NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED,
NOTICE.
TO LATE CARS Will Run After 12.05 en The NIGHT of THURSDAY, 10TH INSTANT.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
:(COMPANIES (WINDING UP) No... or 1930.
IN THE MATTEL OF THE COMPANIES,
ORDINANCE 1811 To 1929
AND
IN TEE MATTER OF THE INDUS
TRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK. LTD.
No
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Petition for the Winding Up of the above-named Company by the Supreme Court of Hong Kong was on the TH DAY OF JULY, 1930, presented to the said Court by the PRINOR'S CAFE of No. 18, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL Victoria. in the Colony of Hong Kong, and that the
Raid Petition
WATSON'S
High-Class Aerated Waters
The finest materials, Real Fruit Juices, the purest Cane Sugar, and the purest
of
pure Sparkling Water, are used in their manufacture.
Specialities:-
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1930.
WEATHER REPORT.
FILIPINO HOPES OF INDEPENDENCE.
Yesterday's weather report, fore cast and renwarks, issued by the The most ignificant development Royal Observatory at 3.20 p. in United States' Philippines stated:-
policy during
A
A trough of low pressure extends from Luzon to Indo-China. typhoon may possibly be forming near Parcels.
Local Forecast: E. winds; fresh;
overcast; rain.
the
China
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★ News and Views
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weighted
The New York police recently took their courage into their hands and instituted rule that pedes- trian must obey traffic lights while crossing the streets. Up to how they have dodged among the motor's without direction, the result being An unconfirmed Press-roport from session of We have been asked to explain-
a large number of fatal accidents every year. The police admit that Congress just closed unexpectedly though no "explanation should be Washington states that the French necessary that the opening n Ambassador, Mr. Claudel, succeed.
the new rule will probably be dis- came from the exccutișe depart-tence of the article in yesterday'sed in negotiating a modus vivendi regarded by most of the population ments of the Government, and not issue entitled An Invasion of agreement which will soften the
at first, but hope that the people. was written facetiously. application of the new American
can gradually be trained to obey from Congress. It consisted of the That the words could be possibly customs tariff to French imports. it. At one of the busiest corners of formulation of precise conditions read in any other way seems in
The terms of "the agreemont ere Fourth Avenue and Twenty-third prerequisite to any future grant of comprehensible. Further, we had unknown.
Street sixteen patrolmen held back the throngs, but one block away independence, and also laid down a better voluntarily declare, definite-
A Salford inventor, Mr. Harold every direction rule was as con- TYPHOON WARNINGS.
doctrine of correlative" obliga-ly and finally, that there is no
subtle or sinister significanco behind Bold, has put upon the market a pletely ignored as though it had tions" on the part of the Wash or under what was written. It was new type of clock with which, as soniething to do with the prohibi- The following typhoon, warnings ington Government. In the face of flippant. just that and nothing he says, he hopes to counter foreign tion of alcoholic liquor. have been received by the American insistent appeals for Congressional mere-and with this sincere assur- competition and restore to pro-
ance we hope those who were so sperity an industry which has The Berkshire County Council Consulate-General from the Manila action, presented very ably by unnecessarily perturbed will be languished for many years in Enghave sanctioned a scheme for the Observatory —
Philippines Legislature Commission, completely satisfied
lund. The clock, which has been construction of a by-pass_road_at" patented. is simple in design. It Maidenhead and the erection of a Manila, July 5, 7 p.m.-Cyclone the War Department prepared an
new bridge over the Thames at an Mr. Raymond Dunean, the broth is operated by
estimated cost of £10,000, the BREWED GINGER BEER,r typhoon W. of Northern Luzen elaborate exposition of the entire
er of the late Isadora Duncan, the arm or lever, and governed by a more than 100 miles distant, deve-legal situation. The first memoranas dancer, last month carried pocket-watch balance. As the weight. Ministry of Transport making a GINGER ALE
loping.
dum of this kind was the work of out his promised intention to leaded lever reaches the limit of its fall grant of 50 per cent. conditional Manila, July 6, 7 pm-Typhoon Brigadier-General F. Ls J. PARKER, a band of sympathisers of Mr.it makes contact with an electrical on the employment of 50 per cent.
circuit charged by threepenny of transferred, labour. in about 126deg. Long. E. and Chief of the Bureau of Insular Gandhi to New York Harbour to **make salt." Mr. Luncan, wear-
or sixpenny fash-lamp battery, and 18deg, Lat. N., almost stationary.
