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TIKE SEVENTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (Weather Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 27TH SEPTEMBER, 1930, Commencing at 2 P.M.

The First Bell will be Heng at 1.30

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Badges admitting Non-members to

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1930.

The anti-cyclone remains central over N. China and a depression is shown to the cast of Tourane.

Local Forecast:-N.E. winds, fresh fair to showery.

these

WEATHER REPORT. may ring the changes on

three factors, coming back in the Yesterday's weather report, fore-end to the plain fact that, since the cast and remarks, issued by the distant, days of Dr. Era, nobody Royal Observatory at 4.30 p.m., in this Colony appears to have stated:-"

been the fortunate possessor of the three essential attributes for the production of a really worthy book about Hong Kong. If such a man mar woman-so blessed has lived in the Colony, then he or she has not taken full advantage of his for her) rare good fortune, otherwise we should long ago have had the pleasure of reviewing a book in every way worthy of taking its place on A library shelf next to the now long out of print work by Dr. EITEL, We have before

BIRTHS. HOLT-On September 13, at Shang- hai, to Mr. and Mrs. G. C. HOLT, a daughter. TROWER.-On August 24,

at St. Leondards-on-Sen, to the wife STEPHEN H. G. TROWER, a son.

WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT..

MARRIAGE.

among the Chinese, and has come to feel a great respect for their sterling qualitier, and to entertain for many of them a high personal esteem." No globe-trotter's book, COHEN-N18512.-On Septembër” 14, '

nt the Beth-Aharon Synagogue, this-no volume of idle thoughts by Shanghai, GRACIE, eldest daugh- an idle fellow, posing as ter of the late DAVID NISSIM authority upon Oriental affairs, and Mrs. LULU D. NISSIM to ISSAC BENSION, caly son of the but the impressions of one who late NATHANIEL HAI ISAAC COHEN knows from actual experience and observation what he is writing

and Mrs HABIBA COHEN,

DEATHS.

BARING-On September 14, sudden- ly at Shanghai, HENRY BARING aged 37 years.. CLEMENTI-On August 26, at Bourne End, Bucks. ISABEL, the widow of Colonel MONTAGU CLEMENTI. late BENGAL, S.C., and Mother of Sir CECIL CLEMENTI, aged 73. CRUICKSHANK. On August 20, at Ealing, WILLIAM JORN CRUICK SHANK, late at Yokohama, aged of

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★ News and Views ⋆

Commander H y.' Hudson, O.B.E., whoso retirement, at bis own request with the rank of Captain, is announced, commanded the sloop Foxglove on the China. Station from 1992 to 1994,

Folk-lore, family customs, domes- festivals, "religious tie habits, beliefs, social observances all these and many other aspects of contem porary Chinese' life in and around Hong Kong are dealt with by Mr.

Few people realise, is the memory PEPLow, who brings to his task the great advantage of twenty years of the war recedes, that "Britain of close contact with the Chinese has in its midst about 100,000 ex people whose manner of living and Servicemen who are still suffering method of reasoning he describes so mentally, with clouded minds and fully and so well. We hope the sale shattered nerves, from the effects of

There are not enough house. of this ocok will be so good that a their war services. They are the breakers in London. If you want in Britain.. Sir your house or office torn down you second edition will be soon called loneliest men for-in which case our friendly Froderick Milner, Bart., the Presimust give notice, for all the ex- criticisms should be taken note of before the book is again printed. There is no question about Mr. Pertow being familiar with his

Particular

dent of the ex-Services Welfaro Society, siys:-"Apart from those aided by the State, the Society is doing noble work in the interests of these men. Its homes at Becken- har Kent, and the factory at Leatherhead, and other activities in giving relief to thousands who de not require in-patient treatment merit the attention of all who have stil grateful feelings for those who defended our country in her hour of need. There are to-day 6.000 -men in mental hospitals and 39.000 re- cognised officially as suffering from eurasthenia attributable to war service.".

perts who wield. pick and hammer in the demolition of buildings are. engaged in one or other of the vast clearing schemes now changing the face of London. The housebrunking trade is one, in which there is no unemployment. The head of a lead- ing firm of housebreakers said: not come into the market just yet "Many properties due for sale will becauan there is difficulty in finding housebreakers to undertake demolition."."

