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SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1931.

31ST ANNIVERSARY MR. W. R. HEARST &

OF SINCERE'S.

Development of China's Marshal Field.

PUBLIC CONFIDENCE.

HIS AMBITIONS.

Has He Designs on the White House?

Mr. William Randolph Hearst, the American publisher, has Pre- The Sincere Co., Ltd., are cele-sidential Ambiticus. brating to-day their 31st anniver

company commenced business in a

when commercial development in

when business was generally done here in the old-fashioned way of haggling and bargaining.

Such, at least, is an explanation

theory.

FREAK STAMP

COLLECTION.

Pasted on Cottage Walls.

RARITIES OF VALUE.

1

Paris, Dec, 1. The most freakish and one of

THE CHINA MAIL.

sary. Established in 1900, this Kiven of the series of triumph the most valuable stamp collec- tours which he has had organised In his honour in every town in tions in the world is pasted on the small shop in Queen's Road Central which his newspapers enable him walls of the cottage of a priest in the Savoy Alps. Collectors who the Colony was in its infancy and to bring his influence to bear on have found the stamps have bid:

the local politicians.

The appearance of buttons bear-fabulous prices for the right to steam the collection from the walls, Ing the legend "Hearst for Pre- sident adds to the likelihood of the but since church property belongs to the French Government, the stamps must remain pasted up Mr. Hearst has had little success in his political schemes, and his until they are spolled by time.

The collection WAS started nominees for office have usually been defeated. He has one sup-half century ago by a young porter in the Senate, Dr. Copeland, Priest who had no other distraction who writes medical advice in his in the mountain village. The com- munity is an hour's walk and papers, but that is all.

When the present senior Senator climb from the nearest road. But for California, Mr. Hiram John-the priest received a great quantity son, retires, as he intends to do at of mail, and friends sent him the end of his present term, Mr. stamps to add to his collection. Hearst will push forward the can- didature of Mr. Nellan, legal ad- viser to hla newspapers, and he pro-

Through difficulties the company managed to gain the public's con fidence in the one-price policy which they first introduced into China, and the following up of this policy has made thera grow until to-day they have become the China's Marshal Field, having A Beyen atoreyed modern building in Hong Kong for their headquarters and magnificent branch stores in Shanghai and Canton, with capital increased from $25,000 to $10,000,-

000.

Besides department store busi ness, the company are also inter- ested in fire and life insurance, perfumery, aerated water manu facturing, and hotel keeping.

bably has similar plans in other parts of the country.

250,000 Stamps.

NEW

SHADOWS BEFORE ADVERTISEMENTS.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED

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IN CHINA MAIL..

NOTICE.

Social Functions.

R

To-day-Ten Dance at Hong HONG KONG WATER SUPPLY. Kong Hotel.

To-night-Dinner Dances at TT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that Peninsula and Repulse Bay Hotels. the RIDER MAINS in all Dis- To-morrow-Ten Dance at Re-tricts will be CLOSED on THURS- pulse Bay Hotel.

DAY, 16th instant. January 23-Society of York- A CONSTANT SUPPLY from shiremen. Cabaret-Dinner Dance, STREET FOUNTAINS will be Hong Kong Hotel, 8 p.m.

'Maintained from That Date. January 17 Old Bedfordlan Dinner, 8 p.m.

Entertainments. To-day

Queen's "The Unholy Three." <

To-day Central Theatre The Vagabond King."

To-day-World Theatre, "Chasing through Europe

Chodayatheatre, TSHEUNG, LL.D. (Designate) "State Street Sadie."

Vari

Theatra

HAROLD T. CREASY, Water Authority. Public Works Department,

Hong Kong, 9th January, 1931.

ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE.

HON. FOO PING-

To-day Majestic Theatre; will distribute the Prizes at St. "Carnation Kid." „r

Stephen's College, Stanley, on Home Maila

SATURDAY, January 17 at 9 p.m.

