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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE.

COME of the Shareholders of the

SHONG KONG REALTY AND TRUST CO., LTD., have prepared REQUISITION to be made to the Director for convening

a MEETING to pass Certain Important Resolutions affecting the Company.

Any Shareholder desiring to see or sign the Requisition should apply personally to the Undersigned during Office Hours when full Particulars will be gladly supplied.

HONG KONG SHAREHOLDERS'

ASSOCIATION,

O. F. BIBEIRO,

Hon. Secretary.

ler FLOOR, BANK OF EAST ASIA

BUILDING,

10, Des Voeux Road,

[9736

ROYAL HONG KONG YACHT CLUB.

"TREVESSA" TROPHY.

THE 14TH BI-ANNUAL RACE

Tor Ships LIFEBOATS will be Salled on MONDAY, THE 22ND SEP. TEMBER, Starting at 4 P.M.

Each Ship may enter Aay Number of

Boats.

COURSE Start from CHANNEL Roors, thence to KOWLOON ROCK (P), Mark of YACHT CLUB (8), Curt Roct MARK (P), Finish Across Yacur CLUS line West to East,

Competing Boats should be "in Position at the Starting Line by 3.30 P.M.

Shir proposing to enter Boats are requested to notify the How. SECRE TARY, RAKY.C. Not Later Than NOON on the 23RD SEPTEMBER.

M. L. DE VILLE,

Hon. Secretary, R.H.KY.C. 20th August, 1830. ... [9753

HONG KONG REALTY & TRUST COMPANY, LIMITED,

AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of THIRTY CENTS PER SHARE, in respect of the Year 1990.. will be Payable on THURSDAY, THE SEPTEMBER, 1930, on which

4

Date DIVIDEND WARRANTS msy

be obtained on Application at the

BUT OPEN APPIMAINEMP_TO_MIE KAJËSIS

White Label EST SCOTCH WHIS OF GREAT AGE.

DDewar &SOD

DISTILLERS,

klopneck(1,501..

PER

AWARDED 50

GOLD & PRIZE MEDALS.

IT NEVER VARIES!

SOLE AGENTS:-

COMPANY'S OFFICE, EXCHANGE A. S. WATSON

BUILDING.

The TRANSPER BOOKS of the

Company will be CLOSED From

THUESDAY, THE 28TH AUGUST, {"

& CO., LTD.

1930, To WEDNESDAY, THE 3D WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

SEPTEMBER, 1937 (Both Days, in- clusive), during which Period No Transfer of Shares can be registered..

By Order of the Board of Directors,

C. F. V. RIBEIRO,

Acting Secretary. Hong Kong, 9th August, 1930. [9745

CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME- ORIENT.

MORTGAGE BANK, AND ESTATE

AGENTS...

"PEAK MANSIONS" Bix-roomed & Five-roomed Apartraents.

PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, KOWLOON,

Detached, and Semi-detached Vilks Modera Construction with Garage,

"CAMBAY BUILDINGS Flata with Modern Conveniences.

BY ORDER OF THE VENDORS.

PUBLIC AUCTION

*VERY VALUABLE WHARVES Situate at or near the WESTERN BUND, CANTÓN and known as

THE SAM KING WHARF, THE CHUNG SUN WEARS AND THE HOY TAK ON AND

POR BO WHARF

TO ZI SOLD

IN ONE LOT

CX

THURSDAY,

THE 28TH AUGUST, 1950, AT 3.30 P.M.

FX

PHONE 20616."

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BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES.

PUBLIC AUCTION

OF THE STEAMSHIPS

"CHARLES HARDOUIN" AND "PAUL BEAU" Now LYING IN THE HARBOOK OF Hong Kono

TO BE SOLD

IN ONE LOT

ON

THURSDAY,

THE 28TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1930, Az 8 P.M

BY

M25535. LAMMERT BROS, Auctioneers, AT..THEIR

AUCTION ROOMS, DUDDELL STREET, VICTORIA, Hong Kong.

The Ships are Passenger River Steamera built of steel formerly on the Hong Kong--Canton run.

For further Particulars and Condi- Hans of Sale, and for Order to View, Apply to

Meana WOO & NASH,

Mortgagees' Solicitors, "4 & 6, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Hong Kong

or to

Meosxs, LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers,

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1930.

WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, fore- rust and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 10 p.m., stated:--

A depression remains over S.W. China There are indications of a depression or typhoon to the north of Ishigaki, moving northward.

Local Forecast:-S.W. winde moderate; fair.

TYPHOON WARNING.

The following typhoon warning has been received, by the American Consulate-General from the Manila

Observatory :-

Manila, August 20, 11 a.m.- Cyclone or typhoon over or near Meiacosima, moving N.N.E..or N.E.

BIRTHS.

Baser-Do August 15, at the Coun

try Hospital, Shanghai, to OLIVE FRANCES ELISE, wife of

R. A. BAKER, & SOD

BRUCE -On August 14, at the Country Hospital, Shanghai, to Capt. and Mrs. J. B. BRUCE, A daughter, MARY, RINTOUL Dixos. On August 13, at Mukden, to Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Drxos,

Bauce.

'n son.

ter.

OLSEN-On August 13, at 89. Yn Tuen Road, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. C. A. OLSEN, a daugh- ZANE-On August 13, at the Coun- try Hospital, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. ANDREW F. ZANE, son.'

MARRIAGE,

UPFILL-CANFIELD-On August 11, at H.B. Consulate-General, and afterwards by the Rev. C. W. ALLAN, at 972, Yn Yuen Road, Shanghai, MURIEL DE GAA CAN- FIELD, daughter of Mra ANNE

GOLDSMITH DE GAA CANFIELD, WILLOWS, California, to FRID- ERICK LINDSAY UPFILL, of Auck Tand, New Zealand.

ANNOUNCEMENT.

The wedding arranged between Miss ANDERY MEREDITH FOSTER and Mr. GEOFFREY ROBERT MORE has been unavoidably postponed..

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DEATHS.

BITTEL-On August 14, at Dr. Miorini's Private Clinic, Mrs. XL. BATTSL (Lidia U. Regoven ko) aged 46 years. LILEY. On August 14, at the Coun try Hospital, Shanghai, YSABEL YVONNE, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. LILEY.

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The Daily Press.

HONG KONG AUGUST 21, 1950.

CHINA'S MODERN ARMIES.

Tre news that a consignment of munitions ordered by the Chinese

Government from

.8.0

American

of the wounded by a well-organized army medical service, are all evi- dences of modern 'war.

非

* News and Views ★

White women who marry Filipinos. will hereafter lose citizenship of the United States under a ruling from Washington received at San Fran cisco by the District Director for Naturalization.

Women who wear buttonholes are

Illustrating the force of educa- tional campaigns to convince the public of the evil effects of liquor, Stranger still, what a variety of he told of having signed four the " Chinese pledges before he was 10 years old, military" songs

The dogs of St. Bernard, which soldiers have learfied! Up to the having been" frightened into this outbreak of the present conflict the act of self-preservation by pic for centuries have beer famous for monotonous Party song has beentures in textbooks of livers affected rescuing travellers lost in the St. about the chief music in the Chinese by alcohols. "I would like to see Gothard Pass, fulfilled a new role Army, besides a few oid tunes a liver to-day that had been operat- by going to the aid of an airman, borrowed from Japan. The mili-ed, on by some of this modern whose machine crashed near the tary band played it and the troops alcohol," he commented, "There monks who saw the machine ernah ancient St. Bernard Hospice, The sang itat meetings, during drill, isn't anything that modern adver- sent off the dogs carrying brandy of three types, according to an xt Westminster, Society Show, or on the march. Now the bands tisement cannot do if it keeps flasks and arst-aid packages. The exhibitor at the British Carnation. have learned brisk German military reasonably busy," Senator ALLEN dogs found the airman Iring seri S.W. These, he said, are:-The ously injured near his airplane. Business Woman: "she chooses de marches-which is only natural in insisted. "If I were in the adver-St Gothard, which is heavily forti cided colours like the men." The view of the presence of the German tising game again I would see what fied, is a prohibited flying area, and Artistic Woman: "prefers pastel er military advisors in the Chinese I could do to sell the London the Swiss police have seized the air-art shades; and the Fluffy" Woman, who faveurs soft shades army. As to the songs, the troops Treaty. There is some doubt as to

and also the new fancy or speckled. are enjoying a great variety of whether the London Treaty will go

variety of carnations." But men. them. Were it not for their rifles over, because none of us has yet and bayonets, one might easily been compelled to read it. Turn it mistake a company of Chinese over to B modern advertising soldiers for a Salvation Army agency, and we will not be able to group when they sing something to dodge it!" the tune of processional hymns. Besides the military and religious. tunes, the troops have also taken to

com-

man's papers.