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An attempt to rise to a height of 18,000 metres was made by Pro- fessor Picard nt Augsburg last week but "failed when after

+ half of strenuous hour and efforts his aluminium gondola the ground. failed to rise from Opinions are at variance concern- ing the reasons of the failure, the quality of the gas used, the low temperature prevailing at this hour and the strong wind being the main suggestions. Professor Picard de

postpone the cided, therefore, to attempt till the weather forecasts indiente a spread of a favourable maximum.

us a very interesting, and informa-subject. It is the medium he has The marriage arranged between Lttivo little volume written by made use of which is unfamiliar,

FRANCIS WILLIAM NORTHCOTE man who has spent twenty years.

but this is a weakness which can Bassett, R.N., and Miss Joyer

With MCCDAN THORNHILL will take

bo very easily rectified. place at St. Tades Church,

more orderly arrangement of the Southsen, on October 4. [9871

reading matter, and much closer attention to the proof-reading and

A detachment of the Foreign other typographical details, Mr.

Legion has been despatched to Thanh Chucha, in north Annam as ParLow could give us a very much

a consequence of persistent rebel. better book than the one now pub lished. Meanwhile, we must be Five workmen engaged in con-propaganda there. It is officially opened fire, grateful to the author of this latest structing a beacon on a salt-marsh reported that rioters attacked the

near Marseilles were surprised by Naval Militia who little volume on Hong Kong for a sudden falling off of pressure in causing 10 casualties. having done something to lighten the compressed air outfit. Two of the men died from asphyxiation, the strange darkness which somehow while the others were rushed to his descended upon the island inshospital in a serious condition. There is a mass of most entertain-far as information of this character ing information in Mr PEPLOW's is concerned. book, but unfortunately he has not used it to the best advantage. The reader--and especially those for whom this volume was primarily written, "new to the Colony will find something of interest on every page, but how much more readable the book could have been made had its contents been more carefully arranged and edited. There is no order or system in the setting out of the subject matter and the volume is badly marred by many typographical errors.

These blemishes are the more regrettable because the author has so many entertaining and informative things to tell us about the Chinese. For example, we learn that during the grotesque experiments made last year of scattering kaolin in the clouds from airplanes, in the hope of causing a fall of rain, a Chinese asked Mr. PEPLow to explain pre- At cisely what was being done. the end of his explanation he was rewarded. by JL snort of disgust, followed by these remarks: Had not the Government any more sense

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"ABOUT IT AND ABOUT."

Ir is a curious fact or is it characteristic ?—that during the last

the Members' Enclosure and Clab that the NINTH ORDINARY generation not a single resident in than to use white earth? Was it.

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Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and obtainable $2.00 for Ladies,. through the SecEZTARY upon introduc. tion by & Member, such Mem. ber to be responsible for payment of all

Chits, &c.

Members'

Badges admitting to Enclosure will not be on sale at the Race Course.

Members can obtain, apon application to the SECRETARY, Badges (limited to Two for the Free Admission to the Members' Fa-losure of Wives, Lady relatives and Friends, Names must be stated when applying.

On to pratext will Children be permitted in either Enclosure during the Meeting.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The Price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is $100 for all Per sons, including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate.

FOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN YEARLY MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the QUEENS THEATRE, QuzzN'S ROAD CENTRAL, on SATUR DAY, 27TH SEPTEMBER, 1930, & NOUN, for the purposes following

namely:

(a) To receive and consider the Annual Statement of Accounts and the Keport of the Directors for the Year ended 31st March, 1920.

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(b) To slect retiring Directors and

Au itors.

this Colony seems to have been so fortunate as to have had the in-

colour used for

funerals and clination, the ability, and the time mourning, and therefore unlucky to write a book about Hong Kong If in future rain was desired, let of a standard really worthy of the red earth-sand-be used!"-red subject. Is there something in the being a lucky colour. It was also atmosphere of China which dull, during the drought of 1929 that the if it does not completely kill, the figure of the God of Rain was urge to write? Concerning the hrought out of one of the village neighbouring nation of Japan there temples in the New Territory, and is a constant spate of fact (liberal severely beaten, afterwards being Ty mingled with fiction) pouring left out in the glaring sunshine as

& further punishment.

