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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS WATSON'S

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NOTICE.

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HONG KONG WATER SUPPLY.

IT

IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that

18TH JUNE, the HOURS or SUPPLY

will be an Followe¡—

NORTE or QUEEN'S ROAD

Between

MURRAY ROAD and EASTERN STRET

CONSTANT SUPPLY.

ALL OTHER DISTRICTS-

5 AM-9 P.M.

HAROLD T. CREAST,

Water Authority,

Funlic Works DEPARTMENT,

Hong Kong, 13th Jane, 1930, [9514

HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFINS.

EMBERS aro Reminded that the

MISTON SUBSCRIPTION

GRIFFINS for 1931 CLOSES TO- DAY.

Hong Kong, 16th June, 1990. [25-1

PEAK CLUB-

THE ANNUAL MEETING of MEMBERS will take place on MONDAY, 23p JUNE, 1930, at 8.00 P.M.

"

Wires of Members are Cordially Invited to Attend

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Hon. Secretary,

14th June, 16U,

[9612

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1930.

WEATHER REPORT,"

な

The disaster of civil war came nt BAD NEWS FROM RHEIMS. an unfortunate time, because the

from

* News and Views *

Coconut milk, instead of the Thieves who ransacked the house

Yesterday's weather report, fore-collapse of silver exchange was a Tornists who are looking forward, cast had remarks, issued by the serious blow to Chinese merchants to visiting France at a long-distant. Royal Observatory at 6.10 p.m.

engaged in foreign trade, and many date-say, ten years from now- stated :-

firms in the North have gone would do well to skip the year 1940. An anticyclone extends

bankrupt. The one bright spot in For the champagne that will flow Mongolia to the N.E. of Japan. North China has been the Peping-freely from night club to night-club The depression continues to moveMukden Railway, which has remain will not be high quality in the eastward and is now central over under complete control of "neu sense that the connoisseur speaks bout is the third to be named after SW. Japan. Another depression appears to be forming over the Upper Yangtze Valley.

Local Forecast:-S.W. winds; moderate; fine to cloudy.

customary bottle.of.champagne, was of Mr. D. L Macintyre, of North- used to christen the new Londonwood, Middlesex, recently found a Missionary Society boat John Wil-V.C. pinned on the jacket of a liams, launched at Grangemouth dreas sait. They took the suit and recently by Lady Carmichael. The other valuables, but left the V.C.

the South Seas pioneer missionary, Nearly 8,000 people were killed tral" Manchuria. The Northern of bigh quality. The reason is as who was murdered by cannibals in in street accidents in England and leaders were anxious not to offend simple as it is tragic. Late April the New Hebrides in 1839.

Wales during last year-an average The of 10 a day. The figures are re- Mukden, and have not attempted frosts ruined the best of this year's vessel, a steel schooner, is Bermuda vealed in a report by the police to use this railway's rolling stock crop throughout the Champagne gines. It has three masts and is and Wales, and with the 108 street

rigged, with auxiliary Diesel en-

authorities. The exact figure of those killed was 5,000 for England for military purposes. Trade with region, and inasmuch as the finished 110 feet long. The cost of her cun accident deaths in Scotland the Manchuria has consequently gone product is never ready for the table struction has been borne by the total for Great Britain was 6,606- MOLLISON.-On May 8, at Rock ahead steadily, and the Mukden until a decade of maturing, 1940 is, gifts of the children of the Cor day. Compared with 1925, there an average of 18 people killed each hampton. Queensland, WILLIAM MOLLISON.

Railway has handled much business the year fixed for the great catas-Britain Her predecessor, a steam accidents increased by 4,219. Pri gregational churches of Great were 366 more people killed, while which normally would go to other trophe.

ship, bas covered, on an average,vate cars and caba accounted for 33,000 miles a year for 36 years in 1,981 deaths, motor-cycles were re- lines.

its journeys to the various mission sponsible for 1,301, and 793-people Society in the South Seas. Many accidents. Three people a day were stations of the London Missionary were victims of omnibus and coach of these stations, however, are now killed in the London area during calls from other vessels, and, in the linked with Australia by regular the first three months of this year.

reverting to a sailing ship. interests of economy, the society is

• DEATH.

