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BANK HOLIDAY. Accordance with Ordinance No. of 1930, the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the TRANSACTION of PUBLIC BUSI. NESS on MONDAY, 187 of SEPTEM- BER (THE FIRST MONDAY IN SEPTEM. BJR).

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GENERAL,

Commemoration of the ANNI.

BIRTHDAY

HZA MAJESTY the QUEEN of the

021 NETHERLANDS

SUNDAY, AUGUST 8147, the CONSUL GEN DRAL will be AT. HOME at the Chancery, Aristic Building, on SATUR- DAY, AUGUST 30TH, between 11 A.M. and No n.

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HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC

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SOCIETY... THE FIRST CHORUS REHEAR- TEA THE TOMEN OF

THE GUARD" will be held at the CATHEDRAL HALL on THURSDAY NEXT, SEPTEMBER 4TH, at 8.45 P.M. Members of the Bociety and others who are interested are requested to attend on that date.

H. J. BEST,

Hon. Secretary,

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

IN THE GOODS OF CHARLES PEAKE ANDERSON, LATE STREET, OF 8, BULSTRCIE MARYLEBONE, IN THE COUNTY

OF MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND, Foa- KARLY OF VICTORIA IN THE COLONY

KONG, Нокс 07.

ARCHITECT, DECKABEN

AND.

I THI MATTER OF ORDINANCE No. £ OF 1897 SICTIONS 86, 87 AND 68.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

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Dewar's.

White Label

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1930.

WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, fore- cast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5.15 p.m.,

stated

The anticyclone to the N. of Tokyo has strengthened. Pressure gradients are shallow over the

China Sea

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* News and Views

A new communal kitchen for the daily production and distribution of 30,000 Inncheans was opened at Leningrad last week, while another even bigger one is to be completed before the end of the year.

without work to do millions who would starve but for the assistance On forthcoming from the State, the one hand, complaints of exces sive supply of manufactured com- modities and of natural produce. That Siam is sharing in the warld On the other, millions without the depression is shown by her recent slump in exports. In May the means of buying more than auf amount of paddy received at Bang, fcient to keep life in their wretch-kok, according to Reater, showed a drop of 33 per cent, as compared ed bodies-and even that little not.

with May, 1999, and in the first Local Forecast:-Light variable representing payment for services three weeks of June the deliveries Commander R. H. Death, late

rendered, but merely a grant to

were 41 per cent, below those of the executive officer of the cruis Corn winds; fine to cloudy.

corresponding period of the pre-wall in China, has been appointed keep body and soul together. What vious year. The trouble, it is statin command of H.M.S. Vindictive, are the causes of this extraordinary ed, is not due to lack of supplies, which rejoined the Nore Reserve and unparalleled stute of afairs but Sium's most important market on July after a trooping voyage is in Hong Kong, and the silver to the Far East Commander In what direction is the remedy to Hong Kong dollar has reached an Death specialised in torpedoes, and be found? Here is what Mr. J. M. unprecedentedly, low record. The during the War was torpedo lieu KEYNES, the well-known economist, holders of Siamess paddy simply re-tenant of the cruiser Devonshire, fuse to sell except at prices which the light cruiser Royalist and the to say about Britain's own would involve the millers in a loss flotilla leaders Faulkner and particular troubles. The general on the Hong Kong market. Siam Saumarez. public did not realise the magnitude rice commands the best prices there, of the financial crisis of the last but in these days cheapness is a more important consideration than year, and especially of the last six quality, and, in consequence, Burma

BIRTHS.

BOURNE-On August at Tun bridge Wells, to the wife of Major K. M. BOURNE, M.C., of Shanghai, a son, CESTAIN. On August 19, at Shanghas

hai, to Mr. and Mrs. W. E COSTAIN, twin boys. MATTHES.-On August 22, at Shang- hai, to Mr. and Mrs. F. J. MATTHES, a daughter.

Twin brothers, James and Wi- liam Gosden, T8 years of age, have died in the adjoining, parishes of Ottershaw and Chobham (Surrey) within eight days of each other.