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It is not unusual for an actresa to insure her limbs or musician to "insure bis fingers Polices are taken out, at various times, on all Mr. G. W. Sewell, the representa manner of things. But perhaps the tive of the Federation of British strangest covor ever granted has Industries in Hong Kong, bas re-just been elected through Lloyds turned to England.

who do not confine their activities ships. They have issued a policy attention, he states, must be paid for £500 on a set of seven walking by the British manufacturers to the sticks. The owner of the sticks has heavy trade, consisting of Govern- one for each day of the week, and. ment stores, railway and harbour as they are made of rhinocerous plant and equipment, structural horn, they are extremely valuable,

collection, probably. The police in Belrade have forbid. steel, machinery and engineering and, stores, as the general demand for unique. Each stick has been valued den the holding of a funeral ser- these, he believes, will continue to separately for the purposes of the vice, organized by the youths of expand. Foreign competitors, ac policy, and the valuations range the University at Belgrade in cording to Mr. Sewell, have not yet from £20 to £200. The policy issued memory of the Slovenes recently whole-world-all-executed at Trieste. Following the gained the reputation for quality, is practically integrity and character which the risks-one. The fortunate possessorisering of the "prohibition British merchant still holds in of the collection is a frequent students held a meeting of protest

in the hall of the University. China. Nor can they improve on traveller. British export machinery, or methods of distribution. His con-

Captain Boyd together with Mr. Miss Amy Johnson's mother re- elusions are that if the British Connor as navigator hopped off cently sent a letter of sympathy to manufacturer is in a position to from Montreal on September 13 on the widow of Mr. Erie Hook, who quote a competitive price he will a non-stop flight to London, using lost in his life in Rangoon in an invariably get the business, as we the aeroplane Columbia in which attempt to fly from England to

more favourably placed in.

in 1927 Chamberlin and Levine Australia. Mrs. Hook, in reply. China than any other nation."

made their trans-Atlantic flight to says: "I want to join the rest of g Berlin.

England in congratulating Amy. She is a plucky girl. I still firmly intend to make the flight in which Amy would my husband failed. perhaps tell me some things I want to know."

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Last week the committee of the French Societics in the Argentine cabled to M. Tardien, the Premier, asking him to extend immediate cognition to the new Government

was the outcome of the decision of

It was

the

a two Signor Dino Candu, the Sacre-

tary of the Italian Embassy

in his office by shooting himself in packet was found a letter to his the mouth with a revolver. In his superiors explaining, the reason for bis act but silence is being main- tained regarding to the letter's contents

Press reports from Friedrich- shafen state that the International Aero-Arctic Society has resumed negotiations with the Zeppelin Co. with a view of taking over the air- The demands of the painters, em- ship Graf Zeppelin for ployed on the Sydney Harbour months Polar trip which would be not known that white was the Bridge, for a retrospective award carried out in the spring of next Paris, committed suicide last week

year. Last year similar negotia were discussed at a conference at

insurance companies asked too ex tended by the industrial officer of i were broken off because the the Public Works Department, reborbitant premiums for accepting presentatives of the contractors the risk. This obstacle, it is under- Messrs. Dorman, Long, and Co., stood, has in the meantime been and the disputes committee of the removed and it is now anticipated Labour Council. The conference that the dirigible will leave for the

Executors of the will of Dr. Leading scientists on board.

Herbert Hall Turner, D.Sc., F.R.S., the Labour Council the previous Pole in May next with the world's

President of the Royal Astronomica! night to seek a satisfactory qottle

Representatives of the printed Society and Professor of Astronomy, bridge would take place. ment, failing which a strike on the agreed at the conference to refer cloth and sheeting manufacturing at Oxford University since 1897, dispute to the Court. plants, with 85,000 looms in all, in who died at Stockholm, have an- the Meanwhile the men will continue the Southern States of Americanounced that he left directions that at work on the bridge. The Asting have decided to abolish the night his body was to be dissected or (e) To sanction the Declaration of from the world's printing-presses

Premier, Mr. Buttenshaw, said operation indefinitely. The cotton otherwise used for the general a.. a Dividend.

