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NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.

BANK HOLIDAY.

"N Accordance with Ordinance No.

IN OnlinTANCE

BANKS will be CLOSED for the TRANSACTION of PUBLIC BUSI NESS on MONDAY, 5ta of AUGUST. Bong Kong, 30th July, 1929. [8185

NOTICE.

GENTS and OWNERS ATB

A Notified that SHIPPING SUP-

PLIES of WATER are Available Through the WATER BOAT COM- PANIES at the Urnal Rates.

By Order,

H. S. ROUSE, Secretary,

WATER EXPBG LACT COMMITTEE.

G.

R.

NOTICE.

8186

SANITARY DEPARTMENT.

WING to the Suspected Presence

of RABIES in that Part of the NEW TEXEITORY adjacent to CHINESE TERRITORY Mambers of the Public are Reminded that NO DOG may be Brought to Another Part of the Colony from the NEW TERRITORY Except by the Written Permission of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon.

This Begantion applies to Dogs taken into the New TERRITORY ON Bathing Picnics by Launch or Motor Oar.

WALTER J. E. MACKENZIE,

Colonial Veterinary Surgeon 30th July, 1929.

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PUBLIC AUCTION. JARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

PARTICULARS & CO Austion is

held on TUESDAY, the 6TH DAY of AUGUST, 1929, at F.M., at the Offices

of the Public Works Department, by Order of His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Prince Edward Road, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of .75 years, with the option of renewal at Crown Rent to be fired by the Surveyor of His Mattery Taz Kira, for one further term of 75 years.

PARTICULARS

No. of Hals; F

Kowloon Inland

Lot No. 2204,

Registry No.

Road, Kowloon.

Prince Edward

Locxlily.

G.

OF THE LOT.

Bouzdary

Measure-

ments,

N.A. Z. W.

As per

sole plan.

Annual

Rental.

About

Contents it

15,000

| Square feet.

Upset Price.{

104.

..18783

"R.

PUBLIC ACCTION.

002'2

INTIMATIONS.

GOOD SERVICE IN TAILORING AND OUTFITTING OFFERED,

LATIST STYLE. MODERATE PRICE, GOOD WORKMANSHIT AND FIT GUARANTEED. TUNG HING CO. 82, Queen's Road Central.

[8188

PUBLIC AUCTION

14

OT TEL

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

PROPERTY

SITUATE AT

SHAMEEN, CANTON,

TO BE SOLD

BY ORDER OF THE

MORTGAGEE

AY

PUBLIC AUCTION

ON

WEDNESDAY,

TEE 7TH AUGUST, 1999, AT 3 O'CLOCK P.M.

דד

"

M23338. LAMMERT BROTHERS,

Auctioneers,

AT TEIR AUCTION ROOMS, IN DUDDELL STREET, VICTORIA, HONG KONG.

The Property consists of

The Pieces or Parcels of Ground respectively situate on the BatraÄ and FRENCH CONCESSIONS at SHAMFIN CANTON, in the Republic of China and respectively known and registered at HIS BRITANNIC, MAJESTY'S CONSULATE GENERAL at CANTON 28 LOT No. 41 and at the Farsca CONSTLATE SE CANTON 25 LOT NO. 22 with the Buildings respec tively erected thereon and known BOMANJI BUILDING and THE CLUB HOUSE held for the Residues of Terma of 99 Years Each,

For Particulars and Conditions of Bale, Apply to:-

MESSIS DEACONS, Vendor's Solicitars,

1, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong,

OR TO

MIN823. LAMMERT BROTHERS, The Auctioneers.

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WANTED.

ECOND HAND STEAN

SON for Light Harbour

I

Work. Dimensions about 30 ft. x 10 ft.

6 It.

Beply stating Particulars and Price to Box No. 8179, c/o Hong Kong Daily Presa.

8170

"PEAK MANSIONS." ITUATED within Two Minates" Walk from the Tram Station and verlooking the Southern Side of the Island. Ready for Occupation."

