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NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.

FAN LING HUNT AND

RACE CLUB.

PAPER HUNT will be held

TO-MORROW,

SUNDAY,

JANUARY 18TH. The MEET will be held at 80UBA'S BUNGALOW : 11.30 AM.

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DIVIDEND NOTICE.

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

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Directors of the HONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION An. nounce that, subject to Audit, the DIVIDEND and BONUS for the Half Year Ending Jirr DECEMBER, 1929, will be

Dividend £3 Per Share.

Bonus Per Share.

Add to Silver Beserve Fund $500.000. Write off Bank Premises $750,000. Any carry forward to next year about

$3,400,000.

NOTICE.

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WEATHER REPORT.

When peace came, and large In their attacks upon the per- SIR Ċ CLEMENTI'S HONG KONG IN THE

The anticyclone is probably cen-ings and forebodings still went only aware of the fact. The significant tral over Korea and weakening. Strong to fresh monsoon along the S.E. coast of China and over the N. China Sea.

to

Local Forecast:-N, winds, fresh, overcast, some drizzle and fog, becoming warmer.

BIRTHS.

FIELD, A BOD.

TERE, 500, HENRY JOBN.

DEATHS.

DEPARTURE.

COLD.

ADDRESSES FOR H.E. AND LATEST OFFICIAL FIGURES.

LADY CLEMENTI.

FUNCTION ON H.K.C.C. GROUND ARRANGED,

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DEATHS FROM EXPOSURE

The

numbers of women returned from fectly natural and legitimate am- Yesterday's weather report,. fore-munition-factories, driving motor bitions of women to-day both Dean Last and remarks, issued by the vehicles, and office-desks, to their Inox and Lord BIRKENHEAD Bro Royal "Observatory at 6:33 p.m.,homics, the panic subsided somewhat, talking arrant nonsense, and it is $lated:

though a distant' rumble of wárn,- incredible that they are not perfect-

Women, it was generally thought. thing is that men are in such a would soon tire of their new toy, panic that this is the best they can the vote, and be glad to be protect- do. Women are no longer wholly N.E.ed and supported once more. The uneducated or dependant on their

Hong Kong is still in the grip good old days when women realised menfolk for knowledge of the world The news of the approaching deperature yesterday was not quite so of a cold spell, although the tem that their place was in the home and its affairs. Such childish pro-parturo of His Excellency the low as on the two previous days. seemed to be at hand, but some phesies will do nothing to convince Governor and Lady Clementi from The lowest was 18.6 degrees at 6. thing, hard to define exactly, has them of their allegedly inherent the Colony has been received with am. (at the Royal Observatory, FIELD.-On December 4, at Shang put men on the alert again. A inferiority. In fact we can imagine mingled sentiments of congratula Kowloon). Wednesday's minimam hai, to Captain and Mrs. L. F. campaign has been now started Lady PAMELA SHITH who is herself an tion to His Excellency on his pro- of 41.4 degrees was (with the ex-- POLTERE.-On January 6, at Shanz. seemingly to frighten women into able writer, rolling up the December motion and regret on the part of ception of the same figure once in

Lai to Mr. and Mrs. I POL submission. Dean INGR and Lord number of Nath's Magazine and both the foreign and Chinese coin 1993) the lowest since 1917.

BIRKENHEAD are at the head of the bringing it down smartly on the munities in Hong Kong, at the loss lowest record for Hong Kong is 38.0. prophets, and have, oach contributed head of her distinguished parent, of auch an able administrator and degrees in 1803.- BALLOCH-On January 5, in Eng.

an article to the Christmas number the while repeating a terse remark kind hostess,

Red Noses and Tennis Socks. land, GIDEON BALLOCH, one time of one of the most widely-read addressed to the noble Lord when. partner in Gilman & Co., Ltd., women's magazin. Terrible are he was a member of the House of mittee of the various communities of souls, whe say that it is delight-

Accordingly a representative com.

