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THE HONG KONG & NEW. TERRITORIES FERRY CO., LTD,

SECOND OR INARY YEARLY MEETING

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

NSECOND ORDINARY

YEARLY BEETING at SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the Company's Olen at CHINA BUILDINGS th floor), Hong Kong, on MONDAY, the Ora MARCH, 1931, at 18

CLOOK.

NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Dirrotors and a Statement of Accorut for the Year 3: DECEMBER, 1030, and of ending elroting an auditor.

The TR NSFER BOOK of the Company will be ULOSED from the SND to the Aru MARCH 1931, Both Days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of DirectorA, HENRY LOWCOCK, Bebretary

Hong Kong, 14th Feb., 1031.

to

juform

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NOTICE.

Our PATRONS that Qur

RESTAUHANT and TEA LOUNGE will be COSED to the PUBLIC,

Con

THURSDAY,'

126TH,. From 2.3 P.M. Until 7 P.M.

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD,

FEBRUARY

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HONG KONG HORTICULTURAL

TH

SOCIETY.

THE Prouident and Committee of the HONG KONG HORTI- CULTURAL SOCIETY have been reluctantly emplel to CANDEL the SHOW or FL WERS AND

Happens to be held at the

CITY HALL on FEUBURY 2018, owing to the adverns effect of the Prevailing Bad Weather on the Planta and Vegetables.

J. T. BAGRAM,

Hon. Secretary..

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THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD,

NO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FORTY-SECOND ORDINARY, YEARLY MEETING will be held at the Company's Offiom, P.&O. BU LDING. au WED, 10TH MARCH, 1981, at 11 A.M, for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with a State. ment of Accounts do Sir DECEKEKE, 1980, and electing Directors and Auditora,

The REGISTER of MEMBERS of the Company will be CLOSED from 5 MARCH, 1931, to18 MARCH, 1931. Both Daya inclusive, during which Period No Transfer of Shares can be registered,

By Order of the Board of Directors, GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., LTD., Agents Hong Kong, 19th Fab., 1931. (850)

PERFUMES

OF

FASHION

By the

Leading

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1931.

WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, fore cast and remarks, issued by the Roval Observatory at 5.10 p.m., stated

:

The anti-cyclone remains contral. to the north of the Lower Yangtze Valley. Strong to fresh monsoon along the S.E, Coast of Chim and over the N. China Sen,

Local Forecast N.E. winds, fresh; overcast at first; fuo Inter.

News and Views *

Lucia Appointments.

The Adminality announced that the following have been appointed to the Lucin, to date February 3;-- Commander RW. Blacklock, D.SO.; Lieut. Candre. R. G. H. Milligan, GA, Neville, E. M. South of France it has improve J Haisi Leuts. C. A, Harris, C.-J. somewhat, ho has been able to take Smith; Commissioned. Grunner. E. only short outings daily on the R. Leppan Gunner R. A. terrace in front of the casino. is

It enhaut be said that India's respons has been encauraging. The recent conflicts between Moslemsand Hindus at Henares hardly suggest that the task of preserving order can be handed over to police and troops drawn from either com munity. The releasing of MAHATMA Sir Baeli Zazaron.

Sig Basil Zaharoff, the famous Gannut has evoked not the least Hoodwill. His campaign of boycott nystery man" of finance, is lying and civil disobedience goes, forward relentlessly and contradicts avery in the Hotel de Paris, Monte claim for democratic geserament inario, says a Home paper. His India. Lord BuaHHAM, member health has been poor for some time, of the Simon Commission, and one zad although siuse he came to the of the clearest-headed men in England, speaks emphatically of GANDHI as crafty, half-crazy, old fanatic. GANDHI has been Latented with every consideration and allowed, great Intitude. For Editorial and Business Office: 11.

