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NEW ADVERTISE. -MENTS.

THE SOUTH CHINA COMMAND.

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"NTER-UNIT ATHLETIC MEET. ING will be held, at 800KUN. POO on TUESDAY and WEDSES- DAY, APRIL 24 and STE, 1829

ADMISSION: FREE. Teas supplied by LANE CRAWFORD, Lro, are oftainable on the Ground.

PRIOZO CENTS.

The BAND OF 2ND B. T Owy Scortis Boxoaxes, by kind per mission of Lieutenant Colonel Cours, C.M.G., D 8.0., and the Oilters, 2nd Bn. The King's Own Satish Borderers, will Play during the Anta- KOON of the 25rs,

Koo's

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HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

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RAFT Programmes and Entry Forma for the FOURTH EXTRA BACE MEETING to be held on 'MAX, 1928 ...NATURDAY,"

(Weather Permitting), may be obtained at the Race COURSE, Hoxe KONO (LUA,

and DataWaY BAT STABLE.

Eatris will CLOSE at 6. PM, on FRIDAY, 27TH APRIL, 1928.

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HONG KONG GENERAL CHAM- BER OF COMMERCE.

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEET-

ING of Mambers will be held on TUESDAY, 26TH APRIL, 1928, at 4 .P... in the OITY HALL, for the following purpos

(1) To receive the Report and Ao- counts for the Committes for the Year ended 31st DacM11,1927.

(3) To elect a new Committen.

(3) To francict any General Business, By Order,

M. F. KEY.

Sentary,

Hong Kong. 17th Apr., 1928, (148)

CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO.,

LIMITED.

NOTICE.

ORDINARY

THE FIFTIETH

the

ANNUAL MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS above Company will be held at the Offices of the General Agents, PINDER STREET, TUESDAY, 26TH APRIL, 1928, at Noon, for the purpose of receiv ng the Report and Statement of Aucunts or the Year ending 31st. DEBBIE

TRANSFER BOOKS of the ba CLOSED from Company wil 17TH to 24TH APRIL, 1929, Both Days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,LTD.,

General Agents.

($129

CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LIMITED.

INTIMATIONS.

- MORA, APPROTMENT TO ME MLIESTY -

White Labell NEST SCOTCH WHI

OF GREAT AGE.}

Dewar&Sons PERT

DISTILLERS,

AWARDED 50 GOLD & PRIZE MEDALS.

IT NEVER VARIES!

SOLE AGENTS: -

'A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. PHONE C 616.

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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN" ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING CELINA of SHAREHOLDERS or UNDERWRITERS, LIMITED, Will be held in the Board Room of liessrs. BUSTAN, TONKS & Co., St. George's Building, Chater Road, Hong Kong, WEDNESDAY, the 2D DAY of MAY,HE MISSES WOODS wish to

of Noor, for the purpose

Announce their Departure from 1929 st receiving the Report of the Board of the Colony for Good on MAY 30T

by "EXTERSS or Asta," and to give

TERMINAT they Notice that

MAY their DANCING TUITION 4TH. Pupils should book Early for the YALE BLUES, & Dance that it is Most Essential To Learn-Studio: 3, BACON

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Directors and a Statement of accounta for the Year ending at Dux. 1927, and of electing Direaks and

TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 23 APRIL, 1928, to 20 MAY, 15, Bath Days inclusive.

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By Order of the Board of Director, HERBERT B. STURT,

Bentary. flong Kong. 19th Apr., 1928. [6152

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

TYHEN in SWATOW, Callo: HWA WR

TAH & CO., Office: No. 16 WHAT AN STREET, KWA OHIK Wookie Im- DUPINARY Wo Bra porten, Commission Agents Repre sentatives, Interpreters, elo.

uable

to Call, Send Samples and Calogues with Prices, Always ready to help "This will se yon Time, Expense and Trouble in Discovering Bources of Good Business Good References given

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NOTICE.

TONIES Up to $30.000, are Me for Lavestment on 1st Class Mortgage Security subject

Trustos Valuation.

to

6112)

Apply-M. DELJONS,

Friboe's Building.

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 23rd, 1928.

H.E, the Governor has re-appoïät SILENT ARMED ROBBERS. od Dr. Hickling, M.B.E., to be a member of the Midwives Board for a further term of three years with effect from April 19th."

