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NOTICE.

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01830, All Departments, will be

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AND

IN THE MATTER OF THE MAN WO COMPANY, LIMITED

(IN LIQUIDATION).

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URSUANT to Section 181 of the

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that A MEETING of CREDITORS of the above-named Company will be held at the Offices of Musas. PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING, 6, DES VOLU ROAD CENTRAL, Hong Kong, at 12.00 Noon on MUNDAY, 18TH AUGUST, 1930.

At this Meeting the Creditors will be asked to determine whether an applica- tion shall be made to the Court for the appointment of say person as Liquida.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1930.

WEATHER REPORT..

Yesterday's weather, report, tore cast and remarks, issued by the

JAMES IV., V., and VI. of Scotland (the latter afterwards JAMES I. of England) played it; and CHARLES

Royal Observatory at 3.20 p.m., L, and Prince HENRY, his brother, stated:-

also played.

* News and Views *

At the wedding of Sumurun, the famous English" mannequin, and Marcel Poncin, the French artist,” in the Latin quarter, Paris, recent--- ly a choir in long white sculptor simocks sang negro spirituals, and when the couple stepped out of the

The depression over South China. This evidence finally disposes of will not inherit the $1,000 estate of leaving the bridge, as he steered his of paint brushes. Led by a jazz Victor Emmanuel, King of Italy, Four days and nights without church they passed under an arch has decreased slightly in intensity, the question as to the long Scottish Antonio Comincio, an unnaturaliz. vessel with 723 passengers through through the Latin. quarter to a

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band, the bridal party passed The depression over the eastern

ed Italian peddler who died in New nearly 2,000 miles of dense fog, was part of the Sea of Japan is station ancestry-if not actual origin of York in 1925, leaving no will and the ordeal endured by Captain J. studio in the Rue Bagneux, where

golf. Followers of the game may no heirs, as far as could be ascer Dutt, of the Canadian Pacific liner a reception was held.

tained, as the result of a decision; Montrose, which docked at South-

took Forecast:-S,W,

Language difficulties winds; be interested in reading the de-handed down by the Appellate Divi-ampton recently only a few hours

humorous turn in a cash at Salford fresh to moderate; overcast; occascription of golf or gowf," as

sion of the Supreme Court. The ster of her scheduled time.

recently, when two German seafar- case, although involving "a small

ing men, stated to be unfamiliar appearing in an early edition of sum was of international interest We acknowledge receipt of the with English, were accused of un- because a victory for the Italian Swedish Economic Review, a quar-secmily street behaviour.. The police HOYLE'S "Games" We quote as Crown would have set precedentterly journal compiled by the had arranged for the attendance of enabling other Governments to en- Swedish Board of Trade and pub another member of the crew, who follows:-This favourite summer

(or similar claims. Under the lished by the Swedish Foreign had a good smattering of English, amusement in Scotland is played Italian law, the King is heir to all Ofice. Among the many interesting to act as interpreter. But instead property of his subjects not dis- articles in the Review are those on of translating the constable's evi- with clubs and balls. The club istributed by will and to which there State finance, banking and the dence into German for the informa

are no claimants The Court's de- money market, unemployment and tion of the defendants he repeated taper, terminating in the part that cision by which the estate passes foreign trade and shipping, all of it in fragmentary way in English. strikes the ball, which part is faced instead to the State of New York, very great interest to local mer

When at last he understood that he sustained the ruling handed down chants and shippers.

was to speak to his compatriots in in June, 1929, by Surrogate James'

their own tongue, he convulsed the A. Foley. This cited the elementary

Court by giving their answers in German. One of the Salford Police sergeants, who picked up a tolerable knowledge of German whilst intern- ed in that country during the war, was summoned, and through him the prisoners entered a plea of not guilty. Eventually one of them was discharged, and the other was bound At Longbeach, California, Missover for twelve months. When the Helene Madison, a Seattle school. two men went to the charge office

to claim their property, they spoka, girl, set up a new world's swim- When a fire in a workshop beming record for the hundred metres in quite good English... longing to Admiral Carrington, at free style. Her time was 1 min. 1-8th sec. The record was made Curdridge, Hampshire, was extin-in the final of the Atherican Athletic guished the brigade found a bin

The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, AUGUST 2, 1830.

THE ORIGIN OF GOLF, ·

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with born, and loaded with lend.

There are six sorts of clubs used

The rainfall in the Colony during July amounted to 31.31 inches, of which 149, 2.83 and 2.72 inches were registered on the 14th, 16th and 19th, respectively, while, 4.80 inches fell on the 15th and 7.49 on the 24th, the day on which a typhoon narrowly missed Hong Kong.

