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of the LATERAN TREATY, there will be a Short Lecture on the Menning of the Treaty by Bev. Fn. G BYRNE E.J., followed by a CONCERT, at § P.E., ST. PATRIOK'S CLUB, GARDEX ROAR The public are cordially invited.

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OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of this Company will bo hold st the Office of Mesaka, JARDINE, MATHE SON & CO., LTD., on THURSDAY, the 12TH FEBRUARY, 1931, at 12,50 PM, for the purpose of reaiving the Roport of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the Year ended

Blat DECEMBRA, 1930.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, the orK FEBRUARY, THURSDAY, the 1978 1831, to FEBRUARY, 1931; Both Days in- clusivo.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

F. H. CRAPNELL,

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 2nd Feb., 1991,

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THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TWELFTH ORDINARY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Registered Oleo of the Company, No. 10, Des VOLUX ROAD CENTRAL, at 9.00 P.M SATURDAY, the 217 FEBRUARY, the for the рикрова of receiving Rapart of the Directors together with a Btatement of Accounts for the Year ending Blet Drozen, 1930

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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be OLOSED from SATURDAY, 14 FEBRUARY, to SATURDAY, 21ST FEBRUARY, 1931 (Both Days inclusive), during which Period No Transfor, of Bhares can be registered,

By Orlor of the Board of Directors,

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager.

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Hong Kong, 4th Fob., 1991.

HUMPHREYS ESTATE &

FINANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED.

GIVEN

WHITBREAD'S

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1931.

WEATHER REPORT.

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

The anti-cyclone is central to the north of Kuren. A depression ap-

DOUBLE BROWNpears to have formed to the south

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IN HONG KONG

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HONG KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED.

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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY GENERAL MEETING OF HONG KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED, wil be held at the Officos of Mass. JARDINE, MATHESON & 00., LTD., Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, the 27TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1931, nt 12 O'CLOCK NOON, to transact the Ordinary Business of the Company.

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the REGISTER OF MEMBERS of the Company will bo CLOSED from FRIDAY, the 13тn, to FRIDAY, the 27TH FEBRUARY, 1931, Both Days'inclusive.

By Order of the Bosed,

W. F. SIMMONS, Secretary.

Hong Kong, 6th Feb., 1931.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY ORDER THE HONG KONG, CANTON &

MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LIMITED.

ARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the HONG KONG HOTEL, Hong Kong, on TUESDAY, the 24TH NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. FEBRUARY, 1991, at 11.30 AM.,

AND HUNDRED for, the purpose of receiving the TELEVENTH ORDINARY "Report of the "Directors together with n Statement of Accounts for the MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Year ended 3lar DECEMBER, 1990. Office of the Company, 1, QUEEN'S The TRANSFEE BO KS of the BUILDING, Victoria, Hong Kong, on Company will be OLOSED from THURSDAY, 6TH MARCH, 1981, receiving MONDAY, 18TH FEBRUARY, to at 11 AM, for the purpose of TUESDAY, 24 FEBRUARY, Heport of the Director, together with Statement of Accounts, and Both Days inclusive.

electing Directors and Auditors. JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Hong Kong, 9th Feb., 1981. [300

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

The TRANSFER BOOKE of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, 20TH FEBRUARY, 1931, to THURSDAY, 5TH MARCH, 1981, Both Days inclusive, during which period NO Transfer of Eliares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

JOBN ARNOLD, Secretary,

NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN Hong Kong, 6th Feb., 1981.

that the ORDINARY

MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS

in this Corporation will be hold of

CITY HALL, Hong Kong,

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SATURDAY, the 28TH FEBRUARY, CREDIT, FONCIER D'EXTREME.

1931, at 11.30 AM, for the purpose

of receiving the Beport of the Board

of Directors together, with a Statement of Accounts for the Year ending 31st Drama, 1930,

THE REGISTER of SHARES of the Corporation will be CLOSED from MONDAY. the 16 FEBRUARY, SATURDAY, the 29ra FEBRUARY 1931 (Both Day Inbuiten, dan White-Parical No-Transfer of: Aharon. can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

V. GRAYBURN, Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 9th Feb, 1931, (301

ORIENT.

MörtGaon BaNK AND' ; ESTATE AGENTS.

