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A. S. WATSON & CO.," LIMITED.

NOTICE.

WHIT MONDAY, Ora JUNE, 1932 all Departments will be CLOSED. THE HONG Kоx Dis ruxsaxt. Dispensing Department, will be OPEN for Dispensing Prescriptions from 10 A.M. to 1 PM. and' from 8 P.M. to 7.30 P.M.

À. §. WATSON & CO., LTD, Hong Kong, 5th June, 1939. [9509

NOTICE.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY

OF CANTON, LTD. (INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG).

ERTIFICATE No. 2958 for Six

Thares, per Share paid ap, Numbered 8911/915 and 93882 in this Society standing in the Name of TAKATA & CO. of Tokio, has "been Declared LOST, and if at the Expira tion of One Month from the date hereo! the above Decumant be net forth- Coming

the Bald Certificate will be doomed cancelled and of No Effect, and NEW Oortificate for the mid Sharon be issued in its stead by the

Society.

PAUL LAUDER,

General Manager.

Hong Kong, 7th June, 1938. [961).

PEAK CHURCH

SPECIAL NOTICE

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DURING THE FOUR MONTHS

beginning JUNE 8TH, 1930, and

anding OCTOBER 12Tя, 1930,

HOLY COMMUNION

will be celebrated

ONLY ON THE SECOND and FOURTH SUNDAYS

in Each Month,

BANK HOLIDAY.

"N. Ordinance No.

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IT NEVER VARIES!

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1930.

WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, fore- cast, and' remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 3.10 p.m., stated:

The Northern depression has passed into the Pacific to the East of Japan. A shallow depression covers S. China."

Local Forecast:-S.W. or vari able winds; light to moderate; cloudy; occasional rain.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

Mrs. T. KAWA and family tender their sincere thanks to all friends for their expressions of sympathy in their recent be- reavement. also for floral

Is it to be expected that the Rong Koag Government, or even the Home Government, should under. take such a task as to maintain in this Colony a fixed-value currency which was constantly Rowing into China?

Apart from this very important aspect of the question, what would the proposed substitution of a two- shilling dollar for the present fluctuating dollar mean? That the services rendered by the business and industrial community of Hong Kong would cost just that much more than they have been costing, and

. That the slump in silver means very considerable hardship for many is not questioned. Everyone who sends part bf, his earnings out of the Colony suffers heavy loss; all who use imported goods in any form bave to pay much more for them These things are self-evident; what is not so obvious is how such con- sequences can be avoided, or even minimised. Possibly the report of the Currency Commission will en

these and other matters. We

must wait and see, but we should not be expected to wait very long-and two months is much too long. The currency of this Colony could be stabilised; if necessary, the British Government could give the local Government its

lighten

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News and Views *

the ex-Crown Prince of Germany, ea candidate for the post of police Prince Wilhelm, the eldest son of Mr. Frederick Broucek, a defeat- has narrowly escaped death from magistrate at Berwyn, Illinois, has drowning in a balloon in Konigsbeen found "guilty of slander by berg. He was one of the passengers wireless" against his successful named after the more famona air-lined £g and costs. in the bailaoa Graf Zeppelin, so rival during the campaign, and ship, and belonging to the German first suit of its kind instituted It was the Aeronautic Society. The balloon since Illinois adopted a wireless was driven out towards the Baltic libel law three years ago. Sea, and despite the efforts of the occupants came down on the water, Two of the passengers were taken on heard a motor-boat which rushed tor and Prince Wilhelm swam an to their assistance, but the naviga- aided to the shore. which they reached safely.

Berthe Malhien, a woman

A strange new sect has been dis- district in Rumania. It has not covered at Veresti, in the Botolani many adherents, and is called the calls himself patriarch. At their "Seet of Tremblers." Its leader

meetings the members le fac on the ground trembling continu- of all they believe that they are able

tributes sent and attendance at still would cost for similar services backing, in which case the Hongs, will have to live a great deal to shake off their sins in this way.

the funeral.

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HONG KONG, JUNE 7, 1930.

SILVER AND STABILITY.