Affairs, and the views presented ing a long white robe in Grecian is at once raised to its original. position. In other words, the were recognized politically as fashion (once a familiar sight on tantamount to an "administration the Paris boulevards), with his clock, as long as there is life in the long brown hair Eying, his bare battery and a battery, it is claim with a little bucket in his hand, set electrical self-winder. There is an indicator on the dial to tell when out this afternoon at the head of the battery is running done. One a band of about 100 sympathisera of Mr. Gandhi for the harbour. of its many merits, says Mr. Bold, The official view presented to Some of his followers were genuine is cheapness He has designed a Congress, as stated by General Indians, but the majority were model which can be sold at the re- PARKER after an elaborate analysis can filled his bucket with the salty
friends of Mr. Duncan, Mr. Dun tail price of 37. 6d. of existing legislation and paal waters of the harbour and carried resolutions, trenties, and other it back to his studio and mado salt documents, was that "no commit there by boiling it above an electric
burner,
"There will be a few ment to immediate or early inde-grains," he said, "to send to Mr. pendence entered into by the people Gandhi." Mr. Duncan's exploit has caused much amusement in the or Government of the United
Press. States has been found; and no PROGRESSING BACKWARD. commitment as regards ultimate
DRY GINGER ALE, Pints
and Splits.
04
FORMAZONË." Pints and
Splits.
is directed to be heard before the Court ORANGE SQUASH
at 10.30 M. on the 31BT DAY OF JULY. 1930, and say Creditor or Contributory of the said Company who is desirous to support or oppose the making of an order on the said petition may app at the time of hearing by himself or his Counsel for that purpose; and a COPY of the petition will be furnished to any creditor or contributory of the said Company requiring the same by the andersigned on payment of the regulated charge for same.
WILKINSON & GRIST,
9, Queen's Road Central, Heng Kong.
Bolicitors for the Petitioner.
NOTE-Any Person who intends to
LEMON SQUASH-
LIME SQUASH
CARBONATED
21
GRAPE
JUICE, Pints, and Splits."
PYERIS" SPARKLING TABLE WATER, Pints and Splits.
appear on the hearing of the said SELTZER WATER
petition must serve on or send by post
to the above-named notice in writing
of his intention so to do. The Notice
must state the Name and address of the
Person, or, if a Firm. the name
nd
Address of the Firm, and must be signed
by the person or firm, or his or their A. S. WATSON
solicitar (if any), and must be served,
er if posted, must be sent by post in inficient time to reach the above-named Not Later Than 8x O'Lock in the AFTERNOON of the 30TH DAY of JULY. 1930.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
PARTICU
of the Sale by Public Auction to be reld on MONDAY, the 14TH Day of JULY, 1930, at 3 F.x, at the Ofoes of the Public Works Department, by Order of His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, of Our Lot of CROWN LAND at Prince Edward Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 year, with the option of renewal at a Surveyor of H MALATY THE KING, for one farther term of 75 year,
& CO., LTD.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE &
FINANCE CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
Editorial and Business Offices: 11, policy" and are likely to bear upon feet lightly shod in sandals, and fed, will last far six months-ja an
Ice House Street. Tel. 30951. Night Editor (Wanchai "Office);
Tel. 25
the evolution of future policy under President Hooven or any other London Office: 53, Fleet Street, Republican Administration.
E.C. 4.
The Baily Press.
HONG KONG, July 10, 1930.,
A NUMBER of earnest patrióts have petitioned the Nanking Government
2
independence has been found which appears to be more binding than the correlative obligations for the continuation of American sovereign- ty over the Philippine Islands until the picturesque the trust which has been assumed
to take steps to compel the Chinese people to
Wear
costumie which is always associated
re
in behalf of the Philippine people
as a whole can honorably be ter minated when they are adequately prepared to fully assume
the responsibilities of complete inde Fendence","
The London Ming has been in structed to crase making Rumanian coins bearing the head of the "Boy King" Michael, and to cut fresh dies bearing the bead of the new King Carol.
