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HEW ADVERTISEMENTS

G.

IN THE SUPREME COUnt of HONG KONG.

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LI TACK SHING alias LIB THE SENG (* * 3), LATE OF VICTORIA IN COLONY

HOND or DIGELSED,

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7,. 1931.

WEATHER REPORT.

WHITBREAD'S Yesterday's weather report, føre-

DOUBLE BROWN

ALE

-VERY WELL KNOWN

+ THE Кожа,

IN HONG KONG

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

N° that the Coart has, by virtue of

Section 58 of the Probates Ordinance. 1897 (No. of 1897), male An Order Limiting the Tiras for sonding in Claims to or against the above Estate to tho 24TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 193

Creditors sud Claimants are hereby required to send their Claims to the Undoraigned by the above Date.

Dated this 8th day of February, 1931 ERNEST PHILIP HENRY LANG, Official Administrator.

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THE HONG KONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LIMITED,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

ONE HUNDRED AND

THE ELEVENTH ORDINARY

MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Office of the Company, 1, QUEEN'S BOILDING, Victoria Hong Kong, oA THURSDAY, ST MARCH, 1981, at 11 AM, fort Directors, Legeshor of recolving n Beport of the

with a Statement of Accounts, and electing Directors and Auditora,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be OLOSED from FRIDAY, 20TH FEBRUARY, 1981, to THURSDAY, TH MARCH, 1931, Both Days inclusive, during which

FINE

BROWN

DOUBLE BROWN

WHITBREAD

A BOTTLE DAY

A

WILL KEEP

period NO Transfer of Shares o bo THE "DOCTOR" AWAY!!

registered.

By Order of the Board of Directore.

JOHN ARNOLD,

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 6th Feb., 1981,

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SOLE AGENTS

THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN

the THIRTY-THIRD

ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING

of this Company will be held at the

A. S. WATSON & Co.,

LIMITED,

ESTABLISHED 1841.

One of Misses. JARDINE, MATRE. HONG KONG FOOTBALL

SON & CO., LTD., on THURSDAY,

the 127 FEBRUARY, 1931, at 12.30

P.M., for the purpose of ressiving the

CLUB

Report of the Directors together with ASSOCIATION INTERPORT

a Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st DECEMBER, 1930,

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, the 678 FEBRUARY, 1991. to THURSDAY, the 19TH FEBRUARY, 1031, Both Days in- olucivo.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

P. H. CRAPNELL,

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 2nd Feb., 1931,

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THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEBEBY GIVEN that

HONG KONG v. SHANGHAI

BOOKING FOR OLDE MEMBERS

77

(Members Section Only) At CLUB HOUSE.

BOOKING OPENS SATURDAY,

FEBRUARY. TICKETS..........$2.20 E100.

H. M. MOTAVISH,

Hon. Secretary, (993

HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB.

RUGBY INTERPORT. HONG KONG ». SHANGHAI On

the TWELFTH ORDINARY SATURDAY, 14‰¤ FEBRUARY, 1931 MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

will be held at the Registered | SHANGHAI

Office of the Company, No. 10, Dzs

VOZUX ROAD CENTRAL, at 3.00 P.M.

UNITED SERVICES

Од

SATURDAY, the S1ST FEBRUARY, TUESDAY, 171H FEBRÚARY, 1931.

1931, for the purpose of rooniving the

Report of the Directors together with

a Blatement of Accounts for the Year

ending 31st DrozmaZE, 930

CLUB GROUND, Kick-orr 8.30. P.M.

Opons on WEDNES-

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the BDAY, FEBRUARY.

Company will be. CLOSED from SATURDAY, 14 FEBRUARY, to SATURDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 1931 (Both Daya inclusive), during which Period No Transfer of Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager.

Hong Kong, 4th Feb, 1931.

COVERED STAND for Interport Game Only (Members' Foction) at CLUB HOUSE.

(Covered Stand)

Non-Members

at MOUTRIES.

PRICES or ADMISSION:-

INTERIORT GAME-

COVERED STAND

...$1,00 UNCOVERED STAND M

$1.00 East and WEST STANDS......50 eta, (Including Tax)

(279

SERVICES' Gaxx-' COVERED STAND.

UNCOVERED STAND...

...$2.20 ...60 ots. BABT and WEST HANDS.....40cts.

