TO-DAY'S WANTS.
25 WORDA..
..$1.60
182.00 // Not Prepaid.) The following replies have been
received:-
910.
SITUATIONS
WANTED.-Assistant Dock Mater. Applicant must be familiar with ship. wright work. Write with full particu. 'lar to Box No. 917, "Hongkong
Telegraph."
WANTED KNOWN
orchestra in attendance.
THE
HONGKONG
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11. 1932.
TELEGRAPH.
HONGKONG SHARE
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
NOTICE.
HONGKONG RIFLE CLUB.
The inaugural meeting in con- nexion with the above will be lield in the Board Room of Mears. Jardino, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on Monday, 15th February, 1932, at 5.30 p.m.
All interested In Rifle Shooting are requested to attend.
E. R. DOVEY,
Hon. Secretary,
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.
ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1932.
20th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 27th February, 1932.
MARKET.
OFFICIAL SUMMARY BY STOCK EXCHANGE. On Saturday 20th, Monday 22nd,
steady undertone prevalls, and Tuesday 23rd, and Wednesday 24th buyers still predominate. In one or February, the first bell will be two instances, rates were marked up. rung at 11 am, and the first race will be run at 11.30 a.m. On Saturday, the 27th February, thi fret bell will be rung at 1. p.m.. and the Arst race will be run at 1.30 p.m
The tiffin interval will be takon after the Bfth race on the drai four daya,
MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE
Mombers are reminded that they and their ladies must wear their badgos prominently displayed.
LOVERS
In horoby given that will of DANCING
NOTICE be
Annual Ordinary General pleased to hear that the European the "SELECT DANCE CLUB," 17,
No one without a badge will be Queen's Road, will give its first Dance Meeting of Shareholders will bo
the Hongkong Hotel, admitted to the Mambers' Enclo on February 22nd at 6.30 English held at
on Monday, the 29th sure. Ladien by Hongkong.
for courtesy, Apply personally for Private February, 1932, at 11.30 am.
Badges admitting non-membere Entrance-cards from 3 to 9 p.m. All the purpose of receiving theto the Members' Enclosure and names must be given at least four
at $10.00 per day Limited Report of the Directors together Club Roomo days before the Dance. number only. "Membership" cards with a Statement of Accounts for including tax-or $40.00 including will be issued next month. Special the year ended 31st December, tax for the Meeting (ladies $5.00 Dancen will be given ones 7 week
and $20.00 respectively), for Service Men only.
The Transfer Books of the Com- obtainable through the Secretary n Member. como one pany will be CLOSED from Thurs upon introduction by SHANGHAI VISITORS, come all to the Hongkong fish store day, 18th February, to Monday, such Member to be responsible for Restaurant and see our special ro291 February, both days inclusive.all chits, etc. frigerated display counter of sea food,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managera. Hongkong. 10th February, 1932,
Lebaters,
Oysters, Prawn, Fish,
Fowls and Ment etc., cooked and served as you pick froin the counter. 59, Des Voeux Road, Central.
FOR SALE
FOR SALE-ALASATIAN PUPS 2, Dogs and 2 Bitches. 6 weeks old. Apply to H. Major, 4th Floor, Unlon Buliding.
APARTMENTS
1931.
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
Notice is hereby given that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Shareholders in this Corporation will be held at the Head office of Queen's AIRLIE HOTEL-23-25, Nathan the Corporation, No. 1
Central, Hongkong, on Under European Road Road, Kowloon. Management Excellent Cuisine, Saturday, the 27th February, 1932, Bindern Apartments. Terms Moderate. at 11.30 a.m. for the purpose of Three minutes from ferry. Tel. 67367. receiving the Report of the Board
of Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st Decomber, 1931. The Register of Shares of the Corporation will be closed from Monday, the 15th February, to Saturday, the 27th February, 1932 (both days inclusive), which period no transfer shares can be registered.
METALS
of all kinda especially for ship-building and engineering work. Complete stock. Bort Terms. Immediate delivery,
SINGON & CO
ESTABLISHED A. D. 1930.
Telephone: 20515. RING LUNG ST.
M
499EUR R. SHIMIZU. ASSEUSE 8. HONDA,
ASSYUSE S. KISAKI. Recommended for many years for Government Civil. Honpital. Pask Bomital, etc, and by all the local doctors
24 Weedham Street. Tel. 24941.
are
Badges admitting to Members Enclosure will NOT be on sale ni the Race Course,
Bales,
Union Insurance 8400. Hotels (Old) $14.20/14.25. Humphreys (Old) £17.50. Hongkong Electrion $76.
Buyers.
Douglases $25. H.K. & K. Wharves $154. Providents (Qld) $5. Hotels (Old) #14.10. Lands $7714.