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Editorial and Business Offices: 11, Ice House Street. Tel. 30251. Night Editor (Wanchai Office):

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The Daily Press.

Nearly all the most famous re- Retail merchants in the Northgions in the Rheims district have are pinning their hopes upon the been affected. The vineyarda of the ultimate return of the capital to Mountain of Rheims, of Verzenay, Peping, in which case they would Mailly, Rilly and Chamery were rerover much of their losses in a laid waste by the frost, and it is year or two. Ramours have been estimated that from 75 to 100 per persistent, however, that, even if cent. of the wine is lost. In the the Northerners decisively defeated Ay region the damage is estimated Nanking, the Government would re- at 40 per cent., and further along main in the southern capital, be the Marne Valley at from 75 to eause Kuomintang, leaders believe 100 per cent. All the minor vine Nanking is a more satisfactory yards in this district suffered severe, capital than Peping. Chinese ly." DR. CT. WANG emphatically economists sadly point out that denies the stories recently circulated

crops this season are likely to be about the possibility of an early the best for many years, weather

HONG KONG, JUNE 16, 1930.

NO PEACE OVERTURES.

Of the delicate white-grape vine- yards, practically only one escaped: All the new shoots which would have

South America's oldest new- paper, the Mercurio, of Valparaiso, says that one of the Becrets of the greatness of the Bri- tish nation is that all political partics put the welfare of their nation, before the interests of their party. "Parliamentary institu-

At an inquiry at Yarmouth re- cently, concerning a trawler's deck hand, who was washed overboard, the skipper was asked if the man could swim. The number of fisher- Russia's arst "farm city" will men who can swim is very 'smail, the south-east, on the territory of owner of the vessel, said that not

Mr. W. E. Green. » be "balit in the Khoper region, in he replied.

Twe armed burglars broke into Mrs Solevy's flat in Chicago, Meeting her in the hall they bound her to a chair. Then her baby be- gan to ery, so the burglars freed tions in South America are under Mrs. Solovy's arms, and gave her a cloud because they have not ice-box and found some milk, which ther of Parliaments," says the back the "baby. They went to the learned this lesson from the 'Mo they prepared expertly under Mrs. Vercurio. Solovy's directions. Having reduc- !' ed the baby to a point of gurgling-1 content the burglars collected jewels worth £240 and made off,

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN those who prefer a more highly settlement of the war in the North. conditions having been favourable, carried grapes were frozen, and the a huge collective farm with an area five per cent of Yarmouth fisher- so that if it were not for civil warly showing cannot bear fruit. How. will be built on the model of the Mr. G. E. Morgan, superintendent

that the 29TH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHARE saline water Watson's Seltzer

Northern China would be in

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fresh shoots which were subsequent

ever favourable may be future woa

of half a million neres. The city men could swim across the harbour.

new workers' towns, with apart of mercantile marine, who conduct- ment houses provided with all ed the inquiry, said that some used

There can be no peace until HOLDERS will be held at EX-is unsurpassed. It is health-unification is achieved--that is, DAY, 28TH JUNE, 1930, at NOUN giving, refreshing and abso- until the present rebellion is up sound position. Always hopeful, ther, conditions, the 1830, champagne facilities for communal living such to refuse to learn because they said CHANGE BUILDING, on SATUR.

pressed" In other words, war is however, the Chinese venture the crop can hardly reach one-third of as large common, kitchens and din-it prolonged the agony of drown-

of the Director and Statements of

Accounts for the Year ended 291h

ing rooms, children's nurseries, etc. ing.

to be carried on until the "nuni-hopo. that this war will be the last that of last year. It wus practical-This "farm city" is supposed to

for the purpose of receiving the Beportlutely pure.

FRIKUART, 1930.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the A. S. WATSON tive expedition" against Generals

for many years, so that they may

settle down to pay off its cost and build up a reserve for the future,

Company will be ULOSED from the

TE JUNE to the 28TH JUNE, Beth

Days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Director,

FE SKINNER,

Acting Secretary. Hong Kong, 14th June, 1930. [964)

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THE HONG KONG, CANTON & MAÇÃO STEAMBOAT CO.," LIMITED.

