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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1930.

CHINA ANNOYED WITH DOLLAR DIRECTORY

JAPANESE

TROUBLE OVER INCIDENT AT TSINGTAO CONCESSION

PROTEST TO CONSUL

Canton, Monday.

Features of This Year's Local Compendium

FULLER THAN EVER

After months of preparation, cor recting and deleting of names and add- ing of new ones, the Hong Kong Directory, more familiarly known as An occurrence which promises to the Dollar Directory" in ready to be result in diplomatic complications, launched upon the public. The labours took place at Tsingtao, when of the stuf of the Newspaper Enter Ltd in compiling this 1930 Chinese named Lau Chup-mun, in prize,

edition have been really prodigious the employment of a Japanese, was yet their tail has been well repaids early last February arrested by the for this year's volume contains more Japanese police on an alleged information than ever. Indeed, every

office charge of larceny.

private house should possess copy of this useful compendium, which contains a store of information. necessary to both the businessman and

the visitor.

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It will be recalled that ever since the rendition of Taingtao In 1922, the Japanese have maintained a police station within their Consulate

The Best section comprises a calendar and established police boxes in the for 1930, a calendar of Chinese cycles, vicinity, while Japanese police a map of Hong Kong, the figures of patrol different points. The Chinese population together with a list of all Government had opened negotia- nationalitica resident in the Colony, an tions for the withdrawal of the historical sketch of Hong Kong, Japanese police but without effect.

In view of these circumstances. the Municipal Kuomintang party at Tsingtao has sent a despatch to the local Municipality to protest to the Japanese Consul against such ac tion, and to petition the National Government to negotiate with the Japanese Legation for the removal of the police station. Canton News

Agency.

RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

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The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on 355 metres:-

5-6 p.m.-European Programme of H.M.V. & Victor Records by courtesy of Messrs. Moutrie & Company.

"The Beautiful Galathea"-Overture

(Suppe, arr. Artok).

Berlin State Opera Orchestra. "The Kerry Dance" (Molloy), "Travellers All of Every Station"

(Ralle)

Peter Dawson. "Gavotte Tendre" (Hillemacher). "Menuet" (Debussy) Pablo Casals. "Liebesfreud" (Love's Joy),

Sergei Rachmaninoff. "Oh, That We Two Were Maying"

(Charles Kingsley-Ethelbert Nevin),

"The Beaming Eyes" (W. H. Gardner- Edward A. MacDowell),

Lawrence Tibbett,

"Dance Orientalo", "March of the Caucasian Chief".

Philadelphia Symphony

Orchestra

B. Pounds-John S. Ecaris),

table of hours of sunrise and sunset, the Hong Kong Storm Signal Code (illustrated with diagrams of the signals), o customs tariff for liquor and tobacco, a time-table for the Kow. leon-Canton Railway, Hong Kong Tramways, the motor coach service and the Peak Tramways, Postal informa tiun, (including information on docu mentary stamp duties), list of legal fares for taxis, rikishan and chairs, traffe regulations, Chinese and Japan- ese weights, measures and money, a metrie, conversion tablė, table ol Greenwich mean time, list of the Royal Family, table of calculating interest, the 1021 census of the British Empire. and British weights and measures.

THE CHINA MAIL.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

гo. 8. 81-IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that SEALED TENDERS

Ni replicate, which should be clearly marked "TEN-

DER FOR QUARRY,” will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office until Noon of MONDAY, the 17th day of March, 1980, for the occupation for a period ending 31st December, 1931, from the date of notification of acceptance of tender, of any or either of the pieces or parcels of ground referred to in the schedule here- under, shown coloured red on plan signed by the Director of Public Works and dated 21st February, 1030, but, subject to cor- tain conditions which can be ascertained at the office of the Dirac- tor of Public Works.

Each tender must be accompanied by a receipt to the effect that Tenderer has deposited in the Colònial Treasury a sum of $100 in respect of any quarry as a pledge of the bona fides of his offer, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown, if the Tenderer refuses to carry out his tender and comply with the conditions, should the tender be accepted.

Form of tender and further particulars can be obtained from the office of the Director of Public Works.

The Government does not bird itself to accept the highest or any tender.