--PEAK HANSIONS," Bix-roomed & Five-roomed Apartments

PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, BUYBOSN

Detached and Bomi-detached Villas Modern Constraction with Garngs.

*CAMBAT BUILDINGS" Fists with Modern Conveniences.

of Shanghai. Moderate to fresh monsoon may be expected along the S.E. Const of China and over the N, China Sea.

Local Forecast:-E, winds, fresh; overenst; some light rain and fog.

These conditiona are! ---- 1.-The prevalence of a demand

*News and Views

Weeds that Rovived!

The Artist.

for calendar improvement on the part of a large and repro- sentative body of American opinion. 2-A growing recognition by the general public of the gravo defects of the present calon- dar, a lively interest in the methods by which these CA but overcome, and an intolli gent understanding of the again suffered bereavement." "I cannot see to sew them. I get

"I had not heard,”, said' the vicar, when he met one of his flack

A 60-year-old white-whiskered! street aerobat told a London magis in widow's woods, that you had trate:-"My trousers are split, and

SUMMARY OF NEWS.

Local.

The wedding took place yesterday at St. John's Cathedral of Miss

derson.

Tago b

principles of calendar reform.laven't," was the roply," but my my living by performing, putting Sheila Gillespie and Dr. J. W. An- 3.-The actual experience of many old man annored me this morning,

business concerns with the use!

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Lonely !

Bridegroom Drops Dead,

my legs round my neck. When my world." The Magistrato: Will you pair of trousere! The acrobat was, for the court missionary undertook to patch them up.

The Law!

trousers are torn I am done to the

Tho value of articles in the. Chinese newspapers was commented up by the chairman of the old board of directors of the Szo Yap Steam- ship Company which is engaged in. the Supreme Court action. Page 4.. Police Reserve Orders. Pagė Water returns for January.

Page 4 To-day's wireless programme.

Page 3 Shipping Intelligence. Fage 13.

of private simplified calendars so I'm paying 'im out by going into to secure more accurate, ac mourning again for my first us-be satisfied if we give you another ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

counting in their business band," The Superioress Rav. Mother PAUL affairs, and their practically and the Rev. Sisters of the St. unanimonajudgment-in favour Paul's Hospital (French Hos of the general simplification

of the civil calendar,

Giving evidenes before the Unem- pital) feel deeply indebted and

ployment Insurance Commission, grateful to all friends of the

What is recommended is our old

This story was told at the Hospital who

kindly voted in friend the thirteen month calendar, Mr. S. Warrington, Ministry of favour of in the Gestetner at one time a pet of that irrepres. Labour Controller for the North- India Round Table Conference: The West Division, said: "The com- Indian Army authorities, when Golden Anniversary Great Bossible progressionist, Mr. H. Opanionship of the mills is a reason notified of the birth of a son to an pital Ballot and desire to con: WELLS. The chief arguments are:

why girls dislike going into domestic officer's wife, refused to provide the vey their heartfelt thanks and

All months would be equal, and service. Loneliness is an import-regiment with an additional half- regards to their numerous sup

have exactly the same recurring ant factor."

ration from the day of birth. Head- porters who have won for the

weck-days of permanently

quarters referred to a regulation Hospital the valuable prize.

equal monthly economic value.

to the effect that troops disem-Sport. [305

The day of the week would always indicate the monthly date, which conversely would indicate ita week-day name. Both the cur two septuagenarians were parteding day." rent day and date would be con- by death at Brietol. The bride- stantly recorded on clocks and groom was Captain W. Babb, aged Vocational Training.

seventy-two, a retired aca captain, Speaking at the Conference - of untches.

Pay-days, markets, faire, moet and the bride Mrs. Marian Foster, Educational Associations at Univer- a former nurse, aged seventy-one.sity College, London, Mr. Edward 'ings, etc., would recur on the same monthly dates. That regularity They were married at Bristol Re Holden (the president) said thero Latest Cables. would facilitate both business gister Office, a sister of the bride, was still too much rejoicing over

The M.M. liner Porthos collided also over seventy, acting as brides the successful examince and too and home life.

The complete four weeks would maid. They were discussing future much neglect of the ninety and nine with a ferryboat outside Kobe Har- exactly quarter all months, har plans over a cup of tea during the just ordinary children. Mr. Morgan hour last night, resulting in the monizing weekly wages and ex-afternoon when Captain Babb col-Jones (Parliamentary Secretary of loss of 30 people,

lapsed and died.. ponges with monthly 'rents, ae- counts, eta

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The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, FEBRUARY 10, 1931.