Though there are a few hardy Hong Kong.

ful weather,' JOHNS.-On November

SMITH!!!

most of the Colony the consequences with which they Commons- Chuck it, 29, at

threaten "the monstrous regiment If it be admitted, and it must bction to make arrangements for a Hong Kong have been in consulta-

has been going about for the last two or three days with red noses. of women." Sonie fifteen years ago that women have distinguishe

end a general air of misery. The function at which the public might short woulles socks which come in. women were solemniy warned that themselves as rulers, writers, artists, have the opportunity of giving, ex for women's wear during the sum- if they persisted in their demand doctors, and scientists, why net as pression, to their regard and good mer have been called into service Mr. and Mrs. FRANK, AUSTIN desire for equality men would refuse to preachers and politicians

wishes.

again to be worn over silk stock. to express their great apprecia.marry them. Now they are threaten youre ago the idea of a

ings, which offer little resistance to tion of the kindness and sym-ed with sterility as a consequence becoming a barrister; or a surgeon,

the nips of Jack Frost." Warm pathy shown to them in their

of their wicked folly. recent bereavement.

Hon. Sir H. E. Pollock, Kt. "K.C., garments have been much in de Educated or doing anything equally un-

ladylike," was regarded na 2 huge W. E. L. Shenton, Hon. covered the conforting properties Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, Kt., Honmand at the local shops, and not. few foreign residents have dis- joke. Fifty years hence the feeble Editorial and Business Offices: 11,

and futile protests of the Gloomy LL.D., Hon. Mr. A. C. Hynes,

Kotewall, C.M.G.. | of Japanese "Are boxes." Ice House Street. Tel. Central

Dean and his noble colleague Hon. Mr. J. Owen Hughes, Hon Night Editor. (Wanchai Office): the statistics of an American against the advancement of women Mr. J: P. Braga, Mr. B. D. F. sciontist who states that the ratio of will be recognised as the puerila. children born to college graduates is stuff it is. less than one quarter of a child per woman. "Surely that will frighten them," one can hear the Dean of Gloom saying, as he lays down his pen with the consciousness of having struck a shrewd blow for the sacred cause of mea.

Bournemouth,

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ISABELLA Jons, widow of the late Capt. T. R. JOHNS.

12.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT..

Tel. Central 4511.

London Office: 21, Bride Lane,

Fleet Street, E. C. 4.

The Daily Press.

Hoxo Koxo, JANUARY 11, 1930.

IN DEFENCE OF WOMEN.

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women, the Dean declares in a diatribe entitled "The Triumph of Masculinity," are loosing the power of producing children. He quotes

it

Lord BIRKENHEAD has even less faith in the good sense of women.

Filty

woman

News and Views.

The Committee consisted of the following gentlemen:-

Dr. R. H.

Beith, Mr. W. H. Bell, Mr. A. H. Ferguson, Mr. M. T. Johnson, Mr. P. Lauder," Mr. C. A. da Roza, Mr. A. el Arculli, Mr. M. P. Talati, Mr. Wong Kwong,Tin, Mr. M. K. Lo, Mr. J. M. Wong, Mr. . Wong Tape, Mr. Tse Ka Po, Mr., anIp Law Chuen, Mr. T. N. Chan, Mr. Ho Leung, Hon. Secretaries

Two cases of diphtheria and three of small-pox were motifed Thursday.

:

Function on January 22.

Club Ground, which has been kind-

Deaths from the Cold, Among the poorer recidents there has been considerable suffering shd. two deaths from exposure were re- ported yesterday. An Indina coa- stable discovered a corpee is a lane at West Point at about 10 a.m. yesterday (Friday) morning. The dead man was about 60 years old and had evidently died of cold and exposure. The body was removed to the Mortuary. Another coolie was reported to have died from the cold in a fist in Portland Street, hody was found caris in the morn

The dead Kewloon, on Thursday,

formed the police and had the body removed to the Mortuary in Row- joen.

Cold Spells in Other Places. The temperature and humidity at certain other places yesterday

Hong Kong

Macao

Manila

Temp. Humid.

49

66.

43

3

TO

5፤

50

43

On Sunday morning a paper-r. H. J. Armstrong, Mr. E. I.ing by his fellow lodgers who in- It is not enough to wärn, he must hunt will be held at Fanling, atart- Wynne-Jones, threaten. In his forecast of the position of women in 2020 he says, in ing from Sousa's bungalow at 11.30. effect: If you persist in your Some of the self-styled' Lords of struggle to compete with men, the

As a result it has been arranged Mr. Leung Fat Yue, has been | Creation are in a sad panic. They one thing in which you now stand appointed chairman of the Tung that on Wednesday, January 22, at

seem to see their supremacy again fupreme-your power of bearing Wah Hospital for the forthcoming 4 p.m. on the Hong Kong Cricket morning a 6 o'clock were:

children-will be taken from you by year. : threatened. Women the world over men: By means of this power you"! are competing with men and insist. bave influenced the rising genera-

