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IN THE SUPREME COURT OP

HONG KONG.

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION MIBOELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS No.

51 or 1980,

IN THE MATTER OF

HONG KONG

THE EN-

GINEERING AND CON- STRUCTION COMPANY, LIMITED. (AND RE- DUCED)

AND

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:

THE

THE MATTER OF โฟ

COMPANIES ORDINANCES 1911-1929.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

No

that a Petition presented to this Court on the 1st Day of Ocrous, 1980, for confirming the Reduction of the Capital of the abova named Company from $1,000,000.00 to $200,000.00 is directed to be heard. before His Honour Mr. JUSTICE WOOD, Acting Chief Justice, on BATURDAY, the ST DAY of NOVEMBER, 1930, at 10.80 o'Cioax in the FORENOON.

Any Creditor or Shareholder of the Company desiring to oppose the making of an Order for the Be duction of the Capital of the said Company under the above OrdinancoF should appear at the time of hearing by himself or his Counsel for that purpose.

A Copy of the Petition will be furnished to any Creditor or Share- holder of the Company requiring the same by the Undersigned on payment of the Regulated Charges for the

same.

Datod this 10th day of Ock., 1980. DEACONS,

Solicitors for the sail Company, 1, Dos Vœux Road Central, Home Kosg.

BANK HOLIDAY.

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WEATHER REPORT,

Yesterday's weather report, fort cast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 8.15 p.m., stated:-

A brit of high pressure extends from the Upper Yangtze Valley to N.E. of Japan. A depression': or

TYPHOON WARNING,

The following typhoon warning:

The analyst in the Government Laboratory will receive $15,750 in- stond of $5,800, and his three assist unts $25,000 instead of $15,000, with an economy in good conduct allow ances of four dollars a week! The veterinary surgeon loses a personal

★ News and Views *

Mr. Leslie Hewird, who wan

ng as a guest conductor of the Carl Rosa opera company at the Streatham Hill theatre, London, during their season, recently, con, ducted a matinée performanes of "Hansel and Gretel" with one arm in a aling. Mr. Howard, who is musical director of the Birming-

derwent in operation to his left hand which necessitated carrying his left arm in a ling. He does not conduct with a baton but with both hands, and he successfully cofi- ducted the opera with his right. hand only. The chorus master of the company turned over the seare for him."

A tragedy of sensitiveness was Miss Edith Holden, matron of the unfolded at an inquest at Liverpool Third London General Hospital at recently when a verdict of "Suicide Wandsworth Common during the typhoon has formed to the N.E. of allowance of $1,000, but as his while of unsound mind" was re-war, was buried in the soldiersham City Orchestra,, recently un-

turned on a ninstoen-year-old youth section of Wandsworth Cemetery, salary is to be increased from who hanged himself with a hilk.W., last month. A white wooden Luxos.

Local Forecast:- NE. winds, 80,000 to $18,000 this leis should scarf from the bed rail, at his home, cross, similar to those on the graves moderate; fine.

not be felt very keenly, Seventoen It was stated that he had been of soldiers who died in the hon Class I. sanitary inspectors, now married only four days to a girl of pital, was placed at the head of her receiving $70,000, are down for eighteen years. He told his wife grave. 8105,000, and 30 Class II. men will | that họ had been asked to put five

No school was properly equipped has been received by the American get $148,000 instead of $92,000. Th|| shillings on a horse for a man whom without a gramophone, declared Superintendent of the Botanical he knew. He gave the money to a Major J. T. lavin, Director of the

A new record for large paisneger Consulate General from the Magila

and Forestry Department, hitherto ant on the head have ret Education Department, Federation air liners was set up by Captain won, and the man should have got of British Music Industries, at the Youell, of Imperial Airways," who Observatory:-

receiving $9,000, will get 14,250, about 88, but he found that the boy Summer Course in Music Teaching flew a twenty-two-seater Armstrong- Manila, October 8, 4:30 pmhin arsistant will receive 85,700 in had failed to make the het, and he at Oxford. One of the first things Siddeley air liner weighing nino policeman said deceased was unmake people learn music from ninety minutes, at an average speed usually sensitive and quiet.

music, and not through books of 150 miles an hour. The air liner Eduration authorities who saw the took a fall load of passengers, Broadcasting station WNBO inreal sound work that was being mails, and freight, Philadelphin was off the air for two done through gramophones should 100-foot wireless mast three feet them instead of relying on private days following the snapping of a see that schools were supplied with. thick because a family of wood individuals to buy them. peckers had drilled a hole through the big cedar pole.