Ice-House Street. Tol. 30231.

in gravely ill and has been forbid. Craven; Acting Boatswain W. the second time he has been releasretary atated that the financier Robertson; Warrant Electrician C. O Carr: Commissioned Shipwright Night Editor (Wanchai Office):ed from prison in the hope that den by his doctor to see anyone." he would bring constructive idens.

AR. Tink; Commissioned Tele Tol: 24511.

to the aid of those struggling with

graphist A. C. Greenhill. the Indian situation as it affects the lives of the people Once more he is proving obdurate, and

•possible. There is no peace for Indin when he isnt large. His recent insult to the Vicerov suma up his attitude. He is on the side. of the disruptive forces. He will give no help. Like Mr. CHURCHILL, he puts aside realition The one dreams of a return to the days be fore Britain had called in Indian help in the task of governing; the other has visions of a peaceful INDIA AND TWO FANATICS. peasantry, content to follow the

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Co., LTD

HONG KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED.

HONG KONG, FEBRUARY 23, 1931.

MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL has broken with the Conservative Party on the Indian question. Twenty- five years ago he quarrelled with the same Party on the Free Trade

THE OIL INDUSTRY,

The Worst Revealed.

The Egyptian Minister,

SUMMARY OF NEWS

Local.

Rotary Club address,

Humphrey's Estate & Finnpor Co. meeting

Dramatic ending to (shooting drama,

Today's wireless

Sport.

Pag 6.

Wanchar

·Page 11.

Page 3.

Racing notes and training times. Page 16.

Latest Cables.

"

Lerd Irwin has explained that the Gandhi, talks to eight delegates to the Round Table Conference are,

Page: 9. hopeful, Hafez Afifi Pasha, the Egyptian

Sir Oswald Wesley has issued u Minister to London is anything but shanifesto outlining the programme the conventional type of diploof the Mosley group of Labour

members..

Pago D matist. Not merely does he posses

The Prince of Wales and Princo George flow from Santiago de Chile! to Valparaiso, where they received: an enthusiastic welcome... Page, D

The Australian Arbitration Court rojected an application by the Attorney-General, Mr. Brennan, sta postpone the ward of a 10 per

Page 9 cent, reduction in the basin wnge.

į

The figure, supplied by the Statistical Brauch of the limports and Exports Department, at least have the merits of letting us know to the the wurst, with regard British cotton piece-goods trade in China In 1924 w sold over 23,000,000 of these goods to Chinn, while in 1930, the figure sank to $281,000. The Japanese sales in any intellectual interests; but his 1924 were £1,800,000, and to-day, previous career has been spent in despite a long series of boycotia, the pursuit of science, ant and they stand at £1,300,000. We have still a footing in the China market, politics, rather than upon the grey simple avocations of spinning and but it is impossible to say that we pile carpet of the ordinary routine. He was one of the first among his husbandry, without the disadvan-have much more. Unless British

to study medicine ages of genuine barbarity. Both manufacturers are to study what countrymen

China wants, and set themselves to seriously. On obtaining his degree live in a world of illusion.

in Dublin he returned to Egypt and. supply that noed, their goods will

ung himself with zest into the

The Anglo-French naval con- ve entirely ousted. Only two con- siderations enter into the buyer's problems of Egyptian sanitation, versations were resumed at the mind, what he wants and ho muchacalising particularly upon child Quai d'Orsay yesterday and were As vice-president of the to be continued without interrup he is going to pay. The lesson of welfare.

Fortigation in, the hope of an agreement Page. 0. issue, and on account of its general Tus new legislation governing rond economic history is that such factors fiberal Party and

ns, patriotic support of homo in Minister he rendered great service being reached.

Play in the filth Test match b apathy after a long period in office, transport in Great Britain calls dies do not, as a fact, play to the cause of Anglo-Egyptian un-

tween the South Africans, who Mr. CHURCHILL's sincerity was attention to the important part mude part over a long period. In uerstanding.

scored 283 in their first innings called in question because he left played in modern wociety by potro-China cheapness is the primary consideration. The British indus

and the England XI. was resumed an obviously sinking ship for acum. From this it is a natural try hus get to find out how to make.

