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NEW ⠀⠀ ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE.

4. 5. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.. CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. ON TUESDAY THE 17TH FEBRU

ARY, and WEDNESDAY, 18rn FEBRUARY, "All Departments will be CLOSED.

ON THESE DAYS

THE HONG KONG DISPENSARY, DIFENAINO DEPARTMENT, will be OPEN for Dispensing Prescriptione from 10 A.M. to 1 P.M., and from 6 P.M. to 7.30 P.M..

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. (329 Bong Kong. 14th Feb., 1931.

THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD

MINING CO., LTD.. '

(Incorporated in QUEENSLAND).“ NOTICE OF DECLARATION OF INTERIM DIVIDEND.

NOTIO

TOTIUS 19 HEREBY GIVEN that a THIRD INTERIM DIVIDEND of ONE SHILLING Per Share on dccount of the Financial Year ending 81st MARCH, 1981, has been declared by the Directors of The Company in BMIDBANE, Payablo to Shareholders on the REGISTERS at BRISBANE and SINGAPORE on MONDAY, 16TH MARUH, 1981.

NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN that the SINGAPORE TRANSFER REGISTERS' will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 9TH 1671 MARCH, MONDAY,

to MARCH, 1981 (Both Days inclusivo), for the Preparation of Dividend Warrants,

By Order of the Board,

DERRICK & CO., Chartered Accountants, Local Secretaries.

Hong Kong Bank Chambers, Singapore, 6th February, 1931. [830

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WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather roport, fore cast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 8.35 pm stated:-

The anti-cyclone remains over N.E. China. Fresh monsoon will prevail along the S.E. Const of China and over the N. China Sen." Local Forecast:-N.E. winds, fresh; overcast; drizzle ar mist.

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ibility or Inck of resistance tho. | -former in the more important. Tobacco smoking, which has often been charged with causing "enneer, is not proved guilty; but more in- vestigation is needed bofore a de finito decision can be given. Tho many "quick" remedies that are put before the public at various times are seldom found to be of any ren! value. It is possible that tho. "cancer, eurer may effect healing

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News and Views *

Help for French Agriculture.

Several interpellations regarding

dying weeke, months, or years later crisis were recently made in the of a superficial cancer, the patient the agricultural and economic of secondary growth in an internal

Gambling in Clube,

It is generally supposed that the

periods sweep over all civilised waves of gambling which at stated

organ, neither the patient or the French Chamber by Radical So- communities coincide with waves

eurer" porhaps being aware that the superficial and internal troubles cialist deputica. They demanded of anhanced, prosperity. This is a Assistance and government protee misapprehension. For the gambl were parts of the same discase.

Apart from the actual physicn! tion for agriculture, M. Montigny suffering and discomfort, the annual especially drawing attention to the ing instinot is bred, not of empty loss due to illness is still grent. involves the loss of the equivalent

SUMMARY OF NEWS

Local.

Mr. R., W. Shewan celebrated on Saturday his 50th anniversary of

Miss Mercedes Augusta Vieira Ribeiro and Mr. L. A. R. Re coming to Hong Kong,・・・ Page 7.,

meding were united in marringo na the Roary Church on Saturday, “y Page 7.1 Mr. R. 0, Shoran received con- gratulations on Saturday from friends and the firm's employees on competing fifty years in the

London Office: 53, Fleck Streek, Of the insured population sickness considerablo increase in the im- heads meroly, but also of empty | Colony.

B.Q.

portation of milk and observing

pockets. There was such a wave

of twelve months work by 567,000 that Argentina was already dis after the trade depression follow persons annually, in addition to

the labour and expense involved placing French products on

the

in of German market, Tardieu re

The Daily Press,

ing on the Napoleonie wars. There

Page 7: Volunteer Orders. Page 2 To-day's wireless programine.

· Page 3. Shipping Intelligence, Page 13.

Preis. In their care during the perine ed Sign on the Ministry of Agricultas euch a wave in Germany after Sport

HONG KONG, FEBRUARY 10, 1931.

BRITISH HEALTH AND

WELFARE.

Bociclies paid in sickness benefit £7,874,000 to men and women, and turn was doing its best to main defeat, revolution and inflation

Week-end cricket results. in disablement, benefit. 23,410,000 to tain the measures taken regarding had convinced the country that

Page 10 men and £204,000 to women." In cereals 14 months ago.

