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INTIMATIONS.

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.

NOTICE-TO--SHAREHOLDERS.

FOR Raual General Meeting

MOB Rensors given to Shareh¬ldors

of the Company. held on 7th MA 1980, the Directors have decided to CANCEL all the Existing Share Certificates and to REPLACE them by New Share Certificates of a different Colour.

All Shareholders are therefore, re- quested to send their Share Certificaten

to the Registered Office of the Company

at ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

WATSON'S

PURE

CARBOLIC

SOAPS

HONG KONG

DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1930.

WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, fore- cast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5.45 p.m., stated:

*News and Views *

Not long afterwards some "rebels" developed an adjoining section, which was known as the "Sinners? Quarter," while Rocky Point was known as the Saints' Quarter." That, was the beginning of the end

"Seven Years in Soviet Russia His Holiness the Pope last week The western typhoon" is now cen- of missionary domination. tratto the west of Hainan Island, By 1900, when the Boxer uprising is the title of a new book which

moving NW. The eastern typhoon is about 100 miles to the occurred, Peitaho had grown conill undoubtedly be welcomed all over the world by all those really north of Aparri, moving W.N.W..siderably, but the Boxers com

Local Forecast:-S.E. or variable pletely destroyed the place, tearing interested in the problems of that

down houses and breaking up country and their influence furniture. The whole place was in national and international issues.

winds; moderate; fair to showery.

TYPHOON WARNINGS.

The following typhoon warnings have been received by the American

VICTORIA, in the Colony of Hoxe Highly recommended by the Consulate-General from the Manila

Kose, forthwith so that the New Share Certificates may be prepared and issued to them in lieu of the Certifontes now held by them which will be Cancelled.

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

General Managers,

Hong Kong, 20th June, 1930.

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HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

TT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that Ian Interim Dividend of £3 per Share, sulject to deduction of Income Tar, has been declared for the HALF YEAR ending 30TH JUNE, 1930, at the Hate of 1/3 per Dollar

Medical Profession.

Guaranteed to contain the amount of Pure Carbolio Acid specified.

5 per cent.

For Toilet Use $1.50 per box of 3 Cakes.

10 per cent,

THE DIVIDEND will be parable on and after MONDAY 11TH AUGUST, 1930, at the Offices of the Corporation, 20 where Shareholders are requested to apply for Warranta.

THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Corporation will be CLOSED from MONDAY, JULY to SATUR. DAY, 9TH AUGUST (80th Days in- clasire), during which period No Transfer of Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors

V. M. GRAYBURN.

Acting Chief Manager.

Hong Kong 8th July, 1930.

For The Bath

J

$2.50 per box of 3 Cakes.

per cent.

:

Medical Bath Soap

95 cts. per Cake.

Observatory:-

rains.

од

Two were killed and many suffer- ed injuries in Mexico City on July 7 when riots occurred between re- presentatives of labour and revolu tionary parties during the course of suburbaneleqtions. Troops were. called cut and the rioting was sup- granted Austrian Chanceller, Herrpressed after some difficulty. Schober, the grand cross of the Order of Pius for signal services

The Government in Warsaw har ordered the prosecution of thirty- readered to the Catholic Church...

three Deputies of the Sejm, belong- The Duke of York last week visiting to various parties, on a charge

With the restoration of The author is the well-known Ger-ed Weymouth and opened the new of plotting against the security of

order Peitaho began to grow, again. The German military adopted the place as a campaign-ground, and constructed a light railway to the beach from the Peiping-Mukden Railway. Later, when the Germans withdrew, the Chinese bought the engines and trucks and removed the line for use in a mine, but subar. Equently the Mukden Railway

Manila Jaly 11, 10.45 a Typhoon in about 123deg. Long. E. 10deg. Lat. N., moving W.N.W.

Manila, July 11, 10.43 a.m.— Typhoon in about 141deg. Long. E. 12deg. Lat. N., almost stationary

Manila, July 11. 10.43 .. Typhoon in about 111deg. Long 18deg. Lat. N., moving W.N.W.

