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THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER COMPANY (1918), LTD, TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ELEVENTH "OR- DINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held-at-the HEAD OFFICE of the Company. St. GEORGE'S BUILDING, CHATER ROAD, Victoria, Hong Kong, on SATURDAY, the 91ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1920 at 11.30 O'CLOCK in the FesNOON, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and, the Report of the Directors for the Year ended 30th SEPTEMBER, 1028, and electing Directors and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED From THURSDAY, 19TH DECEMBER, 1979, Until SATURDAY, 21ST DE CEMBER, 1929, Both Days inclusive.

With referrence to the Notion dated 7th NOVEMBER, 1929, of the Resolation of the Directors to offer to SHARE- HOLDERS ADDITIONAL SHARES in the Proportion of One New Share for Every Four Existing Shares, Share. bolder are Reminded that snch Addi tional Shares will be offered only in respect of the Existing Shares of which they are the Actual Registered Holders at the Date of the Ordinary Yearly Meeting, L. laT DECEMBER, 1925, Due Notics will be sent to each Share holder of the Number of Additional Share to which he will be entitled.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers. Hong Kong, 6th Dec, 1929. (8723

NOTICE.

PEACE MEMORIAL SCHOLAR. SHIPS-CHANGE OF

EXAMINATION

(AMENDED),

Y virtue of the powers conferred

Bontem in Article of the Trast

Deed, the Trasters of the PEACE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS hare made arrangements whereby the Ex- amination for these Scholarships shall henceforward to the SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE. The Examination Syadi- cate of Cambridge University has ander taken to make the Recommendations for the Award of the Scholarship on the Result of the SCHOOL CERTIFI CATE EXAMINATION to be held in DECEMBER 1930.

The List of Examination Subjects to be taken by Candidates eligible for the Scholarships of which THREE will be competed for, in DECEMBER, 1930, is "Bs follows:-

Compulsory.

GROUP I-Subjret 2:' English.

Subject: Geography. GROUP II-Subject 5: Latin together

with one Other Language, GROOT 111-Sabjeet 12: Elementary

Mathematics.

Together with Two of the following:-

Subject 13: Additional Mathemn- tice, Papers I, 11 & HII, Subject 14: Chemistry,

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H. E. ARNHOLD;

8. 3. EDWARDS.

Trustees,

PEACE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHITS.

Council Chamber,

Shangbai, December 3, 1929, (8720

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The anticyclone remains central over the Sea of Japan. The de pression has crossed the Visayas, it is moving W, or W.N.W. and may develope into a typhoon in the Chitin Sea. Fresh monsoon will prevail over the China Sea."

Forecast:E. vlade, Local moderate, fine to cloudy.

TYPHOON WARNING.

A message from Manila last even. ing states that a typhoon was form.

ed at .45 p.m. on December & in about longtitude 13, deg, latitude 10 deg. east, moving west.

Editorial and Business Offices: 11, Ice House Street. Tel. Central

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Night Editor (Wanchai 05ce):

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

mnas of real news and misinforma

There is no lack of genuine

short space of time. But the fact

Among the passengers on board | THE LATE CAPT. EDWARD

MIDGLEY. the Empress of Asia due to arrive at Hong Kong or December 12, are Miss 7. Ho Tung, Mrs. A. K. Bux- ton, and Mr. Karl K. Kitchen of the WILL PROVED IN SUPREME

COURT. New York World.

The local office of the N. Y.K. states that the m.v. Asama Maru will again be open to the public. to-morrow (Sunday) from 1 p.m. to -。-:28;",!,

Sing song girls of the Shanghai French Concession have formed mutual welfare association, to drai with cases in which their members are ill-treated.

Judicial Methods in Shantung.

The Into Capt. Edward Midgley, whose Home address is given as Birkenhead, left estate in Hong Kong worth 83,000... Probate of will has been granted to Miss Maude Elizabeth White, of S, Seaview, Wanchai Gap Road, the executrix of estate in Hong Kong.

Testator leaves, everything where- soever situated to Miss Rose Emily. White of the same address as the executrix.

year.

·WEATHER REPORT.

