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A Trial Order is Solicited.

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·Tel. No. 23459. 26A, Des Voeux Road, C. Hong Kong.

COASTWISE

by

“ALGIE" BENNETT.

An interesting book of Cartoons depicting "Happenings on the China Coast

PRICE $1.00.

Now on sale at

BREWERS...

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EXCELSIOR BOOK STORE.

and at the Publishers

The Newspaper Enterprise, Ltd.

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POSTAGE STAMP CATALOGUES FOR-1931:

Hotel Strathcona

VICTORIA, BRITISH. 'COLUMBIA Make this Hotel your headquar ters while visiting" Victoria, B.C. Ideally situated and within easy access to all the famous Beauty Spots in and around Canada's Island Resort.

The Hotel where personal service makes your stay enjoyable.

RATES MODERATE. OTRENATZETARTAJIJIJATELJICITES ABEBOAJATUSLARBRE

CLAREMONT

PRIVATE HOTEL.

Austin Road, Kowloon. (Facing the Kowloon Cricket Club. Four minutes from ferry

by bus.)

Suites of roums (single and double), hot and cold water system, all modern sanitation, private bathrooms attached.

EXCLUSIVE TABLE entirely under European management.

Hotel has a splendid aspect in one of the finest locations in Kowloon, away from noise, yet easily accessible. Terms very moderate. Reser vations by letter or cable.

CLAREMONT Tels.: 7389 & 57985 (Private). Tolegraphic Add.: "Fera" H.K. Our motto is "SERVICE.”

SPORT NOTICES

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY

D

CLUB.

RAFT PROGRAMMES and ENTRY FORMS for the Twelfth and Thirteenth Extra Race Meetings to be held on SATUR- DAY, 6th December, and SATUR- DAY, 13th December, 1930, respectively, may be obtained at the Race Course, Hong Kong Club and Causeway Bay Stables.

Entries will close at 12 o'clock Noon on the following dates:- Monday, 1st December, 1930. Monday, 8th December, 1930.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

T MEETING

THE CHINA MAIL.

LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS.

Public Auctions

THE Undersigned have receiveJ

Tinstructions to sell by Public

Auction

ON THURSDAY, November 27, 1930, commencing at 10.30 am.. at No. 4, Queen's Gardon (Top Floor).

A Quantity of

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

(Fall particulars from catalogue.) On View from Wednesday, Nov- ember 26, 1930,

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

GENERAL NOTICES

THEATRE

ROYAL

TO-MORROW 26th November, 1930. at 9.15 P.M.

CONCERT

Arranged by Mr. F. MASON, ARCO., LT.C.L.,

in aid of

BRITISH MALAYA. TO-DAY.

THE NITROGEN

INDUSTRY.

A Chamber of Commerce Review of Resources.

"Dominant world producer of rubber and tin" is the description) w applied to British Malaya in the following article which appeared in

LANGUAGE OF SCENTS.

Japan a Very Large How Bees Can

Consumer.

PROGRESS IN GERMANY.

& large

Germany years.

"Talk

39

Together.

Rees are able to "talk" to one another by means of a "scents and dance language.”.

a recent fasuo of the Chamber of and rapid development of theheld by Mr. James I. Hamilton, of

Thero baa been

This is the interesting theory

Commerce Journal:

nitrogen industry in

the Bureau of Entomology in tha British Malaya consisting of the

of during the

United States Inst few

Department Straits Settlements, the Federated In spite of the fact that the Agriculture, who has made a long Malay States, and the Unfederated quantities of nitrogen compounds study of the life and habite of the Malaya States, the area of which is consumed by German agriculture Intelligent lasect that manufac THE HONG KONG ORCHESTRAL slightly larger than that of Eng-are increasing from year to year, tures honey.

pro- the industry has nevertheless suc-.

THE TUNG WAH EASTERN HOSPITAL.

