1929-08-16 — Page 6

NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.

G.

NOTICE.

HONG KONG WATER SUPPLY.

IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that

Ideen MONDAY, that

INSTANT, A CONSTANT SUPPLY will be given in ALL RIDER-MAIN DISTRICTS From 6 A.M-6 P.M. DALLY.

The PRINCIPAL MAINS will be CLOSED NIGHTLY From 6 P.M— 6 A.M.

HAROLD T. OREAST,

Water Authority. Praud Works DEPT.,

Hong Kong, 15th Aug., 1929. [8238

H.E.V.D.O. CONCERT.

THE PROMENADE CONCERT Arranged by the ELV.D.O. TO-NIGHT POSTPONED anti FRIDAY AUGUST owing to the Sudden Death of Lu7. J. E. HANCOCK.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

PARTI

23RD

DARTICULARE & CONDITIONS at the Sala by Public Auction to be bride MONDAY, the 19TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1929, 182.3, at the Offices

of the Public Works Department, by Order of H BYLLEN OF THE

of One Lot of 08OWN LAND Mong Kok Tani, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years,

with the option of renewal at Crown Rant to be fired by the Surveyor of His Harzbur THE KING, for one further term of 75

Youri.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Locality.

No. of Bals.

Kowloon Inland Registry No. Prince Edward = | Lot No. 9209.

Road

Tang Choi Street and Fa Yuen BL

between

G.

Boundary

Measure-

ments.

wift ft. ft.

ft.Lt

As per

salo plan,

Contentai

Bquare feet

Rental. 21,038 ...*** | Üpast Price.

9,750

R.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

132

[820

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1929.

WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, fore. caat and remarks, issued by the "As You Like It" Royal Observatory at 3.35 p.m., forces of occupation need be with p.m. to about 2.30 pm,

"True Value"

"Standard"

"Ideal”

ABOVE ASSORTMENT

OF THE TAMOUS

FOSS CHOCOLATES

ri

JUST ARRIVED.

Each box

guaranteed to

be in perfect

condition,

A.S.WATSON & Co.,

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED 1841.

KWANG TUNG ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO., LTD. CANTON, CHINA.

TENDERS.

Treceive TENDERE us to SEPT: HE abore Company is open to

EMBER 15TH, 1929, for s Diesel Electric Station.

of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY. the 19TE DAY of AUGUST, 1929, at 8 YM., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by

Specifications can be obtained by Order of Bra BXCELLENT THE GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Tai

applying to the Company's ENG Kok Teni, in the Colony of Hong Kong.INDERING DEPARTMENT.

[8201 for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His MAJESTY THY KIT, for one further term of

stated:-

drawn only when Germany has

I think that it is a very good one. Let a man lace up his boots; I have found that a drunken man cannot do so."

the Yorno schems on condition that • Yesterday's rainfall up to 4 p.m. A new test for drunkenness was At a meeting of the Federation the Rhineland is ovacuated. The was 0.79 of an inch, quite a large mentioned by doctor at London of Chambers of Commerce of the French view, as expressed through proportion of which fell during the Sessions recently. The test may British Empire, held under the the semi-official Press, was that the brief but violent rainstorm from 3not be in the books," he said, "but chairmanship ... Sir ·Arthur Shirley, the following resolution was unanimously adopted". The federation wishes to place on re- cord its regret that the South Afri- ran Government should not have seen its way to eliminate from its trade treaty with Germany those clauses which have been condemned. by commercial opinion of the Bri tish Empire and against which a strong protest was made by the federation-clauses which effect a a breach in the system of Imperial

Pressure continues highest to the completed discharged all her öbliga- The marriage has been arranged, east of Japan. The depression artions which fixes the date of and will shortly take place, between pears to be entering the Yellow Sea, about 100 miles north of evacuation at about sixty years Mr. José de Lime Peres, of 60. Shanghai.

Last month Miss Winifred Grace hence. Rumours that the Labour Robinson Rond, and Miss Anacleta Local Forecast:-S,W, winds, Government-through, the King's Castelbe, of 69, Robinson Road, Tremaine, aged thirty-five, a nur- moderate, cloudy, occasional rain.

Speech-was going to announce the Hong Kong. Mr. Peres is a mem-sing heraine of the great war, was withdrawal of British troops from be of the staff of the Banque buried with military honours at

Tel: Central 4511.

2.

lively

d'Indo-Chine..

Orpington Church, Kent. Miss Editorial and Business Offices: 11, the Rhineland started

Tremaine, who was wounded in Ice House Street. «Tel. Central) chorus of protest in the Paris 12.

