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INTIMATIONS.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF

HONG KONG

"PROBATE JURISDICTION,

IN

OF

ALICE

67

THY Goods CHRISTIANSEN, LATE

HUMYKKET: BUILDING, KOWLOON, IN THE COLONY OF HONG KONG, WOW, DECEASED.

42,

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the Coort han, by virtue of the provisions of Section 3 of Ordin ance No. 2 of 1897, made An Order Limiting the Time for Creditors and Others to send in their Claims against the above Estate to 272H DAY OF AUGUST, 1923.

All Creditors and Others are accord- ingly

hereby required to send in their Claims to the Undersigned on or before That Dats.

DEACONS,

Solicitors for the Administrater,

1. Des Youx Road Contrai;

Hong Kong.

(8188

PUBLIC AUCTION

OF THE

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

PROPERTY

SITUATE A

SHAMEEN, CANTON,

TO HE SOLD

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE

BY

PUBLIC AUCTION

ON

WEDNESDAY,

THE 7TH AUGUST, 1929, A: 3 O'CLOCK P.M.

BY

MESRA LAMMERT BROTHERS,'

Auctioneers,

AT TEZIE AUCTION ROOMS,

IN DODDELL STAZET,

.. VICTORIA, Home Koxo.

The Property consists of—"

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The Pieces or Parcels of Ground

on the BRITIS respectively situate

and Farch CONCESSIONS at SWAMEIN. CANTON, in the Republic of China and respectively known and reg

registered at HIB BATTANNIC MAJESTY'S CONSULATE GENERAL BL

at CANTON 66 LOT No. 41 and

at the Fauxca CoNSULATE ST CANTON ES LOT No.22 with the Buildings respec- tirely erected thereon and known M BOMANJI BUILDING and THE

WATSON'S

LEMON

SQUASH

<WATSON 3.CZ)

LEMON

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1929.

WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, fore. cast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 6.50 p.m., stated:-

A weak anticyclone is situated to the North-east of Japan.

Depressions cover N. and S.W. China and a depression appears to be forming to the South-east of the

Loochoot.

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built in 1920 have simply'to conform The Greek Government has ap- to provisions laid down in the proved the appointment of Enis Merchant Shipping Act of 1891. In Bey as Turkish Miniser to Athens such matters as raising steam by the and of M. Vutchivitch as Yugoslav use of pulverised coal or oil-fuel, Minister. choice of the most effective pro- pelling machinery, or the provision

of new

attractions and further luxuries amidships, shipowners and designers not only desire but de mand the most modern and efficient ideas, but when it comes to pravid- ing accommodation for sailors and

firemen what was considered the

minimum standard thirty-five years seems generally to be regarded as quite good enough for crews in 1999. As a result of action taken by the Imperial Merchant Service Guild there has been some improvement in the accommodation provided for officers, but in regard to the fore castle, 1990 seed repeated the shame

cozditions accepted in 1994 as "good enough for the likes of them." Britain is supposed to be intensely

Daily Press. fully unhealthy and uncomfortable

HONG KONG, Avotst 6, 1949,

THE FATE OF THE FRIENDLESS.

Two Belgians were killed and seven other persons were injured as a result of a collision between a Belgian and a Dutch car on the Antwerp, read at Breda.

The death is announced from

Petroleum

Amsterdam of M. Capadose, the chairman of the board of directors of the Royal Dutch Company, at the age of 70.

Don Fernando de Antón del Olmet, Marqués de Dasfuentes, the hew Spanish Minister, in Sofa, has presented his Letters of Credence to the King of the Bulgarians.

