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NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.

THE GREAT NORTHERN TELE GRAPH CO., LTD., OF DENMARK.

HONG KONG STATION.

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR GREETING TELEGRAMS.

ROM 15ta DECEMBER To 2ND

FRO

to

INTIMATIONS.

"ST. GEORGE'S BALL.

4TH JANUARY, 1999,

MEMBERS

are Requested to send. their

for Applications TICKETS to the BALL se sont si possible to HEA FUTLIN & SOMMERFELT, Joint Ball Secretaries,

(7081 C/O LINSTEAD DAVIS.

CO, (1918), LIMITED.

JANUARY inclusive TELE- THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER GBAMS in Plain Language containing CHRISTMAS Bad

NEW YEAR GREETINGS will be accepted GREAT BRITAIN, GERKANT. FRANCE Dayzie, NORWAY, SWEDEN, DENMARK, GIBRALTAR

and UNITED CANADA

·STATES as well as to certain other Places at SPECIALLY REDUCED RATES (approximately One-quarter to & Rate) but subject the Beduced Rate These Telegrams will be delivered to the Addresses during Christmas Week or a near New Year's Day as possible. Farther Particular regarding "This Service may be had on Application.

THE TENTH ORDINARY YEAR- MEETING OF SHARE HOLDERS will be held at the Head Office of the Company, Sr. Gronar's BUILDING, Chater Head, Victoria, Hong Kong on MONDAY, DAY OF DECEMBER, 1925, at 11.30 purpose of receiving Statement of and the Report of the Accounts Directors for the Year ended 30th SETXEA, 1928, and electing Directors

Auditor an

Oharge corresponding to Tea O'CLOCK in the FORENDON, for the

B. JESSEN,

Superintendent. Hong Kong, 12th Dec, 1928. [7095

THE SPORTS" CLUB. TO BE OPENED BY H.E. ON

TEE

SATURDAY.

"1.

HE SPORTS CLUB, at Kise's BUILDING, will be OPENED na SATURDAY at Npox and His Ex- CELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT the Hos. Ma. W. T. SOUTHORN, C.M.G.. has kindly con- sented to Oficiate at the OFENING OFREMONY.

The Club has been founded for both Chinese and Europeans interested in Sport and particularly in Racing.

common

It is hoped that it will prove an institution where the tie of interest will farther, social intercourse friendship between the

and presidents Foreign and Chinese

leading

of the Colony,

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES.

[7094

THE Undersigned have received

TO SELL Br

PUBLIC AUCTION,

FRIDAY,

THE 21ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1928,

AT 3 F.M.

AT THE AUCTION ROOMS, No. 4, DUDELL STREET, VICTORIA, HONG KONG.

THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

PROPERTIES

No. 36 68 (Even Numbers) CHATEAM BOAD, KOWLOON Frected on HUNGUON INLAND LOTS Nos. 922 & 223 IN TWO LOTS.

Particulars of the Properties are. Lor 1-All that Piece or Parcel of Ground situate it Huxeron in the Colony of Hong Kong and registered in the Land Office as HUNGHOM INLAND LOT NO. 922 together with the Messunges or Tenements thereon known as Nos. 38-54 (Even Numbers) CHATHAN ROAD..

Area: 10,000 Sq Ft. or thereabouts. Crown Rent: $121 Per Annum. Lor 2-All that Piece or Parcel of Ground situate st Hosenox afore. said and registered in the Land Office as BuxиOM INLAND LOT Na 23 together with the Messungen or Tenements thereon known as Nos 56-88(Even Numbers) CHATHAM ROAD. Area: 7,980 Sq Ft or thereabouts. Crown Rent: $90 Per Annum.

Farther Particulars and Copies of the Particulars and Conditions of Sale may be had from:-

MER. DEACONS,

Vendor's Solicitors,

1. DES VEUX ROAD CIXT., HONG KOxs;

Miss. LAMMERT BROS.

OR

The Auctioneers.

TO LET.

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QUITE OF OFFICES (As A Whole ..or - Part thereof) FACING THE HARBOUR on 3RD FLOOR, ST. GEORGES BUILDING, compris ing One Large, Two Medium-Size and Two Small Rooms. Total Area: 2,460 Square Feet.

Apply to

LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS

Chartered Bank Building.

SALE.

HELENA MAY INSTITUTE.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from MON DAY. 17TH DECEMBER, 1928, until MONDAY, 24 DECEMBER, 1993, Both Days inclusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers. Hong Kong, 8th Dec., 1928. [7078

HONG KONG ART CLUB ANNUAL EXHIBITION.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 12TH

AND

THURSDAY, DEC., 13 10.30 AM. TO 7 P.M.

