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NEW ADVERTISE-"

MENTS.

NEW ADVERTISE-

MENTS."

REUTERS, LIMITED.

TR. J. E. HENRY Appointed MMAVASIR of Our Hong K ng Branch from MAY law in the Absence of M. F. R. JONES on LeavƏ.

REUTERS LTD.

W. TURNER, General Manager in the Far East. 48531

FANLING HUNT STEEPLE. CHASES.

SATURDAY, APRIL 30TH

IT 315 r.x.

ADMISSION TO PURLIO ENOLOSURE :—$1.00.

LADIES FREE.

GOVERNMENT HILLS, ETC. TENDERS for

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 28th, 1927.

SPECIE and MEXICAN DOLLARS currant in this Colony, for Telegraphis Transfer, on the Lord Commissioners of Bia Majesty's Treasury, London, up to and for the Sum of £20,000, will be Received by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER COMMAND PAY OFFICE, til 11 O'CLOCK, the H APRIL, 1927,

The Tender to tate the Tots: "Amount (in Founds Sterling). No Telegraphic Transfer will be made for loss than £100.

on

The Tanders to be in Dupliests, and in Bealed Covers, addressed to the TREA- BURY CHEST OFFICER, COM- MAND PAY OFFICE, and endorsed TENDERS FOR GOVERNMENT BILLS

The right to socept or reject any or all of the Tendere is reserved.

Copion of Forms of Tander can be had th application

Faraon leadering for (Bill) ar hereby Nasided that, baring regard to He provisions of the Acts 22 Usorge III DMISSION to Subscribers Ep. 45 and sí, George 111, (p. 59, the closure on Production of Badge acceptance of 123 such Tander in subjook only

to the express condition that to Blambor Subscriber can introduce Two Ladies of the

British

House of Commons Tree and Two Non-Members at 86.00 shall be admitted to any shars or part in

Dany cách

Tickets obtainable from A. Hor to say benedi to arise from the Con- PUTTS, 4/% BEX:Akin & Porta.

impl

SPECIAL TRAIN LearEX KOWLOON thereby made for the silotment of

27. Return Fare, 1st Class : $1,50; 2nd: 90 amts. Fra Parking for Cars off the Course: $5.00 Each if Parked Opposite the Stand.

[4858

ROYAL ARTILLERY. ATHLETIC

MEETING 1927

TO BE HELD ON THE UNITED SERVICES RECREATION

'GROUND, KOWLOON,

AND 6TH

MAY 5TH

6TH MAY.

OPEN EVENTS:-

The provisions in question do not apply to Contracts entered into by any incorporated Company in its sorperated capacity and made for the general benefit of the Company."

EL G. RILEY, Lieut. Colonel, Treasury Chost Officer, R.A... dis Majesty's Timaury Office,

Hong Kong, 27th April, 1997, 14861

HONG KONG FOOTBALL LEAGUE.

YLUBS in Membership are Re- minded that all Suggested Ad. ONS MILE FLAT RAGE-Timed for ditions," Alterations or Amsadments to

3.10 ..

ONE MILE RELAT RAGE Timod for 500 rx (0, 440, 830, 320 Ydx. Teams ul 41.

OPEN TO THE ROYAL NAVY, EUROPIAN GARSIMON (including Hone KonG VOLUNTEER DIPENCE CORPS), Hong KONG POLICE, and Bus Ragi.

DENTA.

Sports to commence at 2 rx. Each Day

[4856

HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB.

TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

STAND COURT

(UBJECT to Weather Conditions the following i the Proposed Programme: FRIDAY, 29TH APRIL: RE TICKET,— SEMI-FINAL OPEN DOUBLES.

YIW Max Toux & Yew Max KIT

T. HONDA & H. AKM

SATURDAY, 30TH APRIL: WHITE

TICEXT.- SEMI-FINAL OPEN DOUBLES.