Miss Margery Jary, the nineteen- year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jary, of Hescham. Norfolk, was a proud girl when she left. King's Lynn and West Norfolks High School for the last time last month. By the popular vote of her fellow students she had been chose: to receive a book from Queen Mary. Each year the Queen, maintaining a custom carried out by Queen Alexandra, awards a prins to the girl selected as the most public- The spirited student at school. winner is allowed to choose, any

book, but Shakespeare is an eas favourite. Margery will have the honour of receiving her prize from the Queen's own hands. She will go to Sandringham for this purpose some time in January next. She was the head girl of the school, and

Finest Scotch Whisky Of WILHELM-On August 2, at Karls-months. It had seen one of the rice is now a competitor on the the bayonet in a street in China ing as a teacher of languages.

Great Age.

Victoria

DEATH.

Vat On July 31, at Shottermill, known before in

Whisky de Luxe.

Awarded 50 Gold and

"Prize Medals.

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4 posse of Royal Marines quella Lockey enthusiast. She is to en- ing a disturbance at the point offer the Leeds University for train- surrounded by a horde of excited Chine, was one of many animated Following the receipt of un- scenes in this year's tattoo and favourable meteorological reports Dr. Elliot Smith, Professor of military pageant of the Royal the two well-known fyers Coste and Bellonte who intended to make a Anatomy in the University of Lon-Marines at Deal last month.

trans-Atlantic flight to New York, don, has left for China to take part.

last week withdrew their machine in the investigation of the fossil re- mains of man which have been

Villa Coublay, which is interpreted from Le Bourget aerodrome to the found near Peiping.

as an adjournment of the flight.

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ruhe, to Dr. and Mrs. F. WIL-biggest financial depressions in HELM, a son.

history. The fall of prices had been on a greater scale, than had been the recorded

The German war-ace Feebr, who Surrey, Hon. Catherine Rose, economie history of the world.

is designated to be the chief pilot Lady Law, wife of Sir ALGER-Recovery, would be delayed, and

of the giant "Do-X on the forth- NON LAW.

unemployment would probably in-

coming trans-Atlantic flight, refus ereuse. Public opinion would, te

The public performance of the led to accept the commission unless

In a speech at Brighouse, York- alarmed Excellent's centenary tattoo took the air-liber's licence number was shiro, last month, Mr. Baldwin said thought, become more

it would not be long before there than it was now, and the demand place at Portsmouth last month. charged from 1930 to 1998, because

was another election. Subsequent- "But in officers of the Fleet were asked as ed 13. The authorities have com-ly be said that Mr. Snowden, was

All past and present günuery the digits of the first number totall- for remedies more acute.

not likely to be in office in six the middle of these troubles," he guests, and the oldest officer who plied with the request.

months' time. There is no support said, "we must remember their accepted, Captain James Edward

Mr. Josiah Marvel has been elect- Hunter, J.P., of St. Leonards,

in welliaformed political quarters temporary character, that, they will qualified in gunnery in 1862ed president of the American Bar for Mr. Baldwin's belief that there certainly be followed by an upward Captain Hunter, now in his 97th Association. The association award-will be a General Election within year, saw active service in theed its Distinguished Service Medal six months. Party preparations for movement, and that this country Crimes, and in Chins a few years to Mr. Elihu Root, former Senator an election, are boing made on the in particular is suffering some of later. At the bombardment of and Secretary of State and an assumption that the present Govern- ment will continue in office for at the minor penalties of being a Kagoshima, on August 13, 1863, he authority on international law as

Icast another year. A powerful great pioneer in social equalisation. was first and gunnery lieutenant well as a famous worker for peace.

reason against an early election is of the Euryalus, Sir Leopold This peculiar country" of ours, so Kuper's flagship, and took the After forming a Pan Pacific Wo the holding of the All-India Con. generous in its social philanthropy, ship out of action after the flag- men's Association which is to meet ference in the autumn. This is ex- will go on carrying out quite captain and commander had been next in Honolulu in 1933, the second pected to last for some months, and an election while it is in progress is killed. The Euryalus sustained 93 Pan-Pacific Women's Conference quietly the task of transition into casualties. Promoted to commander was adjourned. Dr. Mei Sung highly improbable.

far greater economic equality than the next day, Captain Hunter was Ting of Tientsin was chosen second

Mr. Justice Horridge told a jury any other country has ever had." afterwards present at the bombard vice-president of the association.

ment of Shimonoseki in September, The president is Dr.. Georgina in the King's Bench Division re- Admirals Sir George and Sir Herbourne. bert King-Hall.

