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INTIMATIONS.

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION..

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TT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that an Interim Dividend of 23 per Share, subject to deduction of Income. Tar; has been declared for the HALF YEAR ending 30TH JUNE, 1930, nt the Exta of 1/31 per Dollar, men

THE DIVIDEND will be payable on and after MONDAY 11 AUGUST, 1930, at the Offices of the Corporation, where Shareholders are requested to apply for Warrants,

THE REGISTER OF SHARES of

the Corporation will be CLOSED from MONDAY, STH JULY to SATUR. DAY, TAUGUST (Both Days in clusive), during which period No Transfer of Bhares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors"

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Acting Chief Manager. Hong Kong 8th July, 1930...[0698

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Bach and that the 300,000 Shares of

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-That in the event of the above: Besolution being passed, 294,789 Chares shall be used and offered in the frat instance by the Directors at par to existing Shareholders on

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WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, fore- cast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5.30 pm; stated:-

really want," said Mr. JoussON, himself a member of the Legislative Council, is that the Council should adequately represent the intelligent public opinion of the Colony. No doubt it will be argued that that The typhoon is about 60 miles want is fully met by the present north of Taihoku (Formosa); it is constitution of the Legislative moving slowly NNW and threat- ens the China const near Wenchow. Council, but it is not met in the The typhoon in the Gulf of Tongmanner which Dr. SHIELS describes kins is situated about 60 miles as the simplest and most effective E.S.E. of Haiphong, moving north-

method of redressing injustices. wards.

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

TYPHOON WARNINGS.

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was in vain that he pleaded for the man "who helped my much beloved break her chaias." America to Louis was executed the day after his sentence was pronounced, and THOMAS PAINE Fetired from the National Convention. Whether the course of history would have been changed had Lovis been allowed to settle in the United States-then scarcely united is a question some may care to debate after dinner.

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*News and Views *

Public opinion in the Turkish | One of the most important deci capital is greatly incensed over the sinns in the history of Probibition assistance which Persia allegedly was made by the Supreme Court,- accords the rebellious Kurd tribes

in the Arrarat district where bloody which ruled that a person, who fighting continues. It is announced huge baotleg liquor cannot in ordi- that the Turkish Ambassador at afy circumstances be prosecuted." Teheran has presented to the Par-The Court, however, acceded to the. sian Government & Note giving request made by the Department full details of the charges against of State in January, and ruled that it together with the demand that buyers of bootleg liquor who are the Persian Government instructs aware that for the delivery of it its officials on the frontier to pre- illegal transportation will be neces- vent the Kurd rebels from crossing sary, and who on trial plead nola into Persian territory. Private contendere, shall be liable to pro- advices, indicate that the rebola necution on a charge of conspiracy, number over ten thousand, all well to violate the Prohibition Law armed and equipped and that they have inflicted heavy casualties on the Turkish troops. It is also rumoured that they have shot down three Turkish bombing aeroplanes.

Rose July 7, in Shang- manent official majority is care greatest colonial Power in the into the municipal hall and mal. about 30 miles below the record dis

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in this Colony. Among the Chinese THE consummation of France's ex-.. her Mediterranean strong feeling that nomination by the Governor of Power will take place in Paris to-day, when the independent lative Council is not an ideal-nor French-Algerian army will "parade Unofficial Members of the Legis. even a fair-way of giving Chinese in full panoply on the national Manila, July 12, 10.30 Typhoon in about 123des. Long. E. public opinion an opportunity of holiday of the Third Republic,

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expressing itself in deliberations

Serious riots suddenly broke out Manila, July 12, 10.30 蟲,立一 Typhoon in about 138deg. Long. Eupon local affairs. In Kenya African forces will be the horti and 16deg. Lat. N., moving N.N.W. Colony the Arabs have an elected cultural colonial exhibition at Vin-in Monaco last week, owing to dis- member on the Legislative Council, sences, which will attempt to in content on the part of the popula- tion with the newly-elected Mayor, the Indians have five, and the press insular Parisians with the whom they accuse of Fascist lean fact that France is the secondings. An infuriated mob broke Europeans cleven-though the per-

treated the Mayor and several municipal councillors before the fully guaranteed. In Sierra Leone

police arrived... there are nominated and cleted un“ official members of the Legislative Council, and among the former are three native chiefs! Bermuda bas an clected House of Assembly in addition to a Legislative Council, and in Jamaica Sir R. E. STUBBS has the assistance of a partially elected Legislative Council, and women have the vote. In the Fiji Islands there is a Legislative Council which includes seven mein bers elected by persons of European descent, and two nominated Fijian meribers, from which it