Cyclone or typhoon N.E. or Luzon, stoad of $5,100, and two supervisors would have to pay the man. A they had to do, he said, was to tons from London to Paris in

direction unknown.

BIRTH... WILSON-On October 6, at the Shameen Nursing Home, to Mr. and Mrs. G: M. Wilson, a daughter,

Editorial and Business Offices: 11,

Ice House Street. Tel. 30951..

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drawing $84,50will get 8,460, but thousand dollars, in to be saved by abolishing the post of assistant supervisor, and with drawal of the good conduct allow ance paid to the incinerator attend ant gives a further saving of one dollar per annum i

Night Editor (Wanchai Office); A GIFT FOR HONG KONG. after they were found guilty of

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Sole Agents

1030, the KXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the A. S. WATSON

TRANSACTION of PUBLIC BUSI NE88 on FRIDAY, 1 Tu of OCTOBER (ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHINESE REPUBLIC),

Hong Kong. Uth October, 1930. (0939

NOTICE.

the DOTOSER, - the

O CHINESE NATIONAL DAY.

We shall be ATHOME” at the CITY HALL (UT. GronoR'S HALL) From 11,30 AM TO 12,45 P.M.

All Friends at Cordially Invited.

SHOUSON CHOW,

R. H. KOTEWALL,

8: W. T30.

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HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

EXTRA RAGE

TMKETING will be held (Weather Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY an TRIDAY 10TH OCTOBER and SATURDAY, 11TH OCTOBER, 1930, Commencing at 2 P.M. en Beth Days.

The First Bell will be Rung at 1.80 P.M.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE. Members are notified that they mad

their Ladies must wear their Badger prominently displayed.

No One without & Badge will be

& CO., LTD.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

"PHONE 20610.

ESTABLISHED 1841.

FOR SALE.

TWO 15 K. W., 220 Volte, 800 R.P.3

protected type direct current generators, by VERITY?, LTD,, dirsot connected to vertical enclosed self. lubricating steam engine, working -pressure 100 lbs., anitable for marine or industrial application. THE DAIRY FARM ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.

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HONG KONG, OCTOLDE 10, 1930.

*FOR VALUE RECEIVED."

RESUMING our rapid survey of Civil Service salaries, as set out in the

The Crown Solicitor is to get

So it appears that not all the Boxer Indemnity is going to be spent on buying rolling-stock and

Three negroca rolled dice to determine thoir prison sentences playing dice by Judge Charles W. Woodward at Rockville, Maryland. When the time arrived for them to. receive their rospective sentences the you get fourteen days. Roll any court said: "Roll two ones and else and you get what you

My brother hit me and gave me this black eye, and then he said, I'm sorry. Hit me back. I did, and the policeman arrested me,' said a girl at Tower Bridge Court, A fine of is, and 10s. 6d. costs was imposed. The brother paid the fino,

A 72,000,000 contract for public building of 300 miles of reads, has works in Bucharest, including, the

been awarded by the Rumanian

Several planes, it is announced, will be sent abroad by a well-known British acroplane factory for pre- paganda purposen One will de- monstrate in Balkans, Greece, Turkey, Italy, Spain, and Portugal and the second will leave for Buenos Aires at the beginning of 1931 to be · presented at the British Commer- cial exhibition. Afterwards it will make a lengthy visit to all the atates of South America. The third machine will undertake demonstra tions in China.

Public opinion in Buenos Aires

railway material in England. Outs." The men accordingly roll Government to the London firm of is swinging around against the new

of the cleven millions sterling which Britain will return to China, almost half a million is to be specifically devoted to educational purposes. Of this amount £285,000 is to go to the Hong-Kong Univer- sity. This is a long way short of the million and a half sterling which was hoped for, but in these days one must be thankful for small mercies-avea Vice-Chancellors of It is only a few

Universities.