So news of our distress has at last reached the outer world, and the situation is being watched with some anxiety by the Secretary of State for the Colonies. That is something to be thankful for, bu: beyond this Lord PASSFIELD at the moment will not ge. naturally prefers to await there port of the Currency Commission; in fact, he has no option in the mätter. An inquiry into the situa tion having been officially ordered, the result of that investigation must bo awaited before any further action can be taken, or even con- "templated. That is the plain, busi nese-like manner of doing things, and this currency question is very definitely a business proposition. PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, What is not business-like, however,

SOLE AGENTS-

A. S. WATSON

& CO., LTD.

I Accordance with OHHANGE WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS

BANKS will be CLOSED for the TRANSACTION of PUBLIC BUSĮ. NESS on MONDAY, the Oru of „JUNE (WHIT MONDAY),

Hong Kong, 4th June, 1930. [9308

UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG,

NOTICE.

MATRICULATION, SENIOR AND JUNIOR LOCAL EXAMINATIONE: NOVEMBER 1930.

Nom

TOTICE '18 HEREBY GIVEN.

that the above Examinations will begin on WEDNESDAY, NO- VEMBER 12, of

PHONE 20610.

LIMITED.

IS HEREBY GIVEN NOTICE ME J. QUIE has been confirmed Secretary of the Company.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS SON,

General Managers. 4th June, 1530.

[9501

PEAK TRAMWAYS. CO., LTD.

rendered in neighbouring places. The fact must never be lost sight of that this Colony is a non-productive centre; it is first and last a tributing centre for trade-a place where goods are loaded, landed, and warehoused, and where ships hand ling that trade can be built, docked, and repaired. Hong Kong

Kong dollar would have the British longer before she can legally return They have assemblies twice a week Empire behind it, but in what way to Paris. She has just been arrest at which they weep for many that would assist local trade med, and the police and that by pre bours eannot imagine. If the buyers and vious convictions she has amassed

sentences of 400 years' legal exclu- | A barber's assistant who went sellers in China whose foreign tradesion from Paris.

mad murdered seven customers in is the life-blood of this Colony are

a "barber's shop in Kowno. An not in a position to do business, then

An international competition for army officer who came in to be shay. ed was attacked by the barber as no business is done, whether the Hong passenger airplanes will take place he sat in the chair, but he drew Kong dollar is fixed or fluctuating.ext August under the auspices his revolver in time to wound the of the Italian Aero Club. This it lives solely by services rendered

and Hong Kong can render services practical tests, such as the test of heard issuing from an adjoining a terrible struggle. Groans were in the handling of trade to and in connection with those transac rising to a certain height in parlour when passers-by entered from places outside its borders Ations at a competitive figure, then the test of landing, and the ex-whose threats had been cut, wera given time, the test of starting the shop, and seven customers, two-shilling paper dollar, when

the Colony's trade will prosper-amination of the touring qualities found lying dead or dying on the silver dollars are worth scarcely but not if its standard of currency followed by a race round Italy, of the machines. The tests will be more than half that sum, would

during which the competitors will make the price of Hong Kong's

have to fly about 3,500 miles and services prohibitive. Tre would

make about forty landings. Air be stability so far as exchange value

pilota, Italian or foreign, possess is concerned, but there would be

ing a licence and belonging to the considerable instability so far as

International Aero Clubs, will be admitted to the competition. business is concerned. To substitute shillings for the fluctuating dollar a Exed-value dollar worth two

now in circulation would increase

grows nothing and makes" nothing; If the Chinese, wish to buy and sell, competition will include numerou, young man and disarm him after

and of costs is to be fixed at a point for above those prevailing around it...

Seven hundred and fifty pounds awarded against Suez Canal pilot, in the Divorce damages were Stanley Bertie Spillett, described as Court last month Spillett was

It was recently announced, that marriage has been arranged be tween Duke de Montebello and Princess Diane de Broglie, daugh

the cost of labour and other ex-co-respondent in a suit broughter of the Prince Jacques de

23. In 1025 Mr. Hinton went to

ficor.

An experiment that may be as great a boon as radio in the exter- tainment of the blind is to be made at the Royal School for the Blind at Leatherhead. Talkie apparatus is to be installed. "If hopes are realised this is expected to provide the ideal form of entertainment. The totally blind will be able to follow the story from the sound box; the partially blind will be able dumb, of whom there are a number to see and hear, and deaf and by Mr. Reginald Wooldridge peases in the Colony all round, and Shipley Hinton, a retired engineer Broglie and the Princess Daisy de at the school, will be able to see: he would be an incurable optimist captain in the Navy, of Charlton-

Wagram. Prince Jacques de i He quite who imagined that Hong Kong road, Keynsham, Somerset. Mr.