SCHEDULE REFERRED TO ABOVE

Quarry No.

Kowloon No. 12 Kowloon No. 13 Kowloon No. 14

28th February, 1930.

Locality.

Approximate Upset Annual Area in Acres.

Fro.

Tai Kok Tsui

1.40

$450

1.10

$700

1.70

$575

CHINESE CUSTOMS

NOTIFICATION,

THE OFFICES and STATIONS

The second section is devoted to loral Associations and Clubs, Chinese Cus. toms, Churches and Missions, Consula, Government Offices, Hospitals, Justices of the Peace, Masonic So.

of the CHINESE MARITIME Feicties, Military Command and Volun. CUSTOMS for Kowloon and Dis- teers, Naval Command, Schools and trict will be CLOSED to Public Colleges.

Business on WEDNESDAY, the 12th March, 1930.

The third section deals with business houses, the fourth with agencies, whilst

J. M. H. OSBORNE, the fifth is a "Who's Who" of residents and the sixth a directory of Commissioner of Chinese Customs,

Kowloon & District. private residences. The seventh and eighth sections give ladies' residences { York Buildings, general in Hong Kong and Kowloon whilst the ninth is a list of Peak re

Hong Kong, 4th March, 1930.

aldents. The last section deals espe cially with Canton, giving a full list of Hongs, Clubs, Associations, Churches, Missions, and Residences, etc., in the City. In fact, the Dollar Directory comprises every phase of commercial and social life in the Colony, and it should find a prominent place upon every desk.

FRENCH FLOODS

Worst for a Hundred Years

HEARTRENDING SCENES

of France.

HONGKONG REALTY AND

TRUST COMPANY, LIMITED.

(Incorporated under the Companies Ordinances of Hong Kong.)

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

N that the ORDINARY YEAR- LY MEETING of Shareholders of the Hongkong Realty and Trust Company, Limited, will be held at the Registered Office of the Com pany, Exchange Building (2nd floor), Des Voeux Road Central, Paris, Yesterday.

Hong Kong, on SATURDAY, the The worst fonds for a hundred 22nd day of March, 1939, at 11.30 years are afflicting a number of a.m., for, the purpose of receiving towns and villages in the South a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Board of Directors The most serlous are in the for the Year ended 31st Decem- Montauban district where the in-ber, 1929, and re-electing Direc- habitants were roused from their tors and the Auditors. beds by the roar of the waters The TRANSFER BOOKS of the from the River Tarn bursting its Company will be CLOSED from banks. They fled, scantily cloth- SATURDAY, the 15th day of melita Galli-Curci.ed, as the stream invaded their March, 1930, until SATURDAY,

homes. 6-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme.

Mary collapsed and the 22nd day of March, 1980, both 7-9 p.m.-Experimental Pro-several were drowned,

days inclusive. A dozen Dragoons are engaged gramme.

9-9.15 p.m. Lecture from in rescue work. At present a It was seen to Columbia Records by courtesy of boat la missing. Mesara. Anderson Music & Com- capsize and it is feared that some

soldiers were in it. - папу.

"God Wit Take Care of You"

(C. D. Martin-W. S. Martin). "Beautiful Tales of Somewhere" (Jessie Marion Talley. "That Wanderful Something"

Fox Trot, "Chant of the Jungle"-Fox Trot,

Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orchestru. "Home, Sweet Home", "Last Rose of Summer",

The Changing School".

Deaths, are reported from the By Doctor F. B. Ballard. villages of St. Antonin, Perpig

M.A.. D. Litt. 3.15-10.30 p.m.--European Pro-man, Mazamet and Lethore.

Six hundred workers are cords by courtesy of Messrs.marooned in a cereal factory at

gramme of H.M.V. & Victor Re-

Moutrie & Company.

"Pomp & Circumstance" (Elgar),

London Symphony Orchestra. "Drake's Drum" ("Songs of the Seb"

--Stanford),

"Outward Bound"....Peter Daws

Till Eulenaplefels Lustige Streiche”

(R. Strauss),

London Symphony Orchestra. "To Pass the-Tinie "Away", "Once Upon a Tinc

Villemur.

