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NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.

HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

HE SEVENTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (Weather Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 20TH OCTOBER, 1929, Commencing at 2 r.x.

The First Ball will be Bung at 1.30 r.. The Charge for Admission to the Public Enclosure will be $1.00 for all Persons including Ladien.

Soldier and Sailors is Uniform Half Price.

Members are advised that they must how their Badges to obtain Admission to the Members* Enclosure.

Each Member has the right to in- troduce 2 Non-members to the Mambera' Tickets for whom can be Enclosure obtained from Mosars. Linstead & Davis, at 8.00 Each Up to FRIDAY, 9571 OCTOBER, 1999.

The Charter Enclosure will be $2.00. for Admission for Ladies

to the

Bach Member can obtain, spon Ap- plication to the SECRETARY.

Badges

for Admission of 2 Ladian Fren of Charge. Bookmakers, Tie The Men, etc. will not be permitted to operate with. in the Precincts of the EONG KONG JOCELY OLUN during Race Meeting.

NO CHILDREN ALLOWED IN EITHER ENCLOSURE ON ANY PRETEXT.

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HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB,

FOTICE IS HEREBY GIVES

DRAWN

No the following DEREN

:WOTE

at

the

TURES PAVILION, on FRIDAY, TO TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1929-

No. No. No. No. No.

19 152 333 347

876

33 156 352 BAR

722

75 160

356

379

734

104 178

578

753

106 190 392 554

123.

909

590

762

478 201

764

145

250

425

607

11788

142 305 487

80..

792 798

Porto AlegiATHENS TO HIS MAJESŻYS

White Label WEST SCOTCH WHIS

OF GREAT AGE.)

Dewar & So PER

DISTILLERS.

AWARDED

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1929.

WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, fore. cast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5.55 p.m.,

stated:

100%, when the Government pro- hibited the export of silver dollars. Prior to that, bullion had been largely shipped from the Colony to various parts of China; principally

was When

to the North, and as long as cover The anticyclone remains station in the shape of T.T. on Hong Kong ary over N. China. The northern depression has passed into the was obtainable against taela at Pacific" to the cast of Hokkaido, | a rate below that obtainable The southern depression has enter for imported dollars, it ed the const of Annam and is now central

possible to do business. to the south-west of Tourane. The typhoon is more than 150 miles to the north of Yap, moving W.N.W..or N.W. Another centre may be forming to the east of "Luzon, Fresh monsoon will continue along the S.E. const of China and over the N. China Sea.

Loca Forecast:-N.E. winde, moderate to fresh, fine to cloudy.

A message from Manila at 60 last night reports a typhoon in about es deg. Long, E. and 15 deg, Lat. N., moving W.N.W.

Another typhoon is reported in about 139, deg. Lăng. E, and it deg. Lat. N., moving N.W.

ANNOUNCEMENT.- The engagement is announced be

tween Lieut. Comdr. (E.) W.

D. Brown, R.N., and Dox, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. ALLAN H. STEWART, Peninsula

Hotel.

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Editorial and Business Offices: 11, Ice House Street. Tel. Central Night Editor (Wanchai... Office):

12.

Tel. Central 4511. London Office: 21. Bride Lane,

Fleet Street, B.C. 4.

GOLD & PRIZE The Baily Press.

611 145.

67% 330 498 Holders of Drawn Dabentures "who desire to be Paid on the int OCTOBER, 1929, are requested to inform the TREASURERS. Messa PERCT SMITH, SETH & FLEMING, on or before WEDNESDAY. SUTH OCTO-}··

BER. 1929.

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that DEBENTURES Numbered as abovo which are Not Cashed on the 31st Octoza, 1929, will be Paid on the 30TH APRIL, 1930, after which Date they will Crase to bear Interest.

By Order of the Committee,

L 8. GREENHILL, .....

Hon. Secretary. Hong Kong. 17th Oct., 1929, (8519

NOTICE.