IT NEVER The Daily Press.

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HONG KONG, August 29, 1930.

ENIGMAS OF ECONOMICS.

THE Governor of Texas expects

a

All of which is encouraging, if it

every United States citizen to do is not enlightening. his or her duty, and buy-we pre- sume a pound of cotton for fifteen If everybody did this, it cents.

ahould be, possible to take five million full-sized bales off the

REVERSING THE USUAL

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF market, thereby raising the price

HONG KONG

ORDER.

1864. Among the other guests were Sweet of the University of Melcently I am sorry to say that

Twelve were killed and one in

witnesses do lie, no matter how eminent they are or how respectable they are. They come into the wit- ness-box and tell shocking lies. Don't be frightened if you are driven to the conclusion that wit nestes are lying,"

The Japanese Ambassador injured when Czechoslovakia's largest Paris has been designated as re-

passenger-plane crashed near Iglau en route to Vienna last month. It presentative of his Government on

is, reported that the pilot had re- the Council of the League of Natione, in place of Mr. Adatchi, fused to take off with thirteen

passengers on his 'plane, but that The giant German flying boat the former Ambassador in Paris.

the inspector at the Prague aero-Do-X," which will soon fly from "drome insisted on it being done.

.

FOR coloured labour to be employed in place of white is not unusual. Once the native has learned the art of cotton, and so assisting those and mystery of whatever process farmers who are suffering from the the white man introduces to his IN THE GOODS OP EDWIN drought. It seems a queer method notice, coloured labour usually pro-

THOMAS BYRNE, LATE Or of restoring prosperity. Some weeks.vides whatever energy 38 required unless necessitated by the lawful re- stations last year was estimated at

PROBATE JURISDICTION,

SHANGHAI, IN THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA, DRCRAAID. ·

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has, by virtue of the Court hus, by virtce of Section 58 of Ordinance No. 2 af. 1897, made an Order Limiting the Time for the Provisions of Section 58 of Ordin- ance No. 2 of 1897, made An Order Creditors and. Others to send in their Claims against the above Estate to the Limiting the Time for Creditors anx Others to send in their Claims against 25TH DAY or SEPTEMBER, 1930.

the above Estate to the 26TH DAY or SEPTEMBER, 1930.

All Creditors and Others are accord ingly hereby required to send in their

Claims to the Undersigned on or before

That Date.

Dated the 26th day of August, 1980. JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors for the Administratrix, Prince's Building, Hong Kong.

..

that Date.

All Creditors and Others are accord ingly hereby required to sand their Claims to the Undersigned on or before

DEACONS, Solicitors for the Executrix, 1, Des Vans Road Central, Hong Kong.

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As a result of a special Cabinet meeting in Madrid à royal decree has been issued forbidding as from August 24 the sale and purchase of foreign currencies between banks quirements of the banks' clients, about which entries must be made and which on the day following the transaction must be submitted to the Ministry of Finance.

Mr. Shaw, Secretary for War, states that the amount of beef con- sumed by the Army and R.A.F at home, Mediterranean and Chinese 38,000,000 lbs., eusting about £750,000, and that consumed by the Navy was 11,758,000 lbs. ccating £263,800, almost wholly of Empire origin.

Cadiz or Lisbon to New York, will carry three journalists as the only passengers. The young American inillionaire, Mr. W. B. Leeds, who made the Zeppelin world flight, has applied for permission to go in the "Do-X," but has been informed. that be can be accepted only as postal freight. The rate for a let ter is 4s. 2d. per twenty grammes. and he would have to pay a fare of about £1,000 for the journey.