In his talk this week, appearingly lent for the occasion by the Club, ing on recognition of equal rights, tion. You have been able not only on page two of to-day's paper, the addresses on behalf of the Chinese

to bind & man to you by a legal con if not un absolute equality. The tract, to force him to support you,

Chief Scout gives some useful tips and foreign communities respec- as to what should be done in the tively will be presented' to His Ex- trouble began shortly before the but you have secured privileges case of fire. Older people than Boy cellency the Governor, after which Great War, when the

which protect you and your child- Scouts will find these hints useful."

addresses will also be presented to ren on every side. Woman is the woman's suffrage had just mani spoilt child of the law. But already

Lady Clementi. fested itself as a serious menace.

in the laboratory man is learning to To-day Father G. Byrne, Pre without you--to create life artiturator of the Jesuits in Hong ficially. The ectogenie children of Kong, sails for Europe by the the future will not be subject to Fushimi-marn. During his absence your influence, neither will you be Father MacDonald, S.J., Wardes a necessity of their being or

of Ricci Hall, will act as Superior, nurture. Men alone will make them with power of attorney.

cause of

Masculine fear has been one of the contributory causes of war. The

battlefield has been regarded as the place where men could rule sup-

reme; on its grim stage they could heroes and supermen

Share Certificates which have been strut I order to facilitate the Investiga

necete ing to such on pattern as this scientist rulers of each State con- sider desirable. No longer will the

Amoy Swntow Chefoo Pratas Jeland Shanghai

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to draw the Attention of the Fraudulently obtained from the Cow superior to pain, death, or pity. hand that rocks the cradle rule the in the number of suicide cases in made for the amplification of the authorities are reticent on matters

of the Company are requested to send |

recently come to this Colony, to the Pay, All Holders of Share Certificate Women were relegated to their world. There will be no cradies-ending merchant, and a number of all present may be given En op from the Superintendent of the

from

the Grog pots, in liquid form, over MANAGERS As Soon A& Possible.

ΠΟ

sane

persibility of acquiring Diseases, egin. Full Particulars of their Hoidings, proper place" as the recreation Women, Dysentery and Typhoid Fever by eating Number of Certificates, Naine of Owabt, of the warrior's leisure hours the mothers, will find themselves in the longer uncred L.S of Uncooked Vegetables,

Chinese Market-gardeners use Manure the Actual Distinguishing Numbers of t

unenviable position of being wage the Shares covered by the Certificate, the admiring chorus of worshippers. earners frein human sources and their custom

in exactly hens Date of Issue of Such Certificates and This did man propose. But women

the is to

conomic status as men, with their poar the manne

their Folio Numbers, to The GENERAL

disposed quite otherwise, using the present physical and mental dis- abilities, and no special privileges. last war as a lever to press their Th fart, Madame, your number is claim. Hero-worship went hand-in-up unless you are willing to toe the hand with help in purely masculine And we are, as we ever have been, line again according to our orders. concerns a help which the unfore patriarchs and old men of the seen extent and length of the war

Plazta.

Disenau-producing Parasites are, there:

fore, possibly present on the Surface

of Plants, e.g., Lettuces, over which the Gardener's spray falls,

J. WATSON,

Secretary, SANITARY BOAULD

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HONG KONG AUTOMOBILE

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

'ORIENT.

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MORTGAGE BANK AND ESTATE AGENTS.

tribe.'

From the days of Ancient Greece

Owing to the alarming increase Shanghai Mr. Wang Chu Chiu, a his friends have started an or ganization, the purpose of which is to aid would-be suicides by giving them small sums of money and send. ing them back to their homes.

A dividend of £3 per share, and a bonus of £1, has been declared Bank for the half year ending by the Hong Kong and Shanghai December 31 last. Half a million dellars is added to the silver re-

CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME forced men to necept. The young there are but few records of famous serve, three-quarters of a million is men were busy fighting, with in-women, but scanty as these records off bank premises, and

about $3,100,000 carried forward. tervals of flattering, and being are, there is sufficient evidence to Hattered by, women, and so it fell by the repression of half the human show how much the world has lost to the old men to take up arms in race. the battle of the sexes.

