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Saturday, May 23, 1931,

Fourth Moon, 7th Day,

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大英伍月十三站、 禮拜六 中華民國辛未年四月初七日

HONG KONG, SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1931.

GIRLISH CHARM

by a

SAFE METHOD

Beautiful women have now an op.

portunity to gain and preserve

figure loveliness in an entirely harmless, easy way.

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CENTRA

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GOING OVER THE TOP IN A LAUGH ATTACK! IT'S ANYBODY'S WAR

AND YOU WIN!

C

THE TWO BLACK CROWS MORAN and MACK

MME: Uncle Sam ain't

d to well wit his figh

in and it looks like

'

called on us to put alemd to this ruction.

MACK: Few my pa at

"Anybody's War we're the last!

and

in

Anybody's War

Ä Paramount Picture

Starting Monday.

SOCIETY'S LOVE WHIRL !

Palm Beach love. The wedding

march.

The divorce judge's zavel Who pays the piper? Eith Wharlen reveals it in

THE

MARRIAGE PLAYGROUND

Date

MARY BRIAN FREDRIC MARCH

A mamount Picture

With an all-star cast of favourites and six of the most adorable children you have ever known.

Directed by Lothar Mendes.

Booking at Anderson's & the Theatre (Tel. 25720).

SUN HELMETS

For Naval, Military and Civilian Wear.

We have now received a

full selection of Sun.

Helmets suitable for all

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cusions and guaran-

teed Sun Proof as well as Rain

proof.

Also latest styles in STRAW HATS.

Prices moderate. Inspection invited

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bam Street, Hong Kong,"

Basiners Hanger, at

RHODESIA.

SERVICE MEN'S HOME.

LAI WAH CO.

AMALGAMATION OF NORTH

AND SOUTH.

Support of Local Public

Needed.

SUPERVISION OF THE LIQUIDATION.

AT THE

PRELIMINARY STEP.

APPLICATION IN COURT.

Rugby, Yesterday.

ques-

RECORD OF FINE WORK.

We have just received a copy The Lai In the House of Commons to-of the annual report and state-affairs were day the Under-Secretary for the ment of accounts of the Sailors' Dominions, answering a

and Soldiers' Home at Wanchai, tion by Lord Winterton, said which was opened by His Excel that in reply to recent questions K.C.M.G., in 1929.

Xency Sir Cecil Clementi, regarding proposals which had been made by the Government

1

ger, Mr. William H. Smith, In his introduction, the Mana-

says:-

Wah Company's before the Chief Justice in

the Supreme Court yesterday, when the question of whether compulsorily to wind up or to continue voluntary liquida-

for Messrs. John D. Hutchison tion was under discussion.

After hearing legal argument

and Company, the petitioners (re- This annual report and state- ment of accounts is presented in presented by Mr. H. G. Sheldon), means of bringing nearer to the half of certain creditors, His the hope that it may be the and Mr. Leo d'Almada, junior, who opposed the motion on be- General Public of the Colony the Lordship decided to make an need of such an Institution; that work which is being done for Ser-supervision of the Court. it may convey an idea of the order that the voluntary winding

up should continue under the Mr. Ivice Men generally, the expense With this object in view, it entailed in maintaining a stand. Philip Mooney was appointed) joint liquidator with Mr. Chau

of Southern Rhodesia for a con- ference on the amalgamation of Southern will Northern Rhode- sia, the Government have indi- subject under consideration, and cuted that they have the whole that it is their desire to proceed in a manner which would express the sentiments of the House of Commons us a whole.

has been decided to unite the

ard of efficiency necessary in a

members of the two opposition Home of this nature, and the Siu-ngoh, who previously acted in [

parties, as a preliminary step, to discuss with the Dominions

Secretary, Mr. Thomas, and the Colonial Secretary, Lord Pass- field, how best the matter can be approached on a basis acceptable to all parties, and the meeting is likely to be arranged soon after Whitsun.British Wireless Ser-

vice.

HOME BY-ELECTIONS KEIR HARDIE'S BROTHER WINS RUTHERGLEN.

TORIES KEEP STROUD.

very effective and valuable assist- work by the financial support ance which can be given to the and interest of those in whose hands this report may fall.

preciation to all those who have It is issued as a mark of ap- in any way, through Service or monetary aid, subscribed wards its ideals and it is anti- cipated, with confidence, that a perusal of this Statement will

to-

suffice to show the value of such service, and bring that generous financial response from its read- ers which will enable the Com-

that capacity.