Local Notes and Events

ago a well-known English indus other than that obtained from trialist speaking of trade depres mechanical sources. From South sion in the shipbuilding industry- Africa, however, comes news of a what was wanted was for scherae, for putting white labour in said someone to discover something place of black. Those who remember. which would render all our ship the fierce controversy of some thirty ping obsolete.". He declared that years ago over the engagement of in 1929-a boom year-only 55 per Chinese labour for the mines will appreciate the situation more than cent. of British shipyards were ac cupied, and although the output of those to whom that great political

The output of the Raub Austra- steel was the largest ever known; and international issue is. it was 30 per cent. below capacity. familiar. The plight of the poerlian Gold Mining Co., Ltd, for the "The great trouble at the present white in South Africa to-day is such weeks ended August 14 amounted

to 1,521.53 oz. gold. day was that our productive capa. that the Government has drawn up city was so much greater than anya scheme to subsidise the employ

AMONG OUR LATEST ARRIVALS ARE possible demand,"

FREEMASONRY AND THE ANTI-CHRISTIAN MOVE-

MENT. By The Rev. E. Cahill, s.J.

A violently discussed book with some very trenchant remarks.

W. B. Seabrook's THE MAGIC ISLAND

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A wonderful book on the magic and superstition of the dwellers of Haiti. It is romantic staff and makes capital reading.

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A story of love, war and politics. The scene is laid in the Near East, and as a story is extremely exciting, especially in the subtle and moving portraits of women who feature prominently."

E. L Pearson's STUDIES IN MURDER

True stories of famous murders.and murderers, told from, the inside with the fascination of a Sherlock Holmes tale: There are few volumes of detective fiction that can equal it

Richard Aldington's DEATH OF A HERO

A survey of three generations of English middle-class society. A really charming book.

THE SEA DEVIL'S FOCALE. By Lowell Thomas:

True stories of haunted ships, of sailors' sweethearts and girl stowaways, of brawls and dancing balls and prisons. There is also the story of the Battle of Jutland as seen from the turret of the Kronprinz,

Sir James Jesus' THE UNIVERSE ABOUND US....

A brief account in simple language of the methods and results of modern astronómical research, both observation- al and theoretical.

W. Somerset Maugham's THE GENTLEMAN IN THE

PARLOUE

A record of a journey from Rangoon to Haiphong.

Theodore Dreiser B A GALLERY OF WOMEN

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Incorporated in Hong Kong).

But is the world really suffering from over-production? May it not be that the real trouble is under- consumption? Nobody can pretend that all the peoples of the world

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ment of Europeans in jobs at pre- sent held by natives. It is under. stood that the Cabinet regards the scheme as a definite solution of the unemployment problem.

A start will be made with indus

the Government have made over

Silk forwarded from here by R.M.S. Empress of Japan of August arrived in New York (St. John's Park) on August 26 having beep 19 days in transit

The hon. treasurer of the. Stscaffolding, is a building quite as" John Ambulance Brigade begs to imposing as its neighbours. We acknowledge the receipt of the begin to talk of trade following the following donation to Brigade tram, but two such buildings funds:-Mr.. Li Taze Chung-820.

Office the Post

And the Law Courts in the road must tend

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The latest victim of motor thieves to make Des Voeux Road the lead- is Lieut. A. H. Musson, whose ing thoroughfare. The Robinson Piano Company are shortly moving inotor-cycle, a B.S.A. machine was

into Des Voeux Road and several stolen while it was parked outside the Star Ferry Pier at Kowloon on Wednesday. The Police suspect the

shop fronts are being put into the buildings east of the Hong Kong Hotel. There is every probability

thrown on the ranrket. Nobody will tures to the proprietors of large last night to witness the Paramount ganised band of criminals who European, firms following the tram: "

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Picture "The Four Feathers.

The first chorus rehearsal of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Society

p.