Broglie Was concerned in al

Miss Pola Negri, the famous film romance in 1926, when he married actress, has had to sell her, castle, would continue to handle the volunie Hinton was granted a decrec nisl Mile. Marie Antoinette Aussenac, the Chateau Seraincourt, which is of business it does if the cost of of his wife. The case was not deClara Butt, after following her

on the ground of the misconduct a pianist accompanying Dame jast outside Paris. The price of the services rendered were suddenly fended, Mr Hinton when he more half round the world. Last Decem admitted that she had been forced the castle was £28,000. Miss Negri ried in 1916 was 30 and his wife ber she sued him in the French to sell the castle owing to her losses increased by 40 per cent.

courts for £100 a month alimony in the recent slamp on the Wal- that the Chinese Government is con- she met Captain Spillett, whe wis Latest news from Nanking states the China station. His wife ac- companied him. In Hong Kong

street stock exchange. It was at aidering the adoption of measures then the master of a Fleet auxiliin

Some things said about the Scots the Chateau Seraincourt that she to deal with the silver question. ary. She admitted that she had woman is now receiving a third

Government publication:-A married her husband, Prince Midi- Nothing definite is known as to the tain Spillett. Mr. Justice Bateson widowed three times within the formed a strong affection for Cap- widow's pension, having beep Government's plans, but rumours said that Captain Spillett, from period of the application of the recently in command of his own Ex-Kaiser Wilhelm turned out include the adoption of an "imas his photograph, seemed to be a Contributory Pensions Act. A widow-staff, in order, to help to fight ginarygold standard, and the younger man than Captain Hinton. er, married his housekeeper. In a fire in a neighbouring village. purchase of all imports of bar comparatively early age, they hoped hammer and, thinking he had kill-Mr. Brand,

Nowadays when men retired at fit of temper he hit her with a coal This outbreak was at the home of z silver, so that the Government may to settle down with their wives, ed her, drowned himself in the Kaiser, the assistance of whose friend of the ex is that the Commission should be regulate the amount of metal on

In this case that hope had been Clyde. The widow has now a 10s. "fire brigade" was asked for. Soon taking so much time in the pre the market. As these measures are

defented..

pension. A claimant locked to the after the ex-Kaiser had mustcfed paration of its report. The hearing not definitely decided upon, but

pension to belp him stand his round his servants and hastened to the of evidence" was concluded on May are merely reports based upon in

when told he would not now need at the village inn. A man (whose scene, the fire was reported extis wife received a legacy of £7,000), grished. 15, and the recommendations should telligent anticipation, it is not

a pension, replied:-Wull I Do'! be almost completed by now. With worth while commenting upon them

That's her money, and I'm

no all respect, we suggest that Sir more than to say it is most satis- Wis severely reprimanded and trustin' to her. Am for the 10s. WILLIAN PEEL take steps to expedite factory to learn that the Chinese

to rattle in my pooch." the presentation of the Currency Covernment is taking serious notice Commission's report. As stated in of the situation, and realises the

vani.

jockey, was recently brought before Gordon Richards, the champion the stewards at Stockton, after the

The Lord Mayor (Sir William running of the Fairfield Plate, and

Waterlow), peaking in London said that it was estimated that suspended for the rest of the meet-

230,000,000 people attended the ing: The Racing states:The stewards inquired Calendar

cinemas weekly. It was startling to reflect that the British Empire into the riding by Gordon Richards President Ibanez has issued a allowed its territory to be Blooded Taylor, Atherton.' | rumours with regard to thought and morals. The percen

and Copies of the Regulations and the the Chill's economic position. tage of American films in Remo TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN these columns a few days ago, ac gravity of it. Control of the silv., of 'Sans Doute for bumping J.arning to persons who spread by films. showing foreign ideals,

ARY GENEBAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at th

Syllabus can be obtained on application to the Acting Begistrar.

