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NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.

THE ORIENTAL COTTON SPIN- NING & WEAVING CO., LTD.

(IN LIQUIDATION).

NOTICE.

THE SBARE REGISTER will be

TEREOPENED From 13TH to

27TH JULY inclusive. On the Latter Date the REGISTER will be FINALLY CLOSED.

F. N. MATTHEWS. 7.0L, B. MONTEITH WEER,

Liquidators.

Room 344-E. Bassoon House,

Shanghai, 19th July, 1929. [8116

THE HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED.

N INTERIM. DIVIDEND of A TWO DOLLARS Per Share for the Six Months ending 80th JUNE, 1929, will be Payable en FRIDAY, 23D AUGUST on which Date DIVIDEND WARRANTS may be obtained on Application at the Company's Office,

CHATER ROAD

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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED Fro SATURDAY, the 2011 JULY, to THURSDAY, the lar AUGUST (Both Days inclusive), during which Period No Transfer of Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Direstora, `--

L. S. GREENHILL, Secretary. Hong Kong, 16th July, 1929, (8113

RAUD AUSTRALIAN GOLD

MINING CO., LTD..

DECLARATION OF DIVIDEND.

THE

HE Directors of the above Com- pany will recommend, at the Forthcoming ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. Payment of A FINAL DIVIDEND of 1/ Per Share and A BONUS of 60. Per Share on account for the Year ended MARCH 911t, 1929, Payable to Shareholder on the. SINGAPORE REGISTER AUGUST 10TH, 1929,

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The SINGAPORE SHARE TRANSFER REGISTER will CLOSED From JULY 27TH to AUGUST 10TH inclusive.

PEACE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS.

CHANGE OF EXAMINATION.

Y virtue of the Powers conferred

B on them in Article 4 of the Trust.

Deed, the Trustees of the Proce Memorial Scholarships have made ar rangements whereby the examination for those scholarships shall hencefor ward be the Babool Certificate Examina- Lion of the University of Cambridge. The Examination

tion Syndiente of, Cam bridge University has undertaken to make the recommendations for the award of the scholarships on the result of the school certificate Examination to be held in December, 1930.

The list of examination subjects to be taken by candidates eligible for the scholarship of which THREE will be competed for, in December 1930, is ma follows: Qumpulsory.

GROUT I.

Babject English.

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4—Geography.

GROUP H.

15 Physica 16-Botany,

ORANGE

SQUASH

8.WAT

Made from

CALIFORNIAN ORANGES

This Squash is made from. Ripe Fruit; Pure Cane Sugar and Aerated Water only is added, resulting in a Perfect Beverage.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1929.

WEATHER REPORT.

News and ViewS.

Mr. X. now found himself in a

The Emperor of Japan ban Mr. H. C. Criswick, Australian very difficult predicament-ke was

accepted a gift of seven volumes representative of the London and Yesterday's weather report, fore-

in a foreign country as the recog

explaining the religious philosophy | North Eastern Railway, told a con: cast and remarks, issued by the

The Central British School, Kow-of Bahaiem presented through Dr. ference of fruit-growers in Syduey Royal Observatory at 5 p.m..nised representative of the Hong Biated:-

Kong company. He had entered loon, will be closed for the summer. Matsujima, a Japanese lawyer recently that there was a "sinister into certain business transactions vacation on Friday, July 19, and of the Middle Temple, London.

re-opened on Monday, September on their behalf which should have

Four Roman forts and a section been finalised by the Chinese

of Hadrian's wall have been includ- managing-director on his arrival in A Mongolian and Tibetan weeked in the sale of the Chester's, an Europe. All these matters were loftly news service is to be organized historic Northumberland estate. in suspense, and the firm with whom by a National Government organ Much of the property was bought Mr. X. had been negotiating.were

as a means of developing contact by tenant farmers. The forts and

Pressure remains highess in the Pacifc to the East of Japan, The typhoon is situated about 300 miles NE, of Manila, moving slowly N.W. Local Forecast E. wind, moderate, fair.

Two Typhoons. Manila, July 16, 11 a.m-Typhoon in about 120des. Long. E. and 10deg. Lat. N. inclining North ward,

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Manila, July 16, 11 a.m.-Typhoon in about 126deg. Long. E. and 15deg. Lat. N., moving W.N.W.