(Including Tax), ^

H. M. NOTAVISH,

Hon, Secretary,

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HONG KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED.

TOTICE: IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the ORDINARY YEARLY

GENERAL MEETING OF HONG

KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED, WHU HONG KONG HORTICULTURAL be held at the Offoes of Masso. 00., MATHESON & JARDINE, LTD., Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, the 27TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 1931,

OP;

SOCIETY,

SHOW ANNUAL FLOWERS AND VEGETABLES 12 O'CLOCK NOON, to transmet thewill be held at the CITY HALL on Ordinary Business of the Company.

AND NOTICE 18 HEREBY ALSO THURSDAY, 2011 FEBRUARY, 1991. GIVEN that the REGISTER OF ENTRIES Definitely CLOSE at NOON on THURSDAY, 10TH MEMBERS of the Company will be FEBRUARY, 1931, at the HON. ULOHED from, FRIDAY: the 18mm, to SECRETARY'S OFFICE, but it in

GERRITARY 1931, Both Days indianve."

send in their Patriam a Rafly" "KK possible,

-J. T. BAGRAM.

Hon. Secretary, 11, Queen's Road, Central,

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By Orlor of the Board,

W. F. SIMMONS,

Booretary

Hong Kong 6th Feb, 1931.

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cast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5p.m.,

stated:-

not do this the celebration, would either go on as usual in Canton, or there would be trouble. Should tho New Year celebration come, to mean n pilgrimage to Hong Kong or The Japanese depression is moy. Macno, it will, in the courge of ing eastward and is now central to tine, fall into oblivion and the the south-east of Tokio, The anti-official discouragement will have eyelone over N. China has increns. ed in intensity.

Strong monsoon may be expected along the SE. coast of China and over the N. China Sea.

effected its purpose!. Here in Hong Kong it would be impossible to interfere forcibly with Now Year 'customs. Chinese people would be the first to blame us if we did, and, incidentally, wo should have the Police and the Magistrates either resigning in a body or break Editorial and Business Offices: 1ing down with overwork. It might

Local Forecast:-N.E. winds, fresh to strong; generally cloudy: cooler.

*News and Views *

Cool-chock Burglars.

The Order of Morit.

The cool audacity of modern thieve is shown by the following story. While the owner of a Lon don warehouse was listening to a wireless programme in a room ever the warehouse, thieves enter- ed it and stole a quarter of a mil. i did not hear lion cigarettes. any suspicious sound, said the owner, Mr. Greenwood. The thieves moved a motor van of mine some Between Two Acts, distance in order to bring their own lorry to a position where they Two could lond it conveniently. girls in a neighbouring shop who saw the cases being landed upon the lorry thought the thieves were workmen in my employ. The thieves were apparently disturbed when Domebody noticed the ladder they took five cars of migarettes, but they also left five enacs behind. Prize For Italian Bables.

With the death of Marshal Joffre only one foreign member of the Order of Merit, Count Togo, the Japaneso Nelson, is left. The honour was conferrod on him in 1000, and actually Count Togo is the, senior holder of the Order, al- though only an honorary member.

Night Editor (Wanchai Office): bo argued that Nanking would buod used to senio a wall. They

Ice House Street. Tol. 30251.

Tol. 2011 1 London Olter: 63. Fleet Street,

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The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, FEBRUany 7, 1931,

SOLAR AND LUNAR CALENDARS.

MARTYRS TO ART.

THERE is no greater source of in-

1 more

Where is Penang

Writing to the Daily Telegraph in support of a scheme of Empire Clubs, Mr. M. D. O'Reilly says that nothing is more disheartening than the appalling ignoranee of those at home in regard to our Giving the one Empire overseas, instance of British Malaya, he Bays: Here is a country larger than England, one of the richest and most beautiful in the world, and one which offers perhaps the most striking example of the bene ficient effect of British administra. tion in an undeveloped country the Yet, boyond a world has seen. vague idea of Singapore, what does the average supposedly patric- know of it? Letters to Penang are tie and intelligent Englishman contiually addressed "India" pr. "China."

A well-know steamship

the Old Country, are not isterested

SUMMARY OF NEWS.

Local.

HE, the Governor, in addressing: the scholars after prisce had been distributed at Queen's Collego, ad- mitted that the results of the rocent. University examinations are very disappointing.

Pago 0.