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A Teheran message states that administrative sad financial sane tion has been granted for the early construction in Italy of six Persian

Ou Red flags, hoisted

British Submarine -Launched. vessels in Portsmouth H.M. Submarine Parthian, one naval harbour last month led to the ques-of the rix P class boats being cen tion had the new Labour Govern- structed under the 1928 programme, ment substituted for the Union was at Chatham Dockyard christen- Jack the emblem of their politicaled and launched by Mrs. Stirling, party. The anxiety was allayed wife of Rear-Admiral A. J. B. when it was learned the flag was Stirling, Admiral Superintendent the Royal standard of Zanzibar, of the Dockyard, who broke a bottle whose Sultan was at the navy yard of Australian wine over the vessel's for an inspection.

bows and then cut the rope which held the shoes, so that the huge To have danced the hornpipe craft glided down the slip into the within a few months of becoming a Medway. The Parthian is the third centenarian is the distinction of of her class to be completed, the Mrs. Elizabeth Elliott, of Grey Persens and the Poseidon having steke, near Penrith. This she did already been foated. She is the at the seventy-eighth birthday party yard, contracts for four of the only one built in the Royal Dock- of a relative home from Australia,athers having been obtained by and she also further enlivened the Messrs. Vickers Armstrong and for party by reciting an old dialet poem entitled, "A Brisk Young Farmer Courted Me."

Marguerite, Countess of Suffolk and Berkshire, has again begun litigation Over the $30,000,000 estate of her father, the late Levi

remaining one by Messrs. Cammell Laird. Mrs. Stirling laid the keel plate of the Parthian last June. The new submarine's displacement is 1,570 tons surface and 2,040 tons submerged.

Twin Screws,”

In 1924, the centenary year of the Royal National Lifebont Institu-

proud of ber merchant nary, but gunboats of 200 tons each for ser- Zeigler Leiter. She has filed a tion, the City of Bradford made a

the nation is strangely indifferent to the welfare of the men whose arduous labours keep that great fleet in being. Ar midnight on June 20, 1931, the

"Merchant-Jack", has no political merchant navies of eighteen nations;

friende. Even the Labour Party will put into operation various shows no particular interest in him agreed regulations for the greater Neither the Board of Trade nor the safety of life at sea. The inter- Ministry of Health is troubled by national conference which recently the importunities of inquisitive concluded its discussion of the prob-members of Parliament thirsting lew came to a unanimous decision for information relating to the that certain standardised rules working and living conditions of should be observed regarding the merchant seamen. In the majority provision of lifeboats and rafts on cf British ships-even those of the passenger ships, and for wireless most improved design, and upite watch-keeping on all vessels above date in every other respect-the 1,000 tons engaged in foreign trade, forecastle remains the dark, damp, Steering orders are to be given in dismal, and unhealthy hole it was. The Board of

REFRESHING accordance with a new system--the

opposite of the present British prac. tice in order to minimise danger of collisions in narrow and congested waters. All these and various other rules and regulations will be oh

fifty years age.

vice in the Persian Gulf.

The Communist Party in Prague has expelled M. Muna, the Deputy who founded the Czech organisation of the Moscow International, to gether with Senator Kucera and Senator Prusa and tree of the Party officials

Jhaleshwar Prasad Singh, who search at was arrested after, à Meerut and taken to Lahore in con- nection with the murder conspiracy case, has been brought back to Meerut and released, as it appears that the witnesses in the cast failed to identify him.

Sir Samuel Wilson. Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Trade has no authority to fasiat Colonies has left Dar-es-Salaam for upon conditions other than those Zanzibar after having discussed laid down in the Merchant Ship with the local unofficial bodies all ping Act of 1804-since when there the possible methods of bringing has been a bit of a war, during and about closer union and co-ordina- A. S. WATSON & CO., served by the seamen of eighteen immediately after which diversion tion in essential services.

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ITUATED within Two Minutes' Walk from the Tram Station and overlooking the Southern Side of the Island. Ready for Occupation.

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nations as from midnight on June many bouquets were handed to 30, 1931. Concessions have had to "Merchant Jack" in recognition

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concerned.

petition in the Chicago Appellate Court asking for the removal of her brother Mr. Joseph Leiter from the beard of trustees of the estate. Similar action has also been taken on behalf of the three daughters of the late Lady Curzon, who was a sister of Marguerite, Countess of

Suffolk.