..

Fourteen were killed and scores injured when two express trains collided on the Bucharest Constanza line pear Seceleanu. It is reported that King Carol originally intend ed to travel on one of the two ill. fated trains but was detained at the last minute, thus escaping disaster.

The

"ram-

The

the

"Men," said the expert, "prefer red, yellow, or white, but" they do not like half-shades.”

The Swiss Federal Council has

decided to refer the case of the aviator Bassanesi who some time ago made the anti-Fascist pamphlet air-raid on the city of Milan but on his return crashed on a glacier en. St. Gotthard; to the Swiss

He will be ar

It is feared that many were killed" when the British tanker Camillo, 3,500 tons, exploded last week, near- the mouth of the river Elbe. and was. An amphibian tank that can The distinction of being in the

beached. The tanker had discharg swim at 10 miles an hour, travel ated her cargo and it is believed that is apt to lead to papers popular songs. Almost every after-plications not only for murderers 50 miles an hour on rough ground.

caused the explosion.. noon, the melody of the "Folga but for other try. Most members and at 70 miles an hour on a good gases which were left in the tanks Boatman" rises high. From the of Parliament are acquainted with road is being built for the United military drill-ground in Nanking, and expensive ants

the offers of secretarial assistance States Government. This

near House bling fortress" will, it is claimed, As the Chinese soldiers have not and river" that stream in after will be bout-proof and gas-proof, been trained in Western music, general elections, and Calcutta and be able to carry a load of 12 these songs do not mean anything Sweepstake winners must be buried tone, even through swamps. to them. So long as singing has to buried so deep that perhaps this

under piles of begging letters estimated cost is £7,600. come in in the process of moderniz-explains why we never hear of them

recent incident ak ing the Chinese army, and so long again. There are some districts Stalingrad tractor factory, Moscow, Supreme Court.

where the modest announcement of where some

American engineers reigned for infringement of the as Chinese have no lilting melodies your engagement or your wedding throw an American negro out of the Swiss air-regulations, having flowe of their own, these Western tunes, brings circulars from estate agents canteen, will have a sequel in pro fortified zone, which is punishable. over the country's most important and furniture dealers. One haseeedings of the Moscow Court whether they be religious or secular,

even heard of vulture-like mona- against an American mechanic who with a maximum of one year in pri do just as well.

Simultaneously the Federal masom who send their publicly voiced his approval of the estimates to addresses they find in

actions of his Stalingrad colleagues Council issued a declaration deplor deaths columns. But in all these and compatriots, adding that all ing Bassanesi's action and especially 'WETS" IN U.S. CONGRESS.cases the writer wants something negroes should be lynched. He will his abuse of Swiss hospitality which

Not so the publicity agent of a

stand trial for incitement to race brought a discordant note into the London dance hall who has been hatred. The trial will be, in public country's cordial relation's "with hunting the highways and byways in order to prove, as the Press de Italy. of the newspapers for his guests clares, that Soviet Russia krows and has sent complimentary tickets no colour bar. There will also be for a cabaret and dance to those proceedings against the Stalingrad whose names appeared in a recent fendera. Tripos pas list. He argues, ap- will be welcome after the heat and parently, that an evening's pleasure burden of examination days. Yet surely he would have found the keenest devoters of jazz among the ploughed...

mental

7

THE news that twenty-nine new votes will be available in the next

Captain Soul, navigator of the Congress in support of total repeal

Southern Cross on its recent flight of Prohibition will be very on

from Ireland to Newfoundland, re- members couraging to the wet

cently announced that Wing-Com- hitherto having a hand in national

Mrs. H. W Boustead, Central mander Kingsford-Smith is plan legislation. Whether this change

President, welcomed delegates to the ning a second Atlantic flight this. really brings the day" any

World Conference of the Mothers' year. He intends to fly with the Harbour near, however, is" another matter.