Company Closes Its Doors, Mr. Sheldon, at the outset, traced the history of the company's affairs. It Was started in December, 1920, with $1,000,000 capital, one half of which was paid up. The company was indebted to the petitioners in the sum of $29,000 for goods sold and deli-

vered under certain outstanding

It

contracts. Other contracts were also due. The Company closed its doors early this month. was insolvent, and unable to mittee to carry on unfettered a meet its liabilities. work of such vital inportance to the life of our Service Men in Hong Kong.

*An Urgent Necd.

London, Yesterday. The by-election at Rutherglen, due to the death of the Labour member; Mr. Wright, resulted:tion as the Sailors' and Soldiers'

Mr. David Hardie, a bro- ther of the late Keir Hardie (Labour) .... 16,736 Mr. Moss (Conservative) 15,863

Labour Majority

883 Reuter.

[The polling at the General Election wast-

Mr. Wm. Wright (Lab.) 17,638 Captain A. P. Duffes

(Cons.)

12,249

Mr. J. D. MacDougall

(Lib.)

Mr. A. B. Moffat (Com.)

2,945 842

be

GREAT ZOO.

TO BE OPENED NEAR

DUNSTABLE.

COVERS 500 ACRES.

Rugby, Yesterday. The largest and most beautiful}, zoo in existence, situated at Whips- nude, near Dunstable, Bedfordshire, will to-morrow be opened to the public.

The value of such an institu-

Home in a Service community such as Hong Kong may gauged by the statement that 30,033 men slept in the Home during 1930, which is an increase of 5,128 over the previous year.

Further, we have had the cus- tody of 4,345 parcels belonging to the Naval friends who pa- tronise the Home which shows a It covers 500 acres, is fifteen considerable increase on the pre- times the area of the London Zoo| vious year when 2,691 parcels and is twice the area of Bronx were stored. Our beds have been Park, New York, hitherto the booked night after night and to largest zoological gardens in the prevent men from being without world. It will rank as one of the sleeping accommodation a gy8-show pince of the world, and exotic. tem of shakedowns has been in- animals und birds will roam free- troduced. The value of this pro-ly or in natural enclosures amidst vision is realised when one some of England's most glorious glances at the figures concerning scenery, the number used. In 1929, 1,812 shadedowns were occupied whilst for the year under consideration 5,155 men occupied this form of accommodation. It is obvious that there is need for the pro- vision of more beds, which would entail an enlargement of the pre- mises, and this fact is alrendy [Polling at the General Elec-justified by the continued patron- tion was:-

Labour majority .. 5,289]

London, Yesterday. The by-election at Stroud, owing to the resignation of the Conservative member, Sir Frank Nelson, resulted Mr. Robert Perkings

(Cons.)

17,641

Sir John Maynard

(Lab.)

10,688 Mr. Stanton (Liberal) 7,267 Conservative majority 6,959

Reuter.

Sir F. Nelson (Cons.) 17,700 Mr. A. W. Stanton (Lib.) 11,728 Mr. F. E. White (Lab.) 10,384

Conservative majority 5,9721

INDIA LOAN.

UNDERWRITERS LEFT WITH 62 PER CENT.

London, Yesterday. The 6 per cent. India loan of £10,000,000 has left the

under- writers with 82 per centum On their hande..

Deslings started at discount and are now

LA London message stated

age of our Service men, but it can only become a reality in as much as we receive the financial

Dangerous animals are fenced off by wire walls or dykes, so cleverly concealed as to be almost unnotice- able.

Whipsnade is the property of the London Zoological Society, and Is admirably equipped for visitors. British Wireless Service.

DOYEN OF CORPS.

Hong Kong to place us in a posi support of the general public of DUTCH MINISTER LEAVES CHINA

tion to carry out this very urgent need,

MR. GANDHI,

MAY NOT LEAVE INDIA

LONDON.

FOR GOOD.

37 YEARS' CONNECTION.

Peking, Yesterday. After more than 37 years' con- FORnection with Peklog, the Nether- lands Minister, His Excellency William Oudendijk, accompanied by his wife, departed from hore this afternoon, on leaving China for good..

Simla, Yesterday." Well-informed, circles are very /1⁄2 per cent, doubtful whether Mr. Gandhi will -Reuter: attend the meetings of the Federal of May 19, Structure Committee in London

beginning on Jane 29.

A £10,000,000 India loan at 6 per cent. redeemable in 1933-4, at an issue price of 100, is being un- derwritten to-day.]

BAYER

R

Practically all the delegates to this conference have agreed to sail from Bombay on June 13 aboard the P. and 8.8. Cathay-Reuter

Don't let a Cough Torture you

take

RESIVAL

They had a warm farewell, a Chineso band playing Auld Lang Syne as the train pulled out.

Heer Oudendijk was the Doyen of the Diplomatic Corps, and re- ceived the K.C.M.G. for assisting British refugees after the Russian revolution--Router.

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