INTIMATIONS.
HONG KONG LAND INVEST-
MENT & AGENCY CO., LIMITED.
IS HEREBY GIVEN
WHITBREAD & CO.. LTD. BREWERS.
NOTICEAL EXTRAORDINARY FOUNDED IN ENGLAND
GENERAL MEETING of the above i Company will be held at the Offices ! of Messrs JARDINE, MATHESON | & Co., LTD., PEDDER STREET, Victoria, in the Colony of Hong Kong," on MONDAY, the 11TH DAY of AUGUST, 1980, at NOON, for the purpose of considering, and if thought fit, passing the following Resolutions as Ordinary Resolutions, viz. :-
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(1) "That the Directors be and "are hereby authorised to offer "forthwith. 60,000 new shares of "the nominal value of $25 each "constituting part of the unissued "capital of the Company (in the proportion of one new share for "every complete number of four "issued shares beld by them respectively) to the persons who "on the 7th day of August, 1930, are registored in the Company's "bare register as the holders "of the 240,000 issued shares in "the capital of the Company at a "premium of 835 per share and "so that on acceptance of the offer "the nominal value due in respect "of each of such new shares plus "the said premium of $35 per "share (making 360 per share) "shall be payable in full. Such "new shares shall rank for dividend "a from dates of allotment.
(2) "That such offer as afore "gaid be made by notice specifying "the number of new bares to "which the member is entitled and limiting the respective times within which the offer if not accepted by members in the Fur "East and outside the Far East
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THE FINEST
ALES AND STOUT
BREWED FROM MALTED
BARLEY AND HOPS GROWN IN ENGLAND-AND.
BOTTLED BY THE BREWERS.
WHITBREAD'S "ALES AND
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1930.
WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, fore- cast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5.10 p.,
stated:-
Sen.
TYPHOON WARNING. The following typhoon warning has been received by the American Consulate-General from the Manila
Observatory:-
is it that lies behind the words and leave a reasonable margin for eventualities". No spokesman for the Government attempted to explain that the words were with out any sinister meaning. In fast, the Government had nothing at all
* News and Views *
at least 1,000 dead.
Norway, with its 2,7000,000 in. habitants, has become the fifth- greatest mercantile shipping na
Behind the whole campaign against the German Parliamentary system there lurk tendencies that may be summarised by the catch, word, "More power to the Presi- dent." Socialist papers have been
A Turkish column, 30,000 strong, The State of Tranvacore, has The typhoon is now less than 100
very blunt in their criticism. The
system of "D after auccessful operations last abolished the miles to the east of Naha neat to say either in explanation or de-Formarts published a cartoon show-week in the Arrarat district took vadasis, the custom of dedicating stationary or moving slowly north-
де temple-dancers. The ward. Pressure gradients are shal-fence of the vote asked for. Mr.ing, voN HINDENBURG leaning over and occupied 150 Kurdish villages women low over Chick and the N. China Bug hinted that providing for a steel helmet (symbolising the and dispersed a number of hostile system has long been considered a Kurdish clans. Another Tur-social "ovil which encouraged the "eventualities" might mean that Stahlhelm), which "half covers the kish division has taken up spread of prostitution. The new Local Forecast:--W. or vaziable winds; light fine to cloudy. the educational and administrative German Republican colours, thus strong strategical positions along measure constitutes a bold piece of Persian border 20 as social reform for the Indian stans of the University might be meaning to convey that the Presi- the
tho tu prevent
Kärds from State. deprived of the ingreased salaries dent places the Stahlhelm above invading Turkish territory or us which are their due. But why this his country. There can be little ing. Persian soil as their base of fear of such an eventuality? If doubt that while the President's operatóns. "It is stated that in the the full facts of the case had been action has gratified a good deal recent engagement the Kurds lost disclosed, we could judge whether of Conservative feeling (though not Mr. BRAGA's anxiety seemed justi-all), it has done much to estrange fed, but in spite of the two the working-class, who see in the long
to speeches made we feel Stahlhelm, an armed menace that the full facts have not been themselves, to the Republic, and to brought out." What grounds are the peace of Europe. British ob- servers of Germany's political trou. bles-democratic growing pains- have only one concern in this struggle. It is their friendly hope, in the interests not only of Ger- many herself but of Europe, that the con ng general election will result in the establishment of a stable constitutional Government, no matter what its political com- plexion Unfortunately, however, there is little reason to expect such
B.
