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CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION

No. 16.

CTING under instructions received from the INSPECTOR-GEN- ERAL of CUSTOMS I have to Notify the Public as follows:-

NOTICE.

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TOTICE IS HEREBY, GIVEN

that purseant to Articles Nos. 33 and 34 of the Articles of Association of the CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE (o, LTD., the Directors, for the purpose of enforcing and in orcise of the Company's-lien thereupon, have Sold the Undermen tioned 1,35 Shares in the said Com pasy and have CANCELLED the Undermentioned Scrip, namely

Scrip No.

Share Numbered. 563207/566406

564407/568908

586207/567206

10744

10745

10748

10747

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By Order,

D. L. KING,

Secretary,

Hong Kong, Jan. 27th, 1930, [89 S

HONG KONG TELEPHONE

CO., LTD. AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE

SYSTEM. DEMONSTRATION MODEL

SET.

DEMONSTRATION Shewing the Operation of the Automatis Switches during the Progress of a Call, and demonstrating the Various Tones received at Each Stage, MAIN has been Installed in the

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On and after 1ST FEBRUARY, 16, the Baikan Tael will be discontinued as the unit of escalation of duties on imports from abroad. Instead, A new gold unit will be used. This unit will be equal to 60.1866 centig mmmes of pure gold and will, therefore, be equiring of the Switches and the Meaning of lent to Gold Dollars 0.40.or 19.7265 the Different Tones. Pence Sterling, or 0.8095 Gold Yen.

182 FEBRUARY to 1

From MARCH, 1930, inclusive, specific duties on Imports from abroad now expressed in Haikund Taels will be converted into the new voit on the basis of Baikun Tsein one equals 1,50 of the new uit: and beginning with 16TH MARCH, 1930, on the basis of Haikuan Tael ci

As here- equals 1.7% of the new unit. tofore, dollars, taels, and other cur rencies will be recoired in payment of duties, The rated at which such currencies will be accepted in pazment of duties expressed in the new unit will he officially announced from time to time. At least three days' Pablis Nolice will be given in the event of change in rales.

J. M. H. OSBORNE, Commissioner of Chinese Custom,. Kowloon and District, YORK BUILDINGS, Hong Kong, 27th January, 1930.

CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION No, 17.

ACTING under instructinga zivs.

from the INSPECTOR-GEN. ERAL of CUSTOMS I have to Notify the Public that all payments in respect of gold unit datica are to be Lendered only in silver currencies now accepted. From 1ST FEBRUARY, 1930, until Further Notice the Customs gold unit will be equivalent to Hong Kong Noten $1.118.

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If an agreement on this point be reached, the present London Conference may end

One of the leading Japanese SIR CECIL CLEMENTI. cutters is now in Hong Kong for a in lew days, booking orders fog mik

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the pearing elsewhere. along the S.E, Coast of China and

His Excellency the Governor (Sir United States, which the naval over the N. China Sea.

Judge Crawford. giving judg Cecil" Clementi, K.C.M.G.) and experts conceive as the chief potenment in favour of a boarding-house

Lady Clementi, Government Local Forecast: N. winds, fresh, tial enemy of Japan. There is also keeper at Southend County Court House last night, was of the cosmo-

considerable speculation among the said about seaside landladies:-

Every person who is familiar politan nature typical of the Colony. Japanese as to whether the question with conditions in August knows The size of the gathering to which of naval bags will be injected into they are quite different from any The August Bank Editorial and Business Offices: 11,

general invitation had been Ice House Street, Tel. Central the Conference. Under the terms other time.