Anna Pavlová, the celebrated yesterday, England going to the sound one, but it will not be chal- transition to enquire what part good quality cotton at a lower

Page 9. lenged to-day, when he puts out Great Britain has in the mineral price than the Japanese, or eleo to Jussian dancer, who died on Janu-wicket for their first innings, the from a very promising ship in a oil industry of the world, and what retire from the contest. The old ary 23 at The Hague, was, at her stare at the ten interval being 163

"take it or leave it" attitude will own request, buried in London. for 0.

Her love of trial was insatiable. not do.

When she had already danced lone skiff, matined by himself and is the present outlook It is well- known, of course, that the bulk of with only his faithful constituents the world's petrol comes from the

through four-continents she made a triumphant tour of the East. Ono at Epping to applaud.

United States, which produces

In connection with the recent et hor great desires was to visit about seventy percent. of the present-day supply., Great Britain exchange of diplomatic courtesies Java. I do not," she said, ex- takes the next place in the industry, between China and the small inpect to make a fortune in Java, but and, under the leadership of the dependent kingdom of Nepal, in it is a country that has always and, the Himalayas, it is of interest to fascinated me." In Java, Malaya, Royal Dutch-Shell group. particularly, the Anglo-Persian Oil rete that relations were first esta China and Japan, she had wonder Co., a most efficient and expand-ished between them as far back as ful receptions. A stedet disciplin- ing industry is making its con- 1:02. The discourtesy with which arian. where the members of her was received in Nepal enused the cident on board kip near Penang tribution to the power resources of delegate of the Emperor Kien Lung company were concerned in the world. The latter company is especially noteworthy for the fact Emperor to avenge the insult. He was recently aired on the London

In the heart of lovely and rural Essex, whither many of England's intellectuals · retreat from London for their week-ends, a soundly Con- servative meeting has endorsed Mr. CHURCHILL'S view that we are going much too fast in India, and that the time has come for, the iron hand and no concessions. Mr. BALDWIN and the Conservative "Shadow Cabinet" disagree, the Press of Great Britain, headed by the London Times, in strongly condemnatory, bnt Mr. CHBRCHILL never lacking in courage, shouts defiance, from

NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN

that tho RDINARY YEARDYnny supporters to his cause: GENERAL MEETING or HONG

But he will not carry England KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED, wil be bald at the Offices of Moses, with him. Indin must go forward JARDINE, MATHESON & Oo.. politically. More and more of the LTD, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, the governing of that great Empire has 27TH DAT of FEBRUARY, 1931, a^

China and Nepal.

Mme. Anna Pavlova:

.in.

A Big Smoke,

How many industrial undertak- ings can boast of an annual profit of something over £10,000,000! This is the astonishing figure which one can now dedues has been earned hy the Imperial Tobacco Company for the past year. It is certainly ni far. larger profit than is shown by nuy fact, rather higher than the com other British. company, and is, in bined net profits of the "Big Five" banks. The consumption of tobacc is, it seems, still going ahead. Among women, who have, of cours provided the tabacon manufacturers, with a vast new market, during the

that the British Government is despatched a large army, which do Law Courts Writing to The large shareholder in it. The justifi-feated the Naples, and the tronty Times in this connection, Mr. O. cation for this departure from of prave, subsequently signed, pro-M. Green, former editor of the usual practice is, of course, the vided that Nepal should despatch North China Daily New, gives a need for Great Britain, as the io Peking overy five years a nis-miniscenen of me. Pavlova's past few years there is no sign of leading maritime nation, to ensure sien bearing conventional presenta visit to Shanghai in 1922. Three day waning of the smoking habit. an ample supply of the native The last mission to Peking was fls had accepted a perfectly in- drapatched in 1909, 116 years after power for modern shipping.

