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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.
B.
H.M. THE KING'S BIRTHDAY
REVIEW. »
3RD JUNE, 1930.
THE PUBLIC ARE HEREBY
NOTIFIED of the following Traffic arrangements which will be enforced during the Ceremony at the Cenotaph.
1.-Motor cars convoying officials to the Ceremony at the Cenotaph will be stopped at the jonation of Des Your Road Central and Jackson Road where the occupants will alight. The cars will then be sent to Chater Road west of the Statue to park there. 9-From 9.45 am, to 11.30 am. motor omnibuses and lorries travelling along Caine Road in an Easterly Direction will be diverted by way of Arbuthnot Road, Hollywood Road, Lyndhurst Queen's Road
Terrace and ragion Streat to
and, arriving Blake Pior via Pedder Street. From lower levels to upper levels these vehicles will travel by way of Pedder) Street, Queen's Road Central and loe
Hanso Street.
3-From 9.15 am.to 11.30 am, motor omnibuses and lorries travelling East slong Queen's Rond West will be diverted by way of Bonham Strand West, Morrison Street and Da. Vosuz Road Central. The retura Journey will be made by way of Dei. Vœux Road Central. Wing Lok Street and Boakam Strand West.
Botween the hours of 9. a.m. and 19 moon vehicles will not be permitted to park in Connaught Road Central be twoan Pedd & Street and Murray Road; Chater Road, East of Queen's Status Wardley Street North of Quest's Statue, and in Jackson Road.
Na Vehicular Trafic will be permitted
in Connaught Road Central between
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AWARDED 50
Pedder Street and Murray Road between GOLD & PRIZE
the above hours.
T. H. KING,
Ag. Izspector-General of Police. Hong Kong, 29th May, 1930 [9486
PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD,
N°
NOTICE.
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TO LATE CAES Will Run After 12.05 on Tho NIGHT. of SUNDAY, 18 JUNE
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TUESDAY, 320 JUNE, 1930.
ATRONS are Notified that No DINNER DANCE will be held TUESDAY on
at the aboro HOTEL JUNE, 1930.
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
HOTELS, LTD. 'A
-BANK HOLIDAY,
IN Accordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912, the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the TRANSACTION of PUBLIO BUSI- NESS on TUESDAY. the 380 of
JUNE (The Birthday of His MAJESTY THE KING.)
Hong Kong, 20th May, 1930. [9480
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO.,
LIMITED.
MEDALS.
IT NEVER VARIES!
SOLE AGENTA :-.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
PHONE 20616.
HONG KONG FLYING CLUB.
OPENING CEREMONY NEXT SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
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HE Official Opening of the FLYING CLUB'S HANGAR and Club Premises will be performed by H. E. Sm WILLIAM PEEL, K.B... O.M.O.. Fotx O'CLOCK, Next SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 31m, at Kai Tak Aerodrome.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1930.
WEATHER REPORT.
the decline is inevitable. As to foothills of this mighty range, whether the existing currency condrawing its life-blood from great Yesterday's weather report; fore-ditions in the Colony can, and power-statipes high in the gorges cast and remarka, issued by the should, bs changed, opinions differ, and ravines of the mountains." Royal Observatory at 3.13 p.m., and the report of the Currency By 2020 dirt will have disappear.
A Special Motor Bus belonging to the Kowloon Motor Bus Company will run every Fifteen Minutes from the Star Ferry to the Club Fremises between 3.18
| P.M. and 4,30 P.M.
stated :-
BIRTHS.
a daughter.
I son.
MARRIAGE: TOWNSEND BOOTH-On May 24, at Shanghai, Miss BEATRICE TOWN SEND, daughter of the late Mr. C. F. TOWNSEND and Mrs. TOWNSEND, of London, to Mr. HERBERT RICHARD CHARLES Boom, son of the late Mr Boom and Mrs. BooтH, of Dublia.
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The unsatisfactory nature of the present position is painfully ob- vious. The advantages of having a dollar the value of which is de- Enitely and permanently, fixed are equally obvious, Everybody who is adversely affected by the present depreciation of the dollar is agreed
* News and Views *
The Lithuanian Clerical paper According to Mr. Phillip Snow-
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The convention for the first re-
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at noon. Bishop Cannon is to ap mittee on June 3 to explain some pear before the Senate. Labby Cou of the ins and outs of his activities. and handlings of large sums, in connection with the defeat of the Presidential aspirations of former Governor Alfred L. Smith.