His Excellency Sir William Peel are adequately fed, yet we read of tries dealing purely with the pro-and Lady Feel attended the 9.20 there being too much" wheat, duction of foodstuffs, and already performance at the Central Theatre existence in the Colony of an or- maize, and other foodstuffs being be bold enough to say that the bakeries On the Witwatersrand peoples of the world are all ade-alone 1,600 natives" are employed in quately elad, yet there is too bakeries. The suggestion is to re- much "; cotton and woollen cloth on place them from the fanks of the for "The Yeomen of the Guard" pearance had been altered. offer. On all sides we hear of unskilled European unemployed will be beid at the Cathedral Hall markets being glutted, and of plans. The firms will pay them the wages for restricting the

output of which they now pay to the natives on Thursday, September 4 at 8.43 manufactured goods and of raw as laid down by the Wage Board, material. There is too much" and the Government will grant. rubber, "too much" tin-1 too subsidies in order to bring their much everything except trade.. wages into line with European The world appears to be approach standards. ing that curious stage in economic This system of subsidies will con- evolution where everybody will tinue for one year, which will be make a living by taking in each regarded, as a period of apprentice- other's washing. A few years ago ship. Should the European work. The proprietor of the Yan Wo politicians were busily explaining ers show suficient progress and Tong Medicine Shop, 180, Shanghai fo war-weakened nations that a aptitude in their new trade, then Street, Yaumati, has made a report policy of hard work would soon put it is believed that their employers to the police that Wong Chuk Ping, things right. Concentration upon will consider them qualified for an assistant in his shop has abscond- production would very quickly better positions and higher payed with a sum of 8200. make, goed the damage done by The Government's proposal is de- Water & Pediatr birde githara Hot coronation at caused by a courage Wore nerded od 3000 tone ze theme is best shortage nakud laastig in Canton Road. would be seen the silver lining to of native labour for the mines and Kowloon, shortly after 11 p.m. or the, dark clouds of depression.

Wednesday. He danced and sang and a crowd gathered. The lunatic was subsequently arrested by the police and taken to the mental

that in the near future we shall see

Epecialise in such thefts. Cases have line westward. The desertion, of been discovered in Canton where Queen's Road is most noteworthy. motorcycles and even cars were Besides Watson's and Powell's, and found, although their original ap the Robinson Piano Company, Lane,

Crawford & Co. and Kelly & Walsh are shortly moving nearer to To-morrow is the birthday of her the waterfront, while O J. Gaupp Majesty the Queen of the Nether- & Co., Kruse & Co. and G. Falconer. lands, and the Dutch Consul-& Co, are already accommodated in The forthcoming marriage 1a General will be at home" to his | the new buildings forming Chater announced between Mr. Arthur nationals, and friends at the Con-Road-Hong Kong Daily Fress, Edwin Arnold, of 13, Bowen Road, (sulate from 11 am. until noon. August 29, 1905. Hong Kong, and Miss Marian Queen Wilhelmina was born in 1880, Looking Back 50 Years. Kathleen Booley, of 691, Avenue and succeeded to the throne on

the Foch, Shanghai.

death of her father, King Willem

The following account of the III., in 1990. She came of age in average amount of bank notes in 1808, and was crowned in September circulation in Hong Kong, daring of that year, being married three the month ending July 31, is pob years later. Her Majesty has one lished in the Gazette: daughter, Princess Juliana, born in 1909,

agriculture, and natives from the Somehow something has gone baking industry will be available wrong with this, scheme of things for work in those fields. The Goy The great industrial countries have ernment is totally opposed to the

idole huge armies of men and women institution of á

system.

Looking Back 25 Years...

observe

Average.

Amount

Oriental Bank Corpora

tion Chartered Mercantile

Bank of Indic mot valid

480,958

Hong Kong, Shanghai

Bank

It is interesting over change which is taking place in Des Deux Road Central. Watson's and Powell's imposing stores are, a great attraction in themselves and the new King Edward Hotel, which-Hong Kong Daily Press August has just been stripped-of-its

Total

53,877,665