ENGAGUMENT. Miss KAY D¤à, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. DER A. WING, of Hong Kong, to Mr. Rossar W. HOLT, of the German Department of Messrs. Ilbert & Co., Ltd., of -Shanghai.

the

BIRTHS. ABERNATHY.-On July 4, at

Country Hospital, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE GRAHAM ABERNATHY, U.S.N.," a son. MARTIN-On July 20,

Dr. Ulrich's Nursing Home, Mük den, to Mr. and Mra÷J: 0. L. MARTIN, a daughter.

at

for

steamers, then

man journalists, Paul Scheffer, who bridge over the harbour which has the state in organising the Cracow seven years represented the cost £90,000. In doing so the Duke congress of the opposition parties. Democratic Berliner Tageblatt in pressed a tric motors capable of Meanwhile riots have broken out in the Soviet Union but, on account of lifting the button which started 400 several places mostly by unemploy the critical way in which he used h.p. electric motors capable of lifted people but in part with a re- volutionary character. Several were to describe Russian affairs did noting the 100-ton spans of the bridge killed in clashes with the police in Act his passport visaed for a re-in one and three quarter minutes. Silesia. turn to Moscow when on furlough Fifteen hundred school children, in passed at home in the latter part of last pleasure

His book which is being under the bridge. The Duke of con- year.

published by the Bibliograhic In-York recalled the visits paid to In the early days, few "Chinese stitute of Leipzig comprises his Weymouth by his ancestor, King went to Feitsho, but shortly after articles published in the Berliner George III., and said he admired the beginning of the World Warageblat during the last seven His Majesty for selecting Weymouth some Chinese officials bought up years besides a critical analysis of for rest and recreation. German property there, and grad present conditions in Soviet Russia tally the Chinese colony increased and an essay giving the author's until to-day they are a considerable

structed a short line.

L

The authorities in Moscow have

The authorities in Lisbon have storation of the monarchy, Prince. unearthed a plos aiming at the re-

Duarte Nüme being mentioned as candidate for the throne Four prominent high officers, including, General Ameida, have been arrested and interned in the fortress of

Elva.

Notwithstanding the bland denials from circles closely connected with . the Hapsburg family, the Press insists that during last week Arch- duke Otto, the eldest son of the ex- Empress Zita, stayed in Geneva for

views as to the future development decreed that henceforth only women Mr. are to be employed as tramway part of the summer population. of Soviet-German relations," The missionary association, and Scheffer, it may be noted, is now and bus-conductors since "women other private associations which stationed at Washington as staff-suffice for these second-rate posi- several days whereafter he depart came later, have built roads, estab.correspondent of the Berliner Tage- tions. The men hitherto employeded for an unknown destination. lished a small electric-light plant, blatt.

in these capacities will be trans- ferred to work in the factories.

set up street-lampe, and put in drains. But Peitahe has now com- pletely outgrown these institutions,

You will enjoy a Most NIELSEN-On July 6, at the Coun- and there is not enough slectricity

Refreshing and Luxurions Bath by using WATSON'S

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CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

HOUSEHOLD

NOTICE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that AV EXTRAORDINARY

GENERAL MEETING of 8HARE- HOLDERS in the CBINA PR

AMMONIA

VIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE AS. WATSON

COMPANY, LIMITED, will be helt

CD WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH DAY OF JULY, 1930, in the Company's Board Roow, ALEXANDRA BUILDING, HONG KONG, at 12 O'CLOCK NOON, for the

& CO., LTD.

parpose of considering and, if thought THE HONG KONG DISPENSARY.

fit, passing the following Kesolutions:- That the Capital of the CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE COMPANY, LIMrtin, be increased from $3,000,000 to $4,500,000 by the creation of 300 000 Shares of $5.00 each and that the 300,000 Shares of $5. each shall each rank for dividend and in all other respects pari passu with the existing Shares of the Company.

Established 1841.

NOTICE.

THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN- Shares Nos. 391629/39 678 issued in the Name of MUK KING TAK has been declared LOST and should the same not be produced before the 22nd JULY, 1936, it shall be der mod CANCELLED and of NO EFFECT

2. That in the event of the store that Certificate No 12933 for 50

Resolution being passed, 294,789 Shares shall be isscod and offered in the first instance by the Directors at par to existing Shareholders 04 the Register of the Company as at the 16th day of July, 1930, rateably in the proporation of ONE Shari for every TWO Shares held by such Shareholders, and in the event of any of the said 294,789 Shares not being taken up by the Bhare. bolders within this time stipulated by the Directors, the Board shall be empowered to allot them or dispose

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD, Agents.