Commission will presumably give ed from the ordinary man's ex The depression remains over the main arguments for and against perience. Chimneystacks, blighting | Rytas announces that the State Pro-den, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Western China and Tongking. The any departure from established pre-vegetation and poisoning the at-secutor has started proceedings for in a statement before the House typhoon is situated about 120 milescedent. Let us hope there will be mosphere with their acrio fumes, high treason against ex-Dictator of Commons, Soviet Russin's debt east of Ishigakijima, moving N.N.E. no unnecessary delay in publishing will be banished from industry. Woldemaras owing to demagogit to England is estimated by Treasury,
Local Forecast:-E and S.E. that report.
The machine-shop and the foundry utterances in the Press calculated to i experts at £980,000,000 sterling. winds; moderate; fine to showery.
of 2030 will be as clean as any undermine the authority of the bakeshop or dispensary of 1930. Lithuanian Republic." The chief Election at Dallas, Texas, on May Kowloon residents will be interested | grievance against Woldemaras is his 24 of Bishop James Cannon, Jr. to to know Lord BIRKENHEAD believes statement to the effect that the the chairmanship of the Methodist Ho Teso. On May 23, at 741, Rue Ratard, Shanghai, to Mr, and
that in the next century the popula. Nations! Constitution owing to a Board of Prohibition, Temperance Mrs. E. S. K. Ho Tusa, a son.
tions of the great" cities will live formal technical defect is illegal. and Public Morals was believed to Howkits.On May 24, at the
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vast blocks of fints, with Woldemaras also pecused one of the have prevented any further attempts Country Hospital. Shanghai, to
communal refectories. Regarding highest Lithuanian Administrators to discipline him either for political Mr. and Mrs. R., M. HOWELLS, that "something" should be done, the manufacture of artificial human of the Memel Territory af, corrup-activities or his stock market dab- MONTGOMERY.On May 23, at the but there is a wide difference of beings the author says:-"I do not tion. The Government Party, of blings on margin The Methodist Country Hospital," Shanghai, to opinion as to what action should be suppose that by then ectogenesis which Woldemaras is a member, has Conference adjourned ita sessions: Mr. and Mrs. J. MONTGOMERY,
taken, and how and by whom. The on a large or national scale will summoned him before the Control SIMPSON-On May 23, at the problem is not so easy of solution have become practical. But the first Commission for a hearing following
Country Hospital, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. S. PARE SIMPSON, as some seem to believe. Even in ectogenetic child may already be which the Commission will decide
daughter.
countries which enjoy a stable cur- mingling with its normally pro-expelled from the Party.
whether the ex-dictator should be rency there is dissatisfaction at the duced school fellows-if any de- instability of its purchasing power.
cent school will accept so mon- There is demanit for à definite trous a pupil-and the whole matter rink. Something to fall back on.
A poet is running, an ice-skating domestic value of money, without will have reached the state of an which industrial and financial-acute controversy," but by that and therefore social-stability is time this brilliant debater will not! impossible. A Wall Street, banker be able to take part in the discus-ular air service between Europe has been recently quoted as saying sjon. that money is something like, God -so few people know anything
Speaking at the Foreign Trade about it." Others, again, regard all Convention at Los Angeles last! these matters of currency and ex-
week, Mr. Cromic, a publisher of change values as being as far be Vancouver, described China as "a yond man's control as the weather. gold mine for foreign trade and The Massachusetts Highway De-out clay- We do not favour that belief," nor many other things. A single impartment has put the road ""ter- toise" in, the same class with the approve the vacuous assumption of provement-railways would wipe roadhog" But don't forget-it an expression of pious and helpless ut famine in China and bring is quite Possible with present-day resignation. But unpicasant facts about unified military discipline," cars, in fact it is very easy to drive
fast without being careless. must be faced; and economic con he asserted. He also said that low- ditions recognised as what they are, China are needed to afford a fuller sculptore chiseling the faces of er cable rates between America and
Rameses II. could see modern not what they might-and perhaps daily exchange of news and views, [863
should be. If there is a way out of the plight in which the Colony finds itself, free and open discussion of the situation will surely lead to its discovery. The earnest co-opera- the common good is needed, "and tion of all concerned in advancing
when the Currency Commission submits its report to the community, let it be examined and, if need be. ress, criticised in spirit which admits
sincerity even if it denies accuracy.