Humphroys (Old) $17%. Humphreys (New) $17.10. Chinese Estates $95. Hongkong Trams $21.40. Hongkong Electrics $76. Telephones $234. Cements (Combined) $17.60, Hongkong Ropes $18. Dairy Farms $28. Amusements #1834. Constructions (New) $1.79.
Sellers,
Benguets $1. China Lights (Ok) $22. China Lights (New) $22.25.
BRITISH AMBASSADOR
SNUBBED.
SECOND THOUGHTS,
£15,000 DAMANGES FOR A.B.C. EX-CHIEF,
MR. PEARCE AND LORD GREENWOOD.
Agreed damages of £15,000 aro
POST OFFICE NOTICE
Information has been received that the Siberian route, is uninter
to be paid to Mr. A. C. Pearce, rupted and the service by this route will accordingly be resumed forth- formerly managing director of the with.
Company, for The Public are, however, warned that, as this Service is somewhat Aerated Bread
precarious and still Ilable to suspension without notice, lotters will only wrongful dismissal.
Ife is also to have an amount be accepted at senders' risks. In the event of the servies being again which has been agreed upon as to suspended all lotters will be forwarded via Sues. costs.
His action in the King's Bench Division was settled on the above
terma.
As from 10th February the Parcel Post Service to Shanghal and North China is resumed for individual parcels only.
Letters and postcards for Europe and South Ameries are forwarded
Mr. Pearce WAS appointed in} "Via Blberin” if au superscribed. January, 1927, at a salary of £2,000
It is noted for the information of holders of Private foxes at the
a year and I per cent. of the not General Post Office that on and after 1st February no taxed correspondence profits.
Later his salary was increased to will be placed in the Boxes. A notification will be substituted and Box- holders are requested to call or send for the correspondence at the Box- £3,000 and 2 per cent of the proholders' Lobby and there pay the amount of the Tax against the da fits, and the term of his employ-livery of the letters or packets.
ment was extended to seven years from October, 1928.
He complained that he was sum- marily dismissed on Dec. 6, 1929. Mr. Pearce was cross-examined by Mr. Birett on his efforts to obtain employment since he was dismissed, he
and replied that ho
job had tried his hardest to got a An offer by him to manage an hotel nt £500 a year had been refused.
A
Withdrawn. Suggestion After the settlement had been ar. nounced Mr. Pritt (for Mr. Pearce) Anid:
"I share
From
Japan and Shanghai U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shangħal
(Seattle. 23rd January) Manila
Japan and Shanghai
| Manila
Japan and Shanghai Saigon
Australia and Manila
Japan and Shanghat Japan and Shanghai
INWARD MAILS.
I
Par
Kashmir
Su
February 19
Pren, Cleveland
February 12,
Emp. of Russia
.February 13,
Hikawa Pres. Grant
Mare
February 14,
February 15,
Athos II
February 14
Andre Lobon
February 11.
Atsuta Marú
February 18.
Hakusan Mara
February 19.
Shinyo Maru
February 19.
B.C.,
Empress of Japan .... Koshima Maru
February 19.
...February 20,
Pres. Garfeld
February 20.
February 22,
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
hai .... (San Francisco, 22nd January) U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
(San Francisco, 20th January) Proa. Lincoln
OUTWARD MAILS.
hal
For
Saigon, Straits, Ceylon, India, Mau
ritius, East and South Africa and *South American porta
Mir. Birett's opinion] that in arriving at this settlement Canada, U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan
have and Shanghai (Vancouver the directors of the
30th January) acted in good faith, renand! properly in the interests of their Straits
I only wish to add shareholders. jon behalf of Mr. Pearce that he New York, Jan. 8.
withdraws unreservedly ппу вик- Another of Washington's A limited number of Tins will
tengestion that Lord Greenwood was. over the bo obtainable each day at the Club sub to Sir Ronald Lindsay, the wards him."
malice to- cup storms has arisen
actuated by personal House, provided they are ordered British Ambassador, by a com-
Mr. Birkett: The directors' are In advance from the No. 1 Boy.mittee of the State Department glad to have the assurance that Telephone No. 21920.
Correspondents' Association, who the view in nccepted that they acted On no pretext will children be pointedly omitted him from the in good faith and with a sense of
alther enclosure list of Ambassadors and Ministera duty at all times to their shares permitted in during the first four days of the invited to a dinner in honour of holders.
Mr. Stimmon, the Secretary of: It was found possible to arrive Meeting.
