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8.

NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.

A. 5. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE.

'INTIMATIONS.

HUNTLEY & PALMER'S

BISCUITS.

THE HONG KONG

Y Mutual Consent, We Cease to

BY

HUNTLEY

PALMERS After DECEMBER 31ST,

N WEDNESDAY, the 1UT JANE 1939

ON the lot na i

be CLOSED.

ON THIS DAY.

THE HONG KOND DISPENSARY, Die- pensing Department, will be OPEN fer Dispensing Prescriptions From 10 A.M. to 1 P., and From 6 P.M. .to 7.30 PM.

"A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. Hong Kong, Sth Des., 1929. [8802

NOTICE...

::

R. O. HECHTEL and Mx L.

MULE have been authorised

by me to SIGN My Firm as From 18T JANUARY, 1930.

The Former for Hoxe Koxo, the Latter for CANTON and SWATOW. ".

G. E. HUYGEN,

18800

CENTRAL BRITISH SCHOOL.

CHOOL RE-OPEN on MON- DAY 6TH JANUARY, 193 An Entrance Examination will be held at the School on FRIDAY, JAD JANUARY, at 9.30.M. when all Now Pupils are requested to attend.

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"KEEP THAT RESOLUTION! ATTEND THE

.NEW TERRITORIES AGRICULT-

URAL SHOW

ON

4TH & 5TH 1930

AT

JANURAY,

SHEK WU HUI (Near SuxUNG SUI Railway Station).

ADMISSION: 20 Ceara Only!

Gales Open 11 AM, Oficial Opening by, H.E. Sia CECIL OLEMENTI, x.C.M.G,

At 230 M JANUARY 4TH.

Special Rail Facilities-Reduced Fares. Oficial Handbook now no sale at All Bookstalls-Price 10 Cents.

BANK HOLIDAY.

£8805

scordance with Ordinance No.

o! 1912, the EXCHANGE will be CLOSED for the SACTION of PUBLIC BUSI- on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 930 (NEW YEAR'S DAY).

NOTICE.

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OTIUE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Undersigned, Now

NESTLE & ANGLO-SWISS CONDENSED MILK Co., Hong Kong & South China Branches.

HUNTLEY & PALMER'S BISCUITS.

E HEREBY GIVE NOTICE What by Mutual Consent, MSR, NESTLE AND ANGLO- SWISS CONDENSED MILK Co., Нола. Коха

SOUTH CHINA AND BRANCHES, Will No Longer Represent Us After the 31sт DECEMBER, 1929, HUNTLEY & PALMERS, LTD

READING AND LONDON..

HUNTLEY & PALMER'S

BISCUITS.

<

DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1929.

At

WATSON'S

CHOICE WINES

for

THE FESTIVE

SEASON.

Champagne de St. Marceaux

Vintage 1920. Vin Brut &

Extra Dry

Ayala. Vintage. Extra Dry.

E HEREBY GIVE NOTICE Golden Guinea." Sparkling What We have Appointed

MRS. DODWELL & Co., to Re-

Muscatel

present Us From the 1st JANUARY, Sherry, Ruiz's Full Golden, 1930, in Hono KONG, SWATOW, AMOT, FoodHow and SOUTH CHINA.

HUNTLEY & PALMERS, LTD., Ports.

READING AND LONDON.

HUNTLEY & PALMER'S -

BISCUITS.

E have pleasure in Announcing

Amoroso Extra

Robertson's Choice Old

Sandeman's Vintage 1911 Clubland White Silva & Cosen's Very Fine

Old Tawny

What We have been Appointed, Brandies. Finest Old Brown ("E")

as From JANUARY 18T, 1930,

SOLE REPRESENTATIVES OF MS. HUNTLET & PALMERS, LD., READING AND LONDON.

For HONG KONG, Swarow, AMOT,

Foochow and SOUTH CHINA. Orders will be Accepted by Us at Manufacturers' Prices and Discounts... DODWELL & CO. LTD. HONG KONG, CANTON AND FOOCHOW,

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ST. GEORGE'S BALL."

6TH JANUARY, 1930.

MEMBERS are Raquested to Senl in Their Applications for Tickets to the BALL A Soon As Possible t› Mx. S. T. BETLIN, Hon. Secretary,

[8784 c/o LINSTEAD & Davis.

M

NOTICE.

-HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND

FINANCE CO., LTD,"

FN order to facilitate the Investiga-

In to

Abare Certificates which have been Fraudulently obtained from the Com-

in,

WEATHER REPORT.

stated:-

The anticyclone remains over China and has increased lightly in intensity, Fresh monsoon will prevail along the S.E. coast of China and over the N. China Sea.