at
the
DEATHE. CARION-At Shanghai, on May 94, RZE the beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. CARION, aged 17 months. CROKAME. On May 25,
General Hospital, Shanghai, EVELYN, dearly-beloved wife of WILLIAM GEORGE CROKAM, aged MAY-On May 27, in England, following operation, ESMEE, beloved wife of GERGE THOMAS MAY, A.P.C. Hong Kong. Deeply regretted.
30 years.
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The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, MAY 31, 1930.
TINKLING THE BELL.
diet,
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At a Big Six "Conference track meeting at Lincoln, Nebraska, on Iowa State University. did the May 9, Hubert Meir, student of 100-yd, dash in 9.4, 880.
He was and Central Africa was signed as aided by the use of starting blocks. Brussels on May 23 by the French Minister of Aviation. The Franco- Belgian service will be operated be-Secretary of State, says that new Henry Stimson. American Congo with stops at Brussels, Paris, ditions merely by a new edict or a tween Antwerp and the African
eras do not come out of old con- Marseilles, Algiers and Lake Tehad. good resolution." Perhaps so, bus
neither can you make bricks with
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which would result in a great in-Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and crease of business. He added that Roosevelt on the rock of the Black ling-block to efforts to bring about tight well wish he had known of Japan appeared to be the stumb-Hills with pneumatic drills, he lower cable rates.
those handy tools. His monumenta night then have dwarfed the Sphinx, one of the objects of his emülation in sculpture,
The British Maiden vollided on May 94 with the steamer Scottish tanker W W. Bruce of Ambrose Light, New York.
Both vessels suffered damage. Tugs were dis- patched to the scene to render what- ever aid might be necessary.
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Mr. William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada, top opening the new 80,000,000 in Ottawa on May 24 touched a but- bridge connecting Montreal with the island and shortening the route to the American border.
Lieut. George Reed were to start Capt. Herbert Partridge and
a non-stop flight from Hartford, Coan., to Buenos Aires on May 23, President Hoover signed a Con-of Malabar to boycott their bus
A resolution urging the womer route, according to plans which viding medals for the members of facture it or even trade in it-bas They will refuel from the air" engressional resolution last week pro- bands if they drink liquor or manu- they are said to have worked out the Antarctic expedition headed by been passed at a in detail,
conference at Rear-Admiral Richard E. Byrd. Tellicherry, North Malabar."
Local Notes and Events
H.M.S. Caradoc is scheduled to leave Plymouth for Chinn on July 92, and is due to arrive in this port
on September 15.
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was picked up by a constable at A bundle of Bolshevik circulars Garden Road, early on Thursday morning. In the evening of the same day, literature of a similar nature was found near the Central
Market.
In spite of the reward recently Looking Back 25 Years. offered for information, there is still no news regarding Mr. T. F. form in Hong Kong. In recording Plague is present în epidemic
OtSullivan, who was last seen in the official figures, without comment, the Botanic Gardens at about 0.30 there is no "acnaationalism." As p.m. on May 8. The missing man was very short-sighted, and it is worse in former years; "but it is a matter of fact, it has been much
feared may have fallen into a gully nonsense to holloa until we are out on the hillside. Extensive search of the wood, The season is not half and exhaustive inquiries have been over yet, and a bigger jump than made by, the police without finding usual yesterday brought the total the slightest clue to the mystery.
number of cases up to 105 (actually The forthcoming local examina cases were fatal. So long as there 104) Six out of yesterday's seven tion in connection with the Trinity are Chinese in Hong Kong, so long College of Music, London, will be will there be plague, unless the conducted by Mr. Albert Mallin authorities bave the pluck and pow
er to do, as Japan does--to burn son, F. T. C. L., at the City Hall on
down whole infected areda. Monday, Tuesday,
The Thursday, and Friday of
Wednesday,
week The
next Chinese, and some others, cannot be
rats. "All that the Government, can theory examination persuaded to report the presence of
manage under present conditions is partial remedy, that is evidently scotching" the disease, but not abolishing it.-Hong Kong Daily Press, May 31, 1965. Looking Back 50 Years...