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naturally very sanoyed at this un- between these · remote Breza aad the wall, once outposts of the

satisfactory situation. They wanted

Nanking.

to settle the business in hand, but The Repulse Bay Hotel mid- the sudden departure of the Chinese summer carnival will take place on managing-director left, everything Saturday, July 20. Whitey Smith's Editorial and Business Ofoes: 11, still unsettled. More cables were orchestra will play during the loe House Street. Tel. Central sent to Hong Kong explaining the dinner dance and give a programme The price to position, and asking for instrue of songs, skits, etc.

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Night Editor (Wanchai Office):

Tel. Central 4571. London Office: 91, Bride Lane

Fleet Street, E. C.

The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, JULY 17, 1929.

A CASE FOR INQUIRY,

THERE is a very general impression in Western countries that the word

Roman Empire, are well preserved.

·

ring" in London endeavouring to keep control of the Domminion's fruit trade. He pointed out that. there were many excellent markets: in Great Britain, and urged that it was a mistake for Australians to" concentrate on London alone, with. the result that there was a large surplus of supplies which, when sent to the provinces, was de- teriorated in quality. It was more. lucrative to consign fruit to Hull than to London.

Exhausted Editors.

Mr. S. Saburi, former Counsellor of the Japanese Embassy in Lon- don, has departed from Tokyo for an inspection trip of one month, during which he will investigate Eleven, American newspaper edi- conditions in Kamchatka and other toured, the Orient in the Carnegie tors and correspondents who bave- points on the Biberian littoral and Endowment party are willing to in Russian Baghalien. He will re-admit that the hospitality of the Notifiable diseases reported last | turn to Tokyo about August. 10.

back to Mr. 3. was to co-operate tions, but the only advice cabled guests for dinner is 84 nach,

with his managing-director-who

.

"The Labour Government can

was no longer there to co-operate week were as follow:-Small-por 1, with The next surprising develop fatalities (Chinese); diphtheria 2 ment was a cable from this Chinese (Chinese), 1 fatality; enterie 9 (7 make itself permanently popular by gentleman, informing Mr. X. that Chinese, British), 1 fatality; providing better and cheaper beer," his services were no longer requiz-meningitis, 1 fatality (Chinese); the Earl of Leicester declared at ed! This unpleasant news arrived puerperal just as the hotel proprietor was]

(Chinese).

fever, I

Orient is too much for them. The visitors were compelled to call . halt in Peping, and take two days. of rest from official functions, to catch their breath after two months of strenuous sight-seeing and lavish functions in Japan, Manchuria, and China. One of the party suggested fatality the Royal Norfolk Agricultural writing a theme song for the trip entitled, "You have been so good Show. If the Government would to us, and Oh, how tired you have do something about this matter," made

of The eagerness he said," labourers could look for in the Far East to entertain the Oriental and Occidental residents. ward to a pint of good beer at the visitors has worn many of the party end of the day's work. At present out. No visitors in recent years. that is out of the question."

have attracted so much attention in, · the former Chinese capital. The power of the Fress was never more clearly illustrated, than in the

getting anxious about Mr. I.'s Miss Violet Capell, who is now in England, recently visited the London Hospital and had an inter- view with Lord Knutsford, to whom she handed a cheque for £20, told Mr. X. that his hotel expenses as a donation to the Hospital funds,

bills, and threatened him with arrest unless they were settled within twenty-four hours! It is alleged that the managing-director

The Royal York Hotel at Ottawa,

opened last month by Lord Willing way and costing $18,000,000 was

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papermen.

don, the Governor-General, in the Looking Back 25 Years,

of a Chinese businessman is bia) would be paid in full, but this being part proceeds of her dancing built by the Canadian Pacific Rail. desire of officials to meet the news- bond. It is widely believed abroad promise was not kept. On the ad- displays held in February last. that in China there is a high code vice of a solicitor Mr. X. accepted Miss Capell also desires to thank -under protest-the triffing aum her pupils for their assistance at offered him in full settlement of all claims; the alternative would have

the performances."

been immediate arrest on a charge of fraud, laid by the manager of the "hotel. This difficulty having

of morality rigidly observed by ārza and individuals engaged in commerce, which completely relieves foreigners of that anxiety which so

frequently oppresses them when engaged in business transactions with other Oriental races. This

high opinion of Chinese commercial morality is a very valuable asset

A. S. WATSON & Co., to the nation, and any happening exchange for a considerable sum Mukden, reaching there July 22, out in mufti granted him some trusion of Chinese into the district

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LIMITED,

AKRATED WATER MANUFACTURERS.

TEL. C. 436.

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BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES.