Manila, August 9, 15 Typhoon in about 131deg Lang. E and sdeg. Lat. N., moving NW.
DEATH..
STOUT. NOW FOR THE FIRST LYNCH.-On July 24, at Sydney, there for suspicion or fear that a
TIME IMPORTED INTO HONG KONG, ARE EXACTLY
AS CONSUMED IN
GREAT BRITAIN. THE FULL MALT AND HOP CONTENT. THE SAME FOOD VALUE AND NOURISHMENT,
IN FACT THE
SAME REAL BEER.
INDIA PALE ALE DOUBLE BROWN ALE
"AND "
"respectively either on behalf of FINEST LONDON STOUT,
"such member or his nomines will "be deemed to be declined and
"that the Directors be at liberty QUALITY THE HIGHEST! "to fix aneh respective times and
"to end such times to such date PRICES THE LOWEST "or dates and upon such terms as "they may think fit and further
"that any of the said new shares
which shall not be taken up by
the Company's shareholders, in "manner aforesaid be disposed of
Sole Agents for
Australia. EUGENE Hron, has band of EDITH LYCH aged 02 years.
reasonable provision for eventuali- ties will deprive the University staff of a full measure of relief for Last their inadequate salaries? Editorial and Business Offices: 11,week's lecture-there was no debate
Ice House Street. Tel. 30951.
E.C. 4.
Night Editor (Wanchai Office): on this triffing vote of three lakhs
Tel. 411.
of public money-leaves us with London Office: 33, Fleet Street, the impression that Mr. BRAGA is either unduly apprehensive, or else he has not given us the full, facts cf the case which the community IES. has a right to know.
The Baily Press.
HONG KONG, August 11, 1030,
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result. There is a very strong Fascist movement in Germany— styling itself the National Socialist HINDENBURG'S NEW LINE. party-which is opposed to a Par- liamentary system of government. The coming election will show whe ther Fascism is to come into a position of authority, or whether Germany's power as a state is, in
tion in the world. Before the war this country ranked eighth. Since- the commercial then it has added 1,000,000 tons to Commenting on treaty just signed between the Soits fleet, and in the last year bas." viet Union and Itay at Rome, the passed France, Holland and Italy official news agency of the Soviet The shipyards all are busy, and Government points out that the hare sufficient orders to assure employment for many treaty will lead to a doubling of steady Soviet orders in Italy since the monthe. A survey reveals there is latter has agreed, eventually to little unemployment, and industry
is in a sound financial condition. guarantee credits covering 75 por cent. of such orders.
The congress of the World Lea Sue of Jewish youth was opened at Geneva last week with a speech made first in Hebrew and then in French by the League, President, who explained the aims and world mission of the Jewish people. Thereafter the Zionist delegate Jakobsohn expressed the hope that the difficulties still in the way of firm establishment of a Jawish home in Palestine would soon be removed.
The German choir society of Stuttgart which is at present on a visit to Paris, participated in a mass manifestation of French So cialists from all over the country in commemoration of the annivers. ary of the death of the great French Socialist leader and Paci, nated shortly after the outbreak of
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Miss Amy Johnson, the England-
Australia dight heroine, slapped a man's face at Perth recently. Dur- ing an enthusiastic reception, the ble, and a man broke through the cordon, went ever to the woma fier and attempted to kiss her. She fearlessis slapped his face, and he retired with a bleeding nose.
crowds became almost uncontroll-
Punishing young offenders not. with prison, but with assignment to chopping wood-was suggested to the Conference of Magistrates. Paterson, H.M. Commissioner of held at Bouremonth, by Alexander Prisons. Mr. Paterson contended' that the young offenders would feel their punishment more if they were permitted to continue their daily work, but. found their atten- movies curtailed, and their spare
WITH nearly three million of her WHAT ARE THE FACTS? citizens without work, and the country practically under the WHEN Mr. J P. BRAGA last week dictatorship of President vox HIx-accordance with the terms of the fist Jean Jaures, who was assassi dance at football games
addressed the Finance Committee
the war.