"BOLSHEVIK" BIRKENHEAD.
Is an entertaining book entitled "The World in 2030," "Lord B:n KENHEAD plunges deep into the WITH the dollar again sliding down-future with prophecies of a world ward public interest is once more so highly developed as to make pur concentrated upon the currency present manner of living almost problem.. Before very long, it may unbelievably backward and semi- We are pleased to be able to an- be assumed, we shall know the civilized. Lord BIRKENHEAD fore-nounce that the Medical Officer of views of the Commission recently casts the coming of a time when this Health returned a clean bill of appointed by the Hong Kong will be a world with plenty of health for the 24 hours ended at mid Government to investigate this ques- money for all, a world of boundless night on the 29th instant. tion. It has been already intimated leisure, synthetic food at ridiculous. that no further evidence would be ly low prices, week-end ski-ing heard, and that the Commission was excursions from Europe to Labrador engaged in preparing its report. and Greenland, and of the manu Should any recommendations befacture of artificial human beings, made that the Government take perhaps on the style of the Franken- action, those auggestions will have stein Monster, to relieve the burdens Tes will be provided in the Club House to be carefully considered. and all interested in aviation are ra
If ap- of genuine humanity. quaated to apply to any of the following proved, the necessary machinery "The perfection of the synthetic Committee Members for invitations, has to be set in motion to carry
23 Lord BIRKENHEAD Writca,
Mr. D. Kinloch, of 370 The Peak, The Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, Capt. these proposals into effect-all of cannot be delayed far into the has reported to the Police the loss K. B. B. Benfield D.8.0., MC, Wing which will take time, and mean twenty-first century; and when the of an Axminster carpet, which is will be held at the Hong Kong Commander A. H. S. Steel-Perkins, U.B.E., RAF, Lient. Commander while there is no likelihood of the first synthetic food-factory begins stated to have been either stolen or University on Saturday, June 7, Squance, Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones. Dr, F. dollar becoming more stable. Mean-to undercut the prices of naturally. lost while in transie from bis re-at 10 am. Mr. Mallinson arrived ORDINARY GENERAL G. Mr. D. Lambert. MEETING of the SHARE Chee, Wong Kab. Mr Awhile, also, HOLDERS is the above Company will W. Summers, cio Thos. Cook & Son, columns contain expressions of will be sealed Synthetic foods he, dry-cleaned.
our correspondence grown food the doom of agriculture sidence to Whiteaway, Laidlaw's to
in the Colcay yesterday by the be held at the Company's Offices, P. & O. Limited, Feder Bailding. Bailding, on WEDNESDAY JUNE 4T
opinion which, in the words of will be much cheaper, more ‚palat-
Suwa maru. at 11, for the purpose of receiving
FRANCIS BACON, represent a tinkling able, more various, perhaps more
A Chinese, while walking on the Report of the General Managers
The Council of the University of together with a
of the bell to call the
Nathan Road, suddenly collapsed Hong Kong has recently endorsed wita hygienic, than the natural together."
decessors. Therefore they will drive and was taken to the Kwong Wak a recommendation from the Senate shareholders of Union Church was A meeting of the members and And by "wits" is not meant the products of agriculture off the Hospital on Thursday evening. He urging the formation of a Hong held on Saturday afternoon, when of MAY to bru of JUNE, Both Days HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, humorists, but men who recognize market and rain the farmers of the gave his name as Chang Yik Hai, Kong University Graduates Asso the election of four trustees, render- inclusive.
