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NEW

ADVERTISE-

MENTS.

THE FOLLOWING

PREPARATIONS & APPLIANCES

OF

HOCKEY FIXTURES.

EPRESENTATIVES of Services

Rnd Clubs wishing to arrange

FIXTURES for the coming Beason DR. WM. H. SCHOLL

are asked to be present at LECTURE ROOM, VOLUntier HeadqUANTERS RÈ -5,30 PM, on WEDNESDAY 25TH INSTANT.

hi

Hoxe Kare HOCKEY CLUB, W. WOODWARD,

Hon. Secretary,

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ARR NOW AVAILABLE:

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FOOT POWDER

FOOT

THE HONG KONG POLO CLUB.

LADY STUBBS CUP,

MOURNAMENT Play for the above Cup takes plnos Every MONDAY and FRIDAY, during 95PTEMBER, Weather Permitting. By kind per mission of LTCOL LITTLE and OFFICERS, and of MAIOR LAKE and OFFICERS, Military Banda will play as follows

13 SEPTEMBER-Band 1st Bn,

BOMERANT LIGHT INFANTRY.

20TH SEPTEMBER-Band 2nd Ba

K. O. S. B.

Tea and Refoshments will be 'avail. able, and Members are invited to bring Gants."

NOTICE.

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HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB,

EXTRA MEETINGS, 1929.

DROVIDED No Further Unfore

PRO

seen Circumstances Arias, the Following DATES have been Fixed Provisionally for the Remainder of the EXTRA MEETINGS SEASON:-

MONDAY, 14TH OCTOBER. SATURDAY, 26 OCTOBER. SATURDAY, 10TH NOVEMBER. SATURDAY, 30гя NOVEMBER, SATURDAY, 7ra DECEMBER. The Stewards request the Forbes. ance of Members and the Public with the inconveniences inevitably attendant apes the Bailding Operations at the Course.

O. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 11th Sept., 1929. (8381

HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

ANNUAL BACE MEETING, 1930. THE Following DATES have been Fixed for the ANNUAL RAOR MEETING of the CLUP,

24th, 25th and 26th FEBRUARY and 1st MARCH, 1930,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 11th Sept., 1929. (8362)

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THE HONG KONG DAILY

PUBLIC AUCTION.

DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS lie auction to be held on MONDAY, the 167E DAT of SEPTEMBER. at 8 P.X., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His ExcZLLINOT THE GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Tai Kok Tani, is the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renowal at a Crown Bent to be fixed by the Sarveyor of His Majesty tuz Kino, with all Modern Conveniences, Drying for one further terms of 75 years.

"PEAK MANSIONS."

ITUATED within Two Minutes

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

Fire-Roomed and Six-Roome

APARTMENTS

Rooms and Ont-houses, Two Lifte.

ALSO

PRIVATE GARAGES

*TO LET.

Situate at the Bearof

PEAK MANSIONS

Separate Compartments including

Light and Water..

Apply to-

CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME-ORIENT 4TH FLOOM, FRENCH BANK BUILDING.

G.

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE

HE Undersigned have received

Instructiona

TO BELL BY·

PUBLIC AUCTION,

TO-DAY

FRIDAY, 18TH SEPTEMBER, 1929,

AT

KOWLOON NAVAL DEPOT,

COMMENDING AT 9.30 a..

WITH AN INTERVAL FROM 12 NOON TO 1.30 E.M. OLD AND SURPLUS

· VICTUALLING STORES Comprising:Bergo, Flannel, Clothing Remnants, Manufactured Pipe Tobacco

1,000 lbs.), Sundry Articles of Meas and Table Gear, including Electro Plate, Cutlery, Hardware and Table Lines.

Also Condemned, Provisions for Poultry Feeding, &a

"TERMS OF SAL-A'r detailed in Catalogue.

LAMMEET BROTHERS,

By Appointment Auctioneers

to the Admiralty. Heng Kong, 10th Aug 1929. [8182

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Boundary Mesure-

| No, of Sale.

Registry No.

Locality.

Kowloon Inland Lot

No. 1239.

Junction of Tai Nan

ཁམས་

Street und Gedar

Street.

ments.

| N. 8.) E.; V.

As per

|ux k

10007

Square fee

Annual

Brutal.

9,520

Up et Price. |

WEATHER REPORT, "

Yesterday's weather report, fore. cart and remarks, sued by the Royal Observatory at 4.30 p.m., stated:-

PRESS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1929.

News and Views.