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HONG KONG AND" FIJI,

that in Fiji there is a simpler and more effective method of redressing RESIDENTS in Hong Kong of all injustices than exists in Hong nationalities will be greatly inter-Kong. We wonder whether D, ested to know that, in the opinion DRUMMOND SHIELS is aware of this of Dr. DaсMMOND SHIELS, Under- remarkable fact i Secretary of State for the Colonice,

holders within the time stipulated A. S. WATSON the vote is the simplest and most.

by the Directors, the Board all he

empowered to allot them or dispose

of them as they in their discretion deem expedient in the interest of the Comptny. 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 16TH DAY ur JULY, 1920, Both Days inclusive.

Dated thin Twenty-sixth day of June, 1930.

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effective method of redressing in- justices. He regretted the restrict- ed; franchise existing those THE celebration to-day by our colonics which are governed by French friends of the anniversary clected bodies, but whether he said of the fall of the Bastille is an anything about those colonies which appropriate occasion for recalling have not even a restricted franchisee remarkable incident of that Reuter does not tell us. It is quite stormy period. When the leaders likely that the Colonial Under- of the revolution were agitating for Secretary does not know that as far the execution of the King, THOMAS back as 1891 a petition was present- PAINE made a passionate appeal to ed to Parliament suggesting that the Convention that the ruler life the majority of the Legislative be spared. "My hatred and abhor- Council of Hong Kong be composed rence of monarchy are sufficiently of elected representatives of British known," he said. They originate nationality. In 1016 another peti- in principles of reason and con- tion, prepared by Sir.. HENRY Viction, hor, except with life can POLLOCK, was seat to the Secretary they ever be extirpated, but my of State for the Colonies, again compassion for the unfortunate, suggesting that the principle of whether friend or enemy, is equally election be substituted for nomina- lively and sincere." tion in regard to Unofficial Mem- PAINE was in favour of Louis bers of the Executive and Legis Carer being tried, because it was Iative Councils. Mr. BOXAR LAW's necessary to afford proofs to the of the peridy, corruption, reason for departing from the and abomination of the "monar.

reply was merely to say he saw no world

representations

Three days after the start of the annual national balloon race, the July 7 at Greensburg, Kentucky, Goodyear Zeppelin entry landed on " as the apparent winner of the event. Three other ballons which bad been reported still sloft the previous day were believed to have descended at various points on July 7. The Goodyear Zeppelin travelled approximately 900 miles, tance which was made last year by world. By sending President

the winning Navy No. I entrant This year's race started from Hous- DOTVERGUE and a large retinue of

ton. Balloons which covered the longest distances in this race will Parliamentarians to North Africa,

The Dornier-Wahl passenger plane represent the United States in the Gordon Bennett Inter- Franee made it clear to political

Stockholm caused the greatest an-national Balloon Race. observers that she must be reckoned whose non-arrival at Stettin from annual with henceforth as a world Power xiety regarding the fate of ite The Algerian passengers and crew, has been of the frat order.

found by a schooner floating in the centenary, is merely a pictorial dis-vicinity of Bornholm from where liest machine-gun in the world, guise under which the new France, the plane was dragged to safety, capable of fring .5 calibre bullets is assuming the role in Africa of The schooner saved three people in-nine miles at the rate of 800 shots Kuring while two others were New York by Mr. Robert Hudson ancient Rome, which was started by cluding the pilot, Flight-Captain a minuto, has been perfected in MUSSOLINI in Tripoli three years taken on board, a passing steamer. and adopted by the United States Three out of the total of eight Navy. Navy officials are also in- other pieces of passengers and crew are still miss terested in two ing. The plane had been forced ordnance. One of those Mr. Hud- to descend on the sea on account of son declares will shoot 1.1in ex- plosive bullets thirteen miles at the trouble with a crankshaft.

rate of 800 a minute. The other is an anti-aircraft gan, which fires 3 calibre bullets at the rate of 1,403 a minute. Mr. Hudson is a travell- his inability to serve in the world ing salesman; who, disappointed at war, has since devoted his eparo time to gun making.

ago..