Review and description of Satur spite of these figures 'Stri GEORGE

things might be words but could day's interport rugby match. NEWMAN commenta that the con

Page 10. not be better. There is such a wave dition of the health of the English Bombs in Buenos Aires.

Ireland defeated England in an people is relatively sound.

Never, since international rugby match A mysterious series of bomb out in London to-day. Meanwhile the public health. services are being optinually ex-mages has occurred at railway eth-the days of the Regency, has play Twickenham on Saturday. Page 11. Racing notes By- "Morning tended and improved. The now

Page 4. It is particularly high in those Dew." Local Government on dealing with tions in Buenos Aires. First, often so high in the London clubs,

Home football Our and Longbo public health administration, sotsall, a powerful, bomb exploded

clubs which make a speciality of

reulis.

Page 2 a new standard of achievement, just as an electrio train was en- Local authorities must achieve and maintain

a reasonable standard tering the terminal station of the electing foreign members. And Western Railway. Two people vary, morning club scoretaries read of efficiency and progress," and efforts will be made by the central were killed and three injured. At their papers i anxioty lest some Ministry of Health, Sir GEORGE authority to secure that the health the same time another bomb explod. Rambling scandad. may have been

Tix vital facts and figures concern ing the physical health and welfare of the British people are made

available annually in the Report of the Chief Medical Officer to the

NEWMAN. It forms, an invaluable reference book for anyone interest

ed at the terminus of the Great Southern Railway. Only one par

disclosed.

led in conditions in Great Britain,rity." Should any local authority son was injured. A third bomb Brighter Parlour Maids.

or welfare of the inhabitants of any area is not endangered by the action or inaction of the autho

and the volume recently issued is of fail to maintain an adequate health unusual interest. With regard to service, the Minister of Health will the size of the British population, be in a position to reduce the amount of the sum granted by the it is pointed out that we are near- Exchange to the authority for its ing the time when it will be local requirements. stationary. Last year only 843,673, babies were born; as against 680,267.

in 1928. The increase of births IF THE FIVE YEAR PLAN over deaths in 1828 was five per thousand. That was less than half

1916-1920,

SUCCEEDS?

exploded on the track of the Cen- tril Argentino. Railway. A subur ban train, which was passing at the time, was wrecked. The outrages are thought to be the work of ter-

rorista.'

An Historio Town' House,

The great house in Arlington-interior street, London where political his tory was made when it was the town residence of the late Lord Salisbury, is agion in the market. The present Lord Salisbury sold

NAX. Hen and 18TH FEBUARY A. S. WATSON & CO., decrease in the birth-rate and an labour is being used on a huge it, soon after the war ended to

(CHINA NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS),

Hong Kong. 19th Feb., 1921.

1 the

NOTICE.

[318

LIMITED,

THE HONG KONG DISPENSARY

and

IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that STOCK KONG HONG EXOHANGE will be CLOSED on TUESDAY, 17 Inar MT, WEDNESDAY, 18TH IKITANT, during the UHINA NEW YEAR HOLI DAYS.

By Order of the Committee, A. NIBRIM,

Secretary,

[323:

HUMPHREYS ESTATE &

FINANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.

TOTICE IS EEREBY GIVEN that

NT TWELFTH ORDINARY

MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Registered Office of the Company, No. 10, Das YOXUX ROAD CENTRAL, at 3.00 P.M SATURDAY, the thr FEBRUARY, 981, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Acccante for the Year

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ending 31st DRONER, 1080

that the ANNUAL ORDIN. ARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the HONG KONG HOTEL, Hong Kong, on TUESDAY, the 24T FEBRUARY, 1981, at 11.80 AM for the purpose of receiving the Beport of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31er DECEMBER, 1980,

TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be OLOSED from SATURDAY, 14 FEBRUARY, to SATURDAY, 21st FEBRUARY, 1931 (Both Days inclusivo), during which Period No Transfor of Shares can bei registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors).

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager.

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Tho TRANSFER, BOOKS of the Hong Kong, 4th Feb., 1991. Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 18TH FEBRUARY, to TUESDAY, 24 FEBRUARY, Both Days, inclusive.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Hong Kong, 9th Feb., 1931. [300

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

פפות.