"" ed the dice. "Come, little Joe! they pleaded to the cubes. (Little Joo is two twos). But, they were unlucky. Stewart Brenit "threw " ten days in prison, Frank Butler ten days in prison, Fran Butler soven days, and Frank. Potere six days.

Mr.

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works contractors, of Baker-street, who, it is alleged, contemplates the Stewart and Partners, Ltd., public government undor General Uriburi W. The British firm secured the introduction of a semi-Fascist re- contract in the face of competition gime, an allegation which however from German and American Arms, the now President himself denies it is anticipated that the contract while. reiterating his promise to will entail a large demand for hold early elections under the pre- British machinery and materials. sent constitution,

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Douglas

the Cowburn, coroner at a Camberwell inquest Roso Barinick, aged forty, who The Cologne police have demon- said recently:"Every would-bo was found dead in her lodgings in strated an apparatus which, it is motorist should be compelled to New York's "East End," was billed, claimed, makes it impossible to ston!

the ugliest a moter-car. The device is linked'. Estimates for 1931, we note that the

undergo a course of instruction at in various circuses na

Denth, up with the brakes, coupling and a recognised school of motoring be woman in the world." Attorney-General is down to re-weeks ago that Mr. W. W. HORNELL fore he is allowed to drive his which was attributed to heart dis-lighting of the notor-car and when.

ease, had occurred a number of any of these are touched the ap

paratus starta to days previously.

yell" loudly ceive $31,000 instead of the $21,600 Base an amusingly graphic descrip-mator-car in the streets."

tion of certain events in May,

and without interruption: At the paid him for the current year. 1098. "I dashed off to London for parleys are continuing and give The Franco-Spanish, commercial

Tevfik Rushdy Bey, the Turkish same time the car cannot be moved from the spot. The apparatus is six weeks to assist Sir CE hope for an early conclusion of a Foreign Minister, last, week jeft CEMENTI in his daring attempt to commercial treaty between both the Soviet capital after a roundry small and very cheap. loot His Majesty's Treasury at states, Spain agrees to a big re of conferences with Foreign Com

duction of taxes on motor cars, missary Litvinoff and his assistant On the ground that it would' en- £1,500,000 of the Boxer Indemnity," luxury articles and wines which Karakhan. An official communique courage firms to secure public con- but the vaults were found to be affected very heavily, French in-issued with respect to the visit ou tracts with ridiculous tenders, Bun-

Council rojected . ports. It is believed that Spain phasizes that the exchange. of derland Town too well guarded, and the pro-btains the abrogation of the recent opinions between these statesmen their Health Committee's recom- law on foreign wines which prac showed complete harmony on all mendation to pay £2,000 extra to tically prohibited Spanish wines in important international problems. a local firm who had lost nearly new Cor.. France. Much satisfaction is ex- Furthermore the communiqué states £4,000 in constructing pressed by commercial circles, in

ponation sewer. It was stated that both nations at the approaching end

the tender in question was £5,000 below that of the next lowest. of a tariff war between both states,

$21,000 instead of 814,243, and the two Assistant Crown Solicitors $14,494 and $11,562 Instead of 20,063 and #7,554. The Official Receiver skill himself receive $18,000 instead of 89,000, and the Land Offcer $91,000 instead of $14,400, but in

jected piracy was postponed after much reconnaitring."

that there is nothing whatever to cloud the existing extremely cordial relations.

Local Notes and Events

There is now no hope of making another-raid on Whitehall. Great all these Departments the good con

Britain and China have agreed as duct allowances hitherto paid to to the manner in which the remain- messengers and other minor em- ing 11 millions sterling of the ployees have been abolished. Per Boxer-Indemnity is to be disposed of. Hong Kong's ehare-for ita sonal emoluments to the police University-is definitely earmarked, force show an increase of from and although good use could have 81,500,000 to 82,100,000. A new been made of twice, or even six

A landslide occurred near Shan- post, that of Deputy Inspector- times that amount, the authorities

must be grateful for what theyung Road shortly after 12.30 pm have got--or has been promised yesterday, and two coolles were them. In another column will be buried but were promptly extract

FOR SALE. NOT 1930 Model but Equally NoServiceable-CHRYSLER (1997) Five-Seater Touring Clar. General, accounts fon 221,000 in the Splendid Condition: Economical Ron increased Estimate The Superin- ning Owner Learing Colony, will tako Nearest Offer to $1,600.- Write D.J.E, tendent and his five assistants will care of Hong Kong Daily Press. [9956 get 870.000 instead of 845,000, and admitted to the Mombers Enclosure.