Local Foreenst: --N.E. winds, fresh, cloudy, with drizzle or mist, probably improving later.

greatly improved. The uncertainty The si-hour (0 ̊p.m.) time-signals Mr. F. F. Duckworth, of the at home regarding the fortunes of on the Royal Observatory wireless Hong Kong Electric Co., reported Yesterday's weather report, fore-war, and abroad regarding fluctua-mast at Kowloon will be repeated to the Police that he left his motor. cast and remarks, issued, by the tions of exchange, have made the at midnight on December 31, the car unattended on Causeway Hill Royal Observatory at p.m.,, always cautious Chinese buyer still last signal indicating the close of on Saturday afternoon whilst he

more careful of his commitments, the year 1999.

went to inspect some mains. When and thus business is limited to the

he returned he found that his spare Tho forthcoming wedding is wheel with new tyre attached hai supplying of immediate require

There appears to be announced of Mr. Donald Skinner been stolen. meats only. growing dissatisfaction among busi-assistant marine superintendent, ness-men with the monetary position residing at the Peninsula Hotel, to Wives and Betting. in the Colony. Three months ago Miss Mabel Musgrave Coward steps were taken by the note-issuing Calton, of Lane Cove, N.S.W..of the Chief Constable of Sheffield. banks to bring the dollar more in residing at Harbour View, Chatham line with the tael, but these mea- sures do not seem to have proved very effective, though' causing a good deal of minor irritation and annoyance in the attempt..

.

DEATH. O'DEL-On December 30, at the Matilda Hospital, ADA LILIAN O'DELL

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

13.

Night Editor (Wanchai Office):

Tel. Central 4511. London Office: 91, Bride Lane,

Fleet Street, E.Q. 4.

The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, DECEMBER 31, 1929.

HONG KONG TRADE IN 1929.

Renault Beserve Grande THE year now almost at an end Champagne 100 years old has not been a good one for the Courvoisier's Napoleon 80 majority of business-men in this Colony. There are a fortunate few who have done well during the twelve months, "but most of these. have profited probably more by luck

years old

Cocktails in Bottle Liqueurs in Fancy Carafes

in great variety Sauternes, Clarets, Hocks.

Whiskies Jon Tite

Label and Victoria Vat Glen Moray '93 Liqueur

E.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

Established 1841.

still

Road, Kowloon.

"New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1295, Castle Peak Road, was sold at the Crown Land Office yesterday. to Messrs. Chik Sze Lim and Leung King San, of 00, Des Vaux Road,

Mesara. A S. Wateon & Co. an. nounce that to-morrow, Wednes- day, January 1, all departments So far from the position being will be closed. The Hong Kong stabilised, the end of the year seen Dispensary Dispensing Department more uncertainty existing will be open for dispensing pre- about the future of the dollar- some people believing its value will scriptions from 10 am to 1 pm. go" down to 1s. 6d. within the next and from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. few weeks. These persistent doubts about exchange Huctuations bas made it impossible to book forward business, and will continue to have a bearish influence upon trade. In some quarters it is suggested that the Government should take over the issuance and control of our rency from the three banks now discharging those duties. Others at the upsot price of $3,750. The again suggest a gold basis for the land has an area of about 7,500 sq. Hong Kong dollar-which seems feet and its annual rental is $34. like counsel of perfection, secing that China's currency is based on

We are requested to state that the silver, and is likely to remain so formal opening of the New Ter for some years to come. Yet anritories Agricultural Show next other suggestion and perhaps the Saturday will take place shortly most sensible of all-is that some after three o'clock. At that hear recognised authority upon currency H.E. the Governor will bid farewell problems should be invited to into the local elders, and immediately vestigate the conditions prevailing afterwards will declare the ex- in Hong Kong, and offer sugges-hibition open. tions for remedying the admitted defects of the present system.

Another very unsatisfactory fea

Mr. and Mrs. Joba Baldwin Orr ture of business during the year is of New York City, the parents of the suicidal cutting of prices which Mrs. Roger Culver Tredwell, the wife of the American Consul is going in certain lines-parti- General, arrived in the Colony by cularly paper and motor-cars. At the && Empress of Canada. cording to the information appear- ing elsewhere in a review of trade and Mrs. Orr will stay with their for the year, an extraordinary

daughter and son-in-law for about menth at Shek-O, before the state of affairs exista in the motor business. Agents declare that cars

latter proceed to Sydney, where Mr.

against their better

Mr.

Tredwell has been appointed Super vising Consul-General in Australia for the U.S.A.