The trouble, in fact, is that there.

that the Government would abide piece-goods market has stiffened, vancement of science. The will is too much written about things this book is that dealing with by the decision of the Court, The due to the heavy buying, covering states his death should not be made. Japanese by people who have no

Government would neither support the shortage of stocks, in view of the occasion of a religious service

the expected decrease of the supply. or other ceremony. qualifications of any sort entitling

nor oppose the application. them to pose, or to be regarded, as authorities on any aspect of the subject. Somehow, the briefest stay Dated the 18th day of September, 1830, in the Land of the Rising Sun seems to inspire many people with By Order of the Board,

"an irrepressible desire to write a -CHAS, S. ROSSELET, book on what they see and hear-

Secretary.

or think they do. Most of the globe-trotting "authorities" on Far Eastern affairs who get to know all about Japan in a month or les

A gold cigarette case valued spend just as much, if not most entertaining and instructive £13, which was lost by Mr. W time in China. They may possibly chapter is that dealing with Fung Logan, the well-known stock broker, on Thursday night at the Queen's "write home about it," but they

Shui," that strange quasi-scientific Theatre, was found yesterday and system which so powerfully in returned to the owner by the man- fluences the Chinese mind from theagement, › - building of a house to the choice

(d) To transact any other Ordinary

Business of the Company.

Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform are

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the admitted Hall Price.

Bookmakers,

atc Company will be CLOSED from the Tie The Men, etc., will not be permitted to operate with 247 to the 21TH DAY of SEPTEMBER, in the Precincts of the HONG KONG 1930, Both Days inclusive. JOCKET CLUB during the Race Meeting.

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Fy Order,.

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary.

HONG KONG JOCKEY" CLUB,

PROGRAMMES ani

DRAFT

ENTRY FORMS for the

EIGHTH EXTRA LACE MEET. ING to be held on FRIDAY, OTH OCTOBER, and on SATURDAY, 11rn OCTOBER 1930 (Weather Permit. ting), may be obtained at the Rack

•COURSE, HONG KONG OLUB, and

2nd CAUSE WAY BAY STAHLEN, -

Entries CLOSE at 12 o'clock NOON on THURSDAY, 2ND OCTOBER,

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HONG KONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY;

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NTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

Nthat the ANNUAL GENERAL

MEETING will be held in the OITY RALL on FRIDAY, 288 SEPTEM. BER, at 5.45 P.M., for the purpose of adopting the Report and Accounta 1929/30, Blection of Office Bearers, et

E. M. BHYDEN,

Joint Hon. Secretary, (0801

LADIES RECREATION CLUB,

ANNUAL TENNIS TOUR TNAMENT will be Zeld during

the Months of OCTOBER.. and. NOVEMBER. Fall particular, with Entry Forma, may be obtained from Varions Clubs.

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An especially interesting chapter

village names and their meanings. To older residents these inter-

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Two deaths

Local Notes and Events

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pretations may be familiar, but Mr. PEPLOW writes rather for the newcomer than the old-timer. How many "griffins would recognise in the word Laichikok (now notorious for its gaol) a, place cr

(Chinese) from Lo Ah So, a year-old Chinese the police force, tendered the same and explained that be corner (kok) where Lai Chi trees

sleepee walkee" This provoked were abundant? Or Yaumati-the typhoid fever occurred in the shop apprentice, was stabbed with excuse

a knife by a" Chinese youth in front Colony during the 24 hours ended of the Central Fire Station, Des the Court to smiles, sad an office ground (ti) where, the sesame-plant

September 18.

Voeux Road Central, shortly after in an reminiscent mood was heard you ma) grows in abundance or

8 o'clock on Thursday evening. In to relate that some years ago an did once upon a time! Another

spite of his injuries, he returned to Indian policeman went to sleep his master's shop, No. 4, Victory while patrolling his heat and walk- NOTICE.