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HONG KONG & SHANGHAI ·

BANKING CORPORATION. TOTICE 18. HEREBY GIVEN

Nthe ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation will be held at CITY HALL, Hong Kong, on SATURDAY, the 28TH FEBRUARY, 1931, at 11.30 AM, for the purpose. of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the Year ending 31st DECEMBER, 1930

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE EEGISTER of SHARES of 19E ONE HUNDRED AND the Corporation will be CLOSED from ELEVENTH ORDINARY MONDAY, the. 16TH FEBRUARY, MEETING & SHAREHOLDERS is to SATURDAY, the 28ru FEBRUARY the Company will be held as the 1931 (Both Days inclusive), during Office of the Company, 1, QUEEN's which Period No Traustor of Bhares

Kong, on oan be registered,

BUILDING, Victoria ARCH, 1931,

THURSDAY, 5TH ·

at 11 A.M., for the purpose of rozeiring

A

* Report of the Director, together a Statement of Accounts, and

elooting Directors and Auditors.

the

TRANSFER BOOKS of t Company will be OLOBED from FRIDAY, 2018 FEBRUARY 1981, to THURSDAY, 5TH MARCH, 1981, Both Days inclusive, during which period NO Transfer of Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

JOHN ARNOLD, Socrotary,

Hong Kong, 6th Fob,, 1981,

By Order of the Board of Directors,

VM. GRAYBURN, Chiot Manager. Hong Kong, 9th Feb., 1831.-

NOTICE.

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A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

the

Bharo

E andermentioned Certificate for 40 shares in this Company, registered in the Name of JOAO FREDERICO NOLASCO DA SILVA, [994 has been inclared LOST. If at the

Don Month from heroof the following Certificate be not produced to the WHERE TO STAY IN ENGLAND

Company, namely, Certificate No. 1182 UNNY Bouth Coast of England for 40 Shares Nos. (5) 8391/9205, (10) fremtrevitable, fus logo or 6580/0300 64111981/18 (20), 10445) retirement. Houses and Bungalows 101464, New Caruboste, for the for Sale from £1,050. Faruisbed Shares will be inued by the Company Houses To Lot. Easy soce to London and thereafter. No Other will, bo with all servioss, State Clearly Requires acknowledged, writing NEWMAN: mente when Agent FERRING near WORTHING, Susmax, ENGLAND.

MAGNA EN WATSON & CO., LTD Hong Kong, 12th Feb., 1931. [319

Latest Cables.

15.

King Alfonso has signed a decreo rancelling the general elections in Spain, which wore hxed for March Page 0. The US. Senate has passed the Interior Bill providing for the 'dis

ernment relief works. Page 9. burement of 200,000,000 for Gov-

Signs of Improvements,

It is reported that Mayfair hos- teases are solving the servant pro-

The American Lawn Tennis Asso- biem by devising bright uniforms for their parlourmaids in place of ciation has omitted from the rank- the usual black and white. Some ings Tilden and Hunter and Helen of these public-spirited ladies are Wils and Helen Jacobs. Page: 0. enid to have gone so far 48. to Gress their, maids to tone with the decorations of their

the increase recorded during the Tue civilized world has become

houses. "I have seen some of the yeara. 1921-1928, and slightly more more or less inured to the tale of

brighter parlourmaids, and very than one-third of the increase forgory in Russia. The nature of

nies they look, but what connec conditions in the forost eamps is

tion can there be between the royal Last year the farther the subject of controversy, but it seema well established that convict

blue or mulberry dresses in May fair and the servant problem?" increnso in the death-rate reduced senle in the Soviet Republic both

a London diarist. Thoser the natural increase of the popula-for road and railway developments Lord Michelham, add trimself moy-

and in the timber industry. It is ed into a smaller house next door, vant-problem is not, and never has tion to 2.0 per thousand.