I

Weeping wives who visit the office

to complain of their husbands squandering their money in street betting were mentioned in the Sheffield Police Court recently. The Chief Constable (Captain P. J. Sillitoe), who addressed the Bench on the question of street betting. said great haves was being wrought in the homes of poor people. Weep- ing women visited his ofice, and ho had innumerable letters from wives telling him of the poverty and distress caused in their homes through street betting. Since the beginning of the year fines amount- ing to £700 had been imposed on men convicted for street betting in The the east end of the city. business, which must be lucrative, was a battle of wits between the bookmakers and the police.

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Ranji" and Lancashire Goods. In view of the possibility that. higher trade barriers are to be im- posed in India on Lancashire manu- incturers in the near future the pro- posal of the Maharajah of Nawa- nagar. Sir Ranjitainhji Vibhaji, to give under certain conditions orders for £2,000,000 worth of Lancashire- goods a year free of duty is ex- tremely interesting. The Mahara- jab, who is better known as the

"Ranji," left. famous cricketer London for India last month, but before sailing he detailed his plans to his old cricketing friend Mr... Walter Brearley, the former Lanca- Ranji," said shire fast bowler. Mr. Brearley," told me that, what" ever happened in other parts of India, so far as his private port at

his State was concerned he did not propose to impore any duty except 31r. Brearley a small port duty added that the Maharajah hoped that by eliminating some of the

middlemen's profits he might get to good market for Lancashire goods. rock bottom prices and thus find a

H.M.S. Implacable.

than judgment. Of the majority of merchants it can be said that if they close their books to-night with credit balance no less than that carried forward on December 31 last, they have done well on the Gilbey, Spey Royal Watson's year's working. It has been a very are actually being sold at less than stormy twelve months, with rather cost in order that agenta may have more than the average amount of ready cash. Orders were placed for a dozen or twenty cars of various anxiety for the business-man. That models by local agents who appear Hong Kong estate to the value there have been no really serious to have been persuaded to buy of $74,000 whe left by Siow Kon Captain S. T. E. Wilton, secre- shipwrecks during the heavy weather Many dealers have had large num-

judgment. Chia, alias Siu Koon Chia, alias tary and treasurer of the Implac Siow Swee Kee, or Siu Sucy Kee, able Fund, has issued to the Prese which has been experienced, is a bere of cars left on their hands and, alias Joseph Siow, formerly a plan an appeal, in the course of which tribute to the skill of the navigators getting short of money, been forced ter and miner at Seremban, State he says: On November 4 H.M.S. to sell at less than cost. The com- of Negri Sembilan, Federated Implacable enters the 123th year of and the stability of their craft. petition has affected sales of British Malay States, who died at Serem- her service under the British fing. Competition in "all lines of business cars very seriously; American cars ban on May 24, this year. Re-stal-She is still the oldest warship In October, has been keen, increasingly so, and already enjoy an advantage in the ing of probate has been granted to afloat in the world.

figures are cut still further as a Siu Kum Sang, temporarily resid- Beatty for funds sufficient to res- pany, All Holders of Share Certificates IN THE SUPREME COURT OF norioal opportunities for business matter of price, and when those the eldest son, Siow Kim Sang or 1025, an appeal was made by Lord

HONG KONG.

have been seriously interfered with result of dealers being forced to selling at 351. Nathan Rond. Kowloon, tore the ship to her old condition n holiday two and to fit her out by the unrest in various parts of to get ready money, the situation The estate is bequeathed to

training-ship for boys. The res PROBATE JURISDICTION.

the Republic. As the great clear-becomes-ns one firm describes it sons and two daughters.

"impossible." In the paper trade,

pense enabled the Implacable to be THE Goopa

thoroughly overhauled in Devon. OF DZIEN ing-house for trade in South Ching, too, business has been very bad- DZOONG TSI, alias TSIN both import

"the worst year since 1920," says

Rady Cimino, a film

port dockyard. She is now at Ful- and export, Hong SHU TIN, Late or ShanGMAI

De gentleman particularly well artist, who had undertaken to slide mouth in a condition to remain AND NING PO IN THE REPUBLIC Kong is always immediately affect informed on the subject. Here down a rope head first from the afloat for many years to come and ed by favourable or adverse con- again goods have been sold well fortieth storey of a "sky to enter upon a new period of OTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN ditions existing in and about below cost, and are being still offer. scraper" at Chicago, was killed in useful service if the money to com-

ed at less than contract prices.