nocent invitation to supper, after

The trusters of the 1881 Exhibi the signing of the treaty. Soon the evening's performancs, in the A Romance of Architecture:

ballroom of an hotel of the highest hereafter came the révolution in

At the moment, in common with other basic industries, the British his Essex fastness, and he will rally oil industry is suffering from the China, the averthrow of the Man-character: In the middle of supper tion in Englaad recently held their prevailing world depression. In chu dynasty, and the absence of a in walked Mne Pavlova Where-annual meeting, and it is interest. times of bad trade the demand for responsible Government, and the upon the girls incontinently fled. ing to know fat Sir Joseph Pax Palace is still in isleniec. It power is naturally less, and petro-ld relationship as forgotten. No night entertainment of any sort. ten's original design for the Crystal

a Chinese was the rule. Yet the whole com- leum, like coal and electricity, is Last year, however, one of the first industries to feel mission went to Nepal, and wae pany ador:d Mme. Pavlova, and, sems that he scribbled it on a piccs the effect of general commercial zuccessful in restoring the position. when on the stage, while he was of blotting paper during a board *** depression. The returns for 1830 The Republic of China no doubt dancing, watched her as pagerly as meeting at Daby. Few romanes 12 O'CLOCK SOON. to transset the been, entrusted to Indians them-

show that world consumption in unt its gifts, and now it is learn-did the audience. Many of the of architectum enn équal that of the ed the Prime Minoter of Nepal has girls she brought to Shanghai were Crystal Palace. It was heartily Ordinary Business of the Company, selves during the past thirty that year WAB approximately the

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY AL80 years: Indians man the judiciary, same as in 1029. This marking time tent to General Chiang Kai Shek English, though acting under abused at the time. It was describ- after many years of expansion is, tiger-skin, a crystal Buddha, a Russianived names. Max. Pavlova ed as ugly; it was denounced as GIVEN that the REGISTER OF MEMBERS of the Company will be on equal terms with British col-perhaps, the best that can be look pair of brass lions, and two suriteused to say that English girls made unsafe. It was argued wven that

of Nepal ceremonial dress to the best of all dancers, when pro-the building would collapse inde CLOSED from FRIDAY the 13TH to leagues, and have seats on the ed for in the present circumstances. Despite the present slowing up

commeinorate the ocension. Aporly trained, their score of dis the weight of the sparrows which

1931. Both Days inclusive,

small, nucleus of English officials, British oil industry is in a highly mission the delicacy and importhotel mentioned above, after watch it did not clips, and the garden- sound sner of Nepal's position in the Faring the dancere. for a while, sher of Chatsworth thereafter brosine however, theer occupy efficient and financially though,

East, scially in her relations aid: "This is not dancing. Real Sir Joseph-and one of the few out-

and Indin, {ky positions. The problem is how position, which it would take many

is dancing feed, the mind. This only standing names in the history of

architecture. stupefies the senses.” that arrangement can be modified lean years to shake. Take, for with. Chiva

example, the wonderful story of the paramount." and how long the process will take. Anglo-Persian oil industry. With The situation is complicated by the drilling of their, first oil well, the Hindu-Maslem tension, by the just over twenty years ago, the Anglo-Persian Oil Co. come into Illiteracy of the people, by the rise of being. This is a company in which school of irresponsible politicians, the largest shareholder is th

shares through the Government, MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS and by innumerable factors of British public itself, holding its

THE HONG KONG, CANTON & FRIDAY, the 27TH FEBRUARY, Governor's Council. There is only of the rate of expansion, the cording to a mendar of the Chinese cipline being so perfects In the would congregate on its roof. But,

MAÇÃO STEAMBOAT CO..

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

HUNDRED

AND

TELEVENTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Office of the Company. 1, QUEEN'S BUILDING Victoria. Hong Kong, on

By Order of the Board,

SIMMONS, Secretary.

Hong Kong, 8th Feb., 193).