Baid that 602,000 prisoners are Lord Michelham spent somewhere been neute in the rich house whero The question of birth control, engaged in timber work alpine. It. which ia held responsible for a good seems a large number, but the about £80,000 on modernising it, a large staff is kept. The souroity Government maintains its authority apart from the purchase price of le among the general maids who deal of the decrease in the number by killing off its opponents, either of births, is dealt with at some by the quick method of the firing £120,000. Afterwards it was sold are so badly needed to help the length. It is pointed out that the squad or the slower, process of to Captain Jefferson Cohn. It is middleclass housewife to bring up placing them in prisons of a kind unlikely that so enormous a house and look after her family, and the practics is not now; it has existed which do not allow of human life will be used again as a private re- class of girl who takes such places from the carliest times; but re within their walls being greatly cently it has become more con-prolonged.. What Russians do in sidence, unless some quarter of the is not in the least likely to be their own country is their concern, globe produces & new crop of mil-Flured by frocks to match the hall scious, concreto, and talked about, but the rest of the world has to

lionaires. But it would be an ex-. matting or the prints in the draw, and more artificial in method."remember that such atrocities as Sir Gronce NEWMAN regards the the extermination of the Kulaks cellent place for a club.. change au not necessarily evil From a practical point of view. it must not be overlooked that it

and the slavo labour of the Pe!"

says

ing-room.

In spite of sharp setbacks and some gloomy speeches by company chairmen there are not lacking signs that conditions are shaping. themselves for the inevitable im provement which follows a period of depression writes the City Editor of the Evening Standard. The best indications come from Amerion, where there is a growing volume of opinion that tho weret: of the slump has been seen. The New York Stock Markets are Bottl ing down to more normal condi tions and the general trend of

ers. The restrained utterances of prices has been in favour of hold. American bankora and industrial

loaders just now are in marked. contrast to the confident optimism of American spokesmen a year ago, and for that reason there is more round for believing that their moderately hopeful charnotar justified on this occasion,:

Local Notes and Events *

camps, are all part of the Years Plan." That plan, it must be remembered is an economie offen- sive against the markets of the has brought definito relief to world. Russia, by tightening the Iarge number of persons from im-belt," during the period is equip mediate difficulties and bardens, ping herself to compete with other countrics industrially and eventual- On the other hand, organised publicly to under-sell them, thanks to an

It is notified that the name, of instruction is liable to abuse of inexhaustible supply of cheap and various kinds. It gives no guar-subservient labour. In five years the English Electric Co., Ltd., has

they reckon that they will be able been struck off the Register, antee of physical, social, moral, or to produce better and cheaper goods humane value. In any case, it than all rivals Already they are

British cannot be "a substitute for social dumping their wheat and timber The members

into Britain, amid the plaudits of Economic, Mision were entertained amelioration, self-control, restraint, our "cheapnees first" school of mutual consideration, or decent and politiciane The attitude of the to luncheon by Sir Robert and Lady worthy conditions of life." There timber trade itself is that while Ho Tung at "Idlewild" Seymour

the British Government maintains Road, on Friday. may, however, be a place in a diplomatic relations with Russia national health service for and ordinary trading is allowed, it is unfair to single out Soviet trade mother's centre where advice can for condemnation: Russian timber be given to mothers and expectant is, in fact, meeting the demands of on physical and health users of soft woods, particularly in

the building: trade

mothers

matters.

of the

Reports from the North of China. also indicate that Bolshevik indus Russian manufactured goods are trialism is making itself felt.

The total output of the Kailan obtaining a strong held in Man Mining Administration's mines for churia, and cotton of Soviet Re the week ending January 31, public origin is already appearing in Shanghai: Russia's proximity amounted to 126,023 tuns, and the to Ching gives an immense advan-sales during the period to 89,801 tage. There is no shipping, with tons th's charge for freight and handl

PAUL

Hon. Bir. It is advertised that the Hong Judge:-The Kong Stock Exchange will be closed Chator, K., C.M.G. Starter:~0. on Tuesday, February 17 and Wed. H. Rose, Es, Timekeeper-J, R. nesday, February '18.

Afichael, Esq., Hon. Treasurer:- O. W. May, Esq. Clerk of tho Course:--T. F. Hough, Esq. Hong Kong Daily Prees, February 18, 1881.

Looking Back 25 Years.