Attempting the feat. He lost his plete and endow her can be found. NOTICE 18EBBY

Canton. Twice during the year And even at ten or fifteen per cent.

hold of the rope and fall head first The Admiralty cannot assist her, of the Provisions of Section 68 of Ordin-business in that great commercial under east there are stocks of paper en the pavement Two persons because all money voted for the ance No. 2 of 1897, made An Order

cleared, and must be carried over

fighting value. The Implaçable is centre has been completely paraly- now in the Colony which cannot be

navy must be spent on ships of Others to send in their Claims against sed in consequence of military into next year's accounts. There is

not in that category, and if she is the above Estate to THIRTY DAYS.-

to be enved (and for want of funds All Oreditors and Others are accordr operations directed against the reason to believe that much the

A permanent home is to be built she is again in danger of being same conditions exist in other for the boat in which Grace Dar broken un) it must be done by logly hereby required to send thei city. The end of the year seus the Claims to the Undersigned on or before threatened danger again averted, sugar complain that lack of proper livors of the wrecked Forfar able is an historic monument of branches of business. Importers of ling and her father saved the nine public subscription. The Implac- but no man can say for how long banking facilities is making busi shire among the Farne Islanda in national importance: she is the only

ness most difficult. Shipping men the patched-up peace will last. In

declare there is too much tonnage of lifeboat workers in North-east two-deckers, the most characteristic 1838. At a conference at Harrogate survivor of the eighteenth-century the North, too, there has been available and not enough freight. England, Mr. George I. Slee, secre- fighting ships of Nelson's day. And In fact, the general tone of the tory of the Institution, said it had she is to be put to a service which, reports published gloomy with little anticipation of been hoped that the boat, which will be a valuable inspiration to the brighter days to

was now in the North-east Coast rising generation. All those inter- come. We can but hope the new year will bring Exhibition at Newcastle. would be ested in the saving of this fine old with it a change for the better, but placed in Bamborough Church, but shin are invited to communicate no such improvement is to be looked they had been unable to obtain per with the secretary, the Implacable Lord Fund, c/o Punch Office, 80, Flect miasion from, the bishop.

of the Company are requested to send Full Particulars of their Holdings, Namber of Certificates, Name of Owner. the Actual Distinguishing Numbers of the Sharsevered by the Certificate, the Date of Insud of Such Certificates and their Felio Numbers, to The GENERAL MANAGERS As Soon As Possible.

By Order of the Board, JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers.

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IN

OF CHINA, DECKABED.

ing a HAREY 0, ODELL & Co.

From JANUARY 17, 1980, CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME, Limiting the Tims for Creditors and

de under the Name and Style of L. BILL&Co., 4¤ Froon, EXCHANGE

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L. WEILL.

HONG KONG DEVELOPMENT BUILDING & SAVINGS

* SOCIETY, LTD, (IN LIQUIDATION).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that LEGAL PROCEEDINGS ill be instituted Without Further Notice against CONTRIBUTOBIES. whose Calls remain Unpaid on the 31st DECEMBER, 1929.

WILKINSON & GRIST. Solicitors for the Liquidators Hong Kong, 27th Dec. 1929. [7896

ORIENT. MORTGAGE BANK AND ́ESTATE.

AGENTS.

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PRINCE EDWARD BOAD, KOWDON,

Dotached and Semi-detached Villas,· Modern Construction with Garage,

"CAMBAY BUILDINGS" Flats with Modern Conveniences."

PRAYA EAST RECLAMATION

Newly-built Chinese Houses.

An Encyclopaedia of Information Concerning China

THE CHINA YEAR BOOK $15.

1929-30.

Edited by H. G. W. WOODHEAD, C.B.E. 1,200 Pages of Facts & Figures,

$15.

"Beyond all comparison the most complete and most Authentic Compendium of China and all its problems that has ever been published in this or any other country."-Sir Jou Jordan, fate British Minister, in the "Observer."

"A stupendous production, monumental in its completeness."

Economic Review.

THIS MINE OF INFORMATION ON CHINA AND THINGS CHINESE WILL BOLVE ALL DIFFICULTIES THAT ARISE, AND SHOULD BE IN THE HANDS OF ALL WHO RESIDE IN THE FAR EAST.

KELLY & WALSH, LTD.

CHATER ROAD

That Date.

DEACONS, Solicitors for the Administrator,

J. Des Vous Bond Central,

Eong Kong.

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TO LET.

OFFICE (2 Room) TO BE LET

From lar JANUARY, 1930, in HONG KONG OLUB (ANNEX); Apply SECRETARY, ́·

HONG KONG Clus.