"
From his office in Parliament Buildings, in Ottawa, the Prime Minister, Mr Mackenzie King, opened recently, the new bridge spanning the St. Lawrence River. and giving Montreal much-needed further access to the south shore. The bridge has cost £4,000,000. By pressing a button on his desk the Premier unfurled a Union Jack, and unveiled the dedication plaques on the bridge.
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Two hundred five-grain aspirin. tablets were said to have been taken in two days by Geoffrey Vivian Searle, the master of Teabury (Worcestershire) Workhouse, who was found dying under a hedge and on whom a verdict of Suicide was. recorded at a Tenbury inquest.
Searle, a well-educated man, enter
ed the workhouse as a casual and eventually became master. It was stated that he purchased 200 as- piric Lablets two days before his death. The coroner said that
WIS a man
about whom Searle
nothing was known.
By roller-skating for 25 hours 214 minutes Mr. William Baldock, of 21, Blagden Street, Shefeld, catab- lished a new record beating the previous non-step endurance record of the world by one hour four and a half minutes. Mr. Baldock, who finished his effort at a Sheffield rink covered more than 30 miles at a spoed varying from twelve to nine miles an hour.
Witnesses in London were recent- ly impressed at a demonstration of a unique" diving suit, which, it is claimed, will revalutionise deep-sen Miss Billie Dove, tre Glm "star," has filed suit in Los Angeles for a A war film 80 ghastly in its work, withstanding, as it does, sen
Irving V. Willat, a film director. realism that scores in the audience, pressure at a depth of 15,000 feet. divorce from her husband, Mr. men and women, were unable to The suit weighs third of a ton, stand its horrors, was shown in
The secret lies in the special joints, Cruelty" is the ground on which from which oil film resists the frie Miss Dove bass her petition. She Berlin recently for the first time. It is entitled "Western Front, tion of water pressure. The whole alleges that her husband often flea into fits of rage and struck out 1918,
and the producer, G. W. thing resembles a huge metal crab. Pabst, has certainly left nothing The demonstrator performed a step with his fists. Miss Dove, who was dance in a specially constructed born in New York 27 years ago. to the imagination.. One sees men the blown to pieces and shot down like tank, and easily picked up small made her film debut in Polly of flies with close-ups of hand-to-hand articles with the mechanical-hands. the Follies" after having some fighting, including a scene where a The diver carriers a 10-hour oxygen stage experience with the Ziegfeld German soldier is strangled by a supply. It is proposed to test out Follies. Frenchman in a quagmire, and one the suit on the salvage of the Elgin | hears his death rattle in a horribly marbles, which were sank en route realistic manner. A German officer to England from Greece in 1812. goes quite mad, and his screams and
Carmarthen Angling Association shouts affected some of the audience to such an extent that they left the has banned Sunday fishing, Mr. gruesome scene theare hurriedly. But the most Gwilym Williams, the secretary
is in a dressing said We have decided to ir station, where the groans and cularise members that no Sunday screams of the dying and wounded fishing is to be allowed on any of are really terribly, unnerving in the waters leased by the associa their reality. British troops are tion." Asked why, such a decision not seen at all in the film, which was arrived at he replied:" It is ever produced, its crude realism is wishes of the riparian cwners, who hardly for those with weak nerves. object to Sunday fishing."
with the vanished queue. Long silk gowns and short silken jackets the typical attire of the Aerated Water Manufacturers, Chinese people," "but it seems they
General PARKER noted that Established 1841. will not wear this garb, preferring Jones Law preamble declared the clothes of Western style, made of purpose of the United States to Western cloth. This "unpatriotic" withdraw sovereignty over the preference for foreign rather than Philippine Islands and to recognize
their independence as soon as domestic goods, should be punished, stable Government can be establish any the petitioners, who are mem-
ed therein, but he pointed out that bers of an organisation to encourage the same premable indicated the OR Reasons given to Bhareh Iders the use of products of matris conclusion of Congress, at that at the Annual General Meeting industries. People must be patrio time, that the Philippines people of the Company, held on 7th MAT. tic, and wear Chinese silk, and other 1990 the Directors have decided to
were not then prepared to fully CANCEL" all the Existing Bare home-made materials, instead of
assume the responsibilities and of. A different New Share Certificates
of woeland cotton which have Colour.
independence." President WILSON, All Shareholders are therefore re-
been woven in a foreign country. quested to send their Bhare Certificates
in a message of December 7, 1920, to the Registered Office of the Company Another party of similarly patriotic
accepted as a fact that the people at ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, tendencias denounces the Chinese VICTORIA, in the Colony of Hose
of the Philippine Islands had ful- Rose, forthwith that the New Share taste Certificates may be prepared and issued
filled the condition set by Con the pockets of foreign manufactur gress; but neither that Congress nor any subsequent Congress in- dicated its concurrence in Président WILSON's Conclusions.