(360

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

THURSDAY 6TH MARCH, 9, at the ORDINARY YEARLY at 1t A., for the purpose of receiving » Report of the Director. together with a Statement of Accounts, and elenting Director and Anditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS at the Company will be OLOSED from FRIDAY, 20TH FEBRUARY. 1931, to THURSDAY, 576 MARCH, 1851, Both Days inclusive, during which perial NO Transfer of Sharon can la registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors."

JOHN ARNOLD;

Beoretary.

Hong Kong, 6th Feb, 1981;

HONG KONG TELEPHONE CO., LTD.

-[894-

NOTICE 18 HERFRY GIVEN

193 (Both Days inclusive), during which Period No Transfer of Bharos can be registered,

company was about 6,000,000 tons.

Local Notes and Events

February 13-

Locking Back 26 Years.207.

Mr. Gorge Edwardes, the woll- known theatrical managor, has ob tained an injunction against: Mr. Henry Dalas, restraining: hin Rangoon, Penang, Singapore, and from producing certain plays in Hong Kong Counsel, stated that: the notice of motion only dealt. with five nices The Cingalee, Thy County Girl The Duchess of Dan rig, The Girl from Kay's, and The Orchid. Mr. Dallas had been pro- past in Hangoon, Perlaug, Bingank ducing, these plays for some timon pore, and Hong Kong without licenco, and stating that he was doing so by arrangement with Mr. Edwardes. That statement was quite untrue. There was no-n nearance for the defenti, and his Lordship granted the injunction Hong Kong Daily Preik, Feb,

Looking Book 50 Years

in this Corporation will be held at which defence from foreign aggres-though the holdings of thousands CITY HALL Hong Kong onion is not the least serious. But of other British individual share-

For the week-ended Foruary 21, Mr. J. R. White was fined 85 by SATURDAY, the 2TH FEBRUARY,

the political education of India holders go towards the total of there were two cases (ons death) of Mr. W. Schofield at Central Magis-

nearly £24,000,000 capital of the 1931, t. 11.30 A.M., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board must go forward.

The movement company.

During the year 1830 diphtheria, one death from small- tracy yesterday for causing an of Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the Year ending 31st has gained too much momentum the approximate tonnage of crude pox, one case of enteric fever, one obstruction outside the Colonial to be stopped, Britain might have oil from the wells controlled by the use of cerbrospinal fever and 47 Scoretary's office at Larer Albert Drozuzen, 1930.

THE REGISTER of SHARES of the Corporation will be CLOSED from imposed an iron autouracy, with This figure may be compared with deaths from pulmonary tuber-lond by parking his car there on MONDAY, the 18TH FEBRUARY, government in which Indians a mere 273,000 ions in 1914. To culosis. to SATURDAY. the 28ru FEBRUARY, had little share, but that is not transport, this output the company was and operates a fleet of 85

A Chinese named Chung Wai A woman who had two previous, the British way, and we know that tankers, all British built. Tacir such a system is foredoomed to total deadweight tonnage is 750,000, Ching was fued 83,120, or in de convictions, one of keeping a sly

and they distribute the oil to By Order of the Board of Directors, failure. Britain's objective is all parts of the world. The cofault-too-months hard inbour, brothel and one of keeping a secret V. M. GRAYBURN, self-governing India, still forming pany also owns smaller auxiliary when convicted of possession of 104cpium divan, was charged before

Chief Mansgor

part of that commonwealth of free versols such as coastal craft and thels of raw opium which revenue r. W Behofield at Kowloon cargo-boats, the total number of officers discovered, coneled in a Magistracy yesterday with posses Hong Kong, 9th Feb., 1991.

[31ations, the British Empire.

vesels of all types being 325. In GREEN ISLAND, CEMENT CO., On the other hand, Great Britain addition to ships all is brought false bottom of a box: which the son of a quantity of illicit opius.