Three Australing labour leaders, who arrived at Kobe July 25 by the N.Y.K. Kaga Maru were refused permission to land on instructions from the Home Office in Tokyo.

centenary gift of £10,000 to the life- boat service, and this gift provided

motor-lifeboat for the station at Spurn Point, on the Humber. The boat was named City of Bradford. The institution has now replaced this boat with another boat com pleted this year. She is of the latest type, the Watsom Cabin, 43ft. sin long, with twin screws, two sop engines, enbin, searchlight, and line-throwing gun, and she has a radius of action of about 8. miles. Towards this new boat Bradford has contributed over £1,800, and a legacy of £4,000 from the late Mr... Moss Howson, of Harrogate, has been used to defray the remainder of the cost.

The men in question are Mr. B. Reactionary Confucians, Lowell, Mr. B. G. Hannett, and

The young men of Chufu, the Mr. L. Walsh. The three Austra-town in Shantung province where llans were sent to attend a confer Confucius was born, are up in arms against the reactionary attempt ence of the Pacific Trade Unions at domination" of the Kung Clan, linen! descendents of Confucius. held in Vladivostok on be

The dispute, which is of long stand- August 1. They meant to innd ating, has reached a climax through Kobe and to proceed to Vladivos-production an amateur play by tok vid Tauruga.

to

structed

40-

3 cost

of

A

atudents of the Shantung Normal School at Chufu. One of the char- acters in this play was Confucius. and another was one of his dis ciples.. The students, who played the parts aroused the wrath of the Kung elan because they are alleged to have presented Confucius as

was presented as an ex-bandit.. some Declaring that the play was an in-

atatement,

The

sage, the Kung clan demanded that the principal of the school be dis- to be carried out and it is not ex-

missed. But the students rallied pected that the consulting engineer, unanimously to the principal's sup- Sir Cyril Kirkpatrick, will be in a port. They issued

declared in part: which position to prepare the specifica-Kung clan has attempted to rule. tions and plans for the calling for Chafu for centuries, merely because they claim Confucius as an ances- tor. They are bigoted reactionaries, and no credit to the memory of their illustrious ancestor. We

A definite decision has now been taken with regard to the extension A Melbourne message says that of the Port of Alexandria.

petroleum basin, a nitraté quay, be made by individual. States to of his dauntles courage, amazing tenders for gear switches and meet conditions drawn up for the resource, and cheerful disregard of electric, feed pumps for the Yallero and a timber quay are to be con- simple villager, and his disciple greatest good for the greatest nam-danger. "It is unfortunate that this Power Station (to cost £50,000 £E.4,000,000. A certain amount of sult to the memory of China's great TEL. K. 19. ber. The result of this mutual Bowery eloquence has been allowed have been allotted to the Australian recessary preliminary work bus first

to fade without something practical General Electric Company, Metro- goodwill is the signing of a Conven tion between the maritime nations being done to show the sailor the molitan - Vickers, Ergland, and of the world which will make sincerity of the nation's interest in Messrs. Gibson Battle, Melbourne. 1929 Edition navigation casier and safer for all him. Reports by the medical offers at home ports on the condition of

A Bombay message reports that Together with these improved re. British merchant. ships reflect no information has been received from tenders for about a year. gulations for the safety of life at credit either upon their owners or Secunderabad to the effect that" sea-particularly the lives of pas upon the Government which permits there has been a serious communal sengers shipbuilders are constantly such conditions to exist. Generally riot at the town of Nander in the engaged in devising means of pro- speaking, officers in the merchant Nizam's dominions, where in a viding greater comfort and con service are under-paid and over-fight between Moslems and Eikas was killed and several venience for persons making sea worked. There are a few companies one man voyages for business or pleasure. which pay good wages and do not injured. Promenade-decks are ingeniously overload their officers with work and enclosed against cold wind and rain, responsibility, but these are the A monument to the memory of residence on the castern side of the and chilled air is circulated through exception to the rule. If certificat-M. Paul Cambon was unveiled in Quantock Hills, near Minehead; ed meri in the British merchant Tunis by M. Alapetite, who refer- many alleged disadvantages of the property were put as reasons "for

OF THE

DIRECTORY

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CHRONICLE

The 67th Annual Issue

OF THE

saloons and cabins to

make

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" Sunday Tennis Made Dificult."