The British Labour paper the New Leader, has been banned in the Irish Free State by the Minis- ter for Justice, on the recommenda- tion of the Board of Censorship. because, according to the official report, it has in several recent issues advocated the unnatural pre- veation of conception. The Censor-
ship Act provides the case of a bibition order in the periodical shall be valid for three Leader was formerly known as the Labour Lender,
town Rent to be fixed by the l'ertificates and to REPLACE them by putting on their backs garments enjoy all the privileges of complete is certainly the most anti-war one being done to comply with the months and then expire. The New
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NOTICE.
THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
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NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN
Shares Nos. 381829/391878 issued in the that Certifcine No. 12833 for 60 Name of MUK KING TAK has been declared LOST and should the same not be produced before, the 22nd JULY. 1930, it shall be deemed CANCELLED and of RO EFFECT.
4:
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD, Agents. Hong Kong, 7th July, 1930, [9625
CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME- ORIENT. MORTGAGE BANK AND ESTATE
AGENTS.
to them in lieu of the Certificates now held by them which will be Cancelled.
By Order of the Board, JOHN D. BUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hong Kong, 20th June, 1930.
[9621
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
TT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that an Interim Dividend of $3 per Share, subject to deduction of Income Tar, has been declared for the HALF YEAE unding 30TH JUNE, 1930, at the Rate of 1934 per Dollar.
THE DIVIDEND will be payable on and after MONDAY 11TH AUGUST. 1930, at the Oßees the Corporation, apply for Warrenta, where Shareholders are requested to
for foreign cigarettes. Millions of dollars are going into
cra
which should rightfully go to the Chinese," and a sort of| national boycott of imported cigarettes is suggested in order to encourage patronage of the home- made article.
General PARKER outlined various "concrete" objectives which sug. gest themselves for consideration as conditions precedent to complete in- It is understood that the cam-dependence, but pointed out that paiga against foreignTM cigarettes is the objection may be raised, that a Fin accord with the general policy | declaration, at this time, of can- of the Nanking Government, which crete objectives which remain to be is most anxious to encourage the achieved before independence should development of industry. A most seriously be considered as an in- estimable ambition, too, in its way minent issue suggests undue delay but there are methods of stimulatin final settlement of the Philip ing public interest which are both pines question, and that further logical and legitimate. Suggestions material delay in withdrawing
*Local Notes and Events *
A passenger boat fok was fined For returning to the Colony after 6 or six days at Marine Course had been deported for ten years, a Chinese was at the Kowloon yesterday when he appeared on the charge of carrying six passengers Magistracy yesterday sent:aced to one year's hard labour and twenty- in execss of the number allowed on.
four strokes of the cane. The de- his licence.
fendant had previously received one We hear that Mr. T. M. Hazle-term of imprisonment and a birch- rigg Deputy Registrar and Ap-ing for a similar offence in 1927. praiser, Hong Kong, who is on
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In bringing four charges, under Ordinances governing trafic in women, against
man Bod woman, Sub-Inspector Kirkby told Mr. Whyte-Smith at the Kowloor. Magistracy yesterday that the pro- sécution desired two Magistrates to hear the case. The Magistrate replied that only the last charge, dealing with the detention of c Home leave, has met with a motor The three men, who were arrested woman against her will, with in- accident and that his left arm was following 1 demonstration by tent to sell her, 'could be tried by badly injured.