State.
int n settlement (added Mr. Bir Swatow When Mr. Stingon heard of this kett) after certain matters had Saigon slight he exhibited great indigna- heen examined in the course of the Amoy
explana-evidence, and the directors had Samshui and Wuchow tion and demanded an tion.
agreed to pay Mr. Pearce the sum Shanghai and Europe vin Siberia As a result, n belated invitation which had been announced in con- Halphong was forwarded to Sir Round Lindsideration of the extent of the Swatow, Amoy and Frochow say, bearing the statement that it
of Mr. Pearce's dif Fort Bayard pgreement and
Hothow, Pakhol As to the suggestion of malice, Lord Greenwood felt that Manilla and Parcels for Germany
vin Hamburg ....... deeply and resented it. If Lord Greenwood had gone into the wit-Japan and "Conada neus-box (continued Mr. Birkett)
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.
The price of admission to the Public Enclosure is $4.00 per day Including tax for all including ladies, and is payable at the Gate.
persona
was being sent at the request of ficulty of obtaining employmonal (Salgon
the Secretary of State.
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform are admitted to the Public Enclo It is unlikely that Sir Ronald aure at $1.00 per day including will feel able to accept the invita tax.
tion in this form. Mr. Stimson Bookmakera, Tic Tac men, etc. will also probably decling and the during will not be permitted to operate dinner may be cancelled.
The committee of three respon of within the precincts of The Hong
for the slight includes Mr. Kong Jockey
jable Club during
Harold Horan Heart, a journalist, Race Meeting,
who loft Paris four years axo
By order of the Board of Directors,
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 5th February, 1932.
MRS. MOTONO. Massage, Hand and Electric 31b, Wyndham Street.
DOG RACING
Next Saturday and Sunday
MACAU GREYHOUND RACING CLUB.
ROXON
HARMSTON'S CIRCUS
Last Week in Kowloon
Now Showing 3rd Complete Obange
LAST TWO MATINÉES
SATURDAY and SUNDAY
At 4.15 p.m.
Children half price tò Matinees
Sunday, 14th February last night in Kowloon.
Booking at Moutrio's.
W. HAHMSTON. Proprietor.
COMING
R. BELL Representative.
SHORTLY
TO THE CENTRAL!- THE AGE FOR LOVE
with
BILLIE DOVE
A FRANK LLOYD PRODUCTION.
1932 United Artists Picture
the
Tiffins will be obtainable in the arlor Meationed by
| Restaurant in the Public Enele- (police
sure.
I SERVANTS PASSES,
Passes for
Servants wil iseu ot On application to the guests, but Secretary, 3rd Floor, Gloucester Building.
•
later.
SEAT RETAINED.
l'er
Buenos Aires Maru
Date and Time.
Thur, Feb. 11, 1.80 p.m. Hydrangea.... Thur., Feb. 11, 8 p.m. Scistan....Thurs., Feb. 11, 3.30 p.m. Anking....Thurs, Fob, 11, 8.00 pm. Tai Hing...Thurs., Feb. 11, 4 p.m. Tilawa.....Fri., Feb. 12, 10.30 a.m.
Com. Henri Rivière
Fri, Feb. 12, 1.80 p.m. Haining
.......Fri, Feb. 12, 2 p.m. Wing Los....Fri, Feb. 12, 2.80 p.m. Kaying. Fri, Feb. 12, 8.80 p.m. Clara Jebsen ..Fri., Feb. 12, 3.80 p.m.
Oldenburg....Fri, Feb. 12, 5 p.m. Protesilaus..Sat., Feb. 13, 19 a.m.
(Due Vancouver B.C., 8th March) Cam. Henri Rivierv
Sat., Feb. 13, 10 s.m.
he would have tried to make it Halphong clear that his main and primary Shanghai and Europe via Siberia Eurylochu...Sat, Feb. 18, 10 am.
those of the interests had been shareholders.
With regard to the charges that the had been made against Mr. Pearce,
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marselles Kashmir
Parcels
Reg.
Letters
a leakage of informa- the directora desired to say that, after full investigation of all mat- Anglo- tion regarding a secret French naval agreement.
ters, they withdrew unreservedly The Brazilian Ambassador and all of them. To-day, as from the the Canadian Minister were also beginning, their interests had been be omitted from the first list of the interests of the shareholders; reveived invitations they bore no ill-will towards Mr. Pearce and wished him a happy and successful future.
Sandakan Sandakan Enormous Costs Saved. Mr. Justice Avory, who con- Manila sented to the terms
ma of the settle-
Swatow, Amoy and Formosa.... ment, said: I foresaw that unless Japan and South American Ports
Bangkok via Swatow... at this case might probably have Heihow and Bangkok lasted for another two weeks. The Mania, Makassar and Sourabaya result of that would have been an Straits and Europe via Marseilles enormous expense possibly to both parties, certainly to unc..
Employers are requested to dis tribute them with discrimination
and to endorse their names on the RESULT OF BY-ELECTION AT some agreement could be arrived
passus.
Servants are not permitted ir the Members' Enclosure except for passing through on their duties but must remain in their ployers' stands.