Sir William Hornell, C.I.E., whe the guest of honour at a tea-party. given in the Great Hall, the Pago 7. University.

At the monthly meeting of the Chinoso Chamber of Commerce yes-- tarday, the socretary read a letter from the Hon. I. G. P. in regard

Page to traffic signals.

The value of Chinose education.

Sport.

Week-end sports fixtures

Local football notes on players.

Page 10. and prospects.

A football match between Com- bined Chinese and Combined Por tuguese, including playors from Shanghai, has been arranged for February 25

Pago 10.

Prospects and selections for 10- Page 10, merrow's racing at Kwanti.

Results of recent ladier golf' Page 10.. competitions.

Fanling Golf times for to-mor Page 10 An exclusive interview by Wel tor" with the principle parties in

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row..

Home football Axtures for to-day. Page 10.

Three flying-boats left Felixstowe

Page 0.. An Indian Loan amounting to £17,000,000 is now being under- written.

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The Prince of Wales, and Prince George arrived at Colon yesterday Page 0. and flew to Panama.

in the efforts of our Empire build-yesterday on a flight to Baarn,

Sympathy for a motor-driver who was caught between the provisions of the old Motor-Car Act and, the now Road Traffic Act was express ed a Marylebone by the magistrate (Mr. Halkett). The man was con- victed in September of being drunk in charge of a car and his licence was suspended for a year. The old Act, allowed a person so con- and culture was stressed by Mr. wiser to insist on the alteration

victed to apply after three months Fung Ping Shan at the prize-dis for the suspension to be removed, tribution of the Vernacular Middle Pago 11. of the calendas for business pur-

Mr. Halkett told him that now he School yesterday. poses only, leaving the private cele

could not apply under six months,

Benjamin & Potts weekly sharo brations unaltered But Nanking

Page 11. The Podesta of Florence, Benar the old Act: had been supersed

Applicant: 'report. tor Count Gherardesca, had offered by the new one. must be the judge of what is bested a prits of 100,000 lire. (about Surely there is no law to convict

Shipping Intelligence Page 15. Act. neww A.

Magis- for China. The Republic is, uncon- £1,088) to any married couple who mo under one Act and penalise me

Week-end wireless programmes, have had four children in the six under

Page sciously, following the precedent of years from 1924 to 1930, the right trate: I am afraid so. They have done that deliberately. I am worry, to the prize ending on Decomber 31. that magnificent if high-handed The children must be of the same because it is rather hard upon you. monarch, King HENRY VIII of father and mother and all four liv ing. The parents must be healthy, England, who dissolved the monas legally married, and living toge ther in Florence, They must be teries and pulled down the glorious of perfectly sober habits, and be uoted for their good moral and fabrics, because if the nests re-

political conduct. The children CHINESE Now Year is approaching,main the rooks will return." The must have been born, in Florence and be perfectly healthy. The and, as the writer of the article Chinese Government agrees that prize is to be deposited in a bank and will be inalienable until the children have come of age and are appearing on Page 1 of this issue thoroughness is the best policy:

married. The parents will enpoy informs us, there is a big influx to

the interest on the capital. The prise will be awarded on April 21 the Colony of people from Canton,

next, the anniversary of the foun- bent upon celebrating the festival

dation of Rome. More than 1,000 married couples may be able to with all the age-old ritual of

claim the prize, and how the China The coming of the New

Podesta is to decide between them Year is, of course, a social, re-appropriato Sassenach wit than remains to be seen, as he has de-

ed only to one couple. ligions and business event. There Scottish bagpipes. Those of us who cared that the prize will be award- attend year by year the celebrations are duties of ceremonial which

of the local St. Andrew's Society Discovery of Quinine,

In connection with the conten- company, in a recent booklet ad- to-night'e big fight appears.

vertising a world cruise, made more have been faithfully performed for know, however, the genuine fervourary of the discovery of quinine than one erroneous statement about thousands of years; there is the that is aroused in all who hail celebrated the other day in Lon- the country, and oven published a picture showing the English Church business settlement and the day off from North of the Tweed when the don, it was stated in The Times

at Malacos, with the heading national music sounds, and Pipe that Sir Clements Markham was

responsible for introducing the "Hotel at Penang." Englishmen gifts and feasting. The Nationalist

