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FOR SALE

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HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY 1936. On sale at all Book-stalls and at the Offices of the Publishers, 34, Wyndham Street.

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GENERAL NOTICES

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PUBLIC AUCTION

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ARTICULARS & CONDI-

PTIONS of the Sale by Pablic

Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 15th day of July, 1936, st 3 p.m. at the Office of the Public Works Department. by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Island Road in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1936-

BUSINESS DIRECTORY NEWS RANKS AS

ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS

----W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.

Kowloon Bay. Shipbuilders & Repairers. Call Flag "L”

Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors

MASSAGE

EXPERT MASSAGE

FOR SPRAINS & STIFFNESS

MRS. Y. AMANO

No. 26 Wyndham Street, 2nd Floor

FOR SALE

FIRST THROUGH FLIGHT COVERS

via Imperial Airways from Hong Kong

To Calcutta, Manila, Paris, Swiss, Toronto, Boston, New York, Melbourne, etc.

with back postmark of arrival.

GRACA & CO. Postage Stamp Dealers No. 10 Wyndham Street "Established 1896 Eoar Song.

"NACET"

REG TRADE MARK

eption of renewal at a Crown Rent Safety Razor

to be fixed by the Surveyor of His. Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years.

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis posal of the lot the purchaser will be required to deposit with an au- thorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hun- dred dollars, $200.00 in cash --- This sum will be refunded on pay- ment of the purchase price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

Registry No.

Ballding Lot No, s

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NOTICE

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION

IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that

Blades

are

Honed to the keenest possible edge.

Made of the finest crucible

cast steel.

Low in price, but can be ab- solutely depended on to give you lasting service.

50 cents for 10.2- Of All Dealers.

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PLAYWRIGHT'S “BAD TIMES”

Bound Over For Begging

PROPERTY

Lives Risked To Obtain It

TELEVISION AS A RIVAL

of Reuters, said that the

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BRIDGE NOTES *** Grudge” Bridge

Games

By Ely Culbertson." --

MAN SHOT DEAD AT FAIRGROUND

Struggle Seen From Kew Bridge

detectives." "They

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GUN FOUND IN THE GRASS

Four men and a woman leaning (Mr. Culbertson is acting as re- The right of property in news was discussed at the conference of feree and reporter for a "grudge" over Kew Bridge were witnesses the Empire Press Union in Lon-bridge game. By general agree last month of a shooting tragedy don last month. Major J. J. Astor, ment he fines the players for their which was being investigated by M.P. presided.

errors according to degree of Scotland Yard

Mass A errors cost saw a struggle on a fairground Sir Roderick Jones, chairman Stupidity:

them $1; class B, $2.50; class C, belonging to G. Beach.

Almost at the same time a pain- paper or news agency which by $5; class D, $10. This is the third

ter, working on a hotel, saw its foresight, expenditure of brain, band in the series.]

spiked "You're both vulnerable now," man climb a fence, some money, and physical force, produc-

players, railings and the steps leading to ed a service of news, was entitled pointed out to the to the fruits of its enterprise.

Watch your bidding. I'm going the bridge. A few minutes later watch- Albert Full enjoyment of those fruits to be pretty severe with a rotten it was discovered that a could be assured only if the news-vulnerable bid." I was beginning man at the fairground, paper and news agency were pro-to enjoy my omnipotent job. For Hodgson, aged 40, had been shot He died on tected against the person who ex-years I, in common with most through the back pended neither endeavour nor bridge players, had dreamed bliss-the way to hospital.

Police searching the fairground money in assembling the news at fully of meeting out punishment to its source and in transmitting partners, and while it is true that discovered a rifle of the type used to its destination, but ifted it this punishment usually took the at sporting booths, which on the way or elsewhere and turn-soul-satisfying form of boiling in apparently been flung bastily away ed it to his own account.

oil, the less sadistic substitute of into long. grass. No weapons of Put at its highest, that man money fines was at least partial this kind, however, were kept on was reaping where he had not fulfilment This was

sown, but at its lowest he was a hand. common thief.

