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OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN! that the FOURTEENTE OR- DINARY YEARLY MEETING OF! SHAREHOLDERS will be held is Exchange Building. Hong Kong, on SATURDAY, 6TH JUNE 1936, at îl o'clock 2.10.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be Closed from 29TH MAY to 6TH JUNE 1936, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Direc-! tors.
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LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVETO28.
- Public Auctions
THE Undersigned hare republic THE Undersigned have received
Auction
on
Friday, the 5th June, 1936 commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room, No. 85 Hankow Road, Kowloon
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
UNDERWRITERS
Claim For Fire And Theft
FRAUD ALLEGED
A claim by a Whitechapel jewel- ler against Lloyd's underwriters. in respect of £4,000 loss by theft and fire was before Mr. Jus-j tice Branson in the King's Beach Division last month.
The claim was contested by the underwriters on various grounds, one of which was that it was false and fraudulent.
The plaintiff was Mr. Abraham Shoot, a Russian Jew, who is now 2 naturalised Englishman. O Filey-avenue, N., carrying on busi- ness in High-street, Whitechapel.
Mr. Harold Babington Hill, of Lloyd's Buildings, one of the un- derwriters concerned, was sued as defendant.
MAN DEAD IN CAR
Tube Lead From Exhaust Pipe
A motorist, believed to be Mr. A. Short, of Swanage-road, Small Heath. Birmingham, was found last month dead in his car on the side of the road from Wia- chcombe to Brockhampton Glou- -cestershire.
A tube led from the exhaust pipe to the interior of the car. The petrol supply had run out
The discovery was made by a farm bailiff
who had gone feed some sheep in a neigh- bouring Seld.
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BRIDGE NOTES
Bad Breaks
By Ely Culbertson
to
Mr. Maxwell Fyfe, K.C.. for Mr. Shoot, said the policy covered
Whenever I hear the familiar stock, including goods in trust. wail from the, bridge table: "Did valued at £11.750, furniture and you ever see süch breaks!" I am áttings £500, and £100 is a safe.
reminded of the time, some years Defences Raised
ago, when that cry drew, instead It was alleged, counsel continu-of the sympathetic murmurs ex- Monday, 1st June, will be held ed. that the premises were entered pected, a concert of derisive laugh- the wailer's (weather permitting) on SATUR-on the night of December 23-24, ter in which even DAY. 6th JUNE, 1936. The 1934. Three defences were raised: partner joined. First Bell will be rung at 130
1. A denial that a burglary. p.m., and the first race will be or fire took place. run at 2.00 p.m.
By Order,
S. A. SLEAF,
Actg. Secretary.
Hong Kong, 2nd June, 1936.
Just Received New Supply of SILVER JUBILEE
STAMPS
Few Complete Sets of BRITISH COLONIES
and
DOMINIONS.
GRACA & CO. Dealers in Postage Stamps, No. 10, Wyndham Street. Established 1896 Hoa? Koar
GREY-BEARDED BRITAIN
Dr. Mallon Foresees Decline Of Youth
MAJORITY OF OLD MEN IN 40 YEARS
Social tendencies which
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A hand had just been played at ja six spade contract that had been
2. A plea that the policy was bid in almost solitaire fashion by void because the specified burg- the incurable optimist sitting lar alarm was not put into full South. This was the hand.
or proper operation; there was non-disclosure of two alleged losses: and failure to keep pro- per books.
3. That the claim was false and fraudulent.
South, dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
Mr. Shoot came to England 35 years ago, Mr. Fyfe said, and in S 10 8 4 E J 10 5 [1909 began business at his pre- KQJ S
sent address.
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Shops in Whitechapel were open on Sundays, and the Sunday before Christmas-the day of the loss- was probably the busiest day
of
the year for Mr. Shoot It was The bidding: possible that someone slipped into South
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DODWELL & CO., LTD.
East
ALEXANDRA BUILDING.
Pass Pa
Beat the basement and remained there 1 spade Pass until the staff had left.
13 spades
Pass 5 spades Pass 6 spades (final bid) It will be noted, from the bid-
ding. that North knew he had a
|slightly demented partner and did
Burglar Alarm Faulty The burglar alarm specified in the policy was in proper working order when the premises were his best to apply the brakes, until closed that night. Next morning the five spade bid, following a Mr. Shoot found some windows broken. When he opened the door previous jump, lured him inte be- the burglar alarm did not ring.ing gullible "just once more," Need-
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cross-ex-
less to say, South's second jump was outrageous—even his first was] ..
a considerable stretch.