Any peraoNA with Servants'
em.
found loitering раваев in their possession will forfeit the same and will be removed from enclosure.
thi
NEW FOREST.
London, Feb. 10. The by-election at New Forest, caused by the elevation of Lt. Col. Wilfred Ashley to the Peerage, re- sulted as follows:
་
--Reuter,
Halphong
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow
think that the directors have acted with prudence and in the Mr. Mills (Cons).... 23,327. best interests of the shareholders Mr. Smith (Ind. Lab) 5,135. in arriving at this settlement.
am glad that the charge of per Conservative majority 18.192. Ronal malice on the part of Lord Fort Bayard, Holhow, Pakhoi end
Greenwood, which struck me at the The figures at the last election time was quite unnecessarily made by Mr. Pearce, has been withdrawn.! Lt. Col. Ashley (C.) 35,544 One can only hope (added the F. Stainer (Lab.) 7,130 judge) that Mr. Pearce and the shareholders of this company will the course Cons. majority
28.414 ultimately benefit by which has been taken.
By Order,
were:
C. R. BROWN,
Secretary Hongkong, 8th February, 1932.
THE HONGKONG RESIDENTS!
SAVE MONEY
AT OUR
Closing-Out Sale
The Best Chance of the Whole Year.
No Reasonable Offer Refused.
Buy Beautiful Silks Now At
LOVELY SILK STORE
9, D'Aguilar Street.
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A.,
Canada, Central and South Ame rica and Europe via Ban Francisco. and Europe vin Siberin
Salgar, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africa, and Europo via Marsolles ...
!
Manila Amoy Japan
Parcels
Roxy ...
........Sat, Feb. 19. EP.O.
Feb. 12, 4.00 p.m..
Feb. 18, 9 .. Feb. 13, 10 am. G.P.O.
Feb. 12, 6 pm. Feb. 13, 9.45 km.
Latters, Feb. 13, 10.80 M (Duo Marseilles, 12th March.) Yusang......Sat, Feb. 18, 10 am. Hinsang.....Sat, Feb. 13, 1.80 p.m.. Pres. Cleveland
Sat, Feb. 13, 4.39 p.m. Bokuyo Maru.. Sat, Feb. 13, 6 pm. Kiangsu .... Sun., Feb. 14, 8.30 am. Canton Maru.. Sun., Feb. 14, 0a.m. Kweiyang...Mon, Feb. 15, 1.30 pm. Tjinegara.. Tucs, Feb. 16, 9.30a.m. Aoneas
Tues., Feb. 10. K.P.O.
10 a.m.
Rep... Letters
1 p.m.
G.P.O.
Reg...
1.15 p.
Letters
2 pa.
(Due Marseilles, 19th March)....
Tonkin
Huiyang
Tues., Feb. 16, 12.30 p.m.
Furs., Feb. 10, 1 pm.
President Grant.
Parcels, Reg., ... Letters,
Tues., Feb. it
Feb. 16, Noon. Feb. 16, 1.15 p.m. Feb. 18, 2 p.m. Fancisco 8th March)
Tuen, Feb. 18. K.P.O.
(Due San
Athos II
Reg.,
1 p.m.
Letters
1 p.m.
G.P.O.
1.45 p.m
Rag.,
Letters
2.30 pm.
1
(Due Marseilles, 18th March) Aaama Maru Thur., Feb. 18, 2.30 p.m. Kamsang....Thurs., Feb. 18, 5 p.m. Alauta Maru Fri, Feb. 10, 9.30 am.
*Buperscribed Correspondence only.
DISARMAMENT PROMISES.
ITALY WILLING TO PROCEED FAR.
Geneva, Feb. 10.
tanks, bombing aircraft and chemical warfare,
Japanese Proposals, Japan's proposals were ex- prossed by Mr. Matsudaira, and include acceptance of the draft convention as a basis for discus sion, aballtfon of aerial bom- bardment, poison 解電容。 and The thunder of guns in the Far bacteria, fair and equitable limita Fast, while the Disarmament, Cons with safety ference is sitting at Geneva, was compatible with national not "tragic Irony" declared reduction in the size of
battle Signor Grandi, in submitting the ships, calibre of guns and tonnage Italian pro On the
con-of saroplane carriers; total being shed in the abolition of aeroplane landing was a warning to all coun- decks, and Imitation of sub trica. of the world of the resulta marines by adherance of other should the Conference fail.
States to the London declaration. The Conference's task was to Router. fortify justice, not to fortify force. The countries must reduce arma monts If the League's prestige and authority were to be maintained, and In this connexion Italy was willing to prolong the Washington naval "agreement; to abolish capital ships, submarines, aiz|| 67, Queen's Road C. 2nd floor craft" carrièrs,-heavy artillery, and
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