H. D. & 8. A. Remsiur

+

»

J. A. Castaruor & L. M. Razack..

MONDAY, 20 MAY: Blut TiCER-- SEMI-FINAL OPEN SINGLES.

·NG STE KWONG o. H. D. RowsANK.

TUESDAY, 31 MAY: YzLLOW TICKET.

· SEMI-FINAL OPEN DOUBLES.

7. HONDA v. 8. A. RUйAIN,

WEDNESDAY, 4TM* MAY: THURSDAY, 57¤ MAY;

FINALS, DOUBLES & SINGLES OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS.

RESERVED BEATS for SEMI-

FINALS may now be Booked at ME MOLTRIE & CO. Price: $1.00 Fach.

[4859

CHINA UNDERWRITERS....

LIMITED,

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

Bales of the abova Leagus mast be Seat in to the Undersigned Not Later Than MAY I in accordance with Longue Bule 20.

W. E. HOLLANDS, Hon. Secretary.

(831)

ROYAL HONG KONG YACHT CLUB.

THE CLOSING CRUISE. will take place on SATURDAY, APRIL 30TH first Race" from CLUB. House, NORTH Petar at 8 r..

All Friends of Members will be Wel- cause at the Civi Hocaz,

Launches for Members and the Public will

LCATO STATUS Prax every 15 Minutes from 9 p.x. until 3 2. Launches will be available for the Hotum Journey.

Championship and other Trophica won daring the Season will be presented during the AriLINOON,

T. J. EASTEREBOOK.

Hon. Secretary,

26th April, 1927.

B. H.KY.Q.

(4851

HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB,

THIRD EXTRA KACE MEETING.

„ADDITION TO PROGRAMME.

RACE No. A "E.O.S.B. SUBALTERNS CUP.

FOUR FURLONGA..

OB China Ponies, the private pro

perty of Bubalterna 2nd Battalion The King Own Scottish Borderers.

To be ridden by Officers of the Regi- ment. Catchweights 168 be. Post Entries

[4953

FANLING HUNT STEEPLE- CHASES.

NOTICE

THE Postponed EASTER MEET-

ING of the FANLING HUNT will be held on SATURDDAY, APRIL

30rk.

There will also be A MEETING on MAY 24TH (EMPIRE DAY). [4798

HONG KONG GENERAL CHAM. BER OF COMMERCE.

粗牙

ANNUAL GENERAL MEET. ING of Members of the HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, will be held on THURS DAY, 28TH APRIL, 1927, al4z.M., în Carr Haut, for the following par

NOTICE DIDINARY YEARLY MEETING of SEABE. HOLDERS of OHINA UNDER. WRITERS. LIMITED, will be held the Offices of Mesara, SEEYAX, Tours & Co. St. George's Building, Chalar Road, Hong Kong, on DAT

7TH DAY OF MAY, 1927, pos at 11.30 o'clock in the FoRKE OOR, for the the Report of purpose of receiving

Managers

and A State.

the

General

ment of Accounts for the Year ending Sist DECEMBER, 1926, and of electing a Consulting Committee and Auditora.

The TRANSFER "BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 21H APRIL 1927, to 7rm MAY, · 1927, Both Days inclusiva.

By Order of the General Managers,

H & STURT,

.Secretary. Hong Kong, 28th April 1997 (4887

JUST ISSUED.

TAE

HONG KONG UNIVERSITY COMMERICAL. JOURNAL Containing Articles of Local and General Interest. ON SALE AT:

MRS. BREWER &.00,

10, PEDDEN BYEEE?, MEMKA, NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE,

Wyndham SteSKT, --- TH HONG KONG UNIVERSITY.

PRIOR) 60 CENTS. [1360

the

(1)-To retire the Report and Accounts of the Committee for the Year ended 31st December, 1926.

(2)- To elect a new Commitice, (3)-To transact any General Busi By Order,

M. P. KEY,

Fecretary. Hong Kong, 20th April, 1987. [1890

THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LTD.

of

INTIMATIONS.