What is claimed to be the dead-

It is reported in semi-official quarters that the result of the Algerian inspection by President DOUMERGUE and the Cabinet will be the unification of the North

"Mount Vesuvius suddenly become African colonies and protectorates, very active, last week. A violent cone of the great crater to an ex- Morocco, Algiers and Tunis, and cruption has torn up the principal that the political exigencies of the tent of 30 feet in width, and a Merocean and Tunisian protec-stream of lava and fire was flowing down the mountain on the north- torates will be worked out diplo western side of the crater.

Kaye Dun, the racing motorist, matically with the Sultan of

who recently recaptured the Brook- Morocco and the Bey of Tuhis.

A further volume of the series of landa lap record with a speed of French colonial psychology, as re- vealed during the visit of President French documents on the origin of 137.58 m.p.h, was fined 40%. at. DOUMERGUE, shows that where once the War is announced. It deals Brentford (Middlesex) Police Court France's colonial ambitions turned with the events of 1901, chief among for travelling at 48 miles an hour. westward they are now following which were the secret agreement He was summoned for exceeding the In a letter, he expressed his regret, the path of the sun. France will between France and Italy, the speed limit on the Great West road. Morocco and the and said that he had to be in the make every effort to join her North Franco-Russian alliance, the French African possessions with the Suden advances in and Niger, and with the mandated Levant, and the operations in Isle of Man for an engagement. colonies of the League of Nations, China, The new volume is the first A police officer said that when stop- inherited from the World War, of the second series which will cover ped and told his speed, Kaye Don form a powerful African federa- the documents exchanged between said: "Yes, I am a bit pressed for

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time." tion.

Local Notes and Events *

His Excellency-the Governor has appointed Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg, M.C., to be Registrar of Com papies.

To-day being the French National holiday, the French Consul will be "at home" at his official residence, 13, Peak Road, from 11.30 am. to 19.30 p.m.

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decision reached by Lord Rtros chical system," but he pointed out The Government has accepted twenty years previously. In 1919 that the American people regarded the tender of Messrs. Kin Lee & the along Louis as their benefactor, a fact Co., totalling $1,386.07, for further similar Mines were made to London which afforded the French nation erection of motor-car shelter at by the Constitutional Reform As- **ä blessed occasion of extricating Kowloon Hospital. sociation, and after two years Mr. itself from the yoke of kings with WINSTON CHURCHILL (who was then out debling itself with the im During the quarter ended June at the Colonial Office) in reply to purities of their blood." THOMAS 30, 90 samples were analysed under a question in the House of Com- PAINE's idea was that Lovis and the Sale of Food and Drugs Ordi- mona, announced that it had been his family should be banished, that mince. Of these, all were genuine decided to make no change in the the ex-King should be kept in excepting two of flour and one of system existing in Hong Kong. prison until peace was restored, It is clear, then, that Dr. Suezs, and then be sent to the United in stressing, the great importanceStates, where far removed from of the vote as a means of voicing the miseries and crimes of royalty, public opinion in the Colonies, is he may learn, from the constant not advocating anything altogether aspect of public prosperity, that the new to this Colony. At intervals true system of government consists during the last forty years demands not in kings but in fair, equal, and have been made for a change in honorable representation."

protested that the system of local administration MARAT angrily which would have at least borne PAINE was not competent to vote on Regulations respecting Foreign some resemblance to representative the question, seeing that his re. Orders and Medals applicable to government. For some reason, how ligious principles were opposed to persons in the service of the ever, the idea has persisted in the death penalty, but the effect Crown and persons not in the official quarters that this demand of the appeal for mercy showed Service of the Crown.

itself when, out of 721 voters at is merely the outcome of what a

Tenders are being invited for former Governor described as an the National Convention, only 387 the purchase of the Government The vessel agitation on the part of "a few declared themselves in favour of steam yacht Stanley. unquiet spirits." But for the fact death unconditionally. Thus en wall bo sold as she lies at the Tau that Sir WILLIAM XCIINSUR punduraged, ANNE made ek another main Government Slipway with all

rgenroand-fitings on boarder TECH appeck again angrily

Tenders are being invited for the supply of a single screw tenkwood launch for the Government Marine Surveyor. The cost is on no ac count to exceed $30,000 Hong Kong currency..