Holiday is the harvest of boarding;] jssued-was elöquent of the very of the Washington Naval Agree house keepers, They charge-and Night Editor (Wanchai Office):ment the United States agreed notare entitled to charge more at that great respect and affection. felt for

to establish bases in the Philippines time than at any other. They make His Excellency and Lady Clementi.."

more during that Back Holiday Among the gucets, who totalled Guam. The Japanese papers than they make during the rest of

nearly 2,000, were representatives are agreed that if this situation the year."

of every spotion in the Colony. were changed, Japan would" be

When Mr. Winston Churchill The scarlet mess jackets and gold placed in a most serious position. addressed Bristol University stud braid of the chicers of His Majesty's

The Singapore Base is aimed at ents as their new. Chancellor he was

arrested" and carried shoulder- Services, made bright spots of Japan," one editorial says; so is high into the Court of Students colour among the formal black and the great American naval base There he was charged "that, on

white, and the blue, grey and brown at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii.. If December 13, he acquired a new

hat and 2 new Chancellorship: silks of the many Chinese gentle- America should decide that addi further, that he neglected to supply men present. The ladise, European tional large bases must be built in the students with forenoon coffee and Chinese, vied with each other'

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VACANCY.

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THE Pont of SUPERINTENDENT of POLICE Now Vacant, and the Council la prepared to receive Application from any Competent Peron, who is required to state Age, Qualifica tions and Experience.

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them to his bun-fights and chip- parties." Rising to make bis de fence, Mr. Churchill was greeted with the song "Old Soldiers Never and "fined." He paid guilty his "fine" as a subscription to the Students Club,"

Lady Clementi looked garments.

green and particularly well in a gold dress worn with a short green

Pacific to reality would be Anglo-American lake, with America Feans of Anglo-Japanese friction

exercising a majority control." at the Naval Conference now sitting But the conference now sitting in Die; They Only Fade Away," found velvet coat. in London were mentioned in London is not a gathering of Reuter message yesterday. Already

editorial-writers, and in spite of there is some "little difficulty be

occasional pessimistic Press out- tween the delegations as to which

bursts in all the countries concern aspect of the problem under dir-

ed we may still hope that same cussion is to be debated first. The

definite progress will be made to British Government does not coward the objective so earnestly sider the order of precedence desired by every civilised nation. matter of great importance, and

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News and Views.

is apparently quite willing to fall in with Japan's suggestion that battleships be considered first. It is on the quota question-the fixing

The total output of the Kailan of proportionate cruiser strengths between Britain, the United States, Mining Administration's mines for and Japan--that most trouble up the week ending January 10 amount. to be likely, Widespreaded to, 150 tons, and the sales pessimism in Japan regarding the during the period to 74.982 tons.- result of the Five Power Confer-

A thiel entered the kitchen quar. ence in London was dissipated, to some extent by the declarations of ters at No. 1, Pratt Buildings, the heads of delegations at the Kowloon, early yesterday morning opening session, but it would be too by breaking open a lock on the much to say that a majority of back door, and stole a few small thinking Japanese consider the articles valued at about 8€. success of the Conference as assur ed. Fur these reasons:-

1.-There is no indication that Britain and the United States have Any intention of acceding to Japan's expressed desire for a ralio the naval of 70 per cent. of

two great sex strength of the

Powers in auxiliary craft. Rather the British and American delegates have indicated that they look on

N order to facilitate the Investiga

tion with regard to A Number of Share Certificates which have been Fraudulently obtained from the Cam pany, All Holders of Share Certificates of the Company are requested to send in Fall Particulars of their Holdings Number of Certificates, Name of Owner, the Japanese demand as a trading the Actual Distinguishing Numbers of the Bhares overed by the Certificate, the point, on which the Japanese dele Date of Inane of Such Certificates and gation is likely to yield. their Folio Numbers, to The GENERAL MANAGERS A Boon As Possible.

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

General Managera.

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OUR TAXI SERVICE in Kowloon has been Established for the Past

2. The fact that Mr. MacDONALD delayed his preliminary conversa- tions with the Japanese delegates uncil shortly before the formal Coa ference was convened 'is taken as proof that the British delegation had no desire to be pressed with 2 detailed explanation of the "justice" of the Japanese stand. In other words, it appeared to

Japanese that Britain and America had agreed on a general pro-

Japan to accept it.