Mr. Majors WILSON and MADKIE' march cinchona plant into India

in Malaya may be pardoned if Government has, however, set its in triumph, at the head of the pro- T. Anderson, F.R.C.S., Ed., they sometimes, entertain the dis Latest Cables: face sternly against this celebra-cessions that carries in the haggis writing. from Cheltenham to The treesing suspicion that people in

Times, says: Dr. Thomas Ander tion. One of the most needed and the barley brea A home son, Director of the Royal Bot-

ers. paper informs us however, that anic Gardens, Calcutta, was sent changes in China is undoubtedly

"people who make. ill-conditioned by Lord Canning, Governor-Gener- al of India, to Java in 1801 to the adoption of the solar calendar jests about the bagpipes will, per- study the methods of the Dutch the cultivation of in

Gandhi has cabled from Allaha roverent thero. in place of the lunar reckoning of hape, assume

brought many bad, to a London newspaper declar. attitude when they learn how the cinchona. He time. That China should be out of

toing that he is unable to pronounce planta nad sceds from Java player of that instrument suffers Madras and also started the Gov- a final opinion on the Round Table step with the rest of the world in in the cause of his art." It has ments plantations near Dar-Conference, and he adds: "What Page 9. the measuring of time is a handi- been disclosed at a conference of jealing, of which he became super worries me is the look of things

intendent. In the planting of the here." cap in the conduct of business the Incorporated Society of Musici cinchona planta in Sikkim, he fell

Pandemonium has reigned in the ans at Oxford that as long ago a victim to disease contracted in almost as grave as the divergencies

the fover-haunted valleys

near Japanese Diet during the past few us 1876 an inspector of schools com-

Darjeeling, and died at the age days as the result of a slip of the of her manner of writing from the plained that the defectivo hearing of 37. To Dr. Anderson is due tongue which provoked the Seiyu Roman characters of Europe. The of Scottish students was often due the honour of introducing the kai, the members of which accused from Baron Shiddhara of Iden majesté, to the bagpipes, and that, "a quinine-producing plants

Java, and I submit hit name should and they demanded a retraction change over is, however, beset with

Harley Street specialist" supports be mentioned with that of Sir Cle- and an apology. Yesterday a man difficulties The rural districte, the proposition with the assurance meats Markham as an introducer dashed into the gallery of the Diet comprising a dominant proportion thas "all players of wind instru-of cinchona into India, especially brandishing a dagger and wounded

as he fell an carly victim to his several members of the Minscito, ments tend to become deaf, and in of China, cling to the old custom;

zenong labourG. some cases damage is also done to it is only in the towns in contact the chest and lungs." Anyone who with Europe that there is any de has ever watched a player on the sire for alteration, and the attitude pipes working his way up to a of Hong Kong's progressive mer- franzy of sound and fury must agree that there is a great strain chants shows that the wish is half-somewhere. There are moments in hearted. We in England know some melodies on the pipes when it what a change-over to the decimal becomes morally certain to the

Our Macno correspondent writes: inexperienced) that either the man

On Friday, the 2nd instant, Mr. S. system for money, weights and

da Luz, who has been an employee or his instrument must blow up at

in the Government office at Taipa measures would mean. To this day the end of the next bar. "In actual

for many years, took a holiday and the Treasury year begins on Lady practice the disruption does not

wont shooting. Not far from the village, he shot at a bird. Suddenly Day, in March, the first day of the occur, but in the long run it up

The naval authorities ask us to he heard a groan. On investigat coclesiastical year. In this respect pears that the pipes do get the

deny the report published in Fri-ing, he found, to his dianay, an old Chinese woman shot dead." Mr. better of the player's lungs and

day's issue of the Daily Press to wo stay where the Plantagenet cars. There are, of course, more

Mr. James Roberts, is, étated to the effect that H.M.S. Sandwich da Luz at once returned to Taipa, kings put us in the twelfth century restrained and dirgo like melodice Lea marine engineer, was found had left on Thursday for Heihow and gave him unge, telling.

ministrator, of that village, Credit must be given to the which can be rendered on the pipes in an unconscious condition in his Hainan Island, owing to a “Red." courage and determination shown it may be that their plaintive room at 4, Burneston House, uprising, in which the lives of him what had happened. Mr. da. charm owes much to the grist of Glonealy, on Thursday night. He European missionaries were being Luz was at once sent to the Chief, was removed to the Government endangered. Owing to one of the Justice at Macio. This affair har cast a gloom in Macao, as Mr. da by Nanking. The Central Govern the player at the irreparable Civil Hospital. The doctor is of little contretemps, not uncommoLux is well-known and popular.

in Far Eastern journalism, and ment of the Republic, and that of damage which this fatal instrument the opinion that Mr. Roberts is

which our readers, and all concern Hong Kong Daily Press, February has inflicted on his vital organs. suffering from insomnia.

ed, regard with sympathy, as well 7, 1900. Kwangtung, have set the example,

But it should be noticed that in

Sentence of 10 months' hard labour as some amusement, a two mpate Looking Back 50 Years. and are enforcing their will with the opinion of Harley Street the and eighteen strokes of the birch old item of news made a re-appear

certain amount of severity. It damage is not done by bagpipes was passed by Mr. B. II. Williams anes!

on a Chinese who pleaded guilty

Having recovered from indis is always dangerous to interfere alone. Apparently all wind instra yesterday to a charge of snatching

ments, from tin whistles to French, a handbag from Mis Ada Lo, of position, Sir Ernest Thompson, with popular beliefs and customs, horn wear out their too faithful. 00, Pokfulam Road. The snatching Chairman of the British Economio took place near the St. John's Hall Mission, to the Far East, accom but the thing has to be done. Did servants. In that case the moans Adnexe and the datesdani wao ar panied by the Principal Secretary we not in India put down sutteet emitted by the saxophone should, rested by two studenta of the (Mr. T. St. Quintin Hill) paid an official visit yesterday morning to

At the roquest of the public, all! the Chairman of the Hong Kong Canton people are flocking to Hong perhaps, be reckoned as signs of University:

the police stations at Tokyo are Kong to celebrate New Year, and contrition. And in any case all The identity of the man, believed General Chamber of Commerce and

Association Hong Kong to be connected with telephones, so no doubt the Kwangtung Govern- players of such instruments ought to be a European, who disappeared China mant realises that it can take a to be more kindly regarded by the in the harbour early on Thursday Branch-(the Hon. Mr. C. Gordon as to provido means for the im- strong line because that safety outsider when it is clearly their morning, still remains unknown. A Mackie). Subsequently Sir Ernest mediate despatch of pulics whenever great the feed hopem iondasiyileza to reply, to all ill-con-report made by the Fourth Officer Thompson and Afr. Hill visited the their presence is required, such as of the Improes of Japan stated Chairman of the Chinese Chamber în cases of robbery or other noci ie, no doubt, that it is hard fuck sidered criticism, with the fundme thrt to saw the managing and

being manufactured at the Civil on Canton if people can come to and here undeniably accurate for Kowloon Wharf. into the water, who was accompanied by the Vi00

A lookout has boon kopt, but up to Chairman (Mr. Chau Yue Teng) Engineering Establishment at Aka- ! Hong Kong to break the ordinance mule, Delieve me, this hurts me laat evening there has been no trace and the Secretary Mr Chun bana Hong Kong Daily Press,

Houng Pak).

February 7, 1881. of the body. and keep New Year. If they could far more than it does you.")

Paze 9.

The death is announced of Pan- dit Motilal Nehru, leader of the Indian Congress party. Page 9.

The official death-roll for the town of Hastings as a result of the earthquake in New Zealand is Page 0. between 120 and 180,

Twenty-six Indian and British Indian delegates to the Round Table Conference arrived at Bom

Gandhi as early as possible. Page 9. bay yesterday. They are to mert (Continued on previous column.)

Local Notes and Events

There a one case (imported) of typhoid for the 24 houra ended February 6.

The annual meeting of sharu- holders of the Hong Kong, Canton aud Macao Stearaboat Co., Ltd., will be held at the office of the Company, 1. Queen's Building, on Thursday, March 5.

The fancy dress ball, organised by the lady undergraduates in aid of the Women's Hostel takes place. Tho to-night in the Great Hal. University. Tickets are $2.60 each and it is hoped such a deserving case will receive the generous sup port of the public.

Looking Back 25 Years.

The Forest Bureau of Home Department, Tokyo, has planted a number of trees of good quality at the experimental grounds at Nishi- to a certain height, they are to be: gabara. When they have grown distributed among all the cities and prefectures, to be planted in? the forests and woods.

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