Five-Roomed and Six-Roomed "

APARTMENTS

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS with all Modern Conveniences, Drying

Public Auction to Booms and Out-houses, Two Lifta.

be held on TUESDAY, the BT DAY of AUGUST, 1929, at F., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.

CROWN of One Lot of

LAND at Taumati, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of Has MAJLITY THE Kise, for one farther term of 75 years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Registry No.

Kowloon Inland Lot

No, 2205.

No. of Sale.

• 4UqN Yo us!ponu1

Locality.

Road and Kansu

Streat

Boundary

Measure-

mente,

12

As por

sale plan

quare feet.

Aununi

Rental ______

90,550

* | ̧Up-ol t'rice.. }

About

10110

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HONG KONG REALTY & TRUST COMPANY, LIMITED.

INTERIM DIVIDEND of Thirty Cents Per Share," in respect of the Year 1929, will be Payable on MONDAY, the 19TH AUGUST, 1929, on which date Dividend Warrant may be obtained ea Application at the Ofice, EOB of the Company's Off

BUILDING The TRANGFER Company

will be CLOSED From TUESDAY, the 6TH AUGUST, 1929, To SATURDAY, the 10TH AUGUST. 1929 (Both Days inclusive) daring whoh Period No Transfer of Sharra can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

C. F. V. RIBEIRO,

Acting Becretary. Hong Kong, 30th July, 1919. [8178"

ALSO

PRIVATE GARAGES TO LET, Situate at the Rear of

PEAK MANSIONS

Beparate Compartments including Light and Water.

"Apply to

CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME-ORIENT,

4TH FLOOR, FRENCH BANK BUILDING,

COMPREHENSIVE AND COM-

PLETE REPORT

of the

NEWS OF THE FAR EAST

ia, given in the

“HONG KONG

WEEKLY PRESS,"

with which is incorporated

"THE 'CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT."

50 Cents per Copy

Subscription, patd-in-advanOS per annum for delivery in Hong Kong-813; including Postage to say. part of the world—Bib.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1,

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AND

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WEATHER REPORT.

1929.

of a fireman ranges from 819 to * a mouth, less fries for various Yesterday's weather report, Zere-offences, ranging from 25 cents to cast and remarks, leszed by the $o. We believe that the average Royal Obreriatory at 5.33 p.m..total amount of fines imposed stated:-

A weak anticyclonic area extends frem S. Japan to the Bonits.

A depression covers Tongking and pressure is relatively low to, the east of Luzon,

Local Forecast: S. winds, racderate, cloudy, occasional rais.

BIRTH. MARTIN-At Portsmouth, England, on July 50, 1929, to ENID, the wife of A. J. J. MARTIN, a

(485 daughter.

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The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, AUGUST 1, 1999.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH

There is another point to which the Government should give atten-1 tion-the inadequate number of European officers in the brigade. At present there are six men rank- ing as station officers and assist ante. That number should be

Hong Kong's Seaplane Olub.

We learn that the response to lished in yesterday's issue was 'mest Mr. Vaughan Fowler's letter pub gratifying. About thirty men bave written expressing their wish_to...? take up flying under the auspicen of the Seaplane Club, and many more applications for active mem- bership are expected. It may be pointed out that the scheme outlined by Mr. Vaughan Fowler gives an opportunity to those who do not themselves wish to fy, but who sym- pathise with the project, to join the Club its associate members." Their contributions, and their moral support, will be of very great ser vice, and a personal disinclination to take the air" need prevent nobody from supporting the Sea- Naturally, good plane Club. number of active members is essen- tial to make the scheme a success, but an even larger number of as- sociate members will be welcome in order to concentrate public interest in the plan. Mr. Vaughan Fowler will be pleased to receive names of those who wish to support the Club in this way at his office in the Asiatic.

