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WHAT MIGHT BE DONE

air-mindedness" and achieve! within the next two years what

THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1931.

LETTER TO THE CURRENCY COMMISSION.

SHADOWS BEFORE

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN CHINA MAIL.

Entertainments. To-day King's Theatre;

To-day Qucea's Theatre;

A fleet of ten or twelve machines, CORRESPONDENCE. or one large machine capable of carrying from twenty to thirty passengers, would be necessary if the service were to pay on any- thing like a big scale. A fleet of this size would be able to estab- (To the Editor of the "Chiau atsil".]} lish a wide and regular air ser-

Sir-We, the undersigned, being vice between Hong Kong, Macao, persuaded

that

Д respectable Canton, Wuchow, and perhapa majority of the mercantile and in- even Foochow, Amoy, and Han-resting community of this Colony "Tom Sawyer." kow, the value of which to busi-rency, but knowing also that in the "Whoopee."

are in favour of a stabilised 'cur-1 ness men would be enormous, majority there are many who may! To-day saving many tedious and expen- not, for personal reasons, feel in: "The Boudoir Diplomat," sive hours of travel. A reliable clined to take advantage of the offer To-day and regular service which will ensider their views in writing, hereby

of the Currency Commission to con- "Careers." able a man to travel from Hong interm any

To-day World Theatre; that a "Repaid Favour" (Chinese picture). Kong to Canton in less than an letter has been drafted wetting outf To-day Concert for Service hour, or to Hankow in four or the main arguments in favour of Men, Lee Theatre, 8.30 p.m. five hours, is a boon the import-stabilisation, and that copies of the same are on view on the premises ance of which cannot possibly be of the undernoted, awaiting their over-estimated. A service of this consideration and signature. description has to come one day, It is our hope that in this, the furniture, 11.30 a.m. and there is no reason why a/greatest financial crisis the Colony Building, Kowloon, household furni-

such person8

We are. Sir,

Yours faithfully,

Blair & Co.. Import & Export

Merchants.

F. A. Mackintosh, Mackintosh &

Co., Ltd,

Central

Theatre;

Majestic

Theatre;

Lammert's Auctions. To-morrow ant

Saturday-At Station Hotel. Kowloon, househeld

Monday At 4. Humphrey's

Tuesday At 39. Humphrey's Building, Kowloon, household furni ture, 10.30- a.m.

a.m.

Wednesday-At 5A, Luna Build- ings, household furniture, 10.30

Home Mails, To-day-Inward

via Suez (Comorin).

front Europe

vla Siberia (Rajputana): Outward

To-morrow-Inward from Europe. for Europe via Siberia (Comorin), 8,30 a.m.

syndicate of

has ever faced, no one who believes local and Canton in a stabilised currency, and has, ture, 10.30 a.m. business men should not be form, not otherwise placed his belief on ed to inaugurate it. It might record, will evade this his very even be organised as a subsidiary obvious and simple duty to himself

and the Colony. of the Imperial Airways, who are expected in the not distant future to establish an air line connect- ing Singapore with Shanghai and Japan. In any case, n great] venture of that kind cannot bel started with a few dollars' cupi tal and the possession of one or two second-hand aeroplanes. We should like very much to see anf air service between Hong Kongi and Canton in being, but it should| be put on its feet in a sound and fine for stunt, flying, dances, proper manner, and not as a side

and social functions at Kai Tack.the

We cannot see what Kai Tack has got to do with it.

News in Brief.

The forthcoming wedding is an- the Imperial Airways or, per-nounced of Frederick Charles Parr, haps, an American corporation of the Chinese Maritime Custome, will achieve in the next ten Taishan Island, and Henrietta Jane Lincoln-Lindsey, of 46, Hong Kong years, seems to have approached Road, Tientsin." the matter entirely from the

wrong angle.

He must be. A Woman nomed Lai Kin-hin aware, in the

A. Stevenson, The Dairy Farm,

Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd. Saturday-Outward for Europe E. W. Blackmore, President, 1. E. via Marseilles (Rajputana), 10.30

& Shipbuilders.

press of Canada), 10 a.m. a.m.; for Europe vin Siberia (Em-

Meeting. Monday--Court of

D. Chen See, The Sincere Co.,

Ltd.