West's opening lead of the dia- mond king was won by South, who Three safes were open, and two crossed to dummy with a low heart bags in front of them were partly and took the trump finesse to his filled with articles from the safes. Jack. It held and, luckily, the The basement was full of smoke, suit broke 3 and 3. (Approximate and water-pipes were burst.
odds against this combination of Mr. Shoot gave evidence. Mbreaks are 7 to 1). Norman Birkett, KC
Taking this much as a matter amining, suggested that the barg- of course, South now proceeded to lary and fire were "a fortunate break the heart suit 3 and 3 (the)
odds are approximately 2 to 1 thing" for him.
against this) for the discard of his losing diamond. He ruffed a diamond to enter his hand and let the club ten ride through. East's diamond queen won and another was led, which Soath ruffed. Now the second club finesse tempted, but it lost to
ur Britain into a nation of grey- beards were discussed at the 17th
Would not you have been better International annual conference of the Rotary off, if this claim had been paid,
than you had been for years? Association - for
No. Great Britain and Ireland at Blackpool last month. About 4,500 delegates were present.
Mr. Shoot admitted that in 1993 he made a loss of £39, according
was at-
East's
Whereupon South cursed lustily jand called on heaven to witness
his horrible luck!
Dr. J. J. Mallon. Warden of to the accounts. Toynbee Hall, asserted that the
Mr. Birkett suggested that in element of youth was declining in Mr. Shoot said he did not remem
1934 there was a loss of
£238. king. [our population,
ber. "At the beginning of the cen- tury, there were in Britain 7 per- sons of under 15 to one
person Chesterfield Suites, Elack Wood of over 65. Now these two clas Ware, Teak Bed- & Dining Room ses are approaching equilibrium," Furniture, Office Furniture, Orn-he said.
FURNITURE
comprising:—
aments, Clocks, Rugs, Carpet, "If present tendencies in social Electric Table Lamps, Pictures, habit continue, in another 40 years: Linen, Gramaphones & Records, this country will have little more Cutlery, Glass & Brass Ware, Por- than 1,000,000 adolescents where celain Ware, etc. etc.
On View from Thursday, 4th. June, 1936.
now it has 2,500,000. In the fut- the ure, grey-beards will predominate.
Under Boy's Umbrella
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, May 3rd,, 1926.
The hearing was adjourned..
NURSE'S CLAIM RE-TRIED
Diana Fishwick To Pay $103
"We shall reach a situation the
Judgment for 5103 9 6d was given at Wandsworth County reverse of that of the Japanese. La prolific Japan, the land of an-
Court last month' against Miss) cester worship, the old men have
Diana Fishwick, the golfer, of enormous numbers of dependants
Knowle Hill. Wentworth, in an action brought by Miss Jane, upon whom they can rely for When the mere name or sight of Clarke, a nurse, of Wilson's-road, THE Undersigned have received maintenance in old age.
food nauseates you, it is a sure sign Fulham. "In Great Britain, it is the old that your digestive organs are not fellows who will be numerous and
functioning properly.
instructions, to sell by Public
Auction
on
Monday, the 8th. June, 1936 commencing at 10.00 am.
at Nos. 111 and 113 Austin Road, Kowloon
2,
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE also
One Electric Water Cooler. On View from Sunday the June 1936.
LIVER!
Almost sure-
Miss Clarke claimed damages the children few. One has a vi- congested with waste material, which eged, when
ly the eliminative tract has become for injuries received, it was al- she was knocked sion, of an inverted pyramid, a condition, in turn, upsets the liver, down by a car driven by Miss sort of umbrella under which, up-and Tiverishnear' has resulted. held by a small boy, innumerable
Fishwick, while crossing the road The immediate need, in such cir-at Hammersmith in March last grey-beards will hark."
cumstances, is to clear away this con- gestion with the sid
of Pinketter rear.
Emphasizing the folly of leaving These splendid little laxative liver
The action was originally tried! young people to struggle through pilis gently, but surely, dispel con by Judge Hargreaves at West Lun- the years of adolescence anguid-stipation, tone up the liver, banish don County Court, when judgment ed, unguarded and untaught, Dr. biliousness, nausea and sick head-was given for Miss Fishwick. The Mallon said that this was happen After that, to keep free from stomach Court of Appeal ordered a retrial, { sches, revive digestion and appetite. 7thing now. On reaching 14, the liver and bowel troubles, usually only and the matter came before Judge
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers Hong Kong, 4th May, 1986.
PINKETTES
mass of children had done with an occasional dose of Pinisettes is Harington whole-time schooling, and aboutį required. half of them would never again! come under any educational ib-| fluence.
KEEP YOU WELL
at West London County Court. Last month Judge) Harington delivered his reserved judgment at Wandsworth, He: awarded Miss Clarke costs.
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