Press When the King's Speech open at the Supreme Court on blood poisoning, caused by a mos The August Criminal Sessions France and was mentioned in des patches, died at Orpington from Night Editor (Wanchai Office); was published, however, it gavo Mänday at 10 3.1. The only cas quito bite while beme on leave from London Office: 21, Bride Lane, quite a different impression of an the calendar is that against India. She served for the last four preference by according to a for-

Fleet Street, E.O. 4.

British policy. All that was said Lung Chik Wah who is charged with years in British military hospitalsign country any preference in the about the troops in Germany was offering a bribe of 850 to Police India, and arrived home a few Union of South Africa which may in future be given to Empire coun- Sergeant McLeod. The case will be days before her death. heard before the Puiste Judge (Mr.

tries." Justice Wood) and a jury.

The Baily Press.

HONG KONG, AUGUST 10, 1929.

ANOTHER ANGLO-FRENCH

|

which violates the law CAR auppressed.

ין

manlike manner.

be

rumour

Model Ships.

and

|

that settlement of the problem of German debts" will enable the

Lord Rothschild recently opened a occupying Powers to proceed with

Jewish Synagogue at Brent Green,

Robert Besch, inventor of magne- the evacuation." This might mean

In an endeavour to show the Hendon, the consecration being per- tos, has been enjoined from using his name in the manufacture and much er little, according to in.abeurdity of the Boston censorship formed by the Chief Rabbi, Dr. J.

H. Herta Lord Rothschild said sale of electrical automobile equip the Lantern, Massachusetts saga- dividual interpretations of the rine, published in a recent issue that he was opening a pioneer cement in the United States, in an words, but according to Reuter's several quotations from the Bible to advance Jewish interests in opinion handed down by the Sup- cable from The Hague, the British which the editor say are obscene, England, which had so kindly wel-reme Court of the State of New Government has taken the more against them. Under Massachusetta

They invite the police to proceed camed the Jews when other coun York. The exclusive use of the

tries were still bitterly their words

Bosch 01 and "Robert broad and generous view-only to law any book or periodical contain enemies. He hoped one purpose of Bosch in the sale of magnetos in. meet with the usual oppositioning a single sentence or even a word the Synagogue, would be to help to America was granted to the Ameri- diminish anti-Semitism, its many can Bosch Magneto Corporation, activities proving to the people the plaintiff in the action. The around that the Jew was a good Robert Bosch Magneto Company of Hebrew. He mentioned anti-Semi- New York was the defendant in the An officer in the Scots Guards tism because during the past twenty suit. Counsel for the plaintiff, recently won the King's Medal years the Jewish people had been said the opinion set a precedent, as time since it was reinstituted in and, as such, had been subjected to facturer who, after his property in Competition at Bisley for the first wrongly identified as foreigners Bosch was the first German many- 1923. Lieutenant G. F. Johnson, very disagreeable criticism, and it America had been sold at public compiled 11 aggregate points for behoved them to prove that they auction by the alien property the four practices, and beat his were good English citizena nearest opponent, Lieutenant C

custodian, attempted to re-establish patriota.

his own name in commercial com- Burton-Brown, of the Queen's, by

petition, Counsel also said the de- three points. Drum Major J. R.

cision was important as protecting Smith, of the North Staffordshire Regt., who made 147, suffered keen for old ship models goes on with property from the aliea property The enormous demand in England the rights of all those who bought disappointment in a most sports out any signs of abating. A year custodian.

The spread rapidly that he held the ago it was possible to find many winning card, and his friends were good models in Breat and other presenting their

places in Brittany for a nominal Besponsibilities of Shipmasters. congratulations

sum. Now, however, owing to the The Baltic and International when Colonel Persian descent of dealers from London Maritime Conference has published officer, stepped forward and an- nounced that the successful comand Paris (where the craze for ships its view on the responsibilities of petitor was Lieutenant Johnson.has developed) the seaboard tower shipmasters. They maintain that as Smith was among the first to cheer and villages in Brittany have been a general rule the captain is en- "the conqueror.

awept pretty clear. Ships are still titled to demand that the originai to be had, but at a price that is bills of lading shall be produced not much less than one would have before cargo is delivered to to pay elsewhere. The demand,ceivers. If the document has not however, still continues, and now come forward, then the master shall.. such pleasant and amusing things demand a banker's guarantee to in- as framed ship models in relief,demnify him and his owners against with white willow chip sails and responsibility of all consequences of even woolwork pictures of ships, of lading. A number of complaints. painted seascape backgrounds, and giving cargo delivery without bills. are appreciating in value fast. It have been made and it is urged that. is possible to pick up examples of more discretion must be exarcized, both kinds for shillings, and by a for if the captain's judgment be at them for pounds. It is, of course, ous. Owners may be held respon unlikely that they will ever fetch ible. for the delivery of the goods big prices, but £5 or £10 is already or for any dispute between seller asked for them by dealers who and buyer, although the payment. Wanchsi has a haunted house specialise in ship models..

of freight may be in order. À case according to the vernacular press.