Regarding the present struggle Yesterday's weather report, fore-in South China, which is of necrsability among China's lenders, and east and remarks, issued by the sity of great moment to many in if they would crase fighting between Royal Observatory at 5.35 p.nt, terests in Hong Kong, a mixed themselves the reorganising and mcdernising of China, which they stated:-

and the whole world desire coulb tion pours every day into newte accomplished in an natonishingly paper offices. In aur, own ense it includes the deductions and personal evidently needs to be put upon ro observations of a careful and concord that British newspapers in scientious special correspondent in this Colony are not engaged in any Canton, news translated from Chi- campaign for or against the rival nese papers published here and factions. They have the most dif. Canton, official conimuniqués, which ficult task of trying to separate the are of necessity cautious, and intrus from the Inlse in the mass of complete as those issued from our amazing contradictions offered to own G.HQ in the Great War them in the shape of news. If, now and much obvious propaganda from and again, any paper may be both sides. These reports are care misled into regarding too seriously fully sifted and checked so far as

a rumour which proves eventually

Capt. Midgley was master of the to be untrue, our Chinese friends The Chefon Daily News reports | s.s. Tai Lee and died in hospital any verification is possible, and then published, the source of the

that, a visitor from Shantung in at Hong Kong on August 4 this information, being stated. Readers

formed them that in that district. are left to estimate the situation

at Chinkochwank, there were two according to their own knowledge

ethers named Yu, whose conduct of what is going on now and has

was decidedly bad. The narrative gone on before in similar contests

continued: Villagers took them in of this sort. Similar ateps no doubt

hand and killed both of them to SITE IN ICE HOUSE STREET are taken in other newspaper offices lished by personal knowledge. The gether, Owing to the villagers' to ensure, so far na is possible, that British newspapers in this Colony threats, the mother of the victims readers are kept accurately inform-have no axe to grind in presenting dare not say A word against the

A price of $45 per square foot ed of the progress of events.

to their readers an account of murderers. But after the burial,

was paid recently for the site on Ice at present Rumour is the shadow of war, current events in South China, and she. with members of her clan went House Street which sometimes pale and shapeless, often it is to be hoped the Canton author to the magistrate and accused the houses Messrs, William Powell's, THE PRESS AND THE WAR.grotesque, magnified and distorted.ities will come to realise that fact, villagers. We hear that he has seat the Sharebrokers' Association and for those who actually committed the Clover Bower shop. Mr. J. E. But it is very doubtful if the com- There is no fabrication of news"! DURING the present campaign be-plete suppression of rumour is in indulged in by British journalists the deed, and also for others on | Joseph was the buyer the sellers twren the pro-Nanking armies of the best interests of an army and in Hong Kong, nor any wilful per whom suspicion lies of being in-being a Chinese party which had If we are not to plicated in the matter." The story only last year acquired the site at its leaders. We all know how version of facts. Kwangtung and the Ironside ".

is a little involved, but, perhaps, $40 per square foot. rumour spreads in the East and be credited with having given an Kwangsi coalition" several plaints have been made by Cantor especially in a great city like Canaccurate account of recent events, as data showing the judical pro

tou. There is much to be said for We must not be charged with having gress of China, it is of value. officials, personally. and also

deliberately distorted them. If through the medium of their official publishing, what everyone is sage there has been misrepresentation Distinguished Preacher Coming.

and having it denied or arws agenes, chout items of waring

The awful of facts, then the source of that mis- news published in Hong Kong explained officially.

information must be sought rauch It has even been suggested example of 1870, however, won

further up the Pearl River than the

Fleet Street, E.C. 4.

The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, NOVEMBER 7, 1929,

papers.

com-

that the English newspapers in Hong

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military officialdom the world over

should remember the immense dif- ficaltica under which journalists have to work They should also ear in mind the impossibility of knowing whether any given report is true or false unless the credibility of the informant is positively estal

Colony of Hong Kong.

News and Views.

Canon E. H. Streeter, D.D., Fellow of the British Academy, one of Oxford's outstanding scholars,

PROPERTY SALES.

CHANGES HANDS.