Entry forms, duly filled in, should HONG KONG HOTEL, Hong Kong, reach the Registrar, together with the on SATURDAY, the 14TH JUNE, 1930, statatory fees, on or before Wednesday, at 11 A.M. for the purpose of receiving July 2nd, 1990. Fees shall be paid in the Reports of the Directors together accordance with the following scala po with a Statement of Accounts for the

Matriculation and Senior Local year ended 30TH APRIL, 1930,

Examinatione. .......H.K. $20. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the

Company will be CLOSED from MON DAY. the OTH PAY of JUNE, 1 BATURDAY, the 14TH DAY of JUNE 1930, Beth Days inclnaire.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers.

[9509 Hong Kong, 4th June, 1930,

Junior Local Examination....K. 812. Candidates offering more than fre

subjects" in the Matriculation, Senior and Junior Local Examinations will be charged an additional fee of $1 for each subject no offered.

An additional fee of $5 will be charged

for each of the following subjects :-

Foreign Languages other than French

and Portuguess; Higher Mathematica; INDO.CHINA STEAM NAVIGA

Hygiene and Physiology.

The following Behesarships, further

particulars of which may be obtained

from the Acting Registrar, be

TION COMPANY, LIMITED,

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will be at least two months before

tion.

primanded Richards and cautionare politicians of the regime, 90.

that report is ready for presenta is bitterly complained of as having ed him, ne to his future riding speculators, insolvent brokers, dis

tion in exchange--a practice which lor and Richarda they severely re- "These agenta of evil," he says, parte of the Empire was as high as

intimate his desire to have it within upon the market. Undoubtedly in the Fairfield Plate ran second in which they may again turn their lane with the former conceding a If His Excellency were to a disturbing and harmful effect and suspended him for the rest of missed civil servants, now desir In the annual golf match between two weeks,, we believe it could be there are many who do gamble in and Atherton was third. The sus

the meeting". Richards' mount ous of creating a state of affairs Scottish men and women at Gut.

peculiar talents to profitable ac half, Mrs. Watson, the Scottish Bot ready. With the presentation exchange, and make a very comfort pension did not seriously affect count. T order the provincial woman champion, beat W. Willis and publication-of that report the able living at it, but to stop the Richards engagements, as there and local authorities to arrest and Mackenzie, the former Scottish way will be cleared for further dis- practice entirely is utterly impos- programme after

was only one other race in the send to prison any person who is amateur champion, by seven and cussion of this perplexing problem.sible. These gentry would speculate

the Fairfield found to be spreading these five. The women won the singles

alarmist statements.”

by seven matches to five In many quarters just now there in Hong Kong's fixed-value dollars is a demand for a stabilised dollar, if such a currency should come into the value of which should be fixed circulation; in fact, a definite two- at two shillings. How many of shilling dollar would give them yet those who are so insistent that the another pawn to play with. There Hong Kong dollar should have' a is no way of preventing persons

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Local Notes and Events ★

fixed value raised similar protests gambling in exchange if they have. A clean bill of health was return awarded on the results of the Matrion-TORTY NINTH ORDINARY when local currency was quoted in the financial means for indulging ed for the Colony on Thursday.

GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Offices sterling at three, four, and Eve in the practice, any more than

lation and Local Examinations:

(1) Two King Edward VIII Scholar

annum, open to British abje

annum, open to British subject

only.

One Hong Kong Government Educational Scholarship, open to Girl candidates from Hong Kong Babooln,

(8) One Hong Kong. Government Educational Scholarship, open to Boy candidates from Hong Kong Schools.

(4), A certain number of Hong Kong Gaverau ant Studentships-in-trade- ing, open to candidates from Hong Kong Bobools.

of the General Managers, Masaxe shillings? It is a poor rule which speculation in commercial deals JARDINE MATHESON & CO..

at NOON, for the purpose of receiving

By Order of the Board,

for

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On Monday, the 9th instant, the fall close to him. Tarning he dis G.P.O. will be open from 8 a.m. covered that two empty bottles had to noon, Kowloon Post Office from been thrown, probably from the top 8 a.m. to 11 am, and other branch | verandah.--Hong Kong Dáily Press, The quotation yesterday on the post offices from 8 s.m; to 9 am. June 7, 1905. LTD. FEUDER STAREL, Hongking. On does, not work both ways, but we can be prevented. Reports of an Hong Kong dollar-improved by id. The money order office will be closed Looking Back 60 Years, WEDNESDAY, the 18TH JUNE, 1930, do not recall any persistent demand unexpected scarcity of sugar or in the morning, the opening rate

for the day.