NOTICE.

HONG KONG & CHINA GAS COMPANY, LIMITED.

NTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Ha D. O. RUSSELL bax bern Appointed Chairman of Local Committee and also Joint Artores with 4* M FRANE GOODWIN, Acting Manager, for this Company during the Absence on Lanre of Me. W L. PAT. TENDEN.

By Order of the Directors,

LJ BLACKBUBN, 4342] Engineer and Manager.

NOTICE.

HONG KONG & ORINA GAS COMPANY, LIMITED.

No

KTOTICE IS HEREDY GIVEN that M. FRANK GOODWIN has been Appointed. AcrixG MANAGER OF the above Company, with Co-rows OF ATTORNEY, during my Absence of LTO,

By Order of the Board of Directors;

L. J. BLACKBURN, 4343) Engineer and Manager.

G.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS

of the Sale by Public Anction to

INTIMATIONS.

DEWAR'S

WHITE

LABEL

FINEST

promote

has been transferred.

NEW ORLEANS IN DANGER.

MISSISSIPPI FLOOD'S DE- STRUCTIVE COURSE.

DYNAMITING TO BE RESORTED TO.

[RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

MEзrs, April 7th. The crest of the Mississippi flood

In its present manifestation the Mr. F. Ormston, of the Hong Community Singing which has cap-Kong and Shanghai Banking Cori tured the country dates from last poration, returned to Shanghai bý Summer, when a few ardent souls, the P. & O. 84. XXìpa and is pro- inspired by a laudable desire to ceeding to Eobe, to which place ha

the happiness of the greatest number, and give expres-

The motion which was passed at aion to the joys of life, started the the debate at St. Peter's Club on movement in London They apTuesday night That Bachelors peared in the luncheon bour near should be Taxed," was debated some St. Martin's Church in Trafalgar time ago at the European Y.M.C.A., Square. The young.clerks and girl Kowloon, and was lost there." typista from offices round-about, strolling catally by, caused for a A stray mongrel dog which bit space to listen to the old songs a Chinese outside his house, No, is still near here, but within a day that used to make the welkin 64, Yikuk Street, was on Tuesday or two, it will be endangering the ring" in Stuart' days. The words taken to the Mongkok Depot for lives and property of the beautiful SCOTCH WHISKY and music esptivated those who observation. The Chinese received city of New Orleans unless drastic treatment at the Kwong Wah Ho steps are, taken. Consequently, the listened, and the crowd, speedily

pital

Governor of Louisiana has ap losing any self-conscious feeling,

pealed to the Secretary of War at responded to the invitation to join

Sub-Inspector A. Nicoll, trafic Washington for permission in the choruZES. Thus Community police, Kowloon, is going on Home dynamite the embankments below Singing began, and in the months leave to-day by the sa

Aaye New Orleans, as the overflow would that have elapsed since then it has arte. He is making the journey then inundate many square miles spread from London all over the America. During his absence of farmlands

This deputy, A. W. Smith, will

Excited farmers aro already be acting Sub-Inspector,

patrolling the embankments armed with guns to keep of dynamiters; As a result of a savage beating but if the Federal Government to enable the audience to fill up in a little Chinese boy was admitted interval. They form themselves into the Government Civil Has whose property is flooded will be grants permission those persons into impromptu choirs and sing pital suffering from injuries to the compensated for the losses to the most lustily, the ballads in praise legs: The boy's step-mother, who extent of several milion dollars, of love and war and love of country is alleged to have administered the which would be much less than the

so nobly errich English chastisement, is under arrest.

OF GREAT AGE.