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A large area on the Reclamation ut Wanchai, which belonged to the late Mr. Lee Hysam has been pur- chased by the Spannish Dominican Procuration. There are over 15,000 square feet on the site and the price puid, it is understood, is. $7.50 per

and an author on religicus subjects, with an international reputation, is square foot. 'ds to arrive in Hong Kong on Thursday, December 12. On that date nt 5,15 he hopes to lecture at The Hong Kong University

international Questions rising out of the Pacific Conference," ami One European case of typhoid was the meeting is open to the general reported on Thursday,

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Kong have been animated by hostility to a permanent "hush hush" policy. towards the present Government of sometimes justifiable, but more ofter Canton. We can safely say that ridiculous. - Twe reports were parti- no such feelings are entertained cularly resented by the Canton either by the English Press of this Government-one to the effect that Colony or any section of the British Canton might fall, and the ether community. The Government, over that there had been trouble with the which General CHEN MING S Navy: The former statement. ap- presides, has continued Marshal Lipeared about the time of the general Tsar Isis's policy of steady friend ship with this Colony, and the administrative co-operation and ex- cellent personal relations exist ing between the officials of the two Governments have been continuous But it is an axiom of British policy to recognise the de facto Govern ment of China or any other country,justified. Huge reinforcements have Augusto Mattos, of 721, Nathan had to alter his planes. A cable This is, of course, the only possible been sent down from Nanking, and Road, Kowloon, and Miss Luiza from Canon Streeter is being await

The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week ending November 23 Great amounted to 105,434 tons, and the sales during the period to 79,828

defection of the big Kwangsi army, and the Provincial Government, to the Anti-Nanking cause. stress had been laid on the strength of the Kwangtung Kwangsi coali tion against the Ironsides," and the obvious deduction following the change of allegiance has been fully nouneed

same lines.

tns.

The forthcoming welding is an- between Mr. Eduardo

'In an article'appearing on page 2

public. Next Friday nt 5.15. p.m. it is hoped that he will address an open meeting at the Cathedral Inl!

God. Pain & Immortality,

at St. John's Hall. On Saturday and at 8.30 a meeting for students he proceeds to Canton, returning on the following Friday to conduct a Conference from a to 6.30 for Minis sers of Religion and Educationalists at the Cathedral Hall. He leaves for England the following day, Canon Streeter originally preposed to spend a longer time in Hong Kong, but on decount of illness has

ments.

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READERS

that inquiries relating to the share market are answer- ed on page 10 every Tuesday by Kular."Letters should

be sent to this offee, and must be accompanied by writer's

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and address, not for publication. Letters should be addressed to "Kufan," care of the Editor.

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Local fire-insurance offices will be closed to-morrow (Thursday) and A Baseless Rumour.

The Manager of the Hong Kong Friday, the 8th and 9th instant, the Chief Scout writes on the sub-branch of The National City Bank from 1 p.m. in order that their jeet of Clubs, and gives some good of New York informs us that employees may have the opportunity rumeurs emanating from Russian manner of Club they should have November 5 and republished in Regatta-Hong Kong Daily Press,

Harbin newspapers have led to December 7, 1904. run upon th bank's branch in that city. In this connection the follow. Looking Back 50 Years.

The despatch from Lord Carnar- A pork dealer of 102, Wellingtoning telegram has been received from Street-within a stone's throw of the New York: All unfavourable Crutral Police Station-was attack- rumours regarding The National von, published in another columu, at about 10 p.in. on Thursday City Bank of New York are wholly will be read with interest by the night by two armed men carrying without foundation. The National whole community, and cannot fail revolvers. They bound and gagged City Bank of New York was never him and ransacked the shop stealing in a stronger or a more liquid posi-to give considerable satisfaction, as nearly 8400 in money and jewellery. tion than now. During the recent it plainly shows the hasty measures It was some time before he could strain on the financial structure the with regard to criminals adopted by release himself and summons help.

bank was always over 50 per cent.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

basis of regular relationship in the defenders of Canton have mide Maria Lai. of 3, Shelley Street, confirm the love arrange Looking Back 25 Years. Subject 15: Physics.

by Public Auction to tween foreign Powers. Should the their stand only some thirty miles Hong Kong. Subject 16: Botany. CANDIDATES for These SCHO. be held on MONDAY, the 9ra DAY of present regimes, either in Clinton from the city. General CHES THAI LARSHIPS are Required to fill in a DECEMBER, 1929, at 3 P.M., at the or Nanking, be replaced, we should Toro has undoubtedly conducted SPEC to the Urani Baamination Order of Hts EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, Certainly regret the departure of both the present campaign and the SPECIAL APPLICATION FORM Other of the Public Works Department, by Every Form. The Neconsiry Forms of One Lot of CROWN LAND at proved friends, but a similar friend-previous one against the Kwangsi And Any Further Information with Re. Moog Kok Tsui, in the Colony of Hong ferrence to These Scholarships may he Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the ship would be extended to those elione" with very great skill and advice to Boy Scouts as to the newspapera published in Riga orof spending the afternoons at the bined from the LOCAL SECRET. option of renewal at a Crown Rout to be who had taken over the reins of colness. The invaders in this case ARY, CAMBRIDGE EXAMINATION SYNDI fixed by the Surveyor of His MAJESTY THE

