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NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.

KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB.

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEET

2

ING OF MEMBERS

will be hot in

THE CLUB ROUSE

on.

FRIDAY, TEE 23ap SEPTEMBER,

1927, AT 5.30 PM.

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By Order of the Committee,

J. P. ROBINSON,

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WILL all Members who have not

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HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

INTIMATIONS.

G.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,

EE Undersigned bare received

Instructions to Sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

ON

TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY.

THE 20TH, 21ST AND 2ND SEPTEMBER, 1927,

**

H.M, NAVAL YARD, Hong Koxo,

AND AT

KOWLOON NAVAL DEPOT, COMMENCING EACH DAY AT 8.30 AM WITH AN INTERVAL PROX

12 Noox to 1.30 P.K. H

CLD AND SURPLUS NAVAL STORES,

&c. &c...

Comprising:

Sewing Machine, Cutter, Oars, Punching Air Purifying Plant. Money Cheats, Machite, Old Load Battery Plates Rotary Pump and Hoses, Boats Saib, Electrical and Wireles Telegraph Fitting

Glycerin Tron Mattresses, {}}} Electric Cable, Cooking Commoden, Water Closets and Pane, Табів Jacka. Rage, Mat, Sofa,

Deck Rims, Hydraulic Carpets, band, Tables, Ofairs, Old Filee, Blankets, Matting, Fold-p

Lavatories, Camp, Beds,

INTIMATIONS.

WATSON'S

AERATED WATERS

ARE PREPARED FROM REAL FRUIT ESSENCES.

GUARANTEED

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16th, 1927.

One Chinese (imported) case rat | enteric was reported en Wednes day.

the unbounded confidence of all residents.

Mr. Sortions has not yet been in the Colony far, two years, but he has had the task of introducing two Budgets. The drawing up of the estimates may possibly be re-

garded as a very pleasant pastime

when the Treasury is overflowing

The 8th annual general meeting of the Hong Kong St. Andrew's į Society will be held today at 5.43 p.m. at the City Hall.

Aanounerment is made of the engagement of Captain C. G.

Salai, 1st Puhja Regiment, and Miss Anne Stater, of the Shanghai General Hospital

with money. It is a totally differ ent matter when economy is the watch word. The first budget brought forward after he had been in Hong Kong a few months only A Chinese girl who had worked showed that he had obtained, even in the Nanyang Tobacco Factory

PROPERTY SALE.

DEARTH OF BIDS.

ONLY ONE OF FOUR LOTS SOLD.

There was a dearth of bidding at Mes.rs Lammert Brothers Sales Room yesterday afternoon when. four lots of New Territories pro-

A VERY GALLANT ACTION.

וי.

TRIBUTE TO C.P.O. CLARKE,

CERTIFICATE OF ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY.

PRESENTATION AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

rty were put up for auction. Only one lot was sold the remain- ing three being withdrawn, there being no advanco en

the upset

Prior to the commencement of the price.

routine business of the Legislative The first three lots are situated Council yesterday afternoon there Territarie,

Sha Po, New Kowlaan, New was a pleasing little

ceremony when H.E. The Governor presented Chief The first lot was New Kowloon Preventive Offeer Clarka with the I has Society for saving a Chinese woman

from the Harbour.

..nt

in that short time, a very combre. for five years, was caught stealing Inland Lot No. 8, together with a certificate of the Royal Humano

ABSOLUTELY PURE. hensive grasp of all the details of administration. Since then, we believe, the work of the various departments has proceeded very smoothly and efficiently under his

LEMONADE-Has the real essence obtained from Lemons grown in Son- thern Italy.

RASPBERRYADE-IS

pre-

direction

329 cigarettes. Sho was charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the fined $10 or 14 days' hard labour, Central Magistracy yesterday and

taken.

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Are

market.

The certificate was of vellum and was signed by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales,

fish pond and erections. an area of 1:23 neres, the annual Crown rent is 816, and the termi of the lease 3 years from Novem her 8th, 1903,

The upset price was 89.000, but .E the Governor relating the The Criminal Sessions open at there being no advance, the pro- details of the life saving to the the Supreme Court on Monday perty was withdrawn from the members of the Council said-At It is generally agreed that the next. Several serious caseS

12.30 4.0, on the 24th of October. Lot comprised an agricultural 1043, a Chinese woman attempted Colony has been well served and dawn for hearing and it is under lot 11

neres ir extent, with a t: commit suicide by jumping into Crown rental of 33 cents, and a it will be the unaninious with that stood that the trial of the two men

the Harbour in front of the Harbour term of lesse of 75 years. The up Offcc.. and pared with the juice of both His Excellency Mr. charged with the murder of Mrs