Wm. Anderson. The Anderson

Music Co., Ltd.

J. Dalzeil, Resident-Investor, The letter awaits consideration

and signatures at the premises of

following:-

The Anderson Music Company. Kelly & Walsh.

Institution of Engineers & Ship-

builders.

Sincere Company. Brewer's.

Kowloos Bowling Green Club.

S.P.C.A.

USEFULNESS OF DOGS' HOME.

ANNUAL MEETING.

5.15 p.m.

ba

Sports.

University,

See Sport Diary on Page 8.

RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

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

a wavelength of 355 metres.

5.30-8.30 p.m.-Chinese Studio Concert.

8 p.m.-Weather Report, Local Time, etc.

9.30-10.45 p.m. (approx.)-Relay

of St. George's Concert from the Lee Theatre. During the interval

first place, (60), of 313 Laichikok Road, was "Our Dogs Home in Kowloon that the existence of the Flying removed to the Kwong Wah Hos-fulfils a public want, and we there will be a recorded pro- Club, which has been subsidised juries caused by falling down the extended, larger premires, more

pital yesterday suffering from in- would like to see its usefulness gramme from the Studio. by grants from the local Govern-stairs of her house.

10.46 (approx.)-Close Down. ment, is not primarily for the

+

months' hard labour.

The Committee

kennels, and a permanent man on duty." So declared Mr. J. Russe!! (President) at the annual meeting

large

WAS

Held It For 31 Years.

A dead man has held a liquor licence in Folkestone for more than thirty-one years.

purpose of encouraging, cer-1 It is reported that 3

of the Society for Prevention of DEAD MAN'S LIQUOR LICENCE. tainly not for assisting, commer-boulder has fallen from a hillside Cruelty to Animals, which

and is at present lying across the held in the Board room of Mesars cial aviation in China. We do not main Castle Peak Road between Jardine. Matheson & Co. Ltd., think it would be wise or at all So Kin-wat and Tai Lan-chung, last evening. Mr. Russell was popular for the local Flying Club near the 17th mile stone.

supported by Mr. J. D. A. Hut- to ussociate itself with any

chison (Hon. Socratary) and Me form of commercial undertaking, A ship's painter, employed on E. H. P. White (Hon. Treasurer). and there is no indication that fore Mr. Schofield

the 4.s. Venezia, 'was charged be- Others present included:— this will be done.

at the Central The Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewal, So that the Magistracy yesterday with the Mrs. Loseby, Mrs. Anderson, Dr. question of an aerodrome or of possession of 12 taela of illegal K. C. Yen, Mesars, W. B. Finn- This disclosure was made at Hong Kong, Thursday, April 23, 1931. hangars does not enter into the plum and was fined $1,000 or six gan. R. A. D. Forrest, E. C. Folkestone adjourned licensing

Tregillus, and M. P. Talati.

sessions when the magistrates inauguration of a Hong Kong-

The Chairman reviewed the were asked to transfer the dend Canton Airways. That is purely a

Society's work for the past year, man's licence respecting a beer matter for private enterprise and, and Soldiers Home gratefully acnival ball had proved a big suc-publican.

of the Sailors' mentioning that the

annual car house to Mr. P. Attwood, a local provided the capital is forthcom-knowledges the receipt of the fol-cess. the profit from it topping Mr. B. Bonniface, who made The possibilities offered by ing, we see no reason why it lowing donation toward the funds of the $1,000 mark. The financiall the application, submitted that the development of Hong Kong should not become an actuality in Board (per Captain E. R. Deakin, carried out and in this connection in the register in 1898 as Alfred the Home: Military Area Sports drive, too, was very successfully although the licence was entered as an air port have already been the near future.

Hon. Secretary), $50.

the Society had to thank Mrs. Leney and renewed from year to enumerated in these columns and There is everything to be said

Loseby for her work,

year in that name, it was an the private meeting which was in favour of establishing an air

At a meeting of the General Com-

Officers Elected.