Bors, KING, for one further term of 75 years. Government and every effort made have not shown the rapidity and for themselves. ScHool

to maintain the present cordial boldness of Pei Chusg H, though CATZ PUBLIC SHANGHAL

relationship.

it can be said that conditions have We fully recognise the problems been against an advance on the which arise in presenting news in-

But the course of both time of war. Two interests are

wars has suggested,' at every move, bound to be, to some degree, in

a hard-pressed defence holding on conflict. The newspapers of Hong for reinforcements. Kong nim et stating the facts re-

The indignation expressed by lating to the course of hostilities.

liquid, and was in a position to His Excellency the Governor did The duty of the Canton Government Admiral CHEN CHAN and his sub-

rensier great assistance to the bust-not meet with that entire appro-

community. The essenceordinates at the reported defection

The Chief Justice, Sir Henry ness

The Nationalbation from the Colonial Office as is to win the war. of war is surprise," and in any of a part of the flotilla is under silan, K.C., C.B.E., left for City Bank of New York as a mem

standable. Bet the fact remains Shanghai yesterday by the 6.5. ber of the Federal Reserve System the community has hitherto been Coming to campaign secrecy of movement and deception of the enemy are matters that such rumours were current in Rajputana, being accompanied by is subject to inspection. There has induced to believe... of paramount importance. Mani- Canton and in Hong Kong, and Sir Peter Grain, who was a peseen one such check-up by author the question of deportation, Lord senger by the same vessel after a tirs." It is clear from the lask Carnarvon speaks with no uncer- pulation of the Press is a recognis found their way into the Chinese holiday in England. It is under paragraph that there can be no ques- fed adjuñet of modern strategy The Press. They were not invented by stood that the Chief Justice will be tion as to the standing of The tainty. He says:With reference to the question of deportation, I sec | Press, both neutral and belligerent, British journalists. In view of the way for about a fortnight and National City Bank of New York,

that while in Shanghai he will sit

no reason at present for any altera- is thus placed in an extremely naval crisis in the last struggle, it with Sir Peter Grain at the Appeal

Inland Navigation.

tion of the law, especially as regards diffcult position. The problem was inevitable that such reports Court. PUBLIC AUCTION...

Quite a serious view is taken by the expatriation of mendicants. It nrose during the Franco-Prussian should arise. And the public knows

Ha Wang Yam, a married women,

the Central China Post of the de- is impossible that the Colony should DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS Each Member has the right to in- PATIO Bale by Public Auction, to war, when for the first time British perfectly well that, true or false,

May last, left estate in Hong Kong tion in Chinese waters should be house for the Kwangtung province, Enclosure, Tickets for whom can be be held on MONDAY, the 9ra Dat of war correspondents, hardened in any commander in Admiral. Cars who died at St. Paul's Hospital in and that Japan's rights of navigate allowed to become a large aims obtained from Messrs. LINSTEAD & DAVIS, DECEMBER 1929, at 3 r.M., at the the Empire's little wars, followed CHAX's position would issue warth 89,000. Shortly before her abolished. The Hankow paper says: at $5.00 Each Up to FRIDAY, Gru Ofices of the Public Works Department,

by Order of His EXCELLENCY THE European armies, and from their prompt and unequivocal denial of death she made a will leaving every Navigation on the Yangtze cannot and the best methods of disposing of- DECEMBER, 1829.