AZ

PEDDER BUILDING

(TOP FLOOR).

ADMISSION -50 CEXT

[7076

PUBLIC BAND CONCERT

A PUBLIC BAND CONCERT

WILL BE GIVEN IN THE BOTANIC GARDENS

ON

י

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16TH, FROX 4 10 5.30 P.M. BY THE BAND OF THE KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS

(By Kind Permission of Lt. Col. L. J. COMIN, UM.G, D.S.U, and Officers).

ADMISSION TO GARDES FRE£; 50 CANTS TO ENCLOSURE. SPECIAL CHAT: 50 CENTS EXTRA.

(7063

“THE PEAK MANSIONS,”

CITUATED within Two Minutes"

Walk from the Tram Station and overlooking the Southern Side of the Island. Ready for Occupation.

Five-Boomed and Six-Roomed APARTMENTS

with all Modern Conveniences, Drying Booms and Out-houses, Two Lift», "

Apply to-

CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME-ORIENT,

4TH FLOOR, FRENCH BANK BUILDING.

FOR SALE OR TO LET ON LONG LEASE.

NEW

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irebas

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[7984

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13th, 1928.

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INTIMATIONS.

FOSS

CHOCOLATES

A SWEET thought

sweet

...and gift! Delicious assorted chocolates in a Christ- mas box makes a wel- come present. And the nsme FOSS

the

im-

110

cover means

mediate exclamation of joy from the recipient.

IN

BEAUTIFUL CASKETS

"PLACE YOUR

OBDER NOW FOR

CHRISTMAS

DELIVERY.

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd. HONG KONG & KOWLOON.

PRESENTS. MR.

PRODARA will arrive in Hoxe

KONG from JAPAN on DECEMBER 14TH with A COLLECTION OF FEARLS, DATE OF EXHIBITION At KOMOR'S will be announced

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Later.

MARRIAGE.

GORDON-SORENSEN.-On December 5th, ut H.B.M. Consulate- General, Shanghai MALCOLM RALPH GORDON to HILDA AMY MILLER). of SORENSEN (née Shanghai.

DEATHS. BRAMASO December 5th,

Shanghai, Mrs. FRANCIS BLISS

at

BEAMAN, wife of WILLIAM F. BEAMAN, aged 64 years. KNIGHT-On December 7th, at the Shanghai Sanatorium, JANETTA MATILDA, beloved wife of W. CHARLES HUBERT KNIGHT.

Hong Kong Office: 11, Ice House

Street. London Office: 21. Bride Lane,

Fleet Street, E.C. 4.

The Daily Press.

Hoxe Koxe, DECEMBER 131, 1928.

MORĖ WRANGLING OVER

REPARATIONS.

IT is to be hoped that the heavy clouds which are reported to be

NO LET.—" QUAENDON,” 16, The | #preading gloom among the moun- TER HOUSE), Farnished

tain talleys around Lugano, where

H

The one ray of sunshine is con centrated upon the table where the "Big Three" of Europe, Bir AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN, M. BRIAND, and Herr STERGEMANN are once more renagembled. These three men know each other and like and trust each other, which is an enoriacus neset In stateeraft where the exact of posite generally applies among the leading protagonist. The problem they are tackling is intensely thpray. The German nation de- mands évacuation of the Rhineland and reconsideration of Reparations. Under the Treaty of Versailles Germany was to be occupied for Afteen years, but a remission of sentence could-be obtained by good conduct. Herr STRESEMANN claims that the order of release should be

News and Views.

A Permanent, Circus For

London!

THEFT AND HARBOURING.

Mr. Gordon Bostock, whose rur SMALL GIRL ALSO CAUTIONED

BY MAGISTRATE:

name will bring faded happy mem ories to many elderly people,intends to give the same memories to the Mrs. Southorn will distribute the children of these days by establish-

At the Kowloon Magistracy: yea- prizes at the Victoria British Schooling circus and menagerie on a

grand scale at the old exhibition ¡terday afternoon a Chinese woman on Wednesday next.

buildings at Earl's Court, of which

Twenty-two small-pox cases, 36 from Kowloon and 6 from Victcris, were reported on Tuesday.

Mrs. Dver is to distribute the prizes at the. Kowloon Junior School at 10.30 a.m. on the 20th inst.

"The Dance of Death."