Street, whence he was conveyed toed into the harbour and was drown- the Government Civil Hospital. ed.-Hong Kong Daily Press,

September 20, 1903. TEE· Attention of all Women,

European and Chinese, practicing certainly do not write such florid

Major A. N. Macfadyen, B.A., Looking Back 50 Years.

50 Years as Midwives in the Colony is hereby or lurid books on things Chintre

Acting Reader in History of the drawn to rection 9 (1) and 3 of Omlin-

We are glad to learn that the Hong Kong University, will give proposed breakwater at Causeway. Bon No. 22 of 1910 (f.c., Midwives as are published almost daily about

On and after Wednesday, October lecture on “Bouth Africa Bay is still really in contemplation, Ordinance).

"Japan.

of site for a grave. It is part-1, the entrance to the Parcels British Dominion" to the Arts and trust that it may be commenced SECTION 2 (1) Every Woman who not

There is a wealth of material in cularly interesting to note how in- Delivery Section of the General Association of the University onere long. We have now enjoyed a being certified under this Ordinance

tiny island at the geniously Mr. PEPLOY explains that Post Office" will be in Des Vaux Friday, September 28, at 8.30 p.m. long and extraordinaty immunity takes or uses any Yame, title, addition and around this tiny

Road opposite Messrs. Whitesway in the University Union Assembly from destructive typhoons, for or description implying that the infres disposal of any man-or the principles of "Fung Shui" de & Laidlaw's Store. Parcels for Room. As Major Macfadyen has which the Colony ought to be, and certified under this Ordinance or is a person specifically qualified to marry woman-who has the time, ability, as a matter of fact, enter into posting at the General Post Office been connected with South Africa is, thankful but the recollection on the work of a midwife, or is and inclination to make good orthodox English ways of doing should still be handed in, as at for over twenty years, his lecture of the fearful gale of the September recognized by law as a midwife, shall

formation about that country. The the memories of those who witness- upon Summary conviction be liable to literary use of it. These three ee-things when the interests of the present, over. the counter in the will certainly contain a lot of in- ga, 1874, will not soon fade" from lecture is open to the public, and ed it. Not only did it work fright fine not exceeding Two Hundred and sentials apparently rarely come the community rather than the in

ful havoc on land and water, but Fifty Dollar." # fway of Hong Kong residents. Som dividual are at stake. In its gen Pleading guilty to a charge of all interrated are cordially invited.

it caused a loss of life among the SECTION 8. Every Certified Woman possibly have the inclination, but eral elementary principles, Fung failing to report his arrival within

Chinese Boating population that the specified time, Capt. Eurmel of shall, before holding herself out as a

was simply appalling. Bearing in practising midwifs or commending to neither ability nor time. Many Shui" is actually a sane and the French steamer Governor-Gen-

mind this dreadful mortality; it is practise as a midwife, give notice in have the time, but lack the incling simple idea, but it has been do cral Paul Doumer, was fined 890 by

It has become proverbial in the obviously the duty of a humane writing of her intention so to do to the secretary, and shall give a like tion--and the ability. And so one liberately overlaid with innumer Comdr. J. B. Newill, D.S.O., R.N.,

at the Marine Court yesterday. Colony when a Chinese constabic | Government to provide a harbour notice in the month of January

able superstitions by professional Capi Eurmel stated that his Chief dismissed the reason be advances of refuge for the numerous native every year thereafter "during which

necromancers and geomancers for Officer was asked to report the for his Bisgrace is that he was craft of all descriptions frequent she continues to practise."

Hong Kong: About and Around their own personal profit and the arrival of the steamer, but he pro sleep on duty. The complainant ing the port, and which are so help

By B. H. Parzow. The Combewilderment and fear of bably forgot to do so as there was in the card before Mr. F. A Haze less when these fearful storms visit a lot of work to attend to after land yesterday, on being cross the Colony-Hong Kong Daily mercial Press, Hong Kong,

examined as to his connection with Press, September 20, 1880 the ship's arrival. Price: 35:

ignorant.

(Signed) A. L, J. DOVEY,

Becretary, Midwives Board.

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