Her husband who was a set price was $350, and after fair swimmer tried to rescue her Raspberries grown in Socranes will return, after their Mackay at Chai Wan will also be number of 350 bids, it was knocked but himself disappeared. Wei- down to Mr. Li Cheung Hing for, haiwei constable who witnessed the England and Tasmania.vacations, with renewed health and

8500.

incident, but could not swim, blew enelay to continue their good Members of St. Peter's Youngol op netes in extent, with Preventiva Officer Clarke from his Lot 3 comprised another agricul- his whistle which brought Chief Men's Club are notified that, unless an annual Crown rental of 22.30 quarters. Chief Preventive Officer otherwise informed, the usual week- and a brm of lease for 7 years. Clarke dived into the water and in end picnics will be resumed unt!! this let was also withdrawn.

The upset price was 80,000, but spite of the woman's struggles succeeded in bringing her ashore. The fourth property put up was She was in an unconscious condition property at Kowloon Bay. New but artifcial respiration was resort- Territories, known as the Tai Wamed to and she was removed to the Class Factory. The area is 320,365; Government Civil Hospital where square feet, and the annual Crown I sho recovered. Chief Preventive rental is £369. The term of the Clarke dived in again but could find lease is 75 years.

no trace of the man whose body to all machinery, etc., that is on

The purchaser would be entitled was not recovered till three days

later, the premises.

FORMAZONE-THE work, . Btsel

Curtains

Overca409 Glazed and Urglar Tiles, Leather and Metallic Hoses, Metallic Voice Piping. Uld Canvas Tubing. Old Lordage, Uld Coir Mai CAT

dron

India Rubber,

Bags, Canvas Bags, Old Old Leather and Dexine, Tarred Rags, Old Woollen Ags, Uld Hessen, Old Cork, Cocos Nut Matting, Asbestos Packing. Old Od Fendars, Old Iron Drums, Canvas Cuttings, Old Felt, Oht Iron

Tran and Steel, Old Scrap Brae, Copper. Leed, Zinc, White Metal, Gun Metal, Brass Boring, Zinc Bottoms and Zine. Ashes, Copper and Brass Tubes, Wood and Blocks, Lamp Lanterns, Locks, Tackle Fooks, Thimbles Miscellane

oles sad ons Ship Fittings, Gauges, Old Steel Tuber, Ol Steel Spring Balances,

Plates, Old Steal Shovels, Old Glass, D

RAFT Programmes al Entry Plate Glasn, Old Steel Wire Rope, Dirty Forms for the SIXTH EXTRA Mineral Oil and Oil Fuel, Chain Cable RACE MEETING to be held on and Gear Fire Engine, Davits, Com SATURDAY. 87 OCTOBER, 1927, passes, Tube Expandera, Watche and MONDAY, 10TH OCTOBRE, Navy phones, Binoculars, Clocks, 1927 (Weather Permitting), may be Cable Drums, Air Pipes and Breast obtained at the RACE Cotraz, HONG Ropes, Old Коко

anting, Wood Carks, OLON and

Firewood, CAUSEWAY

Baths, Spon STABLE

Anvils,

Vices. Entries will CLOSE at TWELVE Tools, Screwing Machines, Protective Propeller, Old Steel O'CLOCK NOON en SATURDAY, Mattresses, Circulating Pumps, Motors 24TH SEPTEMBER, 1997. (1456 of sorts, Associated Engines Circular Saws, Plate Flanging Machine, Motor Pampa, Refrigerators, Engine Steal, Ebonite Old, Aircraft Floats, Aeroplane Wheels and Propellem, &c., &c.

HONG KONG CLUE

NOTICE.

BAY

THDRAWING OF TWENTY

HE SEVENTH YEARLY

DERENTURES of the HONG KONG CLUB (1920 Isatz-$500 EACH) WHE held in the CLUB Horsz, on THURS. DAY, the STH SEPTEMBER, 1927. when the following Debentures were Drawn for Redemption: --

23. 250

545' **434

721 160 203 447 635 (税

est 780 364 808

214. 332 434

474 347 403

and will be Payable at the Hong Kong AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION on FRIDAY, the 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1927, in Exchange for Surrender of By Order,

Sace.

A. H. ABBAS,

Acting Secretary, Hong Kong, 5th Sept., 127. [3300 HONG KONG CLUB

NOTICE.

Terma of Debenture Conditiona

234

19

33, 261

LeT MAY BE INAFECTED ON MONDAY, 19TH SEPTEMBER, 1927.