B. SVERRE

BERG haring

MResigned from his Position as

NORWEGIAN CONSUL at. HOND KONG, the Consalate las THIS DAY Temporarily been Taken over by Mr. KARSTEN LARSSEN, ACTING CONSUL FOR NORWAY, Address: 67-69, DES Vaux Roar CENTRAL.

SVERRE BERG.

Hong Kong, 15th Oct., 1929. (8518

SCHOOLS.

MEDALS.

IT NEVER · VARIES!

SOLE AGENTS.—

HONG KONG, OCTOBER 19, 1929.

BACK TO THE SILVER DOLLAR.

News and Views.

the finest marionette acts in the

The entire village of Blyth. | Euth Van Valoy Company. Nottinghamshire, cogether with the Not satisfied with evolving ons of Town Hall and neighbouring pro.

Administration mines for the week village is Mr. H. W. Bartlett, of World Revue," has studied the his- The total output of the Kailan porty, has been weld by Lord work, L Ayres Manteli, now Barby. The new owner of the appearing with the Round the

99,579 tons, and the sales during ending October 3 amounted to

the period to 54,479 tons.

Out of three cases of notifiable dirense reported on Thursday two were British. There were two cases of diphtheria, one British and one! Chinese, both from Kowloon, and

London,

Despite the disapproval of the law, cuck-fighting still remains a popular sport in the wild country bordering the Western Lakeland in Scotland. Followers of the sport gather at night in the mountain fastnesses, and in the light of care

the export of Hong Kong dollars was prohibited. those dealing in exchange were forced to recognise banknotes as the basis for financialone British case of enteric, also fully-shroaded lamps enjoy the operations Notes of small de- from Kowloon. nomination have been always very popular among the Chinese, and

"Attention" is drawn co an adver-

forbidden game.

tory of puppets and dofis as far back as 600 B.O., when the Chinese amused themselves with pappet. showa.

Instead of wooden dolls, the Chinese built paper mache shells of weird figures, and midgets. were employed to get inside these shells and perform stage plays. The craze started in Europe many years later, with the introduction

of small dolls on a miniature stage, by an Italian named Marion, after A bathing attendant dived fully whom the marionette of today is the dwindling demand for silver tieement appearing elsewhere by dressed into the sea at Bexhill recalled. Mantell's Marionettes are dollars for business purposes has which the public is warned by cently and rescued a twelve-year- A been mainly responsible for notes Mears. Harry O. Odell & Co.,

squrce of great interest and old boy. He was presented by the amusement, value, and are a feature commanding the premium they Sharebrokers, that certain shares

two-shilling of Miss Ruth Van Valey Company boy's mother with "a It is a curious fact that in the Green, Island Cement Co-piece for his bravery. The mother, which will appear at the Star, have. Hong Kong dollars. have never been Ltd. are un-negotiable.

however, a moment later requested on Tuesday, October, for one very popular among the Chinesa

the man to give her a shilling performance only. in the Colony." A mint was estab In connection with the Trafalgar change. This request was refused. "lished in 1866 for coining dollars, Day concert but although moulded closely on

on Monday next,

Hong Kong Boy Married. readors are reminded that the Lee!"

Six children were swept out to A wedding of interest to many ir the pattern of the Mexican dollars, Theatre is not in the Lee Gardens, sea by a wave and drowned while Hong Kong took place on Septem-" the British currency failed to find but in Percival Street near by playing on the water's edge at her 14 at St. Columba's Church, farcur among the Chinese, and Tram and. bus services pass quite Berck-sur-Mer. A priest who was Pont Street, London, S.W., wher within two years the mint was disclose to the theatre. which is op in charge of them plunged into the Captain Daguar Lindsay Clark, of mantled and the entire plant sold posite the No. 1 police-station, and" to the Japanese Government for only about one hundred yards from, but just as he was getting near the Ludhiana Sikhs, only son of re-erection in Osaka. About thirty the tram-stop along the Praya. years inter the mints in India start-