Or the
time taken up with marnal leb-
out.
of the Legislative Council on the DENBURG, Germany has really little Constitution, derived from the proposed vete of three lakhs for eleventh anniversary of the pro-is to be put to a desperate test cause for celebration to-day-the people. The new HINDENBURG line
Hong Kong University, he said the taxpayers" bad a right to knowmulgation of the Republican Con- within a few weeks, and on the stitution. In that historic, doen-result of that ordeal much more the full facts of the case." They ment it is declared that the than the peace and prosperity of tnoff, is to answer charges of cor- the world, arrived in New York
"in such manner at such time or HONG KONG AND SOUTH CHINA:sion of them. The money asked for
times and upon such terms as the
Company's Directors shall in A. S. WATSON
their absolute discretion see fit.
(3) * That
no shareholder shall be entitled to claim for a fraction of an additional share in respect of any odd issued share held by him."
Dated this 22nd day of July, 1930.. By Order of the Foard,
9568]
L. S. GREENHILL,
Secretary.
CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME. ORIENT. MORTGAGE BARK AND ESTATE AGENTS.
"PEAK MANSIONB" Six-roomed & Fite.coomed Apartments. PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, KOWLOON,
Detached and Semi-detached Villas Modern Construction with Garage,
"CAMBAY BUILDINGS' Flats with Modern Conveniences,
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WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
ll Established 1841.
HONG KONG TRAMWAYS,
LIMITED.
N INTERIM DIVIDEND of 40 couts per share has been declared payable cn WEDNESDAY 27 AUGUST next, on and after which date Dividend Warrants "may be obtained apoa application at the Registered Office of the Company. Canal Road
have but they are not yet in posscs- has been voted, but we suspect that not one person in a hundred who read the report of the discussion realised what was the real point at issue. Mr. BRAGA spoke twice at considerable length, opposing
Power of the State is derived from Germany will deperid. the people." It so happens, by a combination of ironic circumstances, that the German people to-day are actually without any power. The Reichstag was dissolved last month,
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motos-liner:
According to Russian emigra f
The
new British cries in Paris, the head of the Russian Trade Delegation, Mari Britannic, the largest cabin liner in ruption. The same source, allege recently, having completed the cross- that hitherto over 200 high Soviet ing from Liverpool in seven days 13 officials abroad have defied orders hours, at au average speed of a trifle less than 10 knots. Captain to return..
Summers said from the comman- der's point of view the ship handled well, and from the passenger's point of view there was an illusion of fine weather all the way." The supreme feature of the vessel was. 'period its smooth comfort. Sir Ronald came from Washington to witness.
La Bougival, the locomotive which inade the first journey from Paris to Saint-German in 1837, covered the same ground recently in 40 minutes. She drew a train made up of three genuine
It is understood that the U.S. Naty has tentatively decided to scrap the battleship Florida out- right and to convert the Utah inte as a result of its refusal to sane-a target ship, while the Wyoming is to be made into a training ship tion certain arbitrary steps per year ahead of the date specified the inclusion of half a dozen af mitted under Article 48 of the in the London nava Treaty, with coaches, one of each denomination. Lindsay, the British Ambassador.
parently innocuous words, and two
Constitution.
Until the general
other members spoke with regreselection next month ros HINDEN. of the pact. This decision will covered, and were more reminiscent the arrival of the ship..
with Mr.. BRAGA, but left it too late, and was ruled out of order. Obviously, we have not got the full facta to which taxpayers are
any entitled in connection with money vote more especially one
Enst, Howrington, Hong Kong.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that involving a grant of $300,000. the REGISTER OF MEMBERS of the Company will be closed from WEDNES
DAY, 19TH AUGUST to TUESDAY, 26TH AUGUST, 1930, both days io clusive.
to
table brevity in favour of retaining the words in question! A third BURG stands as virtual Dictator in wanted to explain why he disagreed Germany, although the Government remains in office pending the result the of the coming appeal electorate., Mention has been made already in these columns of the of dangerously unsettled state political affairs in Germany, and the general election next month is expected to be made an excuse for campaign in which violence will not be confined to words.
