor munufacturing
#Five the words
thousand commerce is King.
the
the following resolution Extraordinary Resolution.
AR N
That the Articles of Asaecía- tion of the Company be altered in manner following:
(a) by deleting the figures
$10,000:00 in the third line of Article 95 (4) nĩ the Company's Articles of Association and substitut ing therefor the figures $15,000:00.
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Mass-prod motorcars,
01
transport, neroplanes and electric trains, Inve changed the dally lives of millions, Broadcasting has brought volcos
road from afar into almost every home
of considering and it in the country. thought at passing the following
resolution ла
of
(n) By deletion of the words
Dollars." AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that a further Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members of the Company will be held at the same place at 12.30 p.m. on Friday the 26th day of February, 1982, for the AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO purpose of receiving a report of the GIVEN that A further Extra-proceedings at the before mentioned ordinary General Meeting of the Extraordinary General Electing and of confirming if thought fit the before Members of the Company will be
mentioned resolution held at the same time and place Resolution. an Wednesday, the 2nd day of March, 1932, for the purpose of receiving a report of the proceed. Ings at the above mentioned meet- Ing and of confirming if thought At the above mentioned resolution as a Special Resolution.
Dated the 28th day of January, 1992,
By Order of the Board.
LS GREENHILL,
Secretary,
THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN.
What to do to help a child.
Special
By Order of the Board of Directors,
F. IL CRAPNELL,
Hongkong, 27th January, 1932.
META'S
Secretary.
of all kinda especially for ship-building and engineering work. Complete stock. Best Terms. Immediate delivery.
SINGON & CO ESTABLISHED A, D. 1930. Telephone: 20516. HING LUNG ST.
DUCHESS'S SKETCHI
VANISHES.
LESLIFE HENSON'S LOSS.
music.
Yet it is the ambition of every city worker to own a seat in the country. The banker or the wealthy manufacturor, time after time, has driven the Earl from his castic. But each year fewer people work on the land.
Yet there in for less real poverty
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang.
hai
Canada, U.S.A., Honolulu. Japan and
(San Francisco, 11th January) Pres. Grant
Shanghai (Vancouver, B.Č., 18th ***. January)
Australia and Manila Japan
Emp. of Russia
February 7,
February B.
Changte
„Pebrnary_8. February 9.
Japan and Shanghai
Buenos Aires Marn Kashmir
February 10.
U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shanghai
(Seattle, 23rd January)
February 12.
Pres. Cleveland
.February 12.
Japan and Shanghat Japan and Shanghai
Hikawa Maru
February 14. ·
February 16.
February 17.
Salgun..
Straits
For
in England to-day than there used Fort Bayard
Town Planning Effect.
to be.
To find, at any rate in London and South of the Thames, no one in raga, no one that looks "down
Amoy Saigon
Heihow and Haiphong Sandakan
Athos II Andro Ludon
OUTWARD MAILS.
Per
Europe
and out," In Poplar and White-Shanghal, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., C.
and South America and chapel you see neatly dressed
via Vancouver, B.C. children and grown ups, sobriety,,, and an absence of squalor. Town to the new planning has given Keneration of the lowost class sanitation. sunlight and
self- respect.
Swalow, Amoy and Foochow Australia, aml New Zealand
Brisbane
Forget and Forgive. Despite the agony of the war, nothing mean, nothing revengeful, exists in the English heart to-day. After the peace of 1002, the Boer Straits and Calcutta generals received impassioned ad- miration in London and the ex- enemy Smuts is now the greatest exponent in the world of our Eng- fish ideals and aspirations.
The rush to the cities continues the and London daily increases
Recently prominent German number of its inhabitants and the
are said "The English state rests on area of its suburbs. There eight millions in greater London
two specifically English assump undit was to-day:
recently tionscommon sense and the trans reckoned by an authority on town formation of an antagonist Into a planning that in thirty years the privileged colleague."
number will be twelve millions,
What is this magnet that has drawn within such a small circle population. greater than that of all Canada or all Australia? Why are there more people in London to-day than there were in the whole of England in the days of good Queen Bess
Virgil said that the sea divided the poor Britons utterly from other peoples: but modern science has made the sea for England a ring of marriage with all the nations.
Geography Made London.