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

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THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED From BUNDAY, 22ND JUNE, to TUESDAY, 24TH JUNE, 1930, inclusive,

By Order of the Board of Directors,

JOHN ARNOLD, Secretary. Hong Kong, 14th Juce, 1930. [9535

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FUTURE OF THE SCOUT

MOVEMENT.

as is usually the case, such a catas adults being connected with the col-birth-rate in the world. The latest ly wiped out within a few hours. I have 44,000 inhabitante, all the Chili has, apparently the highest

farm will het equipped with huge figure to be 48.7 per thousand per lective farm some capacity. The statistics, just issued, show the

barna, a dairy, two large brick year. This country has also one- which will enable it to combine world-29.5 per thousand. The factories, and other accessories of the highest death-rateg in the. industrial with agricultural func-death rate, however, is being de tions...

ereased year by year.

trophe will probably have the effect of raising the price for the nearest satisfactory vintages, in view of the general shortage there will be in ten years' time.

Local Notes and Events

Senor Don, Patricio Smart-Fabres Las been appointed Consul for Chile in Hong Kong. ·

Mr. George Bliss Lane has been appointed a Vice-Consul for the United States of America in Hong

There is no intention of changing the fundamental principles and methods of the movement, but it is Kong. felt that it has now grown 50 large that it needs a more efficient It is notified in the Gazette that organisation for development and the ferry service between Hong control. One proposal that, is being Kong and Aberdeen has been dis. discussed is the appointment of continued. Commissioners to look after " deve-

lopments," chiefly in the direction

New regulations with regard to of tightening up the rules and the supply of electricity in the regulations regarding the selection Colony are published in the Govern of Scoutmasters and establishing L ment Gazette.

In an advertisment appearing | The health returna for the 21 elsewhere, it is notified that the hours ended at midnight of June 13, ordinary general meeting of share shows that there were three cares holders of Messrs. Wm. Powell & (fatal, 1 non-Chinese) of typhoid, Company will take place on Satur- and one (fatal) of small-pox (Chi- day, June 25.

Rese).

A list of charges and destina tions to which letters will be a cepted in Hong Kong for trans- mission by the United States Air Mail Services is contained in the

Government Gazelle.

Looking Back 25 Years.

At about midnight on Wednesday": a friend called on Edward Heath, an unemployed civil engineer resid- ing at Zetland House, Queen's

FENG and YEN,bas achieved its ob & CO., LTD.ject, and according to Dr. WANG the National Government has the situation well in hand." Whether that statement is true or not, Chinese business-men in the North feel that at least a year of good business will LORD BADEN-Powa, though still full of wonderful vitality, is an old be necessary to recover the lossca

man, and he is setting on foot imposed by the struggle for power amovement for reorganising the between General CHIANG KA SHEK whole of the Scout movement on and the Northern confederacy.lines that will be followed in the The good effects of the years of future. The conference of Scouters recently held at Birmingham is one peace have been completely wiped of many that will be devoted to this out. In scramble for funds to work. carry on the war, General YEN HSI SHAN and his associates have penalized Chinese business to the uttermost limits of its endurance. They have imposed additional taxes on everybody, and issued "military notes" which shopkeepers were coin. pelled to take at their face value, although they were not soundly secured. The first issue of these notes, 6,000,000 silver dollars, caused a panic ia Peping and Tientsin.

better system of training them. The time has gone by when anyone more Farmers, who already complained or less could become a Scoutmaster, that taxes were so high they could and it is felt that the future of the not make any profit, have had to movement depends very largely on pay their land-taxes months in ad- choosing men of the best type.

There Commissioners would also vance, and these taxes have been

be concerned in encouraging the increased.