Their warnings to errant woman- DANCE t be held at the PENINSULA Six-roomed & Five-roomed Apartments. hood were loud and stern. Women

ASSOCIATION,

MEMBERS are Notified that

BOOKING for the DINNER-

·HOTEL on 17 JANUARY is NOW OPEN at the Office in thế MAIN ENTRANCE of the HONG KONG HOTEL, Where they may Purchase their TICKETS and Reserva SEATS,

C. P. MARCEL,

Bon. Secretary.

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BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION,

OPENING OF

SAIWAN CAMP.

HE Steam Launch “SHUN LEE” MURAT PEEK, Jor

"PEAK MANSIONS”

PRINCE EDWARD ROAD,. KOWOON,

Detached and Semi-detached Villas. Modern Construction with Garage.

SAIWAN BAY at 2 PM. on SA CUBO

DAY, JANUARY 11TH. Wolf Cabs,

at their ease.

By the kind permission of the Colonel and Officers of the K.O.S.B. the full band and pipes of, the regiment will be in attendance and will play musical selections.

Local Landmark to Disappear..

A little wooden structure outside.

This kiosk

Special accommodation will be provided on the ground and tea and other refreshments (including alecholic drinks) will be provided. Looking Back 25 Years. obtained at any of the leading terday morning. Charica Smith, Tickets for the function can be At eleven minutes past five yea Clubs in the Colony or from one

Erik Hogman, and William Nason. of the Hon. Secretaries mentioned expiated the crimes of which they above.

were found guilty, and an account thereof condemned to death. The Arrangements arc also being speeches by loud speakers so that all our representative could glean ppertaining to the execution, and

portunity of hearing the speeches gaol was that the men admitted the Justice of the sentence, and walked Loldly on to the scaffold. From other sources, which may be ques- tionable, we learned that Smith and Hogman walked boldly to the scaffold, while Nason broke down and had to be supported to the drop. It is alleged that the last words of Smith were:-"Lord have mercy on my soul: May God bless you all" Hogman, in a dull voice. Blake Pier, known from its sign-repeated ever and over again:--- board as the "Post Kiosk," is soun "My God, my God." Nason is al- to disappear, and the mator-bontaged to have made a lengthy office, together with the news and statement which was taken down other accommodation. candy stall, will have to look for by the Superintendent of the gaol.. One of the clergymen present, it than 20 years, though it is recalled terrible seene that he broke down has weathered the storms of mpre is uid, was so impressed with the by an old resident that in the big and wept-Hong Kong Daily typhoon of 1900 it was washed away Faces, Jan. 11, 1905. He.

Connaught's statue, but was hauled Locking Back 50 Years. in the direction of the Duke of back and established on a firmer foundation. The kiosk may be following custom is observed on the In the province of Canton the pulled down any day now. for, death of an individual away from apart from the lease having expir- hoine. Take a case just to hand; ed, it is an obstruction to the

a man belonging to the city of Can- motor-buses using this spot as a

Ton died the other day over at Fat- ti. His friends were communicat-. ed with, and they at once provided themselves with a coffin, one of the garments of the deceased, a live- cock, and some paper money, and started off for the place where the

put into the coffin and fastened

stripped of all the boughs, BAYC a small tuft at the top. The man's coat and the cock were then put on...

near the stern, and a strip of red. cloth attached to it..just below the tuft of leaves, which were thus left free to bow their heads on the motion of the boat. The ob-' ject of all this was to attract the spirit of the dead man to follow · the corpse home, so that it might receive the proper worship and offerings. Sometimes a white cloth is substituted for the red one. A priest is called in, who rings bell, repeats a few mummeries, and receives his reward in the shape of the fowl and other perquisites. The raper money is called 'ai-te'in, Throw to the WiFit Whir

which infest the road, to appease and pe- cure for the newly, dead' a sofa journey.-Hong Kong Daily Press, Jan. 12, 1880.

Police

A Chinese, believed to be Lord BIRKENREAD, with a Northerner, is alleged to have skill which defeats its own end snatched a handbag from a Euro by its palpable unfairness, says pean lady in Queen's Road, Cen- against the long list of male ital, near Pottinger St., at about genius, there can be named only. JOAN 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. were unsexing themselves. Chivalry SAPPHO, FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, and

ARC, ST. CATHERINE OF SIZMA, was at once chased and caught by a Shantung constable, and a Euro and femininity were dying together. a few others." The implication is ob pean who was passing, Mr. Shaw, Meni might accept the help of these vious-gonius is a monopoly of the He will be brought before the new women in the current criais, but for whose genius case might, Station this morning.