Miss Eleanor Thom, M.A., who has recently returned from the

Biceplets are going to be the

ed coining British dollars for Hong Kong, and these coins were accept ed by the Chinese, although in United States, will deliver a lecture weight and äneness they were iden- on "A Chinese Student's Impres-vogue for evening wear this winter, tical with the previous local minted sion of America and American landing ereaters of novelties and currency. One reason for the Chi- Education" on Wednesday, October jewel fantasies have announced in nese preference for banknotes rather, at 3 p.m. in the Hong Kong Paris The biceplet is a semi-circle than silver dollars is the fact that Union Assembly Room, when the of bone, with a large stone in the there is ample security behind the next meeting of the Education centre that clasps the upper arm paper currency-and, moreover, the Society is held. All interested are or bicep of the belief that much of that security is cordially invited. not, in silver but in gold.

China is a silver standard country. and likely to to remain for many Tur bankers of the Colony have years, and there is every reason agreed to the re-establishment of why Hong Kong currency should currency on a silver basis, and on be clearly and definitely establish Tuesday next are meeting to discussed also on a silver basis.

The

At the Star Theatre. Kowloos, to-night the Warwick Revue Com- pany bring their successful season

to

acluse. These clever and original entertainers have provided a series of most amusing shows, and at their farewell appearance

them they were lost to view in the Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Clark, disturbed waters. In the end, how formerly of Hong Kong, and now ever, he managed to recover their of Heathstock" Camberley, Sur- lifeless bodies.

rey, was married to Isabel, daught er of Mr. and Mrs. T. McMorran, of Frithwood House, Northwood" House, Middlesex, formerly of Calcutta. The bridegroom we bom in Hong Kong and joined the Indian Army in 1918. He met his future wife while travelling home or furlough from India eighteeri months ago, and obtained short mecial leave to return to England this autumn to be married. There friends of the two families at the was a very large gathering of Church, as well as at the recoption which followed at the Hyde Park Hotel These included severa former residents of Hong Kon among them being Mr. and Mrs. Frank Crawford, Councillor F. H Carmichael and Mrs. Carmichael, J.P.. of Worthing, Mr. and Mrs. King, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Per- tell, Mr. and Mr A. E. Crapnell. Miss Margaret Sloan, M.B.E... Commander and Mrs. Pope, and others. Capt and Mrs. Clark left England for India on October 20....

wearer. The ornament is effective only on bare arms, hence can be worn only with sleeveless gowns, and is confined to the summer frock or evening costume.

the formal

of the

A. S. WATSON and to approve ways and means of dollar now quoted in exchange rates to-night there is likely to be's large the amount of land under crops in B. A. Hale, Mr. and Mrs W.

& CO., LTD.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

PHONE C. 616.

at the

Q.

W by Order

B.

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PUBLIC AUCTION. KARSTEN LARSSEN PART the Sale by Public Auction DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

to be beld on MONDAY, the 91sT DAY of OCTOBER 1929, at 3 7.M.,

Offices of the Public Works

of H THE GOTIANGE, of One Lot et CROWN LAND at Tai Kok Tsui, TISS CODE, TREGWINT, BEIGATE, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for

SULAST (Norland Institute term of 75 years, with the option of Two of renewal at a Training), would like care

Crown Reat to be Children in her Charming House. Good fized by the Surveyor of HIS MAJESTY TAN Schools near, or could give First Leasons. Kase, for one further term of 70 years. Moderate Terms. Recommended by the Rev. G. R. LINDSAY, late of St.

MISS

Andrew's Church, Kowloon,

EDUCATIONAL.

ST. CROSS... WALTON-ON-THE-BILL, SUREET, Prep. School for Public Schocks and

A Boyal Navy. Situated on Surrey Til Instructions in Usuni Suisjects and dames; also Boxing. Drill, Swimming, Shooting. Entire Charge of Boys under- takon during Holidays if desired. 20 Term and Extras. For further particulars syply Box No. 83004, c/o Hong Kong Daily. Preta

(83064

KELLETT HOUSE, PEAK.