In addition, carts and more effective co-operation of the farm animals have been comman- Scouts with kindred organisations. deered, with promises of compensa-

It is possible, for instance, that there might be closer co-operation tion which the farmers do not re-

between the Rovers and Toc H. It gard hopefully. The taxicab and is also hoped to develop the inter motor-bus business in the North, national side by linking up still

movement Colony, which had increased considerably more intimately, the

.in Britain with the Scouts during two years of peace, has been in other countries. With the excep completely disrupted by the seizuretion of Soviet Russin and Italy ing Mr. M. Santiago Llosa A. to of all available motor-transport for every civilised country now has act us Consul-General for Peru in received his the use of troops. YEN'S com.its Scout organisation which has Hong Kong has

adopted, with variations, the Majesty's signature.. manders agreed to pay hire and

methods that were invented by Lord damages to the owners "after the BADEN POWELL. There is even a It is notified that the following war," but it is feared that payment coat group on the lonely island changes have been made in the Con- will be made in discounted military of Tristan da Cunha, and recently stitution of the Trustees of the notes In addition to direct taxa dedicated Rag was sent there from Church of England, in the Diocese Pinorcases-and-seizures, trade. bas London The Bymbol of the workmak. Mielerin, Hong Kong Min: "come to a complete standstill de a of the Scouts in the cause of inter Geofrey Samuel Arelbutt to be a result of the war. The railways national goodwill is the chalet at trusteo vice Walter Leslie Pettenden plundering bird's nests. The nests, have had to turn over all rolling Kandersteg, in Switzerland, where as representing St. John's Cathe one with four tiny-birds, and the stock for use of the armies, so that Scouts from all over the world dral and Mr. John Willisse Bald. other with two, were brought down the Red Sea. She is a new steuner goods have remained on sidings, mest in a sort of miniaturo League win to be a trustees vice Mr. John Sne of $10 each was imposed on of 613 tons for the M

the two defendants when they were. perishable articles becoming a total of Nations or "Geneva of boy Herbert Hunt as representing St. before Mr. Grantham at the Central Kaisha-Hong Kong „Daily loss.

dom."

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June 16, 1880.

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It is announced that the yearly meeting of the Peak Club will take place on June 23, when wives of members are invited to be present.

It is notified in the Gazette that Road, and on entering bis roçor at the expiration of three months found him standing, his hand rest- the International Trading Coming on a chair, as though in deep pany, Limited, will, unless, cause thought. On calling him and re- is shown to the contrary, be struck eiving no answer, the friend made off the register and the company

a closer scrutinity of Heath, and found that he was dead. Dr. O. will be dissolved.

Marriot was called in, but was then unable to state the cause of death." Deceased has been in the habit of taking bromide of potassium, and it was first suspected that he had poisoned himself by taking an over- dose. This, however, was proved

The frequency of thefts from com. pradore" coulies delivery baskets The Government Gazette states was commented upon by the Kow. that Mr. Alan Certon Brawn has leon Mugistrate on Saturday when beca "appointed Inspector of Eng he imposed a

sentence of one

lish Schools with effect from June month's hard labour on a young not to be the case, as the quantity

6.

1. Chinese" who pleaded guilty to steal- ing a packet of tea and four tins of milk.

he had in hand was not sufficient The name of Cheah Khay Chuan,

to kill a man. His remains were M.B., B.S., has been added to the

removed to a mertuary, where a register of medical practitioners entitled 'bo practise medicine in the water authorities in an advertise heid. The medicine-bottles found in Attention is being called by the t-mortem examination will be

ment appearing in this issue that his reom have been forwarded to us from Wednesday, June 18, there the Government analyst, who will will be a constant supply north of analyse the contents Hong Kong- Queen's Road between Murray Road Daily Press, June 18, 1005. and Eastern Street, while the hours Looking Back 60 Years. of supply in all other districts will be from 8 am to 9 p.m.

The King's Exequatur empower-

Noticing two Chinese boys climb ing up tree opposite his quarters in Robinson Road, Inspector. Dicks caused investigations, to be made

by jamál

The Japanese steamer Yoritomo maru, Captain W. Cotter, which arrived here yesterday morning, fifty days from London; experienced some very heavy weather in the Mediterranean Sea, and had to inthison clever cases of and skinned osokohama. She sighted a vessel on shore in the Mediterranean, and another in the same predicament in

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