male sex! Also of the four women Magistrate at Central when the war was over, they would perhaps, be made out, two were look for their brides among the neurotic girls, the third "no better sweet old-fashioned girls who had than she should be," and the fourth

While the fire engine which broke terminus down on Thursday night was being a sickly and disagreeable, though taken back to the Central Fire Silver Movement. thrown away their simple capable, hospital nurse. The omie- Station, the "tow-line" snapped charm in this mnd scramble for sion of the names of two of Eng-

land's greatest monarchs and of the knocked a Chinese woman down,

near the Central Market, and In yesterday's issue the opinion masculine privileges. Nevertheless BRONTE sisters is too glaring to cutting her in the forehead. First currency that there is a shortage the marriage-rate went up. A new need comment. If we are to admit id was rendered on the spot and of silver in China "up country," corpse was kept. The body being arder of chivalry, in which men ac that any men of genius are alive almost immediately tbe ambulance is crying out for it. In this con. down, a bamboo was cut down and

and that Manchuria in particular pital. At the time of the accident, FFICE (2 Rooms) TO HE LETcepted their share in home-making hardly be denied that the names of

arrived to take the woman to hoe nection a correspondent draws our the woman had a child with her, and November 93 million dollars entered attention to the fact that during household dutics, came into being." ELIZABETH," and Rose MACAULEY, the youngster, who was erying most Shanghai from Hangehow, while board a boat, the bamboo erected Marriage for many became a real beside those of the men novelists. piteously, was taken with

at least; are worthy to be inscribed partnership. A typical composition And what of Madame DE STARL, of the age of so-called chivalry in Mrs. HMPHREY WARD, ELLEN

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HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

ANNUAL RACE MEETING,

Apply SECRETARY,

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THE TIME. FOR

BLANKETS

18 HERE, BUT WHAT SHALL BE DONE FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD THEM?

not

in the literary world to day it can

other to the hospital.

his

the marriage prayer of a fifteenth- TERRY, Mrs. SIDNEY WEBB, LIZA Opera and Marriage.

LERMAN, GEORGE ELIOT," Madame century Italian gentlemen who de Cung, MARIE STOPES, SYBIL THORN-

The betrothal of Mile. Ponselle, manded of his Maker "that we may DIKE, ROSA BONHEUR, EDITH EVANS, the famous operatic singer," an- live lung together in happiness and MADE ROYDEN, and scores of nounced in Home papers, is a great others whose names will occur to concord, with many male children, any reader-women who have dis. For here is a young woman, with encouragement to the mere man. and that He will grant to me tinguished themselves in

all the world at her feet, who con every riches, friends, and honour, and to and politics. There may be a long applause is not enough, and that branch of art, literature, science, fesses that a life of triumph and tend at the Society's Room. CITT HALL, EVERY MONDAY and gifts of a good housekeeper." How LoaD BIRKENHEAD says, but the she needs a husband and a home. THURSDAY, at 10.80 to receive oddly, that consorts with the absence of an equally lengthy roll Therein she holds true to that BAPYY PICOLAMEER COLT BRANI Paradentrimony Simate contree by endurent Tanner of hy

ENTRY FORMS are Now Clothing, etc.

post-war generation, when by com- very simple fact that only within which many women nowadaya scorn mon consent the word "obey" was the last century have women been and repudiate, and at the same generally omitted from the marriage given opportunity to use the talent time the balf persuades men that service.

that lies in them.

they are not wholly superfluous.

22ND, 24TH, 25, 26TH FEBRUARY EMBERS of the Committee at her faithfulness, modesty, and the line of male genius on record, as for the completion of her happiness

AND 18 MARCH, 1980,

Roady and may be obtaized upon HONG KONG BENEVOLENT

Application to the SECRETARY

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SOCIETY.

Hong Kong, 8th Jan., 1930. (8966

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was quoted of a local authority on

exports from Shanghai during the month were as follows:- $3,350,000 to Dairen

2,900,000 Tientsin 1,500,000 Tsingtao

11

11

Moukden Nanking Hong Kong Tungchow Shasi Tainan Foochow

1,050,000 ++ 1,050,000 ~~2,030,000 ·

400,000

400,000

300,000

230,000

200,000 Chefoo

200,000 Soochow 100,000, Ainoy

wat kore from Sugar nearly 13 million dollars during the month indicates, if nothing else, that there is free movement of the metal.