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he has acquired most of the leases, was found guilty of the possession of 36 pieces of jewellery, $30, in His whole scheme involves an ex- penditure of about 300,000, and money and some house bonds, know- includes alteration in the buildings cstimated to cost about £10,000, ing same to be stolen goods, The The intention is to provide an defendant was also found guilty of for 5,000 people, performances are arean with seating accommodation | barbouring a young Chinese girl, to be given in three rings at the

and the Magistrate: Mr. E. W. same time by a company which is Hamilton, imposed a sentence of to include all the best available Con- six months' hard labour on each tinental talent. In addition to the charge, the sentences to run con- circus it is proposed to establish a good menagerie to be open all day.

Bernard-

currently.

The Chinese girl, who had been harboured by the first defendant- -- was also charged with stealing the above articles from her grand- mother. The girl pleaded guilty to "

granted" forthwith, and the whole A formal remand for one week time. The current Düsseldorf pro- kept in a fiat, the rent of which

civilised world knows that so

was paid for by the first defend ant "、,

arst defendant said that she had The Magistrate in sentencing the 20 only encouraged the girl to run away with her, but she had taken

stolen property.

was granted by Major C. Willson intolerable insult is being perpetrat at the Central Magistracy yester

day when a Chinese was brought Led against a proud nation which bas up on a charge of unlawful posses

genuinely put aside the aggressive sion of 342 ten-dollar notes of the imperialism of pre-war days. Even Straits Settlements alleged to be God Brown," which was produced the money knowing same to be the

forgeries. The notes were found on the man during a search of the passengers arriving by the a.s. Sai On on Monday.

Seven Room HOUSE, Convenient to PEAK TRAX and MOTOR HOAD-For the League of Nations Council is. Particulars, Apply: HONG KONG REALTY AND TRUST CO.,

in session, will soon be dispelled." LTD Exchange BUILDING,

"[7070

Nina and Jack, two popular dancers, who have recently returned to the East after extensive engage- ments in Europe, will appear at the English Plays In Rhineland.

There is always a public for Queen's Theatre during the 9.20 modern English and American p.m. performances from to-day to play in the Rhineland, and parts Saturday and will present a number cularly at Düsseldorf. of specialty dances including, The Shaw's Back to Methuselsh," the offence and said that the first Argentine Horseman Tango and played in two nights, was frequently defendant had put her up to it.”. given at Düsseldorf last year, and Later the girl was taken away and continues to be given from time to grammes include plays by Lonsdale. Somerset Maugham, and Edgar Wallace, and the present repertoire in Cologne includes." The Trial of Mary Dugan," which is getting a good reception, and The Great recently for the first time on the Continent at the Schauspielhaus. O'Neill is spoken of as the Amari. ean Georg Kaiser, and his play The Hairy Ape achieved cen- Alleged possession of supernatural siderable success last year. powers on the part of Gabriel Schauspielhaus will also

play Gala Valentin caused the mother-in-law worthy's Silver', Box ard at of the Dean of the College of least one of Shaw's plays during Liberal Arts. Manila University. to the present season. Captain give Valentin 88,000 with which to Brassbound's Conversion," present buy land that he said would pro-ed by a visiting company, has just "Jalius duce gold after he had performed scored a great success. incantations. By Court decision; Cæsar" and "Romeo and Juliet " will now have five are also being re-studied. for this years. Give months, and 11 days in winter. which to find out if supernaturą! means can get him out from behind Prison bars.

·

|

The

CHINESE NEWSPAPER FIRM

· SUED."

STRAIGHTFORWARD STORY

A Very Bad Girl Addressing the small girl, the Magistrate told her that she was a very bad girl and that she had ap- parently run away from a comfort- able home. Had she been older be would have sent her to prison too. The Magistrate then dismissed her and told her to obey her grand- mother to whom he was giving her back as a guardian.

BROADCASTING FROM MANILA.

EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN SERVICES RELAYED.

Franer, secure in the possession of overwhelmingly superior arma- ments, offers no apposition on poli- tical grounds. But there is, how. ever, a' grave Anancial difficulty arising out of War Debts.

The situation is this. Britain having funded her debt to Americs requires from her former allies and enemies sufficient to make her pay-Valentin

Some of the ment to America. money comes from France, some from Germany, and some from halt a dozen other countries, but the total

The U.S. Air Mail Service now' bears very little to the gigantic consists of 24 lives, operated by 22 private companies, covering the figures of the nominal debts. France chief commerein routes in the again collects what she pays to country and flying all the way from Montreal, Canada, to Mexico City Britain and America from Ger- and Havana.