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It has been reported to the police that a pantry-boy from the Poria güese gunboat now in port has been missing Iron the ship since 6 am. yesterday morning, taking with him a cheque and some clothing of a total value of $235.

A report has been made to the police by the manager of a picer goods store in Ice House Street Monday morning over twenty yards of main proof cloth valued at $200 were stolen from the

that OF

store.

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It was shortly after 9 p.m. that His Excellency and Lady Clementi received a number of deputations from Chinese and other associa While the members of Marton tions, each presenting a small sou- Women's Hockey Club, a noted venir of the Colony. The deputa- tions were as follows:-The Elders North Yorkshire team, were travel- ling to a match in a Middlesbrough of the New Territories, the Stud- bus, the conductor complained that ents' Union of the Hong Kong their

the Chinese improper." Kong University, W5

the The girls were wearing the usual Government schoolmasters,

gym "tunics for the game. The Education Department, St. John's conductor-4 17-year-old youth Ambulance Brigade, the Boy ordered one girl to pull her coat Scouts, the Directors of the Tung

her knees. She refused.

Wah Hospital, the Kau Lung Lok There was a heated argument, and Sin Tong and the Chinese Chamber the conductor threatened to have of Commercé. the girls put off the bus: The Chief Constable of Middlesbrough, to whom the facts were reported, said that there were no regulations in the district forbidding girl hockey players to travel in sports clothes ir a public vehicle.

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Owing to its having come to the knowledge of the Empress Dowager that many of her indigent and badly paid officials at Court have been getting large and in some cases regular revenues from the secret service funds of many of the foreign

The reception of the other guests was epi-formal, an excellent ar- rangement. Having shaken hands with Sir Cecil and Lady Clementi. the guests passed into the newly- decorated ballroom, which was set out with an informal grouping of chairs. Conversation passed a very Moderate Socialism in Switzerland.

pleasant hour, during which His A great change in the Swim po- Excellency and Lady Clementi litical situation has been made by mingled freely with their guests, the decision of the Socialist party while an excellent Marine band conference by a large majority to gave a good progranume of light Refreshments were served demand participation in the Swiss music. Government. The extreine Left cle- on the ground foo ments of the party have now for the first time been beaten by the more moderate Socialiste, who are for improving the conditions of the working-class by democratic Parliamentary methods. This vic tory is mainly the result of the ac tion by the leaders of the trade unions. The Swin Second Cham- ber has elected as President of the Chamber in 1930 one of the leaders

Powers represented in rf the moderate Socialista. Two vant Liberal seats are to be illed Peking by the sale of copies of in- portant State documents and the be "secret" until published in the on the Swiss Federal Council. For il has been four Liberals and two Years the composition of the Coun-like, which are supposed to Catholics The Socialists and the Peking Gazette, their Imperial, Peasants are now demanding one Majcaties the Emperor and Em- seat cach. "The Liberals are pre- press Dowager have gommander.

that all State documents intended pared to give up one of the two

are to be hereafter handed up in An inquest is to be held next week seats, but while the Left wing of for the sole eyes of their Majesties

the part are, for giving it to the

the Manchu laigunge, enclosed in relating to the death of a Chinese Socialists, the Right wing would

specially-made wated envelopes and employed at the Royal Naval Yard.choose the Peasants.

put in locked dispatch boxes. We understand the deceased ale-

Should the business contained in quite unknowingly-me rat Bridging the Gulf. son, and died a couple of days

"Is it possible to practise tele- these State papers be required to later.

pathy at bridge inquires a curbe made public, they will be trans- respondent in a London evraing lated into Chinese and published, but not otherwise. As few persons, paper. He mentions the case of a

even Manchus themselves are able husband and wife whe, playing as partners, can apparently read each nowadays to read the Manchu other's thoughts. Much, of course, written language, it is thought by depends upon the conditions ander their Majestice that this procedure which telepathic bridge is played, will be a reliable means of stopping Complete freedom of movement the leakage of important State some by his students, about 100 pathic partners; their opponents would otherwise be transmitted to those who have no right to know sketches in all. The exhibition is should be strapped to their seats, open to all who care to visit it.

