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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1930.

SHOPPING GUIDE

PERMANENT WAVING The Most Up-to-date Beauty Shop in Town.

Mas. BETEN. TEL. 58089. PENINSULA HOTEL Ex. 84.

NAKAMURA

MASSAGE

No. 3. Les TONG STREET,"

18T FLOOR, WANCEAL

Hose Kore.

THE DAIRY FARM

Ios Kova StaŻET

FOR PURE MILK

"FARM · AND IMPORTED FROZEN

MEATS.

HOU FED "POULTRY

Maison Mainac

(Dress Designer)

Has the Latest Models On View at

4, Pedder Street fopposite Hongkong Hotel)."

The Main Shop of

THE JADE TREE, Inc.

is removed to THE ARCADE, PENINSULAR HOTEL, We specialize in

Famous Jade Tree Rugs, Handmade Jewellery, Pictures and treasures of the ancient dynasties.

QUALITY

DAINTY

SHOES

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION MADE TO ORDER AT MODERATE PRICES

ROYAL

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Howo Korea Telephone 28237.

WITH

Brown

Gentlemen's Tailor

2nd Floor,

RUTTON BUILDING,

7. DUDDELL 'STREET. (Opposite GOSPEL HALL) Orders executed in 24 Hours.

TELEPHONE 23086.

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REPRESENTATION- OF RATEPAYERS.

CHINESE ON THE KULANGSU MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

NOMINATION INSTEAD OF

ELECTION.

Following some recent comment in these coluinns relating to foreign and Chinese co-operation on the Municipal Council at Kulangsu the International Settlement at Amoy we have received the follow. ing communication -

Extra-Territorial Privileges,

All foreign résidents in China are conversant with the trend of events ccasioned by the desirs of the for-

HONGKONG HOTEL tige Powers to assist and provide

GARAGE

FOR CAR HIRE

HONE

INTEGRITY

oa Hose Koza: 24758

Fox KOWLOOM: 57374

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

THE DEPARTMENTAL STORE OF THE EAST.

TEL. 28151 (6.1 IN ES).

ELECTRIC TABLE MODEL GRAMOPHONE

Splendid Tone

ELECTRIC MOTOR, TURN TABLE & PICK-UP In case for use with Amplifier.

Established 1888.

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Gentleman's Tailors, Outfitters and bealers in all kinds- of Fancy Coods

RUDOLF WOLFI & KEW, ITD. 50, QUEEN'S ROAD Central

54, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

1st Floor.

Tel: 22173.

LOCAL MAPS

Peak District,

Kowloon,

Victoria,

New Territories.

PHONE: 21317

"SHOP

AT

AND WANT, TO PICK UP GOOD PIECES OF EITHER EUROPEAN OR ORIENTAL MAKE AT ADVANTAGEOUS PRICE, GO TO

LAMMERT BROS.,

DUDDELL STREET

People Who Advertise

THESE SHOPS

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.

Invite Inspection of their Stocks,

R. SV. P.

Wireless Worries

If

you

any

1

trouble with

have

any

have your set if you difficulty in getting good re ception-write full particulars to." Coherer," care of " Daily Press," and he will answer your inquiries in his Wireless Notes, appearing Every Thurs

Simply Settled.

THE HON. TREASURER,

HONG KONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, 525, THE PEAK-

Enclosed please find cheque for twelve dollars being subscription to your Society for the current year.

FORTUNE-TELLERS SUPPRESSED.

NANKING AND SUPERSTI- TIOUS PRACTICES.

THE

the fullest opportunity for China

to reassume control over areas set aside in the past for the residence of foreign nationals living within its borders..

The greater number of these areas were consigned by China to in- dividual Powers, and their reten- tion or surrender is consequently a question for the Powers" con- cerned.

International Settlements.

Two areas, however, have the status of International Settlements, and their retention or return is a question for all the interested Powers.

The intention of the interested Powers with regard to the future of the importaut International Settlement of Shanghai woulti scem' to have been modified to one of favouring a gradual increase in Chinese representation until cir camstances. necessitate and justify.

CHINA BIOCHEMICAL CO. its rendition,

Specialists in Biological and Serological Supplies.

Sole Agents for

The National Epidemic Prevention

Bureau, Peiping.".

80, Dza VEUX ROAD WEST. TEL 12972

HONG KONG WEEKLY

PRESS.

CONTAINING ALL THE WEEK'S

LOCAL NEWS.

The Paper to send Home

DUTCH INDIES AIR

SERVICE.

BIG INCREASE DURING FIRST HALF OF YEAR.

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The success of this plan rests entirely on whether the Chinese re- presentatives truly represent the Chinese ratepayers, are truly elect- ed by them, and, being elected, have only the best interests of the Settlement at heart.

Similar in status, but email in comparison and importance, re- mains the International Settlement of Kulangsu, the unwilling subject of several recent articles in the Eastern Press.

Why the Distinction ?

This Settlement is administered by a Municipal Council consisting of five foreign and three Chinese members

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The foreign members of the Coun- cil are elected by the foreign rate- papers, their qualifications and the qualifications of their electorate being defined,

It should rightly follow that the three Chinese members of the Coun- cil are elected in like manner, but this is most unfortunately not the

case.