Hong Kong, 7th July, 1930. (9625

try Hospital, Shenghai, to Mr. and Mrs. E. NIELSEN, a son.. WILLS-On July 7, at the Country Hospital, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. G. MONTAGUE WILLS, a 800,

DEATHS. BARROS. On Friday, July 11, at 4 p.m., at her residence, 565,

"to go round. A Chinese association (Kung I Hui) has been organized in the West End, and many improve mente have been made. Plans are now being laid to provide electricity to the whole place, and build roads and drains everywhere. Last year

Nathan Road, Kowloon, PUBLIA CHANG HSUEH LIANG visited Peita- LUCIA MONTEIRO, beloved wife ho, and liked it so well that he of J. C. BARROS. Funeral will stayed for weeks, with his special pass the Monument to-day at 5.30 p.m. Shanghai and Macao train of thirteen cars on the papers please copy..

siding. This year he has gone back, CASTRO. On July 5, at the General and the place has definitely become

Hospital, Shanghai, HENRIQUE OSCAR CASTRO, aged 31. Dearly" fashionable.” beloved husband of LEONER MARIA CARTRO.

MARTINSON-On July 6, at Shang: DODGING THE CUSTOMS.

hai, ERNEST MARTINSON, beloved husband of ANNIE MARTINSON, aged 47 years,

Editorial and Business Offices: 11.

Ice House Street. Tel. 30251. Night Editor Wanchai Office):

Tel. 24511. London Office: 53, Fleet Street.

E.C. 4.

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In spite of recent strong protests over similar incidents six. Polish

military aeroplanes again flew over German territory last week. An other Polish 'plane made a number

A statement issued by the Foreign Office in Prague denies the report that Czecho-slovakia intends shortly to recognize the Soviet Government,

in

Otto's journey has revived the rumours concerning the restoration of the Hapsburg dynasty Hungary and of his forthcoming"

with

40 Italian engagement princess.

Brokers' loans in New Fork, for

the week ending July 3 again showed a reduction according to

1.

The

of curves over the town of Deutsch- but at the same time confesses that

decrease was G.8192,000,000, bring-. conclusion of a treaty of commerce you, the focal railway-station and negotiations are proceeding for the the weekly announcement. the barracks. It is feared that a

to G.$3,210,000,000 repetition might lead to strong with the Soviets. A large part of ing the total

new low level for the high measures being taken against Polish the press refuses to give too much which sets

having been Bieta that according to private, but | G.4,294,000,000, seen over German territory, military aeroplanes and pilots when credit to the official denial and in- 1920,

reliable information, the negotia tions also comprise the bigger issue of diplomatic relations between Prague and Moscow.

A panic was caused among the.

"killed.

to

The Berlin Press gives much publicity to a new British embargo on German cherries which is des- eribed as piece of hidden protec tion inasmuch as the noxious fly. Wrapeta, Cerns, with whose pre- sence on German cherries the em bargo is being justified by the found on British cherries and in- British authorities, is also to he deed throughout Europe.

The Navy Department announced that it was conducting an official investigation of an extraordinary diary discovered by an American marine in San Antonio, Texas. This diary purports to have been population of Madrid as well as written by a plotter involved in the Andalusia and Sevilla last week staking of the U.S.S. Cyclops in by a number of earthquake-shocks 1918, and to give details of the plot which did heavy damages to houses According to the diary, four eneiay could be ascertained, nobody was by which the vessel was destroyed. and bridges although, as far as conspirators were aboard the

Hollywood's latest sensation is the. Is the United States Treasury has Cyclops and placed, explosives in

The Halth Commissioner of Los romantic elopement "of Ruth Mix, the engine room, subsequently es- its way, in addition to the insper-caping in a small bont. Some Angeles, Mr. George Parish, is 17-year-old daughter of Tom Mix, tors, informants, Consular agents, officials believe that this diary, like advising travellers with babies to the famous cowboy film star, with and individual "observers" now many other suppposedly war-time stay away from Los Angeles until Mr. Douglas Gilmore, a film actor. operating in Europe, seven ex- only a hoax.

documents recently discovered," is the infantile paralysis which is Despite the frantic efforts of her in evidence there subsides. The parents to prevent her, Ruth ran will be.