gagged, and fitted with blinkers them, but which they have hitherto which prevent them from seeing obtained by the assistance of the Dollar-Hang - Kong anything but their own cards. The Almighty cardroom must be kept in complete Daily Press, January 28, 1905. darkness except for a smail packet | Looking Back 50 Years. lamp und mirror which will be us ed by the telepathic partner who has not fallen into a psychic trance; this player must be free to move about at the direction of the thought waves from his or her as- sistant. Some remarkable bridge hands have been played under these circumstances, and on one occasion telepod from the void is said to have removed a note case from the inside pocket of a properly pinion ed spectator. It should be added that strict silence must be observed or there will be grave risk of shock to somebody's nerves or credulity.

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An exhibition of Chinese pictures by the well-known artist Mr. Pau Shiu You will be held at the Chi- nese New Year holidays, January 30 to February 1. Mr. Pau, who is an artist of considerable reputa- tion, will exhibit a large number

Two Years and From Now on Wo wish gramme, and were inclined to force of pictures of his own, as well as should be allowed only to the tele. documents, the kowledge of which to

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More than £30,000 was left for research studentshins in chemistry at Oxford University by Sir Wil liam Henry Perkin, Waynflete, Professor of Chemistry at the uni- verity, whose estate is valued at £43,6 After smaller legacies on

and Italian delegations. If those Iency. differences cannot be adjusted as the Conference proceeds, Japan, may be asked to enter a Three Power Agreement with Britain and the United States. In other words, Britain and the United States are in a position to dictate the terms the death of his wife he leaves all of a Three Power Agreement which bis property to the president and Japan tardly could afford to reject. scholars of Magdalen College, Ox- approaching it would be as un- ford, to enable students who are not

In the Gazette notice is given that in consideration of the Chinese New Year festivities crackers may Cross-roads and of Shing Wong be fred in the Districts west of the

4 p.m. on the 11th February; and Street from 4 p.m. on the 9th until in the Districts east of the Cross-

roads and of Shing Wong Street, only between the hours of 4 p.m. of the 9th and 9. p.m. of the 10th Februany But," adds the noti- fication," whilst allowing thus the same liberty. as heretofore, His Ex- celleney the Governor desires the Chinese public to take special pre- cautions on the occasion, as the un- usual dryness of the weather in- one, and fully warrants the caution creases the danger of a conflagra- given in the Gazette. The practice tion arising in case of careless hand- is not only a dangerous one, but ling of crackers." Although there a very annoying one to Europeans, has been no unusual dryness of the hut at festive seasons like that weather during the last few daye, it is quite possible it may now generous as impolitic to interfere remain until fing until the date with the enjoyment of our native mentioned, and, in any case, it is the university to News from London yesterday members

friends. The notification allows, as advisable all possible precautions showed that the Japanese delegation matriculate at Oxford and engage is firm in its insistence that Japan in research work in the chemical usual, reasonable time for the es- should be taken against fire. We

enpe of the excessive exuberance of do not recollect any serious "con laboratories, and to enable students

the Chinese at New Year..time by flagration having originated from the firing of crackers, but confines the firing of crackers, but the prac entitled to 70 per cent. of the who are members of the university strength of the United States in to. go to other universities in the

the engage in chemical research work. The atud it) ace (as Europeans regard tice of letting off these things in 10,000-ton. cruisere, but this view- British Empire and

moderate limits-Hong large numbers in closely-built neigh-

(Continued on preceding 'column). point has found no support in entships are to be of £350 a year Kong Daily Press, January 30, bourhoods is obviously a dangerous. British public or official opinion, "each.

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