SOCIETY

Assisted by

Mrs. R. H. Gregory (Dramatic soprano),

Mrs. Snowdon Jones (soprano), Mrs. F. T. Portallion (contralto)

of His Excellency the Governor And Lady Peel,

land, has made remarkable

"Communication between bees,"

cress during the last fifty years.readed in speeding up production to be says, "is carried on largely and to-day it occupies a unique such a degree that since 1923 large through their sense of smell in re position as a dominant world pro-

quantities of artificial nitrate cógnition of certain distinctive ducer of rubber and tin, and is also

manures have been exported.

odours, and by the interpretation a most important factor in the com- merce of the Middle East, Littlo

are

It is pointed out in a recent issue of 'dances' performed by individual of the "German Industrial Echo" been within their hiven."

It is believed. that there Hong Kong, November 21, 1930. Under the distinguished patronage more than half a century ago the (Berlin) that whereas in 1923-24

country WILE practically covered with jungle, and numerous rivers! Germany exported the then larga seven different odours in a colony quantity of 28,000 tons of pure and jungle paths were the only ways nitrogen, or many times that quan- part in the "language of scents." the British, roads and railways this had increased to 52,000 tons, of transport. With the advent of tity of nitrogen salts, a year later

THE Underaigned have received

Instructions to sell by Public Admission: $3, $2 & $1. Booking at Anderson's Music Store.

Auction

ON THURSDAY, November 27, 1930 commencing at 5.15 pm.

at their Sales Room, Buddell Street.

A Collection of 3,000 Stampe including high values British Colonials, Hong Kong, Jubilee Tal "K". China, etc.

NOTICE.

SALE OF WORK will be held in aid of M.C.L. and Local Charities on SATURDAY.

of bees, each of which plays some

Mutual Recognition. These odours are the individual

were constructed for opening up and in the following year to 136,000 odour, distinctive in each queen the country, and many thousands tons,

The last few years have and in groups of workers; the off- of acres of forest land were con brought fresh increases,

The an- spring odour, different in the case verted into flourishing rubber and tire sale, both in Germany and of each group of offspring: the coconut estates, and the valleys be abroad, is in the hands of syndicate brood odour; the drone odour; the came busy mine fields.

The population of the country of manufacturers belong.

to which all the important groups wax odeur, in which the wax struc- tures of different colonies of bees (4,000,000) 18 most cosmopolitan. and there is a large floating Chin quantities of nitrogen have found honey odour and the five odour.

From the very first considerable have entirely different odours; the On Vlew from WEDNESDAY. / December 6 by students of the ose and Indian population used in their way via the Jakgo German

Single bees, beside their in- C.M.S. Associated Schools (St. connection with the tin mining and ports to the northern and southern dividual odeur, possess the family Stephen's Girls' College & Fair- rubber industries. lea) in the College Hall, Lyttelton in fact, have been most useful parts of Europe, and more especial- odour and the hive adour, which ly to oversea countries. The forms the dominant factor lo Road, from 11 am.. to 6 p.m.

agents in the development of Bri, trade has grown to such an extent various actions towards hive mates tish Malaya, "not only entering very that in 1928 Hamburg alone ex- and strangers. It is in this way largely into the commercial and

November 26, 1930.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneera Hong Kong, November 22, 1990.

THE Undersigned have received

Auction

Tinstructions to sell by tabla

ON

FRIDAY, November 28, 1930, commencing at 10.30 am, at No. 4, Peak Mansions, The Peak.

A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSFHOLD

Comprising

FURNITURE.

N°

Tho Chinese,

between bees.

E. A. S. M. A. CLUB. artisan life of the country, but ported no less than 637,600 tons of that there is mutual recognition

taking a most important share in nitrate manufacture, and last year

shipments were only a trifle lega, So dependent are bees upon this TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the tin mining industry, more than

The chief European countries means of recognition that when a that the Club Premises half the annual production of which concerned in this expart were Scan-colony is divided each half soon situated at No. 17. Queen's Road. 18 accounted for by mines under dinavia, France, and the Baltic adopts a particular odour. When Central, will be closed as from Chinese management.

States, and of the oversea consum-bees originally from the same hive Rubber and Tin Production. November 30, 1990.

ers Japan is by far the largest, are placed together again they total The chief agricultural product of taking in each of the last two years fight as though they were now grown over some two and a artificial fertilizer.

nearly 100,000 tons of nitrogenous strangers.