Awarded 60 Gold and Prize Medals.

country so that it is now usual to And it introduced at public meet-

"VICTORIA and at all sorts of gatherings

VAT

be held on MONDAY, the 2ND DAY OF MAT, 1927, at 3 r., at the Office of of the Public Works Department, by Order of His ExcRuLANCY 223 GOTELOR THE VERY FINEST OLD which

of One Lot of CROWN LAND at

Mang Kok Tsui in the Colony of Hong term of 75 years, with the

Kong, for soal at a Crown Rant to be SCOTCH WHISKY

Axed by the Surveyor of En Majesty TER KING, for one further term of 75

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Jer

No. of Balei

Kowloon Inland

Registry No.

Lot No. 2087,

Inland Lot No. 1726 Locality, Wast of Kowloon

Moog Kok Tsui

Boundary

Messuro

menta.

18,012.50

Contents in

Annual

Rental.

Upect Price

Asper

salo plan

7,205 82

As supplied to the Houses of Lords and Commons.

SOLE AGENTS:

poetry.

this form of expression was in fluenced by the group'singing of British soldiers in the war in Eng. On the march

No doubt the popular attitude to

land and overses.

and in camp singing in unison help ed to banish thoughts of stern realities. That is why, perhaps,

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8.8. Co., left Hong Kong on Tuca- day after a very brief stay here. He came up. by the President Kinley on Sunday and sailed on the President Jefferson for Manila.

Mr. B. W. Latie, agent in Manila of the Columbia Pacifio

to

damage to New Orleans would otherwise be.

2,000 Feet Break Ordered.

NEW ORLEANS, April 97th. declared the existence of a State The Governor of Louisiana bas of Emergency, and has ordered an artificial break in the embankment near Poydras, on the outskirts of the city at noon on Friday. The St. Peter's Young Men's Club are break will be $,000 feet wide, sui-:

A. S. WATSON retrains. To religion, also, must be sinning at 845, the proceeds ing

& CO., LTD.

[4846

HONG KONG DISPENSARY.

BY ORDER OF THE FIRST - MORTGAGEES.

[50

PUBLIC AUCTION

07

THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

"

in all wars soldiers have always holding a social at the Cathedral ficient to lower the river three feet been known to indulge in joyous Hall next Wednesday evening, beat New Oricane.

The action is approved by the accorded credit for fostering Com-will include instrumental items, sippi River Commission, and the

for Club funds. The progi

me War Department and the Missis munity Singing; for what else is the guessing competition, recitations by entire Louisiana Guard has been singing of palm and hymns of Mrs. M. M. Maher and Mr. W. ordered to assist and deal with any praise in countless churches but Urquhart, and songs by Mrs. Bayer. armed opposition. Community Singing It is true There will also be refreshments.

that in some places of worship there

The annual meeting of the Hobg has been a tendency, to rob church : congregations of their chance-and, Kong General Chamber of Com we believe, of a deep-seated love-merce takes place this afternoon at TURNISHED FLAT on Prix To of singing by giving almost a mono- the City., Hall, beginning at four LET: Two Bedrooms with Bath-poly of vocalism to the choirs for the past year will be presented, o'clock. The report and accounts rooms, TwoHeception Rooms and Situate at MONGKOKTSUI in the enclosed Verandah. Modera Banitation. That tendency in being ended in and

Colony of Hong Kong and registered Immediate Possession Apply Box 4796, England, while it was never per- Apart from the Chairman's and at the Land Office as KOWLOON | s/o Hongkong Daily Prest.

[479 INLAND LOT No. 1585, Together with One Building thereon now known as No. 192 SAT YUENG OROI STREET

PROPERTY

AND

.

:

THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

...PROPERTY Situate at SHAMSHUIPO is the Colony of Hong Kong and registered, at the Land Office as NEW KOW- LOON INLAND LOT No. 335, Together with Three Buildings thereon now known sa Nos. 14, 16 AND 18, NANCHANG STREET.

IN TWO LOTS

BY

BIRTH.