That is as far as we can get. The shipping people when he needed meeting WALA very conveniently them, and that a private opinion closed with the proposal that the was often very much better because views of Colombo pa the work- it could be accepted or not & ing of the Harbour Board there thought best.. The opinions might be obtained. Those views of the Shipping Committee of the

Before Mr. W. Schofeld at the were secured and lead to the con- Chamber of Commerco were always clusion that the present Colombo at the disposal of the Harbour Kowloon Magistrney on Saturday! Port Commission has proved to be Master "Mr. R. SUTHERLAND 'con- the Chieso charged with being in in every way for better than the sidered that Commander Hote had possession of three moulds and old system of Harbour"administra- made out a very good case. "Closer other implements for the making of tion. As a matter of routine the and more condensed working counterfeit coins were committed information from Ceylon has been tween shipping and the Government for trial at the May sessions included in the Chamber's annual was to be encouraged to the fullest, report and there the question resta extent.

After a good deal

Two land sales are to take place at the P.W.D. offices on May 7th- New Kowloon faland Lot 1130, with an area of 50,000 square feet (upset

GET AWAY. WITH 82,973.

MAN AND THREE WIVES

HELD UP.

Six robbers, armed with daggers and revolvers, brought off-a success fully raid at 4 n.. yesterday. How they gained admission to the house

THE NORTHERN. STAR" STARTS HER CAREER.

NEW GANG-PLANK ARRANGE- MENT.

OTHER IMPROVEMENTS ON OLDER FERRIES.

On Saturday the Star Ferry Company put into commission a recently completed ferry called the is not known, but it was stated that "Northern Star." She resembles they thoroughly" ransacked the pre- the newer ferries in almost every mises' and walked off with money respect, but there are one or two and jewellery to the value of $2,073 minor alterations, the chief being Nothing has been done. No de of experience of the Harbour and

without speaking a word. the new gang-plank. The gang- oision was taken. No recommenda-shipping in Hong Kong he support

The report of the robbery was plank is balanced to such a degree tion was made to the Government.ed the scheme very strongly." Mr.orico $18,000) and Neir Kowloon made to the police by Wong Yuene that it may be either lowered or Indeed, as far, as can be judged Joussos, representing the P&O Inluad Lot 1132, of about 5,510 Po, master of the Kai Wo Rice lifted with the "little finger." It

He from the published documents, the agreed with the Chairman.

square feet (upset price $0,337.50). Shop at No, 130,"Bonham Strand works silently and the heavy harm, but a great deal

on bang

been Tovernment have not even received thought, so

the pier has at 3.13 am, one hour and a quarter

STE used the courtesy of a reply, to their of good might resalt from establish-

The fire brigade was called out to after the robbery. He stated that obviated, steel cables original suggestion. Tut, tut, you inga Port Commission-Then the a small fire at 60, Connaught Road he and his wife were asleep in the instead of the old chain system business men! We have been led discussion drifted into the question West, yesterday shortly after 7.2 front cubicle when he was rudely which also aids the silence of its to believe from your publio speeches of whether the Port Commission p.m. On arrival it was found that awakened by 2 men, armed with operation. A white painted, wire

netting barricade, is attached and " that this method of shelving import- should have executive power and a front cubicle was in flames. The revolvers. They motioned him to moves automatically with the gang-

fire was ant questions is a characteristic of shortly after petered out.

soon. extinguished with

plank. This barricade is to stop any person from standing on the Government departments only. In Mr. - BERNALD, as a last resort, brickets, only slight damage being

gangway while it is being lowered. this particular case fairly pon-pointed out that Commander HoLa) done. derous machinery was set in motion wanted the advice of other people with the consequent expenditure of on various matters and to assist considerable time, if not money. him in pleading the case for harbour The Harbour Master outlined a requirements with the Government. scheme in detail six months ago. It is for us to say," he concluded, has been before the Chinese Chamber Whether we are in favour of of Commerce and tacitly approved. giving Commander Hotz the advice

get out of bed, which he did and his wife fallowed. They were direct- ed to the sitting room whers they' were bound and gagged. In the that the gross receipts of the Miss Daisy O'Keefe informa us

same room were two fokis who had dancing display given by her pupils. The robbers then threw a cotton

already been tied up.

at the Queen's Theatre on the 11th inst, amounted to $1,763. A draft for £0 is being forwarded to Earl Haig's fund and a cheque for $50 to the Nethersole Hospital.

quilt over their victims, who heard nothing more for about 15 minutes. Some time later the master judging that the robbers had left, the house. after some struggle managed to set himself free and gave the alarm.

The Speed.