It has been proved that bees The United quarter million acres of land. The States ranks actond, taking about have very sensitive noses and can development of this industry to half the quantity supplied to Japan. distinguish a much greater variety Hong Kong, November 20, 1980. Ísuch enormous proportione-Is little for the

short of miraculous when it is re-France is the most important

European purchaser

By Order of the Committee of the

EX-ACTIVE SERVICE MEN'S ASSOCIATION,

SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE,

HONG KONG.

the peninsula is rubber, which is

EL.

from Malaya reached 58,692 tons,

Are

of smells than those-mentioned. above. Their sense of smell, as far as "bec odours" are concerned, is many times more acute than that of human beings.

Dancing!

Drawing Room Sofa, and Arm-

alised that only 68 years have chairs, Glass Cabinet. Tables, Or-

elapsed since the first rubber trees ramente, Pictures, Net Curtains

were planted in Malaya from and Cretonne Curtains, Axminster

small consignment of plants sent to valued at $1,077,269. TEMBERS are requested to Singapore from Kew Gardens, The pineapple canning industry Earpets, Rugs, Lamp Shades, etc.,

Bees, declares Mr. Hamilton, MR etc.

send in as soon as possible where they had been reared from 13 increasing, and with improved speak a language definite, and in- Teak Sideboard, Dining Table their applications for Tickets for seede obtained from South Ameri- grading, packing and labelling fallible, though foreign to and Chairs, Dinner Waggon, Desk, the Ball, to be held in the Penin-ca, the original home of the Fare growing world market should be which when correctly interpreted

available for the Malayan pro- and Crockery and Glass-ware, etc., etc. sula Hotel on TUESDAY, January rubber tree.

recorded,, in their Отд Englishmen wishing to

In spices there Simmons Twin Bedsteads, Ward-6, 1931.

In 1900 the world's supply of ducor.

language, goes a long way towards robea with Bevelled Mirror, Dress join the Society may obtain parti- rubber was 63,000 tona, of which large exports of cloves, nat-

solving the mystery surrounding pepper, and plantation rubber accounted for megs, and ing Tables with Bevelled Mirror, culars from the underslyned.

ship-

insects. communication between Cheat of Drawers, etc., etc.

of essential oils P.'S. CASSIDY, Conly 4 tons. Last year British ments.

areThis detection of scents, according Hon. Secretary, Malaya exported Fara rubber to the valued at about £40,000 annually, to the entomologist, constitutes c/o John D. Hutchison & Co. extent of 677,202 tons, valued at while still more important are the their ""language."

Just as interesting is the theory £50,475,129, which was more than fine quality dammar resins, the King's Building.

ten times the entire world supply total shipments of which last year that bees dance almost as often as -Hong Kong, November 24, 1980. about thirty years ago.

British amounted to 9,220 tons, valued at human beings. This contention is Malaya le a large exporter of rub- { £251,802.

Also

One Kelvinator

and

A Quantity of CANTON BLACKWOOD

WARE.

On View from Thursday, Nov- ember 27, 1930.

Catalogues will be issued. Terma-Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneere Hong Kong, November 22, 1930.

HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.

ben-

Copal and gum

combined

value In

Bees do not dance to music, but

ber to the United Kingdom, sup-jamin are also exported in large put forward by Herr von Frisch, a professor of zoology, which is plying nearly two-thirds of our quantities, the

quoted by Mr. Hamilton. total imports. The United States exceeding that of dammar, is by far the most important the exportation of gambler, an im-it is known that bee dances express market for the Malayan product, portant tanning substance, British high elation, and also have a signi- which in recent years has been so Malaya occupies the leading post ficance in informing attending bees

tion in the Empire, with a total last that food le at hand. largely used in the tyre industry.