Mr. Alfred Charles Leney, held in the Hong Kong Hotel route between this Colony and mitte held after the annual meet- The election of officers for the member of the firm of Messrs. yesterday to discuss the forma- the ports of South China, but weling of the General Chamber of ensuing year resulted as follows:-Leney and Company, Ltd., Raid

Commerce. Mr. W. H. Bell

President: Mr. J. Russell; Vice that to the best of his belief Fresident: Mr. W. B. Finnigan; Alfred Leney, his father, who Hon. Secretary: Mr. J. D. A. died in 1900, had not held the Hutchison; Hon. Treasurer: Mr. licence, and he had been under E. H. P. White; Committee: Lady the impression that the Alfred Ko Tung, Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Leney entered in the register In the Kowloon Police Court this Loseby, Mrs. de Martin, Mrs. was really himself: morning Chu Fuk pleaded "guilty" M. H. Roffey, Mrs. P. P. J. Wode-

Mr. Rutley Mowll, who oppos clothing, the property of Chu Hon, Miss G. Heard, Miss Grace Ho as the licence was in the name of to the larceny of a suit of grey house, Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Forrested the transfer, contended that a shop fokl, who put the autt out Tung, the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, the dead man it became null and to dry be a bamboo pole at Lalchi Dr. K. C. Yeo, Messrs. E. R. vold, and this was upheld by the kok yesterday. He was sent to jall Dovey, H. Owen Hughes, N.; J.magistrates, who refused the Ap. for 14 days.

Porrin, H. S. Rouse, M. P. Talati, plication. E. C. Tregillus and S. W. Ko.

TUAL

tion of a syndicate for the en- should like to see such a service | elected Chairman for the ensuing

:

was

"SEASICKNESS "CURES,"

Certain Preventive Not Yet

Be Found.

error.

Ten Years Ago

[From the "Ching_Mail" of

April 23, 1921.3

To-day's dollar is worth2/6%

!

couragement of civil aviation independent of any Service or year, and Mr. T. H. R. Shaw simply reiterated what we have Government-aided organisation. re-elected Vice-Chairman. emphasised again and again. Whenever aviation enthusiasts Hong Kong, situated midway be- begin to plan air routes to Can- tween Singapore and Shanghai, ton they must needs stumble over has a wide area of coastal town-Kai Tack, which, they appear ships, ports, and cities to serve, to think, is the only site in the often linked by stretches of whole of this Coleny from which country where roads either do an aeroplane may take-off. There not exist or are not in a fit state is, as a matter of fact, quite a for heavy transport, and the number of sites, apart from Kni

Seeking to end her fe during a need of an efficient air service, Tack, suitable for this purpose, quarrel with her husband, a woman, run on the lines of a miniature but nobody seems to have taken So Lan-lín (19) residing at 9.; Imperial Airways, is a very real the trouble to look for them.jumped into the harbour yesterday. Eastern Street, is alleged to have one. Unfortunately, there sp- Money would have to be expend near the Cheung Chau ferry wharf. pear to be obstacles in the wayed on their preparation, it is She was rescued, however, and re- of any progressive steps being true, but that is a mere inciden moved to the Government · Clvfl taken by private enterprise, and tal to a wealthy company," and

stage, astradi Hospital the general feeling of yesterday's only a wealthy company could read the TOTAL

At the C.R.C. to-day, play was meeting was that as yet Hying on afford to purchase and maintain Hong Kong as an important air officer of the Royal Air Force commenced, in the Chinse, Tennis a commercial scale was pre-a fleet of aeroplanes dependent services, linking the Colony with at the London: Hospital, was played between Wox Po-keung port, with a chain of regular, air Medical Service, and a biochemist Interport, when a ainges match Gul se va pren started until the aerodrome and neyings of local and South China China, as envisualised by Majorments of a revolving chair, a ship drove rather reckless at times, 'maturé, 'and' hardly likely to be for its prosperity upon the jour Canton, Swatow, Wuchow, and They have studied the various (Hong Kong) and Chah Keng-tyc other commercial centres of South kinds of nauses due to the, move-Straits). Exceptin that be Ward's 11 hangar at Kai Tack are combusiness men. The possession of E. B. Brasler-Creagh, ex-R.Et at a train and an aeroplane, and their Wong played a consisent game and fatpeony,941 600,à Malvasi

Another difficulty that one or two five sester planes what is described de private observations will form, the basis of outgeneralled his oppnent. Cheah sol Mi Lieto, obero statomis

sind ein His boas pointed out was the restrict would be little better than use meeting which he convened in the further study which may well is the pussessor, of afery free, style

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