When Mr. Harold Hamilton have endured their domination long enough. Now we intend to throw Broadmead, the High Sherif of off their reactionary influence," and Somerset, appealed to the Somerset keep in step with progress in Chu- Quarter Sessions against the new fu, putting the city in the fore- front of the modern movement in China.

assessment of Enmore Castle, his

Directory and Chronicle tropical voyage more bearable. The navy, with their better education red to the services rendered by the assessment to be reduced, among and 7th prox, with an off-day on the..

OF

HONG KONG,

THE TREATY PORTS OF

CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO-

SIAM, CHINA,

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, MALAY STATES, NETHERLANDS INDIA, BORNEO, THE PHILIPPINES, Etc.

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ly 3,000 Pages gives, in addition

as Resident General in

White Star line is equipping its and financial resources, are unable Cambon fleet with cinema apparatus, and to secure improved conditions of Tunisia and as Ambassador in three exhibitions of about two hours labour, what hope is there, for the London during the period when the were laid for the senmen ↑ will be given simultaneously evers

It would be interesting foundations evening. Wireless keeps

to see whether the Labour Govern Entente Cordiale. passengers informed of the world's news, and ment will devote a little time to enables business-men to keep in investigating this question. For the An unusual find was, made by a credit of the British fag-and in bandsman of the 2/18 Punjab closest touch with colleagues and

Bare justice to the men whose ser-Regiment on the steps of the Rail- competitors The very latest "luxury" is the provision' on vices to the nation have been so way Pier yesterday. A pistol of

them being the fact that Enmore Church stood in the park, near the castle. Giving evidence, Mr. Broad

year

Looking Back 25 Years.

The V.R.C. Aquatic Sports, thie year, will be held on the 5th, 6th 17th prox. The events will be much the same as last year, though ar- Last: ranged in different order.

the half-mile championship |mead said Enmore Church was in of the Colony Was won by

H. the park, close to his garden, and N. Alves with J. Mitchel

F. R. second.

Tata, now in it was impossible to play tennis on India, won the plunging; F. W. Sunday evenings, as the people in White, running header from the church could look through the springboard; Cooke, diving for handicap (42 seconds); Schumacher, church windows across his lawn and plates, R. C. Mitchell, two lengths watch the play. Also the church now away, the high dive; "A.

The Alves, four lengths handicap (1

This Large Volume of approximata, board certain trans-Atlantic liners highly praised, words costing no-German make, which from its EP bells were rather trying,

of stockbrokers' offices, where buri-thing-action should be taken to pearance had evidently been dreds Court allowed the appeal, with min. 33 secs.); H. Perkina, bors ness can be done based upon latest bring the British merchant service ed from the harbour, was picked costs, and reduced the assessment race: N. H. Alves, championship of quotations seat frow Wall Strees into line with its rivals in regard up. The weapon was later handed from £180 to £150 gross value.

to forecastle conditions. by wireless. Life at sea for those

to the Usual Lists of Firms, an

Alphabetical List of Residents in the Far East containing the Names of early

who can afford to pay for the "con- : veniences provided on board modern liners is as comfortable as living

20,000 FOREIGNERS. Arranged, with the initials as well

as Surnames in strict alphabeashore. Billiards and motoring are tical order so that any name can be found instantaneously.

News and Views.