Parenta and He started pasting stamps on To-day-Inward from America

Old Boys and the bare walls in place of wall and ports (President Harrison); Friends are cordially invited fo attend. Buses will lenva Blake paper, and then as the collection Outward for Europe via Siberia grew, pasted more on top, making. (Patroclus), 5 pm,

Pler at 2 p.m. Return tickets ($1) It is impossible to tell, as yet,various countries. There are near-and ports

Greek designs out of the issues of Monday-Inward from America may be obtained at the Blue Bird whether Mr. Hearst intends to be

(Asama Maru); Out- Shop. This firm are having special the democratic or republican pre-quarter of a million old post-ward for Europe via San Francisco, There will be an Old Boys' Din- window displays showing the de-sidential candidate. His papers "ge stamps on the four walls of 5 pm, and Europe via Siberia, 6ner at the Hong Kong Hotel the velopment and scope of their hust in the present election support sues much sought after by collee-

the salon, many of them now rare p.m. (President Madison).

same evening, of which particulars ness, which are extremely interest-

either democrata

may be had from the Warden or Meetings. or republicans, ing.

according to local conditions, but

Wednesday Meeting of Gradu-Old Boys' Committee. The French collection is partiates in the Great Hall of the the odds are that he will be true to

cularly rich, with copies even of University, 5.15 p.m. the famous balloon stamps Issued Wednesday Annual General for air mall by gasbag when Meeting of Boy Scouts' Association, Paris was being besieged by the St. John's Cathedral Hall, 8 p.m. Germans in the war of 1870.

Sports

his old love, and come down on the democratic side.

Triumphal Receptions. The triumphal receptions which Mr. Hearst has had organised have followed a stereotyped pattern. Ho has been met at the station by city officials in cars decorated with flowers and flage.

With much sounding of sirens.

attract

tors.

NOTICE.

R.M.O.C.A. THE ANNUAL DIN- NER of the Royal Marines Old Comrades" Association will be

There is A rare triangular

See Diary on page 8. stamp from the Cape of Good Hope,

Miscellaneous.

| held on SATURDAY. 14th 'Febru- : some rare Vatican stamps of the

Monday--Hong Kong University ary, 1931, those wishing to attend first issue before Italy took over Degree Day.

please communicate with Hon. the Pontifical

territory, War Monday, Theatre Royal, 9.15 p.m. Ser., C. E. FRITH, Sanitary De- the population, he is stamps from 1870 from Alsace and-Lecture on "Sleep And Dreams" |partment. escorted to the city hall, whereLorraine, the

first emissions of by Dr. P. Fennelly. famous Greek Mer- speeches of welcome are made by Norway, the the Mayor, the president of the Chamber of Commerce, and other dignitaries of the place, who feel

to

"The safe has been robbed. How that it would be unwise to offend so much was in it?"

"Only three shillings."

"Well, when there is less than ten shillings in it do not lock the safe In future. It is better to lose the money than to have the safe repaired."Buen Humour, Madrid.

MAN EATERS.

TWENTY NATIVES EATEN. BY LIONS IN UGANDA.

[By F. 8. D. Atherton.]* Lions in their natural seem to prefer animal flesh to

man.

powerful an Individual.

A banquet follows, at which there are more speeches interspersed with vocal and musical items, so that citizens will be encouraged to "ture-in" their radios.

cury series, and many others.

The value of the collection is estimated at £2,000.-United Press.

EGG - LAYING MAMMALS.

EXCHANGES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS,

11%

New Guinea Echidnas at Bank. 4 months' sight 11

The Zoo.