1 point is explained by the North- A few days ago all the occupants of Stone Nullah street were roused

eru Ehipowners Association. A coal cargo was delivered to the Lithuani- by the terriñed cries of a young

An opportunity was afforded a an State Railway without the bill woman who had rushed out onto a number of visitors recently of in- of lading being produced; the pro- outingate Life, with all the spering e of completed for the handed to the captain later. There verandah in night attire and was one the new turbine mise was made that this would be power of a healthy pair of lungs. Tilbury-Gothenburg service of the was a claim on the shippers and her rescue and a crowd gathered ship, the Swecin, had just complet settlement. On arrival in England. Sympathetic neighbours hurried to Swedish Lloyd Company. This the document was retained pending outside on the off chance of some ed her maiden voyage. Launched the ship was arrested by shippers thing exciting. The young woman at Newcastle early this year, the and judgment given in their favour told in loud and excited tones how Swecia and her sister ship, the for full value of cargo exceeding her husband had left her alone that Britannis, should add materially 1,000. The owners have not been night and how she had awakened to

to the comfort and convenience of compensated for their loss. Cap find a large ugly ghost in her room, passengers using this route to tains are warned therefore not to he lost her senses for a while, but northern Europe. Built by Swan tolerate demands, even of foreign bad vanished, she started to cry for the Sweeia is of 4,500 tons grost,nding are not given. No one can on their return, though the ghost Hunter and Wigham Richardsin, Government railsbys when bills of help. Her husband arrived in the and has a speed of 17 knots. Con- force the master to give up his cargo middle of her oration and Wanchai, sidering that the sea passage is until they are produced wondering on the mystery, went short-Baturday evening to. Mon. hume to bed.

day morning-a great deal of space has been given to the lounges and Looking Back 25 Years. smoking-rooms, which, in their ar

In the matter of the wholesale.

The Wanchai Banshas,

New Swedish Steamers.

DIFFERENCE.

FIVE years ago. M. HERRIor, the trom France. The British conten- French Premier, refused to with-tion is that evacuation of the oc draw from the Ruhr until the pres capied territory is a matter which sure applied by American financiers has no connection with the exccu- induced him to change his mind tion of the Young scheme of repare Now France is strongly opposing the tions payments. "The French view suggested withdrawal of British, is that the withdrawal of foreign Belgian, and French troops from the troops from Germany is contingent Rhineland. What justification thereupon a satisfactory settlement of the cati be for retaining foreign troops reparations problem. The German in Germany to day is a mystery, attitude is that the Tovsa plan will True, there are a dozen or more be accepted on two conditions excuses for maintaining an army of immediate evacuation of the Rhine occupation on German territory, land, and an early return to German but excuses are not justifications, control of the Saar region. The fact that Germany has joined

It appears, then, that another the League of Nations, and become clash at The Hague between British a member of the League Council, and French opinion is inevitable. should make it clear that the reten. It also appears that, in such an tion of foreign troops on German event, British public opinion will territory is an anomaly to use nobe as solidly behind Mr. HENDERSON Siberian Hails.

Fall details will be found under harsher term. The fact that Ger- as it is behind Mr. SNOWDEN on the

Post Office Notice on page 14 of the many has carried out the disarms-other issue. Here is a graphic various mails sent vid Siberia. All ment clauses of the Versailles picture, by an English writer of the outstanding mails from London via Treaty, has not defaulted under the conditions existing in the territory that of July 18. Since that date Siberia have been received except Dawes plan, and has become a party occupied by foreign troops: The nothing has been sent from London to the KELIoga Peace Pact, should Rhineland has been subjected to rid that route. No Hong Kong be sufficient to warrant the in-every kind of outrage, for which mails are going by Siberia not mediate withdrawal of the Allied the former Allies, are collectively even if marked vid Vladivostock- little acumen and cumming sell fault the consequences may be seri

except to destinations in Russia. forces of occupation. That they responsible. The occupation has hare not been withdrawn is the fault not only served for blackmail and of France, still professedly anxious extortion; it has been used-happily about security," in spite of all in vain-as an instrument for dis- the peace pacts and treaties and membering Germany, for severing agreements which have been con- South from North, for carving the Rhenish provinces out of the body In Great Britain the retaining of the Republic. Nondescript cluded during the past ten years.