The valuable and extensive tin year" of 4,383 tons, valued at

According to the "dancing" deposits, expecially in the Federat- $114,637.

theory, when a nectar scout finds ed Malay States, have for

Large and varied as the presenta supply of food she returns to the years been an important source of production of the country is, it re-hive and going to the centre of the country's wealth. Centuries presents but a modest percentage of that part of the hives where the before British Influence "WB its capacity, and there le no doubt most bees are congregated she be Matinee: Wednesday,tablished, the metal had been mined that, when the present period of degins her dance.

December 17th

THEATRE ROYAL. December 12th, 13th, THE Undersigned have received 15th, 18th, 19th & 20th

at 9 p.m.

Instructions to sell by Public

ON FRIDAY, November 28, 1930, commencing at 2.30 p.m.

HE ELEVENTH EXTRA RACE | Auction

will be held (weather permitting) at Happy Valley on SATURDAY, 20th November, 1930, commencing at 1.80 p.m.

The first bell will be rang at 1 p.m.

sure.

at thoir Sales Room,

Daddell Street.

A Quantity of VALUABLE. HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

Comprising:-

MEMBERS ENCLOSURE Members are notified that they

Teak and Glass Cabinets, Glask end their ladies must wear their badges prominently displayed. Bookcase, Grand Piano, Gramo

Recorda, Chesterfield No one without a badge will be phones, admitted to the Members Enclo Couches and Armchairs, Ward- robe Trunka, Electric Teble Badges admitting non-members Lamps, Chinese Hand Paintings in to the Members Enclosure and Blackwood Frames, Pictures, Tien- Club Rooms at $5 for Gentleman (sin Carpet, Rugs, Flat Top Desks, and $2 for Ladies, are obtainable Curios, Ornaments, etc., etc. through the Secretary upon Intro- duction by a member, auch with Mattressca, Teak Wardrobes member to be responsible for pay- with Revelled Mirrors, Chest of Drawers, Dressing Tables, Enamel ment of all chits, &c.

Bath, Linen, Wasbstand, etc., etc.

Badges admitting to Members" Enclosure will not be on sale at the Race Course.

Tenk, Iron, and Brass Bedsteads

Teak Dining Tables, Dining Chairs, Ice Chest, Teak Sideboards with Bevelled Mirror, Diziner Members can obtain, upon ap- Waggon, Dinner Crockery, Glasė plication to the Secretary, badges Ware, Mosquito Net Cloisonne (limited to two) for: the free ad- Vases, Flower Pots, Vases, etc, mission to the Members' Enclosure etc.

of wives, lady relatives and friends. Namen must - be, stated when applying

On no pretaxt will children be parmitted in either Enclosure dur fog the Meeting.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

Also

· A Quantity" of· BLACKWOOD FURNITURE.

including

Joas Table, Jardinieres, Chairs, Desk Chast, Tes Poys Oplum Stool, etc.

"On View from Thursday, Novem-

The Price of admission to the Each Public Enclosure Is $1 for ber 27, 1999.

all persons Including ladies, and is payable at the Gate.

Stanley Gibbon's Part. L

$5.25

$8.00

Tvert: Et Tellier's Scott's

$6.00

Soldiers and Sallors in uniform

$8.00

are admitted half price.

GRACA & CO.

·Dealers in Postage Stamps," Philatelia Accessories Religious

pods, Garden Biods, Toys;

No 10, WYNDHAM STREET)

Bookmakers, Tic Tac mom. &. will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of the Hong

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers, Hong Kong, November 24, 1980.

Rohr Jackey Chib during the QUALITY PRINTING

Race Meeting.

Hon 4Kón

By Order,

HROWN

Servic

at 4.30 p.m., (Children half price).

many

es-

"Excitement."

by Malaya, Chinese, and Siamese, pression has passed, its increasing and with the development of Malaya production of raw materials for the

This consists of the "round the industry has grown until it fa industries of other countries will dance," and is carried on by the now the world's largest source of still further add to the purchasing scout when she rotates on the comb... supply, and last year shipments of power of the population and make in narrow semi-circles, first in one tin from the Federated Malay it a market of ever increasing im direction, and then in the other. THE YEOMEN OF THE States, amounted to 57,041 tons; portance for manufactured goods. While carrying out this danco the

GUARD.