Does the Germany of 1930 suffer Kaiser-Mangel "-is the absence of a monarch really and sincerely missed by the German people of to-day! It is an easy question to ask, but a hard one to President vos HINDEN. to increase its grant for 1930 to the answer. University from 800,000 to $350,000. BURG holds a line to-day as firmly
It is common knowledge that the University is in financial dificul ties. That point has been stressed every year by the Vice-Chancellor. I has been repeatedly emphasised xom W. F. SIMMONS,
in local newspaper comment upon the annual reports of the Univer sity's activities. Now, at long last, the Hong Kong Government decides
By Order of the Board,
Secretary.
Hong Kong, Sth August, 1930, [9706
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cut awaiting Japan's ratifications The first and second class were save the Government several mil. of the barse-drawn stage coach than of a railway carriage, while the lion dollars, it was said. The fact third class was open and little bet- The Prime Minister spoke of his that the Administration is seeking ter than a primitive goods truck, early life in London when he re- all possible means of triming Staff and passengers were appro ceived the freedom of West Han penses was influential in bringing priately dressed in the costumes of last month. He revealed that wh about the Navy's decision, accord- the thirties and L'illustre Gaudis he came to London 50 years ago he
I lodged. sard" once again urged his fellow lodged at Plaistow ing to naval sources.
passengers to maintain their cour- he said, with one of those quiet, An unfortunate incident occurred age and sang-fraid in the dangerous simple-minded, motherly people British cruiser Centaur and four taking.. There seemed some doubt week was purifying, strengthening during the recent visit of the adventure which they were under whose influence in the course of t destroyers to Danzig. Three sailors, at first whether La Bougival would and inspiring. After years, un- members of the crow of the cruiser, ever be able to get under way, bat fortunately, I lost sight of her. who were spending an evening finally with much coughing and After giving up the attempt 7. ashore, dropped, late at night, into blowing she started and, accom-made to find her, it was the action of your Mayor which enabled me to invite to my table, no longer in a little street in Plaistow, but at 10.. Downing-street, the two sons of the dear old lady who received me when After striking a ball from the. 1 had nothing to commend me,' tee on the Bridlington Corporn- Mr. MacDonald said that. West tion's miniature golf course, Ser- Ham must always be one of the geant Major Hichard Newton (64) Meccas of the Labour movement. fell ill and died without regaining There, in a special sense, the party consciousness. He had been school with which he was associated was
whiff of open sir.. attendance officer at Bridlington for cradled, aurtured and given its first
a restaurant, and got into convensa-panied by the sounding of hunting tion with soine Danzig workmen horns and the singing of appro sitting as a neighbouring table. A priate songs, made her way to quarrel ensued. Two workmen who Saint-Germain. had taken a foremost part in the dispute left the restaurant, and waited outside until the Englishmen came out, when they rushed at the sailors with their knives and stabbed ndiscriminately. The bluejackets were taken by surprise, and two of them were wounded so seriously that
It is stipulated that the additional as he did fifteen years ago, but they had to be taken to hospital. three lakhs is to be used, in the eventually
that "unbreakable'
first place, to balance the Univer-line was broken, and it is quite
sity budget to the end of 1930 on possible the political line will bend
the basis of existing salaries. Then the University is to produce "a modified scheme of revised salaries
and break in just such a manner
as the military one. The defeat of the Government in the Reichstag
for both its sterling and dollar last month gives an indication that
THE CIVIL CODE OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA.ficulties in which the University
Book 1.-GENERAL PRINCIPLES,
Book 2-OBLIGATIONS.L
Book 3-RIGHTS OVER THINGS
Translated by O. I. Hain, M., B.8c., PH.D. (Edinburgh)
3. L. E. Chow, n.A. (Cantab.), Barrister-at-Law
(Gray's Inn)
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Local Notes and Events *
It is notified that the names of the Tat Kwong Printing Company, Limited, and the Wang Hong 8.8. Co., Ltd., bave been struck off the Register.
master.