Risks And Dangers

Sir Roderick described the risks and dangers faced by newspaper correspondents in Abyssinia.

"During

the bombing of

South, dealer.

Both sides vulnerable.

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Quoram," he said, “Reuters cor- S. 3 respondent escaped death only by EA Q J a miracle. His motor lorry and P. QJ1064 his belongings were destroyed.

"In the debacle just before the

Addis Italians entered

Ababa, Reuters' quarters were looted by the mob, and the correspondent there

în grave peril.

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The bidding:

Throughout the campaign other South

correspondents wère, exposed to

similar hazards."

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East

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had

the groand. They were only taken there at the week-end, when the fair was opened.

The police learned that Mr.. Hodgson had had a telephone con- versation only a few minutes be fore his death with Mrs. Beach, wife of the proprietor, at their Twickenham fairground.

Broadcast Appeal

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Mr. G. Fenwell, the hotel pain- ter, spent several hours at the police-station. He gave the police ļa description of a man.

to

concen

This was sent by wireless flying squad. cars, which trated in the Richmond, Barnes and Twickenham areas.

The description was also

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to Metropolitan and provincia! police-stations.

Later the B.B.C: broadenst

*Wireless broadcasting." continued, "is advancing every- South opened the eight of clubs, where. It is a rival which the declarer's nine won the trick. The police message appealing for as- newspapers cannot, and do. not, ace and a small diamond then were disregard, and it behoves them played, North holding up his king! the bridge.

two for

some ridiculous reason. A

sistance to the four men and the woman who saw the struggle from

and the news agencies, the

Mrs. Beach said to a reporter: watchman allies, who, between them, for all third round put North on lead and Hodgson has been

the he now anderled his spade ace, the here for four or five years. I have practical purposes control

take only play that could out declarer had two or three burglaries at news fields of the earth, to measures while there is yet time, on lead. A heart finesse was suc- the fairground."

to establish everywhere, as in the cessful, and two more rounds of Late one night a man was ques- United States, the doctrine that diamonds were played. South, to tioned at Richmond police-station news is property, which to-day is avoid a throw-in play, discarded, by Supt. Walter Hambrook,

down to two hearts, two clube, Scotland Yard.

recognised in the United States

themselves."

News Cheapened

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of

NATHON

ROOR

JONES

WONG & CO

ARE YOU GOING ON LEAVE?

by all responsible wireless broad-and one spade. But a club lead Mrs. Beach keeps a number of casters no less than by the Press from dummy put him on lead and Great Danes, at the fairground- he had the hopeless choice of set- It appears that they were kennelled ting up declarer's king of spades at the time of the tragedy. The world was being fooded or leading a heart, which would with officially-inspired matter give dummy two heart tricks. The many tongues. Count Ciano, the contract was made with ease.. then Italian Minister for Pro-

All the players looked expectant- paganda, had boasted that the ly at me for my dicta, Italian Government station

"Well, gentlemen,” I began, broadcasting in 18 different lan- figuratively rubbing my hands, guages. One effect of these and "here is where the kitty gets some other broadcasts was to cheapen nourishment! We'll begin with news and debase its quality. East. Your play of the hand was

Mr. Theodore Goddard, honor terrible! Five dollars, please!" ary solicitor to the Newspaper

"But I made the contract!" pro- Society, said there was no

copy.tested East. right in news as such, but only “You did,” I agreed, “and for s in the literary form given to it. reason that will cost Mr. North

"The newspaper of to-day," he $5

ONCE EARNED £300 A WEEK added, "is definitely a literary At this point North let out al

work, and I think it is fair to bowl; "What could I do?" he de- "Let's start with de- say is

estimate of

A

ser that in the Empire it remanded plus s

Ian Interim Dividend of 22.10/- once successful playwright, per share, subject to deduction of Income Tax, has been declared for 55. was charged at Kingston Poet and better printed, and, in par- necessary tricks would indicate the HALF YEAR ending 30th June ice-court recently with begging ticular, has better taste than any- that four diamonds and five other

jon May 24.

where else in the world.”

tricks must be won to fulfil the 1936 at rate of 1/3.5/16 pèr Dollar.