Building,

monthly is 95. In addition to penalties in the form of deductions from wages, offences against dis- doubled, if not trebled A former cipline and order are also punished resident who for five years was a by the stopping of leave or in volunteer freman informs us that These in his experience (which covers position, of extra duties. fines and penalties have given rise | Shanghai and Tientsin as well as to considerable dissatisfaction in Hong Kong) five Chinese Aremen led the brigade, and we have heard off by an efficient Egropean are worth even thirty without even more serious happenings which twenty pr reflect very gravely upon those in propes foreign supervision. In Shanghai, when the old volunteer Authority.

brigade was abolished in 1918, it was thought that about twelve foreign officers would be necessary to look after the Chinese staff. Now there are 19 foreign officers in the Shanghai fire brigade. The Settle- ment, of course, has grown during the intervening eleven years, but not to the extent that would war-Novel Opera Company.

The mallest opera company in rant this increase if twelve men had. been sufficient in the first place. If the world, with "Carmen" the only opera in its repertoire, has been we accept this view of a disinterest-

making successful appearances be- ed party who has had practical fore the children of London. The experience of fire-fighting, it is clear company made its debut at a meet- ing of the National Gramaphone that the half-dozen Europeans inSociety, and was immediately in what are practically two are-vited to appear at the Royal brigades (Hong Kong and Kowlcon) College of Music. Cyril Storey, an insurance clerk, is the impresario, is a ludicrously inadequate number. and his wife is the musical director,

The Considering the

enormous ател

In view of all this it seems most desirable that an investigation should be made into the working of Mr. KING has the fire-brigade. spoken of the Chinese dislike for discipline-a very necessary in fluence when operated within rra- son, but from reports reaching us it seems the administration of the fire-brigade does not inspire proper respect for authority. Being re- quired to stand stily to attention, and to salute auperior officers with alacrity does not necessarily always inspire feelings of respect. That sort of Prussianism is really not helpful either in extinguishing fires or saving lives. It is alleged that there is no fixed and definite system of working in the brigade-covered by the fire-brigade, and the that service rules and regulations highly inflammable ONE of the most important public are so frequently altered and amend most of the buildings in the ter services in the Colony is the fire.ed as to cause bewilderment instead ritdry, there should be at least six brigade the inefficiency of which of good order. There is undoubted European officers available on either has been more than once the subjectly considerable dissatisfaction in the side of the harbour. This increase of comment in these columes. It is fire-brigade regarding present work of staff would involve increased ex- some months now since we calleding conditions, and it is in the penditure, but the services of ad-

the to extraordinary public interest that inquiry should ditional European officers would number of men who resign, desert, be made as to the reason therefor double the present value of the or are dismissed from the service And it might be also worth while services as a fire-fighting force. annually. An attempt was made in looking closely into the mechanical the Legislative Council to show that equipment of the brigade in addi- the figures quoted were inaccurate, tion to the grievances of its per- but this ingenious attempt at camousonnel. It has been asserted that flage was not effective. It remains Hong Kong has all the equipment a fact that about 30 per cent. of recognised by the London fire-enteric, both Chinese, were reported the rank and file of the fire-brigade brigade as effective fire-fighting on Tuesday...

THE FIRE-BRIGADE?

attention

have left the service every year, apparatus. We wonder whether the Such a high percentage of casualL.C.C. brigade has in operation ties must lower the efficiency of three motors of about 1914 vintage, AERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS.

the brigade, and some independent and not built for the work they are TEL. K. 19. inquiry should be made as to the actually called upon to do Would TEL. C. 436:

cause of such remarkably heavy the LCC. order the replacement of the broken section of a 90ft." turn- Mr. T. H. KING (who is the officer table fire-escape, or just be content responsible for the re-brigade in to lop cff 30 feet of it and so destroy

Josses.

1929 Edition addition to being Captain-Superin. the real value of the apparatus?

OF THE "

DIRECTORY

AND

CHRONICLE

The 67th Annual Issue

OF TAZ "..

character of

News and Views.

One case of small-pox and one of

Mr. Chang Wei Yung, the ex- chairman of the General Chamber. of Commerce of Peping, has arrived in the Colony and will visit Canton later.