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THE TIME FOR

BLANKETS

18 HERE, BUT WHAT SHALL BE DONE FOR THOSE WHO

CANNOT AFFORD THEM?„,

EMBERS the Committee

ME at the Society's Room,

tinual trouble, and disturbed con- ditions on the Yangteze-although primarily affecting Shanghai-also have a reaction upon business in the South, including Hong Kong.

elsewhere

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new

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were taken to hospital.

were struck by his falling body and

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In addition to the disturbing for unless there is peace in China, Armstrong had generously offered Street, London, E.C. 4, who will effect upon import and export trade and until the uncertainty regarding to provide a site near the church gladly give all information about of civil war in China, merchants exchange is disposed of. These two

the trade of the Colony, and not from all parts of the country could factors ate of vital importance to where a house could be built in the ship and the holiday training

which to put the boat. Visitors scheme. before they are satisfactorily re- solved can we expect to see any

then visit it near the resting-place real improvement in local trade and of the famous heroine.

in Hong Kong have had another serious anxiety ta face peculiarly their own-the fall in the value of the dollar. At the beginning of the year the dollar was worth two shillings at the end it is worth only laid. For the exporter, this drop in exchange may prove very useful at times in meeting

keen competition; for the importer

commerce.

News and Views.

Four Chinese cases of small-pox

CITY HALL EVERY MONDAY and it has meant yet another obstacle were reported on Sunday. THURSDAY, at. 10.30 to receive

Clothing, clo.

HONG KONG BENEVOLENT

*BOULETY.

(Ber. 1889.) [8348

Li Shick, the prisoner who recently escaped from Laichikok Prison, was recaptured by a Chi- nese detective on Saturday.

Looking Back 25 Years:

Early yesterday morning Lieut.- Priest's Criticism of Converte

Commander E. E. Jellicos, of the An amazing attack on English torpedo-boat destroyer. Whiting, Roman Catholics and converts to was found lying in his cabin with the Church of Rome was made by a bullet, wound in the head. s Father John Buggy, senior curate weapon was lying beside him, one of St. Bernard's Church of the of the chambers of which was dis Sacred Heart, Halifax, in a recent charged, and all indications point sermon at St. Walburga's Roman to a case of suicide. The body was Catholic Church, Shipley. Describ- removed to the Naval Mortuary, ing converts as "only fair weather and an inquiry was held at threa Catholics who had come over for o'clock in the afternoon on board obvious reasons," he said: A II.M.S. Thetis. The enquity was, lifelong Catholic cannot be beaten as usual, held in camera.-Hong out of the Church with a black Kong Daily Press, December 31, thorn stick, but fifteen out of 1904 twenty converts will find any ex- cuse for falling away from the Looking Back 50 Years.

Exchange on London :-- Church, and I do not agree with high ecclesiastics that the converts

Bank bills, on demand... 3/9% are those who are carrying on the Bank bills, at 30-days' HE HONG KONG DAILY TPRESS, LTD., and the HONG

work of the Church and ought to be specially looked after. Offend KONG WEEKLY PRESS, through about 20 per cent. No wonder, The total output of the Kailun whom I may, I am one of those their London Office, at 21, BRIDE LANE, FLEET STREET, EC. Care pro then, that buyers are holding off, Mining Administration's mines for who believe in saying what I thank werk ending December 14 and I believe that our English pared to give Subscribers and and show no disposition to place amounted to 18,028 tons, and the Catholic puta his country before Visitors advice regarding socom orders for delivery six months sales during the period to 97,975 his Churcht, whereas in Ireland the modation available, motoring faci-

tong ahead. In some lines stocks in the lities, suitable shopping centres hands of Chinese wholesale dealers

GIFTS of BLANKETS, Part-word to business, especially in these lines where competition is so fierce that prices have to be cut very fine to secure business. With the dollar at 28. in order for £1,000 worth of goods costs the Chinese purchaser A concert will be given at the 810,000, but at the rate of exchange Peninsula Hotel by the Filipino community, in honour of Rizal prevailing as the year comes to an Day, on Sunday, January 4, at 8.30 end, the same amount of goods p.m. would cost $12,307, an increase of

etc.

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faith has never had to take second place. The abominable Reforma Notice has been given of the ton was due to country coming first." Father Buggy referred to neglect and loss of born Catholics, On Bhangbai:-

Bank, sight and said:"Look after these and leave the converts alone. They will Private, 30 days' sight.... 732 always find a reason for crawling-Hong Kong Daily Prete, Decem away from the Church

her 31, 1879.

have fallen very low, but no large forthcoming marriage between Mr. contracts have been placed to make Leopold Gotley Frost, of 8, The good the deficiency, nor will they Peak, Hong Kong, and Miss Mar- garet Charlotte St. Claire Graham, be booked until the general outlook of 41, Kailan Lane, British Con-

both--domestic-sad-foreign bas - cussion, Tientsin,man