A newly established Chinese z most concrete fashion within a Arrangements are many. Germany's debt to the Allies made for private operated routes to newspaper the Tin Cheung Po,few weeks when the Manila broad- Central America and the West whose address was given Re No. casting plant operated by the Radio of the Philippines was conveniently fixed by the Dawes Indies. In speaking of the pro-

$1, Hollywood Road, Basement, Corporation Commission at 13 milliard marks, gress the industry has made since was sued by a contractor yesterday starts interception of short-wave it was launched in the United States morning before. Mr. Justice. P. broadcast programmes from Ameri.L |& fantastic sum-on which even the

during the World War. Mr. New, Jacks, at the Summary Court for and Europe, and retransmits them interest cannot be paid, the actual Postmaster-General, called atten. the recovery of 8023 being the for the diverse peoples of the

for work done and Philippine Islands.

This development, announced by tall on Germany being milliard tion to the fact that there are about balance

140 companies at present manufac materials supplied.

Colonel C, E. Nance, of the Radio marks per annum. But the figure turing airplanes in the United Mr. F. A. d'Almada appeared Corporation of America, will open named by the Commission" pleased States, more than those making for the plaintiff and the defendant but one more chapter of what is firm was represented by Mr. C. A. already one of the most compli

cated and interesting staries of Plaintiff gave evidence of the radio broadcasting anywhere work done at the premises occupi.earth.

automobiles.

* Russ

WINS CASE.

MANILA, Dec. 8th.

East and West will be linked in

012

One of the most recent and When asked to produce his ac- spectacular achievements was an count books, the cashier of the Final day broadcast of American elec Cheung Po said that he had forgot- tion news, by which the Philippines public received bulletins virtually ten to bring them into Court

His Lordship gave judgment for as fast as was the case in the plaintiff saying that he preferred United States. This was made pos the straightforward story of the sible by special arrangement with latter to the story told by, the de the United Prest, which flashed the news from San Francisco to Manila. fendant firm.

by radio, and afforded an almost instantaneous hook-up between the statisticians in America and the reader before the microphone is Manila.

M. POINCARE, who considered it a legal handle with which to apply High curative valas for treatment.

of diabetes is found in a common the economic screw if Germany gave plant of the Philippines, according ed by the defendant firm, and said Radio Manila", as the local trouble.. Germany has to pay the

to Dr. Isabrio Concepcion. Recent that prior to coming to Court he broadcast station is known, has investigation by the doctor, who is had been offered 8100 in settlement. been fighting an uphill battle in Entente war debts to America; and the head of the Department of Phy He refused this and the offer was which all the ordinary "woes "of incidentally, she has been borrow. iology and Biochemistry of the eventually raised to $180. He was broadcasters anywhere have been College of Medicine, University of not prepared to give such a big re-i encountered, and in which new and ing a good deal from America the Philippines, indicates that this duction but would have no objec-original tropic varients have crop. full the obligation. The original plant is effective in lowering bloodtion to a reduction of $20 or 830. ped up from time to time. In spite The defence was that no money of this, it has achieved notable re- suggestion that war debts should be sugar and in reducing glycosuria.

sults and promises even more for The plant is technically known as was owing to the plaintiff becouse cancelled all round unfortunately Vaccinium myrtoides. (Bm) and there was no record of the account the near future.

in their books. fell flat in the great Republic, and grows in Tayabas, Laguna, Albay and Mount Haloon. Further re- it has more recently been suggested carch must be conducted to deter; that Germany should pay America mine the best ways of extracting and direct. To that proposal the United purifying the essential medicinal

parts of the plant. States secs many objections of

Mr. Maurice Elvey, who is pro- financial and meral grounds. but ducing the film "Balaclava" for the fact of the matter is that it the Gainsborough 1923 Company, is making a series of pictures with is extraordinarily convenient to the assistance of Regular troops, at

On the 74th anniver make France and Britain act as her Aldershot.

sary of the stand made by the 83rd bailiffs" There is also the practical Foot at Balaclava against a charge consideration that if Germany de- of Russian horse, a picture of Colin

Campbell's "Thin Red Line" clares she is unable to pay," made. As the ard Foot (2nd Argyll Fra ce and Britain have their and Sutherland Highlanders) are

now in the West Indies, their A house-boy residing at No: 364, remedy as M. POINCARE demonstrat-, part was taken by The 1st Seaforth Reclamation Street, Taumati was rice instead. Another complicat under Lieutenant- sentenced to one month's harding mechanical factor was the fact ed when he occupied the Ruhr. But Highlanders,