Perhaps the most interesting. point to the public is the speed. The speed of the new ferry is not remarkable, being 10 knots, but even this is never used as a ferry reach Kowloon before the other. travelling at this speed would ferry had left, and would there for lower sister was clear. The have to stop and lie off till

Northern Star is not, as one might Back to old fashioned coal. Tests expect, an oil-burner, but has gone were made recently of the relative

was decided that coal was the more efficient and economic. Both the Meridian Star and Golden Star,

following the experiment they altered to coal burners.

The Government very naturally and of the commercial community in the properly submitted it to the Cham-way he lays down, or whether we ber of Commerce for its axpert insist on the present channels being opinion, and the Chamber does not used? make up its mind whether it likes. er dislikes it, or is merely in6nite statement of the issue. The Exchange Co., Ltd., the Colonial roonis had been ransacked. They were launched as oil-burners, but

It is notified that at the expira. He then weat into the other part advantages of coal and oil and it

different. And so we drift.

Writing upon the subject in Octcher of last year we said:

No answer was given to this de

Committee decided that they would write to Ceylon, and then went home to tra, no doubt very well satified.

BEQUESTS OF THE LATE

tion of three months, unless cause is shown to the contrary, the General

of the house when his two con enbines dept and found that their

were, however, дос bound or Commercial Co., Ltd., the Sedan

gagged Co., Ltd., and the Yue Tak Co., Un taking an inventory it was found that the robbers had decamp Ltd., will be struck off the registered with $310 in cash, belonging to the master and his two concubines. and the companies, dissolved.

They had also taken with them s Promissory notes for $1,430 and some jewellery.

No arrests had been made up to a late hour last night.

Old boys, parents and others in- terested in St. Stephan's College, whether personal invitations have

"We foresce a valuable sphere of influence for an advisory Har- at the completion of a good after bour Board,

"Among other noon's work. The replies have advantages, acceleration of publis business is likely to be the re-

come from Ceylon and, as stated, ault.

At present, when there have been printed in the représentations reach the Goveṛn-

Chamber's

But annual report. ment on any subject, files circulate be degrees through all the Gov-still no one knows the Chamber's reached them or not, are particular- crament departments concerned. collective ippinion on the subjectly requested to attend the laying of accumulating hieroglyphic meme- randa as they pass.

Outside of a Hong Kong Harbour Advisory the foundation stone of the new opinion may then be consulted Board. We wonder if anyone ever

building by H.E. the Governor at and, when given, this travels

Stanley Peninsula on Friday, April round the защо departmental will circuit. The assembly of all the

27th, at 3.30 p.m. heads of departments concerned in any way with the harbour,- together with representatives of shipping interests, at frequent intervals round the same table must lead both to fuller discussión and to more speedy decisions on the questions at issue. Judging from the results of the Chamber of Commerce meeting and its round table conference, the above quotation reads now like the expression of a delightful, and en- tirely unsound, theory, but that by the way. We are not going easily to forsake our traditional belief that the British merchant, like his

MR. ORANGE.

According to the will of the late Mr. James Orange, published in our Saturday's issue, he left his collection of pictures by George Chinnery to the Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington. As a matter of fact Mr. Orange sold these pictures some years ago to the Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation and they now adom

TYLER

TO LET No. 1, NOITE POT

Modera BUNGALOW American cousin, is, the man to the walls of the Bank house at St. Good Bepair. For particular, Apply to Massas, DRACONS, No. 1, Dii Vaur BoAD CENTRAL. [331

Hong Kong Office: 11, Ice House

Street-

London Office: 21, Bride Lane,

Fleet Street, E.C. 4.

The Daily Press.

Hoxe Kore, APRIL 23, 1823,

HARBOUR ADVISORY

BOARD.

get things done." The Harbour Master attended the meeting of the Chamber of Commerco and, invited to address the gathering, said

accordingly.

John's Place. The only explanation would appear to be that Mr. Orange at one time intended the pictures for the Victoria & Albert "We had in view & Port Com-and Museum and entered the be mission modelled on the lines of quest in this will; that he then the de facto Port Commission in

The Fort Com changed his mind and sold the Colombo. mission in Colombo was a self-pictures but forgot to alter his will contained body representing all shades of opinion of the mercan- tile community, on the one side, and on the other side' various officials interested in the Harbour.

A great advantage of having the co-operation of mer- chants and shipping prople was that they could warn the Govern Friday. ment of what was going on in the One ob shipping world. jeet in asking for a Port Commis The Contra Dance display which tion was to strengthen the posi- was to have taken place yesterday

was cancelled.

'One Chinese case of enteric fever was announced from Kowloon on

Mr. S. H. Boss has been appoint-

tion of the Harbour as an asset to the Colony. Questions came up daily which obviously" might affect the trade of the Colony, but to what extent was beyond bis ken, and if he could discuss theseed by the Supreme Court liquida matters with three or four ex-tor, in addition to Mr. J. Hennessey perienced business men it would be of the greatest value in form. Beth, for the Kam Wing Bank, ing a considered opinion."

Bong Kong,

Mr. A.

We have read with interest the discussion of the Hong Kong

FOR SALE,

Chamber of Commerce, as publisked in their annual report, upon the NEWSPAPER PRINTING

MACHINE. In thoroughly proposal of the Government to Good Geder. Capable of Printing Four catablish a, Harbour Board for the Pages at One Time of the Aage Size Newspaper-Apply Box 6117, Daily Colony. The word "interest "isSo far so good. Mr: BERNARD

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need advisedly for no other, except thought Commander Holz's scheme perhaps amusement," is possible. was excellent, Mr. N. S. Brown Education We certainly cannot say that the was the next speaker called upon. reading of the report brought us He lauded the Harbour Department Branch of the Wah Yan College, any enlightenment or profit. The as at present constituted and Nelson Street, on Thursday at 6.20 aubject is an exceedingly important thought it less open to criticima P

WHY Continue to far when W FOO ON HERBS are within

your ronah-Pimples, Catarr, Asthma, Bronchitis, Cough, Constipation. Dis. betas, Dropsy, Rheumatism, and many other diseases. No Drush Pursly Chinese Herbs.

POO ON HERBS 'CO.,

€6, QUEEN'S ROAD CESTRAL, IN FLOOR.

Wood, Director of perform the open-

ing ceremony, of

the 'Kowloon

The annual athletic sports of St.

one and the representatives of the than perhaps any other department shipping companies assembled to of Government "He could not TEWLY Farnished 5 Boomed consider it with becoming gravity. conceive that very much good would Paul's College will take place on the Garrison ground, Bookanpoo, NE

BUNGALOW, MAGING GAZ Mr. N. 8. BROWN, of Mesara come from an Advisory Board at

TO LET for Months from In JUNE, Butterfeld & Swire, appeared to be this stage. He thought it ought to by kind permission of the military Moderate Beutal to Buitable Tenant opposed to the iden, but the can be possible for the Harbour Master authorities, on Thursday afternoon, "Apply: Box No: 6133, d/o Hong Kong

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census of opinion was favourable to obtain the private opinions for April 28th, commencing at 1 p.m.

Tennis Court, Modern Sanitation.

The bame of Miss M. H. Hoaking has been added to the register of medical practitioners in the Colony. Miss Honking is a Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians, and of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh and a Licentiate of the Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow.

Mr. Les Hysan and Mr. H. K. Hung, President and Vice-President

ST. GEORGE'S DAY.

TO-DAY'S ARRANGEMENTS."

At 9 a.m. this morning the Presi- dent of the St. George's Society of Hong Kong will lay a wreath on the Cenotaph. It is hoped that as any members of the Society as Possible will attend.

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Retreat Programme. The following programme of music will be played by the Band and Drums of the 1st Batta, the Queen's Royal Regiment on Cricket Club ground (weather per- 1. Combined" Aldershot" March.

mitting) at 5.30 p.m. :--

2. Drums

the

"I wonder how I look

when I'm asleep... Song. "Moon of the Mountains"

Marches.

3. Band Charmaine ".

'...Selection of Queen's College Old Boys' Asso- Combined Song at Twilight"

The Hisings. ciation, were hosta at a Chinese luncheon at Lee Garden, East Point, on Saturday, to members of the committee of the Association and others who assisted at the eighth annual dinner held last week.

Drums-Retreat. Combined-"I passed by your ...window"

The Risinga. Combined Hallelujah" March Combined-Wee MacGregor"

Patrol. 7. Combined-

The bathing beach at Tai Wans. Bay, Kowloon, the beach adjoining 9. the premises of the Royal Hong Korg Yacht Club, and the beaches at Kennedy Town and Repulse Bay' will be opened to the public from May 1st. The fees for each person using the accommodation provided arc Ive cunts at Kennedy Town, ten cents at Tai Wan Bay and North. Point and 20 cents at Repulse Bay

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"The Colours "Slow March. "Georgia" Combined War Time Songs."

...Qujek March. Band Abide With Me"

Evening Hymn

Regimental Marches The Prince of Wales, GOD SAVE THE KING Epecial Concert At The Queen's Theatre,

The Northern Star was designed and built at the Kowloon Docks by the Hong Kong & Whampos

Star Ferry Dock Co., for the Company, and was launched thres The speed attained months ago. on her trial runs was 10 knots, which

the contracted exceeded speed of 10 knots. She was com→ pleted about three weeks ago, but was not put into service until Saturday.

· & Boon To Motor Cyclists.

The gangway is lower than the other ferries, and is always at the exact height of the pier. This will come sa a great boon to all motor cyclists as great difficulty in ex- perienced at times in attempting to get the cycle aboard.

'SILVER WINDFALL FOR C.E.R.

$2,451,000 FROM URGA BANK. USEFUL FOR PEKING.

HARBIN, April 5th. Much excitement was created on the arrival of three cars of silver dollars at the Harbin Rajlway Station, from Vladivostock, a few days ago, for there is very little silver in the town. The actual amount was 2,581,000 and it had come from the Mongol Bank in Urga, which transferred it to the Dalbank at Vladivostock. As the former bank now has its reserves (in gold-sent, of course, from Mos

former days the Mongola insisted. cow-these silver tokens, which, in on receiving, became superfluous to the bank, which sold at the rate of 0.40 American dollars.

The Dalbank has handed over the total sum, to the Bank of the Three Eastern Provinces, on behalf of the C.E.R., whose directorate re cently decided that the Chiness Government should receive five and a half million yea of the estimated profits of the railway for the first quarter of this year, the Soviet Government getting a similar sum. The Committee and members of Whether this silver will be kept the Society will be "At Home to in Harbin or sent to Peking, where H.M. Forces at 9.30 pm in the it is so badly needed, is a matter H.E the Governor has appointed Queen's and Star Thestres.

of conjunctare, even though the Subedar Major Mungal Singh,

The British film The Battles of official Kung Pao asserts that it Hong Kong and Singapore Brigade, Coronel and the Falklands" will be is to be used to bolster up the local to be one of his Honorary Aides shown at the Queen's and another Tayang

A Deflation Policy? do-Camp, in succession to Acting English film at the Star, after which Subedar Major Piran Ditta, a special concert will be held for This same organ states that, at a D.O.M., Hong Kong and Singapore the Service men.

recent financial conference at Muk- His Excellency Brigade, R.A.

den, it was decided that banks in Lae also appointed Subedar Major.

Harbin must withdraw from cir- Sultan Ahmed,, 3/16th Punjab

culation three-tenths of the bank Regiment, to be one of his Honorary

noter now in circulation, and de- Aldes de Camp, in succession to

posit them with the Civil Adminis Subedar Major and Hon. Captain

irator, who is now Controller of Fazal Khan, Sirdar Bahadur.

Banks. The remaining seven- tenths must be replaced by new notes, bearing the Controller's "Harbin stamp and the words Tientsin,

for which soven periods

WEATHER REFORT.

MORE BAIN PREDICTED,

Yesterday's weather report, lore cast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 4.53 p.m.y #tated

The depression in now central

pressure extends from Tudo-China near Kobe and the trough of low across Luzon to B.W. Japan An

China anti-cyclone has formed over N ∙Local Forecast:-NE winds, moderate, overcast, some rain.

SATURDAY NIGHT'S

RAINFALL.

6.30 INCHES AT MOUNT KELLETT.

Remarkable rainfall figures were recorded for the heavy downpour of of time will be given.

These bank notes, consequently, Saturday night. At the Matilds will be for use in Harbin and in Hospital, Mount Kellett 6.30 inches Tientsin on an equal basis, and of rain were measured for the 24 may be carried or remitted from hours ending at 10 am yesterday. one city to the other and exchanged At the Royal Observatory, Kow for silver. Remittances from loon, however, only 2:38 inches were abroad will be made through a recorded for the asine period. special institution and all limita: The rainfall st Kowloon since the tions for such are withdrawn. The 17th inst. has been 3.17 inches local banks have already begun Yesterday ő morning's sudden carrying qut these, measures, and

over China and the fact that weable in the local dollar, which has change was due to the anti-cyclone mprovement is already notice. were out of the influence of the risen from 12 to 75.-North China depremion Esat of Orbima

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