In the interests of economy, the Chirese Government has decided to curtail the free issue of Customs The Are-brigade ought not to publications after those, for the tendent of Police) informed the Legislative Council that two of the be under the Cadet Officer in March quarter 1929. principal causes of these " casual charge of the police, but should ties were (1) that the Chinese find be under the authority of its own the work harder than they anti-chief officer, who must be a cipated, and (2) that they do not of wide experience and proved take kindly to the strict discipline ability as a fireman. necessary, for effective work. This should be responsible for his ad-

a Fire Brigade) official explanation of the endless ministration to procession of recruits entering and Committee, linked to the Govern deserters leaving the fire-brigade mens by the inclusion of a member clearly indicates that unsuitable of the Executive Council. With a

mon

He in turn

Directory and Chronicle men are accepted for service, and representative of the fire-insurance

OF

HONG KONG,

THE TREATY PORTS OF

time and money are wasted in train-companies and two members repre ing them. The remedy, of course, senting the European and Chinese is to explain to.. would-be recruits communities, this Committee of before they sign on what will be four could see that the fire-brigade CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO. expected of them when they pass was maintained at that high stand

CHINA, SIAM.

STRAITS out as qualified fire-fighters. Theyard of efficiency the public expect SETTLEMENTS, MALAY should be told that their regular of such an important service. The STATES, NETHERLANDS working-day will be from 5.30 am, present system is out of date and INDIA, BORNEU, THE to 9 p.m...with the possibility yasatisfactory from all points of PHILIPPINES, Etc.

This Large Volume of approximate

ly 2,000 Pages gives, in addition to the Usual Lists of Firms, an Alphabetical List of Residents in the Far East containing the Hames of Hearly

CLASSIFIED LIST

OF

AND

MANUFACTURERS

being called out any night for duty view. It is creating grave dissatis. between 9 p.m. and 5.30 next morn"faction among the Chinese members ing. They should be told that four of the brigade, and we doubt solid bours of drill must be done whether the European officers are every morning, just by way of keep satisfied with existing conditions. ing them interested in their work. How can they te if they feel that If these things,were made quite the men under them are disgrunt clear to recruits, they would probled as they must be, seeing that ably decide to go back to their they leave the service faster than former jobs instead of embarking recruits can be trained to bring the on a new career in the fire-brigade. brigade up to its full strength.

The Chairman of the Chinese Mission to Lepers, Hong Kong Auxiliary, gratefully acknowledges a donation of $200 from the Hong Kong Football Association.

ADVICE FOR INVESTORS,

READERS

Arc reminded that inquiries relating to the share market are answer- ed on page 9 every Tuesday by "Kufan." Letters should

be sent to this office, and must be accompanied by writer's name and address, not for publication. Letters should be addressed to Kufan," care of

the Editor.

Miss Fischer, residing at No. 3, Thorpe Manor, May Road, reports the loss of a pair of tortoiseshell glasses while on her way from Her house to the Star Ferry Wharf yes terday:

A Chinese passenger who arrived

As She Sun reports that he was in Hong Kong yesterday by the

20,000 FOREIGNERS. Arranged, with the initials as well as Surnames in strict alphabe tical order so that any name. Is it to be wondered at that men Nothing appears to be done to maki relieved of a gold watch valued at can be found instantaneously.

leave the re-brigade after a few the men more contented-indulgenes 850 while he was disembarking from

the steamer. months' service. From January to in games and athletics is deliberate-

The hearing of the appeal by Mr. June this year, we understand therely discouraged. Buch an attitude have been no less than 35. resigna- does not help to make a happy Harry Cooper against the judgment IMPORT AND EXPORT tions, dismissals, or desertions. The ship." and without that spirit real of the Puisse Judge in the action present fire-fighting staff numbers efficiency is impossible, either asbure. Cooper r. The Newspaper Enter. MERCHANTS