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"FASTER, FASTER," SAID. THE RED QUEEN.

This is an age of improvement and roform. We have only got to tako down our copy of Pepys Dinry to seo how much better are our man- ners, our morals and our treatment of women than in that courtly age when CHARLES II. was King of England. We have only to think of old times at sea, in the Army and Navy, in our law courts and pretty well wherever we like to turn to 800 how much we have come on, and what mighty fine fellows we are:-

"Those good old times, "All times when old, are good!" writes Lord BYRON with bitter irony, and we have progressed sinco Bynon's day-except, perhaps, in the inconsiderable matter of poetry.

Accounts, drafts, etc., would never come das on Sundaya

Permanent monthly dates for recurring public, home, business, school, law, holiday, and sport affairs would be established.

After eight hours of married life-barked after mid-day could only re- their second venture in each case ceive their rations from the follow

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the Board of Education) said he had great suspicion of what was terined vocational training. It was a mistake to earmark each child at too early a stage for this, that or the other job. Sir Francis Good-

Full description of Shanghai soccer and rugby interport trinia

Page i Junior ericket notes. Page 8.

Pago 7.

Fire broke out in the Oakland (California) Horse Show buildings yesterday, three men and many Page 7. valuable horses being incinerated.

The Conference of Australian

"Bury Me Like a Pauper."

Colonel Sir William Charles Eldon Sergeant left £12,095 unsettled estate; but in his will he directed:

I wish to have my remains buried enough (chairman of the Gavern- at Roche (Cornwall) at a total ex- ment Committee of Education for State Premiers passed a resolution Salesmanship), addressing the Would relence we from 3th penso not exceeding that of a usual weekly payments for rents, wages, pauper internment--no flowers and modern languages ecotion, said to the effect that ench Government "From almost every country we undertakes to balance its Budget. Sir William re-

Page T eta, in unequal months; adjust no mourning." ment of overhead charges, statis organised the Legion of Frontiers get the same lament, that in too within three years, ties, etc., while saving some cX-men, of which he was the last Com many cases our representatives do penses and helping progress. mandant-general. He was a barris-not speak or write the language of

the potential buyer." Would enable us to instantly ter and practised at the London know the number of dars between and Middlesex Sessions. Knighted any two dates for salaries, in- in 1907, Sir William lived at St. terest and other computations; Bonet's Abbey, near Bodmin. c... 1st month 10th date to sth month 90th; na 23×5-140, plus 10, would be 150 days.

There are other, some of an in-

timate nature, and there is certain speciousness in the proposed alters tion. The chief objection is that thirteen is of all numbers one of the most awkward, permitting neither half nor quarterly divisions. Some thing botter than the thirteen month calendar will have to be produced before a suspinous humanity will accept the proposals of the worthy

National Committee.

AFRICA AND THE AVIATORS.

There is, however, a cartain

THE first days of March will see danger of falling into an attitude the launching of one of the greatest of mind which regards change as enterprises in the history of com- a prime necessity, without taking mercial aviation, the establishment of the world's longest organised much thought about the possibility airway over 8,000 miles of route of change for the wors The between London and Cape Town. American nation is, of course, the Imperial Airways, Ltd., propose to open on March 6 the first section incarnation of the spirit of change.in Africa of this great new trunk There is in it n daemonic energy air line, which will connect at Cairo which can only express itself, by with the present England-India air mail service. Big land and marine demolition with the idea of recon-air liners will ply regularly over struction on a yet more efficient and the deserts, great lakes, rivers and grandiosa scale: "Faster, faster, jungles of the vast African Con Baid the Red Queen," and the tinent. For the first few months famous creation of CARROLL and the aeroplanes are acheduled to TENNIEL, his illustrator, might be ly from Cairo as far na Mwanza, set up as the symbol of the United on Lake Victoria of Kenya Colony States. It is splendid, but there are aud Tanganyika Territory. times when it makes the slower

The entire Cairo-Cape airway,

A Gretna Wedding.

A Hindu Application. ""

The Origin of a Great Book.