The Gazette contains revised

,

His Excellency the Governor has The forthcoming wedding is an

appointed Li Po and Tam Cheung nounced of Lieut. John Thompson to be Forest Officers" for the Warren, of U.S.S. Helena, at Can control and superintendence of ton, to Miss Ellie Waterhouse the forests of the Colony, in suc Head, Custer Arms Apartment, cession to Ip Cheuk and Pang

Kwong dismissed. Bronxville, New York, who is en route to Hong Kong on board the s.s. President Jefferson,

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The late Mr. George Frederick Bruce, formerly of Field House, Sandown, Isle of Wight, who died" at the Golf, Hotel, Cagnes-sur-mer, H.E. the Governor directs that France, on January 23, this year, the appointment of Mr. C. A. D. left Hong Kong estate which has Melbourne to act as Registrar of been valued at $16,000. Re-sealing the Supreme Court, Official Ad- will has been granted to Mr. H. C. of exemplification of probate of the ministrator and Registrar of Com Macnamaro, of Messrs. Deacons, panies notified in the Government who is attorney for the executor Notification No: 351 in the Gazette named in the will, Mr. Willie John Sholl, No. 1, Maxtead Park, Har- The of June, 1928, shall continue during row, newspaper proprietor. the absence on leave of Mr. T. M. will contains family bequests. Hazlerigg, M.C.

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The U.S. Department of Cola-Looking Back 25 Years, merce announced on July 7 that It may be remembered that on Mr. David Maynard of Claremont, the occasion of E.E. the Governor's California, has been appointed At Home! at his Peak Residence, Assistant U.8. Trade Commissioner Mountain Lodge, last week, there at Hong Kong, Mr. Maynard has was a good deal of rain during the been Director of the American afternoon. The Hon. Mr. F. H Economic Committee at Geneva, May proceeded to the At Home" and was at one time an instructor in a public chair, which was minus at Yenching University, Peiping its rain-covers, and Mr. May got wet The Colonial Secretary made West.

B.complaint to the Captain Super- intendent of the Police, with tho Nicols, the Magician, gave an- other interesting and mystifying result that 20 coolies were charged performance at the Star Theatre before Mr. G. N. Orme at the last night. The audience, though police-court yesterday for not hav

mensely the various tricks as mall, was enthusiastic and enjoyed in their chairs cquipped with rain- they were presented. Those who have his Worship discharged the coolies not seen Nicola should make it a with a cantion-Hong Kong Daily point, to do so. The magician will Prese, July 14, 1805. be showing some clever tricks with Looking Back 50 Years. handcuffs to-night..

covers. After hearing the evidence,

Th Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer, Cyclops, one of the new fleet of the It is notified in the Gazette that Blue Funnel Line, arrived here

&

the following balances of intestate yesterday morning. She is in over state train, the hands of the respect a sister ship to the Certes, Offcial Administrator: John P. with the exception that the new happen in 1917, he would probably interrupted by MABAT, who declarHis Excellency the Governor has Somerville, 773.83; 1 I. LAYOUT VERZer is a little Taster Her longin have scored even more heavily by ed that the interpreter was not under instructions from the Ecere Hayes, $318.03. If no claim thereto between perpendiculars is 320 feet, dubbing the agitators "Bolsheviks" giving the Convention the real try of State for the Colonies, is received by the Official Adicnbes; breadth 34 feet 3 inches, appointed Mr. T M Hazlerig, ministrator and proved to his satis depth of hold 26 feet; gross ton- My anxiety MC, to be Registrar of the faction, within a period of five nage 1,291. The Cyclops is com of whom one of the first was the views of the speaker. Hon. Mr. F. P. JOHNSON (then in for the cause of France, declared Supreme Court. The Registrar of years, the balances will be transmanded by Captain C. Butler, late the Supreme Court is ex-officia ferred to the general revenue of of the same company's teamer has become for the moment Official Administrator under the this Colony subject to the provisions Hector-Hong Kong Daily Press, charge of the local offes of Messrs. PAINE,

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July 13, 1860. concern for her honour, but it Probates Ordinance 1887.

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