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presence of 2,000 people. It is It is highly satisfactory to learn claimed to be the largest hoted in that His Majesty the King has Reduced rates have been granted the British Empire. Mr. Beatty, given his assent to the Ordinance by the Chinese Government, to a

passed by the Legislative Council President of the C.P.R., held a

in April last reserving to the party of students and teachers public reception in the City Hall, European population the Penk been surmounted, Mr. X. decided to headed by Josef Washington Hall and a luncheon was given by the district as a residential area. The return to Hong Kong without delay, (Upton Close), writer and lecturer, Board of Trade.

measure is a timely gue. True, Chinese competition for Peak re- but was asked by the firm with

sidences has not yet arisen, but so that they may travel extensively whom he had been negotiating in China. After a fortnight in The British soldier, who has not when we look back over the last on to sign personally a bill of Japan, the students will proceed to abused the privilege of walking ten years or so and note the in-

advanced by them during the nego Nanking, Soochow, Shanghai and

and continuing to Peping, Hankow, time ago, will soon enjoy further which the Ordinances of 1888 were pression must cause deep distress to

concessions. He may stay out of supposed to reserve to the European every Chinese citizen jealous of his

tiations. Regarding this debt as an Hangchow.

barracks until midnight on Fri community, we shall find emple Ordinance days, Saturdays, and Sundays with justification for the obligation of the company he repre-j country's good name and the re-

According to a dispatch received out a pass, and need not state where which has now by Royal assent been putation of his countrymen abroad.sented, and not a personal one, Mr. here by a Chinese paper from he is going when on leave for not proclaimed. But, if the Chinese Information has come into our I refused to siga, and his solicitor Shanghai, Mr. T. V. Soong, the more than twenty-four hours, have practically absorbed the dis possession concerning business re-

referred the firm to the Chinese Nanking Financial Minister, is These modified regulations are tem-triet below, reserved for Europeans lations between well-known Chiness managing director for settlement. Sending Mr. F. Maze, Inspector-porary, and will be in force until by the Ordinances of 1889, what General of Chinese Maritime Cus- January 30 next as an experiment. guarantee can there be that the Peak district will not in time who are resident in this Colony and Mr. X. then left to catch a steamer toms, to Hong Kong en official

succumb to a similar fate? The an- a European which suggests that the for Hong Kong, but on presenting business. [Neither the Commissioner

Frederick Stibbons, & caddie at swer is that the Ordinances of 1988 latter has been very unfairly treat-

his passport on board for examina of Chinese Maritime Customs, Kow-

loon, nor the Colonial Secretary published. a volume of poems on.

Norfolk golf course, has just did not expressly prohibit Chinese" MEM LAMMERT BROTHERSed, and, by the very peculiar cir- tion was told he would be put under (the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southora) titled "Life and Love in Arcady." reservation area, but it was thought from occupying tenements in the arrest and sent back to the city he have any information on the sub- The critics have received the book sufficient at the time to prohibit the cumstances of the case, is now' prac tically precluded from taking any had just left. There he was kept ject]

favourably and have christened building of Chinese tenements in Stibbons the caddie poet." The that district and to frame precau- step to present his claim for legal in gaol for two weeks, and then

A banquet was given at the Kam poems also have won praise from tions against the over-crowding of adjudication. If any influential discharged, the charge of fraud Ling Restaurant on Monday, even the Prince of Wales and Sir Landon non-Chinese tanements. The Ordi- member of the Chinese community being withdrawn. The foreign firm ing in honour of the Japanese Ronald, the famous musician.nance reserving the Peak for Euro- which had instituted the criminal Consul by Mr. Li Yik Mui and Stibbon's writes mostly of scenes peans makes it unlawful for any should wish to know more about

Mr. Chan Heung Pak, the chair- and persons in rural England. owner, lesser, tenant or other oc- this case, with a view to friendly proceedings were satisfied that it man and secretary of the Chinese The merit of his work is said to cupier of any land or building mediation, we shall be glad to

was not Mr. I. who was responsible General Chamber of Commerce re- consist in its tunefulness for the breakdown of the negotia-pectively. A number of Chinese furnish further information. Mean-

and Japanese leading merchants tions he had opened. while the facts as given to us may

were invited and among those pre- be roughly sketched thus.