Two Chinest youths were fined 85 | each by Mr. T. 8. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy on Satur day for riding their bicycles without lights at night.
his shop and stole a 820 gold piece (American).
Remarking that the evidence! 3...... given by witnesses for the prosecu- tion was rather contradictory, Mr.
paid servants which would bring the pressure upon the President's the cost of the revision within the political lines is exceedingly strong. surplus left from the grant after An attempt by the Government to balancing the budget and leave a make use of Article 18 of the Con- reasonable margin for eventuali-stitution to promulgate their plans
CH. Windsor of Messrs. Windsor ties." It was the inclusion of merely by decree was defeated. This His Excellency the Governor has the last seven words to which Mr. was obviously scheme drafted appointed Sergeant Major Henry Bros. 6, Nathan Road has made a BRAGA objected so strenuously, but with a view to the possibility of Westlake, D.O.M., Hong Kong report to the Police to the effect that for reasons which he did not make establishing & Dictatorship in Volunteer Defence Corps, to be sometime during Saturday night very clear.
Germany, but it failed. There has Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter some unauthorised person entered We were told what a Shanghai been much misgiving over the mis use of Article 48 of the Constitu paper had to say about the dif
tion, even amongst Conservativca. finds itscif-though why outside The Katnische Zeitung declared comment should be considered so there was no legal basis for resort seriously in the discussion of ing to this Article at the moment T. S. Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon purely domestic matter we fail to If the step taken by the BRUENING Magistrany on Saturday discharged understand. We were told also Cabinet constituted a precedent, a Chinese coolie, who was alleged but rather vaguely-of a private then, any future Government if it to have matched & hand-bag from meeting of the Unofficial Members found itself in difculties could a girl in Shanghai Street on Angust of the Legislative Council at which attempt anything it wished, whe this vote of $300,000 was discussed,ther Parliament or the nation ap- WHEN MY KEK BUptrenig frude seguruan descar himself in a minority of one, as he to this Article and governing by did last week at the meeting when decree, Owing to the bostility of the vote was actually passed. But a large section of the Reichstag to these unstartling revelations leave the Parliamentary stem, such at us still completely in the dark as tempts would be likely to be success to the full facts of the case. What ful.
It is notified that at the expira- tion of three months the Wai Hing Co., Ltd., will, unless cause is shown to the contrary, he struck off the register and the Company will be dissolved:
A Chinese was sentenced to. six- months hard labour at the Kow loon Magistracy on Saturday for. breaking into a house in Reclama- tion Street where be stole. a bag containing medicine and clothing to the value of $18. It was stated that defendants put up a struggle when he was arrested.
We have received from Mesers A.
Whitbroad & Co.'s India Pale Ale, The Bandmann Opera Company S. Watson & Co. samples of Messrs. Looking Back 25 Years. Double Brown Ale and Finest Lon- disappointed a large number of don Stout. Messrs Whitbread are people last night. Seats had been the largest brewers of ales and stout looked for La Poupee ";" bat in Great Britain, and their pro- chairs and rickshas unloaded their duct enjoys immense popularity at chagrined passagers at the closed home. This is the first time that doura of a dark and empty theatre. they have exported their beers to the Hong Kong Daily Preu, August East and Far East, and is accom. 11, 1905. plished after years of experiment
Mr. Paul Linebarger, Jegal
nade to ensure that the product Looking Back 60 Years. -- adviser to the National Government sail or in every respect fancy 388 of China, after having spent a few same as that consumed at home, of Mr. H. E. Matheu, was charged days in Canton, will gail to-morrow without preservatives, or other do with abscuting himself without from Hong Kong to Manila on leterious admixture. In short, it leave. Defendant, who admitted the board the ss. Empress of Asia. He is the real homeside beer." The charge, was find 82 or six days is accompanied by his son Mr. Paul high quality of Messra Whitbread's imprisonment with hard labour
Linsburger They will return to products is accompanied by very long Kong Daily Press, August 11,
moderate prices. Nanking on August 20.
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