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The Intelligent

Brig. Gen. Hugh Cholmondeley, We take the following from St. whose engagement at the age of

soventy-eight has just been John's Review:-

nounced, a well known as one of Dear Sire, I am Dheen. It is the fittest men and hardest ridors Frantisek Roth, the Hungarian for my personal benefit that I wrote to hounds in Shropshire. His late violinist, who is at present touring to ask for a position in your wife, Mary Stewart Cholmondeley, Canada and the United States, was honourable firm. I have a flexible who died in 1928, was a sister of married over the anvil at Gretna brain that will adapt itself to your Mrs. Bernard Shaw, and it was Green to Elizabeth Acht, a painter, business, and in consequence bring to the late Mrs, Cholmondeley of Budapest. Before down Mr. R. good efforts to your honourable that Mr. Shaw dedicated his now

Belves. My education was impress famous book," the blacksmith. was Rennison, awakened by shouts of "Marry, od upon me in the Madras Univer Woman's Guide to Socialisma and marry, marry," and the ceremony sity, in which place I graduated Capitalism." The story of how this was performed with the aid of an number one. I can drive a type came about has never before been. It began when, Mrs. Cholmondeley was asked to speak oil lamp. The bride travelled 1,000 writer with good noise; my Engfully told. miles to Aberdeen a short time ago lish is great.

My references are of the good, about Socialism at a local Conser to meet her fiancé, and the couple had travelled over night from Aber and should you hope to see me they vative gathering. Like many others, deen, where the bridegroom had will be read by you with great she was anxious to get a clear de finition of what Socialism in The fulfilled an engagement. After the pleasure.

My last job left me of itself, for obvious person to ask was G.B.S. wedding the couple left for London and, following a short stay there, the good reason that the large man She wrote to him, and he began they proceeded to the United was dead. It was on no account a States for a three months tour. fault of mine. The only words of English the bride! So, honourable sirs, what about can speak are "Very good." Ask-it If I can be of big uae to you, ad why they chose Gretna for the I will arrive on some date that wedding the bridegroom replied, you should guess

For the sake of Romanee."

(Signed) 8. L. DIEEN.

to answer her on a half sheet of nate paper. This soon extended' to another half sheet, and many more sheets were covered without So cialism being adequately explained. In the end, the reply took the form of the 470-page book.

Local Notes and Events *

One case (Chinese) of diphtheria was reported for the 48 hours ended February 8.

Britoa and Chinese gasp in wonder-measuring 8,700 miles and spanning the Police yesterday three armed Interchange." The lecture is open

A lecture will be given at the The total output of the Kailan Helena May Institute on Monday, Mining Administration's mines for February 10, at 5.30 p.m., when the the week ended January 24, amount- Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington will fed to 123,317 tona, and the safes speak on A tour through India during the period to 120,281 tone. According to a report made to with the League of Nations Health

to the public.

ment.

of

Africa from extreme north to

farthest south, will be in operation men entered a house in Cheung On from midsummer next year. Passen Street, Kowloon City, yesterday, gers will then be able to get from and after terrorising the inmates London through to Cape Town in with daggers and knives managed cleven days, as compared with to steal money and jewellery valued seventeen days by the swiftest.com at $180.. bination of organised land and

An unfortunate accident occurred in the Harbour off West Point on Sunday evening when two sampaas collided. One was sunk as a result

The China Association (Hong Kong branch) and the British mem !bers of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce will be the hosts at a dinner to be given to the Chairman and meinbers of the British Economic Mission to the Far East in the Roof Garden of the

This morning we received from America a pamphlet and a card from the National Committee on Calendar Simplification for the United States." It was Lewre CARROLL'S Bellman, in "The Hunt ing of the Snark," an epie curiously reminiscent of many forms modern movements for our improve ment, who says,

"What I tell you three times, and, to be correct, we received, day and the most up-to-date forms Taikoo Deckyard, valued at 25. Searched on the Ping On Wharf Locking Back 25 Years..

of night firing equipment are in. In passing sentence, his Worship by Revenue Officers on Sunda, a Mr. Grifith Boscawen, tho three separate envelopes each con- stalled at the landing grounds along said that there had been a good Chinese was discovered to have 10 Unionist candidate in the Tun- taining a copy of the card and the the route.