This, in very brief outline, is a sent were Sir Shou-son Chow, the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, the Hon. For some two years Mr. X. had statement which we are assured is Dr. 3, W. Tso, Mr. Li Yau Tsun beer in close touch with certain true, and certainly bears the im- and representatives of the Bank of Chinese businessmen in Hong Kong, Press of trath. Since his return to Taiwan, the Mitsui Busan Kaisha,

the N... and the 0.5.K. discussing preliminary plans for this Colony Mr. X. has made re

peated efforts to see the managing-

HAVE RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS.

TO SELL BY

PUBLIC AUCTION IN ONE LOT

on.

TUESDAY,

TEE 23RD DAY OF JULY. 1929, AT 3 O'CLOCK P.M.

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THEIR AUCTION ROOMS, No 4, DUBDELL STAZET,

VICTORIA, Hosa Kone.

THE FOLLOWING VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

PROPERTIES

the

commercial venture. Mr. X. is a

simplicity.

We have elicited from Chinese

sources that the native population

and within the hill district to let the same for the purpose of residence by any but non-Chinees to reside Hundreds of men were recently on or in such land or building. searching the hills near Orofino, The Governor in Council has the Idaho for four men who attempted power to exempt any Chinese from to abduct Mr.. W. B, Kinne, the the operation of the Ordinance on. Lieutenant-Governor of Idaho such terms as he may think it, but State, It is alleged that the motive this seems to indicate that the of the persons who perpetrated the framers" of the Ordinance had in outrage was robbery. Mr. Kinne mind temporary residence only, and 5-Latin together with one

"Grasshoppers and locusts must

was taken miles into the country there is very little likelihood that other language.

man with first-class credentials, and director of this Chinese company be exterminated in the Shanghai in his own motor car, which was the new Ordinance will be suffered GROUP III.

an acknowledged authority in his and obtain some compensation, for district within 10 days," said a

wrecked by the abductors owing to to become a "dead letter.-Hong 12-Elementary Mathematics

together with two of the sad 24 LYNDHURST TERRACE

The premises known as Nos, profession; he knows his business, the financial losses incurred and the recent order reecived by the magis reckless driving. Two men who Kong Daily Press, July 17, 1904. following.

comprising two four storied Chinese and his Chinese associates had suf- moral damages suffered. Eis efforts trate of Shanghai from the Civil Governor were themelieutenant Looking Back 60 Years.

Governor of Kiangsu province. were captured 14-Chemistry.

and dwellings situats in the ficient confidence in his ability and to obtain un interview have been The notice caught the eye of

and tied up with him to trees. One centre of the City on their integrity to send him to Europe fruitless; the prospects of getting reader of the North-China Daily of the would-be rescuers was shot

ground, registered in parcel

in the leg before the miscreants were never more upset in their News, and he promply wrote in :-

minds when they found the police Candidates for these Scholarships Land Office as SECTION A OF IN. and make certain important inves- satisfaction by resort to litigation, and promp

method of disappeared.

had made a seizure of most of the are required to fill in SPECIAL LAND LOT No. 201 having an Area tigations on their behalf. Before cre very remote and the pre- destroying these pesta is to tickle APPLICATION FORM in addition to af

of 1276 square feet or therasbont-

Wai Sing lottery agencies. The the usual Examination Entry Form.

reason of their surprise is that it The premises are situate on the South leaving Hong Kong a company was liminary expenses heavy. Accord them with a straw (the kind which Timid Young Men,

Every year more and more was supposed no such capture could The necessary forms and any further side of Lyndhurst Terrace. A portion formed, and it was as the repreng to Mr. Xand let us admit he shows the way the wind blows) and

when they laugh you push the Three English girls are left waiting at ever be made in view of the fact information with reference to those oft

Ethe or only of No. 22 Lyndsentative of this company that Mr. is not to be considered an impartial Principles of Dr. Sun Yat Sen the church" Daring the past ten that the proprietors of the lottery

ground: Scholarships may be obtained from the hurst Terrace X. proceeded to Europe. It was

witness he has faithfully and dili down their threats." Fortunately months nearly 2,000 persons who spend between three and four Local Secretary, Cambridge Examine a Priv

Prirats lane: tion Syndicate, Public School for Boys, as TUN WOB LANE through which also arranged that the managing gently discharged bis obligations to for everybody but the locusts, fur- bad signified their intention to thousand taels annually in Hong Shanghai.

ther anxiety and debate was prev-marry decided at the last" moment Kong in bribes. Under these cir- Bent payable in respect of the director (a Chinese) should meet the company under the preliminary ented by descent of the most torren- not to go through with the cere- cumstances it must be held, we Crown promises in $10, and the premises are Mr. X. in Europe after he had agreement concluded before he left tial rains Shanghai has known in mony. In most cases it was the suppose; that there is at least one Trustees, Peace Memorial held for the residue of a term of 99 carried out the instructions given Hong Kong for Europe. He has that the locusts had been duly

56 years. Local officials announced man who withdrew. As the years honest Chinese in the Colony, years from the 22nd January, 1944.