LAMMERT BROTHERS; By Appointment Auction.cors to the Admiralty. Hong Kong, 6th Sept., 1927. [5300

FOR SALE OR TO BE LET

UNFURNISHED.

No. 27, PEAK, LUGARD. BOAD

FIGHT Boomed FOUSE, with

Four Bathrooms. Three Drying Rooms. Central Heating, Five Bedrooms, Modern Sanitation, Grass Tennis Court and Garden-Apply; LINSTEAD & DAVIS, ALEXANDRA BALDINGS

(+776

"

A KONTOON, front OCTOBER 195

5301]

TO LET.

FLAT in CIENKARTON BUILDINGS,

Apply to HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.,

Alexandra Buiiduga.

I No. 14. 18 and 14, the DRAWING OF 20 ADDITIONAL DEBEN. TURES (1990 Isuz-$500 EACE) WAS held in the CLUB HOUSE, on "THURS. DAY, the 8TH SEPTEMBER, 1927, when the following Del entares were Drawn for Redemption:-

361 606 726 480 123 745 147 971 515 065 50% 224 341 566 '691 t31 These Detentares wille Payable at the HONG KONG AND STANGIAT BANKING CORFORATION en SATURDAY, the Siar MARCH, 1928, in Exchange for Sur-TO LET SPACIOUS. OFFICES in No. 11, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, By Order,

Centrally Bitated, Very Moderate "A. H. ABBAS, Rentals.

Acting Secretary,

Apply to Hong Kong, 8th Sept, 1997. [3310 DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD. (5324

render of SamE.

TO LET

OFFICES

STEPHENS' BUILDING.

67/69, DES VEUX ROAD

CENTRAL

APPLY S. J. DAVID & CO.

PRINCE'S BUILDING,"

CHATER ROAD,

[25.

GINGER

of the

NON-ALCOHOLIC CHAMPAGNE. I PROLONGING THE AGONY.

the end of the month. The launch possesses the character-

LONDON newspapers to hand con- will lease Queen's Pier at 3.18 istic stimulating And

tain refreshing qualities of

pungent comments on the p.m. as usual. The destination to SACCO and Champagne and has a

VANZETTI trial and morrow will be 'Picnic Bay. execution. As is known the death delicious flavour.

The decision- sentence passed on

Crown these Com-

Soliciter is being awaited in the munists and the eleventh hour BEER - The

case in which a twelve year-old respite for a limited time. pending Chinese is charged with the murder only genuine Brewed further appeal attracted enormous of a slightly older boy in the Wo Ginger Beer in the East. interest in all parts of the world. Hop Shek Village, Rowloca City, Prepared by a special Nor was this surprising. The fate process of fermentation of these men, from being an affair which gives it

the of domestic concern to the people Friends who called on a Chinese distinctive flavour which of the American Republic, became woman.

at her home, No. 383, is so pleasing to the

Queen's Road West, found she was a subject of critical and even endeavouring to strangle herself palate."

outside obwith a piece of string, and prompt ly rushed her to hospital, where she is recovering. To the police, the woman stated that she had lost all her money and property through

anxious Concern to

tervers.

Whether the men were guilty or

further remand was granted the. Kowloon Magistracy. yesterday by Mr. W. Schofield at

A. S. WATSON not of the crime for which they gambling, and that was why the

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'HONG KONG, SEPTEMBER 16TH, 1927

were condemned now ranka as a tried to take her life. subsidiary issue. The public every- where outside the United States rightly perceived that there must be something woefully wrong with a great democracy when it was possible for years to clapse before the death sentence pronounced by a Court of Law was carried out, We note that it has been urged that the delays, the raising of legal points, and the appeals were in the interests of the condemned men; but this does not lessen the shock given to decent feeling that for more than half a decade two human beings should be allowed to Enger in prison under the shadow of the scaffold.

There was a large attendance of Service men at the "Better 'Ole," last evening Y.M.C.A., Peking Road, Kowloon, when an excellent concert was given, the Entertain- all arrangements. The artistes were ments Sub-Committee having made all well known, and have appeared tainments, and the programme was at many previous Service enter very warmly applauded and encor- ed. There is the usual Friday night concert at the Cheer this evening.

|

Miss Ruby Mow Fung, the or- anising secretary of the committee of St. Peter's Church which ar ranged an outing for the girls at the Blind Home, Kowloon, last Miss Beswick of the Home in which week-end, has received a letter from the expresses thanks and says that glorious treat. Miss Berwick adds the girls throughly enjoyed a that she desires to thank all who donations, the loan of motor cars gave their" support to the treat by or in any other way,

DEPARTURE OF TROOPS CAMERONIANS AND R.A.P.C.