I suppose the main reasons for London are geography and the sen; and following close on that, the peculiar genius of the English prople for machinery and com- Geography made London, as it has made Hongkong; but English energy, reinforced by the canniness and thrift of the Scot. created two great ports in the West and the East.
merce.
Anyone knowing of a child who has been assaulted, neglected or ill-treated in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering or Injury to health, or knowing of a parent who is seeking advice on any matter concerning A child,
A pencil sketch which the would be doing an act of kindness Duchess of York made two years There by communicating at once with ago
The Hon. Secretarica, H.K.S.P.C. vanished.
of
Glarly's Cooper
It has been said that the English Per- are stupid and sentimental.
haps it is true. Thero certainly is beneath a rough surface a rich vein
of
via
Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A.” Contral and South America and *Europe via Victoria B.C.
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius,
East and South Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe vin Marseilles
sentiment in most Englishmen. Nelson, as he lay dying, said "Kiss me Hardy", and no one in England thought the worse of him for that. Manila (Ship Sails on Sunday, 7th Dickens touched our heart-strings. at 8 a.m.
I am told that the best seller for Swatow, Amey and Formosa years
Shanghai a sentimental Wh
nove! called "The Rosary." frank and own that we prefer in Cannia, Central and South America
Let us be Manila
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U. S. A., our men and in books homely sent! and Europe via San Francisco..... ment to mud-raking and filth.
"Watchman What Of The Night 7"
Manila
People ask me "What is the out-Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, look in England to-day?"
East and South Africa, Egypt The outlook seems bad. The and Europe.via Brindisi pound is unstable, the trade balance adverse, taxation unemployment, alarming. Asin in chaos, Europe in despair and America not much better.
Yet things might be worse. "AL
The Metropolis has changed, and Homo" they still "keep on keeping galgon, Straits, Ceylon, India, Hau yet the City is unchangeable. on."
now tubes, electric are
has underground railways,
A Brave Effort.
the mast.
moving I feel, Sir, in regard to this old staircases and nickering electric c/o G.P.O. Box No. 513. Hongkong The Duchess drew Miss Cooper's signs at night. But Gog and England to-day, that she is like a or St. George's Building, Top floor, portrait on the back of a judging Magog, The Tower, the City Com-ship battling with a bricking All further steps will be taken, card when she was acting as panies, and the Lord Mayor's Show typhoon, but still carrying her
colours bravely at and expenses borne, by the Society, judge of costumes at a charity remain.
I found her not dis-spirited, not The
newspapers feature crime The Informant's name will be ball,
more vividly, but the simple human weak, but well knowing that she emotions of laughter and domestic with a certain pride in the struggle, had seen dark days before; indeed kept strictly private, except in
are as prevalent as of old; an instinct that she sees a little affection cases where malice in proved.
the Englishman's home is still his castle and to do his duty to his better on a cloudy day than when family and fellowe yet remning higail is fair. main ambition.
Dairy Farm Vegetables
SAFE and SUCCULENT NOW ON SALE LETTUCE
30 ets per head.
CARROTS
10 cla. par. th.
MASSAGE HALL
MRS. S. UZUNOYE Expert MassQURE,
57, Queen's Road U., 2nd floor,
She handed it to Leslie Ilenson, who was assisting her.
It was a charming drawing in profile and so much did the famous comedian cherish this little per sonal gift that he had it framed and used it as a mascot upon the stage in all his productions.
Another Loss.
Taxia Replace Iinnsoms. Taxis have replaced the hansam cabs of my youth; the cinema has caused the old-type of musle-hall to disappear.
caters.
As I look back to the pre-war days, it seems to me that in pro sperity she was often moody, and irritable; but in the storm of battle or calamity she reveals unexpected vigour, and her pulse beats like a steam-hammer.
All over the world we English call England "Home." If in my effort to entertain, I have bored
you
ritius, East and South Africa and *South American porte
Date and Tima Tal Poo Shek Wed., Feb. 3, 1.30 ·pami Lyeemoon.... Wed., Feb. 3, 3.30 p.m. Tsinan .... Wed., Feb. 9, 8.80 p.m. Liangchow, Wed, Feb. 3, 3.30 pan. Menado Maru Thurs., Feb. 4, 8.30 a.m. Mausang.... Thur, Feb. 4, 10 a.m.