Union which opened at the Mary same crew as that which marmed the Summer House, Westminster, last Southern Cross, from Opinion against Prohibition makes

month. Mrs. Boustead said the Grace, Newfoundland, to Amster- A itself heard much more effectively While cruising near the Coast of wife and mother of to-day should dam in August or September. than that in support of the 18th Novaya Semlya last week the bring to her husband not only wife new Fokker monoplane with four. Amendment, but the volume of vocal Soviet icebreaker, Sedoff, found sy love, but a trained and intelli- motors is now being built in New

drifting buoy and in it a metal pipe sent companionship and a know. York for this flight. demonstration is not always a safe with, to letter, and a message in ledge and appreciation of changing guide in estimating the real English written 28 years ago by world conditions. strength of public opinion. Pro- the United States explorer Bald- win, then the organizer and header hibition does not appeal to the of the Baldwin Ziegler Arctic ex- British temperament, accustomed-pedition which through internal

"Dora "--to

dissensions accomplished nothing wide very

and returned to Norway in the latitude in regard to freedom of autumn of 1902. The message had speech and action. But in Great been written three months at the Britain the publican has never been headquarters of the expedition on

graft associated therewith-3s was so involved in politics-and the ed to the next American Consul

and asked for coal-supplies. the saloon keeper in American cities. Many well-informed obser- vers have expressed the opinion that if politics had been kept out of the liquor business in the United States-especially in the East 'there would never have arisen that strong feeling in favour of Pro- hibition which resulted in alcohol being banned.

pace

As to how far that ban is really effective it is difficult to say. Boot- leggers and rum-runners get plenty of advertisement by reason of their Ecnsational escapades. Travellers

Franz Josef's land. It was address-

Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lind- bergh arrived at Washington last week when Colonel Lindbergh re- ceived the Congressional Medal for his flying exploits. After the cere

to President Hoover's camp on the Rapidan river mony, they went as guests of the Chief Executive.

Federal Judge Ritter ruled at Miami last week that the possession

which Britain hopes to wrest, the house, for use of the family and Shamrock F., the yacht with of intoxicating liquor in ore's America Cup from America, has also for guests, does not constitut been insured in the London market, violation of the national pre- The insurance affords comprehensive hibition law. He also declared that cover against all risks associated manufacture of liquor in the home. with sea perils, fire, partial damage, is permissible, and that homes can- collision, as well as covering work-ot be entered for this unless there men's compensation risks for the is evidence that sale is taking place. crew, war, riots, civil commotion, and any other special covers. The Capt. Frank Hawks, who broke Shamrock is insured on a value of the cross-the-continent record of his £18,000, at a rate of £10 per cent., east-to-west flight same time ago, while the Erin is insured on a value arrived at Curtiss Field last week of £30,000, at the rate £2 per cent. from Los Angeles in the time of There are also additional covers for 12 hours 25 minutes and 30 seconds. spare gear, stores, and such like for He refueled at Albuquerque, Wichi the Shamrock." Further amounts ta and Indianapolis and made a are also insured in respect of total speed of approximately 223 miles an risks only.

hour.

Local Notes and Events ★

"It is announced that the wedding

factory has been released for ship; tell with glee how easy they found arranged between, Miss Andrey the Trevessa" Trophy will be latest device used by opium smug-

Looking Back 25 Years.

The fourteenth bi-ammual race for A dummy electric switch is the

ment by the State Department at

Meredith Foster and Mr. Geoffrey sailed on Monday, September glers to conceal the drug. The it to obtain Washington is a reminder that the

alcoholic liquor Robert Mere has been unavoidably starting at 4 p.m. Full details are first case of this kind was mentioned at the Central Magistracy yesterday "everywhere," but usually a very postponed.

given elsewhere in these columba

when two Chinese were charged with present civil war is being conducted

concealing 21 taels of opium, The on the most modern principles.considerable margin must be allow-

Suffering from injuries to her

Reginald Denny, star of Uniter-first defendant was fined 82,500 and Gone are the days when rivaled for deliberate or unconscious

"Embarrassing Moments," the second defendant was discharged armies largely contented themselves exaggeration in listening to such body, a 14-year-old girl, living at

Shamshuipo, was removed to Kwong sal's with beating gongs and firing narratives, Everybody knows that Wah Hospital yesterday. It is which will be screened at the on the first accused taking all crackers, to defeat" the enemy. Prohibition is not 100 per cent. alleged that she received the in Queen's Theatre on Sunday, served responsibility. It was stated by All the paraphernalia and charac-efficient, nor is it likely to bejuries when she was kicked by one in the British air force in the War Revenue Officer Grimmitt that the Leung Chuen, who is now being and now flies his own aeroplane, opium was found in a dummy The cast of Embarrassing electric switch in a house in Sam

Ka Lane. terieties-of-modern-warren while people are willing to pay so detained by the Police.