Four

|10 LET-FLAT, No. 1.

Rooms, Flosk System, Beparate Kitchen, Serrants Quarters. All Modern, Conveniences. Moderate. Reat. —Apply DEACONS, FRINCE' BUILDING.

represents the equivalent in terms.

of gold of the notes issued by the ster of the many friends they three British banks in the Colony. have made during their stay in the In future the quotation of the Colony. Well worth seeing!" Hong Kong dollar will represERL sums up the impression generally the gold value of a silver coin-held by those who appreciate a fluence of other vital factors, such tainment of this kind. allowing in gach case for the in-jolly, informal and intimate enter

as the demand and supply of mer-

carrying their decision into effect This means in theory, at least an end to the anomaly of a paper dollar being regarded as of greater value than a silver one. It also means that the value of the Hong Kong dollar will continue to fluctuate with the price of silver. If the price of the metal falls, ex-cantile bills. It may be found of interest to reproduce some figures change will follow; if it rises in recently quoted in these columns, value, exchange will rise. With showing the trend of the silver ailver at 2d, per standard cunce-market and of dollar exchangé :—. as last quoted-the T.T. rate, of

SILVER IN LONDON, exchange is about 1/53d. Business-

Highest. Lowest.. men will be watching the silver

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221 market more closely now that the

47.7-16 banks have decided to re-establish currency on a silver basis, and any serious fluctuations in the price of silver will keep the exchange- brokers busy booking forward con- tracts.

1000

1914

27]

1910

TOL

1920

89

.38%

1921

43A

302

1999

37

1923

301 33-11-16 301

1924

36.1-15 31

1020

1920

1927

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

"For a long time silver in the London market has been standing at 23d., but about ten days ago

33.7-10 31.1-16 31.13-16 24 28

24.

HONG KONG EXCHANGE.

1900

Highest Lowest. 2/1) 1/11...

it dropped by 3/162., though it has

1014

1/114 1/81

since returned to the former figure.

1010

5/2

3/02

1920

8/9

2/11

In some quarters, however, it is

1921

3/14

believed that the market will de- perhaps

1922

2/77

2/31

1023

2/41

2/21

1921

2/32

1925 9/5)

2/23

1/09

I No. of Sale.

Kowloon Inlard

Inland Kowloon 2130, No. Lot No. 2272.

Registry No.

Locality.

Hau

Street.

Adjoining

Tr

Boundary 3lenstre

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Contents in

Annou

Rental.

About

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< 1. Up-et Price.

SOFT

1020 2/45 1027......... 2/01 1/11/

An old

The September issue Journal of the Institute of Agricul- ture shows startling, decreases in

England and Wales, as compared Wheat is less 8,000 with 1028. acres. Barley, by 63,000. Turnips. and swedes have decreased by 23,200 acres; and the total nereage of land under crops and grass shows

a decrease of 68,000 aeres. Oats,Looking Back 25 Years, however, have increased by 80,000

beet by 54,200. acres, potatoes by 29,900 and sugar-

oca-

Early yesterday morning, a about 12.10 am, when the Pak Kong (Capt. A. N. Patrick). was. coming down the West River to from the bank on the farther side Hong Kong she was fired upon of Konginoon. Between 20 and 300 shota were discharged at the vessel, and seeing that at that part of the river she has to keep very close.

applied before the Romford Board woman aged ninety

Guardians for out-relief to sup-

Modern girls are all right in the plement her old-age pension. She said that this was her first applica eyes of at least one woman tion for relief of any kind, and terarian. Mrs Sarah Squires, of Letchworth Gardens, London, re hoped that the board would give a good bearing to her boy, who cently celebrated her 100th birth-in to the left shore from which the "would advoente, her