Himore to Yama, situation, according. perimental inspectors "

Mr. away with working on the tourist rush Con-

Parigh, is not serious, but Arizona, and was married by the" The situation at Helsingfors was sular invoices will be made out extremely tense last week with the possible precautions should sheriff there a few moments before, occupation of the capital by the be taken to prevent the spread of her father telephoned asking the correctly and honestly, or the Cus reactionary Lappo bauds near. at the disease. Parents who can ex- sheriff stop the marriage at all IPES.coms, system must be declared a hand. Following the kidnapping elude Los Angeles from their itiner- costs. When the news first reached partial failure. The experimental of two Communist deputies by aries for the present are therefore Hollywood that the couple had ter armed men, the Minister of the advised to do so. The city records married, Mrs. Olive Stokes Mix, inspectors will work on the ships, Interior suddenly ordered the arrest for June show 84 cases of the dis. the former wife of Tom Mix, an- in the Consulates, "and endeavour of a number of Communist deputies case, six deaths from it being re-nounced her intention of starting proceedings to annul the mar to persuade European business against whom, as officially stated, ported.

riage, but finally she decided to for houses that their books, must be no charge could be brought, the opened to United States Customs arrests being merely made to have

Stella Walsh, of Cleveland, parti. give the two and give them her. officers for the facilitation of comthers under lock and key in order cipating in the National A.A.U. blessing. Mr. Mix is also reported

to facilitate the task of the political women's meet, at Dallas, Texas, to have relented.” -„“ Despite the fact that the trade police.

established a new world's 100 yard sprint record, her time being 11.1 agreement between France and the United States provides for request

indicate the secs. The former American record inspection of company books by Reports from Simdi sentions at was held by Helen Filkey, with 11.4 American Treasury Attaches, Euro- the congress of the All-Indian ses, which she did in 1925 at are loath to open their books to sidering the attitude to be taken pean merchants and manfacturers Mohammedan League which is con- Chicago Americans when they are reputed by Indian Mohammedans towards

The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, JULY 12, 1930.

BRIGHTER SUNDAYS AT

PEITAHO. UNDER the patronage, of Genera!

of them as they in their discretion CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME CHANG HEUER LIANG, of Mukden,

deem expe ient in the interest of the Company.

NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN that the TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED From MONDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF JULY, 1930, to WEDNESDAY, THE 10TH DAY 07 JULY, 1930, Bath Days inclusive.

Dated this Twenty-sixth day of June, 930,

By Order of the Board of Directora,

D. L. KING,

Hooretary.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

by Public Auction. to be weld on MONDAY, the 142 DAY of JULY, 1930, at 8 FM, at the

Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of HIS EXCULIENOT TEX GOTTENOR, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Prince Edward Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crows Best to be fixed by the Surveyor of His MAJERTY TEX "KING, for one further term of 75 years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Registry No.

Locality.

|_ No. 2364,{{

• Kow'oon Inlaid

Prince Edward Road

No. of Sale

Boundary

MBаAure

ments.

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ft. It ft. ft.

-A per

sale plan

Annual

Rantal

Contents i

Square fees

26,910

Upret trics.

About

$3,820

1870

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AGENTS,

"PEAK MANSIONS" Six-roomed & Five-rooted Apartments.

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given in the

"HONG KONG WEEKLY PRESS,"

with which is incorporated

THE CHINA OVERLAND

REPORT".

30. Cents per Copy. Subscription, paid in advance per annum for delivery in Hong Kong $13; including Postage to any part of the world-$15.

merce.

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Power squeeze a little more duty

Mr. William Buhr, a New York zoologist, has descended 1,426, feet under the sea in a steel ball fize the world's record by descending miles south of Bermuda. He broke 800 feet a few days preciously.

and

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many

and the diplomats and businessmen from Peiping and Tientsin, the summer resort of Peitaho has this

The Prussian Academy of Science

The American Art Dealers' Asso- summer become the leading resort to even withhold them from their the Simón report. While some of at its annual Leibnitz meeting of North China, and the mission- countrymen. French taxation the speakers pleaded for the accept awarded the Leibnitz gold-medal to ciation estimates that collectors in

has its peculiarities, and there are aries who founded the place have few firms who willingly throw open a violent terms while a third trialist Mr. Hajime Hoshi, pre-ximater £5,000,000 on prints last ance of the report, others denounced the well-known Japanese indus- the United States "spent appro- been compelled to take a back seat, their books just to aid a foreign section, though agreeing with the sident of the Hoshi Pharmaceutical year. The collecting of prints has The old-fashioned gloomy atmes-

out of the returning citizen. The proposals of the report in general, Company of Tokyo, in recognition become a national hobby, says the college demanded special safeguards for of his great services in assisting association, phere of Peitaho has been modified system of bargaining in Europe, the interests of the Mohammedan German scholars and scientific in students buy one print each a so greatly that" Sundays have be- especially where so much "made to come much like other days, with order" business exists, makes it population. Finally it was decided stitutions during the period of in-month out of their allowance.