Within seven days this company is required to submit to the local Chinese authorities copies of all its account-books, and plans of its power-station and electrification Two Chinese cases of typhoid system. Further, a demand has were feported on Wednesday. A weak anticyclone covers S. been made for payment of a sum Manchuria. A trough of relatively equal to one-fifth of one per cent. low pressure extends from Indo- Chion across the Philippines to the of the company's total capital as Pacific.

a registration fee. The manage Local Forecast:-N.E. winds, meat of the Hankow Light and moderate, fair.

Power Company has made a very ——————proper reply to this extraordinary Action "Your demands are noted,"

The Mercantile Bank of India.

Ltd., has declared an interim dividend of 8 per cent. per ansium,, less income-tax.

"

Capt. E. Baddham Whetham,' R., and Commander J. Rivett

arriving yesterday by the 3.8. Mantua.

The China Native Products As Dignity of Italian Army. sociation and the Kiangsu and Advertisers must not use pictures Chekiang Silk Goods Manufac of Italian soldiers or members of turers Association have sent a fur- the Black Shirt army to illustrate ther telegram to the National the texts of their publicity space Government, suggesting that they in newspapers, magazines and re should impose heavier duties on views, according to a recent edict French imports if the French Gov. of Mussolini, » The circular address- ernment fails to comply withed by the Duce to the prefects says: China's demand for the reduction of duties on Chinese exports to Annam,«

As most purchasers of foreign

"The abuse of using the military uniform as an instrument of adver- tisement of some insecticide" which. contained the picture of a' bersag- liere,' the advertisement stating:

Editorial and Business Offices: 11, vs the manager, "but I must Carnac were among the passengers silk goods are women and girl that just as the berangliere is the

Ica House Street. Tel. Central # Night Editor (Wanchai Office):

** Tel. Central 4511,

Landon Office: 31 Bride Lane,

Fleet Street, E.C.

inform you that as a'British regis tered company trading in a treaty. port we are entitled under our

Treaties to certain rights and

privileges, and no interference with the same can be permitted unless and until the matter has been die Scussed between the British and

The Daily Press.

Hoyo Kono, SEPTEMBER 13, 1929.

Nationalist Governments, and a satisfactory agreement reached." That is a very correct and dignified attitude, and it will be interesting to note ita effect upon the local PIN-PRICKS AT HANKOW. Chinese authorities. Possibly the

By the Agreement signed in 1927 by representatives of the British and Chiness "Governments, the British community at Hankow gave up practically all their local rights save those of extra-territoriality.in There was strong protest at the

members of the Shanghai Chinese

Native Silk Products Salvation Association have addressed a letter to the Greater Shanghai Women's Union, requesting the members of the union to show their revolution-

soldier par excellence of the Italian army, the insecticide in question as the best of its kind, must ecpse. desire that this form of adver

A telegram from Kallang re. ports that Neibyang, Honar, and a neighbouring district have fal- en into the hands of bandits, who are still occupying Neibyang atary spirit by refraining from buy The prefects were ordered to bring the present time.

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Representatives of hockey clubs end service teams wishing to ar. range fixtures for the forthcoming season are asked to be present at the lecture room, Volunteer Head quarters at 5.30 p.m. on the 25th instant.

It is reported from Rome that the first letter received by His Holiness the Pope through the new Vatican post office came from Hong Kong end was addressed to him in Wuhan officials do not realise-and | Chinese characters therefore do not recognise that there are still in existence certain diplomatic agreements between the Chinese and foreign Governments whereby certain nationals residing China have extra-territorin rights. However, within the next time against the wholesale ̈-sur-

seven days we shall know more about rendering of British rights without the Chinese point of view, for it is any quid pro que or even any safe evident the British company has guard for British trade interests.no intention of complying with what However, the deed was done, and it considers to be an utterly illegal foreigners at Hankow have had to demand. make the best of the situation as they found it. More than once Notes have been exchanged between the British and Chinese Govern- ments calling attention to and re- pudiating alleged breaches of the letter and spirit of the Hankow Agreement, and from recent reports