Rafts are being improvised to

By Order of the Board,

C. E. V. RIBEIRO,

Acting Secretary. Hong Kong, 3rd March, 1980.

THE HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

rescue girls from a school at Or-THE SIXTY-FIRST ORDINARY guell.

GENERAL MEETING of The waters of the River Tara Shareholders will be held at the are strewn with wreckage-wine Offices of the Undersigned on caske, uprooted trees and even WEDNESDAY, the 26th March, motor cars.

1930, at Noon, for the purpose of Conditions Worse

receiving the Report of the Gen- Toulouse, Yesterday. éral Managers, together with a Melville Gideon. "Sylvia Ballet-Pizzica!" (Delibes), Hitherto twenty people Are Statement of Accounts for the "Svivia Ballot Intermezzo and Vale known to have perished in the year ended the 31st December,

Lente"; ..San Francisco Symphony floods, which are spreading, and | 1929.

Orchestra.

the outlook is very serious.

The SHARE REGISTER and "Mirage" (Coates),

The village of Castres is com-TRANSFER BOOKS will be pletely submerged.

CLOSED from the 12th to the

"I Singar" (Leoncavallo),.

De Groot-Violin. David Bor Piano, H. M. Calva-Cello, "No News" (or "What Killed the

God"),

"The Three Trees".

(Tom McNaughton),

Frank Crum

"Le Petit Ahe Blang"

(The Little White Donkey), "Rococo" (Palmgren),

Benno Moiseivitel, "The Lute Player" (Alliksen), "The Floral Dance" (Moss),

Poter Dawson. "Scarf Dance" (Chaminado), "The Flattergr"

Hans Barth 10.30 p.mClose Down.

TWO" BURGLARIES

+

The mayor's house and other 26th March, 1980, both days in buildings have collapsed at Ville-clusive. mur, which is isolated, the in- habitants being visibla crouching on roofs and desperately signal- ling for aid, but hitherto It has been impossible to reach many of them Reuter.

Soldiers. Drowned

Paris, Yesterday.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.. General Managera. THE HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD. Hong Kong, 5th March, 1980.

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Over 40 people are so far known At the inquest at Newton Abbot, to bave perished in the floods, in- Devon, on Mrs. Elizabeth Hext and cluding seven soldiers performing Herman Henry Hext, of Brembridge rescue work in the neighbourhood Farm, Wodland, Devon, the jury of Albi. "The death roll is un found that the husband murdered officially estimated at one hundred, the wife by shooting her in the back, A dam has burst near Moisse and and committed suicide while of the waters have, overflowed Into Unsound Mind.. fresh areas. Reuters

A. E. Hall, solicitor, has reported to the Police that a thiet entered bls office in Queen's Road Central, some time between 7 and 9am. yesterday and stole a wall is the clock and an electric fan wordh Big together at $25,-

Miss Guadalupe Villa, living b 158, Suite Chol Street, Bowel

that during

broke into her fat and stole.

id Jewellers to the value of 2

Damaged of

The Home Office Has refu

request of the Gateshead (Dr

warded town commeil to Inquira ito, the

cision of the Watch Con

to punish the two cone

successfully 564 For: Atanult

HAROLD T. CREASY,

Director of Public Works.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

to

of the Sale by Public Auction be held on MONDAY, the 10th day of March, 1930, at 8

D., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Gov- ernor, of one Lot of Crown Laud at Wong Nel Chung, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent, to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No. 250

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Lowmills.

011

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About

A per lo płam. 3,500

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS FIRST EXTRA RACE of the Sale by Public Auction TEETING will be held to be held оп MONDAY, the

(weather permitting) at Happy Valley on SATURDAY, 8th March, 1930, commencing at 2 pm.

The first bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE Members are notified that they and their ladies must wear their badges prominently displayed.

No one without a badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclo-

aure.

Badges admitting non-members to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at 36 for Gentlemen and $2 for Ladies, are obtainabla troduction by a member, such through the Secretary upon is:

member to be responsible for pay- ment of all chits, &c.

Enclosure will not be on sale at the Race Courac.

Badges admitting to Members'

Members can obtain, upon ap- plication to the Secretary, badges (mited to two) for the free ad- mission to the Members' Enclosure of wives, lady relatives and friends. Names must be stated when applying.