The fire-brigade in prise, Ltd., set for to-day, has been about 80-two-thirds of its full or afloat. strength, but it is so difficult to get very important service; the work postponed at the requests of reapon- recruits that the fire-brigade to-day it is called upon to do is arduous dents until Thursday next, August

seriously under-manned and and dangerous: the men who are therefore inefficient. One of the required to do that work need to be smartest men at the Central fre-over rather than under the average! station is now pulling a rickshaw physical and mental standard. That LARGE EDITION (WITH

in the Colony-and declares he is a being so, they should be paid accord- MAPS & TREATIES)... $12 happier man out of the brigade than ingiy, and until service in the fire- SMALL EDITION $8 he was in it! There must be some brigade is made sufficiently attrac-

thing radically wrong when such tive to induce the right type of menjected water schemes, is expected things can happen, and it is in the to join and, having joined, to stay, public interest that inquity should-it-will-remassizeficient and an be made to ascertain what this inefficient fire-brigade is a grava

something is. The average pay public, danger..

IN THE

FAR EAST.

HONGKONG DAILY-PRESSI Ltd. 11, Ice House Street, Bong Kong.

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We are informed by the Colonial Secretary that a cable has been roceived stating, that Mr. R. M Henderson, Assistant Director of Public Works, who proceeded to London on temporary duty in. con- nection with the Government's pro-

back in Hong Kong on September 18. The first consignment of erose Harbour piperİx ÖzestarzzeİTovin Hong Kong towards the end of September.

"singers" of the organization are minute figures made from bits of wood and scraps of cloth. There are 60 of them, all cut out in different postures and painted in oils by Mr. Storey. During the performance he manipulates them. with wires from behind the scenes. The music is supplied by phone. graph records of the opera, sung in French by members of the Paris- Opera Comique. Mrs. Storey oper- Mr. Storey ates the phonograph. The stage is

made of cardboard. said the company was organised and the theatre completed in two years.

Looking Back 25 Years.

As usual, there was a consider- able exodus of residents from the Colony for the Bank Holiday. The bulk of the holiday-makers, of course, went to Macao, where the roons of the hotels had been book- ed weeks in advance.. Fantan croupiers must have had a busy, and it is safe to add, a profitable time. In this connection I may

mention a report which is current that a Belgian company is arrang- ing, or perhaps I ought to say; trying to arrange for the opening of a casino at Macao, on Monte Carlo lines. A considerable item in the revenue account of the neigh- bouring Portuguese Colony is the sam paid for the fan-tan monopo- ly, and I presume the terms of the agreement with the Government are comprehensive enough to ex- elude the casino at least, during the continuance of the agreement. But the promoters of the casino, so the report runs, have offered to dredge the harbour by way of inducement. As, however, they stipulated that the mud so removed from the har- bour should be regarded as their property, the Government did not regard the inducement with favour, as Macao mud, I understand, is one of the assets of the Colony, be- ing regarded I am told as a valu- able constituent in the manufac- ture of cement. And so the casino, project remains but a project.— Hong Kong Daily Press, Aug. Fo

1904.

Looking Back 60 Years.

With reference to the cautery which has suddenly been raised against Mr. Belilios, it seems to us that in their haste to find a scapegoat for the reckless specula- tion which ended so disastrously laat winter, the sufferers bave fastened upon the wrong man al- together. Mr. Belilios has for many years been a hardworking and conscientious director of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, and to his zeal and energy were dae, in no considerable measure, the rapidity with which it recovered from the depression of 1874-1875. At that time, when its reserve was gone, and the Bank paid no dividend, Mr. Belilios voluntarily relinquished his re- nurberation as director, and was very warmly applauded for his generous acrifice. For eighteen months he had a large capitel in the Bank lying unproductive, and no one can now blame him for seeking to dispose of his stock when a good opportunity offered, nor can the transfer of his London shares to this register be deemed specula- tion. Let the right shoulders bear the burden of blame for the recent collapse. In our opinion there are

two parties to blame for the wild und reckless speculation of last year-those, whoever they were, who inflated the share market, and those who, having no funds to cover their. risks, entered the market with noth ing to lose. No man has a 'right to purchase shares on time unlea he has a balance sufficient to cover any possible deficiency that may arise from their depreciation in value in the interim Those who purchase on this system have no. right to complain of being bitten. There is no morality in such vapesulationen ideen

to prosper Hong Kong Daily Press, Aug. 1, 1879.

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