Empress of Asin
Thurs., Feb. 4. Parcels
Feb. 8, & p.. Reg., .......... Feb. 4, 9.48 km. Letters.... Feb. 4, 10.30 am. (Duo Vancouver, B.C., 21st Fob.) Haiyang Thurs., Feb. 4, 1 p.m.
Melbourne Maru
Parcels, Reg.
Lettern
Thur., Feb. 4.
Feb. 4, 2 p.
Feb. 4, 245 p.m. Feb. 4, 3.80 p.m. (Due Brisbane. 17th February). Sui Song
Parcels
Lettora
President Madison
Parcels, Reg., Lotters,
.Fri, Feb. 6.
.Nood
.1 p.m.
Fri, Feb. b.
Feb. 5, 8 pm. Feb. 5, 3.45 p.m. Feb. 5, 4.30 p.m. (Due Victorin B.C., 23rd Fab.) "..
Terukuni Maru ....Fri, Feb. 5.
K.P.O. Rog... Feb. 5; 4.30 p.m. Letters..... Feb. 5, 4.30 pm. G.P.Q.
Reg
Feb. 5, 6 pm. Feb. 6, 6 p.m. (Due Marseilles, 3rd March),
Letters
Pres Van Buren...Fri. Feb. 6, 5 p.m.. Hozun Maru.....Sun., Feb. 7, 9 a.m.. Kidderpore.....
‚Bun. Feb. 7, 9 mm... Emp. of Russla..Mon, Feb. 8, 9 a.m.
Talyo Maru.....
..Tues., Feb. 9. Registration .....8th. 5. p.m. Letters.....9th, 8.30 am. (Due San Francisco. 4th March.) Près. Grunt ... Tue, Feb. 0, 4.30 pan.
Gauge
Reg.
Letters,
Reg......
Wed., Fob. 10.. K.P.O.
Feb. 10, 8 pm.
Feb. 10, 4 p.nt. G.P.O.
Feb. 10, 3.45 p.m.
Letters, ... Feb. 10, 4.30 p.m.
(Due Brindisi, 3rd March.)
Buenos Aires Maru
Straite, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles Kashmir
Saigon, Ceylon, India, Hauritius, East and South Africa, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles
1914:
Thun, Feb. 11,
Parcals .... Reg.,
jaso ...
Sat, Feb. 13. K.P.O.
Feb. 12, 4.30 p.m. Feb. 13, 0a.m. Letters...... Feb. 13, 10 mm. G.P.O.
Parcels. Fob. 12, 5 pm. Reg.,...... Feb. 13, 9.45 am. Loiters, Feb, 13, 10.00 am (Due Marseilles, 12th March.)
Athos II
Reg. .....
Tues., Feb. 10.. KP.0.
Feb. 16, 10 a.m, Lotters,..... Feb. 16, 1 pm, G.P.O.
Rex........
Feb. 16, 12.45 pm, Letters, Feb. 10, 1:80 p.m. (Duo Marseilles, 18th March)
#Buzernerthol Cerangannfants, ante
It was lost whon "Counsel's Opinion"
In London to-day you see the new was transferred from the Strand Theatre to make way Boy Scouts and the old-time Beat- for "It's a Girl."
You find, as of old, the
amiling
the .at Lately, too. Mr. Henson has had nurse-mada a bag of golf clubs, the treasures; Guar but the girl-typlat now have, as it seems you, claimed too parents and children, a desire to and my memories swing back not to of a
20 years collection, taken accompanies the male to the office, much, if I have strained your live in amity with my fellows and the changing cities but to the un- from
his car.
and city banka employ amartly patience. I beg forgiveness; but
to try to do my bit, for in its uni- changing hills, the green meadows Those articles' cannot have dressed Phylle to decode cables could only any in a few simple versal appeal, a famous signal re- and the country lanes of England quite the same value for anyone, and add up columns of viher peo-words just what was in my mind.
For England gave me all I hold minds everyone of us that England the land that I call "Home else. "But I would pay hand-ple's money.
The Chairman: expressed the somely," said Mr. Henson "for the In my life-time
Club's thanks to the speaker for hi has most dear glimpses of great lives, expects us this day and every day, joy of recovering them"
emerged. She is in Parliament, memories of my youth, wonderful to do our duty.
As ̧s' compass always: swings 'address.
if in my love for England books, the deep affectiona off north, no do my loyalties, my hopes
woman
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