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On ne pretext will children be permitted in either Enclosure dur- ing the Meeting.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

by

10th day of March, 1930, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, Order of His Excellency the Gov- ernor, of one Lot of Crown Land

Edward near Prince

Road, Kowloon, In the Colony

of Hong Kong, for a term of 75- years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Ront to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Kusioon Inlamıl

No. of Bale

Begistry No.

Nese mure Bayard

Locality.

*M0113 01210

0.

Boundary Messirumenta

abrat

• Opant Price

PIANOS

FOR SALE OR HIRE

TO POSSESS

A PIANO IS

EVIDENCE

OF CULTURE

TO LOVE MUSIC

IS A

COMMENDABLE

THING

PIANOS TUNED AND REPAIRED.

Anderson Music Co., Ed.

HUNTERS'

EQUIPMENT

OF THE FIRST QUALITY

ARMS AND AMMUNITION. FIELD GLASSES. CAMPING EQUIPMENT. NO-BATTERY FLASHLIGHTS. SHIRTS AND JACKETS.

THE HONG KONG SPORTING ARMS & AMMUNITION STORE

5-6, Beaconsfield Arcade.

A par sate plan. 7,500 2

G. FALCONER & CO (HONG KONG) LTD. WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS DIAMOND MERCHANTS.

Union Building (Opposite G.P.0.)

Agente fort-- ADMIRALTY: CHARTS, ROSS'S BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacturers. High Class English Jewellery,

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

The price of admission to the 1' of the Sale by Public Auction Public Enclosure Is $1 for all to be held on MONDAY, the persons including ladies, and is 10th day of March, 1930, at payable at the Gate.

8 pm, at the Offices of the Soldiers and Sallors in uniform | Public Works Department, by are admitted half price.

Order of His Excelleray the Gov- Bookmakers, Tie Tac men, &c. ernor, of one Lot of Grown Land will not be permitted to operate at Shamshulpo, in the Colony within the precincts of the Hong of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 Kong Jockey Club during the Fare, commencing from 1st July, Race Meeting.

1898, with the option of renewal By Order,

at a Crowa Bent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, C. B. BROWN,

for one further term of 24 years Secretary less three days. Hong Kong, 5th March, 1980.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS,

THE Undersigned have, received Tinstructions to sell by Publie Auction

ON. FRIDAY, March 7, 1930, commencing at 10.30 am.

at Sallora' Home (West Point). A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD.

FURNITURE:: Comprising in lamandura

Iron Beds, Tables, Chairs,, Side- boards, Dressing Tables, Benches, Pictures, Cooking Stove, etc.

also pop

A Quantity of Porcelain Wash Basing, One Piano, One Hot Water System, and

6, 1930,

One Billiard Table. On View from Thursday, March

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMBERT BROS.

Auctioneers Hong Kong, March 5, 1930.

THE Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Public Auction.

FRIDAY, March 7, ÷1980, commencing at 2.30 pm. Sajlars: Home? (West Point). Superintendent's Quarter.

VALUABINSKOBBEROLD

On Vie

1930

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT."

Bariatry So

+ Locallis..

Boundary

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

of the Sale by Public Auction

to be held on MONDAY, thề 10th day of March, 1930, at 3pm, at the, Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order..of His Excellency the Gove ernor, of "one, Lot of Crown Land) at Shamekulpa," la

the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 70 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898 with the option of renewal at a Crown Bent to be fixed by the Sarveyer of His Majesty. the King for one further term of 24 years leak three daykre

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

PARCELS OF CLOTHES for

the Hong Kong Benevolent

Society can be left any day

with Mr. Grenham at the

Y.M.C.A., City Hall.

DCL

"D. C. L."

MALT EXTRACT

WITH "

COD, LIVER OIL

Is made from the fimest selected Barley and malt- ed with the greatest care op the Company's emises by the

nost scientific methods; of manufacturs.

THE DISTILLERS COMPANY, LTD.

EDINBURGH.

$110 -$2.05.

SOLE AGENTS:

GANDE PRICE & CO. LTD.

Bulldog,

HONG KON