LEAVE ON HERMINIUS.”

foot, or about $49,000.

The upset price was 13 cents per

figure, and the property was with There was to advance on this drawn from sale

LEE THEATRE.

Calling Chief Preventive Officer shook him by the hand and pre- Clarke forward H.E. the Governor

saying: Mr. Clarke, I congratulate Bented him with the certificate,

you on a very gallant action and it gives me much pleasure to hagd you this certificate on vellum award- ed you by the Royal Humane So- ciety.

Chief Preventive Officer Clarke then saluted and withdrew.

SOME CAPITAL DANCING. The Oriental Strolling Players gave another splendid performance There was some capital dancing, last night at the Lee Theatre. POLICE MEDALS AWARDED,

Nikifor Feoktistoe gave an excel- particularly a waltz by Tosca Schneider.

Nina Cherniaeva and

TO FIVE EUROPEAN OFFICERS.

HONOURED FOR ZEALOUS SERVICES.

lent comic peasant Russian dance.

The playlotte "At the Black Cat Band, under the baton of Mr. W. Tavera" was well received.

The Northamptonshire Regiment's Cresswell, L.R. A.M., played some been pleased, on the recommenda His Excellency the Governor bas beautiful selections, and were ca- tion of the Hon. Captain Superin- cored time after time.

tendent of Police, to award the The following were the items ren- Police Medal to the following dered by this band;-

Officers of the Hong Kong "Police 2.-March" The Washington

Force: Greys"

Grafuila. 3.-Selection-"Chu Chin Chow"

Norton.

Coronet Solo

Softly Awakes My Heart"

Saint-Saens, (Soloist: L/C. A. Green), 5.-Oriental Suite" Caravan 13

(a)" Caravan

(b)

Desert.

Joyce. Camp in the

Caravan Camp attacked by Briganda." (e) Convoy on the" March." a-Characteristic

"The Mill in the Forest"

→ Eilenborg. 7.Selection-" Rose Marie "

Friml

Second Class to Chief Inspector W. Kent for zeal, ability and initiative as Traffic

Chief and Inspector.

Third Class to Divisional In- vector. P. Grant for zeal and ability as District Inspector, West, during the past four years.

Fourth Class to Inspector E. J. Patterion for exceptional ability as the Principal of the Police Training School.

Fourth Class to Acting Chief Detective Inspector A. N. Reynolds for steady and reliable work throughout his service in the Police Force.

Fourth Clans to Detective Sub- Inspector F. W. Shaftain, attached This performance will be repeat to the Secretariat, for Chinese ed to-night and to-morrow night. Affairs, for zeal and ability On Sunday night there will be an throughout his service in the Police entire change of programme.

WELCH REGIMENT IN SHANGHAI.

MARCH THROUGH THE "SETTLEMENT TO THEIR BILLETS.

Force.

A NEW ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER. OAPT. KENNEDY APPOINTED TO SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL POLICE.

WELL DESERVED

The London Morning Post de HOLIDAYS.

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scribes it as a "Judicial Scandal," Wir the passing, the Budget and declares that such prolonged and the settlement of the Colony's agony of suspense "turns the law Gnancial policy for next year, H.E. into an instrument of torture as The Governor will take a short cruel and refined as any invented holiday. According to present in China," In a leading article T 10 LET.-From 1ST NOVEMBER arrangements His Excellency will the Times says with regard to the

1927, 4. PEAK ROAD, S Rooms, Bath Room, Kitchen, Bervata leave in the first week of October long delays after sentence WELS Quarters. Large Basement, Con. veniently situated. Lately completely

and will, proceed to Japan, Peking passed, "it is grimly ironical that The 1.8. Herminius has now left renovated.—Apply DEACONS, 276 and Wei-bai-wei. Upon his return

a system intended to serve the Devon Regiment, which had em- Hong Kong for Home with the 2nd

SHANGHAI, Sept. 8th. the Her. Mr. W. T.-SOUTHOR" will pracners interests should in fact barked at Shanghai for Malta, and Regiment, which has been in Hong Staff Officer No. 3 of the Intelli The 2nd Battalion of the Welch of Captain E. R. Kennedy, General

The appointment has been made-

stard that the Hon. Mr. E. R. those who work for it, in feline embarked as Hong Kong for Home. Shanghai, and is understood to be sioner in the Shanghai Municipal go on home leave, and it is under-selt, against the intention of and Royal Army Pay Corps, which replacement unit

detachments of the 1st Cameronians Kong for some time, is the first gence Department, Shanghai De- to arrive a fence Force, an Assistant Commis HALLIFAX will act as