Bolbed haired herself, she firing came it is wonderful that case. The day.

inore shots did not take effect. As. was admitted. He was said she approved modern dress was, only one shot, so far as has "boy" found to be an old-age pensioner and modern manners. Mrs Squires ben discovered, came aboard. It aged sixty-eight, and bis applica- daughter said that her mother dur-struck the pantry of the upper deck close beside Captain Patrick'a quar- tion on his mother's behalf was ing the air raids on London used

tera,

the penetrated

door of successful. It was stated that this. to laugh at the rest of the family one locker, pierced another, and case of mother and con old-age for going into the collar. She was ultimately found a lodging-place pensioners as applicants was the then nearly 90. Hard work and Capt. Patrick was near by when Arst in the bistory of the board.

Man has taken a leaf from the book of fashions compiled by worden

plain food is her formula for long living.

The Rev. F. B. Freshwater, vicar

many

in

wooden bulkhead inside.

the shot struck, and had a most. providential escap

Capt. Lewington, of the West River boat. Hoi Ho, reports that his vessel also was fired upon at the same place tennis players. Mr. Braemic Hi-St. Stephen's Church, Black shortly after nine o'clock on Mon- elinn again, very soon,

lyard, the old international player, pool, and Miss Barbara M. Cuth day night. None of the shots took s going below the 22d. level. The

bertson were married last month effect, though several were heard recently appeared at the lawn ten-¡

singing over the deck. According lowest quotation recorded is 221d. |

with a clown as a groomsma, to the Customs officials this neigh- nis tournament promoted by the i in 1004, but the steady decline in

Harrogate Sports Club dressed in troupe of dancing girls as maids of bourhood is infested with pirates, the demand for silver" for minting

Trate between gold standard

tacks upon the Hong Kong boats purposes is expected by some authoforward, but commerce between a

countries is simple and straight white shirt, shorts, cap, and--short henuar, and a dance band furnish- and it is supposed that these at- socks. Mr. Hillyard, who is aged in the wedding music. The Rev. were made because the Chinese rities to result in a fall below the country on a gold basis and one on fifty-three, and played at Wimble the Actor's Church Union. The regular payments of blackmail to || Freshwater is also local chaplain of pilots had failed to make their 1904 figure. Excessive production a silver basin is inevitably unstable don this year, usually wears shorts church was crowded for the unusual these blackguards.-long Hong

and uncertain, because any varia of the metal, coupled with decreased tion in the price of silver must with white stockings, but the heat ceremony, and hundreds of persons Daily Press, October 18, 1901. demand, seems to be the explana- affect either the importer or ex- was, so oppresive that he discarded had to be kared from the church Looking Back 60 Years. tien of the falling market, further | porter.

by the police because of their But in view of Hong the stockings for the short socks curiosity. A way had to be cleared Officers of the Navy and. Army.

Hong Kong Cricket Club accentuated by the unsettled busi-Kong's position, as a clearing- so popular with women players. by the police before the bride and This match resulted in a draw in

house for China trade, a silver ness conditions in China

It is basis for its currency-in spite of Whether the change had any effect tended by their troupe of chorus favour of the Club, a little more

groom could leave the church, at stated that the stock of silver in the obvious drawbacks and difficul- on his play is problematical, but girls and the clown best-man In daylight probably giving them the Shanghai at the present time is ties is the most satisfactory system the fact remains that he won the the congregation were

victory, but the sunset gum relieved to follow. The Colony draws on over 160 million ounces--some 20 London for the cost of its export, singles and reached the final of theatrical people, with whom the the mind of the captain of the millions more than the world's and remits the value of its imports. the doubles.

vicar is a great favourite.

Allies, who had been eitting on a fence wishing for its welcome sound to A well-informed annual production of silver. If According

as another great captain on Th authority recently quoted in our this be the case, even

A dirtless, heatless coach for memorable occasion prayed for An exciting story of the "uncle travelling in hot weather has been a brisk columns, Hong Kong has been im- "HUNG-ON,"

night or Blucher".