Terrace, second floor, her husband's Kuomintang committees who The Charge for Admission for Ladies GOTZENOR, of One Lot of CHOWN knowledge of the subject of war any such incidents. To the foreign thing to Ha Lee Fu, of 2. Yue One: abolished so easily as the various the hundreds of mendicants who

observer the present civil to the Members' Enclosure will be $2.00. LAND. at Prince Edward Road, were able to present an accurate,

Walder brother. The latter had been agitating for it suppose. Practical appear to come over every year is from which they come." This is Each Member can obtain, upon Ap. Kowloon, in the Colony of Hong plication to the SECRETARY, Badges Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the picture of the respective armies and North and South, is a ghnatly granted probate. Chan Siu Yung,ly all the major Powers, have in to send them back to the mainland for Admission of 2 Ladies Free of Charge, option of renewal at a Crown Rent to their movements to their readers, tragedy. The rights and wrongs we another married woman, late of 5, crests in which navigation is con- do not know, for each side de D'Aguilar Street, left 80.100. The cerned, and the withdrawal of this

money is left to her husband, Tit privilege from one Power, if the precisely the view taken by the Bookmakers, Tic Tac Mon, etc., be fired by the Surveyor of His MAJESTY

realised the possibilities, and an nounces the other with the plaus-Hing, of 55, Leighton Hill Road, attempt were made to put it into caloniste here, and reiterated over will not be permitted to operate with ruz KING, for one farther term of The German High Command soon In the Precincts of the BoNG KONG 75 years.

official staff in London kept 6.Qibility, and rhetoric commen to the who has been granted. letters of practice, might be beneficial, inas- and over again in these columna. much as it would be a further lesson The question has been discussed.so ndministration. fully informed as whut the

to

proclamations of combatants in

to the Powers of the results of the The British papers were saying,

folly of breaking that indispensable often that it is needless to go into French counter-attack under General every war that has ever been fought.

The Shinpan says that pirates unity of action where China is con- it now. Suffice it to say that His MACMAHON was defeated as much by We only know that on the one side under Pan Kai Chu, who was arcerned. The lessons of the past Excellency the Governor would have British journalistic efficiency as by CHIANG, KAI SHEX led his armies rested and executed by Government three years have all been the sun. German strategic insight. Coming

more recent times, we al re-from Canton to Peping, that he troops in Nantungehow a couple of They have taught that unity on the saved much warm discussion, and months ago, are again. ercating part of the Powers is the Brat essen been able to act with more discre- collect the strict censorship estab turned out BORODIN and his fellow havoc among the people at the tial in dealing with China. With tion, had he listened to the advice lished by the belligerents engaged

mouth of the Yangtaze. On Novem out it foreign prestige has ceased to of those whose long experience en- in the Great War, and especially Bolsheviks, that he has been

ber 30, it is said, about 700 pirates exist, and, if China persists in do we recall that gallant veteran friendly and moderating influence landed from more than 30 junks at abolition by unilateral action, titled them to speak with authority. who-excised the Captains and for the past two years. Wo know, the Huihan, Sanshing, and Chuan China herself will sink to the level But his zeal to inaugurate reforma the Kings, depart" from a special correspondent's burst of rhetoric, too, that General WONO SHU HUNG bangkong villages respectively, and of an uncivilized people where inter-carried him away and rendered him ཡི ཆུ1: ར u1):ཐུན because the instructors the infuznbyünistrativi prord in leated them, filling a number of national relations are in question deaf to advice, oblivious to public

farmers, the Boosung Water-Voice and dead pinion, STA

Kong partment clearly laid down that Kwangsi, and so the list could have again been appealed to to sups have been impossible had unity disapproval Hong "all references to the movements of

press the maranders.

among the Powers been maintained. Press, 7, 1879. Royalty are to be suppressed."

Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform Half

Price.

Members are advised that they mcat- show their Badges to obtain Admission to the Members" Enclosure.

troduce 2 Non-members to the Members'

Jockey CLUE during the Race Meeting.

NO CHILDREN ALLOWED IN KITHER ENCLOSURE ON ANY PRETEXT.

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TISS CODE, TREGWINT, REIGATE Man (Norland Institute Training) and lika zve, of Tep Children for her Charming House Schools near, or conld give First Lessons Moderate Terms. Recommended by the Rev. G. R. LawDday, late of St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon,

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PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No. of Bale.

Kowloon Inland

Registry No.

Race Edward

Kowloon.

Locality.

Edt No. 2286,

Boundary

Mensure

ments.

[ft. ft. ft. ft

As per

sale plan.

Contents in

Square feet

About

8,060

Kental.

Upset Price,

L8713

4,030

to

extended.

fre

Daily