Looking Back 50 Years,

',

The annual race, meeting opened nt Happy Valley yesterday.. The weather was not all that would

The second performance of tho The river steamer Tin Yat, which be desired, but though cold the rain grounded on Pratt Racks, near kept off, and the interesting pro season given by members of the Boca Tigris recently, was refloated gramme was carried through with Hong Kong Choral Society camp on Friday and arrived in Hong out a hitch. The event showed no off last night at the Theatre Royal, Kong the same night.

falling off in popularity, and the City Hall, when Sullivan's popular` large attendance from all classes operetta H.M. S. Pinafore pas re- Of the gravest concern is the growing incidence of cancer: This

of the community testified to the peated. The fart that it is now. is now the third of the great

general love of sport. The races early two years since the well- "killing" diseases, giving way, as

were held earlier this year in order known work was first produced? a cause of death, only to diseases

to-offer entertainment to HR.H. horo, that the performance was most successful, and that of the heart and circulation, and

Prince Arthur of Connaught on the then cocasion of his visit to the Colony, great changes have necessarily to bronchitis, pneumonis, and other

but the royal bereavement made it taken place in this constantly mov- respiratory diseases. Last year the ing. The goods enter by railway, H.E. the Governor has appointed impossible for him to give the ing community encouraged, tha canoër death rate was 1,137 per straight from the factories. Europe million individuals, the highest is obsessed with the fear of competi- Mr. S. H. Strange, to be "For patronage which he would in other Society to believe that a repetition tion from Oriental industry, but Officer" for the control and super-circumstances have extended. The of Pinafore would not be unnecept- Agure over recorded. It necounted the Russian plan may prove a far intendence of the forests of the Officials:His Excellency, the Govable. It had been intended to pro- for 10.7 per cent. of the total graver monace. It is easy to over Colony, in succession to Mr. J. J. estimate reports of Russia's failure

Matt Nathan, duce Sullivan and Gilbert's Inter ernor, in number of deaths. During the past in the industrial fold. If she does Hirst, deceased:

K.C.M.G., His Excellency Admiral work." The Pirates of Penzance)??". eighty years it has steadily in fail it will not be from un-

unable job- roughly doubled willingnose on the part of Europe. érensed. It has

Pleading guilty to a charge of Sir Gerard H. U. Nool, KCB., but the Society were sinco, 1890, trebled since 1870, and to supply her with the machinery possession of 15 lbs, of Chinese to KCMG, His Excelener Major in the libretto in time, and henco

and expert help needed for more than quadrupled since. 1850, her plans The possibility of Inovo without & permit, a stoker General Villiers Hatton, CB., Com-find to fall back upon their former A curious feature of the disease is the success of the Five Year Plan of the launch Po On, which plies modore H. Pigott Williams, N., achievement. The result was suff- that, whereas in 1851 the suscep misleading on all so arguments between Nam: Tau and Hong Kong, The Hon. Sir Paul Chater, Kt,ciently gratifying, the house being C.M.G., Lieut. Col. A. E. Aitken, crowded and warmly appreciative. tibility of femnice was more than based on the chances of revolution was fined $200 by Mr. Williams on

A. Babington, Esq., The Hon. Mr. Among those present were His Ex double that of males, and in 1921 and a change of policy. There have Saturday.

C. W. Dickson, J. A. Jupe, Esq. collency the Governor and lady the two sexes were approximately icen too many rumours about the Russian people arising in their level, in the fast few years the wrath and ending the Bolshevik Observatory returns show that Captain F. W. Lyons, E. W. Mit Hennessy, His Excellency Achiral susceptibility of males has been torror. The present régime in Russia the average mean temperature dur- thell, Esq., J. C. Pater, Esq., E. Coote, C.B., the Chief Justion and

FRACCO All, and more of the resources!

Ling Jaausty wna få 4, the highest 1BY Rutter, E., and H. P. White, Lady Smale Commodore Smith. of the Tsarist Guvernment for holdin 18.9 and the lowest 103, Esq. Clarks of the Scale: Won Al«N»g thư đ The general conclusion drawn is ing down the ignorant and un-

boing. that, of the two factors concerned organiset people of that country. There were 162.1 hours of gunshine Butter, Esq., and H, P. White, naval and, mili

The Soviet rule in Grmly established and 0.32-inch of rain, whilst the 189. Handicappers:-H. P. White, Kong Daily and there is no rival machinery of government.

in the causation of cancer-previous

local disease or injury and suscept

has to be taken into account. Most

average humidity was 75.

Esq., and Capt.

ì

W. Lyons, 1881,