Eleven officers and 408 other one of the units which is to make Police, acting under Mr. Beatty in Colonial cruelty. These extmets. are

ranks of the Cameronians left on the port its permanent base for the Department of the Sikh Palice. Secretary during his absence. typical of opinion in England on the Herminius and two details of some little time, that is, as long It is understood that Captain Kea

Both H.E. The Governor and the this celebrated case; and there are officers and 210 other ranke

the R.A.P.C., consisting of eleven as an emergency exists. Colonial Secretary came direct from some who consider that, the ultiIt is understood that there will rived in Shanghai on the transport ence la India and chino, ves The battalion, full strength, ar- the appointment through experi

nedy, who is especially qualified for Ceylon to take up their respective mate outcome will be a reform of Kong about the middle of next noon, last week, but did not disera authorities for a period of thres be further departures from Hong about 4 o'clock on Tuesday after seconded to the post by the month when the Karmala will ar bark until rive from Shanghai. No definite no camp was available.

1 yesterday afternoon, 45 years' service. Finstructions have yet been received The outrages organised by Com- as to which detachments will be Mathias, D.S.O.. the Welco Regi- years in both China and India,

Under

Captain Kennedy has spent many. command of Lieut.-Col. munists in America and in many

leaving. other countries as protests against Army Council and the G.0.C. were marched along Yangterepoo Road,

The appreciation motage of the about 3 o'clock yesterday and years of his army career. He was ment left the Old Ningpo Wharf having served in the Indian Army, in the latter place during the first of office has been thoroughly well the execution of Sacco and VAN- referred to in yesterday's issue with Broadway, Nanking and Babbling commissioned in August. 1914, and TO LET No. 4, CAMBAY cared. The past two and a half I were, of course, utterly futile from China

regard to the departure of units Well Roads to their new billets, the Indian Army and later when saw service in the 18th Infantry of BUILDING, FIRST FIDOR, and years must have been a particularly

demonstrations-as though prison

The foreign population had no that unit was disbanded he served No. b, CAMBAY BUILDING, TOF

knowledge of the time of the march in the Kumaon Rides, his present FLOOL KOWLOON, 3 Rooms-Apply anxious period for His Majesty's door in Massachusetts "could be

and only casual pedestrians along regiment. He has spent nine years burst open by distant bomba. But

the line of march greeted them.

Робин. Поля Кong, Kowloon

single, double, Flate farnished or positions in this Colony. His Ex- unfurnished. Flat for disposal with cellency has not had a holiday since furniture. House $20/30,000 wanted. 1099, and it will be generally con- Also 80,000 Sq. ft. land on Peak, ceded that a short respite now

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from the cares and responsibilities

the judicial system in the United States

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to KATAMALLY & CO. [275 representative. There is no doubt all Americans who value the good

WEATHER REPORT.

Not a few Chinese from the shops altogether in China, in both Hong thit the work of administration, name-of-their nation are bound to

nlong Yangiszepoo Road gathered Kong and Tientsin and for three- consider whather, they will continue

FAIR TO SHOWERY."

on the kerba, some of them un Peking. He was on home leave years was language officer in apart altogether from ordinary to tolerate such a travesty of the

doubtedly wondering when the Government routine, has increased administration of justice as was

movement of troops would cease Defence Force. came and was-ap-- when the call for the Shangbai manifested in this case.

Yesterday's weather report fore Others-paid them but a passing In the circumstances of this description would be ab- Royal Observatory at 6.10 p.m., not been for the music, hardly East at that time.

A ecandal cast and remarks, issued by the glance, while all others, had it pointed G.S.O. 3 in the Intelligence it may be some satisfaction to Sin folutely impossible under English stated:

Department to return to the Far would have noticed law; and in the light of what bas CECIL CLEMENTI to know that during happened it is by no means an from 8.E. China to the East of the marched in sy order, without A belt of high pressure extends Because of the weather the men there trying times bis unremitting over statement to say that, in the Boninn. A depression is shown jackets, arms slung, but in perfect In spite of easy drees, their mili

SACCO and VANZETTI' affair, it is now and conscientious devotion

over Tongking. the judicial system of America that

time with the martial strains of tary bearing was not lacking, and British interests has won for him stands on trial

LOCAL FORECAST:-Light southerly the band which headed the column. the soldier of the Empire looked or variable wirds, fair to showery, (Continued at foot of next column:) bis part..

ON SALE. H

TONG KONG HANSARD RE

PORTS of the MEETING enormously. of the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL for the Bassion #1920.

Revised by Members.

FRICE

$4.

Hoxe Kose DAILY PRZIS OFFICE.

to

them.