On London- Bank, wire Bank, on demand 114

Credits, 4 months'

sight

11 18/16 Documentary, 4

months' sight 11 15/16

On Paris d

575 4 months

615

221⁄2

aight

The speeches which Mr. Hearst makes in reply consist of a few words explaining that his expulsion from French selt was a very minor living mammals which have pre

There are only two kinds of imatter which caused him no real served the habit of their reptilian concern, followed by a violent and ancestors and produce their young On demand vicious attack upon France, which as unhatched eggs. Of these the Credits, shows that the rebuff must have Duck-billed Platypus, a soit-furred penetrated well beneath the akin.

animal with a horny bill like that On New York- In Los Angeles he wound up of a duck, and webbed feet, is On demand state long tirade against everything found only in

hu-French with "France

Tasmania and Credits, 60 daya' is arrogant Southern and Eastern Australia.

sight and insolent, greedy and aggres. It is aquatie, forming burrows in alve, unjust and oppressive. France the sides. of streams with their Wire holds Europe in the fron grip of her entrances under water-level, war machine.....The whole record

It On demand Ilves -on worms, fresh water

23%

On Bombay

.624 6234

On Calcutta

6234

62%

40

45%

Tis.73

2% dia.

But once they have tasted human flash their taste for it seems to inflame them to such an extent that they will take any risks to ap of European relations is a history shrimps, and such small fry. It Wire..... ¡easo the longing. Daylight of hate, a blotted page of battle and has never reached Europe alive. On demand raids, of the kind reported from bloodshed, of cruelty and tyranny." but one was taken to New York in

On Singapore-- Uganda, are a common occurrence. Red, White and Blue. There is also the case on record

When the text of this outburst but lived only a few days.

an elaborately constructed tank, On demand where a man-enter jumped into a reached San Francisco

On Manila- it was

The second mammal, Echidna, On demand

Anteater,

On Shanghai--- hap two

railway carriage and took his politely suggested to Mr. Hearst the Spiny

victiin.

The lion kills as a rule at night, the usual method being for some of the lions to post themselves down- wind of a mob of game, while one cr more get up-wind of the un- suspecting game. By a series of arunts, or by giving the game their scant; one section stampedes the terrified animals into the lions waiting down-wind.

that he should confine his remarks

Dollar.

in that city to a discussion of news-Tasmania, Australia, and New

species; a smaller one found in On demand paper development.

Guinea, and a larger, found only On Yokohama' This he declined to do, but his in North-Western New Guinea. On demand

45 speech was distinctly milder.

(Bank's An amusing feature of the Sari shouts and clawed feet; the body

Echidnas have long, probe-like Sovereigns

buying rate)

114 Franciscan parade was that Mr. is covered with coarse hair among

Silver (per oz.) .... 13 3/16 Hearst drove beneath avenue of French flags.

a waving which are set sharp, brittle spines, Bar Silver in Hong

They are terrestrial, living in The city possessed a number of forest country and probing the Copper Cash red, white, and blue flags, which are ground for the grubs and worms Copper Cents frequently used in American de- They rarely kill in the daytime, coration for they are the American on which they feed. Both species Rate of Native In-

have been exhibited in European but on several occasions I have colours, and these, whether by ac- Zoos. The first known to have Chinese Sub. Coin... 2214% dis. soen lions stalking game in broad client or design, were prominent-been brought to Europe alive was Hong Kong Sub. Coln Par daylight, both in Kenya Colonyly displayed.

In Daylight.

without success. On one such oc- most popular variety theatre was

sold to the London Zoo for £12 by

Kong

terest

.4% prem. nom. Nominal

8% prem.

82% P-B.

LONDON EXCHANGES

Rugby, Yasterday.

123.72/

94.80%

4,85 15/82

Paris

New York

and Tanganyika Territory, but The same week San Francisco's Jahtach in 1845; it was one of the caalon a lion and lioness were "featuring" a grand orchestral Item smaller species. It lived only a

talking a wildebeeste on an open entitled "Salute to France," a

few days. Since than many plain at eight o'clock the morn-mixture of "Ca c'est Paris" and the examples of that species have bean lag. They took no notice of my "Marseillaise," which was thunder-imported and have lived well, feed- car 20 or 80 yards away, from ed forth with additional drums and ing chiefly on chopped raw meat. which a Bim of this interesting brass and a lavish display of show Lord Rothschild purchased and de event was being taken,

posited in the London Gardens two girls.