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rule of the laws of estates that the succession of personal property is by good players; namely, the com-governed exclusively by the actual mon club, used when the ball lies domicile of the intestate at the time of his passing on. Antonio Comin. on the ground; the scraper, and cic, it was shown by N. Joseph half-scraper, when in long grass; Slicklen, counsel for James F. Egan, Public Administrator, lived the spoon, when in a hollow; the iu New York for 39 years, save for a few months' visit to Italy after heavy iron club, when it lies deep 10 years' residence in New York among stones or mud; and the light iron ditto, when an the surface of chingle or sandy ground. The balls are considerably smaller than these used at cricket, but much harder; being made of horse-leather, stuffed with feathers in a peculiar manner, and boiled.

The ground may be circular, triangular, or a semi-circle. The cannor off the white and pot his number of holes is not limited; by box office returns, has forced He made his first tour of the wards panama hat. While playing golf

MENTION in this paper a few days ago of a picture dated 1790 in the possession of the Royal Blackheath Golf Club prompted an interested reader to send us a reproduction of a print dated 1500. Apparently foursome is in progress, and in the right-hand corner one gentle

man is on his knees in front of a' hole, seemingly trying to

black. At the same

get a

" "

moment & always depending on what the partner (or opponent ?) is address-length of the ground will admit. ing a ball in the left-hand corner, The general distance between one the while two other gentlemen stand bole and another is about a quarter

stage-centre evidently explaining to of a mile, which commences and each other the Eve points of the terminates every game; and the play. This picture, which is gaily party who gets the ball in by the coloured, is taken from a volume fewest number of strokes is the in the British Museum library victor. Two, or is many more as called "A Book of Honours," and choose, may play together, but what

on the assumption that this was an English production, our corres pondent wonders whether golf, after all, may be of English origin. PARTICULARS Public Auction DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS We do not think the evidence sub-

PUBLIC AUCTION.

to be held ng TUESDAY, the OTHmitted is strong enough to shake DAY of AUGUST, 1970, at 3 F. at the

by Order of H EXCELLENCE THE

Offices of the Public Works Department, the case of the advocate from ayant GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CROWN the Tweed. So far as we have been LAND at Prince Edward Road, Mong able to ascertain from the limited Kok Tsui, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Grown Reat to be fixed by the Surveyor of H MAJESTY THE Kuo, for one further term of 75 years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT."

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is called the good game never exceeds: four; that number being allowed to afford the best diversion, and is not so liable to confusion as a greater number. The more rising or uneven the ground, the greater nicely or skill is required in the players: on which account the pre- ference is always given to such sources of information at our dis-ground by proficients. Light balls posal, the case for the Scottish are used when playing with the wind, and heavy ones against it. origin of golf-te it creditable or

At the beginning of each game the otherwise is overwhelming. ball is allowed to be elevated to correspondent takes us back to 1500; what height the player chooses, for we have been able to trace very the convenience of striking; but not definite evidence which goes almost afterwards. This is done by means half a century beyond that point, of sand and clay, called a teeing. sand from which it may be reason-

The balls which are played off at ably inferred that the game was

the beginning of the game must not then already long-established in

be changed until the next hole is Scotland. In fact, it appears town, even if they should happen to have become a public nuisance or

burst. When a ball happens to be a national peril-if not both!

lost, the hole is lost to the party; and if a ball should be accidentally Notwithstanding that the word "golf" is of: Dutch origin, being take his stroke again,

stopped, the player is allowed to

derived from "kölf," there is little

Upset Frice.

87,500

Our

doubt that the game as we know Suppose four are" to play the it had its origin in Scotland. It is game, A and B against C and D, believed to have been played there at such party having a ball, they a very distant period, indeed; how proceed this: A strikes off first ever, the earliest really important next; but perhaps does not drive mention of it we have been able to his ball above half the distance A PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS truce is in 1457. A decice or Act did, on which, acces, this is alle

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containing 300 newly pickled eggs. Union's national event.

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Attainment of a height of 30,000 feet is the ambition of Professor Picard of Brussels University, who is leaving for Augsburg, Gormany,

design with capacity on the ground to make the attempt. The profes sor will employ a balloor of special of 6,000 cubic feet of gas, gradually increasing to 42,000 cubic foot. The professor intends to measure cosmic radiation, ionization of the air and the electrostatic field at the highest attainable elevation.

and visitors to the premises enjoy. Waterlow) opened a new sur They had been cooked to a turn,

The Lord Mayor of London (Sir ed hard-boiled egga after their Jabours.

gical block of 930 beds at St. Bartholomew's Hospital last month Women cinemagoers in New York The Bishop of Chester (Dr. L dislike heroes with tenor voices, Paget), a son of Sir James Paget, and insist that lovemaking in talk who was on the surgical staff of ing films should be done by actors the hospital for 5 years, said that with rich baritone or deep bass most of his brothers and sisters

The Prince of Wales has lost "a todes. This preference, as proved were born within the hospital walls. some former idols of the silent as a boy of 12. One day, when a at Seaton Carew with Lord Lon- screen to seek physicians' help to case had gone wrong rather badly donderry, Lord Castlereagh and lower their vocal range. It is felt wrong his father said: "If only Captain Aird, his equerry, the his old reputation as a great lover sort of thing would never happen."-handed them to Andrews, his that Joha Gilbert cannot sustain we could get perfect cleanliness that Prince took off his hat and tie and with the light tenor voice heard in The new hospital stood for perfect caddie. Andrews put them in his specialists who have been called in processes.. his first talking film, and voice cleanliness and perfect antiseptic pocket. Near the end of the round

Andrew's

discovered that. believe they will be able to trans

Prince's hat was missing. Soon a host of people were searching the his next picture.

course, but the hat was not found. When told of his loss the Prince laughed. I hope it is found," he said, "but it does not really matter. The hat has New York printed on the inside."

form him to a baritone. in time for

Crewe (Cheshire) Corporation have decided to close a children's paddling pool on Sundays. It was Wireless telephone communications contended that there was the risk of between France and North Africa the children soiling their best have been inaugurated by a conver-clothes Another argument was that sation between André Mallarmé, people living near resented the Minister of Posts and Telegraphs, noise of the children's laughter on and Lucien Saint, Resident-General Sundays. of Morocco, at Rabat. M. Mal-

the

I wish to die now, In peace," said Mrs. Francis Cutter, of Lan-

the King and Quser congratulating. 8rove, Herefordshire, when she re-. ceived last month a message from her on her hundredth birthday. She spent a happy day with two birthday cakes and hundred candles burning on each. Then she told her daughters that she was dying, prayed for the King and aciousness. Queen, and passed into semi-con-

tion, expressed the hope that wire Vining (retired) of Southsea, recent larmé, in his inaugural converst- Engineer Rear-Admiral H. P. less telephone communications withly took part in the rescue of two Morocco will shortly be followed by children, who fell into the sea from connections with Algeris and Tunis. the breakwater wall near Southsea Receiving stations are being con- Castle, and structed in Algeria.

were in danger of drowning. One child was almost unconscious when she was reached Weymouth last month he recalled young man saved the "other girl. When the Duke of York went to by Admiral Vining. An unknown

III, and said that he admired his He and the other rescuer found it the visits of his ancestor George Admiral Vining is 68 years old. wisdom in selecting Weymouth for impossible to make a landing on the Edinburgh was approaching Beal When the Flying Scotsman to rest and recreation. If time per-slippery wall. The admiral was Station, a few miles south of Ber- mitted, be would like to have fol-pulled ashore with the aid of a life-wick, Northumberland, last month, lewed his example and bathed in bouy. People forming a human the second rear coach became derail- the act, without, however, those chain reached the other man. ed. The train, fortunately, was patriotic airs which he believed}"

proceeding with caution, no one was used to be played by the local band Michel Detroyat, French aviator, injured, and the coach was only for the benefit of bis Majesty and has won the Michelin International slightly damaged. The passengers, his children while they took their Cup by making a tour of France from the conch were transferred to morning dip. The Duke opened the covering 2,789 kilometres with 15 other conches, and after ball an £90.000. Thirty thousand visitors from Le Bourget at 6.50 am, the new town bridge which had cost landings in 14 hours. Starting hour's. delay the train continued on its way. The part of the line were present at the ceremony. The flier landed at Rheims, Nancy, where the mishap occurred is under biggest cheer of the day came from Strasbourg," Dijon, Clermont, repair and workmen were busy at 1.500 children on board

three Ferrand, Lyon, Montpelier, Per- the spot at the time. It was for pleasure steamers in the harbour. piguan, Toulouse, Pau, Bordeaux, this reason that the express was They were the first to march on to Angers, Avord, Tours and returned travelling very slowly and was able the new bridge.

to Le Bourget at 7.45 p.m.

to pull up within a short distance.

Local Notes and Events *

Pipe Major W. C. K. Mackie | The band concert arranged by Pipe Major of the Hong Kong the Hong Kong Cricket Club for Volunteer Defence Corps, will leave fast Thursday afternoon, which was Hong Kong next week to compete postponed on account of rain, will

in the Highland Games at. Banff, be held on Friday, August 8, at 5.30.

Canada

Among the passengers leaving by

p.m.

his head between the planks of the bed in his call, and by wrenching. purpose.long Kong Daily Prea movements suceceded in effecting his August 2, 1605. Looking Back 50 Years.

In the course of an inquiry into The District Superintendent in which took place through injuries the death of a Malay fireman,

the by Public Auction to of the Scottish Parliament in thatner, next strikes it, which is called be held on TUESDAY, the brz DAY of AUGUST, 1939, at 3 r. at the year ordains that "golto be utterly one more, to get it as forward, na CCHOOL RE-OPENS, and NEW Offices of the Public Works Department, cryit down and hocht usit, and that of their antagonists, or as

STUDENTS Received, at Bran-by Order of HIS EXCELLENCY THE that archery he practised instead much beyond it as possible; if this the sa. Kalyan to-day is Sub-Charge of St. John Ambulance received on board a vessel which LIT ON SEPTEMBER 187, at 2,30 M. GOVERNON, of One Lot of CROWN This order does not appear to have be done, then B strikes A's ball, Inspector Swan, who is going home Brigade has much pleasure in had left the port Mr. Northcote For Prospectus, apply to ME, LI HOI of Hong Kong, for a term of had the desired effect, for in 1471 which is called playing the live, on retirement, accompanied by Mrs. notifying that His Royal Highness, have to be adjourned, until Mon-

at Shamsbuipo, in the Colony TUNG, Messrs BANKER & CO. 4,

observed that the inquiry would: QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, OF The Years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, another similar Act was passed, or equal of their opponents. But Swan. Inspector Swan, who is a the Grand Prior, bas approved the day, whereupon one of the jury

with the option of renewal at a Crown WARDEN, ST. STZFBENC Rent to be fired by the Surveyor of His Neither was any attention paid to if C and D, by their ball being well-known interport football play issue of the Service Medal of the objected, "saying it was a bank MAJESTY THE KINO, for one further term the latter edict, and this led, in in an awkward position, should not er, joined the Police Force in 1912 Order to Divisional Superintendent holiday, and he did not think it of 24 years less three days.

1491, to a final and evidently angry be able, by playing one more, to and was promoted to sub-inspector Pun Ping Chung of the King's day." The Coroner then asked if was right to adjourn until that fulmination on the general subject, get it as forward as A's, they are în 1827.

College Old Boys' Division and two o'clock on Tuesday would suit, with pains and penalties annexed, to play in turn, two three, or as

Divisional Superintendent Szeto in reply to which another of the This last Act forbids the practics many more, until that is accom- On Monday, August 4, the Gen. Chung of the YMC.A. Division.

Jury intimated that that hour would interfere with his tiffin." offute-ball, golfe, and uther sikplished, before B strikes his part-cral Post Office will be open from

We scarcely know which objection aprofitabill games," and again ner's ball, which he calla one to 8 am to noon, Kowloon, Post Office

to, characterise as the most pre orders that archery be pursued two or one to threa, or as many from 8 am to 11 am and the other Looking Back 25 Years.

posterous, seeing that the vessel containing the necessary w trasseg insical and do they reqʊue to get to Premda de Cerny tre drew baby will arrive on Monday and soil fourtze, shillinges Golf has from the same distance as A did by his

There will the one collection in Coolakad benda tillg deu very ancient times been known in once playing. The ball is struck from the pillar boxes and one de there from the gaol, with injuries during the inquiry; and we recom

mend the Coroner to put his foot Scotland as the royal and ancient alternately, if the parties be equal, livery of ordinary correspondence to the neck practically amounting to upon this sort of thing at once, or game of golf," and there was ample or nearly so. "And there we as on Sundays, and one delivery dislocation. It appears that he was he will be constantly harassed by reason for this title, if merely on leave our golfing readers to argue of registered correspondence at arrested for robbing a boat woman, equally frivolous remarks, which are

and received the injuries stated in na ridiculous as they are contempt account of the number of Royal whether golf of 1930 or "according am The Money Order Office will a remarkably determined and pain. ible, Hong Kong Daily Press,

be entirely closed, golfers or followers of the game. to HOYLE" is the better game.

ful attempt at suicide. He had put August 2, 1880

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