The hundreds of Chinese rate- payers are still entirely unrepre sented on the Council, The three Chinese members, being appointed by local political organizations, act. as the mouthpiece of political or- ganizations,

Chinese ratepayers

With the framing of seven mea- The returns of the Royal Dutch

place the sures for the suppression of for- Indian Airways for the first half blume on the foreign Powers, ne tune-telling

and

euperstitions of 1930 show how aerial traffic in they have failed to be interested practices by the Ministry of In- the Dutch Indies has increased. in the mode of nomination, election, terior of Nanking, the death knoll The passengers, carried numbered or qualifications of Chinese mem has been sounded on people eng- 8,037 as compared with 8,577 in there of the Council. For co-opera- aged in these two lines of business. first half year of 1999; freight was tion & common purpose is essential; to ensure a common purpose certain Should the Ministry's proposals 62,272 kilograms as compared with be put into effect, drastic steps 17,714, and mail: 3,306 kilograms qualifications are necessary. Read-

ere can draw their own conclusions. will be taken against fortune-tel- as compared with 755. lers, all of whom are to be suppress- | ed within three months.

The seven measures referred to are as follows:

The mail carried during the first half of 1930 was just 50 per cent, more than, the total for the whole of 1929. Last month 601 kilograms were conveyed against a monthly average of 128 for the first half three of 1999,

(1) The Public Safety Commis- sioners in the. various cities and

shall, withia provinces months after the receipt of this order force fortune-tellers in their respective cities to find other means of employment;

(2) When th seven measures are made public in the various cities, the public safety commissioners And their subordinates shall call ameeting of fortune tollers at which the latter must be told the evile of superstition and superti tious beliefs and ordered to find other employment;

To Learn Trades.

(3) Should "fortune-tellers

The development of freight tran sport is favourable. The chiet goods carried are flowers, veget ables and strawberies from the Preanger mountains to Batavia, Palembang and Singapore, roses from Sourabaya to Semarang and Batavia, newspapers from Batavia to Bandoeng and films and engine parts on all services.

SHANGHAI TELEPHONE

SALE

COUNCIL'S POWER OF FRANCHISE.

Shanghai-

According to the Chrinese Press, Mr. Li Too-yo, & member of the Executive Committee of the Association of Chinese sub- scribers of the Shanghai Mutual Telephone Co., Ltd., has issued the following statement in connection The principal event for the with the sale of the company to K.N.I.L.M. was the inauguration the I. T. & T:—

of their first international service | The Association of Chinese Sub- from Batavia via Palembang to scribers to the Shanghai Mutual Singapore, which service is enjoy: Telephone Company has no right failing, an increasing interent,

to interfere with the authority of the company in as far as transfer- ring its property to the TT. & T. is concerned, but from a legal standpoint the Shanghai Municipal Council has no power, to grant a franchise to the new corporation because the duty of the Council is

to find other employment after the expiration of the specified. period, they shall be removed to

places where they may learn some to time publish pictures, songs, useful trade in the event of such proclamations, etc, in which, the places being unavailable, or if the evil, of superstition and supersti fortune-tellers are too old to work tious beliefs and the importance

mitted to benevolent institutions;⠀ ⠀ly stated;"

(4) Fortune-tellers" failing to (6) The sale of books or liters oboy this order after the expira- ture tending to encourage superati tion of the specified period shall tious ideas must be prohibited be compelled by force to oboys and

in the Bettlement. The franchise. of a telephone service must be ap- proved by the Chinese Govern ment. For this reason, the Associa tion of Chinose Subscribers will continue its struggle and will never weddings, | allow the new corporation to carry out arbitrary activities.

(5) The various city and dis (7) No family shall invite for trict governments shall from time tune-tellers duri

Continued at foot of nezt column)." funerals, etc.

SOVIET WORRIED OVER

LENIN'S BODY....

EMBALMING SAID TO BE

FAILUE,

Rumours are current here to the effect that the Soviet, authorities. are worried over the fact that Lenin's embalmed body is rapidly disintegrating Experts who wero consulted by the authorities are said to have declared after a thorough examination that the embalming had been poorly done and that now the process of decomposition enqnot be checked, no matter to what ex- pense the authorities might be pres pared to go.

It is believed that the body will be cremated and that na ura will replace the glass-coffin which for the last five years was the object. of many pilgrimages from all parts of the country.

Daily

Mishaps

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WHETHER used for a

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Ever-ready and thoroughly antiseptic Zam-Buk is the best, safest, and most efficient of home first-aids.

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Shirts and Pyjamas

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LAMMERTS AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received

Instructions

TO SELL BY

PUBLIC AUCTION

ON

MONDAY, AUGUST 11,

·COMMENDING 'Ar 11 ́AM.

AT THE SALES ROOM, DUDDELL STREET,

63 BAGH SULPHATE or AMMONIA

More or Less Damaged)

1 CASH REGISTER

30 KNEADING MACHINES

8 ELECTRIC TABLE FANS

12 SHOE MAKING MACHINES.

6 SEWING MACHINES

and

A QUANTITY or PÈRFUMES, SOAPS, TALOUMS, STATIONERY,

ETC. ETC..

TERMS-CASH ON DELIVERY.

LAMMERT BROS.,

AUCTIONEERS.

·PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE

HE Undersigned have received

Instructions

TO SELL BY

PUBLIC AUCTION,

ON

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 13,

COMMENCING AT 11AM.

AT No. 2, PATEL VILLA

(GROUND FLOOR)

HANKOW ROAD, KOWLOON,

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FURNITURE.

Os VIEW From TUESDAY,

the 12TR Avonst, 1930,

TERMO AER ON DELIVERY,

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Come to the

PRINCE'S CAFE

(Next to A.P.C. BUILDING)

To-day's Tiffin-$1.00

1-Hors d'Oeuvres

[2; ---Beef Tea

3.-Newburg Prawn

Beef a la Cromiakie

5.-Ham and Chicken Fie

Roast Mutton, Mint Sauce

7 Cold Brawn

8 Fruit Salad

9.-Cheese

10.--Dessert

1.-Tea or Coffee

Gold TIFFIN 75 cts.

Ioad Consommé

Cold Holled York Hai Cold Roast Chicken", Potato Balad and Mayonnaise Ice Cream

Fruite Food Tes