Farther information and Copies of him in Hong Kong, and attend to a mass of documents which appear destroyed, by drowning, the Particulars and Conditions of Sale the financial details of the transac to substantiate every point in his may be obtained from

tion. Mr. X faithfully discharged case. He was and still is-willing Eaten By Sharks. MERE. HASTINGS, DENNY & BOWLEY, Vendors' Bolicitors,

H. E. ARNHOLD.

S. M. EDWARDS

Scholarships. Council Chamber,

Shanghai, 17th May, 1929,

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Five-Roomed and Six-Roomsd APARTMENTS

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HONG KONG WEEKLY PRESS.

CONTAINING ALL THE WEEK'S LOCAL NEWS.

go by, cancellations increase, a namely the gambling detective pt registry official aid. From the tached to the department, of the.. lame exauses often given, I wonder Captain-Superintendent of Police. whether our young men are too shy By the Chinese it is not expected or afraid to undertake the respon that, considering their immense the duties he was instructed to to submit his claim to arbitration A sensational story of an entire sibilities of marriage after they profits, theso agencies-seven in Carry out, and reported the result for settlement, and we sincerely ship's company, passengers and thought they had made up their number-will be heavily mulcted, by cable to his principals in Hong hope some influential members of crew standing at the rail and minds. I sometimes think they but when it is borne in mind that watching a passenger eaten by a lack the courage of their ancestors." the Manila lottery has a thriving Kong. At the same time he cabled the Chinese community will use school of marks was told at Hilo

unmolested existence in the Colony, a request for funds to meet certain their good office to bring about an upon the arrival of the Ginyo-mar The Value of a Wife,

it may suppose that a regard, for consistency would suggest the dis expenses incidental to the execution amicable settlement of this unfortu en route from Honolulu to the

Pacific coast. The passenger, A lawsuit in which a husband charge of the men arrested, and the of his instructions. The reply from nate dispute. There may be prob young Chinese, who had attempted elaimed damages for the loss of his restitution of the property. Of Hong Kong intimated that the ably is-something to be said on the to commit suicide by leaping into wife's company and services due to course it is not intended to offer. managing-director: (then on his way other, side regarding the points in under surveillance by stewards of beard in Liverpool. The wife of The justice meted out to fan-tan is the barbour at Honolulu, was pat a moter accident was recently any defence on behalf of gambling. to Europe) would deal with these dispute. We confess to having heard the vessel. He succeeded in evading Thomas Dobson, a furniture dealer, the justice that ought to be meted financial matters. In due course only an es parte statement. By all his watchers while the Ginyo-maru previously had been awarded £1,500 out to the Wai Sing, but then there this gentleman appeared on the means let all the facts be brought was steaming along the coast of for injuries received when run is the troublesome questen of the Hawaii, and leaped into the sea. down by a motor car. Medical "eri-immunity of the Manila lottery scene, but seemed unable-or din out, for only in that way can the His body hardly reached the water dence showed Mrs. Dobson was a that steps in to bother the disposal inclined to meet the demands of truth be revealed. A friendly settle when it was surrounded by sharks. serai-invalid for life, and had been of the cases under consideration. It Mr. X, for funds. After about five ment of this case would do much They seized, the body of the still driven almost to idiocy. Dobson's is only right that what is sauce for struggling aman and tore it limbi lawyer contended the money did the goose should be sauce for the days of abortive argument the to re-establish that confidence in the from limb in full view of the not compensate the husband for the gander. For those who feel any managing director suddenly left integrity of Chinese businessmen passengers and crew. The story losses he had sustained through the interest in the matter we may men

was taken as good evidence in the accident, and demanded further tion that there is one agency in the zindan quchign-br. vileges, meu'r semuneretion. – Afhough the stoke, Story mat un ofim Uyprinoked by. went to the comenting sharks are actually man- held the claim admissable, the jury ing police Hong Kong Daily plete satisfaction, of both parties. caters.

gave, a verdict" for the mótöriät. Press, July 17, 1879,

The Paper to send Home

tion of his intention, and without ton handing over any cash.