Colonel V M. Fortune. The Bus-labour by the Marine Magistrate that. Governor-General Stimson re if Germany defaulted to Americasian horse were supplied by The 1st for boarding the s.a. Takada with cently called upon the Radio Cor (King's) Dragoon Guarda, and The out permission. The summons was poration to assist in transmission of 14-90th Hussars. The scene w taken out by Mr. R. E. Whitehend, Bureau of Posts messages by radio laid in the Long Valley below Long the Chief Engineer, who said that telegraph. thus overworking the

was suddenly awakened in his company's engineers. Hill, which allowed the cavalry to

"Sponsored hours" paid for by emerge from the shelter of Cocked bunk at 6.15 yesterday morning Hat Wood for the unsuccessful ad and found the defendant crouching advertisers have been caly moder- beside the bunk with a silver watch ately successful thus far, because vance on the Highlanders.

which had been removed from the it has been difficult to persuade head of the bed. Mr. Lloyd George'a “Konsense,”

Witness seized listeners to write postcards jetting the accused

the advertisers know that pro- Mr. George Lansbury, M.P. The defendant said that he went grammes were appreciated. speaking in support of a Labour on board to sell cane chairs, To cap all, certain of the South- candidate recently, said that it was The Magistrate remarked that itern Island listeners grew disgusted with the various difficulties, and all very well for Mr. Lloyd George was rather early to go aboard a

ber credit would not suffer very much, and it is quite certain that the two nations would be left to settle their differences.

It is most difficult problem. which the Big Three," each with an irritated nation behind him, have to face. For the last four Fears the early controversy over re- parations has been subdued by the operation of the Dawes Plan, but this scheme-efficient though it has proved in working-does not, and did not pretend to, provide a final and definite solution of the prob lem. So far as Britain is concern-

Se

AN EARLY MORNING CATCH.

THIEF ON B. & L. YESSEL.

Tropic conditions have given the broadcasters some special problems, and attempted improvements in the services have at times unexpectedly

back-fred" and given poorer si-

gistration fees on receiving sets, an provided by Philippine law.

Linguistic difficulties have created some complication also. there 216 two major foreign languages in

to poke fun at the inquiry into the ship to sell rattan chairs and im-threatened to go on a "zo-pay conditions of the cotton industry posed the above mentioned sen- arike" against the payment of re- which Labour advocated, but any- tence. one who said they could supply a remedy without investigation was not telling the truth. Why was so much Lancashire machinery being sold out of the country to compete with Lancashire elsewhere! Why were the people of India boycotting Lancashire goods? In Labour's

24 In Typhoon Shelter,

fined R5 each for being in the Twenty-four boat people were Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter without permission.

WEATHER REPORT.

the Islands-English and Spanish

and some 87 dialects,

But all these obstacles have been combatted in one way or another, The Radio Corporation has given The Alps can be intensely depressed, she has admitted her obligations view it was high time the nation.

Snancial support which was lacking ing, and even trained statesmen are to the United States, and has scaled realised the sorry plight of the Lan

cashire workers, and in order to

from other quarters, fransmitting down her own claims on other arrive at a proper solution of the Yesterday's weather report, fore-equipment has been the subject of human enough to react to their sur

countries to the absolute minimum problem a full and fair, investiga cast and remarks, issued by the constant experiment and improve tion was necessary. Mr. Lansbury Boral Observatory at 6.30 p.ment, and great enterprise has been shown in arranging good pro- The anticyclone remains central grammes despite the isolation of across the Atlantic. She can do statement that the Labour Govern no more unless her own obligations ment when in office wanted to give over S.E. Mongolia Fresh mon- Manila from the rest of the world. British money to Russia was a lie. soon may be expected along the With re-broadcasting of Occident. I hope no elector will be led B.E. coast of China and over the programmes how in, sight, it is hoped that the last arge diffealty astray by such nonsense as China Ses Lloyd George talked” added Mr..

Local Forecast:-N.E.. winds, will soon be overcome-United

MONDAY, 17th, 10a.m. to 6 pш W POO ON HEBB8-Are within tion in Europe calls for particular-required to meet her liabilities added that Mr. Lloyd George's stated:-

WOOLLIES

MADE AT

BLIND HOME.

ENGLISH

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optimiam in itself meeting under a shadow of which the clouds over the snowpeaks are considered symbolic

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to the United States are reduced, and any move in that direction "ELERIS "IHMŢITrobable: