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WING to the Fall of Hong Kong Data the LOCAL INDIAN

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HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB.

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RUGBY INTERPORT. HONG KONG BHANGHAI ON SATURDAY, 14 FEB., 1981, SHANGHAI, UNITED SERVICES ON TUESDAY, 17 FEB., 1931.

CLUB GROUND, KICK-077 3.30 P.M.,

►OOKING Opens on WEDNES.

BDG FEBRUARY, COVERED STAND and CHAIRS for Interport Game Only at The Club Hoan

NON-MAKERS AT MOUTRIE'S.

PRICE OF ADMISSION;

CHAINS, $5.00 COVERED STAND...$3.00

UNCOVERED STAND...81.00

EAST and WEST STANDS. 50 ct.

..(Including Thr.)

H. M. NTAVISH.

Hon. Secretary.

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HONG KONG HORTICULTURAL

SOCIETY,

SHOW

HE ANNUAL FLOWERS AND VEGETABLES will be hold at the CITY HALL on THURSDAY, 25TH FEBRUARY, 1931. ENTRIES will Definitely C108 at NOON on THURSDAY, 10TH HON. FEBRUARY, 193 at the SECRETARY'S OFFICE, but it is boped that Intending Exhibitors will Bond in their Entries as Early as possible.

J. T. BAGRAM, -

Hon. Secretary,

11, Queen's Road, Contral.

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DAY I FEBRUARY, 1931, at 8 PM, at the Offices of the Pablo Works

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ment, by Order of Hus ETOBULENCY THE

GOVERNOR, of Ons Lot of CHOWN

LAND at Shanshuipo, in the Colony for a term of 75 years, Hong Kong) commencing from 1st July 1898,

of

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New Kowloon Adjoining

Inland Lot No. 1401,

Fuk Wa Street.

Boundary

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY

WEATHER REPORT. Yesterday's weather report, fore- cast and remarks, issued by the Пloyal Observatory at 5.25 m. stated:-

Everyone will sympathise with the difficulties of tho' Government. Maintenance of proper maitary, water and other services on an over- crowded rock like Hong Kong is an absolute necessity. The slightest

31, 1931.

News and Views ⭑

The anti-cyclone has partially dispersed. Pressure being now the relaxation of these and many other Isam Still Gwyn Strong. higliest over the Lower Yangtsze Valley, Coast log in indicated.

Local Forecast:-E, winds, mode. rate;

Inir generally; some fog.

BIRTH,

FOSTER HALL-On January 20, 1931, at Shameen, to RuONWEN, wife of B. FOSTER HAIL, a daughter.

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Editorial and Business Offices: 11 Night Editor (Wanchai Office): 53. Fleet Street,

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Tel. 24811. London Offon: E.C. 4.

The

Daily Press.

HONG KONG, JANUARY 31, 1931.

GOVERNMENT FINANCES.

Evans of the Broke."

|SUMMARY OF NEWS.

Local.

an

A Change' will shortly be nounced in a popular command-. that of the Royal Australian Navy

two

One Isam Gwyn, a North Caro lina negro, anys he is 101 years old. He has been married seven

He is the father of 40t present, held by Rear-admira! times

ril years service there have nearly children, the youngest being 14 E, R. G. R. Evans, whose At a recent family dinner of beef, a whole hog, a score of completed. Evang of the Broke,"

with his distinguished record in chickens and bread from three bar-

The Autarctic exploration and Chan- rels of flour wore consumed.

has gone down well" out there. aged man says he has never indulge nel fighting with the Dover Patrol,

"Fecullar People."

ed in tobacco or strong drink.

Now Chinose. Gunboat..

thrit

expensive. services might see an out- break of one of the endemie dis cases, now held in check. A proper police force is another necessity, To save on roads is to check build ing development and the creation of Taxes have been revenus aasst. increased, but apart from the lowy on house property, taxes are neither easy nor inexpensive to collect from

Dr. Arthur Torrance,, an author- the Chinese population, and, what

The Ministry of the Navy Nanty on tropical diseases, holds a

the

raco bumay: could be obtained, eny from income king, has placed an order with the theory

a dual-sex tribg, to, would hardly be worth the cost Kiangnan Dockyard and Engineer. originated in of collection. A correspondenting Works for the construction of Believing that examples of this a new gunboat to be known as the tribe are still to be found, he has left Los Angeles, in an airplane holds other views, but we do not Chianwel. Work will bo started ne think Chinese mentality would take soon as the necessary, preparations for New York, whence he will set have been completed." It will be out on an explition to Africa, kindly to income tax forma !

He says, that he has already, en- recalled that two gunbonte, namʊ- The main line of attack would by the Latung nnd Jensheng were countered on a previous expedi seem to be ruthless campaign of built by the Kiangnan Dock fortion softe of "these peculiar peo

live petty economy in all Government the Ministry last year, and bavo ple," who are supposed

since been commissioned for ser- near Lake Tehad. He was unable to explore their country, as the Offocs. The census may be useful.

vice in the Chinese Navy,

members of his party were killed It is not a necessity. Are the Gov-

by a fierce desert tribe. ernment Offices run on an economic baiat Small accounts, total up in surprising manner. Is there any opening for another CARVALHO YEO Is a revision of passage money

Home at all possible! Lavishness is a principle of British Govern-

tions indicated "penny wise is pound foolish," there is truth in the adage about looking, after the

pence.

A

THE LUCIA OFFICERS.

Fountains Hell and the Duke of

York!

Rumour, which has been whisper- ing that Fountains Hall, near Fountains Abbey, is to become a

Royal residence, now declares that

the residents are to be the Duke and Duchess of York. Fountains

Hall is on the ostate of Mr. Cinre Vyner, whose wife, Lady Doris Vyner, has long been a close friend of the Duchess of York, and the Duke and Duchess have several times stayed with the Vyners at Studley loyal, which is near Foun- tains Hall. But the Duke and Duches have so many London eng ngements that they would not be able to spend much uninterrupt ed time in Yorkshire, and the Duke could not get so much hunting thero as he does from the winter house he has rented in the shirca.

A Pinch of Snuff.

I am not impressed says a Lon- don "diarist" by a suggestion that the habit of snuff-taking is com ing in again, for the reason that

The British Economic Mission ar- rived yesterday.

Page 7. An amab employed by Mrs. Somerset Fitzroy was convicted of theft yesterday and sentenced to six weeks' hard labour. Page 7.

Judgment in favour of the plain.

Court in a claim for commission brought against the China Neantite tiff was given at the Summary

Company.

Page 7. Hong Kong Land Investment Page 11. Co.'s dividend,

Wireless programme for to-day and to-morrow.

Page 3 H.R.V.D.U. orders for the coming week.

Shipping Intelligence.

Page 4. Page 13.

Week-end sport, fixtures.

Sport.

Page 10. Golf times at Fanling to-morrow. Page 10. Jock Crichton and Harry Ewin have been matched for a middle- weight fight on February 7.

Page 10. The reinstatement of two Chinese footballers in likely to follow the receipt of a letter from the Eng- lish Football Association. Page 10.

it never went out. True, we men do not hand each other jewelled snuff-boxes with the courtly air of the Comte d'Artois, finishing up the operation with a graceful flick of the handkerchief. But moro men than is generally supposed Latest Cables. conceal a less elaborate Enuff-box in their waistcoat pocket. Barris- ters take snuff, sa do actors, sailors and (more than any other section of the community) printers. large silver snuff-box that is by the cash-desk of nearly every London club needs constant refilling.

Playing in the Shameen Football

Cicala by 4 goala to 2.

Page 10 League H.M.S. Taranteln beat the

Home football fixtures. Page 11. -

Imperial Opera League,

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Pre Sale by Public Auction

to be held on MONDAY, the 2ND DAY of FEBRUARY, 1981, at 3 r... at the Office of the Public Works

by Department,

Order of Hie EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, of One Lot of GROWN LAND at Mong Kok Taoi, in the Colony of Hong Kong. tor term of 75-years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be Azed by the Surveyor of His Marr za KING, for one farther term of 75 years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No. of Bale.

Kowloon infantă.

Registry No..

Locality.

Lot No. 2396.

Junction of Nathan Boad ani

Boundary Street,

Boundary La

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About

Contents

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Begistry No.

lity.

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We are sure that so able and con- scientious a body of men as the Civil Servants of Hong Kong willment, and though in certain diree accept the decision of the Govern- ment to reduce their sterling salaries, by fixing half the pay. ments at the rate of 1/6 to the dollar, in the spirit called for by H.E. THE GOVERNOR. It involves a saerifice as a large number of the Civil Servants are making heavy THE severe retribution that has sterling remittances to England for fallen upon three officers of H.M.S. the education of their children, for Lucia has no doubt caused con- life Assurance and for the assist-siderable surprise. There are many ance of relatives. The contracts who will say that no matter what between the Government and its the rights and wrongs of the matter employees as to remuneration are may be, authority and discipline perfectly clear, and the great at-must be upheld! They will argue traction of the Civil Service ans that the men of the Navy have always been security of tenure and been encouraged in the belief that inducements the present type of turbance to get rid of strict and candidates would not be offering efficient officers. There are many their services. It would be neces- who hold that a fighting service sary either to lower the standard needs a leavening of martinets, of the entrance examinations, or, as that good men, down in their in the case of the Diplomatic Ser-hearts; like a term with a vices and many regiments of the terror." The experience is like a Army, to accept only men of pri- midwinter bathe in the Serpentine, vate means. On the other hand, unpleasant but invigorating, and extraordinary circumstances call something to boast about in after for corresponding measures. Pri-life Who has not heard the old vate firms have had to reduce staffs enit say, "I served a commission and salaries. Englishmen out here with old Nutty. He wasn't so bad are having to work harder for less if you were all right. I'd rather money. The old days when one have him than some I could name." came out East to make one's That is the argument, but it is fortune are gone. One has to be out of date. In any ease there is content to be in work and living all the difference in the world bg- at a fairly decent standard when tween the strict officer and the there are at least twenty million man who provokes.incidents." unemployed, mainly Europeans, in One of the hardest men who ever the world.

sailed in a British man-of-war

"sea

In Hong Kong prices have not was Sir JOHN JERVIS, Lord Sr. risen to a degree corresponding VISCENT. He suppressed several

with the fall of the dollar. More mutinies and hanged men at the over, there are possible economies yard arm. But he never provoked in manner of living, on the lines mutiny, and his main war was already indicated in this column. on rascally contractors. He was The commercial community is hav-feared, but with rough affection, for ing to adapt itself to the new cap he made his dect comfortable as ditions, and, despite all agreements well as efficient. A man of not die- and contracts, it would be a similar nature was "Tuo Wilson," intolerable anomaly for the Civil of pre-war days; but that hard Service to gain in proportion to hearted Spartan was worshipped by

much clearer.

The

The trustees of the Imperial Lm- gue of Opera, are, it is reported, Lord Hardinge at 72.

to apply for the winding-up of the How many Viceroys, have visited Trust. The League has had much their retire discussion, many excellent speeches India again after ment How many men have bag (for Sir Thomas Beecham is one of the wittest of speakers), propa- ged their fortieth tiger at the age of seventy-two Lord Hardinge of gands work, enthusiastic subseri- Penshurst has arried off both these hers, and has even run its own It has, in fact, done' Lord Hardinge is one newspaper.

connection with af those men who cravinge one that vitality depends upon an in- opera-except to produce it. Sir herited constitution rather than Thomas Beecham knows more about upon the accidents of health. His the inside working of opera than whole system received a terrible anybody else, and his conducting- shock some twenty years ago when that is nxiomatic-is brilliant. But he was severely wounded by a bomb the only hope for establishing nt Delhi. And yot be can still some sort of permanent opera in shoot tigers in the Mysore jungle Britain, subsidy or no subsidy, it that Lord Hardinge follows that ing forces. at the age of seventy-two. Nor is lies in the amalgamation of exist scrupulous diet which is so often re- commended. True it is that he very oparing in the matter of wine and spirits. But he possessen the bearticat of appetition, and can consume the richest of French die hes without turning a hair.

are

Old American naval men stagered by the swiftness of the State Department in handling the dialomatic incident for which the United States has had to apologise to Signor Mussolini,

Page 8.

The French Ministry has inde a declaration regarding the limitation Page 9. of armaments.

Three British women tourists. have been killed while climbing:

Page 0. the Aletsch Glacier,

Sir Trevor Bigham has been 'ap pointed Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Page 9.

Hussing citizens domiciled in. Chinn are liable to arrest and.

Page 9. of Communism. prosecution for belief in the teneta

Chicago is reported to be in monetary difficulties, and the pay. ment of city employees' salaries in Page 9. impossible.

American slipping interests have approached the Ministry of Com nunications with a proposal to A Sino-American Shipping Page D. form Company.

It is estimated that as a result. Cumberland, the missing and dead' of an explosion in the Haig, pit,

Page 9. to hospital. total 20, and 13 were conveyed

Mr. W. G. Brophy, who is en- gaged on a flight from Shanghai to Canton and thence to Manila, has arrived at Foochow, where he de- scribed the arcident that compelled Page 9. forced innding at Diongloh last

·(Continued on previous column.) Monday.

Local Notes and Events

One case of diphtherin was noti- ficd from Kowloon on Thursday.

Manila.

When a Chinese was charged yes- At the Kowloon Magistracy yes terday, two Chinese were fined $50 terday before Mr. Lindsell at the or ane munth's imprisonment each Central Magistracy with having It is notified that quarantine when they were charged with stow trespassed at Mount Davis forte, been imposed ing away on the 8.8. Tjimonocle Det-Sergt. Meadows said that the man was found in the magazine, A. restrictions have against. arrivals from Bangkok an

box of cartridges had been moved and the soal taken off, but it was account of plague,

A report has been made to

not proved whether defendant did the effert that whilst an 1 it or not. Defendant was apparent The total output of the Kailanit to a friend's house at 14, under the influence of drink at Mining Administration's mines for the week ended January 17, amount. Granville Road, Eleanor Gonsalves, the time of his arrest. A fine of ed to 126,756 tons, and the sales aged ten years, and residing at 656, 25, or three weeks' hard labour, Nathan Road, was bitten in the

was imposed. left cheek by a dog owned by during the period to 78,405 tons.

Master H.. H. Xavier.

Li Suk Fai, master of the Chi San piece goods firm, has reported that a foks whom he entrusted to collect $500 has failed to return

with the money.

Silk forwarded from here by RMS, Empress of Russia on the 7th inst. arrived in New York (St. John's Park) and Hoboken on the 28th inst., having been 21 days in transit.

manager.

were

By means of the aft-repeated Looking Back 25 Years.,

At a meeting of the seatholders In and church body of St. John's victimised on Thursday last. banknote trick two women one case a woman parted with Cathedral, held at the City Hall what the remainder of the com- the Fleet.

jewellery to the value of 8213 for on Monday afternoon, the retiring munity was losing. Human nature In the Navy all agree that "a is human nature, and while no one smart ship is a happy ship." It

worthless bundle of newspapers, body, which comprised His Lord. and another woman, described as ship the Bishon of Victoria, the doubts that in any case the Gov has always boere-so- »Navi) - men

concubine, parted with 20s worth Senior Chaplain (tho The Rev. F less bundle of Chinese rice paper. Barnes Lawrence, Mr. W. Arm- ernment would do all it, could to are well disciplined and long suffer-

of jewellery for an equally worth T. Johnson), Hon. Capt LA. W strong, Mr. H. W. Blade, Hon. Dr. alleviate the present situation, the ing, but, as history shows, there

After being aground for four days B..W Clark, Mr. A. Boyer Hon. personal application of loss owing is a breaking point. The sea

The management of the Bank of

was re-elected, to prevailing conditions cannot fail lawyer" and the “bad hat" get Taiwan, Ltd., informs us that Mr. in the West River (near Camp Secretary, and Mr. J. Whittal, to act as a spur to its endea little sympathy, but injustice and Furuya has been transferred to bell's Island), the ss. Kochow was Hon. Treneurer,

the Shanghai Branch, and his refloated on Thursday evening. It and Mr. JC. Peter was re-ap

Mr. Whittel, vours. It will make the distinction undue harshness provoke intenso authority to sign for the Hong is understood the vessel sustain pointed auditor. between luxury and necessity, both resentment. The feeling between Kong Office has now been revoked, ed little or no damage as a result Hon. Treasurer, stated that the -personal and governmental, very officers and men is extraordinarily In his place Mr. K. Yoshikawa is of her etranding and after she was year closed with a balance of 8450 now authorised to sign a per pro taken off, anchored in the riverless than last year, but in view of She was expected to the necessary special expenditure, overnight. good, and when trouble occurs the

arrive, in the harbour yesterday this, could not be considered other The position of the Government, reason for it needs silting. There

Batisfactory.Hong Kong The Chief Oficer of the R.M.S.afternoon.

Daily Press, January 31, 1900. Bir WILLIAM PERL warne us, is is no ground for bewailing. that Empress of Asis, which is lying at

A large number of Chinese buai- serious indeed," unicas the dollar here is the beginning of Socialist the Kowloon Docks, reported to

boy ness men and journals were present Looking Back 50 Years rises. The sterling commitments in interference with the Navy. Mr. the police that messenger

summonses were issued yesterday the approved Budget for this year ALEXANDER, the First Lord of the Wonning, aged 19 years, fell down at a luncheon given at the Hotel Upwards of one hundred and Afty

the fore peak hold on Thursday, Cecil yesterday by Mr. F. C. aro £877,000, at the rate of 3/4 to Admiralty, is one of the successes of from a height of about 40 feet. He Millington, managing director of against Chinese for breaches of the was attended by the ship's doctor Millington, Limited, advertising privilege granted by the police in the dollar. If the dollar averages the Socialist Government, and a

Mr. Millington gave an the matter of firing crackers. A and later conveyed to the Kowloon agents. shilling $3,398,000 would have to man of excellent common sense.

interesting talk on the value of fair time allowance was necorded Hospital.

good advertising to business, and them to indulge in the native style be added to the expenditure figure. The decisions with regard to the

Fifteen gold wrist watches, valued spoke of the possibilities of develop of celebrating the advent of the A deficit of $2,300,000 is expected. (In Lucia, have been come to by the

Thanks make whatapadomdmiralty and together at 8500, were recovered, ing business in Hong Kong through new year, but our Celestial fellow Old the various media of advertising residents annually overstep these worked out more happily than nope of the Sea Lords has protest men, under the direction of Sergt. that are = expected) and the total deficiency ed. We can rest assured that the J. Murphy, at a raid at 214, Queen's sound, and original advertising, he nominal fines imposed by the looked for, in this very likely con- interests, of the officers concerned load, on Thursday, in the course anid, generally brought success. Magistrates for the sake of

recent Bad advertising was worse than custom," and the pleasure afforded,

Kong tingency of a shilling détlar, is were adequately considered by the of investigations into a

distinguished admirals who act as robbery on the first floor of 292, uselcas Sir Robert Ho Tung was real or fancied, by the discharge of $3,680,000, a sum perilously near Mr. ALEXANDER'S professional ad- Queen's Road. An alleged receiver among those present at the lun orthodox crackers-Hong"

Daily Presi, January 31, 1881. has been arrested, our present surpluf."

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