yard recently..- were told thati-

is true,"

water transport. In the first phases Sentence of four weeks' hard and the occupants were all thrown Hong Kong Hotel at 8 p.m. on the airway is to be operated only labour was passed by Mr. R. E into the water. They were rescued Friday, February 13. by day, but after a few months of Lindsell on a Chinese who was con- none the worse for their experience, regular Aying the air-liners should victed on a charge of stealing a travel back and forth by night and quantity of scrap brass from

but their property was lost.

pamphlet. Among other things we-According to the Society of deal of larcenies at Taikoo Dock I1aels of raw opium tied round his bridge division, scored neatly at a

The dofcets of the present calendar as a standard for mea suring time are innate in its structure and were born of the ignorance and prejudices of an cient civilization. Fundamental ly, those defects are:-

1-The lack of quality in the

lengths of the mouths,

2. The fact that the months do not contain a whole number of weeks, and 3.-The fact that the days of the

week shift each year to dif

ferent datea

4.-The fact that the dates for Easter, Whitsuntide and other holidays are changed each Joar. Further we learn that:-

British Aircraft Constructors, be-}"

Chinese labour, Ho read one or

legs. He was charged before Mr. meeting which the Liberale attempt. tween Cairo and Cape Town 27 A report has been made to the R. E. Lindsell yesterday, and on od to break up. He talking about main air stations are established, Police Mr. J. Shand of 4, Ventria conviction was fined $10,000 or nino linked by about 30 intermediate load, that at about 1.30 on Sunday months' hard labour in default. landing grounds where regalar calls morning, while driving his car

two clauses in the Ordinance, and at the end of each asked:"I that Slavery 1" "Yes," was shout- will not be made but which will be along Causeway Bay near the Money and jewellery to the extent ad in chorus. "I have been read- the British Guiana instantly and always available for Jockey Club stables the vehiclo of $200 was stolen from No. 164, ing from use when needed. At several of the skidded and ran into a tramway Des Veux Road, top floor, at Ordinance, sanctioned by a Radical main stationa hotels have been lamp standard. Damage to the ex-0.30 yesterday morning. Four men Government," replied the apoakor, erected for aerial travellers, and tent of $500 was done to the car armed with daggers and knives much to the delight of his sup ground organisation at each station while Mr. Bhand was injured in the were responsible for the crime. porters-Hong Kong Daily Press,

They obtained admission by pre February 10, 1906. includes aeroplanes, hangars, work face.

tending that they were polico searchers.

shops, wireless and weather offices, and quarters for the airway staff. Seventeen main stations have fall

wireless equipment, ensuring that Bat Africa is the Dark Continent

Looking Back 50 Years,

Every day between four and five A Chinese, who is alleged to have- o'clock in the afternoon a gang

all along the route the air liners no longer. The aviator has flown will never be out of wireless touch over it, and made his aerial survey. I taken part in an attempted armed of coolies armed with bamboo with one of these stations. Long Visions take form of new towns robbery at 41, Peel Street, on brooms proceed to stir up clouds and short wave communication is and nations in the vast wastes of January 22 last, was charged bo of dust opposite this office and St. to be used and messages between forest and veldt, but no trace has fore Mr. Williams at the Central Paul's College under the pretext of t aireraft and ground stations will be been found of those lost civilisa-Magistracy yesterday and was sweeping the road. It would be in- After a year of investigation sent both by telegraphy and teletions, with great cities ruled by formally remanded for a week. It teresting to know why the hour the will be recalled that six men armed when most pedestrians are passing" fascinating queens, which the National Committeo on Calen-phony." bur Simplication in Viritou ceftocatsopoiesios British piangers romantic writers of the past made so with iron bars and toy pistols enter Statos considers that the requisite is thus beco, followed up by care reall The Finance of the "magine, odama premissconder the sectors conditions orish to justify the ful" and thorough organisation, in lion gives place to the romaner of of renting a cubicle When they participation of this government which the latest inventions of accurately recorded accomplishment revealed their identity the women- in an International Conference modern science are being used in of adventurers no less hold then folk of the house raised an alarm to provide for the simplification the heart of the Dark Continent, Alan Quartermain and the die which caused the intruders to aban:

don their object. of the calendar.

(Oontinued at foot of next column,) coveries of the mysterious Sbe."

should be selected for this disagree- blemsperation Sorrelation doty-of-the-authorities toes that the scavengers do not make them- solves a daily nuisance public-Hong Kong Daily Press, February 10, 1881.

ta the