Badges admitting Non-members to

the Obiet Detective Inspector the Members Endoruze and Club

$10,500 instead of 86,000. The 18 Rooms at $0.00 Per Day for Gentlemen and $200 For Day for Ladies, are

Inspectors will receive $140,000 in! obtainable through the SECRETARY проп

Introduction by a Member, such

place of their present 802,000, the Member

• Used for 18 Months; 5ft x 3 I 37 Sub-Inspectors 8230,000 instead to be responsible for Fayment Chits,

Can be seen by appointment af owners of Vic.

$150,000, the 43 Sergeanta Fadges admitting to Members' Flat in Koyldon. - Address: Enclosure will not be on sale at the OWNER," care of Hong Kong Daily 3200,000 in place of-8152,000, and 0890 the 149 Lance-Sergeants 8511,000

instead of 8337,000.

of & 11

Race Couras..

ta

Members can obtain, upon application

to the SECRETARY Badges (Limited THO for the Free Admission to the Members Enclosure of Wives, Lady Belatives and Friends. Names must be stated when applying.

On Ne: Pretort will Ohildres be permitted in either Enclosure during

the Mecting.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

The Frics of Admission to the Public

Enclosure is $1:00 Per Day for all Per- Ons, including Ladies, and is payable st the Cata

Soldiers and Sailors in Uniforms are admitted Hal Price

Bookmaker, Tis Two Moo, ela, will not be permitted to operate with in the Prenota of the HONG KONG JOCKEY OLUB during the face,Meeting. By Ortor,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary,

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In the Medical Department expen- diture upon personal emoluments shows about the same increase as is found under other heade The salary of the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services rises from 817,100 to $27,000, that of his deputy from $14,000 to $21,000, and of the Senior Medical Officer from 812,000 to $18,000. Eight other officers will receive $105,000 instead of $72,000, and the radiologist will draw $14,000 in place of 80,300, with a radiographer drawing $5,800 in

found an interesting interview with the Vice-Chancellor of the Univer- sity, in which be comments upon the good news just to hand. Mr. HORNELL explains that the Boxer Indemnity grant will not render

ed.

:

The Yaumati forry Man Ping Looking Back 25 Yours. vas the scene of an attempted At his autoroome yesterday after. suicide on Wednoday. A Chinese noon Mr. G. P. Lammert pat up- the ferry was on a trip from of ground known as Inland Lot-Na youth jumped into the water when for sale by public auction the piece Hong Kong to Youmati that after 1405, together with the messauge Owing to one faulty cable bo

noon. He was rescued and was thereon known as No, 40, Caino ween Hong Kong and Shangbai, went to the Kwong Wah Hospital Road. The ground Has an area of telegrarns to and from Shanghai suffering from the effects of the 1,087 square feet or thereabouts, and beyond may be subject to slight immersion:

delay.

and the term of the lease is for 999 years. Bidding opened at 81,400 unnecessary the annual-grant to the

Convicted of cutting and wound- and rose by bids of 8100 to $16,500, University from our local Tre-aury. The following unclaimed teleang a fellow pig-killer and sentono at which price the lot was knocked.. Nor is it likely that any import grams are lying at the E.E. Tele-ed to three weeks' hard labour in down to Mr. Lai Kkni Pui, pros ant innovations or extensions will graph Co., office-Maatiatang, addition to being bound over, chant Messrs. Johnson, Stokṛs fallow the receipt of this money. Seymour Road, from London; Chinese named Choung Tanhas & Master wers the solicitors for Higher efficiency is aimed at rathor Tayabally, from Bombay.

been granted, an opportunity by the mortgagees-Hong Kong Daily than the establishment of new