of troops in the Rhineland has booligans have been armed, clothed, never been popular. There has been and fed by one of the occupying so much talk of peace and recon- Powers and let loose on a peaceful ciliation between former enemies population," amongst whom they that to the British people it seemed, have committed murder, theft, and rather a mockery to retain an army arson. African negroes have been of occupation in the Rhineland, set to watch over Europeans whose This territory, and another strip civilisation reaches back as far as the ty kilometres wide along the Roman Empire and forward as far eastern bank of the river, were as any in the world.. If the demilitarised under the Peace French do not want normal rela- Treaty, and as (and when) the tions with their German,neighbours, forces of occupation are withdrawn,if they want a peace that is but a this zone" comes under the inves prolongation of the armistice, and For Stamp Collectors.

The recent fêtes in France in rangement and decoration, give the tigation" of the League of Nations. if they have no confidence in any celebration of the fifth centenary ship a resemblance to an Atlantic tree felling that seemed to have been The inviolability of this territory thing but military preponderance, of the raising of the siege of liner in miniature. At the luncheon began by the Afforestation Depart is also guaranteed by the Treaty of that is no reason why we should Orleans by Joan of Arc have pro- which followed the inspection of the ment, it is now alleged that the Locarno, and if France has any share their wishes or their distrust."vided a curiosity for stamp collecthip, the Swedish Minister, in com- numerous correspondents who have tors, and, as the facts are not very menting on the fact that arrange protested in our columns were, with faith at all in the League and in Should it be necessary to argue widely known, the well-informed menta had been made at Gothenburg ourselves, under a misapprehension. the spirit of Locarno, she need Britain's case in regard to the are profiting by an usual oppor for the trains to run alongside the The arborous slopes in Hong Kong surely have no fears about her Rhineland, and if Mr. HENDERSON tunity. The Government issued a ships, expressed the hope that the are not, we are nasured, to be

All human trouble,. fifty-centime blue stamp represent improvements at Tilbury would be denuded..... "security" along the eastern speaks as boldly as Mr. SNOWDEN ing Joan on her charger. With a completed at an early date. we are reminded, has come from meddlement with a tree; and unless frontier. Yet this has been the ex- has done, he will find the great praiseworthy care for economy they

the Afforestation Department lets cuse for opposing evacuation of the majority of his countrymen sup. let to a firm of cheese makers for The Blarney Stone,

well. alone, they will sorely trouble: advertising purposes the small alip Rhineland by foreign troops that porting his attitude, even if the of gummed paper under each stamp. Many curses have been hurled at more people than they imagine to PUBLIC AUCTION,

French accurity would not be effec- British troops come out alone. It was, perhaps, a little undignified, those landowners whose holding be interested in the

out economy is not a very digated nature bas enriched with a water forests. After late of our tively safeguarded if the armies [PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

pursuit, and thrifty France would fall, a messy dell, or some such deaf-forestation, and not a de-fore any of the Sale by Puble Auction to of occupation were withdrawn..

not have minded nime out of ten finable piece of scenery-vulgarly station Department. If is pertin- advertisements even under their speaking, a beauty spot and ent to remind them of that. Final- PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS be led MONDAY, the 19 DAY of Britain more than once has in-

saint and national heroine. How who demand sixpence from every by Mr. Duan has suggested that from the hygienic point of view, ever, unfortunately, the name of the Pilgrim of the beautiful wishing to Lieut. Comdr. B. G, H. Phillips cheese advertised, a sort of gruyere come within eye-sight of the said four young trees are more eniu.

which obtain in French commerce Cork Tourist Association has just we may be excused if we put that and it happens to be "La Vache been compelled to take must be aide as mere quibbling. It does Qui Hit." It would be bad enough unique. They have sent a deputa not help us, and it is improbably attitude that Germany must give has been appointed in command of whether laughing or not but asking him to do his recent acrean, August 16, 1904.