"Reds " at Wanchai on Sunday two Magistrates. The others were The total output of the Kailan have been released. The explana indictments for adjudication by one Mining Administration's mince for tions they gave combined with in-judge. The case was adjourned. of boycotting and of reverting to sovereignty will result in the week ending June 1, mounted quiries made by the police proved" strengthening the economic and to 114,460 tons, and the sales dur- other ties between the Filipino and ing the period to 118,382 tons. American peoples that ultimate
out-of-date custom and habit are not to be commended as methods for encouraging home industry,
"THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Corporation will be CLOSED from MONDAY, JULY to BATUR though it must be admitted our independence will become an illu Chinese friends would have little sory theory and never be translat difficulty in quoting evidence of ed inte fact. A declaration, if similar tendencies in other nations made, should obviously include no
DAY, 9TH AUGUST (Both Days in dinaire), during which period No Transfer of Shares can be registered,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
7. M. GRAYBURN,
Acting Chin Maunger. Hong Kong 8th July, 1930. [9628
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SERVICE TO READERS,
17
their innocence. Two red fags, and a rattan case filled with Communist still in the reading matter are bands of the police.
In addition to the wireless pro- gramme which appears in another
programme from: 6.30 pm to 7p.m.
Looking Back 25 Years.
It appears to be true that from forty to forty-five native banks at Canton are closing their doors, on Seen and heard on the Fox account of unusually heavy losses.
column there will be a children's Movictone screen,*" Happy Days," The proposal that they should be when Auntie Patt, Unde Dick, and now attracting capacity audiences registered, with all their partners, Uncle Jeff will entertain the kidst the Queen's Theatre, is a posi-directors, shareholders, etc., is not tive sensation, one that must be favoured even under the present. dies.
seen to be fally comprehended. depressing circumstances. Chinese An advertisement elsewhere an- The ensembles number more than recognise that while such a measure nounces that a petition for the 180, and very many well-known would afford protection to inves winding-up of the Industrial and stars of the stage and screen take tors, it would at the same time wise, and lead to all sorts of Commercial Bank, Lid, has been part in a most varied and attrac. make the Government officials too presented to the Supreme Court five show.
squeezes."-liong Kong Daily by the Prince's Cafe. The petition
What will be welcome news for Press, July 10, 1905. many youngsters is that the great Looking Back 50 Years, will be heard on Thursday, July 31.
Nicola will be giving a special Friends in the Coony of Mr. children's matinee on Saturday at Stock at the Cheapest Prices.— Robert Andersos, sub-agent of the 5.30 at the Star Theatre, Kowloon. And from this date, the best
This will afford the little ones Bank of Canton, Ltd, at New York unique opportunity of marvelling quality SCRIDAM GENEVA, in stone will be interested to learn that he at the illusions of one of the bottles, at $150 per dors. Apply will resign his position at the end world's greatest magicians Child to J. F. Scheffer, 54, Praza Con- ren will be admitted at half-price. to all parts of the house, and early tral-Hong Kong Daily Press, July reservations should be made.
in defence of their own action. As objective which is regarded as a time passes there will be a strong essential or as already attained; dermand in China for protection and, if during a further period of against dumped "foreign goods, preparation for independence the the delegated to as there has been in Japan. We powers now shall soon see in China a repetition Filipino Government be applied to of what has happened in the neigh-developing their financial and THE HONG KONG DAILY bouring Empire-a steady expan coonomic independence, and to pre- PREES, LA, and the HONG sign in the number of "infant" paring the people of the islands KONG WEEKLY PRESS, through industries, and ceaseless demands for efficient self-government when their London Office, at 53, FinT Bix-roomed & Five-roomed Apartments. STET, E.C. 4, are prepared to give for duties, bounties, and other American sovereignty shall be with Subscribers and Visitors adrice forms of State encouragement of drawn, the net resulta of such a regarding accommodation available, private enterprise. There will be no further period of preparation should motoring facilities, suitable shop
need for boycotts, nor for resuming be to strengthen, nat weaken, the ping centres, etc.
the stately, silken garmente now national spirit and aspirations and being generally discarded. State the ability to face successfully aid in various forms and Customs world competition without outside duties will produce the result, so support." In other words, "wait of this month, when he will return
Itc the Colóny vía Europe. ardently wished for by the patriots, and see!"
"PEAK MANSIONS"
PRINCE EDWARD BOAD,
KOWLOON,
Detached and Semi-detached Villas Modern" Construction with Garage.
• CAMBAY BUILDINGS" Flats with Modern Contelencos,
If, when at home, they will call or telephons to the above address, they will receive the utmost auist ince and the latest available infor
mation on all subjects of enquiry will be placed at their disposaÏ, *
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