..Booking at Anderson's

Opens Monday, Dec. 1st.

in

NEW BRIDGE

COATS

different colours at:--:

KASHMIR

SILK STORE

Opposite Queen's Theatre. 36A. Queen's Road, C

"AN INTRODUCTORY, HISTORY

CROOK, OBE, MA.

W. L. HANDTSIDE, MA., RSÉ PRICE $2.00. NOW ON SALE AT THE PUBLISHERS

The Newspaper Exter

China Matt Dices

Even. In

scout bee cames in contact with

cited.

valued at $13,716,098.

British Trade. The tin

the rather depressed deposits are mainly alluvial, and practically all the ore recovered is situation of low prices for its chier other bees, who become greatly ex- smelted locally Into metallic tia.

exports, British Malaya is able to This excitement, it is believed, import manufactured goods to the is caused by interpretation of the -Cocónuts and Other Producta,

Coconuts rank next to rubber value of

Home £46,000,000 an-dancer's movements and by the among the agricultural products of unlly, and there is no doubt that odour, or "acent language" emitted Malaya About 450,000 acres of substantial a volume will prove by the scout bee. In this way the land are devoted to the crop, and to be a sound foundation for a much scout bee tells of the pollan she

The United there is a large local consumption, larger future trade.

has discovered. while exports of copre last year:

Kingdom has undoubtedly made totalled 108,688 tons, valued as much more progress than other For some years Bri- countries in handling and con- £3,841,206. tish Malaya has been the largest trolling the export trade of exporter of copra within the Em

country, but we are pire, and recent developments in not selling goods to Malaya connection with the cultivation in the same proportion as we were of the African oil palm seem to in- In pre-War years.

the

CAT BURGLAR.

USES MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S GARDEN TO SORT BOOTY,

London, Nov. 1.

A cat burglar who raided a house

dicate that in years to come Malaya At that time British mand- will became one of the most Importfacturers enjoyed nearly half the in Holland Park yesterday used the ant producers of oil and kernels import trade in manufactured garden of Mr. Lloyd George's houseTM goods; to-day our share is less than in Addison Road, Kensington, to

within the Empiré. ·

The oil palm, which flourishes in one-third The reason, according make his escape and also to sort his West Africa, has been found to to Mr. L. B. Beale, C.B.E., H.M.

bouty. krow: exceedingly well in the Trade Commissioner, is that many

The garden backs on Holland. Park Federated Malay States, and al- British goods are molther as at- and by scaling the wall the burglar tractive in price or suitable in was able to reach a balcony which ready there is an export trade apelaristor or quality for the leads to 5 bedroom and Helped him prosching 2,000 tons of off per Malayan market, as those of certain gaf to £600 worth of fewellery and

annum, while the formation, an

nounced some months ago, of other competing countries of other articles: A dispatch case and company to establish plantatione supply and further, our relations

were left in : Mr. Lloyd George's over an area of 10,000 acres in the trade with the Astiatle and get-ticles of po valge to the burgiar State of Johore, should lead to ating gradually loss intimate thin

garden. vary considerable Increase in the those of either Japan or Contin The Liberal leader was out of trade, di costas Rental Europe. It is, therefore, Uptown at the time but members of Other products of Malaya Included British manufacturers to see his staff stated that they did not rice, pineapples, tapioca, apices, tive as those of our competitors, if

that their factory costa are compéti÷ hear any auspicious noises. essential oils, Abres,, kapók, game

ARI.P. bler, rattans, dammar resins, gutta we are to regals our pre-War share

At a meeting of the Wandsworth. percha, and folutong the last named of this valuable market. In recent years assuming a position

Borough Council 64 cases of over Mr. T. Wall, Chief Inspector of crowding in Tooting, S.W, were of growing importance 7. in the manufacture of chewing gum Schools at Nottingham was ap reported, and Alderman Hurley Pineapples are an important pointed to West Ham in the same said he knew of a disused. beer

crop, and during last yest capacity at £800 a year, rising to house where 28 to 80 people overe botal ahiprdents of canned pines $1,000

living; some aleeping inthe bar.