Captain A. H. Taylor, O.B.E. in English to call a woman a cow, tion to the owner of Blarney Castle tue at best-Hong Kong Daily a pledge over to unite with Aus H.M.S. Caryafort.

the peculiarly insulting character, tion in raising from sixpence to trip, that Germany had defaulted w

of the word in French made its shilling the charge made for Looking Back 50 Years. on this or that provision of the

juxtaposition with the presentment kissing the Blarney Stone. The The Government of Peking cer Peace Treaty or the Dawes plao,

of St. Joan, and apparently apply. Blarney Stone fosculation with tuinly looks with suspicion and ing to her, really unfortunate, which, as everybody knows, in sup dislike on the rapid progress of but the main argument, has been

Somebody pointed this out to the posed to confer the gift of the gab) Japan in the arts of Western that French "security" cannot be Quarantine restrictions have been Government, and the stamps can is set in the wall of the Castle, and civilisation, and it is not impro effectively safeguarded without for-imposed against arrivals from now only be bought minus the in enn only be reached by getting bable that at some future time con- Shanghai on account of cholera. scribed strip. The stamp-books of someone to hold your heels and zervative China may be involved eign troops being stationed on

twenty have been and craning virtual suspension in war with her more progressive The Promenade Concert arranged collectors are busy hunting can be described, at craning mover neighbour, but the time for this German territory,

by the H.V.D.C. to-night is post- tobacco shops in out-of-the-way spots the edge of the wall. Such an ve- bad hardly come yet, and when it When the Young plan for repara- poned until Friday, August 23, where one or two carnets may still comfortable fest should surely be does something other than the tions settlement came before the owing to the sudden death of Le found containing four complete free of toll altogether, unless the Loochoo question will be the camur

Lieut. J. E. Hancock,

sets of the five differently worded proprietor were to compel all belli, So far as those islands are various Governments for critical

advertisements. Each stamp is al osculators to take out an insurance concerned. China roust acknowledge: consideration, this question of the Mr. M. W. Lo and Miss Enid Lo, ready fetching from two to three policy. An alternative plan would the logic of facts, and having Rhineland occupation also came up who have been taking part in the francs; il still furnished with the be to raise the fee to s prohibitory formally admitted the sovereignty Bingapore tennis tournament relip beneath it, and proportionately sum like £10, which should earn the of Japan over them she cannot for discussion, Germany expressed turned here yesterday by the more is being readily given for, the owner a decoration for potential rightfully claim tribute. Hong

whole set

life-saving.

Kong Daily Press, August 16, 1879.

75 years.

PARTICULARS" OF THE LOT.

¤

Faland Lot

Registry No.

Locality.

No, 2210, Prince Edward Roa

between Tong Mi

Road and Canton

Boundary.

Measure

menti.

Asper

salo plan

Contents in

Equato Icet.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

A

41,184

Annual

Bental

• Up'et Prioo.

296

[8978

* PEAK MANSIONS.” CITUATED within Two Minutes

Walk from the Tram Station and ormloaking the Southern Sich of the Laland. Ready for Occupation.

Five-Boomed and Six-Roomed APARTMENTS

with all Modern Conveniences, Drying Booms and Out-houses, Two Lifte.

ALSO

JL

PRIVATE GARAGES - TO LET.

Bituate at the Bear of

PEAK MANSIONS

Separata Compartments including

Light and Watar.

Apply to

CREDIT FONCIER

D'EXTREME-ORIENT,

ir Floor, Faznch Bank Building,

of the Sale by Public Auction to AUGUST 1939, at 3 r, at the Officestimated her desire for early evacua

be held on MONDAY, the 19 DAY of the Public Works Department, by

Publie Department, of One Lot of CROWN LAND

at

tion of Germán territory, but

News and Views.

are an

of AUGUST, 1929, st 8 r., at the Order of Fins TECELLENCY THE GOYELTOS viance has always opposed the idea has been appointed to HM cleam, is one of these fancy titles spot. But the action which the brious than one big one. We bope... Office of the Pits Works Depart by Hot Teal, in the Colony of Harg Kongs Francs has always opposed the idea has be of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Wong for a term of 76 years, with the option

Nei Chung, in the C Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Bent to be fixed by the Burveyor of in MAJESTY TE KING,

0175 year

for

one farther

of

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No. of Sale

Registry No

Locality,

foland Lot

No. 2913.

Wong Nai Chong

Boundary St

Measure

ments.

As per

male pian

Contents in

About

1,960

5291 arents

جه

[8200

of renewal ai a Crown Best to be vanced in support of the French

fixed by the Surveyor of His Max Kive, for one further tezza of 75 years,

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

7,920

• Upast Price

** | No. of Sale.

Begistry No.

Locality.

Kawicon Island.

North of Kowloon In- land Lot No. 3138. Lot No. A

Nathan Road, Mong

'Kok Tuni.

Boundary

Measure-

ments."

plas

Contents i

Upset Price.

$,882

Annual

3. Ben tal,

67485

Ore case of small-pox and one notified on Wednesday.. case of enteric, both Chinese, were

(8230 willingness to accept the terms of Mores.

i