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COMPREHENSIVE AND

PLETE REPORT

of the

There have been other instances recently of provocative official activities in Hankow. "For example, we learn from the N.-C. Daily News that the Bureau of Education has instructed the police to destroy all advertisements posted by the cinemas on the spaces they have rented on the buses. The reasons given" are hat the cinemas do not it appears very probable that diplo-aumbit all aims they intend to ex- matic representations will again | hibiť to the censor, and they have have to be made to Nanking on

not paid the necessary stamp-tax on their advertisements. As the behalf of British interests in Han-

proceeds of this tax belong to the kow. Judging by the news of the Buren of Education, they have past few days from the river-port, taken up this question in order to save the young people of Hankow it would

scem that the Chinese from the contamination of an- authorities there have deliberately-censored films! The Bureau states decided to pursue a policy of pin. that the only object of the proprie, tore is to make money, instead of pricking against British residents a desire to build up the morals of a policy certainly, not conducive to the people. The French Consul. better relations between Britain and General was, therefore, requested to order the cinemas to submit to the China. Whether this line of con-

ceasorate as a condition of being duct is approved of at. Nanking we allowed to continue their advertis- do not know, but the fact will be ing. What action, if any, was taken by the Consul-General we do not probably made public very soon.

know; but the incident is described Two very serious incidents are as another move in the game of reported-one relating to the des pin-pricks. truction of British property, and the other to a demand upon a British company to submit its ac counts to the Chinese authorities and pay a tax for registration The first incident is particularly significant, inasmuch 18 troops are concerned in the opera tions. It appears the Haakow Municipality wishes to extend the bund from the former British Con cession to the native city. Messre. BUTTERFIELD AND Swine have some sheds on the waterfront which it will be necessary to demolish in order to carry out the proposed extension of the bund, and the Municipality has been negotiating for the surrender of this property. The British firm, however, declined to discuss the matter directly with the Chinese authorities, and refer- red them to the Consular officials.

armed

of extra-

Mr. S. Uyemura, who for the past couple of years has been Ju- pineso Consul in Shanghai and who has served as acting Consul-

ing foreign silk products from now on so that China's silk goods

trade may be saved from collaps ing and foreign competitors in the trade can be defeated.

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tising should stop, since it offends the dignity of the Italian soldier and the sentiment of the people."

of all newspapers and publicity the Duce's warning to the notice

firms.

An Exlied King.

Ex-King Amanullah is living in In explaining to members of the the strictest privacy in the Afghan vernacular press that no agree Legation in Rome, not far away. ment had been signed by China from the Duce's summer home, and Great Britain for the despatch villa Torlonia. With him, are of Chinese naval cadets to Eng- Queen Suriya, his mother-in-law. fand for study, Admiral Chen eight children, three secretaries and Shao Kuan, the Vice-Minister of Navy, stated that, during Dr. Sun Legation, not having recognized the Yat Sen's state funeral, he had authority of Bacho Sachao, known approached Sir Miles Lampson, as "the son of the water-carrier," ‚H. M. Minister, with a suggestion

¡a number of servants. The Afghan.

that 20 Chinese cadets should be willingly received Amanullah or sent to England for training pur- his arrival in Rome. The ex-King poses. The British naval authori- ties considered this number excesives an extremely retired life, sive, so 12 are to be sent each year. occasionally leaving the Legation

for an automobile excursion, but he spends the best part of his time playing with his children in the

General on several occasions, has

Sir Hubert Wilkins, the well taken up his appointment as Con-known Antarctic explorer recently sul in Nanking.

arrived in New York in the Beren garia." In the course of an inter- sardens of the villa, reading the view he declared that in the next papers or baving them translated ten years the uncertainty of the to him, and listening to the radio wheat pits of the world would come which he has installed. Telephone, to an end, for by that time it would

The cruisers Cambrian, Captain R. O. Lane-Poole, Q.B.E., and Concord, Captain A. J. Robertson, M.V.O., left Devonport and Ports seven years in advance. With every are put off on one excuse or an- be possible to predict the weather calls remain unanswered, visitore mouth respectively on August 10 tonation in the Northern Hemisphers other, and access to the villa is supporting a society for the prog nostication of the weather, based an air currents and other condi- tions at both Poles, be declared that he saw certain success for his dream of some day being able to advise agriculturists of the world what and when to plant.

convey reliefs to the Eighth Des troyer Flotilla on Station.

the

China

According to the information received by the local Chinese press from the Chinese Ministry of Finance, the Customs revenues have shown considerable increase within the past few months, the average amount being over Tla." 10,000,000 each month.

The Ministry of Railways 'is un- derstood by the vernacular papers to be contemplating the construc tion of a line between Nantung chow and Teingkiang at a cost of $20,000,000. An appeal will be made to Chinese overseas to sub. scribe money for this purpose,"

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almost impossible.

Lindy's "Beach. The use of Colonel Charles A.