It obtained far more ap examples of the large New Guinea, Unfortunately I disturbed plause than did Mr. Hearst. the wildebeeste and probably By making a parade of his pecics in 1912; one died seven spolit a very interesting kill, irritation against France. Mr. Years later; the other is still living On my shooting the wilde-Hearst appears to be doing himself and has been joined by all- |other, also purchased by Lord

Rothschild

these Although animala are of great zoological

Brussels Geneva Amsterdam

Barlin

Milan

Stockholm Copenhagen Oslo Vienna Prague

2041

18.14

18.16 18.161 34.60%

1634 1928

Madrid

45.50

Lisbon

108,24

Athens Bucharest Rio

875

818

34 15/16 84%

1/5

beesto shortly afterward the lions more harm than good. The un- at once approached and fed in educated who read his papers aro broad daylight, and allowed the bored with foreign politics, and are Interest and are add to look, Helsingfors. car which had been used for filming annoyed to And column after at, they are good popular exhibits

Buenos Aires

Montevideo

Bombay.. Shanghai..

NOTICE.

THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE, 1911 fas amended by the Companies Amendment Ordinance, 1980).'

LL PERSONS desiring to bo

Authorized by the Governor

In Council to perform the duties of auditors in respect of Com- panies, other than China Com- panies, registered. under the prin-

·cipal Ordinance which keep their accounts in English are hereby notified that they must forward their full names, with their ad- dresses and qualifications to the undersigned as soon as possible.

The fact that a person has been previously authorised by the Re- gistrar of Companies under Section 113 of the principal Ordinance to act as an auditor does not oxempt him from the necessity of obtain- ing the authorisation of the Gov- ernor in Council, that Section hav- ing been repealed and superseded by the amending Ordinance mer- tioned above.

D. W. TRATMAN,

Clerk of Councils. Colonial Secretary's Office, 7th January, 1931.

ANNOUNCING

A SPECIAL

BOXING

CONTEST

to be held at THE CITY HALL

on

WEDNESDAY, January 21, 1931

FINALS

of the

ARMY

INDIVIDUAL

Boxing Championship

Booking plans at Moutclée. will be opened on January 15. Further details will be announced later.

AMERICAN

Chemies Diamonds are equal to real diamonds in brilliancy, antre and

· hardness.” Cut glasses like real, dia- monds. Proof against fire, steel 'Ale and natric acid. Price per carat) H.K. 5 nett. Terms Cash or C.0.D. The American Chemical Diamond [Co., P.0. · Box 200. PENANG,

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. RE

to be brought up again quite close. | column devoted to the discussion.

The so-called daylight lions of of. long dead fasue, in which they they are entirely nocturnal; Tanganyika were simply lions who never took any interest in the first spending the day colled up in their sleeping-box. When taken out had never been molested and there-place, fore had so Mason for seek- The educated are merely amused, they grunt angrily and hiss almost ing cover during daylight, and begin to have their asspicions like a reptile. Tractically all African game that the gentleman doth protest too. Among recent additions to the colmala are plain dwellers until much when he dwells with such Aquarium is an example of the so- shot af. Then they naturally seek | heavy emphasis on the fact that he called Norway lobster, a native of cover as a protection from human obtained the document dealing with deep water in northern seas. It is enemies.

raw the Anglo-French naval disarmientaller and more slender than the The lions mentioned as having, amant anggestions in a perfectly true lobster, is reddish in colour, carried off twenty victims are pro legal manner.

and has the great claws relatively bably some which escapedra the poste

23. very lóng and narrow and covered of hunters a year or two ago when The most exhaustivo census over with tubercles. The Aquarium at the Uganda Government - sent ont undertaken in Canada to ascertain New York has sent a number of g white hunters to destroy a troop the condition of an agriculturel very young King-crabs, exact resolts and some very fine golden paules, according to the Ontario

(or pride) of lions which were a industry will be launched by the plicas of the adult, but under an trout, the latter menace to the natives. It was British Columbia - Government - 1a Inch in length.. Possibly found that not only did the grown- | the. Okanagan fruit business "Im- the paleness of the upper surface,

up Lions Ell-humana for food bat médiately to ascertain the valde of the even seem largor, and – more stap suba were fði

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