PHILLIPSOn April 21st, at Shang- hai, to Mr. and Mrs. T. PRIL LIPS, Kiangnan Dock, a son. DEATHS, BEACH-On April 20th, at Shang

hal, EDITH BEACH, aged two years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. &. BEACH. SCEAUEETE-On April gist,

Shanghai, AUGUST HEINRICH

SCHAURETE

It is expected that New. Orleans will nstume lability for the damage done,

K.O.S.B. CORPORALS.

HOLD DANCE AT R. E. THEATRE.

The dance held last evening at

A Dew Committee elected.

mitted in the

Nonconformist seconder's speeches, there will also chapels. The very het admonition be an address by H.E. the Gover. the Royal Engineers' Theatre, Well- in the Psalms of David is to let nor (Sir Cecil Clementi, E.C.M.G.)ington Barracks, by the Corporals everything that hath breath, praise who, as stated yesterday, has as of the King's Own Scottish Border cepted an invitation from the era, proved most successful and Chamber to be present at the meet enjoyable. Over 200 were present, and the dance programme was of a most varied and pleasing charac ter, including the usual waltz, fox- trot and one-step numbers, also a number of Scottish National dances. The K.0.8.B. Band provided the

the Lord."

The movement, therefore, hasing.. everything to recommend it to the widest possible acceptance. Sing- Many Service men were included ating in chorus is in a sense singing in the audience at the Seamen's. in harmony, and everybody knows Institute last night when & mort that England in these days which enjoyable entertainment was pro dance orchestra, and. pipers played have brought up so many post-war and her very capable company of vided by Mrs. C. Russell Brown problems can do with any and every artistes styled the "Squeakettes."

The function was attended by. effort to increase that blessed The "Squeakettes

Col. L. C. Comyn, C.H.G., D.8.0. quality. The growth of singing by ly appeared on several occasions Mrs. Comys, and there were alsg have previous (Commanding the Battalion) and the general public will, we hope, before Hong Kong audiences, and

Mi. E. V. M. B. DE SOUSA, Auctioneer, Hong Kong Office: 14, Chater Rd.

London Office: 21, Bride Lane,

Fleet Street, E.O. 4.

AT THE

OHINA AUCTION ROOMS, No. 4, DUDDELL ERTET, Hoxe Koxe,

от

FRIDAY, Tux 6TH DAY OF MAY, 1897, Ar 3 O'CLOCK P.M..

For further Farticulars and Conditions of Sale, Apply to---

KE, GEO, K. HALL ERUTTON & Co., Mortgagees' Bolicitor

OL TO

St. George's Building,

Chater Boad,

Mr. E. V. M. R. De 80USA, Auctionser, No. 4, Daddell Street, Hong Kong, the 22nd April, 1977, --

[4824

FOR SALE OR TO LET.

BUNGALOW 402, SIVIER BOAD Reception and Five Bedrooms. Tennir Prax, Partly Furnished, Fou,

Court. Possession from 1er Jusz.

Ápply...

CHARTERED BANK-BUILDING.

FOR SALE OR TO BE LET „UNFURNISHED,

The Daily Press.

Hone Kors, APRIL 2TE, 1927.

COMMUNITY SINGING.

for the Scottish dances.

continue to extend if only for the it is, therefore, unnecessary to present all the officers of the

Battalion.

Lady Clementi," H.E. Major

reason that it must tend towards say more than that their versatile a healthier frame of mind, to say entertainment, given in their own General C. C. Luard, C.B., etc., nothing of the invigorating and inimitable style, was very heartily G.O.C., South China Command) health giving physical exercise which singing contains. The won-

enjoyed

and Mrs. Luard were unable to In addition to the programme attend, and sent expressions of THELE has been no movement inderful popularity of Community slready published in connection regret to this effect.

Singing seems to suggest that, many with the third extra race meeting England for many years so remark-

s heart has been awaiting opportu of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, to able as the effort to popularise what nity to rejoice in this way.

Per-be held at Happy Valley on Batur.