Mr. H. R. Butter, to have his cans Free, Ost, 10, 1803. Chairs, and an additional annual burglary occurred at No. 103, re-heard. An application to this Looking Back 50 Years. income of $200,000, in the form of Austin Road, between 11 p.m. on effect was made by Mr. F. The British three-masted schooner interest on the Boxer Indemnity Wednesday and 7 am. yesterday Loechy at Kowloon Magistracy Augusto, Captain P. Thomsen, ar- grant, should go a long way toward when jewellery and gold ornaments yesterday. removing the deplorable lack of to the value of over 92,000 were essential accommodation and equip-tolen from the premises. ment from which the University has been so long suffering,

ger

rived here yesterday: jury-rigged,

rise, as do the messengers and "home" the girl nake him to Wellington · Barracks,

wait a moment while she

A sentence of two weeks hard having been in a typhoon. She re labour together with a bond of parts:-Left Amoy on September A Chinese woman living at 61900 to keep the peace for a period 14 On the 27th about 15 milce Portland Street was taken ill after of six months was posed on two west of Samaszona Island by doad reckoning encountered a very severo a meal on Wednesday night. She coolies by Mr. H. R. Butters yes typhoon. At Bain, wind commene Young mon in New York have to was removed to the Kwong Wab terday. The men were convicted of ed from the work, barometer. 20.00, tread warily nowadays; Recently stead of $3,500. In 1900 there was young women have been operating Hospital where it was found that assaulting a person who had engag- then hauling through N.W.N. to up-to-date version of the bad she was sufforing from food poisoned them to carry his luggage. It ́N.E. at 1.1 p.m. barometer 28.08, ono miassence drawing 83,900: plus

gano. A young may seated

was alleged that the coolies con- wind from the North, blowing a 8600 rent allowance. Next year at the wheel of his.aar is usually

ing.

sidered themselves underpaid, terrific gale, with son from all quay-.. there will be two, drawing $12,000 the victim picked out by the

13 agi Iwho asks him to

gye The forthcoming wedding is an-henes the secult.

tera ship entirely on her beam- plus rent allowances for each her a lift home. Sometimes the

ends and under water; had to cut Matrons, sisters, nurses, and pro- girl is refused; often the men fall hounced of. Q.M.S. Charles George

HE. the Governor of Macao, and away the foro mast to bring the bationers also share in the general willingly into the trup. On the Peachey, E., Sergeants Mess,

to Miss the French and Portuguese Consuls ship to the wind, sen breaking all over the ship, washing away whool- while she Dorothy Alexandra Elizabeth Dyer, in Hong Kong, have each written house, binaacio, and boats, and coolics, but again the good conduct goes into D house to scra

to the Colonial Secretary request smashing everything in the cabin ing, in the names of their fellow and forecastle. At 3 pm, the wind" allowances have been abolished, at girl friend. It is then that of "E" Block, Kennedy Road,

the plot thickens. As soon as the Hong Kong.

citizens, that expressions of sym-began to moderate and barometer hack into the car un rato

pathy be conveyed to his Excellency russ to 28.75. The next morning to know what the molarist is doing member of the local staff of Mexers, R.101 disaster. Sir William Peel wreek, but could not retur them

wife Following a us with his " unlly tearful scene the matter is Butterfeld & Swire, has been trace has directed the Colonial Secretary any assistance. Rigged up as much ferred-for-Tientsin-andrelly veslan-bulo “cknowledge skith, singera approaíl ng nasible and stored for day by a Teiréning. A Infgo Yuzo- ber of friends went on board to condolence made on behalf of the and light breeze till perivaz bid him good-bye and to wish him French and Portugueso communities Hong Kong Daily Preis, Oct. 11,

in Hong Kong and Macao.

&eaving of about 250 on the year.girl get turns up and demands Mr. W. F.K. Telfer a popular the Governor in connection with the aghted two mon on a pioen of

The Port Health Officer is down for

an increase from $10,000, to $15,000, and bia, deputy for a rise from abolition of good conduct allow ances to a couple of coolice, amount ing to $13 per annum i

husband"

and wife depart with great rapidity for fear that the motorist will realise that he has been hoaxed and robbod.

Los voyage