difficult for Customs spies to gather to appoint a special committee to flation as well as of his endea bank president spends regularly

to create closer relations £2,000 a year on etchings, and one" residents openly" indulging in exact information on cost and sales go into the questions raised and yours bridge-playing and even in qualEng prices. Parts of Gothic monuments, to report to the plenary meeting of between Japanese and German collector alone bought 26,000 worth

the congress. alcoholic drinks !...

old masters, and antique furniture, may be obtained for aliost any figure, up or down, but dutiable dresses, jewels, personal articles, men's apparel, optical supplies, etc., are going to be the special prey of Customs observers this year.

Peitaho has grown so fast, that the missionaries have been unable to control.visitors, as they did in the early days. At that time the Rocky Point Association, founded

The existence of reprisals on the

few, there is a brisk business which

scholars.

of etchings last year.

Local Notes and Events

Convicted of the theft of twelve Looking Back 25 Years, cement sacks from a contractor in

viction for theft of rement sacks

from the came contractor.

A

The numerous members of the engineering profession and of the shipping and other interests in,,. Hong Kong eased to then that Coast will learn the directors of the Hong Kong. Whampoa Dock Co. hare appoint- Led Mr. William Wilson, late manager of the Kowloon establish-

by missionaries, stipulated that French side may develop if this

prying trade becomes too annoying. A coolie employed at Kowloon any person to whom property was

France now has the protective tariff sub-let should agree to observe urge, copied directly from the Dock was killed on Thursday when Sunday as a complete day of rest, United States, and while the num

he was engaged, with others, in Austin Road, a Chinese waa sen ber of smuggled articles coming in and should abstain from playing from the United States is relatively removing the steering engine of the tenced to three months' hard labour cards for money or drinking liquors. Those days are gone for the French inspectors might in- Sui An. The engine is believed to by Mr Whyte-Smithi yesterday. augurate in dealing with auto- have toppled over and pinned the His record showed a previous con- ever in many parts of Peitaho.

mobile-owners. Not a few Americans According to long-time residents, are attempting to escape the French man underneath. When extricated Peitaho was

"discovered" as a tariff by working the tryptich

privilege, or by buying cart in the coolie was dead. summer resort by British cagineers England and casually driving into employed on the Peiping-Mukden France, where they manage to re- Railway. Missionaries may own main an inordinate length of time. land in China, however, while other Few protests have been registered. foreigners generally may not and the missionaries developed Peitaho. They bought most of what is now

on the motion of. Mr. Hayllar, Q known as Rocky Point, and formed

without a licence. The girl was C., admitted on the roll of solici their association. Merchants and tion, there may be some prizes $250 from Mr. Strange's house. The fined $4, and the man was warned tors in the Supreme Court. Mr. others who would agree to behave offered by the, French, who take a houseboy left a note behind for Mr. that he would be charged with aid Deacon has come out to join the

distinct dislike to anyone prying

ton-Hong Kong Daily Press. July themselves according to early mis-into their company records, especial- Strange in which he admitted the ing and abetting if the child was arm of Messrs. Brereton and Wot-

brought before the Court again. 13, 1880. tionary ideas were given sub-leases. ly a foreigner.

According to a report made to

"Far worse to encourage a child to break the law than to break the law yourself," said Mr. Whyte-Smith yesterday to a Chinese who employ

ment, to succeed Mr. W. E. Dixon as Acting Chief Managor of the Dock Co. Mr. Wilson is exceeding ly popular with the staffs, Euro pean and native, at Hunghom.--- Hong Kong Daily Press, July 12, 1905, Looking Back 6 Years

so far, by the French firms, who the police, a houseboy, employed by ero naturally anxious to do bunits nass with America, but if the U.S... E. Strange, of the Sanitary

rensary be too oftereparment stole in collerosed food ML XI. Descan was vestnedlag begins offering prizes for informa tion leading to proof of falsifica and a gold watch and chain worth

theft,

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