Sir William Jarratt, secretary contract. The five could be made | THE DIVIDEND will be pay- He had been remanded for of the Trade Marks, Patents and up in different ways: Three hearts áble on and after 10th August medical report.

Designs Federation, said the ad-and one in each black suit; or two

1936 at the offices of the Corpora- P. C. Smith said that before nis vent of broadcasting bad com-spades, two hearts, and one club;į tion, where Shareholders are re-arrest for begging Bowkett had pletely changed the situation re or even two clubs, two hearts, and quested to apply for Warrants. bought chloroform from chemists.garding the disclosure of news, one spade. But East sacrificed all} THE REGISTER OF SHARES He had to be taken to hospital by and television, when it reached its three possibilities by promptly rid- of the Corporation will be closed ambulance on several occasions.

full stature, would effect a further ding his hand of entries. Hel from 27th JULY to 8th AUGUST said that he was in hospital for

Bowkett, who denied begging, revolution.

jshould have led the spade king at (both days inclusive)

Sir Thomas McAra, secretary of the second trick and, if the ace; during two years and had discharged him the Newspaper Proprietors' which period 740 transfer of

As held off, attempted to cash an- self against medical advice. Shares can be registered.

sociation, said that the Press of other spade. He then should have In the excitement of being free, England was opposed altogether taken the heart finesse. The dia- jadded Bowkett, he took chloro to the recognition of property mond suit always could be estab

form. He promised never to take value in news.

lished and reached with heart en- it again.

tries. There was no hurry about that!

Ey Order of the Board of

Directors, V. M. GRAYBURN. Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 7th July, 1936.

NOTICE

FOR SALE

Falls On Bad Times

Insptr. Bolden said that Bow- kett had written a number of suc- cessful plays, but had fallen on bad times. In 1927 he was charged with being drunk and incapable, | |and in 1928 he was charged with attempting to commit suicide by means of chloroform.

CHELTENHAM COLLEGE

"But east

threw the contracti away and North promptly threw it

{back. There was no reason to hold f--

Coming Centenary of the second diamond lead. The

Celebrations

takes

It is desired to

king should have won the the ace of spades been laid down¦ After that the third diamond would have The centenary of Cheltenham locked the dummy on lead. If de- 3 Small Euga, 3 Wood Trunks,

After being for two years in College, the oldest of the great clarer had a sure club or heart en- Several Electric Table Fans, Din-hospital, he began to beg in the Victorian Public Schools,

try the defenders' position would ing Table,

streets. He bought, chloroform place in -1941. 5 Leather Seated

be hopeless. North should have with the proceeds.

compile a list of all Old Chel-realised this and played for the Chairs, 3 Swivel Chairs, Roll

Bowkett was bound, over on con-tonians serving, or resident, in Top Desk, Glass Cupboard, Sam-

one chance."!" +dition that he left Kingston. China, so that they may be kept in ple Case, Wall Case, Office Desks,

After court Bowkett said that touch with the arrangements: for Typewriting Desks, Plans Cabinet, High Desk Pigeon hole standay among the plays he had written the celebration now being prepar Wall Clocks, Fender & Coal were "Lucky Miss Dean," which ed by the College Council (Pre- was played at the Criterion and sident, Viscount Lee of Fareham)

**Pay up, you dubs!" said South (and West in perfect unison,

Scuttle, Rubber Matting Eunner, the Haymarket, and "The Money and the Cheltonian Society (Pre-addresses, and period at college, to Bath Tub, etc., etc

which was played at the Comedysident 1935/1936, Lieutenant- Major-General FSG. Piggott,

General J. G. DM).

|D.S.0., British Embassy, Tokyo, Will all Old Cheltonians be Find Japan, so that a complete and up- enough to notify their names, to-date ist may be made?..

Inspection 3 ́ali. 7 pm.

1st Floor Princess Eldes, Chater Rd. Entrance

Theatre.

For years I earned £300 week," "he said.

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