While driving his motor-cycla

is called Community Singing Soaps in time we shall get away day, May 7th, there has been added along Salisbury Road, Kowlood, far as we can ascertain no origin- from any ezenze for the poet's

Race No. 4, the K.0.8.3. Subal- yesterday morning about 8.45, ality is claimed for it as a mistter lament, "Alas for those that never tarns Cup-four farlongs

This

Mr. A.. J. Reeves, of the Naval Dockyard, in order to avoid a

of fact we dout whether it can be sing, but die with all their music in race is for China ponies, the private ricksha swerved his machine. In

The annual meeting of the China Underwriters, Ltd, is to be held at St. George's Building on Batur day, May 7th, at 1130 a.m.

considered as anything more than them." the revival of a long lost art which was widely practised in bygone cen- LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,turies. It would not be surprising (4812 to find, if the historical records were confulted, that' in the Middle Ages when England was supposed to be Merrie England" the country people loved nothing better than to foregather on the village

raising their voices in song, greens for the sheer delight of

Community Singing movement may, therefore, be no more than an effort [4776 to restore an agreeable custom which has been lost in the passage

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

No. 27, PEAK, LUGİARD ROAD, THE FORTY-SIXTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING the OFFICES of the Undersigned, on Four Bathrooms, Three Drying Rooms, SHAREHOLDERS will be held at GT Roomed HOUSE with Central Heating, Five Bedrooms, TUESDAY, the 177¤ MAX, 1927,

MAY, 1927, at Modern Sanitation, Grass Tennis Court Now, for the purpose of reiving the and Garden-Powession MAY lar Report of the General Agents, together Appi: LINSTEAD DAVIS,

with a Bistement of Accommia for the Year ended the #1 December, 1926,

The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 320 to the 17TH MAY, 1997. Both Days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.

General Agente Hong Kong, 28th & pril, 1927. [4840

Alesandrs. BuilDINGS,

TO LET FURNISHED No. 515, THE PEAL, Six Rooms, Modern Bauilation, Large Garden, Tennis Court, Garage, etc. Apply to JOHN A PLUMMER, 0/0 BRADEET & Co., LAD

4:49

The

of the years, and owing to the changes from the pastoral custoins of centuries that followed upon the Industrial Revolution.

property of subalterns of the 2nd Battalion, King's Own Beattish doing so it ran into a lamp Borderers, and they will be ridden standard at the junction of Har kow Road and Salisbury Road. by officers of the regiment. Catch- weights are les lbs., and post en-

The machine

Was damaged to the tries will be accepted,

extent of $100, Fortunately, no- one was injured, "

The death occurred at the General

In aid of the funds of the Hong Hospital, Shanghai, of Mr. Alex-

During a fracas between three Kong Benevolent, Society, a jumble ander McEwan, late Chief Engineer coolies at the Western Market, a sale is being held at the City Hall of the Indo-China Steam Naviga discharged coolie of the Banitary to-morrow, beginning at 330 p.m.

J

tion Co., Ltd. He was 18 years of Departament drew a kaifs and slash-

WAG

Henry Lewis, a student living age, and had not been in gooding at complainants wounded them at No. 6, Gutzlaff Street, reports health for some time. He was born both. He was charged before that a burglar entered his room beat Alloa, Scotland, on September Major C. Willson, at the Central tween 5 and 10 p.m. on Tuesday 7th, 1848, and in 1872 he came to Magistracy yesterday and and stole jewellery worth $115.

China with the Pacific Navigation fined $15 with the alternative of Co., of London, and in 1876 joined 14 days' hard labour. He was alsd Passengers departing for Home on the staff of the Indo-China Steam ordered to pay compensation of $5 Turday by the La Amatone, in Navigation Co., in the employ of to each of the complainants. AI eluded Colonel and Mrs. H. O. which he remained for 8 years, parties were bound over in the sum Jewett, Dr. B. el Arculli, Mr. A retiring in 1922. He leaver a wife of 850 each to keep the peace for el Arculli and Miss J. el Arculli. and one daughter.

six months,