LIMITED:

has no intention of handing over from the wells to the seaport in man was carrying na he was coming Un pleading guilty she was fined Persin through 220 miles of pipe-way from the Kowtoon Railway 6240 or in default, three months' TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the Government of Indim to a line built by the company itself. Station

On arrival, in Great Britain and that the 42ND ORDINARY handful of vociferous and irrespon- ANNILL MEETING of BHARE- Bible adventurers, with great gifta cowhere the crude oil is refined.

The case in which Leung Ming The Anglo-Persian refineries in HOLDERS will be held at the Offices

Enquiries at the French Hos of the Comp VOLDE

EXCHANGE of abusive rhetoric, but neither clude the finest equipment in the

recently published Blue Book con- BUILDING DES

BOAD the experiente nor the personal world. There are five main re-pat yesterday regarding the con- was charged with obtaining money A ferusal of the contents of the CAMERA Victoria Hong Kong, on stability required in rulers of a fueries owned or controlled by the dition of Messrs. Chow and Vance, and jewellery to the extent of 8213, trining the drypoidmes between

the 1872 DAY WEDNESDAY,

company-in Persia at Abadan, in the Shanghai soccer interporters, on February 20, from Wong Sau the British Minister ht Poking MARUH, 1931, at 18 20 A.M.. for the modern state. The Round Table South Wales (covering 700 acres); purpose..

of receiving Statement of Conference was an assembly of ex-in Scotland at Gerige zouth who were admitted to the hospital Lau in Queen's Road, Central, was and the Chines: Govtment réve

the part of the former. How far gr Accousta and the Report of Dirootors for the Yo

in France and Australia. Other on Monday, shows much improve-concluded before Mr. W. Schofield is a deplorable halting policy on The TRANSFER BOOKS of the DrorXSER, 1830d 31st perienced administrators, more con- sinaller refineries of the company ment and is hoped they will be dis-jat Central Magistracy yesterday, Sir Thomas Wade is tied by his

cerned with the good government deal with local needs, a large army Company will. be CLASED from of their country than with the ap of employees is distributed through charged on Friday. It will be re-when the defendant was sentenced instructions from the

able to say, but the correspondence WEDNESDAY. HAROU, 1931, plication of this or that political out the whole world. In Persin inembered that Chow was injured to three months hard labour. The Office or not we are of course in- wypatrebayasumbrera, echitas Kanga Cell imagistrate also made an order that just brought to light shows all too WEDNESDAY MARUH

in Great Britain employment a 1931, Both Days inclusive, wet s

seriously considered and are still givon to nearly 15,000 men and on the wet floor while stepping out the 830.11 which was found in die haut being exained with a view to women. There are of course, of the bath after, the match was defendant's posscasion at the time

over translation into proposin for the conducted with or the Far East over and was sent to hospital, of his arrest be returned to the

complainant, an efficiency well-known to us áll, suffering from concussion. [340 actual governing of India. (35), Hong Kong, 18th Feb, 031.

that the BIXTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the BONG KONG FEL PHONE COMPANY. LIMITED, will be

be hold nu WEDNES DAY, thesis Day of MROH 1931, ROOM at the BOARD

of the Company, Second Flor. EXOFANOR BUILDING, Hong Kong, at 1190 AM., for the purpose of re eiving & Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Board, of Directore, for the Financial Year ended alet DECEMBER, 1990, and re-electing Two Directors and the Auditor

..of

the

Company will be CLOSED from the rs to the 11TH MARCH, 93",

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the

to

..... Dated th■ 11th day of Feb., 10, 1

By Order of the Board,

W. L. MoKENZIE, Sootetary.

14, Des Voeux Road Centrali Hong Kong

By Order of the Board of Directory,.

-ALLAN KEITH." Secretary.

theory

hard labour..

1908.

Foreign

new policy, that of bargaining, has been entirely fotraken, and that a been inaugurated long-Kong Daily Pren, Feb. 25, 1851..