"Six Laurence. Guillemard

Pyromania.

the Club, 100 yds. and A. E. Alves, ladies' nomination race, Other over to the police.

cventa were: water polo, hurdle race, "go-as-you-please" race, team It is a very curious story which Aerial. cocktail parties are, the

race and blind man's buff.' comes from Austria, of a peasant Hong Kong Daily Press, August 6, latest craze in fashionable circles. who for two years set fire to farm 1904. Parties of society folk motor to Le after farm for the mere pleasure of

Looking Back 60 Years. He even Bourget and other aerodromes watching them bura.

burned his mother's house, which According to the Colonial Sur- not yet possible for Sybarites at sea,

was daily, and spend their evenings was in due course to come to him.geon and other authorities, "the but even these recreations may be among those present at the funeral gliding over Paria, sipping a self. The craving for a conflagra- greater the rainfall is in tropical made available in modified form. of the Rt. Hon. Sir Beilby Francis wooper cocktail. Tourist com-tion was irresistible. He was a countries, the better the health of CLASSIFIED LIST There seems to be no luxury so ex-Alston.

panies are copying the idea, and pensive but passengers are to be

are ebartering aeroplanes equipped IMPORT AND EXPORT found in plenty, willing to pay for Great regret is felt auung. Hen with cocktail bars. The craze dur

the privilege of enjoying it. But don Scouts at the fact that Scouting the hot summer nights is a MERCHANTS

for some reason, designers scem not master Charles G. Hancock is welcome change from the heated to be greatly interested in improv-leaving the Troop to take up an cafes and cabarets of mid-Paris. ing conditions in that part of a ship appointment in Malaya. where passengers never penetrate- the forecastle.

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devont man, and after each fire be the inhabitants." If his theory be went to confession, performed the correct, we certainly have reason to allotted penance, and set fire to felicitate ourselves in Hong Kong, another. The incendiary was de- for almost from the commencement the country of Freud such a super three days without what Tennyson clared to a Pyromaniac," but in of the summer we have rarely been cificial analysis seems inadequate. has appropriately termed the use- Whence did he draw this unnatural ful trouble of the rain." Dull sky passion The proverb says that a and thick mist hanging perpetually burned child dreads the fire. The over Victoria Peak may not be so The death occurred early or obvious conclusion was that this pleasant and cheerful to look upon The marriage of Mr. Thomas Sunday of Capt. Edward Midgley, man was never burned. But then as a clear and cloudless canopy of The Medical Officer of Health at Corser Green and Miss Margaret who was until lately the master many children escape burning with-blue, but to most people the agree out such alarming results. A more able reduction in the temperature Manchester has recently declared Stillingfleet Metcalfe will take of the s.s. Tai Lai on the Kong: plausible explanation would be that which the heavy showers bring is LARGE EDITION (WITH

that modern British ships are ten place at St. Mary's Church, Kuala moon run. Capt. Midgley, who his parents while he was a child, yet more welcome than an azure With MAPS & TREATIES)... $12

years behind their rivals in the Lumpur, on August 20, at 2.30 p.m. was 65 years of age, had seen much austerely refused to indulge bim sky and a fervid sun

service on the China coast, and in with fireworks, and so indirectly the exception of a short spell of SMALL EDITION $8 matter of accordmodation for their

his early career was an officer on induced him to provide fireworks very hot weather at the end of May crewa, German, Danish, Swedish, The death is announced of Sir the old sailing ships. The funeral of his own on a big scale. (We and the beginning of June, the foresee a rush of fathers to buy thermometer has never stood for HONGKONG DAILY PRESS Ltd American, Russian, and Norwegian Alexander Disck, Secretary-General took place the same afternoon at the

ships all show progressive superiority of the National Institute for the Protestant Cemetery Happy Val- rockets as an insurance policy.) Or more than a day at a time at 90 |ley, the Rev. G. T. Waldegrave, of perhaps, like the Chinese farmer of degrees Fahrenheit, and has rarely 11, Ice House Street,

in regard to quarters, and especially Blind. He was formerly a member the Missions to Seamen, conducting whom Charles Lamb wrote, he was reached that point-Hong Kong

Ithe service.

trying to get some roast pig. Daily Press, August 6, 1879,,, Hong Kong,

the ships of Norway. "British ships of the Indian Civil Service.