An adjourned meeting of the the Report of the Director, passing the for stability when exchange was cement, for example, will cause beng 1/3d, but the rate dropped An opium divan keeper was fined held on Saturday afternoon, when seetholders of Union Church was Accounts, and electing Directors and favourable such as is being made merchants who do Auditors.

not usually again during the day to 1/2d." $200 by Mr.T. 8. Whyte-Smith at Mr. W. Legge reported the results now the tide happens to be run-baadle such lines to get hold of all The TRANSFER BOOKS of theing the other way.

Kowloon Magistracy yesterday for of his efforts to raise a guarantee. Cmpany will be CLOSED from the

That a stable available supplies-not because they It may be of interest to the public fine of $70 for possession of opium.sity of selling either the whole or keeping the den, and a further fund sufficient to prevent the neces 117 JUNE to 2ND JULY, 1990, Both dollar would be a very good thing want the goods to execute orders to learn that the result of the Derby Eight men who were arrested in the part of the present building. He Days inclusive.

for most members of the community on their books, but because they Stakes was transmitted from the den were fined 21 each.

London office of the Eastern Exten-

stated that although he had only may be frankly admitted the believe it will be profitable to have sion Telegraph Company at 3.11

been able to devote about five hours problem is how stability is to be sugar or cement in gedown a tenth legal time) and was received

to the work he had succeeded-in- achieved. And granting achieve hence, by which time the market in Egypt, Bombay, Singapore, Looking Back 25 Years, A

raising a sam in donations and guarantees which would amonat to ment-how it is to be maintained, will have risen considerably later. At all other stations through- Hon Captain L. Barnes-Lawrence, three years, and there would not be Capetown and Halifax five seconds.

On Monday afternoon, after the little over 82,000 per annum for zeeing that Hong Kong fixed-value Cornering commodities when out this Company's system, there R., had sentenced the German the slightest difficulty in raising the notes would be certainly flowing market is reported to be short salt was received within 30 seconds.

crew of the British steamer Thyre amount to $2,500, the sum required, rapidly into China, just as our stocked and holding them for the

to three weeks! imprisonment for as a number-of-scatholders have not silver dollars have done. The big rise-expected is just as much

Before My Lindsell at Central refusing to proceed to Japan in the yet been called upon. He added" A JEthilisine of the Hoge Koga della- angulation as the ageretined at the

Magistracy yesterday the police | ship, the men were brought hand- I that be had been most cordially re-min Matronston and Bonior, and two

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the would mean in practice stabilising gambler who buys currency months drawal of the charge against a ping Office, which adjoins the the general desire was that the olá of the value of 325 mach for Janier. Company will be CLOSED From Chinese currency. So long as the abend, not because he needs it to Chinese who was alleged to have Bailors Home at West Point. place should remain intact one Bound copies of Examination Ques the 23D: JUNE to the 30 JUNE, Bancial machinery of that great settle accounts, but because he be Street, and, when seen by the in-in irons sone indignation was ex

entered a house in Applinchau When other seamen saw these men gentleman had remarked to him tion Papers, act at pat Examinations, 1930, Both Days inoizzive,

that it was bad enough to see band- may be obtained from the Registrar át Dated this. 2nd Day of May, 1880, country remains weak and unstable, even he can make a profit on the mutes, rushed to the balcony and pressed by hooting at the police some private residences pulled

By Order of the Board

so long would a Hong Kong guardeal. Such speculative activities do jumped into the street and fractur Later, as the Shipping Master was down to make room for the Chines

ed his thigh. The police stated that, walking by the main building of without having our churches pulled anteed currency be in keen demand no good to legitimate trade, but are the man would be in hospital for the Home with the Chief Engineer down also,Heng Kong Daily far outside the limits of the Colony. impossible to suppress.

another month.”

of the Bigami, be heard something I Press, June 7, 1880.

(5) One Chater Memorial Scholarship

of the value of $800 per annums. (6)". One Butterfield & Swire Donor Scholarship of the value of $100 per annum.

(7) Four Montargis French Prizes-

STANLEY V. BOXER,*

Acting Registrar..

2nd June, 1930-

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., General Managers.

Hong Kong, 18th May, 1930, [9481

"HONG KONG" TELEPHONE", CO., LTD.

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Secretary.

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