the existence of a very definite and world. By the year 2030 synthetic aged 35, a native of Shanghai, with ciation, At present there exist in rd necessary by the withdrawal of very vital problem, and who are bread, sugar, and vegetable sub
no fixed abode. 19431HE HALF YEARLY GENERAL most anxious to find a solution of stitutes may be cheaper than water
certain centres local associations, the London Missionary Society MEETING or VOTING om. born will be held at the CLUA House, it. The more this question of cur-is to-day,"
but as yet there is no general from the trust deed took place. The HAPPY VALLET on WEDNESDAY, rency is discussed the better, for
ociation of graduates. The de financial position of the church was INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGA. | 4TH JUNE, 1937. at 5.37 P.-
Lord BIRKENHEAD takes the view pleaded guilty when charged with sirability of such an association is then discussed. It was stated that By Order,
in the multitude of counsellors that the world's development since
obvious, and Hong Kong tiniversity TION COMPANY, LIMITED,
there is safety." There is a feeling 1830-has-been so tremendous that if
graduates are invited to send their of impatience abroad which, while the progress continues at the same
maraes and addresses to Mr. Stan quite natural in the circumstances, hace the exploitation of new sources
ley V. Boxer, Acting Registrar of does not make for calm and clear of vast power is certain before the
Hong Kong University. thinking. Watching the dollar alid expiration of another century. Beat the Cenotaph on the occasion of In connection with the ceremony ing steadily down is not calculated points out that intra-molecular the King's Birthday, it is notified to induce an imposaïve, philosophic energy may transform travel and elsewhere in to-day's issue that frame of mind, but-at-the same transport, and thus spell the end enforced by the Police. The atten- certain traffic arrangements will be time it is necessary to guard against of the coal age, as well making tion of the public is drawn to the going to the other extreme. It is possible air journeys at 400 miles notice in question.
to the 31st BARFORs of Accounte
1929.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 28TH
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.
General Managers. Hong Kong, 17th May, 1930.
THE FORTY-NINTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at-the-Offices of the General Managers, Messus JARDINE MATHESON & CO.,
LTD., PEDDER STARET, Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY, the 18TH JUNE 1930,
NOTICE/
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GB. BROWN,
Secretary, Hong Kong, 19th May, 1980. [9438
at NOON, for the purpose of receiving REMOVAL NOTICE the Report of the Directors, passing the Accounts, and electing Directors and Auditors.
The TRANSFER HOOKS of the
Company will be CLOSED from the UR SHOP has now been
Days inclusiva, /
By Order of the Board,
JARDINE, MATHESON-
& CO, LTD.
General Manager.
Hong Kong, 18th May, 1930. [9481
REMOVED to ND 60, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
KWONG WO Jewellers & Silk Dealers,
[98932
pre-
At the Marine Court yesterday, the mistress of a passenger boat using grapplings for the purpose of dredging the harbour bed near the Naval Anchorage and was fined or five days in default...
All the Borists shops in Holly. wood were cleaned out for scenes in Puttin' on the Ritz," the United Artists picture starring Harry Richmad, which comes to the Queen's Theatre on Sunday Ber- eral truckloads of flowers of every
the present income was wholly in- adequate to meet the cost of a minister's salary, and a proposition was brought forward to sell the site. of the present church and build a smaller one on a cheaper 'site, or to sell half of the present site and re- duse, the size of the building, the money so obtained to form an en- dowment fund. A gentleman pre- rent offered to endeavour to raise guarantee fund during the week which would be sufficient to tide the opinion at the silver htakera Anb
haux The Himaloveacare
14 in London that the price of the provided by nature with an abund West Point, the lifeless body of a taking place in a Broadway, revue.
con patambakind vreathered to desejote the hayeh duosustain Moo RAVEL ASSISTANT TYRE OF NOW THE SUFECT FIyong supposcaly time and stated that he had only metal will go still lower, and, ance of waterfalls, capable, when baby boy was found by a Chinese Puttin' on the Ritz is United of a considerable sum. Ultimately that afternoon received the promiss things being as they are, the Hang harnessed, of generating vast sup constable and taken to the Mort Artists biggest and most elaborate this offer was accepted, and the Kong dollar must go down proplies of electricity. It is probable sy, at about 8.a.m..on Thursday, effort, with several songs by Irving meeting adjourned for a week to- portionately. There is no help for that before 9030 an intensive induse same morning, an infant girl's Berlin, two hundred dancers, many await the result of the efforts of the corone was discovered on Hill Road elaborate musical numbers, and a gentlemen referred to.Hong Kong it in the existing eircumstances; trial life will grow up among the and taken to the Mortuary.
large and brilliant cast,
Daily Press, May 31, 1880,
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