Lindbergh's name for the exploita tion of a real estate scheme has just

An exciting incident occurred resulted in the arrest in Paris of when Mr. Ewauk Zung-ung, the the promoter, M. Andre Pottier. new director of the Kiangnan Oiving the name of Lindbergh Arsenal, was leaving Hangchow to

Living on a Volcano,”

vestigated the books of the Con- tinental Holding Company, which was what M. Pottier's organization was called, and then summoned its The Yokohama earthquake was head to appear in Court to meet recalled at a Marylebone inquest charges of swindling. The police last month on Joan Evelyn Sharp, state that besides being charged of Oakland Hall, Reading, aged 31, with swindling in connection with the wife of a banking official. It the Lindbergh Beach project, M. was stated that Mrs Sharp's Pottier is alleged to have manipu health had suffered sines her ex-lated other schemes which cost the perience in that disaster about six victims dearly. years ago, when her baby was killed in her arms. She died in a Marylebone nursing home under Looking Back 25 Years. DT anesthetic. while

the

now in course of construction at

assume his duties in Shanghai. Beach to a bathing resort in the A large number of officials and Department of Orne, M. Pottier, a friends gathered at the railway Paris banker, had little trouble in atation to see him off, and fire selling stock for his enterprise. He crackers were freely exploded. soon multiplied his original capital When at length the train drew out of 20,000 francs to 10,000,000, but of the station it was discovered the rosente promises of his pros that one of the third class carri- pectus failed to materialize. Thou- ages had caught fire, apparently sands of the aviator's admirers. as a result of a spark lodging in many of whom declared they had its wood-work, from one of the bought stock purely on account of It will be interesting to learn.

crackers. The train was pulled up the name of the resort, then com- what view Dr. C. T. WANG takes of

and the railway officials had a plained to the police. Some declar- these incidents at Hankow. He, at The families of the victims of hard time subduing the blaze, ed that such user of Lindbergh's least, knows that extra-territorial the. May 30 incident in Shanghai which was finally overcome though name should be prosecuted. Follow- opinion that they will not long pealing to the people throughout burned in the car. rights "still exist, though he is of have circulated telegram ap not before a large hole had beer, ing these complaints the police in-.. remain. Speaking at Nanking a the country and to the various few days ago, the Foreign Minister local governmental organs for eaid that according to the pro- financial support. The Minister gramme of the Ministry of Foreign of Foreign Affairs has been asked Affairs, the abolition

to take their case up with the Po territoriality was to be effected dur wers without further delay. - ing the course of the current year, while the rendition of all foreign Captain Niel O'Neill, late in com. Concessions, the abolition of foreign and of H.M.S. Suffolk, on the navigation rights in the internal China Station, recently took up waters of China, and the with-cuties as Captain of the Dockyard, drawal of foreign troops stationed Deputy Superintendent and King's in Chinese territory were to be Harbour Master at Chatham, in effected in the following year. succession to Rear-Admiral A. K. However, concluded Dr. Waxo. Ecity, D.S.O. Captain O'Neill the problem of the rendition of served throughout the war in the foreign Concessions is a complicated Grand Fleet, as commander of the one and we, on our part, must Iron Duke, Admiral Jellicoe's flag- necessarily make all preparations ship, and of the Revenge, flagship for assuming the responsibility. of Admiral Madden. He was pro Therefore, the present year must moted to captain in June, 1910, and be regarded merely as a preparatory afterwards served as chief of staff period for the rendition of foreign Admiral Sir William. Gooden Concessions in order to enable the ough at the Cape, as naval member Treaty Revision Commission and of the R.N.V.R. Committee, and in

command of the training ship Im According to Reuter, no approach the various Departments of the has been made by the Chinese Ministry concerned to make a care-pregnable.., authorities to the British Consul-ful study of various phases of the

Volunteers' Promonade Concert... problem. Whether extra-territor- General, and on September 8 em-iality will be abolished this year

We would remind our readers of the capital concert which has beer according to plan" does not COMploytes of the Wuhan Municipality rely, depend upon the Minister arranged for this evening at VolunThe Rose Fund.