Moments includes Merna Ken- evidence both at the front and in lavishly for liquor smuggled into

The death of an earth coolie, who nedy, Otis Harlan, Virgina Sade, the country. An interesting point the training camps. What is more,

fell from a lorry while it was in Greta Granstedt and Mary Foy the soldiers at least those of the of view was expressed recently on motion, is mentioned in 's Police The picture has sound and dialogue.

Before the removal of plants this question of liquor-law enforce-report: It is stated that the lorry Model Nanking Divisions-are

A Chinese youth engaged in purchased or borrowed from the. Botanical Gardens, payment for trained on entirely modern methods ment, Prohibition could have been was passing through Po Sam To, by military instruction in England. made effective by the right kind when the deceased accidentally fell scaffolding work at the King i same must, in futuro, first be made

out. He received a number of in Edward Hotel building was serious-

in cash-Hong Kong Daily Press, jurica, from which he succumbed, ly injured yesterday when he lost

his footing and plunged beadlong August 21, 1905 For failing to take proper pre into the road from the fourth Looking Back 50 Years.

The Chino Festival of All Souls cautions in carrying out blasting storey. He would have been killed damage was caused to a window and earth, as its the back of his skull the present moon (the seventh), and Kansas Senator ALL in a recent articles in a house occupied by Mr. was injured, one eye was badly cut

will continue till, the end. The

was fined $60 and 810 as compen- other parts of his body.

take place by public subscription. "first-class, advertising burena to sation to Mr. Deb by Mr. Lindsell

before the Temple of the Gods of PRESS, LTD., and the HONG of the movements of the enemy take proper charge of the bubbling at the Central Magistracy yester KONG WEEKLY PRESS, through troops but also for actual fighting merriment of metropolitan news day!!!.

Literature and War, Hollywood For stowing away on board the Road, between the 24th and 27th their London Office, at 53, Fixer

Dutch steamer Tjisondari from instant, when visitors and others STREET, B.C. 4, are prepared to give In them CHIANG KAI SHEE and

papere, allowing them to realize

The ad death of a 4-year-old Java, a Chinese was sentenced to may see, on a small scale, but rather Subber wird istoriniserica other Generate top from one place un avorrying appropriation be Chinese male child living at 115 the month labour rolarger din is tarzling Kong singing das mandation vallable to campstacles dimension, appars had not wingtel Sipset who fell from his 8. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon of late years, the Chivers idea of a

motoring facilities, suitable shop.

glorious display. At Back Tong military operations. Furthermore, been established and intimated bed and knocked his head against Magistracy yesterday. It was ping centres, etc.

modern trench-work, military, wire that, despite the opposition recently the sharp edge of a spittoon, wased by an officer of the ship that Shui there was a floral prize show less operation, the using of light manifested in Congress to the or- mentioned in a Police report vos defendant was found among the on Wednesday in honour of the ganization of an advertising cam-terday. The child was immediately steerago passengers the day after occasion. We have not heard who railways for transportation of ampaign by the Prohibition Bureau, taken to the Government Civil Hos the vessel had loft Java. Ho refus succeeded in obtaining the piece of munition and food, the use of something of the sort might yet be pital, where he died shortly after-ed to pay for his passage when silk competed for. Hong Kong

usked to do so.

Daily Press, August 21, 1880. artillery and cavalry,, the tending done.

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Germany, France,

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United of an advertising campaign for 10 States or Japan. Foreign military per cent. of the money that has | advisers, are also "doing

been spent on enforcement of the much to

18th Amendment, in the opinion modernize the Chinese army..

of Behator: HENRY J. ALLEN, OF-operations, as a result, of, which had he not landed on a mound of has been going on since the first of" For the first time in Chinese war- fare, airplanes are being greatly

KONG DAILY utilized, not only for observation speech, deplored the fact that a Dob at Causeway Bay, a contractor and there were several bruises on chief ceremonial observance will

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