With Wak from the Tram Station 8.974 tona Regt, loaded with a Cargo revival of trade in China is net parting too much and exporting from America" variety is reported given a trial run on a French rail 163 guns against them, the off

too little living beyond its in- from Ruma, a little town in way. Newspaper men, engineers, were in the unpleasant position of overlooking the Bouthern Bide of th. i of Hougay Coal, she now live, with likely to affect the silver market come." With the fall in the dollar Smyrna, where a search is now pro and Government officials who took not having time to win; but plenty Anchors, Cables, Windleas and Winches, to any extent, for the stock of less imports will come into the ceeding for the next-of-kin of one the ride were enthusiastic, and "it of it to doce; however, notwith- metal in Shanghai is so large, and Colony, and--it all goes well-a Nicholaa Bizoumotitch, a Serbian was stated that a de luxe trains standing that some of the cracke The Vessel in stranded on the North the use of banknotes so general, balance of trade established. We from those parts who died in Lon equipped throughout with artificial were not as successful as usual, the with all Modern Convenientes, Drying Coast of the ISLAND OF HAINAN, on a that no additional demand for ness of the theory, and that the known to fame as the inventor of a gular feature of the service between called, and a very pleasant match. trust events will prove the sound-don in 1000. Bizoumovitch is cooling devices will become TC-wicket was kept up until time was Rooms and Out-houses, Two Lifta.

Sandy Beach about One Mile East of silver from abroad can be expected financial situation will be im- barber's clipping machine now in Paris and the South of France. ended in a draw. We must not LAXXO LIGHTHOUSE, at the Western to follow a trade" revival. In proved as a result of the bankers' world-wide use and as the owner of The refrigeration system corre omit the brilliant umpiring"

dreinion. End of HAINAN BERAT, in about 28 India, too, the Government die warning-there is always a tempta seems that no claims on this for- in the United States, comprising the volatile Jack, disappeared too Meanwhile, a word of a fortune of many millions. It sponds to that in rogue in cinemas throughout the day; one of them

poses of large quantities of silver tion to take risks with silver ex- tune have been established since his system for cooling and filtering early, but the other, like the from time to time, and no increased change, and lucky gamblers have death. The Yugo-Slav authorities the air. The windows are kept Pompeina sentry (although the demand is to be looked for in that made much money in this way, but have, however, been approached re- shut so that passengers are ensured weather was not quite so hot), stuck

agreeabfo unlucky ones have lost as beavily.cently with a view to tracing the an

temperature and to his post to the inst; and daring," Operations of this character are not relatives of the inventor, and since freedom from pinders. This is the not to say foolhardy, would have Payment in banknotes has been to be encouraged business is dif- then something like two hundred first time, so far as can be ascer been the man to question a decision the basis of exchange and business ficult enough in these keen competi- claimants have appeared from tained that a refrigerated train for of that stalwart stander behind the tive days without introducing a Ruma and some of the neighbouring human beings has been placed in stumps-Hong Kong Daily Frets, operations in Hong Kong since purely speculative element.

villages.

operation.

October 20, 1870.

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**PEAK MANSIONS."

(ITUATED within Two Minutes'

Island. Ready for Occupation.

Fire-Roomed and Sir-Roomed

APARTMENTS

4

A LED

PRIVATE GARAGES TO LET. Situate at the Bear of

PEAK MANSIONS Separate Compartments including Light and Water.

Apply to

,CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME-ORIENT. FLOOR, FRENCH Banṛ Building,

FOR SALE,

IN ONE LUT.

THE B

THE STEAMER

and all Stores.

Fect of Water

4.

LÀM CHI FONG, 40, Bonham Strand West,

or to.

D. A. PURVES, Prince's Building, Ice House Street. [8402

quarter.

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