started to pull down the British com of Foreign Affairs-ualess, of teer Headquarters! The band of pany's sheds. No attempt at resist course, the recent

of the K.0.5.B.'s, perhaps the most ance was made though seemingly drastic action are well-founded, popular body of musicians that we expected-and suddenly the work There have been reports of the have had in Hong Kong for a very Chinese Government's intention to long time, "will supply most of the of demolition stopped. The latest issue a decree on January 1, simply items. Numbers will also be given news, however, is that on the after-announcing that all extra-territorial by the Aloha Seranaders, by Mr. noon of September 11 the Municipal rights have been abolished, and and Mrs. D., M. Richards, and by the Corps band. The concert starts leaving the foreign Governments employees reappeared on the scene concerned to make the best of it at 0.15 p.m. and 81 is charged for and resumed their destructive opera. Though such a rumour seems in- tions, this time under the protection credible, in view of the grave inter- national complications which woulda of a body of armed soldiers, but inevitably arise, Dr. WANG's "pro- In Wednesday's issue of the Daily again no effort at resistance was gramme for the current year Press, we published an article made-nor appareatly even formal cannot be carried out in any other under the heading" Kissing A way, seeing that the British and Crime in Hankow Two days ago, protest lodged.

American Governments have both a similar "crime" occurred in Now comes another report which given reasoned statements why they Canton when a youth named Cam again suggests that the Chinese cannot agree to the immediate sur Siu Sang and a girl named Kwan render of their present rights in Mou Mui were arrested by the authorities at. Hankow are bent China. In any case pin-pricks are police and charged at No. 9 Police upon pursuing a policy of ex-

not calculated to make either Station with kissing each other in asperating pin-pricks. The Wuhan British or American opinion more a hired motor car. They admitted Public Utilities Bureau has present amenable to Chinese persuasions; their offence and said that they were

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NEWS OF THE FAR EAST

is given in the

"HONG KONG WEEKLY PRESS,"

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with which is incorporated

"THE CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.”

30 Cents per Capy.

Subscription, paid in adran

per annum for delivery in Hong Kong-818 including Postage to any part of the wild-#13,

rumours

admission.

Marring Canton's Morais.

ed a demand to the Hankow Light on the contrary, auch tactics are school-mates. A fine of 82 cach, was marring the morals and Power Company which is des calculated to make friendly feeling imposed for cribed by. Reuter as an ultimatum.much less cordial.

of the city."

that this unfortunate lady

coroner (Mr. H. R. Oswald) re corded a verdict of death by mitad

venture.

operating table, before zn European dwelling houses are operation for goitre was com menced. Dr. P. B. Spurgin, police the back of the Kowloon Diepens and Des Voeux Roads. Kowloon divisional surgeon, said that the ary and the corner of Observation woman's heart weighed 18 oz., about twice the normal size. Any as a residential quarter is still po- slight extra atrain on her heart pular-eng Kang Daily Press, might have caused her to die sud- Sept. 13, 1904. denly, "I think," added the doc Locking Back 50 Years. must have been living on a sort of A curious affair occurred in volcano for some years." The Canton the other day illustrative of the peculiar conditions of life in. this favoured land, and show- ing how little trust the Chinese have in one another. An appren- tice boy, weary of the burden of existence and no longer willing to Describing the subscription of bear the ills of this life, thought Bir fit to shuffle of this mortal coil in £8,000 for the benefit of Ronald Ross as a national" re- a Buddhist temple in the Western

Ac-. proach, Mr. Arthur A. Baumann, Suburb on the 7th instant,

letter to the Daily Mail, cordingly he managed to make his, adds:"We gladly give £100,000 way in unperceived and suspended to E general for killing our himself to a beam in the roof with enemies Shall we grudge half a cord. When the pricata in that sum to one who has saved so charge discovered the body swing- many lives and pockets in our 'ing aloft in their sanctuary they. Eastern Empiref. I am a director were greatly horrified, but were of a rubber estato in the Federated afraid to remove it for fear the Malay States which was a malari-lad's relations should make it a al swamp. It is now a normally pretext, for a squeeze by alleging that he had been foully dealt with healthy property, It is true that substantial relief is on its by the custodians of the joss house! way: The five tea and rubber No one appeared, however, to boards on which I sit have been claim the hody, although notice waiting with cheque hooks open was given of the tragedy, and so for circulars which the Rubber for several days the ghastly pen-. Growers' Association is going to dant swung from the beam, much send out. But Sir Ronald Ross is to the disgust and secret alarm of 72, and is partly paralysed. The the priests. At last, after about subscription may be collected in three days had elapsed, the rela time to pay for a handsome funer- tions came up to claim the body, al and even a tablet by Epstein which they carried off and huri which will immortalise the ed. Hong Kong Daily Press

Bopt. 13, 1879.

mosquito.'